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Year: 1860

We are glad to observe in our Republi
can exchanges and correspondence that the
friends of Lincoln and Hamlin in Ohio, do
not intend to slacken their efforts to swell
the Republican vote, until the final battle
is fought in November The brilliant vic
tories of last Tuesday, so far from alluring
them to a cessation Of labor, have increas-
their ardor. These victories have added
fuel to their camp-fires, which before were
burning brightly-but which, from now
until after the Presidential election, will
burn brighter than ever. From all quar-
ters we receive assurances that our friends
will do better for Lincoln than they did
for our State ticket. We have no doubt
that these promises will generally be re-
deemed. But there may be localities in
which Republicans may be tempted to
rest upon their laurels; and in regarding
our victory as certain, TO cease their vigil
ance and TO discontinue active and system
attic exertions in behalf of our ticket. If
there be any such localities, we beg our
friends there to bestir themselves, and to
have care that :heir confidence does not
cheat them out of votes that might be se-
cured with proper effort. Keep up your
organizations Keep at work! Canvass
your counties thoroughly by townships
and school districts. See that your local
committees are on the alert. Now is the
time to improve our late victory. The
harvest awaits the sickle! Only one
week yet remains of the Presidential can
vass. During that time every County and
Township committee, and every earnest Re-
publican in the State, should labor without
ceasing to swell the Republican majority of
Ohio to at least forty thousand. Pennsylva-
MIA will give over fifty thousand. Our
friends in Now York promise US from
eighty to one hundred thousand; and In
diana is crowdiug close upon our heels
Ohio must not fall behind, in the generous
race. She led the van in 1855, and she
ought not to fall in the rear in 1860.


If the Republicans of Ohio will it, they
can give Lincoln from 10000 to $4,000
majority in November! Shall it be done?
State Journal.
Year: 1860

\ correspondent asks for information in
regard to the method Of curing bacon in En-
gland. We should he clad if some of our
English friends would give US an article on
this suhiect-especially as TO the best method
suited to this climate


One method with which we are most famil-
lar is as follows. The hogs are scalded and
dressed as in this country, but are not allow
ed to freeze. When cool and firm, sav in "a
10 80 hours, they are cut up. First the head
is taken off close to the ears the body is
then split down the middle and laid on a ta-
Bile. The ham is then cut from the side by
the second Joint of the back bone. The
sparr-rih is then taken out. Sometimes the
shoulders are taken off at the first Joint next
the shoulder, in other eases they are cured
with the sides without being taken off. The
hams are rounded of and all loose fat and
flesh meat cut away.


The sides are termed '.flitches. y They are
well rubbed with salt and placed on stone
bench from whence the brine can drain awav
As soon as the salt is all melted. say in three
or four days, they are again rubbed with salt,
to which a small quantity Of salt-petrc has
been added. They are kept covered with salt
for from three to four weeks, according to
the size of the hog and the temperature of
the weather, If it is very cold, and the hogs
are large, they are sometimes kept in salt for
five weeks. The hams are treated in the same
way, except that they are sometimes allowed
to remain week longer in salt. and are rub
bed with larger quantity of salt-pctre than
the tlitehes. \ pound of salt-petrc to hog
weighing 400 lhS, is the usual quantitv-the
greater portion being used On the hams and
shoulders. Care, of eonrsc, should lie used
to have every hole in the knucklcs or around
the bones well filled with salt, and an extra
quantity of salt-pctrc.


W hen the tlitehes have been in salt the
proper time, they are taken out, rubbed dry
andhung up over the kitchen to dry When
quite dry and firm, say in a month or six
weeks, they are taken down and slowed away
in malt or some other dry substance. The
hams are treated in the same way, except
that they require more time to dry. The
room should not be too warm. The checks
are cured in the same way.


In many parts of England, as in this coun-
try, the bacon is smoked. In this We have
had no experience.


