AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. :
PUBLISHED BTEHT THUUSDAT MORNING HI
John B. Bratton. .
. , . TERMS. .
Subscription.— Ono Dollar and Fifty Cents,
l>aid in advance; Two Dollars if paid within the
yeari ' and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if hot
paid withln tho year. These terms will bo rig
idly adhered to in every instance. Mo sub
scription discontinued until all arrearages are
Jmid unless at the option of the Editor.
Advertisements —Accompanied by the cash,
and not exceeding one square, will bo inserted
throe times for One Dollar, arid twenty-five cents
tor each additional insertion. Those of a great
tor length in proportion.
, Jou-PniNTiNa—Such as Hand-bills, Posting-
-Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &0., &c., exe
cuted with accuracy rind it the shortest riotice.
A Pikes Peak in Carlisle!
EVERYBODY hurra’s for Pike’s Peak in the
west, thousands are «on route.” It turns
out to bo a humbug, they all. return with rusty
pockets, not enriched with the yellow glitter
ing which they anticipated. Stop! Reflect!
Take a friend’s advice, and stay at home rind
buy your goods of P. ARNOLD. You will
bo happy, got twice the value for your money,
and in a-short lime you will find that you are
advancing in fortune without trouble.
Spring has come, are we prepared for it, eve
rybody asks i have wo clothing to suit it? if
hot, we will go to Arnold’s where’ wo can see
a well selected stock of all kinds of goods to
feuit everybody, at greatly reduced prices. It
Consists of
Ladies. Dress Goods,
Such as Bergu Delanes, Lawns, Doleges, La
velias, Alapacns, Silks of all kinds. Such as
plain black, Moure Antique, Barred, Striped
rind figured.
Embroideries.
French worked collars, TTnderaleom, hand
kerchiefs, Flouncings, Edgings, Laces, laser,
tings, &c. .
Bonnets and Ribbons.
A. good assortment of Bonnets and Ribbons
Vety low.
Shawls and Mantillas.
Stella, (of every description,) Cashmere,
Brdcha, Thibet wool, (black and colored,) al
so, Mantillas of all prices.
Parasols of all kinds and prices.
1 Domestic Goods.
Muslin, bleached and unbleached, linen and
cotton sheetings, Checks,"Tickings, Ginghams,
and Oshaburg. '
Gentlemen’s wear,
Cloths, Cassimeros, Cottenados, Jeans, Ves
tings, Sec.
Carpets and Oilcloth.
Ingrain, Venetian, three ply, rag and hemp
carpets, Oilcloth oi all widths, also Matting at
all widths.
- A good assortment of Trunks..
• A liberal patronage, and you wilt be rowar.
ded.’ Remember the stand next door east of
the Carlisle Deposit Bank.
i ' P. ARMODD.
April 14, 1859. ■
NEW SPRING GOODS.
T EIDICII & SAWYER (at their new store
-M-J East Main street,) have just received from
If ow York and Philadelphia, the most complete
and varied assortment of Dry Goods ever offer
ed in Carlisle, embracing everything that is
new and rare in style and texture '; such as tan
sy silks in all the various colors, barred, strip
ed, Cheno and Boyedere, plain, striped and
Boyedere Black Silks, Tonlards oi new de
signs, Barege and Lawn Robes of the latest
Paris stylos, Satin striped Dechevre .cloths,
French Challis, Arhorican Delaines, Organdy
Dawns of dark and lightgronnds, and beautiful
designs. ’ . .. i, '
; Traveling Dress Goods of the newest-makes.
~: Also a,I«U stock of mourning dress goods to
.wUlcbadass of.goods wo.,givo partiqnlar alien-
SOJIWLS! ■■ SIIA WLS’I SHAWLS !!!
This part of-our stock is unusually complete,
consisting of crape, silk, Stella, in all the vari
ety of shades and qualities, mourning Shawls,
lace and silk Mantiilasi from tho celebrated em
poriums of Brodic and Bulpni, Now York
Sun umbrellas, showerets and parasols of tho
newest styles, White goods of every descrip,
tion. Embroideries in full setts,; collars,
worked bands, Bouncings, edgings and
Insortings. Wp give great care to this branch
of our trade, and ladies will find a very full as
sortment. Hooped skirts of tho latest improve-,
menta, skirt supporters, (a now article.) A
full line of Alexander’s kid gloves, imported
and sold by Stewart, New York. Milts,
gloves, gauntlets, :in every variety. Also a
largo stock of the newest; styles of mens and
boys spring cassiucrcs, black cloths and eassi
■uercs. •
Hdisery of every description. In this de
partment unusual care has been taken to select
the various kinds and sizes suitable for Ladies,
Misses, Men’s, Boys and Children’s wear.
In fact, our stock embraces everything kept
In a first class Dry Goods store.
Having purchased for cash and made our se
lections among the best importing and jobbing
houses of Now York and Philadelphia, we feel
prepared to .'offer superior inducements to buy
ers. All wo ask is an examination cf our stock
before buying elsewhere, for which favor wo
will feel very grateful.
LEIDICU & SAWTEK,
% April 14! 1859.
Sow Is tlie time, for Bargains
Spring and Summer Goods!
j/H the Hew Store , comer of N, Hanover and fau-
ltier streets,
THE undersigned returns thanks for the pa
tronage bestowed upon him by’the public,
and at tho same time respectfully announces
that'ho has just returned from Philadelphia, and
is now opening a new lot of SPRING and SUM
IIEIt
Dry Goods and Groceries,
Consisting in part as follows, and which ho is
determined to sell at the lowest cash prices.
