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Year: 1860

PRINTING BY MACHINERY.-The invention
OF Mr. Felt, of Salem, Mass, of machine to
SCI type Is attracting much attention. 1t is
reported to be a curious and wonderful piece
OF mechanism, and possibly may prove use
fui If successful it will produce an entire
revolution in the art, for one person sitting
before the machine, similar to piano forte
ny touching the various keys, will set up as
much type as several ordinary compositors.
Year: 1860

It is good to turn back occasionally and
glance over the pages of the Past, even if
we do find as many pictures of sorrow as
gladness written there. For one, love to
call up the memories of the by-gones, and
look upon their old familiar faces.


Did you know Lillia Linn? ALL its fool
ish to ask such question for Lillia was
scarcely known beyond her own neighbor-
hood. But you have seen the old school-house
on the hillside? Well, Lillia went there
and sat, and read, and wrote after copy, and
played under the great hickory tree down by
the brook, and played with her, and work
ed hard sums for her, and loved her too. But
she died


Poor lost Lillia turn back and look on
the day when childhoods gladness drove care
away, when the realities of life were untried
and she was my own little laughing angel.
| wish | could tell you just how Lillla look
ed when she was a mere child, and above
all when she left school. But cannot; nc
| I cannot but / can see her just as she was
the last time we sat on the seat her brother
Bob built under the cedar tree, and SAID Il
was for u.s. No silvery wreath floating across
| the blue sky of a summer evening, was more
graceful: no warbling bird had lighter
| heart; but | cannot tell you how tenderly
her blue eye looked, and Sometimes hat
tear-drops clinging to the long ashes hk'
buds of crystal She vas the sweet hoWe
that bloomed out in brightness on the way
side of my youth loved her then ant
when my locks became dark and nsy prov
was stamped with manhood's signet, | love-
her the more, and love her now in the moo


or winter of life as it may be. Yes, loV
her pure spirit that hoyers DER me on a!


gel wing, while l write of my poor lost ii


liza.


years agol How time flies!
J seems bu: few days, but ! know 1t hi
Year: 1860

Gone in her childish purity


Out from her golden day:
Fading away in the light so sweet,
Where the silver stars and the sunbeams meet,
Paving path for her silent feet,


Over the silent way.


Over her bosom tenderly


The pearl white hands are prest;
The lashes lie on her cheeks so thin
Where the softest blush of the rose hath been
Shutting the blue of her eyes within


The pure lids closed in rest.


Over the sweet brow lovingly


Twineth her sunny hair;
She was so fragile that love sent down
From his heavenly gems that soft bright crown,
TO shade her brow with its waves so brown,


Light as the dimpling air.


Gone to sleep, with the tender smile


Froze on her silent lips
By the farewell kiss of her dewy breath,
Cold in the clasp of the angel Death
Like the last fair bud of fading wreath


Whose bloom the white frost nips.


Robin-hushed in your downy bed


Over the swinging bOugh-
DO you miss her voice from your glad duet,
When the dew in the heart of the rose is set,
Till its velvet lips with the essence wet


In orient crimson glow?


Rosebud under your shady leaf


Hid from the sunny day
Do you miss the glance OF the eye so bright,
Whose blue was Heaven in your timid sight?
1t is beaming now in the world of light,


Over the starry way.


Hearts-where the darling head hath lain,
Held by loves shining ray
Do you know that the touch of her gentle hand
Doth brighten the harp in the unknown land?
o, she waits for US with the angel band


Over the starry way.
Year: 1860

MORE NAMEs.-We have received the
names of quite number Of men to be added
to the Douglas Club. Next week we shall
probably publish the whole list entire. The
names last added comprise some of our best
and most wealthy citizens in the county
farmers, the honest yomanry of the land
Red Bi~f Beacon.
Year: 1860

THE Secretary of the Navy has appointed
a Board to examine into the condition of the
sailing vessels of the navy, the cost of giving
them full steam power, and the expediency
Of so altering them.
Year: 1860

TIMBucroo BALL-Remember We lovers of
fun, that the grand bali at the Landrigan
Hotel, Timbuctoo, will take place this eve
ming. The dancing hall is large and fine
one, and the Timbuetoo ladies are splendid
dancers Jump into the stage or a buggy
and you are at the scene of pleasure in a few
hours
Year: 1860

a GooD lDEA-We hear it stated that the
Boilers in this State intend to "rip out" the
plank in their platform relative to a Pacific
Railroad. Cause; Breckinridge always has
been, and is now, opposed that measure.
Year: 1860

