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LEASOWS LILERARY COMPANION Ge
163
FREDERICK GLEASON,
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
Oy~ Back numbers of both of our papers,
from January first, always on hand.
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ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC.
It looks as if the giant project of linking the
two great oceans of the world together is about
to be realized. Congress—or one branch of
it—has before it a bill authorizing the Postmas-
ter General to contract with certain parties for
the building, for the use of the government, a
line of telegraph from some point on the Mis-
sissippi river to San Francisco, with connecting
branches to various prominent points. The
contract is limited to ten years, and the terms
offered by the government are $50,000 per an-
num during that period, together with the free
use of any unappropriated public land that may
be required, and the privilege of buying at $1 25
per acre, such portions of said land as may be
necessary for the purposes of the company. In
return for these very liberal grants, the company
will be expected to accord to the United States,
at all times, a priority in the use of their lines.
It is stipulated that the work shall be completed
within the compass of two years from the 3lst
of next July. Now if we can enjoy this faci'-
ity of speech “from shore to shore,” nothing
can keep us from being one great nation. The
stage-routes to California have already pio-
neered the way for the railway, and that must
follow in good time. It will not be many years
before a trip across the continent will be one of
the commonest pleasures known to the inhabi-
tants on both sides. Speed the day.
The Mormons now talk of having a little
brush among themselves. After having made
all the mischief and bother they safely could for
this government, they are going to exercise their
passions upon one another. A delegation from
. the disaffected Mormons in Utah, has just visit-
ed Joseph Smith, Jr., son ef the original proph-
et, who resides at Nauvoo, IL, urging him to go
to Salt Lake and take the office of head of the
church, and set Brigham Young adrift, Joseph
Jr. is said to be as much of a prophet as his
futher was before him, and will be likely to draw
off at least enough of Brigham Young’s fullow-
ers to make mischief in the camp. It would not
be the worst thing that could happen, however, if
these Kilkenny kittens would but full a-fighting
among themselves, and claw and chaw “one
another into broken shoe-strings.
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The sixth number of Gieason’s LitERARY
Companion has come to hand, and we unhesi-
tatingly pronounce it to be, not only one of the
best, but the very best literary paper in the
United States, without any exception. In this
., Rumber that thrilling and intensely interesting
story, entitled “The Knights of the Golden
orse Shoe,” by Major Poore, is concluded,
and is by far’ the Most interesting story that we
have had leasure of reading for a long
time, Subscribe for it by all means if you want
one of the richest gems in the literary world.—
Princeton (Mo.) Keporter,
Poor Burton! A New York paper says
Burton’s Jast appearance was the only occasion
on which he objected to a full honse, It seems
that he had requested his physician and executor
to throw a sheet over him as soon as he was
dead, and allow no one to removeit. The fam-
ily of the deceased obeyed his wishes, and the
faneral w was an unusually private one,
The papers in Minnesota speak encouragingly
of business prospects. Glad to bear it. They
believe the “good time” is at hand—and we
sincerely hope it is—for wey have had hard
sledding long e enough,
eo -
Notwithstanding the charms attached to skat-
ing, we hear of several very severe, and some
fatal accidents having oécurred during the
winter.
Mr. Spread Engle Train is trying to persuade
the people of Liverpool to construct horse-rail-
roads.
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Docs Britannia rule the waves? is now the
“main question.”
FASTER—FASTER!
Pile on the fuel! Crowd on the steam! Drive
ahead! Faster—faster! These are the mottocs
of this material age. It scems as if, after peo-
ple had once set their minds on a particular aim,
they could not drive at it with sufficient specd.
They are impatient of everything like obstacles.
They are not willing to allow any room for the
play of circumstances. It is true, looking at it
from one particular point of view, that this gen-
eration is endowed with the most wonderful pro-
pulsive power of any yet known, and that we
are doing the work of several generations to
come ; but we fear the great fact is temporarily
overlooked, that we may bequeath to our poster-
ity a far better material than spiritual inheri-
tance; whereas, the two ought to go hand in
hand. ,
We like speed, nevertheless. Everybody likes
it. Set an old lady in the cars, who, perhaps,
has never been out of sight of her own chimney
in all her life before, and her eyes will sparkle
at the speed of thirty miles an hour, and her
spirits dance reels as she proceeds on her swift
journey. Young foik can’t get on fast enough,
either. We all want to ou:do what has been
done, heard of, or read about before. First it
was wind, then steam, and finally lightning.
