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Year: 1860

Owing to inattention at first, and finally
to chronic carelessness, the number and
volume of the Daily Empire had been
wrongly given for the past year or two
Having given the matter an overhauling,
we present our readers with the number
and volume correct to day, 1t will be seen
that we are in our 10Th year, which will be
attained on the 4th of July next. rr
Year: 1860

1t is cheap and durAble--price only s6, painted
and set up in your ward. 1t is simple In its con-
Struction, can be managed by any one; and besides
the ground occupied b. the old plan OF hanging
clothes all over the yard, is worth more than the
price of this Reel in one year, for shrubbery and
mutt trees, and is just the thing for small yards
Call and see one of them in operation In front Of
my shop, and be convinced for yourself


s. II THOMAS,


shop on ST. Clair, near Third street.
Year: 1860

I0r Those who want something to wear
--and who don twill please remember
that William Walker has removed his
Clothing store to the room in the new Beck
el Building adjoining the Phoenix House, Sd
street. r..r.
Year: 1860

&2-We would call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of Helpers Impending
Crisis which will be found in another column Of
our paper. 1t is said to be selling at the rate Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 copies per week, and the
demand is rapidly increasing. +
Year: 1860

~ We have heretofore freely opened our COL
umns to the friends of Judge Douglas, and have
published number of communications written in
his behalf and defence. We have done this as
matter of justice to Democrats and in the hope that
the friends of Breckenridge and Douglas in this
State would unite But the Douglas men have now
separate organization, and it will be obvious to every
one that our course in the future should be different
We must close our columns against communications
from the Douglas Democrats; but if they should
request us to publish the proceedings Of their pub
lie meetings, we do not perceive that we ought to
refuse compliance with such request
Year: 1860

AN IMPRESSIVE ENTREE.-Mr. Blondin proposes to
bring the Prince of Wales from Canada to the Uni
ted States, across the Niagara Falls in wheelbar-
row, on tight rope, free of expense. The follow
ing is the letter to the Duke of Newcastle. Wheth-
er it is genuine or not the New York Post does not
say. 1t does not guaranty it:


NIAGARA FALLs, U. S. A.


August %, 1860.
"7o his Grace the Duke Of Neucastle:


DEAR SIR: Tt is important that the Prince of
Wales entrance into the United States should pro-
duce sensation worthy of the country and of
himself


He will probably arrive among us by way of Nj
agara Falls, where the greatest natural phenomenon
of this continent has been running over six thou
sand years in preparation for this event


In order that the occasion may be fitly improved,
propose to take the heir apparent to the British
throne across the falls in wheelbarrow on tight
rope, free of expense.


The progress of the trip shall be diversified by
fireworks and various gymnastic feats such as the
occasion and the inclination of the Prince of Wales
may suggest


In this way, thousands may see him arrive who
would not have an opportunity if he came by rail-
road or any ordinary conveyance.


If it would please your grace should be very
happy to bring you in the same way, and other
members of the Princes suit, which he may desig-
nate.


fany accident should happen by which his high
ness or any members of his party should be precip-
itated into the gulf (of which, assure you there is
little danger), the money taken from the spec
tators shall be promptly and conscientiously re-
funded.


Please submit this proposition to his highness,
and favor me with reply at your earliest conve-
nience
am your grace's most obedent
and most humble servant
NJ BLONDIN."
Year: 1860

The Douglas Convention assembled in this City
on Thursday last acted, and adjourned. Thirty
three Counties were represented by about one
hundred delegates! We give elsewhere sketch of
the proceedings.


1t will be that an Electoral ticket was FORM
ed and steps taken to divide the Democratic party
of the State. Many good and true Democrats took
part in this Convention, and it is not our purpose
to mpeach either their motives their patriotism;
bat the inevitable tendency of their is to de-
feat the choice of the majority of the party in the
State and to give the State to Bell and Everett
We do not perceive that any good can come of this
division Why not unite on Breckenridge in the
South and on Douglas in the North, and thus pre-
the strongest possible front in both sections to
the black Republicans We believe after all that
the plan proposed under our Editorial head is the
true one; and not entirely without hope that
through the action of the Breckenridge and Douglas
Executive Committees some such plan will be adopt
ed


Of course the Oppositionists are much pleased
with this Douglas movement. On all hands we hear
them declaring that they for Bell first and Doug
las next Any movement which divides and prom
ises to defeat the Democratic party Of the State
cannot fail to be gratifying to the Opposition.


