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f 'ft n ii ii m 1 II II Cl 111 II U, , p r if T. A. PLANTS, Editor. "Independent in All Things Neutral in Nothing." mclatjohiiIitJ PnMtahert. VOLUME III. . m POME ROY, MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1860. NUMBER 33 mmmmKmmammmmmmmammmHmmmmimmMmMamammamimmMmmmmm . PLANTS A PAINE, . Attorneys and Counselors at Law, Pomeroy, 0. )ffice in Edward's Building. - " V. A. BDItlCAP ' P. FTAHB1CRY. BTJRNAP & STANfifcttY, -Attorneys and Counselors at Law. Particular Attention paid to the collection of claims. Of tice on Front street, at the head of Steamboat Landing, a few doOrs east of the Gibson House Pomeroy, O. 2-38-ly- ' SIMPSON tL IjASJjEY, Attorneys & Counselors at Law, and general Collecting agents, Pomeroy, O. Office in the tourt House. 2-5-ly. . S. KKOWLK3. C. H. (3R09VENOR. KKOWLES A GROSVENOH, Attorneys at Law, Athens, Athens County, O., VOl attend the Several Courts of Meigs bount y, on the first day of each term. Office at the 'Gibson House." 2-16-ly MARTIN HAYS, Attorney-at-Law, Harrisonville, Meigs Co., O., will promptly attend to all business that may be entrusted to his care, in the several State . Courts of Ohio,and in the U. S. Court for the ' Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. . 3-3 W. B. OOLDEH. L. S. T8WSSKHD. GOLDEN Sc. TOWNSEND. Attorneys at Law. W. R. Golden's Office in . Athens, O., and L. S. Townsend's in Pageville, , Meigs Co., O. Prompt attention given to the collection of claims, and other business en trusted to them. 2-46-1 y PETER LAMBRECHT, Watchmaker & Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jew- elry and Fancy Articles, Court street, below the new Banking House, Pomeroy. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry carefully repaired on short notice. 1-1 . W. A. AICHER, Watchmaker and Jeweler, and wholesale and retail dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Fancy Goods, Front street, below the "Reming ton House," Pomeroy. Particular attention paid to repairing all articles in my line. 1-1 T. WHITESIDE. Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes, three doors above stone bridge. . The best of work, for Ladies and Gentlemen, made to order. ' McQTJIGG St, SMITH, Leather Dealers and Finders, Court street, three doors below the Bank, and opposite Branch's Store, Pomeroy, O. , SUGAR RUN SALT COMPANY. Salt twenty-five cents per bushel. Office near the Furnace. 1-1 C. GRANT, Agent. POMEROY SALT COMPANY. Salt twenty-five cents per bushel. 1-1 " DABNEY SALT COMPANY, Coalport. Salt twenty-five cents per bushel for country trade. G. W. COOPER, Sec'y. - - ISAAC PALLEIt " ""Clothier, Grocer and Dry Goods Dealer, first store above C. E. Donnally's, near the Rolling Mill, Pomeroy, 0. Country Merchants are re spectfully requested to call and examine my stock of Groceries, as I am confident that I cannot be undersold. 1-23 P. LYMAN, Piunter and Glazier, back . room of P. Lam ' brecht's Jewelry Store, west side Court street; Tomeroy, 0. 1-1 JOHN EISELSTIlf, : Saddle, Harness and Trunk Manufac turer, Front street, three doors below Court, Tomeroy, will execute all work en t trusted to his care with neatness and dispatch. ; Saddles gotten up in the neatest style. . 1-22 " M. BLAETNER, 'Carriage & Wagon Manufacturer, QmnGjL, KEront street, first corner below the s&itrZ MBolling Mill, Pomeroy, O. All articles in his lliine of business manufactured at reasonable -states, and they are especially recommended for Jurtibility. 2-5-ly P. E. HUMPHREY, " Blacksmith, back of the Bnnk Building, Pomeroy, O. Farming ' Tools, Shovel Plows, Mattocks, Hoes, &c on hand and 'made to order.. Horse Shoeing and all kinds of Job Work done to order Jan. 3. 3-1 RICHD., STEWARD. JOHN P. GILLILAX. , STEWARD 4- GILLILAN. " This firm have located in the old stand of B. F. : Stivers, on - Front Street, a few doors below Nye's i - Saw-Mill. Horse-shoeing,1 :, " Ironing ' Wagons and Buggies, and all kinds of jobbing ' work done in a satisfactory manner, at moder ate rates. ' 3-31-ly. . UNITED STATES HOTEL, 5 M. A. Hudson, Proprietor, (formerly occu pied by M. A. Webster,) one square below. the Rolling Mill, Pomeroy, O. . By endeavors to accommodate both man and beast in the best manner, Mr. Hudson hopes to receive a con stantly increasing patronage. 2-5-ly PILCHER HOUSE, Racine, Ohio. This new and commodious ' building has' recently been furnished in the best style, for the purpose of entertaining the public travel. ' The undersigned will use every exertion to make his guests comfortable, and respectfully solicits a liberal patronage. ' . April 10, '60. 15-5m R. H. PILCHER. i.. : S. W.ROSS, : J ' Painter, Glazier, and Paper Hanger,' Pomeroy. Paper put on at from 12J to . 15 c'ts per; bolt, according to quality. Orders left at Telegraph Printing Office promptly attended to. ' 1 7 -I'm ' ' ' WM. RUST 7. Tailor, Front street, a few doors west of Court, Pomeroy, O. ' Men and Boy's clothes made to order; also, cutting done.- As I have a JNo. 1 sewing machine, my facilities for doing work . are complete. - . . ;. ;. . ; - 3-20-ly FRANK COOPER, Stone' Mason & Bricklayer.- Residence in John Lance's Building, near the Catholic Church. Dressed and Rubble stone work executed in the best manner: also, Bricklaying Cementing, Jus., done at reasonable prices. Work! war ranted. . 3-24-ly v A. KOHL, Dealer in and Manufacturer of TJmbrel .as. He holds himself in readiness toSTj?' make Umbrellas to order, or repair oldv. ones in the most substantial manner. He will also buy worn-out Umbrellas at liberal prices. ' . Shop on Linn street, north of Smith's Shoe Store.-.,-- i He would also inform the public that he pre pares a SALVE, which he will warrant equal : to any in use, for the cure of Felons, Catarrhs, Burns, Bruises, Sprains, Cuts, Salt Rheum, Ring Worm, Rheumatism, White Swellings, and many other diseases of the kind. Price, ' 25 cents per Box. Jan. 3, I860. 