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BY SAM. P. IVINS.
ATHENS, TENN., FRIDAY, MAY. 11, 1855.
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i" THE POST.
"atme, rniPAr. mat 11. ig6.
Arrival r ths Steame Atlantic
Steamer Atlantic arrived. : ' ' '
Vienna Conference broken off. Russia
rejects t'ie Allies demands. Sevastopol hat
been bombarded since the 9th; result doubt
ful. ' '
The Emperor, accompanied by the Em
press, have been a week in England. They
wvre immenHely glorified. , . , '.:
Tho British loan, sixteen millions sterling,
has been taken by the Rothschilds.. Taxes
are increased on incomes on spirits, tes,cofTt:e,
and sugar.
England assents to Louis Napoleon taking
' command of Ike allied army in the Crimea.
ltis regarded a a doubtful rumor, howev
er: .. , - J .-
Vienna Conference was broken off after
the twelfth' session.
Thero are strong indications that Austria
will refuse to net against Russia.
LordJohnRussell and M.Drouyn deL'Huys
' have left Vienna.
The bombardment of Sebastopol, with
' S.OOOguns.eoramenoedon the9th and continu
ed incessantly to the 15th. Assault not pracli
cable. Intention to storm if possible.
. ' Cikcinhaji, May 1.
The river has fallen eight inches. Weather
warm and showery., Flour vt'ry dull at 89 60:
Whiskey 33e. A fair, business doing in
- cut meats, 6 and 7 cents for bulk Shoulders
. and Sides, and 8c fur Hams; 7 and 8 cents
. for Bacon Shoulders and Sides; Pork and
1 jtrd dull. There is not much doing in Gro
ceries market firm. . ..
-3jrIl will be recollected that a clause in
. the bounty land law of 1850 exempts war-
rants issued under it and the land located by
' the warrantee, until the patent issues, from
being taken under execution for dobt. On
passing from the party for whose service the
warrant or donation is given, this exemption
is inoperative. No sale or attachment of such
warrant or land, until patented, by order of
any court for any purpose, except to have the
proceeds divjded among the heirs of the per-
. son for whose services Hie warrant was
granted, as valid under the law that is so
long hs the warrant is in the name of the
warrantee.
'."tST Th Washington Union of Saturday
morning has a long article on the state ot
our affaire with, Spain. It statea that the
President regards the recent bringing to and
, examination of American vessels as violations
of international law, indignities to our flag,
and aggressions upon our rights, which will
not be tolerated.
Commodore McCauley Is not to argue
with Spanish cruisers as to the right ol search
or viaitution, but say to them, "You can claim
no right of search, visitation or examination
' of any vessel rightfully bearing our flag upon
the high seas under any guise or pretext, in
1 my presence or within my reach. If you at
' tempt it, tho act will be done ut your peril"
The Union further says, the Spanish govern
ment have the issue of peace or war in their
own bunds, .If they persist in their aggres
sion war is inevitable. ' i .
36T The Liverpool Times has an article
expressing the hope that, if a war between
Spain and the United States, arises out of
, Cuba, Eugland will not lake sides with rither.
It says that such is the universal sentiment
of England even of the aristocracy and
that its sympathies In stu h a contest, would
, be with the United States. .
fcSjPThe rumor that the Fronch Minister,
M. Sartiges, has sent to Mr.. Marcy a note
that France will resist the acquisition of Cu
ba by the United States, is not credited. The
, Courier des Etats Unis says that nothing is
further from the intention of France than to
mix herself up in the affairs of the new world,
' where Governments undertake legitimate en-
terprises.
4 . 1.OCUSTS. The Uritlin Union states thai
i these destroyers of vegetation have made
their apHsarnnce in that region witliin the
last few days, and from the vast number with
t. which the forests are infested they seem dis
posed to devour ail vegetable life that fulls tn
: their way. . ,, '
Boston, April 28.
A fire occurred la.H night along the wharves,
which destroyed property covering three
acres. The ships Diana, Pharsalia find others
were damaged. ;' The ioss exceeds $500,000.
ICJ'The Atlanta Intelligencer states that
: the new bridge on the Stnto Railroad, over
. the Etowah River, is expected to ba so fur
. completed as to allow of the passage of
, trims as early is the 10th or the present
month. ... .... , .'.!!.,'
hET An economical man nlwaya takes
. his meals in front of a mirror., He does
, this to double (he dishes. If that 'isn't
philosophic we should like to know what
Most Extraordinary Manifesto from
Louis Napoleon. The most extr'adrdtnafy
piece of intelligence by the Africa; is the
manifesto of the Emperor IjouU Napoieofi,
relative to the Crimean expedition; which is
evidently a reply to the famous pamphlet
which was attributed to the pen of Prince
Napoleon, the Emperor's cousin. The dis
patch says;- '
The Paris Moniteur contains n remarkable
document, in which the military conduct of
the allied governments since the opening of
the war is explained. It also promises that
the various phases, motives and objects ol
the negotiations shall he made known.
