BY DAYID OVER. SELECT POETRY- Wee Willie Winkle—A Xursery Song. Wee Willie Winkio Kuns through the town, Up stairs ami down stairs In his night gown. Tapping at the window, Crying at the lock, •'Are the weans in their bed, Tor it's now ten o'clock!" '•Hey! Willie Winkle, Are you coming then I The cat's singing l'urrie To the sleeping hen, The dog is lying on the tioor, And does not even peep; But here's the wakeful laddie That will not fall asleep." Anything but sleep, you rogue ! Glowring like tbe moon ! Rattling in an iron jug With au iron spoon ; Rumbling, tumbling all about, Crowing like a cock, Screaming like I dont know what, Waking sleeping folk. '•Hey! Willie Winkie, Can't you keep him still 7 Wriggling < :i' a body's knee 1 ike a very eel, Pulling at tbe cat's ear, As she dfowsy hums— Heigh Willie Winkie, See,—there he comes!" Wearieil is the mother That has a restless wean, A wee, stumpy bairnie Heard whene'er he's seen— That has a battle aye with sleep Before he'll close an e'e ; 0 But a kiss from off his rosy lips Gives strength anew to me. Correspondence of the Evening Post. The Scene in Executive Session of the Senate, on Friday, 21st ult. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 1859. —The scene iu the Executive Session of the Senate, on Fri day eveuing last, was one of the most extraor dinary that ever occurred in any deliberative assembly iu tbe civilized world. The tele graphic sketch of the affair did not statu all ihe facts, nor exhibit tin virus of the words uttered. The President sent to the Seuate the name of Mr. Potter, ex-member of Congress from Ohio, as collector of the "Miami Dis trict,'* in that State. Mr. Pugh rose, aud with a good deal of foeliug, opposed the con firmation of Potter. He said the man who had been removed by Mr. Buchanan to give Mr. Potter tbe place was his (Pugh's) friend; that the President knew such to be tbe fact, and removed him because such was the fact. - He declared, with emphasis, that if the Presi dent of the United States desired to make a personal onslaught upou him, he could come on —the soouer the better ! Mr. Pugb, growing more and more excited, appealed to bis friends in the Sauate to vote with him against the con firmation of Potter. This appeal brought up Mr. Douglas, who promised his vote to the Senator from Ohio. Mr. Douglas then com mented, with an unbridled tongue, upon tbe nominations made by the President in Illinois. He said ail his friends had been removed from place and power, aDd they had been removed solely because they were his friends. He de nounced all the federal office holders in Illi nois, appoiuted by Buchanan to fill the places onco occupied by his friends, as his bitterest personal enemies, who were "scoundrels and thieves." ibis called up Dr. Fitch (oDe of the squat ter Senators froui Indiana, whose son is Uuilcd States District Attorney of Illinois.) The Doctor, very much excited, and with a mena cing attitude, said: "Toe Senator from Illinois states what is untrue, and what ht knows to be untrue.'" The President called to order. In tense excitement prevailed. Mr. Douglas then modified his remark by saying that there were exceptions to the rule, but that they were scarce, lie then plunged into the postmasters of Illinois. He said that whenever mail rob beries were committed in Illinois they never dreamed of going outside of the post offices to discover the robber. They always kuew that •be postmasters were the guilty parties. [Cries *1 'order, order,' from several Senators, aud tho President demands general order and calls the Senator from Illinois to order.] Dr. Fitch who had been standing during tbc confusion, as soon as order was partially restored, repeat ed that the Senator from Illinois had again stated a positive falsehood, and that he knew it was false. This brought chaos agaiu, amidst which seme Senators were standing in their places and others were approaching the scata of Douglas and Fitoh, which are ucar together.— The President called both Senators to order. Several Senators moved an adjournment, while other* appealed to the Senate to allow Douglas to proceed. At last a temporary quiet was secured, and Mr. Douglas proceeded to pitoh not into Mr. Fitch—but into the postmas ters of Illinois. He charged that they had stolen and destroyed over five thousand of his speeches, which had been directed to bis con "t'tuents; tfi at thojr" bad broken opeD, read and then destroyed his private letters, &c. &o.