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Year: 1860

NOVELTY or PRAIRIE TRAvEL.-In q late
number of the Home Journal, N. P. Willis
gives the following observations on railroad
travel, inspired by trip through Illinois


To overtake thunder shower, whirl
through it. outrun it, was the first of the
days exciting novelties We saw it ahead
of us, on the prairie, just as You see a single
black cloud in the sky, with sunshine all
around it, 1t was moving in the same di
rection as ourselves, probably at about TWEEN
ty miles an hour; and we soon began to
overtake it with our better harnessed thun-
der and lightning. The conductor pointed
the dark mass out to me, some fifteen min
utes before we entered the outer skirt of the
shower, and @e were in pelting rain, with
lightning peals Of thunder, for perhaps ten
minutes-emerging in fair weather on the
other side, and leaving the storm to lag after
US, like the "slow coach" that il was! But,
certainly, it was very queer to give thunder
and lightning the go-by. 1t seems to me,
somehow, anticipatory of another state of
things When we go telcgraphing about at
the beginning of our spirt-trayels in the
next life, | am sure shall have a vague i'm
preston Of having done something of that
sort before-this experience of dstancing a
well-trained thunder cloud being laid away
in my memory.
Year: 1860

SNow.-Partjes who have lately come
down from the mountains inform us that the
snow fell to the depth of two feet on the
summit, during the late storm. At Eureka
there was foot Of snow yesterday morning
and six or eight inches at Orleans Flat and
along the divide above Bloomfield. Some
snow fell at the town of Bloomfield, but not
enough to cover the ground. At Jackson's
ranch, on the Henness road, there was no
rain, and the dry snow fell upon deep bed
of dust. We learn that there was also con-
siderable snow at Omega and Alpha, and
along the summit of the divide between the
south Iuba and Deer Creek. 1t is not like
ly to lie on the ground many days at this
season of the year, and thus far the travel
has not been interrupted.-Nepada Demo-
crdt Saturday.
Year: 1860

FROM HAvANA.-By the arrival at New York of
the steamships Philadelphia and De Soto we receive
later news from Havana. The financial crisis in
the United States was being felt in Cuba, and the
money market there was becoming stringent A
ernor to take the matter into consideration, and
they recommend, in the first place, that the Bank
issue as possible bills to the extent of $4,
0OO,000-its authorized figure; secondly, that the
securities and thirdly, that Mint be established
in the city of Havana. The political news from
Cnha is unimpOrtant.
Year: 1860

Union meeting held in that city on Tuesday even
ing, was the largest gathering of the people ever
witnessed there. Strong Union resolutions were
adopted but favorng the call of State Convention
and q Convention Of the Southern States.
Year: 1860

IL,
as passed by both Houses of Congress, authorizes
the issue of Treasury notes, for such sums as the
public eXigencie require, but not to exceed at
time, ten millions of dollars, of denominations rot
less than fifty dollars. Such notes shall be paid or
redeemed after the expiration of one year from
date of the issue, to bear such rate of interest
shall be expressed thereon, at the rate of per
centum per annum, provided that after the matu-
rty of any of said notes. the interest shall at
the expiration of sixty days notice of readiness to
redeem or pay the same, which may at any time
be given by the Secretary of the Treasury in one
more newspapers at the seat of government
redemption payment to be made to the lawful hold
ers upon presentmcnt at the Treasury, and to in
clude the principal and interest, for which the
faith of the United States is solemny pledged


The Secretary the Treasury, with the apprOba.
tOn President is authorized to such por
tion of the Treasury notes as may be deemed expe-
dent, tc be issued in payment of warrants in favor
of public creditors other persons lawfully enti-
tied to payment who may choose to receive such
notes in payment at par.


The Secretary is also authorized, with the apprO-
baton of the President, to issue notes at such rate
of interest may be offered by the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidders who may take the notes at par, after
public advertisement to propose to issue such notes
at par to those who may offer to take the same at
the lowest rate of interest. But in deciding upon
those bids, no fraction shall be considered which
may be less than a per centum per annum. The
notes to be transferable by assignment by the per
son to whose order the same are made payable, and
be received by the proper officers in payment of all
duties or taxes for public lands, and all debts O
any character, due at the time such notes may be
offered in payment.


