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Year: 1859

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Another Speech in the Missouri Legis-
latuTe.


We published, short time ago, a speech
of Mr. Pitt, of the Missouri Legislature,
which was decidedly laughable. We pub
lish at present another delivered lately in
the same body, which is of different char
acter but equally laughable


l predicate my objections to this new
county on differ rent grounds, one of the main
and most important of which is that l am
confident it would not be entitled to a Rep
resentative in the next fifty years. Mr..
Speaker did you ever visit the territory
sought to be created into the county of Ger
teri Did you ever have the opportunity of
beholding its multifarious beauties and of ex-
amining its boundless resources Well, sir.
have. | have been all over it and all
around it, and do say here openly, and de-
family, that there is not level ground enough
within its entire limits to build a pig.pen on


Laughter. The soil is so poor it would not
grow "penny-royal." Sir, you might NOW
the county with razor, and rake it with
a fine tooth comb, and you wouldn't get
enough fodder TO keep sick grasshopper
through the winter. Renewed Laughter


Sir, they plant corn with crowbars, and
hold their sheep by the hind legs while they
nibble the grass in the cracks of the cliffs.


Increased laughter. Sir, the fere nature
of that section are principally ticks, and
must in Justice say that that variety of insects
attain splendid size in this new county of
Carter, the smallest that ever fell under my
observation being at least as big as saddle
bag locks. Laughter. As to internal i'm
provements in that section, this House can
form some idea when | assure it that the only
thing resembling road that | ever saw there
was when one ofthe barefooted natives drag
ged wild 10y seven miles through the snow.
Laughter and cheers. With such county
as this, Mr. Speaker they propose to make
new county, and the reason given for so do
ing is that the convenience of the inhabitants
will be promoted thereby Sir, if it were
possible to hold their Courts under the shade
of postoak and blackjack saplings, keep a
Clerks office and the records of the county
in the recess of hollow sycamore, and to
make Jail out of some of the dark caves
beneath the craggy hills of that rough coun-
try if it were possible to establish the ma
chnery for doing county business out of such
materials, we might entertain the project as
feasible and plausible. But, alas, even such
advantages as these are denied by nature to
this country. [Great laughter. 1t is true
there would be no difficulty about the caverns
for a Jail, but the necessary postoak and
blackjack saplings, to supply with their
foliage a canopy for the august tribunals of
justice, could not be found. They are not in
the county. And as for asycamore suitable
for depository of the archives of the eoun-
ty, it would be sought in vain. The winds
even refuse to blow sycamore pods in that
direction. [Cheers and laughter And the
idea of the people ever being able to build
houses, in which to transact business, is deep
ly. darkly, prodigiously and preposterously
absurd.
Year: 1859

g5S The following poem was written upon
reading malignant and untruthful critique
upon the life and character of the illustrious
roe which appeared in a British review
some Years ago. The poem was written in
SHASTA valley in the Winter of 1854, and was
TIiSlhaiy published in the Yreka Herald.
1t Is an admirable production
Year: 1859

Esss~ The title to the land upon which Red
under school land warrant location, made in
1853. The Beacon looks upon this consumma-
ton as fraught with more real benefit to the
town than anything that has occurred since its
eyistenca
Year: 1859

Eeg~ In Oregon the political fight is being
conducted with unwonted virulence. Some
fears are entertained that Lansing Stout will be
beaten for Congress by his Republican oppo-
nent. We hope not, although the Democracy of
Oregon deserve punishment for putting such a
man in nomination. A few years ago he was
Know Nothing Assemblyman in this State, and
absolutely did not occupy position higher than
third-rate
Year: 1859

Nor CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR We have
perfectly reliable authority for the statement
that Judge J. B. Laiug, of Colusa, will net be a
candidate before the District Convention for the
nomination for State Senator.
Year: 1859

A HUMBUG.-A Madame Hartman. a pretended
reader of the future, has arrived in town. Quite
a lot of the young men have had her tell their
fortunes. OF course she is an impostor and
false pretences
Year: 1859

Billy Burch's Minstrels.--This
celebrated troupe appeared at the
Theatre on Saturday evening last.


