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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

Az AMERICAN PRESENTED TO THE EMPRESS
EUGENE The New York Post relates the
following anecdote Of an American who was
lately presented by our Minister at Paris to
the Empress Eugene:
He was informed that Sunday was the re-
ception day of the Empress, and that our
Minister to France would have great pleas
ure in presenting him on that day. At the
time appointed our Western friend made his
appearance, equipped in the gorgeous uniform
of the Iowa militia. lie was formally pre-
sented 10 the Emperor as the Honorable Nj.
Blank, fully accr redited 10 the Court of Blank.
The usual formal sllutauOn having been per-
formed, he Was presented to the Empfess.--
I'm proud TO make yer acquaintance,
ma'am," said cur representative. "PVeheerd
great deai of you, BY mootual acquaint-
ance OF ourD, who's ben travellin' S in Yew-
rup, and seen poOty much all the men aud
wmmln that's worth KNOWN. He says the
Emp'fer Nic'las is tie very fust nan in Yew-
rup; the very fust, BY q long shot; an he says
you're the finest woman he ever saw-tha
very finest. That are mootual friend of ours
is Judgc Douglas, of Illinois, an tell you
ne 5 iust rate judge ofwimmins, he is"
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&]ottrg,
From Blackwood's Magazine.
LITTLE ROSE.

She comes with fairy footsteps
Softly their echoes fall
Aud her shadow plays Ike summer shade
Across the garden wall.
The golden lights dancing brigh.
Mid the mazcs Of her hair,
And her fair young locks are waving FREQ
To the wcoing Of the air.
Like sportful fawn she bo1ndeth
So geefully along;
As wild young bird she eaDoleth
The burden Of song. -u,.i
Tho summer flowers are clustering thick
Around her dancing feet,
Aud on her check the summer breeze
Is breathing soft and sweet. --
Tho very sunboams soom to linger
Above the holy head,
And the wild flowers at her coming
Their richest fragrance shed,
And oh! how lovely light and fragrance
Mingle in the life within;
Oh! how fondly do they nestle
Round the soul that knows no sin.
She comes, the spirit Of our childhood
a thing ofmOrJal birth,
Yet beariAg still the breath Of heaven,
Toredeom her from the earth.
She comes in bright-robad innocence,
Unsoiled by blot Or blight,
And passeth by our waywaId path,
a gIeam Of angel light,
OH blessed things are children!
The gifts ofhGayenly love:
They stand betwiXt our world hearts
And better things above.
They link us with the spiri.-world
BY purity and truth,
And Keep our hearts still fresh and young
With the presence Of their youth.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
From the Buffalo Express, July A.
The Grent BallOom Excursic

The Great Balloon Excursion
from st. Louis TO the heSeabOard-Termi-
nation of the Trip--ArrIVal Of one OF
the Party i'll this City.
Mr.. William Hyde, of the St. Lodis r.
publican, one of he party oil Gronauls who
lelt st. Louis IN the mammoth balloon a.
lanuc" with the Intention ui travelling across
the continent in mid-air, arrived in this CITY
yesterday morning on the train from the
East, and stopped through the day at the
Mansion House. We eudeayored to see him,
but he had retired TO bed Immediately upon
his arrival, conpleieI y exhausted by his long
and perilous airvoyage, and we were obliged
to iUrego the pleasure Of conversing with
him. From a friend, who was fortunate
enough 10 meet him upon his first arrival,
and listen to briel narrative of the events
oihi5 journey, we have obtained the follow
ing particulars.
The party composed Of himself, Professor
Wise, Professor La Mountain, and another
whose name we did not learn, left st. Louis
at seven o'clock and twenty minutes p. NJ,
Friday. They Immediately lose 10 an alli
udt OF about two miles, which was the high
est point gained during the trip. Here tRey
found the easterlY current expected, and
sailed along at the rate of a mile per min
ute. The air was intensely cold, and sever
al extra garments failed to prevent a con
slant shivering among them. 1t became at
last insuifarable, and Professor Wise, think
ing TO find the same current nearer the earth,
allowed the balloon to descend few hun.
dred feet. Here they were struck with a
current running porth, which, before they
could again ascend, carried them several de-
grees northward, thus passing north of Buff
iaIo, when they intended passing this point
much further south.
At about two o'clock Saturday afternoon
they were over Lake Ontario, when Ploies-
sor Wise experimental in the different cur
rents in order 20 gain information Tor bis
projected Atlantic trip. This brought them
in contact with the gale which prevailed over
this portion of the country, and, ere they
could rise above it, the balloon-boat struck
tie water and was dashed into a thousand
pieces, the voyagers being in the car above.
Every thing--coats, boots, provisions and
books-was thrown overheard in order to
tighten the balloon, and it soon rose about
fifty feet and passed on 10 the land in 81.
Lawrence County. Here Ihsy were met by
a dense forest, and the grappling irons (s0's
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
June and July-June u Morning
nannlll.


