BY- ions B. BBATTON.
VOL. 40.
* poetical.
For Hie American Volunteer.
PARTING WORDS,
DV'CLARENCE.
Mother, what sounds are these 1 hear,
Who whispers in my raptured ear,
Come'brother, come away T
Look up, there is my sister dear,
Of gentle heart and soft bine eyes,
Who told me of that brighter sphere,
Away beyond the skies—
Dear mother, by her side in air,
My other sister hovers there,
Floating serenely bright—
And now.l see a radiant band,
For my three brothers hand in hand,
Join in that company—
Be happy mother, dry your t.ears,
Come kiss me and forget your fears,
For I am joy and peace—
No pain now racks my wasted frame,
And on my brow so calm and clear,
There is no burning fever flame.
Then cheer up mother dear—
Keep still, move not, they sing (heir song,
The new song—praises to the lamb,
In strains so sweet and clear—
And now in accents sort they sing,
Their thanks in chorus to the King,
That soon from sin and sorrow free,
My soul shall rest eternally
With them In Kden-land
Look mother, see this angel choir
Come round thee and with lips of fire
Kiss thee so tenderly—
And now they whisper in thine ear
4 ‘ Dear mother, thou 100 soon will wear
Tliis bright unfading crown—
And the white robe we’ll dress thee in,
Then lead thee to our God and King
• his burning throne
'A'uh Hta soft hand He’ll wipe away
Kach tear drop from iliino eye, and say
I own thee, chosen one—
And mother, there’s reserved in heaven
A seal more lofty than the rest.
And nearer God—it will be given
To thtje the noblest, purest, best
Of all that holy throng 1”
See mother, now they Vise again
In their white robes to ambient air.
And linger in their flight—the.strain
They rvnvfr resume—
“ Come brother, come, thy work is done ;
Thy battle’s fou«ln, thy victory’s won—
From grief 'hat coilrses in each vein
From grief that has thy life-blood drained
From blighted hopes and a broken heart
Come hasto away—these haVo no pail
. In that far bolter land—'
dome brother, come away with us.
Thine earthly joys have turned to dust,
And worked thee bitterly I
A waif upon a desert thrown,
Hope, peace, and health forever fl iwn,
What is (hero left but heaven!
Thy bleeding heart, thy scalding tears,
Thy ling’rlng death for months and years,
Were merries sent to call (hee back,
From error’s path to virtue’s track— .
Then kiss the rod and mount and fly
To that bright world beyond the*sky—
Thy Saviour smiles, and bids, thee come
To rest forever in thy home!”
And now the echo dice—
Dear mother, press (hy lips to mine.
And round thy peek my
And clasp me to thy; breast.
Dear heart! (ell horOwßen I am gone,
Moved her long 08 life was given,
And when tierraco'on earth is run.
We’ll meet again, oh bliss, in heaven!
I’d die for her again !
M -ther, dear mother, thou hast been
Through life my constant guiding star,
To turn my feel from paths of sin,
To bond my heart in humtle prayer,
Yes, thy example bright hast saved
Thy darjing from a hopeless grave—
In louder tones tTiose notes I hoaf,
That radiant band now rise in air - -
And strike their golden harps.
My soul will scon the anthem swell,
Mother, dear mother, fare tliee-well !
I’m going homo to heaven!
2®ftflecUamrouo.
PIIETTY THOUGHTS,
Wl»al id crime 7 A wretched vagabond travelling
about from place to pluCo in fruitless endeavors to
tf cj|'o from justice, who is constantly engaged in
•*ot pursuit ; a fuo to virtue and hoppinoss, though
at times llio companion of poor innocence, wliicli ie
too often nilfdo to suflur (or the guilty*
VVhut is thuughl ? A fountain from Which flows
all goofl and evil intention—a mental fluid electric
in lorco end rapidity of movements, silently flowing
unsecA Within its own secret avenue, yet it ie (lie
controlling power of all animated mailer, and the
chief mainspring of all our actions.
What js happiness/ A butterfly that roves from
flower to flower in the vast gerdon of existence, and
which is eagerly pursued by the multitude in vain
hope of obtaining the prize; yet it continually eludes
their grasp.
What is fashion? A beautiful envelope for mor
tality, presenting a glittering and polished exterior
(ho appoarando of which gives no certain indication
of the real vale of what is contained (herein.
What Is wit? A sparkling beverage that Is 1 high,
ly exhileratiug and agreeable when taken at the ex
pense of others, but when taken at your own cost it
becomes biller and unpleasant.
\Vhut is knowledge? A key (hat unravels all
mysteries, which unlocks tlio entrance and discovers
new, unseen and untrodden paths in lha hilhoito
unexplored fields of science and lilorpluro.
What id fear ? A frlghllnl substance to the really
guilty, but a young and harmless shadow to the
conuclonclous, honest, and upright.
What is joy? The honey of existence; really
beneficial and agreeable when partaken of in mod*
oration, but highly Injurious when used to excess.
What is poverty 7 'asks Jean Paul Richer. Who
is (ho man that whines under it? TUo pain is but
us (hat of piercing (ho ear is to the maiden—your
hang jewels In the wounds.
