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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-03-29
Wayne Republican Caucus.

Elk. Com. of Rep. State Cent? COMMITTEE
Detroit, Feb. Sth 1860.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
METROPOLITAN HOTEL,
LATE RASSETTE HOUSE,
SOUTHWEST COR. BUSH & SANSOME STS.,
SIN FRANCISCO.

INlllS popular and we'll established Hotel still
- continues to enjoy the patronage OF the pub
nc, Tor which the proprietors beg most respect
luiiy to return their grateful Acknowledgements
and avail themselves of this opportunity to as
sure their patrons that no effert shall be spared
vi thelr part, to maintain the enviable reputation
VI lhe metropolitan as IL first class house.
-, me Metropolitan is fire proof, and -hardinshed
throughout.
. The Metropolitan is the largest Hotel, and has
we most spacious halls, and the best lighted and
ventilated rooms of and upon the Pacific coast.
Inc Metropolitan is situated in the business
paft OF the city, and is centrally located between
ne e. landings of the Ocean and River steamers.
Inc Metropolitan has elegantly furnished suites
Vl H rooms, with one or more bedrooms attached
70 parlors, and admirably adapted to the wants
OF families.
The Metropolitan Dining-room has twenty
separate tables, where families and friends can
enjoy at meals the social quiet of home.
FOR general cleanliness, luxurious and we'll
S9oked food, attentiveand orderly servants. the
metropolitan M has no superior.
" me Metropolitan is furnished with Collins &
po's luxurious and justly celebrated
Premium Spring Mattresses,
winch insure the most refreshing sleep.
~, The Metropolitan Coach will always be at
s"e Landing upon the arrival of steamers, to
''IIry passengers to the Hotel.
Last, but not least, the charges at the Metro
po'l'an will be moderate. and adopted to the
'''e OF the times ARMSTRONG II TODD,
:, Proprietors
March 18th, 1860
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
The Place of the Greatest Safety.

Franklin tells US the lace Of the greatest
safety during thunder storm, is on bed,
in a cellar, or in hammock suspended from
ceiling. In escaping from burning house.
if the rooms are filled with hot smoke and
flames, it is the best to crouch near the floor
while moving off, as current Of cool air
will generally be found there. In railroad
Car, the safest place is in your seat; the latest
accident on the excursion train in Wisconsin
demonstrates this.
In case of an a!:rm of fire in church or
theatre the safest place is your seat. By
rushing out precipitately you only insure
yourself or others being hurt or killed; a
door of four feet in width can only permit
a certain number of people to pass at once.
and by trying to get faster people only pre-
vent any getting out at all. If a man with
a revolver, were stationed at every door Of
egress in such cases, to shoot every man who
attempted to crowd, in almost every case
the audience would escape without accident.
1xtizan.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
Railroad and Steamboat Accidents in the
United States.

The number or railroad accidents IN the
United States for the last year is stated to
have been 10, by which l2l persons were
killed and All wounded. The number of
accidents, exclusive Of those caused by the
carelessness of travellers themselves, is less
than for any year in the last seven, and the
number of persons killed and wounded is
also smaller than in any year except 1858,
when only 1l9 persons were injured. 1853
shows the greatest number of fatal INJURIES
234 being killed upon our railroads in that
year, and 1854 shows the greatest number
of accidents, 1913; since which there has been
a regular diminution. In seven years there
have been 9O3 accidents, l,l09 persons kill
ed, and 3,611 wounded. The number { t
steamboat accidents in the United States IN
1859 was 3l-242 persons being killed and
246 wounded
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
Not Abolitionists, did you say?

There are Republicans who say and be-
lieve, that their party is not an Abolition
party. Let all such read this extract from
the Helper book:
"Inscrbed on the banner which we here
with unfurl to the world, with the full and
fixed determination to stand by it or to die
by it, unless one of more virtuous efficacy
shall be presented, are the mottos which in
substance embody the principles, as we con
ceive, that should govern us in our patriotic
warfare against the most subtle and inslous
foe that ever menaced the inalienable rights
and dearess interests of America:
"Ineligibity of Pro-slavery Shareholders
Never another vote to any one who advo-
Gates the Retention and Perpetuation of IIu-
man Slavery.
mo recognition Of Pro slavery men ex-
cept as Ruilians, Out laws and Criminals
mo Cooperation with Pro slavery Poll
ticians-No fellowship with them in Reiig.
ion-No atlil alton with them in Society.
mo Patronage to Pro Slavery Mer, hants
No Guestship in Slve-waiting Hotels
No fees to ro-slavery Lawyers-No EN-
ployment Of Pro slavery Physcians-No
audience to Pro-slavery Parsons.
abrupt Discontinuance of Subscription
to Pro slavery Newspapers.
"This, then, is the outline of our plan for
the Abolition of Slavery in the Southern
States"
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

