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' 4 nn 7171 l2 VOLUME III. GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28. 1854. WHOLE NUMBER 153. R1WK TIMES. I THE GRAND RIVER TIMES IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING, BY J. W. BARN'S Si Co. Ofliceover II.QriJfin's Store, Washington Street. K? TERMS. Payment In Advance. Taken at the office, or forwarded by mail, $1,00 Delivered by the carrier in the village, 1,00 One shilling fn addition to the above will be charged for'evcry three mouths that payment is delayed. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are "paid, except at the discretion of the publishers. Term of Advertising. , 'One squaro (12 lines or less), first insertion fifty 'cents, twenty-five cents tor each subsequent inser tion. Legal advertisements at the rates prescrib ed by law. Yearly or monthly advertisements as follows: ' 1 square 1 month, $1,00 1 " 3 u 2,00 1 " 0 " 3,00 1 square 1 year, $5.00 1 column 1 " 20,00 1 "1 month, 5,00 Advertisements unaccompanied with written or verbal directions, will be published until ordered out, and charged for. "When a postponement is ' added to an Advertisement, the whole will be tharRed the same as for the first insertion. CC Letters relating to business, to receive at tention, must be addressed to the publishers pout paid. WILLIAM UA THAW AY, Jr., Judge of Tro bate for Ottawa Co. V. O. address, Crockery, Ottawa Co., Mich. GILBERT G. DURFKE, Under Sheriff and acting Sheriff of Ottawa County, Mich., also Constable in and for the township of Ottawa in said County. Office opposite the Washington House, up stairs, Grand Haven, Mich. IIOYT G. POST, Clerk of Ottawa Co. Office over H. Griffin's store, opposite the Washington House. GEORGE PARKS, Treasurer of Ottawa Co., and Justice of the l'cacc. Office third door be low the Washington House, up stairs. WILLIAM N. ANGEL, Register of Deeds, and Notary Public for Ottawa Co. Office over Uo. Office over street, opposite H. Griffin s store, Washington st the Washington House. jR. W. D UN CAN, Attorney at Law, Prosecuting Attorney, and Circuit Court Commissioner for Ottawa Co. Office third door below the Wash ton House, up stairs. M. B. HOPKINS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery. Office first door west of II. Griffin's store R. J. COLLINS, I'hvsician and Surgeon, Mill Point, Ottawa Co., Mich. Rooms at L. M. S. Smith's Drug Store. A. W. SQ VI ER, Physician and Surgeon, Steels' Landing, Ottawa Co., Mich. STEPHEN MONROE, Physician and Sur peon. Office over J. T. Davis' Tailor Shop. Washington street. GILBERT CO., Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber, Shingles. Staves, Wood and Timber. Grand Haven, Feb. 23, 1831. JOHN T. DAVIS, Merchant Tailor. Shop on Washington street, second door west of II. Grif f fin's store. FERRY iS' SONS, Dealers in Dry Goods, Gro ceries, Provisions, Hardware, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Crockery and Medicines; and man ufacturers and dealers in all kinds of lumber. Water street. Wm. M. I'frrt Jr., Tiios. W. Ierry, Wm. M. Ferry. L. M. S. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, Dry Goods, Groce ries and Provisions, Crockery, Hardware, liooks. Stationety, &c. At the Post office, corner of Park and Barber streets, Mill Point, Mich. HOPKINS S' BROTHERS, Storage, Forward ing and Commission Merchants; general dealers in all kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries, Grain and Provisions ; manufacturers and dealers whole sale and retail in all kinds of lumber. Mill Point, Mich. C. DAVIS ,y CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groce ries, Provisions, Hardware, Crockery, Boots and Shoes, &c. Muskegon, Mich. ? WASHINGTON HOUSE, Byllcnry Fennoy er. The proprietor has the past spring newly fitted and partly re-furnished this House, and feels confident visitors will find the House to compare favorably with the best in the State. WILLIAM TELL HOTEL, By Herman Jo achim. This House is pleasantly situated with excellent rooms well furnished, and the table abundantly supplied with the luxuries and sub stantiate of life. HORACE MERRILL, Boot and Shoemaker. Boots and Shoes neatly repaired, and all orders promptly a ttended to. Shop one door below the Washington House. J. MULDER, Clock and Watch Maker, Mill Point, Mich., is prepared to do all kinds of work in the best manner and on the most reasonable terms. HENRY GRIFFIN, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public for Ottawa County, has resumed his former Land Agency business, and will at . tend nromntlv to the payment of non-resident's taxes ; will negotiate for the purchase or sale of both pine and farming lands. Deeds, Bonds or mortgages, &c, executed at reasonable rates and with despatch. Office opposite the Wash ington House, Grand Haven. - CROSVENOR REED, Attorney and Counsel lor at Law. All business intrusted to me will be promptly and satisfactorily attended to. Resi dence, Charleston Landing, Ottawa Co. Mich. Ji. M. MITCHELL rf- CO., Forwarding and ' Commission Merchants. Firo Pmnf Brlrk Ware house, Nos. 192 and 191 South Water Street,. Uiicagq, 111. Goods received and forwarded to irana Haven with dispatch, and nt the lowest figure. Cash advances made on consignments. I WM. PREUSSER, Watch-Maker and Jeweler, I articular attention paid to repairing fine Watches.