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THE DAILY REPUBLIC.
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Advertisements inserted at the lowest rates.
OFFICE QF THE REPUBLIC.
NINTH STREET,
near rwwnstlvania avenue,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
By th< President el the United States.
TN pursuance of law, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
trtam* v>
II I ill | 'i kHlrri-iiMiiniiiM'iirirniii a iiiiim?
Vol. V. WASHINGTON: WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17. 1853. No. 37.
JL President or im u nuea siaiw, ao nereuy oociare
and make known that public ealee of the |
section* and parts of sections of land, all bcarinJ
the odd number e, which remain to the United i
States, within six miles on each side of the line of i
the Mobile and Ohio River railroad, In the States
of Alabama and Mississippi, subject to doable the i
minimum price of the public lands, as provided by
tbe act of 20th September, I860, will be held at the j
following' land offices, la the States of Alabama
and Mississippi, at the periods hereinafter designated,
to wit:
At the land office at ST. STBPHEN8, in Alabama,
commencing on Monday, the fifth day of
September next, for the disposal of auch sections and
parts of sections, being the odd numbere above referred
to, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North qf the boot lino and moot qf the principal meridian.
Townships one and (too, of range one.
Townships one, two, three, and four, of range
two.
Townships one two, three, four and five, of
range three.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, eix, and
err en, of range four.
Townships three, four, five, six and seven, of
range five.
South qf the base line and toeet qf the principal meridian.
Townships one, two, three, four, and fivi, of range
nnn
Townships one, two, three, four, and fivi, of
range two.
Townships one, two, and three, of range three.
Townahip one, of range four.
South of the baee line and eaet qf the principal mendian.
Tow nab i pa three and four, of range one.
At the land office at DEMOPOLIS, in the eame
State, commencing on Monday, the twelfth day of
September next, for the diapoaal of each sections and
pa rta of section*, being the odd numbert above ref
* red to, as are situated in tho undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North af the bate line and weet of the principal meridian.
Townships eighteen, nineteen, and twenty, of
range four.
At the land office at TUSCALOOSA, in the
same Stale, commencing on Monday, tbeJtfiJiday
of September next, for the disposal of auch sections
and parts of sections, being the odd numbert above
referred to* as arc situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North of the bate line and weit of the principal meridian
in the touthern surveying district.
Township twenty one, of range four.
At the land office at COLUMBUS, in Mississippi,
commencing on Monday, the nineteenth day of
September next, for the disposal of such sections and
par.ts'of sections, being the odd numbert above referred
to, as are situated in the undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North of the baee line and eait of the Choctaw
meridian.
Townships .eight, eixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, and twenty, df-range fifteen.
Townships tight, nine, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, eixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range sixteen.
. Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen,fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
and nineteen, of range seventeen.
Townships eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, of range eighteen, j
Tnamhina tiwht. nine. ten. eleven, and twelve, of
range nineteen.
At tbe land office at AUGUSTA, in tbeeame
State, commencing on Monday, tbe twenty sixth
day of September next, for tbe disposal of such sections
and parts of sections, beings tbe odd numbers
above referred to, as are situated in tbe undermentioned
townships, to wit:
North of the hate line and eaet of the Choctaw meridian.
Township/our, of range thirteen.
Townships one, two, wee, four, five, and six, of
range fourteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range fifteen.
Townships one, two, three, four, five, six, and
seven, of range sixteen.
Townships one,five, six, and seven, of range seventeen.
Township seven, of range eighteen.
North of the baseline, west of the meridian, and east
of Pearl river.
Townships three, f our, five, six, seven, and eight,
of range five.
Townships five, six, seven, eight, nine, and (en,
of range six.
Townships seven, eight, nine, and ten, of range
seven.
Townships, eight, nine, and ten, of range eight.
The townships herein designated in Roman letters
are wholly within the limits of "six sections
in width on each side of said road," and those in
italics are partly within said limits, as designated
on the diagrams, which will be furnished to the
respective district land offices by tbe Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
Lands reserved for schools, military, and other
purposes, will be excluded from sale.
Tbe lands sold will be subject to the right of way
granted by the said act of 20th September, I860,
to the States aforesaid, for said railroad, net exceeding
one hundredfeet on each side thereof; and
therefore the particular tracts of land which include
tbe road will be sold as containing tbe quantities
respectively shown by the official plats.
Each sale will be kept open for a time sufficient
to admit of offering all the lands, but not exceeding
two weeks, and applications to make private
entries of the lands offered under this proclamation
will not be received until after the close of the
public sale.
Given under my hand, at tho city of WashingHaw
nf Mftv. A. I). 1853.
IUIJ|lUO f . ,
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
John Wilson,
Commissioner of the Qeneral Land Office.
