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)cvotcb to politics, literature, Agriculture, Science, illoralitu, auir cncral intelligence.
VOL 20.
STEOUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. MARCH .21, 1S61.
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Published by Theodore Scliocll.l
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naving a general assortment ofiarge. plain and or-
hamental Type, care prepared to execute every de
1AW;Q PiRTOTS'FWC jcame to uarnsourg ana nouna oimseit u. rupuuuuau puny 6ouu uner us urgau- of klD(incS3 and patriotism that will bo
bard 5
Justices
ted
fct this office
; Circulars, Hill Heads, Notes, Illank Receipts, aD au "FF,cul,ou lu : pi muug uusiucso 1 - " . reaeomed; tbat Kindness WblOb exists in
.Legal and other uianKs, t'ampniei&c, prin- to James reacocK, who is still a resident uers, tahing a prominent part in its con- the North will ittmot ntbpr tn i if
Attemus Ward makes a Speech. I he won the regard and esteem of Mr. Chicago Convention', and constituted one other, people will crowd around it until
Artemus Ward received an invitation Peacock and all his fellow workmen by of the committee to proceed to Springfield States shall come and make peace offer
to make a speech on tbe "Krysis," at, h correct deportment, his industry, in- with official notice of Mr. Lincoln's nom- ioga to their brethern. That day will
Baldwinsvillo, Iojianny. Of course he ! telligenco and faithfulness. Hi days ination. He was also one of tbe Presi- oome, and it will be a happy day. I be
,.t hfl Jntitntlnn nnA ri.nnrr.prl tbo
eneeoh himself. Ilesays:
,:,,....- --r
But we ve got tue Airman, or rutner
he's got us, & now what air we going to
do about it I H'8 a orful noosanco.
Praps be isn't to blame fur it. Praps he
was created for fome wise purpo-e, like
the measles and New England rum, but
its mity bard to s-ce it. At any rate he's
no good here. & a I statid to Mr. What
Is It. it's a pity ho coodent to orl sorae
whercs quietly by himself, whar he cood
wear red weskits and speckled necktie
woodent e Mcb a miernai noosanee it
white yoople would let him alone. He
ndto indeed be iuterestin. Aod now I
think of it, why can't the white people let
him alone! What's the i-ood of contiu-,
nerly fctirring him up with a ten feet pole? ,
He isn t tbeswet-test kind of Perfoomery
when in a natral tait.
Feller Sittersens, the Union's in dan
ger.
The black devil disunion is truly
tere, starin ussquarel
must drive bim back. Shall we sell our
birthrite for a mess of .pota-h I Shall
one brother put the knife to the throat of
another brother ! Shall we mix our
wbifky with each other's blud I Shall
the Star Spang'ed Banner be cut into dish
cloths! Standin here in this here Skool
houee, upon my native shore eo to fpeek,
I answer Nary !
On you fellers who air raisin this row
and who in tbe fut place tartid it I'm
'shamed of you. The Showman blushes
for you, from his boots to tbe toppernio.n
bar on his venerable bed.
I say to the South don't seseeeb I I
eay to the galyiant people of that sunnv
land, jas look up a few hundred of them
tarin & roarin fellers of journ in some
fitrone boxes, and send them over to
Mexlko. And we neonle ud North here
KfirVonsino a ekal number of our addle
Craned rip snorters to the same lokallerty.!
& thir let 'em fi"bt it out among their-!
pelves. No eonsekent, not the slite-t.
,wbich licks.
Why sboodent tbe people
who got up tbe fite do tbe fitio ! Git
these oriny critters out o' the way, & the
enible people of tbe North & South can
fix the matter up very eay. And when
'tis fixt let both sechun resolve to mind
tbeir own bitiness.
