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Year: 1860

THE UNIoN.-The following plank was
added to "Union platform" recently adopt
ed at political convention in Tennessee. It
was adopted by aeclsmation;


The union Of rye and the union Of corn,


Their union with lake Ice and river,
Their union with sugar in one precious horn,


And their unhagging union forever.
Year: 1860

DEAR SIR As | have heard nothing from
you since left Cleveland thought would
drop few lines by the way of inquiry what
you are doing in the way of getting up a Fru-
mace and Mill? Whether the moneyed men
of Cleveland have got awake yet to their own
interest? Ny opinion is, that Cleveland is a
finished town unless they go into the man
featuring business, and as to the location
being good one for the Nail Business, there
can be no doubt if properly gone into Care
should be taken in arranging the machinery
with view to economy in fuel, that article
being the only drawback that location has,
and | believe / could so arrange Works
that the coal would cost no moro per ton of
nails in Cleveland. than it now does in Pitts
burgh, and it appears to me that the present
time is the time to comm ence, while business
is dull and prices Of materials and labor low.
Castings can be contracted for now for about
what pig metal was worth few years since,
and my opinion is that this state of things
will not continue long five get good crop
Ofwhich there is now fair prospect, think
things will change. have been in the Iron
business for thirty-five years and have seen
several up and doWns-this is one of the
doWns-the next move will be up, and the
way is to be ready to commence on a rising
market, and am just waiting for something
to turn up. If there should be anything done
there in the way of getting up a Mill and
Factory, perhaps might be of service to the
parties doing il, as my experience is ofa prac-
teal nature, which think is the best kind.


went into the Nail Works in Massachu-
sets in the year 1925, and have been through
all the different departments of rolling the
Iron and cutting the nails. have on hand a
set of nail machine patterns, same as those al
Wheeling, which are considered the best in
use. could furnish the machines here, COM
plete, ready for operation, at a less price than
they can be obtained at in New England, and
warrant them to be better machine, and in
regard to my ability to put up Rolling Mill
l would refer the parties to that Of Otis & Co.
in your city, as that is a plan Of mine; mill
for rolling nail plate would be somewhat diff
terently arranged. Ny opinion in regard to
Cleveland being good location for the nail
business is the same now as when | was
there. went to that City with the intention
of staying longer than did, but having quite
a large amount ofproperty here that required
my attention, thought best to leave. Please
lei me hear from you at your earliest cou-
Venience and give me all the news.


Very respectfully yours,


S. WILDER.
Year: 1860

THE Breckinridge Convention in New
York found it very difficult to find suitable
persons in some of the districts to serve as
Electors-the Postmasters and other Federal
office holders who constitute the bulk of the
party, not being eligible. For the Buffalo
District they put on the name of Albert IL.
Tracy, gentleman who has been dead three
yearsl The Republicans of Morgan county
in thisSt went to the graveyards and
toombstones to find names to put on the poll
books. but we never before heard Of party
so hard run that they had to go to the church
yard TO find suitable person to run for
Presidential Elector.-NeU Albany Ledger
Year: 1860

BIG LoNDoN.-London used to be called by
Goblet the Great Wen" If it deserved
that name in his time, what ought we to call
it now? The city now covers over l44 square
miles, or an area of twelve miles on every
side if it occupied perfect square. 1t has
three millions of people, and OF course more
than all the inhabitants of the revolving
colonies at the time Of our Revolution. These
are increasing daily. Each week produces
about 1900 children; OF these very few
more are males than females. The deaths
are about 400 So that there is gain of
about 400 week. But it was more in the
year 1859. being SOO9O This was not all'
for the increase from other sources besides
the natural ones, is asserted to have been,
during the last year, 2s,0el. Hence the ma
tural and artificial increase together make up
the gain to $4,000 in that year. 1t will not
stop short OF five millions in the next twenty
five years-great political convulaions and
ruinous wars out Of the question
Year: 1860

NOTICE TO FREE NEGROES.