— ib style of talk again produced confusioo, wb cb, after some considerable effort on tbc part of the President, was allayed. Efforts weie m.dc by several Senators to obtain the Ulj r. 'Ejection was nude to Mr. Donglas's A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c—Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. proceeding. Motions were made that he pro ceed in order. Mr. Davis (Miss.) objected.— Standing about six feet from Mr. Douglas, with a cold aud determined manner, and casting up on that Senator a steady and piercing glance, with his long bony finger directed in a mena cing attitude at his object, Mr. Davis addressed the "Little Giant" thus: "1 have sat in my place and listened with feelings of indignation to language from the Senator from llliuois which would disgrace the highwayman and the bravo!" The President's hammer again fell, accompanied by the emphatic remark that "the Senator from Mississippi is out of order."— Here was another chaos, in the midst of which Senators were auxious to observe what desper ate effort the 'Little Giant' would make against so pointed an attack. Those who expected to see Douglas strike the Mississippian down in his tracks for applying to him such language were disappointed when they beheld his 'giant' proportions subside into bis chair! It is im possible to describe the scene at this stage of proceeding. Before the Senate adjourned, Mr. Davis, satisfied that be had violated the rules of the body, apologized to the Senate and to the Senator from Illinois for language which he had used in a moment of excitement. Dr. Fitch then apologized to the Seuate for any offeusivo or improper language he had ut , tered iu debate, but with a tucuaciog look at Mr. Douglas, said that he had no apology to offer to the Seuator from Illinois. In this i state of affairs, if Mr. Douglas recognizes the Code to settle his affairs of honor, he must ! challenge Dr. Fitch. lam informed that dur ing the harangue of Mr. Douglas about the 1 persecution of himself by the President, becx j claimed, "! am still an unconqueied and uu t subdued rebel!" ! I understand that some negotiations are go j ing on for a settlement of the affair. The geu tleiuan whom it is said Mr. Douglas selected as his friend is a well known duelist. Judging from his record in such matters, if Judge Doug las follows his advice, Fitch will have to re tract his offensive words and apologize or fight. But the probability is, that others of a less combative lempurament will be cousulted,which | together with the appeals of woman on every side, will cause the matter to he quietly and peaceably settled. One of the best evidences of au undisturbed mikd UB the part of Mr. Douglas was the fact that he attended the Administration caucus agatu yesterday, and participated in its pro j cecdiogs. From the Washington Union. j The Douglas aud Fiteh i'orrespou deuce. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 1859. Sir : To-day, iu secret session of the Senate, you offered me au afiront so wauton, uuprovok ed, and unjustifiable that 1 aiu obliged to in fer it must have been the impulse of momentary j passion, and uot of deliberate permeditation. This note is written for the purpose of affording i you an opportunity of saying whether or not my conclusion i 9 correct; and, further, of af fording you au opportunity of retracing the offensive language which you thus gratuitously and unwarrantably applied to me, Respectfully, & 3., a. A.DOUGLAS. Hon. GRAIIAM N. FITCH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 1559. Sir : Your note of yesterday was handed mo this morning. In reply, I have to say that you | yesterday made a charge that the lately-ap- I pointed federal officers in lilinois were corrupt, dishonest men—or words to that effect. You knew my son to be one of those officers, aud you could uot expect me to hear such a charge without prompt denial of its truth. I pro nounced it to be, to your knowledge, untrue. You subsequently so modified it as to satisfy me that you excepted uiy son from the general charge, although you did not name him, and I made no further issue with you on that subject. When, at a subsequent period of your romarks, you attributed to me statements whicb I had not made, I requested that in quoting me you would do so truthfully. These remarks were certainly not "deliberately premeditated," but they canriot be qualified correctly as the "im pulse of momentary passion." The first wis prompted by a determination to defend llm LOOT and character of my son, as dear to me as my owo, against an attack so general in its terms as necessarily to include him ; and the secoud was the exercise of my right to rectify a misrepresentation of my own remarks. Respectfully, &c. G. N. FITGH. Hon. S. A. DOUGLAS. WASHINGTON. Jan. 22—94. P. M. Sir : Your note of this date has just been placed iu my hands. I admit, without hesita tion, your right and duty to do justice to the reputation of your son. At the same time I maintain my right, in of my duty as Senator, to comment freely and fully on the character of executive appointments, especially in my owu State. 