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Year: 1859

STREET IMpRovEMEsrs.-Early yes
terday morning we took stroll about town
10 see how matters and things were pro-
Vres.ing We noticed in nearly every To-
cality a decided Improvement in the streets.
not only 10 their looks but in their wearing
condition. Mr. Baker, the Street Commis
sioner, assisted by his excellent second Mr..
Clark, has been performing good work
upon the thoroughfares OF the city, and the
good work ia still in progress. On Brady
street, near tie College grounds, there was
a place which WAS utterly imTassable last
spring, teams having sunk nearly out Of
sight before they could be extracted This
spot has been graded up and is now being
covered with a coat Of stone finely pounded
which will render it an excellent roadway.
Other portions of Brady have been graded
and good cutters made to carry off the wa
ter, which will once more render the street
passable.


Main street, which has been an eye core
W Jul CiliLcuey 10 INV cACcucBtl( Sidueu,
and to our mind the most easy street to
come in and go out Of the city. we have
A solid roadbed has been formed which
wears smooth and makes good wheeling
This work was performed at A very trihing
cost, and it certainly was very necessary.


On Harrison street much good has been
done, especially beyond Mr. Noel's place
All along this street. from the corner of
Locust, out beyond Nickols', the road has
been useless every spring. Teams could not
get along and the curses against the city
for allowing 1t to remain in such state
were both loud and deep. We think the
" break up" next spring will not materially
affect this piece of road.


We might 60 on to enumerate various
other Improvements on our streets. but as
our citizens are constantly passing by them
they have an opportunity Of judging for
themselves as to their necessity. We wiH
say that Messrs Baker and Clark have done
great deal Of work for a small sum of
money and we think there is room for them
to do more.
Year: 1859

BEwARE.-The drayman who took
lot of goods from the levee yesterday
without orders and without paying the
freight bill, is requested to walk up to the
agents office this morning and answer
therefor, or other measures will be taken
not very satisfactory to the party. Walk,
chalk, ginger.
Year: 1859

THEY STILL Observation-Disclosures
lug the strict enforcement of the dog ordi-
nance, there are scores Of these quadrupeds
still in town. and many of them very trou-
blesome. The newspaper carriers who
have to be out very early in the morning,
complain Of frequent attacks made upon
them by dogs. One of these carriers lost
part of his coat-tail yesterday morning.
and was bitten on the leg by dog kept at
a residence on Iowa street above Sixth


Owners of dogs should be very careful of
them, and not allow them to attack persons
thus.
Year: 1859

LlvELy.-Things about town bore a
better aspect yesterday than any time pre-
viously for week. Many Of our country
friends were in with their produce, and they
appeared very well satisfied with the prices
received. We think our produce merchants
are paying all they possibly can for grain
and farm products, as the margin is very
small between this city and st. Louis. Our
advice to the farmers of Scott county 10
that they do dot wait tor rise, as it is very
questionable whether or no any will occur.
If we should have an advance in produce it
will necessarily be very small, as the crops
in most of the States of Europe are largely
in excess of their home consumption


Bring in your produce and pay your
debts 1t will at least be very satisfactory
to feel that one is beyond the possibility Of
q dun.
Year: 1859

A moving incident came to our
knowledge last week, which we lay
before our readers. We suppress
names for reasons obvious to every one.


Near Louisville, KY, lives planter
of wealth and standing He was the
possessor of one hundred negroes, and
he was noted for his thrifty, money
making disposition. He had never
been married, and was an incorrigible
bachelor of fifty. His house was man
aged by young lady Of twenty, his
daughter by quadroon, whose COM
plexion was lighter by half than his
and in whom the negro blood was
scarcely visible. The mother died ten
years ago. leaving her daughter with
it's fathers solemn promise that she
should be educated, and should live as
free woman rather than as slave,
and that should pass as his daughter,
as she was. The f. ther gave his prom
ise, because he had been really attach
ed to the dying woman, and was great
ly attached to her, as his beautiful
child And SO she grew up radiantly
notwithstanding reasonable edu-
cation, all that her father could give,
and in time took the management of
his household. She never knew that
there was any negro blood in her veins,
and never dreamed that she was a
slave.


