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Year: 1860

peIsonage has no means Of knowing and which be has no
power to defend himself against you then convert your
legitimate functions into instrument OF wrong doing.
The gentleman from Pennsyvsna Grow says that with
reert TO the President perhaps no punshmenwas In
courfc adopted by the House why, sir, Is not known
the country that the President OF the United States
charged with corruption Has not the door been opened
for everywhere 10 come here and swear 70 couver
cations and other things with the President Of United
statesS Though you may not have intended
to found an impeachment against him, win
inflicted upon him. Is II punishment a Of high
position who knows the dignity OF his high Officer Is It
punishment 70 man Of that Sort TO be charged with
corruption and TO have charges brought against him
the vagues testimony Is not q punishment 70 have
s % n s
very thing to oil any honorable mans sensitive nature
with high degree Of pain. Let not gentlemen undertake
grave OCCASION do injustice TO the issue which the Pres
dent Of the United States has raed The President does
MOI e hss ne, e right Of
House TO institute an impeachment on proper
What he denies s the proprcty OF The House 70 nsose
out knowing wSa. he hs. 70 defend himself
against He would move that the whole subject Dc


laid on the table, % and m n preclude eno usuEe scop hss
may be taken with regard to it. feel reluctance 10 making
the notion but wish TO have the whole subject printed
again.


On motion Of Mr. SHERMAN the message referred 70
the Judiciary Committee, with leave TO report n any
Mr H,xxAx tho Chairman Of that Committee, said
that an early report would be made and fair oppcrtun
" allowed for discussion.


MI sHKRxAS from the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported the Consular and Diplomatic bill.


The House then went into Committee Of the Whole On
the State Of the Union on the Deficiency bill.


Mr.. MosrGoxyRY made speech in favor Of The DousiAs
view Of slavery In the Terrtories BE advocated hs no


Ination for the Presidency and said that be IVES -
ectsd he would carry every Southern STATE There wne
disunoust, North South, who s the advocate o.
Douglas. His friends will meet the cry Of dsunson y
Charleston.


he committee here rose, and the House adjourned.
Year: 1860

The FINDING OF THE $4,000 STOLEN FROM
THE GEORGIA BANK-A NICE QUESTION FOR
LAwYERs.-The Savannah (Ga) Republican
of a late date says a nice question in law is
about to grow out of the finding of $50 900 of
the money stolen from the Marine Bank
Agency at Columbus already mentioned by
US. 1t seems that a negro, in crossing a
small ditch over which planks were laid,
saw the end offs apewspaper projecting from
under them. His curiosity was excited, and


pulling the paper out, he discovered more
money than his mind ever conceived the
world contained. Honest Sambo brought
the matter to light, and now the reward is
claimed by both his hirer and owner, and
the bank will pay neither until the question
of right is decided. Who shall have it2 We
say Sambo by all means. .13r 'tl js
Year: 1860

GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENON IN SAvoY.-A
geological phenomenon occurred lately at
Savoy. AT 0rcier in the mountain chain
and in it's place lake formed. The high
chestnut trees disappeared entirely, with the
piece of ground on which they stood, and in
their stead rose trunks of trees to the surface,
which had evidently been long under water,
and which must have belonged to species OF
tree not known about the country At the
same time little brook had formed which
carries away the superiiuous water of the
lake -4f.... Hl.T I r.a .f.-' 's.
Year: 1860

The CHINESE EMPEROR MIsBRABLE.-Sien
Fien is the present Emperor of China. The
in its list of reigning monarchs. This is the
first instance that the name of Chinese
monarch was ever inserted in this aristocratic
little volume. From it we learn that Sien
Fien is the seventh Emperor of the dynasty
of Tsin, which, in 1914 succeeded to the dy-
nasty OF Min. At the age Of twenty he be-
came the ruler of four Hundred and fifteen
millions of people, but his life is rendered
miserable by the quarrels of his cabinet and
relatives
Year: 1860

a CHATTER FOR BACHELoRs.-l hate
bachelors. There's bold, unqualified as
sertion right in the teeth of every bachelor
living Did ever anybody see such cross,
selfish, surly set as they are? Why l new
er put my foot into a passenger car, that
can't tell at the very first glance around me
who are bachelors and who are not. You
can read it in their faces and their actions
show it plainly enough. A married man
invariably resigns his seat smilingly. if the
car is crowded but, ye gods if bacbe-
lor has to get up to give lady his seat,
such look as she gets, and such time as
he has grumbling about " hoops taking so
room," as if it were any business of his
how much room they take, and as if pas
senger railway cars were not intended to
carry hoops as well as the dear creatures
who occupy them. Married men are al
ways more polite, because-because they
have wifes to teach them-ahem.


