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Year: 1860

A JURY REBUKED. jury in the case of Patrick Hennessey, tried at New York on Wednesday for arson, came into court at night with a verdict of guilty of arson in the third degree" through the indictment was for ar son in the first degree, and the district attor- ney consented that the crime shosld be brought in arson in the second degree. The next morning, the jury being all present in court, the judge epoke to them and of their verdict as fnHows:

 ''Booause a jury have merely the physical power ot finding person guilty of an afense i they have no right, in any shape or manner to convict thls prisoner of arson in the third degree They were told expressly and ex- picitg, as matter of law, that if they. found the prisoner set the building on fire. their du- ty was to find him guilty of arson in the see on9degree. By their finding the jury found tPht the prisoner kindled fire. and they pro- slmed to overrule the court on a question of iaw, and 1 say here emphatically, that t is as absolutely moral perjury in the witness-box. Now, will observe that the court does not sit here as a mere matter of farce marnIr, to tell the jury what the law is, and it is just as much matter of accident, without knowino anything of arson in the third or fortietb de7 gree, whether they give conviction that would entltle the prisoner to new trial as whether 1t rains or shines to-day. The duty ot the jury IS to take the law from the courf. and merely because they have the physical power to say yes or mo" gives them no right to transcend the directions given. Tbev were informed distinctly that the fact of the firing was all they had to do with, and so fa,, as they travelled beyond the instruction of the court, and presumed themselves to constrpe the law, they, to extent, violated their oaths to give verdict only on the facts.
Year: 1860

How TO TREAT THE BITE OF A Doc. Dr. Stephen Ware of Boston, in his testlmo- ny in recent case which grew out of the in- juries from the bite of dog, furnished the following advice:

 In the case of the bite by dog where the teeth of the animal penetrated the flesh, whether the dog was known to be mad or not he should use the same precautions. He would wash the wound with warm water, eX- tract all the virus possible by sucking the wound with his lips, and then cauterize it deeply with the caustic mostreadily obtained, but should use potash if 1t could be procured at once.

 The time in which the effects of the bite of a rabid dog would be seen, varied from two to three days to as many years, but If no ef- fleets were felt after two or three months, as a general thing the patient might consider himself safe Bites made through clothing are seldom productive of much harm, as even if the dog is mad the clothing absorbs the virus before the teeth reach the flesh. Most of the fatal cases are where the person was bitten on some naked part
Year: 1860

VALUABLE REMEDY FOR A FELoN.-We find the following in The Auburn Daily Union:

 A lady who had been troubled for some time by afelon on her finger gives simple remedy, from which she experienced great relief and which enabled her to obtain sleep for the first time in many nights It was to cut hole in lemon and wear it on the fin ger like thimble-the felon being encased in the fruit. Persons afflicted with these pain ful and occasionally dangerous visitors, would do we'll to give this remedial agent a trial
Year: 1860

AMERICAN NATIONAL SONG. o say, can you see by the dawns early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gieaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, Ger the ramparts We watched so gallantly stream And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in Gave proof through the night that flag was there.

 say, does that star-8pangled banner yet wave Ger the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,

 Where the foes naughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, OCT the towering steep,

 A. it ftfuly blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the mornings first beam In full glory reflected now shines on the stream :; 'Tis the star-spangled banner; o, long may it wave

 Der the land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, Mid the havoc of war and the battles confusion A home and country should leave us no more, Their blood hath washed out their foul footsteps pollution; No refuge could save the hireing and slave From the terror of flight the gloom of the grave And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave

 Ger the land of the free and the home of the brave. o! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand, Between their loved homes and the wars deso- lation: Blessed with victory and peace, may the Heaven rescued land,

 Praise the power that hath made and preserved us nation; Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just And this be our motto, In God is our trust '' And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave

 Ger the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Year: 1860

TIE FIDELITY OF FRENCH WIVES There is an erroneous impression abroad, says a Paris correspondent, on the subject of French wives fidelity. Considering them as a class, subjected oft-times to the yoke of men for whom they can entertain neither love nor respect, venture to assert that no country can show better record of feminine purity than France.
Year: 1860

