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Year: 1859

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnattl Gazette,


WASHINGTON, Nov. l.


Judge Black has not done with Douglas
vet, but is preparing rejoinder to him which
will score the Little Giant severely. 1t is
about time that this political duel has come to
an end.


McLane goes to Mexico Immediately. He
ha, now little hopes of doing anything.


The war in the Administration ranks in
Philadelphia continues to rage. The Presi-
deat, it is said, has absolutely displaced men
from office for no other reason than their fail
ure to carry the respective Wards or Dis
tricts for the party last October.


The indications are that the time for hold
ing the National Democratic Convention viii.
be fixed at the middle of April.


Members of Congress are beginning to come
or, and the organization of the House is a
prominent topic of conversation The Ad-
ninistration men will make determined ef-
fort to prevent the juno ion Of the N hern
and Southern Opposition men, by dexterous
ly using the Harpers Ferry affair to frighten
the Southerners out of their propriety. The
device will not succeed, as the Republicans
have so nearly a majority that it will not be
difficult to pick up floating votes enough to
carry their nominee through.
Wendell is working like beaver for the
public printing, and has gone on pilgrimage
| to Albany to help him out but l think his
chance is hopeless.


The Tehuantepec route is in bad way
Senator Benjamin one of its strongest friends
having returned empty handed from a trip tc
| Europe in pursuit of funds.


A large number of Railroad Presidents are
here combining plans for thorough connec
ton of the great mail between Portland and
New Orleans, this being the last day for re
ceiving bids under the Post Office Depart
ment's advertisement.
Year: 1859

The sweetest type of Heaven is home
nay, heaven itself is the home for whose ac-
QUESTION we are to strive the most strongly.
Home, in one form and another, is the great
object of life. 1t stands at the end of every
days labor, and beckons us to its bosom ;
and life would be cheerless and meaningless,
did we not discern across the river that di-
vides 1t from the life beyond gliupses of the
pleasant mansions prepared for us. .
Year: 1859

l.
hear Novembcr's sad harp sound !;
l see the sky with black clouds bound;
A spirit seems to wall around,
Lake one whose heart
Could never more, with sunshine crowned,
In lie take part.


II.
| know the month is always drear,
The mourniui minstrel OF the year,
HIS pale cIeck wet with many tear,
But ne er before,
SO sad lc seemed beside his bier
Upon our snOre.
1t may be fancy-let 1t be J.!
Yet real all it Is to me,
And ;it-this solemn sympathy!
The good, the brave,
Fills by the far, sad western sea,
A CORY grave!
Then, Autumn, join with ours thy song;
Oh, nobler never swept along
From expressed harp and funeral throng,
Whose high souls start
To tell how sunk by murderous wrong
a Hero Heart
Sing, sing with us the unfailing friend:
One always ready to defend
HIS comrade to the direSt end:
One wed to Right;
And who for Truth alone would lend
His giant might.
The champion of the orphan sing,
And friendless widow, withering
Even as the minated bird whose wing
Droops to the tomb:
How oft to her his hand would bring
Returning bloom!
Wall for Corruption sternest foei
How shook the iiend beneath his blow!
Did not his ranks writhe faint ana low
Mid all their pelf?
Yes, for their wreck did Broderlck 60
Through death ITSELF
And for the c!ear-eyed statesman walk,
When did his high soul ever quail,
No matte, what storms might assail


The ship of State?
But is he dead? No! Only they
Who basely throw the right away
Car sink their souls IN burial clay;


Up from the sod
rhe True are winged by virtues ray,
And face their God
Year: 1859

g Another severe break to our power
press has again delayed the publication OF
our paper, putting it considerably behind
time. The vast amount of work done OF
it the last two years has been sufficient to
jar any press pretty bad. We trust this
break will be the last one for several
months.
Year: 1859

Gy Autumn is again upon us, and with
it there is considerable sickness in the coun-
try, less, however, we are glad to state,
than during any previous year since the
settlement of the Territory. Either our
people are getting acclimated, else the
causes of disease are not as prevalent as il
years agone
Year: 1859

