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Nebraska advertiser., 1860-03-29
Death Of Gov. BisSeII.

Majority against State GOvern't, 252.
Nebraska advertiser., 1860-03-29
awhv Labor SO hard % WASH

By A. Y. DENMAF, Deputy
HroWnville. Feb. Sth, 1850, n35-2t-S4 %
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
Sheridan and the Story Teller.

Those who are in the habit of telling pro-
digious stories ought to have good memories,
but their memories are genoraily short ones.
Sheridan used to deal with these menda-
cious pests in manner peculiar TO himself
He would never allow himself to be out-doDe
by verbal prodigy; Whenever monstrous
story was told in his presence, he would
outdo it by one of bis own coinage, and put
tho narrator &c tho blush by Q faslebood
more glariDg than bis own. A gentleman
in his bearing once related sporting ad-
venture. II was fishing one day, in o cer-
tain cold spring full of delicious trout, and
soon caught large mess. But, what was
really surprising, not o foot from the cold
spring there was one Of boiling water, ee
that when you wanted to cook yeur flsh, all
you had to do, after hooking them from the
cold spring. was TO pop them directly into
the boiling" The company oil expressed
ustonishmont and incredulity at this mou-
strous assertion, with the exception Of sher-
idan. II know" said he, "of o phenom-
enon yet moro surprising. Twas fishing one
day, when came to place where were
three springs. The first was q cold one
stocked with fish, the second o boilding
spring. and the third . natural fountain OF
melted butter and parsley" "Melted butter
parsley |" exclaimed the first story-teller
impossible |" II beg your pardon" said
Sheridan coolly. u believed your story, sin
you arc bound to believe mine" San
other incident occurred to me-" continued
tho gentleman. II was out shooting once,
and spied brace of birds. was out of
shot but threw the rAmrod into the barrel
Of my gun, fired, and brought down both
birds" A more singular occurrence hap
poned to me-" rctorted Sheridan. IL had
promised Q friend of mine in London half
dozen partridges for dinner on particular
day. had forgotten my agreement, when
heard the distant horn OF the stage coach
which was to take my game to London.
rushed into my preserve, and in the bury
of the moment forgot my shot, and lett my
iron ramrod in my gun.barrel. fixed al
covey of partridges, killed six, threw them
into hamper, and gave them to the coach
man. There was tho game not only killed,
but actually spitted." This audacious mar
ratve efectually silepced the story y-tefier.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
FUN ITEMS.


WHEN is pugilis,'s eye like cider kee }
Whom IL ia bunged up. .
He who marries young lady for her fine
tooth will be very likely to ipd himself
bitten. .ta'
AT a late militia muster 10 Kentucky
big keg was used as drum. IL there was
liquor in 10, doubtless tho men rallied at the
zap.
"PAPA, know why some folks call horse
pistols" "Why, my son| Because, they
kick So" "Mary, put that boy to bed, he
is so sharp he will cut somebody"
THERE Is man out wCst by the name Of
John Hole, who is so lazy that in writing
his name he merely makes o J, aud then
punches bole through the paper.
IF We we're asked what physician stood
at the top Of his profession, we should soy
IL was the gentleman who was in the habit
of attending "patients on o monument"
THERE IS an editor of our acquaintance
who has published papers in twenty-nine
places. He is like the running gout; bis
party feels him successfully in every part Of
It's system.
Now, then. my bearties," said gallans
captain. "you have o tough battlo before
yOu- uko uotOco yOuE pOWuoE 10
gone, then run I'm o little lame, and III
START ROs0.
A PRINTER out in Arkansas, whose otiice h
twenty miles from any other building, and
who hangs his sign on the limb of tree, ad-
vertises for devil, and says: "a boy from
the country preferred"
"MR. SPEAKER" said q member of the
Maino Legislature, discussing bill for the
regulation of the timber trade, IL know
those timbor merchants to be the most egre-
gious rascas-i was in the timber line myself
for twelve years."
Mr.. GREEN sued lady for breach OF
promise, and her friends offered him two
hundred dollars to settle it. "What |" cried
Groom, "two hundred dollars for ruined
hopes, a shattered mind, q blasted life, and
bleeding heart? Never but make it tive
hundred aud twenty. Ave, and II is bargainl
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
CHOICE VARIETY.

