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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
EXODUS OF FREE NEGROES E;sGtl
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Philadelphia PTeSS contains long
account of the colcred refugees in that city
who have fed from South Carolina in con
sequence of the recent legislative enact
ments against their race The provisions
Of the new law were that single man must
become their guardian; they were to be
entered ia the assessments as his SLares, and
must carry about them certain copper badg
es, whereupon they We're numbered Ii
found without trustee, they were TO be
sold at the block if failing to procure
badges Of scrvitude, to undergo fine OF
twenty dollars; and if at any time desti-
tute Of ihe,D, to be fined or imprisoned.
Up to November LIST, more than seven hun.
drcd and ninety persons departed from the
port of Charleston alone 1t took all the
resources Of some to reach New York Oi
the number named, about one hundred and
fifty made Philadelphia their destination,
two-thirds cf whom are tradespeople The
men are carpenters, tailOrs, shoemakers
and masons the females, mantaumakers
miiiners. Iaundresses and nurses.
4 handsome married woman, almost
white, says the Press, exhibited her
" badge" or, as she facetiously termed it,
her putty soole watch" 1t was dia-
mond shaped plate of copper, an inch
square. bearing the inscription
Charleston.
1860.
Servant.
1243.''
This delicate piece of jewelry was pune.
tured with hole. and suspended thereby
from string. She had given So for it
Her husband had similar one, labelled
Porter" for which he gave 81 The
man and woman had been one day behind.
hand in taking out 4" these badges, and
they were fined $40 for being dilatory.
Many Of the refugees parted with their
property at ruinOus rates, and many have
still some effects in Charleston. Many ol
these ebony Evangelines have left in thei,
Southern Arcadi relatives and friends, 70.
whose safety their fears are ceaseless. The
mother of yellow girl told us that hcl
daughter had a young feller in the Sou
whose safety peared to weigh like on he'
mind" ard as she said this, her son, tai
young man, with glossy locks was observed
to wear an anxious look, as if lie, too. haC
lost somebody in Carolina We were tolt
that one of the refugees had left an agec
mother in Charleston. The old lady, OF
being solicited to como away with the fam
iiy, replied tha. she had passed lifetime
in de Souf, and, please God, she wantec
to die dar; nobody wanted to make slave
of de weakly ole oman
The troubles Of these ebony people vii
not he appreciated by the white masses
Many of them are almost white. Severa
purchased their own freedom some year
ago. One woman was directed to leave th'
State BY her trustee. who was fearful tha
at his death certain unpr!ncipled member
of his family would attempt to coerce he
into absolute slavery. The refugees tool
passage in the New York steamers, throug
white sponsors who testified to their free
dom. Most of these unfortunates are des
titute Of employment.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
THE SECESSION MOVEMENT.

How Il ,cas received IN Washington-Repovted
Aetion by South Carol;na-Kentaeky Repu'
dates seeess'on-O Opinions Of the Southern
Press.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

SUICIDE IN THE STATE PRIsoN-Quackenboss
convict in the State Prison. committed suicide
on the night of the 2sth ult. by hanging him
self in his cell with strip Of his shirt. He had
two years to stay.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
,..cza or THE SUPREME COURT
,nnYsOFTHE CIRCUIT COURTS

,rneEs OFTHE CIRCUIT COURTS.
~. ONWARD H C. WILSON.
NATHANIEL BACON.
nISJANIS y Il wIfHERkl.l-
:, EDWIN LAWRs NCE.
" BENJANlN y GRAVES
~ SANFORD N. GREEN.
y. JOSIAH fUkNkK.
~ LOCls $. LOvklL-
q UAvIU5 J. LiTTLEJOHN.
q. VIIBER y. wOpDwORTH.
~ P~i.'.'s, DANIEL GooD"iN'
sMS1 J. BAxrER,)
!, NIT BEvJ L. BAXTaR,
~ ~ q = EASTMAN JOHNSON,
:, LEVI BISHOP,
"a "a DONALD NcINIYRE, Regeafs of the
"A = & LAklN BROWN, University.
- % HENRY WHITING,
- . LUXE Il PARSONS,
~ 4. OLIVER L. SPAULDING,
AMs 4, WALKER; ..ISIaS Trustees e A'y'""
sEs'1ssss l.soY I Deaf, Bams and Bird
sr AN. FAY, Principal
Aglaa for Deaf, Dumb and Biind-fiint
veru.H woODBuRY,l
asSaY MONTAGUE,
UrHER h TRASH,
INA PITCHER, Trastess insane Atyinr.
CHARS C0GGESHALL,
DASIgL PRArr,
As,lun lx the eInssne-hslsmazoo.
~: ::: &C.; :'Is q ;s.sx IT,. % :; s:,;..,.,
HskxON cnANBEM.lx,
Caas A. TROwBRIDGE,
GnR6E ". LEE,
CHARLES TRIP, Eatiradd Commissioners.
WILDER FOSTER,
CHARLES uPSON,
W l. SEArOS, Agent of the State Prison.
] EUGENE TENNEY, State Librarian.
10 :ss = r. + ss.ss etsss e '' s' Prism
SAMUEL MEAD, Sppt. It Mary's Falls Ship Canal
CHARLES DiCKsY, Pres't State Agricultural Society
R y. J0HNSrONE, Secretary 10 do
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

