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Year: 1860

~ The mail train on the CASTOR Road ran into
an elderly foot passenger who was crossing the Rail-
road bridge Tar river Friday afternoon, 23d
inst, nficting severe confusion of the face, put
ting the left eye out and breaking the left near
the elbow joint. The facts are thus related by q
gentleman who was on the train and an eye witness
to the frighttul accident. The footman, French
man and printer, aged between so and so years,
was on the bridge over Tar river, about midway,
when the engineer, Mr.. Perry, entered the bridge.
He observed the man. blew the alarm whistle, and
then blew on the stop breaks The man gave heed
to the alarm, stopped, and backed himself close up
to the wall of the bridge and stood erect and had
he remained thus, would have been passed unn-
jured; but under the influence of liquor as he un-
doubtedly was his head and body swayed back and
forth, and in contact with the train, as stated
Messrs. LaEkford and Greene physicians at Frank
linton were soon on the spot, rendered timely aid
and old typo is in a fair way to recover.
Year: 1860

POSITION IN SLEEPNG.-It is better to go
to sleep on the right side, for then the stom-
ach is very much in the position of bottle
turned upside down, and the contents are
aided in passing out by gravitatien. If one
goes to sleep on the left side, the operation
OF emptying the stomach of its contents is
more like drawing water from a WE'LL After
going to sleep, let the body take its own po-
sition. Ifyou sleep on your back, especial
ly soon after partaking of hearty meal, the
weight Of the digestive organs, and that of
the food, resting on the great vein of the
body near the back bone, congresses it, and
arrests the flow of the blood, more or less
II the arrest is partial, the sleep is disturbed,
and there are unpleasant dreams. If the
meal has been recent or hearty, the arrest is
more decided, and the various sensations,
such as falling over precipiee, or the pur-
suit of wild beast, or snake, or other inn
pending danger, and the desparate effort to
get rid of it, arouses us; that sends on the
stagnating blood, and we awake in a fright
or trembling, or perspiration, or feelings of
exhaustion, according to the degree of stag
nation, and the length or strength of the
effort made to escape the danger Eating a
large, or what is called "a hearty meal" be-
fore going to bed, should always be avoided !;
1t is the frequent cause of nightmare, and
sometimes sudden DEATH
Year: 1860

NOVEL MARRIAGE.-A couple were mar
ricd by Justice Purdy yesterday, says the
Detroit Free Press, of the Goth instant,
one of whom was female, aged iilty-eight
and the other verdant-looking young
man, who had apparently reached the
mature age of about eighteen. He MAN.
tanned, and stuck to it, that he was tliir
ty-seven years old, and, in order to make
up the deficiency, she brought her years
down to forty-ive. The dodge did not
work, and, upon being informed that they
must make oath to the facts, they declin-
ed, and requested to be united without
any questioning. The young fellow said
he had no particular objection to telling
his age, but the lady was captious, andre
fused to divulge until she was informed
that she must give up all hope OF possess
ing the youngster as penalty. She
said he didn't amount to much as Il man,
but then he would be handy to have a.
round, and she thought she might as well
take him, as she had more money than
she knew what to do with, and wanted
SOMEBODY to spend it. The bridegroom
looked as ifhe might fulfil the duty with
a little judicious training.
Year: 1860

G1y' A locomotive recently ran away on
the West Cornwall line, in England. The
left open, and fire kindled in the fur
mace, the atendent went away for few
moments; on his return it had left town,
and only run out OF breath at station
some sixteen miles distant, having rushed
down steep inclines, and over sharp
curves, ut the rate ofsixty miles an hour.
1t tore up and smashed through a large
number OF gates, but with this exception
did no damage whatever, and was quietly
led back to its stall without having been
made permanently vicious by its tricks in
which particular it manifested another
decided improvement Of steam over horse.
Year: 1860

lfrom the Athens Georgia Watehman.1


The only question between North and
South, as we have repeatedly stated, is
one of equality IN The Territories. The South
afiirms this right, and the North denies it.


