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Year: 1859

BAvARD Notwithstanding the
severe storm of Thursday evening, quite a
large audience assembled to hear this cele-
brated traveller His lecture was an admir-
able condensation of his letters to the New
York Tribune, some months ago, descriptive
oil q Journey to the Far North" His pic
ture of winter scenery-interspersed with
sketches of the people dwelling in the cold
lands of Northern Europe, were intensely
interesting-and a sigh of disappointment
that the speaker did not further extend his
discourse, was inevitable at the conclusion
Of the lecture


The Library Association deserve the
thanks of our citizens for furnishing them
with so rare a treat as was served up on this
occasion. We are glad to learn that their
efforts were rewarded with about $50 over
and above all expenses.
Year: 1859




The Arctic PASoRAMA.-This beautiful
painting still remains at Apollo Hall. To say
that it is superior work of art would be
faint praise, indeed, compared with its mer-
its as an instructor. The scenes of the
North are beautiful pictures, and from that
portion of the scenery around New York,
with which We are familiar, and from kane's
works, we can but form an opinion about
the accuracy of the Arctic pictures. They
are wonderful to look at, and give the read
er of his book much better and more life
like idea of the hardships endured by the
noble commander of the last American Ex-
pedition in search of Sir John Franklin
while battling with the elements Of the ex-
treme Polar Sea. There will be an after
noon exhibition for families and children
to-day at 3 o'clock, p. NJ, and another this
evening.
Year: 1859

td@ The Vincennes Gazette says it was


reported on the streets in that city that the
securities upon the bond of the Sheriff of
Knox county had, or were about to apply to
the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas to
be released.
Year: 1859

A BEAUTIFUL SENTMENT.-Thc late eminent
Judge, Sir Allen Park, once said at a public
meeting in London:


We live in the midst OF blessings till we
arc utterly insensible of their greatness and
Of the source whence they flow. We speak
of our civilization, our arts, our freedom, our
laws, and forget entirely how large share is
due to Christianity. Blot Christianity out OF
the pages of mans history, and what would
his laws have been-what his civilization?
Christianity is mixed up with our very be-
ing and our daily life; there is not a familiar
object around us which does not wear diff
ierent aspect because the light of Christian
love is upon it-not law which does not
owe its trust and gentleness to Christianity
not a custom which can not be traced, in all
its holy, healthful parts to tho gospel.
Year: 1859

GSS- just before sunset, last evening.
beautiful sight was presented The vault of
heaven was cloudy, but the clouds were very
high up, and the atmosphere below seemed
clear and pure. Nothing was visible beneath
the wide-reaching arch but the wreaths Of
smoke ascending from the city roofs, all rich
ly golden in the rays of the sinking sun,
which, like a blushing bridegroom, went to
his rest A huge column rose from one oi
the City Mills and ascended in spiral beauty
to the very zenith Surprising all that ar
chitectural genius has yet achieved, it loomed
upward in the light like the realization OF
the imagined Babel OF the oIdeu time. As il
a magic hand had builded it, it shot its tow
er aloft, still higher and higher, till the i'm.
agination of the beholdcr was dazzlcd with
the height to which it arose and the glory
which allumined its ascent lnterpeuetrated
with the rich and mellow rays of the depart
ing sun, structure of light and mist, an airy
palace, it stood in gorgeous stateliness few
brief moments and faded suddenly, like a
dream-buit castle in the air. How beautiful
a painter is the sun!
Year: 1859

CB Mrs McC., who keeps a hotel in this
city, came to the Police Office, Yesterday
with her nose knocked into an indigo blue.
and her arms all bloody and bruised and
complained Of one Jack Riley for beating
her Mrs McC. related her story in the rich
est of brogues and with a volpbility that al
most bordered upon eloquence giving en-
phasis to her declarations with an occasional
oath and appealing to the sympathes of her
listeners with copious tears. According to
her story, she simply "towld" Mr. Riley that
she couldn't board hi'a any longer unless he
would keep sober, whereupon he Knocked
her down "thray times" and beat her, "and
lux she concluded, "what face he left mel"
And sure enough it was a face to look at


The abused female, when she arose TO take
her departure from the Station House. stag
gered a little and, suspecting that it would
be thought she had been taking little
protested loudly that she hadn't tasted
"dhrop Of liquor for a coople o wakes" and
that it was pure "wakeness" that made her
stagger at all. Very likely it was The last
we saw Of her. she was hunting the Record,
er, in order to get out warrant for the gen
tleman's arrest Riley was afterwards arres-
ted and lodged in the Station House
Year: 1859

