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Year: 1860

AEoTHER CoEoERT.- The Plymouth Church
Sabbath School, owing to the unsatisfactory
result of their concert last week, and to al
lew the public another opportunity to hear
some truly excellent singing. will give an
other concert at MelOdeOn Hall on Wednes-
day evening. Go, if you would spend an
hour delightfully."-, and give a Christmas
present of 25 cents to the children to be de-
voted to the purchase Of a piano for their
instruction. The programme of the last con-
cert will be repeated on this occasion.
Year: 1860

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher thus, speak.
of The newspaper, the common people s
Encyclopedia:


'1n no other way can so much so va.
ried, so useful information be impaired,
and under circumstances SO favorable for
educating the child's mind, as through a
judicious, well conducted newspaper.


To live in a village, was once 10 be
shut up and contracted. But now man
may he hermit and yet cosmopolitC.
He may live in the forest, walking miles
to a post Office. having a mail but once a
week, and yet he shall be found as famil-
lar with the living world as the busiest
actor in it. For the newspapers is spy
glass by which be brings near the most
distant things-a microscope by which
he leisurely examines the most minute OBJ.
jects, an ear trumpet by which he collects
and brings within his hearing all that i,
said and done all over the earth-a mus,
cum full OF living Ipiotures Of real life
drawn not on canvass, but with printers
ink on paper.


The effect ofliberalizing and enlargiug
the mind Of the young, and this weekly \
commerce with the world, will be appar
eut 10 any one who will ponder it. Once
liberal education could only be CON
pleted by foreign travel. The sons only
Of the wealthy could indulge in this cost
ly benefit. But now the poor mans sol
can learn as much at home, as hundred
years ago gentleman could learn BY
journeying the world over. For Will
there are. some advantages in going init
the world, 1t is the poor mans ptivileg,
to have the world come to see him. Th
newspaper is great collector, q grea
raveler, great lecturer. 1t is the com
mon peoples Hucyclopedia-the lyceum
the college
Year: 1860

FREAKS OF A LuNATio.--Quite little
excitement was created in New Orleans
few days ago, by the strange freaks of a
lunatic. He managed to mount the top
of a two story grocery ,aud began 10 atiuse
himself by pulling bricks FROM the chin.
ney, breaking them with Ratchet and
hurting them at the passer-by. After he
had continued this sport for some hours
great crowd collected in the vicinity,
and it became very interesting problem
TO the Policemen how they should remove
the madman from his peril. Finally, one
Of the fire companies brought it's engine
10 the spot and directed powerfulsttedm
upon him, So surprised was he at this
novel mode Of attack that he lost his foot
hold, slid down the roof and came TO the
ground in a sitting posture. Before he
had recovered from the effects Of the jal
he was in custody.
Year: 1860

TRurH.--There is never a word Of truth
spoken that does not reach the heart, that
does not touch some soul. There never
is a noble life that does not have its in
duence even in its time. as d sunbutst
through the clouds on a cloudy day
will manifest itself here and there. And
ifit reaches no ether class, you may be
sure it will toach the people. 1t Is the
people, alter all, whose great pulse throbs
to a mighty truth, whose warm thear
sees enough Of the truth to say 'Hosap-
ma, blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord. - Chapin.
Year: 1860

The oration of the Hon. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, at the inauguration of Mills statute of Washington, was very eloquent effort The closing paragraphs are as fol- lows:

 Upon this representative and similtude of the great and honored dead, which we this day put before the world, the winds shall blow, the rains shall fall and the storms shall beat, but it shall stand unhurt amid them all. So it shall be with the fame of him whose image it is. The breath of unfriendly criticism shall blow upon 1t; the storms of that broken moral or social change may break upon it; but it shall stand firmly fixed in the hearts and memories of every true, and honest, and liberty loving man who inhabits our land or cherishes our institutions.

 The inhabitants ofthis city, as they behold this statute, day after day will look upon it as the palladium oftheir priveliges and the silent guardian for their prosperity. And the thousands and tens of thousands that from every nation, kingdom and tongue yearly go forth to glze upon and admire the wonders of the earth, when they shall pause with reverential awe as they gaze upon this similitude of the mighty Wash lngton.
Year: 1860

ST. LoUIs, March 1.-The legislature of New Mexico has passed resolution ask ing Congress to grant them semi weekly mail running through in ten days.

