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Year: 1859

~ We have received another map
of the seat of war from the Home Insurance
Company. The map is Of no account now,
as the fight is over. 'However we thank
the Home" and wish it continued sue
Year: 1859

MELoNs.-We noticed q load OF
nice water melons in market yesterday.-
They are the first of the season and found
ready sale. The crop of this article will be
unusually large this year.
Year: 1859

~ The gaunt skeleton of . man
who performs the duty Of aid de camp to
Marshal Bechtel has been getting rather
slack in his duty, for the past few days,
and We think it would be good policy for
his superior officer to give him hint to that
effect There is still plenty Of the CANNES
running about loose. and they should be
promptly looked after.
Year: 1859

DuLL:-Our neighboring city Of
Rock Island bore every resemblscs of BE-
ing desided'y dull yesterday No life or
activity in her streets, and being pretty
much In the same fix - Davenport, We
shall call her heavenly dull. But there are
better times In store for both Davenport
and her lone sister, accross the the big
creek. A few weeks more and things will
have . decidedly different aspect in this
vicinity.
Year: 1859

A New DoDGE.-Two fast young men formed
partnership in Boston for the purpose of doing
retail business, and opened two stores in di.


ferent parts of the city-one partner in each -
Their plan was crafty, for customers would visit
one of the stores, ascertain the price of an ar
ticle, and on stating that it could be purchased
elsewhere for less sum, would be told that
there was but one pace in Boston where il
could be done, and that was the store of -
Ohe other partneD who undersold goods TO the
infinite disgust of the entire trade. The same
process was carried on at the other store, and
the consequence has been that both together


each playing into the others hands, have done
al immense business, and realized large profits
Year: 1859

The ELEcrioN.-The result of Ps-
terday'- election establishes the fact that
the democracy can rule this city. if they
choose. With very imperfect organisa>
tion. and little personal difficulties and side
issues among them which prevented perfect
harmony OF action, they have succeeded In
reducing the boasted republican majority to
ten and twen,es in a poll Of fifteen hundred
votes. Had the party been thoroughly or
ganized aud aware Of its strength, it would
have swept the field and redeemed the
city. We are not ignorant that the RePub-
iicaD ticket was by no Ineans q strong one,
and that one person upon it-s gentleman
whom we highly respect-was obnoxious to
the ruling element Of his party on account
OF his heterodox (he calls them orthodoxy
notions respecting Sunday laws and liquor
privileges-but yet we believe that il the
Republicans had placed their most popular
men in nomination. the result would still
have been gratifying to the Democracy.


We have been thorapGh1r- tried In the
furnace of alversity, wshsve lest scores Of
timid, fair weather Democrats, but the
fight we made yesterday proves that those
who now work with the party are men Of
the right stripe Although We succeeded in
electing but two alderman and one city Off
ces, we feel that in reducing the Republican
majority to a beg9arly fifty. we have achiev-
ed victory glorious in itself. and full of
hope for the future
Year: 1859

H We understand that the far
mers are feeling somewat alarmed on ac
count of the unsettled state Of the weather
Many have got their ground prepared for
sowing wheat, but the late rains have him
dered them from putting in the seed. We
hope the weather will take q change
Year: 1859

~One thing is certain-the stock
jobbing administration which has cursed
this city for the past year must feel that
their labors have not been very satisfactory
to the people. We opine that Mr.. Ebenezer
Cook will not be a candidate for reelection
We would give all our old boots to have him
trv it once more
Year: 1859

~ Yesterday was day Of excite
ment and action among the voting popula-
tim In fact We have never seen a greater
degree of spirit manifested among the con-
flicting elements The rain, mud and sleet
had no effect upon political ardor.
Year: 1859

EEThe rush for the gold diggings
is unabated. The ferry is constantly bring
ing over teams bound for Pixies Peak in
great numbers. The present prospect for
getting through the State is awful.
Year: 1859

~ We call attention to the card
of Townsend & Collier IN another column
All kinds of work done by them is warran
ted to give satisfaction.


~ Don't forget the School Elec-
ton tomorrow. There is nothing like at
tending all the elections 1t is the duty OF
every citizen to do so. There will not be
much opposition, but 60 and vote anyway
Year: 1859

A Man sMELTED' TO DEATH,-James Doyle
a blacksmith by trade, recently died in Chicago
under the following circumstances, as detailed
by the Times OF that city ......


