VOI,U:UE .!(>. NEW SERIES. SEW ARICUi.TVa\I. SETTLEMENT, TO ALL WANTING FARMS, A RARE OPPORTUNITY IN A DELIGHTFUL AND HEALTHY CLIMATE 25 MILES SOUTH EAST OF PHILADELPHIA, ON THE CAM DEN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD, NEW JERSEY. An old estate consisting ot' several thousand of acres of productive soil has been divided into Farms -of various sizes to suit the purchaser. A popula tion of some Fifteen Hundred, from various parts of the middle States and New England have settled -there the past year, improved their places, and raised excellent nope. The price of the land is at the low sum of from sls to S2O per acre, the soil of the best quality for the production ol Wheat. Clover, Corn, Peaches, Grapes and Vegetables. IT IS CONSIDERED THE REST FRUIT SOIL IN THE UNION. The place is perfectly secure from frosts the destructive enemy of the farmer. Crops of grain, grass and iruit are now growing and can -be seen. By examining the place itself, a correct judgment can be formed of the productiveness of the land. The terms aie made easy to secure the rapid improvement of the land,, which is only sold for metual improvement. The result has been, that within the past year, some three hundred houses have been erected, two mills, one steam,lour stores, some forty vinyards and peach orchards, planted, and a arge number of other improvements, making it a lesirable and active place of business. THE MARKET, ** the reader may perceive from its location, is the REST IN THE UNION, Products bringing double the p r ice than in loca tions away from the city, ami more than double the price in the West. It is known that the earliest and best fruits and vegetables in this latitude come from New Jeisey, and are annually exported to the extent of millions. In locating here, the settler has many advantages He is within a lew hours ride f the great cities of New England and Middle count/ / /■here every im provement ot comfort u"<i civilization -V at hou/l.— He can buy every article he wants at the cheup-st price, an I sell his produce for the highest, (in the West this is reversed,) he has schoois for bis chil dren, divine sen/ire. and will enjoy an open winter, and delightful climate, where levers are utterly un known. The result ot the change npou tnose liotn the north, has generally been to restore them to an excellent state of health. In the way of building and improving, lumber stan be obtained at the mills at the rate of $lO to sls per thousand. Bricks from the brick yard opened in the place, every article can be procured in the place; good carpenters are at hand, and there -is no place in the Union where buildings and im provemea's can be made cheaper. The reader will at once be struck with the advantages here presented, and ask himself why the property has not been taken up before. The reason is, it was never thrown ui the market; and unless these statements were correct, no one would be in vited to examine the land before purchasing. This ■all are expected to do. They will sell land under cultivation, sue.', is the extent of the settlement that they will no doubt, m; tpersons from 'heir own neighborhood; they will witness the improvements end can judge Ine character ii the pupii lation. If they come with a view to settle, they should come pre|>ared to stay a day or two and he ready to pur chase, as locations cannot he held on relusal. There are two daily trains to Philadelphia, and to all settlers who improve, TUB RAILROAD COMPAN Y .IVES A FREK TICKET FOR SIX MONTHS AMI A HALF YKICETICKLT FOR THREE YEARS. THE TOWN OF HAMMONTOX. In connection with the agricultural settlement, *. new and thriving town has i aturaliy arisen, which presents inducements lor any kind ol business, particularly btores and roannlactories. The Shoe business could be carried on in this place and market to good advantage, also cotton business, and man ufactories of agricultural implements or Foundries for casting small articles. The improvement has ibeen so rapid as to insure a constant and permanee ncrease ot business Town lots of a good size, we do not sell small ones, <as it would aflect the im oprovement of theplace can be had at from SIOO and upwards. The Harnmonton Farmer, a monthly literary and agricultural sheet, containing full information of Harnmonton, can he obtained at 25 cents per annnrn. Title indisputable—warrantee deeds given, clear of ail incumbrance when money is paid. Route to the land : leave Vine street wharf, Philadelphia for Harnmonton by Railroad, 7 J A. M.. or -1 i P. M. Faie 90 cents. When there Inquire for Mr. Byrne.