1 deny, however, that my general remarks in relation to tbe list of Illi nois appointees, confirmed by the Senate during my absence, oouid be fairly interpreted to em brace your son. When you seemed so to con strue them, 1 promptly replied that what I had said of the Illinois appointments were true as a general rule, but that there were exceptions, among whom I recognized some of my own friends. Alluding particularly to your son, I added that I bad nothing to say iu regard to the merits of his appointment, choosing to leave that question where I placed it by my remarks to the Senate during the last session, in your preseuce, at the time of his confirmation. You now admit that you understood this explanation ' to exempt your son from the application of my BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1859. general remarks ; aud yet you have failed to withdraw the offensive language, but, on the contrary, at a subsequent stage of tbe debate, when apologizing for a breach of senatorial decorum, you expressly declared that you had nothing to retract— thus appearing, in my ap prehension, to reaffirm the objectionable words. As to tbe other ground of offence admitted in your reply to my note, I have to say that I | did uot understand you to asaurno to correot uie iu a quotation of your language, as I was unconseious of making any such citation, but j to repeat tho oiiginal offence in another form ; otherwise 1 would have made a proper response i on the instant. This explanation, which is due alike to us i both, on tbe points presented in your reply, affords you another opportunity of withdrawing the offensive words which you admit you appli ed to mc in yesterday's debate. Respectfully, &0., S. A. DOUGLAS. lion. GRAHAM N. FITCH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23,1859. Sir: Your note of last evening was banded mc at 12, SI., to-day. Your explanation in re gard to my sou being now explicit, I have no hesitation in saying that if you had excepted j him from jour charge, or not made it general, I would not have deemed myself warranted in repelling it in the words of which you complain | as offensive, and which, in consequence of your ! explanation, I now withdraw. I am also informed by your note that, if you had not been mistakeu in relation to my re marks on the subject of your misrepresentation of my sentiments, you would at the instant have made a proper response. This likewise enables me to say that, in my closing remarks explanatory to the Senate of uiy share in an exciting debate upou a subject not relevant to anything before that body, and the responsibil ity for the introduction of which rested solely with you, I should have withdrawn, as I now do, the second offensive remarks, if you had made the sa'ine satisfactory explanation then you have now made. Respectfully. &c. G. N. FITCH. Hon. S. A. DOUGLAS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Yut note of yest-erdsy baa been re ceived ; and while I accept your withdrawal of the words to which I have taken exception, I owe it to myself to protest against the idea you seem to entertain that my noteot Saturday was intended as a precedent and inducing condition j of the redress which I solicited, instead of be ing, as I certainly designed it, merely respon sive to the specifications in your reply to my first communication. In regard to the introduction and rt-levaoy of the matter in the debate out of which this dif ficulty arose, I cannot think that a proper sub ject of discussion in the present correspondence. Respectfully, &c., S. A. DOUGLAS. Hon. GRAHAM N. FITCH. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Sir: Your note of to-day was received at 114, a. m. It is not for me to judge tbe mo tives whicb dictated yours of the 22d. I can ! only say that my answer was predicated upon ; the explanations it contained. If your ex planations are disavowed, my withdrawal must likewise be disavowed. Respectfully, &c., G. N. FITCH. Hon. S. A. DOUOLAS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Sir : 1 am averse to prolonging this contro ! versy after gaiuing the substance of my demand; but I cannot close without responding to your | last note by wayiug that it 13 immaterial to me upon what you predicate your withdrawal, since I have guarded against a misapprehension of my position. Respectfully, &c., B. A. DOUGLAS. Hon. GRAHAM N. Fucn. Hereditary Features, A peculiar thickness of the under lip has been hereditary in the Imperial House of Hapsburgb ever since the marriage, some centuries ago, with tho Polish family of Jaggelion, wbeuce it came. A certain fullness of the lower and lat eral parts of the face is conspicious in the por traits of the whole series of sovereigns, from George I. to Victoria, and has been equally marked in otber members of tbe family. The females of the ducal of Gordon havo long been remarkable for a peculiarly elegant conforma tion of tbe neck. Tbe Clackmannanshire Bruces, who are descended from a common stock with the famous Robert Bruce, of Scotland, are said to have that marked feature of the cheok bones and jaws which appears on the coins of that heroic monarch, as it did in his actual face when his bones were disinterred at Duuiferline, about thirty years ago. The pievalent iallness of tho inhabitants of Potsdam, many of whom are descended from the guards of Frodcriok I,; tho Spanish feat ures observable in tbe people of the county of Galway, in whicb, some centuries ago, seveial Spanish settlements were made; and the here ditary beauty of the women of Prague, are Well known facts which have frequently attract ed the attention of chronologists. The bur gesses of Rome (tbe most invaluablo portion of every popu'.aiiou) exhibit at the present day precisely the same type of face and form as their ancestors, whose busts may be seen curved in relief on the aucieot sareophagi; and tbe Jew ish physiognomies portrayed upon the sepulchral monuments of Egypt, aro identical with those which may be observed among modern Jews in the streets of any of our great cities. A lazy fellow lyiug down on tho grass said, Oh, how Ido wish that this was called work, aud well paid for ? The Wanderer's Africans Traveling West. A correspondent of the Marion, (Ala.) Com monwealth, writing from Montgomery, (Ala.,j saya : 1 was oarried through "Brown's speculator house," (so called) on Perry streei. In a house in the back lot were huddled together thirty eight native (Congo) Africans! Don't shudder end say the "moral sentiments of Christendom condemn the traffic." But it is a fact; 1 have seen tbe Africans! And it is a fact—they were Africans! I tound them jabbering, in guttural sounds, something—l could not comprehend what.— ihey Wire nearly all apparently in good health, fat, slefk and greasy. IQ the party were some five oiynx men, two or three women, four or five girls, and the rest boys, or what might be call od "youngsters." Tbey were each clad in com mon kersey pants and roundabout, over which they wofe a heavy blanket. Women and all were thus dressed. None had shoes for the rea son that they could not walk iu them, in fact, they could scarcely walk at all, haviug been confined and crowded so close on shipboard. Most of them were very pert and lively. , laughing ami talking in their native tongue, and pointing at and jabbering about everything that particularly attracted their atteutioD. Some of them had very singularly shaped craniums —they almost baffle description. One uearly square, one had a convex face, and another a sort of double conoave convex bead: but most of them had good beads, large flat noses, big mouth.-, front teeth knocked our, rather small ; ears, and quite small hands and feet. Some of them were good looking, but others shockingly ugly, some where what might be vulgarly call ed "puff" or hog jawed. 