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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-17

From the Mil. Free Democrat.
Pluggins is big with Coming Events.
SAINT LEWIS, Feb. 2.

SAINT LEWIS, Feb. %, 80.
Deer Din1DtyErat
am knee deep in important events
-actooally pregnant with things to
KUN, as the shadder has for some time
in1ercated. / hasten to keep you post
ed thereof.
took it inter my head this morning
to go and sec Mr.. Bates, who lives in
this settlement, one ofmy rivals for the
Presidency. ] thought if [ could get
a peek at him, | could tell about how
lie would ran if put on the course. SO
] turned my shirt collar, and put Oh MY
new shcap's grey trowsers-pcpper and
salt, as oIablomaticai Of our Union
and creased ny bar was dctermin-
cd to make an impression OH my rival,
but was knsseti mad when [ found the
legs of my breecltcs wouldn't 50 Iown
over my booticgs. So | called nig-
geY and told him to black the cowhides,
feet, legs and all, so that the Judge
could see his face in 'em. The tcIlcr
Iuoged 'cm down stairs, and | practic-
ell bowin and scrapin before the glass
for more than tew hours, waiting for
the darky to kun back. AT last he
kun sweatin and putin, but hadn't but
one boot. He had used up ali the shine
there was in the tavern, ana borrowed
all in the city. Here was dilcmmy,
but no help for it, SO put on the pair,
kalkerlating to put my best foot for
ward at the interview. As [ went IN
tew the street, ! bekoned to a hack:
s'Hillow sez I.
''IIev a hack strartget ?" sez he.
"How much dew you axe? sez I.
dollar an hour" sez he.
EsGo tew thunder!' sez [, and [ bek-
oned to a drayman wh6 had q cart and
three jackasses tantrem:
GLOW much will you axe tew draw
me out to Judge Bateses," sez /.
can its yersel that wud like to ride?"
sez he.
:sThat's what 1 said," sez I with great
dignity.
ssTwo bits fur man and butes," sez
he. By this time the crowd begun to
gather and [ walked inter his carriage
and dropped half dollar into his hand
'SBliss yer sowl and the likes O yez;"
sez he.
When I arrove at the Judges, I kick
ed my trousers legs down as we'll as [
could, fixed my hat, and puckered gen
orally Not feeling like soin right
plum inter the Best room at fust, [ went
round to the, back door and Civ my
best knock. Itwas opened as cautious
ly as if l had been d thief,
''Haint got no cold vittils," snapped
out an old vinegar face.
'sI haint no beggar," seq I indignant
ly.
''Haint no clocks tea fix an scissors
teu grind,' sez she.
s'Madum!' You Northern people
ought teu hev seen how I looked when
said that, "Madum!' seq ] 81 haint
no scissor gtinder nor clock tinker
sez |, 81 am Col. Enok Pluggins, one
of the asplrants for the Presidency y
and | pulled my new peaked shirt col
lar up with magestick yank, spit over
my shoulders, and emboweled my hands
impressiveIy in MY trousers.
"Who's H,tggi,as!? % sez she, after a
mint, cycling me from head teu foot.
"Sich is fame!" thought I sadly
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-17

ORR PUScH BowL-Trayeler on the
Mississippi, "what makes you have the
bar in the center, why don't you have
it on one side, out Of the way 2"
Barkeeper, "Wel! we would, but you
see it won't % to have SO many pas
sengers on one side Of the boat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-17
Fact. Fancy and Fur.

