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Year: 1859

W There is girl in Benton county.
so killing pretty that she has to wear
around her waist spike belt similar to
those that farmers put on colts heads to
break them from sucking. This IL the
way of keeping the young bucks ftom
hugging her to death, and even with, this
shield, it is said that there is not q young
gent in the neighborhood that does not
bear spike prints on his arms. D''~
Year: 1859

WThere are four. million scholars
and one hundred and Fifty thousand teach.
ers in the public schools Of this country.
There is one scholar for every FIVE free
persons. In Great Britain there is one
scholar to every eight persons, in France
one to every ten persons. The policy of
all despotisms is not to let the masses
know too much.
Year: 1859

There is no doubt that Mir. Burlill Arnold of Centrevile, l., fell victim to his efforts to put down intcmperance. He had bitterly offended the whole class of liquor-dea'crs by prosecuting them under the provisions of the law, and some one in their interest, in revenge, took his life It is not probable that the immediate murderer will ever be detected but Arnclds death will always remain, a stain and q reproach upon a certain class of law breakers and the less guilty victims of the avarice of the liquor dealers in that community. Not half an hour before his death, he had refused to sign petition in favor of the release of liquor seller from prison. This was doubtless the signal for his immediate death. It may be stated fairly, calmly. and without any parade of language that Burrill Arnold was shot down in his own house in New England for his exertons in behalf of the cause of temperance!

 His funeral was very large and imposing one. All the Temperance Societies of the ntighborhood were in attendance, with delegates from the State Society. His immediate friends and neighhors took this opportunity to show their respect for the and the cause in which he died. It may prove true in his case, as in that of others, 1.-The blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the church We agi- tate Heaven ana eaftn 10 CatCn ana send to State Prison some miserable and needy horse thief and yet the base wretches who manufacture and vend at wholesale imitation liquors, have, (some of them) mpudence enough to show their faces in the vicin. ity of honest mon, and now and then find a boatcd outlaw of this stamp, rioting in ill-gotten gains, and mixing himself up with agricultural and other decent causes, as if he was of them. It is time that public opinion was brought to bear, hot and heavy, and with scathing drcctness upon these scholesae dealers in poisoned imitation -bran dies, ahd other cognate stuffs their very victims hate luathe aud curse, in their cups, the cold blooded misers who poison fcliow-bengs for prof 1 it. and rank lower in the scale of humanity than the public hangman who stranglcs his brethren for pay the one is necessary evil the other an un- mitigated nuisance, nauseous to the nostrls of God | and man.-Xasyord Couran
Year: 1859

Judge Russell in his speech at the dinner to the homeopatl,s.in in Boston, on Thursday evening, said

 You have all read in that excellent work. edited by Joseph Miller. the story of the poor huntsman who fired at a deer. and not hitting it gave as an excuse that he fired so as to hit it if it was deer and to miss it if it calf. So in homeopathy it is the pride of your theory and practice that if you pellets don't do great deal of good they never can do any harm. If you don't hit the disease you don't kill calf; therefore some of us are here.
Year: 1859

fH After having the application of citizens of South Farms under consideration for three weeks a majority of the Committee on New Towns have cooperating the Town of '' Moriis.'' The Report was made in the Senate on Friday, and was to have been considered on Tuesday. minority report has also been made against the application. The vote has doubtless been taken in the Senate and possi- ply in the House but what the result is. we shall not have heard till after the publication of the Enquirer this week. Although we have the same wishes in relation to this application as the great mass of our citizens have not thought it proper to take sides ia the controversy editorially, and shall cheerfully submit to the result, whatever it may be. Of one thing, however, we do complain and that is, that the Committee did not make their report directly after hearing the evidence and argu- ments in the case. A Committee of the Legisla- ture has no more right to allow themselves to be the Committee Roon than have Jury to talk over cases in Conrt in public bar-room. In this case, however, we are assured, that members of the Con- mittee have been iobied with, day and night, by counsel, we'll by innumerable individuals act ing for and against the application. Such things should not be and we are not sure that Commit tees of the Legislature in the investigation of mat ters in which parties appear before them with sworn witnesses, should not themselves be sworn to keep their counsels, until they make their re- port to the Legislature.