A RHoHT line is the line which We are
following when we are keeping our con-
sciences quiet.
He that voluntarily continues in igno.
rance is guilty Of all the crimes which ig-
norance produces.
NIGHT brings out stars, as sorrow
shows US truth. We never see the stars
till we can see little or naught else, and
thus it is with truth.
WHEN you forgive the man who has
pierced your heart, he stands TO you in
the relation OF the sea.worm that per.
forates the shell Of the muscle, which
straightway closes the wound with pearl
LET youth cherish sleep, the happiesl
Of earthly boons, while yet it is at their
command :. for. there cometh the day to
all, when "neilher the voice Of the lu:e
nor the bird" shall bring back the swee,
slumbers that fell on their young eyes as
unbidden as.the dews.
KNEAs SrLvIUs had three ways o
proving man fool. He is a fool who
seeks that he cannot find ; be is foo
who seeks that which when found, will dc
him more harm than good he is foo
who, having several ways TO bring him tc
bis journeys end, selec's the worst one
READ of Hindoo. who, when a mis-.
sionsry showed him in glass Of water,
that in drinking it he devoured animal life
just as much as il he had eaten a sacred
COW, took the microscope, put it on the
ground, and stamped it to pieces, thinking
he destroyed the fact by destroying The
evidence Of it.-Phalips.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
A Prairie Scene.

A correspondent: of the London Times,
in describing the Princes visit 10 the
Western prairies. writes as follows:
The Prince was certainly most foriu.
nate in his visit, for the time Of the year.
He had almost universal sport. He saw
a prairie thunder storm, a prairie fire Of
immense extent. and, above all, a prairie
sunset. The latter took place in all its
supernatural glory--a glory which can
never be described or understood by those
who have not seen it-while the party
were shooting quail the nigh, before their
departure. AS the sun neared the rich
green horizon, il turned tho whole ocean
Of meadow into a sheet Of gold which
seemed to blend with the great armament
Of reds and pinks--pale rosy orange hues.
and solemn, angry looking crimson clouds
above, till no, only the shy, but all the
land around, was swathed in piles OF color,
as il the sinking sun sbone through the
earth like mist, and turned it to rainbow
The immensely Of Stiffness which lay in
the prairie then-a stiffness as profound
and vast as the green solitude itself, while
uOt UIchiu otliIcu ONCI tuo huOIe
horizon as the great transmutation went
slowly on, and the colors over the land
turned from rose 10 pink, TO orange, to
red and crmson-darkening and darken-
ing always, as the tints ebbed out like a
celestial tide. leaving fragments of scarlet
clouds over the heavens--lhe embers oil
the fire which had lit the prairie in O
flame of glory. There was such a quiet,
unspeakable richness in this grand fare.
well Of day-such terrible redress about
the sky at last, that one could almost
fancy some supernatural phenomenon
had occurred. that the sun had gone for.
ever, and lef; a deep and CORY wound
across the darkeniug sky. Night was q
relief compared to this dread, lurid fire
which the clouds seemed 10 close in upon,
and slifle GU: with difficulty fire which,
like the paintings Of the sunset before the
Deluge, left always IN ominous anger in
the heavens, even when the night was far
advanced, and the prairie clothed in a
blue mist which rose over il like water
II was such a sunset as moved the rural
inhabitants Of Dwight; such a sunset as
even the "oldest inhabilant." who had
been there some FIVE years. had never
seen before.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
Mrs. Lincoln,