Notwithstanding miserable storm
was raging during the day and even-
ing the house was nearly full. OF
course everybody had laughable
time.


after short tour in the upper part
of the county the boys returned and
gave another of their entertainments
on Wednesday night. The weather
was execrable and the audie nee slim.
Year: 1859

Fix THE STREET. Why NOT p
Pine street between Spring and the
bridge, has always been horrible
passage during the rainy season. The
water is allowed to run in the middle
of the street, which soon gullies it out
and renders i almost impassable.-
Each spring the channel is filled up
at considerable expense, again to be
allowed to wash out on the return of
the rains. There is no side walk for
foot passengers along that miserable
section Of street. The question may
be pertinently asked, what induce
.ment is there for those of our citizens
living across Deer Creek to pay city
taxes, &C., and wade into town in the
mud. AS one of those unfortunate
individuals, we make the proposition
to keep the street in complete repair,
sidewalk it, and defend our own
property. asking no favors of the city
ordinances and police, if the city will
relieve us from further taxation for
-.


city parposes,-a tax from which we
have received and do not expect to
receive a dollars worth of benefit. If
this proposition be not accepted we
ask those having the care of streets
to fix the one complained Of.
Year: 1859

FREE NEGRo-VoTING IN KENrUCKY-The George
town Journal states upon information received from
reliable gentleman, that one of the grounds upon
which Brutus J. Clay, Esq. will contest the cleo
ton of Colonel Prall before the State Senate is the
fact that, in Bath county, four men of negro de-
scent not only voted for Colonel Pral but for the
whole Democratic ticket


THE Lovers PUzzLE.-To learn to read the fol-
lowing, so as to make good sense, is mystery:


thee read see that me-


Love is down will I'll have


But that and you have you'll


One and up and YOU if
Year: 1859

A NOVEL STANDARDIZATION the spire of the
Cathedral of st. Peter and st. Paul, in Logan
Square, will be placed in position on the afternoon
of Tuesday, the 18th inst, a colossal gilt CROSS
Previous to the raising Of the cross to its place it
will be blessed in the body of the cathedral. with
much ceremony. There will be sacred music on
the occasion, and addresses will be delivered by
several clergymen holding high position in the
Catholic church. As the ceremonies will be open
to the public and such spectaces are not witnessed
every day, the blessing of this cross will probably
attract as many people as the church will contain.
Philadelphia Gazette.
Year: 1859


At Cincinnati the money market was rather more close
at 1OGI2 per cent Exchange New York was \ per
cent. At Chicago exchange is heavy at 11H per
and the supply is quite abundant At Boston money is
in good demand at Sd9 per cent in the street Demand
loans 6lI7 per cent.


Mr. Ebenezer Peck has been appointed attorney for
the bondhoders of the Chicago and Gaena Union rail
Year: 1859

SEA BRDs.-The question is often asked,
where sea-birds obtain fresh water to sake
their thirst, but we have never seen it satisfac-
rily answered till a few days ago. An old skip,
subject, said that he had frequently seen these
birds at sea, far from any land that could fur.
nisb them water, lowering under and a storm
cloud, Gathering like ducks on a hot day at a
pond, aud drinking in the drops of rain as they
fell. They will smell a rain-squall a hundred


miles or even further off, and scud for it with
inconcievabe feetness. How long ea-birds
can exist without water is only amatter of con
lecture, but probably their powers of enduring


thirst are increased by habit, and possibly they


go without it for many days if not several
weeks.-HonoluLu Advertiser n.il 3tl
Year: 1859

a DMINISTItAIOFVS NUTIOE'- stnte OF
IA California County of Nevada In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of HENRY MANNIGAN,
deceased On reading and filing the application of Aaron
Davis Administrator of said deceased praying for the sale
of the real estate of said deceased for the purpose of
ing the outstanding debts against said estate 1t is by
the Court ordered that MONDAY the 22d day OF August
A. D. 1859 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ of said day be set apart
for hearing said application and that said notice be given
10 all persons interested in said estate to be and appear
in the Probate Court in the Court House in the city of
Nevada that day thereafter counsel can
be heard and then and there show they have
why said application should not be granted prayed for
aud that notice of the be given by pub caion
week for successive weeks previous to said hearing
in the Nevada Democrat, newspaper published in said
city and county.


DAVID BELDEN, Probate Judge.