Last fall a series of misfortures over
took the planter. His house burned
down, and in it the notes, books and pa
pers that composed a large portion of
his fortune. His crops failed to great
degree, and some heavy speculations in
which he was engaged, resulted disas-
trously. Added to all this, he had lost
heavily at play, the besetting sin OF
Southern gentlemen, and had complete
ly exhausted all the ready means, and
found himself in the terrible situation
of having more money to pay thaa he
could possibly raise in given time.


He applied to his attorney for coun
sci in his extremity. The attorney
after examining the situation Of his
affairs, advised him to sell off portion
of his negroes. The planter objected
strenuously, first objecting to the sale
of the negroes, and secondly that hi
force was barely sufficient to work hi
plantation. But after full deliberation
he found this to be the only alternative
and every head that could be possibl,
spared, was put down. After all wa
done, and the most favorable prices TO
Year: 1859

PLAYING WITH WILD BEAsrs.-A Miss No
ble, while attempting to pat tiger in a cage
behind the scenes of a circus at Philadelphia
was shockinly mutilated by him. This i:
not the first accident of the kind which ha;
happened upon the same spot. Several ears
ago, when menagerie was located in the
same building, huge elephant became en-
ragged and he killed one man and injured sew
eral Others before he could be subdued. The
fury ofthe animal was such that it was feared
that he would tear down the building and
make his way into the street where the con
sequences might have been frightful So
great was the alarm that field piece was
brought to the front of the building in readi
ness to fire upon the animal in case of his
escaping. DIR. E. X. Kane was one of those
who brought the elephant to terms finally
Year: 1859

THE following is from the jacksonville
(Florida) Republican, the Leading Democrat
lie paper in that State:


SENATOR DouGLAs.-This gentleman is
daily gaining ground in the South, and, if we
interpret the signs of the times correctly, be
will not only be the first choice of the North
ern Democratic States for the Presidency in
1860, but the choice of every Southern State
His position needs only to be correctly un-
derstood to be appreciated by the conserva-
tive men of oil parties North and South
Besides being one of the greatest statesmen
in America, Senator Douglas is the most
available and invincible man in the Demo-
cratic ranks
Year: 1859

PRENTIss AND CLEAN SHIRr.-Shortly af-
ter the arrival Of the celebrated s. s. Prem
tiss in the State of which he afterwards be-
came the favorite adopted son, scheme was
coneocted by some who feared his popularity
to get him out of the way An exchange
gives the following version of the affair."


1t was arranged that person who, hav-
ing been born and educated as a gentleman,
had thrown himself away and was fast be-
coming a sot, but who was withal capital
marksman, should perform the service for
the company His second bore the challenge
Prentiss quietly read it, and stated that he
would answer it in his own time and in his
own way. Selecting one of his best shirts
he dispatched it-with his body servant with
the following note:


STR:-I accept your challenge, but with
one proviso--that you appear on the ground
in the accompanying piece of raiment ns it
is impossible for me to fight any one who
does not observe the externals of a gentle
man."


The gentleman withdrew the challenge
but kept the shirt.
Year: 1859

The most intimate friends of Mr.. Douglas
authoritatively deny the truth of the prevail
ing rumOr that he contemplates replying to
the late review Of his magazine article, and
they further say that none is to be published
with his sanction or supervision,
Year: 1859

THE RUNAWAY GIRL-The Boston Bee
gives the following additional particulars of
the late elopement of white girl with
an Indian. 1t will be seen that no statement
is made as to whether the girl returned home
with her father or not:


The Palmer Journal states that young
girl, fifteen years of age, daughter of n veal
thy merchant residing ia Harrison square
Dorchester, deeamped with party of In
dans who were some time since encamped at
East Boston, but who have since removed to
Ware, Mass John Newell, one of the In
dans, was the recipient of the maiden's affec.
tions. 1t seems that John returned to East
Boston last week, and on Thursday returned
in company with the girl to Ware. At first
they stopped at the hotel, but subsequently
took up their quarters in the Indian tent
near the village, the girl sleeping upon the
ground with her dusky companions The
father, having missed his daughter, sought
for her in the tows near Boston, but not find
ing her made use of the telegraph and thus
ascertained her whereabouts He reached
Ware early on Sunday morning and proceed
ed to the Indian tent, where he met his
daughter John stated that the girl proposed
and planned the whole thng-that she wal
as pure and virtuous as when she left heI
fathers roof, and though they had slept in
the same tent for three nights, they had Slept
apart from each other. This statement was
confirmed by Johns brother and his wife
who had slept in the tent with them each
night. John seemed very penitent, while
the girl stated that she took this means to
plague her stepmother. who had i'll treated
her She hid her clothes in school house
the night before starting, and the next day
went from home to attend school at South
Boston, met her Indian lover, and fed with
him to Ware.
Year: 1859

