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Year: 1860

JENNY LtNDS REBUKE OF \ STUPID OLD DUKE.


The Philadelphia Press tells the following story OF
one Of Queen Nctorias uncles:


The late Duke of Cambridge-the dinner-eating Duke
was constant and hIgraut offender in bis way. lie
had very e taste for music, and bad box at the ope-
"a simply because 1t the fashion. great man was
he for ding at public dinners which he would cat
s much five and drink much ten ordinary peo-
ple Leaving the table full OF beef and flushed but
scarcely Hurried by enormous quantity OF wne this
Roval Dule-uuclc to Queen NctoIia-wOuld drive 10
the opera probably arriving during the last scene, and,
wholly regardless Of the performers, would call out TO
his riends across the house Ah, Devoushire glad 10
see YOU or Cardigan shall breakfast with you
morrow and so on. Being Royal llighness, he was
actually tolerated One night, when Jenny Lind was
performing the role of "Amiua, in La Somnambula the
old portly Duke in this manner. Disturbed by
his talk the vocalist suddenly paused, and the Queen,


who was present stretched little out Of her box TO as
certain the cause.


Jenny Lind simply looked at the Dukes box and the
Oueep. turning round followed her look, and the
culpr who was speaking loudly to person in the
negbboring box The eyes of all the audience di
rected at once 10 the Duke of Cambridge, who certainly
then became fully aware that he spotted by
raj hundred persons. He continued talking, however,
as if TO brave out gentleman in the pit jumped up
on his seat and a loud voice and an earnest manner,
cried out


,.Wbo listurbs the audience? Who but that old man
with the tar upon his breast; Do we pay him forty
thousand pounds wear TO annoy the public in the ope-
"a house. Three groans for the Duke Of Cambridge
The call was unanimously complied with, every eye be-
ing fixed ON the porty prince, and at last he sneaked
out of his box followed by his wife and daughter and
not until then did Jenny Lind her singing. 1t
was said that the Queen greatly annoyed with her
unces ruleness and told him IL is certain that ever
after he avoided going TO the opera, and behaved very
well when compelled TO attend.
Year: 1860

Honor TO THE FOURTH WARD.--A large number
Of the respectable citizens of the Fourth Ward,
Second District, this morning, sign a call for the
organization of Bell and Everett Club, on Tues
day evening at q o'clock, corner of Marais and
Benville streets. There is no mistaking the mate
rial Of that ward, as d glance at the names will
abundantly testify
Year: 1860

The Boston Courier begins to realize the
effects Of Abolitionism on the trade of New
England. Southern men will not buy goods
of men whose wealth is freely given to aid
in running off slaves by the underground
railroad. The Courier says:


"Public attention is now beginning to be
drawn to another remarkable fact, involved
in that abolition agitation, which has thus
demoralized and corrupted the politics Of
the Northern States. 1t is that the persons
most actively embarked in this agitation
such as Senator Wilson and Representative
Alen-while SO loud in their pretended So
licitude for the rights of free labor, are
now compelled to perceive that, under cover
Of all this hypocritical prctence of affection
for free labor, it has been contrved to de-
price that free labor of its due share of the
rich proceeds derived by ats industry from the
safe Of its products tn the Southern States.
That is one of the many morals of the strike
of shoemakers of Natick and Lynn"
Year: 1860

RICH QUARTZ DISCOVERY AT PARADISE
We are informed by a gentleman residing at
Paradise, that quartz lode was discovered
at that p ace on Tuesday last, which pros
poets as high AS eight and ten dollars to the
pan. The rock is deconlposed and dissoves
readily in water. 1t is regarded by those
who have seen the rock and the prospects
obtained from it as ''rich strike"


Placer Courier
Year: 1860

RAILROAD TO ORovILLE.-The total mum,
Der ofvotes cast in Butte county, at the late
election on the proposition for the county
to subscribe for 100000 worth of stock in
the projected railroad from Marysvlle to
Oroville, was 1924; majority in favor Of the
proposition, PIG. A strong determination
is evinced to contest the election but on
what ground is not stated. The surveyor
has already commenced his work, and the
first division, from Oroville to the Prairie
House, will soon be ready for the contract
ors.
Year: 1860

