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Year: 1859

WINGED ANTs.-The air at the lower end
of San Juan Hill was filled with winged ants
On Wednesday afternoon for & distance of a
quarter of mile. They seemed to blow
from the north with the prevailing wind, and
continued to come for a long time. The
water in the ditch was darkcned with them
as they fell
Year: 1859

ALL FOR LovE.-That's what nearly every
body in town has said about the attempt
made. by some despairing fellow to poison
himself last Sunday night, at a house on
the lower end of Main street. The doctors
cruel men were called in and prevented
the accomplishment of his asserted purpose.
Year: 1859

is prepared expressly to meet such cgencies and to
act rs know it will act anfidote, we confident
" prescribe it the very best article in the country
The of Aromatic Scheidam Schnapps has never
been attached in any way to this article In first pre-
sentup the
Year: 1859

DEAR SPIRIT. lit is not my intention,
at the present time, to write q lengthy com.
munication,i but merely TO answer some
interrogatories. I have received quite q
number of letters from my constituents ask.
ing why I do not continue my correspon.
dence to the Spirit. All have to say in
answer is. that before my colleague ca me
up to the capitol it was = pleasure and de-


light to confer with the people through
the, Spirit but on the arrival of my goot
friend and excellent colleague. i handed


over to him the duty Of corresponding


he being the editor and the duty natural.
Year: 1859

MELANCHOLY Acc1DESr.-Wc learn that about
six o'clock last evening On North avenue near
:sedgwick street. German driving loaded
wagon fell from lis scat aud broke lis neck.
Coroner James went up last evening to hold a1s
inquest, but the distance from the city prevent
our hearing the result Of the inquest.
Year: 1859

Oxy,nrssEs.- Tho Mcssrs. Walker arc Begin
ming acain to run their fire minute omnibusses
on South Clark street, suspended for time on
account Of the distressing condition Of that
street. A great convenience is thus restored to
those passing through that thoroughfare- The
CITY Railway Company have also new line Of
omnibusses on The Archer Hoad to Bridgeport
frnm State street
Year: 1859

RrSAvAY-NAnaow EscApE.-Iesterday al
tcruoon Is Mr. Blackall, a well known tca-dealer
of this city was riding through Randolph street
In buggy with child beside him, in turning
into South Clark street from some disarrange-
meut of the harness the horse took fright and
dashed of At violent speed. nr. B. being en-
tirely unable to check or guide the animal. Mid
way the block the horse made as if to dash
through The window Of Mr. Salisbnry's Real Es-
tate Office, when Young man standing by most
daringly seized the horse by the bride and BY a
dextrous pull brought him to the sidawalk. The
persons in the buggy were uuharmed, hut thel1
peril was imminent for time.
Year: 1859

AN ACTRESS IN A LuNATIC AsYLUM:--The
Buffalo Advertiser's local lately visited the
Asylum for tho Insane in that city, and thus
alludes to one Of the inmates, Mrs. Mary Copp
formerly well-kAown as an actress, aud the
wife of Mr.. H. B. Copp, or COPELAND, formerly
one of the stock actors in the metropolitan
Theater. The editor says of her history:


When she came to this city she was possessed
of ample funds in her own right, out Of which
house was built and furnished. Her husband
was dissipated, and it is said that with all tn,
tenderness of o true woman she strove to wiz
him back from his excesses. 1t was all in vain
Fanlt followed fault, and he finally deserted
her, leaving her heart broken and too ill t
earn livelihood. Furniture and dress went
article aftor article, to satisfy the urgent crav
ings Of hunger, until insanity supervenet
and the poor-house was welcome home
Year: 1859

