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Year: 1859

AN ingenious mode of robbery has been
fallen upon in Newark, New Jersey. The
Mercury says there is a suspicious looking
ing individual, "furriner," going around
town carrying string, to the end of which
is attached dirty, thieving little monkey.
Whenever this individual spies a bedroom or
parlor window open he stops and listens, and
if he is satisfied that there is no one present
in the room, he sends the monkey creeping
slyly up the front of the house into the open
window. Now the man monkey on the side
walk, having hold of the other end of the
string is strongly suspected of having com
municated his own thievish p-opensities to
the little monkey, and has educated" him to
fasten on little valuabes, such as bracelets,
breastpins, finger rings or loose change,
which his monkeyship may fiad lying on the
toilet or center-tables
Year: 1859

During the past week. The heavens have
been beautifully Illuminated by the Northern
Lighis-at midnight the light being bright
enough to read newspaper. From the
north to the southwest. the heavens were
overspread with mantle of yellow and
pink. Upon inquiry learned it to be an
unusual occurrence in these mountains
Many here consider it one of the signs" that
are foretold, and rejoice that they are in the
land Of promise.
Year: 1859

RIVER NAVIGATION river is getting
very low, and the Sacramento boat is some
times as late as o'clock in the morning in
reaching ourhnding. We long to see the
railroad finished to the Sacramento river.
Year: 1859

SCIENCE VS.. WooDcHUcKs.-W oodchucks are
a pest to the farmer, and as one retires to his
hole, his case is good one-his safety is secur-
ed, unless one goes into the laborious effort of
digging him out. The new mode of hunting
this animal is to take turtle about the size of
your hand, bore a hole in the edge of his she'll,
and tie string in the same; then put on his
back near the tail, small amount of sulphur,
with a little turpentine; ignite the same and
head the animal down the hole. Impelled by
the excitement in his rear, he diligently seeks
the bottom. The woodchuck Mortified by the
smell of sulphur and the flaming appearance of
his visitor, evacuates the premises, and is met
at the entrance of the hole by the club of the
hunter. The turtle is then pulled out for an
other hunt. We are told the experiment never
fails Homestead.
Year: 1859

The editor of New York paper apologies
to his readers on account of ' an absence of
nearly week from sickness" We should like
to be absent from sickness forever, and wouldn't
think of apologizing to anybody. ~
Year: 1859

Reports from Washington. say that the
national treasury is empty: The power to
reissue treasury notes as they came in ceased
on the first of January and the bids for the
new loan of ten millions have not yet been
received and opened and it will be some
weeks before money from this source can be
realized. The question of what is to be
done for the future wants of the treasury
begins to press with disagreeable urgency
upon the Administration and its friends in
the House. The Chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means has already informed
the faithful adherents Of Mr.. Buchanan that
they must prepare themselves to support and
defend a billauthorizing a new loan for $40,
OOGO0O or an issue of treasury notes to
that amount to carry the Government
through the year 1859. There are no other
resources but q loan or an increase of du-
ties; to attempt the latter would destroy
the party at the South and the existence O


a debt Of S80000000, created by an Ad-
ministration in two years OF profound
peace, would wreck the party in the canvas
of 1850, both in the East and West. iita=a


The Republicans will oppose any tfnrthe


loans and Will insist on an increase of dutie
sufficient to create an adequate reFenue.-


The Administration is coming to the dea'
point in its financial policy it must hay


the aid of some of its opponents to carry
| over it. Ge
Year: 1859

TIE BEST SEWING MAclHNE.-Punch contains the following admirable description of old d-fasllioncd sewing machine that every bachelor should possess : The very best sewing machine man can have is a good wife, II is one that requires but a kind word to put in motion, and rarely gets ont of repair makes but little noise, is seI

 dom the cause of dust, and, once in motion, will go on unir terruptcdly for hours without the slightest trimming or the smallest personal supervision being necessary. It will make 'ker chiefs, cut out pinafores and manufacture childrens' frocks out of any old thing you may give it and this it will do behind your back just as well as before your face. In fact, you may leave your house for days, and it will, go on working just the same. If it does get out of order little, from being ovcrworked, it mcnds itself by being left alone for short time, after which it returns to it's sewing with greater vigor than ever. Of course sewing machines vary great deal. Some are much quicker han others. It depends great deal upon the particular pattern you select. If you | are fortunate ill picking out the choicest pat | tern of wife-one, for instance, that sings

 whilst working, aid seems to be never so hap py as when her husbands linen is in hand the sewing machine may be pronounced perfect of it's kind so much so, that there is no make shift in the world that can replace it, either for love or money. In short, no gentloman's es- tablishment is complete without one Of these sewing machines in the house.
Year: 1859

