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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

The Country House of General Lafayette.
Charles Sumner gives the following de-
scription of Lagrange, the country-house of
Lafayette, ,wheIeh he passed the last thirty years
Of his life
II was on beautiful October day of the
last year-noW ouly little more than year
ago-that Just before leaving France, in
company with a friend, visited the most
interesting scene. You all know some thing
Of it from books and pictures. 1t is most
venerable and picturesque castle, with five
round towers, a moat, q drawbridge, ivy. clad
walls large courtyard within, and the
whole embosomed in trees, except on one
side, where lawn spreads its verdure.
Every thing is historic. The castle, in its
origin, goes back TO the twelfth century. 1t
was once tenanted by the princes Of the
great house of Lorraine. The cannon of the
traces on its masonry. The ivy which man.
ties so luxufiantly its gate and the tower by
its side, was planted by the great English
statesman, Charles Fox, on his pilgrimage
there during the short-lived peace of Amiens,
in 1869
The park owes much of its beauty to La
fayette himself. The situation of the castle
harmonizes with those retired habits which
sought shelter here from the storms of for
luuCs ~ ilSS III n lCNOl uiotIlCt lOEbl-HNb
miles due east from Paris, remote from any
highway; remote also from the ailway,
which now trayerses that region, in a country
filled with orchards, smiling with fertility
of all kinds.
The estate Immediately about the castle
contains 600 acres, which, in the time of La
fayette, was increased by several outlying
farms. A we'll filled library occupies the
upper room Of one of the round towers, and
in the window overlooking the farm-yard
still stands the very desk at which Lafayette
was in the habit of sitting, and within reach
the speaking trumpet through which he was
in the habit of addressing his farmers from
that very window, and on the desk the ac-
count-boOks of the farm, in his own hand
writing precisely as he left them. The castle
is now tenanted by the family Of one of his
grandchildren, whose simple, cordial wei.
come Of us, merely as Americans, gave token
of their illustrious ancestor no less than those
many memorials or the full-length portrait
which adorned the walls.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

A LETTER FROM THE SULTAN OF ABYssISIA.
Nekas Ligoussir, Sultan of Abyssinia, has
written a very high-sounding letter to NJ.
Lesseps, entreating the latter to help him in
civilizing his people, by promptly uniting
the waters of the Mediterranean and of the
Red Sea; but it does not appear that his
swarthy Majesty has offered him any pecu-
MARY aid. I.. ..
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

AN ExrRsavE New ENGLAND FoRaER.-A
man in.-LoYell, Mass, whose name is not
given, left that city suddenly, day or two
since, leaving forged paper to the amount Of
$4,000 behind Elm. II Ia said that one or
two well-known members of the Middlesex
bar were bitten by the rogue. ID
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

HIGH COMPLIMENT TO AN AMERICAN AUTHOR.
One of the leading literary journals of En-
gland, in printing the International ode, by
Oliver Wendell Holmes, sung at the Musical
Festival, in Boston, in honor of the Prince
of Wales, says "they are the best verses Of
their kind in our knowledge
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

How TO MAKE PHoToaRAPHs STEREo-
GRAPHs.-If we close one eye and bring the
other opposite the center Of photograph,
and tolerably near to it, the picture usually
starts out with almost stereoscopic distinct
ness. The effect is finest in architectural
photographs. A similar result, in feebler
degree, is produced by looking at drawings
and paintings in the same way. The ex-
planation is too obvious to need statement,
but the fact, although interesting and valu-
able, usually escapes notice.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

The Burning Of the HopkInsvitle (Ky.)
Lunutic AsyIum-ParticuIars OF the Dis
aster- Loss Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
The telegraph has announced the de-
struction by FIRE of the Western Lunatic
Asylum, at Hopkinsville, KY, on the 3Oth
ultimo, with the loss of only one life, instead
of fifty, as some Of our contemporaries stated.
The Hopkinsville Mercury gives these par
tieulars
The fire was first seen on the roof in the
rear of the west wing, and as high wind
was blowing from the northwest at the
time, the dry shingles were soon in flame,
that defied all efforts at subection. The vast
halls created draught like the blast of a
furnace and in short time the immense
edifice, which we had thought might stand
as an everlasting monument to its builders,
was wrapped from tower to foundation in
one sheet of livid, cracking, and roaming
flames, that swept along with the fury of a
tornado.
DR.. Montgomery, the Superintendent, lost
every thing in his great efforts to save his
patients. The assistants suffered in like
manner. On reaching the yard, some fifty
of the patients fled panic-stricken to the
woods; parties are in the woods searching
for them, and are fast bringing them in. On
repairing 10 tne spot, AT three O'Clock, the
editor of the Mercury found the road extend
ing some two miles from the Court house
thTonged with citizens, visiting and return
ing from the scene of the disaster.
The attendants succeeded in saving the
patients, some $50, without injury, except
one who was fastened to his cell, near where
the FIRE originated. The attendant, after en-
dangerIng his own life, had to leave him.
The procession of lunatics marching into
town, presented spectacle of melancholy
grotesqueness as the poor creatures passed
on, the men on foot and the females on
wagons and hacks, wrapped up in quilts,
comforts and blankets of every hue. Some
Of them seemed passive and Indifferent some
seemed unusually elated, while Others wore
in their fears a vague impression that some
heavy misfortune had betallen them. The
patient burned up was Stewart, carpenter.
Most of the wells are without fissure, and
seem as good as ever. The building cost
over 100000.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06
The WeIiaad Canal.