How IT HAPrEyED-"All the world Won
dered' at the insertion of Judge Douglass
Chicago speech in the Washington Union,
and many supposed that it was a sign that
the Union intended to "let up on the Little
Giant Never was there a greater mistake
The speech was inserted by one of the Assist
ant Editors of that sheet, and he was instant
" diseharged
Year: 1859

MARROW ESCAPE AND A FmGuT-The Rev.
Mr.. wager was upset, on the night of the
22d December from a buggy, in Ignacio Val.
ley, Contra Costa county, by running against
a stump As he was thrown out the horse
instantly started off at full speed carrying
still in the vehicle, Mrs. Caldwell, Mr.. va
gers daughter. The animal, says the Contra
Costa Gazette, ran distance of over two
miles, making four turns at right angles, one
mile of the distance being through as heavy
a timbered piece of land as there is in the
valley, and finally brought up at the house
of Mr. Fisher, with everything all right, OK
cept broken trace The reverned gentle
man was not hurt though both he and his
daughter got a terrible fright, each in con
sidering the unknown situation Of the other
when so suddenly separated,
Year: 1859

FIRE IN ORovrLLE-We learn from gen
tleman, down from Oroyille, last evening,
that fire broke out in that city, on Tuesday
night and burnt down four or five China
houses. There being no fire department, the
population stood still and watched the con
Aagration till it burnt out
Year: 1859


From and after this date the FREE LIST will be dis
continued and those in must SETTLE or they
will be served the All who wish the Paper will
be served by leaving word with me or at the Office


4. NJ. HILL,
Carrier Of DAILY NATIONAL DEMOCRAT.
Marysyille January 1st 1859
Year: 1859

c5S A young man named Butler was fatal
ly injured some eight days since, near San
Jose. lie was driving team of four horses,
when they became frightened and ran against
tree and he was caught between the wag-
on and the tree, and so severely injured that
he died shortly after He was native of
frampton, Quebec, aged u years. We learn
the above from a letter in The s. Z. Times.
Year: 1859

On, great cause of tho failure and bankruptcy
vt No many Railroad Companies consists in the
inexperence and ineffciency Of those to whom
their management is entrusted A man may be
asuccessful merchant or skillful banker, and
yet be profoundly ignorant Of tho proper mode Of
operating a railroad. The management of the
railway and it's finances should not be con6ded u
the same hands To superintend the operating
of road after Ii ia built, requires very
different sort of talent and experience from
that which relates to the keeping nf lcdg-
els or handling the dollars and cent. No
man can be practical and successful railroad
mnnager unless he has served regular appren.
ticeship to tho business. any more than he could
do tho work Of n machinist or printer without u
previous knowledge of the 'art and mystery" of
their details.


Tho best Railroad men in tho world are those
who. beginning as traokmen, havc come up regu-
lnrly through all tho gradations, to positions of
trust and responsibility. The success OF any Rail-
road must depend upon the fitness Of those who
arc entrusted with its running operations. These
must be what ARE generally denominated rail
road mon" from trnckman to superintcndant.--
No person who does not understand navigation
undertakes the command ofa ship. and upon the
same principle we would exclude NIL persons
from the Snperntcndency of Railroad who have
Ind no previous knowledge of the proper mode Of
operntingit. Your Bank Presidents might just
rs well be entrusted with the command Of our
mercantile marine, M to assume control Of our
Railroads And We doubt not. TINT Stockholders.
ere they hnvc lost many millions more by such
folly rs this, will insist upon entrusting their in
tcrests to the management Of practical s,nd expe-
rienced men. Why shoull there bo any cxcep-
ton to this rule at ally IL is IA rule not departed
from in any other department Of entcrprize or in
dnsiry, especially whore interests of great magni-
tude are ut stake.
Year: 1859

Invest your capital in fand, and run in
debt for more.


Hire money to stock your farm.


Have no faith in your own business
and be always ready to sell out


Buy mean cows spawned horses, poor
oxen and cheap tools.


