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Year: 1860

.EsoRaors PRopucrIoS OF GAs.-The
different gas works of Philadelphia
are now producing one.and-a.half
million feet of gas per day. This
amount is over ten per cent greater
than at the same time last year;
the increase being necessary in
consequence Of the greater number
Of new consumers in the suburbs
ef tbe city,
Year: 1860

ABSENCE OF FEAR NOT ALWAYS A
SIGN oE CocRAaE.-Erery passion be.
comes weak in proportion as it is "a
milar with its object. Evil must be con.
sidered as the object Of fear; but the
passion is excited only when the evil
becomes probable; or, in other words,
when we are in danger. As the same
evil may come probable many ways
there are several species Of danger-tllst
danger to which ,nen are continually
exposed, soon becomes familar, and fear
Is no longer excited. This, however,
must not be considered rs an example
of courage; for equal danger Of any
other kind will still produce the same
degree of fesr in the same mind.
Year: 1860

Wreck OF THE DAoOTAH.-The Copusan.
Reporter says: A number of men from this
place are'now employed searching for the
freight and valuables lost on the Dacotsb =
At the time Of the disaster large quantities
of light freight came ashore, but the heavv
goods sank with the wreck, or lie scattered
around in several fathoms of water. DURING
the past week several bodies of persons lost
on the propeller have come ashore-among
them that of Capt. Cross. We learn from


one of the men returned, that the shore in
the vicinity of the wreck is frequented night
and day by the land pirates, who not only
Year: 1860

pick up and carry Off such goods as they
may find, but rob the bodies which come
ashore. The key of the propeller's safe was
found in one pocket on the body of Capt.
Cross, but the other had been rihed by these
vultures. Hanging seems to be too light a
punishment for;such depraved specimens Of
humanity. -rE H. sre
Year: 1860

A GoOD STEP.-Men have been set at
work clearing away the piles of dirt at the
crossings on Seneca street. at the intersec.
ton of ST. Clair. This should have been
done long ago, but ''better late than never
Year: 1860

By the above figures it will be seen how rapidly
our banks recovered from the panic of 1857. As
there no panic at this present time nor likely to
be any, it will be perceived that the position of
our moneyed institutions is an earnest for the
future.


On the 18th Of December, 1856 the position Of
Year: 1860

SERIoUs RAILROAD ACCIDENT-NARROw Es
cAPE.-The Express train west on the Lake
Shore Road, due here at 5:3O yeterday morn
ing, very narrowly escaped a fearfnl catas-
trophe, at the crossing of Walnut creek, near
Swanville, about half past two O'Clock q. m.
Some villain, with disposition nothing short
of devilish had removed rail at that point
with the intention of throwing the train from
the track. The train had just leftSwanyille
and was proceeding at q rate Of about eight
cen miles an hour. Nothing wrong was no
ticed by the engineer, and the first intimation
of danger was the locomotive leay-
ing the track and running along upon the
ground. 1t was stopped with but little dam
age. The baggage car broke from its coup
Ings and turned over and over down the en-
bankment to the bottom. The second bag
gage car and the emigrant cars also left the
track. And yet among all this not person
was injured, and not particle Of baggage
destroyed. The escape is marvellous.


1t win be remembered that few weeks
ago, a rail was taken up near the same spot
and the place passed over safely by the night
express train, east. Shortly before that a
quantity of rails was laid across the track, in
Mentor. The perpetrator of such Outrages
as these deserves to be shot ike a dog, or
hung to the nearest tree, if he is discovered.
Plumber is probably the object as there is
not more honorably, wisely, and acceptably
managed road in the country than the Cleye-
land & Erie
Year: 1860

DT Now that the heat Of summer is at
hand, it is more than ever necessary that
our pure lake water should be brought to
perform its useful service in laying the dust,
which is already great annoyance. B. P
Bower gives his attention to Plumbing, and
does his work with neatness and expedition,
and at reasonable prices. His shop is on the
east side of the Public Square. RIO
Year: 1860

The extra passenger train of the K. C..
Railroad which reached the city at half
past ten yesterday forenoon, brought in
one hundred and fifty of the faculty and
students of the Terre Haute Female College
largo committee of reception of the young
ladies and gentlemen of Evansville went up
on the mail train, and escorted them to the
city. The Crescent City Band, with Il num-
ber of our citizens, were awaiting their arrl-
val at the depot, where they were formed in
procession, and headed 10y the Band, dis
coursing sweet music, proceeded down Main
street to the river and up Locust street to
the reception rooms on Third street and
from thence to Crescent City Hall, where
they were welcomed by many citizens