ST. CATHAmEE December 5.-The We'll
land Canal is almost impossible from snow
SsSs wsiEh t nrh SsyestoS sSd 0S x HoS WAS
be stopped tonight, 4Th
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06
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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

A CosMoPoLnAH WATERING. PLAoH.--The
official list Of visitors TO Baden Baden gives
42,842 for the season of 1860. OF these, le,-
936 are Germans, 1882 French, b,672 En-
glish, 8, $40 Russians, 2,0G1 North Americans,
f,6s2 Dutch 1919 Swiss s36 Belgians, 527
Italians, and the rest from every civilized
country in the world. ~
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

DIAD LETTRRs.--It is stated that the num-
Der Of dead letters returned to the General
Postoffice is not less than 2, 500 900 annually,
while fully another million fail to reach the
persons addressed. In most cases, the fault
of the. non-receipt Of letters is believed to be
with the writers themselves, either In mis-
directing, or in ilegibly directing their COM
mpnications. o. r7E'plA 1l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06


to His Country.
The National RsOiep, closing a notice of
MichelSt's life of Richs1isu, thus describes
the King.nrdinaps end: Z .sr0o- G ~
Here is, my judge" he said. when the
consecrated wafer was presented TO him
"myjudge, who will soon pronounce my SEN
tence. May he condemn Il, in the course of
my ministry 4 have had any other aim than
the good of the Church and the State.n SDo
you forgive your enemies?" said the priest.
II have had none but those of the State,n
was the reply. r.-- .-
The symptoms continued to increase. He
bore them with admirable patience and for
titude. He gave way but for an instant
when bidding adieu to his niece, "the be-
ing" to use his own words, "whom he had
most loved on earth.p All around were
weeping; for the terrible minister was by
the testimony of his contemporaries, the best
master, kinsman and friend that ever ex-
listed. ..E .f-nff.
preserved the same composure through
out his long agony, which lasted till toward
noon on the 4th of December, when, with
one deep sigh, his great soul left the wreck
Of what had been its tenement on earth.
The King whose reign he had made
glorious, the people whom he had raised to
supremacy, alike were relieved by his death.
Richelieu had trampled on his cotem-
poraries. He could not, therefore, be
judged fairly by them. 1t required the
calm estimation of later ages to place him
unrivaled, as he now stands, among states
men. Since the days of Charlemange till
the advent of Henry ", France had been
retrograding in the scale of civilized nations.
The great king died before he could accom-
plish any eifectual reform. Richelieu
carried out his projects, and added to them
with a firmer hand and more enlightened
capacity.
He extended the country to its natural
limits by his systematic conquests. He i'm
proved the army, created the feet, encour-
aged commerce, gave the first impulse to
the arts, fixed the language by founding the
celebrated Academic Francaise, protected
literature, and quelled for time the intol-
erable tyranny Of the mobiles. For all these
benefits France has to thank him. But such
complete changes could not have been made
SO suddenly without despotism and centrsli-
zation; and from these evils she is suffering
now u -. ---
1t was system of government depending
ON its head; and what head could be found
to replace its author?
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06
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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