- SILKS, tfUCAL CLOTHS, Challies, Alapa
6as, Do Lalnqs, Do Bagos, Lustres, Poplins,
Lawns, Baragcs, Brilliants, French and Scotch
Ginghaths, Prints, Gloves, Hosiery, Collars,
■Handkdrchiefh, &c., &c.’
SHAWLS and MANTILLAS, of every stylo
and quality. -
Staple and Domestic Dry, Goods,
Cloths, Oassimeres, Vestings, Flannels, Mus
lins, Tickings, Stripes, Checks, Calicoes, Cot
fonades, Linens, Sheetings, Denims, Nankeens,
Drills, Marseilles Quilts, colored and white Car
pet Chain, &d., &c. PARASOLS and DM.
BRELLAS. Also, a largo and splendid as
sortment of BONNETS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS
AND SHOES. A superior lot of fresh*
GROCERIES,
Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Rice, Spices,
id., &o. : Having selected my entire stock with
file greatest care, and the lowest CASH PRI
CES, I can assure hiy friends and the public
generally, that I, will do all in ray power to
make my establishment known as the “ HEAD
. QUARTERS FOR BARGAINS.” Those who
trish to purchase will find it to' their advantage
<o call and examine my stock before purcha.
sing.
. C?"! will pay tbo highest market price for
|UTTER, EGGS, RAGS, SOAP and DRIED
. ’ J. A. HUMBICH, Jr.
, April 28, 1859., " ’
*1 \ GRINDSTONES of all sizes, fust re-
Ati"coivedat
H. SAXTON'S.
May 26, 1859,
PIFTV dozen Fly nets of all colors, Linen,
Cottpnj and Twine, cheaper than the chea-
Pest, just recelvd at -
_ May 26. 1869. H. SAXTON’S.
TTNIVERSAL FEED CUTTER, The best
y Hay and Fodder Cuttornowin use, is sold
1, Stfjcklor & Bro’s., Agricultural Store, Cnr
, Farmers'- call and sdo.'
July 21,1850'.-
.-ryt— t
Jlmcriran
How sweet the rest that labor yields
The hutriblo and thp poor,
Where sits the patriarch of the fields
Before his cottage door I
The lark is singing in the sky.
The swallows on the eaves.
And love is beaming in each eye
Beneath the summer leaves I
The air amid his fragrant bowers
Supplies unpurebased health,
Arid hearts are bounding ’mid the flowers,
More dear to him than wealth.
Peace, like the blessed sunlight, plays
Around his humble cot.
And happy nights jind cheerful days
Divide his lowly lot.
And.when the village Sabbath bell
Kings out upon tho gale, ■
The father bows his head to tell
The music of its tale—
.A fresher verdure seems to till
The fair and dewy sod,
And everj infant tongue is still
To hear the word of God.
Oh, happy hearts I to Him who stills
Tho ravens when they cry,
And mates the lilly ’neath the hills
So glorious to the eye—
Tho trusting patriarch prays to bless
Bis labor with increase j
Such ways are “ ways of pleasantness,”
And all such “paths are peace.”
' When evening brings the twilight hour,
I pass a lonely spot j
Where oft she comes to cull the Bow’er,
Wo call “Forget-me-not;”
She neither whispers—go nor stay;
■ Wo meet by chance—the usual way.
Once, how I cannot well divine, ;
Unless by chance,—we kissed ;■
I found her lips.'so close to mine; ■
Oh! how could I resist j
As neither whispered yea or nay,
They meet by chance—the usual, way.
The roses, when the ; zephrys woo,
Impart what they receive.: .
They sigh, and.sip the balmy dew,
But never whisper, give !
Ohr love is mutual, this we know.
Though tells the other so.
Tt is not to be .'expected that one. can -speak
er Toulon without saying a word of the galley
slaves or forcats. There arc in the arsenal and
yard 4500, who do all the heavy work. They
,ed in sawmg timber;,’-The'Worst arc attached
in couples by heavy chains- passing hound • tho'i
ankles and .waists, and Jinked- together. The ]
better- behaved are allowed to go singly, ironed
iti the same way. with the exception of the con
necting chain. They’ are clothed in coarse can
vas trousers and shirts, branded with their
numbers, and a woollen jacket. Those ,who
are condemned for life wear a long green wool
en pcaklcss cap, something like it, nightcap with
the top cut off anti made square. On the front
of the cap is a tin plate with the number of the
wearer punched out. The" convicts who are
condemned for a number of years arc distin
guished from the others by red caps, and those
who have been more than once to the Bagne by
yellow sleeves in their jackets.
Their faces, close shaven, bronzed by expo
sure to tlio sun, and brutalized by crime, are
fearful to behold, and their repulsive appear
ance is heightened by their hair being notched
short in lines running round the head, in order
to facilitate their recognition should they es
cape. At-night they lie down on inclined
lengths of planking, without mattress or cov
ering, in twenties or thirties, and an iron rod
is run through the leg chains of .each so that no
one can move without the-rest. Their food
consists of brown bread, not all wbeaten Hour,
soup, and haricots et feves, beans. No wine or
tobacco is allowed, but the convicts are -permit
ted to receive XOf. a month from their friends,
with whieh they may purchase any eatable
they please. The greatest and most degrading
punishment, which must also be ..the greatest
Obstacle to reformation, is chaining the men in
couples. Youths over sixteen may be seen
chained to old men taintcd.witb every vice.
