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Year: 1859

A JAPAN AMBAssADoR.-Ther appears to te considerable doubt if the proposed emba- sy to the United States will take place. The con servative party who are opposed to all innvations are determined to prevent this infraction of the law, which prohibits Japanese from leaving their country. The ambassador who has been named for Washington is anxious to go but his departure will certainly be delayed for ths pres ent at least The frigate Mississipie will proba- ply remain at Ngaske until his Japanese excl lency is ready to start for New York if he is permitted to go The ambassador for Great Brit ain is not yet nominated.
Year: 1859

AccIDEyr-The steamboat Courier
OF her way up the river yesterday morning
ran into floating ambrotpye gallery which
was moored Just above the bridge. Her
barges caught the boat and crushed it
against the bank, completely demolishing
the fine art craft We understand the gal
lerv belongs to j f. Hogane.
Year: 1859

Row AND FIGHT.-A set too came
off Yesterday afternoon, near where the
Aunt Lefty lies sunk, between some Irish
men, in which the aggressive party came
of second best. Ore of them, an old man.
lad his eve put out. They were all lodged
in Jail where they will have an opportunity
to gel sober and rumina,e over their folly.
Year: 1859

PIKE's PEAK.-t is thought by persons
who have lived in Davenport that about two
thousand persons will leave that vicinity for
Pixies Peak.-Keok-uk Post.


This item had its origin In the addle pate
Of the "crazy editor Of the Post. He new
er heard anybody say SO; and never was
there anybody in his presence. who thought
any such thing. The Post man and other
country editors, who don't like this place
are requested to cay to their readers, that
We defy them all to find in Davenport and
its suburbs, which include Rock Island Cam
den, and Moline, one quarter Of the above
number going to Pixies Peak.
Year: 1859




Hamilton stood transfxed, while his
boiling blood gradually subsided, and
his passion cooled in the presence of
death. The whole thing had taken
place so suddenly, that he could hardly
believe the living, breathing man he had
been talking to SO amicably but few
moments before, was lying there mur-
dered by his own hand. But suddenly
as he gazed, he felt his flesh creep with
strange horror, as he saw the soulless
eyes Of the blind maiden upturned to-
wards him as she knclt on the ground
by her dead father, towards whom she
had crept with step SO stealthy that
he had not heard her. Hamilton drew
back, shuddering. from the liked stare,
so dreadful seemed the expression Of
hate on her white, CHASTITY face; but as
he receded, she crept towards him on
her knees, aud laid her hand, which she
had stepped in her fathers blood, on
his, till it bore the same red stain, aud
said, in low stifed voice: "You have
murdered him, and you shall die for it.
None saw the murder, for my blind eyes
saw it not; but think not to escape; the
vengeance of Heaven will track you out
one day." Then finging up her arms
to heaven, she exclaimed, "My father,
o, my fatherl'" and fell upon the corpse
with a shrek so wild and piercing, that
Hamilton felt as if it must have rung
upon the ears of every person in the
town, and reached even through the
massive walls of Inyerary Castle.


That cry recalled him to himself; he
must escape right speedily, or another
moment would see him surrounded by
those whom it must rouse; the instinct
of self-preservation at once took the
place of every other feeling, and with
one bound he darted TO the outer door,
opened it, rushed 70 the stable, mounted
his horse without saddle or bride, and
the Gathering of his horses feet, as he
galloped away, was all that the inhabit-
ants heard Of him as they rushed to the
inn, whence the blind girls shrieks
were still heard echoing.


Hamilton never slackened his pace
till he had laid ten miles between him
and Inverary. In those days, the course
of Justice was as stern as it was sum.
mary; and he felt we'll assured that the
present Marquis Of Argyle, the young
er brother Of his rival, would never rest
till he had found out the marder of his
retainer, especially when he heard from
Elspeth the circumstances Of his death
Year: 1859

CRINoLINE.-The word CrinotiHe has
not yet found its way into Webstcr's
Dictionary. We have looked for it
there, and found il not. Assuredly, IL
must not be omitted in any future edi-
ton. Originally the name of Paris
ian modiSte--one Madame Crinoline,
who kept a set of dress making rooms
in the Rue de la Paix-it eventually
came into use to denote the article
most in repute at her establishment
She it was who, by the invention of
horse hair woven into n sort of cloth,
and manufactured into pstticoats, cns-
bled the fair sex to dispense with that
clumsy abomination which always plac-
ed them, if not in a headlong hurry,
certainly in-a hustle The name of
the petticoat was given from that of the
inventor, as has frequently happened;
the crinoline, the petticoat was derived
from Crinoline, the dress MAKER


