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Year: 1859

even by dogs, at this season. A few
small bells placed upon the necks of
several of the flock will usually help
protect them. Give salt each week.


Sugar Cane-Sow in drills, or broad
cast for cattle and hog feed, both green
AMI cured. Keep the early crops for
manufacturing we'll cultivated.


Timber, for fencing or building of any
kind, is much more durable when cut in
Suly and August than in the winter sea-
son. This is particularly the case with
the hard wood kinds abounding in sap.
This sap is now parted with its watcry
portions, and is forming an outer layer
of new wood.


Tools-Keep the scythes and moving
machine knives sharp, and the bearings
well oiled. In short. have all tools,
machines, and farm gear in prim order.
Repairs can be made during rainy days.


Turnips-Sow for fall crop and even.
Newly plowed rich soil is best.


Wheat-Do not delay the cutting a
sing'e day after it is sufficiently ripe
A storm may beat it down and materially
injure it. Cut, dry, bind, and "stook''
1t up as fast as possible.


Young Stock-Give them especial care
at this se,son. A calf or colt whose
growth is checked now seldom does as
we'll afterwards.
Year: 1859

Mr. President and Gentlemen of the


Conrention


thank you for this cordial reception.
A grateful sense your voluntary favor
increases with the repetition Of it, until
| am at loss for fit terms to express the
emotions to which it gives rise. In uni
son with your opinions and in the deep
est sympathy with your sentiments and
general purposes, defer to your judg-
ments Of the public interests, and accept,
with due acknowledgements, the position
assigned me by your partiality. Conf
dent Of the soundness and justice OF
your principals and assared of your CO.
opera ion in their maintenance, | have
no apprehension Of the results in the
great conflict of opinion in which the
people Of this country are involved. |
canno. doubt that tie people will main
tain those who honor and maintain their
principles. Standing in the presence Of
such an asscmblase of men ,and conscious
of the high purposes that animate all
hearts, | am flied with emotions OF
prtle and pleasure inexpress BILE.


l institute no comparisons with other
men, or bodies OF men, but in the pres
cncc of the men WHO hold in their hands
the destinies Of our young and vigorous
State, whose solicltude for its welfare
know to be warm and constant, | may
be permitted to say | am not d smaye!
By the graceful and modest assumption
that the talent of the State, is elseUhere.
Amy man VINO can preserve his own self
respect in the maintenance of his p.incl-
pies, need not be abashed at the boasttul
prctcnsons of others. So of a party
|, is not uncommon for great leaders to
promise their followers the felicities of 4
glorious hereafter. The state of the
promised hereafter may sometimes be
gathered from the character ana motives
ofthose who are to be the subjects otit.
The savage's h pes Of a happy future are
based upon the trophies Of his barbara
ties here. Do not encourage you to
seek the facilities, or hazard the perils
Of the future upon such a probation.
Net to make further allusion to what's
reported to have passed elsewhere, we
are here to day to consider what fit ex-
preston is demanded of the people OF
this State upon those political topics
which now engross the attention OF the
nation.


For myself, accepted, in the outset,
the issue recently forced upon the coun-
try by the new doctrines OF the dominant
party, viz: the constitutional recosni-
tiou, legitimacy and spread of slavery;
not without reluctance, | confess, yet
without hesitation or doubt as TO their
dangerous and pernicious tendencies and
the duty Of the citizen in the treatment
OF them. The progress and develop.
ment of these doctrines have strengthen
ed my first convictions and to day | de.
clare it to be, in my judgment. the high.
est political duty OF the people of this
country, to resist, to the utmost of theil
power, this new slavery policy of the
government and of the Slave States. Nc
patriot can look upon the struggle O
Year: 1859

FRUIT growers are now rejoicing over
some Of the earlier fruits, with a fai,
prospect of a good yield of later kinds
This is the more welcome from having
had short supply for several years past
The most important work in the orchard
for this month is pruning.


Budding also comes in for large
share Of the tree growers time. Plum
cherry, and pear stocks will be ready for
the operation BY the middle of July
even earlier in some localities.


Cherries-The late varieties are now
ready for picking and marketing, drying
or putting up in cans and bottles. A
good supply of the bottled fruit will not
come amiss next winter. Save pits of
cherries for planting, and put them in
boxes of earth before they became dry.
Year: 1859

e:lids and sheets into the space between
the mattress and bedstead. Meanwhile
| lay perfectly still, in passive state Of
surprise and wonder.


