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Year: 1860

THE HIVE OF POLITICIANS Az WoRK.-The poll
ticians Of the city, great and small, are all bu-
silly at work these times. There are four Presi-
dental tickets In the feld-those of Breckin-
ridge, Douglas, Bell and Lincoln-and the
friends of each are all alive in the grogshops and
other haunts of political agitators. Between this
and December next there are about three hum
dred offices to be filed, from Councilman to
President Of the United States; and for these
there are about seven hundred candidates, one
half of whom never intend to run, but only
get themselves nominated by few cliques Of
strikers in the different'wards, for the purpose
of selling themselves out to men who receive
the nomination from the regular parties.


OF all the candidates in nomination, real or
bogus, few, very few, are fit for the offices
they seek. The manner of their nomination
Is evidence enough Of that, and yet our mil
lionaires and merchants, and taxpayers, who
refuse to participate in the primary elections,
lest their broadcloth should be contaminated,
or their shirt rnfies get stain Of tobacco juice
and who would not associate with their candi-
dates, speak to them in the street, or dine at
the same table with them, will 60 quietly and
respectfully to the polls on election day and
drop their votes into the ballot box for these
very men, because they were nominated by
the party" By and by, when these fellows
60 to Albany or into the council chamber, and
rob the city of millions of dollars, the million
aires, and merchants, and taxpayers, will hold
up their hands and wonder that such iniquities
can be. They will make grievous means and
win run to the newspapers to know what is to
be done to check the corruption and plunder |;
but we tell them now in advance that the only
way TO prevent the evil is TO look after their
own interests at the polls, and vote for none
but decent men. Let them not send the grog-
shop nominee or hack politician to the LegisIa-
ture, and they will have no complaints to make.
Year: 1860

GRASS VALLEY NATIoSAL.-Weunderst
that the Douglas Cub of Grass Valley, or
some of its members, have purchased the
interest formerly held by George d. Roberts
in the Grass Valley National, which had
been sold contingently some months since.
OF course Judge Smith will no longer hold
the position of Editor. It is currently re-
ported in Grass Valley that his views on
the Bulkhesd swindle did not suit the plans
OF some of the leaders Of the PARTY in this
county, who, it is said, are opposed TO any
expression of opinion on that question by
their nominees This is more than proba-
bic from the fact. which we are informed is
beyond dispute, that when, at the late
Douglas County Convention, the subject of
( the Bulkhead came up before the Committee
on Resolutions, it was deliberately decided
that their policy should be to ignore the


whole matter. Whether doi7ing and yEutt-
ing is the best policy will socn be made ap-
parent.
Year: 1860

side of the well being from that point complete
y covered with ices he must cut with his knife,
grasping places for his SINGERS, slowly and care.
fully, all the way up.


1t was almost hopeless attempt but it was
all that he could do. And here the little hero
lifted up his heart TO God and prayed fervently
for help, fearing he could never get out alone.


Doubtless the Lord heard his voice, calling
from the deeps, and pisied him. He wrought
no miracle TO save him, but breathed into his
heart yet large measure of calmness aud
courage, Strengthening him TO work out his
own deiiverance 1t is TO this way that God
oftenest answers our prayers, when we call
upon him in time Of trouble.


After this, the little hero cut his way up
ward, inch by inch. His wet stocking froze TO
the ice aud kept his feet from slipping, but his
shirt was quite " orn from his shoulders, ere he
reached the top.


He did reach it'at last-crawled out into the
snow, and lay down for moment to rest
painting out his breath, IN little white clouds,
on the clear frosty air.


He HAD BEEN TWO HOURS AND A HALF IN THE
WELL!


