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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-17
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TR.wEEKLi b
EDGAR sN0WDEN.
ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, 1850

The Washington Union is determined that
the Executive Department shall not bear aU
the blame, for the extravagant expenditures
of the government Indeed it wakes quite
warm on the subject. 1t says
1--WE shall endeavor ere long to present a
comparative statement of the expenditures
incident to the Legislative department of the
federal government, for series OF some ft-
teen years past, in order to show the FRIGHT
Full GROWTH and rRoDIGIoUs MAGNITUDE
1t would really seem that Congress had been,
rs it were erecting at great pains huge
fabric of glass, in which to ensconce them
selves safely, preparatory to commencing the
rash amusement of throwing stones at the
other departments Of the government"
1t further says that, "the mere painting
Of the walls of some of the passages in
which our legislators promenade and puff
the luxuriant "weed" has cost enough to sup
port q large portion of the army or the navy,
and would keep every hand employed in our
armories and arsenals for an entire year
The Capitol building, with its monstrous ex-
crescencies and fungi, has cost already more
money than we paid for Louisiana, stretch
ing from the Gulf to the Lake of the Woods,
and from the Mississippi to the shores of the
Pacifc-with all its mighty States born and
unborn and all its incompatible treasures
realized and latent"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-17

The President, in reply to a resolution OF
the House. has communicated message en-
closing report from the Attorney General
who says the local officers of the government
at Savannah, have been specially and strictly
enioined to perform the duties imposed on
them by the several acts of Congress, for the
suppression of the slave trade. That special
counsel have been employed to aid the Dis
trict Attorney in the prosecution of the Of
tenders. That the advices received satisfac-
torily show the diligence and activity Of all
persons engaged in the public service to find
the negroes who were clandestinely landed,
to identify the parties engaged in the crime,
and ascertain other important facts connec-
ted with the transaction. All this has been
attended with many difficulties, but there is
good reason to hope that they will be over
come. and justice, according to to the law OF
the land, be executed upon the offenders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-17

cHERIPPs SALE OF FREE NEG -.
y FOR STATE TAXES.-fro" "I' g..
ljM day Of F,br"nry, 1889. wiI' 'Nl.. a.
according to law. provided tor IN 'u'1 ,t.,, -.
FREE NEGROES, who have not pau
Taxes for the year 1858. SIid sale !"
upon the stand in the Market Hqu"'' ~
A. NJ, from day to day. 50 fast ~ '"''
rested, until all are disposed OF. 80, She.
c. NJ. CASTLEMiH' p'l"'
feb IDIOT
A FORTUNE OF 10000 D"LLI1tHiJr,
n TO BE HAD FOR 20 b PHI
IN WOOD, EDDY & CpS.
DELA WAVE STATE Lon"Tn .l,s.
Class Ijz. To be drawn in "IImlng',"
On SATURDAY, February 20. ~,
In which are embraced the I|'.,
BRILLIANT CAPllAh'
I Prize Of $4,000,
Prize Of 100000.
Prize Of s2oOOO' ANA
Prizes OF sI",oOo' oaa
Prize Of sou.
Prize Of
1896 Prizes in the Scheme si'0'"
I,2o5.soi DOLLAR, rl,.
rs Number.-Is Drawn BaiI1i,
Nearly ON. Prize To every T"" 'r
whals Ti,ke,. 500; Hslyes 80: GG1',' a..
O,J.r. addre.,sI TO WOOD, EDDl - /, 80
feb ll-dst WHINE
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
Wise anu utflermise.

ABEL N6'ADANG-
Abel McAdam (may his tribe increase,)
Awoke one night from sweet dream of peace,
And saw within the gas-light of hisroom
A female spirit, dressed up la Bloom
Er, writing something in book of gold.
Exceeding drink had made McAeam bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
"Wh hat wri;est dear?' The vision raised its
head, s.
Aud, IN a voice like that of a cooling dove,
Answered, "The names OF men whom wo-
men love-
And is mine one?" asked Abel. "No-sir-eel'
Replied the spirit, Abelroared with glee,
But coolly said, sweet spirit. write me as one,
That ne'er finds fault with what woman's
done"
The Boomer wrote and vanished; the next
night
It came sgan, with great Weakening light,
And showed the names by love of woman
blest-
And 10 McAdanr'S name led all the rest!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
A Three.Year Old.

