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Year: 1860




uAOkkD ARREST OF THE GUILTY PARTY-AD-


JoURShEsT or THE coRosERs INQUEST.


Az m'e hour on sunday night teiegraphic despatch
was received at the General superintendent Office police
headquarters TO the effect that the young carpenter
peced OF having murdered Mrs shancs at No % East
Tweifth street, was arrested emgran one
Of the Susquehanna stations on the Erie Railroad


Yesterday morning second despatch confirmed the
news and related the circumstances under which the
arrest was effected The prisoner attracted attention
appeared, by his cut hand; and being able to give
satisfactory account Of himself no arrested on sus
picon.


AT first the prisoner denied all knowledge OF Mrs
shancks, but he subsequently Acknowledged that he
knew her, and that he the person referred 10 as the
"young carpenter" on the Coroner's inquest He de-
nied however, that he committed the murder and said
he cut his hand while working at his trade His man.
very suspicious, and his answers TO questions
put to him evasve and contradictory The police feel
confident that he is the they have been search
and anxiously await his arrival.


The news Of the young carpenters arrest commu
ncated to Coroner Jackman just the inquest about
TO be resumed and the caused quite sensation in
the II at resolved to adjourn the nvest
cation, in order that the accused might be present


Sergeant Ieers, who present at the time stated
that Capt. Caey would not be back until this afternoon
this morning the earliest the Coroner decided to
adjourn the inquest until two O'Clock tomorrow after
noon at which hour all the witnesses requested be
in attendance.


was the wish of Inspector Carpenter that the Of
the young carpenters arrest should be kept profound
secret although for what is hard TO say
qucntly the reporters have been aboring under great
disadvantage in obtaining the particulars We thought
this humbug of keeping police matters secret had
ploded long ago. but otherwise There nothing
like publicity on all snch occasions. II was through
the newspapers that SancLss. Jackaow, Hicks and
host of other criminals captured and In the present
instance II was owing entirely 10 the newspapers that
the 'syoung carpenter was arrested.


Captain Cafirey Of the Fifteenth precinct notified
OF the facts and ordered TO take the first and bring
on the prisoner, with the utmost despatch
Year: 1860

Scientific men and others who have thoroughly
tested the merits of the Vesper Gas or Air Light,
pronounce il the best and cheapest light known.
Numberess testimonials are being received daily
from ali quarters yOuching for the excellence Of this
light, few of which given below.
Year: 1860

Gy Dean Swift was one time solicited
to preach a sermon for the benefit of the
poor. When the preliminary exercises
were gone through, he arose and selected
the text. "IIe that giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord


"Now said the witty pastor. abruptly
closing the book, ''if you like the security
down with the dust?'' sf


This was the whole of the sermon, and
it occasioned large collection, which was
the only thing wanted.
Year: 1860

~"What is snoh?'' ga snob
madam" says Guilp, sis usually per
son of the feminine gender, and may be
known by several characteristics. She
is polite to t,her superiors; arrogant with
those Of lower station; fawns on the rich
snubs the poor, and pretends not to know
her own mother when she chan ces to
meet the old lady in Questionable clothes
She has plenty of brass and few brains;
and is always uneasy from a suspicion
that her intrinsic vulgarity may fail to be
hidden by her outward gentility.''
Year: 1860

The meanest thief yet heard of has
Just got yeats Imprisonment in Paris.
On pretense of getting change for a half
franc piece, he got nine sous from blind
beggar in exchange for button.
Year: 1860

E"Heroine', is perhaps as peculiar
a word as any in our language; the first
two letters of it are male, the first three
female, the first four brave man, and
the whole is a brave woman.
Year: 1860

