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Year: 1859



 That money is the root of all evil, is clearly demonstrable by the effects which It has upon the principles and morals of men. Notwithstanding the bountiful sup ply of everything necessity for our comfort and happiness, from kind providence, some men will not be content without wronging their fellow man out of his money. The love of money has infested the seas of every cline and age with pirates, who seek op portunities and advantages to seize other vessels and obtain the money in treasure. .s. aI

 The love of money causes men to way lay public roads and places to murder their fellow man for his money. Others, less venturesome, steal his neighbor's negro or horse with the view of selling him in other parts for money. Others counterfeit in various ways to wrong people out of their money without an equivalent. Some re- sort to forgery to spuriously obtain money. Others seat themselves deliberately at the gambling table, by their skill and strata gem, to cheat inexperience and youth out of their money.

 The gold of California has caused thou sands of men to commit great evils by leav- ing dependent wives and children in need 1ul circumstances for the purpose of get ting money. The present excitement about Pike's Peak is doubtless causing hundreds of husbands and fathers to contemplate upon the evil of leaving their dependencies to go to that reported repository of wealth to get money.

 But the latest and might say the great est demonstration of the effect which mo- ney has upon the principles of men in prompting them to do evil, is seen in the action of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, in regard to the per diem pay drawn by them for the time which elapsed during their adjournment from De cember 2lst, 1858, to January the 17th, 1859.

 l do not make use of the greatest de- monstration, because consider 1t equal to the greatest crimes committed, but because the evil was committed by men least of all expected to sacrifice the interest of their constituents and the public confidence reposed in them for their own pecuniarv advantage. Men who were chosen for their wisdom, uprightness and integrity, which was thought by those who elected them to that important post they possessed. Men who had it completely in their power to purchase the "laurel" and thereby pre- serve their honor, dignity and public con fidence; for the pituiful sum of ninety-six dollars to forsake all and pocket the money IS doubtless strong proof of the influence which money has upon men. But there were some famous exceptions in the ninety six dollar case, and heartily congratulate them upon their bold and independent re- fusal to turn traitor formoney. They were, as all should have been, true as steel to the interest of the State, and independent as the air in regard to their own profit.

 JUSTICE.
Year: 1859

A PAIR of horses attached to country
wagon, ran away, on the corner of Barr and
Mound streets, yesterday afternoon, and broke
the vehicle almost to atoms. They were re-
turned to the owner, who, with a philosophy
which was somewhat astounding, was found
quietly drinking a glass of beer, at house
near Fifth street, and seemed angry that they
had not been allowed to run on.
Year: 1859

INQUEST ON THE JACOB STRADER.-Coroner
Carey was yesterday called upon to hold an in
quest upon the body of a man named Elias
Cunningham, who died night before last while
on his way to this city, on board the Jacob
StrAder. He was i'll when he went on board
the boat, most probably from the effect of dis
sipation. A verdict was rendered of death by
some disease unknown to the Jury. He, it is
said, leaves wife and two children in Louis
Vile
Year: 1859

ACCIDENT ON SECOND STREEr,-At a machine
shop on Second street young man named
Harley few days ago lost his left arm, which,
being caught In some Of the machinery, was
torn completely of, and besides this he was
injured otherwise quite seriously.
Year: 1859

The regular weekly meeting of the Tenth
Ward Club took place last night at the German
Institute. Hassaurek and Meyers spoke to the
assemblage in German, and considerable en-
thusiasm was manifested.
Year: 1859

How THEY PREDICT THE WEATHER AT THE SMITH
soNIAN lNsTITuTE.Prof Henry, at the Scientific AS
each day at the Smithsonian Institute to record and
predict the weather. They have map of the Uni
ted States hung upon a board with pins stuck
through at the points where the observers of the
Institute stationed The Institute has daily re-
ports by telegraph from many of these points Each
morning assistant hangs a cord on the pins to in
dicate the state of the weather-black if raining,
green if showing, brown fcloudy, and white if fair
All storms travel east, and thus they are enabled
predict with great certainty the condition of The
weather twelve hours in advance.
Year: 1859




