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Year: 1860

r 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

~ Paddock has the finest Four Dollar
Hat to be found in Cleveland, and he has
twenty-five hundred Shaker Bonnets which
he win sell lower than can be bought else
where; and his whole varied assortment of
Goods are going off at the same low rates.
Year: 1860

Circuit Cowt.-Peter Galley was tried before
the Circuit Court on Saturday last and ac-
Quilted on the charge of passing counterfeit
dimes ON VIM. Cullingworth. He Is yet TO be
tried on another charge of a similar kind.
Year: 1860

AKEEN DIsTINoTIoN. THE reasonws
are enviousof the dead is because tie merit
is; established beyond the reach 'of cavil OF
|eontradiction whereas We are jealous and
uneasy at sudden and upstart popularity,


which wants the seal of time 90 confirm it,


and which after all may turn out to be false
and hollow. There is no danger that the
testimony Of ages should be reversed, and
We add our suffrages to'it with conidence,
and even with enthusiasm. But doubt
reasonably enough, whether that whichWas
applaudedy yesterday, may not be condemned
tomorrow and are afraid of setting our
name to fraudulent claim to distinction
However satisfied we may be in our own
minds, we are not sufficiently born out by q
general opinion and sympathy to prevent Ger.
tain misgivings and scruples on the sub
ject. -. .'-
Year: 1860

M cation of my business, and wishing to re-
move as small amount of my goods rs possible,
will, for thirty days, give the citizens of Evans
willie opportunity OF selecting from my large
stock of fresh, fashionable, and seasOnable dry
goods, at an advance of only ten per cent. on the
prime cost in New York, which advance viii SIM
ply pay for handling the goods.


As my stock is still large, and comprises very
elegant and desirable goods, opportunity is now
offered to save ut least twenty per cent. by buying
your goods on Water street, next door to Robsrt
Barnes, within the next thirty days.


fsb6-1nlo VIM. M DUNCAN.
Year: 1860

that would be sufficiently dry on Saturday night to ad
init of all the bodies being found We have NOT learned
the number that had been found when our dispatch was
sent


Camden shrouded in gloom and many of its citizens
overwhelmed by the most severe aicton and bereave-
men At hspast three on yesterday eight bodies were
at the Methodist Church. where funeral ceremonies were
being performed in the presence ofa large congregation
Almost every eye mostened by the tear Of sympa
thy or bereavement.


The names of the drowned were published yesterday
correspondent of the Charleston Courier SAYS that
OF the victims belonged to one family, and that another
family los; five, its members by the disaster
Year: 1860

A Sacrifice of SiIks


STILL MORE SURPRISING


AND OTHER
Ele giant Dress Goods,
Embracing the


LATEST NOVELTIES


IN MATERIAL AND DESIGN.
At prices ringing them within the reach Of all at
hRnrts 30 per cent below the cost Of importation.
Year: 1860

SMrLING COUNTENANcEs.-W oh.
served good many smiling countenance,
among the farmers in town yesterday. They
were selling their wheat for one dollar and & W
cents per bushel: they were getting . good
round price for it in couseq aencs of having
held i: over until the pres mt time. One
farmer informed us that he had wheat on hand
Of the crop Of lS5S.-had been keeping it till
this time. in order to get his price for it He
said he brought some of it in last year, but
could not get . dollar bushsl, 20 he carried
it back home, and has got it yet There are
quite number Of farmers who have been in q
condition to hold their grain over, and are
now getting from thirty to fifty cents more Der
bushel than wheat sold for last fall. Another
well-to-do farmer told Us he had made more
money BY holding over his farm produce till
spring, than he ever made in any other vsy.
Another said to Us that in the good times Of
'55 and Sc his neighbcrs laughed at him be.
cause he did not branch out lttle-spsculats t.
in lands adjoining his fine farm, but he told
them that he found quite enough to do in cul-
tivating what land he had. and that he was
contentsd with letting well-enough alone
"But, said he. II will tell you what did do:
instead Of buying land At the high rates Of
those times, and thus using up my loose change, /
built me nice barn at an expense of about one
thousand dollars, and when fall came and could
get only about sixty cents for my wheat, !
stored it in that barn. and when spring came
round l sold the whole lot (some fifteen hun.
dred bushels) for one dollar and tsn cents per
bushel, and then those that had called me- An
old fool for 20 doing had no wheat-no barn.
but had plenty ofgood e~sxm6ersd real q.
tate" The farmer in question had truly .
smiling eountsnanes; he had weathsrsd the
eriei. because he had been careful he had
lived ~ thSusands Of others might have lived
had it not been that the demon speculation sst
hold Of them. and took away their lands, their
houses asd their smiliag seuntsaansea
Year: 1860

