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The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
q .Revolutionary Inciaent.,.

DR.. McChesney. of Trenton n, ]. a man
of 6Ee scholarship and great research, is
responsible for the following remarkable
incident in our revolutionary history s7szl
isfThe success of Washington at Trenton
has been generally considered as the turn
ing point in the war of our independence
Yet few are perhaps aware upon how slight
an event this great critical moment vas +
made to hinge. On the Christnas eve,i 3
when Washington crossed the Delaware -
Colonel Rail, the commander of the Hes
slams, sat in private. room near Trenton.
engaged in drinking wine and playing
cards: a tory. who, had discovered the
movements of the American, troops, sent
a note by special messenger to the colo:
mel. with orders to deliver II into his own
hands. The messenger found his way to
the house and > negro opened the dooEIbut
refused him admittances took the letter aHdO
delivered it to the colonel, who Z wss jaet 5
shutting for new game Surprising tssal
letter to be unimportaut. OF not stopping to E
think at all, he went on with his play. The
reading Of the letter would have thwartsd
the design Of Washington. But the love OF
play conquered the Colonei's prudence. and
gave success TO worthier Gauss. involving
the loss of his life and army, and Ultimate.
Iy the freedom of the colonies. Little did :
Colonel r. think when be was shutting the :
cards. that he was losing the greatest game
that ever was played among the nations Of
the world. asses sag rss aoi1zhostzi z8ssad
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
Gor-Tbs word got ! often ;,trod,cs

Gor.-The word got is often introduced
superfuously and Incorrectly into familiar
expressions When, in reply TO my "lend
me dollar. you say, t"I've got no mon
ey," you simply say what you do not
mean; omit the got and your meaning is
rightly conveyed. as'I've got a eoEd" is
not bad English If you mean to convey
the idea that. you have procured OF con-
tracted a cold somewhere; but. if you mere
ly wish to say-as you probably do-that
You are now suffering from a'coid, "I have
a1cold" is the proper expression. si.sShe
has got fair complexion. Here got is
again an interloper; for you do not mean, to
say she has procured fair complexion. but
simply that she has one. ave got to go
to New York. to- morrow" &C Here got is
again reduhdant and incorrect. al have to
go'' expresses the idea,-Sargent School
NonkkLv.
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
7eeoloeriea1 wondere in UtahIlI !

We observe that the California newspa.
pers are calling public attention TO the Greal
Basin of Deseret. or Utah, as a field for ge-
oloei eical, research. In that solitary region
are many curious salt lakes-the vestiges ol
a lost ocean, whose remaining waters are Sc
strongly impregnated with saline matter
that they are little less than immense reser-
voirs of salt in solution. Large rivers fow
for hundreds Of leagues through sterile sol
itudes, and at length mysteriously disap-
pear beneath the deseft. In many places
immense deposits of soda cause the water 60
effervesce like boiling caldron. Springs
of sulphur, springs of boiling water, noun
tains of snow, heated plains, vast deposits
of subterranean ice-these, and many other
wonders are described as existing IN the
Great American Basin. - aJs eif
A lieutenant in the army in march
across the continent. discovered natural
curiosity, TO which he gave somewhat
uneomplimentary name. On the apex of
a conical shaped mound about eighty feet
in hight, was an unfathomable miniature
lake of warm water, which had no appansnt
outlet or, inlet. The. water was tepid and
perfectly translucent, and its surface was
nearly on level with the top Of the cone
which contained It. Various attempts we're
made to fathom this curious basin, but 90
bottom could be found. At the distance OF
forty feet from the base of the mound were
8 number of gushing fountains. The watsr
of which was intensely hot. He called II
the sDevil's Teakettle.' asss -
A thorough geographical and geological
survey. of this great tract Of territory would
doubtless result in many singular scientific
discoveries "a g : 80 issiif.fss
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
iaGRAss W1Dow.-If grass widows have