The Detroit, Mieh Board of Education
lately resolved chat marriage on the part of
any female teacher be tantamount to a resig-
nation of her position as teacher" The Board
is justly denounced as barbarous.
Year: 1860

BEAUTIFUL MoNUMENr.-NcCready Bro.
have just finished a very elegant monument
for the grave Of James Simpson, in the Marys-
Vile Cemetery. It's broken auted column,
wreathed with garland of the passion and
other flowers; is ten feet in height, and pol
ished in the highest style of the art. The
letters upon the base and front are cut in a
most admirable manner, and the entire work
would be credit to any establishment in
the United States. The marble is from El
Dorado.
Year: 1860

where | have endeavored to discharge my
duties faithfully, honestly and we'll. Al
though | dare not hope and | do not wish
that my life shall be spared, yet it is my
devOut and earnest desire that the stain of
this crime may not rest on my name. l
devoutly hope that my good mistress and
her kind, excellent daughter may yet be
convinced that they have not nourished
and befriended a highway robber. have,
therefore, in humble devotion, offered a
prayer to Heaven, and believe it has been
heard and accepted. | venture to assert
that if [ am innocent of the crime for
which | suffer, the grass, for one generation
at least, will not cover my grave Nv
lord, await your sentence without mur
mur, without a sorrow, and devoutly pray
that all who hear me now may repent of
their sins and meet me again in Heaven.


The unfortunate man was condemned
and executed, and buried in Montgomery
church yard. Thirty years has passed
away when [ saw it, and the grass had not
then covered his grave. 1t is situated in
a remote corner Of the church yard, far
removed from all other graves. 1t is not a
raised mound of earth, but it is even with
the surrounding ground, which is for some
distance especially luxuriant, the herbage
being rich and abundant. Numerous at
temptS have, from time to time been made
by some who are still alive, and others who
have passed away, to bring grass upon that
bare spot. Fresh soil has been frequently
spread upon it, and seeds of various kinds
have been sOwn, but not blade had there
ever been known t. spring from them, and
the soil soon became u smooth, cold and
stubborn clay. With respect to the un-
happy witnesses, it appears that Parker's
ancestor had once owned Oakfeld. and
that he had hoped by getting rid Of New
ton, to remove the main obstacle there was
in his re-possessing it, and that Pearce had,
at the time of Mr. Morris death, aspired
to the hand of his daughter, in whose affec-
ton he felt he had been supplanted by poor
Newton. The former soon left the neigh
borhoOd, became drunken and dissolute
man, and was ultimately killed in some
lime works, while in the act of blasting
rock. Pearce grew sullen and dispirited,
his very existence seemed burden to him,
and as thG old sexton of Montgomery ex-
pressed it, he wasted away from the face
of the earth


| have not seen the grave SINCE 1850,
but have AeaFd that some person has COW
cred it with thick turf which has united
itself with the surrounding grass, except
at the head, which is still withered and
bare, as if scorched by lightning. The
prayer, however, of poor Newton, that his
grave might remain uncovered for at least
one generation, has been heard and his
memory vindicated in most remarkable
manner. The name given to the grave
was singularly inappropriate; it should
have been called the grave of the inno-
cent The widow with her daughter left
Oakfeld, and went to reside with her broth
er. For some weeks after poor Newtons
burial, it is said his grave was, from time
to time, found strewed with wild foyags,
by whom done was unknown-but it was
observed that after Jane Morris had left
the neighborhood, not flower was found
on the grave.
Year: 1860

More may be learned by devoting few
moments daily to reading, than is COM
monty supposed. Five pages may be read
in fifteen minutes, at which rate one may
peruse twenty-six volumes of two hundred
pages each in year. You say you have
none to guide you. The best scholars and
men of science will tell you by far the
most valuable part of their education is
that which they have given themselves
Volumes have been filled with the autobi-
ography of self-taught men. Think of
Franklin, the printer; of Lime, the shoe
maker; of John Hunter, the cabinetmaker
of Herschel, the musician; of Donald the
weaver; of Turner, the printer; of Burritt,
the blacksmith. Love learning, and you
will be learned. Where there is will
there will be a way.