The desire is doubtless all right, however. The
world must move, and somebody must move it;
bat we must not forget that motion is ‘not al-
ways progression, any more than bustle is busi-
ness. All the grand thoughts and ideas are
born into the world out of the vast realm of Si-
lence ; snd though we seek to render them real-
ities by the help of roar and racket, it will be
foundgat last that these are no elps but rather a
hindrance and drag.
They have been trying physical experiments
in Newburyport, according to the Ierald’s ac-
count. It seems Dr. Winship, the strong man,
lectured there on his special * vocation.”
Straightway all hands went home and fell to
lifting with might and main. But hear the
Herald's story, with the laugh at the.end of it:
“The Doctor showed how easy it was to raise-
twelve hundred pounds dead weight, shoulder a
barrel of flour, and play with dumb-bells weigh-
ing 150 pounds. Immediately a hundred or two
persons by private exercise or the aid of the
gymna:ium, expected to do the same thing ; and
a dozen or more have been used up in the trial.
We saw one with his arm in a, sling for two
weeks ; another who was all bent up by a strain
in the back; and a third who lost his wind and
thought he was dying, from a fall over a vault.
ing bar. When row a man passes in the streets,
lame, stiff, or maimed, it is common for the
boys to say they ‘guess he belongs to the gym-
nasium.,”
The suppres-ion of the Univers newspaper in
Paris gives rise to expressions of regret on ail
sides. Veuillot, the editor—says a recent letter-
writer at Paris—had a hammer-and-tongs style
of coming down upon things generally, which
is already greatly missed. Nobody cares a'straw
about the economical sermons of the Siecle and
Constitwionnel; Peyrat, of the Presse, who is
also a journalistic pugilist in a small way, has
been wandering about Italy; the Patrie is not
Jess stupid than ever, and the Dfoniteur bores us
with treaties between France and Nicaragua.
We sadly miss the drubbings which our cherish-
ed Veuillot was in the habit of administering,
piping hot, to each and all of his adversaries, in
turn or in the lump, and we long for his resto-
ration to the tripod editorial.
Well and truly says Dr. Humphreys, of Cam-
bridge: “ Youthful America can read no better.
lessons of warning and wisdom than she will
find imprinted on the immortal pages of Grecian
and Roman story! And to derive the full bene-
fit of these lessons—to understand the political
and social position—to study the life of the
Athenians and the Romans, she must, more
widely and nationally, learn their language.”
ee
A Cincinnati paper says that a conductor on
one of the city cars has been fined $25 for com-
pelling a man to yield his seat to a lady. The
lady ought to have been made to pay $25 more,
besides asking pardon of the wronged gentleman,
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A contemporary says that the best way to
get business is to abuse yourcustomers. It may
be so for some kinds of business, but we don’t |
believe in such stuff for common purposes,
It looks as if the Emperor of the French was
willing to accept Savoy and Nice, whenever the
people of these territories fairly signify their de-
sire for annexation, He will apply the same
principle to them as tothe Central Italian States.
Price or Gas TO BE REDUCED.—We under-
stand that the price of gas to all customers in
the city will be reduced 10 per cent. from the
present prices, on and after the first day of April
next.
“Oh, dear! what can the matter be!” is a
tune very much sung in some families. A good
many people get through miserable lives, without
ever knowing what “the matter” is.
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The rebellious feeling is very widely spread
through Hungary. Austria is drawing the reins
on the p:ople in just the way to help on asuc-
cessful revolution.
The Franklin Expedition to the northern re-
gions has called forth a deal of writing, first and
last. Books on the subject are still published.
Wonder how many times, in the course of a
year, the newspapers allude to Oliver Twist’s
“asking for more.” Poor Oliver! what a fate!
Motto for the entrances to stages and cars, in-
tended by Dante for the ladies—‘ Abandon
hoops, all ye who enter here.”
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Of a man who recently died in New Jersey of
delirium tremens, it is said that he was “struck
by lightuing.”
Delwdrops of Wisdom.
The Breatost medicine in life is a trae fend.
ur friends, treat them kindly ;
kill them, treat them ofi
The great difference bets een men, the great
aud insignificant, is energy.
The sun produces life or causes death, acedrd-
ing as its rays full, and so doth lo}
"A punctual man is very rare! rely a poor man,
and never a man of doubtful credit.
Argument, as usually managed, is the worst
sort of conversation.
He shall be immortal who: liveth till he be
stoned by one without fault.
In most families, interests are far safer sub-
jects of conversation than opinions.
Tarmless mirth is the best cordial against the
consumption of the spirits.
The best and most important part of eve!
man’s education, is that which he gives himeeld,
All of us pay a high price for the manhood we
attain—noching less than the pweet fuith of child-
hood.
