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Year: 1860

RuEAwAY.-A very pretty runaway occur
red yesterday morning on First street. A
three horse team attached to large sized
wagon, became frightened by some means as
they were waiting on the Plaza for load OF
goods They made better time up First street
than their driver ever got out Of them, the
single nag in the lead keeping them straigh,
till they crossed Virgin Alley, when he
hauled out to the right and, describing a cir
Gle on a vacant lot, made a straight shoot for
a China house on the North side of First
street, but when half way across the street he
became detached, and flew off in a tangent,
while the other nags kept straight on, and
but for the Intervention Of heavy awning
post they would probably have killed them
selves and demolished the house As it was
the Chinawomen were badly frightened, the
awning post was carried away, and the pave
ment torn up. The horses and wagon escaped
with slight injury.
Year: 1860

soar to the realms Of the brig t and the blest
Where the mourners are soaced and the weary,


at rest,
Irise to my glories, whilo thou must remain
lp this world of tears, detection and pain.
And hence though my heart throbs exutant to
~ die


And visions of glory expand to mine eye;
The bosom that struggles and pants to be free,
Still beats with regret and affection for thee.
] fear not another more fond and more fair
Whom | am forgotten thy fortune should share
Oh fUd but bosom devoted as mine
And NY hearts latest BILE essing forever be thine
l fear that the stroke that now rends us apart,
From the path of the Christian should sever thy
. heart;
Lest seeking in anguish, relief from despair,
the vain world ,hOuld lure thee to look for il


there


But OH should it tempt thee awhile to resign,
A re1sure so precious, hope SO divine,
Should the lights of his glory be hidden from


thee,
In tho hour of thy darkness, oh, thiuk upon
Remember the hope that entwines me now,
Though the dews fthe grave are damp ON my


brow,


The faith, that has nerved me with transport to
The hour of my doom, though it tares me from
thee.
Year: 1860

good thing TO have good husband, though
the chances of getting one is as uncertain
as religious fair. Now there's Mr.. Bess
who is in Califoruy is husband worth
having, for he was always acidulous to
please his wife when he was at home and
has been unremitting ever since he went
away. There's as much difference be-
tween people, gracious me, as there is be.


tween anybody.
Year: 1860

A SINGULAR CASE We recently heard a.
remarkable and touching story of little.
boy, the son of gentleman in an adjoin
ing county. His age IS thirteen, He is
an interesting promising lad One day
during the past winter, he failed to RISE
in the morning as early as usual. At
length his father went into the room
where he lay, and asked him why he did
not get up? He said it seemed dark yet
and he was waiting for daylight, His fa~
ther retired, but the boy did not make
his appearance for some time he return
ed second time and said, "My son, why
don't you get up?" Father is it daylight


"Yes' long ago." "Then Father the lit
tie fellow said, ~ am blind" and so it was
his sight was gone.


In short time his father took him to-
Nashville, to get the benefit of the medi-
cal profession there, but none Of the phy9
sioans could do anything for him, and
happily made no experiments on his eyes.
Some ladies in the family Of his fathers,
sou ght to cheer him in his affliction, and
one night proposed 10 take him to the op-
era that he might her the music and sing
ing. He went, and was delighted. ln
the course of the performance, all at
once he leaped up, threw his arms around
his fathers neck, and screamed with ecs-
tacy, oh Father, can see can see ~
His sight had instantly returned. And
since then he has retained it in full vigor
except that under excitement there is
a TRANSMIT dimness of vision. The case is
one ofa remaslsable and singular charac-
ter.-PresJyterian. ..u
Year: 1860

The Central Southern Rights Association have before
them memorial to the City Council which asks the alb
rogaton of the tax on capital the tax Virginia nsu
rance companies to be dispensed with and those Of other
States TO be taxed and TO relieve the merchants and
manufacturers TO the greatest extent possible This is
beginning the reformation at the right point In conse
quence of the great ncemency OF the weather, there
was an adjournment Monday night till Friday night


the 18th inst, when the subject will be finally acted on
Everything for encouraging Southern commerce and
Southern interests must be considered and acted
Year: 1860

