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About four years ago, a party of travellers arrived at a certain convent in Jerusalem, at which you can put up for the night, and be en tertained very much as European travellers who are crossing the Alps are received at the j Great St. Bernard. Amongst the party who had newly arrived was one who had got the lock of his pistol so deranged that it was impos ■ ihle to stir it, and as he, as most other eastern travellers, very much disliked the idea of pro ceeding on his journey unarmed, ho was anx ious to have the defect attended to at once. It was easier to feel this want than to get it sup plied, there being no one at that time in Jeru salem wfio would be likely to understand the pistol in question, which was a revolver, and furnished with all the latest improvements. At length, however, after much consideration and casting about as to what was to bo done, one ot the lay brothers ol the convent sugges ted away out of the difficulty which seemed promising enough. I hero were, lie said, a couple ot German travellers sleeping that night m the convent who were locksmiths by trade and be had little doubt that one of them would be able to do what was necessary to the pistol. :t anybody could. The weapon was handed o ver to the lay brother, who at once took it to the room which the two Germans occupied, .and explaining to them what was amiss, asked ti Uiev would undertake to set it right. The traveller, lie added, would pay them liberally tor their trouble. Tho two Germans were sitting at their sup per, when the lay brother came in with the pis tol in his hand. The elder of them, whose name was Max, got up irom the table, took the weapon from the monk, and carried it to the window that he might examine it more com pletely. His friend remained at the table sit ting with his back towards Max, finishing his supper in a philosophical manner enough. The German who was examining the pistol had not been so occupied for more than a couple of min utes, when it went ofl'wild a loud noise. At that moment, the poor fellow who was sitting at (he (able, fell forward without uttering a sound. The wliolo charge had entered his back. He fell upon his face upon the ground, and when my friend who told me the story— and who was surgeon to the embassy was sent for at once when he arrived, it seem°J to him a first as il two men had been killed instead of one, for troth the Germans were stretched up on the floor, and he who was to be the survivor holding the oilier locked in his arms, wore ur>- 011 his ghastly countenance the deadlier look of the two. Jt was quite a difficult thing to sepa rate them. The wounded man had got the oth ei's hand in his, as if by that to reassure hirn, and to show hirn that he loved him all the The surgeon caused the wounded man—it was but too evident that he had not long to live—to be removed to the Infirmary and laid upon a bed to die. it was a bed that stood be neath a window, and across which, when the sun was setting, tfce shadow of a cypress fell.— A very brief examination showed that any at tempt to relieve the dying man wonld be use less, and they could only staunch the blood that flowed from his wound, and watch him with breathless eagerness—there is none like it— with which men watch their brother, when fach brealh, drawn less and less often, seems as though it were ihe last. As for the other Ger man, he was sunk in a heap upon the ground i>csiae the bed, in speechless stupclication. One of his hands was on the couch, and the expiring effort of (he dying man was to take this passive "hand in his. Those who were around him, see ing then a changeupon his face, leaned hastily over him, for they had heard him whisper faintly. "Poor Max !" he said—"Poor Max !" The last act of the man who died was to pity the man who lived. For some time if was very uncertain wheth er the man who had thus s/ain his best and dearest friend would not speedily follow him inio another world—so fearfully was he affec ted. For a still longer period it was doubtful in the last degree, whether he would retain his reason. And, indeed, at the time when the <loiv was told me, he could hardly be said to be altogether of sound mind. At that very time the man was haunted by a fixed presenti ment that he should die one day as his friend had died. No reasoning with him had the least effect—the presentiment had such a hold upon his mind which nothing could shake Those who wished him well—and there were many—had often tried to lead him to a happi er frame of mind, and to make him take an in terest in his own future. They had urged him since he had taken up his abode in Jerusalem 'o settle himself more comfortably, to get into a 1 and more convenient