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Year: 1860

In case before the Supreme Court
yesterday it was decided that bill of cx-
change drawn by some Of the Free Bank.
ofthoState was not the act of the Bank un.
less signed by both President and Cashier
Hitherto the practice has been for either
OF these officers to draw the bill, and the
act has been regarded as sufficient, bu. the
Court decides now that it is not sufficient
The decision was given in case brought
against the Gosport Bank. one of whose
bills, signed by but one of its officers, was
protested in New York Tor non payment,
and returned home for collection. and re-
covery was resisted on the ground that il
was not the action of the Bauk.
Year: 1860

RESIGNATION OF JUDGE TANEY.


It is true that Chief Justice Taney has
resigned, though the announcement was
not intncded to be made until it was as
certained to certainty that Attorney
General Black could be confirmed. The
resignation was not unexpected by the
President, and has nothing to do with po-
litical troubles. The announcement is said
to be breach Of confidence on the part oi
member of the Cabinet.


THE NEW PAPER AT WASHINGTON.


The new Republican paper appeared
this evening Itexplicitly denies that j,
is the organ Of any party. or ever intended
to be.


1t is understood that no newspaper at
the seat of Government, no matter under
what auspices it may be started, will have
authority to speak for Mr.. Lincoln or
the incoming administration. Organship
is about played out.


ABSENCE OF SENATOR sLrDELL.


Mr.. Sliiell has sent word here he will
not attend the Senate this session, un-
less the President should desire his vote
on some special occasion. His absence
will not cause much sorrow.


THE MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION.


Private dispatches yesterday announced
that the Senators and Members of Missis-
sippi had met at jackson, and unanimous
ly agreed on secession and Southern
Confederacy. They did not state however,
who gave them any autority to decide the
question. That State emphaticaly voted
such q scheme down in her Convention oi
1851. and rebuked the Legislature for an
attempt to superccde an expression by the
people. The manages are now trying the
same game. with the expectation of max
ing the masses follow their lead.
Year: 1860

The Duke Of Wellington, giving orders
one day during the Peninsular campaign for
battalion to attempt rather dangerous
enterprise--the storming of one of the enc
my's batteries of San Sebastian mplimen-
ted the officer by saying that his regiment
was the irst in this world. "Yes, replied the
officer, leading on his men, and before your
lordship's orders are finally executed, it will
he the first in the next"
Year: 1860

LAST WoRDs OF Two CHEF JUSTICES
Chief Justice Parsons, during his last illness,
was unconscious most Of the time. After a
suspense of all speech SO long that his family
thought they should never lear his voice
again, he suddenly revived, and with perfect
dis,inctness, spoke for the last time on earth
that formula which he had used hundreds Of
times: "Gentlemen Of the Jury, the case is
closed and in your hands You will please
to retire and agree upon your verdict Lord
Campbell, in his life of Lord Chief Justice
Tenterdom, reports that the last words Of
that eminent jurist were, sand now, gentle
men of the jury. you will consider your YER
dict" The similarity of the last words of
these learned chief justices is remarkable.
Year: 1860

SENATOR DOUGLAS AND THE ENGLISH QUEEN.
Senator Douglas no obscure parsonage in
England, during his visit to that country in 1858
On a tour of observation for bis own personal
improvement, he was looked upon by the country
he visited perhaps of the best representatives
of American character abroad. He certainly so
acquitted himself, if the following be true:


Upon his arrival at London, messenger was
sent to him to inquire if he wished the honor of
introduction to the Queen.


"Certainly, replied Mr. Douglas.


"Then you will have to be presented in court
dress according to the custom of the realm" said
the messenger.


