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The Oregon llatlroad.
The Bill pranting lanJs to aiil in con
structing a branch of tho Pacific Rail
road finally passed Congress at its lato
session, and has been approved by the
President. It is now certain that if our
Legislature, and the people of Oregon,
will give this enterprise tho encourage
ment and assistance which the interest of
every man in the State demands that it
should have, the road will be speedily
commenced and pushed on to iiuul com
pletion. The construction of this road
will double tho whole amount of tho tax
able property in the State, and reduco
the rate of State taxes fully oue-half. It
only remains now with ourselves to say
whether we will have this great work or
not j whether Orcgou shall wako up and
start forward in the glorious race of
wealth aud prosperity, keeping pace with
the other States of the Union, or whether
we will stand listless, do nothing and lag
behind all bur sister States in tho Union.
Let the members of the Legislature take
hold of this matter with true public spir
it and give it prompt and liberaltuipport.
Wo are informed thatGcueral liidwcl)
the author of the Hill which pa.sed Con
gress, has gone to Kurope to secure for
eign capital for investment in this jrrcat
work. A company of the mot responsi
ble and wide awake business men in the
State has already been incorporated to
take and manage the grant fur this State.
They mean businc The thanks of ev
ery true friend of the State are duelo the
few individuals who have so persevering
ly worked at this matter for the past three
i vcars, as to now bring it within the abili
ty of the State to make it a success.
For the information of our render, we
copy the following article on the subject
from the Sau Francisco Bulletin.
Oregon Statesman.
The Oregon Railroad bill alone paired
both Houses, after a protracted and wor
rying contest in Committee and in ojcn
session, and has received the approval of
the President. The enterprise which U
contemplates had perhaps the best claim
to National assistance of all its fellows,
for it involves the construction of a road
about GUO miles long which will connect
300 miles of Northern California and all
of Oregon directly with the Pacific Rail
road, and with the general railway system
that must ultimately centre at the bay of
San Francisco, possessing thus superior
importance as a commercial and industri
al agent. Viewing it in this light, the
Legislature of California, at its session in
1 803 i, passed resolutions urginsr our del
egation at Washington to ue their influ
ence to secure a jrrant of lands in its be
half. Through the energy of Mr. Cole a
bill making such a grant was got through
the House in 1805, but failed in the Sen
ate lor lack of time and attention. The
passage of the second bill, which is now
a law, is due mainly to the able and per
severing advocacy of Mr. JJidwcll, whose
intimate acquaintance with the industrial
and agricultural interests and wants of
our State led him to give the matter a de
gree of zealous attention which has final
ly secured its reward. The bill grants to
the California and Oregon Railroad Com
pany, already organized under the laws of
this State, and to a Company to be or
ganized in Oregon, the right of way for
a railroad and telegraph line between the
city of Portland, in Oregon, and tho Cen
tral Pacific Railroad in California. The
California Company is to begin its end of
the road at such point on the Central Pa
cific Railroad in the Sacramento valley
as it may select, and run it thence north
erly through the Sacramento and Shasta
valleys to the northern boundary of the
State; and the Oregon company is re
quired to begin its end of the line at Port
land, and run thence southerly through
the Yillammette, Umpqua and Rogue
River valleys to the southern boundary
of Oregon, connecting with the Califor
nia road ; but cither Company first com
pleting tz road to the boundary between
the two States is privileged to continue it
beyond the line,' if the State consents, un
til connection is made. The companies
are granted every alternate section 01 va
cant public land, not mineral, to the
amount of 20 sections per mile, 10 sec
tions on each side. If the alternate sec
tions, designated by odd numbers, are
anywhere occupied, pre-empted, sold,
granted or reserved, other land in lieu
a
thereof may be taken, nearest and not
more than ten miles beyond the limits
first described. It is not probable the
companies will get in either State an
amount of land equivalent to 20 sections
per mile for every mile of the road, but
they will obtain tracts large enought to
make the franchise an exceedingly valu
able one, and to warrant the investment
of capital fur the construction of the road.
Sections of at least 20 miles arc required
to be completed every year, and the whole
road to be done by July 1, 1875. Ihe
guagc must be the same as that of the
Pacific Railroad, and the companies are
required, iu consideration of the liberal
grants made, to transport the mails at all
times at reasonable rates, and to convey
free of charge the troops and propepty of
the United Mates. Ihe provisions as to
the issuing oi patents, examination of the
road by Commissioners, and control and
supervision of it by Government are sim
ilar to those in the Pacific Railroad Act.