We are greatly obliged to our friend for his
kind notice of the STANDARD. The Smyrna
Times, (and we say it not merely as return
compliment, is an excellent caterer of the
good things that appear in the multitude of
newspapers now in circulation and if it stood
nearly alone in the world would be TO any
family weekly cargo of treasures.


As things are, however, good paper, though
it does not " waste its sweetness on the desert
air." is compelled to exhale its perfumes, or,
perhaps we should say, prevented from doing
so, in an atmosphere already laden with odors
so rich, as to all but neutralze any thing intro
duced, however new or ragrant.-PrincetOn
N. j. Standard.
Year: 1859

The Registry Law of New York, although
imperfect in some respects, acted as such
check upon illegal voting at the recent elec-
ton, that the Baltimore papers demand one for
that city. II is strange that while we record
our titles to an acre of land or village lof, our
right to vote or our liability to have that right
rendered a a,nullity by the illegal voting Of sno.
ther, is not guarded, but by the summary action
of board Of officers, at moments notice =
Weshcaid have a registry 10 our own State
if we expect an honest vote at the Presidential
election. ..4sst
Year: 1859

JUDGE GiLPIN AMONG THE DOCTORs Chief
Justice Gilpin gave it as his opinion few days
days since, from the high Judicial bench of
Delaware, that it was one of the easiest matters
in the world TO obtain physicians certificate
to anything, and that really in law such certif
cate amounted to nothing. "Physicians," said
the judge "are not under oath while making
out their certificates, and it is optional with
them whether they tell the truth or not Some
of them, no doubt, are tenacious of their veraci-
ty, and others otherwise,-just like like all
other classes of men except the preachers"


Most noble Judge, you have pronounced a
libel upon the most learned, the most noble,
and the most truthful of all earthly professions
do you look upon the doctors as you must
upon the lawyers, and suppose them so given
to lying that the truth is not in them Or have
have you sometime during your life been too
heavily dosed by an Escuapan, and take the
present opportunity of wringiDg out the Walls OF
your wrath upon the whole profession !-Por-
canine. ..r
Year: 1859

A New Volume of this popular Family News
paper will be commenced on the first day of
Ianuary next-printed on fine paper aud clear
type.


With the January number will begin the
Publication of a new and beautiful original
work of fact and fiction, written expressly for
the Home Journal entitled
Year: 1859

0RKeoN HILL, July 16


ED1roR NATIONAL DEMocRAr:-This was
the question asked me few days since by
an old line Democrat, and not being well
posted as to the moves of the State Conven.
ton at Sacramento, was wholly unable to
crafty the curiosity of my friend, and in
formed him that was not aware whether
or not they voted for Ninean Z. Whitesides,
for Congress. "Well, but they were instruct
ed at the Long Bar Convention to go for
him| exclaimed he; "and surely they dare
not disobey orders of the same convention
that nominated the one for Recorder and the
other for County Judge. If they have done
So" continued he, administration though
| be, shall never vote ticket with their
names on it." BE not so hasty in your con
elusions replied, but give the gentlemen a
chance to explain. You will no doubt see
them through the county on the stump, and
then YOU will have an opportunity of asking
the question and judging for yourself, Eyes
but am afraid that Magruder had such a
tight hold of them that they had to do as
he dictated, for you know that they are both
common property of his; just as much as
VIM. NJ. Gwin belongs to D. c. Brodeiick
just as much do Charley Liudley and West
Wickersham belong to Magruder, being
bought and paid for long ago, and the bill
of sale recorded" am not aware of any
such trade being made, remarked, and how
do you come to ask me such question? 40,
only thought that you knew it, for it is a
common saying all over the county, and l
must say that you are a greater ignoramus
than | thought you were" Hold, old man,
you are getting personal, and if you persist
in this manner of talking, we will part
bad friends "Well, then, meant no offense
to you, and we must part as We met, the
very best of friends" So we did, as warm
shake Of the hand would testify, he stipulO
ting that should come and see him, when,
he hoped, we would become better aequaint.
adj sincerely wish this matter to be cleared
up, if, for no other reason, but to induce my
friend to support the right ticket, and oblige
his friend, Seasons.
Year: 1859