"Indeed," said the Senator, Gin that case
prefer not to see her Majesty, until can do so in
the same dress in which can visit an American
President"


The messenger bowed and withdrew, and Mr.
Douglas did not visit the Queen.
Year: 1860

STRANGE-We learn that a man in Harnett
county, some 30 Or 40 years of age, has met with
peculiar misshap-n the loss of all his hair
not only the hair of his head but every particle of
hair on his body, SO that solitary hair cannot be
found upon hinl-eyen his eyebrows are gone
He is in the enjoyment of perfect health, and is
sound robust man. The physicians are not aware
of what is the cause Of this strange occurrence
FdycttcUWc Car0ltRidR.
Year: 1860




sSee, MOTHER said Harriet, cousin
Margaret has given me this to purchase
flannel


Flannel for what purpose, child"


TO wear, mother. She wears it, and
she does not suffer from tie cold as | do


She is less fragile aud delicate, my
dear. But since she has generously given
YOU the money it shall be expended for
YOU. Let NE see; it is five dollars Han
naA got twenty for those awkward looking
bracelets that your grandmother gave you
and when this weeks work is carried
home we can get a set of canoes like
Emma Newel's Your new dress Of white
satin only need canoes to perfect it.
ana sure we are greatly obliged to you,
Margaret


They went down stairs exuIting, and
left me mentally vowing that on 10 pre-
tense should another penny Of mineheIp to
sustain such hollow aud really shabby
gentility. In my next l will explain to
you why I see so little society, and why
susfermyself to pass for a country bun1er
heal In tie mean time, am


our atIecji0nate MAGGIE.
Year: 1860

MAxrNs FoR YouNG MGN-Keep good
company. Never be idle If your hands
cannot be usefulIy employed, attend to
the cultivation Of your mind. Always
speak the truth. Make few PROMISES
Live up to your engagements. Keep So
crets, if you have any. When you speak
to a person look him in the face. Good
company and good character are ABOVE all
things else. Your character cannot be es-
sentiaIly injured except by your own acts.
If any one speaks evil of you, let your life
be so that no one will believe him. Drink
no intoxicating liquors. Ever live (mis-
fortunes eXcepted) within your income
When you retire to bed, think over what
YOU have been doing through the day
Make no haste to be rich if you would
prosper. Small and steady gains give
great competency, with tranquility Of
mind. Never play at any game of chance.
Avoid temptation through fear you might
not withstand it. Never run in debt un-


less you can see a way to get out again
Never borrow if yGu can possibly avoid
It. Never speak evil Of any one. Be
just before you are generous. Keep your,
self innocent, if you would be happy. Save
when you are young to spend when you
are old.
Year: 1860

EARLY INFLUENCES There can be no
greater blessing than to be born in the
light and air Of a cheerful, loving home.
1t not only ensures happy chidhood-if
there be health and a good constitution
but 1t almost makes sure and virtuous
and happy manhood, and fresh young
heart in old age. We think it every pa
rents duty to try and make their childrens
childhood fall of love and of chiidhood's
proper Joyousness; and we never see chill
dren destitute Of them through the power.
ty, faulty TENDERS, or wrong notions Of
their parents, without heart ache Not
that all the appliances which wealth can
buy are necessary to the free and happy
unfolding Of childhood in body, mind or
heart-quite otherwise, God be thanked :;
but children must at least have love inside
the house, and fresh air and good play and
some good compaionship outside other
wise young life runs the greatest danger
~ the world Of wirhering or growing
stuntej, or sour and wrong, or at least
Prematurely old, and turned inward on
itself.
Year: 1860

At such moment as the present every
man who has the money, or can raise it in
any way, should promptly liquidate his otli-
cations TO refuse or neglect to do so. at
any time, would be wrong, but now such ne
glect or refusal is double and an inexcusa-
bic wrong. One dollar set in motion may
pay fifty times that amount of debt in few
days. Few people realize this matter Of debt
paying as they should. They have no con-
science on the subject. They excuse them
selves by saying they are every busy Sup
pose you are busy. You are not too busy to
neglect such moral obligation. 81 will at
tend to it in day or two" You don't know
that. for you may die-your property may be
burned, or some other providential circum-
stance may happen to prevent it. "Oh, he
don't want the money" How do you know
that? Who gave you that piece Of informa-
ton Nothing but the voice or message of
your creditor can settle that matter. "He is
rich, and don't need small sums" Indeed
is that your excuse? How do you know but
,ha. your neglect to pay him hundreds may
cost him thousands ? Il can't stand such a
high rate of exchange" You are bound to
stand it, for while in business you must take
all its risks. If you can't stand the exchange
how do you expect your creditors can stand
your delinquency "If he wants money he
has only to go to the bank" Well, that will
90. When man lets himself down to such
level, he had better ''snuff the candle" and
desert the ranks of business men. Now
reader, this brief article is not intended for
"foreign lands" nor fer "future generations,
nor for your "neighbor," nor for ''people gen.
erally," but for you-ycurse!f. Do you hear
n. y. Independent.
Year: 1860