DIVORCED FOR VANITY ONLy.-Sir Hugh
RowIey, of London is i'll process of divorc'
ing his wife upon no other charge than her
vanity as to the beouty Of her ankles. Insist
ing that there was no impropriety in being
recognized as a Venus in extremity she
couM show her extremites! Stepping out
of raIcars, into carriages, over puddles, and
up doorseps, she hoisted her crinoine ac-
cordingly. Sequel not yet made known.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

ABOLITION OF GRAND JuRIEs.-A bill has
been introduced into the legislature of the
State of Vermont to do away with the
grand jury system, movement which has
already proved successful in the State Of
Michigan. Steps have also been taken tow
ards the abolition of grand iuries in New
Hampshire Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Louisa-
ma. There are few subjects of more import
ance to our own state than the grand jury
system now in vogue, and none which the
doing away with would result more benef
cally. The grand jury is humbug its
action productive of little good, and gener-
ally the most expensive of any system of
county government. Proceedings by nfor-
mat on, instead of the old grand jury sys-
tenn, have been introduced with success in
other States s. Il. Herald.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

DISEASES AMONG SnEEp.-Iho California
Farmer states that in its opinion a conside-
rabl portion of the disease among sheep,
called scab, is nothing but manure scurvy;
that sit is the same kind Of disease that
aillcs great portion of mankind, and is
known by the more f.niliar term Of dirt
and the sovereign remedy is water and
cleanliness" The remedy is to move the
corral often, or cover it once a week with
deep layer of straw.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

Don't BE IN llAsrE.-Referring to the
Washoe excitement, the Sierra Democrat
remarks: There is gold on the other slope
and silver-but not for the immediate wants
and far too little for the chimerical desires.
of the thousands who are going to Washoe.
The people who went there to settle perma.
nently before the mineral discoveries were
made, are not those who are now flaming
the flame of excitement and publishing the
extravagant stories which now attract the
longing gaze of so many thousands whe
could do well where they are.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

A GRACE.-Dr. Adam Clark, who had a
strong aversion to pork, was called upon to
say grace at dinner, where the principal dish
was roast pig. lie is reported to have said:
90 Lord, if Thou canst bless under the
Gospel what thou didst curse under the law,
bless this pig"
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

CoMpRoMIsE-The settlers Oh the Pinole
grant, in Contra Costa county, having been
threatened with election, have effected a
compromise with the claimants, by leasing
the land which they occupy
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

In La Mancha, Spain, dish of eggs ant
bacon fried in honey, is called the "Grace o
Cod
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

QuIcKsILvER-A large house in Quad
alaiara, Mexico, have offered to take the
entire products Of the quicksilver mines in
Santa Cruz county, to sell to the proprletors
of mines in that section of Mexico. The
mine produced about eight thousand TASKS
last year.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
NUMBER 80.
Overland News.

The S. F. Bulletin has Overland News
from ST. Louis to the goth of March.
The N. Y. Tribunes correspondent at
Washington says that the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad will take decisive vote on
the Goth of March. The committee is ex-
pected to report in favor of two roa!s--one
through Texas, the other by a-centra route.
The proposition to advance 81 100000 for
every fifty miles is before the committee but
their conclusion is doubtful. Nothing was
certain on this subject.
Every State except California and Oregon
are expected to send delegates to the Union
Convention at Baltimore
Governor Bissell, of Illinois, is dead
Information has been recei ed that the
Charlestonans intend to charge boarders,
during the session of the Nator al Conven-
ton there, at the rate Of 81 per day.
Mexican News.
On the Goth of February, Miramon ap-
preached Vera Cruz with 5000 men and a
numerous train of artillery He encamped
about four miles from the city, and several
times surveyed the town from sand hill
The inhabitants fled at his approach The
garrison numbered from 5000 to 1000,
and the city was in the best state of defence
The American squadron was anchored
under the inside walls of San Juan d'Ulloa,
ready to act in an emergency. The English
and French squadrous were at Sacrifco
Advices from New Orleans, of date 9th
March, says that the steamer Miromon ar
rived there on that day from Vera Cruz, with
an American prize in charge of Lieutenant
Mnon /? Mramon, after having notified
foreigners of his intended cannonading of
the city was repulsed by the liberals. The
latter were confident Of success.
European News.
Napoeon's speech to the French Logisla-
ture relative to the annexation of Savoy and
Nice was received at Nice with enthusiasm.
The Italian party was greatly agtated--
Austria, in reply to the representatives of
foreign powers says that she is not directly
affected by that annexation and will not pro-
test against it,
The Paris Porie of the 9th Of March,
says that the reply of Sardinia to the propo-
sails of Napoleon had been received. Victor
Emanuel agrees to the solution proposed hy
France for RomaGna; but, as regards the So
luton of the question of Tuscany, the King
of Sardinia is less distinct. The Patrie
adds that it is unable to make known Sar-
dina's reply in reference to the annexation
of Savoy.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
mentions rumor that all military men and
soldiers, who were on leave Of absence, had
been ordered by the French Government to
JOIN their regiments as soon as possible
The Imperial Guard was not exemnfed from
this order.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

