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.t ..,:.-.-iv:.;;t..Tt.i .:-: a !l '"J ILaaa ) ! .1 MM 1J V 1" J S ' ' ' :..-. ,:novl y.-v. ,-!.:. .,.., r --w-rr-rra''--' rS--- .. .. ,.v,.,. ;. . TEMPERANCE REFORM," v . FUBU8HJJD EVERY FRIDAY, o.:.; the . " "-'" '.' Ben Franklin Steam Printing House, ' ' VALKB CLARK ' TERMSt , ':. ,. Single subscriptions, . - $ 1 60 Club of ten and upwards. ' - 1 00 All subscriptlona must be accompanied with the cub, and addressed, postage paid, to '. . CALEB CLARK, ' ' Bei FRAKKLi.f Printiwo House, .'. i i. ..... - Cincinnati, 0. LINE TO A Mil MM If. And the hut walked about (how strange a story,) In Thebes' streets, tiiree UioBssiid years age ! , Wben the Momnoniura waa in nil iu (lory. Ana time hn4 not began to overthrow Those tesaples, palaces, and pilot stupendous, Of wfaioh the vary mint aro tromoniloaa. Speak I let thoa halt long enough acted dnmasy I Thon hait a tongue, oomo, let us hou iu tooo ; Thomt ataading on thy lop aboro (round, mommy', Roriatting tho (limpaoa of iho moon Not liko thin (hoiu and diiambodiad oraatorai, Bat with thy bonoa and loh and form and faataroa. Tall , for doobtloti thon oan'it raoolloct. To whom ihall wo aign tha Cplirni'i fama f Wat Ohoopa ot Oaphaoot architect ,., . ; " Of aithor pyramid that boara hit name 1 Waa Pompay'i pillar roally miinomor T " ' UadThoboa a honored galea, ax aong by Homer 1 Ferhapt them wort a Maaon, and forbidden ' By oath, to tail the eecreta pf thy trade .... , Then aay what leorat melody waa bidden In MamnoVa atatoe, whfch at noriao played 1 Perhaps thoa wart a prieit - if ao, my strugglaa Aro Tain Egyptian priesta ne'er owned their jogglaa. Perhapa that eery hand, now pinioned tat, ,. Haa bob-a-nobbad with Pharaoh glaai to glaal, Otdrnpped a ha'penny in Hoaoer'a hat Or doited chine owe, e lei Ueeen Ilida paaa , s . Or held, by Bolomon'a own iniritation, ' " ' A tank at the groat Temple'i dedication, . n I need not uk thee, If that hand when armed, Haa aay Roman loldier mauled and kaaekled i For thon wait dead, aye, buried aod embalmed, Ere Roaralaa or Remua ha d been tackled ; Antiqaity leem to have began . Long sinoo thy primeval race waa ran. Sines Brat thy form waa in this box eitended, VVe above groond have teen tome itrange mntallona The Roman Empire haa begna and ended. And worlda have risen i we have kt old nationi, And eoontleaa kings have into dnit been hombled, While not a fragment of thy Bean baa crumbled. . ; . Dldi't thoa not hear the pother o'er thy head, W hen the great Peraiao oonqseror, Cambyiea, Marsbed armies o'er thy tomb with thundering tread I O'erthrew Osiiria, Oris, Apis, Irle, And shook tho pyramids with fee end wonder, , When the gigantio Memnon rail asunder t If tbe tomb's secrets may not be eon leased, The aaluca of thy pnvala life enfold; A heart haa throbbed beneath that leathera brenat, And tsaa adowa that dusky cheek have rolled. Have children climbed those knees, and kissed that facet !!-,,. What was thy name and station, ago and race 7 States of flesh! Immortal of the dead ,,,. .,, ; Imperishable tvpe of evanescence 1 Poiti aaBOOs men I that anil'stthy narrow bed, ' And slaadast andecayed within our presence, Thoa shall hear nothing till the Judgment morning. Wham too great tramp shall thrill thee with its . warning. , , . From Captaia Raid's Book. SCALP HUNTERS ' -'Wlnr do 'e want m to goT" aaid Rube. The other merely pointed to, an open glade, and answered : " Sixty." "Take care t' my claws, d'ye heart them Injuns haa made 'era scarce J this child cant spare another." ' The old trapper said this with a flourish of his right hand. . I noticed that the little finger had been chopped off. " Never fear, old hose 1" waa the reply ; and at this the smoky carcass moved away with a slow and regular pace, that showed he was measuring the yards. n . When he had stepped the sixtieth yard, he faced about, and stood erect placing his heels together. He then extended his right arm, raising it until his hand was on a level with his shoulder, and holding the shell in his fingers, flat side to the front, shouted back ; " Now, Bill-ee, shoot, an' be d d to y ur !" " The shell was