Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-01


fortune and fame, says he is going to take
resting spell The closing words of his last
letter to the New York Mercury are as fol-
lows;
Il have always preached the necessity of
rest, and now l am going to practice it, Com
pletely worn out and disgusted with labor
(25O lectures, 10000 miles travel 4s Mer-
curry articles. two books published. and ono
house built in sixteen months), | promisc
myself to do nothing for six months hence
forward but to roll in clover fields smoke
cigars IN hammock, read Jean Paul and
Nlohtalgne IN an arm chair, and make water.
color sketches ofmy own trees"
MIXING WITH THE Wmrrs.-In town in
Michigan, three boys were lately imprisoned
charged with stealing, one of whom was a
negro boy. On the day after the bows were
put IN confinement, the father of the colored
ooy pald visit to his recreant son, and thus
addressed him: Haven't | whipped YOU
talked TO you, and locked YOU up? And
haven't always told you that if yon associa
ted with these id little white cuSses you
would bring up here2'
FoRTs ABANDONED. Tho Puget Sound Her.
aid says: Fort Steilacoom was reinforced,
May 18th, 10y company of the 9th Infantry.
commanded by Maj. Haller This removal
mas taken place in pursuance of orders TO
break up small and unmportant posts and
concentrate the troops in large stations. II
is therefore probable that Fort Townsend
will not again be occupied by L. S. troops
Fort Belingham having also been abandoned
three stations only are now left on the Sound
-Steilacoom, San Juan and Simiahmoo.
CHINAMEN on THE MovE.-A recent impor-
tation of Celestials at San Francisco, has sup.
pied this section of the country with its
usually full proportion, says the Stockton
Argus They have for several DAYS past
thronged the various rendezvous of our Chi
nese population, and are engaged in active
preparations for start into the mountains
They are protitless accession, and are dcs-
tined to meet a cool welcome in the mining
districts.
COMFORTABLE, VERY.-The Call says: The
steamer John L. Stephens brought some 800
or 400 passengers-although only 1000
names appear on the books. There were
three of four hundred children on board
From four o'clock every morning, when the
"standee hunks" were taken down so as to
wash decks the row and squalling COM
mcnced and continued until late at nipht
The gentlemen passengers were everlastinglv
stopped by distressed looking women with
"Please hold my baby moment Pleasant,
wasn't it? and the way the passengers were
stowed-lke picked hcrrings in a cask-
must have been a caution!
MGs. E. B. BnowNGvG has deemed it neces
sarp to have the London Athen@1m inform
the public that the piece of verse lately sent
out by her, entitled "a Curse fora Nation
was aimed against the United States and
slavery, and not against England as was gen
orally supposed Mrs. Browning should fol-
low the example of tie painter who maze
the figure ola quadruped, and, for fear of a
mistake, painfully wrote nndca it, in print"
letters, This is horse We have no idea
that a curse 50 pointless that nobody but the
author can tell where it strikes, will damage
the American nation much.
DIsTuUDED At PEAYER-Somobody in San
Francisco. who has been disturbed while
praying, writes as follows to tho Telegram
Cannot some means be used to stop the
cries of those miserable fishermen who dis
turb the religious portion of our community
en- Sunday morning? Time after time has
one Of these fellows come beneath my window
while | was engaged in my devotions and
forced me to leave that portion of the house
BY urging these facts upon the attention Of
the police, you will oblige subscriber.
The Hoe CRoP.-The annual hog crop of
the United States is estimated to he worth
$30, 900 900 The number of hogs killed and
packed in 1858 at the principal pork packing
points of the Union were as follows: At Gin
cinnati, 392, ,S2G at IIanesylle, 2S9 500 Chi
cago, l72,000; ST. Louis, 1880; Keokuk
$4,000; Madison, Ind, $4,000.
TEuAMA RACES "A dispatch from Tehama
May 8Oth, says;
On Tuesday, the purse was for 3200 free
for all horses. Orphan Boy, Kate Mitchell
and Jim Thurman started Won 10y Orphan
Boy Time, 1:52, 1:54. On Wednesday, the
purse was for $500; entrance, 90 per cent,
added. Mile heats free for all horses
Troubador, Kate Mitchell and Gray Buck
started. Won by Troubador, five heats be-
ing run. Time, 1901, l:4l, l:50, E50, 1852.
TIE American Association in London re-
Gently desired to have an original portrait of
the Queen, painted by Mr. Kellogg. An ap
plcation being made through Mr.. Dallas,
Col. c. B. Phipps replied for her Majesty
that she appreciates the sentiment prompting
the request, but that she can not give sittings
for an original portrait She will be happy
however, to give every facility for taking a
copy of such picture as may be most satisiac-
tory to the Association.
CAsUALrY-A few days ago a party who
were at work in the redwoods, retired to rest
in their cabin at the usual hour, and soon fell
asleep. In the Eeghborhood of morning they
awoke and found then selves in the bushes,
some yards distant. the cabin blown down
and on fire, their clothes partially burned
from them, and their persons considerably
mutilated. There were two kegs of powder
in the cabin, to which the fire 10y some means
communicated, producing the catastrophe.-
Santa Cruz Sentinel
DIvoRcE SuIrs.-In the District, yesterday,
Julia A. Foster was divorced from H. IL
Foster. The decree gives the custody of a
child to the plaintiff and forever debars the
defendant from marriage. In the suit of
Maria ChatAeld vs. Charles Chatfeld, the
case was submitted and taken under advise
ment-Sdc. Union.
PINE LUMBER FOR JERUSALEM "A firm in
Savannah have just received an order for
100000 feet of pine lumber for the Holy
Land. Portions of the cargo are destined for
Jerusalem and Damascus. a similar venture
made last year was successful The Savan-
nah Republican remarks, "there is something
novel in the thought that the palaces of the
HOLY Land are to be rebuilt with mat elials