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Year: 1859

dollars ior the Ireasurers of the Poor, Road and


Public buildings throughout the State, and
this regard as at least seven thousand dollars


moro than it should be. 1t is to be borne in
m'nd that the commissions, though they are
large are not their only income; they frequeu-
tly have large amounts of cash on hand which
they use three or six months without accounting
for interest, and will just here take the last
| Reports of the Treasurers in our own District
for example. They had cash in hand the first
OF October over five thousand dollars, this
was IN their hands for three months at that
time, Qhe first of July ,eing the time pres
cribed by law for the Tax Collector making
settlement with the Treasurers) and presume
the most of this sum remained in their hands
to the first Of January, say six months. This
at the legal interest, would give them the sum
of one hundred and seventy.fve dollars Is
any reasonable man prepared to cay that the
use of this money for six months without inter-
eel is not ample compensation for receiving the
money from the Tax Collector, counting il over
and charging themselves with the samei


Now, sir, my position is, tho Treasures of the
Boards of Commissioners throughout the State
u
commission instead of six, and this would save
three and half per cent. this year OH two hun
dred thousand dollars, or the sum of seven
thousand dollars This added to eighteen thous-
and of additional or extra pay to the Collectors,
will make the sum Of twenty five thousand dol
lars. You and your readers have these facts and
calculations to examine. If my propositions are
fair, and the calculations correct think bove
made out my case-that for want of Legislation.
there will be twenty. five thousand dollars of the
''people's money" expended this year without any
equivalent This sum, OF course, is not very
large for the State Of South Carolina to give
away, but, Sir, it might have been applied to
pay the interest OH some OF the State debts. Or
if the Legislature had granted aid to tho Blue
Ridge Railroad it would have paid interest on
four hundred thousand dollars, at six and
fourth per ceul, which would have kept il in
motion. o


have only to say, in conclusion, Sir, that
hope this subject WtILbe taken up by some per-
son more capable than myself and discussed,
and when the next Legislature assembles,sthey
may see the propriety of netting in the case
The remedy is with that body, and sirould they
fail to reduce the present rate of commissions al
lowed to the Tax Collectors, and the Treasures
and Public Buildings throughout the State, shall
conclude that the men holding these offices,
have strong friends in the Legislature of our
State.


A TAX PAYER.
Year: 1859

QUEER NIsIToR.-An Irishman, calling him
self John Blake, came into our sanetum, yes
terday, and stated that he had information of
much importance to give us, and that he
wished us to obtain the presence Of the Dis
trct Attorney in order to take it down and
duly certify to its correctness. A glance con-
vinced us that he was lunatic, and we set
out to get rid Of him in the easiest possible
manner knowing that it would not do to
OPPOSE him, we humored him in. his wish, and
telling him that the District Attorney was
not needed. for we would show his statement
TO that official and have it certified to, pro-
ceeded TO take it down. He went on to mar.
rate. with great minuteness, his personal his.
tory since 1913, although evidently confused
as to dates and places. In 1913, he said, he
worked on Long John Gulch, Amador co. At
that time two gentlemen came up inquiring
for an Englishman and an American. He at
once suspected that murderers were around
and commenced looking for them, on the hills.
lie saw on one of the hills an Englishman
and an American, as near as he could judge
from their talk, and followed them to the
Costumes river. lie returned and went back.
In the Fall he learned that the american was
joaquin John Blue and AL, Turner inform
ed him of this fact. He had intended to keep
this important matter profound secret, but
some fellows, having evil interests in view,
gave him some laughing gas and caused him
to reveal it. While the gas or medicine was
still working on him, he resolved to fight as
an American citizen for the protection of the
United States, and sold out his claim for the
purpose of going into Butte county in order
to carry out his intentions In Butte county
in 1855 he noticed some horses which were
stolen. He informed Mrs. Nesbit that these
horses must belong to Mr.. Wilson. She re-
piled that her horses never destroyed any
barley This narration was quite clear to
our comprehension and we bade him pro-
ceed, and for an hour IA lost one to us) he
gave us such an account of his acts and do
ings as was truly edifying We gathered
from his observations and he was very pro
lix, that he had left the Kentucky Ranch. il
Butte county, about the time of the Fraser
river fever, for the region of that river, after
having first been dosed with laughing ga
and cheated out of the price of a barrow pie
in his possession. A long rigmarole about
his trip to Fraser his return, his shipwrecB

on the Farallone Islands, his arrival in Butte
his soiourn at Stockton where he was mos
vilely deprived of his liberty for three
months, ard his application for work upoI
the San Francisco and Marysville Railroad
occupied much of our valuable time, but W.
finally got rid of him by promising to talk
down the balance of his statement this morn
ing.


