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Year: 1859

a SEDUCER's EAR CUT OFF.-AbOut four
months since, one of the enterprising mer-
chants of our county started to the eastern
cities for new stock of goods expecting to
return, if possible, in three weeks.


We saw him at the depot when he.started.
He kissed his wife-a beautiful one-and
his little daughter beautiful child of five
years-and apparently full of high hopes for
the future, sprang aboard the train and was
out of sight in moment He arrived in
New York, and becoming quiet indisposed,
he hurriedly transacted his business, and, in
a week sooner than he anticipated, he found
himself at Crestline waiting for the cars
from Pittsburg, which were to bring him
to Bucyrus. Unfortunately, or perhaps for
tunately, the train from Pittsburg was some
three hours behind time, and when he did
get ON board he threw himself into seat
and in a few minutes was fast asleep; nor
did he wake until the train reached Forest,
twenty-nine miles further than Bucyrus,
where he should have stopped.


Much to his chargin and bitter disappoint-
ament did he hear the brakeman announce
3" Forest he, however, picked up his carpet
sack and concluded to make the best of it.
He had proceeded but few steps, when, to
his horror and CONSERVATION, he beheld his
own wife in company with one whom he
had always esteemed his best friend. He
could scarcely believe his own eyes, but
when he heard the gentleman direct his
trunk and his wife's carpet sack to be put
off at "a place on the NJ. R. and l.. E.
R. R.. noted for licentious intrigue, and
when he remembered an anonymous letter
he had received cautioning him to beware of
his friend, his mind was instantly made up;
he walked cody up to his hated rival, and
at one stroke severed his right ear from his
head, put it in his pocket, and confronted his
wife, asking her if she would go home with
him. at the same time telling her that he
freely forgave her on account of her youth
and their child. She gladly confessed her
error, and the next train brought them to
their home, where they now live happily.
The miserable offender is still in our midst,
and when only one of our citizens continues
to wear long hair, reader, you may know
who he is. His ear is preserved in spirits
in the house of the injured husband. Buoy
rus Ohio) Forum, March ID.
Year: 1859

EDITOR NATIONAL DEMocRAT:-It appears
by the late papers, that the very important
link of railway called the Hannibal and St
Joseph Railroad" was so near completion
that n grand celebration was to have come
off at the latter place on the 22d ult.


To my mind the consummation of this long
needed enterprise, viz: the opening of great
national highway between the Atlantic sea
board and Kansas is fit occasion for re-
ioicing, not only in Missouri and neighbor-
ing States, but more particularly in our
young and prosperous California. 1t fully
completes one-half of that gigantic chain Of
railway which, ere long, must bind in iron
fetters the golden shores of the Pacific with
the mercantile metropolis Of the Atlantic.
True, there are mountains and arid deserts
vet to lie iraversed, but that these obstacles
can and will be overcome, no one familiar
with the imperative demands of commerce
| and travel, will doubt.


/ 1t is not my wish now to enter into a dis
4 cussion of the advantages of rival routes, nor
| to estimate how much more business men
would be willing to give for passage this
way to and from the States, nor the increase
of travel; but my olject is simply TO predict
that if the people will it, this truly National
American enterprise can be built in less than
ten years. But to accomplish so desirable an
end, the people must act-act with all that
, ardor and clrnestness of purpose which is
characteristic of the American nation. In the
first place let no politician be tolerated who
is not in favor of the immediate commence
ment of the enterprise. In the second place
let every convention discard partyism and
unite in demanding of Congress that all pub
lie lands on the contemplated route shall be
build the road And in the third place, the
people, and especially Californians should
refuse all aid and comfort to that party or
candidate for the Presidency in 1860, that is
not fully committed to use all constitutional
endeavors to aid ard foster an enterprise of
such truly national importance.


