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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-27

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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-27

Remuneraing Jesse Peters for work done the Fair
mont and Wheeling turnpike road amending the act in
cooperating the Mineral Bank of Virginia, and changing
pau,p IN bn RauL ~ rho Commonwealth
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-27
DIR. WISTlR's B,LSAM OF WILD CHERRY.

VIRGINIA TESTIMONY.
Certificate from Mr. Noborne Norton Of the Examiner Office
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

TIM OLDEST CnrRcn.-The olies, church
nov existing in the unitei States Is one
near Smithfeld, Isle Of Wight county. vir.
ginia. Isrss built in the reign Of Charles
!, between the years 1880 anj 1895 The
brick, lime and timber were Imported from
England. The timber i English oak. and
was framed in England. The structure ia
Of brick, erected in the most substantial
manner. The mortar has become 80 bar
dened that il wiz strike Ere in collision
Nith steel.
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TuE AUTHOR OF "swrsr uonr"

Though the tritc Old song, "llomc. .wroi
home, las been sung within The home cir
Gle Of almost every household, yet how fcw
persons Of all who have heard iis sweet
strains. knov who was the author Ct those
beautiful words:
"'Mid pleasures md palaces,
Though So may ream,
D. u ever 70 humble.
There's nv place h.e home.p
i perhaps has never occurred II the
mind Of any one acquainted with tho cir.
cumstances, that the writer Of o SONG shich
has found an echo in - many hearts could
ho other than one who had experienced all
the pleasures Of y happy home but sad as
j. the rcneciion, II l. nevertheless true.
lhat John Howard Payne, the author Of
"IlGmc, sweet home, though be- has con.
trijuled to the happiness Of uany homes,
never had home Of bis own.
As ] watch the course of great men. and
the destiny Of psrty, ] meet often with
strange copirsdictigns IL their cyepliul
life.
JuG most roIark.bio wss that II John
Howard Payne, the authoro Of Sweet home.
! knew him personally. Iic occupied the
rooms under me fer somc time and his con.
versaiigu was 10 captivating that often
spent whole days in his olLco. llc was m
applicant for olIioc q, the time Consul Of
Tunis---from which he haf been removed
What sad thing 1t vas H. see the poet
sutiec,ed to al the humliatioua Of cffca
eklag.
/ On all Tie evenings he would walk along
/ the street. Once IN while be- would SEE
some family circle so happy, and forming
80 beautiful group. that he would stop
and then pass silently on.
On such occasions. he would give a bis
tory Of his ~andrrings. his trials and all
hi cares, incident 10 his sensitive na,ur,
and poverty.
How often. said be once. shave ! beer
in the hear, of Paris. Berlin. London. ol
some other city, aud heard persons singing
or the haad-organ playing Sweet home,
without, shilling to buy the mex, meal. OF
place 10 lag my head The world liter
frally sung my song until every heart i fam
liar with its melody. Ye, | have been .
waniercr from nv boyhood. Ny soun,r,
has turned nc ru,hlc-sly from Office, and u
cid age have to submit to humils,ions fol
bread"
Thus he would complain Of his lot
lis only wish was to die in foreign land
to be buried by strangers, aud to sleep ia
obscurity.
met hin one day looking UNUSUAL,
sad. Hare you 60. your consulatet
said.
"Yes. and leave in week for Tunis.
never shall return"
The last expression was not q poli,ica
faith. Far from it. Poor Payne bis wisi
was realized.
lis died at Tunis.
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OLD Mans AND OLp BACnrLoRs.--A
friend Of ours has been lcd TO suppose. from
4 casual remark made in our local column
Yesterday morning, that We arc dl.po.c,i
to ridicsle tina, very large aud highly Re.
spectacle portion OF our community who
have lived long IN the world without expert.
encing tls joys n welded love, end w
take this occasion 10 correct any false i'm.
precision uat may have been made 10 thia
fespcct. We like old maids amazingly. bu,
for old bachelors W. have no sori ci use.
old sails are good Kind of people. They
are always. nca, a. butterflies. industriou.
as bees, and modest aud aiaiahle a. turtle.
doves. They are sensible, too, as general
thing. aud as 10 real humanity. there is no.
ihsg wall ing on terra hrma that can be rom.
pared tD them. dur word for IL, cat OF
dog will never stray from house where
there is an old maid.
Yet, for sll this. We would M, eneoursgc
the ''institu,ion." Woman vas made Tor
man, and when NC see an old maid we al
ways say to ourself, there Is one who is moi
filing the measure Of her duty. |, j. her
duty to make some good fellow happy
True, she may no, have had an opportunity
but then it Is her own fault. shc should
have sought an opportunity, else why has
leap year continued 10 eotie every four
years.
About old bachelors VIC have nothing ,s
say. They are not worth taking about
We would not give one old maid for a.
many of them as coull stand in the biggest
cotton feld in the State Of Alabama.--.
.ssima Reporter.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

