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Year: 1860

The IRON CARA recent trip to Patterson
enabled the New York Tribune to examine
the new railway car in actual use. 1t is
made to seat the usual number of passen-
gers, but is much lighter than the ordinary
wooden car. The plates of the boiler iron
are united together in such manner as to
create the greatest possible strength through
out. Outside it is painted oak color, and
the numerous rivets give it the appearance
of Gothic door. Inside, the panels be-
tween the large windows are ornamented
with tasteful painting, the seats are covered
with crimson plush, and there is drawing
room elegance throughout the apartment.
The Erie Railroad Company have but one car
now completed, but they are so satisfied of
its superiority for preserving passengers un-
hurt in cases of accident, as well as for its
durability, that it is likely to come into gen.
eral use. In view of the large proportion
of deaths and minor injuries which result
from the crushing of wooden cars when
thrown down embankments, or when in col
lision with each other, it is to be hoped that
the result of this first attempt to employ iron
in place of wood will prove satisfactory.
Year: 1860

INHABITANTS OF AN OYsTER.-Observatio
with a microscope have shown that the shell
of an oyster is world occupied by an innu-
merable quantity of animals, compared to
which the oyster itself is a colossus The
liquid enclosed between the shell of the oys-
ter contains multitude of embryos, covered
with transparent scales, which swim with
ease. A hundred and twenty of these en-
bryos, placed side by side, would not make
an inch in breadth. This liquor contains
beside great variety of animalculae, FIVE
hundred times less in size which give out a
phosphoric light. Yet these are not the only
inhabitants of the dwelling-there are three
distinct species of worms.
Year: 1860

In Alexander Hamiltons first political
speech occur these eloquent words: sThe
sacred rights of man are not to be rummaged
for among old parchments or musty records;
they are written as with a sunbeam in the
whole volume of human nature, by the hand
of Divinity itself, and can never be erased
or obscured by mortal power"
Year: 1860

A tunnel five feet by six and five hundred
feet long is being constructed for the purpose
OF turning the waters of San Leandro Creek
upon the Estudillo ranch, in Alameda county.
A large portion of the cut is through hard
rock which requires blasting.
Year: 1860

dr.-"The Old Oaken Bucket"
Up, again for the conflict, our ba nner ding out,
And rally around IL with sopg and with shout
Stout Of heart rm Of hand should the gallant boysbe
Who bear to the battle the Flag Of the Free
Like fathers when Liberty called to the STRIFE
They should pledge to her fortune honor and i
And follow wherever she beckons them on,
Tin nFreedom exults in victory woni


Then ding out the banner, the old starry banner,


The battle torn banner that beckons us on
They come from the hillside they come from the glen
From the streets thronged with trac and surgng With


men; iH a.. ft.r
From loom and from ledger from workshop sndfarm,
The fearless Of heart and the mighty Of arm,
As the mountain-born torrents exuitingiy leap,
When their ice fette melt the breast ofthe deep;
As the winds ofthe prairie, the waves Of the sea,
They are coming, are coming, the Sons ofthe Erect


Then Hing out the banner, the old starry banner,


The war-tattered banner, the Flag of the Free
Our leader is one who, with conquerless will,
Has eined from the base to the brow Of the hill;
Undaunted in peril answering IN strife,
He has fought good fight in the battle Of life;
And we trust him who, come veal,
Is ns firm as the rock and as true as the steel,
Right loyal and brave, with no stain on his Great,
Then hurrah, boys, for honest old Abe Of the west


And fling out your banner, the old starry banner,


The signal oftriumph for "Abe of the Vest"
The West whose broad acres from ake-shore to sea,
Now wait for the harvest and home Of the free
Shall the dark tide Of Slavery roll DER the sod
That freedom makes bloom like the garden OF Godl
The bread Of our children be from their mouth,
To feed the fierce dragon that preys the SOUTH
No, never, the trust which Washington laid
On us for the future shall ne'er be betrayed


Then ding out the banner the old starry banner


And on to the conflict with hearts undismayed.
Year: 1860

Last winter, when the Democrats 10 Con
gress were SO ferociously threatening the
Union, Mr.. LINCOLN was in Leavenworth,
Kansas, where he made aspeech from which
thefollowipg sensible remarks are extracted.
His policy with the Disunionists, should he
be elected President, Gas he iOiH be- is
plainly set forth. Read:


