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Year: 1859

We hear no more Of the clinkng hoof,


And the stage coach rattling by;
For the steam king rules the travelling world,
And the old pixies left to die.
The grass creeps DER the finty path,


And the stealthy daisies steal
Where once the stage horse, day by day,


Lifted his iron heel.
No more the weary stager breads


The toll of coming morn;
No more the bustling landlord runs


At the sound of the echoing horn.
For the dust lies still upon the road


And the bright eyed children play
Where once the Gathering hoof and wheel


Ratified along the way.
No more do we hear the cracking whip,


Or the strong wheels rumblng sound
And no! the water drives US on,


And an iron horse is found.
The coach stands rusting in the yard,


And the horse has sought the plow,
We have spanned the world with an iron rail,
And the steam king rules us now!
The old turnpike is pike no more,


Wide open stands the gate;
We have made US road for our horses to stride
And we ride at a flying rate;
We have filed the valley and leveled the hills,
And tunneled the mountains side,
And round the rough cragg's dizzy verge


Fearlessly now we ride.
Onion with a han ghty front!


A puff, a shrek and a bound
While the tardy echoes wake too late


To babbe back the sound
And the old pike road is left alone,


And the stagers seek the plow
We have circled the world with an iron rail,
And the steam king rules US now
Year: 1859

CHILE CLovER-The editor of the Gala
veras Chronicle has been shown specimen
of Alfalfa (Chile Clover, which was 3-4 of
an inch in diameter at the top, and had
been broken off "a inches in the ground at
a thickness of 1-2 an inch. From the size
of the root, when it was broken off, it must
have been at least four feet in length. There
would be little danger Of this clover perish
ing for want of moisture if it was to be
found at anv reasonable depth.
Year: 1859

Among all European countries that in
which the United States is the best known
and most popular, is Germany. Emigration
and mercantile relations have produced an
intercourse between the two countries al
together astonishing in its effects, of which
the extent and amount is little known among
the generality Of Anglo Americans. There
are sections Of Germany where you cannot
travel without daily meeting persons who have
either been in America, or are so well in
formed about American affairs that you can
not help supposing they had been there. Of
the latter class some have their friends and
relatives in the Union, from whose letters
they have derived great deal Of informa-
ton, while others have read books, and some
have made study Of the geography, the
the laws and the outlines of the history of
the United States. This familiarity with
American affairs is nowhere more striking
than among the middle classes of the center
Of Germany, in the small princi palties and
duchies of Thuringia and Saxony. In the
little town of Rudolstadt, the capital of the
Prince Swarz-burg Rudostadt-which, by
the by, has one of the most charming situa-
tions in Central Europe-a weekly paper is
published, devoted exclusively to the in
terests of German emigration, and letters
from all parts of the world where Germans
have emigrated and are continuing to emf
CRATE, are received by the editor. You enter
his Office, and there you may happen to see
people intending to emigrate-this one to
Brazil, that one to Australia, the greater
number to the United States. They come
to ask advice, or to make bargain for their
passage from Hamburg and Bremen to their
intended new homes. If you enter into a
conversation with those who have chosen
the United States, you will find them gene
rally well informed about North America,
and about what they have to expect at their
place of destination.
Year: 1859

WILD ToBACCo.-In less than half mile
of town may be seen thousands of the above
plants, which, in the season, attain the height
of from eighteen inches to three and four
feet The stalks seem to be very vigorous,
and the leaves although by no means as large
as those of the cultivated article, are never
theless of very respectable dimensions and
afford a passibe article for smoking pur-
poses. We are told that the Indians have
been in the habit of gathering it for years
past and using it in this way; fact which
would 60 to prove that substance which is
indigenous to the soil might be raised to
almost perfection were the same attention
given to it that is given to the commonest
herb or vegetable Of the garden.


