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Year: 1860

A correspondent furnishes us the follow
ing, says the Groensburg Herald, and de-
sircs its publication. We comply with his
request, without being understood as youeh-
ing for the correctness Of his surmises,
Our readers may be able to form their own
opinions as to the authorship OF the letter


Nr. Editor:-I desire you to publish the
following letter. tits supposed to be one from
II. d. Foster to w. Fl. Welsh, Chairman os
the Democratic State Central Committee.
The signature could not be made out, but re-
sembles that of Mr.. Foster. Those acquaiR-
ted with his hand writing know it to be very
hard TO read. 1t is not at all strange. then,
that it would be Impossible positively to de
termine whether it is his or not. All the
circumstances are very strong in favor of the
letter being written by him. have copied
it accurately, think though it was hard to
decipher some portions of it.


Your friend, H.
Year: 1860

Ethan Spike, of the Portland Transcript
has commenced in that paper tale which
is about as sensible and true to nature
and great deal funnier--than most of the
stories of the Ledger stamp, which are
now a-days published. We extract the
concluding chapter of the first number:
Year: 1860

A LADY IN LIoUoR.-A painful sight was
witnessed on Friday by residents in the
lower part of Twentieth street, and one
we believe to be of very rare occurrence
in this city. A young lady, elegantly
dressed, the daughter Of highly respecta-
ble parents residing in the vicinity, was
seen in that street in state of gross in
toxication. followed by crowd of boys,
who were hooting and yelling at her, but
to whom she paid no heed. A policeman
fortunately saw her in time to save her
from further, though perhaps merited in
dignity, and conducted her to the resi-
dence of her afflicted parents.-Neao. York
TSmse
Year: 1860

One of the fullest bosoms Of ancient or
modern times, says the Boston Herald, was
exhibited at the first station last evening"
when a woman who had been picked up
drunk on the sidewalk was brought IN
There was an unusual fullness in the re-
gion other bosom, which induced q sus pc
ion that it was not natures handiWork, anu
voluntarily she commenced revealing the
mysteries of that portion Of her pefsoa,
not, however, in such manner as 70
shock the sensitive nature of the officers:
She removed from her dress a bottle Of
champagne, two plates, half dozen or
anges, ten doughnuts, four pieces of cake,
pound of butter, a pound of sugar,
quarter Of pound of tea, a coffee pot,
gridiron, and no doubt would have brought
to light cooking stove, if the officers
had not been tired of receiving the arti-
cles drawn from their seclusion, and beg
ged of her to desist. That woman would
be treasure to man about to start to
California by the overland route, as she
could carry such a quantity of refresh
ments in her bosom, and always have
them handy.
Year: 1860

proposition has been made in the
Legislature to change the eastern bound
airy line Of the State from 1909 W. Ion. to
ll0o W. lon as a substitute for the contem-
plated annexation of the Territory of Ne
vada TO California.


The sea water internal improvement
wall project is still the absorbing topic of
interest. 1t is supposed that the bill pro-
viding for its construction will pass the
Legislature.


The bill providing for the econstruetion of
a telegraph line to connect the Atlantic
with the Pacific States is likely to pass.


The State Senate has appointed special
committee to investigate the practicable
ty of annexing the Washoe region to the
State ofCalifornia.


The California Coast Survey was rapidly
progressing under the personal supervis-
ion of Commodore Shubriek.


/ he balance of money on hand in the
California State Treasury, at the last re-
port, was S725,0oO.
Year: 1860

BEAUTIFUL DEFINITIoN OF HoPE.-Among
The South Sea Islands the compound word
or hope is beautifully expressive; it is
madaolana or the swimming thought
taith floating and keeping its head aloft
,bove water, when all the pillows are 60
ing over one-a strikingly beautiful def
niuon Of hope, worthy to be set down
along with the answer which a deaf and
dumb person wrote with his pencil, in re-
ply TO the question, What was his idea
Tor forgiveness? ?" at is the odor which
flowers yield when trampled on"
Year: 1860

"THE DEAF MUTE CAskEr" is the title
of a little paper Just issued from the North
Carolina Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb and the Blind, at Raleigh. The
printing of the C1sket was executed by
some Of the deaf mute pupils.
Year: 1860