Bay A married lady being asked to waltz,
gave the following appropriate answer:
mo, thank you, sir,--I have just as much
hugg,ug at home as ! can attend TO-"
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

BEAUTIFUL DEFINITION OF HOPE.-
Among some of the south sea Islanders the
compound word for hope is beautifully ex
pressve; it is manaoana, or the swimming
thought-faith floating and keeping its head
aloft above the water, when all the waves
and billows are going over one-a striking
beautiful definition Of hope, worthy to be
set down along with the answer which a
deaf and dumb person wrote with his pencil,
in reply to the question, "What was his idea
for forgivness" "It is the odor which flow
ers yield when trampled on"
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

If you wish to offer your hand to lady,
choose your opportunity. The best time to
do it is when she is getting out of an onnl'
bus.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

DR.. Abernethy used to tell his pupils that
all human diseases sprang from two causes
-stuiiing an | trettng,
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
How to Make an Obstinate Horse Draw

A friend of mine was an eve witness of
an instance of Yankee ingenuity, winter be-
fore last, in Northern Vermont AS it is
fully an infalible method to make such a
horse pull, and as it may be of use to many
of your subscribers in a similar case, give
i: to YOU as follows:
As my friend was riding along one dav
on horseback, he saw two men, each, with a
heavy load of wood upon his sled. One of
the horses of the team behind becoming
very obstinate, a variety of ways were tried
to make him draw, but without avail. lie
would pull backwar.s so as to prevent the
other horse from drawing. After coaxing,
whipping, &c, in vain, the following method
was very successfully tried. A stout rope
was made fast to the obstinate animals tail,
and then passed under his belly in such
way as to pass between both the hind and
the fore legs, and the other end was made
fast to the front team. When all was ready,
the horses of the front team was started, and
no horse, will venture to say ever pulled
better. Let others try the same method,
and they may he assured, that if it does not
work successfully, it is because the animal
does not care enough for his tail, to follow
it. ". h. Farmer.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

"WHo is HEP" said passer by to police
man, who was endeavoring to raise an intox
icaled individual who had fallen into the
gutter. Cant say, sir" replied the police
man, "he can give no account Of himself
"Of course not" said the other; show can you
expect an account from man who has lost
his baIance!"
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

A vExED QUESTION SETTLED.-The long
pending dispute about the number of John
Rogers children has at length been settled.
1t will be remembered that in the old New
England Primer it is said that he was at
tended at the stake at which he suffered
martyrdom by his wife, with nine small
children and one at her breast 1t has al.
ways been question wether by this was in
tended that there were nine or ten in all.
At the late celebration at Norwich, Con
necticut, Chancellor Walworth named the
original settlers of Norwich, DIR. The
ophilus Rogers among them, fifth in descent
from the famous John Roger, the martyr.
lie produced from some old history letter
of address from John to the Government, in
which was a passage to this effect: 4 would
that my worthy wife migat come and see
me; she has with her ten children, which are
hers and mine, and | would comfort her
somewhat
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

