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Year: 1859

THE WIND A MUSICIAN. The wind is mu- sician at birth We extend a silken thread in the erevice of window, and the wind fnds it and sings over it, and goes up and down the scale upon it, and poor Paganini must go some where else for his honor, for 10! tie wind is performing with a single string aHI

 It tries almost everything upon earth to see If there is music in it; it persuades tone out of the great bell in the tower, wben the se,ton Is at home and asleep; it makes mourntul harp of the giant pines and it does not disdain to try what sort of whistle con be anade Of the humblest chimney in the world. How it will play upon a great tree, till every leaf th2lls with the note in it, and the wind up the river that rus at its base, for a sort of naullnuring accompaniment uu

 And what melody it sings when it gives concert with the full choir of the wave of the sea, and performs an antheM between the two worlds, thgt goes up, perhaps, to the stars that love music Iaost and sang it the first

 Then how tondly it haunts cid houses; moan- ing under the caves, sighing in the halls, open ing old doors without fingers and singing measure of some sad old song, around the fire less and deserted hearth
Year: 1859

WESTERN CRoPs-REvENUE AND TARIFF
We copy the following from the Washington
correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
=" "Accounts from the Western States gener-
ally represent that the wheat crops of the en-
suing season are very promising. Another fail
of the grain crops in that quarter would be
very DISASTROUS and probably require the i'm
portation of grain from Europe, as in 1887, for
the supply of the deficiency in the Atlantic
region


The Western States are not so we'll able
now as they were two years ago to become
consumers OF the dutiable imported merchandise,
and, therefore, doubt may well exist upon
the question whether the large spring importa-
tions which have much benefited the reven-
ue can be absorbed by the country. The South
ern States more able than ever to consume
dutabe goods, and the middle and Eastern
States recovering from the effects of the
revulsion of 1857. If the revenue from imports
! for the next fiscal year should amount to sixty
millions, as is expected by some, the revenue
for the scceeding year will probably be much
greater. The argument in favor OF change
of the tariff for the purpose of revenue is likely
to be refuted by the practical operation OF the
present tariff The tariff issue will perhaps 90
extinct before the next Presidential electioh'
unless it be maintained upor the old doctrine
of protection per Sc"
Year: 1859

Inc book was again opened yesterday, and the
bidding was pretty brisk as may be inferred from
the following list of subscriptions, and the proceed
lngs of the meeting. The list embraces probably
not one half of the names subscribed the renortars
noE having access to the book, in consequence of
the rush of subscribers, after two O'Clock As a
list OF the rich men of Baltimore, it will be read
WIN interest, and discloses the existence of an
amount of capital in this community. of which
probably readers have hitherto had but LITTLE
knowledge:
Year: 1859

Ueorge Dawson, IN his last letter to the ALBANY
Journal, says:


" Black flies and 'punkies are the chief sources
OF annoyance in the woods. The mosquito is also
Troublesome but he is less iutolerable than his as
sociate insects. He can be shaken off: they cannot
be. If they settle upon you, they remain there
until gorged or killed. Besides they have a won
derful penchant for hair and whiskprs, into which
they crawl until they reach the flesh; and then
they puncture the skin quietly and mer cilessly
that ten to one, your first knowledge of their phle
botomic labors is derived from stream of gore
trickng down your neck, cheek or chin Then
comes the inflammation, and itching-the unseenlv
blotch or the Some poor fellows suffer
terribly from these insects while others escape with
most marvellous impunitv.


''Tbe fly is about one-quarter the size of the
house fly; while the 'puukie is almost impercenti
BILE to the eye-never larger than pin-head. The
bite of each is equally pungent, and equally dread
ed. There is a liquid compound available land
which we use) whose OdOr seems as offe nsive to
them as their sting is to US. But the difficulty is
that it exhales so rapidly that to be effective, it
must be applied to all the exposed parts, every
half hour at least. This is troublesome; and dur
ing the excitement of fishing is often forgotten
The result is that very few come out of the woods
without bearing upon their persons terrible marks
of the merciess work of these little wretches I
am fortunately from some unknown cause) al
most entirely exempt, if not from their bite from
the blotch and inflammation which usually succeed
it; while others already look like martyrs.''
Year: 1859




