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Year: 1860

Over the river on the hill
Lie;h village quiet and still;
All around it the forest trees
Shiver and whisper in the breeze
Over it sailing shadows 20
OF soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses low and sweet
Crow in the middle Of ever! street.
Over the river under the bill
Another village listh still
There see in the cloudy night
Twi.Llipr iars of household light,
Fires that . from the smiths door,
Mi.ts that curl on the river shore
Aud in the roads no grasses grow
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the bill


Never is sound Of smithy or mill;
The houses are thatched with grass and


hoWers,


Never clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut,
You cannot enter in hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep;
Never a grain to SOW or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh
Silent and idle, and low they lie.
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still
Many a weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping aud sighing, longs TO 90
Up to that home from this below;
Long, TO sleep in the forest Wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth, praying, this answer fall
!" Patience that village shall hold ye all.
Year: 1860

WWhat do you meah, you ra,cal3 ex-
claimed an individual to an impuden,
youth that seized him by the nose in the
street. oh, nothing, only l am going to
seek my fortune, and father told me to
be sure and take hold of the first thing
that turned up
Year: 1860

Always sit next to the earvert ifyou can, NJ
dinner


Ask no woman her age


BE civil to all rich uncles and Uunts,


Never joke with policeman


lake no notes Or gold with you TO fancy
bazaar nothing but silver


Your oldest hat Of coursel for an evening
party.


Don't play ut chess with a widow.


Mover contradict man who stutlurs.


Pull down the blind before you put on your
wig.


Make friends with the steward ON board Il
steamer there no knowing how soonyou may
be placed in his power


In every strange house it is well to inquire
where the brandy is kept--only think II you
were taken III in the nightY


Never answer crossing sweeper Pay
him or else pass quickly and silently along
One word and you are lost


Keep your own secrets Tell no human be
ing YOU dye you whiskers,
! Never offend butler-the wretch has toe
many chances Of retaliation
| Write not one more letter than you cal
help The man who keeps up large CORES
pondence is martyr, tied not TO q stake, bu
10 the post


Wind up your conduct like your watch
once every day, examine infinitely whethei
your are fast or slow
Year: 1860

INFANraY.-A battalion styled the First
Infantry Battalion, was to have been organ
lied in San Francisco last evening, by the
election of battalion officers This, it is said
will lie the first purely infantry battalion
formed in the State.
Year: 1860

crowded though she already was. To
their care and attention we owed not on
ly our own lives, but those orthe dear ones
who seemed about to die and never can
wo feel sufficiently grateful for their good
oihces' or the many sacrifices they made
on our behalf.


The ship was westward bound, and on
our arrival in Canada, the account of our
misfortunes brought us many offers ofem-
ployment. Years have passed since and
the world has gone well with MS. but no,
thing can erase from our minds the haun-
ting remembrance Of the days and nights
of suffering we passed upon that fearful
ice>feli.
Year: 1860

DrPLoMAcY AND TRUrH.-M. de Talley.
rand, when reproached by friend for
certain diplomatic linessings usually at.
trbuted to him, replied: There is no.
thing in the sphere Of politics so hard to
get believed as the truth Whenever
have revealed the pure and simple truth,
have always been suspected of dissimu-
lation have always been believed when
have resigned myself to the necessity of
concealing it. predict that the first
statesman who shall have the moral cour.
age to avow, hour by hour, all shat he
thinks and all that he knows, will create
for himself reputation of being the most
consummate hypocrite.
Year: 1860

The Hehearsnl this Evening.


There will be a rehearsal this evening at the
Wigwam. 4 full attendance Of the resident
musical talent Of this city is requested.


