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Year: 1860

SENATOR SUMNER-This gentleman made a
speech in the Senate, on the 3lst May, on the
question of the admission OF Kansas, which
was pronounced to be the most bitter, the
most ultra. and the most malignant ever de-
livered in that body If such be the fact, it
proves Sumner to be one of those men who
are not great enough to forget themselves in
the cause which they espouse, or to rise, In
the discussion of public questions, above the
passions and prejudces of the hour. 1t
proves that he still smarts under the blows
of Brooks, and holding the entire South res
ponsible for the act of one man, vents his
long pent-up wrath against Southern charac.
ter, Southern institutions and Southern men.
lie travels for several years over Europe, rest,
ing here and being medicated there, but brood.
ing everywhere on the treatment he has re-
ceived from the hands of one who had his
own personal grievance to avenge and insult
to resent Long does he linger on the Dor
ders Of convalescence. and unueh does he suf~
fer Meantime, Death has removed his enc
my, and it might be supposed that he would
bury his wrongs. if such they were, in the
grave Of his now he'll pless foe On the con-
trary, it would seem, that he cultvates
morbid hate for men who had nothing to do
with the unfortunate difficulty in which he
and Brooks were engaged transferring his
vengeance from the dead to the living, and
with q worse than Indian unreasonableness
of revenge, because it is that of a civilized
man, would hold an entire people accounta-
ble for the act of one only of their number.


We confess We expected something better
of Mr.. Sumner. We expected speech wor
| thy of strong and well cultivated intellect.
We expected something consonant with the
dignity of the Senate. The TRADE of Sena-
tor Wigfall, of Texas. against Northern men,
as such, was regarded everywhere with
feelings of indignation, and it was hoped
that a similar display would not be again
made in that body.


We shall not, however, undertake to de-
nounce Senator Sumner in advance. 1t may
be that he is misrepresented. We shall wait
till We see his speech.
Year: 1860

The news is that one OF the identical rails
split by Abe Lincoln in Illinois, in his rail-
splitting days, is to be sent to California, for
exhibition, description and remark, during
the coming campaign for the Presidency. 1t
will furnish the theme Of many discourse
from the stump, and many panegyric from
the tripod. See what this great man did
this Titanic Republican He actually split
rails for his living Well suppose he did ?
There are thousands of just as good men as
Abe Lincoln splitting rails now. And they
had far better be splitting rails. as they are,
than running on the Republican ticket for
the Presidency. 1t is credit to a man to
earn his bread by the sweat Of his brow, but
it is no credit to him to endanger the peace
Of his country and turn traitor to the memory
of his forefathers by the advocacy Of princi-
Piles which he knows can have but the one
disastrous tendency. Whether a man has
grown up from the lap of luxury or hewed
and split his way through the ron ghnesses of
adverse fortune, he is equally to be contemn-
ed, II he aims blow at the tranquility OF his
country. This man Abe Lincoln has declared
that the Free and the Slave States of this
Union cannot exist together that they must
all be free or all slave, and he is for making
them all free In other words he and his
party have declared wer against the South,
and intend. if possible, by numerical su ?
periOrity to bring things to such pass that
the Southern States cannot remain in the
Union. This holy (l) and patriotic (D object
of precip ipitating dissolution of the Union, is
tn Grand ruling motive of the Lincoln party.
fc 10 men know better than they that the
South viii not .amely submit to aggressions
upon their rights. He who is engaged in
such cause as this, though he had split rails
enough to fence in the continent, is an enemy
of his country and will receive the condem-
nation of the people
Year: 1860

Wild ToBAcco.-The tobacco plant is found
growing wild in the vicinity Of Lancha Pla-
u" ana Poverty Bar The Dispatch says it
Is OF superior quality, only requiring few
years cultivation to render it available and
valuable.
Year: 1860

A sHREwD confidence game was played
on Cincinnati fashionable dry goods estab
hshment recently. The story is thus told by
the Enquirer