Feed bog hay and moaldy corn and
clover exclusively, in order to keep the
stock tame. Fiery cattle are terrible
hard on old, rickety wagons and plows


Use the oil of hickory freely whenever
your oxen need strength. 1t is cheaper
than hay or meal, keeps the hair lively
and pounds out the grubs.


Select such calves as the butcher shuns
beauties of runts, thin in hams,and pot
bellied, but be sure and keep their blooC
thin with scanty herbage. Animals ar
safest to breed from that haven't strength
to herb.


Be cautious in the manufacture Of ma
nures. 1t makes the fields look black an
mournful about planting time, besides,
is a great deal Of work to haul it.


Never waste time, in setting out shad
trees.


The road to poor farming, thong
largely Travelled, is not well understood an
these landmarks are thrown up for cou
mon benefit.
Year: 1859

of Cricket = it may be very brisk
amusement for some men, but | would
as soon think Of taking pleasure in a
hearse, or Of going to dozen pedestrian
funerals for a days pleasure, as of par,
ticipating in the gloomy ceremonies Of
Cricket for the same length of time. l
have been low spirited ever since the
great Jersey match, and am rapidly sink
ing under the remembrance of the dis
NAL doings on that oppressive occasion.-
Disconsolately,


Ok. PHILANpER DoEsrIcKs, Z. b.
Year: 1859

Under the head of "a Modern Cinder
ella the San Francisco Bulletin tells
the following story:-"In one Of those
filthy alleys which lead out of jackson
street, there lived beautiful damse
named All Choong, who, of all her low
ers preferred Cha See; and he, of all the
damsels in the city, preferred All Choong
Now, as acid loves acid and sweet loves
sweet, it was natural that the lovers
should come together, and so they did
but wicked old hag, who had a mortg.
age of 5000 on the girl, envied THEN
happiness and tore them asunder From
that time All Choong was put in mar.
row room, not much bigger than coffin
and every day the old witch bclabor.
ed her with a broomstick, thinking in
that way to drive out of her heal the
remembrance of the YOUTH but love was
too strong, and although the beauty OF
the damsel was much defaced it was i'm
possible to destroy the daguerreotype OF
Cha See which the sun Of affection had
imprinted in her heart.


Now, while thus the damsel was suffer
ing all the horrors of purgatory for the
sake of love, Cha See suffered no less, as
he wandred about the city thinking how
he might circumvent the witch and carry
off the damsel. 1t is said that love is
omniscient and all powerful and so il
seems--for it managed to let All Choong
know that carrige was in waiting at
the corner of the street, and that her
lover waited there to receive her in his
arms. 1t was night, but love has the
eyes of cat; the lass was imprisoned, but
love knows no locks; it was dangerous
experiment, but love laughs at peril; aud
so, in spite Of night, locks and danger
the damsel broke out Of her prison and
ran down the alley like another Atalan.
ia. But she ran so fast that she lost a
slipper, and we suppose the dell must
have been in the slipper, For Cha See
would have gone back for the little Jewel
again and put back in her prison; but as
love brooks no delay, All Choong took Of
the other slipper, and ilinging it at the
coachman, cried out that he should drive
on, and he did drive on as if his horses
were made only of springs and whale
bone. There was great commotion OF
jackson street. all the Cinnamon ii
the Chinese quarter seemed to be up in
arms, and long string Of them followed
the coach which carried off the lovers


But it was no use. They had reached
the Justices Office, and in a trice were
wedded--and though the bride was bare
soot, this is no reason why they should
not live happily all the rest of their lives.
Year: 1859

E&Important dispatches have been
received by the Government, with refer
encc to the San Juan dispute. In them
Great Britain expresses an earnest desire
to settle the difficulties which now exist,
amicably, and in manner which shall
give satisfaction to the United States
She has no doubt, moreover, that this
will be accomplished. 1t is said that the
tone of the dispatches is entirely respect
ful and friendly. The details Of the settle,
ment now proposed have not yet yet been
made known, but it is believed that there
is now no danger of any serious difficulty
between the two countries.
Year: 1859

Give AND LET LIVE"
Is the principle upon which they are determined to
do business and they will conhne themselves eXclu-
siycy to the Boot Shoe and Leather trade. To their
stock Of goods for Ladies' they would call par
ticuar attention They have constantly in their em-
rloy the hest Of workrren keep the best Of French
Calf and Patent Leather aud can and do make as
good Boot as can be bought in the state.