He was an extremely athletic person in ap
pearance, and was considered by his fellow
wOrkmen as possessing q remarkable degree o
strength and bodily Vigor On Thursday b.
worked in the shop "a usual until o'clock
when he went TO supper 10 as good health al
usual. After supper be complained Of extreme
heat, and continued to complain until twelve
o'clock, when be went to bed At three 'clocl
in the morning bis roommate awoke and fount
him breathing his last. A post mortem exam
ination revealed no unusual appearance OF the
body, except q remarkable and unusual guam
tity OF adipose matter. BY oyerWork and th'
heat OF the day be was literally melted aoaon
The Coroner's jury found this to be the cAus'
Of his death.
Year: 1859

HoRRoRs OF SALFKaIHo.-A correspondent
writing from the battle field of Salferlno, says


The plain Of Gudizzio is really horrible to
look upon. Even so late as yesterday the dead
were not all buried. They were to be seen in
groups OF twenty aud thirty, huddled together
In one spot, where she'll had exploded or the
Chasseurs d'Afrique had passed. All still
maintained the attitude In which death had
struck them down.


Here was one with uplifted arm 10 ward of
the blow which had split open his skull, and
spashed his brains far and near. Close by
was another. with his hand upon his breast.
shvered and rent by the grape. Another SEEM
cd to be smiling, as II In mookery Of the grim
warriors approach. Some were lying upon
their backs, with faces turned towards heaven,
and prayers still seeming TO linger upon their
lips.


Further on, there was Hungarian, who had
thrust his clothes into ghastly wound near
the heart. At the left WAS Tyrolese, with the
unused cartridge between his teeth. To the
right. Croat had his head cut Off by ball.
aud his head was by his sido, with its horrible
eyes, glaring and leering, as II seemed, ct the
dismembered body.


Two young lads Of certainly not more than
sixteen years, we're lying 10 each others arms.
Death had surprised them in that attitude or
perhaps feeling themselves about TO die, they
had clung together In last embrace. aud bad
fallen thus never to rise again. Upon the body
Of a Bohemian officer we noticed dog, waiting
apparently for his master TO get up. We had
not the heart to call off the faithful animal by
a word or gesture. for we felt sure that God
would reward the devotion Of this poor dumb
creature, so touchngly shown amidst the car
mage which man had waged against his felloV
man. rHla


On every side Il was the same. Death, in
bis most horrible and ghastly form, glared ct
US, no matter where we gazed.
Year: 1859

The demand for coin for Custom House purposes
averages $4,000 y week. Our Tennessee neigh
bors have to take few thousand dollars every
week in exchange for their staple, and to keep up
their reserves. But Mr.. Bull nor Mr.. Crapeau do
not send us any gold for the staple when sold here
or to replace what we have to furnish the country
with. An order for half million of gold has been
forwarded to New York, but it will not add to our
specie reserves it will only fill void oecasioned
by transfer of silver coin and bullion. There has
also been shipped to Mobile this week $4,000 for
account of two banks there. 1t is cheaper for our
Mobile neighbors to import from here than from
New York.


The following figures denote the changes in the
bank movement for the week ending the 18th of
har
Year: 1859

political friends against permitting disaf-
fected or boiling Democrats bringing the
Republican party into the "houst hold OF
the faithful" for the purpose of giving di-
rection to their primary or county conven-
tions. Believing that a coalition has, or is
about being formed between the leaders of
the Republican party, and the outs, the
"odds and ends " and the disa1ected Of all
other organizations that have ever had an
existence here, the present is most appro-
pirate time to counsel and urge an arousng
of the old Democratic guard 10 a sleepless
vigilance. Call your county conventions
early, and nominate as delegates none but
such as arc known to be true and tried Demo
Gratis, and who will be certain to attend.
We have a just reason to expect that a
nomination will be made for delegate to
Congress under the councils Of the true
hearted Democracy-men who can give a
reason for their attachment to the Demo
cratic faith-men who, had they been on
the theatre of action at the time, would
have stood by JACKSON in his darkest days
when malignity tracked him, and the
moneyed power even threatened revolution
men who no,0 are not summer politicians,
but nurtured in the storms of the past poll
ties of the nation. Let Puget Sound, the
Columbia river, the coast, and all sections Of
the interior come up to the convention, di-
vested of all sectional prejudices; and let
the convention eXemplify to the territory for
all time to come that the real democracy
are neither afraid or ashamed to show their
hands and avow their principles; that they
court the light, and invite Investigation; and
finally, that they will make such a nomina-
ton as will prove acceptable to the party,
and one upon whom all can unite and elect,
without the shadow of shade of doubt.


