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Year: 1859

BRoWNhLL STREET ScHOoL-The Principal of
OF this School, Mr. Hale, has stimulated his pupils
SO much in music that they have Joined with him
IN hiring piano, to be used in connection with
vocal music as part of the daily exercises. This
is good move. Music is the most PLEASING ae-
complshment the young can learn, and this home
effort on the part of the school will do much to
cultivate musical taste in the scholars and aIso
AFFORD very pleasant and profitable interIude to
the more solid studies Good instruction is given
10 all oil proper age, and we shall be surprised if
THIS movement does not awaken an enthusiasm in
the pupils that will be made manifest in some supe
nor singers and performers We hope that in the
course OF few months, the members of the school
VIII give concert, the proceeds of which will be
devoted to the purchase of piano, and that they
viii then receive hearty response to their call.
Year: 1859

INCREASE OF DIvoRcE CAsEs IN EEsLAND.-
The London correspondent of the New York
Times SAYS that the new Divorce and Probate
Court in London is getting blocked up almost
as much as the leading throughfares A vast
crop of cases disclosing every variety of matri-
monal misery, and malfeasanee, has suddenly
sprung I'D under the encouraging influence Of
the new divorce act The comparative cost Of
obtaining separations between husband and wife
is still too great for the humble classes. But
the luxury Of such litigation has been fairly
brought within the reach of whole sections Of
society that never seriously contemplated it be-
fore. Divorce rinculo nrdtrmonti has likewise
been SO much facilitated by the provisions of
the statute in question that many suits of the
kind are now brought which could not have
been before Two hundred and fifty cases of
the kind now await hearing.
Year: 1859

With her eyes calmly reading his. she took
his arm and led him quietly away 10 his state
room.


Captain Reynolds immediately ordered the
Idampening of the iircs and, by thus rcduc-
ling steam we were soon comparatively safe.
have but little more to add
We reached 81 Louis in due time ard
without any return of lieutenant Hilton's
malady and AS may be supposed it needed


but little urging for me TO accompany them


TO the house of their uncle, = wealthy retired
merchant of that city, who gave us princely
welcome, worthy of his generous bachelor
heart.


Under the careful treatment Of several Of
the most skillfu physicians of the city, the
lieutenant was soon entirely recovered.
And |?
Need ! add that my friendship for the
beautiful Virginia had ripened into some
thing warmer? Into Lowell
Year: 1859

not and we cannot afford to sacrifice so
great good for ourselves, and the great
mass Of men, to save ourconfdence from q
single betrayal. We do not refuse our dir
ty pence to beggar who appears to be in
need, because he may abuse the gift but
we say that it is better that ten betray our
trust than that one innocent man should
suffer want. When the universal heart
longs for trust, dslights in trust, is made
better by trust, and needs trust, we should
give so cheap thing freely. Especially
should we do it when we can legitimately
apply those precious words to the gift
"inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of
these, We did it unto me-"
Year: 1859

ale who his land trusts in God"


"Trust everybody, but thyself most"


"Trusting often makes fidelity"


"Trust tbysef only, and another shall not betray thee


1t is sadly humiliating to think that more
than q moiety Of the worlds trust in God
is blind and unconscious. We trust in lines
of precedent, and links of succession, and
laws and principles Very little of our
trust is immediate. We SOW our seed, and
bury it in the earth, trusting the germs we
deposit will proceed to the beautiful unfold
ing of the harvest, yet our trust is in the
seed, the season, the sun, the soil-anythine
but the God who instituted vegetable life
and all its laws and conditions. We are
compelled to trust something, however or We
should die. Trust lies at the basis of eve.
ry scheme of human life, and is the corner
stone of the temple of human happiness
If our trust fail to reach God directly, OF
if it fail to become transitive through ma.
ture into God, then it must abide 10 nature
1t must live somewhere. We trust to some
power or principle for the rising and the
setting of the sun, for the sleep Of winter
the resurrection of spring. the fructifcatior
of summer, and the fruition of autumn
We know nothing of the future. We dc
not know that rain will fall-that seed
time aud harvest will come but we trust
that they will and this trust is so strong
that, practically, it answers the purpose;
Of ACKNOWLEDGE brings the feeling o
security to the heart, and furnishes basil
for the plans necessary to perpetuate tn,
life of the race. But we trust no furthe
than we can see. Something must come
between us and the Being upon whom w
rely for everything, before our hearts will
pOise themselves in trust. We trust no
ture, our fellows, and even God himself, be
cause we are obliged to- We would trus
nobody and no thing if we could get along
without it. We trust nature because, i
we did not, we could not live. We trus
God, strongly or feebly, because we know
that in the life beyond this our destiny i
in His hands We trust our fellows, be
cause it is necessary to have one heart, q
least, in whose confidence we may dwell
A man who is poor in trust is the poores
OF all Gods creatures.