The Secretary is further authorized to purchase
the notes at par, for amount of principal and inter
est due at the time of purchase and so much of any
unappropriated money in the Treasury as may bC
necessary for that purpose is appropriated to pay
the principal and interest. The power to issue anc
reissue Treasury notes shall cease on the first o
January, 1868.


The usual provisions made for Furnishing for
A~gN,
tracted for, under aut hority of the Treasury anC
Loan Act of June last shall be used in the redemp
ton of the Treasury notes now outstanding, ant
those to be issued under this act and to replace in
the Treasury any amount of said notes which shall
have been paid and received for public dues anC
for no other nnrnnse.
Year: 1860




Hons. Jere Clemens, Philip Woodson, and other
notable conservative leaders in Alabama, have ad-
dressed letter to the people of that State, pro-
posing plan for the election of delegates to the
convention about to be called by the Governor
Their plan has two principal features. l. They
propose to withdraw all opposition upon the alb
stract question of secession. 2. They wi not in
sist upon their individual opinions to the pro-
priety of secession for existing causes, but will
move for the election of delegates who will de-
maud conference of all the Southern States be-
fore consummating any act of secession.


AN APPEAL TO THE NORTH.


The Richmond Whig of yesterday concludes an
able article on the crisis as follows:


Let US impress upon the Northern States and
people that the Union men of the South
can do comparatively, but little towards
the preservation of the Union. From time
immemorial almost, we have fought the bat
ties of the Union with all our zeal and with all our
energy. We are willing to fight still another bat
tie for the Union if the Northern States and peo-
! pie will take the initiative and demonstrate not
by their words, but by their acts, that they, too
| are willing to preserve the Union upon the princ
| pies OF justice and good faith towards the South
| We are freemen, and must be equals an the Union
or we must seek equality and independence out o
! the Union-peaceably if we can, at the point o
the bayonet if must. To inferiority in any sense
| or to any extent, we shall never submit, whether
| in the Union out of it. Born freemen, and nav
| ing always lived freemen, we shall die as we wer
| born and as we have thus far lived. The UnioI
! is precious to US, on many, yea, innunerable &C
Year: 1860

Not long ago. at village in Belgium, young
lady in full dress was seen walking on the roof Of
house. Inquiry developed the fact that she was
in fit of delirium, resulting from fever and that
she had risen from sick bed, dressed herself, and
gone by window to the roof. All endeayors to
persuade her to ceme down by the way she had
ascended proved fruitless. Two skaters were sent
to bring her down, but before they reached her
she leaped off. Strange to say, she was but little
injured by the fall, as her crinoline had swelled
ont, and diminished the velocity of her descent.
Year: 1860




The total receipts at the Texas ports last week
were 10, ,4i9 bales. This is p-r-o-d-i-g-i-o-u-s.


The mails came through yesterday, with dates as
late as due. The Jackson Railroad is in full opera
ton. We learn that the Board of Directors went
out on Saturday as far Canton to take per-
sonal view and inspection of the road. They re-
turned yesterday, and give highly satisfactory
account of the general prospects of the road.
They put folks through now in about three days
and half to New York. This will afford splendid
opportunity to carry to or bring the yellow fever
from New York. No quarantine on railroad.
Year: 1860

intended husband for not having his shocs clean.
They however, still tpursucd the journey but SO
shocked was she on going along the aisle of the
church in company with tho dirty boots that she
renewed hcrcompIants and setting Mt defiance all
rcn,onstrance, left sho church and refused to be
married, Dinncr had been provided for sixteen,
and tea for twenty After the return of the wcd-
ding pnrty the proportion of expenses to be borno
by each pnrty formed further topic of dispute.
The disappointed bridegroom refused to pay any.
thing unless he had tho ring which coss him los.
returned, and thcp declined to contribute moro
thnn ono-hall. Tho final issue viii. probably hive
To be decided in u court of law
Year: 1860

A MATRIMONIAL DIsAPoINTMENT.-A curious ter
mination of an intended marriage took place
at Halifax n Sunday last. On that day Ieury
Greaves, of Mount Tabor and Mary Mitchell of
Gibbet street in that town, had arranged to be
married Mt the parish church. The wedding party
met before the ceremony at the Spotted Cow Inn
in Gibbst street and proceeded thence towards the
church. When they had arrived at an inu named
The Ring of Bells, the bride found fault with her
Year: 1860

