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Year: 1859

CURcuLIo.-Mr Editor I noticed an
article last week IN your PAPER about the
Curculio, and l thought | would make
suggestion about another plan for getting
rid Of it, A farmer living near Jonesville.
Mich, had quite a number of plum trees
on his place. but on account of the Cur
cuio could not raise any plums. Some
two or ;hree years since he built a new
house, and in digging his cellar dug away
the dirt from several trees, and after
wards put some Of the dirt from his cell
lar around some Of the trees, thinking he
would not destroy the trees. Very much
to his amazement all the trees which had
the cellar dirt put around them have borne
good frat uninjured by the Curculio, while
the other trees in a different part of his
garden have deem troubled as much as
ever with the Curcullo.


MIcHrcAS.
Year: 1859

A veteran editor, after an experience Of q
quarter of century, gives it as his opinion
that the newspaper business, if long followed
will give any one a poor opinion Of the com.
mon honesty Of mankind. Hear him


"We have tried the business more than the
eighth of century, and regret to say that
our estimate of the aggregate honesty OF
mankind has been considerably lowered
There is a great deal of latent, undeveloped
rascality in the race, and if man has any OF
it in his composition he is sure to exhibit it
when his newspaper subscription becomes
due Within the last twelve or fifteen years
we have been engaged in the business, we
have lost enough money through the rascal
ity of our customers to make man of mod
crate desires rich! Many Of those who owe
us these small amounts, from S. to 500, are
rolling in wealth and could pay any day in
the year if they desired to do so. Many 9TH
ers belong to the migratory tribe, who are
here to-day, and in Texas or California to.
morrow. Others belong to class quite nu.
merols, who write to editors to send them
papers and they will pay when they gather
their cotton or do something else, but pay.
day never comes and, finally, after sending
the paper four or five years, it is ascertained
that they never wereworth snap Another
class of losses grow out of the negligence O
postmasters. A subscriber, after taking Z
paper six months or a year, leaves the coun
try without giving the editor notice, and af
ter four or five years have elapsed he happen,
to meet with the postmaster who most mag
unanimously informs him that his subscribe
has gone to ''parts unknown" and if h,
wishes to get any pay for his paper he ha,
better stop ii! Or, after suffering the pape
to come two or three years, he writes to TIL
editor that for the second or third time h
will inform him that the paper is not takel
out, &c. The losses, and various others w
might refer to, absorb the profits Of the busi
ness to such an extent as greatly to discour
age those engaged in it.


although we have had our full share O
non-paying subscribers, and have been wors
swindled than any other publisher we know
we take much pleasure in saying that W
have on our books the names Of many gen
tlemen whose punctuahty through long sc
ries Of years-always paying in advance
entities them to be rated as the ''salt of tn
EARTH" Oh, for an increase of the number


Occasionally, some one long in arrears
moved by tardy sense Of justice, pays hi
llQng;staRdipg indebtedness. We regret tha
Year: 1859

There are two full Democratic tickets in
the field in Dubuque county. The first is
the Dor ticket, supported by the Herald,
the other is supported by the Northwest and
the SUM- The run will be close.
Year: 1859

usual fees according to custom. aftor the ves.eI he


cleared at the Custom House, which the Captan in,
formed him would be done at Il O'Clock on Weanes-
day morning.


] Tuesday evening Mr.. IIussEr's partner. Captaip
BLACK, and runner of the port named TALBOT, went
by invitation of Capt MARTIN on board the yacht to
collect the shipping bill as she was understood TO be
getting ready tosai Shortly after getting on board
Capt. B. observed certain movements which con-
WINGED him that the Vandersr was about to put to
sea- when he proposed to go on shore Capt. MAR
TN then stated to him that he was going to leave the
port, and thatno living soul should leave the vessel
fat under the circumstances he would not trust his
own brother, and that he would blow out the brains
of any man who attempted to leave the vessel 1t
being useless to offer any resistance Capt B. obeyed
the order to go below, where he laid down upon a
sofa, and after some time, being much fatgued fell
asleep.