Grass WrDow.-H grass widows have
been common in oiden times, the turning of
Nebuchadnezzar cut to grass could not have
been considered punishment. This his
torical sketch is proof positive of the on
gin of grass widows. hfter most careful
research, We find that grass, as applied TO
widows. came into general use With Califor-
MIA gold. It has Frenchy smell, and by
probing the matter TO the bott5m. the fact
is revealed that the word grass is derived
from the French word grace-pronounced
grass. This makes The solution of the prob
lem easy: Grace widow-one who is made
SO by the kindness OF her neighborss who
are pleased to regard the absence of her hus-
band as equiyolentlto his death. French
words and French fashions are like Canada
thistles-blovn onto Uncle Sans farm,
they spring up. and cover the whole land.
and In time are considered the natural pro-
duct Of the soil. s1d tHs c@'t'i' oa s
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
Ashort Sermon

Let your home be provided With such
comforts and necessasies as Siety, pickles;
potatoes, pots. apd kettles. brushes. brooms.
benevolence. bread. charity. cheese. crack
sr:, faith. -four. affection. cider sincerity.
onions. integrity, vinegar. wins and wisdom,
Have slI these things constantly on hand.
and happiness viii Be with you. Don't
dEinE anything iBtoxicating; go obolt your
business after breakfast: lounge 3 littls af-i
tsr dinner; chat a. little after tea; kiss after
quarreIing; and all the Joy. The peaces aud
the bliss the earth can afford shall be yours.
tiil the grave closes over you, and your spir-
its ara borne to abrightsr and happisx World
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

The man who is TOO poor to take bisicoun.
Try paper. has brought slab-sided dog, aud
old shot gun, and 3 twenty shilling gold
watch. He educates his children IN the
street and boards his chickens on bis neigh
bors ~ss
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

A newspaper correspondent writes that
while travelling South he attended, a negro
meeting, when the cable preaeher offered an
earnest prayer for de white element IN our
population: Gs7r'osl - .izar h5ersf
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

Tae FYzzee Tat KAsxzst Nkyss s. fSrratAS9
win - eOhPsess assessatSs Of tas new ess sssIss
Of Type. Borders Hourishes. cuts. Csras. Esncr
Papers, Colorsd Inks, Bronze, &C.. enabling DE
proprietor to print CIaceLsRs Ciz, .Ty,
or SrocK, DEEDS. PosrkAs. and al other Ei5ds )
Jos PRINrISe, IN manner UNSURPASSED in IA.
country. Particular attention paid to painting
elf kinds Of Blzaks. Orders Tor work prosap,lv
attended sowhez aOsOnpanisa viii =czzz wEs-
eELs1os'' - our meter rsr.yS Ssa.srS1t(F
s Blank Warranty and Mortgage DEEDS, Bonds.
Executions. Summons. Subpenas, Aaachmsats.
Rec0g1iEances, etc., constantly On hand. @sSEs :"
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

Scoff not. at the natural defects of any,
which are not in their power to amend
Obi Ills cruelty to beat cripple with hi:
own crutches. s.s 80 1sssisl'sJ 3ssi
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

Aunt Betsey has said many. good things.
snd among the rest, that newspaper IS
| Ike wife, because every man should have
lone of his ownaago3 as1@ saa .sEo3sss e6-
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
BIZ Z 8 kITRIE EG.
- "a COX krRAKERr z

uAYING established themselves in the above
IL, bu.iness at Emporia. would announce to the
People Of the surrounding country that they are
fully prepared to do all manner of work in THEN
line ofbsiBess,in me best manner UThey iatter
themselves that with their long experience at the
business they VIII be able to give the fullest salts
faction to all who may favor them with their pat
rcnsge. Prices reasonable. -F -z.s, So =
Emporia, August / 1S5a-f -
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

Women are like horses. the gaysr the
harness they have on the better they fegi..-A-A 2
We got this from an old bachelor, who was
early crossed ID love- aoaaEoJ
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