Among the curioSilies in the Paris Ey.
hibltion, was huge concave mirror. the
instrument Of startling species of optical
magic On standing close to it. it pre-.
sen,s nothing but magnifcentIy mon
s.rous dissection Of your physiognomy.
Tn retiring a couple Of feet, il gives your
own face and true proportion, but rever.
sed, the head being downwards. But re.
tire still further, stand at the distance OF
hVe or SIX feet from The mirror, and be.
hold you see yourself, not reflection
but your veritable self, standing in the
middle part between you and the mirror.
ihe effect is most appalling, from the idea
II suggests of something supernatural
so startling, in fact, that men Of the
strongest nerves will shrink involuntariIy
at The first view. II you raise your cane
to thrust at your other self, you will see
1t pass clean through your body, and ap.
pear on the other side, the figure thrust
ing ct you tue same instant. The artist
who tirst succeeded in fashioning a mir.
ror OF this description, brought il to one
OF the French kings-if we recolIect a.
night, it was to Louis XV-placed His
Majesty on the right spot. and bade him
draw his sword and thrust at the figure
he saw. The King did SO, but seeing the
point Of sword directed at his own
breast, threw down his weapon and ran
away. The practical joke cost the inven.
Tor the Kings patronage and favor, his
Majesty being so ashamed Of his coward.
Ice that he would never again look at the
mirror or its owner.
Year: 1860

iHE WAY TO SToP A PApER.-If you
WISH to stop paper, pay for i: in full TO
Tue ume when you cease taking it, az an
honest man should do. Don't 60 sneak
ing to the Postmaster and tell him to
send your paper back refused but send
for your bill, deposit the amount with
the Postmaster, and tell him to forward
It or what is better way, 90 to the Of
flee Of publication yourself, and pay your
honest dues like a man. Some people
complain that they can't stop a paper
they have once subscribed for, but there
is ho difficulty in it i: you take the right
way. Pay up all you owe, and then if
the paper be continued contrary to your
orders, you are not liable for il. Don't
undertake to cheat the printer ou: Of his
due, whether it be ten cents or ten dol.
lars. You have had the benefit of his
labor, and are bound upon every princi.
pie of justice and tair dealing, TO paw for
it.-Darltngton Flag.
Year: 1860

We find in the Tecumseh Herald a
well considered article of which the fol-
lowing are the closing paragraphs
They express in few words, the duty OF
the citizen, which, it is to be regretted,
is SO little heeded in these days of par
tzan Strife The Herald is Republican
in politics


We believe in the theory of a pop
ular government, but in such govern
ment, more than everywhere else, is it
needful that the people should think for
themselves. They connot safely lend
themselves in advance to any party. or
to party men. The principles Of right
and wrong they should fix and determ-
inc for themselves, and stand firmly by
them, and by that partly only who most
nearly coincide with them. 1t will not
do to allow the behests of party to lend
US blindly into the devious paths of wire
pulling Office seekers. Our fealty is to
our country, ,ands.to our sense of right,
land not to any man, or set Of men.


II IS not important to US that thew
should succeed, but if dereliet to our
principles. and the best welfare of our
common country, it matters not whether
they seek Office under our party banner
or not, it is important to the success of
the right, that they should be defeated.
/ Men we need, for party leaders, men
around whom to rally. men whom we
must unite upon and elect, to carry out
our principles, but we should not forget
that it is only for this that we need
them, and it is after all the principles
and not the men, which we should most
value. ws.,.es..s .a.g. fi..s-.... 49,
Year: 1860

The editor Of the St. Anthony Express
says he has not seen any Blue Grass
growing in the State, and recommends s
a trial of it to the farmers The Editor
of the .Ne,c Era has the Kentucky blue
grass growing now from to inches
high about his residence and looking
beautifully. We brought the seed from
Daviss County, Kentucky, two years
ago, and sowed in the spring 1t has


lived through the winter, and is this
spring thrifty ana of fine color. That
the Kentucky blue grass will do well in
our soil we have abundant proof at our
own door.
Year: 1860

Some gentlemen have been troubling
DR.. Fosters exchange list, whereupon
the Doctor goes at them in this wise /;


We are constantly annoyed by gen
iemem who enter our sanctum, and
without any authority take off our latest
exchange papers. Such was the case
on Saturday night, by which means we
were unable to furnish the RepubIi-
can Platform.