~The N. Y. World estimates the
cost Of the N. Y. ball in honor Of Lord
Renfrew at $685.. 900
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
fIfNl STATE DIRECTORY,
STATE OFFICERS.

- vENER, Governor: -
IN FAIRFIELD, Lieutenant Governor.
IsHS q. BBEIL, Secretary OF state.
49, A fBOMPSOS, Deputy do
pGd. CASE, Auditor General.
=. IDNIj, Deputy 30
- KINNEY, STATE Treasurer
psssn,aI HUNrkR, Deputy do
- GRE6ORY, Superlniendsn Mt Pub Instruction
- .vn STEBBiNS, Deputy do
sssS s,ss .. saNBJRN, Commissioner State Land Office
lsn,s sANBD2N, Deputy DO
80 - y. HOW ARD. Attorney G-uerzi.
lsDeeaTX ". cURrE>Ci, Adj and Or. Master Gen
~,..cza or THE SUPREME COURT
ss~cR MARTIN. Chief Justice.
- CHRI.TIANCY, Associate Justice.
ms Y. CANPBhlL'
...xDOlPH NANSiSU.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

'snss.asle Boot and htemaksr Bots and Shoes con
sAssy oo hand, or made order short notice and
"teAse0A Ole prices. All work warranted Shcp near
Spps'te Bai!eys Banking Once Washing ston Avenue
lansing, Mich. 2aI
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
HORATIO pm

smi oouasellor at LSx and Solicitor in Chan
80 "nnam't'n, Ing am County, achg gan
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

FTHIl The IN llana Joui D Al.
ARREST Frk MURDER. COMMITTED ID
FOURTEEN YEARS AGO - FORMER
ESCAPE FROM yEE CITY Ef THE
PRISONER.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
STEPHEN uOREuOUsC.

-1s ANO CdAScGRY BUSINESS, Lansing, Michigan
eoumissoner for the STATE oi New Ynk
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21

FUEL FOR THE FLAME.
kilograms are received and sent from
here with no other purpose than to create
excitement and encourage the reasonable
programme Of the Dsunionists
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

REMARKABLE LAKEs.-On the top of ridge
Of mountains in Portugal, called Estrella, are
two lakes of great extent and depth, especially
one of them. which is said to be unfathoma-
bic. What is chiefly remarkable in them is,
that they are calm when the sea is so, and
rough when that is stormy. 1t is, therefore,
probable that they have a subterranean COM
munication with the ocean and this seems to
be confirmed by the pieces Of ships they throw
up though almost forty miles distant from the
sea. There is another extraordinary lake in
this country, which, before storm, is said to
make frightfu rumbling noise, that may be
heard at distance of several miles. And We
are also told Of pool or fountain, called Fer
vencias," about twenty -four miles from Coim-
bra, that absorbs not only wood, but the light
est bodies thrown into it, such as cork, straw,
feathers, &C., which sink to the bottom and
are never seen more. To these we may add
remarkable spring near EstremoS, which pet.
rifles wood, or rather cucruStS it with case
of stone; but the most remarkable crcunI.
stance is, that in summer it throws up water
enough to turn several mills, and in winter is
perfectly dry.-.Smjfh's WOnders.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

