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Year: 1859

S. H. Packark Esq. Ian Iowa editor and law
yer, was recently lost in snow storm between
the Sioux Rapids and Fort Dodge. About
three hours after he started a heavy snow storm
burst upon him, accompanied by high wind
from Northwest. knowing the danger of at
tempting to cross those large praires in such a
storm he turned back and attempted to retrace
his steps, but soon found it was impossible for
man or beast TO face the storm; he there fore
proceed to the next house 40 mles) before
nightfall. But his horse having broken through
the ice several times became afraid go upon
the ice, and he was delayed many times until
night overlook him at slough abaut half way
across the pfarie. Here he found it impossi
BILE to induce the horse to go upon the ice, and
while searching for better crossing, the ice
broke with him and let him into the water a
bove his knees He endeavored to get to the
shore but the ice broke at every step, he strug-
gled on through the ice snow and water dis
tance of twenty or thirty feet before he came to
firm ice.


lie at once attempted to remove his shoes
and stockigs, but they were so encased in ice
that it was impossible. Convinced that he
must remain where he was until morning, and
that his only safety was is keeping in motion
he commenced running upon the ice, and contin-
ued to do so until daylight the next morning,
when, having succeeded in getting his herse a.
cross the slough, he started on foot, as he suppo
sed, towards Fort Dodge. After walking about
two mile, and half he had turned around and
was going back; he imediately retraced his
steps, and walked all day dragging his frozen
feet though the snow deep, aud at times knee
deep, his horse following him, and was again
overtaken by night, about three miles from a
house. Here he left his horse, and started on
hoping to reach the house in an hour or two,
but he wasso faint and weary that he fell fire.,
qucntly and was nine hours in walking the last
three miles. His sensations during this time
were peculiar; the road appeared to be embroi-
dered in most beautiful colors. Satisfied that
his mind was wondering,he he endeavored to dl.
vert his mind from The consideration Of this sub
ject but in vain; If he looked at the side Of
the road it appeared to be walled up with hogs


lying on theil backs. He reached the house Of
a Mr.. Welch about O'Clock in the morning -
lie was taken in and cared, or. until the arri,
val OF friends from Fort Dodge.
Year: 1859

AMENDMENT TO THE TAX LAw.-Mr. Day
presented in the Ohio Legislature, and explained
the objects ofa bill to amend the thirty-eighth
section of act for the assessment and taxa
ton of property in this State, and for levy
ing taxes thereon according to its value in
money, so as to give tie assessors too months
instead ofone in which to make their returns
This bill was passed on the End of February.
Year: 1859

that rate be mined at net profit of at


least one-fourth of the gross product. Col.


F. is confident that his present works do


not separate half the gold contained in the


rock, and that by the use of the new ANAL
gamators he is about to apply, he will dou-


bic his weekly product without an increase
of cost. This conviction is founded on
chemical experiments and tests which seem
to leave no donbt of the fact that the ad-
ditional gold is in the rock, but whether
the means of extracting it have yet been
discovered remains to be seen. At all
events, l feel sure that the productive ness
ofthese works will incrsase much faster
than their expenses, so long as Col. F. shall
devote himself to their management so en-
:irely as he is now doing. In the hands
of agents and attorneys, they would proba-
bly, become again what they once were, and
what all quartz mining works managed at
second hand have been.
Year: 1859

How THE Sons OF MALTA ARE I'M
TIATED.-"Jeems" was recently initiated
into the Order of the Sons of Malta, and
graphically describes, in an exchange, his
introduction into the "vale of mystery" as
follows:


You are first grabbed and thrown into a
tub of cold water, and forthwith several
large men begin to stick pins into you.-
Hauling you out of the tub of water, they
rush you into another department, and now
new men make lunge after you dressed
in disguise, and Immediately commence
pouring hot molasses into your hair and
boots. Meanwhile a stream of cold water
is flooded on to you, and man dressed in
black, thrusts snuff box in front of your
nose, and all at once you begin to sneeze
vociferously, andstbe eager crowd begins
to laugh and hurrah. Showing you fur
thcr along, the chief men and bottle wash
ers grab you by the nose, hair and coat
tail, and in this way rip every bit of dry
goods loose from your person, and again
the crowd roars with tumultous laughter
at your nude state, with five or six men
holding on to your hair and toes, forcing
you up soaped pole with pins and sharp
sticks. You now begin to think you are
forsaken by all of Gods people, and the
devil has certainly got possession of you,
knocking you on the head so that you see
stars as numerous as they are in milky
way. You are handled in this kind of
tantalizing way for two hours, when the
officers give you large dose Of liverwort
and tar, and then let you 60.
Year: 1859