Philadelphia Press.
Year: 1859

The Emperor Napoleon, says the
Boston Transcript, has his own way of
dealing with difficulties, whether social.
municipal, or international--as may be
seen by his treatment of the gas compa-
nies of his capital. Finding, four or
five years ago, that the Parisians COM
planned of the character and price of
the gas which was served to them, he
caused some gas-works to be built in
the grounds of the palace at st. Cloud.
and fitted with the necessary apparatus
for the manufacture of that important
article, Then, under his own superin
tendence, resisted by several eminent
chemists and scientific men, he caused
experiments in the manufacture of gas
from all the various materials, from the
cheapest to the dearest, to be made
When he had tried the different kinds
in the palace, and had figured up the
cost to his satisfaction, he invited the d.
rectors of the Partisan gas companies
to visit st. Cloud and inspect the result
of his experiments. The effect in Paris
was most satisfactory, The people have
now no cause to complain of their gas,
which costs them but about one-half
what it did when the Imperial jack of
all-trades commenced gas making.
Year: 1859

The Mansfield (Ohio) Herald tells the
story of a man who recently returned
from California with between $4,000
and $4,000 in gold. Thinking it un-
safe to keep it in the house, and being
afraid to trust the banks, he buried it
in a place known only to himself. Upon
the solicitation of his mother he prom
ised to disclose to her the place of de-
posit, but in the meantime he went out
to ride, was thrown from his horse and
killed. Diligent search has been made
for the buried treasure, but hitherto
unsuccessfully.
Year: 1859

The Emperor of France, has caused
to be transmitted to Lieutenant Maury
gold medal, bearing on one side the
Emperor's efigy, and on the other an
inscription highly honorable to the
Lieutenant This distinguished officer
of our navy has also received from the
King of Portugal an autograph letter,
comforting upon him the degree of Off
Ger of the Tower of the Sword, together
with the beautiful insignia of the order.
Year: 1859

SCARLET FEvERs-This plague to the
little people is now ravaging the country
in many places, and in many instances
its violence battles the skill of physi-
clans and the tender care Of parents
Mr. Franklin, of Augusta; Ky, whom
we have long known as a worthy and
intelligent man, states remedy that
has been extensively applied in Ken
lucky with gratifying results. 1t is
strong tea made of Dog Fennel, to be
drank either warm or cool frequently
by the patient; a poultice Of the leaves
Of the plant to be applied to the throat,
and often renewed, until relief is had.
This plant is TO be found in every part
of the country, and is well worth trial.
Year: 1859

PRISON ETIouErTE.-At the recent county pris-
on stampede in DIVER. Del. Turner, who is under
sentence Of death for rape, was among the num-
er who escaped. He 'ubseqnently called on the
District Attorney and stated the case of his escs
ping. which Was that his male companions had
been removed from his cell. and their place had
been in part filled by woman who had the scar
let fever lie had told the iailor that il this state
If things continued he would be obliged to change
his quarters. lie don't care a straw about his
sentence. but he don't think himself safe with the
scarlet fever about him. He WAS taken back to
ial
Year: 1859

b6r We have received q communication
from "J," who complains of t he Oregon COM
pany "thrOwing water upon every thing and
every body" two or three times week
Had he given us his name we would have
given his note place in our columns.
Year: 1859

BTour advertising patrons will please
have little patience with US. We will att
tend to them all as fast as possible, and will
do them al the good We can which will,
considering that every body reads the EN-
pire, be great deal. g.
Year: 1859

On the morning of che fifth of June, it will
qe remembered, there was a still more dis.
astrouS fire than the one recorded above in
the same town. Eaton has been singularly
unfortunate in regard to conHagratiOns.
Villains seem to have marked the place for
destruction, and have made sad headway in
the accomplishment of their purposes.
Year: 1859

SpJRITEAL1aM.-Tue Rev. Dr.. Rice Will make
assaults upon the modern dangerous error of
spirltualism at the Metropolitan Hall to night. If
the b.ayy blow which be will give it does not
bury it beyond the hope Of resurrection, the
friends Of common sense and good morals need
not ak the services of another for a like purpose
Year: 1859

night at time, without a change of raj
ment. l have often been astonished at his
command Of proper language; how he OBJ
tanned it. never could find out, as he read
so little and eonversed SO seldom with edu-
Gated men.


