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Year: 1859

SHARP REroRr-The Judson girl who mar
ried the negro, iu her letter spoke of the editor
of the Free Press as u son of the father of lies.
He retorts by saying that she will soon be called
upon to assume the relation OF maternity to
something backer than his alleged paternal an
cestor.
Year: 1859

PRESENCE OF MIND AND COMMON SENsE.-If
man faint away, says Halls Journal of Health,
instead of yelling ont like q savage, or running
to lift him up lay him at full length on his back,
on the floor, loosen bis clothing, push the crowd
away so as to allow the air to reach him, and let
him alone. Dashng water over person In q
simple fainting fit is barbarity. The philosophy
of fainting fit is that the heart fails to send the
proper supply of blood to the brain; if the per-
son is erect, that blood has to be thrown up
hill but if lying down it has to be projected hor.
izontally, which requires less power as is appa-
rent. sII s..a...a Il. 141


If person swallow poison deliberately or by
chance, instead of breaking out into multitudin-
Gus or incoherent EXPLANATIONS, despatch some
one for the doctor meanwhile, run to the kitch-
en-, get half glass of water in anything that
Is handy, put into it teaspoonful of salt and as
much ground mustard stir it an instant, catch q
firm hold of the persons nose, the mouth will
soon fly open-then down with the mixture, and
in a second or two up will come the poison
This will answer better in large number Of ca
ses than any other. If. by this time the physi-
clan has not arrived, make the patient swallow
the white Of an egg, followed by cup of strong
coffee, because these nullify q larger number OF
poisons than any other accessible articles, as an.
1
tidotes for any poison that may remain in the
stomach.


If limb or other part of the body is severely
cut, and the blood comes out by spirits and jerks
be In hurry, or the man will be dead in five
inmates there is no time to talk or send for q
physician-say nothing, out with your handker-
chief throw it around the limb, tie the two ends
together, but stick through them, twist ita-
round tighter and tighter until the blood ceases
to flow. But to stopit does no good. Why9-
Because only severed artery throws blood out
in jets, and the arteries get their blood from the
heart; hence, to stop flow, the remedy must
be applied between the heart and the wounded
spot-in other words, above the wound. If 6
vein had been severed, the blood would have
flowed in a regular stream, and, on the Other
hand, the tie should be applied below the wound
or on the other side of the wound from the
heart, because the blood in the veins flow to
wards the heart, and there is no need Of SO grea
hurry.
Year: 1859

form Of Gothic arch, is lofty, and has moulded ribs
representing groincd ceiling springing from clustered
columns resting corbes about six feet below the
nice. Where the ribs ntersect at the ridge are foil


ated bosses Of different devices Below the spring Of the
arch, between the caps is neat extending the
rostng bcls. The window sashes made OF lead
filled with enameed glass, bordered with stained glass
and the tops Of the windows ornamented with passion
towers, roses and lilies in various colors On each side
OF the cbance 10 room, Of which is vesry, and the
other library The ceiling of the chancci Is in the


uim Of Gothic arch with ornamented panels Of marine
blue filed in with cusp and tracery work with white ribs


which gave 10 the whole most beautiful appearance


over the altar s handsome lancet tripct window Of the
early English style Of the thirteenth century In the


Ire window ~ ruby cross crown OF glory the descend


ing dove and the all seeing eye, beautifully bordered by


Peace through tue blood Of His crossn The emblems In
the Lord Supper window sacrificed and bleeding


lamb on the altar OF cgshc cup and paten and the
Of fCOnstantne together with the words Whoso eateh my
flesh and drnkeh my blood hath eternal fen Those In
the baptsmal window Noahs ark the Font aud the
Greek letters Alpha and Omega with the text BY one
Spirit we are all baptized into one body" The lords
Supper ana the baptismal windows bordered by the
lily, and have running under and around the cmbems
stalks and heads Of golden wheat and grape vines show
ing brown stems green leaves and large clusters OF ripe
grapes. Over the chancel windows, the walls and
German text " 10, am with you away, even unto the
end Of the world" Over the arch Of the chancel This


other but the House Of God and this the gate
Heaven" Near the prayer desk, Watch and pray -
and at the side Of the pulpit " Take heed how ye hear "a
The church will about four hundred persons. The
dollars, and the four lots valued at thirty five hundred
dollars. The architect and builder is Mr.. Clement l.
bennington, who Is entitled 70 great praise FOR the taste
displayed in the erection and finishing Of the church.
Year: 1859

