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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
The WIZ.

The Memphis papers Of the 18Th report Van Dorm
ard Price to have fallen back on Boston Mountain.
TIE report Of the evacuation Of NeE Madrid Is not
eoahrnsj-shOusb it may be true The Memphis pa
psrs entertain no doubt Of holding Island No 10, not.
uhsaOd0g the blockade Of the river below At Point
Pspsan', by the enemy.
Tue enemy have landed large force on the Tennessee
River, ssSlEanna rot far from Florence There will evil
IDENTIFY, b. bot work in that region before many weeks
From other qgs-t'rs, We have not an item Of news
unless ths Telegraph brings t. after this q written
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
TOBACCO.
10 IL, Editor Of u. Rhig

20 tie Editor Of he Wig:
Allow me 20 make a suggestion about the destruction
Of tobacco concur with you that 1t should not be al
sed to cell iu;o the hands Of the Yankees but may
rot tina. osj,c: be "a csed without burni1g' Every
isrmcr knows that tobacco Is very good manure,
zearcsly anything acts quicker grass wheat, oats
a., ard would il not be better 70 use t in that Wsy
than to burn is If sppsehenied tina. our enemies
nigh, pck it up and u'e sell it, LEI il be put in she
srui rsas aud eompos,heaps where it would soon ge:
In such a condition a. % turn the stomach Of even
Ylnk,e We know thar Is ro,s very soop when exposed
y the weather sm not familiar with cotton, but
that perhaps might be used as an absorbent for ma
uure if not for gun-cottoa, a. has been suggested
Ole word Of TIE deg tax aud an done. Let tie
farmers put more bells on their sheep; keep them
bone 90 their own lands gentle them, and at night
pen the usSr their oWn their servants houses aud
:h,y vii end ids trouble from dogs Toe habit so
common of urniug this Useful and helpless animal ou,
ia the woods without profession food Il one Of the
mos: absurd ever praclicei by civilized people. The
writer, who raises good many sheep and dogs too, haS
tried the above for some Yeas with complete success
II the sheep are wild, pet and pat the bells Zone
% every or 10 sbeep) or hem. II the ABOVE worth
room Is -FOUR paper you nay publish it,
FARMER
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
second Auditor.

We hear that Judge DauieI Wilson, Of Lyncheurg
will he candidate for the ofhOs Of Second Auditor,
made vacant By the death Of Mr.. MOncure There Is
no man more capable or more worthy In The Common
wealth Though past the age for active service In the
a..d be Is ye hale and vigorous Aad able to render
many years Of useful labor to his country.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
The Nav rnhInar.

The following il said 20 b the composition Of the
Clbiaes yesterday cou6'nsd BY the Senate
B,2jsnin, Secretary of State
Q. J hsmmiogsr, Secretary Of Treasury.
G. ". Rlndolpc, Secretary Of War.
8. R Mallory, Secretary Of Navy.
8 Reagao Pos: OHice.
Thos Was, OF Al. Attorney General
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19

aeld Whenever Ii is ascsrIAned that party, young
and able bodied has lodged into post Office to escape
military duty, be will travel certainly.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19

srITrlISs OF NASHVILLE TIE population of the city
pOpsr is rs us Of which l972s ere whites, 10 707
males and 81 females SS5 Llacks Of whom /, 1853
are free. The population Of tue suburbs is ZOO
king total Of SlslS The manufactures of the city
reach 64 OO0 the total trade exclusive Of nEnDfss
tpres Is s22 47ssl About 100 steamboats, visit the
port Turing y,A With aggregate tonnage Of los oOo
fherS sixesn Protestant churches with membe'-
q ip Of s2S besides ave African churches with 600
members TIE Catholic membership il 1000.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
RICHMOND HIG
esoNssOAY nORSING, MARCH 10, 1854.
TO CORRESPOND ENTS.

- ESsr5 baass 5assg % dda-ss5sa % AS"Eor Of
~ Ttis."
Arss '7rsa On eo ss II ls Paper t'E Sos b Psoss-
aA ia, q rs y t7ny a.rnfifg, Oash % % kn0on % az
~ ci % ease bs fsplr,1 ron, O6ltusry EottcSS SroSs
t~g f.Hl ..ass IrseAars - or ~ afrsrtissncaa.
~ Bsesasof -sr.dSs % rd-a rsssEsf ooHaNsaicat0a
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19

Attorney General Tucker gives the opinion, which is
No d0ab. AH, that P5stmSssrs exempt from militia
~ dusy. Ba. bear is ia he intention OF the Post
ms e. General wherever be can DO %, 70 appoint
usa and men TOO IL or Voc old for service in The
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19