"You Democrats greatly fear the success
OF the Republicans would destroy the Un-
ion. Whyi Do the Republicans declare
against the Unionl Nothing like it. Your
own statement Of it is, that if the Black Re
publicans elect President, you won't stand
it ] You will break up the Union. That
will be your act, not ours. To justify it, you
must show that our policy gives you just
cause for such desperate action. Can you
do that! When you attempt it you will
find our policy is exactly the policy of the
men who made the Union, nothing more or
nothing less. Do you think you are justi-
fed to break up the Government rather
than have it administered as it was admin
istered by Washington, and other good and
great men who made it, and first admins
tered itG Ifyou do, you are very unrcas-
enable, and moro reasonable men cannot
and will not submit to you. While you
elect Presidents, we submit, neither break
ing nor attempting to break up tho Union.
If we shall constitutionally elect President,
it will be our duty to see that you submit.
Old John Brown has just been hung for
treason against State. We cannot object,
even though he thought slavery wrong
That cannot excuse violence, bloodshed, and
treason. 1t could avail him nothing that
he might think himself right, So, il con-
stitutionally we elect a President, and
therefore you undertake to destroy the Un-
ion, 1T WILL BE OUR DUTY TO
DEAL WITH YOU AS OLD JOHN
BROWN HAS BEEN DEALT WITH.
We shall try to do ourduty. We hope and
believe that in no section will majority so
act as to render such extreme measures nee
essary."
Year: 1860

The Herald and Times, the Douglas or
gan at Toledo is greatly exercised because
some of Young America in that city are so
wicked as to go through the streets singing
the verse which wegiye below. 1t was very
naughty in them to do so, we admit, and
they ought to be arrested under the law Of
"eruelty to animals:"
Year: 1860

BoTTLING GoosEBERRIEs.-At the. last meet
ing Of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society,
NJ. LaboyteuS made an interesting statement
of the method he had seen adopted for goose
berries for winter use, and which is valuable
at this season of the year. lie said the ber-
rics are picked from the bush at midday
when perfectly dry, and Immediately placed
in glass bottles, corkcd and scaled with wax !;
the bottles are then placed (top DOWN. in dry
sand, 81 us to exclude light, and keep cool.


The fruit is not cooked or suglrcd. nor is it
cxpedient to remove the stem or bloom, as in
removing them the berry is liable to DO
wounded aud the moisture exudc. In this
way this fruit had been successfully kept
throughout the winter for table use. The
same method had also been tried with the
most gratifying succcSs-thc berries being
found sound in February, and their flavor
unimpaircd.
Year: 1860

BAKED BE,Ns.-Fcw people know the lux
ury Of baked beans, simply because few cooks
properly prepare them. Beans generally are
not cooked half long enough. Two quarts
Of middling sized white beans, two pounds
Of salt pork, and enc spoonful of molassns.
Pick the beans over carefully, wash and add
gallon Of boiling hot water; let them soak
in il over night; in the morning put them in
fresh water and boil gently till the skin is
very tender and about to break, adding a
teasp'oniul Of saleratus. Take them up
dry, put them in your dish, stir in the mo-
lasses, cash the pork, and put it down in the
dish, - as 10 have the beans cover all but
the upper surface turn in boiling water till
the top is just covered bake with a steady
fire four or five hours. Watch them and add
more water from time to time as il driesaway.
Year: 1860

A GHOST FRIGHTENED GIRL.-A servant girl,
who had been for q long time with highly
respectable family in st. Louis, left the house
Of hot mistress, recently, stating that for sew
eral nights she bad been visited by tall,
fsarful-looking spectre, dressed in long white
robe. She got up one night and tried to strike
him, but he vanished out of sight. Once or
twice the ghost was impudent enough to come
and sit on the side Of tho poor girls bed. Her
mistress tried toperSuade her that her fears
were groundless, but she went away, declar-
ing that she would not live in house with
i ghoata.
Year: 1860

Mysterious AND HORRIBLE OUTRAGE UPON A
WoMAS.--A young woman was recently per-
suaded to got into cutter at Suspension
Bridge, under the promise that she would be
carried to her home, some five miles distant
The two villains who had charge of the team,
drove to 0 ravine, where she was violated by
the wretcheS, and the next morning was found
in the depot at the bridge maniac. Being
taken to the County House as lunatic, she
was kept there until her reason was restored,
when she was taken to the bridge to be sent
home. Arriving too late for the train she was
compelled to wait. While tarrying for the
next train she was spirited away and has not
since been heard Of. ......'.
Year: 1860