The public would do well to be on tn
lookout for this escaped lunatic, for such h
evidently is


We asked him how he got away from
Stockton, and he said that DR.. Aylette go
ashamed of the manner in which he had beer
treated, and let him go.
Year: 1859

HANscoM.-We call attention to the card
of our friend Hanscom in the advertising
columna of the DEMocRAT. It appears that
he received the First Premium for Photo
graphs as well as for other branches of the
Daguerrean art.
Year: 1859

RAIN IN THE MoUNTAINs.-W are informed
that quite a heavy shower of rain fell at St
Louis and vicinity, in Sierra county, on Mon,
day last The miners made sure that the
rainy season had set in.
Year: 1859

A TRIM looking fellow was, yesterday,
leading along on Second street. in front of
this office, a fine looking animal belong
ing to the New York Stables, when, sudden
ly, the lively beast made a spring and darted
of, jerking our hero down and dragging him
some distance through the mud. He didn't
"euss' much. The horse, as soon as it got
loose, went home to the stable.
Year: 1859

how did you manage-you did not surely
deceive me. Did l understand that you
never"


"Never took a music lesson-never
was taught how to sing-all true. And
yet am all you see me to night-myselt
my only instructor, with labor and dill
gence; trust l am worthy to be the wife
of one precious. so good and exalted as l
find my husband"


1t was a pleasant sight-she laughed
between whiles, her pretty face all dimples,
as she told him how she had banished
piano. books, harp, portfolio, music, all
to an empty room by themselves, and lock.
ed the door, leaving them to seclusion and
dust, while the little country girl, without
any very deep laid schemes. succeeded in
convincing an aristocrrtic and we'll bred
city gentleman that he could marry g
charming rustic, even if her fingers were
more familiar with churn and knitting
needle than the piano or the harp.
Year: 1859

A REMEDY FOR DYsE ENTERT.-The De-
troit Adpertiser suggests the following:
At a time when this dreadful disease is
prevailing to so large an extent rs at pres
ent, remedy for it would be a public
blessing. We believe we can suggest ons
that, if not ihfaliable, we know, from ex-
periments in our own family, to be very
successful. Take the piM Of common
mullen ssalk-as much, say as will be
found in foot and half of the stalk
boil 1t few moments in a pint of milk,
and let the patient drink 1t at his leisure.
The mullen does not effect the taste. The
beneficial effects of this simple and pleas
ant remedy, in several cases that have
come TO our knowledge, have been speed
lily witnessed. Everybody should try it
"it can do no harm, if it does no good !"
But we are confident that it will do great
good 1t may be old to some Of Our read
ers but probably new to Others"
Year: 1859

THE TEETH.-Chemical analysis shows
that "tartar'' on teeth is the product Of a
living insect, upon which neither vinegar
or tobacco juice mas any affect, but which
is instantly destroyed by soap suds-hence,
plain white soap is recommended as the
best dentrifics.
Year: 1859

Cutting Us OFF. - The Moline
people are about building a bridge to con.
meet that city with the Island, from whence
they intend running a steam ferry to the
Iowa side. The object of this is TO cut of
portion of the trade OF this city. which
comes down from up the river. The good
citizens Of Moline will be very apt to find
ont before they have run this arrangement
many months, that the trade they hoped to
draw to their town will not come. On the
contrary they will discover that their own
citizens will cross the river and come down
TO Davenport for trade will 60 where they
keep the best and largeet stocks Of Goods.
and sell them the cheapest. Davenport now
enjoys large cash trade from Rock Island
county, and this trade is increasing every
year. The reason we get this trade is the
fact that our produce dealers pay better
prices. and always have the rocks to ante.
The grain buyers Of Rock Island run out
OF funds every little while, and have to hold
up. Outside Of wheat our dealers can draw
nearly all the produce trade Of Moline, and
should all our mills be running, they Will
absorb most of that grain. Raise your loan
gentlemen, and build the bridge start your
steam ferry. and We will see who gets the
up-river trade Of Scott county, and of Mo
line.
Year: 1859

SABBATH.-A more beautiful Sab


bath than Yesterday We have not had this


season The sun sbone bright. warm. and


pleasant, causing one to forget that the frost


had turned the green leaves Of few WEEKS


since to dingy yellow From appearance.