Motto for police Magistratos-Fino
by degrees.
Who governs the Whole South ::
TheM asses
y single drop of ink has moved
millions Of men.
--Laziness begins in cobwebs, and
ends in iron chains.
keep home happy for there you
will keep men pure.
Which is the Oldest tree in Enc.
land The cider tree.
Uniform love is now defined as the
love Of a gill for cadet.
The first man who Jumped st i
conclusion-Sam Patch.
-Dyre Revenge-Sprinkle your en-
emy with Prussian Blue.
--Beechor says that it's religion rub
bed in that does men good.
-General Stag-nation. The nation
presided over by an old Buck:
"A woman who makes home q real
lty indeed works no trivial work.
1.-THE wide, wide world" ."-The
world Of fashion with its crinoline.
IF You lost your nose what would
you do for another? Take the first one
that turns up.
-Ihe man who is fond of puddinoS
and pies places himself fearfuly in the
power Of his wife.
Seeing cellar nearly finished, :
Wag remarked that it Vas an excellent
foundation for story.
IF you wish to collect together all
the pretty girls in town, advertise u
'1ectnre to young MEN"
Why is Ireland likely to be verv
rich? because its capital is always
Dublin Doubling.
- There is saying that EEmoney
makes the man." Yes, but the man
must make the money first.
Those persons who pay no atten-
ton to their own business, are but sell
dom able to pay anything else
-"VY- hats in dress 90 asks q pop-,
nlar writer. Sometimes a great deal,
and sometimes q precious little.
"A fine woman, like locomotive,
draws train after her, scatters the
sparks, and transports the mails.
-|:Caught in her own metz rs the
man said when he saw one Of the fair
sex hitched i'll her own crinolinc.
Why are pimples on a drunkard's
face like cuts in a witty cotemporarv
Because they are illustrations Of Punch.
The ''frst" business ofLynn is the
manufacture Of shoes That, however.
is ultimately connected with the 'last''
business.
What does a single rose on a Ia
dy' forehead Indicate ? Itprobabiv
means that if kissed it must be ieunder
the rose"
If a woman could talk out Of the
two corners Of her mouth at the same
time there would be good deal said
on both sides.
asked a person Of an adherent Of Red
Jacket. No" said the savage, Il
aeh5skey LadjG3a."
Tho mon who 49,. :
,.oI-I ~, tlo ,''aIl al, VINO got lhIoXlcated on
his throat with q macloy.I bas bo9 ~ IT, H..
sentence co,nmntad '.S'' ''''~' iii'
- am CERTAIN "lEe, that L am
li5Il'' ana ga arc wrong; Ill bet my
ears on It..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-17

LIEUT.. Gov. NEWMAN N1GGER.-
The story :goes that when Lieut.. Gov.
Newman, of Tenn, was here with the
Kentucky and Tennessee Legislatures,
be was accompanied by his febody ser
want" a sprightly saddIed colored boy
Of about thirty who was conscious Of his
dignity. His master, who was in the
habit of jesting with him familiarly,
accosted him in the hall Of the Neil
House, just before the departure Of our
guests, with "a, "Why, Jack, havn't
any Of the AbIitiouists carried you off
yet" Yah. yah! Mass Newman;
(qnoth jack when seed you gwine
down the street, arm in arm with Cub
ner Dennison and Gubner Chase. tot
Y0u were gone, sure-yah! yah ,''-
Gov. Dennison is responsible for the
story.-Cus. C0ancrciuL.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

the contemplated departure of troops from
Vera Cruz against Mexico.
MARQUEE has been liberated by Miramou
and given command of division.
One Day Later.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 26th-The Anglo Saxon.
with dates to Sept. 14th, has arrived.
On Sept. llth, 25,00O Sandman troops en-
tered Umbra
On the 18th, the same number took Resa.
rio, making prisoners of l POO Germans in the
fortress The commander of the Pope's troops
who had ordered the sacking of the town,
was taken prisoner.
The German garrison at Oyireto capitula-
ted to the insurgents.
Lamoriceres army was at Ancona, and
Piedmontese forces were marching on him.
An engagement was expected.
On the 18th several Powers protested
against the invasion of the States of the
Chnrch, but took no other step Napoleon
expected the Powers to prevent the step
The relations of France and Piedmont were
critical.
Last right, Brady, Breckenridge candidate
for Governor ofNew York, spoke at Albany
and declared war against Douglas. This is q
final blow to fusion.
Yesterday, Planet was distanced by Con,
garon, on the Fashion Course, New York
Daniel Boane was previously withdrawn
Latest advices from Springfield, Illinois
state that Abraham Lincoln has declared
himself for Breckinridge and Lane TThi.
item came by l. |. Stevens private line
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

