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Year: 1859

TUE FIRST BATTLE OF MoNTEBELLo, FIFTY-NINE
YEARS AGo.-In Abbot's Life of Napoleon there
is lively account of the first battle of Monte
bello, which will be read with great interest now.
The following laconic and characteristic order
was issued by the First Consul to Lannes and
Murat


"'Gather your forces at the river Stradella.
On the Sth or 9th at the latest, you will have on
your hands fifteen or eighteen thousand Austri-
ans. Meet them and cut them to PIECES. twill
be so many enemies less upon our hands on the
day Of the decisive battle we are to expect with
the entire army of Melas'


. The prediction was true. An Austrian force
advanced, $4,000 strong. Lannes met them on
the field of Montebelo They were strongly
posted, with batteries ranged upon the hill-sdes,
which swept the whole plain. 1t was Of the ut
most Importance that this body should be pre-
vented from combining with the other vast forces
of the Austrians. I,annes had but 5000 men.
Could he sustain the unequal conflict for few
hours, Victor, who was some miles in the rear,
could come up with the reserve of 1000 men.
The French soldiers, fully conscious of the odds
against which they were TO contend, and OF the
carnage into the midst of which they were plung
ing, with shouts of enthusiasm rushed upon their
foes. Instan ntaneously, a storm of grape shot
from all the batteries swept through his ranks.



division like glass in hail Storm


"Tor nine long hours, from eleven in the
morning till eight at night the horrid carnage
continued. Again and again the mangled, bleed
ing, wasted columns were rallied to the charge.
At last, when three thousand Frenchmen were
strewn dead upon the ground the Austrians
broke aud fed. leaving also three thousand mu:
tilated corpses and six thousand prisoners behind
them. Napoleon, fastening to the aid of his
lieutenant, arrived upon the field just in time to
see the battle won. lie rode up to Lannes. The
intrepid soldier stood in the midst of mounds of
the dead, his sword dripping with blood in bis
hand his face blackened with powder and smoke,
and his uniform soed and tattered by the long
and terrific strife Napoleon silently but proud
ly smiled upon the heroic general, and forgot not
bis reward. From this battle Lannes received
the title Of Duke Of Montebello, title by which
the family is distinguished to the present day.
This was the opening of the campaign"
Year: 1859

HORACE GREELEY SEES MILLION BUFFALOEs.-
Z" What strikes the stranger with the most amaze
lnent is their immense numbers. ] know a mil
lion is a great many, but am confident we saw
that number yesterday. Certainly all we saw
could not have stood on ten square miles of
ground Often, the country for miles on either
hand seemed quite black with them. The soil is
rich, and well matted with their tayorite grass.
Yet it is all Except very little on the creek
bottoms near TO timberD eaten down like an
oyerlaXed sheeppasture in dry August. Con-
slider that we have traversed more than one hun
dred miles in width since we first struck them,
and that for the most of this distance the buffalo
have been constantly in sight, and they continue
Tor some twenty-five miles further on--this being
the breadth OF their present range, which has a
length Of perhaps thousand miles, and you have
some approach to an idea of their countless mil
lions. doubt whether the domesticated horned
cattle Of the United States equal the numbers,
while they must fall considerably short in weight
OF those wild ones"


Horace's buffalo story won't go down. We
have talked with dozen people who have travel
ed the same route, at the same season, and who
assert that thousand buffalo is considered O
large herd TO be seen at this late day. We dom
think Horace counted correctly
Year: 1859

In running over late number of Harper's
Weekly, my eye rested on an article headed
"Lost Children That is a very common head
ing in the columns of city paper-children
daily lose themselves in the maze of streets in
every large city-but the description of the find
ing of these two children brought to memory an
incident of many years since, which occurred in
the great metropolis of the SOUTH New Orleans.
Now, do not want the reader to fancy this a
sketch of imagery and romance the ideal cannot
paint, nor can the highest coloring of fiction
make picture that would equal the plain prosy
fact which am about TO detail.


