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Year: 1859

Mr. SPEAKER The Committee OF Con
ference, appointed to meet the Committee on
the part OF the Senate, beg leave to report
that they have been unable to agree.


The COMMITTEE on the part Of the House
Of representatives, acting IN a proper spirit
Of conc Ilation, and in vie" Of the Immediate
necessity OF passing the Bill for the Appor~
tlonmeut ofthe Repre- resentatves and Senators
through hout the State, and duly apprec Iatns
their constitutional obligations, were willing
to ma g any concessions short of violation
of that Constitution which we are all solem-
Iy bound to support.


They regret to say that this disposition was
not met by any corresponding feeling on the
part Of the Committee appointed by the Sem
ate and whilst the Committee on the part
of this House were wiling to make any con-
cession short Of an actual violation Of the
Constitution, no definite proposition Tor ad
|ustmsnt was ever made by them.


As further evidence Of this conr'Iatory
disposition, the COMMITTEE on the part Of the
House unanimously submitted the following
plan, which ~as rejected by the Senate Conn
mittee, and which is now TO the House OF
representatives..


H. GRAY, Chairman.
Year: 1859

SrUcK.-Five yoke of oxen attached
to an empty wagon were yesterday stuck in
the mud on Brady street opposite the col
lege grounds. They were extracted after a
good deal OF exertion and trouble. In that
vicinity many families are suffering for fuel,
the awful state Of the roads precludiDg the
probability Of getting coal or wood to their
reaidencee
Year: 1859

FLORENCE WILD CAT.-This trash
continues to be paid out by Cook l. Sar-
gent, in small quantities. But it is on the
increase, and unless care is taken we shall
soon have new edition of former "works.
Let this cat be carefully sorted by business
men who receive it, and sent home daily
To people from the country. our advice is,
do not take dollar out of tie city.
Year: 1859

Tho Sickles Case Scandal nj w Washing-


ton.


WASHINGTON, March lS.-The Grand Jury
today brought in presentment against
Mr.. Sickles .or murder, and there is no
doubt true bill will be found against him
when day will be set apart for his trial
Whatever may have been the proceedings
relative to Mr.. Butterworth,i it is understood
about the Court House to day that they
will take no further acti.n on the subject
duplicating him as an accessory From
what has Just transpired, the trial will dis
close an amount of scandal tar exceeding
what has alre' y been furnished to the
public, and bring reluctantly to the witness
stand persons who have not heretofore fig
ured in the newspapers.
Year: 1859

SCARCITY OF FUEL.-There is many
complaints that no fuel can be obtained on
account of the dreadful condition of the
roads. There is an easy way to obviate
this difficulty,-let every man carry bas-
ket full home with him when he goes to his
meals. Two bushels Of coal weighing 16O
pounds could be carried in this way and the
exercise would be both beneficial and prof
liable.
Year: 1859

A party ofgentlemen will leave this


city for the "Meredosia" on q hunting ex-
cursion. We wish them abundant success'
and should the game become troublesome,
they can leave portion of it at our Office.
Year: 1859

EY The Ne,cs of yesterday says
that there is great deal of feeling in Rock
Island against Mr.. Cables coal contract. On
this side of the river there is also feeling
against Mr.. Cable, but it is confined to q
very few persons, and those few hsve re-
fused to purchase their coal at his yar,,. but
have sent to Sheffield to procure it. We
are opposed to moncpolies of all kinds, but
we do not think that in this instance our
citizens have any just cause to complain.
They can purchase their coal just cheap
as they could prior to Mr.. Cables contract,
and as soon as the roads get passable we
shall have coal brought to the city from the
mines in this county. Vast quantities of
coal are found in the bluffs around Buffalo,
and We are assured that it can be brought
here and sold as cheap as that brought from
Illinois. 1t will be q dear speculation for
the Sheffield folks if they undertake to bring
coal to this market and sell it for IL cents
They cannot do it unless they can get their
hauling done at ruino, sly low prices by the
railroad company. But we shall not CON-
plain, by any means, if they do so, as we
are large consumers, and it will be direct
benefit to us.