slightly concave the concavity turned to the trout, ' Tbe thumb and finger reached hajf around the circum ference, so that a part of the edge was hid den ; and the surface, turned towards the marksman, was not larger than that of a oinmon watch 1 ''' - '' . i ' This was fearful sight . It ia one not so common among the mountain-men as travellers would have you believe. The feat proves tha marksman's skill : first, if successful, by showing the strength and steadiness of his nerves s secondly, by the eon fide nca which the other reposes in it, thus declared by stronger testimony than any oath. In any case, the feat of holding the mark is at least equal to that of hitting it. There are many hunters willing to risk taking the shot, but few who oare to hold theihell.. .... It was a fearful sight ; and my nerve's tingled as I looked on. ' Many others felt . I. No on interfered. There were few present who would have dared, even had these two meat been making preparations to fire at each other. Both were men of mark" among their comrades trappers of tha first class. IPC """'"Caiey, drawing a long breath, planted himself firmly the heel of his left foot op posite to, and some inches in advance of tne nouow- of nte rigni. i nen jeraing op bis gun, and throwing the barrel across rue left palm, : he cried out to his comrade : "Steady, old bone and sinyor Hyar's at ye!" ' The words were scarcely out when the gun was levelled. There was a moment's death-like silence, all eyes looking to the mark. . Then came the crack, aud the shell was seen to fly, shivered into fifty frag ments I There was a cheer from the crowd. Old Rube stooped to pick up one of the pieces J and after examining it for a mo ment, shouted in aloud voice " Plum cen ter, by Gd I" ' The youngf trapper had, in effect, hit the mark in the very center, as the blue stain of the bullet testified. . - The Indian thus defied by the success ful shot of Gary, does not avoid the con test. Ho is a most gentlemanlike person, speaking good English, but dressed iu a very picturesque attire. 'I looked at the Indian with increasing interest. Ue seemed a man of about thirty years of age, and not much under seven feet in height 1 He was proportioned like an Apollo, and on this account appeared smaller than he actually was. His features were of the Roman type ) and his fine fore head, his acquiline nose and broad jaw bone, gave him the appearance of talent at well as firmness and energy. He was dressed in a huuting shirt, leggings and moccasins ; but all these differed from any thing worn either by the hunters or their Indian allies. The shirt itt-elf was made out of the dressed hide of the red deer, but differently prepared to that used by the trappers, , It was bleached almost to the whiteness of a kid glove. The breast, un like theirs, vu close and beautifully em broidered with stained porcupine quills. The sleeves were similarly ornamented, and the cape and skirts were trimmed with the soft, snow-white fur of the ernr.ine, . A row of entire Bkins of that animal hilng from the skirt-border, forming a Cringe both graceful and cosily,- But the moat singular feature about this man was his hair. It fell looeely over his shoulders, and swept the ground as he walked ; it could not have been less than seven feet in length. It wss black, glossy, aud luxuriant, and reminded me of the tails of those great Flemish horses I had seen in the funeral carriages of London. He wore upou his head the war-eagle bonnet, with its full circle of nlnmn, the finest triumph of savaire taste. This magnificent head-dress added to the majesty or nis appearance. A wnite dui falo robe hung from his shoulders with all the graceful draping of a toga ; its Silky fur corresponded to the color of his dress, and contrasted strikingly with his own dark tresses. There were other ornaments about his person : his arms and accoutre meuta were sLmiuc with metallic bright ness, and the stock and butt of his rifle were richly inlaid with silver. Durinir the scene described this pcrao noge has 'stood silent, and calmly looking on . His eye now wanders over the grountT apparently in search of an object. A small convolvus, known as the J' prairie gourd,' is lying at his feet..' It is globe-shaped, about the siie of an orange, and not unlike one in color.1 He stoops and takes it up. He seems to examine it with great care, balancing it upon his hand, as though he was calculating its weight. What does he intend to do with this t Will be fling it up and send his bullet through it in the air f Wftatetsel , . ., . 