When, however, the gentle ministry
ceased and l again caught the rustic of
the trailing dress on the carpet, I sprang
bolt upri ght in bed. and pcered into the
gloom. in hope Of seeing the figure
But the room was a gulf of darkness,
except the bit of window not covered by
the cedars; and by this time the rustic
had reached the dressing-room door,
In few seconds more, it had passed
away completely; and after exhausting &
myselfin speculations as to the character
of The visit, l slept. On mentioning
the incident at breakfast. found that
none of the guests had been disturbed;
nor could I learn that anything of the
kind had previo usly happened in the
house, although one gentleuan affirmed
that the old mansion which was pulled
down by Lord T, before building
the present one, had the reputation Of
being haunted.-N. Y. Mercury.
Year: 1859

MoRALrTY OF THE GEoRaIASS-This people
have curious reason for the indulgence in rob-
berry. They pretend, that after God created the
world he published decree, by which all people
were summoned to take possession Of their sew
eral portions; the whole Of mankind had a share,
except the inhabitants Of Caucasus, who were
forgotten. Upon putting in their claim, which
the Deity Acknowledged to be just, he permitted
them to live at the expense Of their ncighbOrs; /;
and most assuredly they reap ample profits upon
presumption Of the license.
Year: 1859

The talking yesterday on the flags was bref-the
Canadas advices from Liverpool not being announc.
ed, the movements all round were moderate. By
reference to our marine list it will be observed that
the arrivals were very numerous that the receipts of
produce were large, and that good demand exists
for Western products particularly for South Alabama
and Texas that the regular conveyances between
this and Mobile not of sufficient capacity to meet
the requirements of shippers that there should be
80 large quantities of freight offering at this early
period of the season denotes that the stock of pro-
duce and merchandise in Alabama, West Georgia and
Florida are very low. m-.


The further talk was of the continued dry weather.
Every day of similar weather as yesterday adds ten
thousand bales to the cotton crop. Late yesterday
evening the skies denoted change, that is rain was
supposed not to be far off Last year on this day we
had to talk of the weather in the following stran


1t is supposed that every body was aware that the
weather was warm and favorable for the crops. The
rain could not have extended far In fact we hardly
think that the dust has been laid throughout the
country. In the meantime, the great staple is coming
freely to market.


something analogous to October of last year. There
is no epidemic at this time to contrast At the same
time there is very little business doing. Cottor
comes to market freely, much in excess of last year
Every vessel and every steamboat arriving adds tt
| our population, and Notwithstanding the high sani
tary condition Of our city, there is deficiency in ar
rivals of vessels and the available tunnage now il
port is much less than at this time last year. Somt
folks, merchants OR shippers may talk that there il
no employment whatever for vessels in Northern
ports, and that ship owners must send their vessels
| somewhere for earnings Possibly they may, bu
after such results as last yearlow reghts detention
Year: 1859

SURVEYS IN FLoRIDA-Letters of instruction to
the Surveyor General of Florida relative to the sur
vey of portion Of the Southern everglades are being
prepared at the General Land Office. The deputy
surveyor who contracted to survey the most south
ery of the line of townships yet contracted for, hav-
ing been driven back to Tampa by hostile Indians,
after he had completed portion Of his work, has
stated that in order to enable him to secure second
outfit and make another effort to prosecute the work
he will require additional compensation and larger
contract The Surveyor General has, therefore, beer
instructed by the General Land Office to extend tht
contract and make small increase of the amcunt
previously agreed upon.
Year: 1859

The Drug business is concentrating
about the corner of Brady and End streets
All the drug houses in the city are soon to
be within stones throw of each other. 1t
will be q very healthy place during the
aummar wa nraaume
Year: 1859

BELLE OF THE FoUBoURH.-Bear in
mind that this splendid play will be pro-
duced at the German Theatre this evening
for the benefit Of the poor. 1t is splendid
piece and will no doubt be we'll played
by our spirited German Ametuers.
Year: 1859

When Hygeia lent medicinal aid to man,
And taught him all his evils how to scan
Not to avored few she showed the way
To stanch the wound and all its pain allay-
Not to the few who claim physic theirs,
And think hut what they give legitimate
No! to all human kind command she gave
Employ your SKILL and your sick brother save"
So went he forth the Magic Salve to find
The Magic Save that now heals all mankind
Nor Wound nor Bruise, Cut, can long remain,
Nor Scar its rude appearance long retain.
Useit-you'n dnd not truths detractor,
For you'll be healed by