There are two songsters wellknown in theland


Their names are Have and O-Had-I;
I-Have will come tamely and perch on vourhand


But O-Had-I will mock you most sadly.
I-Have, at first sight, is less fair to the eye,


But his worth is by far more enduring
Than a thousand O Had rs that sit f..r and hi gl


On roots and on trees so alluring
Full many golden egg this bird will lay,


And sing on: " Be CHEEKY be cheeryi"
Oh, merrily, then, will the day glide away,


And sweet shall your sleep be when weary.
But let o -had-I but once take your eye,


And longing to catch him once seize you,
He'll give you no comfort nor rest till you die;


Life long he'll torment you and tease you.
He II keep you all day running up and down hill


Now laying, now painting, now creeping,
While far overhead, this sweet bird, at his viii


With his bright, golden plumage is sweeping
Then every wise man who attends to my song


Will count his Have a choice treasure,
And whene'er an O-HadI comes flying along,


Willjus let him fly at his pleasure.
Year: 1859

sion, and although the provisions for the
most part are in such state as to render
them very unwecome to ordinary tastes, we
are assured that the Russian soldiery evinced
no repugnance against some particularly
rancid butter which was brought up by one
of the explosions. The information which
we have received represents the state of
things about three months ago, since which
great progress has in all probability been
made In about six months hence, all those
vessels which are worth floating will be once
more riding at their anchors, and the rest
will have been removed from the fairway of
the harbor by the potent aid Of gunpowder
and the electric spark.


The nucleus of Black Sea fleet being thus
on the road to restoration, it becomes an in.
teresting fact, that whether in Russia, Eng
land or America, above five hundred vessels
are in course of construction for the Russian
Government. Of course, neither those nor
the recovered section of the Black Sea fleet
are to be armed. The treaty of Paris point
ed out to Russia that her proper mission in
the Black Sea is commercial, and CONNER
cal she will be until it suits her to be other
wise. For the sake of commerce she will
cover these waters with steamers and sailing
vessels, ostensibly for the purpose of the vast
carrying tyoda to Constantinople, Trebizond,
and the coas. Of Mingreia, Bulgaria, Wala-
CHA, Bessarabia and the shores Of the Sea of
Azoff; but all of which can be readily armed
at Ncolaief For the sake Of commerce,
she will repair Sebastopol, and surround it
with terraces and embankments, ornamental
in their character but not the less corverti
be into fortitcations if so required. For the
sake of commerce, the docks will be repaired
and instead Of Mr.. Upton's costly and i'm
perfect plan for flooding them with the Tcher
maya, modern improvements will be adopted
for floating the required level. None under
stand as well as the Russians how to take
lessen from their enemies, and if ever it shall
be our lot to sit down again before Sebasto
pol, we shall find its capture none the easier
for the experiences of last siege. We shall
find that the wave has receded but to return
with redoubled force, and that we in return
for the blood and the millions which we have
spent have gained precisely nothing.


English paper.
Year: 1859

it's joys and sorrows, with its trials and
strange vicissitudes it has departed forever.
We hardly realize the change to new year,
and still linger as it were in "recollection
sweet" upon the memories Of the past.
Yet how full of admonition is its DEATH Its
lessons are recorded upon the tablets of the
memory-they are written upon the pages
of truthful history. Its solemn voice is deep
with the tones of warning and rebuke: Its
utterance falls upon the soul in grave re-
proach for the time misspent, for energies
perverted, for opportunities neglected. Oh,
It's sad sad that voice of the dying year so
gay and joyous in its blooming youth, so sad
and dreary in its dying hours. How fast it
is fading away into the dust of departed
years; yet even as the old year died last
night, the new sprang into existence. Thus
ever throughout life is the grave near the
font-generations succeed each other, like
the waves of the incoming sea. Each de-
parting year takes with it some of our great
and noble men-like "autumn leaves they
are falling-to be succeeded by others, on
whose shoulders will rest the cares of Gov
ernment. Let us hope for our nations sake
that every generation will produce sons
worthy of the trust cor6ded to them, and in
each succeeding years experience we may all
learn to love our country more and more
to venerate her patriotic ruers-to inculcate
that fraterna feeling of equality among citi-
zens,-which makes us a nation of freemen
indeed-and respect the rights of every
portion of the Union. BY so doing, with
the return of every New Year, we shall be
the happier, as individuals, and as a nation.