'His motions are watched in silence. Nearly all the scalp-hunters sixty- or sev entyare on the ground. Seguin only, with tho doctor and a few men, are engaged tome distance off, pitching a tout. Oarer stands upon one side. Bligntly elated with his triumph, but not without feelings of 1 - il.i 1. & I. - L. 1 appreneuHlou uiai ue mnjr uo utmsn, Old Rube has gone back to the fire, and is roasting another rib. -1 . ' ' Tim irmirri npflrns to satisfv the Indian for whatever purpose he intends it. A long piece or bone tne inign-joini oi uie war eagle bangs suspended over his breast. It is curiously carved, and pierced with holes liko a musical instrument.,. It isone. He places this to his lips, covering the holes with his fingers. He sounds three notes, oddlv inflected, but loud and sham'. He drop the instrument again, and stands lookinir eastward into uie woods. I he eyes of all present are beut in the same di rection. ..The hunters, influenced by a mysterious curiosity, remain silent, or speak ouiy id low musiaruigs. ; - 'Like an echo, the throe notes are an swered by similar signal. It is evident that tbe Indian has a comrade in the woods, vet not one of the band seem to know aught of him or his comrade,- Yes ; one does : it is Rube.' Rube has had some previous knowledge of the Indian, and the conjecture he now makes, is verified by the result.. 'A rustling is heard, as of someone parting the bashes, the tread of a light foot, tho snapping of twigs. A bright ob ject appears among tho leaves. Some one is coming through the underwood ; it is a woman ; it is an Indian girl, attired in a singular and picturesque costume ; bhe steps out of the bushes, and comes boldly towards the crowd, , All eyes are turned upon her with looks of wonder and admi ration. We scan ber face and figure and her striking attire. ' ' -. -'She is dressed not unlike the Indian himself, and there is a resemblance in other respects. The tunic Worn by the girl is of finer materials of fawn skin. It Is richly trimmed, and worked; with - split quills, stained to & variety, pf bright colors. It hangs in the middle of the thighs, ending in a fringe-work of shells, that tinkle as she moves. ' Her limb aro wrapped in leg- gings of scarlet cloth, fringed like tho tu-1 INNAT1, 0. Fit IDA jilfiS II 1 0 , sic, and reaching to the ankles, where they meet' tho flaps of her mocfaamsr. -Thene last are white, embroidered with stained quills, and fitting closely to her small feet. 'A belt of wampum closes the tunic on her waist, exhibiting the globular develop ments of full-grown bosom, aud the un dulating outlines of a womanly person. Her head-dress is similar to that worn by her companion, but smaller and lighter : and ber hair, like his, bangs loosely down, reaching almost to the ground, ' Her neck, throat, and part of her bosom, are nude, and clustered over with bead strings of r rioug colors. ....... "The expression of - her conntenanee is high and noble. Her eye is oblique. Tha lips meet with a double curve, and the throat is full and rounded, Her complex ion is Indian; but a crimson hue 'strug gling through the brown upon her cheek gives that pictured expression to her coun tenance that may be observed in the quad roon -of the West Indies. She is a girl, though full grown and boldly developed a type of health and savage beauty. 