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Year: 1859

The jackson MisSiSsippian, commenting up
Oil an article in the Vermont Patriot, represen-
ting that the Democracy of Vermont are al
most unanimously for Douglas, aud that the
Delegates to the Charleston Convention, cho-
sen by the late State Convention, are in favor
of his nomination, says:


IF it is really the purpose of any considera-
bic portion of the Northern Democracy to
foist Douglas upon the party as a candidate
for the Presidency, we prefer to know the fact
and to let the South know it. If we are fore
warned, WE can be forearmed.


In return fer the information which the
Patriot deigps to impart, it is due to candor to
say, that if the New England Democracy sue
ceed in nominating Douglas the agreeable duty
of electing him will devolve upon them and
as they are in a hopeless minority in every
State, we suppose they will have "a good time"
of it. Under no circumstances will he receive
the votes of Mississippi and other reliable
Democratic States of the South. The Yer
mont oflice-huntors can help to nominate him
at Charleston but how many electoral votes
will they give him in the Electoral College?


"The Southern Democracy will go to
Charleston pledged to faithful maintenance
of the principles OF State equality, which con
stituto the groundwork of their creed. These
principles they hold subordinate to all else !;
and to ask them to support candidate for the
Presidency whose position upon the practical
issues of the day is equally odious to them as
that of Seward-a candidate who is the very
embodiment of doctrines which they uni
versally repudiate, as more dangerous AMI dcs-
tructive to their rights than the exploded dog
ma of the Wimot Proviso-is to invite them
TO commit an act of folly and selEabasement
from which the basest slaves would instructive
iy rccoil If the Vermont place-hunters desire
lne South to help them to the Federal Offices,
ln,y must look to it that some worthier man
than Douglas is selected"
Year: 1859

sltiveness, or high sense of honor, would takt


woman from easy circumstances and a pleas


ant and well furnished l@me to adorn his little


four rooms and do his homework, as the first


principles of economy would demand of him /


Few will do it for though the woman signi-


fies her willingness to take up with such expe-
rience, we are ell such creatures of eircum-
stances that there would be complainings Oh
her part eventually, aud sickness from over-ex-
ton. and unhappiness from many cares-al of


which would render marriage ANYTHING else


but pleasant.


And SO young men very wisely think, pre-
ferring few years more of single loneliness in
order to obtain money enough to support a
modest house of between twelve or fifteen hun
dred dollars year expense, rather than to
place medernly educated woman into the
house Of six hundred dollars year, where she
must do her own work. @


Now, what is the remedy? Plainly that
women must fit themselves to be such wives as
the young men must have. Else the young
men must fit themselves as to be such husbands
as the women want, and spend the very cho-
eest years of their life III the dismal drudgery
of ceaseless toll, breaking down health, hap
piness, energy, only to give themselves up TO
marriage when the best of manhood is gone.
The women must choose for themselves which
it shall be- for the matter is solely in their
hands. Let mothers sut to their daughters, |
put on that calico gown, go into the kitchen
and prepare dinner take charge of this house
bold, and fit yourself to become wife and
the young women cheerfully con-
sent to such service and instead of lavishing
all Thought, and time, and money, upon the
adornment of the body, seek to accustom the
hands to proper industry and to school the
mind to proper tastes-then there will be no
onger complaints that young men can
lot afford to marry and we shall have beauti-
ul modest houses all around US, and women
will have loving husbands, and life shall once
more have something of the truthfulness and
5irtue which it had in the days Of our blessed
athers and mothers, when it was womans am
1ition to become the head of the home and the
mother of noble children.
Year: 1859

Hope on, frail mortal What though thy
path be rugged and strewed with thorns =
Thou hast only to persevere, and thy reward
q waits thee. Many days and nights, perhaps
wears, hast thou struggled with adversely
What though thou art poor, despised by those
it may be, who are thy interiors in all save
wealth? What matters it, that thy short life
is exposed to the rude blasts of adverse fortune
If at last thou art crowned with immortal ity
which those who rudely push thee from them
think not Of. Hope on, then in thy poverty
aspire to be great by being truly good.
Year: 1859

