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Year: 1859

EXHAUSTION or TAEK.-How long the lamp
of conversation holds ont to burn, between two
persons only is curionSly set down in the fol-
lowing passage from C0lnt Goafaioner's ac-
count of his mpriSOumeyt:


Fifteen years | existed in a dungeon ten
feet square During six years | had COM
pauiOn during nine was alone Ineyer could
rightly distinguish the face Of him who shared
my captivity in the eternal twilight of our cell
The first year we talked necessarily together :;
we related onr past lives our joys forever gone
over and over again. The next year commu-
nicated to each other our thoughts and ideas on
all subjects The third year we had no ideas
to communicate we were beginning to lose
the power Of reflection. The fourth, at the
interval of month or So, we would open our
lips to ask each other if it were possible that
the world went on as gay aud huStling as when
we formed portion OF mankind. The fifth we
were silent. The sixth ne was taken away
| never knew where, to execution or liberty
But was glad when he was gone even SOL
itude was better than the pale, vacant face
One day Git must have been a year or two after
my companion left me, : the dungeon door was
opened, whence proceeding | knew not the fol-
lowing words were uttered - BY order of his
Imperial Ma jeSty, intimate to YOU that your
wife died a year ago Then the door was shut
and heard no more they had but flung this
great agony upon me. and left me alone with
itn
Year: 1859

MOVEMENTS OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
CoMPANY.-We are informed that negotiations
between the English government, the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, and the New York, New
foundIand and London Telegraph Company,
have reached point which admits of no doubt
about the governments guaranty of eight per
cent. on the six hundred thousand pounds
capital being accepted. In view of this fact
as we learn from the same reliable source, the
Atlantic Company are actively engaged in
making the most thorough tests Of the various
kinds of cable adapted to the Atlantic line,
and will be prepared to enter into the neces-
sary contracts at an early day. In the mean
time the Company have decided to expend a
sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dol
lars to resuscitate the present cable, and active
operations to this end will be commenced as
soon as the weather will admit


The heavy battery of Mr.. Henley, which
arrived at st. Johns, n F., late last fall, has
not yet been sent to the telegraph station at
Trinity Bay, owing to the ice, but will be in
position within the next few weeks or days


The Atlantic Company will not attempt to
lay the new cable until July Of next year.
Year: 1859

DETERMINED TO HAVE HM-The Judson girl,
whose elopement from Pontic caused considera-
BILE talk, is now in Canada living with him, hav-
ing again deserted her home and friends. On
the occasion of her former elopement, her
father and brother reclaimed her with great
difficulty and took her to Indiana, where di-
vorce was obtained She went home with
them, and remained until last week, when she
again left, with or without the consent of her
parents, and came to Detroit Crossing the
river, she found Joe, and they were speedily
married for the second time, and are now liv.
ing in the enjoyment of connubial happiness
Joe having sold his horse and cart, and bought
some furniture with the proceeds
Year: 1859

A PATTERN SMOKING CARA new smoking
car has been put on the route between New
York and Boston on the New Haven Railroad


1t is Illuminated with gas and has several small
tables, round and paralIelogram, shaped for
reading, as may suit the traveller. The up
holstering is suitable for the car and cannot
be easily soiled. A gasmeter holding fifty feet
of gas is located under the centre of the car,
the meter being situated under a forward seat
entirely out of the wav. There are nineteen
ventilators, some of new patterns, so that a
dozen smokers may puff away, but while the
air is not burdened by the fumes of the weed
The car rests upon twenty-eight india rubber
springs, rendering it unusually easy as regards
motion and jolting The exterior is handsome
ly painted, the corners are decorated by paint
ings of smokers, and the ends bear the title of
Smoking Car" in large letters The com
pany intend using gas in all their cars soon.
Year: 1859

BSy" 1t is one OF the greatest and one Of the
most serious aud vital Of mistakes for one to
suppose that life Of unfeigned piety is life
devoid Of pleasure it is, on the contrary, full
of the most edifying, cheering, satisfying, unal-
loyed, and ennoblinS enjoyment that the world
can afford never failing to aid and comfort in
trouble 10 inspire perseverance in all laudabIe
undertakings. TO fil the heart with the most
honorable and useful ambition, and impart to
it the most firm and clevating courage
Year: 1859

ny CHARLES WILLIAM BUTLER.
,ngels guard the sainted dead


LET them rest from toll and care
With the blue sky overhead,


And the breath of Gods free air,
lot them rest where light and shade,
And earth's changes come and go;
They have seen its visions fade.


