l NEW SERIES. THE BEDFOBD GAZETTE -, I'l F'I.IS.HKN KVKRV FRIPA\ MORNING 15Y MI.Y ICIiS \ URN FORD, \t i(.f following terms, to wit: 51.." i per annum. CASH, in advance. ■ i i " " if paid within the yar. i 11 " ii not paid within the year. V subscription taken for less than six months, r No (wiper discontinued until all arrearages are raid, m i sat the option of the publishers. It has .ee riitid by the Tinted States Courts, that the topp i-,'• of a newspaper without the payment of nr ie i !'-. i im ■ facie evidence ol fraud ami is a c." miual ot'erice. f. courts have decided that person- are ac re ula'.dc lor the subscription price of newspapers, ji 'iii ■ ttike thetn fiom the po-t ollice, whether they •• il.s. • tor !hem, or not. rOE'i'SiY. " THE liRCCZE iN THE CHURCH. j J"was a sunny day and the morning psalm We sang in the church together; We :•■!: ;i our hearts the jov and calm Oi the i ;.!u) and joyous weather. i he elo-.v. the sweet, the sacred strain. Through every 10-om stealing, Check'd every thought that was light and vain, And waked each holy feeling. We hi ewliy its sunny gleam how clear Was the blue sky shining o'er us, i And in every pause ol tin- hymn could heat Tic wild lord's happy chorus. Nod lo! Irom the haunt- by cave or rill With a sudden stari awaking, ' brc'•/.■' came fluttering down the hill, Ji - fragant pinion- shaking. 1 htough the open windows it bent its way, And down the chancel's centre, I.ike a piivilrged thing that at will might stray, And in holv places enter. from niche to niche, from nook lo nook, With a lightsome rustle living, It lilted the leaves o! the Holy Hook, i On the allat cushion lying. It iar.n'd Itieoid cieik's hoary hair, , And the children'- bright young faces; I hen vc.t.ishM, none knew how or where, i.eav.i.g it- plea ant traces. It left sweet thoughts of summer houi? Spent on tin- qui ! mountains; \m (tie church seen - i full of the scented (tower! \rid 'k' trickling fall of fountai; i he image o! scenes -o -till and lair \V ith our niu-ic sweetly blended, , Ml" it •einpd their whispered hymn took share in the j iai-o tint! to heaven ascended. Vc thn ight oi linn v. i'n had poured the rills, '. ■ d through the green mountains led them. Wit O hanjl, when lie piled the enduring hills. With i (iiontleof bounty spread them. •\n.l i purer pas-lon Was I orne above, In a louder anthem swelling, A - we bow'd to the visible spirit ol love. On liio-t ealm .summits dwelling. " CIPITILILM SMV. THE ULLAGE ITttfE. In title of the I iveliest v Tiag -in"• 1 ,rgin n. tin re lived, i:i the year - 17") —, an old man, ( w lose daughter was dec lared, by universal con nt. to he th* ]ovt lim-l maiden in all the conti tiv around. The vet ran, in hi? youth, had been athletic ami muscular above ail his fel lows: and his breast, where he always wore them, could show the ad >rnment of three med als, received for his victories in gymnastic feats when a voting man. His daughter was now eighteen, and ha i been sought in marriage by manv suitois. One brought wealth—another a fme person—another this, another tiiat. But tfiev were all refused by tin* old man, who be came at last a by-word for his obstinacy among the voting men of the village and neighbor hood. At length tin* nineteenth birthday of An iirtte, his chain ing daughter, who was as amia ble and mod st as she was beautiful, arrived.— Tiie m mning of that day, her father invited all the youth oi the country to a hay making frolic. Seventeen handsome and industrious young men a-enabled. Tie y came not only to make hav, but also to make love to the fair An nette. In three hours they had filled ilu* father's Larns with the newly dried grass, and their own hearts with love. Annette, by her father's command, had brought the malt liquor of her own brewing, which she presented to each enamored swain with her own fair hands. "Now, mv boys," said the old keeper of the jewel they all coveted, as leaning on their pitchforks, they all assembled round tire door in the cool of the evening, "now, my lads, yon have nearly all of you made proposals for my Annette. Now, you see, 1 don't care anything about money nor talents, book laming nor sol dier laming. I can do as *.veil by my gal as any man in the country. But I want her to j marry a man of my own grit. Now, you j know, or ought to know, when I was a young- j ter, I coul 1 beat anything in all Virginny in the way of leaping, f got my old woman by eating the smartest man on the Eastern Shore, and I have took the oath, and sworn it, that no man shall marry my daughter without jumping lor her. You understand me, hoys. There's the green, anil here's Annette, v he added, ta king his daughter, who stood timidly behind I nr., bv the hand. "Now, the one that jumps the farthest on a 'dead level,' shall marry An nette this very night." This unique address was received by '.lie vv p. nun with npplanse. And many a Youth _ to,. . * ~^'l'Li i .jßtsA-saaae^rxs^. i&g/mmr- ( if (rial cast a glance of anticipated victory hack 1 upon the lovely object of village chivalry. 