Feller Sittersens, I am in the Sheer &
Yaller leaf. I shall peg out one of these
dase. But while I do stop here I shall
Bt&y in the Union. I know not what tbe
Sopcrvizera of Baldinsville may conclude
to do, but for one, I shall stand by the
Stira and Stripes. Uuder no circun
Btances what-omever will I Feseh. Let
evorj Stait in the Uuion sesesh and lot
Palrac-tter flags flote thicker nor shirts on
Squire Baxter's close line, still I will stick
to the good old flag, The country may
go to the devil, but I won't. And next
summer when 1 start out on my campane
ith my Show, wherever I pitch my tent
you aball see Hoatm proudly irom tne-
.... . I
eenter pole tnereoi tne zimeriKan nag.
with nary a star wiped out, nary a stripe
leB, but the same old flag that has allers)
fiotid tbar I and the price of admisbun
win oe tne same as it auera was luueuis
children half price.
Feller Sittersens, I am dun.
tgy-Ex-Post Master Fowler, of New
York, it said to have chagre of a cotton
factory, in Mexico, at a yearly ealary of
$3,000, house rent free.
EPITAPH ON A SCOLDING WIFE:
Here lies my wife! Poor Molly! let her lie;
She finds repose at last and so do I.
, .
A geotleman, whose house wan repair
ing, went one day to see how the job was
gettingon.aod observing a number of nails
lying about, said to tbe carpenter cm-1
Ji j . uwu j . u i
ployed on tbo work. Why don t you take I
r J . , .. , . ,,. .
care of those nails ! they 11 certainly be
i tt i,xt i. j.. J mi
lna " NI ' ran inH (ha nnrnon r "enn II
lost.
r J
find them in tbe bill."
All the members of the Cabinet of tbe
and gratterfy bis ambishuo in vans inter-1 a ouice wnicu uc unea creuuaoiy and ao-I Edward Bates wa-
eating wa-e. UU"US ma September, lb93. on
Prap-, I me bcann down loo hard upon !n nnsonntec, tie was.appointod by rjver in the 00UDlJ 0f
Cuffv. Cum to think on it. I am. He G. n. Jackson as a victor to West Point, :n: ' nUnnt f,,:rtw
Confederate States, Bre at present in republican. ,jje Qad becn honored with tbe same. de-
Montgomery, and actively engBged in tbe , Gideon "Welles, Secretary of the Navy, gree by Shurtleff College, Illinois.
discharge of their duties They are Rob-j Jlr. Gideon Welles, of Connecticut, has i
rt Toombs of Georgia, Secretary ol State; beeD for upwards of thirty year, a leading ! of f. ratfaer
C Ux.Memminger of South Xarol.ua Sec po,itioiaD in Connecticut, and for much of tha7 extra0PrdiDQ natQral pow'er, has
reury of Treasury; L P Waller of Ala- tbat lime has been connected directly e in a vast ma
b..a, Secretary of War; S. R Mallory, aod iQdirectly, with the public press, 0e8, among those who have
of Florida, Secretary o N,,; S Rea- wieIdiDK a rtl,aD peD, and always ex- J J extraordinary re
fan or lexas, Postaaaster-fjreoeral; J. r. bibiting evidences of unquestionable bos- 6
Benjaaiin of Louisiana, Attorney General. tjtv to bja opp0nents in the advocacy of 60 8 ;
PlGEOKS BY THE Ton Five tons of
wild pigeons have been shippod to
eastern cities this season, from tbe vicioi
tj of Circleville, Ohio, by one company
ugea in netting tne oirae.
THE NOETHERN" CONFEDERACY,
Sinion Cameron, Secretary of War.
Gen. Simon Cameron was born in Lan
cater county, Pennsylvania. Reverses
and misfortunes in bis father's family
cast bim very earl? in life on tbe world
, J , . ,
to shape and carve out his own fortune,
After haviog removed to Sunbury, in
Northumberland county, his father died,
wbe Simon was vet a boy. In 1817 he
of Uarrisburg, and one of it- most worthy
i and pected citizens. Dunne this time
' were devoted to labor and his nights to
. , ri . , . ,. -
jstudy. Having completed bis appren-
...