3-ltf- 1 THOS. H. DAWSON Holds himself in readiness to repair Accordeons and Flutinas. Keys inserted, and instruments put in good order. Charges moderate. By leaving orders at George Ioachiin's Store, a few ' ; doors above Donnally's, they will receive ' prompt attention. . id-du-trj i Xlfi5To Tkachers. The Board of School Ex :aminers for Meigs County will meet on the ' first Saturday of .each month, at the Court House, in Pomeroy, for the examination of Teachers.: Examination . to commence at 10 o'clock A .M, and continue till 4. P. M. fiTNo Teacher need apply at such exami nation who has a certificate valid for three :jnonths from the date of said application. - By order of the Board. - " ' Jan. 1860. W. H. LASLEY, Clerk. JOHN E LB E N, M. D.,- TTOMCEOPATHIST, AND HYDROPATHIST, XI tenders his professional services to the citizens of Pomeroy and vicinity. I i OFFICE, in John Geyr's Building, (for merly Jacob Neitzling's,) on Sycamore street, nearly opposite Lowry's Tin Shop, Pomeroy, O. Office Hours Till y 0 clock A. iu.j irom 1 o 3 o'clock, and from 7 to 8 o'clock P. M. Office Prescriptions, from 25 cents upward, for cash, June 2, '57.' tf PUBLISHED BY T. A. PLANTS & CO. Office In flrst story or "Edwards' Building," neai the ''Sugar Run Stone Bridge Pomeroy, Ohio. -- All Business of the Firm Transacted by E. MCLAUGHLIN, Bnalncu Manager. To whom all applications for Subscription, Adver tising and Job Work should be made, at the office. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION In advance, : : : : s : : $1.59 If paid within the year, : ( ! t t 2.00 If not paid within the year, : : J : 3.50 IONe paper will be discontinued until all arrear ages are paid, except at the option ef the publishers! RATES OF ADVERTISING: riMK I 3w 3 m 6m ! 9m 1 yr On square 270 ems. Two squares, - - ? i One-fourth colnmn 3 OOt 5 001 7 00 8 00 a 00 -rtewtj-eo Meo 9 0n12 50;15 001ROO 12 00;16 00j20 00125 00 15 00 20 ooi3o oolsson 18 00i23 OOiM 00140 00 One-half column -Three-fourths do., One column, - - Legal advertisements charged at rates allowed by l! w, from which 15 per cent, will bo deducted for advance payment. Casual er transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. Advertisements not having the number of inser tions marked on copy, will be continued until for bid, and charged accordingly. THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue tbeir subscriptions. 3. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publishers can continue to send them un til all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their pa pers from the office to which thev are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill, and or der the paper discontinued. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper is sent to the former direction, the subseriber Is held re sponsible. 5. The courts have decided that refusing to take a newspaper from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. TELEGRANWOB OFFICE In connection with our Newspaper Estab lishment, we have a complete Job Office. We are therefore prepared to execute PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL JOB WORK, Such as Posters, Programmes, Bills of Lading, H11 Heads, Business and Visiting -Cards, Blanks, &c. at O i "V 2P x- o o s . We call the special attention of this commu nity to the above proposition, and desire an in vestigation of our work and prices. T, A. PLANTS & Co. HIRAM O. DAN1KL. WH. P. RATHBCRN. DANIEL & EATHBURN, BANK BLOCK, Pomeroy, O. Collections made and promptly remitted; Busi ness paper discounted; buy and sell Exchange, Gold and Siiver Coin, Uncurrent Money Land Warrants, &c. FOREIGN EXCHANGE For sale in suras to suit. We are prepared to draw direct on London, Liverpool, Swansea, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Paris, Amsterdam, JJauen-Iiaden, and other cities in Europe. Also, Australia. -.. . ,- ; Money inheritances collected in every part of Europe. Money received on deposit, and interest al lowedon time deposits, at rate agreed upon. Jan. 17. 2-3-ly GEOEGE HUTTEL, Merchant Tailor and Clothier. rnHE old customers of this house will , JL please bear in mind that I am still 1a manufacturing clothing to .order, in my .JyE. new building, on Court street, 2 doors from Front, Pqmeioy, Ohio. My facilities for get ting up work is excellent, and I warrant it to be made according to order. READY-MADE CLOTHING Kept constantly on hand. Gent's Furnishing Goods, Cravats, Shirts, Collars, Gloves, &c, &c, in good supply, and I take pleasure in inform ing my friends that I will shortly have an in creased stock. Thankful for your former liberal patronage, I hope to be able to offer inducements for its continuance. GEO. HUTTEL. Jan. 3, 1S60. 3-1-tf J. S. COPES. BARLOW J. PHELPS. COPES & PHELPS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NO. 74 CAMP STREET, New Orleans, La. Particular attention given to the purchase of Sugar, Molasses, Coffee, Kice, &c., and to the sale of Western Produce. REFER TO Hon. V. B. HORTON, Pomeroy, O. Messrs. DANIEL & RATHBURN, Rankers. Pome roy, Ohio. . 1 1 ' DPMTIDTT 1.' T . . I r A. v . u-ai nn, r.sj., furbsmou in, is. Messrs. GAYLOR1). SON & Co., Cincinnati, O. " MILLER, WIKGATK St Co., Louisville. Ky. ... July 17, li?60. 28-lj'l CARRIAGE SHOP. I RESPECTFULLY notify the public that I am sow open- infra fancy Bnjrgy and Wugon Shop, on Mulberry streut, oppo site the Court-house, in Pomeroy. 1 have on hand, and intend to keep ready made work, or make to order, any and everything in my line; to do ' Painting and Repairing of all kinds, trimming, building tops, on short no tice. I have also some X 93 33 BTJGGIUS u.m ...... u, ...... .vw. vr .UU OUU 1U1 yourselves; both top and opou ones. j u .. itAn 1 . 