TTlHIS wonderful Machine is remarkable for the
ri 2following properties which It is warranted to
posSesA. 1t docs not wear the clothes. and never
lrak<a but1Dn. 1t cleanses thoroughly the nlost
delicate clothing, and rnscs clear 1t is very sim
pie, very strong and durable, and can hardly get
sut Of repair. 1t is Light and portable. and when
not in use takes NO more room than the common
wash tubs. common hand can with ease and
perfect safety to the clothing, wash faster and bet
ter than four washerwomen can by fsnd.
This machine has been greatly improved since
1858. and is now perfect It now operates much
more easily. and weighs only between GO and 20
pounds, all put up, and when taken down-which
can be done in one-fourth Of minute-is SO Light
that child u years Of age can move it about
Why all other Haehiaes Faa


is because they rub only the surfaces of the cloth
taking it for granted that the clothes soied
" upon the surface and that the dirt .lust be rub
bed off Is one would clean board.


Hs.sAtHy oy Hand 10 wro,.,,


because the rubbing Of the surface Of the cloth is
wholly unnecessary, and is great waste of strength
As well IS great injury to the fabric.


OBSERVE that the cloth soiled is always soiled
through and through and that it cannot be cleans.
ed without being washed through and through.


The Reason scAy tie Metropolitan Succeeds
is because it forces the water powerfully through,
the fabric, between the pe.tles, and the actoa oi
the water displaced by the FOUNDER carries the
clothes from the outside to the centre Of the tub
presenting continuous fresh surface of clothes to
the action Of the FOUNDER. thus washing every
portion Of the clothes thoroughly and equally.


Tile Time and Labor Saved


is more than one-half Washings which reauir.
all day by hand. are by this Machine generally
done in less than one-half day. The clean
sing process is done in fourth the time The
cleansing. rinsing and wringing and hanging out
taken together require less than half the time
and no person can possibly rinse as well by hand
as with this Machine. Very many persons say
that the Machine is worth its cost for rinsins
alone


The Durability Of this Machine.
is very great. don't see why it should not last
for ten or twenty years, with only repairs of poun
der and rope. which would be very irihiny Tn,
whole cost Of repairs upon all the several hund
red machines have sold in the last two years
taken together, don't amount to two dollars, and
many Of them have been in constant use in large
families.


For sale by WARD 4 SOUTHMAYD.
Year: 1860

COMFORT TOR TIE SEcEnEKs. is said that
company is being formed in West Ward un.
der the name Of the - Vest Ward IroJans,
who will march 10 South Carolina to join the
army in that State They will leave as soon
as they have collected money enough to send
them Off Petersburg ErprfS.
Year: 1860

Awarded First Premium at the Mechanics Fair, 1857
Old Tin Roofs Covered with the Cement Roofing


and made perfectly Waterfront


ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Inquire at the Sash Factory, on 4h street, between
ana Maiden Lane Ioc2S-my.
Year: 1860


and 50 died the aged Robert Monroe, the
same who in 1858 had been ensign at
Louisburgh.- Jonathan Harrington, IT,,
was struck in front of his house on the
north of the Common. His wife was at
the window when he fell. With the blood
gushing from his breast he rose in her
sight tottered, fell again, then crawled on
his hands and knees towards his dwelling:
she ran to meet him but only reached
him as he expired on the threshold. Ca
leb Harrington, who had gone into che
meeting house for powder, was shot as he
came out. Samuel Hadley and John
Brown were persued and killed after they
had left the green. Asahel Porter of
Woburn, who had been taken prisoner by
the march, endeavoring to escape, was
shot within few rods of the Common.


Seven of the men Of Lexington were
killed nine wounded "a quarter part
of those who stood in arms on the green.
These are the village heroes who were
more than of noble blood, proving by
their spirit that they were of race divine.
They gave their lives in testimony to the
rights of mankind, bequeathing to their
country an assurance of success in the
mighty struggle which they had begun.
Their names are held in grateful remem-
brance, and the expanding millions of
their countrymen renew and multiply
their praise from generation to generation.
They fulfilled their duty not from acci-
dental impulse of the moment; then ac-
ton was the slowly ripened fruit of
Providence and of time.


