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Year: 1859

If the late intelligence from Mexico, pub
lished in the Bulletin, be correct, there is
some chance that that distracted country
may find peace and harmony. 1t is stated
that Miramon had decided on a radical
change of policy. A liberal cabinet had
been formed, who were in favor of proclaim
ing an amnesty to all parties, liberty of the
press, abrogation of the late law assessing
extraordinary contributions, modification of
the law concerning the goods Of intestates,
and the sending a commission to Vera Cruz
TO treat with Juarez and the other chiefs of
the revolution.
Year: 1859




PUNCH AT PUNcH."-Punch has a spiri-
ted caricature entitled "The Giant and the
Dwarf which represents little Victor Eman-
uel swinging a huge sword and in act to
rush upon the foe while the Emperor Napo-
lean, tall, sleepy looking, clad in gown and
lazily putting from his nose clouds of cigar
smoke, stands listlessly by and remarks:
"Bravo, my little fellow You shall do all
the fighting, and we'll divide thegloryl" 1t
is hardly fair il Punch to poke fun at the
Emperor for not exposing his life in battle
with the same rashhess that characterizes
the King of Sardinia. tfisdeath at the pres
ent juncture would be b continental calami-
ity. Since his address to the Milancse We
feel quite kindly towards him, in spite of his
coup d etat In that document he said: "If
there are men who do not comprehend their
epoch, am not one of the number In the
enlightened state of public opinion there is
more grandeur to be acquired by the moral
influence which is exercised than by fruitless
conquests, and that moral influence | seek
with pride in contributing to restore to free
dom one of the finest parts of Europe" We
must believe there is a point where he will
cease to copy his uncle.
Year: 1859

There is a woman in Buffalo who knits in
front of the residence of her DEBTOR every
day. in the hope of compelling him, by this
public manner Of dunning him, to pay up;
She attracts large audiences, and never gets
tired of repeating her story.
Year: 1859

The Apache Indians have peculiar pro-
cess for making whiskey. They soak the
corn "a hours, then place it in hole and
cover it with grass, on which the family sleep
to keep it warm. By this process the corn
is sprouted in four or five days, and they
then dry, pound and boil it, Twelve hours
fermentation makes it pretty strong and
quart of it will make an Indian perfectly
happy.
Year: 1859

A Standardization Greeley remarks
III one of his Kahisas letters, that hardly half
the settlers make any sort of provision for
winterihg their cattle and for protecting them
against the fierce winds of the prairie. He
demonstrates against such iuhuman expo
sure of the poor beasts, and on one occasion
had the following colloquy with asettler up
on the subject:


az asked a settler the other day how he
could do it." Il had no time to make a
shelter for them" ''But had you no Sum
days did you not have these at your dis
posal?" 80, yesl don't work Sundays"
''Well, you should have worked every one of
them, rather than let your cattle shiver in
the cold blasts all winter-it would have
been work of humanity and mercy to cut
and haul logs, get up a cattle-stall, and COW
er it with prairie hay, which viii Warrant
to be more religious than anything you did
on those Sundays" But the squatter was
of different opinion"
Year: 1859

PREDICTIoNs.-We find the following anu
sing paragraph in an old number of the New
York Mirror, printed in July 1888. The late
balloon triumph of Wise partly realizes one
of the Items;


t:The Cincinnati Neats contains quite an
interesting peep into futurity, purporting to
be letter from Cincinnati written in 1860.
The writer has just returned in balloon
from New York, with four hundred and sixty
passengers-on the way ran foul of ball
loon from Paris-knocked it all to flinders,
killing four hundred and odd Frenchmen.
Congress was in session at the Queen of tn e
West member from Montreal OH the floor !;
the venerable President, Daniel Webster, hale
and hearty"


The Pork6polfs wag who wrote the above
could imagine such thing as the annexa-
ton of Canada and the election of Webster
to the Presidency, but the idea of submarine
telegraphic connection With Great Britain
and Europe was flight too bold for even
his powers of vaticination.
Year: 1859

Mary Fall, young mulatto woman, re-
siding on Culvert street, near Seventh,
died recently under singular circumstances,
and from disease that has not yet be-
come familiar to medical science.