The Laws of Indiana provide that after
certain date no Free Negro shall emgrate to
this State Other cities and towns in Indi-
ANA are expeling the Negroes from among
them, and owing to the laxity exhibited by
our authorities and citizens generally, Evans
Vile is being overrun and cursed by the
worst class of this lazy, worthless, drunken
and thieying race, and to such an extent that
those who have suffered from their bad con
duet are resolved to suffer no longer aud
wiH take tile lar in their own hands. This
notice is therefore given that at the end of
five days from the date hereof, every negro,
of either sex, who is not by Law entitled to
residence among us must not be found in the
city, else he will be dealt with in a summary
manner by THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.


Evansville, Ind, Aug. Goth, 1860
Year: 1860

DouoLAs.-The San Jose Tribune, in raising the
names Of Douglas and Johnson for President and
Vice President, says Of the former:


Although we might have preferred to do battle
under the lead of some other chieftain, we recog-
nize Douglas as an old Democratic warrior, carry
ing upon his person the scars Of hundred battles
and the trophies Of a hundred victories. His life
has been strange and eventful His life has been a
brilliant one and we believe the masses OF the
American people-the patriot masses--will confer
upon him that reward which they give their bravest
and their best. Bold and gallant as the Douglas OF
Scotland, tried and true the Father Of his Coun-
try, skilled in craftsmanship of great intellectual
power, in the prime and vigor Of manhood, he 10 a
fit leader for the true and untenifed Democracy,
who are arming themselves in the defense Of the
Constitution and Union.
Year: 1860

OLD FIRBARMs.-A short time since one Of the
United States officers at Fort Yuma, while superin-
tending the digging Of trench, discovered two Of
the Oldest looking firearms extant. They are very
rude limitations Of the musket, but so exceedingly
primitive In their construction that the wonder is
what kind Of people made them. They are to be
sent to Washington.
Year: 1860




described BY correspondent Of the Alta:


The settlement is close to the beach, and lays in
a small valley, surrounded by hills. Much Of the
land about the town is in fair state Of cultivation.
IL is place of considerable business, having large
extent Of country back Of it which is supplied entire
ly from this port The country is devoted to stock
raising, very little attention being paid to any
branches Of agriculture. Like most old places on
the coast it has large mission church and build
ings, many Of the latter having gone to decay. The
church is still iIgood repair, and devoted to service
regularly like the looks of these good old church
buildings, but the decay around brings up thoughts
which take one back 20 the days Of Indian Missions
and primitive life. The rural buildngs-the mill,
Of which the walls alone remain; the still perfect
reservoir the old trees Of olive pear etc.. and the
old vines, neglected but still vigorous and thrifty
all tell of departed glory, and were sights on which
to indulge the vision and allow the thoughts TO roam
back to the days when California had nothing more
than name in the worlds history. 1t is near this
place that the great grapevine curiosity still four
ishes, in the shape OF old vine of untold years.
which spreads out in almost perfect circle, with
mean diameter Of about sixty-fve feet. The butt
of the is about eight inches through. The pro-
duct Of this old resident is many thousand bunches
so many indeed that the mention Of them. would
bring smile Of incredulity. Standing beneath the
rude supports Of the vine, innumerable young
bunches could be seen midst the profuson Of bright
green leaves. An aged woman, whose years those
who know her place beyond one hundred, IL the
owner Of the vine and il recolleet rightly Il
she who planted it. The product Of the vine, and
the small pieces Of silver dropped in her palm by
visitors, are an ample support for her and hers.
Year: 1860

SMALL BUsINEss.--Some Of the lower class Of
lawyers Of San Francisco are given to getting out
wits Of habeas corpus for the prisoners who are
lodged in the station house on their way 10 the
State Prison. They have done but little for their
clients thus far but we suppose they get their pay
from the poor wretches, in some shape.
Year: 1860

CTATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss
- At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office, in
Cassapolis, on Thursday the sixteenth day of
August, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty. Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of
Probate. La the matter of the estate of David
Crane, Jur.. deceased. On reading and filing the
petition duly verified, of Milton j. Gard. praying
for license to sell real estate of said deceased.