The House called to order at II o'clock, sud vas
opaned with prayer BY the Rev. hr. Converse.
COMMUNICATIONS From THE SENATE.
communication was received from the Senate cover.
erng sH'dry Senate Bile which we're disposed Of IN ths
usual manner.
BILL RrPoRrIs.
Mr.. TLENING reported bill authorizing the sale OF
certain property at Ok Grove Church Pccahous coun.
ty, which was ordered to be ensroesed.
CONSTITUTIONAL MAJORITY
Tho msjority and minority reports from the commit.
tee to which was referred the subject Of What constitutes
constitutional majority of this House, we're taken up
and read by the Clerk. The points involved 10 ID 80
corf citing reports have been fully diseusasd during F
session. Il will therefore be only necessary to refer
briefly to the past legislation The subject. Eay in
the session. bill introduced compromising Mr. AVIS
or his representative for services j,ilor at axis
town, when John Brown ard bis associates we're con-
6red IN that jail The pill lsed to receive " votes, ~
the Speaker decided that required that humber he
constitutional mjori,yl to pass IL From this eecisiop,
Nc Hunter app aed and The appeal was ordered to be
laid on the t,be until committee cculd make report
on the whole sui isct.
From this committee the m,jorty and minority re.
ports we're submitted accompanied by series Of reso-
ludops ... ..-..
Toe first resolution of the psjority report Ares the
constitutional m'j nifty At g. the Imbe Of members
elected to and occuP!iog ssa In this House being 1875
The nlnoutv counter fsso iiior lyes the Consultations
m.jority at T7the member Of rnbers lired by the
ooi eii:uiion to De elected being 1855
The question came up on the Is, resolution OF the MI
riy report, AID it ". rejected. The question then
recurring on the l't roeou ion OF the majority report u
was adoped-ayes 6s nays 81 50, that The con.titc.
Honai MILO ny Of the House OF D'iegi'es 90 members.
WHAT CONSTITUTES ouoRuNf
The snd resolution Of the m.iori,, fixing ouorum az
GO usuo.r, VA. u...seo w s.g,;.T y.ts sia a, as.
VA the Preamble to',he report. y ~ - = =
yxssIar rKox Tar ,xs.rr
u.,s, "a was received from the seps.. Informing
The House mai The former pody had dI,sontsd from ~
se ion OF ID. Houe on The B r.stInE 70 the KlUssLs
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-19
HOUSE OF DELEGAIEs.

TUESDAY, March IS, 1861.
The House was called to order at IL o'clock snd ss
opaned with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Converse.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM rHE SENATE.
commune alton received from the Senate cover
erng suadry Senate Rls which we're disposed Of in h!
usual manner.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

A TouGp SroRY."-Vernon was tire per-
son who invented the story about the
lady in India being pulverizrd by coup
de S0lcH When he was dining there
with iIindoo, one of his hosts wives
was suddenly reduced to ashes; upon
which the lilndO0 rang the bell, and said
to the attendant who answered it, Bring
fresh glasses, and sweepnp your mistress.
Another of his stories was this: He hap
pened to be shooting hyenaS near Car,
thage, when he stumbled and fell down
an abyss many tathomS deep. He was
surprised, however, to find himself unhurt,
for he alighted as if on a feather bed.
Presently he perceived that lie was gently
moved upward and having by degrees
reached the mouth Of the abyss, he again
stood safe on terra .frm0. He had fallen
upon an immense mass of bats, which,
disturbed from their sumbcrs, had risen
out of the abyss, and brought him up
with them
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

A FEW years since, a steamboat called
the 'Old Kentuck,' blew up near Trinity,
at the mouth of the Ohio, where it is a
well established fact that a great many
mosquitoes will weigh a pound, by which
accident lady, rejoicing in the name OF
Mrs. Jones, lost her husband and her
trunk, and for both of which an action
was brought.
There was, strange to say, great diff
Guilty in proving that Mr. Jones had been
on the boat at the time of the collapse.
that worthy having been notoriously
drunk on the whart-boat just as the steam.
cr left Trinity.
Many witnesses were examined to prove
the fact, until finally Mr.. Deitzmar, a
German, was placed upon the stand. The
Attorney for the boat elected from Mr.
Dcitzmar this testimony:
Mr.. Deitzmar, did you know the Old
kentuck p.
Yah, | vas blown up init her.
Were you Oh board when she collapsed
her hue =
when she bust de bile yah, l vos
dare
Did you know Mr.. Jones =
10 be sure. Mr.. Shones and me took
passenger tOgedder.'
You did? When did you last see Mr.
Jones on board the boat ?
well! didn't see Mr.. Shones aboard
de boat last time ...
The attorney fancied his case was safe
and with most triumphant glance at the
jury, said:
You did not? Well, Mr.. DGtzmar,
when last did you see Mr.. JoneS?'
'Vcll, when de Schmoke pipe and mc
voS going up, We met Mr.. Shones und dc
chambermad coming down.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17
Napoleon At ths' OhsaEvGiGlSf,5I'. J. !

