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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-26

couinojStiOns IN that city.
IL il proper | should ,ay that the Corporation OF
Ncw-YOik by slow process erecting new house
Tor the Twenty Second Precinct, and are rebuilding
one for the Twelfth, and that the Corporation OF
Brooklyn erecting building for the sixth.
But little or no progress has been made by either IN
providing for the remaining five houses.
The building erecting for the Sixth, IN Brook
lyn however is the wrong principle OF being con-
sructcd for COur-liouAe, with the apartme for
the police force incidental II II "a be hoped that
this will be the lat effort OF this particular style OF
false economy
The number Of arrests made by the force during the
Quarter Vac $40 OF the persons arrested It, S26
were males and 80 were females of the whole
number. IL, 4& could read and write, 7Sl could read
only aud 6,Z72 could neither read write; 1852
were married, aud II ,94 we've single. One in every
So 1910 was colored person. Nearly one-fourth,
including colored persons naves OF the United
States and over threeiourths Of foreign BIRTH
~ order to presen ~ near approach az possible
average Of the ages OF the persons arrested wl
State that of the whole number Of both sexes 1882
were under 30 years, and IL 62i 30 years of
| age. OF the Dlales, 1864 were between 10 and 20
years; 627 were between 20 and 30yearsi 45l2 were
betwo. ~ and 40 Year, ,s9,were between 40 and
I 20 years; and GA were over 50 years of age.
For oense+ against property the number Of arrests
were: males, 3,OO5i females, 62; total, 3,b5S And
for oenses against the person the public peace.
there MALE, 80 females ,l23; total 2O94
The amount Of aseertained loesee by oensee against
property is sc $50 c. Of which the value of SIG OH Oh
has been recovered. In addition to which, there has
been recovered S59,254 rs Of property stolen from
| places out VI tho Metropolitan Police District.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Report Of Office Inspector Carpenter shows
vast amount Of incidental duty performed by the force
in the City OF New York. which may be summed up A.
follows:
9s lost children sen. &c the Aim House
lh43 Loot children restored parents guArdllnA
"a sicl or disabed persons sssist-d
a3S hoT-ee found Hstruy and restored e
1 "a hOrse- aud vehicles restored 10 ow'uen-
stores found and secured
$40 d. ellinzs found open and secured
q hre- att, ndod by members Of the force
y 6Tes eIinEushed by policemen
Il persons secured from drowning by the police
~ abandoned infants cared for by the police
$50 III taken 10 charge and 20 dodgers and others
| ll,s1o destitute persons furnished with shelter.
97 violations Of Corporation Ordinances reported 70
| the proper authority Tor action 800
77t violation. Of the Sunday Liquor Law reported 10 District
| Attorney for action
| Office Inspector Folk reports similar service per-
formed by the force In the City of Brooklyn, "a foows
| 3l5 Loaf children restored
47l2 tAben In charge odger and otbs1
| LAO destitute persons furnished with shaiteI
| I2s violations Of the Sunday Liquor Law
/ 90 violations Of the III eise law.
Al rieIaAon1 VI Corporation Osdn~secs
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
Democratic Meeting in Young County.