Along the full length of the large Hall
were two tables weighed down with the
substantial comforts of life, and covered with
elegant cakes, bushels of straw berries, and
gallons of ice cream, and all the delicacies
which could tempt the appetite. The tables
were beautifully decorated with flowers ar
ranged by fair hands, and the display was
very generally admired. Amer several
choice airs 10y the band, Mr.. Ingle, the
President of the +. 4 G. Railroad, called
the company to order, and introduced Mayor
Baker who in a neat address, welcomed
the Terre Haute friends TO the hospitalites
OF the city, and while he invited them to
partake of the good cheer before them,
which short notice had only allowed the
ladies to prepare, regretted that their brief
stay would not permit them to partake OF
the hoSpitalitieS of our homes.


Prot. Wood, OF the College, replied, thank
ing the citizens OF Evansville for this un-
expected reception. In the confinement OF
the College Halls, in the midst of their
books and study, they found " no royal road
TO learning For one day they had left their
pursuits, and came forth to look upon the
old forests and green fields, but they did not
anticipate greeting like this. They had
ut least found the road 20 Evansville roy
al one, and here were royal hearts to greet
them; ami royal entertainment to cheer and
refresh them. He gratefully thanked the
kind friends who received them in this cor
dial manner, and assured them they would
bear away with them the most pleasant re-
collection Of Evansville.


After an hour or two spent in discussing
| the Suhstantials and delicacies provided by
/ the ladies' and in pleasant social intercourse
the company scattered over the city, many
enjoying the hospitaIities of the homes OF
entertaining ladies, and our gallnnt Young
Alen were interchangeable in their efforts to
make the young iadirs happy, as they well
! know how to be agreeable and attentive


The excursion train returned at four
o'clock in the afternoon This excursion
was one of the most delightful social en-
tertainments OF the season, rejecting much
credit upon onr ladies aud young men, and
we think WAS highly appreciated by thei
guests We trust this will not be the las
excursion we shall have from Terre Iaute
We want more intercourse and ac,i iuaintance
with onr sister city, aud we can assure hel
citizens our people will he ready at all times
To give them "a warm aud hospitable recrp
ton.
Year: 1860

Hel5~ There is very nice opportunity for
obtaining bargains i'll ladies dress goods at
HuGnEs lie enjoyed peculiar facilities for
purchasing cheap goods this season, and we
assure the ladies that every article in his
store can and will be sold at prices that will
give entire satisfaction to his patrons. His
stock of shoes for ladies and misses, gentle
men and boys, is Ut the best quality Young
gentlemen who find it 80 diflicnlt 10 get a
nice well fitting shoe, can find the article
they want at his store.
Year: 1860

4 JocULAR RAILWAY TRAIE.-Horse-rail-
road King Train, now in England, appears
to be jocular fellow. A private letter re-
course Immediately been made public, states
that he will have road open in London
within sixty days; and that all the cities of
Europe are coming to him. He also writes
that friend of his felt very complacent the
other day, on being told that he had bal
ance at bank in his favor of $4,000; but on
the refusal of the bank to pay his drafts,
found that his clerk had added in the year
of our Lord 1860 Train winds up his char
acteristic epistle by proposing the following
conundrum: Why is a Jockeys tale like a
newborn baby2 The answer, it is presumed,
will be sent in the next private epistle.
Year: 1860

A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAYDs.-A Gu
rious incident is told of the progress Of the
Prince up Broadway, New York, on the day
of his arrival. An enthusiastic citizen
rushed toward the carriage, and, extending
his hand, vociferously prayed to God to
bless the Prince, to bless his mother, and to
bless every one and every thing, in general
terms. The Prince smiled, and good ma
turedly took the extended hand Of the en-
thusiast. A policeman, emboldened by the
condescension, then offered his hand also;
but the Prince drew himself up and turned
away, al the same apologizing to the Mayor,
who sat beside him, and explaining that he
recognized the distinction between private
citizen offering his hand, through feeling
of hospitality and welcome, end public
servant on duty doing the same thing.
Year: 1860

