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Year: 1859

VIRGINIA JusTICE.-The New York Herald
correspondent reports that, when the counsel
for Brown had finished their arguments, the
Attorney for the Commonwealth commenced
the closing speech in the case, but had only
finished his peroration when the Court made
intimation to him, and he stopped there, and
the case was given to the Jury, who, in half
an hour, returned their verdict that Brown
was guilty Of conspiring with slaves, and, to
clinch the matter, was guilty of twice muir
dering the same man. We think judicial
proceedings would be searched in vain to find
a case in which a Judge from the Bench has
intimated to counsel that enough has been
shown to procure a verdict Of guilty. Of
course, the Judge, on law point addressed
solely to the Court, might make an intimation
shortening argument, but where counsel is
addressing the jury such thing has not been
known out of cole Virginny"
Year: 1859

B@A little tool has been invented for
threading a needle. 1t is made with two
blades, which hold the needle with its
eye opposite little funnel shaped open
ing, into which it is perfectly easy for
person of weak sight to pass the thread,
and the thread inevitably passes through
the eye.
Year: 1859

4 publisher Of newspaper out West, in
the 6rst issue Of bis journal. returns thanks
to those who loaned him the pecuniary
means. and expresses gratitude to heaven
that there is no law in the State eDforc-
sing Imprisonment for debt.
Year: 1859

UNsoUND DoCTRINE.-The Boston Post fearless
ly asserts that the Massachusetts pulpit aud lee
Iure room pray and preach and vituperate hatred
to the South as the first duty Of christianity.
Year: 1859




EDlroHIAL CONFERENCE.-The editor of the
Golden Era remarked lately that he poured out
the contents OF his whisky jug in compliment to
the editor OF the Mariposa Gazette on the occasion
Of his last visit to the Bay city. To which the
Gazette replies


"You did Eh? If you did, it is the first time
you ever turned whisky upon the ground with
out having adulterated it by running t through
your depraved and dilapidated carcass, you mis-
erabe sinner


The Hartford Times gives vent to the pentup
genius of a scholar OF that city, which astonshed
his school-mates, by the following "composi-
ton -


CoMPosITIoN.-Once upon a time there was
profit named Elisha, was walkin out one day,
when some small boys made profane and faeeshus
remarks on his bawd head whereupon he caused
2 shebeaTs to devour the small boys. This was
the first time that man was ever known to bear
children"
Year: 1859

BRILLIANT OYSTER SALOON AND RESTAURANT
We attention the advertisement which sets forth that t
will opened the public Saturday. 22d instant
ing fitted up in splendid style and large expense


that aupicious the public generally invited call
free lunch and the generous proprietor Mr.
Dancevich who is bound make the Brilliant popua
saloon and the of Cusomhouse Streets where
il is located most popular l0cality
Year: 1859

The AMpHTHEATER.-The Buckleys are improv-
ing their monopoly of the amusement market, for
they do not permit the circumstance Of their having
the monopoly influence them to any lack of exer-
ton in getting up No. l entertainments for every
night. They spread themselves to bring out the
most attractive bills, just if they were running
opposition to all the theaters and opera houses in
the city. Last night they were glorious - the
Buckley Brothers, Wambold, Howard, Andrews
and others-and kept one of their usual fine houses
in spasms of merriment and musical enthusiasm.


See their bill for tonight in the amusement col
umn, and then go and see it in the Amphitheater.
Year: 1859

DECLINE OF THE WHEAT AND INCREASED
Conn CRoPs.-At the late meeting Of the
Phi adelphia Society for Promoting Agri-
culture, DR., Elwyu called the attention Of
the members to tie fact that the wheat
crops of this country were fas, diminish
inp, so far as the number OF bushels 10
the acre was concerned. He stated that
in Ohio, a State but little over fifty years
old the crop ba fallen of from forty bush
els to the acre TO about sixteen, while 10
tbs best portions OF New York. where
thirty bushels used TO be considered a
fair crop. only twelve bushels are now
raised. The falling of in other States
had been equally marked, but while tAi'
was the fact with the wheat crop he wat
glad to know that the smoant of corr
produced to the acre had largely increased
and was still increasing enormously. ~
Year: 1859

EETherc are exceptions to every rule
but the rule of three; that is never chang
ed. As your income is to your expendi-
ture, SO viii the amount Of your debts be
to your cash in hand. and your constant
ability to meet them.
Year: 1859

