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Year: 1859

MISS VINCENT AND HER HORS.-Miss Vim
cent, trance medium, had been astonishing
the people of Sandusky for some time with her
Oraculsr demonstration. but her glory was re-
Gently nipped in the bud by the simultaneous
production of several lights by the audience,
revealing her with a horn to her mouth. in the
act Ofdcliyering a communication. The follow
ing is from the official statement sworn to by
those who witnessed the exposure:


4" After sitting some time In the dark, the
h9sns commenced vibrating on the table, as
Ieended the wall, went along the ceiling, came
down and went round touching many in the
circle, after which sound as if of mighty rush
ing wind came from the horn with sundry knocks
on the table, when a voice proceeding from
the horn, purporting to be that of person who
died four thousand years ago, proceeded to in
struct the circle by blowing thom up and telling
them that some of their minds we're fur too
groyelling, and not angelic enough to be MEM
bers of any circle. and requested them to AK
for the information that he (the- spirit of the
horn) received from his teacher in the sphere
that he was in. An agreement had been made
by three members of the circle, that when a
certain question was asked, the light should be
struck while the answer was given. The question
was, Was Jesus Christ a legitimate or an ille-
gitimate childP The horn answered, He was
legitimate Chi when the light was struck, /,
and there stood the medium over the table.
holding the horn to her mouth and finishing
tho sentence. On being detected, she imme-
diately dropped the horn on the table, and fell
back in her chair"
Year: 1859

THE BEsT SEWING MACHINE-Punch con-
tains the following admirable description of an
old fashioned sewing machine, which every
Bachelor should possess


The very best sewing machine n man can
have Is wife. Ii is one that requires but a
kind word to set it in motion, rarely gets out
Of repair, makes but little noise is seldom the
c1Lse Of dust, and once in motion, will 90 on
uninterruptedly for hours, without the slight
est trimming, or the smallest personal super
vision being necessary. Ii will make shirts,
darn stockings. sew on buttons, mark pocket
handkerehefs, cut out pinafores. and manu.
fatture ehildrens frOcks out of any old
thing you may give it; and this il will do be-
hind your back just as we'll as before your
face. In fact, You msy leave the house for
days, and it will go on working just the same
If it does get out Of order little from being
eyerwOrksd, it mends itself by being left alone
for a short time, after which it returns to its
sewing with greater vigOr than ever OF course
sewing machines vary great deal. Some are
much quicker than others 1t depends in a
vast measure upon the pattern you select If
You are fortunate in picking out the choicest
pattern for a wife-One, for instance that sings
whilst working, and seems to 5e never So happy
u when the husbands linen il in haud-tbe
sewing machine may be pronounced perfect of
its kind; 50 much 30, that there is no make
shift in the world that can possibly replace il.
either for love or money. In short, no gentle
mans establishment is complete without one
OF these sewing machines in the house.
Year: 1859

The oyiuion of the supreme Court
of the United States in the Wlscon-
sin fugitive slave case has at length
bean published. Though we have
hitherto given the substance OF that
part of it regarding the powers OF
the Federal Courts and the duties
of the Federal officers in cases sris-
ing under the Federal Law, we sub
ioin, for the better information OF
the pul liz, a 7 Yaragraph from the oili-
oiOl copy of tho opinion:


"Although it is the duty OF the
Marshal or ther person holding him
TO make kooHnhy a proper return
the authority under which no detalns
him. il is ut the sume time impers-
lively his duty to obey the process OF
the United States; to bold the prls-
oner in custody under it, and to re
! Cuse obedience to tho mdHddte or pro-
cess Of any other Government. And
consequently it is his duty not tc
take the prisoner, nor suller him tC
| he taken le(orf State Judge ol
court upon a huheas corpus issuec
under State authority. No State
Judge or court, after ihey are judi
oially informed that the party II
imprisoned Under the authority o
the United States, has my right Il
interfere with him, or to require bin


to be brought before them. And
the authority OF a State, in the form


of the judicial process or otherwise


should attempt to control the har


shal or other authorized agent O


the United States, in any respect


in the custody of bis prisoner,
would be bis duty to resist 1T, and I
call to his MD any force that may b
necessary to maintain the authorlt


