The Wyandot pioneer., September 07, 1853, Image 1

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THE WIFE.
BT KOBXCK FLOIlIMELi f i
' Tliou, Vhosc heart ii ever true, "
Tliou, lio8e love is eVer new,
iFrtsU and sparkling as. the dew:
t RHnd theo overflows a light, (
': i Constant everever bright,
" AsTleiadetar that shines ttuiglit.
m -'N caUi thy liquid placid eye
Depths unknown in quiet lie, .
J!oundles8 as thy natal sky. " ,"
Flowing tenderness of heart ,
Gushing limpid, free from art,
As the bubbling streamjets 6tart.
-;. 'Tis thine to know of worldly care,
. And others' griefs to sootlie and share;
x ft Cold is hearth, when thou'rt not ther
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"Without thee and thy tender love, '
; "' (Bright typo of happiness above,)
.. Man's tougher heart aiid eoul to move;
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That heart would ever know a frost,
That soul kyenipests soon be lost; -By
sounding surges fiercely lost.
THE JOUR'S SEORET.
. LKAVE8 FROM TIIE DI-1RT OF A JOVR. TRIXTER.
"You can take this case," said the fore
Man ; "licre is a stick here is some copy ;
and if you would like a quiet and steady
partner you will find this gentleman still j
enough in all conscience."
The "partner" merely ( looked up and
6miled in acknowledgement of the forc-
" man's compliment, and kept on with his
work, -while the foreman turned away to
attend to something else. .
We worked on steadily , until dinner, as
we were in a hurry to get the paper up,
without exchanging a word, or even a look.
"in the afternoon I. had more leisure to
study the physiognomy of my neighbor. He
was a "young1 man, of .about three or four
and twenty, with.handsome features and a
: father intellectual cast of countenance.
His face was uJte pale, . and the raven
darkness oC'hf hir eyebrows, and eyes;
made mejmmdiateiy come to the conclu
sion, after thoroughly ; studying his phys-j
iognomy, tha ho was a hard student dur
ing his leisure hours, or that, depriving
himself of the. recreation of books or other
sources s of enjoyment, he spent all his
wakinsr hours at the case. The latter sup-
position time proved Qpft-ect.
As day after day passed by I became
more acquainted with him ; and I found
him to be a singular character.. Beneath
his stand, -he had constructed a kind of a
closet, which contained a spirit lamp, a
mattrass with bedding, a few cooking uten
sils, and' a small stock of the plainest kind
of food. ' When the hours for meals arriv
ed, be would light his lamp, and putting
some food over it to cook, would work un
til all the rest of the hands had left the
office, when he wwild sit down to his fru
gal repast. lie worked incessantly during
work hours, hardly leaving the office un
less to purchase food or upon some errand
" of jhat kind. Morning, noon and night,
wheji I returned from my meals, I invari
ably found him at the case; working away
with,' all his might, as if some great, issue,
"depended upon the improvement of every
minute. I suppose he slept upon the cot
which he kept in his closet ; but as he was
always at work when I left at night, and
when f returned in the morning, I could
not positively assert that he did so. .. I am
not very garrulous, especially when em
ployed at the'ease, ; and as he would not
first address me I would not speak to him ;
so. while the ,fun and: jokes were passing
round thjp other cases, we were silent as
the grave. I , was not long in discovering
that there was some mystery connected
withjum,. and that his intense application
to labor was not prompted merely by a de
sire to make money ; for if there is any
thing in phrenology, judging from the for
mation of hU head, he was the very, one
rwhom I would have selected from a score
for a spendthrift. Occasionally his cheek
-would .flush,? his eyes light up, and a hap
,py smile overspread his features ; then the
- smihTwould go away, his eyes would fill
with tears, while an expression of sadness
-almost' despair-would scat itself ufflbn his
countenance. . I have been tempted a thou
' .sand times to ask him the cause of this, but
1 Tae appeared so cold and isolated I refrain
ed from'doing so as it is not pleasant prof
ewng sympathy unasked.' '' '
"Well, how do you like your neighbor?"
