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Year: 1860

General lie Praphete, a sable-hued leader
of Soulouque's forces in the late revolution
in Hayti is now enjoying an agreeable exile
in Paris. He is as black as the ace of clubs,
and yet, such is the delightful state or society
in the French metropolis, that the darksome
military Adonis finds no difficulty in winning
the affections of fair demoiselles.


Not long ago the General was living at the
Hotel Londre, where he took up lodgings on
his arrival from England; and simultaneous
with his arrival beautiful English widow,
of blonde complexion, named Mrs B,
made her appearance and became domiciled
under the same roof The lady was facinat-
ing, and her manners indicated that she had
been much in polite society, She had many
charming affectations, and could faint, or
fall into fit of Mysteries whenever any cir
cumstance happened to give the slightest oc-
casion for such an exhibition of emotion


1t was soon observed that an unusual init
macy existed between General lie Prophetic
and Mrs. B. They met invariably at
the table dhOte, and the widow visited the
Generals apartments. The General was very
dignified in his manners, and even wore an
aristocratic air, taking as a matter of course
all the attentions that were paid to him by
the landlord, the garcons and the agreeable
widow.


The lady gave out that she was on a busi-
ness visit to Paris; her mission was to col
lect certain debts of honor owed to her late
husband by Partisan gentleman. She de-
scribed her late Mr.. B as n fast man
who had moved in gay society, was a par
ticular friend of Palmer, the poisoner, and
she lamented that he had lost the bulk of her
own fortune at play in aristocratic clubs. She
did not exhibit vouchers for her statements,
and lived at the hotel on credit. The land
lord was easy on the matter of her indebted
ness for several weeks, supposing that the
General would discharge her obligations,
| from the fact that they were on such close
terms of intimacy.


The sable General at length began to ex-
hibit degree Of coldness toward the fair
| Englishwoman, which indicated that he was
getting tired of his fair inamorata. About
I"this time the landlord himself made some i'm
proper advances toward the widow, as she al
legged, and was repulsed. This made the
Frenchman revengeful. He determined tC
get rid Of her ladyship, especially as he be.
gan to suspect that she could not, and hei
black lover would not pay her bill. Accord.
| ingIy a rival was introduced to the Genera
| in the shape of a charming Partisan lady
| The bait took. One morning the English
| widow went to the door of the Generals
| apartment, and, to her extreme horror and
| disgust, she saw the illustrious exile from thu


Haytian Empire upon his couch, in soft dal


lance with her French rival This was tot


much for her weak nerves and she retired


from the battlefield, leaving her rival mis-


tress of the position.
Year: 1860




Needle work is thus gracefully eulogised
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, in The Marble
Fdun:


There is something extremely pleasant,
and even touching--at least, of very sweet,
soft, and winning effect--in this popularity
| OF needle-work, distinguishing men from
women. Our own sex is incapable Of any
such by-play aside from the main business Of
life; but women-be they of what earthly
rank they may, however gifted with intel
lect or genius, or endowed with awful beauty
IE-have always some little handiwork ready to
to ill up the tiny gap of every vacant mo-
| ment.


| dleisfamilliar to the fingers ofthem all.
A queen, no doubt, plies IL on occasions; the
woman-poet can use it as adroitly as her pen;
the woman's eye that has discovered new
star, turns from its glory to send the polished
little instrument cleaning along the hem of
| her kerchief or to darn casual fray in her
dress. And they have the advantage of us
in this respect. The slender thread Of silk or
cotton keeps them united with the small fa-
milliar, gentle interests of life, the continu-
ally operating influences of which do so
much for the health of the character, and
carry OFF what would otherwise be danger
GUS accumulation of morbid sensibility. A
vast deal OF human sympathy runs along this
electric line, stretching from the throne to
to the wicker chair of the humblest seam
stress, and keeping high and low in species
Of communion with their kindred beings.
Methinks it is token of healthy and gentle
characteristics, when women of accomplish
ments and high thoughts love to sew, espe-
| cially rs they are never more at home with
their own hearts than when so occupied.
Year: 1860