DalIey's Pain Extractor.
The only sure effective and complete remedy for Bruises
scads Erupons Piles any Cuaneous disease whatever
For sale in New Orleans wholesale aud RETAIL by


j. WRIGHT & CO.,


q and l5l Chartres ST.,
General Agents for the South whom all orders should
be addressed. jail 2p3eod
Year: 1859

Why goes forth that man this Saturday
evening from the roof under which bis
children live? Why turns he from The
esgaglng little attempts to detain bin. .and
roughly moves them away, while he loves
them dearly? Why sits another by his
fire, sullen. disconten.ed, unwilling to
speak the kindly word, while his heart is
yearning for converse and: enjoyment?
Why flies the cruel speech to her for
whom the bosom's strongest affection is
nourished? And why, searching into
deep depths, why does man become so
often a criminal, in his home? Truth
has to be told; but obi listen to it kindly
for it is hard 10 tell. 1t is because wo-
man does not truly appreciate her mis-
sion in domestic ife. Under the present
condition Of existence, she has become
weighed down by cares. As a wife she
is different to what she was as mistress
She is ever employed in drudgery for
children and household. She neglects
her dress. she forgets her manners. He'
husband sees the change does not perhaps
find sufficient excuse for it from the con
ditions she labors under. He flies 10 thu
tavern and billiard table; and she in
creases in sourness and asperity as sh
increases in years. That much Of this i
owing to the present circumstances Q
social life is true; that much OF it is charge
able to sad submission to those circum
stances is also but too true. 1t is NOR
or less in the power ol woman to max
their domestic life more attractive to thei
husbands, and more molly in its disciplin
and ends than they now do. A great regu
larity in time-a great simplicity in dress
a more determined adherence to tha
which is right in onO's own eyes. rather
than that which is well thought Of in the
eyes Of others-an orderly appor.
tioning Of various periods for different
occupations would make evenings at
home pass away very differently 10 what
in the great majority of cases they are
now doing.
Year: 1859

SLEEPING AFTER DINNER. This habit


which is. becoming SO very popular in this
country, and particularly SO with young per-
sons, is an exceedingly pernicious one. In
our climate, the stomach does not perform
its functions during sleep, except with slow
ness and difficulty so if it be heavily loaded,
it remains in semi-torpid condition until
the siesta is finished. The result Of such
daily torpidity is indigestion, or some one Of
thousand different forms assumed by the
hydra-dispepsa. In hot countries, the
action of the digestic organs is much easier
than here, and sleep, unless very sound, i'm
pedes the stomach's functions but very
slightly, if at all The siesta is, therefore,
a natural thing for the tropics, although it
is totally inappropriate for the United States
Year: 1859

A SINGULAR AFFAIR.-The New York
Times of the 10th tells curious story of
an attempt by two women in carriage to
persuade respectable young lady walking
Broadway to enter and ride with them
Frightened by their opportunities she finally
took refuge in milliner's store, and it ap.
pears that they watched until she came out,
when one accused her of intimacy with her
(the stranger's) husband and gave her a
terrible beating, tearing off her bonnet, pull
ing her hair and scratching her face. The
aggressor was not arrested. The young
lady was engaged to be married, and it is
probable that her lover could explain the
circumstance if he chose to do So
Year: 1859

The individual who tried to clear his con.
science with an egg, is now endeavoring tc
raise his spirits with yeast. If he fails in
this, it is his deliberate intention to blow
out his brains with a pair Of bellows, and
sink calmly into the arms Of young lady
Year: 1859

% good cause" (moaning that he was fighting in
the cause of the slave against the mastery land
that owners have no right Of property in their
slaves" aud said that Brown did nothing but
what any other honest man would do" His case


will come on early in the present term of the ST
perior Court, now in session.
Year: 1859