Now why this strange reluctance in trust
mgr Why should it be necessary I,
force us into trusting when, without it, W
cannot be happy for moment-when with
out it we cannot institute a single plan re
Year: 1859

ES" The following, from the Independent Southron of Helena, is another proof of the policy pursued by the disorganizers of offer ing the hand or the sword. It tells its own story and shows that men are praised or denounced at the pleasure of one man. If they submit to hrs dictation, they are prais- ed; if they refuse as all spirited men do and will they are denounced. Thus says Mr. Key, of the Southron:

 SOUR CRATES. The paper published on front row called State-Rights Democrat has been zigzaging, on all sides of late, and yet it's only aim has been to perpetuate its own existence. It has accused us of being supported and identified with know noth- ings-whioh was so far separated from truth that we have not deigned to reply- After calling us disorganizer and know nothing, what have its owners done? In April the then editor of the States Rights Democrat came to us and tried to get us into that office as associate editor. The offer was declined on our part. Two days after that Col. HINDMAN requested Col. MooRE, one of our most highly esteemed citizens, to make proposition to us to con solidate the ''Democrat and Southron,'' which proposition we declined. After the expiration of two or three days Col. HIND MAN, one of the principal owners of that office, had conversation with us showing the advantage of such consolidation, but we gave him little satisfaction CT to under stand that we desired no such consolidation

 And the first day that Mir. RODGERS be- come connected with the Democrat, he re- newed the proposition to consolidate" which offer, we then second time rejected This secret history would have never seen publicity had not the editors of that paper acted so intliscreetly as to call us disorgan- izer and ally of know nothings. If we are the things the say, why did they want us to edit their paper or why propose to con sohdate with disorganizing paper? When they accused us of being know nothing and disorganizer, they knew 1t was without the shadow of truth, or were willing to take q know notLing and disorganizer in as an assistant editor. If we do say 1t is evident that the editor of the Somhroe Is '.sour grapes to the propellors of the Democrat.
Year: 1859

l~ The Milledgeville (Ga.) Federal Union, says: If Governor Wise entertained the remotest idea of being the nominee of the Charleston Convention for the Presi- dency, he may trouble himself no longer with such vain imagnings. The result of the late election in Virginia runs down Wise stock to five cents on the dollar The democracy of the South will point to him as the man who is responsible for the small vote for Letcher
Year: 1859



 Circuit Court

 The points made by the court in this case were

 1st That under the act of Congress of February 17th, 1915, Commonly known as the New Madrid act, and the decisions of the U. s. Supreme court in cases arising under the act, person must conform strictly to the requirement. of that act, before he can require valid title to locate and ap- propriate lands under it.

 2nd A tenant in common, from the na- ture of the estate must, if in the enjoyment of his rights, be in the possession of the whole; consequently the sezin of one such tenant, who admits or does not deny the title of his co-tenants, may be considered the seizin of all But whether such tenant entered upon the estate claiming an cXclu- sive right and busted his eo-tenant is a question of fact.

