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Year: 1859

Outraged beyond measure | cdm0sed the "Fort''
And forthwith put forth, with out any delay,
To hunt up a lawyer to bring into Court


A suit for foul slander gainst winded THEY


SAY"
''You shall have your revenge, SIT, nought can


prevent us
But the Sheriff. return was, "HOn est inUentus -
Then discovered to my great vexation
What every one else seemed aware of before)
There was no such person in the whole of creation.
And never had been for century or more
Aud here letme ask Judge G. and Mr.. Smith,
Haven't most clearly proved They SAr's"


but myth?
OF course have-So then my work is nearly


done,


And must hasten to bring my discourse to an


end


I've truly kept my promise, although made in fun,
I've proved my case as clear as twice five are


ten.


In conclusion, let me say with all due regard
To the dear ladies' teelings-of caution one word
The next time you peddle your ISLANDERS around
And labor to blacken your neighbor's fair fame,
Ascertain if your anthor can surely be found
Find ont his birth place, habitaton and name
Oh don't cover falsehood aud scandal, | pray,
With that mantle Of liars aud tattlers '"TnEr
Year: 1859

UxBRIDGE.-The Unitarian Society of Tx
bridge, at late parish meeting, voted not to
accept the resignation of Rev. Mr.. Clarke,
rendered on account of his continued ill-health,
and their action in the matter evinced the de-
sire to prolong the cordial and happy union OF
pastor and people; to continue the salary and
relieve their minister of all responsibility in
supplying the pulpit
Year: 1859

IT is stated that the author of the spicy
Encampment letters to the Boston Courier
who was a member of the Independent Cadets
the body guard of His Excellency, has asked
for and received his discharge from that corps
His letters were not complimentary to the
Commander-in-C Chief, and other officers con
nected with the camp. His associations be.
came too warm for him.
Year: 1859

The CENTRAL BANK CoUNTERFEITs.-One
of the counterfeit 81 bills on the Central Bank,
which have been circulated to some extent in
New York and Lowell, was offered and accept
ed in this city, yesterday, and had passed two
or three hands before it was detected. The
false note is taken from very different plate
from the original, and is very easily dstin-
guished from it. The design is probably taken
from an old plate of some other State, and al
tered for the market at some central counter
felt factory. No person need be deceived by
them, as they are very different from the gen.
uine.
Year: 1859

the whole of which we are determined 10 sell at a rery
small roft on the cost of impOrtation believing as we
uo ta reciprocity of interests is the safest foundation
on Uhtch TO 6Hifd large and important business.


we are desirouS that every article may give
perfect satisfaction to the consumer therefore our


first great leading principle shall always supply the
people OF Massachusetts generally with Tea Coffee and
spices OF the most sterling quality at prices which can
not fail to meet the appreciation OF all.


In order to accomplish this desideratum shall
bring to bear large amount OF practical knowledge de-
strict personal attention to the Tea Coffee
Spice business in all its various departments in
Europe and America, and thus qualified for the
exercise of sound discriminating judgment in the seec-
tion OF all articles submitted to the notice custom



The difficulty of procuring good and genuine Tea Cof-
fee ana Spices at moderate prices think admitted
by all This, In great measure is attributable the
manifest inattenon in the selection of articles
those who deal in them promiscuously But by uniting
these three and important articles and giving them the
whole of our attention, together with our thorough
knowledge of the business and other which
we possess this difficulty can and shall be overcome
henceforth the people of Worcester and surrounding
country shall be supplied with Tea, Coffee and Spices of
the most rich and fragrant description at Prices hich
cannot fail TO please.


NEW ENGLAND TEA COMPANY,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Tea Coffee and Spices


2lO Main Street, Worcester Mass
Year: 1859

HIGH WIND.-The change in the weather,
which took place on Tuesday night, was ac-
companied by high wind, which continued
through most of the day yesterday, doing i'm
mense damage to fruit in the region hereabout
We have never before known a wind at this
season of the year, to blow off so large por-
ton of the fruit. In very many instances,
crops of pears are almost entirely blown off,
and so badly bruised in falling, that winter
fruit is rendered almost worthless, and autumn
varieties greatly diminished in value. Apples
have Jared nearly as bad, although, generally,
they withstand gale better than pears do.
This will be a sad disappointment to many and
a serious loss to the community generally.