Stable manure kept under shelter and prop
ery mixed with absorbing substances, muck,
leaves, strawy litter &c, is of much greater
value than when exposed in the open yard
An analysis made at the Royal Agricultural
College of England shows that it contains more
than double the quantity Of nitrogenisel mat
ter and the same of salts, containing organic
and inorganic matter, soluble in water while
of potash and soda the unsheltcred manure con
tains .0S per cent, and the sheltered .02 Per
eant
Year: 1859




From passions dross refined and clear,


A tear so lmped and so meek,


It would not stain an angels cheek,
'Tfs that which pious fathers shed


Upon dutious daughters head"-scoTT


The Romans had a temple Ad Pietas :"
near the center of their city. The beautiful
story on which this temple originated, although
generally known, may still bear repetition, for
filial love has fewer illustrations than it ought
to have and it has none more worthy than this.
An aged man was condemned by tyrant to
die of starvation. He was immured within
dungeon and LETT to his fate. He had time to
realize the horrors of the place, and anticipate
the agony of his punishment. Only miracle
could save him, and that was miracle of af
fection. His daughters eloquence procured
her daily admission and daughters devotion
to him who gave her life made her forget the
wants of the child upon her own bosom.


"No; he shall not rcpine


While in those warm and lovely veins the fire


OF health and holy feeling can provide, .


Than Egypts river, from that gentle side,


DIR ink, drink and live, old man


Heavens realm holds no such tide.''


The narration of this scene touched the ty-
rants heart, and temple to filial piety was
erected over the dungeon and is now replaced
by the christian church, called st. Nicholas
in Carcere."


had been at this church several times, but
as it was undergoing repair, had not succeed
ed in gaining admission to the vaults below
1 mentioned my disappointment to an orange
woman as 1 stopped her little cart in the street
to buy some fruit. She Immediately offered
| for small sum of money to find a man who
would show me into the dungeon. She ran
away and in about five minutes returned with a
rough looking fellow whom supposed to have
been her husband. AT any rate he looked like
one perfectly capable of showing dungeon il
not experimentalIy describing its horrors.


Lighting large torch we descended. The
depth is not great, but the massive walls wer'
enough to shut out both light and hope. Th'
apartments were formed by stone partitions
iuttipg out from a central division, ant
form stalls, now, although they may have onc'
been built into rooms by closing up the remain
ing side. They could not have been NOR
than six feet square and entirely without ven
Year: 1859

MoyING.-Last week we commented upon a resolu-
tion which introduced into late Democratic State
convention the object of which to devise some plan
whereby voters at primary elections might indicate
their choice in regard to nominations. The fact was
alluded to that in this campaign such choice had been
pretty generally indicated by the members the DOM


nantpa with reference to particular nominations
especially that for Governors and the hope was express
ed that hereafter the practice might become universal
All good patriots admit the necessity of changing the
system by which nominations have heretofore been
made so to restore larger share of influence to the
masses and there signs in this State which point
the ultimate accomplishment of so desirable an object
The Administration Democracy of county have en-
dorsed in convention the resolution above mentioned
while the members of the party in another coun-
ty have actually nominated Recorder by holding
primary elections in the various precincts, voting for
the candidates presenting themselves and sending the
returns to the central committee who declared the re-
snt and all this without choosing delegates to
tions or having the aid trickery of politicians Be-
dent there is to be convention in Calaveras
county for the nomination of Democratic ticket and
to take into consideration the mode of wrestling
the nominating power from the hand of professional
politicians and restoring it to the electors with whom
says our cotemporary it should ever abide if they
would remain free, original and most precious
gift.
Year: 1859

A FRIENDLY WARNING.-A friend writes to
this paper from Grass Valley on the subject
ofprotecting the town against fire. He COM
pliments North San Juan for its beautiful
homes, its growth and permanence, and the
liberality of its citizens in all good works !;
but says he never saw, in the whole course of
his life such utter stupidity and recklessness
evinced, with such abundant means at hand
to avert threatened danger, He conjures
our citizens to avail themselves of these
means at once and organize some measures
for the prevention of total confagration.
His advice is most excellent.
Year: 1859

SECRETARY Cass has written another letter in refer
ence to the rights of naturazed citizens who may
turn to Europe. He states that this Government will
not interfere in where individuals Voluntarily
return to countries to which they owed military serv-
ice at the period Of their departure for the United
States The inference is plain, that all others will be
protected against impressment or forced muster.
Year: 1859