The RECENT Rocky MOUNTAIN DUEL
STRANGE PLACE TO SHOOT AN ANTAGONIST.
Judge Bennett, writing from Auraria under
date of March q, says; 'The duel excite
ment between DIR. Stone and s. W. Bliss has
all subsidized. Stone, who was wounded in
the fight, is slowly recovering; it is thought
he will undoubtedly get well. am informed
by DR.. Stones surgeon, that the ball entered
the left hip one inch below and back of the
trochant major, and passing through the
ischiaIic moth, and wounding in its course


the postule gland and the urethra, and max
ing its exit about one inch below the right
trochanter. From this description you can


draw your own inference of what part of the


body Bliss aimed at, and intended to shoot
off. Bliss says he did not intend to kill him,
else he would have done so. AS he says,
know that he could have shot Stone in the
cheek or through the heart as well as where
he did, and guess Bliss says no more as
regards his skill as marksman than he has
proven himself to be capable Of performing
Year: 1860

A WOMAN POISONED TO DEATH BY THE USE
OF TAIIow.-A daughter of Mr.. Meredith,
met her death from the following incident;
Returning from Ludlow, and finding her lip
much chapped from the wind, she applied
some tallow to it, which is supposed to have
contained some poisonous matter or fat that
had been much decomposed. Her lip shortly
afterward began to swell, and increased every
day for a week, when she expired in the
greatest agony,
Year: 1860

gEzy1 To show that there are sensible peo-
pie and newspapers in the extreme South
who are opposed to breaking up this glorl-
ous Union merely because n majority OF the
people see fit TO elect certain man as n
Constitutional President, we copy the
following conclusion of the New Orleans
True Delta to an article on Disunion


VIII any sensible, candid and intelligent
reader of these evidences of contemplated
prelusive revolution, hesitate in the course
he should pursue, or trihe with the sacred
duty his country imposes upon him in an
emergency such as this ? Is this time for
paltry partisan calculations or the trickery
of Office holding Is it not rather an
emergency when all other considerations
save the preservation of our institutions,
should be ignored and set aside VIII good
patriots falter in the performance of their
duty to their country in presence Of pro-
claimed treason or hesitate to cooperate
with their brethren because of old differ
ences, obsolete feuds or political distinctions,
recognizable only in names and having
no longer a living existence?
Year: 1860

The New York Herald and other Locofo-
co, pro-slavery, sensation papers are trying
their hardest to get up a panic over the pro-
liability of fLinccIn's election; but they might
as well try to "call spirits from the vastly
deep, as to raise genuine panic when the
cause for one does not exist, either in the
financial or political condition of the coun-
try at large. People have learned not to be
frightened at these periodical Disunion
pumpkin devils" raised every four years
to perpetuate Locofoco misrule, corruption,
and slavery extension. Through the great
cavernous eyes and grinning mouth of the
pumpkin shell is seen the glimmer of the
filthy tallow candle which Hickers behind.
The pumpkin-devil " game is "played
ut pretty efTectually.


These thoughts come up as we read
dispatch just received. 1t runs as follows


"NEw YORK, Nov. 2.-Stocks buoyant.
Money plenty at 6 per cent; moderate de
mand. Exchange dull and .ominal


And another dispatch published a couple
ofdays ago, announced the departure of the
Arabia with no specie


All these Indications of prosperity, con-
fdence in and hope for the future, manifest
themselves less than week before an elec-
ton which, the croakers say, IS certain to
send things to " everlasting smash


Nervous old grannies are the only ones
who will be affected by any panic cries they
may hear. Men of more sense will look
at the indications of solid prosperity and
faith in the future, abounding all around
them, and while laughing to scorn the
bogus alarmists, will vote according to
their honest sentiments, leaving the result
to a wise and overruling Providence.
Year: 1860

Seeing that the free people of this country


are determined to exercise the right of
! choosing their own President without being
I dictated to or bought up, the only resort
/ left to the Disunonists and corrupt politi-


clans of New York and the South is to work


on the fears of those who desire to vote for


Lincoln. Accordingly It is about time that
bogus Pa1te were raised, and We suppose


we have the premonitory symptoms of it in a
dispatch from Baltimore, published yester.
day.


We warned our readers few days ago
that an attempt 10 create panic would be
made just on the eve of election. We so
judged because we knew that such course
was all that was left 10 the enemies of Lin
coin to defeat him. We were confident
that the attempt would he made to produce
a stampede from Lincoln in the cities, that
he might thereby be defeated and the cleo
ton thrown into Congress for the benefit of
the Disunion Democracy.