The FATAL ACCIDENT AT NEvApA-The
name of the man who was killed at Nevada
on Saturday by the premature explosion Of a
cannon, was Barney Parker. His chin and
left arm were blown off lie was an Ameri-
can, aged 80 years, and was formerly from
Wisconsin Cornelius Murphy bad a finger
of his right hand blown away, and was 9TH
erwse injured Bruce Garvey was thrown
into the mir several feet and severely in.
jUred by the fall.
Year: 1859

WE have received the first number of the
Appeal, a campaign paper, published in
W eaverville. The editor goes his Pile on
Democracy y-Humbold Times.


The editor went his Pile on Lecoplptonisia,
and gotcleancd out. The Appeal appealed
IN vain for support. There was not sufii-
e'ent number of Lecomptonites in Trinity
county to keep it going during the campaign,
even, and it winked out. At the moment
that the Humboldt Times was eongratula-
ting it ON its advent it was ignominiously
making its exit.
Year: 1859

ALL ABOUT a BoSE-At one place alono
the tail sluice of Messrs. Mcdowell = F,yi,r
On oweetland creek, point Of land has been
cut down and washed off, revealing indis-
putaole evidences of a slide at some remote
period Large cedars were found PROSTATE
and entire under the mass of rock and earth.
and on being chopped, proved to be in toll
eraby sound condition. On the surface of
the supposed slide, above the cut, arc grow
ing larger trees than those buried beneath
The fallen mass which turned the course of
the creek, was evidently once supported on
'he brow OF the hill above by projecting
ciiff OF slate and mica schist, huge fragments
OF winch are seen in the slide, lying above
the buried cedars. Several human bones
have been picked from the earth at different
umes, and we have now in our possession an
arm bone, the radius, that was discovered
last week. 1t is of unusual length and in
good preservation, and doubtless was once
clothed with the flesh of digger Indian
Some OF our contemporaries affect contempt
for such relics, and make spicy paragraphs
at the expense of those who describe them
but they are none the less interesting. and
can be regarded with indifference by the ig-
norant alone.
Year: 1859

REMIN1scENcE.-On the ground now en-
closed as garden by Mr.. John Hill formerly
stood log cabin, which is said to have been
built eight or nine years ago, and was once
occupied as a store. Near it a miner buried
several thousand dollars worth Of gold dust
and then started off on prospecting tour
When he returned at the end of two years he
found the ground enclosed, and could not
readily identify the spot where lay his con-
cealed treasure. Telling the occupants of
the cabin his purpose he proceeded to dig.
and found the precious deposit within three
or four inches ola post hole. The earth was
the miners safe in those days, needing no
key but shovel and good memory to un-
lock it, though sometimes the latter failed
utterly, and hard-earned thousands were
thus often lost forever. Hence even now.
occasionally, discoveries of buried treasure
are made, some old oyster can or bottle
turning up to the greater joy than astonish-
ment Of unthinking, needy delivers in the
ground.
Year: 1859

Pixies PEAK.-The reports from this new
gold region are still favorable. Fresh dis
coveries are being made, emigrants focking
in from all parts and paper towns multiply
ing as rapidly as they did in California
Auraria is a place of some four hundred
houses and about six hundred regular in
habitants. A correspondent Of the No. Re
publican says, that out of the thousand or
twelve hundred men in the country, he does
not think more than fifty are at work mining
The weather is too cold for some, and the
most of them are engaged building houses
in the various town sites. There had been
an arrival of two hundred Mexicans. The
gamblers are very numerous, and get most of
the gold in their possession.
Year: 1859