Notice to actual settlers on lands of the UniUd
States originally withdratim from market on account
qf the railroad grant.
Under act of Cobgress, approved 3d March, 1853,
entitled "An act to extend pre-emption rights to
certain lands therein mentioned," the pre-emption
laws of the United States as they now exist are
extended over the alternate reserved sections ol
public lands along the line of the railroad hereinbefore
mentioned, where the settlement and improvement
were made prior to the final allotment of
the alternate sections to the said railroad. There
fore, all claims by pre-emption to any of the alternate
sections of public lands within the limits
originally reserved will attach, if predicated upon
settlements made prior to the 4th February, 1863,
the date of the final allotment.
Claims within thesis miles limits must be proven
up at any time before the day herein fixed for the
commencement of the public sale, and are to b<
paid for at the rate of two dollars and fifiy centi
per acre. Claims outside of the six miles, anc'
within the limits of the original reservation, must
be proven up prior to the restoration of said, land)
to private entry.
Soldiers' bounty land warrants, at a dollar anc
twenty-five cents per acre, may be received ir
payment for either class of lands; one warran
only, however, can be located by each pre-emptor
Immediately after the close of the public salt
directed by the foregoing proclamation of the Pre
eident, applications will be received ,for the pur
chase at private entry, or location by warrants, o
the lands reserved to satisfy this grant, outside o
the six miles limits, in each order as to preven
confusion and insure accuracy, in accordance witl
instructions to be issued to the registers and re
c nvers. JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of tbe General Land Office,
May 26?wI3w
ri"v " ' I'jliiiTii"' r ' i i 'TIT IVI?II S
By the President t the United States.
IN pursuance of lew, I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, <
Freeideat of (be United States at Amerioa, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales 1
will be beld at the undermentioned land offices in '
ibe State of Wisconsin, at tbe periods hereinafter '
designated, to wit; J
At tbe land office at WILLOW RIVER, commencing
on Monday, tbe third day of October '
next, for the disposal of the public lands situated <
in tbe following named townships, viz: ^
North of the bate line and toett of the fourth prin- (
eipal meridian. .
Townships thirty two, thirty three, thirty four, i
thirty Ave, and thirty six, of range five. i
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three, |
thirty four, thirty five, and thirty six, of range i
six. " i
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three, i
thirty four, and thirty five, of range seven. i
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three, i
and thirty four, of range eight. i
Townships thirty one, thirty two, and thirty
three, of range nine. i
Townships thirty one, thirty two, thirty three, I
and thirty four, of range sixteen.
Townenipd miriy unto tuu vun iy ,uu>, v, .
seventeen. I
At the land office at MENA8HA, commencing
on Monday, the tenth day of October next, for the <
disposal of the public lands within the undermentioned
townships and parts of townships, to wit:
North of the bate line andeaet of the fourth principal
meridian.
Townships twenty five and twenty six, of range
twelve.
Fractional township twenty one, west of Wolf
river, and townships twenty tour, twenty five, and
twenty six, of range thirteen.
Fractional townships twenty one and twenty
two, west of Wqjf river and Bayou, and townships
twenty three, twenty four, twenty five, and twenty
six. of range fourteen.
Fractional township twenty two, west of Wolf
river, townships twenty three and twenty four,
and fractional townships twenty five and twenty
six, west of Wolf river, of range fifteen.
Fractional townships twenty two, twenty three,
twenty four, and twenty six, west of Wolf river,
of range sixteen.
At the land office at LA CROSSE, commencing
on Monday, the seventeenth day of October next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the following
named townships, to wit:
North of the bate line and toett of the fourth principal
meridian.
Townships twenty and twenty one, of range one.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
and twenty one, of range two.
Tnn..hina v?niv nnfl and twentv two. of rantfC
eleven.
Townships twenty one end twenty two, of range
twelve.
Townships twenty one and twenty two, of range
thirteen.
North of the bate line and eatt of the fourth principal
meridian.
Townships twenty one, twenty two, twenty
three, and twenty tour, of range one.
Township twenty one, of range two.
At the land office at STEVENS'S POINT, commencing
on Monday, the twenty fourth day of
October next, for the disposal of the public lands
situated in the following townships and parts of
townships, to wit:
North of the bate line and eatt qf the fourth principal
meridian.
Township twenty six, of range four.
Township twenty six, of range live.
Sections three to ten, fifteen to twenty two, and
twenty six to thirty five, in township twenty tix;
township twenty seven, (except sections thirteen,
twenty four, twenty five, thirty five, and thirty
six,) and townships twenty eight, twenty-nine,
and thirty, of range six.