1 huiic, uy oincb attri-iiLM'u, 1111 u imig experience, t a mm it at 1 i at a rniri nf mihl i nntm.nn n... terms t re chen p for cash, or good approved notes, on short time. Work warranted, or not, to suit ens- July 31, I860. 30-Iy GOALBiOOE MILL TIIE SUBSCRIBER DESIRES TO INFORM the Wheat-growers of Meigs and adjoining counties, that he will give, in exchange for one bushel of good, clean nheat, 42 pounds of Flour. Persons wishing larg"e lots of Flour made, can have it manufactured at 40 cents per brl.; offal to go to the owner of the Wheat. Persons residing between Parkersburg and Gallipolis, ' by sending five bushels of good clean Wheat, I will give one barrel of Flour, pay the freight on the same both ways, they finding the barrel. W. C. WILLIAMSON July 26, '59. 30-tf J B. HAMPTON, 8 a-MANUFACTURER OOUTH-EAST CORNER OF COURT AND O Back streets, opposite the new Bank Build ing, Pomeroy, O. , June 21, '69. 23-ly MONTGQMEftY. H0ADUVt . STEAMBOAT AGENTS, Forwarding and Commission . Merchants, WHARF-BOAT, POMEROY, O. Keep constantly on hand LIME, PLASTER PARIS, CEMENT, &c. ' XTE respectfully request builders, and others in 4 V need of the above articles, to give us a call bo fore purchasing elsewhere, as we are confident we can supply you as cheaply as any other dealer, fril 10, m 13-3m. 3w 6w 1 00 1 75 0 S 25 5 00 7 00 7 50 9 00 10 00 12 00 12 00 15 00 SABBATH IN THE COTJNTBY". The creaking wagon's in the shed, The busy-flail is heard no more; The horse is littered down and fed, The harness hangs above his head, The whip beyond the door. His leathern gloves and hooked bill To-day the woodman throws aside; The blacksmith's fiery forge is still, The wooden wheel of the old mill Sleeps in the mill-dam wide. The miller's boat is anchored, where, Far-out, the water lillies sleep; You see their shadows mirrored there,' The broad "white flowers refieeted lee.r, -Within the mill-pond deep. The harrow's in the garden shed, Hoe, rake and spade are put away; Unweeded stands the onion bed, The gardener from his work hath fled, It is the Sabbath day. Upon the wall the white cat sleeps; " That by the churn and milk-pan lie; A drowsy watch the house dog keeps, And scarcely from his dull eyes peeps Upon the passer-by. ' And sweetly over till and dale The silver sounding church-bell rings; Across the moor and down the vale They come and go, and on the gale Their Sabbath tidings fling. iscclIaniJ. Scenes of my Household A Day Lost. I was sewing away one morning, for dear life, as the saying is, intending to make, a good day of it, and put my work ahead, when Hetty, my little daughter, five years old, gave a pull to my elbow, and said: "Mamma." "Well, dear, what is wanted?" I did not look aside from my work, into her sweet little face, nor speak in as loving tones as usual, for the interruption was not wholly agreeable. "Can't I have my wax doll, Mamma?" Now this wax doll was a treasured present from grandmother, highly prized and carefully treated by Hetty; and after being tenderly nursed by her dressed and undressed, on rareoccasions, laid away under lock and key in one of my bureau drawers. "Not to-day, was my answer. "Why not to-day, Mamma?" Sure enough, why not to-dav? That was just the question. Was it because Hetty might injure the doll No, that was not the reason; for she was a care ful little girl. The true reason was, I did not wish to leave my work and lose five minutes time in going up stairs to the bureau. Just this, and no more. But, what reply was made to Hetty? A very unreasonable and unsatisfactory one; and such as no mother should ever make. ! "Because you can't have Dolly to- day." Because how many short-comings and sins of omission are covered by this convenient vaguely meaning, little word. "I won t hurt her, mother, 1 11 be oh! so careful. Do, mother, let me have Dolly." j "Didn 1 1 say that you couldn t have I Dolly?" 1 knit my brows and spoke with some severity. Having said no, 1 must be! firm, lught or wrong, 1 must be con sistent; that is, have my own will in the case. And as I was the stronger of the two, of course my will decided the ques tion between us. Poor Hetty! She knew something of my hard decision of character, and re tired from the contest. As I turned my eyes from her face to my work, I carried in my mind the image of her grieving lips, and tear-filled eyes. Was I rebuked: Yes. Did 1 repentr Yes. And go for the doll at once? No. I was busy at my work and could not spare a minute. Sewing seams was of more consequence than sowing seeds 01 happiness in the heart of my child. And then, had I not said that Dolly was not to make her appearance to-day? Was I to break my word? No. I must be a consistent mother, if I expected to govern my children aright. It was very still in the room lor the next ten -minutes. Only a sob or two broke the silence, at first, as Hetty choked down her disappointment. She had crept into the great arm-chair, and was sitting there idle and silent. After a while I turned partly around, and glanced toward her stealthily. Her brow was contracted, her hps pursed out slightly, and over her whole face was a shade of unhappiness. "Why don t you get your china dollr said I, rather coldly. "I don t want my china doll, she answered. "Oh, very well, just as you please, my little lady," I returned; and took no morenotice of her for ten minutes lon gerall the while working away, as in tently as if our next meal depended on the result of my labor. I was sorry that I had not taken the time to get Hetty's wax doll; but, as I had said no, I concluded that it was best to let no re main in force. Presently she slipped down from the arm chair, and went quietly from the room. I paused in my work, and lis tened to the light patter of her feet as she went up stairs. 