ASKRICAK VOLXiJiIEER. toSfleinro bvbet tAombat hobniko dt Jolui B. Bratton. . T EEH S . • \ iiißsoaitTiOH.— OnoDollar and Fifty Cents, din,advance’; Two Dollars 11 paidwithin the irj and Fwo'Dollars'and Fifty Cents, if not i within the yean ,• Those terms will be rig adhered to in every instance. No, sab iptlon discontinued until all arrearages'are id unless.nt the;option of the Editor. ‘ .ipvßaTisßMßNTS—Accompanied by the cash. dnot’oxdeeding one square, will bo inserted to,times for One Dollnr,.and twenty-five cents each additional insertion. Those of agreat longthin proportion. . lob-Pbintiso— Such as Hand-hills, Posting- Is, Pamphlets) Blanks, 1 Labels, &c., &0., exe id with accuracy and at the shortest notice. |Wt(nl; JUTDfIIN LEAVES. The leaves hate been falling fast; during the ' fortnight, strewing the ground, and giving woods a sort of “ banquet halls deserted” larance. lApripoa, we find the following neat . on Autumn leaves, in an exchange paper: The Autumn leaf is tailing— : Falling from the stately tree. From the sturdy oak' and walnut. From the elm that studs the lea; They are tailing, all are falling— t Sport of every wind that blows, V’er th'e forest and the meadow— To their last and long repose. They are falling—they are (ailing— V ' .Jn.their sere and sober brown, In their russet, and their yellow, ...... ’Neath the frost of Autumn’s frown; ’ Forest vine and lady’s bower, : Each and all their tribute yield, When October, yellow, blowcth • With his white breath o’er (be field. ; They are falling—all are falling— . E’en the slightest of their kind; Maple leaf, with sheen sogolden, Still the Earth’s decay must find ; And the gorgeous crimson ozier, Appareled like a king, Away to Earth must hasten, Still to Barth its beauty fling. And they’re falling—all arp falling, ’ Sure the willows’ verdant leaf— fiance like lost, persistent clinging, ' T.lio’ its lease of life is brief; '.t riiiist fall, as all are falling, its green for sadder Into,' At the bidding of the Frost-King, ' For its lileis Autumn’s due. „ n.o> they’re falling—thusare falling— %';it la it fit that wo.shouid sorrow! ilThoir last of life the brightest, ! Tito’ of Death their.hues they borrow j They must full, and still must tali, - E’en the brightest, gayest, best, To all the Autumn cpwelh..,, And the frost of Death is cost. BKsrelfaiuous. . , From the Reading Gazette , ITTER PROM VIRGINIA. DaKTILI.K, PITTSTLVANtA CoijKTT. 1 Virginia, Oot. 23, 1859. J Editor: , • 'ling, spent some .weeks in traversing this iful.Siat*;#rid thinking a letter might not (acceptable ip sotnoofyourreaderß. I have •the iibcrCyj-towrite this 'communication.. Sunday, and,,,a glorious :day it. is; the nea, brightly, aod fiheds ,a congenial rohhd, .and everything looks bright a this pleasant little village, situs’ •Utful knoll a fewhuiidred yards range 01. ..y, mountains, which rn arid .Western Virginia: the jful forms .in and around this, the die “ Tree Stoic,” give evidence e are. taking part in the great i going on in many parts of East to, reclaim .worn-out lands that gcly all over the Northern and f this glorious old State: and by nprovemcnt. fertilizing the soil,, least may be well provided, and i future. of- the foregoing week in Lynch -1 county, more, commonly called hi this section of the country: from the number of those beau upon which it is built. Ancient ,ve; was built uppnse'ven hills.; and can boast of at least fourteen, and founded upon a rock. This can indeed ,J. both in a pecuniary and substantial ; for it Kss the name, and justly too. of .ing'the second city in Virginia, in point of health- It is. celebrated for the large number •Mits Tobacco Manufactories, and the superior- Imi of the article that is manufuofured here.— 'lt,is. in fact, the great .central market for all irginia Tobacco, and a large, quantity ;ht over the Virginia and Tennessee Rail from the latter place; and the amount of ess that is dope here, seems almost incred i a stranger. ing the time that I was there, the Annu • of the Agricultural Society was held.