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Year: 1859

BLow-UP.-A few mornings since. large
box-stove, in the Revelle Saloon. Broad street.
was blown to atoms, in the following manner:
After making fire, the stove was found to
smoke badly, in consequence of the pipe being
filled with SCOT. Sam Groves, who happened
to enter about the, told the bar. keeper that if
he would give the stove dose of powder it
would prove sure antidote, aud effectually
clear the pipe of SCOT. This remedy seemed so
reasonable, and at the same time so harmless,
that the bar keeper concluded to try it. Ac-
cordingly, lie took a handful of powder and
wrapped it up in sheet of brown paper, max
ing ii as compact as possible. Groves, with
one foot on chair and the other on the stove,
put his arms around the pipe in order to hold
it in its place, and uuder his directions, the bar
keeper threw the powder into the stove, closed
the door and placed his foot against it TO keep
it from flying open. The powder was ignited,
and as might be expected the stove was blown
TO pieces and scattered in every direction round
fhe room. Groves Immediately made tracks
for Selby Hill where he resides, and has not
been seen since by the bar-keeper. One of his
arms was either burned or bruised but not bad
ly. The bar-keeper luckily escaped without
Injury.
Year: 1859

BANK BLASTING AT LIBERTY HHI.-A sue
ccssful experiment in bank blasting was tried
at Liberty Hill, Little York township. last
Wednesday, in the claims of Parish Il Co. A
drift was run into the hill distance of ninety
feet, being eighty feet below the surface Four
hundred pounds of powder was placed at the
end of the drift. and ignited. The shock was
tremendous; the country around was shaken
as by an earthquake; the furniture was thrown
about in the houses, and number of ladies,
while engaged in their household duties, were
nearly frightened out of their wits. The snow,
which was about eight inches deep on the sur
face, was cracked in every direction on the
hill. The ground is composed of very hard
cement and is believed to he sufficiently loosen
cd to be easily sluiced down by the hydraulic.
Year: 1859

Speaking of peacbs the New York Journal of
Commerce says that the pesch-grOWng districts all
promise well this year. On the whole, i! thiul
that there will be better supply of this delicious
fruit than there has been for the two years past
There was large amount brought from the South
last year, and tkst trade will be large this season
The first arrival of Southern peaches from Char
lesion and Savannah, last year, was on the Goth Of
June. Each steamer brought, in the height Il the
season, frcm Two to four thousand bushels. and on
one occasion as many as six thousand ushels
Year: 1859

Farmers in Ohio express the opinion that the
damage TO the wheat crop by the frost is serious
matter Some of them say that the injury done
will not equal that which is done every year BY the
weevil or fly, and that the frost has killed these in
sects entirely off, There is no great loss without
snme small gain
Year: 1859

MANAGEMENT OF HORSES. Never attempt
to clean or otherwise disturb your horse VIII lie
eating his meals, unless you want him to bite
and kick. But when you clean take him ont
of stall, and make business of it. Tic your
horse in the centre of the stall, unless you
want him to do, as most horses. do drive
more on one rein than OH the other. Horses
that are liable TO cast themselves in their
stalls, should be tied with neck halteis CIV
ing thenl much more freedom of tile head than
the nose-hater. Gentleness, iirmness and
moderation will subdue the most obdurate. -
So says the New England Farmer.
Year: 1859

WASHING DAY.-Who does not dread
washing day Who does not turn away
from steam, and damp clothes, and pickup
dinners, and Short words : and no desert 3
But when the sun shines not ON " ashng day,
take to thy heels, oh man, and flee for thy
LIE Stay not to look behind thee at flapping
clothes that won't dry, or proven guilty of
this misdemeancr, lie soaking in inglori Gus
wash tubs, awaiting the possible sun of the
morrow. Glance not at the frowsv hair or
red face, and parboiled fingers of Betty, the
harrassed maid, or Nancy, her he'll p meet
dream not that thy foot will be tolerated in
their kitchen even long enough to light thy
cigar. Still less believe that there viii! be
any strength in thy tea that night, or that
thy toast will be cindcr. But flee thou for
thy life, and leave thy wife and helpless babes
to meet the storm which appalleth thy coward
soul as thou sttest down and regalest thyself
comfortably Mt the nearest restaurant. Still


put thou not on one shirt the less the coming
week, or imagine thysclf ca He'd upon, by anv
sacrifice Of fine linen,' to shoulder Thy part
of the domestic burdens horn of a small
salary and insufficient " help Fanny Fern
Year: 1859