9 A faint sigh, born of passing regret, came up from my heart. "It would have been better if I had given her the doll," said I to myself. "But it is too late now." So I bent to my sewing again, and made the little needle fly with increased velocity. ....... "I wonder where that child is, and what he is doing?" . Nearly half an hour had passed since Hetty : left the room. I paused in my work as I asked myself this question, and listened. But I could hear no sound of her. I would have laid down my sewing and gone in search of her, only what? I felt as if I could not spare the time! "Hetty!" There was no reply. "Hetty! Where are you?" My voice was raised to a louder key; but no response came. So I bent to my work once more. But this uncertainty as to where the child had gone, and what she was doing could hot very long be borne. The time came when I dropped everything, ani started, in some concern 01 mind, irom the room. I looked into my own cnam ber, but she was not there. I called, but got no answer. Then I ran up to the third story, and pushed the door of one 01 the rooms open hastily. In the middle of the bed sat my little truant, busily at work, with a pair of scissors, on an elegant lace cape which had cost me fifteen dollars. .Withouclama.tiD.n and.an ex cited manner, I sprung toward the little destructive, who, frightened at my tone and appearance, suddenly threw up her hands, and I saw the sharp points of the scissors she held, enter her cheek just below the eye. A scream followed, as the blood ran over her lace. What a sickening sense of pain asd fear fell suddenly upon my heart. For some moments I was half paralized with ter ror and bewilderment. Then catching up my little darling, I made an effort to compose myself, and responded to the sober call of duty. I carried her down stairs, and though almost fainting at the sight of her blood, held back my agita tion with a strong hand, and proceeded to wash, the red stains from her face, and find out the extent of her injury. The wound, happily, was not of a se rious nature; but the imminent danger of losing her eye that she had escaped, made me shudder whenever the thought passed through my mind, and so affected me, that 1 grew weaK and nervous, and on attempting, after soothing her to sleep, to resume my work, found that my strength was gone. And so, in my over eagerness to "make a good day of it," I had compassed the loss of a day. After trying, with an unsteady hand, to make my needle do its work, I threw down my sewing in despair, and went over to the chamber where I had laid Hetty to sleep. The dark red scar, just on the orbital verge, rebuked me as strongly as if it had been a living voice. Dear child! How could I have so for gotten the needs of her opening mind? How could I have so failed to realize that, while I was absorbed in my own employments, she must have something to do? For several minutes I stood bending over her. Then going to the drawer in which her wax doll was laid, I unlocked it, and taking out the beautiful effigy, placed it on the pillow beside her. How sweet the two faces looked; the living and the inanimate. I gazed at them until my eyes were blinded by tears; and then went back to the sitting room where I made another effort to resume my work. My hand had grown a little steadier, but the heart was gone. For a very short time I endeavored to force myself to keep on with my appointed task; but my mind and body dissented so strongly that the garments I had hoped to complete were finally laid aside, not to be touched again until to-morrow. As I was doing this, a sigh for lost day passed sadly from my lips. my At this moment I heard Hetty's feet and voice; she had awakened, and finding Dolly by her side, had forgotten all the past, and was as happy as a child could be. "Dear, dear, sweet Dolly!" she was singing as blithely as if grief had never laid a finger upon her heart. "Oh, mamma!" she exclaimed, as she entered the sitting-room. "You are so good to give me Dolly to play with," and she came dancing to me, with her dewy lips put up to mine for a kiss. There was no rebuke on those pre cious lips. Oh, no. Thatkiss was love's own best expression; and yet it stung me with remorse. Hetty's trials were over, her grief for gotten. But on my bosom was laid the burden of regret, and I could not throw it off. Her state of disturbance had passed like the morning cloud and the early dew; but mine kept pulsing on and shadowing the hours that might have passed in cheerful work. I counted that day lost, except for the lesson it taught me; for, when I laid my aching head upon its pillow at night, I could not look back upon any useful thing accomplished. There had been fruitless efforts to do many things; but my restless state kept me flitting and changing, and my half-formed purposes wrought out no sure results. Arthur's Magazine. What is Life. The mere elapse of years is not life. To eat, and drink and sleep to be ex posed to darkness and the light to pace round in the mill of habit, and turn thought into an implement of trade this is not life. In all this but a poor fraction of the consciousness of human ity is awakened, and the sanctities still slumber which make it worth while to be. Knowledge, truth, love, beauty, goodness, faith, alone can give vitality to the mechanism of existence. The laugh of mirth that vibrates through the heart the tears that freshen the dry waste-within the music that brings childhood back the prayer that calls the future near the doubt which makes us meditate the death which startles us with mystery the hardship which forces us to struggle the anxiety that ends in trust are the true nourishment of our natural being. Why Don't Boys Grow Up Handsome? A correspondent of the Springfield Republican says: , -: For the male human race, in its com mon aspects, is by no means beautiful. Yet most boys are handsome. Why don't they grow up handsome? It is hard work, and poverty, and rum, and tobacco, and selfishness, and pride, and vanity, and all the other foolish propen sities and bad habits, which so play the duce with their