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Year: 1860

At Chicago, last week, rather anu
sing scene took place during the baptism


of young lady, by the pastor of the
Tabernacle The Union says: "The


minister requested her to assume the


dress peculiar to such an occasion, but
she declined to take off her hooped skirt.
The minister told her of the iuconve-
nience that must result from her obsti-
macy, but she persisted. When she came
to descend into the bath the inflated skirt
touched the water and rose up around


her like balloon. Her head was lost
to the congregation; she was swallowed
up in the swelling skirt; the minister
tried to force her down into the bath,


but she was kept above the surface by


the floating properties of the crinoline,
and was buoyed up so successfully that
it was not until after much difficulty and


many forcib4e attempts to submerge the
lady that the minister succeeded in bap-
tising the fair one. Finally it was eff
fected, to the relief of the minister and
the seriously inclined audience, who
could not keep from laughing in their
pocket kerchiefs. ~" II r ea a
Year: 1860

SOuA takHeS as tcrt111Zefs


VIM. Leonard, of South Groton, Mass,
gives the following statement in the New
England Farmer, Of his experience, with.
coal ashes as manure:


son an old moving field too much
run down. We top-dressed square piece
of ground fairly with clear coal ashes
early in the spring. While the crop was
growing, at all stages the difference was
perceptible. When ready for the scythe
it was more in quantity; and as to quail
ity, it procured about equal parts of
herd grass and red clover IF the clo-
yer was not introduced by the agency of
the ashes, weknow not how it was intro.
duced, for four years none was seen
there before, or in any part of the field,
and this was the only clover seen inssaid
field the past season. Both grass and
clover was more vigorous. green and
lively within the top-dressed square, and
just as visible all around was the ex-
hausted crop, which said as audibly as
grass could say, in its declining state,
that it had received no such assistance
from the individual fertilizer.


"On a hill side not at all renowned
for its wealthy properties in soil, We
planted the Davis seedlings and Jenny
Lind potatoes, in clear coal ashes, half u
Fshovelful in a hill. Below, ON equally
as good ground, we planted the same
kind of potatoes in compost manure; the
coal ashes, single handed, turned out the
largest, best, fairest and most numerous
quantity of potatoes. In reality they
were the best we raised on the farm.
Almost side by side, in compost manure,
our potatoes were somewhat infected with
rot; in the ashes,, they were all healthy
and sound almost to. a potato. Isl 50 -
Year: 1860

The Immenss Increase OF V0tsrs-Necss-


sity or Voting Early.


Yesterday the last day within which the registry
lists Of the various election districts been
handed In At the office OF the County Clerk but With
standing this provision Of tho law twenty four lists yet
remain unretuYped 10 that st unable give the
precise number Of registered voters in the city rhs ad
ditiona return obtained yesterday do not however, 10
duoe us to change our opinion that tho number win
reach the nsures previously given, vzabout 10000
The proportonate increase observed In districts already
given, 70 hold good in those which print below
and the proportion also carried ont in regard
70 Me actual vote to be polled Tuesday next which
cannot fall far short OF s5 ,oco votes.


Tho necessity Of redistrictng the city In orier that
every may be Deposited viii be very obvious from


glance At the following table, though such an undertak
ing ID now too ae unless charter election Of next
Decem ber Thus In the Third district OF the Nineteenth
ward The number OF registered votes $40. Allowing
ten hours for the duration Of the election we have 600
minutes, In which time the Of this district
TO receive and; deposit $40 ballots, little more
than two minute, thing which must bc regarded ~
impossible when the various delays arising from
ipg reg htercd aud their vouchers searonng
the lists for the of voters and other matters
considered The necessity Of voting early and Of prompt
ress both the part Of the voter and the In
giving receiving and depoeitpg tho ballot, IL therefore
very evident.