-. Boarding conveniences on band. Parties had better stop with Mr. Byrnes, a principal until they have decided as to purchasing, as he will show them over the land in his carriage, free of expense. Letters arid applications can be addressed to Landis & Byrnes, flammonton P. 0., Atlantic Co., New Jersey, or S. B. Coughlin, 202 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia. Maps and information cheerfully furnished. Aug. 19, 1859-6 m. Allegheny Male aii Female Seminar}, K<*, Pa. FACULTY. E. J. OSBORNE, A. 8., Principal, Prof, of Lan guages and Philosophy. Wm. S.Smith. Prof, of Mathematics. Jas. H. Miller, Adjunct Prof, of Mathematics. Kev. B. F. Stevens, Lecturer on Moral Philoso phy &e. Wm. A. Stephens, Prof, of English Grammar Nc. Dr. J. Hughes, Lecturer on Anatomy &c. Mrs. E. V. Osborne, Preceptress, Teacher of Draw ing French, Botauy fee. B. F. Drott, Prof, of Instrumental Music. Price of Tuition for term of i I weeks. Common English Branches $3 25 Higher Branches, including common, each 80 Latin and Greek, each 2 00 German and French, each 2 50 Book-keeping and Commercial calculations 1 50 ORNAMENTAL. Drawing 2 50 Colored crayon, and water colors, (each 3 00 Oil painting 5 bO Hair and wax flowers, each 3 00 Pellis work 3 00 Embroidery I <s® Piano music, with use of instrument 10 00 Board $ i 75 per week including room rent, fuel, furniture &c. This is one of the best, and cheapest institutions in the country. Tiie whole expense per term need not be more than twenty-live dollars.— Second Quarter of summer session commences August 4, 1859. Teacher® wili be instructed free of charge in the Normal Department. For particulars, address the Principal. E.J. OSBORNE, A. B- Rainsburg, Bedford co., April 22, 1859. rpHE HjkMMONTON FARMER—A new L paper devoted to Literature and Agricul ture. also setting foi t.. Jail accounts of the new set- j tlement of Harnmonton, in New Jersey, can be subs \ scribed for at only 25 cents per annum. Inclose postage stamps for the amount. Address to the Editor of the Farmer, Harnmonton, P. O. At- j lantic Co., New Jersey. Those wishing cheap land of the best quality, in one of the healthiest and most Jelightful climates in the Union, and where crops ! are never cut down by frosts, the terrible scourge of the north, ee advertisement of Harnmonton j Lands. THE BEDFORD GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY B. F. MEYERS, At the following terms, to wit: $1.50 per annum, CASH, in advance. $2.00 <i if p a jd within the year. $2.50 " if no t paid within the year. [CF'No subscription taken for less than six months. paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publishers. It has heen decided by the United States Courts, that the stoppage of a newspaper without the payment of ar rearages, is prima facie evidence ol fraud and is a criminal offence. CE?" 1 he courts have decided that persons are ac countable lor the subscription price of newspapers, if the) take them lrom the post otlicc, whether they subscribe for them, or not. SELECT POET RV. IDEAL ARB REAL. BY JOHN G. SAXE. Some years ago, when 1 was young, And Mrs. Jones was Miss Delancy ; When wedlock's canopy was hung With curtains from the loom of fancy ; 1 used to paint my future life With most poetical precision— My special wonder of a wife , My happy days ; my nights Eiysian. 1 saw a lady, rather small, (A JUNO was my strict abhoirence.) | With | flaxen hair contrived to la 11 In careless ringlets, a la Lawrence ; A blond complexion ; eyes that drew 1* rom autumi: clouds their azure brightness; j The foot of Venus ; arms whose hue Was perfect in its milkv whiteness! 1 saw a party, quite select— There might have been a baker's dozen ; A parson ox" the ruling sect ; A bride's maid, and a citv cousin ; A formal speech to me and mine, (Us meaning 1 could scarce discover ;) A taste of cake ; a sip of wine ; Some kissing—and the scene was over. 1 saw a baby—one—no more ; A cherub pictured, rather laintly, Beside a pallid dame who wore A countenance extremely saintly. ' 1 saw—but nothing could 1 hear, Except the softest prattle, may be— The merest breath upon the ear So quiet was that blessed baby ! URAL. i see a woman, rather tall. And yet, 1 own, a comeiy lady ; Complexion—such as I must cat (To be exact) a little shady ; A hand not handsome, yet confessed A generous one for love or pity ; A nimble foot, and —neatly dressed In No. s's—extremely pretty. I see a group of boys and girls Assembled round the knee paternal; With ruddy cheeks and tangled curls, And manners not at all supernal. And one has reached a manly size ; And one aspires to woman's stature ; And one is quite a recent prize, And all abound in human nature! J'be bi ys are hard to keep in trim ; The girls are often very trying ; The baby—lixe the cherubim— Seeins very food of steady crying! And yet the precious little one, His mother's dear, despotic master, Is worth a thousand babies, done In Parian or alabaster ! I j j And oft that stately dame and I, When laughing o'er our early dreaming, ! j Ana marking, as the years go by, How idle was our youthful scheming, Confess the wiser power that knew How care each earthly joy enhances, And gave us blessings rich and true, Aud better far than all our fancies! POLITICAL. The "Irrepressible Conflict"—Legiti mate Fruit of Republicanism. The leading republican organs clearly fore- j see the effects on the minds anu hearts of the American people which will be produced by, the bloody illustrations of the anti-national and anti-constitutional dogmas of that sectional lac- ! tion recently exhibited at Harper's Ferrv.