Lafayette's Imprisonment mt Olmutz.
Charles Sumner spoke in his recent lecture
as follows of Lafayettes imprisonment at
Olmutz:
Alone in his cell, with no object in view
but four walls, shut out from all knowledge
of the world, shut out from all knowledge
of his family, who, on their part, could know
nothing of him. never addressed by his
name, mentioned only by the number Of his
cell, 10; cut Off from all chance of self-de-
struction, by being deprived of the use of
knife and fork-such was now his lot.
But never for one moment did hissoul bend
in its firm resolves. Immediately on going
to prison, he took the precaution TO make an
otflcial declaration of his principles, so that
he might not, in. any respect, be confounded
with fugitive royalists. Letters now exist
some Of them written at the peril of his
life-sometimes with lemon-juice, some
times with tooth-pick, dipped in chimney
black mixed with Yinegar-Where his beau
tiful soul is laid bare.
Confirming his JOY that he suffers of that
despotism witch be had combatted, rather
than from The people he loved so well, he
announces his equal opposition to the com
mittee Of Jacobinism and the cabinets of the
coalition. He declares his firm conviction
that amid all the checks Of anarchy liberty
will not perish. He remembers with thrill
JuO anniversary VI AmOElChu luuBpeuuBuC6
as that day comes. OF his own declaration
of the rights of man, he says that If he were
alone in the universe he would not mistake
to maintain it. He scorns the idea of vindl-
eating them at the expense of his character
and principles.
But never, never did any soul rise to purer
nights than when from that dungeon he left
us this prison legacy THAT the satisfaction
derived from q single act rendered to hui
manity more than outweighs all the evil
inflicted by our enemies, and even all the
ingratitude of the country" Then, going
further, he sends his thoughts to those poor
African slaves on the distant plantation OF
Cayenne. In the wreck of his great for
tune he knew not what had become of this
plantation, and he ''trusts that his wife will
take care that the Africans who cultivate it
do not lose their liberty" Search history,
and know nothing more sublimey touch
ing than these simple words from that
heavy -bolted dungeon. That noble woman,
mated with him in soul as in the marriage
vow-and in all history there are few women
that can compare with the wife of Lafa-
yette-knowing well his wishes, had already
sought to anticipate them.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06

The Bath (Me.) Sentinel says that the sand
in that city is unfathomable; not foot of
street is paved; while cargoes of granite
paving blocks are shipped from that port to
the South.
When Sheridan threatened to cut off his
Oldest born with shilling, the quiet retort
was, 'Couldn mt you give it me at once, if
you happen to have such thing about
you ~ I'D -flt tsta .ts.54
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

From WAsHoE.-Mr John H. Atchison ar,
rived in this city, yesterday, from Washoe.
He says that everything there is quiet, and
no apprehensions Of Indians. The claims
already opened are being worked, but there
is not much prospecting going on.
In reference to the battle of Pyramid Lake,
he says that young Baldwin, who so narrow.
ly escaped death, declared on his arrival at
Virginia City, that there was much folly and
cowardce together shown by large portion
Of the whites in the company which did bat
lie with the Indians. At the time Of the
final retreat, he says that not more than ff-
teen Indians were in pursuit, and had the
men stood together and defended their
ground, they could have kept the Indians
back. Young Baldwin was very much dis
satisfied with the conduct of Capt McDon-
aid, in whose company he served. and ad
dressed him, the Captain, very plainly upon
the subject at Virginia City.
Mr.. Atchison goes from here to San Fran
cisnn
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

The NAPA SILVER MINES AGA1N.-There
scenes, says the Napa Times of the 18th, to
have been quite revival of the silver fever
again in the Saint Helena district. We were
shown rich looking specimen by Mr.. Has
tie, of that place, said to have been obtained
somewhere in the neighborhood of the
Lakes portion of it, as we are informed
was sent to Mr.. Kellogg, an assayer at San
Francisco, and proved to be exceedingly
rich. There are some twelve companies at
work in the vicinity of ST. Helena Noun
tains, and there is general desire to give
that region thorough prospecting
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2oth

WAGON RoAD EXPEDuIoN.-We had the
pleasure of meeting yesterday evening, with
Col Lander, of the Government Expedition
10 the East,rl Slope and the Humboldt
River. His train Of wagons and horses, and
company OF AZ men encamped last night
about three miles from the city. down the
Feather river. The Expedition leaves this
morning for the Eastern slope. In company
with Col Lander we met Mr.. Burch, an Off
Ger of the company, and our old friend and
fellow quill driver, E. D. Knight who is one
Of the attaches Of the force.
Col Lander is a very large, fine looking
man. with self possessed and determined
look. He is well prepared for any encounter
with the Indians
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

GIFT CoNoERr.-We perceive that the tick
cts for the grand gift concert, to come off on
the 18th of June, are going off rapidly. We
took look, yesterday, at some of the prizes.
and they are truly well worth having. A
magnificent piano, solid gold bar worth
$500, superb watches and chains, silver cups
and pitchers, and jewelry of every deserip-
tion, are among the prizes. The total value
of them is IS 900.
The fact that Harry Barnett is Manager is
a sufficient guarantee that everything will
be upon the square. The manner in which
he has conducted past affairs of this kind has
been highly satisfactory.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

