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II is generally believed that tue sale Of tick
ct by Railroad company obIiges that road 10
carry the purchaser any time thereafter. when
he may choose to 60. regardless Of any 1imita-
ton expressed Oh The face Of the ticket itself.
This belle! ,s founded on decisions gircn few
years ago. which hare sincc been accepted AZ
law. In recent ease tried in New York, all
these decisions wete ovcrsuted. and tho rule Of
common sense restored. We ind the following
account in the n: Y: Erprs.<:
On the 18th of August, 1888. Bcnj. Barker,
purchased Of the Hudson hlrer Railroad in This
city, ticket from New York to Buffalo, 10 ride
uver the y. 7. Central Railroad, for which hc
paid fire dollnrs, On the day Of the purchase
the 10th Of August On the last mined day
he took tue Central cars for Bufalo, rode as fur
NJ Syracuse on bis ticket without objection, but
taking the cars ut S. srncuse after the three daTA
specified, the conductor would not allow hin, to
proceed, md uron these facts tho Judge non
xu,ted the plaintiff, which decision Of judge
Marvin is generally approved. 1t is held that
the railrond ticket cvidencc4 the contruct be.
tween the pattics-that tho Railroad Company
hnd u right 10 prescribe the terms employed il,
its condition. and lhut conductor was justified
in .tiecting plaintiff from the cars: The dc.
csion, although at variance with rulings in sim
liar cases iitga.ed within tho past few years, il
nevertheless. doubtless one that will be sus-
tAined, should the plaintiff carry up bis casr.
The Railroad ticket in the case referred 10 read
az fotlowA;
s'Good for one scat In firnt class cars from New
York 70 buffalo, by Hudson River and New
| ToEk Central Railroad, To he used witln thr.,
| days from dste, Good for continuous t.i,,
only"
The ticket was properly signed and stamped
In another suit, in which the principle c.sab
1sl,ed in the ADORE, waa involved, \ correspond,
ing decision has been made. The Express a1sc
reports the case, as follows. ,-.
MARINE Rr-McCAarHr, J.-peekhau, VS.
Theodore Moss. Ilis wus 4 suit for damage,
sustained by reason Of Au assault and batter,
committed on the plaintiff ty defendant, VII.
was treasurer Of Wallack's Theatre. It M
peared that plaintiff purchased fur tickets fos
sofa sca1s ln the thcnrc On the night of the LII
Of March; being unable to 20 thnt night, plain
aG and bis party. went on the night Of the ISL
aud demanded the seats on the sofa. Plaiutit
was refused ind :rcoues.ed to leave Tue theatre
Ibis t!ekets not being good for that night o.
refusing to Ieave the defendant put lis hand o,
plaiutif4a shoulder aud told. il.1n to 70 out
Plaintiff then went bnd purchased other tickets
and brought the present suit for the assault
The Judge chArred that tl,r tickets itsucd I,
That if plaintiff obtained access h5 any imprupc
mcann, the defendant WIS justified IN using IN,
necessary means TO eject him from the theatre
The Judge rendered verdict for defendant
The irst Of these decisions is one Of consid
cradle tnportancc'to to all common carriers, ines
much a. the wsnt Of it has heretofore canse,
them great Inconvenience md. loss il il M
doub<edly In pecordaacc with what law ought t
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So fnr as appears from ti4e accounts Jet IT,
ccivcd of the battles in ITALY, the expectations
entertained Of wonderful effects from the im-
provemcnts in firearms Lave not 1een realized
The great loss Of officers by the French il per-
laps due to this cause; but no great change
seems to be made or 1oEeshadowed in tactics,
OF tue general conduct Of battle. More de-
TITLED accounts may modify our present i'm
p,cssous on this point, aud in tho meantime
we sI,all look with interest to SEQ whether the
rifed cannon are to producu any gEcatcr rc-
suits than their email arms appear 10 have
done, and whether any new principles aEe to
10 developed affecting tho attack and defence
Of fortified placca-
Thus far tic Zouaves appear as the most
conspicuous actors in the ''l'loody drama, .
aud worthily do they wear the traditiouary
slories Of tic sold Guard" They care not
to prolong tue fight by the e1srciso "i
Workmanship at long distances, stt
prefer tic sharp encounter with tho bayo-
net And it is distinctly said That the
Austrian troops cannot endure the onset d
! these military athletes Thoroughly trained
in all gymnastic exerc'seq. they have the con
ildcncc Of personal aud individual strength
activity and skill, united will, tho compactness
aud manageable momentum Of drill and disci
p?ine. Recent orders iasuei to tho British
| ar.ny and to our own, sl,ow that military mcf
begin to see that new era is opening, :1ut
that there ia call for new methods Of mllitar,
| education, or q rccu:rcnce to old method!
which had lal1en into disuse.
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1t is said that negotiations are in progress bc-
tween the Juarez or Liberal Government OF
Mexico, and sevctnl leading military men in the.
United States, for raising and equipring ii large
American force, to restore order to Mexico, and
to constitute the standing army Of tIat country.
Gen. Degollado, the War Minister Of tic 1uarez
Government, is now nj Ncw Orleans, pcrfectine
arrangements. The force necessary is cstima.
ted ut $500 men, md will form the nucleus or
working part, Of the Liberal army, mud Of itself
he large enough, without native soldiers, to
keep under tue cut-throats who, as the Jou,7df'
of Gommerce says, '"are devastating Mexico ut
the bidding Of degraded priesthood, robb'ng
aud numbering her peaceful citizens, butclerlng
or maltrcating American residents, and cou-
stantiy insulting the flag of the United states."
The plu, as set forth in tie sjourhat is as fol-
lows:
The American nrny il to be divided into sir