 A resolution has passed the House of the Missouri legislature instructing the committee on internal improvements to report a bill to complete the Pacific Rail. rord to Kansas city; to sell the highest bidder the North Missouri, Iron mountain and Cairo and Fulton roads, the State bidding to the full amount of her loans to said roads. In the event of the State be- coming the purchaser. the roads to be or ganized under one name; a directory to be chosen by the State and the above roads to be speedily connected by rail.

 In the event of the Cairo and Fulton company not being willing to let the road go to sale, the north Missouri and Iron Mountain roads to be connected under one organization, and to be extended to the Mississippi river below ice making point
Year: 1860

NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTs.- Wosh- ,ngton, Feb. 24.-The post-office commit tee of the House of Representatives will report bill authorizing the postmaster general to advertise for proposals to carry the entire overland mail to San Francisco; the letter mail to go through in twenty days with a semi-weekly service, and the news paper mail in thirty days, with weekly service. The contracts are to run three years from the first of July next. Bids will be received for the carrying of the en- tire mail by the water route, either from New York or New Orleans, semi weekly Bids for more or less frequent service will also be received.
Year: 1860

THE subscriber being in favor of the x cash system, has no accounts kept for him,

 and takes this method to forewarn everybody not

 to credit any on his account as he will pay no

 accounts if not contracted by himself--a word to

 the wise is sufficient. JOHN KUMPE. March IA lSGn 1M
Year: 1860

How softly the tear Of sympathy falls
on the heart bruised and broken with sor-
row. 1t assures the sad and weeping soul
that it is not alone in the wilderness of
cold hearts; that there are those who can
feel for the troubles Of others; and oh
what Is more cheering to an aching heart
than such thought! The desire TO be
loved is human nature in its purity. Il
is the first impulse Of the opening heart
and it lives and breaIhes in the bosom of
all until the hour Of death. A look Of
love, word Of kindness, a tear Of svn1.
pathy costs Us nothing Why then WITH
bold them from those who would prize
them as blessings, winged with the fra
grant dews Of heaven To give them
costs US nothing. but it often costs an ef-
fort-a silent Isny at the heart, did we
but confess ito withhold them: for he
gnnst INDEED be a misanthrope, whose
heart does not deligh, IN going out tc
bless and be blessed.


The tear of sympathy never falls il
vain' t4wateEs ard feraliEes the sole
Year: 1860

In East Boston recently, maiden wife
of less than twenty years Of age was borne
to the grave. Her husband and lover was


a young mechanic of twenty-three. They
had loved each. other from childhood, and
were to have been married six months ago,


when she was prostrated by consumption.
About a fortnight before her death, she
said she had only one earthly wish un-
gratified; she desired to be united TO him
who had loved her so long and truly, in
the hope of being his in heaven He
could deny her nothing-he married death
Bolstered up by pillows, and supported in
the embrace of her mother she was united
to her lover; her feeble voice was hardly
audible, in responding to the questions of
marriage ceremony. She was his, and she
said she could die without regret. From
then until she passed away, she was unable
to speak above whisper, but she appear
ed happy and though wasted to skin and
bone, pleasant smile left its impress on
her face, as her soul returned to God who
gave it. ,-.t ..-....5. .....
Year: 1860

Prentice says he knows Lincoln, and
knows him to be an honest man, having
the good of his country at heart. This is
very well for man who supported anoth-
er ticket.-Syracuse Journal.


We did not say that we knew Mr.. Lin
coin to be an honest man, having the good
of his country at heart. We only said
that we believed it, and we do believed it.
Mr.. L. isa genial, delightful high toned
gentlemen, whose pleasant hospitality we
have enjoyed, and, although we think him
in great error in some of his political opin-
ions, we have as much confidence in his
patriotism as we have in that of any man
except ourselves-we being the only per-
son that we can know to be patriot.


