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Year: 1860

A week or two ago four creditors started
from Boston in the same train of cars, for the
purpose of attaching the property of certain
debtor in Pennington, in the State of Maine
He owed each one separately, and they each
were suspicious of the object of the other, but
dared not say a word about it. So they rode,
acquaintance all, talking upon every thing
except that which they had most at heart
When they arrived at the depot at Pennington,
which was three miles from where the debtor
did business, they found nothing to fput 'em
on the road" but solitary cab, toward which
they all rushed. Three got in and refused adj
mittanee to the fourth, and the cab started.


The fourth ran after and got upon the out
side with the driver He asked the driver if
he wanted to sell his horse. He replied that
he did not want to-that he was not worth
more than $50, but he would not sell him for
that. He asked him if he would take 500
for him. eyes," said he. The "fourth man"
quickly paid over the money, took the reins
and backed the cab up to the bank-slipped it
from the harness and tipped it up SO that the
door could not be opened, and jumped upon
the horses back and rode off "lick-a-ty switch"
while the "insiders" were looking out of the
window, feeling like singed cats. He rode to
lawyers and got writ made and served, and
his debt secure, and got back to the hotel just
as the 'insiders" came up putting and blowing.
The eabman soon bought back his horse for
$50. The "sold" men offered to pay that sum,
if the fortunate one, who found property sufh-
cient to pay his own debt, would not tell of it
in Boston.
Year: 1860

At the time of the Revolutionary War,
when it was very dangerous for a merchant
ship to venture to sea, a Quaker, who lived In
Philadelphia, had ship, which was loaded
with a very valuable cargo, and he was anxious
to have it transported to Boston. Having en-
gagged his crew, and taken good care to get
mate on whom he could depend, to manage
the ship, our friend sailed for Boston. After
being at sea six or eight hours, the mate espied
an English privateer in chase, and fast coming
up with them. He informed his Quaker COM
mander of the appearance of the English craft,
and of the danger of his ship.


"What will thee do ?" asked our Quaker
friend.


"I shall fight the rascal" said the mate


"Oh, no, should advise thee not to fight.
But thee must do as thee please; shall go be-
low"


The commander accordingly went below, and
soon heard the clashing of musketry and the
shouting of the combatants, and notwithstand-
ing his friendly disposition, began to be inter-
ested for the safety of his property. He soon
stuck his head up the companion way to see
how the battle was progressing, and saw the
English commander swinging his hat and
cheering on his men. Our hero could stand
this no longer, and stepping back he loaded
his gun and soon made his appearance again.
Taking good aim at the British captain, he
fred, "dropped" and a=ae'ain resreated. Soon
after, finding that the victory was turning ON
the side of the Yankee, he came ON deck, and
stepping up to his mate said:


"Has thee seen anything of that little noiEy
fellow lately that was making snch fuss, af-
ter went below"


"Ne, said the mate, the has been pretty still
since you shot him


Our friend justified himself in quieting the
noisy fellow, and arrived safely with his ship
and cargo, but thought the mate did wrong to-
fight.
Year: 1860

HoaARTH.-A nobleman, who was both
was executed in Hogarth's happiest manner,
and with singular and rigid fidelity. The peer,
disguised at this counterpart of his dear SELF.
was not disposed to pay very readily for re-
Election that would only insult him with his
deformities. After many unsuccessful attempts
had been made for payment, the painter re-
sorted to an expedient which he knew must
alarm the nobleman's pride. He sent him a
card stating that if his lordship did not send
for it in three days, it would be disposed of to,
M. Pare, the famous wild beast man, that gem
tleman having promise Of it, for an exhibi-
tion picture outside his van, on his lordship's
refusal. This intimation had the desired ef-
feet; the picture was Immediately paid for.
Year: 1860

SUBMARINE LANTERN.--An interesting
trial with new submarine lantern of peculiar
construction has recently been made at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard, and the result elected
high commentator. The lantern was first
lowered down to the bottom of the river, then
separate tests were made as to the exact dis
tance rays of light could be seen from the sur
face. Also, the distance light could be thrown,
SO as to distinguish accurately distinct objects.
An oar lowered to the depth of six feet from
the bottom, the lantern being sunk four feet,
was SO clearly seen that the grain of the wood
was distinctly visible. The rays of the light
were visible upon the surface of the river
when the lantern was sunk to the depth of
twelve feet. These experiments were made
in thick muddy water, and it is stated that,
had it not been that the board of examiners
in attendance were satisfied as to the principles
involved, the lantern would have been Kept
burning under the water for three hours. The
same principles which govern at the depth of
sixteen feet will, it is claimed prove equally
successful at the depsh of ninety or one hun
dred and thirty feet.
Year: 1860