We do hope, that, so far as Evansville
and the neighboring towns are concerned
their voters have minds of their own, and
that they are men enough to vote their SEN
timents without being swayed therefrom by
these contemplate scarecrows set up to
frigh;eu those who have not sense enough
to think for themselves.


There are no signs Of a crisis in the
Eastern money markets. The SIO,OOO,OO
loan was recently taken at rates favorable
to Government, by banking houses and
capitalists who would be certain to know if
any real danger existed. 1t is true that
here, money matters are rather unfayorable,
but every man can at once see withou
second thought, that the reason is, the
country round about us, with which we are
connected by trade, has suffered from a
serious drought, and as matter of course
the people who owe Evansville pay but
slowly, and She must suffer somew hat till
new and better crop comes on to help the
farmers out Of their trouble I


This is the whole story, and all sensible
men can see it. Hence the bogus panic .
cry now sought to be raised, will fall still /
born. As a certain hali-witted fellow said |
to person who wanted to fool him,
suckers don't bite"
Year: 1860

Eh- We call attention to the new adyer.
| tisement of Msssrs. KEEN & PRESTON in an
another place, and to the fresh arrival OF
| their second Fall and Winter stock of Dry
Goods and Notions. This enterprising
house is doing large business. They have
of late quit the Boot, Shoe, and Hat trade,
and are turning their attention to goods le-
ultimately in their line. They have, by
keeping a better ard more general stock,
and selling low, largely Increased their
sales.


They are prepared to duplicate any bills
bought in their line in Cincinnati or Louis
vile. They have induced several large
dealers passing through this place on their
way to Louisville and Cincinnati this sea,
son, to stop and make their purchases of
them and other houses not in their line of
trade in this place. Some of the parties
bought entirely for cash. We see no reas-
on why so large an amount of trade should
go through our place to Louisville and
Cincinnati every season, when they can do
equally well if not better by making their
purchases in this market.


The wholesale trade of Evansville is in
creasing very fast. In 1850 there was but
one Wholesale Dry Goods House in the
place now there are quite a number, as
well as Boot, Shoe, and Hat, Hardware,
Queensware, and Grocery Houses. With
few years of good crops, Evansville will
shoot ahead faster than ever. Her manu-
featuring interest is growing rapidly. Our
FOunderies have the advantage of the very
best moulding sand in the world, and their
iron castings are second to none in the
Union. We should encourage the enterprise
Of our citizens in their efforts to compete
successfully with any Western city, and we
see no reason why they should not do so.
Year: 1860

STRAYRD OR SToLgN.--A Scotch Terrier
Pup, black and grey in color, strayed or
was stolen about the middle of August
He was about four months old, had his ears
badly cropped, and had scar between his
eyes. A reward of five dollars will be
given for him if returned to this office


2td
Year: 1860

COM BAcK.-A number of our citizens,
Allured by the sublime attractions OF the
Placerv | e route went to the picturesque
spot and essayed to make the passage to
"Silverado" The prospect not proving by
a long shot as was represented they returned
here on Monday and will take their chances
over, our own route as soon as opened,
which will be done before the close of next
week. By telegraphic dispatch from
Henry Meredith on Monday last r was
EARNED that he was showed in at Straw
berry Valley on the Placervilleroute where
he had been paying seyenty-hve cents
pound for horse feed for several days The
Placeryille routGis delightful at all seasons
o the year. No'snow on that route nor
nothing.
Year: 1860

SHORTER CUT.-An effort will be made i'm
mediately to open n road to Washoe by the way
of Bear Valley, interseeting the road from Eu-
reka at Jackson's Ranch. Fifteen miles of travel
can be saved BY this route and a fine road OBJ
'ained. well known stage man has procured
tAe stock and will run coach to Virginia City
as sooa as the road is open. A saddle train will
take passengers over the worst part Of the route,
ircra Bear Valley to Jackson's Ranch, TIL the
road can be put in condition for wagons
Year: 1860

PERsoyAL.-The boys tell us mighty good
looking chap, calling himself Byrne, and repu-
ted to do the editorial of the Mountain Messen-
ger, called and took square look at the JOURNAL
establishment, the other cay, in our absence.
We recognize in the person described TIE genial
editor from La Porte, whose paper is one of the
very incest ones of the land. If B5rne did not
get treated as well as he expected, we hope he
will attribute the delinquency to the fact that we
were out and the boys all belong to the Good
Templars' t'sso.
Year: 1860

