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Year: 1860

ABOUT CoRNED BEEF.-Corned beef, prop


erly salted, and cooked as it should be. ia 4
dish fit for the sovereign people; but to cal
salt junk, such as too often exercises the mus.
cles Of the jaws, is a penance even for a NAL.
efactor. Most of the beef put up for winter
use, is spoiled by the use Of too much salt


which destroys the flavor, and makes the meat
contains considerable blood, which is drawn
out by the brine. If the meat is left in this
mixture, it will require much larger q quantity
OF salt to preserve it, particularly through
warm weather. Ny plan is to make a brine by
using for one hundred pounds of beef five
pounds of salt, one-quarter ounce of saltpetre,
and pound Of brown sugar. This is dissolved
in just enough water to cover the meat, and
poured upon IL. When it has been in this brine
two weeks, take out the meat, let it drain,
pour fresh brine over it, and then it will be
good, the season through,


The cook who uses corned beef should not be
30 ignorant or so indolent as to delay putting
it over the fire until an hour before dinner A
good sized piece requires three or four hours
steady boiling to do it justice insufficient
boiling must be made up for by extra chewing.
Always have the water boiling when the meat
Is dropped in; otherwise the sweetness will be
drawn out into the water. A boiling heat
hardens the outer surface at once, and thus
keeps in the juices which give richness, and
which contain most of the nourishment. An
excellent way Of cooking corned beef is, to
have large boiler, with a wire or wooden rack
on the bottom, for the meat to rest on over the
water. When the water boils, place the neat
upon the rack, and put on the cover of the
boiler, with cloth over it, to keep in the
steam. The heat Of the steam will rise above
the boiling point, and penetrate the meat, and
cook 1T more quickly and better than could be
done by boiling it in water. .-. a..-.
Year: 1860

As WONDERFUL A THING AS You Even
HEARD oF.-Ah yisiters to Paris will have
noticed the shops Of bric-a-brac or objects of
curiosity and uert,s, 90 numerous and tempt
ing In that capital. At one of these establish


ments, In the rue st. Honore, a gentleman wa,
engaged, a few days ago, in examining an an
cient ring for sale there, when he accidentally
gave himself slight scratch in the hand with
a sharp part Of it. He continued talking with
the dealer for . short time, when he felt an
lndescrbable numbness and torpor taking DOS
session OF him and paralysing all his faculties.
and soon became so i'll that the people of the
snop fastened to call in physician. The doc


TOR immediately declared that the gentleman
had been poisoned by some powerful mineral
substance, applied: strong antidotes, and was
fortunate enough to relieve the symptoms
winch had created 80 much alarm. The ring
was then examined by the medical man, who
nnd spent some time in Venice, and who found
tnat this old jewel was what is there called
"Death-rlng, "A GLASS Of ornaments in fire.
quent use in Italy during the seventeenth cen.
tnry, when the habit of poisoning was all but
universal Attached to the part Of the ring
Intended to be worn inside the finger are two
Ialnute lions clawa Of the sharpest steel. and
having olefts in them filed with a violent poi-
SON In ball OF other crowded assembly. the
vearer OF this fatal ring, wishing to exercise
revenge on any one present, would take the
Vicums hand, and when pressing it. ever so
gently, the sharp claw would be sure to ipfict
slight scratch on the skin, and the victim
would De equaily sure to be dead before the
next morning. Notwithstanding the length of
time which must have elapsed since the poiaon
was 'secreted in the ring in question, X was
stliI powerful enough to cause great danger.
as mas been seen, to the gentleman who had so
unwarily touched 1t. ShaA 80 4 or
Year: 1860

Amusing Lsve Affair and Elspemsnt In
The London correspondent of the New Or.
leans Delta relates the following A good sell
Is related Of wealthy banker here, who il
very good -natured, but inclined to be tribe
fast in his views Of life. He had favorite
clerk, young man about q, remarkably
handsome, modest, and highly intellectual. Fol
| these qualities he was liked by every one, and
the banker did not escape the general feeling
Of good will. s.a. -s.r5v.


