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InE GOVERNMENT VOLUNTEERS TO DEFEND
THE SLAVE CATCuERs. 1t should not be for.
gotten, the important fact should not for a
moment be lost sight of, that District At.
tlrney B"lden as instru'ted bythe Gorernnient
o. the United States 10 detend tie Stare CATCH
ers Je.nings, Looe, Dars and Mitchell.
How does it happen that these men are
SO lar the pets and proteyees of the govern
ment that when they get into difficulty the
President of the United States tecrraphs to
furnish them counsel and aid at the publ,c
expense? Is it pretended that the pruyis-
ions of the Fugitive Slave act are broad
and base enough for this? Or is it rather
another willful prostitution of power to Sc
cure still further degradation Of the North,
and to inhict upon Northern sentiment I,
still deeper wound?
Look at the thing. Jennings comes from
kentucky on IL private matter for his en-
ployer-a most disgraceiul private matter
and gets into difficulty. Why should the
United States Government so prompty rush
to his rescue, rendering to him the use of
government lawyers and government money
in his defense? Is this the parental care
that the government exercises over all pri-
vatc citizens who, in the pursuit OF pr,v,t.
objects. overstep the bounds Of criminal
law and find themselves lodged in Jail? Or
is it the fact that the business of slave catch.
ing is deemed by this administration to be
OF such character as to entitle its follow
ers, above all other men. to the care and
protection of our government And what
provision OF law IS distorted into authority
for this last and most impudent act VIII
not some government organ, or Judte Bel.
den h imself, cnlishten the public on this
point p Cleveland HeraH
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Emma, little girl of years, whose mama had
been absent few days, on her return told the
news that her sister Jane had beau with ha,.
hP Tho mother (reeollscting that young man
had lately come to reside in the eighborhood with
natural disgusting hare hp) reprimanded her
daughter for receiving his attentions; whereupon
Jane explained, that 1t was only Mr.. Jones, with
a mustachs.
"Well," said Emma, "now am glad have
seen the creature that Willy Smiths cap is made
Of the skin Of"
WHAT" said the mother,
"Musquash," answered Emma.
The mother laughedi Jane blushed FIRE. and left
the room, and bargained with the servant, to say,
the next timo Mr., Jones called tor her, that she
was moi at h'ms' SHAVER
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From the Peoria Transcript, May Is. !

49, N'''' 'l't' .""y iN'J
Terrible FIGHT wITHA AkATTLEsNAXE.-
have hitherto supposed the day long slnce
PASSED tor chronlcling big snake fight in
the vicinity OF the Central City, but such 1t
appears is not the case, from a scene which
recently transpired within short drive from
the Courthouse. Some OF the older residents
Will remember building which formerly
stood on Prospect mi about SIX miles dis
tant from Peoria, and which was destroyed
some seven or eight years since. During the
past season another house was erected, near
the same location, and all that has remained
as reiics OF the oid hotei was partially hlled
excavation Tor cellar and two well preserv-
ca nrick cisterns when had been Kept cover
ea up.
Last week the proprietor OF the place, whiie
busy with his wite IN preparing thei; sum
mer flower garden; found himself IN the want
1t u few bricks Tor the edge OF tho walks.
Remembering the clsterns, no uncovered one
OF them, and finding it dry at the bottom 4,
and only about SIX feet in depth, he jumped
in, and commenced throwing out some OF the
best bricks he coul1 pick from the walls. 1t
seems there was piece OF plank with one
end partially imbedded IN the earth that
somewhat incommoded him. so seizing it,
with some exert'on ne pulled u out ana
'nio" ~ 20 .nc 1'r Wnat was ms horror
ana surprise al the next moment TO hnd
that ne had unearthed an enormous rattle
SNAKE, anu h'ihsei' WITHOUT weapon IN MS
mana
As the cistern was round, and only about
hve ieet IN diameter; no could not Jump OUT
and the snake brlstling with anger and rat
ting defiance was ready for battle. His
screams brought his wife to the scene, but
she was SO overcome with fright that she be-
came poweriess to render any assistance. The
snake in the meantime, had commenced the
fight making repeated springs at him, but
fortunately he managed on each occasion to
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THE BALKANS.

At the present moment, of course, we are
a II in the country. Those of US who are not
il the country are in Europe. Those of us
" no are not in Europe are still farther away
The great point is, that we are not at home.
w are some where else. We come to town
for day, and look at it curiously. We
Plee. o IN our own city beds for night but
we a re not in town. We say good NOR ing
10 the rl,ambermaid as to a stranger. We
contem D, ate the parlors as places we used to
Frequent We arc in the house, but We are
pot ut ho ne.