During the early part of July, she was
afflicted with soreness in the eyes and vi
olent pain in the temples, which continued
to increase until she was often maddened,
and would lose her senses by It's excess.
Her optics grew greatly inAamed, and her
face and head began to swell visibly, her
pain often diminishing in proportion to the
swelling, though she complained of fierce
throbs shooting through her brain, that ap-
peared like her recollection of shocks from
a Leyden jar which she had taken at the
Sycamore street Museum.


Every few days the swelling would
slightly subside, but her head had obtained
twice its natural size, and sometimes be-
came even third greater than that. At
times she could not see at all, nor hear,
nor experience any sensation through her
senses, and would sink into a state of leth-
argy, in which she would remain for TWEEN.
ty or thirty hours. When recovered from
this she would be 80 weak and prostrate
Year: 1859

Every fold counts missing lamb, and
there are but few homes where there has
been no mourning over vacant chair. 1t
is hard to part with the darlings of the
nursery. Affection clings to them fondly,
and is reluctant to loose its hold, but the
all-wise Father deals tenderly with his
children, and removes some of their treas
ures to heaven, that their affections may
follow. Many weeping parents will recog-
nize their own experience in the following
paragraphs from an exchange:


"The death of little child is to the
mothers heart like the dew ON the plant,
from which bud has just perished The
plant lifts up its head in freshened green
ness to the morning light; so the mothers
soul gathers, from the dark sorrow which
she has passed, fresh frightening of her
heavenly hopes.


As she bends over the empty cradle,
and fancy brings her sweet infant before
her, a ray of divine light is on the cherubs
face 1t is her son still, but with the seal
of immortality on his brow She feels
that heaven was the only atmosphere where
her precious flower could unfold without
spot or blemish, and she would not recall
the lost. But the anniversary of his de-
parture seems to bring his spiritual pres
ence near her. She indulges in the tender
grief which soothes, like an opiate in pain,
all hard passages and care in life The
world to her is no longer filled with human
love and hope in future, so glorious with
heavenly love and joy; she has treasures
of happiness which the worldly, unchas-
tened heart never conceived The bright,
fresh flowers with which she has decorated
her room, the apartment where her infant
died, are mementoes of the far brighter
hopes now dawning on her day-dream
She thinks of the glory and beauty of the
New Jerusalem, where the little foot never
finds thorn among the flowers, to render
shoe necessary. Nor will pillow be
wanted for the dear head reposing on the
breast of kind Savior. And she knows
that her infant is there in the world of
eternal bliss.


"She has marked one passage in that
Book, to her emphatically the Word of
Life, now lying closed on the toilet table,
which she daily reads: Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me, for of such is the
kingdom of heaven"
Year: 1859

that the only difference between her then
condition and that preceding it was in the
possession of her faculties


Mary remained thus for several weeks,
huctuating between Inconsistencies and
prostration and violent pain; and at last it
was evident she could not live more than
few days, her nervous system being to-
tally destroyed. AS her end drew near,
the pains in her head extended below, af-
fecting her back, heart, and breast, and fire.
quently throwing her, by their severity,
into commissions, succeeded by the old stu
por--a temporary death-in which she
would lie motionless and pulseless for
hours


On certain Monday morning she had
more than usual strength, but said she felt
she could not live until the following day
that she knew she would die between
the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock.
Her mother, who was much attached to
her, and her only relative, endeavored to
comfort her as she had done from the be-
ginning, and by assuring her that she
would soon recover from her peculiar NAL
ady. Mary shook her head, and said her
opinion was a firm conviction, and that
she could even see herself dying at mid
night.


The day passed, and the night came on.
Mary was in much better spirits, and
stronger than usual, until eleven o'clock,
when she remarked to her mother, watch
ing by her side, II am sinking; l feel it
here" placing her hand upon her heart;
."but | am quite happy at the thought, for
you know l have suffered terribly. 1t twill
soon be over, and I do not think shall
have much more pain" She remained
quiet, talking with her parent in an under
tone, while the minutes passed, and the
hand of the clock opposite the bed had
nearly reached the figure of twelve.