Attest RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk


43 4w BY J. s. LAMBERT, Deputy.
Year: 1859

four years old, about seven aud one-half feet
high, and not more than two inches in diane
ter, with one hundred and fifty apples upon its
branches, may be very astonishing to the folks
living in the vicinity Of San Andreas, bat we
yesterday saw in garden on Jackson street. a
tree smaller every way than the one spoken of
by the San Andreas Independent, with more
than one hundred and seventy apples upon it's
branches as large as common sized peaches.
lady assured us that she had picked nearly if
not quite half bushel of apples from tha: same
tree, which she used for making pies, etc. In
the same garden there is an apple tree that has
borne three crops of pie apples in one year, and
did not shed its leaves the whole year round


s. f. Herald
Year: 1859

A SEA LION, weighing about one thousand
pounds, recently made his escape from the Pa
cifc Museum, San Francisco. The Bulletin
says


1t is a curious sight TO see man in bag
running race. but hardly SO curious as to see
a sea lion dragging and showing and twisting
for he does all when he moves his immense and
unwiedy mass painfully along on the hard
ground The spectacle Of course attracted a
large crowd, and the animal progressed to their
delight and wonder about 200 yards, when a
person versed in sea-lion philosophy caught up
a stick and kept the monster at bay until sew
eral ropes were fastened about his body. The
wagon was then driven up, and, with the aid of
large number of able bodied men, the fish,
"if fish he can be called who fish is not" was
lifted bodily back into his cage; and he was
soon after safely deposited in the new place OF
exhibition, where Samson" Lady Washing.
ton." "Funny joel and the monkeys are now
cutting up their antics. .-.-. .-
Year: 1859

Ky RUNAWAY or was taken away
| |</f| from the plantation ofthe subscriber
on the 18th inst. the negro-man
HAMMOCK, aged about 23 years, about 6
feet l inch in height, high cheek bones, rather
sharp featured, quick spoken, long legged
and walks very much like an Iudian-Had
on when he LEFT black cotton velvet coat
A carpenter and blacksmith by trade Gan
read and write, and is no doubt in possession
of a forged pass.


%Ihave good reason to suspect that he is in
the company Of white man whose name is
unknown to me, as Isaw a suspicious char.
acter prowling around my plantation on
the day Of the night on which he absconded.
As I did not get nearer to the white man
than fifty feet, am unable to give correct
description of him further than to say that
be is about 5 feet inches in height, stoop
shouldered, very heavy black wzsskers
s0sich indeed might haze been false, high
cheek bones and had all the appearance Of q
foreigner.


/ will give the above reward for the ap-
prehension of the white man together with
such testimony as may insure his conviction,
and for the negro, all legal charges for his
apprehension and incarceration in any Jail
either within the State or out Of it.


GEORGE HILL.


Parish Of st. Landry, June 25th, 1859
Year: 1859

Many years have rolled away since l
stood by the bedside OF The suffering wo-
man and listened to the story am now
about to relate, so vividly are her words
imprinted on my mind that it seems but
an occurrance of yesterday.


In my capacity Of physician 1 was call
ed upon by one of the leading men of the
town who desired me to visit Mrs S. in
distant part of the village. He said she
was very sick, and thongh he feared he
could be of no lasting benefit to her, yet
'twould do her good to know that she was
not quite forgotten. He said he could not
stop to tell NE all then, but hoped l would
sapre no pains or exertions in her case and
he would pay all charges, adding as he
left:


She is worthy woman. and it is pity
scamp of husband


My curiosity was aroused and 1 started
Immediately; and though from what he
said l expected poverty, yet l was not
wholly prepared for the sight of utter woe
which met my view on entering that mis-
cradle hovel. The walls were bare and
the floor in many places broken away A
few articles of furniture of the most mis-
erable kind were visible, and in one corner
Of the room on some straw lay the wreck
of woman once beautiful. | knew by
her glossy, raven hair, here and there
streaked with white; by the nobly moulded
head and piercing black eyes, which she
cast upon me in startled manner as l en-
tered, and drew further into the corner,
where she covered her face with her hands
and remained moIionless. | went up to
her and spoke.


DO not be afraid, | said Il have come
to cure you and make you happy


AT the sound of my voice she raised
her head.


Il thought it was my husband she
said.


