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Year: 1860

We are not given much TO sensation articles,
but occasionally a remarkable thing will come
under our notice, and it would be sin TO keep
it from the public We cannot vouch for the
truth of the following story, told US this morn
ing by an old sucker, but venture to say that
such things have been heard of before, lin the
Arabian Nights Entertainments


SIT is just twenty years ago that party of US
tellers went over to Cahokia Greek on ska
ting match. The day was colder than ten ice
bergs stuck together, but the ice was smooth as
glass, and we made up our minds to have heap
of fun. Bill Berry was the leader of the crowd.


He was tall six-footer, full of pluck, and the
best skater in all creation. Give Bill Berry a
good pair OF skates, and smooth sailing, and he'd


make the trip TO Bafiin's Bay and back in twen-
ty-four hours, only stopping long enough to take
| drink. Well we got to the creek and fas-
tened our skates on and after taking good
horn out oi Joe Turner's flask, started off in
good style with Bill Berry in the lead As I
was tellin you it was dog-onned cold day, and
we had TO skate fast to keep the blood up.
There was little breathe holes IN the ice, and
every now and then we would come near goin'
into 'em. My skates got loose and stopped
to iaSten 'em. Just as had finished bucklIng
the straps heard noise. | looked up and
saw something shooting along the ice like light
ming. 1t was Bill Berry's head. He had been
going it like creased electricity, and before he
knew It be was into one of them cussed holes.
The force was so great as 10 cut his head off "a
gainSt the sharp corners OF the ice. "It's all
day with Bill Berry,, said sand all night too,'
said Joe Turner.-Just as he got these words
out his mouth, looked at Bill's head. which
had been gong it on the ice, and all at once it
dropped into another hole. We run to it and
heard Bill Berry say, 'For Gods sake, bows,
pull me out :" looked into the hole, and there
as sure as Pm sinner, was Bill Berry's body
which had shot along under the ice, and met
the head al the hole in the ice. 1t was so
thunderin' cold that the head froze fast to the
body, and we pulled Billy out as good as new.
He telt little numb at first, but after skating
while he was as brisk as the rest of US, and


laughed over the joke. We went home about
dark, all satisfied with our days sport. About
nine o'clock in the evening, somebody knocked
at nv door. and said / was wanted over at Bill
Berry's. put on my hat and went over.
There lay Bills body in one place and bis head
in another. His wife said that after he came
home from skating, he sat down by the fire to
warm himself, and while attempting to blow
his nose he threw his head INTO the fire place.
The coroner was called that night, and the
verdict of the jury was that Bill Berry came
to his death oy skating too fast"
Year: 1860

Dothe petticoats of our time serve as any
thing but mask to the human form-a
perversion of human proportions2 A wo-
man on sofa looks like a child popping
up from haycock A girl in the dance
looks like the Dutch tumbler that was q
favorite toy in my infancy. The fit is so
the reverse of accurate as to be like a silly
hoax-a masquerade without wit; while, at
the same time, it is an easy fit The pro-
digious weight of the modern petticoat, and
the difficulty of gettingit all into the waist
band, creates necessity for compressing
and loading the waist in way most inju-
rious to health Under rational method
of dress the waist should suffer neither
weight nor pressure nothing more than
the girdle which brings the garment into
form and folds. AS to the convenience of
the hooped skirt, only ask the women
themselves, who are always in danger from
fire, or wind, or water, Or carriage-wheels,
or rails, or pals, or nails, or, in short,
everything they encounter. Ask the hus-
bands, fathers, or brothers, and hear how
they like being cut with the steel frame
when they enter a gate with lady, or be-
ing driven into corner of the pew at
church, or to the outside of the coach, for
want of rooom. AS for the children, how
many have been swept off pathways, or
toot-brldges, or steamboat decks bv the
pltiless crinoline, or hoops of some uncon.
scious walking balloon! More children
have been killed, however, by the exten.
sion of the absurd petticoat fashion to them
For many months past, it has been rare
thing to see child under the tunic age
duly clothed. The petticoats are merely
for show; and the actual clothing, from the
waist downwards, is nothing more than
thin cotton drawers and socks, leaving a
bare space between. For older boys there
is great Improvement in dress-the tunic
and loose trousers are being preferable in
every way to the stiff, mannish, tailed coat
and tight trousers of half century ago.
But the younger children are at present
scarcely clothed at all, below the arms
and the blue legs Of childhood are pain
ful sight, whether in begger boy or cit
izen's son.
Year: 1860