regiments Of Goo eacl, ute Of Which is 10 IT.
raised in this vicinity and tue others In dieren,
parts Of the Union- The general command o'
The force will be gircn to m officer who dist:u-
guished himself 10 the American war with Me1-
'co and whose tried military talent. unti'ncliDg
mend lin as = suitable person for the leuder-
Stip Of the enterprise. The New York. rcgf-
lcnt will be entrusted to another gallaut yolun-
tecr officer in tho Mexican war, ~l!o has since
filled high and responsible position 10 the
Militia service Of this State.. This gentleman
has taken m earnest interest i'll the fortunes ot
| the Mexican Ibcrula, and sometime ago re-
| ceivcd Eolopel's commission from Juarcz. lie
is the principal operator nj this point. and is III
lails correspondence with n'iiiliA officers in Va.
riois parts of the State who desire commissions
in his regiment. The amount ot military talent
keekiug scope for its ambition in ,hc proposed
Mexican movement, is 70 large nj to cn'barras>
the Colonel In making choice Of officers. Thr
SANG remark applies to tue men. 4 regiment
l.t00 strong could easily be rai.ed in this city
| alone.
II ~ not intended TO effect tic cnlistmcnls on
| American soil, nor to take ans steps which 1nur
involve tue parties in violation of the neutral
ity laws. Upon this paint it is suld that, a This
| Government has recognized Juarrz as Tic Con.
stitutional tresident Of Mexico, aud regards
| Afiramon md his crew as rebels and outlaws, il
will iuteSp0se no obstacle to tue expedition, on
tho ground TINT it is not directed against 4
friendly power. but is designed to assist it in
the management Of its internal concerns.
So far as American interests are involved,
there is no doubt that they would be vastly pro-
noted by the establishment Of III ar1ny Vt oui
countryn,cn in Mexico. Their presence witt en-
sure sound and tranquil government fur that
unhappy country, and will guarantee to A.ncri-
cxn residents tue peaceful prosecution Of their
business. Other aud still more important re.
| snlts will undoubtedly follow it, rood time
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GREATEsT WoND Err
NlHe&eeatA CsRs4Ey.
feW Bank Lock Withsat any Key |
d: Or Key.Hole. /
coyERrs PATENT FORMULATION BA1KEosE.
Ne. has 2A7sBo7, 600 changes. II
The feuo...x Bsan ~ Bsaaas bars passaassd III |
Ne!e5.as, ses1ass L..a - r,ua e.ns..y.
i. i. hFasa 4asR:9 : t. e.
ffEEaaEsl atsa.aae ASaf1.- aco.
We have simple Of TIL. Lock ta sor. snd vond tate
E'sa* saze IN so~tu TITO EFT ore xno vi. ea u ~
PRATT X WORCESTER. Axeata,
40. III spush Water asees.
jsis1ndsea fst r: v. DAcox: Ne. M..ea: Com.
PAC0N'S BURGLAR PROOF
FRS and Bu1K1ar Proof Bank Safes,
HAHDESED STEEL AND IRON,
axec1xs WITH
covert,S Formulation Bank Lock,
WHICH HAS NEITHER KEY Or EEr-HoLE-
We ARE no~ prepared to farlAh Bark, Baakers ssasa
and County Treasure,a naasante Ofeea Jezessa. e.
With these celebrated Safes tesy short notre.
PRATT & WORCESTER, Agents,
No. IL. South w.ler stEeet,
!el5,m-d;s! Fazw.w BACON. Ss- i1a,en. Com.
WHDER'S PATENT SALA-
vv AASDEK sAFEs--A. goes South Water st1eet.
aunSef Il sais i ass 6az naasss I'd S:nesa Il IL
SEVENTY ARE
W1LDER's PATENT Ts.ALAMAyDER
Tia ba,snes xos nade sy
K1GHrkE.S DIFFERENT x4EkRs
&c. ana e e. H5 s " ., Of St; Il of
sock snd comparing pt4eea- We have the
GREAT FIRE PROOF SAFE
or the World,
AND ARE EEvEH CSDERsoLD.
!,Ts,s Z = .sfpsd Inn I'D
PRATT 4 WORCESTER, Agents.
| aollty u. sorta Water street.
| GuICAGO BANK AND HOUSE
Lock Mandatory.
The subscribers xand respectfully tafat sheir tnkni,
| a"d he public that they Lave Opened
BRANCH OF THEIR NEW YoNK House
LIZ city ofthaeo, whfIr they htena manufacturing 1.t
/ uf er1us fur sae Ill kinds Of
BANK, PRISON, SAFE AND HOUSE LOCKS
-Ayp-
House Triu1xulnxx.
Having ay7ed ourselves Of the latest improvements h
usehlAefy ftE the facilitating Of ~usz AZ <aae ID
cdeF cur stuck Il r~tiuest p1crs-
ra1t17af attention viii be given the BeH Uapdnx
| 1uba.ns Department.
| DAY, NEWELL i MINER
| HF.s$m = south FtankEu st. Chfcaxo
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gan 70 collapse. The. hntita Of improvi-
dcnoc, contracted when the government was
making good all losses, could not be given up:
and the expectations Of tho public, excited By
the lu1uriouaness ef q f|rst-cabin passage when
Congress Furnished tha means for the daily
FEAST could not be satisded brthat which their.
passage money would pay for Of course the
line failed: OF course the transatlantic busi-
ness went to the English steamers; and of
coursc all New FORK howls OVER the uutoward
result.
Tie country, VIC tnke it, is well enough sat-.
iS.led with the end -of the venture. Our 1'co--
plelavc cotnncndahle pridei the Development
and succcss Of ali American enterprises; but
their .satu.ul diatrust Of tha healthfulne=s and
necessity Of tlat business which requires GOT
csnn,ent sustcnance to give it profit, will not
allow them to mourn orer tho Ill luck of tic
Collins Company. II they can get their mails.
their merchandise and themselves carried
to md fro over the ocean cheaper,
quicker aud safer BY an English than
by an American line, they will he content
to patrunize the English line until such time as
the English get tired Of subsidies, and the
Americans get wise enough to maintain line
without subaidies- At any rate, they have
had enough Of the experiment. which las had
no other result than TO demonstrate that a few
thousand o. Americans have gone to Liverpool,
living like fgbting~cocks By the way, almost
wholly at government expense.
| Throughout tue West III re is but ono sen.
ti1nent Oil this subject Tint says, pay Iber.
ally, if necessary generously, for the transmits
sion Of all American mails by American steam
crs; but Of subsidies we have had plenty.
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4 Sing Arms, &C.