A wel;dressed female drove up in a car
rage, and, entering the store, asked TO he
shown some shawls An article worth FORTY
dollars was selected, and hundred dollar
bill rendered in payment The bin was ex
amined and found to be genuine, and the
change returned. lust then the lady found
an imperfection in the shawl and demanded
her money, which was refunded to her Az.
ter some little bargaining she was induced to
purchase the shawl at a reduced price. when
she again rendered the hundred dollar hin
and received her change A few hours later
the cashier discovered that the bill was a
counterfeit, and at once saw through the
game The lady had given the salesman a
genuine bill the first time, and afterwards
substituted for it the counterfeit She is an
entire stranger and has not been seen since.
Year: 1860

DIoaru FIeur.-Two drunken Diggers got
into fight Sunday evening, on the bank of
the river, at the South end of D street. The
contest lasted about a quarter of an hour,
both rolling together in the dust They
were separated by one of there tribe, when
1t was found that one of the combattants had
received several cuts with a pocket knife.
Where DO these Diggers get their whiskv2
Year: 1860

Grand Barbecue and Banquet,
prepared for the occasion, those persons who NAV
feel like nduleing in the DANCE can do so in place
selected and fitted up for the purpose under the
and shady trees.


Dressing Rooms will be arranged for the Ladies and
servants will be In attendance to wait upon them and
barrels Of pure ice water, with dippers convenient
will be found in various places on the ground.
Ice Creams and all sorts Of desirable articles for
such an occasion, both for grown persons and chill
dren, will be on hand, and indeed everything that
could be asked for or desired such occasion will
be present


Families from the country or from distance, will
find everything pleasant and convenient


he entire arrangements are in the hands of r.
O'HANLON, who will take especial pains to see that
entire satisfaction is given to each and every indvd
ual who may upon the grounds either before or
at the time Of the Celebration.


N. B. The services Of the Day will commence at 10
O'Clock A. NJ, precisely.


The festivities, will close with


Splendid Ball and Supper,
in the evening, ut which every comfort and conven
ience will be supplied those present.


The Ball will be under the direction of the officers Of
the Marysvie Park Association, which is sure guar.
antee that II viii be properly conducted.


ale supper viii be prepared under the personal su.
pervsion of the subscriber ami it WITH be unexceled
in every particular.


Coaches will be run FREE to and from the Ball, for
families, and those desiring TO he called for will please
leave their address at the Senate House. as early as
possible on the Fourth


During the evening, and throughout the Ball, there
will be a grand display Of


FIRE WORKS.


PARTICULAR NOTICE.-There will be no racing
or driving on the track during the day or night


ROBERT 7. 0HANLON,
Jezo'td Proprietor Dlarysville Park
Year: 1860

OIL SrRINes.-The Scientific American says
the oil springs are probably the result of the
decomposition of vegetable substances by
the internal heat of the earth. 1t is not like.
ly that any of them are absolutely inexhaus-
tible, and their extent will no doubt vary
like that of coal beds and other geological
deposits.
Year: 1860

DAY roLIcE.-We find that many fights
and much disorderly conduct occur in certain
quarters of The city, in the day time. 1t is
owing to the fact that no police are on duty
during the day. The two policemen, who
set up all night, cannot Of course serve in
the day, for they must sleep. The Mayor or
Council might perhaps do well to look into
it. and see if a larger force be not needed.
Year: 1860

BIG WAeoN.-A huge wagon, belonging to
Henry Moore the teamster, and made at the
shop on the corner of G and Fourth, was
driven around town, yesterday, with a load
of people and drawn by ten fine mules. The
team had the honor of being driven by one
of the City Fathers, and from the manner in
which he put them through, we should Judge
that he had no pecuniary interest in the
mules The wagon weighs 4I4o lbs, empty
She is designed for the Rabbit Greek, Camp
tonville and Downieyille trade.
Year: 1860