 PS Ia the Scnate on Tuesday. the bill for the incorp1rA n of the town of Morris was passed by a vote of 12 tor.
Year: 1859

AE. MT. John A. Woodruff has sent us sample of very choice wine made from grapes of his own culture It is the best wine WE have tasted these many years and delicious it is, we shall keep as a keep sake from our friend.
Year: 1859

Yesterday farmer in one of the neighhoring towns was complimented on the promising look o his hayfeld and asked if there was prospect that hay would command high price. He could not tell it would depend on the war, he said.
Year: 1859

THE ST. LOUIS BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-A suit in which Miss Fife Carstang of St. Louis has recovered against Henry Shaw a verdict of sl0OOOO damages for breach of promise, is remarkable one Miss Carstang is thirty and Mir. Shaw is twice that age She is poor and he is worth over million. Ac cordng to her testimony and that of her sister, he was very attentive during the courtshp and as ten der such tough old fellow could be expected to be- He gave her numerous presents sent a piano to her house and requested her to employ teacher visited her frequently, and made formal engage. ment, fixing the time of marriage. When the time came he wanted it deferred till he should make some improvements in his house and grounds for the better accommodation of his wife, and when she went to his house at his request, to examine it. ac- cording to her account he attempted liberties with her which no virtuous woman could tolerate. She, however, orgaye the indiscretion, but he does not seem to have been pleased with her obstinate vir- tue, for he discontinued his visits, carried away his piano and broke off the match. His lawyers at tempted to impeach the virtue of Miss Carstang and the character of the house where she resided, but without effect and the jury to have considered the offense ar aggravated enc on the part of Shaw for they gave all the damage demanded by the dc. serted female. The defendant takes an appeal, and having plenty of money and no family, will afford rich picking to the lawyers. We hope Miss Cars tang will get her s1O0,0OO and afterwards a better husband than the rich old bachelor to spend it with her.
Year: 1859

Gen. Shields, senator from Minnesota, had a pub lie reception his arrival home at Faribaul, and said in his speech:

 the Faribault prairie. paid for it with my own warrant which received for my services in Mexico the only bounty which ever received from the government of the United States for those services. And will venture to say that am the first general of the United States army who ever made his own pre-e mption with his own warrant. Now this. think. is home to be proud of-a home which I hold sacred because purchased it with my blood ''
Year: 1859

Personal,


He said he had been accused of various
short comings, all of which accusations were
false as he would prove. He did not say he
had made the same promise in all his speeches
thus far; but as yet had not commenced the
proof


PARAGUAY AND CENTRAL AMERICA.


He said the Administration had spent many
millions of dollars to avenge the death of one
American citizen, who was slain in Paraguay
and to maintain the nations honor. He did
not say that the Panama Massacre had been
avenged as yet, though there, unarmed men
with helpless women and children were
slaughtered by scores, and that too, on the
great highway, over which almost all Cali
fornians must pass going and coming, to or
from their native homes.


UTAH.


He said an expedition was sent at an enor-
nous expense to Utah, to resent another in
suit, which had been offered this great nation.
He did not say that the President, against
the advice of the most eminent chieftains in
the army, refused to let the expedition wait
until Spring, but rather hurried it away late
in the fall, in consequence of which many
lives were lost by exposure, hunger and frost,
and hardships incredible were suffered; the
remnant of the army only being saved from
a worse than Moscow annihiation by the en-
ergy, courage, decision and Judgment of that
noble soldier, Col. Johnston He did not say
that at last, when the little army triumphed,
and Brigham Young succumbed, when the
President had every thing his own way, and
in his own hands, he withdrew the main por.
tion of the army, permitted Young g. Co. to
return to Salt Lake, left the whole cause of
the war as liable to be renewed at any future
day, as though no army had been sent there
and deepened without subduing the hatred OF
the Mormons to our people, rendering it more
unsafe for the emigrant to pass through the
country of the Mormons to-day, than it was
before that army was sent there.
KANSAS


lie said Ohe old tale) that the people OF
Kansas ought to have submitted to the LIE
compton Constitution because they refused to
vote upon it, lie did not say that in nine
teen counties they had no chance to be repre-
sented or to vote that at best there was but
one clause in the Constitution upon which
they could vote and that was slavery or not
slavery, when ifthey had voted unanimously
against slavery, still by that Constitution
which they were to have at any rate. slavery
was not forbidden but was made secure so
long as any slave then in Kansas lived He
said the President presented this Constitution
to Congress and recommended the admission
of Kansas into the Union under it. He did
not say that this was done in the face of a
protest, said protest being endorsed by more
names than there ever were pro.slavery men
in Kansas at any one time, and also endorsed
by the very Governor sent by the President
to Kansas.


He said at first he thought as did Judge
Douglas in relation to the matter. He did
not say that he thought his chances for office
would be greater under the Lecompton wing,
and so like the cameleon he quoted, took an.
other color.