The Constitution Of South Carolina has
never been changed since her formation as
State. and her present Senatorial repre-
ssntasion is SO unequal that in some dis
irie.s fifty votes will elect a Senator, while
in others twenty ,ines that number are re-
quired.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

An old journal says thss the frs. we'd
ding ths, ever took place in..he United
States, ~as IN few Eurlsnd, and in the
usn,h sf Nag, 1o51. The names Of The
sos6s vsss, Bavsri wisslov ed Sssss'
raH white.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

uiyte Fu nopar rrrrm
'.t ...HI r...HI t,.. ard
iU i Oh. ia.H.'H lIt mur. b.. W
H.uIsH. IlI'.l..h.r luIri hn
0.a arNlnsH lfHfm.HnU nn.n.
4, but rr.r Hor HHsi suru nDa#.l
HwIHf ,hr, 81. IHrl elf, io af nothing uf
". uu .H npn 'Nr NNIh
uf NWi lrNI H.4f .NI mo'Wa. ilp
eUt tI0IHaI liu Rico OLE g0palurd
on. hf.t lta llunnt "a a.Ilm ion.
White urir from u u.l "a sometimes fet.
rHol l'ohnol sugar uHl1lS contain mnsI
40 tIfurohatine vol iaur tbudofcthen
w uahIlt more M laWy n utug loll,
1o.h.i and fpuulelel mpH tUau we
should e. irl oppose.
hal,r tbnt ia made IN September and
October BE- thg best lor winter use. Lard
hlNll be hard rui WHITE and that which
i1tthen from huE not over year oil y
lDi
Rich cheese fccl. sofI under The pressure
" the finger That which is very strong
il ncth,r,cry good nor healthy. r. ko,p
ono that Is cut tie It up in bay that win
rot adui. nIes. and hang Il up IN a cool
ary place II mold appear on IL wipe 81
N with dry cloth.
Flour and meal Of all kinds should BE-
krpi in o co,l, dry place.
Tie best rioa Is large, and has clear,
frsl book. Old rico smetmsi las little
hlart insects inside Tie kernels.
TIE small eh'io s1co, called pearl shgo,
!. The Lcst Tho large, brown Kind has an
elrlhY taste. These articles, and ,api.
oca, ground rice, etc, should be kept cov.
cred.
The cracked cocoa Is the best; but that
Which is put up in pound papers is often
,er, good.
Shells are apt TO be musiy. Try a
quarter Of a pound before buying qaan.
tiiy.
10 select nutmcgs, prick them with a
pin. they arc good Tho oil viii Instantly
spread around the aperture.
Keep coffee by itself NJ iis odor Affects
other articles. Keep tea 10 u close chest
or canister.
Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped
, ylo'c III paper ana 'a'" IN . drawer OF
"y~ vi. 49,. l., !, -,
""'n yFA =, n'o,ass.s !, y ooug.''
80" :" NV q'Au' ~. '"' 'e''n.',a. y.
.'pn P''u"''' " moving " VIII o"f'' 'he
'',,
49, W." o"'' S"'a'' w A'p' I" '"'
''s =. s''"' ia',
,,hs,a ,he odas ., !, IN, ~, ~ ~ =, -,
.;r ~ ~" Loasa Tha H., t;ad !. ,ha,
vL;cb ( ,alleJ udnn > s,am i. ,ae.l;.,
color
Fish.~tin for clearing coffee should be-
washed. dried eut small ard lent n box
or paper lag.
Soit sosp slould be kcp, in a dry ulsce
1, M .ell,, a,J should M, Ia ussJ Nm
three montbt oli.
Bar soan should On, into pieees of eon.
vcnien, size. and laid whcre Il will Leeome
dry. 1, J. we'll 10 Keen il several week,
before using IL, as it spends fast when il ia
new.
Cranbcrrics will Keep all winter in n FIR.
kin of water In the cellar.
potatoc. should be put into the cellar
a. .oon as they are dug. Lying exposed
to the sun turns them green. and make.
them watcrv. Some good housck cepers
have so,ls laid over barrels or potatoes no,
-
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mEnNlA Ow WlipTunr