If Lincoln and Douglas were the only
candidates in the pending contest, we
should no doubt decide to take no part be-
tween them; and yet we believe that Lin
coin is as much more honest and straight
forward politician and man than Douglas !;
that he would act as President with sim
cere regard for the purity of the Govern
ment and the welfare of the nation, and
that his Wilmot Provisoism bad and unen-
durable as it may be, is more manly and
direct and respectable than his opponents
Squatter Sovereigntyism, though but an
other road to the revolving goal.-Louis-
uile Journal.
Year: 1860

Upon several occasions, / saw life eb-
bing away like some wretched sufferer as
he lay at his post of mendieancy. One
old woman in particular attracted my at
tention. She used to lie motionless on n
mat in the center of the road, diseased
skeleton. She had just strength enough
to clutch at cash that was flung at her.
One day this strength seemed to have fail
ed her, looked closer and saw that she
was dead. A few hours afterwards l re-
passed, but her place knew her no more
she had been carried away and cast upon
a dung heap. I was riding on the out
skirts of the city one day, and saw a man
carrying another on his back. At first, l
thought the burthen was corpse, but as l
approached nearer, certain flexibility of
the city scavengers, who prowl the streets
for dying beggars, and when they find one
in whom life is almost extinct they bear
him off to some suburban Aceldams, and
fling him from their shoulders, a prema-
ture feast for crows and vultures.
Year: 1860

DEATH OF A CoNeREssMAN.-Maj.
Schwartz, Member of the House from the
Berks District, Pennsylvania, died in WASH
ington City on tho 2lst inst. He had
been unweil of jaundice all the session,
though, till within few days Of his de.
cease, he was constant in his attendance in
the House. He was an honest conscisf-
tious man, and during the contest for the
Speakership he would 60 to the House and
vote, thoug b so sick that the effort seemed
to endangsr bis life. Before speech failed
him and about the last remark he made,
was that he must go up and vote e, to retain
Anderson of KY, in bis seat. There was
no need Of his vote, but the old man had
no wish but to do bis duty. He WAS very
popular with the people. and beat Clancy
Jones in the very citsdel Of Democrats
Year: 1860

FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF K0SSUTH'S SISTER.


Another sister of the distinguished Hungarian patriot
has Just died in exile among US though not without those
consolatons of generous friendship which the exes for
libertys sake are wont find in FREQ lands Madame
Emile Tuavsky Kossuth yesterday afternoon bu.
red from the chapel Of the Second Unitarian Society OF
BROOKLYN. Drs. Farley, 0sgood and Bellows were pres
ent and each bore part in the funeral services These
were attended by large congregation, made up good
part by Hungarians and consisted Of voluntary on the
organ by Hungarian gentleman selections from Scrip
tre read by Dr. Bellows, prayer by DR.. Osgood, and


highly appropriate and impressive address from Dr..
Farley, of the First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn.


The Reverend Doctor alluded with much feeling TO tie
many trials in exile of the deceased lady, aud with equal
deicacy to tho kindness and hospitality Of those Amer


N friends whose mniStrations had smoo he'd her pillow
in sickness and DEATH On the wrist OF the deceased In
accordance with her own dying request, bracelet
always worn by her until her last sickness made from the
iron chain with which her brother had been bound in
Austrian prison.


The remains were taken to Greenwood and inferred In
the Unitarian ground there, Colonel Asboh making an
address in Hungarian at the grave moving to those
who understood it it eloquent 10 the ears OF those
who heard it only. As closing rite, some earth, from
her native Hungary thrown by her children on the
cor of the deceased dust being thus rendered to dust
in way corresponding with her own expressed desire
during her last illness.
Year: 1860

The prominent feature in the commencement exercises
which passed off with unusual interest and ecla was the
Address Yesterday the 4th of Hon Daniel w. Voorhees,
Of Indiana before the Literary Societies Of the Cnver
sity As our paper is going to press, have not the
time TO attempt outline Of this mastery effort
The Public Hall was filed oyerlowing with the largest
and most brilliant crowd from this and other States that
probably ever assembled at the University. The splendid
forensic fort which the orator bad made in the defence
of Cook at Charestown had given him great reputation
as an orator. and had raised public expectation TO high
pitch But we hazard nothing in saying that his effort
yesterday worthy of his fame, and fully realized the
highest expectations Of the Of beauty and
talent that hung entranced upon his words His subject
was the duty aud destiny Of the American citizen. The
national sentiments and sound States Rights Constitution
al doctrines which he proclaimed met the approval Of
every one present His denuncations Of "7hs Sedtio@
Citi.es of the North represented in the person OF
Charles Sumner was witherng and overwhelming.