Now, gentlemen, once for all please
let our papers alone, unless you ge;
permission f:om US to carry them
away. Our exchange papers are our
tools, and you have no more right to
take them out Of our Office than we have
to steal your law books. or your law pa
pers.
Year: 1860




To EDIToR New ERA:-I was very
much in hopes to have seen you here.
You will long ere this reaches you have
learned the result of the most important
Convention held in the United States
since the days Of the Revolution. /
confess my own heart is full Of sorrow,
but hot ofbitterness: nor do / sorrow
as one Without hope. The greatest,
wisest, and best Statesman Of this day
the man who has always been in ad-
vance of the Statesmen Of the times, but
who has never taken backward step,
or had occasion to explain away a
statement Of Political feith or economy,
but has labored on with earnest effort
until the country has been brought up
to his standard-has been laid aside on
the plea of expedientcy. | believe it
has. been aigrave error, though not fatal
one, and Mr.. LINCOLN is al uncxcep-
tional man Of the Seward School in pol
itics. He has imbibcd the spirit of Sew
ard, and will carry out the Seward poll
icy; but he Is not the Statesman Sew
ard is, nor do his friends claim tha: he
is / believe the time had coma when
our greatest and best man should have
been put forward, and when he would
have been triumphantly elected; and a
with Seward as our candidate
would have put forever at rest the great
struggle between Freedom and Slavery
We shall triumph with Lincoln, but our
triumph will not be complete. Still
there can be no doubt all acted with
an earnest desire to do that which was
for the best.


We shall now go home and work.
Onr Stater'will require but little exertion,
but we shall labor TO swell the majority.


w. J. b.
Year: 1860

80 Read the Probate Notice Of
Judge Boyington next page


Mr.. Thompson told US the other day
that he was contracting to build for Mar
latt and Sims, an addition to their Store.
These are hard times to build, but if
anybody's business will warrant the out
lay, tha, of the St. Cloud Model Drug
Store will The Doctor has been a lit
tie lame, but we notice he keeps along
even in the business road with the best
of them.
Year: 1860

We give below Observation-Disclosures
Of the Republican candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President II will
be seen that LINCOLN is self made
man, and has risen to his present high
position by the force of his own ginius.
unaided by adventurous circumstances.
We copy from the N. Y Tribune
Year: 1860

You've AMERICA WONDERS. - Wonder
why mamma keeps Bridget at home from
church to work all day, and saws it is
wicked for me 10 build my RABBIT. house
on Sunday? Wonder why our minister
bought that pretty cane with the lions
head on the top, and then asked me for
my cent to put in the missionary box?
Don't | want jeNsharp as much as he
wants a cane? Wonder what makes pa
tell such nice stories to visitors about his
hiding the masters rattan when he went
to school, ard about his running away
from the school-mistress when she was
going to whip him, and then shuts me up
all day in dark room because ! tried, Just
once, to be as smart as he was? Wonder
why mamma tells pa he is cross when he
comes home at night and says his tea is
weak, and ties al handkerchief over my
mouth SO that | can neither speak nor
breathe, because | happen to say she is
cross? Wonder what made pa say that
wicked word when BeSsy upset the ink all
over his papers, and then slapped my
ears when | said the same thing when my
kite string broke? Oh, dear! there are
lots Of things that want 10 know How
| wish was a man
Year: 1860

B6ySome women are excessively fond
of teasing those whom they love. 1t is
generally the very impassioned in tenn
perament, or the very cold, who do so. -
The latter, where love is comparatively
languid may do it almost constantly; the
former just in the intervals where tho
pulse of love rather intermts and in this
case it seems only to be a part or form OF
the general craving for excitement ofsomo
kind or other.
Year: 1860

LIFE AND DEATH.-Life and death what
awful words yet how lightly they drop
from the lips. We utter them as if we
had not constantly before us the solemn
warning, 'thati in the midst of life we are
in DEATH" We wander along the high,
ways of our mortal existence, either heeds
less o- unconscious that we are pursued
by ashadow which will 20 wherever we CO.
Wrapt up in ourselves, we adore the pres.
ent, regardless of the fact that, however
glitterirg it may appear to our senses, it is
wreathed in mists, that spread disease, and
pain, and death on every side of us.