1 lie maidens left their looms and quilling frames, (lie children their noisy sports, the slaves their labors, and the old men their arm chairs and long pipes, to witness and triumph in the suc cess oflhe victor. All prophesied and wished that it would be young Carroll. He was the handsomest and best humored youth in the countiy. and ail knew that a strong mutual at tachmenl existed between him and the fair An nette. Carroll had won tin* reputation of be i ing the "best lea per;" and in a country where | such athletic achievements were the sine qua 1 noaof a man's cleverness, this was no ordinary j honor. | fiie arena allotted fof this hymeneal contest i was a leVel space in front of the village in, and near (In* centre ola grass plat, reserved in the midst of the village, denominated the "green."' The verdure was quite worn of! at this place bv previous exercises of a similar kind, and a hard ; surface of sand, more befitting for which it was t • be used, supplied its {dace, j Tlu* father ol the lovely, Mushing, and, j withal, happy prize, (for she well knew who ! would win,) with three other patriarchal vil lagers. were tiie judges appointed to decide upon the claims of the several competitors. The j la.-t time Carroll trieii his skill in this exercise, i he "cleared," to use tlu* leaper's phraseology, * twenty-one feet and one inch, i The signal was given, and by lot the voung ' men stepped into the arena. "Kdwaid Grayson, seventeen feet," cried one |of the judges. 7'ii • youth had done his utmost. }!<• was a pale, into!!. < lual student. But what had intellect to do in such an arena ?■ Without a look at the maiden, he left the ground. '•Dick Boulden, nineteen feet 1" Dick, with a laugh, turned away, and replaced his coat. "Hary Preston, nineteen feet and three in ches. Well done, Harry Preston"' Cried the -•ppctotois, "yon have tried hard tor the acres ntni homestead." Harry also laughed, and swore Im only jumped for the fun ol the thing. Harry was a tattle-brain fellow, but nevej lb. lught of matrim my. He loved to walk, and , talk, and laugh, and romp with A un-n.. t,„j , sober marfnge" ikVWi came info his head, tie; op.lv jun i>ed fir the fun ol the tiling. He i would not have said so, it he were sure of winning. "(."barley Siintns, fifteen feet arid a half.— Hurra for Charley ' Charley'll win!" cried the crowd, good humoredly. (.'harley Si.nms was the cleicrest fellow in lite world. His mother advised him to stay at home, and told him it he ever won a wife, she would fall in love with Ins good temper rather than his legs. Charh v, however, made the trial ot the hitter's caj' fl Jiti - ami lost. Many refus-d to enter the list altog- ther. Others made the trial, arid oniv one of (lie leapers had yet cleared twenty feet. "Now," cried the villagers, "let's s-e Henry Carroll. He ought to br at this," and every one appeared, as they called to mind the mutu al love of the last competitor anil the sweet Annette, as it they heartily wished his suc cess. Hen\ stepped to his post with a firm tread. His eve glanced with confidence around upon the villagers, and rested, before lie bound fjr u aid, upon the face of Annette, as if to catch therefrom that spirit and assurance which the occasion called for. Returning the encouraging glance with which she met his own, with a proud smi'ie upon lis lip lie leaped for ward. "Twenty-one ft 11 and a half,*' shouted the multitude, repeating flip announcement ot one of the judges, "Iwentv-one feet and a half:— Henry Carroll forever, Annette and Harry Hands, caps, and handkerchiefs waved over the liPads of the sp"ctafors, and the eyes of the delighted Annette sparkled w itii joy. When Henry Carroll moved to his station to strive for the prize, a tall, gentlemanly young man, in a military undress frock-coat, who had rode up to the