DANGER OF STRAINlNG THE EYES IN TWILIGHT.
in the London and Edinburgh Philosophical
Magazine, for May, is account of sudden loss
of the power of distinguishing colors, produced by
over-taxing the eyes. seacaptain, who was IN
the habit, when time hung heavily on his hands,
of occupying it by working at embroidery, was one
afternoon engaged upon red flower, and, being
anxious to finish it, prolonged his labor until twi-
light came on, and he found it difficult to select
the suitable colors To obtain more light he went


into the companon-way, and there continued his
work While thus taxing his eyes, his power Of
distinguishing the colors suddenly vanished. He
went upon deck, hoping that an increase of light
would restore his vision In vain. From that
time to the present. more than ten years, he has
remained color-blind. Mr. White Cooper, who
brought this case to notice, says that, alter the
great Exhibition Of 1851, several instances came
under his notice in which the sensbity of the re-


tina was temporarily blunted by the excitement te
which it was exposed in that brilliant scene.
Year: 1859

Morals IN Texas Judge Buckley in a recent
charge to the grand jury of the District Court ef
Galveston, presented most deplorable state Of
morals in Texas Among other things, he said
there was other country inhabited by the Anglo
Saxon race, in which there was little regard to
law and order as in Texas, and continued:


During the four years that [ have been on the
bench, there have been between so and GO cases
Of murder before me; and if in each of the IL ju-
dical districts in the State there has been a like
number, then there has been upward of 600 cases
of murder in four years, showing state of things
unequaled in any country; and that Of these GOO
cases. not six of them had been found guilty by
the jury before whom they were tried. 1t is not
possible to suppose that in all these cases, there
was deficiency in evidence, and the only eonclu-
sion to which / can arrive is that the jury must
have forgotten or disregarded their oaths. -
Year: 1859

Heroic Act.-The Hollidaysburg Standard re-
lates the following thrilling incident that occurred
on the Pennsylvania railroad on the 4th instant:


As one of the freight trains coming east round
ed a sharp curve, near Barree Siding, the engineer
saw small child sitting in thesniddle ofthe track,
playing, unconscious of its danger. He instantly
Whstled down the brakes and reversed his engine,
but the weight of the train and the high speed at
which it was running, rendered it impossible to stop
before reaching the child, which must inevitably
have been crushed to death. Ir this emergency,
when most of men would have stood paraiyzed with
horror, the conductor of the train, Daniel Mccoy,
with steadiness of nerve that has few parallei8
ran to the front ofthe engine, crawed down to the
cow catcher, and holding himself with one hand,
leaned as far forward as possible, and as he ap-
preached the child, with sweeping blow of the
other he threw it off the track. 1t was the work
of an instant, and requiring steady hand and q
cool head to accomplish it, but he equal to the
emergency. The train immediately stopped,
and on going back the child was found lying at the
foot of small embankment, some twenty or thirty
feet from the track of the road, alive and kicking,
but somewhat stunned and bruised Tho child
belonged to farmer named Neff, residing imms-
dately along the road AS may well be supposed,
the parents were profuse in their expressions of
gratitude to the noble-hearted conductor, but for
whom their child would have been carried home a
shapeless mass of flesh and bones. ~ s44
Year: 1859

NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICs.-Am missionary
in the Celestial Flowery Kingdom gives an ac-
count of some of the pecuarities of the people of
that densely populated section of the earth. He
says: ... . ..


The Chinese parents select the wives for their
sons, and decide whom their daughters shall mar
ry Their badge Of mourning is white, and their
funeral cards are written with blue INK. They
mourn for the dead by proxy, and select bury
inc place for the departed by the aid of one who
thew, perpendicularly We read from left to right;
they, from right to left. We uncover the head as
a mark of respect; they, put on their caps. We
black-ball our boots; they whitewash theirs. W e
compress the waist; they, the feet. We give the
place of honor on the right; they, on the left. We
speak of northwest; they, OF west north We say
the needle of the compass points north; they, to
the south We shake the hand OF friend In sal
utation; they shake their own. W locate the un-
derstanding in the brain; they, in the belly. Our
officials designate their Office rank by star on
the breast or epaucttes on the shoulders; they by
button on the apex Of their caps. We page our
books at the top; they, on the margi lin. We print
on both sides of the leaf they, upon one. We
place our foo-noes at the bottom; they, at the top
of the page. We mark the title OF a book on ths
back of the bndng they, on the margin OF the
leaf In our libraries we set our volumes up; they
Law theirs down We keep our wives in the par


or; they keep theirs in the kitchen. We put our
daughters to school; they put theirs to service