REFORM IN NEw YoEx.- Nearly all the
prominent merchants of New York have Joined
in petition against the unlicensed sale OF
liquors. and the traffic in that article at a Il ON
the Sabbath. in contrayention of state and
city laws alike. They ask that the police
commissioners will see 20 the enforcement OF
these laws. and to that end Immediately notify
the seven thousand liquor dealers, that on a
given date all dealers without license will be
prosecuted, and that all shops will be closed
on the Sabbath,
Year: 1859

DRowNED.-The police discovered, yester-
terday. near the residence of the Coroner and
in full view of his house, the body of a
drowned man. who had apparently been
dead and lying in the same spot for week
The body had on checked shirt and pair
OF woolen socks. 1t is supposed that he is a
rag picker, who formerly resided on the
slough. Whether he walked in his sleep and
fell into the water, or was drunk and thus
fell in, or voluntarily drowned himself. re-
mains mystery. The police did not re-
move the body, it being the business of the
Coroner to do so. The water had been up
pretty high, and had been low enough to
discover the body only few days.
Year: 1859

DEATH FROM SUN.srRoKE.-W learn. from
gentleman just down from the mountains.
that mau, whose name was not given, but
who has been in the habit of driving beer
wagon from the Long Bar Brewery to va
rious mining towns and ranches, was stricken
dead by the sun, on yesterday. lie had Just
stopped at the Indiana Ranch and deposited
some kegs of beer, and started on again, be-
ing hardly out of sight of the house, when
he fell back in his wagon dead He was a
hale, hearty man.


We are told that the very air on the sides
of the mountains and along in the foothills,
is 50 hot that it burns the mouth and throat
TO draw it in. Persons should be very care
fui at this time about travelling too far and
too long in the heat of the day.
Year: 1859

How THEY DO IN ALABAMA.-They have
substituted the draw system for the Caucus,
in Alabama. As the only way to harmonic
difference, the Democrats of Pickens county,
in that State, decided that the two aspirants
for the State Senatorship should draw for
the nominations; which they accordingly
did; and the one that drew the longest strip
was declared the favorite of the party and
the embodiment of its principles.
Year: 1859

About o'clock last evening we heard the
report Of pistol, in the direction of the
Theater and on going there, found that one
had been accidentally discharged in that i'm
mediate neighborhood by boy. The won.
der is, that no one was shot, for there were
number of boys around the one who held
the pistol The muzzle being pointed up,
the ball lodged on top of the piazza of Drs.
Teed d Hubbard's office.
Year: 1859

GONE FOR MS HEALTH Our friend, A. Ell
lison. has departed for the Coast Range of
mountains, there to drink sulphur water and
breathe the pure air. He will be gone for
several weeks. He leaves his work in the
hands OF three very competent men who will
faithfully attend to his business. We some
what envy him his trip, although not his
health
Year: 1859

RUNAwAY.-Y esterday afternoon, at about


three o'clock, a couple of horses started full


speed, from CampbelIs stable on street, and


made the completest runaway item that We


have had for some time. The wagon wac


being unloaded of hay, and the last bale, by


some accident, rolled the wrong way, and


struck the horses legs They became despcr-


ately frightened and rushed down G street


like mad As they passed the corner OF c


and Fourth, they tore down the awning in


front of a saloon there located and, a few


steps further, ran into Bakery wagon (no
| horse to it, and smashed it into smithereens.


At this point, they left one Of the hind wheels
of the wagon. Dashng furiously onward,
they passed the United States Hotel, and
there, or near there. left one half of their
burden. Turning the corner of Third, they
knocked down a post in front of the What
Cheer House. As they crossed Maiden Lane,
a brave Tueton rushed out and endeavored |
to knock one If the animals down with his |
hat, but in vain. Winged with fear their
hoofs striking fire, and their eyes blazing, |
they made for Schwab's Tailor shop at the |
corner of High and Second streets, and SEEM
ed fully determined to launch themselves
headlong into the door, Schwab, $50 we are
informed) intent upon his needlework, sud
denly awoke to the fact that something ter.
riic was coming, saw the desperate animals
advancing, with the pole of the wagon pro.
jecting in front with fearful promise of havoc
dire, and incontinently got up" and got
The horses, with theirappurtenances. turned,
however, in time to miss the door, narrowly
shaved the brick corner, and dashed onward
in the direction of the Plaza. leaving fore
wheel in the street, near by. BY this time
one wheel, the fore axle and the pole were
all that were left of the vehicle, and, with
these, the last that was seen of the terrified
quadrnpeds they were going at the top of
their speed and in a cloud of dust, in the d.
rection Of the Feather River Bridge. Where
they fetched up, and how much was left of
the wagon when they stopped, We know not