We should "a that the entire female popu-


lation Of Dsy enpoit attended church yes


terday, a. we'll M did . large number OF


gentlemen In one instance We know of


their hearing a good sermon. and presume


those who attended other churches were


equally fortunate. such . glorious Sabbath


~ was yesterday could not but inspire q


minister to preach good sermon, il he were
confident that we have many in Davenport
thus endowed We are glad to notice .
more strict Observance Of the Sabbath by
our citizens than mas heretofore been the
case. The churches are better attended, and
the sermons more attentively listened to-
1, is these two things that tend TO encOur-
age pastor and make him more Jealous in
his good work Ia some Of the eastern cit
les strict municipal laws have been passed
regarding the breaking Of the sabbath, and
heavy fines are imposed upon those who
disregard these ordinances In Pittsburgh,
the city authorities are carrying out TO the
letter the laws passed by the Legislature in
1874, regarding the obsei vance Of the Sab
bath. The Supreme Court has decided this
act as being constitutional, and the driver
of the carriage Of one Of the Judges who
passed upon the law, WAS arrested few
days since, and fined S25 for disregarding it,
The poor fellow was at the time engaged in
carving his master to church. Horse rail
roads are not allowed to run their cars on
Sunday, and steps are about being taken to
stop all work in the printing Offices on that
DAY


In thiscity We have 10 Sunday ordinan-
ces which can be enforced although we do |
not think in this western country. where
the population is so much mixed very strin-
gent laws should be adopted The Germans
have their own way of observing the Sab.
BATH and it would not be right to disturb
them in their exercises. The Sunday night
dances ane theatres are an institution of the
Fadcrland. and they cannot be induced to
throw them aside in this, their adopted
Year: 1859

EE- Notwithstanding Saturday was
a lively day in the produce market. it was
decidedly dull in the local do. We were
up aud down every street in town. making
anxious inquiries for items, for which we
were willing to bid above anyother editor
in the city. But the article was not to be
had for love or money, aud we retired
completely disgus,ed with the business -
We set a boy watching that shovel over
which We stumbled and ripp our foot
and boot. but the people had all read the
DxMocRAr AND News. and took warLing-
We will haveit dug up and planted in
another place
Year: 1859

BRIDGING THE "WAPslE. un>
derstand that q company is about being
formed to bridge the Wspsie. At . point
where the ferry now runs. The company
intend making it tollbridge. charging a
moderate sum for teams, but nothing for
foot passengers.


We think it would be for the interest Of
this county to take the matter in hand and
not allow any company to control the
bridge. and charge the people toll for eroes.
ing. A free bridge should span this ugly
stream. and the county ofScott should build
1t. We do not think the country should be
taxed equally with the city. - it 10 the city
that 10 to receive the most benefit; but We
think the country should pay portion Of its
cost The bridging Of this river, 1t this
time. is Of much more Importance than build.
ing railroads. although We think they should
b showed ahead. also.
Year: 1859

THIcK.-The young married folks
are becoming as thick as feas about town.
One cannot walk the length Of block
W thout encountering a young female face
which few weeks since " boasted of a
maiden's blush. but which now wears the
more sedate, but no less happy smile Of u
young matron. Al of the young ladies are
not gone yet. but at the rate they have
been passing off the last three months it
will not take a year to entirely strip the
town
Year: 1859

NEW YORK, August 30.-Later advices from Vene
zuela have been received at this port which state
that President Castro had been imprisoned by the
Constitutional or Liberal party and compelled to
surrender the Presidency, after severe engagements
between the Liberal and Federal troops.


Several severe engagements had occurred, result
ing almost entirely in favor Of the Constitutionalists
The utmost alarm prevailed in the country generally
in anticipation of still further and more ssneuinary
engagements.