The liberal terms of the bill ought to in
sure the practical commencement of tho
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ruau ai an eariy aay. it was stated in
Washington, when the bill was before
Congress, that heavy capitalists connect
ed with the New York Central Railroad
and others in San Francisco would take
hold of it as soon as the franchise was ob
tained. With the completion of a short
line now under way between Lincoln and
Marysville, there will be a continuous line
of railroad from Sacramento to Oroville,
a distance of 86 miles. The California
and Oregon Railroad Company will prbb
ably begin their work at Oroville, and
push the first section or 20 miles north
ward towards Chico on the Sacramento'
to the hands of mere speculators, it may
river, lr the enterprise does not iau in
reach Red Bluff, which is tho head of
navigation on tho Sacramento, at least
enough to connect tho upper Sacramonto
Valley with San Francisco by tho Marys
villo and Sacramento nnd AVcstcrn Pacif
ic Railroads. Honestly and energetically
managed, it will command success and
popular support.
Homestead Iitm.
Wo are asked, both personally and by
letter, so many questions about the Home
stead Law, that wo have thought best to
I publish tho outlines of the law and the
process lor securing a home. J ho prin
cipal object 13 to furnish a permanent
homo for settlers. It is not intended to
bo used fur purposes of speculation. A
homestead is secured by filing in tho Dis
trict Land Office, nn application for the
same, with description and an affidavit
netting out that ho or fho is a citizen of
tho United States, has never boruo arms
itainut tho porcrnmuul uf tho United
States, nor given aid or comfort to ita en
emies, and that the application is made
for his or her exclusive) use and benefit
and for actual settlement and cultivation.
The applicant must alo be cither a mar
ried person or of lawful age. Upon re
ceiving this application, if there is no
conflicting claim, and upon the payment
of the legal fee and commissions, which
amount to sixteen dollars, the Register
enters the application upon the books and
plats of the office, and reports the entry
to tho General Land Offie, at a "Home
stead Kntry," and from that time, until it
is abandoned or legally caucelled, no per
son, cither ''for love or money" is allow
ed to interfere with or dispossess the
claimant. Within ix months the home
stead must be actually occupied or culti
vated as the home of the claimant, ex
cept that when a person owns less than
1G0 acres of land, he may take as a Home
stead Kntry sufficient land to constitute
(with that already owned) 100 acres,
without actually moving upon the prem-
iscs so taken, t hey becoming a part of the
actual home of the ctth:r. rrom the
time of filing the application, the land
must not be abandoned for fx months at
f
anv one time, no rart 01 it can 1g bold or
bargained away, it is not subject to forced
sale for debt of any character, and is not
transferable property in any senve. It is
doubtful if a proposition, even, toncll anv
nart ot a Homestead Lntrv does not vi
tiate the Homestead rijrht. This right
can only be enjoyed once, A person liv
ing remote from the office may make the
necessary affidavit before the Clerk of a
Court or a Notary Public. A person
wishing to relinquish his homestead, can
do so by surrendering his Homestead
Receipt to the Register, with his relin
quishment endor?ed thereon, which be
ing .cnt to the General Land Office and
proving satisfactory, the entry is cancel
led, after which it becomes subject to
homestead or pre-emption claims, but
cannot otherwise be sold for cash until it
is again, rcoffered at public sale, by pro
clamation. Ihe claimant of a homestead
may prove up and cuter his homestead at
the minimum price (SI 'so per acre) at
any time after lie has made the neccMary
improvements thereon, the same as in
pre-emptions. Persons wishing to claim
lands which have been taken as home
steads, but which they believe have been
abandoned, must t-et out in an affidavit
that the premises have never been occu
pied or have been abandoned by the
claimant for more than six months last
past. A time for hearing will then be
set, the parties will be notified and unless
the original claimant appears and proves
occupation or cultivation, the proof of
abandonment being sufficient, his claim
will be cancelled. These rules may be
somewhat modified by circumstances, such
as unavoidable detention from the home
stead, where the Lona Jttlcs of the claim
ant is shown; being in the military ser
vice of the United States, &c., but the
great principles, that a homestead must
be taken for a home, and must be made
the actual residence of the claimant, will
be invariably adhered to. At the end
of five years the claimant makes proof of
continuous occupancy and receives a pa
tent, and then his title is perfect. Visa-
Iia Delta.