good looks. Lincoln looks like a man who had inherited rough features, and had kept them rough by a hard scrimmage with life; but he is not half so ugly as some of the men who pass for handsome, and lived so till they were old enough to begin to smoke bad cigars, and "chaw" nasty tobacco, and drink "rot-gut" whisky. WHAT IS THE .REASON! I don't see why Mr. Tendril isn't more contented to stay at home! I'm sure nobody ever had a better wife; he might see with half an eye, that I'm just wear ing myself out, scrubbing, and scouring, and trying to keep the house neat and pleasant. I never have any time to read or fix myself up something always wants doing, just the minute I get ready to sit down. But Tendril seems to think a woman's work can be disposed of in half an hour says I'm too fussy and particular! That's all a 'man knows about it! Wish I knew how Mrs. Clover manages. Her husband is never hazing off, like a discontented ghost, not he! Any one would think they hadn't got oveirH'b.eir courting days yet. But then she isn't anything of a housekeeper she actually lets her children play in the parlor, and don't have her windows washed oftner than once a week throws the blinds open and lets the sun come right in on the carpets. Says she'd rather have faded carpets than a gloomy room and a celery-sprout face. Don't dust her furniture more than once a day positively laughs at the idea of cha sing round with a cloth in one hand and a feather brush in the other says she hasn't time to follow every particle of floating dust into the street, lime, in deed she gets time to read all she wants, and I hear her piano going many a time when I'm not half through my morning's work. A nice looking house we should have, if I shirked things in that kind of a way, yet Tendril keeps preaching up Mrs. Clover to me all the time. Just as much judgment as men have! 0, here he comes! I wish you wouldn't walk with your hands in your pocket, Tendril, it makes me so nervous. Do come here and let me brush your coat why can't you keep your hair a little smoother? it's enough to make a neat woman ache to look at you! Now just see those toot marks on this clean carpet; I suppose I might beg you to wipe your boots on the rug, until next Christmas, without producing any effect! Betty! bring a broom and dust pan this minute; it does seem as though I should go crazy. What's that you say? the house smells as damp as a burying groundr JNow. Tendril, what's theuse of talking in that ridiculous way? I've only been hiving the basement floors done off with soap and sand. You don't want to be deluged the whole time? , O, no of course not; you'd like to live in the dirt, like a mole, if you had your own way. What are you about, Tendril? don't you open that window for goodness' sake! You are not a bat, or an owl, to see in the dark? Pshaw it isn't dark only a kind of a pleasant, subdued light. I don't want my carpet bleached white, whatever your precious neighbor, JUrs. Clover, may think about her's. If you could get along just as well without that everlast ing "rock, rock," Tendril you'll wear right thro' the carpet, besides my poor nerves, but of course you don't care for theml Mercy on us! if the man hasn't gone and bounced right into that chair 1 spent two years embroiderino; a lovely pair of brigands on! Get right up, Ten dril! that chair isu t made to sit in? What is it for, then, you'd like to know? Why, to look at, of course. Now I know it was you who threw the newspaper on that sofa, just as well as though I saw you do it. And there's your hat on the hall table what do you suppose the hat-rack is made for? I declare, Tendril, that you are enough to drive one dis tracted. I never have a minute's peace of mind when you are around, and if I wasn't as patient as an angel, I shouldn't bear so quietly with all your tantrums. O yes, bang the door; it's such a proper return to the poor wife who is slaving herself to death for you! 1 here lie a gone, and I am willing to wager anything he will spend the evening at John Clover's house. He's always saying Mrs. Clover can talk of something besides scrub-brushes and soap and water. She always had the knack of bewitching people. I'd just like to peep into her china closet, though; I warrant it looks like a rat's nest, and I'm almost sure I could find dust in the corner of her cellar. ; As though a woman could be too neat! O, dear! there is'nt much use trying to do one's duty in this world. It's so lone some these long evenings with Tendrill gone. I wish I knew how to amuse him and keep him happy at home. It is'nt my fault he's so fond of going off, I'm certain. He never seems to take any comfort at home, like other men I wish I knew the reason why! ' The Indiana Bet Timer, The Wabash Intelligencer tells the following of a "bee tamer" in that place: One of the remarkable sights on the Fourth, was Mr. Twinning and his queen bee. The day before he came into our office with an old plug hat. He had two holes in it about midway of the crown one in front, the other in the back part. Holding the hat in his hand and turning it over so as to show that it was empty. "To-morrow I intend to have a swarm of bees at work in it making honey, and I intend to wear it on my head with the bees in it." Sure enough, on the Fourth as we were going out into the grove, we came across Mr. Twinning. He was located under a shade tree, and was exhibiting to an ad miring crowd of men and , women his wonderful patent bee-hive. On his head was the identical hat that he had shown us the day before. It was liter ally covered all over with bees, busy at work, going in and out at the orifices before mentioned. All the spare space in the hat was filled with new comb, that had been made within twelve hours. In his hand he held the queen bee, which he was showing to every one who would venture near enough to gaze on and admire the wonderful