'As she approaches, tne men murmur their admiration . There are hearts beating under bunting-shirts, that rarely deign to dream of the charms of woman. I am struck at this moment with the appearance of the young trapper Oarey. His face has fallen the blood has forsaken his cheeks his lips are white and compressed, aud dark rings have formed around his eyes. They express anger, but there is still an other meaning iu them. Is it jealousy f Yes. He has stepped behind one of his comrades, as if he did not wish to be seen. Ono hand is playing involuntarily with the handle of his knife ; the other grasps the barrel 1 of his gun, as though he would crush it between his fiugers. ' The girl comes up. The Indian bands her the gourd, muttering some words in au unknown tongue unknown at least to me. She takes it without making any reply, and walks off towards tho spot where Rube had stood, which had been pointed out to bet by her companion. ' - ' .: ' She reaches the tree, and halt in front of it facing round, as the trapper had done: ' Tbera was aonjnthirur ao. drinnatic, so theatrical, m tne whole proceediii, uai, up to the;, present-time, wo had ail stood waiting for the demuemtnt in silence. Now we knew what it waa to be, and the men Itet'an to talk.' The conversation referred to the further proceedings of the Indian ; but tbe general opinion was that he intended to shoot the gourd from the girl's hand ; that it was no great shot after all, and that, at anyrate, it would merely equal uaroy s. ' What was our amazement at seeing the girl fling off her plumed bonnet place the gourd upon her head fold her arms over her bosom aud stand, fronting us, as calm and immobile as if she had been carved upon the tree I . ' ' ' There was a murmur in the crowd. The Indian was raising his rifle to take aim, when a man rushedforward to prevent nun.' ; Zt was uarey I " . . . - " No, yer don't I No!" eried he, clutch iiifr the levelled rifle : "she's deceived me, that's plain ; but 1 won't see the gal that once loved me, or said she did, in tne trap that-a-way. No I Bill Oarey ain't a goin' to strlnd by and see it." " w bat is this 7 snouted uie Indian in a voice of thunder. " Who dares to interrupt mer ' - - . " I dares I" replied Garey. "She's yours now. I suppose. You may take her whar ye like ; and take this too," continued he, tearine off tne embroidered pipe-case, and flinging it at the Indian's feet ; " but ye're not a-goia to shoot Iter , down whiles Sand by." . , ' By what right do you interrupt me T y sister is not airaid, and " Your litter f" " Yes my sister." "And is yon gal your sister!" eagerly inquired Garey, his manner, and the ex pression of his counteuauce all at once changing. ' ' ' ! "' She is. l nave said she is, " And aro you El Sol 1" l am. I ask your pardon ; but" I pardon you. "'. Let me procoW 1" . " Oh, sir, do not no I no 1 She ia your sister, aud I know you have the right, but thar's no needcessity. . I have beard of your shoolin'. ; 1 give in you kin beat me For God's sake do not risk it as you care for ber do not Y . " There is no risk.. 1 1 will show you.' "No.no. If you must, then let me I 1 will hold it. Oh, let me I" stammered the hunter in tones of entreaty. ;"Hillo, Bill-eel : What's the dratted rumpus t" cried Rube coming up. " Hang it let s see the shot. I ve heern o it afore. Don't be skeert, ye fool 1 he'll do it like a breeze he will l'r And as the old trapper said this, he caught his comrade by tne arm, and slung bin. round out oi tne jnui. an's way. This is a fine bit of nature ; and our au thor may take our word for it that it will excite more admiration than the most ter rible scene in the book. , But to proceed with the adventure. The o-irl. durinir all this, had Stood still nMttiiinirfv not knowing- the cause of the in- tArrnntion. tiarev'a back was turned loi her and the distance with two years ef separation doubtless prevented Her from recognising lum. r. Tie f, re Oarey coulS turn to interpose himself, the rifle was at the Indian's shoul der, and levelled I ' His finger was on the trieeer. and his eye glanced 'along the sights. It was too late to interfere. Any at tenipt at that might bring about the dreaded result ' The hunter, as he turned, saw this; and, baiting ia his tracks,' stood straining and silentu &c ; ,ti, a ,;, -j . U waa a moment of intense suspense to n of u a moment of intense amoUoua. 1 lr Siieace was profound. Every breath seemed suspeuded, every eye was fixed on me yeuow oniect not larger. I nave said than aa orange. . O, trod ! will the shot never come! . 