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CO-EartmersElip Notice.
CARD.
Large and Fine Stock Of Goods,
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does Cristsdoro's Excelsior Dye present stronger
claims to public confidence than any other Hair Dye
in existence?
BECAUSE
it is the only that has ever been analyEed and
publicly approved by the highest Chemical authority
ALSO
or the reason that no other dye has ever been subec
ted to chemical analysis at all
MOREOVER,
besides being free from every poisonous ingredient it
confsrs Auer black brown, and in shorter space
Of time than any other dye in the World. Sold every
where, and applied by all Hair D.esss.s. CEz-AroSo
No G Astor Eouse New Yors rnhf6
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Marysviile Liederkranz.
Your monthly meeting will be held this (Friday)
evening, at o'clock. Business of Importance is to
be transacted A. GOLDSMITH, Secy.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-12
All sizes of the ketchum Combined
Reaper
On hand, and for sale cheap for cash.
List Of Articles Manufactured al
THOS. OGG SIAWS
AGRICULTURAL WORKS.

+. PECK'S IIEAPER OR HARVESTER, which is by
far superior to any imported machine, took First
Premium at Sacramento in 1858, and in 1853.
This machine is both light and durable.
TIE CALIFORNIA CONBINED REAPER AND
MOWER which cuts six feet in width and is the best
machine on this Coast. This machine took the First
f-emium at the great trial, last season, at U2kend
over eleven other machines.
RIDERS PATENT EQUALlZING SCREW HORSE
POWER.-Possesses great advantages any
other Power in use, and is well calculated for doing
all kinds Of work usually done by Horse Powers,
can be easily repaired, and at little expense.
EGGLESTON'S BROADCAST PATENT SOWING MA
CHlNE.-lhis is the only Seed Sower ever invented
that can be depended upon for sowing of gran on
all qualities OF soil, and in all kinds of weather. 1t
can be changed suitable to SOW the smallest quant
" OF Grass seed per acre. to the largest quantity of
Wheat, oats, Barley, or any other Grain, sown
broadcast The cutoff slides arranged that
in closing out a land, any width may be sown from
TWELVE FEET down to ONE has taken FIRST
PREMIUM at every State and Comfy Fair where
il has bppu pyhi tod
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l. ILLS writes to the Home journal
.'' iouow'ng record of the editorial expe-
nence of his father and himself:
my my lather, whom [ had the happiness Of
;,'S IN Boston with health and faculties
sbnm Jul,l pared, at the age of eighty-two,)
omowed , me set of professional trplets in
uui ,,';i, ia'nily records the mention of which
Ga.h W., not be nninterestng to you. His father,
i"snanlel it"a Willis, was the publisher and ed
,'or OF three papers in his lifetime the indie
Po4t PPehuent Chronicle, published in Boston, the
h,oroh hO.ohae 9, Guardian, published in Martins
o9 o99tgh, va, and the Scioto Gazette, publish
ea IN Ohio, He himself (Nathaniel Willis,
L,y latner started the three papers SO well
n"own; pN; the Eastern Argus, published in
r, roltland, the Boston Recorder and YoGth's s
tL companion, both published in Boston. The
olree with which my own name has been
ttpDnnected tp will have already occurred to you
en1 Mirror, the Cersair and the Home Jour
1,ai' ,,ai IL our name does not amount to a Del.
ps pHte oracle the professional tripod, for each
legs! 4'''''o ''''"oe' VI
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THE CELEBRATED
MAGNETIC OIL,
The Greatest Liniment In use!

4 CERTAIN cure for rheumatism, soreness and
"A swelling ofthe breast, pain and weakness in the
back and joints, sprains, bruises cramps numbness
frozen limbs bites oil insects, goitre sweled neck,
paralysis oil loss Of power In the limbs burns nhama-
tons tumors, wounds dwellings, salt rheum, &C., &C
OF Horses, sua and poll evil in the begin
ming; also sweeny, BIZ head, spawn, spnt bruises,
gals strains, scratches, wound swellings &c, &C.
~ Manufactured only at the Drug store OF y t.
WATTS, Wholesale Druggist, Nos. 80 ard 55 E-ss
street Nsrvsytlle Cal ianf5-ny
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DIR. Cahill's Lecture on the Subject--'' Are
the Planets Inhabited?"

