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Year: 1861




On Wednesday last an accident occurred in
the mines, which borders on the marvellous,
and Is an illustration of the awful perils Incl
dent to the life of Il miner. An old gentleman
named Day, was at work alone in a deep shaft
IN BrGskill and Palmer's neighborhood At
about one o'clock in tho afternoon rs he was
busy at work. the rocks and earth eayed in
upon him One huge stone heavy enough to
crush him to atoms, fell behind him, while
another Of still larger dimensions tumbled
down in front Of him, leaving a small crevice
where he stood, and penniDg him tight against
the side of the drift These great boulders
came up as high as his shoulders, and kept
him from crawling out. The loose earth and
sand kept constantly tumbling down for long
time, and filled the place about his body solid
full. At last it began TO fill up about his face
and over his head. Slowly it ratified down
piecemeal from above, filling up the space
about his mouth and torturing him with dis
tracing suspense. 1t was like being chained
to stake by the sea shore, and drowning by
the tide He imagined that a few minutes
would only elspse before he would be smoth-
cred and die horrible death. Such a tension
OF anxiety 10 enough to HRseat reason some
times, but this old man maintained his self
possession entirely to the last minute, and by
wagging his head from eide to side mans ged
TO get air enough for respiration. The earth
ceased falling down after a while, so he no
fon8er suHeled anxiety from the fear OF being
smothered, but how much worse fate was left
for him. 1t would be by the merest chance
that he was missed for a long time, and if
missed, no one would know where to seek him
he had just commenced on these diggings un-
known to his neighbors, so now starvation
stared him IN the face, If he was not relieved
The long afternoon passed away, and as the
night approached his wife began to look for
him The slow hours wore away, when she
became alarmed, and sought the assistance of
her neighbors- A party was soon collected
and with vague idea where to look for the
missing man, they started cut. Arriving at
the right diggings by mere accident, they
called out hIs name at the mouths of several
shafts, and finally heard a faint response
man was let down by the windlsss, and by
the means Of a tallow candle a small portion
of the mans face was discovered. He stated
that he was unipjured, but very much cramped
in his position. The men set Immediately to
work to release him, and worked all the night
through, not being able to get him out until
ten q. m. yesterday The first thing he asked
for when he war raised to the surface was
chew Of tobacco, and within a few minutes
tainted. He slept several times during his
confnement, and from all appearances he is
unhurt.
Year: 1861

The cause of the rebellion is not in the
aggressions of the North, for the move
ments of abolitionism had no effect upon
the measures of the government. He
finds the cause, where all intelligent minds
must find it firstly, in the tyrannical dis
position of the slaveholding states to
"contrel the policy of the country and
administer the government in their own
favor:' - and, secondly, in the favor which
the attempt to do this necessarily encoun-
tered Yet the success of the Republican
party did not threaten the legal interests
of slavery "There was no fear," says
Mr. Brownson, "that the slave interest
would be deprived of any of its legal
rights, but there was certainty that hence
forth it would not be supreme in the coun-
cils of the Union that, however scrupu-
leusly it might be represented within the
slaveholding states themselves, the extern
sion of slavery into new territory, where
it had no legal existence. would be effect
ually checked that no more territory
could be acquired and annexed to the Union
in the interest of slavery that the flag of
the Union would be no longer permitted
to cover the piratical slave trade, and that
all hopes of re-opsning the African slave
trade must be abandoned. Here. in our
Judgment, is, in brief, the real cause of
the present collision between the United
States and the southern rebels. The cause,
we repeat, is not in northern aggression.
but in northern emancipation from southern
dominion. .''-Ml,coltkee Sentinel
Year: 1861

Who SAW THE STEER 1.-The richest thing


of the season, if we except some of the


follieS of secession, came off the other day


in the neighborhood of the market. The


greenest Jonathan imaginable decked out In


slouch hat, a long blue frock, and pair of


cowhide shoes as big as gondolas, with a


huge whip under bIr arm, stalked into a bill.