Can't tell when a man is going home to
a pretty. cherry-Epped wife, and when he
isn't And can't tell when a man is going
home to a lonely dinner. and to his newspa-
per, and when he is not ? To be sure can.


never go to the theate, that looking
down into the parquette LIDO not see whole
rows of gloomy visaged bachelors who come
there to pass away the time because they
haven't wives and babies to keep them at
home, and they don't know what to do
with themselves. Poor fellows ! how
pity them.


Ii they were all like TX Marvel-bless
his dear old bachelor heart-we might tole-
rate them but save me from them as they
are ! haoitually make for the other side of
the walk whenever encounter one Of the
tribe coming, for had rather encounter a
score of married men than one gloomy, sour
visaged old bachelor.


Out upon old bachelors say Court
ship and marriage to every mothers son Of
them. ANNIE TREVOR.
'-Philadelphia Press.


H a correspondent of the Mobile Tri-
bunc tells the following Old Squire W.
is an honest, jovial soul, with few religious
scruplcs-fond Of hearty laugh or good
joke at any time. He relates the following
on himself as an actual occurrence One
night, boys, l had very strange dream.
thought was about to get to heaven. A
long ladder, like Jacobs, reached from the
ground toward the good place, and it was
on this ladder that l went up. When
reached the top, found space of seven or
eight feet intervening between the last round
and the celestial gate. / could see within
and estch glimpses of the fine things inside.
Petcr stood at the entrance-he leaned over
told me to make q big jump. ! did jump
boys. and got one Of the d-dest falls you
ever heard of. for found myself sprawling
on the floor. having jumped ont Of the
bed while was trying into heaven
Year: 1860

Ey An editor in an address before a
Literary association III Toronto, Canada,
said Experience teaches us that it re-
quires hundred years to form the oak, half
a century to form good lawyer, a quarter
of century to make a general, and three
generations to become gentleman"
Year: 1860

THANKs.-We are again placed under obliga
tions to our friend the worthy Post Master at
Kinston for additional names sent of new subscri-
bers to our Weekly to be sent to that Office. We
now send about sixty copies Of our Weekly to
Kinston. besides several copies of the Daily and
still kind words accompanied by substantial evi-
denees of appreciation come up to US from every
part of the State
Year: 1860

FEBRUARY Y-Tuesday night went home, be
tween eleven and twelve O'Clock. the weather was
very warm for the pleasant southerly
breeze prevailed and we could but think that Janu-
ary was making its exit in most temperate manner,
and that February would commence most auspi-
ciously Twas really Spring like and doubt not
but many of our people considering the pre-
parations they would make for gardening the
morrow but alas how little frail mortals know
of the future On awaking yesterday morning. six
hours after pleasant revere, attention was
attracted to something patterng on the window and
looking we discovered that it was hailing and
showing, and cold blazes. February may do
something to redeem itself before its is run,
but really the Srst impressions made by it are unfa-
vorable
Year: 1860

There was always Il mystery hanging
about a certain way that Morgan had,
and in which he was always joined heart
lis by his wife-May Stevens that had
been--a way that troubled my curiosity
much, until the one eventful evening
that was satisfied by learning the rea
son why.


1t was simply this that every time a
word was spoken that lead to the period
when Charley Morgan first met my cous-
IN May, they would both laugh very
heartily but would always refuse to tell
at what they laughed. This WAS Ger,
tsinly very provoking. and had little
hesitation in telling them so-not once,
but many times, at which they laug ghed
more heartily than ever, and always en-
ded by kissing each other aud looking
very affectionately.


determined TO have solution Of the
matter, ii for no other reason than that
it worried me- am but woman, and
having pleaded to the possession of cur
iosity, | see no reason why sometimes il
should not be INDUCED. With this res
/ oiuticHf Il ott ici III OiiO "hth
we three. Morgan. May and myself, were
drawn up before the fire and fairly set
tied for talk There was no use min
cling matters. was my first idea, and with
this thought dashed boldly in with