The New York correspondent of West
ern paper tells the following story for the
benefit of some hard cases:


He says he once knew man by the name
of Reed, commonly known as "Old Reed"
Reed was quite notorious in his way, and
his religious belief was that after death he
should reappear in the FORM of an animal,
and thought he would be horse Nov
"Old Reed" was hard man. and was not in
the habit of treating his family as a religious
man should. One day, after his wife had
suffered his abuse as long as humanity could
endure, she concluded to give him q brief
talking to-to touch him upon his religious
belief.


So, resolutely seating herself by his side,
and looking him full in the face, while a tear
drop glistened in her eye FOR she was seri-
Gus and thought perhaps he was correct in
his faith-she commenced: "Reed, wish
to have a serious talk with you; have
something to say to YOU and you must hear
it. l have a duty to perform, ard shall do
it. and then, If you are miserable hereafter, 1t
will not be my fault. You believe, Reed,
that when you die you will turn into some
animal, and you think it will be horse
Now, if you keep on your present course,
and continue TO neglect and abuse your fam
lily, squandering money for drink, and at the
gaming table, when you die you will turn in
to some old twelve shilling horse, and some
dirty clam pedd!er will get YOU, and you vii!
! be nard worked and half starved, and shall
see you every day before rickety old wagon
filled With clans. Such will be your eterni-
! ty.


But now, Reed, it needn't be SO; your fu-
ture may be bright, happy one. If you
will reform and turn right about and become
better man-be kind ard afF.ctionate to
your family, anG treat them as Christian
should. why. when you die you will turn into
a fre hundred dollar horse, and some West
End buck Will get hold of You, and give you
bushsl of oats day, rub you down with
pea straw, and haze you docked and your tail
set up" He says "Od Reed" was straight
way converted-was rcformed-and is pa
tlently waiting for death to introduce him to
his coveted horse hearen-where are only
shell roads" and two-forty nags with "prick-
ed" tails.
Year: 1860

~ A young lady from Vermont, teach.
ing in Georgia, writes to her parents thus
"The people here are very much excited over
the election of Lincoln. Yesterday they
formed military company among the young
men, with view to the exigencies of the
hour, and to-day they came out to drill. The
most remarkable part Of that performance te
Yankee girl was to see each soldier have {;
negro along to carry his gun"
Year: 1860

o. In any of the above. or in other towns pay


mcnts may be made. when more convenient, to
the PCstmasters thereof; or the amount may be


sent directly TO this office; but we must insist on


settlements every wear.
Year: 1860

THE Princes BALL IN New YoRK.-The commit.
tee appointed to get up the ball in honor Of the
Prince of Wales visit to New York, are in terri.
BILE dilemma about a room large enough for the
purpose, as of course all Gotham will wish to at
tend. Some wag has recommended that the great
Central Park should be covered over, or i'll case
that cannot be conveniently done, appropriate the
City Hall Park. We must confess that we are
curious to learn how the committee will get out Of
thcir difficulties.
Year: 1860

shipments of grain from Russia to England and
how much gold will it require from the old "grand
marmn in Threadneedle street, will perhaps be
talked of after awhile.


Although we have large receipts of the staple,
yet there is manifest apathy and stagnancy in
general business True, there is activity on the
leyee in the receiving of large cargoes of cotton
and Western produce, and merchandise from the
North and Europe, but there is something lacking,
some shadowing of evil, which comes up in the
way Of talk very frequently during the day.


