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Year: 1859

crowd Of gold hunters that from all quar-
ters will to the new Ell Dorado. The
expressman who brings this news, says
that he has been all through the California
mining districts, but no where has he seen
dirt that prospected SO we'll as that at the
Si-miIka-meen gold mines. The discovery,
we are told, was made by Serg't Compton,
in whose honor the locality has been named
" Compton Bar"


The effect of this news has been to Gre
ate quite an excitement in our town, but
as yet we have of no departures for the
new gold mines. Should the next advices
confirm these startling reports, we may ex-
pect to witness a stampede scarcely equal
led by that to Frazer river


Since writing the above, we have been
permitted to make the following extracts
from letters received at this place from Of
fcers of the army, attached to the Bound
ary Survey.


Although the discoveries made are to a
very limited extent, yet they prove what
We have heretofore asserted as our belief
in the existence of gold in that part Of
Washingtqa. Territory, and the Upper Co.
lumbia, i66AcOrrect


1t is now, however, too late to prosecute
the investigation this season, but we do not
entertain a single doubt that during the
next spring and summer Developments
will be made which will establish the fact
of that part of the country being-as we
have always believed it was-equal, in
mineral wealth, to any part of California
or Mexico
Year: 1859

~ The improvement Of horses is elic-
iting much attention in this quarter. The
race course meeting on Saturday evening
was largely attended, and q committee Of
six appointed to complete the course in
time to have a meeting this fall A com
mittee Of six was also created to solicit
subscriptions towards forming a purse to
be run for. The two committees we're en-
powered to settle oil matters connected
with the coming races-awarding prizes,
kxing time Of meeting, &c. The cousre is
said BY competent judges to be an excel
lent one in the fall season in the summer
It may be rather heavy.
Year: 1859

II \ case car.e before the Clarendon, :. c..
Court. few days since. 10 test the validity Of 4
marriage ceremony performed by person claim
Ing TO be magistrate. but who was not and on
the part Of one Of the contracting parties the whole
thing was looked upon AS joke. The case came
up IN the form of an action 10 recover from the
defendant compensation for the board Of his wifi


and the Court decided that the marriage contract
was valid and binding, and gave a decree for the
plaintiff
Year: 1859

ArrENPr on THE LIFE OF TIRE French En-
PERoR.-Thc Paris correspondent of the Boston
Post gives the following story of another al
tempt Oh the life Of Louis Napoleon:


" Meanwhile, rumOrs-wCll founded [ be-
lleve-ot another attempt upon the Emperor :
live have got abroad. and the severity with
which all spreadeTS of reports have been visited
hut adds one proof the more 10 the trufh Of this
one. Ii seems that the information of the as
sassin intention obtained by the police
through an anonymous letter; and the rcveIa-
tions made by the culpTit have been SO terrible
and 80 convincing Of the utter helpIessness Of
the police against the unseen enemy, working
in the dark against the peace and safety of the
masses. that the highest functionary Of that in
stitutiOn has been seized with u fit of homeless
dependency at the sight of the web woven
round him by the Marianne, and which, with
all his spies and well-ordcred machinery he
has been unable 10 prevent. The assassin be-
longs to Lille, was = silk weaver Of the place
and undertook the task Of poignardng the
Emperor, in virtue Of the chance which had
designated him by tho number seven at the
meeting of the Marianne. The meaning of the
number has been kept secret from the vulgar
but the police have learned il sure enough
and tremble. Last night, in the clubs and
cafes, it was said that the murderer. whose
process rTybai was not quite terminated. had
cnt his throat at the Prefecture, TO the disnay
Of the smpioyes and the great relief of the
higher officials. who had begun to find that \
further extent Of revelation might become in
convenient, giving them more work to do than
they could well get through for some time To
come. Of the circumstance of the attempt at
assassination having been made, L can warrant
the truth, the assertion of the murderer self
destruction may be no more than rumOr."
Year: 1859

1t is the duty devolving upon every
member OF the family, to endeavor to
make all belonging to it happy. This
may, with little pleasant exertion,
be done. Let every one contribute
towards improving the ground belong
ing to his house. If the house is cold
and uncomfortable, let each exert HIM
self to render it better and more pleas
ant. II it IS good and pleas ant, strive
to adorn it; let the Towering shrubs
and trees he planted, and woodbines be
trained around the windows and doors
add interesting volumes to the fam.
lily library,--littlo articles ofiurniture
to replace those which were wearing
out--wait upon, and anticipate each
others wants and ever have a pleas
ant smile for each and all.