Pitch in, gentlemen, and bring down the
prices if possible.
Year: 1859

He grew to be young man. and was
busy at his books, when an old servant
came to him and said, "Thy mother is no
more. | bring her blessings on her darling
son'


Again at night he saw the star, and all
that former company. Said his sisters
angel to the leader. as my brother come 2"


And he said, "Thy mother"


A mighty cry Of joy went forth through
all the star, because the mother was reunited
to her two children. And he stretched out
his arms and cried, "Oh, mother, sister, and
brother, l am here! Take me?' And
they answered him, Not yeti" and the star
was shining.
He grew to be man, whose hair was
turning gray, and he was sitting in his chair
by the fireside heavy with grief, and with
his face bedewed with tears, when the star
opened once again.


Said his sisters angel 10 the leader, as
my brother Gomez"


And he said, "Nay, but his maiden daugh-
ter"


And the man who had been the child
saw his daughter. newly lost to him, celes
tial creature among those three, and he said
My daughters lreal is on my sisters bosom,
and her arm is around my mothers neck
and at her feet there is the baby Of old
time, and can bear the parting from her,
God be praised!"


And the star was shining.


Thus the child came to be An old man
and his once smooth face was wrinklcd. and
his steps were slow and feeble, and his back
was bent. And one night as he lay upon
his bed, his children standing round, lie
cried, as had cried so long ago, II see the
STAR"


They whispered to one another, "he is
dying"


And he said, ~ am. My age is falling
from me like garment, and move to
ward the star as a child. And oh, my
father, thank thee that it has so often
opened to receive those dear ones who now
await me?"


And the star was shining; and it shines
upon his grave.
Year: 1859

Millions blindness was the result Of over
work and dyspepsia.


One of the most crtihent American d.
vines having, for some time, been compel
led to forego the pleasure Of reading. has
spent thousands Of dollars in vain, and lost
years of time, in consequence of getting
up several hours before day, and studying
by artificial light. His eyes never got
well.


Multitudes of men and women have
made their eyes weak for life, by the too
free use Of the eycsight in reading small
print and doing fine sewing. In view of
those things, it is well to obsevere the fol-
lowing rules i'll the use Of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between light
and darkness.


Never begin to read, or write, or sew. for
several minutes after coming from darkness
to brigh: light.


Never read by twilight, or moonlight, or
of very cloudy day.


Never read or sew directly in front Of the
light, or window, or door.


1t is best to have the light fall from above
obliquely over the left shoulder.


Never sleep so that, on first waking, the
eyes shall open on the light of window.


Do not use the eye.sight BY light so scant
that it requires an effort to discriminate.


Too much light creates glare, and pains
and confuses the sight. The moment you
are sensible Of an effort to distinguish, that
moment cease, and take a walk or ride.


As the sky is blue and the earth green, it
would seem that the ceiling should be a
blush tinge, and the carpet green, and the
walls Of some mellow tint.


The moment you are instinctively promp
ted to rub the eyes, that moment cease Us.
ing them.


If the eyelds arc glued together on wax.
ing up, do not forcibly open them but ap-
ply the saliva with the fnger-it is the
speediest diuent in the worId-then wash
your eyes and face in.warn water.-HuTs
Journal of Health.
Year: 1859

CELLARs.-Thcre ought to be no cellar
in any family dwelling. The house should
be one or two feet above the ground with a
trench around it foot deep, so that the
surface Of the earth Immediately under the
floor sould be always kept dry to the depth
Of er.yeral inches, and there should be open
spaces in the "under pinning," so as to allow
free circulation Of air at all times.
Year: 1859

GoLD-We saw on Monday last beautiful
and rich specimen Of gold. picked up by child
upon farm about seven miles from this place.
There were three pieces VIII ich had seemingly
been cut from eacli other in order to get the
rock out. and weighed about 81 pennyweights.
Being pure gold, without any observable i'm
purities Of rock or gravel, they sold for near
their value. 325. This is perhaps the largest
nugget of gold ever found in our State.