h., nn,, ,N
Accorulhg 10 previous . ho''cs G .nt % penootnoy p
loung Gounsy mea az '"e s II m
'o"h Vi no'A"P, VI, V'1 - =, ,,'J- ~
oh MOTION VI a. ~ L"V''I. iio, i nn. toi
Decnh'an was cl!leu y" 1no o""i' ""' ''''' 00''
H. Eyer. spP'int;eIs seeies".;; @ .;;,, u, h a.,
after ie" pF'Gi :nu loi.a.' .",, aonNI ~ sno
cnhir'han a. sn H. l'i,'tr "Ts . hequusati W s
pl"lh rlTie 'a.iy WV oGI'S ~ '"e ~ II "T' ~
TesPecluiiy ueellneu' "iu oIiaeu "pun w I
oonhs"i' VI .urft.n,' WIZ "aPpon'u w. IL p.oo,
ehl, ""ereupon' ooi o., ns p'a,, ""u n"pps
s.yie' l"uo s.'otU sPooon u'eoe .t. upo' 'H'
present anu iutuie p'ee,lu'T9 -. ''' e''"' e'''
seryn'lve W9, nelno.lacy ot we o;'.on; -. .,u,
oneto"po"; .',e uas.'i .no Wv =,
comtn'cT ~ u'",. r''o"v"S Wv" u %o
views anu se"'i'hen'9 ~ VIZ li'V.i"S, va Nv
TICK MURPHY, 'oe .vvno'h, "a a i"Viirel lrtl :
'oei H. Dyer' "na N.Y., WI purheI.: WIZ "'Ier
priel retirement, lnr1usn ,'clt cna.inl,n, 'oe
"A; w mooit"'k' repof'eu 'nc iolio"i's feSoiu''oh7
which were unanimously, a,opteu.
on motlon Oh Faerick murphy tie c'a'rl'"n
appointed the hVe 'all1wihs, m "s ueiesase' 10
o.a'o convention, !" "o ne'u Nv vi ''ni'
other Suitable piaGe, VIZ yen; II IL. oyer, q;
a. johnson, ra'rick Murpny' III. ourhe'' anu
IL. n. Foilentine. On motion Tile chairman was
added to the list OF delegates.
IL was resoiveu thae 1he palH's ilera'u' oet'e
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Further Congressional Proceedings.

PROSPECTS FOR TIE FUTURE GLoOHr-CoNGREss
STILL USoRGANIzED.- Washin gton, Dec. l5.-The
House of Representatives have affected nc organ
izatIon yet, and the prospects for the future arc
gloomy No one, indeed, can form any idea us
to the course affairs will ultimately take.
1t is only to be remarked, as to the actual state
of things, that the Administration Democrats
and Southern Americans are still far apart, nor
is there believed TO be much chance for coming to
an understanding
In the meantime members find themselves out
of pocket and are pressing for their per diem.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr.. Cobb, how
ever, refuses to pay either salary or mileage
without the Speaker s signature.
WAsuINGroN, Dec. lS.-ln the House to-day
Mr.. Valandingham, Of Ohio, spoke ut length
against disunion, and in favor of giving the South
all her rights guaranteed by the constitution
In particular he counseled the West to lay aside
her fanaticism.
Thereupon the House proceeded to ballot the
fourth time for Speaker, when Sherman received
ITO votes, Bocock So, Gillner %, scattering ,.
On the fifth ballot Sherman received 10 votes,
Bocock S5, GIlner lS, scattering IL. On this
ballot Haskins, Hickman and Schwart, anti Le-
compton democrats, voted for Sherman,
In the Senate to day was appointed the committee
into the Harper's Ferry affair, IN
accordance with the resolution of Mr.. Maeon.-
it consists of Senator Mason, of Virginia, chair
man, Senator Davis, of Mississippi senator Col
amar, of Vermont, Senator Fitch, Of Michigan,
md Senator Doolittlo, of Wisc0usin-three DEM I
,orats and two republicans.
The committee are instructed 80 Inquire into
he oTigi1 II TBS azlie,;ioa e3- 10 means ~
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
Letter from Gainesville.
GAINESVILLE, Dec

GAINESVILLE Dec. 18th, 1889.
Dear Herald Il have not written. you letter
for a long time, and to-day | can truly say with
Byron, 81 am ashes where once | was fro. -
But must do something to-day or die with en-
nui. have been cooped up in my room for the
last ten days with that internal compound of hy-
pochoudria, peevishness and spleen, denominated
Jaundice. verify believe protracted case of it
would make one insult the ghost of his grand
father, or spit in the face of Washington por-
trait The Herald and are friends Of long ago,
and as attempt to write a line for its columns,
10 dsy, rnournful memories rise from The grave
yard Of tie past. and tears unbi5den hil ny eyes.
sad Jeesilettions Of DEPARTED fTisni sonls open
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
ne-lhs yaans bod lntel!sstaaIIr 9. llsl e.lltor.