Begin at once, take time by the forelock,
and remember that it is only the first step
that costs, aud having begun, resolve to
learn something every day. Strike the
blow, and avoid the weakness of those who
spend half of life in thinking what they
shall do next. Always have volume
near you which you may catch up at such
odd minutes as are your own. 1t is in
creditable, until trial has been made, how
much real knowledge may be acquired in
those broken fragments Of time, which are
like the dust of gold and diamond.
Year: 1860

Once when travelling in stage coach l
met young lady who seemed to be upon
the constant look out fore something
laughable; and not content with laughing
herself, took great pains to make others do
the same.


Now, travelling in stage coach is rather
prosy business. People in this sitution
are apt to show themselves peevish and
selfish; so the young lady's good humor
was for time, very agreeable to the trav-
elers. Every old barn was made the sub
ject of passing joke, while the cows and
hens looked demurely on, little dreaming
that folks could be merry at their expense.
Animals are not sensitive in that respect.
They are not likely to have their feelings
injured because people make fun of them;
but when we come to human beings that
is quite another thing. So it seemed to
me; for after a while an old woman came
running across the fields, swinging her bag
at the coachman, and in shrill voice beg
ging him to stop.


The good natured coachman drew up his
horses, and the good old lady coming to the
fence by the roadside, squeezed herself
through two bars, which were not only in
horizontal position, but very near to-
gether. The young lady in the stage
coach made some ludicrous remark, and
the passengers laughed. 1t seemed very
excusable; for in getting through the fence
the poor woman had made sad work with
her old black bonnet, and now taking q
seat beside well-dressed lady, really look
ed as if she had been blown there by
whirlwind. This was new piece of fun,
and the girl made the most of it. She
caricatured the old lady upon a card; pre-
tended, when she was not looking, to take
patterns of her bonnet, and in various 9TH
er ways tried to raise laugh. At length
the poor woman turned pale face toward
her.


"My dear, you are young, healthy and
happy; have been so too, but that time
has past; am now decrept and forlorn.-
This coach is taking me to the death-bed
of my child. And then, my dear, l shall
be poor old woman, ali alone in the
world where merry girls think me very
amusing object. They laugh at my old
fashioned clothes and old appearance, fors
getting that the old woman has spirit
that has loved and suffered and will live
forever" t 's.'iI


The coach now stopped before poor
looking house, and the old lady feebly de-
scended the steps.





sHow is she" was the first trembling in
quiry of the poor mother. -1


"Just alive" said the man who was lead.
ing her into the house. a--J


Putting up the steps, the driver mount
ed his box, and we were on the read again.
Our merry young friend had her card in
her pocket. She was leaning her head up
on her hand; and you may be assured l
was not sorry to see tear upon her fair
cheek. 1t was good lesson, and one
which we hoped would do her good.
Year: 1860

"Squat like toad close at the ear of Eve"
The angel had spear and pricked the toad,
and the toad jumped up as quick as a flash
the devil in his true shape. hope Ste
phen, there isn't any such deception about
this squatter dogmy, that you are hold Of
Don't hare anything to do with the devil,
l beg of you.


If my health and life is spared 1 shall
60 to Pennsylvania visiting in four or
five weeks. They tell me you got so hoarse
when you was in Maine, that you couldn';
speak above your breath. l am afraid you
are exerting yourself too much. Hadn't
you better 60 right home to Illinoy and rest
awhile? Your ANXIOUS MOTHER.
Year: 1860

The fall fashion for bonnets has come
out and scoops are condemned. The fall
fashion makes the bonnet smaller than ever
vet the front more rejecting, but not thrown
up as now, but is close to the face-rather
it should say close to the nape of the
neck.
Year: 1860

The citizens at the Capital are to have a
brilliant time week after next. A grand
Military Encampment will be held in the
vicinity of the city, in which a large num-
Der of military companies have already sig
niiied their intention to take part. This
will undoubtedly induce large number of
strangers to visit the city to witness the
display. A Military Encampment is a
sight which the Hoosiers have not beheld
for many years, and we are confident they
will not let the present opportunity of seeing
the show, slip by unimproved. In addition to
the Military Encampm ent, we learn that
distinguished wire e-walker-desirous of
emulating Blondin's feats-intends passing
over a wire stretched from the Palmer House
to the Bates House, in the presence of all
who may congregate on the stree t. This,
of ITSELF ought to draw a crowd. Thous-
ands were induced to go hundreds of miles
to see Blondin cross the Niagara rivers on
a rope. Why shouldn't thousands be i'm
PEELED by the same curiosity to go a few
miles to see q fellow cross Washington
street on a wire2


While the Encampment and the wire
walker will prove the principal attractions,
we believe there are to be numerous d" side
shows" to claim attention. One, in partic-
ular, we understand, has made arrange
ments to pitch its canvas on the 28th and
exhibit its curiosities, in hopes that some
thing may be made out of the crowd, who
may have been drawn together through the
combined attractiveness of the Encampment
and wire-walking. We allude to the
. squatter show, which has been ad-
vertised for the 28th. The principal feature
in this show will be the remarkable feats OF
the two celebrated trick ponies-Stephen
Douglas and Herschell Johnson. The elder
of these animals has been in training for
some time and is said to perform wonder
fully well. Indeed, he rarely fails to amuse
any crowd before whom he exhibits, by the
variety of his tricks and the sang froid
with which they are exhibited. Herchell
is a young but promising animal, and it is
thought by having him to operate in the
ring with his more experienced mate, he
will yet make an artistic performer. We
| suggest to our friends who have thought of
visiting Indianapolis to witness the militia
ry display, that they by all means attend
the "side-shows," and witness the wonder
full foats of these celebrated trick-ponies.-
1t doubtless will cost less than hereafter,
as we understand Dan Rice is negotiating
to purchase the animals, and is willing
! (sincc the death of his celebrated elephant)
to pay almost any price for them; and we
| are confident after the Summer and Fall
season is over, and which terminates about
October and November next, the present
proprietors will be vii ling to part with
them on reasonable terms. Should Dan
get them he will undoubtedly raise the
| price of admission.
Year: 1860




Since becoming a candidate tor County
Commissioner, find interested persons cir
culatiAg many absurd and unfounded tales,
calculated to suit every case, where it can
be made to operate to my prejudice.
Amongst other absurdities it is charged
That as County Commissioner, would
favor the County of Vanderburgh assuming
the management of the Canal and the ex"
pense of keeping the same in repair


That as County Commissioner, would be
in favor of the County of Vanderburgh as
suming the responsibility of keeping all the
bridges crossing the Canal in repair
That am in favor of Macadamizing a
road to Oak Hill Cemetery or somewhere else
at the expense of the county,


With numerous other tales Of like i'm
port-all of which are not only not true, but
simply absurd.


The duties of County Commissioner are
defined by law, and although he has some
discretion, yet he takes an oath faithfully to
perform all his duties 10 the best Of his
ability and trust my general character
will inspire you with confidence that (if
elected) I will perform my duties to the best
of my ability, for the interest of the County,
the whole County, and nothing but the
County.


will say few words in regard to the
Bridges across the Canal. The City OF
Evansville made special agreement with
the Canal Trustees to keep the Bridges in
repair within the corporate limits of the
city, which will no doubt be faithfully per-
formed. Two Bridges only cross the Canal
in the County of Vanderburgh outside OF
/ the corporate limits of Evansville. By
contract on the part of the State with the
| Bondholders, all State and County roads
were to be bridged, and the Bridges kept
in repair by the Canal Trustees. IF the
Canal Trustees fail to keep tho9e two Bridges
in repair, that duty may devolve on the
Township Trustees of Pigeon and knight
townships. Here perhaps might stop, but
as may not have another opportunity,
viii mention few principles that will gov
| ern my action II elected.


will act fairly and impartially to al
parts of the County.


will vote for no appropriation Of money
| from the County treasury without the sane
ton OF law, and a conviction that i: will
promote the general good OF the County
and will see that no leeches feed on the
body polite.


In making the assessment, I will favor nc
higher levy than is necessary to defray
economically, the current expenses and in.
debtedness of the County.


will favor prudent economy in all ap
preparations, having due regard to the i'm
provement and welfare ofthe whole County
M. ". FosrER.
Year: 1860

WORKING ON THE CANAL.-It is with
pleasure that we announce that the Board
of Managers of the Southern portion of the
Canal commenced repairing it between here
and Evansville last Monday. The Canal
being unnavigable for the past few weeks has
set the people to thinking, and we think,
has convinced everybody that it is impossi-
BILE to get along. without it. We know of. one
farmer who paid IS cents bushel for hav-
ing wheat hauled to market, all because the
Canal was not nayigable. Now, it is very
evident that no farmer can afford to pay
such prices to get their wheat into market.


The citizens along the line of the Canal
cannot do without it, ifit be possible to keep
it up. 1t is matter of vital Importance to
the citizens in every county along the Canal,
aHd we now hope such arrangements may
be made as will keep it in good order from
this time on. We publish in another column
of this mornings paper, the proceeding oi
the Board of Managers at Evansville on the
5th inst Peters. Rep.
Year: 1860

FIRE IN NEW ALBANY.-Early on the
morning OF the l3;b, back wing Of the
block in which is situated the DePaw House
and Tribune Office, New Albany, was burn
ed. The main building was saved. The
job and press rooms of the Tribune Office
were destroyed, which may cause short
delay in the Tissue of that paper. The
loss, we are happy to learn, is covered by
insurance. The proprietor OF the hote
Loaf considerable by the fire
Year: 1860

sJ~It has been suggested-and We think
the suggestion a good one-that the offices
printing the State and County election
tickets, should print the names in the same
order that they occur on the tally paper
Should attention be paid to this suggestions
a great deal of trouble and chance of inaccu-
racy will be avoided. Candidates and
printers should bear this suggestion in
mind.
Year: 1860

EH~We notice by the Railroad receipts
and piles of goods in J. s. Jaquess Il Co.'s
store, that they are in receipt of a large
stock of goods of all descriptions, and we
think merchants would do well to give their
stock an examination before buying else
where.
Year: 1860

HUGHES still continues receiving goods.
He received yesterday another large lot of
dress goods, which he will sell at unusually
low rates. He invites those who wish to
purchase their fall stock to give him a call,
and feels assured that they will be well
pleased with his cash prices.
Year: 1860

The Louisville Democrat and other squat
ter sheets, proclaim that Douglas should be
nominated for the two-fold reason that he
had majority of the delegates at Charles
ton and is the candidate of two thirds of the
Democrats Of the Union. Both assertions
are false Under the operation of the "unit
rule" at Charleston, Douglas procured a
bare majority of electoral votes, but at least
twenty of these votes were represented by
delegates bitterly hostile to him, but whose
voices were silenced by the inexorable ma
jorities in their delegations. For instance,
the vote in the New York delegation was
for Douglas, to II against him. The rule
disfranchised the minority, and the entire 35
votes of New York were given to Douglas
The same was the case with Indiana and
probably other states. The real strength Of
Douglas in the Convention, if the vote had
been taken per capita, would not have been
above 1870, under any circumstances.


The squatter papers parade table giving
the Democratic vote of the several states, in
which the vote of those states whose delega
tions in convention were for Douglas is ap-
propriated to that gentleman. OF course,
the table foots up more than two thirds of
the aggregate vote of the country for Doug.
las. The justice of this estimate will be
seen from the circumstance that the 23O, 900
Democratic voters Of the State of New York,
are unbushingy planked down for Douglas,
when one half Of them prefer some other
man. The same is the case with nearly
every other northern State. Such statistics
are the most absurd trash, and should de-
ceive no one. The fact is, Douglas is the
undoubted favorite Of small majority of
the northern people; but there is large mi
nority against him, whose votes, united with
those of the entire South, throw him into a
very beggarly minority himself He is not
the first choice of one third of the Demo.
cratic voters of the entire Union-N. Y
Day Book.
Year: 1860

WELL DONE, FOR AUBuHN.-At special
election held on Monday last, we learn from
the Placer Herald, the people OF Auburn
voted unanimously in favor of authorizing
the Trustees Of that town to subscribe $5O,-
900 to the stock of the Sacramento, Plac-
er and Nevada Railroad, in accordance with
an act of the last Legislature. Auburn has
by this movement won the reputation of be-
ing the most public spirited town in the
State. We doubt if greater iberality was
ever shown by any village of like size in the
Union. Neuadd Journal.


We thank you friend Waite for your hand
some complement, and agree with you
that little Auburn is the "most public spirit
ed tovn in the State" And assure YOU
the railroad from Folsom TO Nevada will
be built. A year from this time the cars
will be running to point within five miles
Of Auburn. Hurrah for the ralroad-Eve-
rybody says the same, "Hurrah for the rail
road"
Year: 1860

To MEND IRON PoTs-Mix finely sifted
lime with some white Of an egg, till thin
kind Of paste is formed, then add some iron
filings. Apply this to the fractures, and the
vessel will DO found nearly as sound as ever.