The speech Of Judge Douglas, delivered on Thurs
day evening, was of course an able and interesting
effort. 1t was an ultra Union speech. He declared
that the election of Lincoln would be no cause for
dissoving the Union, and that he would use force,
whether as Senator or President, to carry on the
government and preserve 1t from disruption He
charged that if Lincoln should be elected the result
would be justly attributable to the secession at Bal
tmore. But We are not able now, if we had space,
to sketch the speech 1T will be published in full.


We appeal to the Democracy of the State to rouse
themselves and survey the danger which threatens
their ascendency. we must rally to the Electoral
tclst headed By Hdysoood and Scale and elect that
ticket That these Electors will do what patriotism
and a sense Of great public danger will enjon, we
entertain no doubt But whatever the result may
be in November, let us all SO act as to be able to
re-unite hereafter. Let us bear and forbear one
towards another. Any other course may defeat US
in 1861 and 1862, and may make the State perman-
entity Opposition. Shall we, by elimination and re.
crimnatlon-by the indulgence of passion and i'll
feeling, cast away the fruits of long years ofanxiety
and toll? We hope not. Let the Democratic peo-
pie Of the State take this cause into their own hands,
and call to account those leading Democrats who
may indulge in abuse and elimination towards any
portion of the party. If we cannot have entire
harmony, let us determine to approach it nearly
Spossible. Our hopes as Democrats in the future


call upon us to act now with prudence and discre-
uOn, and to discard, far as possible, all passion
and ill feeling. -
Year: 1860

Wisconsin, met with an accident in singular


manner recently. He had set gun to kill
deer, fixing string in line with the mazzle


of the gun, 50 that when deer touched it, off
went the gun. On this OCCASION in the morn
lug he visited his place ofsaction, and observ-
ing that the string was broken. he took up the


gun, cooked it, aud seeing tracks OF deer, put
the gun down in the same place. Following
up the tracks of the deer, he happened to get
right before the gun. and stepping on piece
of the broken string. it pulled the trigger


which caused the gun to explode the ball TAX
ing effectlin the left leg of Mr.. Gilman. four
inches fraTn his hip joint The wound is not
dangerous, but must be rather uncomfortable.
Year: 1860

\ good deal of truth in these few remarks by
auonymous, whose kind words not offensive
to bump of sef-esteem, as was that of the gent
who wrote about good looks. Few people ever
know how hard the chair editorial is in reality
wish they would once spend month in it, they
would find it hard seat and would soon '.left''!
Year: 1860




The following letter addressed to the Editor of
the New York Daily News gives fine idea of the
negro sympatnizers of the North. Like Thad.
Stevens they would sell their negro sympathy if the
South would give them 10 per cent. additional upon
their iron


SIR: Have you any knowledge, and if not will
you have the kindness to inquire as to whether Mr.
Speaker Pennington is descendant or of kin to old
Judge Pennington, the mail stopper of 1924, who
had poor negro tied to a tree by the neck, naked
for IA day and night, where he found in the
morning dead and covered with musketoes There
are yet many old citizens III Newark who remem-
Der that bloody act, and old saying that all the
Penningtous We're cursed. \ NEWA ARKER.


Such is Mr. Pennington. the present Speaker OF
the House if the newspaper reports are correct
He is the who would place Sherman the infa
nous abolitionist, the Chairman of the Committee
of ways and means. This same Pennington, whose
recorded history is contained in the above, and he
is now an abolitionist


~ The Mayoralty election came off at 1ancas-
ter, Pa, the 7th inst. The vote cast was very
heavy. Sanderson, democrat is elected Mayor over
Burrows, Republican, by 189 majority-a Demo-
cratic gain of SOD over the vote of last October.


This is only the beginning of triumphs for the
Democracy of the Key stone whose vote will tell in
tones of thunder the Presidential election next
fall.