One day last week couple of young
lawyers, who recently hung out their
shingles in this city, got into wrangle
together. Their tempers were soured
doubtless by want of professional sue
cess Only one of them has had case
since they announced TO the public their
desire to 'Attorn' at Law. and solicited
an opportunity to Solicit in Chancery,
and that was when a lame negro, who
sweeps the halls, locked him in his room
by mistake, when he sued him for false
Imprisonment.
We understand the point of dispute be-
tween these two legal men of supernatu-
raj ability was-'Can A. sue B. whether
3. owes A anything or not?' AS the ar
gument progressed, the disputants waxed
warmer and warmer. One of them read
a number of authorities on the subject,
prominent among which was "Opie on
Lying" and ."Hints to Young Mothers" T"
His companion retorted by limiting that
he was another, and demanding who COM
menced it. They finally stacked their
dry goods on an Office stool, and resolved
to settle the dispute by force of arms
They had got well into the merits of the
case, when the noise they made in en-
deavoring to wipe out various ink stains
on the floor with each others bodies, and
in "mellering" numerous hard spots in
the wall with each others heads, caused a
number of people to rush into their room.
tTr.
The affirmative of the question was sit.
ting astride of the negative and driving
the most incontroyertable arguments full
at the head of the honorable gentleman
on the other side
If he was B., and the gentleman under
him was A. whom he owed, it was evi
dent at glance that he was rapidly pay
ing him off. They were soon separated
by the spectators, when the negative
doggedly maintaining the ground he ha6
originally taken, would not sue his antag
onist, although repeatedly urged to do so
because" said he, the blood streaming
from his nose, which resembled daub o
of thick currant jelly plastered on to hi
9 face, che has paid me off handsomely ant
,, don't owe me anything, consequently .
can't sue him."
We were requested not to mention tn
, occurrence, and although we disregart
: our promise sufficiently to tell it to yo1
gentle reader, we leave it to your homo
not to let it go any farther. C2evelan
S Democrat
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FoRG1v1Na A DEBTOR. There il