HIS clothes soon froze to his body, but he no
longer suffered with the cold, as, full of joy and
thankfulness, he ran to the factory, where his
5O~u ia'hta was Haitihs anu WOnuSIEgs


The poor man was obliged to go without his
dinner that day. but you may be sure be cared
little about that, while listening, with tears in
his eyes, to the thrilling story his son had to
relate to him.


lie must have been very proud of the boy
that day, as he wrapped him up in his own
warm overeoat, and took him home to mother


And how that mother must have wept and
smiled over the lad, and kissed him, and thank
ed God for him


have not heard of the little hero for two
OF three years, but trust he is growing up in
TO brave heroic man, and hope he will ne
yer forget The heavenly friend who did not for
get aim in the hour of his great need


There is an old saying that truth lies at the
bottom of a we'll.


trusl that this brave boy found and brought
up from there this truth-lhat God helps those
who help themselves.
Year: 1860

CATEIlPnLARs.--Wit little watchfulness
and care in searching for caterpilars eggs, and
destroying them before the leaves of fruit trees
pls out and before the worms hatch, you thus
save the trees from injury, or greater amount
OF labor 10 killing the worms in the nest after
they hach, and when other work is pressing
a little practice will enable one TO detect them
on the small branches of the cherry and apple
trees. The eggs are deposited end.wise in
little bunch around the limb, and very ingeni-
olasly covered with a kind Of gum or cement 10
protect the embryo worms from injury by the
weather.
Year: 1860

THE Republican organs, by common
consent, designate their candidate for the
Presidency as "Honest Old Abe" We
are by no means disposed TO deny his
right to the designation. We know him
personally, and have observed his public
course and however strongly We may
condemn some of the doctrines TO which
he is committed. We have at no time seen
reason to doubt his honesty. We believe
that he has the good Of his country al
heart. Thus much we take pleasure in
saying in his behalf.--LoGispiHs Journal
Year: 1860

HE Saw THE ELEPHANT. "A rather
curious scene occurred in the
northern part of England during
the performance in the mcnagcrie.
A young man, who had for some
time been carefully observing the
monster elephant, determined To-
try the strength of the hugh bulk
of flesh with his own. There is
at the end of the elephants tusks,
which are of large size, an iron
rod, binding one tusk TO the 9TH
er. Our hero seized hold of this,
and began TO lean his.whole weight
upon it. The elephant, not alto
gether liking this sort of treat.
ment, determined for his part to
punish his audacious antagonist -
lie raised his great head aloft, and
the young fellow was swung from
the ground until he almost touch
ed the canvas covering, and was:
no doubt, much higher than his
most wild ambition ever carried
him. The animal repeated this,
and a second time he decended to
the ground, when the elephant,
wrapped his trunk round the hap
less thoroughly humbled youth,
and very uhceremoniously laid bin
in the mud that overspread the
floor. The wrestle was ended, the
elephant coming of the victor,
while his combatant picked himself
mp, and amidst the hearty Taught
er Of the spectators, vanished.
Year: 1860

Horse SESsE.-It is said that
the steam carriages for highways
now coming into use will not gem
orally frighten horses, if there is a
horse in front Of them appearing
to draw them, while, in fact, the
propulsion is all done by steam -
Smoke and steam, and the noise Of
the blast, may frighten country
horses that are not use to the COM
motion of city streets, but these
features should not be allowed in
the streets. The mere fact of self
propulsion is above the apprecia-
tion of horse, and all that is re-
quired is to deceive him by a show
of animal power,
Year: 1860

The bill Of Cot ALLEN, Is by all
odds the most important and inter
csting to the entire State, that has
yet been introduced this session.
We shall watch its fate with more
than ordinary interest.
Year: 1860

SILVER AND LEAD MINES IN NoxUBEE.- It has long been known to the inhabit- ants, and especially to the elder settlers of this county, that a mine of silver exist ed somewhere in this region of country, but the exact locality has until of late been artfully concealed. It was known to the Indians before their removal, and they were often seen with the precious metal in their possession, but they stout ly resisted all pale face attempts at per suading them to reveal the secret. In the hills about Summerville, large cavi- ties can at this day be seen, the only and fruitless result of the white mans labor, but a son of the Ermerald Isle happened lately to put his foot into it. The ore was sent to New York to be tested, and the result was yield of sixty-three per cent. of pure silver. The discoverer took a bee-line for Columbus and entered the land. All the adjoining lands, which were public, have also been entered Macon Hiss. Beacon.
Year: 1860