The table below exhibits the numbers registered IN
seventy ono districts not previously givsn Twenty four
districts are wanting to complete, with tho given
yesterday HERALD the entire registration OF the city
In
Year: 1860

The FIRST LOCOMOTIVE TRIP.-Major Ho-
ratio Allen, the engineer of the New York and


Erie Railroad, in a speech made during the
recent festival occasion, gave the following
account Of the first trip made by locomotive
on this continent -" When was it? Who was
it9 And who awakened it's energies and di-
rected its movements? 1t was in the year
1928, on the banks Of the Lackawaxen, at the
commencement of the railroads connecting the
canal of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany with their coal mines-and he who ad.
dresses Yen was the only person on that loco
motive. The circumstances which led to my
being alone on the engine, were these: The
road bad been built in the summer; tho struc-
ture was of hemlock timber, and rails of large
dimensions notched on caps, placed far apart


The timber had cracked and warped, from ex-
posure to the sun. After about 300 feet of
straight line, the road crossed the Lackawaxen
creek on trestle work about 30 feet high, with
a curve Of 355 to 400 feet radius. The impress
sion was very general that the iron monster
would either break down the road or it would
leave the track at the curve and plunge into
the creek. My reply TO such apprehensions
was that it wAs too late to consider the proba-
bility Of such occurrence; there was no other
course than to have trial made Of the strange
animal, which had been brought here at
gneat expense; but that it was not necessary
that more thanone should bs involved in its
fate; that would take the first ride alone,
and the time would come when should look
back to the incident with great interest As I
placed my hand on the throttle valve handle,
L was undecided rs to whether should move
slowly or with q fair degree Of speed but be-
lieving that the road would prove safe, and
prsferring, if We did 60 down, to 70 hand
somely, and without any evidence Of timidity,
I started with considerable velocity, passed
the curve over the creek safely. and was soon
out of hearing Of the vast assemblage. At the
end of two or three miles I reversed the valve,
and returned without an accident, having thus
made the first railroad trip, by locomotive, on
the Western hemisphere" - 7r-& (
Year: 1860




In recent leading article, the London Times
pays the following well-merited compliment to
U. S. Army ofHcers:-


"There is no class of her citizens of which
America has better reason to be proud than Of
the officers Of her army. Educated, for the
most part in the delightful and romantic soil
tude Of West Point, shut out from the busy
world around them by q gigantic chain of noun.
tains on the one side, and the circling course Of
the Hudson on the other, and subjected to dis
cipline which teaches them to command them
selves and others, the officers Of the American
army join to full share Of the national intClli
gence an amount Of modesty and gentlenesS,
which, we may permitted to say, is not quite SO
universal among their fellow countrymen as
some other more brilliant qualities!


In the pursuance Of profession peculiarly
arduous and i'll remunerated; possessed Of the
knowledge which, according to the European
system, is divided among half dozen services,
thoroughly understanding the duties Of infantry
and cavalry officers, excellent artillerists and ad-
mirable engineers, the officers Of the American
army are among the bravest, the most enduring
and the most accomplished Of their profession.
We have in two wars had ample reason to
respect theft skill and daring, and while wehave
often but too much reason to complain Of the
treatment we have received from statesmen who
have sought to Improve their political position
by pandering to some popular prejudice against
this country, we have had every reason to be
satisfied with the gentlemanlike and cOnsiderate
conduct Of the officers Of the American army"
Year: 1860

Acting Capitol Commissioner, with his bogus
commission in his pocket who has felt the dignity
consulting his colleagues, will go out Of Office
without accomplishing anything, and even with
out pay, unless it be out Of the Governors pri-
vate pocket. so


"When Governors become foolish, they can
neither eat, nor drink, nor stand, nor walk, nor,
in short laugh, nor cry. nor take snuff, like men
Of sense. How obvious the distinction"


lexpect to refer to this matter again and again;
and to keep it before the people until they have
q full knowledge Of all the facts, and can judge
for themselves.


MARVEL
Year: 1860

o. While the salute to the Chinese En-
bassy was being fired at San francisco, Com.
modore Cunningham Of the Navy Yard,
happened to be standing in range of one Of
the guns. A piece Of cartridge struck him
in the face and put out his eye. He had the
misfortune to lose the other some years
since, and is thus made totally blind.
Year: 1860

~ A company Of men are engaged on 81
farm near Erie, Pa, digging principally for
oil, but do not seem very particular about it.
They intend digging down one thousand
feet, or until they strike vein of oil, or lead,
or copper, or gold, or SOAP.
Year: 1860