A SHOCKING AccrDENT.-The Howard
County lind Tribune says that one date
recently, Mr.. Levi Sizelove, in'the eastern
part of the county, after he had chopped
down tree and walked on it to the top,
discovered something writhing, and slow
ly approached it, thinking the tree had
fallen on a pig. What must have been
his feelings when he discovered that ii was
his own six years old girl! There was his
child, its head almost entirely cut apart
and one of its eyes lying on its breast =
The lower extremities still moved, but
life had thus been horribly taken. The
child had gone to the woods to seek its
parent, without sny one Of the family
knowing Of its absence.
Year: 1860

To our unusually large stock of Goods. our
stock comprises every article in the Caothlng ana
Furnishinq line. We have constantly on hahd
the largest stock and greatest variety OF CASsl
MERE, Wool and STRAW HATS, of any house IN
the CITY. and our prices for these Goods are less
than of any other House, as we receive tnem
direct from the manufacturers on consignment
Our stock of


Spring and Summer Goods
is particularly attractive, and the great feature
to the Country Merchant is the unusually low
priceless than the cost of Importation.


We also keep the Staple .drticles IN mo FRY
Goods line, which Goods we have purchased In
this market under the Hammer, and are Offering
them at .Ntap York coSt--and less. We publish
this Gard in order that we may make new 40
quaintances, and induce those who have not here
tofore purchased Of us, to call and inspect our
stock.
All we ask is an opportunity to sho'c the Goods
and name the prices, and we have no fear OF the
result Good articles and low prices are the great
inducements to all who purchase to sell again.
Merchants who buy of us can make good
profit and sell 10 their customers at a low figure,
We remain, respectfully,


Your obedient servants,


BADGER & lINDENBERGER,


Wholesale Clothing and Hat Warehouse,


Nos 1903 and l05 Battery street.
San Francisco, July s, 1860. 25l3.
Year: 1860

THIS story is told of old Touchwood's sons :
These sons were sadly addicted to wicked prac-
tioes, and one Sunday morning the minister of
the parish met one of them starting for the woods
with gun upon his shoulder. Seeking out the
father, the clergyman told him that he ought
TO admonlsh bis sons, and bring them up in the
fear of the Lord. "Fear the Lord ~ replied
old Touchwood, "they are so afraid Of him now
That they daren't stir out on Sunday without
double barreled shot gun in their hands"
Year: 1860

There lived once an ArnOld-there now lives
Yancy. And there once lived an Aaron Burr,
whose reasonable breath was said to have
withered the leaves on Blenerhassett's Island as
the company and leadership of this Yancy will
wlther and blast the political promise of the
ungnarded and unsuspeoting who may continue
with him and under him until the ides of No
Vembcr.
Year: 1860

AND WHEN HE CANE TO HIMSELF "


John Howard was not bad man. It is one
of the most revolving properties of rum, that
it changes, for the time, the entire nature of
man, and degradeS HIM to something beneath
his species. There are certain stages OF drunk
enness, when the individual is lighthearted
and merry, good. .natured and favorably affect
ed, but the babitual drunkard never fails OF be
Coming more and more beastly with every in
diligence. So it was with John Howard. Nat.
urally one of the best Of men, kind father
and faithful husband, he had labored to, and
successfully accomplished, what not one in a
thousand was able to do. lie had secured him
homestea valuable in itself considered, but
thrice valuable as the reward OF early labor
and the fond associations that clustered around
it. But there came change. As he INDUCED
time after time, he sank lower in the scale oi
being. till at last he could barter away the old
homestead, and the peace of his family, for rum
Considered as man, under no extraneOus inau.
cnces, John Howard was strong and goot
Year: 1860

The West Tennessee Wig estimates
the loss suffered by the South, in the de-
probation of slave property, owing to
the current agitation, principally occa-
stoned by the Secessionists, at S75 900,
600 1t says the difference in the value
OF slave property, between sales made
last spring, either in Tennessee or else
where, is certainly not less than 25
per cent, some say 3S4. and some say
% per cent The Wig remarks that
this loss is more than sufficient to cover
the value of every fugitive slave escaped
since the organization of the Government
And yet the .Sccessouists have been ex-
cusing their mad policy principally by
talking Of the loss Of slaves by fight to
free soil
Year: 1860

