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Year: 1860

6wgfary'-A daring burglary was commit
ted on Saturday night, on the lot of DR. pat.
terson; on Broad street, directly opposite the
City Hall 1t was doubtless the work of an
accomplished burglar. He cut away two
Stats from the shutters to the window. under
the front door steps, which opened In to a small
store-room ia the basement. After opening
the shutters, by the hand being thrust ia
through the cut Stats, he broke out the mid
Ole pane OF glass, in the lower sash, and
passing in the hand, un fas tened the ketch on
the top of The sash on the inside and hoisted
the window. In the doEg of this the thief
cut his hand or wrist, as there was blood on
the pavement and in the room, and some on
the top OF pickle pot. He stole several jars
OF preserves, box of claret, a jar of brandy
peaches and two boxes of walnut catsup. The
wounded hand may, by a vigilant police, lead
TO detection
Year: 1860

THE FIRST RAILROAD IN TURKBY-A rail.
way about thirty miles in length will shortly
be opened from Smyrna to Turbali which is
nearly due east of the former place. This
work. the first of it's kind in Turkey. was un
dertaken some years since by number of
EDglishmen, but has experienced more than
the usual share of delay arising from obs tacIes
on the part of both the government and the
people. 1t was expected TO be completed early
in the present month, ID the Sultan and his
ministers were TO attend the opening.
Year: 1860

Case Of MsItOn.-In the case of Jno. H Melton,
convicted in the Circuit Court of this city, for
shooting o. +. Sims, the Court of Appeals has
decided that the verdict does not find that the
prisoner was guilty of the felony, as charged
In either count of the indictment, and that for
want OF sufficient finding, the said verdict
was insufficient in law for the Circuit Court
to pronounce judgment thereon of confine-
ment in the penitentiary for the term therein
mentioned; and without deciding any other
question raised in the cause, the Court is of
opinion that, by reason OF such insufficient
nnding OF the jury, the said judgment is erro-
neons therefore IL is considered that the same
be reversed and annulled, and it is ordered
that the verdict of the jury be set aside, and
the cause remanded TO the Circuit Court of the
city OF Richmond, with directions TO grant
the prisoner new trial on all the counts In
the Indictment. The term of the Circuit Court
commences on the 1st of November.
Year: 1860

EXPERIMENTS WITH LIFE-SAvING APPA-
RATUs-Cammander Crayen's official report
OF the Summer cruise of the pratce-s ship Ply
mouth has been received at the Navy Depart
ment. The only point of special interest is
his notice of David's boat-lowering and detach-
ing apparatus. The report says: "Thec of
Man overheard was given when the ship was
going at the rate of eight knots the life buoy
was let 60, boat was lowered the shi p
brought to, the body picked up, the boat
brought alongside again and hoisted up in her
place, the ship filled away and was standing
on her course under all sail in seven minutes
and twenty seconds from the time the first
alarm was given" The report further shows
that the life boat was loosed from her grip
pings, lowered and detached in twenty five
seconds, without arresting the headway of the
vessel. The boat was drawn up and secured
again in one minute.
Year: 1860

The Weather has been a subject of much
comment for week past, and nobody has
failed to be grateful for the succession of beau
tiful days and moonlit nights that came along
at the right time. Yesterday, however, the
cloudsS looked omnous, and we shouldn't
wonder if there was a storm brewing.
Year: 1860

UNPLEASANT MIsTAKE.-A young lady in
St. Paul rose from her bed a few nights since
10 make an application of camphor TO her
throbblng temples. BY mistake she got hold
OF bottle of indellble ink The error was
not discovered in time to prevent most dam
aging effect to the fair ones personal appear
duCe.
Year: 1860

for that cause. Each and every number of
the paper must be acted upon and disposed
Of separately, as provided by the statute Of
Virginia, which is in the following words,
viz:


If a postmaster or deputy postmaster
know that any such book or writing (of an
incendiary character] has beer received at
his office in the mail, he shall give notice
thereof to some justice, who shall inquire in.
to the circumstances, and have such book or
writing burned in his presence
Year: 1860

The idea that candidates for Congress should be nominated upon the mere question of their location in this or that particular corner or side of district, seems to us, exceedingly weak and falacious.

