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Year: 1860

a" About Politics.

 Not the Dog-star, but the political star now glows and rages. For fortnight now or less, the quiet hills and valleys of Connecticut will scorch and seethe under the tepid rays.

 We are now just in the height of the excited discussions to which once ayear, we are happily permitted an escape valve, and after which all is quiet again until another election brings around the necessity of another getting up ol steam.

 Happily up here in Litchfeld, where nothing short of an orthodox earthquake, or clerical castigation can greatly awaken an interest, or shake our proverbial dignity and sobriety, we are freer from the more severe effects deep immer- sion in the political cauldron entails on the sslfsubmerged. = E',

 Here we receive political conventions and DO. litical harangues with equal equanimity. Here we learn of immense efforts in other places with wonderful fondness for our own. Here we are blessed, or are sought to be, with the visits of his majesty-the Mayor of New York, and the Hon. Henry Wilson of Massachusetts come and go with rub-a-dub-dub, and we are left again in profound peace.

 But our idea in all this,--and we have been long time reaching it-is, that these political discussions on the corners and under the house tops, once year, are not such very bad things after all, even in a quiet and sedate community. They give al life and animation to the stagnant pools of fogyism, they stir up voters to do their duty, and if there was not man converted one way or the other, they accomplish good work in accomplishing this. -.. .....

 Somuch for political preaching

 But we are sick of politics." exclaim large proportion of Connecticut humanity. So ars we, heartily, thoroughly but politics is neces sary evil, not long lived and though often recur ring, not unbenefcial to the public health

 After the storm comes a calm, and no one will hail the suspicious morn, of April 3d witl more heartiness than we, especially if that day shall see, as we are confident it will, the triumph of the excellent ticket which heads our columns and better than all, of the principles of Freedom and the Union, for which we labor and fight.
Year: 1860

IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIcITY.-Hunt's Mer- chants Magazine, for February, says:

 'Notoriety or publicity is an indispensa- be element of success to the merchant me- chanic or manufacturer, who would give a speedy and wide distribution to the commod- ties and productions which he seeks to ex- change for money. He may have capital, skill, convenient position, punctualityy, in- dustry and honesty every possible fitness for his business --and all is nothing. if he have not sufficient notorety. This notoriety let it cost more or less. he must purchase or provide for as carefully as he purchases or manufactures his stock of goods. And, il must to some extent bear certain relation. to the business he would do it must be both positive and comparative. People must not only know him and his business, because otherwise they will not find him but they must know him, because otherwise they will find and trade with those who are better known. To do successful and profitable business, merchant must adgertise--no mat ter what he sells"
Year: 1860

WASHINGTON. April 6.-The House Committee on Military Affairs has been notified by the Secretary of War that he is now ready to recommend the raising of a volunteer regiment for the protection of the frontiers of Texas.
Year: 1860

FAcIXG THE MrsIo-Douglas has met the
fire eaters in the South face to face and has
told them what no Southern man in their
own country has dared tell them-hat he
,oouid hang every one of them as high as Ha-
man, who, in consequence of the election of
Black Republican President, shall attempt
to dissolve the Government. That is the ring
of the true metal. Let the South understand
at once that they have nothing to hope from
treason but the halter and they will hesitate
before allowing a Black Republican to be
elected, thus creating cause for their own
complaints. They may secede at Charleston
and bolt at Baltimore but they cannot ruin
this confederacy because they cannot rule it..


Stick to them, Douglas! Talk it right out
to them. The real Union men of all political
parties, North and south, will stand by you.


What noble contrast does his bold and
intrepid attitude present to that of Lincoln,
who declares that he would like to visit his
old home in Kentucky, but is afraid to do so
for fear of sustaining personal Uiolence lie
is as fearful and timid as the Little Giant"
is bold and energetic - Cleveland PIaindeaier.
Year: 1860

WAELIKE.-The Territorial Enterprise says
that the Indians at Pyramid Lake still seem
rather disposed to continue the quarrel. Sew
eral parties have been warned lately to leave
there. They say the whites did not whip
them before, and they don't believe they can
do il.
Year: 1860