In the spring of 1850 became resident men,
ber in the family Of Mrs. l., in the city of
New Orleans. Mrs. l. was an educated and
accomplished lady, whose husband had failed in
commercial business in the city, and who had
sought to mend his fortunes by building specu-
lation in San Francisco hence, her liege lord
was away from home, in the land Of gold and
humbug. Alas how many mothers and wives,
since the discovery of gold in California, have
found themselves the real heads of families, COM
PEELED to battle with the unthoughtfnl, uncharit-
able and hard business world, for the sake Of the
dear loved ones at home.


Little Lu when ! first knew her, was just
fourteen months old--a sweet, blue-eyed baby
with light curling hair falling over her fair
chubby face and neck-a material ideal of all
that is pure beautiful and innocent. I, being a
young bachelor, with a whole and entirely unoc
cupied heart, (come, now, don't throw down the
paper in disgust l verify believe once was the
possessor of such most vulgar and Improbable
member OF the " human mystery" but pledge
you, that by the bursting up OF the many sworn
eternal friendships" the nett results of many
condolences" and the terrible struggle, for six
years in California, to pay grub bills, that the
article called heart is mere myth of memory,)
little Lu soon found herself enshrined in the va
cancy. Twas | who first taught her to lisp her
name-to mimic the charcoal man, as he cried
his sooty commodity through the streets | can
hear her now, singing through the house, " char
toal, char-toal !" In fine, the little girl became
my pet, and many an hour whiled away in list
ening to her childish prattle.


One afternoon in the month OF August, 1882
| was busily employed in my Office on Tchapiton
las street, when note was handed me of the fol-
lowing purpOrt:


"MY FRIEND am nearly distracted-litte
Lu got out Of the gate this morning, and all our
efforts to find her. for the last four hours, have
proved fruitless. Do come and help us find her.


In much distress,


remain, respectfully,
Year: 1859

hibit, that a change is demanded in the rulers
of the nation-that patriotic regard for the
continued existence of our free institutions,
for the carrying on the federal administration
of our government with even shadow of
purity and honesty, requires the sure defeat
of the Democratic party at the next Presiden-
tial election,-requires, nay, absolutely and
imperiously demands, its utter route and
prostration, as being the only way to loosen
from their hold upon the national vitality the
official vampires, who, labelled Democrats,
have been and are, through the most outra-
geous corruption, sapping the entire founda-
tons of public honesty as an integral portion
of our political structure. The change re-
quirsd is not merely the substitution of par
tally new set of men of the same party, with
the same principles of action; but the change
has need to be thorough and radical. Men Of
another party, and with different principles o
action to guide them, must be substituted in
the rule of the nation, or the country is un'
done, and corruption will overshadow it for


ever. Yes-thc degeneracy of public morals


has become 50 cancerous, that it needs now


cautery and caustic: tits past the period whel


mild cataplasms and plasters will answer to-
cure. A change, universal and sweeping
both of party and men, is what the exgenc!
calls for.


We say to the People, read these Tracts


as they successively appear. Let Democrat
read them, as we'll as Republicans. Let al
; good and honest men Of every class in tn
community read them. And if they are hon


est men and patriots, the facts they expos
= will make them all, without distinction of pre-


vious party, resolve firmly to range then


selves in future with the great Republican pal
=. ty in its efforts to restore the government
b the nation to the original purposes of its fount


ers, viz: the Dissemination of Liberty an


Happiness amongst all men, and the admins
traton of the government in an Honest an


Upright Manner for the Good of the Who'll
and not for the Interest of the Corrupt Fe'
Year: 1859

In another column our readers will find
articles from the Cincinnati Gazette and Pitts
burg Commercial Journal, relative to the
next Presidency. Our own sentiments OF pre-
ference have been already indicated. We are
for WILLIAM H. SEWARD, of New York, as
the nominee, if we are assured that he can be
elected-and if he can carry Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, there can be no doubt on
that head. AS to Judge MCLEAN, his age will
be chief objection against his selection. II
the Republicans elect President, bonds must
be given to the world beforehand that there is
as little danger of his dying during his term Of
office as of resigning. Read the articles.
Year: 1859