doubtless ore Of yonr household; but en-
treat you TO believe, my lord, that would
willingly have sacrificed these two hundred
huis and thousand others besides, If could
have forcStcn the annoyance this search would
have cauSC d you. What is most cXtraordin-
ary in all this and what perhaps, cNtcnuates
the Fault Of the servant in some degree, Is that
the description Of the rogue who appropriated
my two hundred iouiS, corresponds wonder
fully with your appearance and phySi"Sn"my
This was not, however II reason for commit
ling - serious and 80 injuriousa mistake, and
| assure you will punish, as he deserves, the
insolent fellow who lared-'
Stop, Sir" said the prclate; "punlsh no
one. This man has done only his duty.
am the rObber whom you seek"
"You, my lore! Yonr grace is jesting"
said the lieutenant Of the police.
NUt in the lenet, and 10 prove 1t, here is
the letter which the Marquis de g, ad-
dressed to my secretary and also permitted
myself to retain your two hundred f0HtS, which
needed on my journey.
NJ. de Ncsmond then related to the magiS-
tratc what the reader learned at the com
menc,mcnt Of this story, withholding his
charitable prodigality from Paris to Baycux ;
then signed an order for two hundred louis on
one of his debtors residing in Paris, and gave
it To the lieutenant Of police, adding
g Now, sir that my crime is proved, and,
what is more, confessed, do with me what
sccIncth good to you ! submit in advance
To the punishment which have deserved"
Ah. my lord" exclaimed NJ. DArgcnson,
] Shall never he consolcd for having caused
to be arrested the most worthy prclate and
the InnSt honest man in France!
ul,nIM IL \ns
mond, smiling.
All! my lord, what a question:"
- am very grateful; but this is not sufii-
cient,-I want promise that this honest Off
Ger shall not he punished for having arrested
me, as it was his duty to do. If not, con-
Stitute myself your prisoner and will remain
here"
.llwayS charitable, my lord Assuredly,
tie rogue does not deserve so much indulgencc;
but | cannot refuse yGu anything"
On lis return to lis hotel after this singu.
lar adventure, NJ. dc Nysmond was sslutrd by
the joyous accamatiOn of his household, hap.
py to see him again; but he had all the dill
Guilty in the world TO persuade them that he
was not Indebted solely to his high rNnk for
having been set at liberty.
{" All. my lord" said the steward, throw.
ing himself at his feet, after the mystery had
been al last cleared up, "how shall ever dare
iilt my eyes to you-l, villain unworthy to
scc the light, who could conceive for single
moment doubts Of your intcgrity?"
Come, come my friend, do not blame
yourself; appearances were against me, said
the Bishop, kindly raising him. "Only profit
by the lesson in the future, and hcnccforth
loosen my purse-stlings a little, il you would
not have me steal in good earnest"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30
NUMBER 16.

PERSON AND HABITS OF CALVIN Calvin was
not of large stature his complexion wns pale,
and rather brown; even to his last moments,
his eyes were peculiarly bright and indicative
Of his penetrating genius. He knew nothing
Of luxury, in his outward life, but was fond OF
the greatest neatncss; rs became his thorough
simplicity. His manner of living was so ar.
ranged, that he showed himself equally averse
to extravaganza and parsimony lac took little
n0urishmcnt, such being the weakness OF his
stomach that for many years he cOntented him.
self with one meal a day. OF sleep, he had
almost none. His memory was incredible; nc
Immediately recognized, after many years,
those whom he had once seen and when he
had been interrupted, for several hours, IN
some work, about which he was employed, he
could Immediately resume and continue 1t,
without reading again what he had before
written. Of the numerous details connected
with the business Of his Office, he never for
got even the most tritling-and this notwith.
standing the incredible multitude Of his affairs.
His judgement was acute and correct, about
which his advice was asked, and he often
seemed to possess the gift OF looking into the
future never remember TO have heard that
any one who followed his counsel went wrong.
lie lispiscd fine speaking. and was rather ab.
rupt in his language but he wrote admirably,
and no theoIogian, ofhis time, expressed him.
self so clearly, SO impressivcly, and so accu'
ratclv, aS he, and yet he lHbored us much as
any one of his contemporaries, or OF the fathers.
For his fncncy, nc was indebted to the several
studies Of his youth, and to the natural acute
ness of his genius, which had been still further
Increased by the practice Of dictHtion-so that
proper aud dignited expressions never failed
him, whether he was writing or speaking.
lie never, in any wise, altered the doctrine
which he first adopted, but remained true to
the last; n thing which can be said of few
thcologians OF this period.-Henrys CdtcfR.
~
Ice SHOWERS OF INDIA.-The following Is
an account Of the squalls and storms preced-
ing the Monsoon rains in Eastern and Central
India Three or four of these occur during
the months Of --tprif and May, and are ftu--
qucntly accompanied by furious hail-stOrms,
the hail being on an average about the size of
walnuts, frequently that of ducks eggs-sin-
gle hailstoncs have occasionally been found
from one to three pounds in weight. There
are. indeed, four cases on record, within the
last seventy years, of masses of ice having fall
Ell from the armament of from half q ton to
ton and half in weight. Recent observations
have shown that the maximum fall Of rain
occurs as might be expected, at the ordinary
altitude Of the principal layers Of rnn-cloud
between three Thousand and five thousand
feet above the level of the sea, and the amount
regularly decreases above this rs the higher
levels are attained The discharge where this
sea Of vapor impinges on a cold mass Of noun
tains is tremendous AT MahabalcShwar it
amounts to between two hundred and sixty
and three hundred inches.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