If these things are done, we will soon see
capitalists and emigrants focking to and set
tling along the most feasible route. Congress
will be then forced to adopt such a plan as
will create a railroad fund out of the public
lands orappropriate money toward building
section after section, as it may be most
needed and the grand highway of the Amer


lean continent will be gradually extended,
without draining the nation of its money.
and by simply building up communities as
it progresses. CARL.
Year: 1859

The conduct Of the supreme Court towards
the Supreme Court Reporter, has been most
extraordinary. In the first place, they under
took to legislate him ont of office, by having
Till passed, which it is asserted was gotten
up by one of the Supreme Judges, the effect
of which was to take the power of appointing
n Reporter from the hands of the Governor
and giving it to the Court. This measure
the Legislature promptly voted down, The
next motion was to refuse the Reporter the
privilege of handling the records in such a
manner as to enable him to make up his re
ports To couuteract this movement. the
Legislature proposed to enact law which
would require the records to be given into
the hands OF the Reporter, To overawe this
proposed Legislation the Supreme Court
/ threw out threat, in one of their published
opinions, that they would annul any act OF
the Kind by their power to pass upon thelaws
enac,ed by the Legislature In the aec OF
this uncalled for and monstrously impudent
menace, the Assembly has prs ed the Till, and
shoul it econe law, it remains to be seen
what this dictntoriil and selfsufiicient tribu
nal will do. Whatever may be the powers
oE the SUI rene Court, we look upon the
throwing out of threats ly that tribunal for
the purpose of iutmdating the legislative
: department. of the Government as mon
strous and high handed act, and very closely
bordering upon such conduct as would de-
mand an impeachment of the Judges.


The whole course of this Court in the mat
ter seems to us to have been dictated by the
merest factional and partisan motives-mo-
tives unworthy of such body. What is it
to them, if the Supreme Court Reporter be a
hvorie of the Governor who appoints him,
provided he discharge his duties faithfully,
honestly and iutelligently? Is that tribunal
to degrade itself by STOPPING to take part in
the mere wire-workings of party?


When the Supreme Court undertakes to
set itself up against the plain provisions of
the Constitution, and to dictate to the Legis-
lature what it shall do, and to assume this
dictatoR for the mere furtherance of partisan
or personal ends, it is time that the selfcon.
eet were taken o"t of it, by whatever pro-
cess it mey be accomplished The Constitu
tion of the State says that ''the Legislature
shall provide for the speedy publication of all
statute laws and of such judicial decisions as
it may deem expedient. and all laws and pub
lieatons shall be free for publication by any
person" The Court says:


"The power over our opinions and the records
of our Court we shall exercise at all times while
we have the honor to sit on the Bench: against
all encroachments from any source, but in a
manner we trust betting the highest tribunal in
the State"


1t makes no difference about the manner.
If a Supreme Judge undertakes, in any man
ner, to override the Constitution which he is
sworn to support, there is power to call
him to account 1t is the power of impeach-
ment, and it remains to be seen whether the
sovereign people of this State cannot elect
Legislature capable of asserting the spirit of
the Constitution, by the exercise of this pow
Year: 1859

Tnr BELL BoAr.-The U. 5. steamer Shu-
brick will tow the new bell boat out to her
moorings, says the 5. +. Times of Wednesday,
to day, should the weather not prove unfA-
vorable Some improvements have been
made in the boat by which it will be less
liable to capsize or to drift in a gale. 1t is
now about year since the little iron craft
was first placed on the bar by the direction
of Major Bache, and it has proved of great
service to navigation
Year: 1859

SANDERsoN's RUSSIAN WAR PANoRAMA-There Is
no diminutiOn in the interest with which this beau
titul and Instructive work is regarded if we NAV
Judge by the large numbers of delighted peonlr who
nightly crowd the Maryland Institute. where it is
exhibited 1t is regarded, and Justly so. as the
most attractive work of the kind ever offered to the
patronage of the public, and should be seen by all
who wish to pass pleasant and provitabIe eve
ming.
Year: 1859

10 the hon. Henri Stump,


Judge Of the Criminal Cart Of Baltimore Ci,yy
The Grand Jury respectfully present the follow
ing as the condition of the State Prison. ascertained
at our recent official visit, required bv law to be
made before the close of the session of every Grand
jury:


There are now in the institution 423 prisoners
which is two more than there on the CORES
ponding date of the year 1858; 405 of whom are
males, and Is females.


In all that number, there were but six in the
hospital; fact which think speaks well for the
attending physician, under whose care and drec-
ton all the sanitary regulations of the prison are
entrusted, and whose medical treatment the
prisoners are dependent.


There are also six insane persons, who we
think, ought not to be in ates of prison. but
should be removed to some Asylum where their
mental malady could be treated with that skill and
wisdom which is the result of long experience with
this class OF disease to which so many of the hu-
man family are the unfortunate subjects, if happ-
ly under such treatment they NAV be restored to
reason again, and the proper influence of that ia
Guilty.


