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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

How P1GEoNs ARE CAUGuT IN N1R-
GINIA.-It is estimated that about quar-
tor Of a million of pigeons are caught in
Essex coUty, Va, ever season. The
following is the mode Of capturing them:
the pigeons arc attracted to particular
parts OF tae wood by the strewing of
grain in an open space cleared OF the
brushwood for the purpose. In this
way, they are not only toIled around the
spot where traps are to BE- set and tamiI-
ar;zad with the ground, but are well
f.tcned before being tnkcn. They are
fed for some time previous to the spread
ng Of the nets. When Sufficient num-
have congrcgaed to- make it worth while
to cntrap them, THEN grain is saturated
with wliskcy. which steals away their
silly brains as it docs silly mems brain,
and they become willing stupe6ed vic
TINS of the trnppe's. The net Is set in
such way that, by tie use of young
saplingS or drawing springs 1t Is made
to jnn2p orer the dense Aoc< of luldlea
pigeons gathered IN front Of it; and
when they attempt to rise they are cn
tangled ia tn shes. The pigeons, we
are told, when cnticed by the grain and
whiskey, will huddie together in COM
pact mass. as if for the special conven-
ience and Qualification OF the trappcr.-
When once caught in the net, they
thrust their heads through the meshes,
and the trapper, by certain pressure
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09
ToBACCo Irs History AND AssocI-

ATIoNs.-This is the title of history
Of the weed, put forth by F. w. Fair
holt, +. S, A.,who is equally a stranger
to the pleasures and the penalties which
arise from its use. He has uniformly
abstained from the use Of it, according
to a statement made in the London Crit
ic. which seems to take kindly to the
volume. From the statistics given it
arrives at the conclusion that smokers
are rather long-lived class. The au-
thor appears to have examined almost
every work which treats of tobacco in
any form or gaise, and his volume is the
book on tobacco. All the useful learn
ing scat tered through other books on the
subject is brought together, with refer
ences to Sit. Walter Raleigh, Ralph Lane,
his deputy, Sir Francis Drake and his
Mariners King James and his Counter
blast King WlIliam, Louis XIV, and
the smoking dies of his court, who
used the pipes of the officers of the Swiss
guard, Popes Urban VIII. and Innocent
NIL, SIR Waitef Scottish Edward Bu.-
wer, Charls Lamb. DR.. Parr, Alfred
Tennyson, Byron Moore and Campbell,
Alfred de Musset, Eugene Sue, Nlerimee,
Paul dc St Victoria Nine. Dndevaht,
alias George Sand. The connection OF
these worthless with the weed opens up
many interesting "reminiscences. But
the gem OF the illustrations Of devotion
to the pipe given by Mr.. Farholt is the
following letter written by an Enplish
sailor more than ogar,er Of a century
AGO
"DEsK RRorurR ToM.-Tnis comes
bopein to find you in rood health as it
leaves me safe at anchor here Yesterday
At / y. m. after pleasant vova9c taIcr.
able Short ana a few squalls. Dear Tom.
homes to find poor old father stout and
and am quite oat of nig-.ail. SIGHTS of
niy-t,il At Graves,nd. but unror,inlv NOT
II for dor to chor, Dear Tom. Can.
,ai,,s bov will brjno Won this and mt
n;,..ail IN his n,ck9t when bort Rs
IN I.ond.n at the Black Bow in : diIes
where 90 ac,<s for best noand
a njJ.tail will do. and am short of Shirts
Dear Tom. as for shirts only took }
whereof one is quite wored on, and tuth-
er most. but don I forget the n;5-ta;I as
ant had a ouid to chor never since
Thursday. Dear Tom. as for the shirts.
voar siz1 will DO. ony LONGER. | Ike um
iong-set one at nreseDt. bas. At Tower
hill. and cbean. ba. he n,ftiourar to a.,
10 dies for the pig-.aiI at the B ack
H., ...ze D.. 1,s.., ,.si.,. ~ ro,.--l l..
piL-tall, and let 1t be good. Captains
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-09

WHAT IT TAXES TO MAKE 4 BAL
LooN.-The great balloon in which the
recent trip was undertaken from St. Lou
is to the Atlantic, required six months
to coat it. The sewing occupied 800
DAYS, and was done by girls. who were
selected from among the best seamstress-
es to be found. Twenty-Five hundred
and fifty yards Of the very best Chinese
oiled silk were used in it's construction,
and six miles of cord used in its netting.
It is one hundred and eighty feet in cir
cumfercnce, and is the largest balloon
ever manufactured.
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New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
"nHTwEeN Us BE TRUru.p