me-'hs young and intellectually 8. lsl editor
sNo'o knsg ldr, -, to toss him,
Alus nsinrl hiu iii q, ig-isc."
| That star 1T genius whose early sitting dArkrnei
the political heavens of Texas, and yeilv,l awhile
J in clouds uf wos. tho crescent splendors Of sHs
star lno longer the L.sAs one) in the grand na,
tinhal galaxy The Democratic party, the J-,,,-
pie, AMI Texas lost une uf their m6sI aide. faith
ml, ani iFu-'heaFtei adyoyales in the death al
j, W, l,IlsEa, | hope will 10 larlane,i this
brieI allnsiun a. mo whose kindness q a friend
MAS not measured uut hy rule, huI came free aud
spontaneous as the gushings ol "a mountain tor,
rent,
While attending the Courts recently. yisitsi
tho e1unues oi Young, ,iaek AMI Mise, IL il
truly distressing O. 500 twl counties a. rich IN
virgin soil and all tho elements OF An asrienliu-
raj and grazing country - Jack and Youus. >,
sJarsely populated, solely for the want Ut sesu-
rity Tor life and property, Both Of those roun,
ties abound IN rich lands. fine water. splendid
rInge and medium Western timber Their Pap
ulation Is composed OF hardy and brave pioneers
whose hcreultan energy las suitaincd the ilOn,
tier settlements against fearful odds. Verify
che deserve their rswlri. 4 mectiag of tho cir,
it'nS Of jack was held during Court week aud
plans for frontier protection fully discu u,sei hy
gentlemen hum various frontier AMI adjoining
counties, Pong, OF Parker, Record, ur Collin,
Judge Eycrts, OF Cook, anl Carroll, o, Wis.,
Mr.. Latimer. Of Belknap made gn eloquent
speech in yiniication OF his own county. DR., /
Wornll was chairman and Capt. Hammer, the /
Jack Hays. Of Jack county, Secretary of the
meeting. But one spirit perSadcl the people,
lf the state should fail te give them protection
they will protect themselves, and iew such men
is Hammer will yet redeem the frontier.
Wise county is improving faster than the other
frontier counties, notwithstanding II has come
IN for i,a share Of tho Indian Epidemic. | can
lot conclude this hurried article without alluding
o judge BGrlord's charge to tine Grand Jury in
Wise, which was hy FAR the ablest effort of that
;ind have ever heard in Northern Texas Il
vas purely cxtcmporaneous being delivered with.
nut book or notes. 1t was brilliant review of
riminal law, and the powers and duties of the
ody he Was addressing, I,
f0ur8, " I q. WEAVER. a
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
TERMS OF
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.hf u sing genilemen Eespssully requested 10 act
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y4l will he hlly sekn0s legged hy the publisher via;
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~ IlTATH Esl, koekNal, Kaufman county,
A. 4 AsfERs, Rse., Denton, Denton County,
= ~. ] HAplEI, ksQ, sherman, hTaNs0n Inlnir,
2, n,s ,sYNs, E=o,, waNahaeiic, Ellis County
hl q N PHAA and 4, v loNLEE, Es0, Port Worth,
"A, lHl irE, EsQ, huehHnan, johnson County,
= II lFrer, Rs0,, weaheTferi, Parker culnly,
", r 10. NIANFR, Eso- nansyille, Cook County,
lf, i.Ht IL sNtNprIIs, helknap, Young County,
" . l.lssoS ESD, Commissioner, Galveston
z u, NHIrlps, EsQ. ta GmVeT ST. New Orleans,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04