'It. came. The flash the crack the str nm of nre the wild hurra the forward rush were all simultaneous thines.1 We saw tho shivered globe fly off. The girl tu sun upon ner leei sne -was sate I 'I ran with the rest. The smoke for moment blinded me. I heard the shrill notes of the Indian whistle. I looked be fore me. . ; Tin mrl had disappeared! Vi m ran on to the spot where ahe had stood, we heard a rustline in the under wood a departing footstep. We knew it wee ius , uuu kuiurj HJ nil JlintlllCi oi aei- icacy, and a kuowltdue that it would be contrary to the wiah of her brother, uo one followed ber. We found the fragments of the calabash strewed over the ground. We found the leaden mark upon them : the bullet itself was buried iu the bark of the tree, and one of the hunters commenced digguig it out with the point of his bowie. Whin we turned to go back, we saw that the Indian had walked away, and stood chatting easily and familiarly w'th Seguin. as we re-enierea uie camp-ground, 1 ob served Oarey stoop and pick up a shining object. It was the gayt d'amour, which he carefully re-adjusted round his neck, iu its wuuieu position, rrom nis look, and the manner in which he handled it, it was plain that he now regarded that aouwriir with more reverence than ever.' HOW TO PAY A DEBT or HONOR. An amusing incident lately took nlace in Paris, which can scarcely fail to interest our teaders, and its trtith may be relied upon. A young diplomatist of good family aud fortune, whose handsome person aud wiuniiiR manners, aud unalterable am a. bility, had insured to him that popularite dt talon, bo essential to individuals of his craft, wu, about a mouth ago, a guest at the iuamion of one of the most celebrated IV riaiau eekbritei, where the ruuaic of Musard. en-i'-tie mysterirw of high pliy. dividedthe atu-auon oi tne oriuiant crowds hy whom the vast saloons were thronged. For a time M. An suffered himself to be engrossed by the goddesses of the ball-room ; and to many a charming coquette, and jeweled nation poured forth his offuriniM of hrnni age with the devotion for which he had been celebrated from his first tntrtt into tho fashiouable circles of the French capi tal : but at length, wearied by excitement, and " giddy from excess of light," he saun tered into an apartment sacred to the wor ship of Mammon, where he amused himself tor some moments in watching the fluctua tions of tbe various games which were pro gressing about bim. This stale of things could not endure long, fans is as prover bially a city of gamesters as St. Peters burgb itself, and every tlegant who seeks to inaiutain his position in high society is quite as familliar with the cards and dice, as with we were about to say his brevi ary ; but as such a comparison would by no means have sufficed to imply what they intended to convey, we correct ourselves, and substitute in lieu thereof with his tai- lorTs Pills. Thns, then, Al. de . . , from a spectator, soon became an actor in the busy scene ; and drawing off his spotless gloves, and advancing a chair which stood temptingly beside a small table niched in ?. small recess draperied with pale blue silk, ound himself opposed to a stranger, by whom he had been invited to essay his skill, or to amuse his idleness, at one of those convenient games of chance which may be practiced en tete-a-ttte. Never were two individuals more opposed iu manner and appearance thau our hero and his au- agonist. M. de was refined to a fault, and low-voiced as a woman, while the strauger was florid, loud aud abrupt, to a degree almost incompatible with his posi tion as a man of fashion. Thus the parties were socially mismatched ; but under cir cumstances the cards were matter of more importance than the man, and the two an. taironiftta at once proceeded to business. Our hero, who had prudeutly provided for. exigencies of this ualure, Had unlortunately tit reckoned without his host," for it soon became apparent mat ne was no matcn for his noisy opponent ; and the shining Napo leons which he carelessly placed upou the table, soon made their way into the qouuei of his exulting antagonist. That the play was perfectly fair, he both felt and saw, but the