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Year: 1859

CB- Already fault is found with the new
United States Senate Chamber. Mr.. Hale,
on Friday, plead for an extension of the room
to the wall of the building on the end and
on both sides, so as to have the advantage o.
windows and fresh air. lie also said that
another defect had been developed, and that
was, if "a shower beats upon the roof we
cannot hear That is" he said, "the case al
this moment think it is the most unheal-
thy, uncomfortable, ill-eontrived place was
ever in my life, and my health is suffering
daily from the atmosphere"
Year: 1859

CB- The mouth of the Mississippi river is
in danger of being closed by the formation
Of a bar, which prevents vessels entering.-
The citizens of New Orleans fare much
ton was very considerable
Year: 1859

EFA large amount of interesting To-
cal matter hae to he laid over this morning to
make room for our reply to " Ruralist." which
we think our readers will find will repay .
careful perusal
Year: 1859

A VICTIM OF TIE SICKLEs EXCITEMBNT.-The
Cincinnati Enquirer has the following:


Alfred Hood, man about 35 years of age,
who was sent to the Insane Asylum at Lick
Run, about a week since, committed suici lie
at that institution day before yesterday, by
severing his head almost entirely from his
body with n razor. The circumstances Of
his suicide are SO peculiar as to be worthy of
relation. Hood, it appears had, some time
previous, been too intimate with another
mans wife, and became, in consequence, n
prey to remorse which was greatly increased
after the developments in the Key and Sickles
case Hood, who had been rather dissipated
before, began to drink to excess. and in the
midst of his ra,ings thought that the hus-
band Of the injured woman was pursuing him
to take his life. This idea took hrmer and
tirmer hold upon his mind, and his ime gina
ton depicted all manner of horrible deaths
devised by the man he had wronged This
dread at last became mania, and the victim
of the delusion was committed to the mad
house where he ragged like demon, ever
raving incoherently respecting the injured
woman and her husband. On the day of his
selfdestruction, Hood declared the husband
was about to drag him to hell, and falling on
his knees, entreated the imaginary avenger
to kill him at once and rid him of further
torture. The maniac was willing, he said, TO
be shot, as Key had been, but he prayed not
to be burnt in eternal flames.


While in this terrible mood, he obtained
possession of razor, and thinking his life
would be an at1nement 70. his crime, he
nearly decapitated himself with hand made
strong by madness and desperation.
Year: 1859

A convicted murderess made her escape from
the Jail at ST. Paul on Monday night Her
name is Mrs. Bilansk, who poisoned her hus
baud to death some time since. She was tried
and convicted a month or two since, and her
case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which
refused her new trial. 1t is supposed that she
had outside and inside assistance in making her
escape.
Year: 1859

The Richmond Enquirer says that during the
hot weather the ladies of that city DO all their
shopping in carriages. and require the dry goods
clerks and salesmen to exhibit their goods at the
carriage doors, thereby saving to themselves
the exertion of alighting and entering the
stores. 1t pronounces this conduct Of the
ladies barbarous.
Year: 1859

Incendiarism continues at Oshkosh Wis. The
Jail was burnt down on Tuesday night, and on
the same night q scoundrel was arrested in the
act Of firing house. An insane woman was
burnt to death in the jail
Year: 1859

The editor Of the Ureka Union relates as.
follows how he once fell in love and got
the mitten


We were never, kind reader, desperately
in love" but once, and that was with red
no, auburn" haired girl with freckled
complexion, and who had but few preten-
sions to beauty; Int then she had such
really beautiful eyes-deep liquid orbs,
through which her soul in moments often-
derness looked out with passionate feFvoF
and in JOYOUS mirth flashed and sparkled
with the light of thousand-dew drops
diamonds we were going 10 say but then
VIC never saw thousand diamonds. Her
name was Laura-which when Lreathed
softly by very soft lover, is a very sweet
name-and her clear ringing laugh fell
all around you like a shower Of silver
bells. Moreover she wore dark wine
colored dress trimmed with lilac-colored vel
vet and black fringe, with neat little white
collar of fine lace, which is one Of the pret
| test of dresses, and has the effect to make
very plain girl look absolutely charming
She never perforated her ears to hang
thereby a pendulum of brass and glass
and the only ornament on the little
white hand, which needed none, was plain
gold ring, sacred to the memory of a maid
don promise. We'll one cvcning-it was
moonlight in the summer time-we sat a
lone in the porch by the cottage door hol-
ding that little white hand il gentle pres,
sare; one arm had stolen around her waist
and silent song Of Joy like the music o
the night" was in her soul. Our lips me
in sweet, delicious kiss, and bending soft
lv to her ear we whispered a tale Of pas
sionate deyotion-we proposed, and-th
little red-Leadect olreIa refused us!
Year: 1859

