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Year: 1859

These Machines sew from two spoos purchased from
the store requiring re-wnding of thread; they Hem
Fell Gather and Stitch in superior STYLE finishing each
by their operation without to The hand
needle required by other machines They will do bet
ter and cheaper sewing than seamstress if she
works for hour, and are, unquestonably the
best Machines in the market for family sewing, account
of their simplicity durability of management and
adoption to all varieties of family either
heavy fine work with equal facility, and without special
adjustment.


As evidence of the unquesoned superiority Of their Ma
chimes, the Grouer and Baker Seoiaag Machine Company
beg leave to respectfully refer to the following
Year: 1859

sAer trying several different good machines preferred
yours account of its simplicity and the perfect with
which it is managed well the strength and durability
of the After long experience feel competent to
speak in this manner and to confidently recommend it for
every variety of family sewing Mrs. E. B. SpoOacr acte
of the Editor Of Brooklyn Star.
Year: 1859

The subscribers having purchased the right of NAH
LONE S PATENT CORN PLANTER for the County OF
Hunterdon are prepared to sell Farmers Corn Planters
which will drop and their at the same time in
perfect check rows any distance apart that they wish
the rows and plant from six to ten per
day with ease that Farmers planting twenty Of
the price of Planter $l0 in there
fore will be to their advantage to examine and give the
Planter trial They are warranted to work WELL Town
ship rights sold reasonable terms The Planter be
seen at the Bow Factory Lambertvi Gentlemen please
give it your attention.


Nov. IL, '5S H0LC0MBE d DlSBROW.
Year: 1859

Price Current says:


The weather continues exceedingly changeabIe
and as unfavorable for agricultural business as can
pe well imagined An immense quantity of rain
has fallen during the week, and the ground must
be thoroughly saturated with water, thus prevent
ing spring work, all lands, except at brief in
tervals. The temperature has been milder, and
vegetation has been going on pretty well.


There is good deal said regarding this unususI
quantity of rain, and its effects upon the CROPS
There is abundant time yet to prepare for corn and
plant it, and should May be fine, there need be no
fears on that point, but the wheat may be injured
but this is not certain, or hardly probable On the
whole, we think, no important injury has been sus
tanned, except regards the fruit crop, by the
growing crops generally
Year: 1859

The VERDICT AT WAsHINGToN.-Nobodyi is sur
prised at the verdict of the jury at Washington,
which declares that the man who deliberately and
oaroarousy shot down his wiie's paramour in the
street, at midday, is not guilty of any crime. The
acquitted manslayer was greeted with huzzas and
triumphal procession extemporized BY the
multitude. 1t is intimated that an ovation awaits
his return to New York. But in face of this YER
dict and these demonstrations it remains true that
the hero of this tragedy has only succeeded in pub
fishing to the world the nfamy of his wife, in STAIN
ing his hands with the ineffaceabe blood of fellow
and consigning himself to political oblivion when
his brief term of office, if he can brave that out
shall have expired.-N Y Ind. Apyil 2s
Year: 1859

From and after this date the FREE LIST will be dis
continued ana those In arrears must SETTLE or they
viii be served The same All who wish the Paper, will
be served by leaving word with me or at the Office


T.. NJ. HILL,
Year: 1859

We have Just received letter from Mr..
NM. G. Prours, (bro,her of one Of the
proprletors of this paper,) from which we
make the following extract. Mr.. P. went
out last fall, has been in the mines all the
time, and is going TO remain and see the
thing out. He wrote letter TO his friends
here last winter, extracts Of which we then
published, in which he gave rather q dis
couraging account Of the diggings, though
he then spoke of good yields to the pam
He now, as will be observed. holds about
the same tone and says even his last winter
report was more favorable than a farther
experience will justify But read the ex-
tract:


II don't think there is a place known
here where man can make or average over
50 80 per day with a sluice, and by this
you can judge how rich the mines are, as |
am aware you have had some experience in
gold countries. Unless better diggings are
found, think any man who is doing well
in the State will regret the hour he left
and come 10 this country 10 do better.
would advise all persons TO stay where they
are. These mines will never pay man
TO work them when provisions are as high
as they are here. Until farmers come here
TO settle down, and find ready sale for their
produce-provisions come down 10 their
proper value-bacon to 8 cents per pound
flour So per sack, &c.-then, and not until
then, will it pay any man TO work.