ORIGIN OF THE CORoNER's JURY.-A
gentewoman in London, after having bur
ried six husbands, found q gentleman hardy
enough to make her wife once more. For
several months their happiness was mutual,
circumstance which seemed to pay no
great compliment to the former partners of
her bed, who, as she said, had disgusted her
by their sottishness and infdelitv. In the
view otknowing the real character of his amo.
rous mate the gentleman began frequently
to absent himself, to return at late hours,
and when he did return to appear as if in
toxicated. At first reproaches, but after
ward menaces, were the consequence of his
conduct. The gentleman persisted, and
seemed every day to become more addicted
to his bottle. One evening when she imag
ined him dead drunk, she unsewed leaden
weight from one of her sleeves Of her gown
and melted it. She approached her husband
who pretended to be still sleeping, in order
to put it into his ear through pipe. Con
vinced of her wckedness, the gentleman
started up and seized her; when, having pro-
cured assistance, he secured her until morn
ing, and conducted her before magistrate
who committed her to prison. The bodies o
her six husbands were dug up, and as marks
of violence were still discoverable upon each
of them, the proof of her guilt appeared SC
strong upon her trial, that she was condem
ned and executed To this circumstance is
England indebted for that useful regulation
by which no corpse can be inferred in the
kingdom, without q legal inspection.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14
The Emperor of Bells.

AT the foot of the bel-tower of the Krem-
lin stands on the granite pedestal the Tar
koloko or Emperor of Bells whose re-
nown is worldwide. 1t was cast by order
Of the Empress Anne, in 1880, but was bro
ken seven years afterwards through the burn
ing of the wooden tower in which it hung
1t is little over 81 feet in height, % feet in
diameter at the bottom, weighs l2l tons,
and the estimated value of the gold, silver
and copper contained in it is 81 500 O,OOO.-
In one of the lower stories of the tower
hangs another bell, cast more than century
before the Tazar Kolokol, and weighing 64
tons. Its iron tongue is swung from side to
side by the united exertions Of three men.
1t is only rung thrice a year, and when it
speaks, all other bells are silent. To those
who stand near the tower, the vibration of
the air is said to be like that which follows
the simultaneous discharge Of hundred
cannon. In the other stories hang at least
forty or fifty bells, varying in weight from
35 tons TO LOCO lbs some of them are one
third silver. When they all sound at once
as on Easter morn, the very tower must rock
on its foundation. In those parts of Russia
where the Eastern church is predominant,
no other sect is allowed to possess bells. In
Austria the same prohibition is extended to
the Protestant Churches. The sound of the
bell is part of the act of worship, and
therefore no hetrodox tongue though of iron,
must be permitted to preach false doctrine
to half the city.-Boyard Taylor IN Moscow.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

Recent experiments in Germany show that
when the thickness of ice is an inch and a
half, it will just bear the weight of single
man; when about three inches and halt, it
will bear detachments of infantry with their
ranks rather wide apart; with thickness OF
four and four tenths inches 8 FOUNDERS can
be conveyed over on sledges; five and two
tenth inches will bear IL Founders; eight
inches will bear "a Founders; and u thick
ness of twelve inches will bear almost any
weight
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

On some of the Western roads they are
now testing the experiment Of placing pre-
pared India rubber under the ends of each
rail, with a view to remove the noise and
rafting so common on almost all roads,
Thus far i. has proved quite successful.
The Placer herald., 1860-04-14

Diego Herald, Of late date says:
People here are SO cursed lazy that no
one has ever had the enterprise to plore
the coast, and we doubt if the surety of an
independent fortune would induce the fitting
out of a party to do so. A people in a
climate like this, with soil not excclled for
productveness on the globe who send 70
San Francisco for their flour, potatoes, onions,
BEANS barley, &C., would not move from the
Plaza for all the guano in the Pacific, unless
there was the additional induceluent Of a
fandango or a horse race.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
T5saY;fg Issue =!
REMEMBER, ALL!

EN-The fruit Of the tremendous down
fall of the Democracy in lSlO, was the
Whig Tariff Of 1872, which was enacted
by the Wing Administration.
rrn That Tariff was, by the frauds OF
1911, destroyed, aud the British Free
Trade Tariff of 1916 was enacted By the
Democrats-only one Wing Qrom Ala
bama) voting for 1t.
rsa-No Congress and President, since
1872, have been at the same time IN the
hands of the opponents OF the Democracy
rJrIn every effort for Protective Tar
if, the great majority Of the Wbigs or
Republicans have voted far such Tariff
and the grea. mass Of the Democrats (per-
haps all, outside Of Penn'a) have voted
against II.
ssa.The Real Tariff men at the South
are not Slavery Ez;ensioujs's.
gSy-Linco.n and Curtin were Protec-
tive Tariff men from their youth up
Curtin relations and friends being gen
orally engaged in the iron-making busi-
ness, and therefore deeply and personally
interested in Protection.
r=a- Lincoln aud Curtin vote for Tariff
men for Presiden,-Douglas, Breckin
ridge and Foster vote for Free Traders
for President
51y-Now read the Platforms Of the Par
,ies-remembcr these plain facts-aud
decide, like honest, sensible men,
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
TUESDAY 9Og1e 80
is Electio.a-Day... ez1galZza Out!
Mass McetinS!
LeWisburg, Friday, Oct. 5.