uuip ' umuiuuu uij, aim
wa9 employed as a journeyman printer,
In 1824. though scarcely of competent
a?e. he hnd attained such a position and
influence that hi party then in the as-
cendancy in the Congressional district
proposed to nominate bim for Congress,
' n boIlor wl,iub be promptly declined, as
mteriennj: wita tue euterpric m wbich
Q wa' t,,0Q engaged. 1J, was appointed
, Adjutant General of the State iu 1828.1
u.Fu.ui. tu ume. ieuuureu ou.y
the mot prooMnent citizens. To no
nle man within her border is Penn-;livod
sylvama more indebted for her great ys.
tern? of public improvement and public
instruction. Nor did he hesitate to in-
ve?i nis own means, wnen prosperity ana
fortune dawned upon him, in entcrpri-es
of great public importance. In 1 83 j be
originated au-l carried to -uccc.-stul com-(:
ely in tbe face. Welp''on the Hti.rrisburg, Mount Joy andjand virtuous people) jn the year 1771;
Lancaster Railroad, surruouotin difficult
tie and prejudices which would have ap- ship in thfi Soclety of Friend, by bearing
palled and paralyzed a man of ordinary arffig a, tfae sjege 0fYortown a volunteer
energy and determination. In 1 be ?rivate B01 Jier uuder Lafavette. In 1605
was nominated for Congress, but declined. , Tbomap R lbe fatherf died ieavirjg a
He was engaged in public enterprises j verj small estate and a larg0 family.
,r0!U wh,cb be wou,d not Perm,t nimselfj Left at an earJ. age an orpharJt and poor
to be drawn aide by any conMderation of jthe b0n waH fortunate in what is better
office or personal elevation Io l5l he.lhan vatriUi0UJi a heart and a will to
was mainly instrumental in the formation Vt.r Aent v for nromotion. Besides
f u v.., 1 ,i 1 1 i
oow consolidated with the Northern Cen
tral Railway, by which tbe upper valley
of the Susquehanna are cQiinected
wi
ith!
tbe capital of tbe State
There was still !
another link wanting to form a direct and
cot.tinous railroad to New i ork city. the;n-ol the beQefit 0f a collegiate education,
ureat commercial metropolis of the Union.' bej preveDted bj an BCCidenttbe '
General Cameron'.s practical mind soon I breakinc af a le2 which stopned him in
usge-ted tue mode and maouer oi sup-
iP'j'ng the want; aod tbe Lebanon Valley
Railroad Company was organized, aud
thttt road built, and now consolidated with
tbe Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
In 1832 General Cameron was elected
Cashier of the Middlctown Baok a posi
tion which he held for twenty-seven con
-ecutive years. So that about tbe year
1S54. he was at the same time President
of the Susquehanna Railroad Company,
President of the Lebanon Yalley Railroad
Company, PreMdent of tbe Commonwealth
Insurance Company, and Cashier of the
Middlctown Bank, besides beinji director
and manager in sevoral other institutions,
and having a large private business of
his own to manage and superintend
Yet notwithstanding the vast labor and
responsibility of theso positions, he per
formed tbe duties of them satisfactorily
aod successfully.
Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General.
The State of Maryland will be represen
ted in the Lincoln Cabinet by Judge
Montgomery Blair, who resides at Mont-
Looierv Ca-tle. near Silver Snrimr. Mont
rr j " rn"
g0tDerj county, Md. Judge Blair is a
Mon of Francis P Blair well known in
rn iaynn'a r,m R rrrndnatfid nt
yest p0jotf WCDt t0 the State of Missou-'
rj practiced law in St. Louis, was made
TlldlTfi nd waa annointed bv President
Pierce one of the Judges of the Court of Rufus Eaton, a Connecticut roan, good ju?.tioe, and every State in the Unoin
Claims from which place be was removed lawyer, regularly educated at Litchfield, 8bould exercise patienco and forbear
by President Buchanan. Judge Blair is and some time a delegate io Congress anCe. Let us wait; and when, if it
j now in the prime of life and mental vi:or, from Missouri Territory. He came to t be our sad fate rebellion and revolu-
and there is no man south of Peonsvlva-
nia who is more ooDular amony the
cal republicans all over the North aod In 1853 he was elected Judge of tbo
West He is son-in-law of the lato Hon. kand Court of St. Louis county, and af
Levi Woodbury, of New Hampshire, and tor serving in the office about three years
brother of Frank P. Blair, Jr.. Congress-( he resigned and ' returned again to tho
man elect from the St. Louis district. (practice of law. He acted as President
. n a., -r f the River and Harbor Improvement
C. B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior. CooveDtloo wMoh 8at at Chicago, and in
Mr. Smitb in well known in Iudiaua, 18-. . d aH presidont of the Whiff Na-
! and i- reputed to be pohsesecd of a vigor-
! -.11. i ! II 1
1 .- ., villi... .1 itn tlrt ndlninUtpa.