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the twen-
ty-ninth day of September next, at ten O'clock in
the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at 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 tendency of said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order to be pub
lished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass for


four successive weeks previous to said day of hear
ing. C. SHANAHAN,


/ A true copy. Judge of Probate.


August 16, 1860. aug23-18w4
Year: 1860

One autumn night when the wind was high,


And the rain fell in heavy splashes,
A little boy sat by the kitchen fire,


A-popping corn in the ashes:
And his sister, a curly headed child of three,
Sat looking on, just close to his knee.
The blast went howling round the house,


AS if to get in twas trying:
1t ratified the latch of the outer door,


Then it seemed baby crying:
Now and than drop down the chimney came,
And spattered and hissed in the bright red fame.
Pop pop! and the kernels, one by one,
Came out of the embers flying;
The boy held long pine-stick in his hand,


And kept it busily plying;
He stirred the corn, and it snapped the more,
And faster jumped to the clean-swept floor.
Part of the kernels hoped out one way


And part hoped out the other;
Some flew plump into the sister, lap,
Some under the stool of the brother:
The little girl gathered them into a heap,
And called them a flock of milk-white Sheep
All at once the boy sat still as mouse,


And into the fire kept gazing;
de quite forgot he was popping corn,
| For he looked where the wood was blazing:
He looked, and he fanced that he could see
A house and barn, bird and atree.
Still steadily gazed the boy at these,
And pussy's back kept stroking,
Till his sister cried out: Why, GEORGE,


Only see how the is smokingr
And sure enough, when the boy looked back.
The corn in the ashes was burnt quite black
"Never mind said he; Eve shall have enough
| So now let's sit back and eat it:
I'll carry the stool, and you the corn
It's good-nobody can beat it.
She took up the corn in her pinafore;
And they ate it all, nor wished for more
Year: 1860

ON account of the extensive business which the
" subscribers have been doing, they have been
Machinery in order to accommodate their many
customers. And hoping that they will receive a
liberal patronage from their old friends, they
would again issue their call for Wool for manufac
turing into
Year: 1860

sH When you see 8 young lady SO
very delicate that she cant make her
own bed, or put couple of plates up
on the table, and yet trets all over
town. daily with the: speed Of race
horse, to tumble nonsense with the
|Softpates, and Shippers, Jinkinses, and
Duzenberries, just chalk it down that
she's peice of calico you can't invest
a single penny or pulsation in. A
girl who hasn't muscle to lift three
feathers and pillow case, but Can tire
Ia locomotive and q whole omnibns
line out of breath, is an institution


that, like prpssic acid and old maids
is to be kept clear of. Young mel
will please button up that fact in Their
memory. sa.q.i
Year: 1860

Old Doctor M Lived and prac-
ticed his profession in the county Of
R--in the eastern part of the
State of New York. He was a Scotch
man by descent, pious and good
member of the Presbyterian Church.
His indomitable energy, perseverance
and determination to succeed made
him very celebrated as a successful
physician, and caused him to be cal
led, as a dernier resort, to great distan-
ccs. Pious as he was, aud conse-
quently anxious for the salvation Of the
souls Of his patients, yet his invariable
motto was, "Never say die - His
business, he said, was to save the
body ; if he was to try he could not
save the soul--that was the work of
the Almighty. For this reason he
always acted upon the principles Of his
motto, "Never say die - ....