For criterion | will Just realte how
the poor devils, that come in this spring
are making their fortunes. Only yesterday
three men come up TO me where was al
work AM applied for work. They were
out of provisions, hadn't any money oi
friends, as they came through on Walker.
T line, and were anxious to do something
Not finding any one that could afford to pay
Them to work, they went in with a miner
10 work for their board. A person can gel
any amount of men 10 work for twelve and
fifteen dollars per month. have not heari
of man paying over that for the last siA
weeks.


persons that write such fatiering news
back 10 the States, are men that have an in
terest in some little one-horse town, ant
think livery likely that they can grab green
les, as they come in. Il is the opinion O
great many that large or heavy gold will
be found in the mountains this Summer"
Year: 1859

The Greatest InyentIon of the Age The eheapes.
nd COAL GAS LIGHT In the world made with the Ca
Generating Company Works HENDRICKS BRO - non
explosive Pstsnts makes the best Gas Light 81 per o
ss Coll the Office Of the Company No 3e Broadway New
Pork and examine this elegant Light and simple clean portable
es.l Gas WORKS.
Year: 1859

MUsIc.-Let your daughters cuitivate
music hy all means. Every woman who
has an aptitude for music or for singing.
should bless God for the gift and cultivate
1T with diligence; not that she may dazzle
strangers, or win applause FROM the crowd,
but that she may bring gladness to her own
fireside. The influence Of music in strength.
ening the affections, is far from being Der.
ceived BY many of its admirers sweet
melody binds all hearts together as it were,
with a golden chord it makes the pulse
beat in unison, and the heart shriIl with
sympathy. But the music of the freside
must be simple and uDpretendng; it does
not require brilliancy of execution, but ten.
derness of feeliDg-a merry time for the
youug-a subdued strain for the aged, but
none of the noisy clap trap which is popular
in public.
Year: 1859

The following story is the talk Of 4 village
in England: 1t appears that n certain wo-
man felt her spouse an incumbrance and
applied to the druggist of the village for
sixpenny worth Of arsenic. He very proper
" refused, and informed her husband, and
at the same time inquired of him for what
purpose his wife could require it, The hus,
band told the druggist that is she applied
again he must sell her some harmless arti.
Gle IN lieu OF the arsenic, and they would SEQ
what her objects were. She did apply again,
and the wary apothecary delivered her some
carbonate Of soda. telling her husband what
had occurred. When he went home hsfound
a meat pie prepared for dinner; he pretended
Mt first want OF appetite, and invited her to
help herself. She refused, and at last he ate
n quantity of the pie. In q little while he
professed himself unwell. then feigned
thirst, then alarming sickness, and finally,
death.


The treacherous woman manifested great
concern during these proceedings; but the in
stant death appeared to her to have occurred.
she passed rope through the chamber hoor,
and tied it to her husbands neck, in order
that when neighbors were called in, he might
appear to have hanged himself. She then
ran up stairs to draw up and fix the rope.
The instant she had disappeared, the dead
man revived, released himself of the rope.
and passed it round the legs Of the table. and
the woman hung that useful and domestic
article, instead of the other one the husband.
The latter. also, ran up stairs, inquiiing OF
the faithless woman what she was after
drawing the table up that way?" The affair
has ended for the present, in his. as the
phraseis is, taking the law in his sown hands
lie has given her, as the Yorkshire folks
say, "a right down good hiding"
Year: 1859

NARROW ESCAPE. On Monday last while
Mrs. Gardener of Sacramento, was in comma
ny with her husband, wh3 was inspecting his
Touring mill at Knights landing, her dress
was caught in some Of the gearing, and the
machinery had to be stopped before she
could be extrieated. The hoops worn by
Mrs Gardener were of steel and had to be
cut with an axe The Union says that she
sustained no serious injury, but was bruised
in such manner as to induce her husband
TO go to Sacramento for physician.
Year: 1859

BEEs.-0nce it was thought that the hon
ey bee would not do well in California. 1t
is now proved, however, that this idea was
erroneous. In this connection we quote from
the San Andreas independent:


Nowhere under the sun do they increase
so rapidly or make such a large surplus of
honey Messrs. Garceton IL Allen, of the
Peach Orchard last winter bought one
swarm, which since then has thrown off two
others, and filled the hive with honey. The
two young swarms have each their hives
more than half full and are hourly augment.
ing the Quantity.
Year: 1859

ADvtcEs from Salt Eake state the the feel
Ing ia the army towards the Mormons since
the murder Of Sergeant Pike, is that of in
tense hatred. Nothing but the utmost
watchfulness on the part of Gen. Johnston
and his officers prevents outburst of practical
indignation, such as would overwhelm and
crush Brigham and his hord-.
Year: 1859

eB An intelligent young man, ON his way
home from Pixies Peak, Was in the city yes.
terday. He left the mines the first of june
He says that the late stories of great discoveries
here are untrue. 1t was reported atLeavenworth
that the express with which be came from the
mines brought large amount of dust, but he
states that the only freight OF any kind on board
was the baggage belonging to himself and one
companion, and there was not one cents worth
of gold dust in it,
Year: 1859

CONNECTICUT ONE YEAR AMEsDMEsr.-The
Republicans are in majority OF both branches
OF the Connecticut Legislature, aud an effort to
procure the passage OF An amendment Of the
Constitution Of that State similar to the Two
Years Amendment Of Massachusetts, has just
been sgnally defeated-in the Senate by vote
Of IA to z, and in the House BY vote of 1877 to
Il. These are significant votes. Il is hardly
probable that the lead Of South Carolina on this
subject will be followed by more than one Free
STATE
Year: 1859

"a Last week young lady in Philadelphia
ran rusty nail in her foot. The injury pro-
duced lockjaw OF such a malignant character
that her physician pronounced her recovery
hopeless. An old nurse then took her in hand,
moving them as often as they became dry. The
Result was complete and most astonishing
cure. Such simple remedy shonld be borne
in mind
Year: 1859

uoiNa UP AND down STAIRS BY MACHINERY
In describing Pa,an Stevens new hotel in
New York, The Journal OF Commerce says:


A lanu,lant car or ladies' carriage is provided,
"h'ch Will gilde from The lower floor to the up
p'tmost story, easily conveying eight or ten
persons at trip This car is propelled by
steam, and passes up and down upon seyolv-
ing spiral shaft nearly .Q0 fees long and about
ten inches IN diameter; and SO perfect is this
invention that under no circumstances il there
possibility OF accident. Even should all the
machinery above be removed, the car cannot
descend any faster than usual, owing 70 an in
een'ous hydraulic arrangement at the base; and
independent Of this revolving shaft may De
stopped at pleasure BY any person inside or out
side the car. This car is the invention of Mr..
otis Taft, OF Boston, and seems to be OF great
Value
Year: 1859

ATTEMPTED CONSTIPATION. A German


named Christian Fohlmeyer, was arrested yes
terday, and lodged in the Ninth street Station
house, upon charge of attempting to forcibly
dishonor the person Of a young girl, on Free
man street. From what we could learn of the
affair he went into the house in state of in
toxication, and seeing the girl, as he thought,
alone, threw her upon couch, which was In
tho room, and would, in all probability, have
accomplished his villainous purpose had not
her screams been overheard by her father, who
rushed into the room just in time to save his
daughters honor. Fohlmeyer is quite dissi-
patod in his habits, and was, no doubt, at the
time craIed by the effects of drunkenness fol-
it ia difficult to conceive how any one who il
sane could be guilty Of such an act. The case
will come before the Police Court this morning
Year: 1859

A HUNDRED YEARS TO CoME.-This is the
title of a song and chorus, the music of which
was written by Professor solon Nourse, COM
poser Of some ability and very successful
teacher Of the divine art. The melody is quite
taking, and the rhythm is perfect, hence the
air will please the car, and, upon first per-
formance, to some extent, crafty the musical
sense. 1t win be sung by many, and for some
time will occupy Appointment place in the port
folios Of the lovers of smoothly flowing har-
monies, still we do not think it at all equal to
some Of the Professors previous works or to
his well-known capacity. 1t is for sale at the
musio-stores generally.
Year: 1859