Two thousand bushels of eat fish were taken from Horizon Lake, Wisconsin recently in one day. The Mlwaukie News thus relates the mode of their capture: "IIoricon Lake frozo over rapidly during the present winter, and the species of fish being, in measure, amphibious, musthave open water in or der 70 exist. The closing of the ice drove them to the foot of the Lake, where men are engaged in cutting ice for summer use. Thus collected together so thick that the eye cannot penetrate the water to the deph of six inches, a basket is crowded down into their midst immediate ly withdrawn completely filled with the fish, which are emptied into sleigh and the process repeated again and again. They are purchased by farmers at 25 cents per sleigh load, who buy them to feed the hogs"
Year: 1860

through this that his connection with the matter was discovered. At all events, the officers state that they have a sure thing on him, and that his conviction -en three charges of forgery, at least, is anrtajo
Year: 1860

Nav FIRM.-By reference 10 our advertising
column will be seen the advertisement of a
new Dry Goods firm, Messrs. Hover & Hig-
bee, who have opened in the store adjoining
W. P. Fogg's. They have an entire new
stock of goods which they are now prepared
TO show to the public, and to which they
call the especial attention Of the ladies.
Year: 1860

THE OoNCERT To-NIsHT.-Dodworth Band
give grand military Concert this evening
at the Academy Of Music. It is needless to
cali attention to the;ezcellencies of this Band
or their music. They are too well known
and we need only announce that the Concert
will commence at o'clock. Seats may be
secured this morning, It will be a grand
Concert indeed.
Year: 1860

The crowd increased, and at o'clock thers
were not less than two thousand The inside
ring was full of carriages and the stands of
seats were filled with ladies who had that
favorable position for seeing all that trans
pired. There were more persons on the
ground than at either of the previous days.
Year: 1860

Bubbles" of the California Golden Era,
furnishes that paper, under the head of
'Notes and Cogitations," with the following:


begin to believe that, now-a-days, money
makes the man, and dresses the gentleman.


begin to believe that the purse is more
potent than the sword and the pen together


begin to believe that those who sin the
most during the week are the most devout
upon Sundays. 81


l begin to believe that honesty is the
best policy-to speculate with until you
gain every body's confidence; then line your
pockets. l-Io.


| begin to believe in humbugging the peo-
pie out of their dollars. Il is neither stealing
nor begging; and those who are humbugged
have themselves to blame.


begin to believe that man was not made
to enjoy life, but keep himself miserable in
the pursuit and possession of riches


| begin to believe the surest remedy for
hard times and a tight money market is an
extTavagant expenditure ON the part of in-
diyiduals--to keep the money moving


begin to believe that none but knaves are
qualified to hold Office under the Govern
ment-with the exception of few natural
born fools and lunatics.


begin to believe that piano-fortes are
more necessary in family than meat and
potatoes.


begin to believe that boy who doesn't
swear, smoke and chew tobacco, may be a
very good boy, but is naturally stupid.


| begin to believe that if the devil should
die one-half of the world would be thrown
out of employment.


begin to believe that he has the most
merit who makes the most noise in his own
behalf and that when Gabriel comes-not to
be behind the times-he, too, will blow his
own horn pretty loud
Year: 1860

o A correspondent Of the Boston TrdVeller
writes as follows of his visit to Abbotsford,
and the tomb Of Scott rr 1Gt "a.


To-day sitting at the window Of the little
inn at Melrose, we rest an hour or two before
leaving their charming shrines. Dryburg
Abbey, yesterday evening, in the setting
sunlight, was all that romance and poetry
have pictured IT, and Sir Walters grave, as
we stood leaning over his tomb, was cheered
by o robin red-breast singing loud and clear
in neighboring tree. Before visiting Dry
burg, we spent several hours at Abbotsford,
now seeming deserted residence, for Mr..
Hope Scott and his little daughter are in
London, and the place is left with servants.
Fording the Tweed just after smart shower,
which made every bush brighten, and every
blade of grass greener, we walked through
the avenue leading to the house without
meeting soul. -n-t


Arrived at the porter's lodge, no ringing
of bells, or pounding on doors could induce
human being to appear so we opened the
lawn gate and rambled about the grounds,
not even n dog or cat coming out to see who
were intruding upon the premises. We
thought our visit would be finished and we
should get away without meeting any one
from the house, but tidy little Scotch dame
came at last, wiping the corner of her mouth





turbed at her lunch. Notwithstanding she
had been obliged to leave her ale and sand
wich, her temper was by no means ruffled,
and in five minutes she became so minutely
photographed that we had all the items Of
her bustling existence spread out like pocket
map before us.