This morning little after three o'clock,
was awakened from sound, refreshing sleep,
by the shrill whistle of the Enterprise, as it
approached ST. Cloud from "The Thousand
Islands," which cluster just below that place
(These islands number, some one told me,
between forty and fifty, and the name is
doubtless given in imitation of " the thousand
islands, on the St. Lawrence River, between
New York and Canada. Some of them are
quite small, and only rise just above the water,
while others are very large, dry, and beauti-
full, afording opportunities, some day, for
splendid farms. The river is necessarily very
wide at this point, and the labyrinthian chan
nels which intertwine around, between, and
among the islands, are manifold.) sprang
up, dressed, and got to the landing about as
soon as the boat 1t generally makes but a
short stay at St. Cloud, so l got my trunk
and came on board Immediately. After put
ting off and taking on freight at lower St.
Cloud, it went over to East St. Cloud, and
took on some potatoes, then proceeded to
Upper St. Cloud, to the lower warehouse,
and took On large lot of grain, then went
over to Benton City, and received lot more,
when, in looking over to st. Cloud, on the
bank by the upper warehouse, we saw
huge pile of sacks growing up as fast as
dozen men could make it, on the bank, for
putting on board. The boat passed over
again for it, so that it was nearly eight o'clock
before the place was finally quilted:


| We have had very pleasant run, and the
time has passed most agreeably. There are
on board many passengers, and among them
several produce buyers from ST. Louis, st.
Paul, St. Anthony, and Minneapolis.


At Clear Water, Monticello and other
points, grain was taken on till the boat could
carry no more, and yet hardly any one ship
ped what he wanted to. The Captain has
promised to 20 back half trip tonight and
tomorrow, to bring load which the owners
are impatient to have brought down, and
which the boat has been obliged to leave, as
it gets loaded full before reaching there.


fear the people are obliged to sell off too
closely, and that before harvest portion of
the grain now coming down will have to be
sent back, but those engaged in the produce
business tell me there is no danger there
is still great abundance to spare, and will be
after all is got down that can be. l most
sincerely hope they are right The prices are
now good, the people need the avails, business
is quickened, and prosperity is the result.


Owing to taking on so much freight to-day,
some fonr thousand bushels, the boat is little
behind ordinary time. 1t is now half past
eight O'Clock, just as we are approaching the
landing at st. Anthony, and shall try to get
through to St. Paul tonight.


1 have had most pleasant trip, have made
some very pleasant acquaintances, have In
troduced The MINNEsorIAN to a large circle of
new readers, and l hope such jottings as
have made of what have seen and learned
will not be altogether uninteresting I'D.
Year: 1859

THE Republican National Committee will
meet on the 2lst inst, at the Astor House, in
New York. 10 decide on the time Of holding the
National Convention OF 1860 for nominating
President and Vice President
Year: 1859

A RING.-A sarcastic bachelor, in his ran
dom notes on men and manners, says, "A
mong the Romans the gift of ring was a
badge of liberation from slavery. Married
people may best explain whether it is so
among the moderns or not"
Year: 1859

G5s- a gentleman passing through one of
the public offices was atfronted by some Of
the clerks, and was advised to complain to
the principal, which he did thus 81 have
been abused by some of the rascals of this
place, and I've come to acquaint you of it, as
understand you are the principal"
Year: 1859

She blossomed in the country,

 Where sunny Summer filings Her rosy arms around the earth,

 And brightest blessings brings :; Health was her sole inheritance, And grace her only dover 1 never dreamed the wild wood

 Contained so sweet flower. Far distant from the city,

 And inland from the sea, My lassie bloomed in goodness, As pure as pure could be; She caught her dewy freshness

 From hill and mountain bower, never dreamed the wild wood Contained so sweet a flower. The rainbow must have lent her Some of it's airy grace The wild rose parted with blush, That nestled on her face The sunbeams got entangled in The long waves of her hair, Or she had never grown to be

 So modest and so fair. The early birds have taught her Their joyous matin song, And some of their soft innocence She's been with them so long And for her now, if need be,

 I'd part with wealth and power, 1 Inever dreamed the wild wood Contained so sweet flower.
Year: 1859

SENSATION PREAcrING.-A correspon- dent of the Baltimore Christian Advocate relates of New York Minister, who de- sired to make sensation in preaching on the crucifxtion:

 He instructed the sexton when he got 10 that part of the discourse where he de- scribes the darkness overspreading the heavens, to draw down the gas, giving light only enough to make the darkness visible. The sexton, however, put the gas out altogether, which so coniounded the preacher that he was unable to pro ceed. Some of the trustees of the church hurried to the sexton in the lobby, and ln- quired what was the matter. Greatly to his chagrin and modification, as well as that of the preacher, he was obliged to explain.
Year: 1859

Among our new advertisements to-day will be


found one Of the Yazoo Restaurant and Bar Room.