It is especially desired that both the Citizen's
Committee and the Music Committee be present
to srrauge important matters Of business.
Year: 1860

Tux EXCELSIOR FEsrIvAL.-Wc have
concluded not TO give any report Of the Excel.
sior Fsstival this morning. but will pos,pone
it until! tomorrow. when q full report will be
at the supper last evening, and we believe
without an exception they all enjoyed them
salyes
Year: 1860

OrR Pubic SCHoOLs.-Messrs. Ed
trs: The Autocrat Of our Public Schools has
issued another manifesto. to the eifec. that all
scholars who are not in schoo. at btll ringing,
shall be shut out and deprived of their school
ing for the session. The result is that for two
days past our streets have been full CT boys
and girls, playing (away the time that they
should have been in school, and parents are
Obliged to see their children forced to learn
lessons in the streets, that will not be Of much
benefit. This rule is arbitrary; no matter what
may be TIE reason Of a childs delay Of one or
five minutes, they and their parents must suf-
fer the loss Of schooling, and by this system
have their children forced into the street


This order of the principal is about as sen
sible as one he put in force during the severe
weather of the past Winter, that of sending
children home for excuse for being late
The cruelty thus practiced raised such storm
that he was obliged to allow it TO fall into dis
use.


Neither OF these modes will romedy the
evil. and will only lead boys on our fine Spring
days to be late on purpose. The main ditfical-
ty is the shortness Of time allowed at noon -
Two hours is little enough for both scholar and
teacher Elany of former having during that
time, TO 90 mile or more, and back to school.
The days are long enough to allow this. and
then we might expect more punctuality.


The reply to the complaint of too little time
f.. IL -. .l;.k h~, hso
bring your dinners; but those doing 50 have
no more certainty Of finding their dinners safe
at noon than they have Of their clothing. both
frequently turning up missing. and no person
accountable.


Our good citizens have become so accustom-
ed to being taxed, that the Autocrat may,
without fear, order the Directors to raise
tax to provide for the safe keeping of these
things.


Aswe are about to elect officers for the
coming year, would it not Re WILL to make q
change and put in men who can think and act
for themselves, and not submit to q dictator
ship from thoseIw they employi The writer
has NO fault to find with the Superintendent.
as good teacher. or q good man, knowing
that he 10 both. and also knows that like other
men. he has his faults, the most fatal for the
good Of our public schools being. his obs,inacy
in carrying out whatever plan his selfsstesm
originates. With a board that would keep
him in his place, our schools would 40 well-
1t is to be hoped that as the scholars we're de-
prived of a holiday on the 22d Of February.
"Wsshington's natal day" that they will be
allowed one on election day that they may
| carry out the instructions given them, to in
Ausnce their fathers to vote for the board. and
also. with the male teachers, peddle tickets for
the board and dsnouncs those opposed to them
- Jseuits.
Year: 1860

Coop ENOUGH.-We have noticed
lately quite . number Of Seed Sewers going
out into the country. We should judge those
who have agricultural implements for sale are
doing "land Office business just now.
Year: 1860

ITEMS PROM THE MOLINE INDEpEDEET.
The ice has moved out OF Rock River.
The dry dock at Hampton has been carried
away by the ice. futile attempt has
been made to organize u new fire company a:
Moline. Business ofa' kindsis reyivinR
in Moline Dog fighting has become
one of the pc: manent ntitutions Of Moline.


FINE NEGETABLEs.- Since the warm
Spring weather has set in, vegetables have be
come more abundsnt. and prices have mate
rally decreased We noticed several loads Of
magnificent white Neshaunocks selling on
the street for forty cents per bushel. There
Is good reason why vegetables should not
be cheap in this market. there being an abun
dance of all kinds in the country


AT WoRK.-Aspirants for the Mar
shai'r office, on the Republican ticket. are hard
at work endesvor.ng to secure votes in the
conv ention, which is to meet in few days
AT the Masquerade Bah on Tuesday evening
there was at least half dozen Of these "hope-
fus" very busiy engaged in wooling the Ger
name into supporting them at the convention.
promising u thousand things which they were
very well aware was not in their power to per-
iorm Tut whica cost nothing at TIE time and
might effect SOME good in the future.


We enjoyed the fun very much. and we pre-
sune the proprietor of The saloon also was
pleased, for the candidates opened their "weas :
els" with perfect looseness, treating every
body that would drink, and almost quarreling
with those that wouldn't.