SCARCITY OF BoLrERs.-Frank Washington,
Zach. Montgomery and Vince G eiger address
ed the Boilers of this vicinity, at Excelsior
Hall, last Wednesday evening. Washington
led off with an audience of about 1S0. When
he closed, many of the Douglas men with
drew from the hall, leaving less than 100 men
of all parties for Zach, to make up faces at.
The affair was most melancholy izzle. A
common country school house would hold
every Breckinridger in the hail. The boilers
were chop.fallen, and the Republicans, poor
creatures sighed most piteously, while their
faces grew long and eyes suffused with tears
at the masterly failure of their brother inter
ventionists. The rail-splitters see now, what
they might have known long time ago, that
the boilers of Shasta county are not numerous
enough TO weaken seriously the Democratic
party. Should every Breckinridger in this
county, in his eagerness to beat Douglas, &C
over to the Republicans and vote for Lincoln
still Douglas and Non.intervention would
beat the united Intervention vote more than
two hundred. -iShasta Courier.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09
lailp National 4emutrat
Mountain Correspondence.
NORTH SAN JUAN, October 6, 49,

NORTH SAN JUAN, October 6, 1860.
EprroR oCRAT:-The Democracy of
our town had rare treat last night in the
speeches Of Maj. Hammond and Judge McCor-
kle. The first Damed party was listened to
attentivey for near two hours, and frankly
confess that notwithstanding expected a
sound logical speech from the reputation that
had preceded the Major, l was most agreea.
blv disappointed, for this was certainly the
ablest speech made in this vicinity for some
years--In fact, Republican friend of mine
pronounced this the ablest effort made in
San Juan for years-in short, there are few,
If auy, of the Brecks now in our place. who
will harp on the irreguIdrity of Junge Doug
las S nomination for Major Hammond set at
rest all such twaddle and l confidently be.
lieve the meeting last night, made many
doubtful people take a decided stard for
Douglas and johnson.
Judge McCorkle made the closing address,
and | think he succeeded in riretinq the con.
vietion made on the minds of their hearers 4;
bu"t W oe HdJlOudlt anu aNOlu SecllOnal par
ties, there is but one ticket worthy of Demo
cratic support. The Seceders felt the force
of the speeches, and heard but one to day
who could muster courage enough to raise
his voice for the Boiling ticket but he is on
the clock principle, and as the Brecks wound
him up a few weeks since at Nevada, he is
bound to run for the next thirty days.
The Democracy are in good spirits in this
county-and the GasSers who were proffer-
ing bets on their county ticket here few
days since, were completely silenccd last
night-for there was cash here last night, to
bet on VIM. Watt and the whole Legislative
ticket-but the friends of Phil Moore did not
Wdnt to risk on him.
The meeting adjourned with three rousing
cheers for Douglas and Johnson. and three
for each of the speakers. We want Governor
Downey very much to visit San Juan. and
trust he may find time to visit our county.
Yours, truly, D.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

Why SHOULD THEY NOT HANG ?-Section
of Article lllof the Constitution of the United
States defines the crime of treason as follows:
Treason against the United States shall
consist only in levying war against them or
in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort"
Now, any warlike demonstrations on the
part of the seceeding fire eaters, in case they
succeed by their present course in electing
Lincoln, would most assuredly endanger not
only the necks of those who, like Davis,
Yancey and others, would probably levy
war, but also the necks Of those who, like
Gwin and his satellites hereabouts, would
adhere to the enemy, giving them aid and
comfort. Gwin knows this, and is,therefore
assisting in the scheme "for the separation o1
this Government as recommended by him
on the floor of the United States Senate on
the 18th Of last December. Here are his
very words:
ais it not species of degradation to hold
out to Senators representing fifteen slave
holding States, that in the event of their re-
sisting, or any portion Of their population
resisting the Inauguration and government OF
Republican President, they are to be put
to death as traitors? Is not that the very
reason why they will now prepare to put
IhcuuSSlNSS III ouCu q DOslliOH Juul Ihlo LnTSt'
cannot be executed by Republican Presi-
dent, by preparing for the separation Of this
Government, and putting themselves in such
a position that they can resist"
1t is because the venerable Senator is
pledged to go with tle revolutionis,s next
March, that We hear so frequently the pretty
idea advanced in private circles. of the for
nation of a Pacific Republic. Yes, Califor.
mans. The arch enemies of the Union
knowing that you detest the secession crew
are getting up a model Republic of the Pa
eifc for you, and are now trying, as did
Cataline, to work upon the ambition ofyouna
men, and get them enlisted in the project. II
is to be neither Northern nor Southern. Oh
course not. Gwins leadership is q sufficient
guarantee for that Believe what we say or
not, the time will come when our words will
be remembered We know that the beauties
of a Pacific Republic are being quietly urged
by seceders from the Democratic party. Let
them beware of the great Government party
of 1861. Behind them "stalks the heads
man. IS f. Nation.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