U is the ruin of many men, because (hoy cannot
bo best they will bo nothing} and if (hoy may not
do as they would, they will not do os well oeVlhoy
may.
ttJ* ‘Nohlma, my love,' said Mrs. Wilkins (o lior
first born, wire was just entering imp hia twelfth
your, 'what has become of your Sunday pantalaond ?'
‘1 swapped thorn away for a booh.'
K \ nm *ny son, to find you ao devoted to
f ll jdy. 01 / or lwo J lt y pslf of pantaloons would I
balk the bent orgonlus—bul what book do yeu find
so irroslslablo allraotlvo, my door bay * ‘Pilgrims'
Progress,* or the‘Whole Duty of Man.' *
•No ma'am, it was’nti'zaolty (hat, but it was some
thing of the same nature; it was the ‘Whole Art of
Soiing.
‘lt's quite too bad of ye, Darby, lo say your wifs'a
worso than the devil. 1
‘An't pi no your reverenoo. 1 can prove it by tho
Holy Scripture—l can by tbo powers. Didn't your
reverence, in the sermon yesterday, till us if wo ro
»Ul the devil, he'd flee from us. Now, if 1 resist my
wife she flies at mo.
WOMAN’S RIGHTS,
A STORY OF LEAF YEAR.
Samuel Smith eat at homo on Now Year’* day in
dishabille. His* board was unsbaved, his flair un*
combed, his long boots unblackcd ; ho was loaning
back in a picturesque altitude, with bis heels against
Ilia mantle piece Samuel thought
to himself that as it woe leap year, it would bo glo*
nous ifllio ladies would just pop tho question in
accordance with their ancient privileges.
As ho sal watching the smoko which curled so
gracefully, his fancy glowed with llio idoo, bow
delightful it would bo to have the dear creatures
fondling him, and with their tender glances ondoav
orirg (o do the agreeable.
As ho meditated, his heart softened,and ho began
to feel a squemish, womanish sensibility diffused
over his feelings, and ho thought ho would faint
with propriety tho first time a lady squeezed his
hand. v
Rap, rap, rap, rap, sounded (ho door. Samuel
peepod through the Vonition blinds.
‘Mercy !’ exclaimed he, ‘if there isn’t Miss Janos
—and Ila dishabille, and looking like a fright—
good gracious 1 I must go and fix myself.’
As ho loft llio room Miss Jones entered, and with
a composed air intimated (hat she could wail. She
was a firm bolicvor in woman's rights, and now that
the season was propitious, sho determined (n lake
the advantage thereof, and do a lilllo courting on
her own hook. It was one of woman's privileges,
which hud been usurped by the tyrant man, and she
determined to assert her right in spite of (ho hollow
formalities of the false system of tocicly.
On Sam's return (o the room, sho exclaimed
‘Dearest, how beautiful you look,* accompanying
her words with a glance of undisguised admiration.
'Spare the blushes of a modest young man,’ said
Sam,applying (lie cambric to his taco to hide his
confusion.
‘Nay, my love, why so coy 7' said Susan, Mum
not away those beautiful eyes, dark as Jet, but spnrk
ling as the diamond. Listen (u the vows of affec
tion. Hero let us rest,’ said sho, drawing him to a
sofa ; Micro with my arm around thee, will I profets
my true affection.
•Leave me, oh, leave me !' murmured Samuel ; j
‘think of my youth and inexperience—spare my
palpitating heart. v j
‘Leave llice,' said Susan, pressing closer to him :*
‘never ! until the story of restless nights, of unquiet I
aspiration, fund emotions and undying luvo is laid
before Uiec. Know (hat for years 1 hove suffered
for tlico a secret passion. Need 1 tell llioo how such '
manly beauty moved mo 7 how I worshipped like a {
sunflower in the lurid light of these raven tresses 7 '
how my fond heart was entrapped in sho meshes of 1
those n agnificenl whiskers? bow 1 would yield to'
llio govci nmcnl of that imperial 7 thy manners so 1
modest, so delicate, enchanted mo—joy to me—fori
thy joy was my joy . My heart is ever thine—take 1
it—but first let me snatch one kiss from those ruby
lips ” I
The overwhelming feelings of the delicate youth
were 100 strong, and he fainted from excess of joy.
Meanwhile, llio enamored maiden hung fondly over
him, and— ~~8
Slowly llio eyes of Samuel Smith opened—lie
gazed wildly about him—then meeting the ardent
gizo of his lover, tie blushed deeply, and from be
hind bis handkerchief faintly fullered out—‘Ask my
ma.’
GLIMPSES AT SOCIETY,
‘And so Kitty Clinton is to bo married this d.iy
week,’ said'i/to her fliend, the young and gay Mrs.
Aldrict, -- ‘
•Yes, site is to bo married, (ho dear girl. *And do
you know what a beuutifu' troutteau she has ? Why,
her diamonds ulorio, which of course the bridegroom
presented, cost $l,OOO ; and everything else in pro
portion. Ah I the dour girl !
‘And nro you sure she loves him whom she is to
marry, Mrs. Aldrict 7* usked I sadly. "Cun she love
that old, unloveable man —she, the young, gentle, and
loving girl V
‘Love him I Why yes, to bo sure, well enough.—
She likes the dazzle, and splendor, and eclat unend
ing such a mutch. And she likes him wall enough,
i dure say.