Make home happy! Parents ought
to teach this lesson in their nursery,
and oy the freside; give it in the
weight Of their precept and example.
If they would, ours would surely be a
happy and most virtuous country
Drunkenness, profanity, and other vi
ces would die away-they could not
live in the influence Of a lovely and
refined home. '.
Year: 1859

n%A Correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, who occupied ten days in ma
king trip from Chicago to Hannibal
Missouri, writes from the latter place on
the 23d Of March:


l have made inquiries about the grain
prospect, wherever found reliable men,
nosty of the farmers themselves, and L
find that the prospect of fruitful harvest
is most cheering.


There is every indication Of an early
spring, though the ground is wet and
heavg, and the roads almost impossible;
three miles an hour with horses is fast
me Winter wheat, as general thing,
looks well, and is not winter killed as much
as was supposed, though in some cases
where it is on low wet land. 1t is dead, as
a matter of course.


The farmers are full Of hope, and every
man and boy who has to do with agricul-
ture, is ready and impatient to take hold
and help the State Of Illinois give the
long pull, the strong pull, and the pull
altogether which will roll in crop next
fall such as has never been Witnessed be-
fore.


On the high prairie, in Bureau and
Starks counties, they were active in SOW
ing wheat on the l5lh inst.
Year: 1859

~-If you are threatened with hand
some man in the family. just take clothes
FOUNDER, while he is yet in bed. and batter
his head to a pumice. From some cause
or another, handsome men are invariably
asses; they cultivate their hair and com
plexion so much that they have 10 time TO
think of their brains. BY the time they
reach thirty their heads and hands are
equally soft. Again, we say IT You wish
to find an intelligent man, just looh Tor ohe
with features 50 rough that they might
use his lace for nutmeg crater.
Year: 1859

WAITING FOR GoD.-A New Orleans
paper relates the following touching Incl"
dent:


A boy was discovered in the morning
lying on the gra.s of Claiborne Street, eyi-'
denLly bright and intelligent but sick. A
man who has the feelings Of kindness
strongly developed, went to him, shook
him by the shoulder, and asked him what
he was doing there. "Waiting for God to
come for me, said he. "What do you
mean" said the gentleman, touched by
the pathetic tone of the answer and the
condition Of the boy, in whose eye and
flushed face he saw the evidences OF the
fever. .'God sent for mother and father
and little brother;' said he, "and took
them away to his home up in the sky, and
mother told me when she was sick that
God would take care of me. | have no
home, nobody 20 give me anything, and
so L came out here, and have been look
ing so long up in the sky for God to come
and take care of me, as mother said he
would. He will come won't he? Mother
never told lie' "Yes, my lad" said
the man overcome with emotion, she has
sent me to take care of you. You should
have seen his eyes fash and the smile OF
triumph break over his face as he sad,
"Morher never told me lie, sir, but you
have been 50 long on the way" What
lesson of trust. and how this incident
shows the effect of never deceiving chill
dren with idle tales. AS the poor mother
expected when she told her son God
would take care of him." he did by touch
ing the heart Of this benevolent man with
compassion and love to the little Stranger.
Year: 1859

The recent act of the President in vetoing the
Bill of the House of Representatives, granting
several millions of acres OF public land, for the
establishment of Agricultural Colleges in the
different States. T1ll receive the hearty approval
of every honest man of both sections of the
Union. This donation was another design Of
Northern demagogues, to plunder the Federal
Treasury and divert the public revenue from its
Legitimate purpose. The establishment Of schools
and colleges is subject with which the Federal
Government has no concern, and if the principle
intended by this Bill had once been recognized,
there would have been end to the reckless and
unconstitutional appropriations by Congress
There is no more warrant or authority for squan-
derng the public lands than there is for the pub
lie money. The lands are one of the means Of
public revenue, which Congress can alone dispose
of. for the purpose of raising money to carry on
the Government This is the full extent of its
power over them. By parity of reason, the
imposts and taxes, for any particular period,
could be granted, with as mach propriety, to
Railroads, Colleges, and cleemosynary institu-
tions in the different States, the public lands.
Congress holds and controls both by the same
tenure and authority. It can dispose of one for
the same purposes alone, that it can the other.
Once establish the principle that Congress has
unlimited power Of disposing Of the lands and
public revenue, and soon the greedy vampires of
Northern conception would drain the last cent
from the Treasury bankrupt the nation, and leave
the Administration utterly powerless to carry on
the affairs of Government. This Agricultural
College was immensely popular with the Black
Republicans, as is every other system of public
plunder. But the President, superior to the
prejuices and feelings, has saved the country
from the iniquitous consequences of this Bill, by
wisely intOrposing his veto.
Year: 1859