A force Of 5000 armed men were at Caracas, re.
solved to deliver their country from the Federaliss
Or die in the attempt
Year: 1859

A STORM AT SEA, PRoBABLy.-The Augusta (Ga)
Dispatch of the Oath says:


We observe that the storm yesterday drove large
focks of sea birds to our vicinity. The gunners are
out in full numbers after them with what success we
have not yet learned. The appearance of marine
birds here is indication of the extent and severity
of the storm.
Year: 1859

CAMPHOR AS AN ANrIDorE TO
STRYoHNNE.-The success of camphor
as an antidote TO strychnine in the two
cases reported last year, prompted to It's
trial in the recent case reported at
length in the Virginia Medical journal,
by DR.. Claiborne, Of Petersburg. The
strychnine was taken with suicidal in
tent in a dose Of two grdins, and the
patient was not seen until tetanic and
epileptic spasms of intense violence had
supervened, which continued four hours
until one drachm Of camphor had been
administered in doses of 6 to 10 grains
every halfhour, when they ceased, and
the patient recovered.


LIP SALvE.-Melt together one ounce
Of white wax with the same quantity of
clarified veal suet and a quarter of an
ounce of spermaceti add to this four
fluid ounces of olive oil, and stir the
whole gently till cold then add few
drops Of the altar of rose.


CURE FOR WARTs.-My hands being
literally covered with warts, tried
some dozen recommended cures, with no
good effect, until l procured some muri-
attic acid. A few applications with a
knitting-needle to the top Of the warts
entirely removed the whole of them in
a few days, without causing any sore or
pain.-TUOMAs WooD, PenningtonYille,
Pa.


To KEEP MEAT FRozEN.--After the
meat is frozen, tie in papers and pack
in -four barrel with clean straw, push
ing the straw down tightly with thin
lath. 1 then put the barrel in a box,
five or six inches larger than the barrel
every way, and fill the space with dry
sawdust. Last winter I kept meat thus
in fine condition until April.


VALUABLE REcIPE.-Tho following
is said to be an excellent recipe for
cleaning silk Pare three Irish potatoes
into thin slices and wash them well. |
Pour on them half pint of boiling wa
ter, and let it stand till cold. Strain
the water and add to it an equal duan
tity Of alcohol Sponge the silk on the
wrong side. The most delicate colored /
silks may be cloansed by this process,
which is equally applicable to cloth,
velvet, or craPo.-[Sci Artisan.
Year: 1859

Make yourselves indispensable to
your employers; that is the golden path
to success. Be so industrious, so prompt,
so careful, that if you are absent one
half-hour out of your usual time, you
will be missed, and he in whose employ
you are shall say, 81 did not dream that
he was so useful


Make your employer your friend by
performing with minuteness whatever
tasks he sets before you; and above all,
be not too nice to lend a hand at dirty
work, no matter how repugnant to
your sense of neatness it may be. The
success Of your business in after life de-
Pends upon how you deport yourself
now. If you are really good for any
thing, you are good for a great deal
BE energetic; put your manners into
your business; look, as we'll as act,
with alacrity; appear to feel an inter
est; make your masters success your
own, if you have an honest one Let
your eye light up at his request and
your feet be nimble; there are some
who look so dull and heavy and 90
with 30 slow and lazy a pace, that it is
irksomo to ask them what it isl
your right to demand of them; be not
like these,


Be the arch upon which your employ
Or may rest with safety; let him feel
that he may cntrust you with uncouut-
cd gold.


If you do an orrand lightly, you be-
gin to lose his confidence, If you
forget twice some imprtant request, You
cannot be trusted If you aocustom
yourself to loose and untidy habits,
you will gain no respect, but rather
contempt Avoid theatres, card rooms
and billiard saloons as you would pes
thence; little faults are like SO many
loop-holes in your character through
which all that is valuable sifts out.
Year: 1859

THE CosT OF SPIR1TUAMsM.-Tho
editor of the New York Pathfinder,
formerly Spirituulist, says:


ave know one individual in this city
who has spent upwards of twenty-five
thousand dollars in promulgating spir-
itualism within the last two years, and
probably will spend twenty-five thous-
and more before he discovers the truth
Of the old adage, that "a fool and his
money are soon parted