The Rome Sentinel relates that a
threeiyear- old girl accompanied her
flther upon visit 10 her grandpa
rent in the country, where a blessing
is invoked by the white haired pa
triarch before each meal. The Gus
iom was one with which our little
friend had not been made familiar at
home, and Of course on the first
occasion she was silent with interest
and watchfulness. But when the
family gathered around The board
The second time after the commence
ment of her visit, she was prepared
for the preliminary religious cere-
mony. and observing that her father
did not seem duly conscious of The
approaching solemaitY, she called
him to order by saying with stern
gravity, BE still, papa-g grandpa
pas is going TO talk 10 his platt
pretty scon'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

How TO COMPEL A Cow To YIELD
uER MELK.--A writer states that, 10
every case, COW may be made 10
let down her milk, by striking the
uader With the cleuched fist. He saj 8:
"When boy, my business was to
suckle the calves, night and morning.
I noticed, after the. calves were. OF
some size, and when first admitted to
the COWS, ard after, when the milk
was nearly exhausted, particularly
if the supply was scant, they made
Almost vigorous butting Of the cows
bags, causing them to kick about
LASTLY" From this he took the hln',
and has never failed, by a Judicious
use of his fists, to bring the milk
speedily down from the most obs'l'
nate holders up.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

CURE, FOR SNAKE BTE.-A little
girl, of this vicinity, was cured Of
a rattlesnake bite recently by the
use Of a strong decoetion oil white
ash loaves, taken internally, and also
appl;sd to the. wound. The decoc-
ton vas not used until the day al
ter she vas bitten. Had it been
used Immediately after receiving the
bite, there would probably have been
no swelling atall.
There is a species of black snake
(uot poisonous) which always fights
the rattlesnake when he meets h'nl,
and alwa,s kills him. But, 10 the
encounter, he generally receives
many wounds from the iangs OF his
poisonous antagonist These be
cures bv chewing white ash leaves
aad applying his saliva, charged with '.
their pulpy juice. as sort Of llnl-I
ment. The instinct Of this reptile
suggested the remedy to man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
farm ann 6arne1.
The Use Of Saleratas.

4 sensible writer In the Southern
Cultivator says: 81 notice in the
Cul,ivator for June, 1856, para
graph in which it was stated that Mr..
George Summer in recent lecture
spoke Of the excessive use Of salera-
tus as cardinal cause of our preva-
lent American ill-health,and denounc-
cd it as a deadly goison, etc. l
have before expressed my views on
this subject in the columns Of the
Cultivator, aud endeayored to point
out some of the i'll effects of the i'm.
moderate and long-continued use Of
alkaline compounds. Still tbs ques-
ton is asked. Is saleratus poison?
Most assuredly i. is; so is soda
scientific writers, in their classifca-
tions Of poisons. invariably include
these, and other substanc, s, along
with arsenic, aniimony, etc, 10 the
list of Irritating and corroding poi
sons And there are numerous pain,
ful examples Of their blighting effects
upon human life and health every
where to be met with. The execs.
sive use OF these noxions compounds
in modern cookery is, Without sin.
gle doubt, the prime cause Of most
of those distressing stomach dlsor-
ders which afIlict our race at the
present day. Compare the present
generation with the preceding one.
Thirty years age, dyspepsia was as
little known anleng our hardy, robust
population, MS the alkalies, and it is,
no doubt, within the recollection, OF
many. that the introduction Of these
poisonous compounds into our kitch-
ems was speedily followed by q mark
ed increase Of this fearful disorder,
whose victims continued to multiply
from day to day with frightfll rapid
ity, 80 that in few years the DIS
ease bad become so common that it
received tie distinctive title OF the
fashionable complaint And where
now are the hearty. robust men and
women of those days? They viii
not be found, apprehend, among
the rising generation, raised on hot
soda cakes and sII manner OF sweet
fixins Look al our YOUTH pale
sickly, INDECENT, irresoIu,e; without
the powers of endurance: incapable
Of ex rtieu, either bodily or mental.
And the sprightly, buxom maiden,
with rosy cheek and faultless form,
the perfection Of all female beauty
and loneliness; alas, too, has been
strangely transformed. Like tho
doomed flower, just opening to the
light, while bathed in the refreshing
Balmy dew, she my appear lovely -
even charming Tor while-yet pre-
mature decay is plainly written upon
her palIid counienance. She IS the
flower oc day. Alas! how soon
she fades. How pale and attenua-
ted; feeble. lifeless, toothless, tImid;
screams at butterfly, swoons at a
caterpillar; ever aiIing; fragile as
the flower! And these are the
things that are to become the moth
ers of the next generation! . moth
ers of our Revolutionary heroes! Vi
America! Bot | forbear.
'sMos. heartily do | join Mr. Sum
mer in the unqualified cOndemnaiicn
of a practice. not only extremely
silly in itself, but fraught with the
most disastrous consequences to the
life, health, and happiness oi the hui
man fpmily." !
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
rs'se EHAEsNzEssS.