 3rd. An entry upon and possession of the whole of the land by one tenant in com mon, as if 1t had been his exclusive pro- perty, and the receipts of the rents and profits thereof, without accounting to his co-tenant for any part thereof, or proof of a demand to do so, amounts to an custer So an custer will be presumed between ten nants in common, in favor of one who has had pcaceble possession, and received the profits for the length of time which the statute of limitations prescribes as bar. 4th. A co-tenant may be busted by deny ing or resisting his rights, or by excluding him from enjoyment of the property.

 9th. If the tenant who is out of posses sion submits to the exclusive occupancy of his co-tenant, commenced with the intent to hold in severalty, until the expiration of the period prescribed by the statute of limitations as bar to an action, he cannot recover.

 9th. Although possession by one tenant in common, will not per SC constitute an adverse possession against his co-tenants; but If, by notorious act he claims an ex- elusive right even under void title his possession becomes adverse, and the statute of limitations will run.

 9th. A silent possession accompanied by no act which can amount to an custer, or give notice to his co-tenant of his inten- tion to exclude him, will not make DOS. session adverse.

 7th. The possession of one tenant in common may become antagonistic and ex- elusive of co-tenant, and will become so by an equivocal and notorious denial of the
Year: 1859

Certain of the members of the Lower
House of lhe Territorial Legislature, under
the lead of Gen. ]. Henry Lane and limo
thy D. Thacher, have organized what they
style Republican party. which, TO use the
rather profane expression of one of its mem
bers, is "not only d-d select. but cor
respondiHgiy small" They succeeded, by
q good display of brag and bluff, in eleeting
a speaker committed to their views, and by
virtue of the same means. chose the Timo-
thy D. Tbacher aforesaid to the Office of
Public Printer; this being part of the pro-
gramme of which the election of the Speak
sr was the first act The members compo-
sing this organization are mostly new con-
verts to the faith, and, of course, arrogate
to themselves q monopoly of Republican
principles and-spoils! Men who have
grown gray in the service, and whose claims
TO membership in Republican party would
ordinarily be considered as entitled TO some
little consideration, are ''snubbed" after the
most approved style, and informed that their
services are not needed in this emergency
such men, too. as are necessary to the per-
manency OF the party, and without whose
aid, a successful Republican organiza-
ton cannot be effected.


These men are now engaged in watching
Gov. Sam Medary, who, they have been in
formed, rs perfect ogre-who win organ
izs successful Democratic party in Kansas
at once if he is not watched. So they have
appropriated the job TO themselves, and they
bid fair to spend their forty days session
at it, instead of doing the work the people
have set them to perform. Now is not the
time to make capital for political parties
The people demand something different
They are suffering for the want of proper
legislation, and are asking for relief. They
will repudiate- these men as they did those
of the last Legislature. Political specula-
ton is as much to be condemned as stock
jobbing.


We desire to enter our protest, as Repub-
licans, against this Lane Thacher movement
1t is spurious from beginning to end. This
is not the time to begin it, nor these the
men to lead. In fact, the party would be
much better without them in any capacity
whatever.
Year: 1859

WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE


~ New Year wish to return my hearty thank,
for the liberal support and encouragementthath ha,
been extended To me in my business for the mast
two years. This office was opened here about two
Years ago. not with the expectation of reallzines
fortune, but with the hope of contributing some
thing towards the settlement aud improvement ~
this beautiful valley, by means of direct personal
effort, and by furnishing information to those At
the East who We're seeking homes and oeeupation
at the West. l have endeavored to keep steadiIv
in view the Future of this tO,rR and couRfry sn3
by means of considerable labor and expense ~
gardless of present profit. my business is now e,.
tablished upon firm and reliable basis: and II
can offer to all who entrust their business to m,
care intimate knowledge of the country. its IN.
habitants and their circumstances, derived fnon
extensive travel. and constant int recourse with
settlers, upon and since their arrival claim To
be thoroughly conversant with the wants and e..
pabilities of this country and shall never advise
correspondents OF emigrants aught they cannot
realize Ny facilities for the transaction of bust
ness are unequalled by any office in the Neosbo
Valley. l shall attend all the
Year: 1859

The heirs of Stephen Girard have entered
upon another litigation with the city OF
Philadelphia which is likely to prove long
and costly. They have now filed bill in
equity, taking ground that the consolidated
city has no right hold in trust the various
bequests made by Girard.
Year: 1859

slight grasping Of the hand, and twitching
of the muscles was visible, and then all was
quiet.