asked one of the journeyman of me as 'we
were descendingthe stairs one. evening'
''I can hardly ma.ke him out," said I ;
"he ippears to be. a strange soi-t of a be
ing, . You are better acquainted with him
than I ; how do you like him?" : , , ; ': ,
- ,"For my part, I hate him, and what is
more; he has not a friend in the whole of
.fice. t .That fellow has been here for three
months, and he has "hardly spoken to any
.one. A man who. makes such bills as he
does, and hoards up hfs money like, a mi
ser, I have, very little friendship for. ." ;We
wouldn't .eny of,ua eare ,so much if he
would be"a littlq sociable and sjoend a doi-v
lar, or even a dime, occasionally ; . but no
.i-t very five-cent piece he ;gets he hangs
.on to as if he was, afraid the eagle on it
. would spread his wings and fly away with
Jt doing him out of a five-cent, piece. But
he can't stay s here Jong. ; ,We'vQ jnsulted
him a dozen times ; and he has less. spunk
than J think he has if, he, don't resent it
some day. We'll get him into a quarrel
. Iheri, Arid haye him discharged' , 7 j-y .
. "But," said li .do y9u know anything
m about his jiistory? , lie may have some all
absorbing end to accomplish, which is the
cause ; of his untiring assiduity. ; You
should have a little charity for the fellow,
and taking Crockett's1 motto, - "be sure
you're right before you go ahead.' " '
"No, we know nothing of him; and if
circumstances are ns you suppose, it will
be his own fault if they are discovered too
late, for we have tried often enough to
scrape an acquaintance with him. You
had better not take up on his side if you
do not wish to incur the displeasure of the
whole office. Goodnight."- 1
I had some charity for the fellow and
was resolved to see him righted should he
get into difficulty. I soon saw that he
was very unpopular, and that I, as I felt
rather disposed to make allowances for
him was considered as his friend. . Many
were the jokes cracked at our expense.1
Whenever the "Quaker corner" (as the
place occupied by us had been dubbed)
was mentioned, auniversal titter ran round
the office. These little things irritated me
some, but as I was not the principle object
at whom these arrows were aimed; I re'
solved to forbear and let him be the first
tospeak. . 1 ;, .
"I say, fellows," said a rowdy looking
customer, who went by the name of Zeke,
"do Quakers ever have camp-meetings?"
"Yes," answered another, "they have
a camp meeting over there in Quaker cor
ner every night. " That fellow camps out
upon the floor every nap he takes."- '5 -;
"Well," said another, "I've heard of
boarding at the market house and sleep
ing on the bridge,' but I never saw an il
lustration of it'before."
".Wonder if they wouldn't take in boar:
ders?" asked the first speaker. : 'TIL see
if they don't want the rules and regula
tions of the house printed. If they- do,
I'll board out the bill''
I glanced at my neighbor to see how he
bore this ridicule. ; His face was flushed
and his lips firmly compressed, as if to
choke ! down the rising indignation. But
he said not a word. I fancied, however,
that he . picked up the; type , faster : than
usual. . ' . .;. , .: '
Things could; not go on this way much
longer, for as god-like a quality as forbear
ance is, it cannot hold, out against every
thing. . I saw that a storm was gathering,
and prepared to. act my part as a man
when it burst forth. 1 ; . ;
- It was Saturday afternoon ; the hands
were ranged round the "stone," with their
bills in their hands, awaiting to be paid
off. "Quaker" happened to be at one end
of the stone, and. immediately opposite
him stood Zeke. As usual "Quaker" was
the "observed of all observers," and sly
whispers, which was answered by a titter
or nudge of the elbow, passed round the
group." -As the foreman paid Quaker the
amount due him, he gave him a new quar
ter dollar to make out the change.- This
did not escape Zeke's eye, and he said in
a tone loud enough to be heard by all
' "If the eagle on that quarter had life,
and I were a State prison convict, I would
not swap places with it, for my confine
ment would be far more preferable to be
ing squeezed to death." 5 ' -T;
This was the hair "that broke the cam
el's back. With the exclamation, "You
d d scoundrel!" he made one bound
and with a stunning blow brough Zeke to
the floor. Then jerking off his coat, and
placing himself, in a . fighting attitude, ' he
turned to the astonished group with "come
on now, cowardly ruffians. If you can
notlet me aloiie peaceably I will make you
do it by force. I have borne your insults
long enough, and if you have any more
to offer come on with them !" p
This challenge was sufficient. Coats
came off and sleeves were rolled in a min
ute. I saw that my friend would be apt
to get the worst of the fight,' and forcing
him into a corner, I exclaimod:
"Gentlemen one word, if you please!