Sir Walters study looked the same as
when saw it ten years ago, but the library
seemed less cared for. We went into the
room where the minstrel died, and the same
sounds from the river that fell on his dying
ears came up through the open window OF
the apartment. The present occupant, who
married a daughter of Locxhart, is Roman
Catholic, and we were told by one of his
neighbors that he was "a guide kind mon.'
Coming away from the house we fell in with
an old friend of Tom Purdie, who had many
good words to say for that worthy person.
He had also known Sir Walter, but he con-
sidered him too great scholar for so humble
a body as himself to be on very familiar
terms with. ....H.


Abbotsford is a sad place now, and one
can not go to it, remembering how cheerful
it was once, without sigh that all have
passed away who were so happy under its
roof but few years ago.
Year: 1860

A CANINE PAPER-CARRIER.-Once on a
stage-coach through Barnstable, dog came
out and received his masters newspaper and
ran up lane with it to the house. The
driver assured me that the previous summer
an opposition coach was run, the driver of
which thought he could fool the dog with an
old paper. On the intended afternoon the
rival whip .out-drove his competitor and
threw the dog paper done up in imitation
of the genuine, but the dog turned up his
nose with knowing look and ran up the
hill, leaving the bogus article upon the road
side; but when my friend appeared he seemed
to take his Offering with more than the usual
alacrity, and soon deposited it at his masters
foot
Year: 1860

We translate from a correspondence in a
late number of La Pensa, the following;


At a place not very far from this city, (Ha-
vanal about eight o'clock P. NJ, a few days
ago, five individuals presented themselves at
the dwelling-house of a half-ruined planta-
ton, inhabited by a couple with one small
child--the mother being at that moment
playing with the infant, while the husband
was quietly conversing with her. The five
robbers entered the dilapidated house, three
through the back door and two by the front.
One Of the latter fired at the owner of the
premises, doubtless with the intention of kill
ing him, that they might rob with impunity,
at least such is the natural supposition, as
the fnmily had about 81, 900 in their posses
sion. The ball from the pistol fred by one
of the robbers, passed at a slight distance
from the mans head, and entered one of the
doors behind him, producing no worse effect
than causing the farmer a sort of stupor, and
he remained as in swoon.


His wife seeing this with admirable sang
froid extinguished the light placed her child
under the table and quietly. managed to get
hold of pair of loaded pistols, which her
husband had hanging on the wall, and fired
them off in the direction she saw the robbers;
the result of this intrepid and courageous act
was the death of one of the bandits and the
wounding of another. The husband, recover
ing his senses, and ignorant of the deed of his
wife, called her to hand him his pistols, to
which she replied; "Here, take them and
load them, for have fired at both the robbers,
and do not know if they are dead or
wounded, but can tell you, that there are
three more of them" II seems that these
last instantly took flight, and some neigh
bors arriving a few moments after, only
found one expiring in the yard and the
wounded one attempting to escape.
Year: 1860

During the autumn of 1857, Mr. Daniel
M, young American gentleman, after
having travelled throughout Germany, was
returning to the United States in Bremen
packet.


One tempestuous evening his mother, Mrs.
An, residing near New York, knowing
that her son was probably then at sea, became
much alarmed for his safety and put up in
secret an earnest prayer that he might be
preserved to her.