LdurenaviHe Herald
Year: 1859

A census of the population Of Rome has
just been completed, from which it appears
that the total Of the inhabitants is about
one hundred and eighty thousand three
hundred and fifty-sevcn-a figure at about
which the city has remained fot the last two
hundred and ffty years
Year: 1859




NeATNEss IN DREss.-The neglec: of the
outward appearance indicates either little
mind or disregard to the opinion of our
neighbors. One should always be neat and
clean in person and dress, because this is
an evidence of respectability. No lady
who has any regard for herself, or any rea
spect for the society in which she moves,
will be slovenly in her appearance or care
less in her attire. 1t is true, there is no
danger in being too particular, but every
lady is entitled 10 follow her own taste as to
dress, provided she dresses suitably-that
lie, according to her age and circumstances.


The young of either sex, but particularly
the female, ought to regard their external
department and appearance as, 10 a certain
extent, essential TO character.


To dress simply and without ostentation
is mark of modesty; but, in endeavoring
10 avoid everything like display, young la.
dies, especially, should be careful not to
fall into the opposite extreme-that of pru.
derry. There is more sincerity, if there be
less nicely, in the conduct of really virtu-
Gus than there is in that of prude and
some degree of freedom, so far from being
incompatible with the strctest virtue, is one
OF its principal privileges. If a lady is
obliged to receive company en- dishabila it
is sign Of good breeding if she. appears
perfectly at ease, and makes little or na
apology for her arpearance.-Es.
Year: 1859

A PRIsoNERs ETQUETTE.-A curious case
OF prison etiquette occurred in Delawaro.-
A number of prisoners broke Jail, and
among them was one named Turner, under
sentence OF death for rape. He called upon
the Attorney General, cody seated himself
in his Office, and informed the gentleman
that number of prisoners had escaped,
among them himself; that he was prepared
10 60 back again whenever he could be as.
sured that he weuld be safe in so doing
Several Of his social companions had been
discharged, and in their stead woman had
been placed in Jail who was afflicted with
scarlet fever; he had formerly notified the
deputy sheriff that if such conduct was pre-
sisted in he would obliged TO change his
quarters, and that receiving no satisfactory
evidence on the part of the officers of the
Jail that his grievances would receive aiten-
tion, he had thus availed himself of the first
favorable opportunity of giving practical
turn 10 his indignation by leaving the prem
ises. He did not care straw about the
sentence of death hanging over him, but
he did not want TO catch the scarlet fever.
The escaped prisoner was escorted back to
his old quarters.
Year: 1859

HApPINEss.-There are two things which
will make us happy in this life, if we at
tend TO them. The first is never to vex
ourselves about what we cant help; and
the second is never to vex ourselves about
what we can help.
Year: 1859

FENHE proprietor of this NEW ESTABLISHMENT ac- -A knowledges with much satisfaction the liberal patronage which has been bestowed upon it thus far by the inhabitants of Litchfield and surrounding towns and all of his patrons that he intends to every exeron in his power to render his store as attractive in the general assortment of Goods which he will always keep as any other establish ment of the kind in the state, NEW PUBLICATIONS STANDARD WORKS, CHOICE STATIONERY, FANCY GooDs of all kinds will be the principal features of his stock, and in these he can't be beat' in qual ity or in the moderation of his charges. Fall has already arrived and old Winter is coming with the long erenings. Coop READING you want and must have. Everything in this line you will find at my store. Give me a call and examine the stock.

 JOHN H. SMITH, next Episcopal Church.
Year: 1859

THE Subscriber having bought the right of sell U ing the Vesper Light Gas in Itchfeld county offers it to the citizens as the best artificial light yet discovered as a years test has proved. The lamps have been much improved recently and are the most economical of all, giving the greatest amount of light with the least consumption of fluid, costing not to exceed three fourths of cent per hour

 Town rights for sale, and Agents wanted in every town in the county, to whom will allow a liberal commission. HIRAM P. LAWRENCE,

