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Year: 1860

Gefg-An excursion train is to run from
Terre IIaute to this city on Friday, which
will have pleasure party on board from the
Female College at the former place. This
will afford the young gents of our city a
fine opportunity to make acquaintances and
display their gallantry. We understand
they already-in connection with the ladies
have taken the matter in hand and will
give their fair visitors cordial reception.
May the weather prove propitious is our
humble prayer.
Year: 1860

Bsss- The fishing excursion on the Charley
BOtoen that WAS to take place tomorrow
has been postponed on account OF the Rail
road excursion from Terre Haute. Capt.
Dexter has fixed Friday week as the day
for his party, on which occasion we doubt
not the Bowea will be crowded with the
beauty and chivalry of the city, anxious to
be free from the dust of the commercial
metropolis of Indiana, and enjoy the luxury
OF spending at least one day among the
hills and groves of Kentucky. This is leap
year. Boys look out
Year: 1860

Mr.. EDIT0R;-It is my painful duty tC
record one Of those dreadful accidents which
sometimes occur in our Countrywide burst
ing of a steam boiler. On Saturday morning,
about clock, the boiler at the saw mill
half a mile north OF Bethel, exploded, killing
three men and seriously injuring another.
The names of the men killed were William
Clevenger, the owner of the mill, BENJAMIN
Brown and Howard Holmes, teamsters. Sol
oman Fannuys, the head sawyer, was seri-
ously injured by the scalding steam and
water being thrown in his face, besides re-
ceiviug two serious cuts upon the head. lie
is now fast improving. But the other men
were an awful spectacle to behold. MIR.
Clevenger was literally scalded to death
lie had just stepped in front OF the boiler TO
open the ilue doors, when it exploded, the
water and steam striking him, and knock
ing him against pile of wood behind him,
when the rafters, shingles and wood were
precipitated on him. In this condition lie
was found by John Rubey, SEN, who with
the help of others, worked their way
through the rubbish To him. Upon Mr.
Rubey inquiring who he was, he exclaimed,
1" l know You uncle John, Tor Gods sake
help me out lie walked part of the way
to the house, but giving ont was carried in,





about four hours, when d 4ath came us a
welcome messenger to his release.


Brown was standing midway ofthe boiler
between and the enemy He was thrown
24 feet from where he was standing, through
tue mill up the bank upon the opposite
side. His arm, ankle, and skull we're broken
besides being scaled and otherwise bruised.
He lived somewhere near four hours and
half in the most eXcrutiating agony, and
died. Holmes was passing near the front
side of the boiler az the time of the explo-
sion. \ part of the front OF the boiler
containing part OF the head, which was
heavy casting was thrown upon him, and
when he was found was lying right over
bis stomach aud heart. It being very hot
burned that part OF his body to crisp
His left arm was entirely severed from his
body close to the shoulder; the other was
crushed, with part Of the hand blown OFT. He
was beard 10 call for help once, but when
We got to him he was gasping in the last
agonies Of death. II took considerable
scrutiny TO recognize him, SO completely
was he covered with dust and dirt Mr..
Fannuys, the only person in the mill who
escaped with his life, was standing near the
pitman. The posts intervening saved his
life, although he was knocked down by the
force of the steam


Mr. Clevenger and Mr. Holmes leave wild
0ws TO mourn their loss And who can tell
their agonies upon seeing their husbands,
who a few minutes before were in good
health, now in the last agonies of death
May God grant Ne may never witness
another such scene.


Yours, &c, JAS. L. BRANsoN.
Year: 1860

BE5- There are great many sociabl8
evening parties given and enjoyed by the
beautiful bellies of our nice little city-ths
necessary consequence is that the said bellies
require nice evening dresses. At HUGHEs'
they viii find a very nice assortment of
Tarltons, which are more suitable for the
purpose than any other goods worn. He IS
selling off his stock OF Lawns at reduced
prices. COlOrs warranted.
Year: 1860

CERTAIN CURE FOR ASTHMA. A.-This is
said TO be a certain cure for that distressing
complaint, the Asthma: In any quantity,
say quart of Apple Brandy, put as much
common salt as will dissolve. When that is
done it is ready for use. Take three table
spoonslul per day, one jus. before each meal.
Several sufferers by this disease have been
effectually cured by this receipt.
Year: 1860