It would be cowardly for you all to attack
this man ; I will not see it done. And if you
will attempt it, I have something ' here
(tapping.my breast significantly) that will
stop it. He is not to blame ; he has only
resented an insult, which any of you would
have done. You" have all insulted him
because he has conducted himself strange
ly ; let him explain his conduct, and per
haps we can make up our quarrel. He
owes you an explanation if not you, he
certainly does to me. And now, sir,"
said I, turning to' him, "I demand it of
you as a right.", f . ' .
He hesitated a moment. ''
"Cope, my friend," said I, "let.us have
it,, whatever it is, and at once put an end
to this quarrel." " ' . ' .
. "Well, gentlemen," he said, "I am not
disposedo lay my private affairs open to
public gaze, but I suppose I must doit.
Know then, that from my earnings, I must
not only suppprt myself, but my, mother,
two sisters . and three small ( brothers,
who Teside,, in a distant State. I could
earn enough at home tosupporthem well,
but my reason for coming here is this: One
of; my sisters, who is now a beautiful girl
of .sixteen, and the pet of the family, has
been blind from birth. .We had no hope
of her ever acquiring the. faculty of sight,
and were content to abide by what we
thought a dispensation of Providence.
But recently I have' seen a case similar to
hers a young, man who was restored
to sight by aneminent physician of Paris.
I have corresponded with that physician,
and he has high .hordes that in .my sister's
case he can effect a cure. This, gentle:
men, is what . I have, been laboring for
UPPER SANDUSKY,
sfnee-1 have been here to raise funds suf
ficient to lake her to Paris. I love that
sister as I do my own life ; I have labored
day and night have deprived myself of
many comforts, and borne your taunts
and jeers for her sake. But I can bear it
no longer. If you are men you will desist;
if you do not, I warn you of the conse
quences 1"
Zeke had risen to his feet and heard all
my friend had said. As he listened to the
Quaker, I could see the moisture coming
into his eyes ; and when he had finished,
he stepped forth, and grasping Quaker's
liand, while the tears trickled down his
face,' he said, In a voice, quivering with
emotion, ' '
"My noble fellow, wo have wronged
you deeply and I for one ask your forgiv-
ness. ' Had you but told us whatyour ob-;
jectSvas we would: not have placed a sin
gle obstachyiTi your way.'' 1 -
": "I forgive you freely, sir, I forgive you
all," said Quaker. '
"And how much have you to raise yet,"
I - asked, "before you will have the requi
site sum?"
"About one hundred and fifty dollars.
If I have my health, and continue to make
good bills, I shall be' ready to start to Eu
rope in about two months.,'
"You won't'havc to wait that long,"
said Zeke, laying the money he held in his
hand upon the stone, "if my week's wa
ges, every cent of which you are welcome
to, will help you along any. Come boys,"
he added, "how many of you will follow
suit?" ' -
"Well, there's mine," said Jim, laying
an X upon the pile, "and mine," and
mine," "and mine," said a dozen voices,
as each hand deposited an equal amount,
until they had.made quite a pile of bank
bills.
'.'There, stranger, take that, and may
God prosper you," said Zeke, tendering
him the money. V
"No, gentlemen," answered the Quaker,
"I thank you for your liberality, but I can
not take your money. ' I am no beggar ;
all I ask is that I may be allowed to do my
work without beinji disturbed."
- ''But you "must take it," urged Zeke
growing warm, "we owe it to you, and you
shall take it." We've done you a great
wrong we've abused you and we have
no other way of making amends. Besides 1
if you don't take it, it will be spent before
Monday morning, and I know that for my
part it will be much pleasanter to com
mence the week with the consciousness of
having appropriated my money in a sensi
ble way, than with the foggy head, aching
limbs, and empty pocket, which always
follow a "free and easy."
Still the stranger hesitated. "Take it
take it for your sister's sake," said two
or three voices. -
"I accept it, gentlemen," said the Qua
ker, as you say, for my sisters sake, and I
hope to be able some day to return it, prin
cipal and interest."
Quaker left for Paris shortly after ; and
in a few months we had the satisfaction of
hearing that his sister was completely re
stored to sight, and that they were on their
way home. , .