While these happy thoughts crowd them
selves upon us, we will not forget to bid our
friends and readers a Happy New Year."
Week y we make our visit to many a fire.
side, where the Herald is received with
pleasure and read with interest and we are
not without the hope that in the past twelve
months it has at least done some good-no
doubt it has had its errcrs-if So let them
be forgot Let all errors be forgotten ; and
as cold Time" turns over new leaf in the
history of lie, let one and all of us deter
mine that the record of the new year shall
be freer of errors than the past, and then
nationally enjoy this, the first day of 1859.


The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-We publish
on the first page oftoday's HERALD the ma
jor part of this excellent document. The
venerable chief magistrate sLirks no respon-
siblity, but vindicates the policy of his adj
minstration in a clear and manly tone.-
That this document will be cherished by the
American people for its feryid patriotism
and earnest love of the Union, we have no
doubt. The name of James Buchanan in
future years will stand favorably side by side
with those of Jefferson and jackson; and
when the storm of aboitionism and mob
sovereignty shall have blown over, irrespac-
tive of party he will be venerated by all for
his unswerving fidelity to the constitution Of
bis country. Let all read and preserve his
excellent message.


LAMorr & CoLLINs.-1he public will find
the advertisement of this firm in our columns
today We can yOurh if =. man wants q
Year: 1859

Eg- Monday night last was stormy and
blustry-the rain fell as if to remind US of
the stormy days Of 40. We learn that at
Forest Hill and in that section of country
On Tuesday morning, the snow was falling
in fakes something less than the size of a
mans hat. We give this as our informant
stated it.
Year: 1859




MINrSG IN MARIposA.-A correspon.
dent of the Gazette at Phillips Flat.
who writes partly business and pertly
news. says. "That the times are much
improved and are lively Miners are
getting into their claims in the bed of
the Merced, and many Of them are
doing well. A great many Cinnamon
are on and in the river; they hold some
of the best claims by purchase. They
keep their doings to themselves and



aud never tell the truth about their sue
cess
Year: 1859

We would say to our friends that we
are now prepared to do JOB Printing,
10 style equal to any Office in the
county, and as prices as low as in any
office this side of San Francisco or Sac
ramento. Give us call and We will
satisfy you of this fact. tes ond disputed
Remember-we do work at the shortest
notice and lowest prices.
Year: 1859

AMALGAMATIoN IN THE NoRTH.-The fruit of the
system of harborng runaway slaves is apparent from
the following paragraph from the Detroit Free Press
Disgust is very tame word by which to indicate the
adherence of all vrtuous and rightminded persons
for such condition of society:


The extent to which amalgamation is carried in
this city is really beyond the knowledge of nine.
tenths of the inhabitants. There are hundreds of
families, the parents of which of opposite coors
aud although the marriage of whites and blacks is
illegal and void, yet they live together and bear
children. 1t is remarkable fact, that out of all this
number no instance exists where white man lives
with black woman. They are all white women and
generally the blnckest kind of men. Whether phi.
Iosophers would argue superior degree of depravity
in the amable sex from this state of facts not
are unable to say-shoud think they would be unable
toavoid it. The condition of affairs prevails
the other side of the river to the intense disgustwe
are happy to add-of all good and loyal Canadians.
Year: 1859

SUICIDE OF A GAMBLER.-The other day
says foreign paper. at famous German bath
ing and CANT bling place, Homberg, French
man, who had been playing for some time with
the usual luck of all gamesters, put down his
last Napoleon, and lost II like the rest He
drew pistol out of his pocket aud blew his
brains out, while sitting at the fatal freate -
qaaranfe table. The people who are generally
in attendance threw a cloth over his face, and
carried ont the wretched man, life being quite
extinct, and the game proceeded as if nothing
had ocpurrad
Year: 1859

