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Year: 1860




FRoN LAKE sUPERIoR.-The steamer North
Star was telegraphed from Detroit yesterday,
and was expected to arrive at this port at an
early hour this morning.


The Mining Gazette of May 18th gives
some interesting facts in relation to Portage
Lake. The new cut into the Lake has now
twelve feet of water. The propeller General
Taylor passed through on the 18th. The adj
vantages of the new artificial channel are al
ready becoming apparent.


The old channel has become filed so that
at present there are but two feet of water on
the bar where formerly there were five, but
the new opening has its twelve feet depth,
and is eapaeious enough to pass any boat in
the Lake Superior line. The engineer in
charge Of the work, as well as others, appre-
hend no danger by diminution in the depth
of the channel


The machinery for the Franklin stamp
mill is to be up by the first of July next, at
which time the building and everything will
be in readiness, so that no delay will occur
in placing the stamps, and the mill will be
in running order before the close of naviga-
tion. Work has been commenced ON the
tram road under the supervision Of G. D,
Emerson, the engineer of the Quincy road.


The necessary machinery for the stamp
mill of the Quincy arrived per General Tay-
lor. Six hundred tens viii be shipped dur
ing this present season.


The new No. 4 shaft at the PeWebicis is near
ly completed and viii be in condition fol
hosting by the first of June next.
Year: 1860

NEw YACHTs,-Capt, Thomas J. Clark is
building new yacht which bids fair to be-
come formidable rival of all the craft here
tofore afost upon the lake. She will be
completed about the middle of June. She
will be matched against anything in the
yacht line in Cleveland harbor. We under
stand that some time sincet the Captain offer
ed to stake SI0O that she would beat the
Unknown, provided that if she did it, the
parties would purchase her, but the offer was
declined.


Two other yachts are being built, which
win make our feet quite large one, and as
fine as it is large.
Year: 1860

Yesterday afternoon, as a city
expressman was driving his docils steed,
(which was fearfully and wonderfully made,
to Judge by his RIBS, down Detroit street
toward the Centre Street Bridge, the animal
took fright and dashed down the hill, upset
ting the wagon and breaking it, throwing the
driver out, and running into covered bug
gy in which gentleman was riding, making
some breakages. Matters were finally right
ed, but the express driver was considerably
injured.
Year: 1860

Of the City Attorney, that it is necessary
for the Mayor to file with the Probate Judge
a petition for a jury to adjust claims for dam
ages by grading Received and filed,


Of the same, that the deed Of certain lands
by the C. c. Il. R. R. Co. to the City is in due
60
Year: 1860

"A woman should always be neatly and ele
gsntly dressed; she has no excuse for appear
ing otherwise >"


Has she not, sir What do YOU call those
FIVE little animals, in pink aprons and pinker
checks, who hang around from - morn till
dewy eVe,' What do you call the baby. who
always wakes just when he ought to be asleep.
and lifts up the full force of his small Iunrs
lust when he ought to keep still ? What do
you call the soup, which must be seasoned to a
grain of pepper, and the pudding which must
be baked just so, or there will be trouble amono
the lords of creation The coat which must
be mended2 the eravats which need only a
stitch the china that must be washed the
carpets which must be swept We should call
these very respectable excuses for little dis.
hGbiils now and then,


"A woman, gsdding abroad, is one of the
most dissgreeable sights in the world; her
place is at home '"


We are not sure Of that, either; not if she
wears a pretty bonnet, and has cheeks like
the sunny side of peach, and ripe, cherry
kind Of lips.


We've seen great many more disagreesbIe
things, and confess weakness for bright eyes
and pretty hair. Undoubtedly her place is
home, but that's no reason she is TO shut her.
self up there, until she looks like a cherry
stalk or a lump of chalk. Who would buy
the coal and calico the marketing and the
new music If woman is never to set her foot
over the threshold. The man that wrote that
heresy never kept house, we know


Woman should always be calm and COM
posed like pesceful landscape or a sereneIy-
shining star. Her whole manner should carry
out the idea Of rest and repose''


All very well if the gentlemen in possession
Of these " serenely- shining eyes would allow
them to remain up among the clouds, high
above all sublunaTy tolls and turmoils. But
what is the luminary to do when husband
brings home friend to dinner on Monday.
when the " wash" is in high procedure-when
an extra chicken has to be broiled, and the
best tablecloth whisked on at three minutes
and quarters notice Has our critic a right
with face redder than the picked beets, and
manners decidedly Aurried?