MOUNTAINS OF THE SEA--There can bo no
doubt that portion OF California ut some period
was an immense inland sen, the water of which
sought an outlet either through the Pajaro, or
Monterey Bay, to the Pacific, or through the
Tejon Pass to the southern portion of the State.
The more general belief is that the Golden Ga te
was the outlet, and that IL was forced through
the Coast Range at comparatively recent peri :
cd, Traditions are extant among the Indians,
that their ancestors walked across from one
side Of the Golden Gate to the other, while there
was a tunnel communication between the waters
Of the Pacific and San Francisco Bay. In the
Tulare Valley and at the TETON Pass there is indi-
cations that powerful current has at some pc
riod passed over the ground. The most learned
geologists of the east are quite at u loss when
required to give an opinion in regard to our
State Geology. Stockton Republican. a'
Year: 1860

DANT HouRs,--There are dark hours that
mark the history OF the brightest years. For not
whole month III many OF the millions OF the
pest perhaps, has the sun shoue brilliantly all
the time There have been cold aud stormy days
every year, And yet the mist and shadows Of
the darkest hour disappeared and fled heedlessy.
The most cruel ice-leters have been broken and
dissolved and the most furious storm loses its
power ia harm. And what a parable is this in
human !!e-of our inside world where the heart
works at its shadowing of the dark hour, and
many cold blast chills the heart to the CORE
But what matters it? man is born hero and
it is only in the darkness aud storms that hero


ism gains its greatest and its best developments
and the storm bears it on more rapidly to its
destiny Despairn then. Neither give up
while one good power is yours use it, Disap-
pointment will not be realized. Mortifying lai-
TIRE may attend this effort and that one--but only
be honest and struggle on, and it will work well.
Year: 1860

A number of military men have written
to Washington as to the truth of the report
that the Juarez Government has invited vol
unteers from the United States, but there is
no official authority to sustain, nor would
they accept, without the concurrence of our
Government. The armed men and Others
who are preparing to go South, may have
other schemes in view, or be in expectation
of call for their services in Mexico AS
the protest of Mr.. Mclean against the Tacu-
baya massacre met with no response from
Miramon, so the protest of the latter against
the recognition of the Juarez Government
will receive no official notice from our own.
Year: 1860

DEAD LETTERs.-A dispatch from Washing
ton says:


Dead letters instead of being returned
here within six months as heretofore, are now
returned within half that period of time
Thus proportionally facilitating the restora-
ton of valuables to their owners, as well as
preventing the accumulation of such letters
at the various post offices. This arrangement
works well. The Postmaster General sug-
gests an alteration in the law. to return them
within a still shorter space of time.
Year: 1860

The Richmond Whig says eve are fire.
quently applied to for information as to the
best place of obtaining Virginia cloth for
wearing apparel. Several of our dealers have
disposed of remnants and are, seemingly,
unable to replenish stock, SO general is the
demand in the counties in and near which
the woolen factories are situated"
Year: 1860

1nE Napa Reporter says that complaint is
made by the farmers of that county of the
depredations made by the crows and black
oArdS on the newly sown grain. These pests
and species of lark have not been so abund-
ant In the valley, or destructive to the crops
since the spring of 1852.
Year: 1860

VAN AMBUReH's GREAT Show The
Van Amburgh grand equestrian show will
be in Cleveland to-day and tomorrow. It
will exhibit upon the Old Fair Ground corner
of Ohio and Brownell streets. Performances
at and o'clock. The variety and number
of trained animals in this collection is very
great and then DR.. Thayer, that comical
genius of clown, will enliven the exercises
of the ring. We don't believe there is a man
or boy in the city, no matter how proper
he may be, that has not always had a long
ing desire to see every scene in such horse
operas as this, and who has not taken de-
light, either in reality or Imagination, in the
often stale retorts of the painted Clown.
Year: 1860

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE TURNvEREN.-
The Cleveland Social Turnverein will hold
their Annual FESTIVAL to-day, and we can as
sure our readers that it will be an occasion
worth attending. The Turner'S constitute
body of athletic, able bodied young men
whe educate their physical system with as
much care as one would the intellectual. At
10 o'clock, after parading the streets they will
give an exhibition Of gymnastic feats upon
the Kinsman Street Fair Grounds. After a
recess there will be further prize exercises up
on the Fair Grounds, and ball in the even
ing at the Atheneum will conclude the enter
tainment.
Year: 1860

The Cry CExsUs.-It is important that a
correct enumeration of the inhabitants of
the city should be taken, and as I am anx-
ious to close the schedules by the 22d inst,
I will be thankful for any information that
may lead to the correction of omissions, if
any have occurred. The population of most
of the cities is falling short OF anticipation.
The public are inclined to hold the Assistant
Marshals responsible for the deficiency. To
be satisfied as to the correctness of the work,
respectfully request communications on the
subject, either through the Post Office or at
my Office in the Government building.