Two plans have been proposed to shut
US out of tho Territories. The one is by
Congressional prohibition, in the shape of
the Wilmot Proviso. This is the Repub-
lican plan. 1t is plain and straightfor-
ward. Everybody understands it. The
South is pledged to dissolve the Union,
and will do it whenever an attempt is
made thus to exclude her. The people
of the free States know this; and if we
had Black Republican President to-day
and that reasonable organization had Il
majority in both Houses of Congress hcy
,could not dare 10 put tier doctrine in practical
.apcratio,l We have ne,'E% wht-oyer-o
fear from this source.


The enemy which is really dangerous,
and the doctrine which is practically de-
structive of our equality in the Territories
is the abominablo dogma of Douglas and
his followers, known as SYl'atter sovereignty.
1t is dangerous not only because of its
practical working against our interests
but because our people are not united in
their opposition to it as in the case of the
proviso.


The reason it will always work against
us practically is, that the North has re-
dundant population and can always colo
nize new territories and shape their laws
to suit their peculiar views. And she is
not forced torely alone on hersurplus pop
ulation. but the hundreds of thousands
of immigrants from Europe swell the free
soil tide annually. The South has no sur
plus population. Her greatest need now
is sufiiciency of laborers. She has none
to colonize new Territories with. Let her
have foreign immigration of the sort
that some of her people desire, and she
too can settle up new Territories and
mould their institutions to suit her own
views.


With this state of facts staring the peo-
pie of the South in the face, it is plain to
perceive that under the pactical operation
of squatter sovereignty they will never
add another inch of slave territory to their
possessions! Hence, it is clear, that the
most dangerous enemy we have to encoun-
ter is the squattcr party. And yet, strange
to say, Georgians can be found who are
friendly to this abominable political here
svl
Year: 1860

There is perhaps no other country in


the world, says the N Y. Herald, where


the cultivation Of the horse has acquired
so remarkable stimulus and reached so


high point within the same space Of


time as in the United States. The En-
glish turf-the destinations Of which aro
shared in by all classes Of the communi-
ty-has given prominence to the cul.


ture of the thoroughbred racer in that
country, and the proverbial love for the
hunt in the character of the English gen.
tleman has encircled the equine race
with peculiar interest, and procured for
ita kind of fraternal and fostering care.
But in this country-overwhelm as we
are with trade and commerce-we have
few Of that class which thnmu


England represent, end abscidIi Iined,iao-
such thing as men of leisure even among
the wealthiest of the community; never.
theless, of late years we have come to out
strip the mother country in the number
of our race horses and in the beauty and
perfection of the breed of horses general
ly. There are not more than six thou-
sand animals in England and at present
equal to making any show on the turf,
while there are in the United States not
less than eight housand-includlng trot-
ters and racers-which can make their
respective PAGES. Of these thousand
trotters and five hundred racers belonging
regularly to the profession" and the
rest may be counted on to do something
handsome upon any occasion on fair
road.


The culture of saddle horses and ami
mails TO run in harness has of late years
reached u very high point with us. and
horsefesh generally commands higher
price now in this country than anywhere
else on the globe. 1t is an uncommon
thing for gentleman to pay ten thou
sand dollars for team of bloods for pri-
vate USE and two thousand or three thou
sand dollars is not considered an extrava-
CANT price for pair of good coach horses.
while ladies' saddle horses often COM
mand from five to six hundred dollars
apiece, and sometimes up to two thou
sand dollars. If the use of horsefiesh and
saddle exercise only keeps pace with its
present growth in this country we shall
soon have the largest stock Of fine, we'll
trained and costly horses in the world.
Year: 1860

NICE WATERING tLAcE'-DalhiHS III LII
IBERIA may be very pleasant, but must be
a little risky. A recent paper from the
colony states that negro woman, who
went into the water for a bath, was sud
denly "taken in out Of tho wet by an al
ligator. The voracious monster devoured
the colorsd lady without any dresnng.
Year: 1860

Cincinnati Enquirer, says;


The President will not fill the vacancy
in the Supreme bench for some days yet
He is anxious to confer it upon an able
jurist, and is, therefore, thoroughly and
carefully looking into the judiciary of that
Circuit. He will appoint some one in the
Circuit which embraces the States Of Miss
issippi, Arkansas and Virginia.
Year: 1860

BB~ In Turkey when store-keeper is
convicted of telling a lie, his house is
painted black to remain so month. If
such law were in force in this country
what sombre and gloomy appearance
some of our towns would present. The
birds and chickens wouldn't know when
day come.
Year: 1860