The warm weather with which this week
opened, has been succeeded bya cooler turn,
and last evening we had a fair prospect of hav-
ing the severest frost of the season, thus far.
Year: 1859




pound remedy, in which we have labored to produce
the effectua Alternative that can be made 1t is
concentrated extract of Para Sarsapara so combined
with other substances of still greater Alternative power as
to afford effective antdoe for the diseases SarSapara
is rSputed 1t believed that such remedy is
wanted by those who suffer from Strumous complaints
and that which will accomplish their prove
of immense service to this large class of afflicted el
low citizens How completely this compound will do
has been proven by experiments many of the
cases to be found of the following complaints


Scrofula and Scrofuous Complaints, Eruptons and
Eruptive Diseases, Ulcers, Pmples, Blotches Tumors
Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Sypcs and Syphilitic Afec
tpns Mercurial Disease, Dropsy Neuralgia Tic Dol
oureux, Debility Dyspepsia and Indigestion Eryspelas
Rose or ST. Anthony Fire, and, indeed the whole
of complaints arising from Impurity of the Blood.


This compound will be found great promoter of health
when taken in the spring. expe the foul humors which
foster in the blood at that of the year. By the
timely expulsion of them many ranking disorders are
nipped in the bud. Auudes can, by the aid of this
remedy, spare themselves from the endurance foul
erupons and ulcerous sores through which the sysom
will strive to rid itself of corrupons if not assisted to do
this through the natural channels the body
atve medicine Cleanse out the vitiated blood whenever
find its impurities bursting through the skin in pi-
plas eruptons sores cleanse it when you find it OBJ
sructed sluggish in the vens cleanse it whenever it
is foul and your feelings will you when Even where
no particular disorder Is elt people enjoy better health
and live longer for cleansing the blood Keep the blood
healthy and all is well; but with this pabulum of life
disoIdered, th9re be lasting health Sooner or
later something must go wrong and the great machinery
of life is overthrown.


Sarsapara has, and deserves much the reputation Of
accomplishing these ends But world has been eyre
gously deceived by preparations of it. partly because the
drug alone has not all the virtue that claimed it, but
because many preparations pretending be con-
centrated extracts of it, contain but little the virtue
Sarsaparilla, anything else.


During late years the public have msed by large
bottles, pretending to give quart Extract Sarsapa-
rlla for dollar Most of these have been upon
the sick for they not only contain little any, Sarsapa
rlla but often curative properties whatever Hence
bitter and painful disappointment has followed the
the various extracts of Sarsapara which flood the
ket until the name itself is justly despised and has be-
come synonymous with imposition and cheat Still, we
call this compound Sarsaqara and intend supply such
remedy shall rescue the from the load of oblo
guy which rests upon it. And think have ground
for believing it has virtues which irresistible by the
ordinary of the diseases it is intended cure In
order to their complete eradication from the sys
TEN, the Remedy should be udiciousy taken according
to directions on the bottle.
Year: 1859

; UNANtMous JURY VgRDicTs. Lord Camp
bell recently introduced 10 the British Parlia
ment bill, substituting the verdict Of the major
ity for the unanimous verdict Of juries in eivl
cases. Only seven votes were given for the
measure in the House Of Lords, that body
being Of opinion that the present arrangement
is the best. Lord Campbell urged in favor
the bill, the trouble aud expense caused by the
dissenting Of one juror, that second trial was
never go satisfactory as first one, that the
necessity of returning unanimoes verdict olten
led to improper compromises by the jurors, and
las lY that the operation of the change he pro-
posed had been attended with good results in
Scotland But Lord Lyndhurst in reply said
that the present law was one Of the fundamen
tai laws Of the Kingdom, that it had existed
some five hundred years, had been admired by
the most eminent lawyers Of the country. and
that no satisfactory cause for a change had been
shown Ia nineteen cases out OF twenty the
jury never retire, and not one in FIVE hundred
is discharged for want Of agreement among The
jurors. The strongest argument in favor Of the
present system was that by requiring unanim
ity, full and complete discussion is insured, the
minority, instead Of yielding too readily to the
views Of the minority naturally being Led u
resist conclusions upon which they differ and
for which their sense OF duty makes them un.
willing to be answer1ble,
Year: 1859