Between three and four O'Clock in the morning he
was awakened by commotion on board, and found
that the yacht was aground Captain MAErN was
IN towering passion at the mishap, ard was very
uneasy until about 10 O'Clock when the tide enabled
the WGaderer to float, and she was again got under
way and stood out TO sea. Capt BLACK and his kid
mapped companion now renewed their appeals to be
put shore, to which Capt. MARTH replied that he
could not release them, and that if they would 60
the voyage with him it would be greatly to their a
vantage. Perssting in their entreaties to be put
ashore, the Captain of the Wdderer finally consent
ed, when he well out of the harbOr to let them
CO. While the vessel was under full sail and going
at rapid rate, they were allowed to jump into
their boat which was towing astern. As the line
was east Off the Captain said TO thenl-"Now GO
my name is PATTON, am bound to the coast of AZ
RIGA for cargo of negroes give my respects to the
people of Savannah, and tell them to -.''
The conclusion of his speech which not distinct
ly heard may be imagined by the reader.
Year: 1859

We ecOtinue to-day, extracts from the report of
the Comptroller. It is conveniently prepared un-
der appropriate heads, that the necessity we are
under Of printing it in chapters ntePfeFes less than
it would but for this excellent arrangement of sub
Year: 1859

This leviathan steamer, having now
definitely passed into the hands of the
Great Ship Company, active steps are
taken in order to have the vessel ready
for sea by the latter end of July. or the
beginning OF August. Several hundred
workmen are engaged in the work, and
the progress is rapid. The great shaft
weighing upwards of 80 tons, was some
time since placed on board. Since that
time the fitting of the machinery has pro-
gressed rapidly. and one of the masts
will be set up in the course of few
days. The mast is now lying alongside
the ship. and shears are prepared fol
hosting it into its place. There will be
six masts to the ship. three of iron and
three of wood. Those in the neighbor-
hood of the tunnels will be of iron, the
foremasts of wood. The necessity of ION
masts will be readily understood, when
it is remembered that the furnaces, burn
ing some $50 tons of coal per day, will
send enormous heat through the mon
strous tunnels. 1t happens at times that
it is necessary to cut away the masts.
and when they are of timber there is an
obvious method for doing it. Masts of
iron do not, however, afford the same IA
cilities, but this difficulty is to be over
come by screw of enormous power,
which, placed on the deck and attache d
to the masts. will, when set in motion,
crush in the iron sides. and let the tow
ering iron columns fall overheard. A
very ingenious arrangement for fastening
the rigging to the masts is to be adopted
which, in the event of its being necessa-
ry to send the masts overheard, will af-
ford facilities for letting go all the ropes.
The shrouds and stays will be secured to
iron rings so constructed as readily to
open when required, but on other occa-
sions holding with firmness which de-
fies any amount of strain which might be
brought to bear upon them. The whole
of the rigging will be of iron wire. The
main and topmost yards Of the square
rugged masts will be Of iron, and the
length Of the main yard 100 feet, or very
nearly 40 feet longer. and several times
as strong as the main yard of any line
of battle ship afioat. 1t has been finally
decided that Portland, in the State Of
Maine, shall be the port to which the
Great Eastern will make its first voyage.
liverpool Post, Apra 30M.
Year: 1859

One of the institutions of New York
is the Astor House Farm, located in
Union, n. j., about seven miles from that
city. 1t is owned by Mr.. Devlin, the
son-in-law of Gen. Stetson, who gener-
ously fitted up his farm for the exclusive
use Of the Astor House, conducted by
his father-in- law, convinced that it would
pay him well and the result has more
than realized his expectations. The ride
to it over the Hoboken ferry, is one Of
the finest in all this region. The scenery
is exquisite-the road is in excellent or
der. New Jersey is one of the best farm
ing States in the Union, and the eyi.
dences of thrift and high culture meet
one on all sides.


