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Year: 1860

The Express answers our denunciations oi
secession by declaring that certain men who
are now with Douglas once favored the doe
trne. What matters it to us whether they
did or not? But we deny that the men al
luded to favor secession, in lis present mean
ing. Not one Of them has said he goes for
the secession of the Southern States, in case
Lincoln is elected, without waiting for the
commission of any overt act against the rights
of the South. No true friend of Douglas ever
favored any such idea. 1t is treason and re
belliou, and SO it will be regarded by every
sound National Democrat
Year: 1860

MATTER AND MiND-Many have been the
the discussions in regard to the essential dis
tinction between matter and spirit Punch
some time ago attempted to settle the ques-
ton in this sharp, short way; what is
mind No matter. What is matter3 New.
er mind What is the soul? 1t is inmate
rial"
Year: 1860

An AFzEcTtoNATE CUss-The Trinity Journal
Fork, was recently dosed, by his squaw and
three other Indians, with strychnine. Two
pounds of butter and a bottle of mustard saved
him. Continues the Journal:


He is said to have been frghtful sight
swollen entirely out of shape. He is believed to
be out of danger, and is ten times more affec-
tonate than ever. An examination was had by
the citizens, who decided the poisoning was
done by the squaw and Indians, to which Rogers
demurred, on the part of the squaw. The scene
closed by one of the neighbors moving that she
be released and furnished with two bottles of
strychnine, with instructions to administer in
smaller quantities hereafter
Year: 1860

RSr Benjamin and Slidel in their insane
hatred of Douglas, have gone so far as to do
clare their preference of Lincoln over him,
Those men are capable of turning traitors f.
their country in time of war. if thew
real sentiments
Year: 1860

CoRS AND CucUMBERs.-We have obserbed
new corn and cucumbers in the market. We
believe they are from the garden of our friend
Wiserd, about mile below town. He will also
in very few days have ripe tomatoes for sale.
The price of the corn is three bits per dozen
cucumbers four bits
Year: 1860

LATE NEwsPAPERs.-We are in receipt, from
our friend Philippson, of the Post Office Book
Store, of large budget of late newspapers,
brought by the last steamer. Late publications
bis counter after the arrival of each steamer.
Year: 1860

The FOURTH AT HoRsETowS. The celebration,
ball &C., at Horsetown on the day and evening
OF the Fourth, passed off very pleasantly There
were between sixty and seventy ladies in at
tendance upon the ball, which came off in Speu-
GERS Hotel
Year: 1860

DisGusTING.-The eastern papers for a month
back have been filed with details of the treat
ment bestowed by our eastern brothers-who
all appear to have turned fools-upon lot of
disgusting heathens from Japan. The idea of
senible white people making such fuss over
a beas set of natural thieves and liars, who
area sort of cross between Congo Negro and
baboon, is really contemplate and disgraceful
Year: 1860

S2s We learn that two white men were mur-
dered by Indians last week, while on the road
to Fort Crock. We have not been able to pro.
cure the names of the parties nor the particulars
Of the murder.
Year: 1860

FRENCH GULcH BALL.-The ball at French
Gulch, on the evening of the Fourth, given bv
our friend Davis, we are informed was sue
cess. Over thirty ladies were present and of
course all the boys had chance to get partners
n tho
Year: 1860

BLAcKBERRIEs.-If somebody will send US a
basket of wild blackberries, he or she will do
US favor as well as find q paying customer
As yet we have seen none in the market, but
we are sure they can be found on the Sacra-
mento in abundance. Bushels could be dis
posed of in this place readily, at very high
prices
Year: 1860

The grand Military Soiree came off with grand
effect Thursday night Maj Gen D1aughon and staff,
together with the two Military companies of Town,
and the Cadets were present on the occasion. The
Hall was tastefully and appropriately decorated
with flags mottos and lettered gas light the latter
was executed in a beautiful style by Jas. Bowcs,
ESQ Upon entering the Hall, the first thing which
attracted attention the word WELCOME, burning
beautifully in gas. We ought to qualify the above,
for really the first thing which attracted orr atten-
\ion was the display OF beauty-for there was a
kloce collection of the sweetest and most charming
Il Fayet@~s IL ~ 71St-eyegy tstse WHO ifas
{sted tins place must acknowledge that there is
really beauty in Fayetteville than any other
town in the State
There was nothing in the whole affair to mar the
pleasure of the occason-every thing went off
yiqht-even the refreshments-the only portion in
which took part.