On Monday last, Mr. Judge Halliburton made his
maiden speech. When he arose the House was
hushed to silence in a moment, but his speech was
ton, racy writer as he is is orator. The charac
teristic of Mr. Haburton's works is rollicking fun
and humor but there is nothing OF this sort in his
speech. 1t was Just such speech as any country
gentleman might have made. The appearance of
Mr.. Halliburton is that of sturdy old gentleman
farmer, utterly unlike what from reading his works
YOU would imagine him to be. He is, according to
bod only sixty-three years old, but he looks older
We should, from his appearance, take him to be at
least seventy.
Year: 1859

The following is the platform laid down by the
Raleigh Register for ''the opposition" in North
Carolina. Read it. and then hand it to your neigh
bors:-


"WHo WE WILL SvPPoRT.-The Standard asks
us who we will support for the Presidency. We
answer that we will support any opponent of rotten
and corrupt Democracy who is not an abolitionist
black Republican; and furthermore, we say
THAT AS BETWEEN AN ABOLITIONIST OR
BLACK REPUBLICAN AND A DEMOCRAT,
WE WILL MAKE NO CHOICE"


Between Seward and Hunter, between Wade and
Breckenridge, between Lane and Banks, between
Dallas and Cameron, between Toucey and Giddings,
between Douglas and Grow, the Register will make
no choice. 1t tells its Opposition allies of the
free States-the black Republicans-that they are
just as good, just as sound just trustworthy as
men who live upon Southern soil and own slaves.
If that is not giving laid and comfort to ene
mics, we know not what is.


That the Register speaks for Mr.. Glmer, we do
not doubt. That gentleman counts in this campaign
and his ailiation with the black Republicans gives
him the right to count on the freeso vote of his
District. Let the Southern rights Wings and
Americans of his District think of that Will
they vote for such man?
Year: 1859

ENCOURAGING EDucArIoN.-It cannot be otherwise
(says the Charlotte Democrat) than highly crafty
ing to the friends Of education in North Carolina to
see the interest which the Governor of the State
takes in the cause. The presence of our chief men
at educational meetings. and at college and school
commencement exercises is encouraging to the pu-
pill as we'll as the teacher The NJ c. Christian Ad-
0ocate, giving an account of the commencement at
Trinity College, N. c., says:


His Excellency, Gov. Ellis, occupied seat on
the platform, and manifested as he does all prop
er occasions, his deep interest in the cause of edu-
cation in North Carolina. He kindly consented to
present the medalSto the Graduates and to address
them on the occasion. As we took no notes at the
time, we will not do him the injustice to attempt
report He expressed his qualification at the evi-
dence Of the usefulness and prosperity of the Col
slege and he did than justice the faculty
and students in giving 1t his opinion, far he
could form opinion from the literary exercises he
had Witnessed that the scholarship of Trinity Col
lege was fully equal to that of any College or Uni
versity with which he was acquainted He pointed
to the portraits Of Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Jack
son, and other great men Of the past which adorn
the walls of the Chapel, and eoquenty appealed to
the young before him to follow their example
of patriotism reminding them that all honors are
accessible to those who merit them by devotion to
TRUTH to duty, and to perseverng labor for the
mon good'
Year: 1859

Is While we are not disposed to complain, we
confess we are surprised at finding copied in the
hegtster the gross personal attack on the Senior Ed
ltor OF the Standard by the Editor of the Warren
ton Neus The Editor of the Neus was the aggress
or. The Register published one article from the
Ne1s and the reply of the Standard; and there we
supposed the Register would let the matter rest
We repeat, we do not complain, yet we feel bound
to express our surprise and disappointment at the
course Of our neighbor.


We took no part, even by copying, when the Reg
ister was involved sometime since in a bitter and
most unpleasant controversy with the Fayetteville
Observer. That was personal controversy; and
though we might have used it for the purpose of
showing that discord prevailed in the "opposition"
ranks yet because the controversy was personal we
forbore to do so. Since that time we have stricken
from communications and from selected articles pub
lshed in the Standard, every thing which appeared
to be designed as personal towards our neighbor of
the Register We think it probable that he has
generally pursued the same course towards us; and
refer to these things, not with view of estab-
fishing any claim to forbearance on his part, but
simply that the facts may be known. We have no
idea that he endorses the article which he has cop
led into his last issue from the Ne'cs The Editor
of the Necs is a malignant and depraved man. We
repeat, what we said in last that every material
statement which he has made in the article referred
to in relation to us is absolutely and unqualifedly
Year: 1859