A gentleman who resides in the town o1
Elmore, Meqlango County, is, as he de
scribes himself, very onsartaln in politics
and besides that, is the most OnSartaiz
practical joker we have heard Of of late
Here is one of his jokes:


The gentleman was in his store on Sun
day morning, preparing for the duties o.
the day, when the deacon entered Ar
unfortunate pack Of cards was lying on the
counter, and the deacon, as in duty bound
demonstrated with the joker on his villain
Gus practice. The latter admitted that il
was an idle waste Of time, and taking the
cards in his hand, moralized on the subject
just as well and warmly as the deacon
At the same time he allowed few cards
to fall here and there on the counter, they
lying very much in the shape of tricks
and looking as if the two had been "taking
a hand"


At this iuncture another member of the
church came in, (the post-office was in the
store) and all at once the joker placed his
finger on couple of cards on the counter
exclaiming:


"Now, deacon, / tell you this won't do
The Queen always takes Jack, and ten
the nine, and SO down, and if you don't at.
tend you will never learn the game. That
Jack is good card, but my Queen takes
it, besides one on count for game"


"Why, neighbor," exclaimed the horri.
fed deacon, "what on earth do you mean
by all that 7"


Exactly what say," was the reply
"the Queen takes the Jack and its mine
you might have trumped with it and saved
it long ago; now this Jack with low and
game puts me out.


AT this moment the gentleman from Ne
quango county turned round, pretended
for the first moment to notice the brother
deacon who had entered, looked confused
dropped the cards and vanished


Of course the deacon was caught playing
cards on Sunday. He was cited to appea
before the church for his backsliding, ant
as the evidence was complete, would hav,
been convicted and severely punished, il
spite Of all his protestations of ignorance
had not our acquaintance Of the town o
Elmore made his appearance in the nick o
time, as witness in favor of the deacon
told a round unvarnished tale, and pro
cured for him an acquittal.


1t is said to this day the deacon has al
increasing horror of cards, and though h,
feels a conviction that the "Queen will
take the Jack" )" and the Jack can take th'
deacon, yet he has an utter aversion II
giving his "high low jack"
Year: 1860

The Prince of Wales is to arrive in Philadelphia
on the night of the 9th of October the evening of
the State election day. He will then see for the
first time the excitement attendant upon such occa-
sions in the United States
Year: 1860

election of the Crescent Dramatic Association was
held at their hall last night and resulted in the se-
lection of gentlemen whose names are published
among the special notices of this mornings issue
Year: 1860

LATER FROM MExlCo.-The special correspondent
OF the New York Times sends details relative to
the engagement in which Miramon was recently SO
disastrously defeated. 1t seems that several Sec
cessive actions were fought, in which Miramon
lost almost everything he had, barely escaping
himself hn by precpitate fight He succeeded how
mediately convoked Council of State, and had
himself declared President-Zuloaga having mean
time, by some means, been got rid of. The Liberal
party was at last dates in such force around the
Capital as to render it necessary only for them to
make the attack to insure them its capture Their
available strength was reckoned at 10000 men,
while it was considered impossible that the Church
party could muster more than tenth of that num-
her
Year: 1860

FROM Nevada to virginia City,. SO


By taking the route from Nevada, ria. JEFF
ferson, Washington and Canon Creek, the
distance may be shortened at least mile
more, reducing the distance from Nevada to
Virginia City to 81 miles


As soon as the stations are properly pro-
vided, which are nearly so at the present
time, Mr.. Sale will run regular Pony Ex-
press and also a pack train over the Henness
route.