— lot fail giving you a .short-notice of it irs here are not-strictly. County fairs, but ire like District fairs—a certain number inties holding together. This was com .of some (bur or five —but the display of les exhibited, was very meagre, especially lectures: and vegetables and grain amoun almost nothing—at least, to our Berks -y Farmers- they would' seem as nothing, tred with the,fairs at Reading, This. I 10. in a great measure is caused - by. the lat the ladies lake little or no interest in nee the principal display is in Stock- . Of ihey can well boast: for this part of the lion; wap inneed splendid, especially some finest Horses in .the-State;'viz: Fly-by- Rbd Bye. Lone-Star, . Minna, and Snow And the exhibition of Horned Cattle. I think could be,beat in the Siates. , I no-. tCfid a pair of steers, exhibited by Dr. Watson. PiPulaski county, only 24 years old, a perfect jjktch. and weighing 6 550 lbs. They were ntnense samples of the. Bovine species. Also, p months’ calf, from the same person, weigh- IgOOO lbs. . . , , f Wednesday and Thursday were days of bnl ’ant success: the days were beautiful, the yea far delightful, and the roads in the best of or feisr- The crowd was immense, thousands be ig present from all sections; and the grounds, hicb were |arge, were'densely crowded by the loving masses. At 12 o’clock, an Oration ’as delivered by the Hon. Thomas S, Bocock, >an immense assemblage. For one hour-and ■half did- the speaker entertain his audience ■ith a yery sensible, practical, and eloquent ad ress; but to the ears Of a Northern man, it hacked somewhat sectional, and was of course try highly commended by the majority pros it. He was followed by,Daniel H. Loudon, of icbmond, on the subject of erchants’ rights. - This, as as altogether *! Virginian, But Thursday was altogethi mt of the series, as the Gr imo off on that day. This resting and exciting affair, i •Out thirty Knights as gaUai •• won fair lady.’ and 11 illed in the beautiful exerci e that I should like to see i Irs, -as I haveno doubt that ;Aing swains (your humbl e number) who would fair is way. However, as soi iders raoy notiindersiand I II endeavor to explain. - Tl intitule the knights, being ted with a long spear, am iwa ol Mmraii BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 46. track is stretched a wire, upon which JS sus pended a ring about three inches in diameter.— At ..the starling point, about three hundred yards-frbm it, the horse is put at full run,' and the rider must endeavor to catch the ring upon his lance, and allow, it. to fall from the handle within. 100 feet of where it bung; : This is all done at full speed of the horse, each is allowed, three trials, and the one who accomplishes It the oftenest, has the privilege of choosing from the company the young lady who shall be the “ Queen of Love and Beauty,’’.and who has.the honor of presiding at the Grand Ball, generally, given in. the evening of this gala day., Besides, the fortunate knight receives such a prize as is swarded. Upon the evening in question, I had the honor to attend the. Grand -Ball, .which was indeed a magnificent affiiir i here were assem bled all the beauty from the surrounding coun ties.; but I must say that there were many smi ling faces far distant, in that Beautiful. City that is nestled in the Neversink valley, who could have outvied the fairest, nay not-even excepting the Queen herself—at least in the es timation of the writer, who may in a great mea sure be a partial judge. . But I have now devoted more space in. the de scription of this Fair than I intended, and will proceed with a description of the country.—, Since my entrance in. the State, ! have traveled over nearly every, part of it, and am very sorry to' see the country in so sad a condition; the soil is literally worn out, and to produce any thing like crops, will require the most rigorous system of culture. 'Tis true, you will find in some sections fine farms, but take it altogether, they are few and far between. You will see the stately Mansion where once youth and beau ty were wont to make its halls echo with glad ness,, and where wealth and.plenty abounded; but alas, they now stand as monuments of the pust; and as each year rolls around, lime with its ravings, is visible in their rapid decay.