Worth Remembering. "Cosmo,"
In llirt l'nilf1rtlrli!?i Salnril;nr lsvninf
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Post, gives the following facts worth re
membering :
It is worth while for all farmers every
where to remember, at all times,, that a
thorough culture is better than three
mortgages on their farm.
That an offensive war against weeds is
five times less expensive than adefensive.
That good fences always pays bettei
than lawsuits with neighbors.
That hay is a good deal cheaper made
in the summer, than purchased in the
winter.
That a horse who lays his ears back,
and looks lightning when any one ap
proaches him, is vicious. Dou't buy him.
That scrimping the feed of fatting hogs
is a waste of gram.
That over fed fowls wont lay eggs.
That educating children is money lent
at one hundred per cent. ,
J. hat one evening spent at home in
study is more profitable than ten lounged
about country taverns.
That cows should always be milked
regular and clean.
That it is the duty of every man to
take tho county paper, and pay for it
promptly.
A California editor, participating in a
debate as to the best method of building
a certain bridge, objected to a coffer dam
for making the pier. He said he early
formed a prejudice against the thing;
his uncle once, had a cow choked with a
turnip, and for a long time it was thought
she would coffer dam head off!
, A down-east editor, in describing
country dance, says: "The
p
geous
strings of glass "beads glittered oil the
hfeaving bosonis of the-'. village belles like
nolished rubies resting on.- the delicate
surface of warm apple dumplings.
1VH aiul Juntlcc In Itilsftourl
It is well known that some of tho
Judges in Missouri are very reluctant to
enforco the law against the ministers of
tho Gospel for exercising their profession
without having taken the test oath, and
avail themselves of every pretence. to dis
charge those who arc accused. Wo tell
tho following tale, says an exchange, as
it was told to us, vouching for nothing :
Three , ministers, charged with the
crime of preaching the glorious Gospel
of tho Son of God, were arraigned before
a Judge They had been regularly in
dicted, and it was understood that the
proof against them was Very clear and
conclusive.
"A re you a preacher ?" aid the Judge,
to ono of thorn.
"V'ch, sir," replied the culprit
llTo what denomination do you be
long?" -.
"I am a Christian, siit"
"A Christian ! What do you mean
by that ? Aro not all preachers Chris
tians ?
'I belong to the sect usually called,
but wrongly so, Campbelliten." (Not so
much dignity.)
"Ah! then you bclievo in baptizing
people in order that they may be born
again, do you ?"
.i ,1,. uii. " r Ttnn..ti
"Mr. Sheriff, discharge that man !
He
is an innocent man I He is indicted for
preaching tho Gospel, aim there isn't a
word of Gospel in the stuff that he
preaches! It's only some of Alexander
Campbell's nonsense. Discharge the
man "
"Are you a preacher?" said tho Judge,
addressing the next criminal.
"1 am. sir," faid the miscreant.
"Of what denomination V
"I am a Methodist, sir." (His looks
showed it.)
"Do you believe in falling from grace,
Mr
V"
"I
do, sir,'
he answered, without hesi-
tat ion.
"Do jou believe in sprinkling people,
instead of baptizing rliem V
"I believe people can be baptized by
sprinkling" (Much offended.)
"Do you believe in baptizing babies?"
ought to be baptized." (Indignantly.)
"Not a word of scripture for anything
of the kind, sir," shouted his Honor.
"Mr. Sheriff, turn that man loose! The
Gospel is truth, and there isn't a word of
truth in what that man teaches. Turn
him looe! It's ridiculoos to indict men
on such frivolous pretenses! Turn him
loo-e !"
Methodist disappears, not at all hurt in
bis fVcliug by the judicial abuse he had
. . .,f
received.
"What are you, sir?" said the
to the third fellon.
Judge
"Some tropic call me a preacher, sir."
" hat is your denomination ?
"I am a UaptUt." (Head up.)
His Honor's countenance fell, and he
looked sober and sad. After a pause he
said :
" Do you believe in salvation by
grace ;
"I do. (Firmly.)
"Do von teach that immersion only is
baptism?"
"That is my doctrine. (Lamest Jr.)
'And you baptize none but those who
believe in Jesus Christ ?"
"That is my faith and practice." (With
emphasis.)
"My friend, I fear it will go hard with
you ; 1 see you arc indicted for preaching
the Gospel, and it appears to me that by
your own confession you arc guilty."
llapttst looked Jdue.