There has been some talk Of speculations in the
weed, tobacco-that some parties have been quite
fortunate in realizing twelve to fifteen dollars per
hid. profit within the past two months. In aud-
ing two days ago, to the contract with the Span
ish Government, the types got the word quantity
for "quality''-as the quality OF tobacco required
for this contract has been purchased here within
the last two months at to y cts. per pound; !;
moreover, that three parties had purchased 5000
hhds. each, or thereabouts, under the expectation
that their tenders might be favored. However,
they will not lose by the investment-but gain
largely, from present appearances.


The weekly coffee circular of Col. Lonsdale
shows that the stock OF the berry is increasing and
that the increase over last year Is nearly twelve
thousand bags. The article has declined in New
York At a public sale made in New York last
Saturday, $500 bags were sold at an average of
$l3 40


There was some talk that our absent citizens
were returning in great numbers. Those that
have been journeying northward appear to be glad
to get back again. The hotels at our sea shore
suburbs are being rapidly depopulated. We can
hardly account for this, unless fashion and snobism
rule the day, as the months Of September and 0c-
tQber are two of the most pleasant months in the
year at our sea shore Or Gulf resorts the nights
are cool and pleasant and the days are not at
tended with high degree Of temperature Or heat.
Moreover, it would be prudent, as regards health,
for those having families to defer their return till
somewhere about the middle of October.


We have no space for more general talk this
Year: 1860

Choosing a vile is perllous piece
OF business. Do you suppose there


is nothing Of it but evening visits,
boquets aud popping the question!


My dear simple young man, you
ought not to be trusted out alone!
Take care that you don't get the
gilt China article, that looks ex-
ceedingly pretty on the mantle piece
until the gilt and ornament are
al rubbed off and then is fit only
for the dust-pile! A wife should be
selected on the same principle as a
calico dress. Bright colors and gay
patterns are not always the best
economy. Get something that will
wash aud wetr. Nothing like the
sun and showers of matrlmony to
bleach out these deceptive externals.


Don't choose the treasure by gas
light, or in parlor sitting. Broad
daylight is the time-h kitchen the
most sensible place, Bear in mind,
sir, that the article once bargainoG
for you cant exchange it if it don't
suit, II you buy watch aud it
don't run as you expected, yon can
send it to a jeweler to be repaired;
in case of a wife, once paired you
can't repair. She may run in the
wrong direction--very well, sir; all
that isleit for you is TO run after her,
aud an interesting chase you will
probably find il! If you get a good
wife, you will be the happiest fellow
alive, if you get bad one, you may
as well sell yourself for two aud
sixpence, at once! Just as well con-
slider all these things before hand,
young mapl
Year: 1860

The EImira Press says that there
is an elderly lady residing in that
place. who has in her possession the
remains Of piece of her own we'd.
ding cake, which she has preserved
for over forty yearsl 1t is wrapped
in the same piece of paper that was
put around tito edream by" on the
night of ber wedding.
Year: 1860

LIKELY Negro Woman with eight children the eldest
likely boy fifteen years old sseopd likely girl over hir
teen Said negroes sold for fault but the reason that the
owner has no home for them will sell who
will remove them from the county Good lots in Edgened
or Nashville will be taken in part payment Address Box
eos Nashville P. o. noV1-d2E
Year: 1860

To any and all Postmasters and friends, sending
us the Cash for five new subscribers to the Weekly
or two to the Tr-Weekly, we will send one copy OF
the Weekly gratis for one year.


Positively no subscription will be received for the
Weekly or Tri-Weekly UNION AND AMERICAN, unless
accompanied with the Cash.
Year: 1860

ArrEMPr TO BREAK JAIL.-SDMoNs, the
young man confined in the block house in
this place for the murder of S. BULLARD,
made an Intellectual attempt, short time
since, to escape therefrom, by cutting thro'
double floor, which forms the ceiling Of
his cell, with broken case knife He was
fortunately discovered in his attempt and
hand -cufied the remainder of the night
Year: 1860

Mr.. GREEN, the famous diver tells singular
stories Of his adventures when making search
in the deep waters of the ocean, He gives some
sketches of what he saw on the Silver banks
near Hayti:


The banks Of coral on which my divings, mar
rated in the previous chapter, were made, are
about forty miles in length, and from ten to
twenty in breadth.


