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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26
Bonner's Household Book CT Poetry.

Bonner, of the Ledger, recently an
rpunced that he was about to publish
book of Household Poetry, to include
those poets omitted in Mr.. Dana's re-
cent collection. He added that among
the neglected poets whom he intended
thus to rescue from oblivion, were Mr..
Dana himself. his associate, Horace
Greeley, and Bennett, of the Herald.
The announcement has called out
the following letter from Mr. Greeley:
"MR. BONNER Il perceive by your
Ledger that you propose to publish a
volume Tor perhaps several volumes)
made up of Poems not contained III
Mr. Dana's g Household Book of Poe
try" and I heartily wish success to
your enterprise. There are poems of
moderate length which cannot be found
in that collection, excellent as it palps-
bly, is, and superior in value, as I deem
it, to any predecessor or yet extant
rival There are, moreover, some gen.
uine poets whose names do not figure
in Dana's double index; and I thank
you for undertaking to render them
| justice, only take care not to neutralize
or nullify your chivalrous championship
by burying them under a CARLOAD of
rhymed rubbish, such as my great
namesake plausibly averred that Meth
! er gods nor men can abide, and YOU
will have rendered literature a service
and done justice to sighted Merit.
"But, Mr.. Bonner, be good enough
you naust-to exclude me from your
new poetic Pantheon. | have no bust
ness therein-no right and no desire to
he installed there. am no poet; never
was Gin EXPRESSION and never shall be-
True, | wrote some verses in my cal
low days, as | presume most persons
who can make Ineligible pen marks
have done-but I never was poet
even in the mists Of deluding fancy
All my verses, I trust, would not fill
| one Of your pages; they were mainly
4 written under the spur Of some local OF
! personal Indictment, which long ACC
passed away. Though in structure
! metrical, they were in essence prosaie
they were read by few, and those
few have kindly forgotten them.--
Within the past ten years, | have beer
accused Of all possible and some i'm
possible offences against good taste
! good morals and the common veal
have been branded aristocrat, commun
ist, infdel, hypocrite, demagogue, dis
unionist traitor, corruptionist, &c, &c
but never remember that any one
has flung in my face my youthful trans
gressions in the way Of rhyme. Dc
not, then, accord to the malice Of my
many enemies this forgotten means O.
annoyance. Let the dead rest! anc
let me enjoy the reputation, which
covet and desire, of knowing poetry
from prose, which the ruthless resurrec
ton of my verses would sabvert, since
the undiscerning majority would blind
ly infer that considered them poetry
Let me up Thine,
HORACE GREELEY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

Louisville, Feb. 22.-The opposition
State Convention of kentucky nomi-
mated Joshua F. Bell for Governor
without a dissenting voice Alfred
Hallen Lieut.. Governor, and James
Hallen for Attorney General. Great
enthusiasm and unanimity prevailed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26
from the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The News.

A report was made in Senate, yes
teTiay, showing q fraud upon the
School Fund of s2,5oo-that amount
having been loaned, on the 31st of
December, 1857, uponcer tain village
lots in Fox Lake, in sums of $500 each.
to John IL. Adams, Henry Miller.
Charles Il. Wilson, I. O'Brien and G.
W. Alexander. 1t seems that the GER
tifcates, as to the value Of these lots,
are .forgeries, and that instead Of being
worth $500 apiece, they would not
bring S25. The loans were obtained
on the last day of the year and the Sc
cmitles protested for non-payment of
interest immediately thereafter. Of
course the fraud was as deliberate as it
was sklllfully planned.-17H.
| From Madison we learn that instead
of calling a judicial Convention. it has
been decided, with great deal of una
nimity, by the Republican Members of
the Legislature, to recommend to the
people, suitable candidate for the Su-
preme Bench, in the place of Judge
Smith. 1t looks as if the choice would
rest upon Hon. Byron Paine, of this
city.
In the L. 5. Senate yesterday, on
motion Of Mr. Wade, of Ohio. the
Homestead bill was taken up by vote
OF % to 33. Mr.. Hunter then made a
desperate effort to crowd of the bill
by calling mp another measure.
Mr.. Seward urged a vote on the
Homestead bill as measure that would
settle definitely the policy with respect
to the public lands, and would rescue
them from being held by spectators
and capitalists to the detriment Of the
interests of labor. After some further
debate Mr. Hunters motion was carried
By the costing roto of tie President Of
| tie Senate, and the Homestead bill Was
again consigned TO the table.
It is the general impression at Wash
ington that the President will veto the
Agricultural College Land Biil.-lsth.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