COUNTERFEIT MONEY FOUND IN The CANAL
A boy named George Shaeffer, while playing
on the bank of the canal, near Race street,
yesterday morning, saw something glittering
in the mud, and thinking ho had found a
treasure, waded in, and by fishing about for
some time succeeding in finding nine counter
felt half-dollars. The fact becoming known
by his playmates, they also instituted search,
but without much success. 1t is quite difficult
to detect this coin, as 1t approaches very near
to the correct weight, and in color and execu-
ton is very much like the genuine.
Year: 1859

JOSEPH MILLER, deck-han on the steamer
Freestone, now at the wharf, was dangerously
wounded yesterday by cut in his arm from u
knife, with which he was endeavoring to sever
a tiller-rope. While trying to cut the rope,
another deck hand gave it a jerk, and the knife
penetrated Millcr's arm, ssyering an artery
and making frightful cash.
Year: 1859

AT seven o'clock last evening, Judge Carter
sent for the jury in the Beckley case. The
foreman stated that there was no probability
of tho jury agreeing, whereupOn they were dis
charged by the Court. We understand that
the jury, from the first, stood seven for guilty
without fixing the grade of tho murderl, and
6ve for aequittal.
Year: 1859

to conquer the boys, and now they're all
conquered without even so much as blow.
And yet he added, after rejecting while,
1T amt the nature of men to be good under
blows, and suppose children have all the
feelings of men. The lash may keep 'em
under while it's over 'em, but it don't pro-
duce an effect that you can depend upon


That's it, I replied. The obedience pro-
duced by the lash can never beget one iota
of respect for the one who wields it. I am
not prepared to say that the lash is never,
under any circumstances, necessary, society
is such warped and unchristian state but
there is one thing / can say, will never
keep another school that I cannot govern
without the rod. If there chances to be a
boy who will not behave properly, then the
school shall not suffer by his presence. I
will send him back to those whose duty it is
to teach him the first rudiments of behavior.


People were astonished at the result of my
efforts. The committee were forced to report
the school kept in the district known as
Rawbcne Hollow to be the best in their
town.


So much for the "Hard School"
Year: 1859

To SxoKERs.-Seelig L Levy announce in to-
days paper fact that will prove very interest
ing to smokers. They purpose henceforth to
retail genuine Havana cigars at their counter at
the very reasonable figure of one bit each We
have smoked few at this price, and find them
Just as delightful as when they were sold for a
quarter each, or three for half
Year: 1859

MILLINERY.-We invite the attention of ladies
and gentlemen to the card of Mrs. Young wife
ofths late B. B. Young. She is an accomplished
Milliner, and q most estimable and deserving
ladv
Year: 1859

Rats leave sinking ship.-[Old Proverb.


Speaking of the call for County Convention
of Democrats opposed to the Administration, the
Shasta Courier, heretofore a red hot Douglas pa
per, says Il Democratic Standard.


The above is the introduction to an article
tation of that old proverb for our benefit, We
look upon as most contemplate. The editor
knows the Courier is nor just as much " a red
hot' Douglas paper as /" heretofore" We have
long since ceased to expect ordinary fairness or
courtesy from the Democratic Standard. And
indeed it is of inconceivably small importance
to us whether the Standard treats US with ordi-
nary fairness or not.
Year: 1859

For THE JUDGEsHIP.-As yet we have heard
no name, mentioned with certainty as candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for Judge
OF this Judicial District. Judge Daingerfield is
certainty a candidate for denomination. Judge
Daingerfeld has run for this position four times
In the past six years, and been elected each
time, although the first time he was counted
out In very irregular manner. We presume
at the coming election the successful candidate
will really be elected for full term of six wears.
Year: 1859

cS- Deyout Churchmen will receive the follow
ing statement from Srotch paper, with many
grains of allowance The Free Church Of Scot
land would encourage secession from the estab-
lishment after its example, believing it par
adoxical that woman should be the head in that
church in which it's chief apostle has said that


"a woman should not lift up her voice, or suffer
herself to be heard IF the movement be evan


reli, al and sustained by antipathy to Puseyism,
the Church will be the sufferer, but IT not. the
Establishment will gain by the loss OF disor-
ganizing element


"ALLEpGEp INTENDED SECESSION OF SIXTY CLEK-
cY4EN FROM THE ESTABLISHMENTS morn


ing Advertiser has the following in large type ::
I"fmpending large secession from the Church OF