Who ,uld be at home on straw carpets
.EMattin .hc., n oallad by superior houec-
keepers. VIII anybody mention why, in a
flimate here we leave the fire with many q
lingering longing, look in June, and return
20 it in ) ptember, we put up muslin cur
fains and put down straw mattings? 1t lisa
.preposter ous innovation of the tropics Is
hnything more thoroughly dismal than the
america gentleman in thin drillings, prom
|enading ipon u straw mating while the bars
|of his gr ite are scarcely cool, and it was but
yesterda, that he slid down his own ice
glazed fl ont door steps upon his own back?
hav, seen Balaam do both these things.
Mrs. 3Ilaam-whom name with respect,
knowing my happiness. and thankful for it,
Mrs. BALKAN is what is fondly termed a
superior housekeeper-an active, energetic
woman. Mrs Balaam might easily have in
vented straw mattings. At least she uses
them gorously and in the proper seasons
One aSimires-as the older English has it
what ! baby-house Mrs. Balaam must have
lad in the days OF her youth. One sighs to
think how the roses must have witt cred
under ceaseless washings, in Mr.. Balaam' S
dolls That, "f course, was long before she
came, saw, and conquered the worthy man
whose name She adorns, and whose home she
keeps in manner which is the despair Of all
the easy-going, hoopcy, aouncey, little wo-
men, who have made sundry tomtits happy
allowing them to pay their dry-goods bills.
In March, Mrs. Balaam says, "Sprng
will soon be here, my dear :" and she looks
around her well scrubbed mansion with the
eye of a woman who is not to be put down
by any shams and shows of cleanliness. Her
husband finds her on chairs, busting the
tops of door. frames in the chamber and
sighs to hear her say; 'Iiow dirty this house
is: it's shameful :"
Tho good Balaam-a mild man, of course,
(Mrs. Balaams always marry mild men, or
make them so)-does not dare to cherish
any hidden corner for litter. He dread
fully perplexed wi h his pieces of string and
paper. per.-Whatever he does-howeyer he trie'
TO destroy their existence by casting them
into the fire or throwing them into coal-scut
ties. or drawers. or wherever else his tortur
ed invention suggests--he is sure to heal
Mrs. Balaam crying cut to him "Oon't,
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WAENINo II sERENADEss. youg gentl,-
man OF a musical turn Vi mind one night
serenaded bis Dulcinca, aided and ab.,ted
therein BY party Of deluded lends. Next
day he visited the serenadeI fair one. "IIer
eyes" he says, " betrayed the fact that she
had passed sleepless night, and with a pal.
pitating cart, we rendered our hypocritical
sympathy" "Oh, Mr--," vawned
the lady, There was such noise in tho
street last night! Some policemen were ia.
king an intoxicated colored man to the sta.
ton house, and he ,creaned and swore SO
dreadfully, just Us they came in front of our
door, that the whole neighborhood was a.
reused. The policemen seemed TO exposta-
with him in vain, and it must have been an
hour before they could get him away"
Just then tue gent rem IN bered that he had
a sick friend near by, and went to see him
at once. He says that he has never sung
note since
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New Publications.

HARpER's MAGAzGyr for June is already IN
naha' The hand Of PORTE CRAYoN is seen
IN the first article. MoReAy the Buccaneer
ana The Red river Trail, are also liberall,
Illustrated. "The Nirginians' is continued
ana there are other readable articles too nu.
'nerons to be mentioned. FULLER las the
work.
fRIvERBIAL d Moral THorouTs. in n series Of
Essays by Charles Henry Hanger. Boston
Mdyhew & Baker
b'autiful and attractive volume Of re-
marks on many # the moral yirtus. The
author says, "the form Of the work-that Of
sentences arranged like distino. aphorisms-.
was susg sted by Mr. Tuppers Proverbi.l
Philosophy bot in other respects it is quit.
diH.rent. It's object is the s4me o." For sale
by D. French
THE BASEBALL PLAYER PocKEr CoNpANr,v
and the CRICKET PLAYERS PocKL1 Cow
PANIoN,-
Are two very pretty little works, publish
cd by Mayhem & Baker, Boston. on tn. games
Of Baseball and Cricket. Rules and regula-
tlons arc given, and attitudes and orranze-
ments are illustrated BY cuts-all interesting
doubtless. to the rising generation. n our
days of bAll-rlaying the boys got along very
satisfactorily without such minute direction,
Granted the boys and the time, there wa.
n difficulty then about tho rest. For sale
by d. French.