STRANGE NOISES AT SAN QUENTIN. Capt
Norton of the sloop Kate arrived here last
evening from Marin county, and informs us
that when about two miles this side of the
prison, at one o'clock yesterday, he heard a
loud report of fire arms. He says that the
firing Of small arms continued for some time,
when the large cannon was brought into
play and belched forth its thunder. The di-
reetion of the firing was evidently into the
Bay at the south Of the prison, and our n-
formant therefore supposed that some of the
prisoners had made break in the boats or
were swimming towards them lie could
plainly see the water splash where the large
sho struck II is possible that a break OF
the prisoners might have caused the firing;
but we are rather inclined to believe that it
was in consequence of the final withdraw u
of McCauley from the prison, who having
finished up his brick burning, was about to
formally take his leave Of san Quentin yes
terday-S. f. call, Thursday.
Year: 1860

WE learn, says the Nevada Democrat, that
a number Of moneyed men of Nevada have
subscribed for all the stock in the Henness
Turnpike Company not heretofore taken.
The company will now have plenty of fluids,
not only to complete the road, but to keep it
open and in excellent condition during the
coming winter.
Year: 1860

BETTING VS.. BRAGGNG. The Breckinridge
boilers here and elsewhere in the State, bIag
loudly of what amounts they are ready and
anxious to bet on Breckinridge beating
Douglas in California, but invariably take
good care to do so at times and places when
and where there is no proba bility of finding
customer" for their money. These boast
ers are sometimes caught however, and made
to invest their funds in a losing speculation,
or back squarely down This was the case
at the Bank Exchange on Monday last, where
a gentlemen was bOasting of what he would
bet-some $1,000 we believe-on Breckin-
ridge beating Douglas in the State His brag
game, however, was suddenly brought to an
end by Mr.. w. ID. Chapman, who informed
him that he (Chapman) had the ready money
in his pocket to take that bet or five thousaL d
dollars more The other had not the funds
at command to make his own offer good, and
in fact, he was only "authorized to make the
offer for other parties" Mr.. Chapman stated
that he ''talked money when he offered to
bet or take a bet" and would be happy to
see "other parties" to the tune ofS500, 81 900
or $4,000. "Other parties" were sent for,
but they were not forthcoming with the
funds until at last the newly converted
Brecknridger and his friends telegraphed to
q State official at Sacramento, and by this
means were enabled to make a bet of $500
only: Mr.. Chapman begging them to add to
that amount another But no, five hundred
was as much as they could afford to lose on
their game of brag They were caught in
it, handsomely, and had to, for appearan &c
sake put up something to make show.


If there any Others who would like to in
vest some funds-in snail or large amounts
upon Breckenridge beating Douglas in Cali
fornia, Mr. Chapman We hear, will go more
than half way to accommodate them. Blag'
ging is one thing, but putting up the money
is another. and more important feature Of
betting on the election, fact which the
Breck nrdgers will do well to remember
s. r Naki0r
Year: 1860

SINGULAR DISEASE AMONG CArrLE.-We
take the following from the Stanisaus Index;
A new and singular disease has made its APP
pearance among the cattle of this section
which if not checked Immediately, results
fatally in very short time. The disease
we understand, is principally among cows,
and makes its appearance in the mouth and
eyes The edges of the tongue become coat
ed and the eyes inaamed. followed by a
frothing at the mouth and the teats becoming
perfectly black The best mode of treating
the disease is. we understand, to wash the
mouth with vinegar and moasses, and feed
them with corn meal Cruel. This course of
treatment, we are told, ia invariably auccoss'
full
Year: 1860

in bringing these dark deeds to light,
have never been heard of from that day
to this; and | have much fear the lat
ter perished by the hand of the wretch
who kept the house. have sought by
every means in my power to gain somo
tidings of this beautiful creature, but in
vain. Money and large rewards have
not been wanting; and l would at this
moment give half of what l am worth
in the world to discover what became
ofher-for to her owe my preservation.
My tale is done. II
Year: 1860