A USEFUL REoIPE.-Some weeks since,
says the Greenville Patriot and Mountaia-
eer Of recent date, we published q recipe for
cleaning knives, (taken from an, n,exchange
paper in which it was stated thatif an Irish
potatoe was cut and dipped in the brick dust
and then applied to the knife; il would be
found to remove the stains and clean the
knife better than anything else. T the
time we published the article We placed Is.
much faith in it as in the ordinary recipes
found floating in the newspapers. We had
the experiment tried, however, during the
past week, and must confess that We were
very much surprised at the amount Of labor
saved by this simple process. The potatos
was sliced, portion of it dipped in the
brick dust, and then applied to the knife,
which was somewhat stained; almost as soon
as the application was made, the stains Dis
appeared, and little more polishing CAUSED
the blade to present 'she appearance, nearly,
of knife fresh from the hands Of the cut
Ter. The knife was rapidly and easily clean
ed without the usual scratching resulting
from ougrubbipg on hard surface with
brick dust House keepers who hasenot
yet;made the experiment, viii besery much
gratified atits success should they doso.
Year: 1859

SALT LAKE.-Mr. Greeley, in one of his
letters to the Tribune from Utah, gives the
following concerning this remarkable body
of water:


That this lake should be salt, is no anon.
ly. All large bodies of water into which
streams discharge themselves, while they
have severally no outlet, are or should be
salt. If one such is fresh, that is an anomaly
indeed. Lake Utah probably receives as
much saline matter as Salt Lake; but she
discharges it through the Jordon and re-
mains herself fresh, while Salt Lake, having
no issue save byevaperation, is probably the
saltiest body of water on earth. The ocean
is comparatively fresh; even the Mediter-
ranean at Leghorn is not half so salt. I am
told that three barrels of this water yield a
barrel of salt that seems rather strong, yet
its intense saltness, no one who has not had
it in his eye, his mouth his nostrils, can re-
ahze. You can no more sink in it than in
clay bank, but very little of it in your
lungs would suffice to strangle you. You
make your way in from a hot, rocky beach,
over chaos of volcanic basalt that is trying
to the feet; but at depth of yard or more,
you have a fine sandy bottom, and here the
bathing is delightful.


The water is light green color for ten or
twenty rods, then deeply, darkly, beautiful
ly blue No fish can live in it; no frog
abides it, few birds are ever seen dipping
intoit. The rugged mountains in and about
it-just such scraped, and scanned, and gul-
lied precipioes as 1 have been describing ever
since reached Denver-have little fir
and cottonwood, or quaking ash, in their
deeper ravines or behind their taller cliffs,
but look bare and desolate to the casual OBJ
server; and these cut the lake into sections,
and hide most of it from view, probably less
than one.third of it is visible from any sin.
gle point. But this sufices.
Year: 1859

TIE ADMISSION OF GENERAL WALKER INTO THE
CATHOLIC CHuRcH.-The Mobile Mercury Of the LIST inst
says-Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock large con-
course Of citizens and many strangers visiting city
attracted TO the Catholic Cathedral BY rumor that
General Wm Walker would at that time be initiated into
the bosom Of the Catholic church. All the surroundings
rendered the occasion Of solemn interest The
Of the year and the hour gave TO the Cathedral that
"dm religious light 20 favorable serious impressions
The venerable Vicar Gg1cra in his gorgeous robes and
the attendants priests their sacred vesments the deep
response the solemn chant this burning apers and YES
sells Of the sanctuary, inspired in the beholders wonder
and But the most striking feature Of the
was General Walker himsef-the hero Of many
fields the statesman and law givcr-kneelng there with
Of those 10 whom is claimed God has committed the
authority Of his Church and the dspensaton OF his Cos
pei We cannot give the details Of what occurred, but
suffice To say that General Walker is member Of
the Catholic Church, TO whose fold be has been led
have no doubt by Overwhelming conviction, as he was
have heard prepared himself for the services Of the pull
pit In that denomination.
Year: 1859

TAKING IT CooELY.-The Houston Telegraph
which bitterly opposed Gen. Houston, takes the
result of the election in very philosophical spirit
Hear it.:


We were going along smoothly as we thought
had made our State officers for a couple of years
ahead, as we fondy anticipated and supposed the
country was all right, whenGall at once we "heard
something drop" and the next thing we felt Gas
though we had been sent for and couldn't go" 1t
is of to try to account for the business There
is just this one thing about it: the opposition out
numbered us, and we had to knock under. We are
now pleasantly located the banks of Salt River,
that famous place for retrieving broken political
fortunes. The fact is, old Sam is elected, and he
can't be euchred out of his Governorship in any
way but by sending him to the United States Sem
ate.
Year: 1859