We would like to say more about 1t did time per-
NIT we might speak of the kindness and courtesy
of the proprietor Of the Hotel, Col. Naddlll and
his excellent lady. We might speak Of the gentle
manly conduct of the manages and the politeness
and trouble of Mr. Frensey, and above all, might
speak of little Master H., who so gallant with
the little misses but desist and only trust we
may soon be called upon to write about another
Year: 1860

The address put out upon the public by the above
wonderful degree of trouble and what was a mere
mole ihill is attempted to be made mountain.
For part not what the opponents of
this measure intend to make out of their continual
harping upon the question. Why, gentlemen, if
YOU do not stop you will make the affair assume
opponents of tho scheme guilty of encouraging it
and giving strength to the very thing they wish to
destroy.


Our position upon the question is well known
we are in favor of the 0d ou1orem principle in the
revenue of our State. But do say, most emphat
ton of the Constitution. We are so because We
represent an. Eastern constituency, but, simply
because we think that d change Of our constitution
would engentler dissatisfaction and i'll feeling, be
sides the danger Of disturbing old and established
customs and usages and the creeping in OF new and
and untried experiments injurious the citizens of
commonwealth


We dislike the feeling that is manifested by "a
native" in the Standard, upon this question. He
sh,1s'a vast deal of 'nttttcisHe,' j, tongue and
some brains but he bG-hnwilling to give
up his point if he were n'tisfied that he is
wrong.


We think that the .95anaard, and Ne,es, and -Ncy-
cu34. and Press and Banaer and al the advocates
anl oppoopnts of this measure, had better let the
thing drop till after the State Convention. This is
a mere opinion, we are liable to be in
Year: 1860

Dear Sir :-Your's of the 9th is to hand
In reply, would say, that if you send me your card
will insert it in the daily paper year as spe-
cal notice near marriages and deaths, at the cheap
of $25 in advance, and mail you the paper.


We write all our own prose or poetry, or clip it
and caW 1T tou1 0lcn. We consider advertising for
poetry prosey business. 1t is certain we could
make but few feet at that rate.


Ii you send us the amount will make piece
of poetry upon it. should you desire it. Our read
ers would like to read the productions of your gifted
mind but we could net persuade ourselves, much
less them that ---.was contributing to
our paper consequently we must decline your very
liberal offer


With due respect I am dear Sir, with all mod
estv and becoming humility, the obedient servent
Year: 1860




DEcIANil OF FEMALE CONVERSATION. An English
writer DEF lares the fact that the of day
do not + fpnverse," and then attributes it to the
multiplicity of studies, and the evening confinement
to bookst land school companions. He says:


:. It sijould be much matter of duty and of
conscienfp to insist outdoor exercise and in
door sodpl recreation, upon any of the regular
exerciss of the school room School studies should
be coni34ed absolutely to school hours To allow
them td encroach upon the later hours of the day.
and upbh the graceful household duties and
tions, which either ought to be provided for
every girl at Eome in other words, to subordinate
home training to school training, to intermt the
former in favor of the latter, is most papable mis-
| take. 1t is bad, i'll intellectual point of
view. To say nothing of other disadvantages, it
deprives girls of the best opportunities they can
ever have of learning that most feminine, most
beautiful, most useful of all accomplishments-the
| noble art of conversation for conversation is
art well gift. 1t is learned best by familiar
intercourse between young and DID, in the leisure
and unreserye Of the evening social circle. But
wherf young girls banished from this circle by
the pressure of school tasks talking only wi their
school master ill they come out into society, and
then monopolised entirely by young persons of
their age, they easily learn to mistake chatter
for conversation and small talk becomes for life
their only medium of exchange Hence. with all
the intellectual training of the day. there


deal of intellectual conversation. .'-4tttAto
Year: 1860

A YoUNG LADY KILLED BY A WAD
FROM CANNoN.-On Tuesday, at Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, Miss Ann Ma
ria Martin died from the effects Of a sin
cular wound received on Saturday, when
a salute was fired from the yacht Zinga.
Expecting a display of fire works from
the Zinga rs she was coming in, a large
number of people had gathered ON the
wharf. A salute from cannon was fir-
ed on board the yacht. The wad was Of
waste cotton, and of course very dense
and although the muzzle Of the gun was
judged to be depressed far below the
wharf, yet, being pointed towards the
people, the wad struck Miss Martin, broke
several hoops in her skirt, and one of them
cut fearful cash across tho lower por,
ton of her body, allowing the intestines
to protrude. She was taken home as
soon as possible, though tho bystander'
had no idea of the nature of the terrible
injury she had received. To some who
crowded around her and annoyed her will
questions, where she was hurt, and how
much she replied in great agony, "Yor
don't know how much am hurt. TAKE
me home that may die with my moth
err
Year: 1860