I have heard from him several times
since. , lis "lines nave Deen drawn m
pleasant places," and he is now a judicial
functionary in a neighboring State, (Ken
tucky.) Admiral Wager. It is perhaps not
lYPnPTnllf lrnnwn Pven lwt,hr vpnrlincr nnh-
0w- j .. , j 0 ?
lie, that the celebrated Admiral Wager,
of the British Navy, when aboy, was bound
apprentice to a Quaker, of the name of
John Hull, who sailed a vessel between
Newport (Rhode Island) and London,
and in whose' service he probably learned
the rudiments "of that nautical skill, as well
as that, upright honor and integrity, for
which he is so much lauded by his biog
rapher. The circumstance of running his
master's vessel over a privateer first rec
ommended him to an advantageous place
in the British Navy. The facts of this
encounter, as near as I can gather them,
are these: The privateer was a small sch 00-
neer, full of men, and was about boarding
the .ship of Captain Hull, whose religious
scruples prevented him from taking any
measures of a hostile nature. After much
persuasion from young Wager, the peace
able captain retired to his cabin, and gave
the command of his ship to his apprentice
His anxiety, however, induced him to look
out from' the companion way, and occa
sionally gave directions to the boy, who,
he perceived, designed to run' over the
privateer, saying to him, "Charles if thee
intends to run over that' schooner, thou
must put the helm a little more o star
board." The ship passed directly over the
schooner, which instantly sunk, with every
soul on board. '
J3T Wc see, by the New York Times,
that i the trial trips of one of the vessels
with which experiments were being made
in France, in the use , of etherized vapors
as a motor, has proved entirely successful.
A, vessel is now propelled regularly, be
tween Marseilles and Algiers, by an ether
engine of. seventy horse power, and a sav
ing ; of seventy-five per cent, of the fuel,
according to the testimony of the engineer
who was appointed to report on the sub
ject. , . ; : ,; ' ; r , ,
- J3T A young stock broker having mar
ried a fat old 'widow, with $100,000, said
that it'wasnt the face that attracted him
so much as the figure. " " ; ' -,.
OHIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1853.
A .Warning to Girls.
"He has only a few faults! How many
fair young girls are deceived, or deceive
themselves by this specious reasoning! J
He only smokes a little and chews a little,
never passes the bounds of sobriety, lie
is rather fond of amusements, what roan
of spirit is not? True, he is seldom at
home but the idea of a man setting kv
ever by the chimney corner- ridiculous!
He is fond of dress, but then he is so
handsome. .
All these little straws that point the jpy
the wind or rain blows, are regarded as
trivial things only a few faults'.'fter
manying the chewing and drinkingtfon
firmed habits) the foolish wife sings a-tfad-der
strain. Then her children want for
shoes, but her husband never for cigars
or drink. 'Her own clothes arc patched
and mended not so the broken windows
and his wretched habits. '' The fewfstlts
like grains of mustard seed have grbwp
and increased a hundred fold: D uills
come in; the rent is unpaid, friends for-r
sake the drunkard's family. '
Then come the miserable expendiency
of moving into a miserable house, minus
all conveniences. Wheffcthc rain pours
in the garret, and the rats tramp all night
where the children grow sick and die with
the fever, and tho heart-broken 'Voman
sits up till morning gray, to stitch, her -ill-paid
work, turning ever and anon with a
stifled sigh, to gaze through tears upon
the stiffened corpse.
Sometime she starts. The fitful winds
dramming upon the blinds vfas it his
step. And soon she is childless, and sick,
and dying and she does breathe herlast
while he who had once "only a few faults,'
sings and shouts in drunken brawls at the
post-ta ern or the rum-cellar.
This true picture has, been a thousand
times painted, and its duplicates hung ip
in the sad chambers of how many thous
and hearts? And yet the thoughtless
girl, blinded by passion, heedless -of con
sequences, reiterates, He has only a few,
faults, and gives herself up to corruption
more noisome than the grave, and to a
fate the horrors of wThich no pen can por
tray. A JSig Jump.