' Waking or sleeping the compagnons de chains
are never separated until freedom or death re
moves one of them, fn spite of the hideous
costume and revolting appearance of the forcats
there were some who still exhibited traces of
their former position, whose gentility, so to
speak, pierced through their convict garb. One
in particular, standing nearly six: feet high, and
who intently watched the arrival of the woun
ded French soldiers from Italy, struck me on
account of the perfect case and grace with
which he moved, bow'mg to the guardians pas
sing by, although his actions were accompanied
by the horrid clanking of his chains. At the
time of my visit I was told that there were then
among the forecats Colonel de Ccroy, who com
manded a regiment at Marseilles in 1851, who
was charged with the execution of the coup
d’etat hi this town, and who was subsequently
convicted of escroquerie ; Capt. Dolneau, chief
d'an burcauArah, convicted of having conspired
to murder an Arabicbief; Licutenantde Mercy,
convicted of having unfairly and with premedi
tation slain another officer when tipsy in a
duel, the chief army accountant (chief compta •
ble) who was sent to the Crimea, the two man
agers of the bank of Toulon, and six abbes, and
there are more who mapage to keep their former
calling a secret. .
An eminent painter is chained to a distin
guished member of tho Paris bar, and between
them they keep the accounts of one department
of tho prison, while of lawyers and notaries
there is no end. Among the forcats are men
of all nations, as of all ranks in society. Wo
contribute our quota, one an Englishman, who’
was arrested at Calais, with forged notes in his :
possession, and who there is every reason to;
believe, was guiltless of any criminal intention.
He has recently been brought to Toulon from
Rochefort, is consumptive, and not allowed to
wear flannel, although permitted to do so in:
Rochefort. There is also a hazy rumor of a
British peer of the realm being among the for
cats, but, os no ohe has ever seen him, it way
be dismissed as a myth. To the .present gov
ernment of France is due the merit of endeavor
ing to deal‘With the great social evil, the Bag
ncs, where vice stagnates and grows moro hid
eous, to bo pgain let loose on society. Penal
settlements have been formed, in .Africa and
French Guinea, to which some of the convicts
have been removed. Toulon is now the only
Bagne, those of Rochefort apd Brest have been
abolished, but still tho work goes on very slow-
|y. ' •
Three cargoes of five hundred each have been
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
VOL. 46.
ffariiffll.
- FARM AND GARDEN.
THE COTTAGE DOOB.
WE MEET JJ If CIIISCE.
3Smllnneim
The Galley Slaves at Tonlon.
shipped oil, yet their places are nearly all filled
up by new ,arrivals. Moreover, it would-ap
pear that the fqrcats cannot be legally compel
led to go unless they choose. They were con
demned to hard labor in the dockyards rind ar
senals of the State, and not to transportation.
To coax them to go abroad, they are promised
that op their arrival they shall be released from
their chains, and allowed the free use of their
limbs. But, so great is their dread of Lambes*
ea and Cayenne, and the craven fear of death,
that they prefer the fetters and horrors of the
Bagno at Toulon to comparative independence
at the two French colonies.
The Reign el Terror at the. Capital of
Mexico.
On the first instant the police discovered the
prcSp whence has been issued the secret jour
nal entitled HI Constitutional. It is within'a
few hours of the issuance of the ninth number,
and as the printer was surprised infragrante
delicto, he was, of course, required ■'to reveal
who were his accomplices and especially who
the editors were. Upon refusing to do iso, he
was subjected- to the most barbarous inquisito
rial torture, under which, being upon the point
of expiring, and all bathed in his blood, he at
length denounced the person who had brought
him the manuscripts. This person was in turn
likewise subjected to the torture, and forced by
it to reveal the name of the editor, who was
Don. Francisco Zarca, already for a long time a
special object of the persecution of the corner
vador ‘party: The police, on possessing them
selves of this intelligence/did not, as might
have been expected, go at once and arirest Zar-'
co, but confined themselves to surrounding the :
orchard in which stands his dwelling. There
they waited tjll night, and then introduced
themselves into the house through the roof,
breaking through the iron lattice work, masked
and with dagger.in hand, in the manr if rob
bers.
They quickly addressed themselves i
ful search of the premises, in order to
person .they were seeking. On becot
vinced that.their prey, had escaped 11
robbed the house of $4OOO in money,
ly of jewelry, clothing, and whatever
could lay their hands~on, in order thi
lieve themselves from their responsibil
Government hot having failed in their
which was to assassinate Senor Zarci
sination being, adopted by these - pet
me'ans of disposing of their political
much more convenient than, and pref
an arrest and trial.’ This is not ,the
stance in which this conservator pari
sorted to the most atrocious measure!
ish their political enemies. Daily i
oases of fami'ies robbed for. having
asylum to fugitives from the vengeam
Government, and happy are. they if
escape without having to mourn the
one or more of their members by the
the assassin.—Cor. Jl labile JR.-gii/ar.,
Monument to the
The Committee tihaewScsWiK Ahe-Ci
view to the erectiohof 'Jiii
ralive of the Declaration of Indepem
Independence Square, Philadelphia,
meeting in the Metropolitan Hotel,
York, on Wednesday, All the raembei
Committee were present j and the only business;
which they transacted was the issuing of the
following notice, calling upon artists and archi
tects to submit plans for the monument.
To Architects and Artists.— The preliminary
conditions have been fulti led as resolved upon
by a convention held in the city of Philadelphia,
Penna., for the erection of a monument, by the
thirteen original States, in Independence square
commemorative of the Declaration of Indepen
dence, architects aud artists in the United
States, are now invited to submit designs and.
estimates for the structure- The monument and
iron railing to enclose it, may occupy a base or
diameter of 60 feet. The monument is to have
thirteen sides or faces, to be. united by one en
tablature, on which the Declaration of indepen
dence, with.the names of the signature will be
engraven, and which may constitute the base
of the work, to be surmounted by a shaft, col
umn, or other supcrstructucturc. ■ A panel,
shaft, or niche will be left in each face devoted
to each of the States, and to bo tilled up here
after, with such inscriptions and devices, in
harmony with the whole design, as they may
respectively determine and provide. ’ The ma
terials of the monument will be of tharble,-
granite, or other stone, and the cost is limited
to SISO.OOO for the structure and non railing
around it. - All designs must be on paper two:
feet wide, and drawn on a scale of four feet to
thenach. A premium of $3OO will be given
for the plan that may be selected by the Trus
tees, and one of $2OO Sot the second in merit.