Sections one, two, eleven to fourteen, twenty
three to twenty five, and thirty six, in townehip
twenty tix; sections thirteen, twenty four, twenty
five, thirty five, tujd thirty six, in toumship twenty
seven; sections Vive to eight, seventeen to twenty,
thirty, and thirty one, in toumthip twenty
etghl; townehip twenty nine, (except sections twen
ty five to twenty eight, and. thirty three to thirty
six,) and townihip thirty, of range seven.
Sections one to five, eight to fifteen, twenty two
to twenty seven, thirty five and thirty six, in
townihip twenty four; townehip twenty five, (except
sections six, seven, eighteen, nineteen, thirty,
and thirty one;) townihip twenty eix; townships
twenty seven, (except section six,) twenty
eight, (except sections six, seven, eighteen, nineteen,
thirty, and thirty one;) and townships twenty
nine and thirty, of range eight.
Townships twenty five and twenty six, of range
nine.
Township twenty six, of range eleven.
At the land office at MINERAL POINT, commencing
on Monday, the second day of January
" ' **? *1 J! ? I Ika fnllnurin? hAln ty Va I
nexi, lor me UI?|JWUI vi t.iv w.? ' n' D
iduary tract* of the reserved lead mineral,Ian da,
which were not included in the proclamation* of
the 20th November, 1846, and 28tn April, 1851, to
be sold under the act of Congress entitled "An act
to authorise the President of the United States to
aell the reserved mineral lands in the Slates of
Illinois and Arkansas,and Territories of Wisconsin
and Iowa, supposed to contain lead ore," approved
July 11,1846, to wits
North of the bate line and east of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west half and northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, the northeast quarter of the northweal
quarter, and the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section one; the cast half of
the northwest quarter, the southeast quarter, the
west half of the southwest quarter, and the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter of twelve;
and the northeast quarter, and north half of southwest
quarter of twenty nine, in township one; the
northeast quarter of section thirteen, in township
two; the west ha)f of the northwest quarter of
section eleven, in toumship three; the east half of
the southeast quarter of section twenty Ave, and
the east half of the southwest quarter of thirty six,
in township Jive, of range one.
The west half and northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter, the east half of the northeast quarter,
and the cast half of the aouthcaatquarterof section
two, in township two, of range two.
The eastbalf of the northeast quarter, and the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section
four, in township two, and the northwest
quarter of the northwest qnarter of section Ave, in
township three, of rango three.
The east half of the north west quavter, the northwest
quarter of the northeast quartt r, and the east
half of the southwost quarter of section thirty, in
I township four; and the west half of the northwest
quarter of section thirty nve, in lowntmp jive, oi
i range four.
North qf the bate line and voetl of the fourth principal
meridian.
The west half of the norihwerfT quarter of scc1
tion three, in townthip twoJ the cast half of the
: northwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of
! the northeast quarter of four; the west half of the
' southeast quarter of six; the southeast quarter of
' the southeast quarter of twenty seven, and the
1 southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of thirty
1 four, in townthip three, of range one.
The northwest quarter of section ten, and the
' west halt of the southeast quarter of thirty, in
' township three, of range two.
1 At theSAME PLACE, commencing on Monday,
- the third day of October neat, for the disposal of
8 the public lands within the following sections, and
parts of sections, to wit;
f North qf the bate line and wett of the fourth principal
f meridian.
t Section one, the east half and southwest quarter,
o the west half of the northwest quarter, and the
- northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of ten,
in townthip nine; and the east half ot the south
west quarter of section twenty six; the west hall
of twenty-seven; the eaat half of twenty eight,
ind the north half of thirty fire, in township ttn,
if range five.
Land# appropriated by law for the use of schools,
nilitary and other pnrpoeee, together with "those
iwamp and overflowed land*, made unfit thereby
'or cultivation," if Qny, granted to the State by
he act entitled "An act to enable the State oI Arransas
and other Statee to reclaim the <ewamp
ends' within their limits," approved September
18,1850, Will fie excluded from the sales.
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
ilth July, 1846, hereinbefore referred to, preoption
claims will not be allowed to any of the
ibove-raentioned lead mineral tracts to be offered
it Mineral Point, until after they have been offered
it public sale, and become subject to private en
;ry. And these tracts will be sold in such legal
lubdlvlsions as will include the mine or mines at
not less than two dollars and fifty cents per acre}
ind if not sold at the public sate at such price, nor
iball be entered at private sale within twelve
months thereafter, the same shall be subject to sale
is other landsThe
offering of the above lands will be commenced
on the days appointed, and will proceed
?t-- iwklAk tkew ora arltrnvitaort until thfi
Ill IUO UIUOI 111 WMU/U mv; w<v ?V. ?v. . ??
whole thai! have bsen offered, and the aaUa tbue
closed; but no Mle shall be kept open longer than
two weeka, and no privata entry of any of tne landa
will be admitted until after the expiration of the
two weeka.