PErlRsoS's EDI1Iov OF Waller sco17,
Works.
We ave have received Rob Roy, The Al
Dol, and Qnntin DDrward-tbree Of the
weekly volumes Of Scott's Novels, published
by Peterson Brothers, Philadepbia. at
twenty-five cents volume. They agree to
send the entire set, Of twenty-six volumes,
postpaid, to any one who will remit them 81
InE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for June. B ,ston.
fhIIlips, Sampson &c Co. 1859.
lhe first article is pleasant ESSAY on
'Shakspeares Art, cn-yaun follows
Chinese tale as odd as the title. A trir
to Cuba is continued. The Difr.rentiol
and Integral Calculus will not int,res,
many, except thnsc who have Il smattcrin,
at least OF the Sclense. Balls and B ars'' !,
finished "A charge with Prince Rupert.''
carries US blck to the da,hing cavalier quite
Hv'dly. "The stcrcoscope and the stereo.
graph" will interest many. The Minister'S
wooing is kept up in an interesting way
ana there are other good articles in the num-
bcr.
GopEr's LApY's Book. Louis A. Cooley.
Philadelphia,
The june number, now bcfur. Us, closo,
the osth Volume, and fully sustains the good
character of this well-known and populur
Magazine. There is always pleasant and
useful reading in it, with an abundance of
neat illustrations; while its recipes, Patterns
Ne, show care and taste in their selection
and PREPARATION, and make it very accent
able work to the ladies' Considcrinr the
amount Of artistic work in it, the regularity
with which it comes out (usuallvsome dav,
botoro 1t is due), shows great industry and
enterprise IN all that pertain. to its prepar..
ton and publication. Terms single c,pics
IS year Two copies SIS a year; three
copies So year six copies 5 10 year.
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Ma. j Ohm WALKER, chemist, of Stockton,
England, and the or gnal inventor Of lucifer
m tches, died in that town tho other day. at
the age Of 78, According to the local papers
the discovery WIS made by him while ex-
perimentlng with various chemical substances
and for considerable time he realized
handsome income trom the sale Of is ismatches
in boxes at Is each. This did not last long.
Professor FARADAY, heing in the North, heard
Of the invention, and in passing through
Stockton obtained box, which he took with
him to London, and adv"rted to it in one Of
his lectures. Some thinking minds were set
astir by this, and the discovery made which
has since become world-known.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03

BURGLARS CLuB.-A club Of young burg.
lars, composed of six or seven young men, re-
ported as sons of respectable parents in Cam
bridge Mass, has been lately brought to light
They had system OF regulations & a place Of
rendezvous whero plans were laid for thieving
and house robbery. 1t had been in existence
about six weeks, and had driven quito bu-
siness. A particular burglary, which one of
them declined to join in because the occu-
pant was his aunt, led to the discovery, the
recusant, one Douglass, making testimony to
the existence and operations Of the club.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03

IHE BRIpGE OF BUTTALoRA. Much surprise
is expressed by many persons that the Aus
trians, after crossing the Ticino. should ly.
made such slow progress in their march Of
INVASION, when every hour to them is 50 i'm
portant. 1t is stated in letter from Turin
that the Sardinians have blown up the bridge
at Bufllora, felled trees across the roads and
cut the dykes. and thus have overh jwed the
fields this side the Ticino. This, perhars,
will account for the delay of tho Austr.ns
Muny of the roads across the plains Of Slr-
dina, now the seat Of war, are, or were, lined
with rows Of full grown trees, and verv
little labor would materially obstruct the
roads for two or three days at least. A CORES
pondent Of ours having recently travelled, by
carriage, from Milan to Turin by Buff,lora.
Novara. and Vercelli, sends us an extract
from his journal written on the spot, which
may be interesting to the reader now tnat
this part Of Sardinia is 80 suddenly m. de fam
Gus:
"NovARA, Sept. "a. We left Milan this
morning in carriage for Novara. arriving
here at four o'clock this afternoon The road
is good all the way, being nearly str,ightanJ
II dead level, with the exception of one or two
slight and gradual ascents and descents We
crossed on foot the magnificent granite bridge
over the Ticino at Buf.ora. This bridge is
one thousand feet long, and is the finest bridge
never saw away from city or town. 1t has
eleven arches of Uniform size. and il built OF
immense blocks of hewn granite. at cost of
nearly 500 900. Such II bridge could not
he bdilt for m llion OF dollars in the Cnltcd
States. The parapets are of hewn granite in
immense blocks, four feet high, two feet wide
and six feet long, sidewalks on each side of
solid blocks OF granite. and double trainwly-
of the same material for carriages. Indeed,
the bridgeis perfect, and withai s., sternly
simple that not Il dollar appe',r- : we been
expended for mere ornament, blown
up by gnnpowder, or thrown 3, .ncarth-
quake, it would last until tn md of time.