. , .... . .
tive tact and ability. He has been in
" a n t
Congress, and was Commissioner on Mex-
yuu .
loan claims. In regard to his political
a r
f;, it ia nnf cprtsin that. n hns mnnn
faith, it is not certain
any decisive declaration, but it is very
generally presumed that be is a moderate
his nmninni no llMcftl or OtnerWl0. 110
for sometime held tbe office of 1 ostmas
v , r....-
-!
the ter of Hartford, under Mr. Van Bureu'a eergeant to his platoon; "front tace. and noou; it i uv v, luu uUco u. P,uu
- administration, and left the office soon at- tend to rowl cam as many oi ye aa ia . Mu j j . .&-
ter the election of General Harrison in presiot will say -tierer ano aa many oi i . -pF.--u.-B "J
l.om t...: at. oiir'a aA. t nresfnt 511 afev Ahsatit ' " I have endeavored to do eo. lo-naorrow.
1 D1U, fjllll Ug a l VI I'll. J. vi s I J o aa ia uvw J - ..... j. j I
'ministration ho occupied an important
position in the Navj Department. Like
many other prominent-Northern deto-
crnts, iur. Welles disagreed with bis par-
ty on the subject of the repeal of the Mis-
soun Compromise, which breach was still
., , . ., jr .. e
further increased by the Kansas policy of
the Pierce and Buchanan administrations.
The Territorial question being the chief
one at issue, hp became identiGed with
ventioos, otate and national, tie was a
delegate trom tbo btate at large to tbe
dential electors. Nor was bis visit to
n r. . . . . .
o..:..e.u .l.
oprinnoid tae nrst time de nad met tbat
-.-i.gui.-. Kruwuu. u.. JU u
ford a year or more since, they formed
a somewhat intimate acquaintance, which
resulted in the warmest mutual friend-
ship and confidence; so tbat Mr. Lincoln
ha, in the selection, no doubt acted as
much upon his own personal koowledgo
and estimation of the man as upon any
-oucuaiiou oi prominent new England
ixepuoncans.
Edward Bates. Attorney General.
born on the 4th of
the banks of James
Goochland, Vir-
ahnin T? i n li rn n n H
He was the seventh son and youet child
0f a family of twelve children, alfof wbom
t0 a maure a of Tboma Bates
an( Caroline M Woodson. Both of his
njlrent, were descendants of the nlain old
Qua jj er families which had lived for some
j,eneraljorje jn tbe lower counties of the
peuinsuia between James and York river.
Tb wore m8rrierj jn tbe Quaker meet-
acCordin to the forms of thatsimole
u... :n 17M the father iost hlA member-
- . r
-everal of his brothers were industrious
and prosperous men, and treated the help-
less with generous affection. One of them,
T?Um;n,r lintn- nf Tn rf h n m hnrl n ml Vir
: j,: ' :ntn f.;i OJ n ann
..r., AA n nl,orC Tvrrt n ti i m Ha
tbe middle of his course of studv. and
confined him at home for nearly two years, thoughts, and where no man is imprison
In childhood ho was taught by bis father, ed unlawfully from one end to the other
and aftorwards had the benefit of two froro San Fncisco to Portland.