But you would not have been sorry if
it had been he?' said


She d not answer, but again covering
her face with her thin, pale hands. she
burst into tears / saw that her grief aud
and the utter hopelessness of her situa.
ton had much to do in bringing her to
the low state in which she was, though
disease had settled on her frame. Gradu-
ally she became more calm, and with diff
fculty aroused herself to sitting position
and looked wildly around.
Year: 1859

EDS. DEM.:-We hear great deal said
about Temperance. We hear it preached
from the pulpit, from the stump. from the
lecture room and from the freside. We
see it discussed in all the newspapers. and
pamphlets. Books have been written on
the snbiect, and we would sometimes think
that all had been said that could be said,
but the subject takes in so much territory
and is of such vital importance, that it can
never become irksome to lovers of virtue.
| may not be able to advance any new ide-
as, and may not give much light on what
has been advanced, but what we say shall
be on the subject.


We attend lecture and expect to hear
something very good from the lecturer
ne is great temperance man. and we are
all anxious to see him: we 60 early, that
we may obtain seat and see the speaker
come in. A few moments, and all eyes
are turned toward the door, we look, and
behold the mighty champion of temperance
as he makes his way to the stand. He has
unfortunately, neglected one thing before
he enters, and that is, to extract about two
cents worth of tobacco from his mouth;
he was prudent enough TO take his five
center from between his lips, (whcre was
to come forth the good word) and if he ia
very polite he turns back to the door and
extracts the said two cents worth. He is
now ready to begin what all are anxious to
hear; he tells af the awful evils of intern
perance; how many thousand are daily
hurried off from its awful effects, while at
the same time he is wasting away from its
vile influence.


Right here | will make the assertion,
that tobacco is now doing more injury in
the world than alcohol.


Our good man tells some unfortunate
being how easy a thing it will be for him
to abtsaln from the use of alcohol. Now.
Sir, it will be just as easy for you to quit
your tobacco We are IN favor of temper
ance, but want it in all things; man may
be very good mathematician, or MAY be
perfect in any other branch of learning.
bnt if he cultivatcs only that particular
branch, he will never arrive at greatness.
. So, man may be very temperate SO far
as alcohol is concerned; but if he stop
there he is not half temperance man.
We have IN our town regularly estab-
lshed temperance meetings; we also have
a society called Good Templars, both of
which, We hope, aim for good. But have
they tried to reform any one from the use
of tobacco? How many times have their
members hurried from the Lodge or Hall
/ to get chew or smoke? And how many
of their members have stood up before an
audience with tobacco In their mouths?--
Shame on them


We hope this subject will be investiga-
ted for the benefit of our youth. d.
Year: 1859

ABOUT EYEs.--A noted writer says that
a woman with hazel eye never elopes FROM
her husband, never chats scandal, never
sacrifices her husband S comfort to her own,
never finds fault, never talks too much or
too little, always is an entertaining, intelli
gent, agreeble and lovely creature. We
never knew says brother editor, but
one uninteresting and unamiable woman
with hazel eye. and she had a nose which
looked. as the Yankee says. like the little
end of no.hing Whitfield down to point
The gray is the sign of shrewdness and
talent. Great thinkers and captains have
it. In woman, it indica,es better head
than heart. The dark hazel is noble in
significance, as in its beauty. The blue
eye is admirable, but may be feeble. The
black eye, take care! Look out for the wife
with black eye! Such can be seen almost
daily at the Police-office, generally with
complaint against the husband for assault
and battery.
Year: 1859

The Eneycloret 3 - aaicd Says:
The loss froI:. s. eeasfs inferior cattle
Z is far greater than those concerned seem
to be aware of. 1t isimposs;ble to esti-
mate this loss accurately, but from care
full observation and inquiry, we feel con-
6dent that it amounts to not less than
SO head on one. half Of the fat cattle
annually slaughtered in Great Britain
If this be so, it follows that without
spending farthing more than is done
at present on food, housing, and atten-
dance, the profit which would accrue
from using only the best class bulls
would be equivalent to an advance of
three cents pound on the price of beef,
as regards half of the fat bullocks brought
to market. This profit could be secured
by very moderate outlay, for if proper
ly gone about, the best class of bulls
might be employed without adding more
than dollar head to the price of each
calf reared. We may surely anticipate
that such a palpable source of profit will
not continue to be neglected by breeders
Of cattle"