NJ. JOHNSON,


dat U. S. Marshal
Year: 1860

The sixth WARD.-In Saturdays report of
the vote upon the number of delegates that
the Fourth Ward was entitled to at the
Painesyille Convention, the whole of the
Sixth Ward should have been reported as vo-
ting for allowing them only the number the
Committee on Credentials had reported them
entitled to.
Year: 1860

THAEKs.-We desire, at this late hour, to
express our obligations to the officers of the
midnight coal train of the Mahoning Rail
road for promptly delivering to US the letter
announcing the result of the Congressional
Convention at johnson, on Thursday last
By their kindness we had the report for the
Friday mornings issue.
Year: 1860

TIA OLD CoURT HoUsE.-To-day, the goth,
was the day fixed by contract that the Old
Court House was to be entirely and wholly
removed, and yet the work is but partially
done, the walls are yet twenty feet high, and
two weeks labor, if not three, will be needed
at the present rate, to clear the ground.
Year: 1860

TIE CONCERT AT OBERLN.-The grand
Commencement Concert at Oberlin will be
given both tonight and tomorrow night
To accommodate all who want to attend a
special train will leave Oberlin for Cleveland
tomorrow evening after the concert. To
hear this 0berlin choir is an evont of n life
tina
Year: 1860

WIDE AwAKEs.-The Wide Awakes meet
attheir torch rooms this evening at o'clock.
A committee of one from each ward has
been appointed to ascertain how many are
ready to accept the invitation to go to De-
troit on the occasion of Senator Stewards Wis
it to that city.


The members will meet at their torch
room tomorrow evening and visit in process
sion the residences of Messrs. Riddle and
Backus.
Year: 1860

THE MoNUxENT.-The foundation Of the
monument has been laid above the surface.
The first course of dressed stone is now be-
ing laid. The huge blocks for the pedestal
have arrived on the spot and will be laid
this week.
Year: 1860

WILL THE PREPARATION BE COMPLETE p
Many fears are expressed that our square
and streets win not be ready for the eelebra-
ton. The old Court House will need many
and busy hands to be entirely cleared away,
and great exertions must be made to have
the work of paving Superior street and the
street around the square in a condition for
service. How is II, gentlemen Contractors.
Year: 1860

LARGE AND ABUNDANT CRops.-This sec
ton of country is certainly blessed this
year with the biggest crops ever made in
Indiana, and as our farmers will have plen-
ty of money to spend this fall, we would
advise them before they do it to come to
S. RosENwALD & Co, No 73 Main Street
between Second and Third, and see our
new stock, all of which has just been man
ufhctured by ourselves. We can warraD t
every article for durability and cheapncss.
There is ne Clothing House in Evansville
that is able to hold out such Inducements
in Clothing as VIC are, at the Oak Hall
Clothing House. 1t is your advantage to
come and see our stock, and rest assured
nothing will be left undone to secure your
custom.


Oct. lst-tf
Year: 1860

nGap Hon. Leonard SWEET will be at Vim
cennes, at the grand demonstration on FRI
day therefore his appointment for Prince
ton OF that day is withdrawn. lie will be
here on Saturday evening, according to an
nouncement. and win give our people one
of the beat speeches of the season. He is
one of the most eloquent orators in the
West, and proUes all he says by the record.
He will probably be at Princeton on Mon
day evening at the grand torchlight pro-
cession that the Gibson county Republicans
intend to get up.
Year: 1860

The Sheriif's only defense for allowances
to deputies for services in court, is that they
were made in the discretion of the court.
We say that in this particular also the
judges have no authority for exercise of
discretion given them by law. The Sher-
iff in this as in other branches of his de-
fense seems ignorant of the fact that there
must be iatO for his drawing money from
the peoples treasury. The money was
placed there to be disburSed by authority Of
la,g and not by the discretion of partizan
judges.
Year: 1860

lie parades Jack Welsh's certificate before
the public, and though we have no doubt
Jack stood ready to certify tho Sheriff clear
out of purgatory and away up to the third
heaven, we arc willing to give him the
full benefit of Jacks statement. 1t only
shows what we especially charged-that,
during the term of the courts, while build
ing two fires and sweeping the court room
early in the morning, and doing the Sheriffa
work all the rest of the day, the cosuty aeas
paying his 1oages.