CHIPs' FLAT.-A man haa his leg broken by the
falling of his horse upon it, While running race on
the ID inst The ossesby the late fire at this place
amount to fifteen twenty thousand dollars. Most of
the private dwellings saved. The confagration
was caused by lighted candle in the hand of little
child, setting fire to the cloth lining of an inner ROOM
Cloth Innings have proved the destruction Of several
California towns, and ought be discarded in favor of
lath and plaster.
Year: 1859

TIE New York San of the 11th june, publishes
long article stating that Barnum made an effort to
steal the remains of Napoleon the Great from the Hos
pita of the Invalides of Paris. aud thought he had
them safe in New York, when he discovered that he
had been cheated and that instead of the Imperial dust
he had possession Of an Egyptian mummy
Year: 1859

The last Grand Jury of Santa Clara county, forcibly
condemned the whole Grand Jury system as cumber-
some, useless, uncertain and expensive, and
mend its sbolishment. They are not alone in their
opinions. There are very many in this State who wish
to see the system abolished and that reason why
constitutional convention ought to be called.
Year: 1859

The Bulletin understands upon reliable authority,
that all the recently pending differences between Col
Fremont and other in his Marposa estate have
been amicably adjusted. All suits growing out ofthem
been withdrawn and the Colonel about erecting
additional new quartz mills uron the river
Year: 1859

Tho Sctentic american is to be enlarged and greatly
improved this month. say The publishers-though we
can hardly see how Improvement is possible As a re-
cord of the current progress of the country in mechan
ical science, it is already nearly perfect
Year: 1859

1t is reported that the Empress Eugenia made
tearu protest against the present war; and declared
it be unjust aud wicked These arguments were not
powerful with the council although they must have
been affecting.
Year: 1859

Sacramento couple who were lately married in
fun, found that the ceremony had been performed by
clergyman and was legal The Bee thinks they vii,
submit to the force of circumstances.
Year: 1859

INC Napa VOFteT Sta y


AS an evidt ce of the remarkable unifor-
nifty of the heat of the weather for some
weeks past, we may state that two instances
have come to our knowledge of chickens
having been hatched by no other means
than the very great heat of the atmosphere.
Year: 1859

Night Showeth knowledge.
This fine composition is by William Habing
don and bears date 1905. 1t is gem in con
,eption and execution:


When survey the bright


Celestial spere,
So rich with jewels hung, that night
Doth like an Ethiop bride appear,
My oul her wings doth spread,


And Heavenward flies,
The Almighty mysteries to read
In the large volumes of the skies.
For the bright armament


Shoots forth no flame
So silent but is eloquent
In speaking the Creators name.
No unregarded star


Contracts its light
Into so small character,
Removed far from our human sight
But if we steadfast look


We shall discern
In it, as in some holy book,
How man may Heavenly knowledge learn.
1t tells the copqueror,


That far-stretch'd power,
Which his proud dangers traffic for,
Is but the triumph of an hour.
That, from the farthest North,


Some nation may
Yet undiscovered issue forth,
And Ger his new got conquest sway.
Some nation, yet shut in


With hills of ice,
May be let out to scourge his sin,
Till they shall equal him in vice.
And then they likewise shall


Their ruin have;
For as yourselves your empires fall
And every kingdom hath grave.
Thus those celestial fires,


Though seeming mute,
The fsllacy of our desires,
And all the pride of life confute.
For they have watch'd since first
The world had birth
And found sin in itself accursed,
And nothing permanent on earth.
Year: 1859

People are, to some extent, estimated accor-
ding to the texture of the cloth which conceals
them, and the style in which it is fitted to
them. But no such rule is sure one; for the
wealthiest often dress the plainest, and the most
sensible and learned individuals are the least
sumptuous in their e1terDals, for the reason
that their energies are given to other subjects
The superficial person is one to be absorbed in
the niceties of dress; and the resllyrrich man
can afford to dispense with mere display; pos
sessing the solid substance, he needs not tar
himself to give indications of it by showing how
much he can afford to spend.
Year: 1859