Radically cur,i b. nev operation whicn has been
ser1ughls tested in hundreds Of casrs withoat
niger to Ifs. and the person left as perfect be-
20 the accident vhioh produced the rup,ure.
Many negroes with This lissa.e. vhe are rerfeet-
: worthless. are restored 10 their faa salue by
he operation. The fact is veil wcrthy the a,ter.
On et all perssns afflicted with ,hy disease, ard
s.Issially sisvc-owners.
January 5, ls60. 50-l-.
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lianen happily uariel hi. afb"s
W.tNHN 'h8 n'a.f Iae'r 10 b, bod,
lv .nli nualaniftenA 10 sasldns
af liyduf Io,e yoa fall
"lhn oo rbee tho hone csccr,
'heb0w' VI iho Fd yna nfc after
4 lHt ar ihe sH Il making largo
AlAa hr lhe bhhef4t
q VI \ You viii rive mo an apple win
lo good No. ne eh.lA yoi must not "
uolIwYag Maalbe dooi fay ao,iH,,
vs.
q, rlr wa' o iewol Of wle said Pat,
moaning etof N. losi of his better half.
'br nIwi!t 81. mo nlh the roii cnl Of tho
mop
\ gentleman who has scoldine vito, IN
at'"or 70 on ouqaly after her hoslih, sam
'be vaa pretty well, only alljeci at llmcs
20 a breaking ont IN Ihc mouth
~ dout ihinh, hu,bsnd, that yoa are
very smart.
No, indeed, wife, bnt everybody knows
that am .ienfaiy .hrerd " 'aaf
One of The teeth Of biting frost was "a.
Gently picked mp on Wisconsin river shore
For oil that, ~ morning "niS' may hs
s,,uly foL tss
There ia nan in Grand Rspids 20 witty
that his wife manufactures oil tho butter, !,
llal 'he family uscs from The cream Of his !.
jokes
Quin Lad gardener who was very slow.
"Ihomas,' said he "did you ever SEQ A
snailg' Certainly "fhen rejoincd
the wit. "you must have mo, him. for you
could never oyer,ake him"
Why don, YOU ask your sves,hcsr, to .
marry youi"
Il haze asked her. ..s .sd
"What did she sayi" ~
"oh, I've the refusal Of her. fo n
An awkward man attempting 10 carve .
goose, dropped il on tho door. There,
now'' exclaimed bic wife, I've have Loaf
our dinner" "oh, no, my dear, answered
hc, "its safe--l'vs 90, my foot upon H."
Bill came running into the houss ths
other day, and asked eagerly. "whsss dos
Charity begin Al hcmc,' rplied, in
iLe words Il the provcrb. "Not By good
dcal, rejOined BID, al begins a. sea (C.,
a colored cook expected company Of her
own kin, and WAS at . loss how 70 entsstsip
her friends Her mistress told her she had
better make an apology. ia, missss Acw
can ! make III l got no Applss, no seyp,
no butter, no nnibn to make 4 wid." M
II love 10 look upon . young man. s
There Is hidden potency concealed within
hs breast that ohsrms and pains ue. 4
Young lady npon reading thr above, said: !.
.Them's my sentiments, exacsly, Ill bsf
the pains ff5F e ~ T'ssrs -
An exchsnso publishss two lines u he
grssi epic upon General Jsekson, written b
o Western bard, l .ai -
"ws.n =. you zee 'Asis 'yss slis'ss. ~, ~ - :
We're ,As last dying verdi Il A. Jsslsss. ssssIss.
Some one was telling On Isishmsn that
somebody had csten ten ssncers Of ice
cream: vhsreupon Psi shcok ishesd. "Co
yoa don't believe III" With shsewd nod
Pat answered: II belss. In the crane, bat
hot In the ssacers.' rs /. an'i'f'
"Iisvc you dinedi said siounssr " Nc
friend. y rs
Il have, spos my hosos," hssspiicl .i.io
Then" rejoined the 6rss, ~ ysahavs
dined upon your honor, fear that ysu havs ).
made but scanty neal
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