years' induction of bis kinsman, Benja- What if our Treasury is empty and our
min Bates, of Hanover, Va., a most ex- n,oneJ sPeDt' and our Government badly
celleut man, wbo, dying, left behind him administered! Still, with allthese faults.it
none more virtuous aud few more intelli- is the best Government in the world. It
gent. In 1812, having renouuoed service is here only, in tbe arms of this great and
in the navy, and with uo plan of life set- mighty Empire, tbat Liberty was presen
ted, his brother Frederic (who was Sec- ted to tbe world, in all her might, and
retary of the Territory of Missouri from all her glory, and all her usefulness. In
1S07 to 1R20, when the State was formed the little Republics in tbe Alpine bills of
by successive appointments under Jeffer- Europe, whose little territories are too
on. Madison and Monroe, and was aoc- smalf to attract the ambition or cupidity
ond Governor of tbe State) invited bim to of imperial power, there Liberty is kept
come out to St. Louis and follow tbe law, as a tbiug to be looked at and petted; but
off-ring to see bim safely through his here she stands in all her majesty and
oourso of study. He accopted the invita- might, with her arms stretching across a
tion, and was to have started in tbe spring continent. Wbo does not love this great
of 1813, but an unlooked for event de- country, with its mighty benofiti to every
tained him for a year. Being in his na- citizen? The name of bis country goes
tive county of Goochland, a sudden call before him like a host, and is a shield
was made for volunteers to march for over him. The very name contains a
Norfolk, to repel an apprehended attack charm and a spoil which attendance to
by tbe British fleet, and he joined a com- bim in every region of tbe world; and its
Danr in February, marched to Norfolk, greatness and blessing is magnified till
and served till October of that year aa
.
private, corporal and sergeant, successive-
lv. The next spring he set out for. St.
Louis, aud crossed the Mississippi for tbe
Srst on the 29tb of April, 1814 Here
no stuuwu very ainigenuy in tue omce oi
the bar in the winter of lblt)-17, and
radi-'practised with fair success as a beginner,
tj , (30UveDtj0n wbicb met t Baltimore.
In 1850 he was appoined by President
Fillmoro and confirmed by tbe Senate
Secretary of War, but declined tho ap
pointment for personal and domestic rea
sons. Mr Bates was complimentedwith
the honorary degree of LLD., in 1858,
fc Harvard College Some years before
"Tintion1" exclaimed
an Irish
Mr. Crittenden's Farewell Speech.
The following is the latter portion of
, Mr. Crittenden'- farewell speech, deliver-
ej on Saturday niizbt March 3d i
I Now, in regard to 'the South and the
Border Starp T would lm rhom trnat
""""" uluie' i 1 uavo iuuib truss
t0 tbe D0U and to the- peopet ho
North ban iven assurances of their sym-
patuy for tbem aD(J ;UMtice wjjj be doQe
T hnlir. W Tl . :
standard of Liberty and Justice will be
raisod from nnn Pnrf nf tb Annntr. th
lieve this, and I would have tbe South and
1 -" -
the Border States believe it. OurNortbern
leiiow-citizens nave entitled thamaelves
t0 coufidenoe by their action upon theso
very resolutions; thousands and ten- of
thousands havo come here with petitions
jn tnejr fay0r; States have petitioned for
thotJQ; anTj in al this I recognize a spirit
0f kindness which should bind the hearts
0f Southern men. I will say. I am for
td0 Tjuion: I am not for secession. No.
Sir. And so to my native State, I will
nay to her, more than to others, I desire
to see you stand by tbe Union of the
country. Do not go off uuless an imperi
ous necessity forces you. You have giv
en to tbe world long-contioued ovidenco
of your consistency, your patriotism, and
your fidelity to tbe Uuion Stand by it.