1t is not often that distinguished persons
are so favored in their chppce observation
Of the heavenly bodies, as was Jenny
Lind, during her visit to the Oambridge
Observatory, when bORG tide comet
crossed the field Of the great telescope at
the moment she was looking through it.
NapOleon's visit to the observatory at Par
is, made casually one morning,in compa.
ny with Maria Louisa, towards the close
of his career, was unattended BY any such
demonstration. He asked Arago, subse.-
quently so distinguished in science, and
then very young, though full of promise,
and professor in the polytechnic school,
to show him something in the heavens.
tAFage+er4ied that he had nothing to-shcw-
him.
at would be very singular if came
to the observatory without seeing any
thing at NJ, ." SlSbsd tho IMAM OF desti-
ny"
tiOns this morning, noticed the spots in
the sun, and can show those to your
majesty" ..s i
"Well, let us see the spots in the sun"
Napoleon looked at them, and then led
the empress to the telescope. Very large
bOnnels were then the rage, and Maria
Louisa wore one of such prOdigious size
that she could not approach the eye-piece
near enough to see anything. Observing
the difficulty. Napoleon very quietly took
the bonnet in both hands and crushed
back the costly Italian straw upon the
crown. After repeating his own observa-
tions several times, the emperor said to
the young astronomer
." should embarrasS you very much il
| maintained that these spots were in the
glass" ....,,s- ..
sire"
"IIow so T"
"If the spots are in the glass they will
not change place if they belong TO the
sun your majesty will see them enter on
one side Of the glass, cross the field, and
go out on the opposite"
Thenmperor with his hands behind
him, resumed his station ut the eye piece
made an observation, and then, turning t.
the young astronomer, said, Demon
stratcd I"
Afterwards the imperial party went ou
upon the platform. What would Napo
leon have said, if prophetic voice had
then whispered in his ear:
"The 7th Of December, 1916, is not ia,
distant. On that day, at twenty minutes
past nine by the clock of the Luxem
bourg, u soldier of the republic will make
his appearance at the extremity OF yonde'
alley. Paralyzed by an Infamous sentence
plundcred OF the badge of honor which hi
had stained with his blood in twenty he
roic battles, he will cross the garden o
the Luxembourg. Having reached thai
grating which your eyes discern, the sol
dier will be silently directed to one side o
the esplande. There he will place ont
knee upon the ground, and the bullets o
I French soldiers, BY order Of the Chamber
of Peers, will strike down the marshal
Duke of Elchingen, Prince of Moskowa
Michael Ney, whom thou hast named tht
bravest of the brayei"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

Success. Every man must patiently
abide his time. lie must wait-n0t IN
listless idleneSS, not in useless paStime,
not in queruloHs detection, but in con
Stantiy and steadily fulfilling and acsom.
pliShing his task that when the occasion
comes he may be equal to the occasion.-
The talent of success is nothing more
than doing what you can do, well, without
a thought of fame. lfit comes at all, it
will come because it is deserved. not be-
cause it is sought after. Ii is very in
discreet aud Troublesome ambition which
cares SO much about fame; about what
the world say of us; to be always looking
in the face of others r approval to be
always anxious about the effect OF what
We say or do; to be always shouting to
hear the echoes Of our own Voices
LonQteLl0W.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

For several years past the following old
English recipe for tempering tools-in
general Sae. at Sheffield has been ped
died all over the Eastern States at $50 for
shop rights, and considered by the buyers
cheap at that To each gallon of soft wa,
ter add l OF. spirits inter, l OF. white Wit
riOl, l OF. sal ammoniac, 2 oz. alum, or.
salt, pint common oil. Heat mill picks
dark cherry redand cool the ends quick
in the above composition. For wood
tools, heat dark red and cool to dark
copper color. For taps and dies, heat
light red, and cool to blush yellow
shade. For springs heat black red and
cool to dark blue. Razors, knife blades,
and all thin tools can be tempered in the
above manner without drawing the tem-
per-
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