When the Central Railroad is completed
to Lincoln, and the Eastern Extension to
Gold Hill, in Placer county, which we are
assured Will be done in July at farthest, the
land travel with animals from San Francisco
to the silver mines, ma. Nevada, will be re-
duced to lO7 miles. This will be 35 miles
less than by way of Placerville, or % miles
less than by Daggett's pass. At this pres
ent time it is contended by every man we
have seen who has passed over the various
routes, that the Henness route is superior
to any. Though Nevada would be happy
to receive the share of travel to which she
deems herself entitled by virtue of superior
advantages, still we assure the people of San
Francisco or the State, that we are not gov
erned by local interests in setting forth the
advantages of the Henness Pass. We hon
estly believe there is no pass equal to it for
smoothness or grade, and confidently trust
what we have been trying to prove to the
people of the State for more than three
years, will soon be universally acknowl-
edghd. All we ask is that some prominent
man, of character and judgment, who is
willing and ready to act disinterestedly,
may be induced to pass over the Henness
route, and give his honest convictions
through the press of San Francisco. Every
Nevada man, of course, will go over his own
route to the silver mines. Let every town
among the foot hills have and use its own
route. But it is our duty as journalists to
point out the best route to the travelling
public of the State. We point to the Hen
ness, and are willing to risk everything on
it. All we ask is an intelligent attention to
Year: 1860

H&- The Democrat fatty denies that Doug
las was elected to Congress the first time by
his District having been made Democratic
by looping off Wing precincts, and denies
that he. had hand in the affair of setting
of said Whig territory. A gentleman who
took an active part in the canvass informs
us that the act was done by the Democrats
in the Legislature, at the connivance of
Douglas, and that the county to which the
territory was attached did not belong to the
same Congressional District, as stated by
the Democrat. OF course there are few doc
uments to refer to for proof
Year: 1860

The Poor INDIAS.-The numerous Cali
forniaEs who have rushed over the Sierra
with arms for the supposed protection Of
not to be satisfied but with taste of Indian
blood The Indians, right or wrong, must
feel the force of American arms. Instead OF
investigating the causes which have led to a
misunderstanding between the whites and
rendering justice where it is due, no doubt
Young America will be anxious to lap a
little Aboriginal blood first We are to
hear of war parties and alarms during the
entire Summer if the past is criterion by
which to judge the future.
Year: 1860

THAT BATTLE Ax.-The statement of a
battle az being waved by an Indian at the
battle of Pyramid Lake is believed by none
but the most credulous. Who made that
terrible instrument. who sold it to the In
dians, and when? are questions yet to be
answered. There is strong color of truth
to the statement that the whites fred on a
flag Of truce and were punished in conse-
quence.
Year: 1860

TEETH! TEETH !! DR.. Levason comes
to us recommended as a surgical and mechan-
ical Dentist of long established reputation for
professional skill. His specimens of work will
compare with those of any other dentist what
ever n natural appearance, fitness and beauty
of finish, while in all surgical dentistry his
mode of operating commends itself for it. free
dom from pain and security against accident


Office over A, Block & Co.
Year: 1860




terrorS for me. was notified by the Secretary of the
Georgia delegation TO meet them their yesterday
evening" with intimatiOn that they were disposed to
put me on trial. and whether ! was worthy TO 90
with them / told him if that the idea, plead to
the jurisdiction, and responsible 10 the State Of
Georgia. and and not them. However he gave Inc TO
understand that that not really the ldea but that
they merely wanted to see down there. went, but
it soon became obvious that they desired to put in
position where would be obliged to 90 with them.
told them considered myself delegate to this Conyen
ton under my original appointment 10 Charleston;
had gone there and refused secede. Two Conventions
s Georgia their Convention and another had endorsed
and sent me here, and that | claimed the right to
participate in the proceedings of this Convention, and
under the decision az Charleston TO cast pro rata vote
distinctly warned them that would not be bound to
20 with them finally in any they might pursue;
that belonged to the great national Democratic party
of the United States and here representing the
State of Georgia. under their endorsement and had the
right To act with them up TO certain tme but reserved
to myself The right when the final rupture came to 90
where pleased, aud act upon my individual response
bil,y We had great deal Of discussion, they trying
to bring down TO pledges, which scorned then as
do now, and have much disgust for them they
have for me.