You have stood there heretofore; why not
now! You have literally founded your
State upon a rook. Yes. Sir. unon a
rooIj tbat State iH founded, and you have
engraven on a rock your testimony to the
Union. The stone you sent to be a por
tion of the monument to Washington
bore upon its Keotucky marble front
these words: "Kentucky was the first
to enter tbe Union after the adoption of
tbe Constitution; sbe wil.l be tbe last to
leave it." That sentiment sbe has en
graved npon marble, and it now stands
sanctified still more by forming a portion
of the monument to George Washington.
I want to see ber true to that great and
noble sentiment. It swells tbe heart
within me. There is nothing, it seems to
me, in all the hope of triumph nothing
of the manly and heart-swelling cbarao
j ter of the feelings which this noble and
'patriotic sentiment has called forth!
t Let her stand there with u; and stand
by those sentiments. Let her be the last
to leave that Union which is covered with
80 much of JlorJ- w0 much of triumph,
and so much of blessing. This is the on.
'j Government on earth under which man
can control uis uciiou, cuu epuan ui ovu
more every day. I say I hope Kentucky
i i . t . tt m . j
will stand tor tne union, iryit. ana try
it againl If one Congress does not judge
rightly and doesnot act rightly, another
wil; it is a principle of our Government
mat tnose irequent onaDea win give us
'tion shall havo passed over tbo wbole
.land, I want to see old Kentucky
standing up, oven io that day of dissolu
tion standing up with unabated strength
and with tho Flag of our Union in her
band standing upon her conquered Golds
like the lnt soldier of a brave and gal
lant band; and then, when the Union ia no
more, aud she stands then tbo imago of pat
riotism, honor, heroism and fidelity to the
Union to tbe last; tben, and not till then,
I would havo ber consider what next ie
to be done for herself. My principle is,
take care of tbe Union compromise: do
anything for it. It is the Palladium of
Government. Take care of it, and it
will take care of you.
Mr. President, I have occupied more
of your time than I intended. I am a
bout to part from ail my friends here,
whom I shall be sorry to leave. If I
have offended or grieved tbo heart of any
man, I never so intended. I have spok
en what in soberness and truth I believe,
1 and what to some extent, coming from the
region which I do, I may say I know as
faot. I have endeavored to give you
warning, but not to threaten. I have
lontr a'o learned not to threaten. I may
warm; it is one of tuo duties ot Drotner-
after to-morrorr, and oach uoeec1ing to
morrow, brings with it new fear aud oow.
apprehensions To my mind, rrhellion
and revolution seem to boppideinie in iw
land, and some reaicdy tuu.t be deviled
Mr Crittenden closed with n appeal
to the Senate to pats ome measure, "not
of compromise, but of policy," which
should bring peace to tbe country and
allow the sun-bine once more to brek
through the cloud, and make as onco a
gaiu the brethern of one common faun-
"Thirty six Thirty."
Tho reader who is curious to know ex
actly TTbere runa thin eft-uentioued line,
will get a clear idea of it by taking a
map and tracing it as follows:
"It commttncci at the point on the
Atlantic coat where the dividing line be
tween Virginia and North Carolina com
mences; passes along the line between
Tennessee and Kcntuckj; along the lino
between the Statoa of Missouri and Ar
kansias, thence through the territory of
the Cherokee Notion, through New Mex
ico, striking the eastern boundary of the
State of California, s little south of Mon-
terey Bay. On the south of that line
there are about 300,000 square miles, in-
cludine Indian reservations, while on the
north there are about 1,300,000 square
miles."
A Charmed Life.
Mr. Charles H. Van Wyck, iho alio
Representative iu Congreao of the Orange
and Sullivan District, N. Y., who waa so
violently assaulted at Washington, has
been peculiarly unfortunate in his life
time. "When a little lad, living in Bloom
ingburgb, be fell into a well head fore
most, and was only saved through a mir
acle. A few years ego, while riding on
the Hudson River Railroad, tho train
was thrown from tbe track, and he, with
other passengers, were plunged into the
North River. Two years ago last sum
mer, while on his way to Bloominburgh
on horseback, during a violent shower,
ho and his horse wore ataruck senseless by
an electric shock from the clouds And
now be has been assaulted by a band of
armed robbers, within tvo stones throw
of the Capitol of the nation, making four
hair-breadtb ef-oapeB, during the few
brief years of his existence! Wbo shall
say that bio has not been a fearful and
eventful life!