Needless of his own danger, Samuel
Adams, with the voice of prophet, ex-
claimed when he heard of the resistance
at Lexington, "Oh, what q glorious
morning is this p for thus he saw that
his country's independence was Fastening
rapidly on and like Columbus in the tenn
pest, knew that the storm did not bear
him the more swiftly towards the undis-
covered world.
Year: 1860

VULGAR WoRDs.-There is as much
connection between the words and thoughts
as there is between the thoughts and
the words---the latter are only the express
sion Of the former, but they have power tc
react upon the soul, and leave the stain Of
corruption there. A young man who al
lows himself to use profane or vulgar
words, has not only shown that there is Q
foul spot on his mind, but by utterance o.
that word he extends the spot and in.
flames it, till, by indulgence, it will soou
Year: 1860

Is AhEhE A GOD


How often is the expression used, "If
there be a God !" as if doubling whether
there is such being as a Supreme Ruler
of the Universe. But it is very impor-
tant to be established in this respect, in
order to human happiness; for he who is
doubling on this point, is like wave
of the sea, driven with the wind and
tossed. Consequently he is halting be-
tween two opinions; and is therefore un-
easy, unhappy and discontented; he has
no permanent rest of mind. but often cries
out in the bitterness of his soul "Oh!
if there be God 7"


But who is he that says there is no
God I? Let the Psalmist answer: The
fool hath said in his heart There is no
God" Shall we then yield to the judg-
ment of the foolish, and join the theme
and say there is no God? Nay, but let
us turn our thoughts to the works of Gre
alton and Providence And who hath
wrought all these things? Did the earth
come by chance, or did the hills and the
fountains Of water bring themselves into
existence, or did man create himself in
the beginning ? or who made the beasts
of the forest and the field? Answer if
ye can, ye who say there is no God.


But again. From where did the gilt
tering sun derive its origin, or Of whom
did it borrow its golden light, and its
warming rays that cheer us through the
day, or the moon and the stars that twin
kle by night? Answer if ye can, ye who
say there is no God.


o, ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Learn a lesson from the rolling thunder,
as it breaks over our heads! see the vivid
lightning flashing! All portray an AL
mighty power, superior to man.


In view of all this, shall we continue
to say, eff there be God?" Nay, but
let us respond that there is God; and
all the works of nature prove the fact that
there is God that rules on high, and
minds the affairs of men.
i If you are still doubling whether there
be God, with all these evidences before
your mind, then turn your research to
that sacred volume in which it is declared
that God made all things, and declares
himself to be God, the Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first and
the last and blessed are they that do his
commandments, for they shall have right
to tho tree Of life. M NJ
Year: 1860

THE Power OF THE HEART.-Let any
one while sitting down, place the left leg
over the knee of the right one, and per-
nit it to hang freely, abandoning all
muscular control over it. Speedily il
may be observed to sway forward and back
through limited space at regular inter
walls. Counting the number of these
motions for any given time, they will be
found to agree exactly with the beating
of the pulse, Every one knows that, at
fire, when the water from the engine is
forced through bent hose, the tendency
is to straighten the hose; and if the bend
be sharp one considerable force is nee.
essary to overcome the tendency. Just
so it is in the case of the human body
The arteries are but a system Of host
through which the blood is forced by The
heart. When the leg is bent, all the
arteries within it are bent too, and every
time the heart contracts, the blood rush
ing through the arteries tends to straight
en- them; and it is the effort which pro
duces the motion of the leg alluded to-
Without such ocular demonstration, it il
difficult to conceive the power exerted by
that exquisite mechanism, the norma
pulsations of which are never perceived
by him whose very life they are.--,Jos
W. Sprague.
Year: 1860

extricate himself from this perilous stu
alton, were fruitless. In his terror, he
uttered shrieks and horrible imprecations.
Astonished at the noise Hanchen wentto
the spot, and saw him caught, like a
rat in his own trap, from which it was no
part of her plan to liberate him. Sne
knew he would be more frightened than
hurt, if he kept within his rotary prison,
without any rash attempts at escape, and
that even if he became insensible, he could
not fall out of it.