trade, for the territorial slave code, and th,
new Dred Scott decision that is to carry
slavery into the free States. Did you eve
five years ago hear of anybody in all the
world saying that the negro had no share
in the Declaration of National Independ.
ence; that it did not mean negroes at all
and when sail men" were spoken Of, ne
groes were not included2


Now, if you are opposed to slavery, hon.
estly, as much rs anybody, / ask you to
note that fact, and the like of which is to
follow, to be plastered on, layer after layer,
until very soon you are prepared to deal
with the brute. If public sentiment has
not been debauched already to this point,
a new turn of the screw in that direction
is all that is wanting; and this is constant
ly being done by the teachers of this in
sidious popular sovereignty.


You need but one or two turns further
until your minds, now ripening under
these teachings will be ready for all these
things, and you will receive and support,
or submit to, the slave trade revived with
all its horrors; slave code enforced in our
territories, and new Dred Scott decision
to bring slavery up to in the very heart of
the free North. This, 1 must say, is but
carrying out those words prophetically
spoken by Mr.. Clay many, many years ago,
| believe more than thirty years. when he
told an audience that if they would repress
all tendencies to liberty and ultimate
emancipation, they nast go back to the
era of our independence and muzzle the
cannon which thundered its annual joyous
return on the Fourth of July; they must
blow out the moral lights around US; they
must penetrate the human soul and eradi-
cate the love of liberty; but until they did
these things, and Others eloquently emu
merated by him, they could not repress all
tendencies to ultimate emancipation.


l ask attention to the fact that in pre-
eminent degree these popular sovereigns
are at this work; blowing out the moral
lights around us; teaching that the negro
is no longer a man but brute; that the
Declaration has nothing to do with him;
that be ranks with the crocodile and the
reptile, that man with body and soul, is
matter of dollars and cents.


I suggest to this portion of the Ohio
Republicans, or Democrats, if there be any
present, the serious consideration of this
fact, that there is now going on among you
a steady process of debaucbing public opin-
ion on this subject. With this my friends
l bid you adieu.


At the close, Mr.. Lincoln's remarks
were received with great and prolonged ap-
plause.
Year: 1859

EgA country editor says that farmer
in their county made scarecrow so very
frighful, that an old crow actually went
and brought back all the corn he had stolen
during several days, and left it in the field.
Year: 1859

Tue LATE EXCITEMENT IN SANTA CLARA
The San Jose Telegraph thus speaks Of the
late tragedy in Santa Clara county:


Upon the happening of the late unfortu.
nate affair, interested parties got possession
of the offices and telegraphed to various por-
tions of the State. false and perverted ac-
counts of the killing of Shores and of the
excitement here Seals it is true, escaped
into San Jose and sought safety In the public
Jail, and it is also true that he was followed
by fifteen or twenty persons into the city
but no attempt was made upon the Jail, or
thought of But there was some fear enter
tained that he might not be altogether safe
there. SO about ten of the persons who fol-
lowed him from Fremont Township stood
guard over the Jail all night. The next day
Crosby and another were brought in follow
ed by large number of persons from Fre-
mont Township who hung around the Jail
with no view but to see that the prsoners
we're carefully secured. No attempt was
made at mob violence, and none designed
that we know of and towards night they
all quietly dispersed to their homes in the
country. About sunset, the people standing
on the street might have seen small squad
numbering, we believe, fourteen, marching
in military order. under command of Capt.
Houghton. towards the Jail Prudence Is the
better part of valor, and the Captain, in this
case deserves all credit for it, for the compa-
ny did not appear on the ground as the
Year: 1859

STATE MEDICAL SoCIErY.-We understand
says the Union, that arrangements will be
made for the annual session of the Medical
Society OF the State of California, inquiries
having already been made for suitable hall
therefor The session will commence on the
9th of February next
Year: 1859