Dick Tinto, the Paris correspondent of
the New York Times, gives the following
account of the latest curiosity sharpener
which has been invented for the Pari
siansT
The feat of jumping from a balloon, the
jumper sustained by an India-rubber rope
was duly performed on Thursday. It
was the most stupendous exhibition of dar
ing and address that the parisians have
yet been permitted to witness. From one
side of the car of the balloon hunor the
India-rubber cord, descending 150 feet.
and then returning and being fastened to
the other side of the car. It thus formed
a strong loop. The. athlete was dressed
as Mercury ; his body, from the neck to
the small of the back, was enclosed in a
frame work which enabled 'him to endure
the suspension without wrenching or dis
location. The rope passed through an
eyelet in the middle of the back, placed
so that he was held in perfect equilibrium.
When the balloon had reached an altitude
double that of the supposed elasticity- of
the cord, the volligeur appeared on the
edge of, the car, looked over, shutliTS eyes
and dove off into space, The eyelet slip
ped along the rope, so that the first 150
feet were a positive fall through the air,
without any resistance or break. The rest
of the way was an elongation of-the. rope.
It stretched four times its length, making
in all a descent of 600 feet, accomplished
in two seconds. After havinsr attained its
lowest point, the rope contracted once, per
haps 200 feet, and then descended again.
There was no further rebound, and no os
cillation ; the voltigeur lay calmly cradled
in mid air, and probably spent the . leisure
he was now permitted to enjoy in recov
ering his breath and contemplating the
prospect. The eeronaut above now com
menced at the windless, and gradually
wound his dangling friend up again. In
four minutes he climbed over the side of
the car, having made the fastest time that
any human being has ever achieved, ex
cept such as have been sh5t from cannon,
as Baron Munchausen said he was, I think.
600 feet in two seconds is at the rate of
three miles and a half a minute. Yvrc are
waiting now to see. what will be done next.
A young student, showing the
Museum at Oxford to a party, produced
a rusty sword, which he assured them was
the identical sword with which Balaam
was about to kill his ass. One of the com-
pany observed tnat lie tnougnt lsaiaam
had no sword, but only wished for one.
'You are right," said the student, "and
this is the very sword he wished for !"
A Counterfeit Insurance Company.
A person callinsr himself H. M. Read
has opened an agency in Pittsburg, Pa.,
describing and claiming himself to be gen
eral agent for the West of the "Protection
Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Boston." There is no such Company in
existence in this city, or State ; therefore
Mr. Read may safely be pronounced a
swindler. Boston Times. ' ,
'You flatter me,' said an inquisite, the
other day, to a young lady, who was
praising the rare beauties of his mous
tache. 0 'For heaven's sake, ma'am,-' interposed
an Indiana hoosier, 'don't make that chap
any flatter than he is now !' '
The price of Freedom is Eternal Vigi-
lance.
If the principles of the Democratic par
ty are worth any tiling, they are worth bat
tling for. They are time-honored, and
will be enduring as long as reason retains
her umpire. Based upon a strict construc
tion of the Constitution, it great principle
and governing axiom is equal and exact
justice to all special favors to none. ,It
cannot be put down as long as it clings
to those ancient landmarks, and cling to
them the American Democracy will, as
the sheet'anchor of their hope.
In the party conflicts of the day, these
principles may for a time be depressed, but
never subdued ; put down, but never con
quered ; for, to quote the oft-repcated tru
ism of Bryant, ; " -
"Truth crushed to 'earth will rise 'again,
The etcma! years of God are hers."
, In a fair field? and open fight the democ
racy have never ben beaten. Misreprc-1
sentation appeals to prejudices and false
issues, have, at times, enabled our old en
emies, under the various names they have
assumed, to grasp the power of the State
and the national governments, but the so
ber, second thought of the people, always
right and ever efficient, has righted the
wronsr. : - ' '
Warned by the past, we should be an
unfaithful sentinel on the Democratic
watch-tower, did we not warn our friends
that the enemy are again in the field, playr
ing their old game of feigned and false is
sues, to divide anddistract us. ' The great
the eternal principles of Democracy
are worth more than any measure of mere
temporary expediency that the art of man
can devise. Forewarned by the past, let
us be forewarned for the future -in the
disasters of the past let us avoid future
defeats, and this can only be done by cling
ing to our principles, and watching their
safety with jealous care, for "the price of
freedom is eternal vigilance." Ohio Dem
ocrat. Dear Women in Paragita. The au
thor of "Sketches in Paragua," gives us
this fragrant morsel:
"Every body smokes in Paragua, and
nearly every female above thirteen years
of age chews. I am wrong. They do
not chew, but put tobacco in their mouths,
keep it there constantly, except when eat
ing, and, instead of chewing, roll it about
with their tongue and suck it. Only im
agine yourselMbout to salute the rich red
lips of a magnificent 'little Hebe arrayed
in satin and flashing with diamonds she
puts you back writh one dejicate hand,
wrhile with the fair taper fingers of the oth
er, she draws forth from her mouth, a brow
nish black roll of tobacco, quite two inches
long,' looking like a monstrous grub, and
depositing the savor morsel on the rim of
your sombrero, puts up her face and is
ready for your salute. I have sometimes
seen an over delicate foreigner turn with
a shudder of loathinar under such circum
stances, and get the epithet of el salvaco,
(the savage,) applied -to him by the oi-.