In the mean time the wheel went round
and round with it's steady and unceasing
motion, and round and round he went
with it, while sense remained, beseeching
Hanchen, with entreaties, promises, and
wild, impatient threats, which were
equally disregarded, till by degrees feeling
and perception failed him, and he heard
and saw no more. He fell senseless at
the bottom of the engine, but even then
his inanimated body continued to be
whirled round as before, for Hanchen did
not dare to trust appearances in such a
villain, and would not venture to suspend
the working of the mill or stop the mil



gear and tackle from running at theil
fullest speed. At length she heard 9
loud knocking at the door, and flew tC
open it. 1t was her master and his fam
lily, accompanied by several of his neigh
bors, all in the utmost CONSERVATION and
wonder at seeing the mill sails at full
swing on Sunday, and still more so wher
they found the poor child lying bounc
on the grass, who however was too ter
rifed to give any account of what haC
happened.


Hanchcn in few words told all ant
then her spirit, which had sustained hel
through such scenes of terror, gave way
under the sense of safety and relief, anc
she fell fainting in their arms, and was
with much difficulty recovered. TIL,
machinery of the mill was at once stop
ped and the inanimate rufian dragged
from his dreadful prison. Heinrich, TOO
was brought forth from the miller's cham
Der, and both were in short time sen
bound under strong escort, to Bonn
where they soon met the reward of thei
crimes.


The history of this extraordinary ac
of presence of mind concludes by tellin,
us that Hanchen thus effectually curet
of her pe'achant for her unworthy suitor
became eventually the wife of the miller
eldest son. and thus lived all her life il
the scenes of her great danger and happ.
deliverance.
Year: 1860

pollute and ruin the whole soul. Be care
ful of your words as we'll as your thoughts.
If you can control the tongue so that no
improper words be pronounced by it, you
will soon be able to control the mind, and
save it from corruption.
Year: 1860

upon suhjectng them To the rule Of some other
dogma, consuumsts forever the ruin of the 10
stitutions fathers established ia the spirit Of
fraternity, and which we shall have con-
verted into instruments of tyranny. II is the


eakness and the misfortune Of humanity that
no tyrant Is 80 terrible as the one that is con
vinced that he Is acting from motives of the
highest morality, and for the spiritual as well
as the temporal good Of those subject to his
sway. This truth holds good in relation to
parties as well as to men, and hence the greater
danger of black republican rule.


1t is against this danger that all phases OF
conservative opinion united last night at the
Cooper Institute and passed the patriotic reso-
lutiops which will be found in another column.
They breathe the true spirit of our in
stiiuiions. And the meeting did something
more than to pass resolutions. II took
the path Of action by cansing com
| ui,tee Of fifteen to be appointed, with full
powers to adopt such an electoral ticket as The
crisis and the country now demand. 1t now re-
mains for that committee to present at once
such ticket as will command the full couG
dence and support of the people, and this Can
be done by ignoring the selfish claims OF all
the virepulling cliques and old rotten poiiti
cal organizations. For the support of such a
ticket let the merchants of New York contri
butte literally, and the people unite heartily
BY so doing we shall give increased strength
to the united conservative elements OF Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, and save New York
from the shame Of casting her vote for fac
tious and sectional candidate for the Presi
dency
Year: 1860

Everybody knows the story of William
Tell, but everybody does not know that an
apple incident the exact counterpart of his,
is said to have occurred in Denmark. Here
is the story, according to an old historian;


Toxic, private soldier in the army of Har-
old, the Fourth King of the Danes, boasted
among others at a feast, that he had so great
dexterity in shooting that he could shoot
through an apple, though but small one,
that was set at a distance from him on
the top of staff. This coming to the Kings
ears, he compelled him to make the trial on
his own son; and that unless at the first shot
he should take off the apple, which should be
laid on his sons head, be should lose his own
head as the reward of his boasting. Toxic,
reduced to this necessity, advised the boy to
stand with his head immovable at the twang
of the string, and turned his face from him,
that he might not fright at the sight of the
arrow; and then taking arrows out Of his
quiver, at the first shot he performed it. The
King asked, "Wherefore he took more ar
rows than one?' "To revenge myself on
thee" he said, ''if miscarried," which the
King, says the chronicler, took not amiss. -
Year: 1860