L is stated as 3 fact. that not 8 single,
divorce has ever been obtained in South
Carolina. If such is. The case. the morals
of that State viii compare fayorablf With
that OF any other iHstbe Union.a zszlszH
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
Wagon1naking and Re

z-sfs pairing. ~ ss5r-I
JOSEPH RICkABAUGH. having opened .
Wagon Shop in Emporia. opposite to Cox &
ESakers Blacksmith shop, is prepared to do all
ds mos of work in his line Of business, in salts
seeory manner Wagons, Flows. Harrovs Gu
oSators, Ok Yokes, etc, made to order.
ho'-ly Es1su = sAaxrs1sz~
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07

IT is q remarkable fact that editors never
eat oysters. nor ia fact dinners. They par par.
take ofsrsfielicious bsaives. !" and atsdinner
time they ..sit down to suInptious TsFsst.s :
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
LUMBER AND SAVING,
ThsI American Skssn Saw tzilbes Z

COATED on Che south side Of the Cotton wool
lion Of the Neosho and Cottonwood Rivers, MsfHi.
1on coanty. Kansas Territory. a isrgs supply Of
Lumber always on hand, and viii be sold a. lo,r
- at any other mill in the country
having a aesc mill and all ether machinery en-
4ely Heo, do not hesitate IN calling it one Of the
.,s oess mills IN the Territory. Am ready ct al
INES 70 accommodate al who may pstronize ne
nth accuracy and dispsteh esS - = stsE
NJ 81 RAKER,
Ieno-om -s,e - r. - Proprietor.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, d. G., MARCH 10,

ence, submitted unanimous report, that while
neither House is understood to waive any con-
stitutional right belonging respectively to them,
they recommend that the House pass the ac-
companying bill, 1.-THE original bill, without the
amendments,) and the Senate concur in the
same whenever it shall be presented to them.
He demanded the previous question.
The previous question being seconded, under
the operation thereof the bill was passed.
Mr. Walbridge, Of Michigan, moved to recon
slider the vote by which the bill was passed, and
to Law the motion TO reconsider on the table.
Mr. Crawford, of Georgia, demanded the yeas
and nays, at a quarter before II o'clock.
During the call of the roll
A message was received from the Senate, an
nouncing that that body had receded from its
disagreeing votes to the miscellaneous appro-
pration BILL So the bill is passed.
Before the result on the bill introduced by
Mr.. Walbridge was announced, the hour of II
o'clock NJ arrived, when the Speaker addressed
the House, and closed the session.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10

1t is said that ExSenators Reed of North
Carolina, and Jones of Iowa, have been on the
lookout for probable vacancy in the Cabinet
for several days past. That vacancy has now
occurred.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10
WASHINGTON, D. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1859.

DEATH OF CABINET MINIsTER.-We regret
to announce that the Hon. Aaron V. Brown,
Postmaster General, died at his residence in
this city, on Tuesday morning.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10

Contrary to public expectation Mr.. Sickles
was not brought to trial on Monday or Tuesday.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN CUBA-La Pa.
trie, French journal in the confidence of the
Emperor, urges the introduction of Asiatic
laborers into Cuba, as means of abolish
ing Slavery; and it admits that the chief mo-
tive for abolition is, that it is g the most infal
lible means of keeping Cuba out of the reach
of the United States" La Patrie takes it for
granted that the Slavery oligarchy is forever to
rule this country, and hence its inference that
the abolition Of Slavery in Cuba will extinguish
American cupidity for the island. But the
editor is greatly mistaken. The abolition of
Slavery in Cuba will only serve to multiply the
friends of annexation. 1t is true that the pres
ent friends of the measure would change front,
and become its bitter foes, but the North would
be unanimous for it. Apart from the CONNER
cial advantages which free Cuba would add to
the trade of the Union, it would afford an ad-
mirable retreat for that prosecuted and down
trodden portion of our fellow-citizens, the free
people of color.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10

