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Year: 1861

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.--In St. Louis, on Sat
ur1lay afternoon, Washington Lynch, timer
who was just finishing his weeks work, was
instantly killed By falling from the flft h story
of the building on which he was employed
The News says;


Taking board, he placed it obliquely out
of the window, the farther end of it resting
To secure the plank in its place he put an
upright Ioist the end that was inside the
building, one extremity of the ioist resting on
the board, and the othe- against the upper
floor. With only this slight platte m to sepa-
rate him from the solid pave nent that lay
seventy feet beneath him, he walked out to
his work. The plank stood firm until he
reached the end, which was some six feet from
the building, when he leaned over to reach
the pipe The weight of his body bearing
against the oblique incline of the board, forced
IL back TO a straight line, and dying i'll an in
sttnt from beneath his feet, it precipita ted
him head foremost to the pavement below
He struck on the solid stone with heavy
chud, forcing his body into itself like the bar
re1s Of telescope. His skull was a shapele>s
mass of clotted brains and blood, and his
arms and thighs broken. The BODY as
1t lay there, surrounded by crowds of curious
citizens, presented the appearance of huge
N lss OF flesh thrown hastily on to the pave
ment. Not 4 movement or sign OF life pro-
claimed that it had once been a human being
lis wife had already prepared supper, and
was awaiting the arrival of her husband 4 Zen
informed of the occurrence. Her agony on
witnessing the m1ngled remains, moved all
who beheld il to tears.
Year: 1861

CASTING AND GAUGING BULLETs.-There is some
little art IN casting bullets properly-even in hold.
ing the mould at proper angle to the lip of the
ladie. In the system of running them into brass
or gun-metal moulds, lead should be used which is
as pure as possible, good piglead being the best; it
shonld not be overheaed, and yet if not sufficient
" not, the ball will be irregular and full of cavities
lhere Is particular temperature, only to be as
certalned after little experience, at which the lead
hoWs freely. 1t is well, when casting quantity


10 have lsde containing ten or fourteen pounds
Kept at tins heat, using much smaller one to fill
'he moulds, which should be provided with long
get or channel for the lead to run through and the
in"utds should invariably be III sde to fill from the
base When a number OF bullets have been cast
they should each be successively struck through
steel guage of the precise intended diameter, or
what Is still better, having been previously oiled,
they should be placed in polished steel die of the
precise dimensions of the perfect bullet steel CYL
lnder, accurately fitting the cylindrical portion Of
the die, should then be applied to the base of the bull


let, now h!ing the upper part Of the die and struck
sharply with a light hammer maet The bull
let viii thus be compressed, and many internal inc
qualities it previously had will be removed. 1t
has been found that if there DE any cavity or ire
guarlty IN bullet it will in its flight invariably
deviate towards that side where the centre
OF gravity rests when The bullet is placed in the
barrel; IT the centre of gravity be to the left the
alteration will be to the left, and pice rersa. If
the centre Of gravity be above it will cause an in
crease OF range-if below, it will diminish it,
Year: 1861

Miss Theody Dickinson, late of Brsttlebnro, and
recently deceased, left the inc me of her plling
house for the benefit of her pet dog, a small cur
After the death of the dog the property reverts to
a nephew, who can apply at his leisure the old
maxim. hIf YOU love me. love my DOC"
Year: 1861

The MAN ON HORsEBACK.-It Is impossible to
shut ones eyes to the rapid drift of the country
into the arms of the ''Man on Horseback, in
ether words, into the arms of regular military
despotism. We do not say this in disparagemeut
of the "Man on Horseback,' who is now about our
best protector, and the only defence we are likely
to have from anarchy, and that most desp0lic OF all
despotisms-the despotsm of the mob. The rapid
transition we undergoing, however from
Seit-Government to a Government of Guns. is food
for rel cton to the contemplative mind See the
procamations we publish t0-day-one from General
Harvey to the people of Missouri, and another
from General Butler to the people of Baltimore.
- Nelr York FrDress
Year: 1861