Mr.. Morgan"-I usually call him
Charley but | WAS desirous of showing
that was really in earnest" Mr.. Nor
gan, why do you always laugh and look
at May when the subject of your first
meeting with her is spoken OF 20


This, was sure, was a simple ques'
ton and yet instead of answering II III
simple way, they went back, both OF
them, on the old plan. and laughed as
though the words | had spoken were the
very best joke in the world. | could do
nothing. of course, but look grave and
solemn. which in few moments brought
both 10 looking the same way and then
May spoke TO me seriously and said


Cousin Jane, you take our laughing
much more earnestly than | thought
you would. 1t is little memory be
tween Charles and that brings the
laugh to us 1t is droll remembrance
but perhaps in telling 1t there would be
nothing to amuse any one


The explanation brought back my
good humor and in an instant, and with
smile | said


Now, May, this is really unkind OF
you for SO long have you excited my
curiosity that even were the story mo-
worth telling you should tell IT,"


Well, cousin Jane shall have lhc
story, May. i will tell il myself I,
her"


AT this declaration | was surprised L
see May flush up 10 a bright red. anc
break out rather vehemently with :


No, Charley that is really too bad
You shall not do il. sir; If cousin Jan,
is TO have the story will tell her my
sell" And then, after pause, sh,
said, " When We are alone"


You shall do no such thing, Mad
ame May, was Charley's laughing res
ponse. You shall do no such Thing
This time shall have my way, ant
cousin Jane shall not have her curiosit,
excited any more without being salts
, fed"
Year: 1860

to get up such superlative toilet. A
nice style of introduction, and nice
style of toilet And she--she by thi.
time was az cool as the the 3lst of De-
comber, and sat looking me right in the
eye, as | made some scrambling explain
alton of my being in that extraordinary
position 1t was lame explanation.
wonderfully mixed up with irrevaenI
matter, and stammered and suffered
through in way that should have dis
gusted any sensible person. She seem
ed to be seriously pondering during the
recital, and at its end, looking at me as
though asking the most simple question
in the world, said:


"What is to be done %


Let me jump out of the window as |
came in,' said |, in sickly tone OF
voice, for the thought came to me that
to achieve this end make some desper-
alto display Of myself in a style of cos
tune which deprecated. She relieved
me instantly with


No, that will not do, there are peo-
pie moving about and you will be
seen"


1t was now my turn to stammer out


"What's to be done" For saw
that the little hazel-eved girl was super
ior to me in presence of mind and ener'
gy of action. She did not wait long tc
answer my question.


You must lie still here till | get up
When | have left the room you can rise
dress and go away the first opportunity,
was her response, delivered in quiet
business like manner


And so | did. Under May Steven:
command | buried my intruding heat
under the bed clothes. and kept it wei
covered till | heard the retreating foot
steps on the stairs, which was but few
minutes, though it seemed an age, anc
then with a desperate bound | sprung
from the bed and turned the key on the
departed one. 1t was the quickest dres
sing ever made, and will venture tC
say that no man ever sneaked out of hi,
own apartment more stealthily than
did


That morning we met May Stevens
and | at the breakfast table, in tht
character of the newly arrived that NOR
nng-and were formally introduced, du
ring the ceremony of which we aston
ished every one present, and planted ;
thorn of wonder in the sides of Netti
and Carrie, by bursting Simultaneous,
into a heavy laugh, which we never fai
10 repeat when the memory of our frs
meeting comes up.


And now, cousin Jane, you have tn
whole story Of how | first met my wife.
Year: 1860

The suboined poem-we do not know wh(
wrote it's one of the most beautiful OF Its KIND
we have ever seen. We do not envy the heart
that does not thrill to its wild and te ender mu
sic