workshop, and since bis skill as a workman always ensured him the moans o! living, to marry; for they knew that the trerh interests of a domestic nature which would follow would be of the greatest service to him. "The day will conic," was his invariable answer to all such advice—"the day will come when some one will shoot me with a revolver through my hack just as I shot my friend. That day will surely come : what have 1 to do then, with a wife or children whom I should leave a widow—with children whom I should leave fatherless ? What have Ito do with settling with comfort or a home % I shall have them when the pistol bullet sends me to my grave beside my friend," said the German Jock smith. So much for what I learned from my friend the surgeon, concerning the past life of the sin gular man by whose appearance 1 had been so powerfully struck. Of the remaining portion of his history the particulars came under my own knowledge, and with the circumstances ol its termination I was myself to a certain extent mixed up. My revolver was sent back to me repaired, just as I was about to start away on a short journey in'othe environs, and I was in some haste, I set off without trying it. Jn the course ot a day, however, partly wishing to ascertain how far my pistol was restored to a condition of usefulness, partly from a desire to bring down a bird which I saw on the wing, apparency in pistol-shot, I lifted my revolver to let fly at him The weapon missed fire. On examination, I found that the defect this tune was precisely the reverse of what it had been before. The lock went so loosely now, and had so little spring in it. the hammer did not fall upon the cap with sufficient force to explode it. I tried the pistol several times, and finding it useless sent it again, on my return to Jerusalem, to the German locksmith, charging my servant to ex plain to him its new defect, ami above all things to caution him as to its being loaded, as I had done on the former occasion. Mark how iit returns to him again and again. Why not i have done its work at once 1 The revolver was brought back to me the next day in a slate as f was told, of perfect repair. This time I ! took it into the garden to try it. The first time | it went oil* well enough, but the next time—for I I was determined to prove it thoroughly—l I found that its original defect had returned, and the lock would not stir, pull at the trigger as I might. "There is something radically wrong here," I said. "I will go myself and seethe German locksmith about it." "That pistol again," said the German lock smith looking up, as I entered his miserable a bode. What would I not have given to have been able to ray anything that would have altered the expression of that haggard countenance ? Hut it was impossible. I made some attempts to draw tin- poor fellow into conversation, though I felt even it these had not proved (as they diii) wholly useless, my comparative igno rance of his language would have stood in tin' way of my saving anything that could have been of any service. Our conversation then limited itself to the matter in hand, and we a greed that the only thing to be done .with the pistol now was to take its lock otf, and make a perfectly new one in imitation ot it. This, however, would take some time, and it would be necessary that the locksmith should keep the weapon by him for three or four days at least, fie took it from my hands as he told me sea, and placed it carelully on a shelf, at the back of bis shop. "Above all things," J said, as 1 left the house, "above ail tilings, remember that the revolvei is loaded." "J shall not forget it"' lie said, turning round to me with a ghastly smile. This, then, was the third tune that pis tol was taken back to the German lor re pairs. :* It was the last. The German locksmith, being very much oc cupied, owing to the reputation he had obtain as a clever workman, had taken into his em ployment a sort of apprentice or assistant, to help him m the simple and more mechanical parts of his trade. He was not much of use, a stupid, idle, trifling fellow at best. One day soon alter J had left my revolver for the last time to be mended, tliis lad came in from exe cuting some errand, and standing idly about the place, took down my pistol from the shelf on which it lay, and began to look at it wtth some curiosity, not being accustomed to the sight ol a revolver. The locksmith turning round from his work, saw the lad occupied hastily* told him to put the pistol back in the place where he had taken it Irom. He had not, time he said, to attend to it yet. It was loaded, and it was dangerous to puH it about in (hat manner. Having said this, the German locksmith turned round, and and went on with what lit* was about, with