Mrs. William B. Astor is very nice, kind hearted woman, and has fellow-feeling ill her bosom for suffering humanity, notwith- standing the fact that her husband is the rich est man in America. The Red Hook (Dutch- ess Co.,. Journal mentions her Iiberality as tol- lows:

 The knd-heartedness and active benevo- lence of this lady are not perhaps generally understood, particularly by those who know her only as the wife of a man of immense wealth. It is rarely the case that lady sur rounded by all the eler:ents of ease and af auence can be found dcvoting so much time and resources in relieving the condition oi those whose lot in life has been less fortunate than that of others We learn that instead of spending the whole of her large annuity in personal and selfish qualification, large amount of it is expended in real charities and active practical benevolence and that too without that ostentatious display which too often char acterizes the benefactions of the wealthy.

 In our village is an institution, Female Orphan Asylum'-erected by her and sustain cd from year to year by her bounty. The in- mates, some fifteen or sixteen in number, are receiving good matronly care and malicious in- struction, and will grow up to bless the hand that was extended to them in their youth In decd, their cheerful countenances and orderly appearance, as they pass our door regularly tc church, speak volumes in behalf of their friend and patron.
Year: 1859

l Aeieht piayinS Wltn to make you uelHon or dot. You think you are safe. l know you are not safe, if you drink at all and when you get offended with the good friends who warn you of your danger, know you are q fool. l know that the grave swallows daily, by scores, drunkards, every one of whom thought he was safe while he was forming the appetite. But this is old talk. A young man in this age who forms the habit of drink ing, or puts himself in danger of forming the 1 habit, is usually so weak that it doesn't pay to save him.

 pass by profanity. That is too offensive | and vulgar a hobit for any man who reads a respectable book to indulge in. l pass by | this, I say tc come to hahit more destruc- tive than any have contemplated.

 Young man you who are so modest in the presence of women-so polite and amiable you who are invited into families where there are pure and virtuous girls you who go to church and seem to be such a pattern young man you who very possibly neither smoke, nor chew, nor snuff, nor swear, nor druk- you have one habit ten times worse than all these put together-a habit that makes you @ whited sepulchre fair without but within full of dead mems bones and all unceanliness. You have habit of impure thought, that poisons the very springs of your life. It may lead you into lawless indulgences, or it may not. So far as your character is concerned, it makes but little difference. A young man who cherishes impure impure images, and in dulges in impure conversation with his asso- ciates, is poisoned. There is rottenness in him. He is not to be trusted Hundreds of thousands of men are living ill unhappiness and degradation to-day who owe their unhap- py lives to an early habit of impure thought. To young man who has become poisoned in this way, women all appear to be vicious or weak and when a young man loses his re- spect for the sex made sacred by the relation of mother and sister, he stands upon the crum- bling edge of ruin. His sensbiiities are kill ed, and his moral nature beyond the reach of regeneration. l believe it to be true that a man who has lost his belief in women, has, as general thing, lost his faith in God

 The only proper way to treat such a habit as this is to fly from it--expel it-fght it to death. Impure thought is u moral drug quite as seductive and poisonous to the soul as to- bacco is to the body. It perverts the tone of every fibre of the soul. One should have more respect for his body than to make it the abode of toads and lizards and unclean rep tiles of all sorts. The whole matter resolves itself into this A young man is not fit for life until he is clean-clean and healthy, body and sou with no tobacco in his mouth, no li- quor in his stomach no oath on his tongue, no snuff in his nose, and no thought in his heart which if exposed would send him sneaking in- to darkness from the presence of good women. know 8 man who believes that the regeae- ration of the world is to be brought about by Q change of diet If he will add the policy of utter cleanliness to his SC heme l will agree not to quarrel with him.
Year: 1859