The chap who, at the time of the Deluge, finding
all his entreaties for footing in the Ark uaheeded,
bade Noah Defiance adding that he didn's |" think
"there would be much of a shower" was n
philosopher We appreciate and ike his spirit But
the came show of pluck while the Ark was still
openand perfectly accessible, wOud have been sheer
foo-hardiness We impeaeh our self-styled cOu-
seryatiyes and Union-sayers as guilty of the same
reckless disregard of transpiring facts aud Of the
lessons of History.
For instances they hold meetings from city to
city to denomce agitation and demand quiet with
regard to Slavery; but they dare not rebuke those
who are perpetually raising new Slavery questions
and injecting them into the everlasting ca1ldron
of our Federal politics. When the Olignrchy de-
manded the Annexation of Texas, most OF them
tamely acquiesced, while the few who demurrea
are now anxious to bury every trace or remem-
brance of that resistance in oblivion. When the
ohgarchy said to the Free States, " You shall send
"no petition to Congress concerning Slavery, In
:" the District of Columbia or elsewhere" our
conservatives generally backed the iaso-
lent requirement or preserved stubborn ST.
lenee. SO with regard 10 the demand that
Slavery should have free course throughout the
Federal Territories, the selEstyled conservatives
taetly acquieseed in the demand, and showecod all
their oburgatOns on those who resisted it. We
were apitators dsturbers disunionsts, anarchists;
but the authors Of the novelties which disturb our
"peace" were National" and opposed to agta-
"Gou." Yet Mr.. Webster was accustomed TO pro-
clam, on all proper aud some not so obviously
proper occasions, against allowing Slavery to over
spread one inch further OF the National Domain
His vigorous protest against the Admission OF Nls-
souri as Slave State is on record; he never, prior
to 1850, missed en- opportunity to proclaim his a-
yincibe devotion to Slavery Restriction; and, esen
after his 18th OF March speech, wherein be went 80
far to propiiiate the slayeholding interest, he de-
nouneed as a calunniatOr any QUE who should say
that he ever consented to or conniyed az exten-
sion Of the area Of slaveholding 80 MessEs. Hi
ram Keiehum, james Brooks, and other eoRspicu.
Gus Unon-sayers have in time past proclaimed and
reiterated their inhexible hostility 10 the Extension
Of Slavery. Yet we, who maintain the Identical
position they formerly held with US, are now de,
nounced BY them le,eicr 4 wsnterly leeding and
tanning Tie fires OF sectional agitation
The acqusitisp Of Cnba stands next on the pro
gramme ofthsSave Power. It. Instrument, Jarae'
Buchanan, stands pledged to promote it to tho
extent oi bis ability. Years ago, he met Mes.rs
Nasou aud soule at Ostead and theuee a,ped
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

Joint manifesto proclaiming the fixed resolve OF the
Union to have Cuba, but especially to clutch It IN
moment at whatever cost. in case Spain should ever
attempt to emancipate the slaves held in that
island. The Cincinnati Platform demands the ae-
quisition Of Cuba. Mr.. Buchanan indorses the
demand in his letter Of acceptance his special mes
sage, ard in every way. Indeed, he told South
ern admirer in 1856 that if he could only acquire
Cuba and settle the Slavery question (Sgnihcant
coucatenaiiOn ,. he would be willing to die ana let
Mr. Breckenridge take the Presidency. lie has
since sent TO Congress Special Message on the
subject asking to be put in funds for the medtated
negotiation; and Mr.. SlideIls bill proposing to place
Tbirt, Millions 81 Dollars ct the Presidents dsPo-
sal TO this end. viii soon be directly before the
Senate for second time. If that bin, or its equiv
alent ia not passed before the Presidents term
expires, it will be because the Republicans are
strong enough to defeat it, And nobody on earth
can honestly pretend not to see that the acquisition
Of Cuba is calculated and obviously intended to
strengthen immensely the Slave Power in our
Union.
Now if our would.be conservatives really desire
to see agitation respecting Slavery queted, why do
they not frankly say to the Slave States that the!
must stop intriguing for more Slave Territory, aud
especially for that which is likely TO cost US long
and bloody war; Il Slavery is to cease to be
bone Of contention, must not such schemes as TINS
Of acquiring Cuba be given up How Is II poSsl'
! bic to have peace while the Free states are aa''y
subjected to new pretenses and exactionsl If we
are ever more to be at peace respecting Slavery,
must not the statu quo be maintained and fresh
projects for the aggrandizement of the Slave Power
be discarded We speak as unto wise men, and
ask them TO judge whether peace IS attainable
through that easy acquescence in every demand
Hhch is certain to invite fresh exactions' VIII
our Union-savers tell US frankly just how far they
will go and where they viii stop 10 their Difference
to the pretensions and e1actions of the slaveholdns
interest
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