JUDGE Nor" I wouldn't have done this or that" How many times day do we hear this, and how absurd is such declaration. Who knows what he will do until he is tried and tempted? Not we, nor you. It is one thing to sit calmly down and theorize about life and its mischances, and another to meet them face to face, when We have time to cry, Lord save us Therefore, when the avenger strikes, in moment of frenzied bitterness. at his foe-at the traitor who, while taking his hand in the grasp of friendship, has blighted his hearthstone, do not say, " would not have done so." Wait till your turn comes, or rather do not wait till then; but, avoiding vain boosting, lean only on Him who giveth help in time of need This only is our safety in the difficult lesson of selfeovernment
Year: 1860

To DYE SLATE CoLoR.--Boil green chest nut bark one hour; take out the bark, and add four ounces green vitriol for one pound woolen yarn or cloth; stir frequently one hour dry before washing
Year: 1860

A ROTTEN CoNCERN.-The Vieksburg (Miss.) Whig states that portion of the great Atlantic telegraph cable, which was brought there to be laid across the Mississippi, was found to be utterly worthless, and there fore could not be used A new cable was or dered from New York.
Year: 1860




/, IF Z MEET YOU.
If meet you and l know You


In the bright immortal Land,
Shall l bend my spirit to you
And extend my eager hand?
Shall the vision now denied us


Show my passion-oh. how deep?
Aud the walls that now divide Us


Shall my spirit overleap?
Shall know how here met you


And was coldly kept asunder,
But how yet my life beset you


With its aching passion under!
And oh, will your eyes discover


How my hear; o'erleaped control,
AND, like mountains boiling ever,
Poured its lava in my soul?
will wait if you will tell me
! may touch your glowing hand,
That your look will not repel me
In the brighter, better Land;
/ will school my heart to shun you
All my life loug here below,
And will only dream Eve won you
Till the moment comes to go.
If my soul comes out the whittier

From its fiery despair.
If you find me all the brighter
For the load of sin l bear,
If my love hath purified me
And hath made my spirit sweet.
Will you spurE me and deride me
When you find ME a. your feet?
All! my souls love cannot perish
With its famine in the Night;
In the Morning you will cherish
The endearmen ents which you slight;
And when I shall be immortal
I will watch you and will wait,
And will meet you at the portal
Ere l enter at the gate.
Year: 1860

HOW To BOW
If in the street. YOU should chance to meet,
Some pretty lady friend;
And wish to bow with studied grace,
And ease, with franknesa bend:
With sweeping curve, your hat upraise
From off your noble brow;
Then bend yonr body, drop your eyes.
And smile gou best know Ao,c! =


HOW To SHAKE HANDS
Take off your glove, your arm outstretch,
In manner frank and fair,
Then grasp the quick extended hand,
As though your soul was there; o..
Then shake as though yonr very heart,
With joy would burst in twin;
Then laugh and shake-then shake and laugh
Then laugh, and shake again!
:. HOW To KISS.
First place your arm about her waist,
And draw her form to thine;
Then if she be loving Coz"
She will thy neck entwine;
And if she doss-ye gods what bliss
Then do not hesitate,
To press her parting lips to yours.
Johnny slut the gate!r
Year: 1860

AccrDENT.-We learn from the Nevada
Democrat, that on Wednesday last, as the
Orleans Flat stage arrived at the junction
House. the horses were turned and stopped
for the purpose Of unhitching and attaching
them to sleigh. The driver had got down,
and while engaged in taking some of the
baggage from the wagon, the horses became
frightened and started at full speed towards
Arnold Ranch. After running some dis
tance one of the wheel horses fell and was
dragged about half mile, when they left
the road and ran down q steep precipice
into Humbug Canon. The stage was broken
to pieces, one of the wheel horses killed, and
the other slightly wounded. The leaders
were not hnrt There was one passenger in
the stage when the horses started, but he
c.awled out behind and escaped without in
Jury.
Year: 1860