A correspondent of the New York Eorid
thus describes the future Lady of the White
House;
The future lady OF the White House is
pertorce, q parsonage 10 whom just now the
livelest interest attaches. That she will
adorn and grace even the oxltod position
to which she bids fair to succeed, none who
have had the fortune to see fDr can doubt,
She is yet apparently on the ,hady side OF
forty, with faco upon which dignity and
sweetness are blended, and an air of cult.
vation and refinement 10 which familiarity
with the courtly drawing rooms of London,
or tho arstocratic saloons of Paris would
hardly lend an added grace She is ad-
mirably calculated to preside over our re-
publican court. If one wore permitted so
far to describe her personal appearance as
to meet half way the respectful curiosity
which is generally felt upon tie subject, the
description would bO: that she is slightly
above the medium stature, wah brown eyes,
clearly cut features, delicate, mobile, ex-
pressiye; rather distinguished 10 appearance
than beautiful, conveying to the mind gen.
orally an impression OF self-posSession,
stateliness and elegance. distrust my own
opinion upon subjects of this kind, but l
concur in the belief prevalent hereabOuts
that she will make as admirable leader OF
the stately danes and lovely demoiseles OF
tho national capital. as the most fastidious
social martinez could DESIRE.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
The Physical Benefits Of Singing.

We cut the following interesting article,
with the above title, from the New York
Clipper Of November 10. II deserves an
attentive perusal:
The following will be found among the
good effects accruing from the practice Of
singing: A frequent correction OF defects in
speech, including stammering, kissing, and
nasal enuIcia:ion. Singing also improves
the hearing; for, by listening to singing,
people learn to distinguish the relative po-
sitions Of the notes uttered by one voice.
The ear thus becomes practieed. land fully
able to convey the close distinction Of tone
10 the seat OF perception:
Singing. besides. is Q great improver of
the health Of children, notwithstanding an
opinion to the century has been long cur
rent. and that singing BY young children.
in particular, has bsneful tendency, oc.
casioning splitting Of the blood and pull
monary diseases. However, recent SCI
entifo examinations in Germany and else
where, have demonstrated the utter fallacy
of this idea. Nothing is calculated more
than singing to produce the power Of free
respiration, and SO TO svstemstize the
breathing (if we may use the expression)
as to prevent or remedy the weaknesses
Of the chest so often and so justly COM
planned of. There are other benefits
10 our physical nature. connected with
the practice of singing. We must not
forget the moral and intellectual effects
Of singing. They are numerous. and
even more obvious than the physical.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

ON a certain occasion, the counsel took
some exception to The ruling Of the court
on a certain point, and dispute arose.
'If the court please" said the souncil.
81 wish to refer to this book moment, 4"
and at the same time picked up volume.
"There's no use OF your referring to
any book" excla imed the court, sngrily;
II have decided the pint"
"But, your Honor" persisted the At.
torney.
"Now, don't want 10 hear anything
on the subject" yelled the court. ~ tell
you. again, decided the pint"
II know that" was the rejoinder;
"I'm satisfied Of that--but this is a vol
ume OF Blackstone; I'm certain he differs
with your Honor. and only want to show
you what an old fool Blackstone wasp'
"Ah, indeed' exclaimed the court.
smiling all over, "now you begin to tails" +"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

A BAD BEGINNING FOR A New STATE
We reported the other day that body oI
twenty or thirty working men, who wenI
out as steerage passengers TO Savannah,
had been refused permission to land in
that port, but the statement was denied.
1t was not retracted by us, however, be-
cause we knew Of what we affirmed
Since then it has been confirmed by other
similar occurrences. No less than seven
ty.two steerage passengers arrived in this
city from Charleston this morning. denied
a landing there by the authorities, and
some thirty others. We hear, have
just arrived from Savannah. Thus, no
less than one hundred American citizens
are denied their rights in two OF the States
Of the Union.--Ne0 Fork Post.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

that he had TWO daughters and vineyard. When
his eldest daughter was mnrriOd, ho gave her a
third Of his vineyard, and yet received as much
fruit from the remainder as formerly from the
whole. AT the marriage of his second daughter,
she also received third. and still the original
supply was obtained from the remaining third
The secret lay in the vine.dresssr besiowing as
much labor upon the third as he had formerly
given to the whole vineyard. So mght many a
farmer do with great advantage; divide up the
old farm among four or six sons, and ere long, il
we'll managed, the share Of each will produce
more than the whole now yields,
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
COME, REST IN THIS BOSOM.