MEssRs. ED1roRs: do not intend to attempt
report of the discussion between the candates for
Congress for the points at issue have been publish
ed and the same will be the points throughout the
the canvass. To detail the discussion every week
then must be a great bore to you. Mr.. Branch
stands fairly and squarely on the democratic plat
form, and all members of the party are going for
him. Mr. Sanders is an Independent candidate,
with no principles, but opposition to the democratic
choice of candidate, and to democratic success,
because lie has not been nominated for Congress.


do not know what it is that he expects to gain by
his course. 1t may be that he is running just to
have his name in the papers, as the man who was
bold enough to run and be beaten on his own hook.
Or it may be that he is very vain man. and likes
to see his name in the papers under any circum-
stances. Poor deluded fellow! l am sorry for him;
he is pursuing phantom, and will most certainly
catch his political death, and very probably his nat
ural also; for the wind and waves all show that his
political boat is being carried on to destruction and
his lungs seem to be very seriously affected which,
in my opinion cannot be improved by vociferously
declaiming against the purchase Of Cuba His pros
poets in Nash are by no means encouraging to him.
He will not even get the K. N. vote; for great
many of the opposition to the democracy are in fa-
vor Of Branchs Cuba Bill, and will vote for him, be-
cause Sanders takes issue with him on it.


He began his speech very well for period a
year or two back, by saying he was a freeman, and
was the representative Of no Convention or Caucus
that he came out as candidates ought to come, and
let the people judge of their merits, and not be
passed upon in Caucus, &C., &C. say his opening
would have done very well year or two ago, but
not now; for the opponents Ct Conventions and
nominees have all come into ranks, and are throw
ing up their hats rejoicing that they are democrats
and are doing their very best to beat the "Old
Guard" in their efforts for the nominee


Yours, &C., GNOSKO.
Year: 1859

WESTERN LUNATIC AsYLUM We nn-
dersand that al lale meeting Of the
Board Of Directors of the Western Luna
nc ASYLUM, the purchasing agent was IN
structed TO make his purchases Of all sup.
plies of every description within the Stale
of Virginia. and as lar as possible OF DO
mestic growth and manufacture.
Year: 1859

EucHRE.-A rather loud game of euchre, We
learn was played the other day on board a steam
er at the levee. four handed game was quietly
progressing; the dealer, whom we shall call A,
had just dealt, and turned up jack of trumps.
B, the man next him passed, and remarked that
if poker was the game his hand would be some.
1t was C's say next; he also passed and added
that if poker was the game he would have some
thing of hard too. ''And so would l have
a hand" said B, 'if you'd just let me take up
the deck head" All agreed to change the game
to poker, and bet on the hands they held, whilst
B and c consented that A should discard and take
up the jack. B, who held four queens, opened
the game 10y bet of ten dollars. G, who held
four tens was bluffed by this and took an outside
seat with bis friend D. A saw BIS ten, and went
ten better saw that and went fifty better. A
pulled out all the money he had, some eighty or
ninety dollars, and remarking that it was no use
to bet against him, as he thought he had the thing
dead saw BIS Fifty and went the rest of his money
better. B commenced getting uneasy, but he
concluded to cover AS stake, and see what he
had. lie covered the pile, laid down his four
queens, and looking over into AS hand, was
thunderstruck to behold four aces "Aces tho
devil!n he exclaimed, ''what did you want that
lack for 20 "0h, just for fun" complacently
replied A, as he poeketed the winnings and pro-
posed to return to euchre.-N. 0. Crescent
Year: 1859

REMEDY FOR RATTLE SNAKE PofsoN.-The
Grand Junction Tenn ouid Nunc says:


A little gill, of this vicinity, was curcd Of .
rattle snake bite recently, by the use Of strong
deooetion of white ash leaves taken internally
and applied to the wound The decootion was not
used until the day after she was bitten, Had 1t
been used Immediately after receiving the oits,
here would probably have been no swelling At all.
Year: 1859

