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Year: 1859

In fields of light above"


The death of little child is to the mothers
heart like dew on plant from which bud has
perished. The plant lifts up its head in fresh
ened greenness TO the morning light, so the
mothers soul gathers from the dark sorrow
through which she has passed, a fresh bright
ening of her heavenly hopes. AS she bends
over the empty cradle, and in fancy brings the
sweet infant before her, ray of divine light is
on the cherub's face. 1t is her son still, but
with the seal of Immortality on his brow. She
feels that Heaven was the only atmosphere
where her precons flower could unfold without
spot or blemiSh and she would not recall the
loss But the anniversary Of its departure
seems to bring its spiritual presence near her.
She INDUCES in that tender grief which Soothes
like an opate in all her passions and cares
Of life. The world to her is no longer filled
with human love and hope-in the future, so
glorious with heavenly love and Joy, she has
treasures of happiness which the worldly, un-
chastened heart never conceived. The bright
fresh flowers with which she had decorated her
room, the apartment where her infant died, are
emblems of the far brighter hopes now dawn
ing on her day dream She thinks of the
glory and beauty of the New Jerusalem, where
the little foot will never find a thorn among
the flowers to render a shoe necessary. Nor
will pillow be wanting for the dear head re-
posing on the breast of the kind Saviour And
she knows her infant is there, in that world OF
eternal bliss She has marked one passage in
that Book-to her emphatically the Word OF
Life-now laying closed on the toilet table
which she reads daily Suffer little children
and forbid them not to come unto me for
such is the kingdom of Heaven.
Year: 1859

Ir is beautiful fact that the sweet bells Of
Easter morning once charmed awsy the haunt.
ing spirit of poor Chatterton, and stayed the
band be had raised against bis own life.


In you want an igporamus TO respect you,
"dFess to DEATH and wear watch seals about
tie size oe q by;ckbat
Year: 1859

A STARTLING SrATEMENr.-As an illustra-
ton of the appalling spread Of finte'nperance,
it is said at least two OF the subscribers to
the Inebriate Asy lum in New York, men
who stood high in the profession of law aud
literature, are already victims OF the DE-
stroying cup; while before the foundation
stone Of the asylum was laid, there were no
less than twenty eight hundred applications
for admission, among whom were four hun
dred educated and accomplished women, in
the highest walks Of lite.
Year: 1859

QUESTION FOR rHE OLD WnIGs.-The New
York Courier and Euquirer, which ought to
have some weight with its old Wing associates,
inquiries very pertinently:


"Well, since the Wing General COMMITTEES
have found out that slavery extension is an
issue before the country of some importance,
why not come to the ranks of that party in
which alone they can do their duty, Is citizens
in meeting that issue-the ranks Of the
Republican party?'
Year: 1859

VERDICT OF TIE jury ON TIE MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN RAILROAD DISASTER. The South
Bend Ind. Register contains portion of the
verdict of the Jury empanneled in the Michi-
gan Southern Railroad disaster case at Mish-
awake. After detailing the particulars of the
case, the Jury say:


That they are Of the opinion that the
embankment and culvert at the place were
well and substantially built, but the culvert
was not of sufficient size and capacity to carry
off the water safely in time Of food, and
liable to be obstructed by drift-wood, rails,
trees. &c. That said culvert was Al feet wide
and 81 feet high, and should have been as
large again.
The Jury further upon their oaths say tina,
foreman Dennis Kane was guilty Of wilfu
neglect of duty in not examining the track or
and over the embankment, after the storm or
the night before the time for the arrival OF tht
train, in accordance with the instructions ano
regulations of the managers of the road.


The Jury was composed of the most emi
nent citizens of that locality, and they devoted
five days to careful investigation Of all tn
circumstances in the case.
Year: 1859

MEssRs. EDToRs.-This place moves on as
well as could be expected in such hard
times, with scarcely anything to enliven tho
dull routine Of common life, although the
pulse of business begins to beat more freely.
Many ofour farmers about here, have about
completed their harvest labors, and we
may now see the hands coming to town al
most every day. The steamer Northerner
landed here last night, where che remained
until this morning. undergoing repairs. .hav-
been run into by some boat of the upper
line on Lake Pepin She was forced to come
the whole distance from there to this port,
with one wheel, the other being disabled.
She was the bearer of an unusual number of
passengers, both male and female, and about
the hour for retiring, fiddle was procured,
and dance was soon going. Of course the
fiddler was literally patronized by lovers of
the amusement.