Leigh Hunt, in magazine article many
years ago, thus pleaeanty discourses upo1
ihe months: July" said he, sis a dumb,
dreaming, hot, lazy, luxurious, delightful
month, for those who cen do as they please
and are pleased with what they do. The birds
are silent; we have no more cuckoo, no more
nightingale. Nature is basl,ing in repose
the cattle stand in the wGter; shade Is loved
ana rest alter dinner. We understand. in
July, what the Spuniard means by his siesla.
A book and sofa in The afternoon, near n
lree-shaded window, with prospec. of an.
other room, seen til rough folding doors, in
which the hot sun comes peepinS between
Eenetian.blinds, is pleasant TO ones supjne.
ness The sensible thing IL, TO lie on your
back, gently piIlowed 'twiIt head and shoul-
ders, the head resting on the end Of the sofa,
and so read-lisening, at intervals, to the
sound OF The foliage, or TO the passing visit
OF the bee. The thing, more sensible, is to
have companion who loves your book and
yourself, and who reads with YOU, provided
you can let her read. lmustnot come how.
ever, to my afternoon, before my morning:
though July, being lazy, makes US think otit
ilrst July and August are afternoon and
evening months; May and June are MORNING
months; September aud October are day
monthsj the rest are night mon tbs for fire..
sides-unless we except April and that is as
you can yetit. You may experience all tho
seasons in it, and must catch the sunshipeps
you can, betwiXt the showers.
"July, however, though lozy month, is
not lazy Gom weakness. Ii nature raposes.
it is the repose Of alluent power and soyer-
cign beauty. The gardens are in purple, and
golden, and white splendof with the lily).
the trees in thickest exhuberance; the sky at
its blues; tho clouds full, snowy and noun.
famous. The genial armies the rain are
against the time when the hot sun
shall be too potent. The grandest, hnd, at
the same time, the livelest of the wild aow.
ers--the conyolvulus- ording it in the
hedges In the garden, the nastuftium seems
u flower born Of fire. there is an exquisite ila.
vor OF something in its taste. The daughter
of LinGus found out that sparks are emitted
from the nOs!urtium in warm evenings. It
was piece Of observation fit for the daugh.
ter of the great bOtanisl, and has associated
her memory with one Of the most agreeable
secrets OF nature, Female discoveries ought
to be in the region OF the beautiful and the
sprightly. No disparagemant to Miss Mar
tineau, who unites poetcal aud philosophical
leeling to degree hitherto displayed bv none
Of her sex; and whose sphere OF the useful,
being founded on sympahy, contains in it ali
the elements Of enjoyment"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

without having this disogreeaDle tint, very
nearly approach il. s..
"Yer ligUtwhite draperies, such rs mus
I'm or lace, opfear more gly thln white
We NUT thus regard every white drnpey
which allows the light to pass through its
intor,,ices, and which is only apparent to
The ewes by the surface opposed to that which
receives incident light.
Black dropcrics, by lowering the tone Of
the colors with which they are in iuy.aposi-
ton whi.cn The skin; but il tie yermiiAon;
or rosy parts, are somewhat distan.frOm the
draVery, twill IolloY thlt, although loPer-
ed in tone, they appear relatively tol The
white parts Of lhe skin contiguous TO the
same drapry, redler than il not CONTIGUOUS
TO the black
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
The Pension Oiice had Upon its rolls, on
the 5Oth Of June, 1853, the names of I52
revolutionary solliers. or this small rem.
nant OF heroes, information has been re-
ceiyed that during the succeeding halr year
10 went to their long account, leaving,
upon the first day Of the present year. l03
survivors. The ages Of some of these SOL
dieTs are stated 10 hlve been from 100 to lO3
years. Thus is dwindiing away the small
number Of that gallant blnd which has come
down TO us from former gene ration; 10 pass
forever from the earth before this generation
shall have finished lis work. Washington
Constitution.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

large, weighing ten pounds ,)attached to ropes
fifty feet in length, were thrown out. The
balloon at that time was making two miles
per minute, and the irens seized large limbs
of trees; tearing them from the trunk, and
giving the track they made the appearance
OF one caused by whirlwind. Attimes the
car upset, and the hllloonsis cIung to the
ropes Tor safety. At fom p. II. on al,ur-
day the Ger caught in high tree, and the
iRce OF the wind swung the balloon around
the branches tearing i into shreds. The
passengers wele thrown out on the ground
near small village, from whence Mr.. HYDE
came TO this city on his return to st. Louis,
and the rest Of the party weGt to Albany.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