LADIES' GiITELS AND LACE BOOTS.
Unsurpassed for Durability and beauty made TO or
der. Their Mandatory is IN constant operation,
aud all orders executed on the shortest notice Lum-
bermcn will do we'll TO call and examine their stock
Of BOOTS before purchasing elsewhere, as they
pledge themselves to sell BETTER ARTICLE at
a LOWER PRICE than has ever been sold in this
county Call and see A. EATON 4 co.


East Saginaw October 90 1889
Year: 1859

A MEETING of coored people was lately
held in Canada, to listen to proposition of
fered by an agent of the English Govern
ment for their emigration to Jamaica, where
they were assured, they could become own
ers of property, besides possessing all the
advantages of British subjects, Only a stipu-
lated number were called for at the present
time, but if the experiment proved successful,
the gates would be thrown open to general
emigration. If this move is attended with
success, arrangements are in contemplation
for its further prosecution in the spring.
Year: 1859

"a young German girl named Mary Tike,
residing on 18th street, near Cass Avenue,
was dismissed some eighteen months ago by
her employer. who then objected to her keep
ing late hours with her beaux. After this
the girl bore good character, and her for
mer mstess took her back. A few days since
the girl gave birth to male child, and was
seen shortly after stranging it, A physician
was Immediately sent for but when he ar
rived the child was dead The mother has
been sent to the hospital, with orders to
have her strictly confined
Year: 1859

THE name of the man who was hurt by the
premature discharge of the gun on the Nor
therner, on last Sunday, is John Morris
When he was taken out of the water. he gave
SSl from his rocket to P j. Dowd, fellow
sailor Dowd went on a spree. and gambled
off $50 of the money at poker.
Year: 1859

JoHN Wise, the balloon man, denies the
report that he had abandoned his projected
trai.s atlantic trip lie says:


/ have never for moment abandon ed the
project. My late experiments in the eastern
current were specifically made with the view
of aiding me in its simplitication. In all
this am sure have lost no ground but.
on the other hand, have saved time and mo-
ney, necessary TO provide for the outfit, as
well as having learned the avoidance of con.
tingencies that might otherwise have render.
ed the experiment uncertain and disastrous.
When get ready am certain of success.
but until then had determined to publish
nothing about the merits or difficulties Of the
enterprise.
My own scheme is one of plain sailing-no-
thing but the balloon and water car These,
properly constructed, will serve the purpose
of the trans atlantic, trans pacific, and trans.
mundane voyage.
Year: 1859

mas won lot itself such a renown for the cure OF
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint, that
It Is entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidence OF its virtues, wherever IL has been em-
ployed. As it has long been In constant use
throughout this section, need not do more than
assure the people its quality Is kept up to the best
Il ever has been, and that II may be relied on TO
do for their reief ali il has been found to do
Year: 1859

Humanity is constitutionally lazy. |
have yet to see the first child take natural
ly to steady work, or the first young man
look forward with no desire to an age of
ease. There are multitudes Of men who
love work, but they have learned to love it,
aud have learned that they are made truly
happier by it. We are all looking forward
to some golden hour when we may "retire
from business" read the newspapers at
leisure, drive a pair of steady bay horses,
walk TO the Post Office with well fed
belly and a gold-headed cane, and he free.
i do not believe that any man ever became
thoroughly industrious, save under the i'm
pusion of motives outside of the attrac-
tions Of labor. We labor because il is
necessary for us to labor for suslenance, or
to achieve an object of ambition or because
idleness is felt to be a greater evil than la
bor The number of potatoes unearthed
in the world "lor the fun of it," would not
feed flock of sheep In fact, l believe
that God made US lazy for purpose. He
did not intend that we should have any
thing but air and water costless. If labor
we're pleasure, we should have really to
pay loI hObuiugt dnuI as u consequence, We
should prize nothing that we have All
values have their basis in cost, aud labor
is the first cost of everything on which we
set price. But labor has higher end
than this, and will try to reveal it.


Every man aud woman is born into the
world with stock of vitality w,Hch must
be expended in some way. II may be
breathed out in unnecessary sleep, or ap-
propriated wholly to the digestion of un-
necessary food, and good deal Of It runs
to waste in these ways 1t may be expend
ed in sport aud in play, it may be exhaust.
ed in sickness, or it may be applied to la
bor This vitality is naturally restless
principle. In the boy, to whom existence
is fresh, we find it unclaimed, and betfay
ing itself in antics and races, and foolhardy
feats and various play, 1t impels him tC
exercise and activity in all places aud al
all times. This vitality is alike the basis
of mental and muscular power. Fortt
from it proceeds all action whatsoever
When we possess it, we live; when il leave
US, we die.


