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Year: 1859

OPENING or THE OREGON GrLcH WAGON ROAD.
The road from this place TO the mouth Of Cahon
Creek is finished. On Wednesday Blven's four
Lorse Stage made the first trip over The road, car
rying number of citizens on "trip of inspcc-
tion. The necessity for this road has long been
felt by people living on the fiver. The enter
prise has been mainly accomplished through the
energy of A J. Felter, Esq. The distance from
half of which is taken up in crossing the noun
tain. The grade is easy, and heavy teams car
pass over it without difficulty The cost of bud
ing was four thousand dollars, twelve hundred
of which was paid from the road tax collected il
the district, small amount by private subscrip
iion. and the remainder by Mr.. Felter.


By reference to advertisement it will he seer
that daily stage will be run over the road.
Year: 1859

In JAIL AGAN.-About week ago Belgian
calling himself Ameil Wilson, was discharged
from the county Jail, where be bad been commit
ted for petty theft. He is now in Jail again, I'm.
der the name of Joe. Chauncey, for thieving.
After being discharged from Jail he went down
the river and hung about Evans Bar for three or
four days. About O'Clock, on Tuesday evening,
Alex. Stiller trader at that place, had occasion
to leave the store for few minutes, and on bis
return found that the money left in the drawer
was gone, and Joe. too. Stler started for town,
Immediately, and placed the sheriff on track of
the erring Joseph, who meanwhile had repien-
ished his wardrobe at one of the clothing stores,
and hired mule with the intention of leaving
next morning. Sheriff May tracked him to
Chinese domicil on Main street. where he had
taken lodgings for the night. and arrested him.
Joe was very reluctant, but was compelled to
pass the night in the log castle corner of Court
and Taylor streets. Only about seventeen dollars
was found on his person, although the amount
stolen near one hundred dollars. He was
examined on Thursday, and bound over to await
the action of the grand jury. He will probably
be placed in the service of the State
Year: 1859

THE ALIEGHANIANs sang here on Monday night.
The concert was well patronized, but with the
exception Of the Swiss Bell performance, did not
give good satisfaction. The company sing their
pieces well, but the programme of songs on the
occasion, with the exception of two or three pie
ces. was the same as the one performed by them
a year ago. This caused dissatisfaction They
intend to sing here again, soon.
Year: 1859

EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE.-Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Osgood wish us to return their grateful
thanks TO ladies aud gentlemen of Weaverville
for kindness shown them, and aid furnished since
the destruction of their residence by fire. Our
citizens are not slow to render assistance in time
of need
Year: 1859

EXTERNAL lNFLUENcEs.-Every one knows
people who are quite different people accord
Ing as they are in town or country know a
man an exceedingly clever and learned man
who In town Is sharp, severe, hasty, a very
little bitter, and just a shade ill-temperei.
who on going to the country becomes instantly
genial, frank, playful, kind, and joIly; Won
would not know him for the same man If his
face and form changed only half as much as
ms intellectual and moral nature. Many men
when they 60 into the country, Just as thew
put on froek coats and stiff stocks and mt on
loose shooting suit, big thick shoes, loose soft
handkerchief round their necks-just as thew
pitch away the vile hard hat of city propriety
tnat pinches, cramps, and cuts the hapless
mead, and replace it by the light yielding wide
aWake-do mentally pass through a like pro-
cess OF relief; their whole spiritual being is
Iooser freer, less tied up. Such changes az
taat from town to country must, / should
think, be felt by all educated people. and
make an appreciable difference in the moral
condition Of all educated people. Few men
would feel the same amid the purple moors
round HaWorth and amid the soft English
scenery that you see from Richmond Hill


Some individuals, indeed-whose mind ia NOT
merely torpid, may carry the same autDns
with them wherever they 90; but their animus
must be very bad one. Mr.. Scrooge, before
ms ehange OF nature, was. no doubt, quite in
dependent Of external circumstances. and no
doubt, would have thought it proof of great
weakness bad be not been 80. Nor was ii a
nelng OF an amiable character in whose mouth
Milton has put the words, /" No matter where


20 L be still the samei' And even in his
mouth the sentiment was rather yaporiny than
true But dull, heavy, prosaic miserly,
cantankerOus, cynical, suspicious bitter old
rascal, would probably be much the same
yeryWhere.-FrazeT's Magazine, December.
Year: 1859

Some people are continually wondering at
many errors and blunders to appear in their
columns, and mar the print. Such people
know very little Of the difficutles--we had al
most said sblities--of keeping them out
The most careful attention to these matters
will not prevent errors from creeping in, even
when professional proof readers are engaged ex.
pressly for the purpose. And when it is borne
in mind that in most papers such an expense is
necessarily dispensed with, and the proofs, on
that account, are often hurrcdly examined. the
fact will no longer appear strange. In con-
nection with this subject, the following anec-
dotc is not inappropriate.


