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Year: 1859

PADDY's PIG.-As shadow to all
these sunny Southern light. I must
here mention that did meet with few
extraordinarily mean men in Sidney
There was one, amerchant prince, who
made it boast that he had never given
away shilling IN his life. So far as I
know, he only departed from his ex-
treme seltishness on one occasion, and
the circumstances are worth relating
One morning, a poor Iishman stepped
into his counting-house, and, looking
the very picture of misery, said, "Oh
may it please yer honor, I've lost pig
the only pig l had-and Mistress


-, the governess has given me a
pound, and sent me to you for another
She says you have gold enough to build
a sty wild, and will be sure to give a
little" At first old hard faced refused;
upon which, Paddy threw himself upon
stool, and raised such piteous wall
that the merchant, thinking he was mad
about the death of his pig, gave him a
pound to get quit of him. Next day
the proprietor of the defunct porker
was passing the warehouse, and seeing
his benefactor at the door, he pulled
his hat to him. "Well, did you get
drunk with that pound, or buy another
pig?" asked the rich man grufly.-
Bought another pig, yer honor-a
darling little thing, wild sweet twist
in his tail, like a lady's curl" "Well,
it's hoped that you will take better care
of him than you did of the other
What did he die OFF" ssDie of? Did
you say now? Why git out wild ye,
he was SO fat killed him !-.Souther7a
L'ghts and Shaooacs, or Life IN Aus-
trdlio. By Frank Foacler.
Year: 1859

I A New York editor thinks, from
the manner shirts are made in that city,
there ought to be an inspector Of sew
ers." The editor went to the expense
of new shirt the other day, and found
himself, when he awoke in the morning
crawling out between two of the short,
est stitches
Year: 1859

hunting party, including the women aad
the boys. assembled at the tent 10 remove
the forsaken white man, and all that be-
longed TO him, to their own camp. The
goods, for the preservation of which he
had risked his own life, were packed upi
the wagon, abandoned by his fellow trav-
eler and himself. at the beginning Of their
disasters, when their last horse died, was
cleared Of snow and made tit for use
again; and even the tent was not left be-
hind. II was too firmly frozen to the
ground TO be pulled up, so it was
cut oil just above the snow, and was
thrown over the rest Of the baggage
When the Indians bad packed the wagon,
their wives and their boys harnessed
themselves TO il, and dragged il away
eheerfully TO the camp. Mr.. Molhausen
and the elder warriors followed. The
Prussian traveller stopped, before he left
the place forever, to take last look AT
the lonely scene of all his sufferings and
all bis perils. The spot where this ten,
had stood was still marked in the snowy
waste by the ashes OF his expiring fire.
His eye rested on that last left, touching
trace Of himself and bis hardships-then
wandered away TO his little bill from
which be used 10 look out on his solitude


TO the bank Of the river where he had
lain in ambush for the Pawnees by the
hole in the ice through which he had
thrust their bodies. He shuddered, as
well he might, at the dreadful memories
which the familiar objects around him
called up. 4 moment more and he was
descending the bill, from the summit ol
which he had looked back, to follow the
trail Of his Indian friends moment
more and be had left his home in the
desert forever.


In less than five weeks from that time
be and his wagon load of goods were
safe--tbanks TO the 0ttoe Indians, at q
fur-trading station on the Missouri river
and he was eating good bread again, ant
drinking whisky punch in the society o.


white men.


/ The particulars of this fearful nara


tive of suffering and peril have beer
! abridged from an episode in Mr.. Molhaus
; ems own record Of his travelling adven
lures in North America, when he was il
the employment Of the United State
government
Year: 1859

SECRET RELIoIoS.-God is often
lost in prayers and ordinances. Enter
into thy chamber said He, @and shut
thy door about thee. '4shut thy door
about thee" means much; il means
shut oui not only frivoiity, bat business
not only the company abroad. but the
company Al home L means--let the
poor soul have a little rest and refresh
ment, and God have opportunity to speak
to thee IN a still small voice, or be viii
speak IN thunder. / am persuaded the
Lord would often speak more softly #
we would shut the door.
Year: 1859