lard saloon where half dozen persons were


trundling the worries and after recovering
from the surprise consequent upon first


visit TO such gorgeously furnished apart


ments, he inquired If ''any on EN- had seen


stray steer, affirming that sthe blasted


critter had got away as he came through


teown with his drove, tother day, and he


hadn't seen nothin' on i'm sencen The


bloods denied all knowledge of the animal


in question, and with much sly wiuking at
each other, proceeded TO condole with bin
on his loss in the most heartfelt manner.
de watched the game with much interest,
as he evidently had never seen anything of
the kind before, and created much amuse-
ment by his demonstrations of delight when
good shot was made-"J "Jerusalam p being
a favorite lnterjection. At last he made
bold TO request the privilege of trying his
Skill, when he set the crowd in roar by
A1s "hhoiu tDOttlueulS. IlONPNtf, he
gradually got his hand in, and PLAYED as
well as could be expected of n greenhorn.-
All hands now began to praise him; which
so elated him that he began to imagine
himselfa second Phelan, and actually offered
10 bet dollar with his opponent, which of
course he lost. The loss and the laugh so
lrritated him that he offerd to play another
game and bet two dollars, which he pulled
out of big roll of bills; for it seems his
cattle had sold well, and be was quite flush
This bet he also lost, as the fool might have
known he would when, mad as a March
hare, he pulled out fifty -spot-the largest
bill he had-and offered to bet that on
another game. The crowd mustered around
and raised enough to cover it. at it they
went again, and, by some strange turn of
luck, greeny won. Elated beyond measure,
he now offered to pnt up the hundred he
had just won against another hundred. Of
course he couldn't blundcr into winning
another game, so they could now recover
what they had lost, and fleece the fellow out
OF his roll besides. SO they sent out for
famous player who happend to have money
enough to bet with, and another game was
played which greeny also won. Another
hundred was raised, and bet, and won; and
1t was not till he had bundered through
nail a dozen games, and, by some unac-
countable run of luck won them all-drain-
ing the pockets of his opponents of some
SIX or seven hundred dollars--that they
began to smell very large sized mice
When everybody got tired of playing,
Gawkey put on his frock, took his whip
under his arm, took his whip under bis
arm, and walked quietly on, turning round
at the door and remarking, "Gentlemen, if
any OF you should happen to see that steer,
wish you'd just let me know" At last
accounts they hadn't seen the steer. but
they came to the conclusion that they had
seen the elephant"
Year: 1861

A SAD SEQUEL TO THE DIAMOND WEDDING
Everybody reeolects the diamond wcddinp
OF the rich old Cuban and the Young New
York belle. A recent letter from Cuba
says 1T may interest my fair readers TO
remember that Havana is the home of Sionor
Oviedo, the hero of the diamond weddino
mere he is known as mulatto. at least half
olack. and he is said to be a Blue Beard for
brutality. He is rich; but as he and his
bride are of course excluded from all oood
society, his wealth can hardly compensate
his lady for the Sights and secIusion to which
her life is henceforth destined.
Year: 1861

THERE is one law in Sam which might be
introduced into this country with good effect
1t is a law which Furnishes parents for the
faults of their children. because they ought
to have taught them better. How some peo-
pie would suffer!
Year: 1861

Recent adviees have told us that the American
Congress has empowered the President to place
ships of war of the federal navy in the Atlantic
Ocean and Gulf of Mexico there to collect dues up


on merchandise bound to the ports in the posses
sion of the Confederate government. This is about
as threatining piece of news we could well have
received and it was upon every ground desirable
that parliament should not separate without some
expression of opinion BY the government upon the
point thus raised. Mr. Wyld, on Tuesday afternoon
ash ed question upon the subject, and Lord Pal
1neFssn with characteristic caution, said no more
IN his reply than was absolutely necessary to show
that the pretensicn to collect duties of blockaded
port was insdmissible. Lord Palmerston pointed
out that such proceeding, if adopted, would be
Year: 1861

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss
- At session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Wednesday the twentieth day of
February in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one. Present, Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate In the matter of the estate of Jonathan
w. Lewis, deceased. On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, of jeremiah r. Grenell,
praying for license to sell real estate of said de-
ceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the
sixth day of April next, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate required
to appear at a session of said court, then to be
holden at the Probate Office in Cassapolis, and
show cause if any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted.