- 1 AtJ BID WELL SON. " Confectionery and Bakery, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. B.'Albee agent jur umim Himii uiiu vicinity. ' I) R. S.Sawyer's Fluid Extractofbark.ftn'irpfnr u infl rcvLT ol virile nt krunv 2. c j , - -u.iivw nuAHa STAR'S Balsam of Wild Cherry for diseases or tne mng.i ai , rERnr&Soxs. T)LANK' Books can be hAd at the Drug and Va- neir iMore, ssuw voivx. J. M.S. Smith GOLD PEN MANUFACTORY. C. Plquctte, of Detroit, Manufncturer of Su perior Gold Pem, CNSURPA83ED IN QUALITY AND FINE FINISH. POINTS, twenty different kinds made, some &i low as $1,50 for Pen and Siver Holder. Damaged Pens repoiutcd. Medium 00 cents. Engrossing 73 cents. Damaged pens sent by mail, enclosing the amount for repairs in Post Offlcc.Stamps, will be promptly attended. Detroit, Jannary, 1853. DYE WOODS AND DYE STUFFS. Camwood, Fustic, Logwood, Redwood, Madder, Aunatto Ext. Logwood, Alum, Copperas, Sal Soda, Carbon, ate Soda, Cream Tartar, Tartaric Acid, &c, &c, At the Mill Point Drug Store. fl2ft.J L. M. S. Smith. SYRINGES Metal, Glass and India Rubber In jection Syringes, Glass Ear Syringes and Glass F's and P's at the Mill Point Drugstore. Nov. 26. 72J L. M.S. Smith. T?SSENTIAL OILS. Oil Cloves, Cinnamon, Cu- XL bebs, Lemons, Anise, Pennyroyal, Juniper, Lavender, Spike. Peppermint, Origanum, fcassa frns rdnr. Wormwood. Wlntcrereen. Tansv. Spruce, Amber, Hemlock and Creosote, at Smith's Drug Store, Mill roint. ocpi.y, id-h. ioj L. M. S, Smith. ERFUMERY. Otto of Roses, Musk, Oil Rhodi 11m HnrcrnTTiot. Jasmin. Lavender. Rosemary, elegant Hair Oil, Bears Oil and Cologne, at the Mill Point Drug Store, f!3j L. M.S. Smith. TTTANTED. To contract with some responsi VV ble nerson to cet in five millions of feet of Saw Logs, from our land, at the head of the Bay ou. We have two miles of good Rail Road, run ning into the heart of the timber, with two cars up on it, and every thing in a good state of repair to do business. House and furniture, barn, five yoke of oxen, ono 6pan of horses and all the supplies necessary will be furnished if required, to an ener getic go-ahead man We will give a good con tract. f5tf.j Hopkins & Brothers. Mill Toint, August 1, 1851. FIRE I FIRE 1 1 FIRE I The JEtiia Inmirnm e Company of Utlcn, N. Y, CAPITAL STOCK, $125,000. THE undersigned having been appointed agent for the above Company, is now prepared to insure Dwelling Houses, Stores and all kinds of lmiiriirnrs Household furniture. Merchandise and ntWr lVronortv and the risk of inland navigation and transportation against loss, or damage by fire. Also, Steam mills. L,umDcr l aras, juaeninc snops and Foundries. He will also insure property under the Fanners Mutual Department, at low rates. Ves kpIs nnd Steamboats will be insured under the Ma- rine Department. Office, Water street, Grand Ha ven, Michigan. William M.Ferrt, Agent. TRISH Moss for puddings, at the Drugstore, Mil X l'oint. Jj. o. SMITH. NEW ORLEANS, llavanna, Crushed, Coffee and Powdered Sugar, Green and Black Teas, Rio Coffee and Poland Starch, at FERRY rf- SONS. PERFUMERY of all kinds Cologne, Bay Rum, Lubin Extract, Oil Lavender, Bergamot, Cin namon. Cloves and Peppermint. Ox Marrow, Rose, Bear and Amber Oil, to be found at TERRY K SONS. Ti:NNY LIND and English Laid, Letter and Cap Paper, lanre and common buff Envevel- opes, white do., Steel Pens, Lead Pencils, Wafers, Quills. Blank Books, Copy isooks ana tockci m- arles for 1853, at 1 erry & Sons. WADE & Butcher's superior Razors, Magic Strops, genuine military shaving soap and lather brushes, at Ferry & Soxs. 7ERRY $ SONS, agents for Radway's Ready 1 MecMcines. Wistar's Balsam Wild Cherry, Dr. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, Osgood's Wricht. Moffatt and Brandreth's Pills, together with other patent medicines of the day. rpiIOSE Cast Steel Saws have arrived, also with JL them a few cast steel Circular saws for siding mills, these saws have been tried in a good share of the mills on Grand River and pronounced ahead of anything- Call and see F. & Soxs. GLASS LAMPS, Candlesticks, Lanterns, Cof fee Mills, Horse Cards, Curry Combs and Spring Balances, at Ferry & Soxs. S TRYCIININE to kill the wolves with, at the drug store, Mill Point. L. M. S. Smith. BOOTS & SHOES, in great variety, including Ladies Gaiters, half do., Polka Tics. Kid Tics and Slips at Ferry & Sons. CLOTHING. CLOTHING. WE now offer for sale a very large assortment of Ready Made Clothing from which the most fastidious may be suited. Call and sec. Ferry & Soxs. HATS and CAPS. KOSSUTH, Hungarian, Union, Plush, Bcaven Jockey, and other styles Hats and Caps, arc for sale at Ferry & Sons. Oakland & Ottawa Railroad. NOTICE is hereby given that a call of five per cent on tho stock of the Oakland and Ottawa Railroad Company is hereby made, to bo paid on or before the first Monday of October next, and five percent to be paid on or before the first Mon day ot iSovcmDer next. Payments may be made to any of the following agents, viz : In Wayne County, Michigan Insurance Bank. Oakland County, W. M. McConncll. Genesee County, W. W. Booth. Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, Amos Gould, Ionia County, Frederick Hall. Kent Connty, II. P. Yale. Ottawa County, II. Pennoyer. Stockholders wlil be allowed 7 per rent per ann um, payable semi-annually, on all payments made until the road is completed. By order of the Board of Directors. II. N. Walker, Secy pro tern. Detroit, Sept. 0, 1853. 8w 112. J iETNA INSURANCE CO., Hartford, Conn. CIiartTrert, 1819. CASH CAPITAL, $300,000. INSURES Merchandise generally. Stores, Dwell ings, Warehouses. Buildings, Public and Pri vate, Mills, Manufactories, &c; and takes Inland Risks of property by Lakes. Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriage to nil parts of the Union. Rates of Premium as low as security to the insured permits. Policies on Fire and Inland Risks leaned on fa vorable terms, by IIaxton, Cutler & Warts, Agents at Grand Haven, Mich. S ARDINES. A superior article for sale by the iroxj cneap, ai i-ebki q oum. India Cholagogue, Dr. . V auglins utnontripuc Mixture, Phcenix Bitters, Davis' Pain Killer, Pond's Extract. Dallev's Salve, Scribner's Oak Oil, " The heart alone knoweth its own bitter ness." How much of hypocrisy and deceit must the man who would " do well" in the world prac ticc ! No one dare do aught that tyrannous cus torn does not sanction in this world of convention alities and heartlcssness. The better part of man must be hidden, and his evil genius fostered and encouraged. Hypocrisy and deceit are the sisters of Mammon, and tho three hold joint rule over so clety woe betide him who rebels against their au thorlty. Thus sings the world : We may not sigh, we may not weep, We may not 6peak the heart's true thought Each must his inmost 6ecrets keep, Nor tell at what a price they're bought, The world would laugh, and wanton jest, If the still chambers of the soul Unveiled were, and thought the best, And purest, left at its control. The eye must flash with living light What time the heart Is sick and sad, The careless worldling's smile is bright, Why, then, 6hould we be aught than glad ? The lip must wear its sweetest smile, The tongue must speak tho honied phrase, And hypocritlc cant beguile Affection out of half her days. Then, heart, close shut thy cells in pain ; And light thy lamps, O, drooping eyes ; Tongue, lie; thine owner inast get gain, Though love, hope, faith and virtue dies ! THE ELEPHANT AT LARGE. The large elephant attached to the Uroad way menagerie, got loose from his keeper on the way from Pawtucket 10 Fall River, early yesterday morning. Before starting, his keeper made him lift the hinder part of a wagon, load with 3,500 pounds for the purpose of getting it into line. It is supposed that this, although not unusual, might have suggested to him the mode of attack which he adopted afterwards. When about 6even miles from Pawtucket, he got free from the control of his keeper, and meeting ahorse and wagon, belonging to Mr. Stafford Short, he thrust his tusk into the horse and lifted horse, wagon and rider into the air. He mangled the horse, terribly, and carried him about fifty feet, and threw the dead body into a pond. The wagon was broken to pieces, and Mr. Short considerably hurt. The elephant broke one of his enormous tusks in this encoun ter. A milo further, the elephant, now grown more furious, aUacked in the same manner n horse and wagon, with Mr. Thomas VV. Peck and his son. He broke the wagon and wound ed the horse, which ran nway. Mr. Peck was pretty badly hurt in the hip. While the keepers were engaged in securing the smaller elpphant, who had not, however, manifested