He first spoke of Mercury, whose distance
from the sun, is, in round numbers, thirty
six millions of miles. 1t is consequently
about three times as near as our globe, and
nine times as hot In looking at this planet
through the telescope, there seems to be, as
it were, curtain drawn between it and the
sun, to mitigate the intense heat OF the lat
ter, on account of its proximity. In Mercury
they have the four seasons; Spring, Summer,
Autumn and Winter. The inclination of its
axis is about rs degrees.
The distance of Venus from the sun is 6S,-
10000 miles. The inclination of her axis
is 81 degrees, and consequently her winter is
more severe than ours. In viewing her
through the telescope. there appears one
beautiful luminous ocean around her She
shines with pale, tranquil light. A liquid
trembling mass surrounds her whole terri
tory. On her surface are large, high noun
tains, which can be seen directly on exami-
nation. The tops Of the mountains are GOV.
cred with snow, which absorbs and mitigates
the heat. The height of the mountains are
five miles, at the lowest calculation. Mer-
curry has none at all. In Venus there is va
pour, consequently atmosphere, rain and
rivers, as these proceed one from the other
SO that, in all probability, persons can exist,
and perhaps do exist in this as well as in the
other planets
Mars is about l440OO,000 of miles from
the sun. The inclination of its axis is 6 !
degrees This planet has no moon. The snow
on the tops of its mountains near the north
pole can be seen dissolving under the action
of the sun. 1t hiss clouds, belts, eeas rivers,
and ellipticity.
Jupiter is apout 450,00O,0oO of miles from
the sun. 1t is sixteen times colder than our
globe, being 26 degrees below zero. Its axis
is perpendicular, aud its diameter is $4,000,
nearly ten times that of the earth. and its
surface, consequently one hundred times as
great, and its globular surface one thousand
times greater than ours 1t rotates on its
axis in one half day 1t is so far from the
sun that it is not parched, and, besides, it has
Clouds atmosphere, seas, and four moons
suited to it, size, and capable Of clearing lis
immense harbours. Its mass is not SO heavy
as ours being but one third the weight, con-
sequently, if our earth were in its place, it
would make the four moons go three times
faster.
The distance of Saturn from the sun is
about 100000 900 of miles 1t has seven
moons. Its ring is said to be equal to GOO,
600 moons, and between this ring and itself
a number of stars can be seen. 1t has eighty
one times less heat than our globe, and its
mass is but one-thrd that of water. The
light of the sun only falls on its surface. Its
axis is perpendicular. Its day is about ten
hours long.
OF Neptune and Uranus, the Rev. Doctor
sasd not much was known. He said it was
his opinion that these beautiful planets were
inhabited, as everything in them seemed ad-
iusted for that purpose.
This was in our opinion, the most inter-
esting of the Doctors lectures on Astronomy.
~ Y. Tablet
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TIE ExTRAvAGANCE OF FAsmIoN.--Sinee the
rage, says the London Review, for dress and
finery set in since the extravaganza is a wo-
manly duty and to live beyond ones means
a social requirement; since the loom and the
workshop have taken the place of birth and
refinement, and the moneyed vugaran is
counted higher than the pennilcss aristocrat /;
since women have been ranked by what they
wear and not by what they are, and a be-
coming toilet is counted equal 10 personal
grace; since none but chosen few dare TO
be simple, none but e remnant Of the faithful
dare to hold themselves aloof from luxury
end fashion-more families have been ruined
than has ever been known before, and the
boasted happiness of the English home is fast
becoming Il fable and myth.
Hurrah for folly Nobody shoots her as
she flies.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-12

A NOVEL IDEA.--An enterprising manager
has procured the "Arab Giant" and removed
him to the Alabaster Cave, Ell Dorado coun-
ty, where the stupendous megatherium is to
be petrihed and stood up as an aboriginal
colossus. So says the Nevada Democrat.
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SUICIDE OF A MURDERER The New York
Commercial Advertiser of March 2Ist says
This morning it was announced that Wm
Absom the murderer of his wife, had com.
mitted suicide by severing the main artery in
his left arm, in his cell in the Hudson county
ial About two o'clock this morning Robt.