~ The following was handed to US by one who
knows good extract of korn - when he it, with
the request to republish it;
Sonnit to Whisld
Bi .idmirer uu the Bereridge-Ritten imnyetly af-
ter taGja nip, the Labor Interspersed ,UiM Ocka-
shunii Wettin my lips with the same.
@hsks Ill hale from erlyist boyhood,
Hey ardently admyred th qualities,
Thowst cloathed mi mind with strength-mi noze in
richest dyes,
Hale whiski, hale Hale potent sun Of Ri!~
When wus grows wus, and bad grows Bladder,
When troubles wavs across me buzzum roll
nip OF thee expands mi shrunken sole,
As wind rom boys mouth expands bladdcr.t
Water is GOOD no man of sense denize it,
serch tbroe old Nacher, and you will not meet
a article 10 good for washing feet.t
ltut rs beveridge dispze it.
Nj stumick turns, and for relief iii
10 the extract Nv corn-to the Red Eve
And to the pleasant fcshun that whiski is maid NV
rye "heh i not bi no means; the contrary kon
"a bptll simily appropnsy choz to sho how the click
s%hur % ny M lle viii coz man to spread himself
the v apsro ss y aSn vs. he
iswilEg 70 allow that sum kin he maid other lk
wds sn9h noble -mindedness is refreshin
Bows MEErNc-Ne,o York, Dec. 16-Great
disturbance was created last night by meeting
which bad been organized for the purpose of ex-
pressing their sympathy for Brown and his asso-
ciates. Great fear of bloodshed was entertained,
but by prompt assistance from the police, all fur
ther action was checked.
Cook AND CoPPrE EscAPED-RErAKEN AND HANG
DCkarlestown, Va, Dec. l6.-Cook and Cop
pie broke Jail last night, but were soon taken.
They we're hanged to-day at few minutes before
J p. N. The two negroes were hanged two hours
earlier.
kTAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. = Columbus Miss,
Dec. e "A street fight occurred here last night
betwes James Blair and DR.. Wm. NJ. Shepherd
ofTexas, Formerly Secretary of the Navy of that
Republic Shepherd was shot and almost in
stantly killed.
hESIucKY FhtALE COLLEGE BuRSED.-LonissiHe,
Dec. IA large FIRE broke out at Harrodsburg,
in this State, Saturday night last, which consum
ed the large building occupied by the pupils and
teachers Of the HarrOdsbarg Female College. 40
liTes sore lost BY The eonHagraton
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
Written for tho Dallas Herald.
".All That's Bright Must Fade"

"All That's Bright Must Fade"
/ never loved but once dreamed
That there was some such passion thing.
And visions o'er my night-bed strcamed
Bright, and wild, and wildering.
Oh il was such dream as one
Would wish disturbed, or broken, never;
And had it only lasted on.
I'd re content to sleep forever.
know not what my slumber broke.
Or what disturbed my fancy's birth -
But when, with day, / trembling woke.
found myself again on earth;
And thought that if, alas, like this,
All Joys so transient fade away,
I'd wish with all its throbbing bliss
'Iwould vanish with passing ray.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04
Agent. Of the Herald.
Written for the Dallas Herald,
THE NEW YEAR.