•Poor, poor girl!’ added I, while the tears came
swelling up. 'And this is the way young girls mar
ry. Heaven help us—Heaven help us !*
'Out docs she know ought of housekeeping at all 7’
inquired I
•Housekeeping echoed Mrs. Aldrict. 'Abodt os
much ns my Nelly’s wax dcril, 1 dure say. Dui then,
she’ll liafro plenty of servants, so it don't mutter in
the least. He does not marry hor, to labor.’
•Ah !' replied 1, but every lady should bo the head
of her own domestic concerns, bo she rich or bo she
poor.’ •
‘All your old-fuehloncd notions, Mrs. •. No
body but you retains thorn these days, I can assure
you. Why, you would nut have odr darling Kitty
make a sluVo of herself/'
‘No, but I would have her know how to take caro
of her servants,’ was my answer.
•Dui I thought.servants were to take care of us,’
added Mrs. Aldrict, laughing. ‘You quite reverse
the order of things.’
•Ah, my dear* but you know whnl I moon,' con
(Inuod I. ‘Cun your friend toll you whon her do
mestic duties oro properly attended to;or assist whin
(hoy are uut? Coir she makebteud, for instance, or
o pio, or a pudding 7”
‘No, indeed, Mrs. H., Kitty was not born to bo a
drudge ? v
‘And pray tell mo whut she would do if her ser
vants were ill, or faithless, or in any Way remiss in
their "duties 7*
•Why, slorVo perhaps, os I should, for, if there
wore not another soul about my house 1 could not
prepare a meal of victuals. That is not my business.’
‘And pray what la your business 1’ asked I, wax
ing u litllo warm. In fact 1 was quite ashamed of
my box, and of their gross ignorance—yos, I say it
boldly, every lady should bo instructed ! 'Pray, what
is your business 7’
‘Why to dress, visit, and receive visits. To play
and sing, &c. In short, to amuse myself, and make
my husband happy, to bo sure. What muro would
yon have 7’‘
'Poor child—poor, foolish child !' exclaimed I, as,
turning away, 1 sought my own room. ‘Alas (or our
wives, for our mothers, and fur our hotnea I God
help thorn, leal (hoy bo such only in name.’
■And so Stanley, poor Kitty Clifton's husband is ut
terly ruined, 1 hour. I wonder what can have boon
the matter, Its wue supposed lo have boon immensely
rioh.’
•O (ho old tsory—helpless and extravagant wife;
wasteful and dishonest servants, dissipation, and all
sorts of excesses. Poor Kitty Clifton I I wonder
what will become of her,' continued tbo speaker, one
of Kitty's dear five hundred friends in her prosperity.'
‘lndeed, I don’t know,’answered Mis. Amos.—
‘But surely wo must drdp her. She cannot expect
to,bo received into society any more. Do you think
ao,Mrs. Gray V
‘Ofcourse nol, not where shohaajisoii. But,poor
tiling! may bo she'll nut mirtiNMjJpjwVTis only
since her marriage she has moved anjqjWkps. She
will only sink back again to her olden she
over rose above it.*
But they say she is almost hourl-brokon,' added
Mrs. Ames, compassionately, ‘and she i's indeed ft
gooddioartod, amiable sort of a parson. 'Tie really
a pity that her rojgn has been so shorl. On the whole,
1 wonder if it is well to educate girls as she has been
educated?’
'And pray what can wo do ? Society has laid cor*
tain restrictions upon us. Would you dare break
them and stand aloof from all V
'lndeed, indeed, 1 know not. 'Tie a hard question
to answer. But this much I do believe. There is
evil, aye, a great evil somewhere. God only grant
it be not upon our heads, Well, will I ponder this
matter, and,-. Heaven helping me,, will find (ho sin.—
“OUR OUKTRY— MAY T ALWAYS DB niailT—BUT ilflllTOß ‘WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.**
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, : 24, 1853
And being found, from mino own heart it shall be
plucked though my very life go with it.—Olive
Branch.
THE CZAR OP RUSSIA,
AN INCIDENT IN 1116 HISTORY,
A London correspondent of the Cincinnati Atlas
describes Nicholas of Russia as a very extraordinary
man, and rotates a thrilling incident in his history,
as illustrative of his character :
“Tho Incidonl occurred in 1827, soon after his
accession to power, and frosli in (lie memory
of many of your readers. Those who are acquaint
ed with tli’o country know that in all times past, (ho
barons of Russia have ruled the country, not by
legal power, but by force. Their potocr extended
even to the Emperor i and when the Chief of the
State became inconvenient (o them, ho was uncork
moniaqsly pot out of the way. Soon after Nicholas'
camu ls(p power, it became apparent to the nobles
that they had a man to deal with who was likely to
thwart their plans, and give them trouble in tho fu
ture. In fact they saw right, for Nicholas had de
termined to break up this domineering power, and
forever place a veto on its existence. A conspiracy
was entered into by a certain number of loading
nobles to lake the life of the emperor. I'o carry this
project Into operation, the commenced tampering
with the army,and finally succccdod in buying over
with money and promise, four regiments of 600 men
each, with their officers. The chief of tho plot was
the commanding officer of these four regiments.—*
A grand review was to take place on a certain day
hn the presence of the Emperor. Those four regi
ments were to bo formed into hollow squares and
when tho Emperor passed between, to review them,
they were to fire on him, and then give battle to tho
balance oftho regiments on review, if they saw.fit
to attack them. A very simple plan of murder it
was, without complication.