Allen, the keeper, was sitting in the hallway
opposite AbsOnI's cell, when his attention was
called to a low, cultural sound, apparently
proceeding from the murdcrer's room. AT
that time all the lights in the Jail were eXtin-
guished, and the officer was unable to OBJ
serve what was the cause of the noise. Five
minutes had scarcely elapsed before he heard
the deceased eXcam, "my God, and spring-
ing to his feet Allen procured light and
entered the cell. Absom, after INJECTING the
deadly wound, had raised himself to sitting
posture, and placed his hand against the
wall, which was marked with blood. lie
then attempted to push himself out of bed
but his strength had evidently failed him.
and he fell on his back, and in that position
blcd to death. When the officer entered the
cell deceased was bleeding profusely. The
jailor, Newkirk, was summoned and attemp-
ted to stop the flow Of blood but to no effect
Before Absom inflicted the fatal wound he
tied one of his suspenlcrs tight around his
left arm The wound was about two inches
in length and one inch in depth in the bend
otthe left arm thus severing the main ar
terry. The instrument used was Il small knife
blade, which was found in the bed. 1t was
evident that in the first place he had attemp..
fed to take his life by severing the iugular
vein, but he failed in tits attempt owing to
the dullness of the knife blade A small
wound had been made, from W hich the blood
flowed quite freely this morning.
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LAKE HARNEY IN OWEGoN.--The following
description of Lake Harney, some three hun
dred miles in the interior from the Dalles,
will be read with interest:
Lake Harney is seventeen miles in length
from east to west, and about twelve miles
over at lis greatest width. The elevation is
over 4,G00 feet above the sea level 1t is fed
by two small streams-Moose creek from the
west, and Willow creek flowing through a
succession of tule marshes from the north. -
This lake has no outlet; the waters contain a
mixture Of salt and saaratus in strong solu-
ton, and are exceedingly offensive in odor
and taste. The immediate surroundings are
dreary and barren in the extreme. No fish
live in it, though Willow creek, its tributa-
ry contains immense numbers This stream
drains beautiful valley, commencing IL
miles north of the lake, having an area of not
less than 5000 miles-a luxuriant meadow,
bounded by cliffs of basaltic rocks on the
west, and the timbered slopes of the Blue
Mountains on the east. The great altitude
renders this beautiful valley wholly unsuited
to agriculture yet its luXurant pastures may
some day allure thither the hardy adventurer
with his hocks and herds
Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-12

INDIANS IN UrAu-The Salt Lake CORES
pondent OF the Union, writing on the 4th OF
April, says:
The western Pony arrived last evening
about hours behind time, while the eastern
Ponies for some time back have been making
The best time. For few weeks there has
been apprehension of Indian difficulties, and
any detention naturally leads to the supposi
ton that something has happened but up to
the present nothing of consequence has been
communicated. Major Egan had a commit
nication from Orr, the station keeper at Deep
Creek, some two hundred miles west of this,
stating that about one hundred warriors
Gos-Shutes-had assembled there, and were
menacing the station. A viJilaut guard hai
10 be Kept up to protect the stock. which
they were forced to corral most of the time.
Another western agent writes that every
thIng Indicated intended h0stihties Yhe In
dlanS had openly taken out yoke of cattle
from the stations wagon and killed them for
thelr own service and were kind enough to
intimate that they would do as much to the
station keepers did they interler to prevent
them from the enjoyment of good fat beef
Lhe Major am told, leaves during the pres
ent week to pay up the employees on the
western route, and to correct measures for
the company's interest and the protection Of
the stations and property.
Peteetneet, the Utah chief, accompanied by
San Pitch, The war chief with few warri-
ors and squaws, paid the city a visit last Fri
day-the first visit since Peteetneet's ascen g..
sion to the throne of the Utahs Col Davies.
the Superintendent, treated them very kind
ly, condescending to dine with them cnee or
twice, and sending them away with new
blankets and other presents Peteetneet
seems decent, quiet fellow, and apparently
"bore his honors meekly." lie had some
strapping fellows with him, who reioiced
nightly in high colors and ornaments As
Ieteetneet apd his band left the city and rode
southwardly, Bear-hunter and about twenty
OF his band of Shoshones from the North
came IN on foet and made another pull at
Davies store-room Bear hunter, before he
ieit the city, got complete suit of citizen
haoiliments and strutted about the streets
conscious of the honors done him. Before
me Indians left they paid visit to "Brother
Drlghani" at his office; but of the interview
ana ana results am not posted. Ex-Governor
aoung has, so it is reported, great influence
over the redskins generally. Col. Davies can
40 little for the Indians. think he is tied
up When Brigham was Superintendent he
-'lu ialth to feed them whether he had Gov
'Srn,nent funds or not. and expect will ulti-
''N"'eiy get his pay.