We hear Of very heavy transactions
in real estate in this city. but We are not at
liberty at present to give the names Of the par
ties making the trades. If the bargains are
closed large sum of money will be brought to
Davenport, and put in circulation.
Year: 1860

On D1r.-We understand that match
game of billiards will come off this evening at
the Burtis House, between two somewhat no.
ted playera The game will be 500 points car
ON. We cannot name the stakes but presume
they will be quite heavy.
Year: 1860

The side walks in Rock Island are
in a state Of very bad repair. One of our cit
izens came near breaking his neck yesterday,
while walking along one Of the principal
streets. We know he was sober.
Year: 1860

THE pilots who "went in" for high
wages. have all had to back down and accept
of Just such salaries as the steamboat owners
please to give them. The cum they at first de-
manded was outrageous
Year: 1860

THE furniture sale at the LIE Claire
House was continued yesterday, . large
amount Of stuff being disposed of at very
low pricss


A Coon IDEA.-Workmen are busily
engaged painting the draw pier of the railroad
bridge. White paint is used which will render
it very conspicuous.
Year: 1860

SAVE YOUR MANURE.-In riding over
srs do not pretend to save their manure, but
instead Of spreading it over: their land. they
draw it into sloughs to fill in with brush for
bridges. This is all wrong. 1t will not take
many years Of such tilling Of the soil, to en-
tirely exhaust it, and render the land almost
worthless for any purposes Save up
manure ss you would your money, for it is as
valuable as gold. only not worth quite as much
per pouud
Year: 1860

A1A ACRES OF LAND, SITUATED OR LYING
HI q on both sides of the road leading from Green.
VILE to Newbern. and just three miles from Greenvile
The tract contains All of land about 200
cleared part of it is grown up in pine bushes for the
lack of force to cultivate it. ias - s.-;r


About As so of it is rich swamp and can be
very easily drained. On of the sBamps Mr.. Wiley
Bell and Mr. William Brooks have cleared
next to of their part of the swamp which brings from
ten to twelve barrels OF corn to the acre. q


Nearly all of the up land is of good clay foundation
very sort of land 10 manure and improve upon Manure
that put upon it amply shows for ITSELF large pot
tion of it is well adapted to cotton and would be valua
bic plantation if owned it who had force enough
to improve it, and put it in good state of cultivation


The land has good dwelling house upon it surrounded
with beautiful oak grove splendid well of pure water
and is very pretty place to live at &c. Said land has
also orchard of fine fruit trees BE- n. 4r-E


Persons wishing to purchase land would do well to look
and examine for themselves before purchasing elsewhere.
j am determined to sell.


s. l., A. KNOX.


June Is. 1852 47-6m.
Year: 1860

the present Senator from Oregon. He is
known both in the North and the South as
q sound, patriotic and National Democrat,
as a man Of sound judgment and admitted
integrity, and one who has always exhibited
desire to promote the interests of his coun-
try. We trust that the Convention will
favoraLly consider his claims, and should
they see proper to bring him forward as
the standard bearer Of the Democratic
party; the only party standing on the basis
Of the Constitution of the United States,
he will no doubt be elected by large ma
jority.
Year: 1860

Nor So.-The Oregon papers last week,
fairly took our citizens by surprise-the
Times and OrcgoHiaH both containing
notices of the appointment of Mr. II. A.
GILARAY as Surveyor General of Washing
ton Territory. In order that the statement
may obtain no further credence, we would
inform our readers and the Oregonians that
such is not the case. Our people have new
er applied for the removal of the present
efficient head Of that department. On the
contrary, men of all parties are pleased and
satisfied with him, both as a man and OIL
Ger, and would learn his removal with
greatest regrets.
Year: 1860