In Hampshire, the hair, instead of being
removed by scalding and scraping, is singed
off by burning with straw, and to this it is
thought the superiority of Hampshire ba-
con- is mainly due.
Year: 1860

Oxen working on a stnne-drag, on the foot
Of plow, on the Sled tongue, cart spire, or
tMltchng stones or timber. should carry
their heads up, as this enables them to do
this work much easier those that work a,
leaders, forward of other oxen. should carry
their heads low, and have the yoke the right
length let the bows suit the neck the yoke
and bows to the leaders should set little
-nuggcr than the nib oxen. Never use the
whip but from necessity. When about tn
strike the young steer or OK. ask yourself,
"Will he know what strike him for? Let
each OK have a name, and he sure he knows
his name Never speak word 10 an OK
without meaning have a particular word to
start your team by, that all may pull togeth-
er Never hurry your team while riding be
hind them, lest they learn to haul apart
Oxen should he shod with a broad shoe, to
travel on hard roads the shoe on the fore
foot should set back at the heel nearly half
an inch further than the hoof bears upon it,.
Oxen are frequently lame by reason of short
shoes. The best feed for oxen at hard work
is to give to each two quarts of meal, wet
mixed with good chopped hay, three times a
day, and as much hay AS he will eat this is
the highest feed working oxen ought to have,
and on this they will work every y Yam
kee Farmer.
Year: 1860

In the speech delivered by this gentleman in the Rep
resenatye Chamber Thursday evening he contended
that sufficient bad been given for secession at
this time. That many OF the Northern States had been
false TO their Constitutional obligations he admitted
The refusal their part to render up ugtives from
vice, and also ugitives from justice when demanded
pilpable violation of the Federal compact, for
which redress ought to be obtained The States thus


ting had put themselves out of the Unou and we should
insist keeping them out of t. instead of going out
ourselves There mods of testing the question,
and he called upon his elowcitzens to be cool and de-
liberate in applying the remedy.


He advised that Convention Of the people of Geor-
gia should take the whole matter in charge and If
cessay call the President specifically to enforce the
act Of Congress for the rendition Of fugitive slaves and
il the Northern people resisted the process then for the
President to call out the military force Of the South,
which would give chance to fight the abotionists
according to law This might be done at any time
before the 4h Of March, but he would prefer compelling
Mr. Lincoln to execute the fugitive slave law, under his
oath Of Office or if he refused then to impeach him.
hang him, as the emergency might require.


Mr. Hill spoke about two hours and half to a crowd
ed audience He opposed any hasty action until the peo
pie bad spoken. When they declared for secession dis
union, or revolution, he would obey their voice. The
leading points of the speech cannot be given to-day fol
the want OF room in hliedgsvile Recorder
of The l7M.
Year: 1860

The Empress of Austria is so unwell that her phys-
clans have declared that she must spend the winter in
the island Of Madeira and messenger has already been
sent there TO make preparations for her arrival 1t was
thought that the rude climate Of Vienna and the dust
resulting from the demolition Of buildings caused by the
opening Of new streets would be than the lady
could stand this winter. The Empress Will make long
sea voyage to get Madeira She to leave Vienna
on the 18th Of October, her way TO Belgium. A, o.
tend Antwerp she will embark in an English frigae
for the healthgving island whittier she is bound Her
sister, the exQueen Of Naples and probably the exied
Francis H. will spend the winter with her In Madeira


The Empress Of France, they say, looks extremely
well in mourning costume, which becomes her delicate


frame aud her pensive expression Of countsnance. She
will mourning costume and with all the French
Court it. a token Of respect TO the memory Of
the late Dowager Empress of Russia.


All the Expresses now living are young and hand
some women. The one most prominently before the
worlds eve H. Of course, the Empress Eugenie. She
vas born in 1896 and thiryfour years old the
Year: 1860

hold up yonr right hand, siri--take this
and Here he gave me
push and I.Went over backward, and as
soon as alighted i went up again, fl ying.


then down and up in the same way, nm
til { thought all my brainsswerc flying out
of the top. Of my head, then everything
swan round and round until ] did not
know anything at all for i had tainted.


ssThe next place i found myself In was
the ante-chamber, or rather, Just belRg
led into the ante-chamber by two men,
aud [ was first censcioussthat must have
been sitting in a bathtub with my dbthes
on. think the cool air brought me 70
my senses. The two men looked very
sorry. I lo5kel about for Mrs. Smith
and Joe, but they had gone as soon as
they heard the noise in initiating, me. [
asked one of the men if Mr.. Curtis was
in the lodge. The man said he was.
said L should like to see him minute
The man went into the lodge-room, and
presently out came my beautiful husband,
all muffied up. just whispered word
or two in his ear, and maybe he didn't
pull Oft his gown and hood in short order
and walk home with me. He left me
that night in anger and modification, and
l have not seen him since. But then he
had no need to be angry, because he has
always known that | have been in favor
of 'woman's rights" and have always held
that women are as capable as men. But
when it comes to the Sons of Malta, think
''woman's rights is failure they cannot
do it."
Year: 1860

