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Year: 1860

HOMESTEAD BILL.-The bill which passed
the Senate was reported by Senator johnson.
of Tennessee, as a substitute for the House
bill, as well as Others before the Senate which
were referred to the Committee on Pnblic
Lands, of which johnson is Chairman. The
National Intelligencer publishes the follow.
ing synopsis of it,


Ihe amended bill proposes to authorize
any person, who is ihe head of a family and
cltlzen OF the United States to enter one
quarter section of vacant and unappropriated
puOllc lands, or any less quantity, to be 10.
Gated IN body, in conformity with the legal
subdivisions of the public lands. and after the
same shall have been surveyed and become
subject to private entry. 1t is to be occu
ped hve years before patent can be issued
to the settler; and then proof must be made
that there has been an actual residence upon
it for five year. The party locating is re
quired to pay twenty cents per acre for the
quantity entered to insure patent False
swearing is o be punished as perjury. Ex
isting pre- emption rights to be respected
ANY person, now or hereafter a resident of
any of the States or Territories, and not a
citezen, but who, at the time of making the
application, shall have filed a declaration of
intention to become a citizen. shall be ent
tied to all the privileges conferred by this
Act Persons who are actual settlers upon
lands of the United States which have not
been offered at public sale, to be allowed
two years after occupation or settlement to
enter and pay for the land SO claimed at the
minimum price of such lands and where
such settlements have already been made in
good faith, the claimant to be entitled to two
years from and after the date of this Act.
Provision is also made that persons who wish
to perfect title in less than five years, may
have the benefit of the Act by paying the
minimum price, or the price to which the
same may have graduated The bill further
proposes to provide that all lands lying
within the limits of the State which have
been subject to sale at private entry, and
which remain unsold after the lapse of thirty
| five years, shall be ceded to the State in
which they are situated All lands to be
exempted from taxation until after the issue
of patent.
Year: 1860

the rim Of the wickerwork cut through By
the anchor rope. Here "a very interesting
aerostatle experiment occurred. The bal
loon being nicely poised in the atmosphere,
was kept BY the rebound swinging to and
fro in mid air, between the water and land.
and guy-rope was trailing on the beach,
within the reach of q man standing Be.
meath, and in another moment my car was
on the ocean waves The man cried.out
In most melancholy tone. 90, nv God,
now you are in 1.-THE water" answered.


4" Yes | am ducked but III get over this
little sea-" l preferred the water to the
air; for this reason; My grapnel was lost.
and now if take the air and sail over to
Manhattan Island. this strong southwest
breeze will dash me into the tall trees and
damage the balloon while if | take the
water, and drag the car through it, will
have time, before l reach the other side Of
the Sound, which was l. miles of. to dis.
gorge the gas and makes the Ganymede
controllable without an anchor. passed
the stern of ship. but it seemed to hurry
out Of my way, and took no more notice of
me. The squalls now and then became so
violent as to careen the balloon over till she
touched the sea, and this would founder
me into the water up to my shoulders. put
ting me through several hydropathic exer.
cises not pleasurable to contemplate. l
was somewhat apprehensiye the squalls
might collapse the air-bag. but l soon
found remedy for that by hanging part
Of my weight on the hoop above the car.
as that would bring the basket more out of
the water, and thus allow the aerial craft to
make more headway. was half an hour
IN going across the Sound, here L miles
in breadth. and when got within half
mile Of the beach full open valve made
the Ganymede SO docile as hardly to ena.
bic her to drag me on the beach with her
water-saturated load Wet and chilled,
reached the land little below Throe's
Neck. on the premises of ID. l.. Lawrence.
esq. The kindly comforts he extended to
me | shall ever remember with gratitude.
Messrs. Charles Freeman and Walter
Cheatham had followed me with a row.
boat, ready to pick me up in case Of neces-
sity Mr.. Van Schaick. also assisted in
reefng in the Ganymedc. Another reas-
on for undergoing the sea bath was this
By that mode could secure the balloon
in good order; if | trusted to the land and
trees. she might get wrecked. as the ill.fa-
ted Atlantic.