Many an unwise parent labors hard
and lives sparingly all his life, for
the purpose of leaving enough TO give
his children a fair start in the world,
as it is called. Setting a young man
ahoat with money left him by his rel.
atives is like tying bladders under the
arms OF one who can't swim; ten
chances to one he will lose his blad.
ders and go to the bottom. Teach
Year: 1859

him to swim, and he will never need
the bladders, Give your child n
sound education. and Il good trade
and you have done enough for him.
See that his morals are pure, his mind
cultivated. and his whole nature made
subscrvicnt to the laws which govern
men, and you have given what will be
of more value than the wealth Of the
Indies. To be thrown upon ones re-.
sources, is to be cast into the very
lap Of fortune, for our faculties then
u"dcrgo a development and display
an energy, of winch they were previ-
ouSly unSuSccptiblc.
Year: 1859

In order to love mankind except but
little from them; IN order to view their
faults without bitterness we must ac-
custom ourselves to pardon them, and
to perceive that indulgence is JUS
ticc which fraiI humanity has right
to demand from wisdom. The wisest
men have always been the most in
duIgcnt.
Year: 1859

THE INALIENABLE RIGHT OF THE HUSBAND TO KICK
HIS WIFE OUT OF BED The San Francisco District
Court lately decided that husband may kick his
wife out of bed if he has cause for jealousy, and
the wife has remedy la divorce. This impor-
taAt decision advises wives to be prepared to
sprawl, as jealousy may any night get into
the head and heels of the husbands The same
court, at al earlier time, decided that "uuearthiy
snoring and granting on the part of thu wife may
render the husband justiable in seeking decree
of divorce" The next decision expected from that
tribunal will determine the question: AS to whether
u man, after kicking his vile out Of bed, shall rise
and kick her into the street.
Year: 1859

DERRYFrELD, Sept 30, 1910.


Ny FRIEND Yours of the 25th of July,
is but Just received, inviting me again to par
take of your festival. Had not your letter
been stopped in its passage to me, its con-
tents could have made no difference for it is
now 80 years since | have been in wear, and
am worn beyond all hope of repairs. The
disease and pain attending the last stage of
life render many Of the surrounding objects
that once delighted in Indifferent to me !;
but if anything could have given me pleasure,
it would to have been present with you on
the 10th of August. A scene like that must
have brought to my recollection the principal
events of my life. could remember how
British tyranny arose, and how it yielded to
the untutored bravery of Democracy; and
particularly as being on that fortunate spot
with so many of the brave men who taught
the tyrant's tools the hard lesson.


In your letter you praise me exceedingly for
being the fortunate commander of valiant
men. To merit the praise of my Country
has been a leading motive Of my life. I'm
merited praise is satire wherefore we should
be careful not to bestow too mcuh praise, un-
less we mean to satirize.


You mention being pleased with the toast
gave you last year | have the best evil
dence that the people of your rugged country
do sincerely accord with such sentiments, for
in II you displayed evidence by practice !;
and have no doubt, if we had Congress
now who had the resolution to express the
will of the Nation. you would be found as
ready as you were then.


Be assured of my friendship for yourselves,
and the others of the inhabitants of the
Green Mountains, and accept my thanks for
their respect.


JOHN STARK.


Hon. JONATHAN ROBINSON, ELEAzER
HAWKS, Dawn Fay, Esq's.
Year: 1859

IL A clever sailor has lately joined the
Sons of Temperance in the city of Philadel-
phia, after running course of dissipation,
by which his means were pretty well exhaust
ed. At the time of signing the pledge, he
was indebted to the rum-seller one shilling.
A few days ago he went to pay off the score,
but being determined not to enter the house
in which he had been robbed, he got long
pole, attached piece of money to the end OF
it, and standing at the outside of the door,
reached it to the astonished publican, and
marched off with july heart.
Year: 1859