The message Of the President, remon-
strating against the assumption of the
House OF Representatives, clearly demon
strates the unconstitutional exercise OF
power on the part of that branch Of the
government, and the danger of an acqui-
escence in the positions assumed by it re-
lative to the Executive. The candor and
Justice Of the country cannot fail 20 sustain
Mr. Buchanan in his resistance to the ar
bitrary action initiated by the Black Re-
publieans, bYSappfoying Of his patriotic
effort to stay that spirit of partisan hostili-
ty which defes every principle OF equity
and constitutional law in seeking the graf
iication of its malignity. Those unscru-
puious men at Washington who are abus-
ing their temporary privileges to over
fllraNz l. -tllf lds Will
find their factious proceedings sharply re-
buked by the honest citizenssof the whole
country, and the representative OF the
people in the Presidential chair firmly sup
ported III his resistance to the illegal AFRO
gance Of his enemies The Opposition
have outraged truth and deceucy in their
desperate attempts to obtain the control
Of the country. Ii the confederacy is to.
be preserved, and the just and defined au-
thorify of the administration maintained,
a limit mast be placed upon the aggressive
insolence ofsuch agitators as now direct
the proceedings in the lower House OF
Congress. The three departments Of gov
ernment should, each, be sanctioned in
the defence of all rights, but the moment
one branch oyersteps the bounds prescrlb-
ed for it by fundamental law OF the ma
ton, the whole fabric is endangered and
an alarming stride made toward that point
where anarchy will commence. This
point the opposition appear anxious to at
tain-they are like wreckers on the coast;
they desire to see the Ship OF State strand
ed, if their own pilot be not at the helm,
that they may plunder the cargo. But
the political storm they invoke will in
vole only themselves in ruin, while the:
staunCh old bark will secure a safe an
chorage under the guidance of resolute
Democratic crew.-B0St01o Post.
Year: 1860

The comprehensive philosophical states
man easily sees that the Supreme Court is
an institution Of the greatest value and
importance and none the less so from the
fact that the judges, being men, may some
times make mistakes. Never is it more
important to sustain an important depart
ment of the Government than when by
the firm discharge OF duty it has become
unpopular for the time. A judiciary is
of comparatively little value if it cannot
breast and stem the current of popular
prejudice; and never should the wise and
strong men of tie land rally to the support
of the judiciary so stoutly as when it has
made itself unpopular by the faithful per-
formance Of constitutional duty. If Mr..
Seward were the great statesman that his
admirers claim him to be, he would now
be defending the Supreme Court against
the coarse attacks of his subalterns, instead
of lending himself, in his subtle and in
sidiods way, to their aid. There is no
better proof of peoples capacity for self
government than their readiness to sub
NIT to temporary inconvenience or dis
appointment for the sake of vital prir-
ciple. Despotism, says Montesquieu, cuts
down the tree in order to gather the fruit;
radicalism sets fire to the house in order
to cure smoky chimney.-Bostoa Cou-
rser.
Year: 1860

TRANCE LECTURE o-NIGHT-Miss Mum
son, who delighted and astonished many of
our people on the evening of the 9Th inst, is
now in San Juan, and will deliver lecture
in the theatre, this evening, Saturday, May
26th, the subject to be selected by the audi
ence, if the audience choose In the HY-
DRAULIc PRESS of the 18th inst, we expressed
our opinion at length of the wonderfully
beautiful lecture which this extraordinary
young lady delivered on the preceding Tues
day. 1t was remarkable in ell those quail
ties which render lecture popular and the
lecturer fascinating. The language was the
choicest and simplest English, arranged with
rhetorical faultlessness. The voice was
sweet, melodious and convincing. The phil.
osophy of the subject was in accordance with
the researches and speculations of the great
est modern minds, and breathed that spirit
of enlightened liberalty, without which
philosophy is a deceit and religion wicked
delusion. What her lecture will trench up
on tonight we know not; but, judging from
the past we know it cannot be otherwise
than good, and that all who shall hear it
will go home all the wiser and better from
the hearing. The lecture will commence at
o'clock ; and, as We know the theatre will
be crowded, we would advise all, who de-
light in the unrcstrained enjoyment of an in
tellectual feast, to go carly.
Year: 1860