All plans sent in will bo the property of the
Committee, and retained by the Trustees.— 1
Plans and estimates must be sent in on or be- :
fore the Ist of January, 1860, and directed to
A. G. Waterman, Pbilada. :
Equalities of Halppii<es3.— lt is fortune
for mankind that the chief and purest Joys of
life are common and generally available. There
can be no monopoly of these by any class or'
order. The dusty earth on which wo tread has
formed the principal subject of human life and
. commotion. The sublime oCcnn cannot be ap
propriated; in is, and ever must bo ftte to all.—
Censor cannot bide the moon with a blanket,
nor shut out the glories Of the sun. The astral
splendors of celestial.canopy, and the changeful
landscape of the ever-moving clouds;'can never
be dimmed or enclosed. Id the general atmos
phere,, in the most wholesome beverage and
pleasant food, kind Nature has, placed prince
and peasant nearly on a leyel of equality. . Our
choicest amusements are of a similarly univer
sal character, and learning.and science,*orthe
richest and most polished society, enjoy few or
no perscriptive rights. They can never rise
above the earth's attraction into an ethefial
sphere, exempt from its influence. If they
would taste of pleasure, or partake of recrea
tions with any special zest in them, they must
descend to the common walks; and seek them
in a pic-nic, quadrille,, ball-games, bhndman’s
bufl, push-pin, or kite-flying. : , ,
The Lost Sheep;.—A preacher of the Metho
dist church was travelling in one of the back
settlements, and stopped at a cabin where an
old lady received him very kindly. After sot
ting provisions, belorp him, she began to ques
tion him.
Stranger, where mought you bo from 7”
“Madam, I reside,in Shelby county, Ken
tucky.”
ii Wall, .stranger, hope no offence, but what
monght yod bo doin’ up horO 7” :
♦• Madam, I am searching for tho • lost, sheep
of the Jiouso of Israel.”
“John, John!” shouted the old lady, “comtf
right here this minut j here is a stranger all the
way from Shelby county, Kentucky, a bunting
stock, and I’ll just bet my life that tangled hair
ed old black ram, that’s been in our lot lost
week, is one of bis’n.”
\cr We learn that Prof. Light will tiiaka ah
aseehUdn from- Chambersbufg, at the limb of
the Franklin coilhty Fair, next month.
. 9 tv
•‘OUK COUNTRY—HAY IT ALWAYS BB.BIGHX—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG,, ODR COUNTRY.”
CARLISLEj PAv, SEPTEMBER 29, 1859.
| Georgia Coaft-|ißicli Sccne.
After a well-known Georgia Solicitor General
had administered iheutjunl oath to the grand
and petit juries and. bailiffs, he turned to the
presiding Judge,ohd remarked;
Sol.—May it please ypur honor, Ido not re
member any fortivof nip ’oath administered ■to
the lobby bailiffs, but for your , permission, I
think I can frame one that will be satisfaetpry
to the,Court,; " \ . ■ .
Judge—Proceed, Sir. Solicitor. ■ >
Sol.—Put yoiir hand jh the book; whereup
on a . tall, lean, vinOg t-faccd son of~Anak,
stepped up and proinptw grabbed the book.
Sol.—You.dp solemnly swear, in presence of
this Court, and ua tawj era, that you will take
your position in theMo iby, and there remain!
with your eyes the entire ses
sion of this court. , , you Will not' suffer:
any. one to speak aboyom. low whiaper, nnd if
one shall dare to .do so ili presence of your roy
at highness, you : illl vociferously exclaim,
.‘'Silence in the lubby l’j and if order is not im
mediately restored, yoij.iurther swear that you
will, by one.ponderous blow of your fist, plan-,
ted between the peepers of the offender, knock
him down. All this ydu : will do to the best of
your skill and knowledge, so help you God.
The bailiff look the.lposition assigned him,
and.immediately after me Court was organized,
Tom Diggers, who lowed as green gourds,
walked into the room.'wearing brogans No. 11,
and his bands thrust d ep into bis pockets, and
inquired : .
‘•Hello, fellows, whei B in the thunder is Jim
Smellins?” ’ "
“Silence in the lobl r,” roared the enraged
official. v 6
■Brogans—You mtistjbean alflred larnalfool,
andef.ye jist open t|i«:bread trap of your’n
agin,- your, mammy won't know ye.
Whereupon, Jim Jjitvis. the bailiff, let fly
find any green fat,
The doctor shook bis head
“I tbidklt has something of a musky taste,”
said another; “not unpleasant but peculiar!’’
“All alligators have,’’replied Buokland,“the
cayman peculiarly so--the fellow whom I dis
sected this morning, aid whom you have just
been eating!”' ,
There was a general rout of all the guests.
Every one turned pale. Two or three ran out
of the room ; and only those who bad stout
stomachs remained, to .the close of an excellent
entertainment. ■ ■
“See what imagination is," said Buckland ;
“if I had told them it was turtle, or terrapin,
or bird’s nest soup, (salt water amphibia or
fresh, or the gluten of a tish from the maw, of a
sea bird, they would 1 ave pronounced it excel
lent, and their digestion been none the worse —
such is prejudicel” :
“But was it really an alligator?"asked a
lady. , , ;
. “As good a calfs far
net!” answered Buckli
The English public are discussing with much
gusto the art of dining, and two volumes on
subjects connected with the table have lately
appeared at London. : From one wo quote its
directions for a dinner:
.“Let the number of your guests not exceed
twelve, so that the conversation may constantly
remain general. , Let (hem bo so collected that
their occupations are different, their tastes sim
ilar, and with such points of contact, that it is
not necessary to go through tho odious form of
introduction. Let tho men bo clever without
presumption, tho women amiable withoubcou
e'eit. Let your dishes be limited in number,
but each excellent, and your wine first-rate.