They have left its pomp and show.
Angels guard the sainted dead


Not alone from heavenly skies.
Bot the souls they cOmforted


In this world of sacrifice.
Grateful hands plant willows there;
Buds that spring time gave, shall bloom.
And the summer noOn-tide fair


Glorifes their peaceful tomb.
Angels guard the sainted dead
Memory loves to view the spot
Where their living presence shed
Blessings on our earthly lot.
Then the graves wherein they rest
Shall not more the spirit view
From the mansions of the ble.t
Clean the faces O!d and true.
Angels guard the ssinted dead
This the voice that sounds for aye,
When our tears of grief are shed
Ger earths loved ones passed away.
This with time nor change departs
Blessed the dying with the Lord
Blessed are they who leave on hearts
Loves eternal written word.
Angels guard the sainted dead
Then the deep Cimmerian glooms
Cannot ill our souls with dread
There are watchers around the tombs,
And they beckon US to come


When the chilling death-wind blows,
when We make our journey home,
They will guard our sweet repose.
Year: 1859

Bag- A married lady ont west nearly broke
her neck, few days since while learning to
skate. Since that period there has been an
extraordinary demand for skates, by married
men, and the supply is lot equal to the demand
Year: 1859

VIRTUE is not the less venerable for being
out of fashion.


WHY is q musquito like a third street hro-
ker? Because he never stops bleeding his vic
tins until some Of them smash him
Year: 1859

The English public are discussing with
much gusto the art of dining, and two VOL
umes on subjects connected with the table
have lately appeared at London. From one
we quote its directions for dinner:


Let the number of your guests never ex-
ceed twelve, so that the conversation NAV
constantly remain general. Let them be so
collected that their occupations are different,
their tastes similar, and with such points of
contact that it is not necessary 10 gothrough
the odious form of introduction. Let your
dining.room be brilliantly lighted, your cloth
perfectly clean, and the temperature from
sixty-two to sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit.
Let the men be clever without presumption,
the women amiable without conceit. Let
your dishes be limited in number, but each
excellent, and your wine frst-rate. Let
the former vary from the most substantial to
the most light; and for the second from the
strongest to the most perfumed. Let every
thing be served quietly, without hurry or
hustle; dinner being the last business of the
day. Let your guests look upon themselves
as travellers who have arrived at the end of
their journey. Let the coffee be very hot.
Let your drawing room be spacious enough
to allow game to be played, if desired, with
out interfering with those addicted to chat
ting. Let the guests be retained by the
pleasant company, and cheercd with the
hope that, before the evening is over there is
something good still in store for them. Let
the tea not be too strong; the hot toast we'll
buttercd. Let no one leave before eleven,
but let every one be in bed by midnight.
Year: 1859

We were told the other day Of o most straD &c
event which occurred few days ago in the
north part of this county. Itseems that man,
whose name we did not hear, rece ntly returned
from California, where he had been for several
years. His sojourn there had been quite profit
able. A week or two ago he reached home,
with between $4,000 andSl6, 900 in gold coin.
Feeling it to be unsafe to keep so much money
about the house, and doubling the honesty Of
banks, the fortunate gold hunter concluded to
deposit it in the same bank from which it was
drawn. Looking around he finally discovered
an eligible place to hide it, and accordingly did
so. Being very suspicious he never informed
his friends of its hiding place. His mother
insisted upon knowing, and at her repeated
solicitation, he at last promised to take the
money up and re. hide it-taking her along that
she might know the spot Unfortunately,
however, the man went out that day riding a
young and fractious horse, which becoming
frightened, threw him of, and broke his neck.
Of course, no one can tell where the money is.
Great numbers Of persons have been searching
for it, but up to the present time uusuccess.
fully.-Munsfeld Herald
Year: 1859

"AIen should not marry" it is commonly
said, "unless they can not only maintain for
themselves the social position to which they
have been accustomed, but extend the bene-
fits of that position TO their wives and chill
dren. A woman who marries is entitled TO
be kept in the same rank and position in
which she was reared.'