Che most v YirtuOus Woman I'm France-Her


COr0naLfGns


yro the Paris Of London Star Sept R0


The great annual prize show of the Yirtuous
Women came off at the SuPesnes with great eclat
To those who had heard u few days ago, the praise
of wiring pronounced in the stiff, pedantic oratory
of NJ Guizot it was quite relief to hear it soothed
encouraged and requested to call again. as it We're
IN the bonied accents of the Archbishop of Paris
Although the weather was anything but inviting
cronds went bV the railway to Paris to behold this
eyer precious and delightful sight, and as fellow
traveller informed me, with the greatest bOnhommie
even those who had seen the Virtuous Woman be-
foy were only too glad to be able to show the right
to others At three O'Clock the scrutiny took place
within the church. The EirtuOus oman was pro-
claimed and was crowned with roses BY the Arch-
bishop, who was really much more lenient towards
her for being virtuOus than NJ. GuizOt would have
been His EIninence then gave long allocuton m
favor of yiFto wherein he exhibited to the hight all
the good points Of the Womans virtue, showing now
she fitst came by it. lin this case by Inheritance
mother had possessed it;) then how she mainnalned
thy never frequenting the Sunday balls and never
reading romauces which latter selt-demal proved
beyond a doubt the divine grace which had been
shed over this specimen Of the virtue of Suresnes.
Tho village however declared with one voice that
there were other reasons for not reading romances
ss the elect one had never learned TO read at AL
But this reason, although reckoning as OF hmPor-
tance among the stupid ignorant peasants was con-
sidered not worth recording by the Archbishop
Morlot, great theolOgiSa, great Mathematician
and logician beside


1t was great comfort, however, to such VAN ana
puerie peoBle of the world as those who had flock
ed in fine clothes by the railway to SnresRes TO see
that virtue was for once rewarded with something
else beside fine speeches. even from an Archbishop.
Three dozen goodiy covers of solid silver with Hye
hundred francs in money to the most vlrtuous giri
in the commune and one dozen spoons and two hun
dred francs to the second best gave one pleasant
feeling of the perfect justice with when tle VrIue
at Surcsnes IA properly weighed out ahd valued.
The second virtue was decidedly first in point OF
outward claim but that is rule, believe carried
out all over the world and not peculiar to Saresnes
Year: 1859

nA, The Providence journal asked a
Young man, who had been taking most
toilsome mountain tramp, what he found to
compensate him. The fatigue" he an-
swered, and wisely too. We have no doubt
AN old man would have answered the same
question in the same manner
Year: 1859

BH Miss Florence Nightingale, who read
paper on the Management of Hospitals
at the last meeting OF the Social Science
Association in Liverpool, has presented the
MSS. OF the paper to the corporation of
that town. AT the meeting of the Liver
pool Town Council recently, the Mayor was
requested to acknowledge Miss Nightngales
gift, and to inform her that il would be
carefully preserved among the corporate
archives.
Year: 1859

CHARLEsTowN, Dec l6.


We have had an exciting time during the
past twenty-four hours, which has Just closed
with the execution of the four prisoners.


Throughout the day yesterday there was
a great influx of strangers and citizens oI
the country who were aocking to witness
the last act of the Harper's Ferry tragedy
The latter came thus carly experimenting
that they might be detained at the outposts,
as was the case the day Of Browns execu,
tion.


The vigilance exercised at the railroad
depot on the arrival of a train was not so
stringent as on the occasion of the execution
OF Brown, aud but little difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting into the town.


Shortly after the arrival of the train in
the afternoon, a grand military dress parade
Of all the companies in attendance took
place. The troops went through their rev.
olutions were reviewed by Gen. Taliafer-
ro, in full dress, and mounted.


The prisoners were visited yesterday af-
ternoon by the Rev. Messrs. Nassau, Dutton
and North of the Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. Beverly Waugh Of the Methodists
Church.


The services in the cells were of an inter-
esting and solemn character, and were par
ticipated in by all the condemned, though
it is now evident from subsequent events
that Cook and Coppic at least we're playing
possum, as their minds must have been fixed
on hopes of life and liberty rather than
death and eternity, at the time they were
making outward protestations of resignation.
They all gave an unqualified assent to the
conviction of religious truth, and each ex-
pressed hope OF salvation in the world to
come.


Coppic and Cook were the loudest in their
professions of change of heart and in the
hope of divine forgiveness they freely ad-
mitted their guilt and acknowledged their
doom as a just one, and that in the main
they have been treated with the utmost
kindness by all, though they thought that
some of the Witnesses were rather harsh in
their testimony.


The ministers imagined that they had dis
covered decidedly favorable change in the
condition of Cooks mind since his interview
with his sisters. Up to that time his calm
ness and bravery were regarded as proceed