of the law against illegal interie'
enee. No judicial process, wboteve
. form it may assume, can have an
lawful authority outside Of the lin
! its or the jurisdiction ol the court c
! Judge by whom it is issued, and q
: attempt to force ii beyond these bnul


daries is nothing less than lawless v


olence."
Year: 1859

A SEVERE BUT JusT PUNIsHMENT.-We learn
that a fellow vas recently treated to dose OF
Judge Lynch, in lssaquena county, under the
following circumstances: He had been kindly
given his breakfast by the lady of planter,
whose husband was absent from the house. He
repaid her kindness by insulting overtures,
which she resented, and when the fellow left
she ordered the negroes to follow him, while
she sent off for her husband. He was over
hauled near Tallula, and the indignant hus.
band and the excited population which had
gathered together, treated him to nearly Q
thousand lashes He was then allowed to gel
into his buggy, with orders to leave, which he
did Gin double quick time" His suffering
are said to have been awful to behold, but who
will saw the punishment was unmerited.-
Whether or not he is likely to recover, W.
do not know. We could not learn his name
but understand he was from Yazoo county.


[V1cks5urg Whig.
Year: 1859

ELECTRICITY IN Gas MAINS AT Spring
field, on Monday, Prof. Sillimau, Jr., gave
an account of some cases of discharge of
atmospheric electricity through gas mains.
On the last Saturday of June, 1858, about
a violent thunderbolt fell on the
spire of church in New Haven. 1t was
conducted down the rod to point twenty
feet from the ground, and then, owing to
imperfect ground termination of the rod, it
passed through a brick wall twenty inches
thick to gas pipe on the wall opposite.
Thence it passed down to the distributing
main, and was traced no further. After
wards, however, the escape of gas in front of
the church was uoiced, and on examina-
ton every joint in the street, about thirty
in number, was discovered to be leaking
badly, The inference seems unavoidable
that the leakage was caused by the electrical
discharge. During the last week of July,
1859, another energetic discharge fell upon
house in New Haven supplied with gas
little damage was done to the house, and
none to the inhabitants. All the gas mains
in the street, over sixty joints in all, were
found to be leaking very badly. This effecI
is plainly due to the sudden expansion oi
the gas in the main at the point of electrical
discharge.
Year: 1859

RAILWAY TELEGRAPH.-An improve
ment has recently been made in railway
telegraphs, by which wherever an accident
happens, or bridge takes fire, or anything
becomes deranged on the road, the trains
approaching in either direction can be notI-
fed Of it at whatever speed they may be
travelling. By this means one accident need
not be the cause of another, and it is 80
coutrived that any watchman at any station
on the road can give the alarm ten miles IN
each direction, aud communicate the fact t.
the principal Office at the same time.
Year: 1859

a tailor advertses to guarantee his custom
erS ''good fits" If he doesn't give them fits
by his tailoring, he probably will by his charg-
cs.


Many politicians boast that they can't be
bought, when they are really so worthless that
they can't DO sold.


a man out West who had brother hung, in
formed his friends in the East that his d" broth
er on a recent occasion addressed large public
meeting, and just as he finished, the platform on
which he stood gave way and he fell and broke
his neck. ~


An agent of the British Museum has collected
over four hundred different biographies of
Washington.


we know man of considerable property
who travels in an exceeding filthy suit of clothes
because he thinks it comfortable to have a
whole seat, or rather ''two hole seats, lin the
cars.


Never travel without Pocket Companion.
A wellflled pocket-booki is the best.


Il wish you would embrace my husbands
principles, said a dashing lady OF Washington,
to a member of the opposition. " could nev-
er do that, But would gladly embrace his
wife, was the reply-and that seems to be the
idea all round in that latitude.
! Over sixty grizzly bears were killed lately in
Arazona Territory, by a party of settlers who
went hunting the varmints.' The party
were out only four days.


A man had better need aims than be to mean
to bestow them


Many man keeps on drinking till he hasn't
coat tl either his back or his stomach.


Will an action for assault and battery lie
when a man is struck with astonishment?


WoMAN's WIr.--Make the doors fast upon
woman $ wit, and it will out at the easement
shut that, and it will out at the keyhole; stop
that, it will fly with the smoke out at the
chimney You shall never take her without
her tongue. Not even then, for she will have
recourse to pantomime.