Walter Corcoran, who was shot in Sacramen-
to by W. II. Brown on the SOth ult, died
last Saturday. The Coroner's jury found
that deceased came to his death from the eff
fects of pistol shot wound fired from pis-
to1 by the hand of William H. Brown.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

SAN Diego COPPER MINEs.-The copper
mines, a short distance from Fort Yuma, will
be opened shortly, under the direction of
Connecticut company. The ore assays so
per cent of pure copper, with traces Of gold
and silver
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

AcQUTrEp. Caldwell, who was tried late
ly in San Joaquin county for shooting DIR
Kibbee, who made slanderous remarks about
Mrs. Caldwell and other ladies, has been ac-
omitted
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

Confidence games" and "dodgcs" are in
frequent operation to obtain money and the
last one is u dodge in the wool business. A
Mr.. Bardman, who is wool dealer, has had
mysterious losses in bales of that article one
or two at time, until the aggregate reach
ed about 81 900 In vain were his attempts
to get at the bottom Of the mystery, for a
long time. But at last having, by the ad-
vice OF Captain Of Police, placed some slips
of paper in the different bales on a certain
Saturday, he left home to be gone over Sun
day. In the meantime detective took a
position on the roof os building which COM
manded view of the store of Mr.. B., front
and rear. Not long after he took his sta
ton, he saw a rear window raised, and two
bales of wool dropped into the yard beneath,
where they were taken up and secreted in a
house close by by an accomplice. The thief
was the porter of the store, who at night
locked in the building laborer, partner in
the robbery, who elected the bales from the
window, and left them to be disposed of by
partner number three
The greatest piece of scan mag that has
occurred in Brooklyn since the case of the
old man who ran Off with his adopted daugh-
ter, is that of Wall street broker, who has
lately abducted young lady from her home
in that city, after first accomplishing her ru-
in. She was the granddaughter of an ell
derly and respectable lady who was once in
aflluent circumstances but had been COM
PEELED through change of fortune to open a
candy store on Myrtle avenue, near Ray
mond street. The broker being one day in
this vicinity, happened to see the pretty
grand daughter, and making excuse to pur-
chase candy, engaged her in conversation
finding her artless and easily fattered, he
made other excuses to call, and finally by
costly presents, and cunning batteries, led
the girl on to her destruction. The other
day her grand mother sent her to pay bill
of $40 at some other store, and that is the
last that has been seen of her. Upon inqui.
ry it was ascertained that an aged gentle
man had taken her into his carriage at the
door of the store where she had paid the bill,
and driven off with her SO far there have
been no more discoveries made.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

The YAouIEs OvERRUNNING SoXoRA.-A
corr espondent of the Bulletin writing from
Hermosillo, (Sonora) under date of Septem-
Der 5th, says
The Yaqui revolt, which promises fair to
become a revolution, has assumed new
phase and attained an Importance which,
one short week ago. none would have con-
ceived possible. Towards the close of Au-
gust, the bands of armed insurgents, some
900 or 200 strong, sailed from the coverts
in the Yaqui andmarched towards Guaymas,
marking their track, as usual, by devastation
and rapne. They followed the route of Ell
Batamotal, burning and leveling all before
them as far as Eguila, where they made a
stand, on receiving the news of the warm re-
ception which awaited them at the port
Youth and age perished in one common
massacre; and the females, still more unfor-
tunate, after being forced to submit to the
vilest indignities, were consumed in the flames
which destroyed their houses
The terrified Guayamenos fortified the
town, declaring it in a state of seige. and
armed $50 men in its defense, the Emma Flor.
ence, just arrived from San Francisco, being
engaged as place of retreat for the aged,
inhrm, women and children. The Protect
dispatched courier to the Governor,at Her.
mosillo demanding additional aid The re-
QUESTION reached here at P. NJ. of the 3lst,
and by 9, Pesquiera, with hasty levy of 60
horses and 80 infantry, was en- route to effect
junction with El Cachora, in La Misa-in
tending, with the 800 additional troops he
would find there. to surprise the Indians,
then supposed to be lying at Ell Aquilita.
Unfortunately the Yaquies had spies as
efficient as those of Government, and. duly
apprised of the intended attack, laid an am
buscade at Jacalitos, a wre' ched village
about IA leagues from Hermosillo, which
proved perfectly successful. OF the raw
ievies, ali who did not fall at the first fire
broke and fled, leaving the Governor and
Gen. Angel Trias of Chihuahua, who accom-
MED him, with some eight or ten of the body
guard, to face GOO wel-armed savages as
best they might. Their horses were shot
under them, but they finally escaped on ami
mails captured from the enemy, and joinec
Ell Cachora, in La Miss, the scene of the de
feat of Bornda, captain of the forces o
Gandara, which gave the death blow to tn,
hopes of that party.
The whole South country is ruined-build
ings, fences, orchards, crops, cattle and in
habitants, swept away. Never was the de
struction so complete before. Our street
are FABRICATED in anticipation of attack, com
munication is cut off, and commerce is at
etand-still,
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

