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Year: 1860

IHE WHITE SLAVES OF THE NORTH.-A
sewing girl. named Susan Lee. complains bit
terly through the columns of a New York
paper, of the injustice and fraud practiced by
the employers of the sewing girls The iser-
able pittance they earn weekly is lessened by
downright cheating and if girl complains,
she is told to find work somewhere else. She
thus describes the condition of her class:


We, as every one knows, by thousands, in
cold or heat, rain, snow or sleet, walk the
streets early in the morning TO our work
place. carrying, perhaps, in an old newspa-
per, what we call our dinner, often only
bread, or al best, a little cold meat with bread
and potatoes and work from eight in the
morning until five, and sometimes six O'Clock
In The evening (stopping only at noon TO eat
our cold lunch for these men who have made
and are making fortunes from our labors; and
who, besides stintingly paying us, talk to us as
though we were what many Of them seem to
be, brutes in human shape.


Ard here let me say that our slavery and
1ha: of tens of thousands North is far more
miserable than is that of the well fed, well
clothed and well cared for colored slaves of
the South, whose condition we hear so much
sympathy expressed for, even from the pull
pits, and no doubt, often, too, by the very men
who Cypress us, and even cheat Us out of our
hardearned shillings.
Year: 1860

Idle Words often lead the Speaker of them
into trouble from which it is sometimes diili-
cult to escape. On Saturday last young man
named Edward Langley, whilst in conversa-
ton with party of acquantances. and as he
says for a mere joke remarked that he glored
in the late Harper's Ferry affair, and that he
was an Abolition;st. The words had scarcely
died away upon his lips before warrant was
Obtained for him. and very soon after he was
snugly Gagged In the second story of the mark
house, to answer to the law for the use Of his
language 1t may be, as the prisoner declares,
that he never entertained an Abolition senti-
ment-that all his relations and in teresis are
in the South, and that he only made the
marks in joking way, to see what one OF the
company present would reply but the fact
that he was born in the North, and that trail
tors to the South are prowling about endea-
vOring to produce mischief should have taught
him TO use other topics for jokes and fun. The
people of the South are sure to look with sus.
picion upon any man who expresses the slight
est sympathy for Brown and his followers,
and when Il comparative stranger is simple
enough to declare, in their midst, that he is an
Aboltionist, he is lucky indeed to escape 4
bath in the nearest horse pond and a home
made suit of tar and feathers. Langley will
be called before the Mayor this morning to
undergo an examination.
Year: 1860




The man who is devoid of local pride,
has very little pleasure in this world. The
man who does not make an effort to ado-n
his home, aud has assisted in making the
whole city attractive, is not good citizen,
The providing of the common necessaries
Of life, does not compose the care Of fam
ily Food and raiment, shelter from the
heat and protection from the cold, are not
really the essentials of happiness. Al, these
it is the duty of every man to provide
When he fails to do so there ia a law to
compel him-and when he is not able to
gather these comforts for his family, there
is charity made sacred and incumbent by
nature as well as necessity. that is always
prompt TO bestow these on the needy
But it is the beautiful that makes home
really happy The little acts to lease the
eye A twlg cultivated to bear a single
bud often delights the eye and oFeraows
the soul with more pleasure than glutton's
dish or a vain FOOLS attire It is the beau
tiful that elevatcs man. What q world
this would be were it not for the beautiful,
there would be no love then, to cheer and
chasten, DO devotion to inspire confidence,
no hope to establish faith in one another
Without the beautiful, the world would
be, if not a wild chaos, areality too stern
for man to endure. 1t is the beautiful that
dissipates this sterenness. A home made
beautiful by oontentment, is of itself adoru-
ed and made more attractive than those
where liveried hands raise the latch, and
conduct you through halls of gldad bright
ness to chambers of satin and damask.-
Those are not beautiful homes to our con-
ception of the beautiful, unless love lights
the fame on it's altar, and peace imparts
its incense to all its shrines Added to these
the hands must contribute their share to-
wards creating and multiplying the beauti-
full in this world. And this is easily accom-
plishcd. 1t costs nothing but time. involves
only a little patience, and the beautiful
springs around US like the magic creations
of fairy dream.


