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Year: 1859

From one Of our Dubuque exchanges
We copy the following melancholy occurrence: !:


Some months since. Mrs. O-,a woman
of 25 years or thereabouts, moved to Elgin.-
She was an intelligent. respectable appearing
woman, and gave out that she had lost her
husband few weeks previous, in Chicago.
and had songht Ell gin with q view OF anchor
ating the remembrances Of her loss by a
change Of scene and society. During her resi-
dence there her conduct was in every respect
exemplary, and che speedily obtained the rec
spect, sympathies and compauionship Of the
best society in the city.


Thus matters progressed until some two
weeks since, when one night che was suddenly
taken ILL., A lady Of the place was sent for
and the sick woman was safely passed through
won.an's first reat triai. The next night the
same lady was sent for in haete-she came
and found the baby dead, aud the mother
kneeling by its cold form, and che, too, dying.
She lived long enough to tell her that she had
not been married, that the father Of her child
was one Of Chicago's wcaithiest citizens and
that driven to despair at her disgrace, and the
darkness which the future presented, che had
administered poison to her child and herself
She positively refused all medical assistance,
ooly requesting that her babe might be laid
upon her breas she pressed kiss upon it.
cold lips, and then her spirit fed across the
river to await the coming Of her seducer.


What must be the feelings OF the monatrous
villain who caused that poor unfortunate such
woe: What less than murderer is he? II
he did not directly commit the act, he is none
the less guilty, for it was his unfeeing deser-
ton that drove his victim to destroy herself
and child. The Devil should have good hold
on the scamp in less than twenty-four hours,
If We had our say.
Year: 1859

CHANGE OF TIME.-After Monday
next the time Of running on the NJ. 4 n. rail-
road will be materially changed. The trains
will leave this city for the west some two
hours earlier than heretofore, and will arrive
from the west earlier by about the same time
This We think will be much better than the
old arrangement
Year: 1859

MEAGER. Our telegraphic columns
are rather meager this morning. We have
been without our dispatches for day or two
and have had to rely upon the Chicago papers,
Cloudy weather plays smash with the wires
Year: 1859

TRANsACrIONs in real estate are be-
coming quite numerous Eastern capitalists
are regaining their confidence in the West and
We look for big pile Of money to come in this
direction during the next twelve months, for
the purchase of real estate and investment in
husinesa
Year: 1859

A body had an excellent opportunity
to observe the quality Of the shoes of the ladies
who ventured out on the streets yesterday
We noticed some very tidy looking CATERS in
our persmbulatione.
Year: 1859

AGooD RlDDANCE.-There is pros
pect Of having those old shells once used as
residences. or the corner of Third and Main
streets, remov ed shortly. A large nanufactur-
ing establishment is to be fitted up on this
corner. which will ea de irable improvement
to that locality. There are many other sueh
usele.s ten ements around town which should be
removed Vacant lots and untenable buildings
in the heart of the city are things that should
not be. One by ore they are disappearing.
much to the improvement Of the city.
Year: 1859

A CARr License PASSED OFF FOR A MARRIAGE
CERrIFIcArE-A woman appeared before Judge
Wash yesterday morning, and made complaint OF
johannes Schmidt, whom she had supposed was her
husband for the last two years for grossly deeeivng
her in their marriage ceremony. Before marrying nun
she gave him sum of money sufficient to buy horse
and cart to commence business They went together,
about Two year. ago, to the City Hall basement, where
she kissed a book and received printed p,per with
bsnks filed up; and this was the marriage ceremony
sccordng to law, as she supposed. Tney lived TO-
gether happily until short time SINCE ~nen the ~0'
pau found three additional marriage certid,ate as
che supposed them to be. She instantly accused DO
hspnes of beipg Mormon, and manifested great
deal of irdign alton Johannes could not bear such
blowirg Cd ss she gave him, and Informed her that
those we're not mansge licenses. She applied to jus
tce Welsh and found that instead Of being what she
supposed they were cart licenses She then cared for
nothing ore than her furniture, which she wanted
back Officer Wilson has assisted her TO obtain it, to
whom che said, II will never get married to him any
more"
Year: 1859

TEE CONCERT List EvkS1xG: AND 0THK2
MAr7zss.-The Concert Of last evening By the
Great Western Band drew fine audience, and
The entertainment WAS entirely worthy Of the
same. Itwas An excellent programme, excel
leny given, and it is creditahle to our city that
We have such home talent. We are glad that
nothing Of the monkey show order was added.