CoRoNER's INQUEST. - An inquest was
held on Friday last, by Coroner BALDWIN,
on the body Of a man named THOMAS DoUG
LASS, who was found dead on Mound Prai-
ric, by school boy, on Friday morning
last When found, the body was in q
nude state, the clothing of the deceased
lying quite distance from the corpse
No marks of violence were pcrceptible.
As the man had been subject to periodical
spells of insanity, the jury returned a ver-
diet of death from exposure, whilst labor
ing under temporary alteration Of mind"
The deceased came to this country during
the late Frazer river excitement, and had
been married about week or ten days be-
fore his death.
Year: 1860

Hon. Geo. w. Summers of Virginia,
formerly a Wing, has written a letter,
taking strong ground against any at
tempt to carry the election of President
into the House, in order to avoid the
scenes Of fraud and bribery that would
follow such an issue.
Year: 1860

Some one has started the silly rumor that
the President elect is about to issue mani
festo of his views and future policy, for the
purpose of allaying the excitement at the
South. Those who are anxious on the subject
of his views and intentions should carefully
peruse the Lincoln and Douglas Debates of
1858. In that work will be found Mr.. Lincoln's
complete political creed. Those who expect
that he is going out of his way to make public
proclamation of his intentions, in advance of
his inaugural message, will be disappointed.
Mr.. Lincoln is no child, to be playing at
platform making. He is man who has
record, and who is not afraid nor ashamed to
stand upon it.
Year: 1860

A NORTH CAROLINA SENrIMENT.-Speakin
OF the present crisis, the Wilmington On o.
Herald speaks thus cheeringly for the good
old State: I've will have trouble and there 8
no use 10 SHIFTING our eyes to it; but we feel
assured that the old North State will stand
firm, and whatever may be her determine
'ior, that size will act for herself and not
for the !COtton States J."
Year: 1860

tVA A Southern newspaper remarks -
&c There are not corn ami bacon enough in
the Gulf States TO feed the people until the
irst of March. We have to buy from Indi-
Yet they will have it that .'Cotton is King
Year: 1860

Col. Galloway, the new postmaster at Memphis,
has introduced in his office small brass check,
with a number upon it, which is furnished to each
owner of box, and in order to obtain letters or
papers belonging to particular box, it will be
necessary to produce the corresponding check.
This is to guard against the many frauds which
might otherwise be perpetrated upon the office by
itinerant thieves.
Year: 1860

Died, on Sunday, Sept. 30th, CREsoEsTA, eldest
daughter of Geo. w. and Matilda Stoddard, aged
years and 10 months.


Little Cressie--for Cressie was her pet name in
the family, and among the neighbors and her little
playmates--was child of the gentleman who has
for years past industriously and ably edited the
news department of the Crescent, and was named
by him in compliment to the paper with which he
is connected. All of us knew little Cressie well
many time, coming to see papa, her sweet, rosy
little face laughing blue eyes and sunny ringlets,
relieved the dullness and plodding labor of the
editorial room, and gladdened it like wandering
ray of spring sunshine. But little Gressie was,
after all, only one of those sweet and tender flow
ers which but begin to bloom when the reaper
DEATH with seemingly poetic taste, plucks them,
tenderly as he can from earth, to transplant in the
gardens of Heaven. Much did the little sweet one
suffer before Death tightened her in his cruel en-
brace; she had, however, before going, o brief
respite from pain and return to consciousness.
The little SOUL knowing that it was going, through
the fading eyes gave its last loving look the feeble
little arm raised to hug softly the bending necks
around her bed: "Good bye, papa-good bye,
mama--good bye, aunty and soon there was a
cold but sweet little wax figure lying on the bed,
surrounded by the bitter grief which only parents
can know or the friends of sweet little pets appre-
ciate. fine little figure was laid in its little white
coffin and was followed to its last rest, in the Cy
press Grove Cemetery, not only by the friends Of
the family, but by nearly every man in the Cres-
cent office and the darkness which time only
can dispel reigns in late happy home. Ed.
CRESCENT.
Year: 1860

An exchange says the citizens of Leak county,
Miss, are holding corn meetings, to procure corn
for the pressing wants of those who have made q
total failure in their corn crops this year.
Year: 1860