Having feasted of the danties with which Dave
supplies his table, we are prepared to testify as
|O their excellence, and we have been told by one


who seemed to know that it is enough to make
i man thirsty just to look at the Bar.
Year: 1859

We publish elsewhere and call attention to the
professional card of W. D. Gibbs, Esq Any
words Of ours as Introductory or commendatory
We deem altogether useless. Reared in this city
from infancy, he is very generally and favorably
known throughout the country, and we hazard
nothing in saying that with his industry and
talents, he will soon attain to an
snyabe distinction in his profession.
Year: 1859

If remember rightly it wasLord Ell
den who was presiding over the bench
OF n London criminal court, before,
who the incident occurred. A man
was upon his trial for the murder Of
man who was found upon Hamstead
Heath and bullet in his body show.
ed the manner of his death. He had
been last seen in company with the
prisoner. And as there was no other
testimony bearing against him, he stood
with unabashed front before the Judge
and smiled in ridicule at the attempt
of the Kings counsel to convict him
Of the homicide. Lord Eden was hold>
ing nj his hand, ,and listlcssly between his
fingers, the ball which had been ex-.
tracted from the body. Presently he
beckoned to an officer to approach tho
bench, which he did; when his lordship
inqued in an undertone, if the priso.
ner had been searched. "He has,
your lordship but no money was found
upon his person nor is it known that
the deceased had any in his possession
beyond about sovereign in change.
The only thing we found was part Of a
street ballad from which large piece
had been torn


'Let me see it, said the Judge
1t was handed to him by the officer
In the meantime, in manipulating the
bullet between his fingers, his lordship
detected piece Of blood dried paper;
moistening and gradually unroling it,
it was found to be three-cornered
piece of street-ballad; and on COM
pairing it with the torn ballad, which
had been laid before him, it was found
to fit exactly and complete the whole.
This piece of paper which had formed
the wadding of the gum was at once
put in evidence; the man was convict
ed, and afterwards made full confess
sion of his crime. We have never
heard a more extraordinary confirma:
ton of the truth of the saying, 'Mur-
der will out, and it is an incident we'll
confirmed. --Knickerbocker.
Year: 1859

Mr.. D. young gentleman OF
fine talents, was, years ago chief
clcrk.in bank in Virginia. He was a
good scholar and courageous and an
honestyoung man, but was leader of an
infidel club, and had nearly succeeded
in throwing from his mind the shack
! les of what he used to call the "nurse
.ry superstition" which was the relig-
ion which his pious mother had taught
him.


On one occasion upwards of one hun
drcd thousand dollars in bank bills had
to be carried to Kentucky, and he was
selected to carry it. AS he was oblig-
ed to pass through part Of the coun.
try whore highway robberies and even
murder were said to be frequent, he ar
ranged to pass it in the daytime. But
he took the wrong road, and having
lost himself, was glad to find shelter
anywhere. He rode about long time
in the forest, amid the darkness and
chilliness ola starless October night.


At length he saw dim light, and
pushed his horse forward until ho came
to poor, wretched- Hooking log cabin.
1t was now hear ten o'clock. He
knocked and was admitted by woman
who told him she and her children
were alonc-her husband had gone out
hunting but she was certain he would
return, he always came according to
promise. The young mans feelings
may we'll be imagined. Here he was
with large sum ofmoney, alone, and
perhaps in the house of one of those
robbers whose name was the terror of
the country. He could go no further
what was to be done! The woman
gave him supper and proposed his re-
firing to rest. But no, he could not
think of permitting himself thus easi-
ly to fall into the hand of robbers


He took out his pistols and examined
the printing, and determined to sell his
life as dearly as he could!