Let the former vary.from the most substantial
to the most light; and for the second, from the
strongest to the most perfumed. Let cvety
thing be served quietly, without hurry or bus
tle: dinner being tho last business of the day.
Let your guests look upon -themselves as trav
ellers who have arrived at the end of thejr jour
ney. Let the coffee bo very hot, and the liquor
first quality, let your drawing room be spac
ious enough to allow a game to be played, if
desired, without interfering with those addicted
to chatting. , Let the guests be retained by the
pleasant fcohipany, and checrpd with the hope
that b’efore the evening is oyer there is some
thing good still.in store for them.’ Let the tea
.not be too Wong; the hot toast well buttered,,
and the punch carefully mixed. Let no one
leave before 11, but let every one be in bed by
midnight.”
Oliver 3juh?h’s Will— 'Marriage Portions'
for tub Million.— Many years ago, Oliver
Smith, ob-old bachelor who resided in ono of
the towns In* Hampshire county, Mass., left the
bulk of his property to he managed hy. trustees
until ft should amount t6' $400,000, when one
=half of tho income was to be annually given to
twenty-ono boytf who should faithfully per/ofm
certain conditions. of tho vViH eno-fourth to
eighteen gifls*; 6bo-eightb’fo h(ty-four young
Women ; for riiarflbge pdrtidnrf, and tho remain.
Jng eighth to the same number of indigent amf
deserving widows. The required sum will bo
reached in October next, and, accordingly, about
$lO,BOO will hereafter annually bo distributed
among tho boys—about $516 apiece, making
' quite a prize for those who are luck? enough to
-Secure It; as this distribution is to be an annual
thing, an army of boys will in time ho furnished
with a handsome sum to start life with. st>,dOO
will bo distributed among the apiece;
$2,700 for marriage portions, making $5O a
piece, which will pay tor many of the necessary
“fixings;” and the.same sum ($5O apiece) to
the widows. The trustees of the fund are an
nually elected, like all other town officers, and
the principal of tho fund is mainly loaned upon
real estate in tlfB various towns of the county.
We are unacquainted with tho proscribed re
quirement for obtaining the prizes.
pad as ever wore a coro
land.’
now to Give a Dinner,
Boluntffr.
General Washington's Tent.
Some thirty years ago, the Now Torkerswera
pieparing to.celebrate the 4th ot July, and by a
voluntary courtesy, one of his descendants per
haps the present John A. Washington, so justly:
celebrated for selling to tho ladies ot the United.
Stales, Mount Vernon for so small a price, that !
they ought to bo ashamed to extort it from him, I
sent the General’s Tent that ho had used during i
tho Bcvolutidnary war; to New York, to assist j
in the celebration. , The General’s body servant;
brought it, and boro a letter to the Now York
commjttee, asking , that some attention should
bo paid to him, which was dono. He was a
quadron, but a line, digniUed.and noble looking
old man.
The Tent was pitched in the Park, where tho
writer of this saw it. Shortly afterwards he
went up tho Hudson Hivor on a steamboat and
bis servant was on board, and told, mo some of,
tho habits of General Washington during the
war. Ho had a fixed hour for rising in, the
morning, and going to that part of his Tent;
where his breakfast was to bo prepared for him.
Ho would enter ids place and take a chair and
seat himself by the breakfast table in his morn-'
ing gown, with the Holy Bible before him, and
read until' breakfast time and when his man
would say to him —“ General your breakfast is
ready,” tho General would draw out ot the book
a silk ribbon that was bound wjth the book and
place it between the last pagesthat ho had been
reading, Tho servant then brought Ids boots,
which ho would immediately draw on—throw off
his morning gown, and put on his military coat,
and mount his horse which was ready dt tho
door. Then would Commence tho labors ot the ■
day. This is a Irao account of the camp life of
General Washington during the Revolution. ,
Only one Brick upon Another . ■ I
Edwin was one'day looking ata-large build
ing which they were putting up opposite to his
father’s house-: He watched the workmen from
d; '•< dav - the- ' and
tpcr
drops to gather in the pleading, upturned eyes,,
and the little bosom heaved with 'struggling,
emotion. “My little son has been naughty to
day,” replies the mother, sadly. “ How can I
kiss those lips that have spoken such angry
words?” Too much, too much! Dutiful mo
ther, repent ! The little heart is swelling,
breaking with grief; tumultuous sobs, break
frem its agitated bosom; the snow-white pillow
is drenched with penitent tears, and the little
dimpled hand is extended so imploringly. Re
lent! ’Tis enough! Oncemoro the little head
is pillowed upon the maternal bosom—once
more the little cherub form is pressed to that
mother’s aching heart, and the good-night kiss
of forgiveness is given two-lold- tenderer. A
few moments, and the sobbings cease, (ho golden
head drops, (ho weary eyelids close, and the
little erring ono is laid back upon his couch,
penitent and humbled by one kiss from mamma.
What’s in a kiss—a simple kiss ? Much—very
much. More potent than the sceptre. Who
has not felt.its magic influence? ’Tis the lo
ver’s tender pledge of undying constancy ; ’lisa
bond of friendship and fidelity, and not only is
it dear to the youthful and ardent, but also to
the old age—to the withered heart and blossom
less check
Anecdote op Patrick Henhy. —Very many
years ago an ejectment suit was brought in Lou
don county court to recover a largo and valua
ble tract of land called the Fryingpan. It was.
a contest between two brothers. The defend
ant was callod'Blaze Carter.