 It is frequently said that a certain locality in the district has had the nomination and the member long enough, and therefore there should be change to some other point. If the man live in the south west corner of the district, we have competition sprlnging up in the north eastern corner; or ifshe lives on the northern side of the territory, then some man from the southern edge of the district is brought for ward and it is urged that this alone is reason enough for making a change.

 Now, with all difference to those who seem to be affected by thlss sort of argument, we must say that we fal to see any force in it. A member of congress does not represent any particular town, county or locality in his district, but the whole district, and next to that the whole State.

 The idea that congressman is the peculiar re- presentative of the immediate locality where he resides, appears to us absurd, even if mem- Der were disposed to make himself, or if there were any way in which he could make himself, the representative of one portion of his district rather than another he would not do it-com- mon prudence and regard for his own interests would make him avoid any such favoritism- The spreading through district of this nature of preference of localities is calculated to do mischief. It engenders jealousies, for which there is in truth no provocation. A district is to be considered as whole, not in it's parts, by localities, or counties. and in fact it would not generally be worse for the people or for the character of Congress, if the members were chosen from the State without regard to their ' residence in particular districts. The only ob- iection to this would be the liability to have cliques of politicians formed in some locality that might exercise an undue influence in the choice of men.

 The question in the selection of candidate should not be, "Where does he live" but !" Who and what is he?' The insisting upon the rotation of the office from county to county, not unfrequently would compel the supersedure of good and efficient member by one not half so competent. Sometimes, it is true, the con- I trary result would follow and the change would be an advantageous one, but change for the better must be, and should be based on a com parison of candidates, and not upon the contrast in their places of abode, and especially when that difference is one merely of a few miles and both or all are equally residents, and would be representatives of the district. What we object t> is the giving of an undue importance
Year: 1860

to the small consideration of precise locality, thereby leading men to overlook the vastly more important consideration of ability experi- ence and faithfulness in the candidates them selves.
Year: 1860

20 We notice that the east half Of the old
Revere House is to be left, mad form By scme
modification part Of the new structure. The
corner Of this edi6ce is to be made into one Of
the i1uest banking offices in ths city, good
1ocat inn for the saue
Year: 1860

After Al pretty thorough investigation, I
find that there is not man in this region
who says a word against the honesty of
Abraham Lincoln. They like his sociabili-
tr and his familiarity. He is universally
regarded as plain, unassuming man,
possessing strong common sense, welded
to quicknesS of perception that detects
the right from the wrong and winnows the
chaff from the wheat, whether the qucs-
ton be one of legal character or the
selection of true man from an impostor.


''WhNt do you think of Lincoln as a
man? asked of resident of SPRING
field.


81 like him as man, and everybody
else can't help but do the same He is
honest, talks sense, and is not too
proud to sit down upon his doorsteps in
his shirt sleeves and chat with his neigh
bors. have always been Democrat,
but am almost inclined to go for Lin
coin"


"Will the split in the Democratic party
prove of any service to Lincoln in Ili-
nois?"


"Yes sir. Egypt is almost wiped out as
Democratic stronghold, and with scarce
ly hope to elect Douglas to the Presi-
dency, there are many who will, from
State pride, vote for Lincoln, as they think
there is good chance for his election
Year: 1860

A pretty friend Of ours once said, after a
delicious " month at West Point, that the
road to heaven was paved with army buttons
Other fair friends with like sentiments will
read with interest the following prosy little
story from the pen Of q young gentleman Of
Washington, whose father is high in Office in
the postal service, and who, though not exactly
q Prirce OF Wales, will, one Of these days, have
no less right, perhaps, to the title of king
Year: 1860

E&- The Fort Wayne Times, from which
we copy an article Mandatory of Mr.. Bates's
Letter, is an old line Wing paper, and very
conservative The Baltimore Patriot also
publishes favorable notice, which we copy
The Patriot is also old line Whig paper
-one of the foremost In the country during
the lifetime of that glorious party. Very
few men, likely to come before the Chicago
Convention, could gain such encomiums
from those papers,
Year: 1860

IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE SALE-By re-
ference to an advertisement on the second
page, it will be seen that the brick store
houses occupied by the Telegraph office, and
by |. 4. Cranes Commission House, on
Water street, together with choice bust
ness lot on the corner of the Canal and
Main street, will be sold at auction the last
of the mouth. These are valuable houses,
and will bring good prices
Year: 1860

