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Year: 1860

The Opera.-A very fine house witnessed the
performance for the benefit Of Mr.. Cooper.
tuesday night, and the opera of Lucrezia
Borgia was excellently rendered. Miss Mil
ner, both in the singing and acting OF her role,
deserved the highest praise, and was sup.
ported in an almost unexceptionable manner
by Mr.. Aynsley Cook, whose splendid voice
made amends for little over acting In the
part OF the Duke. The concerted piece at the
end of the first act deserved the applause 1t
received, and the famous trio in the second
was finely executed.


9iyen,
Year: 1860

Acquitted-Daniel Solon was arraigned be-
fore the Mayor yesterday, for taking Samuel
Adams trunk, which the latter represented TO
be worth So. The Mayor decided that the
trunk came lawfully into the possession of
Solon, and if Adams wanted to get it back, he
must hit on some other expedient than obtain
ing warrant for larceny. Solon was dis
charged.
Year: 1860

FUSION IN NEW YoRK.-The Union Fusion


meeting in New York, on Monday evening, Is


conceded by all the papers to have been one


of the largest and most effective demonstra-


tious of the campaign in that State. Even the


Tribune estimates the numbers present at IL :


00O, and admits the meeting was complete


success" The Journal of Commerce says:
BY eight O'Clock all the streets and aven ues


converging to the Institute were filled to


Third avenue on the east, to Broadway on the
west, and TOR a block or two on the Fourth
avenue, north and south Judging crowds by
the usual standards ofmeasurement, it would
not be an oyer.estimate to say that the num-
Der collected within and without the building &
was thirty thousand. Aud, still, on the out
skirts of the mighty multitude, made distinct
by the glare of calcium lights and myriad
torches, might be seen moving masses OF men,
content to form part of the SPLENDID show,
although it was utterly impossible for them
to get within hearing distance Of the speakers
stands. The demonstration was one OF the
largest and in all respects the most brilliant
which has enlivened this Presidential CAM
about it was that from first to last there was
not sign of disturbance. Every one present
appeared to be profoundly impressed with the
importance of the occasion.


The inside presented remarkable scene
The hall was hung about with flags and strips
of canvas bearing patriotic and conservative


notices, and the names of illustrious Union


men of the past. Not only every seat in the
hall was occupied, but all the aisles, and the


window. perches. Every spot where a man
could put his feet was taken. NotWithstand-
ing this compact jam, the throng remained
very calm and orderly for more than half an
hour, until the opening of the meeting.
Year: 1860

Grand Tournament.-The Knights Templar
OF this city are TO have parade about the 23d
OF this month, and as the Union Agricultural
Fair will be open to the public at that time it
has been suggested that the Central Fair
Grounds be rendered them one afternoon, and
that they have grand tournament. Many Of
the Sir Knights are admirable horsemen and
tilt might therefore be had as an additional
attraction to the great Agricultural Fair. Al
ter the "tilt," the Sir Knights might present
their commander with a handsome sword, or
some other mement to. and then close the tour.
naIuent with an evenings ball. II the pa
rade is determined on we can see no better
way OF closing the day than by having q tilt
Of lances for the charmed ring
Year: 1860

THE PRINCE OF WALRs-The Prince of
Wales when he arrived at Fredericksburg.
Va, OF his return from Richmond, came to the
back door OF the hindmost car and stood side
by side with the Mayor of that city from the
Time the train left the depot till it reached the
bridge over the Rappahannock. The crowd
followed cheering Justify. and the Prince
bowed gracefully. Bouquets were thrown him,
for which he expressed himself profoundly
grateful.
Year: 1860

The City Sqanyes.-When will the city fathers
take the public SO quares under consideration
and order their improvementl There are sew
eral of these squares that might be appropri-
ately and adyantageously fitted up IT small
cost and such q measure would tend in nitely
TO the convenience and pleasure Of the people
for whose use they were purchased. Public
squares have been rightly denominated the
lungs Of city, and the people here want a.
many breathing places as hey can get.
Year: 1860