"There," said the mother, hopefully,
pointing to the dial; look there; the
hour has passed; you will not die"


eyes, mother, l shall,' was the low
toned reply, and you will see it,"


At the third stroke of twelve, Mary
shuddered; she lifted her head little, but
it sank back; a tremor ran through her
frame; pallor flashed with an unearthly
whiteness over her neck and face; her fea-
lures grew rigid; she was dead.


Mary was about nineteen, and formerly
lived in Louisiana with her mother, at that
time slave on the sugar plantation of a
wealthy gentleman near Baton Rouge.
She was very good looking, and had been
carefully educated by her master, who was
generally believed-and with truth, no
doubt-to be her father. He had liberated
her mother about five years before the girls
death, who, after residing in Massachu-
sets some time, removed here in the au-
tumn of 1857.


Several physicians were desirous of hold
ing a post mo,ten examination upon the
body, but the mother of the girl absolute
ly and persistently refused to allow such
an examination; and therefore the COM
prehension of peculiar disease, which
might have been of much benefit to the
medical profession, must continue for many
years, if not forever, an impenetrable Sc
cret
Year: 1859

The condition O fthe canvass in Ohio, at this
time is most gratifying to the Democracy Of the
State. The Republican party is loosing ground
darby, and blight like mildew seems to have
fallen upon it. 1t is not an uncommon occur
renee now for intelligent Republicans who con-
cede thatthe Democratic State Ticket will sue
ceed but faint hope is expressed by such per-
sons that the Republicans will carry the legisla-
ture. To admit the success Of the Democratic
State Ticket, is to concede a Democratic legis-
lature, as it is impossible for the one to prevail
without the other, pro1iled the Democracy have
unity and harmony In every legislative and
senatorial District. If the Repub licans can in
any way divide the Democratic strength in the
State, they will do it with great pleasure, and
it behooves the Democracy in every district to
be exceedingly careful to make good nominations
and after they are made, to stand nntedy by
them. If this be done, and we are quite san
guine it will be, and the Democracy work with
union and energy as we believe they are now
doing and will continue to do, victory will be
ours on the second Tuesday of October next
But it must be remembered that '.taith aoitlsout
pork is dead" while works with lively faith
and good cause, will triumph over all obsta-
cles.


| 1t is not our intention to mislead our politi
cal friends or to cause them to expect that
which cannot be accomplished. We believe
they may achieve victory and come out tri-
umphant, if they properly appreciate the pres
snt position of the contest and promptly use
the advantages they now have. But they
must not be idle; they must not relax bnt in
crease their efforts, perfect their organization
and press forward in compact and solid column
from this time until the evening Of the election
day. Thousands of conservative, union loving
men will unite with them in this good work,
and thus aid in redeeming the State from the
disgrace and misrule Of the present Disunion
Republican Administration and those who seek
| to be its succeesors.--O Statesman.
Year: 1859

ScRoFuLA.-This is one of the worst humors
that beset our race. 1t does not cCAfne itself
to one member of family, but the husband
transmits it to his wife, and again it appears in
their offspring, and is handed down from gen.
eratien to generation as surely as the old family
plate or the willed legacy. But all this havoc
can be avoided If those so afflicted will but be
advised. "Kenedy's Medical Discovery" has,
during the past twelve years, cured many stub
born cases of this disease, and all we ask OF our
readers Is to use it themselves when it is need
ed, and recommend it to their friends in oil
cases of humor a
Year: 1859

01-It is now certain that but single cargo
Of Africans has been lanbed in this country
since l803-a period Of over fifty years---and
yet we hear the Republican press talking about
The revival Of the slave. trade!
Year: 1859

A NOVEL sIGHr.-Rather an extraordinary
spectacle was presented, yesterday morning.
to that portion of our denizens who hap
pened to be at that time roaming along
"Yuba's classic shore" below Front street.
1t was nothing more nor less than a wild
looking Digger Indian in a pure state of ma
ture, perehed upon fiat pine log, with a
little Digger boy between his legs. and guild
ing his primitivelOoking craft with long
pole down the river. He sailed in full view
of the town, in the middle of the current. and
passed on oceanward. Where he came from
or whittier he was bound, no one knew or
knows. Whether he was escaping from one
of the northern reservations, with his pro
geny, and bound for his original southern
home, or whether he was out on voyage of
discovery, searching for some far land where
Digger's soul may rest in peace, free from
the oppression of the white man, or whether
ii was neither of these but something else, is
left to the guess-work of conjecture At any
rate, he passed on, lonesome looking mys-
terry, rapidly down the river, and for aught
weknow may be going yet.
Year: 1859