NOVEL MARRIAGE.-A couple were mar.
ried by Justice Purdy yesterday, says the
Detroit Free Press Of the 26th instant, one
of whom was female, aged fifty eight, and
the other verdant-looking young man who
had apparently reached the mature age of
about eighteen. He maintained, and stuck
to it, that he was thirty-seven years old, and.
in order to make up the deficiency, she
brought her years down to forty-fve. The
dodge did not work, and, upon being infor-
med that they must make oaths to the facts,
they declined. and requested to be united
without any questioning. The young fellow
said he had no particular objection to telling
his age, but the lazy was captious. and re-
fused to divulge until she was informed that
she must give up all hope of possessing the
youngster as penalty. She said he didn't
amount to much as q man, but then he
would be handy to have around, and she
thought she might as well take him, q. she
had more money than she knew what to do
with, and wanted somebody tospend it: Tho
bridegroom looked as if he might fulfil the
duty with little training.
Year: 1860

that can never be rubbed out of the mind -
Let him learn by experience that hundred
dollars represents a hundred weary days
labor, and it seems great sum of money
4 thousand dollars is a fortune. and ten
thousand is almost inconceivable, for it is
Tar more than he ever expects to possess.
When he has earned dollar, he thinks
twice before he spends it. He wants to invest
1t SO as to get the full value of days work
Tor 1t. 1t isa great wrong to society and to a
boy, to bring him up to mau's estate with
out this knowledge. A fortune at twenty
one, without it, is almost inevitably thrown
away. With it and little capital to start
on, he will make his own fortune better than
any one can make it for him.
Year: 1860

y NEW IurA.-AIr. ". E. Bailey brought
us in a delicious apple the other day, sam
pie Of kes full which he caused to be headed
up and sunk to the bottom Of his mill-pOnd
last November, where it had remained un-
disturbed through the Winter, and until
about the llth Of this month. On bringing
his cache Of fruits to the surface and opening
it. every apple was fo1nd to be free from
speck or rot, and as fair and unwrinkled az
on t1e day it was taken from the tree
Clarsmont a. H. Eagle
Year: 1860

The Bellows Falls Times says that it is
getting to be quite busy time among the
gold hunters in that vicinity. New discov-
cries of gold have been made on the brook
running from the West part of Reading into
Hale Hollow, y IN Plymouth, near the resi-
dence of Uriah Allard and Jonathan Merrill


Two men, Messrs. Hayward and Sweesland,
of Springfield, Mass, are now at work in the
stream, and are said to be doing tolerably
well, and they have bought the whole brook.
Hankerson is now clearing out the old mill
Year: 1860

ECLIPSE OF TIE SUN.-We have received
very neat colored map of the Hemisphere,
with a projection Of tie Solar Eclipse of July
next, and much interesting information about
it has been published by Asa Smith, of New
York City. Any person can procure a copy
BY inclosing thirteen cents in a letter to the
author: Asa Smith, Post Office Station E,
5 Avenue, New York.
Year: 1860

LEARN The VALUE OF MoYEr.-A silver
dollar represents the days work of a laborer.
If it is given to a boy. he has no idea OF
what it cost, or of what it is worth. He
would be as likely to give dollar as a dime
for top, or any other toy. But if the boy
has learned to earn his dunes and dollars by
the sweat Of his face, he knows the difference.
Hard work is to him a measure of value
Year: 1860

While the boiler that furnishes steam for
the machine shops of the New York road, at
New Haven, is undergoing repairs. a loco
motive Is made to do service as a substitute.
1t is ''jacked up" SO as to take power from
its driving wheels, as they revolve in the air.
Year: 1860

The New York correspondent of the Boston
Journal relates the following incident -
Passing down 18th street the other NOR
ming, | saw a trade carried on by lady
that is worth noting. A dealer in horses
rode through the street having fine looking
pony tied behind. The pony attracted the
attention of the lady. She came out to the
curbstone, and hailed the dealer. He came
up to the sidewalk. ''What will you ask
for the horse ? Is he sound and kind Is he
a good saddle horse Can [ try him p were
questions put in the usual form. She called
for her servant and saddle, examined the
the horse as any horseman would have done,
placed her servant on the horse, watched his
PAGES, concluded to take him, paid $3.50 in
cash, and sent the dealer on his way in less
than fifteen minutes from the time she
hailed him from the sidewalk" "
Year: 1860

The Senate. BY 9 majority, disagreed 70 the
Homestead bill Of the House, which was re-
turned as a substitute for its own. 1t will be
sent back tomorrow, and the House viii
insist on the amendment, having little or no
appreciation of the miserable scheme proposed
by the Senate They may. or may not ask
Committee Of Conference, but no beneficial
result is now anticipated if that experiment
should be tried
Year: 1860

people to govern themselves, when wisdom pre-.
walls and passion is SILENT


LOOK at what has already been done BY them for
their advancement in all that ennobies man. There
is nothing like it in the history of the world Look
abroad, from one extent of the country to the 9th
the first nations of the earth. Shall it be said
then, that our institutions, founded upon the prin-
ciples of self-gOvernment, a failure?