TAKING ADVANTAGE OF a WIDow's AZ
FEcrIoNs.-An unprincipled young peddler
made love to buxom widow In Pennsyl-
vania. He accompanied bis declaration


their union. Name them. y said the wild
ow .iThe want Of means to set up re-


tail store They parted, and the widow
sent the peddler check for ample means,


When they met again the peddler had


hired and stocked his store, aid the smi-


ling fair one begged to know the other i'm
pediment. Il hare another rife - cried
! the notion dealer.
Year: 1860

This party which came of at the Masonic
Hall, on Wednesday night last, passed OFT
happily. ana did credit to the distinguished
Orders under whose auspices it was got
ten up. There were between three and four
hundred persons present, among whom were
representatives from all parts of the County.


The occasion was truly q most felicitous
one in every respect. twas union and a
reunion of no common character. and must
prove beneficial to the great social interests
Of our people.


Old friendships and acquaintances we've
renewed, new attachments we're formed that
may yet bear all the glorious and soul in
spring fruits of devoted friendship. and with
same younger ones pure and joyous love
nav have been enkindled. whose radiant
beams may have power to battle with heaven
born light their future paths through life.


How changed the scene since ten years
ago The startling cries Of bands OF coy
otes. which then nightly yelled valedictions
to their native wilds. have given way to the
charming chords of mellow music that raih-
er invokes to the dance than feelings Of
sadness and desolaton.


The supper was excellent & abundant. and
the bill of fare comprehended every luxury
that the palate could reasonably suggest
Mr.. Hamilton did himself unqualified credit
in everything pertaining to it. We shall re-
member him as long as we have stomach,
and feel n soundness on the turkey question.


We should be stupid and rigbtfully sub
iect our selves TO rebuke did we fail to speak
Of the music. which was loud, ,onorous and
most elegant and sweet to the ear. That &C.
tave flute gave quite finish to the perform
snce. Everybody says that the ball was a
good thing and that they enjoyed 1t.
We concur.
Year: 1860

Why DoS'T GRASS VALLEY SHELL OUr p
There seems to be disposition on the part
OF the Nevada Journal and some of the cit
liens Of Nevada 10 speak in disparaging
terms Of Grass Valley because she has not
given as much as was expected" towards
paying for the preliminary railroad survey
from Nevada to Auburn, undertaken by
some Of the people of the former place.


The Sacramento Uuion has taken particu
lar pains to copy the disparaging fling, and
thus to spread the belittling criticism upon
Grass Valley, whose people never fail to
comply with their promises or to fulfill their
obligations. What more ought to be "ex-
pected" by any but presumptous people


The fact is. without consulting the people
Of Grass Valley. some persons in Nevad q
undertook preliminary railroad survey OF
their own responsibility, and now let then
foot the bill like men, instead of whining q
jeremiad in relation to Grass Valley not do
ing what was expected" or her.


When the people OF Grass Valley pay fol
work done ou contract. they wish rather tc
be party to that contract than to pay for
its fulhllmsnt on the dictum of others.


The self constituted county orac!es of Ne
vada City will in time, it may be. learn their
true position. presumption som-times re,
coils upon itself and produces reason
Year: 1860

A census OF the population and business
OF Nevada and Grass Valley and vicinity i
now being taken, with the view OF embody
ing the statistics that may be thereby oh.
tanned in the forthcoming report Of Mr.
Elliott, OF bis railroad survey. These staiis
tics will afford a very good basis upon
which to make an approximate estimate Of
the business which will pass over the propo'
sed railroad. and will no doubt affo rd evil
dence that will at once convince capitalist
that the profits OF such a road will pay n
handsome interest on the cost Of conslrue-
tion. Mr Rabbits. who is taking the census
OF this place informs US that he will prob
ably have the same completed by Tuesday
next.


We underftand that petitions are in cir
culation in Nevada. and are being numeri
ously signed. asking the Legislature to pass
an Act to enable the county, with the assent
Of a mojority of the voters, to loan its credit
SO far as to guarantee seven per cent. for
80 years on s3o0.000 OF the capital stock
for building the road. The citizeus Of Pla'
Ger CoRnty propose to vote a similar guaran-
tee on 400, 900. Should the counties thus
guarantee to the amount Of 100000 there
will be but little difficulty in inducing cap
italists to furnish the mo,cy necessary for
the immediate construction OF the road.
Year: 1860