The Pittsburgh fleet seem to be unfortunate
this solsOn. Not long ago ten steamers were
buned at the landing, and on Wednesday morn.
ing two more, the Endeavor and the Gael
were destroyed by FIRE. They were lying inn
mediately above the wrecks Of the ten boats
burned on the 7Ih Of May last These wrecks
saved tho other boats, 80 in number, that were
lying close wedged to the landing below the in
terval. Both boats were old, and of the cheap
class. The Endeavor was insured for SO 500, the
Gael for $4,000 No loss of freight is men.
toned by the Gazette A large quantity of su.
gar on the dock was considerably melted and
scorched About onc.sixth part of tho Pitts.
burgh landing is now useless in consequence oil
the dozen hulks sunk there.
Year: 1859

DisTREssING OcoURRENcE "A serious acci-
dent, resulting from the careless use of fire,
arms, occurred in youngstown on Monday
Miss Ellen Braden, niece ofMr Braden, Ticket
Agent OF the ca NJ. Railroad, received the
contents of loaded gun IN her neck at the
hands of her brother, aged 10. Tho Register
says


Ho had been teasing her in playful way 70
return to ST. Louis, where their parents resi- ie,
and fndidg gun in the house that he supposed
was empty, raised II with the remark that he
would shoot her unless she did as he desired
She had her back to him at the time, and paid
no attention TO tho remark He intended TO
frghtGn her by swapping the gun, but It proved
to be loaded, and the entire charge of fifteen or
twenty shot was discharged into one side Of
her neck and through the feshy part of her
cheek, decorating her in terrible manner, She
| fell to the floor with the shock, but Immediate
! ly recovering herself, managed to get down
stairs and call for assistance, the blood mean
! time flowing from her wound ia stream.
Medical assistance was obtained as speedily as
possible, when it was found that the shot had
penetrated the neck In q body, making an ori
fee large enough to admit the insertion Of a
couple Of fingers, but happily had not severed
any Of the main arteries. Il was certainly a
marvellous escape from death


Al this writing wednesday, Miss Braden
lies in a suffering and critical condition.
Year: 1859

A GREAT lNYENTIoN.-Those Of our readers
who have horror Of burning fluid aud its exploi
sive quantities, and who have too great regard
for their own lives and those of their families TO
admit the dangerous article into their houses, will
doubtless be somewhat surprised when we say
that burning fluid is now manufactured and sold in
town which cannot be made to erplOds, and yet
such is the fact We refer to Greenoughs Care
bonic Acid Gas Non.Explosiye Burning Fluid
made aud sold by Messrs. Strong a Armstrong
This preparation is the common burning huid,
With carbonic acid, and yet simple as that addition


is, it entirely destroys the explosive properties of
the fluid, while It's iuminatiyo power Is not less
ened We yesterday saw Mr.. GreenOugh, the IN.
ventor, (and singulary enough, this same gentle
man was tho inventor Of oamphene and burning
fluid years ago. take some Of this fluid just from
the barrel, from which II is drawn far SALE and
prove to our entire satisfaction that II will not ex.
lamp, aud lighted the wick that ran down into the
huid-he poured fluid from the filler through the
mouth Of a glass jar Of fluid and set fire TO it-he
lighted the lower portion OF the wick as above
boiled the fluid in the filler over this fame, and
poured Il boiling hot through the fame into the
lamp (the most dangerous experiment possible }
and other experiments testing II In every manner,
aud no explosion took place This fluid has been
examined and approved Of by very many scientific
men of the country, and we can safely pronounce
II entirely safe. This fluid Is sold by tho above al
the same price AZ that generally used II Is an in.
valuable invention,
Year: 1859

THE SENGERnUND.-Our German Friends of
the "s@ngerbund" society at their business meet
ing passed resolutions warmly complmenting and
thanking our citizens FOR Kindness and hospitality
extended them Their visit here has been no less
acceptable and pleasant to the people of Cleveland
than to themselves, and they leave US with many
good wishes and many God-speed. 1t Is remark.
able that, although great excitement and enthusi.
asm prevailed throughout the four days of the Sing
Festival, and large amount of light wine and beer
was drank, there was scarcely any drunkenness
and 20 fighting or disorderly conduct. we were
furnished with a great deal of good music and
shall be glad to see our friends Of the 'swnger.
bund" again BY the by it was the Buffalo "Iel-
dertaie" that received the prize cup instead of the
Detroit Society as we wer wrongly informed
Year: 1859