Taking it all in all. the trip was more
instructive and interesting than l had cal.
culated on. and it taught me some things
practically that before knew only theoret-
ically. JOHN WISE.
Year: 1860

Coop SUGGESTIONS. Dubuque Herald
suggests that our Legislature require attor-
neys to pay over money duo their clients or
be held indictable for felony. Strange as it
may appear, such law as this is proven
requisite by numerous fraudulent transac-
tions on the part of attorneys. We think
the law would serve to purify the ranks of
the profession from many dishonest nen
who now disgrace it.


The Herald also suggests that every party
to suit should be permitted to appear as
his own attorney in any court in this State.
We agree with it that there is no good
reason why party should be compelled to
employ an attorney in every triaing case, or
in cases where he feels he does not need the
services of one. In suits on promissory
notes or simple book accounts he ought not
to be subjected to an attorneys fee in adj
dtion to the costs of court. No high-mind.
ed lawyer will object to having these sug-
gestions Incorporated in our laws.
Year: 1860

The CHANGE OF TlME.-A Washington
correspondent says that the change Of time
for the Republican National Convention is
generally approved of, except by few, who
apparently desire to divide the opposition. A
circular now being printed, signed by the
Republican Congressional Committee, is con!
ciliatory in tone, and calculated to unite all
who are opposed to the political course Of
those now in power, and who wish to reform
the expenditures and abuse Of authority
sanctioned by the Democratic party. -
Year: 1860

40 GRAND REcrpTloN--So FURTHER VISITS


1t is an understood matter, indeed, that this visit
which closes this afternoon. will DO tho only uf
the Embassy TO San Francisco. The Ambassadors
have declined anything like public display for the
reason that they think II might not comport with the
dignity of our government to receive them after
ccpon here; aud they therefore refuse out of mis-
taken notion Of etiquette, imagining that they
must first present themselves TO the Court of the
United States. 1t has this account been
ranged that. as soon the Powhatan Is again
ready for sea, which will probably be In few
days, shelshall proceed at once from Mere Island,
without stopping at tho city at ALL her way to Pa
namn
Year: 1860

We have been compelled to restrict our calculations Of th
great throughout and shall endesvor to atone there
for in 1851 Whatever discovery, deduction demonstration
calculated 10 render the reward Of labor devoted to euvso
more ample certain shall receive prompt and fall .,
tavfio
Year: 1860

JOSEPH SMITH. JR. a correspondent OF the
ST. Louis Republican, writing from Nauvoo,
under the date of 10Th inst, says:


Joseph Smith, son of the late prophet. is
here, as also the other member OF the ian-
lily. Joseph is understood among the
Saints 10 be the successor of his father in
his prophetic office, and it is limited among
the would be wise ones that he is about to
assume the robes OF his sacred office. Be
that as it may it is true that he is now en-
tertaining a delegation from Salt Lake who
are using every persuasion in their power
to satisfy the young prophet that he Is
called of God forthwith to assume the Of
fee and proceed TO Sah Lake, and take the
head of the Mormon Council


Joseph is man of good, strong sense,
and should he undertake the station, l
have no doubt would endeavor to make a
reform among his people. He is decided
" against p0tuyomy, in favor of obedience
to law, and opposed, in any form, to milk
ing tie Gsntl6s. 1t is to be hoped that he
will undertake the task, and succeed in
making Salt Lake the home of upright,
law-abiding citizens instead of q den of
thieves.


Joseph, however, is beset on either side
by an organization of Mormons in this
State, who are to meet in Council at AM
boy, on the 9th of April next, to become
their head and to call around him all the
faithful. 1t is not known that he will lis
ten to any of their proposals, but certain
it is. if he refuses to exercise the power
within his control, he has quality not
given to common men, to resist when tempt
ed with the certainty of power equal to
that Of any other living man, a power that
is over the mind, and absolutely controls
over hay a nat!ion of souls, without force
and without expense.
Year: 1860

CHEERFUL WOMEN" Show US woman
who is merry in the melancholy days,
when the winds have caught cold and the
leaves rustic about covered with frost and
the bare grapevine that shingled the arbor
with green, looks like an anaconda trying
to swallow a summer-house-whO is as
merry then, as when there is sweet south
wind and bank of violets to make love
to, and we will show you a woman who
will gracefully bend to misfortune like a
flower to the wind, and when the blast has
gone by, will stand erect and lovely a.
ever.
Year: 1860