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Year: 1859

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beyond all controversy the safest and best remedy
that could be used by the afflicted for all diseases Of
the above nature. The most violent attacks Of this
dreadful disease have often been prevented by the use
of this reliable remedy. The 'Bitte.s" have been
used by the proprietor In extensive practice in the
treatment of Fever and Ague, for number of years
and its wonderful curative powers are well known
both to the press and the public. Those who desire a
thorough renovation of their entire system should
not fail to the Bitters" For sale by Druggists
and Liquor Dealers. Il. WIDEMANN, Agent,


ie2a-lm Marvarilln
Year: 1859

He said our country could not go beyond
the local laws of another country; and com
pared the emigrant adopting this land of Lib
erty as his home, to a debtor leaving his
State or a murderer fleeing from Justice and
subject to appropriate penalties upon his re-
turn; though he forgot to state that to be
born in some European States according to
their local laws made an infant debtor and
though the infant be carried away while yet
little child, still, according to their local
laws, the obligation remained


He forgot to state that according to this
rendering in case of war between persons
native and adopted country for the person to
be taken prisoner by either nation he would
be executed for treason. He forgot to state
that such a principle had never been tol ra-
ted in this land before that the nation while
yet young and weak entered the lists with
the mightiest power of the earth, rather than
submit to such assumption on the part of the
foe and the result was that at length the
Lion crouched atthe Eagles feet This adorer
of local laws forgot to add that when our ship
was fired into and our "great nation" was so
insulteds on the waters of the Parana, we
were breaking local law of Paraguay which
excludes foreigners and foreign ships from
their country.
Year: 1859

He said certain Northern Ant. Leeompton
Democrats voted against the Pacific Railroad
Bill. He did not say that these very men
were Just as much in favor of Pacific Rail.
road as he ever was himself; but that they
only voted against Till which would estab
lish the Western terminus of the road at San
Diego or Guaymas, against the wishes flour
fifths of the people of the United States; in
short, that they wanted national, not sec.
tiOndL road
Year: 1859

He said some peaceful morning, when the
winds were hushed, and the sky was blue,
and all Nature was calm, we would wake up
and find Kansas State, a new Star in the
bright orb Of the Union. lie did not say he
meant constellation instead of orb.
Year: 1859

Voters! Trust in your own hearts and in
your God, and not too much in politicians
for as mass they are but foul birds of prey
that would sooner feast off the carcass of their
dead country than warm it back to life with
sheltering wings EcHo.
Year: 1859

He said he was after Gubernatorial Honors
with the eharpest kind of a stick" lie did
not say that to grasp these Honors, he would
not wade up to his neck in the polluted pool
ofpolitcs, and stand there reeking ard drip
ping, rather than to lose them by keeping on
the frm shore of principle.
Year: 1859

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-Cou of Cass-ss.
y At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapois, on Saturday, the first day of October,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine. Present, Clifford Shanahan, Judge OF Pro
bate In the matter of the estate of Cornelia A.
Drew minor


On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
OF Horace Thomson, praying for license to sell
real estate of said minor.


Thereupon it is ordered that Saturday, the
twenty ninth day of October instant at ten O'clock
in the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of
said petition, and that the heirs at law of said
minor and all other persons interested in said
estate, are required to appear at a session of said
Court, then to be holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, and show cause if any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted


And it is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
Of the pendency Of said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
1ished in the Cass County Republican, a newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for
three successive weeks previous to said day of
hearing. Z. SHANAHAN,


"a true copy. Judge of Probate


October l. 1885, oct6-24w3
Year: 1859

1.-THE following poem we regard as one OF the
most touchingly beautiful in the language, and
well worthy of attentive peruea by every reader:]
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
Filling the sky and earth below;
Over the house-tops, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet, o


Dancing,


Fitting,


Skimming along,
Beautiful snow it can do nothing wrong,
Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek,
Clinging to lips in frolicksome freak,
Beautiful snow from the heaven above,
Pure as an angel, as gentle as love!
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
How the fakes gather and laugh as they go!
Whirling about in its maddening fun,
1t plays in its glee with every one,


Chasing,


Laughing, a
es hla Hurrying by, .fr
1t lights up the face, and it sparkles the eye!
And even the dogs, with bark and bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around.
The town is alive, and its heart in glow,
To welcome the coming of beautiful snow
How the wild crowd goes swaying along,
Hailing each other with humor and song!
How the gay sledges, like meteors, flash by,
Bright for the moment, then lost to the eye;


Ringing,


Swinging,


Dashing they go,
Over the crust of the beautiful snow;
C,o,,- CO ,,,ro ,ubar faIls from, tho sk
To be trambed in the mud by the crowd rushing by
To be trampled and tracked by the thousands of
Till it blends with the filth in the horrible street.
Once was pure as the snow-but fell
Fell like the snow flakes, from heaven to hell,
Fell to be trampled as filth of the street;
Fell to be scoffed, to be spit on and beat; a