DIsGUsTINGRAsCALITY.--A:flthy scamp by the
name of James Taylor was up before the Police
Coult on Saturday for lewd behavior to ladies in
the street, but could not be convicted because the
ladies would not appear in the case. It seems he
grossly nsulted some ladies on the street last Wed
nesday evening and being called to account by some
gentlemen who Glanced to be by he made an as
sault upon the latter with sungs shot. Taylor
has been up before for the offence first mentioned
and escaped because the ladies' would not appear
in evidence. If the law cannot be brought to bear
upon this species ofnuisanoe, we must Ego back to
first principles" and thrash them ont of commuait,
We have been informed of another similar case du
ring the past week lady made complaint o.
similar conduct on the part of another scamp. The
gentleman laid in wait, aud becoming satisfied
thrashed the contemplate scoundrel within al
inch of his life-seTved him rightl
Year: 1859

Repeal OF THE ONO Ten PER CENT IN
TEREsr LAW This law was repealed by the
Ohio legislature last weel, the repeal ia
king effect on the first day Of April. The
interest law will then stand as otsOld. Le-
sal rate six per cent. and no greater rate
can be enforced. Otcourse this repeal does
not effect contracts made under the ten per
cent. law, and those who are interested had
bt er make the most of their time between
this and April first, in getting their old CON
tracts renewed or new ones made, if they
wish to have the bcnc6 if it can be called
a benefit of the ten ptr cont. law.
Year: 1859

~ Circumstances every day more and
more indicate the probability of an extra
session of Congress. The action of the
House in refusing so peremptorily to suspend
the rules to allow of the introduction of a
Loan bill, is considered significant of de.
termination not to consent to any increas e
of the public debt, so that the present tnan-
cial difficulty cannot be met in that way
And the President has stated to a member
of Congress that he should call an extra
session about the first of August.
Year: 1859

WThe New York Tribune, referring to
some of the inconsistencies of spirtualism in
fine strain of ridicule, says we have mediums
s'filled with the spirit Of Newton" who, if the
pippin had fallen upon their heads, would
only have rubbed the sore spot and eaten the
fruit
Year: 1859

This disparity will be largely increased after
the census of 1860 has become the basis of
federal representation. The South must lose
at least ten members Of the House, and the
North, in increase of population and the
admission of new States, will stand about as
follows. saw in 1866:
Year: 1859

GY The evidence taken before the Printing
Investigating Committee shows settled
system by which officers of this Democratic
Government constantly collect from ten to
twenty per cent. on the contracts for work,
paper, and other materials given out at Wash
lngton. The witnesses testify that they found
they could not get these contracts except by
submitting to these exactions. In some cases
admitted that they added twenty per cent. to
their bids to cover the cost of these corrupt
foeS
Year: 1859

N. Y. TRIBUNE ON Pixies PEAK.-The
Tribune of the 22d in reply to a corresp)n
dent concerning the Nebraska gold mine,
says:


On the whole we do not believe the emi
grants to Pixies Peak in 1859 will average
a net yield Of fifty cents day over their ex
penses from the time they leave home till
they get back again. We cannot doubt that
nne-tenths of them might do decidedly bet
ter, and make money easier, by hiring out
for the best wages lhey could command just
where they are to day. than they will by
going to Fixes Peak. We say this, with no
hope or desire that any who have caught
the gold fever will be cared by anything we
can say. Like the daughter whose mother
had seen the folly of dancing, and wished
her on that account to let it alone, they will
insist on seeing the folly of it too. There
are certain popular manias for which ex-
perience is the only cure. Gold-dggiug is
one of them. SO, instead Of attempting to
dissuade any, we urge all the infected to go
ahead. Those of them who are good for
anything will mainly return cool, sober,
reasonably wise, and convinced that ,tato-
digging is a much easier and surer road
to wealth than god-dgging. The other
sort will, for the most part, not return at all.
Year: 1859

Certainly, the South cannot have over one
third of the House, and were it not for the
representation of three-ffths of the slaves, the
entire strength of the House could not exceed
one-fourth of the Congressional delegation.
We suppose this element will, even in the
new apportionment, amount to twenty mem
bcrs. 1t now equals twenty three members.
Stated on that basis:
Year: 1859

Majority aga nst free negroes, 1928
Six of the sixteen counties in the State
made no returns on this question.