Come, rest in this bosom, my own stricken deer,
Though the herd have fed from thee, thy homo is
still here;
Here sill is tho smile that no cloud can o'ercast,
And the heart and the hand oil thine own to the
last.
Oh! what was love made for. IL 'ts not the samc
Thro' joy and thro' torments, thro' glory and
sh0mei
know not, ask not. II guilt g in that heart,
but know that I love thee. whatever thou art.
Thou has, called ne thy angel in moments oi
bliss
Still thy angel I'll be mid tho sorrows Of this
Thro the furnace unshrinking, thy steps TO pursue
And shield thee, and save thee or perish there too
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

THe highest charity is to pay iibCrally for
all things had or done for you; because to
underpay workmen. and then be bountiful,
is not charity. On the other hand, TO give.
when by 90 doing YOU support idleness, 10
most pernicious. Yet you cannot refuse TO
give street aims, if your charity has no
other channel you would feel that refusal
in such case was q mere pretext to save
your money. But IL your wealth is wisely
and systematically given. then the refusal Of
idle appeals does no harm to tho heart
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

IT has been we'll said, that a single years
crop of corn is worth moro than all the gold
of California. In addition to its other usos,
it is now found that il produces clear fluid,
that burns without odor. without smoke,
and is inexpensive, affording good light in
an ordinary kerosene lamp for half cent
an hour. The corn oil is as clear aud color
luss az water.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

"HERoISE" is perhaps as peculiar a
werd as any in our language; the first two
letters of it are male, the first three female,
the first four brave man, and the whole
is a brave woman. ....
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
LAW FIRM.

LFRED PHELPS g. Albert C Riddle, com
n posing the old Law Firm of Phelps 4 Riddle.
and Alfred Phelps, j. have formed CopartnrrshiE
connection for the Practice OF Law, under the
Hams Of Phelps, Riddle & Phelps at the old Office
OF Phelps 4 Riddle, where they will attend 10 all
law business which may be entrusted to their
care. ALFRED PHELPS,
ALBERT G RIDDLE,
ALFRED PHELPS, JR.
Chardou, December 9th, 1859. 5lTf
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

SoUKDs are more intense as the air is
deuser. In the Arctic regions persons
Can converse with ease at more than
mile distant, when the mercury is below
zero.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-12-07

THE astronomer Herschel has predicted that
England will this year be visited by storm OF vi
olence unprecedented in The annals Of tho globe.
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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23
as follows

Those who voted IA the Affirmative were Msssrs,
Atchinson, Borland, Brodhead, Brooke, Butler,
Charlton, Dawson, De saussure, Dodge Of Iowa
DOUGLAS, Hale, Hunter, Jones, Of Iowa, King, Nal
lory Mason, and soule and those who voted in the
negative were Messrs. .Beyaro, Bell Bradbury Bright,
Csss, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Feleh, Foot, Geyers
HAMLTN, Houston, MerriWeather, Morton, Pearce,
Pratt, Rusk. seward, Smith, spruances Sumner, Un'
rlnru.rlnla- IInhar.- md Manh----
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23
Gen. WnIker Id Worn.

By an arrival at New Orleans from Ruata1
the 9th inst, with the crew of Sch. Clifton
which was abandoned to the British at Hon
duras after her contraband cargo of guns
ammunition, &c, for Walkers flibusters Bat
been seized, intelligence was brought tina
Gen. Walker landed his forces at Tru1illo
and Immediately made an attack on the town
taking it with but slight resistance on tht
part of the troops, who fired only one gun
wOunding two of Walkers men. There wa
great excitement throughout the country.
Honduras lies next north of Nicaragua
and TruxillO, the captured town, is a sea
port on the northwest cOast of Honduras, and
directly opposite the Bay Islands. COnside.
rable dissatisfaction Of the Bay Islands with
the Honduras government has been claimed
Of late. 1t has been asserted by flibusterino
Southern journals that the inhabitants Of
these Islands are favorable to American in
tervention, even at the hands of Walker,
such is the hatred of HOndurean sovereignty
recently restored by Great Britain, in accord-
ance with treaty stipulations. The appear
ance of Walker at Truxillo with a considera-
BILE force, may yet give some interest to Cen
tral American news.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23
co. -. 70 Hend oa.n-peaI..