The Ohio river was about at a stand, at
Wheeling, on Friday, with somewhere in the neigh
borhood of six feet water in the channel. The
weather was still wet and cloudy. Business was
brisk on the landing.
Year: 1859

oil of CIarksviIIe Tenn. instructing the new Sex
tom in the duties of his office, informed him that
it would be his province to have the graves pre-
narad in the CITY Cemetery. He took them at
heir word and went to work, and before the mis-
understanding was discovered had wholesale lot
on hand. In relation to which the Carksville
.JefersonidR says


As the quantity of graves will be more than sufi-
cient for our population for some time to come,
persons at a distance intending to die before the
next rain can be accommodated with graves at
cost
Year: 1859

' HAVE just received large and well selected | lot of winter and spring ready made clothing which l will sell low for cash or on a credit to punctual dealers A. ]. HIJTT.

 March g. lS5g
Year: 1859

LL persons indebted to the undersigned either "A by Note or Book account, will please call and settle. We are just on the eve of starting for the Eastern cities, to lay in full and complete stock of every thing generally kept in ''these Darts So please call and settle. FIELD & DOLBY

 Latte Rock, March 9th 1859
Year: 1859

avail myself of this opportunity to acknowledge my
thanks for the liberal patronage extended heretofore and
hope the arrangements have made will produce an in
of trade and enable merit the confidence of all
who may have intercourse with our business.


n
Year: 1859

"I'wo girls, supposed to be sisters,
Jumped over and sank Kissing each
other. 4 missionary and wife leaped


into the sea together and the stew
ardcss aud assistant stewart, arm in
arm followed. One hungarian, with
seven children, four Of them girls,
made his wife jump in, then blessed
his six eldest children, made them jump
in one after the other, and followed
them with an infant in his own arms"


Such is the story Of one who wit
messed the thrilling scenes on board
the .ill.lated Austria.


And such is the law Of love-
When the Spartan mother saw that
the Lacndcmonian heroes must be
conquered. she first stabbed her babes
to the heart and then threw herself
from the gddy precipice. When Vir-
gnius saw that his daughter must be
polluted, he buried his dagger in her
breast and then threw himself in the
van of Tarquin's enemies.


Such is the fearful, but beautiful
spasm of holy love, when the highest
and tenderest emotions are linked
with the kcencst agony Of the most
utter despair.


They kissed and died, and arm in
arm the cold waves swept over hearts
whose last beat was the beat Of love
and they will awake on the judg-
mcnt day with the impress upon them
that was left in the death embrace.


Was there not beautiful poetry in
this horrid tragedy OF the burning
steamer
Year: 1859

NorlcE.-Next year we shall have
no boy with US to learn the printing
business, ard have concluded to take
one if a good one can be found. lie
must be a boy who will obey us-one
who has a good naturs and in every
way well qualified. He must spell
well. have a knowledge OF grammar.
aged about II or ! 4, be apt at learning
and expect when be comes 10 work
diligently. We want no boy TO be
bound to US, for if he failed TO suit, we
should be sorry to have him. lis
yictuas and clothes will be given him.
ard as thorough a knowledge OF lhe
printing business as he could get any
where. One from the country pre-
ferred. .tns4
Year: 1859

1.-THE following is not the form of
initiation Of the A. o. II. C.'s, let all
who wish to, join the Order, and learn
for themselves:


"You are first grappIcd and thrown
into Il tub Of cold water, and forth
with several large men begin to stick
pins into you. Hauling you out of
the tub Of water, they rush you into
another department, and new mn
make a lungc after you, dressed III
disguise, and Immediately commence
rouring hot molasscs into your hat
and boots. Meanwhile u stream Of
cold water is flooded on to you, and u
man dressed in black thrusls II snuff
box under your nose, and all at once
You begin to snceze vocilcrously and
the eager crowd begins to laugh and
hurrah. Showing you further along
the chief men and washers grab
YOU by the nose, hair and coat tail,
and in this way rip every bit OF the
dry goods loose from your person, and
again the crowd roars with tumutu-
Gus laughter at your nude state; then
five or six men, holding on to your
hair and toes, force you up Il soaped
pole with pins and sharp sticks. You
now begin to think YOU are iorsaken
by all Gods people, and that the devil
has certainly got possession oil you'
knocking you OH the head 80 that you
see stars as numerous as they are IN
the milky way. You are handled in
This sort Of tanlaiizing way fer two
hours, VIXEN the officers give you a
large dose of liyerwort and tar, and
then they let you co.
Year: 1859