FoRGIvINa A DEBToR.-There is a
story which has been often told of Dan.
iel Webster, but which will bear repeti-
ton now. After continued provocation, he
wrote to the editor of newspaper, which
referred to his private affairs. and espe.
cially to his not paying his debts. He
said substantially:
at is true thatI have not always paid
my debts punctually, and that l owe
money, One cause Of this is because ]
have not pressed those who owe me, fol
payment AS an instance of this, en-.
close your fathers note, made to me thir.
ty years ago, for money lent him to edu'
cate his boys"
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trough, in which l placed a piece of
wax, taken from one of the candies
When it was melted, 1 mixed with it lit
tie lampblack, I had obtained, by putting
the blade of a knife over candle, and
then ran this composition in the bullet
mould. Had 1 allowed the liquid to get
quite cold. the ball would have been full
and solid; but in about ten seconds 1
turned the mould over, and the portion of
the wax not yet set. ran out, leaving a
hollow ball in the mould. I wanted a
second ball, which I made more solid
than the other, and this l. filled with
blood, and covered the ori6ce with a
lump of wax. An Irishman had once
taught me how to draw blood from the
thumb, without feeling pain, and 1 en-
ployed it on this occasion to fill my bull
let. Bullets thus made bear an extraor-
|dinary resemblance to lead, and are easily
mistaken for that metal, when seen short
distance of.
With this explanation, the trick will be
easily understood. After showing the
leaden bullet to the spectators, 1 changed
it for my hollow ball, and openly put the
latter in the pistol. By pressing the wad
tightly down, the wax broke into small
pieces, and could not touch me at the
distance I stood. At the moment the
pistol was fred, opened my mouth tc
display the lead bullet l held between
my teeth, while the other pistol con.
tained the bullet filled with blood, which
bursting against the wall, left its imprint
though the wax had flown to atoms
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07
.gele1t Tale,
THE LIFE OF A C0NJUROR.