* At twelve o’clock the night before this review, a
man deeply disguised in furs, presented himself at
the office oftho grand chamberlain of (ho Imperial
residence, and demanded to see the Emperor, lie
was at onoo informed that the Emperor had retired
fur the night, and (hut ha could not bo seen by any
body. The man look (ho chamberlain aside, and
told him ho must see (ho Emperor, that it was a
matter of die greatest importance, a matter even of
[life anti dooth ; nnd after much expostulation, ho
gamed an interview. Tho visitor wns one of the
nobles engaged in the conspiracy, whoso conscience
, was 100 active, and who had determined to save tho
| life of the soverign. lie revealed tho cnliro plot to
, lbs Emperor, giving him such proofs os satisfied him,
( of tho entire truth of his statements. The Emperor
him. promised to remember him in future
for his devotion, and gave him directions howto
1 nvo| d suspicion of having betrayed Ilia fellow conspl*
rotors.
Iho Emperor ihcn retired again lo real. Tho
next morning ho sent f ur a. few ol tho principal olfr,
ccra who wore to bo at Command at tho review that)
day, and who ho know were fa at friends of his.—
Qmclly mid without emotion, ho rovo.ilc.l to these
astonished men, ilio cold-blooded plot which had'
been concocted against him, and the terrible ven-1
geanco which lie intended to wreuk. lie then gavel
them their orders. Without any show of design,
Iho four revolted regiments wore to bo isolated and'
placed at one side of (ho main body. All tho other
regiments wore to be provided with ball cartridge,
ondjtlio infantry, with ono hundred cannon loaded
with grjpo shot, were lo bo drawn up on (ho side
next (ho doomed regiments. Everyl|iihg .tyns nr*,
ranged Irccordlng? lo'ifio* wishes "or (ho - Emperor,
without any serious suspicions on (ho part of all
but a few persons in (ho secret, (hat anything unu
sual was going to lake place.
‘When the appointed hour for the review arrived,
the Emperor, dressed in grand lenue, as a general
uf division, rode on to the ground rapidly, followed
at some distance hyflf brilliant suite, lie advanced
immediately, and without seeming lo make it a po
calur object, towards tho refractory companies.—
[tiding up lo the nobleman who stood at their head
and who was tho principal conspirator, ho coolly
laid his hand upon his shoulder, quickly presented
the rouble of his pistol lo his face, and without a
word blow his brains out. 11 o then waved liis
hand to (ho officers in command nf the infantry,
struck his spurs into tils horse’s flank, which quick
ly bounded lo one side, and ilia whole of the hundred
cannon opened their deadly volley of grope shot Into
the midst of (hat devoted body nf unresisting men.
Their crios for mercy wore unheeded, and in a few
seconds of (lino the whole o( these thirty two liun
drod men Jay stretched on (he pldiss. Tho few who
recovered from (heir wounds wore exiled into Sibe
ria ; and to this day tho numbers of those regiments |
have remained a blank In tho Russian army.
By this bold stroke, Nicholas at once broke up tho I
power of the barons; and ho did more—ho fusioned
tiiinsclfin tho affections of tho people. In a nation
like that of Russia, such a stroke as that, by a young
man of twenty eight, was well calculated lo give
him power of tho most durable kind. Sinco that
lime the nobles hove shrunk from his will,while tho
f real body of his subjects have worshipped him.—
lis word is (ho divine law ; and wherever ho points
to, his devoted people must follow, with a unanimity
and an enthusiasm which wore never surpassed even
in dayi.
Mosquitos under Glass.—A friend ot ours, who
haa a taste Tor natural history, is at present engaged
in cultivating mosquitos, and hopes 10 have them in
full season during the winter. He keeps (ho larvto
in glass jirs half filled with water, and covered at
the lop with coarse muslin; and as the mosquitoes
emerge from their tadpole condition, they occupy
the upper part of their cylinders, where they deposit >
themselves fur four days in a lively manner, and on
the fifth lay tholr eggs and die. In this way ho :
keeps up a “succession of corps,” and by regulating
the temperature of the breeding room, will bo able
to conlinuo the mosquito business until the natural
souson commences. The dcvclopoinonl of the mo
squilo Is a curious process. In the first [dace, the
egg becomes what is called tho ‘water tiger'—a
brisk little clock-faced devil, that devours all the
smaller animalcule will) Insatiable appetite. In a
spectrum of a drop of water projected from a hy
droxygoo microscope, wo tho shadows of
one of those water-fiends Btflflpv the shadows of u
dozen smaller imps—the of midges and such
■smalt door'—in loss than three minutes. In duo
time a change comes over (ho monster. Nature
envelopes it in a pellicle or semi-transparent shroud,
from which the uUonie of the mosquito stick out at
.one end and Us tail at the other. Finally, the croa
{uro rises to tho surface, tho caul bursts and out flics
(ho insect, like an infernal illustration of tho fablo
of Psycho. In five days (ho machincrs of Us exist
ence, which is wound up to go fur the lime and no
longer, runs down. Such is tho biography of the
mosquito. —Sunday Timet.
Tub Entire Swine.—“Mibb, svill you take my
arm 7"
"La, yea, sir, and you too."
