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Year: 1860

| looked gloom and dismay. At length the call
| is made, and the nags come again for


The Second Ueat.-The show of the marc
was poor, her eyes looked heated, she was
still all wet, and had not dried off. 1t was
| clear she had been overdone. She was not
fully herself, and not fit to go the distance.
1t needed no prophet to tell the result, The
race was Patchen's, and one might name the
| odds at all Lombardy street to an orange, for
Patchen came up to the score with his coat
all dry and blooming, with hiscyc bright and
car playing back and forth, and spirit show
ing in every look and motion.


AT the second attempt they got away, and
Patchen at once showed in front, and lead by
a length to the quarter pole. Here Flora
moved up and Tapped in front, and had look
of drawing out clean; but the long stride of
the stallion, into which he had settled, forced
him up, and soon his ground was recovered
and at the middle Of the stretch his nose came
out in the lead, and soon he was at the half
mile pole. Around the turn heslead, gaining
! steadily, and when he had reached the straight
stretch was in front length and half
Steadily both worked up, and, without
change, passed the judges, finishing the first
mile in 2:25. Dashing away from the turn,
McMann again attempted to steal march and
get on the inside, but in vain. The former
attempt had taught Talman lesson, and he
shut the mare out, and kept her at bay on his
outer side. The turn was easily done, and he
came to the quarter pole with lead of a
length. Here a show was made by Flora Of
brush, but all her game was gone.


Tho effort once made, and the power to do
the work being gone, she dropped back, and
both went quietly to the half-m pole, Patch
en- in the lead three lengths. This he carried
round the turn, held it steady up the run
home, and came to the stand an easy winner
by thirty feet in minutes and 57t seconds.


So ends the second great trot between these
the noblest Romans of them all. Would that
Flora had shown more game, for then we
should have seen such time as never in either
heat had been seen before.
Year: 1860

It is said that the following passaEt MA
written by British seaman in letter I'd


his wife. He had been sent on shore with


boats crew to silence fort and take the
guns. Whether written by seaman or not
which we seriously doubt--it is terribly
graphic. We dispersed" he says, "at :
few hundred yards distance from tho beach
to keep the coast clear while the boats crew
made prizes of the guns. The enemy had
advantage of the wood, and also knowing tho
country well and troop of them showed n
advance. We were ordered to fire. I took
steady aim and fired at my man at about
sixty yards. He fell like stenc. At tho
same time broadsidc from the-went in
among the trees, and the enemy disappeared,
we could scarcely tell how. l felt as though
must 60 up to him and see whether he was
dead or alive. He lay quito still, and was
more afraid Of him lying SO than when he
stood facing mo few minutes before. It il
astrange feeling to come over you at once that
you have killed man. He had unbuttonsd.
his jacket, and was pressing his hand over
the front Of his chest, where the wound was.
He breathed hard and the blood poured ffoffi
the wound, and also from his mouth, every
breath he took His face was as white %
death, and his eyes looked so big and bright
us he turned them and stared at me. I shall
never forget it. He was fine young fellow
not more than five and twenty. I went
down on my knees beside him, and my breast
as full as though my own heart would burst.
lie had real English face, and did not look
like an enemy. What l felt I can never tell:
but If my life could have saved his believe
should have given it. l laid his head on
my knee, and he grasped hold Of my hand
and tried to speak, but his voice was roho:
could not tell word he said, and every
time he tried to speak the blood poured out
so, knew it would soon be over nm not
ashamed that l was worse than he, for no
never shed tear, and couldn't help it,
Ills eyes were closed when gun was fired
from the--to order aboard, and that aroits.
ed him. He pointed to tho beach, where tiie
boat was just pushing off with tho guns
which she had taken, and where our marines
were waiting to man the second boat, and
then he pointed to the wood where the cne-
my was concealed. Poor fellow he little
thought how had shot him down. I was
wondering how could leave him to die, and
nc. one near him, when he had something
like convulsion for moment, and then his
face rolled over, and without sigh he was
gone. | trust the Almighty has received his
soul. laid his head gently down on the
grass and left him. 1t seemed so strangS
when looked at him for the last time. I
somehow thought Of every thing had heard
about the Turks, and the Russians, and the
rest of them, but all that seemed 10 fur of
and the dead man so near Chicago Jour.
Year: 1860