az Godey's Book for March con
talns seventy engravings, one hundred
pages Of reading matter and fifty-eieht
articles. We can obtain it for paving
subscribers for the Reporter, one year,
for So. .-.-..- -- .-- ....-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

~ A religious discussion between
our Rev G. II. Smith and Mr.. Reed
of Stevens Point, is expected to take
place in this village some time during
next week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

A SELL.-The story that town
treasurer in Washington county was
killed in an attempt to rob himself was
a fabrication. ....--..s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

~ The Queen OF England is
grandmother before she arrives at the
age Of forty.
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Our Agents.

The following are the only authorised agents
se transact business for the Reporter, and their
reesipts for subscription and advertising will
be honored until further notice:
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c. Il. Scriven, Chicago, Ills.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26
Pixies Peak MISUNDERSTANDING In.
formation.

Mr.. Henry Barter writes to the Ra-
cine Adcocate some facts in regard to
the Pixies Peak gold mines, which the
thousands who are preparing to join
the exodus for the new FL Dorado, the
coming spring, would do well to read
and consider. The letter is dated at
Iowa Pit, Kansas, Feb. 1st.
A company left that place last all
for the Pike Peak diggings, and hid
just returned. After prospecting 1t
the most favorable points they did n,t
find dirt that would pay over two Gems
to the pan full. They are satisfied th.t
there was not gold sufficient at ary
point to warrant them in remaining
He continues as follows:
That gold exists in Western Kansas,
scattered over an immense extent Of
country, has come be to a fixed fact
Light scale gold is found in small qua,-
titles oa the head waters of the South
Platte, and extending all along tie
base Of the Rocky Mountains for a
space OF over three hundred miles, bit
until such time as toms, sluices and tie
modern Improvements for extending
the yellow metal, shall be introduced,
1t ae1U not pay. Consequent upon the
excitement now existing, number Of
towns have sprung into existence-Au
| If hoI, 81
Cherry Creek, and containing about
800 inhabitants, is probably the most
tlourishing town in the new Ell Dorado
The soil is hot adapted to agriculture
and therefore can never become farm
ing country. Miners, traders and trap
pers are the only class that will ever
derive pleasure and profit by making
their home in this barren, mountainous
country.
We are daily in the receipt Of letters
from persons in the mines, who are
probably interested in Aurora City, and
operating for a r5se IN corner lots a1eo
t0aon shares, whose information We
know to be positive falsehood, and who
are only aiming to Eli the columns Of
every newspaper along the border with
news of big Jumps, big wages, and big
ger lies, in order to induce large emf
grafton in the spring, who are destined
to be humbugged from the time they
leave their respective homes till they
return with bit of valuable expe-
rience) to the points from which they
started. Printing offices, bought UP
and hired by town companies to puff
their towns into notoriety, all along the
border of Missouri and Kansas. are
continually filing their columns with
volumlnous accounts Of rich diggings,
wherein there is no shadow Of reality
or truth, III order to make their respect.
i've towns points for Quitting to those
who will make the trip from the east in
the spring. No dependence whatever
can be placed IN those miscellaneous
statements with which the columns Of
western papers are crowded, the per
sons who have made up their minds tc
so will lind it to their advantage tc
remain at home, Or at least this side OF
the plains, until further and definite in.
formation is obtained.
|
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-26