Backward, turn backward, oil, Time in your


flight,


Make me child again, just for tonight;
Mother come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart as of yore-
Kiss from my forehead the burrows of care,
Sooth the few silver threads out of my hair
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep
Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to sleep
Backward, flow backward, oh tide of years
/ am so weary of tolls and of tears
Toll without recomI mIense-tears all in vain
Take them and give me my childhood again
have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of fiinging my soul-wealth away
Weary of sowing for others to reap;
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue,
Mother, oh, mother, my heart calls for you
Many Summer the grass has grown green
Blossomed and faded-our faces between
Yet with strong yearnings and passionate


pain,


Long tonight for your presence again;
Come from the silence so long and SO deep
Rock me to sleep, nother-rock me TO sleep
Over my heart in days that are flown,
No love like mother-ove ever has shown
No other worship abides and endures,
Faithful, unselfish, and patient, like yours
None like mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and word-weary brain ;
Slumber's soft calm o'ermy heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep, mothcr-rock me to sleep
Come let your brown hair, justlighted will


gold,


Fall on your shoulders again as ofold-
Let it fall over my forehead tonight,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light
For with its sunny-edged shadows once mere
Haply will throng the sweet visions Of yore
Lovingly, softly its bright pillows sweep
Rock me to sleep, mother-rock me to sleep
Mother, dear mother! the years have beer


long


Since last hushed to your lullaby song
Sing them, and unto my soul it shall seem
Womanhoods' yeas have been but dream
Clasp to your arms in n loving embrace,
With your light lashes just sweeping my face
Never hereafter to wake or TO weep
Rock me to sleep. mother--rock me to sleep
Year: 1860

A white woman, who accompanied har
husband, missionary, up the Cavalla
river last May, excited the greatest curl
osity and admiration among the sable
dwellers of that benighted African re-
gion' All wanted to touch her, and
great surprise was expressed upon feel
ing her hair. The King Of the Nyinemo
tribe called her +" very fine," and compli-
mented her husband greatly for his taste
in selecting her. And when she told
him he might see other white woman who
would surpass her, he said that would
either never be, or else a very long time
Owing to her presence, the attendance
on preaching was extraordinarily large.
During her visit at the mission station.
hundreds went to see her, who said that
they could feel satisfied 10 die now that
they had seen such wonderful being as
white woman.
Year: 1860

There is a concseness and poetry in
tho following epitaph that IS pleasant to
and may serve rs a model


Here lies


Elizabeth Wiscs


She iied Of thunder sent from Heaven
In ttsT "
Year: 1860

The subjoined poem-we do not know who
wrote it's one of the most beautiful of its kind
we have ever seen. We do not envy the heart
that does not thrill to its wild and tender mu-
sic
Year: 1860

ORDINARILY we object to being
excuse must he very plausible one. or We are
prone to use explet ves neither kind or polite.
But when We are wakened by such charming
music as W heard in front of our residence on
Tuesday evening last, the excuse is entirely
sufficient, and the experim. mt will d, to try
over again, time without number Thanks,
many thanks, for those glorious old tunes.
Year: 1860

e,
and resisted the marshal. Mac got his face
cut, ard IN return drew copious streams of
claret from the Lead OF his antagonist, who
was taken to the roice- flee and sent to Jail to
sober off. His case will be attended to this
morning.


BELL AND EVERETT CONVENTION
In view Of the state Of the country-the extra
hazardous position which, through the ever,
acts of her statesmen, and the short.sighte ed
of her thirty millions Of sov ereipns. and in
view OF the Swing grece OF the Bell and Ever
EFT party, las claimed by Mr. L,.dl-y 10 his
great speech of Wednesday night at the CITY
Hall we would 4uggest to those who 90 to the
State Convention to day. the great propriety
OF ding something someth ng that will throw
an effective check upon the mad course OF
those who are pushing the Nation forward 10
lts ruin Now il is patent to every mind be-
cause Mr. Lindley proved it in his speech
that some things can be done as well as Others
therefore let US suggest to the Bell and Everett
men in convention assembled this dav, that as
they assume to constitute the lump Of leaven
the only lump now 10 existence-the re.t
having been used up or lost-and as leaven le
good for nothing Of itself. only to act upon
other bodies and cause them to rise-be used j..
modifying and raising the great National par
~ Of the day. Who knows what wonders
may be achieved by every conservative Uni n
man stepping forward and voin. for the Dem
ocra,;c nominee. Ii the leaven is gcod-has
not got too weak and ifelsss, the chances are
that it will work niers Less causes have.
before this age of the world, pro ouced greater
effects, and il is shame that each an unoortu
nity should pass by unheeled Even in Iowa
in this little out-squirt" of the political battle
ground, such action promptly, cordially and
enthusiastically made, might tighten up the
hoops OF The L ion so they would never star,
again in a Gozen dicades Let us see a dispo.
s,ion w.. infested to TORN an alliance with tho
friends OF the people and tne lovers Of the
Constitution. Sha this be done, or shalt the
virtues OF the Union savers be left to waste its
sweetness on the desert air
Year: 1860