The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Henry,
then in the meridian of a fame which can never
die. During the revolution his awful voice had
echoed across the Atlantic, and shook the Bri
tish throne to its centre; and now that the
storm of war was hushed, he was engaged in the
strife of tho forum. Immense crowds tilled tho
court-house, tho yard, and tho streets to'witness
the display of his wonderful powers. He was
dressed in common clothing, and entered the
arena Calm, self-possessed, yet firm and anxious
for fhb Contest,
Tho defendant’s counsel were John Marshall,
then young, but giving unmistabablo proofs of
his future greatness, power, and learning, un
surpassed by Lord. Mansfield himself; Bushrod
Washington, of whom it was said that ho never
once ihado a bad argument in his long life; Ed
mund Randolph, once governor of Virginia, and
a distinguished member of the convention of
’BB, Attorney General and Secretary of State in
the brightest, best, most glorious Administra
tion this country over saw; and lastly, Thomas
Swann, of Alexandria, one of tho best men of
his day, respectable before tho court—with tho
jury almost irresistible.
For three long, anxious and laborious days
the battle raged with doubtful result. The
judges and the crowd looked on tho exciting
s£eno with wonder and astonishment. It was
impossible for human foresight to soo how tho
cause would end.
. A’t length , Henry, walking out through tho
imnienso throng, overheard some of the yeomen
Sympathizing with tho defendant., “I’oorßlaz.e!
I pity him,” was sounded in his oars from va
rious'quarters.
TftJs was enough. Ho canto into court and
said to tho opposing counsel, “ I will co'mpro
raiso Aifli you 1 .” It was done.
Such was his knowledge of human nature,
that he rationally concluded that the jury were ,
composed of tho same who wished success to
the defendant, and therefore liy his manoeuvre
saved tho land for his client, which probably hb
would have lost entirely.
HoNGAiiurtS Coming.:-A letter fromffrcscia
speaks of a large number of Hungarians deser
ting from Verona and Mantua, and “ says they
have decided to emigrate to America rather
than trust (o' any a'mnesty which. Austria can
grant.” •
BT7” A' popular writer says, it is not the
drinking,, but the getting sober, that ispo terri
ble in a drundard’s life. To this Prcnlice auds, i
gome persons, influenced probably by this im
portant consideration/sewn 1 to have resolved I
Saver to get sober. 1
The Disobedient Kitten.
“Now,*’ said an old puss.to one of her child*
ren, as she washed her face and paws, “I charge
you, Kitty, not to go into the next gentleman's
yard, for great dog Jowlcr lies there; hp has
horrid teeth, and a terrible snarl, and he is al
ways on the look out for stray cats. Remem
ber, and keep at home: We have a snug garden,
a sweet hay mow, kind friends, capital iit-bits,
and work enough— rats and mice a plenty. So,
do not stroll oft’ with bad coinpany, visiting
PJ9S? 8 where you have no business to be, and
disgracing your bringing up; for you know bel
ter. Kitty; you do.*’
But Kitty had a saucy look; she boxed her
mother's ears, in play, to bo sure, hoisted her
tail, and away she frisked after a dead leaf,—
Kit did not look at all like minding, and, after
her mother had gone to bed on the hay-mow,
she kept up her moonlight rambles, going about
no one knows where, and cutting up all sorts
of capers, like d silly little Kit as she was. One
night, when she and some of her thoughtless,
companions were scudding across Jowler’s yard,
he, much, disturbed by their noise at an hour
when he thought all honest folks ought to be
abed and asleep, started up and made after them
in a violent rage ; and poor Kitty, in her flight,
got entangled in some briar bushes, and fell
into Jowler's power. He seized her by the
neck with his terrible mouth, shook the breath
out of her body and tossed her over the fence,
*‘0!0 !" cried Mary and Willy when they
found their little favorite stiff and cold the next
‘morning. “O,” cried their mother, pussy’s
mistress, ‘.‘you little puss! she bid fair, to be on
excellent mouser,” 41 0 dear!” mewed the old
cat; ** 0 dear ! such are the fruits of disobedi
ence. How many a wilful.child comes to an
untimely end !”
Origin of the Prairies.
Professor Wilber. Stats Geologist of Illinois,
bas recently delivered a scries of admirable lec
tures on his favorite science. Wb copy from
tbo Genesee Republican the following abstract
of his theory on the origin and formation of the
prairies: .
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Prof. Wilber adopts tho theory that-at one
time—very far back in its history—this vast
country formed a portion of the bottom of the
ocean—that through tho eruptions caused by
the internal heat, together with the labor and
activity of those master masons, the coral in
sects, pur continent was raised to its present po
sition above the water.. To prove this bold
proposition he refers to the many indications of
salt water presence, the frequent occurrence of
shells winch legitimately only belong to animals
of the sea—the evidence furnished by tho rocks
of the labor of the zoophytes, unmistakable in
its development: the frequent discovery of the
remains of monsters of the sea imbedded in
our limestone system, tho existence upon our
surface of huge boulders, the former appendages
of polar shores, drilled far away to the south
west, imbedded in huge frames of ice and drop
ped down at length upon tho ocean's bed,
whence they arose with our continent. The
arguments* if not quite conclusive, are eminent
deep in the earth upon which we so familiarly
tread... .