Injuring Propsrty.-Some few nights since
the window blinds, doors, and other painted
work of the hospital on Brooke Avenue


under the charge of the Sisters of Charity


were wantonly defaced and injured by some
unknown parties, who took that means OF
annoying the attendants, for no earthly cause


that respectable young men, when taken sick
away from friends and home, might have
some quiet place to resort to, where the ISIS.
ters" would nurse and attend them, whether
they had the means to defray their expenses
or not. Will any one say that is not true
charity, such as every man OF every denomi.
nation can approve2 And will not all say


shame on the creature that could wilfully
wound the feelings of those who are thus de-
voting their lives to the comforts Of the sick
Year: 1860

Bad Policy.-It has been suggested by per-
sons interested, that the city ought to erect a
small market house somewhere in the neigh


borhood of Brooke Avenue and Broad stree
for the convenience of the west-enders and to
those who know nothing of the population
of Sydney, the sugges tion seems to be proper
one. But to those who know that Sydney is
beyond the corporate limits, and that its in
habitants have persistently refused to become
part of Richmond proper, and to aid in pay
ing her expenses, no other argument will be
necessary to satisfy the City Council that our
Inhabitants should not be taxed to provide
conveniences for those who now enjoy the
benefits of her Internal improvements, her gas
and police. and yet contribute nothing to the
support of the city government. If the out
siders need market-places, they can erect them
enough to do to provide for the wants of their
own hock. .......-
Year: 1860

Paving.-Laborers are bu.ily engaged In
paving l4th street. from Franklin to Ross, and
Main street, from Sth to 5th. Both thorough
fares ought to be put in complete order and
Kept so. for they are constantly travelled over
In the heart of the city that will req uire paw
Ing in year or two, and will also need cul.
verting, If they are to be kept clean and neat
Year: 1860

Offering a Free Negro for Sale Yesterday
morning, a man called George Marshall, and
haiiing from the city Of Baltimore, was ar
raigned before the Mayor to answer the charge
of bringing into this State from Maryland q
free negro girl called Mary E. johnson. claim
ing her as his slave, and as such, offering her
for sale at pm biic auction. The evidence was
that Marshall took the girl to an auction house


and engaged gentleman to sell her. When
| she was put upon the block she declared her.


self to be free. and as Mr.. Marshall could


show no title to her, and could give no refer


ences as to his responsibility, he was taken


into custody by the police. On his way to the


lookup the prisoner said he purchased the


girl two years ago Of an Eastern Shore man,


whose name he did not remember, had owned


her ever since, and advertised her in the Balti-


The Mayor had the Mayor Of Baltimore writ


ten to, with the hope Of learning something of


both parties. and continued the examination


until to-day
Year: 1860

NEW WAY OF GETTING A LIvING.-Cole-
man, in his work On Butterflies, gives the fol-
lowing description:


deadly enemy to the whole race of cater
pillars is ever on the alert, winging about in
the shape of small black fly, in search of an
exposed and defenceless caterpillar. Having
first selected her victim, the fly pierces his
body with sharp cutting instrument she is
armed with, and in the wound deposits an
egg; the caterpillar winces a little at this
treatment, but seems to attach little import
ance to it. Meanwhile his enemy repeats his
thrusts until some thirty or forty eggs, germs
of the destroyers, are safely lodged In his
body, and his doom is certain beyond hope
The eggs quickly hatch in TO grubs, who begin
to gnaw away at the unhappy creatures flesh,
tn us reducing him gradually, but by pro-
found instinct, keeping clear of the vital or
gans, as if knowing full well that the crea-
ture must keep on feeding and digesting toe
or their own supply would speedily fail, just
as assurers, while draining a client, keep up
his credit with the world as long as they can
Weaker grows the caterpillar, as the gnawing
worms within grow stronger and nearer ma
turity; sometimes he has strength left to take
the chry sallas shape, but out of this he never
comes butterfly; the consuming grubs now
finish vitals and all, turn to pupe in his
empty skin, and come out soon black flies like
the parent.
Year: 1860

EXTENSION or The E. & G. R. R.-We
copy to- day an article from the Terre Haute
Express in regard to the above enterprise.
We learn that Gen. Steele, Of Rockville,
Parke county, gentleman who is taking
a strong interest in the extension of our
Railroad to ville-will be here in Il
few days to lay before our citizens the sub
ject of the extension.