Shall VIC not meet our friends again.
When we are freed from earthly pain1
Shall We not SEQ their forms once more,
When wo hare passed life's ocean o'eri
Yes we shall all again unto
In realms of everlasting light;
That smiling face we love 80 dear
Will bo the Same in that bright sphere.
And, freed from every sin and care,
win beam with softer radiance there
For we wero formed by Gods own will,
And wo1l retain his image still.
And though this body, formed of clay,
win soon forever pass away,
Tho impress to the spirit given
On earth, will be the same in heaven.
just as our spirits leave this clay,
They'll rise again on that great days
And loves that We have cherished here
Wen cherish in our future sphere.
Let virtue then forever bo
Our guide DER l(c's tempestuous sea-
Then, when at last that port we gain,
With Christ our refuge we win reign.


VIOLA.
Year: 1860

Mr. Willis writing to the Home journal mas tue
following pretty thought


Yet-pardon me, spirit OF the Ffaiue-"t"i '''ul u
tbcre with liberty of choice who would he content %
Iio ,ghara tbere are no mountains Who would take
az off the famous hundred mile prairie oi llihos


farm Of the extent Of fertile stness without iehcef
on condition of there taking up his ABODE nave
never realised before what cathedrH lhnaehce sue.e
IS in the mountains we dwei near-ho" 'no
and the sunrises are made reyercnty sublime Dl mem


how The storms perform glorious anthems WITH the
hill ecboes-how the eye which Is ted from tne Faey
m the tall peak whereon rests the thunder cloud eaf'
the heart up with it, in instinct OF involuntary awe
The mere prairie floor seems TO me wilderness without
an altar-Nature without gallery or domeearth WIN
out proper cathedral wherein the elements snail uhod
den worship God


And the following lively description:


To overtake a thunder shower, whir through it and
outrun it. was the first of the days exciting noVeues
We saw it ahead of on the prairie, as you see sse
black cloud in the sky, with sunshine an aFouhu T.
was moving in the same direction ourselves probably
OF about twenty miles an hour and soon began to
overtake it with our better harnesed thunder and gh
nipc The conductor pointed the dark mass out to me
some ten or fifteen minutes before we entered the outer
skirt of the shower and we were IN petng ram Wlti


lightning and peas of thunder for perhaps ten minutes


emerging in fair weather the other sde and leaving
the storm, to lag after us like the slow coach thai
was But certainly, it was very queer thus 10 give
thunder and lightning the goby. 1t seemed TO me
somehow antieipaory Of another state Of things NHel
we 90 telegraphng about at the beginning OF our spt
travels in the next life, am sure shall nave vague
impression Of having done something of that sort before
the experience of distancing wel-traned thunder
cloud being laid away in my memory.


Rut it il to the wild animals of the prairie that thu
swiftness of the rail train is most nexpicable Age
upon ages have established certain relative rates
speed between man and the subject races OF creation
the mounted hunter being the fastest pursuer Tor whlc
the elk and reindeer the bear and the prairie wolf th
fox and the wild cat the skunk otter and marten ar
at all prepared The small line of rail track, nearl
hidden in grass is not recognised by these wanderer
over the vast plains Of the west, and while thinking
themselves safe in their own horizon-edged wilderness
they suddenly see the coming Of the new monster
is daily experience on the trains of this railroad acros
Illinois, to overtake some one or more of them and
is curious so the different conductors and brakemen al
told mel how none of them seem to have the sagact
to escape by running off right angles? Almostin
rably they flee before the pursuer and run down
at last to fall fantng with and exhaustion in tn
neighborhood of the track.
Year: 1860