A wife that wears her husbands breeches is
wolf in sleeps clothing.
Year: 1859

EDMUND BuRKE's IDEA OF PERFECT
W1FE.-She is handsome, but is not a
beauty arising from the features, from
complexion, or from shape. She has
all three in high degree, but it is not
by these that she touches the heart-it
is all that sweetness of temper, benevo-
lence, innocence it is all that sensibil-
ity which face can express, that forms
her beauty. She has face that Just
arouses attention at first sight; it grows
upon you every moment, and you won
der it did not more than raise attention
at first. Her eyes have a mild light,
but they awe when she pleases they
command like good man out Of Office,
not by authority, but by virtue. Her
stature is not tall she is not made to an
admiration of every one. She has the
firmness that does not exclude delicacy
all the softness that does not imply
weakness. Her voice is soft. low music,
not formed to rule in public assemblies,
but to charm those who distinguish a
company from a crowd it has it's ad :
vantage, you must come close to hear it.
To describe her body describe her mind
-one is the transcript Of the other.--
Her understanding is not shown in the
variety of matters it exerts itself upon,
but the goodness Of the choice she
makes. Her politeness flows rather
from natural disposition to oblige than
any rules on that subject, and therefore
never fails to strike those who under.
stand good breeding, and those who d.
not.
Year: 1859

MUSK IN BAcKwooDs MrcHiaAN
TAvERN-TNe Landlord Smells Some.
thing Strong.-A week since, a gentle
man and lady from this vicinity were
travelling in Michigan, and having miss
ed the stage were compelled to take a
private conveyance from the town of
Scudari to Tho.nastown. The lady had
with her beautiful little lap dog. which
she carried on her lap on an embroidered
mat. During the ride the husband dis
covered that he had no handkerchief,
when the lady lent him hers, which was
strongly scented with musk. About
hale way between the two towns the
carriage broke down in the midst of a
hard rain, and they we're obliged to tako
refuge in the halfway house-a cone
horse" log tavern consisting of two
rooms-a bar room and lodging room.
The lady laid her lap dog on its mat be.
fore the fire. and herself and husband
too seats. In a short time the gentls-
man had occasion to use his handker-
chief, and took it out leaving it lying
on his knee when lie got through with
it.


In few moments the landlord open
ed the door, put his head in, looked
around, went out, came in, gazed at the
dog-his nostrils all the while up.turn-
ed in intense disgust. He finally ap-
peared satisfied, went to the outside
door, opened it, came back with bound,
seized the lap dog by the tail, and hurl-
ed him bowling through the open door,
full ten rods into the forest. The wife
tainted; the husband rose TO his feet
terribly enraged, and wanted to know
what he did that for. That's my dog
continued he, furiously. Don't care a
cuss whose dog it is. said the man,
gruffiy and impetuously; 1 amt going
to have no such blasted smelling varmint
around my tarern.' The husband and
wife evacuated the house instantly, and
proceeded on their way in the rain.
Year: 1859

HNo man can tell whether he is
rich or poor by turning to his ledger.
1t is the heart that makes man rich.
He is rich or poor, according to what
he is, not according to what he has.
Year: 1859

A USEFUL LESSON FOR FAST OR SLOW
YOUNG MEN.--It is far better for you to
pass an evening once or twice a week in
lady's drawing room, even though the
conversation is slow, and you know the
girls song by heart, than in club, tav-
ern, or the pit of a theatre. All amuse-
ments of youth to which virtuous wo-
men are not admitted, rely on it, are
deleterious in their nature. All men
who avoid female society have dull per-
ceptions, and are stupid, or have gross
tastes and revolt against what is pure.
Your club swaggerers, who are sucking
the butts of billiard cues all night, call
female society inspid. Poetry is insipid
to yokel beauty has no charms for a
blind man music does not please poor
beast, who does not know one tune from,
another; and as a true epicure is hardly
ever tired Of water sanchy. and brown
bread and butter, l protest ! can sit for
i" Who'll. night. talking to well-reguia-
ted, kindly woman about her girl COM
ing out, Or her boy at Eton. and like the
evenings entertainment. One of the
benefits man may derive from woman g
society, is that he is bound to be respect
full to them. The habit is of great good
to your moral man, depend upon it.
Our education makes of us the most en-
inently selfish men in the world. We
fight for ourselves, we push for our.
selves, we yawn for ourselves, we light
our pipes and say We won't go out; we
prefer ourselves and our ease and the
greatest good that comes to a man from
a woman's society. is that he has to
think of somebody besides himself,
somebody to whom he is bound to be
constantly attentive and respectful
Ihackeray.
Year: 1859