At election in Bnghampton, New York, on
the same day the above, which resulted In a
democratic triumph Great enthusiasm was mani
tested. 1t seems that there is absolutely more
eeldness with Democrats South than any where
else How long will this last
Year: 1860




! A number of our friends and subscribers have
asked the above question of u.s. and will endeavor
to satisfy them fully.


| We not for any in particular; we are not
therefore for Mr. Douglas. There barriers be-
tween us and Mr. Douglas which would prevent us
from advocating his claims in a political sense;
and in choosing President governed by our sense
of political proprety, must of decline to
be Douglas advocates. But while disclaim to
be such in fact not listen to much abuse
heaped upon the head of who has called
upon him, because Of his national and conser
vatve views, the anathemas Of Northern fanatics;
and Southern federalists! We recognize in Mr.
Douglas to-day, what we have always considered
the grand standard of polihclan-lndependen-
self-sacrifcing devotedness to the Constitution
and the equality of the States While we are not
therefore the advocate of Mr. Douglas, we can but
lily bear to hear such distinguished patriot de-
nounced as little or no better than SEWARD. Such
denuhciatons are not in tact truths, but the very
opposite We see in Mr. Douglas now, the same
patriot that he was when three thousand northern
clergymen presented him to the Senate as traitor
to his country, and nuisance to the Senate cham
ber the same that dared to assert in the abo-
lition city of Chicago, and among his abolition fel-
low citizens of Illinois, armed with Bowe-knves
and pistols, the sovereignty and equality ct the
South; and seeing in him these same fearless and
national sentiments, will not though he differ
with US in minor point of the creed of democracy,
allow him to be without his due.


Whatever we have see in Mr. Douglas to admire,
we still admire, and though condemn slight
heresy in his political creed, by no means will we
admit of his being demo 1nced for unfaithfulness-
The question upon which differ with Mr. Doug
las is, in politics Of no Importance. That question
is of purely legal nature, and, independent of
both, it must be decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States.


The citizen agrieved by the passage of a law by
the Territorial Legislature abolsling slavery must
appeal to that tribunal for remedy. If they de
eide that the legislature had right to pass that
law this is an end of the question and Mr. Douglas
is right. If on the contrary, they decide that
such right exists then that is end of the ques-
tinn and right and Mr. Douglas wrong
This is the whole sum and substance Of the matte1>


~
Year: 1860

ry- Somebody wrote the following in our sane
tun during absence:


Called on the Elitor found the sanctum vacated
took seat in his chair editorial to see how it would
sit, and found it a hard seat and therefore left
Year: 1860

WASHED ITS FAcE.-The Washington On. CO.
Disputch comes to hand to day wi tn clean face
not quite so oppositionfed formerly, at least in
texture, but in sentiment it has not improved
Friend Granger ought not to be SO hard upon US in
his criticisms upon our daily. We will send him a
weekly this week, and there is such wide differ
ence III the execution of the mechanical part will
expect puff!
Year: 1860

- The appointment Of the Chairmen of the
various committees if there existed any before,
thiak Will every vestage of doubt as to the
sectionalism of Pennington, of New jersey, the
present Speaker. The infamous Sherman is placed
hy him in a position where he has authority
than the Speaker showing concusively that it was
the intention of the Black Republicans to place that
most exceptonable of all men, in place where
he could exercise more power for the furtherance of
his infamous irrepressble conflict
Year: 1860

A New GuANo ISLAND PAClF1c-Brig
Agate. at Honolulu, Dec. 5, from McKeans Island,
in the name of Phoenix Guard Company. There
was spacious lagoon inside, and some appearance
OF the island h wing been inhabited thong at a
distant period. On the side of the entrance
the lagoon there large pyramid built of stone
and apparently of long standing, but there
sign of re -ent habitaton. On the west side there
was large square inclosure built, also of stone.
The guano found appeared to be of good quality.
Year: 1860

na The Syracuse Standard says that a
young lady who had live for number of years
in the family Of the Reverend ]. B. Ben
ham, missionary among the Onondaga Indians.