That EDIcT OF ExCoMMUNICATIoN.-A Ger
man friend called our attention to a doeu-
ment contained in a German paper at San
Francisco, which he said was the Edict of
Excommunication of Victor Emanuel by
the Pope, and suggested that it would be q
good idea to have it translated into English
and published. Another German friend
agreed to translate it, and did so. Accord.
ingly we published it. Not being acquaint
ed with the German, and, consequently not
able to see in what manner the document wa,
introduced in the German paper, we could
not tell whether it was genuine of spurious.
At any rate our German friends considered it
genuine, and stated that it was inserted in
the paper in question (the San Francisco
Democrat) in all seriousness and commented
upon with considerable vigor.
Our Catholic friends pronunee it spurious,
and assert that it is disguised and slightly
altered copy of burlesque malediction
gotten up by Sterne, about a century ago, in
his celebrated work of Tristram Shandy.
We have laughed very heartily over that
same profane but witty and satirical book
(baring its dirtiness) but cannot now recol-
lect the character of the burlesque alluded
to. Upon a re- examination, however, of the
so called Bull of Excommunieation before us,
we would not be AT all surprised to find the
document, if not disguised and abridged
copy of Sterne's satircal production, at
least a spurious article
P. S.-Snce writing the above, we have
obtained a copy Of Tristram Shandy, and we
find that the so-called Bull and the buresque
in Tristram Shandy are very nearly the same,
the language being in some places altered
and in Others omitted but bearing evidence
that Tristram Shandy furnished the original.
Our translator from the German paper,
which Published the document as genuine,
left out certain passages. with the remark in
parenthesis, prohibited to publish in Cali
fornia" Some of the omitted words are to
be found in the following language as made
into Latin, by Sterne:
"Maledictus sit vivendo, moriendo, man
ducando, bibendo, esuriendo, sitiendo, eiu-
nando dormitando, dormiendo, vigilando,
ambulando, stando, sedendo, jacendo, ope-
rando, quiescendo. minge,,ao, caca,,do, flebo-
tomando."
Also in the following;
"NIaledietus sit in vertice, in temporibus.
in fronte, in auriculis, in superciliis in oculs,
in genis, in maxillis, in narilus, in dentibus,
mordacibus, in labris sive molibuss, in labiis.
in guttere, in pectore, in corde.
in renibus, in inguine, in fe-
more, in genitalibus, in coxis, in geuubus, in
cruribus, in peddus, ct in unguiJus"
Here's Latin enough to kill anybody, but
it was never leveled at the head of Victor
Emanuel Ifit was, Sterne hit exactly upon
the Romish formula
The Bull of EXcommunication against
Emanuel has never appear ed, as yet in any
of the journals received from Europe, nor
has it in any of the Atlantic journals. This
fact is of itself sufficient to indicate the
spuriousness Of the document in question.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

PoLIrlcAL EPuDENcE.-One George San
ders, who has been a great Buchanan man,
but has become opposed to him, sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to the President during the
session OF the Charleston Convention
HIS .h,reelleney. James Buchanan Presi.
dei't oT the United States The minority res
olutions will pass. Here followed the raso
lutions at length Douglas will be nonG-
mated on the next ballot. Send for Dono,la.
Immediately. Lose no time in MAKING friends
with your successor. All the past shall he
forgiven, and your particular friends shall he
retained in office. From one who often dif.
fers from you in opinion, but never deceiyes
you. GEORGE SANDERS.
For this dispatch the President was obliged
to pay s2s telegraph tolls. For similar in
formation Secretary Cobb pain sl4, and Sen.
tor Toombs $l2.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

The SEcEDERs,-A Washington correspon-
dent says; 1--WE now have paper passing
around for the signatures of Southern mem
bers, agreeing to a particular platform. which
is to be presented at Baltimore, to the ad-
journed Convention, on the 18th June, and
If not accepted, the whole South is to be
committed to a withdra wal, and separate
nomination. Many Southern men refuse to
be thus entrapped, and the trick is being ex.
posed by them"
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

IT is stated that the owners of the Crest
Ter" at the bay, are making up purse with
the view of accepting the challenge of Mr.
Jones, who offers to sail his yacht "Mermaid"
against any other similar vessel, distance
of 25 or 80 miles for one thousand dollars a
sida
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

LOOK Our.-A Missouri paper mentions the
disappearance of cattle dealer from Me-
chanicsburg recently. and the fact that he
left debts to the amount of $1,000, and took
with him large amount of money and 9th
er valuables. including his wife. He and his
wife were seen in Springfield, on their way
to California it was presumed.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

BACK AGAIX.-Gen. Rowe and his son
Wallace, both very good friends of ours, we
are glad to see have safely returned from
their prospecting tour alcng the eastern
slope. They had very disagreeabe time,
for the most part, owing to the continued
inelemeney of the weather.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

FIVE boys who escaped from the San Fran.
cisco Industrial School, have been recently
captured in various localities in the State
and returned TO the School
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

N P. TURNER, Esq, one of the editors of
the Sonora Democrat, has left this State for
his home in Tennessee.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-26

In the United States Senate, on the sth
inst, resolution was adopted to provide for
the observation of the total eclipse of the
SUM- on the 18th of July next. 1t authorizes
the employment of vessel to transfer not
more than five astronomers to some point
where the eclipse can be best observed.