The TRAIL TO WAsHoE-Parties are at
work. we understand, on this trail at the
Yuba Cab, und will soon put it into admira-
BILE order. The season is now approaching,
when there will be great deal of travel be
sween this city and the Washoe Diggings.
That country will get the most of its supplies
from Marysville, because we are nearer to il
than any other important point, and the road
by which to reach us is better.
Year: 1860

AT last accounts, Horace Greeley was tray.
cling in the Northwest, for the purpose "of
feeling the pulse of the people, and learning
the lay of the land upon the Presidential
question" His party will very probably be
laid out" upon the land at the next Presi.
Dental election.
Year: 1860

PERsoNAL.-N P. Brown, Esq, formerly
connected with the Nevada Journal, paid us
visit yesterday. He is at present engaged
in the theatrical line, and. if he is half as
good in that as he was as the business man
Of tiourishing newspaper, he must succeed
to his hearts content There ia n disnuta
between Brown and Mighes, of the Appeal
as to which is the best looking man. Nigh
els has the advantage in blowing his own
trumpet, and also says he has the advantage
in referring to his glass. That may be, but
Brown thinks not.
Year: 1860

THE OTHER sIDE.-The Red Bluff Beacon
has the following; Alpheus Bull, formerly
of this place, and we'll known business man,
whose judgment will be readily taken by all
who know him, having recently returned
from Washoe writes from San Francisco to a
friend here, under date of Februrry 2sth, as
follows:


The country is unknown, and much that
is said in regard to it must be taken with
great degree of allowance. l would look
upon it as the height of foolishness for a man
who has living business in this State, to
leave 1t for that wild region. l saw but two
claims that were paying an ounce of mineral,
the balance are undeveloped, hence their
value is all conjecture. To me it appears to
be mineral country, and the relative sue
cess of the Adventures will, apprehend
correspond with our early gold seekers.
Year: 1860

A FiNE REsIDENcE.-Mr. Bolinger's new
residence on Cortez Square is rapidly pro-
crossing. The house and yard will present,
when done, very attractive appearance
There is much good taste and elegance in the
design of the building and its surroundings.
Year: 1860

< CONSISTENCY. The disorganizers, in trying to fix up their schemes to bring out an independent candidate for Governor admit that Col. Johnson is a sound demo- crat, faithful and competent, but have a great deal to say of the means or manner of his nomination. They do not complain of the thing done, but of the manner in which 1t was done One of these pre- tended objections is that the president of the convention cast the vote of Lawrence county for Mr. Johnson on the second bal lot. Lawrence county instructed for Mir. Flournoy, who said in convention that he was not candidate. After casting the vote of the county for him on the first bal lot. and on his withdrawal, the president had a right to cast the vote for any other democrat. Sevier county instructed for Judge Watkins. Mir. Peek was proxy for that county, and cast the vote on the first ballot for Watkins. Now, according to the rule he applied to Col. Rutherford, as proxy for Greene county as Judge Wat kins' name was not withdrawn, it was his duty to have voted for him clear through. Did he cast the vote of Sevier county for Judge Watkins on the second ballot? Oh, no. Of course he will defend that act. It is your bull and my OK, in that case. This serves to illustrate the stuff put forth to attempt to break down the action of a democratic convention by men who pre- tend to be democrats in the party in order to break it down and destroy it.
Year: 1860

RrvER.-The river is falling, with three or four feet water in the channel. The weather is cool and dry. The trade is very active, though large boats cannot now get above this point. The 35th Parallel is up the river. The Sky Lark arrived day be- fore yesterday, but as she could get no higher, her freight was transferred to the Cedar Rapids, new boat put upon the up-river trade and intended to run between thls point and Fort Smieh.
Year: 1860

