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Year: 1860

THE SNOW" Pure as an angel and tickle love, is
exceedingly poetical but when it for week and
is literally blockaded by that pure and beautiful
element when if he ventures to step outside his door,
punges up to his neck in bath of flakes the poe.
try and sentiment turned to decided prose gentle
profanity The hereabouts Is three feet deep and
ON the adjacent mountains can't be measured This
the present makes it rather uncomfortable but every
gadsome face well knowing that it is the precur
of abundance of water and successful mining
1t Is the first real od-lashioned since
the winter of 49,
Year: 1860

ALWAYS AnEAD.-Pennsylvania made the first
turnpike road in the United States, laid the first
railroad, established the first water.works. ran
the first locomotive, established the first hospital,
the first law school, the first public museum, the
first hall of music, and the first library in the
world opened freely to ALL Good for Pennsyl-
VaDia,
Year: 1860

The GIT ENTERTAINMENT OF G.. W. Young
came off at the Theater last Saturday evening.
The entertainment consisted of instrumental
aud vocal music, and gave great satisfaction to
the audience Madame Avalas, who assssied at
the entertainment, is an excellent singer. and
her songs we're much admired by good judges
of music The most exciting aud interesting
portion Of the entertainment was the drawing
of the prizes. The numbers we're placed in n
wheel which was revolved for some time, when
they were drawn out by email boy. The
drawing was conducted in such a manner as tc
give entire satisfaction though many were DIS
satisfied with their bad luck As is usually the
case, the best prizes were drawn by parties
holding but few tickets. The list of drawn
numbers will be found in another column.
Year: 1860

CIrr PROPERTY TAx.--We learn that nearly
seventeen hundred dollars has been paid to the
City Marshal within the past few days, on city
property tax-being about one half of the whole
amount due
Year: 1860

MENTAL INDEPENDENCE .- Every man
and every woman is brought up from
the cradle with a bias. The mind is
never sent into the worlds life unfetter-
ed. 1t carries with it always the heavy
chain ofhabit. The politics of the faith
er are usually the politics Of the son; tho
religious character of the household is
the seed of many more households Of
like faith. 1t is a strong aud admira.
BILE mind indeed, which, nursed in error
has the heroism and courage to begin
its own emancipation ltroquires more
courage to think different from the mul
titude, than it does to fight them. Tn,
first hero, therefore, was not he who
made the first conquest, but he who ut
tered the FIRST doubt.
Year: 1860

The Bestway to Endure Matrimony.


I suppose there is a modicum of 70.
nance in most natures; and that if it
gathers about any event it is that of
marriage. Most pesple marry their
ideals. There is more or less fiction
and fallacious glory resting upon the
head Of every bride, which the inchoate
husband believes iu Most men and
women manufacture perfection in their
mates by happy process Of their ina
ginations, aud then marry them. This,
Of course, wears away. BY the time the
husband has seen his wife eat heartily
Of pork and beans, and, with hair friz-
zIed, and her old dress on, full of the
enterprise of ovorhauling things, he secs
that she belongs to the same race as
himself And she, when her husband
gets up cross in the morning, and un-
dertakes to shave himself with cold wa
ter and dull razor, while his suspondors
dangle at his heels, begins to see that
man is a very prosaic animal. In other
words, there is such thing as a honey
moon, Of longer or shorter duration; and
while the moonshine lasts, the radiance
oil the seventh heaven cannot compare
with it. 1t is a very delicious little de-
lirium--a febrile mental disease, which,
ike the measles, never returns.


When the honeymoon passes away,
setting behind dull mountains, or dip
ping silently into the stormy sea of life.
the trying hour of marriage life has
come. Between the parties there are no
more illusions. The leverish desire Of
possession has gone. vanished into graf
ihcution--and all excitement is roceded.
Then begins, or should begin, the bust
ness ofadapration. IfIhey fnd that they
do not love one another as they did,
they should double their assiduous at
tcntions to one another, and be Jealous
of everything which tends in the slight
est degree to separate them. Life is too
precious to be thrown away in secret re-
grots or open differences And let me
say to every one to whom the romance
Of life has fed, and who are discomfort,
ed in the slightest degree with thcil
condition and relations, begin this work
Of reconciliation before you arc a day
older.