JAMES. W. WILEY,


Chairman Dem. Cent Com. for Washing.
ton TeTTitOrU.
Year: 1859

Tuesday next will be the one hundred and
twenty-seventh anniversary Of the birth day
of GEORGE WASHINGTON Its recurrence is
well calculated to make us seriously ponder
whether, as a nation, we are advancing or
retrogading Is the Republic stronger and
better with time, or has its virtue declined
since the soul he breathed into it is no longer
sustained by his presence


We are apt to look back upon the old
times" as the best and the purest. In the
individual case, the regretful reMiniscencc is
doubtless generally well founded. Few or
none Of US have escaped, as we have ad-
yanced in life, the bruises which come from
the earthly struggle, the pollution which
comes with each fall on earths slippery
pathways. Hence, most naturally, the I'M
selfish innocence of childhood seems to the
eye Of Memory an oasis in the desert, and
we sigh for the good old times" when, pure
ourselves, we deemed all others so. Hood
the poet, beautifully expresses it in the lines:
81 remember, remember


The irtrees, dark and high
used to think their slender tors
Were close dgGiaSi the sky
It was q childish ignorance,
But now 'tis little joy


To k1i0,o I'm fcTiho 9t from HtaUsa
Than tcken / tcas boy"


But it by no means follows that these
good old times" were really any better or
purer than the times we now live in. We
know the world better-we are not deceived
by illusions-we look at it as it u.s. That's
all.


Sob too, in political aspect. What
there is of selfshness, Of venality, of unpatri-
otc baseness, we of this time see and know.
We look into the mirror of History, and we
see only the outlines Of the good, the great,
and the noble--we contemplate only the
grandeur of their patriotism Yet, that in
those same "old times" there WAS much Of
mean selfshness, much Of ignoble jealousy,
much of all that disigures the republcanism
of our own day, is indubitable. Ariold bar
tered away the liberties of his country,
and WASHINGTON himself was the object Of
as constant and as bitter calumny as has
been poured out upon the head Of any Of
the later Presidents.


Instituting a comparison between now
and fifty years ago,-taking the political
condition of the country then and now
and we are inclined to think we have good
ground to be well satisfied. The authority
of the Government is more fixed and stable,
the laws are more widely and generally
known, the principles upon which it rests
more Thoroughly understood. In no very
salient or important particular have we
widely departed from the maxims of VASE
1NGroY. On the whole, the Republic of to-
day is not unworthy Of his august character,
and may well challenge for him the admra-
ton of the world as its Great Founder.


Nevertheless, we could well desire to see
more frequent aud intimate reference
among our people to the sentiments and the
principles of WASHINGTON, as guides for our
political action. They are the essence Of
consummate wisdom-and as long as we
continue to be imbued with them, the Re
public will be indistructble.
Year: 1859

Unlike the opposition, who seek, in mat
tiers of political management, TO concen


trate and control everything as chosen
few shall determine, we desire the largest
possible expression of popular sentiment
yet in so doing we would again caution oul
Year: 1859




The Paris correspondent of the New York
Times mentions the suicide of DR.. Aussandon
a scientific man of Paris, a Hercules in physi-
cal strength, and rs eccentric as strong:


Aussnndon was gay, frank loyal and the
best edHSerr In that witty, careless, joyous band
OF Bohrmians OF the Press who make the Cafe
du Helder their rendezvous. He was the pet
the centre OF the circle. Only three days be-
fore his death, he described to NJ de Wines
SAINT, editor Figaro aud with Il methodical
chilling indifference Of manner, the proper
way to commit suicide 18th pistol The fol-
lowing is the frishtful formula Feel around
on the skin over the heart till you find the place
in which the puisation is strongest; then slip
your finger down ik width below this point;
apply the finger fiat against the breast Law the
muzzio OF the pistol on the upper edge of the
finger, and opposite the point where the pull
sation WAS felt bnt do not apply the muxzle
against the skin, because then tbs pistol might
not explode; pull the trigger, and you will die
between two deaths I!