B.F. Washington, the Great Mogul of the
Custom House party (Which party dictates
to Lecomptonism at large,) has modestly is
sued his ukase in regard to the proper course
for the Administration party of California to
pursue in their coming State Convention. j.
III. Harrason, of San Rafael, very kindly
gives him the, no doubt, much and long de-
sired opportunity of putting forth this edict
by addressing him letter, which, with the
lengthy reply to it, appears in the columns OF
the San Francisco National'of the 3lst ult.
Washingtons reply is very similar in dimen-
sions and general character to his celebrated
epistle to "that distinguished and consistent
cuss," Dan Gelwicks, of the Mountain Demo
crat, some time ago, on the Kansas question
which had the magic effect of turning the
elastic Dan wrong side outward and stand
ing him on his head instead of his feet, with
out his being aware of the change, in the
least degree imaginable.


Now, what do our readers suppose that the
Great Lecompton Dictator directs Tor, as they
will have it, adrises) in regard to the action
of the Lecompton State Convention Why
this-that they dodge the great issue between
Douglas and Brown, on the Esd of February
in the Senate of the United States entirely,
and leave the question of slave code for the
Territories wholly untouched in the Conven-
ton. "La it," he says, ignore the entire
question"


We are not surprised at this edict of the
Custom House in the least We said, some
weeks ago, that the Lecompton State Conven-
ton would not dare to meet this issue. But,
it matters little whether they meet it or not.
The Douglas Democratic Convention will
meet it fully and completely, and the fact
that the Lecompton State Convention ignore
the question will be proof positive that the
party is in fdUor of slave code for the Ter
ritories The leaders of that party have de-
clared in the Senate of the United States anG
elsewhere that slave code must and shall
be enacted for the Territories, and the whole
Lecompton party of this State are committed
to the policy, unless they specially and in Sc
many words repudiate the doctrine. Silence
won't answer, The people demand to know
how party organizations stand on this ques-
tion, and they will certainly take it fol
granted that Convention which ignores tn,
question is in favor of Slave Code, for tn,
| reason that there is no inducement to silence
except fear to avow what is obnoxious to
! the masses If the Convention were opposed
to a slave code, there would be no trouble in
the expression of the fact, but it requires
nerve to declare to the people of this State
belief in the Congressional Intervention
principles put forth by Brown and Davis and
Gwin and the rest of the Lecompton leaders
in the Senate


1t is known to the whole country that the
Douglass press has charged upon the Lecomp
ton party of this State an adherence to and
endorsement of the policy of Slave Code for
the Territories Now, let their Convention
deny it if they dare. Their silent acknowl-
edgement of the truth of the accusation is ms
good an knowledgement to us as if they
were to proclaim it from the brazen throats
of thousand trumpets.
Year: 1859

BAND of tin pan, COW bell and dinner
gong musicians, together with a chorus of
the most extraordinary description of vocal
lists, made night hideous, on Tuesday even
ing, in the quarter of the city lying on Maid
en- Lane and between First and Second streets
1t appears that some virtuous couple had
just been united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony, and "the boys" were determined OF
having treat out of the masculine partner
OF the concern.
Year: 1859

A FELLOW, named Morris, got drunk, on
Tuesday, and lay down on one of our streets
with lit pipe stuck in one of his vest pock-
cts. The fire caught in his clothes and burnt
q large scar in his side. When found, he
seemed to be entirely unconscious of any in
jury. He is an incorrigble drunkard
Year: 1859

Run INTo.-As one Of the firemen was
rushing yesterday morning, for the fire on
the corner of c and First streets, he plunged
headforemost into one of Dickey's ice wagons,
and came near smashing the vehicle. His
own personal damage was slight bruise on
the arm.
Year: 1859