One of the most extraordinary examples of the
combination os persevering industry, construct
i've taste and manual skill 9hat we have ever
known or heard of may be seen at this time in
the works of Mr.. David Davidson, an artist of q
character SO peculiar that it will be necessary
at leart briefly to describe his works in order
that it may be understood. The branch OF art
to which Mr. Davidson has been led to devote
himself, by some attraction that seems more
than human, is that of penmsnsbiH and surely
his ancnass is nraat and nomnlata To q wonder
Year: 1859

rREAT BARGAINS FOR CASII.-The great
" question is now settled in way or the
other as to the election in Virginia, and | would
respectfully call the attention Of every body to my
still large stock of MUSIC, MUSICAL INSIRl .
MENTS, BOOKS, STATIONERY, and variety
goods, which am disposed TO sell at great bar
gains for cask during the dull and hot reason just
about to set in. would like to give catalogue
Of every article have for ssle, but this would
require too much time and space-I must therefore
content myself with general invitation to call and
see what have and we will not fall about price


my 2s JOHN H. PARROTT
Year: 1859

There was pretty fair audience at Hus-
ton Hall last evening, to hear the lecture Of
Prof Gaddis. About one half the audience
was composed oil Ladies' Several gentle'
men occupied the platform with the speaker.
The meeting was organized by appointing
Esq, Young Chairman, when the Rev. d.
Winters offered up prayer. Esq. Young
then stated the object of the meeting, and
introduced Professor Gaddis to the audience.


We will not attempt ovsn an epitome Of
his address; we can only allude to o few
points. He is not pleasing speaker; he
spoke in strainiDg tone from the time he
began until he closed, drawing largely on
the sympathies Of his audience, who deemed
the effort painful. This was probably owing
to his not being acquainted with the capacity
of the hall. He presented nothing new in
the plan or matter of his address, il we may
except the mention of recent occurrences,
and their application. His gratuitOus slurs
upon the Democracy, the Irish and the
Dutch, were not, we think an good taste on
the OCCASION they certainly we're not 'caion
lated to advance the interests Of sthe cause, =
in that direction. Reformerswill not feajily
obtain the cooperation ofsfbese they .frst
insult We win do the Professor the justice
to say that we believe he had no Intention
of giving ofencei but his sympathies are too
strongly ultra'opposition 10 entirely avoid a





sideo wipe at those who differ from him upon
the question Of politics. We regret that he
permitted his prejudices to push him into the
indiscretions alluded to; this did no good and
to certain extent counteracted some Of the
good effects his address would otherwise
have had There is no margin here for a
dispute; the thing was palpable. But ex-
cepting this the Professor made a very good
address He told a great many home truths,
and related them we'll. His sincerity was
evident, and that will excuse his slight faults
with us. His denunoiation of the liquor
traffic was hearty, while it was not malig-
nant, he abhorred the practice, bu twould not
damn the practitioner; he would Danish ar
dent spirits from the land, and he would
have the venders OF ii engage in business
that was reputable; he did not make war
upon the dealer but upon bis traffic; and be
would have every man see the matter in its
true light In order to effect this, psn, had
but to look about them and see the ruinous
effects of liquor drinking. Every honest,
honorable man, had but one course left
open to him HO looked upon the curse Of
intemperanOe as far greater chan that Of
American slavery said that our State lsgis'
Iarures and Congress, squAndsred entirely
too much time and money in wrangling
about the latter while the cause Of human.
ity," was permitted to languish, and thou
sands Of human beings were enduring a
.lavsry . thousand times more hopeless. He
was particularly severe upon wine, ale and
lager beer hppling said ii was what lursd
Year: 1859

The EsrKR-AISMEST To MoRRow EvESNG.-
We again notice that the Turner'S will give an
entertainment at Huston Hall on Tomorrow
evening, for the purpose of impressing it upon
the minds Of our readers that it will be very
interesting rformance--something new to ma
ny Of our readers, and will be as pleasing as
new. Indeed, we cannot conceive Of more 10
terssting public exhibition than the performance
Of manly feats of dexterity, strength and agili'
ty, and the many other exercises in the pro-
gramme for to morrow evening. Those who
have heretofore witnessed these exhibitions
have been highly delighted with them, and we
hope to see large crowd present at Huston
Hall We assure our readers, in advance. that
it will richly repay attendance. The exhibition
will be unexceptionable, free from any impro
priety. Wehope to see our English readers out
to morrow night in full force; and they will not
regret it.
Year: 1859