A THIRTY Ton WAooS.-A steam wagon
Is being constructed in San Francisco for
the conveyance Of lumber from the mouth Of
Russian river to the shipping port Of BOdega
If the wagon will bear thirty tons and baul
ten tons up grade of one foot in seven
$4,000 will be paid to The manufacturer
failing to make the wagon thus capable
the builder will pay all damages thereby
accruiug.
Year: 1860

ANOTHER RoAD TO wAsHoE.-A company
i. being organized in the upper part Of Pla-
Ger county for the purpose OF constructing a
turn pike road from that locality to the
washoe diggings.
Year: 1860

THE HEAT Tuesday morning our cit
izens noticed ice on the top of water left out
doors in tubs over night. At least one fourth of
an inch in thickness. Yesterday afternoon at
four o'clock the thermometer indicated 81 . in
the shade. Something of change In the short
space Of two days
Year: 1860

though my father is fierce and terrible, he
will listen to reason; with him at my side,
I can fear nothing, even an angry parent
. A priest, to whom Evan had rendered
some especial service, wasprevailed upon to
perform the ceremony at q small chapel,
built on projecting rock, that overhungthe
sea, aud had been before, the Reformation,
dedicated to the titular saint of mariners
but as the family of Anstruther remained
true to the ancient faith, they still worship
ped in the dilapidated pile. The Pickering
rays of the setting sun family illumined the
ivy clad walls, although they neither dis
PEELED the gloomy solemnity, nor broke the
death-like stiffness of theinterior; and when
the hour came that made them one, no voice
answered with a blessing, to the nuptial
benediction of the holy man. The raven
which built its solitary nest beneath the de-
cayed roof the belfry, croaked when the
VOWS were pronounced, and the only witness
to the marriage declared, as the bridegroom
turned to salute the bride, she saw stream
of blood running from his side. Nor were
these the only sinister omens that attended
thisin auspicious union ; as Beatrice returned
to the strand, shadow darkened her path,
which she recognized as the form ofa myste-
rious being who wandered among the glens
and mountain heights, prognosticating
dreadful anathemas on those who did not ad-
minister to her wants. Perched on the
summit of rock, the old hag lifted her
sinewy arm yelled forth in wild accents:


ERE the earth has rolled its annual
course, daughter of Norland, the star ofthy
house shall set in blood Then gliding
from the knoll, she was lost amid the crags
Year: 1860

UNPRECEDENTED FEAT IN ENGINEERING IN


TExAs.-"0n the railroad between Houston
and Eagle Lake, in Texas, says correspond
ent of the Scientific American, "a feat is per-
formed, which, presume, is entirely unpre-
cedented in engineering. At the crossing of
the Brazos River, the road is completed on
each side to the bank, and temporary track
laid down each bank and across a temporary
bridge, which is some thirty or forty feet
below the level of the permanent road. The
design was to cross this bridge, until the
permanent one was completed, by letting the
locomotive and cars slowly down the bank
with ropes, and then hauling them up the
other side. But at one time the locomotive,
in descending, broke loose, and sweeping
through the hollow by its own momentum,
assembled the opposite bank in safety. Since
that time the passenger trains are run
through the hollow in this manner, sweeping
gracefully downward and rising on the op-
posite side, like the swoop of hawk on its
prey. have been something of traveller,
but this is the first time that ever followed
locomotive down the steep bank of river!
1t is said that the civil engineers object to
this mode of proceeding, on account of the
tremendous strain on the road-bed in that
part which changes the line of motion from
the descending to the horizontal direction"
Year: 1860

FIEND1sH REVENGE OF NoBLEMAN UPON
AN UNCHAsTE WIFE.-Gallenga, in his His
iory Of Piedmont, narrates the following in
stance of iendish revenge on the part of a
nobleIhan whose wife had dishonored him:


Antonio Grimaldi, nobleman of Chiera,
had become convinced of the faithlessness of
his wife. He compelled her to hang up,
with her own hand, her paramour to the
ceiling of her chamber, then had the chamber
walled up doors and windows, and only al
lowed the wretched woman as much air and
light, and administered with his own hand
as much food and drink as would indefinitely
prolong her agony. And so watched her,
and tended her with all that solicitude which
hatred can suggest as well as love, and left
her to grope alone in that blind solitude
with the mute testimony of her glilt--a
ghastly object, on which her aching eyes
were riveted day by day and night after
night, till it had passed through every loath-
some stage of decomposition. This man was
surely worse in his vengeance than Sire
Giles de Laval, who has come down to US
under the name Of Blue Beard.
Year: 1860

