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Year: 1860

Dr. Stephen Ware. Of Boston, in bis testi-
mony IN n recent case which grew out Of iu-
jnries from the bite of dog, furnished the
following valuable advice:


In the case of the bite by dog where the
teeth of the animal penetrated the Hesh, whetA-
er the dog was known TO be mad or not, be
should use the same precautions. He would
wash the wound with warm water, extract oil
the virus possible by sucking the woand
with his lips. and then cauterizc it deeply with
the caustic most readily obtained, but should
use potash il it could be procured at once
The time in which the effects OF the bite Of .
rabid dog would be seen, varied from two TO
three days to as many years. but ii no effects
were telt after two or three months as gene,-
al thing the patient might feel himself ssis.--
Bites made through clothing are seldom pro
ductive Of much harm, as even if The dog Is
mad, the clothing absorhs the virus before the
teeth reach the flesh. Most Of all the real
cases occurred where the person was bitten on
some naked part Concerning the possibility
Of cure in a real case of hydrophobia nothing
csp be said.
Year: 1860

"A singular occurrence took place OF An
trim. Mich, on the I'd inst, which is thus re
lated by the Detroit Tribune:


A swarm Of bees, belonging to Mr.. Beck
er, come out of the hive in great fury, and at
tackled man by the name OF Munger, who was
crossing the field at the time some thirty or
forty rods off. He undertook to flee to the
woods, but the bees were before and behind
him so thick that he found it impossible to
run. He then commenced a fight with hat in
hand, but he was very soon overpowered, and
fell down with faintness, and would soon have
died, had not son of DIR. Decker-who was
at this time approaching from another direc-
tion-rushed to the rescue, when the stingers
left Munger and commenced an attack upon
young Decker, who fed with all speed to a
shed or granery, in which was faVorite shep-
herd dog chained. The bees Immediately left
the young man and attacked the poor dog with
such fury as to deprive him of life before be
could be let loose. It is said the dog actually
kiita more than quart of heas in his vigar-
Gus defense Mr.. Munger and Mr.. Decker
were in dangerous state for some hours, but
arctnow recovering.
Year: 1860

/


Mr.. Varley, the electrian of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company, who has been engaged
in the late fruitless attempts to raise the cable


has made a report to the Company, in which
he says AFTER repeated attempts to raise
the cable by grapnelling, in order to test its
electrical condition. and with view to land
it at New Perican, as instructed BY the
Board, We have on many occasions been able
to raise the blight, and to get on board at dit-
fere1t times pieces OF cable, in all amounting
to about seven miles, we have invariably found
it broken again few miles off" Mr.. Varey
proceeds with detailed account of the differ
ent voyages that have been made, in the hope
of recovering the cable Writing afterwards
of the bottom near Newfoundland, he says -
Although mud is shown on the charts, there
are most unquestionably rocks also, as was
too plainly indicated by the state of the cable
rock weed and sea aninalcula adhering to and
surrounding it in many places, showing that
it had been suspended clear of the bottom
The cable was invariably hauled in by hand
to avoid unnecessary strain. The recovered
cable varied in condition very much, and
what is most important is, that even those
portions which caDle out of the black mud
were so persisted in numerous patches that the
outer covering parted on board during the
process of hauling in, and but for the dcxterity
and courage Of the men in seizing hold of ii
beyond the break, where the iron wire struck
out like buDches of highly sharpened needle
points, we should not have known so much of
its condition. Those portions of the recover
ed cable that were wrapped with tarred yarn
were sound, the tar and hempz having preserv-
ed the iron wires bright and free from rust
This will be further reported on. when the
pieces of the recovered cable have been more
closely examined. 1t is with deep regret that
we have to inform You that it has been neces-
sary to abandon the cable"
Year: 1860