Iehanaa Gazette
Year: 1859

TAXING MINING CLAIMs.-The Supreme
Court has decided that mining claims are
not subject to taxation under our State laws,
they say, "First--That the Legislature has
the constitutional power to tax mining
claims, and submit them to such burthens as
are imposed upon other property; and second
That as the Legislature having expressly


exempted mining claims from the operation
of the Revenue Act it cannot be presumed
that it was intended to levy tax on the
price paid for them; therefore, money thus in
vested is not a proper subject of taxation'''
Year: 1859

When the English first settled New Eng
land, and began to pow the land, the In
dians would, for days together, follow the
newly turned up furrcws with great delight
until they learned the object. They then
earnestly entreated the English to plow their
land for them, offering as pay certain por-
ton of the first fruits. When these requests
were complied with, they were regiously
punctua in complying with the debt. The
first portion of the corn collected in the
autumn was laid by in baskets for this pur-
pose, and another portion was laid by for
seed; and no circumstance not even famine
itself, would induce them to touch these re-
served parcels.
Year: 1859

RELIcr or oiHER YEARs.-The watchmsn
Of the Miami r. R. Bridge discovered the end
Of a stick Of dressed timber, about ls inches
scross, sticking out Of the bank on this side Of
the river just below the bridge, the other day,
and curiosity prompted him to examine how
far it was embedded 10 the earth. He dug about
it 10 the depth Of eight feet, when be found
that twas as firmly bedded as ever. The tim.
Der is oak, and is, as far as he exhumed it, as
sound as when cut from the tree, and hewn
square. he found shells and other evidences
which conviced him that the bed Of the river.
at an early day, had been there 1t is highly
probable that that stick Of timber had been
lodged there about the time of the first
settlement Of Dayton, aud that the place
had gradually filed up by the changing Of
the current, until the bed Of the river was en-
tirely removed from the vicinity. Gan any Of
our "oldest inhabitants" give us any light on
the subiect2
Year: 1859

FIRE IN MoPHERsoNTowN.- Last night between
IL and o'clock very general alarm Of fire
was given. 1t was soon ascertained that it was
in McPhersontown, and the engines and large
number Of citizens went across the river at
Main st. to assist in its extinguishment 1t
proved to be small stable and shedding, which
were nearly burned down before the machines
could reach the place. The contiguous houses
and stables were saved from burning by the
exertions Of the firemen; one or two Of the hous,
es having taken FIRE. The damage is light
Year: 1859

giving more than was asked. felt not only


shocked, but degraded | am placed below


the stand point of the constitution of my
adoption and placed upon lower grade
than the negro of that State this is mean
and degrading But no time was lost in
satisfying me that the Republican party Of
this State is not, and should n OF, be held re.
sponsible for the acts of the party in that
State. As the reasoning seemed to be plau,
sible acquiesoed, and went on my way re-
Joicing, and patiently awaiting the good
time coming, when our own Supreme Court
shall set in judgment on the "habeas corpusp
case, and order the patriotic rescuers to be
liberated, and delivered from the mouth of
the lin, to hea, the Judges harmoniously
sing together and all the sons Of the Repub.
lican and opposition party shout for 10Y


The court came; the decision came, read
it, and to my surprise, it contained nothing
but Democratic talk just such talk, as
was taught by my new allies to denounce
nothing new, strange or wonderful; in short,
nothing more nor less than what had read,
and re-read in Democratic papers, pamphlets
and platforms what heard the Democracy
proclaim in speeches, in and out of Con.
gress, on the stump and in private circles.


This completed my adventures as Re
publican was now fully conylnced that an
honest Republican Judge would do, when
acting under the obligations of an oath, just
what every Democrat is doing without that
obligation formally resting upon him, and
thus vndicate the Constitution of the Union.


Here the vail finally dropt from my eyes,
and | dropt back into the Democratic party,
where shall remain to the end of my nat
ural life, then 60 to Heaven, where expect
to meet Jefferson, Webster, jackson, and
Clay, surrounded by Washington and the
rest of the Fathers of the Constitution, to
participate in the enjoyment of their reward
for the patriotic labors performed in this
world, provided, the Lord will forgive me
my transgressiOn for leaving the Democratic
party, for l consider that the worst act of
my life. STRAIGHT OUT.
Year: 1859

uJ' As We stated yesterday, the Montgomery
Guard intend giving the great pic mic of the
season to>morrow, at Sunderlaud Falls. 1t will
certainly Ego of" if the weather will at all per
NIT but if it prove too dlsagreeable, we learn
that it will be postponed to another day and
if SO, due notice will be given of the time. We
hope, however it will not be necessary to post
pone it, Those desiring to go will be at the
Xenia Depot, Sd st., by little after y O'Clock
to- morrow morning.
Year: 1859

IMPORTED WSEs.-Friend Yiot is again in the
field with fresh importation Of pure wines di


rect from France There is no hrmbug about
them there is no strychuine in his stock -
Make a note of this, and see his advertisement.
Year: 1859