We are not prepared at this time to bet on
any particular ore of the many candidates
present at the Ball on Tuesday night, but if we
were cornered, We should say that a certain old
slow coach, whose corporation would measure
from eight to twelve feet. was lille ahead
AS wire puiler he is mo pumpkins tall
dry as stun" and q very poor worker, but
he is popular. and we h. We no doubt will be
nominated. Perry and Second streets would
do as we'll to sui side at once-his chances are
not worth a straw.
Year: 1860

JAUGHTER-
Oh! who can estimate the worth


OF sunny eyed and dimpled mirth?
How desolate would be the hearth


If it were not for laughterl
OF all the cures by man possessed


To cheer the heart by grief oppressed,
There's none hath power, it is confessed,


That can comparsto laughter.
So, for each sorrow ye endure,


Unless We nourish it, be sure.
Ye have at hand an easy cure;
Hal ba! tits only laughter.
'Tis good for young, IT'S good FOR old;


1t is more precious far than gold;
Then laugh as long as you can hold;


Hurrah for jolly laushteTl
Year: 1860

THE Paris Constitutional is responsible
for pleasing tale Of Chinese life. Our Gal
lie contemporary AYERS that a Yankee was po
litely invited by a Chinese merchant to make
him visit at his house. and that the Orien-
tai host overwhelmed his Occidental guest
with more than Scottish hospitality; provid
ing for him splendid sort of throne in his
best rooms and inviting continual con
course of friends to pay their respects to the
distinguished stranger The house swarmed
from morning till night with courteous, Oh
sequious and admiring Cinnamon, till Broth
er Jonathan, notwithstanding that just ap
probation of his own deserts, which is one
of the inaEenable privileges of every true
democrat, began to feel almost abashed by
the homage he received. But alas! Vanity
ofvanities! as all bright things come to eonfu-
sion, one day the Yankee, having picked up
a rudimentary knowledge Of the Chinese
tongue, suddenly stopped on entering his
friends abode, to peruse a magnificent in
scription over the door, when he found to
run as follows:


Here win be seen real live North
American; a species of creature rare in this
country. Admission two cents, payable on
going ont.
Year: 1860

The RIO GRANDE.-The Brownsville Flag
of May nth, says:


The condition Of the Rio Grande frontier
is no better than it was in December, and
there is little prospect of any immediate i'm
provement. True there are four companies
Of U. S. cavalry between Brownsville and
Rio Grande City, commanded by brave and
efficient officers, rendering it unsafe for out
laws to cross in large bodies Such, how
ever, is not the kind of warfare that Cortnas
has chosen to adopt He has sworn in his
wrath that since he cannot enlarge the do
minions of the serpent-clutching eagle by re-
moving the boundaries of Mexico eastward,
he will not allow Americans to enjoy any
privileges in the valley of the Rio Grande.
it Is very easy for his guerrilla bands to car
ry his threats into execution. Such is the
nature of the country that no military force
is sufficient to prevent these guerrilla incur
aions across the river, and Americans will
not be safe on their ranches until other steps
are taken for their security.
Year: 1860

THE lady managers of the Institution for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, have it in con-
temptation says the Bulletin, to get up a
grand promenade concert at the new Me-
chanics' Pavilion on the 9th and 9TH of july
next, the proceeds of which will be for the
benefit of the Association.
Year: 1860

EE There was . good deal Of stir
about town yesterday, teams crowding in from
the country and from Illinois with produce of
all kinds. Our market is now the best in the
State. and naturally draws hither large and
rapidly increasing trade
Year: 1860

ANOTHER FLUID ACCrDENT.-Acci-
dents by the bursting Of Fluid lamps are be-
coming more numerous every day. Nearly
every paper We take up contains an account
of one or more persous being drsadfully burned,
and oftentimes fatally injured.


Monday evening the wife of Mr.. Richard
son, Of this Office. took fluid lamp from the
table and started past where Mr. r. was sitting
holding their little child in his lap; when just
as she came opposite him. the lamp burst en-.
veloping them all in blaze. Mr.. X. spraDg
forward and extinguished the flames, but not
until: they had ser ously burned both his wife
and child. We hope this will be warning to
those who are using this murderous light.
When Kerosene oil light can be had for lsss
than one fourth the price Of fluid, it is all non.
sense for our citizens to use this dangerous
article
Year: 1860