B&s@ The convenient arrangements and
good order, at the meetings on Friday night
ought to be credited to the Wide Awakes.
1t is very effective organization, and is
doing vast amount of good for the coun-
try. The young men composing the corps
in this city are learning lessons in discip-
line, order, and political doctrine which viii
be of the greatest benefit to them through
life. The time spent in the work before the
organization is well expended. We do not
believe a better organized or drilled battaI-
lion of Wide Awakes can he found in the
country than those of our city. They were
highly complimented by one of the speakers


MIR. Ellsworth-on Friday night, and
merited all he said.
Year: 1860

AGAIN the gaunt mosquito comes,


That brigand of the night,
with all his starving family,


10 put my dreams to flight,
And try and settle his small bill,


And take draft at sight
near again the dreadful sound


That tells me who is nesr
near him wind his horrid horn, ....
AND Whet his poisoned spear
DE sounds the battle-bIast, and ah
feel that he is here
beat the air, seem TO wage


With lends an idle feud
MY hopes, like poor Ophelia's,


Are blasted in the bud
m vanQuished in a single round,
And he obtains 81 trst blood! !"
In vain the rank cigar l smoke,
Quite wild and desperate grown,
try in vain to drive him ont,


And shut the window down
or stlII hear those tranquil pipes
MonotonOusly dronel
Like Cook among the cannibals, .r
lis useless to appeal,
Or like a mummy wind myself


In sheets from head to heel
The hungry wretch has picked ME out
To make bimself meal
HIS sucker, like burglars drill,


WCuld pierce an iron door
He loves, as Alexander did,
To wade in human gore
Like Everett, he's always dry
Like Cobb, perfect bore
But yet his faults may not suffice
All merits to efface,
For sinner mover yet was born
Without some spark of grace
His failing is philanthropy


He loves the human race
He comes by night, as angels do,
To chant his soothing hymn
lie hoVereth o'er the baby's couch,
just like the cherubim
By day he wadeth in the swamp,
His legs are long and slim.
Oh bear me to some frozen waste
Where polar tempests blow
On train oil will gaze unmoved,
Or Greenland's cliffs of snow,
And be content to pass my DAYS
Among the Esquimaux
Year: 1860

By There is a great drought in Warrick
county. The dust on the road from New
burgh to Boonville is ankle deep. The corn
is suffering for rain. The wells are many
of them dry, and if rain does not fall soon,
there will be absolute suffering amongst
the live stock for water to drink. Water is
already rarity.
Year: 1860

tempt speech after the address to which
they had been listening. Judge Baker was
then called, who told humorous anecdote,
and informed the crowd that he, too, was
not going to commit the indiscretion of max
ing a speech after the one they had just
heard


Finding it impossible to have any more
speaking, the immense crowd dispersed in
the best of humor We never saw q meet
ing where the enthusiasm was so intense;
where it seemed SO impossible for the audi.
ence to hear enough. We predict that the
Douglas Democracy will hear the echo of
Carl Schurz's speech rumbling all through
the remainder of the campaign
Year: 1860




In the proceedings Of the Yanceyite State
mass meeting at Indianapolis will be found
their proposition for joint electoral ticket.
The Democratic Central Committee have no
authority to entertain any such proposition
or to make bargains of any kind with the
boilers. The Democracy will vote for no
man for Elector who is not pledged, fully
and unequivocally, to the support of Ste
phen A Douglas and Herschel Y Johnson.
That is the sentiment of every friend of
Douglas and Johnson whom we have heard
speak on the subject. AA


Our Enquirer thus discourses: -.


With the GOODNESS of a bankrupt gambler
they proposed to so into partnership with
men of substance. They have absolutely
proposed to unite with the men they de-
nounce as enemies of the Democratic party
on condition of receiving their share OF the
spoils.


These bellicose gentlemen may yet be
brought to their knees by the men they
abuse. fF Ffr
Year: 1860

rom tte EttlsUthe enquirer.
The Republicans susPending Bust


Men. r- &


A few days ago the leader of the German
Red Republicans of this city asked well
known saddler and harness maker of the
city, how he was going to vote for Presi-
dent, who replied that ne should vote for
Douglas. Z" Well then,' says this tolerant
Republican, q shall 6u9 no more harness
Of you."