fended beauty for his sensitive squeamish
ness. However, one soon gets used to this
in Paragua, where you are, per force of
custom, obliged to kiss every lady you are
introduced to ; and one half you meet are
really tempting enough to render you reck
less of consequences, and you would sip
the dew. of the proffered lip in the face of
a tobacco battery, even the double distill
ed 'honey dew' of Old Virginia. -
i2T An : American female, called by
the romantic name of Miss Kate Irvine,
has. commenced at Sheffield, in England,
the arduous task of Walking s800 miles in
as many consecutive lib tirs, for (it is said)
abet of 500. " The lady pedestrian is
described to be about 30 years of age; tall
and of rather prepossessing ' appearance.
Her carriage is remarkably erect. She
wears the bloomer costume a straw hat,
a jacket of thin black material, a light vest
with bright buttons, a tunic silk skirt, and
light boots. She started for the first mile
at six o'clock in the evening, and accom
plished in 1 2 minutes."' The average time
of each mile up to Thursday evening, va
ried from 1 2-" to 13 minutes, which, for a
woman, may be considered really won
derful. - Nearly 300 persons paid a visit
to the
day. ,
fleet-footed American on the first
- The Revolt at TortolaV Advices
from St. Thomas state that the primary
cause of the late outbreak at Tortola was
the endeavor of the Government officers
to collect an additional tax of twelve cents
aJicad .upon cattle, in order to raise a fund
for poor law purposes. It is stated that
many people wrere killed, stores werebro-
ken oper!, the arsenal attacked, and the
iaws of the country set at defiance by the
enrajred and excited multitude. At the
last accounts the rebels had fled to the
country, but many citizens have been left
homeless and pennyless by their violence
3T A humorous old man fell in with
an ignorant, and rather impertinent yomig
minister, wrho proceeded to inform the old
gentleman, in very positive terms, that he
should never reach heaven unless he was
born again; and added, "I have experi
enced that change, and now feel no anxi
ety."
' "And you have been born again?" said
his companion musingly. ' -
"YesrItrust I have." "-: :?'
"Well," said the gentleman eyeing him
attentively, "I don't think it would hurt
- s '
you," young man, ' to be born one more."
The Maine Law iiX Boston.
The New York Tribune & iournal which
has said more in 'favor of 'toe Maine law
than any other paper in the "country, and
which he- has full faith ,that its'&trino-ent
provisions could be enforced every where,
even in large cities thus admits, in some
queries which it puts to the Life-Boat, a
Temperance sheet published in Boston,
that that statute is not only nof enforced
in that 'metropolis, bu t that no attempt are
made to enforce it. . .It says:
The question perpetually and every
where asked by Temperance men respect
ing Boston, is not" Why is not the Liq
uor Law thoroughly enforced there?"
but, "Why is it not enforced at all?" Why
don't the temperance men try toehforce it?
Where are theirprosccutors? their watch
men?, their Vigilance Committees?." 'Mr.'
Life-Boat ! suppose you try your hand on
mese questions; . . . ,
' "Great bodies move slowly," do they?
Vell, we don't see how that applies to the
case. Whoever fancied that the Temper-;
ance party in Boston was a great body?
If it is, it is very meagerly provided with
soul. ' '
Does any one suppose that a law, -which
is so opposed to public sentiment that -no
attempts are made to enforce it . even in
Boston, the very head-quarters -of . New
England Fanaticism and Puritanism, wo.'ld
be respected in Cincinnati,, whose popula
tion is not near as favorably disposed to
its principles as thatrof its New, England
sister town? 'Cin. Eng. . ' -. .