— Like their once proud and happy owners, they ore becoming grey with age, and a new; genera tion must take hold of the soil of Virginia. to make‘it whatdl should.be;. . I. learn, however, that, the crops this; year have been pretty fair, Buttbe seeding of wheat has been late, as very few. farmers have finish ed. Frost, has also made its appearance, and blasted the Tobacco crop which was left stand ing. The: loss, however,; has. not been very, large. The foliage upon the mountain slopes presents a variegated appearance. The dark g'reen has faded from the forest groves, and the •- sere and yellow .leaf," takes its place, soon to be superseded! by the wintry blast, which will leave nothing but it barren waste. For several days: past, the cool and bracing breezes, fresh from their mountain home; made fire, and yarn' •• rigging.’’comfortable.:,' The recent outrages at Harper’s Ferry, have as you may. well judge, caused no litile excite ment, and me people of this section at this time look upon all'strangers' with suspicion: but at thu ( aame time do not forget that genuine hospi tality Tor which they are so justly character-- ized. ' ; „• But I roust now, tying, my letter jo » close, as t fear I will Wave , already tired my readers. — Hoping to, be able to write-to you soon again, I' : ’> . . JII. C. The locomotive steam engine has been called the iron horse.' The hydraulic crane ought to be called the iron elephant. A huge iron crane stands upon the quay at Newcastle. England, within a few feet of,the edge. A very thick chain, hanging over the water, may bo taken to represent the elephant’s trunk. . At the foot of the crane is a small’horizontal dial with two Qngers. A man or a boy turns one of the fin gers to the right—the chain descends into the hold of a ship lying at anchor beneath. Anol ti er touch, the chain is still. Move one of the fingers to the left, and you see rising from the ship’s .hold a burden of many tons : weight, which the chain raises from the ship above the level of the quay. Another, touch of the fin ger, and the crane comes round, and chain and heavy load part of a circle until the load is over its destined resting place. Touch the finger again, all is stationary. Another slight movement, and the load ia deposited. ■ A child can direct and control the move ments. Every movement of ■'the crane follows the dial with unerring precision. If an error occurs, it is due to the head that directs, not to the power that works. That power is a drop of water. You hear no noise, except'the chain running down- There is no haste, no extra ef fort, no uncertainty. All is impassibility and smoothness—-a smoothness which begets com placency in the' looker-on- The iron .elephant would lift a pin or a baby more safely or deli cately than could a lady. In the London docks, you may see him lift a bullock, or a tiger, or a bundle of them—or a few tons of iron, or wood, or of any other thing.,and apparently with the same ease with which he would lift a baby.— This machine is the invention of Sir William G. Armstrong, tho inventor of the rifled cannon. Once, two ministers of the gospel were con versing on extemporaneous preaching; ••Well,” said the old divine, waxing warm, you are ruining yourself by writing sermons and reading them off. Your congregation can not become interested in your preaching; and if you were called upon to preach unexpectedly, unless you could get bold of an old sermon, you would be confused.” The yount- divine used all his eloquence, but in vain, to convince the old gentleman that the written sermon expressed his own thoughts and reelings, and, if called upon, he could ' preach extemporaneously. . ‘•As we are of .the same faith, said the young minister, ‘tsuppose you try trie neit Sunday morning. On ascending the pulpit you can hand me a text from any part of the Bible,- and I will convince you that I can preach without having looked at the text ,be fore I stood up. Likewise; I must bo allbWed privilege with you, and see who will make, the best of it." ~ ■ , The idea seemed to delight the old gentle man, and it was immediately agreed upon. On the following Sabbath, on mounting the pulpit, his senior brother handed' him ft slip of paper, on which was written: “And the w opened his mouth and Spakefrom which he preached a glorious sermon, chaining the atten tion of bis delighted hearers., and charming his old friend with his eloquence.' . , ~ ’ ' afr - the young brother, who te pulpit,'handed his slip nring tho Bible, the old man l_**Atn I not thine ass?” itea, he ran his Ungers thro’ his collar, blew his noie ;, and read aloud—“Am I Another pans? in which a ted. After reading a third tine ass?” he. looked over md, and in a doleful voice. Caught in his own Trap. 