A woman should never under any circum-
stances whatever, lose her temper"


Might as we'll tell the wind not to blow on a
March day, or the rain not to come down in
April 1t does them good to explode Occs-
sionally A woman, TO be good for anything,
must have as much spice and sparkle in her as
A bottle Of champagne, and, if the cork comes
ont once in a while, with a bang, why that
don't depreeiate the yslue Of the goods


But let the men preach; il don't amount 10
ANYTHING after all We hold them captive by
every one of their dickey strings and coat but
tous-by the rents in their stockings, and
t)othaches and headaches they want to be
nursed through. They can't do without US,
and all this good advice and assumed air of
brayado is only a very natural chafng under
the invisible chains. On the whole, we think
II rather foolish to take notice of il at all
Talk away, gentlemen, you won't hurt our
feeIin1s
Year: 1860

along the hem Of her handkerchief, or to dara
a causal fray in her dress And they have the
advantage of US in this respect. The slender
thread OF SILK or cotton keeps them united with
the small familiar, gentle interests of life, the
continually operating influences of which do so
much for the health of the character, and carry
on what would otherwise he dangerous ac-
cumuiHtion of morbid sensibility. A vast deal
OF human sympathy runs along this electric
line, stretching from the throne to the wicker
chalr OF the humblest seamstress, and keeping
high and low in a species of communion witt
their kindred beings. Methinks it is a token
OF healty and gentle characteristics when wo-
men of accomplishments and high thoughts love
to sew, especially as they are never more at
home with their own hearts than when so oc-
cupied
Year: 1860

NlIS, January y. 1854.


DEAR FRIEND: Your favor of the 2l inst has
been duly received; and if was to thank You
thousand times over for your kindness. and
the interest you take i'll my affairs, l would
still be greatly your debtor. My narrative
will be ready for the press in about month,
and will be just like myself, plain and sim
gular production. 1t will afford, | have no
doubt, much amusement everywhere, as INV
life has been full of strange and laughabIe in
cidents. 1t will affordematter for at least a
hundred and fifty pages. know the demand
for the work will be great, but as am in quite
humble circumstances, if 1 can sell the COPY
right for respectable sum, shall thereby
accomplish two Objects-frst, shall vindicate
myself from the spurious work sent abroad,
and, secondly, shall get the means of going
ahead, just now. Please ascertain the best
price which can be had for the copyright in
your city, as many propositions are reaching
me, and then can make choice among them
all. IL was not poor man shouldn't want
anything for the work at all. But am poor.
with large family; and as the world seems
anxious for the work, know they would want
me to have the profits of it. am well, and
hanging on to the true faith like a puppy TO a
root. Answer me as soon as possible, and get
your booksellers and book printers TO send me
their propositions.


L am, without hypocrisy, your real friend,


ID. CROCKETT.


Hon H R. Storrs New Y6rk
Year: 1860

CALIFoRNIA WEEKLY PIoAYUNE.-This is
the name of new paper just stated in San
Francisco, by Henry George & Co. 1t thus
sets forth its own character and purposes:


The first number of the California Plea
yune is herewith presented to the public.
Its circulation from this tine will be several
thousand copies weekly. Its subscription
price, as its name imports, will doubtless place
it in every homestead and public resort in
the city and throughout the State. Ii will
be conducted with serupuous regard to the
fact that at the close Of each week it expects
TO be welcome visitor in the family circle
II VIII contain general synopsis of news
ana an carefully prepared literary matter The
tleayune, as its advertising columns clearly
SHOW " fixed fact, and not q mere expert
ment.
Year: 1860