ANOTHER CTIzES SEzED We under.
stand that Mr. John C. T=riloih, formerly a
liquor merchant Of this city, butno recent
y OF Louisville, who wss paying visit to
Germany, accompanied by his bride. uhey
being on wedding tuur.) was seized by the
authorities and impressed into the army-that
OF Prussia, we believe. Hisyoung wife is thus
left alone in strange land. while Mr.. Ter
flo h, who is engaged in brsinssi here. which
must greatly suffer in his absence, is i'm
pressed into the service of atcauitry whose
allegiance he long since renounceI. -Nw
Albany ledger, Jnly5.
Mr.. TeTaoth married he daughter of Mr..
Bernhard RsitiDg, OF Loui.yi!!e.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

THE PRUssIAN LoAE.--The successful ex.
periments made by Louis Napoleon in finan-
ciering induced, as we recently stated, the
Prussian Government to follow his example.
Finding money difficult to raise in England,
they appealed to the Prussian People for aid,
and the response has been such as to confirm
the value OF the precedent established by the
French Emperor By the last advices from
Berlin wesleam that the subscriptions TO the
loan Of 10000, 600 thalers amount to 3l,S75..
100 thalsrs.s ..,.i-
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

SANITARY PREcAUrIogs.--In the height
OF summer all persons are especially called
upon 10 look around their dwellings and con.
sIder whether there IS rot something un-
friendly TO health that might and ought to be
removed without delay. Constant attention
is requisite that nothing offensive be suffered
to remain within doors. Liquor in which
vegetables have been boiled, s1ap.suds. dirty
water Of every kind should be Immediately
thrown away; also, caJbage-slalks, potato
elings, ard ofidl oleyery kind. The liouor
in which greens have been boiled, if suffered
to remain even few minutes, or thrown
down sculIery drain. emits most unpleas-
an; and unwho,esome smell, which pefyades
the whole house. Many very cleanly people
are not attentive to this particular. Among
other things that require attention, fallen
leaves should be frequently swept up and
properly disposed OF. In doors every room
should he swept and busted daily, care being
taken not merely to make decent surface,
but thoroughly to cleanse un Ter beds, draw
erS, tables, and other furniture, and to clean
out all closets and lumber hole;.-S5isnlifc
american.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

CUsToM'HoUsE RsMovALs AT NEw YCsx.
In accordance with the relrenchment views
Of the Secretary 81 the Treasury, Collector
Sche II, OF New York, On Wednesday, noti-
fled ninely-fve of the Custom hous, en-
ployes that lheir services were no longer re-
qulred. THIie victims ore eu,ry CLERKS, in-
voice CLERKS, mfasufsts an assistant weigh.
ers, aud tbs sgsreg ga'e amount paillhsp an,
nnal Il, Ia -ahini SlUO OO0.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
TURKEY AND RUSSIA,

The visit OF the Russian Grand Duke Con-
stantme to CohstanlinoPle has already borde
luitj Turkey has contracted a treaty with
Russia, the details OF which are not yet
known, out which is considered to b. blow
to French as well ag to Austrian influence
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14

TWhen is it evident that a man has
swallowed house2-When he "throws.up"
q window and has a"panep in his side.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
AUSTRIAN FoRTREssEs.