told them that under the peculiar circumstances Of
the case though claimed the right TO participate in the
proceedings of this Convention, and should do so,
would attempt the of the Sate of Geor
gia. That is the only pledge made them. That seemed
be their holy horror they seemed to have a terrible
dread that would come here under my Charleston ap
pontmeut, and cast the whee ten votes Of Georgia.
told them would not do that that under the peculiar
circumstances OF the case doubted my right to vote at
all and that until gave them formal notice OF the final
dissolution Of all connection between them and me-
would not attempt to cast a at all. But did
to myself the right to here and participate
with what believed to be the National Democracy OF
these United States the men with whom cast my for
tunes, and upon whom, in my humble Judgment de-
pends only the perpatuty of this Union, but the
perpetulty of civil liberty ITSELF told them consid
cred it duty owed to myself and this Convention, and
70 the country not to here md tue vote of the
State Of Georgia at any rate until the cOuRecon be-
tween them aud me had been dissolved And now
publicly do dissolve all connection between that delegl
ton and myself Applause. trust shall be excused
for the present from voting.


When the State of Alabama was called.


10 III CONTINUED
Year: 1860

Mr.. Wigfall. OF Texas, mrdc short speech in
the U s. Senate on the nth inst, in which he pos
itively denied that the Homestead Bill was DEM
ocratic measure and admitted or contcnded that it
was Republican measure. This was honest
The Democracy are in favor of appropriating two
huadred millions of dollars for the purchase of Gu
ba for the purpose Of increasing the power of the
slave Oigarehy. but unwilling to give cent or
foot of land for the benefit of the working men
Of the country. This demonstrates the true charac
ter of modern Democracy. Working men who
longer act with that party will act against their
toef init
Year: 1860

or The New York Leader, a Democratic paper
which represents the anti ood int ercst in that
city manifests its contempt for Mr. Buchanans pro-
test in the following severe language: cs


Our sincere respect for the Office of President
of the United States compels us to avoid any com
ment on the Plea of Abatement sent tr the House
of Representatives last Thursday by the present
tenant the White House. When Thcrsite scolds,
he is often amusing, though impertinent: but when
he dfivels and weeps, we are obliged to turn aside
our heads and escape from his neighborhood as
soon as possible
Year: 1860

IN an age remarkable for % wars. and rumors of


4 wars of intrigue and blood shed for good reas-
oning and bad conduct for sound rules and corrupt
manners when virtue fills our heads but vice our
heats when those who would persuade that
they arr quite sure Of heaven, appear to be in no
srater hurry to go there than others, but put Oh
the livery Of the best masters only 30 serve the
worst in an age when moles.y herself is more
ashamed Of detection than OF delinquency when
independent of principles which to depend and
free thinking no, in thinking freely. but in being
free from thinking in an age when patriots viii
hold anything but their tongues-keep anything
but their worjs-lose nothing particularly except
their characters; to improve such an age must bc
,iifiicut-io instruct such an age must be danger
Gus. In an aye like this call the attention of
lac public to.
Year: 1860

I'll tell you story how | once saved my
life, entirely through having learned the
deaf and dumb alphabet:


There were two little boys who used to
come and stay with Frank and me, when we
were first married, and they could neither
hear nor speak.


They were deaf and dumb; they could not
talk except with their iingcn-so-only ever
so much quicker.


Frank and learned this foreign alphabet
on purpose, that we might understand what
these poor lads had to say. They were quick
and clever they could read and write, nv,
and draw and sew, and do many other things
which most boys would make but very bad
work at.


They could play at draughts, and backgam-
mon, and chess, and ut fox and geese, we'll as
any boys. They could almost 50, what wc
said, though they could not hear, with such
quick eager eyes did they watch every
movement Of our lips. We soon, however,
rot so as to talk Us easily with our fingers as
our tongues and sometimes, when the lads
were not with us, Frank and used to con-
verse in that manner when we were alone,
for practice.


1T happened upon one occasion thss he
Year: 1860

SINCE the discovery of the gold mines at
Springfield, VT, some two months since,
they have been worked considerably, and it
is thought that they are more valuable
than the mines of Plymouth. One man has
found one hundred pieces of gold in quart
of dirt as it was taken from the bed of rock.
Year: 1860

The New York Commercial gives its
readers an article on tooth-picks. The
aged and decrepit and the youth Of both
sexes of Chill are engaged in preparing
those little orange sticks that one finds at
every restaurant and hotel in the country.
These they whittle out with astonishing
rapidity, at the rate Of five or six hundred


in an hour. The sticks are then packed in
bundles of a thousand each, and sent to
New York; being imported expressly by a
lady in Division street, whose son superin.
tends their manufacture in Chill. Here the
tooth. picks are sold for twenty cents a
thousand and scattered all over the country.
Year: 1860