Fires in Spring fielu. The Springfield
Expositor extraof the 27th, states that on
Friday night last a fire broke out in 'the
stable of John L: Snyder at! that placei
and consumed it before it was extinguish
ed. While the fire was raging, the Court
house was Discovered to be on fire, as well
as the stable of the Anthony House, but
both Were put out without much damage
being done. The first: fire, in the opinion
of the Expositor, was undoubtedly the
worii 01 an incendiary, . as mere was no
light or fire used in the stable. The others
it is supposed, caught from the cinders of
the conflagration. A colored man and
boy in the employ of Mr. Snyder, have
been arrested on suspicion of being incen
diaries. The Expositor advises all the cit
izens of Springfield to be on their guard,
as the town is infested with burglars and
incendiaries. At Bellefontaine. at West
Liberty, and at Urbana, and at some farm
houses, attempts have been made to enter
and rob during the week past.
Divorce .and Reconsideration.-A
resident of this city: sued for a divorce
from his wife in one of our courts last win
ter. It was granted, and the couple duly
separated. He went to New Orleans and
engaged in business, and she remained in
this city among her friends. :The yellow
fever,,which is driving so many persons
from New Orleans at present, induced, as
we understand, the ex-husband to seek
refuge in this city. - He. arrived a few days
ago, and one hour after his arrival here"
witnessed the second . marriage knot tied
between himself and former wife. It was
said to have been done more effectually
than before, and both parties were confi
dent that there would be no further need
of untying it. Divorces are quite common,
but such second marriages are of rare oc
currence. -St. Louis Intelligencer . r .
' Bkead and Butter Business. Ohio
can not only furnish bread, but it would
seem that she can butter it. The Wods-
ter Republican estimates "'the aggregate
cash sales of butter in Qhio, ty farmers,
the present year, if the few. data to which
we have access are any guide, must a.mouDt
to near . half a million of dollars. And
this-is but, the commencement of the but
ter trade of Oliro. -No particular interest
has ever yet been awakened on the subject
and the half a million cash . received the
present year for butter is only an inkling
of what may be received in coming years.
The farmers of Wayne county alone at the
close of the present season will have, re
ceived for their butter at least 15,000 in
cash, Avhereas a few years ago they receiv
ed not the half of that amount in trader
The Scientific American has lately seen
a pair of shoes that were pegged by a ma
chine, invented by Mr. Tripp, and owned
by E. L. Norfolk, of Salem, Mass. The
work was well done. , The machine .wil
peg a No. 7 boot or . shoe in a minute, or
thirty pairs in one hour, if the shoes could
be put in and taken out : in the same time
they are pegged. It can be altered to suit
a diffeent sized shoe or bootin two minutes,
and it will peg any shape. ; . ' y I
This invintion will work a revolution, in
time, irf the boot and shoe business. Late
day genius is playing the mishief with old
systems of labor. 'Time's noblest offspr
ing is the last!'
Valuable Remedies. Here arc some
valuable remedies for vtry prevalent dis
eases, : that we have no hesitation in re
commending as infallible. Try them.
For drunkenness, drink cold water.
, For health, rise e'arly, eat moderately
andwork. . . --n:
KF6r accidents keep out of danger,, ?
To be honest, pay your debts. v ,
. To be happy, be honest and industri
ous. "-.-. -.- i ... ,
To please all mind your, own business.
-. Ambition hath but two steps; : the low
est blood; the highest envy,.
:WHOEEGNOa402.
Following in the Footste? s: A letter
from Paris, ated 25th of July, makes men
tion of some exploits, after the' manner of
his late official superiors at Washington, otf
one John Bartly, Clark under Mr. Walsh,
late American CansuL,,, Since being dis
placed, he has risena peg or twoin'dignity
by passnig himself offas United States Vice
Consul. This, assumed tittle- has obtain
ed for him consideration and merchandize
It is ; onjy ..lately .that it has been discovered
and the Minister of-Foreign Affairs was;
made acquainted with the fact on the same
day. Mr. Bartly has closed his career in
Paris by; absconding, leaving : six : notes
doubtless forgeries, behind , him, and for"
which he has obtained the "money, about
5,000 francs. Hhey were made payable to'
John Bartly, Vice 'Consul of the United
States, and the broker, who 'discounted
them says that he did so only I oh account
of his tittle, which.' he supposed genuine.-
: "i
Dye's Bank Note Mirror which hashith-'
erto possessed, in a great degree, the con
fidence of the community in ' this city, has
rendered itself infamous and totally un
worthy of credit, "as the folly wing articles
from the Cincinnati JEnquircr will show-
Ind ianapolis Sent'ncl. - . ajT , . , y 3 f
., Referring pointedly to this DrE and the
Memphis Coal emission, the Detroit Free
ess said: , ,,,:. .