THE undersigned has become agent FOL
l. TIE sale of such variety Of Agrcuau-
raj works that he feels confident in being able
to sut the taste of every one. He calls at
tention to the r'hreshers of Il. 81. Pease & Co.,
Wheeler q Melick's Thresher and Winnnow-
er, Elliott * Ballston's Lever Power Thresh-
or, and Jackson's Patent Travelling Thresher
and Winnower. ln reference to the latter, it
being new machine. he would state that the
machine is used in the field, travelling from
shock to shock, leaving the straw scattered
throughout the field, thus enriching the ground
and saving the labor ard waste of hauling.
The machine is worked with the labor of FIVE
hands.
lie wonld also call attention to his assort-
ment CT Reapers. He has Manny's Reaper
and Mower combined. Manny's Move; worth
only SIS. the New York Reaper. and Bugg's
Centre Draft Reaper and Mower combined.
He has Fan Mills Of various kinds, Po-ta-
be Steam Engines, Straw Cutters, Glover
Hullers and Seed Sewers, hand and horse
over, Cider Mills, &c.
May 10. 1859. MIKE SROFNER.
6!- .Mr Noses Marshall viii attend 10
sales and deliver in my absence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

Two old maids were con7ersing
With yonng lady, who was about TO
be married; one exclaimed petulently:
swell. you will do if, you must
bear the responsibility"
Certainly modestly replied the
young lady. Il expect 20 bear sever
al responsibilities"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

Foote, the celebrated actor and
ait, being asked his opinion of a GER
tain miser, replied:
That be considered him such a
one 'as would take the beam out Of
his eve, If be knew he could sell the
timber!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

A LoFrIER TlTLE.--aMrs. Smith,
did you say, 10 the hearing of my
little girl that | was great rusty
cat!" NO, my dear Mrs. jones'
said you were a great aristocrat. .
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

Smith, the other day, while look
ing at the skeleton Of donkey, and
admiring anG wondering at the struc.
ture Of that despised animal, made
a very malad,oit quotation.
..Ah," said be, ':s0s are leaefully
and wonderfully made
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

When DR.. Lucas, a very unpop-
ular man, ventured on speech in
the Irish Parliament. and failed al
together, Grattan said, HE rose with
out friend, and sat down without. al
enemy"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
Prices Reduced !!

= HAVE a large Stock of Summer Goods,
& comprising fne Double Skirt .Bereges,
Double Skirt Organizes. rlain and striped
Beregcs; iich Organdie MnSlius, Painted JAG
onets and Lawns, Collars and Undersleeves.
fine Scaris and Shawls, BoDnets and Rio
bors, Gents Summer Clothing. all Of which
viii be sold % per cent below the usua,
price. Come one come all and get Bargains.
| am determined to sell.
July 81, 1859. TIC. GOODRICH.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

Profound silence in a public assem-
blage has been thus neatly described;
Zone might have heard the steal
ing of Observation-Disclosures
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
500 Reward !

pR0KE Jail in the county Of Lincoln, ca
.sIS about December last. my Negro ~
f3an. NELSON. | will give $50 ye- ~.
ward for the apprehension Of said Nelson in
the county of Lincoln, ana SEQ if caught ont
Of the comfy Of Lincoln-in either case, said
Nelson to be delivered to me, OF lodged in
Lincoln county jail.
Desc gE2T TIE "a.
Nelson is Is to 20 years Of age, about fee,
6 inches high, has one or two scars On his face.
and had on when he broke jail, heavy. bushy
harris blacksmith by trade, and will weigh
from $50 to 40 lbs.
JAMES P. BURKE.
Fayetteville, Tenn. June 4, 1S57-tf
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
Tennessee Wrought-Iron Cook Stoves
NAAM q 81 ;,