Renew the attentions Of earlier days
Draw your hearts close together. Talk
the thing all over. Acknowledge your
faults to one another, and determine
that hencelorth you will be all in all tC
each other; and, my word for it, YOU
shall find in your relation the sweetest


joy earth has for you. There is nc
other way for you to do. If you are
happy at home you must be abroad; the
man or woman who has settled down
upon the conviction that he or she is at
tached for life to an unoongenial yoke
fellow, and that there is no way to es
cape, has lost life; there is no effort too
costly to make which can restore 70 it,
setting upon the bosom the missing
pearl
Year: 1860

A chap arrested for stealing pork, made the following defense: From my youth upward l have loved baked beans. I have a passion for that substantial dish that bafles all description Without beans l am miserable with beans I am happy. Beans 1 want for breakfast beans l want for dinner-and cold beans for supper. A few days since my pork barrel was empty. What was I to do?- l had plenty of beans but not pound of pork. l was in despair, and knew not what to do. If I missed my pork and beans 1 should die, and while in this frame of mind I wandered through the streets until my eyes fell upon ''clear mess," and have made a mess of it by taking it. If 1 had gone clear, should have had pork enough for my beans for six months. This is my defense-this is my weakness"
Year: 1860

Two BODIES FOUND IN THE RUINs-Thosc who have been so laboriously engaged at work upon the ruins in the burnt district, at the cor her of Jefferson and Second streets, have been rewarded for their toll by the discovery of por- tions of two bodies, in the cellar of the build ing which was occupied by MT. Cardona AL though mangled and burned and disfgured, there can be but little doubt that the body found sunday morning was that of the late Mir. Costa, who IS known to have been buried in the ruIns The other body was not identified, and the name of the deceased may forever re- main mystery. An inquest was held upon the remains by the coroner yesterdad The body of Mr. Costa, and the remains of the un- known man were inferred last evening. It is feared that other bodies are yet entombed in the ruins.-Menphis Appea1, 7uesday.
Year: 1860

A DOMESTIC LEoNIDAs.- There is a man in Maine, the owner of a pretty piece of crinoline, who shows decided pluck. He says that when the minister was hugging and kissing his wife, he peeped through the crack of the door and saw it all; and as long as he has the spirit of man remaining, he will peep on such occasions.
Year: 1860

NEW AND DESTRUCTIVE WAR-SHELL.-- Another variety of deadly missile has just been subjected to experiment., and with signal success. It consists of hol- low shell filled with iron, molten in a cupola furnace of peculirr construction. One of these furnace fitted into the Stork gunboat, was brought into position for firing upon the Undaunted frigate The effect of her discharge was most striking The unfortunate object of her attentions was almost instantly in flames, and buta very short time elapsed ere the Undaunted had sunk beneath the water
Year: 1860

BasH We learn from a reliable source that the steamer Peytona, on her last up ward trip, refused to land, though hailed, for number of passengers who were waiting tor her at Laconia. This would have really been no special cause of com plaint had she not been advertised to touch there on that trip bound up; and in view of such promise a number of per sons-some of whom were ladies and chil- dren-were on the bank at night await ing her arrival. They wished to go to Louisville, and were therefore exceeding ly anxious to go on her, and we know the disappointment under such circumstances was by no means a trivial one.

 Steamers should never advertise to land at any point unless it is the positive in tention of the officers to do so, if hailed. We are not so sure that such failure, un- der such circumstances, would not subject a boat to damages.
Year: 1860

TIE NORTH AND THE SoUTH.-The cor resnondent of the Charleston 1Nercu'y thinks there are in New York at least 10000 poor people who would be happy to exchange places with Southern slaves. All they want in the world is plenty to eat. decent clothes, and a reasonable amount of labor, and that any kind South ern master would ensure them. During one week 5000 persons applied to the Almshouse office for pittances of money and coal. Most of them would work II they could, but they cannot get anything to do. or are too sick to do It. The only .sliberty" that such poor creatures have any practical knowledge of, is the liberty to freeze and starve, and the only slavery, a slavery to pinching want.
Year: 1860

The CHARACTER OF THE New YoRK POLICE.
The New York Herald says: "As regards our
own police, it is certain that unless there
was frequent completely on their part, one
half the burglaries that are committed in New
York could not be effected. We are not one
bit better off in the way of protection than
that there the thieves and banditti are re-
cruited from the army, while here they are
recruited from the police 1.a tp
Year: 1860

Edttor1 psrsa and Tribune:


Thus far tue Spring has been the most favor
able one that this country has ever seen. AL
most all our farmers are done sowing their
small grains. and many Of them hare a large
smount Of their corn ground plowed ready for
planting. The wintor wheat has suffered some-
what from the dry weather, but on Saturday
night last re had fine shower and another
again last night, which has given the wheat
vigorous start. The spring wheat is coming up
aud looks finely.