FIeur ON HOUSE Top-Two masons
who were employed in building a chimney
OIL top Of new house in Congress street
got INTO a quarrel yesterday, in conse-
quence of too free indulgence in intoxca-
ting liquors. They maintained their pre-
carious footing and carried on the dispute
by holding to the half finished chimney,
and striking at each other with trowels
over the top of it. This method of fight
ing being rather slow, one of them
snatched up brick, apd needless Of con.
sequences, hurled it at the others head.
The unfortunate individual who received
this salute toppled over and rolled off the
roof, while the victor cooly resumed his
trowel, and added a few more bricks to the
chimney. Hearing no noise below, his
curiosity induced him to slide down TO the
caves and look over, when his gaze was
greeted by the sight of his late antagonist
scrambling up a scaflold pole with ven
geance IN his eye, and no signs OF IA broken
neck, whereupon he took to flight and slid
down on the opposite side. believing his
enemy inyincible after undergoing such a
tumble. Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1859

GEOLOGICAL HINTs.-An Indian arrow
head, made of stone as at the present day.
was lately picked from the solid cement in
the claims OF Lewis&Hiseox at Buckeye Hill.
at a depth of eighty feet from the surface
and about one foot from the bed rock. This
little relic of ancient digger dom was really
found as described Its discovery in such
position certainly indicates a high degree of
antiquity for the aborigines of California, for
the geological changes necessary to bury the
arrow head beneath hill must have occu-
pied very many ages. Even if the hill were
the result of slide from some great height,
such slide must have occurred centuries ago,
as is evident from the large growth of pine
and other trees found on the spot, and the
many evidences that this is not the first
! growth.


Another arrow head was recently found
three feet deep in a bed rock crevice beneath
solid dirt, at the mouth of Moonshine Creek.
near Freeman's Crossing Hydraulic Press


San Francisco paper says that eighteen
specimens of the genus drunk" were pun
ished in the Police Court of that city on
Monday
Year: 1859

GooD HaRiTs LAsTINo.-Soon after was
settled IN the ministry, was appointed a
member Of the school committee oi the place
where | lived. In frequent visits to one of
the schools, took notice Of boy whose
clothing was very coarse and showed many
patches, but still was clean aud neat through
out. His habits were remarkably quiet and
orderly, and his manners very correct. His
disposition was evidently generous and kind.
and his temper mild and cheerful, as he min
gled with his schoolmates at play, or Joined
their company on the road.


When last saw him in New England. he
was on his way TO school. His appearance
still bespoke the condition Of his poor and
widowed mother, and his hat was but poor
protection against either sun Or rain but al
passed him, lie lifted Il with an easy but re :
spertlul action, a pleasant smile and cheerful
good morning. which, unC0nsciUusly to him
sell, made Tie noble boy perfect model Of
genuine good manners--hs bow, his smile,
anll heart. When last saw him, thirty years
had passed, and was on visit TO the West.
fbe COY had become distinguished lawyer
aud statesman, but his bow, and his smile,
and his Kind greeting were just the same as
ihes' OF the barefoot boy with the shocking
bad hat.
Year: 1859

AN ingenious and dangerous fraud
on the national coin has been detected in
New York city. A policeman observed
an italian woman make a number Of small
purchases at different shops, giving in each
case five dollar gold piece aud receiving
bills and silver in return. His suspicious
being aroused, he carried one Of the gold
coins so paid to bankers for examination,
who pronounced it good. An exchange
broker did the same but on the repre-.
sentation of the policeman, weighed it
and found it much short of weight. A
thorough examination showed that by a
thin chisel or fle gold had been cut out
between the two faces, the vacant space
filled up with other metal, the edge GAL
vanized over and re.miiled, go that de-
lection except by weight was impossible.
About one.third worth Of the precious
metal had been thus cut away. The wo.
man named Carmenia Birgi was arrested;
but no discovery was made Of the tools
with which the work was done or of any.
thing to implicate her husband.
Year: 1859