as an adopted daughter. and npon whom this


excellent family had lavished their affections


and favors. has recently requited them for their
i kind Offices toward her by marrying one of the


aboriginal tribe. The ceremony bymenial was


performed by the father of the young man, Mr.
Ikenado, (who is himself minister) during
| the absence of the missionary and his wife. So
severe and cruel was the blow that they at once


determined to resign their charge and leave


the Mission.
Year: 1860

We have read somewhere that Language
was given 30 es that we might speak pleasant
things to each other;'' but, alas how often is
ant word, or even an affeetionate look, IS balm
to the wounded, fiuttering heart, when it turns
toward you for consolation in the hour of mis-
cry Were we to moderate our voice to a sill
very tone and thought only of the good we see
struggling up in those who surround us, broth
ers and sisters in humanity, how much like
Paradise would this world become! harsh,
illy-advised expression of abjuration has
crushed many an aspiring spirit-wounded to
death many a noble soul-anf the utterers
have passed on their way, unconscious, per-
haps, of the evil they bad done. Let us aim,
then, at pleasant thoughts, and, above all,
pleasant speech, for it is the language of the
angels, and has more virtue in it than wine OF
Cyprus OF balm of Gilead.
Year: 1860

All greatness consists in this-in being alive
to what is going on around one in living ac-
tually; in giving voice to the thought of hu-
manity; in saying to ones fellows what they
want to hear or need to hear at that moment !;
In being the concretion, the result of the pres
ent world. In no other way one affect the
world than in responding thus to its needs, in
enlbodying thus its ideas. You will see, look
ing into history, that all great men have been
q piece of their time, take them out and set
them elsewhere, and they will not fit so well
they were made for their day and generation.
The literature which has left any mark, which
has been worthy of the name, has always mir
rored what doing around it; not necessari-
ly daguerreotyping the mere outside. but at
least rejecting the inside-the thoughts, if not
the action of men their feelings and senti-
ments even if it treated of apparently far of
themes.
Year: 1860

How beautiful the language of a tear !
speaking the same sentiment in every zone and
illustrating the same emotion all over christen-
dom. OIL eloquent tear Oh. tender and
generous emblem of affection Oh, grateful
offspring of fond and loving heart crushed by
the weight of early woe, and rent by the
storms of an adverse fate Now trembling on
the mothers lids and now glittering the
cheeks of the wife: now bedewing fond sis
ter's eyes, and again stealing down the furrow


ed cheeks of the aged sire. Oh ever beauti-
full, ever sacred tear, thine is language too
deep for words, too broad for the narrow con-
fines of tongues and races-too illImitable to
be circumscribed, to be less than universal.
Year: 1860

1 do not agree with the message that there
is no power in the President to preserve the
Union IF we have Union at all, and if, as
the President thinks, there is no right to Sc
cede on the part of any State, (and agree
with him in that l think there is no right to
employ our power to preserve the Un-
ion. / do not say how we should apply
it, or under what circumstances we should ap-
ply it. l leave all that open.-=-Crittenden in
oepiY to Clingman.
Year: 1860

The Albany Evening Journal SAYS to scatter
Counterfeit Detectors" through the west, de-
scribing as good, bogus money, aud then pass
ing it off for wheat and pork, is new dodge
which has been practiced on pretty large
scale recently
Year: 1860

The following is copy of the letter of
General jackson, written hearty 80 years ago,
and which was read by Senator Sumner, the
other day, in the Senate, producing profound
sensation
Year: 1860