The several Douglas District clubs of Sac
ramento, met on Saturday, and formed them
selves into Central City Club.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09
..The Protectionists in Congress-"

''The ProtectiOnists in Congress-
Under this heading, the Georgia Chronicle
and Sentinel says:
When the well known caucus resolutions,
of which the Seceeders platform is the
double distilled essence, were under discus
sion in the Senate, Kansas had 10y her Terri
torial Legislature already, by direct and posi-
tive enactment, abolished slavery in that ter
ritory and in view of that fact, Mr.. Brown,
of Mississippi, declared that the necessity had
already arisen, and therefore, that the fourth
of the Senate resolutions, which is similar in
meaning to the protection plank of the
Breckenridge platform, was useless and val
ueless because a case had already occurred
which rendered Congressional protection
necessary" and urgent, and was to be met,
not by empty resolutions, but by stringent
and penal laws We believe all sincere
Breckinridge men will agree with Senator
Brown-but did their leaders? Not at all
for when in accordance with these views Mr.
Brown introduced and urged the passage Of
the following resolution
"That experience having already shown
that the Constitution and the common law
unaided by statutory provision, do not afford
adequate and sufficient protection to slave
property, some of the Territories having
failed, and others having refused to pass such
enactments it has become the duty of Con-
gress to interpose and pass such laws as will
afford to slave property in the Territories
that protection which is given to other kinds
of property"
What was its fate and how did the loud
mouthed pretended champions of Southern
Rights vote? Let us see
Yeas-Messrs Brown, johnson, of Ark,
and Mallory-3.
Noys-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler Bragg,
Bright, Chestnut, Clark, Clay, Clingman,
Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fitzpat-
rick, Foot, Foster, Green, Grimes Gwin,
IIamlin, Harlan Hemphill, Hunter, Iverson,
johnson of Tennessee, Lane, Latham, Mason,
Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice,
5eboatian, Slidell Ten Eyck, Thompson.
Toombs, Trumbull, Wigfall, Wilson and
Yule-42.
Here they were nearly all declaring, by
their solemn vote, that the abolition of
slavery in a Territory, by its Legislature, is
not sufficient cause for the interpostion of
Congress. That was their opinion last May,
and here they are now proclaiming disunion
! from every stump if the South cannot get
| Congressional protection when necessary In
the name Of Heaven when will it be necessa-
ry if it was not then. A Congress composed
of such men is as little likely to perceive a
necessity for Intervention as the present
| The truth is, that the whole is a shallow
| pretence, and when they go about the coun-
! try proclaiming protection or disunion," it
is not the first demand of their alternative
which they seek, but the last.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

MoRRssEY has become peace man. He
says he is not going to fight any more, unless
someGo dy hits him.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

Rich gold diggings have been struck near
Clear Creek in Shasta county.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

EATANTED. Cooks, Walters, DlshwasheTs, Team
w stsrs, Laborers, Mechanics, &c.
Amply at STALLS City Intelligence once,
80 d Erect.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09

XXT TANTED-One hundred sober and good laborng
w men, So per day $50 per mouth and board
Employment for some time. Pay sure. Apply AT
STALLS City Intelligence Office,
Sc street.