On Monday evening between and 9 O'Clock,
Coroner Battee was summoned to hold an inquest
upon the body of German named John Rhu,
who was found hanging by his neck in the front
cellar of his residence, No. l Warner street. At
the time of the discovery of the body, every
sign of life had become extinct 1t was supposed
drinking, led him to the commission of the act
The deceased was cabinet maker by trade, and
aged about SO years. He leaves wife and six
children: The jury Of inquest returned verdict
of suicide by hanging
Year: 1859

hereby Authorized and directed to advertise in daily
newspapers three times week, for week, list of all
unpaid coectabe taxes in his Office except such may he
in state of adjustment and liquidation Said advertise
ment to set FORTH that the have been placed in his
hands to be settled and paid forthwith in conformity with
the laws OF the State and ordinances of the city The
tice to indicate the in which the property
sed the street in which it is located the years for which
the taxes are due, and the original amount due. The
name, street year, and amount to be embraced in single
line of newspaper column if practicable


The City Collector is also required to publish a
list of unpaid taxes for the years 1857 and 1885, and
the only extra charge which either department is
allowed to make, is merely sufficient to cover the
necessary expenses of advertising. The law goes
into effect Immediately.
Year: 1859

The amount required from direct tax, after al
lowing the estimates of the Collector and Auditor
as we'll as supposed receipts from other sources
during the current year, will be one million fifty
one thousand eight hundred and forty-two dollars
and fiftv-fve cents
Year: 1859

den network bcautiied the circumference.
and the golden threads were an inch in thick
ness, to each ofewhich were fastened large
bells, which could be heard to a great dis
tance. It would only weary the reader to
mention all the jewels and golden crowns
that We're borne in this procossion.. Enough
has been said to show the great amount of
gold that was displayed on that occasion.
Year: 1859

TAXABLE PROPERTY IN NEVADA COUxTY.-The
total value of taxable property in Nevada CO.,
according to the Assessors re ;iprt for 1859, is
$3.62ss553, and the assessment Of taxes upon
the same, for State and county purposes,
amounts to S79,S2s O6. Last year the total
value of property in the county, as assessed,
was S4.l01 993, Showing decrease this year as
compared with last, of s4sS,44O. The apparent
decrease is owing to a decision Of the Supreme
Court. in case taken up from this county, to
the effect that money invested in mining could
not be taxed under the revenue law of the
State. The Assessor last year, following the
letter rather than the spirit of the law, entered
on the assessment roll all monies invested in
mining claims, but in consequence of the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, the tax assessed
upon these investments was not paid, and there
is no reason to fear that the revenue of the
county will decrease. The following table will
show the total value of taxable property in the
several townships this year as compared with
la
Year: 1859

1t will be observed that there has been de-
crease in the assessed value of taxable property
in all the townships except Bridgeport and
Washing gton, in both of which there is an in
crease. Bloomfield township has been formed
out of portions of Eureka and Bridgeport since
the assessment was made last year.
Year: 1859

CoURr OF SEsSIoNs.-Mrs. Julia Moore, who
was indicted by the late Grand Jury for the
crime of abortion and causing the death OF the
mother, was tried before the Court OF Sessions
last Saturday. The trial occupied the Whoie
day. and the Court room was crowded during
the whole time. The jury found the defendant
not guilty. An indictment was also found
against Mrs. Moore for murder, which will be
disposed of in The District Court.
Year: 1859

ary. lie leaves wife and one child, and
we have heard Of no cause assigned for the
act. Another man named Walker at PAPER
mill villa sc, committed suicide tho same
day, by hanging. IIo had been sued, We
are informed, tor insulting widow woman.
and the trial was to have come of tho next
dnv
Year: 1859

lady has lately made a claim on tran
sit company out west for S43 900 for services
rendered for lobbying their charter through
Congress, which was refused. She exhibited
private contract between directors of the
company and the contractors, showing that
the latter agreed to pay the former a mon
strous percentage of the amount received from
the company, and the honest men then a.
greed to pay her SIC, 900 as hush money.
Year: 1859