WHAT A COOP PRINCE CAN DO.-According &
to all accounts the late Grand Duke OF Meek
lenbu rgh. .Strelitz was an old trump. While all
the rest OF the German sovereigns, without a
single exception. sought their pride in being
leaders OF troops rather than civil governors,
and testified this feeling by never appearing in
public otherwise than in military uniform,
Prince George steadfastly clung 20 his plain
black coat and his civil duties, and employed
his army in road making and drain cutting.
OF course the good Grand Duke was vastly
laughed at on account of these doings by the
princely martinets of the neighboring coun-
tries; but he appeared to take little notice OF
theif sneers, and never went visiting them, Dor
sent out in nvitatlons. In his little threadbare
suit of black he was seen trotting day after day
for more than half a century, the streets Of his
capital, now stepping into the shop Of a baker
and examining the size and quality OF the loayes
and then again looking into crowded school
house to Sc If the teachers were doing their
duty. and his little subjects getting on with
their reading, writing, and arithmetic. The
duchy of Mecklenburgh- -Streiitz Is but very
small country, having only about 90, 600 inhab-
itouts; but yet It Is something TO say in favor
OF the late Grand Duke that he found this
country In utter desolation, in ignorance and
serfdom. and leftit fourishing little State,
within whose confines not single beggar 10 TO
be found. and where every man, woman and
child, can read and write, and has sometning 10
Aat s
Year: 1860

v

 BELL AND EVERETT CLUE MEETING IN DEs ARc.-We were not present, but learn from friend that there was consld- erable enthusiasm at this meeting on Mon- day evening, at the Mayors office, such as is calculated to carry off the youth of the country, unless there IS similar move ment on the part of the Democratic party. A respectable number of names were en- rolled, and outsiders strongly solicited to join the Club. The truth is, they made a splendid beginning, and no mistake. We must look at things as they are and not as we would wish to have them. Several gentlemen were called on to address the meeting, but declined at first, after which some one proposed that it was usual for the Old Soldiers to lead the way in all emergencies and great battles, hence it was the duty of Dr. Sanders to lead of. That old soldier of the cross come before his fellow-cilizens and was received with great ecat. The Rev. gentleman mani fesed quite a clerical dignity of manner, he spread his wings heavenward, in order, it is supposed, to bathe his unfruitful mind in the fountain of immortal eloquence, but alas for the frailtes of human nature, il was mo go," he did not succeed as well as the King of France, who marched up the hill and back again. for the fact is the Rev. gentleman did not ''get up at all, J but pitched into the Democratic party and belabored 1t in way that "gentlemen ol the cloth" are in the habit of fighting the devil The Rev gentleman arrived at the conclusion that MT. BRECKENRIDGE was the tail end of the Democratic party. He l fretted and foamed over the Democracy until he got up such an excitement In his mind, that he never once took into account that there was an abolition party in the country--a singular fact for a Southern Minister of the Gospel. The Rev. gen. lleman took his seat exhausted, probably, sSTo bathe his wearied soul

 In seas of heavenly'rest,

 Where not a wave of PARTY rolls | Across his peaceful breast After the Rev. gentleman taking bis seat Mir. T. J. lobe was called up. He noticed all the parties in the field, and tried to show his friends that Douglas would be President in spite of the devil, if not he hoped that gentleman would so divide the Democratic party as to elect Bell & Everett. Mir. J. did not seem to suit the Bell crowd, for while he was speaking his friends looked like Tam o. Shanters wife:

 s'They gathered their brows, like gathering storm,

 And nursed their wrath to keep it warm"
Year: 1860

HORSE SHOEs.-The art of the smith has hitherto
failed to make the calks of a horseshoe hard enough
to withstand the wear of few days upon our ord-
nary roads, and few hours on city pavements will
50 take off their edge that horse would be as liza
bic to slip in them as in fiat Shoes were it not that
the caks catch in the grooves between the stones of
the pavement But discovery has been made by
which the Softest iron used for horseshoes can be
made so hard in few moments by any common
smith that no file will touch it. We have Just seen
horseshoe, in the hands of Mr. T. Selleck, of
IFeenwlch, Conn, the patentee of this process.
Inc calks prepared by it will outwear two or three


meS over the best steel ever used for that purpose
while the first cost is less 1t consists of simply
eoatlng the iron with the new metal of the Frank
Hh'on Ore made by the New Jersey Zinc Compa-
ny which melts at welding heat of wrought iron.
very small piece say the size of pea, for toe
saA' spreads all over the surface, and becomes so


Incorporated with it that it never can be separated
" any subsequent amount of hammering Its
RoNer Of resisting abrasion upon the stones may be


lused from the fact that we have the malleabe iron


SF strength, and the Franklinite for hardness, and
Sl Sn'' lhat Is harder than glass The calking of
nurses at all, howcEer-is is not a settled question.
Year: 1860

So | heard great strapping young
man exclaim the other day. did want
to tell him piece of my mind SO bad.
But I'll just write it 10 him. You want
capital! Haven't you got hands and feet,
and body, and muscle, and bone, and
brains; aud don't you call them capital
What more capital did God give to any
body9 Oh ! but they are not money, say
you. If you will usct them they will make
money, and nobody can take them from
you. Don't you know how to use them
If you don't it is time you were learn
ing. Take hold of the first plow, or hoe,
or jack plane, or broad-ax that you can
find, and go to work. Your capital will
soon yield you a large interest. Aye,
but there's the rub; you don't want to
work, You want money or credit that you
may play the gentleman and speculate.
and end by playing the vagabond; or you
want plantation and negroes, that you
may hire an overseer TO attend TO them,
while you run about over The country and
dissipate, and get in debt; or want TO
marry some rich girl who may be foolish
enough to take you for your fine clothes
and good looks, that she may support
you.


Shame upon you, young man! Go to
work with the capital you have, and you'll
soon make interest enough upon it, and
with it, TO give you rs much money as
you want, and make you feel like man.
If you can't make money upon what cap
ital you have, you couldn't make it if you
had million of dollars in money. If
You don't know how TO use bone and
muscle and brains, you would not know
how TO use gold. If you let the capital
you have lie idle and waste and rust out,
it would be the same thing with you if
you had gold; you would only know how
TO waste.


Then don't stand about like great
helpless child, waiting for somebody TO
como in and feed you, but go to work.
Take the first work you can find, no mat
ter what it is, so long that you be sure to
do it like Billy Gray did his drumming
well. Yes, whatever you undertake,
do it well; always do your best. If you
manage the capital you already have, you
will soon have plenty moro to manage;
but if you can't or won't manage thecap-
ital God has given you, you will never
have any other TO manage. Do you hear,
young man?
Year: 1860

AN INGENIOUS DEvICE.-A sergeant
with about twenty-five soldiers had been
sent out some miles from Fort Defiance,
New Mexico, to guard some stock which
were sent to Craze, when they found that
the party was surrounded by about four
hundred hostile Navajoe Indians. The
brave and skillful sergeant took position
on an eminence, and by volley from the
long shooting rifles of his party at first
drove off the savases, who, however, soon
rallied, and were prepared to storm the
small party on all sides. The sergeant,
in taxing his brain for an expedient by
which to convey intelligence Of the despe-
rate peril in which his party was placed,
took single dog which had accompanied
the party, fastened to his collar note
written with pencil, informing the COM
mander at the fort of his situation, took
tin cup in which he put some pebbles,
which were confined with a piece of cloth
over the top, fastened with string to the
dogs tail, and started the dog loose,
knowing that he would in his fright run
to the fort. He dashed with his greatest
speed to Fort Defiance; the note was dis
covered and read. Straightway a party
was sent TO the rescue, and arrived Just
in time to save the lives of the whole
party.
Year: 1860


They say that mine is humble home,
And they call me very poOrj
Yet are the prints Of the fairies feet
All DER my sanded floor;
And l hear sweet sounds of mirthfulness,
That greet me at break of day.
And the fairies bright coE.e across my patl
Ere start with my spade away.
And when at eve I am safely housed,
One fairy will slice my bread;
And a little one will climb my knee,
For kiss ere sho goes to bed.
Then let them prate of their houses rich,
OF their jewels, and silver, and gold;
1 have what is better-fairies bright,
Whose love is not to be sold,
Year: 1860

He Refutes the Statesman's Falsehood.


We thank the Columbus Statesman for
one of its falsehoods, for it has called out
a letter from Mr.. Lincoln's fellow rail maui
er, John Hanks:


FDIroR OF THE DECATUR CHRONICLE
DEAR SIR:-Tbe following item appeared
in the Columbus Statesman a few days
ago, which l take from the Cole County
Ledger:


"HANKS AGAINST LINCOLN"


"We were informed day or two ago by
delegate to the Baltimore Convention,
who called at our Office, that John Hanks
the man who assisted Abe Lincoln to make
those rails about which the Republicans
are making such terrible hubbub, has an
nounced himself opposed to the election of
Lincoln. Hanks, who has never been a
Democrat, is against the Republican nom
inee because he knows Lincoln to be a
humbug, and nothing else. Hurrah for
Hanks!'


To this article desire briefly to reply.
If my choice for President, or how shall
vote as between the candidates for that
office, is worth considering at all, l claim
it as a simple right to be correctly repre-
sented. am but farmer, and regret to
say not an educated one. have never
been candidate for any Office, nor do l
expect ever to be; whilst l can with all
truthfulness say this, yet have never been
negative man in politics. From my boy
hood have been constant voter with the
Democratic party in all essential elections;
have thought that party to be upright
and straight forward in all the principles it
has really adopted. So late as 1853 vo-
ted for Mr.. Douglas and against my old
friend Lincoln. For forty year. have
looked upon the party with pride and hail
ed its success with pleasure; but as Mr..
Douglas made speech in Decatur in 1858,
and in my hearing spoke so pleasantly and
honorably of the OLD Wbig party and Of
Mr.. Clay, its leader, after having for fifteen
years, in discussing general politics, when
l used to love to listen to him so well, spoke
so complainingly and so abusively of that
party and Of Mr.. Clay, charging upon it
and him many bad and mean things, until
listening at him learned to look upon
both as dangerous and full of evil, the
thought struck me that for the future l
would never judge of party or its leaders
by what an opponent might say, and this
conclusion l mean to follow the balance of
my life. How foolish it is to abuse a par
ty because my friend may do SO and SO,
and then praise the same party because that
friend may change and do SO; he may be
designing-I would in all probability be
dupe. Ever since Mr.. Douglas made that
speech in 1858, be has been abusing the
Republicans just like be used to abuse the
old Wings. l am tired of this kind of
warfare; 1 think it is not right to do SO, and
as Mr.. Douglas further said in that speech
that he was. in the habit of sometimes
changing his politics, l did not know but
that is was about time to begin excuse and
cease to abuse the Republicans, and made
up my mind to let him 60 in time. Now,
as 20 entirely changing my politics can
DO say have done this, but for the life of
me can see nothing in the Republican
party that any honest Democrat can Sc
riously oppose. 1t is true, were they such
Year: 1860

MULVANE'S STORE.
His experience and taste enables him to rem
der general satisfaction TO those for whom he
does work, and he hopes by industry and close
application to business to receive liberal share
Of patronage.


ALL WORK is WARRANTED.
bis prices are as low as it is possible for
man to live at q
Millersburg, 1s60-n4Itf
Year: 1860

| The destructive doctrine of this party is this:

 that when any part of the public domain of the United States, becomes, by act of Congress, or

 ganized into territorial government the settlers,
Year: 1860

SHor Ar esterday forenoon, as a gen.
tieman was driving moderately along toward
THIS city, down the Sacramento river road
and when about twelve miles from here, he
was tired at with a revolver by man stand.
ing in the thick underbrush. He thinks the
man was after his horse and buggy, but has
no idea the man was William Wells. He
stopped at the first house this side on the
road, and informed the people of what had
happened, who were greatly alarmed there
Mt as they bad no arms, and had heard of the
escape of Wells in that vicinity. The above
is no rumor, as we saw the man and have
his name.-Sdc. Union, Saturday.
Year: 1860