ECONOMY OF DYING SrRrGGLEs.-1rving
used to tell story illustrative of the Yam
kee talent at making things pay
man who sent turkeys to market also swept
chimneys for a living-tying a cord around
the neck of the bird so as not to choke it
too suddenly, and then drawing it up and
down the chimney, SO that the futter of
the expiring struggle might do the sweep
ing. The papers tell us also that there is
a grocer in Pennsylvania, who is SAID to be
so mean that he was seen to catch fly off
his counter. hold him up by his hind legs,
and look into the cracks of his feet, to see
if he hadn't been stealing some of his su-
oar
Year: 1860

CARRYING THE JOKE TOO FAR--The fol
lowing are the sad results ofa practical joke:
An apprentice of Lyons, who had been out
catching frogs recently, brought several
home alive, and to play his brother a trick.
put three of them in his bed. In the
middle of the night, the frogs, finding the
bed too warm, tried to get out, and one of
them happened to crawl on the lads face
and awoke him Feeling something cold
and clammy on his cheek, the lad was
dreadfully frightened, and leaped out OF
bed, calling for help. When his parents
came they found him lying on the floor in
strong convulsions, which were, however


relieved by proper treatment, and the boy
has sinceresumed his usual occupation, but
has lost the faculty of speech.-Foreign paper
Year: 1860

This Is announced by the Delta in giving
an account of an incident with which the
name Of the late Gen. Plauche was con-
nected, and which, having been made the
text of the most invincible errors that has
ever crept into history, is a striking Illus
tration Of the difficulty of arresting false
statement which happens 20 interest the
fancy Of mankind. Nothing was ever
more transparently absurd than the idea
which Is embodied in nearly all the histo-
ries, poems, and pictures relating to the
battle OF New Orleans, than the assertion
that the mound behind which Jacksons
army was intrenched was composed Of
cotton bales The Della SAYS the only ba-
Sis of this story was the attempt Of some
young soldiers in the rivalry which sprang
up after they had occupied the line OF Ro-
driguez canal to increase the height and
breadth of the parapet in front Of them
by throwing in few cotton bales. Others,
too, Were used to form the eubrasures for
the guns. These bales had been thrown
out of q fiat boat, which had come down to
Jacksons camp with flour pork, and
other supplies. and were lying on the le-
wee. They were portion of a lot which
had been consigned to Major Plauche, and
had been sold by him TO Vincent Nolte-
The speculative efforts of the latter finan-
cicr no doubt contributed to give form and
currency to this story. He set up a pre-
posterous claim for this cotton after the
war, and 10 maintain it. set on foot the
story of the great service j, had rendered.
We are pleased 70 see that in a recently
published and highly spirited poetical de-
scription OF the battle of the 9Th OF Janu-
airy. 10y Thomas Dunn English. this vulgar
fiction i very efiectualiy disposed Of.
Year: 1860

THE reduction of salaries will be very
apt to cool the ardor Of the Republican sspir-
ants for Clerk and Marshal. The salary will
ecarcely suffice to pay the expenses Of the
election
Year: 1860

One HUNDRED DOLLARS RRwARD -
Judge Grant authorizes us TO state that he will
give one hundred dollars reward for the de-
lection and conviction Of the person who set
fire to his barn on Wednesday evening.
Year: 1860

DECIDEDLY RIcH.-The Gazette steal
ing the thunder Of the DYMocaAr, and then
charging US with reputation. II It would put
their article into the column Of "Prsntic ana
we would oblige them by laughing at it.
Year: 1860

We cannot close this article without con-
graduating the Excelsiors upon the success of
their first festival We think it was little
ahead Of anything yet held in the city Of Da-
vsnport. The responses to the regular toasts
were rather long, but they were good, and re-
fleet much credit upon the speakers We
should have published these responses but they
are too long for our columns. We would sug-
gest to the Executive Committee the rropristy
Of issuing pamphlet containing the entire
proceedings Of the Association up to the pres
ent time. This is customary among other so
ceties of similar character, and W. should
advise like proceeding on the part of our
society.
Year: 1860

SCHOOL MEETING To-NIGnr.-Thc
friends Of Education meet at the Court House
tonight, as per call in this paper. We under
stand that great diesatisfaction exists in vari-
ous parts Of our city in regard to the manner
in y hich our schools have been conducted by
the old Board, and it is understood that a new
ticket 10 to be placed in the field. Let the
people be heard in this matter and let truth
and iustice prevail
Year: 1860

From The Denver City News, Oct. 20 &


C.ssIe Dyiog On the Western PIains
From the plains we hear OF . terrible de.
struction Of cattle, belonging to the freight
trains en- route for this city. Their death
is certain, and the best cattle in the herds
are usually tho first victims. The disease
Of which they die has been variously pro-
nounced murrain, distemper and alkali.