inn, dismounted and joined the spectators, unperceived, while the contest was going on, stepped suddenly forward, and with a knowing eve measured deliberately the space accomplished by the last leappr. He was a stranger in the village. His handsome face and easy undress attracted the eyes of the vil lage maidens, and his maniy and sinewy frame, to which symmetry and strength were happily united, called forth the admiration of the young men. "Mayhap, sir stranger, you think you can beat that ?" said one of the by-standers, remar king the manner in which the eye ol the stran ger scanned the arena. "If you can leap be yond Henrv Carroll, you'll beat the best man in the colonies." The truth cf this observation was assented lo i by a general murmur. "is it for mere amusement you are pursuing : this pastime ?" inquired the youthful stranger, j "or is there a prize lot the winner ?'' "Annette, the loveliest and wealthiest of 1 our village maidens is to lie the reward of thej victor," cried one ol the judges. "Is the list open to all ?" "All, young sit !" replied the father o! j Annette, with interest, liis youthful ardor using as he surveyed the proportions of the straight i limbed young stranger. "Site is the bride of j him who outltaps Jlenrv Carroll. If you will j try, you are free to do so. But. let me tell you Henry < arroll has no equal in V irginia. Here is my daughter, sir : look a! her, and make your trial," The officer glanced upon the trembling maiden about to he offered upon the attar of her father's monomania with an a.lmir ing eye. I'lie poor g;rl looked at Harry, who stood near with a troubled brow and an angry eye, and j then cast up >n the new competitor an imploring 1 glance. ... 1 Placing his coat in the hands of one of* the i judges, he drew a sash he wore beneath i' tight- j er round his waist, and taking the appointed stand, made, apparently without effort, the bound that was to decide the happiness or misery ot Henry and Annette. "Twenty-two feet and an inch !" shouted the judge. The shout was repeated with sur prise by the spectators, who crowded around } the victor, filling the air with congratulations, j Hot cnmingled, however, with loud murmur.-1 from those who were more neatly interested in the happiness of*the lovers. The old man approached, and grasping his hand exulting!y, called him son, and said Im ' fell prouder of him than if lie were a prince.— Physical activity and strength were the old 1 leaper's true patents of nobility. Resuming his coat, the victor sought with his eye the prize he had, although nameless and unknown, so fairly won. She leaned upon iter father's arm, pale and distressed. Her lover stood aloof, gloomy and mortified, admiring the superiority of the stranger in an exercise in which he prided himself as un rivalled, while he hated him for his success. "Annette, my pretty prize," said lite victor, taking her passive hand, " f have won vou fair ly." Annette's cheek became paler thjn marble ;. sor to Iter father, while the drooping eye sought the form of her lover. His brow grew dark at the stranger's language. "I have won you, my pretty flower, to make vou a bride, i'remble not so violently I mean not myself, however proud I ougljT to be," he added, with gallantry, "lo wear so fair a ; gem next to my heart. Perhaps," and he cast i his eyes inquiringly, while the current ot life j leaped joyfully to her brow, and a murmur of surprise ran through the crowd, "perhaps there j is some favored youth among the crowd who! has a higher claim to this jewel. Young sir," j he continued, turning to the surprised 11' nry ; | "me thinks you were the victor on the ii.-t be- j fore me—i strove not tor the n aiden, though j one could no! well strive for a Hirer—but from love for the manly sport in which I saw you i engaged. You are the victor, and, as such,' with the permission of this worthy assembly, : you receive from my hand the prize you have so well and honorably won." The youth sprang forward ami grasped bis hand with gratitude, and the next moment j Annette was weeping fa pure joy upon his shoulder. The welkin rang with the acclama tions ol the delighted villagers, and amid the temporary excitement produced hy this act, the , stranger withdrew from the crowd, mounted his horse, am!spurred hi n at a brisk trot through ! the village. That night Henry and Annette were married ] and the In alth of the mysterious and noble i hearted