The Ticno Is rapid, clear stream. run
ming through the plain, with bow and there
sand bars at the sides and c"ntia of the river.
In travelling to-day. We saw amy bitches,
through which clear water was running, and
in some pl ices thu plan WAS nvcrfown.
An extenslye system Of irrigation prevails
in this part of Italy, and the fields on our
route to-day, are cultivated like gar den
vines, mulberry trees, corn, grass, etc, are
luxuriant.-N. Y. Express.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03

ANOTHER SlCKLFs CAsE.-Richard Malone
was shrt by John Claws IN in Cincinnati. On
the 18th.
Chwson, Malone and a friend named Ad-
ans, were in the saloon standing at
the counter waiting drinks. which they had
"rlerrd, when the copver>iti,n turned. on
music. Albums sid To- Claws N that his
GClHwSon's) ah'l,,i.s asa singer were small
f1r man wi WIS pr,trutuus The Ii ter
rrnliei, tHNt u" "eIuld not sing. hut could
whip AIa.- il he would step ont on the
sldewt'S. Malone and Adams turned and
W'l' proceeding towards the door. when
C'aN> N drew pistol Il fired the bill
king effect IN Mahonc's back and glanciug
II w"wlrdS. passed almost through the body.
Na1one now ran across the street reached
tle door ot the st re without assistance, but
iell hctire he could cross the thrrshhpld. and
expired in II few m lments lie regained his
Consciousness before his dcath and when
asked who shot him, replied in broken uc-
cents, the blood gurglinr from his mouth,
John Clawson has killed me about his
Wife,
CIawSDn's wife was but fifteen when she
married him, eloped two years afterwards
with another man, came back, was forriy n :.
and lived with Clawsrn several years, bat a
while previous had fprsaken HIM again and
was living with Mlhone. who was married
and the father of three children.
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The MoRMoNs.-I having been SO unfort,

The MoRMoNs.-l having been SO unfortu
nate with others) us 10 be induced to leave
my native land A. d. 1858, and to cmigrate
to the Holy Land of the Latter-day Saints,
and having remained with them until last
May, 1853, before could with safety leave
he land of marauders, feel now that am
safe and can express myself without any fear
OF their DANTE band, as they call them, who
do their dirty work, such as cutting throats,
Disgusting themselves us Indians and Staying
eml grants and those who undertake to leave
them. &c, also saving their own members
such as they wish to put out of the way
(''saving" one is to cut his throat, believing
that such t.ke part in thetfrst resurrection
and knew Mario Andres, an Elder and
Missionary in England to save one of his own
wives in that way, sanctioned by Brigham
Young himselD. therefore believe, having
suffered great fear and troubles, that it is my
duty to warn others that intend emigrating
as did, tnat tho worst opinion that can be
formed has been realized with them; and it
astonishe.. me to think that such band OF
robbers and murderars are allowed TO occupy
a space in an enlightened land, and assure
you that we were lad when the United S.
took it in hand So as TO give us give US some
chance Of escape. However, l blame the U.
q oinooi9 'oi oio sni"S' C. u guam AouhS
WAS allowed to bring in false debts, taxes 6c.
against all those coming away, and those that
could not pay them had to remain. think
they should have been freed from that awful
banditti They would even rob sachothers store
houses, so that have known the Indians to
upbraid them for their cruelty, and would
not join them in o war with the U. States.
| could write a long and true history of their
conduct, give names and particulars, but as I
understand there Is party near hero on their
way to Salt Lake, write this for their ben
fit.
My name Is JAMES CHAILoNER. live in
South Troy. Aged 63.
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en- osen for tlis passage was near the town Of
oa,a' and perhaps indicates an attack on
hllessandrm. Higher up the river. at Frassin-
etto, close to Casalc, IL fortress CAPABLE Of
some resistance, an ,ther body of Austrian>
seems to have attempted to cross the stream
after a cannonadc which lasted fifteen
hours, hnt w're repulscd With some loss
on the whole. it would seem that the Aus
lr'ans nave gained nothing Il present by their
cnoice "i the moment and by their sudden
INITIATIVE except the power of making forced
So" .r'nuti'fs in their enemy's country
Sardinia has her lortresses secure. Alcssond.