his back towards the lad whom he had just cau tioned, and who, lie naturally supposed, had restored the pistol ai once to its shelf. The boy's curiosity, however, was excited by the revolver, and instead of doing as he was bid he retained it in bis hand, and went on prying into it, examining how the lock acted, and what were its defects. The poor German was going on with his work muttering to himself, ''Strange, how that pistol returns to me, again and again." The words were not out of his lips when the fatal moment, so long expected, airived, and the charge from my revolver entered his back. He fell lorward in a moment, saying, as he fell "At last !" The foolish boy rushed out of the shop with the pistol in his hand, screaming for assistance so loudly, that the neighbors were soon alarmed and hastened in'a crowd to the house of the poor locksmith. My friend, the surgeon, was instantly sent for, and from him I gained the particulars which follow : Turning the poor fellow over on his face, and cutting open his garments to examine t iie wound the surgeon said to those who were stan ding around ; "The ball has entered his back ; if by chance it should have passed round by BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNINFL, JUNE 22,1860. the ribs, as will sometimes happen, this wound will not be fatal." "It is fatal," said tho wounded man, {with a sudden effort. "Have I been waiting for this stroke so long, and shall it fail to do its work when it comes I It is fatal he gasped again "and I shall die—but not here." I have to relate a horrible and incredible thing, which, impossible as it seems, is yet true. The German locksmith started up from where he lay, pushing aside all those who stood a round him with an unnatural strength. His body swayed for an instant from side to side, ami then he darted forward. The crowd gave way before hirn, and be rushed from the house. He tore along the streets—the few people whom lie met giving way before him, and looking af ter hirn with horror as he flew along—his clothes cut open at the back, blood-stained and with death in his looks. Not one pause, not an abatement in his speed till he reached the infirmary, passed the man who kept the door, and up the stairs he flew, nor stopped till be came to a bed which stands beneath the win dow and across which the shadow of a cypress falls when the sun begins to set. ,It was the bed on which his friend had brea thed his last. "I must die here," said the German lock smith, as he fell upon it. "It is here that I must die." And there he died. The haunting thought which had made his existence a living death, was justified. The presentiment had come true at last; and when the thunder-cloud which had hung so long over this man's life, had dischar ged its bolt upon his head, it seemed to us as if the earth were then lighter, for the shade had passed away. Is death the name for a release like this?— Who could look upon his happy face, as he lay upon that lied, and say so ? It was not the end ot a life—but the begin ing. flltGccllanccntg. DEATH OF MAJOR-HEN £IIA L JESIT. [From the National intelligencer.] The public at large, but especially his com panions in arms, will hp grieved to hear ol the death in this city, yesterday morning, from paralysis, of Major-General Thomas Sidney Jesnp. The deceased was but a few days ago in the active personal discharge of his duties as Quartermaster General of the Army, and we met him with firm and elastic step on the Ft.-eet; with an apparent prospect ol continued useful ness. This brave officer, whose namo is to be found conspicuous in our military annals, was not more admirable as a soldier than he was estimable for his domcstict and social virtues. General Jesup was bom in Virginia in the year 178S, ami entered the army in IS 08 as a second lieutenant of the seventh infantry, arid his subsequent military history is succinctly described as follows :—So rapid was hi-s promo tion, that in 181" he was Brigade Major and Acting Adjutant Generl to Brigadier General Hull. In 1813 he was Major of the nine teenth infantry ; transferred in 181 k to the twenty fifth infantry as Brevet Lieutenant Colonel for distinguished and meritorious ser vice in the battle of Chippewa, of the sth of July, 1814. in November of the same year be was brevetted Colonel, for gallant conduct and distinguished skill in the battle of Niagara, of the 25th of July, IS 11, in which he was severely wounded. (In Ihe reduction of the army in 18-15 lie was retained in the first in fantry, and in IS 17 was Lieutenant Colonel o! the third infantry. In ISIS he was appoint ed Adjutant General, with the rank of Colonel : and the same year Quartermaster General, with the rank of Brigadier General ; and was brevetted Major General in May, 182S, for ten years' meritorious service. He was assign ed to the command of the army in the Creek nation, Alabama, in 1836, and succeeded General Ball in Florida on the Bth of Decem ber, 1536 ; was wounded in action with the Seminole Indians, near Jupiter Inlet, on the 24th January. 