Yesterday we had m election for the loan of
orr county bonds for the erection Of d Court
House. Ths election was carried for tie loan
by handsome majority. -;


Truly yours, Z.
Year: 1860

TuE SorTu AND DlSUNIoN. \. y. ide
South--is not wholly b rcft OF reason, and quotes
tho speech of Southern merchant in proof.
This may be true, and yet the extreme madness
for it is worthy no better name, displayed by
some of her political sons. to say nothing now Of
religious fanaticism, especially in some quarters
would point strongly to the verge of the prcci-
pice We may venture to hope however, that
wise counsels will prevail, and that the state
ments made by Mr.. Barker, and like constdera
tons, will have healthful ef'ct, and restore
the disturbed sanity of portion of the Southern
people:


"The madcaps who threaten disunon on the
floor of Congress- knew well enough that the
sober sense of the South her mercantile, social,
and political interests. the instinct of self pre-
servation, and even that selfish calculation for
the continuance of slavery which is habliual to
the Southern mind. all demand the prepetulty OF
the Union. Occasionally the true feelings of
the South upon the point find an honest express
sion in circles removed tIOm political agitation
For example, at the recent dinner of the New
England Society in New Orleans, the venerable
Jacob Barker, formerly a merchant of this city,
made the following Just and sensible remarks:


I" We know full we'll that our slaves would
not BE- worth tha clothes they wear ii the uran
should be dissolved Their value consists III the
preservation of Southern rights, guaranteed
by the Constitution. Should it be vacated by Il
division of the Union, the Northern section would
initiate their cousins the Britsh-makng all
free who should put their feet on their soil.
This would depopulate the border States of their
slave population, and they would, one after
another become free states, until not one would
be left to tell how it happ"urd.'
Year: 1860

FEMALE SUFFRAGE.-- Henry Ward Bcecher has
declared in favor of female suffrage lie says
that every miscreant, if candidate for place,
would be blasted before the vote of women"
But many miscreant, when a candidate for the
place Of husband, finds very little difficulty in
getting himself elected by woman's vote. And
isn't it likely that women are quite as careful
and conscientious Ia voting to ill that interest
ing place "a they would be in voting to fill the
public Offices?
Year: 1860

PLEASING PRosrGcr- From the Shasta Herali
of last Saturday, we learn that the new road
from Shasta to Whisky Creek is finished to the
summit of the divide between the two points
The remainder of the road will be completed
soon-a gratifying announcement 10 persons who
know what the old road was.
Year: 1860

How annoying it is to find people prospecting.
instead of being ruined we predicted they
would, in consequence oil having pursued their
own course instead Of following our advice
Punch
Year: 1860

TgLRcRAPH TO THE PACIFIC. bill
for the construction Of telegraph line to the
Pacific, which has passed both houses of
Congress, provides that not over $4,000 a
year shall be paid to the contractors for its
construction and operation, and that the
contract shall be given to the lowest bidder.


1t is gratifying to citizens both on this
and on the other side of our continent, to
know that we are to be connected by a teie-
grarh line in the course of few months.
1t is much needed both by the citizens and
by the Government.
Year: 1860

ca Hon. Bailie Peyt of Tennessee, who
spoke at a ratification meeting few days ago,
said that the corruption of those in power at
Washington is so great that 'the man in the
moon has to hold his nose as he passes over
that citvn -
Year: 1860

THE Power OF MoSEy.-The greatest things
which have been done for the world have not
been accomplished by rich men, or by sub
scription lists, but by men of small pecuniary
means. Christianity was propagated over half
the world by men ofthe poorest class; and the
greatest thinkers, discoverers, inventors, and
artists have been men of moderate wealth,
many of them little raised above the condition
of manual laborers in point of worldly circum-
stances. And it will always be so. Riches
are oftencr an impedmcnt than stimulus to
action and in many cases they are quite as
much misfortune as blessing. The youth
who inhcrits wealth is apt to have life made
too easy for him, and he soon grows sated with
It because he has nothing left to desire. Hav-
ing no special object to struggle for, he finds
time hang heavy on his hands; he remains
morally and spiritually asleep; and his posi-
ton in society is often no higher than that OF
polypus over which the tide floats.
Year: 1860

which was now nnfastened. Not a sound Of
life was heard in any direction. ! opened the
front door, and discovered that 1t was far past
noon.