Ne may here remark that our residentmusic-
ii talentis probably Of As high an order as that
possessed By anE city in the Union, in proper
ton to our size. Two such bands as the Light
Guard and tie Great Western arc what our
public cannot too highly prize. And that =
voluntary association ike The Mendelsohn can
como forward and acquit themselves 50 well u
ttey did in their part Of the programme, speaks
well for musical culture here.


And ns hare word to add, lest what nc bars
Year: 1859

AN HoNEsr CoNFEssIoN.-The London Times, after view of the actual condition of the British West India Islands and a contrast of their former prosperous condi- tion with their present state of decline, closes with the following emphatic para graph against the policy of black emanci- patton.

 We wish to heaven that some people in England-neither government. people, nor parsons, nor clergymen-but some just minded honesl-hearted and clear sighted men would go out to some of the islands--say Jamaica, Dominica or An tigua, not for month or three months, but for year-would watch the precious proetge of English philanthropy, the freed negro in his daily habits; would watch him as he lazily plants his little squatting; would see him as he proudly rejects agri. cultural or domestic service, or accepts it at only wages ludicrously disproportionate to the value of his work. We wish. too, they would watch him while, with hide thicker than hippopotamus, and body to which fervid heat is comfort rather an annoyance. he lounges over the pre- scribed task on which the intrepid English man, unaccustomed and uninured to the heat consumes his impatient energy. and too often sacrifices his life. We wish they would go ou, and view the negro in all the blazonry of his idleness, his pride, his ngrattude, conlemptously sneering at the industry of that race which made him free, and then come home and teach the memorable lesson of their experience to the fanatics who have perverted him into what he is
Year: 1859


Esq. Bennett nor any constable was in the room
with the negro when l was


Cross eramtncd. Jennings did not exhibit "a
me the power Of attorney. i had the idea that
Jennings was the owner. He did not show me
any other papers than the warrant While l
was up stairs, no one came into the room that ]
was aware Of


James L. Patton s,oorn. Resided at Oberlin
on the 10Th Of September last There was a
crowd formed about o'clock Heard il said
that John had been taken away by slave catch
ers The substance Of what was said was that
John had been taken away by stealth, and car.
ried away unlawiully. The public mind was
excited in regard to the rumor that men were
there lying in wait for negroes l had the in
formation that John had been caught up and
taken in the direction Of Wellington. AtWel-
lington / went into the house and up to the
room where the negro was. Saw the boy there
Lowe took me into a small room aud told me
that he had telegraphed to Cleveland for a
company of troops by the O'Clock train. He
showed me the warrant, but no other papers.
lie asked me to 60 down and tell the crowd that
he was legally authorized; that he had war.
rant that he had TO return to Columbus. Asked
me to state TO the crowd aproposition 10 choose
committee of as many as they saw fit, who
should 90 with him to Columbus and see that
the negro had a fair trial went down and
stated to the crowd below what he had told me.
Stood ON the steps in front of the hotel, and
stated to the crowd that had seen the warrant,
and told them the proposition made by Lowe.
That if they wished proceed according to law
they must 60 to Elyria and get out writ Of
habeas corpus This was probably between 4
and 5 o'clock. Had been in the room about 20
minutes. Lowe mentioned nothing Of his au-
thority except this warrant Said nothing of a
power Of attorney, and nothing of the manner
of the arrest Of the boy. heard nothing of a
power of attorney during the afternoon.


At this point, the Court adjourned until Mon
day morning at 10 O'Clock, the Jury being eau
toned as to any outside influence.
Year: 1859

STATE GAUGER.-The bill to abolish this use
less office has very nearly become law We
think it is yet bound to pass. The merchants of
San Francisco estimate the revenue of the office
of State Gauger at about $50, 900 per annum.-
This is really big amount for the consumers to
pay for services that are no protection whatever
against bad liquors; for everybody knows that
nine-tentls of all the liquor consumed in this
State during the past few years, was the worst
kind ofpoison-the State Gauger to the contra
ry Notwithstanding. Our Assemblyman is doing
his best to abolish the office, and we applaud
him for it.
Year: 1859