Women love to find in men a difficult combi-
nation—a gentleness which will invariably yield,
with a force that will invariably protect
Ten poor men can sleep tranquilly upon a
mat, but two kings are not able to live at peace
in a quarter of the world.
Nothing i is more common than to try to ree-
onciie our conscience to our evil thoughts by our
good actio:
Foreign fHiscellany.
Sir William Napier is dead.
There are no new movements in Italy.
It is ramored that Lord Elgin will go again to
China as commissioner.
Itis said that Spain is is srepolved to punish the
Moors till they ask for
The Empress ofthe ‘French is surrounded
with Paris-ites.
The Prince of Orange has been formally be-
trothed to Queen Victoria’s second daughter,
Alice.
~ Austria is said to be exerting herself to effect
a coalition with Russia and
All law officers in France have been ordered
to dress in black, with white cravats.
Miramon was marching upon Vera Cruz, at
last accounts.
erby warns Napoleon of the conse-
quences of the contemplated annexation of Sav oy
to
The lost steamer, Hungarian, brousht over
only from 30 to 40 passengers, instead of 360,
as reported.
Lord John Russell says that his plan for es-
tablishing. ahenceful relations with China has
proved a fai
The publication of the late letter of the Bishop
of Orleans has been interdicted by the order of
the French Emperor, in all the ‘Jepartinents of
Austria replies to Englund, in reference to the
sed settlement of the Italian question, that
she will not interfere, in any event, by force of
arms,
f{Aiscellaneous Ltems.
. Page’s Venus ia attracting large numbers of
visitors in Charleston, S, Connoisseurs in
art there praise it highly.
Medicinal springs of great value to damaged
kidneys and livers have been discovered in a
pasture in Portland, Maine.
Commodore}Vanderbilt purchased the steam-
ers illinois and Moses Taylor at an auction sale
in New York, lately, for $50,000.
During the election in Montreal for Mayor,
they have had out horse, foot and artillery to
keep the voting populace properly intimidated.
Delmonico’s William street establishment, in
New York, has been sold by order of the assignee,
for $85,000.
“No Tuorovcurare—A Lane shut up"”—
is the way the Fulton (N. Y.) Bank defaulter’s
sentence is announced in the ‘naritord Times.
Advices from the Mexican capital represent
the feclings of Miramon’s adherents as against
the United States to be intensely bitter.
The Kentucky State Senate has appropriated
$2000 towards the erection of a monument, at
the capital of the State, to Daniel. Boone
The square miles of coal area in the ‘United
States number 196,650; in Great Britain 5400 ;
France 984; Belgium 510; Spain 200; Rassia
he expedition north of the Gila found a
fine country, well wooded, besides mach min-
eral wealth. Somme quicksilver specimens were
brought in.
The inhabitants of Pittsburg, Pa., in their
ardent pursuit for information, have commenced
challenging each other to “ fair encounters in
spelling.
The con of the visit of the Seventh Regiment
m York Washington is stated
S12 000; ix handred rank and file, including
about fifty officers.
‘The new-born child of the Queen of Spain
has received sixty-one names. We hope none of
them are so bad as the “name” the queen has
borne for years past—Hartford Times.
To meet his expenses for the Vera Cruz cam-
paign, Miramon has forced a contribution of une
month’s rent from all landholders. ‘orcign,
landlords are required to pay with the rest.
Alfred L. Dennis, Vice-President of the Nau-
gatuck Railroad company, is negotiating for the
urchase of the late Washington Irving’s Sunny-
Bide residence on the Hu:
Tlon. Edward Everett’s Tite of Washington,
contributed to ‘k’s new edition of the -
clopadia Britannica, is to be promptly repub-
lished by Sheldon & ‘Co., of New York.
The records of the Stat: Department show
that the total number of persons embarking at
foreign ports for the United States, during the
year I 1859, was 125,500, of whom 96,900 were
The Treacurer of Texas reports that there
will be a su -plus in the State treasury of $400,000,
after defraying the year’s expenses, which can
be applied to the payment of troops for the fron-
tier aefence,
The Prince of Wales is to visit Canada in the
first week of June. The ostensible cause of the
visit is that he may put into its place the last
stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Law-
rence, at Montreal.
Some excitement existed among the Ameri-
cans in Havana in consequence of a Spanish born
American citizen having been claimed by the
Spanish authorities for military services, and ro-
quired to furnish a substitute or pay $1000.
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tions, it is strictly neutral, and therefore emphatically
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AND A WELCOME VISITOR TO THE HOME CIRCLB.
It contains the foreign and domestic news of the day,
te coudensed as to to prosent the greatest possible amount
of intelligence.
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