Col. L. B. Lathrop and N. @. Hall, Route
Agents on the Railroads running out Of To
ledo, have been removed for Douglasism, and
their places filed with John sheehan and
James C. Wales, Breckenridge Democrats.
John Keys, Local Mail Agent at Colum-
bus has been removed for like cause, and
Lafayette LazeI has been appointed in his
place. Heis faithful B. D.
In this city the axe has fallen on the neck
Of that venerable German Democrat, E. Hes
Sanmusller, Esq, Q. s. Pension Agent, He
makes Douglas speeches fatal fault iil1, il Al
German Breckenridge Democrat, succeeds to
the place Of Mr.. d.
OF the workings and workers Of the gull
lotine Washington dispatch says;
Upen the requisition of leading Admins
tratioR officials in Ohio, some half dozen
heads Of Post Masters and Route Agents in
that State dropped into the basket last week.
They were not Presidential appointments,
but his Ezcelleney ordered the axe to fall.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23
The coaEres.Ionsl Nomines.

A majority Of the delegates from Lake
county cast their votes for Mr.. Wade, so long
as there remained any hope for his re-nomina-
tipn-yet we have not man among US who
does not now heartily accept the result, and
win be pfoudto aid in rolling up for Albert
@. Riddle one Of Lakeeounty's largest maio-
rites. He is man worthy Of their votes,
and worthy to represent this metropolitan
district of the Reserve. Of Like spirit and
sentiment with MF. Wade, the grand old ban
ner which be has borne so brayely in the
thiokest Of the fight these seven years, in Mr..
Riddie's hands win still be borne right on.-
Mr.. Riddle is young man-eleaf-headed,
large-souled, an Ant-Slavery man from the
start, and made of that kind OF stuff that new
er turnsits back to an opponent. Alife-long
neighbor and friend, one who had known
him through boyhOOd and manhood, said Of
him, che never did q mean thing" What
higher praise can q young man ask than that?
The unanimous vote Of bis native county,
land where he spent most of his life, J through
all the ballottings Of the Convention, must
have been grateful to his heart, and Is indeed
a high endorsement. Born to an inheritance
Of poverty-while lad attending the Aca-
deny at Painesville, paying his tuition BY
sweeping the school room and ringing the
bell-he has beWn his own way to his pres
ent proud position, and is such man as the
voters Of the 18th District win gladly honor
with their sufrages. We plaes the name Of
Albert G. Riddle at the head Of our columns
with especial pleasure.-PaiHsSUilEe Pres.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23

Mr.. 7. R. Laley, Superintendent OF the
United States Armory, Pittsburgh, who has
always voted the Democratic ticket, afirms
that if he lives until election day, he will
vote for Lincoln and Hamlin. And If the
success of all the aspirants was suspended on
his vote Lincoln and Hamlin would be the
successors of Buck and Breck.
Mr. Laley Is a Yirginian by birth, a South
srnor by education, and Republican of ne
.Osssity, being an honest man and having the
best good Of this great Republic in view.
We learn by the Commercial Journal that
VIM. G. Moorland, ESQ., of Pittsburgh, has
also come out and gives his voice and infu-
snce for the right BE is young lawyer of
superior attainments, and wiz be felt in the
the campaign. Col. Gerst, who has been un-
I'll recently an active Pittsburgh Democrat
has raised the standard Of Honest Old Abe,
and his house in the Third Ward is now
point for holding English and German Re
publican meetings. The Journal says, ''the
fusion ticket at Cresson is working wonders
for the Republicans. The men who will not
be mixed up with the secessionists are COM
ing over daily"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-23

The Breckenridge Democracy evidently
g feel their oats in Brown county and the
Sixth Congressional District OF Ohio. The
whole of the original Douglas men were
slaughtered by them in the County and Dis
trict Conventions. Hon. VIM. Howard, the
present Congressman, an original Ant-Le-
cOmptOnite and Douglas deYotee, was over
slaugbed for Congress by Chiffon A. White,
who belongs to the Administration wing Of
the Democracy. Howard got about as low
in the dust to prO-slavery demands as he
could, and yet his Democratic constituency
were not satisfied and have turned him off
with single term. He voted for the Know
Nothing Pro-Slavery candidate for Speaker,
and in favor of sustaining polygamy il Utah,
but still was not quite sound enough on the
Administration "goose." - e..