SENATOR LANpON, who is expected
to speak first to-day, had the reputation in
1915 Of being the most effective orator in
the Wilmot District. Come and hear
auditor General COCHRAN, and our
Congressman KILLINGER. will follow.
Speaking at |, Pm. from the stand
fronting the Court House.
Atcycning, 500 to 1000 Wide-Awakcs,
from Willinn>port, &c, will parade.
Ig~Vcry little special efforts have been
made for our Mass Meeting. Friday.( y
rou,ing, spontaneous gathering, under the
circumstances, viii indicate that the People
are wile-awlkc and alive TO the import
ancc Of the Oct Election.
The Democrats are putting forth unus-
ual efforts for thcirs-circulars, persistent
personal cntreatics, &c.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
Tha Voice of CLAW,

"As long as God allows the vital current
to flow through my veins, | will never,
never never, by word or thought, By mind
or will, aid in admitting one rood of FREE
TERRITORY to the everlasting curse of NJ
MAN BONDAGE"
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
UNION COUNTY STAR Il LEWSBUEG CHRONCIEOCl0BER j. 1860
BOARDING during the Fair.

VE'IIE undersigned intends keeping Board-
ing HoEse, (and also Horse feet) and
would respectfully invite all 10 give him
call during the lime Of the Union County
Fair, which will be held in October nexr.
DAVID NECKLET,
First House east Of the Toll cate.
Eas pu
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05
Preserve this record. We challenge It's
denial BY any supporter of the Democracy.

say- Tie Recdiny Coaeention, uhjch nom
| i"ated FOSTER, passed the .tolloriny
| Resoiutions
Resoired, That we regard the domestic
and foreign policy of President Buchanan
as emlnently patriotic, pure, conservative
and just; and We look upon the success
which has crowned his labors as the best
aud proudest viudcatlon of the propriety
and wisdom of his Administration.
Resolcea, Tha. as the Representatives
of the Democratic party Of Pennsylvania,
in Convention assembled, We do hereby
reiterate and reaiirm our adherence to,
, aud confidence in the fundamental princi-
pies OF the party as proclaimed aud de.
c!ared by the National Democratic Con-
vention Of 1892, at Baltimore, and that OF
1896, at Ctacinndti.
rea- The Jo12oripg as the "Tarjf' PrnA,
an tie Ci"cinnnfi Haifjrm, 10 lrhich
FOSTER, DOUGLAS aud BRECKINRIDGE
oil subscribe:
Resotccd, That there are questions con-
nected with the foreign policy of this
country which are inferior to no domestic
question whatever. The time has come
tor the people of the U. S. to declare
themselves in favor of free seas and PRO
GRESSlNE FREE TRADE throughout
the world, and by solemn manifestations
TO place their moral influence By the side
Of their successful example"
ssS- Tie .t2l2oging is tie "TarjV" Plank
IN the CWClGO Pat;rm, to which
CURTIN, LINCOLN, and HAMLIN
oil sntscrijc:
TpeINA. That while providing revenue
for the support Of the General Government
by duties upon imports, sound policy re-
qulres such an adjustment of these duties
a. to ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DcSlRIALINTEREsT OF TIE WHOLE
COUNTRY and We commepd that policy of
national exchanges, which SECURES TO THE
WORKING MEN LIBERAL WAGES, to AGRI-
CULTURE REMUNERATING PRICES, to Me-
CHANICs AND MANUFACTURERS AN AIDE
QUATE REWARD for their skill, labor, and
to the NATION commercial prosperity and
INDEPENDENCE
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-05

fe1- These are saLs'onhoNy tie "a CTS in
the T'rV issue, Rs""y1conions be
not SWINDLED AGAIN. Read can
did'y and 9cciRc FIR y9ucsc1ces.