A Glasgow publishing house attempted to
publish work that should be perfect speci-
men Of typographical accuracy. After having
been carefully read by six experienced proof
readers, it was posted up in the hall of the
University, and reward Of fifty pounds offer
ed to any one who should detect an error. Each
page remained two weeks in this place; and yet
when the work was issued, several errors were
discovered one Of which was in the first line Of
the first page!


When such was the case in city long cele-
brated in Great Britain for publishing the f.
nest and most correct editions of the classics,
what is to be expected in a newspaper, which
must necessarily be hurried through the press
tcAile ii is neaos, and where the compensation
will hardly afford One experienced proof reader
let alone six. The wonted accuracy of our pa
pers is really astonishing Printers Nelos Let
o.
Year: 1859

The Philadelphia SIM says truly that indis
criminate drinking among Onr young men event.
ually makes its wark upon the population Of our
cities. We can see it already betraying itself
in the rising generation. 1t is impossible for
any man to drink even pure liquors SIX or sew
en- times a day without suffering severely in
constitution. And when he transmits this i'm
paired constitution to his son, who in turn i'm
plirs it still further by the same course, it re-
quire, little forcS ght to see that we are prepar


ing a populotou for our cities that will not, in
physical frame, be much better than the wretch
cd Aztecs. This love Of drink and bar rooms
is every day increasing. Every day sees our
youth becoming more and more the victims Of
this habit; for we really think it more habit
than passion. 1t is no love Of joviality that
temptS them, except in few cases. 1t is not
the hot exuberance the youth; it is not the
evanescent impulse ofthe gay young fellow who
is sowing his wild oats 1t is, AS has been said,
a cold, deliberate, confirmed habit. No atmos-
phere of recklessness surrounds the drinking
groups, except on occasion; and no peals OF mer-
rimcnt atone for the act by proving that it is at
least unusual. grim and melancholy air
pervades each countenance. The drinks are
poured out, the glasses are raised and touched
with loathsome air Of custom, and each man
swallows his portion with the same :inpassive
countcnance he would wear if he were drinking
" glass of plain water All the concomitants
that partially redeem or excuse drink ing as far
as it can be redeemed or excused, are wanting


in this sad and formal ceremony.
Year: 1859

A sad case of insanity has recently occur
red in this city through the influence ola little
widow with pretty face and languiShng eyes.


At watering place she made the acquain
tance of DR.. A. F. Noyes OF this city. The
doctor was made captive and drawn into the net
which the widow threw with such consummate
skill, and fora while he was happy under the
impression that Emma the fascinating widow
would soon consent to change her name. In
this hope he was sadly disappointed, for when
he proposed, the widow wiped her, said that
she would always esteem as friend, sbut she
couldn't think Of marriage. sAll hope was CIV
en- up, and he tried to Danish the image of the
widow. but she determined not to stay Danish
ed. She wanted more amusement at his ex-
pense, and she had it.


She re opened correspondence, visited him
at his Office, talked with him, laughed and
flirted with him, and second time refused
him. Then reason began TO totter, flickered Tor
while like an expiring lamp, and on Wednes-
day the last ray of intelligence left his brain. lie
became raving maniac fierce and cruel, and
not able to contain his rage at the sight OF a
females face His first attack was upon lady
visitor at the house. He tore her clothes of
and tramplcd them under foot The freighten-
ed domestics rushed to the rescue, but the doc
tor demolished all who approached him. lie
dashed his fists through mrrors-swept vases
and clocks from the mantlepieces--twiSted oil
gas pipes-broke chairs and tables--dashed
through partition, and was only prevented
from doing further violence by the arrival oftwo
officers from the second station, who removed
him from the house and kept him locked up,
until his friends sent him to an insane asylum,
where he is now confined, and considered incu-
rabe The feelings of Mrs Emma have not
been ascertaned, but it is certain that she can't
boast much over her triumph
Year: 1859

