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Year: 1859

CANINE SAGAcITY.-The truth of the fol-
lowing instance of the sagacity Of dog we
can substantiate in every particular, and is,
we think. well worthy of notice. A little
daughter of ono of our prominent citizens has
a well-arranged playhouse, upon which she
bestows much care, tastefully dressing the
various doll occupants thereof in the morn
ing, and divesting them of their clothing at
night. This practice she has followed for
some months. The pet dog of the family
usually sat by her at night and superintended
the work of preparing the dolls for bed. One
evening last week the girl was away to tea
and did not return in season to perform the
parental duties to the babies. The dog a.
waited her arrival until the dolls hour of re-
firing had passed, and knowing that they
ought TO be taken care of, carefully went to
work and undressed them, five in number,
without injuring the dresses in the least
How he did it we know not, but such is the
fact.--Nantueket fsqairer.
Year: 1859

GsY A young lady of Lockport, New York,
recently went to ST Paul, Minnesota, to meet
her betrothed and fulfill her engagement to
be married On her way she met the down
ward stage which contained the corpse Of her
intended husband. This she did not learn
until she arrived at st. Paul, whence she was
obliged to return to take charge of the re
mains of her lover.
Year: 1859

Mr.. BURLTNGAME gave notice of an amendment
in regard to the Americanzation of foreign vessels
In order to protect American ship building The
question was whether it wise to repeal or relax
our navigation laws under which our marine was
fast becoming the first in the world. The ship
building Interest might survive the innovations of
this BILL but he believed its provisions menaced it.
Ships could be built in the British colonies 80 per
cent. cheaper than in this country Every interest
demanded the protection of ship-building for if it
rise.


After some further conversational debate as to
the fate of the bill, the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
Year: 1859

fire was discovered about eleven O'Clock on Wednes
day night in small house No. 81 New Church street
1t originated from candle which had been placed upon
taple near the bed Officer Collision hearing the alarm
succeeded with the assistance of the neghbors
in eXtingushng the flames before arrival of the fire
about
Year: 1859

ST. LOUIS, Jan. l3.-Col. Sumner has left for
Fort Leavenworth pursuant to the orders of the
War Department. 1t is thought that his transfer
to that post has reference to the disturbances on
the southern part of the territory. gentleman
who left Salt Lake on November 26th, gives pain
ful account of the suffering of and animals in
the plains in consequence of the cold. Men were
frozen to death at nearly every station on the
route. Ten of Major Russell's men were frozen to
death at one time. The snow was very Deep and it
was colder than for period of 80 years. The
thermometer was 21o below zero.
Year: 1859

New DONATION TO HARVARD CoLLEGE-A CORES


pondent Of the Boston TraveHer, speaking of the


geological collection of Agassiz and of the Cover


nor's recommendation that the State should coop
crate in its preservation and enlargement, SAYS
What, then, was my surprise and pleasure to-day,


to learn that gentleman of Boston has made an


offer to the corporation of the college of the sum of
fifty thousand dollars, the income of which is to be
used for the preservation and increase of Agassiz


wonderful museum; that he refuses to have any
part expended on building, or in salaries and al
so refuses to have his connected with it. This


last provision is in order that the rest of the plan,


which is absolutely essential at least so far as the
building is concerned, may be carried out by 9TH
| ers-perhans by the State
Year: 1859

In q day or tive, Edward discovered that
Tom, the shop-boy. was of very little use to
him; that during great part of the day he
was idle, and therefore in mischief He was
accordingly installed in a similar situation
which Edward easily procured for him at a
neighboring grocers, and thus two consider
able items were at once subtracted from the
weekly expenditure. -


Mary seemed at no loss to discover ways and
means to lessen the general expenses. and bore
her amount Of extra work 50 clreerfully and
uncomplainingly, that her husband loved her
better than ever. When he was obliged las he
occasionally was t. leave the shop for short
time, Mary was always ready to take his place,
and with pleasant manner and active hand to
wait upon the customers. And during all this
time the household affairs were carried on with
as much care and regularity as ever. There
was nothing like disorder and neglect, but all
was in its place, and everything done at the
right time.