1 noticed one, a man who bad very high cbeok bones aud several scars on his face, and appeared very intelligent. He was "big chief," no doubt, in his own country. I was much surprised at one thing: they repeat ed precisely every word said to them. I asked one, "Where did you come from?" and be pro pounded the same interrogatory to me, but of course without knowing the meaning, and in like manner many other things. Not being able to walk, they were earried in , ' ie railroad depot to Brown's, 'affa thence by wagen to the St. NicLoias. I saw strong old farmers aDd sober-sided merchants gazing at the sable creatures, some of tfieui hav ing, uo doubt, a holy horror at such a sight. The negroes were well skilled iu pantomime, aod some of them gave unmistakable signs that they wanted "something to driuk"—putting both bands to tbeir mouths and throwing their heads back. The thirty-eight Africans brought heie were the share as I learned, iu tho venture of a citi zen of New Orleans, and that they cost him, delivered at Savannah, fifty dollars each—only nineteen hundred dc liars for thiity-eight Afri cans, sound and able-bodied negroes. Thev were in charge of a Mr. Bioduax, who was car rying tbern to New Orleans. lsaid above that the negroes were "all well." 1 So they are, as well as could be expected; but, j as might be coojectured, they were mostly suf fering much from disorders iucidcut to acclima tion. For sometime the Africans could not be in duced to go on boatd the boat, and seemed much frighteued at the smoke, Ac. Doubtless tbey had a perfect horror of travelling on wa- ' tcr again, after haviog so recently endured a long and crowded sea voyage. The manner in which they were finally induced to go on is worthy of notice. The mate tried every means to get them on board, but to DO effect. Final ly, he concerted a plan with a big black Ala- j barna negro. He tried to get him to go on board, but ho resolutely refused,when tbe mate laid bitu down on tbe gangway plank and bit him four or five substantial licks with his pon derous leather strap, when tbe said Alabama nogro got up, yelling awfully, and went straight on board, beckoning to the Africans to follow. ; And they did follow, to the amusement, and a ! mid the uheors of the crowd. SINGULAR FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE. To save himself from bankruptcy, a planter 1 near Louisville, Ky., sold his daughter, who was also bis slave. She was very beautiful, and he got $5,000 for her. The Bueyrus (O.) Journal says: "There was another upon whom the intelli gence came with crusbiug weight. A junior partner in a produce house in Louisville had i frequently visited the planter's house on busi ness, and, struck with the beauty and intelli gence of the supposed daughter, bad become enamored, and after prosecuting his suitaprop or time had declared his passion, and unknown to the father, the two had betrothed themselves. As soon as possible, after her father had told her her fate, she dispatched a messenger to him stating the facts, and imploring him to save her from tho doom that awaited her. Though thunderstruck at the intelligence that his affi anced bride was a slave, aud bad just been sold to a fate worse than death, like a true man he determined to rescuo her. Tbut night he saw her,aDd apian was formed for flight. Tho day she was to be transferred to the possession of her purchaser, they fled, aud in due time arrivod at Cincinnati, where tbey were married. Our hero obtained an inter view with one of the agents of tbe Under ground Railroad located iu that city, who im mediately telegraphed instructions to the dit ferent agents along tbe line to keep strict watch, and if women-catchers wore on the watch, at any point, to telegraph back, aud give tbe fugitives timely notice, that tbey might leave the train. Accordingly they started, j purchasing tickets for Crestline. In the meantime, the lawyer, as soon as he '• discovered his loss, had commenced active meas ures to recover it. He had 00 difficulty in tracing them to Cincinnati, and none whatever in ascertaining that their destination was Crest line. But having arrived several hours after their departure, ho was obliged to content him self with telegraphing to Crestline, to the prop or officers, to arrest them* at that place. But, unfortunately for his prospects, the intended arrest got wind, and when the train reached Gal ion, two citizens of that place stepped into the car, and a conversation of a few moments en sued, in the lowest kind of whispers, at the cloße of which the four left tho car. A car riage was in waiting, and in two hours the fair fugitive and hei husband were domiciled in the house of one of our whole souled farmers, near Bueyrus, who bad long taken pleasure in help— iog fugitives on their way to the Canadian 0*- | naan. When the train on which tbey embarked reaohed Crestline, the officials were unuttcra- j bly chagrined at not flailing the fugitives, and more so when they learned that