The document occupies five columns. It
states that the plan of the cani an was:
First To march and meet the Russians on
Balkans.
Second To seize the Crimea. '
Third To land at Odessa, or some other
point on the Rumian count of the Black Sea,
but not to proceed further on ths Danube,
unless Austria joined the alliance.
Gallipoli was first occupied with an Inten
tion to check the advnnce of the Russians to
Constantinople, but the retreat of the Rus
sians from Silistrin rendered the further oc
cupation of Gallipoli and Varna unnecessary.
The allies could not have operated in Bessa
rabia without the aid of Austria, and not to
remain inactive the expedition against Sebas
topol was undertaken.
The remainder of the document Is occupi
ed with pointing out the immense difficulties
of thu siege and exhoneruting Napoleon, who
planned the campaign. It also contains a
copy of . Marshal SU Arnuud's . private in
structions. The document has excited
much interest at home and abroad, and
is regarded as an apology for raising the
siege.
The Vienna Conference. The ninth
Conference was held at Vienna on the after
noon of the 8th, and lasted but one hour.
The Russian Plenipotentiaries had not receiv
ed their instructions. Drouyn de L'lluysand
AM Pachs were present. Nothing whatever
is known as to the chances of agreement, nor
is it known when the next meeting will be
held. It is rumored that the Western Pleni
potentiaries are about to quit Vienna; this,
however, is considered doubtful. Everything
at present seems at s stand (till. New com
plications are spoken of will) Prussia, but of
what nature is not stated. It is said that Ali
Pacha's instructions are to assent to the joint
protectorate of the Great Povers, but never
theless to express the regret that the Sultan's
sovereignty was not' re-cstnblished. 'The
question relative to indemnity for the war is
deferred. ' . i ' -
, The Popolab Movement Westward.
All the lines leading to the West, are crowd
ed with passengers. The movement in that
direction ia quite extraordinary. The want
of employment, the high latos of provisions,
and the better prospects In the new States,
may be assigned as the causes. ' Iowa, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Nebraska nnd Kansas, are
the chief points of destination. The Evans
ville Inquirer stales that boats passing that
place, on their way to St. Louis, are literally
black with passengers and their effects, en
rout for Kansas. All kinds of mechanics are
in demand, especially house carpenters, brick
layers, plasterers and painters. The West is
indeed the modern land of promise. Thither
all who are active nnd enterprising, and who
can find nothing to do in the Atluntic cities,
should direct their footsteps. .
The New Land Warrants'. The Wash
ingtnn Union says It is now about fifty
days since the passage of the act granting
additional bounty lands to those serving in
the revolution, or their widows, nnd in the
different wars since 1790. The officers of the
Pension Bureau predicted that prior to the
first cf next month 1(10,000 applications
(which was deemed extrnv:ignt)would be
presented at that office. To show that their
estimate was not too hiph, wo will now state
that up to last evening 101,800 applications
have been filed in the bureau.
It is probable that the office will commence
the issue of warrants about the ltt of June
next, as the engraving of the plates is rapidly
progressing Already has a copy of the por
trait of the Secretary of the Navy been com
pleted for the 16:1 acre warrant, that of the
Secretary of the Interior for the 1 '20 acre war
rant, and that of the Secretary ot War for the
80 acre warrant : The portraits of the Presi
dent nnd others are still in the hands of the
engravers. The engravings alrudy executed
are greatly admired by all who have seen
them, and are proud evidences of American
skill And genius in this department of the
fine arts.
fjJfThe London Times, concludes sn ar
ticle on the enlistment of troops in this coun
try for the British service with the follow
ing: "As this cause In which we are fighting
is a common one,there can be no reason why
we should not accept the cn. operation of
others wherever it can be lawfully obtained,
and, if the Amerkant can thoto ut the way to
take Sebqstitpol, we should be quite ready to
k am, and to give them every credit for the
lesson.
In another article the Times speaks of the
United Slates as "one of the first nations of
the world", ... i , , .
There is evidently a change In tho Times.
Behind the Scenes. The New York
correspondent of the Boston Trnnscript,April
10, says: I was asked the other day if I knew
who was the Mayor of New York, and an
swered FerriandoWood "Vou are mistaken,"
said my informant, "the real Mayor and ener
getic reformer behind the scenes is Rev. Dr.