We are just in receipt of letter
from this distinguished champion OF
freedom. promising to address the
people at this pace on THURSDAY
EVENING, OcroBER 4,h. lie will
certainly be here, aud we hope oul
friends will give him large meeting
let the notice be circulated far and
wide.
Year: 1860

PICTURE OF SLEEPING INFANT.-A lovely
child lay sleeping, the moonbeams kissed its
forehead, and in every ray of light an angel
Eden home to linger awhile on earth to gaze
upon aught so lovely. Pure as the snow
wreath which mantles the Alpine hills, or
the lily with its brow bedecked with pearls,
was this infant-sin had never touched it.
Its little heart was far from guile as was the
seraph's which looked down upon its beauty.
Nor were the angels alone gazing; no, no, a
fond mother watched it, and as the moon
beams played around its neck, she thought
of the innocence which dwelt within the
heart of her cherished infant.
Year: 1860

A NEW YORK JOURNAL ON SEcEssIoN-A
Paper that Refuses TO be Frightensd-The
New York Sun says in late issue:


We actually don't know how to be scared
with this kind of thing. With the aid of
fusion committees and our regular incen-
diary press, we do try to get up a little by
play Of the sort for election purposes, now
and then; but we spoil the farce by laughing
right out in the middle of our parts. But
touch Young America with .tGct-some
thing done, not some thing promised-and
you do touch him. And you can't touch
him any other way.


The South Carolina people wonder at our
cool insensibility to their tragical perform
ances, made absolutely frightful, as they are,
by the most horrible clatter of our own
stage-thunderer behind the scenes of the
ever varied and versatile Herald. They are
indignant, also, and curse awfully at our un-
belief and hardness Of heart. All in vain,
We don't know how to do it. We have lost
the happy susceptibility, the artless inno-
cenee Of childhood, in this world of lies.


But, apart from the case hardened incre-
dulity OF our minds, there is really no reason
why we should disturb ourselves about
South Carolina. She can 60 out or stay il
without our knowing the difference.
Year: 1860

An Interview with Abraham LincOln-His


Freedom from Alarm nt the Secession


Movement.


A Springfield (Tll.) correspondent of the.
New York Evening Post says:


The timid gentlemen who are expecting
Mr.. Lincoln to issue pTORuneiameHto after
the manner of successful Mexican chiefs,
wherein 'ihis policy will be declared, for the
Cancellation Of the madmen who are threaten
irg The secession of few of the States of the
South, do not know the President-elect. 1t
was my good fortune to talk with him an
hour yesterday, in relation to this secession
movement, and though he makes no conceal
mcnt of the uneasiness which the contem-
plated treason gives him, he is not bit
alarmed by the aspect of affairs nor is he at
all inclined to yield an inch to the well-in-
tended but mistaken solicitations of his
friends. He believes that his success is only
a public pretext for what has been long pre-
pairing; that his position on all questions Of
public concern-all which affect the slavery
question nearly or remotely--is SO well
known that no declaration of his would
change reasonable purposes already an-
nounced; and that a reiteration of views
which are patent to all men who have sought
to know them, would be an evidence of
timidity which ne does not feel, and of which
he would have no man suspect him.


He is cautious, discreet and wise in his re-
plies to questions as to what may or will
be done. But those who know the stead
fastness of purpose and the conscientious
frmness which are his distinguishing char
acteristics, have no doubt that he viii adopt
that policy, when President which proper
regard for the tohoLe country Dictates and
that he win pursue it firmly, persistently, and,
if necessary, obdurately, to the end. II
! know said he, "the justness of my inten-
'tions, and the utter groundlessness of the
pretended fears of the men who are filling
| the country with their clamor. IfI 90 into
the Presidency, they will find me as am on
record-nothing less, nothing more. My
declarations have been made to the world
without reservation. They have been often
repeated and now, self-respect demands of
me and of the party that has elected me,
that when threatened should be silent.N
| While he holds this language in relation to a
public letter, he does not hesitate to in his
private letters to the South (he has already
| a large correspondence in that section) and
| in conversation with his visitors, in answer
to proper inquiries, to give any assurances
which are consistent with his views hereto
fore expressed, and the party platform on
4 which be stands.
Year: 1860

Put on q good stout pair of leathern
gloves, and declare a war of extermiua-
tion against the thistes in and about YOUR
premises. 1t is said by some correct cul-
tiyators, that if the Canada thistle is cut
in August, before its seed becomes ripe,
it will die of in very accom- q odating
manner; because the stalk, which is boil.
low, which will I'll with water, which will
destray the root.