VALUABLE INvENTIoN-A Life-P Preserving
Bathing Cdr.-Persons who have lost their
lives while bathing in the surf along our sea
coast have usually come to their end by the
simple want of cords fastened on shore and
attached to their bodies. These lamentable
accidents will no doubt be annually repeated
until we have some thorough system ap-
piled to the bathing cars at our Watering
places 1t is not enough that there should
be o few loose cords lying on the beach,
which would probably be in use for clothes
lines or other purposes at the very time
when they were most wanted. The cords
must be permanently attached to the bath
ing cars, and SO fixed that each swimmer
win be secure against the pcs ibility ofdeath
by reason of an undertow. Thomas LeesOn,
OF New York City, has invented a eontriv-
ance which seems well adapted to secure
this end. He has car on wheels, divided
into four bathing chambers, with doors on
both sides.


A narrow platform runs along the sides of
the wagon, and little flight of steps de-
scends to the ground. Eight ropes, wound
on reels, are provided-one for each bather-
and to each is attached broad strap to be
buckled around the waist. The cord may
be paid outas required, and only as re-
quired, for ratchet and pawl prevent its
unwinding faster than desired. The car is
also provided with longer ropes and floats,
for the use of good swimmers who would
venture further out into the surf.
Year: 1860

W


STRANGE HALLUcINATIoNs-Ma Com
mitted During Sleep.-A celebrated physi-
clan refers to the following interesting case
to prove that murder may be committed by
a person under the effects Of a frightful
vision:


Bernard Schedmaizing suddenly awoke at
midnight; at the moment he saw frightfal
phantom, or what his imagination repre-
sented as such-a fearful specterl He twice
called out, "Who is thst?" and received no
answer, and imagining that the phantom
was advancing upon him, and having lost
his self-possession, he raised hatchet which
was beside him and attacked the specter, and
it was found that he had murdered his wife.


A peddler who was in the habit of walk
ing about the country armed with a sword
stick, was awakened one evening while lying
asleep on the high road, by man suddenly
seizing him and shaking him by the shoul-
ders The man who was walking by with
some companions had done this out of a
Joke The peddler suddenly awoke, drew
his sword and stabbed the man, who soon
afterward died. He was tried for man.
slaughter. His irresponsibility was strongly
urged by his counsel, on the ground that he
could not have been conscious of his act in
the half-waking state. This was strength
ened by competent medical witnesses. He
was, however, found guilty, and most un-
Justly punished.
Year: 1860




On Monday evening. Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher delivered his lecture on Young
America" in the Cooper Institute. New
York. After he had concluded his regu.
lar lecture, he took occasion to refer to
excitement at the South, and spoke a, some
length. We make an extract:


As for the future, we never had any de
sign sgainst them. They were only try
ing to bring the government back to its
original intention, and to place it exactly
on the lines and foundations where it was
6rst laid. AS God is our judge. and
sees all our secrets, we have no design
against them. There is no Purpose of NAL.
ice or revenge, no wish to limit them; nc
indisposition to sympathiSe with them in
their just prosperity aud In every steT
they make toward higher position; and
they will never find truor sympatbizers oil
we'll wishers than here. (Applause) And
when our President shall go to Washing
ton and we have power. what shall We
do2 We do not want to do anything
The peculiarity Of our wish is this: Ths
we want to stop them from wrong doine
without doing it ourselves. We have iif
new plans to carry out, but we simply say
let the government carry out those prin
ciples which wers intended. There il
nothing in our purpose that is not fair
open, manly, and to the last degree patri
olic. We insist that they shall not force
upon US directly or indirectly any local in
slitution Of their own. = X 4


We will yield everything that men cal
expect for our country's prosperity which
lies in essential liberty. But there is
woe than which none other can be though
ofas worse, and that is where State save
its riches by losing its manhood. TAX
courage, then, We love the country, ant
the whole country. We love the West
North; East, South; We love everylhin,
except their ulcers. Do not tarn batl
from expressing your judgthent as fre
people. The speaker anticipated, aite
some temporary arrangement, that W
should weather the storm, especially il W
put courage at the helm. Fear will rul
any ship ashore; but courage and cheer
fulness--no matter if some perish--ther
never was such time as this that thel
were not some disasters. courage an
oheerlulness will carry the ship safely on
Our GOyerrime nit Ia now lika ahip tha
having long run upon one track, and YER
nearly run upon the lee shore. being upo
the point Of changing her course, and u
longer catching the wind In that direction
the sails flap snd the ship rocks. but jus
as soon as the jib catches little Of til
wind on their side, and the bow begins t
move about, we shall have weathered tn
last rock, and then, with sail set from TO
to deck, we shall bear away with fu
frcighted prosperity for ages yet to cOnc
Great applause. .as. ,.. s.a. s,
Year: 1860