The CINCiNNATI GRAPE CRoP.-In the month of
June, the vines in the vicinity of Cincinnati gave
evidence of producing the largest grape crop ever
gathered there but, towards the latter part of the
month, a rot or mildew made its appearance and
good deal of alarm was manifested About one
tenth of the grapes it is estimated was DESTROYED,
but with the dry warm weather of July the rot dis
appeared and it is stated by experienced men that
derfuy well, is as large as ever known. A gentle
man thoroughly conversant with the cultivation of
the grape estimates the money value of the crop of
Hamilton county this year at million of dollars
Year: 1859

BIoKE Jan Our citizens were cobsid
eraby startled last Saturday morning ON
going TO the Jail, 10 End the prisoner Sny
der, who was committed 10 appear next term
Of the circuit court for the murder Of Miss
he bolts which fastened the hinges Of tue
door 1t is probable he was furnished the
ools with which TO made bis escape by
whom, the community are only left 10 con-
lecture Yet it IL said the nuts on the end
of the bolts fastening the hinges night have
been readily taken oG, with two pieces of
wood. While Newaygo county is content
with such a rat trap OF Jail it is sheer non
sence to think Of bringing any one to JUS
tee We want good substantial Jail one
out of which escape cannot be made other
wise than with a key then ia the event Of
prisoners making their escape, there will be
some chance to detect the abetter-Ne.
paygO RspWJiican
Year: 1859

A New FEATURE IN OUR LAKE COMMERCE -
We observe at our docks the snug, stauuoh
looking schooner Clifton, Capt Mercer, Of New
York, taking in cargo Of sycamore lumber for
Richmond, Va. The cargo of this vessel is
from the extensive lumber mills of Gay g. Ford
ham, and as we are informed is shipped direct
via the Lakes and st. Lawrence canals, at
cost much less than the usual expense of ship
ping via the Erie canal, thus demonstrating the
fact that direct trade can be carried ON profit
ably between the lakes and our own sea coast.
as well as with foreign ports,-the latter fact
seems to have been fully established, il we can
Judge from the number Of vessels already load
ed and loading tor foreign markets Sandusky
Register
Year: 1859

nsr 1t has been well remarked that no man
can judge of the happiness of another AS
the moon plays upon the waves, and seems to
our eyes to favor with a peculiar beam one
long track amid the waters, leaving the rest in
comparative obscurity-yet all the while she is
no niggard in her luster; for though the rays
that meet not our eyes are to US as though
;hey were not. yes she, with an equal and un-
favorable lov illness mirrors herself on every
wave, even so, perhaps, happiness falls with
the same brightness and power over the whole
expanse of life, though to our limited eyes she
seems only to rest on those billows from which
the ray is reflected back to our sight
Year: 1859

MCSF IN A BACKwooDs DAvERN-THE LAMP
LORD SMELLS SoNETHING.-A short time since
gentleman and lady were travelling in Mchi-
gan, and having missed the stage, were COM
PEELED to take private conveyance from the
town of Scuder to Thomastown. The ladv
had with her beautiful little lap dog, which
she carried on her lap on an embroidered mat
During the ride the husband discovered he had
no handkerchief when the lady lent him hers.
which was fashionably scented with musk
About half way between the two towns the
carriage broke down, in the mindst of hard
rain, and they were obliged to take refuge in
the half way house-a zone horse" log tavern,
consisting of two rooms-a bar-room &C lodg-
ing room. The lady laid her lapdog on its
mat before the fire, and her husband and her
self took seats. In short time the gentleman
had an occasion to use his handkerchief, and
took it ont, leaving it lying on his knee when
he got through with it. In few moments the
landlord opened the door, put his head n look
ed around, went out, came in, gazed at the dog
his noStrls all the while upturned in intense
disgust. He finally appeared satisfied went
to the outside door, opened it, came back with
a bound, seized the lap dog by the tail, and
hurled him bowling through the open door full
ten rods into the forest. The wife tainted
the husband rose to his feet terribly enraged,
and wanted to know what did that for
That's my dog" continued he furiously.-
" Don't care cuss whose dog it it," said the
man gruffiy and impetuously | amt going to
have no such blasted smelling varment around
my tavern" The husband and wife evacuated
the house instantly, and proceeded on their
way in the rain