W Those who will sEamiRs the Empire will,
we think, come to the conclusion that it Is a
eiospaPer-especislly when they compare it
with its competitors. We will not allow our
selves to be equalled in all the requirements of
a local and general newspaper in Dayton
Price 10 cents per week.
Year: 1859

GTThe Cleveland National Democrat says it
is part Of the agreement between CHASE and
DENNTsoS that the latter, in case he is elected
Governor is to bring the iron rod influence Of
the State to bear in favor of CHASE for United
States Senalor
Year: 1859

How THE APACHE INDIANS MAKE WHISKY
A correspondent of the 'Arizonian, writing
from Apache Pass. gives the following ac-
count Of the manner in which the Apaches
make their whisky;


The corn is first aked for twenty four
hours a hole is then dug in the ground, gen.
orally in II wigwam and some dry grass laid
on the bottom; on this grass the corn is
placed, and layer of grass over it. Four
or five times day, warm water is sprinkled
over the corn and at night the family sleep
on it, to increase the warmth and make the
corn sprout quick. At the end of four or
five days, the corn is all sprouted; it is then
dried and pounded fine put in kettle and
boiled for five hours; VIII cooled, it is
mixed with sugar and flour, and left to fer.
ment for twelve hours. when it is ready for
drinking. Although not rank to the taste,
and fiery, its Intoxicating power is very
great, and when an Indian has a quart or
two on board, he don't care a copper who is
President of The United States
Year: 1859

The Sonoma Democrat says that two hun
dred men are wanted Immediately to work
on the Golden Rock Water CompaDy's Ditch
at Big Oak Flat Tuolumne county The la
borers will be proyisioned and clothed and
receive the balance of their pay in stock
and water scrip of the company.
Year: 1859

LUMBER, which is tie staple article in our
local commerce. says the San Mateo Gazette,
is now coming in rapidly from the mills, but
it is nearly rapidly shipped away again,
very little being left to accumulate upon the
warves
Year: 1859

FIRST OF THE SEASON The first party of
the season for Yo Semitic started from Bear
Valley, says the Mariposa Gazette, on Thurs
day morning, 10th May. Mrs. Fremont and
the young ladies Of her household were of
this party. They intended to proceed uia
C,nterville. and even upon that route it was
d,ubtful if they did not meet with almost in
superable difficulties in the shape Of snow
However, there was energy enough in the
party to go through, if it was determined
upon.
Year: 1859

QT The Detroit papers of April 9th give
the particulars of an awful murder of wife by
her husband, in that city. The mans name is
Edward Benedict. The Advertiser says:


"The first that was known of the affair was
when a passer-by heard the cry OF murder is
suing from the small house occupied by Bene-
dict and his wife; the door flew open on the
instant, and he discovered Mrs Benedict par.
TALLY on the floor, with her husband standing
over her, having the knife in his hand She
rushed out of the door, fell, and almost mmedi-
atcly expired. He was taken to iai, at once
and stated that he had killed one of the best
women that ever breathed Also, that he had
been absent from home, and that his wife gave
birth to child and taunted him by saying that
he was not its father. lie says that but short
time before he assigned over to her all of his
property, and that being the case, and hearing
from her own lips that she had not been true
to him, he, without knowing what he did, stabbed
her. lie further states that moment before
he had no idea of committing the deed, but pas.
sion overcamc hun, and her death was the re-
salt. lie says that going TO State prison is
nothing compared to the awful thought that
God will not forgive him, and that he thinks
he will not go to State prison, but before that
time will be dead"


0C.5- The Governor of New York has en-
phatlcaly refused to commute the sentence OF
Mrs. Hurtung, convicted of poisoning her hus-
band at Albany, New York. The Governor, in
letter to the counsel of the wretched woman,
deslgnates the crime of poisoning as the worst
sort OF murder, and the most difficult of detec-
ton, and declares that he cannot conceive that
he should feel authorized to interfere in any
case of poisoning, where the guilt is clearly
proved. and especially when the murderer is
the husband or wife. lie expresses the belief,
from careful review Of the evidence, that Mrs.
IIartung was guilty of the deliberate murder of
her husband by poisoning him. He then refers
TO the general aversion to hanging woman,
but thinks that public justice and the safety of
human life require it in this instance. There
fore, he cannot commute the sentence, and re-
quests that counsel will urge Mrs. Harlung to
cease to hope tor Executive clemency.