Winter will not last forever,


Spring will soon come forth again,
And with flowers of every color


Deck the hillside and the pain
Lambs will in fields be sporting,


Birds rc-echo from each tree
Winters gone its days are ended
We are happy, we are fret"
Hedge and tree will soon be budding,
Soon with leaves be covered DER;
Winter CANNOT last forever |


Brighter days are yet in store
Sorrows will not last forever,


Brighter times will come again,
Joy our ever grief succeeding,


As the sunshine after rain.
As the snow and ice of winter


Melt at tho approach offspring,
So will all our cares and trials


Joy, and peace, and comfort bring.
When the heart is sad and dropping,
Think, though you be vcXcd sore,
Sorrows CANNOT last forever.


Brighter days are yet in store!
Year: 1860

country cannot command me to outra ge
The sacred laws of nature


Her dignity AMI irmncss awed evon
the members of the Revolutionary Com
mittec. and a noble action for once over
come their spirit of desolating cruelty
Year: 1860

sTNK.-We learn that the steamer A. G. Ross, ON
her downward trip, struck snag at Demopolis and
went down in about feet of water. The cotton
will be saved in a damaged condition We have
been unable to learn any further particulars


mobile Register.
Year: 1860

if were not constitutionally so modest,
and did not know that you have come here
not to honor me, but the great principle OF
self-government, of which | am the repre-
sentative. Our fore-fathers fought and bled
for the privilege of being freemen, And If
that is SO, ought not the territories to be
allowed to have Slavery if they want 1t? Of
course they ought. My friends, | thank
you for this generous and touching express
ion Of your sympathy for me in my hopeless
struggle for the Presidency"
Year: 1860

ELECTION FRAUD IN CONN.-The enormous
Democratic vote of New Haven last spring
created much surprise. But the New Haven
Journal now says that ''the records of the
votes at the last State election have boen
thoroughly and carefully gone over, and the
astounding fact is discovered that no less than
$50 rotes pere cast Of which no record can be
found This in spite of the direct and abso-
lutte requirements of the law upon the sub
ject
Year: 1860

VIGoRoUs OLD AGE.-We are informed
that Mr. John Munson of this place, aged
81 years, made his trip to the top of Mans
field Mountain Friday He went up with
a party from this side, walking the last two or
three miles of the way, and to the Summit
House, took his stroll about to see the
sights, and came down on foot to the halfway
house before night. If any man Of his age
can beat that, we shall like to hear it,
Year: 1860

\ BOLD TmEF.-In Saratoga, on recent
evening, as lady was walking on Broadway
in Front Of Congress Hail, Q man in his shirt
sleeves stepped up and seizing her arm, un-
clasped valuable bracelet from it, and then
seizing her purse made of A man who
happened to be near, hearing the alarm, took
after the thief, chasing him up the bill
beyond the Clarendon, hallooing but no one
stopping him, he was lost in one OF the DARK
streets south Of there
Year: 1860

1t is believed in Washington that the
disunion letter of Keitt was planned for and
submitted to a meeting of leading Southern
men, who are concerting a secession league
at the South, and have gone so far as to ap-
point secret agents to ascertain what Will be
done by foreign Governments in case thor
plans are carried out.
Year: 1860

Star, the organ of the Breckenridge party al
Washington, says;


'.Not tithe of the disposition to break up the
Union now exists in the slaveholding States that
was rife there at the time Of John Browns raid
nor does any other public man at the South, ex-
cept Mr.. keitt, openly counsel the destruction Oh
the government if Lincoln triupphs. The position
they occupy on that subject, with remarkable
unanimty indeed, is that if elected, and his gov
ernment shall initiate unconstitutional and ag-
gressve measures against the South, it will be her
duty to resist them at all hazards and any cost