Once on the farm, the cattle attract
the attention Of the visitor. The stable
is on novel plan, and ingeniously fitted
for the purpose of its erection. Fifty
cows stand before you all in a row, and
the reputed taste of the host Of the AS
tor is not lessened by the appearance OF
these cattle. The stables are sweet and
clean as dairy. These cows are fed or
the sweetest hay and the best of meal
and are groomed daily, as horse would
be, and roam in clover fields all the sum-
mer. They are fed on cotton meal. By
the invention of gentleman whose name
| do not recollect, the fuse has been tax :
en- from the cotton seed, and the meal
makes the best feed for COWS, better than
linseed, corn meal or any other. The
cotton meal goes to milk first, then to
meat, and lastly to fat. From these cows
four hundred quarts of milk day are
carried into the Astor for the use Of the
guests. The cows are MIXED at o'clock
each morning, and the milk reaches the
Astor in the cool of the day. and from
the milk taken at night, twenty five
quarts OF pure cream are sent in also for
the daily use Of the house. An ice
house of a novel arrangement. with ven-
tilators and cooling chamber, receives
the milk and vegetables. Milk can be
kept sweet week, and fruit long time.
Year: 1859

A Frightful Accident....A Man Carried


mp One Hundred Feet above the Earth


The most frightful, and at the same
time the most remarkable accident We
have ever seen on record, occurred al
the Catholic church, yesterday morning
Some twenty persons were engaged in
putting up the new bell which arrived
from Pittsburgh the evening before
There was a windlass erected on the
ground, to which was attached snatch
block and shieve. Immediately above
the open space in the cupola, to which
the bell was to be drawn up, there pro-
truded beam, to which was attached
another snatch-block and pulley, and the
bell was to have been conveyed to the
top by means of strong ropes working
through these shleyes by the power OF
the windlass and cylinder upon the
ground. The bell had been raised in
this way almost up to the open space in
the cupola, and the men were just ready
to pull it in. A man named Thomas
Newton was below, engaged in guiding
the folds of the rope, as it wound round
the cylinder. To do this, he had a firm
grasp upon the rope. When the bell had
reached great hight from the ground,
one of the cogs in the windlas fixture
gave way. Another revolution of the
wheel ripped off all the cogs the bell
fell to the ground, and Newton, who had
hold of the lower end of the rope, was
carried up with frightful velocity dis
tance Of one hundred feet from the
ground, and about four feet above the
aperture where the bell was to have been
taken in.


For the instant, one was surprised be-
yond measure, and before those engaged
in the work could comprehend what had
happened, Newton, with his hands all
lacerated and bleeding, worked himself
down opposite the aperture, and called
for help to those within. Bishop Whe-
len, who was on the platform in the Gu
pola, reached out at the risk of his life
almost. and seizing Newton by the waist,
pulled him from his awful position The
accident struck everybody with amaze
ment, and all but the eye witnesses were
10th to believe in the incredulous fact
The bell weighed three thousand seven
hundred pounds, and as it fell without
hindrance, some idea may be formed of
the rapidity with which Newton ascend
ed. He says he thought of letting go
the rope, but before his thought was
clearly defined, he was at the beam,
hundred feet above. He had not time to
let go his hold upon the rope. Some
cogs and pieces of machinery were hurl
ed distance of two squares from the
church, and a Mr.. Smith, who was
standing near, received an ugly wound
in the face from flying particle. Mr..
Newton was taken to the office of DIR.
Hupp, where his wounded hands were
dressed. The flesh was all torn from the
palm Of his hands, even to the bone,
which is supposed to have been done by
the death grasp, and the sliding down
the rope during the swift passage into
the air. Altogether. we suppose there is
not more startling or remarkable acci-
dent, or more miraculous escape on
record.
Year: 1859

Ay, Dad is growing old, John,


His eyes are getting dim,
And years have on his shoulders laid


A heavy weight for him;
But you and are young and hale,


And each a stalwart man,
And we must make his load us light


And easy as we can.
He used to take the brunt, John,


At cradle and the plow,
And earned our porridge by the sweat


That trickled from his brow
Yet never heard We him complain.


Whate'er his toll might be,
Nor wanted e'er welcome seat


Upon his solid knee.
But when our boy strength came, John,
And sturdy grew each limb,
He brought us to the yellow field,


To share the toll with him;
But he went foremost in the swarth,


Tossing aside the grain,
just like the plow that heaves the soil,
Or ship that shears the main.
Now we must lead the van, John,


Thro' weather foul and fair,
And let the old man read and doze,
And tilt his easy chair;
And he'll not mind it, John, you know,
At eve to tell us DER
Those brave old tales of British times,
Of Grand-dad and the war.
I've heard you speak of Mann, John,
'Tis Gospel what you say,
That caring for the life of us,


Has turned her head so grey.
Yet, John, do remember well,


When neighbors called her vain,
And when her hair was long and like
A cleaning sheaf of grain.
Her lips were cherry red, John.