S5There is now living in Newark a
Mrs Provost, who is ninety three yoara
old and can sec and work without glasses
as well as a young woman. She ha had
nine children, of whom eight ere living;
forty-seven grandchildren, of whom forty-one
are alive; sixty-three j;r6at-prud-cbiidren,
of whom aixty-two are living;
and seventeen great-great-grandchildren,
of whom sixteen are liing. The wholo
number of her descendant? ia one hun
dred and twenty seven living. The old
lady recently formed the principal figure
io a potographie picture of a gronp rep
resenting five generations in a direct line
from herself.
Several months since, while traveling '
on the Virginia and Tennessee railrotd,
when the cars stopped at Prinoo's Tank,
we overheard the following conversation
between a young gentleman from Geor
gia, who was on tho train, and a small :
boy in the road.
Passenger "Young America, what
place is this!"
Boy "Pin Hook, sir."
Passenger "What did the cars stop
for!"
Boy "To tako in water."
Passenger "What river 16 that!"
pointing to the water in the ditch.
Boy "I don't know."
Passenger "What do you know!"
Boy "I know the cars bring lots of
darned loots along tuia way.
The young genthman drew bia head
in and was soon faat asleep.
An Arkansas Magistrate.
In tbe early days of Arkansas, a noted
ruffian, named Birdock, wbo was con :
stantly engaged in savage conflicts, and (
had killed several of bis antagonist, was
arrested on a charge of homicide. It ;
was not the first time ha had been before j
the same Magi-trato for tbat ae orimo, j
and on th'ia oooasion tho judicial func- !
tionary became indignant. Addressing
the culprit be said:
"Bill Birdock, I begin to think you
arc a hard. case. Tbi? id the third time
you've been up before me for killing &
men. Now, I want you to know that I'aa
going to put a stop to this business, and
if I catch you killing another man, I II
just get tbe grand jury to ea about it."
Soldier and Volunteer.
Tho title of soldier ia derived from
solidus, a piece of money. Tho Roman
legions w ero paid. llcnre th Volun
teer, 'whose gallantry T?aa gratuitous, waa
said to be "uo aoldier."
Many persons spend o aiuoh time in
criticising and disputing about the gos
pel, that they havo nono left for praotie
ing it.
Question for a debating sooio-
If a man has an angry bull by tho
tail, which would be boat for his person
al safety to hold on, or, let go!
Colorado, Nevada, and Dakota.
These are tbe tiaaes o' the thre Ter
ritories organized at tbe roaent Sow-ion of
Congress. A writer iu the Tribune
Riafccs tho following statements concern
ing them:
Tho first of these Territories, Colorado,
includes patts of KansB.s. Ncbra-ka, an-i
Eastern Uub. Its boundaries run as
follow: Beginning at a point w-her th
102d degree of We-t lonsitude fiom
Greenwhich croNe- tho 37th parallel of
North latitude, thonee north along said
0'2d parallel to where it int(rioot tbe
'llstdogree of North latitude, thence west
along said lino to the loUth deg. of West
longitudn, tbence outh along wairi line to
the 37th digroe of North Utitudo, trse8
eaat nlotii? the 37tb degree o North lati
tude to the ptaou of beginning. Tho Ter
ritory contains about 1 00,000 square
miles, and at thi time s pnpufstiou of
poaie 25,000 persons. ThIlockj Moun
tains divido tho Territory into two parts,
westward from tbem flowing a la ran num
ber of rivprs, trihuUry to the Colorado,
and eastward others equally nuaierous
and lare tributary to tbe Arkaa-a-i and
South Fork Platt Riars. It i-ldes
tho famou- mining region, Pike's Peak,
rich in gold aud otbur metals, cut off by
deserts from the moro furtiU Wt-sturn
States, but defiinod to be the home of ad
vancing civilization, and to give up its
treasures at the summons of eniightoned
toil.