RIA, Cassnlo, Genoa, and Turin are in her
n'ihds' ana all the positions she holds mr.,
Connected by lines oi rail with each other and
WITH wi the sea, and with the Alpine passes int
france. 1t as yet seems as though Austria
nau staked heavi Y for an opportunity, won
1t, and now thrown it away
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-03

Hdw ro Cook A HusBANp.-An exchange
has the following recipe for cooking hns-
bands, which it says was sent them by a
lady reader.
Get large iar called the jar Of faithful
ness. (Which all good wives keep on hand.)
rlace your husband in it. and act him near
the fire Of conincal love; let the fire he pretty
hot. hut especially let it no clear. hut above
all let the heat he constant. Cover him with
affection. kindness and suhiection. garnished
with modest, becoming familiarity, and
sriced with pleasantly. and il YOU add kisses
and other confectioneries, let them he accom-
panied with n sufficient portion IF secrerv.
mixed with prudence and moderation. We
would advise all good wives to try this recipe,
and realize what an admirable dish hus-
band makes when properly cooked.
We highly approve of the above method.
1t is our opinion, however, that ,cires will be
equally delicious, if managed in the same
way.
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L'ng-windnd persons can gather a hin
rom the following Here John" said the
entleman tn his s'rvant m no rsehack in the
car. tom, f,rwtrd. and lust take hold Of
nv horse while dismount; and after am
dismounted. John, vo' dismount too. Then.
John unrirth the saddle fvonr horse. and
nut it down then you will please uneirth
the saddle of my horse, and nut it down
Then John take up the saddle of your
horse and put it and girth it on my
hors". Afterwards John, take up the
saddle Of nv horse, and put md rirth it on
vour horse. Then. John. will seat myself
in vour ddle. and we will resume our Jour
nev." "Bless me-. master" sid the man,
.'w'y couldn't YOU have simply said, Let's
change saddles?"
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Somebody accounts for western hospitality
by saying that where houses are so far apart
as in that part OF the country. a stranger is
as welcome us newspaper. and is commonly
used as one The moment he arrives, he is
put IN press" and what ia more, kept
thele till all tho news that has ha opened for
the last six moths is thoroughly squeezed
out Of him, and bottled up for future use. A
man that tells a good murder story could
travel from one end of Indiana to the other
without expense.
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Run, LAuDANuN AND DEATH. Charles
Thorn Of Greenbush, n. Y, had been steam.
ing himself with intoxicating drinks for four
or five weeks. and on the Oath, his wife un-
dertook to quiet him with morphine. but
that not doing the work, she gave him 90
much laudanum, that 1t caused his death;
90 stated the verdie. Of the jury Of inquest
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inE CROPS ~ Tnr WEsr-The Circirrnti
Frce Current saws that the breadth ornnl
occupied, and to he occurred. with corn this
wear, rs in tho aggregate ltrcer than in nnv
former season. and with rrnritious weather
tho yield in the Ohio valley will he at l,ns.
nn"-third NOR than in any previous year.
The indications regarding tho whcnt cror are
'dnallv encouraging. rnd more certan. From
lll S"c'ions the reports are mos. fnvaruhle.
Tho plants are healthy and vigorous. and
there is m danger to b. arrrehonded exrant
from the hlights that sometimes occur immc.
1ittti7 hefrre harvest. Takng Int, con.
'iderat.on the increased hrendh of land
occur m, ard the present anne rance of the
rr9r. thr prospect is, that the vild in tho
west Will be above nm nv rage Other small
grams are equally rromising MS aro. also.
no'atnes. Recent devcnrments indicate n
l'ss favorable prospect for full cron Of
peaches than was previously supposed 10
Exist, but still the Weld will b. n fair one: and
OF nrn' :, plums. cherries and rears. ther,
Will he mn average crop. The grape Is now n
very important product in tis section. 1t is
TOO carly. oi course. 70 predict the result #
oi th's crop, hut experienced vine drassers re-
rard the indications rs favorable In fine.
mo pro poets of II season Of great Abundance
in the products nf the field. the rrhard tn,
garden and tte vineyard. never were, and
could hardly be, more favorable
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YOUNG AMERICA AND HIS dad. THE
appended "notice" which actually appears
among the advertisements in the Jamestown
(Chautauque county, Journal, beats any ex-
hibition Of Young Amercanism ever carica-
tur, d in Punch -
Nohee-Whereas my father, Newton Sails
bury, has forbid me bis bed and beard for
the reason visited and assisted at my sisters
house during her husbands sickness and
death, therefore forbid his harboring any
other boy in my stead.
WALTER A. SALISBURY.
GERRY, April 26, 1859.