FOOTPRINTS OF SLAvERY.-The editor
of the Brooklyn Star, Virginian, says
that instances of the sale Of their own
children by Shareholders are by no means
uncommon at the South. He mentions
remarkable instance that occurred in his
own knowledge. A brother and sister
were btought up together till the brother
went to Cambridge. When he returned
he found bis father insolvent, and that bis
sister was inventoried among the slaves
and about to be sold. lie stole her away
and rode with her night and day, until he
reached the underground railroad west Of
the Ohio river, He gave her a dagger
with the injunction net to let It from her
grasp until she was in Canada, and also
his money, and left her to the mercy Of
the humane. The pursuors got on her
track. and it was only by means Of two
fast horses the property Of a member Of
Congress from that State, that she was
carried to the lake and escaped to Canada
in advance of them. She taught music
in a seminary at Montreal, until she was
married to the son OF an English nobleman
and her brother now resides with them.
About ten years ago wealthy planter Of
Alabama died ,leavingtwo daughters whom
he had educated. partly in seminary at
Philadelphia, where they had been accus.
toned to all the re6nements of life. He
left them all his property, his brothers to
be the executors of the will. They know.
ing that the fathers marriage to the moth
er was invalid, she being q quadroom
whom he had purchased in New Orleans,
took the property, under the law, and sold
the girls as slaves. The records of this
case can now be found in the courts of
that state.


The Mobile Register estimates the in.
fux of negroes into the cotton and sugar
States, the present season, as high as 50,.
600. 1t is this activity in the internal
slave trade that has given negroes their
unprecedented prices. The Register warns
the planters that they are taking course
that will reduce tho price of cotton by
over.production, and thus bring onbar.
rassluent upon all the interests Of the
South. The negroes have generally been
bought upon time, and as II is the custom
of the planters to anticipate their crops in
their expenditures, and eat up the years
rpoduce before it grows, it is easy to see
that decline in cotton may make hard
times for the planters.
Year: 1859

A MOURNING Doe.-A police officer
pointed out a rare instance Of canine af.
fection to-day. A handsome Scotch ter.
rier has for two or three weeks past
watched beside grave in Kings Chapel
burial ground, night and day without ces.
sation, save only occasional intervals of
short duration, when obliged to absent
himself in quest of food, to prevent actu.
al starvation. During the late severe
snow storm the humane officer first dis.
covered the dog at his devoted duty, and
endeavored to call him away for the pur.
pose of giving him shelter; but the faith.
full animal would not leave the sacred
spot, and responded only in wailings deep.
er and more melancholy than those of the
storm. Even the subsequent intense cold
weather, with the thermometer at Ia de-
grees below zero, did not dive him from
his guard, and he may still be seen daily
at his post of watchfulness over the re.
mains of some beloved human being whom
he has enshrined in his affections. The
sleepless interest manifested by this poor
brute would seem to indicate that he
cherishes some idea of the literal resur-
rection of his friend, and that he must be
constantly watching for his coming


Boston Transcript.
Year: 1859

TRIALS IN CHRIsTIS LIFE.-The more
difficulties one has TO encounter within and
without, the more significant, and the
higher in aspiration his life will be. The
very troubles which others look upon with
pity, as if he had taken up kind of piety
more perilous and burdensome than was
necessary, will be his fields Ofvictcry and
his course of life will he just as much
happier as it is moro conscienciously he.
roic. He has something great to live for
nay, something worthy to die for, if ho
must-that which makes it glorious to
live and not less glorious to died..
Bushnell.
Year: 1859

ArFI1cTIoN.-We argue, cannot God
bring us to heaven with ease and prosper.
ity? Who doubteth but he can? but bis
infinite wisdom decreeth the contrary and
though we cannot see the reason, yet he
hath the most just reason. 1t is your
part now to believe, and hope, and wait on.
Whether God comes to his children with
rod or with crown, ii he comes himself
with it it is we'll. Welcome, welcome,
Jesus, what way soever thou come if we
get sight of the And cure I am, it is
better to be sick, providing Christ come to
my bedside, and say, Courage, l am thy
salvation y than to enjoy health, and new.
er be visited by God.-Rgthe1ord.
Year: 1859

THINGS WISE AND OTHERwIsE.--A man
who can control himself will generally have
but little difficulty with others.


TO know whether any cause or enter.
prise is right or wrong, is only necessary
to find out which side the devil is on.


1t is honorable to labor, but shame
to eat the bread of idleuess.