HE SUPREME JUDGEsHIP.-From
Madison, we learn, that on Wednesday
evening there was a very full meeting
OF the members of the Legislature to
decide Oh the action to be taken with
reference to the approaching judicial
Election. After free interchange Of
views it was resolved, with unanimitv,
that a candidate should be nominated,
and that as it was too late to call a
State Convention fer this purpose it
should be done by way Of a recommen-
dation, signed by members Of the Leg
islatnre and others. This is Just as &C
ceptable to the people rs a convention
All that is necessary is to recommend
a good candidate, and as we have a
private dispatch stating that at a caucus
Of members three to one signitied u
preference for Byron Paine, Il o., OF
this city, AS the candidate, the chances
Of getting a good candidate are we'll
assured. Should Mr.. Paine be the
candidate, Of which ii ere IN little
doubt, orr success Is certain. No namo
will meet with a more hearty and unan-
lmous response from the large Itopub-
Iican majority Of the State, and it will
insure beyond peradventure, a unani-
nous Republican vote.
We do not mean by this to say, that
.lr. Paine is the only man iii cur ranks
Who could be elected. We can think
II 10 other name that would elicit the
same hearty response-at the same
time there are other good men, who, in
case they should finally he preferred
by our Republican friends at Madison,
viii probably be chosen. II is not so
much g strife of men as OF principles,
and although the advantage Of going
into the contest with a candidate like
Paine, who would inspire confidence
at once and elicit a hearty enthusiasm,
is very apparent, yet We doubt not, our
principles and the necessity Of vindica-
ting them in an election ike this, would
insure the success of any candidate
personally unoL 'ectionable. Let our
friends perfect their action as speedily
as is consistent-EreeD ena
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

THE TALKING FIsH.-This extraordinary phe-
nomenon is being exhibited at 191 Piccadilly.-
1t has been generally thought that this was one
of the clever humbugs of the day, but we must
say that on witnessing its performance we were
bound to own that it was one of the greatest Gu
riosties of the age. In the centre of the exhibi
ton room, in Piccadilly, is huge tub OF an ova
shape, containing about three feet OF water, and
in this water is to be seen creature apparently
of the seal speoies disporting itself in most Pc
culiar manner. II is amphibious. 1t measures
about 10 feet in length, and weighs cwt. II
appears that it was caught with much trouble
and at great personal hazard, by "Signor Cavana
ard crew." off the coast of Africa, on the 4th OF
May, 1854. 1t is the only individual of the spe-
cies that has ever been exhibited. "ln offering
this curious animal to public view, the proprie-
tor wishes to inform his visitors that they are
not to confound it with the marine wolf, as it is
quite of q different species The female, which
he has the honor to present to the public, obeys
the word of command, and executes various per-
formances. which have caused great admiration
to the first naturalsts Of EDgland, France, and
Portugal. The creature, notwithstanding its
great ferooitv. has with difficulty been tanned,
and in sense domesticated. Such is its present
docility and obedience that it has left its locality
at night in search of its keeper, and has laid
down to sleep by his side. 1t is of enormous
bulk, has two rows of teeth, and is covered with
fine hair. It only feeds on fish, of which it daily
eats the immense quantity OF 40 lbs. 1t is fero-
cious and dangerous to its enemy, but docie to
it's keeper. whose orders and expressions it COM
prehends, and whose face and hands it kisses
Its intelligence is so active that it pronounces
several words distinctly"
Such is the description of the animal which
we received on entering the room, and as far as
our personal observation went we can bear tes-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28
STAUNTON VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, JUNE %, 1852

timony to the truth of this statement. The ami
NAL utters the words mamma" and ''papa," "
distinctly, it rolls over in the water repeatedly,
obeys the orders of its keeper like dog, when
commanded, it raises its body in an upright po-
stiOn, sits upon his tail end, kisses both the
hands of its guardian, follows with its beautiful
and intelligent eyes his motions round the room
and stretches some feet over the side OF the tub
to kiss his mouth 1t also extends its fins, or
paws, to shake his hands, and we have little
doubt it could be taught to leave its tub alto
gether, and to move up and down the room as
it were arm in arm with its master. Its eyes
are larger than those of an OK, its mouth is most
capacious, and it has two rows of teeth as sharp
and as strong as those of tiger. At night the
animal sleeps on damp boards with blanket or
two. The fins or paws have each five fingers,
though the whole are covered with thick skin.
1t has two tails, which are constantly in motion
to guide its evolutions around the tub. 1t has
no visible ears, and yet it appears to understand
every order giYen.--BelIs Life in London.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