PLtcKy.-A plucky "down easter says
that when the minister was hugging and
kissing his wife he peeked through the crack
of the door and saw it all and as long as he
has tie spirit Of q man remaining he will peek
on such occasions y
Year: 1860

TIE RAIN.-May has been an exceedingly
showery month so far More or less rain
has fallen every day this week; and, yester
day afternoon, it came down for q quarter
of aa hour in torrents, accompanied by some
very good old fashioned thunder Appre-
tensions are entertained that the wheat will
suffer from rust. We sincerely hope not, for,
otherwise, the indications are that the COM
ing wheat harvest will far trnscend all that
have ever preceded it in California. The
gardens in and about town, are glowing in
beauty, and in their own quiet and genial
way, are singing praises to the clouds.
Year: 1860

NEGRO SuFRRAGE.-Thc fact has not
probably been brought to the knowl-
edge of the majority oil the voters of
New York, that at the next election
they are to decide IN important ques-
ton respecting negro suffrage in that
State. The topic has been one OF con
siderable interest TO the leading Repub.
leans, for couple of years past.
Year: 1860

Tie New York CORE pendent OF the Philadelphia
Press says that among the recent graduates from
West Point was a son Of Commodore Vanderbilt,
and that the father promised the youth $l00,00o if
lie would bring himself among the first five, or
$4,000 if he completed the course at all, The son
was not the winner Of the former prize but re-
ceiYed check far Tie lafter
Year: 1860

these terrible transactions been made
public - In reply would say that
those who would have put tongue in
the mouth Of every one who has fallen
beneath the wheels ofthe bloody Jug
gernaut, as Mark Antony proposed, in
the wounds Of Caesar, have had no op-
portunity SO to do. No Northern man
residing in Texas dare attempt to leave
for every traveller and stranger was
stopped, questioned, and if q Yankee
it was sure 0 be the worse for him.
1t was equally impossible to communi-
cate ANYTHING of the kind through the
Post Office, many Of the federal en-
ployers being chief mon on the Vigi-
lance Committees, and who would risk
his life by writing letter that might
be opened in the first Office through
which it passed, and then be produced
as proof positive Of Abolitionisrn
against the author.
Year: 1860

An act to provide for the establish
ment OF a commissioner in the City o
New York, to promote immigration
to the State Of Iowa.


SECTION /. BE II enacted by the
General assembly cf the State Of Lora
That a Commissioner of Immigration
for the State of Iowa, Shall be appoint
ed by the Governor with the conscn,
OF the Senate, who shall hold his office
for two years from the first day o.
May next, and shall reside and kcel
an Office in the city of New York, a,
least from the first day of May until
the first day ofDecembcr in each year,
which office shall be kept open at all
reasonable business hours, between the
dates aforesaid, and to give TO immi.
grants the necessary information in re.
lation to the soil and climate Of the
State, md the branches of fbusiness to
~ put suNu Will sllN NuiItslHCs lHcI0Hl
and the cheapest and most expeditions
route by which the same can reach the
State, ITO give such further infor.
nation as will as far as practicable,
protect immigrants against the impo.
sitions often practiced upon them; to
report to the Governor as often rs re.
quircd, and in the manner to be pre-
scribedby him the number ofimmigrants
sent by him tothc State, their nationality
and the branches Of business intended to
be pursued by them.


SEc. 2. The Governor shall have
power to remove such commissioner
for ineficicncy and misconduct in the
discharge Of the duties in his office,
and to appoint some proper person in
his place.


SIC. 8, The following sums Of money
are hereby appropriated ont Of any
Year: 1860

AN ACT to provide for the ap-
praiscment ofproperty sold under exc
cution.


SEcr1oN !. Be 1t cnact;d by the


General -isstmly II the State cf


Ioara, That no goods, chattels, lands
or tenements shall be sold on execution
issued from any Court, for less than
two thirds of the fair value thereof. at
the time of sale. exclusive of all liens,
mortgages or other membranes there
on except as hereinafter provided.


Sec. 2. The officer to whom any
such writs shall be delivered to be exc
cnted, shall, before sale unless other
wise directed by the execution debtor,
proceed to ascertain the fair value of
such property.