 l8tf Norfolk, Conn
Year: 1859

EAGLE BIRD BY CHANCE-It would seem
from a mountain correspondent Of the Ex-
press who signs himself Jonas, that he has
been talking. as Balaam did with his ass,
with bad-headed eagle Of the Lecompton
species, somewhere in the vicinity of Dobhins
Ranch, and finds him, of course, sound on the
main question. The only Leeompton Eagle
that we know of in the country, except the
"By Authority Spread Eagle" is the one that
was pressed into service on the day of the
last election in this city, and perehed upon a
wagon drawn by sixteen mules, with the ban
ner of "any am all railroads" land mary
one in particularly waving over him. We
judge that Jonas has come across that same
bald headed biped. No doubt the poor fel-
low 1--WE mean the eagle) got disgusted at the
signal defeat Of the Leeompton party and
put for the mountains, while the Lecompton
candidates left for the head of Salt River
We pity them and the eagle alike, but the
latter evidently does not belong to the true
American Eagle stock, "the bird of the bend
ing oeak and piercing eye" whose counter
telt presentment adorns the banner of our
tree and glorious country. Oh no, he never
played with the tempests or dyed his plum
age in the red flashes Of the storm. Far from
it, his nature is too groveing. He presid.s
over Toe Jam saloons or perehes on foppv
knobs talking to Lecomptouites.
Year: 1859

THE "GREY EYED MAN"-Gen. William Walk.
or has taken up his residence on the corner Of
Washington and Pike streets He keeps himself
secluded receiving very few visitors and himself
visiting no ONES. f. National


The above item is naturally going the
rounds of the papers. No doubt, the state
ment contained in it is correct, and it would
seem to indicate that the Hero Of Manifest
Destiny was about to bury himself as other
great men have done before him, from the
presence of the world. This resolve might
naturally be the result of disappointment in
the great schemes of a more than ordinarily
active and ambitious life, but it is more pro
bable that it arises (if indeed it be a firmly
formed resolution from religious notions and
inclinations it being well known that Gen.
Walker has recently been received into the
full faith and communion of the Catholic
Church Numerous instances have happened
in the worlds history of men who took a
prominent part in the worlds affairs, and
particularly "men Of blood" retiring from
the world, in obedience to the dictates Of the
Holy Church, or at any rate from what they
believed to be the dictates of their own duty
under the requirements Of the Church, and
atoning in secusion, by prayer or penance
or good deeds done in secret, for the errors
or transgressions of wild and stormy life.
It is well known, that TO the mind of the
true believer, and especi lly of the religious
recuse, the most venial offences assume a
startlingly sinful character, and what the
world looks upon as only ambition becomes
in the light of religion crime against God
and man.


1t may be that this retirement of General
Walker is only temporary, and that he is
governed by no such motives as we have ta-
ken the liberty of imagining he might be
If so, there is no harm done, but it would be
far from a matter of surprise to us, that, hav
ing embraced the Catholic faith, he should
follow the example of other celebrities of
history, who have embraced the same faith
and gone into the like seclusion.


There are some persons, We know, who
have arrived at the conclusion that Gen
Walker is only preparing an expedition
for the conquest of Sonora or some other
province of Mexico, he having abandoned his
Nicaragua enterprise as a bad job. Well, it
is all conjecture, in any case, and they may
as well have their guess as we
Year: 1859

A Hermosillo correspondent of the San
Francisco Herald, writes:


The State of Sonora, so far as | have seen.
is different from any state in the Union. Ii
has neither water, wood or vegetation, and
the portions of it under cultivation have TO
he irrigated from the waters of very meagre
rivers. But to small farmers, or men with.
out capital, this State is entirely blank in an
agricultural point of view. This is the opin.
ion of the best informed persons, although
the reverse occasionally appears in newspa-
pers, as is suppose for purposed of specula-
ton At all events, have travelled from the
town of Sonoita, on the northern boundary
OF this State, to HermOsillo,a distance of five
hundred miles, through what is here estima-
ted good part of the country, without see
ing one acre of grass on the entire route


What the State is good for is mining. Its
whole formation indicates mineral wealth
Mountains of mineral formation and valleys
of sand are its principal characteristics, with
here and there a caricature ona river, which
appears to be ashamed to run, there is so lit
tie to of it. There are Indications Of gold
all along the road The placprs are usually
worked by Indians who make from twenty
five cents to a dollar per day, and run the
risk of being murdered bv the Apaches.-
rhe ore is usually dry washed, there being
little or no water for that purpose The
tools used are crowbars. when they are to he
had or any other sharp instrument. Besides
gold; it is said there are silver, copper lead
IRON and other kinds of metal, either of
which would pay capital and labor, if pro-
perry united, and there were no other obsta-
eies IN the way But the miner is beset by
the Apaehes on one hand and the Govern
ment on the other, and the mine has to be
rich TO secure protection for the life and pro-
perty OF its owners SO dangerous is the
business Of mining in this country. that al
most all the industrial classes want to 90 Ia
California to hunt for gold, or even TO that
most worthless of all worthless places, the
ella River mines. WV
Year: 1859