success of the opposite party waseo ex traordinary, that it piqued bis vanity ; and when he had exhausted his purse, be still resolved to persevere, feeling convinced that some sudden turn of fortune must soon enable him to redeem his ill-luck. He con sequently, explained to his antagonist that he had no more money about mm, but that lie was ready to continue the struggle on naroie. a DroDosiuon wnica waa liumeai- siely accepted; and the game was - renewed as energetically as ever, wun tne same un accountable result. Prosperity had. how. ever, tended to overcome the good-breeding of his former adversary, who became so much elated at the.golden harvest which he continued to reap from tho pertinacity of our hero, mat nis exultation grew woray aaat noisy, and attracted a crowd of idlers about tho ublev. . ; .i ,. "And : nevertheless, he snouted, as ne possessed nirnseu o oua ii-i ' i . t .mul ,Mi'tD liie trin- i i . i r r i . i ,va. , n lira; neverineiese, monsieur pw nsatar at tha fame I Yet Too see, irentle- . i i : . r i men, you see that he caouot stand, against mTke spectators acauiesced and marvelled, nd stifj the straggle continued. 3t. de who found it infinitely mora easy to aupport the ill-timed hilarity of his com panion, made no reply to the vain boasting 185 2. by wiiivii au ,- i , . lie was at-genlleuiuii) auid intvvk uui v afford the fortunate gamester tbe triumph ef perceiving that he had milled his temper Suddenly, however, the happy winner waxed more facetious than ever ; and while recording each separate and additional gain, said with a mocking laugh, which ex oriatcd the nerves of his antagonist : . " Again, my dear Monsieur 1 You may wrim uome to your lamiiy. The expression was futile enouirh : nor was it until it had beeu several times re peated, that M. de began to feel ir ritated and impatient by ils constant re currence, lie nevertheless contrived to control his annoyance, aud persisted in playinsr until the party broke u. whet, h use a deotor oi a thousand crowns, in addi tion to the contents of his purse, to his un mannerly adversary, " To-morrow, Monsieur." he said with studied courtesy, " this little affair shall be settled, and I will then trust to a future op portunity for my revanche." His creditor lauehed loudly once more returned his parting bow, and our hero threw himselt into his cab, considerably ruffled by the events of the evening. On entering his apartment, a packet was placed in his hand, and he found himself directed by his chef to leave Paris on tbe following day with important despatches. This was vexatious enough, as it termina ted all hope of the revenge which he had anticipated, and he accordingly resolved to devise some other method of diminishing the arrogaut satisfaction of his late oppo nent. " I have occasionally lost larger suras," he murmured, as he prepared to retire to rest, " but never before have I experienced such a dislike to pay a debt of honor. To throw away one's money upon a brute of this description is intolerable. 1 wUl make him experience, by some means or another, the danger of trifling with the feeliugs of a gentleman. lhus resolved, M. de . soon forgot his annoyance in sleep ; and in the morn ing nis oab waa ordered at an unusually eariy uour. some twenty minutes suDse- qtrently it stopped at the residuD ,e of his IV antagonist, to whose concierge the tiger of the young diplomatist delivered a huge packet, scaled with three enormous seals, accompanied with a minute note ; after which the equipaire whirled awav. and the bhvictoiui guuiuier waa inrormea tu&t tin Monteur en cabriolet had left the articles in question, to which no answer was required. The recipient first opened the note mi, I read as follows : - Monsikub " Unexpectedly compelled by diplomatic business to leave Paris within a uw hours. 