Two more wife poisouers have just been con-
vItted OF that most awful crime. In Hamilton,
G. W., John Mitchell was found guilty, and
sentenced to be hung on the 7th of Juno. and
in Cobarg, c. W., Dr. King has been found
guilty, but recommended him to mercy. Il
must be a queer kind of humanity that recon-
mends ngln to mercy who deliberately mixes
poison in wtes food, we'll knowing that to eat
that food is certain death. But we suppose he
was sorry he did it
Year: 1859

theIr iace' and the ground around them. They
VIII even turn their book toward the rosy glow
OF sunset and finish their chapter while the
sun


= leaves his beauty


10 the delighted west, which reve,s in


Its hues Of dying glory.
Year: 1859

It was the calm and tranquil twilight
hour the SUMS last lingering rays stole
through the lattice, that shaded the door of
an humble. dwelling, situated near the out
skirts of q aKestern village.


A wom hale and wasted by disease,
occupied an arm chair, near the door. She
was watching the sun, as he set in beauty
and majesty. The floor of the dwelling was
void of a carpet, and the furniture coarse,
and but little of it.


Seated near one of the small windows,
was young and beautiful girl, whose white
and softening fingers were busily plying the
needle; the curls that clustered around her
faultless head, forming thick and truly
beautiful veil


LULU said the invalid mother, in weak
voice, do not 60 out to return that work to
night


'Why, dear mother, do you make such a
strange request? You know I promised
Mrs. Hawley that she should have the arti-
cles this evening without fail, and to-mor-
row morning she intends to leave the vii
lage.'


The request, Lulu, may have appeared
to you strange one, but I feel that my
hours, are numbered, that this night will be
the last I shall spend with you on earth,
and I have much to tell you, ere my lips are
sealed in DEATH


Mother, dear mother, talk not of death.
If you should die, I would be all alone in
this wide, wide world no one to love, or
protect me-


1T is Of your unprotected state would
speak. I would, for the last tine, give you
q mothers counsel


Mother, MOTHER sobbed the stricken
girl, you must not die now! God is not
unjust-he will not bring this evil upon us,
'Oh ! no, no, I know he will not


Hush, my child, God is good, and just
he doeth all things well. Why will you re-
Year: 1859

NoTHING--oNLY TIRED.


whats the matter, wife? You look
down in the mouth


Nothing; only tired


She has been waiting for you; counting
the weary hours until you return, longing
to lay her aching head on your broad breast,
and there find the rest she so much needs; ;
but, the careless question:, more carelessly
put, makes her shrink back to herself, and
with forced smile answer,


tNothing-only tired


And you are half vexed that she is not
ready to amuse you as usual, with the house
hold chat; you miss her merry laughter, and
are almost impatient at the weary step.


your face is as.long as my arm-whats
wrong old woman? Come, cheer up, cheer
up, don't look so low down.


The tone almost starts the ready tears, and,
in half dread they are coming, you throw
yourself back in your chair and whistle un-
concernedly, yet not loud enough to drown
the stiaed sigh that painfully struggles with
the sickly smile, with which she strives to
answer you and impatient that it should so
annoy, you startup with long drawn yawn,
wonder if dinner is ready,'-discover it is
awful late,' and wish to heaven you could
have things in time You willnot see how
bravely she struggles to keep down the tears
how quietly and uucomplainingly she rises
from her chair TO hurry the dinner that is
two minutes behind time, and vexed with
her, but more with yourself, you scarcely
wish to kiss the face, that is upturned to
yours, as she whispers Good byep so re-
preaching you with its paleness.


But what has she to do, but to make a
fellows home pleasant when he comes to it
better have no home at all than


No, your own heart will not let you 60
farther. What has she to do? Nothing,
only baby has slept badly last night, and the
mother gets up wearied. She must put on
Johnnie's shoe because Johnnie has sore
foot; and she must comb Nannie's hair, cause
nurse hurts Nannie;' and, 'mother, please
just button my shirt, and 'mother please
hunt my 'speuders-one of ems gone clear
as whistle : and another, Tom amt black
ed my boots, you ought to thrash him right
off too and little Charles crying for his
breakfast, and wakes baby, and baby must
be nursed, and mother would like to dress
her, but father wants his breakfast, and she
must make the coffee, and boil his egg, or it
will be sure to be overdone, or underdone;
and sla mother look at Mamie washing
my boots in the foot tub ; and Mamie feeling
perfectly competent to attend to that branch
of Toms business, rebels at the idea of an
interruption of her task, and mother has to
teach the little daughter submission, and
with such patience that the little one shall
feel hand of love holds the smarting rod
and Jim's lessons must be gone over, and
'mother Jim amt got a sign of shoe string;'
and 'mother where is my bonnet, hungit
right here last night. Iwish people would let
Oh! mother, where did you find it?
you can find anything;' and sMissus, please
ma am, baby wants you; and Miss, cook say
her fingers cut, and the bread is riz, please
Year: 1859