The Parls correspondent OF the New ork
Times writes; 49,, l..-


The charming young San Francisco lady
now in this city, who has an absorbing adj
miration for Fire Departments in general,
excusable, she maintains, in view of the su-
perb institution of her native city, saw pass
ing her balcony during the fire in the Place
Vendome a nondesoript machine" pushed
and drawn by four men rugged out in a neat
uniform, and which put all her knowledge
of mechanics at fault. On application to her
maid she learned to her utter disgust that it
was fire. engine, and away she few, drag
ging her fat maid after her, curious to see
the operations of such q machine Arrived
on the ground full of the recollection of the
wild, yelling screaming pushing scenes at
an American fire, what was her astonish-
ment at seeing performance quite funereal
in all its aspects A large circle of solemn
policemen without any special effort, or with
out speaking word, maintained at an ex-
traordinary distance the crowd. /


Silent lines of men passed buckets to the
fremen in the house; the "machinep1 had
disappeared no doubt into one of the upper
rooms, so as to approximate its feeble
strength TO the seat of the fire, which was
not an extraordinary feat in view of its di-
mensions. But a thin column of smoke
ascended from the burning building; there
was no excitement, no yelling of ire-cap-
tains through ri1ed speaking-trumpets, the
order and decorum was altogether French
and military. Within the line held by the
police there was tumulus of broken plaster,
four feet in diameter at the base which had
been carried from the burning building, and
this precious deposit was surrounded and
carefully guarded by four policemen. II
was afterward found to contain two Ma
poleons, one of which was tarnished and
seriously damaged, while the other remained
bright. San Francisco voted French fire
humbug, and retired in disgust.
Year: 1860

Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered q lecture
in Boston, on Tuesday evening, and the pa
pers there contain this abstract Of his ad-
dress; p. ~. ~ g,r5- T. .------ -
The speaker said that there were various
ways Of classifying the human species, by
order of their size, strength, mentalcapaeity,
color, temperament or by races He should
speak more particularly of the Classification
by temperament. In mankind we seeaa
great diversity of temperament. As for in
stance, in some the love OF system often runs
to insanity. A man can present a statement
on any subject, and if he adheres to that
statement he has a method of treating the
subject.


After speaking Of the pecnliatities Of men,
the lecturer proceeded to show the dividing
line between the classes. There are to be
found the coarse and generous man, capable
of pleasing and winning the lowest as well
as the highest. Another is of similar tenn
permanent, but incapable Of winning any
favor with society. Another he saw repre-
sented by4Napoleon, who got all the re-
sources of Europe comprehensiyely in his
head before he undertook to hold them in his
hand. Another class, who were men Of the
world, were such as Columbus, Oopernicus,
Newton and Humboldt.


The two abiding classes of society are
those of executive and intellectual capacity.
1t is rarely that these are seen in one person.
There are men in the community who delight
in war, but can make no battle themselves.
They participate in the success Of an under-
taking only in sympathy, not having the
power-to premise any of the causes of the
result. t


The speaker knew person who could not
write word, but whose verdict on a book
is final. If man of this class should tell
him that another good book was written, he
should know that he had another happy day
before him, in the perusal of that book
Wordsworth had well spoken of the finer
sentiments Of man. The large sale of such
writings as Martin Luther and others Of his
peculiarities, was spoken of as illustrating
the different literary and religious tastes Of
men. H..s


The widely diversified temperaments or
classifoations OF those that go to make up
society has the good effect of emulatng COM
petition, and so far it works well enough.
The only disarrangement occurs when one
seeks by an overt act to convert his opponent
to his own peculiarities. I-
Year: 1860

thIcket, and beng always ready to avert
danger from bis head.


But gradually there stole melancholy
preseutment over the poor girls mind
She had been tortured with hope deferred
the war was prolonged, and the prospect
of being restored to him grew more uu-
certain.


But now she felt that her dreams ot
happiness could never be realized. She
became convinced that death was about to
snatch her away from lis side but she
prayed that she might die and he never
know to what length the violence of her
passion had led her.


1t was an eve before a battle. The
camp had sunk into repose, the watchfres
were burning low and only the slow tread
of sentinels fell upon the profound silence
of the night air, as they moved through
the dark shadows of the forest, Upon the
ground with no other couch than blan.
ket, reposed the warlike form of Jasper
Climbing vines trailed themselves TO can
opy above his head through which the stars
shown down brightly.