Fifty thousand dollars properly ex-
pended, and devoted to the building up
Of truth, and the alienation of distress
in this wicked city of New York, might
have crowned him with a crown cf glo-
ry, and built up within his own soul
spirit of love which would have drawn
about him an influence that would have
been to him an eternal source of happi-
ness; while, on the contrary, his fifty
thousand dollars will have gone in
maintaining a set of lazy, miserable
specimens ofhumanity, yclopt mediums,
the half of whom, had they their de-
serts, would have been sent to some
place where they could be made to prove
the truth Of the saying that the laborer
is worthy Of his hire.
Year: 1859

A CHEMICAL VIEW OF DEATH.-M.
Blot, a French author, is speaking of a
school ofphilosophers whose views of i'm
mortality are scientific, but peculiar:


"You do not die; you only change
your state of aggregation It is true
your nitrogen, your hydrogen and your
carbonate separate, they are distributed
through the atmosphere, penetrate
plants and animals, or are absorbed by
the earth; but as no atom perishes you
continue to exist; the only difference is
that go" fnd yourseB reduced to a more
simple expression"
Year: 1859

A house of ll-fame on Western Row.
in Cincinnati, was burned down week
before last, in which a young girl named
Josephine Ellis lost her life. She had
lately come there from the neighbor.
hood Of Nashville, Tenn, and was
novice in the infamous business i'm which
sho was engaged. She was buried on
the day of her horrible death. On that
night her body was taken up by a rosur-
reotionist and some others connected
with the Eclectic Medical College, and
as they were about taking it into the
College they were lit upon by the po-
lice and taken into custody The BODY
Of the unfortunate girl was roburiol tho
next day.


1t is said that her relatives, in the
neighborhood Of Nashville, are very re-
spectacle, and so was she, until deluded
by the wiles of fine young gentleman.
What horrible news for a father and
mother and brothers aud sisters, must
this horrible end Of one dear to them be
when it comes to their oarsl-T Lob. Star.
Year: 1859

In the quarries should you toll,


Make your mark.
Do you delve upon the soil,


Make your mark.
In whatever path you 60,
In whatever place you stand
Moving swift or moving slow,
With firm and honest hand


Make your mark.
Should opponents hedge your way


Make your mark.
Work by night or work by day


Make your mark.
Strugglcmanfully and well,
Let no obstacles oppose;
None, right-shielded, ever fell
BY the weapons of his foes


Make your mark.
What though born peasants SOIL


Make your mark.
Good by poor men can be done


Make your mark.
Peasants garbs may warm the cold,
Peasants words may calm fear
Better far than boarding gold
Is the drying of a tear


Make your mark.
Life is fleeting as shade


Make your mark.
Marks of some kind must be made


Make your mark.
Make it while the arm is strong
In the golden hours of youth;
Never, never make it wrong;
Make it with the stamp OF Truth


Make your mark.


-Ner- York Erening PC
Year: 1859




He was of about the middle height, perhaps
little inclined to corpulency, though not 9th
erwse than proportional, full-faced, but at
that time somewhat pale. He wore a large
white wig and surplice. He was somewhat
troubled with the asthma and though his voice
was originally one of great melody, and capa-
Die of being modulated to any tone or force
within the compass of human ability, well re-
member that at the time referred to, he spoke
with some degree of hoarseness. His text was
John xiv. 6,-"I am the Way, the Truth, and
the Life" In the course of his sermon he
made remarks like the following, which, how
ever tame they may seem on paper, fell with
wonderful power from his lips :-"Suppose,"
said he, "any one of you were lost in wilder
ness, and knew of no way to get outflow
gratefully would you welcome the person who
should come to show you the way Well, you
are all by nature lost in Wilderness s,-the will
derness Of sin and death and the blessed Jesus
n so kind and merciful that He has come from
Heaven to show you the way-nay, Himself is
the Way. But there are those who tell us of
some other way of getting to Heaven-and
what do you think that can beP Oh it is way
of works They would construct out of their
own doings ladder by which to climb up to
glory" He then struck the pulpit with tre-
mendous force, and raised his voice, and cried
out,-"Works carry man to Heaven 1t were
not more presumptuous than for person to
undertake to climb to the moon by rope of
sand" Towards the close of his discourse,