Cold water is good for the head,
whether taken inwardly or applied OUT
waraly.


Sending ones card up in a balloon,
is said to be new way of getting a per-
sons name up,


Why is man in crowded boarding
house like a rheumatic person ? Because
he is troubled with the room.mate.ism.
Year: 1859

when the question was agitated in
London, which would be the safest place
to put Napoleon, so that he could not get
out, gentleman who had long suit pen.
ding advised the minister to put him in a
court of chancery.
Year: 1859

GJ'The National Horse Fair Grounds are be-
ing rapidly put in order. The work is going
on under the direction Of practical men, vino
know just what is wanted and it will not be
long until the place will be ready for the inspec.
tion ofthe public it is intended to have the place
ready before the time arrives, go that there
shall be no conceivable delay or annoyance
when the Fair commences. Mr.. Smith is one
Of the most active men we ever knew and to
this good quality he adds Another-that of ex
cellent Judgment. We can predict great and
pleasant time here in September
Year: 1859




ENrmE i-To>day We are very grateful for a
cool reviving breeze from the Lake, interrupt
ing the steady reign Of heat, which has op
pressed the City almost beyond endurance for
several days The rays Of the sun have been
excessively penetrating, the air close and suf-
locating so that neither night nor day could
one find release from the tyranny Of heat -
But this morning there arose gentle wind
which has expelled or extracted to some de
gree its excessive herceness, infusiDg little Of
life and vigor iuto our aitenualed bodies aud |
made an esca pc from the city and spent a few
days in Beloit, on the line Of Illinois and Wis.
consin r. r looa ed on both banks of Rock river
10 the midst Of a beautiful aud fertile country.
It was but few miles below here at Roscoe,
that some months since whole family was
carried away and destroyed by the giving way
Of an embankment, in consequence Of the rise
Of The river. This rise, which astonish ed the
inhabitants here by its extent, was only Of a
few feet and occurring in the Miami would
scarcely occasion notice; so slight vas it CON
pared with the almost incredible floods which
at times threaten your city Rock river al
though less playful and tickle than the Miami
is Of great service to the country, in affordipg
constant and abundant power. Beloit has sew
eral mills aud manufacturing establishme nts
and appears on the whole to be as pleasant and
lively place as can be found, Some spirit Of
rivalry exists between it aud Janesville the
capital of The county, Which place did not
visit.


The College located here. came under my
notice aud ii must be said, that IN beauty Of To-
cation aud grounds, it can vie with any in the
country. 1t has three very fine edifces already
constructed and additions are contemplated
which are freely warranted by the success
which has attended the college. Its library,
cabinet of minerals and curiosities we'll repaid
a visit, while the mounds, several Of which
are scattered over the grounds, remaining lust
as they were erected by the Iudinns, IN memory
of their departed brave, possess an interest for
the antiquarian or indeed for any American.


The Public Schools, which occupy two very
fine buildings, are well conducted aud yearly
turn out boys and girls, thoroughly disciplined
aud trained for the business Of life


Here as elsewhere is heard the complaint Of
dull trade, poor country, DC, but yet there are
many Improvements in progress and much
preparation for better times The Racine aud
Mississippi r. r, and the branch from Belvi-
dere to Madison pass through the city, which
with its other facilities warrant its expectations
Of future growth. The crops in this vicinity
are looking very well, though corn is rather
short. A slight frost was noticed on the morn
ing of The fourth but was not severe enough to
do any injury, The animation and cheerful
hope with which a return Of better times is au-
ticipated by all classes throughout the CO untry
is very gratifying aud the next best thing to
realization of those hopes. M
Year: 1859

S4-A particular frienj, personal and 20.
liiical, of the editor OF the Gazette, who is
contributing series Of articles to the Ham,
ilton Intelligeneer, on the estate Of Things
10 the Republic makes slavery responsible
for a great portion Of the immortality Of the
cOuptryl He seems to have forgotten that
at one time slavery was universal in these
colonies, and that there was then less i'm
morality, in proportion to population, than
now, when there are more free than slave
States, and the population 10 the former
far outnumbers that Of the latter; and he
docs not seem to consider that the standard
of morals is no higher in the North than 10
the South, the simple claim of fanatics here
TO the contrary, Notwithstanding We are a
little surprised that our neighbor of the Ga
zette should copy, endorse aud recommend,
in too special notices. the perusal Of as dry
a batch Of fanatical Inconsistencies, incon-
gruities, and impracticable dogmas as was
ever penned by one who so plainly proves
that his mission is to bore mankind
Year: 1859