A capital cultivator will make even bis
hogs labor for livelihood, by throwing
into their enclosure brakes, potatoes tops,
weeds, loan, &c, which their swineship
will manufacture gratis into manure.


1t is said if you cut bushes in the old
moon in August, you will destroy them
root and branch. We DO not believe the
moon will interfere in the after, but be.
lieve Augu.t is the best time for cutting
bushes, because. vegetation having come
TO a close for the season, the bushes will
not so readily sprout again from thu roots.


From the middle Of August to the mid
die Of September. is said to be the best
time for sowing winter rye. Bg sowing
early, you provide green food for sheep
late in the fall and early in the spring,
and by early sowing in the fall or last Of
summer, the roots of the grain take such
frm and extensive hold of the soil that
they will be less likely to be winter killed.


In your garden. you will continue to
gather the best specimens of seeds to prop
agate from. snd will be careful uot to let
any weeds ripen their seeds. In this, as
IN most matters, an ounce OF preventing
is letter than a pound Of cure.-FcSSen-
den.
Year: 1860

The n. Y. Banks and the Sub. Treasu-
ry Office in that city warm the public a.
gain.t the ingenious and very dangerous
counterfeits of the ten dollar gold pieces
which are circulated extensively, and al
most defy detection, except by nn expert,
The genuine coin is opened, full one-half
the gold taken out, and then filled with
plstina OF some other equally heavy sob
stance, aDd then closed up; the coin itself,
to all appearances, remaining the Same
in all respects, even to the specific weight
Specimens of this spurious coin are ex-
hibited which would seem to defy detee-
ton by ordinary skill. or even the closet
observation aud handling, aud yet the a .
mount of pure gold left in a ten dollar
piece is scarcely equal to $3.50.


The gold dollar pieces have besome a
nuisance. The journal of Commerce
says that ten millions Of then are in New
York A re-coinago of two millions into
a larger denomination has been ordered,
and the Journal hopes that not one more
of them or of the nickel cent will be COIN
ed.
Year: 1860

A correspondent of the Ohio Cultivat0r
says: Procure your trees grated upon
the wild plum stock. TIE tree partakes
of the nature OF the plum, being hardy,
and will never Winter kill, and putting
out late in the Spring. will never be iu-
jured by the frost, and it is certain pre-
ventive against the workings OF the peach
grub, while the natural life time of the
tree is larger than that of our OVID; SO
you may depend upon peaches every year,
and for long period of time, without the
destructive and discoursging influences
attending the growth of the common
peach. They can be obtained at from
fifty to seventy five cents per tree, and
you had better pay five times that amount
than not to obtain them, and be certain
of peaches every year. Try it, and our
word for it, you will be satisfied with the
result
Year: 1860

AT a meeting recently held in Washington
City, it was decided to solicit subscriptions
to the amount Of $4,000 for the purpose of
erecting u monument to the memory Of Hem
ry Clay. The statue, it is said, will be pro,
cured by the citizens of Washington, and to
be one third larger than life, and executed
and finished in the best style Of art
Year: 1860

WHERE YOU WILL FIND EVERY WISH
w grathed,
Where your rooms are always neat and clean.
Where your Beds are always soft and sweet,
Where the Table is furnished with the St in the


ket.
Where the Culinary Department is clean and whole


some,
Where you will find the servants always polite.
where you will feel perfectly ath me,
Where every wish is anticipated and gratifed.
where you live better than at any other Hotel.
Where your b.llyou will always find satisfactory.
Where you will find first class Hotel,
Where their charges are most favorable
Such Hotel you will find


THE INTERNATIONAL,
On Jackson St, above Montgomery.