'other!" slagged ng home one night ■d by the watch, to whom ily, "My name is Wilber-, igious maw—don't expose j ... ; ) Saturday Night, Sunday, under the Christian dispensation, is the .day of rest. The man of daily toil or of business occupation, who has any sense of’the dignity of bis nature or of the worth of life, ris es in'the'morning with the gratelul and-glad consciousness that his weary muscles may be relaxed,' or that he has a respite from engross ing care', ahd that he has a long day to himself —to enjoy the sweet society,of,.'.wife and chil dren, tu strengthen the tics of home, to give free play to his aftections, to refresh 1 bis jaded' spirits, to recuperate his wasted energies, to cultivate bis mind, and to develops bis moral and religious nature.. And so to the profession al man, the mental laborer, how grateful its repose to the weary, aching brain—the relaxa tion of the strain upon the intellectual faculties, which is even tnoreexhauaiing than any physi cal toil; how full of satisfaction the feeling that : his mind may suspend for a timeits continuous and compelled meditation, and as “the river windelh at its own sweet will,” so it may fol low any law of casual association or of social', impulse! Yes, the Sabbath is consecrated, not only in the creed of theology, but in, the. necessities of our nature, to repose of body and' mind, and, apart from any religious considera tions, he is no friend to humanity. Who would disturb its sacredness, or weaken Us associa tions, or secularize its occupations, and enjoy-; ments. ;So far as is consistent with the ever recurring .exigencies of life, the requirements of mercy and the services of religion, let the stillness and solemn repose of nature reign in the usually crowded thoroughfare, and during the hours which mark the passage of one day of time :b the eternity of the past. The benig nant Father, in accommodation to the weak-’ ness and wants of humanity,.rested bn'the’ seventh day and hallowed it. So let it ever be a day of rest and hallowed observance .to. his children! If, then, the Sabbath has such consecration in all thoughtful and pious minds, the evening previous has its peculiar charm, as the precur sor of and the preparation for'. it. ' Indeed, we think the sense .of: relief from . , the toils and cafes of the,week, is more keen and exhilcraiit on Saturday night than bn Sunday morning.’ The great majority of the working classes re ceive the compensation of’their week’s work at tbs end of the day, and this is lio small item in’ the satisfaction of life. A man lias a right to congratulate.himself ip the pecuniary reward of a week spent in Honest', labor., To pnake ihis satisfaction complete, and for the, full,enjoy-; ment of the next day's rest, this'. surri.'bc it small or great, should be wisely husbanded or expended. The little debts, which, when al lowed to accumulate, are a millstone around >he neck, should be scrupulously, and at once, liquidated, and the balance, after suitable pro vision has been made for the family comfort and convenience, should be carefully husbanded at home; or in some institution; which social sa gabity of philanthropy has provided for this purpose. Too. many persons, who are sober and industrious all .theweek,; think they have a right, to a little recreation, and dissipation ,at itjs close, and so lheir hard rarningamclt away, thb'»wibw. , '*nd r distr!