BuRST-Phillips, the proprietor of the
Union Saloon, on Virgin Alley, which was
partially burnt Tuesday night--as stated in
this paper, yesterday-was very severely in.
jured in the hand, by his plunging it into the
flames, in the attempt to extinguish them.
He will not lose his hand but will not be
able to use it for long time.
Year: 1859

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE AT BENIoIA-We &C.
knowledge the receipt of an invitation to be
present at the annual exhibition to be given
by pupils of this institution, on the 9Th of
June 1t viii no doubt be very interesting
occasion.
Year: 1859




Tie Baltimore Dispatch recoun is scene
which occurred at the Holiday street The
ater, few evenings since, which was not
in the bills;


"a Gne looking young woman, in more
than the usual amplitude of crinoline. entered
with her beau, and was making her way
through the already we'll filed seats in the
front row of the first circle, where places
had been reserved for them. To do SO with
all the freedom of feminine Young America,
she stepped upon the seats, when, unfortu-
nately, her hoops. or rather the lower part
of her skeleton skirt, caught upon the back
of one of the seats as she swept by. and the
fasting about the waist parting, the whole
concern came down .by the rum and as
she stepped forward and out of it, the skel-
eton was left hanging in full view upon the
seat. The change was astonishing; the full
blown belle at one moment, the next, looked
like lamp post with silk dress tied around
it. For moment the young lady was I'M
concious of the accident. In another she
saw the full extent of it, and blushing, sank
into her seat, and for the next half hour had
undoubtedly the most briIliant complexion
in the audience
Year: 1859

MEssRs. ED1ToRs:-I understand that the
Board of Supervisors, for Brekinridge Coun-
ty,, decided at their last session not to pub
lish their proceedings in the future. Why
is this? Are their actions of such a nature
that they are afraid to have the people know
them, or is it thought to be wholly unneces-
sary for their proceedings to be made pub
lie, or is it matter of economy on their
part? IF the latter is the reason for so do
ing, they certainly have made great mis-
take, for the expense of publication is mere
trifie compared with that of single session
of the Board, at three dollars per day and
mileage. 1 would suggest, if their wish is to
economize the affairs of the county, that they
make arrangements for meeting not oftener
than once eoery three aOeeks.


If it is necessary to have county Tribu-
nal, it is just as essential that the people
should be acquainted with the business
transacted by it; this knowledge will best
be obtained by its publication; and If the
county can support the one, it can afford to
pay for the other. A TAX PAYER.
Year: 1859




81 modeof choosing President 50 thorough
~, radically republican and democratic


Citizens who do not aspire to seats IN Ma
tional Conventions. nor to work the wires
thereof from position in the lobbyi this is
your fight We have shown you how you
may demand and secure to yourselves the
choice of your President. if you will; if you
viii not, why then you must continue to
have him virtually chosen for you, as now,
by two antagonist National Conventions
You have but to say the word, and this
system must be adopted or you may re-
main needless and Indifferent. in which case
tie old sham viii be perpetuated. Choose
for yourselves


As for the fancied practical difficulties in
the way of real choice of President by
the People, they al vanish on investigation.
The Republicans and Union Americans of
Pennsylvania ran common Electoral Tick
ct in 1856. and would probably have car
ried it had there been no Americans
''Straight Outs or Boilers. Every voter
put in a ballot headed Fremont or Fillmore
according to his preference, and within FIVE
days after the election the run of the vote
as between Fremont and Fillmore was gen.
orally known. Had a like union been formed
in New Jersey and Illinois, both of those
States would have been fixed against Bu-
ehanan. The first election In which the
People shall claim and exercise the right of
making their own candidates for President
and Vice-President will celebrate the funer-
al of National Conventions.
Year: 1859

PoIsoYED-There was an old chief among
the Deer Creek Indiens called ''the Old Doc
tor" who was killed by Capt. Breckenridge
himself, a few weeks since, ON the head wa
tels of Dry Creek. Last winter lie went to
the Forks of the Butte to get the Indians
there to help his band to steal stock and com
nit depredaions in the Valley on Deer
Creek. large majority Of the Butte Indians
went into the arrangement and those who
would not join were poisoned. Quite a
number have died, and one was still ingcr-
ing few weeks since. No doubt they got
their poison from merchants or clerks in that
vicinity.-Red Bluff Beacon