THE TRUE L1FE.-The mere lapse of years is
not life. To eat, and drink, and sleep; to be
exposed to darkness and the light; to pace a,
round the mill of habit and turn tie wheel OF
health: to make reason our book-keeper, and
turn thoughts into implements Of trade; this is
not life. In all this, but poor fraction of the
consciousness of humanity is awakened; and the
sanctities still slumber which make it most
worth while to be. knowledge, truth, love,
beauty. goodness faith, alone give vitality to the
mechanism of existence; the laugh of mirth
which vbrates through the heart; the tears
which freshen the dry wastes within; the music
which brings childhood back; the prayer that
calls the future near the doubt which makes US
mediate; the death which startles us with mys'
terv. the hardships that force US to struggle;
the anxiety that ends in trust-these are the
true nourishment Of our natural being!
Year: 1859

sydney Smith says "a joke goes q great way


in the country. Ihave known one last pretty
well for seven years. remember joke after
a meeting of the clergy, in Yorkshire, where
there was Rev. Mr.. Buckle, who never spoke
when gave his health, saying that he was q
buckle without tongue. Most persons laughed,
but my next neighbor sat unmoved in thought.
AT last, quarter of an hour after we had all
done, he suddenly nudged me, exclaiming, i
see now what you meant, Mr. Smith--you meant
a joke Yes, sir said l, i believe | did,
Upon which he began laughing SO heartily that


I thought he would choke, and was obliged to
nat him on the back"
Year: 1859

An old divine, cautionipg the clergy against en-
gaging in violent controversy, uses the following
happy simile II we will be contending, let % con-
tend like the olive and the vine, who shall produce
the most and the best fruit NOT like the aspen and
the elm, which shall make the most noise in The
ind
Year: 1859

A cow, giving good milk, accustomed to city life,
for sale. Inquire at this Office find. American.


If she is accustomed to city life, We suppose she
wears hoops Does she lLaporte Union.


Of course she does. Who ever saw . COW belong
ing to city editor that did not hoops plsinIy
visible beneath the skin Lafayette journal.
Year: 1859

A naturalist, describing the rock. Gays : He loves
the blue empyrean, and he quits his lofty hight,
when he is brought to this dull earth by the mere
force OF caterpillary attraction
Year: 1859

PROBABLE ESCAPE OF A FuGITIvE SLAVE.
Night before last, between ten and eleven
o'clock, as the Newport Ferry-boat left the
landing on this side of the river, a negro, hav-
ing valise in his hand, rushed from the en-
gine-room and made an attempt to leap from
the boat to the landing. Some persons who
were near, however, just at that moment spoke
to him, and although he might with ease, un-
dor any other circumstances, have reached the
shore, the caution bewildered him, and he fell
into the river. He foundered about for some
time in the water, but at length escaped from
the embraces of the stream and ran up the
bank with an energy which would have led
any one to believe that his destination was
Canada West.
Year: 1859

MARRIAGE LICENSES DURING MARCH.-Dur-
ing the month last past, Clerk Toohey issusd
two hundred and twenty eight marriage
licenses, against one hundred and ninety ght
the preceding month. 1t would seem to most
that the sum total Of human misery was al
ready large enough, without any further in
crease of It In this way; but these figures ap-
pear to tell different story. We oommiserats
the whole number, and wish them peace.
Year: 1859

WE were informed last evening that the
down accommodation train, on the Cincinnati


Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, yesterday
morning, ran over man who was walking on
the track, near Loveland, instantly killing him.
The name of the deceased we could not learn.
Year: 1859

SOPHIA IRWIN, the woman who was so shock
ingly cut by Ann Brown, on Thursday night
was somewhat better yesterday evening, and
the chances for her recovery are favorable, al
though she will be disfgured for life.
Year: 1859

IIoRsE OPERA CRIrIcisM- editor of the
Butte Record must have received season ticket
theater," before penning the following notice of
a late performance there


Setting aside the numerical strength of lis
equine department. we must look upon it in the
light of u one horse concern. The riding might
have been worse, but could hardly have been
safer to the riders the tumbing was very
ground but by no means very lofty the Jug
Cling act by George Ryand was one redeemable
feature, but the stills exercise by that gawky
Mexican was a lubberly performance"
Year: 1859

THERE, Now.-The fi-States Union, printed
at Port Jervis, N. Y, recently had most sensible
article, condemning the Sickles farce, from which
we take the following paragraph:


"The world is great pluek-worshiper And
how plucky it is to murder man for what you
yourself have done hundred times and are only
too ready to do again! And how pucky, too
and how manly, to put woman on an entirely
different footing, and compel her to submit with
meekness to what, in your case, you claim the
right OF revenging with murder y


According to that these men must be Pesky
fellows, certain.
Year: 1859

GOD save the Catholic who can vote for either
Bell or any who are on the same ticket.-Leba-
nan Uemocyqt.