The Call for the Republican National COnyen-
ton, which We publish above, is comprehensive Aei
liberal in it, terms II invites all who are opposed
TO the extension OF Slavery into the Territories, TO
the corruptons Of the present Administration, and
10 the Disdniou Conspiracy OF the existing Demo
cratic party to appear By their delegates and take
part in the proceedings Of the Convention More
could not be asked.
We especially rrjOice at the decision with which
this Cali takes up the insolent challenge which the
Dsunionist Democrats have flung down before the
county. II shows that if, a. now scems not un'
likely to be the case the Preidcntpl election - ~
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

DEAru AND FUNERAL OF THE MOTHER AsBEss or
InE NuSs or AxERICA.-Msry Agnes oConor,
Moti er Abbess of the Order Of Mercy, who died on
Tuesday last, afer long and severe illness, was
buried yesterday the service being performed at the
Conven, Chapel in Houston street by Archbishop
Hughes, assisted by the Right Rev. Mr. Stars, Wear
General. The coffin, draped in black, and covered
with beautiful flowers, placed in the center of tho
chapel three large tapers burning on each side The
chapel was hung with mourning At q O'Clock long
PROCESSION Of the nuns entered each one hearing a
wax taper aud, after kncoling nomeni BY the bier,
thcy knet in tho stalls at each side. The macs for the
dead was then sung by the Archbishop, assisted by
Mr.. S,ans and twelve priests from the principal
churches Of the city, Af.or he ceremonies were con
eluded, the coffin, with four pai-besror Oh each SIDE,
and followed by long train Of Priess aud scoy'cs,
was borne IN procession 10 the Cathedral, where II
xas deposi,ed in the burial-vaull Of the Ordor.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
THE sAwBoNRs EXODUS.

Poor Phadelphia! She has laborcd in vain ard
avcd the Union for nsrght! Three hundred
Southern students, iaOre or less, have shaken of
be dust of their feet against her, and set their
aces ike hnts toward the Iaud Of tho sun.
solemn conclaye they met, in sold phalanx
hey departed Heart broken landlsdios mourn
heir empty places, and dscoasolate washer
women wiring their hands instead Of their linen-
was sublime spectacle-tlis youthful sacri-
fee Of themselves to their country. There hsa
been nothing Ike it since 'sAll the Tai
tents left ST. Stephens Chapel in six hackaey-
"eoaehes~ Only the simile is rather too fine for
tie occasion Ben Allen and Bob Sawyer, re-
treating from Guys in disgust at being plueked,
were more gcTmane to tie matter.
Bat, stlenDly, it must have been serioasm matter
to young barbarians TO leave the warm pre-
cincts Of civilized city and return to disconOrta
BE Slave-land. It vas being tormcnted before
their time. 1t was to come, they knew, but aOt So
soon Bst what y spectacle for the South, that
railway train filed withis Escalapan freight Hsr-
ely, il might be sublime; but, medically, terrible.
John Brown and his band were harmless and beOe-
fcent, compared with that batch of balf-baked doc
tVrk. LIKE bsDHuOs shddOHy SONS, tuey DOfo bs
glass that showed them many more. For, if tho
SCnth be determined 10 manufacture all her own
doctors as wei a. cloth, her deed will be its own
sufficient puniShmeat. The worst enemies Of tho
South, if she have asy excepting her pretended
iriends, could ssk for nsthing worse for her. The
hext census VIA tell ths dreadful tale
The spGenpgs Of Philadelphia under this with
drawul Of the three hundred may be better inn
agned than described. The famous Market win
be deserted, and the Rl0araers viii 90 about the
streets lamenting tbs glory that has departed
from her. But lst her be comforted.
Either patriotism or poverty has deprived
our Northern Colleges of almost al their former
Southern support. Cambridge, and even Yale,
can hardly boast half dozen Southern students,
snd yet thsir halls were never so crowded or their
lists so lang. Let the Medical Professors take
heart of grace, aA9 they may end that their
schools vii yet be repienished, taOcgi the South
refuse 10 let her soas at at their fee And the city
may congratulate herself on the removal Of ono
powerful though nOt extensive elesaent OF disorder
apJ ,,;or,,lo
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
CONGRESS-.