The Breckenridge men come out avowedly
in favor of slavery everywhere, claiming thai
this government was founded simply for the
purpose of establishing and preserving and ex
tending the institutions of slavery in this coun-
try. As do not suppose Mr.. Breckinridge
has any other followers here than those who
love slavery better than liberty, do moi
choose to take Issue with them, and will cease
to address myself to the Breckenridge party al
together. They go it blind. They acknow-
ledge no other God but slavery. They have
the virtue of frankness, however, and I have a
sort of respect for them. If they think abso-


lutte despotic power is the best they are right
in avowing the sentiment. They have told me
in the South that they wanted king. "De-
mocraey wont pay say the shareholders, "let
US have a king and strong government
Give us an aristocracy with landed estates, and
let the landless Democracy defend us in their
possession" Cicero tells of people prognos-
ticating the destiny Of nations from the color
of calf silver, and he wondered that these
prognosticating philosophers didn't laugh in
each others faces when they met. So with
the shareholders if they didn't come out thus
consistently and plainly, they must laugh in
each Others faces
Year: 1860

will next address myself briefly to the Bel
men-the Union" party. That is a good
name / am in favor of that name. But
what is the necessity for a Union party?
have said, and l believe it is re-echoed by eve
ry man in the Republican party, we love the
Union, and will not permit it to be dissolved
l will go as far as the farthest in the rreserva-
ton of the Union. But these old gentlemen


4 must speak reverently for am approaching
that point myself) have come to the conclusion
that all these platforms are a delusion and a
snare. "a voice-"that's good.D That's
good, but it doesn't meet the case. The abso-
lutism of these three hundred and fifty thou
sand shareholders must rule, Or they say, this
government must go down. What are you
Bell men going to do? Where are you p
The truth is, you have got two-faced plat
form, worse than the Janus-faced affair of the
Democratic party four years ago. The Union
nen have improved upon that-they have a
revolving platform, which will turn any away.


Laughter.) Does any man want tariff p
"The tariff is a good thiug-I stand on the
Constitution" Does any man want free trade?
Free trade is a good thing-I stand on the
Constitution. Isany man in favor of slavery?
"Slavery is a frst-rate thing-I stand on the
Constitution" Laughter.) Men, this is
not the time for non-committalism. If there
ever was time when no man could stand neu-
trail, it is now. Do you vote to put the power
aid patronage of this government in the hands
of the people, or do you vote against it. Shall
the strength of the government be placed upon
the side ofliberty or slavery? 1t is delusion.
There is nothing in it. When yon come to
sift these Bell men, they are, as proslavery as
the Breckenridge party. Ifyou are for liberty,
go for Lincoln; iffor slavery, go for Breckin-
ridge. We don't want your support unless
you stand upon principle. If you love liberty,
go with US; if you love despotism, go with
them-and that speedily. (Applause.)
Year: 1860

INK STAINS A correspondent of the New
York World sends that paper tIe following
which some of our lady readers may find yAiu-
able


| In visit to MarseilIes, a little incident came
within my observation which may prove ser
viceable to many of our large class of readers.
In the Hotel des Enipereurs, where / was resi-
ding. an ipk-staad was accidentally overtu
upon beautiful table-sPread; those prescott
thought the cloth was ruined A servant be
ing called in to remove the article from the Ia
BILE, all were surprised when he assured US that
/ no harm had been done, and more surprised
! still at witnessing the successful means resort
| ed to for removing the ink stains. The ser
want sprinkled over the cloth quantity Of
pepper and salt, and rubbed them over its sur
face. The mixture soon absorbed every 'por-
ton of the ink, and the tabIe-spread was IN as
good condition as before the accident. The
spread was of wooden fabric. I have never
had occasion for testing the merits of this sim
pie mixture when applied to other cloths, but
it certainly would not be attended with any
bad result.


t8-sE


To MAKE CREAM CHEEsE-Take qnArt
of cream, or if not desired very rich, add there
to one pint of new milk, warm it in hot water
till it is about the heat of milk from the COW;
add small quantity of rennet-a tablespoon
ful is suffcient-let it stand until thick. then
break it slightly with spoon and place il in
to frame, in which you have previously put
fine canvass cloth; press it slightly With o.
weight; let it stand few hours and then put
a finer cloth in the frame; little powdered
salt may be put over the cloth. 1t will be
ready for use in day or two. ~t