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Summers will, of course, continue to rave y
ia their business and policy to be worse dis
unionists than the most savage Cbsrlestoniau
revenue cutter sellers; but their influence has
forever departed with tho majority Of their own
party in the Northern States. The tcrors con-
tanned in the word "panicr have frozen dismay
into the hearts Of their hitherto clergy-berid-
den, crotchetmongering followers. Stagnstion
of trade and commerce; the closing Of manu-
factories; the decline in public, State and cor
poraion reeurities; the closing Of the outlets
and inlets for produce and imports; prospec-
tive poverty and actual hunger, are every day
making new Union converts. The idea that
slavery il to be any longer considered 4 reli-
gious question Ii repudiated and mon arc be
ginning to see the necessity Of granting to pro-
slavery and antielavery citizens the same pri-
vilege'of free thinking with respect 10 the So
cial institution, which Catholics, Presbyterians,
Methe dists, Episcopalians, Baptists, CDitarians
and Free Thinkers have enjoyed in religion.
The hand of peace should be extended cor
daily and sincerely to South Carolina and
other members of the confederation which
have or may inclAne 10 hostility. Congress
cannot too soon enact that the social institution
of slavery shall be placed on precisely the
same footing with the religious opinions o. diff
ferent sects. 1t should submit to the States
amendments Of the constitution which Shall en-
tirely equalize the rights Of the North and the
South 1t should fall back upon the common
law Of the country at tbo time the constitution
of the United States was framed in 1857, re-
cogni1ng slavery, and make it now, as Il was
then, the basis of all written law. But while Il
is the bounden duty of Congress to adopt such
measures Of Cancellation, its most pressing,
immediate responsibility relates TO the Dis
trict of Columbia, and its defence against the
attacks with which it is threatered. No ADLER,
mora patriotic or high minded commander
lives in the world than General Scott. Let the
President be empowered 10 put militia force
of from sixty to eighty thousand men under
his command, summoned from the States ad-
joining The national capital, and The country
will have perfect confidence in his ability and
wisdom to secure us from danger there. This
is the first necessity. AS other evils arise they
may be provided for; but if such step is not
taken the terrible odium will justly rest upon
Congress Of not having adopted the only
measure which can now avert the horro,s OF
civil war.
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RrsE o. STOCKS --Severalstocks suddenly rose
yesterday from two to six per cent in Wall street
On inquiry we learned that the cause Of the
rise was o report that the compromise measures
proposed by Mr.. Critenden had been agreed
to unanimously BY the House Committee Of
Thirty three II turns out, however, that the
report unfortunately, is not true; and nothing,
therefore, can save tho stocks from coming
down again but the Presidents strong letter
20 Tie South Carolina Commission, Ever
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% rise n Order to prevent Tho
coin through their territory b
IN this coup d'ftot, the archives OF
would be ID the possession Of the ms
and an impression would be conveyed
world that they were the stronger patty. IL
attempt may, therefore, be made for the polit-
cel effect it would have upon the South itself
and upon the great Powers Of Europe But
there j. enough of tho conservative element
sill left in lie border States, slave and free to
battle this machination, and prevent false
view Of the relative strength of the Union and
disunion forcee going forth to the world. Az
tie border slave States hold the balance Of
power in this revolution, their action becomes
most important as regards peaceful or q
bloody solution Of the crisis
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evening, but III TO the time Of going to press, her
aGrices had no, reached w.
The Police Commissioners yesterday dismissed
on member ofthe force, and made three transfers,
after which they adjourned.
The Commissioners Of Emigration failed 20 mus
fcr quorum yesterday az their weekly meeting.
The number Of emigrants who arrived at this port
during tic year 1860 l0i .6Gs, and the number
To- tire past week was l ,2i3. The Communication
fuid at present remaining to the credit OF the
B,aId il 80, a2, "heh is considerable falling OIL
y Thin TIC past week
The market for beef cattle remains bu0yant un-
der light receipts, and with good demand prices
0ro supported. Mich COWS arc steady ana firm.
yeals are III request and the receipts being light
holders obtain last weeks prices. Sheep and
lamb were scarce, active and frmer Hogs were
very plenty but steady. The total receipts were
$500 beeves Ill cows. 1926 veals, Z, 703 sheep and
lambs, and IL 1910 swine.
The Cunard steamship Jura, t. sail to-day for
Liverpool, will take mail. Letters and papers to
20 forward by the Jura, will be received at Mr..
Cunard's Office until hali-past ten A. M.