"Can't spare but tho arm, Mias," replied Llio
bachelor
" Then," said alio, *1 can't lalco it, aa my motto la,
•Go tho whole hog or none!’
Aa Father Morria was walking through a pariah
famous for its profanity, ho waa slopped by a whole
Hook of youthful’ reprobates of the place. ‘Father
Morris! Father Mtirjris! tho devil’s dead I* ‘la ho7’
said the old ma*vb«nlgnty laying hia hand on tho
head of tho noatoil urchin,‘You poor falhorloa chil
dren, 2!
Lot us remove temptation from tho path of tho
youth,* ua tho frog said, a« ho plunged into tho wa
ter, when ho saw a boy pick up a atone.
. Mr. Careful having being told by o physician that
ho must take gentle exorcise, replied that ho had for
some time practiced cutting too nails twice a week*
• SHIPWRECKS
Appalling Disaster on the coast of Scotland — Wreck
■ of Ihf.Mritith Sfiip Annie Jane-Three Hundred
and Forty eight Lives Lost! I
Our English files liy tho Niagara confirm the brief
fllalomoßl heretofore made, oftho total loss of the
ship Adnlo Jane, Mason commander; belonging to
Liverpool,,which was driven ashore on the iron
bound ijOnsl oFßarra Island, during the recent gales,
on tho night of the 28lh of September, when no fewer
than thifehundred and forty eight passengers—men,
women,and children—met with a watery grave;—
The Atinio Jane was u largo vessel, and sailed from
Liverpool for Quebec and Montreal, on the Bth of lust
month,-fWilh some 450 emigrants, most of thorn Irish
of twelve persons, with Mr. 8011,
the chi&offioor, and 102 passengers, were saved. —
VVo ufipe'x a few particulars of the dreadful disaster :
At tbd liuio the ship struck, ail the officers and
crow WufO below, bat there woro aisoon deck a largo
numbor)6f male passengers, who held on by ropes
and rigging, and with feelings of despair conlompla.
Hed Ihclrfald. Meanwhile, tho groat majority of the
lncluding all tho women and children,
wero below in their berths, but lbo‘ striking oftho
ship gaVc them a fearful wakening. Many rushed
on docK in a stale of nakedness, wives clung to their
husbands, and children clung to both, some mule from
terror, fthd others uttering appaling screams, and
cagcrlyV shrieking, Ms there hope? 1 Tho scono is
described by,the as the most agonizing
which 'could ontur (ho heart of man to conceive.—
After llio first shock was over, the passengers rushed
to tho boats, three of which were placed between tho
mizemnsst and tho poop, and tho fourth lay on tho
top of tlte cooking-house, forward. The light boat
had already been lost. But the boats wero of no
earthly* jiao, foe (hoy were all fixed down and secured,
or lay bottom up. ’ While tho passengers wore thus
clustered round thb boats, and within a very fow
minutok 1 . .after tho ship had rounded, she was struck
by a sea of frightful potency, which instantly carried
away lha dense moss of human beings into tho wa
tery Wftilo, and boats and bulwarks wont along, with
them. -Allcast 100 of our follow creatures perished
by this fell swoop. Tho wild wail of the sufferers
was heard for'd moment, and then all was still.
Tlic grcafmajorUy of the women and children, as
well ao somo of the male passengers, remained below,
cillior paralyzed by terror, or afraid Unit they would
bo WQohtid b>vaV In Uio event of Iboir coming upon
deck. tfiU.lhcirllmo had alsocomo. Tlio frightful
thumping of, the great ship, taken in connection with
her cargo of railway iron, must have immediately
beaten llid bottom out of her, and while her fabric
was in • Dlls weakened elate, another dreadful sea
2>r«ko onboard hnd literally crushed (hat part of the
facck siiiwlod bclwccD the main mast and mizon
mafil, dowfr.Hppn Ibo berths below, which woro oc
cupied women and sleeping child*
ren, Tfioy.'woro'klllcd rather Ilian drowned, as was
fully oviucno6d by lha naked, mutillalcd, and gashed
bodies which wcro aflcrWards cast on shore. The
m;»in and Wizen-masts went apUto same moment.—
This sedond branch of the. look pluco i
within a. very few minutes uflor' the passengers and i
part of the crow had been swept away from the dock
along with the boals. The most of the remaining
seamen and passengers now took refuge on tho poop,
I which was a very high ono, and each succeeding as
adult of the sea carried away its victim or victims.—
1 In abort,wilUla ono hour after the Annie JanoSltuok,
I iho remaining slumps of her masts wont by the
! board, and sho broke into three pieces. An addilton
\ al number'. perished a't.'ubrs disruplldft, all tho
j survivorjf remained on thV poop, with the ‘eXQdpfioh
, of seven untied* who had . r sd?uroiHhetfrßelvDd bfl-’llio
. t op-gQll^nl.fotccaslJc....Thq pofe;for l‘u nijlcVy fldalbd
J 'wvl/r ar.tf.-as'it about nigh water, TliowrocU was
i drifted inwards by the wind, and each hoavo of the
sea, wlicn it finally grounded about 4 o'clock, A. M.
Tho forecastle, with tho seven men, came ashore
much about tho same lima.