DaeIling came into general practice In
settling points Of honor in 1915. Il il pro-
kibitsd y Nv h he Usiset States Amy
snd Mary.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

WE have opened shop At Panola De- \
lrrrEEtx0, and make asd repair TlS "
WORK ef sssrJ jesssiptas. We Will ell lin
..s-. vhslessls, 81 Mssphis prizes. We solicit
sat pssrssags ,sf everybody. Oar motto 10
'faeasraes ksns nsshssies.''
Ard ds,lo. M.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-06-21

~ Tn. once large and powerful tribe
u Pequos Indians now nunbers only thirty.
one persons.
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Al reafig aivef,lfemenls nrc allowed 70 he
.hluyol tyiac gear without additional charge.
n The Caah tof advertising is dae lfsn Ibe
rst insertion ui an advertisement
Advertisements not marked With The number o.
,er,iona desired wll he ruhlisnrl anl charged
h q y. the regular rates until ordered ou..
Advertisements from distance must be accom-.
4 lpi'd hy :hl CAsu, % satisfactory reference.
Pllitlcfl addresses % circular. intended fcr 10.
.yilaal b,nent, charged Us advertisements.
Aysrtsnacr,s II a personal nature, II admit.
a. a'l, vii have % BE- paid for in advance, at
i lhio price.
- Editorial business rc.iccs 20 ser,s per line.
Announcements Of candidates must be paid Tor
I'rctiy IN adrG,.c,, a, follows: For State aud Ds.
br.s, oaees, $40 for County cacef, g.
Obituary Notices over nine lines In length. or
hr,buies " Respect by Associations or Societies,
b. the death of II ember, mus. DO paid for at our
i lysf,ising rates.
Al concentrations for thi, psrsr nus, DO ac-
] jmpanici by tho authors signatures.
" All clm,nunica,iops connected with the
business Of tits Office md,t he addressed io "lte
.a,,Sr a. tho panolG Str.n
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1sa Soa 8. r1SoS.s SSaacS 90 Sossfae. 1e'A'

HAVlNG hvsiuess all over tes county. Oder
I j ny services - 0esersl 20 ieetinx Agent
lehphi. merchant. vill end |. 70 their interest to
seal ne their accounts for cclfsesion.
htFrssscss. Geo. B. Wright, r. X. wcst, Her.
a4I. T. 4. usmilssn, John n. Vest. Mesph,s.
JuINT. JACKSON.
Iiausry 10. 1ss1. s2-tf.
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DIR. z. P. WEAVER,

fAs removed to Mr.. Charles n. farlsy's.n
four miles Norsa-vess af Psnola-snd w.
let his professional services to the ssf. srnd u
.us country.
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,I()!, WORK

JOB WORK
D, AL nKacElyrioSs, from large Hand Bills "a
aaey Cards, lone with Nea,ness and Dispatch,
lad on reasonable terms.
syCAsn os DELivERy.-Ea.
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Though the tritc old song, "llnmc .wcci
home, has been sung within The homo cir
Gle Of almost every household, yet how fcw
persons Of all who have beard i,s sweet
strains. knos who was the author Ct those
beautiful words:
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26
SUICIDE OF "A POLICEMAN.

At o'clock yesterday morning, Policeman Peter
McMullen was found hanging by the neck, dead in
the stable on his premises on Freret street, be-
tween Julia and Cypress. No one knew the reason
Of this desperate and terrible act. The day before
he was as lively and cheerful with everybody as
he ever had been.
John Mulhoand was on Monday sentenced to
death for the murder of policeman Oscar Somers.
McMulen was the officer who was with Somers at
the time, and was the chief witness whose testi-
mony led to Mulhollands conviction. When Mul-
holland was asked, on Monday, by Judge Hunt,
why sentence of death should not be passed upon
him, he proclaimed his innocence, and in strong
language, though decorous to the Court, anathema-
tized the police, charging them with perpetrating
crimes and throwing the penalties upon others.
This circumstance, and McMullen's suicide the
following morning, set afoat all sorts of conect-
ures. Some yesterday ventured the opinion that
McMullen killed Somers and was impelled by his
conscience to kill himself upon seeing Mulholland
doomed to death. Another opinion was, that
friends of Mulholland kidnapped and gagged Nc
Mullen, and hung him on his own premises, in sucf
way as to give it the appearance of a suicide.
We do not coincide in either of the above ideas
whilst we are forced to confess that there are SOM
points of mystery about the affair.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26
SHOCKING AeelpeN I