gave immediate information respecting Sa-
VAIL and vigilant search was Immediately in
stituted but not a trace either Of him or his
wife could be found, and I have never since
even heard of him.


have experienced many deep emotions
during my life but none are more indellbly i'm
printed on my memory than those connected
with the night have attempted to describe
| have never since been able to open pocket
book containing bank-notes, without the vision
of Sayall arising for moment before me, as ii
to claim his part. So pcrtinacionsly has this
idea possessed me, notwithstanding many eff
forts to root it from my mind, that have some
times been almost tempted TO believe that Sa-
vail had been long dead, and that his spirit
still doomed to feel the lust for money which
in life filled him, is fated to haunt perpetualy
every place where pocket-books and bank-notes
appear would often have given much more
than the sum of which he robbed me, to get
quit of the fixed impressions of him which are
in my mind but disagrceable recollections are,
and ever will bc some of the miseries Of hu-
man nature.
Year: 1860

KEEPING THE TEETH CLEAN.--Microscopic
examinations, says the Scientific American, have
been made of the matter deposited on the teeth
and gnms gilmore than forty individuals from all
classes of society, in every variety of bodily
condition, and in nearly every instance animal
and vegetable lfe have been found. In fact,
the only persons whose mouths were found TO
be completely free of them, cleaned their teeth
four times daily, using soap. One or two of
these individuals also passed thread between
the teeth to clean them more anectually. In all
the number of parasites were greater 10 pro-
portion to the neglect of cleanliness. The eff
feet of the application of various agents was al
so noticed. Tobacco juice and smoke did not
injure their vitality in the least. The same
was true of the chlorine toothwash, ofpulveri-
zed bark, of soda ammonis, and various other
popular detergents The application of soap,
however appears to destroy them instantly
We may hence infer that this is the best and
most specific remedy for teeth. In all proper
ton to the neglect of cleanliness. 1t may be
proper to add that none but the purest white
CASTLE soap should be used
Year: 1860

Medical ELRcTEIcITY.-Dr. Gibson is the
only scientific and successful Electrician in
the City Of Cleveland; and is the only one
in possession of Aattering testimonials from
the most eminent Professors of Electricity
in the United States in reference to profess
SiOual skill in the use of Electricity as a
curative agent; and the only one who treats
Liver Complaints, Rheumatism, Paralysis,
Disease Of the Brain, and other Chronic Dis
eases with uniform success. He will pay a
premium for the proof that his success is
equalled by any treatment that is now or
ever was in thecity of Cleveland for the cure
of obstinate diseases. Call and see cases
cured at his Office, No. III Ontario street.
Year: 1860

DrDS'f Know THR WEITISG.-A telegraphic
dispatch was received in Lynn recently, but
was refused by the person TO whom it was
sent, on the ground that he aida't recognize
tie Handwriting ss belonging to the one who
was said to have sent it.
Year: 1860

~ Paddock has the finest Four Dollar
Hat to be found in Cleveland, and he has
twenty-five hundred Shaker BOnnets which
he will sell lower than can be bought else
whore; and his whole varied assortment of
Goods are going Off at the same low rates
Year: 1860

PERsoSAL.-Miss Jennie Twitchell, former
ly of the Old Folks Concert Troupe, vas
married few days ago to a gentleman of
Boston. Are any hearts in Cleveland made
jealous by this announcement
Year: 1860

THE FAsT TRAIS TO CHIcAoo.-The Chicago
Press 4 Tribune, in speaking of the Southern
train from Buffalo to Chicago, says:


Some wonderful time was made, much TO
the astonishment of some Of the Eastern
Delegates who are used TO the one-horse
''family roads" Of that section. For instance,
the entire distance from Erie 10 Cleveland
was run in two hours and fifteen minutes, 3
feat of itself calculated to sstabliah the espa-
DIIity Of the line. All along the road at eve
ry depot and at every station crowds Of peo-
pie were seen, waving their hsndkerehiefs,
shouting for this or for that favorite, or dis
playing TO a remarkable extent an enthusi-
astic interest in the excursion and its objects.