BSP The Senators who recently rote,l for the
Holden resolutions, held caucus on Saturday
night, and determined to vote for them again,
notwithstanding they contain an untruth which
reflects upon their intelligence and has made
them the laughng-stock of the newspaper read
ers of the State. Who can help but laugh to
see grave Senators gravely passing resolutions
denunciatory of Senator in Congress for dis
regarding instructions upon certain question,
which instructions said Senator did not receive
until several days after he had cast his final
vote upon said certain question.
Year: 1859

BSayn 1t is said that johnson Price, successor
in the Senate to Ferguson, while a resident of
oath of allegiance to the British Crown If so,
be should be elected from his seat upon the same
grounds that Duncombe was ousted from his
seat in the Assembly. "What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander." A rule that will
take seat in the Assembly from a man, should
have the same effect in the Senate, even though
the Senator votes with the majority on all party
questions, while the Assemblyman did not
Year: 1859

STEPHEN A. DoUGLAs.-By reference to our
resume of late Atlantic intelligence, the reader
will see that this gentleman has been reelected
the unanimous nomination of the Democratic
caucus, and was elected by eight majority in
joint convention. The news was creating great
rejoicing among his friends throughout the
Union.
Year: 1859

THIS CELEBRATED GIN-pretcnding to
i nothing but what it is, viz pure and un-
adulterated article, and assuming no artificial
merits of what it is not, as some of its rival imi-
tators do-after FIVE years of public approval
and very extensive sales in California, has been
pronounced by the public to be superior, not on
ly as a beverage of general use, to any other ar
ticle competing against it, bnt is


Unrivalled i'm its Medical Efficiency
in most cases of complaint. Topersons travel
ing in these days of rapid transit from East to
West, North to South, who are constantly chang
ing their water as well as their climate who are
drinking, indeed, dozen kinds of water in ev
cry twenty-four hours, and each draft contain
ing some property acting in chemical antagonism
to the preceding one, thereby causing an unnat-
ural degree of excitement to the stomach-it is
positively and absolutely necessary to use a
counteracting agent From the fact that the


"LOndon Club House Gin"


is prepared expressly to meet such exigencies,
and to act as we know it will act, as an anti
doe, we confidently prescribe it as the very best
article in the country. The name of q Aromatic
Scheidam Schnapps" has never been attached
in any way to this article. In first presenting
the


"LOndOn Club House Gin"
to the public, my aim was to give them pure
and unadulterated article of Gin, and to call it
by its right name. The success attending its
introduction and extensive sale in California is
a sufficient guarantee of the high appreciation
of the article by consumers.


Various parties have from time to time put up
and shipped to California an article which they
call "Club House Gin" My Gin, which has
gained such reputation in California, is brand
ed on the cases,


The bottles also have white label with fac
slmilie of my signature. caution all parties to
beware OF limitations. WM H. DAILY,
f5:tfis Sole Importer New York
Year: 1859

E55@ The trial of the Wanderer case was still
progressing at last accents. From the develop
ments made thus far there can be no doubt but
that she did land a cargo of Africans some
where on the coast Of Georgia.
Year: 1859

TAKING THE CHANCEs-The friends of Douglas
IN the east are already betting freely on bis NOM
ination for President by the Charleston Conven-
ton. Bets have even been made of thousand
dollars to five hundred that he will be the next
President
Year: 1859

CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcTs.-0n the 2sth ult.,
the Senate bill to divide the State into Congress
sional Districts was ordered engrossed. Senator
Garter made short but very forcible and tell
ing speech in favor of the bill
Year: 1859

BAD KoAD.-A portion of the road between
this place and French Guich has been impas-
sable to wagons part of the past week, occa-
stoned by the rise of the waters of Clear Creek,
which flooded to more than swimming depth
that part of the road on the bank of the stream
some distance beyond Grizzly Guleh.
Year: 1859

Men should remember that sometimes the
greater sound has the less sense as. though
four is more than three, third is more than
fourth ta 4t 5.- f..


Ifa man, as the Scripture say, cannot live
by bread alone is it not wise in him to take a
help meat?


A man, who undertakes to reach high po.
sition by making speeches, is like parrot
that climbs with his beak.


Many a dashiug fellow is like the golden
Heece-a fine outside on a sleeps back.