a w OMAN KILLS A GRIzzLY.-A corresnon.
dent of the Butte Record, writing from In
skip July 18th, says The dull monotonv
of our little mountain town was enlivened to
day 10y the Introduction of large grizzly
bear into our midst, q recital of whose terri.
Bile resistance, and ultimate death at the
hands OF a woman, created no small sensation
There is something heroic, transcendent and
glorious in woman's heart when she can
calmly take her rifle in hand, with no hu.
man being near to render assistance in case
OF defeat or disaster,an commence predatory
war on a herd of ferocious grizzly bears,
which have always Justly been considered
the terror of the mountains, and to gain a
signal victory over them by killing one, and
routing the others. Yesterday four or five
grizzlys appeared at the ranch of Eliza Perry,
(which is located five or six miles above
lnskip, on the West branch Of Feather river)
and, after killing one of her young cattle,
commenced their gluttonous feast upon its
carcass. This was too Outrageous for Eliza to
witness unmoved; her blood was up and she
did not wait to calculate the chances She
levelled her rifle on one of the largest among
them, and buried ball in his spine, which
sent him spinning to the ground; but soon
with horrid screams he partially regained has
feet, and made furious charge upon his pet
ticoated foel but before he got near enough
to touch the brave woman, she had loaded
her rillle. and sent another leaden messenger
into his CORPUS" to do its work, nor did she
desist until her eighth ball penetrated the
large beast which proved to be his quetus
and he fell dead, while his companions sought
safety amid the 'horrent hills There is quite
a contrst bstween this occurrence and one
that happened last week at Crane Valley,
when two or three griszlys went to Dutch.
mans ranch at night and stirred up an ex-
citement among his cattle. He went out
with three navy revolvers and shot one of
his own calves eighteen times, killing it SO
dead that it smelt bad in mint while the
grizzlys were standing round looking at the
fun"
Year: 1860

A VETERAN FEMALE FENCE BunDEn.-The
franklin CTenn.) Review says The census
takers occasionally find some strange events
and items. One of the Deputy Marahals for
this county made the Acquaintance of II lady
seventy five years old, who built three hun.
dred yards of good rock fence within the last
year, with her own hands, and what is more
she gathered in her arms all the materials of
which the fence is built. This looks like a
hard yarn, but its truth is attested by numer
Gus witnesses who saw the old lady at her
work, and who have seen it since completed
We doubt if a parallel case will be found in
any other State or county Of the Union.
Year: 1860

WHEAT DESTROYED. The effects of the late
rain upon the grain crop in Sonoma county,
have been disastrous especially upon the
wheat. hundreds of acres of which will not
be harvested. The grain is beaten down as
flat as if a roller had passed over it.
Year: 1860

The subjoined poem-we know not who wrote
til one Of the most beautiful Of zits kind We
have ever seen: We do not envy the heart
which does not thrill TO- its Wild and tender
music III
Year: 1860

BEGINNING TO WORK. The ruffianism and
intolerance Of Locofocoism in Newburgh
are beginning to bring forth their legiti-
mate fruit-a strong sympathy with the he
publicans and for LincoId and Haimlin 1t
will be seen by the official proceedings of a
meeting held in Newburgh, the day after
the outrage of the Gath, that Lincoln Club
has been organized there, and that eighty
fUe persons have joined it We were ia
formed not long since that there were only
fifteen Republicans there who had declared
themselves as belonging to the party. We
have no doubt that a number have stepped
forward since the outrage and ayowed theal-
selves Lincoln men who would have steod
aloof from any working organization but
for the transactions of Friday evening; and
that converts have been made Afrom the
Democratic ranks in consequence OF the at
tempt to break up our meeting on that night.


Thus is it that persecution does its work,
and Injuries the cause that exercises it. "Fhe
blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church. Suffers blood is worth one
thousand votes 70 our party in Indiana, and
one hundred at least in Warrick county.
Year: 1860

BJ~ The Enquirer says that Judge Law
has not declared himself Breckenridge
man, but it don say what Judge Law is-a
Douglas or Breckinridge man. 1t can not
say what he is, for he is so non-committal
about home that we venture his nearest
friends don't know his position. We ask
the Enquirer plainly, Is Judge Law Doug
las man? We predict that our neighbor
will evade the question, or give an indirect
answer.
Year: 1860

u Order for Brick Sidewalk. Gonucil Chamber,
August 25, 1860. And now it is hsrebY ordered aud
directed by the Common Council of the City O.
Evansville, that the owners of all Lots or parts
of Lots fronting adjoining Locust street
on both sides thereof between seventh and Eighth
street, in said City, the sidewalks
thereon to be brought to the proper grade and
that they cause a sidewalk of Glass No. 1 to be
laid down thereon within thirty days from The pub
lica ZION of thi order.