little insect. During all the time he was giving an eloquent and instructive lecture on the habits, worth, and care of bees. Ilia first Speech. Thurlow Weed, Esq., made his first speech yesterday at the Zouave dinner, at the American Hotel. He spoke well, and made such a. decided hit that some of his friends talk of running him for Congress. As a conversationalist Mr. Weed has no superior. Practice would soon make him a ready and effective speaker. Albany Standard, lVh. THE BEST WAY TO ENDURE MATRI MONY. I suppose there is a medicum of ro mance in most natures; and that if it gathers about any event it is that of mar riage. Most people mary their ideals. There is more or less fiction and falla cious glory resting upon the head of ev ery bride, which the inchoate husband believes in. Most men and women man ufacture perfection in their mates by a happy process of their imaginations, and then marry them. This, of course, wears away. By the time the husband has seen his wife eat heartily of pork and beans, and, with hair frizzled, and her old dress on, full of the enterprise of overhauling things, he sees that she be longs to the same race as himself. And she, when her husband-gets jp-jroes in the morning, and undertakes to shave himself with cold water and dull razor, while his suspenders dangel at his heels, begins to see that man is a very prosaic animal. In other words, there is such a thing as a honey-moon, of longer or shorter duration; and while the moon shine lasts, the radiance of the seventh heaven cannot compare with it. It is a very delicious little delirium a febrile mental disease, which, like meascls, never returns. When the honey-moon passes away, setting behind dull mountains, or dip ping silently into the stormy sea of life, the trying hour of marriage life has come. Between the parties there are no more illusions. The feverish desire of possession has gone vanished into grat ification and all excitement has re ceded. Then begins or should begin, the business of adaptation. If they find that they do not love .one another as they did, they should double their assiduous attentions to one another, and be jealous of everything which tends in the slight est degree to separate them. Life is too precious to be thrown away in secret re grets or open differences. And let me say to every one to whom the romance of life has fled, and who are discontented in the slightest degree with their condi tion and relations, begin this work of reconciliation before you . are a day older. Renew the attentions of earlier days. Draw your hearts close together. Talk the thing all over. Acknowledge your faults to one another, and determine that henceforth you will be all in all to each other; and, my word for it, you shall find in your relation the sweetest joy earth has for you. There is no other way for you to do. If you are happy at home you must be abroad; the man or woman who has settled down upon the convic tion that he or she is attached for life to an uncongenial yoke-fellow, and that there is ho way of escape, has lost life; there is , no effort too costly to make which can restore to its setting upon the bosom the missing pearl. Correspondence of the Detroit Tribune. Remarkable Attack by a Swarm of Bees. Astrim, Aug. 3, 1860. ' A singular occurronce took place in this vicinity yesterday. A swarm of bees, belonging to a Mr. Uecker, came out of the hive in great fury, and at tacked a man by the name of Munger, who was crossing the field at the time some thirty or forty rods off. He un dertook to flee to the woods, but the bees were before and behind him so thick that he found it impossible to run. He then commenced a fight with hat in hand, but he was very soon overpowered, and fell down with faintness, and would soon have died, had not a son of Mr. Decker who was at this time approach ing from another direction rushed to the rescue, when the stingers left Mun ger and commenced an attack upon young Decker who fled with all speed to a shed or granary, in which was a favorite shepherd dog chained. The bees imme diately left the young man, and attacked the poor dog with such fury as to de prive him of life before he could be let loose. It is said that the dog actually killed more than a quart of bees in his vigorous defense. Mr. Munger and Mr. Decker were in a dangerous state for some hours, but arc now recovering. J8r"The Cleveland Herald ventures the following prediction about the pros pective movement of wheat: "From every section of the country bordering upon the Lake regions comes the joyful news of a bountiful harvest. The crop of wheat in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York and Canada West, is unprecedently large. We make the following estimates of the wheat crop, which estimate, so far as the Lake Mich igan ports are concerned, is based on the full reports of previous years. For Lake Erie ports the estimate is made from the movement already commenced, and from exports of previous years. For Canada West the estimate is based on the move ment from Toronto from Sept. 1st, 1856, to close of navigation; Toronto having exported in that time to the United States something over 620,000 bushels of wheat. We think the estimates are all less than the actual movement will be. If they are, and prices rule high for that portion of the crop first moved, heavy losses must fall upon the operators who purchase at high rates for, as the movement increases in volume, the prices must continually decline." Speak Pleasantly. We have read somewhere, that "Lan guage was given to us that we might speak pleasant things to each other;',' but, alas! how often it is used for other and baser purposes! A kind word, or even an affectfiniate look, is balm to the wounded fluttering heart, when it turns toward you for consolation in the hour of misery! Were we to moderate our voice to a silvery tone and thought