Less OF THE BLACK WARRIoR-Th n.
Y..Journal of Comwerce, of the 9th inst,
says:


The Pilot Commissioners have investiga-
ted the circumstances which led to the
wreck of the steamship Black Warrior at
Rockaway, to aacertain whether the pilot
having charge Of the vessel was to be blamed,
and should therefore be deprived of his Ii
cense. The examination was instituted by
the Commissioners at their owl option, no
complaint having been made in the case.
They arrived at the conclusion that the pilot
was attentive to his duties at the time Of the
disaster; that he had the Lead in his hand,
and had done nothing to deserve the loss Of
his lieence, although they think that he
ought to have hove the vessel to with hel
head of sbore The fog was evidently the
princi pal on sole cause Of the accident
Year: 1859

SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
The Vicksburg True Southron, of the 1lth,
says:


We are informed by letter received here
from the chairman Of the executive commit
tee of the Southern Commercial Convention,
that after meture consultation, the second
Monday in May next, the 9th of the month,
has been definitely fixed upon as the day for
the assembling Of the convention.
Year: 1859

An Act in addition to Act concerning Crimes and

 Punishments

 Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly conuened:

 Every person who without special authority from the General Assembly of this State, shall make, sign draw any promissory writing, order or due biI payable in money, goods or other valuable things, to be used as general currency or medium of trade or shall sell circulate dispose of such pronissory writing order due bil with knowl- edge that the same has been, or is to be used a general currency, medium oi trade, or in place of money or bank notes, shall be punished by fine not exceeding six hundred dollars at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence

 Approved June 22h, 1859.
Year: 1859

CHAPTER LAVl

 An Act concerning Education. Be enacted by he Senate and House of Represcnta- Nves in General Assembly convened:

 SEC. l. That all meetings of school districts when have been held any of the school districts of this state since the 18th day of May, 1855, which were informal or illegal, by reason of the neglect of the school district committee to leave duplicate ot the warning calling any such school district meeting with the clerk of such school district where the clerks of such school districts have not been sworn according to law or where notice of the time, place object of any such school district meeting shall have been given less than five days inclusive pre- vious to holding the same; or where the notice oi the meeting shall not have been legally posted or where officers of any school district shall not have been chosen by nomination, instead of by ballot i; shall, notwithstanding such neglects or omissions, be- and they hereby declared to be valid and le. gal meetings, and all votes which have been passed at any such meeting, in other respects conormable to law. be- and they hereby validated and con frmed, and declared to be legal and valid.

 SEC. g. Whenever school district at any meet ing since the twenty-ffth day of May, 1855, shall have laid tax, and the object of such proposed tax shall not have been stated in the notice of such meeting, or in the vote laying such tax, such neg lcct or omission shall not render such tax illegal. but the same is hereby declared to be legal and valid.

 SEC. 2 This act shall not affect any suit now pending, and shall take effect from its p;.ssage.

 Approved June 24th, 1859.
Year: 1859

A gentleman an acquaintance of the ccle.
brated French authoress, Nine Beamond, was
about making pleasure trip on the river with
a party of friends. Every thing was ready,
and he was just entering the boat, when his
sister, a deaf mute, came suddenly and most
anxiously running along, and, seizing her
brothers arm and coat, tried to keep him
back, but, finding this unavailable, she threw
herself at his feet, and taking hold of his knees
expressed by the most imploring gestures her
wish that he should desist from going on the
water. Touched by the painful, entreating
expression in the face and posture of the deaf
mute, several persons joined in the prayers
of the poor unfortunate girl, and her brother
finally yielded to their wishes 1t was for
tunate he did so for the boat had gone but a
short distance on the river when sudden
gust of wind made it capsize. Several of the
company found watery grave, and he who
could not even swim, would do doubt have
met with the same fate if his sister, by some
dvining presentiment, had not prevented his
going.