This vitality is, then, the matrix, as il /
Year: 1859

Gus transit We love these weary work
ers, bid them be happy. But man who
retires from business before the work Of
life is done, in the full possession of his
powers, retires from happiness and health.
His stock of vitality is unexpended and
uneasy and discontented must his life be,
unless that vitality find outlet through le-
gitmate channels A life of active bust
ness carves deep channels, and it is very
hard to change them. Better far to die in
the old harness than to try to put on an
other. But all may look forward to an age
of leisure, lying in the unknown land, where
powers trained to ease and action by labor
will find themselves fed by vitality i'm
mortal as that in which abide the springs
of all power,
Year: 1859

WHERE THE LAUGH CANE IN.--Bunce's
and Sizer's farm adjoned each other Siz-
er had an unruly sheep which was in the
habit of getting into Bunce's field. Bunce
expostulated with Sizer several times, aud
then told him if he did not keep bis sheep
at home, he would fix him so he wouldn't
jump any more fences. But Bunce soon
found the sheep back again; so he caught
him, aud with knife severed the cnticle
or skin just beyond the gambril joint, aud
between the main cord q bone, then thrust
the other hind leg through the aperture,
and then put the sheep back over the fence,
who went off hobbling on three legs. Sizer
soon after discovered the sad plight his
sheep was in, and he- knew very we'll who
was the cause Of it, but he concluded to
tUke things coolly, aud await some suitable
opportunity to revenge himself Presently,
Bunce's old saw broke into Sizers Geld,
when he caught her. and with sharp kuife
cut her mouth almost from ear 70 ear, and
turned her back When Bance discovered
this, he went to Sizer in great rage,
and demanded of him what be did that for


Szer said, upon my word neighbor Bunce,
| didn't do any such thing. YOnT ola so1o
split her mouth laughing at my sheep through
Tie fence !"- SyraeaSs Standard
Year: 1859

HARD UP.-The Lecomptonites are so
scarce Of timber in this city, that they are
industriously endeavoring, as we are credibly
Informed, to induce we'll known Douglas men
to run upon their ticket for city offices. Poor
fellows they know they have no earthly
show to win with any other kind of men
than Douglas Democrats, and so they are
willing to stoop to the miserable trickery OF
begging Douglas men to run on their ticket,
IN order to claim it as Lecompton victory
If they are elected. We don't believe that
any Douglas man will be silly enough to COM
promise himself and his friends in any such
way, aud permit himself obe dragged down.
with that politically despcable Leconpton
crowd, to perdition. Douglas men, as a gen
eral thing have too much brains to be guled
into an arrangement which would render
them so contemplate in the eyes of their
political associates. These are no times for
child's play. The storm is in its full career
and political goslings had better seek shell
ter The Douglas man, who is silly enough
to accept nomination at the hands of that
contemplated convention of shameless Bolt
ers, who are rallying under the banner OF
Lecomptonism. would do we'll to 20 home
and bag his head.
Year: 1859

san FRANcGsoo DAILY TMEs.-This paper
is our very antiPode in politics but, at the
same time, we must do it the justice to say
that under the editorial control of Mr..
Washburn, it is very able journal, indeed.
Year: 1859

B-0ns Of the sports" around town rails
ed quite an alarm last night, at about ten
o'clock, by shooting pistol from the door of
house of questionable standing. He was
arrested and taken to the Station House.
Year: 1859

e9Y There is a movement on foot among
the Republicans in Pennsylvania TO give an
expression in favor of Gen. Simon Cameron
at the coming State Convention for the Pre-
sidency, and thus informally place him in the
field, and also to get united delegation in
the National Convention from that State.


GT- The friends of NJ Alexis de Tocque-
vile feel less uneasiness as to the state of his
health, which has somewhat improved.
Year: 1859

MILITARY CoMPANY.-We notice that the citizens of different towns in our State, are making efforts to organize military companies. What say the young men of Des Arc? We have gentleman in our midst who possesses superior qualifications to take command of a company and properly drill it, should one be organized. When will meeting be held, for this purpose?