A correspondent writes TO the Scientific
american 4:


In late number Of your paper you
state in answer TO some correspondent,
that you have no confidence in the report
that "when man is lost he will travel
in a circle" In this you are certainly
mistaken it is q fact well known to all
frontier$mrn, that, when persons are be-
wildered, they frequently travel in per-
feet circle. sometimes keeping the same
track until they make a dozen equal
rounds at other times making the circle
larger or smaller each time. 1t is not by
any means always the case, when per-
son is lost but it is so frequent that II is
within the experience of every one who
hns been much in the woods. In calm
and cloudy weather, and in a country of
much sameness OF appearance, The best
wOodsmen get so bewidered as TO "ake
the circles" Persons not accustomed to
the woods will sometimes do SO when the
sun is shining and steady breeze
blowing.


On the level or gulf prairies Of this
country. on q calm, ioggy morning. no
man can travel without road. Ii is an
incident Of everyday occurrence in the
spring and fall seasons. that men are thus
becalIned on the prairie as effectualy ms
are ships at sea nor will a compass mend
the matter, for it cannot be carried stead
lily enough to keep is meridian. and the
course it points cannot be kept for fifty
yards if man attempts it, he will make
a circle, and come back to the place he
started from. The circle will be large or
small generally, in proportion to the den.
siiy of the fog-sometimes only hundred
yards in diameter at other rmes mile,
bu. seldom more. The circles thus made
are perfect. This kind OF wandering
seems 10 arise from an attempt TO go "A
straight course when there is nothing
10 guide the senses, or when the usual
guides OF sun, wind, or the general con.
tour OF the country are disregarded. Ii
rarely befalls children, who do not at.
tempt TO go on course. but only run
from one visible point 10 another equally
percep'ible.
Year: 1859




SQUARE, WHO KNOWS NOTHING WHATEVER


ABOUT POLITICS.


No lady or gentleman should think of paying
visit early IN the mOrnIng, as the chances are
the ladies' are not up, or scarcely recovered
from the taugues OF the previous evening or
too unnervtd TO be VISIBLE IN. B None but
lradesmen call the first thing in the morning. }
1t the young ladies' whom you are visiting
should have their bOnnets on, your good sense
should tell you not 10 stop two or three hours,
as you should Conclude that, being dressed,
Ih"y are naturally ANXIOUS TO 90 out. Ii you
are accidentally shown into a wrong room
gOud manners should teach yuu not To take any
notice of any articles OF wearing apparel that
may be scattered about the place for the INDUS
trluus purpose of being mended. 1t there Is
smell OF roast mutton steamIng through the
house al two or three O'clock, you should e.
lIeve the representation that Is made to y0n by
the mamma, that 1t is hot luncheon, aud not
lump TO the conclusion that the family dun.
Ing al that vulgar hour. If your call and fluid
the Young lady of the house buslly enga ged
in talking earnestly TO a handsome gentleman
in The conservatory, or whispering lOwly IN a
recess, or looking coniidentIally out a window
together, you should take the hIDt, aud rightly
consider that you are one too many, by retnIng
a speedily as possible. Ii you have the right
Of visiting, you ,hould tutor yourself to believe
what the servants tell you, and not put suspE
cious constructions upon his answers, by Sc
cretly believing that the family is in, when he
fatty tells you that they are all "Ou'."


If you are always denied ADMISSION. your
vanity should not blind you to the fact that 1t Ii
highly probable that you may not be an espe-
cal frvorIIe with the fair inmates of that es
4 "a -h,,uId of N N dplIca
to them, as we'll as out Of respect to yourself
from calling there again. You are not justified
in Carrying the right Of visitation to the eXten
of a persecution. Ii there are children 10 the
r1oui. ppIteness should prompt you (be yo'
bachelor or noi) TO take some little notice o
them 1t you will call some five or ten minute
before the dinner hour, you have no right L
ruKeItas an afTront because you are not invite
to remain and purtake of it.
Year: 1859