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MYSTERIOUS BELL RISGNG.--T1e Prori-
dence Journal gives an account of case OF
mysterious bellringing in that city. The
ringing commenced on Thursday evening.
and continued at intervals for three hours. =. 2.
SO annoying did the ringing become, that the
wire of one bell was detached, and the other
bell was muflled by being completely enyelop-
cd in a napkin. The phenomenon was wit
messed by several persons, who thoroughly
examined every part of the bell apparatus.
but could discover no cause which tended to
throw any light upon the occurrancc. One
gentleman present took hold Of the knob, and
held it firmly; he says there was much force
exerted to move the knob while he held it
and that he distinctly felt power attempt-
ing to pull it. As soon as he let 90. the hell
would begin to move backward and forward
rs though some one pulled, and then sudden
" let go. He held the knob several times
and in every instaLac with the same result
At the same time, the bell would ring by (
movement communicated to the wire between
the first and second director. One gentlc-
man present attempted to seize the wire. and
as soon rs his hand approached it the ring
ing would cease, and the other bell commence
riaging. Suddenly turning to seize hold of
this, it would stop and the other commence
ringing again. He tried this repeatedly. and
in every instance the motion would Cease in
the one and commence in the other. The
same was true Of other parties.
Year: 1860

Federal Union, and In no sectional spirit,
but in the expansive love of our whole coun
try, the Democracy Of Indiana present to
the Convention of the American Democ-
racy to assemble at Charleston, as their
choice for nomination as a candidate for the
Presidency of the United States, the name
Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, of Illinois,
and believing him to be the preference of an
overwhelming majority of our people. we
hereby instruct the delegates this day appoin-
ted by US to that Convention to cast their
votes in his favor as unit, SO long as his
name is before the Convention, and to use all
honorable efforts to secure his nomination;
and the delegation is also instructed to vote
as a unit upon all questions which may come
before that body. as majority of the dele
gates may determine.


Resolred. That we protest against and de-
nounce as contrary to the plighted faith on
which the Constitution of our country was
established, all acts, or infiammatory appeals
which intend or tend, to make this Union less
perfect, or to leopard or disturb its domestic
tranquility. or 10 mar the spirit of harmony.
compromise and concession, upon which the
Union was formed by our fathers.


Resolred, That we regard the recent out
rage at Harper's Ferry as a crime, not only





uion itself; and we hereby reprobate and
denounce the crime and the treason.


Resolvea. That We are in favor Of home
stead to all actual settlers upon the public
lands of the United States


Resolred, That We accept the decisions of
the Supreme Court of the United States, as
the best evidence of the true meaning OF the
Constitution. and will respect and maintain
them with the fidelity we owe to the Consti-
luton itself


Resolred. That adhering to and being de-
termined to stand by the we'll considered dec
laration of principles contained in the Gin
cinnat Platform. as expounded by President
Buchanan in his letter OF acceptance; we
affirm that it is the unquestionable right Of
the people of Territory. like those of a
State, to determine for themselves whether
slavery shall shall not exist within their
limits


Resofcea. That it is SANDER upon the
Democratic party, both north and south,
made by the Opposition, when they charge
them with being in favor of re- opening of
the African slave trade.


Resolred. That we believe in that provis
ion of the Constitution and the laws thereun
to enacted for the naturalization of foreign
ers. and that when they declare their inten
ton to become citizens of our Government
we believe that they are entitled to its pro-
lection, wherever the flag of our country may
wave over the land, as though they were
native born citizens.