~ can't think how you manage" said Ed
ward, one day, when he came into the neat
little sitting room, and sat dswn to q comfort
ably dressed dinner, at time when he knew
that Mary was in the midst of a large wash.


"God helps me" said Mary, kissing his
cheek, "by giving me strength and. FORE
thought


In the course of few months, from the effects
OF incessant care and attention, Edwards bust
ness began sensibly to increase and in a year
or two, from struggling beginner, he found
himself well-established tradesman. And he
felt and acknowledged that this prosperous
turn in his affairs was mainly attributable to
the influence and exertions of his wife, who,
instead of lamenting her hard fate in being
obliged to economize and exert herself in every
possible way had resolutely set to work, and,
by her cheerful industry and careful manage.
ment, had svorted melancholy crisis of failure
and disgrace.-Home Maga sine.
Year: 1859

The Paris correspondent OF The New York
Commercial says that the Republican party
there are much amused and rel iced at the
downfall OF Senlouque. They maintain that
he Emperor Napoleon is his disciple aud inn
it.tor, having followed him in all his steps
toward the imperial sceptre and they argue
that his downfall will be the same, and must
soon follow.
Year: 1859

The New Workers are talking of erec-
ting an Observatory in the Park, in that
city,which is to surpass anything of the
kind in the world 1t is to have tel
escope larger than Lord Roses.
Year: 1859




From the Baton Rouge Gazette we extract the fol-
lowing particulars of the loss of the steamboat
Messenger: ....


On Tuesday evening, about 6 o'clock, the Memphis
packet Messenger took fire about nine miles above
Bayou Sara-was immediately run ashore and scutted
in about twenty feet of water. We have our account
of the matter from Prof. Magruder, who came down
on the steamer Minnesota yesterday. Prot. Magruder
at Grand Gulf. After supper, smoke was discovered
coming up the hatchway, and presently unmistakable
evidences Of fame below-caused no doubt by the
contact of water with lime, of which there was 700
barrels, with lot of whisky aud few kegs Of powder
10 the hold. The alarm was given and the utmost
confusion prevailed. The passengers-some fifty OF
sixty in number, all rushed forward and down the
steps-the mate tried to quiet them but to no pur-
pose-the matches were closed and the bow of the
boat turned to shore.


By closing the matches. the flames were somewhat
smothered, but the smoke was intense. Without the
loss of life, all the passengers and crew got ashore
when the latter were ordered back to remove as
sble. They succeeded in saving most of the cotton
and Of the furniture of the boat before was
found hazardous to venture on board, when the
Captain gave orders to scutle her, which was done
by chopping hole in her side and she went down
in about twenty feet water The ladies were taken
plantation to the scene of disaster Capt. Miller had
command of the Messenger and Mr.. Booker was first
clerk. We are informed that the passengers and
were allowed to look after themselves and bag
gage. When the Minnesota came along, bound down
the crew of the Messenger rushed on board, and al
Orleans, they were landed at Waterloo. Our fellow
citizen, II. d. Walsh, was a passenger on the Mes
senger, and came down uniDjured yesterday will
Prof. Magruder.
Year: 1859

THE LATE Nav YORK RAILRoAD SLAUGHTER.-
We rejoice to learn that the corners jury who have
had the SchaghtieOke massacre under consideration
at Albany, have rendered verdict which means
something. They say that The bridge where the
slaughter took place was "roten, unsafe and knOsn
to be so and that the Superintendent and Direct
ors should be held responsible in other words that


they sheud suffer the penalty Of the law. IL is now
for the District attorney within whose jurisdiction
this case of homicide falls: to act st the ver


dic and bring the matter before grand jury, with
q view to TIE Bdictment Of the parties pointed out
as in fault. Experience has proved that civil rem
edies are no remedies st all; let see what good
ca u come Of criminal proceeding.-N " Tribune.
Year: 1859