SUICIDE OF A JURoR.-We learn that Juror
in q long and tedious case in progress of trial in
the District Court at Downieville committed sui
eide on Monday by shooting himself in the
mouth with pistol. The trial had been going
on nine days and still was not ended The poor
fellow probably chose to end his miseres at
once and save suffering by inches to all eternity.
The ease vent over to another term, and the
whole thing has to be gene over again, we hope,
however, without driving another innocent man
to suicide,
Year: 1860

The SroRA.-T Thirteen days were the windows
Of heaven opened, but they closed on Sunday to
the great joy of earth. inhabitants in these
remember to have witnessed. However, the
damage has been little if We except the loss of
fruN and injury done to fruit trees, notrith-
standing she tire was dolorous in the extreme
and the roads are left in shocking condition.
Year: 1860

LUtL.-There is pereeptible lull in the
Washoe excitement. Among all of our late fe-
verish citizens we know of none whose pulse will
beat higher thar sixty minute now. We arc
kind O. cooling off. Some of the boys have re-
turned, and the reports not as lowery for
merly. Nobody who has come from Washoe
can show any more silver thon when he left and
considerable less gold. Notwithstanding all this
we will see another rush when the mountain
roads get good: A great many will go over just
10 CRAFTY curiosity. ye know.
Year: 1860

TEETH TEETH - Dr. Lcyason comes
to us recommended as surgical ard rlechan-
ieal Dentist of long established reputation for
professional skill. His specimens Of work will
compare with those of any other dentist what
Yer natural appearance, fitness and beauty
of fnish while in all surgical dentistry his
mode of operating commends itself for its free
dom from pain and sect arity against accident


Office over A. Block i Co.
Year: 1860

CoLDEsr NIcnr OF THE FALL.-Wednes-
day night was, by far, the coolest night OF
the season. Ice formed in considerable
quantities on the ponds in this neighbor
hood, and the ground yesterday morning
was coated with a heavy frost.
Year: 1860

Il
How TO Manage .SERaiSs1INsTs.ZH Here is q


most excellent and judicions bit of advice,
which if followed with, fair appreciation,
would certainly tend to lessen if. not to re-


move entirely the pet complaint" of most


housekeepers- bad servants:


Aim to be as systematic as possible in ar


ranging your regular work; make rules most
convenient for your family, and have the SER
want understand that they are TO be obeyed.


Never allow yourself to speak in . fretfnl


manner to your help, IS by. SO doing you
lose your self-respect, and their esteem.


When any fault wants correcting, do it in


kindness, speaking in q lady-like manner.
Take interest in the moral welfare of your
help, and show yourself their friend, and
servant worth keeping, will fully repay your


kindness ~by faithful service. We should
hear less complaints ofservants if mistresses
would oftener do their duty. to those under
them. Servants that will not be Influenced
by kindness can never be trusted; make it
rule to dismiss help that will not work with
out scolding, as soon as possible. Not only
is it necessary.ato; point out delinquencies
kindly, but every improvement should be as.
constantly noticed. "Sally, your floor looks
nicely: goes long way towards another
sorubbing. ata- a@ a17@ it'a tET


When an article is broken, unless It'll hap
pened through disobedence to some order,
pass it lightly, with 81 am sorry it is broken;
try to be more careful for the future;" and
generally twill have the desired effect. New
er dismiss help in anger, they will assuredly
give you a. bad name Some times. servants
are very quick tempered and will themselves
speak improperly, leave them Immediately,
without noticing what they say, and they
will soon cool down, and often ask forgive
ness. If they do not, leave.it. for the present,
as though forgotten, and at some future time,
when all things have gone we'll, and the
kitchen unusually pleasant, bring it up, and
try and convince her of her fault, and say
decidedly, IF we cannot get along pleasant.
ly we must part" This plan, if always fol-
lowed, will be found to work well.


Remember that to govern family well
you must first govern yourself; liveup to this
rule, and but little trouble will be found in
other members of tho household.
Year: 1860

the corrected registry lists, as made out by the registrars under the title "To be made," certi- fled copies of which shall be furnished by said registrars to said seectmen.