HARVEST PRosPECTs.-Having traversed during
the past week many Of the western and midland
counties, we able to say that the country gen
orally has rarely exhibited finer promise. Our
grain crops generally of good color, and we'll
covering the ground; wheat is almost everywhere
strong and dark, and barley and oats generally
full of leaf, and sufficiently forward. Perhaps the
sander parts of Cheshire should be excepted as suf
fering over all its late spring from want
ty nothing can look finer than the wheat crop and
the potato crop, and the abundant growth of grass
in the pastures In Northamptonshire and Bedford
SHIRE again, the promise is everything that could
be wished. -Enoish PaDer
Year: 1859

BURKE's GENEROSITY. On walking
home, one night, from the House of
Commons, he was accosted by one of
those wretched women who infest the
public thoroughfares of great town:
Finding that the man she addressed was
of character different from that of her
usual associates she burst into tears, and
told him her very painful history. It
was, of course, the ordinary tale, moro
than ordinarily pathetic. lady's maid
the lady's Observation-Disclosures
the streets. As she was talking to him
Burke arrived at his own door. There
was something in the degraded objects
language that struck him as sincere.
Solemnly admonishing her that every-
thing might depend upon herself, he
called his housekeepe. and told he. to
take care of the unhappy stranger until
she could be seen by Mrs. Burke. The
next day this kind lady, always ready
to second her husband in his humane
designs saw the poor woman. The op-
portunity of amendment was afforded
her, and eagerly embraced. Her bene-
factor had no reason to repent of his
effort to save from absolute. despair. this
outcast of the London streets.-Llfe of
Burke.
Year: 1859

Harvesting is about over with in our
county. We are told that the grain will
turn out much better than was anticipa-
ted this spring The gran, is also. freer
from smut than usual Stockton Argus
Year: 1859

The reader will see in our local column no.
tice of the triumphant acquit,al of young stith.
The verdict was highly honorable to him. ana
Justly so, as we learn that his innocence was
clearly established.
Year: 1859

BOXING A DIPLoMAT.-Mr. Ward, the Ameri-
can Minister to China, made an attempt, not
long since, to go to Pekin, the capital Of the
Chinese Empire. No information has been re-
ceived from him az to how he succeeded, but O
late Paris paper states that he actually went to
Pekin, and gives the annexed account OF the
trip;


"The members Of The legation, under the gui-
dance of Mandarin, were placed in large
box, which was closed everywhere but above so
as to prevent those it contained from seeing
the country. This box, or travelling chamber,
provided with all things necessary to the COM
fort Of the travellers, was placed on raft and
taken up tho river, and then up the imperial
canal as far as the gate of the capital. There
il was placed on large truck drawn by oxen,
and in this way the Minister Of tho United
States and the members of this legation entered
Pekin. They were perfectly well treated by
the Chinese, but were not allowed to see any
thing. The truck was drawn into court yard
Of large house which was TO be the residence
Of the American ENJOYS, but from which they
were not to be allowed 10 60 out. They were
not allowed to have any communication with
the outer world, but were permitted to send a
dispatch to Mr.. Fish, the American Consul at
Shanghai, informing him Of their safety. After
the Interview, the American Minister was to be
reconducted to the frontier in the same way
which he came"
Year: 1859

THE PENNSYLVANIA ELEcTIoN.-Of the eleven
State Senators voted for at the late election in
Pennsylvania, oil but one of the successful can
didates belong to the opposition party. 1t ap-
pears that Senator Blglcr had determined TO be
q candidate for reelection to the Senate, and
the people took good care that no one should
be elected to the Legislature who would under
any circumstances vote for him. The Senators
elected this year will all have u vote for United
States Senator in 1861, and IL is now pretty GER
tain that Bgler's Senatorial career will close
with bis present term.
Year: 1859

INCREASE OF POPULArIoN.-The arrivals by
sea in this State, for the ten months preceding
November lst, exceeded the departures by ten
thousand being at the rate of one thousand a
month. The overland immigration is estimated
at over thirty thousand. The total increase of
the population of the State, for the year 1859,
will doubtless exceed fifty thousand
Year: 1859

A New DIToH.-The Excelsior Ditch Company
have contracted with some Chinese for the compile
ton Of ditch which which has been surveyed from
point near the Randolph saw mill to Sand Hill.
tom, and four feet Deep and the terms of the con-
tract are five dollars per rod This will about drain
Deer Creek the greater part Of the year, for some
miles below the head Of the dteh.--G. Y. National
Year: 1859

SIR JOHN FRANKLN.-It is stated that Sir
John Franklin was destined by his father for
the ministry, by nature for the sea. While at
school he walked twelve miles to see the ocean
for the first time. He was sent on a trading
voyage to Lisbon to cure him of his bent-the
voyage confirmed it.
Year: 1859

YoUNG's THIRD GIFT ENTERTAINMENT.-In an
other column will be found a list of the prizes
to be distributed at Charley Young's third
grand gift entertainment, which takes place on
the 26th proxlmo. We invite attention to the
Year: 1859

a.