The Rome (Ga Courier publishes the following card


In the last number Of the Southerner and Advertiser


sec INV name as one Of the delegates appointed to at


tend the Breckenridge and Lane State convention to be
held in MilIedgeyile II concerns the public but little
a. to What nv preferences may be in the present cam
racn vet no party or clique has the right TO the
name Of any citizen, however humble for their own
selfish purposes ad thus place him in false position
left the Cincinnati platform before it split and wish it
to he distinctly understood that now on neither
fragment, and shall support the nominees OF neither
receives nv most cordial appreciation, and expect to
give them rny earnest bit humble support ).


g. J0HN T. HART
Year: 1860

OF Henry Ward Beecher the Republican
pulpit preacher, is slightly down on rich men /:
Hear what he says in recent sermon respect
ing that respectable class OF people AS men
grow rich they grow mean. Why, know
men-pous men-who actually perjure them
selves about Their property that they may save
what is justly due the city for taxes. They
are as well-meanness has tunnel
ed them from end to end and the biggest one
lies through the heart, and the devil runs his
trains through and through daily. If any
one else bnt Beecher had said this he would
have been called wicked fellow, but Beech.
can says what he chooses, and it is ali right.
Year: 1860

IL you want to keep your town from
thriving, refuse to take your home paper
tarn a cold shoulder to every young me-
ehanic or beginner in business look up.
on every new conner with a jealous scowl


or as a suspicious person; discourage all
you can. If that won't do, cry them
down, or rather 60 abroad for your wares
than pay your neighbors your money
but above all, don't adcertisc. Then just
in proportion as you can get Others to do
the same, viii your object be accomplish
ed. But if you are public spirited and
wish to see your town thriving, and your
tovnsmen prospering, do the very reverse
Year: 1860

WASHINGTON AQUEDUcr-Capt Benham,
chief engineer of the Potomac aqueduct ar
rived here this week, and measures are to be
Immediately taken for the vigorous prosecu-
tion of the work to completion.


Any embarrassment which may have
heretofore arisen from disagreement between
the Superintendent and the Secretary of
War is removed. Between Capt. Meigs and
Can't Benham the most friendly relations
exist, and there can be no "ofhcial war be-
tween them individually, or between them
Jointly and the War Department.


1t may be apprehended, as has been stated
in northern papers, that the Potomac aque-
duet cannot be completed within the estimate
half Million But that is OF much less
consequence than the prompt and proper
execution of the work But the water from
the Potomac will be obtained and brought
through the city for an amount within that
sum--though it is said that there will not
be enough left to complete the great reser-
voir.


The Cabin John Creek bridge. over which
the water is to be brought from the Potomac,
is now to be completed, and will be one of
the greatest triumphs Of architecture and
engineering skill anywhere found in the
world. This magnificent work will be quite
hidden from the public view by the difficulty
of access TO it. appropriation will. there
fore, it is hoped, be made for the construc-
ton of a good carriage road to the bridge,
and, when this shall be done, Washington
may boast of drive equal, in respect to
beautiful and romantic scenery, to any in
the country Wash. Corr. Of Bali. San.
Year: 1860

MORE SLEEp.-We have read statement,
written by DR.. Windship, the ''strong man,"
who recently lectured at the North, of rules,
by the observance of which he obtained his re-
markable strength and muscular power
To one of these rules in particular, AS being
that which men are most prone to violate, We
wish to call special attention. The Doctor
says he takes ten hours sleep out of twenty


four, and he advises everybody to take at
least eight hours rest nightly. We are con-
vinced that most of the i'll health in the COM
munity is due to lack of sleep more to than
any other cause. Rapidity of eating, lack Of
exercise, heated rooms, over anxiety OF mind,
and other causes contribute to the i'll health
and abbreviated lives of our city population,
but the going to bed too late and rising too
early we believe to be productive of more
sickness and premature deaths than any of
these or all of them combined. DR.. Hall, in
his Journal Of Health, concurs fully with
DR.. Windship as to the necessity OF longer
sleep than the majority of men allow them
selves. Indeed we know of no respectable
medical sanction for the shortening the term
to six or seven hours. We. know very many
men who are rarely in bed before midnighr,
yet are always up by six o'clock in the morn
ing. Such men are exhausting their vital
force prematurely. They never can reach
the limit of three score years and ten, much
less live far beyond it, as almost every man
may by taking care of himself.