A home without a girl in it is only
half blessed it is an orchard without
blossoms, and spring without song.
A house full of sons is like Lebanon
with its cedars; but daughters by the
frcside are like the rose of Sharon.
Year: 1859

Now, that the Pacific Railroad Convention
at San Francisco, composed of delegates from
the two great States of the Pacific, California
and Oregon, have decided in favor OF the
Central Route as the proper line of the trans
continental railway from the Atlantic, 1t Is to
be hoped that our Representatives at wash
ington, two of whom are the same we have
had before, will consult the wishes OF their
constituents. 1t has been charged that VIM.
NJ. Gwin is directly interested in having the
road traverse the Southern route, owing to
the fact that he has large tracts of land lying
along the contemplated track. If this be so,
it might be well enough for the legislature to
drop him, as a U. S. Senator at the expira-
ton of his present term. We very much
fear, however, that it will not be done, es-
pecialy as the people have lately so thor
oughly expressed their liking to him at the
polls.


One thing is true, nevertheless, and that
is that the road can be built under the aus
pces of Oregon and California rs States and
their citizens as capitalists, without any par
ticular assistance from either G win or Scott
or Burch, provided the proper plan be de-
vised for the work. This plan ought to be
distinctly laid out by the present Convention,
and such aid solicited from the General Gov
ernment as may be necessary.


There is no doubt that Oregon and Cali
fornia ought at once to begin the work The
beginning is great point, for, once begun,
the details of the mode and manner of its con-
struction will more fully be developed by
experience and observation. The State of
California at least is abundantly able to af-
ford all the means to build the road from San
Francisco to her eastern limit, and the legis-
ature should be appealed to in this behalf in
strong terms.


We are happy to see what we conceive to
be a proper spirit in the Convention, and the
earnest desire manifested for the common
good of the Pacific Coast, must, we think,
result in something of definite and practical
advantage.
Year: 1859

A TREAT FOR THE PEOPLE OF TIMBUCroo.-
Bayard Taylor will deliver a lecture to-mor-
row evening" to the people of Timbuctoo on
the subject of his experiences and observa-
tions among the Arabs Of the Desert. We
congratulate our ellow.citizens of Timbuctoo
on the treat in store for them 1t is not every
day in the year that we meet with great
traveller like Bayard Taylor, and one possess
ed of 50 felieitous and extraordinary power
Of describing what he has seen.
Year: 1859

RETURNING.-Quite batch of Marysvil-
lains returned, yesterday, by stage, horseback
and private conveyance, from the State Fair
The most of them looked a little haggard
from dancing all night on Friday They say
they enjoyed themselves remarkably well,
but are glad nevertheless to get home.
Year: 1859

ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE-R. E. Whitney, who
lives in San Francisco, attempted to commit
suicide in that city on Thurday evening, by
shooting himself in the mouth with a pistol
He was found lying upon the ground, with
a severe wound in the left cheek, which had
evidently been made by holding the pistol
in the mouth. The wounded man on being
questioned, declared he had swallowed the
pail lie has a wife and two children.
Year: 1859

AT a banquet lately given by the French
Emperor to the principal chiefs in the army
he said


a portion of onr soldiers are about to re.
turn to their homes; you, yourselves, are
about to resume the occupation of peace.
Nevertheless, do not forget what we have
done together. Let the remembrance of OBJ
staeles overcome, of dangers eluded, of i'm
pertections discovered, be ever present to
your minds in commemoration of the Italian
campaign. l shall distribute a medal TO all
who took part in it; and | wish TODAY that
you may be the first to wear it, Nav it re-
call me sometimes to your memory: and
while reading the glorious names engraved
thereon, let each one exclaim, IfFranee has
done so much for friend, what would she
not do for her own independence" l now
propose the health of the army.
Year: 1859

CONGRESSIONAL INTERvENTIoN.---W What
strikes one most forcibly at the present time.
in reviewing the history of the political par
ties of the country, is the change which has
taken place in the opinions of many on the
question of Congressional Intervention. AS
this change is of recent date, and did not
manifest itself until the birth Of the Lecoinp-
ton party, it may be well enough to look
back and see what the position of slavehold-
ing States on this question was ten years ago.
in lS4S, John G. Calhoun in speaking on n
subject then under consideration, namely. the
prohibition of slavery in Oregon, said that
the slaveholding States desired no action of
the Government, and demanded no law to
give them any advantage in the Territory
about to be established, and that they were
willing to leave the whole subject where the
Constitution and the great and fundamental
principles of selfgovernment had placed it
On the contrary, the slaveholding States de-
manded the interposition of Government and
the passage of an act to prevent the citizens
vi ule SluN SHViulH5 DluteS lIOIl eIHlSTdIlnS
with their property into the Territory. He
regarded the difference between the positions
of the two sections of the Union upon this
question as very striking. He said:


Il hold that justice and the Constitution
are the easiest and safest guard on which the
question can be settled, regarded in reference
to party. II may be settled on that ground
simply By mon.action, by leaving the Terri
tories free and open to the emigration of all
the world. If party cannot safely take this
broad and solid position and successfully
maintain it, what other can it take and main
tain 2"


This is the vsry doctrine for ,c1ich Stephen
A. Douglas is nOw cOntending. When John
c. Calhoun uttered the above, he gave it not
only as his political belief, but also as the be-
lief and the doctrine Of the great party of
which he was q leader.
Year: 1859

REPORT was current in San Francisco on
Friday that dael had been fought that
morning betweena gentleman of that city
and gentleman of Alameda county, some
where along the San Bruno road, with duel
ing pistols, at fifteen PAGES
Year: 1859

THE PAVILION At SACRAMENTO The pa
vilion at Sacramento, in which the State Fair
was held, is fine looking building, made of
brick but we hear it reported by visiters Just
from the Fair that the walls are cracked, and
that il is considered very unsafe indeed. We
are told that many persons wondered that,
with the great number of dancers on the
floor, Friday night, serious accident did
not happen. If these reports be true, we
fear that our Sacramento friends have had
all their trouble in holding out inducements,
in the shape of a fine building, for the per-
manent location of the Annual Fair in their
city, for nothing. People would not like to
have their heads smashed, even by the finest
building in the world.
Year: 1859

How beautiful the following gem from
the pen of Prentice. and low happy the
heart that can see those beauties as he por-
trays them:


"Why is it that the rainbow and the
cloud come over us with beauty that is
not Of earth and then pass away, and leave
us to muse on their faded loveliness? Why
is it that the stars which hold their nightly
festival around the midnight throne are
placed above the reach of our limited fac
ulties forever mocking us with their uDap-
proachable glory? And why is it that the
bright forms of human beauty are present.
ed to our view. and then taken from us,
leaving the Thousand streams OF affection TO
flow back in Alpine torrents upon the
heart? We are horn for higher destiny
then on earth. There Is realm where the
rainbow never fades; were the stars will be
set before us like islands that slumber on
the ocean, and where the beautiful being
that passes before us like meteor, will stay
in our presence forever,
Year: 1859

the incongruity of having thier churches
and prayer meetings perverted from their
appropriate use-the worship of the Al
mighty-to be made the forum for the
dissemination of more than questionable
political polemics. The result of the doc
trines of fanatical aboliiionism, if they
could be carried out, would be as destruc-
tive to the Union and as injurious to true
liberty and the constitutional guarantees of
the freedom of the people Of the United
States as would have been the triumph of
the know -nothings.
Year: 1859

At the MARSHALL County Democrat Job Office,
as neat and cheap work can be done as at any
Printing establishment in Northern Indiana
Having a good Card Press, such work can be
done Oh very short notice and on reasonable terms
Call and see our samples of work.
Year: 1859

The following letter from a gentleman resid- ing at Apache Pass, contains an account of the doings of the Apaches who invest that vicinity, and are source of constant annoyance to the Overland Mail Company. Our correspondents ideas on the corn question are excellent:
Year: 1859

A few weeks ago we gave an account
of two recent cases of wholesale fraudu-
lent voting in Wisconsin by the De-
mocracy and now we are obliged to re-
cord fragrant repetition Of the same
offence at Leavenworthin Kansas. There
are more than fifty Democrats in Jail at
that place now for obeying that wicked
behest Of the party, to vote early, and
often, and keep on voting until the
polls are closed"


It is believed that the investigation
will disclose FIVE hundred fraudulent
votes, and give the ten seats in the next
Legislature claimed BY the Democrats Of
that place, to Republicans; which will
increase the Republican Majority in the
Legislature to nineteen.