"May it please your Honor," said the
Baptist's counsel, springing to his feet,
that man never preached the Gospel. I
have heard him say a hundred times that
ho tried. I have heard him try, my
self." "Mr. Sheriff, discharge this man. He's
not indicted for trying. There's nothing
said about the mere effort. Let him go,
sir I Turn him loose ! Send him about
his business 1 I am astonished that the
State's attorney should annoy the Court
with such frivolous indictments !"
Exit Raptist, determined to try again.
"God save the State and this Honora
ble Court !" exclaimed the Sheriff.
"Amen!" said the three preachers.
And after all, say we, as ridiculous as
the storv may seem, it has a moral. If
the State has the right to prohibit the
preaching of the Gospel, it has a right to
decide wliat the Gospel is; and when
this is done we have a national church,
and the adulterous connection between
Church and State is complete.
Interesting to Farmers. A few
days since, says the Stockton Herald, a
countryman came in town with a sick ox,
that he could do nothing with, and said it
would die with a swelling up, that a num
ber of cattle have so generally died of in
this country. The countryman was com
plaining of his bad luck in Mr. Tinkham s
butcher shop, on Mam street, when Tmk
ham stepped out where the ox was with a
butcher knife, some four inches long,
which he stuck full lenght in the paunch
of the ox. The ox immediately jumped
up, the wind making a whistling noise as
it came out of the wound. The following
morning, the ox went to work in the team
as usual. The wound was made on the
left side, near the point of tho hip and
short rib and as near the rib as possible.
No evil effects arise from a wound being
there made, although tit times manure
has come out with the wind. It is the
belief of some that such a wound must be
made with a small pen knife, so small
that it is necessary to put a quill in the
orifice to keep it open to let out the air;
but no such care need be taken, as a
wound sufficiently large to allow the air to
escape ivith the use ot a quill is by no
means dangerous. - A general knowledge
of this fact, AVill pave "stock owners iii this
country several thousand dollars annually:
It is a pleasure td be alone if you hare
your sweetheart with you.
Lawyer Ilrlief AgalnMt 1teiloutf iicr
"My Lords and Gentlemen of the Jury:
Thero is a net of then in the world, of
such a tedious, tiresome, troublesome hab
itude of temper and disposition of mind',
that they perplex, confound, entangle aud
puzzle every circumstance in every cause
which they undertake to protect, defend
and Justify. Instead of coming to the
matter, point, business and debate, they
deviate, vary, waver and fly off therefrom
when we expect truth, satisfaction,
conviction and decision, we find, pdrceive,
observe and remark nothing but uncer
tainty, difficulty, doubtfulness and am
biguity. "This, my lord, I humbly apprehend,
conceive, think, presume and surmise, is
owing to tediousncss and prolixity, the
nature of which I shall examine, expatiate
and scrutinize. In tho first place I shall
show, prove and demonstrate the nature
of tediousncss and prolixity, by showing,'
! JI .. .1.. . i
proving ana ucmonsiraung mat, mere is
nothing so unnatural and unwarrantable
for the business of a tongue, utterance,
speech or language, as to come to the
point, argument, contemplation or ques
tion at once, point blank, slapdash and
concisely, without any prevarication,
equivocation, going around the stump, re
tardation, or any circumbendibus what
ever. "And now, in the second, succeeding,
following place, preliminary, I come to
promulgate the genius of tedioosne and
prolixity; which i done, accomplished,
effected, performed aud brought about by
manifesting that they have no genius at
all; and so far from any men of genius
making use of tbctn, none but your egre
gious, absurd and ridiculous dolt-s, dun
derheads and blockheads ever admit, ack
nowledge, receive or embrace any such
notions, ideas, maxims, principles, doings
or tenets.
"Thirdly, my lord, I beg leave, accord
ing to order, form, series and succession,
to animadvert upon the extent of tedious
ncss and prolixity, and thus manage by
showing, proving and demonstrating that
it is infinite and without bounds, and con
sequently can have no extent at all, what
ever. "And now. my lord, I will en the
cause, spring, lountain, rise and founda
tion of ihia vice which is tautology;
which is the speaking, saying, delivering,
uttering, pronouncing, declaring, remark
ing, repeating or expressing the same
ideas and identical, individual things, a
hundred and a thousand times over.