WE have just received the first num-
Der OF new paper published in this city by
an association Of merchants under the heading
of Tie Farmers Guide" 1t is conducted up
on plan similar t. the Great West and prom
ses to be journal of interest to the class Of
citizens to whom il j. directed Succ IS TO the
new enterprise.
Year: 1860

SETTIE EsQl gives great pleasure to state that af-
ter trial Of Of the "Veper Gas Lamps in my study
six weeks past and after Observing closely o the length
time, the experiment Of lighting "Unon Tent" with these
lamps have entire confidence in their efficiency. It
they all the advantages Of the best lights thos
who live out Of The cities End large t9wnE.


The process OF preparing and lighting the lamp is readily
learned, the fixtures simple and little liable get
Of ords the Of the light comparatively little, the
whole al danger that it need only acquain
the part Of the public With the Vesper Gas Lamp
bring them into general use throughout the country.


Yours truly, STUART ROBgs0H.
Year: 1860

AN in the city and engaged IN selling county rghts


for the State Of Tennessee, for the manufacture and
ny Patent Improved Bes Hives, the and superiority
Of which have been testified hundreds the worthy and
eminent citizens Of our country The construction o. my
is simple and promise Il is the only Hive in the world
which proof sgaRst the bee m0the Persons drous Of
chasing either family county rights for the best Hive in
the world ind for few days the Auction Rooms o
MesAs Hardy Brothers, where viii be happy to see them


iuy2O-0 JOsEpH EpNW
Year: 1860




II will save great deal unnecessary troubleiour friends
IN writing to US wilt bear in mird the following rules
AWays give the date Post Once county and State the body
OF your letter.


II you wish the Paper changed from ecs to another give
both Offices in full
II you Writa business and other matters, write separate
sheets Of paper, or different leaves Of one sheet.
Letters and communications solicited upon ali such
and subjects information interest the public
Anonymous communications Of whatever character receive
ost.enton


Correspondents Should write only side OF the pape
We cannot undertake TO return rejected communication
All letters business should be directed Messrs
GRIFFITH CO., and personally either Of the Pro
prietors
Year: 1860

The Mahommedans who won their power by the sword. are losing it by the sword.- They are beaten in their Tartar strong holds by the Czar. They are being driven from their Moorish forts by the Spaniards. Their fierce struggle for reascendency in India has been crushed. Their power in Egypt is melting away under the progress of British Commerce. Their dynasty at Constantine pie would have fallen before now, but for outside help to prop it up. Their reign las lasted thousand years, but it is coming to an end. They have ceased to make prose lytes to their faith, and tue conquests they made with such rapidity in the ninth centu ry, they are losing with almost equal rapid fly in the nineteenth. The Crescent is wa ming fast.
Year: 1860



 A STORY AS IS SroRY-We are not much given to sensation articles, but occa- sionally remarkable thing will come under our notice, and it would be sin to keep 1t from the public.