This is matter of much interest to our
people. A portion of the trade from Parke
county-one of the best counties in the
State-will of course come to us if the road
be built to Rocky vile, and we think a sub
cription of a portion of the amount necessary
to secure the extension, by our capitalists,
would be a paying operation.


Cannot Evansville do something to help
along this work, in the way of material
aid?"
Year: 1860

This is quite an extensive business in
this county, and in this part of the State
Large amounts are invested in jacks and
jennets for breeding purposes. The usual
price of mules at weaving time is $40, for
four feet in height, and fer each additional
inch five dollars. This would make the
average value of mules about torty-fve or
fifty dollars. This is a very pretty business,
and nothing probably pays better. We are
of the opinion, however, that the country
sustains loss by selling mule colts at this
age. They are at the present time usually
purchased at this age and taken to Ken
lucky, and fed until they are two years old,
when they are fit for use, and then they are
driven to the markets where needed and
sold. Now, there is a very fine profit in
these animals from weaving time until they
are two years old, aud that profit should be
made by our farmers. The following rea-
sons we think sufficient to show that this
profit should be made here:


Mules are healthy and do here, exceed
ingly well. Grass is exceedingly abundant,
both pastures and meadows. Winter feed
corn, oats, and hay-cannot be fed to bet
ter purpose, and is rs cheap as is usual in
the West. Capital is sufficiently abundant
and cannot be used more proitably. Every
element necessary for keeping mules until
they are two years old is to be found here
in abundance, and the profits, without 60
ing into particulars, acknowledged ample.
. 1t is but a few years since the same
state of things existed in regard to cattle.
Ohio bought and grazed aud fed our young
cattle. This was found TO be a great loss
and has been changed, and the cattle of the
State, as well as the hogs, are generally
matured and falteued before they are sold.
The same should be the case with mules,
and they will be found to pay better than
even cattle or hogs for grazing and fatten-
ing. We hope our farmers will consider
this subject well before the twentieth of
September next. Suppose the mules of the
two past years had been kept. Those of
the previous year would be two years old,
and ready during the summer for market.
| Would not the owners have done better
than they have done? Would not the
country have done better by having them
retained? In such grain and grazing
country as this, stock Of every description
should be natured before sold from the coun-
try.-Dr. Stevenson, IN The Putnam Banner.
Year: 1860




B5~ Does it occur to our citizens that
Evansville will not get credit for as many
inhabitants as she contains, in the Census
returns of this year, by from one to two
thousand ?


Let any person look at a map of the city
and see what territory is outside the city Iim-
its, and then 60 around the edges of the
place particularly over Pigeon Creek, and
in the North and East suburbs-and witness
the young towns which have grown mp
there-and the conclusion will at once be
reached that Mt least 1000. and maybe 1000
people live outside of the city, who ought
in justice to be counted in our population.


Can not some means be devised for getting
the census of these outsiders?
Year: 1860

WASHINGTON, April Is, M.-As number
of the Opposition will pair off with Demo-
cratic members who are going to Charleston,
and will avail themselves of this arrange
ment to visit their homes, it is probable that
scarcely quorum if SO many will be left
free to attend to the public business.
Year: 1860

FEW evenings since Il lady in Lexing-
ton, Michigan, was playing upon nlelode-
on, when 4 mouse emerged from corner
of the room, ran up tremblingly to the in
strument, then ascended the dress of the
performer into her lap, aRd finally nestled
under her basque The little animal was in
such a high state of ecstasy that it was
utterly powerless, and had the performer
continued a moment longer it would have
expired.
Year: 1860

Boy LosT.-A boy named RILEY Proc
TOR, son of Mrs. Proctor, left home Monday
morning on fishing excursion, and not re-
turning at II late hour last night, fears were
entertained that he had been drowned His
hat was found near the saw-mill in the up
per part of the city. The cannon was fired
last evening to raise the body, but without
success
Year: 1860

A correspondent OF the Petersburg (PIke
county, Reporter of the 18th, "urges upon
the Republicans of this Congressional Dis
trict the propriety of holding Republican
Convention, at some suitable point say Pc
tersburgh, for the purpose of putting III
nomination a candidate for Congress" He
then goes on to say: Shall we hold Con-
vention, or consent to be beaten in advance,
as we usually do?S and proposes Tuesday,
the 18th of June, as suitable time for the
proposed Convention.