We entirely disavow these doctrines. It
should be the aim of every married couple to
make their own fortunes. No son and daugh-
ter, who become man and wife, are entitled
to rely on their patrimony, but should will
lingly commence life at lower step in the
social ladder than that occupied by their pa
rents, so that they may have the merit and
happiness Of rising, if possible, to the top.
Imagine the case Of couple who, by great
perseverance have acquired possession OF i'm
mense wealth, and are living in q style of
ease and splendor which is no more than the
reward of industry. Will anybody say that
the children of such cold folks" should live
in the same grandeur as their parents?


Theidea preposterous. They have no right
to such luxury, they have done nothing to de-
serve it; and iftheir parents are honest in di-
viding their property among them, they can
have no means of supportingit. Yetmarriages
are contracted on the principle that the mar
ried couple shall be able TO keep the rank
to which they have been accustomed under
the paternal roof. It such notions as this
engendered by Malthusian philosophers, and
fostered by lady pride-that are filling our
country with "poor old maids" coquettish
young ladies, with nice cigar smoking, good
for-nothing men, and our colonies, alas, with
most miserable and barbarous old bachelors.
North British Mail.
Year: 1859

Itwas stated by Mr.. Hyatt that from e1pe.
rments he had made, this great increase Of
pressure could be obtained in six or seven min
utes with an engine at rest. This rapid doub-
ling of pressure with but small increase of
heat, s due to the conversion Of what is termed
latent heat in steam into sensible heat. If we
immerae thermometer in boiling water, it
stands at 2l2; if we place it in steam imme-
diately above the water, II indicates the same
temperature. The question then arises, what
becomes Of all the heat which is communicated
to the water, since it is neither indicated by
the water nor by the steam formed from it?
The answer is, it enters the water and converts
it into steam without raising its temperature.
One thousand degrees Of heat are absorbed in
the conversion of water into steam, and this is
called its latent heat. And it is the sudden
conversion of latent heat into sensible heat that
produces the explosion. If an ngineis stopped,
even If there is but a moderate fire, if the
escape valve is closed, there is rapid absorp-
ton, or accumulation of latent heat.


The pressure rises with great rapidity, and
whom the engineer thinks everything Is safe,
the explosion comes. That this Is the true
cause Of nearly all the explosions that OCCUR,
will be plain to every one who will look at
the relations between latent and sensible heat
Professor Henry and Professor Silliman, jr.,
indorse the view. What, then, is the security
against explosions? We know Of no securi.
ties but these-a suficiency of water in the
boilers, and the escape valves open at light
pressure when the engine is at rest.-Spriily-
field Republican,. ,
Year: 1859

bCTuOus


That eminent F. T. V, and patriot, Mr.. John
A. Washington, will have consultations in
leaving his homo at Mount Vernon, besides
that Of pocketing quarter Of million dollars
for himself and heirs. If this picture, by q
correspondent Of the New York Express, of the
way he was bothered and bored by visitors be
correct, life there has certainly been trying to
gentleman of his refined tastes and sensitive
disposition. No wonder that his generosity
failed before such constant hordes:


A home here has been no sinecure either for
Mr.. Washington or tho ladies Of his household.
There are hardly less than from fifty to a hun
dred visitors daily. Some Of them come hun
cry, thirsty and drunk, making their pilgrim 70
q mere frolio and dissipation. They roam over
the plantation like beasts of prey, rather than
as decent, well-conducted people. Not long
ago some of these persons, wearing the SOL
diers uniform, even went so far as to endeavor
to steal the very dinner from the family on its
way FROM the kitchen, in building adjoining
the dinipg.room, and it became necessary to
put it under guard. Others 20 into the kitchen
like so many hungry dogs, and lay violent
hands upon everything they sec and fancy.
I am sorry to hear and believe all this even as
an excuse for the unpleasant exclusion from
what otherwise might be a general welcome to
the public at large. The innocent, however,
have to suffer for the guilty, and good many
60 away cursing the owner and occupant for
shutting his doors in the faces Of all visitors,
because some Of them would pick his pockets
by day, and steal the bed from under him at
night, if there was free ingress to all. But
who can discriminate in such crowds, and who
Of US would be amiable, kind and courteous
with such provocations to be otherwise?
Year: 1859