stranger was drank in overflowing bum- j pers of rustic beverage. In process ot time, there were born unto the j mrrned pair sons and daughters, arid Henry j Carroll had become Colonel Henry Carroll of j the Revolutionary army. One evening, having just ret timed home after a hard campaign, as he wassitting with his family on the gallery of his handsome country house, an advance courier rode up and announced the approach of General Washington and suite informing him that he should crave iiis hospitality for the night. The necessary di rec tions were given in reference to tire household preparations, and Col. Carroll, ordering It is horse, roile forward to meet and escort the dis tinguished guest; whom he had never yet seen, although serving in the same widely extended army. That evening, at the table, Annette, now j become the dignified, matronly, and still hand •> • sotne Mrs. Carroll, could not keep her eyes from the (ace of her illustrious visitor. Even' moment or two she would steal a glance at his commanding features, and half doubtingly, half assuredly shake her head and look again, to be still more puzzled. Her abgence of mind and embarrassment at length became evident to her husband, who inquired affectionately, if she were ill. Freedoin of Thought Opinion. HEDFORI), r PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1858. j- "I suspect, Colonel," said the General, who Iliad been some time, with a quiet meaning smile observing the lady's curious and puzzled survey of tiis features—"that Mrs. Carroll thinks she s recognizes in me an old acquaintance." And lie smiled with a mysterious air, as he gazed upon both alternately. The Colonel staited, and a faint memory of the past seemed to be revived as he gazed, while the lady rose impulsively from her chair and bending eagerly forward over the tea-urn, with clasped hands, and an eye of intense, eager inquiry, fixed lull upon him,stood for a moment with her l:q, parted, as ifshe would speak. "Pardon me, my dear madam, pardon me.— Colonel, I must put an end to tr.'s scene, f : have become, by dint of campfare and hard usage, torymwieldly to leap again twenty-two feet an ! one inc.!), even tor so fair a bride as : one I wot of.*' The recognition, with the surprise, delight and happiness that followed are bit to the imagination of I lie reader. Ceoeral Washington was indeed the handsome young "leap r," whose mysterious appearance and disappearance in the native village ol the lovers, issttll traditionary—whose claim to a j substantial boAa fide flesh and blood was stoutly ! contested by the village story tellers, until the i happy denoucem nt which took place at the hospitable mansion of Colonel Cat roll. it -f Davidson College North Carolina, con tiibutes a good story of a man with a very bad habit. As it is aii about lying, the reader will relieve it or not as he likes. "Tn the old North State lives a certain John Long, who draws a long bow whenever he has j any thing to tell, and bis character for truth and veracity has been below zero for manv years. Captain Johnson had been so taken in by one of John's outrageous stories, that he said to liitrt, in a pet : "II you make me believe one of your lies a gain in a month, ill give you fifty dollars!" "John pretended to be quite hurt bv the offer, and went off. A few days afterward he was riding by the ( a plain's past-haste, on horseback, uhpn the Captain called out to him: "I say ' hello, Johnny ' stop and tell u or two thif morning !" j "John rode on, but ct i"d out most dolefully : 'No time for lying now; brothei Jimmy has just i !.y,fM. - iiT ; V Or, he went. * " " "Captain Johnson ordered his horse, and rod'- over to see the dead man and offer his services, but found him alive and well, ginning cotton, — j ami in no danger of the machine. Just then j John rode up and demanded the fifty dollars.- The Captain declared it was a ra-cally tiick, but he would iiave had TO pay tHe money il Ju'in had not let him off." STSOXOE AND REVOLTING CUSTOM. —A recent communication to the Indian office, from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs at San Fran cisco, reports a strange but shocking custom j tint prevails among almost all the Indians of, California. This is that of burying alive. When aw idow dies and I paves young children, rather than trouble themselves with their sup-j j art. Ii;" tribe to which sh • belonged will burv the orphans alive. The Superintendent states that he will us.