GREAT GYMNAsTIc FEAT-Sevcral weeks
ago we published letter from an old pu-
pill Of Frank Wheeler's (nowin New York.
in relation to the celebrated Dr.. Windship,
of Roxbury, Mass, who claimed to be the
strongest man in the word being able to
shoulder q barrel of flour, and to put up,
with one hand, dumb bell weighing one
hundred and fifty pounds. On reading
this, Wheeler determined to make the at
tempt himself, and especially as the said
Doctor, in his public lectures on gymnas-
tics, had boldly asserted that no other man
in America could do the same feats of
strength, and up to the latest dates, no one
had been able to come up to him at least
certainly as regards the dumb bell Wheeler
has been practicing ever since, at intervals,
in his gymnasium, and, fOr'the last week,
has several times each day put up dumb
bell (cast especially for him in this city,
weighing one hundred and fifty two pounds
and has also repeatedly shOudercd barrel
of flour. We were present yesterday AZ
the gymnasium when these feats were done,
and can Vouch for these facis-haying seen
the dumb bell weighed, and having seen
Wheeler put it up twice iD succession with
his right hand, aud hold it out at arms
length over his head for some time. The
largest weight ever put up at Oltigon's
gymnasium in New York is one hundred
and thirty pounds, and but two men in
New York are known who can do it,
Wheeler thinks that he will be able to
handle this mammouth dumb bell with the
most perfect ease in a few months, as he is
gradually increasing in muscular strength
with the new task he has allotted to himself.
We also saw him hold out two ifty,six
weights at arms lengIh-One in each hand
-AAa California, April IL.
Year: 1860

There have been endless disputes about
the distinction between pride and vanity,
One fact is sufficient to show the yastness oil
the difference Many men are almost pleased
to be called proud. You can call no man
vain without insulting him. Another surely
sufficient distinction is, that the former is one
of the principal guardians Of women, and
that the latter is one of their most frequent
betrayerS.
Year: 1860

BS~ 1t requires more courage TO think
differently from a multitude than it does to
fight them. The first hero, therefore, was
not be who made the FIRST conquest, but be
who uttered the first doubt.
Year: 1860

recitation rooms, aud towards night the
venerable President was surprised to find
that the majority of the students had ad-
iourned to the grove. The scene that follow.
ed was comical as well as serious. Some were
laughing, some were conversing, some
were frightened and all were vomiting or
in some way affected by it. Upon survey
ing the whole scene the President conclu.
ded that portion Of it resulted from SYM
Pathy, and proceeded to give philosoph-
ical lecture upon the sudden changes Of
the weather, the necessity Of observing
rules of health, and above all upon the
power of imagination. The students pro-
tested that they were really sick, and the
prevailing opinion was that they were poi.
soned.


A short time after the President himself
was struck with a similar freak of "imagi.
nation,' to the infinite amusement of the
boys.


An investigation was instituted and
every article used in the culinary depart
ment tested without any definite results.
Suspicion, at length, fell upon the water
tank, and the business manager-vho had
been but slightly affected, and who saw
from the effect upon others that nothing
worse than an emetic was intended-vol-
unteered to drink from it, as test. Wheth.
er the manager believed the water to be
above suspicion, whether his curiosity led
him to this expedient for solving the mys.
terry and magnanimously to suffer for the
public good or whether he took it as pre-.
scription for some acute or chronic all
ment We know not. 1t is only known that
in twenty minutes after be had hasty call
on special business of his own.


A motley group of pale. but comical.
visages wandered to and fro on the river
banks; while here and there might be seen
grenadier, stretched beneath the shadow
of the elms. as il resting himself from the
fatigue of the battle. The crowd continued
to increase until night, when one by one
they reported themselves at quarters. All
Of the Professors were more or less affected
at an early hour-save Prof. Lee, who pro-
ceeded TO close the managers investiga-
tion by chemical analysis, the result Of
which showed that tartar emetie was the
medicinal ingredient. After having scien-
tifcally demonstrated the reasonablensss
Of such step, he was Immediately taken
i'll with the same complaint.


I About bed time the pulse of the school
began to beat regularly /; although Adiu.
tant Brennan played the part Of Miss
Nightingale, with a portion Of the wounded.
until about midnight. The company was
fully represented at morning reveille; abort
addresses were made by the President aud
Manager upon the effect OF practical joking
and the students went to their morning
session secretly voting coat of tar and
feathers to the graceless scamp who had
victimized them.