1t was grand, glorious effort Of extraordinary elo
auence aud power During its delivery, the speaker was
frequently interrupted with tremendous applause We
have never Witnessed SPLENDID success any oc
cason At the conclusion Of the address after the ap
pause had subsidized, Col Thomas Jefferson Randolph
President Of the Board Of Visitors, and proposed
three cheers for the "ndiana Orator. which we're given
with will by the vast crowd-Je6ersoaidH.
Year: 1860

REPORTED ALrERcATIoS-It is reported that the Pre-
sident and Senator GWin Of California whose relations


political and personal have hitherto been Of the mot
intimate character had violent alteration on saturday
last and are now very bitter in their talk about each
other Senator Gwn is reported to have told the old
gentleman in language more marked for It's vgor than
lis elegance that be would never darken bis doors again
Mr. Buchanan can hardly afford 10 lose many such friends
Year: 1860

Issuance OF SHINPLAsTERs.-W are
informed upon perfectly reliable authority
that it is contemplated by at least one. and
perhaps more, Of the business houses Of this
city. to attempt TO foist upon the public .
batch 0! those unmitigated curses known a.
email shinplas.eys 10 this matter let it be
we'll understood that We consider ourselves in
for free fight. We have seen quite enough
Of that kind Of thing in this city. and We have
yet to see any benefits arising from it We give
proper warning that We shall be frank and
outspoken in the matter and give the public
the names Of those who interest themselves In
thus corrupting the money market here. On
Wednes]ay last. a member Of a dry goods firm
in Metropolitan Block went forth among the
merchants to advocate the opening of . shin.
plaster bank. What success he met with We
may not dlvulge to-day. Why does that firm
or any other want shinp!astsr.? To make
change. they cay. They tell about losing Gus.
tom. and ali that for want Of change, and that
they cant afford to do business here without
NOR. change. Better close your shops. then.
But it is not 30. 1t 10 true there is q scarcity
OF silver change here-so there Is through the
country, but will the issuance Of shinplasters
make it any bstteri No; it will have the d.
rect effect. If made current, to drive out the
silver We nov have and furnish US instead with
flood OF miserable, rotten. worthless rags.
With tho amount Of change now 10 the market
merchants can manage to get along until IN On
ey matters become easier. We have talked
with several Of our most intelligent merchants,
and those too, whose business calls for much
change during the day, and they tell us they
can get along without rags. They have used
them once and they dread to see tn, IN in the
market again. They tell Us that il they do not
have change for a customer they tell them to
call on their next sighbor in the same trade,
who undoubtedly can accommodate them with
the goods and change their bill into the bar
gain. BY such . course the town loses none of
its trade. merchants get along comfortably and
the mar ,et 10 not glutted with such trash 90
come are in favor Of uttering. We trust there
will be no occasion to cay any thing more about
th,s IN .tter


RAIN AND Snow yesterday was a fit-
fol. tretful, changeabe and disagrsesble day as
far as the weather was concerned Rain, sleet
and snow. clear and mixed. constituted the or
der Of exercises, and rendered out.ofduor
smusements anything but agreeable.


The Pennsylvanians are making pre-
paraGons r a very large festival. They con.
template turning out two hundred and fifty
strong. on that occasion.
Year: 1860

NIILL BE GIVEN FOB INFORMATION


w that may lead to the detection Of the this,
who,o n the night Of the Esd or 24th inst, cut
down and stole two evergreens trees, one from the
yard OF Mr.. Shoup's residence, and lhe other from
the adjoining property. sample Of the kind Of
tree stolen can be seen at the
Year: 1860

AsHEs.-Ilow is it about that "dust
and aches" resolution. passed by tho Council
some weeks since Does any body put their
ashes where they can be picked up by the
Street Commissioner on Saturdays9 That is
the question which lie being agitstsd in certain
circles.
Year: 1860

From Bsyley's Ballads.
oh did you not hear in your nursery,


The tale that the gossips tell,
OF the two young girls that came to drink
At certain fairy well?
The words of the youngest were as sweet
As the smile of her ruby lip,
But the tongue of the oldest seem'd to move
As if venom were on its tip
At the well beggar accosted them,