III w. flAks
An ere fright at last has burst, aud
Shines wth every promised hope and
Beck ming smile upon the nations hopeful
Heart,
Me- er "a have those deep CORY stripes.
And Foidan stars. that still bespeak our
ronutTya night. ioOmed up with such effulgenee
C'ea:, rs now the wondering distant eye,
Bel0lls Eiyh awe and shrinking gaze.
Never has an epoch dawnei.
pr ushe'r in with holler dreams, than at
1h. moment marks our race. or fingers
Round the nation's couch.
The new year now has rolled its
Bright Hny drama to our view. and beckons
ptnioRtl lope survive, and curtains visions
Of d, past with many token dear.
Yes, h'rcs bright pnoa time has plumcd,
And Cuiy yaits some frcsher field and
Gsycr 9ky mid which she can unfold
Her ming, and raise her sweetest song.
Then. 20 the future let us look
With roul uplifted to the sky, and
Trust iu linn who guards the helm. to safely
.inch0r US At last beyond another
Unknown de.
The cutold story of distant timo
And uusC picture Of u country's
Pride can scarce be augured Tut by those
Whose eagle eye can pierce the cloud, and
Dislir5yo the coming gloom, that yet
perchsnre nay hover DER Gods favored
Land Of garth.
Still many New Years morn has come.
AGd'yci, nay many more roll on, and
Print upCu the sand of timo each deed
Ofhtugurpd truth, yet none has opened
with such hopes, or lit the nation IS torch
Ag bright, as now illumes the distant
Isles, aul uncs with song each isping tongue.
All welcome then, thou
New yntr bright May nought upon thy
Bosom pure, e'er stain the page, that time
VIII keen, and mark with truth thy progress
Or, for veal or woe thy unheard doom
Affection deep with all its jcwelcd
Dreams of bliss, will court thy ceaseless hours
With joy, and look with fond and anxious
IhroO ~ hat sweet moment yet to come,
Then MI t'ose slecpless visions dear, shall
Break, and leave the dreamer best, to
Realize ca.h b cheerful CLEAN, thy radiant
Star will lend.
Ambition too, with its inspiring
Pulse go young, will quicken many
Restless heart, and guide. as it has led
Bctors, iis to-worn thousands yet uncrowned,
Aud hid them take their march to fame, and
Quencb their thirst for slory's wreath.
Roll on then conquerng time
Thy wheel, and let each circling hour be
MaCked with some betokening symbol bright
That yet awaits sweet freedoms home. and
Bcckol on the weary eye, to yon inviting
Star ci hope, that sparkles with such luster
Pure, uEOn thy gntried sea.
DA.LAs, TEXAS, Sanuary 1st, 1860
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04

As near as We can ascertain, there ~ere from
6fty to sixty people frozen to deaf within the
stats Of rsxas during the late cold eeas5gr- %
these, at least forty were under the ing1eDes q
liquor when frozen. There were many th0sss -
hogs, cattle and sheep frosen to death -iso, sous
Of whom. ID is fair 70 snpross ress uniaF Fs II
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-01-04

article in the n. Y, Her Id. giving the psn OF
n now organization, tho object of which is avow.
cd to be to revolutionize the South md abolish
slavery. The lrst means proposed for this oh.
ject, is to circulate tho abolition work Of II. L.
Helper, some extracts from which are given ny
fnllnvs 4
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-02
CHARAtTEE AND REPUTATIoN.I

will draw distinction between char
acter and reputation, Which afetfot synony-
nous. A mans character is the reality,
himself; his reputation, the opinion others
have formed about him !; character resides
in him, reputation IN other people that is
the substance, this the shadow; they are
sometimes greater or less. If mar be
able to achieve things beyond his time, his
reputation will be different from his charac-
ter lie who seeks reputation must not be
beyond the times he lives in. It IS impot.
tant 10 men beginning life to know which
they want-character or reputation. TO
build 4 character is a work of time; as
ships are built on one clement and used in
another, so character is formed ii, youth
aud home for after life Reputation is
easily got; it is generally charlatanism,
taking many forma-as that of the patriot
a'rbe numerous as musquitocs, who, like
them, lean and hungry, suck all the blood
they can, but make none-who live on
suction. In man, as in ship, the mate.
rial must exist originally; a man naturally
mean may be improved, but never Till be
noble man. Reputation may be made
for man: character must be made by him
with labor and time, and it cannot be taken
away. The antagonism between the two
is not 30 great as the disproportion. Thus
Il man, If wise, will be content to he con-
sidere,l wise; he likes shadow tt fee times
his size; like banks that Issue three paper
dollars for every one in specie they have; il
worth quarter he likes to be called worth
half million, until the assessor brings
him to bis senses. Tie will discIaini 'popif-
Iarity,' but claim the same thing under the
maine Of influence but it is what God
made man and he makes of himself that
determines his influence the weights never
ask favor Of the scales "a thousand pounds
will weigh down five hundred BY their nattf-
raj force.-So he speaks Of Prudence
Prudence is coincident with recti,ude and
there have been men against the grain Of
life all their days who yet were most pru-
dent men. lie substitutes love of approba-
ton for love Of truth. Thousands lose
their character to save their reputation.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-02
A BASE sonTHERNEa.-MAaY1Arfj,