SENATE, Dec. 22.--Among the bills introduced were
the following: By Mr.. Gwin, for Pacific Railroad;
by Mr. Clay, to repeal all the laws granting fishing
bounties MIR. Davis gave notice Of bill for the Ter
ritorial organization Of Alizona A resolution was
adopted to adjourn from Friday to Tuesday, and from
Tuesday to Friday ard from Friday until the % day
Of January. The Senate then adjourned after the in
PRODUCTION of a couple Of bills by Messrs. Bright and
Hemphill.
HousE, Dec. 22.-Mr. Curtis Of Iowa made an APP
peal to the House to elect Speaker before the holidays
set in saving that the whole country expected an Or
eanzation to-day and that there was host of credit
ors wanting their pay. call of the House was had,
and it was found that there were eighteen members alb
sent Mr.. Anderson Of Ky. then took the floor, say
inc he wanted TO see an organization first, and gentle
men might discuss the Slavery question aferward to
their hearts content. political discussion ensued,
followed by explanations relative to the votes for Mr..
C;ilmer when two votes for Speaker were taken, in
the first Of which Mr.. Sherman lacked II votes of an
election and in the second only 1. Mr Winslow then
moved that no more votes for Speaker be taken till the
second Monday in January bat after an alusion 70
the factious sprt exhibited by the Administration
minority in keeping the House unorganized, BY Mr..
Grow, there was an adjournment.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

We are confident that If il were pradcEiIJ applied
TO TIE outside Of the beads Of most Of the ciiton,
legislators, CODgressmcn, stump orators, and other
Southern persons dangerous to go at large, il might
be of most signal advantage TO themseyc, aud 10
their section Of the country. Especially ftherbeads
were carefully shaved previous to the cooling apph-
cation. We merely throw out this hint our
humble contribution toward the sanitary reform Of
the impending Southern Republic. We trast The
Charleston Meresry, which has the good taste TO
admire what il is pleased to term our :" wit and
the courage TO say so, will see in this proposal an
evidence of our wisdom as WELL and give ts efficient
aid toward putting it in practice.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
Kissing LECTuRERs.

The directors of literary society in Philsdel-
phia saw fit to invite Mr. George w. Curtis TO lee
ture before their association, aud it was agreed
between them that he should discuss in his lecturs
- The Present Aspects of the Slavery Question:
1t may have been very bad tasts on the part o those
directors to invite Mr. Curtis, or to agree to hear
him on such subject; but bad taste Is not yet
felony; and if these gentlemen chose to hear Mr..
Curtis. and invite those of ike mind 70 share ther
pleasure or pain, as the case might be, we do not
see what business others had to interfere between
The lecturer and those who wished to hear him. -If
they did not choose to hear, their liberty to stay
away was undoubted.
But Mr. Robert f. Randat, son Of Josiah Rau-
DALI esq, seems to have had q different view Of the
matter. He went to the lecture, evidently not ex-
pectne TO like it and wishing to bear it, but simply
TO annoy the speaker and prevent his being heard
by those who wished to hear. SO he set up hiss
ing, and kept il up, until the police were obliged.
from II spect to the rights of Others to arrest him
and take him out Aud Mr.. +. G. Brewster, who
opneared as his counsel before Aid. Sgiit, con-
tended that as clients kissing had been perfectly
ius;ihable The Alder nan, taking the same Fiew'
oveuuled law Of the last Legislature cAr Ar'essy
suhiectipg any person who disturbed a public
- meeting assembled for any purpose Of moral.
" social, literary or scientific nature to iine Of
not less than s. nor more than $50. Here is the
Adermans luminous decision:
In the opinion of the magistrate me meeting at
National Hall did Dot within any Of the objects
named in the act of 1852 II was called for an iRceR-
diary purpose thoee who attended were charged for
admission and they had the same right 10 hiss ap
paud ss those who attend theatrical exhibition. In
auding 10 the character OF the meeting he said that
in his opinion if the Hall had been destroyed the
owner could go have recovered from the city, as he
had rented II after full knowledge Of the incendiary
character az the address to be delivered there, and Of
the excited state of the public mind on the eubject.
Mr.. Randall was discharged"
1t thus seems that the right of Mr. Curtis to
address those who chose to listen TO him, with their
right to hear, is utterly at the mercy of Dir.
Robert Il. Randall, or any other person who chooses
to make blsekguard of himself by senseess nose
and interruption. Whether the Alderman will sue
cced in getting the hall burned dOwned in which
Mr.. Curtis shall next be invited to lecture, is not
yet manifest We only know that, in spite of we'll
dressed rufians or riot melting magistrates, The
Present Aspects of the Slavery Question will con-
tnuo TO be discussed in Philadelphia as elsewhere;
and their attempts to suppress Free Speech will
only give weight to the uiterauces they so justly
dread.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