This terrible formula seems to have been
faithfully executed upon himself by Aussun-
don. Ate O'Clock in the morning he attempt
ed to extinEuish life with ehloroform; his ife
detected nm, and then, In moment when he
was not Observed he seized pistol and dis
charged its contents into his heart.


The scene at Il fight between a bear and a
favorits dog belonging 10 Assundon, is thus
described:


Closing his heart to the pity he felt, Aussan-
don launched his dog into the arena, and a ter
rible battle commenced on the instant betw Gen
the two quadrupeds.


For the spectators it was not moment
doubtful that the victory was going TO res
with tho invincible bear. When this convic-
tion at last penetrated the mind of Aussauton,
he made but one bound over the fence and In to
the, ring seized and dragged his dog from the
flaws and the embrace of the bear, and taking
his place commenced with the terrible beast n
struggle which struck the audience with hor-
ror. Aussandon, with a strength redou ubled by
his fury, seized his enemy by the throat with
two powerful hands and strangled him. But
he did not escape from the contest unharmed
When they picked him up, lying side by side
with the bear, they perceived that no Mad the
abdomen opened and q shoulder barred to tho
bone. He was confined six months to his bed
Year: 1859

Fire Worts.-The Fayettc Artillery are pre-.
pairing for grand exhibition OF fire works at
the Fair Grounds on the night of the 4th
of July, and they invite the patronage of all
aid this gallant old corps in it's effort to enter
tain the public. The Artillery have struggled
on in adversely for many years but their SER
vices have never been required that some Of
the old members were not at their guns, ready
to give them. On all public occasions they
have spoken loud d-mouthed and now that they
appeal to all in words of burning eloquenco
let them not appeal in vain.
Year: 1859

Bag Mdkag.-The James River Manufac-
turing Company are doing large business Mt
bag making. They employ seven or eight
young ladies on this sort OF work, use = num-
ber of sewing machines, and turn out from
fifteen hundred TO two thousand per week.
Year: 1859

TOMATOES IN NEW FAsHIoH.-As the to-
mato season Will soon be here, the following
method for preparing them for the table we
are assured by one who has made the expert.
ment, is superior TO anything Yet discovered
for the preparation of that excellent article -
Take good ripe tomatoes, cut them in slices,
and sprinkle over them finely pulverized
white sugar then add claret wine sufficient
to cover them Tomatoes are sometimes pre-
pared in this way with diluted vinegar but
the claret wine imparts to them q richer and
more pleasant flavor, more nearly resembling
the straw berry than anything else
Year: 1859

Clay Statne-The committee to select a site
for the Clay Statue are to meet at the Eastern
Square, on Church Hill, to examine the
grounds. The location proposed is the pret-
test that we know OF, and if the Statue il
placed on the Eastern Square, it will occupy
such prominent position that il can be seen
from one end to the other of Main street Tho
eitizons In that neighborhood have offered to
subscribe literally TO the erection of a templs
and enclosing the Statue, and their offers
should receive attention
Year: 1859

The Proposed Match Race between Tar River
and Planet over the Union Course New
York, next fall, for ss5 90 aside is not likely to
take place, rs the challenger has not answered
Mr. Doswclfs acceptance. Friends Of the
parties here now look upon the challenge as Il
bit of fun, never intended to be serious As a
friend of the turf, we are pleased to learn that
the match VIII not be made, and for the rea-
son that we do not wish To see PLANET" max
ing sport in New York, when his services are
likely To be needed at home. Mr. boswell will
no doubt take him to Charleston and New Or
leans next winter, where he will probably
meet the Kentucky champion, "Rcd Oak" as
we'll As high-fyers from Tennessee Mississip-
pI and Louisiana, and wo wish to zee him in a
suitable condition To do credit to tho Old DO
minion as we'll rs to himself. When in the
South last winter, neither Planet nor Fanny
Washington We're themselves, and yet they
won The highest honors If they yet there in
proper nx, this winter, none but the very best
can cope with them for the purses; and the
horse that beats Planet ut any distance, over
onemiiP, need have no fear of any other quad
ruped, come from where it may
Year: 1859

YORK Rirsr RaHroad-The rails have been
laid on about eight miles of this road, and
the work il progressing slowly, owing to the
scarcity of laborers, and tho difficulty of OBJ
tanning them. When il will completed to the
White House, it is difficult now to say; but we
have no doubt that the work will be hurried to
completion as rapidly as all the circums tances
will admit. White laborers generally, object
to working on the road this season of The year,
and most of the farmers are too busy harvest
ing and attending their crop. " spare their
servants from their fields
Year: 1859