The body was several times examined, and
his pulse did not cease beating for thirty,
five minutes. 1t was then cut down and
placed in the coffin and conveyed under a
military escort to the depot, and there put
in a car to be conveyed to Harper's Ferry,
by special train at 4 o'clock.
Year: 1859

The following little episode Of Colonel
will be appreciated by all who knew
him, and their name is legion
The Colonel was an addition to any
company, especially the special one who
were going from Wheeling to St Louis at
that special time. Somebody who had
his well being at heart said to the old
man:


"Colonel. amt you afraid to drink SO
much whiskey p


"Gentlemen,' said the Colonel, cit isn't
at all my style. l never drink whiskey at
home, and I'm only doing it now oat OF
consideration for The Captain"


For the Captain p inquired half coz.
en- voices.


"Yes, gentlemen, for the Captain. The
Captain has stated to me that the water
in the river is very low--scarce, very
Do you think, gentlemen, that would
under the circumstances use any of the
precious fluid, perhaps preventing the boat
getting down the river? l understand
my duty to the Captain too WELL"
Year: 1859

Gen. Quitman attributed the cause of his de-
cline, up to the last moment Of bis life, to poison
sduiniste'ed to him in the shape Of arsenic
while resident Of the National Hotel, WASH
ington. lie used to assert that it was mixed
With the sugar. and substantiated this by the
Aet that during the entire term Of the maladv,
which afterward assumed the name of the hotel,
% person was taken i'll who RETAINED from the
nss Of that article.
Year: 1859

LARGE, FUNERAL PROCESSION the
longest funeral procession We have ever seen,
marched to the cemetery on Sunday with the
remains Of Isaac Hsdley, . colored Methodist
Preacher Of high standing and great popularity
among his brethren. We stood at the head of
the cortege upon the bill near the graveyard,
fully three-quarters of a mile from Board street,
on Sumner, and the carriages we've still coming
into the latter. We counted one hundred and
seventy-sIx men on foot, double file, followed
by ffty-six carriages and nine buggies, con-
tanning two or three hundred mel and women.
A more orderly procession We never saw. But
those forming it constituted only part Of the
vast number who went to the cemetery by the
various streets leading in that direction. Isaac
Hadley was a model servant, an honest man,
and Christian Nashville Banner.
Year: 1859

AN Ice House THAT IS NO IcE HOUSE,.
w. Thorp, Of Hillsborough Bridge-one of the
inventive men of the day-kept ice out Of
doors, and had plenty to spare last September.
He threw down four foot wood upon q space
eight feet square, sufficient to keep the ice from
the grouad. The spaces between the sticks
were filled with sawdust or tan. The ice was
then packed snugiy, in pyramidal form to the
height OF eight or ten feet. To make the mass
more compact, in order to keep the air from
it. few pals of water were thrown over it,
The mass was then covered with sawdust.


Some are inclined to think ice will keep in
this way better than any other. The evapora.
tion from the outside carries off the heat, sad
the maes keeps cooler than it would if shut up
in tight house. There appears to be philoso.
ply in the method ct any rate.
Year: 1859




name. Of the former firm of Strain, Conley l.
Co., died in a somewhat mysterious manner last
Saturday. He had charge of his brothers farm
about eight miles from this city. He left here
on Saturday night with load of various arti-
cles. Sunday morning his wife noticed the
team standing at the barn without any driver.
She imme diately went out in the road, and about
a quarter of a mile from the house found her
husband dead, and frozen stiff. He was not
incorporate, and from the fact that the snow
about him gave evidence of his struggling and
scratching with his fingers. it is inferred that he
was selzed with f,, during which he fell out,
and from the effects of which he died, or from
its long continuance, was frozen 10 death. He
was aged about fifty-6ve, and leaves o wife and
three children.