"And now, my lord, I beg leave, par
don, sufferance and permission, to lay
down only six-and-fifty particulars ; every
particular, my lord, shall consist of only
jscventy - two divisions: every division
lata a
fthall comprehend, contain and consist of
only eighty-two subdivisions; every sub-
11 vision shall be concluded with the sixth-
and-forticth article, and every article shall
consume, expend and cost no more than
11 hour and a llf."
Here the court was out of all manner
of patience, and the judge, with great in
dignation, put a period to a discourse
which, if the lawyer s tongue had been
immortal, might have lasted to all
eternity.
Negro Civilization. To those who
clamor for negro fellowship, and the ele
vation of the race, wc commend the fol
lowing from a paper recently read before
the Anthropological Society, at London.
Its suggestions arc based upon natural
and historical fact and principal, and the
deductions of philosophy, and will be
readily corroborated by all who are famil
iar with the history and character of the
negro :
For five thousand years, as Egytian
sculptures prove, the negro has been more
or less in constant contact with high forms
of civilization, and during that period he
has never emerged from the lowest social
position ; never given to the world an idea
of the remotest value in art, science or
literature ; never shown the slighest ca
pacity, even for self-government. Is he,
then, to be put on an equality with the
white race ? Certainly not, unless by
those wno look, pact with reverence to a
progenitor in the ape. .Moreover, the
negro will only labor when coerced. Left
to himself, he is not only incorrigibly
lazy, but vicious aud cruel. In juxtaposi
tion with a minority cf whites, his domi
nant idea is that of exterminating them
and possessing their property. In pas
sions he is a brute, in capacity a child.
Harsh opinions, these, perhaps, but stub
born facts place them unfortunately, bo
yond the power of refutation. Years
ago, in total ignorance of the subject, we
fancied, as some do now, that it was
mere question of skin, and that, give the
negro a fair chance, he would run par
allel with the white man. We acknowl
edge our mistake. Long and unbiased
study of tho matter has convinced us that
tho negro, left alone, relapses, certainly,
into his natural barbarism, and is about
as safe a neighbor as a wild beast.
In confirmation of these opinions, the
author not merely gives his own length
ened experience, but quotes a multitude
of authorities ; and he extenuates recent
severity in Jamaica by an account of pre
vious revolts there, and the fact that the
whites were outnumbered on this occa
sion by forty to one.
Her Creators. Lord - William Len
nox rolates the following incident as hay
ing occurred at Lord Shattasbury sexam
ination of.a girl's school. Just as the no
ble lord was about to take his leave, he
addressed a girl somewhat older than the
rest, and among other things inquired,
"who made your body ?" "Please, my
lord,'' responded Jtho unsophisticated girl,
"Betsey Jones made my body, but I made
The Latest. ;The latest brand of
strychnine whisky is called. "needle gun."
It is more destructive than "Jersey lightning.'
Nj-noi!tt of Mr. Helm4 Itemark.
ON motion to adopt the report of the
committee and resolution, to send, to
Grant county to take testimony in be
half of the sitting hiembers in the
Grant county contest,. ''J' ' '
Mr Helm said that this was an appli
cation on the part of tho eittingmembcrs
from Grant county to send to that county
for papers and persons by which to sus
tain themselves in their scats upon' the
floor of the House; that this was an effort
made for the purpose of delay ; an effort
to perpetuate them in a position which,
in his judgment, they would hold by offi
cial fraud and official perjury; that
proper notice had been served on the sit
ting members by the 'contestants, that
their scats would be contested and the
service accepted by them and were not ta
ken by surprise; that while the Jaw does
not require notice in a contest before the
legislature as in a contest in the courts
but that notice having been given the sit
ting members, they should have : come
here prepared to make good their claims
to these seats on the floor of the House ;
the contestants had acted fairly and 'just
ly and warned tho sitting members in du
time: that the frauds that have been per
petrated in Grant county should be. ex
posed; that great and vital questions
were to be passed upon by this House. A
resolution to ratify the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, the great fundamental law of the
land ; the election of a United States
Senator and other questions of great im
portance to the people of the State of
uregon. J hat before these great ques
tions should be passed on, the House
should be purged, that we might know
who were entitled to seats, and to act for
the people. He referred to the decision
of the Supreme Court of Oregon, and of
JuJgc Wilson, in the Grant county con
tested cases, and cited other authorities,
showing that the contestants, McCoy aud
Kniscly, were entitled to their seats. He
said that the Grant county case was not
one of an ordinary kind, but is one with
out parallel; and for infamy and fraud,
and ofilcial wrong doing, is unsurpassed
by anything on record. He demanded of
the advocates of the resolution, why it
was that they favor its reference,; that the
facts in the case should not I c disclosed.
