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Year: 1860

TIE ENQUIRER commenced last week the tbir. ty-sixth volume and year of it's existence. We are happy to announce that it's career has never been so prosperous as now, if we may judge by our large and constantly increasing subscription list, and that our earnest endeavors will be con. stantly to increase its interest and enlarge its sphere of worldly prosperity until its presence shail become necessity to every family in our county.

 oar winsted contemporary also commences its "'sa.h year with this week. A smart active oantl'ng it is, for its age and size. @
Year: 1860

TIE WHEAT CROP, in consequence OF the
scarcity of snow during the winter, the late
freezes, and the present drought, promises
rather poorly. A Warrick county farmer,
with whom we have been conversing, tells rs
that a number of cultivators in his neighbor-
hood are talking seriously of ploughing up
their wheat groand for the purpose of plant
ing corn. He says that there cannot possibly
be over half crop of this article the com
ing season. The growing wheat looks dry
and unhealthy, and must have rain soon
or it viii not amount TO much.


We are aware that these complsints of
farmers (our informant does not raise much
wheat) are generally heard with some
'grains of allowance but there is SO much
discouraging news in regard to the wheat
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Southern Indiana,
and Southern Illinois, that there must be
serious trouble s H


We can congratulate ourselves, however,
if the crop fails. in the fact that our farmers
can fall back on corn--the great standby
in this section Let everything fail but
that, and if it turns out well, and the hog
cholera does not prevail, still people can
live. Hog and hominy corn dodger
and--whiskyi i-all are products of the
sustaining maize. Truly corn Is the great
staple, that fills the stomach with nutri-
ment, and "The Pocket with wealth
Year: 1860




From the desire manifested to hear Mr..
CO., we anticipate u large crowd in the
city on nexr Saturday. From all parts OF
the neighboring counties we hear of large
numbers who will be present to hear one of
the first orators of the nation.


The Charley Bolren viii make an excur-
sion trip from Mount Vernon and all way
points in the morning of Saturday, and re-
turn the same evening after the Wide
Awake display.


The BolrHng Green will make the excur-
sion trip from Rockport and all points below
and return the same evening, or her passen-
gers can return on the GREY Eagle at half
fare. The Tickets on both excursion boats
will be at half fare Let our friends all
along the River turn out. Bring your wives
and sweethearts to hear the great orator OF
the Harrison campaign.
Year: 1860

ALL the blackest of the black Republi-
can papers make it their especial business to
defend John C. Breckinridgs against all at
tseks, just as much as they do to defend
Lincoln Men of the South what is the
significance of that ?-LomsUiAe Journal.


Men of the South !" In New Jersey
the Bell and the Breckinridge men have unit
ed upon one Electoral Ticket, and are moving
on together as lovingly as brace of thieves.
" What is the significance of that ALBANY
Journal.
Year: 1860

RG- y correspondent Of the Enquirer
writing from Rockport, in II postscript at
the close of his letter, asks the following
question


"Please ask the Journal man where lie
finds the word Dem0gogajcdJ ask for in
formation"


If the Enquirer correspondent viii look
into Worcester's Unabridged Dictionary, be
will find the following definition in the
proper place


'Demagogic. ! a. Relating to, or like Il


Demagogical. J demagogue; factions"


If the correspondent is the person we
think he is, he might have found solution
Of his inquiry in his own political conduct.
Year: 1860

We feel authorized to state that our
worthy Postmaster has not authorized no
one to state nothing to nobody about nary
candidate for the Presidency. That's where
he stands. kalamazoo Telegraph
Year: 1860

When the royal British squadron lay
at anchor in our harbor, not only our own
citizens but hundreds from the interior
town of our county went on board to eX-
anime the rare sight to them of first
class ship-ot.war, with her heavy arna-
ment, and crew of nearly nine hundred
persons, including officers.