Ey One of the greatest speeches on record is the following. describing the destruction of meeting house by flood:

 "A few short weeks ago, and you saw the stately meeting-house towering up in your midst like a grannydeur in corn field Now, none so poor to do it reverence It has gone the way of all flesh. The mighty torrents de scended from theceternal clouds the air was filled with cries of despair the river swelled and ran over the mighty building creaked, shook, rose from the surface of the water, moved like world in miniature down the vast expanse, carrying of with it an old pair oi boots that had left i'll one corner of our pew
Year: 1859

EY The following CHARGE of John Lee was left at our office some weeks ago. It is without doubt & good specimen of Christian fathers heart in view of leaving his children.

 1hc Dying Charge of llr. John Ice, of Lynne,

 girem to Ais children aohen on his death-bed,

 : Jan. 13, 1716, Old Stylc and died in the

 JuH assurance of faith om he 14th inst.

 charge my dear children, that you fear God and keep his commandments, and that you up- hold his public worship with diligence and con stantly as you can, and that you be constant Tn the duty of secret prayer twice every day ali the days of your life and all you that come to be heads of families, that you be constant ln family prayer, praying evening and morning with your families, besides praying.at neat and that you n your prayers you pray for convert ing grace for yourselves and others and that God will show you the excellency of Christ and cause you to love him and believe in him. and show you the evil of sin and make you nate forever and turn from it, and that you never give over until you have obtained con verting grace from God Furthermore charge you that you choose death rather than deny Christ Tn any wise or in any degree, and that you never turn papist nor heretic. but serve Ood Tn the way you was brought up in and avoid all evil company lest you be led into a snare aud temptation. Also be very careful to avoid all excess in drinking, and all other sin aud protaneness and be always dutiful to your mother. and be kind to one another.

 This leave in charge to all my posterity to the end of the world, charging every person of them to keep copy of this my charge to my children, This is my dying charge to my children. Jo1fy ITS

 lLucinaa Marvin, wife of Russell Bunce, was the great granddaughter of the above named John Lee hence, John Lee BGnce and James Marvin Bunce are the great grandchildren of the above named John Lee.-Uarford Kerald
Year: 1859

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 A city buck visited the Shakers at Lebanon some time ago, and, as he was wandering through the village encountered a stout. hearty specimen of the sect, and thus address, cd him

 "Wen, Broadbrim, arc you much of Shaker 2"

 "Nay," said the other, r" not overmuch, " but l can do little that way"

 l should like to see you perform"

 7" can accommodate thee, friend" said the other, quite cool, and seized the astonshed customer by the collar and nearly shook him out of his boots

 Dr. Adam Clark, who had a strong aversion to pork, was called upon to say grace at a dinner, where the principal dish was roast pig. He is reported to have said 70 Lord. if thou canst bless under the Gospel what thou didst curse under the Law, bless this pig"

 If you want your boy to behave we'll give him good clothes. Dress him like gentle man, aud he will be more likely to carry him. self in gentlemanly manner. Dress him like clown, and you may be pretty sure he will act like blockhead Dress and address have closer connection than many people imagine.

 RoMPING-Never punish girl for being a rolnp, but thank Heaven who has given her health to be so. It is better than distorted spine or hectic cheek. Little girls ought to be great romps-better than paying doctors bills for them.

 "So there is another rupture of Mount vo- ciferous," said Mrs. Partington, as she put up her specs; " the paper tells us about the burn- ing father running down the mountain, but it don't tell how it got afire"

 The woman who never interfered with her husbands affairs arrived in town the other day. She is an old maid. Some rash individual says When lost my wife, every family in the town offered me another him good"
Year: 1859

Joseph L. NJ Hackney The East Tennessee eOra Rail-


road Company.