Tyng, of whose church the ostensible Mayor
is a prominent member." ' ' '' '
tTThe Richmond Penny Post says: We
have just been officially informed that there
are at this time tnenty-ttco thousand members
of the Know Nothing order in Virginia. This
we assure the public ia strictly official and
entirely reliable.. i : .. ( V
3fyGcnerftl Lane, Judgo Pratt and J. V,
Drew are candidates In Oregon for delegate
to Congrets. ""' ''' . ' ' "
An old maid lately sneered sixteen false
teeth out Into her pints while at dinner.
Colds are wexutlous kind o'things. ' 1 :
. f .1 . -.
Moral Desolation. War may stride over
the land with the crushing step of a giant
pestilence may steal over it like an invisi
ble curse reaching its victims silently and
unseen 'unpeopling here a village 'and there
a city; urltil every dwelling is a sepulchre
famine may brood over it with a long and
weary Visitation; until the sky itself is blazon
and the beautiful greenness gives place to
the parched desert a w'du'waste of unpro
ductive desolation. But these are ' only
physical evils; The wild flowers will bloom
in peace on the field of battle, and above the
crushed skeleton. The destroying angel of
tho pestilence will retire when the errand is
doneind the nation will again breathe freely,
and the barrenness of famine will cense at
last the cloud will be prodigal of its hoard
ed rain and the wilderness will blossom.
But for moral desolation there is nU surviving
Spring. . Let the moral and republican prin
ciples of our country be abandoned oilr
representatives bow in unconditional obse
quiousness to individual dictation let inci
dence, intrigue, and corruption triumph over
honesty and intellect, and our liberties nnd
strength depart forever. Of these there can
be no resuscitation. The abomination of
desolation,' will be fixed nnd perpetual and
ns the mijjhty fabric of our glory totters, into
ruins, the nations of the earth will mock at
us in our overthrow, like the powers of dark
uess, when the throned one of Babylon
became even ss themselves nnd the ,' glo
ry of the Chaldees had gone down for
ever. '
3r In one of the English courts lately, a
trader was tried on a charge of attempting to
defraud his creditors. It appears that he went
into bankruptcy, nnd, after the usual proceed
ings, received his discharge in due form. One
night about a week afterwards, a police officer
was attracted by an unusunl light in the store
of the accused, and caught him in the act of
removing to tho store a large quantity of
goods, which during the bankruptcy he had
concealed In a cave in the rear of the store.
The jury found him nnd atao an accomplice
guilty, recommending them to the mercy of
the court, but the Judge did not think it a
proper case for clemency, aiid sentenced both
prisoners to fifteen years' transportation to
Botany Bay.
jgTThe lute ruins, we imagine, are pretty
generally distributed through this region of
country, and in all sections, as far as our in
formation extends, they were greatly needed.
In Iluntsville, Ala., on the 2d, they werestil!
without rain, and the Advocate 'of that date
gives the following discouraging picture of
things there: , ; i , , . ..
n Rain is greatly needed for
the growing crops o.its, wheat, corn nnd
cotton all require its nid. Gardens arc suffer
ing. The ground is dry.'- Water courses are
low, wells are failing, nnd mini rain! is the
cry. The "drought of summer" prevailed all
winter, and still continues. We have not had
a real wet spell since March of Inst year. A
general scarcity of food for man and beast,
caused by the drought last year, exists not
only here but every where, and real suffering
exists in many places. The season this year,
thus far, resembles the last, very much indeed;
nnd the prospect at present for good crops
are not encouraging, for want of rain. A
general soaking rain at this time would make
wheat, put outs Bfeatly forward, and give
corn nnd cotton a good start. The indica
tions for rain are favorable; but, thus far, all
signs have failed. .
Seeing the Elephant. Passengers who
travel by the New York nnd New Haven cars
have u grand chance of 'seeing the elephant.'
Going Iroin New York, the cars pass the farm
of P. T. Barnuin, a mil.' or so before reaching
Bridgeport, CU On that farm, and in plain
view from the railroad, an elephant may be
seen every pleasant day attached to a iare
plow, and doing up the sub-soiling' in first
rate style, at the rule of about three distinct
double horse teams. The animal is perfectly
tractable. His attendant rides him, while a
.colored mnn guides the plow. The elephant
is also used lor carting large loads ot gravel
in a cirt arranged purposely for him,niid in
drawing stone on a boat or drag.in piling up
wood, timber, etc., nnd in making himself
generally useful. N.- York Tribune.
A Lady of Mettle. The Boston Times
publishes n letter purporting to come from
Mrs. Patterson, threatening to cowhide any
one who says anything calumnious f cither
herself or Mr. Hiss, the member of the nun
nery investigating coiumitttHj, who, it is al
leged, took lodgings for himself nnd the lady,
and charged it in the bill against the Slate, as
due for Hie labors of the committee. The
letter has rather a fishy air about it. But if
it bo genuine, Mrs. Patterson must herself be
the Identical "brick" w ith w hich the famous
Billy Patterson was struck so long ago.