One day, as resident ofon of the in
terror towns in this county, about twelve
miles from Portland, was looking about
below decks, and seeing here a sailor
stretched out on the hard plank sleeping
as soundly as if his bed were of sottcst
down, there another coiled up on gun
with the harder iron for pillow, while
others were reading by the dim light of
a lamp, or busy in the unsey like act OF
plying the needle, as our rural friend,
looking around, saw all these strange
sights, he was surprised to see one Of her
Maiesty's sailors step out from his mess,
hold out his hand " for shake" and call
him by name. lie, of course, returned
the recognition, but utterly at a loss to
know how a sailor down between the
decks ofa British man-of-war should know
him and the town where he resided. =
Walking little aside the sailor soon told
his story, which, in brief, was this: Some
fourteen years since or more, he became
possessed with desire To " see the world,
and left the old homestead, which was
not great distance from that o. the
visitor and in the same town. He shipped
on board vessel, and after several voy.
ares arrived in England. Here, as usual,
Jack had to live ashore, and one night
joined his companions in spree" The
oblivion of liquor threw its spell over
his brain, aud when he swoke to osobrety
and consciousness, he found himself on
board British man-of-wsr. lie claimed
10 bo al American, but this plea only set
them TO act closer watch upon him.


For twelve long and varied years he
had served ON board OF various ships-of.
war, and now, when within twelve or tif-
teen miles Of his boyhood's home, the
love of his old hearihstone, its familiar
trees and wel-known hillsides, all con
srired to give him courage to make tho
effort to revisit them, which le had often
resolved to carry out, but never had found
a fitting opportunity.


a few hours after this interview, there
might have been seen down below the
orlop deck Of that ship, two person, one
Of whom appeared to be in the act OF d..
vesting himself of his clothes, but seemed
most fortunately to have al extra suit on
under his external covering. Near him
was a sailor, who in less time than we
can tell it, was stripped Of his man-of war
Year: 1860

A DARING LAwYgR-Van Arman, the lead
ing counsellor for Mr. Burch is man OF rare


ability. he is the gentleman who a few years
ago. cleared, at Detroit, a woman on trial for


the murder of her husband. 1t was charged
that she administered poison in small cakes
three OF which he ate during mis- speech Ii is
said that the jurors were not fairly in their


room before he rushed out of the building, and
threw from his stomach The poison. He knew
that while a small dose would Kill, a large dose


counsel in the case OF umpertz for the N q rider
OF his mistress. Though Jumpertz was poor


and without friends, Van Arman devoted him


self to the defence with untiring energy and at
a cost 10 himself of many hundred dollars


jun pertz was condemned. Van Armsu moved


for new trial, which was ordered after the


gallows had been constructed Tor the execu-


tion, and in sight of the condemned man
Year: 1860

Slight MiStake.-The negro barber now con-


fined in the Peni'entiary, and who is said TO


be most valuable fellow, in his place says
that he was convicted the last time for making
a trivial mistake. In passing through sta


bic, he picked up piece of rope, without in


tending harm, but unfortunately for his lib
critics, there happened to be attached to one
end of II O valuable horse
Year: 1860

SPscts.-We take pleasure il stating that
ootn tAe Farmers Bank and the Virginia
Bank are accommodating the public to small
amounts OF specie necessary 10 make change.
The Telters OF neither OF these Banks would
feel authorized to extend this accommodation
to any one who would get the specie TO specu- :
iate upon but are very prompt 10 give the
change 10 enable working men TO make their
marketing, or business men to pay their DOS T.
age bills. Nothing more could be asked az
them. other Banks In the city may bs follow
ing this example, as far as we know.
Year: 1860

THE PLowING FATHERs.--A new religious
corporation has been established in Algeria
under the name of 1.-The Flowing Fathers. y
These monks have imposed on themselves the
TASK OF plowing successfully and gratuitously
al the uneultivated portions of the soil of thai
colony, which they will then make over TO the
state for the use of emigrants
Year: 1860

TELEGRAPH FEAT.-The Presidents Mes
sage was forwarded en- tire from Philadelphia
to Cincinnati by telegraph in six hours an
unparalleled feat of telegraphing boy,
who is teiegraphic operator at pitt.burg,
sent the first column OF the matter in 1ifty-
five and the second column in forty-eight
minutes. Five columns and half of matter
were received in the office in Cincinnati with
out breaking the circuit, and it was written in
manifold, from the sound of the instrument t.
The capacity and usefulness of the telegraph
is strongly illustrated in the achievement
Year: 1860

Disordsriy House Henry Donahoe aud his
wife Mary, were before the Mayor yesterday
to answer the charge of keeping dlsorderiy
house. They were required to give security
Tor better behavior.
Year: 1860

the following:


With the view of arresting the hands already
uplifted for the piecemeal dismem berment of
our body polite, and 10 the end that our fell
low. citizens and compatriots of the South
may seek a solution Of our present political
complications in spirit of unity, and by q
method which shall rise a least 10 the dignity
of the occasion, we venture TO recommend the
assembling, at an early day, of u Convention
or Congress of Delegates, who shall be ap-
poin ted by the several slaveholding States, IN
such number and in such way shall be
deemed most expedient. for the purposes OF
mutual consultation in respect alike 10 the
dangers believed to be impending and the
remedy deemed most adequ uate to avert them
Year: 1860

JEFFERSON CITY August J. 1850
The arrivals comprised 6s Texas Cattle lis Sheep aud Is
Veal Cattle The market bare of Western Beeyes and
Veal Cattle but tcrc good supply Of other stock The
market
Year: 1860

ic-nics-strawberry, blackberry, and goose
berry festivals" know it is high treason
to say so, but 1 pity the children who are in
weighed into them, and whose ENJOYMENT is
generally in anticipation. True, the boldest
and forwardest may find cool place on board
the boat, where they won't broil; or a shady
spot in the grove when they reach it: and a
nibble of cake, or a sandwich and drauebt
OF lemonade; but for the little shv things who
would cook to cinder before they would COM
plain OF the heat, who would starve before thew
would say that they were hungry and faint.
and had been overlooked in the distribution of
goodies, who have no talent for grabbing.
and would be trampled to death before they
would even squeak-what of such?


There may be male and female excursionists
VINO don't go on such trips to pair of for firta-
tlons In outrageous groves, and let the chill
dren take care of themselves; there NAV be
adult pic-nic-ians who see that the children
are properly fed before they satisfy their own
hunger, and who, in the absence Of their pa
rents, feel responsible for their not tumbling
INTO the river, or being sunstruck let us fer
Vently hope-in anticipation of all the forth
coming festivals of this season-that there are:
but our own private opinion and independent
belief is that "the dear children" on these oc-
casions come out the little end of the horn, and
that horn-nOt the "horn of plenty"


FANNY Fern
Year: 1860

INTERESTING TO HoUsEKEEPERs.-As gem
eral rule 1t Is most economical 70 buy the best
articles. The price is, of course, always Lit
Tie higher; but good articles always spend best
1t Is sacrifice of money to buy poor cheese,
lard etc, TO say nothing Of the injurious effect


of the West India sugar and molasses the
santa Cruz and Porto Rico are considered the
best The Havana is seldom clean. White
sugar from Brazil is sometimes very good.


Refined sugar usually contains most of the
sacharlne substance; there is probably more
economy in using loaf, crushed and granulated
sugars, than we should first suppose


Butter that is made in September and Octo.
Der Is the best for winter use Lard should be
hard and white; and that which is taken from
hog not over year old is best.


Rich cheese feels softer under the pressure
of the finger. That which is yery strong Il
neither very good nor healthy TO keep ONE
that is cut, tie it up in bag that will not ad.
NIT fies, and hang it in a cool, dry place. /,
mold appears on it wipe it off with a dry cloth


Flour and meal Of all kinds should Be kent
in cool, dry place.


The best rice is large, and has clear, fresh
look. Old rice sometimes has little black in,
sects inside the kernels


The small white sago, called the pearlsapo,
is the best. The large brown kind has an
earthly taste. This article, and tapioca, ground
rice, etc., should be kept covered


To select nutmegs pick them with pin. II
they are good, the oil will instantly spread
around the puncture.


Keep coffee by itself, as the odor affects
other articles Keep tea in close chest OF
canister


Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped close
in soft paper, and laid in drawer of linen.


The cracked cocoa is best; but that which is
put up in pound papers is often very good


Soft soap should be kept in a dry place in
the cellar, and not be used until three months
old


To thaw frozen potatoes, put them in hot
water.


To thaw frozen apples, put them in cold
water Neither will keep after being frozen
Honsekeepers' Friend.
Year: 1860