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The existence of our prairies is accounted
for in this wise. The.result of the “ drift sys
tem” was to give to this part of the country a
soil of unparallelled fertility, and arising from
this, were the very largo grasses, which are pe
culiar to this soil alone; luxuricnt, and undis
turbed, they grow to a gieat height, and fairly
wove the surface of the earth with a thick al
most impenetrable covering! In the autumn,
this mass of,combustible matter was dry,
how easy for a shaft of lightning to send a con
flagration from one boundary of the country to
the other. The sprouting twigs'of sturdier
growth w’ouid perish by the occurrence of these
fires, and hence the treeless appearance of the
West. To aid the idea, it is claimed that the
Indians, when they did arrive, which is sup
posed to have been long subsequent to the first
period mentioned, regularly burned the prairie
grasses, for the purpose of driving the game in
to more circumscribed quarters so that it might
fall an easy prey to their arrows, and to lesson
the difficulty of traveling.—A’/e Illustrated.
Novel Marriage.—A St. Louis paper has
the following: A couple soraewhat.uhder the
influence of the mountain dew, appeared before
Justice McDonald day before yesterday, for the
purpose of entering into the bonds of wedlock.
The knot was quickly tied, when the bridegroom
demanded “ what was to pay ?" The Justice
replied $2,50. The bridegroom demurred.—
Ho had never in the whole course of his life
known more than four bits to bo charged, and
to pay more ho would hot. The four bits were
tendered and quietly pocketed by the Justice,
who at the same time looked up the marriage
certificate, giving him the assurance that when
the $2 balance duo wits forthcoming, he could
have it. Something ol a muss ensued, which
resulted in the Justice throwing the bridegroom
out of the office, the latter meanwhile calling
lustily for “ watch.” The bride quietly follow
ed. The last that was seen of the half married
parties, they were traveling rapidly in widely
diverse directions —he up street, she dortri.
The Beauty, op the Sky.—lt .id a a'f range
thing how little in general people know about
the sky. It is the part of creation in which na
ture has done more lor the sake of pleasing
man, more for the sole, ovidont purposo of talk
ing to him and teaching him, than in any other
ofher works, and it is just the part in \Vhi6ft we
least attend to her. There are not many of her
other works in which some more material or es
sential purpose than the more pleasing of man
is not answered in every, part of their organiza
tion; but every essential purpose of the sky
might, ns far as we know, ho answered, if once
in three days, or thereabouts, a groat black ugly
rain cloud wefo broken up over the blue, and
everything well'- watered, and so all left blue
again .tiqtil the next time, with, perhaps a film of
morning and pvening mist for dew. But, in
stead of this, there is not a moment ol any day
of .our lives when nature is not producing scene
after scone, picture alter picture, glory after,
glory, and working still upon such exquisite and
constant principles of the nrost perfect beauty,
that it is quite certain it is all done for us, in.
tended for our perpetual pleasure by the Groat
,Bofng who made all worlds.
O* A *SVee bit of a , boy” nsjonislierf bis
mother a few days since. £he bad occasion to
chastise hira slightly for some offence ho had
cpmmitted. ChaVley, sat my quietly in bis
chair for shnVo lime afterwards, no doubt think
ing very ,pfdfoundly. A't last he spoke out
thus: “Muzzer, T wish, pad house
keeper, IWo got tired of seeing you round I
Oi?" The following is true of more things
l killing a calf, you
suiuUy rascal.” said’a planter to «p old negro.
no. massa,” replied the gentleman from
Africa, “charge, fifty cents for killing calf, and
flhy cents for the him how.”
ITT- Wholesome rnWico—lf you’d look spruce
la your old ago, don’t pine in your youth.
A,T §2,00 PER ANNUM.
k. 16.
Deatit.— An article on “Death” in thenis#
Cyclopedia has the Mowing.‘ ' ,
As life approaches extinction, insensibility
supervenes—a numbness gnd disposition to re
pose, which do not admit of the.idea of suffer*
ing; Even in those cases where the activity of
the mind remains to the last, and where nefyptls
sensibility would secm. to continue, it is surpri
sing how often there Has been observed a state
of happy feeling on the ttpproaoh of death;--
-If I had strength enough to hold tt pen,-t
would write how easy and delightful it is to
die,” were the last words of the celebrated
I Win. Hunter, during his last moments.
Montaigne, in one of his essays, dcspHpes.an
accident which left him so senseless that he was
taken up for'dead. On being restored', howev
er, he soys: -Methought my life tmlyhhng
upon my 11 ps: and I shut my eyes to help thrust
it out, and took a pleasure in languishing and
letting myself go.” A writer m the Quarterly
lievicw records that a gentleman who had been
rescued from drowning, declared that ho. had
not experienced the slightest feeling of suffoca
tion. •• I'be stream was transparent, the day
brilliant, and as he stood upright he could sec
(the sun shining through the water, with a dreH
my consciousness that his eyes were aboiit to
be closed on it forever. Yet ho neither feared'
his fate nor wished to avert it. A sleepy sen
sation; which soothed and gratified him, made
a luxurious bed of a watery grave."
Life akd History op Floiia Temple.—The
Walcrville Times assures its readers that the
following is an authentic record of Flora Tem
ple’s early life: “Flora Temple, the ‘Queen of
the Turf,’ was horn in the town of Saiigcrtield.
Site was foaled in 1845, and, when fuite young,
sold lb Nathan Tracy, of Hamilton, Madison
county, for the sum of $l3, who Kept he# UsS
than three years. Fjord thefi becametM£rdp
erty of Win. Congden, of Smyrna. Chenango
county, who subsequently sold her to Messrs.
Richardson & Kellogg. Eaton, Madison county.
This firm Kept a livery, and Flora'became quite
popular with the patrons of their Stable. Mr.
Richnfddon finally took the nia'rd to Washing
ton Hollow, D'uelites county, and swopped her
off fora piirsc.containing $175. Flora’s dani
was Madanio Temple, a ; ;‘ horse of , all work,"
first owned; by Elisha Peck, of this tillage.—
Flora was her first colt.”