The following anecdate Of Bakewell
has been told before, but never in better
form, than in a lecture by Mr.. Johr
Beasley, just published al Lordon


The late Mr.. BakewelI, of Dishley
was not only an eminent agrieuIturist and
breeder of stock, but very wise and
shrswd man, and his neighbofs were in
the habit Of resorting to him for counsel
and advise. On one occasion an old
friend went to pay him visit, for the
purpose Of explaining to him his position.
and at the same time begging that he
would recommend him what to do. He
had lived all his life upon his own farm
Of 1000 acres; he lived very we'll, but he
had never saved a shilling. He had
three daughters, and the eldest was about
to be married he highly approved Of the
match, but the intended husband expected
some portion, and he had nothing to give
him. Should he mortgage his estate, or
what should he do i? Mr.. Bakewell
begged Of him to spend the night with
him, and promised. the next morning TO
give him the result Of his cogitagiOus.
Accordingly, the next morning, when
they met at breakfast, Bakewell said. 81
have made up my mind what you ought
TO do; give your son-in-law otie-fourth Of
the farm, keep the remaining three
fourth with it. Do It better than you
have hitherto done, and your income will
be rather increased than diminished. "
His friend followed his advice but at
the end Of two OF three years, another
Year: 1860

FIRST BABIEs.-A somewhat extended


observation and solitary experience have


convinced us that first babies have hard
time. Parents must have two or three chill


dren before they know whats baby is, know


how to treat it, and acquire patience sufd-;
cient to treat it properly. The poor little
fellows that have the misfortune to come
along first have to educate parents to their
task and in the process they get spanked
and shaken and abused. After a man has
three or four children, he learns that Whip.
ping, or striking child less than two years
of age, is barbarism. We know one.sspaE
ternal head" who struck his first child,
when only six weeks old, the ass actually
believing that the child knew better than to
cry, and that he stopped crying at that par
ticular time because he struck him. We
carry certain notions of children and of
family government into married life, and
the first child is always the victim of these
notions. And not alone of these, for the
parents have not learned selfcoutrol, and a
baby is whipped quite as often because the
parent is impatient or angry, as because it
is vicious or intractable. Weinfict on our
first children the Aoggings we ought to have
for our own impatience or fretfulness.-
This pounding children before they become,
in Gods eye morally responsible beiugs,is
very strange business. Patience, good peo-
ple-unwearying patience! Don't wait to
to learn it until one of your little ones shall
be hidden under the daisies !--Spriaafeld
Republican.
Year: 1860

SUCCESS IN L1FE.-A mans bestshelp
is in himself; his own heart, his own soul,
his own resolute purpose. The nattle can.
not be fought by proxy. A man maybe
aroused by another-his desire to improve
and advance himself be excited by another;
but be must mould his own stuff, quarry
his own nature, make his own character
What if man fail in one effort? Lethim
try again T.; try often and he cannot fail ulti-
mately to succeed. No man can tell what
he can do till be tries with resolution.
Year: 1860

. A STRANGE FAMILY:-At least, the fes
male portion of fit-resides in; this city,
The mother, far advanced in life, anda
daughter nearly fifty years old, have shown
very little disposition to mix with Or see
the world. They are seldom abroad, and
have not both together been off their premi-
ses for thirty years at least, and We believe
neither of them out of the street on which
they reside for score of years, till last
Saturday. They then accepted the invita-
tion of relative to spend the day at 0ldtown.


When he would take them in the carrf-
age, the younger one was greatly alarmed,
for she had never been in. any kind Of
carriage in her life. She turned pale,
trembled, and grew faint at the prospect
before her, but was finally prevailed on to
trust herself to that conveyance instead Of
her feet. They stoppedin full view ofthe
Eastern Railroad, and three trains passed
near them this was the first and allof their
railroad experience. Neither of them be-
fore had seen car or had the least idea Of
a steam engine. ri


The appearance Of q train struck them
with terror, and the old lady, who knows
the Bible "like book," " though she is MOI
so well read in modern literature, said she
believed it was an invention of the devil,
and had been sent out to seek whom it
might devour. She had some fear that it
would eat her up. There is not an Esqui.
maux in the heart of Greenland, or an in.
habitant in the interior Of Africa, who
would be more startled and surprised if q
rail train should drop down from heaven
and run at full speed before his hut, than
were these ladies, who belong to a highly
respectable family, where the husband and
sous are as much given to the world, as full
of new ideas, and as ready for the last joke
as ybody.-Ne,oburyport Mass. Herald.
Year: 1860