IT is FINTsnED.-Amid the awful hush of
human nature and breathlcSs man, the an.
nouncement, -" 1t is finished" thrilled the uni.
verse. The head that lay in the manger is
stitirned on the cross. The blood for which
lierod painted is shed by Plate. The Deliv.
crer is captive; the Redeemer corpse!
Thus strange are divine processes! "Thou
fool, that which thou sowcst is not quickened
except it die" In order to obtain life, you
must embrace death! Every seed must be.
come corpse ere it cleave the soil and wave
its head in beauty ard fruit. The resurrec.
tional idea is everywhere Characteristic of pro-
ductivc nature. God is about to plant life
tree in the world, and Christ is the seed; the
seed dies, but will spring by Divine power into
glorious manifestation, and from its branches
men will pluck the leaves which are for the
healing Of the nations" There is no cause
for alarm in witnessing that corpse. Did we
know the realities of God, we should sing
hymns over that lifelesS framel We weep as
though God had been thwarted, and his pur-
pose foiled! Wisdom, indeed, weeps, but her
tears are the levclry Of iov.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

OrR LANGrAGE.-The Dublin Cnirersity
Mago!ime says;
Dictionary English is something very diff
ftrent not only from colloquial English, but
even from that of ordinary written compost.
tion. Instead Of about 10000 words, there
probably is no single author in the language
from whose works, however voluminous, so
many as 10000 could be collected. OF the
10000 words there are certainly many more
than one-half that are only employed-i em.
ployed at all-on the rarcst occasions We
should any of us be surprised to find. il we
counted them, with how small number Of
words we manage to express all We have to
say with our lips, or even with the pen. Our
common literary English, probably, extends
to 10000, our common spoken English hardly
to 5000"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

The Buffalo Republic relates q case that
contains moral for the consideration of young
people. Not many years ago there were two
young men in that city, one of whom was the
son Of rich man, and whose accomplishments
consisted in being able to dress WELL and have
n rich father. On the other hand, the other
OF the two young men was mechanic, work
ing twelve hours i'll the day at bis trade, and
dcvoting four to study and improvement Of
his mind. The young men were in love with
lady who had wealthy relations and bright
anticipationS. The mechanic, although for q
time snnbbcd and rcbuiFrd, kept on with his
attentions, determined to overcome her prcju.
diccS, while the fop twisted his mustachc in
anticipated success, and fairly captivatcd the
young lady with his expensive dress and hah-
its. The mechanic kept on, however, until he
overheard her say that she would never marry
n man who was in the habit of doing some
thing" for living, when his visits were sud.
denly discontinued The young lady married
the fop. and their two fortunes together were
fine Independence.
To day the young mechanic is worth Il hun.
dTcd thousand dollars, or more, and has beau.
titul, loving wife and several charming child
rcn, has retired from business and is doing
nothing. To-day the fop is at Auburn, clad
in palti'colorcd ramcnt, "doing sometAiM1," ;"
if pccking stones can be called doing some,
thing, while the wife, with the Sickly children,
arc in the poorlIouSe, dependent upon charity.
This story is not only true but bears moral
with it, and that is "do something" and never
he as sh'med of the faculties that can bring
bread and happiness from the earth the air,
or the water. To those who have been brought
up to do nothing, we trust this short moral
yarn will have significance, proving tha,
idlcness Gnstcad Of money! is the root of all
evil
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

al KNOW" said Tlpsey, "watsv Is 6na
thing, but it's so dreadful thin"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