A PRISONERS ETIQUETTE.- \ curious case
OF prison etiquette recently occurred in Della
ware. 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 coolly seated himself in his
Office. and informed the gentleman that num-
Der OF prisoners had escaped, among them him.
sell; that he was prepared to so back again
whenever he could be assured that he would
be sale IN so doing. Several of his social COM
panions had been discharged, and in their
stead a woman had been placed in Jail VINO
was afflicted with scarlet fever; ne had formal
ly notified the deputy sheriff that if such con-
duct was persisted in he would feel obliged to
change his quarters and that receiving no sat
Is1actory evidence on the part of the officers of
the Jaii that his grievances would receive at
teRtloE, he had thus awaited himsei OF the first
favorable opportunity of giving a pract teal
turn To his Indignation by leaving the prem
lses. lie dld not care a straw about the SEN
tence of death hanging over him, but he didn't
want 10 catch the scarlet fever. The escaped
prisoner was escorted back to his old quarters
Year: 1859

Rs-arrangtng the Wards.-Cannot the Conn
ell Committee, 10 whom the subject OF rear
ranging the three wards, so as 10 make them
more equal in wealth and population has been
referred. present some report as the basis OF
action At the next meeting! The inconyeni-
ence of keeping the polls open in Monroe
ward for three days whenever an election is
held is so great, that it should be obviated in
future. if there is any possible way Of doing IT..
Under the present division of the city, large
number of the voters Of the third ward are
unrepresented at the Council Board, or upon
the bench--a fact in itself that ought 10 spur
ON the Council TO action.
Year: 1859

Riding in Hacks.--One of the ordinances of
the city prohibits slaves from riding in hacks
without the written consent of their owner
and Furnishes the master of the hack as well
as the servant when detec ted. This ordinance
was passed for a wise purpose, and should be
rigdly enforced, as it was designed to protect
slave property, and at the same time to pre-
vent its being run off by underground opera
tors. The police reported a violation of this
kind yesterday, for which the drirer was pun
ished by stripes. The section alluded to reads
thus:


''If slave shall ride in a licensed hack or car
riage without the written consent of his owner or
employer or some white member of his family. or
the guardian committee of the owner of such
slave, the owner keeper of such hack or car
riage. If white person, shall be fined not less
than FIVE nor more than twenty dollars; and if n
negro. punished by stripes at the discretion of the
justice who may try him for the offence, not ex-
ceeding thirty-L inc at any one time"
Year: 1859

Poor Honse.-Unless some change is made in
the character of the occupants of the poor
house, it will be useless for the city ever to
hope to make il suitable home for her desery-
ing poor. Yesterday morning crazy woman,
known as Catharine Gathright, made her ap-
pearance before the Mayor TO answer the
charge of wandering about the streets and
having no place to stay But a few days be-
FORE this poor outcast was sent to the poor
house to be cared for. and the Superintendent
did all in his power to keep her within the en-
closure; but despite his vigilance, she gave him
the slip, and commenced her street walking as
usual. That she is fit subject for Williams
burg or Stanton no one will doubt who sees
her. and why she should be sent to the poor
house is mystery to us. Among the male
paupers are several who might be better en-
ployed at work on the streets, prorided they
were made to labor, as they should do.
Year: 1859

A MOVABLE JAIL.--The people of Groton,
Mass. have been moving in the matter of the
violation of the temperance laws. The other
day they arrested victim. and for the want of
4 lock up in the town, placed him in an empty
baggage car for the night. During the, night a
freight engine backed up to the train, and
steamed away with the ''Groton jail'' and its
contents. The prisoner soon awoke to his con-
dition but did not succeed in making his case
known until the arrival of the train in Port
land Maine,
Year: 1859

Tmprqriag.-Robert Gay, the man that fell
from the new building on Governor street,
last Friday evening, and cut and bruised him.
self so severely that his life was thought TO be
will no doubt be out in the course of q few
days, Lewis ID. Simmons, who was also In
jured by falling 1T the same house last Friday
morning, is gradually recovering from his in
m
Year: 1859