Here's health to- the lassie with merry black


eyes;


Here's a health to the laddie with blue ones
And here's to first love as it sparkes and flies
And here's to the hearts that are true ones
Oh, yes-to the hearts that are tender and true
With affection that nothing can smother
To the eyes of the one, that are brilliant and


blue,


And the merry black eyes of the other
Now mind you, my laddie, whose eyes are SO


blue,


That however the Graces invite you,
There is nothing for you in this world that will


do


But pair Of black eyes to delight you.
And mind you, my lassie, whose eyes are so


black,
In pair OF blue eyes to discover
That light of affection you never should lack,
And-youll always be true to your lover.
Long, long shall your eyes sparkle back with a


kiss


To the eyes that live but to behold you;
Long, long shall the charm of your mutual bliss
In a heaven of splendor enfold you.
For this is the thought of poet wise,
OF a poet whose thoughts were true ones
That to look on pair of merry black eyes
Is the life of pair of blue ones.
Year: 1860

THE DEAD AT PYRAMID LAKE.-Wm. S. Spear
was found about half way up the mountain,
leading from the Gap near where the engage
ment took place, and where he whs zen to fall
from his mule while retreating from the Indians.
His legs had been cut off, and other acts of bar
barism had been committed to his person, which
ought to shock the most depraved of the human
race. McCloud was found lying on his face,
with his head smashed by big stone. A strip
of flesh had been cut from the centre of his back,
including the sinews, of which the savages in
tended to make strings. The appearance
of McCarty-a large man with heavy beard and
mustachio-was impressive; the crushing of the
frontal bones left the appearance of the forehead
high and square; the chest was raised and ex-
panded; the mouth closed and covered with
beard the right arm drawn back as if about to
strike, and the countenance and whole attitude
exhibiting stern defiance even in DEATH 1t was
evident that McCloud and McCarty died after
prodigious conflict. The rings around them
beaten by the war dance, showed that the say
ages valued their victory.-Sierra Citizen.
Year: 1860

DRIED ToMAToEs.-It may not be generally
KNOWN that ripe tomatoes can be almost as
easily dried as apples. and thus be made avail.
able for stewing purposes, at all seasons of the
year. In any locality inland, away from the in
Huence of the damp ocean winds, tomatoes that
are not more than an inch in thickness, if cut
through the middle fatwise. and each part
spread with the cut side upward to the sun, up
on hurdles or any fixture by which the air can
have free to the lower side as well as top,
can be dried in our climate of heat and sun
shine, with the least possible trouble, and in the
most perfect manner in a very few days. If no
better arrangement can be secured, simply clean,
straight straw few inches thick laid upon the
ground answers very goodpurpose as the dry
ing bed. Those fond of tomatoes, who can eat
them if stewed with the skins on, will find ths
dried article but little, if any, inferior to the
best uudried.
Year: 1860

using the same style of letter as on the genuine
imported article, and also, using our shipping
mark "J. 7. d. sometimes transposing the let
ters to avoid detection.


This common Whisky is palmed off, to large
extent, on the unsuspecting purchaser, for the
GENUINE EUREKA, thus enabling the SELL
er to make large profits on a cheap imitation
Whisky, which is sold on the reputation of the
genuine article.


To protect ourselves, and enable purchasers
to guard against imposition, every package
of the
Year: 1860

SINGULAR lScIDENr.-The Newburyport Mass
Herald says:


Rev. DR.. Dimmick had designed, on Sabbath
morning, to preach sermon from the 7th verse
of the seth chapter of Isaiah" For my house
shall be called house of prayer for all people.
In announcing the text, he mistook and rea the
7th verse of the 46th chapter, prophecy that
was literally fulfilled almost Immediately in his
own case. 1t reads" They bear him upon
their shoulders, they carry him and set him in
his place, and he standeth; from his place shall
be not remove; yea, one shall cry unto him,
yet can he not answer nor save him out of his
trouble" He had not proceeded more than a
mnute-not aware of the mistake he had made
when he sank upon his seat helpless, and they
did really bear him out, to return no more