APPoNNKSr.-John O. Baggott, Esq. has
received the appointment of Deputy Clerk in the
Probate Court He is a young gentleman of
fair requirements. aud brings to the position
some experience in the business. Naturally Of
an accommodating disposition, be will doubt
less become favorite with the public who
have business at the Probate office.
Year: 1859

U'The other day young lady near Zaness
vile, fell six inches from door step, and broke
fourth story, and lighting upon an awn~
ing, escaped with severe injury to his shOul-
der, In Buffalo, lady made an involuntary
descent from a second story widow, but was
saved from the least hurt, by her crinoline, on
the parachute principle.
Year: 1859

W Tn Cincinnati Gazette says that large
quantity Of frogs fell with the rain in that City
on Sunday, This is not an unusual thingi but
it further states that large lobster also came
down with the elements, and landed in the
yard Of well known citizen The lobster
was dead r
Year: 1859

a1rThe storm just before noon made qoi.e a
scatterment among the ladies who were out
upon the streets, and the gentlemen who were
endeaVOring to improve their condition by The
removal of their coats. II was storm Of most
portent ious promise and small periormsnce.
Year: 1859

1t is understood that of the twenty-one dele
gates chosen at Worcester last evening to at
tend the Fourth Councillor Convention to be
held at Athol next Tuesday, the delegation
stands twenty for Hon. A. l.. Rogers the pres
ent incumbent, and one against.-BoSton Jour
nal, Oct. IA.


The Journals informant is mistaken. The
meeting did not intend to elect such delega-
tion as that here described. But, if it were
otherwise, if delegation almost wholly in ia
vor of Mr.. Rogers had been chosen, they
would hardly venture to vote for him at Athol
as representatives of the Republican party of
Worcester. In this city, the desire to have a
new candidate is universal. 1t is prevalent in
all sections of the party and the Republicans
here will be misrepresented by any delegate
who does not express and sustain this desire in
the convention. This is so clear and so well
understood, that no man chosen to act as rep
resentative of the party can very safely dis
regard it. Our Worcester Republicans are not
always so well agreed as they are now in re-
gard to this matter of the Councillorship.
Therefore, such delegation from Worcester
as the Journal describes, could not be chosen
by fair means. If men have been been chosen
with the expectation that they will misrepre-
sent the party, it will not be amiss for them
to consider the matter very carefully and con-
suit their most judicious friends, before pro-
ceedlng to realize that expectation.
Year: 1859

The GREAT BALL GAME.-The interest in
the match game between Upton and Midway
appears to have been felt and expressed wher-
ever there are ball players. And the Upton
boys have won great reputation for skill and
science. They are without question superior
to any other club in the country. 1t is now
very certain that they were not fairly defeated
at Ashland. There was tampering with one
or two of their players, it is rumored.-
And, at the close of the first day, while
the game was pending here, we un.
derstand, one Of their players was offer
ed $500, if he would so manage the conclusion
of the game as to give Midway the victory
Of course this dishonorable proposition was
rejected with scorn. 1t did not come from
anybody connected with the Midway club. 1t
was the proposition of some betting outsider
All the arrangements for the late game were
made by the Mechanics club of this city, they
offered the prize; and the prize was present.
ed to the yictors by their president, Mr.. Sam
uel f. Lawrence, and not by one of the refer
ees as was stated in previous notice of the
presentation.
Year: 1859

STERLING.-Th farmers of Sterling, graft
fed at the success of their first annual exhibit
ton, have already commenced arrangements for
show next year on still more enterprising
scale. For the purpose of raising funds, they
propoae holding tea party and fair on We'd
nesday evening next in aid of the Sterling
Agricultural and Mechanics Association" at
which great variety of articles, useful and
ornamental, will be offered for sale.