This is an action Tor damages for failure to carry
certain beef cattle and for injuries done to them by
the agent Of the defendant. There have been three
verdicts for the plaintiff the first was for $3.50 the
next for $500, and the last for near 5000 The Cir
cult Judge granted two new trials upon the ground
that the veIdiets we're not warranted by the fsers
and refused the third application because he eonsid
cred his power exhausted. Act of 1901, ch sec
59, Not more than two trials shall be granted
to the same party, in the cause at law, orup0n
the trial Of issue of fact in equity" Car Nieh
800 The new trials in this case were both granted
10 the defendant. We have had two cases reported
in which that statute was construed-one in 10
Yerg 499, and the other in l Hump. l6 In these
it decided that the restriction does sp
ply to when either Of the trials grant
ed for errors Of the court in charging the jury, or
in the admission rejection Of evidence for mic>
conduct of the jury, provided such ground be stated
on the record Rt the time. This exception
made by the court to the letter of the statute In
this case we are asked to make another exception,
viz where new counts are added after the new
trials have been granted. This We not prepared
to d. particularly Hhea in this the cause Of
action is still the same though put in different shape
and form. How it might be in o case when un-
der the present broad statutes of amendment, q
different course Of action is in courts
We need not now say The application for re-hesr-
ing is refused and The judgment OfsrH aaes hereto,
fore entered will stand CARUTHERs


A true copy. Attest, C W NELSON Clerk.
Year: 1859

We take pleasure in stating to our friends and ps
'rons' and the public generally, that We have just
received and opened the most complete and well
selected assortment Of New Job Materials ever
brought 10 the city; and that we are now thorough
~ furnished, and prepared to do auy and all work
IN the Jobbiug or Book line in The very finest style
OF the art We hope 10 be able to please all, as our
rargemenis are ample and complete.
Year: 1859

The Greeneville Democrat Of the Both ult, says
" We are glad TO learn-as we do from visit through
several of the counties Of Upper East Tennessee
that the wheat crop is locking quite promising
Year: 1859




The Memphis Bulletin Of the Both ult.. in a no.
Tics of the destruction of property By the late Storm
says: "TwO houses Onthe Raleigh Roard were struck
by lightning and considerably injured, and several
small frame houses blown down in the northeastern
suburbs Of the city. Near CheIses, large oak
tree fully eighteen inches in diameter at the base
was literally twisted off and carried distance of
about twenty feet. AT Fort Pickering, where there
was little TO impede the force of the wind consider
able destruction TO property occurred Along frame
house, adjoining the machine shop of the Mit sissp>
pi and Tennessee Railroad, and we learn occupied
BY two or three families, was lifted from the brick
piers on which it was resting and removed about
fourfeet down the hill. The inmates escaped with
out harm. tWe-sLOry brick house near the above,
in course of erection by Mr j. C. Saint leVsled
with the ground, involving quite heavy loss to the
owner. The same building was blown down BY the
severe gale Of the night of The 18th inst, and was
nearly rebuilt when it was again forced to puccumb
to the effects Of the wind. We hear Of several in
stances of chimneys being blown over, fences torn
down and carried away, the dsmsge By which, how
ever, vas Insignificant in amount"
Year: 1859

"CLEAR-SEEERs" AND SLEEP WALKERS Clair
vOyance is said to be a complete development OF
somnambulism. or an extension and expansion of
the same identical state. The latter condition is
manifested by persons who can. without the use
Of the visual organs, read write, play on instru-
ments walk In difficult and dangerous places and
perform delicate operations in mechanism, with
skill which they could hardly equal in waking
state Clairvoyants claim that the condition in
which they are enabled to see hundreds of miles
through space, and through material substances
is a higher degree of mental exaltation than that
in which somnambulsts act; they do not depend
on the outer senses for thought, suggestion or
reason, but enter an interior life.
Year: 1859

How THEY Cry "RAsCALv WHEN FELLOW
IS PooR.-An acquaintance tells how that he
once loaned young friend 400 to begin busi-
ness. The business did not prosper, and the
young man fed from the State, leaving letter
which said that he was ashamed TO see his bene-
factor, but that after while he would make the
money and pay him. Then his friend was very
angry, and swore that he would never help ano-
ther adventurer while he lived, but soon forgot
his uncharitable resolution, and seldom thought
of the debt, except with sorrow that he had been
deceived.