Emperor seemed affected and saluted him
kindly. At that moment the Emneror,s eve
met mine and in the emotion of the moment
yentured to hold out my hand His Majesty
deigned with smile to grasp it. This is an
incident which l shall never forget as long as
live The Emperor then left by the gate of
Alessandria
Year: 1859

REASONABLE CURIOSITY IN A DYING
MAv-It was a bright thought, that OF
Smithson, the founder of the Smithsoni
an Institutute when he was dying of an
unknown complaint. Smithson had had
FIVE doctors. and they had been unable
to discover what his disease was. A,
length they told the patient he must die
Calling them all around him. he said:
My friends, after die, make a post
mortem examination and hnd out what
ails me; for really l have heard such
long aud learned discussions on the sub.
ject. that I am diving to know what the
disease is myself"
Year: 1859

To BE observation-disclosures six months
ago. wealthy merchant Of this city was
warned by some Of his friends that his
wife was untrue to him, and that his
marital honor was tarnished by the wife s
infdelity. Subsequent occu rences cars
ed him to watch her closely and at length
his worst fears were realized the wo-
man he held dearer than all on earth
was false to him. when she had sworn at
Gods altar to love, honor. and obey.
He Immediately commenced an action
for divorce against her, which was gran
ted, and she left the country seeking
refuge in her early homo at the East,
from the tauDting snecrs and mocking
smiles which were levelled at her on
every side. Since that time her late
husband has been given to dissipation,
aid has sought to dro wn his sorrows in
the maddening bowl; but reason and
sober thoughts have lat,ly prevailed
and he has abandoned the company of
fast men and carousers. He has heard,
not long since, that his late wife was
killing herself with silent remorse and
anguish on account of her conduct, and
he has determined to receive her back
again TO his house, and to be remarked
to her. A mutual friend of both parties
left on the last steamer, bearing letter
to the unfortunate woman, announcing
her former husbands determination to
restore her to her former position This
is dangerous step indeed, but it is one
that a man could not take without hav-
ing weighed it carefully in his mind he
fore-hand and as every man knows his
own business best we suppose he is fully
aware of the dangerous influences to
which she will be exposed on her return
to this city. Let us hope the open hand
of Charity. which is tho trne basis of
Christianity. will be extended her, and
that the last married life of that woman
will be better than the first. If her
husband can forgive her faults. her
neighbors ought certainly to follow his
examples. f. Spirit Times.
Year: 1859

Why Nor g. The Shasta Courier
says the Governor was in for shooting
down the miners of Shasta county for
q violation of the law. The Governor
himself by force of arms broke into the
State Prison and took possession there
of. The Courisr pertinently adds:


"Now. if the miners Of this county,
supposing they did violate the law, de-
served to he shot down therefor, as the
Governor desired. did he not equally de-
serve. death for his violation of the law
His act cost the State ten times as much
as the acts of the miners. Therefore il
they deserved shooting. did he not de-
serve to be crucifed or burnt at the
stakei ats poor rule that wont
work both ways"
Year: 1859

Personal. - We had the sat.
isfaction of shaking the honest hand
(no more homes, for having been har.
dened with labor upon a coal-pit. OF
eoal-kiln as the General will have it
of General Allen. yesterday in our Office
The General is in remarkable stat G Of
preser vation; his countenance a little
weather beaten but as benignant as ever
That he is in fine condition is proven
by the fact that he had just made the
trip from Columbia Hill to Nevada on
foot distance Of 8 or miles before
dinner.
Year: 1859

UNION ACCIDENr.-The boiler in the
@Unios printing establishment burst OH
the morning Of the 1lth. No injury
done except to the patience of its read
srs who didn't get the paper in usual
time.
Year: 1859

DR. SMITH having established first class Water
Cure and Motorpahic Institution in this city, and feel
ns great interest in the of such an Institu
tion based upon natural and rational principles of the
healing at have taken charge of the bu ness depart
ment DIR. Smith is graduate of regularly chartered
Medical College thorough Physician by nature well
as education, and can those who consult him
and adopt his treatment that they will rejoice in the
inspiration of returning health and verify all that is
said in his favor


THOMAS HILL,
Sacramento. March letf late of Hill, Wooster & Co
Year: 1859

PHnADELPHIA, April 5-The fugitive slave case
was continued this afternoon and the excitement
was as great as ever. large police force was IN
attendance to preserve order. The counsel for the
defence moved that Commissioner Longstreth hand
the case over to another judge for the reason that
the Commissioner had prejudged the case and acted
as an advocate for the claimants, it having been
shown in the evidence that the Commissioner pro-
nounced the hrst power of attorney of the claim
ants as insufficient, and informed them he would be
obliged to release the slave if arrested under it.
and that by his advice power of attorney
was obtained.