From what we learn, the latter is doubt
less the cause The season is now very


dry, the Platte river low, and the water,


in consequence, along the course through


the alkali plains, more than usually i'm


pregnated with the poison but 1t is doubt


less more attributable to the dust than


nything else. The roads are exceedingly


dusty, and moving train is constantly en-


veloped in its clouds. Cattle inhale it
at every breath, and eat it with every
rnouthful Of grass they take. The grass is
said to he thickly covered with it for three


miles from the road. BY this m cans,
enough aIkali is at length introduced into
the system to produce death, and the fin.
est, largest and fattest oxen are the first to
fall victims, while the scrub will stand it
for an indefinite length of time. Some
trains have been obliged to purchase cattle
to fill up their teams, and been seriously
delayed by their losses. One day recently
gentleman who came up from st. Vrain,
forty two miles below. counted near the
road over fifty carcasses OF oxen that had
died within few hours. Some train mas.
tiers have tried lard as ar antidote to the
disease with good success 1t should be
given freely, and as soon as possible after
The animal is found to be sick A good
rain would doubtless put stop to the
present bovine mortality; but as long as
the weather continues SO dry, it will doubt
less increase.
Year: 1860




A WHITE CAPTIVE AMONG THE SAvAGEs.
Many Of our readers may remember the
massacre, last Fall, by the Sioux Indians,
of party Of eniigrants journeying from
Iowa to Oregon. The expedition, We be-
lieye, numbered seventeen wagons, and the
travellers were said to have been all killed
with the exception of two men, who fought
their way through, and two women, one Of
whom was left for dead at the foot Of a
precipice, but was afterwards recovered
and restored to her friends, and the other
taken into camp and compelled to adopt
the savage life Of the Sioux. This sum
mer, when the half breeds from Pembina
were at the Yankton camp on the plains,
some Of them, as they allege, saw this poor
hapless woman in the wigwam of her cap
tors. They say that they conversed with
her, and that she was anxious to get away
but was unable TO effect her escape
Whether there is any truth in the half.
breeds story we cannot say, but it is
worthy Of being enquired into, and il found
to be correct means ought TO be taken by
the American government for Iescuing q
woman OF their country from position OF
misery and degradation which she must
feel to be worse than the cruelest death.


GEoRGETowN LOOKING UP.-Twelve
months ago the place now SO well and wide
ly known as Georgetown, was little better
than combination of wild forest and prai
rie without house or habitation. But nc
sooner was it made the head of navigation
on the Red River, than the Hudson's Bay
Company established post there, and il
has gone on progressing ever since. Il
now boast Of several buildings, beside th,
Year: 1860

DsrRoIr, Nov. 3.--The Tribune learns
from Lake Superior that the steamer Il
linois struck rock on her upward trip,
when going into Eagle Harbor. She was
run alongside of the dock, where she now
lies, with her nose on the shore, with three
feet Of water in her hold. Her goods were
mostly being unloaded. If she can he got
clear before uny unfavorable change in the
weather, she can be saved.


The same paper learns that the Sea Bird
broke her cylinder head, off Whitefish
Point, and was towed back to the Saut by
the Planet. She will be towed back for
repairs to Detroit, where she will be laid
up for the season. A portion of her freight
has gone forward by the Clevelander, and
the remainder will be forwarded as soon as
practicable.
Year: 1860

CRIMINAL MiscHrEF--GENERAL SMAsu-
up.-On Tuesday night, while several
teams were hitched on Third street, oppo-
site Concert Hall, some drunken rowdies
turned three of them lose, and started the
horses up and down the street. A valu-
able horse belonging to w. L. Wilson, Of
Rose Township, turned out of Third into
Cedar streets, and went over the ledge at
the junction of Fourth street, smashing the
wagon and injuring the horse severely.
Another horse attached to buggy, driven
that evening from Minneapolis by Mr..
Brown, turned up Wabashaw and turned
over just beyond Third. The buggy was
badly broken, and the horse somewhat in
jured. Still another horse was let loose,
but being steady old fellow, no damage
was done. The act Of turning three horses
loose, is one which should ensure the
rowdy who did it the speedy appearance
before the Police Court.
Year: 1860

night, and sue for a reconciliation,


But then came the recollection of that inHex-
Bile countenance, of that unbending will, and Of
that laughing and Implying eye, and he felt con-
vinced that he was hoping against hope; and
dispairingly he turned to the wall for oblivion
from the wretchedness of his thoughts.