Given under mj hand, at the city of Washington,
this twenty-first day of June, Anno Domini
sne thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
FRANKLIN FIERCE.
By the President:
John Wilson,
Commissioner of the General Land Ofiico.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emption
to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, ia required
to establish the sanao to the satisfaction of the reg
later and receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor as soon at practicable after
Bering that notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the puhlio sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed,otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
June 23?law!3w
RED RIVER RAFT.
THE PERSON to whom the contract was awarded
under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with sureties as required,
proposals for the work are again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the 20th day of
neyt September for the removal of obstructions to
ihansviifilinnnl H?>d ri vnr ( Louisiana) occasioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from tho same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum of $100,000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
(thoroughly,) and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby, for a specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he proposes
to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the 1st day of June, 1856;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor wilt be required to give his bond
for $20,000, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of $10,000, conditioned fpr the faithful execution
of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the same time with his proposals, the names of the
persons whom he offers as sureties, and a declaration
signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certificate
of a district judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth $10,000 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms of payment.
Of the sum of $10u,000 appropriated for the
above object, $50,000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows?to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a portion
of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department; and if it shall appear that such
is the fact, the Department will pay such a proportion
of the said sum of $50,000 as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft, provided no
partial payment shall be made for less than onetenth
part of the whole work. The remaining
$60,000 will he paid in equal annual instalments
corresponding in number with the number of years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the Department
is to be the sole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work?that is,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for a specified period. No separate proposals
for portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to tbe undersigned,
marked on the envelope, "Proposals for
removing Red River Raft."
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to its own
judgment of the most favorable bio and the most
responsible bidder.
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and National
intelligencer, Washington, D. C.; Cincinnati
Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal,
Louisville, Kentucky; St. Louis Republican, St.
Louis, Missouri; Sbreveport Herald, Shreveport,
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
Washington, Arkansas. J.J ABERT,
Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers.
July 14 ? d20t&tawt20Sep
PROFESSOR ALEXANDER C. BARRY'S
TRICOPHEROUS, or Medicated. Compound, for
beautifying, curling, preserving, restoring and
strengthening tbe Hair, relieving diseases of the
skin, curing rheumatic pains and healing external
wounds. Bounded by no geographical lines, the
reputation of Barry's Tricopherous pervades the
Union. Tbe sales of the article of late years have
increased in a ratio that almost exceeds belief.
Professor Barry, after a careful examination of his
sales-book, finds that tbe number of bottles delivered
to order, in quantities of from half a gross
upward, during the year 185U, was within a trifle
of 960,000.
It is unnecessary to present at length the evidences
of the wonderful properties of the Tricopherous
when the public have furnished such an
endorsement as this. The cheapnessofthearticle,
and the explanations given of its chemical action
upon the hair, the scalp, and in all cases oi
superficial irritation, first recommended it to
the attention of the people. This was all that
the inventor desired. Every bottle advertised
itself. The effects of the fluid exceeded expectation.
It acted like a charm. The ladies would
not be without it- Country dealers in every
section of the United States found they must
have it; and thus was built up a wholesale
of,, rrirnrdf
articles of this kind. The highest point has nol
yet been reached, and it ia believed that the salet
tbia year will be a million and a half of bottlea.
Depot and manufactory, No. 137 Broadway, New
York. Retail price, 26 cent* a large bottle.
Liberal discount to purobaeere by the quantity
Sold by all the principal merchants and druggisti
throughout the United States and Canada, Mexi
co, West Indies, Great Britain, France, &c., b]
8. PARKER, Penn. avenue,
And A. LAMMOND, 7th street,
June 4?d&triw6m* Washington.
H~ OMRPICTURES, by Mrs. C. W. Denison.
The Boyhood of Great Men, with illustra
tions.
Uncle Robin in his Cabin in Virginia, by J. W
^elen end Arthur, or MiaaThusa'e Spinnini
F Wheel, by Caroline Lee Hente.
July FRANCE TAYLOR.
THE REPUBLIC.
Annabel Lee.
BY EDGAR A. FOE.
It was many and many a year ago, J
In a kingdom by the sea, '
That a maiden there lived whom you may know !
By tlio name of Annabel Lee; j
And this maiden she lived with no other thought !
Than to lovo and be loved by ine. ^
/ was a child and she was a child, t
hi this kingdom by the sea; 1
But wo lovetl with a love that was more than (
love? '
I and my Annabel Lee; 1
With a love that winged seraphs of heaven ]
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago, \
In this kingdom by the sea, .
