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Year: 1860

A "fast' life cannot be lived with impunity
In this field of waste and disorder. as in every
other, Gods violated law, however it may be
forgotten never fails to assert and vsndcate
itself-aThe vicious die early" They fade
like shadows, or tumble like wrecks and ru-
sins into the grave-often when quite young,
almost always before forty. Bloody men,
says the psalmist, "shalI not live out half their
days. and the remark is equally true of fast
men," They live unsteady, spend their twelve
hours in six turn night into day and spend in
carousing and dissipation time that should be
used for rest, and in their rush in the chase for
pleasure get out of sight and into darkness,
while others are in the glow and glory of life.
Many man. and many a woman, too, dies
thus long before their time. They keep up
such constant steam that the boiler is con-
sumed or explodes. The machinery is destroy
ed by reckless speed and its inevitable wear
and tear.
Year: 1860

The Grown Point Register of the 9th gives
the following account of a shocking domestic
tragedy in Hobart township, in which father
killed his son and son-in-law. The Register
says:


A family by the name of A[ummery. con
sisting of an old man, three boys. a son-in-law,
and several daughters, have been living at va
rance for a year Or two. have had hard words
and frequently threatened each others lives
The quarrel COMMANDED about the old man g
property-the son and son-in-aw on one side.
and the old man and the other sons on the
other. The two have often threatened to put
an end to the old man if they ever caught him
alone.


On Monday, the old man was told by his
daughter, that hawk was flying about the
house, and that he could shoot it. He took
down heavy double-barrel gun. He did not
see the hawk, but looked about until he got d
short distance from the house, when he came
across his son and his son-in-law, who said !:
"Here is the old man-lets kill him." and at
once made after him with an axe. He turned
and fred one barrel at his son, hitting him in
the breast with some fifty large shot killing
him instantly. He snapped the other barrel
at the son-in-law, but it did not &C off. He
then took double-barrel pistol from his pock-
/ ct, and fired one barrel taking off one of his
ears He then fred the other barrel and shot
him through the body. The son-in-law lived
until Tuesday and gave his testimony before
the Coroner's jury and died in twenty minutes
thereafter


Public opinion seems to favor the old man.
and the general opinion seems to be that he
did no more than was necessary to save his
own life.


The old man is about 60 years DID, the son
he killed about 80 or over. The son-in-law,
and leader in the difficulty, was an old man
probabl older than his father-in-law.
Year: 1860

CURIoUs.-On Saturday valuable horse
belonging to Mr. Morris, proprietor of the
stage line between Oakland and Martinez,
died Of pulmonary consumption The horse
was in excellent condition and apparently in
perfect health until two or three days before
his demise Strange as it may appear, a
post mortem examination revealed that the
lungs of the animal were almost destroyed
bv the disease. S f. Gazette
Year: 1860

Petitions from all parts of New York are
pouring in, praying that the Reciprocity
Treaty with Canada may he amended or re-
scinded, Hostility to it is daily growing
more bitter, so ruinOus is it to the interests
Of Western New York
Year: 1860

SrnuoK 1r.-Mr VIM, the restaurant
fountain Head) man of San Francisco, is
said to have become owner of valuable
silver lode at Washoe. He struck it while
digging for an oven to start restaurant in
Virginia CITY.
Year: 1860

"FAsT. w Words and grammar seem to be
very available affairs The word fast" is as
great a contradiction as we have in the Ian
guage. The river is fast when the ice is i'm
movable; and when the ice disappears very
fast, it is loose; clock is called fast when
it is quicker than time but man is told to
stand fast when he is desired to remain sta
tionary; people fast when they have moth
ing to eat, and eat fast consequently when
opportunity offers.
Year: 1860

REPUBLICAN French CLUB IN New York -
At a meeting of foreigners in New York, the
following basis for Republican Club was
laid.