TIE case of Mrs. Murphy and Mrs Wilson,
charged with larceny of two promissory notes
the property of NJ. Barns, has been dismissed
in the Sacramento Police Court
Year: 1859

2 An. here 1t is! the sliding rail g That marks the old remembered spot The gap that struck our schoolboy trail- The crooked path across the lot. It left the road by school and church,

 penciled shadow, nothing more, That parted from the silver birch,

 And ended at the farmhouse door. No line or compass traced its plan

 With frequent bends to left or right, In aimlcss, wayward curves it ran,

 But always kept the door in sight. The gable porch, with woodl,ine green

 The broken millstone at the mill Though many rood might stretch between, The truant child could see them still No rocks across the pathway lie

 No fallen trunk is OCT it thrown And yet 1t winds we know not why,

 And turns as if for tree or stone. Perhaps some lover trod the way,

 With shaking knees and leaping heart And 50 1t often runs astray

 With sinuous sweep or sudden start. Or one, perchance, with clouded brain

 From some unhappy banquet reeled- And since, our devious steps maintain

 His track across the trodden field. Nay, deem not thus-no earth-born will Could ever trace f;.ultless line; Our truest steps are human still,--

 To walk answering were divine! Trtants from love, we dream of wrath ;- Oh, rather let us trust the more! Through all the wanderings of the path, We still can see our Fathers door.
Year: 1859

vNVHAT portion of the inhabitants of Litchfeld

 II County which finds the city of WATERBURY the most convenient market for the sale of products or the purchase of merchandise is hereby invited to call at
Year: 1859

CURIoUs CALCULATION The vast number Of
Inhabitants who do live, and have lived, upon
the face Of the earth, appears at first sight, to
defy the powers Of calculation. But il We sup
pose the world to have existed six thousand
wears that there now exist one thousand
millions that a generation passes away in
thirty years that every past generation aver
ages the present and that four individuals
stand Oh one square yard, we will fad that
the whole number will not occupy compass
50 great as one fourth the extent OF England.
Allowing six thousand years since the creation
and a generation to pass away in thirty years
we shall have two hundred generations, which
at one hundred millions each, will be two hun-
dred thousand milious, which being divided
by fonr persons to a square yeard, will leaFe
fifty thousand millions of square yards ; there
are, in mile square, three millions, ninety
seven thousand, six hundred square yards by
which, If the former sum be divided il will
give sixteen Thousand one hundred and thirty
three square miles, the root of which, in whole
numbers IS abont one hundred aud twenty seven
so that one hundred and twenty-seven miles
square will be found sufficient to contain the
immense and almost ineonceivable number Of
two hundred Thousand millions of human beings
which vast namter rather outnumbers the
seconds of time that hare passed since creation.
PaPer.
Year: 1859

HE SUBSCRIBER being desirous change his business
Il offers for sale valuable TRACT OF LAND containing
from eight to nine thousand which from three
four Thousand well adapted to the raising of Ground
Peas There also the tract four hundred
OF swamp land of which about eighty cleared and highly
productive.


The improvements of the best character For
which will be made very accommodating, apply to


D. w. JORDAN,


Little River, S. c.
Year: 1859

Intermittent Fever, or Fever and Ague, Re-


mittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dumb Agae,


Periodical Headache, or Bilious Head


ache, and Bilious Fevers, indeed for the


whole class of diseases originating in bile


iarY arrangement, cansed by the Malaria


of miasnatie countries.


No one remedy is louder called for by the ne
cessities Of the American people than sure and
safe cure for Fever and Ague. Such we are
now enabled TO offer, with perfect certainty
that it viii eradicate the disease. and with as
surance, founded on proof, that no harm can
arise from It's use in any quantity.