One day the lender, having gone east, was
passing along rich street in st. Louis, and was
hailed by somebody on the other side. Looking
around he esped bis debtor standing in the door
of magnificent establishment. The man ran
out seized him by the hand, dragged him in and
said " See here, all this is mine this store-this
house-this lot-everything-eve thing - I'm
worth. sixty thousand dollars i told you I'd
pay you, told you, I told you oh, God be
praised!"


Sure enough, the absconding debtor had made
the money, and paid every farthing, with inter
est relatives had died and he inherited the prop
erty, and is now one of the most extensive deal
ers on the street. He had written a letter to his
benefactor which passed him on the way and was
afterwards received. In the gratitude of the
once poor mans heart he would have given his
friend half of his possessions, and almost went
mad with triumphant joy.


Now, from this little true story learn charity /;
if that honest fellow had died poor, rascal"
had been his epitaph.
Year: 1859

FIELD.-Judge Field, of the Supreme Court,
has obtained leave of absence to visit his friends
at the East No California adventurer ever re-
turned to the homestead with more golden
sheaves of honor. We esteem him the ablest
lawyer and jurist Of this commonwealth, and we
are gratifed In the belief that we were the first
person who advocated his nomination in an inde-
pendent newspaper We never dropped a ballot
with so great emphasis as the one that helped a
little toward his election. He should now be ia
the United States Senate in room of the ear sew
ering. coarse-tongued Broderick, or in place of
the sleek old doctor.
Year: 1859

OrrrcE SEEKING PEsrs-With MS nearly every
man Ii a politician, and the fact that there is n0
position in the country which the native-born
citizen may not aspire to, induces crowdt, without
reference to capacity or fitness to engage In the
scramble With many this desire to obtain Office
Is prompted by arepugnance to work. their innate
ndole nee suggesting the belief that " the world
owes them n living" anyhow. This class IL the
most numerous, and from its daily increasing
strength there is much danger to be apprehrnded'
Men who will not work for living but who de-
pend for their sustenance on the smiles and iavors
Of those n power, will readily sink PATRIOTISM
nrincinle and honor TO gain their ends. The
leading politicians are their masters, their coun'
try a fat goose to be plucked, and the public
treasury the purse Of IA rich parent. whose con
tents may be pilfered without any compunctions
of conscence--S Sonora Herald.
Year: 1859

"ANGEL OF ASSASSINATION. Genius, heroism
wonderful achievement of the first has been close
to the trembling partition beyond which gibber-
ing bedamies laugh and dance in the lunatic $
heaven of joy, or grope in eternal unrest among
the ruins of mind Sometimes the turbulent soul
thrusts down the barrier, and leaps to the arena
among the frightlul creatures peopling the realm
of unreason sometimes it conceals its calamity,
and with unialtering and undertaking step goes
forth to achievement that fills centuries with
fame.


In a city of Normandy dwelt beautiful young
girl beautiful, even. in comparison with the
stately and ennobled danes who were the pride
of France She was the companion of an aged
and decrepd widow, whose tottering form the
patrcian girl supported when the poor old wo-
man visited her garden or the resting places hal
lowed by the former presence of youthful love.
But in this peaceful retreat and in companion
ship with age, that young girl meditated deed
that was to make her name immortal.


In dingy room at Paris, Marat, the revoln-
tionary editor sat in affected poverty and squal-
or, surrounded by pamphlets and journals by
which he had filled France with terror. This
was the monster whom Charlotte Corday had de-
termined to slay and in the sacrifice offer up her
own life on her country's altar. Her purpose
was made known to no one, but leaving herquet
abode she iourneyed alone to Paris, and purchas-
ing knife in a cutlery stall, she gained admit
tance and stabbed the evil genius of her country
to the heart as he sat in the bath. even there en-
gagged in writing prescriptions OF the last Bour-
bons of France.


The story is beautifully told by Lamartine In
his history of the Girondists. The heroic girl
the great historian calls the "Angel OF Assassl-
nation"