The banker, on Sunday afternoons, when no
one was expected, would occasionally ask the
young man to visit his young family at his SUBJ
urban villa; as the conversation of the young
man was so correct and 30 clever, it could not
but be of advantage to his children. This was
q mistake, evidently, but il was good natured
error, and we can only wish, all of u.s. that
there were more committed. / have not men
toned that there was beautiful daughter of
ls; but that may always be understood There
were, OF course, no attentions on the part of
the young man, other than extremely delicate,
reserved and proper. The youth, in spite of
two or three days invitations to the bankers
seat, to breathe fresh air and clear his lungs
OF London smoke. was evidently very ill, and
though he declared himself well and robust,
the banker shook his head. ~ -


d" cannot make out what Is the matter with
my young clerk" said the banker to a con-





the youth had just brought in some papers.


Well, you are rather green, should say,
for man OF your time of life and experience b
said banker number two. "Don't Won know
what's the matter? He's in love-"


In love? bah He is modesty and pro-


!" L tell you it is fact, and with a rich old
leilows daughter, who would no more think
would -


"Oh, the naughty old fool. my clerk is as
good as his daughter, and be hanged to him
Thank you for the hint"


As soon as banker number two had disap-
peared, the clerk was called in y


30, SIR you are in love, and pining away
Tor the object Of your afection-thats your
secret. Is it! Why did you not tell me be-
fore, sir 20


The youth was silent.


"WeiL my boy, l pity you; but I'll give you
bit Of advice. II the daughter is fair. she's
worth running risk for. Look here; there
are $500 and two months leave of absence.
Kun away with the girl. Bah don't look so
not hurt me.''


The clerk fell on his marrow bones, and was
upon the point of making a clear breast of it,
Wnen the old man rose and left precipitantiy,
to avoid scene. The young man considered
and acted, and the consequence was that the
next oay week there was no daughter at the
dinner table OF the banker at the country
house. The house was in consterpat ation- and
the search made for her in all directions. A
note was, however, found on her dressing table,
conveying the customary prayer for forgive
ness, and enclosed from the young clerk stating
that, believing the banker meant to give him
hint with regard to his daughter, and was
not able to give his public consent owing to
appearances, he had acted on his own sug9es-
ton, and that ere "his father-in-law" had re-
ceived the letter he (the clerk would be his
son-in-Iaw. 10 fifE - -
Year: 1860

SINGULAR TRADTToS - Among the
Seminole Indians there is singular tradi-
ton regarding the white mans origin and
superorty They say that when the
Great Spirit made the earth, he also made
three men, all OF whom were Of fair com
plexion; and that after making them be
led them to the margin Of a small lake and
babe them leap therein. One immediate
" obeved, aud came from the water purer
than before he bathel; the second did not
leap in until the water had become slight
Iv muddy, and when he bathed he came
up copper colored the third did not leap
in until the water became black with mud,
and came out with lis own color.


Then the Great Spirit laid before them
three packages Of bark and bale them
choose and out of pity for his misfortune
in color lie gave the black man his first
choice He took hold ofe,ch otthe pack
ages and having felt the weight, chose the
heaviest; the copper cojered then chose
the second heaviesi, leaving the white man
the lightest. When the packages were
opened the first was found to contain
spades, hoes, and all the implements Of
labor; the second enwrapped hunting,
fishing and warIil,o apparatus; the third
gave the white man pens, ink and paper
the engine Of the miud-the mutual, men
tai improyement-the social link of hu-
manity-the foundation Of the white mans
superiority.
Year: 1860

RJ~The Mahommadans, who won their
power by the sword, are losing it by the
sword. They are beaten ia their Tartar
strongholds by the Czar, They are being
driven from the Moorish forts by tie
Spanards. Their fierce struggle for reas-
cendancy in England has been crushed.
Their power in Egypt is melting away
under the progress Of British commerce
Their dynasty at Constantinople would
have fallen before now, but for the outside
help to prop it up. Their reign mas last
ed for a thousand years, but it Is coming
to an end. They have ceased to make
proseytes to thefr faith, and the conquests
they made with such rapidity in the ninth
century, they are losing with almost equal


rapidly in the nineteenth century.
Year: 1860

ing away to the serene, drawing morn of
eternity l think that l can say: II is well
that by cross l have been rained thus
The light is fading: thus my life. Fare
well, farewell, Virginia"


