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Year: 1859

A Louisiana paper, in recording the death
by tightening of ' two likely negro men,"
says The electric fluid of the clouds seems
to be no respecter of persons. 1t would as
soon kill negro worth fifteen hundred or
two thousand dollars, as a "poor white
man" not worth the powder and lead to blow
his brains out
Year: 1859

SIMPLE MODE OF AsCERrAINING INTEREST.
"A new mode of computing interest on any
number of dollars at six per cent, whsch APP
pears simple: Multiply any given number Of
dollars by the number of days Of interest de-
sired, separate the right hand figure, aid d.
vide by six. The result is the true interest
of such sum for such number of days at six
per cent This rule is as simple and so true,
according to all business usage, that every
banker, broker, merchant or clerk should
post it up for reference and use. There be-
ing no such thing as fra, ton in it, there is
scarcely any liability to error or mistake.
BY no other ari!hmetica| princess can the de-
cided information be obtained with SO few
figures
Year: 1859

Poison WEED-The California Farmer,
states that spirits of turpentine given as an
emetic is an etfectual antidote for the poi
son weed The dose is about hafa- pint,
to be repeated with half the quantity, ifths
first dose does not operate,
Year: 1859

Is just receiving by Steamboats, and Railroad,
large and complete assortment OF


Cooking & Heating Stoves,
of the very latest Fall style and pattern, which
can sell AT lower prices than the great panic times
Of 1851. And am fixed to DO House Roofing, Gut
tering, Copper and Sheet Iron Work, and all other
job Work in my line, with great care and Dispatch
which warrant To- be equal, if not superior, to
most work done in this city. Call ON the Pioneer.


oct2 THOMAS SCANTLIN.
Year: 1859

The London Times correspondent says that IL the reports
OF the day may sc credited there possibility Of set
element Of The Italian question which would satisfy all
parties and c general impression was that the political
horizon was likely TO be clearer than for somc time
past.


The Constituionn,l had given prominence TO an cdto
rial in which calls England TO side with Franco in
the Italian question: and tho article regarded as an
appeal to England TO assist automatically In cxricang
the Emperor from tho difficulties engeudered at villa
Ranca.
Year: 1859

Howard, the great philanthropist, was sub
ject to great depression of spirits. Had he
given way to them, he would probably have
died melancholy mailman years before h"
so nobly closed a well-spent and useful life
He declared that the best remedy he found
for low spirits was to put on his hat and *
out and find poor family in sickness and
wretchedness, whose wants he could in some
way contribute TO relieve ltwas under this
kind of penalty, ifhe relaxed, that he spent
his days. Winter is the season when many
are doing much good among the poor and dis
trcssed, when many feel the damp, dark, sun
less days and the close of the year depressing
them, even in the midst of prosperity and
when all such may find many opportunities
for thus promoting their own happiness and
that Of those around them.


The remedy is more natural one than
most conceive The sight of real wretched-
ness must make rejecting person ashamed
of those imaginary Sorrows over which so
many brood
Year: 1859

Such men do not often finch They are
sterniy for the right. and viii uphold il to
the end Another such an honorable. eoas-
cientious, Intelligent aud good looking So. OF
'.erlminais' never wss confined in that. or
perhaps any other Jail,


We incidentally learned last night thai a
party of young ladies of thirty or forty or
more, propose visiting these prisoners this
afternoon. No doubt i. would be highly
gratifying 10 them to welcome large mum
Der Of fair visitors to their new quarters.
Year: 1859

CouRr OF SESSIONS, TEsTERDAY.-The cast
Of James SHELTON was continued till the next
term of the Court


The jury having hung In the former trial,
James Smith was retired for assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Year: 1859

DURING high wind in New York, on the
10th November. Prof loves great balloon
was blown against the sharp ridge pole of a
tent and had a hole stove into it. out of (which
the gas escaped. The damage is about three
thousand dollars.
Year: 1859

Is prepared to build superior PIANOS to order,
either the upright style or horizontal style. lie
will warrant all his work for three years and
should his Instruments fail i'll perfect and sasiac
tory execution, he will make them good. lie is
prepared to perform ali sorts of work about Piano
to repair aud ever build defective INSTRUMENTS,
and put them in complete order. Te will also give
his attention to Tuning Instruments. Having es-
tablished Branch Of business in Evansville,
he respectfully socits the patronage of in citizens,
confident that lie eaI give teD good work AS
they can procure abroad. As specimens of il, he
refers those who may wish to it, to three In
struments in the possession of Dir. Christian Decker,
Wagon Maker lie is building Upright
Piano, by which he intends to prove that that style
of Instrument can he made durable and as per-
feet in tone as the best horizontal Instruments


sept6
Year: 1859

Uour neighbor Of the Gazette is still level.
ing his great guns at the bare scalp Of the pOOl
negro. Pity Tor the race foTbids 10 following
our friend in that direction. Some kird friend
ought to inform him that the old Liberty Guard
cleaned out the wool business long ago, in thil
section. He seems to be very ignorant Of local
politics. Can't our neighbOr give US his views
and that Of his party, on State pOlitics2 We
fear hs will not be able during this canvass Ia
pull the iOOOl sufficiently over the eyes of biz
readers to make them swallow the brokers
and usurers' ticket.
Year: 1859

U'Ooroner Nauerth informs us that the YER
dict of the jury, in the case Of the man Thorn
as Keating. whose body was yesterday found
in the canal, at the rear of Carr Coal Yard
was that the deceased came to his death by
falling into the canal from the bridge near tn,
Xenia Depot, while in a state Of intOxication
The man was at dance in the neighborhood
Saturday night, and started away late, in the
direction of the bridge, where he was last sect
alive
Year: 1859

u-The Book sAys-"out Of the abundance
Of the heart the mouth apeaketh." The Ga
zette man must have very peculiar load On his
heart, if We can Judge from his utteranees. A
little bleeding might improve the circulation Of
his blood, and give better tone 10 his stomach
which is, after ALL in the way Of his GONZALES
renea
Year: 1859

The eminent F. F. " and patriot, John
A. Washington, will have consultations in
leaving his home at Mount Vernon, besides
that of pocketing a quarter of a million of
dollars for himself and heirs. If this pic
ture, by correspondent of the New York
ETpress of the way he was bothered and
bored by visitors, be correct, life there has
certainly been trying to a gentleman of his
refined tastes and sensitive disposition. No
wonder that his generosity failed before such
constant hordes:


A home here has been no sinecure either
for Mr.. Washington or the ladies of his
household. There are hardly less than from
fifty to a hundred visitors daily. Some
come hungry, thirsty, and drunk, making
their pilgrimage mere frolic and dissipa-
ton. They roam over the plantation like
beasts of prey, rather than as decent, well
conducted people. Not long ago, some of
these persons, wearing the soldiers uniform,
even went so far as to endeavor to steal the
very dinner from the family on its way
from the kitchen, in a huilding adjoining
the dining-room, and it became necessary to
put it under guard. Others go into the
kitchen like so many hungry dogs, and lay
violent hands upon everything they see and
fancy. ! am sorry to hear and believe all
this, even as an excuse for the unpleasant
exclusion from what might otherwise be
be a general welcome TO the public at large.
The innocent, however, have to suffer for
the guilty, and a good many go away curs-
ing the owner and occupant for shutting his
doors in the faces of all visitors, because
some of them would pick his pockets by
day, and steal the bed from under him Mt
night, if there was free ingress to all. But
who can discriminate in such crowds, and
who of us would be amiable, kind, end
courteous, with such provocation to be 9TH
erwise
Year: 1859

B6- 1t is said that girl in Pitts6eld was
struck dumb by the firing Of a cannon.
Since then number of married men have
invited the artillery to come and discharge
their pieces on their premises
Year: 1859




IMPROVED ARTILLERY.-In Germany, in Russia,
and in America, NJ less than in this country and
in France, no incnnsiderable amount If ingenut
has been expended in the endeavor to contrive a
gun, suitable either for ship, fortress, or for
the field which shall excel all others that have as
yet been introduced into either service; not only
in range and in precision but in the facility with
which it can be handled.


As might have be n supposed, the performances
of some of the most remarkable of the pieces of
ordnance that have recently been tried have
thrown into tn shade our ancient ordnance; but
even though range of five miles has on more shan
one occasion been reached. military men are not
after all, so sanguine as might have been surpos-
ed as to the practical utility of such vast power,
unless Is can b. rendered generally available for
all the purposes of war. We took occasion the
other day, in notice of several new
works on riaed arms, to show that for naval con-
hlcts-ship against ship, feet against feet any
thing like range of miles would be compare
lively useless it would only be in the event of the
bombardment of a town or citadel that shells, pro-
jected from remote distance, could be efficiently
employed. In land fight the contingency
of protracted conflict cat long bowls be-
tween batteries miles apart is not a very
probable occurrence. True it is that where
as in some of the recent battles of Italy,
army is provided with field pieces capable of
throwing explosive missiles into crowded masses
whose artillery, the other hand, is harmless at
half the distance, the advantage must necessarily
be very great the side of those who possess the
more formidable equipment; but this pre-eminence
it would be difficult long to maintain since, soon
as the adoption of any particular description of
gun was found to be essential, its would speedi
ly become general, and the gain to the nation orig
mating the change would probably be limited to
the nrst Few engagements.


AS matters stand just now, certain continental
nations are perhaps somewhat ahead of us in the
article OF rlhed cannon. The French have been
strainng every nerve to manufacture them in large
quantities, both for their army and navy, and not
10 De oehlndhano 1t has become absolutely incum-
bent upon us to perfect still more Formidable de-
scription of artillery even than that which thun-
dered at Solferino.


The experiments at Woolwich, at Shoeburyness
and at Portsmouth, frequent and extensive as thew
are, somewhat of too desultory character.
and are generally carried on without sufcientlv =
definite object in each particular instance
Year: 1859

SIR JOHN BowRING on THE OPIUM TRADE.-Sir
John Bowring, the British Governor of Hong
hong, is an apologist for the opium trade, He
thinks that the injurious effects of opium have been
greatly exaggerated; that the evil produced is
nothing in comparison with that resulting from the
use OF Intoxicating liquors in England and else
where; in fact, that this trade is, in a negative
sense, productive of incalcuable good. He there
fore recommends that it should be legalzed The
opinions entertained by Sir John Bowring, so an
tagonistic to those commonly received are more
fully expressed in the following report of his
remarks, recently made before the British Associ-
alton:


"For long time there was class of men who
felt that the introduction of opium should not be
allowed; but at last the good sense of the people
had seen that it should be legalized. 1t had been
said that we were introducing opium in violation
of treaties; now in none of our treaties with China
was there any mention of opium. Though they
referred to a number of commodities, in none of
them was opium pamed No doubt the introduc.
tion of opium had produced great change in the
habits Of the people. He was the last man to usti-
~ excess, and he would be the first to acknowledge
that the use of opium was most deleterious: but
compared with the social evils and the crimes re-
sutlng from Intoxicating liquors in this country,
the results even of the abuse of opium in China are
as nothing. (Cheers.)


There is not the slightest impediment to any one
there consuming opium, if he pleases Some use
1t IN excess, all consume it, yet the number of deaths
and he had taken some trouble to collect statis-
tics-was only per annum out of 80, 900. The pro-
portion of deaths from deliriun tremens alone in
this country, then was three or four times as great
It would be very great calamity to China itself,
if the importation of opium was stopped because,
If opium were successfully shut out, land now de-
voted to the growth of rice would be used for the
cultivation of the poppy. 1t is very extraordinary
how completely the habit of intoxication has be-
come extirpated in China. He had scarcely ever
seen drunken Chinaman, yet the edicts of the En-
perors hundred years ago were filled with threats
OF all sorts OF punishnents in consequence of the
numerous crimes arising from ntoxication. Ger
tainy the effects of opium very pernicious, but
it does not lead to crime to acts of violence
The opium smoker dreams, and fances delightful
visions; but the who is intoxicated with drink
often becomes perfect rutfan. The introduction
of opium has undoubtedly produceda moral change
among the Chinese people, and although he agreed
that opium in excess is most deleterious, he had
come to the conclusion that its moderate use is
scarcely pernicious."
Year: 1859

In money there is change to note, excepting, per-
haps greater abundance call The large lenders
asking only per cent. leading securities The offer
ings at bank rather decreasing again. and these in
stitutOns somewhat less firm in regard to the length
Of paper discounted In the discount houses favorie
names scarce and at 67 per cent for sixty days
up to six months Good two paper due after May,
goes at 7HGS per cent The supply in bank or the dis
count houses is scarcely equal to the demand.


The statement of bank averages for the week shows
steady movement the part of these institutions,
and, without important features generally favorable
inasmuch as, with slightly increased metallic basis,
they have not been able to increase their limit of loans in
consequence Of the moderate demand for ccommodaon
needed by the business community The specie
is rather favorable than anticipated and has
been largely strengthened by receipts from Philadelphia
and the West


1t understood that the Central road is doing larger
business than in October last year. and the Harlem and
Hudson River roads also At the West the movement
grain active in anticipation of the closing of naviga-
ton The President of the Cincinnati and indianapolis
road elegrphs that the movement. of very large
and that all his equipage will be employed in few days
The crop in Indiana is enormous


The New York bank statement for last week is
cred very favorable Annexed the usual foot
ings. comDared with the pTeyious returns.
Year: 1859

In the late fall or early winter of lS4l, an ell
derly gentleman was overthrow in a sleigh, and
thrown out with some violence, striking upon one
of his shoulders, the side of his neck, and head
He was not much injured, but when he was raised
up it was found that his head evidently rotated
one-quarter round, that his face looked directly
over his opposite shoulder. There was no pressure
upon the spine, and no Inconvenience to breathing
or swallowing, except what arose from the twisted
condition of the organs. physician saw him.
and made some gentle manifestations not daring to
exert much force from fear of sudden and fatal
result. Several days passed. the old gentleman re-
naming quite comfortable. One morning, in at
tempting to rise from his bed Ito do which he was
obliged to lift his head with his hands, as he lift
ed, with sharp snap the head flew round into its
usual position, AMI the family were astonished to
see him walk into the breakfast room, apparently
as right as before the accident. Nor was any sub
seqnent Inconvenience experienced save slight
stiffness for few days.
Year: 1859

RUSSIA EYCRoACHNG UPON JAPAN-Russia has
taken possession of Sagaen, an island just opposite
the mouth of the river Amoor, and parallel with
the coast line. BY provision in the treaty be-
tween Russia and Japan, this island was to consti-
tute the boundary between the two nations Coal
is found in Sagallen in many places, either on the
surface cropping out from under the rocks on
the sea coast The quality of coal is represented as
very excellent, and it will prove inexhaustible
source offuel for Russian steamers running on the
Amoor and its tributaries -
Year: 1859

The following detailed and circumstantial ac-
count of the late insurrection at Harper's Ferry,
is from our own Reporter, who accompanied the
detachment of volunteers from this place on Mon
Year: 1859

G. d. Harmon thus asks and answers
this important question, in a late number
of the Cotton Planter:


If the DispOser Of human events should
permit this world to stand a thousand
years longer, the time will surely come
when every man who tills the earth will
be compelled to be a good farmer or
stayUe to death. This is a strong express
sion, but as true as it is strong. Old fo
gyism may continue 80 denOunce those
who labor to improve the agriculture Of
the South; but the time will come when
their posteriiy will see their stupid folly.
and be forced to improve the soil which
their ancestors butchered. The day has
already come with England, FraDce.
Germany and ireland. where agricuItur-
Ists are compelled from true necessity TO
Year: 1859

quotations, while it would be about difficult to buy at
outside quotation Buyers have less faith than sell
ers and both to differ that there is little moth
ket sened somewhat two days since, but is again in
the declining scae with prices relatively lower than
quotations


The receipts of Wheat having fallen off prices have
been sustained, with only moderate demand and that
chiefly local Corn has ruled steady at roc for mixed
Oats declined 2G3c from last Tuesdays quotations. clos
ing at SIC. Rye firm at 73G74c Barley quiet at 659
zoe. The weeks receipts of Flour and Wheat show fall
ing off, and the movements indicate that farmers
holding back their stocks generally and greater
extent than heretofore This has decidedly unavorable
effect upon money matters, which now, noticed
elsewhere quite stringent The receipts September
Year: 1859

WASHINGTON, Sept l5.-The recent convention
between Great Britain and Guatemala, defining the
boundaries of the Balize, does not threaten dis
turbance of our peaceful relations with England,
nor embarrass the settlement of our Central Amer
lean differences.


Lieutenant-GeneralS Scott arrived here this morn
ing, and in the course of the day called on the
President and other officers of the Government.
He came on business relative to the San Juan Is
land dispute. The present indications are that he
will be ordered thither, the condition of affairs in
that quarter being considered such as to require
the services of man of well known character for
prudence in all his official movements, to prevent a
possible collision between the UnitedStates and the
British forces, pending the settlement of the ques-
tion by the two Governments, in the north east
ern boundary difficulty.


The leave of absence to Commodore Stewart. to
enable him to visit Europe, having expired. he has
been it is said, officially Informed that it would be
gratifying to the Navy Department if he would re-
sumo the active command of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. This mark of high respect is in accordance
with the act of Congress, which bestowed on him
the title of "Senior Flag Officer, in recognition of
his distinguished services and merits. As he never
disobeyed an order, it is thought he will not de-
cline the invitation now extended to him.


Secretary Floyd has been advised by his phv-
scan to take the route to Old Point in his way to
Washington, and he will leave the Springs in day
or two for that purpose. His health is somewhat
imnrOypd
Year: 1859

New YORK, Sept. l5.-There is some doubt about
the Persia being due 1t is reported that she
was to have been laid up for some slight repairs in
which case the Arabia would take her place.
Year: 1859

CTEREOSCOPIC.


~ While Photography portrsys the sublime and beautiful In
and the STEREoscoFE repoduce In ell their round
and prominence The objects and the themselves The
roaring the peaceful landscape the Ids # batte the
the Of in living The
haoyv.d temple the Colossal bronze the breathing marble
before US starting reality and the cherished forms Of yosih
beauty the loved and the lost embrace he
household gods Of happier home Sir David Brewster
Year: 1859

VI There appears to be great diversity of
OPINION among Northern legislators, of late, in
relation to the right of suffrage. In Connec cti-
cut they passed, year or so ago. law to with
mold the right to vote from every man who
could not read and write, no matter how good
ms moral character, and in Massa chusetts natu.
tailzed cItizens are prohibited from voting until
Two years after naturalization. Now the New
YORK House of Assembly, not to be behind, has
just passed resolution, by vote of SO to q.
to change the State constitution so as to extend
Tree suffrage to the colored population. Its
success in the Senate is doubtful.
Year: 1859

RETURN OF HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. is
stated that considerable number of Hungarian n
refugees who arrived in this country soon after
the disastrous revolution of Isis, ending with
the capture Of the celebrated fortress of Csmorn
have recently asked and received an amnesty
IRON the Austrian government, and are about
leaving the United States and returning to
'helr native country. A number of them are
men OF property and intelligence.
Year: 1859

On Saturday morning Coroner Sparklin held an
inquest on the body of white male infant, which
was found floating in the dock at the City Block
The jury rendered verdict of "still borni
Year: 1859

On last Tuesday afternoon, as Mr.
j ohm Hoey, was engaged in raising on(
side of bis house, the scan:ling will
which it was being raised gave way, ant
before he could get from under it came
down striking him upon the head anc
crushing him to the ground Mr. Hoey
was considerable bruised, but no bones
were broken. The only wonder is tha
he was not killed. He is now able Il
be around again but somewhat lame.
Year: 1859

A JOKE FOR the LADIEs.-An editor Of
paper lately informed his readers that the
ladies always pull off their left stocking last.
This, as may be supposed, created some stir
among his fair readers, and while in posi-
tive terms they denied the statement, they
insisted that he had no business to know ii,
even if such were the fact, and pronounced
him no gentleman. lie proves it. however.
by a short argument. When one stocking
is pulled off, there is another left on; pulling
of this is taking the left stocking of last.