The BaiIilfs certify that they are chiefly
engaged in serving processes in State cases
while the Sheriff and deputies perform the
civil business. Every person conversant
with court business, knows that while the
first is true, the second is not In proof OF
which we cite the following facts: The
civil is much in excess over the criminal
business, perhaps thrce~fold greater. There
are employed at each term of the court from
four to eight bailitfs. There is always re-
quired to discharge the office duties of Sher-
iff one deputy; another is always in court
and the worthy Sheriff is himself kept up SO
late every night protecting the persons and
property ofcitizens from midnight assassina-
tion and arson, that he doesn't get up till
noonI Now let our nine certifying bailiffs
tell US what they are doing all the rest of
their time, while the vigilant and active
Sheriff is doing three times as much
business as they do, and all in short half
Year: 1860

arranged in some incomprehensible way, by
an overruling providence, SO that we might
be saved. TO him he all thanks for his good
ness to u.s.


There is not a doubt rejoined the other
captain, that the writing on the slate, let it
have come there as it may, saved all our
lives was steering at the time con onsidera.
bly, south Of west and | altered my course to
nor'west, and had lookout aloft, to see
what would come Of it. But you say he
added, turning to the passenger that you
did not dream of writing on slate!,


No, sir have no recollection whatever
of doing so. got the impression that the
bark | saw in my dream was coming to res.
cue US; but how that impression came can
not tell. There is another very strange
thing about it, he added. Everything here
on board seems to me quite familiar; yet
am very sure never was in your vessel be
fore 1t is all puzzle to me.-What did
your mate see!


Thereupon Mr.. Bruce related to them all
the circumstances above detailed The CON
clusion they finally arrived at was, that it
was special interposition of Providence to
u


The above narrative was communicated to
me by Captain j. S Clarke, of the schooner
Julia lIalock,* who had it directly from Mr..
Bruce himself They sailed together for
seventeen months in the year 1886 and '37;
so that Captain Clarke had the story from
the mate about eight years after the occur.
rence.-Ile has since lost sight of him, and
does not know whether he is yet alive. All
he has heard of him since they were ship
mates is that he continued to trade to New
Brunswick, that he became master of the
brig Comet, and that she was lost.


asked Captain Clarke if he knew Bruce
well, and what sort of a man he was?


AS truthful and straightforward man,
he replied 'as | ever met in all my life.
We were as intimate as brothers, and two
men can't be together, shut up for seventeen
months in the same ship, without getting to
know whether they can trust one another's
word or not. He always spoke of the cir
cumstance in terms of reverence, as of an in
cdent that seemed to bring him nearer to
God, and another world. would stake my
life upon it that he told me no lie


In July, 1859. The Julia Hallock was then
lying at the foot Of Rutgers Square, New York.
She trades between New York and St. Jago. in
the Island of Cuba. The Capt. allowed me to use
his name, and to refer to him rs evidence for the
truth of what is here set down.
Year: 1860

THE PRospEoTs OF SOUTHERN RESISTANCE.
We copy tho following from the Savannah
Republican, Bell and Everett paper, and one
OF the most ranoorous Union papers in the
South!


Reluctantly as we say it, we are impressed
with the firm conviction that Mr. Stephens
in the language We have quoted, has spoken
the truth-the naked, untarnished truth. 1t
matters not with the Southern people how
conservative MIR. Lincoln may be- or whether
his administration would be free from insult
and oppression or not; he is the representa-
tive and tho head of purely sectional party
and one, the sole bond of whose union is hos,
tiity to the domestic institutions of their
brethren of the South The election of such
man, and the elevation of such party to
the rulership over US, is, in our candid iudg
ment, obliged to be disastrous to every sec
tion of the confoderacy. All men at the
South may not favor disunion as q remedy
or retaliation, but we tell our Northern
friends that the sentiment of disafTection and
the sense of wrong will be universal. We
shall au feel it.. deplore it, wfithe under it.
and though peaceand union may be preserved,
what is such peace and such a union worth (?
With no place in the hearts of the people, the
Year: 1860