A FATHER KILLS HIS LITTLE soN.-Early yes
terday morning, Mr. James Crofton, residing at
the corner of Greatmen and Montegut street, took
an old pistol, which had been some time loaded,
and proceeded to unload it, that his little boy, a
pretty and chubby youngster, six or seven years
old, might salute Christmas by firing it off upon
his loading it with blank charges.
AS he was extracting the bullet, the pistol went
off, and the little fellow who was gleefully waiting
for his chance to fire the pistol off, received the
bullet in his breast, and fell dead.
The alarm spread, and the father, in the most
frantic distress, was taken to the police Office
there to await the result of the Coroner's inyest
CATION. The inquest was held, and the wretched
man was discharged. We passed the house last
evening, and saw the pretty little fellow laid out il
readiness for the funeral to-day.
So shocking was this accident, SO appealing the
distress of the child's parents and little sisters that
crowds of people, with sad faces, focked around
the house all day. The unlucky bullet killed moi
only the little boy, but it killed Christmas in al
that neighborhood.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26
EscAPE 81 RoalNsoN rHE suReLAR.

ESCAPE OF ROBINSON THE BURGLAR.
Charles Robinson, alias Gordon, alias johnson,
the splendid and daring burglar, whose exploits
and whose detection and capture have been the
town talk since Saturday morning, is non est in
Uentns.
Early yesterday morning, probably at about 3
o'clock, he escaped from Charity Hospital, leav-
ing nothing behind save his now famous name, the
property which he had stolen, and the bullet which
was extracted from his neck.
When he was taken to Charity Hospital, on
Saturday morning, Lieutenant Jaquess detailed
officer VIM. Conklin to the duty of staying by him
in the Hospital, and watching him day and night.
How Conklin permitted his prisoner to escape, will
appear upon his examination, he having been ar
rested by Lieut.. Jaquess, soon after Robinson's
escape, on the charge of having aided and abetted
| the said escape.
| The news of the escape was the chief food o
public talk yesterday. All sorts of stories were
in circulation. One story was, that the robber
pretending that he was sicker than he was caugh
| Conklin mapping, chloroformed him, borrowed hi
hat, and walked out. Another, that the officer
| pockets were handsomely creased and that th
grease put him to sleep as completely as opium
| or any other opiate could have done.
The truth will probably be arrived at. Mean
time, nobody believes that anybody in this regio
will ever again see the modern and model JAG
Sheppard, whose absence we all mourn.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26
DUEL EXTRAORDINARY.

We are informed that difficulty was settled
back of Algiers yesterday morning settled in a
new style, which combined alike the science of the
fistic ring, and the death-defying and gentle
manly hazard of the " field of honor.n The COM
batants were Dutchman and an Irishman, each
pussant of fist they had row; one challenged
the other to fist,fght; the challenger accepted,
and proposed the amendment of brass knuckles;
the challenger accepted the amendment; seconds
were selected, as in pistoloric or sword affairs
The affair came off with proper formality. The
brass-knuckles cracked skulls with mutual good
WILL and after fifteen or eighteen rounds, the Irish
man fell, and was carried away senseless, hardly
expected to live. What an affair for the early
morning of merrie Christmas!
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26

To Dave Bidwen, the "acen of the Phoenix
House ON St. Charles street, and to the skillful
brewing of his fright bower,n Billy Reddington'
we were last night indebted for another beaker Of
that foaming and spicy egg nog which they know
so well how TO get up. Nogs were trumps yester-
day, and this last play of the Phoenix came very
near " euehering" us. Viue Bidwell Bully for
Billy Reddngton! And as to the Phoenix, it is a
Southern bird, and long may it wave
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26

The SAN JUAN GOLD MNEs.-A correspondence
Santa Fe, speaks in encouraging terms Of the San
Juan gold mines, 1872 miles northwest Of that place.
There are now about one hundred men ont there,
and it was expected there would be two or three
hundred more in the course of the winter. A COM
pany of volunteers, of which H. Mercure was elect
ed Captain, had been organized to protect persons
going into that country. Our correspondent, says
the ST. Louis Republican, relates that Gen. Pfeifer,
who went out with an exploring party, had not
had arrived at Santa Fe, reporting plenty Of good
land, wood and water, grass in abundance, and
much gold and other minerals