CHEAP EATISG IN New YORK Single men here
rarely take their meals at their boarding houses,
but resort to dining saloons fer them. There, for
from fifteen to twenty-five cents one get good
a breakfast dinner or supper as is to be had in any
hot ell in the country forha dollar These sale Ons
arc very numerous throughout the lower part Of the
city At those patronized BY persons Of scAnty
means The charge usually isfor coffee tea, three
cents per cup; for hot rolls, mu6ins toast cakes,
ak cents; for beef, PORK or mutton steak or chop


or for plate of fish Of any description, six eents


No better provisions better plain cooking is to
be enjoyed in America than in these same cheap
dinipg saloons. The charges for dinner are net
higher than for breakfast In macy of them two
or three thousand meals are thus furnished per diem.
Year: 1859

fs& Card.
Waving Just learned that my fabrics worthless take
Dis occasion to inform the public that have Goat that has


in service Seye months Please call at No. IS Gravier
a and examine 1t for yourselves and then perhaps yon will
u able to judge where the term worthless will apply.
jazz I'm
Year: 1859

THE oDD Fellows CELEBRATIoN The ODD
Fellows are preparing for grand tine to morrow
The exercises will be unusually interesting, The
procession the address, the dinner and The festival
at the Angler, viii all be events worthy the day and
the Order who celebrateit MRRoHANT and TAY
LoR know how TO do the honOra ct The Angler
Year: 1859

The Christian InteHigencer has the following
under the above head:


Into each life some rain must fall
Sunshine is very beautiful and young hearts
revcl in it, but it is never so lovely as when
it wraps the earth in a robe Of light after
period Of storms. 1t is not natural for youth
with its bright hopes and ardent energy, to
rejoice in the day which is curtained by a
leaden sky, and fringed by the dripping rain.
Yet | wou plead for the rainy day. 1t
brings with it quiet home pleasures, which
should endear it to those whose chosen rest
ing place is by the 6reside. 1t gives space
for thought aud reflection, for, looking in
ward upon our own hearts, which cannot be
enjoyed when the flashing light, the sap
phire sky, and all the golden glory of a sun.
ny day, are dsSipating thought, and woong
US to enter the great world without. 1t
brings the members Of the family closer to.
gether, and unites them by stronger tie.
The little daughter Of fashionable mother
once said to me, on dull and lowering day,
i do hope it will rain fast this afternoon
'Whyr Because, if it rainS mother will
stay home with Us, and | can get her to
dress my doll' Music never sounds more
Sweetly than when, between each dying
chord, the low patter of the rain upon the
roof comes in for an accompaniment.
What is more musical than the rain it.
self? How it dashcs over your head, and
drifts you along to dream land when at
night its countless performers take up the
song of the stars! How it taps at your
window panes with its crystalline fingers,
and wakens you to earnest effort in the
morningl How sweet the ripples of melody
which it stirs in the brooks, when the drops
from above meet and shake hands with the
drops that are sleeping below? How soft
the lullaby with which it falls into upturned
chalces of the thirsty flowers.


A rainy day is very favorable for the
reading of old letters There is charm in
bundle of faded letters, paper and ink
alike yellow with age, that the most en-
chanting book and the brightest picture fail
to impart. You remember when the little
four-leaved folio was put into your hands,
like an angel missive, each word throbbing
with affection Perhaps the hands that
traced your name, with those little fond
love words attached to it, has turned to
dust in the grave. Perhaps the blight of
misunderstanding or harShness has fallen be-
tween you, and the page you are reading
comes back to you like the echo of forgot
ten love- Pehaps, the tiny missive is the
first link in chain that has bound your
heart to some kindred heart, and which
cannot be broken till death touches it with
his icy wand. You could not read those
faded pages when the sun was glarng in,
and laughing at your sentiments F.; but the
sky is in mourning, and the fearful clouds
are full Of sympathy


Our lives are better for the rain that falls
into them. They who have known no sor-
row have never felt the honey dropping balm
of consolation. We are nearer heaven af-
ter the ministry of grief AS the rain
drops fall gently from the skies, so may all
things lovely and Of good report, fall into
our human hearts,"
Year: 1859

o It's sweet to be remembered


In the merry days Of youth,
While the world seems full of brightness,
And the soul retains its truth
When our hopes are like the morning bean
That fash along the sea,
And every dream we know Of life


Is one Of purity:
'Tis sweet to be remembered.