Passenger the Depot of the Company of
Cniope Magnolia streets, thirty minutes past
o'clock in the and at six o'clock in the evening and
arrive at thirty minutes six O'Clock in the
morning o'clock in the evesng daily Sundays
cuded.


Freghts are received the Depot tos of Caope street.
forwarded by the regular freight trains which from
New Orleans Canton.


Freight received after o'clock p NJ will be forwarded by
day. but by that of the second day after its
ceipt at the depot


Ali freight for transportation must be distinctly
ked with initials of conEnee and place Of destination
and no freight will received unless consigned established
stations On the line Of the road or its connections.


Blank railroad receipts for freight may be obtained the
Companys Office Camp at Messrs. Corson Arm
strong $, by those who wish 10 them.


The COMPANY holds itself responsible for the value
shipped By the road which be lost by fire. from the
time IT recep,ed stations the line until twelve hours
after consgee Of its arrival at the depot in this city
Year: 1859

The following was the condition Of the Planters
Bank of Tennessee, on the 1st of October. 1t will
be observed that the of means over liabili-
ties are the cash movements of the bank, not in
cluding capital stock.


According to the banking system of Louisiana
this bank ought to have coin in vault to the amount
of s603300 as specie funds, SO termed, are not re-
cognized by our bank laws nevertheless, the
statement below is strong one for an interior
bank, and compares very favorably with any Of the
banks in New York, Philadelphia or Boston. OF
course, we do not concede there are any banks in
the financial world to take stand or presume to be
as strong and sound as the banks of the city of
New Orleans.


The following is statement of the assets and
liabilities Of the Planters Bank of Tennessee and
pron
Year: 1859

A VERY melancholy event occurred few
days ago at franklin, Vt, where Mr.. Robert
Ross and his young daughter were poisoned
to death by drinking bed bug poison, sup
posing it to be beer 1t seems that another
daughter of Mr. Ross had promised to send
them some beer, and the person delivering
the poison having failed to state what it was,
they naturally supposed it was the promised
beer and both drank of it at the same time.
They survived in intense agony for y days,
when they both died and were buried in the
same grave.-AHGntic paper.
Year: 1859

A SON of VIM. Thompson, on Deer Greek
Nevada county, lately fell into n shaft fifty
feet deep. from which lie was taken out with
out having received any injury except a
slight cut over the left eye.
Year: 1859

TIE VERMONT GOLD MINEs.-A springfield
man who recently spent week in the Yer
mont gold diggings says he would not give
picayune for any claim he saw there save
the one working by Beals d Graves, and
that is not worth much if body has any
other business to attend to. The value of
that. he says, is owing to n crack in the rocks
into which the gold has worked Its way in
days gone by.
Year: 1859

CLIMBING EXTRAORDINARY "A little excite
ment in these dull piping times of peace is a
God-send-at least so the crowd of two or
three hundred persons, who gathered around
and In front OF the Bee office Yesterday even
ing, must have thought. Judging from the
great degree OF interest manifested by ma
Jorlty OF those present in the proceedings
which were had then and there Some time
yesterday morning the hallards of the Bees
hag staff got foul from some cause, and one
OF the lines broke short off near the ton of
the pole, which is slender, but, as it proved
yesterday, stout one. 1t became necessary
either to reeve new halliards, or "make the
connection" with the old ones, and to this
end some tall climbing must necessarily be
done. a free "invite" was given to all par
ties desirOus of displaying their agility. and
volunteers were 10y no means scarce MANY
an ambitious youth. and, sooth to say, mid
dle-aged individual, was able to excam. "in
the language of the poet" before the object
in view was effected:


"Ah who can tell how hard 1t is to climb"
to the top of slim flag staff on a windy davl
However, after some fifteen or twenty indi-
viduals had tried their hands and feet at the
operation, young man succeeded in climb
ing to within reach of the shorter end of the
old line, and catching hold of 1t, was descen-
ding with it, when the "ceptious thing
broke" and it of course became necessary to
reeve an entirely new set. Nothing daunted
by his bad luck, the same individual return
cd to the top, and secured the lines in their
proper position, so that now, without let or
hindrance, the flag Of the eagle bird" can
float proudly in the breeze, from morn till
noon, from noon till dewy eve;" and, also,
upon proper occasions-that is to say, to wit:
when the steamer shall arrive-that inter
esting event can be heralded to the expee
tant multitude, who are supposed 10 await
the event with intense solicitude-by the
hosting of the Union jaek.-,Sac Standard
Thursday.
Year: 1859

A REVOLUTION occurred III Costa Rico on
the l4th of August. which resulted in the
banishment of President Mora, who it will
be remembered headed the Costa Ricans in
the war against William Walker. President
Mora had a firm hold on the affections of the
people, who would have rescued him from
those who were conveying him from the
State, if he had permitted them SO to do
The revolution was very sudden, and was
the result of a conspiracy among the Gener-
ais Of the State. Jesuits were at the bottom
of the whole affair. The conspirators, it is
said were also aided by Englishmen, who
furnished them money. AS for the British
Minister, he recognized the new government
on the afternoon of the day of the conspira-
cy. Tie new Provisional President of Costa
Rica is Jose Maria Montealegre. President
Mora has gone to New York. He was
good ruler, and under his administration
Costa Rica rose to be politically one of the
principal States of Central America.
Year: 1859

TENHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFULLY
i inform the citizens Of Marysville and Vicinity,
that he has opened Depot for tle Sale Of the above
beautiful LAMP.


For SAFETY it is Infinitely superior to all others.
He warrants It against EXPLOSION, under any and all
circumstances The Kerosene is extract from BIZ
luminous coal, and does not contain explosive quail
ties.


In an economical pointof ofview, it is unrvaed, cost
ng only one and quarter to one and halfcents per
hour giving the g.,


Light of six Good Candles, or five Fluid
LAMPS, with two wicks each, at that price. There
are other Kerosene Burners in ufe but HALE'S is
the only one in which the inventor has succeeded in
giving very large light without smoking, or giving
an unpleasant odor in room while burning.


There is no humbug in this matter, and for the pur
pose Of demonstrating this fact, will agree to re-
fund the money to any person purchasing Lamp at
this Depot who shall return it within any reasonable
length of time, and say they dissatisfied wthit
Year: 1859

Ed. REGISTER In fulfilling my agree.
ment to give you some description of
Southern things as see them, hardly
know where to begin but as our first inn
pressions come by the eye, | will first
speak Of soil and clima'e.-As to surface,
this region might pass for an Illinois
prairie; for | have not found more than
one or two little spots with sufficient iu-
clination to be noticed by the eye. The
soil is reddish clay, with superstratum
of white sand. The clay seems to deepen
in color as we 60 down; near the surface,
or when exposed by the shifting of the
sand, it has yellow tinge; in Railroad
cuts have seen it brighter, approaching
a blood red but without liveliness or gloss.
Between it and the sand the line of sep
aration is quite distinct in well l saw
dug the clay appears, red, hard, and easily
distinguishable, after the removal OF about
a foot of sand 1t tipges all the rivers,
and makes tawny Tibers" of them all.
More dirty, forbidding things cannot be
found no Naaman, however leprous,
could possibly hope that washing in them
would make him clean. made one trial
of small creek near by, on a hot day.


and came out farther from cleanliness
than ever.-The mingling, not union, of
sand aud clay gives curious patchwork
look to the country. Out Of the dull
whitish sand (which has the one peculiar
ity of being very hard where not trodden
by horses) now and then peeps a dark
spot of clay, like the red patches some
times seen on old houses, when the weather
has worn OF the more modern white out
side. The total want Of lime is arti6cially
Year: 1859

DRY and hot hot and dry! How
much everything suffers for the want Of
rain !" exclaims the farmer, as the empty
clouds melt day after day, from his sight.
And it is sad scene now presented in
the country in many places. We need
not recall it for our readers-we would
rather invite them to brighter side of the
picture. That seasons OF drouth-so often
recurring, and 80 injurious to our summer
crops-should still prove beneficial to the
soil, seems strange but chemical science
shows Us that drouths are one Of the ma
terial causes to restore the constituents OF
crops, and renovate long cultivated soils,
the why and wherefore of this, we may
here reproduce. condensed from a paper
by Professor Higgings, Chemist of the
State Agricultural Society OF Maryland.


The loss Of the mineral matter from the
soil, results frcm the fact that it is taken
up by the growing crops and also carried
away by the surface water flowing into
the streams, and thence into the sea,
These two causes are always in operation.
and were there no sources of supply, would
in time render the world barren waste.
The diminution which arise from the con-
tinusd cropping is in part restored by ma
Year: 1859

A Low VOICE IN WoMEN.-Yes we
agree with the old poet who said that
low, soft voice was an excellent thing
in woman" Indeed we feel inclined
to 60 much further than he has on the
subject, and call it her crowning charm.
No matter what other attractions she
may have She may be as fair as the
Trojan Helen, and as learned as the ia
nous Hypatia of ancient times she may
have all the accomplishments considered
requisite at the present day. and yet if
she lacks low sweet voice, she can never
be really fascinating. How often the
spell of beauty is rudely broken by coarse
loud talking. How often you are irresis-
tibly drawn to a plain, unassuming wo.
man, whose soft, silvery notes render her
positively attractive. Besides, we fancy
we can Judge of the character by the
voice the Dland, smooth, taWnlng tone
seems to us to betoken deceit and hypoc.
risy, as invariably as the musical, subdued
voice indicate genuine refinement. In the
social circle how pleasant it is to hear the
sex talk in that low key which always
characterises the true lady In the sane
tuary of home, how such voice soothes
the fretiul child, and cheers the weary
husband How sweetly its cadence Aoats
around the sick chamber, and the dying
bed with what solemn melody do they
breathe a prayer for the departing soul


All, yes low, soft voice is an excellent
thing in woman"
Year: 1859

Thrilling Sketch


Alexander Dumas Pere is furnishing
sensation items from Russia. Here is an
instance from his own experience, in the
highest order Of the French school of in.
tensity -


We left the room with the turnkey be.
hind us, and walked on until we found
ourselves opposite the prison. The gaoler
opened ii, went in and lighted a lantern.
We followed. We won't down ten steps,
passed row of dungeons, then down ten
more, but did no. stop. We vent down
five more, and then stopped at the one
marked No. II. He gave silent signal
it seemed in this abode of the dead as if
he had lost the power of speech. There
was at this time frost of at least twenty
degrees outside At the depth where we
found ourselves it was mingled with
damp which penetrated to the bone my
marrow was frozen, and yet / wiped the
perspiration from my brow. The door
opened, we went down six damp and slip
perry steps, and found ourselves in dun.
geon of six square feet. fancied by the
light of the lantern, that saw human
form moving in it. The governor re-
mained on the last step and said to the
prisoner


Rise and dress yourself"
I had curiosity to know to whom this
order was addressed.


Turn on the light" said | to the
gaoler.


l then saw thin and pallid old man
rise up. He had evidently been immured
in this dungeon in the same clothes he
had on when arrested, but they had fallen
of him peacemeal, and he was only dressed
in ragged pelisse. Through the rags,
his naked, bony. shivering body could be
seen. Perhaps this body had been covered
with splendid garments, perhaps the rib
bons of most noble orders had once crossed
his painting chest. At present he was
only living skeleton that had lost rank,
dignity, name, and was called No. II. He
rose, and wrapped himself in the frag.
ments Of his ragged pelisse, without ut
tering complaint; his body was bowed
down, conquered by prison damp. time
it might be hunger. His eye was naughty
almost menacing.


at is good said the governor. Come.


He was the first to 60 out.


The prisoner threw parting glance on
his cell, his stone bench, his water jug,
and rotten straw. He uttered sigh yet
it was impossible that he could regret
anything of this.-He followed the gov.
ernor, and passed before me.


/ shall never forget the glance he turned
upon me in passing, and the reproach that
was concentrated in il.


80 young" it seemed to say, and
already obeying tyranny"


| turned away that glance had pierced
my heart like a dagger. He passed the
door of the dungeon. How long was j,
since he entered it Perhaps ne did not
know himself He must have ceased fol
a long time counting days and nights. On
reaching the governors door we found
two sleighs waiting The prisoner was
ordered into the one that had brought us,
and We followed him, the governor by his
side, | in front. The other sedge was oc-
cvpisd by four soldiers.
Year: 1859

supplied in part by mari, obtained from
pits excavated for the purpose have
sometimes found exhausted ones in the
clearings, deep, lonely-looking, like
the wells of the giants in ancient giant
days


A stranger from u limestone country
will have tender thought here for the " old
oaken bucket" The water is warm and
at first indescribably nauseous. For
time realized in some degree the nature
of suffering from thirst like snow, it in
creased thirst, instead of allaying it l
fairly began to reconcile myself to the
prospect of playing the principal part in
the drama of " Tantalus or, the Peisler
in the midst of Water" and even now, l
look forward to draugbt from Vermont
well as physical promise for the future.
In vain did l Dissolve lime in it l had to
content myself with apples and cucumbers.


The wells are mere pits, square or round
sunk in the clay, and without lining of
any kind the chain pumps is much used,
but the ancient well-sweep, which | al
ways had a secret affection for, is more
common. l saw one well which was n
simple hole in mound Of hery.colored
clay and its water looked hardly more
fit to drink than that in the vats of tan.
yard.


From my window l see a stretch of
woods in every direction pine is the
common tree, with several kinds Of oak,
and others which do not know. The
most attractive feature have yet seen is
the roads, which are not belts over open,
cultivated inhabited country, y,like our own,
but they wind through the woods, forming
an avenue barely wide enough for car
riage. and to say this is to describe them
as far as it can be. The only similar
place which l know in Vermont is one
which Lake Dunmore tourists may re.
member,--the long hill through the woods,
as you approach from Middlebury, just
before descending to to the Lake. These
woods are delightful, if one but owns good
horse.aesh, and when the wind sighs
through the pines overhead the passer
may think the whole of Hype ron, or
am other melancolie" thing. When
riding thro them, sm doubtful whether
to choose the poetry Of horses gallop,
or the slavers poetry of a walk and the
woods themselves


But their very simplicity is puzzing to
the stranger, Once in them, there are
neither points Of the compass, sun nor
6nger-posts, signs nor footprints. The
question s, ether,-forwards or back
wards; or of fork which road Nothing
Is visible except the road aud the woods
lining it; one might pass a city twenty
rods to the tight without seeing it. II
taken from his horse, on II strange road
and led blindfold few times back and
forth, man could not possibly tell from
which direction he came, unless by a
chance glimpse at the sun. was walk,
ing over a plantation alone one day, aud
having entered piece of woods by field
Of cotton, I walked long way, aud took
the same path on returning OF course
but the field of cotton was now a field Of
corn,-which 1 note as one of the strange
sights a man sees in travelling.


In my next l will speak of some genera
and particular characteristics of Southern
life, Truly Yours. -.
Year: 1859

MCGOWAN AND HERBERT.-By recent arrival
at Independence we learn that two well known
Caljfornians, Ned MCGOWAN and Phil. Herbert,
had reached Santa Fe. They came from the
Pacific Coast by the regular overland mail to
Ell Paso and then turned northward Their
ostensble purpose was to locate in santa re,
but many surmised that they would not be
content to remain in such an out OF the way
place, without some ulterior object in view.
The miners who had gone away disappointed
from Pixies Peak, were assembling IN consider
able numbers at Santa Fe, and it was thought
that an expedition by them into Mexico might
not be far distant.
Year: 1859

The defeated candidates, will please read the
following touching lines. They are WEIR,
affecting


Full little knowest thou that hast not tried
What hell it is in suing long to bide-
To lose good days that might be better spent;
To waste long nights in pensive discomfort;
To speed to-day, to be put back Tomorrow
To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow !;
To fret thy soul with crosses and with cares;
To eat thy heart with comfortless despairs;
To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride, to run;
To spend, to give, to want, to be undone
Year: 1859

MORMON ATKocITY.-A letter in the Fort
Smith Times states that in the midst of the
Mountain Meadow massacre, a girl thirteen or
fourteen years old threw herself upon John D.
Lee (the captain of the band of murderers and
DANTE Saint, and plead for her life after
seeing her father, mother and brothers murder
ed; Lee took her into the bushes, robbed her
of that jewel which to virtuous girl is deare1
than life, and after satisfying his beasty desires
deliberately cut her throat, and left her welter-
ing in her life's blood