We bear our willing testimony to'the very ceanlv
condition of the premises in all its departments
indicating a thorough and careful supervision by
the Warden and his assistants.


We would especially notice the satisfaction which
we realized in entering that part of the building
appropriated as a chapel, and also used as Sab
bath school and library, and to hear from the
Warden the numerous instances in which the re-
ligious exercises had been a personal blessing to
the prisoner


The average number attending Sabbath school is
2SO; number of volumes in library 23O, including
religious books, history, &c, &c, all well bound
and neatly kept. The librarian, himself prisoner,
reports the eagerness manifested by the prisoners
TOR the privilege of the perusal of such volume as
Is preferred and the willingness to which the rules
of the library rgdly adhered to-


The Introduction of the library for the use of the
unfortunate prisoners is an act that must bring
constant pleasure to the minds of those who pro-
ected the plan, ana it will aSsuredly prove of last
ing advantage to those who are its recipients


We further report, that for want of additional
sleeping apartments, several of the prisoners have
to room together, which is at variance with the
laws and regulations for the government of the in
stitution, but rendered unavoidable for want of
sufficient accommodation.


We hope that the legislature at its next Session,
may provide for this necessity
Signed: VIM CoLToN,


TPOMAs E. DELL,
BALTIs IL. KENNARD, Committee
Year: 1859

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN VERNON ND


About six o'clock Friday evening a man
named Goddard Verncd, Indiana, shot his
wife and then cut his own throat. His
wound was not Immediately fatal, but il
was thought, at the time the train passed
up that he would die before morning. Domes-
tic difficulties which had already resulted
in separation between Goddard and his
wife were the cause of this double crime
Year: 1859

OJThe Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer says that one difficulty to the
passage Of low interest bill is the fact that
there are o number of ten per centers and a few
twenty four and thirty-six-per, centcrs in both
branches, yet he thinks some bill will yet pass
to protect honest industry and legitimate bnsi
ness from the grasp of morciless shylocks and
shayers. We hope SO.
Year: 1859

give are indebted to Hon. VIM Medill,
first comptroller the Treasury. for the "opin-
on Of the Attorney General and decision OF the
First Comptroller in the case of Carmck &;
Ramsey" From careful pcrusal of the docu-
mcnt we are led to believe that the opinion and
the decision are perfectly correct. We trust
that the claim may never be granted, because
we believe it to be an illegal one.
Year: 1859

O[rThe republican papers in Ohio arc now
busily engaged in denouncing the New York
Tribune. They are only doing right, and what
the Democracy through their journals have been
doing for years. Anyperson that wishes a rank
infidel free love paper in their family should
subscribe for the Tribune. Those that do not,
should take some other paper.
Year: 1859

MACHINE SHoP--The proposition to estab-
lish Machine Shop in Cadiz meets with favor
from our citizons generally. All admit that
such an establishment is much needed in this
locality-that it woald benefit the town and
accommodate the agricuturists Of this and the
surrounding counties, and that it would pay
Such being the case we think that any man, or
company of men who would undertake to es-
tablish such shop here, would meet with en-
couragomcnt and aid at the hands Of our citizens
Year: 1859

SINGULAR PRocEEDINa.-We learn upon
good authority that one of the Councilmen, who
is upon the Committee on City Prison, on
Monday last took upon himself the authority
TO liberate prisoner who had been sentenced
to term of thirty days in the City Prison
upon one charge, and to the County Jail for
hve days upon another. This act on his part
may be warranted, but we doubt 1t. If it is,
however, the law by which it is done should be
changed; if It is not, there should be some pen
atty attached to an act which SO completely
thwarts the ends of justice. The prisoner, or
rather, he who was prisoner, has been before
incarcerated in the City Prison for petty thefts
disOrderly conduct and other misdemeanOrs
but If in this manner such persons are to b.
discharged from custody, there are sovera
offices which cost the city considerable
amount yearly, which might be dispensed with
to advantage. We hope the matter win b.
inquired into, and proper steps taken to pre-
vent such occurrences In the future.
Year: 1859