"Floating down the current of time to the tomb
We hallow too much the flowers on its side."
Year: 1860

A SENSIBLE vIEw.-We extract from very
sensible article in the Alta, concerning
Washoe the following:


Let any man go upon the streets of San
Francisco. aud he will find that out Of the
number of persons known TO have obtained
large interests in what are commonly admit.
ted TO be the rich leads of Washoe, n large
majority Of them are with us, and will re
main here for some time to come vet. if we
are to credit their own assertions. Yet every
one OF these are in the market. selling stock
IN silver leads. And it is notorious fact
that prices have been gradually deterioraling
Tor some days past, although it cannot by
any means be said tnat buyers in this specn-
,"'lNe community are scarce. What, then.
IS the lahorlng man to gain, at present. in
inns Washoe excitement? 1t may be said that
u Is necessary for him to he on the al .rt in
order that he may he in time to prospect the
country with those already there. Well
grant that this may be extremely desirable:
now Is he TO do 1t, so long as provisions and
mining implements are worth about their
weight in silver there. while the vnlae of a
mule or jackass with "A sufficient amount of
provender to keep him, reaches "a fabulous
hgure But where is the great necessity for
haste IN prospecting? The silver and gold
lodts already located may be numbered Inv
hundreds, and yet out Of them all, but a few.
ceTY few, are known to be Of sufficient val.
ue to pay for working. Why not wait. then
until some of these outside claims shall have
been developed, before rushing off ON pre
carious search for the new ones?
Year: 1860

A LAW passed by the Texas Legislature
provides that each and every Railroad Com
pany in that State, shall be liable to the own
er for the value of oil stock killed or injured
10y the locomotives and ears Of such Railroad
Company, in running over their respective
railways. The damages may be recovered
by suit before any Court having jurisdiction
Of the amount.
Year: 1860

THE New York Express says that the steam.
er Adriatie disappointed her new owners as
to the operation of her machinery. and that
something approaching 100000 may be
needed to start her in successful competition


with the Cunarders upon the Atlantic Ocean.
Year: 1860

A Sacramento correspondent Of the San
Francisco Times says:


Gov. l. athnm has written to his friends
here that Douglas has practically retired
from the struggle for the Charleston nomina
lion. and that his friends will 20 for Breck
en,idge. who is considered now nearly Ger
tain Of the nomination. Douglas has been
killed 10y the shrewd malignity of Buchanan,
who has purchased his delegates at the
NORTH


This is not the first time we have seen it
stated that Buchanan had used the remaining
power and influence in his hands to induce
delegates elected in favor Of Douglas to go
against him. If he has done it. the defeat of
the Democratic party in the next contest will
he at his door, and the ananthemas of the
great conservative masses Of the country will
follow him to his tomb as they should fol-
low man who not satisfied with ignoring
the most sacred principles of the Democratic
party in his Administration, aud not satisfied
with almost totally destroying the confidence
of the people in the sincerity Of the Democ>
raoy in their advocacy of the great doctrine
Of popular sovereignty. finally caps the eli
max Of his most execrable conduct 10y defeat
ing the nomination of the only man who can
rescue the Union at this time from the hands
Of the Republican party.


We do not however believe that he has
corrupted any considerable number Of the
Douglas delegates. We cannot believe that
men who have so valiantly stood by the Ill
inois champion before will forsake him in
the very hour of the elimination of his glory.
They surely would not betray him, in the
very hour Of his success, after all the long.
nnd hitter and haId fnnpht hnttles.
Year: 1860

ID DAY is the only Agent for the genuine Lon
N. don Jockey Club House Gin. H-rsoas us
ing Gin will please give this trial as II Is the
purest Gin In use. Ask for the LONDON CLUB
HOUSE GIN, sold BY r. D. DAY.
Year: 1860

London now covers one hundred and twen- ty-one square miles, having increased three fold since the year 1900 and bricks and mor- tar still invade and capture the green fields