Waking is said to be most health giving, but
an intelligent writer on the subject says that
long walks should not be taken before break
fast, as by d-ing SO an unnatural hunger is
created, and the walker is apt 10 over-eat and
injure himself Early rising, early breakfast
and moderate walk before commencing the
business Of the day, will prove highly honefi-
cial 10 all who lead confined or sedentary
lives. Let these facts be remembered, and
placticed upon, and the result will prove most
happy.
Year: 1859

THE following which we clip from the
Atlas Salt Lake correspondence, will give
some idea how the Pixies Peak gold fever
has been kept up;


have seen some of the bogus gold from
Cherry creek taken from a man named
Brock lie had some fifty pounds in his
trunks; it was intended to hc scattered. The
miners had him. aud were going to hang him
up.
Year: 1859

In the proceedings of the last meeting oi
the Board of Supervisors for this county,
As published in THE News of last week, We
find the following:


Ordered, By the Board, that the County Treas
urer be required to withhold the amount OF Terri
orial tax paid into his hands for the coming year


That is what we call cool-refreshingly
so!


At former meeting, the Board made an
assessment, according to law, of three mills
on each dollar of taxable property, for Ter
ritorial purposes and enc dollar capitation
tax from each qualified elector. They also
made an assessment at the same time oi
eight mills on each dollar of taxable prop
erty in the county for county purposes
The people generally complained that the
tax was exorbitant-that there must be ex-
travagance somewhere. What will they say
now, when this Board of Supervisors, in or
der to meet the extraordinary expenses Of
its own meetings.-about once fortnight
have decided that the Territorial tax shall
not be paid into the Territorial Treasury,
but shall be charged over against the coun-
ty to another year, sUah interest, and the
enormous sum of one dollar and ten cefsts on
the hundred dollars, exclusive of the capita
ton tax, be appropriated to paying the per-
diem, mileage. and other expenses of the
Board of Supervisors, that have as yet ac-
complished nothing of substantial benefit
for the county? The only thing, in fact,
for which they are particularly noted, is
drawing their perdiem and mileage with
commendable punctuality. The county i:
to be plunged into debt and an expensive
litigation with the Territory, to crafty th,
inordinate propensities of these superanuated
grannies. to feed at the public crib. W.
believe that the County Treasurer is mar
of too much good sense to pay any atten
ton to this extraordinary order of the Board
and will proceed to settle with the Terrific
rial authorities according to law. In so do
ing, he will save his own credit and that o
the county.


The Supervisors present at this meeting
of the Board, were Peter Eikenberry, OF
Cottonwood; c. Columbia, of Agnes City
VIM. Grimsley, of Americus. We ask the
people to make note of this fact in the
choice of Supervisors for the next year.
Year: 1859

On Thursday of this week there was a
slight fall of snow in this vicinity, accom-
panied by high winds and decidedly cool
atmosphere. But this morning everything
bears the assurance of spell of settled and
pleasant weather. The air is mild, and the
sun shines with rare effulgence.
Year: 1859

The Trustees of the Christian Church
nave selected the south west corner of Third
avenue and Merchants street in this city,
lot their church building, the erection of
Which they will commence early in the
spring.
Year: 1859

APPROACHED. But NOT woN.-A Washing.
ton correspondent of the Boston Journal
says: con the evening before the election, /
asked an Illinois gentleman if it was certain
that four Of the Senators of that State would
vote for the Little Giant? 81 know" was
the reply, that they have been approached,
and that hopes have been entertained that
they could beinduced to play false but they
have also been made to knew that if they
did not vote squarely for Judge Douglas,
they would die in less than an hour after
leaving the State House Lecompton could
be carried at Washington, but Judge Doug
las cannot be defeated in Illinois" And he
was not defeated.
Year: 1859

3-The miners on Happy Flat Ell Dorado
county, according to the Coloma Times, are
all making wages. The Tadpole Company
are putting bedrock fume in Johntown
Creek, beginning at what is called the Mar.
rows" We believe they intend putting in a
few hundred feet at present, but if it should
pay the flume will probably be extended the
whole length of the creek The miners on
Empire conon are making good wages, many
of the claims paying from six to ten dollars
per day.