The State Legislature has fixed upon Port.
land as the future capital of the new State.
Year: 1859

"On reviewing the events of the past year,
the association cannot but feel fkat it has
abundant cause for congratulation. The
country was suffering severely under a
financial crisis,
Year: 1859

EE We have received very excited
note from one of our prominent business men,
who has taken offence at the plain way We
have spok regarding the recent foolish dem
onstrations in favor Of Old Brown and we can
assure him that the requests contained therein
shall be complied with without fail When
our friend has cooled off" we shall come down
and have social chat with him, and We are
very sure that he will then regret the course
all that is harsh and unfriendly in his note
We shall see.
Year: 1859

IS' There is large number of labor
ing men in our city who are out Of emplov
ment, and who have families to support Any
person wishing to employ able bodied men
will please make application at this office
Year: 1859

SCHOOL FOR COLoRED CHlLDREN.-
s'loo FOR colored children las been opened
u, the brick school house. corner of Sixth end
"a!fen streets. in a room entirely separate
from lie rest. under the direction OF qualfi d
teacher, and with strict reference to economy.
Ihis action Of the Board of Education. we learn
Is based cpon a resolution adopted by the com
mi'tee OF citizens appointed by the electors of
the district some time since The board were
not disposed to incur this additional expense
Upon their own responsibility, but. in obed
iencs to what they conceived to be the ex
pressed will of the people. compliance has been
rendered. 1t is to be hoped that those having
children to send will enter them Immediately.
so that hereafter more complaint can be in
dulged against the Beard Of Directors upon
this point
Year: 1859

GRATIS ApvRETIslNG.-Thc Gazette
has very kindly taken upon itself to advertise
the DEMocEAr AND News very thoroughly
Yesterday that paper contained no less than
eight "putfs," for which are certainly very
much Obliged.
Year: 1859

RATHER lMPuDENr QuEsrIONs.-The
REX Is.anl .4rgas propounds the following
somewhat mpudent iIterrogato.ies to the
sheriff of that county:


Among the bills allowed by the b ard Of su
peivisors is one Of two hundred dollars 10 the
sheriff, for "arrestipg Fred Hagan. indicted for
Jail breaking" From the reports current in
tow. We imagine that the board took no par
ticular Iains to learn the facts in relation to
the csc pc Of the prisoners For instance: lift
is true hat. some days before the escape Of the
prisoners, the sheriff invited two gentlemen of
THE ei,y to visit he Jail with him, and there
showed them that bar, in one Of the windows
was already nearly one half sawed off. and told
them Of the projected attempt to escape, and
took no measures to prevent it. would it be
right for the county to pay the expense Of
hunting up the fugitivss? If it should also
turn out, IN investigation. that one Of the gen.
tlemen told the sheriff that he ought to take
immediate precautions to prevent the intended
escape. aud the sheriff said in reply that "he
would lock out for that-they couldn't get
away and yet adopted no extra measures to
prevent the escape, would it be right to tax the
people to pay the expense arising from HE
neglect Of official duty? We ask these ques-
tions in no spirit of unkindness to thu sheriff
personally We are on terms Of friendship, but
this. cf course, doe. not prevent us from such
enquiries into his official acts as the public
good my require. 1t is only with bis public
aud official character that we have any thing to
do, and if our enquiries, in that direction, have
only the public good in view, neither he nor
any one else can justly complain. We offer
him the free use of our columns to disprove
these rumors to which we have alluded. We
think the rumous are true.
Year: 1859

Extract from speech, delivered in the
United States Senate, by Mr.. Grundy of
Tennessee -


elf ever the Liberties of America are
lost, the last great battle will be fought
upon this floor-in all time to come. here
will be found some American Catos. who
will be ready to say with the good old
patriot Romans, We will hold it out and
fight to the last; Heaven and earth shall
witness, if America must fall, that we are
innocent. Yes, MIR. President, when the
goddess of liberty shall find no resting.
place in the executive mansion-when the
spirit of anarchy or despotism shall expel
her from the other end of this Capi,ol
she will still linger in and about this cb bam-
Der, unwilling to be gone and when COM
.pelled to take her fual flight, from our
land, the last impress of her feet will be
on the top of that canopy which overshad4
sows the American Senate"
Year: 1859

SIMPLE MODE OF AscERrAINTNG IsTEREsr-The
Detroit AdUsrtissr gives now method Of computing
intere on any number Of dollars, at six per cent,
which appears simple:


Separate the righ hand figure by point, and
the figure on the lef: hand of this separating point
Will be interest 10 cents for six days-the figure
on the right of the point deeimals of a cent Null
iply the whole amount by five to fud the interest
for thirty bays, and the sum by two for sixty days.
three for ninety days, &c. For any number of days
less than six take the fractional part Of the inter-
est for six. Care must be taken 10 separate the
right hand figures Of the dollars. whether there be
cents or mills in the given sum OF not


This is all very well, but a simpler aud shorter
way, remarks the Philadelphia Ledger, is to Null
tipy any given number of dollars by the number of
days Of interest desired separating the right hand
figures, and dividing by six; the result is the true
interest Of such for such number of days at six
per cent. This rule is 50 simple and so true, &C.
cording to all business usage, that every banker,
broker, merchant clerk, shoald post it up for re,
ference and use. There being no such things as =
fraction in it, there is scarcely any liability to
ror or mistake. By other Rrithmeticial process
the desired information be obtained with 80
few figures
Year: 1859

SLAVERY AGITATIoN.-The \. Y. Times,
one OF the leading Republican organs in
1856, says now Of slavery agitation and
agitators:


We have been suffering the extremists
of one and other party to 60 on trading
for years in the fiercest of internecne
passions as composedly as if no mischief
could ever come of such light matters to
so great nation as ours.


Mad John Brown has done the State
this service at least, that he has dashed
this false and foolish confidence to pieces
II we are not really the blindest people
that ever existed and judicially set apart
for destruction, we ought now to begin to
see that the most important political work
we have to do is to combine as one peo.
pie in the resolve toput this tremendous
social question of Slavery out Of the reach
of partisan agtations. 1t is madness,
to which the madness of John Brown
was statesman.lke good sense, to trihe
any longer in caucuses and conventions
with issues so full OF the very life's blood
of one great section of the Confederacy.
Year: 1859

pD- The spots on the sun are unusual
ly numerous and large this year. At the
present time there are eleven groups OF
spots visible, two of which have just
made their appearance on the western
edge. Avery large spot hf- been recent
ly observed nearly in the centre, en-
bracing a central black spot and still
larger prenumbral region. 1t is said to
be undergoing daily remarkable changes
Year: 1859

SELF SAcRIFIcE.-Can anything be more
shocking than this Incident. described in
the Sentinelle du Jura? A tin worker
of Louhans, in his drunken rage, swore
that he would kill his daughter, a girl in
her sixteenth year of whom he was very
fond. The child, shut up in room near
the roof of the house, struggled away
from his knife with which the drunkard
threatened her. AT last unable to APP
pease her father, and finding it impossi-
bic to escape she said--"Father if must
die, let Inc at least save YOU from the
scatfold." She then rushed to the win
dow and threw herself into the street.
Year: 1859

A CurLD AT PLAY.-lt is always a most
curious spectacle to watch child alone
at play. and see it contriving pleasure
and mimic business for itself 1t is mar
veous what Imagination does for this lit
tie poet, who works, not with words, but
creates strange visions for itself out of
sticks, and stones, and straws. Dive, if
YOU can, into she urchn's mind, and fol-
low to its source that exclamation of Joy
and surprise which mere nothing has
called forth 1t is curious spectacle
But when, at the same time, we call to
mind that we ourselves have been Just
another charming simpleton, there arises
before us one of the most fascinating of
day dreams which the grown-up man can
indulge in. 1t is veritably a fairy land
we are peeping 1Horndale.
Year: 1859

A Coon OSE.-Edward Everett having
been requested to preside at meeting in
behalf of the Indians and told that the
spirit of Daniel Webster had requested
him to do so, replied, shat very ar
dent friendship had existed between him
self and Mr.. Webster, and he could not
consent to receive any communication
from him through third party"
Year: 1859

pfg- 1t does not appear to be so gener.
ally known as it should be, that railroad
transportation destroys the vitality of
eggs. Pack them as you WILL if they are
carried any considerable distance, say
one hundred miles, the continual shaking
will shake the life out of them.
Year: 1859

BsT- 1t is said, by some Yankee. to be
an excellent plan always TO measure a
mans length before you kick him, for
it is better to bear an insult than to make
an unsuccessful attempt at thrashing a
fellow and get vou- eyetee,h knocked
GU.