ET The Council meets this afternoon,
with Mr. Price, the new Mayor, in the chair.
This will be most important meeting, - it
will TO day be decided whether Cur city will
or will not be allowed to 60 to protest. Mr..
Price will be expected to do much. very mnch
toward averting this catastrophe. and We are
positive that il he exerts himself 40 he should,
that the fair fame of our city is still safe. We
trust NO stone will be left unturned which will
assist in raising the money TO take up the jan
nary coupons on our bonded debt. The coun-
Gil should face this matter squarsly and net at
tempt y dodge the responsibility.
Year: 1860

Great Nsgiect.-Why is it that when the
pavement in the streets is torn up to lay pipes
and make culyerts, that IT is not put down for
weeks, or months, thereafter? at the inter-
section OF Broad and 5th streets the thorough
fare is almost entirely obstructed by piles of
paving stones and banks OF dirt that promise
10 remain there for all time Can there be
any necessity for permitting such nuisances
TO remain for weeks at a time, to the annoy
ance and Inconvenience of the public Has
the city no officer whose paid and sworn duty
it is to look after such matters The people
are complaining bitterly of the condition of
Broad street at 9TH, and they have right to.
Win not the Mayor, or President Of the
Council, or some one else, have this evil re-
medied at once, and prevent similar ones fr om
occurring he Ieafter
Year: 1860

The Eastern Sqnaye, ifit is ever improved and
enclosed, will be one of the most popular re-
sorts in the city. The view from these
grounds, on a clear afternoon, is surprisingly
beautiful, and there is always breeze from
the river, however hot and suitry the weather
may be elsewhere. If the square was enclosed
even with rough board fence, trees might
then be planted, SO that when the city was
ready to lay off the walkways there would
he shade for VISITORS to enjoy
Year: 1860

In Examination of the body of VIM. Glib
lin, who died on Sunday last of the wounds
received in an affray on the Goth of May, ex-
hibited no facts other than those we gave
when the parties charged with his murder
were before the Mayor. From the wound in
the right lung he had literally wasted away
until he was mere skeleton. His snfierings
for six weeks were of the most painful char
acter,
Year: 1860

The AlmS-H House, when completed, will be all
that the most charitable could desire for the
comfort of the poor who are to inhabit it.
Not only are the sexes and colors to be sepa-
rated, but the rooms are 10 be so arraL ged that
the Superin tendent can accommodate the yir-
tuous and respectable poor in quarters that
cannot be reached by the debased and de.
graded. Indeed, there will be ample room in
the new edifice to preserve proper distinctions
among the inmates, and to make the unfortu-
nate feel that, because poor, they are not to be
debased. The committee in charge of the
building intend enclosing the premises with a
high wall, that no pauper can possibly
leave the premises without the knowledge and
consent of the Superintendent. When this is
DONE the people of I'd and 3D. streets will be
relieved of the annoyances to which they are
now subjected by runaway paupers, and the
physicians will have better opportunities of
curing many of them.
Year: 1860

"The Dro,c" to the nth street bridge over
the Dock will prove great convenience to
the shipping when completed, inasmuch as il
will enable the lumber and plaster vessels to
unload in the west section, and thus prevent
the blocking up of the margin of the east
section of the Dock, as at present. The oye-
teT~craft, we presume. will be req uired TO land
at their old place near the bridge, and other
vessels will then have ample berths for load
ing and unloading.
Year: 1860

The Health Of the Ci.y, at this season of the
year, can only be preserved by cleanliness and
prudence If dirty water, soap-suds and
kitchen garbage are thrown into the cutters,
to purify and produce unpleasant odors, those
who have to breathe the poisonous efIluvia
may expect bilious fevers, il nothing worse
On north Main st., from II til to 25th, the street
gutter runs continually with most offensive
Iiq uids, and the citizens in that section of
the town scarcely know what il is To inhale a
breath of pure air. By the grades OF the cross
streets this gutter is forced to drain all the lots
from Franklin TO Main, and until there is a
culyert run down Main. there is no probabili.
ty of getting rid of the nuisance. The Mayor
however, may have it partially abated by re-
Questing families to empty their suds, etc al
certain hours in the day, and then having the
gutter washed out every morning and evening
From 2Gth TO 23d streets the nuisance is par.
ticularly grieyous at night-so much so tha,
very few persons are disposed TO walk alons
the north side unless compelled to do so. We
invite particular attention to this locality a.
the present time with the hope that remedy
will be applied without delay.
Year: 1860