Our public schools are at present UNDER
going examination. There can be no doubt
of the uperiority Of the new school sys
tenn over the OLD one, and when q few
months more have elapsed, every one will
be satisfied.


see by your paper that Davenport is
slightly effected with borrowers !;
but l rejoice that LIE Claire is almost entire
ly free of such a curse HCP
SERIOUS ACCIDENT-As Messrs Davenport
and Miller of lie Claire were drying near
the city, their horses took fright, running
away and throwing them from the carriage
Mr.. Davenport was slightly injured in the
hip, but Mr.. Miller, who was thrown
under the buggy, was dragged to consid
erable distance, the horses going at the top
Of their speed. Mr.. Miller is very seriously
injured, and much anxiety is felt for his re-
Gu, cry. We trust his injuries may not prove
fatal
Year: 1859

FLORENCE WILDCAT ONCE MORE
We understand that some concern in Moline
is paying out this rotten trash and that
arrangements are being made for its issue in
Port Byron and LIE Claire. We are also in.
formed by merchants that it is not an un-
common thing in this town, and that an at
tempt is evidently being made to crowd it
once more into circulation.


We should think that the past experience
of business men would preclude the neces
city Of our saying one word in relation to it.
As it is We cannot refrain from cautioning
all men who handle money from one dollar
upwards. against 1t. We do not want to
zee . re.enactment Of the scenes witnessed
one year ago; but We certainly shall unless
our business men take firm stand against
1t ct the outset. Don't touch dollar of it ;
ii you do it will certainly scorch you in the
end.


To farmers We earnestly recommend that
it be not taken in payment for produce
You can get money for what you have to
sell, and there 10 no necessity for taking
wildcat. Put your foot on it.
Year: 1859

REFLECT ON Tive clip the follow
ing from an exchange, and give it q place
in our columns. hoping that it may meet
the eye and appeal to the feelings Of every
parent in our fair city. 1t is an annoying
and unwelcome fact that our streets are
throDged at night by the rising generation.
bent on mischief, and who make night hid.
eous with their noise attending their mis-
chievous amusements


at isa great and prevalent error. that
children may be left to run wild in every
sort of company and temptation for several
years and that it will be time enough to
breake them in. This mistake makes half the
spendthrifts, gamblers, thieves, and drunk
ards. No man would deal 60 with his gar
den lot no man would raise colt or puppy
on such principle. Take notice parents
you till the new soil, aud throw in good
seed, the devil will have crop Of poisoned
weeds before You know what has taken
place. Look at your dear children, and
think whether you will leave their safety or
ruin at hazard, or whether you should
train them up in the way they should CO."
Year: 1859

tomb. Let US all endeavor to live so that when
the dread Destroyes comes, we may meet him
calm and smillngly. We know
"The end of lite is death then let onr aim
he fixed on things beyond our earthly doom;
Though dust return to dust The soul may aim
lis refuge 'hen-lts earliest, latest doom.


w. S. n.
LITTLE CREEK LANDING
Year: 1859

And those who are iashful in the discharge OF
the duties of this life, and in preparing for
those Of that which is to come, bave fulfilled


the desired end of creation. Another year is
come, and mahywho now enjoy the plea
of life wlll, ere another year, be tenan.s Of the
Year: 1859

We make the following extract from the speech
delivered by Horace Greeley at San Francisco on
the17th inst