PATENT WIRE RopEs.-A. Halliiie d Co.,
San Francisco. manufacture tiller ropes, deep
shafts. ferry ropes. slopes, pump ropes and
all kinds Of ropes out of wire, which are
cheaper, stronger, more durable and thirty
per cent less in weight than hempen ropes
are and are not affected by atmospheric
changes. We have seen these ropes and the
wire out of which they are made and can
safely recommend them as all that they pro
fess to be.
Year: 1859

BoDY FoUND.-The body of drowned
man was found in the river, tied to a tree on
the bank, opposite the lower portion of Oro-
vile. on Sunday morning last. The body
was not recognized Its strange position,
says the Record, leads to the supposition that
it is that Of suicide
Year: 1859

THESE ARE MY JEwELs.-Our toun-
try is truly made up of Congress OF
of Nations representative men Of the
finest intellectual and physical types OF
mankind. Here the picked intellects Of
all religious denominations and profess
ions of every kind are fitted for the great
war of Intellect, that lever of Archimi-
des which moves the world We are
here training vast army of intellectu-
al and physical giants, who may be said
to spring like Minerva-full grown, full
armed and panoplied-from the brain of
Jove himself!


As the ancient mother dimmed the
lustre of the flashing gems of the Roman
matrons-vain of their meretricious or
naments-and pointed with pride to her
noble sons and daughters, and proudly
say, 'These are my jewels !" Her gilt
tering gold is but as dross, when weigh
ed in the balance with her brilliant spec
linens of human kind IS. F. Telegram.
Year: 1859

The Milwaukee Ncscs says we have
been shown by Mr.. Span, at the First
Ward market, specimen Of potatoes
that are really astonishing. They are
of enormous size, smooth. :hin skin, and
of light flesh color. They were raised
in the garden of William Wedemeyer,
near this city. from seed obtained in
California, and he says that if he had
planted an acre of ground, and the yield
had been in the same ratio as the few
feet he did plant, that he could have
raised seven hundred and fifty bushels
from the acre. Mr.. Spean has a few of
them, and those who wish to obtain
the seed can do SO by calling upon him.
Year: 1859

Tell them that when every remedy has failed when
they have been doctored to death with Mercury
whatever cause, they become ank anguid and ailinp
to try most blessed Herbal Connection, try
Year: 1859

A dispatch was received 10 Nevada on Mon
day morning, stating that Gen. Booker had
withdrawn as candidate for Congress. Had
be remained in the field there is no doubt that
either Scott or Burch would have been elected,
for large numbers of the people had deter
mined. under any circumstances, to vote for
COL Baker. To preventive election Of such
apologies for Congressmen was the reason
which induced Gen. Booker to withdraw bic
name rs q candidate. TIE following Is his
card Of withdrawal:


To the People Of the State of California. .s


The nomination for Congressman conferred
upon me by the Anti-Lec0mptOn Democracy
in Convention was, as is well known, entirely
unexpected. In expressing my gratitude for
the honor bestowed, also desire TO express my
satisfaction that an opportunity occurs for re-
leasing myself from any charge which might be
brought against me Of effecting the defeat OF
the principles represent. Having been q
stranger since my bOyhoOd to all the political
principles save those that are Democratic, being
Fixed in my determination to oppose by all hon
orable means the advancement aud elevation Of
men to power who in the name Of party organ
ization are working the overthrow of the prn-
ciples of true Democracy, and being unwilling
TO be held responsible for a success of apostates
from the Democratic faith, I do not hesitate
cheerfully to retire, as a candidate. from the
contest. In politics only recognize what is
known rs the Ant-Lecompton party as the legal
and legitimate representative Of the Democracy
Of California. and as principle in the political as
we'll as in the social world is equally dear to me,
hope that my friends will appreciate the integ-
rity of my motive in returning my nomination
to the people, that they may take such action
as shall in their opinion most conduce to The
public welfare. SAN'L A. Booker.


STocKToN Sept. Sd, 1859.