No LESS than three murders have already
occurred in this country because of quarrels
growing out Of the late prize fight; one in
Albany, one in the western part of New
York, and the third in New Orleans.
Year: 1860

There's many . holy rapturous strain


Floating DER the River Of Death,
Te the weary who wait, like the ripened grain


For tho touch of the Reaper'e breath.
There are flashes Of ight on each lifted wave


As it glides from the further shore,
To the shadowy border our tear drops lave,
In the lull Of the waters roar.
They are harp strings, stirred by the perfumet
! air,


And gushing with melody sweet,
Like the whispered notes Of a child at prayer
! In the hush Of the twilight deep.
They hear the low music 50 solemn and grand


And heed not the eddying tide,
For they catch CLEAN Of the forms that staut
| BY the stream on the other side.
AID we see light on the calm white brow,
Like the glow Of the crimson morn:
But We see MT the lips on the lids Of snow,
All the night we deem so long!
And we only know when 'se hear no more,
As we watch for the passing breath,
That an angel is swiftly bearing them down
The banks Of the River Of Death
Only know that their footsteps are pressing the


sands


OF the shore that their brightness laves:
AMI over their bosoms fresh garlands we lay,
And lily We twine in their hair
S % AoW DIlgAteu tney say,
Those gaslands and lily buds are.
call it not blighted-I deem them not dead
Who thus pass away in their bloom;
For they rest in their beauty where tears are


not shed


Ger the darkness and blight of the tomb.
And oft, as sit at the easement alone,
list, if perchance may hear,
Through the stately pines as they sway and


moan,


Like child at the shrouded bier,
The futter of sails and the rushing Of waves,
And the fash Of gilded oar,
As the reaper starts from his emerald caves
To carry me down to the shore;
And I wait for the swoop Of an angel wing,
And the clasp Of IN angel hand,
For the sound Of harp and the chant Of q


hymn,


And the light Of the glory land
But alas! listen and wait in vain;
Yet know that my weary feet
Shall wander ere long from the valley Of pain,
To the river so solemn and sweet.
I shall 60 with the Reaper, changeless and pale
And each woe that my heart has known.
Each agonized cry, each desolate wall,
Each fearful and piteous moan,
Shall be washed away by the murmurous


waves,


From my spirit so joyous and free.
When see the smile of the lovely who wait
On the beautiful shere for me.
Year: 1860

sort to stratagem. Only little ahead


was house, and old farmer named Lou


gee lived there, and directly before which


was a huge snow bank stretched across the


road, through which track for wagons


had been cleared with shovels.
As we approached the cot, I saw light
in the front room, as I felt confident /


should, for the old man generally sat up


until the stage went by. I drove on, and


could distinguish the deep cut which had


been shovcled through it, urged my hor-


ses to a good speed, and when near the


bank, forced them into it.


One Of the runners mounted the edge of


the bank, after which the other run into


the cut, thus throwing the sleigh over as
quick as though lightning had struck it


My passenger had not calculated on any
such movement, and wasn't prepared fol
it; but I had calculated, and was prepared.
He rolled out into the deep snow, with a


heavy buffalo robe about him, while I
lighted upon my feet directly on top of
him. punched his head into the snow,
and then sang out for old Lougee I did
not have to call a second time, for the far
mer had come to the window to see me
pass, and as soon as he saw my sleigh over
turned, he had lighted bis lantern and
,>"rried out. -:}-.


"Nn:et's to pay? ?" asked the old man as
he came ur.


"Lead the horses into the track, and
then come here" said I.


As I spoke, I partially loosSened my
hold upon the villains throat, anu ne
drew pistol from his bosom; but l saw
it in season and jammed his head into the
snow again, and got the weapon away from
him. BY this time Lougee had led the
horses out and came back, and explained
the matter to him in as few words as pos
sible. We hauled the rascal out into the
road, and upon examination, we found
about twenty packages Of letters which he
had stolen from the mailbag, and slowed
away in his pockets. -


He swore, and threatened, and prayed
but we paid no attention to his barney
Lougee got some stout cord, and when We
had securely bound the villain, we tum-
bled him into the pung: I asked the old
man if he would accompany me to Littleton,
and he said '|of course" So he got his
overcoat and mutler, and ere long we star
ted on.