Was it a political dodge? Was it because
the facts, if revealed, would disclose such
political frauds, political and official treach
ery, as would make even those most
steeped in infamy revolt ? He proceeded
at length, showing the unfairness and in
justice of delay, and appealed to the
House to strip itself of political prejudice
and party bias, and deal fairly with itself
and people, by proceeding at once to set
tle the question as to who is entitled to
heats upon this floor from Grant county.
He hoped the resolution would be voted
down.
A St. Paul Lady Accidentally
Killed by her Husband. -A Hawkes,
of St. Pattl. Minn., accidentally killed
his wife on the morning of August 21st
fter breakfast they retired to their room,
when .Mr. llawkcs took out one of two
pistols which he had possessed, and began
to clean and oil it, his wife, in the mean
time sitting in a rocking-chair engaged in
sewing, une ot the servants ot the house
was in and out of the room during the
time, and having adjusted the furniture,
she had returned with a pitcher of water,
and was standing in the corner, a few fect
from tho chair occupied by Mrs. II
when she heard the report of the pistol, and
looking round, saw the lady leap from
her scat, exclaiming, "Oh! my God!"
and then dropped upon the carpet at her
husband s fect, weltering in her life blood
aud expired. The husband, when he re
alized the terrible calamity that had be
fallen him, was overcome with grief and
anguish, and in the midst of his unutter
able woe. nearly lost his reason, and he
could with difficulty be restrained from
adding a suicide to tho fearful drama.-
A corornor's jury reurned a verdict that
the death of Mrs. Hawkes resulted accid
entally, from the discharge of a pistol in
the hands of M. A Hawkes, and that no
blamo can be attached to him in the mat
ter, except for the careless manner in
which the pistol was held.
She had recently arrived from the East
and they were said to be devotedly attach
ed to each other.
Anecdote of Admiral Farraout.
When Admiral Farragut was ten years
of age, his father, then an officer of rank
in the United States Navy, and high in
tho estimation of the Government, said
in his sou's hearing that when he (the
boy) was old enough to make a compact
and keep it, he had a bargain to offer
him. The sou rose up and asked his
father to state the terms of tho compact.
The Admiral said : -
"The proposal that I intend to ; make
is this : , If you will not smoke nor. chew
tobacco, drink intoxicating drinks nor
strong wines, till you are 21 years of age,
I will then give you $1,000." ' ' . ;
"I am old enough to make that bargain
now," said young Parragut, "I will accept
the offer." . :,,
The bargain was closed. And on the
attainment of young Farragut's majority
the cash was handed over. ' V
A Spunky Soldier. A story is. told
of a Prussian sentinel stationed , on. the
steeple at Troppau, and left behind, there
when his company retreated. The citi
zens attempted to take him prisoner,-but
the Prussian easily defended with his
bayonet the narrow winding stair by
which alone access could be gained to the
steeple. They then decided on reducing
him by famine, but the Prussian rhaving
with him a good, supply of cartridges,
announced that unless ho was regularly
and well fed, he would shoot- every: ono
who passed in the streets ; around' the
church. The good spldierTthUs; cpntriyed
to maintain his position ' for .two ' days,
when Troppau was re-'occupied by the
Prussians and he was relieved.
The fjoshen fjtid.3 Democrat has the
following account of a recent breach of
promise suit in that State :
'Miss Ann Ipipcr some time since corn-
menced suit against Samuel VW Haven
for $10,000 damages, for breach of prom
ise of marriage, iu the Kosciusko county
circuit court. A.chaDge, of venue was ta
ken to the Allen circuit court, and tho
caso was determined , last week by giving
the. plaintiff $1,000. The facts appear
as follows: The. defendant, at the com
mencement of the rebellion, was paying
his addresses to th explain tiff, and a par
tial engagement of; marriage was talde,
and during tbe three years- he was in the
army, they corresponded. , In the mean
time his mother became insane and was
sent to the asylum at Indianapolis. On
his being mustered out of the service his
mother was brought home and consider
ed incurable. At times she was so that
she can get about and attend to domestic
affatrs,f then she. will be worse, and at
such times will permit no woman to be
around the house, and when licr son, the
defendent, employs , a girl to assist her,
she drives her off. He appears to bo the
only one who can manage or do anything
with her. He told the plaintiff his situ
ation and agreed to marry her as soon a3
his mother died or recovered; that no
woman could lire with his mother in her
present condition, and that he considered
it his duty to take care of his mother, and
strive to pacify her as long as she lived,
and this he could not do if he married.