To MECHANICs.-There Is no better To- cation anywhere in the west for good, sober industrious mechanics, than Warren. We want them here, and, if they come, they will find plenty of work and good pay, 1T the midst of kind hearted, generous and prosperous people, who will receive them as friends. There is not a tailor, a cabi- net-maker nor a saddler in the county, and we are assured by many of our most sub Gtantial citizens that such mechanics car make money as fast as honest men could desire. We want none but good me. chanics, who are sober and industrious To such, Warren offers many inducements -Sunbeam
Year: 1860

the measure; that they will not change this bill; and that they will now support this bill which establishes precedent which is rational within itself, which is deficient only in the quantity and in the amount which it gives. That can be remedied here after, if it shall truly and justly deserve to be remedied, at the hands of the American Congress.
Year: 1860

g-The claims of the rival aspirants Tn this Congressional district are pressed with great warmth, and the contest will be a close one. The Old Line Democrat re-

 pudiates the action of every meeting and convention that does not conform to its views. It goes further, and intimates that the Philadelphia convention must not only nominate it's favorite, but must nominate another candidate for Governor. The dele yates to that convention will see that they are not only expected to wheel into line at the word of command but to go through such evolutions as their self-constltuted captain may direct. Before they attempt to set aside the action of democratic State convention at the bidding of Mr. Peek, we ask them to remember that they were demo- crats in Arkansas before he came to the State, and hey have some character and renutation to lose. At his disorganization there need be no wonder. It is what he was brought here for. It Is what he Is paid for. But we apprehend the old and tried democrats of Arkansas will hardly disorganize at his bidding. On the other hand wehope democrats there, here and everywhere, will do all they can to preserve theyunion and integrity of the party.
Year: 1860

~ We are happy to inform our read CTS that our old friend, Henry Fisher has lately opened his new store on the corner of Elm and Cumberland streets, near the city gas-works; he has one of the best as sorted stocks in this city. Call and see him and examine his goods, he will sell them to you at low figure and give you good articles. For particulars we refer you to another column in this paper.
Year: 1860




AS the grand campaign of the Democracy
against the Republican Party, with the prize of
the Presidency in view, is at hand, and as the
contest viii be e long, strong and bitter one, and
as the NATIONAL DEMocRAT will sustain the Dem.
ocratic Flag by whomsoever borne, so that he be
the legitimate nominee of the Party, we deem IT a
lifting time, to call upon the friends of the Demo-
cratic cause throughout the country to come to
our support. The larges the circulation of our
Weekly in the interior. the more shall we be able
to do for the benefit of the Party, and we hope to
see the friends of Popular Sovereignty Conserya.
hsm and the Union rally around us. They can be
assured that we shall never abandon their cause
nor betray their confidence nor prove lagrard
IN the advocacy of their principles.


The WEEKLY DEMocRAT contains in av.-v ;0s,,..
TWENTY-EIGHTc columns of reading matter n
due portion Of which is devoted to political dis.
cussion, and the rest to news, foreign and domes.
tic, and to literary topics. In short, we shall en-.
deavor as heretofore, to make the WEEKLY DEM-
ocRAT not only staunch and reliable Political
Journal, but paper which shall be welcome 10
the families and homes of our fellow citizens.


Our terms, in advance, will be found below -
Year: 1860

We understand the only impediment now


in the way Of completing the Z. d @. Rail


road to Rockville, is the difficulty Of pro-
curing the right of way over some pieces


of land near the corporate. limits Of this
city and in this county. II is little
strange to US, that men owning property
through which this road passes, and other
property contiguous to it, cannot, at first
blush, see, that when finished. their lands
will be enhanced very much in value


What would the price of lands in this
county, aud the value of lots ia Terre'
Haute. be, if ne railroad ran through the
county or by the cityf Perhaps less than
one half what they are now selling for
As railroad facilities increase, so increases
the value of real estate all over the coun-
ty. person may have one piece Of land
that will be somewhat damaged by road
running directly through it, but at the
same time he may have many other
pieces whose values are much IN
creased by reason OF this same road
Would it then be right, be proper, be falr
for that man to contend for all the dam
age done to the one piece, while he re-
.eeives an over balancing benefit from the
olhers2 Certainly it would not.


The fact is, no impediment should be
thrown in the way of great public i'm
.provement in this way by Individuals
All the injury sustained and the advan'
sages derived from the work, should be
considered, and then, what is right and
ust. between the individual and the cor
poration, done.