Rus oNER AND KILLED.-Franklin, a boy
about four years of age, son of Mr.. McKinny.


whose family reside in Sacramento, was run
over in that city, on Monday, by wagon
heavily loaded with lumber and almost in
stantly killed The driver was perfectly un-
conscious Of any accident at the time. He
was passing with two wagons, one htched
behind the other and both loaded with lum-
ber The boy ran between these two wag.
ons and was riding upon, or holding to the
tongue, when he was thrown down, and run
over by both wheels of the rear wagon. The
father of the boy is a miner on Fraser river.
Year: 1860

FREE FERRY HousE AT lUBA CRY We
understand that the free bridge company
have established free ferry across to Yul a
city. The free ferry is to be kept in opera
tiou until the completion of the free bridge.
Our old friend Bart L. Noe has taken the
Yuba House and named it the Free Ferry
House" His old friends will be Hospitality
entertained by crossing the free ferry and
patronising him FREQ w.
Year: 1860

A Sr. LOUIS paper says that the grasshop
pers have eaten the entire tobacco crop in
Franklin county, and the last that was heard
OF them, they were seated on the corners of
the fences begging of every man that passed
for chew
Year: 1860

The bark Urania arrived a short time since
at New York, direct from Japan, having as
portion of cargo 10000 pounds of black tea
This was the first invoice of fine teas ever
received from that source.
Year: 1860

bloom Of youth, when she can of herself ruin
men no longer, she may still gain vile sub
sistence by linking her fortunes, as hes been
said above, to those Of scme younger adyen-
turess; Or she may degenerate to the keeper
ship OF some houses supported by the lusts of
men But, In the one case and in the other,
1t is fearful retribution that the Fast Woman
incurs for the brief triumphs of a profigate
youth.
Year: 1860

MAIRIAoNY.-This subject is not treated
generally with as much Difference and refec
uOn as IL deserves. Nothing is of more conse-
quence than matrimony to the happiness and
best interest of those who think OF enterino
into Its solemn relations. But very few give
the subject the consideration its imnortance
demands Frequently a young man bestows
more time In buying horse than he does in
choosing wife. frequently a young Iady
spends more hours at her toilet than she does
Ia sIuaying the character of her lover. Ere
quently they show more judgment in the pur-
chase Of book than in the selection of a bus
band. There is time in the history of eyery
young person which is the turning point of
their lives. 1t occurs sometimes sooner some
times later in life. But every young Iady
arrives at the most critical and entertaining
period OF her life at eighteen years of age
And then if she is not very cautions and nsn.
dent she will injure the dignity of her stand
ing and her hopes Of a fortunate marriage,
Tor hfe Self-will and vanity are her two
worst enemies at this age. If she has the
mastery OF those, and has good acquaintance
with the secret springs of human nature, her
chances are very favorable. Many a young
lady has ruined her prospects by being too OBJ
stinate, and in not yielding to the voice of her
superlors Nothing is more common than for
a young lady to be very highly hattered when
she becomes the object of attention from the
young men. Never has she moIe reason to
fta-. For unless she is very discreet. these
attentions may be the very means of throwing
her out of the company Of those whose smiles
she once so highly enjoyed


WheA two or three young gents pay their
addresses to lady about one and the same
time, generally speaking it is very likely to
prove great disadvantage to the young lady
1t makes her naughty, proud, arrogant, and
vain Consequently, the better sense of her
sdmlrers being. disgusted with her airs and
fooleries, shun her company as being of no ad-
vantage to them. For the most part every one
can be just what they wish-can occupy lust
such position as they desire, if they viii but
use good Judgment and perseverance. When
we look upon the many unhappy marriages
upon the very many disappointed young ladies
and gentlemen, we can but say it is mostly
their own faults and errors and false notions of
men and things that has caused it.
Year: 1860

noon to o'clock, P. NJ. At2 o'clock P.
NJ, if tree lean a few degrees 10 the
northeast, the rays of the sun will at
right angles upon the southwest side of
it. IF a tree be crooked, portions of its
body will be In the same condition. have
found that this intense heat loosens por-
lions of the bark; these loosened portions
in few days dry, and split open, and in
these openings the eggs which produce
the bOrer are deposited, and there they
are hatched by the same intense heat to
which they are indebted for their house.
AS soon as they are hatched they begin
their depredations upon the nearest green
portion of the tree.