We French, Swiss, Belgians, Canadians,
SSpaniards and Italians of the city of New
iork, have this day resolved to establish in
thiS city Political Society, which will take
The name of French Republican Club The
mission Of this club will be to spread and
propagate the doctrines of the Republican
party, and to act in concert with it in all
measures having the exclusion of slavery
, from the territories and the safeguard of free
iaOOr for the end.
Year: 1860

Scientific men and others who have thoroughly
tested the merits of the Vesper Gas or Air Light,
pronounce it the best and cheapest light now known.
Numberess testimonials being received caiiy
from ali quarters vouehug for the excellence OF this
light, few OF which given below.
Year: 1860

LUNCu.-This morning at ten o'clock,
Marten will Get out one Of his elegant lunches
and in the evening he will also serve up q
lunch. Remember and be present at the
Phpnix at the above hour.
Year: 1860

FRIDAY has ever been considered an
unlucky day, and we are inclined to think with
good reason We labored hard-very hard
yesterday, to hunt up sufficient items TO make
a respectable local paper. but We could not
find them; they were not to be had. and we
shall lay it all to the day. Business was very
quiet. and pothing of interest stirring
Year: 1860

FIEEMES's BALL.-The firemcns ball OF
last night was perfect jam Some seven
tr ladies were in attendance and probably
twice as many gentlemen. The receipts of
the ball arc said to exceed By considerable,
one thousand dollars. The Hook / Ladder
company may well be proud Of their sue
cess
Year: 1860

The TALENT OF SUooEss-E Every man must
patiently abide his time. He must wait. Not
in listless dleness, nor useless pastime,s not in
querulous detection, but in constant, steady,
cheerful endeavor, always willing, fulfilling and
accomplishing his task, that when the occasion
comes he may be equal to the occasion. The
talent of success is nothing more than doing
what you can do well, without thought OF
fame. If it comes at all, it will come because it
is not sought after. 1t is very indiscreet and
troublesome ambition which cares 30 much a.
bout fame, about what the world says of us, to
always be looking into the face of others for ap-
proval, to be always anxious about the effect Of
what we do or say, to be always shouting to
hear the echoes of our own nvoices.-L0ngfeIt0so
Year: 1860




3& The Rail.


BIZ GEO. H. CLARK.
met him in the cars,
Where resignedlY he sat;
His hair was full of dust,
And SO was his cravat;
He was furthermore embellished
By ticket in his hat.
The conductor touched his arm
And woke him from nap,
When he gave his feeding flies
An admonitory slap,
And his ticket to the man
In the yellow-lettered cap.
So launching into talk,
We ratified on our way,
With allusion to the crops
That along the meadow lay
Whereupon his eyes were lit
With speculative ray.
The heads of mary men
Were bobbing as in sleep,
And many babies lifted
Their voices up to weep;
While the coal dust darkly fell
On the bonnets in heap.
All the while the swaying cars
Kept rumbling o'er the rail,
And the frequent whistle sent
Shrieks of anguish to the gale
And the cinders pSttered down
On the grimy floor like hail.
When suddenly jar.


And thrice-repeated bump,
Made the people in alarm
From their easy cushions jump,
For they deemed the sound to be
The inevitable trump.
A splintering crash below.
A doom forboding twitch,
As the tender gave lurch
Beyond the flying switch,
And mangled mass of men
Lay writhing in the ditch.
With palpitating heart
My friend essayed to rise,
There were bruises on his limbs
And stars before his eyes,
And his face was of the hue
Of dolphin when he dies.





was very we'll content
In escaping with my life;
But my mutual friend


Commenced legal strife
Being thereunto melted
By his lawyer and his wife.
And he writes me the result,
In his quiet way as follows:
That his case came up before
A bench of legal scholars,
Who awarded him his claim
Of fifteen hundred dollars.
Year: 1860

situated in the same place and measuring 400
superficial arpents, more or less; bounded
South by Bayou Plaquemine Brulee, West
by the plantation, North and East by the
Public Domain or BY lands belonging to Alb
NOR r McGieIand.
Year: 1860

The Ashland Races are to commence on Tues.
day next, and will continue for the remainder
of the week. Proprietor Taylor has had
every thing put in apple-pie order for the
sport, and the Club will no doubt exert itself
to add interest to the occasion. Ashland is
the only course in Virginia where proper ac-
dies, and it must be gratifying to see how
much the fair beings appreciate what has
been done, and how promptly they accept the
invitations TO be present at each meeting Be-
sides the stakes and purses TO be run for, the
great match race to come off between Leisure
and Exchsquer, will induce thousands to
visit Ashland, who might not do so under or
dinary circumstances. Exchequer, it is said,
prove only half so good Planet, his bro
Lher, he will be hard to beat.
Year: 1860

FEEDING BY ABSORPTION, OR s. SOAKING -
Soaking the body in broth made by boiling
mutton bones, with a slight addition Of cal
cined potash, is said to be SO nourishing that
patien to bathing daily, and taking only few
teaspoonfuls of tea and tablespoonful of
tonic syrup, have gained fifteen pounds in as
many weeks by ABSORPTION
Year: 1860