~ DR.. johnson used to say that
habit of looking at the best side Of every
event is better than thousand pounds
year. Bishop Hall quain ly remarks.
"For every bad, there might be worse.
and when man breaks his leg let him be
thankful that it was not his neck I"
When Fenelon's library was on fire,
" God be praised, he exclaimed, "that
it was not the dwelling of some poor
man 20 This is the true spirit of sub
mission-one of the most beautiful traits
that can possess the human Eeart. Re-
solve to see the world on its sunny side,
and you have almost half won the bat
tie at the outset.
Year: 1860

FIRST USE or MAHoGANY.-Dr. Glib
bons, an eminent physician, in the lat
ter end of the seventeenth century, had
a brother, ea-captain, who was the
first that brought from the West Indies
some mahogany logs to London for bal
last. The doctor was then building him
a house in Coven. Garden, and his
brother, the Captain, thought they
might be ofservice to him but the car
penters found the wood too hard for
their tools, and it was laid aside as use
less. Soon after, Mr. Gibbons wanted
a candle-box, and got a cabinet-maker
to make it out Of the useless wood lying
in the garden. The box was made,
and the doctor was SO pleased with it,
that he got the cabinct-maker to make
him bureau of it, and the fine color
and polish of it induced him to invite a
great number Of his friends to SEQ it,
and among them the Duchess of Buck
ngham. Her Grace begged the Doc
tor for some of the wood, aud got Wal


laston, the cabinet-maker, TO make, her


a bureau also on which the fame of


mahogany and Wallaston we're much


raised, and it became the rage for
grand furniture. No other wood ex-
!, ceeds it yet
Year: 1860

The following is letter from a lottery.
dealing frr. in Delaware, together with
copy of the reply. 1t was received by a
friend in this vicinity, whose facetious pen
has heretofore made pleasantly for our col
umns. These men sent out this peculiarly
winning circular to catch fools but as will
be seen. they Caught Tartar


"NLNlEGToN, Del, August 4th, 1860.


Dear Sir Being anxious to sell a prize
in your vicinity, (and create an excitement)
we will give you the preference to purchase
lucky package, containing 26 Tickets. in
the Lottery Class l4o, to be drawn August
2Sth. If YOU will send US $40 We will for
ward you the package by return mail Should
You fail to draw at the very least $1,000
prize, We viii send you another package free
Of charge. We make you his liberal offer
in good faith, the result of which We conf
Gentially think will prove satisfactory to you.
This may be the last opportunity We shall
have to place prize within your reach. For
list of prizes examine scheme enclosed. This
Year: 1860

BALTIMORE CLOTHING SToRE-Lessner a Bro.
are just opening fashionable clothing depot
which they denominAte the baltimore Cloth
ing Store" in the room recently occupied by I.
N, d W. NJ. Green, Empire building, Sd St.
They are busily engaged in fixing up, and are
already prepared to wait upon the public
They have a very heavy stock Of men aad
boys clothing, of the latest styles. and fresh
goods. They assure us that they will pot be
behind any firm in the city in their supplies Of
good and fashionable clothing. OF course our
people will call and see them.
Year: 1860

THE FIGHE-The latest dates we have from
across the water, through the New York dip
per r,nform US that the great International mill"
between Heenau and sayres was changed to
the lslh--Wednesday, II this has been done
we will not hear from the affair until
week after next. But we have little, faith
in what the clipper says. Last week it
pretended to have positive and reliable word
that the fight would come off on Friday, the
18TH now it says it had been postponed until
the 18th inst. We will know all about it
probably when we get the news by the first
steamer which sails after the fight.
Year: 1860