: After all. it must be allowed that he was
our leader in the measure of the Revolution
in Virginia. In that respect more was due
him than any one else. If we had not had
him we shonA probably have got on pretty
well, as you did. by number of men Of
nearly equal talents; but he left us far be-
hind. His biographer sent the sheets of his
works to me as they were printed, and at
the end. asked for my opinion. l told him
it would be a question hereafter whether his
work should be placed npon the shelf Of
history or panegyric. 1t is a poor book.
written in bad taste, and gives so imperfect
an idea Of Patrick Henry, that it seems to
show of the writer more than the subject ol
the work lass4ss @ - : =
Year: 1859




Ahrut four miles east Of Wheeling, two
fine farms owned by different parties, join
each other. The proprietors Of thctwo sec
tions Of land have been fast friends n if
teen years, us were their fathers before
them, and would have continued 50 but for
the circumstances we are about to relate.
They sat Mt each others board, rar:ook of
each others grub and did everything in part
ncrship and familiar friendship. The
sons of the one courted the daughters OF the
other. They were Of the same religion and
''sat under" the same preacher. They ap-
propriatcd each others property as If it
were owned in common, and a more social
genial, and agreeable relationship never cx,
listed between two families. All this friend
ship was broken up, and all these social
ties were sundcrcd by Il confoundcd stub
born mule, whose great, great grandfather
ought to have been poisoned the minute
he left Malta. The mule belonged 10 Farmer
Wheat, as we shall call him, and was as
ugly and vagabondlsh specimen Of his
race as could be.


Well, this mule had none Of what Prof.
Fowler would call Inhabtatiycncss, nor any
other rcdecming organ. He was always
leaving his masters stock yard, and stick
ing his melancholy phiz into farmer Ryc's
granaries and choice stacks. Farmer Rye,
with commendable patience, would conduct
him back to his own vine and fg tree with
sober lecture on his breach Of hospitality,
but said nothing to his excellent neighbOr
about the ANNOYANCE, until the long cared
auadruped became an uncomfortable nuisance.
Farmer Wheat when spoken to upon the
subject promised to see to the securing of
his muleshp, and change the latters preda-
cious style of living. Notwithstanding
this promise, the mule continued to tres
pass and farmer Rye continued to grin and
bear it. A few nights 90, however,
the sraminivcrous brute broke into Rye's
barnyard, and after consuming about two
tons of hay and one sheaf Of oats, adding
insult to injury BY kicking and manning for
life, valuable horse belonging to the above
named exemplary gentleman.


This was the hair that broke the mules
back. Here forbearancc ceased to be Il
virtue, and Farmer Rye, aroused by the
noise in his barn yard, arose from his bed,
took down his rifle and sent a bullet straight
to the lapk head of the cause Of ali his trib
ulations, and dead iackass lay wclterlng
in his own gore. When Farmer Wheat
learned the fate Of his beloved jackass that
had been in his family for years, and was
connected with so many pleasant assoela-
tioDs-he went over to Farmer Rye and
rung his nose, whereupon the son Of the
latter knocked him down with fail, and
all about poor starveling of a jackass.


Now all is discord and dissension between
the two families. No more courting; no
more social gatherings: no more drppings
from the same sanctuary. All the little
pleasantrics that 60 to make country life SO
agreeable, are knocked into the middle OF
next week. Farmer Rye is going TO sue
Farmer Wheat for damages, and Farmer
Wheat is going to sue the son Of Farmer
Rye for assault with intent to kill. When
the county court comes on we will give the
sequel to ''what mule did, Wheeling
Intelh9encer.
Year: 1859

Being naturally of a skeptical temper, we
have never had that faith in the poetic gem
uineness of General George P. Morris, which
it had been well for us to have. AT times
we have thought this metrical warrior wrote
stuff, (if we may use che disrespectfui e1.
pressi"n,) and even frequent perusal OF
"W Woodman Spare that Tree" has not re-
moved this fatal heresy of ours. We know
very we'll, that all the canons of the literary
church are against US, and We have been
sorely troubled. We have mortified oursc!f
bv course of the very worst poetlcal read.
ing to be found in the newspapers, and tried
to make the Generals verses appear good
by contrast. In vain. The very worst
newspaper poetry presented no contrast
whatever. We are in despair; and here, as
if to add to the desperation of our case, the