The Board Of Managers OF the Seamen 8
Bethel have, by formal resolution, determined
10 call on our citizens and solicit subscrip-
tions to aid in sustaining the Bethel and the
Chaplain, as they deserve to be. The effor Is
already made ut moral reformation in the
neighborhood Of the dock have been felt and
seen, and 1t would be burning shame on
our people TO allow ii now to languish for
want Of material aid. Persons who have al
ready subscribed are invited to call on the
Chaplain or Treasurer, and pay over the
amounts promised, in order that the building
may be completed.
Year: 1860

A popularity of the people of Japan is
their contempt of death, and a consequent
proneness to commit suicide. We have read
an exemplifcation of this, which contains "a
useful suggestion to the Virginia braves
Two officials jostled each other accidentally
on the palace steps. One, who was rasci-
BILE, demanded satisfaction, which the more
peace-loving dignitary gave in the shape of
an ample apology. This did not suit the
other, who was "spoiling for fight" See
ing that the peaceable party would not be
provoked into a duel, what does our irate
friend do but draw his own sword and chop
himself up in the most approved stylel As n
matter of honor, his adversary was obliged
to follow the example, and let daylight into
himself in like manner. Will not Mr.. Pryor
try this plan when he runs against another
Mr.. Potter?
Year: 1860

.YEXTRAORDINARY ENDURANCE OF THE HUMAN
FRAME.---Few fully realize what the human
frame can endure until it is fairly taxed. Sell
dom has n better test been made than in the
Arctic expeditions During the voyage in
search of Sir John Franklin, it was asoer-
tanned that the maximum weight proper for
a man was 220 lbs; and of that weight 8 lbs.
per diem was consumed by each man, for food
meat, while the other pound comprised his
spirits, tea, cocoa, sugar, tobacco, and fuel
for cooking. Upon this estimate il was found
that, for hundred days journey they could
march ten miles per diem, and endure with
impunity a temperature of so degrees or 80
degrees below the freezing point.
Year: 1860

Inc Russian correspondent OF the London
Telegraph writes thus;


AT Moscow a physical phenomenon has
been recently observed, such as would have
given rise to the creation of whole cycle of
fantastic myths in the times of the worlds
infancy. We learn from paragraph in the
leading paper of that city that, at quarter
past ten, on the nights Of the first and second
Of March, star to the southwest of the
Great Bear suddenly commenced to wax
larger, assuming, at the same time, the color
OF iron at red heat, but without the appear
ance Of any sparks or rays. In this condi-
ton the star appeared until half-past eleven,
varying in the intensity of its light, and at
tanning the size nearly of the half-moon. A
little before midnight the dimness began to
increase, and at twelve o'clock the star had
entirely disappeared, Ia its stead a sort of
black speck was to be noticed by the light of
the stars, which were unusually brilliant that
evening. 1t remains for the astronomers to
describe, and the poets to sing, the destruc-
tion of the luminary, which, for ought we
know, may have been the abode of a race su-
rior to our own, u % I'll .
Year: 1860

SUCCESS OF WoRoEsTER's DIcTIoNARY.-The
Dictionary of Worcester has been virtually
officially by the United States Senate; is the
standard work of reference in the Office of the
Clerk of the House; is the standard authority
for the publicprinting; and is also the standard
in all the publications of the Smithsonian In
Year: 1860




The wife of a wealthy Cotton King of New
Orleans, having occasion to suspect the fidel-
ity OF her spouse, recently followed him at
discreet distance, and seeing him enter
neat looking house in the second district
bolted in after him. The parlor being empty
the eager dame went into the bed room on
the same floor, where she found her spouse
seated in chair, enjoying the charming soci-
ETY. OF a young lady who had not yet risen,
and whom she at once recognized as vaude-
vile actress and singer in one of the French
opera-houses. The scene which followed may
be imagined. A day or two afterward, the
wife and her rival met in a soda-water saloon,
under the st. Louis Hotel, when the former,
entirely beside herself with passion, would
have attacked the actress with her parasol,
but for the interference of bystanders. The
actress meantime contented herself with re-
peating in mock-heroic STYLE "Do not for
get, Madame, that you are LADY, The in
iured and irate wife was finally removed
from the scene.
Year: 1860

Let the youth who stands at the bar
with glass of liquor in his hand, con-
slider which he had better do throw away
the liquor or himself.


