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Year: 1860

him, and by this expression of your honest sentiments. we will send up to the North such arebuke that they will pause in their mad purposes of aggression. Now is the time to lay aside partisan feelings. Now is the time to stand np firmly for the cause of constitutional equality Let every hon est patriot cast his vote for John c. Breck- inridge and Joe. aLane.a s4
Year: 1860

E~ There are several members to the Legislature in town from different portions of the State. From their united testimony we conclude that this State will give a large majority for Breckinrdge.
Year: 1860

Men of the South unite now if you are not deaf to the calls of pa riotism and duty John c. Breekinridse is the only candidate in the field whose platform can be accept able to you. He is acknowledged to be stronger in Arkansas and the South than both his opponents combined. Unite on
Year: 1860

R Keep it before the people that John Bell acted with the know nothing party, and that he said in the bloody time of that organization that. " IT WAS BETTER A LIT TILE BLOOD SHOULD SPRINKLE THE PAVE. MESrs AND SIDEWALKS OF OUR cITIEs,o ETC.
Year: 1860

THIRD CHARGE OF INsIxcERIry.

 "The Breckinridge party committed wanton injury against the South in break ing up the Charleston convention" This is the charge made against onr party by the
Year: 1860

Will Republicans look around among
their acqusintanccs and see II oil who will
cast Republican votes ore naturallzed. Only
three working days remain before the
election. If you know Of any Republican


foreigner prepared to take out lis final pa
pcrs. take him to see the Republican Com
nl;1,ee At tho Wigwam, who Will aid him in
r.rrec1ine his naturalization. Look around
and see that no proper persons are omitted.
You know not what injury the loss Of a
vote may infiict on the cause Of freedom.
Year: 1860

The Campaign Republican Committee viii
be in session at ttc wiswa.n every day until
the day Of election AL Republicans having
any information to communicate that mny be
Of use to the Committee. arc invited to can


Let every pap put Lis shoulder to the wheel.
for the whole ticket, from Old Abe at the top.
TO the Constables at the bottom. :. Call at the
Year: 1860

During the time which Mr.. D. D. Home spent
in Paris he was constant visitor and guest of
the Emperor and9 Empress. On his first visit


in a room of which the Emperor and he were
the sole occupants, the wonderful manifestations
of which be is the medium were vigorously scru-
tnized by the Emperor, and were repeatedly
displayed under conditions prescribed specially
by the Emperor, in order to enable him to pro-
nounce definitely upon the phenomena. No
jumping to conclusions but rather jumping on
tables and chairs, to obtain more accurate de-
monstraton of their truth. After all the con-
ditons of the Emperor had been satisfactorily
complied with, and not doubt could remain
upon his innocent mind he said " The Empress
must see this" and he went himself to bring
her from the salon where all the court were as
sembed Upon her coming with the Emperor,
for two hours the three were seated at the table,
wonder-struck at the phenomena which were
produced before them. After this Mr.. Home
became constant guest, and in repeated sit
tngS nearly the full range of spiritual manifest
ations were made famil ar to both the Emperor
and the Empress, as well as to most of the
French court aristocracy. A record was kept
of these different sittings by direction of the
Emperor and 80 copies were printed in his pri-
vate printing Office for distribution. The En-
peror, not being fellow of our Royal Society,
luthtS uO secret OF WHAT ne saw ana Eearu, Dut,
on the contrary, has made il a subject of fire.
quent conversation; and among others Of his
acquaintance, both he and the Empress have
informed our Queen and Prince Albert of all the
wonders they have seen. On one occasion, four
persons were sitting together at the Tuilleries-
the Emperor and the Empress, the Duchess de
Montebello and Mr.. Home. A pen and ink were
on the table, and some paper. A spirit-hand
was seen, and presently it took up the pen, and
in their sight and presence dipped it in the ink,
went to the paper, and wrote upon it the word
" Napoleon" in the autograph of the great En-
peror. The Emperor asked if he might be al
lowed to kiss the hand and it went to his lips,
and then to those of the Empress and after
wards, on Mr.. Home making humble request,
he was permitted to kiss its warm and soft tex
ture. The autograph is now among the valued
contents of the " Emperors spiritual portfolio" "
Spiritual Magazine.
Year: 1860