What we want, then, to avert this, is self
supporting, independent means of communica-
ton. With the Pacific Railroad the communi-
cation between the two sides of the continent
would be immeasurably increased. 4 great tide
of emigration would flow into your State, who
are now only held back by the difficulties which
present themselves. have lately passed, on my
way hither, 900 men, women and children.
and 100000 cattle, on their weary way to Cali
fornia With the Pacific Railroad, this vast as
semblage, who now struggling painfully on
ward, might have been here by the first of May.
active healthy, strong. and ready to take hold OF
any kind of labor. They might have reached
here in Is days; now it will require four months
for them to meet you. Never shall forget those
trains ofpeople pushing their weary way along
those foo;-sore, sun-burned, sad-eyed travel
ers. have seen women making onward to-
wards the West through chapparel and grass
wood over the barren wastes and alkaline clayS
over those treeless and waterless deserts and
my heart bled for them when thought how
great was the distance which yet separated them
from the land of their asprations-the land Of
their future home. hope the thought of that
dusty and weary multitude, who are coming
here to increase your strength and help build up
your State-I hope this viii be men,ento to
you and as they come pouring down the wes-
tern slope of the Sierra Nevada, you will rise and
act-excite the resolution of the torpid, and
cause a general and undying resolve that the
Pacific Railroad shall be built, and be built
soon.


This army however, is but the advance guard
of those who wish to come, were there any di-
rect and comfortable way of crossing the conti-
nent The Caucasian race is impelled westward
! by some mysterious impulse. Every face is turn
ed westward. All are asking, Is there room fol
me in the gold mines or in the fertile lands Of
Oregon and Washington Territory? Your val
| lies along the Pacific coast have fixed the gaze
of the Atlantic States and Europe. l met no
long ago, one evening, in New York. an English
| man sixty or seventy years of age. He had beer
obliged to quit England for some political diff
Guilty, but afterwards returned Just before h
went he told me, 81 mean, if possible 10 pas
the rest of my days in California believe
to be the healthiest and peasantest place on tn
face of the globe" | have never met with re
turned Californian, in the Atlantic States, VIII


did not want to get back here. l stopped, O.
my way here, at the last printing Office on tn


other side of the DESERT and found there an ed


itor, who told me, when he heard that was &c


ing to California, that was going to the mo:


beautiful and best country for poor men in th


world. ''Why," said l to him I" if it is such


fine place, did you not stay there ?" Why


said he, " because | was an internal fooli" an
my friends, there are many more such. Give
the Pacific Railroad, and those who have gor
, home with their fortunes from your gold mint


will return.
Year: 1859

The SIZE OF LEG.-In Worcester, in a law
suit, plump female witness was asked by the
counsel at what time the cars passed her house
on certain day. She replied that she began
knitting at three o'clock, and had knit twice
round the leg of stocking before the train
passed OF course the counsel next asked her
how long it would take to knit twice round
Some one remarked that the time would depend
on the size of the stocking. The lady readily
replied that the stocking was for herself, and the
Court could exercise its own judgment and guess
as to the size and time required. The answer
brought down the bench, bar, jury and citizens
generally, who were present.
Year: 1859

TO be necessary TO carry the purposes Of former
Legislatures, and make these people orderly, ia
dastrious and productive By The last census scass
ofths population of ofAsrylandnanoeredsb sbouf a OO0
Within the last rine years they are estimated. by
nstural causes and msnunissioDs, 10 have rsschsd
over 50, coo. The committee say


"The existence of 50 large number Of free
blacks in the midst Of slsvehOlding Stale Is be-
lieVsd to be Of itself an evil and this evil is readily
perceived TO be greater when 1t is considerei that
portion Of them are idle, Vicious aud upprOductise
This however, is not the case with the majority Of
them and their removal would a. the committee
believe be far greater than all evils the people Of
Maryland ever suffered from them In the city Of
BlItimore il is estimated that there more than
rs COO of them, employed chiefly rs domestic ser
wants or as lsborers in various departments Of in
dustry In many " the Furel districts Of tae State
where labor is by no means abundant, they furnish
q large supply Of agricultural labor ard il is un-
questionable that quite large portion Of our soil
could not be TILED Without their aid. In dis
triets they supply almost all the labor demanded By
the farmers.