A pleasant correspondent Of the N. Y.
P,st, writing from Jerusalem, thus humour.
ously describes the Dead Sea bath:


"The Dead Sea has nothing of the DESC
lation which it has been the pleasure Of trav-
elers to describe, and it seemed to smile at
tie dread with which it inspires the pilgrim.
1, of course took a bath there; and for a
swimmer who has fancy to keep his leg as
well as well as his head out Of water, can
imagine it must be quite pleasant. My French
friend who is not little inclined to corpu-
lcncy complained that he could not get down
into the water, and floated about now one side
up, and now another, for all the world like an
inflated bladder. On emerging from the
water it was rapidly evaporating by the sun ;
and the salt crystaliz;ng on our bodies gave
us the appearance of animated sticks of rock
candy, or family resemblance to Lots wife.
With sensation on our skin as if we had
been picked for family use, and with taste
in our mouth compounded of Glauber salts
and assaf9tida, we concluded that one bath
in the Dead Sea was enough for life time
Year: 1859

We have received no news from the Law
renee Convention which met on Wednesday
to nominate candidate for Delegate to
Congress. The interest we feel in the nom
ination, is very slight. In the first place
we know that a good Republican will be Sc
lected. And next, we know that Southern
Kansas, which should be united on can
didate of her own, will be divided so as to
lose the nomination. Either Kaw River OF
the territory north of it will get the candi
date. We have important interests at stake
in Southern and southwestern Kansas, in the
election of a Delegate to Congress. But
under the present state of things we do
not expect to get more than the crumbs
from the tables of such places as Leaven-
worth aud Lawrence. We console our
selves with the thought that in short time
we shall have the power to institute a new
order of things. And when we get it zoe
sciU use Il.


We expect to support the nominee of the
Convention, even though it should be one
who always has and always viii war against
the material interests of this section. We
do not intend to let our pecuniary interests
run away with our principles, and we be-
lieve tie people generally are of the same
mind. We believe that Republican tri.
umph next fall is duty We owe to the prin-
ciples for which We are consending, and We
shall not be one to assist in throwing Il
away. We shall therefore support the Re.
publican nominee, and urge the same course
on the people of this section.
Year: 1859

We learn that the Constitutional Conven-
ton closed its lsbors last week. We have
seen but little of their work and are there
fore not able TO pass judgment upon it,
Bat from the character OF the majority OF
the members of the Convention, We sre
led to believe that the Constitution is good
one, and liberal IN all its essential provis-
ions. The people are TO vote on the ques-
ton of its ratification or rejection. in Octo-
ber. We shall probablY Be abe to lay
the dccunent entire before ear readers nexs
week.
Year: 1859

Gold continues to arrive in Leavenworth
from the Mountains and it is said that large
quantities could be purchased of the mi
ners if there was coin sufficient; but that
article appears TO be scarce in the mines.
The yield of gold is steady and uninterrupt-
ed though not SO large as was anticipated
by many over sanguine persons. There is
said to be plenty of employment at good
wages for all who desire it. Several per-
sons have gone to the States for quartz
mills We believe there are none now in


the mines, while large quantity of rich
quartz has been taken out and is ready for
the crushing process. There has been
quite a heavy emigration to the mines,
since the reports of the late discoveries.
Year: 1859

GOVERNOR WISE AS A RAPID WRITER.-A
letter-writer from Richmond gives the follow
ing information in regard to Governor Wise's
rapidity of penmanship:


Governor Wise, in the character of scribe,
surpasses, perhaps, any man living. In
point o. rspidity he can only be paralleled in
shorthand, while his writing is almost as
legible as print. had occasion some time
ago to copy some writing of his, and did SO
page after page as he produced them. I
started when he was about two pages ahead,
and though he had to compose while had
merely to copy, at the close Of the tenth page
he was still two in advance. At this stage he
was called off to dinner, and avaled myself
Of this opportunity to procure q peculiar style
Of pen, which thought would facilitate the
operation. We both set to work again stimuli
taneouslyI and though he stopped occasionally
TO mend his pen, (he writes with quill pen,
and now and then walked rapidly around the
room, while meanwhile wrote with all the
rapidity of which was capable, he wound up
at the end of the twenty page with the
two pages in advance which he had at the
start. understand he thinks nothing Of
answering twenty-five or thirty letters day,
or rather within the three or four hours be
spends 10 his office, besdbs attending to other
duties and receiving visitors, who occupy much
of his time. What reporter he would mako
Year: 1859

SAD FALL OF CULTIVATED WOMAN FROM
INTEMpERANcE.--A handsome and respectfully
dressed woman was brought into Justice Corn
wells Court, in Now York, OFT Thursday. in
state of beastly intoxication. While in charge
of the officers in the court sho took fit of
delirium tremsns, and the scene that ensued
was heartrsnding beyond description. Her
shrieks were so terrible and agonizing, that
even the officers of the Court, used to such
scenes, were visibly moved. One of the Off
GERS of the Court stated that this woman was
the wife of&an eminent physician, and but a
short time since was highly respected as an
exemplary wife and mother, and had every
thing around her to make her life happy; but
in ON evil hourshe yielded to the vice of in
temperance, AID since then has gone down,
step by step, in her sad career. Her husband
tried every means in his power to reclaim her,
but without avail; and, as final resort, was
obliged to have her arrested and sent to the
Penitentiary.
Year: 1859

A MAN TWICE KrLLED.-The eastward bound
train on the D. and M. Railway, when about
five miles this side of Linden, Michigan, a
day or two ago, ran over a young man lying
on the track, splitting his head directly in two,
from the crown to the neck, the front part Of
the head being found some ten feet from the
body. Subsequent examination Of the body
discovered bullet-hole through the shoulder,
going to show that the unfortunate young
man had been murdered and hi 8 body depos-
tied on the track,
Year: 1859

street. and called for liquor In refused him,
when he drew pistol and attempted to shoot the bar
keeper. bystandey struck up his arm the weapon
went on, when the ball, missing IT'S Intended victim,
passed through the cheek Of another man. named Hugh
sayan, who was in the barroom slavan narrowly cs-
eye, eancDg against the bone and passing out at the
side Of his face The fellow arrested by officer Con-
nelly, Of the First ward and locked up Slavan
veycd TO The hospital.


RIOT IN WEST SEVENTEENTH STREET.


About three O'Clock Saturday afternoon word was
sent to the Sixteenth precinct station house that several
persons were breaking into house, No. 22S East
Seventeenth street, with the intention Of beating old
lady. The police were called in, but were driven OF by
the place, when general fight ensued between the police
and the rioters. For a while the police roughly
handled but at length succeeded in queng the riot and
arresting three OF the ringleaders


ANOTHER SHOOTING CASUALTY.


Edward Henno, young German, was dangerously
wounded yesterday morning, by some unknown per-
sons, while standing in front of lager beer
loon in Forty sixth street, Ninth avenue. 1t
appears HennO was fired upon by some persons from the
upper story Of adjoining window The charge, which
consisted Of slugs took effect in Hennos neck woundng
him severely. The injured was taken to his home,
No. 165 West Thirty street. where the sugs
extracted by the doctor in attendance Homo says that
be gave no one provocaton for the assault that he
was quietly walking home when some one spoke TO him
musket at him. The police will probably effect the
rest Of the assaants but at present they large.


sTABBNG HIS srEP-DAUGHTER.


George Dowde resident of No. 2o8 Mott street. quar-
relied with his step daughter, Anne McAdams, on New
Years night, and assaulted her with bayonet The
point Of the weapon entered the girls eye, nctng
we're and somewhat dangerous wound. Dowdel was
rested by the Fourteenth precinct police and taken before
Justice Brennan at the Essex Market Police Court where
he was held 10 bail in the sum Of 81 900 to answer


sTABBING AFFRAY IN FULTON STREET.