* ail his efforts to put an end to this cruel practice, but it lias been impossible to prevent it entirely as yet, even on the Government resi nations. Tut: Toiled States sloop-of-war, Saratoga, which was ordered to the Gulf, went into com mi- ion at Norfolk, on Saturday, and will sail 1 ti:is week. Her officers and men number 200 souls, and stx* carries a battery of 20 guns. The Day Book sav she has on board §OO loaded j shells, 11,000 lbs. of powder, together with f), 000 musket cartridges, -1,000 carbine carl ridges, and 4-,000 pistol cartridges. She lias also the usual quantity of small arms allowed to a vessel of her class, with 15 Colt's revolvers fir her officers. The marine guards iiae the new regulation Mime rifles. [I f"At a recent trial in Wisconsin, the sub ject of controversy was a demijohn of whtsKey, which was ordered to he brought into court, t The defendant was fried, and so was tie* wins key in other words, tlie whiskey was drunk, and so was the jury. [Tp=A traveller announces as a fact (and though he is a "traveller" we believe him) that lie once in his life beheld people "minding their own business!" This remarkable occurrence happened at sea, the passengers being "too sick" to attend to each other's concerns. Parson Brown low, of the Knoxville , Whig, says that 'it he is denied the privilege of going to heaven after death, his second choice is Baltimore.' ICp-A Western editor expresses his delight at having been nearly called "honey" hy tin* girl he loves, because she saluted him as "old beeswax," at their last meeting. U7"T'n members of the Ohio Legislature quarrelled a few days ago. One of them called the other a liar, and the latter retorted by throwing a quid of tobacco in the lace of the offender. We presume this was meant as the quid pro qt/o. botanists tell us that there is no such tiling in nature as a black flower. We suppose they never heard ol the "coal black Rose. IFF"A man in Wisconsin, who unfortunate ly hail his nose pulled last week, makes bitter complaint of the matter in the Madison paper. He doesn't attempt to show, however, that his nose didn't have "a fair shake. mnt i i j. i.w>. -la-rnauiaiw -s. THE EVENINGS. l:Y CHARt.ES MACKAY. i lii the summer evenings When the wind blew low, And the skie: were radiant With the sni'set glow, Thou and I were happy Long, long years ago. Love, the young and hopelul. Hovered o'er u- twaiiij Filled us with sad pleasure And delicious pain, tn the summer evenings Wandering in the lane. In the winter evening- When the w ild winds roar Blustering at the chimney, l'iping at the door, Thou and I are happy, As in days of yore. Love still hovers o'er us, Robed in white attire, Wrawing heavenly musie From an earthly tyre, lit the winter evenings Sitting by the lire. iiiTJiYrTdirFEiL ~ Some curiosity is usually fflt to know the I ' private history of men who are proposed for I public office. Judge Porter spent a considera-j bie portion of his life in this town. On his ap- ; poihtment to tin* Supreme Bench we published j a short sketch of him, winch was copied bv ! some of our exchanges. We add a few more: facts, well known to his friends here, which ! mnv prove interesting to others. He was born in Huntingdon county, Penn- \ sylvania, in 1821, and T now about ttiirty-sev- j en years of age. He is the son of the Hon. Da- j vid R. Porte., whose name has long been lam:!- j iar to our people. His mother was the daugh- j ter of Mr. McDermott, who emigrated from | Scotland during the last century, for the pur- j pose ot engaging in Ihe manufacture of Iron, in j Western Pennsylvania. Being Irish on one ' side, andSrotch on the other, Judge Porter has i a good right to the title of Scotch-Irish, so much S eulogised in his life of Judge Gibson. His early life was passed in Huntingdon, but j we have no information respecting it. He • came to Easlon more than twenty years ago, j and spent several years at the college in this j town. His teachers speak of him as a bov ofj quick and active mind: a persevering student, - and exceeedingly truthful and honorable in his ! thoughts and feelings. Ffuiing Ins coHeee j course, he maintained a position at the head ofj his ciass. He early showed a talent tor debate, ! and represented the literary societies of the col- j cient also in moral ami intellectual philosophy. ; In the ancient languages he was particularly j distinguished, so much so, that on graduating be j 1 delivered an original speech in Greek and j Latin. In 1S3!) Mr. Porter commenced the study of the law in the office of Hon. J. M. Porter, who lias turned out more lawyers than some of our bars contain. Several years were here devo ted to the study of the laiv. During this lime he became a general favoiite of our citizens, and they will vole for him with a unanimity i which tew public men could command. In IS 12 he was appointed by Attorney Gen erai Johnson, District Attorney for Philadel phia, which brought him in contact with some iof the ablest members of that bar. We have always understood that he discharged the duties of the office with ability, 'the sheriffof Phila delphia having died, a violent contest for the remainder oi hi- term ensued. I liable b> please either faction, Judge Porter's father, tln n Gov ernor, appointed him to the* otlice. This was an uncomfortable position, for the uproar on all sides was great. Besides the political discon tents, proceedings were commenced to test his eligibility, on the ground of age. But the char acter of the office was soon changed. Order , was brought out of confusion, and all illegal j fees abolished. Money was promptly paid over, 1 and the business was conducted with an exact ness and precision winch are said tobe memora- ; b!e to this day. The notable riots of that peri-1 od commenced about this time. One of thej most exciting occurred in Kensington. Depart ing from the custom of his predecessors, Sheriff Porter placed himself at the head of a posse of several hundred citizens, and, against ail re- | monstrance, proceeded to the scene of distur- ' liance. The newspaper accounts are still fresh in our minds. At the firs! discharge of fire arms, the posse left Ibp sheriff with but a hand ful! of supporters. The testimony afterwards given in court brought the subsequent tacts j prominently to view. One of the witnesses , testified that, after a long search, he found the j sheriff in the midst of the fight, surrounded by several hundreds of the rioters and severely in- ■ ju retl. On being urged to retire, lie replied, not until the riot is quelled. In the presence of the witness he was again knocked down and very much trampled. The result was a long , iilness. We have frequently heard Mr. Por ter sav, that on recovering from his illness a new world seemed to open upon him, fir all op position to his administration as sheriff was gone. The frowns with which lie was former ly met were changed for congratulations.— Those whom his amiable temper and integrity | had failed to influence were won by bis disposi tion to do his duly. At the close ot his term as sheriff, the mem bers oftin* bar, without distinction of party, presented to him an address which was repub lished in this paper at that time. Among other things, they say: "That we cheerfully bear our testimony to the faithfulness and purity with which you have discharged your respon sible trusts, to the decorous manner in which the .affairs of your office have been managed, and to the promptness and correctness with which all its business has been conducted."— On turning to the list of signatures, we see the names of Meredith, Randall, Ingraham, Mal lury, Dallas, Gilpin, Brown, Price, Reed, Ty son, Campbell, Tilghman, Wharton, CiJwala- W1301,g; \IIIBER 3KC:i. dor, rngorsoli, Scolf, Hubbeil, Perkins, Bayard and several hundred equally distinguished and of all political opinions. On retiring from the sheriffs office, Mr. Por ter resumed the practice of the law in Philadel phia, and continued it with success for fifteen lor sixteen years, and until his appointment to the bench. 11 is success, which was almost ; unprecedented, might have been expected from his ability, industry, and legal knowledge, i In fib the trustees of the late Hank of the 1 I nited Sfat< selected tiim as their counsel.