As the spring remembers earth,
Spreading roses in our pathway,


Filling all our hearts with mirth.
o It's sweet to be remembered


10 the summer time OF life,
Ere we reach the burning summit,


With our weight of woe and strife
To look backward thro' the shadows


Where our journey first begun,
And the golden flowers of mem'ry


Turn their faces to the sun
T'is sweet to be remembered


AS the breeze remembers day
Floating upward from the valley,


Ger the pilgrims weary way.
O! It's sweet to be remembered


When our life has lost its bloom,
And every morning sun we meet


May leave US at the tomb
When our youth is half forgotten,


And we gaze, with yearuings fond,
From world where oil are dying,


To the deathless world beyond -
'ris sweet to be remembered


As the stars remember night,
Shining downward thro the darkness,


With a pure and holy light.
Year: 1859

The DuToH ON PIPES AND GIN.-Until
you come to Holland you never can know
how much humanity can accomplish in the
way of smoking. 1t is hardly too much to
say that every man, every youth, aud near
ly every boy smokes all the time he is awake,
at least The acts OF living and of smoking
seem synonymous. As soon as Dutchman
begins to live he begins to smoke, and as
, soon as he ceases to smoke he ceases to live.
The smoking of tobacco and the drinking Of
gin may perhaps be regarded as sanitary
precautions against wet climate and a
sodden soil; il SO the Dutch are to be com.
mended for the care they take Of theiI
health,
Year: 1859

na- Men seldom thick of the great
event of death till shadows fall across their
own path, hiding forever from their eyes
the traces of loved ones whose living smile
was the sunlight of their existence. Death
is the great antagonist of life, and the cold
thought of the tomb is the skeleton Of all
feasts We do not want to 60 through
the dark valley, although its passage may
lead to paradise and with Charles Lamb
we do not want to lie down in the muddy
grave, even with kings and princes for our
bed fellows. The fat of nature Is inexor-
able. There is no appealf for relief from the
great law which dooms us to dust. We
flourish and we fade as the leaves of the
forest, and the flower that blooms and
withers in day has not Trailer hold upon
life than the mightiest monarch that ever
shook the earth with his footsteps. GeR-
erations of men appear and vanish as grass.
and the countless multitude that throng
the world to-day will tomorrow disappear
as the footsteps on the shore"
Year: 1859

OF all amusements for the mind,
From logic down to fishing,
There isn't one that you can find
So very cheap as "wishing !"
A very choice diversion, too,


If we but rightly use it,
And not as we are apt to do,


Pervert it, and abuse it.
! wish--a common wish, indeed
My purse was something fatter,
That might cheer the child of need
And not my pride TO Aatter
That l might make oppression real,
AS only gold can make it
And break thy tyrant's rod of steel,
AS only gold can break it
1 wish-that sympathy and love,
And every human passion
That has its origin above.


Would come, and keep in fashion
That Scorn, and Jealousy, and Hate,
And every base emotion,
Were hurled fifty fathoms deep


Beneath the waves of ocean
wish-that friends were always true,
And motives always pure
/ wish the good were not 50 few,
wish the bad we're fewer
/ wish that parsons neer forgot
TO head their pious teaching
wish that practicing was not


So different from preaching
wish-that modest worth might be
Appraised with truth and cAndor
l wish that innocence were free


From treachery and slander
wish that men their VOWS would mind,
That women He'er were roVers
l wish that wives were always kind,
And husbands always lovers.
i Iwish-in fne-that joy and mirth,
And every good ideal,
May come, erewhile throughout the earth
TO be the glorious Real,
Till God shall every creature bless
With his supremest blessing,
And hope be lost in happiness,
And wishing in possessing
Year: 1859

HoRsE TAMING.-Mr. NJ. V. Wright is
now in this place for the purpose of teach
ing the act of tanning and quieting wild or
vicious horses. He processes 10 be in pos.
session of all the knowledge requisite TO
perfectly gentle wild or vicious Horse in
Thirty Minutes, and asks persons having
such horses 10 bring them 10 him. He Of
iers to pay forfeit of $500 TO any one
who will produce a horse or mule that lie
will not render perfectly gentle. His is
pretty much the same system as That Of the
celebrated Rarey-or rather they start on
the same basis, but produce results by Diff
ferent processes.
Year: 1859

TCorn stealing is very common here
bouts, Just now. We expect TO hear Of
somebody getting shot, before long, as there
are some very peculiar pistols in town, which
can be SO set as to discharge, upon the
opening of door or window.
Year: 1859

Being both practical workmen, and intending
to devote our time wholly to business, we feel
confident We shall be able TO attend TO all orders
promptly and satisfactorily. We shall have an
entire new stock Of material and work, IS soon as
one of US can visit the eastern markets.