1838, and was succeeded by Colonel Z. Taylor on the 15th May, 1838 : whereupon he returned to the duties of his department, which lie managed with distin guished ability. In his despatch from Chippewa Plains, July 7, ISI4, Gen. Brown, in detailing the inci dents of tire battle of Chippewa, thus refers to the subject- of this sketch : "Major Jesup, commanding the left flank battalion, finding himself pressed in Iront and in flank and fiis men falling around him, ordered his batallion to 'support arm a<l advance ' the order was piomptly obeyed, amidst the most deadly and destructive fire. He gained a more secure position, and returned upon enemy so galling a discharge as caused them to retire. I>y this time their whole line was falling back, and our gallant soldiers pressing upon them as fast as possible." In his despatch concerning the severe battle of Niagara, July 25, 1814, Gen. Brown refers to some of his officers : "From the preceding details you have now evidence of the distinguished gallantry of Generals Scott and Potter, of Colonel MiHer and Major Jesup, of the first Brigade." To his fine military capacity in the field Gen. Jesup added great administrative ability, in the management ol the vast concerns of the Qnaitermnster's Department he evinced great foresight, but the labor devolved upon him bv the Mexican war, in managing the details of the campaign in a far-distant country, can only be properly appreciated by those who shared in its difficulties and responsibilities.— A grateful country must ever bear in honora ble remembrance the service of the veteran soldier and gentleman, whose name and lame will go down to posterity as a poition of our 1 bug best military records. Frocdoni of Tlioii&ht and Opinion. THE COVODE COMMITTEE. Starfling disclosures, showing John .f'ovodc and liis Associ ates refuse to investigate chai ses orrepuhlieau corruption. On Friday wpok a scene occurred in the IJ nited States House of Jfepresontatives which will arrest the attention ef the whole nation. The majority of the Cow ode Committee have been caught in an ugly trap ; and their conduct in refusing to allow the Hon. WARREN WINS LOW, to oummon witnesses to prove corruption on the part of the Republican leaders, will ex cite feelings of contempt and indignation where ver the record is made puMic. They talk about official corruption ! —When Defrees, their own candidate for Printer, solemnly testified before the Committee, that he had pledged the Re publican Caucus to give one halt of the pro ceeds of file office for purposes, and "upon this hint" he was nominated and voted for by immaculate Republicans! We now ask our readers to examine the following proceedings in Congress—they need no com ment—thoy speak lor themselves—and show that Mr. John Covode refuses to dance to his own music! On Friday last, June Ist, Mr. Warren Wins low, (Hem.) of North Carolina, rising to a ques tion of privilege, caused to be read certain ex tracts from the journal of the Covode investiga ting committee, of which he is a member, by which it appeared that he desired to subjHiua certain citizens of Luzerne county, Penna. To this Mr. Covode interposed that he liati in his possession the names of a hundred per sons as witnesses, but, as in every instance, they had no direct connection with the Govern ment, he declined to summon them. It appeared further from tfie record that Mr. Winslow applied for these witnesses in April, but they had never been summoned. He had been informed on authority said to be reliable, and not by annonymous letters, that large sums ot money bad been used to secure the election ot Mr. Scranton to the House. Mr. Covode to this replied that he would vote to subpmnn Mr. Winslow's witnesses if that gentleman could trace back the use of the mo ney to tho Government, and as Mr. Scranton was here, he would summon him. Mr. Winslow's request was refused by the Committee, Mr. Winslow and Mr. Robison of Illinois voting in the affirmative, and Messrs. Covode and Train in the negative ; as was also Mr. Winslow's request that this matter should, be submitted to the House. At a subsequent period Mr. Winslow wished to siibpmta NlcMullen anil several others, or Philadelphia. By them he desired to prove bribery on the part of the otficers ot the election held in that city in the fall of 1556. Mr. Covode said lie had no objections to stibprena a portion of them, but was unwilling to subject the Government to the expense of summoning them all. Mr. Winslow's request, in this instance, was again denied by a tie vote. Mr. Winslow then moved to subprena wit nesses from Greensburg and Pittsburg, Pa., un derstanding that they could prove corruption in Westmoreland county ; to which Mr. Covodc objected, on the ground that those gentlemen had no connection with the Government. This request was also refused, lhe record further states that when Mr. Frederick Engle was railed to the stand, Mr. Winslow asked whether there wasaoy minute made, and when he had been summoned, and the Clerk of the Committee replied that it was not noted in the minutes. Mr. Winslow then asked that a copy of so much oi the join rial as relates to summoning witnesses, be furnished him, which was agreed The above is a summary of the record. Mr. Houston,(Ala.,) asked, as Mr. Winslow desired to have witnesses summoned to prove corruption and fraud in the Westmoreland dis trict, who represents it. iMr. Window replied, "I believe the Chair man ol the Committee, Mr. Covodc." [Laugh ter.] Let the record go forth, that the Republican Committee has refused to investigate the char ges directly made against their own confreres, and particularly against their Chairman, John Covode! So says the York Gazette. FUSION IN CONFUSION. The "signs of the times" appear to indicate considerable confusion in the fusion ranks of Abolitionism and render LINCOLN'S prospect more gloomy than desirable. For some time the Republicans professed great love for .Mr. FILLMORE, and proclaimed through their jour nals the hearty adhesion of that gentleman to the principles and candidates of the Chicago Convention. Now the joy is not so great, Mr. FILLMORE having, in a manly letter, announ ced Ins opposition to LINCOLN and his cordial endorsement of an intention to support 13CLL & EVERETT. Since the appearance of the Ex- President's manifesto against Sectionalism, the BELL and EVERETT people are quite {jubilant, their ranks having increased by thousands here and elsewhere. The friends of BATES, in Missouri and the West, are extremely hostile to the Republican nominees. As an evidence of their feeling at this juncture, the St. Louis J\cws, the home or gan of Mr BATES, alter hoisting the BELL and EVERETT ticket, says : "The American portion of the Opposition of (he country, who cast SOO,GOO votes in 1556, and who can, by a turn of the hand, dictate the President this year, were left wholly out of consideration at Chicago. How can they, with any sentiment of self respect, join in jubilation over their humiliating repulse V In New York the division in the Abolition ranks is wide, an d increasing. The SEWARD and anti-SnwAßu difficulty is far from being settled, and the New York Times is free (o say Mhat, "splitting rails was no part of the duties of the Presidency, as those duties were defined in the Constitution and that it was not worth while for the Republicans o lav too much stress on LINCOLN'S ability in that department." Further or., the Times very appropriately says : "We fear this appeal umlerates the intelli gence of the great mass ol American voters. We do not think they are likely to elect a President upon any such grounds of 'sympa thy,'or upon any such presumption of knowl edge derived from experience." The New York Express, the organ of the Americans and Old Line Whigs of the Em pire State, is also arrayed in antagonism to the Chicago candidates, and says : "For every Fillmore man going: or gone over ! to Lincoln, such speeches as Sumner's will knock two hack out of the old Fremont ranks. Lincoln will lose hundreds of votes Fremont got. Mauling rails is not up to sleeping with grizzly oears on the Rocky Mountains. The 'American organs" that £o over to Abolitionism now will have just as much effect as in 1559, no more. The solid 100,000 Old Line Whigs ; and Americans, in this New York State, are j never to be taken over by any newspaper edi ' tors into the liosom of the Abolition party." | From these and other extracts, which we might publish, were they necessary, one thing J is apparent: —The conservative sentiment of; I the people are against LINCOLN, SUMNER, and J Abolitionism. The first flush of the fever, ex [ cited by the Chicago nominations, having passed * off; and the true purposes of the Republicans f being ascertained, the Union-loving men of the i Opposition are deserting the Black Flag every where in the North, and arraying themselves , on the side of the Constitution and the country. THE CATTLE DISEASE. [Fromil/ir. Boston AtU'.s and Bee .J | The legislative committee, yesterday after noon, resumed and finished their investigation j inflation to the cattle distemper. John A. An di ews, Esq., addressed the Committee in which | remarks