We hope it will not have to be said,
that this road, which will be of so much |
to Terre. Haute and VigO cOuu-
ty. failed, because the right of way could /
not be procured on reasonable terms.
Year: 1860

eLD LUycnEns We are requested to state
for tho information and benefit of old anl rcgu-
lar lunch-catcrs that Wall Newman will soon
have new supply of goods to suit the taste of
those fa.tidious patrons Of their free lunch who
have unaccountahly dropped off lately.
Year: 1860

NEVADA CAMPAIGHER." Tho first number
OF Brcckinrdse journal bearing the above
name will be issued in this city tomorrow.
Judge c. f. Smith i. the editor. We are not
permitted TO read his copy, but the Judge is a
very clcvsr writer indeed. We are authorized
to say this from a past acquaintance with the
many virtues of his pen.
Year: 1860

FelLoW Citizens: On arriving at Memphis on my way home, issued call to you, for State convention to be held at Little Rock on the 3l of September next. That call will be before you II. day or two, 1 now learn that it conflicts with another, on the part of our friends for a previous day. l regret this thing, but as l cannot think shorter notice than 3l September, would enable our friends to hold their pri- mary meetings. and meet in full convention, 1 do not feel at liberty to shorten the time, and beg of oul friends to acquesce in that call and send up delegations

 I find very many communications accu- mulated in my absence-many from old and tried friends, and more from gentlemen that have not the pleasure of knowing at all, all on the DonlaS question, and giving me assurance of their kindly appreciation touching my course in the late conventions of Charleston and Baltimore. wish 10 thank these gentlemen for this kindly ex- preSsion of their approhation, and if comes most gratefully to me now, romminded as they are with denominations 'oud and dcep. through some of those filthy little fire eating presses of the southeast. who are so in famed with me, that I wonder they are not consumed by spontaneous combustion. I followed instructions and if l am crnsur- able at all 1t can only hr that l refused to commit my dear adopted State to the cause of disunion If l am blamed for that. whilst think it hard. have to submit in silence; still have the consolation left, of knowing that my conrse on the occasion alluded to meets with the decided, settled approval of my own judgment, thank God

 must say to my kind friends, that pre- vious engagements will not permit me to remain in the State longer than the Sth instant, and as cannot answer all their letters, l must beg of them to accept this as an answer to them. The two communica- tions to appearabou, this time in the press, under my signature, will be in most in- stances an answer of themselves. In reply to the generally expressed wish that I should go on the electoral ticket, have to say no, for the reason, that my engage ments carry me out of the State until the first of October, and our electors should take the field at once. For if the people are informed on this subject, they will ef- fcctually wipe out all disunion feeling by the ist of November, and for the further reasons. that it will strengthen the great cause in which we are engaged-the n- tegrity of the democratic party and the Union of the States. For I promised to labor just as faithfully in the great cause from the first of October until the election. as though the responsibilities of m electo, were upon me.

 Your humble servant

 T R EI.OIIRNOX
Year: 1860

will have volume wbich you would not part vi h for treble it's cost. The publishers express their willingness to mail single copy of the paper to such as may wish to see it without charge
Year: 1860

r. $. Democrats of Arkansas: 1 hope you will not entertain for moment the project to have but one electoral ticket in the State, and for both the seceders and the democratic party to vote for that. We have our electoral ticket already in the field, composed of gentlemen of great ability and frmness; and I will not, can not doubt, but they will stand by the nominees of the party, Douglas and Johnson and if our seeding friends choose to vote for them, all's well, 'tis their right. But if it should be (which l will not believe) that either of our electoral candidates should be un- willing to support the nominees of the party, in that case, l shall be called on by virtue of the appointment as one of the national democratic committed, to call new State convention, to fill the places of any one on the electoral ticket who should refuse to go for the nominees. I shall be at home in few days, and will make the call immediately. if it turns out to be neces- sary. In the meantime. 1 ask the favor of our electors to write me at Larona, defn- ing their position. which shall esteem personal favor to myself, and but an act of justice both to themselves and to the party that has honored them.

 T. B. FLOURNOY.

 Es The Arkansas papers will please copy.