Prof. Buehner at Marburg, being once in
very pleasant company, felt a very strong de-
sire to 60 home and remove his bed from its
old place to another corner of his bed room.
He yielded to the impulse. Having done so,
he field again at ease and went back to his
friends During the night large portion of
the ceiling in the room, just at the spot where
his bed formerly stood, crumbed down, and
would no doubt have crushed him to death had
it not been removed from there.
Year: 1859

Trust not to uncertain riches, but prepare
yourselves for every emergency in life. Learn
to work, and not be dependent on servants to
make your bread sweep your floors and
darn your own stockings. Above all, do not
esteem to highly those honorable young men
who sustain themselves and their aged pa
rents, by the work of their own hands, while
your caresS and receive into your company
those lazy, idle popinjaws, who never lift a
finger TO help themselves as long as they can
keep body aud soul together and get funds
sufficient to live in fashion. If you are wise,
you will look at this subject in the light we do,
and when you are old enough to become
wives you will prefer the honest mechanic,
with not cent to commence life, to the fash
ionable loater, with a capital of ten thousand
dollars. Whenever we hear remarked, "such
a young lady married fortune" we always
tremble for her future prosperity. Riches
left to children by wealthy parents turn out
to be a curse instead ofblessing. Young wo-
men, remember this, and instead of sounding
the purse Of your lovers and examining the
cut of their coats, look into their habits and
their hearts. Mark if they have trade, and
can depend upon themselves sec that they
have minds which will lead them to look above
butterfly existence. Talk not of the beau
tiful white skin and soft delicate hand, the
splendid form and fine appearance of the young
gentlemen. Let not these foolish considera-
tons engroSs our thoughts.
Year: 1859

The Cleveland Leader illustrates Southern
slaveholding Justice as follows Two years
ago in july a respected and prosperous citizen
of Louisville was arrested and imprisoned in
that city on the suspicion Of running off a
slave belonging to one Weatherly After
more than two years Imprisonment he sue
ceeded in getting a trial and was acquitted.-
As soon as he was arrested, his property-a
store OF goods-was attacked, and it is said
by Louisville paper that it will absorp all the
rest of his property to pay the expense Of his
trial, and that he will be compelled to take a
fresh start in the world. Of course no dam
ages will be awarded him for his false impris-
onment This is shareholders justice
Year: 1859

rive are sorry we cannot recall the name Of th
author of the poem called Treasures OF Thought
Because he inculcates contentment and forgetfu
ness there is no reason why he should not get th
credit of his thoughts Here is the poem uncret
ited as we find it,


If thou hast thrown glorious thought
Upon life's common ways,
Should other men the gain have caught,
Fret not to lose the praise.
Great thinker, often thou shalt find,
While folly plumbers fame,
To thy rich stores the crowd is blind,
Nor knows thy very name
What matter that, if thou uncoil


The soul that God has given,
Not in the worlds mean eye to toll,
But in the sight Of Heaven
If thou art true, yet in thee turks
For fame human sigh,
To Nature go. and see her works,
The handmade of the sky.
Her own deep bounty she forgets
Is full of germs and seeds,
Nor glorifes herself, nor sets


Her flowers above her weeds.
She hides the modest leaves between,
She loves untrodden roads;
Her richest treasures are not seen
BY any eye but Gods.
Accept the lesson. Look not for
Reward-from out thee chase
All selfish ends and ask no more
Than to fulfil thy place.
Year: 1859

A very poor man had q very good littl.
girl. She had fat, chubby, sweet face, anC
her cheeks looked like peaches when they arr
| ripe. Her hair hung in ringlets all over bel
head, and some rich fathers would have made
her look like fairy with nice dresses and
costly trinkets. But Lulu's father was poor
and her clothes were only decent; but she
sweet girl, was kind and good, which is bet
ter than to be rich Riches have spoiled a
great many little girls, but Lulu had no chance
to be spoiled in this way.
One day she saw a lame old man going by,
wretchedly clad, with pack on his back
Lulu thought he must be cold or hungry, OF
need something to make him comfortable, SO
out she ran, without saying anything to her
mother, and soon overlook the stranger.