My object is only to give the results of
my own observation and to inciIe others
to investigate this subject. If l am right
in nay notions of the first cause of the
mischief, the whole trouble can be pre-
vented by planting none but straight trees,
and keeping them in perpendicular po-
sition, or slightly inclined to the SOUTH
west. In this country most of the winds
blow from the southwest, and this gives
young trees, in all exposed situations. a
set toward the northeast. This should be
guarded against by planting strong
stake on the southwest side of the tree,
and fastening il to the stake.


1t is well known that rough faces, of
dark color, become hotter in the sun than
smoother ones of light or green color.
Trees may sometimes be damaged by the
suns heat, by allowing the bark to be-
come rough and black. This can be pre-
vented by rubbing with rough cloth
saturated in weak lye or sopesuds.


In am inclined 10 the opinion that the
bark on trees is sometimes loosened in
spots, or split open, in the winter, while
the air is so cold that the south side is
suddenly warmed up by the sun in the
afternoon. But / have little doubt the
trouble is mainly traceable to the summer
sunshine.


These views suggest that trees should
be allowed to put out their tops as near
the ground as possible. They are much
less liable to be blown out of their proper
position by the winds, and the branches
will shade the body so as to break the
power of the suns heat.
Year: 1860

The American Scientific Association
held their Annual Meeting at Newport
during the first week of the present month
and the closing hours were marked by
the arrival of the Expedition sent out by
our government for the purpose of astro-
nomical observations upon the eolipe al
Labrador. Officers and members of the
Expedition were presented to the Associ-
alton, and we quote the following from
their remarks, as gwen in the New York
EUening Post:


Prof. Alexander rose under much agi-
tation. He was overcome by the kindly
reception which greeted him the moment
he set foot on shore. Contrasted with
the monumental desolation of the scence
which he had witnessed, this sudden In
PRODUCTION to the midst of friends and
social intercourse was most affecting.
Without beginning with an apology, he
simply alluded to those circumstances to
explain what want of unity of ideas he
might manifest in his remarks.


The expedition had been fitted out
under the patronage of the Coast Survey
and its enlightened Superintendent, Mr..
Bache. Never in his widest dreams had
he conceived of scenes of such wild gran
deur and desOlahon as greeted them as
they approached their final destination.
The shore was skirted with an almost un-
broken range Of mountains, seeming like
cast iron. They were beyond arbores-
cent vegetation and but little except
MOSES grew anywhere. Along the base
of the mountain-chain towards the sea,
lay bank of mist. It was necessary to
get on the opposite side to be free from
danger from this source. The difficulties
seemed to be very great; a sort of ter
race on the western side of the range
was found, which promised to be suitable !;
hiiher with great difficulty we transport
ed ourselves and our instruments. The
weather, when clear, was very clear, but
lasted never more than two days. The
day we had looked forward to with great
anxiety was overcast; still we could see
the disc of the sun; the clouds served
our eyes for colored glass screens. The
most interesting results Of our obserVa-
tions are:


/. The moon broke the curve of the
sun with an enormously rough edge.


2. A phenomenon which l was the first
to notice some years ago, viz: belt of
light around the moon, brighter than any
other part Of the sun.


3. An appearance, which but one Of
our party saw. which was observed in
1920, and once later, and has been called
an optical illusion, but which the photo
tOgraphic plate had not forgotten to record.
Thus it was real and not optical. The
phenomenon in question was a blItisk
light on the side Of the moon, close to the
edge projected on the sun. These three
results Prof. A. considered amply justified
the expenses Of the expidition.