PIXIES PEAK GOLD REGIoN.-The Herald of
Freedom states that the distance from Lawrence,
Kansas, to Pixies Peak, is $50 miles. From
Kansas city, or Leavenwerth, on the border Of
Missouri, the distance is about thirty miles
greater. The Kansas people are indulging in
the most sanguine and extravagant anticipa-
.tions Of the amount of emigration which will
pass on to the gold region during the spring
and summer. Their estimates range from
twenty-five to one hundred thousand.
The Pittsburgh Gazette says that four steam
ers at that place are advertising for Pixies
Peak, and the prospect is, that they will be
filled to Overlooking. The hotels of st Louis
are already overlooking with persons bound up
the river for Pixies Peak and other portions Of
Kansas and Nebraska.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09
MRS BoNFoEy's ACADEMY.

We promised in our last. more extended
notice OF this excellent, academy. OF the quail.
fca;ious Of Mrs Boniocy herself. We deem il
scarcely necessary to speak. She has been en-.
gagged in the business Of teaching in this com.
mun'y for ten years, and has secured an cnyiabe
reputation MS a scholar and a dscipiinaran 1t
is seldom tina, We find a lady more giNcd in
impartng instruction, or a more assduous teach
err, Her assistant Miss S,rachn is said by those
who know her intimately, to be very accom-
plishcd scholar, and an excellent musician Sew.
cral years residence on the continent of Europe
enables her to spcnk ilncntly the French, Italian
and Spanish, which certainly gives her great
advantage in teaching languages.
Mr. Bonfocys school will bc rc-openci on tn,
9th OF September. We hope she will receiv,
that patronage which her merits and h1r n.los
nv 30 ius,ls en,it'c Der
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

A will b. scn by reference to the corr.
ticncc published in our last paper, I'd C.,.
Wa m sc,Ive member Of the Know Nuh;..
party for mon'hs previous to the Ar.
election cf 1883. In June Of that vc,, ~
X Ms ma,hc their nominations for Go,.,.-
and for Congress II sppcsrs from this co.,..
pcutence that Mr.. Clark had songh, q Do,n;.-
ton from the members Of this party for On. :,
these positions, agreeing to take whichever H..
nigh, be willing to give him. lie WAS no, n,..
mated for either, In August, FIVE or six ,..,.
afterwards he withdrew from the orgaui,.,a.
and denounced i, with great bitterness. in |,
ter over his own signature in th- eea,,e ;,
which he said
Beyond VIVA, is shown Of i,s princp,,, A.,
objects. in It's recently published platform .,I
what y reported OF It's rul,s AID proc,dinv, ~
.ccre, meetings, know nothing OF the rsr,a
About the same time that this letter Of III,
drawa was written Gen. Houstons J,.h,..,
dencc letter was published. which contains ii.
following significant passage.
Occasionally men have joined the orb, ,,o,
motives which did little crcdi, to its ,rincinls.
ard remained members for months. Their ma
tIves can he inferred from their actions Tb,,
remained quietly until nominations were mad!
in which they were no, So fortuna,. A. a.,
much DESIRED to be. Those persons soon sn,
withdrew from the order, dpnouncing i, as an
rsuofy DARN LA>rGRs SOCIETY
Time brings singular changes I, ia mn.
anoui four years since these events ,rapspird
Strange to say Houston and Clark are upon III.
same platform. Houston ia running nominal,
for Governor but. as every sensible man
knows il he is successful, Clark is to b, Coy.
rrncr and Houston i, to go TO the Senate. Th.
is the more evident, as Clark refused upoi The
occasion referred TO above, TO run for It. Gov.
crDor
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09
Ig,lvA.sAy- rIFlslrEfs ~ IBy MARA.