Lord Shaftesbury recently stated in a
public meeting in London, that from per-
soual observation he had ascertained that
of the adult male criminals of that city,
nearly all had fallen into course of crime
between the ages of eight and sixteen years !;
and that if young man lived an honest
life up to twenty years of age, there were
forty nine chances in his favor, and only
one against him, as to an honorable life
thereafter


Thus it is in the physical world. Half
of all who are born, die under twenty years
of age, while four-6fths of all who reach
that age, and die before another score, owe
their death to causes of disease which were
originated in their teens. On careful in.
ouiry, it will be ascertained that in nearly
all cases, the causes of moral and premature
physical death are pretty much one and the
same, and are laid between the ages of
"eight and sixteen years." This is fact
of startling import to fathers and mothers
and shows fearful responsibility. Certain
tainly parent should secure and retain and
exercise absolute control over the child un-
til sixteen it cannot be difficult matter to
do this, except in very rare cases, and if
that control is not wisely and efficiently ex-
ercised, it must be the parents fault; it is
owing to parental neglect or remissness.-
Hence the real source of ninety eight per
cent. Of the crime Of a country, such as
England or the United States lies at the
door of the parents. 1t is fearful reaec.
tion; We throw it before the minds of fa-
thers and mothers of our land, and there
leave it, to be thought of in wisdom, re-
marking only as to the early seeds of bodily
Year: 1860

FASHIONABLE FRIENDs.-The hardest
trial of those who fall from afRuence and
honor to poverty and obscurity, is the dis
covery that the attachment of so many in
whom they confded was pretence, mask
to gain their own ends, or was miserable
shallowness. Sometimes, doubtless, it is
with regret that these frivolous followers Of
the world desert those upon whom they
have fawned; but they soon forget them.
Flies leave the kitchen when the dishes are
empty. The parasites that cluster about
the favorite of fortune, to gather his gifts
and climb by his aid, linger with the SUM-
shine, but scatter at the approach Of astorm,
as the leaves cling to tree in summer
weather, but drop off at the breath Of win
ter, and leave it naked to the stingiug blast.
Like ravens settled down for banquet,
and suddenly scared by a noise, how quick.
ly at the first sound of calamity, these su-
per6cial earthlings are specks on the hori-
zon.


But true friend sits in the centre, and
is for all times. Onr need only reveals him
more fully, and binds him more closely to
us. Prosperity and adversely, are both re-.
vealers, the difference being that in the
former our friends know us, in the latter
we know them. But notwithstanding the
insincerity and greediness prevalent among
men, there is a vast deal more of esteem
and fellow-yearning than Is ever outwardly
shown. There are more examples of un-
adulterated affection, more deeds of silent
love and magnanimity, than is usually sup
posed. Our misfortunes bring to our side
real friends, before unknown. Benevolent
impulses where we should not expect them,
in modest privacy, enact many scene of
beautiful wonder amidst the pIaudits of
angels. And, upon rhe whole, fairly rsti-
mating the glory, the uses, and the actual
and possible prevalence Of the friendly SEN
timeut, we must cheerily strike Tyre and
lift voice to the favorite song. coufessing,
after every complaint is ended, that


"There is power to make each hour


As sweet as Heaven designed it, y


Nor need we roam to bring it home,


Though few there be that find it!


We seek too high for things close by,


And lose what nature found us,


For life hath here no charm 80 dear
l. As home and friends around u.s."
Year: 1860

LIABILITY OF RAILROADs.-The Supreme
Court OF Vermont has decided that a railroad
company is not liable to one person in its SER
vice for an injury resulting from the negti-
this exemption extended to the conduct OF all
the employees of the company who are en-
gagged in the common business Of operating The
road, In whatever relation OF subordlnaton to
each other. A suit was brought by the heirs
of an engineer who lost his lite by the explo.
sion of an engine.
Year: 1860

Tas CampbeH Minst'e's give another OF their
rare and popular musical entertainments at
Mechanics Institute Hall tonight, where
they expect everybody and family to visit
them They have reduced the price of admis-
sion to IS cents, and have put forth pro-
gram me that cannot fail to attract the lovers
of good music and laughable burlesques.
Year: 1860