There was residing in the same house with
her at the time, one of her neices, named
Louisa, who was in the habit of receiving
impressions of what might be called clair
voyant character. This neice had heard the
expression of her aunt's fears, but, like the
rest of the family, she was ignorant that
these fears had found expression in prayer
for her cousins safety. The day after the
tempest she had an impression so vivid and
distinct that she was induced to record it in
writing. 1t was to the effect that her aunt
had no cause to fear, seing that the object of
her anxiety was in safety, and that at the
very hour Of the previous evening when the
mother had so earnestly put up secret
prayer for him, her son, being at the time in
his state-room, had been conscious Of his
mothers presence.


This she read to her aunt the same day.
thinking it might tend to comfort her.


And then she waited with great anxiety
for her cousins return, when she might have
her doubts resolved as to the truth or false
hood of the mysterious impression regarding
him.


He arrived three weeks afterwaYd, safe and
well but during the afternoon and evening
that succeeded his arrival, no allusion what
ever was made by any one to the above cir
cumstances. When the rest of the family
retired, Louisa remained, proposing to ques-
ton him on the subject He had stepped out,
but after a few minutes he returned to the
parlor, came up to the opposite side of the table
at which she was sitting, looking agitated,
and, before she herself could prefer word,
he said, with much emotion, cousin, must
tell you a most remarkable thing that hap
pened to me-" And with that, to her astonish-
ment, he burst into tears.


She felt that the solution of her doubts was
at hand; and so it proved. He told her that
one night during the voyage, soon after he
had lain down, he saw ON one side of the
state-room opposite his birth, the appearance
of his mother. 1t was so startlingly like a
real person that he rose and approached it.
He did not, however, attempt to touch it,
being ultimately satisfied that it was an ap-
partition only. But on his return to his berth
he still saw it, for some minutes, as before.


On comparing notes, it was ascertained
that the evening on which the young man
thus saw the appearance of his mother at
sea was the same on which she had so
earnestly prayed for his safety; the very same,
too, which his cousin Louisa had designated
in writing, three weeks before, as the time
when he had seen the apparition in question
And, as nearly as they could make it out, the
hour also corresponded.
Year: 1860

FATAL RAILROAD ACoIDENr-THREE MEN
KILLED.-The other night construction
train going east on the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad, when near Larkinsville, ran
over some cattle and was thrown off the
track. Several cars were smashed and a
number of laborers ON the train were buried
in the ruins. Three were killed instantly
and several others so severely injured that
their recovery is doubtful.
Year: 1860

A SEvERs TEsr.-Out in Missouri they have a
peculiar method of testing the strength of whs-
key The operation is as follows.


Distillers administer a dose of the aforesaid
whiskey, direct the man to walk off towards
certain tes,-pos,s, forty and eighty rods distant
II the man falls dead before reaching the forty
rod post, the fluid is considered too strong and
is reiuced accordingly, but if he survives and
reaches the eishteth rod post live man. the
inspectors pronounce the liquor Of good proof
aud brand it accordingly. Sometimes eight OF
ten men are necessarily sacrificed TO establish
the credit of II dlstiller, but the citizens gener
ally commend the practice,as they say it is bet
ter that one innocent man should suffer than fu
on entire community To risk the poisonous in
fluences o " tangleroot" which has not stood
the test Of the ana yzation aforesaid.
Year: 1860

The London Gardeners Chronicle, gives
the following method used by the Dutch
to obtain their CaulifOwers, which are
famous for their size and delicacy.


In the autumn they dig deep some
ground that has not been manured; al
the beginning of May they sow the large
English Caulihower upon bed of ma
nure. and cover it with straw mats in the
night. When the young plants are three
or four inches high they harrow the ground
that had been prepared the autumn be-
fore, and with wooden dibble, Is inch
es long, they make holes about ten inches
deep, at proper distances apart, and en-
large them by working the dlbble round
till the hole at the top is about three inch
es in diameter. They Immediately fill
these holes with water, and repeat this
three times the same day. In the even
ening they fiji them With sleeps dung
leaving only room enough for the young
plant, which they very carefully remove
from the bed of manure, and place in the
hole with a little earth. Directly after
wards they give them a good watering
and as soon as the sun begins to dry
them. water them again. Furthermore
as the plants grow they dig round then
and earth them up in rows. When The
head is formed they pinch off some Of the
lower leaves of the plant, and use then
to cover the young head"