Let Democrats tell it, and Democracy
is honest. patriotic, just true and loyal.
Let Truth tell it, and they are base set
of polished black legs, bound to live on
public plunder
Year: 1859

DREADFUL TRAGEDY NEAR MILWAUi
KEE-MURDER AND SUICIDE.-The Mil
waukee papers contain the particulars Of
frightful affair that occurred eight
miles from that city on the New Road:


:Adam Rettig, hitherto respecta-
able and well to- do farmer, who resides
in the locality above described, on Thurs.
day evening, between six and seven
clock, sent his two sons away to
ncighbor's, on some errand, and at the
same time directed his daughter to go
out in the yard and milk the cows.


No sooner had the children got away
from the hose, than Rettig seized an
axe, and while his wits back was turned,
(she attending to some household work
at the time,) he dealt her dreadful
blow on. the head, breaking in her skull,
and knocking her senseless to the floor.
While thus PROSTATE before him, he
placed the muzzle of double -barrelled
pistol against her side and discharged it,
the balls grazing against the rib-bones
passed under the shoulder blade and
came out at the top Of her head


Not satisfied with this, the wretched
man then took kettle Of boiling water,
and poured it over her from head to foot,
while she still lived and shrieked in tor
lures worse than death. This done,
Rettig went out to smokehouse in the
yard, and taking an old rifle which he
had previously left there, with long
stick fastened to the trigger, placed the
muzzle under his chin and blew his own
brains out And thus ended the bloody
drama"


The deed is said to have been instiga-
ted BY unfounded suspicious which Ret
tig entertained of her fidelity. He had
lived near Milwaukee twelve years, and
was quite rich, having $4,000 in mon
ey, besides his farm.
Year: 1859

We now have on hand as large a stock of goods
as any house north of San Francisco and we
invite wholesale dealers to give call, if they
wish to purchase goods at lower rates than they
were ever before sold in Shasta Our goods
consist in part of
Year: 1859

A Defence Of Hoops.--We has e received a. let
ter, written in a nice little feminine hand, and
as we don't object to giving the ladies a hear
ing, we publish it entire If this he their
unanimous verdict, our crusty men-foIks will
never have a chance to sing "Hoop-de-dooden-
do'' over the banishment of crinoline:


"We have read with patriotic enthusiasm and
ardent approval all that you have from time
to time, written upon the subject of encourag-
ing home manufactures aud Withdrawing
Southern patronage from the Northern mar.
kets, ETC., till this morning our dismayed eyes
fell upon the article headed 'Hooped Skirts
We kaoW that we are patriotic daughters of


patriotic mothers reared to be lovers of


Country, home and kindred;' but, oh Mr..
Editor in these latter days q new love has
sprung up in our hearts, dearer even than
the love of bonnet and how can
we ever be brought to discard this dar-
ling convenience and graceful beautifier!
Not necessary to comfort or health l'-
What a mistake! Truly, you speak of that
whereof you are ignorant; and you never can
know how rejoced we We're when they were
substituted for the multiplicity of skirts


which, in winter, clogged and wearied the
feminine walker. and in summer, oyerpoWered


with heat aud fatigue. Would You could have
seen one of us attempting this morning to as
caGd the stairs without one of these essentials;


the fruitless efforts to hold the dress up out of


the way, and the constant failure at each sue


cessiye step; so fatiguiEg to The fair one, that


to have seen her painting as she reached the
broad step, You would have declared she had
lust ascendeda 4 mountain. We are very will.
ling to agree to purchase no more from Yankee
land; but we hope we can be furnished from
the other sido of the tcater. We are willing 10


forego Eururies, but hoop-skirts we class among
our HsesssarisS. So, dear, good Mr.. Editor, be
SO kind as not TO urge upon MS this severe
trial. Send to Liverpool for rs many as you
please, but do not, we pray you, insist upon
our discarding them, and you will incur the
| lasting gratitude of all the comfort-loving
DAUGHTERS OF VIRGINIA"