 Sec. 20. It shall be the duty of the town clerks of said towns to give to each of the persons who may be admitted to the privilege of an elector at said last mentioned meeting of the selectmen and town clerk, a certificate of his admission which shall contain the name, residence, and number of the voting district, wherein such per son resides, and shall be delivered to the regis trars of said district, and the name and residence of such person shall be entered upon the regis try list before such person shall be allowed to cast his ballot therein. All of which certificates shall be kept by said registrars, record of the same be made by them, which said record, to- gether with the certificates, shall be lodged in the town clerks office, immediately after said election, and be open to the inspection of any elector of said town.

 Sec. 2l. When any person exhibits to the board of selectmen and town clerk papers ofnat- uralization, issued to him in due form by a court having jurisdiction, if said board is satisfied of genuinenesss of such papers, and that they were issued to the persons presenting them, they shall approve them by written endorsement thereon with the date thereof. signed by the town clerk of said town and if such applicant shall have the other legal qualifications for an elector, they admit him in due form, and cause his name to be enrolled on said list

 SEc p. Whenever the town clerk of either of said towns shall give certificate to any per. son that he is an elector in said town, it shall be his duty to keep record of the name of such elector the date when such certificate was grant. ed, to whom given, and the name of the town where such certificate is to be used.

 SEc 23 If any officer named in this act shall without just and reasonable cause, refuse or neg lect to discharge any of the duties herein pre- scribed, he shall, on conviction, be punished by me of three hundred dollars or if any of the othcers named in this act shall wilfully violate any or the provisions of this act or if the towr cierk s or either of said towns shall give falst ceftlncate to any person, such officer or towr
Year: 1860

a LARGE METEoR.-It will be recol-
lected that on last Friday morning, we men,
toned seeing a very brilliant light the even
ing before, that resembled the light OF
a meteor. The light was of intense brilli-
ancy and entirely outshone that of the moon
which was shining brightly at the time.
1t seemed to be as vivid as fash of light
ming on a dark day, but was not so sud
den to come and go. The meteor that
proves to have produced it was too low
down in the southeastern horizon to be
seen by US, or, so far as we know, by any
person in this neighborhood. If it was seen
by any of our readers we hope they will
give Us the result of their observations.
The following extract will show how the
meteor appeared elsewhere


Last evening at ten minutes past 10
o'clock we witnessed one of the most beau
tiful and brilliant celestial phenomena
that has occurred since the great meteoric
shower of 1892. A huge meteor appeared
in the southeastern quarter of the heavens
at a point equidistant from the moon and a
point on the horizon-probably fifteen de-
greeS east OF south. 1t far exceeded, both
in size and beauty, any display of a similar
description it has been our good fortune to
see. But for the sway of reason, the OBJ
server would have been tempted to believe
that the moon had tired of her office, and
was rushing with the speed of comet up
on her welI-served superior, leaving in her
course trail vieing with the rainbow in
the number, and with the sun, almost, in
the brilliancy OF its colors. The moons
light, although shed from an unclouded sky,
was as effectually paled as if the sun had
burst forth in meridian splendor. The me-
teor sped from the northeast to a point
about fifteen degrees above the horizon, and
five degrees east of south, where it disap-
peared. The tail was fully five degrees in
length The display, we should think, last
ed about half a minute.-Kad. Cour.
Year: 1860

ENoRMoUs PLUM.-Mr ALFRED NJ.
MCGRiFF (the gentleman who furnished US
the magnificent peaches a few days ago,
credited by mistake TO " Robert Griffith },
has brought us the finest green gage plum
we ever laid eyes on. Its circumference is
almost six inches-only lacking a quarter
of an inch of it. The plum is healthy and
well proportioned. Mr.. McGrif raised it in
his own garden in this city.


The more fine fruit we see that is raised
in this vicinity (and we see much of iD the
more we feel tie want Of Horticultural
Society, to encourage fruit raising by prem-
ums, etc. This vicinity is capable of being
made as celebrated for fine fruit as New
Jersey or any other locality except the Pa
cifc coast.
Year: 1860

THE DOUGLAS MEN-Eminent Douglas
men in Philadelphia, recognizing the idea
that Pennsylvania will decide the contest
and prompted by cordial hatred of the
Administration party, boldly avow their
determination to vote for Lincoln rather
than suffer the election to be thrown into
the House, and thus assure the success of
Gen, Joe Lane.