Oh dear Is that disuniOn business to
funk out again in this style? We do not
know how many times within the last hal
dozen years the Union was to be burst up
sure fre-by the worthy gentlemen resident
South of Mason & Dixon line, if this, that
or the other thing was done, or was not
done. Yet when the time came, there also
came some sneaking creep out on the part OF
the threateners, and the Union sat as quietly
on Its foundation as ever. Loud and long
have been the threats that no Republican
President should ever be inaugurated. Gov.
Wise with his invincihles was to light on the
Capital like eagles from the sky, and sweep
off every vestige OF a government, in less than
no time. ifFremont should receive a majority
of the electoral votes Let Lincoln be 50
favored and besom of destruction from the
South would instantly sweep him and all his
supporters into Chesapeake bay, and leave
the government to its only rightful owners
the Democratic party. But as the proof
that Lincoln will be elected accu-
mulates, another change comes over the
minds Of these blusterers They are going
to ,cql till he "sdaH initiate unconstitutional
and q2gresare measures against the South -
and then, won't they make mutton Of him
and his followers Is there never to be an
end to this ridiculous swagger Pray
Messrs. threateners, do put your secession
machine at work in earnest, and stop threat
ening. The country is tired Of this ever


astinc succession Of threats, which prove in


the end t. have no more substance than soap
bubbles. If there Is to be a secession, DO
get about it, and put it through-g you can
the quicker the better.
Year: 1860

The Providence Journal says The
speeches which the Prince of Wales has
made thus far upon his trip are in the most
excellent taste, and reflect the highest honor
on their author, Whosver he may 6s."
Year: 1860

For the first two hours at dinner by this means
every individual succeeded in having himself
waited upon received his dish full Of pabulum, or
rather the qUaRtum prescribed, paid for it and
travelled. At present however, they Of little
more use than SO many pieces Of useless table
furniture, and for practical purposes laid
aside People are eating whatever they can get.
One Of my neighbors at a table said few minutes
ago he had had four consecutive rear


ends of chickens in two meals, and was then at
work upon the fifth, with view to test the sixth,
and continue the experiment until he had definite
ly ascertained whether not any other part Of
that bipeds anatomy had been brought on board.
Year: 1860

NEEns LOOKING To.-We learn from reliable
source TINT some butcher has been recently
dumping the 1ita and oflal Of lis slaughter
house into the river near its mouth. It will not
answer to allow the practice 10 be repeated.
Year: 1860

UsIrcEr Snopr1sG.-0ne Mary Smith had
the good sense to 90 to Palmer's for dry goods,
but the weak morality OF trying to obtain her
goods without purchase. She Was detected in
the act Of sec1esiug Soma small articles under
bar shawl
Year: 1860

PLAYING WITH LocoAo71yE.-At Aurora, a
day or two since, two engines ready fred I'D
were waiting to be attached to freight train Of
the G., i. Q. Il. r. The engineer On The FORE
most machine left her for minute, when n
chap, employed about the depot, thought the
opportunity q good one for brief excursion.
He had had no experience Whatever With IN
engine. but knew enough to pull the starting
lever, and eff went the machine, up the track,
4 minute later and the whistle Of an approach
ing train WIS heard. The green. horn lost his
presence of mind and forgot, if he erer knew,
what 10 do in the crisis. Finally his frantic ef-
forts had the result Of -erersing the MACHINE
and then be leared of and 'took to the bush. )"
The locomotive, freed from all control, came
backing down under full head of steam, and
not very t<nderly butted its tender into its late
companion on the truck, knocking both ma
chimes into the repair shop, for time at least.
The author ofthc folly is believed to be running
yet, out towards Central Iowa, whittier be was
headed when last seen.
Year: 1860

To HoRsE.-Some Of our lire Republicans are
agitating the subject Of u horse company, siui-
lar in its organization to the Wide Awake Clubs
which hare spread 50 rapidly throug ghout the


country; we are informed that d meeting will
be called early next week to organize, and are
requested to invite all Republicans who are iu-
Year: 1860

HARDoR u1sr.-EIs. Pres end Tribune -
VIII you allow me to call the attention of those
who havethe care Of our Harbor, to tho danger
Of injury thereto By the dumping of earth into
the lake, in proximity to the channel. have
recently observed many scows dischareinc their
loads in places where the material will be rery
likely 10 find its way into The channel, which
las no water to spare. It is worthy of inquiry
whether any such deposits ought to be allowed
north Of Adauls street and west Of the buzz
near the south end of the aar. n
Year: 1860

surr. Toe following is an szirac; from
Patent Orce Reports Everywhere and
anywhere sheep will live and thrive. and,
with proper care, Tay more for ,he capital
AMI labor employed than any other animal,
or any other system Of farming. li i one
Of the most useful and economical modes
which have BEEN given Us to convert the
vegetation Of the farm 10 money. There Is
no animal in which there is - little waste
Year: 1860

SHALL WE PAY OUR DEBTS


We have heard it seriously ar
eued bv some of the people that the
Southern States should at once pass
laws prohibiting the forced collec-
ton Of debts due in the North, and
that Southern Merchants should re-
pudiate their obligations. 10 this
idea we have at all times entered
our most earnest protest.


Leaving out Of view the fact that
all the obligations of our
merchants are due to men who have
always been the friends of the South,
and who have battled nobly for our
rights, the mere question Of honesty
alone should at once decide this
matter with every upright man.
We have contracted obligations rs
business men. Our promises to pay
are out. Our creditors put full faith
in us when they took those promis-
es to pay. To act now in bad faith
with them would disgrace us, not
alone in the eyes of the world, but
more in our own estimation. A
man who steals forfeits his own self
respect. SO does q man who com
mits an open frand. When a man
has lost his self respect through his
own wrong doings there is no hope
for him while the wrong is unrepalr-
ed. Success cannot attend his ef-
forts. And we boldly proclaim
right here, that ,ce can hare no con-
fdence in the honesty Of any man
,cho now repudiates his Northern
debts, relying IN the ercited state o.
Southern feeling for Justification.


Even after the South secedes from
the Union the relation of man to
man, of merchant to merchant, so
far as relates to these obligations
must continue, and only in the
event of war when the property OF
alien enemies would be confiscated
could these obligations be changed


Away then with all idea OF repq-
diation? 1t is unworthy of us. II
is unmanly and degrading. Let
us, if anything, strain every nerve
to pay even more promtly than ever
before. And if we find it for our
interest to change the course OF our
trade, let us do it with clean hands


We have conversed with our mer-
chants on this subject, and we be-
lieve that nineteen-twentieths OF
them utterly scorn the suggestion OF
repudiating. We believe the great
majority of the country merchants
will do the same. Honesty is not
only the best policy, but the only
morality on which true man can
hope for success.-Houston Iete
0rGph.
Year: 1860

AN EXCELLENT OPPoRTUNITY-
The Philadelphia Ledger a few days
since contained the following inter
esting advertisement; it speaks for
itself:


Wanted, by & respectable CO.
lored family, white boy, fourteen
or sixteen years of age, to wait on
the table and make himself general
ly useful about the house


Here IS a chance for some one to
place his boy in the hands Of high
iy colored and highly respectable
family.
Year: 1860

The power of the slave interest at Wash
inrtoo is broken. The incubus of slavery
is iilrown off from the Federal Government.
For The four years after the 18th of March
next Offices under the General Government
viii bo had not for subserviency to slavery
md the sectional interests, institutions and
measures Of the South, but for an honest
and capable devotion to the righteous ends
Of government under n constitution of free
dom The slaves are not cinancipatcd-tor
40 voting or legislation at the North can
reach their case. And yet, the day of their
safe and peaceable emancipation will be
yisibly fastened by the Inauguration of an
ere Of freedom at Washington. The seat of
government is emancipated from the rule of
the bludgeon and the bowie knife. The post
Office is cmancipated from the terrors of
mob law. The highways of trade and tray
Ell are free from the rutfanism of slave dri-
vers Northern cotton merchants are eman-
cipated from the dread of disunion And
most Of all, speech, and pen, and voee at the
South VII be emancipated from the terror
ism that. has so long represscd any honest
and manly sentiment against slavery.
Year: 1860




There can be no doubt whatever in the
mind Of any man, that Mr.. Lincoln regards
slavery as moral political and social evil,
and that it should be dealt with as such by
tho Federal Government in every instance
where it is called upon to deal with it at all.
ija .EG lint there is no room for question,
and there need be no misgiving as to his
official action. The whole influence Of the
Executive department of the Government,
while in his hands, will be thrown against
the extensin of slavery into the new Tei1i-
tories of Inc Un;on and the re-opening of
IKE African slave trade. On these points
he viii ma ke no compromise nor yield one
hair 5 breadth to coercion from any quarter
or in any shape. He does not acccde to the
alleged decision of the Supreme Court that
she Constitution places slaves upon the foot
.s..sig of other property, and protects them as
apch wherever its Jurisdiction extends; nor
xviii he TO, in the least degree governed or
controlled by it in his Executive action.