We propcl our canaLboats by horses and steam;
theirs are pulled by men. We take our produce
to market by railroads; they take theirs on men z
shoulders. We saw lumber and grind -four by
steam and watcr-power; they do it by human mus
cle We turn thousand spindles and fly hun


dred shuttles without single hand to propel; they
employ hand for each.
Year: 1859

The funeral of Mrs Wood, the wife of the Mayor
elect of New York, took place from his residence
at Bloomingdale on Monday. 1t is estimated that
between seven and eight thousand people ,partici-
pated in the ceremonies. 1t was by far the most
imposing private funeral that ever took place in
the metropolis, or perhaps in the country. The
remains were inferred in Trinity Cemetery.
Year: 1859

An EVIL 0MEN.-A correspondent oF the n. Y
Erpress says that on Friday while discard and con
fusion prevailed upon the floor of the House and
threats Of disunion were freely uttered, and the
seeds Of disunon unsparngy sown, he stepped out,
and as his eye turned upward toIook upon the stars
and stripes that are always floating owe? both the
Senate and the House when in session be discover
ed that the House flag rent from end to end,
and that the two parls into which it was severed
were flying on the breeze, altogether independent
and irresnectiYn of each nther.
Year: 1859

Coroner Sparklin hel an inquest over the body
of an infant which found by officer McCurdy,
near the intersection of Chesapeake street and Eas-
tern avenue. 1t was apparently only few hours
old The back part Of its head was crushed and the
jury rendered a verdict of ''death from violence at
the hands Of parties unknown to the iury."
Year: 1859

And endless variety Of beautiful and articles, with
every thing pertaining the business, which
entirely having been imported for Fall and Winter
Sales previous to my intention change my business
CALL EARLY as ! expect to close up by De EMBER
NEXT, and will POSITIVELY SELL AT AND BELOW
COST. To do TINE WILL r. GIVEN on large sales to
satisfactory purchasers if wanted. CITY and COUNTRY
DEALERS and families invited call and see for them
selves.


D PRESTON PARR,
Year: 1859

The HANGING REsURREcTIoSIsT.-Th case
reported by the Buffalo Commercial of q '.resur-
reetionist' hanging himself, whilst getting over
fence with dead body, is not the first instance Of
thief becoming his own executioner. In the
parish of Cembartin, North Devon, England,
there is stone stile called "The hanging stone, >,
from the circumstance of man who stole sheep
and having tied the animals legs took it as was
supposed on his back to carry it of. In getting
over the stile he and his burden got on opposite
sides, where the dead man and the live sheep were
found on the following morning
Year: 1859




" Plain and Ornamental Printing of every descrpliO
dono Al the Printing Establishment of the Leader Office
the latest impr wed and steam presses in
best style short notice. at reasonable rates Par
ticular attention paid blank Every description
ofBIndng done especially Blank Books Ledgers Journ
ais Sales Books. Receiving Books. &c. sc


A SAD CHANeE.-Ye met in the street yester-
day an abandoned girl who frequents River street
and the docks the record of whose life would make
sad but startling romance. A few years ago she
was the fond and peted child Of one of the wealth
lest men OF Licking county. Reared in opulence
and luxury, she had every advantage that love or
money could procure for her, and speedily became
one of the most educated, refined and companions
BILE young ladies to be anywhere found. With a
naturally superior intellect she added to her accom-
plshments all that able teachers and an aptness TO
learn could furnish. year or two since, her
father died, leaving his wife and this daughter to
mourn over him. Previous to this time the daughter
had been acquainted with gentleman, wdower,
and the acquaintanceship of the two ripened into
an affection which was expected to lead to mar
riage. Soon after the death of the father the
mother laid her plans 10 secure the aforesaid wid-
over for her own companion, rather than as her
son-in-law Her plans at length succeeded and the
two were married, leaving the poor girl to lament
the unfaithfulness OF her lover and the cruelty Of
her mother. She soon grew desperate, and, hay-
ing lost all joy in life, she plunged into dissipation
and from that into prostitution, and she is now,
the age oils, common prostitute in this city when
her qualifications fit her for adornng any circles of
society. Before entering upon this course of vice,
she could readily and pleasantly converse upon his
tory, science, literature, or languages, and was as
accomplished as studious. What she is now and
what her course viii lead her to;-how she abuses
and degraGes her noble talents;-what dark and
horrible future opens up to her-how she will live
and how she will die can be imagined but not de-
scribed. Unheeding al efforts to reclaim her from
herdOwnward course, she lives her life away, but
who would care to be in the place of that mother
who was the unthinking cause of all this abase-
ment.
Year: 1859