Patrick Cosgrove was admitted to the New York Hosp-
tai on New Years night, suffering from the effects of
stab in the chest received at the hands of parties
unknown. The patient suffering great pain, and the
in attendance thinks that the wound will prove
fatal The police do not seem to be Of the
renee, as no mention Of the matter was made the
turns yesterday. The OF the difficulty, and the
manner in which Cosgrove received hs injury, remains
involved in mystery for the present.
Year: 1859

The Empress Dowager Of Russia was suffering from
severe attack Of bronchitis


powerful party is said to have been formed among
the nobility to frustrate the Emperor's emancipation
schemes They have project for diminishing the power
Of the Emperor and increasing that Of the nobility
Year: 1859

Struck By lightning. the prevalence
of the thunder storm, which passed over this
city last Sunday night the steamer City OF
Richmond" one of the Philadelphia boats,
now lying at her wharf At Rockets, was
struck by lightning, but received no serious
injury. The fuid struck and shivered the
topmast, split the head of the mainmast for
two or three feet then passed down to the
deck and thence into the river, without doing
other damage. In the cabin, within few feet
of the mast, were several persons, all of whom
felt the shock, but none of them were mate
rally injured
Year: 1859

DRor CAKEs.-One quart OF flour, two eggs,
half a cup of butter, half cup of sugar, one
teaspoon of soda, two teaspoons of cream tar
tar Stir butter and sugar together, add the
eggs, put the cream tartar into the hour, as
save the soda in a little milk, pour in milk
enough TO make as stiff rs pound cake. Put
In the soda the last thing. Bake In cups or
muffin rings set on a tin sheet.
Year: 1859

Histvdy,n,n.--It is said that a party of men
have leagued themselves together for the pur-
pose of plundering unprotected travellers, and
have taken stand at point on the Westham
plank road, some six or eight miles beyond the
corporate limits of the city. A friend informs
us that, whilst returning alone in q buggy
from trip to Goochiand county . few nights
since, he was accosted by them, and on their
approaching his horse he drew pistol and
presented il, which caused them to desist, and
he was permitted TO pass Oh without fur
ther molestaiion. Certainly a gang OF un-
principled ruflians will not long be permitted
thus to set the laws of this good old Common
wealth at defiance, without an effort on the
part of the proper officers to bring the Offend
ers TO ''condign" punishment
Year: 1859

In noticing the sISPeEsion OF the Madison
county Journal, from want Of support, the
Indianapolis Journal makes the following SEN
sible remarks: We wish our patrons would
read it attentively: there is philosophy and
Justice in it. "All newspaper expenses are
to be met in cash. and the man or men who
expects to succeed in the business of publish
ing on the credit sy stem, will be deceived by
lew months experience. Publishers OF
country papers are fast learning that they
cannot get along with promises that it re-
quires something more substantial to keep
things square" Without a strictly cash
system they cannot make their calculations
of an income to meet the liabilities. The
system must apply to every departments job
work, subscription and advertising. The
city press have found it necessary to adopt
and adhere to the cash system and our coun-
Try contemporaries will have 10 do the same to
save themselves from loss and continual pow
erty. A newspaper is worth the money that
anybody wants it he should pay for II as he
would tor a pound OF sugar or a barrel Of
dour. The use OF its columns are worth the
full price charged. and should be pai,k for as
mechanic is for his work, or lawyer Tor
his professional services. There is no reason
why the publishing business should not be
made n strictly cash business, while there is
every reason that it shoald be. Ii our coun-
try friends adopt the cash system. there need
be no losses sustained when compelled, by
inadequate support, 10 suspend
Year: 1859

H0sr Whether ignorance or talseheod die
tates the repeated assertions of the democra-
tic papers that GerIit Smith belongs to the
Republican party. We shall not undertake to
saw as il is difficult TO tell at all times, under
which of these influences they make these as
sertions-but one or the other is constantly
operating upon them - so that through the
ignorance Of wilfui ersersity. the truth is al
most an utter stranger 70 their columns.


Gerrit Smith is known fanatieal abo-
litionst. who refused to affiliate with tine Re
publican party for the very reason that it was
opposed to any interference with slavery in
the States. He carried his hostility far
to endeavor to defeat the Republican non,i-
nee for Governor of New York at the late
election. by running as candidate for that
office himself. When the democratic papers
therefore declare Smith to be a Republican.
they don't tell the truth. which only makes
their practice Consistent IN regard to almost
everything they say about the Republican
party Ind. Journal.