Such qb were saved, remained by until (ho tide,
obbvd, when they waded ashore, Uio water taking 1
them nuorly to the armpile. At daylight tho bay i
wua strewn with dead bodies to the number of near
ly 300, greatly disfigured, many of them without
I limbs and heads, and nearly all naked, thereby show
ing how instant must liuvc been their death, und the
tearful strength of the waters which in bo short a
lime made such luvoc.
Only ono child was saved. It belonged to a hum- ]
bio Irish woman, who, with her two children, was
about to join her husband in America. She strug
gled hard to preserve them both, ono on her back,
und grosping the other In her orms, but when the
ship parted, the latter was dashed into the soa, and
the other remained.
None of the survivors estimate the lug) of4ifo at
less than 350, and consider it close upon -100 souls.—
Tho latter would bo the case if 500 individuals, in
cluding children, wore on board, as is generally bo
llcvcd. Almost all the cabin passengers perished,
including Captain Munro, of Quebec.
Primitive Simplicity-
The subjoined presentments were made in iho
years indicated, by the jurors for the county of
York, in Maine, and were extracted from tho He*
cords of Trials, there, nearly a hundred years
at which lime (ho customs and habits of tho poo.*
pie had so greatly changed from (ho “primitive
simplicity” of the first seniors, (hat they tvcfO co
pied, even then, as curious memoranda :
*•los9—Wo present Mr. Thorp for scandalizing
Mr. Symns by saying ho uio a Dram of Cuwdlo a
Morning for liis Breakfast. Thorp's answer there
to was that ho supposed ho had not a Silver Thim
ble full of t'awdlo to his Breakfast. I
**IGGI—Wo present Fetor Grant, a Scotchman,
for not sleeping with his wife.
“Wo present George Garland for frequenting
Sarah Well’s House after warning given.
“IGGS—Wo present Jerry year for Idleness,
walking up and down in neglect of his calling.
-h»VVo present Flarmo Kdge, the wife of Robert
Kdgp, for slandering Goody Parker, tho wtfn ol
John Parker, in saying that slio longed for Rev.
Mr. Hunks.
“Wo present William Wo>doll,for denying the
College to bo an Ordinance of Cod, and that there*
fore it was not his Judgment to give anything to
it when there was demands for it." **•
why good looking girls [ramp about so
in showery weather, has just boon discovered by
Dobbs. Ills to enable (lie jfonllomon to lifl them
over tho gutters' Who supposed (hoy wore so fund
of squeezing 7 Wo pause fur a reply.
A kind word will uAen tell more than tho severe
cat reproof, and a sigh of sorrow make a far deeper
impression Ihqn an open consuro.
Jones anys the boat voice bo hoord singing in meet,
ing, loal Sunday, reminded him of a rag machine
touring corduroy pantaloona into 4th of July ora
tions, Jones won’t live long.
A lady was ashed tho other duy, why she chose to
live a single life, and gravely replied ‘Because I
am not able to support a husband.
An editor somewhere in the weal hoa become ao
hollow from depending on tho printing businoaa
alono for broad, that ho proposca to aoil himself to
aoino gentleman for a elovo pipe.
(fj* A now botWago is Introduced Into franco,
called the Creaming Hop Champagne, aaid to bo
equal to tho finest kinds of this wlno by those who
sell it, hot U is mode from rhubard, and is a decep
tion. This wlno will bo sold for the genuine oham
pngno, hero, next year.
a-v A colored profiler In. boon denouncing Ab
ollUnnism in Prnblo county, Ohio. Iln aav. Iho
nnilntor. bnvo pul book bum.n einnnolpnißn one
hundred pour., und lljhleuod Ibo obuln. of (bo oluvo.
Tho Dead Sea and (he Cities ol the Plain.
In tho Old Testament scriptures there is an ac
count of the utter overthrow and destruction of
certain cities, the inhabitants of which aroused the
Divine vengeance. It has always been a favorite
theory with many moderns, that the Dead Sea
covered the site of the cities of Sodom and’Oomoi
rah, and, unless wo on in our recollections, Lieut.
Lynch gave that opinion an emphatic endorsalion.
Indeed, our gallant officer had no doubt that he
found Mrs. Lot, who, wo are told, was trans
formed into a pillar of sail for looking back as she
ran.
A book has just been published in England,and
we presume will soon appear in (his country,
which will give the quietus to the popular ideas
on this subject. It seems that Monsieur de Pau
ley, a member of (ho French Institute,,could not
coincide in opinion with the popular notions of the
overthrow of the cities of the plain; regarding them
as unauthorized by the scriptural history of (hat
event. His desire to vindicate the correctness of;
his views induced him to visit the Holy Land.—
Accordingly, ho left for the scene of his labors in
1850, being accompanied by his son, by the Abbe
do St. Michon, and several Intelligent friends. In
that and the following year, he pursued his arche
ological explorations with the happiest results.
He was abundantly supplied with means, and
having secured a strong body-guard of infantry
and cavalry, ho was enabled to proceed with bis
mission without danger from tho nomadic tribes of
Arabs. He directed his attention, first, to a care
ful examination of the Dead Sea. Beneath the
slinking waters of this remarkable sea, popular
tradition had located Sodom and Gomorrah; but
he was soon cqnvinced that, like tho apples which
were onoo believed to grow upon its borders, the
popular idea had no foundation in fact.