THRILLEse INcIDRNT.-Our readers will doubt
less recoect reading thrilling incident published some
time since Of an engineer, npon some Western railroad
having erawed down the catcher Of the engine
and saving child, which playing upon the road,
from destruction by throwing 1t on the track. An incl
dent precisely similar and displaying as much heroihm
occurred recently the Pennsylvania railroad the par
tcuars of which gather from the Holldaysburg Pa
Standard As one Of the freight trains coming east roun
ded sharp curve Barree Siding, station about


twelve miles west OF Huntingdon, the engineer saw
small child sitting in the middle Of the track playing
uneonseou Of It's danger he instantly Ehlstled down
brakes and reversed his engine but the weight Of the train
and the high speed which It running rendered it
impossible stop before reaching the child which must


inevitably have been crushed TO death. In this emergency
when men would have stood paralyzed with horror
the conductor OF the train Daniel Mccoy with seadiness
OF nerve that has few parallels to the front Of the
engine, crawled down the cow-cateber, and holding
himself with hand leaned far forward as possible
and he approached the child, with sweeping blow or
tie other he threw IL Of the track II was the work OF
an instant and required cool head and steady hand to
accomplish it, but he equal to the emergency The
train Immediately stopped and on going back the
child found lying at the foot OF all embankmen


twenty thirty feet from the track OF the road
alive and kicking, but somewhat stunned and bruised
The child belonged to farmer named Nef residing i'm
medatoly along the road. 4 h aHt N
Year: 1859

WE TELL THE TALE AS IT WAS Told Us-They
tell good story down in San Francisco on Marx,
ofthe Custom House. He anda son Of the Old Do
minion were conyersing on the Harper's Ferry af-
fair Marx thought it very odd that seventeen men
could take possession of an entire arsenal, make
seventy or eighty men prisoners frighten whole
town, and scare an entire town. Such things could
not be done in Germany. The other stood up man
fully in defense of his native State; and to impress
his logic with greater force upon Marx, he SMILED
thus "Now suppose" said he, "that seventeen
men should get an entrance into that big brown
house at night, (ponting to the custom house,) and
should manage so as to take prisoner the first man
that came in the morning and the next, and the
next, and so on, each separately, could they not
make prisoners OF them ali I" Marx scratched his
head awhile, and looking up with beaming coun-
tenance. as if a new light had just broke in upon
him, answered, "Well, don't know but they could;
they pretty much all Virginians there, any way"
Sac, Bee.
Year: 1859

,Sdlem Ark, Nov. 18th, lSo9.

 MT. EDIroR-On the 10th of Oct. last, we were favored politically speaking with the presence of Col. Hindman, and heard him pour forth his tirade of abuse upon the Johnson family. We were struck with amazement and hardly knew how to take the gentleman, for we recolect when he canvassed this county in 1858, he was ready at any and all times to seize and devour each and every know nothing that came in his way with the same rudeness that lion would his prey; but now when he speaks of the know nothings and per diem men he puts on his kid gloves, and handles them as though he had a babe Tn his arms. We saw piece published not long since in the Old Line Democrat that differed widely from the facts.

 This correspondent says that Col. Hind man IS taking like hot cakes at this place. Gentlemen who are fond of hot cakes, are too apt to pitch in and get them raw. He further goes on to say that MT. Martin got 30 subscribers to the Old Liner, and that all are subscribing except know nothings and speckle backs, and calls himself hard shell democrat We may then well sup pose that our readers will come to the con clusion from the gentlemans talk that we have three kinds of democrats here in Full ton county. First, the true democrats Second, the old line democrats. Third, the hard shell democrats, or in other words the true democrats. Second, the know nothing democrats. Third, the per diem democrats.

 Now l do not wish to comment upon the genteman's assertions about our county, neither do 1 wish any controversy with the hard shell gentleman; but 1 will wager ten pounds to shilling that if he will come out and own his name that he is one of the 2nd or 3rd class democrats. He also says that if Col. Hindman pursues the same course that he is now pursuing, that we all will vote again for him and against all who are anywise connected with the Johnson family As for my part, cannot say so much as that, for if Mir Hindman pursues the same course that he was pursuing when saw him last we will be compelled to vote for some other man, for it will be i'm possible for him to get back ill time to be reelected.