What is the difference whether a man
is defrauded by a counterfeiter or a fraud
ulent banker? ; Does a greater measure St
moral guilt attach to? him who. manufac-'
ures spurious money than to hinrwho puts
afloat promises to pay which he never in
tends to redeem? - In both cases the pub
lic are swindled. -Who is the gratestswin
ier? A ' ' - -'j v
We believe in no unfair distinctions.
We are averse to sending the little rogue
who passes a five-dollar counterfeit bill, td
the penitentiary,, and letting the big rascaL
who passes thousands of dollars of - worth
less shin-plasters, go unwhipped of justice
We would have both regarded. as criminals
in the eyesof -the law, and in the estima
tion of the community; and we would have
each punished according to the eubrmtiy
of the wrong of which he is guilty.? -i
Horse Mackerel.- Mr. W.Alexander
(firm of. Atkins .Alexander,:; Commer-
I cial street,) while fishing yesterday near
Rock; Cod : Ledge, .about 13 miles" from
Portland, caught a Horse Mackerel weigh
ing 800 lbs., 10 feet long and 7 in circum
ference. Hdtook with him a cod. hook,
and worried him out till he finally secured
him. There Tbeing no one in the .boat bat
his JUtle'b'oy, ho had toT tow him to a
schooner near, before he could take him
in.- it is a srjienaid. hsn, resembling m all
parts a mackerel, but on a giant scale.--Portland
Argus. ; . : :. -:
, A Strong Team. There are a hundred
and forty-one .locomotives. now in them
ploy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. The .Wheeling' Gazette says
that if hitched together they would form
a train over a .mile long, and present the
most imposing spectacle of the age. Sev
eral of them are capacitated to run eighty
miles an hour.
i5r The ..Crystal " Palace, by gas-light
Is thus described by the Times: "There
were over 4,000 burners , lighted at one
time in all parts of the -building.. In the
picture gallery a single.row, of lights run
down the centre, and by the aid of appro
priate shades threw the light in the same,
direction as it comes in the day time'
. - i57tWe SaYe recently . an account 'of
the murder of Dr. Fisk, his wife and child
by two slaves belonging to his neighbors,
near Carthage, Mo., and then firing .their
premises. , The negroes were arrested and
committed, but the populace were so mucK
incensed at the deed that they took them
out of the hands of the officers and burn
ed them alive.
3" A disappointed author, indulging.
in a vein of albusc against a successful ri-
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val, exclaimed, "He is, without exception,
the ! mosCsup"erficial,sclf-sufficient, igno
rant, shallow .creature, that ever made pre
tensions, to literature." . v 5
','Gently, my. 'dear sir,". Interrupted . a
gentleman, 'jouuite; forgot yourself.'',,
li7T There arc two 1 girls in -Hanover
county, Va.y ltis said,: who' make 6,000
shingles per wcek;;at 3450 per thousand." :
They supply the demand in that part of
the country, and sell many in Richmond."
They have purchased a piano and are cap
ital performers. ' . "
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A Philosopher. He was a philoso
pher, who, being ' pressed to stay a little
longer," replied: 'I will. Fifteen minutes
will make ino difference. My wvifeis now
as mad as she can be. - . - v
The Maysville, .(Ky.,)
"Eagle,
savs: "A mare belonging to C. B.
Hill,
of this city, foaled, on " Saturday last, a
mule colt and a horse colt, at one birth.
Both are alive and doing Veil.' ' .
- J3P Capt. Leon the captor of: General
Iturbide, in the Mexicau-war, it . U said,"
has been appointed to a first class .clerk
ship in the First Aunitor's Bureau, Treas.
Department.- ' ; --t - ; - - - -
A company has purchased the right of
the inventor, and intends constructing, im-
mediately several vessels, to run" as'regu-"
lax packet, between. pprtsjh France and"
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