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
my oeauttiui Annabel i^ee; (
I So tna|. her high-born kinsman came ]
| And bore her away from mc,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea. |
The angels, not half so happy in heaven, 1
Went envying her and mo? '
Yes!?that was the roason (as all men know, '
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night, ]
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. 1
]
But our lovo it was stronger by far than the love (
Of those who wore older than wo?
Of many far wiser than we? i
And noither the angels in heaven above, i
Nor the demons down under the sea, i
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul j
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee: j
For tire moon never beams without bringing me |
dreauis
Of tho beautiful Annabel Lcc;
And the stars never rise, but feel tho bright eyes (
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, nil the night-tide, 1 lie down by the side
Of my darling?my darling?my life and my bride,
In tho ?cpulchro there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
Emendations or Shakspeark.?At the Poopie's
Theatre a few nights since, during the performance
of Shakspeare's "Henry VIII.," in the
celebrated Trial Scene of Quoen Catharine, there
was acted a little episode which croated considerable
mirth at the time.
In this piping lmt weather it has become necessary
to throw open all the windows, and keep a
dozen swinging fans in constant operation. A
brick wall is "going up" at the west side of the
building, and this is nightly occupied by as many
boys, small and large, as it can accommodate with
standing room. On the night referred to a youth
stationed himself upon this wall, and began to
whistle about sundown, and continued incontinently
to whistle during tlio entire opening, much
to the annoyance of the performers on the stage,
who, in consequence of t|?'o whistler's close proximity
to an open window, supposed he was in the
dress circle. The tunes whistled were a selection
of the most popular Ethiopian airs.
About the time Queen Catharine commenced
hor defence before the High Court of England,
(held at Black Friars,) the tune happened to bo
"Carry me back to Old Virginia." The injured
Queen spoke her first speech, beginning with the
line,
"Sir, I desire you do mo right and justice,"
without apparently noticing the whistling accomEatrtment;
but when Cardinal Woolsey and his
rother Cardinal Campeius had briefly replied,
and it was "her cue" to go on with her defence,
the whistling gentleman changed his tune, and in
louder tones than before burst forth with "Buffalo
gals will you come out to-night!" The stately
Catharino of Arragon, her patience exhausted,
instead of proceeding with the language set down
in the text, spoke thus:
"I would it were within the provinco
Of some officer of the court
To send that whistler hence!"
A burst of applause from the audience answered
this appeal; but no effect seemed to have been
produced upon the whistler on the wall, except to
induce him to change his tune to "Jim crack corn
I don't care," which he gave forth in tones louder
than ever.
The enraged Queen, finding that the officers
took no notice of her expressed dosire for the expulsion
of the saucy whistler, concluded to proceed
with her part, which she accordingly did, in
I the words of Shakspeare, as follows: ,
???"Lord Cardinal,
To tou I speak!"
Whereupon, Mr. Thompson, forgetting for a
moment his high position as public prosecutor in
that august court, and only remembering that as
stage manager he was a sort of conservator of the
peace, stepped forward to the foot-lights, and thus
delivered himself:
"Let some careful officer
That contumacious whistler from the house
Instantly turn out."
Another round of applauso greeted Thompson,
and it was found, when the noise had a little subsided,
that the tune now whistled was "Poor Lucy
Neal."
Officer Phillips, who was standing by the open
window, near which the offending individual was
stationed, considering himself personally appealed
to by the stage-manager, and feeling a little hurt
that any one should consider him so derelict in
his duty as to permit so flagrant a contempt of
court, "then and there" within the walls, rose up,
and catching the measured Rtyle of speaking from
the Queen and Cardinal, said in a loud voice:
"May it please your majosty,
And you, my Lord High Cardinal, the whistling
gent
Is not in the house, but perched on yonder wall!"
The remainder of the famous trial scene was
perfbrinod in dutnb show, not a word of the actors
being heard, in consequence of tho repeated
r bursts of laughter and applause which broke from
1 the audience; and whether the noble Catharine of
Arragon was acquitted or convicted wo know not
to this day. As wc passed out, bound homeward,
< -1 ?... L-J ...ilriwiurinfflv nil
me wnisuer, wuo nau u?iu.vn..?v ?
this mirth, was "going it" with all his might on
"sich a gittio up stairs."
i 1 "
i A Successful Device.?It is a pleasant and
I healthful custom with the fair ladies of Staunton,
i Virginia, to promenade daily on the plank walk
leading to the Deaf Mute Asylum. One evening
' some young ladies thus recreating, espied "0110 of
the hoys," a very handsome young follow, sitting
s near the walk, fondling a hare, and holding it to
their viow. Supposing nim to he one of the mutes,
j they clustered around, and expressing great admiration
for him and the hare, soon spelt upon
their fingers the following question: "What would
he take for it?" The answer was given in the
" same language: "A kiss from each of you." The
bargain was struck, the property delivorod, and
the pay given and received with a hearty good
will on both sides, when, unable to contain himself
longer, tho young scamp laughed out for joy,
gr and ran off nxultingly to join his comrades, who
were sitting in sight to sco the success of his experiment,
From the Mew York National Democrat.