If these remarks are applicable to the
farmers Of Great Britain they are even
more worthy Of the attention of farmers
of this country, where the proportion of
inferior cattle is far greater than In En-.
gland. The introduction Of improved
breeds of cattle has already added mil.
lions Of dollars to the wealth of this
country; but though much has been
done in this direction. there is still abun-
dant room for further improvement. The
great majority Of cattle sent to market
are of very inferior order. The follow
ing remarks. by the same writer. are par.
.icularly applicable to our native cattle.
When crossed With Short horn. Devon,
or Hereford bull. the resat is highly en-
couragin-, so far at least as beef produ-
cling qualities are concerned:


''lt is doubtless important to have
both parents good; but in the case Of
ruminants, the predominating influence
of the male. in determining the qualities
of the progeny, is so well ascsr,ained
that the selection Of the bull i. matter
Of prime Importance. We arc able to
state from ample personal experience,
that by using bull that is at once good
himself. and Of good descent, level and
valuable lot Of calves can be obtained
from very Indifferent cows. In Berwick
shire it is the practice to employ chiefly
married laborers who reside on the farm,
and one part of whose wages is the keep
Of COW. These laborers usually give
tho preference to small cows and
that they are healthy and yield milk
plen,ifuily-care little about their breed
or other qualities. A good judge o: gra-
xing cattle could no. easily imagine a
more unpromising breeding stock than
is furnished by these cottagers cows !;
and yet when they are coupled with Il
really good short-horn bull. it is truly
surprising to see what admirable cattle
are produced from them
Year: 1859

SAVE YouR HAy-SEED.-Many far
mers never think Ct saving the ottal
from the cattle or horse mangcr, but
throw it away, or into the manure heap.
In either case the seed is lost. and in
the last it becomes great nuisance, if
the manure be applied to hoed crops
An old writer says he "saved sufficient
hay chaif one winter from feeding twen-
ty.three head Of animals. to stock down
ten acres of meadow" Would it not be
better, no Sever, to cut the grass earlier
and thus lessen the quantity of seed
which shells out in feeding:
Year: 1859

EASILY FoUND.--A recent Importation from
Posey county stepped into the office Of the La
Porto Messenger, few days ago, and inquired
for Poverty Hill. The imp of the establish
ment, not knowing that the stranger had refer
ence to q celebrated mining locality in that
county, informed PoOsy that he could nnd pOp'
srty hill. at almost every point from Washoe to
San Diego.
Year: 1859

EFFECT or WAR on HUMAN SrArpRg.-Dr.
Bell says, that if the curse of war be long en-
tailed on q nation, the physical energies Of the
people may suffer by the loss Of its finest popu-
latiOn, TO such degree that the succeeding
generation will fall short Of its former standard
stature, as was the ease with the French youth
drafted for the army after the general peace.
Thus, in 1876, out Of one million thirty-three
thousand four hundred and twenty-five young
men drafted to serve in the army, three hundred
and eighty thousand two hundred and thirteen
were sent back, because they fell short of the
diminutive stature Of four feet ten inches,
French YIN ..,z .-'.I 81 - 7 =
Year: 1859

POSSIBILITIES OF THE FUrURE.-The impress
sion Is gaining ground here that the present
war in Europe will become general In q
event it may not be uninteresting to know how
the nati0nalities will he divided. The popula-
ton Of the different European States may be
nut down a follows : = =
Year: 1859

bergen PoiST HORSE RnLRoAD.-It is stated
tha, the jersey City Ferry Company have decided to
take the balance Of stock necessary TO construct the
Bergen Point and jersey City Horse Railroad. The
election for the directors of the company is to take
place on the 9Th inst, after which the work will be
commenced at once, and the road will be built aud
equipped without delay. There are many very fine
Desidepces all along this route and with cseap and
h.Qus mt means of reaching New York, it must neces
sarlly, from its pleasant and healthy locality, soon
become thickly populated.
Year: 1859

At New-Oileans the Money market exhibits no
change whatever. Capital ia abundant, but business
paper is dsly becoming more scarce. The offerings
at bank are rather under the income and the street
a very material falling off Is daily more apparent.
Sock and Bonds show no improvement, and sales
contnne little better than nominal. Exchange is
quiet end without ysraton, except in sight checks on
the Northern cities, which have advanced fully =


cert. The Bark statement for the week Is unusually
favorable Every item indicates further contraction,
while tae specie column shows material increase.