— j They, therefore, stop at nothing in their des- ! perate attempts to clear their skirts of any com plicity in proceedings which have called lorth | the execrations of patriotic, Union-loving, and peaceful citizens throughout the length and ' breadth of our country. But the public are: not to be deceived by these hypocritical pie tences. The conservative presses of the North are doing their duty in exposing these hollow and cowardly disclaimers. The Boston Post says truly : "It was a concerted attempt to produce aj wide-spread servile insurrection—to fill a peaceful community with the bloody works of j massacre. The agents who made this attempt are all | known ; their characters and their antecedents, j Their leader, Brown, ol Kansas notoriety, said , to Mr. Mills, the master ofthe armory : "We j are abolitionists from the North; we come to lake and release your slaves ; our organization I is large and must succeed ; I suflered much in I Kansas, and expect to suffer here in the cause of human freedom ; slave-holders I rega;d as robbers and murderers, and 1 have sworn to abolish slavery, and liberate ny fellow-man." BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11,1859. j Edwin Coppich, the only captive not woun ded, states that he engaged in the plot last Ju ly ; that tie is from lowa, and i 3 a republican philanthropist, who went to Harper's Ferry to liberate the negroes : and that their rifles are j some of those furnished by the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society and sent to Kansas ; they were reshipped to Chambersburg, and thence hauled with ammunition by teams to their "headquarters and, as to the rifles, J Brown also declared to the correspondent of the New York Times that "it was no part of his purpose to seize the public arms. He had arms and ammunition enough, furnished by the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society. He on ly intended to make the 'first demonstration at this point, when he expected to receive a rap id increase of allies from abolitionists every- j , where settled through Maryland and Virginia,! sufficient to take possession of both Slates, with j all of the negroes they could capture. MR. GIDDINGS AND THE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE OF OHIO. IVe have received a letter from Mr. IV. T. Bascom, secretary of the .Republican State Cen tra! Committee of Ohio, dated Columbus, Oct. "28th, containing a positive denial of the asser tion so widely circulated that Joshua R. Gid dings is chairman of the Ohio Republican State Committee. We are quite ready to believe the truth of Mr. I Bascom's information with regard to the cha r manshipof his committee,although it wasou the authority ola gentleman of Ohio of high stan- j ding that we stated that Air. Giddings occupi-• td that position. We find however that there are two members of the Slate Central Commit tee "for the state at large," of whom "Hon. J. if. Giddings, of Jefferson," is one. For this 1 statement Mr. Bascom and the printed li-t ol the "Members ol the Committee" constitute our j authority. But it is a matter of no importance, whether Mr. Giddings is the chairman or only a siin- ' pie member of the Republican State Commit-j tee of Ohio. He is as much identified with the i republican party in the one case as in the other, i and, so far as our object is concerned, the pre- i cise rank which he holds in the Republican Committee of Ohio makes no diliertnee what ever. Since the complicity of .Mr. Giddings in the attempted servile insurrection at Harper's Fer- ! ry has been demonstrated, the black republi- : cans have attempted to deny his connection j with their paity, just as they have attempted to repudiate Ossawatomie Brown. This they cannot, and most not be allowed to do. Gid dings is one ol their leading orators; one ot their most popular lecturers ; unMl latelv, one 1 Ot their most honored repiesentolirea' in CAm gress ; and now one of the members of their ! State Committee "for the State at large." He I is not simply a member, but a most prominent i member, of the black republican party, and it is too late for that party to repudiate him now 1 unless they also repudiate the doctrines which i.e and Seward have preached, and ol which the Harper's Ferry insurrection was au inevi-i table consequence.