GOSSIP ABOUT THE IMPERIAL FAxILy.-A Paris
correspondent says: The Parsians love to get
possession OF, and circulate gossip In relation to
members of the Imperial family, and there is
Always some interesting story going the rounds,
OF which some one of that august connection is
the hero. The Princess Clotilde and her spouse
the portly Prince Napoleon have, ever since
their marriage, furnished great deal of food
for the scandal mongers. She is said to be
childish, and pettishi while he is proud and un-
yielding, and it is asserted that she has gone so
far as to shy plates at his Highness during din
ner, and that from the first she has forbidden
him TO invade the sanctity Of her apartment
coucher. Poor little Princess She does not
look happy, although she is kings daughter.
and may be Empress of the French. 1t is said
that she loved, with all the first freshness of
glriish affection handsome young Italian of
fcer, when her father insisted upon her becom-
ing the wife of the Prince Napoleon who is
probably more than double her age.
Year: 1860

The Boy showed plainly that his course of
training had been too severe. He was too much
rened down, and had it not been for his well
known pluck, on which his friends relied, the
ghost of chance would not have been awarded
him. Abe, though not appearing too confident,
was bound to come to time just so long as he
was sent up by his seconds. Seward labored
under the same difficulty that the Benician did
at Long Point, Wis: There was too large a crowd
present of his opponents friends. The fight was
not brilliant one butifthere were any doubts
of the gameness Of the Auburn Boy, they must
now be expelled. Joe Durham was ring keeper
for Abe, and Tom Hyer oficiated of the Boy
Year: 1860

a NEW PRoJEoT.-The Santa Barbara Ga
zette has the following announcement


a project is now being entertained which
when matured will be of incaleulable bene6t
to our whole southern coast. and whose inan.
ence will be felt to our most remote interior
From what information we can gather on the
subject, 1t appears to be the fixed determin--
alton of the merchants storekeepers. wool
growers, etc. to form joint company for the
! purchase OF an ocean steamer to trade on the
southern coast They further propose to re-
dqee the price of freight and passage to such
figure as to defy opposition. They wisely
affirm that the saving TO them by the reduc-
ton of their freight bills will rapidly repav
them their subscription to the stock of the
company
Year: 1860

HORRIBLY DuLL.-Times hereabouts are horri-
bly, dull. Indeed this remark is being made OF
every locality in the State but its perfect truth
fulness when applied to this burgh is indisputa-
BILE. Why on Friday last an earthquake was
felt at Yreka, north of US, and in sundry towns
south Of us, but here there was nary quake
Nothing short of shock such as will most prob
ably result from wreck of matter and crush
of worlds" can shake Shasta while times re-
main dall as at present.
Year: 1860

Nor TRUE FOR TEE BEST OF REAsoxs-Some
OF the Southern papers are reporting a touching
story about neglected daughter of Mrs Lydia
Maria Child. The story is bogus, as Mrs. Child
has never had daughter.-ErcAange.


How does the editor know that Mrs. Child
never had child2 Judging by her very great
anecuon for the poor negro of the south, she
may have had daughter of somewhat too dark
shade for legitimate brunette, or for public
acknowledgment in genteel white society
and this may be the neglected daughter made
mention of
Year: 1860

Harvey Lee, Reporter of the Supreme Court,
is out in card denunciatory of Judge Field
The S. F. Herald published severe attack upon
the correctness of the 18th volume of the Su-
preme Court Reports. Lee says Field instigated
the publication of the article in the Herald-
After asserting that all but three of the errors
pointed out "are errors of the Court, as they
appear in the original opinions now lying upon
my This table," he says:


few words, personally, to this vile wretch,
whom must call Judge and am done.


Do you desire, Sir, to place yourself in the
position where you will have to write me another
cowardly letter, and then hope to gull the pub
lie by saying that it is involuntary? Do you
not know, sir, that you disgracng the posi-
ton you occupy, by using that position to crush,
ifpossible, member of the Bar, who has done
you no wrong, but many favors? Do you sup
pose that the more than usual exertons | used
in the Convention of 1857, to get you the NOM
ination of Judge, was that you might use the
power of the bench to destroy the little reputa-
ton may have gained lawyer in eighteen
years practice? If this is your mode of dis
charging debts of gratitude, hereby release you
from all obligations.


The chances are that we shall shortly have
another of our Supreme Judges engaging in a
duel.
Year: 1860

nA- Honey Lake is still dry, and likely to
continue so, with the exception of few weeks
during each returning spring. 1t is thought that
its bed may ere long be converted into meadows
and corufeds
Year: 1860

ON AND AFTER this date, we shall do NO


~ CREDIT business, and, for the purpose of
closing our present partnership, (one of our
firm being about to leave the State) and wishing
to reduce our stock as much as possible we
shall offer our goods at
Year: 1860

COTTON MANUFACTURE IN ENGLAND.-The
English cotton spinners are said 10 have made
an immense amount of money during the
past year, and at the latest dates from the
manufacturing districts, at the beginning of
November, were still working on orders, at
high prices, which called for the utmost ca
pacity of their machinery, and were demand
ing for new contracts Nd. 10 "a. pound ad-
vance on yarns and cloths, to cover The rise in
cotton. The late purchase OF cotton at Liver
pool had been made by spectators, and the
manufacturers held a much larger stock than
usual at this season, having taken advantage
of the depressed state of the cotton market for
some months previous, while the price in
England was below that ruling in our cotton
ports, and at the same time the spinners were
fall of money, from the great protitableness OF
their trade. The Liverpool Times says "The
cotton manufacture is becoming the greatest
power in ngland-perhaps in the world
The men engaged in ii are making fortunes al
most by a leap. In wealth they far exceed
the old feudal aristocracy, and every estate,
now days, which finds its way into the
market is snatched up eagerly by some par
venue cotton spinner, the length of whose
purse goes great way to atone for the breyity
of his pedigree
Year: 1860

church (Nr. Manning's) in the evening, and
his sermon is very favorably spoken of by
those who had the pleasure of hearing
him.


A small branch of the Bethel Church,
have hitherto omitted to mention, may be
found in this city. For some time past its
members have been without public place
of worship, but have lately engaged the
room formerly occupied as the Office of
the deceased Democrat" They are min
istered to by brethren from abroad


Although Paterson has suffered some
what from the great Northern scare, no
"Union- saver" has been held here during
the present very alarming crisis.
Year: 1860

Mr.. EDIroR:-Aware of the deep inter
est you take, as the conductor of a public
Journal whose chief duty is the defense of
much outraged and injured people-an
interest that is ever increased on lea ming
of the success Of that people, and thus
the triumph of your cause-l write you
brief notice of very earnest portion of
that people found in Reading, Pa. This
city is situated some sixty miles in the in
terror of the State, with very healthy To-
cation and attractive surroundings 1t has
a population of some thirty thousand
whites and some five hundred persons of
color, and is said to be the centre of con-
siderable intellectual wealth Some Of the
best minds, with some of the best schools
of the State, are found here.


learn that since it has come in direct
communication with New York by rail
road-New York, that proud city and mart
Of the New World-this city has much in
creased in commercial power and influence.
And why should it not, for New York in
this gives type and character to the world2
But there appears one element in this city,
as also in other portions of the State, that
New York, with all her type-giving pow
er, and all her sisters of the confederacy,
have never yet been able to throughly
efface, and that is the German element.
With all Yankeedom and the power of its
civilization, Dutchy will yet stick out.
They look at you Dutchy, talk Dutchy,
walk Dutchy, bargain Dutchy- indeed, the
very children, when they first begin to
peep, seem to do it Dutchy. There is an
American outside coating, with real Ger
man interior; and, as if still further to fol-
low out the national instincts-which a
gOodly number of pure Americans also fol-
low, and among the number many persons
of color-each man keeps his own piggery,
and if he has not room on his own lot he
is sure to find it on that Of an accommO-
dating neighbor. The nasal organs of
the grand jury here are not very sensitive.
Consequently, at this season of the year,
in this town and in most places in the State,
you are not only greeted with quite as
much hospitality as at other times, but the
physical man is refreshed with good buck
wheat cakes, made with neat, skillful hands
from their superior -four, with the meat of
fat gy7tnter in the shape of the ever ac-
ceptable sausage, which is certainly not bad
to take at this season, so often belOto zero.
wish that our people would more univer-
sally follow that national characteristic of
the Germans of selfcreating and selfsus-
tanning, and thus herald earlier that bright
er period in their fast new-coming his
tory.


But l must pause in this parallel, and
give you what / sat down to do-a brief
notice of this earnest enterprising portion
OF our people. | have said that they num-
Der some FIVE hundred, the most of whom
appear Industrious, intelligent and happy,


When we take into consideration the disa-


ull(les under which they labor. They


AVE several voluntary associations for mu-


1 90 benefit and culture. They also pos


.n~ Moderate amount of real estate, and


'F''' Successful in the various pursuits
Year: 1860

o
Think gently of the erring-
Ye know not of the power
With which the dark temptation came
In some unguarded hour.
Ye may not know how earnestly
TLey struggled, or how well,
Until the hour of weakness came,
And sadly thus they fell.
Think gently of the erring-,
Oh! do not thou forget,
However darkly stained by sin,
He is thy brother yet.
Heir of the self same heritage,
Child of the self same God,
He hath but stumbled in the path
Thou hast in weakness trod.
Speak kindly to the erring,
For is it not enough
That innocence and peace are gone,
Without the censure rough?
1t sure must be a weary lot
That sin-crnshed heart to bear,
And they who share a happier fate
Their chidings well may spare.
Speak kindly to the erring-
Thou yet mayst lead them back,
With holy words and tones of love,
From misery's thOrny track.
Forget not thou hast often sinned,
And sinful yet mnst be;
Deal gently with the erring one,
As God has dealt with thee
Year: 1860

Government to the hands of an able, hon
est and upright citizen, or seeing the Pres
idency scrambled FOR on the floor of Con-
gress, and made the prize of venality, or
the sport of men who speculate profession
ally in the misery and distress of their
country.
Year: 1860

DRINK PURE WATER.-Set Q pitcher of
water in q room, and in few hours it will
have absorbed nearly all the respired ard
perspired gases in the room, the air ofwhich
will have become purer, but the water utterly
filthy. The colder. thezwater is, the greater
It's capacity to contain these gases. Az ordi-
nary temperatures pint of water will con-
tain pint Of carbonlc acid gas, and several
pints of ammonia The capacity is nearly
doubled by reducing the water to the tempera-
ture of thar of ice.-Hence water kept in
the room awhile, is always unfit for use. For
the same reason, the water in a pump stock
should all be pumped outin the morning be-
fore any is used. Impure water is more in
furious to the health than impure air. i -=-
Year: 1860

Bz5" The second Sale Fair of the Poscy
Agricultural Society will he held Mt their
fair grounds on the first Wednesday in June
next, the 9th, and will continue two days
The second dag will be devoted to the So lie
of articles by auction.
Year: 1860

In an age remarkable for . wars, and runners of


/ wars Of intrigue and blood shed for good reas-
euiny and bad conduct. for sound rules and corrupt
manners when vrtUe fills heads but vice our
hearts when those who would persuade US that
they are quite sure of heaven, appear to be in no
yreat.r hurry go there than others but put on
the livery OF the best masters only to serve the
worst in aye when nlodesiv herself is more
ashamed Of detection than of delinquency when
in.i.nendent Of principles which to depend and
free thinking not in thinking freely. but in being
free from thinking in age when patriots will
hold ANYTHING but their tongues-keep anything
but their woris-'ose notiiing particularly except
their characters to improve such age must bc
dIiiieult-to instruct such age must be danger
Gus, In an age ike this call the attention of
h. pubiIc to
Year: 1860