J


THE LAW OF TREAsoN.-Tbe following letter from
the Secretary of State TO the agent of the owners of
the two sea steamers seized some time ago by Gov.
Letcher, shows not only what the opinion OF the
government is of that transaction, but that the il
legality Of the seizure attaints the owners them
selves if they become consenting parties even so far
to accept indemnity 10 the shape of sale and
purchase:
Year: 1861

The WHEELING SCARE.-The Wheeling Union oil
Thursday gives the following explanation of the
rumOred preparations for an attack on that place,
announced by telegraph in Thursdays paper:


On Monday last, prominent States Rights mau
in conversation it'll two Republicans, remarked
that two hundred men from this city could take the
two thousand stand of arms deposited by the Fede-
raj Government at Wellsburg, but that he would
not counsel any such movement


The other gentlemen referred to understood him
to say that there were four hundred men ready to
go and seize the arms, and by the time the coward
reached our doughty postmaster, or perhaps by him
enlarged in geometricsl proportion, he in his
zeal, without discretion, are told, sent special
messenger on horseback to Welisburg, to warn the
suomlssionists there to prepare for immediate ac-
tion, that two thousand men were on their way to
attack them. The whole town was soon in a great
state Of excitement, and the depot Of arms was
soon guarded by some two hundred men, and bv
way OF additional precaution, the bridge over But
tal0 creek was rendered impossible, ard the brave
WeIsburgians stood ON guard until daylight re-
warded their apprehensons


The whole was simply ridiculous, and might well
be. illustrated by Esop's fable of the three black
crows.


Still it has had the effect of inducing the autho-
rites OF Ohio and Pennsy lvania doubt by tele-
graphic dispatches setting forth the imminent peril
OF the ordnance department, to send each com
pany OF volunteers to be quartered the soil Of
Virginia. which we, with all loyal Yirginiang do
most earnestly protest against.
Year: 1861

II cannot be denied that the old Militia Mus
ters in Ohio have left very uni,vorablc inn
preston on the minds of the people This gem
eral disrespect for the old system in time of
peace now attaches itself TO the present Militia
of Reserve. Ifany man has started QUITO form
IA Company of Reserve Militia, this prejudice
had to be overcome before success was possible:
and as general order No. Is was merely a re-
quest to the people of Ohio to form such con-
panies, without saying how many companies
was apportioned to this or that county, all could
raise as many or few as they saw fit. The re-
suit was that very few companies were likely to
overcome the above mentioned prejudice


But General Order No. / calls upon Sandus-
ky county for companies, and if they are not
enrolled and organized by the lst of June next,
other counties will be called upon To discharge
a patriotic duty which will be as honorable to
them as disgraceful to us. IfSaudusky county
shall neglect this duty, who can till her soil
with pride or replenish her treasury with satis-
faction?


Ii Sandusky county cannot raise the seven
companies composed of men who are good cti-
zens, and can be made good soldiers, then let it.
be done where there is less selfishness and more
patriotism. But tell it not on Bunker Hin. nor
let the sound reach Lexington.


MUSTER ROLL.


Townsend, May I, 1861.
Year: 1861

The leading merchants Of Boston are fitting
out large steamer carrying ten guns and three
hundred men, to cruise against JEFF. Davis pi-
rates in the Gulf 1t viii sail under the author
ity and commission of the United States, but
the expense will be borne by State street.
Year: 1861

The following extract from The Missisisppian in relation to the establishment of perma- nent Constitution, without voice upon it. directly from the people, shows state of things which is shortly likely to exist in the new Confederacy:

 "The constitution for the permanent Gov ernment before Mississippi becomes party to the compact, must be submitted directly to vote of the people of the State." It re- marks that Eff this is not done, the question of the right of the people to form their own government may require practical solution, D, before the New Order is fully established. They will not hold themselves bound by a government which they have had no hand in creating"
Year: 1861

MR. LINCOLN in his inaugural, says he does not forget the position which many claim, that Constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court, and he does not deny that such decisions must be binding, many case, upon parties to a suit as to the object of that suit" but it must be confessed by him that the policy of the Government upon vital ques- tions affecting the whole people cannot be ir- revocably fixed by the decisions of that body, while he admits that they are entitled to high respect and consideration" Now, the Constitution plainly says that the Supreme Court was created and vested with powers to adjudicate " in all matters arising under the Constitution treaties and laws of the United States" The builders of our Government in- tended the Supreme Court as the highest and final arbiter of all questions touching the construction of the Constitution, and also as to the powers which that instrument had con- ferred upon the several departments of the Federal Government. Its decisions upon all questions not only are entitled to high respect and consideration" but command obedience from all the departments and people of this Government But LINCOLN has assumed that the judicial is subordinate to the Legislative department of the Federal Government, and that its decisions, deliberately made, may be annulled by the decrees of the legislative body In other words, his position is, that where the Supreme Court and Congress may differ as to the construction of any clause of the Consti- tuition conferring powers on Congress, the op- tion of the latter must prevail, and the Court must 20 to the wall He would confer upon Congress the right to determine what its own powers are. Under this view of the matter, there is no limit upon the powers of Congress, except such as they see fit to impose upon themselves. The Constitution may define, and the Supreme Court may interpret, but it is for Congress alone to say whether it shall exercise, or refrain from, any powers what ever"
Year: 1861

SOME of the members of the Missouri State Convention are eminently for peace The other day one of them introduced a reso- lution saying that he did not countenance a war by the seeded States on the Federal Government, nor war by the Federal Gov ernment on the seeded States. If there should be another peace conference held, that man ought to be made president
Year: 1861

THE public will bear in mind that we are thoroughly prepared to do all kinds of Job Work, Plain and Fancy, in the neatest style, and in shorter time than can be done else where in the State. Call in with your cards, bills, bill-heads, etc, and give our Fast Press trial Our Job Printer is thoroughly com petent, and finishes his work with elegance and taste Our prices for work are as liberal as arc charged elsewhere
Year: 1861

THE New York Commercial Advertiser says the Polytechnic association is, at its next meeting, to be feasted with sugar made by chemical transformation from old rags, and with pudding made from the gelatine of old shoes.
Year: 1861

Thorough and accurate sluay of the Eng
lsh language aud literature would supply
what the great body OF fairly educated peo-
pie are previously deficient in, viz: power
of expression. Ii has never, | imagine,
been ascertained how large PERCENTAGE
oil the middle class OF this country can
write and speak their own mother tongue
with fuency and correctness. This Is 100
delicate and subtle an inquiry for the ma
chinery of the census but, were such all
inquiry possible, the results would not at
ford much qualification. As a matter of
hands of professional writer's hybrid words
awkward aud conventional phrases, daring
anacoloulha, and extraordinary syntactlcal
licenses, are continually mahifesting Them
selves in the current literature of The day
Much more then must we be prepared Tor
mallreatment OF the Queens English among
the trading and commercial classes. And
we fad it plen,ifully. To be able 10 tell in
plain words ; 10 make statement simply,
| clearly concisely 10 record the details OF
I business IN vigorous, OueiHcSS-iiko lcIihS-
| is an accomplishment that does not appear
IN company with shrewd sense and sound
business capacity. Now it would go far 10
I remedy this defect if the nascent hopes oi
the commercial classes were carried thro'
a course of The strong, nervous, racy prose
| OF the seventeenth century. Barrow and
South may be voted somewhat dry reading
but the former helped to make Chatham an
orator and the latter can boast of style
the mixed excelences of which adapt il for
the use OF the rhetorician on the one hand
! and The practical man of business on the
other.


1t is surely not necessary to seek furt hel
arguments in favor of such reform o.


modification of existing methods OF educa
lion as shall more prominently and mor'
effectualIy enlist in the cause the services
of our national literature. If that literature


embody all the excellences for which VI
give il credit, if ii be full oi the living pow