In the meantime the man of the
house returned /; he was rather fierce,
uncooth looking hunter; he had on a
dirty skin hunting shirt and bear,skin
cap, and seemed to be much fatigued,
and in no very talkative mood, all of
which BODIED our young inAdel no good.
He asked the stranger if he did not
wish to retire he told him no he wo d
Esit by the fire all night. The man of
the house urged him. But no he could
not think of such a thing. He was
terribly alarmed and expected this
would be his last night on earth.-
His infidel principles gave him little
comfort. His fears grew into perfect
agony. What was to be done ?


at length the rough backwoodsman,
rose up, and reaching over the stran-
gers head to a little shelf, took down
an old book, and said, "Well stranger
if you won't go to bed, l will; but its
my custom always to read chapter
out of Gods word before I 90 to bed"
A load was at once removed from him.
Though avowing himself an infidel, he
now had full confidence in the Bible
he was at once safe; he felt that the
man who kept an old Bible inhs house
and read it, and bent his knees before
his maker, would do him no harm. He
listened to the prayers of the good
man, at once dismissed his fears, and
lay down in the rude cabin and slept as
calmly as he did under his father
roof. t.


|
Year: 1859

Yes, this is love story, as full of
the tender passion as the brimming
over Of my heart can make it. | warn
away all who do not like the subject


1t was beautiful evening in sum
mcr, and the little crescent moon was
Just sinking behind the Palisades, with
the evening star almost in it's arms.
The broad bosom of the Hudson was
smooth as II mirror, and on the west
side reflected the grey, bcetling, rocky
wall, while on the east it glowed un-
der the soft evening sky, only broken
by the ripping wake of lazy little
sloop, which dreamily hoated down
stream, with its sail now rosy, now
shaded, and its reflection lying clear
beside it.


AS | had Just escaped from the sui
try city turmoil, from staring bricks
and ilaring gas-lights, it was like the
beautitudc of heaven to be here, and
so kccnly alive to all Gods gifts.
Yet happy as was, there was deep
er Joy in store for me, that of hearing
him loved, praised and proved true
and noble man.


had only begun to suspect that he
was strangely dear to me and he
had never told me that was any
thing to him-but when his sister
came that night, and sat beside me
upon the old oak seat, saying,


Do you know that Albert is to be
-, tnn ,.1a I
felt my heart stop beating for joyful
surprise, and then throb with joyful
fear.


said not word in reply. Such a
tumult, such an unexpected and alarm
ing confusion arose in my breast,
that sat silent in amazement at my
self. She filled my cup of joy still
fuller.


"And l guess who brings him SO
suddenly she added, archIy. "My
Yesterdays letter let him know you
were here for two days only and be-
hold, telegram tells us to prepare
for him tonight. He will be here this
week-and you too"


In growing wonder at myself l was
still silent. 1t seemed to please his
sister, for she took my hand, and said


"Oh, you do not know what a no
BILE fellow he is, Lois. Tonight, before
he comes, will tell you all the manly
struggles he has gone through for oul
sakes since we came here, strangers


cannot, of course, relate the cir
cumstances she communicated, bu,
they made Albert Edwards a hero in
my eyes, and felt that my exultation
my pride, my heartfelt thankfulness
must have root in some deep, fervent
regard for him. knew that it mus
be more than mere pride in human no
bleness, or disinterested pleasure il
the good-luck Of my friend in having
such brother.


! thought my happiness was now
full-but | had yet more glowing
draught forced to my lips. 1t was af
ter ten, but l did not know it, whel
Maggie suddenly sprang up, and raj
Year: 1859

CH1yALRY.-After the battle of solferino the EN-
peror Napoleon rode to Cavrlana, where he lodged in
the same room which the Emperor Francis Joseph
had occupied the night before. On his way thither,
with several OF his staff he saw an Austrian Leuten-
ant lying dying by the roadside. He ordered his
wants to be attended to- and the dying man having
taken his watch from his neck, placed it, together
with a locket and ring, in the Emperors hand and
begged him to send them to his yous wife, according
to an address which he gave. The Emperor promised
to do so, and sent them by special messenger that
very evening to the nearest outpost of the Austrans