"DAILY Press" BULLETIN.-0ur readers at a
distance should be informed that the light Of
the Cincinnati Daily Press is not hid "under a
bushel," for no fewer than from eight to ten
thousand persons had their understanding
enlightened, yesterday, by our bulletin of the
minutes of the proceedings at the Opposition
Convention. They also read the painful news
communicated by special telegraph to the
Daily Press, respecting the collision at AurOrs
the previous evening.
Year: 1859

q whole, the ticket nominated by the Opposi.
tion Convention yesterday, is respectable one
There is cause for congratulation, that consid.
erGble rather doubtful stock was got rid Of
and so good a result secured amid so much bad
material. Without much knowledge of the
men composing the ticket, we find that 1t meets
with general approval by the Opposition, and
is pretty generally feared by the other party
1t will require strong array on the other side
to succeed, and it will be incumbent upon the
Democracy to bring out their best men upor
the occasion. What they will do will be seer
to- day. Ill ----
Year: 1859

1t seems to be the opinion, now, that Gov.
Weller will decline TO appoint any successor
to the Hon. D. G. Broderick, deceased. In
fact, we have understood that he has so in
formed Ninean f. Whitesides, Judge Haun
and the balance of the aspiratts to his guber.
natorial favor. lie refuses, we take the lib
erty of coniecturing. upon the ground that
the appointee to the office would draw all the
mileage for the next session, while the Sena-
tor subsequently elected would not receive
cent and, as he expects to be elected, he
would thus be robLing himself of five or six
thousand dollars, or whatever the amount of
the mileage might be, at one dash. That the
Senator appointed would receive all the mile
age for one session is apparent from the fact
that the Act of Congress of 1856 directs the
payment of mileage on The first day of the ses
sion. The appointee would he present on
the first day and of course get his money,
while the Senator elect, being chosen in Jan
uary, would reach Washington in February
and see nothing of his mileage. John B.
Weller has no notion of being thus "out of
pocket" if he can help it.


Another reason may also have some weight
with him, and that is, by appointing a man
United States Senator he acknowledges that
that man is fit for the office, and the legisla-
ture may chance to agree with him in opn-
ion, and this would be very awkward. 1t is
his policy to acknowledge no one fit for the
position in the entire limits of the State but
himself JOIN b. WELLER. Some Of the pa
pers are bothering themselves considerably
about this appointment, but we are free to
say that we do not care continental cent
whether an appointment is made or not
The State is about as well off with one Le-
comptonite in the Senate as she wOnld be
with two, and it may be "A source of gratifica-
ton to some to stave off the infiction as long
as possible, since it must come at last, in spite
of all that can be done.
Year: 1859

The road from Eureka ascends high, bald
mountain, from the top of which fine view
is had Of the surrounding country. On the
opposite ridge, which divides the Middle and
North Yuba. winds the Truckee Ditch, hug
ging the summit and stretching along to-
wards Minnesota. which is seen in the dis
tance. This di'ch was designed to tap True
kee Lake, in Utah Territory, to accom- plish
which object tunnel three miles in length
would be necessary, running directly under
the summit of the Sierra Nevada 1t is un.
derstood that this portion Of the enterprise
has been abandoned, rs the company receive
II supply of water sufficient for the demand
from the head waters Of the Middle Yuba,
where they are now building reservoir
The Truckee Lake Ditch is owned by Eng
lishmen and carried on 10y English capital,
and it is thought 10y competent judges that it
will never pay more than expenses us the
digging on that divide, above the vicinity of
mptOnville-where they have already n
sufficient supply of water-nre exclusively
drift diggings, and such diggings yield near
ly enough water by sipage.-Cor Hydraulic
Press.


Commenting on the latter portion of the
above, the editor of the Press says:


"We do not endorse this opinion. but think
hydraulic mining will yet he done in the
section described by our correspondent, and
create a demand for enlarged supplies of the
useful element"


Our own opinion is that the ditch can be
made to pay now, by proper management
If we are rightly Informed, the company has
far too many officers, agents and pen and ink
employees They carry things on too much
in the style of the old East India Company
or the Hudsons Bay Company or some such
such stupendous concern There is no neces-
sity for swelling out into any such grand
proportions and it won't pay. A little less
show, and a good deal more economy will
set the company all right again. At any
rate such is our opinion, very respectfully
and with all due Difference expressed.
Year: 1859

BLASTING ACCIDENTS IN NEVADA COUNTY
At Selby Flat, on Friday morning, Charles
Dewey was badly wounded by the premature
explosion of blast. His right hand was
entirely blown off, and the bone badly shat
tered at the wrist. his left arm was terribly
mangled. his face considerably burned by the
powder, and quite severe cash was cut in
the left leg by rock. His right arm was
amputated below the elbow, but it is feared
that he cannot recover.