— Constitution. DICKINSON <'X THE INSURRECTION. The Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, in his great I speech on Tuesday evening, at the Old Tam many Democratic Ratification Meeliri", thus humorously and eloquently spoke of the recent outbreak at Harper's Ferry : I have very little to say concerning.the mis- j erable men who have entered into tins "irre pressible conflict" in earnest, upon whom the ! law has laid its hand. I will leave them there. But J have much to say concerning those who i set this hall in motion. This Brown, whom they now turn their backs upon, was re cently a hero. His natne was home upon eve ry breeze, and mingled with the loudest shrieks j that came Irom Kan|as. He was not on'v John Brown, but he was Ossawatomie Brown, Capt. Brown, Major Brown, and Gen. Brown'. (Applause and laughlei.) But now that lie is in the hands of the law, he is called "crazy old ; Brown," and left to his late. What we assert is that the conduct ot Brown and his associates ! is the natural and legitimate, if not necessary harvest from just such sowing as year after i year the Republican party has made. This slavery question has been agitated without any cause under Heaven. Sofal from slavery advancing upon the free States, the tree States have been advancing upon the slave : States, and not a single inch of the Territories of the United States, either of the old or that recently acquired from Mexico, was ever adap ted to slavery ; for there is not a rod ot it upon which negroes could raise hemp enough to j hang themselves. It is so iil adapted to slavery i that if the slaves did not run away from their masters, the masters would have to run away from their slaves. (Laughter.) Nevertheless, the public mind was excited,' and Republican pulpits, presses and firesides were redolent of Kansas and slave territory. Every reasoning man knows that in the beam ing we were all slave Slates ; that we were such when we entered into this federal compact to perpetuate the blessings of liberty. Thev knew that one by one we became free States, until we had at the time this "irrepressible con flict" was inaugurated a majority of sixty votes in the House of Representatives and six in the Senate of the United States, and every day the free States were growing stronger and the "slave States numerically weaker. Some of the slave States too, stand ready, whenever this Repub lican pressure shall be removed, to abolish sla very in their own way and in their own time, as we in New York have done, and as has been done in New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Democratic party is a party of "let a- Jone" in everything except sustaining the Con stitution. It believes our sister States are our equals in right, dot only upon paper, but in spirit—(cheers)—not only equal in theory, but Freedom of Thought and Opinion. ■ | in practice ; that they possess all the rights we ■ | possess and enjoy. The highest duty of both i slave and free States we hold to be to have a i kind regard for each other, in all their varied ■ ; relations under the federal compact suggested ; in its original adoption. But the Republican ; party proposes to wage, and does wage an "irre pressible conflict," against the slave States.— I Look at the Republican prpss during the past | ten or fifteen years—see its pages reeking with | exciling laoguage and hostile denunciations of J that time. And even this very day the 6ame tone of denunciation is going on. Is it to be wondered that when so many are j preaching some should be found to practice ? , that fLown and his associates, with the aid and encouragement they had received, should at | tempt this insurrection in one of the States of j this confederacy ? They are not to get off by ; saying it is "Old Brown," "mad Brown or j "crazy Brown." Who, I ask, in the name of truth and justice, furnished the material, the i sinews lor this terrible war ? Old Brown, or •'Crazy Erown," and his associates did not.— No crazy man ever laid that infernal piol. It . was done with murderous deliberation. Everv I step throighall its devious, dark, winding way : it was dope with murderous deliberation, i Who ftrnished the pikes to be placed in the i nandsof infuriated blacks at midnight, to mur- I der their masters anci mistiesses ? Who furnish j the arms and munitions and sped them on their way to inaugurate this irrepressible con ; llict ? These questions will have to be answer : 'd to the satisfaction of the American people. Attilajfie Hun who was denominated the scoutg- ' of God, by reason of his black and brutal feio citv, declared tbat no green grass should grow tvuere his horse's feet had trodden. Hyder Ali iiiion the Carnatic left nothing behind his trail but ashes and blood. But Attiia the Hun and Hyder Aii upon the Carnatic will be re garded in the great day honester men in the sight of God and man than thus-* that inaugura ted thai irrepressible conflict in Virginia. ! from tie Philadelphia Christian Observer. THE TRAGEDY AT HARPER'S FERRY. . A peaceful village is invaded by a murder ous band, n