But he found the cities of the plain, and rode
among their ruins. His eyes looked upon their
widely extended remains, bearing even now the
marks of that terrible visitation—“fire from Heav.
en"—which consumed and destroyed them. Upon
the shores and In the vallios where they originally
stood, this French savant discovered their black,
cned ruins.
It is surprising that they have not been sooner
discovered. The Holy Land has been a point of
interest with all travellers and explorers in al)
limes. From tho crusades until the present hour,
men have Docked thither and trodden the land more
full of sublime memories than any other portion of
this babbling earth,
But wo easily account for the failure to discover
these relics of the oldon limes. Men have always
visited tho Dead Sea, and as (hey looked upon its
sluggish salt waters, have regarded litem as shut*
ting up in darkness the citierfaccursed of Heaven.
Hence no traveller has sought after the cities of
tho plain, and it has been reserved for tho French
savant of the present day to bring to light this
strong confirmation of the Old Testament records.
We trust that our American booksellers will
soon give to tho American public tho results of
Monsieur do Sauley’s researches.—-iftcAmond En
quirer. .
From tlic National Intelligencer,
it Carious Fact in Legislative History t
* : U cannot have .escaped tho observation of those
who have attended to the of opr
- tho growth of oorgovemmeot*.
tho complexion of (ho Senate of (he tlnited Stales
has gradually varied from that which it appears
to have woro in (lie Infancy of ouf political, insti
tutions; and that the character of its deliberations
more and more nearly approaches that of the He*
! proseniatlve Chamber.
i The Senate, on Its first organization under tho
constitution, secluded itself from the public eye, '
and appears to have been considered rather in the
j light of a privy council to iho President than as a ,
co-ordinate branch of the Legislature. Indeed, if ,
Iwo mistake not, it was so termed In conversation
occasionally , if not in official proceedings of thai
iday. Thom arc not many, probably, of the pres
lout generation of readers who remember tho fad,
■ that in the first session of tho first Congress of the
' United Slates, President Washington personally
' I came into the Senate, when that body was engaged
on what is called executive business, and look
t ' purl in Iheir deliberations.
When he attended, ho look the Vice President's
chair, and tho Vico President took ihat of the sec
retary of the Senalepono or other of tlio secretaries
(heads of departments) occasionally accompanied
the President on these visits. The President ad
dressed tho Senate on Ihe questions before them,
and in many rospecls exorcised a power in respect
to their proceedings which would now bo deemed
' entirely incompatible with their rights and privil
eges. This practice, however, did not long con
tinue. An occasion soon arose of collision of
opinion between the President and (ho Senate on
some nomination, and ho did not afterwards at-
tend, but.communicated by mossfl’go tVhat ho do
sired to lay before them.
At this period tho legislative as well os cxccu- I
live proceedings of the Senate were always trans- r
noted in tho sucrbl session, and the public knew of
the proceedings of that branch of government only f
from its messages to the oilier House announcing (
its decisions. It became evident, however, that, i
I m practice, nil responsibility to the constituent
[under such circumstances wua ideal; but it was
not until the V20.1i of February, I7IM, ufier a con
siderable struggle, that the Senate came to a reso
lution that its legislative proceedings should, after
iho end of that session, bo public, and that galler
ies should bo provided for the accommodation of
auditors. On this question we find the yeas and
nays registered, nineteen members having voted
for it, and eight against it.
From the day of this triumph of popular princi
ple, the Senate has gradually parted with the char*
actor of reserve which appears to have belonged
to it. Dy the increase of its members from the
admission of now Stales into the Union, its legis
lative business bus become so laborious dial its
pcculior character of an executive council is almost
overlooked, notwithstanding tho great importance
of this feature in our government, and tho debates
in the Senate are of much greater length at this
duy, In proportion to the members composing the
body, than those of the House of Representatives.
It has long boon a subjectpf regret that the
debates in Ibo Senate have not been regularly re
ported; and wo perceive that regret to inorenso in
proportion as the Senate acquires the popular char
acter. ______
A woman in Boston has commenced a soil of
divorce against her husband, because ho would not
allow her to apply her longuo lo the stopper of tho
molasses jug every llmo she used it; a privilege
every Yankee woman considers sacred.
All Things iiavetiibiii Uses.—Punch suggests
as a remedy for damp walls that they bo prepared
with parllmontary speeches, tho usual dryness of
which would render any hlllo dampness impossi
ble, Them la plenty of material to make Iho
remedy ohoop.
Somo genius has announced it ns his belief that
tiioro wilT bosuob facilities fortraVolling ‘bimoby,’
lb at you can go anywhere for nothing and cotno
back again.
Chooso your associates from among tho wise
end-good. If you cannot do this, it is bolter to
have no companions at ell.
AT U DO PBB ANNUIt
NO. Mi
<25008 OtlO S3UO&
Why are good resolutions like fainting iatliea
They want carrying out. (
An ncoordeon is styled by the begtaes eit tho
South an dedicated hollows.”
At Springfield, Mass., a lady seat the following
volunteer toast:—“Spruce old bachelors) ihedfcr
greens of society.”
Woman*—The last and best of the series. If
we may have het for a toafit, we won 4 taek for any
but-her.