The following question, says the Prdi.
Tie Farmer, has been repeatedly pot to
US, personally as well as by letter -
"What breed or variety of fowls would
you recommend keeping for a supply Of
eggs?" In reply we would name
!. White-face black Spanish fowls as
laying the greatest number Of pounds of
eggs The Spanish hens are ROs0Yious as
abundant layers Of very large-sized eggs,
weighing from two and a-half to three
ounces each. They require warm hous-
ing and abundance OF good clean water.
2. The Black Poland. with a white top
knot. The Polish fowls are prolific OF
rather large sized eggs, and are slow to
sit,- in fact, rare iHcubators. Hens of this
variety have been known to Law from two
hundred TO two hundred and tiftv eggs in
year. Chickens rather delicate and diff
ticult to rear
8. Ehe UaelburS Fowls. All the Ham
burg fowls are distinguished as great lay
ers of middling-Sized eggs, but rich in
quality, and like all great laying fowls,
poor incubators Indeed, they are most
ly everlasting layers, and are great favor
ties of those who require an abundance
Of eggs, rather than frequent broods oI
chickens
4. The Crested Hamburg, like the fore.
going, are great layers of rich. well fla.
vored, mcdiun.sized eggs. Non-sitters
never knew one that wanted to sit.
5. The Game Fowls are next in order
as good layers of rather Smallcr-sized
delicious eggs, and are excellent mothers
and rearers Of chickens good for the table
They are hardy and great foragers, and
are preferred by some to all other breeds
6. The Balton Greys are esteemed pro
life layers. of medium sized eggs Of good
%1aalny poo, SnerS, ,,SI4cc,, Ya,>,rs>,, >.,.s.,
are called every day layers, but less in
varIably so than some other breeds.
Z. The Dominique This well knowr
fowl taken all in all, is generally con
sidered one of the very best we have, be
ing pronounced good layers, good sitters
good mothers, and eggs and flesh Of frs
quality.
g. The Dorkings nre moderate LAYERS
oflnrge aud well favored eggs sit steady
and are excellent mothers, rather delicat,
in constitution, chickens not easy to rear
They are to be ranked rs among the largeS
Of fowls, and are esteemed the best II
quality uf flesh.
y. Brahmas and Cochins. These fowl'
are more noted for early than aburdan
layers. Eggs of good quality. averaging
about two ounces each-rather small il
proportion TO the breed--good mothers
chickens strong, growing rapidly will
good feeding, tit for the table at fou
months old, not after, until they arrive Il
maturity. AS has often been said, they
are eariy and erceilent layers, and arriv,
at maturity earlier than any other larg
breed BY the term L" maturity" is mean
the age at which pullet will commence
laying, and thus perpetuate its race.
~. The Guinea fowl is prolific of eggs
small but very nutritious; shells hard
and on that account can be transporter
any distance with safety. The youuI
Guinea fowl is delicate eating. the flesl
little inferior to our partridge, and is il
season in March
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17
How our Friend j. n. E., Mined for
an ONCE

Two years ago, our friend j Fl.
E., who lives over in the mining dis
trict. about Shullsburg, ran for the Legis-
lature. The district was close, and it re-
quired the best foot forward to win. The
profits to be dc derived from an election
were nothing, but the idea of defeat did
not allow any stone remain unturned by
either party to gain vote. j. is i'll
the mining business, and at times employs
number of men, who dig and delve in
the bowels Of the earth for their profits.
SO the day before election he engaged
about fifty Republican voters to work for
him the forenoon of Tuesday, aud to go
to the polls in the afternoon. Being
prompt to pay, he had no difficulty in get
ting what help he wanted; so bright and
early Tuesday morning, tifty-three good
Republicans stood around the shaft lead
ing down into the hill one hundred and
thirty feet, waiting for j.. Soon he
came, and down the long ladder the party
went till they struck the bott"m, when
they separated to follow the different veins
or odes Soon they were all at work,
with pick, chiscl and drill, digging, cut
ting and blasting, for the bright cubes Of
lead so plenty thereabouts. J--passed
around from group to group of men, joked
with and directed them in their labors,
TIL halfpast eleven, when he very cooly
put on his coat, ascended the ladder,
reached the surface, drew long breath,
and with the help of two or three friends
in the secret, dreo the ladder up utter
him, leaving fifty three good Republican
voters hard ut work hundred feet below,
with no means Of getting ont till the lad
der was replaced Taking two sections
of the ladder off to have s0nte lleU rounds
put in, he left for the polls, mile dis
tant, and when the votes were counted at
night, to the surprise Of his opponent,
j. had forty tsO majority!
An hour later there might nave been
Seva GEy three able bodied men, each Que
bearing lighted candle, emerging from
certain hole in the ground, like ants
from vial of moIasSes, profaning fear
fully, and vainly seeking for the man who
pulled the ladder up, but for two days Lo
such man could be found. Concluding
they had been sold in earnest, after u con
Sultation, the miners concluded to charge
nothing for their services, drank at J-'s
expense, and let the matter dr0p-but he
was elected. MiLnaukie NeEs.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