Swinging is said by the doctors to be a
good exercise for the health, but many a
poor wrech has come to his death by it.


A young man in conversation one even
ing, CHANGED TO remark, Il am no prophet.
True, replied lady, mo profit to your
self or any one else


We never had a glimpse of tiny, pret-
ty foot peeping out from under the crino-
line, but we thought of the sentiment,
There is divinity which shapes our ends ,


A Yankee Dragging of having killed a
young panther whose tail was three feet
long, Brown observed that the animal
died seasonable, as the tail was long
enough not 'to be continued


A poor man of Greenock, Scotland, late
ly applied to magistrate to have two Of
his children admitted on the poor's rool.-
How many have you,' said the ballie.-
Five and twenty 'All by one wife p
'Oh, no, sir, l am now wearing the fourth


How curious is the passion for balances
and totals in some minds, where they seem
little applicable 10 the subject Matters
Kohl observed some Russian children CAL
culating by addition and multiplication the
number Of the arcbangles and angels in
heaven.


When the furious Orson saw bis own
image reflected from his brothers shield,
he started back and stayed his blow; and
many of our attacks on our brothers
faults might be arrested, if there were q
mirror on his bosom, to show US our own
likeness there.


SAYINGS OF OLD WRITERs.-Cleave to
God and to his truth when il is lowest,
and when no human means of help ap-
pear. r. -


The anxiety that man feels for the
want of funds is called capital punish
ment.


1t is the man who makes the most noise
that secures the most attention from the
world.


1t is comforting kindness to deny at
once favor which you intend to refuse at
last. m
Year: 1860

NJ MorTOW IatelV, Wnero U0v. COrwln
was renominated for Congress without
the formality ofa Convention, that eloquent
gentlemen made speech from which we
take Oh extract. He said:


FREE AND SLAVE LABOR.


What is the question before US? 1t is
simply whether slavery shall be extended
into the territories, or prohibited from 60
ing into them? Suppose we had no Con-
stitution, and the question of the organ
ization of new societies should be present.
ed. Shall the work done in the terrific
ries be free or forced! How would every
honest man decide it? Now We are all
trying to get away from work, but the in
finite God has made law which obliges
us to work. We know that our welfare
depends upon obedience to that law. If
we should all cease to work for six months
there would be a famine. If we should all
cease work year, we should starve. We
know that if men do not work with head
or with hands this world would not be
worth a quarter of dollar. If we have
to work, do you prefer that it should be
done by slave or freemenl Ifthe question
is, do you prefer the African and his fami-
ly to horse or mule, you would proba-
bly, say you prefer your neighbor. If
work is the law which must be obeyed and
upon which our existence depends, would
you prefer stair days wages for fair
days work." OF send to Africa for bonds
men to do your work and keep you in the
sloth and idleness? And this question Of
free labor he said is the reason for Repub-
licanism. We hold, he said, that the white
man must have employment, room for
work, and fair wages. If denied these, he
will soon become unfit for work. If the
poor white man and his pale-faced wife is
compelled to stand at the door of the rich
man who owns laborers, begging him for
work, the rich man will have the power to
say to him, vote for me or starve. This
is no fancy sketch, but the solemn truth.
If you look back to the Grecian States,
you will find that in one little republic of
Greece there were fourteen slaves to one
freemen. One man rises in their Assem-
bly, and moves that every laborer be made
Slave. Why? He found that the work
was all done by slaves and, he concluded
that it was better for all laborers to be
placed upon a common basis, for the slaves
monopolized the work, and none was left
for fremen, and they must have starved
This is the result of slavery everywhere.
Free labor is reduced in price by slave COM
petition, and the laborer must become a
DauDer
Year: 1860

We devote large share Of our paper
this morning to the sorrowful details of
the wreck of Lady Elgin, copied from the
Chicago Press. The statements of the
survivors possess peculiar interest, and
most vividly depict the scenes of peril and
death.
Year: 1860

1t is now evident from the appearance
of that part Of the wreck that lies at Dag
gett's Point near Waukegan, that the final
catastrophe was brought about BY the drop
ping of the engine, walking beam, DC,
through the bottom. AT the Point above
named, all that part Of the hull abaft the
midsbips on the lar-board side, lies upon
the beach-a full fourth of the hull from
the plank shear to the keel. The most "a
tional explanation of the disaster is that
the colliding vessel carried away the lar
board wheel, and most of the engine braces
on that side, and that as soon as she rolled
a-port, the engine, walking beam, DC, hav-
ing nothing to sustain them, carried away
large part of the hull, and went out on
the larboard side of the keel, producing the
catastrophe which all the saved describe as
very sudden. 1t is probable that the first
violent roll after the collision did the fatal
work. On no other hypothesis can we ac-
count for the separation of the hull, and
explain the positive testimony OF some of
the officers that the walking beam went
down before the upper works foated off.