Their removal from the State would deduct
nearly hfty per cent. from the household and sgri-
cultural labor furnished by the people Of this color
aud indispensable to the use Of the State; would
produce great GiscomfOFt aud Inconvenience TO the
great body Of hsusehoders; would break up the
business and destroy the property Of large numbers
Of landowners aud land-renters-a class whose in
terests are entitled to much consideration those
Of any other portion Of citizens would be harsh
aud oppressive to those people themselves would
violate public sentiment, which is genersly not only
just but kindly; aud would probably lead to ether
evils which the committee foIbsar to mention. We
are satisfied that such a measure eO1d not receive
the legislative saaction and would not be tolerated
by the great body Of the people of AIsryland even
with that sanction"
Year: 1859

The IMMENSE DEMOCRATIC SwINDLE IN
ILLINOIS. Our readers will recollect that the
Legislature of Illinois, last winter, unearthed
grand swindler in the person of Gov. Joel
A. Matteson, one Of the leading men in the
Democratic party Of that State. For some
time the people were 10th to believe that their
former Governor had stolen a quarter Of a
million Of dollars from them, but a. last they
were reluctantly forced to admit it as fact
Some of the pro-slavery papers of the Sucker
State are now trying to "hush" the affair up
but the Chicago Herald, administrator
organ,) seeing the impossibility of doing SC
effectually, warns its brethren to desist:


"If Democrats think they can shoulder and
father this fraud, and carry it through the
next campaign in triumph, they will be likely
to find themselves mistaken. The taxpayers
of the State are not SO easily humbugged, anc
cannot be induced to vote in virtual approba
ton of wholesale robbery"
Year: 1859

''Jeems" was recently initiated into
the Order of the Sons of Malta, and
graphically describes his introduction
into the :'vale Of mystery as follows:


''Y,u are first grabbed and thrown
into tub Of cold water, and forthwith
several large men begin to stick pins
into YOU. Hauling you out of the tub
Of water, they rush y,u into another
apartment, and now new men make
lunge after you, dressed in disguise, and
Immediately commence pouring hot mo-
lasses into your hair and boots. Mean
while, stream of cold water is flooded
on to you, and a man dressed in black.
tbrusts snuff box in front of your nose
and all at once you begin to sneeze vo-
ciferousIy, and the eager crowd begins
to laugh and hurrah. Showing you fur
ther along, the chief men and bottle
washers grab you by the nose, hair and
coat tall, ana III this way rip every blt,
of dry gods loose from your person, and
again the crowd roars with tumultuous
laughter at your nude state, with FIVE or
six men holding on to your hair and
toes, forcing you up a soaped pole with
pins and sharp sticks. You now begin
to think you arc forsaken by all of Goi's
people, md the devil has certainly got
possession Of you, knocking you on the
head 50 that you sec stars as numerous
as they are in the milky way. You are
handled in this kind of tantalizing way
for two h~urs, when the ofit ers give you
a large dose Of liverwort and tar, and
then let you CO."
Year: 1859

AN IMPosToR.-Recently, a man named
Joel Foster was picked up drunk in San
Francisco, and taken to the station house 10
prove his respectability, he produced the iol-
lowing paper:


"The bearer, Joel Foster, has become an
invalid from the use of calomel, and taken
this method to raise money sufficient to de-
frav his expenses to the States. l made his
acquaintance several years ago, and believe
him worthy of the aid he SO ielts


The Herald says:


This was signed by name, opposite which
a small sum of money was subscribed, ana
was followed by the names of ten or twelve
others, who also in charity paid over money
to him. When asked what he had done with
the money, he said that his friends had in
duced him to drink, and he spent it in treat
ing them There is no doubt but that the
man is somewhat afflicted, and there is alsC
no doubt but that he is SO much addicted t'
intemperance as to be unworthy OF sympa-
thy.
Year: 1859

ARTISAN WELGs-We call attention to the
advertisement of c. z. Smith, in another
column Mr. Smith is a celebrated we'll
borer and has had a large number of heavy
contracts for wel-boring in this State. lie
is now permanently located in this city and
ready to contract for supplying water either
in the city or the country at very small ex
pense Farmers, desiring irrigation for their
dry lands, would do well to read his adver
tisement and give him n call
Year: 1859