Resolved. That We are opposed to the
transfer Of the Wabash and Erie Canal to
the State, or any change in the relation OF
the State to the anal bondhollrrs.
Year: 1860

A NOVEL Way TO CURE A HUSBAND OF
NIoBT- T-WALKINe.-We have heard of nu-
merous expedients resorted to by wives
whose husbands were in the habit Of being
out late at night. to bring the gentlemen
home at proper hour, but none that Tor
originality or effect. surpasses that adopted
by a lady of this city. Il appears that her
husband has been in the habit Of spending
his evenings away from home, never coming
in ill eleven or twelve o'clock. and frequent
IL staying out until daylight. The patlen.
wife used every endeavor to convince HIM OF
the error Of his ways. but tears and expostu
lations were Of no avail. Finally. she hit
upon plan which brought the gentleman
O his senses, and as soon rs his legs would
carry him there, to his home. After wait
ing for him till near morning. she filled the
re-place full of light, pine shavings. and ap
Piled match to them.-The chimney being
full OF SCOT, took fire. and the flames burst
forth. The alarm was given at once clothes
hastily put on. fire bells rang. engines brought
out, and for a few moments it was thought
that = general confiagration was about to
take place. The erring husband was one Of
the first to arrive at the honse. and without
stopping to unlock the door. burst it in.
ready to do valorous deeds in rescuing wife
and children from the devouring element
Judge Of his surprise on rushing into the
room. to find the children comfortably stow
ed away in bed. while his wife was busily
engaged in p,ling on the combustible materi-
al. Finding out the true state of affairs. he
stormed and swore, but all TO no purpose.
his wife coolly informing him that if his noe
turnal wanderings were persisted in, she
should get up something that would frighten
him more than this small display Of fire
works. 1t is said the gentleman is entirely
cured, and although it has been some time
since the experiment was tried. every eve
ming finds him at home a. an early hour
TLArAYErrE JOURNAL.
Year: 1860

How GARABALDI LOoKs.-A Nice correspondent
of the New York Post writes


81 noticed yesterday a review, by Garabaldi, of
the National Guard at Nice. | was curious to see
the man who has made himself so conspicuous in
his efforts to give the Italians tangible liberty.
| had expected to find tall, swarthy, bearded
soldier, looking the hero in every expression of
his face and movement of his body. On the con-
trary, saw in the great general and leader man
about the age and somewhat of the appearance of
young John -. His hair was cut very close,
and he had not the vestige of beard or moustache.
He wore an ordinary hat, little too large for him,
on the back of his head, and which buried it
nearly TO the eyebrows. He was dressed in the
ordinary black dress coat and trowsers, and he
wore around his waist a sash of the coors of
Sardinia-green, white and red. lie carried no
sword, nor any insignia of military rank, not even
an order in his button hole. After the great hol-
low square of soldiers had been formed, and the
cOors of the regiment brought to the centre, |
happened to be standing at the corner of the
quadrangle by which Garabaldi entered from his
carriage, and as he passed through the crowd
which opened to the right and left to admit him,
he brushed close by me, and the same on return
ing to his carriage, and as | CHANGED to be the
man on the outside, and next to the carriage
naturally lifted my hat to him, to which he re-
sponded, and thus had the best chance of study
ing his physognomy accurately and to my salts
faction"
Year: 1860

Proposition TO PUT OUT VEsUvIUs.-A funny piece
of news is seriously related in of the German
journals, and is no less singular statement than
that an English company has made proposition
to the King of Naples to put out Vesuvius. They
say that the main source of the fire is below the
level of the sea- and they propose to tunnel in and
queneh the fire by turning the Mediterranean
into it. 1t is possible that this is feasible but if
it is who can foretell what might be tn possible
result, Who knows how far down the hole goesl
Possibly the operation might drain the ocean dry,
and possibly such contact of fire and water might
generate steam sufficient tO-to split the world
open perhaps, and scatter the different sections
whirling through space like set of asteroids.
This would be a means of settling the sectional
issues" with a vengeance. As a believer in the
sacredness of the {" Union" | object, for one,
against any tampering with Vesuyius.-Am. Er.
Year: 1860