— j Sn,ne his opponents, we see, abuse him as the ; solicitor of the bank. This was not so. He j uas Counsel of the trustees, who were hostile to : the former managers ot the bank, and were en | gaged in suits against many of them. This j appointment, which brought him in contact with J lawyers in nearly every county in the I nited 1 States and many of the cities of Europe, added to his practice. Several hundred thousand dol lars Were thus collected, and in the end the I notes and deposits of the Hank were paid .In I fail, principal and interest, (a result at first w1;..,; v unexpected,) and the remainder of the •es-ts were distributed among the other clai mants. In 1 SoG, when the finances of Philadelphia had hern greatly reduced, and a vigorous effort to overthrow the dominant party had been j determined on, Mr. Porter was selected as the I)- .nocratic candidate lor ci'.v Solicitor, and the ! tictc- ! was elected by a large majority. His ski li lui energetic,and independent course in that ofli j ce i- well known. His letter to Councils, compo j sed of a majority of his own party, in which he j refused to interfere, at their request, in a case pending in court, was general read and applau j ded by men ol all parties. V\ hen .fudge Knox retired from the bench of : iliP Supreme Court, Governor Packer: in accor j .lance with (lie wishes of the party throughout j the State, appointed Win. Poeler to I is present position ; and the Convention which assembled lat Harrisburg on the fourth of March last, con- I firmed this selection by an almost unanimous j vote. Such lias been Ids political and professional j course. His lite has not, however, been whol ly devoted to professional occupations. At coi i lege lie exhibited much literary taste. 11 is ad | dress before our literary societies, in ISI3, I was highly instructive. We remember his al so delivering an address before the Law Acade ! npv of Philadelphia, of which lie was one of the Prerosts, but the subject lias escaped us.— His most successful publication is his work on I the character of Judge Gibson, who, it seoijis ; from the preface, showed him much kindness in early life, This work was extensively no | and had a rapid sale. He has been engaged in other labors some | what peculiar for a lawyer. He was several years one cf the managers ot the American : Sunday-School Union, and a member of the committee of publication. In this capacity he selected, supervised, or assisted in the publica i tion of some of (lie important treatises published by that institution, which have exerted so much j influence on the mini's of tbeyoung, through . out the country. In private life the character of Judge Porter jis without a blot. Tn bis deportment and ; disposition he is frank and cordial. In private i charily he is liberal to a fault. As an advocate lie was exceedingly clear and lorcibl". The : books are full of his arguments. 01 his fideli ty to clients, the citizens of this county, of whose business in Philadelphia he had the al | most exclusive charge, requiie nothing to be : said : and besides a sate adviser, they have al ways found him a courteous and hospitable ! gentleman. A a judge we are told he lean?" mhcb towards the common law, and that bis views are very conservative. In religion he is a Presbyterian. In politics he was, when he was here, and always has been, a Democrat. As a judge he may, and probably does, suppose it improper to take any part in the political questions now under discussion, but those who know him best are sure that be will be found at all timesonthe side of the right.— Easlon Sentinel. "WHY do yon associate with such low girls. Josh ? When I was of your age I could always go with tiie first cut." "Daddy," said Josh, turning over the saw-log, "the first cut is always a slab." John Adams, a Post Master in Tex as, lias been detected in embezzlement. Three of his clerks proved to have been involved with him. "In Adams' fall They sinned all." (T7"" Do you go in for the new Pennsylva nia Liquor Law "Why partly yes and part lv no—l goes in for the Liquor but not for the law." 97"" W bat is the difference between a bare bead and a hair bed ' One flees for shelter and the other is a shelter for ilea?. auctioneer, vexed with his audience said : "I am a mean fellow—mean as dirt—anu i feel at home in this company." 7"A young man without money, among ia dies, is like the moon on a cloudy nigh?—he can't shine. 07* "A re you the mate of the ship?" asked an emigrant of the cook, who was an Irishman. "No, sir. I'm the man that rooks the mate." (17* While an officer was bowing, a cannon hall passed over his head and decapitated a soldier who stood behind him. "YouVe," said the officer to those near him, "that a man never : loses anything by politeness." 77""A lively Hibernian exclaimed at a party where Theodore Hook shone as the evening star, "Oc|i, Master Theodore, but you're the hook that no body can bate. VOL 1, NO. 4ft.
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