The UaiuerS expresses itself as follows on
the point:
What is the French army about 10 do?--
Will it attempt to cross the Mincio in the
presence of 10000 Austrians? Or will it
make an attack on Peschiea, in order to
open an entrance into the well-known quad
rangle? The important point at the present
time is to form an estimate Of the strength
of this large intrenched camp, the last dsy.
lum Of Austrian power. Accurate informa-
tOn, drawn from authentic sources, proves
that the square has its weak points. Pes
Chiera, one of It's base, and which will prob
ably be the first to be reached by the French
troops, must speedily fall. As soon as that
place is in the hands of the Allies, their ar.
my will possess one of the keys OF the square
and command tie course of the Mincio. 1t
may then advance toward Verona or Man.
tua. It's therefore probable that, iftfeAus-
;rian army does not second time attempt
the fortune of arms in advance of the Min
clio, decisive battle will be fought in the
very center of the square. Without know
ing the plans Of the commander. chief, and
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
Ggt 5tlt5tt5pr 9rmotrat.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY RY
ALEX. PEARCE.

oFFGCE-IN BRATTON'S NEW BUILDING
TWO DOORS EAST OF TIE COURT
HOUSE, UP STAIRS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-14
MANTUA IN A STATE OF SIEGE.

MANrUA, Saiurday,--The declaration has
been published that the town is in a stat. oil
siege, and the provisioning Of the place has
been ordered.
Lombardo-Venetion bank-notes to the TO-
tai amount Of fifty millions of forms will be
issued, the acceptance Of which is to be obIig.
atory.
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Gbt 9tpubItaa:
Termn Of suhscrintinn.

=, Terms of subscription.
Il, maid In advance, or within three months, 81 rs
IN psid any time within the year, so
n paid after the expiration of tho year, q 90
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(Continued nert ,0cek.)
Washington's Island.

This beautiful little Island, the indenti-
ty of which is nearly lost to the present
generation, is situated in the Allegheny
river, nealy parallel with Hers Island,
and is about three miles from the point
at the confluence of the Allegheny and
Monougahela rivers, where forts Du.
ouesne and Pitt formerly stood. The in.
teresting historical "reminiscences con.
nected with this Island, has been familiar
to me from my early school-boy days,
strengthened also dy residence of many
wears on the northern bank of the river,
in full view of it. Tradition has marked
this Island as the favored spot were oul
beloved Washington saved his life, when on
his return from the mission entrusted to
him by Gov. Dinwiddie, of Virginia tc
Monsieur lie Gardeur de st. Pierre, the
French Commandant on the Ohio. In
commemoration of this event it was very
properly named "Waihington', Island.
Among the papers of the late VIM. Wus
thof, ESQ.,, one of the early pioneers OF
this section of the country, found, some
years ago, an ancient map of Pennsylva'
MIA, on which this Island was correctly
laid down, and marked in plain, bold
characters, washington Island" al
so noticed in an old Philadelphia publca
ton short account of Washingtou's vi.
venture, and providential preservation OF
this Island and his reception by the In
dians who then occupied some wigwam
on it. At the date of this publication
December, 1881, Gen. Washington wa
President of the United States, and re
sided in Philadelphia. A recent writer il
the Tue Press, with commendable zeal
has endeavored to draw public attention
to the above incident in Washington
life, but has unfortunately erred in its 10
cality. Washington, in his journal, con
l clusiyely establishes the fact that he land
ed on an Island, and not ION the mali
shore one mile above the Island" Wash
ington's journal Of his mission being S,
little known, and so very interesting,
herewith annex portion of it, commenc
ing after that part where, being RETARDED
by the intence cold weather, bad road
and deep snow, he left his horses, baggag
and retinue in charge of Mr.. Vanbraan
and says, "I took my necessary papers
pulled off my clothes Indian walkin
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The Sale of the Canals.