The propagation by contagion of typhoid
feveri is the subject of an article In the Bos
ton Medical and SurgicalJournal. In proof of
this, Dr. Cornish gives an account of a whole
family in Fulmoulh, Mais., consisting of a
man and his wife, two sons, a daughter and
grandchild, dying from the disease, one after
the other, while others who were also expos
ed, such as nurses, watchers, &c, escaped
unharmed. ' " '
. kfTTho Norfolk ,(Va.) Herald, says that
$20,000 worth of pen nuts huve, within the
last year, been shipped from that city to
the North, through the agency of a single
houso. . . ; ... i ..!
"Trust me, Clara Vera de Vere, " ' '
From yon blue hssvens above us bent
The grand old gardner and his wife ,
Smile at the claims of long descent;
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'TIs only noble to be good,
i Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood."
Tennyson.
'j ' , , ' ' -
. In consequence of the great scarcity of
breadstuff, there is said to be danger of the
inhabitants of a portion of Kentucky suffer
Ing. Tight times every where. .t ,
,., NFthe Wisconsin Home, a fvegetarmn"
paper, advocates the prohibition of all liquors
and the suppression of botcher's meat, on
the ground that" flesh hi stimulating, snd
acts upon the appetite the same only not as
powerfully, as stimulating drinks." ' '" "
HP" The world is full of mysteries. The
chamber in which the infant opens its eyes is
a universe of mysteries. The father's voice;
the mother's smile reveal to it slowly ! the
mysterious world of the affections. The child
solves many of these mysturirs, but as the
circle of knowledge is enlarged, its vision Is
always bounded by s wall of mystery; . The
sun that wakens in at morning and again at
night looks into its window to bid it farewell
the tree that shades its home, and into
whose branches the birds come and sing be
fore the dews are dry the cloud with shining
edges that moves across the sky, c.ilm and
stately like the chariot of an angel all are
mysteries. Nay to the grown up man there
is not a thing which the land touches, or on
which the eye rests, which is not enveloped
in mystery. The flower that springs at my
foot who has revealed the wonderful secret
of Its organization!1 Its roots shoot down,
and leaf and flower rise up and expand into
the abyss of mystery. We are like emigrants
traveling through an unknown wilderness.
They stop at night by a stream of water, they
tether their horses and set np their tent and
build a fire: As the flames rise up, all within
the circle of a few rods around, is tistinct and
clear, into its light. But beyond and bound
ing this, rocks dimly oeerj and trees with
vague outline stoop forward to the blaze; and
beyond, the branches croak, nnd the waters
murmur over their bed, and wild and un
knowu animals howl in the dark realm of
night nnd silence. Such is tho light of man's
knowledge, and so it is bounied by the in
finite realm of mystery. ' " .
Tho world then is full of mysteries. But
so far as religion is concerned, it has chanced
most unhappily, that men hnve made articles
of faith out of mysteries,miAe fhem the must
important articles, and looked pn religion ns
if its main purpose were to intodnce myste
ries into the world. From these things hnve
risen very much of the idle llieology, nnd
many of the miserable dispttes that have
disgraced Christendom. - That which Is the
most important fact practically in this subject
is this viz: that there are less mysteries in
the world now, than there were before
Christianity. . ,
Edinburgh Surgeons say that they are
guided in avoiding danger tn life from the
use ot chloroiorm in surgicul cases, not by
its effects on the pulse, but by the state of
the breathing. They cease the administra
tion of tin vapor, when the breathing be
comes (! riicult, however favorable the pulse
may ha. They also pay, attention to the
tongue, ns a point of great importance. When
the breathing becomesdifficult, or ceases, they
open the mouth, seize the tip of the tongue
with artery-forceps, and pull it well forward.
Dcutli, it is said, would have occurred in some
cases but for the use of this expedient, which
affords the external air free access to the
lungs. . , ... . , .
Chloroform is growing to be a very pow
erful agent in the hands of snappers up of
unconsidered trifles. The latest illustration
of the truth of this rcmarkjntcly took place in
D ih county, Iowa, where a bed, upon which
a mnn and his wife was lying, was robbed of
$800. The thing was accomplished by raising
the window, and throwing into the room sm:ill
rolls of paper saturated wiih opium and chlo
roform, Until the occupants were in such a
state as to be unconscious of whatever was
going on around them, , To make all secure,
however, linen cloths, soaked with the same
subtle agent, were placed upon the faces of
the unftrtunate sleepers.
Advices from Portn Rico to the 15th
tilt, state that discontent had existed among
the military nt St. John's. On the night of
the 13th n battalion revolted, took' posses
sion of the casile, nnd fired upon the- town.