"A POETS OPINION oF DANcNa;| am an
old fellow, says Cowper in one of his letters
to Hurdis, but had once my dancing days
as you have now; yet never could learn half
so much Of woman's character by dancing
with her, as by conYersing with her at home,
when could observe her behavior at the
table, at the fireside, and in all trying circum-
stances Of domestic life, We are all good
when we are pleased, but she is the good
woman who wants not the fiddle to sweeten
her.
Year: 1860

The Zouave Cadets cf Chicago left that place the
81 instant on their Eastern tour intending TO visit also
Baltimore and Washington before their return home
They were at Detroit on the 5h Buffalo on the 9Th aud
at Rochester on the oh. They are commanded by Col
E. E. Ellsworth and NUMBER exclusive Of officers, sixty
meu-foTtytwo hearing muskes and eighteen musicians
The full dress uniform Of this corps consists Of dark
blue, with similar trimmings TO those on the coat The
full Zousye uniform consists Of loose scarlet pants with


gold cord over blue stripe high CATERS and leggngs;
blue vest with orange braid and peculiar pattern o
more antique facing; jacket Of blue with red and orange
trimmings and bell buttons; and jiunty little red cap
with black band and orange trimmings They have also
fatigue uniforms and chasseur guorm consisting Of
red pants and blue coat handsomely trimmed. They
practice the light infantry and Zouave drills in both o
which they represented to be very perfect moving
with precision and prOmptude that astonishes the be-
holder.
Year: 1860

las in Pennsylvania elsewhere touch electoral
ticket which contains upon It the single ofa Brcck
inridge Dsunionist Even out of the tweny-seyen
electors would disgrace Douglas ticket precisely as
single drop Of subte poison thrown into goblet OF
pure and crystal water might render the whole deathy
potion.n
Year: 1860

THE Basis OF MERCANTILE PRosPERITY.-The two
principal conditions of success in mercantile calcu-
latlOns appear to be sound and wel-infOrmed
Judgment, and regulated and Reasonable desire OF
gain. The inordinate, grasping anxiety of wealth,
which characteriZes many men, is, in large pro-
portion of eases, passion fatal to their success 1t
blinds the Judgment, and miseads it into visionary
schemes and ruln0uS speculatons; and an ample eX-
perience shows that men of the coolest most de-


berate habits, when they have once Welded to the
passion Tor wealth, longer capable of rea-
soning wisely. Of the other qualifcatiou-namely
correct information, as condition of mercantile
success-it seems hardly necessary to speak,
"knowledge is power says the great master of
English philosophy. Not less in mercantile life
than elsewhere is this maxim true. The language
of every merchant should be, "Give US light;'' in
crease and multiply the means of information.
What is capital, energy, enterprise, sagaciy, with
out accurate knowledge, extensive information ?
An ignorant merchant may happen to succeed, even
In this day, but every one must that it is most
improbable peradventure. A single fact is worth a
folio of argument, and we have one Just to the
point; it is this:-That one of the leading
causes of the late financial crisis and panic in
England was the want of tue information respect
ing the amount of flour and grain which this country
could supply. number of the English corn merch-
ants proceeded upon the baef that our surplus was
exhausted, when such was not the fact They made
their contracts upon that false assumption, and
were ruined. There Is no one subject in which the
whole mercantile community have deeper interes SITS
than that of the vast modern increase of the fac-
ties for dffusing and obtaining full and correct in
formation on everything pertaining to trade, so
that all can enjoy its advantages; and no man need
hope to compete successfully with bis neighbor,
who shuts himself out from a participation in
these facilities. The time has come when it is no
longer 10 the power of the few to monopoize; and
every day tends more and more to equaize the
condition and advantages of business men, and to
throw wide open to all the door to wealth respect
ability, influence, and honor. Nor is there any
necessity for the frequent failures in mercantile
life which have distinguished the past. The young
merchant who commences on the broad and sound
moral basis of integrity and nice mercantile honor


and who conducts his business with intelligence and
judgment, and without undue eagerness and haste
to be rich, will generally meet with success as he
will certainly deserveit. 1t is true, this is day of
ardent competition; but it is less true that it is
day when manly honorable enterprise, buckles
on its armor under auspices the most cheering and
hopes the most encouraging. Hunts Merchants


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