she had been within four miles of them. After a lapse of two weeks they ventured a move, and went to Detroit, byway of Sandus ky city, and without accident reaohed the Can adian shore. They are uow residing in To routo. THE GREAT CHESS MATCH BETWEEN AN DERS-SEN AND MORPHY. —The chess players are very much interested in the progress of tbe chess match in Paris, between Auderssen, the beat player in Europe, and Morphy, the Amer ican player. The Prussian has devoted a lifetime to chess and is besides a professor of mathematies at Breslau—an occupation calculated to mature just tbose powers that make a great chess play er. Wbeo Anderssen visited England, a few years since, he met and conquered nearly all the famous chess players of that country, ex cept Staunton, who very discreetly avoided a match with him.' Eleven games have been played, and Morphy declared the winner. The score stood as follows: Morphy 7, Anderssen 2, drawn 2. The first game was an evcu gam bit played by Morphy, in which 70 moves were made, aod which was finally scored by the • Prussian. Tho second game was a Rup Lopez openmg, which the American won. Anders- i sen played the same opening on the fourth game and lost. This matob was merely for hooor.— Betters offer ten to one on Morphy, with no ta kers. A Paris paper, describing the game, says: "The first game lasted seveu hours, and was wou by Prof. Anderssen- During the course of this game, which was conducted iu the most brilliant manner, and in which were displayed an immense number of the most ingeuiouscom j binatious on both sides, I had a good opportu i nity of studying the contestants. Nothing i eould be more unlike than the physique of the i two players. "Mr. Morphy is a frail, small boy, with a fine face and head, and a modest, almost timid air. Prof. Anderssen, on the contrary, is a tall man, slim, about fifty years ef age, with a small bald head, a d:gkt stoop in the shoul ders, lively black eyes, a clean shaved face, and a decidedly German cast of features. He is a quiet, gentlemanly man, witb a sympathet ic expression of the face, which immediately predisposes in his favor. "During the first game Mr. Anderson moved much more rapidly than Mr. Morphy. Not a word was spoken by either player duriug tbe whole seven hours. No demonstrations or false inovos were made by cither party, ts indicate to the other his plans. Thero seemed to be more originality, more genius, more of the 'iui prevnu' in Mr. Morpby's moves, and more of study and experience in tbose of Mr. Anders sen. Tbe two men arc evidently more nearly matched than they ever were before. "On Tuesday the game recommenced at 12 o'clock, and at tbe close was a draw. On Wednesday, Mr. Morphy beat Mr. Anderssen two games in rapid succession, the first one iu i a few moves. The young giant is getting rous ed up." Harwitz has been distinguishing himself by playing eight blindfolded games, six of which he won, one he lost, aod one drawn. His op ponents were all inferior players, and the games lacked brilliancy. Morphy, on the conclusion of Lis match with Anderssen, promises to play twenty games blindfolded against strong play ers. MR. DOUGLAS WILL GO BEFORE THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION. —-The Chicago Times, tho homo organ of Mr. Douglas, and which always speaks by authority, says: Mr. Douglas will not ask a nomination at tbe hands of the Charleston Convention. If in that body his friends should present his name, aud he be uominated, he will not feel at liberty to decline it; if his friends should not present his uatue, then tbe notniuee of the Convention will receive his support. The use of bis name by auy men or body of men, as a candidate for the Presidency or any other office, independent of and hostile to the nominations of the democratic party, is altogether unsanctioned by Mr. Doug lag, will never reoeive his sanction, aud is whol ly repugnant to his wishes and desiies. We much with a full kuowlodgo of its truth, and knowing th > been suddenly taken off, naturally creates some - suspicion as to the cause of his death, Bj ! ; Japanese officials it was, at first, attributed tc • j pleurisy, and subsequently to dropsy ; but the I Dutch at Desima iscrile it to the order: lof Mikado, or spiritual Emperor, who, as they assert, refused to recognize the treaty, on the ground that he should have been j consulted before it received the imperial signg ; ture. He is said to have declared the act to be a violation of the laws