I reached the end of my route with my
mail all safe, though not as snug as it
might have been, and my mail bag little
the worse for the game that had been
played upon it. However, the mail rob!
Der was secure, and within week he was
identified by some officers from Concord
as an old offender; and, I'm rather inclined
to the opinion that he's in the States pris-
on at the present moment. At any rate,
he was there the last heard Of him.


That's the only time that ever had
any mail troubled; and I think that under
all circumstances L came out Of it pretty
well. ..
Year: 1860

does not follow, by any means, that one
who is dying under hereditary consump.


tion, or one who is too far gone to have


any power Of endurance, or spring Of recu-


perativc energy left, will be recovered in


the same manner. A great many such go


there to die, some to be partially recovered


and then die; for I knew of two young


men, so far recovered as to think them


selves vel, or nearly so, who by over vio-


lent exertion brought on a recurrence Of


bleeding, and died, oue of them almost In


stantly, and the other in about twenty four


hours; both in the same week. The gen


eral opinion seemed to be that the result


was attributable. ARD I have known of


very remarkable cases Of recovery there


which had seemed to be hopeless. One of


a gentleman who was carried ashore on a


litter, and became robust, hearty man.


Another who told me that he had seen


coughed up bits of his lung, of the size of
a walaut, and was then, seven or eight


months after, a perfectly sound-looking,


well-set man, with no cough at all. fell


in with somebody every few days who had
come there and been restored and with
multitudes Of others whose disease had


been arrested; SO as to allow the prosecu-
tion of business, and whose lease Of life as
they had no doubt, was much heightened
by their migration to that region OF the
country. Of course it will be understood
that great many are sadly disappointed
ia going thither, and that as the number
of consumptives making the trial increases,
the funerals of the consumptive strangers
al2 becoming sadly frequent. :-


The peculiar benefit of this climate ap-
pears to be from dryness. There ;s se==
much. or eve,; little more of rain there
than elsewhere, in the summer months
but it comes generally in the night, and
the days that follow brighten out in
fresh, tonic brilia?cy, as dry almost as
before. The winter climate is intensely
cold, and yet so dry, and clear, and still,
great suffering. One who is properly
dressed finds the climate much more en-
joyablc than the amphibious, half-fuid,
halfso]id, sloppy grave-like chill of the
East. The SHOWS are light; a kind Of
snow-dew that makes all inch, OF some-
times three in a night. Real snow-storms
are rare there was none the last winter.
a little more snow to make better sleigh.
ing would be an Improvements. As to
rain in the winter it IS almost unknown.
There was no drop of rain last winter,
from the latter part of October to the mid
die, or about the middle Of March, except
a slight drizzle on Thanksgiving Day.
And there was not snow-melting enoug gh
for more than about eight or ten days to
wet a deer-skin moccasin which many,
gentlemen wear all the winter. The fol-
LOWING table will show the comparative
whether in the shape of rain or
snow, for three different points, that may
be taken to represent the whole country !;
being on the two coasts, and at st. Paul
in the middle of the continent:
Year: 1860

TExAs.-The progress of the secession
movement meets with an obstacle in the fact
that Texas cannot call State Convention. as
her Legislature does not meet for 5 months
Therefore Texas cannot go out of the Union
at present, Gov. Houston will not call an
extra session for the purpose of secession
Senator Wigfall, it is said, will retain his seat
in the Senate. Should he resign, as it was
reported he would do, Gov. Houston will fill
his place with Union man.
Year: 1860