STINes OF INsEcrs.-Tbere are many cures
for stings, but very frequently they are not on
hand when wanted. Every housewife has in
her garden superior remedy. which, should
be known by ALL Take portion of onion
either top or root bruise, and apply i'm
mediately, il prevents future soreness and
inflammation, as well as gives. immedats re-
lief. .eg.a
Year: 1860

| CITIZENS OF OHIo No man doubts thai
there is revolution going on in the principles
of this government. But it is unlike mos
other revolutions. 1t is not an uprising of the
people against their oppressors but it is an at
tempt Of the men in power to change the prin
ciples OF the government. and 10 subject mer
calling then selves free-and / trust yet essen
tally free-to absolute will. You well know
this. Hence this great convocation of people
Hence this determination upon the part of all
to see, 10 hear, and to understand. You know
as well as your fathers knew and felt, that the
existence of African Slavery where the master
holds absolute power over the slave, so that By
all the laws of all the slave States, be can, IN
der certain contingencies exercise the power
of life and death-that cannot, of course, by
any possibility, be Republican or Democratic
principle. But under whatever name you may
disguise it, it is still, when men are sincere, an
uuquestioned end unquestionably absolute and
despetic power. OF course, then, when our
fathers founded the government upon the prin-
cipIe that all governments have their power
and are sanctioned only by the consent of the
governed this was an alien element in our So
called Republic.


THE MODERN HEREsY.


But know that these opinions have chang
ed, and that now contrary assertions are made
even to the extreme absurdity that the ex-
istence of Slavery is the foundation Of Liberty
But what does this prove? That the public
conscience has been debauched, that the public
morals OF the country have become vitiated,
and that the clear intelligence of every man
who processes to be q reasoning animal, aud
who vet pretends to believe this monstrous doc
trine, has been obscured. Until the human in
tellect is thus obscured it is impossible for
these men to maintain their supremacy.


THE SOUTHERN oIIGARcHY.


Who then constitute this autocratic power
of which I speak The three hundred and ff-
ty thousand Shareholders of the South, aided
and abetted by their Northern allies in the
name of Democracy (Applause) And now
the hight and depth of Democracy is simply
unconditional submission to the will of these
three hundred and fifty thousand shareholders.
No other question is argued and this consti-
tutcs Democracy. (Applause and laughter)
If were to talk to you about banks, tariffs, |
free homesteads, the education of the people, |
or the safety of the nation at home or abroad. |
and leave out the everlasting negro, not only |
Republicans but Democrats would leave me
and go uninterested away. 1t would be the |
play of Hamlet with Hamlet omitted. This
S The basis of the distinctive principles of those
Who aspire to make President Of the United /
States.
Year: 1860

The Charleston Mercury is known
throughout the country as one Of our
very ablest political journals, and as a
thorough- paced advocate Of all the rights
anu claims of the South, constitutional
or otherwise. The EXTREMIST demands
OF the cotton states" have ever found n
staunch advocate in the Mercury; and il
was in its columns that the secessionists
had right to look Tor Jealous and un-
qualified support. But alas fot the fallacy
OF human expectations. That astute and
independent print not only gives the
breckenridge Fasco very cold shoulder
indeed, but it adduces the best of reasons
and plenty of them, COR refusing to coun-
tenance such piece of supreme folly
Read and ponder them:


"Ihe seceders' ticket is respectable. in
point of ability, and has the additional
merit, so far as our present recollection of
the past course Of the nominees serve us,
OF being entirely safe for the South


Had 1t been nominated at Charleston, we
should have been much inclined to advise
the voters Of the South, of all parties, to
make common cause Of its success in a
straightout fight with the Republicans
1t comes to us now, though, in very
different aspect. 1t is the ticket of a
mere faction that has split off from the
Democratic party, and, so far as appears
from the record. is without the prestige
and credit of nationality. Gentlemen
rom several Northern States participated
IN the action Of the convention, but there
was not one we apprehend, who went
there duly accredited by the people at
home. 1t remains to be seen whether or
not the popular sentiment at the North
will redeem the ticket from the sectional
character with which it is ushered to the
country. Unsupported in the North it is
it is obliged to do harm, by dividing the
anti-Republican strength. and thereby
rendering certain the election Of Lincoln.
1t cannot be elected even should it carry
every Southern State, which it is not to
be presnmed; for while the Democratic
vote will be divided with Douglas, the
Wings have ticket in the field fully
equal to it in its devotion to the cons
ttutional rights of the South. and i'm
measurably its superior in point of ability,
statesmanship, experience and public
service.
Year: 1860