 We cannot vouch for the truth of the fol- lowing story, told us this morning by an old Sucker, but venture te say such things have been heard of before, Gin the Arabian Nights Entertainment) " It is just twenty years ago yesterday" said our narrator, that party of us fellers went over ito Cahokia Creek on skating match. The day was colder than ten icebergs all stuck together, but the ice was as smooth as glass, and we made up our minds to have heap of fun. Bill Berry was the leader of the crowd. He was tall six-footer, full of pluck, and the best skater in all creation. Give Bill Der. " good pair ofsskates, and smooth sailing, aud he could make the trip to Bafin's Bay and back in twenty-four hours, only stopping long enough at Halifax to take a drink We'll, we got to the creek and fastened our skates on and, after taking horn from Jo Turner's flask, started off ill good style, Bill Berry in the lead. As was tellin' ye, 1t was dogonned cold day, and so we had to skate fast to keep the blood up. There were little breath holes in the ice, and every now ard then we would come near going into lem skates got loose, and stopped to fas. ten lem. Just as I had finished buckling the straps heard a noise. looked up and saw something shooting along on the ice like lightnn.' It was Bill Berry's head. He had been goin' it like greased electricity, aud before he knew it, he went into one of them holes. The force Was so great as to cut his head off against the sharp corners of .he ice. |" It is all day with Bill Berry," said I. And all night too," said Joe Turner. Just as he got these words out of his mouth l looked at Bills head, which had been go. ing on the ice, and all to onct it dropped in- to another hole. We run to it, and l heard Bill Berry say, "for Gods sake, boys, pull me out v looked into the hole and there, as true as Im sinner, was Bill Berry's body. which had skooted along under the ice and met the head at the hole in the ice. It was so thunderin' cold that the head had froze fast to the body, and we pulled Billy out as good as new. He felt little numb at first, but after skating awhile he was as brisk as the rest of us, and laughed over the joke. We went home about dark, all satis- 6ed'with the days sport About o'clock in the evening, somebody knocked at my door, and said 1 was wanted over to Bill Berrys. l put on my coat aud went over. There lay Bil's body in one place and his head ill another. His wife said that after he came home from skating, he sat down by the fire to warm himself, and while attempting to blow his nose, he threw his head into the fireplace.

 The Coroner was called that night, and the verdict of the jury was that Bill Der. ry came to his death by skating too fast"
Year: 1860

Opposition majority in the next House.......,,. 19


THE OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.


From the Philadelphia PennS SylrdRidn-Br Breckenridge


Democrat.


The ultimate results of this election must for
sometime remain in allegiance. 1t remains for the
fifteen slave States to say whether the Union shall
continue or whether by secession, this confederacy
of thirtythree States shall be reduced to eighteen.
That occurring, it will then have to be determined
whether the Middle States will consent to remain
in association with the New England States, and
whether the Empire of the Northwest will remain
as it is or set up for itself. Let disintegration
once begin, and no man can tell where it will stop.
Grave questions will grow out of this rash expert
ment upon the endurance of the fifteen Southern
States, which will at engage the serious atten-
tion of the whole country. What the issue will
be, remains to be seen. Our trust is in Him whose
high prerogave it to change into blessings,
and to extract good out of evil. The guilt of this
monstrous act is confined to party, but its dis
even painfully affect the cause of human liberty
throughout the earth,
Year: 1860

wurrrrFR thus inscribes his new volume of poems
Ham, B1llals" to his sister and we remember no more
ching s,auzas in the language Of dedication The ref
once to hi, mother not long dead, is very beautiiul
Ic.,I the old time back; bring these lays
To thee in memory Of the summer days,


When. by our native streams and forest ways,
We dream them over while the riyulets made
Songs Of their own, and the great pine trees laid
IN warm moon-lights the masses Of their shade.
And she was with US, living Ger again


Her life in ours, despite OF years and pain
The Autumns brightness after latter rain,
Beautiful in her holy peace. as one


Who stands at evening, when the work Is done,
GIorfcd in the setting Of the sun


Her memory makes our common landscape seem
Fairer than any of which painters dream
Lights the brown hills and sings in every stream
For she whose speech was always truths pure gold
Heard. not unpleased, lis simple Legends told,
And loved ilh Us the beautiful and old.
Year: 1860

TEE pRINTING Pass AND OLD AGE - That
old age is not what it was in the days when
Cicero wrote his " Treatise uuon it-that it
has IameutabIy lost dignity and social position
within a hundred years-iS one Of the worlds
acknowledged changes. The rescue OF Old age
from its increasing neglect and inSguificance
has excited much attention but it is not unin-
terestng nor Improbable to see what is the
root Of the evil James Martineau, in one of
his admirable sermons lays it all to the print
ing press. He says:


OF how many honors has the printing press
alone deprived the hoary head 1t has driven
ont the era, so genial to the old of spoken wis
dom, aud threatnens a reign of silence, by put
ting all knowledge aud experience into type
The patriarch OF a community can never be
restored 20 the kind of Importance which be
possessed in the elder societies of the world
He was his neighbor'S chronicler, bearing with
in him tae only eXtant image of many depart
ed scenes and memorable deeds, and able to
link the dim traditions Of the past, with the
living incidents Of the present. He was their
most qualified counsellor, his memory serving
as the archives OF the State, and supplying
many a passage of history Illustrative of exist
=
pIexitv He was their poet representative
Of an age already passed from the actual into
the ideal associate or contemporary OF men
whose names have become venerable, and in
the ort-repeatcd tale Of other days, from which
time has expelled whatever was prosaic ,weay
ing the retrospect of life into an epic. He
was their priest, loving to nurture wonder and
spread the sense Of mystery, by recounting the
authentic prodigies of his,or his fatherS's years
when omen and prophecy were no duoions
things, but sober vrritieS which Providence had
no: yet bpgrudged the still pious earth. From
all these prerogativcs he is now deposcd, sup
planted in his authority by the journal and the
library. whose speeches. and iGpersonal lore
codIy. bnt effectually supplies The wants once
served by the living voice of elders kindlIng
with the inspiration of the past.
Year: 1860

A WIDDER's GREF-" Artemus Ward :"
remarks that - There is something indescrb-
ably beautiful in the true wife'S devotion to
her husband. There is something very awful
in her grief when death takes him away
Leaves have their time to fall but death
comes irregularly and reIentlessly. We recent
ly heard a most touching instance Of the re
sgnation of an afectionate woman, at the
funeral Of her husband Though she had ador-
ed him, she did not repine at this dark hour
Looking at the remains Of her loved and lost
husband for the last time, she put on her bon
net aud thus spoke to the gentlemen whose sad
duty it was to ofliciate as pall.bearers You
paIl.bearers, just go into the buttery and get
some rum, and we'll start this man right
along ~
Year: 1860

WAIVER OF EXEMPTION Supreme Court
is getting its eyes open to the folly of allowing
individuals to repeal acts of Assembly, and in
recent decision Judge Woodward remarks on
the exemption law:


Perhaps it would have been as well if the
Court had set out by denying altogether the
capacity OF the debtor to waive the statutory
exemption in favor Of any creditor. It might
have been urged in support Of the family of
the debtor rather than to the debtor himself,
and that his caprice or will, tempted as they
might be by the creditor. should not defeat the
Legislative benefactiOn to him or of those de-
pendent upon him.
Year: 1860

Pretty ExPERIMESr.-P Professor Rogers has
solved the problem of " seeing through mill
stone" Ia paper read before the Scientific
Association at Newport, he says:


Take a sheet of foolscap or letter paper,
roll it up so that the opening at one end shall
be large enough TO take in the full size of the
eye, and at the other end let the opening be
not half as large. Take it in the right hand,
holding it between the thnmb and the forcfn-
ger place the large end to the right eye and
look through it with both eyes open to the
light. You 1rlH sec a hole through your hand
If you take it in your left hand it will be the
same. You will in both cases'be astonshed to
see that you have hole in your hand. The
alluSiOn is most complete"
Year: 1860

A SINGULAR STORY is told Of an apple tree
planted over the grave Of Roger Williams
This tree had pushed downward one of its
main roots in a sloping direction, aud nearly
straight course toward the precise spot that
had been occupd by the skull of Roger
Williams There making q turu conforming
with its circumference, the root followed the
direction of the backbone to the hips, aud
thence divided into two branches each fol-
lowing leg home to the heel, where they
both turned upward to the eXtremities of the
toes of the skeleton. One of the roots formed
a slight crook at the part occupied by the
knee joint thus producing an increased resem
bance to the outlines of the skeleton of Roger
Williams, as if indeed, nodded thereto by the
powers of vegetable life. This slngularly form
ed root has been carefully preserved, las con-
stituting very impressive exemplifcation of
the mode in which the contents of the grave
have been entirely absorbed.
Year: 1860

II. W BEEcHER Our government is now
like ship that having run long upon one tack
aad very nearly run upon the lee shore, being
on the point of changing her course, and no
longer catching the wind in that direction, the
sails flap and the ship rocks, but just as soon
as the jib catches little of the wing on the
other side, and the bow begins to move about,
we shall have weathered the last rock, and
then, with sail set from top to deck, we shall
bear away with full freghted prosperity for
ages yet to come.
Year: 1860

NEATLY "DoNE"-" / will bet you bottle
of wine that you shall descend from that chair
before | ask you twice" Done" said the
gentleman, who seemed determined not to obey
the Summons so obedienty. Then stop up
till ask you the second time" The gentle
man having no desire to retain his position un-
til that period came down from the chair, and bis
opponent won the wager
Year: 1860