The faint flicker from the expiring EN-
bers of fire fell athwart his coun tenance
and tinged the cheek of one who bent over
his couch. 1t was the smooth faced strip
ling-she bent low down as if to listen to
his dreams, or to breathe into his soul
pleasant dreams of love and happiness.


But tears traced themselves down the
fair ones cheek and fell upon the brow OF
her lover.


A mysterious voice had told her that
the hourSfo parting had come; that to-
morrow her destiny is consumated. There
is one, last long look, and then the unhap
py maid is seen to tear herself away from
the spot to weep out her sorrow in privacy.


Fierce and terribleis the conflict that on
she morrow RACES on that spot. The fore
most one in the battle is the intrepid JAS
per, and ever by his side light that strip
ling warrior. Often during the heat and
the smoke, CLEANS suddenly on the eyes of
Jasper the melancholy face of the maiden
In the thickest of the fight, surrounded by
enemies fought the lovers, side by side
A lance is suddenly eveled a: the breast OF
Jasper but swifter than the lance is the
smooth faced warrior. There is wild
cry, and at the feet of Jasper sinks the
maiden with the life blood gushing from
the white bosom, which had been thrown
as shield before his breast. He did not
hear the din and danger of the conflict,
but down by the side Of that dying body
lie kneels.


Then for the first time does he learn
that the STRIPPING is his lover that the dim
visions in his sIumber Of an angel face
lowering above him had indeed been true.
In the midst Of the battle with her lover
by her side and the barb still in her bosom
the heroine maiden dies.


Her name, her sex and her noble devo-
ton soon became known throughout the
corps. There were fearful group gath
cred around her grave--there wasn't one
OF those hardy warriors who did not bedew
her grave with tears.


The buried her near the river Santee
in green shady nook, that looked as if
it had been stolen out of PARADISE p
Year: 1860

a writer in the Oregon Farmer, in re-
ply TO an inquiry as to the best grass and
the best time 10 sow il, says: II have tried
the little bluegrass, and the big blue.
grass. and find each good for both winter
and summer. But if you want good grass
put your land in good order, and then
uwIll have grass. If You raise wheat
and oats on your land till il Will raise
neither, and then pas il in grass, YOU
need not expect to obtain a crop. Plow
your ground and put it In good order, and
and you cannot fail.


will give you my experience. and If
YOU profit by il you are welcome 10 the
Information. In the spring [ ploW nv
ground, and during the summer plow i
AGAIN; aud 10 the fall, when the first rain
comes on. l sow my seed and have rood
grass the next year Like every olher
crop, when | want a good one 7 give II n
chance 10 grow BY putting the ground IN
god order. If you want your pasture. set
in grass, and do not wish 10 plow il yoa
can do so by sowing the little bluegrass.
Il viii set IA two years If you keep the
llciS of Iill the seed get ripe. II your
land has fern on it. plow Il well in The
'dpmer AM sow your seed in The fall.
. Two years you will have good pasture
u the place Of fern. I have found that
Or posture alone the little bluegrass is
ne hest; for both hay and pasture, the
lrge bluegrass does best, while for hay
'nly. timothy is far preferable.


1t You think these hints worth needing,
i've them fair trial, and you win prove
the matter.
Year: 1860

Man OF MANY OCCUPATIONS locomotive on
the Harlem Railroad came in collision with wagon
a few days ago, and killed a man in the wagon.
The flagman was absent from the crossing at which
the accident happened, and it turns out investi
cation that he not only aagman, but also post
man, ticket agent, freight agent, express agent,
switchman, and was required to attend to two
depots and to furnish water to the engine. Was
not very remarkable that he was not at his post
when the train passed?
Year: 1860

SOMEBODY HAS BEEN KIcKED.-A pair of 81 boots
has been bet in Lynn on the result of the State
election in Pennsylvania, the condition being that
the boots be delivered on the pnbc square in
Lynn, where, after the delivery, the loser shall
present most assailable part of his person to be
booted by the winner, as penalty for the folly Of
making such bet.
Year: 1860

UaIos ca ARDS, SEVENTH AND EfaHrH WARDS. s..
The members of this clab and the general public
axe referred to publication made Of the meeting
and line of march which the association will pursue
in the procession after the reception of banner
and wreath ID be prosecuted them this evening.