TIE esult of the Presidential election was
known throughout the United States tie dag
after IL took place Those who framed the
Constitution never dreamed of Morse and the
telegraph, or they would not have put the
time of the election and that of the inangu-
ration so far apart This is a wonderful age,
thinks the Home Journal How about Cali
fornia? That is not out Of the United States
get, Mr. Home Journal
Year: 1860

CRUEL TREATMENT OF a WIFE.-There is n
man in this city named John Brown, an un-
fortunate cognomen in ITSELF who never gets
drunk but he is possessed with an nsuperable
proclivity to beat and abuse his wife John
Brown has been punished several times for
this objectionable otTense but his frequent
imprisonments and fines do not appear to
have any permanent effect Sunday night
John Brown got on another devilish spree,
and as usual wreOked his brutality upon his
wife, he beat he dreadfully and stabbed her
several times with knife, but fortunately
her wounds are not mortal, although they
will compel her to keep her bed for several
days John was arrested.-S. f. Herald
Year: 1860

avoided The traveller who is or the
road OF life searching for wealth, or know
ledge, or fame, as circumstances may COM
pei, will be very likely to fall into matri-
mony by accident, and ten to one he will
in this way find his accident happy one.


Marriage is not garden Of flowers, into
which people go with purpose TO Gull u
flower which, they imagine will be agree.
able 20 their senses, and will bloom with
fragrance and beauty through
life; nor market in which men congre.
cato TO select fine animal with good
points, and sufficient strength to run the
course of life. But more aptly it may be
considered stream, in which people
drift together by current of circumstan-
ceS and the force of mutual attraction
Like all of mems ordinances, this is best
observed when observed with reference to
the duties of affection. sympathy and res.
pect, and untrammelled by the arts and
industrious devices of men or women.
Year: 1860

| have seen a farmer wade up TO his
knees winter after winter. through man
ure, in going to his stable, when for
years his garden has been unproductive
for the want ofan article so much in his
way in the yard.


! have seen farmer pass fifty times by
breach in his fence and nevers stop to
arightit, always putting it OF till another
day, until the greater part of his crop was
destroyed.


! have seen farmer plowing around
punches of briars until his field was so tas
ken with them, that he was compelled to
abandon and give it up to the neighbors
around him as blackberry patch in COM
mon.


have seen farmer but up his stock
fodder in so careless a manner that the
first wind would blow down the stacks -
in which condition they would remain
until the fodder was so spoiled that the
half starved cattle would refuse to eat it.
and he would wonder why his cattle were
80 much poorer than his neighbors.


| have seen a farmer who took great
care of his fodder but in feeding it to his
cattle would let in the hogs, or not separ-
ate them from the cattle, and before they
could masticate half their allowance, the
remainder was rooted about, and so filthy
that they must be more than holt starved
to eat it. He too, is one of the "wonderS
ing" class.


have seen farmer feed n horse in
hollow tree with both ends open, and
hole IN the middle. ooh" says he "he
pigs will get what falls out" Yet strange
to tell he never could account for the
horses oeing always SO poor. ] wonder.


have seen farmer who seldom went
to where his boys were p owing, and when
he did, 1T was the same thing for they
would meroly skim the earth, cut and cOy-
er-and "wonder."


| have seen a farmer land he good rough
carpenter who had not door TO his sta
| bles he would stop the entrance with
rails laid crosswise, leaving a hole 10 creep
in and out when feeding, The labor lost
during the year in pulling down and puts
ting up this abominable substitute appli-
ed to the making Of doors, would have
furnished him life time. He is always
| "wondering" how some folks have time
to do such things.


have seen farmer, after all his labor
and expense in growing, cutting stack
ing, spreading, dew rotting, and taking up
his hemp, throw hundreds Of pounds in
the corners Of the fence to make room


for another crop again to be destroyed


in part, like the preceding one.
! have seen a farmer richer then his
neighbors, and to their great detriment,
lose as much time in borrowing md res


turning the various implements of hus'


bandry, as would pay for them in two
years, ftime so spent had been proftably
employed -FrankHn Farmer.