One Sunday in July, about midday,
hot and muggy as July Sunday ever
was, he was called to village on the
banks of the beautiful Hudson, to see
a lady who was said to be dying
When he drove up to the door of the
house he found its one room filled with
the members of the church, on thei:
knees with the minister who was loud.
~ praying that their sister who was
dying might be received Immediately
into glory. The old Doctor, stepping
between their kneeling bodies, quick.
ly approached the dying woman's bed.
felt her pulse, and whispering to her
'Never say die,'' Immediately seized
the minister under the arms from be.
hind, and carrying him to the door,
gave him a throw and q kick, saying,
"You go there and this woman will
not 60 to glory to-day" The woman
recovered, and she always believed
that the startling effect of those words,
s'Never say de-" and the exciting
scene which followed were the means
of her recovery. "Never say dic," in
any effort is worthy to be the motto Of
every man, woman aud child who is
determined to succeed in the world.
~ p Ne,os.
Year: 1860

gEA. Mr.. P. D. Viets brought US yester-
day some of the finest specimens of damson
plums we have seen for many a day. They
were large and sound. Of some fifty or
sixty that grew close to one another on
one stem, resembling grapes in their prox-
Unity to one another, not one was defective
or wormy The tree they came from yield
ton, for there are other trees like it on the
same PERMISSION Third street, above Wal
nut. Every day we are more convinced of
the great advantage this region possesses for
fruit raising.
Year: 1860

nN- Barret's true majority for the short
term as Representative from the first St.
Louis District to Congress is one hundred
and forty y-four. The votes cast for Blair
that we're thrown out, but will probably be
yet counted, are over two hundred.
Year: 1860

A few days since an extra train loaded
with jackasses was transported over the
Louisville and New Albany Railroad.-
The telegraph operator at Salem, boy,
getting wind of it, set ahoat a rumor that a
large delegation of Democrats would pass
through at certain hour. Rumor, iucreas-
ing as it flew, said that many eminent
speakers were aboard, and that bands of
music accompanied the expedition. I'm
mense crowds of enthusiastic Douglas men
repaired to the depot hats in hand, ready
for the expected cheers. Wben the train
thundered in, and an aged and venerable
owner of pair of fabulous ears stuck his
head out of stock car and gave vent to a
long, agonizing hew-haw, that fairly shook
the hills around, CONSERVATION seized the
crowd, and in two minutes not Democrat
was to be seen within a mile of the depot.
Complaint has been made to the Superin-
tendent against the operator, and he is in
momentary expectation of a notice to quit.
Lafayette Journal
Year: 1860

IlIinOisan Whipped 10 Death in Texas!


Frederick Amthor a highly respectable
German, was recently driven out of Texas
on the most frivolous pretences. He was a
Democrat, and was suspected of abolitionism
because he did not worship the negro! In
letter to the Chicago Press he relates the
outrages he was visited with, and the at
tempts to take his life by pro-slavery mobs
which ended in his expulsion from the State,
and he thus describes the abominable mur-
der of an inoffensive citizen of Illinois. Mr..
Amthor says:


A young man from Illinois, by the name
of Evans, came to Henderson, and while
there was incautious enough to say that he
thought Slavery was wrong. These state
ments, so far as | have herd them, he made
in the mildest manner, and that only when
pressed into the subject by the young men
about town. am satisfied that he never
said or thought of saying anything except
when conversation on the subject was forced
upon him.


l had but slight acquaintance with the
young man, but told him that he ought
not allow himself to be dragged into talking
on the subject. But he was not CAREFUL
In December last this young man was taken
out by mob, without a trial of any kind
and whipped to death. The Henderson
New Era, paper published in Henderson
instified the Infamous murder on the 0rOunC
that Evans was common thief, an aboli
zionist &c. I was shown the whip which
l was informed had been the instrument o
his death. 1t was covered with blood.
/ also saw what was informed was the
dead body of Evans, about three quarter
of a mile from town. 1t was so decayed anC
swollen that l did not recognize it. The
hogs and buzzards were eating it, 1t had
never been buried
Year: 1860

LETTER FROM JAMES o. BROADHEAD.