CANTON CoRREsPoNDENcE.-We received the
following note on Sa urday, since which time we
have been devoting several hours per day TO acare-
ful study of its purport. We think however our
readers can better study it out for themselves =
One thing is evident-viz: that our correspondent
is Capital letter-writer


.l. - Canton March 1859. .
Dear Sir


l Shall relate you A true Story of c. A.
Henhouse q Clerk at Rahnne Store not moving h is
name, Takinga pleasure voyage or perilous adven-
ture on The twentieth day of February being on
Sunday They Concluded To have Some Sport BY
going up The Stream To Mahern in The neighbor
hood Of five miles from Waynesburgh after getting
The desderatum forth. They purchased Small
Skill and Launched it in The wild rapids or de-
luged Bottom. away They glide with Joyous
Thought AID mid Greeting Cheers. They were
not Long To be Seen By The Crowd Making
Three miles in Safety also with Some exertons
The Channel was closely followed. Comming in
Collision with some drifted timber The Boat was
upset Leaving Them To Struggle for Life. Mt.
Henhouse being IN expert Swimmer gained hold
OF Sonle timber very Som. Bnt The Clerk Could
not as Luck would have it he manage Safe on
some Shrubery Mr.. NewhOuSe taking The Boat
acrOst The dIifted wood Plead and Insisted on his
partner To Get in But he did rot


The former Being more Courageous ventured in
Inc Skll Leaving MS partner whistle Tor the want
ot Thought after making The distance of one half
mile Striking Snag flop went his meat house
Leaving him open listed To work for Shore as
The Current Being very Swift and having an Over
Coat on which was as wet as wet Could Be ~


Carrying him Some distance and Being Taken
under water Twice Apropos a Tree was handy
Taking hold of it he found The water was Shallow
walked To Shore Leaving Bee Line for Waynes
burgh he gave The alarm Some fifty persons or
more were at the place for Seven O'clock Building
sfreiScreamng finally he aroused as Groom try
ing different ways to Rescue him by Cutting trees
as They were Layed The water Carried Them of
Working till Twelve at night finally Mr. Rahune
proposed Riding in after him finding him asleep
Taking hold and swan To Shore at The peril of his
Life. Thanks To Mr.. Rahnne


Please Publish This note it may Be Beneficial To
Those Braking The Sabbath hear after Please
mend The Matter Send me one Number of your pa
per That This note may Be in ]. SF
Year: 1859

CAHO.-Itis is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation Of sARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some ofthem even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do soconsequenty for all cutaneous Diseases
ETC., they are injurious instead of beneficial Now in
the preparation offer to the public are willing
TO show the receipt to any one-no matter who-DOC-
TOR OR NO DooroR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking
Year: 1859

POVERTY OF THE STATE OF New YoRK-Governor
Morgan, of New York, submitted to the Legisla-
ture of that State, on Thursday, a Message, an
nouncing that the State would probably be short
ly called on to pay its share towards the erection
of the monument in Independence Square Phila-
delphia, under the law of 1858, authorizing the
Commissioners to consult with like Commits
sioners from eight other States, and agree
to pay stipulated sums towards such monument
The Governor recommends the repeal of the law
on the ground ofthe reduced condition of the State
finances. New York's share, on the estimated cost
of the monument, be says, will exceed S5O,OOO.-
The Governor considers Independence Hall sutf-
cient monument to the sgners of the Declaration
of Independence, but suggests that New York will
cheerfully bear her share of expense, when better
able to do so, if monument should be deemed de-
sirable. To this movement Of the Governor, the
New York SIN thus aludes:


"Governor Morgan's message to the Legislature
virtually recommending that the great State of New
York repudiate a patriotic obligation, on the plea
of poverty, is very shabby mode of promoting
economy. We are bound in law, in honor, and by
every consideration of State pride, to contribute
our share to the Monument to the Signers of the
Declaration OF Independence. We are heartily
ashamed that our State Executive should write
such message
Year: 1859

The sum of five thousand dollars has been rea-
zed by the fair for the benefit of the Washington
Monument Association, at the National Hall, III
Philadelphia, and the Board of Managers have de
termined to lay the corner stone the Fourth of
July next
Year: 1859

FRAUD IN GOLD CoIN.-The New York CONNER
ciGl of Friday says:


We saw in Wall street this morning another
proof OF the inventive faculties and mechanical in
genuitv OF operators in gold coin, sxty-ive dollars
with in way that it is almost impossible to detect
except by the most careful examination. The coins
appear to have been deprived of their milling by a
rotary process, piece of base metal substituted,
Temilled and galvanized. They are calculated to
deceive the most expernced eye and difficult to
detect, even by the difference in weight The six
ty-five dollars, being submitted to the test of
the scale, only about three-and-a-half penny
weights lighter than the unadulterated coin.
Year: 1859

The Police of New York have procured por
trait of A. V. Stout, Esq, President of the Shoe
which they about to present to him, as a token
of regard and gratitude. Some months since Mr..
Stout advanced about 100000 for the pay of the
Police when there no funds in the Treasury
for the nnrnnsn
Year: 1859

The ARKANSAS FREE NEGRO BrLL.-The Little
Rock Gazette, referring to the bill passed by the
Legislature of Arkansas to expel free negroes from
the State, says:


They have until January, 1860, to dispose of theil
property, and make other arrangements for leav
ing. If they do not go then it is made the duty o
sheriffs to seize them, and hire them out to the
highest bidder for one year, giving them the ne
proceeds of their labor to enable them leave the
State. The bill provides that such free negroes al
desire to remain, may choose masters-the county
court having them appraised and the master and
mistress they have chosen, paying half their value
into the common school fund Of the county.
Year: 1859

DECLINE OF THE WHEAT AND INCREASED Con,
CRoPs.-At the late meeting of the Philadelphi;
Society for Promoting Agriculture, DR.. Elwyn call
the wheat crops of this county were fast diminish
ing, far as the number of bushels raised to the
acre was concerned. He stated that in Ohio, {
State but little over fifty years DID, the croE
had fallen off from forty bushels to the acre tc
York, where thirty bushels used to be considered {
fair crop. only twelve bushels are now raised. The
falling off in other States had been equally marked
but while this the fact with the wheat crops
he was glad to know that the amount of corn pro
duced to the acre had largely increased and wa:
still increasing enormously.
Year: 1859

The editor of the Ohio Statesman saws that, in a
trip northward last week. he observed that the
wheat crop appears generally in good condition,
and where it otherwise, it was evidently owing
to unskilliul or negligent tillage The Winter,
which we supposed to have been very trying to
wheat, seems not to have injured it. In many
places it has suffered from standing water. Except
in such cases, and where it was sown very late the
crop promises fair yield at least, and some farm
ers say it is uncommonly promising.
Year: 1859

Such a reception created a new interest in
every member, and We went on our way le-
joicing that we were still permitted TO sd
vance in the cause which we had begun.
namely: the permanent establishment Of s
library and debating society.


On the first Saturday night in Oct, 1853.
there was a school meeting there for The pur-
pose of electing a new Director, and more
especially (as the Director had said, 70 see
if our society could not be 'ousted there
from" But from some cause or other, moth
ing was said, directly. of that important and
particular subject.


Our society is now in fiourishing condi-
tion. We have lately received several new
members, and our library contains nearly one
hundred volumes. We also have twelve
members, most Of whom are active and work
ing in our cause. Oar motto is: Promote
as an object of primary Importance, instruc
tions for the general diffusion of knowledge"
words of the renowned Washington.