Thus far it is a noble example, worthy of imita-
tion The gentleman, Mr.. Cobb, the other night
said it had proved failure. A failure in WHAT
In growth? Look at our expanse in national
power. Look at our population and increase in
are the admiration of the civilized world, and pre-
sent the brightest hopes of mankind.


some OF our public men have failed in their aspi-
ratlons; that Is true, and from that comes great
part of our troubles. prolonged applause.


NO; there IS no failure of this government vet
stltutlon, and cannot but hope that we shall ad.
vance higher still: Let us be true to our trust.


am for exhausting all that patriotism can de-
mand before taking the last step. | would invite,
therefore, South Carolina to a conference.
States so that if the evil has got beyond our con-
Tol, whlch God in his mercy grant may not be
the case, let us not be divided among ourselves
--but, if possible secure the united COOP
Grafton OF all the Southern States and then, in
the face OF the civilized world, may Justify our
actlon and with the wrong all on the other side we
can appeal to the God of Battles to aid us in our
cause. LApplause But let us not do anything in
"hich any portion of our people may charge us
Win rasn or hasty action. 1t certainly is matter
OF great Importance to tear this Government asun-
oer. ou were not sent here for that purpose
would wish the whole South to be united if this is
to be done; and believe if we pursue the policy
which | have indicated this can be effected
Year: 1860

The congregation of the Catholic Church in
Philadelpha was locked up by the pastor on Sun
day last until every person assembled had been So
loited to contribute to fund to pay off church
Year: 1860

PRoGREss.-It is but about thirty years since our
Presidents Annual Message was taken across the
ocean in a sailing vessel and published in London
eight days before it had reached and been issued in
st. Louis, which city is very near the geographical
centre of our present Republic. And now the re-
suit of our Presidential election, which took place
on the 9th inst, transmitted mainly by Pony
Express, to San Francisco on the l4th, and pub
lished there by 9 o'clock on the morning of that
day. The news of its arrival there, returned in
like manner, received here so as to be printed in
our columns of the 25th inst, though of course
no special speed attempted in the return
The people of the entire Pacific coast had doubt
less heard the election before it was known in Eu-
rope; and it may yet be several days before we
shall hear of the reception of the tidings even in
Eng land.
Year: 1860

A Coop MovE.-We understand that
some of our citizens, who take an enthusi-
astic pride in our new home steamer, the
Autocrat, are talking of starting subscrip-
tion for the purchase of 6rst-class piano
to be presented to the boat This is a cred
liable movement, and we hope it will be
carried out. So, start the paper, and we
warrant that the necessary amount will be
easily raised, and the piano placed on board
the boat before she leaves the wharf on her
first trip.
Year: 1860

nA-We are glad to find that HUGHEs'
efforts to please his customers by selling
his goods very cheap, is meeting with their
to give satisfaction in this way, as well as
by keeping one of the largest stock of dry
goods in the city. His stock of shoes
is of the first class, and the prices will be
sure to give satisfaction.
Year: 1860

Rosa BoNHEUR COMING TO AMERIGA-
The New York correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press says:


An artist friend gives me fresh and
reliable bit of news about Rosa Bonheur.
That triumphant specimen of a manly
woman is about to visit the United States
professionally. An opulent French gentle
man, an enthusiast in art, sometime since
commissioned her ladyship to cross the At
lantic, proceed to the great prairies of the
far West, and paint from life herd of wild
buffaloes. She was to take her own time,
accomplish it in her own way, and fix her
own price. At first she declined to enter
tain the proposition; but finally after turn
ing it over in her mind and rejecting upon
what an original and splendid work size
could make she has accepted the offer and
comes over in the spring to make the pict-
ure. 1t has given the French individual
feelings of the mos celestial character, and
made him, in fact, the most tickled person
in all Gaul
Year: 1860

YEyHE undersigned respectfully requests those
u who are indebted to him either for Clock or
watch repairs for the sale of jewery or otherwise
to come forward and settle without delay if,hey
wish to avoid costs.