Mr.. Benjamin Brewster, for the claimant, argued
that it was prominently the duty of the Commits
sioner to give this information before he issued the
warrant.


The Commissioner then overrued the motion.
Year: 1859

The Corn EXCHANGE BUnDING.-The subscrip-
ton to the Corn Exchange building has reached
$4,000, all of which has been subscribed bv mem
bers of the Corn Exchange. This amount leaves
but S2OO0 to be raised, and places the erection of
the proposed building beyond doubt About one
hundred and fifty of the members of the Exchange
have subscribed, and it is expected that in a few
days the remainder of the stock will have been
taken, and the erection of the building will be i'm
mediately commenced. The site fronting on South
street 81 feet, with depth along Wood street of
lao feet to Bowlys wharf is in the very centre of
the grain trade, and is admirably adapted to the
wants OF the Association. The first floor of the
building will consist of two warehouses; six Offices
ana Two counting rooms, while the second floor
VIII be used for the purposes of the Exchange the
main room of which will have a floor capacity of
5,O0O square feet. There will be a reading room
OF 80 by 30 feet, and also large room for the use
OF the President and Board of Directors. To the
Exchange there will be three entrances one ON
south street, one on Wood street, and one on Bow
lys wharf, an arrangement which will suit the con-
venience of the members of the Association residing
In different localities The fine proportions of the
building, and the architectural beauty of its exte-
fior VIII give 1t an imposing appearance, and dis
tlnctly mark 1T as public building. In elegance
and capacity it is expected to excel any building of
similar character in the United States and will
be an ornament to the section of the CITY in which
II Is located 1t Is hoped to have it finished and
ready for occupancy during the present year.


BALTIMORE AND PoroMAC RAILRoAD.-Yesterdav
the President and Board of Directors of the Balti
more and Potomac Railroad Company met at Bar
NUNS hotel. All the directors were present, and
the best feeling prevailed at the Board. Consider
able business of private nature was transacted,
when the Board adjourned to meet this morning at
ten o'clock, when it is supposed that arrangements
Will be made for the permanent location of this i'm
portant route. During the interval which has
elapsed since the last meeting of the Board in this
city, they have received the most substantial as
surances of liberal support, in behalf of the road
and the most confident feeling now prevails among
the friend of the enterprise that it will soon receive
an impetus that will ensure its speedy erection.


ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-On Monday night a negro
woman namedPolly Jordon, residing back of Wat
son street near Lloyd street, attempted to commit
suicide s by hanging herself. She tied the rope to
the banster of the stairway and then threw herself
over the banister. negro woman fortunately
came in the house and cut her down before life was
extinct DIR. Brooks was called, and after much ex-
erton succeeded in restoring her, when she stated
the cause of her rash act to have been that her hus
band had robbed her of So, all the money which she
had and spent the same for liquor.
Year: 1859

PATENT RIGHTs-The Circuit Court for the South
ern District of Ohio has decided the case of Latta
against Shawk, being a suit by the former for an
Infringement of his patent in constructing the
city of Philadelphia. The jury awarded the
plaintiff damages to the amount of So the suit
being only to test the patent. The decisiosn of
this case is very important it renders all parties
who have purchased or used Shawk's apparatus
liable to prosecution. 4 number of the engines
have been bought by other cities, and under this
verdict they will be liable for damages for using
them.
Year: 1859

The Louisville Journal of last Thursday says
that the opinion is expressed by well informed mer
chants that the general business of that city is bet
ter by thirtythree per cent. than it has been for
live years past; and Judging the future of the
son by what is already known the present is likely
to be the most extended and productive "sprng
| business y ever done in Lonisyille.