turn on the question whether the majority OF the
country shall govern il under the Constitution, or
whether the Democratic party shall be allowed, IN
the event Of its defeat at the polls TO overthrow the
Constitution, disrupt tie Union, aud plunge the
States into civil war, the Republican party will be
fou1d firmly planted on the immsveable ground OF
the Integrity of the Nation and the supremacy OF
the laws. Thus, bearing at once the banner OF the
Union and Freedom, the advent Of the Republicans
to power will bring with it the restoration to the
Republic Of peace and prosperity at home, and Of
dignity and respect abroad.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23
rurK ExpREss ON BANGING.

Commenting upon the fact S,t gentlemahs OF
South Carolina had been found that State WIZ =
ew copies Of Helpers book . his pOssessos' ia'
n. Y. EIpys.s says: at Wa pretty froacs 1a.'-
mated that the citizens wclli hang him. A thAs
.,risk of being denounced a. dOughface,. we sA-
nheststiasly express thee'S'ctlon 1na' t'a pSnsS'
"whceysr he Is, opekds As--if ne has n0Ssaready
..beer--4ans.di' RfezTiag to the ir-incers OF
Congress. and others Nao have recommended the
Comrendium of tls hSOk, Thc EfPTsss says; :" III
1T : right to hsg iae bOOk-Psddler Sho has been
"srrested in thsC.reenvie Distries, We should -
"gled TO have lansbOdy convince "a that the pr
"sOss sign;s tLc circular ought got, iPs0 Jesta to
'be langcfelso'" l. the hanging OF pers1'A I" aA
may purlsse or commend Helpers bceA " D"
made 4. ardinal measure c! !hs rnion-Sss'ss @"'Ss
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

Botl branches Of the Common Council met last
evening. In the Board of Aldermen the Commit
tee on the Tax Levy added 1000 TO the Street
Paving account, $40 600 to Donations, and : 10 600
To City Contingencies; took $1,000 from Lands
and Places, 81 GOO from Water-Pipes, and from
estimated expenses of Public Schools $4,000, thus
increasing the Controllers estimate only S2,729.
The report was made the special order for next
Tuesday If the Common Council do no worse
than this with the Levy the public viii be satisGei.
The CouncilInen did nothing Of special interest.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-23

Tie discussions in the Hall of Representatives
Yesterday exhibited marked improvement on those
of any day since the present debating club com
menced its sessions there. Mr.. Helpers book was
not made the topic of single speech, aud the Dem
Ocratic DisuniOn programme was repudiated by both
Mr.. Anderson and Mr. Burnett of Kentucky, though,
we believe that only few days ago the latter gen.
teman was as hot for destroying the Union in case
q Republican should be chosen President, as Mr..
O'Conor or The n. Y. Express could desire. The
deep impression which the development of the
Democratic Disunion Conspiracy has produced upon
the country has evidently terrified Mr. Burnett
and made him hasten TO take the back track
Attempts were made, after the speeches were
brought to a pause, to combine the Anti-Republcan
elements upon candidate for speaker, Mr. Millson
having made a semi Withdrawal, and two ballots
were had, showing the Republican vote firm for
Mr.. Sherman, the Disunion Democratic vote divided
between Milson and other candidates, and the
Southern Opposition mainly supporting Gilmer. In
the second ballot Sherman wanted four votes Of
being elected. Mr.. Wibslow then attempted to
procure virtual adjournment over the holidays,
which brought forth from Mr. Grow the first Repub-
lcan speech that has been heard for many days. He
resisted the proposed adjournment in the name of
the public creditors, to whom the Government owes
large sums, and who are waiting for the organza.
tion of the House ard the passage of the necessary
appropriations. Mr.. Grow said that the Republi-
cans had, from the first been anxious TO effect an
organization; that they had kept silence while they
were assailed and illuminated by Members of the
House rather than by answering to delay the public
business; aud that they would never consent to go
home to the luxury and festiyity of the holidays
leaving the Government and its creditors to suffer.
1t was timely and excellent speech, and cannot
be without its influence in the country, whatever
may be its effect on the House, which adjourned
ill TO- day.