Dur attention has been drawn TO this
subject by an article in late number of
the Luzerne Union, which cannot be over
looked. 1t appears that by the third sec,
tion the "Act for the sale of the State
Canals, it is provided that if the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company shall sell said
Canals for n greater sum in the aggregate
than three and half millions of dollars,
seventy-iive per ccHhIm of said excess shall
be paid to the Commonwealth by thrans-
fer of so much Of the bonds aud securities
as said Railroad Company shall receive
for the same, and payable in like manaer !;
and proUided further, "that the President of
the said Sunbury and Erie Railroad Com
pany shall make return to the Governor
under oath of such sale or sales, and the
terms and conditions thereof as the same
may be made" and in the same section il
is also provided that no such sale or
transfer shall be made by the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad Company without the writ
ten consent and approval Of the Governor,
to be filed in the office of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, being first had and
obtained"
Under this act, the Canals were trans
tered to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Company for the three million five hun
dred thousand dollars, secured by bonds
drawing FIVE PER CENT INTEREST Subse-
quently, the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Company sold these Canals for more thar
S3,5OO,OOO, secured principally by bond.
from the purchasing parties, drawing 81,
PET CENT. Interest.
Seventy-tive per cent. OF this excess o
prncPol has, it is alleged, been accounted
for by the Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Company, to the State but it is claimec
by the writer in the Union, to whose arti
Gle we have referred, that the State is il
equity entitled to seventy-iive per cent. O
the excess of interest which tho Sunbur,
and Erie Company receive in the bond
taken from their purchasers, over the in
terest called for in the bonds given b,
that Company to the State. That inter
est excess is SAID, by the Union writer
taking the twenty years the bonds hav,
TO rum TO be more than one million O
dollars; and the spirit and honest mean
ing of the act, demand just as forcibly tina
seventy-tiye per cent. of it should endur
to the benefit OF the State, as that the sew
enty-tive per cent. of the excess of princi
pal should do so.
IL seems to us that the Legislature
should promptly look into this matter =
and also that they should make Thorough
Investigations into the sales of all the line
sold by the Sunbury and Erie Company
so that it may be known whether the
were all bona tide and fair towards tn
State, or not.-Daib Penn$yianian.
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The Burns CENTENArY.-In Scotland
itself, the enthusiasm was general-it
might be said almost universal. Lord
Ardmillan, one of the Scottish Judges,
who presided at the Edinburg banquet
quoted James Montgomery's Imprompiu on
Burns:
"He passed through lifes tempestuous night
A brilliant, trembling Northern Light;
Through after years he shines from far,
A fixed, unsetting Polar Star"
He also quoted Professor Wilson's Eulo
gy: Burns was, by far, the greatest Po
ct who ever sprung from the bosom of the
people and lived and died in humble
condition" But for all this "entusomvsy'
a grandson of the poet, and bearing hil
own name, residing in Dumfries was moi
even invited to the festival Reason--ht
was a poor school teacher. Verify, We
who rejoice so over the hundred year ole
ashes of the poet would turn our back,
upon him were he alive, with his toes
sticking out Of his boots and seedy hal
on.
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dress and tied myself up in n watch.coat
Then with gun in hand, and pack on my
back, IN which were my papers and pro,
visions, | set out with Mr.. Gist. fitted ont
in the same manner, on Wednesday. Goth.
(Dec. 1853. The day following, lust af-
ter we passed place called Numbering
lown, we fell in with party of French
and Indians, who laid in wait for us. One
OF them fired at Mr.. Gist or me, not fifteen
steps OIL, but fortunately missed. We
took the fellow into custody and kept him
until nine O'Clock that night, then let him
go, and walked all the remaining part of
the night without making any stop that
we might get the start, so far, as TO be out
OF reach of pursuit the next day, since we
were well assured that they would follow
our track as soon as it was light. The
next day we continued travelling until
dark, and got to the river about two miles
from Shanopin's. We expected to have
found the river frozen, but it was not, on.
y about fifty yards from each shore. The
ice, ! suppose, had broken up, for it was
driving in vast quantities. There was nc
getting over but on a raft, which we sci
about making with one poor hatchet, and
finished just after sunset. This was q
whole days work. Wenext got it launch
ed, then went on board of it, and set off
but before we were half way over, we were
Jammod in the ice in such q manner tha
we expected every moment our raft L
sink, and ourselves to perish, | put m,
setting pole to try to stop the raft, tha
the ice might pass by, when the rapidit,
of the stream threw it with so much vic
lence and force against the pole, that i
jerlIed me ut'into ten feet of water. bu
fortunately saved myself by catchin,
hold of one of the raft logs Notwith
standing all our efforts, we could not ge
to either shore, but were obliged, as W,
were near an Island, to quit our raft anC
make to it. The cold was so extremely
severe that Mr.. Gist had some of his fin
gers and all of his toes frozen, and tn
water was shut up so hard that we fount
no difficulty in getting off the Islam,
the next morning, and went to Mr.. Fra
zier's."
The above Island was patented to tn
late Judge Wallace, and sold by him t.
Mr.. Wainwright, and finally passed from
him to its present enterprising proprietor
Michael Mccullough, Jr., Esq, who la
greatly improved it, and thereby effectu
ally reclaimed it from the wasting effect
of the river. This interesting Island ough
to be added to the Allegheny Arsena
grounds, which it adjoins, ard a marbl
column erected on it, which could be sec
far and near so as to perpetuate the So
cred place where the immortal Washini
ton saved his life, when only in the TWEEN
tieth year Of his age.
w. c. MILLER.