Set pitcher of iced water in a room,
inhabited, and in few hours it will have
absorbed from the room nearly all the
respired and perspired gasses Of the
room, the air of which will have become
purer, but the water utterly filthy. This
depends on the fact that water has the
faculty of condensing and thereby alb
solving nearly all the gases, which it does
without increasing its own bulk The
colder The water is, the greater is its
capacity to contain these gases. At ordi-
nary temperatures a pint of water will
contain a pint of carbonic acid gas, and
several pints of ammonia. This capaci-
ty is nearly doubled by reducing the
temperature to that of ice. Hence wa
ter kept in the room for awhile, is always
unfit for use, and should be often renew
ed whether it has become warm or not
And for the same reason the water in a
pump stalk should be all pumped out in
the morning before any is used. That
which has stood in the pitcher over night
is not fit for coffee water in the morning.
Impure water is more injurious to health
than impure air, and every persan should
provide the means of obtaining fresh pure
air, and every person should provide the
the means of obtaining fresh pure water.
Ind. Farmer.
Year: 1860

An argument in favor of drilling in
wheat, would seem to be out Of place,
az this time, since every where we 20
FARMERS are forward to tell US, This year
hasfally satisfied me that drilling wheat
is the only sure way to obtain q good crop
There seems TO be nobody in doubt upon
the subject as many were before. This
season has left a general impression on
the minds of farmers that drilled wheat
has averaged five bushels of wheat to
the acre more than the undrilled through
out the entire State. The result is that
the demand for drills at this time is more
than double that of any previous season.
Messrs. Lawrence Davis s. Co., of Dub
lin Indiana, who manufacture Moores'
Wheat Drills, tell US that their stock was
exhausted more than a month ago, and
that but for the fact that they had several
hundred machines, ready to be put to-
gether with great rapidity, they would
have been utterly unable to supply the
demand.-hdiana Farmer.
Year: 1860

In the days of Christ very little cotton
was grown, and Flax and Wool made up
the sum total of human clothing. Atthis
time cotton fabrics are far more extern
sively used than linen. Whether the for
mer is of more real value is very doubt
full. If there was as much money inves-
ted in the growing of fax in the United
States, as there is in the culture of cot.
ton, it would doubtless modify very much
the apparent value Of the two textiles.


But there is another item Of import
ance to the Great West, which we shall
do we'll to consider. The cultivation of
substitute for cotton, in the wheat and
corn growing States of the North will
tend to increase the price of the cereals,
by reducing the amount produced. Cot
ton wool is stronger than lint, but the lat
Ter is the stronger of the two. Cotton
mixes more easily with wool, but if lint
may be cut and carded, so as to mix as
well, it would, most likely, produce a
more desirable cloth, affording to fine
woods stronger body.


In Russia, it is said, they have lately
brought forward new lint producing veg
etable, called the silk plant. 1t is said to
be very soft, and quite strong. This
should be introduced Immediately into the
Corn growing States. and thoroughly tried
and our Agricultural Societies should en-
deavor to direct public attention to the i'm
of producing more of those ma
Ierials which we import, as the best means
by which to obtain remunerative prices
for the aggregate Of farm products. If
the Mississippi Valley grew It's own Tool
and linen, as it does Its own cotton and
sugar. the. empire ofwealth would be rap
idiy transferred TO the West.


The man who wears peggod boots las
ALWAYS s'nDusic In his sole
Year: 1860

The following is from the pen Of o.W.
Holmes:


If the reader Of this paper lives an
other year, his self conscience principle
will have migrated from his present ten
ement to another, the raw materials even
of which are not yet put together. A
portion of that body of which is TO be,
viii ripen in the corn of next harvest
Another portion Of his future person, be
Will purchase, or others will purchase for
him, headed up in the form of certain bar
rels Of potatoes aud other roots. A third
fraction is yet to be gathered in the rice
fields of the South. The limbs with which
he is then to walk viii be clad with flesh
borrowed from the tenants Of my stalls
and pastures, now unconscious OF their
doom. The very organs Of speech with
which he Is to talk so wisely, plead
so eIoquently, or speak effectively, must
first serve his humble brethren to bleat,
to below, and for all the varied utterance
of bristled or feathered barnyard life
His bones themselves are, to- great ex-
tent, in posse and not e5Se. a bag OF
phosphate of lime, which he has ordered
from Prof. Mapes, for his grounds, con-
tains large part Of what IS 10 be his
skeleton. And more than all this. and
by far the greater part of his body is mo-
thing at all but water, the main substance
of his scattered members is to be looked
for in the reservoir, In the clouds, IN the
running streams, and in the bottom Of
the well.
Year: 1860