A highly interesting book has just ap-
pearcd in London, entitled Memoirs of
Robert Houdm, Ambassador Author
and Conjuror, written by himself In
this work is related the history of a
French mechanic, who appears to have
.been born with an aptitude for all the
wonderful arts and mechanical tricks of
the conjuror. This talent was developed
in Houdin from his earliest infancy. BY
the time he had reached his eighth year
year he had invented toys. which he had
constructed for himself To handle tools
and take mechanism to pieces became
the hobby of this boy, who was to rival
and even surpass all the coDjurers OF
Europe. At school, he was not happy;
be had Unsuitable cravings for the work
shop; all his holidays were passed in max
ing snares, guns and mousetraps. Hav-
ing caught several mice, he devoted their
mouse poacers to mechanical purposes,
One Of his inventions delighted the boys:
it was method of raising water by q
pump made almost entirely of quilts A
mouse, harnessed like horse, was to sci
this Lilliputian machine in motion, but
unhappily the mouse, though doing his
best, could not quite overcome the resist
ance of the cog wheels. Had he but q
rat, how beautifully his machine would
work. A rat must be got. A rat is
got A string is fastened around its legs
and the unwilling cub is carried off by
the young machinist to the dormitory
As sleep was necessary for the boy, too
! the rat was thrust head foremost into one
Of his shoes, the shoe thrust into stock.
ing, and the stocking into the trousers
while the string which was tied around
Z The leg Of the rat was made fast to the
bed post. On rising Houdin finds thai
the rat, dissatisfied with the arrangement.
for ventilation, had gnawed his wa.
through shoe, stocking, and trousers. =
He had not yet knawed the string; there
ioNss some comfort in that. But wha
aMonld the masters say? They had little
ssregard for rats, and would be wrotl
sabont the destruction of clothes HI
.suode q clean breast of it,, confessed al
,esnd was forgiven, on condition of hence
( forth deyoting himself to books, and Civ
1jsg mp mechanics
At length he left college, His fathe
wanted him to be lawyer, and although
& his own inclipations pointed unequivocal
sdy 70 mechanics, he was apprenticed tt
ban attorney. But his passion for inyen
iftion was too strong to be strangled b!
parchments. He was always at work OF
mechanical toys, and chance one day
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THE GRADUAL SCALE.