The cotton market was again excited yesterday, with
speculative demand. The sales embraced about 900
6coo bales comprising pret, much all offered, closing at
an advance Of full &c per ID. We now quote
mddlns nrlands Grm at l2Ac., with upward enden-
cy in prices Flour was held with armness
and sales made TO fair extent and at rather bet
ter prices, for medium aud grades which
in good request IL part for export, with moderate sales
at full prices Germ in good request at moderate pr
ces, with sies of about so 900 bushels Pork quiet!
and sales confined to new mess at $40 IS
SIG 371s, and $12 rs a sl2 80 for new prime
eataa tNny
and 10 bids Cuba on private terms Tho market closed
W',h Increased 1rmness Coffee quiet and sales
.ieht. There speculative movement, in rice; the
sales embraced 900 700 casks closing at 3c. 4l5c.,
which the extrane rates Freights rather
timer, with moro doing, especially for English ports
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ADJUSTMENTS rms EVENING.

rrBIos GARDEN. Broadway. LA TIREIIRE-UaE Frlr
TBaRiDLR-IEs DION AvHUGLHs
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WINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street
CoGJU1AL LESsoa-EIcHoLAs HIeEiGBr-sfLcrRL BRIDE
GROOM
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BOWEEY TH8ATIE, Ro,gery.--sPAIDird Zoos.
EQUESTRIAN TRouPS-hossTSE Or 81 NfcaAFL
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THE GoyERNoR's MESSAGE UroN TU DEAra
PrSAirY.-The Go ernor devotes u rec brief
paragraphs of his message to the con sideration
Of one of the most important Of Its b1cal topics.
The last Legislature, in attemptiu g to amend
tho Revised Statutes so as to do AWAY with ca
pital punishment, enacted b.w which has
since been declared by the Court Of Appeals to
be null and void. The new law provid.
ed expressly for the punishment OF a
certain class Of offences, but at ,ha
same time declared that persons then
under sentence Of death should not escape the
penalty Of their crimes. This was all very
we'll; but the Legislature did not stop here. In
subsequent section Of the oct, that part Of
the Revised Statutes which declares that the
punishment Of death shall be inflicted in all
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LAURA kREEE's theatre NO. sss Broadway
81
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NEW BOwERy THEATRT, Bowery. Afternoon ,
Egoning CAIARAoT OF rig GAr6Es--FoUr LoyEEs-ffEEi
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ev--cs n. ". coRsEa or Fulton AND NASSAU ~.
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wALLAoKs THEATRE. Broadwny.--P AvASI,-
NoDDY's bk0LET.
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1t is understood that r. w. Clarke of Brat
tleboro, and Bradley b. Smalley Of Burlington.
are already selected az Aids-de-Camp to the
Commanders thief.
On Friday, Nov. Odd, Henry E. Luce, son
of E. S. Luce of Stowe, VT, lad aged about
sixteen years fell from a wagon load of starch,
and the wheel ran over his head, instantly Kill
ing him.
The ladies of Proctorsville have sent four large
boxes, filed with blankets, feeting, hospital
stores, &c, to our soldiers on the Potomac.
S. d. IIerran, of the Montpelier company,
g. Capt. Randall, Cd rcgimen,,) died in hos
pita at Baltimore, and his remains arrived in
Montpelier Tuesday evening last.
M. B, Mason is now engaged in shipping
about 1870 tons of quartz from the "Bridgewa-
tor gold mnos," to be crushed at New York,
and the precious metal extracted. He has faith
that it will pay, but very few people agree with
him.
SuARr-SnoorERs.-Capt. Stoughton's compa-
ny OF Saarp oEooters leaVe w est Nauuo'P"
this morning for Washington to join Col. Ber-
dams regiment. This company contains in its
ranks some of the very best marksmen in the
State Ten of them lying down and Touching
their toes and heads measure together trite
over seventy feet
Mrs D. S. Ewing of Clare' don lady 81
years old, of feeble health, has within few
days knit two pairs of socks and one palr of
gloves for the soldiers. Let all women Of pat
riotic hearts do as much according to their abil-
i,y and there will be but little suffering in our
brave army.
FIRE IN MONTPELIER,
A fire resulting in the entire destruction of
the dwelling house on Beacon St, formerly
owned by Jackson A. Vail Esq, and at present
occupied py Mr.. NJ j, Brooks, Merchant &C.
Cured here Tuesday evening The furniture
and clothing were mostly saved, though in
badly damaged condition. The building and
contents are amply Insured.
The St. Adams Daily messenger will be sus-
pended Reason ut does rot pay"