Not being sustained by their comrades, in the
morning the mutineers surrendered. The
refusal of the authorities to dscharge the
soldiers, whose term of service had expired,
was the cause of the outbreak.
t37An exquisite attempted suicide last
evening, because his washerwoman ironed
the atrintm of his " dickey" the wrong way.
Susceptible youth. When wo last heard
from him his parents had placed his feet in
a warm bath, made of rose water.
It is said that bleeding a partally blind
horse nt the nose will restore him to sight;
so much for the horse. To open a man's
eyes, you must bleed him In the pocket.'
A Severr Sentence. In the Police Court,
Boston, a woman, convicted of being a com
mon night walker, was sentenced to five years
imprisonment in the House of Correction.
This is the first sentence under the new law
concerning night walkers, which went into
effect Inst Wednesday, in Boston.
Be economical, but not parsimonious, not
niggardly. Make good use of . your dollars,
butnot idols. Live within your means nnd
never borrow money in anticipation of your
salary.
Wisdom. He is not wise who expects to
find in a cow the agility and speed of the
horse; in a horse tho milky fruitfulness of
the cow 1 Yet there are many a piece of hu
manity who have no more sense. . f.
The following Epitaph is copied from a
gravestone out west:
, u Here lies the body of Andrew Leer,
Whose mouth did stretch from ear to ear,
' Reader, trend light o'er his head,
For if he gaps by gosh you're dead." ;
y Surliness is indicative of small Intel
lect. You Could not learn a bull-dotf to "do
a trick In four months. If you're looking
for an intelligent man therefore, never con
suit a person who wears a frown, of tikes to
sulkinessr ' . " ' ' ,
f " .I i .
The Dutchman who stabbed himself with
a pound of soap, because his krowt would
not "acliijiill," has been sent back to Germa
ny. ' .. i j
BiiNMiesS, it is said, is very brisk . at Pitts
burg, Pa. There never were such piles of
piflnetal In the place as at present and much
otit must be sold at ruinous prices. 1 ,
There nre various modes preventing colds.
Mrs. Sonrby uses a raw-hide. For keeping
bovs "out of ths wet " sbs says there is noth
ing like it,'- ;'; v
, A MOTHER'S INFLUENCE.
" A crowd of boisterous urchins were gath
ered around poor Norah, whose simplicity of
Speech and half-crazed vagacies afforded them
ample scope for amusement. A manly little
fellow, just stepping Into Ids teens,' stood
silvntly by, and we could iee the warm blood
nlmost breaking through his sun-burned
cheeks, as his ear caught the cruel jetts of
some one who seemed to be the . senior of
the party;
"Hallo, Fred V., what has nettled you.'
Norah is nothing to yob, I reckon," the boy
questioned.
"No, but I had a mother once," was the sad
answer, and something in the tone, more per
h..ps thnn in the words, appeared to tarry the
appeal home to every heart.
The thoughtless group silently dispersed,
as if abashed at their selfishness, aid Fred.
W. passed up the street. Blessings on his
noble, manly henrt! I will venture io say
that he will one day be s good mnn, if not a
great one. For nature moulds the nobleman
of such materials as his composition.
. "I hud a mother once," nlbeit the living eye
no longer closed, and the gentle hand moul
dering in the silence of the grave, memory
hud treasured up as precious incense sweet
lessons taught at morn and even, beside that
mother's knee; and the bread cast upon the
wnters hath bern gathered after many days,
in the noble impulse which prompted the
boyish heart to interpose for the weuk and
the weary ones thrown in his pathway.
The truth of the beautiful sentiment sends
its appeal pleadingly home to our hearts in
behalf of God a lonely nnd desolate children,
who wander up and down the world, vainly
striving through a lifetime to catch a glimpse
of sunshihe and songs which may be over
flowing our own life cup. . , - . i.