The whole affair reflects great credit on
those who had the management Of it--and
while We in no way desire or intend 70 take
credit from the Central route, we consider It
no more than right to say that the Michigan
Southern line came in ahead Of its rival, and
that while both are entitled to great credit,
the palm should, in this instance be given TO
the latter.
Year: 1860

CoRRKcT GENEALoGy OF THE PRINCE OF
WALEs.-He is the Oldest son of Victoria,
who is the daughter of the Duke of Kent,
who was the son of George the Third, who
was grandson of George the Second, who
was the son of Princess Sophia, who was
the cousin of Anne, who was the sister Of
William and Mary; Mary was the daughter,
and William the son-in-law of James the
Second, who was the son of Charles the
First, who was the son of James the First,
who was the son of Mary. who. was the
granddaughter of Margaret, who was the
sister of Henry the Eighth, who was the son
of Henry the Seventh, who was the son of
the Earl of Richmond, who was the son of
0atharipe, the widow of Henry the Fifth,
who was The son Of Henry the Fourth, who
was the cousin of Richard the Second, who
was the grandson of Edward the Third,
who was the son Of Edward the Second, who
was the son Of Henry the Third, who was
the SON of John, who was the son of Henry
the Second, who was the son of Matilda, the
daughter Of Henry the First who was the
brother of William Rufus, who was the son
of William the Conqueror, who was the
bastard son Of the Duke of Normandy, by q
tanners daughter Of Falaise.
Year: 1860

IMPRovEMENT OF NoTRE DAME, IN PARIS
The works at the Cathedral of Notre Dame,
in Paris, are being carried on with great
'rapidity. Fresh statues have been added to
those which formed the gallery Of kings on
the western front Of the building, and In o
short time not single niche will be empty.
A large scaaolding has been erected on the
south front of the transept, all Of which Is 70
be thoroughly repaired. The new steeple
erected over the center of the Cathedral 10
now almost entirely cleared of its scaffold-
ing, and the work in the interior of the Ca
thedral Is going on 30 actively that there Is
every reason to expect that ali will be fin-
ished in the present year.
Year: 1860

INsANIrY.-The prevalence of insanity in
California has been Frequently remarked,
and proved the subject of many theories but
we doubt if it ever arrived to higher pitch
in the same length of time than in the mon. III
just closed. No less than ten persons have
been ordered to Stockton from this city, be-
sides number of others who have passed
through here from other places on their way
to the Asylum. At this rate we are furnish
ing a crazy man every third day. Should
the disease continue up to the present stand
ard large addition will soon have to be
made to the Asyum.-S T. Herald
Year: 1860

GREAT LucK-Messrs. Ransom and Grey
son, farmers, residing at Elder Creek, fifteen
miles from Tehama, have within few days
crossed the mountains from Salt Lake with
nine hundred head of American sheep, pass
ing safely through the country now the
scene Of the Indian war These sheep were
delayed on their trip last season, and were
obliged to Winter at Salt Lake.
Year: 1860

WHEAT DEsrRoYED.-In Napa county, says
the Reporter, large amount of wheat is
broken down and blighted, and some fields
will not be worth the harvesting. Not more
than half crop is anticipated, taking the
country together Should rust follow on the
return of fine weather, the loss will be most
serious to our farmers.
Year: 1860

A LETTER from Carson Valley, dated May
27th saysi Yesterday we had regular old
fashioned thunder storm the reports were
much louder than any l ever heard in Cali
fornia during a seven years residence, 1t
commenced raining about four o'clock in the
afternoon, and continued steadily till daylight
this morning, when it turned to snow. which
fell to the depth of an inch, but soon disap
peared The season is remarkably back
ward, and have great fears for the safety Of
my rotate crop; as for tomatoes and such
tender plants, they are all dead, and no hope
is left for a crop Of them this year
Year: 1860

THE CRIcKErs.-T pests are now enter
ing the eastern part of town. We were out
some three or four miles south of town on
Sunday last, and as far as we went we found
the crickets within three or four hundred
wards of the road on the eastern side, and
making. with slow and measured tread to the
west. They are not so large this year as
last but there is as many or more of them
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