D1FFroULTIEs.-Wait not for your difficulties
to cease-there is no soldiers glory to be won
on peaceful fields, no sailors daring to be shown
on sunny seas, no trust or friendship TO be proved
when all 60 well. Faith, patience, heroic love,
devout courage, gentleness, are not to be formed
when there are no doubts, no pains, no irrita-
tions, no difficulties. The highly favored are
they who amid tribulations, are patient; amid
rebuffs are meek; amid chastisements are re
signed; amid pains are courageous amid provo.
cations are gentle; amid enemies are full OF
love; amid doubts hold fast to faith amid sor-
rows find joy in God.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

A FLYING GUEss.-An Irish bricklayer was
one day brought to the Edinburg infrmary Sc
verely injured by fall from q housetop:: Inc
medical man in attendance asked the sufferer az
what time the accident occurred.
two o'clock, yer honor" was the BRIEF re-
ply. G.. ~. hon.
On being asked how he came to nix the hour
so accurately, he answered
Because saw the people at dinner, througn
q windoW. as was coming DOWN. '
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

if necessary. They themselves live in plain and
substantial and well arranged and furnished
houses in Chambers street, in order to be con-
venient TO their great sugar re6nery.-Cor. Of
Rich. ENQUIRER. .e
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

MY lad said o gentleman to little boy
whom he met clothed in pants ard small jacket
but without a very necessary article Of apparel,
INV lad. where is your shirt9' 'Mammy's wash
ing it, Have you no othera' :. G0i4 sg
mo other exclaimed the urchin, in surprise,
would you want boy to have thousand
hirts q
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

A druggist sent his Irish porter into dark
ened cellar; soon after, hearing noise, he went
to the opening and called out: Patrick, keep
your eyes skinned
Och! divil an eye,' roared Pat, but it's my
nose that's skint intirely! .t slGlyi
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

Within the memory OF old people still living,
Scottish Presbyterian ministers were in the hab-
it of praying, in the public services Of the sane.
taary, tor the downfall of the bloody House OF
Hapsburg,' along with the destruction OF Maho-
p,ef, and the sman of SiD.' s
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28
THRICE TRANSPLANTED.
A SONNET
F.o,o n Nol.n,s of Unpublished I

From a Nolu1us of Unpublished Poems.
T knew little fresh Canadian flower,
Trapsplanted early into English soil,
And fondly nurtured in fragrant bower,
With sleepless care and unremitting toll,
Then gently moved back to its native bed,
There TO take root forever-it was said:
Since that day, long past / have seen 1t not,
But lately visited the garden.spot,
Where it had twice upreared its modest head,
Expecting to behold It in full bloom.
But Il was gone mot dead, thank God, not dead 2
Its early promise withered in the tomb -r
But a third time transplantedl may His hand
Spare that sweet blossom yet to blow in its own land
TORONTO, May "a, 1859. A--A.
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CAS4asvs's@ 40
POETRY

Selected for tie Spectator
To C***.
.True friendship is guardian knot,
Which angels hands have tied
In heaven its glowing lustre wrought
Who shall its folds divide?
But purer links than these-inwove
With yet a subtler art
Set with that burning jewel, Love-
Are clasped above my heart.
Thought fingers. kindling at the glance
And though it owns no thrall,
There gathers Ger my eyes expose,
A haze that tells you all" u
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

DIR. johnson says, "Good actions are never
lost or thrown away" That is probably the
reason one so seldom meets with them -.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-06-28

No poultice has ever been discovered to draw
out q mans virtuesso fully as the sod which
covers his grave. aae = 81
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MISCELLANEOUS.