You look upon that cold, stern man, over
whose fair name crime nnd guilt have cast
their hideous shadow;' If your eye, nnd not
God's could penetrate Into the depths of that
granite nature, you would imagine every
spark of good and gentle thought, of high
nr,d generous impulse, had been long cut out
with his rude jostlings with the world. : You
look, nnd you scarcely believe thrlt tiome
mothci loved him once; that fur bock in the
guiltless days of infancy soino kind heart
touched his cradle as softly as you do that of
your first born tonight; that some fond eye
watched his out goings with love and pride,
nnd grew brighter at his coming; that bless
ings nnd prayers followed him put into the
world, but that the world seized him, as the
great nngry ocean seizes upon its prey, and
lured him on like a lake-charmed bird, to for
get tho neat where' his sunny years were
rocked; but recall that mother's memory,
speak ns she spoke, and see if the angel with
in does not shine through the, callousness
nod darkness of man's 'nature, and then tell
me if the memory of n mother is not the most
precious thing the heart can cling to, next to
the worship of God. . The beggur in my path
the frail child of shame the ' emigrant
whose home is over the blue sea what the
little ones that clustered around your hearth
are to you, so were they once to some hearts;
but the world has rough paths, and they lost
their way. ' , '. '
"I had a mother once !" and so had we,
sweet boy;' and though the dust and ashes of
the lonely grave huve long lain lightly on the
bosom we worshipped, the matron's cap and
silver hair nre ever more sacred for her sake,
and even the lips that can smile at the oddi
ties of those upon whose path tho miie-stones
nre well nigh passed, must have forgotten
the henrt upon which his own were cradled,
and which, through sunshine and storm, beset
to no sweeter music thnn the voices of her
loved ones at home. -
From New York. A letter writer says,
under date 30th ulU "The amount of specie
shipped this week for Europe will roach two
millions of dollars. A drain like this, with
only driblets coming in from California, must
tell upon the money market. Stocks have
nnd nre likely to have a 'downward tendon-
cy. .... ,
Business generally is tolerably brisk for
this season, and certainly the crowds of joy
ous faces to be seen nightly ' nt our places
of amusement do not indicate 'hard times.'
' According to the Millerite predictions, the
world is to be 'conbusted' next month. What
a pity 1. ' In case the accident should occur,
We shall never know whether the Maine Law
could have been curried out in this city or
not. !' .
A writer on swearing says that an'onth
from a woman is unnntral and discreditable,
and he would as soon expect a bullet from a
rosebud. , .
"If you desire to make wealth quickly,"
says Sir Charles Morgan "give yourself to
the production of articles that hnve least in
trinsic value." Great advice that, meaning
that if is more profitable to make dolls .for
children thnn books for men. What about
intellect! Nix. "' "' ' ' " ." ' ' "
Judge Kent says, "There are very few evils
to which a man is subjected that he might
not avoid if he, would converse more with
his wife and . follow her advice." Thut
means something. Sensible Judge, thnt
Misfortunes are troublesome at first, but
when there is no remedy but patience, custom
makes them easy to us, and necessity gives
us courage. ' ' ' ' " - J- -
"Pnppa what's meant by Jewish passoverf"
"It means knocking down nn Israelite, and
then throwing a sommerset over him."
When the devil has any odd job to do
he always looks about for some idle mnn to
do it ; nnd whenever any great crime has been
perpetrated, the police sagacious fellows!
Invariable look among the idle and dissolute
to find the crimnal. ' Persons who are always
usefully employed, are never troubled by the
man with ths big stick, and have no occasion
to whlstls their courage up. ' i'-
Want of Rain. Some parts of Georgia are
suffering severely from drouth. The following
prsyer we find In tlie Augusta Constitutional-
rt atxR roa nix.
Oh Godl send rain, the tblrsty tsrlb is crying:
Oh Godl send rain, the flowers of spring ar
dying; ; ..' '', ' '.
The withered leaves are foiling to the ground,
And rustle like the early Autumn's sound.
Oh Godl send, rain, the fainting winds are
sighing ; .
Oh God! send rain, the young and lovely lylnjj
On the low couch, pray but for (n fresh breath
Ere they muat lsuguieh on the bed of death.
Oh Godl send rain, the first fruits; where are
they! - : ' - '
In Spring's young morn they wither and decay;
Our liopeaare blighte'ii.and the poor man's cryl
Will it not reach the mercy seat on high f .
"Our little ones will come for daily bread, -Without
the howers,ah, how can they be fed I"
Oh! send the early snd the latter rain,
And let the young bads buret aud bloom again.
The traveler s'eeks the valley's green repose,
Where ths cool spring in silent beauty flows,
But comes in vain, the fountain hath gone dry;
There is no moisture for the weary eye.
The thirsty Initios upon the' brown grass lsy;
They licked the dew that come at early day,
But pant at noon; the streamlet's path is there.
But the clear water! aye; the stones lie bare!
One ery from man, nod beast and cliirpintt bird,
Borne on the breeze, at morn and eve is beard;
Oh send the early and the latter rain,
And the parohed earth shall yield her fruits
again.' . " y .
BntonAM Youno, ths Mormon Lsadkr. We
find in the New Tork Herald, of April 80, a
long address delivered on the 18th of Februa
ry last, in the Tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
by Brigham Young. The following paragraph
we clip from this address:
. If the gallant gentleman (Col. Steptoe) who
is now in our midst, had received the com
mission of Governor of this Territory ss was
reported, and had accepted it, I would have
taken off my hat and honored the appoint
ment; and this people would have been just
as pnssive and submissive to him as ever they
could be to me. That I will warrant and
vouch for." - .'.:"
fg A gentleman writing from Huntsville,
Texas, says: "If I was back in Tennessee, I
would never see Texas." And he is right
Tennessee is as rich as any country on the
trice of the earth; her climate is genial and
health?, her waters pure as those of Arethu
sa; and we do not see how her sons can find
it in their heBrta ever to leave her bordors.