 The population, according to the report of the registrar-general, judgments at the rate of about one thousand per week-half by birth and half by immigration. Notwithstanding the enormous wealth of the metropolis, it is recorded in the report of the registrar gener- al, as remarkable fact, that lone in six of those who leave the world die in one of the public institutions-a work house, hospital, asylum, or prison. Nearly one in eleven of the deaths is in a work house." This shows that poverty follows close at the heels of wealth, and fastens on the multitude with re- lentless grasp Every sixth person dies pauper or criminal Can this be said of any other city on the globe? And how great a number there must be who barely manage to escape this fate. The severe competition for subsistence and wealth which characterizes London life IS terrible ordeal for any human being to pass through and thousands perish in the attempt, crushed beneath the golden Juggernaut. 1t IS now notorious, says Lon- don paper, that in the large establishments, where some hundreds of assistants are em- ployed, the great majority of them are broken down tradesmen, crushed by the competition of capital. Even these occupations are ob- tained with difficulty, and the less fortunate gradually sink lower and lower in the scale, till they are driven into the public institutions, where they meet an untimely death. The list is further sweed by that numerous class who, born in a respectable sphere, and we'll educated, sink into degradation from the sheer love of display and the vanity of living beyond their means. It is on record, that out of eight thousand convicts who have pass ed their probation in Pentonville, one thou sand fell through this wretched vice, and it is stated that the most of the number were lori gnally respectable in more than an ordinary degree" These statesman teach us that the greatness of London has been purchased at fearful cost in human poverty, misery and crime, the result of his eager pursuit of wealth.

 Boston Journal.
Year: 1860

It was. think in l794 or '95 that as aboy Twas among the spectators congregated atthat corner and parts close by, to witness great public spectacle. Washington was to open the session of Congress by going in person, as was his custom, to deliver speech to both houses assembled in the chamber of the House of Representatives. The crowd was immense considering the size of our city, for although then the largest in the country, its population was hardly more than forty-ive thousand. It filled the whole area, in Chestnut street, before the State House, extended along the line of Chestnut street, and spread north and south some distance along Sixth street. A way kept open for carriages in the middle of the street, was the only place not closely packed with people, I had stand on the steps of one of the houses in Chestnut street, which rais- ing me above the mass of human heads, ena- bled me to see to advantage. After waiting long hours, as it seemed 10 boys impatience, the carriage of the President at length slowly drove up, drawn by four beautiful bay horses. It was while, with medallion ornaments on the panels, and the livery the entire display in equlpages at that era, Tn our country gener- ally, and in Philadelphia in particular while the seat of government being more rich and varied than now, though fewer in number. Washington got out of his carriage, and slow ly crossing the pavement, ascended the steps of the edifce, upon the upper one of which he paused, and turning half round, looked in the direction of carriage which had fol- lowed in the lead of his own. Thus he stood for minute, distinctly seen by everybody. He stood in all his civic dignity. His costume was full suit of black velvet; his hair, itself blanched by time, powdered to a snowy white ness, dress sword at his side, and his hat held in his hand. Thus he stood in silence; and what thoughts these were! Throughout the dense crowd profound stiffness reigned Not a word was heard. It was feeling beyond | that which vents itself in shouts. Every heart was full. In vain would any tongue have spoken. All were at gaze in mute ad- miration. Every eye was riveted on his ma jestic form. It might have seemed as if he stood in that position to gratify the assembled thousands with full view of the Father of his Country. Not so. He paused for his secre- tary, then, believe, Mir. Dandrdge or Colo mel Lear, who got out of the other carriage chariot-decoratcd like his own His secre- tary, ascending the steps, handed him pa per-probably a copy of the speech he was to deliver-whcn both entered the building. Then it was, and not till then, that the crowd set up huzzas, long, loud, and enthusiastic Rushs Occasional Products
Year: 1860

GREATNEs.-All greatness consists in this in being alive to what is going on around one; in living actually; in giving voice to the thought of humanity in saying to ones fel- lows what they want to hear or need to hear at that moment; in being the concretion, the re- result of the influences of the present world In no other way can one effect the world than in responding thus to its needs, in embodying thus its ideas. You will see in looking to history, that all great men have been piece of their time; take them out and set them elsewhere, and they will not fit so we'll; they were made for their day and generation. The literature which has left any mark, which has been worthy of the name, has always mirrored what was doing around it; not ne- cessarily daguerreotyping the mere outside, but at least rejecting theinside-the thoughts, if not the actions of men-their feelings and sentiments, even it treated of apparently far of themes.