D-on our way to the Office this morning we
overlook gentleman 1--WE seldom permit any
body 10 Overake usI) who insisted that accord
ing to the "Old sign" the rainy season was
over, and that we would have clear, pretty
weather for two or three wseksl We could
not credit the "Old sign" and gave our reasons
for expecting more rain. Our friend entered
into an elaborate argument iu support of his
theory. which threatened to become tiresOme
when the rain fortunately ipterfsrsd to cut it
short
Year: 1860

0-As we were looking at a crowd of passen


gers at the O. II. d D. Depot last evening we
observed one young patent leather. beeieweled
gent, making himself quite merry at the ap-
pearance Of an old gentleman. We enquired
the cause of his mrth, when he pointed to the
tow string which tied his shoes. To this we
replied that probably the old gentleman could
not easily procure better one, and we thought
it wrong to laugh at his apparent poverty; but
judge Of the surprise Of the dandy when he
afterwards learned that the old gent was NichoN
las IionGworIh, and that he was rich enough to
buy ten-acre field full Of such young dam
dies ss the one who had been laughing at himI
He had been spending day or two st the PhilN
lips House with his Amiable life companion
and both look remarkably healthy aud vigorous
Year: 1860

III The sale of Jewelry, DC at ohristopher's
Auction Room will be continued this evening,
when it will positively close, This will be the
last chance. The saleis peremptory. and bar
gains can be had.
Year: 1860

~ Remarking upon the failure Of Miss Efie
Carstang, in the second trial, to have the 800,


QUO verdict for affection damages conf rmed,
which previous Jury had decided in ST. LOUIS
that old Mr. Shaw should pay her, the New
Orleans Delta points out some Of the fatal dis
abilities which the poor girl had to labor under
in the case, saying that it was not allowed her
to prove that the peccadilloes and iudisoretions
Of her early girlhood had been atoned for by
subsequent years of good conduct. nor was it
permitted that she should, in like manner, in
vestignte the life and conduct of the defendant
in order to compare regulations; nor could she
avail herself of the equitable and just plea of
caveat emptOr, which devOlves upon every sane
adult citizen the duty Of informing himself in
regard to the matters of the contract he makes.
Year: 1860

A few large property holders many of
whom never pay their taxes, petitioned the
Supervisors Of San Francisco to tax the peo-
pie of that city in the amount of Sl5O,O0O
extra, for the purpose Of erecting Capitol
building in that place; provided the Legisla-
ture would agree TO move down there. The
proposition was lost once before the Board,
reconsdered, and passed by a majority of one,
under the outside pressure; and now the
people of that city-the small property hold
ers who do pay their taxes-the mechanics,
artisans. etc-are demonstrating against the
passage of a law authorizing the Supervisors
to levy that tax or issue bends to that amount.
In their memorial they say:


"The collection of so large an amount
from the citizens of one locality for the ben
eft of the whole State, certainly cannot be
desired by the citizens of other counties. 1t
would be unfair, unjust, and we believe. i'm
polite and illegal.


"The large proportion of the people of San
Francisco are not only unwilling to be taxed
to this amount for this purpose, but are fully
satisfied with the present location of the State
Capital, and are indisposed by word or act Of
theirs to again place its location or removal
as question to be yearly agitated in the leg
islatve bodies of this State"


What will the agiators do now? The whole
people of the State, so far as they have spoken
on the subject say let the capital alone; and
even those of San Francisco declare that they
are fully satisfied with the present location Of
the State Capital. Sac Bee.
Year: 1860

re- Eight boys escaped from the San
Francisco Industrial School on Monday
night. They are part of the gang of juvenile
thieves that gave so much trouble in that
city one or two years ago.
Year: 1860

We notice agreat many strangers in
our city; persone who have been induced to
visit US from having heard the glowing &C.
counts given Of Davenport and its surround-
ings. by the excurtioDists from the Chicago
Convention. We hope to hear Of many Of
them pitching their tents in our midst and
opening out in different branches of trade
We have room for them all, and cordially ex
tend the right hand Of friendship to the whole
world
Year: 1860

GRAND TORNADO CokcERT.--By an
advertisement in our paper this morning it
will be seen that the Union Band Mannerchor
and Philharmonic Society will give grand
concert on Monday evening next. for the bene-
fit Of the sufferers by the recent tornado. The
programme is one of the finest ever offered to
the citizens Of Davenport, and as the cause Is
one that appeals to the heart. We hope to see
q crowded house. Turn out fellow citizens
time greatly assist in this charitable underta-
king