England. We are enabled to make an announce


ment to-day which will create a deep sensation IN


the religious world. 1t is that of an impending
large ec.ssion of clergymen from the church OF


England Most of our readers will, however, be


gratitied to learn that the forthcoming secession,
will be of very different kind from that which


we have 80 often had to record during the last
few years namely a secession from the Church
of England to the Church of Rome. The direc


Ii IN which those clergymen who are about to


lave the Establishment will take will be quite
d;E.rent IL will be towards the formation of
new Church of Engian1, TO he called the Free
Church of England. From 20 to 30 clergymen
of the establishment, all of them distinguished
for their evangelical views, and number OF them


popular preachers, met some DAYS go IN LONDON:


from all parts of the country, Tor the purpose OF
concertinp such measures as may give the great.
eat effect to the intended secession. They all
leave the Establishment on purely conscientious


grounds-some of them because OF their once


tions to the principle of a religious Establish


ment !; others because of the prevalence oil fo-


perry under the guise of Puseyism in the Church,


with the connivance of the Bishops; and the rest


because of both reasons combined. The move


ment is TO take practical shape by some of the


nromoters holding 1 meeting st the Manor house


Hackney, at which The Lord Mayor IL 20 presids-


with yiew to tle Immediate erection Of a Free


Church Of England in that district, f,n a 'oaHg


and devoted evangelical clergyman who las just
Year: 1859




DivIslos or CALIroRSlA.--l'he New Orleans
Picayuus says


1.-The project for dividing California into two
States, is much farther advanced than most peo-
pie on the Atlantic side have supposed The
South rn portion. mostly agricultural, and sup
posed to be fitted for slave labor, and to desire to
employ and lcgalizc it, has been long contendins
before the legislature for separation from the
Northern frontier, and the right to be formed in
to L 6Gparnte state


At the last session Of the Legislature, the con-
sent Of the State was given to the separation, oy
an act directing vote to Oe taken in the South
ern section, on the proposition to set up for
themselves. under new territory, to be called
when admitted into Union, with its constitution
the State of Colorado. The vote was taken and
the proposition accepted.


The legislature intending TO make this final,
provided that when this consent should be given
in the proper form, and be duly certified to the
Governor, he should issue proclamation Tor
convention, within the district to be separated
for the formation Of q constitution
It is said to be certain that the new State woo!'
adopt slaveholding constitution.


But to get into the Union with new slave
holding constitution may not ho 80 easy as to go
the consent of all parties in California, and tt
make n new constitution.


The constitution of the United States contains
provision on this subject, which will be very
much in the way Of the accomplishment OF their
desires for the division of the State. 1t says -
"No new State shall be formed or erected within
the jurisdiction of any other; nor any State be
formed by tho junction of two or more States or
parts OF States, without the consent of the leg
islatures ur t!.y States concerned, ns we'll as ot
Congress"


In the coming Congress- it is very certain that
no proposition for admitting slaveholdins State
can get through the House of Representatives.
The resistance would be long, furious and sue
cessful The project must lie over, therefore, to
some other possible Congress, in which the anti
slavery element is not as powerful ana ueternlh
ed as it will be at Washington the next two
yeSrs.
Year: 1859

The benefit derived by stock from the
use of sulphur is not sufficiently known.
Most farmers are we'll aware that there
are certain seasons In the year when ami
mails of every description on the farm
from the finest colt down 10 the poorest
caIf-become afflicted with IN plain Eng
lish) LICE, Gone of the ten plaques of
Egypt) or TICKS.


To become free from any trouble or IN
jurics from the attacks of these pests, we
have only to put sulphur in the feed or salt
of stock SC infested; or mix a little In lard
and rub it on the small and young animals.
Speedy cure may be depended upon.


| think one teaspoontul, two or three
times week four or FIVE times a year,
will generally keep hogs and sheep entire
ly clear of such vermin.


The above article Is more particularly
applicable TO sheep and hogs. II mas
been said, and l believe with some show
of truth, that sulphur has another effect
on sheep; that given pien,ifully at the
beginning of warm weather, as above
directed every other week TILL shearing
time. i opens the pores Of the skin. curing
the cough, whitening the wool; and, as
an evidence of which, look at the big
snow-white sheep on the mountains OF
Virginia, in the vicinity of Sulphur
Springs. Ohio Farmer.