AS the writer in the Reporter asks the
opinion OF the Evansville journal land
other papers) on the subject, We give orr
views:


We say, if the Republicans " of the
First Congressional District are Uery anxious
to meet together, to nominate candidate
for Congress, in order to be most inglorious-
ly beaten, they have perfect right to do so.
But.if the Republicans of this District
wish to follow the sensible example of the
last Republican State Central Committee,
we are ready to entertain I" "E.'s' PROPOSE
tion-otherwise we are not.


By following that example, We mean the
calling of Convention of all the OPPoSs-
ton of the District, to meet together and
nominate some d" good man " for Congress,
with the disposition to ask and the intention
to accept the votes of Wings, Americans,
and disafIected Democrats, and all others
opposed to Lecompton Democracy. In
such movement, the correspondent of the
RepOrter may count US in"


If the writer quoted, changes his PROPOSE
ton as suggested, we shall probably say
that the time and place mentioned would
suit the Opposition down here very we'll
Petersburgh is reasonably central and ac-
cessible, and the time is about right. We
do not know of any reason why the time
and place should not be satisfactory to the
Opposition of the District We are speak
ing on our own responsibility; not for any
body else.


We do, however, protest strenuously
against starting the movement rs suggested
by the Reporters correspondent. Let the
call be for a District Convention of the OPP
position to the present Administration, and
we predict, whatever the time and wherever
the place, rOusing" attendance. We
are rather favorable to Convention, but by
all means let it be called rightly.


There is a District Executive Committee
to attend to these matters, and to them, also,
we direct these remarks.
Year: 1860

Rk- We have big River now. The
large steamboats, loom up at the wharf al


most AS high as the stores on Water street.
The landing yesterday had huge piles Of
goods upon it, from one end to the other
Year: 1860

be the most udcous for yourselves and for the
unmiseudcd portion of the North to stand up manfuy
and earnestly for your rights Wha the Union, and be-
meath that great Constitution which has been bequeatbed
to u.s. with such admirable combinations and Safeguards
for every emergency. All John Browns will be dealt
with as traitors aud murderer and all other questions
will be treated by North and South together the cur
rent sways.


Most happy are we in the consciousness that all par
ties avop respect for the Constitution and still happier
will we be when we breathe freely in the discovery that
that wonderful instrument will survive the assaults Of
even geographical partz Inship.


Very respectfully. yours,


AN OLD LINE WING,
Year: 1860

A correspondent of the Union writing from
Cold Springs, Oct 25th, says


We were favored with a speech few days
since by Collector Washington, Judge Hardy
and our Senator, r. d. Crittenden. In the
course of his remarks, Judge Hardy, in speak
ing of the nomination of Judge Douglas,
made the assertion that had he (Douglas) re-
eeived 303, or the entire vote of the National
Convention, he Hardy would not have
given him his support He further stated
he would sooner vote for the blackest negro
in the State for President than Stephen A.
Douglas. We Of the mountains suppose it is
a matter of taste with the Judge when he
prefers a negro to a white man for the i'm
portant office of President; but we were a
little surprised at our Senator Crittenden
when he made the same assertion, after
pledging himself one year ago on the same
stump that should Douglas receive the nomi-
nation he would support him.


Remember that shortly after Judge Hardy
received the news of the nomination of Mr.
Douglas, he said it was the duty of the Dem
ocratie party to support him. Is the Breck-
inridge party becoming abolitionized
Year: 1860

Mr.. Calhoun said ten years ago in the
Senate of the United States, "The wal
will last between the sections while there
is slavery in the South. The conflict
will never terminate. The South, fear
will not see it until it is too late. They
will become more feeble every year,
while the North will grow stronger"
Year: 1860




Tile Contrast. One of the Missionaries
in China thus shows up the following 'they's
and 'we's:'