James o. Broadhead, of St. Louis, writes
to the Republican club at Jefferson, Mo-, a
long letter expressive of his faith in Repub-
lican doctrines. After discussing the claims
of the rival candidates, he speaks of Mr..
Lincoln:


ellis election will determine the future
policy of the country in regard to slavery,
fix the status of the institution, as believe
permanently-and coming into power on a
settled line of policy with a large popular
vote in its favor, his election will do more
to quiet the unnatural and unnecessary agi-
tation on the subject than any other politi-
cal event which could happen. To suppose
that Mr.. Lincoln could do anything to in
flame the public mind, or to leopard the
rights of any section of the confederacy, is
to suppose that he would be unmindful OF
the influence Of personal ambition, and o.
the glory which would attach to an admin
istration that should leave the country pros
Perous, peaceful sassa4 happy OF one THING
we may rest assured, in case of his election
that we would have no foreign wars gotten
up for the purpose of acquiring slave terri
tory; no ignominious propositions to cheat
weak neighbor by treaty stipulations out
of territory for the same purpose; no exer
else of the federal authority to force the
institution upon an unwilling people, as in
the case of Kansas. The country would be
satisfied that the institution would remain,
so far as the federal government is concern
ed, just where it is and as it is; the South
would see that her constitutional rights
would be protected; the occupation of poll
ticians who have lived upon the agitation Of
the subject would be gone and the country
atpeace." J. A. BROADHEAD.
Year: 1860

Scientific and others who have thoroughly
tested the merits of the Vesper Gas or Air Light,
pronounce the best and cheapest light now known.
Numberless testimonials being received daily
from ali quarters ,vOuUhing Tor the excellence Of this
light, few of which gwen below.
Year: 1860

Wooden Mani factures.--The goods now made
at the Crenshaw Woolen Mill, in this city.
are becoming very popular with the people ef
this section of the STATE, and are being worn
by all who can get them. Not only are they
superior 10 most of the man fac tories receiv ed
from the North, but they are equally az cheap
and far more beautiful. More than that-they
are home made" and should be adopted and
worn by every class of citizens. The mill win
be III full operation in the course of a few
days, when our citizens will have an oppor-
tunity of clothing themselves in the products
OF home.
Year: 1860

Small Houses are so scarce, and so much in
demand, that some effort ought to be made TO
get the Legislature so to amend the "rent
laws" as to induce capitalists TO invest their
means in small buildings. We are told by
gentlemen who own small tenements, that
they would readily build others if there was
any law TO give them possession of their prop.
erty when they can't collect their rents This
they have right 10 ask, and IS they wish no
power to distress their tenants, We can see no
reason why the law should not be amended
for The public good.
Year: 1860

RebsHiOns.-A party of sailors, growing tired
OF their written agreement TO make a voyage
20 South America, undertook TO leave the ves-
sci, now lying in the dock, on Monday last:
but finding opposition from the Captain, ana
rough handling from the Mate, brought the
matter before the Mayor yesterday. After a
hearing the complaint was dismissed, and tha
Jolly tars" were directed TO go on board and
"turn in"
Year: 1860

AN AMIABLR PARTNKRsHIP, AND EQUALLY
AMIABLE DissoLUTioN.-A singular fact 10
related OF two citizens OF Son th ridge, M ass 9,
by the Webster Times, who have Jointly own
ed and occupied farm in that town for six
teen years, hut have lately dissolved partner
ship. During the whole of this period no ac-
counts OF any kind have been kept by either OF
the parties. Both individuals were men OF
family, occupying different portions OF the
same house, and when either wished 10 use
cash he Went to the drawer in which IL was
kept and took 1t, NJ account being kept In a
single Instance. Yet in all these six teen years 5
not word Of fault was spoken, no i'll feeling
jealousy or suspicion was shown, and perfect
harmony subsisted between the parties to the
day OF their separation. The final dissolution
in business was occasioned by the marriage OF
a member of one Of the families when it was
thought The house might not be able to con-
tain "the conseq uences;" 30 one party raised
the value of one. half the premises In cash, paid
left We believe this 10 be an unparalleled case
OF honesty and confidence.