The mind is like a trunk—Well packed,-Ik.
holds almost everything} if ill-packed, next to
nothing. So true is It thbt “ order is Heaven's
first law.
“Will you lake the life of Pierce or Scott, this
morning, madam 1” said a newsboy to our good
aunt Betsy. “No my lad,” she replied, “they
may live to the end of their days for me—l’vo
nothin’ agin *en^
The following are some of the latest curiosities
soon to be exhibited at the Crystal Palace
A feather frond' the bed of the ocean.
The great too from (ho fool of the mountain.
A peal of laughter—dried.
An ear of corn hard of hearing.
A sore hand scratched by the clause of a sen
tence.
A piece of a broken heart.
The rudder of the ship of Slate.
The height of impudence/
One drop from the milky way,
A feather from a State Prison bird,
A little light from tho honey moon.
A chip of the staff oi life.
Fashionable boarding schools are, generally
respectable institutions where young ladies attempt
to learn French, and succeed only in learning
folly.
Belter late, than never.
Dulng nothing Is doing ill.
Do as you would be done by.
A wager is a fools argument.
When law code, tyranny begins.
Depend notoisor(une, but 06 Conduct.
Covet not (hattwbldh belongs to others.
The greatest faults are those of great ttferi.
A good name reaps its lustre ib the dart. f
Few men are able to know alt the ill they do.
Stake oven life, If necessary, In the sdpporV.of
truth.
Avarice is more opposite to liberality,'than eco
nomy.
Old friends are like old trees—they cannot be
replaced.
Corn meal should never bo ground very fine* It
injures tho richness of it.
Ho (hat wrestles with us, strengthens out nettes
and sharpens our skill.
■ Turnips of small size have double the nutritious
i Men may boast of their great actions bat (hey
a're .oftenoi the effect of chance, than design.
VVJicb ancrepT oplofond ah(T rules of~/ff6'lßlfd
taken away, the lose cannot possibly be^sllmated.
In feeding wi|h corn, sixty pounds ground,goes
as faros one hundred pounds in th6kern6f«
Poverty begins to shriek in (be bleak hlgbl
wind, and let the ear of Affluent© be open lb the
cry fur succor.
We ought to elevate our minds to (be greatness
of that trust, to which the order of Providence baa
called ad.
Mr. Oliver, who had charge of the American
Department in the Crystal Palace, has bommlUed
suicide by shooting himself.
The editor of the Romnby (Va.) Intelligencer,
has been prescniocl with a beet, 27 feel in circum
ference. That’s o whoppof.
The submission of a free people to th 6 executive
authority of government, is no more than a com
pliance with laws which they themselves bare
enacted.
A' man virtue is an honor to his country, a glory
to humanity, a satisfaction to himself, and a bene
fuctor to tho whole world. Ho Is hob without
oppression or dishonesty, charitable without osten
tation, courteous without deceit, and bravo without
vice.
Truth nu«l Commou Sense,
A writer in the Philadelphia North American,
gives utterance to (ho following truthful and com
mon sense sentiments. The thought ought (o Eta
freely impressed upon the mind of every teacher
and parent in the country :
“Children now-a-days, carry to and from sfehool
loads of books, and recite from tlierti daily, with
out understanding ctfon tho meaning of the subject
they arc studying; the basis, tho elements of know*
lodge are overlooked, while high sounding (lames
(all (ho ologios,) are paraded before the minds of
ambitious parents, through the medium of promis
ing circulars. Meanwhile the good old arts of
spelling and reading and understanding what you
read, are neglected, as 100 common place foroiasies
that have reached geology, astronomy, and moral
philosophy !
Juvenile Invention.
A liulo boy dropped his drumstick into a well, fa
vain lio entreated papa ond momma, (he gardlnsr
and the servants, (u go down into tho Mjot] to recover
the drumstick. In hie distress a brilliant expedient
occurred to Master Francis, lio secretly carried
off all the plato from the sideboard, and throw it
down the well. Groat was the constornalioa when
llio plulo was missed, and on active search Wta
commenced. In (ho contusion, Master Frank ran In
out of breath, with the nows that ho had found tho
plate.
•Where, whore ?’ was the cry.
•Down llio Well, 1 replied llio urchin, ‘I can aoe.il
quite pluiu, shining at the bottom, spoons, ladle*
and all.* '
The family hurried to the well, at the bottom of
which, sure enough, the plate waa visible. A ladder
was got, a scrvaul descended, and tho plato wai 1
brought up. Just before the laal article wae Ashed l
for, Master Francis silently whispered to tho servant
at the bottom, 'As you aro down there, John, 1 will
thank you just to bring my drumstick along with
tho soup ladle.'
C3* A grave digger, who buried a mao by the
name of Uutloo, sent tho following bill to the wid
ow : “To ittako a button hole, one dollar.*
Precocious Youtu.—A Texas paper (ells of a
precocious 'boy,' at Ban Antonio, who attempted'!*)
1 vote at tho recent election, but his youthful appear*.
anco Caused a slight suspicion, land ho was ohalleog*.
od. It wits then discovered that ho was bultbirtaatt
years of ago, notwithstanding he has a twlfo sod
child oVer ono year old. Ho married at the ago of
cloven. , -i
q3* H is elated that Mr. Darnum is exhibiting In'
Europe an eged colored woman, as tho nOtff'oT
Washington. ' J
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