The gentleman thus to be prescribed was
not in earnest when he said be was going
to vote for Douglas, and intended voting Tor
Lincoln, but when he discovered the bad
and intolerant spirit that animates the Abo-
htionists, he made up his mind to support
Douglas in earnest, and will give him one
honest vote this fall


The gentleman who refuses to buy any
more harness of Douglas men, is now spoll-
en- of prominently by the Republicans of
this county as candidate for Sheriff. If
he runs he will be anxious enough to get
Democratic votes, but must signally fail in
the attempt.


This thing Of prescribing business men
on account of politics may become a two
handed game, the Democrats being compell-
ed, in self defense, to pay off the Republi-
cans IN their own coin. There is not busi-
ness establishment of any kind in the city
conducted by Republicans, that is not main
ly supported by Democrats and they could
every one be starved out in short time if
the Democrats were as mean spirited in
these business matters as the Republicans.
There are men fattening in this town upon
the patronage of Democrats, who could be
made as lean as the leanest of Pharoah's
lean kline if their Democratic customers
would resolve not to deal with them, and
they'll do it yet, unless the Republicans
come to a proper appreciation of the obliga-
tions they are under to Democrats.


We do not advise to Democrats for the
present the proscriptive policy commenced,
and indeed, commonly practiced by the Re-
publicans, but we advise them to SUSTAIN
DEaocRATIo EsTABLIsHM ENTs, AT ALL EVENTS.
Let no man suffer in business for supporting
Douglas when you can make nearly every
business house in town an anti-Abolition
Institution if you will There are not
enough of the standing shirt collar Repub-
lieans in town to support a family grocery,
and yet they talk about prescribing the par
ty to whom they owe their living and pros
perity.
Year: 1860

the letters Of my dear husband Icould not find
tune sooner, as We have had so much sickness,
Dear sister Martha is taken from us. and we are
left quite alone. Il is very lonely here now
" thout her. She was dear, Q ood woman, and
We shall miss her sadly"


The letters are three in number, and are as


'OHAmERspuRo Sept, Sd, 1859.


"DEAE BELL: You can guess how long to
see you only by knowing how you wish to see
me. think Of yOu all day and dream Of you
at night IWOuld gladly come home and stay
with you always, but for that which brought me
here-a desire to do something for others, and
not to live wholly for my own happiness. ! am
at home, miles north Of Harper's Ferry, in an
cid house on the Kennedy Farm, where we keep
some Of cur things. -Four Of US sleep here. |
came here to be alone was at ChambeTsburg
iev days ago, and wrote you few lines from
there, lam beginning to look for letter from
yOu.--Itis Is now dark, and | am all alone
But have some good company; ! have just
received your letter Of Aug. 30th, and you may
well think am gla1 t hear from you. You
may kiss the baby good many times every
day for me. / am thinking Of you aud him ell
the time. Tell Salmon that know better how
to pity him for having to stay ct home than be
does me for being away. Tell him to keep a
stiff upper lip. rF-Efr.e q.


BELL, hothing but the object before me could.
keep me from you. It is hard foE you, no doubt,
and hope it will not last long; though have
no thought of backing out till see the thing
well a-going.


"Give my respects to all, and answer this as
soon as you can and tell me all the news.


ta1 "Yours, forever, WATSON"
Year: 1860

DEAR WIFE: As may not have an oppor
tunity to, write you again for some time,
improve this. 80.
81 received your letter of Sept l4th, the
night the girls got home, which was very
glad to get. o, Bell. do want to see you
and the little fellow very much; but must
wait. There was a slave near here whose wife
was sold off south the other day, and he was
found in Thomas Kennedy's orchard, dead, the
next morning. Cannot come home as long as
such things are done here. We have only
two black men with US as yet, but expect more
One of these has q wife and seven children in
slavery: sometimes feel as though ] could
not make this sacrifice, but what would not
want others 20 do, were in their placsl
hnd that always to live a home and among
ones friends is never to know how much we
love them. Keep up good courage, in spite of
the cold weather. and keep the baby warm -
Write often, as father directs; and will do as
we'll as can about writing. 1t does me good
to have you say you think of me, although l
know it. Ever your husband. .l.l - -t


w TcyO1r TpuOsrrn, ., .
Year: 1860

The Baltimore Patriot, an opposition journal,
refers to Mr.. Johnson, the candidate fer Wee
President on the Doug las ticket, in the follow
ing terms