JOHN J. HALEY, PROPRIETOR.
The International Coach and Carriage win alvavA
~ onoo ~ 1eaainess a to convey you to the Hotel
Year: 1860

FGRr ENGINE FoR SALE.-The Eureka fire
company of this city. offer for sale one of
their engines. The Eurekas are in possession
of two machines, both of Button build. The
one they propose selling is the one that has
been ia use for the past four or i've years.
and is in excellent order with new suction
hose and everything complete. In fact, she
Is in better order aud has been doiEg better
service lately than she waE capable of when
new. There is no coupling Of suction nee-
essary with this engine. she carrying it over
the engine and always ready for service
When we remember the good service per
formed by her. the jolly good times in which
che has been participant, we are sorry tt
part with her. But the company have de-
cided to sell her; may she fall into good hand
who will appreciate her merits as we do.
Year: 1860

R@- The farmers in the country are not
doing much during the present rainy wealth
er, excepting chopping wood, and perform.
ing such kinds of labor as the weather will
permit to be done. We hear of field Of
I6O acres of wheat having been SOwn du,
ring the present month
Year: 1860

We have received from the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office the suhjoned letter, which we
publish for the information OF the parties concerned.


To enable us to make the required report all doua
ton and pre-empton claimants who have made pay
ments for lands, in this Office and whose names are
not embraced in the annexed list, will send in their
names aud the date required by the Commissioner.


The list embraces all persons whose payments been
taken up on the books Of this Office.


This notice Is not intended for those who have loca
ted with warrants.
Year: 1860

PERsoNAL.-The New York World tells
the following of well-known authoress:


1t is related of parsonage, more or less
mythical, named Fanny Fern, that, stop.
ping at the Office Of Philadelphia hotel to
pay her bill, on the eve of her departure,
she found charge for breaking her toilet
set. She admitted the breakage, of one
piece and desired to pay for that, but for
no more. The price of the whole set, how
ever, was demanded, because the "set" was
broken. The carriage was at the door; the
train soon to start. There vas no time for
discussion, but little for thought, but
enough for action. Hastily paying the en-
tire demand, and directing the carriage to
wait q moment, she went directly to her
room, and taking up the poker incontnent.
ly broke every remaining piece in the set.
Year: 1860

CRESCENT COsPASY.-Ths company, says
the Crescent City Herald, is progressing
steadily with the work on their copper lead,
and are confident of ultimate success. They
have run tunnel in already to the distance
of one hundred and thirty-seven feet, and
have contract to go in one hundred feet
more, when they expect to strike the lead
from above.
Year: 1860

VAST Crops OF GRAIN Such is the great
ness of the crop of grain in the San Joa.
quin Valley that it is difficult to obtain
teams to haul merchandise up to the noun
tains. they being all engaged 10 hauling
grain for shipment. There is vast guam.
tiiy of merchandise lying in Stockton from
this very cause.
Year: 1860

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Town Council of Des Arc. that all owners of vacant lots in said town, are hereby required to have the undergrowth and grubs cut off and burned Said work to be done by the first day of May next, and in all cases of failure to comply with this Ordinance, it shall be the duty oi the Street Commissioner to advertise ten days for the cleaning of such lots, and let the same to the lowest bidder, and collect the amount for such work of the owners of the property

 6. R. BROWN, Mayor. n D Rr .cR Recorder
Year: 1860

CouNTERFEIr HALF DoLLARs.-We were shown specimen of this spurious coin yes

 terday, and learn that quite quantity Of 1t is in circulation hereabouts It is tolerably we'll executed, but is much lighter than the genuine. Men who are apparently doing nothing for a livelihood, have, doubtless, something to do with this ''increase Of the Surrcncy''.
Year: 1860

Newspapers on the line of the Mississippi river
give currency to reports respecting the presence of
yellow fever in New Orleans. The disease, how
ever, is said to be confined to the Charity Hospital
The last New Orleans papers received represent
the CITY as very healthy.
Year: 1860

GRAND CoMBINATGoN OF RUBBER INTEREsTs.-
We hear that a grand combination of the hereto
fore hostile and pugnaciOus rubber interes ts-both
of Day and Goodyear-is about to take place. A
company, or association, with the command of a
large sum of money, will buy out all the interests
and combine in themselves the manufacture of the
various phases of rubber goods throughout the
United States. 1t will probably prove to be one of
the largest operations upon this continent Boston
Traveller.