In season of war and pestilence, Death seems
to exchange his scythe for patent mower.
/ A good citizen is peace-maker. A bull
in china shop is a piecemaker too. .4s
Year: 1859

How touchingly beautiful are the relations
of home there each is bound by an eclectric
chain that seems to pass to all hearts in the
family group; so that one cannot enjoy pleas
ure unless all partake in it,, If one heart is
oppressed, all sympathize.; if one is exalted
all must share the happiness. It is in the
home where the aching heart is soothed, where
the oppressed are relieved, the outcast reclaim
ed the sick healed, or failing, the tear of true
love drops from the mourner eyes, when tht
dear ones are gathered to their long home.
Year: 1859

SAVING SEED WHEAr.-Saying seed wheat
is an important item for farmers. For seed
at the time of harvesting the grain, the best
psrt of the field should be set apart; it should
then be carefully cut by hand, and very care.
fully handled, because the very grains which
sho, Id be saved for seed, are the ones most
easily scattered. Give the bundles slight
threshing, and give the grain thorough
winnowing; screen out all but the mos,
plump kernels, and sow for your next years
crop, and you will succeed in improving both
quality and product North Westera Far
,ner
Year: 1859

Although Rufus Choate, the eminent law,
yer, is dead, he leaves behind him a son
who is likely to do honor to the memory and
reputation Of the father whose name he
bears. Rufus Choate, jr., is also lawyer
inheriting to certain extent the taleut Of
his father. He graduated with honor al
Amherst College, in 1855, and was admitted
to the bar about year since. His age is
about 25.
Year: 1859

An AWKWARD DILEMMA.-Ana awkward af-
fair which once occurred to one of the Judges
on the Western Circuit has been the subject
of much mirth: 1t appears that the pious
judicial, having finished his labors, and having
cast off his forensic wig at his lodgings, had
retired into the next room to await for his
brother Judge, whom he was about to accom-
pany to some Of the local aristocracy to din
ner. The female servant of the house had
entered the bed chamber by side door and
not knowing the Judge was in next room, in
a frollic arrayed herself in the Judges wig.
Just that moment when the fair mopsy was
admiring herself in the looking glass, the
Judge unexpectedly entered the room, and
poor Mopsy, catching sight of the stern
countenance looking over her shoulder into
the glass, was so alarmed that she tainted
and would have fallen to the floor, ifthe learn
ed Judge, impelled by humanity, had not
caught her in his arms. At this critical mo-
ment his brother Judge arrived, and opened
the door. with a view to seeing if he was
ready, discovered his learned brother with
the fainting maid in his arms. Not wishing
to interrupt what he thought to be an amour
he quickly attempted to Withdraw, when his
brother Judge vociferated.


For heavens sake stop and hear this mat.
ter explained @
Never mind, my dear brother, the matter
explains itself, and he left his learned brother
to revive the fainting maid as best he could.
Grimmers Anecdotes Of the Bar.
Year: 1859

Mr.. Jerry Irish, of Louisa county. moved
and put up this season u lot Of the common
smart weed, which he says is the best food
that can be given to stock during the winter
season. This is new kind oil provenler.
Year: 1859

GREAT LAwYERs.-Tho London news thus be-
gins a good biographical sketch Of Lord 1ynd-
hurst:


at is n fact to be remarked that all our great
est law yers are longlired. On examination it will
however, be found that there is nothing extraor-
dnnry in the matter. In order to enable man
to go through the amount OF work which alone
can constitute n successful bnrrister, you must
presume physical constitution Of iron, capabil.
ity of adapting his habits to the requirements Of
his calling, an organization in which the nervous
system is not too predominant. The demands on
one who undertakes to reach tho Woolsack or the
Bench are perfectly well understood, and have
been reduced to pithy phrases such as Lord III.
denis "that n barrster must live like hermit and
work like horse;" or the cynical aphorism. that
to be n great lawyer or good Judge you must
have bud heart anda good digestion. There are
u few instances in.which successful advocates ut
the English Bar have for period trumphed by
the mere force of energy and will over DEFICIENCIES
of bodily organization but it has always been al.
most invariably found in these cases that one day
they unexpectedly broke down and never recover
cd"
Year: 1859

Francs Joseph, who but lately quArreied with
Gen. Hess, whom be charged with want of energy, is
greatly dissatisfied with tie slow progress Of Count
Gyulai He therefore intends TO 60 himself to
the army, and to take the nominal command. while
Hes is to do the work. Napoleon, on the
other haud, is on the eve OF leaving Paris
in order to command bis army in person.
Prince Napoleon is to lead distinct army corps
to land at some point in the neighbOrhood of Ven
ice, and to cut the communication with Austria.
King Victor Emanuel is with his army, and will
be seen in the thick Of the first battle. His per-
sonal courage is as Well known as bis hatred Of
the Auttrians.