On this bank of coral is presented to the diver
one Of the most beautiful and sublime scenes his
eyes ever beheld. The water varies from ten to
one hundred feet in depth, and so clear that the
diver can see from two to three hundred feet,
while submerged, with little obstruction to the
sight.


The bottom of the ocean in many places on
these banks is as smooth as a marble floor; in
others it is studded with coral columns from ten
to one hundred feet in height, and from one to
eight feet in diameter The tops of those more
lofty support myriad of pyramidical pendants,
each forming a myriad more; giving the reality
to the imaginary abode Of some water nymph.-
In other places. the pendants form arch after
arch, and as the diver stands on the bottom Of
the ocean, and gazes through these into the deep
winding avenue, he feels that they fill him with
as sacred an awe as fhe were in some old cathe-
dral, which had long been buried beneath 'old
oceans wave" Here and there the coral ex-
tends even to the surface Of the water, as fthose
loftier columns were towers belonging to the
stately temple now in ruins.


There were countless varieties Of diminutive
trees, shrubs and plants in every crevice Of the
corals, where the water had deposited the least
earth. They were all Of faint hue, owing to
the pale light they received, although ef every
shade and entirely different from plants ] am
familiar with that vegetate upon dry land One
in particular attracted my attention; it resem-
bled sea fan Of immense size, Of variegated col
ors, and of the most brilliant hue.


The fish which inhabited those silver banks,
found as different in kind as the scenery was
varied They were of all forms, colors and ST.
zes, from the Symmetrical goby to the globe-like
sun-fsh; from those of the dullest hue to the
changeable dolphin from the spots Of the leop-
ard to the hues of the sunbeam from the harm
less minnow to the voracious shark. Some had
heads like squirrels, others like cats and dogs;
one Of the small size resembled the bull terrier.
Soma dartsd thro' the water like msteors, while
others could scarcely be seen to move
Year: 1860




Recent events in this vicinity have given deep
interest to everything connected with hydropho-
bia and it is important that the public should be
informed in regard to the subject in all its as
poets. The French have paid great attention to
this terrible disease, and their investigation con.
cerning it have just been published in the An
males d Hygiene Pu5liqus, Of 22s cases, in which
reference Is made to the species Of animals by
which the hydrophobia was communicated
One hundred and eighty eight were stated to
have been produced by the bite ofa dog, twenty
six of WOLF thirteen by that Of cat, and one
by the bite ofa fox. In two cases in which the
bite Of a cat produced the disease, one animal is
reported to have become rabid in consequence of
an extensive burn, another owing to its having
been robbed Of its young. These cases are of
considerable Interest, as they tend to resolve the
still doubtful question Of the spontaneous devel-
opment of hydrophobia in other species of ami
mails than the canine.


Nearly two-thirds of the whole number Of ca
ses occurred during hot weather, and only about
sixty persons out Of hundred who were bitten
were subsequently seized with hydrophobia, and
the remaining forty experienced no III effects.
Numerous adventitious circumstances, such as
the interposition Of an article of clothing to
which the saliva Of the rabid animal might ad-
here, the state Of the patients mind or health af
ter the injury &c, would considerably influence
the results In this particular. The disease Ia
more rapidly developed in very young persons,
than at any other age and the length of time
between the development and its fatal termina-
ton is usually quite brief Out of 16l cases
death put an end, within week, to the horrible
sufferings Of the patients in l5s, more than one.
half of that number dying within four days from
the time at which the malady first manifested it.
self


Upon the important subject CT the relative ef.
feet of the means employed to prevent the devel.
opment Of hydrophobia, Dr. Tardieu, the emi.
nent French physician who prepared the official
report observes that the fact cannot be too
strongly insisted upon that the only hopes of Sc
curty from the fatal effects Of this dreadful dis.
ease consist in immediate cauterization with the
red-hot iron, and that every other method only
compromises the future safety Of the patient by
the irreparable loss of the only moments during
which the preventive treatment is applicable
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