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
OF the pendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
four successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing. e. SHANAHAN,


IA true copy.1 Judge of Probate.
February 90 1861. feb2S-46w4
Year: 1861




When one is strong in the conf
dence of being right, to fear lest he be
afraid, is the clearest proof of brave
heart. What do you fear ?" said a
soldier to his comrade, who for the
first time in his life was on the eve of
a battle.


81 fear myself" was the impressive
reply. That mans story could have
been% foretold without the gift of
prophecy he was the first in 'the
imminent deadly breach; !" he planted
the flag of his regiment upon the
enemy's bastions; where the storm
broke widest, there you could have
found him.


The sublimest courage is not with
out tinge of fear; fear, that inpels
a man to beat the roll call: to learn if
what there is of him, be all together |;
to impress each thought and hope of
his, into the service whereon he is go
ing. And this is what we term self
possession. 1t is not to be sort of
human Labrador, and freeze to firm
ness, as some men seem to think it is
only to be ready for duty, and to
do it.
Year: 1861

CTATE OF MICHIGAN County of Cass.-ss
y At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Wednesday the thirteenth day Of
February, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-on Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate. In the matter of the estate Of James
L. Fowler, deceased On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, of Emeline Fowler praying
for letters of Administration, the estate of said
deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the
sixteenth day of March next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition, and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at a session of said Court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office. in Cassapolis,
and show cause, if any there be- why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted


And it is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested nsad estate,
Of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
Gshed in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating In said County of Cass for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. G. SHANAHAN,


A true copy.1 Judge of Probate.


February i3, 1861. feb21-44wS
Year: 1861


There's home for the poor that beautiful shore,
When life and its sorrows ended,
And sweetly they'll rest in that home of the blest,
BY the presence of angels attended.
There's home for the sad and their hearts will be


glad, u
When they've crossed over Jordan so dreary;
For bright is the dome of that radiant home,
Where softly reposes the weary.
There's home for the ill, and their bosoms shall


thrill


With the rupture of healthful emotion;
For the invalid's moan will never be known
In that world of peaceful devotion.
There's home for the old, when time and its mold
The fair form of beauty has faded;
And brightly they'll bloom beyond the tomb,
Where the splendor of youths never shaded.
There's a home for the young, and seraphic song
Will that heavenly choir be singing,
While the harps of gold which never grow old,
Through the glittering arches are ringing
There's home for the good, where none may


intrude


Or tempt them with evil or folly;
They'll calmly repose, freed from trials and woes
In that place prepared for the holy.
There's home for the vile, all polluted with guile
When they're cleansed by the quick ming Spirit
They, too, may be heir to that kingdom SO fair,
And all its full glory inherit.
There's a home for all when the fat doth call
Wen fly to the arms of our Savior.
And join in the song of that beautiful throng,
And sing of redemption forever.
Year: 1861

earth cannot drag it down. Your
prayers are surely answered my wife"


Time passed on, and the cottage once
more assumed its garb Of pure white,
and its whole windows and green
blinds. The roses in the garden smiled
and in every way did the Improvement
work wonders. Once again was Mary
Nelson the happiest of the happy, and
her children choose their own asso-
ciates now.
Year: 1861

"Nevcr, never will I consent to marry a
man who drinks or CANDLES" was the noble,
but emphatic reply of young lady to man
who had made her an offer of marriage


1t is my good fortune to beacquaintcd with
the young lady referred to above. She is
high minded, intelligent and beautiful; rich
in all those qualities which constitutes true
,coman, though posscssing.but very little of
what the world calls wealth. 1t has ever
been her lot to labor, and labor hard. in or
der to procure livelihood for hcrselfand her
friends; consequently, her educational priv
| ileges have been quite limited. Her beauty,
her good taste, and her selfrcspect, have
ever gained her hosts of friends, and readily
admitted her to the company of the best So
ciety. A few years since, yonng man a
member of---Collegc, went to her faith
crs district to teach, and boarded in the fam
lily with her.