THE FAIR GROUND TRAcK.-Those
who desire to imps owe their speed on the track
are notified that after this week no one will
he admitted to the grounds who does not hold
ticket from the Secretary. Let it be remem
nered
Year: 1860

ST. LOUIS, June ISth.--The Democrat to-
morrow will contain a letter from Judge
Bates in support of the Chicago nominees.
After disclaiming that he feels the least pique
or dissatisfaction in not being nominated
himself, he says it is plain that the ap-
preaching contest must be between the
Democratic and Republican parties, and he
prefers the latter. The Democratic party, he
states, has merged its existence into the one
idea of negro slavery; that it is wholly sec
toDal; has in various instances endangered
the equality of coordinate branches of the
Government, and attempted to degrade the
judiciary by striving to make it the passive
register of the party DEGREES. In most if
not all things, he considers the Republican
party the opposite of the Democratic, and
therefore entitled to his support, and this
would be sufficient reason for his supporting
any man the Republican party might put
forward, if he had not other good reasons
for supporting Lincoln. The Union party
he considers too weak to elect any candi-
date or establish any principle.


He says he has known Lincoln for more
than twenty years and that he has secured
a high reputation for truth, candor, courage,
morals, and amiability; and that he has tai
ents and the will TO use them is unquestioD-
able ; and now is in the full vigor of his
manhood, and in honest pride, having made
himself what he is. He is the peer of the
first men of the nation, well able to sustain
himself and advance the cause against any
adversary and in any field where mind and
knowledge are the weapons used. That in
brief he considers him sound, safe and ma
tional man who could not be sectional if he
tried for all his feelings and interests are
! identified with the great valley of the Mis-
sissippi, and that for the good of the whole
country he hopes he may be elected.
The letter is very able, and has given great
satisfaction to such of his Republican
| friends as have seen it.
Year: 1860

THE FoURTH.-We have received letter
from Vincennes, stating that there will be
no celebration in that place so far as the
writer knows, and that a number of people
are talking of coming down here to attend
our celebration, provided it is held at the
Fair Ground.


The meeting of last Thursday evening
decided, as we understood, definitely, to
hold the celebration at Parrett'S Grove.
Our up-the Railroad friends will want to
see the City and River, of course, if they
come down; SO when they get SO far from
the depot, they may just as well go out to the
Grove. 1t is not going to be more exten-
sive walk for them than they will be likely
to take over their own places if they stay
ut home, and ticket through to the Depot
won't cost more than one to the Fair Ground.
Those who can afford it, can ride; those
who cannot, can walk, if they are able
bodied ; if they are not they had better re-
main at home.


So we hope the Vincennes, Princeton, Pa
toka, and other folks up the Road, will come
and see Evansville and her celebration. Even
if the eating, speaking, &c, had been fixed
to take place at the Fair Ground, we should
be sorry TO think that numbers would stop
at that locality and thus miss an opportuni-
ty Of seeing our prosperous city and beauti-
ful river Now all who come will be sure to
view all our curiosties and appreciate all
OLE advantages. - -----
Year: 1860

WHEAT.-We notice our farmers have
commenced harvesting their wheat The
crop is light but the wheat is excellent, the
berries are full and perfect, and up to this
time the weather has been all that could be
desired for harvesting Yer. imp.
Year: 1860

AN ASTI-ToBAcco SocIETY.-An Anti-To.
bacco Society had a meeting and the Secre-
tary presented report, the tenth annual, in
Boston, a day or two ago. We read that
This document urged the necessity of an
organization devoted to the abolition of the
use of tobacco among men. The purpose OF
the society was to fight tobacco wherever it
can be found. Saints as well as sinners use
the article. Ladies encourage the other sex
in the vile habit, although no more destruc-
tive agent to feminine beauty is known.
Clergymen were very remiss in their duty in
regard to the curse. 1t was very easy for
them to rebuke sin in Hindostan, or on the
plains of Alabama; but it was an entirely diff
terent thing to dive into pew a few. feet
from the pulpit owned by fifty thousand
dollar parishioner, who makes his money by
selling tobacco on the wharf Other reforms
are preached until the congregations are
stuffed with the iteration, but the tobacco
movement is unnotieed." lL gnIf'TI =