'The Chinese parents select the wives for
their sons, and decide whom their daugh-
'crs shall marry. Their badge of mourn
ing is white, and their funeral cards are
written with blue ink. They mourn for
the dead by proxy, and select burying
place for the departed by the aid of one who
makes that his profession, We read hori-
zo"'a'y' they perpeudlcularly. We read
from lett to right, they from right to left.
we uncover the h lad "a mark of respect,
they put on their caps. We black all our
boots they whitewash theirs. We compress
the waist they the feet. We give the place
ofhonor 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 sslutation, they shake
; their own. We located the understanding
Of the brain, they in the belly.
Our officials designate their Office or rank
by star on the breast or epauIettes on
their shoulders, they by button on the
apex Of their caps. We page our books on
the top, they on the margin. We print on
both sides Of the leaf they upon one. We
place our foot notes at the BOTTOM of the
page, they at the top of it. We mark the
title of book on the back of the binding,
they on the margin Of the leaf. In our
libraries we set the volumes up, they lay
theirs down. We keep our wives in the
parlor, they keep theirs iu the kitchen. We
put cur daughters to school. they put thers
to service. We rrorel our canal boats by
horses and steam, they pull theirs by men.
We take our produce to market by railroad
they take theirs on mems shoulders. We
saw lumber and grind flour by steam and
water power, they do it by human muscle.
We turn thousand spindles and fly hun
dred 'luttles, without single hand to pro-
pei, they employ a hand to each. We
print by power presses and metal types,
they on wooden blocks with hand brush.
We worship God they offer incense to the
devil
Year: 1860

The Minor Appropriation bills, already reported
to the House, have been reduced about half mil
lion dollars below the estimates of the Treasury. 1t
is intended to apply this retrenching principle to
the larger bills, with the expectation of reducing
the aggregate several millions. The navy will be
scaled one million dollars, experience showing that
the reduction last year did not impair the efficiency
of the service.


1t is said the President entertains the idea of
purchasing rural residence near this city and set
tlinp down after the close of his term, having few
inducements to resume his Homestead at Wheat
Year: 1860

EThe Eighth Annual Report of oftheInstitution for
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind of the State of
Louisiana was printed at the office of the Institu-
lion the nnnils heinn the cnmnnsitnrs.
Year: 1860

DGGuh OA NAA1A
Suppose the little eowslp


Should hang its golden cup
And say, "I am such tiny flower,
I'd better not grow up;"
HowImany a weary Traveller


Would miss its fragrant smell!
How many little child would grieye
To lose il from the dell
Suppose the glistening dew drops
Upon the grass should say,
"what can a little dew drop dO'
I'D better roll away"
The blade on which it rested,


Before the day was done,
Without drop to moisten it,
Would wither in the sun.
Suppose the little bTeezcs,


IpOn summers day,
Should think themselves to small to cool
The traveller OH his way;
Who would net miss the smallest
Aud softcst ones that blow,
And think they make great mistake
II they were talking so'
How many DECIDE Of kindness
A little child may do,
Although it has but little strength,
And little wisdom too!
1t wants loving spirit


More than strength to prove
How many things a child may do
For others by his love.
Year: 1860

TAKE CARE OF YOrR EYEs.-One of the
most eminent American divines, who has
for some time been compelled to forcgo
the pleasure Of reading, has spent some
thousands of dollars in vain, and lost
years of time, in consequence Of getting
up several hours before day and studying
by artificial light. His eyes never will
get we'll.


Multitudes of men and women have
made their eyes week for life, by the too
free use Of eyesight in reading fine print
and doing fine sewing. In view of these
things, it will be well to observe the fol-
lowing rules in the use of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between light
and darkness.


Never begin to read, write or sew, for
several minutes after coming from dark
ness to bright light.


Never read by twilight, or moonlight,
or on very cloudy day.


Never read or sew directly in front of
the light, or window, or door.


1t is best to have the light fall from
above obliquely, over the left shoulder.


Never sleep so that, on the first ava
kcning, the eye shall open OIL the light of
q window.


Do not use the eycsight by light so
scant that it requires an effort to discrim-
mate.


The moment you are instinctively i'm.
PEELED to rub the eyes, that moment cease
using them.


If the eyclids be glued together on wa
king up, do not forcibIy open them but
apply the saliva with the finger-it is the
speediest dilutant in the world; then,
wash your eyes and face in warm water.