The following article appears in the st. Paul
Daily Times of yesterday. 1t has curious
Importance from the antece,lents Of that pa
per on the Railroad question. Our contem-
porary confesses to the want of 'good faith
eyinced in the old managements of some Of
the Roads and gropes in the dark about the
intentions of their new managers, and declares,
against being expected to "trip in" on the
Railroad issue with our eyes bllndfolded."
The world does move:


THE RiIIRoADs AND THE CURRENCY CUES
TIoNs.-We give place to-day to commune
| cation on the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad
Company, the main points of which we are
not prepared fully to endorse, nor do we care
at this time to obtrudc our views on the pub
| lie, although VIC shall not be found wanting in
interest when We deem it proper to make
known our sentiments concerning the neac
phase of our Railroad interests and the pre-
sent embarrassed condition of our financial
affairs. Mr. Chamberlain may be all he is
represented. The road may 60 on. The pro-
visions of the Five Million Loan Bill mag be
be carried out; but as there has been a
change in the Minnesota & Pacific Co., and as
we are not fully posted as to the future course
of our Railroad enterprises, we do not care to
give them our cOuntenance until we are satis-
fled that the future will bear better aspect
for the interests of the people than has the
past A change has also been made in the
Transit Company, whereby Mr. DeGraff has
a controlling interest. We are not posted as
to the future plans Of Mr.. DeGratf, and as a
matter Of course our readers cannot expect
US to "trip in on the Railroad issue with our
eyes blindfolded. We nhave worked earnestly
and long for the material interest Of Mime
sofa. That labor has been given ungrudg-
ingly and without pay, but We acted in good
faith and for what we conceived t. be for the
best interests of our young State. Unfortu-
nately the hard times materially affected the
programme laid out by the old Railroad Com
panies. and great want of foresight on the
part of some one who rendered the Currency
based nnnn tho Railrnad Bonds of little or nc
value. In view of these facts we do not pnr-
pose to get particularly excited over our Rail.
road and Currency matters, until we are more
fully convinced that another movement will
not prove as vexatious to the people as has
the one the sad results of which we are now
reaping. When our Railroad men put their
households in order and give evidence of good
faith, we shall be as ready to cooperate with
them in their future plans as we have been in
| ther past
Year: 1859

sa5- 4 couple of young gentlemen of
our county, having raised the steam rather
too high to admit of prudential steering of
their respective crafts, visited a meeting
in progress in Rocky Point Beat, and
made themselves so particularly noisy a to
disturb the service, and refusing to leave,
we're arrested and lodged in Jail, in de-
fault Of 500 bail We are extremely
sorry to see young gentlemen drink to
the debasemept Qf the finer sensibilitie.
Of the man, but when they have done so
We cant say that they deserve the sympa,
thy Of any one.-Roseiusko Chronicle.
Year: 1859

are open for application, and all persons desiring
pleasant easy and profitable employment. requiring
but little time, will do well accept the earliest on
portunity and send IN their names


The superior advantages offered by Us to book
buyers, well the fact that have been longer
established than any other Gift Book House, has in
duced the press to confer upon our business the
title Of
Year: 1859

This Is the only firm employing authorized agents
thus offering guarantee of fair dealing, and proper
attention 10 the interests of our patrons. Since the
commencement Of the year We have been rapidly
local agents. giving easy and lucrative
employment to thousands of people
Year: 1859

SnooBOoTA, CLARK Oo.-Fnterprise must
look sharp to her well-carned laurels as a
place Of trade, or the enterprising mer-
chants of Shooboota will certainly steal
march on hor. Several of tho largest
and best selected SroCKs OF GooDs ever
before brought to Fast Mississippi, have
recently been opened at this point. They
have all been selected with the greatest
care, by experienced merchants. in the
great commercial metropolis Of our coun-
try.


Among the rest we refer particularly at
this time, 20 the advertisement of ). B.
PARKER, Esq, which will be found in the
llarioa this week We are assured that
his stock is equal, in every respect, to any
on the line Of the road, and also that the
merchants generally of Shooboota, will
be ready at all times to offer as many in.
ducements to the country to trade with
them as Enterprise or any other point in
this section of country.