Nevada, is taken from Western Utah
ano uaiuorma. its boundaries are as
follows: Beginning at tbe point of inter
jection of the 42d degree of North lati
tude with th 39th degroe longitude West
from Washington; thence running south
on the line of the 1 lHtb degree West lon
gitude, until it iutcirsects the northern
boundary of the Territory of New M-xi-co,
thence duo West to the dividing ridgo
separating the waters of Caraon Valley
from those that flow into tbo Pacifie;
thence on this dividing rid ire northward
ly to tbe 41st degree North latitude;
thenee due north to the southern bounda
ry lino of the "State of Oregon; thence due
cast to the place of beginning. That por
tion of the Territory witbio tbe present
limits of the Sute of California is not to
bo included with Nevada, until the Stato
of California shall assent to tbe same by
an act irrevocable without the consent of
the Unitfd States. The 'Territory in
cludes the lovely Car. on Valley, the
memory of wboe beauty linger- witb the
traveler in his journey through arid
plains and over rugged ajountai-as. and
whoto wonderon fertility, even under tbo
rudest cultivation, shows what aay be ex
pected when intelligent industry has free
courst. Great min-ral wrsitb, especially
of silver, in which it i richer than any
other part of tho world, and unlimited
capacity for the raisin of agriftehtiral
produets, will combine at an early day
to transform this region into a rich and
populous State.
Io general terms, Dakota lies between
latitude 42 deg. 30 mm. and 49 mio.
north, and long,""9G dog 30 sin. and 103
deg. we?t. It ia bounded on the north
by British America, east by tho Statiof
Minnoota and Iowa, south and w?t by
Nebraska. Its longib Irom north to south
is 450 milos, its average bradtb i3 atout
200 miles, and it has an area of 70, 0(H)
square miles. It was formerly a part of
the territory of Minuesota, but was de
tached when tbat boatee State. The
Indians beloninij to the Ynkton, SiVi
ton, and Sioux tribe- are numerous, and
live ohiefly by the chase. Tbe territory
include open, grassy plains, high rolling
prairie?, c great number of lakas sad
ponds, and very nucierou valuable riv
ers. The climate of the outu is mild;
that of tho north severe, tbougb le to
than might be expected from it bi'ab lat
itude. Tbe land is well timbered, and
the valleys aro highly productive. Coal
bounds in some parts, and other miner
als and wealth to tho region. Thv gaino
is plentiful, and of great value for its
fun.
The enffcr thirst for tho preflioa met
als, which bas opened the-e far Western
regions to tho white man. already saodi
fied by tho discovery tbat the labor oe
ceksaty to obtaiu thu metal will yield
more satisfactory return when expanded
in tilling the soil and developing the nat
ural rosourcoa of tho country, witl soon
exert only its proper influeuce; than the
natural vigor of froo labor, iL.itd by
tbe intelligently fostering oare of an an
lightened Government, will aooa rdem
theso coilo territories from their wild
noss, end legitimately extend by so much
the roal aroa of Freedom.
An old farmor in Ohio was anxiohs to
have hi pastor disaiused, and was aked
tho reason. "I've heard say," was tbe
roply, ''that a ohange of pasture makes
fat calves, and I'm for a change."
fSrThe Seoretary of the State of New
Jersey has presented to tbe Legislature
an abstract of tbe State censm. The to
tal population is Q'2.0'24. Of tbee 644,
OfiO are whites, '24,936 free colored, aud
eigltt slaves. Of the alaves yet remaining
in the State, there are in Hunterdon
oounty three, in Middlesex oue, in Mor
ris one, in Pssaio two, in Summerset
one. Tho largest county is Es-ex, con-,
taining tho city of Newark; population,
98,875. Tbo next in popuKtion is llfu
son, containinj: 62,717 The total jMii
latiou of the city of Trenton u I7,(J i .
and of tbi'j namber 627 are sclerctl.
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