James Carer was poor, yea, very poor.
Left an orphan at an early age he was cast
upon his own resources, tor friends were
few, and day after day he would set forth
with his pack upon his shoulders 10 dispose
of his goods. To passsr by, the face OF
James would have been merely glanced at,
without thought whether it was handsome
or moi, shut TO close observer OF human
nature, il would have seemed marked with
the traces of beauty. His dress was not in
.he fashion of the day, for poverty had
bounds which he could not pass, but his
garments were nevertheless in state of
neatness- To these who knew James II
was matter of surprise, how, under his
weight of misfortune his heart was SO light


His voice could be heard at night singing
some scraps of old songs /; though his lo:
was humble, q smile was ever on his lips.
His Iife was indeed lonely there were no
voices OF affection to greet him in tones of
fondness, when at night be arrived home
weary and faint !; he had no bosom TO which
to confde his sorrows but there amidst
the loneliness of his humble hut, his years
were passing in dreariness and soTow. It
Is easy sor those who dwell in large houses,
and who are surrounded with every comfort
10 be happy and gay but TO maintain a
light heart amid the gloom and darkness of
poverty is heroism, let Tie world say what
it will.


Ii ~as lovely day in summer, as James
took his pack and wended his was through
The streets Of the city. 1t had been TO him
an unfouanate day, for at every door he
stopped he was met with cold reception,
and the cry OF "want nothing TO day"


With feelings of disapPointment be turn
ed his weary steps homeward, mediiaii.g
on his way of The cold charities of This
world. On passing through miserable al
ley, ffe abode Of The vicious aad The unfor-
tnnate, his ears were saluied with the cries
of poverty, and the blasphsmous epithets
Of crime. There was one lille girl who
strnck his attention by her lender years and
her neaers garments. Whelher she notiss
Year: 1860

RATHER ExPREsslvE.-Thate eccentric Dow,
Jr, in one of his discouTses in which he
describes the contrast between semblance
and reality, thus hits off ball scene:


ga woman may not be an angel though
she glides through The mazes of the dance
like spirit clothed with rainbow and
studded with stars. The young man may
behold his admired object on the morrow in
the true light of reality, emptying wash
tub in the gutter, with frock pinned up be-
hind-her cheeks pale for the want Of paint
her hair mussed and fuzzy, (excepi what
lies in the bureau, land her whole contour
wearing the appearance of an angel jam
med through brush fence into world OF
wretchedness and woe."
Year: 1860

perfectly quiet. He addressed few words to
her, but she said nothing The husband be.
coming pleasant she says to herself behold
the effect of the charmed water, and is delight
ed Her husband asks her whathas happened
and she acts courteously, looks pleasant. and
makes no reply Peace is soon made between
them. The water lasted many days, during
which time they lived as harmoniously al
doves The husband went not abroad, but
found happiness at home. But at last the wa.
ter OF the bottle was exhausted, and soon they
were again in the field of strife. The wife again
repaired to the gifted lady" but this time
she said " Alas the vase in which / kent
the water is broken ~ 'What is to be done?''
asked the other. T" Hold your mouth, - replied
the sybil, "exactly as if you had the water in
1t, and your success will be the same" Every
person similarly situated Is advised to try the
experiment. Every sort Of water is believed
TO be equally good and even without water,
1t Is thought the same end may be obtained
Year: 1860

wife, this is the end of such nonsense. Fl Will
you be 20 kind az to open that window?''


She did 80, and in three minutes every vial
md its contents were in the street. People
opened their windows to ascertain the mean
sng of the crash Of glass, and were astonished
the next morning to learn the cause of 1t, but
more SO to hear me say that would have
nothing more to do with doctors stuff unless il
was In the form of small pellets, 90 harmless
that nightshade could be taken as we'll a. cat
nip for the same diseases with impunity.
Year: 1860

Here is something which should be cut
out preserved, and carefully read at least
once week.


Never wish for dishes your mother pre-
pared for you when boy. There is
nothing Of which "A wife is more jealous
than n mother>in.law's cookery; besides,
thero is scarcely doubt that the very
dishes so much longed, would fail to
please you now. When boy everything
was rclished with boyish zest out now
even your mother, noted for The cookery
OF her old fashioned dishes, if you have
become accustomed to the more modern
styles, would be found faulty But sup
pose she was, and IS now, q perfect house
keeper in all respects, is it kind and gen
tIemanly to put your mother, with her
years Of experience, in competition with
your young and inexperienced wife? You
must Dear and forEeSr, as very likely your
father did before you, or you will never
have q housekeeper IN yoIr wife.