l-o"king over the columns of the Balti
more Patriot. last evening, we came acros.
paragraph in which Mr.. Calhoun's hon
name follows the prefix 'Cataline.' Alas
f"r'the South we mentally exclaimed, when
one of hef sons thus endeavors to o!fe,
fragrant insult to the purest and most hon
ored name save that Of Washington, that
is mentioned in her annalsr
1t occurred to US, then, that pape,
which could offer insult TO Mr.. CaIhoun;s
'nopory, must. ez neeessitqte rel. be false
to the South and he began 6looEtbrougl,
1t for the evidence. We found It, in abun.
dance. There was an editorial scommenda.
tion of certain resolutions adopted by a
black republican meeting sin New York,
declaring themselves, as black repu bIica rs
insfavor Of the Union and the Constitution;
!. e., their we'll known construction of the
Constitution! Ands again, we found q
paragraph endorsing the idea suggested by
some other paper, proposing the hanging Of
those who propose Disunion, as remedy
for the aggressions on the South.
If the PATRIOT is fair exponent of Bal
timoressieeIing, it were far better for our!
business men 70 avoid that city, than even
New Yofk: or Boston-on the priuciple.
that an open fos is far less dahgerpus than
a traitor in the camp.
Maryland is nominalIy slase; Slate: it
ms7r however. be more property 6yswifed
as free negro State, l1aviugmgts yihpas
thy with ffss.soiism than siasssys The
other dry. We eo,iceI tbstssa pessilsr was
arrested within her borders for setj;Hg
Helpers BOOK. He was arrestsds Ra bsid
10 bsil $4,000, and in afsw moments verai
substantial men stepped forward and be.
came the incsndiary's bondsmenf Shall it
be said t6at the State IN which ibis, could
happen, is any sister. Of Alabamas Heav-
IN fsrbidl- Montgomery Mnii.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-02
LEAP YEAR

Any year divisible by without remain
der, is leap year. Which comes every fourth
year. Thus 1860 is leap year. The solar
or true year, is se5 days,5 hours, ;4s min
utes and 477-4o seconds. Forconyehiercs
we drop these hours, Hsinutes und seconds
in Our ordinary reckoning, and call the
civil year aG5 days. Hence VIC lose nearly
a day in this reckoning every fourth year
we actually lose in four years fodr times 9
hours 4s mnutesand g seconds, Which is
not quite day. But Tor ronnd numbers
again call it a day, aiSd therefore add a day.
to ever fourth year, naming it the 77th of
February. OF course by thtts adding q
whole day, we add a little 100 much, nearly
l2 minutes year. That sin 10os$years
would amount to say IL 90 1rhiuu,es, and
of course, if this discrepancy also were mot
provided for, in tle course Of centuries it
would eitiate tte calehdat, Fhctefore, once
every hundred years a 1eap-year y skipped
for three consecutive Centuries !; on tho
fourth centdry it's retained, because tie
balance issa little the other way again.
Thus for three centuries we have mn excess
Of $3.50 minutes, lcasi6da discrepancy Of
600 minutes. This, then, is partially cor
rected by continuing the leap year as us
uaf on the fourth century, Putting ii within
about 4so minutes, or eigh. hours being
'sht at the end of every fourth Century
near enough right for ali rSactical pur.
poses.