STEINMETZ & FRANZEN.
Year: 1859

ASUGG zsrroN. there seems to be
some little difficulty in procuriag suitable lot
for the new Jail, it has been suggested that the
site of the Lsncasterian School be selected, and
that the prcsent jail be thea remodelled and
turned into a house OF correction. This plan, If
carried ont, will involve the necessity of building
new school house at some other point, while the
Jail will still be 50 far from the court houses that
crimiaals will have to be carried through the
streets, to the detriment Of public morals. The
old Jail will answer very we'll for house of cor.
rection, because 1t may be SO changed and venti-
Iated as to become dry and healthy; but there are
very many citizens who will raise serious obiecs
tions to pulling down the Lancasterian School
House, fearing that the Council will not rebuild
Year: 1859

VIRaIsIA STREET, south Of Cary, will
no doubt be widened in a short time if property.
Council Committee This improvement must add
greatly to the value of the property, aud will give
facilities to the business operations of the Rich
moud and Danvile Railroad, which very much
daH
Year: 1859

WOOD INsPEoToR.-H Inspections Of
any sort are necessary, none is more go than that
OF cord wood The practice among wood chon-
pers has been almost universal of cutting the
wood but three and half instead of four feet long
and to protect our citizens against this imposition
an inspector would be we'll employed. friend
informs us that be has seen v ood onlv three feet
long, stacked and sold by the cord, as if it were
four feet, thus making purchasers pay for one cord
when they received but three quarters of cord
such traffic Is unfair, and should be guarded
against.
Year: 1859

at the Central Railroad depot last Tuesday night


from some unknown cause, but the flames were
discovered and exiiuguishsd before doing serious
damage. Some of the boxing was slightly charred
but few dollars expenditure will put it all right
Year: 1859

FOURTH STREET - The city has been
70 the expense Of continuing 18th street north to
Navy Ill., and is now.alowing the Improvement
to become utterly worthless, for want of a little
attention. All the earth put in the ravine will
soon be washed away, unless efforts are at ence
made to stop it.
Year: 1859


we can hence form estimate from the foaliup
OF IN the exports from New York what the de-
crease will be in the total exports If in the same
per centsge, the total exports will NOT be much
over two hundred Mill ions of dollars
Year: 1859

ExPLosIoN or GAsoMErER IN A RAILROAD
CARA gasometer in the III a. m. train for
Philadelphia, exploded at Jersey city, on We'd
nesday, as the passengers were about taking
their seats, and filled the car with gas. One
OF the employees lit a match and applied it to
the burners TO ascertain the leak On opening
the closet door an explosion took place, filling
the car with flame and smoke, and setting fire
to the hair of a Miss Fowler, Of New York, be-
sides burning some of her wearing apparel.
A gentleman, passenger, was also slightly
burned about the face. No other damage was
done beyond the tearing off the head lining of
the car, which was not otherwise injured. 1t
appears that the escaped gas was confined be-
tween the head lining and the ceiling, hence
the explosion.
Year: 1859

DIAMOND MINES IN ARKANsAs.-Dr.
David Dale Owen, now engaged in the
geological survey of Arkansas, has pub
lished a letter in which he states that
there is possibility of finding diamonds
in certain parts of the State. He says:


In my geological reconnaissance this
season in Jefferson county, have dis
covered large quantities of silicifed wood,
bearing east and west. through sections
16 and II, TIP. 3. range l3; and it will
doubtless be found in corresponding
course in many localities east and west,
or south of west, and north of east of
these tracts.


Along this range of wood, owing to
the peculiar nature of its metamorphosis
there is possibility OF finding diamonds.
and it would be well for those residing
in the vicinity of this formation to be
alive to this fact and look out for them.
If they occur in this district they are
most likely to be discovered in this earth
subjacent to the silicifed stumps. Their
peculiar adamantine lustre, exceeding
hardness, as well as crystalline form,
will serve to distinguish them from linn
pid quartz, with which they are often
confounded.