of Japan, and to have notified tbe Tia-Koon that the time had come i for him to oommit "Hari-Kari"—which, being interpreted, means that he should disembowel himself; and that he immediately yielded obe dience to the mandate, la any other country than Japan this proceeding would appear to bo incredible ; but there the laws of the land— which are of long atandiug and cannot easily bo changed—are ag binding upon tbe secular Em peror us upon the meanest of his subjects. If he infringes them, he is held ameoeble to tbe penalty ; and there are strong reasons for believing that the penally iu this case has been rigorously exacted. The laws prohibiting all intercourse with foreigners have been strictly observed for more than two centuries, aud tbe most influential princes of the Empire, together with a large proportion of the Japanese population, were strongly opposed to the radical changes which it was justly anticipated tbe recent treaties would introduce. If, moreover, the statement be true that the Prince of Bitsu and the liberal members ot tbe government, with whom the treaties were negotiated, have fallen iDto dis grace, and that the former members of the Imperial Council, who were in favor of com plete isolation, have been restored to power— that fact alone would go far to substantiate the rumor that the death of the Tai-Koou was produced by violent means. All tbe informa tion we have rooeived thus far tends to this conclusion.— Baltimore Exchange. T .iecrology for 1858 is distinguished by on noted names, but upon the whole it may be remarked that Death bus contented himself with fewer "shining marks" than usual.— Among American statesmen the most eminent deceased for the year was Thomas H. Benton. With him departed Senator Evans, of South Carolina, Senator Henderson of Tex, ex-Sen ator Bagby, of Alabama, General James Gads den, of South Carolina, John A. Quitman, of Mississippi, Thomas L. Harris, of Illinois, and ex-President Anson Jones, of Texas. Among lawyers have died Benjamin F. Butler and Chief Justice Duer, of New York. Among authors; Wm. H. Herbert, William Jay and Madame Ida Pfeiffer. Among merchants, Anson G. Phelphs, of N.York, and James Ad ger, of Charleston. Among mechanics, Isaao Newton aud Jobu P. Allaire. Among scien tific men, Boodland, the naturalist, and Robert Brown, the botanist. Among painters, Ary Schaffer. Among sculptors, Edward S. Bar tholomew. AmoDg theatrical characters, the great Raobael and Lablacbe, the singers.—- Among soldiers, Field Marshall Radetzky, of tbe Austrian army, and Major General Perai fer F. Smith, of the United States army.— Among naval commanders, two American Com modores, Mathevr C. Perry and T. Ap Catesby Jones. Among philosophers, Robert Owen'— Among prominent characters of the European courts, tbe Duchess of Orleans, Medsebid Pacha, Grand Vizier of Turkey, and Baron Ward, (tbe Yorkshire Hostler,) Prime Minister of Parma. Among other notorieties deceased may bo mentioned Soyer the prince of cooks, Dred Scott,whose name will b< a famous one in the annals of the country, and Eleaacr Willi ams, the reputed Bourbon. ITEMS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.—Save all your pieces of bread for puddings; dry, or they will mould. Examiue your pickles, sweetmeats, and ev erything put away. A hot shovel, held over varnished furniture, will take out white spots. A bit of glue, dissolved in skim milk and water, will restore rusty old crape. Ribbons of any kind should be washed in cold soap suds, and not rinsed. If your flat irons are rough, rub them well with fine salt, and it will make them smooth. Oat straw is best for filling beds; should be changed once a year, if you are buying carpet, for durability, choose small figures. A bit of soap tubbed ou tbe binges of a door will prevent their creaking. Scotch snuff put on the holes where crickets cotne out will destroy them. Wood ashes and common salt, wet with wa ter, will stop the cracks of a stove, and pre vent tbe smoke from escapiug. Green should be tbe prevailing color ot bed hangings aud window drapery. A gallon of strong lye put into a barrel of bard water will make it as 6oft as rain water. A formal fashionable visitor thus addressed a little girl : Glow arc you, tnv dear?' •Very well, I thank you,' she replied. The visitor then added, Now, my tear, you should ask me how 1 am.' The (hild simply aud honestly replied, -I don't want to know.' One might as well be out of the world as to be loved uy nobody iu it,