any signs of insubordination, the larger one go off from them, and went on through Barncyville, when Mr. Mason Barney and another man mounted their horses and kept on his track as near to him as was prudent, giving warning of the danger to the passengers whom they met on the way. The elephant would occasionally turn to look at them, but did not attempt to molest them. The next man in the path was Mr. Pearce, who was riding with his little son in a one horse wagon. He was coming towards tho elephant, and being warned by Mr. Barney, turned around and put tho horse to his speed, but the elephant overtook him, and seizing the wagon, threw it into the air, dashing it to peices, and breaking the collar bone and arm of Mr. Pearce. The horse, disengaged from the wog on, escaped with the fore-wheels, and the ele phant gave chase for eight miles, but did not catch him. Tho elephant came back from, his unsuccessful pursuit and took' up his march again on the main road where he next encoun tered Mr. Jabez Eddy, with a horse and wagon. He threw up the whole establishment in the same way as before, smashed the wagon, killed the horse and wounded Mr. Eddy. Ho threw the horso twenty feet over a fence into the nd joining lot, then broke down the fence, went over and picked up the dead horse, and deposi ted it in the road, where he had first met him. He killed one other horse and pursued an other, who fled to a barn. The elephant fol lowed, but at the door was met by a fierce bull dog, which bit his leg and drove him off. On the route, tho keeper being ahead of him, saw him plunge over a wall and make for a house. The keeper got into the house first, hurried the frightened people within to the upper story, and provided himself with an ax, succeeded in driving of the furious beast. The elephant finally exhausted his strength, and laid himself down in the bushes, about two miles from Slade's Ferry. Here he was secur ed with chains and carried over tho ferry to Fall River. A part of the time he ran at the rate of a mile in three minutes. Providence Journal, 6th. The Latest about the Elephant. The elephant that belonged to Iho menagerie which exhibited in this city on Tuesday, still contin ues in an uneasy stato of mind." He was confined with several chains, in -order to keep him secure, but soon after tho exhibition was closed, he succeeded in severing two of the chains; a third, however, which was fastened to ono of his legs and around a rock, he was unable to break. Considerable excitraent was caused among those who chanced to be upon the ground, and many fled from the place in hot haste. He is undoubtedly, a dangerous animal. The company paid $700 damages done by him on Monday. ' ' Some are wicked enough to express the wish, that the next time an elephant runs away, he will have occasion to pass through a millitary procession engaged in escorting a human being into perpetual bondage. New Bedford Standard. " I am going to the Post office, Bob, shall I enquire for you Y " Well, yes, if you have a mind too, but I don't think you will find me there." "Snobbery." Our friend, Dr. Ray, of the Galena Jeffersonxan " takes down" some of the members of the Excursion party, and one in particular, in the following manner : We should do Injustice to tho party did we fail to mention the half dozen professors of " snobbery" with which the company was hon ored. Tickets bad been sent to various men who were unable to accept their invitations. In too many instances, they were handed over to cousins, sons and nephews, and thov camo arm ed and equipped as the custom of Snobdom di rects. We have referred to the opera glass man as being at St. Anthony and Minne ha ha ; he was our snob. Dressed in the extremity of fashion, bedecked with diamonds, and stinking of some execrable perfume, he carried with hlra in a patent leather box, hung over his shoulder by n strap, an opera glass with which to look at the Mississippi river! When some ravishing picture would open before us, of sufficient beau ty to silence the reverent beholder out would come the opera glass, and after a momentary squint, we would bo gratified by his note of ad miration "Demnition fine! Exquisite, 'pon me honor." One of the company a Western man of sufficient impudence and one who had received a trifling indignity from Snob, caught him in front of the cabin deck and tho follow ing conversation ensued : West. " I beg your pardon, sir, but I am a western man ; and as such am a little inquisitive. May I inquire what you havo got in that box, to sell T Snob, indignantly. " Sell sir ! I have noth ing to sell!" West. " Excuse me ; I thought you wasped dling something." A roar followed, and