We sincerely hope you don't mean to imply
God d-n the Catholic who can't -LouisUiiie Jour.
Year: 1859

In view of the opening of the Tehuantepec
ronte, Senator Gwin is about to proceed to China,
to see whether the Mail company vessels cannot
be proftably employed in the transportation Of
Celestials to this State.
Year: 1859

A NEW INvENTIoN.-We have been shown
by the inventor, Mr. John NJ Hail. of Warren
county, Ga, an agricultural implement, which
is designed to facilitate the operation of chop
ping cotton. 1t is claimed. and vouched by a
number of persons, that, by the use of it, one
man and horse can do the work of five or
six hands The whole apparatus is placed upon
a pair of cast iron wheels, In front are two
small turning plows with the bars of each in
juxtaposition, but separated at the proper dis


tanee for making furrow on each side of the
cotton at the same time. Behind and connee-
ted by simple cog gearing, with one of the
above mentioned wheels, is a circular cast iron
frame for receiving the knives or hoes for chop
ping the drill. A forward motion Of the ma


chine gives a rotary motion to the hoes, and by
the combination of both motions, spaces are
alternately chopped and passed over. The
space chopped is determined by the width of
the hoe, while the distance skipped may be
regulated by their number or the direction
given to them on the frame. On the whole we
are much pleased with the invention, and think
it may be practically applied with great advan-
tage on old land. Columbus Times.
Year: 1859




In stocks there has been but little done. Purchases Of
State rs made at quotations home account


FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
There is large amount Of tonnage now here without
charters offering in any direction The Rambler was
chartered just prior to the departure of the mail
load guano at Jarvis Island for the United States The
Feetwng goes hence to load for the same voyage under
charter made at the Fast. Several vess ,ls In default Of
ballast =
Year: 1859

If other proof were wanting, SAID
Newton, the thumb would convince
me of the divinity of God! The
thumb represents will, energy and
reclitude. AT Rome they cut of
the thumbs of towards. The Romans
lifted the thumb to condemn the
gladiator TO death. A small thumb
indicates little genins for men
little virtue among women; a great
thumb--a thinker, a master Of him
self
Year: 1859

be ashamed of yourself, sir. When
you grow up TO be a man


Just here Walter, who had heard
the loud talking walked around to
WHlie's side, and there the two stood
in front Of the old gentleman, who
was perfectly bewildsred. He soon
comprehended the whole matter,
however, and when he did: he took
the dime lack from Willie, and gave
the % a half dollar each.
Year: 1859

COPPER PITCHER Found UNDER GRoUND-The
Placerville Observer says that Mr. Robt. White,
of that town, has curious copper pitcher which
was recently found in the cement diggings of
Red Hill, in that county, by Mr.. James Patter-
son. This pitcher has about the shape and di-
mension of an ordinary gourd minus the neck
or handle, and is composed of sheet copper about
the sixteenth of an inch in thickness. The bot
tom of the vessel is round ball, and
neatly doye-taiied and hard soldered to the body
of the pitcher. Attached to the neck is han
die like that of a cream Jug This Saeer rrp
will hold about quart, and as it was found in
pile of cement which had been thrown from
pit twenty-five feet in depth, the supposition is
that it came from the bed rock. 1t will be OBJ
served that thepitcher was found in the cement
after the latter had been thrown from its natu-
raj position perhaps a long time after.
Year: 1859

IHE CoRNFIELD OF CALIFORNIA Russian Riv-
er valley Is the great corn valley of the State,
and here we saw fields covered with the most
iuxuriant growth of it, which reminded us of
the valley of the Mississippi. Hitherto in our
ramoles we had scarcely seen Indian corn in
California, and it was like looking on the face
OF an old friend once more to see the tall and
graceful form of -Hondamua, (see Longfellow's s
" hiawatha with which we are SO familiar in
our western home. 1t is curious that in this
valley alone can this most valuable crop be
grown to advantage in Northern California. a
crop that Is worth more to the West than all the
goid mines of this State would be. Russian
hVer sailey is indeed all that it has been de-


ponderce of the Pacific.