Curiosity of Chistse Dress and Ceremony.
The Chinese dresses of ceremony are exceedngly
rich and handsome, and contrast with great
idvantage with the queer unmeaning capings and
ikirtings of our coats. The color of the spenser
s usually dark-blue or purple, and the long dress
>eneath is commonly of some lighter ana gayer
nue. On State occasions this last is very spleniidly
embroidered with dragons or other devices, in
lillr on?l rwsxlsl anrl tlin nnat n mnnrila frsnnpntlv tn
large Bum*. At the imperial feast, of which a relent
embassy partook at Trentsin, the crowd of
Mandarins in full dress, surmounted by their
crimson cape and various-colored balls, certainly
produced a very Btriking effect.
The great Bin of the Chinese costume is the
icarcity of white linen, and, consequently, of
vashtng. Even their body-garment is sometimes
i species of light silk, but capable of purification.
All the rest of their dress being of silks or furs,
:horo is less demand for linen, in proportion to the
numbers, than in - any other country. They
ipread neither sheets upon their beds nor cloths
in theft tables; and the want of personal cleanliness
has, of course, a tendency to promote cutaneous
and leprous complaints. Their substitute
for soap is an alkaline ley, derived from a mineral
lubstance, and rather corrosive in its nature.
The skins of all animals are converted into apparel
for the winter. The lower classes use that
if sheep, cats, dogs, and squirrels. Even rat and
mouse-ekins are sewn together for garmonts. The
expensive fur dresses of The higher classes descend
from father to son, and form sometimes no inconsiderable
portion of the family inlieritance. At
an entertainment in Gantou, vyhen the party, according
to the custom of the country, were seated
in an open room without fires, the European
Uairan in in nf cnld. Ilnnil which the
j^UOOMI MV^Uli W%M ?- ? J . - _ TT_ .
Iiost immediately accommodated the whole number
of ten or twelve with handsome wide-sleeved
upensers, all of the most costly furs, telling them
at the samo time that lie had plenty more in reserve.
The Chinese may be said to possess an advantage
in the absenco of those uerpetual and frequently
absurd mutations of fashion in Europe
and America, which at one period blow out the
Bame individual like a balloon, aud at another
contract her into a mummy, and which are frequently
ridiculed and followed in excess at one
and the same time. They are not at the mercy
and disposal, in matters of taste, of those who
moke their clothes, and their modes generally
last as long as their garments. The human
shape and dress are not varied with the infinite
mutations of a kaleidoscope; and that peculiar,
though indisputable species of merit, "being in
the height of the fashion," tho honor of which
must be chiefly shared with the tailor and the
milliner, is nearly unknown to them. The only
setter of fashions is the board of rites and ceremonies
at Pekin, and to depart from their ordinances
materially would bo considered as something
worse than mere mauvain ton. It is their
business not only to prescribe tho forms, on all
occasions of worship or of ceremony, but the
costumes which are to bo worn must be in strict
conformity to rule. The dresses of all ranks and
orders, and of both sexes, about the imperial
palace, are specified as regards cut, color, and
material, with as much precision as any court in
Europe. From tho Tartar religion to the Lamas,
the rosary of the one hundred and eight beads
lias become a part of the ceremonial dress attached
to the nine grades of official rank.
It consists of a necklace of stones and corals,
nearly as largo as a pigeon's egg, descending to
the waist, and distinguished by various beads, according
to the quality of the wearer.
The various appendages, asthepurso or pouch,
the steel and flint-case for lighting tho pipe, the
rnntali-nnan. etc.. are ffeneraflv of the finest silk
embroidery, which form one of the principal accomplishments
of Chinese ladies. All the handsome
crape shawls exported from China, some of
which cost from eighty to a hundred dollars, are
entirely the work of women.
A Chinese is seldom seen without his snuffbottle,
which is of oval construction, and less
than two inches in length, the stopper having a
small spoon attached, with which a portion of
snuff is laid 6n the left hand, and at the lower
point of the thumb, and thus lifted to the nose.
The material of these bottles is sometimes of
porcelain or of variegated glass, carved with considerable
skill in the style of cameos, or of rock
crystal, with small figures or writing on the inside,
performed in a manner which is not easy to
account for.