BYMAUD IRVING.
The silvery moon is fast vending
Toward her western home;
And the gem eyed stars of even
Fill the pure, azure dome.
The echo of the midnight bell
Inow distinctly hear,
All, all is calm and still around
My heart is sad and drear.
I'm sitting all alone tonight,
My thoughts are of thee, love,
For thee, weep and pray tonight,
Pray to Heaven above.
feel as if it would be bliss,
Beneath this midnight sky,
To lay my weary aching head
Upon thy breast and die.
For all the world is dark to me
And all its pleasures vain,
Unless those pleasures shared with thee,
Life's pleasures, cares and pains.
Oh couldst thou read my heart Alright,
While bending at thy shrine;
You would no longer doubt my love
Nor fear to call me thine.
pS- Never complain unless you expect
o some good by complaining.
Year: 1859

Mary, when the shades of evening
Fall upon my path below,
And the stars peep out from heaven
Bathing nature in their glow
When the songsters of the wildwood
Hush their music 'pon the tree,
Love much to sit and muse me
On my blue-eyed Mary Lee.
There is not star above me,
Nor flower about my path.
Meier zephyr floats beside me,
But Overwhelming power hath;
For the star, the zephyr, flower,
Thoughts of beauty bring to me
And the wrapt heart e'er discov'eth
Kin in each to Mary Lee.
All the God-ht stars in heaven,
All the fragrant flowers below,
Lose their beauty in the absence
or the one that made them so.
Glimmers in this heart the starlight? =
Blooms near me fragrant How'r? -
All the star and flower cometh
From my love of Mary Lee.
LII ILLS WUIIu, HucIc lkuL ouO
Struggleth ever for the sway,
And the sick heart throbbeth wildly
With the woe that on it lay,
tits sweet as angel kisses,
Pure as infant thoughts to me
. To look forward to future
Shared alone with Mary Lee.
On some dark and stormy midnight,
When the thunder groaned aloud,
And the lurid lightning flashes
Forth from out the inky cloud,
Hast thou never seen lone star
Peep from hind the cloud pom thee?-
Thus, amid my life, so stormy
Beams the face of Mary Lee.
/ have braved the storm-God often
Breasted oft the maddened wave
Stood unmoved amid the tempest
Sported near the yawning grave;
have smiled beneath the dagger,
Laughed away calamity,


But now yield myself a pris'ner
To the love of Mary Lee.


P'raps the darkness will not ever
Shade and hide the flower to me
P'raps the sunshine through the dark clout
Will burst forth in purity.
In the misty, mystic future g..
There may be one flower for me,
And the heart may yet be happy
With my much-loved Mary Lee.
All! perhaps, that blissful hour,
And these present thoughts of mine,
Are but dreams, which may not ever
More be realized in time


Never mind !--the dream is beauty
Full of heaven and hope to me;
Wake me not, except to whisper,
CHIME FoR'ER IS MARY LEE"
Year: 1859

We saw wagon on the levee yesterday
loading for Pixies Peak, which is the most
comfortable conveyance for crossing the
plains that We have yet seen. The wagon
bed is fifteen feet long and six feet in width.
extending over the wheels so as to be wide
enough to place beds crosswise, and seven
or eight can sleep in it very comfortable.
The cover is of strong rubber cloth, well
put together at the ends, and as impervious
to water as tin roof. Around the sides,
are hooks for hanging small articles, which
they do not wish to put in boxes. They
have a sheet iron stove which can be easily
lifted in and out of the wagon. The estab-
lishment was got up at Davenport, Iowa.
The company consists OF nine young men,
all of whom are from that vicinity. They
have in addition, ordinary wagons in which
to carry their store and other articles which
cannot be closely packed. We learn they
intend starting some time tO-day.--Kans0s
City Journal.