NHEsubscriberh opened shop, at Cobbs
4 Tan Yard. fer the purpose Of doing
all kinds of House and Oh 80 Isa cE; tai
H.sissslng, Draining, MarblEssS. Gsiss-
zifg. and Paper Hanging, at the low
est prices. All orders from the country
promptly attended to. Satisfaction given or
no charges made. During his absence, all
orders left with Mckinney $' Alexander will
receive prompt attention.
NV. B. CAPPS.
March 81.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

At the late celebration at Filing.
ton, Conn, the following vas the thir-
teonth regular toast:
'Woman-The lover Of Union and
The friend of annexation. Like our
country, her manifest destiny is
to spread her skirts
The above toast vas responded to
with nine cheers and a whoop!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

JUsT So.-These mild evenings
are exceedingly favorable to keeping
the lew COMMUNICATIONS one
another"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
NoITCE.

A LII those indebted tozCarty & Yant for
Z a shoes and boots must coma up and make
payment oy the FIRST OF August, as they
are compelled to have money by thattime.
July a. CARLY d YANT.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
aEEEDICA =.
L. L. sEARcf ...-...- :. DE-. RAVE M'KIxyI
DrS. Searey & EYeEinEry

AFlNG associated themselves Together
Ia IN the practice Of medicine. would ten
der Their professional services to the c;tizeuz
OF Fayetteville and adjoining neighborkoods.
Office on SOUTHEAST side of the Ssuars
HihgoS Old stand July II, 1S59--tf.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
%&~W~EEN@ o

@&U W~EE--Z EA @o
They have, also just received and intend
keeping constantly on hand, supply of the
finest and best finished Metallic EssTi,e
Baskets ever brought tothis market, which
they will sell extremely low. and deliver
in any part of the county free Of extra charge,
in a good hearse. Wood Collins promptly
made as low as any shop in Lincoln and de-
livered free of extra charge, in any part Of
the county.
WILSON, MOVERS & WILSON.
Jan 20.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
New, Elegant, and Fashionable

on the South side of the Public Square, Fay
ettevlle, east end of the large three story brick
building, where housekeepers or others wish
ing to get any description of furniture. are
requested to favor them with a call. Their
work, in point of style. durability and finish,
shall not be surpassed by any establishment
in the country, while they guarantee their
prices shall be as Goa0 os any others i5hateUer
They have now on hand or will furnish to
order at short notice
Fine Wardrobes, Sofas, Chairs, Hat Racks,
Dressing Bureaus, Bedsteads of every kind,
Common do. Cribs and Cradles,
Divans 6; Ottomans Tables, all kinds, &C., &c.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
And other Articles in proportion.
III sw EsnIHTn,
M'CASLiN g. STRADER,
No. Z. Broad Street.

HAFING this day bought ont the -.
i Il Copper, Tin, Sheet-iron and Stove 60. 81
House of A. J. MCBRIDE will contin- sGSN
ne the above business in all its various branch
es.
Particular attention will be given to Steam
boat, Still-house and Furnace Work: We
keep every variety of Cooking ard Heating
Stoves. Parlor Stoves, Fine Mantle and Com
mon Crates, Hollow Ware, Sad Irons, Dog
Irons, Tinware, and everything usually kept
in our business. We also manufacture SUI
pcrior article of
Tennessee Wrought-Iron Cook Stores
suitable for burning coal or wood, as cheap as
any other house, and warrant them, as we do
all our work, to give satisfaction.
JGSs WoRE,
Such as Roofing, Guttering, or any thing 1.-THE
Copper Tin or Sheet-Iron line, respectfully
solicited ana attended to with momptness
We hape by strict attention to business, doing
sooa work and bsing reasonable in our char
ges to merit share of the public patronage.
The market price paid for old Copper. Brass,
Pewter and lead either in exchange for work [
or cash. M'CASLIN d STRADER. |
Nashville, Nov. 8.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01