Hard Plaes.-Bepiamin Faudree made his
appearance before the Mayor yesterday, and
was held TO bail for his good behavior, on con-
yction of representing himself as watch.
man, arresting free negro in the street with
out authority, and resisting the police on
being taken in to custody. Faudrec Is "A young
man, and was probably led oft by others who
wished to use him for their own purposes
Had he acknowledged his error in the frs
place, he might have escaped punishment.
Year: 1860

Started Early.- Yesterday morning as officer
Kelly was on his way to the Mayors Court,
he came mp with Michael Chandler, near 9th
and Broad and finding aim flled brimful OF
fiery liquids, took him in tow and landed him
in the presence of his Honor. Mike finding
himself stranded, and without the hope Of
rescue, gave vent to such volleys Of oaths and
threats, that he was ordered Oft to the valley
prig where he will be held in durance until
the fumes of his late debauch have passed
away and his reason is restored.
Year: 1860

Attempted Sxieidc.-A negro fellow who had
ran away from his overseer yesterday, on
finding himself pursued, jumped into the basin
TO drown himself; but the water being shall
low, he was soon captured
Year: 1860

F;ghtiag.-Joseph Foster and Walter Tate,
two young men lately arrived in the city, were
before the Mayor yesterday, to answer the
charge of engaging in fight at the "Blae
Bonnet . bar-room on Sunday afternoon last
Officer Seal, hearing of the row, went to the
house with other officers, and saw Foster sit
ting in one corner, his face bleeding. On look
ing around he saw Tate hurrying upstairs,
and sent officer Blankenship after him. As
both were to blame, the Mayor held them to
bail in the sum of 500 each.
Year: 1860

THE SIMPLE SECRET.-Twenty clerks in a
store. Twenty hands in a printing Office.
Twenty young men in a village. All want to
get alongin the world, and all expect to do
80. One of the clerks will rise to be partner
and make fortune. One of the compositors
will own a newspaper and become an infu-
ential and prosperous citizen. One of the
apprentice will come TO be a master builder


One of the villagers will get handsome farm
aud live like patriarch. But which is des-
tined to be the lucky individual Lucky !.
There is ne luck about 1t. The thing is al
most as Gel tain as the Rule of Three. The
young fellow who will distance his competi-
tors is he who masters his business, who pre-
serves his integrity, who lives clearly and
purely, who never gets in debt, who gains
friends by deserving them and puts his mo-
ney in savings bank. There are some ways
to fortune that look shorter than this old
dusty highway. But the staunch men of the
community, the men who achieve something
really worth having, good fortune, good
name, and serene old age, all go this road.
Year: 1860

| We would like to impress upon the minds Of
all that we not the "boss" Of our Fairs,
and that we have no more to do with them
than any other citizen. Last year we Were
! written to even for premiums, and blamed be
cause some small things were not particularly
noticed in our paper.


Yesterday morning a young man, whose
name we do not know called, and, in rather q
hufy and abrupt manner, took us to task
for not noticing, as one Of the judges in Glass
-, Branch VII, Melodeon which he had on
exhibition. When going around We particu-
larly asked if there were any pianos on exhibi-
ton, and were told there were none; and as
to Melodeons, they were not mentioned in
the Premium List, and could not have had a
premium if thousand had been ezhibi-
ted. A premium of SIS was offered for the
best and largest variety of Musical instru-
ments," but as the one Melodeon aforsald could
not be said to constitute variety" of course
it could not take that premium. We saw the
thing dozen times but never dreamed that it
was sent there to exhibit, but OF the contrary
we supposed that some benevolent person had
just put it there for everybody to fiddle on that
wanted to, for the amusement Of the crowd.


We particularly asked and was told that
there were no pianos or collection of musical
instruments on exhibition, by persons who we
thought ought to know, and hence we 6lanked
those lines. This explanation we hope will
be satisfactory to the mereurial owner of the
Melodeon, who, we trust, will be satisfied with
this notice of his instrument.


II the object of our Fair is to pay out pre-
miums for Yankeemade durdy-gurdies we
shall have noting more to do with it. But the
same good sense which has characterized the
course of the Executive Committe heretofore
we doubt not will govern their actions in the
future.