only of the good we see struggling up in those who surround us, brothers and sisters in humanity, how much like Par adise would this world become! A harsh illy-advised expression or adjura tion has crushed many an aspiring spirit wounded to the death many a noble soul and the utterers have passed on their way, unconscious perhaps, of the evil they have done. Let us aim then, at pleasant thoughts, and, above all, pleasant speech; for it is the language of the anacls. and has more virtue in it than wine of Cypress, or balm of Gilcad. POLITICAL, ITEMS UgL.Wni. M. Allison, Esq., formerly of the Altoona (Pa.) Tribune,.ia now stumping it feff Lincoln. In 1858 he made speeches for the Democracy. J6SyNiheteen papers in the State of Illinois, eleven of them' in Egypt, which have never before espoused Republican ism, have hoisted the Lincoln and Ham lin flag. BgL.J ohn S. Blakely, Esq.; tie' Dem ocratic candidate for Senator in Colum biana county last fall, has come out for Breckinridge. He "looks upon Douglas as an arch disorganizer." I,The St. Albans (Vt.) Democrat, an original Douglas paper, after keeping that naiw0 at the head of its columns till last Week, took it down, and put up the names of Breckinridge and Lane. B,After the Breckinridge demon stration at Indianapolis, says the Jour nal, of that city, Chas. Coulver, a prom inent Douglas Democrat, announced his fixed determination to support Lincoln. BgL.The Trumbull County Democrat. contains a call for a Breckinridge' and Lane County Convention at Warren; on the 28th inst. The call is signed by some fifty influential Democrats of the county. 8saT"The Constitution says there will be no electoral ticket for Douglas and Johnson in North Carolina. The Ra leigh Standard has abandoned them, and hoisted the flag of Breckinridge and Lane. J6A fusion of the two rival wings of theVirginia Democracy is about given up. The Breckinridge men look with con tempt upon the Douglas men, of whom there are not enough to form a respecta ble minority. 8The True Democrat (Arkansas) is authorized to say that all the Demo cratic candidates for electors of Presi dent in that State are for Breckinridge fand Lane. They were nominated before the break-up at Baltimore; hence the necessity for this assurance. H&JSlv. T. T. Tredway, who was ap pointed an elector by the Democrats of Virginia, has resigned because he cannot presume to decide for his constituents which of the conflicting tickets he ought to adopt. As a private individual, he intends to support Mr. Breckinridge. J6S?A Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says: All shades of Democrats are thunder struck by Mr. Blair's success in St. Louis. The more sagacious fear that it is an indication of the great strength of the Republicans in the West. aSp-The last Iowa State Reporter, published at Iowa City, decidedly the ablest and most influential Democratic journal in that State, announces that it will next week drop the names of Doug las and Johnson, and thereafter give an enthusiastic support to. Lincoln and Hamlin. Cincinnati Gazette. ,, BJohn Tyler, Jr., seems to have two conscientious beliefs, the first of which is very correct and the other very absurd. He writes: "I will say to the Cincinnati Enquirer, that as matters now stand, I conscientiously believe Lincoln will be elected President, and that disso lution is incvitaltc.' x The Fire Spreading. One hundred and four citizens of Hannibal, Missouri, "believing that the success of the principles of the Repub lican party are necessary to the well being of the country," have united in a letter to Frank Blair to come and make them a Republican speech!1. Douglas Will Not Decline. The Springfield (111.) Register,, the State organ of Douglas, announces that Mr. Douglas has no idea of resigning his Senatorship for the barren prospect of the Presidency, and thus confirms the Little Giant's declaration that the elec tion of the Republican candidate is vir tually secured. . Hauled Down the Donglas Flag. The Newport (R. I.) Advertiser pulls down the Douglas flag at the head of its columns, and, "in accordance with the views of disinterested friends," has con cluded to wait until the Democratio dif ferences are adjusted before it takes any part in the personal contest respecting the Presidency. . . , :, : ;.. " . J5T"The Columbus : Fart, which co quetted with the Bell-Everett move ment, as long as there was any chance that it would amount to anything in this State, has come out decidedly for Breck inridge and Lane. The supporters of that ticket have now a spirited and ably conducted central organ, and are conse quently in good working order. BQThe Pittsburg Gazette says there are forty-six papers in that State now supporting the Republican candidates, which opposed rremontand the Itepub lican party in-1856. Of all the Fill more papers, there are, says the Gazette, but two which support Bell and Everett. Lincoln is sure of an overwhelming ma jority in the old Keystone State. 8Ex-Gov. Reuben Wood said of Douglas, at the Democratic County Con vention, held in Cleveland the other day: "Mr. Douglas cannot carry a single State of the Republic not a single elec toral vote the only State . that Mr. Douglas is certain of is the state of dis appointed hofes and ambition, and these he will carry with him to the grave." JS-The Lexington (Ky.) Statesman says: "To our friends abroad we have to say, that no apprehension need be felt as to the vote of Kentucky in No vember. Mr. Breckinridge will cer tainly receive the vote of Kentucky, and by not less than ten thousand majority. tie can t be beaten m lveutucKy. io fear need be entertained on that score." Just So. , , -.. : The New York Post says: A leading Houston man in this city said, a day or two since, that Houston would undoubtedly receive the vote of Texas, "in which case, he added, "he will stand better in the Electoral College