The second day was a repetition Of the first.
No allusion was made to the subject on either
side. There was a quiet happiness and cheer
fulness about his wife that puzzled Jack sorely,
and he felt that all idea of forcing her to sur
render must be abandoned.


The third night he was alonel His rehec-
tions were yet more serious than the previous
nights; what they were, of course, was only
known to himself, but they semed to result in
something decided; for about midnight three
distinct raps were made at his wifes door, No
answer. The signal was repeated in louder
tone; still all was silent. A third time the
door shook with the violent attact.


Who's Mere" cried the voice of his wife, as
if aroused from deep sleep.


A It'll the best Democrat you euer did see."


The revolution in his opinions was radical
and permanent. He removed to another coun-
ty, and became popular, offered himself as a
candidate on the Democratic ticket for the Leg
islatuae, was elected, and for several sessions
represented the county as firm and decided
Democrat.
Year: 1860

PRAIRIE.


Mr.. Anthony one of the party who was lost
on the prarie, and whose sufferings are depicted
below by the editor of the Nor Wester, pub
lished at Red River Settlement, called upon us
yesterday. The following account is taken from
the Nor Wester, the second number of which
lies before us =


"Never have we met with more sad and
melancholy narrative than that which it is our
painful duty this week to recount. The boiler
of the Anson Northrup not being in a fit state
to commence work in the spring, the Messrs.
Burbank, of st. Paul, resolved to send over to
Fort Gerry, during the winter, competent
person to examine it it was accordingly ar
ranged that he should go to Georgetown, a
newly formed station at the mouth of Buffalo
river, about 200 miles from here, and that Gov.
Mactavish should despatch party thither to
bring him on to the settlement. The engineer,
it would seem, had arrived at Georgetown
somewhat sooner than the date fixed upon, and
having waited there few days he grew impa-
tent at the delay, and requested to be sent on.
Mr.. Mackenzie, the young gentleman in charge
of the station, delayed a while longer, and then
started with two others, besides the engineer,
making the grave mistake of taking mules in
stead of dogs. None of them had Travelled the
route before, and of course could not possess q
correct knowledge of the road or the distance


Mr.. Mackenzie said it was five or six days
journey, and provided supplies accordingly.
On Friday, Dec. 23, they started going east
ward, in order to fall in with the trail from
Crow Wing. They had not been out longer
than two or three days when the mules began
to "give up They then felt that they could
not reach their destination in the time antici-
Year: 1860

The subscribers respectfully their customers
and the Planters in general that they always prepared
furnish them with NEGRO CLOTHING Of the very best ma
terials and at most reasonable prices


The large patronage they receive from this neighborin
States has induced them their establishments so az to
meet increase of business and in order supply
their patrons always with the and best descriptions
cial they have made contracts with several of The
nent manufactures in The South and shah eneeofth able
to supply Planters with goods of uniform quality.


They feel confident that they will give satisfaction to
all those who patrouize their emineny enterprise
and solicit their ORDERS which shall receive immediate


iala 6m HEBRARp & co.
Year: 1860

Now's the Time.-If racing Is TO be conducted
in Virginia on proper principles, Clubs must
own the courses, or at least some Of them. We
understand that there are now more than one
hundred members to the Ashland Club. and as
that course is the best arranged Of any other
In the State, those who wish to see it main
tanned should 60 to work and get the Club to
purchase 1t. From the establishment Of the
track to the present time, the booth rents
alone have paid an interest Of six per cent. on
S5O,OO0; and next fall might b made TO pay
more than double that amount. The present
proprietor is certainly . very liberal genlle-
man, and tbs racing community owe him
much for what he has done to revive the sport,
but no one man can put racing on such foot
ing as 1t ought to occupy, and for that reason
il is desirable that Ashland should be owned
and controlled by y Club.