FRANCE AND SOUTHERN ITALY.-It is
hard to say whether the success of the
Garibaldi Expedition would be viewed
with satisfaction or not at the Court OF
the Tuieries. The independence of Sici-
ly would, doubtless, involve the over
throw of the Bourbon throne in Naples,
and perhaps that of the Papal Govern
ment; but if any doubt exist as to the
real wishes of the Court of the Tuileries,
apparently there is none at the Court OF
the Palais Royal. The many persons
who have the honor to share the conf
dence of his Imperial Highness Prince
Napoleon, and who profess to speak his
sentiments very frankly. point to Rome
as the future capital of the vast Italian
Kingdom of his father-in-law. Whether
the Pope is to remain in the Eternal City
as spiritual chief, while Victor Emanuel
rules all Italy as temporal sovereign, on
the plan of the Japanese Government, OF
whether he follows the Able Michon's sug
gestion, and retires to Jerusalm, is no,
slated.-London Times. ..
Year: 1860

Light CIT OG.-Under the ordinance Of the
city, if a gas iaker leaves a tenement without
paying his gas bill, his successor cannot OBJ
tain gas unless he first pays up old scores
made to protect the city against all loss but
would be more just if it required payment t
from the owner of the property, who can
readily secure il when collecting his rent
Year: 1860

Attempt at House Breaking-A daring effort
was made last Tuesday night TO force an en-
trance into the lumber house Of Messrs Jones
X Co, on Dock street, bat proved unsuccess-
full. We understand thar the thieves actually
succeeded in breaking three strong locks, but
failed to force an inner door. which was
barred and boiled in the most secure manner
Year: 1860

HIGH WoRDs.-To explain the facilities of
travel which mark The age, an Engishman
saio mat during the present year he had eaten
sandwich on the top of the great pyramid in
Egypt, drank the heal h of q ueen Vic torja ON
the verge OF tho crater OF Vesuvius. and becn
rather sharply scoided by his wife onIthe sum
nit of Mont Blanc!
Year: 1860

A Fire Toacsr is very much needed in this
city, and will have to be erected in the course
OF a few years. The old bell house. on the
Capitol Square, is not sufficiently elevated 10
overlook all parts of Richmond, aud is such a
complete eyesore III the park, that the Cover
nor M may order It's removal at any moment
When steam fire engines are introduced--as
they soon must be-a fire telegraph will be-
come necessary to indicate the location of 4
fire; and to make thar effective a tower will
De necessary, from which watchman may
overlook the city at Ii glance
Year: 1860

fight which occurred at that place, and in
which one John was shot and another knitted.
1t also recounts the escape from drowning
of little girl, who fell into well twelve
feet deep and was buoyed up on the water
by providential plank until faithful dog
who had been playing with her attracted
help to the spot.
Year: 1860

CALIFORNIA SEEN FROM Two STAND POINTS.


mo citizen of this State ,honld miss read
ing the letters Of Greeley and Bayard Tay-
lor, giving accounts of their hasty journeys
in our midst. Such full justice was never
extended to the new Dorado by all previous
itinerants who have scribbled upon it put
together. Both are close observers, but
from different points of view, and both pos
sess power of graphic description. Gree
ley is more utilitarian; Taylor more aesthetic.
One dilates on material advantages, the other
becomes enthusiastic over beautiful scenery.
If Greeley sees magnificent field of ripe
wheat he makes calculation of the yield
per acre, while Taylor glowingly paints its
ripping shadows and golden hue. One la
ments that great fact, the unsettled condi-
ton of our land titles; the other is appar.
emily more concerned at our social short
comings. In short, the two together give US
the great and lovely country we live In as it
is seen by philosopher and poet. Yet Tay-
lor does not lack marked vein of practical
sense, Offended with some satire and more
quiet fun:) as witness the subjoined extract
from . recent letter.


"Here old proverbs fail A man does not
plant an orchard that his grandchildren may
have fruit, or a tree that his sons may sit
beneath its shade; if he can count on five
more years of life for himself, he does these
things for his own sake.