' XV California has no bank; the State, so
far, ignores tffe existence of institutions of a
public nature for circulating notes nnd taking
deposits. 1 Corn is the only circulating medi
um of California. ' Even private banking pa
per is forbidden. ! - - : -
; Chicago, April 4.
Know Nothing Stnto' Convention' now in
session. 'St.' touis "Intelligencer" expresses
its belief in the rumored "discovery of abun
dant gold ileposite at the source of the Ar
kansas. " ' .. , i
J3f" In the Maine Law Liquor Seizure case,
against Clarke i Co., of Hartford, the heavi
est dealers in Connecticut, the jury couldn't
agree. The amount at stake was about (3000
four of the Jury were for confiscation, to
eight against it ' '
(9" Tin Empress of the French has made
a present to the Empress of Austria of a laee
dress, which will be seen at the Exhibition of
Paris, and the pattern of which was design
ed by the Empress Eugene herself. ' The val
ue of this dress is estimated at 200,000f. .
A Bostob Lawter. A lawyer in Boston
has got into trouble with a jury, for calling
them the "greatest set of sKunks he ever
knew." . After speaking in this disrespect
ful manner of them, he said to one of
them: . '. - .
"Yon nre the only mnn I know on tho jury,
and I ghall rely on you. I have about forty
liquor cases in court, nnd expect to gain half
of them. ' A disagreement of the jury is just
ns good for my purpose, you know, as an ac
quittal."; The jury brought the matter to the notice
of the court, and the result was that his name
wns stricken from the rolls of the court for
six months. . -I .i .
. " The temperature of Holl has exercised
the speculations of very ninny divines, but
we think the talented and eccentric Burchnrd
must take the palm for a glowing illustration
of . the question. Burchnrd, once passing
through a furnnce with a theological pupil,
stnped nnd gazed into the white neat of the
melted iron. Said he, in his deep, aolemn,
musical voice, "do you wish to know how
hot hell is? I'll tell you. Hell is so much
hotter than that fiery furnnce, that supposing
n being who could live In Hell, should Jump
thence into thnt furnace, he would freeze to
death in five minutest . . ., ;
Col. KiNscr Indicted; The Grand Jury
hhve indicted Col, Kinney for a violation of
the neutrality la. Warrants have been
issued for the arrest of Kinney and Consul
Fahensi The steamer United States line been
attached. . . -
pff The Wheeling Argus nnnnnnrfs thnt
a very destructive fire occurred In lllnokville,
Va., a few days since. Two stores and
twenty-two dwellings were destroyed. Only
eight buildings are left standing. ' .
Rrdeemed it I'ab. The notes of all the
suspended free banks of Illinois are now re
deemed at par by the Auditor of the State
he having sold the stocks which were pledged
for the Security of the notes. The suspended
bank notus of Wisconsin aro also redeemed
nt par. .
"Doctor, kin you toll me wfint's the mat
ter with my child's nose? he keeps a picking
of it." , , ' 4 ' '
"Yes marm; it s probably an Irritation of
the gnstiu mucous membrane communica
tion a sympathetic titillstion to the epitheli
um of the schneidcrum!" - ' 1
"Thar now! that's just what I told Becky,
she 'lowed it was worrums!", : ,
; jf Rotten pine bark Is recommended
an an excellent manure for corn. It is rich
In ths earthy phosphates and other inorganic
materials hoccssary for the production of the
corn crop. " i , ' :
Ouit Wrvis and DAtoHTiRS. The ed
itir of the Newbnryport Union who ia A
wom.in speaking of the alleged extravagance
of wives and u;"ghlers, says thai a great
part of it arises from their being kept in igno.
ranee of business affnirs. Was it the habit
of men to interest their wires and families
in the details of the day-book and ledger; she
thinks we should hear much loss talk about
unreasonable expenditures; 'But if men will
preaist in treating women e fools or chil
dren, they must expect to act accordingly.
f)!d any one ever know of a woman 'urging
her husband into unnecessary expenses,'
who was thoroughly acquainted with his
rcsorccs, and made a confident of in nil bus
iness matters. We do not believe the world
can produce nn Instance. Let business men
try the experiment of mnking their wives
and daughters the cofindentinl clerks (so far
as knowledge is concernedjo their establish
menta, snd we should hear no' more lamen
tations about $500 shawls and $3000 pnrtiea.
. The nrst step to Rout; My first step
to ruin,' exclaimed a wretched youth na he
tossed frorc sido to side on his straw bed in
one corner of his prison house was going ti
fishing on the Sabbath. I knew it was wrong?
my mother taught me better; but I'd heed
none of them, I did not think it would come)
to this: I am undone. I am lost.