"a sprite in mean disguise y
The eldest spoke with scornful brow,
The youngest with fearful eyes.
Cried the fairy. whenever you speak, sweet


girl,


Pure gems from your lips shall fall
But whenever you utter word, proud maid,
From your tongue shall a serpent crawl"
And have you not met with these sisters oft
In the haunts of the old and the young
The first with her pure and unsullied lip
The last with her serpent tongue?
Yes! the first is Good Nature-damonds bright
On the darkest theme she throws;
And the last is Slander-leaving the slime
Of the snake wherever she goes.
Year: 1860

The greatest Canadian Railways have
been, as a general thing, we'll managed.
There is great order and regularity in their
movements, and we have been glad to see
that every bridge is to be iron, so that no
stray spark from locomotive can endanger
the life of travellers. This road is distin.
guished above all others for its good discip.
line. But the English management has had
some pretty dearbought experience in taking
care of Railway IN climate entirely
different from that of the mother country,
and where the curves are frequent (they
have but few in England) and the grade
much sleeper than in Europe Therefore,
when the management in England got hold
of the American end of the road which
runs from the border of Canada to Port
land, lot of English locomotives, which
were of light draft and made to whisk at
furious rate over level bee line set of rails,
were put upon the road But the steep
grades and heavy SHOWS in New England
soon knocked them of the track. The en-
gineer en- chef of the locomotive depart
nent made, known to his betters in England
that American locomotives were needed for
American Railways. Word came back to
the effect that the machines ran at 'ome."
and they must 60 on the Grand Trunk and
if the engineer could not make them go,
man would be sent out who could. Suffice
to say, the engineer retired, and another
was sent out in his place, who did make the
English machines do what the management
''at 'ome" wished. His process was very
short one. He soon saw how the case stood,
and had the locomotives taken to the ma
chine shop, and altered into very respectable
"iron horses" and thus "made them 90" to
the tune of several thousand dollars. We
have often chronicled the success of the
Grand Trunk Railway, and rejoice at its
prosperity; but we never dreamed that
experience in very simple matter was
again to be bought at very high price.
The whole United States-the mechanical
potion of it at least--has enjoyed hearty
laugh at an item which recently appeared in
the Ra,laUay Journal 1t was there stated that
the GrandIrunk Railway Company wished
one or two thousand axes. Now it is we'll
known that our country excels in prime axes,
but the astute managers sent an order for the
desired article to England. The order was
accompanied with model axe blade and
the ecifcation--"exactlyl like the pattern"
In course of time the axes returned, but as
blind as new born kittens, without an eye
to see through or to put handle in. These
acute but eyeless instruments, made exactly
like the pattern" are now on sale at Mon.
treal.-N. Y. Journal of Commerce aaa9
Year: 1860

OPPOSITION BoAsTING.-Mr. Wharton, attorney general of Mississippi, made a speech before tho Breckinridge and Lane Club of Natehez. a few days since, in the course of which he said he did not despair of the republic. He had met the same vaunting foe, now supporting a falsely cal led Union ticket, in the field before. It vaunted as proudly then. al .Ha a r ;fWe have forty-fve thousand hooked voters, bound by an oath to the third circle, , said they; "and with these will we change the State power in Mississippi !"

 But election came on, which Gen. Whar- ton finely illustrated by an -impromptu travesty of Byron, which was received by the audience with immense applause; The know nothing came down like the wolf cn the

 fold, a4

 And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold And the sheen of their spears like stars on the

 sea, Ii- When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Cali

 lee.

 Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green That host on the morn of election was seem Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath y-h blown. .- = That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For there lay the master distorted and I,nfe. With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail The councils all closed-not dark lantern shone- The lanees unlifted, the trumpets unbown.
Year: 1860

WYE are now receiving our Fall and

 W Winter Stock of Goods, by way of White River and wagons from there here Our stock we think the best largest and most attractive we ever had We have been liberally patronized, for which We feel gratetu ask continuance of the same, assuring our friends that nothing shall be left un done to render entire satisfaction

 Oct 6, 1860. s. H. TUCKER X co -.
Year: 1860

sS-A private letter ras received in this
city day or two since. from citizen of Balti-
more, iii which the opinion is expressed that
Nar.lan will send delegation to the Chicago
National Republican Convention.
Year: 1860

It is stated that a suit of twenty no
blemen and distinguished gentlemen
will accompany the Prince Of Wales on
his visit to Canada this Spring. It is
said further that bis Royal Highness
the Duke Of Cambridge, the Duke Of
Newcastle, and Major Gen Bruce will
be among the notabilitics on that occa-
sion