W. Rr.s, the pp-, n .s,eT a. ,lss p.ce Ia. KINDLY
nrn..hci ~ VITA statement Of the time. II arrival
"a ies.rsar. Of our mall. -iaeh p.b.ia, Tot the
Jearhi " our Marshall ressscr1.
Nails for Ksatchi~. Tor Kllfnan. ny way q Gilme'
,ns o,pan. fof san Aae'-'ae. aAl 70 tlaFk-yine ~
say 4 Jesersau leavc Monday. Wtdne-iay. aad fr
las and 1rris. TUESDAY ThlF-day. and saturday,
Nail, from shvv-rr md ilender4on. arr'~s %
Monday "Wednesday and Friday. and isase fnesday
Thursday and saturday
Nal to P,r, Csido leave. TuedAy Ihur'Gay AID
saturday ani arrives The .smr DAY
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

LYScn-LAw IN iIorKSs COUNTY TEXAS
The Independent Monitor states that the cti-
zens OF Tarran,, Hopkins county broke down
the jail door Of Ina, place. on the 27,h ul',, and
took out Of Jail negro man belonging to Mr..
Wiley s. Ferret, of Tarran,, conveyed him To
the suburbs Of town, and hung him. The Mon
itor says
The negro had made an attack on Saturday
nigh, before, upon Mrs, Morel with view Of
vo aiing her person. When foed in his hellish
purpose by her stern and rcsolute resistance. he
had recourse to choaking and beating her, and
finally ef, her, as he thought, lifeess corpse
on the ground
:" The negro was arrested and WAS recognized
by the lady when brought into her presence
He confessed his guilt before he was hung II,
is thought the lady will recover. The officers
did their duty but to no eject"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09
A CORRECTION


Our last issue contained the following:
we learn that Mr., Barrett, the eti,o, Of II.
Flag has received letter from Mr.. Ep,snoo
Of Red River county, stating thai the Know.
\ohiugs in the northern section Of the district
were supporting Reagan on accoun, OF the aid
given Houston by his circular. and or the groand
that he was preferable to ochil,rce, inasmuch As
Ochil'rce was giving The nominees OF the lloas
ton Convention nm unqualified support, xhih
Reagan WAS supporting them reluctantly and
upon the sole ground that they were tonycnea
nominees
Since the publication q our paper Mr. Bar.
ret, has called upon Us, and shown us two letter.
from Mr. Eppcrson. and which he states arc The
only ones he has received from that eentlsman
Neither Of tn. se letters contain the idea co,
yeycd in the above paragraph On the contT
ry. Mr.. tppcrson proi'ss,> to be equally oprsd
to Ochilrr and Reagan and on the groutl thu,
they both suppor, the nominees Of the sous'oo
Convention The letters Of Mr.. fpprson cor-
lain matter Of interest. OF which We should speak
If We felt at liberty bu, prcsum'r they were
shown us under implied confidence, for the pur'
pose Of correcting an error. We shaft use their
contents for no other purpose
The statement by Us was made upon what We
Deemed good authority Several persons about
town spoke Of the contents Of thrse letters ms Ne
gave them. aud two very respectable ren'lenen
told us they had peruscd them, and gave the e,'
act ,cr-on which We published
We ,rus, our contemporaries who mny have
noticed our remark. uill publish this correction
for We desire to deal sincerely and trutbiully with
ali men.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

~ The State Gazette empha,icaly contra
diets the misrepresentation so indus,riously cit.
culated that Houston " gaining ground In the
West, and says:
The Democracy is now making gains where
ever Waul and Hamilton have had discussion.
The enemy are already giving palpable signs Of
being cr,st-Ia len and defeated. -
They had calculated on the East, AMI now
that they have lost all hopes there, they are
looking mainly to the election Of 4 Houston
Legislature"
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

The New York Courier and Enquirer.
Of the Goth ul... says Some six hun.
dred bushels Of new Georgia red wheat,
being the first consid ,rablc arrival of
the season. were sold yesterday by
Messrs Warning and Son, brokers II
two dollars per bushcl The quality was
very fine and tho condition good
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