Sec 3. For the purpose of ascer-
taining the value Of the property to be
sold under execution, two disintercsted
householders Of the neighborhood shall
be selected rs appraisers: one Of whom
shall be chosen by the execution debt
or, and the other by the plaintiff, his
attorney or agent, OF, in the absence of
the plaintiff his agent or attorney, by
the officer executing such writ; and
said appraisers shall forthwith proceed
to value such property according to its
fair value at the time, and in case Of
their disagreement as to such value.
they shall choose another disintcrestcd
householder of the neighborhood, and
with his assistance they shall complete
such valuation. The valuation to be
sworn to by the appraisers.


Sec. 4. Ifthe execution debtor shall
fail to choose IN appraiser within three
days after notice Of such levy served
on him or his attorney by copy or
reading. such officer shall choose an ap-
praiser for him who shall proceed in al
respects as if he had been chosen by
the execution debtor.


Sec. $. In case any of said apprais
ers shall fail to complete such valuation
the plaintiff his agent or attorney, or
the officer IN their absence, or the exc
eution debtor, or the appraisers if two
remain, who We're first chosen, as the
as the case may be. shall choose an
appraiser in the place Of the one be-
fore chosen by him, or them, and re-
t'lsing to act or if such execution
debtor shall in such case fail to choose
snch appraiser within two days after
notice Of such refusal to act by the ap-
praiser chosen by him, such officer
shall choose an appraiser for him, and
any appraiser thus chosen shall proceed
in all respects as if he had been chosen
in the first instance.


Sec. s. Upon the completion of
such apprais'ment the said appraiser
shall return to the officer schedule of
the property appraised, with the value
OF each lot, tract or parcel of real
estate, and of the several articles of
personal property which may have
been levied upon by virtue of such cx-
ecution. Whenever any property thus
appraised, cannot be sold for two-thirds
Of its valuation, it shall be the duty Of
the officer by whom such levy shall
have been made when he returns such
execution, to return such appraiscment
Herewith stating in his return such
failure to sett.
Year: 1860

An attorney brought an immense bill to a lady
for some business he had done for her. The lady,
to whom he had once paid his addresses, murmarsd
AT the charges. Madam replied the limo oil me
law g wanted to convince you that my profession
is lucrative, and that should not have been hsa
nateh.n
Year: 1860

ANOTHER SCHUYLER defalcation in New
York! 1t is said that fraudulent stock of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., to the
amount of 100000 or 100000, has been
issued in New York. The developments
have not only seriously deprecated the
shares of the Steamship Company, but
other stocks have been seriously effected for
the past few days. The secretary of the
company. whose duty it was to prepare an
account of the stock week ago, has been
missing for several days.
Year: 1860

The Revenue bill that has Just passed
the Legislature will make a stir among
delinquent payers. It's provisions
are OF the most stringent character
There will be no room under this bill for
complaint about the worthlessness of tax
titles. On the contrary, every guarantee
is given that can be asked for by those
who desire 10 invest at tax sales. And
the redemption OF property thus sold, is
made more difficult than at any previous
time, the penalty being doubled the day
after the sale.


The necessity for more stringent law
10 enforce the collection Of taxes has long
been obvious. Non residents and spec.
ulators within the limits OF the State.
have regarded with indifference the claims
of the State upon them; suffering their
property TO remain delinquent year after
year, because men doubted the value OF
tax titles and would not bid off property
advertised by the County Treasurer.-
Honest tax payers are amply protected
by the bill.-Des Noines Register.
Year: 1860

A DETROIT BREAcH OF PROMISE CASE.
The following taken from the Detroit
Free Press. goes little ahead of the
Carsttang case, just concluded at St.
Louis


"A woman made her appearance at
the Office of the Police Justice a day or
two ago for the purpose Of entering
complaint against man for breach of
promise. She said she had devoted her
self TO him long time. under promise
of marriage, and all she ever got from
him was six little pigs. which in mo-
mentary burst OF generosity. he present
ed her with. She nursed and fed tho
diminutive porkers until they attained
soodly size, and gave promise of great
porcine dimensions. when. in charac.
teristic tit Of meanness, he drove the
pigs away and deserted her forever, The
loss Of the pigs and the Abandonment
was a double blow. which led her TO seek
revenge