As the eclipse progressed, and when
there was only bit of ragged, intensely
brilliant silver wire of the suns disk left,
it seemed as if the sun was melting away
and dropping point by point, till in
minute all was gone. During totality,
the sky was overspread with the most
brilliant colors. We saw through the
deepening mist, Just as the last fragment
Of the suns disk melted away, a single
Year: 1860

The House on Monday concurred in
the Senate amendments to the township
Bill, There was some little delay and
strife on the amendment making the
County Treasurers the collectors Of
taxes, instead of the Town Collectors,
but this was also finally concurred in by
a vote of al to 80.
Year: 1860




gets the nomination, with your long
sword to head the column, the way the
brave sons Of this noble young State
will wheel into line, will strike terror
into the ranks Of Black Republicans.
What, Sir, tell me that Henry A.
Wise cannot carry the State of Mime
so to the tune OF thousands The idea
/ is preposterous. Let US calculate a
little. Every State in the Union has rep
resentatives in Minnesota, SO have the
nations of Europe. The sons Of the SUNNY
South would draw to him as the needle
to the pole then there are the middle
States--some of them would vote for
him, because il can be demonstrated
that ne was mainly instrumental in pro-
curing the nomination of our venerable
President, and that nomination saved
US from the curse of Fremontism. 9th
ers, who differ from the President on
the Lecompton question, would vote for
him because he too urged the submis-
sion of the Constitution to the people of
Kansas. Then, sir, we have the regular
downeasters, the real live yankee, who
has LAID the world under tribute to his
genius, and must have a wor,I. = :,
his notions in. .aany 81 these are





ocra.-ss true as steel, that love the
| Union for the sake ef the Union. Then
again, there is portion who make a
good deal of noise about free soil, and
all that, who care as little about the
poor darkey as they do about the ID.
and less about either, than the almighty
dollar, and the dollar they will and must
have they will very shrewdIy guess"
that dividing the Union will not be a
money making business, and might re-
suit in loss of custom so these will
be likely to vote foi Wise, because he
has said that he would sooner have
war with Old England than New Eng
land, and that he will fight for the Union
IN The Union. And lastly, look at the
mighty host of our fcreign-born citizens,
mostly Catholics, think you, sir, that
these would prove ungateful to the man
who. by almost suterhuman exertIons,
rescued them and their religion from
the degradation to which Knownothing-
ism intended to consign them but of
that more anon. SOUTH SIDE.
Year: 1860

g The .Minnesotian, Of the 10th,
in speaking of the proceedings of the
Legislature that day, says =


The Legislature did a good days
work yesterday. In the Senate the
General Election and registry bill pass
ed also. the apportionment bill. These
two measures are of great Importance
to the State, and will be hailed in the
future, as Reform, Of which the Re-
publican party can feel justly proud
They will be signed by the Governor,
and become laws.


In the House. many bills were pass
ed, and much other business was trans
acted. The members ars nov at work
in good earnest, and when the Legisla-
ture adjourns we shall be able to sum
up record which will not suffer by
comparison with the doings of any
previous Legislature sirce the organ.za-
ton Of either the State or the Terrific
Year: 1860




The laws Of this State provide that no
sheriff. deputy sheriff. coroner. constable.
jsiler, justice of the peace, or other officer
of the state shall arrest or detain. or aid in
SO doing, in any prison or building be-
longing to this state, or to any county or
town, any person on account of a claim on
him as fugitive slave, under a penalty
not exceeding one thousand dollars. and
make il the duty of all county attorneys to
to repair to the place where such person is
held in custody, and render him all neces.
sary and legal assistance in making his
defence against said claim.


NEW HAMPSHIRE,


The law of the state declares that slaves.
coming or brought into the state. by or
with the consen: of the master. shall be
free; declares the attempt to hold any per-
son as slave within the state felony,
with penalty of Imprisonment not less
than one. nor more than FIVE years, provi-
ded. that the provisions Of this section
shall not apply to any act lawfully done
by any officer of the United States. OF 9th
er person, in the execution Of any legal pro-
cess