An AFFECTING SCENE-Not many wears
since (says Frazer's Magazine) certain miners,
working far underground, came upon the BODY
of poor fellow who had perished in a suffo-
eating pit forty years before. Some chemical
agent to which the body had been subiec ted
"a agent prepared in the laboratory of nature
had eftectually arrested the progress of decay.
They brought it up to the surface, and for
awhile, tSl it crumbled away through exposure
to the atmosphere, ii lay there, the image of a
hne sturdy young man. No convulsion had
passed over the face in death; the features
were tranquil; the hair was black as let. No
one recognized the face; a generation had
grown up since the day on which the miner went
down his shaft for tie last time But totter-
lag old woman, wso had hurried from her cot
tage at hearing the news, came up, and she
knew again the face which through all these
years she had never quite forgot The miner
was 10 have been her husband the day after
that on which he died. They were rough
people, Of course, who were looking on: A lib-
eral education and fine feeling are not deemed
essential to the man whose work 1t is to get u o
Goals or even tin; but there were no dry ewes
there when the grey-headed old pilgrim east
herself upon the youthful corps and poured
out to his deaf ear many words of endear-
ment, unused for forty years. 1t was touch
ing contrsst-the one 90 old the other so young
They had both been young these long years
before; but time had gone on with the living
and stood still with the dead.
Year: 1860

Oh the snow, the beautiful snow
Filling the sky and earth below
over the house-tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet


Dancing,


Flirting,


Skimming along.
Beautiful snow it can do nothing wrong;
Flying to kiss a fair ladys cheek,
Clingng to lips in a frolcksome freak,
Beautiful snow, from the heavens abovel
Pure as an angel, gentle as love
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
How the flakes gather and laugh as they 90
Whirling about in its maddening fun,
1t plays in its glee with every one.


Chasing,


Laughing


Hurrying by.
1t lights up the face and it sparkles the eve
And even the dogs, with bark and a bound.
Snap at the crystals that eddy around
The town is alive, and its heart in q glow,
To the welcoming in of beautiful snow
How the wild crowd goes swaying along,
Hailing each other with humor and songl
How the gay sledges, like meteors, flash by,
Bright for moment, then lost to the eye;


Ringing,


Swinging,


Dashing they go.
Over the crust of the beautiful snow!
Snow so pure when it falls from the sky,
To be trampled in mud by the crowd rushing


by,
To be trampled and tracked by the thousands


of feet
TIL it blends with the filth in the horrid street.
Once was pure as the snow, but fell
Fell like the snow flakes from heaven to hell:
Fell to be trampled as filth of the street;
Fell to be scotfed, to be spit on and beat
Pleading,
Dreading to die.
! Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for morsel of bread,
Hating the living and fearing the dead
Merciful God have fallen SO low?
And yet was once like the beautiful snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow,
With an eye like its crystals, d heart like its
glow
OnceI was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charms of my face


Mother,


Sisters, all
God, and myself, have lost by my fall;
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by,
| Will take wide sweep, lest | wander too
| nigh;
For all that is on or above me, I know,
| There is nothing that's pure as the beautiful
snow.
| How strange it should be that this beautiful
snow
Should fall on a sinner with nowhere to go;
How strange it should be, when the night comes
again,
If the snow and the ice struck my desperate
brain,


Painting,
Freezing;
| Dying alone
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for moan
| To ha hoo I'd in tho
Year: 1860

Too wicked for prayer, too weak for moan
To be heard in the crazy town,


Gone mad in the joy of the snow coming down
To lie and to die in my terrible woe,


With bed and a shroud of the beautiful snow
Year: 1860

re- rather amusing incident is related in
our eastern dispatches, to the effect that Span
ish man-of-war fired a shot across the bows of
the American war steamer, Crusader The
amazed Yankee bore down and inquired what
the Don might be pleased to mean, and was in
formed that the shooting had been one grand
mistake. We can very well imagine the coun-
ter-auazement of the old Don on discovering
that the irrascble jonathan had been shot at
A genuine YankeeIis uncommonly long-suiTer-
ing, especially whep there is q prospect Of max
ing an advantageous swap by little judicious
endurance, but raking fire in front Of his
shins is a hint which even Yankee intentional
obtuseness cannot imisconstrue.-S. f. Mirror
Year: 1860

Bsy~ farmer called at the house of lawyer
to consult him professionally. Is Il squeer at
homer" he inquired of the lawyers wife. He
was answered negatively. After a moments
hesitation, a thought relieved him. "Mebbe
yourself can gi' me information the same asyte
squeer ~ The kind lady promised to do so if
she found it in her power, and he proceeded as
follows: Suppose ye wur old white mare,
and should borrow ye to gang to the mill wi
grst yer back and we should get no farder
nor half way when all at once you should back
up and rear up, and kneel down backards, and
break yer id old neck-whod pay for ye p
Not darn me if l would y The lady smlingly
told him, as she closed the door, that as he him
self had settled the case her advice would be
superfluous
Year: 1860