ABsuRDIrIEs IN REGAL LIFE When the
Queen Of England, Louis Phillip, and the
Duke Of Wellington paid visit to Eton, upon


the visitors book being presented to them,
the King of the French, somewhat ungalantly,
took up pen and signed his name at tho top
of the page. Etiquette would not permit the
Queen to sign her name under any other; she
therefore turned oper the all but blank leaf,
and wrote her name at the top Of the next one,
and then handed the pen to the Duke. The
Queen, now, as formerly, may not speak to
tredesman. We ourselves have seen her stand
ing not yard away from one, addressing all
her inquiries to an equerry, who repeated them
to the tradesman, and again repeated to her
Majesty all his answers. Raike's Diary. -.a
Year: 1859

a CURIOUS CoNcIDENcE.-Th q. S. frigate
IadepeRdenee, which was built in 1914, is
now lying at Mare Island. The Herald says
her timbers are as sound as they ever were.
Her deck is rooted over and she is a massive
sample of the immense strength and power
of an old line-of battle ship The following
curious incident is told with reference to her:
s.Some time since, while two officers were
playing game of chess In the cabin where
Commodore Perry's portrait has been since
he took command of the independence they
were startled by hearing something fall On
Turning round they observed that it was the
portrait, and one Of them rose and replaced
It; remarking at the same time that he could
not conceive from what cause it had fallen
and making in his pocket book a note of the
day and month. To the surprise of these
gentlemen, who are both still resident on the
island, letter was received sometime sub
sequent to the incident we have narrated
mentioning the death of Commodore Perry
and the date of its occurrence; and, on ex-
animation, it was found to tally exactly with
that of the fall of the portrait"
Year: 1859

CHANGE IN METHoDIsM-An important
change is discussed among the Methodsts
IN regard to the government of the church
and the itinerancy of the ministers. The
Layman's Association of the Cincinnati Con-
ference, recently in session, resolved that
1t would conduce to the welfare of the whole
church SO to change the present system as
to allow OF Lay representation in the general
and other conferences. They object to be-
ing so exclusively governed by minister's
They further say that 'the good of their
children, the church and the world rou,,rv
calls for more intimate relation between
pastor and people, which can only be OBJ
tanned by more protracted stay of the pas
tor with the people, which is good and
sound doctrine.
Year: 1859

CHARGE OF THE RUsH-Ms.-The Nerada
National thus describes a rush to ballroom
supper at Grass Valley, on the night of the
Fourth


To have seen the crowd make rush would
have been instructive to cavalry officer.
Lord Cardigan who lead the glorious charge
of the British Light Horse at the battle of
Balaklava was eclipsed by the bravery of the
ballroom company as it rushed furiously
through a narrow door to the supper room
Grass valley led the van, and ladies who got
caught IN the crowd gave wild yells and
shrleks as the hungry mass pressed them into
compass so unthought of small when erin
oline was invented. AS clouds madIy ay
when the hurricane comes, or as huge herd
of hogs rush to swill troughs so the crowd
rushed to supper. 1t was devil take the
hindmost.
Year: 1859

1t 1t is said to be dangerous to be working
with sewing machine near window when
there Is thunder storm. 1t is also very dan
gerous 10 SIT near some sewing machines
when there is no thunder storm.


The latter Kind are known BY the French
name of crinolne, and evolve electric;tv of
themselves at the calmest periods.
Year: 1859

"No IRISH NEED ArrLy."-It was currently
reported, before the late Administration Con-
vention in this county adjourned, that the
doctrine implied in the caption of this para
graph ruled in the deliberations of that Con-
vention, and that the fiat had gone forth
while the body was in session that no Irish
man would be nominated by it, We do not
vouch for the truth of this rumor, though we
heard it on the street dozen or more times;
but, at all events, the defeat of Letford for
Clerk, of Donovan for Assessor, and of John
Dunn for assembly, would seem to indicate
that the tale had some sort of foundation in
fact. A year ago we predicted that the large
accession of Know Nothings to the ranks Of
the Administration party would place the
control Of its movements in the hands of per.
sons with those antecedents and we then
suggested the propriety of Incorporating an
American" plank in the platform. In all
probability that will be the next move
Sonora Herald