Most of our readers will remember of a
most horrible murder at Loudonville, which
was committed on the night of the 10th of
November, 1856. Mr.. John Whitney, a
wealthy farmer, was attacked while on his
way home, and horribly beaten with a club
until he was insensible, and then robbed
of his purse. After consciousness returned
he had just strength enough to drag HIM
self to his house, but died from his injuries
in few hours. Great efforts were made
to ferret out the murderer, but unsuccess-
fully. A man by the name of Stringfel-
low, who was living at LOudOnville at the
time, was strongly suspected of the crime,
but nothing could be fastened upon him.
Stringfellow soon afterward removed to
Bucyrus, and remained there year, keep
ing doggry below the Railroad. He then
removed to the village of JOhnstOwn, Har-
din county. Here he was taken sick, and
in his illness became delirious. 1t would
seem that conscience was constantly at work
within him, for during his delirium he
mentioned Whitney's lame frequently, and
divulged number of secrets which had
been hidden in his bosom and which left
not the shadow of doubt but that he was
a blood guilty man. After Stringfellow
became convalescent he was told of the
guilty secrets he had laid bare-the murde,
was charged upon him, and he was placed
under surveillance. At first the conscience
stricken man confessed the deed, but after
wards he denied it In the mean time In
formation of the the arrest was sent to
Loudonville, and on Monday of last week
he was taken there His examination
took place on Friday, the result of which
we have not yet learned, but presume he
was committed to answer for murder
TMansfeld Herald.
Year: 1860

Once in year, the dead and defunct car
cass of Know Nothingism is brought out and
dressed up in frantic robes to frighten Irish
men and Germans with. But when the
smoke and dust of the battle have cleared
away, we survey the ground and find that
Massachusetts,, Republican, and South Car
olina, Democratic States, have trampled
upon the rights of foreign born citizens
alike. 1 also see this step on the part of
these two States condemned by the Repub-
lican State Convention of every other State,
while the Democratic Conventions have no
word of censure for South Carolina. l
See under the Administration of James Bu-
chanan, the rights of natualized citizens
shamefully trampled upon. The position
of Gen. Cass, in his letter to lie Clerc, call
ed down the unqualified reprObatiOn of the
Republican press, but no word from the
Democracy.


1 see that many of the Democratic States
make property and not mankind the basis
of suffrage, and some exclude every mai
from Office who is not the owner Of tel
Year: 1860

slaves! If this is Democracy, please count
me out.


CONCLUSION.


1 wish to dictate to no man. l would
buy no man. And God knows l would
not disgrace my cOuntrymen by selling
them, if could. l always supposed a
man had right to exercise his own judge
ment and follow the dictates of his own
conscience, in the disposition of his vote
If it is 'treachcry' to exercise the rights OF
a freeman, then amend the Constitution ol
our country to conform to this Democratic
code. If the Democratic party has arrived
at this point of desperation, where it re-
quires its members to be deaf, blind and
senselcss to every principle not enumerated
by its leaders; if we must sacrifice our own
manhood and sense of right, under the pen
atty of being branded traitor, and haV-
ing our treachery heralded through the
public prints in prose and verse, it is time
the party went into dissolution. If you,
sir, wish to bow your neck to the yoke of
your master, and be the obedient ass of ty-
rants, may you be be blessed with the priv
ilege. But hope God will be merciful to
you as he was to one of old, and open your
mouth before you die, to rebuke those who
rode you. MICHAEL HOGAN.
Year: 1860

WATER Observation-Disclosures Silliman
closed a recent Smithsonian lecture, by
giving the following sensible advice to
young men:


If you wish for a clear mind, strong
muscle, and quiet nerves, and long life
and power prolonged into old age, permit
me to say, although am not giving a tenn
perance lecture, avoid all drinks but wa
ter, and mild infusions of that fluid; shun
tobacco and opium, and everything else that
disturbs the normal state of the system
rely upon nutritious food and mild, diluted
drinks, of which water is the basis anC
you will need nothing beyond these thing
save rest, and moral regulation of all you
powers to give you long. happy, and use
full lives, and serene evening at tn
Close
Year: 1860

GExEEous.-In one of the towns Of .
New England State, where it IS the custom
of the district school teacher to- board
round the fOllwing incidentis said to have
occurred: 81 -