Among the presents sent to, or, in the language
of Pekin diplomacy, conferred upon foreign sovereigns,
is the embroidered silk purse, one of which,
it is said, the old ?mperor, Kienloong, took from
his sidq and gave to the youth who officiated as
page to Lora Macartney. This was of the imperial
yellow color, with the five-clawcd dragon, i
and could hardly be worn by Chinese subjects,,
who always displayed the most profound reverence
and admiration when they saw it and knew
it was from the great Emperor s own person.
The ornament which has sometimes, for want
of a better name, been called a sceptre, is in fact
an emblem of amity and good-will, of a shape less
K?nt than tha lohur S. about eighteen inches in'
length, and cut froin tho jado or yu-stone. It is j
called by the Chinese, joo-ee, or "as you wish,"
and is simply exchanged as a costly mark of
friendship; but that it had a religious origin seems
indicated by the sacred flower of the lotus being
carved on the superior end.
Tho heads of the men arc invariably shaven
oxcept from the top, whence tho tail depends in
conformity with the Tartar custom, the onty
change being in mourning, when tho hair is allowed
to grow.
The women would frequently be very pretty,
wore it not for the shocking custom of daubing
their faces with white and red paint, to which
may be added tho deformity of cramped feet. In
point of health thiH is in a great degree made up
by the total absence of tight lacing, and of all ligatures
and confinements whatever about the vital
parts. Their dress is, extremely modest and becoming,
and in the higher classes as splendid as
the most requisite silks and embroidery can make
it, for the Chinese, it is said, reserve the host silks
for themselves.
Unmarried women wear their hair hanging
down in long tresses, and the putting up of the
hnir is one of tho ceremonies preparatory to marriage.
The eye-brows of tho young womon are
fashioned' until they represent a fino-curved line,
which is compared to the new moon when only a
day or two old, or to tho leaflet of the willow.
Their ordinary dress in a large-sleeved robe of silk
ovor a longer garment of sumo lighter color, under
which arc loose trousers, which are fastened
around tho ankle just above tho small foot and
light shoe. A proverbial expression among tho
Chinese for the concealment of defects is "long
robes to hide large feet." Notwithstanding this,
tins Tartar womoii have the good sense to preserve
the natural size of their feet. In other respects
they dress nearly as the Chinese, and paint
their faces white and red in the same style.
The dwellings of tho Chinese bear a curious resemblance
to tno remains of the Roman habitations
disinterred from the ashes of Poinpeii. The
magnificence of the mansion is estimated, in some
measure, by tho ground it covers and by the number
and sizo of tho courts and buildings.
The apartments of the Ckmcso are by no means
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BO full of furniture as ours, and in this respect they
hnvA r?utnhn(l a noint of luxilTV far short of our
own people; however, they are the only people of
Asia who use chairs; these resemble the solid and
lumbering pieces of furniture which were in fashion
more than a century ago, as described by
Cowper:
"But restless was the chair; the back erect
Distressed the weary loins that felt no ease;
The slippery seat betrayed the sliding part
That pressed it, and the feet hung dangling
down."
Cushions, with hangings for the backs, are sometimes
used of silks or English woollens, generally
of a scarlet color, embroidered in silk patterns by
the Chinese women. Near the chairs are commonly
placed those articles of furniture which the
Portuguese call cuspadores, or spitting-pots, rendered
necessary by the most intemperate habit of
smoking. The disagreeable noise that attends
the clearing of the throat and fauces of the poison
inhaled by this bestial practice is perpetual
among the Chinese, and makes one enter feelingly
into the complaints of many of our transatlantic
visitors in regard to similar habits among ourselves.
.....
j
"The Old Woman."?It was thus, a few days
since, we heard a stripling of sixteen years designate
the mother who boro him. By coarse husbands
we have heard wives so called occasionally,
though in the latter case the phrase is more often
used endearingly. At all times, as commonly
spoken, it jars upon the ear and shocks the sense.
An "old woman" is an object of reverence above
and beyond almost all other phases of humanity.
Her very age should be her surest passport to
courteous consideration. Tho aged mother of a
grown-up family needs no other certificate of
worth. She is a monument of excellence, approved
and warranted. She has fought faithfiilly
"the good fight," and come off"conqueror Upon
^1" on aim thft mfl rl(R ftf thfl coll
flict in ail its furrowed lines. Tho moat grievous
of the ills of life have been hers; trials untold and
unknown only to God and herself she has borne
incessantly; and now, in her old age?her dutydone,
patiently awaiting her appointed time?she
stands, more truly beautiful than even in youth,
more honorable and deserving than he who has
slain his thousands, or stood triumphant upon the
proudest field of victory!