Her check was round and fair,
And like ripened peach it swelled
Against her wavy hair
Her step fell lightly as the leaf


From off the summer tree,
And all day busy at the wheel


She sang to you and me.
She had buxom arm, John,


That welded well the rod
Whene'er with wilful step our feet
The path forbidden trod;
But to the heaven of her eye


We never looked in vain,
And evermore our yielding cry


Brought down her tears like rain.
But that is long ago, John,


And we are what we are,
And little heed we day 10y day,
Her fading cheek and hair
All. when beneath her faithful breast
The tides no longer stir,
'Tis then, John, that we most shall feel
We had no friend like her.
Sure, there can be no harm, John,
Thus speaking softly Ger
The blessed names of those, ere long,
Shall welcome us no more.
Nay !-bide it not--for why shouldst tho,
An honest tear disown?
Thy heart one day will lighter be
Remembering it has flown.
For Dad is growing old, John,
His eyes are getting dim,
And Nam is treading softly down
The dim descent with him
But you and / are young and hale,
And each a stalwart man,
And We must make their path as smooth
And level as we can.
Year: 1859

The following important rule has been
adopted in the United States District Court
at San Francisco:


Upon a suggestion to the Court by either
the United States or the claimant, in any


land case, that the survey made under final
decree and approved by the U. S Surveyor
General for California is erroneous, an order
will he granted, as of course directing the
Surveyor General to return to the Court
certified copy of the plat of such survey, and
allowing the party applicant reasonable
time, to be fixed by the Court, from and after
the return thereof to file exceptions thereto.
y copy of the exceptions must be regularly
served upon the opposite party previous to
filing.


AS soon as exceptions are filed, testimony
may be taken by either party before u S
Commissioner, upon five days notice, and
the cause may be set for hearing 10y either
party, upon motion made in open Court, upon
one days notice to the opposite party. Ifno
exceptions be filed within the time fixed by
order Of the Court, or within such frrther
time as may, upon motion, be allowed for
that purpose, the survey shall be deemed to
be asseuted to, and an order may be entered,
as of course, that the plat be removed from
the files and returned to the Surveyor Gen.
eral, to 1ether with a certified copy of such
last mentioned order
Year: 1859




To the Honorable the Senate and House of


Representatives. Of the United States:


The undersigned, American citizens. resi-.
ding on the Pacific coast, impressed with the
absolute Importance, not to say necessity. of
Il great Central Railroad across the Cont
nent, respectfully petition your honorable
bodies to extend mid towards the copstrpo
tion of such railroad, from the Mississippi
Valley to the Pacific, in the following man
ner, TO wit:


First-That the Government aid the con-
struction Of the Central Grand Trunk Rail
road across the Territories, (that is to saw
commencing at point on the Western from
tier of the Atlantic States, running bv the
most practical route to the Eastern frontier
of the State Of California; by the guarantee
of the Government Of the payment of inter
est, not exceeding five per centum per an
mum, during twenty years, on the bonds
which may be issued by the company or com
panies constructing said road, which bonds
shall not represent Il sum exceeding the nc
tual cost of said road


Second-That the Government grant lib
orally from the public lands of the terrific
ries over which the road shall pass to such
company or companies as shall construct the
same.


Third-That the Government make tbe
following condition with such company or
companies as shall undertake its construction
to-wit: That if the party or parties who
shall construct the said road within five
years from the date of contract, or passage of
bill by Congress, shall be granted alternate
sections, on both sides of the road, of thirty
sections deep and that if the parties con
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time than five years in its construction, they
shall receive not to exceed ten sections deep
on either side of said road


Fourth-That the Government donate TO
the State of California all the public lands
within her limits. Excepting the mineral
lands). Also, that Congress authorize the
repayment to said State of the sum of So.
7O6,5l2, claimed to be legally due said State
having been collected as customs at the port
OF San Francisco, between the dates of Aug.
8, lS4S, and September 9, 1850. These
lands and this sum TO be dedicated to the
state Railroad Fund" and to be used in aid
of the construction of a railroad running
from San Francisco TO the eastern frontier of
the State, as the Legislature of the State
shall direct.