Il cay, Joe, how dye do, Lows The
folks?'
"puIty well. only the old man
has got The nj snla, and Sal has got
an Affection for some fellow-how s
Iyour's2"
"Oh. so SO. except the old man,
he is getting old and Internal
"Infrm," we suppose, wss the
word intended; but neither ZOO nor
bis friend were Dictionary people.
4 love sick swain. in order more
fully to ascertain the mind Of his
| lady-love,' closed a letter with the
following verse:
IF you were dog and was hog
A rootin' away in the yard;
If The old man should say Drive that hog
away
Would you worry or bite very hard?'
An exchange says sentiment so
sublime deserves an answer, and ven-
lures TO suppose the lady's reply:
when am dog and You are hog,
Abandoning from the sly,
I'd not breathe bark, but merely remark.
Go it. porkie root, hog, or dep
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-09-01
LAW NOEECE-

E{'oWARD COOPER. Of SLelbygilIe Il.
~ P~DlSMUKES have associated tbs,l-
serves together in the practice Of Law At Far-
etteviiie- OFFICE: Next door north Of " X
a. SouthwoTth's store.
" Prompt attention given to all claims
for collection. &c --i'
.ETEoTNA
The Kanzas news., 1859-02-19
A Verx singular Decision.

The Supreme Court of Kansas, consisting
of Judges Lecompte, Elmore and Williams,
have decided Probate Courts to be without
civil Jurisdiction save in purely Probate busi-
ness. So another step in the Popular Sow
ereignty tragedy and farce of Kansas history.
has been taken. By what course of reason
ing the Court arrived at this revolutionary
decision, we cannot tell. We only know that
it is fraught with untold mischief aud delay
to the interests of Kansas. 1t adds another
stirring argument in favor of State Gov
ernment. Shall We be mere puppets, the
sport and play of those appointed TO rule
over US, or shall we be installed into the dig
nifty and rights inalienable our prerogative?
-LaUrence Republican.
The Kanzas news., 1859-02-19
The Mining News

The news received from Che gold mines
since our last is very fattering-very en-
couraqing. The latest We have is from the
ST. Joseph .E0araal and Wyandott Gazette.
though a very interesting letter viii be found
on our FIRST page. Recent explorations in
the nountsins have resulted In the discove.
ry of what is known as ''shot gold" or
coarse gold.-a quality approximating the
nugget" If any doubt has existed as to
the surface gold paying. the recent develop
ment of its existence in coarser quantities
will allay all uncertainty and misapprehen-
sion in the minds of the thousands who have
medilated upon journey thilher the coming
spring Take the mountain -rangss.-theH,
and there is field for exploration and re-
search many times greater in extent than
those of California, throughout which but
little doubt can be maintained, from the facts
alluded to, of rich bed and quartz gold de-
post. Indeed, the discoveries In that ex-
tensive field may be said not to have com
menced We now look for results-large
Yields, and fortunes iu day" In the
new mountain diggings, it is stated thet mi
ners are taking out from twenty five to fifty
dollars day.-Ransas Cfty Aetropoltan,
The Kanzas news., 1859-02-19

CATTLE KILLED BY EATING SORGHUM
The independence (Iowa) Guardian gives
an account of the destruction of seven
head of cattle from eating refuse Chinese
sugar cane, after it had been compressed in
the mill. The outer coating of the stalks is
of very vitreous character when broken
up and taken into the stomach. it operates
like broken glass, cutting. and in some ca
ses, penetrating entirely through the organ.
producing violent Inflammation. A post
mortem examination in this case, revealed
this as the cause of death. This important
fact should be nude known to every farmer,
as it may be the means of preventing Sc
rious destruction of their stock,
The Kanzas news., 1859-02-19
Business Prosnects.

The year 1859 opens with clearly inn
proved prospects for business and industry.
There is a general sense of relief-a feeling
that the worst is over-a confidence that the
next eighteen months must be, at the worst,
far less disastrous than the last. The finan-
ciai crash of 1857. the consequent paraiys-
is of trade in 1853. with the short crops
throughout the most fertile and food-pro-
ducino section of ourcounefy ..have left our
people very poor; but we are all expect
ing to do better The disasters of 1857
caused a very general stoppage of Man
ufacturihg and Mining; and though trade
has since been slack. and the demand for
Fabrics and Metals restricted, stocks have
been gradually reduced and worked off till
factories. and furnaces are being set in mo-
ton again with fair demand for their pro-
ducts at living prices. Those prices are
lower than formerly but labor. and other
elements of Production, Wool excepted, are
cheaper than they were prior to, the Revul-
sion, and afford a fair basis for moderate
and steady activity. Manufactures in the
average promise to do fairly in .1859.-N
Y. Tribune.