ALLOW me TO commend you on your bodness
and magnanimity in acknowledging that one of
the most prominent features of the Republican
marty has bv the force of circumstances, become
mere political abstraction )" and that you have
come to the conclusion that it is no sacrifice of
principle to cast aside the doctrine "that Congress
has a right to exclude slavery from the Terrific
ries,, in order that you may unite with those
who hold that Congressional Intervention on the
subject of slavery in the Territories is neither ex
pedient nor right but the inhabitants thereof are
the most competent judges to decide that as well
all other questions affecting their interest and
destiny" These points being gained and all OBJ
stacles being removed, | can see nothing in the
way, so far as concerns this question, to an har-
mOnious and perfect coalition between the Repub-
hcans and Anti-Lecompton Democrats


The above is an extract from communi-
cation published in the San Francisco Times,
| and addressed to the editor of that paper 1t
will be seen that the writer congratulates his
/ Republican friend, because of his abandon
ment of the doctrine "that Congress has a
right to exclude slavery from the Terrific
ries' The editor of the Times however
has in this instance, only followed in the
wake of the leaders of the Republican party,
who have, all of sudden, cast aside their
Gvorie doctrine, that Congress has right
to make laws in relation to slavery in the
Territories. Yet if the Republicans have
abandoned that ground, it is not now unoc-
cuped. The Lecompton party now claim
the honor of occupying it, and in the opinion
of that party in the Atlantic States, it is a
very strong position-one which will afford
them the means of waging a vigorous war
against all who do not subscribe to the rule
of President Buchanan


There was a time, when one of the chief
issues between the Democratic and RepuGli-
can parties was concerning this same ques-
ton of popular sovereignty; or, in other
words, the question as to whether Congress
possessed the power to make laws for a Ter
ritory in relation to slavery.


Now we find parties playing strange and
unexpected game. The Republicans are
abandoning n doctrine which, in great
measure, distinguished them as a party, while
the supporters of the Administration are
seizing hold of that same doctrine, and are
fast incorporating it into their political be-
lief In this respect, they stand in the cast
off shoes of the Republican party. From
them, the cry of a coalition of the Douglas
Democracy with the Republican party comes
with very bad grace The Douglas Democ-
racy has never changed its ground 1t does
not occupy one f OF of the abandoned ground
of the Republican or any other party
Year: 1859

In our columns viii be found the advertise
ment of Williams & Gaylord, who continue
to run the City Omnibus to the steamboat
landing, night and morning They will run
to the Park and do all kinds of business in
their line with despatch,
Year: 1859

SATURDAY NIGHr-It is to be hoped that
there will be large attendance at the City
nan on Saturday night, at the meeting then
ana there called for the formation of Coun-
" Agricultural Society. Let all good citi-
zens show their interest in the cause.
Year: 1859

WAGON LOAD OF 'EM.-We noticed last
evening. about dusk, one of our city Express
drivers carrying out cf town a load of Chi.
ma women in the direction of the graveyard.
Our curiosity led us to inquire the meaning
of the unusual spectacle. and we ascertaned
that they were taking provisions to dead
baby, buried few days ago in the cemetery,
which they concluded must be hungry after
being without food for SO long time Queer
people these Orientas
Year: 1859

PrE LAYING.-The pipe-laying of the Ma
rysville Water Company was going on on D
street last night, by torch-light The rea-
son of thus working in the night was to have
everything done in the way of excavating
and filling up across Third street, before
morning, so that the usual free passage of the
street would not be obstructed.
Year: 1859

Nor HIS SIsTER-By misinterpretation of
our language in noticing the recent attempt
of the prisoner Archie to escape from the
County Jail, by saving through the bars
with a serrated knife-blade, some persons
supposed we cant to say that it was a sister
of Archie instead of sister Of Roman who
handed in the knife out of which the saw
was made. We meant to say, and did say,
although not as clearly as we might, thet it
was sister of Roman who handed it in
Arches sisters are very respectable females
and he has great tenderness for their reputa-
tion. Not wishing to have either of them
mixed up with his present untoward affairs
he has sent us request to state that it was
not his sister who furnished the knife alluded
to. We do so certainly with pleasure. Ro.
man, (who is in Jail for cattle.stealing) saws
that the woman was not exactly his (Roman's)
sister, but q relative. 1t is all the same. since
the fact is true that she smuggled in the knife
with which the prisoners were to saw their
way out.


1t will be remembered that Archie was ar.
rested for being implicated in the Express
robbery, near Forest City, short time ago.