He takes this opportunity to inform his friends
and the public in general that from and after this
date he can neither work nor sell upon any other
cond tions than FOR CASH.


Mar. 1890 Es F. DELARUE.


Corner Main and Bellevue. Opelousas
Year: 1860

PROPOSE sell upon most favorable tems exchange


for city pro erty the remainder Of premises in the
Suburbs consisting Of we'll built dwelling Of eight rooms,
large cellars servants houses stables aid between eleven
and twelve Of superior garden land will sell the dwell
ing and about five from the remainder OF the aVJ


desired These premises lining he grounds sold by
last spring average 5 10 per foot less by half
than ground dancefrom the and equally de-
sable in ether respects selling for teng the occupied
formerly residence, and rented for the to
Bostick, Esq, Also,
Year: 1860

a SCENE IN CoNGREsS.-Hon. T.. c. Cabell,
in recent letter, thus describes a significant
scene which transpired in the House of Repre-
sentatives while the Southern members of that
body were urging the extension OF the Missou-
ri Compromise line to the Pacific


On the 7th of January, lS47, Mr. Dargan, a
Representative from the State of Alabama, in
the course of speech on this subject said -
"rhe North with one voice seemed ready to
declare that if new territory was to come into
the Union at all, it must be on condition that
Slavery never should be permitted to set its
foot there" He asked if there was "no one
gentleman from the North here present who
would stand by the Missouri Compromise y
He would be pleased to hear from them. After
pause, and no one responding, he said "there
was not one" 1t was then that Mr. Douglas
arose and said, "he was unwilling that the ST.
lence of gentlemen, when question was put,
should be so construed as to infer that there
was no man here who was willing to stand by
the Missouri Compromise" And he went on
in his characteristic, earnest, forcble and elo-
quent manner to give his reasons for opposing
the Wilmot Proviso, and for acting with the
South in extending the Missouri Compromise
line; and he was the only Northern man who
at that time had the boldness to take this posi-
ton. Soon AFTER and on the same day, Nh
Grover, of New York, in long Anti Slavery
extension speech, said at is proper that the
South and the whole country should understand
now, and at all times, that-l trust with one
solitary exception that presented itself this
morning (Mr Douglas) )-the entire North has
blt one feeling and one sentiment on the sub
ject."
Year: 1860

TRAINING-Francis Quarles, an old writer
who lived in the days of Charles the First, says
to parents "Be very vigilant over thy child in
the April of his understanding, lest the frosts
of May nip his blossoms. While he is a tender
twig, straighten him; whilst he is new vessel,
season him; such as thou makest him, such
commonly shalt thou find him. Let his first
lesson be obedience and his second shall be
what thou wilt. Give him education in good
letters to the utmost of thy ability and his ca
pacity. Season his youth with the love of his
Creator, and make the fear of his God the be-
ginning of his knowledge. If he have an active
spirit rather rectify than curb it, but reckon
idleness among his chiefest faults. As his judg-
ment ripens, observe his inclination, and tender
him calling that shall not cross it. Forced
marriages and callings seldom prosper. Show
him both the NOV and the plow; and prepare
him as well for the danger of the skirmish, as
possess him with the honor Of the prize"
Year: 1860

Injured themselves by certain practice INDUCED IN
when aoue-a habit frequently learned from evil componi1ns
at school, effects Of which nightly f when asleep
cured reldcrs marriage impossible, and destroys bOtt
mind an body, should apply Immediately


What pity that young man. the hope OF his eouaty and the
darling parents should be suatced from prospects
eoyments e hy the u deylang the path
n nature ndung certain secret habit Such persons
l4fr
Year: 1860



 A NOVEL CAsr.-At the sitting of the supreme court at Detroit, Michigan, last week, an interesting case was brou6 1t up in the shape of an application for habeas corpus for Geo. N. Farmer, a telegraph operator, who refused to disclose the con tents of message sent by some ? son now under arrest on charge of murder, and for which refusal he was sent to jail for contempt. We have seen no decision as yet. In many States it is penal offence to disclose the contents of any private mes sage sent over the wires. Some times an oath is required and sworn to in writing by the operators. that they will not divulse any private communication.