HOPES FOR ITALY.--If the Italians continue
to be as temperate as wise, and as patient as
they now are, says the illustrated News, their
liberty will be assured. The moral strength
of all Europe will support them, and they
will not only have the Emperor of the French
relieved by their intelligent heroism from
a false position--on their side, but the cor
dial aid of the British Government and peo-
,Ia
Year: 1859

Chain Gdng.-This institution, which bid
fair atone time to become exceedingly valuable
to the city, is now almost useless, and unless
its regulations are amended had as we'll be
abolished. Prisoners sentenced to work upon
the streets are allowed to exercise their own
discretion about complying with the sentence,
and III they decline to work, no means are re-
sorted to. to compel them. At the last term
OF the Hustings Court three white men were
convicted of high misdemeanors and SEN
fenced to work on the streets. When they
were approached by the Overseer they refused


to go to work, and the consequence is that the
sentence of the Court has been disregarded
and no balls and chains have been put upon


them. suppose that convicts in the peniten-


tiary were permitted to exercise their own dis


cretion about working, what would be the
discipline of that establishment And if
prisoners can be coerced there why not coerce
them elsewhere The Hastings Court now
have no control over the Overseer, but by Pc
titioning the Council, we have no doubt tina.
an ordinance would be passed giving them
power to regulate the labor of their own pris-
onerS.
Year: 1859

vessel wAs most satisfac tory, and she was al
most without motion while largo vessels In his
vicinity were pitching and tossing n . stormy
sea- a survey of the vessel had been held.
damage at a cost Of not more than 1900. The
injury being far less considerable than was nj
first supposed. Little If any delay would
take place in the departure OF the ship on her
first voyage, but a rumor prevailed that she
would not proceed to Holyhead, but sail direct
fram Po1tIand. The accident caused slight
decline in the shares Of the company, but did
not influence the general confidence in the
ship.
Year: 1859

TIE EYELIDs DIR. Loon Renard, in q
noto to the editor of tho Union Medicale
describes the following method of extract.
ing small substances which have become
lodged in the groove formed by ;he refec.
tion of the conjunctiva from the upper lid
to the schlerotic, and which often cannot be
soen, even whom the lid is inverted. The
lid being seized at its angles between the
thumb and forefnger of each hand, is to be
gently drawn forward and downward as far
as possible over the lower lid and retained
there for about minute. On allowing the
upper lid to return it TO its normal position,
the flow of tears will carry off the foreign
body, which will usually be found on the
lower lid, or on tho cheek, The writer
states that he has ofton found this simple
method of the greatest utility and conve.
nience.
Year: 1859

IMPROVEMENT OF TIME.-The celebra.
ted Earl of Chatham performed an amount
of business, every minute, which filed
common improvers of time with utter
astonishment. lie knew not merely the
great outline Of public business, the policy
and intrigues of foreign courts, but bis
eye was upon every part of the British
dominioRs, and scarcely a man could
move without his knowledge of the man
and the object. A friend one day called
on him when Premier of England, and
found him down on his hands and knees
playing marbles with his little boy, and
complaining bitterly that the rogue would
not play fair gaily adding, that he mus
have been corrupted by the example o.
the French !" The friend wished to men.
ton a suspicious looking stranger, who fol
some time had taken lodgings in London
" Was he spYiof merely private gen
tleman ?" Pitt went to his drawer, and
took out some scores of small portraits,
and holding up one which he had selected
asked, Is that the man ?" "Yes, the
very person." "Oh, l have had my eye
upon him from the time he stepped on
shore" All this was accomplished by q
rigid observance of time never suffering
a moment to pass without pressing it into
service. No one will try to improve his
time, unless he first be impressed witt
the necessity. Remember that at the
very best calculation, we can have but {
short time in which to learn all and do al
that we accomplish in life.-IoddS Sta
dents Manuel
Year: 1859

have nothing to do with onticing slavos
away nor sympathy with those who DO; bur
if fugitive comes to mo in his flight from
slavery, and is in need Of food and clothing
and shelter and rest and comfort and pro-
lection, and means of further tlight,-if he
noeds any or all tho gentle charities which
Christian man may render to any human
being under any circumstances, so help me
tho great God iE my EXTREMIST mood, ho
shall havo them all [Great applause