General has been and gone and written a
song, which we print below, that the com
passionate reader may understand our feel-
incs, if he cannot share them
Year: 1859

Musk IN BACKwooDs TAyERN-LANDLoRD SMELLS
SoMETHNG.-A short time since a gentleman and
lady travelling in Michigan, and having missed
the stage had to take private conveyance from the
town of Surdi to Thomastown. The lady had with
her beautiful little lap dog, which she carried on
her lap. During the ride the husband discovered
that be had no handkerchief when the lady lent him
hers, which was fashionably scented with musk
About half way between the towns the carriage
broke down in the midst of hard rain, and they
were obliged to take refuge in the halfway house
"a hone horse log tavern, consisting of two rooms
"a bar room and lodging room. The lady laid her
lap dog the mat before the fire, and herself and
husband took seats. In short time the gentleman
took out his handkerchief, leaving it lying on his
knee when he got through with it. In few moments
the landlord opened the door, put his head in and
looking around went out, in, gazed at the dog
his nosrils all the while upturned in disgust. He
finally appeared satisfied went to the outside door,
opened it, and came back with bound seized the
lap dog by the tail and hurried him howling through
the open door, full ten rods into the forest. The
wife tainted; the husband to his feet in terri
BILE rage, and wanted to know what he did that for
THAT'S my dog" continued he furiously. "Don't
care a whose dog it is" said the grufly
and impetuously; 81 amt going to have no such
blasted smelling varmant around my tavern" The
husband and wife evacuated the tavern Immediately
and proceeded on their way in the rain
Year: 1859

The Empepor Napoleon, says the Boston Tran
script, has Ais own way of dealing with difficulties


whether social, municipal, or international-as may
be seen by his treatment of the gas companies Of
his capital Finding, four or five years ago, that
the Parisians complained of the character and price
of the gas which was served to them, he caused
some gas works to be built in the grounds OF the
palace at st. Cloud, and fitted with the necessary
apparatus for the manufacture of that important
article. Then, under his own supern endence, as
sisted by several eminent chemists and scientific
men, he caused experiments in the manufacture of
gas from all the various materials, from the cheap
est to the dearest, to be made When he had tried
the different kinds in the palace and bad figured up
the cost to his satisfaction he invited the directors
of the Partisan gas companies to visit St Cloud and
inspect the results of his experiments. The effect
in Paris most satisfactory. The people have
now cause to complain of Their gas, which costs
them but about one-haf what it did when the I'M
perial Jack of all trades commenced gas making.
Year: 1859

THE STENCIL THE THANEs.-We e who live on the
margin Of sweet waters cannot understand the mise
ries of dwelling the banks Of river which is
continually sending fptid vapors, as the ''Sver
Thames, does where it flows past London. The
London Unst, afed Times says:


'The stencil from the Thames on Monday night,
about O'Clock, was something hideous. Take this
fact illustration: In the neighbOrhoOd of the
river there quiet party dining-paterfamilia
materfalnilias, three or four olive branches, and
couple of friends, The second course was ON when
suddenly the party became of the presence of
the demon. Of course the windows were shut down
Immediately and the doors were closed, but it was
all of purpose. The foul fend had got possession,
and there was nothing to be done but TO fly. But
where they To go? That was the question.
Every room in the house in the hands of the
enemy. Out of doors the atmosphere was equally
possessed and there seemed to be no alternative but
to start eff in straight line from the banks of the
river until they could obtain something like pure
air. And this they did, postponing the remaining
acts OF the dinner performance to later period of
the evening. In about an hour they came back,
and, finding matters somewhat mended, they finish
ed their meal with what appetiteyou can imagine"


visitor to the Church at Hampstead, in which
the remains of Harvey, who is popularity believed
to have "discovered the circulation Of the blood,'
are deposited, thus describes the state in which he
found them:


''The family vault of the Harveys lies immediate
ly under the site of the family pew, which must
have been placed in the most honorable position in
the church. The decorated seats of the pew have
been allowed to fall to pieces, and were living to-
gether, as rubbish, in corner. The pew is raised
above the floor of the rest of the church, and the
entrance to the vault is by wooden trap-door,
which was without any lock or fastening. The


floor of the pew forms the roof of the vault and the
LATTER in consequence of the elevation of the pew,
is only partially nnder ground. There is an open
window, without any adequate protection beyond
a rusty iron bar, looking from the vault into the
church-yard. The coffin of the immortal dscoverer
of circulation of the blood easily recognized by
the name or initials engraved on the lid. 1t is OF
lead yet not SO heavy but that it could be easily
lifted. The person who showed ne over the vault
ratified the bones, apparently part of the exhibi
ton. The coffin can be seen through the open win
dow, and might at any time have been stolen with
ont difficultv -
Year: 1859

We notice by our exchanges thot in other
parts Of the State frequent objections are
made to candidates for the Legislature who
served previous term, on account Of their
irregular attendance upon their duties. In
one case Il is charged that member of the
Senate was absent nearly half the time, at
tending to court and to his private business,
though be was drawing "a per day from the
State all the time. Let it be remembered
that Mr.. Shideler, our last Senator, and pre-
sent candidate, introduced a bill allowing
members "a day only for the days in
which they were in actual attendance This
commendable measure, if Il could not have
prevented the absence Of these indolent gem
temen, would at least have saved hundreds
of dollars every session TO the people Of the
State which are paid out TO men when at
tending to their private business The bill
was voted down in committee Of the whole;
and never saw the light of day; but Mr..
shidelor does not deserve any less credit
upon that account
Year: 1859

EGAhON ONNAhGhAA " NhOUhkVhhAeNl
COWnty--You have known me from M
boyhood up to the present time to you
appeal from the foul and slanderous attack
on me personally by the editor and propri-
etors Of the Dayton Journal. My case il
now and has been for three years before the
proper tribunal for adjudication, and II is nc
fault Of mine that il is not decided My sc.
curities and myself have been constantly
and perseveringly urging a settlement and
from some cause, to me unknown, our efforts
to that end have as yet been unsuccessful,
With all the base, cowardly, Sold-blooded
attacks on me personally by Deacon Comfy
that individual has not yet had the hardi,
hood to attack the securities on my bond
as insufficient | now more than ever believe
that il is the fixed policy Of the opposition
leaders in this county to keep that suit pend'
ing as long as possible, for the sole
purpose Of injuring the Democratic party
| do not wish to be understood as charging
any considerable number Of that party with
this design in fact | believe, and l might
say I know, that the number is quite small
perhaps not half dozen outside of the
journal Office. have further the consolation
Of knowing that Comly's attack on me has
made me many warm friends in the ranks
of the opposition, and for their sympathy
and proaered assistance in unraveling the
mystery that surrounds my case, here ten
der them my most grateful and heartfelt
Acknowledgements. And for their kindness
and that of other friends, | submit the fol.
lowing truthful statement:


When | took the Office Of Treasurer |
had cash capital of over three thousand
dollars, besides other property to a consid
erable amount and during all the time ]
served in that Office was studiously econom
ioalin all my family and other arrangements
When my term expired, unable at that time
to account for the balance that seemed tC
be against me, Immediately transferred tC
my securities every dollars worth of proper
ty real and personal possessed-some that
my wife and mother had in their own namei
was also made over for the same purpose
besides $4,000 which | borrowed, and an
paying interest for, And, further, have
been constantly appropriating every dollar
of my earnings since that time to the liq
uidation of claims against me and in more
than one hundred instances have paid ou
the last dollar | had reserved for the pur
pose of going to market, and returned to my
family with an empty basket


In view of all these things, if have fel
keenly the wrong sought to be done me by
Mr.. Comfy, and have spoken of the efforts
of that individual to PREJUDICE my case be.
fore the people, in what might be styled Q
rude or ungentlemanly manner l ask the
forgiveness of the pHblic. Ishall endeavor
if can, to forgive and forget Mr.. Comfy
Efforts to injure me.


Yours, truly,


DAVID CLARK.
Year: 1859

Only -Four DAYsl-Democrats you have
but short time in which to do great deal
Il depends on you whether we are victorious
or defeated If you SEE to getting out the
entire vote, We viii surely triumph, 1t now
all depends on THAT We have the strength
Il only wants to be brought out As you
value the success Of correct principles, see
to it that every democratic vote Is put in the
polls on Thursday next