Do you not remember, ifyou have been
married q few years, many times to have
found your dinner spoiled, wife out of
tune, and yourself seriously annoyed,
when you could, without injury to bust,
ness, or even trespassiug on the laws of
courtesy, have been punctual to the mo-
ment? And again, when for important
reasons, you desire the dinner prompt,
you have found it far from ready, have
You not found fault, and been approached
with such want of regularity yourself as to
make it impossible TO keep up proper
system in the family.


lfnot, you are pattern husband, whose
example it would be well for many to copy.
If your wife has no servants, or not u suf>
fcient number to do the work OF the fam
lily, her time is as precious as yours, and
the moments wasted for you, must be
made up by extra eXertion throughout
tho dly, or taken from the hours necessa
ry for repose at night. You little think
OF this, or your practice would be differ,
ent.
Year: 1860

HIS medicine uneqEaied for Diarhes, Dyenerry and


other disorders Of like nature In cases OF Bloody
EluX, it is unequaed The Board Of Health of New York,
and the Imperial Hospital St. Peersburk both
most reliable agent in all the early OF Cholera No
family should be without it. in the hour where young children
liable to suffer from the effects Of eating ru
dy must then be appedno time to wait for tbs Doctor


This medicine be relied and the price only so cents
enough to take OF whole family for whole


may17 MACKENZIE A MTNCHIN
Year: 1860


nURsUAHT notice given according to the proy


sons OF the charter tins Bank, general meeing OF its
ockhoder was day their Ranking House in Nash
Vile purpose taking into consideration the Question OF
acceptance Of banking privileges granted 70 them
by a. act Of the General Assembly Of Tennessee passed March
l. l doing such other bus-es might be necessary
and proper resolved that book he opened Immediately
At Banking House Nashville subscription OF the
additional for in said and that said book he
kept open for that purpose until the first day OF October e6O
&C subscribed snail be paid in full at the
time subscription lnsccordanee with the resolution the book
il nov open, D. WEAVER,


fuIv3-Im Cashier.
Year: 1860

The Richmond Wing has become n
remorseless fre-eater. 1t conclu ,es q
recent article as follows:


1t is not a mere speck Of danger
which appears in our horizon. y
black cloud is rapidly rising above us.
The tempest thickenS. Shall we not
put our bark in trim TO meet its Ut
most fury? Sound planks to the leak
4 firm hand to the helml Throw the
state life boat and save yourselves.
Year: 1860

They are sowing their seed in the daylight fair
They are sowing their seed in the monday glart
They are sowing their seed in theswif twilight
They are sowing their seed in the solemn night


What shall the harvest BET
They are sowing their seed of pleasant thought
In the Springs green light they have blithely


wrought,


They have brot their fancies from wood and dell
Where the MOSES creep and the buds swell,


Rare shall the harvest bel
They are sowing the seed of word and deed.
Which the cold know not, nor the careless heed
Of the gentle word and the kindest deed,
They have bless the heart in its sorest need;


Sweets shall the harvest bel
And some are sowing the seed of pain,
OF late remorse and maddening brain,
And the stars shall fall and the sun shall wane,
Ere they root the weeds from their soul again;


Dark will the harvest bel
And some are standing with idle hand.
Yet they scatter seed on their native land;
And some are sowing the seeds of care,
Which the soil has borne and still must bear:


Sad will the haavest bel
They are sowing the seed of noble deed;
With sleepless watch and an earnest. head;
With ceaseless watch DER the earth they SOW,
And the fields are whiting wher'er they 60;


Rich will the harvest bel
Sown in darkness, or sown in light,
Sown in weakness, or sown in might.
Sown in meekness, or sown in wrath.
In the broad work field, or the shady path.


Sure will the harvest be!
Year: 1860

Young women, you are entering upon
the voyage of life, which is path of du-
ty. Before you, wide open, is the path
of honor, right and upright womanhood.