Asparrow caught upon a tree
A fly so fat, his taste grew stronger,
His victim, struggling to get free,
Begging but to live little longer;
The murderer answered, "thou must fall,
For am great, and thou art small"
A hawk beheld him at his feast,
And in a moment pounced upon him..
The dying spaI row wished at least
To know what injury he had done him;
!. The murderer answered, .'Thou must fall,
For am great, and thou art small"
An eagle saw the hawk below,
And quickly on the gornand- seizes-
aOh noble king prey let me go!
Mercy thou peckest me to pieces"
The murderer answered, sthou must fall,
For am great, and thou art small"
He feasted, 10 ! an arrow flew;
4De And pierced the eagles bosom through.
! Unto the hunter loud screamed he;
"oh, tyrant! wherefore murder me l'
: aAh - said the murderer, "Thou must fal
ForI am great, and thou art small"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

MANY people like newspapefsli ibdt ~
preserve them; yet the most interesting
reading imaginable is a file of Old news
papers. 1t brings up the. very sgetkwash
all its hustle and every day affairs, ard
marks its genius and itsispirit more than
The most labored descriptions ofttsa ah-
torian. Who can take up spaper half a
century back. without the 3thought that
almost every name there printed sisa riew
cut upon tombstone at the head of an
epitaph - A!-tkUT G,1AAt
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

THE escape Of the prisonerssfrom the
California State prison is explained
The rascals we're set to work aorigihdty
to build their own cells. Fakings prac-
tical view of the subject they .sdried
slightly the plans ofthe architect, aud
laid the stones with reference to the ea-
siest manner of breaking ont, and for the
greater convenience they buried in the
mortar drills, bars, chisels, and other
tools. Is 7tngf oF3g1oon9Q
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oh, deari' blubbered an urcffn Who
had been suffering from the application
of q birch. Oh, my they tell about forty
rods make farlong, but I csnse1fA big
ger story than that. Let ZEN get sqsh .
pleaguy licking as I've had, and they'll
find out that one rod makes an, acherp
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

A baker once advertised, "that as all
men need bread, he wishes the people to
know that he kneads it. He is desirous
of feeding all who are hungry, and hopes
his good works may be in the mouth OF
every one. He is well disposed toward
all men and the best bread people among
US will find him, he hopes one of the best
bread men in the city.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

TOMATO W1NE--Superior wine is9aid
to be made from the tomato.i tits made
with no other ingredients than. that OF
the pure Juice of the tomato and sugar,
and very much resembles chandpeGne---
alight transparent color. withia pllss.
ant, palatable favor. ~ sasy, ,s.d,
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NuMBERs9e.

monty termed the Christian Sabbath? :.
Y. AS divinely appoiGted day Of
rest, We enjoin all to rest from secular
labor on that day WE would ibave no
man enslaved to the Sabbath, but ~ ~
Join ALI respect and eBjoyit.Dgys
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

w Sidney Smith, having wofsfsd .
thick headed Squire in an argument. the
latter, in revenge, said:A edl 81
"IfI had 6 son who was an aidi68 by
Joye, I'd make him q parson. ,bssxsiA
"Very probably" replied Sidney. SSput
l see your father was of different
mind"
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Aoetrp
A PARODY.

In seasons when our funds are low,
Subscribers are provoking slow,
A few supplies keep up the flow
! OF dimes departing rapidly.
But we shall see sadder sight
When dues pour in from morn to night
Commanding every sixpence bright
To be forked over speedily;
Our bonds and due-bills are arrayed,
Z Zach seal and signature displayed;
Tho holders vow they mu st be paid,
With threats of "Law and Chancery."
Then to despair we're almost driven
Z There's precious little use of living,
When eur last copper's rudely riven
From hands that held it lovingly.
1. But larger yet those dues shall grow,
When interests added on below,
Length ming our chin a 70 OF or so,
When gaping at them hopelessly.
tris so. that scarce have we begun
To plead for time upon dun,
Before there comes another one,
Demanding pay ferociously.
The prospect darkens.-sn ye brave
e Who would our very bacon save;
Waive, patrons, all your pretexts waive
md pay the printer cheerfully.
All It would yield us pleasure sweet,
A few delinquents now to meet,
Asking of us clear receipt
For papers taken reg g'larly.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

~ Wherever CO. said . gentle
man remarkable for his State pride 4
am sure to find sensible men fromfnf own
State. s'A9iAi - 1hDo9as
No wonder said thesperson GhsNas
addressing, for every man OF that State
who has any sense, leaves itcas fesths he
csn.' sW frs8gss.r 30 an ssass
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-07

AN anti-tobaeco. iecthrerspokessPow-
erfully against the use of tobacco, that
several of his audience went home and
burnt their cigars holding one e9d Of
them in their mouths, by way Of punish.
mentl