That which protects from prevents this dis
order must be OF immense service in the eommu-
mites where it prevails. Prerelfi0n is better than
cure, for the patient escapes the risk which he
must run IN violent attacks of this baleful dis
temper. This Cure expels the miasmatie
poison Of FEVER AND ACCE from the system and
prevents the development of the disease, if taken
on the first approach Of lis premonitory symptoms.
It is not only the best remedy ever vet discovered
for this class of complaints but also the cheapest
The large quantity we supply for dollar brings it
within the reach Of every body and in bilious
districts, where FEVER AND AGUE prevails, every
body should have it and use it freely both for cure
and protection. Il is hoped this price viii place it
within the reach of all - the poor as well as the
rieh. \ great superiority Of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and certain
cure of Intermitents IS that it contains no Quinne
OF mineral, consequently it produces quinism or
other injurious effects whatever upon the eOnstitu
ton. Those cured by il are left healthy as if
they had never had the disease.


Fever and Ague is not alone the consequence Of
the miasmate poison. A great variety Of disorders
arise from its irritation, among which Neural
gia, Rheumatism, GOut, Headache, Blindness,
Toothaehe, Earache, Catarrh. Asthma, PalpitstiOn,
Painful Affection of the Spleen, Mysteries, Pain in
the Bowels Colic. Paralysis, and Derangement Of
the Stomach, all of which, when originating IN
this cause, put the Intermittent type, OF become
periodical. This " CURE expels the poison from
the blood, and consequently cures them all alike.
1t is an invaluable protection to immigrants and
persons travelling OF temporarily residing in the
malarious districts. If taken occasionally or daily
while exposed TO the Infection that viii be exere-
ted from the system ard cannot accumulate in
sufficient quantity to rpen into disease. Hence it
is even more valuable for protection than cure and
few will ever suffer from Intermittents, if they
avail themselves Of the protection this remedy
affords.
Year: 1859

Way ARE TnET UsEAsTf-The Republican pa,
pers are trying 10 make out that there is conflict
between the State and Federal authorities about
Jurisdiction over the Harper's Ferry criminals
and thereby distract attention from the insur
reclion itself. Why is it that they are so un'
easy under the developments made in references
to this affair." If as they claim, their party had
nothing to do with i'll
Year: 1859

TA horse attached To buggy took fright
near the corner of Fifth and Wayne streets yes
teday evening, and ran away. 10 attempting
to stop him a gentleman was thrown to the
ground with great violence, but was not seriouss
ly injured.
Year: 1859

In case at Worcester. the Supreme Court Of
Massachusetts have decided that where conf
Dental communication between client and
counsel is overheard by third person. such
person may testify thereto. Communications
To counsel are only so far privileged that The
counsel cannot be permitted to testify "a
them.
Year: 1859

from which mankind suffer over large part OF
the globe is the consequence Of diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous miasm Of
vegetable decay. This exhafation is evolved by
the action of solar heat wet soil and rises with
the watery vapor from it. While the sun ia below
the horizon this vapor fingers near the earth sur
face, und the virus is taken with it through the
lungs into the blood. There it acts as an irritating
poison on the internal viscera and excretng organs
Of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to
seerete not only this virus, but also the bile from
the hood. Both the virus and the bile accumulate
IN the circulation, and produce violent constitu-
tional disorder. The spleen. the kidneys, and the
staaiach sympathize with the liver, and become
dsordered also. Finally, the instinct Of our
gatism, as If in an attempt to expel the noxious


niasi0a. concentrates the whole blood OF the body
in the internal excretories to force them to cast It
ont The blood leaves the aurface, and rushes to
the central organs with congestive violence. This
il he CHILL. But in this effort il fails. Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the Gen.
tral organs and rushes to the surface, as ii in
another effort to expel the irritating poison through
that other great excretory ~, the skin. In this
also ii falls and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted. and waits for the recovery of strength
to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or paroxysms Of FEVER AND AauE.
Such constitutional disorder will of course under
mine tic health If it is not removed.