MTsrERIors l-THE BoDY OF CHILD Found
This msrning cartman was engaged in dig
gng gravel from the beach short distance
south of the Miami R. R. Bridge, at about twenty
feet from the River, who found soap or candle
box buried in the gravel and on removing it
be discovered the body of a small child. Cor
oner Nauerth was informed Of the matter, and
the box and contents were handed over for the
inspection of jury. 1t was decided that the
body was that of q child something over year
of age, and from the stage Of decomposition il
is believed that it had been buried several
months. The lower limbs had been cut off in
order to get the body in the box, and the head
had been cut of and was missing. The case
being one difficult to decide, the verdict had
not been rendered when we derived cur infor'
nation.


Had living child of that age been missing
from our city, we should surely have heard o
it. 1t is the impression that the body had been
resurrected, aud had been dissected by ply
sician, who inferred it there after he was done
with it. Who has n child's skull in his cAbi
nett
Year: 1859

II Those who desire to buy for their owl
purposes or speculate in real estate, are referred
to the sales to>moTrow--one Sheriff and two
Master Commissioner Sales-at the Court House
The property is desirable, and will probably
be sold at bargains.
Year: 1859

Dr Those who will srGmins the Empire will,
we think, come to the conclusion that it is a
naospaper-especially when they compare it
with its competitors. We will not allow our
selves to be equalled in all the requirements Of
a local and general newspaper in Dayton
Price 10 cents per week.
Year: 1859

\ distinguished member of the Bar in this city, happened some time since to be dining with P. Bar ton Key, Esq, who has just ended his career at Washington. After dinner the conversation turned upon the constancy of women, and MT. Key ex- pressed and defended with great warmth the opin- ion that women were naturally inconstant. and could always be induced to transfer their affections to the last man who would address them with the requisite hatteries and appliances He parted from his friend by pleasantly hoping that he might never practical ly realize the unsoundness of his own opinions. and 6y saying that he would send to him a little poem he had translated from the Spanish, which embodied his own sentiments on the subject The next day he sent him the following:

 One eve of beauty. when the sun /

 Was on the stream of Guadelquiver, To gold converting, one by one.

 The nipples of that mighty river. Beside me on the bank was seated

 A Seville girl with auburn hair,

 And eyes that might the world have cheated

 A bright wild, wicked, diamond pair. She stopped and wrote upon the sand,

 Just as the loving sun was going,

 With such small, white shining hand

 You would have swore twas silver flowing. Her words were three, and not one more

 What could Dianas motto be?

 The syren wrote upon the shore:

 "Death-not Inconsistency"

 And then she turned her 1anguid eyes

 So full on mine that Devil take me, set the air on fire with sighs

 And was the fool she chose to make me- St. Francis might have been deceived

 With such an eye and such a hand;

 Yet one week more and believed

 As much the woman as the sand.
Year: 1859

WINDOWS OPENED MORE WOULD KEEP
DocroRs FROM THE Door - A very large
quantity of fresh air is spoiled and rendered
foul by the act of breathing, A man spoils
not less than gallon every minute, In eight
hours breathing, full grown man spois as
much fresh air as seventeen three -bushel sacks
could hold If he were shut up in room
seven feet broad, seven feet long, and seven
feet high, the door and windows fitting so
tightly that no air could pass through, he
would die, poisoned by his own breath, in a
few hours; in twenty-four hours he would
have spoiled all the air contained in the room,
and have converted it into poison Reader,
when you rise tomorrow morning, ust go
out of doors for five minutes, and observe
carefully the freshness of the air The air is
in the state in which God keeps il for breath
ing. Then come back suddenly into your
close room, and your own senses will at once
make you feel how very far the air is from be-
ing in the same wholesome and serviceable
condition.
Year: 1859

The FRANKLIN RELIcs.-It is understood that the
whole, or the greater portion Of the interesting
lin. brought home last week by Captain NJ Clntock,
of the Fox, will be deposited in the Painted Hall of
Greenwich Hospital, and will thus complete the
relics already exhibited in that establishment as
Of the crew Of the Erebus and Terror, deposited a
few wears ago.