The precarious state of King Bombas health,
and the intrgues Of the Queen against her step
son, the heir apparent paralyze the action of the
Government at Naples, and give time and oppor-
tunty for preparing a general outbreak in the
Kingdom Of both Sicilies. Time will show whether
it becomes Muratist or in favor of Victor Emau-
uel, who has won the hearts Of all Italy.
Year: 1859

EXTENSION or THE SOUTHERN Revolt
AGAINST THE CUBAN ScHENE.-The Louisiana
journals are joining the Democratic organs
Of Virginia in denouncing the Presidents
pet scheme of purchasing Cuba. 1t is seen
on one hand that the acquisition of Cuba
would be utterly fatal to the sugar interest
of Louisiana-and on the other, that the
competition it would establish in the pro-
ducts of slave labor would very seriously i'm
pair the value of slaves in the whole south.
The True Delta predicts that the annexation
of Cuba without the re opening of the slave
trade, would inevitably bring about the a5oI-
iiiation Of slauery in The Souih within twenty
years. The Bee opposes the scheme on the
ground of its proaigacy and impracticability;
and the Virginia Enquirer, the leading or
gan of the Democracy of the Old Dominion,
denounces it with equal vehemence upon all
these grounds
Year: 1859

SENSIBLE TALK. - The following article


from the Cayuga Ch'cf, contains so many


valuable suggestions, and such pithy advice


to our young men. that we republish it, and


hope that evey person, both old and young


male and female-will carefully read it, and


they are afflicted and tormented with the
blues. Every word of it is true, and by re-
mcmbcrng and practising its inunctions,
you will b. groatey benefited


"That nevcr'll do, young man No use
to stand on the sidewalk and whine about
hard luck, and say that every thing goes
against you. You are not of half the conse-
quencc that your talk would lead us to be-
lieyc. The world hasn't declared war against
you. You are like all the rest of us-a mere
specle upon the earth S surface. Were you
this moment to 20 down in the living tide,
bat " bubble would lnger for moment upon
the surface. and even that would vanish un-
noticed The heart is full of hope and AIM
bitiln. bus IT, not missed when 1t cease, to
beat. One such as you would not leave IL rip
pie.


You are a coward-a cocdrd--in the bat
tie. There's no fight in you. You have
surrendered without n struggle, and now
whine because beaten You are not yet
worthy of triumph, for you have not yot
earned it. In garrcr, hut and dripping cell
lar are 10 900 heroes that would put you to
shame. They must toll or starve. The
strife is desperate one with them, for they
wrcstle with want. while ragged despairing
ones watch at the lone hearth the learfnl
contest Strong men look death in the eye
when their sinews are strung by the wall OF
hungry childhood.


Shame on you In the full vigor ofhealth
and manhood, no mouth hut your own to
Gil and no back but your own to cover, and
yet crouching under the first scJurgins of
adverse fortune. You know nothing of the
storm, for You have seen but the summer.
One cloud has frightened you, and you think
you are hardly dealt by. You will be lucky
if you find no darker shadows across your
pat


stand up, young sir, pull your hands from
your pockets, throw off your coat, and take
fortune hy the throat You may he thrown
again and again, bat lang on. Put away
the nonsense that the world is all against
you. 'TWn't so. Your destiny is in your
own strong arm. Weld it like man !
With an unbeuding will, and honor and
truth for guide; the day is your own


No capital, eh? You have capital. God
has given you perfect health. That is an i'm
mcnse capital to start on. You have youth
and strcngth-all invulncrable. Add n will
to do, put your sinews in motion, and you
win. a man in full health and strength,
should never whine or despair, because for
tune does not pour stream of gold eagles
into his pockets you have no money,
work and get it. Industry, economy, and
integrity will do wonders. From such be-
ginnings, fortunes have been reared They
can be again.-Will you tryit? Or will
you wait for the stream to run by so that
you walk dry shod into the Ell Dorado of
wealth? Or will you meet the waves def
antly. and be the architect of your own for
tune?


Try--it is glorious to conquer in the strife.
Year: 1859

In beautiful illustration of the equity and
humanity of the Fugitive Slave law, IA father
is imprisoned in Washington for harJoring
has oicn ch,M' The father is free negro
the mother slave, and the child came home
from distant part of the city to see his
iather remaining two or three days. For
the shelter and food given, the father now
lies in Jail