the quiet hour of a Sabbath night; its citizens are slain or imprisoned without provocation or warning. The fiendish con spirators are collected from five or six neigh boring Staes! The aiarni is given—the attempt to kindle the fire of a servile war, and spread rapine, bloodshed and murder, through a wide extent of country, is crushed; but in crushing it, five or six unoffending Citizens are shot down; and fifteen of the atrocious felons meet with sudden death—the summary doom which their Crimes rtierited. Who is responsible f>r this torribte drimV. —this fiendish invasion ola peaceful commu nity—this long meditated treason and plot to enlist thousands in a civil and servile war against the laws and government of their coun : try ? What might have been its horrible conse quences, but tor the ignorance of the conspira tors respecting the condition and feelings of the slaves, and the tardiness of their fanatical allies? \\ hat wide-spread scenes ol rapine,murder and crimes still more horrible, might have marked th'-ir progress, had their confederates rushed to the place of action before the military could liave reached the fi-!d ? Who is responsible for the thousands of gold and silver, expended foi arms and amunition, which had been brought and concealed near the place of this outbreak ? Is not the animus of this horrid ti aged)' in i spired by the unscriptural dogma, that slave t holding is a crime, "a sin" or "an offence?" Is not the fanaticism of the conspirators the cul minating point, the development of the malign spirit, which has severed the bonds of Christian fellowship among brethren, created alienations, divided churches, and rent societies, formed to evangelize and bless the country and the world —and which :s now seeking to control the pow ers of Church and State throughout the land ? And have not many who write for the religious press, many appointed to preach the Gospel, contributed totuat diseased state of inind which inspired Brown and his allies for the work of death ! Are there not many who have contr h uted to this deplorable result, by teaching, for religion, a doctrine which Christ and his disci ples do not teach? As remarked by another— "the scenes of the recent tragedy warn us that the men engaged in it could not have become monomaniacs upon a subject that has no basis in the thoughts ola multitude. Without the irrita tions anci heartburnings engendered by the 'slavery controversy,' we should not have been called to witness transactions culminating in such an excess of infatuation and malignity." Are there not thousands who, before the all searching eye of Jehovah, may be held guilty of ministering to the malignant spirit which has thus sought revenge in deeds of unprovoked murder and treason ? THE BLACK MILITIA OF REPUBLICANISM. Can anything more forcibly illustrate the spirit and the aims of the Black Repulican Opposition than the proceedings of that fac tion, now dominant in the Legislature of Mas sachusetts ? By a strict party vote they have struck out the woid "white" from the militia laws, so as to create a military organization in ( direct conflict with the laws of Congress. The Boston Poet says : "Thus the Republicans of Massachusetts . evince their settled determination to NULLI- ( FY the laws of the Union, so far as Massachu setts is concerned. It is condemnation enough to say of this proceeding that it is flatly un constitutional , and perfecly suicidal to our patriotic volunteer militia. Gen. Butler made a long, eloquent and conclusive speech on the question of this absurd amendment, in which lie arraigned severely the course ol anti-slavery agitators, and traced the connections between their fanaticism and the terrible scenes at Harper's Ferry. This action, virtually enroll ing blacks in the militia, is important enough 4 3 (o be presented to Gov. Banks by itself. The i amendment only awaits his approval to be a i law of the Commonwealth that colored citizens I are portions of the militia. What next f" | paralyzedT The Scriptures tell us that Ananias and his ' wile were struck dead tor telling a falsehood. Senator Wilson, ot Massachusetts, came very j near meeting u-ilh the same late on Tuesday night, while delivering a speech to the Young Men s Biack Republican association at New- York. While speaking, he said : "The excesses of the French revolution laid i at the door ol the rulers, who had goaded the people to madness, anil in the same way the scenes at Harper's Ferry were chargeable to the slavehoiding power. What has been the action ol the slave power during the last few . years ! Our country was divided into two great forces. You may call it the irrepressible conflict or what you please. Gu the one hand there is the proposition to extend slavery : on tne other to restrict it. The Slave power ha seized t he Democratic party in this country, and has used it for the extension of slavery. Theie has sprung up a party in opposition to it, accepting the doctrines of the revolutionary fathers, when the men who laid the founda tions ot the governments stood " At this point, in the midst of an unfinished sentence, Mr. IV ilson was seized with an at j tack of vertigo, and fell back upon his seat.