er of genius, if it be rich storehouse o


thought and argument and imagery, If


breathe a manly, generous, liberal spirit


and be pervajed by a pure and health


morality, it must, if rightly applied, &C


powerfully and benisnantly on the opening


faculties of our English youth.
Year: 1861

the money and deposited il in a carpet bag,
which was handed over by the unsuspect
ing Frenchman TO the safe keeping of Kovi-
laski They then sauniered around the
city to see The sights, when Kovilaski, al
certain point in their journeyings, suddenly
recolected tha. he had some i'm portant bu-
siness 10 transact a few miles out of the
city. He parted with his French Friend,
and as a token of remembrance, in case
they should never meet again, he took The
carpet bag along, promising 10 return and
meet the Frenchman al their lodgings in
few hours. The Frenchman walled a few
days, but Kovilaski did not return! He
then posted back to this place in great per-
tur5ation of mind to find the missing MAJ.
presuming that he had returned TO the
| bosom of his family but he is doomed TO
sad disappointment Kovlaskl is non est
inuent us, and it is not at all improbable that
! he will keep so. The Frenchman is not so
much concerned about the money as he is
about the man. He thinks if he could only
| find Kovy" his money would be safe. He
| will not belive that he has been victimiZed.
He remained in this place several days but,
Kovilaski not appearing, he returned TO


New York under the belief that he might


still be searching for him in that city? Ii
is not likely they will cross eachs others
path soon and in the meantime the French


man can make up his mind that he has


been duped by an artful knave, and thai


his money is gone past recovery.
Year: 1861

A PROBLEM SoLvED-The following prob
lem has arrested many fellow in his rush
through Old Badcock's arithmetic, partly
by lis difficulty of solution and partly by its
exquisite poetry:
A horse in the midst OF meadow suppose
Made fast 10 a stake by line from his nose;
How long Eusl The line be that, feeding all


round
VIII permit him 10 Craze Just an acre OF


ground


The Maysville Express volunteers solu-
ton as follows:
Its very plain case, if you'll only suppose
That it's just seven feet from his tail 10 his


nose


For the line will be then (he rule cannot


fai)


About seven teei less than if tied 10 the tail
Year: 1861

from :h mankind suffer over large part of the globe, is the consequence of diseased action in the system, induced by the poisonous miasm of vegetable decay. This exhalation is evolved by the action of solar heat wet soil and rises with the waterv vapor from it. While the sun is below thd horizon this vapor fingers the earth's sur face, and the virus is taken with it through the lungs into the blood. There it acts irritating poison on the internal viscera and excretng organs of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails to secrete not only this virus, but also the bile from the blood Both the virus and the bile accumulate in the circulation. and produce violent constitu- tional disorder. The spleen, the kidneys, and the stomach sympathize with the liver, and become disordered also. Finally, the instinct of our or ganism, as if in an attempt to expel the noXlous infusion, concentrates the whole blood of the body n the internal excretories to force them to cast It out The hloed leaves the surface, and rushes to filsreatral organs with congestive violence: This is the CHILL But in this effort it fails Then the FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the cen tral organs and rushes to the surface, as II Tn another effort to expe the irritating poison through that other great excretory-the skin. In this also it fails and the system abandons the attempt exhausted, and waits for the recovery of strength to repeat the hopeless effort another day. These are the fits or paroxysms of FEVER AND AGuE. Such constitutional disorder will of course under mine the health if it is not removed.

 We have labored to find, and have found, an
Year: 1861

DENTAL NOTICE.-Dr. H. N. ~ CASE, office new building, opposite the OIIID Gazette office, where he is prepared to operate in every branch of his profession. Artificial teeth with artificial gums. from to full set inserted so as to look perfectly natural. All full sets inserted on the suction, or atmospheric pressure principle, feel perfectly natural and easy in the mouth and answers all the legitimate uses of natural teeth.

 Teeth, if taken in time, can be plugged so as to preserve them for life.

 In reply to frequent inquiries--I would say, that

 am now prepared to travel any part of the state, and will go prepared to do everything in thel inc of my profession in the neatest possible manner. Per sons wishing my services will please drop me line to that effect, shall not have time to go except where have calls, and will only charge the regular Memphis and eastern prices, same as I charge in my office. N; No CASE, Dentist.