You are 10 become wife, mother, a
counselor an adviser, a friend. Duties
more delicate than others, because they
underlie others, will devolve upon you
You must do your part toward fashioning
the character of generation, and shaping
the destiny of a state. To accomplish the
task set before you, you must be whole
woman. Aim to irstill into every act of
life the noblest principles of your sex, and
stamp in burning letters upon your con-
duct the whole truths of womanhood.-
Turn aside in disgust from the glitter and
gauze, and the meaningless butterfly dis
play of the worlds Vanity Fair. Shut
your eyes and stop your ears to the round
ed sounds and alluring tongue Of vice. Be
whole woman. Learn to sew, to wash,
to cook, to bake, TO read, to talk, to act.
Give US the true woman, who is not
afraid to soil her hands by contact with
honest dough, nor twirl her finely moulded
arms in pot of greasy water. Give US
the woman who knows how to keep house
in order, to make beds, to dust chairs.
Let her be able to shed the graces of IN.
telligert conversation around the pathway
Of her daily life, and to impart the energy,
the vigor, and the honor which shaped
the impulse of her own life TO all with
whom she comes in contact. Leave the
feeble accomplishment of unmeaning fash
ion to her who is made up of silks and
furbelows, big bustles, and paper-soled
shoes. whose powers of admiration are ex-
cited only by carefully cultivated NOUS
taches, and whose sympathy is kindled on
ly the fast, iashy, trashy, sensual and fool
ish French novel. Let them thus conlin-
ue to weaken and poison society, and to
become the mothers of worthless and
wicked sons; but the true matrons of
America ara of another class.
Year: 1860

CHAs. HAPP. EsQ.-Dear Sir: You
are an entire stanger 10 me, and you direct
me to no one from whom can learn your
real character and responsibility. This, if
no other difficulty existed, would seriously
embarrass me in making a favorable an
swer to your proposition. You should
have at least given me one respectable ref
erence. The fact that you have not done
so, with other circumstances connected with
your letter, makes it quite doubtful wheth-
er could honorably accede to your prop
ostion. You date from Auburn, and tell
me to direct to you at Auburn, but do not
name the street. Pardon me for regard
ing this as suspicious circumstance. You
may may be an inmate of the State Prison,
or on your way there-a fact which you
see would interfere with the fufilllment of
your part of the proposed bargain, even if
| could fulfil the part you assign TO me.
You want $4,000 or $4,000. This is a
common want, and you are not to blame
for using all honorable means TO obtain it.
But candor requires me to state, if you
were in every. respect suitable person to
be bought, for the purpose you name, l
have not the amount to buy you. have
no objection to your complexion; but there
are certain little faults of grammar and
spelling, as well as other little points, in
your letter, which compel me 10 regard you
as person, by education, manners and
morals, as wholly unfit to associate with
my daugter in any daughter in any capac-
ity whatever. You evidently think your
white skin fgrcat value. l don't dispute
it; it is probably the best thing about you.
Yet not even that valuable quality can
commend you sufficiently to induce even
as black nogro as myself to accept you as
his son-iu-law. Respectfully,


F. DOUGLASS,
Year: 1860

D AND The D.-Vanity Fair publishes
the humorous reply made by Judge Doug
las at little town in Vermont, where the
crowd assembled at the depot and gave
three hearty cheers for Lincoln. Douglas
smilingly said:


"Fellow citizens: In his absence feel
called upon to respond to that compliment
to my friend Lincoln. Whatever of cred
it is due to him feel right TO claim an
interest in it, for he and belong TO the
same State. am his friend and he is my
friend; and you, the partisans of Mr.. Lin
coin, should be my friends; for if it had
not been for me you never would have
known him as candidate for the Presi-
dency." The effect of this happy turn
was electrical, and called forth rapturous
applause, the Republicans joining loudly
in it.


All very pleasant indeed-irst rate
jolly companions every one! A merry jest,
my masters, an excellent Jest! But not
altogether bran new; with all respect 10
the jolly Judge be it said. After the Arch
Enemy had been cast out of heaven, say
the Talmudists or Arabs or some sort of
Orientals, and when he was reviled by the
angels, he turned TO Michael and said,
"wben were you heard of till you became
great by conquering me9 You should hold
me for your best friend" And to ARA
el, the Angel of Death he said, "wbere
were yom before brought Death into the
world. Who has been more your friend
than ~ And the angels were silenced
even as the Republicans were corked up,
occluded and operculated at "the little
town in Vermont