Now, l ask, where nature does SO much,
should we not expect proportionably more
from man? The Californians have labored
well, it is true, but not SO much as they
might have done. am not going to fatter
them with unningled praise. Coming from
such stock, carrying the habits, tastes and
ideas of the older States with them, they
could not have accomplished less without
exhibiting deterioration In character. The
material progress of the State is not so much
to be wondered at when we consider that
every Improvement either pays, or is ex-
pected to pay. There are fine roads, con-
structed at great expense, all through the
mining districts-but ask the teamsters how
much toll they pay? There are good bridges
erywhere-your purse acknowledges the
fact, as well as your eyes. But there is, as
yet, no thorough geological survey of the
State; the Common School system is far less
generally established than it should be, and
the population are too bent upon money
making to insist on the proper administra-
ton Of the laws, which, except in San Fran
cisco, are as loosely and carelessly regarded
as in-New York city. The energy of selfish
ness has worked wonders, but it takes some.
thing more to make State great, wise and
happy"
Year: 1860

IL Is palnf1l to prefer a feionlous charge
against an old friend-one whose wonder
work on stream, and forest, and meadow,
and window, we admired so much in child
hood, and still admire; but a stern sense of
justice compels us to say that Jack Frost has
fallen so low as to enter the sluices of the
gold seeker and rob them of quicksilver and
amalgam. He accomplishes his villainy by
freezing the water remaining in the boxes at
night, and causing the globules of mercury
to adhere so tenaciensly to the ice-crystals
that rush of water in the morning fire.
quently sweeps off both together. This oc-
caslons great loss to miners, even when
there is no gold with the quicksilver. There
is always some waste of the amalgamating
metal, but in mild weather it seldom exceeds
half a tank monthly to each claim But we
are informed of instances where the loss,
owing to the cause above given, has been
four tanks in three months, two tanks a
month, and as much as two tanks in less
than fortnight. When quicksilver is worth
one dollar, or one dollar and a quarter per
pound, this increased wastage becomes a
matter of considerable moment. In addi.
ton to all this, miners tell us that the gold
yield during the winter season is always less
in proportion to the quantity of dirt washed
perature of the atmosphere is low the mer-
curry of course hardens, or condenses, and
in that condition exerts its affinity for gold
SO feebly that the precious scales pass off
unamalgamated, and many of them are lost
The effects of cold on quicksilver, as de-
tailed above, are most plainly perceived in
claims situated on the north side of hill,
where the sun never shines in winter and
snow and ice lie unmelted but few rods
are blooming.


Truly, there is always something to come
between the gold-seeker and his object
Baffled by one obstacle, he removes or avoids
it only to encounter another. At one time
he has no water, at another too much. If
this essential element is obtainable just in
the right proportion, he must stop washing
to run bedrock tunnels at fifty dollars foot
or to keep open-cuts properly graded. If he
is not prevented from steady washing, his
profits go to the purchase of sluice-lumber,
hose, mining implements, labor and water.
If the gravel is rich, it is very apt to be ce-
mented so hard that it can be procured only
with painful and Improbable s!owness.-
When everything else is favorable, and the
prospects of a "good cleanup" are most
cheering some miserable scoundrel comes
along at night and robs the sluices, or
meaper Williams adulterate the quicksilver
with lead. Finally. the elements themselves
conspire to battle the determined men who
develope the mineral resources of the State.
Year: 1860

Not long ago we noticed the fact that some
miners in this county had discovered extern
sive adulteration in certain lots of quicksil-
yer used by them. The Columbia Times
quotes our statement and says the miners in
that portion of the State suffer considerably
from the same species of fraud
Year: 1860

The Editor of the Iowa Hill Patriot says
he is frequently frightened to death by see-
ing the outlines of his coffin in the bottom
of glass when he takes a drink. He must
be used to dying by this time, or we would
recommend him to become Dashaway.
Year: 1860

Some rowdes in Gotham forcibly entered
a room where a number of abandoned white
women were dancing with black men, and
proceeded to alter the complexion of affairs
by blacking the faces of the women with
SCOT and whitening those of the men with
-four.