“A Goo® CcpioMfin.— Me. fterrit tbo
Peterboro philanthropist, pays for all the arti
cles, letters ancf sermons .which he causes to bo
printed in the papers. With him'it is a direct
matter of business. It would be well ifynpuy
others 4'sk th'b “ faVor of spade" copied bit)
example.' .
[Oh “ 'l'oiiVniy. iny son, ivfiat aro you going
to do with that club ?” "Send it to the edi
tor, of course.”, •• Bin what are ypu going to
send it to the editor for ?” “ Cause ho saw if
anybody Will send him d club, bo will send tula
a copy of his'papci 1 .”
\Cjh The auroral phenomena which illumina
te! the skies m this latitude a few weeks since,
seeiiV to liave extended over a very wide area;
Tlier were seen fiom Montreal to New Orleans,
and‘from St. Louis to Cuba and Bermuda-
A Yankee no longer marines dyoung
critter now—ho “annexes” her.
rrrit has been inferred ihat Dryden wftan t
opposed to sherry cobblers, from a
onoo made— “ Straws may be made the inatru
mentfi of happiness* 11 • ■
is.;y a preacher lately said in his
“Ldt women remember, while putlingon their
profuse and expensive attire, how. flafrow ato
tho gates ol paradise.’’
K 7” It is said that most of tto hair dyes' in
use are poisonous, ; It la astonishing liow many
there are, notwithstanding, who have tbacoUl
age lowland,the hazard of a “dye.” '
Qy << Dogmatism,’’ says Douglas
puppyism como toUiUtUtUy. ■■
' IThe system
in London, is on a scaleof grea&magn iflccnce.
It thn9 ;kigari(m.lutil tahoels, it.
uilrerent levelSj Which intercept (he; existing
sewers at thus receiving all' their
contents formerly emptied info the ri>er f and
conveying them parallel withtfae banks of 'th’e
river about eight miles to Barking, where bii
immense reservoir islo bo preparcd
them. Ibis reservoir is to bo a
long by about 100 feet wide and 21 feetdeeb,
capable of containing no less than 7,000,000
cubic feet, or double the average of eight hours’
accumulation, of sewage.- The object of thb
narrowness of the rcserVoir, compared with its
length is to admit of its being bricked over
with arches,'and covered with earth, so as W
prevent the escape of foiil gasses. During thb
time the sewerage is in this reservoir it is to be
deodorized, and experiments are notv going od
to ascertain the best method of doing this. Jit
high tide the contents ,of the reservoir will bo
emptied into the river.by immense optfall pipes
extending to the middle and bptiom pf its bed,
sixty feet below thb surface/ It.is believed that
with these precautions, tho sewage. after deodo
nzation, being poured into so .vas.t aho,dy,ofr
water, at so great a depth, will oeaso to he any
longer an agent of miSohief.
These works are now going on witligreat ra
pidity and in the most'thorough and profuse
manner, and it will take about five years to
complete them. The w’dffeS bn the southerd '
side of tho city, of which we have seen no par
ticulars, are said to be yet men? extraordinary
tor the difficulties to be overcome and the engi
neering genius applied to them., Tho expense
nnn nnn Bplendid publio work will he abVut 34,-
vvU|Vuv«
From the Memphis Enquirer, Sept. 6.
Dreadful Shooting Affair at Compromise
We arc informed by Mr. 11. Grove, of Peoria.
1., a passenger by the J. 11. Dickey, which
arrived hero yesterday from St. Louis-.that ha
witnessed a most horrible tragedy on Sunday
last, at a place called Compromise.. The cir
cumstances of this heart rending alftir, as re
latcd to us. are as follows: As the Dickey lan
ded at Compromise to put off the mail, the
Postmaster of that place, Mr. Spare, approach
ed the mail agent, who had not made tljp twd or
three last trips; and said to him: “We have
had some bloody times here of late, and we
have-to go prepared.” (at the game time throw
ing back his coat and exhibiting a revolver.)
“ Why ?” said theagent, “ Because our couil
try is infested by a lot of thieves, sdcK as this
man,” (pointing to a irian close by named
Shultz, who was the only oneat the levee pre
vious 19 the landing of the Dickey beside the
Pos'raastcr.) •
Shultz then remarked that ho was a most in
famous liar, and destitute of every principle of
a gentleman. Whereupon the Postmaster nlac-'
ed his hand on his pistol, as if in the act of draw
ing it, when Shultz shot. Mr. Spifr id the left ’
side of his abdomen. Shultz then retreated' at
a rapid pace about thirty feet, when Sparr fired "
four shots at.him in rapid succession, but with- '
out eflcct. Spare then took deliberate, aini at
him across the stump, but bis piStiit (hissed.—
Shultz immediately.rushed back atSprifr arid
shot him twice more through his body. . Then •
I they had a hand to band encounter, Shlilti! '
falling under, and Spare pounding hinj about
the head with his pistol. Presently a third
parly came up with a double barrel shot-gun.
to shoot Shultz through the head, blit through
the advice of tho agent and others ho did net.—•
Spare soon became so weak that Shultz threw
him oft, and on his (Shultz) rising he was struck
a powerful blow over the head with tho gun/
which appeared to craze.him, and be instantly
run imp the river up, to his Shoulders, and on
his looking back and seeing the gundevqled at
him, he dodged his head under the watet, Hbl
ding it there as long.as be tduld WHbijilt.alfdti- .
gling. and on his looking up and seeidg tbe gild
pointing at him, ho hold it again tinder wateij,
apd this process was repeated till- be drowned:
Ihe Postmaster was ahve whenduHnfprm’ant
MluMtMjn? thought he could notreebrer.
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