he said we fall into the error of taking i coincidence for consequences ; too much given to looking at the outside without examining in to the subject. There is nothing in any disease • but may be cured, but what had been done I j fear has not served to give much information as }to this disease. Why should you not establish t a commission or a series of commissions to trace \ this disease down to its starting point. Alt dis i eases have their causes, all have abnormal foun ' dations, and the result can be traced back to the cause. Some have thought this like the | small-pox or other contagious diseases, but no j body knows anything about it. Our Commis ' siuuers li<tve 1101 attempted to classify the ca i ses of this distemper; the most that they have f tried to do is to trace pach separate case back fto a case of the same kind from which it was , inherited. Now, unless a kind of careful and { exact examination is entered into, nothing defi | nite can be ariived at. The speaker was not bold enough, not being a physician, to suggest •a course of procedure for the Commissioners, ■ but he thought they should submit the disease ; to the fullest investigation of modern science, ) through the appointment of one or more com- J missions, to act separately or conjointly, as may . be thought best. Dr. luring made some remarks, in which he said he thought the statement that nothing had been done or brought to light by the Commis sioners was all wrong. The Commissioners have tried to lay before the public, through the cooperation of the newspapers and otherwise, the facts and the advance tliey made in their work, and these facts show to the contrary to what the gentleman that had just preceded him had stated. It appeared the disease was first known in this country at Belmont, and rapidly traversed to North Brookfield. The speaker then gave a history of the disease in Europe with which this is identical. The question is, is this disease contagious. On this subject we have a vast deal of opinion, both here and in Europe. Profs. Morton and Simmons in the mother country, both veterina ry surgeons, have given it as their opinion that his contagious. The Commissioners ha ve done ail in their power, fi-eling that they had the virtual co-operation of the farming community, and that the Legislature would second their ef forts. If anything can be done to give light upon the disease let us have that, but in Heaven's name let us first get rid of the disease—let that be done sure, and first, and then we will leair. as to the causes. The Commissioners accepted their task, not knowing the fall extent to which they would hare to act. The disease was at first supposed to be confined to a small locality, but has pro ved otherwise, and as we have done we ask your careful consideration. THE CATTLE DISEASE FN NEW JERSEY. MEETING OF THE STATE ACRICOLTURAT. SOCIETT. A special meeting ol this Society was held at Elizabeth, on the 6th inst., called to consider the cattle disease. The Piesident, Mr. N. N. Halstead, stated the object of the meeting. The report of a committee appointed by a meeting in Morristown, was made by Mr. D. 15. Logan. The recommendation made by them, tha* the Governor call an extra session of the Legislature, excited much discussion. Gov. Olden submitted a paper embodying his views, which was read. He recommended that the Society prepare an address to the peo ple, to embrace the following points : First, when and under what circumstances the disease appeared in Europe. Second, the time and manner of its introduction in Massa chusetts, and its progress in that State. Third, al! that is known of its introduction and prog ress in New Jersey. Fourth, symptoms of the disease and its contagious character. difficulty of ascertain ing the length of time Dial elapses between the inception and the full de velopmen|ol the disease. Sixth, the iin|>ortarice of averting its ravages by promptly enclosing herds that are infected, in places where it is im possible for tljem to come in contact with other WHOM: ,\MBS?I:R 5907. VOL. X NO. 17. entile, ami that in districts where the disease i known to exist, they he kept in lots enclosed in the middle of the farm, or in places secure Irom communication wrth other cattle. Seventh, vigorously prohibiting the turning of cattle up on the public highways, Kighth, by refraining from the purchase of cattle from other States, or bringing any info a healthy neighborhood which have for six months previous had aov opportunities for contracting the disease, or whose previous location for six months is un known. Ninth, what mode of treatment has been most eflicacious after the cattle have been attacked. The paper also suggested that the Committee should visit other States,and