than Douglas, for I don t bcliev Doug las can get an Lelectoral vote. , We shall all look about alikeHouston, Breckinridge, Douglas and Bell for you , Republicans will beat us all." One More tor Lincoln. . The Moupt Carmel Register, one of thtj ablest of Illinois papers, has come out fairly for Lincoln and Hamlin. The; Register has been until ftfrfriigli't past, an Old Line Whig organ, with suspi cious leanings toward Douglasism. Th groans of the Douglasites in that region in view of this accession to Republican strength in Illinois are said to b dole ful to hear. BgL.The accession of ex-G-ore'rflor Reuben Wood, of Cuyahoga count, to the Breckinridge ranks, is only one of many indications' 61" the course that is to be taken by a great portion ot tho more substantia leaders of the Ohio Democracy in" he present campaign. No'thitfg is tiibre certain: tha ii ttiai Breck inridge is gaining on Douglas in this State. '' Douglas Popular Sovereignty Douglas' position consists of tiiree: parts: ,. .- - 1st. The people' of a 'Territory may admit or exclude slavery. 2d. The Supreme Court may deddfc that they cannot exclude slavery. 3d. The President and Congress must enforce the decisions of the Supreme Court. Poor Men Opinions of Eiflinitll Denia crats. . Senator Wigfall thinks a poor man a criminal; Hammond calls him a mud-sill; Green denounces him as one of the 1st zaroni; Johnson thinks he ought to be a slave, and Delusion Smith, Of Oregon, Joe Lane's late partner in the United States Senate, in a late public speech in Oregon City, said: "He had rather be a decent man s iiigger at the South, than a poor white laborer at the North.", J8Hon. W. B. Ganlden, of Georgia, publishes a card iri the Savannah Re publican, announcing his intention of doing all he can for Mr. Douglas, by stumping the State industriously. Ro chester Union. " J - . . But the Union is careful not to tell that Mr. Gaulden is an advocate of the re-opening of the African slave trade, and that he supports Mr. Douglas 'be cause he believes him to be the man for the work. - , '.. , Prefers Lincoln. The editor of tho Cumberland (Mcl.) Telegraph, the American organ, referring to a statement that the opposition party in Alabama had, in Convention, repudi ated Bell and Everett, and ; declared their purpose to support Breckinridge and Lane, says: r , "We prefer Mr. Lincoln before either of fhe Democratio nominees, and if driven from onr support of Mr; JJell by the treachery of our leading menif our party is to be sold out to cither wing of the Democracy then tee are for Lincoln, with tens of thousands of others in good old Maryland." ' JEfDouglas, in his pilgrim harangues, endeavors to find favor with the free men of the North by abusing' Buchanan for trying" to force the LecomptoniCon stitution upon Kansas, when the peoplo didn't tcant it. But he doesn't, say a word about his own delinquency in re fusing to get through Congress a Con stitution which the peoplo of Kansas did want. Is not one as bad as the other?. No man has been so vindictive and abusive of the people of Kansas' as Douglas, and Buchanan himself would be less a hypo crite if he should now pretend friendship for them. Albany Journal. , " ' , Ex-Speakcr Orr, of South Caro lina, has written a Secession letter, in the course of which he says: . ,: "Lincoln and Hamlin, the. -Blacks Re publican nominees, will be elected iu November next, and the South will then decide the great question whether' thoy will submit to the domination of Black Republican rule the fundamental prin ciple of their organization being an open, undisguised, and declared war upon our social institutions. I believe that the honor and safety of the South, in that contingency, will require the prompt se cession of the slaveholding States from the Union; and failing then to obtain from the Free States additional - and higher guaranties for the protection of our rights and property, that the se ceding States should proceed to establish a new Government. .-r t i Reasons for Lea -ring Douglas! .' . In Logan County, Illinois Wm. V. Randolph, a leading Democrat, lias come out for . Lincoln. He made a speech a few days since, explaining his course. Among the reasons assigned fof re nouncing Douglas were these: - 1. The Baltimore Popular Sovereignty Platform indorses the Dred Scott dccis ion. The Dred Scott decision declares that Slavery legally exists 'in all tho Territories.' There ' is, then.'nd differ ence between the policy of Breckinridge and.Douglrs, .. - .. 2. Mr. . "Douglas : iiL & recent Speech affirmed that the practical operation of non-intervention had been to convert New Mexico, which was formerly a free Territory, into a slave Territory. Thus, through Popular Sovereignty, the South had gained from the North Slavery had snatched from the North an area equal to fice Stules of the size of Neio York. If such is the effect of "my great principle," Mr; R. declared his unwil ling to support it further. Senator ttrcen on Donglas. . We have before us a speech recently delivered by Senator Green of Missouri, at St. Joseph, in that state,'iu whicii ho said: ... . "He supported John C. Breckinridge, beeause he had never traveled up and down the river on the decks of a steam boat, advocating his own election, to tho Presidency; he had never descended into beer saloons, and drank lager in order to gain popularity with the vulgar rabble; he had never hired letter-writers all over the country to puff himself into notori ety,, and cry, down everybody else;: .he never prostituted the telegraph to sound his ou praises and misrepresent every other prominent man in the party; and, finally, he supported him because ho was the only man who had any chance of de feating Lincoln. No Southern. State would, under any circumstances, cast her Electoral vote for Douglas, andrho didn't believe he could get a' single Northern State." . . : : ' '