Snob retired. His ope ra glass was soon no more. , Very well done, brother Ray ; hit him again. He has no friends among men and women of sense. Chicago Dera. Press. Mechanics. They are the palace builders of the world. Not a stick is hewn, not a stone is shaped in all tho lordly dwellings of the rich, that does not owe its beauty and fitness to the mechanic's skill. The spires that raise their giddy heights among the clouds, depend upon the mechanic's art for their strength and symme try; the thousands of noblo ships that cover the seas of the world ; tho magnificent steam ers that plough the northern lakes, and western rivers ; the swift locomotivos that traverse thro' the States, with the rapidity of lightning; are all the construction of that noblest of beings, the mechanic. Not an edifice for devotion, for business, for comfort, but bears the impress of their handi work. How exalted is their calling how no ble their pursuit how sublime their avocation 1 Who dares to sneer at such a fraternity of hon orable, noble, high-minded men? Who dares to cast odium on such an eminent and patriotic race 1 Their path is one of true glory, ambi tion, and honesty ; and it is their own fault, if it does not lead them to the highest post of tame and renown. " Sonny, where is your father ?" " Father's dead, sir." " Have you any mother?" " Yes, I had one, but she's got married to John Danklin and don't bo my mother any more, 'cause she says got enough to do to 'tend to his own young 'uns." Smart boy; here's a dime for you." 41 Thank ye, sir ; it's the way I get my liv ing." How ?" " Why, tellin' big yarns to green 'uns like you, at a dime a pop." " Pleading at the bar, says a Western editor, " is trying to persuade a barkeeper to trust you for a three cent ninDer." Singular Appearance. Wo noticed a very pretty phenomenon connected with the eclipse on Friday last. Wherever the sunlight strag gled through the trees, it fell upon the walls and sidewalks in little crescents of light constantly changing their place and size as tho loaves rus tled in tho breeze, but always retaining their shape. The interstices between the leaves serv ed as so many cameras, through which the sun made an inverted image of itself. The varying sizes of the eclipse could thus be observed with out tho aid of glass or lampblack. Warsaw New Yorker. These Phenomena were observed in this city also. A punctured card, held in such a position that the light from a new moon may shine thro' the openings upon a vertical surface, will present the same crescent forms. So with a piece of lace, tho crescents corresponding in number with the interstices in the fabric. Albany Argus. The Good Time Come. A telesranhic des- natch to a member of Concross announces the gratifying fact that a woman has been elected constablo in Perry county, Illinois. Wash. Star. A lady had written on a card, and placed it on the top of an hour-glass in her garden house, the following simple verses, from ono of the poems of John Clare. It was the season when flowers wTere in their highest glory. To think of summers yet Jo come, That I am not to see ! To think a weed is yet to bloom From dust that I shall be 1 The next morning sho found tho followlnz lines, in pencil, on the back of the same card : " To think when heaven and earth are fled, And time and scaons o'er ; When all that dare die shall be dead, That I must dje no more ! O ! where will then my portion be ? Where shall I spend eternity?" Wide Awake. A penny .paper, called the Wide-Awake, has just been started in New York. We understand that another one named " full of Fleas" -is to start in opposi-lion. Icebergs and their Dangers. The Buffala Republic relates the narrow escape of the Asia from destruction by an Iceborg on her last trip. She had entered one of those clouds which lie on the ocean so lazily, in the vicinity of New foundland, and which sailors spin, so many yarns about, sometimes affirming roundly that they have often cut the Newfoundland fogs in to chunks with their jacknives, and sometimes telling of flocks of mother Cary'a chickens get ting fast in them, so that they could stand on tho yard arm and catch any quantify of them. Fortunately it was in the day time that the change of atmosphere was experienced, indica tive of the presence of an Iceberg somewhere within ten leagues. Going through the water at the rate of ten or twelve knots, which wos much too rapidly for safety, under the circum- . stances, the lookout at the foretopm&st head sung out at the top of his voice "Iceberg! hard a staboard !" As quick as thought the helm obeyed the warning, and the ship took a short sheer to port. Instantly tho towering mountain