Pleading


Cursing,


Dreading to die,
Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for morsel of bread,
Hating the living and fearing the dead;
Merciful God haze fallen so low?
And yet was once like the beautiful snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow,
With eye like its crystal, heart like lis glow
Once was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charms of my face;


Father,


Mother,


Sisters, all,
God. and myself have lost by my fall;
The veriest wretch that goes shivering by,
Will take wide sweep, lest wander too nigh;
For all that is on or above me, know,
There is nothing that's pure as the beautiful snow
How strange it should be that this beautiful snow
Should fall on sinner with nowhere TO go!
How strange it should be, when the night come
again,
If the and the ice struck my desperate brain
Painting,
Freezing,


Dying alone,
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for my moan
To be heard in the crazy town,
Gone mad in the JOY of the SNOW coming down,
To lie and TO die in my terrible woe,
With bed and shroud of the beautiful snow
Year: 1859

sW At last accounts there were
not less than one hundred and fifty
boats engaged in dredging on the new
ly discovered oyster bed in Long Is
land Sound. These vessels consist of
sloops, schooners and steamboats,.
The great Oyster Bed is becoming al
most as famous as the Great Eastern.
Year: 1859

Dying alone,
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for my moan
To be heard in the crazy town,
Gone mad in the JOY of the snow coming down,
To lie and TO die in my terrible woe,
With q bed and shroud of the beautiful snow
Year: 1859

ALMOST AN EscAPE.-0n Monday last Sheriff
Follansbee discovered that Frank Carabin had
succeeded in saving through several of the bars
OF his window, besides loosening the rivets of
his shackles. The instrument with which he
wrought was a saw made out of an old case
knife and which was found secreted in his straw
mattrass
Year: 1859

eGa very generous soul recently lost a
diamond ring in San Francisco, which he said a
thousand dollars could not purchase. When
the ring was handed to him by the finder he Of
fered him reward of ten dollars Generous
Year: 1859

As will be seen by reference to the proceed
ines of the Board of Supervisors, ex-Sherl1
Stockton has been allowed the sum OF SZ,2oo
for the service of keeping the County jan. II
will be remembered that some time last year
the Board refused to allow him for this service
for the reason that the Supreme Court had de-
cided that q Sheriff was not entitled to pay for
keeping the county Jail. To get around this,
Mr.. Street, our then Assemblyman, had bill
passed empowering the Board of Supervisors to
allow for such service any sum not more than
S. per day. 1t was under this law that the
county was made to pay this sum OF S2,256.-
The Board doubtless thought 1t their duty to
make the allowance. And Mr.. Stockton had
perfect right to present the account. Without
censuring either the Board or Mr.. Stockton,
however, we may be permitted to express the
opinion that the county did not justly owe this
sum, and hence should not have paid it. This
opinion cannot, by any reasonable man, be as
cribed to political or personal prejudices, for the
reason that the deed has already been done, and
cannot be undone. Mr.. Stockton now jingles
the S2,256 in his pocket Being naturally of a
jolly disposition, he can smile blandly at our
"opinion," and say q let them laugh who win" !"
Our reasons for this opinion are few and easi-
" given. The Board was not obliged to allow
him for the service of keeping the Jail. 1t was
left to their Judgment. Unless we err in judg-
ment they did. While Mr.. Stockton was Sheriff
the clear profits from the Sherifalty were prob
ably not less than IS 900 per year! That is, his
Office was worth greatly more than that of Gov
ernor or Supreme Judge, or any other State Of
fee in California. The Board had a right to
take this fact into consideration. If his office
paid enormously without this allowance, it
should not have 5een made him. That it did,
no one doubts.


With the present Sheriff the case is different
taxes has been taken from it, is not profitable.
Hence the Board is in justice bound to make
him full allowance for this particular service.


In view of these facts we call the attention OF
our Assemblyman, Mr.. White, to much needed
change. The collection of foreign miners IL
cense should be restored to the Sheriff. That
officer is compelled to employ deputy and keep
horses whether his office pays not. If the col
lection of foreign miners license be restored to
him, he can afford to keep the Jail without pay
thus saving the county upwards of $500 per
year-while the Office of Tax Collector will still
remain worth having, for the reason that the in
dividual lucky enough to get it will have no
drawbacks in the shape of deputy's salary and
expenses of keeping horses
Year: 1859

Yesterday was very hot and sultry until about
o'clock, when tornado of wind and rain momenta-
rly ameorated our suferiugs. For An hour or two
after the rain ceased ii was hotter than before; and
then a second rain came, with thunder and light
ming, continuing till late hour in the morning,
and finally cooling the atmosphere to degree
decidedly comfortable.