SLEEPING UNDER THE CLoTHEs.-There is
reason to believe (says Miss Florence Night
ingale,) that not few of the apparently un-
accountable cases of scrofula among children
proceed from the habit of sleeping with the
head under the bed clothes. and 80 inhaiing
air already breathed. which is further con-
taminared by ,exhalations from the skin.
Patients are sometimes given to similar
habit; aud it often happens that the bed
clothes are so disposed that the patient must
necessarily breathe air more or less contain
mated by exhalations from the skin. A
good nurse will be careful to attend to this.
1t is an important part SO to speak, OF ven.
tilation. 1t may be worth while to remark
that when there is any danger of bed-sores,
blanket should never be placed under the
patient 1t retains damp and acts like
poultice Never use anything but light
Whitney blankets as bed covering for the
sick The heavy impervous counterpane is
bad, for the very reason that it keeps IN the
emanations from the sick person, while the
blanket allows them to pass through. Weak
persons ore invariably distressed by great
weight of bed clothes, which often prevents
their getting any sound sleep whatever.
Year: 1860

LIFE INsURANCE.-Mr. o. E. Moore, the
General Agent of the United States Life In
surance Company, is spending few days in
town looking after the interests of that com
pany here. We are glad to know that he
has induced quite number of our citizens
to take out life policies There is not any
doubt that this is one of the best and most
reliable institutions of the kind in the coun-
try. The names of its Directors are a suf-
iciant guarantee for any company, AID it
has nearly ten thousand policies scattered all
over the country, and nearly million dol
lars surplus so we believe it is permanent
iy safe. .....


Life Insurance is something every man
with a family ought to think about 1t
costs but a small sum every year to secure
five thousand dollars to ones family, and
when we know that life is uncertain, and
business quite as much so it seems only a
mans duty to make some such provision
for those dependent upon him, beyond the
contingencies of life or business We
have had policy some time, and know
that the satisfaction it affords is worth more
than the cost. We recommend our citizens
to take policies with Mr.. Morse in the United
States Company.
Year: 1860

AS a specimen brick of what peaceable
people would have been treated to had the
Douglas rule continued in this county, we
refer to the instance where young man, a
member of the Wide AwAkes, was assaulted
in front of Theodores Exchange on Satur-
day night, as alluded to by US hurriedly on
Monday, for want of time to detail all the
circumstances.


The young man is entirely inoffensive,
and incapable of giving an affront without
provocatiOn. He was quietly going home
after the procession, carrying his extiguish-
ed lamp, when he was assailed by n gang of
drunken rowdes in front of the rendezvous
aforementioned. Kisses and howls ofevery
execrable and insulting kind We're cast at
him. He kept steadily on through the pack
of hounds who yelped around him, paying
no attention to them, until he had nearly
passed the crowd, when some sneaking cow
ard from behind siezed his lamp (Which was
carried over the shoulder and also seized and
tore his cape and at the same time struck
him on the head. The Wide Awake was
not asleep, and turned on his assailants (the
whole crew crowding up), giving his
immediate antagonist a blow, who at
once, like true coward, betook
himself to boulders, number of which
were thrown By the bowling throng.
Finding he could not contend with a whole
mob, our Wide Awake gradually backed
of, facing his enemies and keeping them
from seizing him. When he reached Kron's
corner they ceased to follow him. though
boulders were still sent whizzing at hirn,
but fortunately without hitting him.
When he reached the Washington Hotel,
there was another crowd of Democratic
rufians, who, like those at Theodores
rendezvous, assailed him with Kissing and
bowling aud with volley of the usual
Democratic arguments-brickbats- of
which came near reaching it's mark. He,
however, kept straight on without being
further followed.


What are we coming to, when such ram
pant rowdSism dare show its head amongst
US. We say to these drunken bullies,
beacdTe
Year: 1860

E9s" We publish to-day another of those
admirable letters of which Edward Bates
has given so many to the world showing
the wisdom Of his views and the practical
cast Of his mind. In this letter he gives us
some valuable thoughts on coalitions which
are just now 80 much in fashion. His opin-
ions on this subject can be studied with
profit. We ask the particular attention of
Bell men to them.
Year: 1860

Beg A good campaign document, our
friends say, is the Weekly Evansville Jour
nal The price of it for the remainder
of the campaign is twenty Ave cents. Any
body who wants to benefit the cause can do
so by subscribing and sending where
the paper will do the most good. We mail
it to any address ordered.