THE BREAKING UP OF THE UPPER DECK.


From Mr.. John Eviston and other survi-
vors We learn that almost Immediately af-
ter the steamer sank, the upper deck ION
which great majority of the passengers
were collected,) broke up into thousand
pieces. Large pieces of timber rushed up
through the floor with terrific force, and
in this way many were either instantly kill
ed or injured SO seriously that they were
incapable Of doing anything to secure them
selvec
Year: 1860

We learn from gentleman who assist
ed to take the body of Hon. Herbert In
graham from the water, that the corpse
was quite warm when discovered, and ply
siciaus gathered around him under the iu-
preston that life was not extinct. The
discovery, however, of a severe wound on
the back part of his head showed that
there was no hope of resuscitation and the
probability is, that he managed TO keep
afoat till he reached the fatal breakers,
when be was injured by the timbers which
were dashed hither and thiiher on the waves
with such fearful velocity.


Mr.. 1ngraham and son were here on
visit to the country, having come across to
witness the reception of the Prince ofWales
in Canada.
Year: 1860

were uaSueu nllner anu tultuer Oh Tue waves
with such fearful velocity.


Mr.. Ingraham and son were here on a
visit to the country, having come across to
witness the reception of the Prince ofWales
in Canada.


sTATEMENE OF LIEUT.. HARTsUFF.


Nj. Hartsuff is Lieutenant in the U.
S. Army, and is stationed at Fort Macki-
nav.


1 was on board the steamer Lady Elgin
when she collided with the schooner Au-
gusta, asleep in my berth. I Immediately
jumped from my berth land saw the schoon-
er floating away. Did not think any seri-
Gus damage had been done at first, but
soon discovered that the steamer was set
Ting. Immediately left my berth, which
was in the after cabin, and ran toward the
pilot house, where l found Capt. Wilson
on the hurricane deck. l asked him if be
though! there was any danger, and he re-
piled that he thought she would float. He
told me where there were life preservers on
the hurricane deck, and l went and passed
them down to the passengers in the cabin
till they were about exhausted, when l
took one myself and waited on the hurri-
cane deck, only few of whom were fe
males, but how many came up could not
say, as it was very dark. From quarter
to half an hour after she was struck she
broke up, the hurricane deck floating of,
and the hulk going to the bottom with a
tremendous noise. As she broke, jump
ed with my life preserver-a board six or
eight feet long and about one wide-into
the water, which was at this time only a
few feet below us, and pulled with all my
might to escape from the mass of the wreck.
After the confusion had somewhat subsi-
ded, heard the voice of Capt. Wilson
cheering and encouraging the people on
the wreck, telling them that the shore was
but few miles off, and that if they kept
calm and obeyed his directions, they might
all be saved. / heard him in this manner
for about ten minutes, and then l had sep
arated SO far from the hurricane deck on
which the captain and large number were,
that l heard no more. All around me
were numbers Of persons floating on pieces
of the wreck, until it became daylight
When il became so light that could see
some distance, ! discovered large mass
of the wreck little distance TO the wind
ward of US, covered with people. then
got on quite large piece of wreck which
was floating near me, and which contained
no other person, and no person got on it
after did. The large mass to the wind
ward, of which l have just spoken, now be-
gan to separate. l then left the piece l
was on, and got on large piece of the
hurricane deck, on which there were four
other persons; don't know who they were.
On this fragment l remained until we
reached within quarter of mile of the
shore, when our raft broke up, and two of
the four on it were washed off and drown
ed. A moment after, the remainder of
our party were washed off by heavy sea,
and one more Of our little party drowned.
Year: 1860

BALL No. 1.-Our readers are requested not
to forget the Ball which the ladies of French
Corral are getting up for Wednesday evening
next, 29th inst. The proceeds of this Ball are
to be applied to the payment of the debt accruing
from the erection of the new and capacious Town
Hall, of which the event is to be dedicatory.