Fifth-That Congress grant like and SINH
lar aid to the State of Oregon and to Wash
ington Territory, whereby they may be en-
abed to aid the construction of a line of rail
road from Puget Sound or the Columbia river
to such point as shall be practicable to in
tersect with the road constructed by author
lty of Congress across the Territories


SiXth-That Congress remit all duties on
railroad stock and furniture, used in the con.
struction of the main trunk railroad, or
branches aforenamed.
Year: 1859

1T will be recollected that some of the for
mer inmates of the State Prison were dis
charged by ha5eas corpus, on the ground OF
Telegram understands that owing to the sue
cess of former applicants, t,oo Hundred and
thirty of the present inmates have made APP
plication for discharge, on the same grounds,
and that we'll known member of the bar
of that city, and former member of the
Legislature, have taken the cases in hand at
S25 each.
Year: 1859

A week or two ago, a man with between
$4,000 and $4,000 in gold coin, feeling it
unsafe to keep so much money about him,
and being suspicious of the honesty of bank
ing institutions, he determined to bury it,
which he accordingly did, without informing
any one of the locality, A few days after
wards he went out riding, when he was
thrown from his horse and instantly killed.
Of course no one knows where the money is.
although it has been searched for very care
fully.
Year: 1859

DANCING GTRLs.-A new dance house has
just been established on jackson street, the
dancing girls having been freshly imported
on the steamship Golden Age. Some of them
are said to be good looking and all that kind
Of thing, but the system we think Just ms
wrong as that Of the German girls imported
for like purpose and whom these are inten-
ded to supplant. The last batch came from
Boston and New York, we understands.
T. National
Year: 1859

MRAMoN's PLAN TO RAISE MoNEY.-Advices
from Mexico report that Miramon had given
his ultimOtum to the Council of Bishops, to
the effect that if the Church does not furnish
him with the money he wants. he will have
to raise it on the property of the Church. 1t
was thought probable that the amount de-
manded would be raised, though Miramon
was told that it was impossible to do so, with
out melting down the images and ornaments
of the churches
Year: 1859

strong, inventor of the renowned guns, writes,
respecting paragraph which has been going
the rounds of the press :; " Who made the
wonderful shot that brought down a wild
goose at six miles and seven furlongs? This
is question that meets me everywhere, and,
disagreeable though it be to spoil a marvel.
Gus story, | am obliged to answer-Nobody
A wild goose certainly was shot by shell
from one of my guns at distance somewhat
short of halfa mile; and, although half mile
is not to be regarded as the limit of safe dis
tance for goose to stand at, yet am bound
to say that six miles and seven furlongs is a
range Which as yet has only been reached
with the long bow"
Year: 1859

The New ALMADEN CAsE.-The testimony
of all the Mexican witnesses who came up
with the Surprise from San Bias, in May last
to testify in the Almaden case, have been
closed. and it is said that Ex-Governor Pho
Pico win be the next witness.
Year: 1859

LITTLE boy about three and half years
old, lately died in convulsions at Boston,
from drinking half pint of New England
rum. Three physicians worked twenty four
hours to restore him to consciousness
Year: 1859

COUNTY JUDGE SYsTRM.-Republican Jour-
nails in this State ere just now busily en-
gagged in laying out work for the coming
session of the Legislature. Of all the sub
jects enumerated as demanding the action of
our Legislature this winter, it seems to US
the total revision or abolition of the present
County Judge system is the most import
ant and we are pleased to notice the unan.
unity of sentiment prevailing in this matter
throughout the State. 1t is pretty generally
conceded, says the Oskaloosa Herald, that
the present system of County Administra-
ton places too much power in the hands Of
one man, and we shall be glad to see some
system adopted which shall tend to diffuse,
rather than centralize, power and RESPONSE
blity. We ask the incoming Legislature,
in behalf of the tax. burdened and swindled
population of Pottawatttamie county, to
give this subject a careful and intelligent
examination, trusting to the intelligence
and discriminating ability Of that body, TO
provide some system that will protect the
rights of private citizens from the pecula-
tions of dishonest officials, and ensure a
more economical and efficient adminstra


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