NOTHING adds so much to the appearance of a
In Procession of Sunday School ChildSen asa Flag
inthe hand of every little boy and girI. LUCK is
now prepared to furnish them in any quantity at q
College street, up stairs over Shields Auction 10 m


mayl-t
Year: 1860

OUR OHIEF ESGlN6Sn ~ AS AASO'
BY careful persual Of the statistics taken
from Chief Engineer Lttlers report, It will be
seen that the actual loss BY firs in this city
during the past year, has been bat triflng-so
small indeed that We feel authorised In stating
that we think no other city 10 the West can
show - favorable 6gurea


This state Of affairs is owing 10 . great de-
gree to the state Of perfecticn in which the
Chief has kept the department which has been
entrusted to his care. Without any thought Of
aattering the Chief. we must say that he has
right to be proud Of bis success in protecting
Of our citizen. from loss, aud that the people
of Davenport should be thankful that they
have such an able fire champion.


1t may be..a wonder to some how any Per.
con can have the heart to attend to the vel
fare Of others FROM year to yesr-to 60 through
with the difficult and often hazardous labor
attending the life and service Of . fireman,
without pay. There 10 some thing unaccounta
besin the composition Of the true fireman.


Bya close examination of the statistics, it
Will oo seeu IuAt IaTSo pIotOSsiou VI tue
fires occurred nearly in the dead Of the night,
which is the worst time in which to call forth
prompt action. Again, it will be further seen
that most Of the fires have been . long dis
tance f.om the river, consequently much waste
Of precious time occurs in putting down the
hose, aud other preparations. This inconvsn-
ience, which is very grave one. is in conse.
quencs of not having few cisterns in those
portions Of the city not adjacent to the river.
We think proper sum Of money expended in
making snch cisterns, would be . paying invest
ment to the city,


10 the face of all these drawbacks, the fires
have been promptly checked in all instances
where there was any chance whatever, and
really our citizens have great cause to be
thankful that it is no worse with them In
behalf Of the people Of Davenport, We tender
hereby thanks to the Chief Engineer and the
noble. firemen generally for their promptnsss,
energy and indomitable zeal in behalf of pro.
perty owners.
Year: 1860

BUsy.-The inside of ur Touring
mills presents scene Of activity which is at
once pleasing. and We trust rem unerative-
Several hundred barr Gle of the be st quality OF
flour is being turne ort daily
Year: 1860

Rich TRRAr IN PRosPECT.-We are
requested TO announce that that world re-
nowned cantatries. Madam Anna Bishop. will
soon be in this city. and give two of her grand
vocal and instrumental concerts. We presume
there will be rush 10 hear this noted lady
sing
Year: 1860

GROWING WHEAT.-We were very
sorry yesterday to learn from Hickory Grove
farmer that there were some instances Of grow
ing wheat in that township, resulting from not
taking proper care of the shocks. This is not
the case. however. to any great extent Almost
oil the wheat is In the stack and out of dan.
Year: 1860

A MANUFACToRY WANTRD.--It has
been suggested. and with good deal of pro.
pristy, vs think, that the establishment ct this
point Of . wooden ware manufactory. would be
. paying investment. This IL said with q
knowledge Of the fact that there 10 an eslab-
.ishment Of the kind at Moline; but notwith.
stsnding that We believe that the business
could be made to pay here The annual de
msnd in th;s section Of country for wooden
pals. buckets. tubs. and the like. is enormous.
But not only to this point would the demand
be limited. but ready market could be built
up all over the State for a superior article of
this kind. As for facilities for turning out
that kind Of work, We think that q manufao.
tory here would compete with any other point
At present all the wooden ware sold here
comes from other points. and consequently a
considerable amount Of money is paid out
which might IS we'll be kept here as to go
else where We have confidence that the iu-
dicious investment by practical man Of few
thousand dollars here in this branch Of business
would not only be amply remumerative, but
would much advance the interests of our city
Which one of our large real estate holders will
donate . lot for the erection of tub and buck.
ct mandatory?
Year: 1860

LONG BRANCH, N j.. Aug.7
A murder was committed last night in the
rear of the Monmouth House, in this place -
P stol shots and cries Of murder were heard
A club besmeared with blood and hair was
found on the beach, and the body had evident
ly been conveyed out to sea in boat which
had been pulled down to the surf. Clot'ed
blood and hair was found on the soil and the
sides Of the boat. Who the murderer or VIC
tim was is mystery.