SYMPATHY OF THE BoDY WITH AN AMPUrA-
TED MEMBER.-At Towers mill, in Lanesbor.
ough, Mass, recently, young man named
jerry Swan was caught by the arm in some
machinery, and the limb was so badly bro
ken and manged that immediate amputation
was necessary. This was successfully per-
formed. but according to the Pittsfeld Eagle
Swans connection with the discovered limb
did not cease with the operation. The Eagle
says:


On recovering from the stupor produced
by the use of chloroform, Swan still com
planned sorely of an aching hand. Late in
the evening his distress became very great
and he insisted that the hand was cramped
by being doubled up. The limb was placed
in small box and buried His attendants
dug it up and Strengthened the hand, and he
was soon easier This morning the limb was
again buried. But he soon complained of Q
sensation of cold and great pain in it. Il
was accordingly taken up again, wrapped
ur, and deposited in tomb since which he
is again relieved What does this mean
1t is all imaginary
Year: 1860

MEETING AT FOREST HILL-At late meet.
ing OF the Democracy Of Forest Hill, Placer
county, the following resolutions among
others were adopted:


Resolved, That we believe that it is the
duty of all true Democrats to give Jealous
ana hearty support to the nominees of the
regular National Democratic Convention. and
that we regard the action of those delegates
who drew out of the Convention at Charles
ton, and also those who withdrew from the
said Convention at its late meeting at Balti-
more, as being undemocratic, and savoring
too much of sectonalism to be recognized as
part of the policy of a great national party :;
and that In so doing said delegates have dis
obeyed the will and wishes of their constitu
ents, and have rendered themselves unworthy
OF the future support and confidence Of the
true Democracy of California.


Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Forest
Hill, believe that in supporting Stephen A.
Douglas for President of the United States
and Herschel V. johnson for Vice President
we are supporting the only men of the party
who can reconcile the conflicting sentiments
of the people of the different sections of this
Union, and bring order out of the disorder
and disatfection that now prevails and has
prevailed since the present Chief Magistrate,
James Buchanan, entered upon the duties of
his office.
Year: 1860

SluNc lfdue.


A correspondent of the Detroit Tribune, writ
ing fiom New York, says:


In the evening was fortunate enough to reach
the Church of the Puritans. in time to secure
good scat and hear Dr. Chcever's first sermon
" On the sin OF the foreign and domestic trade in
slaves" DR.. Cheever is giant master spirit
speaking with power and authority, bold
man, lover OF the truth. lie has all the calm
ness and wisdom of Luther, the bold, outspoken
manliness and talent Of Knox. Had he lived in
the exciting times Of the reformation, none
would have excelled him in burning zeal and fear
less advocacy of the right. His arguments were
unanswerable, his logic perfect. And | pity the
man, if any such there was, who left the church
that evening unconyinced that the slave trade for
eign or domertic, could not be justified by the
word of God, human law, the power Of the Presi
dent, schemes of unprincpled politicians, or the
black, damning, wicked and unjust decision of
Judge Taney. Had Buchanan or fancy heard that
sermon, sleep forever would have fed their eyes
Said he at the opening: al know what it costs TO
preach against slavery know the effect produced
on the church, by a rich pev-holder, rising and
walking out of il, in the middle of the sermOn;"
but said he, with rising energy, no man or church
shall gag me. When the time come in which l
speak the word of cd for fear of giving Of
fence, will then throw the ministry to the winds.


will not yield preach to suit the popular taste,
SO as to fill the pews draw large revenue to the
church, and GO round like coward and a sneak,
and ask this and that will this draw7 viii this pay7
will this please? None of these things viii do:
am the servant ambassador of the living God, and
will proclaim his judgments against every wicked
ness, boldly and fearlessy have counted ihe cost
and am ready to suffer for the truth"


The boldness Of his position, his sublime elo-
quence, his fearless bearing, his convincing
ing, and powerful appeals to our better Judgment.
sent thrill OF sympathy through every heart
Mr.. Editor. get that sermon, publish it in full, let
all Michigan see the sinful wickedness of the &C
cursed trade.
Year: 1860

&c The last vote on the platform at Charleston
showed that the Northern Platform had only II
votes from the whole Southland the Southern in
strument only 30 votes from the whole North
Don't that look like sectionalism7