Whut a Warning In contained In the nbotd
lines to Sabbath breakersl The wanton
desecration of that holy day, may be looked
upon as a light thing by frivolous yourig met i
but It is not so. God in his Wmd nnd in his
Providence makes it a very serious mntter.
It is more corrupting to tlio heart than many
suppose. It seems directly to lend away from
God; and consequently to crime with a
strange facility! Just walch the course of the
habitual Sabbath Scorner, and j oit will al
most likely see him come to some bad end.
Perhaps he becomes nn Infidel, and anya, in.
his henrt, 'there Is no God!'
., The Newburyport Herald, gives the fol
lowing dolorous piece of intelligence: '
, Five of our Kansas emigrants arrived home
on Wednesday, with sorry accounts of the
country und thecondition of thesettlers. From
what they siiy, there in no danger thut Kan.
sns will become a free or slave Slate, till the
rest of the world is over peopled, for nobody
thnt has strength to walk or money to pay
for conveyance, will stop there Ion?. The
earth, they report, is' actually parched and
baked to the solidity of brick, by the long
drought, so that it cannot be ploughed, and
no vegetation appears for cattle; there is no
wood for building, nnd no water but in the
rivers to be had. These emigrants nre'reli
able men, but others equally reliable, give
directly contrary statements, and say thut it
ia the garden of the world." ' ;.
IW James Little and David Jucoi,' maf.
ried men, have been arrested and are In jail in
Bloomington, Indiann, for eloping with
Augeline Kimberlnin and Mary Wtoclc,' two
girls whose head were turnod by r'e.idinp;
romances. The four were taken up nt ElleU
ville, as they were nil about to occupy the
same room in a hotel, the landlord of which
happened to know Littlo. , Miss Kimberialn
the most romantic of the two girls, had $300
in counterfeit money: and during the trial she
rushed through the crowd with disheveled
hair and strenming eyes, sat down by Jneobn,
her lover, and threw her arms around hia
neck. She said: "We have started down hill
together, and if he goes to the penitentiary 1
will go with him."
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The Boston Times thinks a law forbidding
a mnn to kiss his wife on Sunday is not half
so redicolous as one forbidding a barber to
shave him the sl aving being an Indispena.
nblej while the kissing is merely a luxury. :
03- The Bonrd Cf Directors of tho Viekw
burg; Shrieveporl and Texas Ruilroad have
consummated a contract with Messrs. Fannin
& Co., of Goorgin, to construct this road
from Vickaburg to Shrievoport; a distance of
175 miles, thus placing' tlletfhbie line under
contract from Vlcksburg to Texas. "'
. Disastrous Ihuhdatioh in Germant A
Call for Relief. Accounts for Dnhtzirt
Prussia, stnto that the breaking np of the ice
on the Vistula has swept away the dykes,
and four hundred miles of fertilo plains have
been submerged. One hundred humnn bodies
have been recovered near TiegenhofT. The
misery nnd destitution caused by this calamity
are Very grenti Those who hnvb escaped
from the fierce torrent have saved nothing'
but their lives. Parents hsvo lost their chil
dren; children nre left without their natural
protectors: In this emergency a call is made
for relief upon the Germans of New York,
ninny of whom are amply able to respond
to it, ' ' ' " "'
A Mormon Colont. The ship Slldotis,
which arrived nt Philadelphia on Friday nttfht
from Liverpool, had on hoard four hundred
and twenty-live Mormon emigrant, destined,
as the marks upon their hnggno indicated,
for"Salt Lake City." They s.e Composed of
British families, nnd all appnnrod we, II dressed,
healthy, and intelligent. They were to pro.
cced immediately by railroad and Steamboat
to the Western frontier, snd there start
overland for their new home In the valley ot
the Salt Lake; where the leaders of the Mor
mons seem fast gathering a populous and
nourishing community, mostly accumulated
from the European hive of nations.- 'it'id.
American. . . ,.
A Babt Staked AoaIhst a Dollar. We
are informed on good authority, says the
Baltimore Republican, that the following cir
cumstance really transpired on Saturday nlghl
in a low street near Exetcri .
. A card party played for various stakes until
one of them a woman becoming, in her
language "dead broke," offered to stake her
infant child against a dollar upon the issue of
another game. The proposition wns agreed
to by her npponont, who was a childless
mother, snd being favored by fortune or
misfortune the conclusion of the game
found her ths winner of the bnbe, a bright,
healthy male Infant. The child, we learn,
was delivered, without a mnrmnr, to the win.
nor, and we judge, from the heartless conduct
of the unnatural parent, that her offspring will
find with lis new custodian a better home
than tho one from which It was ruthlessly
staked sud Inst
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