1 hasten to cancel tbe obligation incurred towards you last evening. I do not send specie, but value, as from your own lips I was enabled to gather the predominant sen timent of your mind. Thus, Monsieur, anxious to meet your exemplary aud praise worthy principle, so untiringly impressed upon me during the few hours iu which I was honored by your society, I have en deavored to meet, what must I am convinced under the circumstances, be your dearest wish ; aud I accordingly inclose to you, in the accompanying packet, the means of practicing to the widest extent, your very exemplary epistolary system." . - The fortunate gamester eagerly opened the enormous parcel : and found therein, io his consternation and annovauce. twelve thousand postaee stamps. of five sous each! BtnUey. How a Coat waa IdenUfltd. In the Justice's Ooart. this case waa nrntlv decided in a most novel way. A coat mat io dis pute, and tha evidence was direct and positive for both claimants, tha parties were Irish and full of grit, ready to spend all tbey had rather than give up beat. The affair had been care. fully examiued, and the Court waa iu a quandary, nut auowmg wno naa tne aesi claim to tbe gar ment. However a moment before his honor was to turn up tha evidence. Patrick Power, one of the claimants, made tbe following proposition lor settling the affair. Said Patriot: : Timothy Mazuire, now ye say that coat be- longa to yeriilf inlire y; 1 aay it is ma own. Now mind ve. Timothy, tha both i us will lake the coat 'an look it all over, the man that (iudi his name on it shall ba tha owner." "Dona," aaid Timothy. "Aa'ya'll Hick to the bargain?" asked Pat rick. "To be ure," answered Timotbv, and rc'oined counsel on both sides. "yea" "Then look at it." said Patrick at he oawd the coat iuto the hands oi Timothy, who vainly searched every part of it for his name, and paa- sea u ones to t airica, ooMiiugiy saying, "An now lit ui see if ye can be fimlin' the likes iv jer own name oa the garimnt. "Yo'll stick to the 'graamint," taid Patrick, eagerly grasping the auat. . "upon tha honor ot a man, waa Timothy reply. Th hen howld en a bit," said Patrick, aa ba drew bis knife and opened a corner ia the col lar of his coat, taking therefrom two very small peas, exclaiming aa be held them out in his hand f . . . i . , . . There, d'ye see that! V ! . i . "Yes; bat iat iv that," said Timothy. .. "A ami a dale u aaa to ao with it it it me name to be sure pea for Patrick and pea for rower. - j - He got the treat be did. - .- :i . ;, i n: . . CTTh benevolent institution of Odd Fel lows in the United States number 300,000 members. There are S635 Lodges and 600 EaeampDMnUiathaUaited States. The amount of means for tbe year 1851 was $1,200,000. Tha amount paid tha tame year for relief was aearly 1500,000. ' " ' -' ET "luimath" is a nam said to have been given to abont 55,000. "foruig Americans" witiirrmmnnlh.' t ' NUMBER 9. ' Johanna, lue p. the Vi 8. sloop-of-war 1eue, at. srNo . is one of the Comoro Islands, sitaated in the northern part of Mozambique Channel. It is much frequented by whale ships for supplies, repeated outrages upon whom, committed by tbe King of the Islands,' fur nished the necessity for the bombardment The following letter from the Captain of the barque Lhdfhm, of Warren, R. I., gives tho particulars of the transaction : Johanna, Friday.Aug. 8, 1851. Ma. Randall t Dear Sir: I take the lib- 1 erty to write you the particulars of the bombardment of the Fort at Johanna. On the tit h of August, the IT. S. sloop-of-war Dale, Commauder Pearson, arrived here, and immediately demand jd redress of the King for the unjust imprisonment of Cap tain Moores, of the barque Maria, of New Bedford, who was imprisoned here in Au- , gust, 1850. Capt. Pearson, after making all ' inquiries of both the English squadron on this station, and the masters of American ships in the harbor, and also of the English n siaenis nere, oetng cunviuceu oi iue na srrant injustice done to Capt. Moores and others at this Island, immediately deman ded of the King $30,000, and required an immediate answer. After waiting all night and receiving no answer, he dispatched another letter, in forming the King, that if he did not sve him an answer at, or before 13 o'clock, ho . should commence hostilities. The King re- , I lied to the last note, offering $500 in cash, - nd $500 worth of bullocks and trinkets, Capt. P. refused this, and got his ship under weigh, and moored her off the town, 100 ards from the beach, with his