EXCITING AFFRAY BETWEEN A MADMAK
AND HIS PHYsICIAN.-On Wednesday even
ing, 18th, while Professor G. c. Webber of the
Cleveland medical college was passing up
Superior street, he was suddenly grappled by
man, with threatening demonstrations. The
professor at once recognised his assaant as a
lunatc who was recently sent from Che asylum
at Newburg to undergo surgical operation.
The day previous the lunatic was treated at
the surgical clinique in the college. The
operation was an exceedingly delicate one,
consisting in removing a fistua from sensi


tive part 1t was very successfully performed
by Professor Weber, and the patient, in com
Portable condition, was placed in a boarding.
house in the city. He was quiet, and was al
lowed much freedom for that reason The
next day, however, by some neXpcaJle
change in his madness, he became possessed
of an idea that the operation was not Skilfully
performed. He removed the dressings and
tore open the wound, placing himself in a
horrible condition. His madness sought ven
geance for the supposed i'll treatment, and when
he met the doctor, as mentioned, he an
nounced his intention to return upon him
1.-THE doctor) the treatment he had sustained.
There being no help at hand when he was
grappled by the lunatic, Professor Weber
walked with him round the park till they
reached the corner of Ontario street on the
south side. Here the professor decided to
make stand, which he did, calling upon the
bystanders to help him secure the madman.
Numerous parties were in the vicinity, but
stood calmly by seeing the struggle between
the doctor and his assailant, without any at
tempt to aid him. The lunatic became furi-
GUS being much stronger than his opponent
he held him and poured forth torrent of
abuse. He offered TO show The gaping crowd
the 'job" executed upon him, and was only
prevented from making a public expos
ure OF his person by the unaided eff
forts OF the resolute Professor Weber
1t was an exceedingly embarrassing position
for the latter, the crowd having no knowledge
of the facts and there being no opportunity for
explanation. Professor Weber stood manful-
ly to his patient, however; telling the crowd
that the man was a maniac, and calling for
aid. AT length some person volunteered as
sistance, and the unatic was lodged in Jail, to
await removal to the asylum. Word had been
sent to have the man removed to the asylum
before the time OF the attack, but no one had
come for him. The professor had most
fortunate escape from personal injury.
Year: 1860

''Hary, what is the use of your fiddling
away there all the evening" when you might
Just as well be reading some useful book, or
learning some useful art y


"Good brother don't fret My fiddling
does not disturb you. You have such pow
or of fixing your attention, that you can study
your book Just as well when am playing a
dancing tune here in the room, as you can
when am mile off. 1t does not disturb
you at all"


"Grantcd We settled that matter long
ago. The cheerful sounds of the instrument
inspirit without disturbing me. think that
on the whole, get on rather better when
you are in the room, especially as you are
always willing to give me a lift when come
across ANYTHING which don't understand" !"


swell, then, why do you fret p


+" 1t is not OH my account, but on your
own. It seems to me that you are wasting
your timc to practice so much as you do.-
You play in mastery manner now; and
by employing all your evenings in study, you
might learn great deal that would be of
some practical use to you as farmer


80, like to mingle the agreeablewith the
useful, to fiddle nine-cights of the evening,
and study the remaining fifth, as Patrick
O'Dougherty says. Besides, who knows but
fiddling may be useful to me some time OF
other | may live to get my bread by it,


Poor Harry Duncan, he little thought that
his words would ever come true" He was
a light volatile, generous youth, the
destined heir of a rich uncle, the IA
vorite son of his father, hourishing farm
or in Ayrshire. There was not more pop
ular or more promising youth in all Scot
land. Not even his staid and studious broth
er James was more highly esteemed in their
native village All hearts warmed at tn,
sight of his merry face and the ring of his
cheerful laugh; and right prosperously did
he 60 on for many long year. He inheri-
ted his uncles estate, fine, well stocked
farm, and was at once placed in a state Of
complete independence.


James, who had not the naturally fine parts
and popular address of his brother, was one
of your pcrsevering, plodding youths, who,
while his brother was learning to play upon
the violin, was seriously addressing himself
10 the study of scientific agriculture. He
learned great many things respecting the
chemistry Of soils and plants and thao 31nnkn
Year: 1860

DisPLAY OF DRRss.-The lady who walks
in the streets in snowy dress suitable only
to a fete; who comes to q quiet social gather
ing with profusion Of costly jewelry; the
man who clectrifies a country village with
the fashionable attire of Rotten Row, or re-
minds you of his guincas by the display of
unnecessary jewels; the people, in short,
who are always overdressed for the occasion,
may be set down as vulgar.-Habits Of good
.S0cietU