We know the gentleman personally, and We
are free to say that, though not bis political
friend, he has our most cordial sympathies in
the work of redeeming the South from the
tyranny OF that lntolerable public opinion
which few hotspurs have managed to impose
upon as noble people as ever the sun shone
upon, And there is no man in the whole
South, politics apart, whom We would sooner
see, not only Vice President but President of
the United States. He is one Of our soundest
and most reliable statesmen.
Year: 1860

WAsHINGroN, Aug. lO.-The report of the resig-
nation of Secretary Cass has official foundation,
but is predicted the fact that his health has been
failing for some months past.


The amount of government money deposit is
five millions, eighty-one thousand, of which three
millions, two hundred and seventy-two thousand
subject to draft. The receipts of last week were
one million, eight hundred and ten thousand but
owing to the payment of drafts to the extent of
two millions and half the sum now on hand is less
by four hundred and five thousand than it was the
proceeding week.


Drafts have been issued for the payment OF
S2,3l5,000 thus leaving balance of 81, &c, 900.


Capt. Simms will leave here tomorrow with a
detachment of fifty Marines for the steamship
Susquehanna. The officers of the vessel have been
ordered to report on the 18th.
Year: 1860

PRINcELY ETIQUETrE.-In dance, it is said, the
Prince only gives the lady his left hand, and she is
not permitted to take his right it being contrary to
the etiquette due from a subject to the heir appa-
rent to the throne the next in rank to the regnng
sovereign. This may answer in the British Colo
nes where all are Subjects" but here, where the
ladies sovereign, as well as their lords, such
etiquette will not answer. 1t was contrary to eti-
quette for the Japanese Prince to give either hand
to lady, but the ladies did not mind etiquette,
and seized his dexter hand whenever they had an
opportunitv-PhH Ledger
Year: 1860

meets all such emergencies AID ehod afford to
be without it. 1t is always ready and to the sticking
point There is longer necessity for limpng chairs
spnered veneeTs, headless dolls, and broken cradles


just the article for SHE'LL and other ornamental work
so popular with ladies Of refinement and taste


This admirable preparation is used cold being chemically
held solution and po sessng all the valuable qualities
the best cabinet makers Glue be used in the place
ofordinary mucila &c, being vastly more adhesive
Year: 1860

The action Of the Convention Of the Scccdcrs
shonsd receive the endorsement nl every good
and true Democrat. Tia: Convention has
ylndicatcd the true principles Of the National
Democratic party, and has laid down the basis
upon which every National Democrat, North
and South, may rally. and the party he re,uni-
ted and Reconstructed


For these reasonS we hoist the banner of
lBrccklnridgc ami Lane, and cali upon every
Democrat to rally around them, and give them
Their united enthusiastic support.


we deprccatc any division among thc Dcnoc-
racy Of Virginia as fatal, not only to the sue.
cess OF the Presidential ticket, but TO the as
candency and integrity Of the party in the
State. The Democracy Of Virginia should hold
together ard act in concert. Let personal pre-.
lerences be sacrificed 20 the good Of the party
and the country. And to this end we approve
Of the suggestion to hold . State Convention at
an curly Il day as practicable in order to pro-
ducc concert Of action.
Year: 1860

and representing all the States which can be
calculated upon in the coming election to cast
t!Iei: electoral vot"S Tor the Democratic candi-
date ;nr the Presidency. When we consider
this in connection with the fact that every
Democratic Senator Of the United States with
tie solitary exception of Mr.. DorGLAs have
lately ratified the important isSuc for which
tic Southern Democracy have c1n;cndel, and
that almost The entire Democratic representa-
ton in Congress endorse the nomination Of
BRECKENRIDGE and LANE We think that
the true Democracy not only of Virginia, but
Of the whole Union, shoald come up rs one
man TO their support


This being our sense o! duty, We shall exert
our humble efforts in endearoring to secure
the vote q! Virginia fur them