broadside tu ,, the town. The King then sent off and of fered to pay $5,0 -0 if he could getfit in any 1 way woum give trinkets, cattle and cotton Cloth to make up tbe amount. Capt. Pear son then gave the King Hi hours more to consider of it, at the same time telling him not to make any warlike de.monatra.tinn in 'the meantime, if he did- Vo "" - it as a breach of ftn. ana snouia com mence immediate-hoit'lf-ie- He also noti fied the King that if he did not ftorue to some definite terms, to send the women and children out of the place by noon the next day, as he should then commence firing upon them. At day-light, the 6th, there were a large number of troops paraded on the shore, and they sent word to Capt. Pearson that he might do what he could they would not pay anything. At 9 A. M., the Dale com menced firing shot at the Fort. After five shots they set a white flag. Capt. P. imme diately ceased firing, and sent Lieut. Fair- ax with a nag of truce to inquire what the white nag was et lor, and if they were ready to treat with him. They answered that they wished tho firing to cease, and said they could not meet the demand. They were told to haul down the flag of truce, but tbey refused to do so. Cept. P. on learning their answer, sent another met- . sage to them, informing them if they did not haul down tie flag he should com mence firing again with it up. After waiting a proper length of time. Capt. P. again commenced firing at the Fort and Blockhouse at tbe corner of the town, but strictly avoiding to fire into the town. After nineteen shots and shells, they set a signal on the beach, aud Lieut. Parker waa sent with a flag of truce. At this time the King offered to pay $l,t00 down, give a bond for $.i,000, and surrender the town : said he was very sorry that he had done wrong, aud faithfully promised not to do so in future. He would give up his houses, his slaves, his cattle, but that he could not give but $1,000 in money and 30 head of cattle. Capt. Pearson, wishing to avoid ' bloodshed, accepted this offer on condition that the King should make a treaty with the American Government, placing Ameri-. cans on an equal footing with the most favored nations. At 5 P, M., on the 7th, Capt. Pearson hauled his ship from the town, and every thing has gone on quiet since, so far. The chastisement, I beg leave to say, was re- , quired, in order that Americans might be , treated with common honesty It would be a great benefit to the interests of the what ing fleet in the Indian Ocean to have a ship-of- war to protect us, The king makes ,' nothing of imprisoning us, when be thinks proper, without law or gospel , and we can only appeal to our Government, which has, I am proud to tay, promptly and effectually , redressed the outrage upon Capt. Moores. You can make each use of this commu nication as you think proper. The state ments are true. I was an eye witness to the whole proceedings. Yours, die. , CHARLES R. CUTLER, Master bark Dolphin., CTA1I kinds of ramora concerning the inten tions of Franca in respect to Belgians, eirealatt ' is Paris. They deserve uaportaaca from the fast , that the Belgian, government hat joat ordered an augmentation of 100 men ia each of the Bat-" taliont of tha regiments of tha line of the Bel- ' eiaa arms. At there are 49 eattalioae, this will make the total aiqraaaatation 4300. It ia report a ted also, tart tne frent, last tbe roveTarrMut r iotmrts to apply to the Chambers lor a credit oi ; 6,000.000 frail ot tor the eatabltthmeat of aa n iatrmehed eaaip in the environs of Antwerp, and for puttiag into State of defeats the Tata de Futnelen. u .. l '. .f:Sf i ;v, -,,!- jr,-,-, J J. !( .IfT'fl'i ! p'l j . , . W -f ,? -w Faaoo m Golo Piaxnte. It it stated that a number i tea aa4 twenty dollar gold pieeeaare ia circulation at Pittsburg, having holes first bored throagh them, and then so nicely filled " np at to render detection vary difficult.- A atrasr. ge, few days ago, employe a mechanic of tbat .... city to ataks a eiachina lot drill in s gold piece ,, ia order to abstract a portion oi the metaL.Tka , hols was afterward! to be closed with some other metal. ' I .'iJ'i-i w.uc-oat i---