Young man, speak Kindly to your mother, and
even courteously'?tenderly of her! But a little
time, and yo shall see her no more forever! Her
eye is dim, her form is bunt, and her shadow falls
graveward! Others may love you when she has
passed away?kind-hearted sisters, or she whom
of all the world you may choose for a partner?
she may love you warmly, passionately?children
may love you fondly; but never again, never,
while time is yours, shall the love of woman be to
you as that ot yon old, trembling, weakened mother
has been.
In agony she bore you?through purling, helpless
iiifancy her throbbing breast was your safe
Crotection and support?in wayward, tetchy boyood,
she bore patiently with.your thoughtless
rudeness, and nursed you safely through a legion
of ills and maladies. Her hand it was that bathed
your burning brow, or moistened the parched lip;
nor eye that lighted up the darkness of wasting
nightly vigils, watching always in your fitful
sleep, sleepless by your side, as none but her could
watch. Oh! speak not her name lightly, for you
cannot live so many years as would suffice to thank
her fully. Through reckless and impatient youth
she is your counsellor and solace. To a bright
manhood she guides your improvident step, nor
even then forsaKes or forgets. Speak gently, then,
and reverently, of your mother; and when you,
too, Bhall be old, it shall, in some degree, lighten
the remorse which shall be yours for other Bins,
to know that never wantonly have you outraged
the respect due to "old women."
A Negro Veteran.?Few persons, we think,
have travelled in Texas who nave not heard of
Thomas Savoy, alias Black Tom, alias the Special
Citizen of Bexar county. He was by trade a
barber, but by inclination a soldier, and his history
is intimately connected with the warlike part
of that of Texas. He was much fonder, too, of
the company of white men than of that of persons
of his own color.
Tom was a native of Maryland, then a citizen
of Washington, D. C., then a resident of Mississippi,
whence he emigrated to Texas, at the beginning
of the revolution there, with a company
' 1?' v;. ...A, in kin nocket.
Ot Mississippi vululllccib, hid iuvi ... jr ,
and a gun on his shoulder. Thoy joined General
Houston a short time after the battle of San Jacinto,
but Black Tom's subsequent conduct as a
soldier elicited the praise of his hard-lighting comrades
and superior officers.
The year 1839 was distinguished in Texan annals
by the expedition under Jordan to Saltillo, to
assist the treacherous Canalcs in hie armed Federalist
attempt against the Mexican anti-Federalists.
He betrayed his little band of Texan allies,
but they and their gallant leader gave the united
Federalists arid State Rights Mexican army two
as thorough consecutive drubbings as they ever
received, and then returned leisurely heme without
interruption. Black Tom was one of Jordan's
men, and if he had little occasion or time to use
his razor, he made up for it by a skilful handling
of his offensive weapons.
In 1842 Gen. Woll invaded Texas with a Mexican
army, and got a good boating at the battle of
the Salado. Tom was in the midst of it, and was
wounded. He participated in several subsequent
conflicts with the Indians, fighting bravely as
usual.
He followed his old Texan comrades under
Taylor's banner, and hurried along with them
into battle at Monterey. He was also in the
memorable struggle at Bucnn Vista.
Black Tom then returned to Texas with the
Kentucky volunteers, and after that San Antonio
became nis headquarters. Ho was, of course, a
general favorite, and lived like a lord; but the
wandering spirit that ton years' advonturcs in
Texas had made second habit with him, would
now and then break out, and Black Tom would
be missing. The next thing heard of him he was
at a frontier post or far up m tire Indian country,
in the midst of danger.
/-v.. !-- it "Wimi, ?i,? Knrlir nf ? man was
V/Il l-IH- U11UCJUII UlillllU tuw uvuj V. ?
found two miles west of San Antonio. A coroner's
inquest was held and a verdict returned of
"Came to his death from cause unknown." The
hody was that of old Tom !?.V. 0. Pkauunr.
The fact that Madame Alboni was recently
married in France is explained. When she was
in this country she was. as Chnwls Yellowplush
would say, "married to all intcnce and porpoees,"
and had been for years. But in France there is a
civil marriage to in; attonded to before any contracts
based 011 or having any connexion with the
marriage relation can have force. Madame was
married to Count 1'cpoli hy a priest, and it became
necessary in Franco to be married again by
a magistrate, in order to effect certain business
operations.?Springfield Republican.
Widow, Wife, Maid.?An instance has re
cently occurred in Cincinnati, in which a lady was
a maid, a wife, and a widow, all in ono day. Mrs.
Connell, wife of the man who was so cruolly murdered
on Front street, had married her husband
on the morning of the same day on which the fatal
affray occurred. At morn a maid, at noon a wife,
at evening a widow!