CHARACTER OF A GENTLEMAN.-A law
yer at circuit town in Ireland, dropped
ten pound note under the table while
playing cards at the inn. He did not dis
cover his loss until he was going to bed,
but then returned immediately. On reach
ing the room, he was met by the waiter,
who said,
Tknow what you want, sir; you lost
something. 1S n
Yes. l have lost ten pound note
'Wef, sir, have found il, and here Il
is ~ a.
Thanks, my good lad, here Is seysF-
eign for you
mo, sir; l want no reward for beins
honest; but, Looking at him with q knnS
ing grin, wasn't IL lucky that pan
the gentlemen found itl
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

Az HONEST LIfE.-The poor pittance of
seventy years is not worth being a villain
for. What matter is it if your neigh6or
lies in splendid tomb? Sleep you with
innocence. Look behind you through the
track Of time. vast desert lies open in
retrospect; wearied with years and sorrow
they sink from the walks of man. You
must leave them where they fall; and you
are to go little further until you find
eternal rest. Whatever you may have to
encounter between the cradle and the
grave, every moment is big with events,
which come not in succession, but burst
ing iOrcibly from arevoiving and unknown
scause, fly over this orb with diversified
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

A BAvARIAN CUsToN.-A singular cue.
tom prevails in nsome psrtsrf BavariNses
was recently re-enacted there IRlSensAE
person in a community is nOtoFioGsly stinS
gy, or renders himself obnoxious thhhia
fellow townsmen, they gather about his
house, drag him forth and hold sort, q
mock trial, "under the authority AZ
Charlemagne," recie in verse the charges
against him, while after each verse The
assembly break into loud tAnnting laugh.
ter, and make y fearful NOSE with pSils
bells. trumpcts, whips Cracking. shoiits
and stamping. At the cad. the caIpfit
has another admohitinn and other IT.
tenders are warmed that II they doc not
improve, the next meeting win be held at
their houses. With this tie assemhlaee
separates as mysteriously as it came To-.
gether. ..ss.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

Ida,' he said, 'our days Of happiness
are numbered. Greece, fear, has fallen
our dream of glory and felicity is dis
PEELED. | came here to die for you
Il could not have purchased life at such
a sacrifice. Go dearest-we shall meet in
better world. Go and tell them at Mis-
SolOnghi that Ida is happy in dying for
her county,
Ida! There is one hope whispered
Demetrius. This barb is as fleet rs the
winds Of heaven. Your foot and sinews
nre as light as the gazelle'ss Spring up
behind me, and away! They can hut
kill us-and it will be sweet thus to die
together
In an instant the 1.-the Greek girl was
on the horse, her arms around her lovers
waist With the bound of panther the
nnimai sprang forward with his double
burthen.
Gerald HE'S heSidc them.
Fire ! shouted the Pacha, rising in
his stirrups, as he headed the pursuit.
A rattling volley Of muSketry instantly
followed the command, but the confusion
of the soldiers, and the bounds of the
flying horses disconnected their aim.
Winged as the wind the Greek horses
sped upon their way, and the lovers aud
their friend were soon in MissolOngh.
That night, in the same ruined church
which had been the scene of the council
of war, the patriarch united the hands Of
DemetriuS and Ida before the ruined aI!aY.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-17

MAFFIT-JOhn F. Maffit used scfiis
times to soar in the rcgion-of .ths clppti.
and scatter his figures Of.speeeh WithHa
regard to order, until his reFsp.laS HssEsG
spangled all over. Here 7isral spesinlsa
Ft'Idise-r0Cef Liberty sits upon her Easf
rlnpdS above "S; the Genius Of 0oE losll.s
try, standing on her throne Of m .upti
bids her eagle standard-bearer Wind hls
spiral course full in the suns proud ese
while the Genius Of Christianity. E.lx
rounded by ten thousand cheruhlM anS
seraphin. moves the pauOrarua snt
milky clouds above us, and fUatn ile
mortal fragrance the vess aFQnAs ~ te.z
through all the atmosphere