 Little Rock, Ark. Feb g '59-ly.
Year: 1861

Gratefully acknowledging the very liberal pa- tronage they have hitherto enjoyed, they now re- affirm that no effort shall be spared to render the Institute all that its generous supporters may de sire. The most thorough training will be given in all branches of complete English Education, Mathematics, Modern and Ancient Languages will be taught far in any college; and in the depart ment of Music, Painting, Draaing, etc, none but teachers of the highest qualifications will be en- ployed The government of this Institute is char acterzed by the utmost kindness the sense of pro- priety and individual responsibility will beappeaed to rather than fear of punishment and the moral tra ming receives unremitting attention. Tuition will be charged from the time of entrance to the close of the session. No deductions from tuitions except for protracted illness. The scholastic year is divided into two sessions of 2l weeks each. The Institute will embrace three Departments - the Primary, Junior and Senior.
Year: 1861

LAsso DUEL.-A couple of Arizonians, one
native-born Mexican and the other boatnSn r.
the Mississippi, who had lived in Arizona about
year, fought duel on horseback some time AGO
each armed with lasso. The American. who il
was thought would stand no chance in such a novel
encounter, except the chance of being stranded


lassoed his foe at the first throw of the moose and
dragged him over the plain at the full speed of his
morse, until he was mangled and bruised almost to
jelly. "
Year: 1861

The Huntsville (Aa.) Advocate says that when
two of the volunteers companies OF that place left
for the seat of war, scores OF slaves cried and beg
ged to go and fight with and for their young mas
ters About twenty were taken along
Year: 1861

How many tender mothers heart has
been rent with anguish at the disobedience
Of children A fond mother once said to a
| friend of the famiy-"I wish that you would
talk TO my daughter, sir. You know all tho
circumstances OF her case, and perhaps YOU
could have good influence over her. She
won't liston TO anything that can say
What words were these TO be wrung by y
daughters conduct from tho lips Of moth
or. "Sho won't hear me-" Alas who then
will sbo hear ? She will not listen to her
whose eyes were the first that watched over
her infancy, and which have grown dim
With tho tears shed for her sake-sbo will
not listen to her whose heart has never
beaten one throb that was not true to her
and her real nterest--to tho mother whose
bosom was hor cradle and her home in help.
less years and which yoarns over her now
in unutterable love, pity and anguish will
not listen to hcT who labors for her BY day
and dreams of her by night, who frays for
| her with ono unccasing praying. This IL
the friend to whom the infatuated girl will
not listen. And why not 1: What being
has shO found that is to be regarded in
preference TO her mother !! Her love for


ber offspring is unconquerable and undyiDg.


Some Of our readers, Gays an exchange,
may reco!lect thrilling ballad which was


written on the death c: woman who per-


iohod in the snow drifts of the Green Noun
tains of Vermont. That mother bore an
infant on her bosom, aud when the storm


waxcd loud and furious, true to a mothers
love,she rcnt her own garments and wrapped
them around her babe. Tho morning found
her II stiffeued corpse, but her babe survived.
The babe grew to manhood, and became
the Speaker 10 the Ohio Seuate. How
thrilling.must be his thoughts of that moth
er, if he be a true, large hearted man How
deep mothers love How many a mother
is there who would die for son, if called
in Providence to do so: Let sons, when
far away from home, on land or on sea,
when the eye of no mother is upon them,
remember her love and be restrained by it
from entering the path of vice. Let them
never say anything which a mother would
not approve and they will nevor bring down
her gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Year: 1861

EDUcATED men seldom swear, because
thoy have enough 10 say without profanity.
As a general rule, the less man has to say,
the more he swears. To endeavor to elevate
small idea into great one by the en-
phasis of an oath. excites the contempt OF
sensible men. To be foul mouthed Is quite
as disgusting as to have foul hands and faeo,
or to DO clothed in foul linen. To use pro-
fame language is voluntarily to renounce any
high social position. and to rank with the
low and vulgar rabble.
Year: 1861

LYING In BED.-It is often question
among people who are acquainted with the
anatomy and physiology of man, whether
lying with the head exalted or loVol with
tho body, was the most wholesome Nov,
although many delight in bolstering mp
their heads at night, and sloep soundiy with
out injury, yet VIC declare IL to bo dagger
Gus habit. The vessels through which the
blood passes from tho heart to the head,
are always lessened in their cavities when
the head is resting in bed higher than the
hody therefore. in all diseases attended
with fever. the head should be pretty nearly
on level with the body; and people ought
to accustOm themselves TO sleep thus and
avoid danger. er.-.Medieal Journal