A year or two ago, an allotment having
been made in the usual manner, for the
benefit of the school mistress, it happened
that the proportion of one man was just
two days and half The teacheFsatdoT
to dinner on the third day and was begin
hing to cat, when the man Of the house
addressed her as follows:


Madam. suppose your boarding time
is out when you have eaten half a dinner
but as do not want to be mean, you may
cat, if YOU choose, about as uurhSas U.s.
ual.'
Year: 1860




Not long since a gentleman and lady
we're married at village near Cambridge,
England Everything passed of pleasant


" enough. The bride and groom were on
their wedding tour, when it was discovered
that the marriage had been an illegal one,
and that the clergyman was probably la
bic to severe penalties for performing the
ceremony. The bridegroom had never
thought of providing lieense-the clergy
man never thought to inquire for it. So
here we're two persons married without ell
ther banns or license, and entirely contra
nv to the statute in that case made and
provided Here was dilemma. What
was TO be done? At the end of three days
a special messenger was sent after the hap
py couple. Their wedding tour was arres
ted. and back they were brought, when th'
ceremony was again performed in the pres
I ence of the important little document, tn
absence of which had been productive OF $
much mischief. aud the travellers resumed
their tour; their sudden and unexpected re
turn being known to very few persons
Year: 1860

INDIANAPoLIs. January A, 1860


Mr.. -: You have broken your plighted
vows, and almost broken my heart You
have acted most infamously. Your late col
league the generous -, has informed
me of your duplicity-tbat you acknowledg.
ed to him that you did not intend to MARY
mr. that your only object in promising to
lead me to the altar was to run up big
board bill, and then "eut" Oh, YOU false
hearted monsterl how do you feel over your
perfdy, you corrupt old English vagrant p
You told me that was your first and only
love, and that you would protect me and
oversee my boarding house you also prom
ised me new forty dollar set of teeth and a
new cork leg Oh, you red-headed old viii
liam | understand that you are making love
to one of my innocent daughters. Oh, you
vile wretch after trifiing with the affections
of the mother; how dare you presume to bask
in the sunny smiles of one of her beautiful
daughters. | close this note by requesting
the immediate payment of your board bill,
and hoping that the next vessel that spreads
her white sails upon the broad Atlantic may
carry your loathsome carcass to your infa-
nous little island


Signed, LANDLADY.
Year: 1860

SAVED BY A Doe.-The Butte Democrat
relates the following circumstance which oc-
Cured recently at Indiana Ranch, in this
county:


A small child, some three or four years old,
had been playing at well-throwinR in
rock.-when it unfortunately fell in. A dog,
which was with the child. gave the alarm. by
barking, but did not attract the immediate
notice of the parents. In about half an hour
the conduct of the dog running back and
forth from the house to the well, and barking
furiousy, induced the inmates of the house.
to institute a search for the child. 1t was
found in the water. buoyed up by small
piece of board under its back, alive and un-
injured, although the distance it had fallen
was some twelve feet or more, and the depth
OF water in the well six feet.
Year: 1860

An experienced nurse and female physician, has q
Soothing Syrup for children teething which greatly ia
cate the process of teethng, by softening the gums
reducing all infamation-will allay all pain, and is
sure to regulate the bowels Depend upon it mothers


will give rest to yourselves and relief and health to
your infants. Perfectly safe in all cases. See adver-
usemeht IN another column. may4-1y
Year: 1860

Deueniion, distinguished alike for his pedi.
gree and performances as a racer, to whom the
first premium was awarded by both the Gen.
trail and State Societies last fall, will make his
home at Ashland in Hanover county during
the coming season, commencing on the lst Of
February, and we commend him to the patrons
of blooded stock for the farther improvement
of their stables. DeUealion is young horse,
the present being his second season only and
of course it will be a year or two hence before
we shall be able to herald the fame Of any of
his colts; but the reputation of his illustrious
sire and grand-sire, and the pure lineage of
which he can boast by the side OF his dam, THE
Queen should furnish guaranty for the
production Of stock equal to any in the history
of racing. We refer the public to an adver-
tisement Of him in our paper of this day.