The Institute Surgeon protests against
this wholesale innovation upon his rights;
but thinks, upon the whole, that it will
prove beneficial to health. The Faculty
have not succeeded in ferreting out the
miscreant, and the quiet people of the town
know nothing. and say little, about the
matter. AS editors are supposed to know
everything. will you Mr.. Hudson, please
tell us all about this in your usxtg


Q. E. d.
Year: 1860

Z HE undersigned respectfully calls the attention


Of Planters and the public generally, to his Gas
Light Apparatus and its established economy
and advantages over any other kind of light for Pub


ic 6u.ldlngs Private Residences, Sugar Hou-
es, etc H has abundant conclusive and satisfac-
tory testimonials, where his Gas Light Apparatus is
IN operation: that there saving of rs per cent


IN money, besides all the labor that has necessarily
bestowed on OIL Lamps any other kind of liquid
now in use The Capitol at Baton Rouge is now lit
hY #
Year: 1860

D ~ We have heard the question ask.
ed. what County officer it was. over in
Holt County. No.. that snsaked up to q
young German who had recently taken
out his naturalization papers. and told
him that If he voted for Lincoln, he
would violate bis oath to support the
Constitution
Year: 1860

II In any of the above. or in other towns pay
ments may be made. when more convenient t"
the Postmasters thereof; or the amount may be
sent directly to this cice but we must insist on
settlements every year.
Year: 1860

Duh Ddy.-If the hard times had not borne
heavily on business men yesterday, the
weather was bad enough to make them feel
blue. People went abOnt carrying dismal
faces under their umbrellas, aud tie stores
were by no means crowded with customers
Those who are lucky enough to have few
dollars in specie on hand, hold it with a grip
hard enough to leave an impression. if not to
extort a groan from the figure of Liberty or a
scream from the eagle. While the merebant IS
readily receive current notes, they hate most
couf0undedly TO do it unless you trade for the
Wloie amount, and generally prefer to charge
Inc goods rather than give back change. 7 is
Is most uncomfortable state of affairs. a
man moderate circumstances goes TO mar
ket With the fiya dollar note BE has received
Tor his labor, and the butcher tells him it is
very good, but he can't take Ii for a small pur-
chase, as specie is scarce. But this has moth
ing to do with the matter we commenced to
speak Of To return, then, we say that yes.
terday was dull, miserable day. both as re-
CARDS business generally and news items par
licularly.
Year: 1860

A MELANCHOLY PREsENTATIoN.-On the
last day of The last mon n, the last diplomatic
representative of the last Bourbon ruler o1
Naples was formally presented TO Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle! Count Ludoiph
the functionary in question, must have had
ra ther a good time IN being presented to the
British q ueen by the Minister VINO had just
been acting as coroner on the death OF the
ambassadors government! This is the farce
after the tragedy.
Year: 1860

Is TRUE AND BEAUr1FUL.-If the people of
a::Territory have their equisite intelligence and
honesty to be entrusted with the enactment of
laws for the government of wHITEnen know
of no reason why they would not be deemed
competent to legislate for the NEGRO If they
are sufficiently enlightened to make laws for
the protection of life, liberty, and property, of
,tions Of Husband and wife, of parent and child
I am not aware that it requires any higher de


gree of civilization t6 regulate tie affairs OF
master and servant. These things afe all con
fded by the Constitute n n to each State to de-
eide for itself, and 1 know of no reason why
the same principle should not be extended to
the Territories 7rs la baa b2
Year: 1860

nA- A lady who had4read of the extensive
manufacture Of odometer, to tell how far q car
to tell how far husbands lad been in the even.
ing, when they had sjust stepped down TO the
post Office or "went out to attehd aleancus.
Year: 1860

and also Of future state. The Chief Chin
surdi said they all knew that they lived again
after death. Sometimes the dead came back
again, they appeared to them in dreams, but
they never told them where they had gone to.
This is an inviting field for benevolent enter
prise. There are thousands needing Christian
instruction, and here are materials for lawful
commerce, and a fine healthy country, with
none Of the noxious insects with which Cap
tains Burton and Speke were tormented, and,
with the single exception of 80 miles, water
communication all the way to England. Let
but a market be opened for the purchase of
their cotton, and they can raise almost any
amount of it, and the slave trade will speedily
be abolished.