T. S.-Since the above was in type we are
put in possession of additional particulars by
the courtesy Of Mr.. Conley. The deceased was
from Maumee City, Ohio. He had load Of coal
on his return, which he left, together with the
sleigh, at blacksmith's shop this side of his
residence. He then mounted one Of his horses
to ride home, and it is supposed that he dis
mounted 70 open the gate leading to his house,
and after closing it, found himself unable to
mount again from the effects Of the cold, and
perhaps a sudden attack of rheumatism, to
which he was subject. The ground for rod
around his body, was beaten hard, evincing that
it was not without . hard struggle that he
yielded 20 the icy clutch Of death. The case is
q sad one. Very hard is it for man to yield
up life-to feel his blood freezing in his veins,
to struggle, gasp and die within call Of wife and
children; to die alone, with no witness but the
solemn, pitiless stars; no prayer, no whisper Of
hope, no loving hand to clasp as the troubling
mortal wades into the cold waters of deaths
river-all this commands our shuddering pity.
Year: 1859

SAVE YOUR PAPERs.-A cotemporary wisely
suggests that readers of newspapers are little
aware what they lose by destroying the issues
they are daily in the habit of reading. If


preserved and bound (Which could be done
at trifliug expense) they would have con


nected record of current events in the most
convenient and comprehensive shape, which
would be invaluable at all times as book of
reference, besides affording great pleasure in
reviving old recollections and associations in
the mind of the reader. lie would therein
have a chain of history-essentially local,
yet somewhat general in its character
ing link by link, yearly becoming of more
interest and value. 1t would be an encyclo-
pedia, cabinet of literature, of information
in the sciences and arts, history and biogra-
ply; volume embellished with an OCCASION
al gem of thought of the first water, which
If not thus preserved would be wholly lost.
1t would be a museum in which the most in
veterate statistician could find deposits wor-
thy of his attention, while at the same time
it would afford field of delights in which
the most accomplished il intellectual attain
ments could revel for days and weeks
Year: 1859

MAY PARrY.-Mr Joseph Wick advertises
to give May party at the Wick House, near
Browns Valley. on the I'd day of May next.
After the exercises of the day are over, then
comes a grand ball. 1t will no doubt be a
pleasant affair all around, as Mr. Wick is
somewhat celebrated for getting up such ar
rangements.
Year: 1859

We have already mentioned the arrest of
VIM. Bluxome for setting fire to house on
the corner of Second street and Yuba Alley.
The manner in which the guilt was fixed con-
clusively upon him we have not yet stated.
1t was somewhat out of the ordinary line of
the detective business. 1t seems that print
ed ballot was found close to the place where
the fire was set, of the following descrip-
ton:
Year: 1859

The BALL.-lt is to be hoped that every
body. who has any means at all, will buy a
ticket to the Fair Bail to be given on Friday
evening. 1t will be necessary to raise about
$4,000 in addition to the present receipts oil
the Society in order to pay the cash prem-
ums which are to be awarded. 1t is to the
interest of every good citizen to aid in con
tributing this amount by the purchase of a
ticket.
Year: 1859

QUEER INcIDENr.-A rather singular result
took place, yesterday, in a sort of race from
the Cattle Grounds into the city. The driver
of an Express wagon was trying to pass a
buggy team of Mr. Eekart's, and, just as he
was about to turn off, his horses fore foot
struck into the wheel of the buggy, tearing
out a spoke, but throwing the animal head
foremost upon the ground. The driver fell
upon him with tremendous grunt and then
rolled with another grunt upon the ground
No further damage.
Year: 1859

ArrENPT TO ROB TIE STAGr.-As the stage
from Shasta was nearing the Marysville
City Cemetery, at about o'clock on Wednps
day morning, the driver saw four men issue
from the brush and attempt to get in ahead
of his horses, while the passen gers saw three
more make the same attempt on the other
side. lie Immediately whipped up his horses
and succeeded in hurryiug them past the
danger. There was considerable money
aboard, one of the passengers having as much
gold dust with him as he could lift.