Knigha Of the Golden Ctrcie.-A meeting OF
this order is to be held at Corinthian Hall to-
night, at which place all young men VINO wish
to visit Mexico should attend and enroll their
Names The ranks Of this mystic circle are
rapidly filling up, now that inducements are
held out by the acknowledged government OF
Mexico. and the members are holding them
selves in readiness to start a a moments no.
tice for the plains of the MOntezuma.
Year: 1860

FIRE IN THE JERSEY PINEs-EayfMl SceMs.-
A fire broke out III the pines near Mt. Holly
n. J., last week, burning over space six miles
long and three miles in width. The Mirror
saws:


The Mannahawkin stage, on its way TO Mt.
Holly, on Friday, met with Il narrow escape
from the fire. The driver, before he was aware


of it, found himself almost in the midst of the


flames. The great body Of the fire, however,


seemed to be in advance of him, and he turned


around to make good his escape, but he had


not proceeded far before the flames checked him


I'M his retreat and he was obliged to pursue his


Journey in another direction. In short time


he again found himself surrounded by the


flames. He saw no other course to pursue but
TO go straight ahead, and urging his horses TO
their utmost speed, hoped soon to be tree from


the devouring element But when he was sur


rounded by the greatest body of fire and smoke,
his horses became frightened and stopped, and
it WAS impossible to move them. Here they
remained for a minute or two, the fire rpariE &
and cracking to terrific extent, when sud-
denly the smoke cleared away, the horses
star ted, and the driver found that the great
mass of fire had crossed the road short dis
tance in advance, and was making the most


fearful ravages in its track to the right OF him.
He was soon enabled to get entirely out OF It's
path and telt that he had never before been III
! so terrible a position. AT one time ltappeared
| to him that the flames must entirely surround
him and cut Off all means for escape. He mao
| two female passengers, ard as may ne sup
posed, they were frightened beyond all descrlp-
| ton. Fearing that they would perish In the
| fire and smoke, their screams were frequently
| of the most painful nature.
Year: 1860

The Eastern Square.--It is high time that the
city was making some improvements to JET
ferson Sd quare, which can readily be made the
most beautiful public ground i'll Richmond
Months ago the Committee on Public GROUNDS
lie square which could be carried out at
small cost. The people of Church Hill need a
place Of resort for the summer months. and
the eas tern square ought to be enclosed and i'm
proved for their accommodation.
Year: 1860

~ AL who mean to secure good seats ut
the Exhibition Of the Universalist Sunday
School at Metropolitan Hall tonight, must 60
early. Nearly 1000 tickets are sold, and there
will be rush. It is unquestionably to be the
finest thing Of the kind ever got up in Chicago.
Year: 1860

THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTIoN-The
straight Republicans in Rhode Island insist
ed on running radical ticket in opposition
To the feelings of an earnest and respectable
minority of the opponents of Democracy


Whereupon the Democrats took up Mr..
Sprague, a Know Nothing, for Governor,
and the moderate Republicans supporting
him he was elected. There were three
Sprague tickets voted On one he was
represented as Democrat, on another as a
Know Nothing. and on third as an Ameri-
can Republican. This we hope will teach
the straight Republicans that they must
have a decent regard for the opinions of tha
men whose votes they must have or be beat
en- in a number of States-Seyznour Times
Year: 1860

Ds-Our subscribers at Sandersvile, only
ten miles up on the f. & C. r. r., complain
that they do not get their Weekly Journal
regularly. Up to yesterday, the last paper
received was the number for March 22d.-
Since then they ought to have had two later
numbers, if not three.


This is very strange. The paper is mail
ed regularly from the Journal Office, and
is sent out two days before publication day.
We can't imagine where the trouble is, but
will try to remedy it.
Year: 1860

THE WHEAT.-W e havejust been convers-
ing with Mr.. Guise, farmer living near
Sandersville, Scott Township, about the
wheat crop. The wheat in his neighbor
hood is badly ''frozen out" He does not
think it will YIELD on an average, over
third ofa crop. This is the prospect through
Scott, Armstrong, and German townships,
and all that portion of the country. Much
wheat land is being plowed up and put in
corn.


From what we can learn the Wheat crop
in this county and those immediately ad
joining, is worse injured than anywhere in
the State More favorable reports come
from the northerly portions of the State
than we get from this vicinity. ua