He was witty, and active; brilliant schol-
ar, and popular teacher; but like too many
other students, he had contracted the danger
Gus habits of drinking and gambling. Aside
from these habits, his prospects for success
in life were highly flattering.


He had not been long in the family of our
young lady, when he was completely captiva-
ted by her vivacity and beauty. In fact, he
soon became desperately in love with her, and
several times he sought opportunities to de-
clare his passion to her and converse with
her upon the suoject; but her penetrating
glance, had detected the secret, man destroy
ing habit which was stealing upon him; and
she positively refused him any encourage
mcnt. He graduated soon after, receiving
honorable mention" in the newspaper re-
ports of the commencement; read law with
an able attorney removed to one of our west
ern Cities established himself in business in
a central location, and soon found as much
business pressing upon him as he could pos
sibly attend to. A short time since he wrote
to the young lady, renewing his former pro-
fessions of admiration, telling her of his bright
prospects of success, and promising her every
comfort and luxury that money could buy, or
his ardent love for her could suggest, if she
would consent to be his wife, Her reply was
one of which any young lady might be proud
to be the author.


After politely thanking him for his kind
offers, she closed by saying, "But l have
formed this inconquerable resolution that
never, never, will consent to marry man
who drinks or CANDLES" What noble ex-
ample and how worthy of imitation by every
young lady in our land


candidly believe that if all young ladies'
should firmly decide to adopt the resolution
just quoted, as their own, and declare that
they would not associate, much less receive
the particular attention of young men of in
temperate habits and tendencies, intempcr
ance would not only be so fearfully prevalent,
as it now is, but would in few years be-
come nearly or quite extinct. Young ladies,
will you seriously think of this matter?
Year: 1861

PoIsoN IN FINGER RINGs--An visitors to
Paris will have noted the shops Of bric-a-
Jrac, or objects Of curiosity and rertu so nu.


merous in that capital. At one Of these es'
adjustments in Rue St. IIonore, q gentle
man was engaged short time ago in exam
ming an ancient ring for sale there, when he
accidentlv gave himself slight scratch IN
the hand with sharp point Of it. He con-
tinued talking with the dealer for short
time, when he felt an indescribable numb
ness and torpor taking possession OF him,
and paralysing all his faculties, and soon be-
came SO i'll that the people in the shop hast.
cncd to call physician. The doctor imme-
diately declared that the gentleman had been
poisoned byisomc powerful mineral substance
applied strong antidotes, and was fortunate
enough to relieve tho symptoms which had
caused so much alarm. The ring was then
examined by tho medical man, who had spent
some time in Venice, and who found that
this old jewel was what is called - death
ring" class of ornaments in frequent use
in Italy during the seventeenth century,
when the habit Of poisoning was all but uni
| ycrsal. Attached to the part OF the ring in
tended to be worn inside the finger are two
minute lions claws, Of the sharpest steel, and
having clefts in them filled with . VIOLENT
poison. In ball or other crowded assem-
| bly. the wearer Of this fatal ring, wishing 70
exercise revenge on any one present. would
take the victims band, and when passing It
ever so gently the sharp claw would Be sure
to inf,ict slight scratch ON the skin. and the
victim would be equally sure to be dead be-
fore the next morning. Notwithstanding
the length Of time which must have elapsed
since tire poison was sccreted in the ring IN
question, it was still powerful enough .to
cause great danger, as has been seen, to The
gentleman who had unwarily touched It
Year: 1861