of ice, with its cloud-piercing turrets, loomed in terrible grand uer over the ship's staboard bow. Meet her ! roared the Captain, and a-port went the helm. This counter motion barely cleared the wheel-houso and stern of tho ship from the ice berg, and the danger was past. A united s:reech from the timid rung through the ship. s The stout-hearted stood motionless and awo stricken ; and the ship herself seemed to be sen sible of the Providence which saved her and her freight of living hundreds from destruction ; for her motion ceased and she stood as if paralyzed by the fright. Had the eyes of the look-out aloft been diverted but for a single minute ; had he hesitated to the alarm but for a moment ; or had the ship been less obedient to her helm, no thing could have saved a soul on board, and the fate of tho Asia would have been as profound a mystery as that of the President. . " From my Mother, Sir." A few days since a case came up in the United States District Court, in Philadelphia, in which a captain of a vessel was charged with some offence on ship board by his crew. An incident occurred in the case which excited a deep feeling in the Court and in all present. A small lad was called to tho stand to testify in tho case. Ho had been on board the barquo while at Pcrnambuco, and was present during the controversy between the captain and the crew. The shaggy appearance of his head, nnd the bronzed character of his faco and neck, from the exposure of the Southern sun, at first, would seem to indicate carelessness and neglect ; but underneath that long and matted hair, the fire of intelligence gleamed from a pair of small restless eyes, which could not be mistaken. The counsel for the captain, from the extreme youth of the lad, doubted whether he understood the obligation of the oath he was about to take, and with n view to test his knowledge, asked leave to interrogate him. This was granted, and tho following colloquy took place: ' My lad, do you understand the obligations of nn oath ?" Yes Sir, I do." " What is the obligation ?" "To speak the truth and keep nothing hid." " Where did you learn this, my lad ?" " From ray mother, sir," replied the lad, with a look of pride which showed how much ho es teemed the m,oral principles implanted in his breast, by her to whom he committed his physi cal and moral existence. For a moment there was a silence in the court room, and then, as eye met eye, and face gleam ed to face, with the recognition of a mother's love and moral principle which had made their fixed expression upon this boy, it seemed as if the spectators would forget the decorum due to tho place, and give audiblo expression to their emotions. The lad was instantly admitted to testify. x Behold the mother's power I Often had evil influences and corrupt examples assailed this boy. Time nnd care, and exposure to the bat tling elements, had worn away lineaments of the infant face, and bronzed his once fair exterior, but deeply nestled to his bosom still the les. sons of a mother's love, which taught him to love and speak the truth. y A writer on bonnets says : The rule now is, to placo a little wisp of pasteboard and rib bon so far back on the head, that Ihe wearer can not see any part of it. The bonnet patch is secured to the 1 philoprogenitiveness' by a wafer, and the stars look down ' on the placo where the bonnet ought to be.' A Celestial Newspaper. A new Chinese paper has been started in California. The Pla cer Times says it looks as if a spider out of an ink-bottle had crawled over a sheet of whito pa per. Tho editor of the Times is not very fa miliar with the Chinese characters, but from ap pearances he would judge that the salutary of the editor was particularly eloquent. It abounds in a number of hieroglyphics that strongly re semble centipedes, with an occasional dash of tarantulas. It is computed that there are 25,000 Chinese in California, nearly all of whom know how to read. Mr. N. P. Willis, in his Ilame Journal, des cribes a lady whom he lately encountered in an omnibus as excessively pretty; the dimples at the corners of her mouth were so deep and so turned in, Hko inverted commas, that her lips looked like a quotation. The Boston Post thinks that from this M quotation" it-would liko to make an " extract." There isn great deal of truth and a vast deal moro of poetry in the following: " God and the doctor we like adore. Just at the brink of danger, not before. The danger passed, both are alike requited, God is forgotten and the doctor slighted. .Punch 'says that the reason why editors are so apt to have their manners spoiled, is because they receive such a vast number of evil com munications. '