On Monday, the 10th inst, Marshall Haw-
croft was severely injured 10y the accidental
! explosion of blast, near Scots Ranch, on
Rock Greek. His thumb was torn off, and
also great portion of the flesh on the inside
of the hand, by the drill passing through it,


leaving the bone bare.
Year: 1859

PooR CoURTEsY Some of our Lecompton
cotemporaries below have pitiful habit of
taking news paragraphs from the NATIONAL
DEMocRAr and crediting them to the Express;
for no other reason, we suppose. than that
the Express is, like themselves, Lecompton.
The news editors of these sheets may think
this conduct all ri lat and proper, and posi-
bly, they may think it smart. We differ
with them, however, most decidedly in opin-
ion. Our notion Is that the practice is a very
small one, and that persons who cannot show,
as journalists, the common courtesy which is
due between respectable members of the
press, ought to be made to retire and give
place to Ilen who can.
Year: 1859

The Indianapolis State Sentinel states that
the indications are that the proposition sub
mitted by the last Legislature, to call Con-
vention to manufacture new Constitution.
will be voted down by q large majority
Year: 1859

The late shooting affair at San Bernardno
is said to have been nothing more nor less
than a row between Gentiles and Mormons.
Considerable feeling exists there between the
two parties
Year: 1859

A PEACEFUL rINE.-The city is at this time
entirely free from burslaries, thefts and rob
berries The seoundrels, under the active Wig
ilanee of our police, have mostly left and gone
to parts where they are less closely watched.
We have never known time in Marvsvile
go free as the present from all species of dis.
turbanee or rascaiity. 1t is a fine thing for
the city, but bad for the local news depart
ment Of the NatonAl Democrat.
Year: 1859

BRoDERtcK MONUMENT CoMMurEE.-We
call especial attention to the address of this
committee, which will be found in anotl er
column. We feel that it is not necessary to
call upon our fellow citizens to respond prop
erly, on an OCCASION such as this. Their own
hearts will tell them that in honoring the
worthy dead they do honor to themselves.
Year: 1859

The following correspondence was rather
long coming to hand and is rather long now
it has come, but contains some facts of in
terest and is therefore published.


EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Year: 1859

SoNs OF TEMPERANcE.-This Order appears
to BE aourishing. The proceedings of the
Grand Division inform US that eleven new
Divisions have been organized during the
past year, id that the real gain in member
ship q iyisions for the same period,
was d PWafds Of four hundred. 81
Year: 1859

BRoUGHr TO TERMs.-Jamaica John, and
three other members of the chain-gang, took
a notion, Thursday, that they would not eat
their dinners, alledging that there was not
enough of it. The allegation was false, but
they desired to act stubbornly, and so refused
to eat Yesterday, the Captain of the Police
ordered their plates to be left vacant. This
aroused the wrath of Jamaica John and he
declared he would not work another lick
The Captain ordered him'locked up in No2, q
pitch dark cell, and informed him that he
should not have a bite to eat till he had work
ed half a day He then turned to the
other three and asked them how they felt
disposed. They answered that they were
willing to work. Jamaica John stood his
confinement about one hour, and begged pit
eously to be allowed to go to work. He was
accommodated
Year: 1859

HoRRIBIE DEED.-We are informed by one
of our citizens Just down from the country,
that very horrible circumstance took place
at Payne's Ranch, seventeen miles from this
city, on Thursday. A blacksmith who keeps
his shop on the ranch committed rape on a
little girl six years old. the daughter of a Mr.
Countryman, residing at Paynes The wo.
men at the dwelling house heard the child
screaming in the barn, and, proceeding to the
spot, discovered the brute in the act. Helm
mediately fed and at last accounts the en-.
tire neighborhood was in pursuit of him. l
he is caught, he will either be burnt or hung
The child is very badly injured. The scoun
drel has been a considerable time doing bust
ness in that locality as a blacksmith and
great astonishment is expressed at his turning
out to be such diabolical villain.