You may put man in the midst Of all
the musical instruments in the world, and,
if he does not know how to play on them
they will afford him no pleasure. You
may heap wealth upon a man uDtil 1t cas-
ties itself to heaven, and yet he may be
a pauper. The paupers are not IN the poor
houses, but in mansions-for a man IS
rich only by so much as he knows how to
use what he has; everything beyond that
is poverty. do not think that asses that
lug the gold ore from the mines are rich;
and yet many men choose to take their
places and spend their whole life, and
bend themselves double, to carry that.
which always will be a burden to theH
They do not carry il to make It pOwe
of usefulness, they do not carry it q
make it inAame and feed moral power
by benefaction-by a large divinity Of
benefcence; they carry 1t merely as gold,
as property; and they are beasts Of bur-
den, burdened. A[ulutudes and multi
tudes of such beasts there are, and tens
of thousands of aping men running after
them, saving, "Oh, that I were they, or
like them" And so the steep path from
the the mine to the point where they throw
their load is worn 50 near smooth that
many who walk upon it overburdened'
slip and 90 70 perditiOn.-BsschsT.
Year: 1860

DR.. Stephen Ware, CT Boston, IN his
testimony in q recent case which grew
out of injuries from the bite Of dog,
furnished the following valuable advice:


In the case Of the bite by dog where
the teeth of the animal penetrate into
the flesh, whether the dog was known to
be mad or not, he should use the same
precautions, viz: He would wash the
wound with warm water, extract all the
virus possible, by sucking the wound with
his lips, and then cauterize it deeply
with the caustic most readily obtained,
but should use potash if it could be pro-
cured at once. The time in which the
effects of the bite of a rabid dog would
be seen, varied from two to three days to
as many years; but if no effects were felt
after two or three months, as a general
thing, the patient mightfeel himself safe.
Bites made through clothing are seldom
productive of much harm, as, even when
the dog is mad, the clothing absorbs the
virus, before the teeth reach the flesh.
Most Of all the fatal cases occurred where
the person was bitten 9n some naked
parr. Concerning the possibility Of a cure
in real case Of hydrophobia, nothing
was said.
Year: 1860

Take green tomatoes, cut small piece
off the the stem end, and also from the
other side; then lay them in a pan
Sprinkle with salt, pour boiling water on
;hem, and let them stand ten minutes
Chop them up fine, putting in some cab
bage, horse radish, and peppers; and
vinegar on, and they are ready to pack in
crooks. They make an, excellent dish to
serve with meat. Try it.
Year: 1860

A writer in the Rural New Yorker
says, some years since, l left, in the
Spring, a quantity of coarse manure and
straw in my barn-yard. My hogs slept
in the yard under the COW she'd In the
course of the summer, the Aeas became
so numerous that we did not choose to
go there to milk, and yarded our COWS
in another place. In the fall, as soon as
my work would permit meto attend to it
we gave the yard a thorough cleaning,
and scattered fresh Stacked lime hber-
ally under the entire shed, and have not
been troubled with feas since.
Year: 1860

Bailey held as sesprity are really any security
whatever. But that fact will be settled very
shortly, we apprehend, on further investigation.


GODDARD Bailey, who seems to be the most
prominent one in this matter, is young mar.
ried man, about thirty years Of age, and is ad-
mitted to be q person Of remarkably fine sbli-
ties and attanments. He is a native Of South
Carolina, but was appointed to Office from the
State of Alabama, being a resident of that
State for some time previous to his appoint.
ment to office. At the time Of his appointment,
the strongest kind of testimonials as to his al.
legged high character and scholarly attain.
ments were offered in his behalf; but since his
appointment, his extravaganza has often been
noticed and commented upon by those best
acquainted with him it being well known, that
for long time past his expenses have been
considerably more than his salary amounted
to--the latter being, we believe, 81 600 year.
1t is also pretty widely known, that for some
time past he has been a regular frequenter Of
the faro banks. His careless manner of attend
ingto his business, Of late has also been noticed
and commented upon by his fellow.clerks. 1t
had been his custom, in times past, to carefully
examine all drafts and bonds that had been
signed by other parties but, during the last
two or three weeks, he has evinced the greatest
carelessness in this respect, passing them by
without gancing at them. His wife is mem.
ber of very respectable Virginia family.