We have labored to find. and have found, an
Year: 1859

How TO TREAT ONES FRIENDS
Don't be hattered that friendship au-
thorizes you to say disagreeable things
to your intimates. On the contrary,
the nearer you come into relation with
a person the more necessary do tact and
courtesy become. Except in cases of
necessity, which are rare, leave your
friend to learn unpleasant truths from
his enemies, they are ready enough to
tell them. Good breeding never forgets
that amour propre is universal. When
you read the story of the Archbishop
and Gil Bias, you may laugh if you will
at the old mans delusion, but don't for
get that the youth was the greater fool
Of the two, and that his master served
such a BOBBY rightly in turning him out
of doors.-7He Autocrat Of the Break
fast Table.
Year: 1859

WHEN TO WEAR INDIA RUBBERs.
We have noticed that many persons
wear linda rubber overshoes in cold dry
weather, to keep their feet warm. This
is an injudicious and evil practice. In
dia rubber shoes are very comfortable and
convenient for covering the feet during
wet and sloppy weather, but they never
should be worn on any other occasion
the sole use should always be but simply
to keep out the water. They should,
therefore, be taken off whenever the
wearer enters the house and be worn as
little as possible, because they are air
tight, and restrain the perspiration ofthe
feet The air cannot be excluded from
them, or any portion of them for any
length of time, without sensibly affect
ing the health It is our opinion, that
no habit tends more to good health than
clean feet, and clean dry stockings, so
as to allow the free perspiration Of the
neither extremities.


Scientific american.
Year: 1859

New Orleans is situated on an alluvi.
al plain of recent geological formation,
and Of an unknown depth and age. An
attempt made some time ago revealed
the fact that for six hundred feet, at
least, the same formation was obtained.
Rows upon rows of the stumps of the
cypress have been found growing over
each other, exactly superimposed, each
of which layers must have taken thous-
ands of years to form.
Year: 1859

A STRAw.-The Boston Recorder is
publishing series of articles to show
that the belief in endless punishment is
dying out of the orthodox churches, and
laments with anxiety the fact. The
doctrine, DR.. Cooke says, is very little
preached nowadays, and in very mild
and mitigated form. In Germany it is
still worse, many of the best evangelical
Christians there openly deny the doc
trine. The remedy proposed for this
declension is the strong and frequent
preaching of the doctrine by those who
believe it.
Year: 1859

An immense meteoric stone fell at
Clarac, France, on the Sth of December.
1t was SO hot when it fell that it could
not be touched. It's fall was preceded
by terrific explosion in the air, followed
by shower Of sparks and black cloud,
by which the people were not little
frightened. The stone was black and
perfectly calcined, and resembled no for
nation in that vicinity.
Year: 1859




MANURNG GRASS LANDS IN AU-
TUMN.-Many of our readers do not
seem to be aware that moving lands,
in order to be kept in fertility and
productiveness for a series of years
require some sort of dressing every
year or two. They will work hard,
and be to great expense to put the
land in good order, and to Seed it
well. They then begin to NOW it,
and follow it up year after year, ia
king a heavy crop Of hay at first in
the summer, and feeding it late in
the fall by their cattle. In few
years they find the land "run ont"
as it is called, and they find it ne
Icessary to manure and plough, and
seed it as before.


Now it is abundantly evident, that
much Of this running out may be
prevented by little seasonable ap-
plication of fertilizers, without the
labor and cost Of plowing and re-
seeding so often. Your land is
workshop or laboratory, in which
certain kinds Of raw material, such
az manure from the barnyard-or
muck, or. ashes, is manufactured into
grass, but it must have the raw ma
terial to work up, or your mill will
stop.


We have found by our own expe-
rience, and by observing the exper-
iments Of others, that the best time
10 put many fertilizers, such as de-
composed barnyard manure, or com
posts Of different kinds, and even
bone dust and plaster Of Paris, is in
the fall, before the fall rains com
mence. BY applying them at this
season, the eoarser particles become
disintegrated and mingled with the
surface Of the soil, and the whole
become more intimately incorpora-
ted with the earth about the grass
roots, not only stimulating them by
their nutritiye elements, but also
aifording protection more or less
during the winter.
Year: 1859

SCENE IN CoURr.-A handsome and
respectable dressed woman was brought
into Justice Cornwells court, Brooklyn,
in state of beastly intoxication. Her
shrieks were so terrible and agonizing that
even the officers of the court, used to such
Sc enes, were visibly moved. We learned
from one the court that this woman was
the wife of an eminent physician, and but
a short time since was highly respected
as an exemplary wife mother, and had
everything around her to make her life
happy, but in nm evil hour she yielded to
the vice of intemperance, and since has
gone down, step by step, in her sad Ca
reer. Her husband tried every means in
his power to reclaim her, but without
avail, and as final resort, WAS obliged
TO have her arrested and sept 10 the pen
itentiary. N. Y. Evening Post.