 Then again, the gentleman goes on to say that we live away up here among the hills and mountains, and that we hear but little speaking. The same ss to say that we are a backwoods settlement If that is the case of course we would be easily pleased, and that any one that could speak would please us; but 1 beg leave to differ with the gentleman, think that we have lots of speakers among us, and that we have the farest and prettiest gals in all Ar kansas, and that we live in one of the finest countries, among the finest people and the purest democrats.

 can say, and that of truth, that I do believe that we have the fewest number of unsound men in their politics in all Ar kansas. They are all of the true blues, matched and reared by tae old blue men, and not by the dominicller

 Yours respectfully,

 $. w. DAVIS, of Salem.
Year: 1859

E The most amusing thing in the world IS Frenchman in passion:-'s By gar, you call my wife woman two three several times once more, an will call you the watch house, and blow out your brains like a candle.''
Year: 1859

EDITOR TRUE DEMOCRAT

 Deor .Str: As democratic voter T would ask a little space in yonr columns to call the attention of the voters of this district to the claims of Col E. w. GANTr, of Hempstead county, who l am informed is a candidate for Congress, in the place of the Hon. Albert Rust The convention could not make choice of better standard bearer. He is just the kind of man we need. Young and bouyant, full of hope and promise, and the most universally pop ular man 1 ever met He has been in the office of prosecuting attorney for five years, and is considered as being head and shoulders over any in the State-and not withstanding he was bitterly opposed by few who desired his downfall for their own preferment, he has been ndorsed again and again by the people, by maiorities that are unprecedented. A Tennesseean by birth, he has all the fire, ardor and enthusi- asm that seems to belong to the orators of

 hat State. If placed forward now, as I

 eel sure he will be, he will be an ornament to the State. A man of his powers. and his unflinching unwavering morality is bound to make his mark, and he has alrea- dy done it, for in ten counties in south west Arkansas he can get three-fourths of the votes against any man in the district. l regard his nomination and election as a certainty. Yours, VOTER.
Year: 1859

The Of this has sia ana tn


seasons OF sunshine storm
eYenttut in or exempt from sweeping consaRra-
tons and maritime disaster Being long on
cash the troubles the credit system affect IN ne
Year: 1859

10 q NeTeOV e0Nce1, d'c.'


SEC /. Every person who shall wfuy commit any
pass by entering upon the garden orchard other land of
another which fruit grown raised, without per-
mission Of the thereof and with intent cut take, carry
away destroy nure the trees fruit vegetables there grow
ing being shall be punished by Imprisonment in the county
jail than thirty days, by fine not exceeding twenty
dollars and any of the offences mentioned in this act shall be
committed the Lords day or in disguise or secretly in the
nighttime between suncdng and unrisng the Imprisonment
shall not be less than rc days, the fine less than five dol
lars


offence shall be committed under this act shall have jurisdiction
to y and determine the same aud issue such final process
the nature Of the shall require


Approved November Il 1863.
Year: 1859

II 8 Hefe6y eHdcted d'c.:


SEQ L. Section eight of chapter twentyhree of tho
piled is hereby amended as TO read as follows: lf any
shall into any town after the list which the
tax shall be assessed shall be made up the selccmen shall
person such shall appear to them to be in proper


the other inhabitants of the town but if such
shall produce certificate from surveyor any other that
paid his tax in whole in part such other town. for
Year: 1859

II is hereby eadced Sc:


SEC l. Section fourteen of chapter foryseven of the
piled statutes shall be amended read follows:


When witness whose testimony necessary be used before
probate court shall reside of this state, out of the pro
bate district which his testimony he used by
age bodily nGrmty shall be unable to attend in person, h
court commission competent persons
take the testimony of such witness and deposons taken accord
ing to the provisions of the law for taking deposons to be ue
the trial civil causes may be used the trial of question
before the probate court when such testimony may be proper


Approved November u, 1859
Year: 1859

is here5y enacted, &c.


SEC. 1. In addition to the provided by law in
which dispositions may be taken and used evidence the
he taken any reasonable time after suit commenced
whatever court such suit may be pending while such suit
its passage from another and when so TAKEN
ageeaby to the forms of law shall he admissible in evidence,
in other 10y law provided


SEC In the caption and certificate Of any deposition, IT
shall be sufficient description Of the time and place of trial to
describe the suit pending in the particular court before which
the same is to be heard and tried.


Approved November o. 1859.