We are to have another convention. Il
is called at Americus on the 3Oth of this
mouth, and its object is, we understand, to
nominate set of Delegates to the Wyandott
Constitutional Convention in opposition to
4essrs. Mccullough and Wipchell. who
we're put in nomination at this place OF Sat
urday last. We do not see any good rea-
son for this movement. The gentlemen
nominated at this place are staunch Repub-
licans, and good honest men--men who
have had experience in Constitution
making. having both been members of the
Leavenworth Convention, aud from what
We know of them ne can support them
ss cheerfully as We could any two men
IN the District. We dislike very much to
see an effort made now to get up dissensions
in the ranks of the Republican party, and
We hope and believe it will be promptly put
down BY the people, at the balIot-box on
the 7th of June. i ti
Year: 1859

q We would urge upon opr Republican
friends in the various Townships in this
county the Organization of Republican
Clubs without delay. Emporia will have
organized before this meets the eye ofo
readers. Let Us do for the Republican
cause in Kansas what Carnot did for Re-
publican France-let US Orgaaizs Victory !!
The Election of June 7th is close at hand.
See that every man is at the polls. Remem-
Der that our Representation IN the State
Legislature will be based upon our vote
Year: 1859

may Sth,' 1859.


FRIEND SFoTLER:-We arrived here last
evening. and shall remain here until to.
morrow; and as there is a mail station at
this place I will write you few lines that
our friends may know how we are progress
ing. s.


There are eleven men in our companv at
present. with four wagons and two yoke of
oxen to each wagon. We have been ten
days out, and are but about 13o miles from
Empcria, but as the other Emporia company
has not yet arrived, we are waiting for
them. At the time of our, departure, our
Train Master, Mr.. Geo. Greene, was quite
unWell; but all of US are enjoying good
health at present, and all are well pleased
with the trip thus far.


We were agreeably surprised to find
first rate roads up the Cottonwood valley,
as we were told. before starting, by men
who Professed to be posted, that we should
hnd hard road to travel" in coming that
way. We found il necessary to double
teams but very few times, and we found
the very best of feed for stock and much
better water than we have yet found since
reaching the Santa Fe road. We came up
the north side of the Cottonwood some As
miles, when We crossed and came up Mud
creek to its head, thence across to the Santa
Re road. From Emporia to the head of
Mud creek our course lay a little south of
west. The remainder of the road we bore
little further south, and struck the Santa
Fe road ten miles east of the Little Arkan-
sas river. This road is lined with teams,
and the grass is pretty short, but with a
little care We have found very good feed for
our cattle.


So eager have the boys been to have a
buffalo hunt, that on discovering some
dark objects, some distance to our right,
one day last week, they gave chase. One
large object was seen amsng them with a
smaller one following it, which they readily
| imagined was buffalo COW accompanied by
her calf. But after quite long chase, on
coming around point, where better view
could be obtained, it was discovered that
the supposed buffalo were men on horse
back, and the calf turned out to be dog.
just before we reached the Little Arkansas
some horsemen chased q buffalo up near
the road and killed it within sight of US.
This gave all hands renewed courage, and
several small herds were discovered next
day, but were so far off that, although sew
eral attempts have been made to kill some,
none have yet been taken. Three or four
of our company have been out. to day, but
all but one have returned without success.
He is still out. There are thousands of
them between here and the Arkansas, which
is 25 miles further on. --f


We have laid by two days since we start
ed, and are now waiting for the Swisher
company. We are having considerable
rain, and grass is growing rapidly. Our
trains are in good condition. Yours truly,


- R. W. RANDALL.
Year: 1859

The Convent n of Boilers to be holden
at Americus on Tuesday next. is simply
an attempt to disorganize the Republican
Party. No man who values the success OF
Republicanism higher than personal or bcal
Interests, will show it any counlenance what


ever. We have good reason TO know that
it win in the end prove TO be as great fiz
zle and abortion as the late Half Breed Con
vention at the same place. We say to all


true Republicans, MARX THE D1soReANr.
zERs -
Year: 1859

THE Wild AfRlCANS-.\ tier from TelInir coun-
IT, Georgia gives the following account of the wan
drring Africans that were for some days in durcss
lherr, aid recently surrendered to the parties
from whom tn were taken, because the Government
failed to give instructions as 10 their disposition:


The most of these negroes are very ikc y, and are
from six to lwcnty-onc years old there is only one
woman among them. They seem perfectly happy
and are as contcnt,d and free from care as If roam
ing their native wds They remain in jail only Al
nights during the day they are permitted the free
dom Of the yard At first they could not speak {
word Of English several Of them since they have
Year: 1859

HAVING bought the patent right for the Sale
Of the Crane Metallic Burial Ca>kets. at a great
pense, we introduce them to the public as having
superiority over any now in use, beauty of de-
sign artistic aud elaborate finish, simplicity in lin
ing. highly decorated and unique silver mount
ings perfectly air tight. and also giving an entire
sructed Of the finest French plate glass renders it
the most desirable case ever introduced to the pub
lie. Beautiful metallic caps cover the glass, which


secures the case from damage on account of any en-
lernal pressure.
Year: 1859

Sec. SO. Every person shall be liable to
pay tax for the lands or town lots Of which
he or she may stand seized Tor life, by cur.
tesy, in dover, or by husband in right of
HE wife, or may have the care Of as guardian,
executor, or as agent, or attorney, having
funds of the principal in his or her hands.


Sec. 10. 1t is hereby made the duty of
every person seized Of, or holding lands as
mentioned in the first section Of this act, to
list the same for taxation with the county
auditor, on or before the third Monday of
May next after the same shall be subject to
taxation, and in case OF neglecting to list the
same as aforesaid, the county auditor shall,
when the same shall thereafter be listed,
charge upon each tract SO neglected to be
listed, the taxes for each year the same shall
have been omitted after becoming liable for
taxation, together with twenty-five per cen.
tum penalty and elk per centem interest
Year: 1859

PRIDE-Prile, according to the doctrine
Of some, is the universal passion. There
are others who consider 1t as the fJiblc of
great minds; and others again who viii
have 1t to be the foundation Of greatness;
but to real greatness, which is the union Of
a good heart with good head. 1t is almost
Numerically opposite, as it generally pro-
ceeds from the depravity Of beth, and al
NEST certainly from the badness of the latter.
Indeed a little observation VIII show Us
that fools are most addicted to this vice.
and little reflection viii teach US that it
IS Incompatible with true Understandings
Accordingly We see that while the wisest of
men have constantly lamented the inbocili-
iyald imperfection Of their own nature, the
meanest and weakest have been trumpeting
forth their own exccllences, and trumpcsing
In their own sulfciency.
Year: 1859

SELF-APPnECIATIoN.-Soacm mel e2n nev-
or DC made conscious Of their own value.
If they succeed in life, they are neither in
destcd, in their own opinion, to circumst1n-
ces or PrOvidsnoe, but purely to their own
merits If they fail, they are straightway
persuaded that the most powerful and cor
rupt combinations were formed to produce
that result, and they are conquered in spite
of their OWE merits. Such are the men Of
whom the Frerciman said-"If l could
buy them for what other people think them
worth, and sell them for what they think
themselves worth, it would be one grand
speculation"
Year: 1859

A Kansas paper says that a good many
Of those who 60 to that Territory get bitten.
We'll, we guess they are Ike mad dogs;
because they have been bitten themselves,
they bite Others.


Ralph Waldo Emerson says that when
a man claims more consideration than his
facilities entitle him to. he is politician.
Emerson himself then has as fair title to be
considered politician as any man We
know Of


A Southern editor admits. with evident
vanity, that he is somewhat sudden and
quick in quarrel Sudden and quick to run
away we guess.


A lady in Indiana catered complaint
against man last week for laying his hand
upon her-cotton. She doesn't like men
of feeling-LomSyiIle Journal
Year: 1859

GOLDEN RULES Oy LIFE-Neyer contra
DICT woman when she is abusing her hus-
band. Never read your letters just before
going to bed, as it may damage your sleep.
Never ask q favor of q man until he has
dined, unless you wish to get refused
Never inquire how French dish is made,
as the solution Of the mystery may have
the effect Of spelling your appetite.
Year: 1859

Mr. Hiilard, in letter to the Boston


Courier, makes the following criticism up
on The English newspapers:


And VIC confess to you in the strictest
cOnfdeuce-ifyou ever tell anybody what
l say / shall never forgive you-that
find the reading even of English ncwspa-
pers rather an irksome task. The leading
articles in the Times arc very clever and
brilliant, as ali the world Knows; and quite
equal to them are those in the Saturday
Review, wcekly journal of recent date, to
which many brilliant and powerful writer's
contribute. But what l complain Of is
excess Of brilliancy and cleyerness. The
style is better than is usually found in our
journals at homeless rhetorical and am
bilious, with fewer ornaments, more con-
densed and pithy; but the elaboration is
more inward than outward, and is shown
in the substance more than the form. There
IS a constant ambition to be pointed and
epigrammatic. at every few steps you
come to some sudden tuan, Ike traveller
on road that is zigzaged up the sides of
a steep hill. Itisa style full Ofsnap and cor
rIscation. You see plainly that the first OBJ
ject Of the writer is to say something smart
and spicy. and that to find ont the truth
and tell it are only secondary objects with
him. How often, after coming out of the
reading room with the mind eye dazzlcd
and PANIED with the glaring eolors on which
1t had been feeding, have l said to myself
what comfort It would be now to turn
to page Of Franklin's autobiography, or
Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress!
Year: 1859

Riches AND POyERTT.-It is no honor
to be rich, and no disgrace to be poor;
therefore it is exceedingly foolish to strive
after the appearance of wealth if We are
poor, and ashamed of the poverty which
circumstances have brought upon Us. This
folly is souce Of cOntiual misery, and is
seldom productive Of any good.
Year: 1859

4 woman's tongue is sharp weapon
that she should never draw except in her
seif-defencc, and then only after the strong
est prOyoeation. That weapon, sharp as it
is. is never so effective as when tempered
with mercy.
Year: 1859

IT is an old and true saying that man
should not marry unless he can support
wife; and, from some examples We have
seen, we are beginning doubt seriously wheth-
er woman can prudently marry unless
she can support a husband.
Year: 1859

TAX SALEs.-The sale Of property for delin-
quent taxes was commenced in front Of the
Court House yesterday morning. After going
through the list for Bridgeport township, the
Sheriff adjourned the sale until this morning.
Quite number of delinquents settled their tax
es yesterday, rather than have their property
sold, but we learn that the delinquent list is
likely to be unusually large this year.
Year: 1859

A NEGLECTED CnILD.-On Saturday last y
little boy about six years of age. named Mills
vas brought up from Grass Valley and placed
in the county hospital. He is very sick with
the typhoid fever. and il appears has been
shamefully neglected by bis parents DR.. Ran
dali Of Grass Valley. informs us that the chid's
mother is an abandoned woman, aud paid no
attention to his wants. The father of the child
is working at the Live Oak Shaft. He came to
the hospital on Sunday, and was informed by
DR.. Hunt that they had no convenences there
for taking care Of the child, and that he would
certainly die unless he was taken where be
could be properly nursed; bnt the father ap-
psarsd to be unwilling to go TO any trouble or
expense to save his child's life. 1t is the most
outrageous aud inhuman case of the kind that
ever came under our observation.
Year: 1859

APPoGNTMENT.-W are informed that Mr. Henry
Schwing, of this city, formerly organist at the
Cathedral, and more recently connected in the
same capacity with the First Baptist Church, has
been elected organist of Emmanuel Church, and
will enter upon his duties forthwith Mr. Sthwing
is gentleman Of eminence in his profession and


will doubtless give satisfaction in his new position


DEsERTER. Y esterday afternoon a man who gave
his name as Charles Brady was arrested by officer
Griffin, on the charge OF being deserter from off
the receiving shin. He was committed by Justice
Year: 1859

WAsHISGToY, Oct. G.-Late last night an official
despatch was received from New Orleans, stating
that the steamer Philadelphia had been seized by
the United States Marshal. An answer was imme-
diately transmitted directing the retention of the
Captain and crew in view of judicial proceedings,
and to hold the vessel which ift shall beound that
she was employed in flibustering expedition will
be subject to forfeiture. The despatch further stated
that the artillery company from Baton Rouge was
the way to the point where it was said the fill
busters have congregated ready to be used by the
Marshal as occasion may require in the effort to
arrest them. Never has more earnestness been ex-
hbited with regard to any similar expedition than
in relation to this one for the Illustration of which
the most vigorous measures have been adopted. So
far, the efforts of the Federal officers have been
successful and it is reliably asserted that their pro-
ceedings are altogether satisfactory to the govern
Inent