The EXCITEMENT OF INVESTIGATION. The
love of narcotics and Intoxicating compounds
is SO universal that it may almost count as an
instinct Every nstion has it in greater or
less degreoj some in the shape of opium, some
of smoke, some in drink, some in snuff; but
from the equator to the snow line it exists-a
tri0ing change in dress, according to the eli
mate, but always the same need, always the
same desire. Kings have dccreed punishment
on the secular side; priests have anathema-
tized on the spiritual lawmakers have sought
to pluck out tho habit, root and branch, from
the people; but all to no goodman still
goes on smoking, suufIing, and chewing, put
ting an enemy into his mouth to steal away
his brains, and finding immense satisfaction
in practice that makes him both an invalid
and amadman, and never quits him till it has
laid him fairly in the grave.


Chdmbers' Journal


THERE is mo smoke without some fire.
Year: 1860

WHEELER's WATER DRAwER.-The excel
lenoe Of this apparatus for raising water from


wells or eisterns, is daily becoming more aP-
parent, and the orders for Drawers come in
rapidly, not only from this section but from


other portions of the West. The exterme
simplicity of the pump is its great merit
There is no machinery to get out of order,
and no chance for water to freeze in the buck
ct or pump. By simply turning crank the
water is drawn up and emptied from the
bucket out the spout, and that, too, with no
more outlayO Of strength than just enough to
lift the water in the bucket. It is equally
adapted to deep and shallow wells, and the
price is excsedingly low. Call and examine
them at the manufactory at Hswitt's Block.
Year: 1860

DEALING IN CLoTH.-Ye Yesterday morning, q
German called at Featherstone's bindery,
and looked at roll of cloth which he want
ed to buy, as he said. The owner turning
away for minute, our Teutonic friend tore
off large strip, and started for the street
Featherstone pursued and hot chase was
had through the halls and stairway of the
LEADER building. The thief was caught just
as he emerged upon the street and the cloth
taken away from him, whereupon he waxed
wrathy and shouted forth his indignation in
no measured terms at being taken for thief
Quite crowd collected to hear his discourse,
and he was finally persuaded tocOnsider him
self fortunate that he escaped the watch
house.
Year: 1860

THE CONCERT OF TUESDAY EvENMG.-0ur
readers will bear in mind the concert at the
Mslodeon on Tuesday evening in behalf
of Miss Mary segur, who is deserving Of a
crowded house.


Miss segur has always been ready to assist
at any entertainment for the benefit of 9TH
ers, and we learn that some of the best musi-
cal talent in the city will be rendered upon
this occasion.
Year: 1860

THE ZOUAvEs.-some doubts having been
expressed as to the Chicago ZOuave Cadets
visiting our city, we can assure our readers
that they will certainly visit Cleveland, on
or about the 2lst inst. They will probably
arrive on the boat from Detroit and return to
that city, before making the tour of the
North Shore. Subscriptions are now being
received to defray the expenses Of entertain
ing the corps, as it will surely not be just to
make the Light Guards bear all the burden.
Year: 1860

A HUMAN HEART VISIBLE Vienna was
lately visited by a phenomenon in human
nature. Here is a man who has his heart
laid bare for the inspection of his fellow
men. The breast-bone and ribs, owing to a
strange malformation, not arching over, as
usual, the central organ of his body, the
thin covering of the skin allows the heart to
be easily discerned in its contiguous stages
of action So slight is the texture ofthe skin,
that the ebb and fow of the blood, and the
regular contraction of the two chambers,
are palpable to the sense of both sight and
touch. Herr Eugene Groux, from Ham
burg-for this is the name fthe individual
has increased the experimental sigifcance
of his own corpas by the application of it to
an electric apparatus, showing the time
taken up the several actions of the member
in question. Each time the heart pumps
mp the life fluid bell rings. This lusus
natur@ has been the object of great curiosity,
not only to the members of the medical
profession, but to the public IN general.
He has been paraded in all the hospitals and
colleges.
Year: 1860

16T The conquest. of Naples by Garibaldi,
is remarkable in many respects but the
most remarkable circumstance in connection
with it is, that but eight men were killed in
its accomplishment. History furnishes no
parallel for such an achievement.
Year: 1860

The Big TREE "A correspondent of the
London Times calculates the age of the great
California tree, of the Galaveras county
grove-a part of which was in the Crystal
Palace-at six thousand four hundred and
sight years.