The eastern clarion., 1859-08-24

DrELtNC ~ NtRGtNiA.--Thc Richmond
Enquirer devotes three columns to the
correspondence and narration OF the
hloodlesS duel between Messrs. Aylett OF
the Examiner. and Wise Of the Enquirer.
u this custom of our Virginia cavaliers
Of publishing detailed statements oi the
correspondence. and all transactions re-
latlng 10 duels fought, should ever De m
troduced into this community II "oul"
impose a serious burden upon our paper.
Dueling is rather an objectionable lhstll"-
ton, not 50 bad however, n some othei'
which are quite prcvalent.-hut II Is Ili''u'
lar worse by these publications al" IN
posurcs in the papers.
Thanks to tn good taste OF our ancient
population, things are differently manager
here. Instead of the greatest PuDlici'y
and parade, privacy and secrecy are deem'
/ eel obligatory i'm ali such affairs. There Is
rarely any correspondence IN "rl'lI
and n for a publication in the papers, al
ter an affair has concluded. It would he
regarded GROSS indelicacy. This Is on
the presumption than when gentleman re-
sort to teach amodeo settllngdlihcultlcS,
it is To satisfy the honor of the partles-not
to make a parade before tn" pubic ana
achieve notoricty.
such course is not only more conson-
ant with the theory OF the duello anu
with good taste. hut il also prevents future
misunderstanding and a renewal ot q
controversy presumed To- be- settled "n
I the field. The rl., If Mc--r-. Wise and
Aylett il an illustration of the latter evil
of these newspaper publications. The
currr~ ~pnudcncr di-clo~e~ causes ui dltler-
,ucc that were not settled between these
gentlemen. and threaten, renewal oi the
coutroyer~y.-N. -. D,b1.
/ Tu MNNE DW YEAST tAEr>.-Iakc a
good handful dried hops, pourou 1t quart
ct water. then boil IL To ON" pint, and
while boiling strain 10 over one pint "i
wheat Hour mix well. then set IL aside un-
al blood warm. then add yeast To- raIsc u.
I ~, "a cake and half of dried. 0r one gill
ol baker,, Yeast. IL will now tax" about
twcuty-iour hours To- rise IN very cold
weather. and should Dee placed in q warm
situation. After raising sufficiently. mIN
into 10 a. much corn meal a- Will form u
into small cake. place them ON board
and -,t m sum o. dry. occasionally turn
ing them; when dry put the cake, into %
bag and hang them up tor u-c.
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\ REuNRk kBLE SrRING.-Ihc Gallatin
.Tennl Examiner says: Col. Jas Glover
ut the California Overland Mail Company
informs Us OF the existence Of a rcmarka-
blc spring ON hi- route 2>O miles east of
/ III Pa,o, on the road leading To san An
I tonic. II j. fully $50 feet in diamatcr.
and ha. been sounded to the depth Of
S,Vo feet without finding bottom. The
surface l. a. smooth a. that of a noun
tain lake. II breaks out, running about
three miles, when il disappears, and
again siN miles distant rcappcurs, forming
a stream fifteen To- twenty feet deep in
many place. Its slightly imprcgnatcd
with alkali and contains five varieties OF
ii-h. II is called the Leon Hole.
CRocEErr's Ios C,nIN-On the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, mot far from Jack son
in Tennessee, -Jy- JH "ychlng" paper
still stands the humble log cabin. Is by y
feet in size. built and occupied while he
lived IN thu District, by the far famed Da
vid Crockett. Its logs are fast dccayiug
and de-olation surrounds il. hut no travel
1 or passes it without an eager desire q
look upon the humble roof that sheltered
one uf the trueSt representatives, of the
American pioneer character hero and
an honest man. Near IL Is a railroad sta
ton. called Crockett's station: around il
perhaps. will arise "a town. to bear and
perpetuate name as familiar 10 his coun
trymrn ~ that of Jackson.
TnE Next ELEcToR,L CpLLEGE.-Tht
next Electoral College-if Kansas should
be admitted at the approaching session o.
Congres~-will consist Of 3up members
Ij4 of which will he necessary to a choice
The non-~laveholding States will have lSt
electors and the slavehClding States l2O
R-is- Dan Rice. the Snowman, has turned
colporteur at Hartford, Conn, "a he Ia,
received a large quantity Of religion,
tracts from clergyman Of his acquaint
ance, with the request that he would dis
tribute them wherever he went. Thr
Dan has been faithfully doing as he hai
been giving the tracts to every gentle
man he meets.
Bzy- The Pixies PcakcrS are stirring il