— j He was immediately surrounded by his Iriends, j restoratives administered, and as soon he was able to walk, supported by two gentlemen, he wasted to a carnage, and conveyed to his rooms at the Astor House. He will be fully restored in a day or two.— Pa.'riot Sf Union. GEfißl r SMITH, ■' Some of the Republican papers deny that Geint Smith, who was one of the fomenters of j the Harper's Ferry conspiracy', was ever a Re publican member of Congress. In reply to this denial, the New York Express, an American journal says: "We must confess to an inexplicable difficul ty in li.-tinguishing between AbolitionLts and Republicans! * * * * * t rue, Smith ran against Morgan Gubernatorially, but Smith wanted the nomination himself, and his run thus was only personal. If Smith had won the nomination, would not the whole Re publican party have cheerfully supported him? "But, when a distiict, a stiong, violent Re publican district, such as ttiat of Madison and Oswego, ejects such a man as Gerrtt Smith to Congress, and would have re-elected him, but for his resignation—what are we to cail this pro duct cf Republicanism ?" The tact that a strong Republican district, which gave Fremont a large majority, should elect Air. Smith to Congress, proves that he is the representative ol the Republican sentiment beyond any The Repuolicans can not throw oil now, after such an indorsement. MISCELLANEOUS. "SEVEN YEARS." Winchell .-en !s us the 101 l wing, which 'ain't pretty bad." "One day rot long since, the accomodation train from Cleveland to Colum bus had ajconvict on board, who was being ta ken by an officer to the penitentiary located at the last named place. The prisoner was cov ered with a cloak which concealed from v.ew the shackles upon his wrists. He sal—slightly bowed—looking very glum, and probably re flecting upon the rather narrow prospects be fore him. A New England Yankee on the ] train had his curiosity particularly excited by what he inferred to b* a coniideiable weight on the spirit of the convict ; so he approached him with the intent to elicit, if possible, such information as would gratify his curiosity. The following are the questions he propounded, and the answers thereto : "Goin' ter Kiumbus ?" "Yes," (GrulHy.) "Goin' entry turder ?" "No." "Goin' ter stop in Kiumbus ?" "Yes." "Goin' ter see eany friends there ?" "No." "Goin' ter du enny kind o' work there ?" "Yes." "Goin' ter start bisness on your own hook ?" "No." "What are ye goin' there for ?" "Going for seven years." The Yaukee's curiosity was almost satisfi ed. OM ITTiNG TOO MUCH. A green good-natured, money-making, up country fellow, who said everything drilv, 'got things fixed,' and struck up a bargain for matrimony. Having no particular regard for appearances, the parties agreed to employ a not over wise country-justice to put on the tack ling. He commenced the ceremonies by te marking that 'it was customary on such occa sions to commence with a prayer but lie believ ed he would omit that.' After tying the knot he said it was customary to give the married couple some advice, but he believed he would omit that. Jt was customary, too, to kiss the bride, but he believed he would omit that also. The ceremony being ended, the bridegroom took the justice by the button hole, and clapping his finger on his nose, said "Squire, (it's custom ary to give the magistrate nve dollars— but I believe I'll omit that /" fC? = ""You know. Madam, that you cannot make a purse out of a sow's ear." •'Ob, sir, please fan me. I have intimations of a swoon. When you use that odious speci men of velgarity again, clothe it in refined phra seology! You should say it is impossible to fab ricate a pecuniary receptacle from the auricu lar organ of the softer sex of the genus hog." WHOM! \( THICK, 287.T CURIOI'S FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENTS. The following compilation of curious coin cidences in the names and lives of the first sev en Presidents of the United States, { Washing ton, John Adams, Jt-fFerson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Jackson,) is furnish ed by tile Boat on Transcript. "f our of the seven were from Virginia. Two of the same name were from Massachusetts, and the seventh was from Tennessee. All but one were sixty-six years old on leaving office, having served two terms; and one of them, who had served but one term, would have been sixty six sears of age at the end of another. Three of the seven died on the 4-th of July, and two of tbem on the same day and year.