PAYING BEr.-In ST Louis, young man
bet pair of boots with a young lady on the
election. He lost, and thereupon had a man.
moth pair of boots manufactured and conveyed
to the young lady's residence on dray In
side of the boots, however, he took good care
20 deposit pair Of Cinderella slippers.
Year: 1860

THE following mistakes occurred in the Edu.
catonal department of the Reporter of last
week, they were not seen until the papers were
all printed. The last word seventeenth line
from the top should be bold, last word in the
forty fifth should be fen instead of four sixth
line from tie last u the article on examiua.
tions the word these should be there.
Year: 1860

QUEsrIoN Is it legal for Board OF Direct,
ors to deputize one of its members to select
teacher for a particular school; and if that
member select an improper person, have the
Board any right TO set aside his selection p
Citizen of Junlata county


ANSWER: 1t is not legal for q Board to DEL
egate its whole power in the selection and ap.
pointment Of a teacher to one Of It's members
1t may authorize him to select a teacher for
particular school, and report to the Board
But the appointment Of such teacher is not
complete, till the selection is approved by the
Board at which time, if there be any objec-
tions, especially Of a moral nature, against tho
person selected, it is not only the right but it
is the duty Of the Board to reject the person
thus presented. Appointment of teachers,
must be the act of the Board, and not of
member-secton 23 paragraph 8, act OF 8
May, 1864 Sakocl I5a-nai
Year: 1860

The BRAVERY OF Two NoTED FILIBusTERs.
A correspondent writing from Panama
on the 9th instant, says: Mora bore his
fate manfully. The file of men drawn
up for his execution stood with their mus
kets not ten feet from him, and yet the
five balls in his body did not kill him.
"Gve me another shot. gentlemen" he
said, finish mel" He refused to be blind
fold, but stood calmly facing his execu-
TONERS. His body as well as that of Ca
mas, was thrown into hole in the sand,
both with the clothes on in which they
were murdered. Canas was striking fire
with his steel and flint to relight his cigar
ito at the moment he felt the lead at his
heart. He was shot at the foot of the
monument erected to his honor for his
many services to Costa Rica, in the Plaza
at Punta Arenas. H4 .aIIi
Year: 1860

TELLING THE TRurH.-Joseph Lane, se-
cession candidate for the Presidency, said
in his place in the Senate, on the 9th of
May last:


at is the fault of the Democratic party,
in dodging principle, in dodging the Con-
stitution itself, that has brought the trou-
BILE upon the country and the party that
is experienced to-day"


As during the last ten years the Democ-
racy have been appealing to the South on
the ground that Mey alone were standing
up' valiantly for the rights of that Sec
ton, and as during all this time they
were either deceived or deceiving, it only
remains to ask whether it is safe any long
er to commit the destinies of the South to
the keeping of party which, on either
suppos;tion, is shown to have SO little
claim on either Southern gratitude or
Southern confdence.-Rich.W Wing.
Year: 1860

COUNTER PETITioNs.-It is stated that q
ma, which will be presented in Congress,
praying that body to take some action for
the amelioration Of the condition of the
white slaves of the Northern States, and
particularly those who live in the city Of
New York,
Year: 1860

Coon FROM LouIsIANA.-We are permit
ted to extract the following postscript of
a business letter from a mercantile firm
of long standing in New Orleans to gen.
tleman in this city-both parties being
ignorant of the party preferences of each
others:
Year: 1860

The Galveston Civilian is responsible for
the following piece of information. The
Knights of the Golden Circle who have
been so far bcnighted as to march to
Western Texas, have concluded that they
have had about as near view of the ele-
phant as would pay. The Corpus Christi
Ranchero says:


"The last attachment of knights of the
Golden Circle tnat arrived here, instead OF
going farther towards the seat of war,
left, we understand, for their respective
homes. Those who went to their Ban
quette, come back here and did likewise
and as they performed the trip into the
country and back on foot, will satisfy the
Civilian they did not carry brides with
them.


This morning another party of X. G. c.,
from the States, arrived here. There
must be mismanagement on the part OF
the leaders, or else congregation of force
would be better understood"
Year: 1860

Ey- The citizens of Dutch Flat and Lit
tie York have it in contemplation to con-
meet the counties Of Placer and Nevada Lv
a COED wagon road across Bear river. The
road is much needed. The Enquirer urges
immediate action.