Man. RoHBER CoNvlcrEp.- k .'n
mond. late postmaster 1t Wh'te n .'
Choctaw county, Mississippi, wss CO.. .l
victcd 1T the late term Of the iedc,.
court at Pontotoc, Of having s'os1
money and stsmps from the msh. -. ~,
sentenced to twelve years impr'son"'''
in the pcnitcntiavv
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

We have been credibly informed tina, prcyioa,
To- his immigration 10 Texas. Mr. Ioughrry vas
MI ardent Wing. and edited redhot " hlg 10.
yer, either IN Louisiana or Arkansas. Upon
removing TO our state, however, he found that
W bigger, was below par with US and that the
Democratic party was iary.ly IN the ascendant,
and therefore - very few weeks suNictt to nlasc
convert oi him and he va, soon AT the bead q
tervency aud zeal newspaper at Marsha
! This Is the man who would sci himself up ass
sweet singer in lsreal who would b, il Ne
could the leader OF our party in Eastern Teas
A. he says, comment is unnecessary. - IYfC
Reporter.
We neglected in our notice of the Tyler Re
'r'er last week to reply TO the above paragraph
We hope our contemporary will take no ohvneen
our con,radIc'ing IT, and tina, he will give q.
the benefit Of ,bn, contradiction through hs
columns
We have hcn in Texas upwards of twclr,
years Sometime previous TO our removal 70
this state or abou, thirteen years ago. VT pub
lshed Il paper at M"nrnc. La entitled the oas
chlia Courier neutral IN politics 'ur political
opinions were formed about the comm. nccu,n
or perhaps u shor, time previous To The ysar
lsta (ncarly fifteen years ago. when alter lhcf
oush examination, WI became convinced that
there was hut onc security for the pr,s.,rvstioa
Of the onion and the rights OF the States, and
that was Ia Nv found IN -trc, construction II
the Federal Constitution When We came to
Texas, we found the Democratic party, so called
in the ascendant, but in yhat manner was !,
organized. and how sustained Nearly every
paper in the State, and nearly every politician.
while they were crying out Justify for pcmocrs
cy, were sustaining Wing principles They jn-
tilted lioasson's Oregon vote openly advocated
the doctrine Of internal improvements by 'hs
Federal Government, sustained the approprs
,ions by Congress TO the Collins steamships
advocated other measures AZ federal in ,hea
character rs L, 5. Bank, and looked with ah
horrcuce upon everything in the shape Of stsl
rights or Southern rights, which they denomIss
Ted secession, iirc-sa,ing, and disunion. Il ~
said Of Houston. At that time, that he conro''ea
Texas, and wound il up as he did his watch
lie himself seemed to have come to tha, cones
-'on and unIuckily for himself but Fortunately
for the party, went so far in his abandonment q
principle Is to arouse public Indignation, ma
he WAS thrown overheard. Gcn Houston jcD's
the know-Nothlngs, and in his opposition |"
Democracy, carried with him the federal les'ea'
and the Democratic party became purified. W
do not wish 10 be 81, up as sweet sinsH
Israel" nor do We aspire to bc leader Oh y
Democratic party We are simply . follow"
We insist however upon devotion 10 ps'se'P'
AMI that irrelevant issues shall no, be bfcss"'"
to divide and distract the Democratic Fs'V
So much for our position which cen Be NV
little interest to any one but ourself
We have Tough, for Democratic pFise'P'"
Texas for twelve years. and We think our CO...
porary. and all o,her. ought to h sss's0'"
relation 10 our sntcccdents.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-09

Say james Hall charged with the murder Of
Isaac Peacock, a, Crockett, and who aei after
killing him. j. now in charge Of the Sheriff AT
that place The Argus states tina, he voun,a-
ry surrendered himself to the Sheriff OF Lib
ertv county.