—Two of them were on the Sub-Committee of three that draf ted the Declaration of Independence, and these two died on the same day and year, and on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and just half a century from the day of Decla ration. The names of three of the "sewn end in son, yet none of these transmitted his name to a son. In respect to the name of all, it may be said, in conclusion, the initials of two of the seven were the same; and the initials of still two others were the same. The remaining one, who stands alone in this particular, stands alone also in the love and admiration ol his countrymen and the civilized world—Wash ington ! Of the first five only one had a son, and that son was also President. THE PIG AND THE VENTRILOQUIST.—At Ma con fair, Comte the ventriloquist, saw a coun : try woman driving a pig before her, which con id hardly move, so laden was it with fat. "What's the price of your pig, my good wo : man ?' "A hundred francs, my goodlooking gentleman, at your service, if you wish to buy.* . "Of course I wish to buy ; but its a great deal 1 too much. I can offer you ten crowns." I ; want oneffiundred francs, no more, and no leas, take it or leave it." "I am sure your pig is ; more reasonable than you. Tell me, on ycur conscience, my tine fellow, are you vvorfh one ; hundred francs ?" "iou area long wav out," replied the pig, iii a hoarse and hollow voice ; "I'm not worth a hundred sous. lam measled and my mistress is tryir.g to take you in." The crowd that had assembled around fthe wo man and pig fell back in terror, fancying them both bewitched, while Comte returned to his hotel, where the story was told him with sun dry additions, and he learned that some coura geous persons had gone up to the woman, beg ged her to be exorcised, and thus drive the wick ed spirit out of the pig.— Memoirs of Hou din. EIGHTH CENSUS.—We are informed that the statements which have appeared in several pa pers respecting the early appointment of assis tants to take the Census have originate! in a misconception of the true state of affairs in connexion with that work. It is not contem plated, as we learn from good authority, that the instructions to the marshals will be" issued before February ; and it is not expected that thes- officers will anticipate the directions of the Secretary of the Interior by the appoint ment of their subordinates in advance. As tha census will not be commenced before th fiist day of June next, there is no necessity for the appointment of the assistants ot the "mar shals inucb in advance of that period. A DEEP SPRING.—On the route of the Over land Mail, about two hundred and eighty miles east of E! Paso, there is a spring which must be nearly as deep as the Irishman's well, allu ded to the other day. This natural hole in the ground is said to be one hundred and fiftv feet in diameter, and has been sounded to the "depth of eight thousand feet without finding bottom f t lie surface of this large and deep spring is sta ted to be as smooth as a mountain lake. It is slightly impregnated with alkali, and contains five \arieties offish. "Leon Hole" is the name given to this great hole. TP*An Irishman was going along the road, when an angry bull rushed down upon him, and with his horns tossed him over a fence, i Irishman, recovering from his fall, upon looking up saw the bull pawing and tearing up ihe ground, (as is the custom of the animal when irritated,) whereupon Pat smiling at him, said: It it was not for your bowing and scraping, and your humble apologies, vou brute, faix I should think that you had thrown me over the fence on purpose." GGr'An Irishman, having accidentally bro ken a pane in a window of a house in Chest nut Street, attempted as fast as he could to °-et out o! the way, but he was followed and seized by the proprieter, who exclaimed : "Vou broke my window, fellow!—did vou not ■" "To be sure T did!—an'didn't y-ou see me running home for the money to pay you for if?" Fr p""Oh, my dear," ssid a voung wife just returned from a ball, "I have learned one of the inost difficult steps." "There is a step," replied the husband "(he most valuable of all, but it is oue I lear vou will never dare to learn." 'lndeed! what step can that be?" 'Uf is a step info the kitchen [CP"The Louisville Journal says—"We are exceedingly sorrv to say that we yesterday saw a mm get himself bitten by a big rattlesnake for the sake of having a quart of whisky admin istered to him. He wasn't killed by either the bite or the drink." Some travellers at an inn in Minnesota saw no the bill of fare, "Fried water chickens." Curi osity led them to order a dish upon which they feasted with great relish.—Their taste was not spoiled when they found that the water chick ens were frogs. A LITTLE three-year old on being asked :■ j 'What makf-s you so dirty, sonny?' answered: 1 'Why, lam made of dust, and it works out!' VOL. 3, NO. 15.
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