VXTHRN ARE GOOD TIMES COMING 2
w When the people of Virginia turn their at
tention to Home Industry. HENRY HUGHES takes
this opportunity of returning his thanks to the xa.
public for their liberal patronage, and wouldkHl
inform them that he has just received fine as-f ~
sortment of Material for the manufacture of
Ladies' Misses and Childrens BOOTS and SHOES,
and Gentlemen's Boots Caters and Shoes of every
variety with neatness and dispatch and hopes, by in
dustry and readiness to please, to merit the public
patronage.
Staunton April 81, 1858.
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JAS. n. McyEIGH EDGAR T. NovEIGH.
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Successors to McVeigh i Chamberlain
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The Buffalo.

Mr.. Horace Greeley in his last letter to the N
Y. Tribune, gives an interesting account of the
immense herds of Buffalo encountered in his o.
verland Journey:
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NOTICE.-The connection between the under
~ signed and James Beatty is this day dissolved
BY mutual consent. JOHN P HULST.
Stauuton, March l, 1859.
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VNEAS.-We have in store and for sale very
Il perior lot of Teas, just received from the Pekin
Tea Company. Call and examine
p. N. POWELL & CO.,
Staunton, Sept. Z, '5S. Union Hall Building.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-01-29

pretendit SAVIOR aussi parfaitement gu I'm
academicien la langue franchise; quill
ayec l%cntcur, il est vrai, mails
don't il conuaissait toutes les difficulties.
Sur ce point, discussion entire les 2 in
tcrlocuteurs. EAnglais offre decrire sur
son ealepin 90 lignes que lie professeur
dietera J'engagc 5000, dit-il, que
,jc pcrdrai 81 jc fails unc scule faute.--
Vous pcrdricz lie pari; je nc veux pas
gagncr votre argent" dit lie professeur.
Dependant, sur de nouvclles instances,
lc professcur accepte ct dicte au touriste
anglais la phrase %snivante:
"J'ai w cling MONIES, SANS de corps ct
d'esprit, ct CENTS de leur Gordon, portant
dams lcur sem lc seing du Satnt-Pere."
DAnglais, dtconcerte, ct ne sachant
plus a quel saint &c vouer, Sc confessa
%vaincu, mails il ne put faire acceptcr les
5000 au vainqucur, qui lie fit c%onscnt'r a
sc tcnir pour satisfait en- Dormant une
alm0nc Il pauvrcs.
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Les pauvres de New- York - Depuis
quelque temps, une foule de malheureux
sc present toute la %journee dams lie Pare,
pour sc faire inscrirc sur les registres
DIES commissaires de charlie. Deja plus
dc 5000 MONS ont etc ainsi enregistres,
ct Pom pense que la liste atteindra pres
du decuple de &c clifre. Rien de plus
lamentablc que paspect de cettc multi
tudc, u visages HAYES ct aux vete-
ments deguenilles, agglomeree d quel-
CUES pas DIES richesses de Broadway,
pour solicitor un moroccan de pain dc Ia
Renaissance publiquel
Courrier dcs Etats- Un,s.)
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OuRAGAN-Un violent ouragan a de-
waste Pile de Gozzc (MGditerranee) ct
scs cnvirons. La foudrc est tombce sur
Feglise paroissiale dc Casal-Sannat. Plu-
sieurs glaces protegeant des images ont
etc brisees, ainsi que lie tabernacle OH
reucharistie etait deposee. Une femme
nominee Grazia Curmi, de Casal. a etc
frappee par lie fuide electriquc ct tuee
sur lie coup. LIE cure, dams rexercice dc
sa profession, a etc rendu insensible
pendant q%uelques instants. II parait
que lie tonnerre N respecte plus rien; il
men 6tait pas de meme au%trefois, sill
faut en- croire ecrtains e~crivains.