1t would seem, from the above that the
Lecomptonites are as much opposed to for
eigners in Tuolumne county as they are in
this.
Year: 1859

The Council Bluffs Bugle of June 22d pub.
fishes letter from its correspondent at Pixies
Peak, giving big account of the mines at
that place The writer speaks of companies
making hundred dollars day to the hand
Year: 1859

a CORRESPONDENT of the New York Times
says that Secretary Floyd continues in deli
cate health, and serious Opprehensions are
felt for the result His family are anxious
that he should retire from his present posi-
tion. He has removed to the Soldiers Home
Year: 1859

No REMEDY FoB WFE's LAzNEss.-A man il
Hartford has Tade application for divorce from
! his wife, on the ground of her being lazy. lie al


eges that she viii not get up in the morning, built
q fire and get his breakfast at seasonable hour


He finds no other fault with his bosom partner and
the Squire refuses to grant the prayer of the pet
ztinner
Year: 1859




Z The indianapolis Sea1tael gives the fol-
lowing description Of the appearance Of the
Borealis in that city, on Sssaniay evening.
The Lafayette and papers in other northern
towns give us similar descriptions of its
brilliant appearance. In these lower and
benighted latitudes we saw nothing of it;
3, On Saturday night, we had the most gor-
geous exhibition of electric fires in the
heavens, ever seen in this latitude In sum
mer, or, indeed, that we ever saw at any
time. The day had been cool and moist
after the rain of Saturday, and soon after
sunset the heavy banks of clouds in the
west gave way before silvery light that IL
lumined the northern sky, and shot its
trembling arches of dawning and of dying
light far up into the heavens converging
to the zenith, Early in the evening a sheet
>of sparks seemed hanging ia the northwest,
so closely resembling the effect of large
fire distance of, that many persons could
not be persuaded that the woods were not
burning in tiat direction. The 6ery red
appearance gradually died away in the
west, and about nine o'clock a far more
brilliant exhibition of the same nature was
to be seen in the north and east. A belt of
sparks of a smoky red appearance shot up,
and rapidly spread over the eastern horizon,
until two-thirds of the sky in that direction
was wrapped in the fiery shroud. -r
1t. disappeared almost as rapidly as it
rose and spread, and then the fantastic play
Of what is well and commonly known as
the Aurora Borealis or Northern Light, con-
tinued, making one feel chilly, as if we
could feel the frost on our bones as we
watched the pale streaks of light fading as
they CLEANED in their flight. At eleven
o'clock and long after, a phosphorescent
light shone in our windows facing to the
north, by which we could read distinctly
The most brilliant exhibition, however, was
long after midnight, when every appear
ance we have attempted to describe was
heightened, and ghasly splendor overhung
the earth that would defy the pen to describe
or the pencil to paint. ..-
The proverb in regard to these lights is
backed by scientific authority, that they
portend cold weather, but whether we are
to have heavy frosts before the corn is ripe,
or not, we are not prepared to say. .-


We learned late last evening that in Mad
ison and Upton counties, heavy frosts were
experienced on Sunday night.
Year: 1859

HORRIBLE CRuELTY TO BoY.-The New
Orleans Crescent states that negro woman
named Maria was arrested in that city a
few days since, charged with torturing a
white boy in the most horrible manner
The boys father, a respectable French me-
chanic, died about a year ago, and his
mother taking TO drinking, was imprisoned
as vagrant. The son becoming homeless,
was at last taken charge of by Maria, IA
black woman belonging to Mrs. Lorio, and
employed as cook for the negroes of the
Pelican Dry Dock. A few days since, it
was discovered that the wench bad been
torturing the boy in the most brutal man.
ner. The neighbors frequently heard screams
issuing from the cabin, and could hear those
screams being smothered down, as if by
gagging. The matter was finally commu-
nicatei to Capt. Esnard, and he investi-
gated. -aa


He found the boy chained up with an iron
chain around the neck, secured by paddock
His neck was all raw from its contact with
the chain; he looked as If he had been
starved, and his body was literally black
and blue from the beating he had received
He stated that Maria had had him chained
up that way for three days, and had pun
ished him constantly, frequently cramming
cotton into his mouth to stop his screams.