Officers Allen and Busher are expected to
arrive here this morning, having Russell in
their custody.


We hear that, when Secretary Thompson
read the letter, he asked Bailey for the key Of
the safe. Bailey intimated that he did not
know where it was. The Secretary then de.
clared, that If it was not forthcoming he would
break it open with an axe. The key was soon
brought out


Bailey, few weeks ago, declared that under
no circumstances would he consent to hold
Office under Lincoln. 1t would seem as if such
is really to be the case.


In our Congressional report will be found
further proceedings connected with the case.


The following is the list of stocks held by
the Secretary Of the Interior in trust for Indian
Year: 1860

A COMPLETE assortment of the above now
n on hand, of all kinds and sizes. Also q
splendid free burning coal for cooking purposes,
a choice article.


Sawed and split wood also on hand.
All those against secession and those in favor
of it will do we'll to give me call.


GEORGE BOGUS,


East side Ninth, bet. D and E sts.
dec l0-2w
Year: 1860

A Fusion RoORBAcK.-The Campaigner
says that a prominent Douglas man, who
resides in the eastern part Of the county,
lately proposed that the Douglas men would
vote for the Republican Legislative ticket
this year, on condition that the Republicans
would vote for the Douglas county ticket
next year. We undertake to say that such
a proposition was never made by any Doug
las man who can influence single vote ex-
cept bis own, and we are of the opinion
that the statement has not the semblance
Of truth. Every intelligent man knows
that fusion between the Douglas men and
any other party, in this county, is an i'm
possibility. The Douglas men expect to
elect their entire Legislative ticket in this
county, and they are not such fools as to
throw away their votes this year, on the
promises of Republicans OF any other party
to vote their county ticket next year. The
statement is an absurdity on its face.
Year: 1860

Should the position of parties remain IN
up TO the day of election, the fose-
going estimate will be found to appre1i-
mate the official result. In case BrecEin-
ridge should withdraw in time for the news
to reach California, the vote that would go
for him would perhaps be about equally d.
vided between the other three candidates.
Year: 1860

LosT.-on saturda y evening while going
to the fire, brass cap was lost, belonging
to Engine Niagara, of Independent Fire Co.
Any person finding it will please leave it at
the Journal Office.
Year: 1860

WAKE UP Read the announcement of
Mr.. .. P. Boyer, in another column. There
is no humbug about Boyer he will do just
what he says. Call in and see his ware,
and we know you will buy at the prices
offered, If you want any thing.
Year: 1860

The ANCHOR EXCHANGE, No. % Water
street, will always be found with the latch
string hanging out Every delicacy of the
season is there served up in the best style.
The most fastidious epicure will find some
thing that will tempt his appetite.


nov. 2I-Itd HANK BROoKLoCKER.
Year: 1860

WWe received about midnight last
night long account of the Burch divorce
case, now pending at Napierville, H., which
Is as full of scandal as an egg is of meat. We
could not punish our compositors so much
"a to ask them to lose their sleep on account
of it, after having been up all night the
evening previous.
Year: 1860

THE Two ToNGUEs.-Tbe December num-
ber of the Atlantic Monthly contains an in
teresting article entitled "The Two
Tongues in which the writer tells the fol
lowing brief story in illustration of his
subject:


A case Of assault and battery was tried in a
Western court: The plaintiffs counsel inform
ed the jury in his opening, that he was pre-
pared to prove that the defendant, a steamboat
captain, menaced his client, an English trav-
eler, and put him in bodily fear, commanding
him to vacate the avenue Of the steamboat with
his baggage, or he would precipitate him into
the river" The evidence showed that the cap
tain called out,-"Stranger, ef you don't tote
your plunder off that gang-plank, I'll spill you
in the drink"


The writer submits that for terseness and
vigor the practitioner at the Der of the Ohio
bad the better of the learned counsel who
appeared at the bar of justice, albeit his
client was In Cockney mystification at the
address.