When had finished it seemed as if l
was awaking from dream. The clock
struck one; solemn and deathlike fell the
sound upon my heart, and the great error
of my life rose up sadly before me, when
/ thought how /, whom she had trusted,
might have conforted her. 1 had Joy af-
terwards. loved and trusted and was
spared the bitter cup, but it seems as if l
should not intrude upon this sad history
with the noisome revelry of pleasure, and
its language must be suppressed, while
thought with silent footstep treads over
a grave of buried hopes, and lifts the
shroud folds from the poor frozen heart.
Year: 1860

Below We give from the State Journal the Of
fetal return of the election held in this State on
the 9Th inst, for Attorney General and Supreme
Judge, rs found on file in the office of the Sec
retary of State.
Year: 1860

AS EXAMPLE FOR DISTRICT JUDGEs.-Those
Democratic District Judges who scarcely know
which way to turn in the present distracted state
of the party, may like to get cue from some
source. For their henent we would state that
Judge Daingerield, having had the questions
vote" and "Are you a candidate for reelection
replies-that he is going to keep within the or
ganization by voting for Douglas, but will sup
port the candidates of the other wing for
County oficers-that he is not candidate
for nomination for District Judge, but if the
people will vote for him be will feel very CRATE
full and will do splendidly 10 fill the office.
Year: 1860

CAN'T GULL Us.-Some infatuated chap has
a long communication to the Sacramento Union
on the Importance of the spur railroad to Gold
Hill, in Placer county, as a distributing agent
for this county. The people of Nevada do not
care fig for that road for very obvious reasons.
They are not to be caught by such bait.
Year: 1860

CAMProSyILLE, Oct IS, 1850.


EpIroR DEuouRAr During the past week
the Court House Clique, through one oftheir
representatives. Mr.. Magruder, Gwin eandi-
date for the Assembly-have given this town.
ship complete canvassng. The people of
this district feel very indignant at the man
ner their choice for Representative was treat
ed in the Gwin County Convention, of which
Whitesides, Parks and Magruder were the
ruling spirits. These ruling Stars having
aided in defeating the man of their choice,
their indignation knows no bounds. The
feeling is particularly aimed at Magruder,
whom they are determined to defeat Hear
ing of the way things were going he came
amongst us to set things right. The sight of
the man brought to mind the scenes in the
Convention, which caused his reception to be
very formal one, which sorely troubled
Gwin's friend, who from his movements
must have concluded to change his tactics,
for he Immediately commenced making in
quiries for his old Know Nothing friends of
SO. The old signs Of recognition were brought
into requistion, when a little walk was sug-
gested as in times of old, when Lloyd would
recite his prosecutions and appeal to his old
co-laborers to stand by him in his contest,
forgetting that as soon as he was warm in
the office of County Clerk to which the X.
Ms elected him in 1855, he deserted them,
boasting that he had no further use for them
their life must be short, and he was cunning
enough to find the strong party.


The record Of Parks, Gwin's candidate for
Joint Senator, is being discussed by many OF
our people We fad that he voted last
winter for the Bensley Water Swindle ofSan
Francisco, a more odious measure if possible
than the Bulkhead That he voted against
the appropriation of few dollars to the Or
phan Asylum. That his great fight of the
session was to force through the two Houses
his infamous Swamp Land Bill, which gave
all the unclaimed Swamp Lands Ga legacy
from the General Government to the people
of California; to the counties in which they
are located, and farther taking near $780,.
600 Swamp Land fund now in the State
Treasury to reclaim the lands with, thereby
robbing three-fourths of the counties of the
State for the benefit of the other fourth
Yuba county would have been one of the
sufferers by the success Of his Bill. Aftei
the failure of this Bill last winter, Mr. Park
declared in the streets of Sacramento, tha
his only ambition TO be returned was to sue
ceed with this pet measure Of his.


There is report current here that thi
grave Senator, whilst arguing the issues o
the day with a prominent Southern gentle
man Of the Douglas school, who insisted thai
the South needed no protection for slavery
that Non-intervention by Congress was hel
true policy, declared that if Southern men
aoouid not support him in tins fight, he woult
stay with them nmH after this election, but
damn the egg would he suck with them after
this Fall X. N. '55.
Year: 1860

TUE Washington Constitution virtually
pledges itself to abandon the cause Of Breek
inridge and Lane. 1t says eve will never
adhere to cause that cannot be sustained
without falsehood and SANDER"
Year: 1860