In youth we seem climbing up hill on
whose top eternal sunshine appears to rest.
How eagerly we pant to gain its summit
But when we have gained it how different
the prospect on the other side! We sigh as
we contemplate the waste before us and look
back with wishful eye upon the flowcry
path we have passed but may never more
letrace. Life is like portentious cloud,
fraught with thunder, storm and rain; but
religion, like those streaming rays Of sun
shine, viii clothe it witch light as with a gar
ment, and firing its shadowy skirts with
gold
Year: 1861

DoN'T WAIr-John Foster, in his essay on
" Decision Of Character" says: "It is Won
derful how even the apparent casualties oflife
seem to bow to spirit that will not bow to
thcm!' Words which We wish all those
young men would ponder who, instead of
throwing themselves into the work Of life,
and doing manly part, are forever waiting
for something to turn up. There seems to be
altogether too many of this class of persons
at the present day, and sad sight they are.
Trresolute indolent, doing nothing, waiting
for turn in the tide, instead of breastng
the waters like men in earnest Their prov
ince seems to be, to wait; not to wait as a
handmaiden upon her mistress, but to wait
in listlessness and sloth, while the dilligent
and persevering brush by them, hasten on,
and secure the prize.
Year: 1861

TIE SILENT CONFLICT OF LIrE.-A triumph
in the field is theme for poetry, for painting,
for history eulogistic, and aggrandizng agen-
cics, whose united tribute constitutes fame
but there are victories won by men orer
Themselves more truly honorable to the con-
queror than any that can be achieved in war.
Oh, though these silent successes we never
hear, the battles in which they are obtained
are fought in solitude and without help, save
from above. The conflict is sometimes waged
in the still watches of the night, and the
struggle is often fearful. Honor to such a
conqueror in such a warfare! Honor to the
man or woman who fights temptation, hatred,
revenge, envy, selfishness back to its last COW
er in the heart, and then cxpels it forever
Although no outward show Of honor accrues
to the victors of these good fights, they have
their reward, higher one than fame can be.
stow. They come out Of the combat self-cn,
nobled
Year: 1861

TEMEsCAL TIN MmEs-We saw some ore
from these mines this week, says the Los
Angeles Star, which looked well, and was
said to be very rich-having assayed as much
as 65 per cent This is an enormous yield.
The parties at work on the Cujalco mine
have again struck the vein they are about
sixty feet deep. 1t appears the vein at times
becomes very narrow, then IS lost and short
ly after again struck, the ore then being found
in masses, and almost pure. The condition OF
this vein is considered as most favorable and
decidedly encouraging
Year: 1861

j. c. PELroN-Iniustice has been done
this gentleman in representing him as being
in favor of the removal of the State Reform
School from its present location to another
quarter of the State, He, at one time, favor
ed the idea, but, upon an examination of the
subject more thoroughly, became satisfied
that the Interests of the Institution required
a continuance of the work where it was be-
gun. II is altogether mistake that he used,
or attempted to use any influence with the
Legislative Committee, on their recent visit,
in favor of removal of the Institution. He
is firmly of the opinion that the building
now in process of erection should be COM
peted as soon as possible; or such part of it
as will enable the Trustees to put the School
in operation.
Year: 1861

INJURED.-An elderly gentleman, stran-
ger. was severely injured in Sacramento on
Monday afternoon while passing the corner
of and Eighth streets, by being struck i'll
the temple by a boot thrown at a party who
had been thro wing potatoes.
Year: 1861

TmEvING IN PARADISE The Placer Her.
aid relates the following: Michael Devlin
took a fellow by the name Of Foley into his
cabin at Paradise, on Tuesday evening last,
and permitted him also to sleep in his bed.
Daring the night Foley arose and stole 1928
in coin and some dust from Michael, and then
left for Auburn. a man was put upon his
track who succeeded in finding him here in
town, when, upon information. Constable
Boggs arrested the thief and safely landed
him in Jail.