TAKE MANKIND AS THEY ARE.-Hers Is q
wise remark from Miss Evans novel Of Adam
BeOfe: "These fellow mOrtAls. every one, must
be accepted IS they aHes You can neither
straighten their noses, nor brighten their VII,
nor rectify their dispositions And It is these
people, among whom your life is passed, that
it is needful you should tolerate, pity and
love. 1t is these more OF less ugly, stupid, IN.
consistent people. whose moments Of goodaew
you should be able to admire-Sor w6om YOU
should cherish all possible hopes, Al posaNs
patience"
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

TIE BIRD OF THE ToLLING BEIL.-Amonr
the highest woods and deepest glens Of Brazil.
sound is sometimes heard, so singular that
the noise seems quite unnatural; it is like the
distant and solemn tolling Of q church bell
struck at intervals. This extraordinary noise
proceeds from the A:awonda The bird sits
at the top of the higest trees, in the deepest
forests, and, though constantly heard in tho
most desert places, it is very rarely seen. II
is impossible to conceive any thing Of more
solitary character than the profound silence
of the woods, broken only by the metallic and
almost supernatural sound ofthis invisible bird,
coming from the air and seeming to follow
wherever you go. The Arawonda is white,
with circle Of red around the eyes Its sias
is about that Of small pigeon.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

GIRLS GoING To BEp.-Some fine writer
gives the following as the manner in which a
young lady goes to bed:
"Whcn bedtime arrives she trips up stairs
with n candle in her hand, and if she had pleas.
ant company during the evening, with agreca.
bile ideas in her head The candle on the toilet.
and her lnxuriant hair is speedily cmancipated
from the thradom of combs and pins. Ii she
usually wears water curIS, or uses the iron,
her hair is brushed from hcrforchcad, and the
whole completely secured; If not, why then
her lovely trcSScS are soon hid in innumcrable
bits Of paper. This task accomplished, night.
cap appears, it may he with plain muslin, or
perhaps with heavy lace. which hides all save
her own sweet countcnancc. As soon as she
ties the strings, she probably takes peep in
the glass, and half smiles and bushes at what
She secs. The light is out-hcr fair, delicate
form presses the couch, and like dear, limo.
cent, lovely creature, as she is, falls gently to
sleep, with smile on her still swecter face.
We don't approve Of the description, and
feel safe in saying that the young lady at least
takes off her shoes and stockings, and becomes
separated from her skeleton skirt, before her
delicate form presses the couch.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30
u. e. sI.oss.
toiiS Hume,
HUME & SLOsS,
Alto NEYS Sat l. AW,

Will practice Law in the Courts of FL Dorado and ad
Jc ing COunies-n the Supreme Court and the Courts
Of Utah Territory. mig
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30
Democratic County Central Committee

l.. y. FBNIuER, So. l7Ih Washington street,
opposite MaRnc'S Opera HOUSE IL tir only authorized
Aren; for the M"rSTAN DENNcRtr the rty Of San FRAN
CISCO All uri irrS fir the paper advertising left with
hirl, viii be promptly attended to.
&c. KERLEY i,Authorz-d to receive moneys
d ie tlis ofee.
r. =. DORSEY IL authorized 10 solicit sihscrip
tons and receive n"n~y. ir th. M.rSItIE DEuARAI.
w. r. GIBBS = the authorized Agent Of tie DFN.
at GrOrgetoSn Ordrrs for the paper advertising
OF job WORK, Ieit WliL him, vii he promptly attended,
CHNS. =. JACKSON ls the authorized Agent
Of the MJtNTlS DLuaIEAI at III Dorado. Orders LEI,
with him will he promptly attended to.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-06-30

Coon 'CN.-At tea party, in Iowa City,
says Missouri paper, where those who have
benefit Of clergy are privileged characters,
the Rev. Samuel Storrs Howe a frisky bach
clor of over fifty winters, happened to be pres
cnt-as usual. One of the ladies at th6 tea
table thought to enliven conversation by ad.
dressing him upon the subject of his recently
engaging in the business Of housekeeping. l. e.,
setting up bachelors hall, and asked how hs
yes ma am,' was the reply, I begin to feel u
good deal in the family way The ladies' bit
their lips and concluded the information was
100 good to keep-from their husbands.