enquire into the progress and present state of the disease, abroad and at home—to call town meetings wherever it may be deemed necessary—and to advise, if considered proper, the calling of an extra session of the Legisiatnre ; the Society to raise a loan of $ 1000 or more to defray all expen ses incurred by theComittee in the investigation of the subject—(he Governor agreeing to rec ommend to the Legislature to reimburse them to this amount. Alter slight debate the paper of the Governor was adopted. During the meeting, statements were made from various counties, announcing the appear ance of the disease. Mr. Abraham A. Johnson said that he had known the same disease ten years ago, when many {farmers in his vicinity lost numbers of cattle; and statements to the same eSeet were made by other gentlemen. Various modes of treating tin* disease were debated, and one gen tleman announced that he had applied a reme dy in one instance which had proved effectual. Its infectious character was conceded, and its cause was stated to be a minute insect which finds its way to the luugs of cattle. MEETING IN MORRIS COENTX. A large meeting of citizens and farmers of Morris county, was held at Morristown, Tues day evening, to consider the fatal disease among cattle. F. S. Lathrop was elected Chairman, aud D. B. Logan, Secretary. Mr. Lathiop made some introductory remarks, stating the object of the meeting—that it was held to de vise measures for preventing the spread ot the contagion, &c. No specific lor it, he said, had been discovered. The only remedy is to de stroy all the cattle diseased. The horned cattle of this State, he said, are estimated at 1,000,000 averaging S2O each in valoe. He urged New Jersey to follow the example of Massachusetts and Connecticut, in passing salutary laws to I provide remedies against the spread of the dis ease. The Secretary then read a paper giving infor mation concerning the disease. The meeting was then addressed !>v .Messrs. A. M. Tread well, C. K. Tattle, E. B. Graves, Dr. Quimby, S. F. Headley and others. Resolutions were adop ted stionglv utging the larmers of the country to cease entirely from purchasing, exchanging or boarding strange catle during Ihe prevalence ot the disease, {inviting the medical faculty to give the malady their attention, and recommen ding the insolation ot diseased herds. A vigi lance committee of filty persons, Irom all parts ot the county, was appointed to take measures for the protection of the county. A YANKEE from Maine, being at Buena Vis ta the i.ight be lore the battle, and somewhat doubtful of the result, went outjol hearing, as he supposed, and made the following prayer "O Lord, here we are, about four thousand ot us, and twenty thousand Mexicans—enough to swallow us without greasing. Now if you can help us, do it—and if you can't, for hea ven's sake don't help the Mexicans—and just hold on until to-morrow, and you'll see the awfullest fight you ever saw in your life Yours, respectfully, amen." Do I understand the counsel for defendant, asked a very fat Western juror 'to say that he is about to read his authorities, as against the decision just pronounced Irom th° bench 7 'By no means, responded th counsel aforesaid.— 'I was merely going to show to your honor, by a brief passage 1 was about to read Irom a book, what an internal old fool Blackstone must hav. been.' 'Ay,ay ' said the judge, not a little elated and there the matter ended. AN Irishman, travelling on one of the rail roads the other day, got out of the cars lor refreshments at away station, and unfortu nately the bell rang and the train was otf be fore he had finished his pie and coffee.— "Hould on ! cried Fat, and he ran like a mad man after the cars, hould on, ye murthermg ouhl stanie ingine— ye've got a passenger aboard that is left behind !" ENOEISII TRAVELLER—"HI say, bam T on the right road to 'Arttord ?" Jonathan—"Well you be." Traveller—"'Ow tar shall I 'ave to go before I get there ?" Jonathan—"Wall, e{ yeou torn round and go t'other way, may he you'll have to travel about ten miles. But, el yeou keep on the way yeou are going, yeou'll have to go twen ty-four thousand, I reckon." "Boh, lower yourself into the well and hol ler for help." "What for ?" "To frighten daddy, and make some fun." Bob did as he was desired, but got more fun than lie bargained for. It was administered by a sapling. Distaneefive and a half feet. A MERCHANT, having sunk his shop floor a couple of (eet, announces that, "in consequence of recent improvements, goods will he sold considerably lovfer than formerly." SETTLED AT LAST.—The Chicago Journal says "We have Mr. Lincoln's authority for saving that his name is Abiahain."
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