The plaintiff is high ly esteemed and con
sidered an excellent young lady; she is a
sister to William G. Piper, Recorder of
Kosciusko county. The defendant is a
young man of excellent moral character,
and is worth 610,000 or $12,000. Ho
says he loved her and would have mar
ried her as soon as his mother died or gt
better. This statement was made to opeii
court.
St'RGETtYiN Central America. Dr-
Charles Dorat, an English surgeon, resid
ing at Santa Anna, State of Salvador Cen
tral America, has witnessed a novel su
ture. He writes to' a friend in. England
as follows : "I will mention a curious case
of native surgery I witnessed a short time
ago. 1 he patient had rccieved a serious
stab in the abdomen, from which protrud
ed about halfayardof intestines aud i
portion of omentum, the latter having a
longitudinal slit about three inches long.
On my arrival I found that an Indian
medico bad sewed Up the wounded gut
with the nippers of a large ant. The in
sect, which is said to be Very savage, wa
taken by the body and its head presented
to the united lips of the wound, which it
bit and held fast. The operator, then, by
a pinch of the fingers, killed the ant,
leaving tho head fixed to the gut. An
other and another ant thus applied, to the
number of a dozen or fifteen, effected this
singular suture. The gut was then replaced,-and
no inflammation ensuing, the
man recovered speedily. This curious
practico is said to be usual in this part of
Central America."
JumMvg ixto Matrimony. A fel
low who evidently don't dislike "tillers"
says: Speaking of 'Milters" reminds us of
a story of a certain famous Massachusetts
judge. Once upon a time as he rode up
to the door ot a country inn, he saw the
landlady's daughter jump over the fence.
"Do that again, Sallie, aud I'll many
you." The Judge was as good as his
word, a year from that day 'married. the
light heeled Sallie. He was doubtless a
good judge of ankles. But there were no
"filters" in those days.
An exenange says that a New York and
Massachusetts regiment were encamped
on the Itapidanj aud that a wholesome ri
valry existed between them. A revival
suddenly broke out in the Massachusetts
regiment, and twelve were baptized. The
New York Colonel looked savage when
he heard of it, and roared out," Adju
tant, have seventeen men detailed for
baptism ; I'll be hanged if that Massa
chusetts regiment shall beat us."
Not Weaned. -Some young men who.
were traveling among the White Moun
tains recently stopped at a farm-house and
called for milk. After they had drank a
largo quantity the woman of the house
brought them an enormous bowl full,
with a touching remark "One would
think, gentlemen, that yoU had never been
weaned !" '
Lecteal. There are six kinds of milk
in 3 humane use, ! viz: camel's, mare's,
goat's ewe's, ass, and cow's milk. Ewe's
milk yields as much cream as the cow'sj
but has a lower saccharine quality its
curd makes fair cheese. Goat's milk is
-pronounced by doctors and chemists,
the best on the whole of any that is pro
duced. " .
Cable , Nevs. The, World, in view tif
the startling and sensational headings
with winch some journals introduce to
their readers the very meagre dispatches
that come over the cable, there being'
generally "ten lines of head and two or
tail,", suggests;, that these nsationat;
messages . hereafter be Called r" tadpolo
telegranis." , , , " . . : - -
' if they yil.l.. xne v ermont papers
iri. TT mi . it ' . ' f
state that many of the young men of that"
State are seeking homes in the Westi . It
tliey leave their damnable politics behind,,
says the : La Crosse Democrat, and bring
along their 'good muscle, they will be
most welcome, i i
. m -; :
,rEAslLYr Understood. -The. king of;
the Tonga Islands' speech at his reception
iuJSew fXoVk was .as r follows; : "Plehjj
tee ufrum anlotz'tud yu
buh lee fuiryu.' Pipezen toob M ' oreri
suth? entocte, booleo' furyu; buble . furyuV
; s i I'ii'Jt kes r?r 3 -5 ,; "-s
1 1 TkNGTlf eneiS SftEETNEp:A man in 1
jacksoniMiss.; recently wrote a'letter 225
feet long to his sweetheart
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