ESCAPE OF FEMALE Convict FROM THE PExITEN-
TIARY.-We heard the other day of very daring
vile, by girl, which pretty nearly equals the
enterprise of the adventurous girl in the Columbus
penitentiary, OF which the papers gave an account
recently. The women's range of cells in the In
diana penitentiary is four stories in hight, we be-
lieve, with grated windows in each story looking
into the courtyard. This girl climbed up the
highest window as far as she could the CRATE bars
enabling her to cling to it firmly, and when at the
top, she managed in some inexplicable way to fas-
window above. then climbed up it to the top, as
she had done with the first one, and again fastened
the sheet to the window above, and thus managed
to get to the roof, whence she escaped down the
ladder which is used for the guards to mount to
the wall with. Her escape was not known til
some time after, and she has probably got saieIy
out.-LouisUWe (ky.l Courier
Year: 1860

FINE ARTs-The rooms of the Academy of De
sign were crowded last evening with the friends
and acquaintance of the artists, and other per-
sons, who had been invited private view of
the exhibition for 1860. The collection of pictures
this year, far the throng of visitors permitted
it to be seen, has merit enough not to disappoint
any reasonable expectation. 1t is difficult to be so
certain of the accuracy of ones recollections in
such as to be able, with much confidence, to
compare any given exhibition with the one OF the
year previous. Some CT the visitors last evening
thought the present exhibition better than that Of
the past year, some declaring that they did not
think it so good; perhaps, though it might have
fewer striking works, it was equal in average
merit. There were more figure pieces, and, We
should think, more portraits. Those very bad
portraits which we used to on the walls of the
Academy-often placed as high and as far out of
sight as the hanging committee able to get
them-have disappeared of late. We hear that
the committee rejected more than two hundred
pictures this wear. The view which the visitors
had last night by no means renders a visit to the
rooms by day super huous. The crowd was greatly
in the way and gaslight is not the best light to
look at pictures by. To-day the rooms are open to
the public for the season.-N. Y Evening Post,
April u.
Year: 1860

The SnoEMAKERs' STRIKE.-We are about hear


ing the last of this great movement as matter of
the present. No formal announcement is made of


a compliance on the part ofthe manufacturers with


the demands Of their employees-nether is there
any intelligence received of a return to work of
the latter at OLD prices. But relinquishment of


the demand that "bosses" should sign the bill of
wages agreed upon, and willingness to resume
labor at prices acceptable-each individual regu-


latng the matter for himsef-have paved the way
| to a profitable and honorable compromise Ha-
verhill came first into line, and the other towns
following rapidly, we have now from Lvnn--the
stronghold of the revolution and the headquarters


best workmen are now employed at good prices,


and others commence work this week Owing


however, to the limited demand for goods large


number of shoemakers will necessarily be out of
work for some time to come. - Boston Post
Year: 1860

Col. LemIy, one of the victims of the late whole
sale poisoning affair at lew Orleans, has made his
appearance on the streets. The Crescent saws that
his recent and dangerous illness was still quite
visible upon him. He reported the survivors of
his family and the other sufferers by the dreadful
affair to be steadily the mend.
Year: 1860

How TO SECURE THE RETURN OF LETTERS NOT
CALLED FOR.-ThOusands of letters misdirected or
never called for at the post-oice annually find their
way to the dead-etter office at Washington
a bourne from which very few misguided missives
ever return. The law, however, recently enacted
provides way for the return of letters TO their
writers 1t is lawful to request the Postmaster at
the office to which the letter is directed, to return
it unless called for within thirty days, and when
this request is made, it becomes the duty of the
Postmaster to return it to the writer without ex-
pense to him. This request can be printed on the
flap of the envelope, and would read as follows:
Postmaster Of


Please return to the undersigned unless called for within
thirty days. (signedl


The arrangement will commend itself to busi-
ness men who have extended correspondence,
and without doubt be nenerallH adnnLed.
Year: 1860

The Canadian government have given notice that
they intend to introduce resolutions to establish
two free ports Zone on the lower st Lawrence, the
other at Saut Ste. Marie), and also to ask the
leave of the House to negotiate treaty to foster
commercial intercourse with France.
Year: 1860

The Springfield News of Friday last
gives the following melancholy fate of an
erring young woman, of that city which
should be warning to all who are
tempted to lead life of dissipation and
sin:


Miss Ruth Waterman, a young wo.
man Of about 19 years OF age, has been
for some time known by a certain class oi
men in our city as nymph du pave,
bearing the cognomen of "Blister.'' she
was quite dissipated and was freq uently
an inmate of the county Jail. On Mon.
day night she was brought from Urbana
to this city, by a male companion, and
left in the street. Although having
quite sum of money on her person. she
could not procure better shelter from the
cold than the saw-mill OIL the bank o,
Buck Greek, near the Cliff Mills. There
she lay down by stove and went to
sleep, from hich she was ultimately a.
wakened by The burning of her clothing.
it baving taken fire from the stove
Actually wrapped in flames she ran out
into the open air and went with all posi-.
BILE speed to the residence of Jacob w
Kills. Esq, one of the In6rmary Direc-
tors. were she arrived in perfectly nude
state with the flesh on all parts of her
body, with the exception of her face, all
burnt to crisp! She was duly cared-fo1
for the night and on Tuesday morning
was taken to the County In6rmary where
she died, after suffering intolerable tor
ment at ii o'clock on Tuesday night
She has relatives of high respectability IN
Marion county.
Year: 1860

The States of Saturday says We learn that the
operatives at the Washington Navy \ ard failed to
receive their several wages yesterday. The 10th
of the month is the regular day for payment. We
infer that they have to await the action of the loan
bill recently passed by CONGRESS.
Year: 1860

The following circular, issued by the lady man
ayers of charitable and highly deserving Insttu-
ton, has been laid on our table with the request
that we would notice it, which we do by laying it
before the public, with the hope that its benevolent
object may be accnmnlishad.
Year: 1860




The morning sun poured its burning rays
ON my uncultivated head rs l rushed up
the companion wheelhouse to learn the
cause of all the confusion that had awa-
kcned me. The watch of the after hen
coop shouted:, :'2A pcrceptible object lies
within the angle of my vision in the imme
diatc neighbOrhood of the bowsprit." The
captain was Immediately on deck, and ex-
claimed: Cause the mechanical assistant
of the hoptic nerves to be elevated to my
grasp" The spyglass was Immediately
handed to him, aud he soon discovered
the small black speck directly under our
counter was the steamer Asia, bound for
southampton. My terror being thus al
layed, asked the boatswain how many
knots we were making, and he said he
would tell me rs soon as he could consult
his thermometer. then went down to
dinner, and had barely tasted the luscious
plate ofpork and beans set before me,
when remembered something l had left
IN my berth, and--
Year: 1860

D."


In the great breach ofpromise case, which
is now in progrvss in ST, Louis the counsel
for the plaintiff, in opening the case, made a
long speech, in the course Of which he laid
down these symptoms of courtship;j ii


ut Is appropriate to say in thiscOnhection,
lest an objection shotild be raised, which it Is
easy to foresee may be raised, that tho scores
OF little things, actions, expressions, looks
tones, accents, gifts, visits, which make up
the commerce Of love and conrtship, de-
pend for their cumulative character upon
the number and frequency of them, and on
the whole taken together Such sort Of
proof is not ike that Of logical chain Of
successive links in which the strength Of the
chain is not at all greater than that of its
weaker link. Nor is it like that Of a series of
facts in chain of circumstancial evidence,
each fact being absolutely essential to the
chain, and TO fastening conviction in the
mind of ajury--the absence of one being
fatal. But the kind of evidence Of which we
have been speaking finds its illustration in
the faggot of sticks, any one of which may
be broken. But taken together, and no force
of ingenuity can bead or break them. Any
one of the separate incidents of courtship
may carry very little meaning. A. gift of
flowers may be mere act of neighborly
courtesy or compliment. The presentation
ofa book may betoken nothing more than
gratihed friendship. A kiss, not amorous or
sensual, may be the index simply of a perfect
friendly understanding and confidence. Any
one of these, taken by itself may tell no par
tieular story. But visits running through
months, with innumerable evidences of ex-
elusive preference, all unite and concentrate
in one woman, they do tell a very particular
story, and, in their accumulated shape, are
satisfactory evidence of solicitation to
marry; and if the attentions are accepted and
enjoyed the contract is complete %
Year: 1860

We stepped into store on Second
street yesterday to speak to the proprietor',
but observed to oar dismay Tor delight) both
counters crowded with ladies earnestly En-
gagged in making their Spring purchases. Yes
terday was . splendid day for the merchants
Of our city. Let us pray for a thousand Of
Ian