"Man! J" said she, ''My father always gives
poor people something to eat !; won't you
come back and get some bread! ,"


The old man turned about as if he were
surprised. Perhaps he thought bird of
paradise had just dropped down there and
was singing. He was unused to such soft,
sweet voices as that, and then her message
was so kind and good!


Lulu thought the old man did not under
stand her because he stood and gazed upon
her in silence So she said again,


"My father always gives poor folks some
thing to eat. Won't you go back with me
and get some bread?


The old man smiled-he could not help it.
If he had felt cross, we doubt if the crossness
could have kept down that smile. He turned
about, and Lulu took his hand and led him
back to the house. What do yau suppose
her mother thought when she saw her little
daughter leading in that ragged stranger?


"Here mother" said Lulu, ''is poor lame
man who is hungry; won't you give him
some bread ?" Her mother looked pleased,
and hastened to feed the stranger, while Lulu
set him a chair close by the fire, and viewed
him from head to foot, as if she thought he
were Lazarus, as poor and good.


We need not tell you how long he stayed,
nor what he said about Lulu when he went
away We are more concerned to know
what our young readers will think and say
about this kind little girl. Was it not a
beautiful spirit that caused her to think of the
beggar's wants? Ought not every boy and
girl to be as thoughtful and kind? Remem-
Der the charming hymn,


Little deeds of kindness,


Little words of love,


Make our earth an Eden,


Like the heavens above.


Little seeds of mercy,


Sown by youthful hands,


Grow to bless the nations


Far in distant lands.
Year: 1859

The New York correspondent of the
charleston Courier, says There is great
ana growing evil in this city, hut one of such
delicate nature as to almost forbid being
dragged into public print. refer to the in
creaslng ana iamentable habit now so COM
mon OF the indulgence by the ladies in intoxi
ca.lng drinks: ! DO not refer to those who do
wrong almost from necessity but to that
other class who have rich husbands and homes
that might be made happy A large number
OF OF this s class seem to be steadily diving deeper
into dissipation every year, than manv per.
sons greatly interested in their welfare and
happiness even imagine. l have heard re.
Gently of several distressing cases of that
kind. And to day learn that the wife of
we'll known citizen reported to be verv
wealthy, has been sent to the lunatic asylum,
in the hope that she may with returning rea-
son, be enabled to overcome the terrible Temp
tations which intoxicating liquors have of late
had for her. Her husbands name is almost
as familiar in some parts Of the South as it
is here.
Year: 1859

We are greatly panied to learn that Gerrit
Smith, the free-hearted but sadly erratic phil
anthropist, became on Monday last, IAN inmate
Of the New York State Lunatic Asylum,
where it has been found necessary to place
him, on account Of marked insanity. We
learn that he is very violent and has exhibit
ed disposition to commit suicide, and that
an attendant keeps constantly watch over
him from laying violent hands on himself
This result, we hear attributed to the connec-
ton of Mr.. Smiths name with the Harper
Ferry affair, though many will regard it as
the consequence Of long seated and marked
ideas
Year: 1859

Uo'' WHO no rover 10 Pardon BrOwO.


1t is ascertained that under the laws of
virginia, the Governor cannot pardon a per.
son convicted of treason to the Common
wealth, except with the consent of the Gener-
al Assembly, declared by joint resolution
This rlds Wise of any responsibility in the
matter What the Legislature will do is not
known. There is hope through them But,
IN order to secure the interference of the Leg
lsiature, an extra session must be held, as
the regular session does not begin until Janu-
ary' month after the time December p fix.
ed upon fof the execution Of Brown,
Year: 1859

CARDIFF is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted a good and
reliable preparation of sARsAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East SPIRITS,
and some fthem MERCURY, although protesting
not to do so-consequeny for all cutaneous diseases,
etc. they are injurious instead of beneficial Now in
the preparation we offer to the public willing
TO show the receipt TO any one-no matter who-DoC-
TOR OR NO DooToR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking: