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Year: 1860

At Chicago, last week, rather amusing
scene took place during the baptism of
young lady by the pastor Of the Tabernacle.
The Union Of that city, says;-"The minister
requested her 70 assume the dress peculiar to
such an OCCASION but she declined q take oi
her hooped skirt The minister told her q
the inconyeniences that must result from her
obstinacy, but she persisted When shecame
to descend into the bath the inflated skirt
touched the water, and rose up around her
like balloon IIer head was lostto the congre-
CATION she was swallowed up in the swelling
skirt; the minister tried to force her down In
to the bath, but she was kept above the sur
face by the floating properties Of the crlno-
line, and was buoyed up 50 successfully that
It was not until after much difficulty and
many forciblo attempts 70 submerge the lady
that the minister succeeded in baptising the
lairone. Finally it was effected. 70 the reliet
Of the minister and the seriously inclined au
dience, who could not keep from laughing ia
their pocket kerchiefs."
Year: 1860

NEARLY A CoNH1aanArIoS-On Saturday,
2Sth ult., the daughters of Mr.. John Gordon,
proprietor the Sierra Nesada Hotel, were in one
of the dark rooms Of the building with lighted
candle, when the flames came in contact with
the clothes on one of the beds, and threatened
destructive confagration. After several vain
attempts to extinguish the flames, the girls gave
the alarm, ard crowd was soon attracted to the
spot. a line was formed and buckets of water
passed in regular and rapid succession, by which
means the fire effectualiy put under. The
rooms of the hotel being sealed, was also a for
tunate circumstance in the history of the affair.


Bob Rowland distinguished himself by rushing
heroically into the room where the fire originated
and amid the almost suffocating SMOKE seizing
hold upon the burning bed and bearing it in his
arms to place where it was likely to do but
little damage. He was exhausted and nearly
strangled in the effort but after the lapse of an
hour two, came out of the physicians hands
sound in every particular.
Year: 1860

COMING OVER The home organ of
Mr.. Douglas, the Times and Herald, in
late issue, holds the following remark
able language:


"Lct free labor have chance for a
fair stand-up fight with slave labor, un-
trammeled by political envy and partisan
passion and just as sure as free labor
is stronger and better than slave labor,
lust that sure will slave labor perish out
from its pathway! y


Messrs. Seward and Lincoln must look
ont for their laurels.
Year: 1860

Two fashionable young ladies FROM
New York, with profusion of skirt,
and an immensity Of hoops, desired to
enjoy birds eye view Of Chicago,
and were for that purpose conducted
by some gallant young gentlemen to
the roof of high building. When
they, reached the ladder leading to the
small scuttle hole, 1t became desirable,
of course for the gentlemen to ascend
first. This they did; and taking the
hands Of the young ladies' as they made
their appearance through the scuttle,
handed, or rather dragged them upon
the root. As they rose through the
small opening, their hoops, from the
waist down, became more and more
compressed, requiring no little effort to
pull them through; but suddenly she
feat was accomplished, and the hoops
bursting forth from the scuttle hole,
once more expanded into their original
rotundity. After enjoying the scene
for some time, the party started for the
downward voyage, but then came the
rub. While it had been comparative
~ easy for the ladies to squeeze thro'
the scuttle hole commencing from the
waist and rising upwards, it was diff
terent task when the bottom Of the
hoops had to be compressed into the
cer1c space rur tnc descent. W hen
one side was squeezed in, the other side
still remained out. When the front
was gathered together and pushed thro'
the hole, the back was to be seen stick
ing up at an awkward elevation. No
fitting together of the joints of a stove
pipe ever caused so much labor and
vexation as did this attempt to COM
press those large hoops into that little
opening. After Intellectual efforts bu.
one way to get out Of the dilemma APP
peared. The, gentlemen were requr.
cd to descend while some mysterious
operation was performed, and were par
tlcularlv cautioned not to come up
again until called. When the signal
was given, and they once more mount
ed on the room, their fair companions
were discovered standing "in all the
sllmness Of uncrinolincd grace" while
near by lay two huge, mysterious look.
ing circles Of skeleton bones and sin
ews. The descent was then easily nc
, colnplished, a rush was made TOR their
| chamber, and MARY Ann" was dis


patched on savage expedition to the
roof to bring ia the remaining portion
of the wreck.
Year: 1860

or eight times every twenty four hours,


CURIOUS RESTORATION OF SIGHT BY
Mus1C.-The Presbyterian relates a
remarkable story of little boy, about
thirteen years of age, living in Tennes-
see:


"One day during the past winter he
failed to rise in the morning as early
as usual. At length his father went
into the room where he lay, and asked
him why he did not get u p. He said
it seemed dark, and he was waiting for
daylight. His father retired, but the
boy did not make his appearance for
some time. MY son, why don't you
get up?" He replied, ''Fa'her. is i:
daylight" ?" Yes, long ago "'fhen,
father the little fellow said. IL am
blind And So it was. His sight was
gone. HIS father took him to Nash
Vile to get the benefit OF the medical
profession there, but none of the ply
sicians could do anything for him, and
happily made no experiments on his
eyes. Some ladies in family of his
fathers acquaintance sought to cheer
him i'll his atll'ction, and one night
proposed to take him to the opera, that
he might hear the music and the sing
ing. He Went and was delighted. In
the course Of the performance, all at
once he leaped up, and screamed with
ecstacy, "Oh father! can see! I can
see Y His sight had instantly returned.
And since then he has retained it in
full vigor, except that under excitement
there is sometimes transient dimness
Of vision The case is one Of a remark
able character. @
Year: 1860

In Green county, Virginia, there is
a remarkable natural curiosity known
as the "Tidal Spring" The water is.
sues out of the ground in bold stream,
sufficiently strong to turn grist mill,
and it continues to flow for fifteen or
twenty minutes, when the water ceases
to run, and in two minutes time not \
single drop of water is visible. In the
course Of an hour or so the water COM
mcnces flowing again, and flows every
hour, and in dry weather 1t flows seven
or eight times every twenty four hours.
Year: 1860

~" thought you were born on the
tirst Of April" said Benedict to his lovely
wife, who had mentioned the twenty first
as her birthday.


Most people would think SO from my
choice of q husband r. she replied.
Year: 1860

The Detta. came up on Sunday from Pi-
ney, with the balance of the Parallels
freight and she too, was not able to get
above Lees Creek bar-lay all night and
worked OF aii cane down Monday morn
ing, discharging her Fort Smith freight at
this place and passing down the river in


the afternoon.


The julia Rodne is up to the mouth of


Piney, waiting for rie The following


is her manifest for this plac. and Fort
Year: 1860




WHEAT CROP IN WESTERN vIRGINIA-cOM-
PARATIvE PRICE OF WHEAT IN RICHMOND
AND BALTIMORE.


10 the Editor of the Why;


IL has been the boast Of those who hoped to Rich
mond erjoyng large share Of the trade Of the Great
West" at some future day, that it one of the best
markets for the staple productions Of that region, and
that in the article oil wheat especially, ought 70 nave
no competitor Richmond can afford TO give the very
highest price for wheat for two ls The quality
of the grain grown n the region Of country which sends
10 that market is superior in its -four making capacity 10
auy IN this country; and them in the second place. her
mlers, from this cause, and their commendAbe enter
prise in perectng the manufacturing machinery OF their
mills have for some time been making an article, which
monopozes the markets in South America at advanced
prices.


How does it happen that wheat is commanding low
er price in Richmond than in any Of the piiscpa mar
kets in the United States The city papers Que day last
week reported the price 10 cents under Baltimore 10
cents under Norfolk and even less than Little Peters
burg" for white wheat and at later day white wheats
quoted at l72 cents in Bal more while il only l40 cts
in Richmond This must be great disappointment 10
the farmers Of Tennessee, who commenced last season
sending their wheat to that market by the way Of Lynch
burg


At this period in the delivery Of the wheat crop, there
is room for speculation the quantity made, and Of
tentimes the estimates very faacous The season
was unproptous in April and Nay throughout the State
In the Eastern part OF the Sar that is below tde-Wa
ter the crop much injured by rust and very great
falling of from average yield is conceded generally
below the mountains; but west Of the Blue Ridge It has
been claimed that there is unusually abundant CROP
true report OF the facts docs not justify this statement
There farmers Of high character now at this place.
from both extremes Of great wheat growing valley
from Wheyle southwest, and Clark and Jefferson, in
the northeast who report that although the cold wealth
er of June had revived the hopes Of all farmers much
there is much disappointment since threshing COM
menced and it is now believed that the yld will be far
below a average. With drought the growing and
tobacco half crops of wheat and low prices, this prom
ses to be hard year on the farmer.


VISITOR.
Year: 1860

count OF the vote shows how far we were sue
cessiul. Let us now drop politics, and make
the best OF things as they stand & 20 to work
With Will to work out the great and glori-
Gus future that is most certainly before the
Queen City of the Western hemisphere.
Year: 1860

B4-If Bates have any friends in this city
We hope they will at once send him dis
patch begging Of him to immediately rs,
nounce all idea of being candidate for the
Presidency. The thing is utterly prepOs-
terOuSi If he will at Onos decline any
further honor he will save his credit He
is q "gOhsr,' and we pity him. Let him
resign his pFeposterous claim insIAnter.
Year: 1860




BUToHER>FIsHNG.-W notice in the Lei
gislative proceedings that petitions have
been presented by those who desire mOdi-
feation of the fish law. We know what
these 6sh butchers desire: they want to
seine creeks and rivers, and for the sake Of
what ready money they oan make on the
sale Of the fish they catch by wholesale,
they would destroy all the fish worth having.
Like the boy whom Esop mentions as kill
ling the goose who laid one golden egg per
day, hoping thereby to get the whole store,
they would destroy the supply of fish for all
time to come. merely to crafty their lust
for present gain.


We venture that no man who is gentle
man and fisherman signed the petition
for the modification" Of the fish law. Eve
ry man who "plies the rod and who un-
derstands how to compute two and two,
will oppose any change in the present law
unless it would be in the matter Of penalty
for butcher-fshing, making it a penitentiary
offence.
Year: 1860

pAbOut S4.5OO in gold was lately stolen


from the cellar Of convent in Montreal BY
two men, who were aftsrward arrested, and the
greater portion Of the money recovered The
treasurer Of he company stated that the greater
part Of the had been In the vault for
bstvs' rs, lOsS OfintsresI
d. upward Of nine
Year: 1860




As the day of the municipal election draws nigh,
we are gratified to notice the increasing interest
which Is felt in the result This right and proper
The apparent Indifference which prevailed in the
beginning Of the canvass is gradually yielding to
an active anxiety, which each day more and more
develops.


But the necessity for action and exertion still
exists, and this necessity will become more strn-
gent until the close Of the polls on the day Of
election. No good result is attanable in anything
without labor; but the benefits Of just and wise
municipal administration can be secured with ease
if each Citizen interested in the welfare and pros
perity of the city, will exert himself to produce
this desirable end.


In New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincin-
natl, and all other large cities, municipal can
yass stirs the very depths of the popular heart.
The people know and feel how closely connected
with their personal and individual interests are the
local concerns of their respective municipalities.
In Washington City canvass for civil offices is
now going on, the election taking place on the
same day as ours. And although much Of the
legislation for that city is performed by Congress,
the people there are intently engaged in the
struggle, three candidates for the Mayoralty are
in the field and there is scarcely vote in the city
that will not be poled. Surely, the great and
growing interests of the commercial metropolis Of
the South demand at the hands Of her people
equally as great exertion. and an equal solicitude
that they be confded to the best and most trust
worthy guardians.


For this reason, we trust that the increasing in
terest in the election Of next Monday will suffer ne
abatement, but will be kept up, with activity ant
spirit until the decision Of the question. No pres
sure of business ought TO interfere with those re
ciprocal duties which exist between each citizeI
and the community of which he forms part. WI
accept the awakening Of the people to the impor
tance OF this subject as conclusive indication 0
the triumph of the Independent ticket of the citi
4
Year: 1860

In Peoria, Ill, lately a woman drew out the
hoops of her skirt and tied them to hoop-pole,
and thus formed an effective cato'nine-tails with
which she severely ohastised an old gray. headed
man, who had been guilty Of some offense towards
d child Of hers,
Year: 1860

Ino,ieed in late number, an inquiry


for the cure of what is called ringbone,


from a respondent who had a fine mare


troubled with one for something over a
year. and the answer was, that there was
no cure for confirmed ringbone.


Now tive years ago this winter, had q
fine colt that had ringbone on each OF its
hind feet, and was so lame some at the
time, that could hardly get it out and in
the stable. did not do anything for it
till spring, and they got so bad that the col,
had 10 walk upon its heels, with its feet
turned up, and supposed that she was sl.
most worthless. Finally one of my neigh
bors told me tha, he had remedy for a
bone SPAWN, and il was said 10 be sure
cure for ringbone, and wished me TO try it.
II was this: Take common salt, and pound
or grind il as fine as can possibly get, and
mix 1t with spirits of turpentIDe enough 10
make it something Ike paste, and rub it on
the ringbones or spavin) once in two or
three days, for three or four times, and If
they have no! been of too long standing, l
think you will effect sure cure. This
colt of mine had but three applications Of
this medicine. and l then turned her out to
pasture, and she soon grew better, and in
short time was entirely free from lameness,
and has been ever since. She is now COM
ing three years old, and has as sound feet
As any colt, though there are some punches
% be seen yet, but l think in two years
more, they will entirely disaPpear.-[COr
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1860

New MErAL.-Mr. Slater, European
chemist, has succeeded in forming a new
artificial metal cheaper than pewter and
Britannia metal, and having the superior
advantage Of being very ductile and scarce
ly affected at all by atmospheric action. 1t
in composed Of sixteen parts of Tin, four
of zinc, and four Of lead, or sixteen paris
Of tin, three of zinc, and three Of lead.-
The Zinc being melted at as slow temper
AZURE as possible, the tin is then introduced
and afterwards the lead, the mixture being
stirred with staff Of green wood. The
entire operation should be conducted as
quickly as possible, without exceeding the
lowest needful temperature.
Year: 1860

"ALMosr A FfnR."--A writer in the Journal


Of this morning takes exception to an item in


this paper on Tuesday about the almost Grim


inaI disPossl Of a large stove 10 boz Of saw


dust in the printing Office at Miami City,


whereby the office was set on 6re, and was only


saved from burning TO the ground on scoouDt


Of there being no draft 10 set The FIRE fairly


under weigh, His object seems 10 be TO deny
our account, He proceeds by admitting all
that was material in our statement. viz: That
the stove was put into boz filled with saws
dust, and that IL got afre, and that the floor
and ioists bad been on Ere. He merely higgles
about the TINE they were set on 6rel WemenA
toned the matter simply ior the purpose Of
eautiOniue the public against such carelessness.
although at the time we doubted whether there
was another individual in the county SO shallow
as to try such an experiment. Since he has
called public attention to the matter, we will
state we derived our information from the me-
chanic who repaired the floor Of the printing
Office. The FIRE was in some way commupica-
ted 10 the savduss on Saturday night, il is sup.
posed. as the last FIRE was made in the stove
in the afternoon the sawdust, box and floor, for
space Of about 4 by 6 feet, were burned so
much that the box was destroyed, aud the floor
had to be repaired Does the innocent who
airs his ignorance in the Journal this morning
object to our calling that "almOst a firei" One
thing more and we are done with this utter
verdanL The box and floor where the stove
stood on Saturday evening were burned away,
and but one iOist, and that partially burned,
kept the stove from falling through under the
floor; as it was, the stove was found "on tilt"
The seribbler in the Journal, whose knowledge
Of terms and definitions will never confuse
him says-"stOves are generally put up that
Wayp Git eaoutl


We would readily believe that the writer Of
such stuff as We read in the Journal this NOR
ling, would put stove in box filed with
'aWduSt, put big FIRE into it, and go away
Ind leave i'll II he has any friends they had
better take care of him.
Year: 1860

" The Republican press are harPing ju.t
now about the Democratic party being sectional
they claim that it is opposed to the Northl 1t
is only opposed to the seefiOnalism of the North.
The fall of Sherman the other day, the repre-
sentative Of the umscrupulous sectionalism
against which the Democratic party wars, is an
earnest of the better day coming; sign OF the
dissolution Of the cohorts who are aiming to
rule or ruin. The dissolution dates at the
moment Sherman was withdrawn in the House
of Representatives as a candidate for Speaker
Year: 1860

sMAsHAUP.-The horse attached to Mr.. E.
o'Briens spring wagon (for the delivery Of
goods from his house, on Second street, to any
part OF the city, ran away yesterday afternoon,
out Second to Jefferson, and down that street
to the alley running out TO Main, when he took
notion to go around to the store again by
that wayl Through the alley went horse and
wagon. and Just when turning again into Cd,
near the corner Of Main, the wagon struck a
wood wagon, breaking one Of its wheelsl The
horse was then secured. Ourinformsnt is DOS
tive about the story, as related,
Year: 1860

DrA piano, IL iftranspOred in very cold wealth =.
er, is liable to acquire SO low temperature that
on being introduced into warm room it con-
denses moisture from the atmosphere; and 10
the astOnishment Of the owner. the case. ssHngs.
and other parts suddenly become bathed in
perspiraIiOn. The instrument is thus exposed
TO injury. The difficulty may be avoided BY
throwing open the windows Of the apartment
in which the piano is received. 50 that the
temperature Of the air and Of the instrument
win be equal. Amer thus remaining for short
time the room may be very gradually warmed
aud no condensation will take place.
Year: 1860

CAUSE OF Mn. HueHs DEATH The sudden


demise Of Mr.. Joseph Hughs caused surprise
as well as profound regret throughout our City
and neighborhood, and great curiosity has been
expressed in regard to what was the mm ediate
cause Of his death. A post mortem examina.
tion Of the body disclosed the fact that his death
was occasioned by strangulation and mortif
cation Of about two feet of intestine which had
passed under a dense 6brous band, half an
inch in width and about two and half inch
es in length. One end Of this band was ats
tached to the lower an anterior portion of the
spine, and the other TO the outer wall of the
abdomen nearly opposite the hip joint. This
firm band in front, and the arch of the hip
from behind, formed an oblong slit or open
ing about an inch in the centre through which
the intestines was protruded in his fall from
his carriage house. on Friday morning last, i'm
mediately after which he was taken to his bed
1t thus appears that his old rupture had moths
ing to do with his death, as has been generally
reported; on the contrary the point Of structure
was in Immediate contact with the ermination
Of the back bone, and was in such position as
to preclude the possibility Of a successful opera
tion at any time. We gather this information
from the physicians engaged in the examina>
tion, and it may be relied on.
Year: 1860

TEXAS BAR, Nov. 20, 1860


FRIEND GORDON Il can scarcely pick up a
paper but my eye meets that loathsome, sckening
and detestable word, " Disunionr' Moreover,
am frequently asked this question "' Jacinto'
will Kentucky secede You ought to know"
answer emphaticaly and uneqnvocally ly-NEv-
Err = Never will the ashes of the great CLAY be
dsquieted by that untoward cry. Kentucky will
never secede while she boasts the citizenship of
such men as CoOmbs, Prentice, Davis and hosts
of other patriotic men who once marshaed the
mighty cohorts that loved to idolze the immortal
CLAY, and led them triumphant through so many
battles. Let me reassure my friends that old
Kentucky will ever stand firm to the Union, and
until have just and sufficient reason to recant
what have said, shall consider it q personal
insult to be asked the question.


Gentlemen Kentuckians of Trinity county,
what do you say? For myself, I am ready to
shoulder the musket in the event of disunion,
(though the thought is painfully sad,) and respond
to the word march," should my country call
me. Though fall by the hand of some dear
relative, die for my country, and not for Lin



not deter me. | am for my whole country, " first,
last and all the time"


If it is possible that ! am mistaken in the pa
trosm of my native State, may God forever
blight and curse the land that gave me birth, is
my prayer. Should there be one, five or ten dis
unionsts within her borders, (Which do not be-
lieve,) the sooner they are taught the Haman
moral, the better, and may be there to pull the
rope The topic is unpleasant and painful, and
in pursuing it | feel my incompetency to do jus
tice to the subject.


cannot close this letter without expressing
nv firm belief that the coming administration of
that good old man who split the rails, will be 50
conducted that the rights of the South, in both
person and property, will be rigidly respected
and in less than six months after the 4th OF March
next every political volcano will be hushed
good feeling between the North and South once
more restored, and everything as quiet as a May
morning deuced good show for Pacific
Railroad.


Should / procure the appointment of Consul
to OYSTER Cove, and at the same time have at my
disposal the Post Otice at IIyampom, shall
tender the choice to my old friend, " Impresor.'
He is aware of my liberalty, and well knows
that if had but one egg in the world, would
dvide-giving him the shel.s


ResDoctfully, JACINTO.