^';bl pf Saturday night are. lost, and the subsequent' day,, which.should be one of, refreshment and repose, is passed ip the miserable effort to re cover ffora the debauch of the previous night, We have no objection to any innocent recrea tion oramusement on this evening to the man of toil; but let it be such as he can participate with his family, and let him. reflect that home duties and cares makes it as grateful to his household as to himself. We know that this is homely teaching, but it is no less true and im portant. None of us realize as fully ns we should, how far the little charities and kind messes of home go to make up the sum total of domestic felicity and of human happiness., One of the most exquisite poems in the language bus surrounded the Saturday night, not only of the •■Cottar," but of humanity, with the halo of poetic\assuciation, and it is in describing'its enjoyments, when enhanced and dignified by the remembrance of honest toil and hallowed by the affections of home and a simple, cheerful piety, that Burns, with so much beauty and truth, sting the familiar verse• From scenes like these old Scotia’s grandeur springs ; That makes her loved at home, revered abroad. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings: An honest man’s the noblest work of God. Teach the Women to Save. There's the secret. A saving woman at the bead of a family is the very, best savings bank yet established -ono that receives deposits daily ahd'hour'y, with no costly machinery to roan-' age it. The idea of saving is a pleasant one,; and if “the women” would imbibe it once, they would cultivate and adhere to il, and thus many, when they were not aware of it, would be laying the foundation for a competence, se curity ina stormy time, and shelter in a rainy day.. The woman who, secs to her own house has a large Held to save in, and the best way to inake her comprehend it is for her to keep an acconntof current expenses.’ Probably notone, wife in ten has an idea how much are the expen ditures of herself or family. Where from ope or two thousand dollars are expended annually there is a chance to save something, if the at tempt is. only made. Let ■ the ■ housewife take the idea—act upon it—and strive over it—and she will save many dollars—perhaps hundreds .-—where before she thought it impossible. This is a duty— not a prompting of avarice—a moral obligating that, rests upon all—upon “ the wo men” as'will 'as the then; but it is a duty, wo are sorry to say,that is cultivated very little, even among, those who preach" the most, and regard themselves as examples in most mattery “Teach the women to save,’,’ is a good enough maxim to be inserted in the next edition of “Poor Richard's Almanac.” An Editor IN; x, Quandht.— During (be overflow at Cairo last Spring, the editor of the ■Times there, despatched the following missive to a brother of theoraft in another locality .near by: Dear Mose The waterhas risen Surprising ly, and some • ‘cuss” has stolen, my boat., lam in the highest story of my house, and got roy head but of the window, hollering to Ed Willet on the levee. That’s the reason this letter comes to you written on a board. i: , ’ , How’s Mound City ? lam actually fearful that it is not under water! What a happy dog you must be—can you get your beer whenever you want? ' The corporation pumps have not been provided. The water will reach me to morrow.' I’m in a fix-flull.of tho Gazette, just passed my window, , , The Mayor and-Common Council floated down Main street this morning in a drift/pile: but as they had no liquor nor cards, I did not see that they enjoyed themselves. ■. Steamboats continue to navigate thelown on the outside of the levee- They do so.-hoWever. under the foolish apprehension that the dtepdst Water is tbert. “ OOB'OOUNTBT—MAT IT ALWAYS BB BIGHT—BIGHT OB WBONO, OUB OODKTBT. ” CARLISLE, PA., TfllJKpiY, l7, 1859. BEAUTIFUL ANli TOBOHINO ifre find the following Be* public'Ahi of thfe 4ih iristr Johnny < Moore is the iianio cf i,®ght-eyed, jolly-faced lad, -t Welye or of age, whose invalid mother, living on. Mi rgari street, be helps tosuppoH.by the-salfebr: lewspapera, arid by sucherrands add amall jeb ■ashotnay chance to fail in with. l6 is the he ro of the pleasant,and. about lorecord,' is extremely ncat ni HiS attire, though hisclotheshavenot alwayribeen of the best, and may have shown,' in -arijidry patches and mended rents, the result of and frugal care. ■ Irishort", JohtttjjHri just such a boy as we used : to “read about’lin Sunday School books. ■ Yesteiday morning, bright ana early, he was trudging «along Broadway, between. Franklin .avcnaeandWashingtonatreet.wbCnhechano ed to, stumble ’against a large’jacket book, which he picked upapd fpund to contain a large number of bank notes nnrf :, fcaprt&; • While he was meditating on the sudden riches be had amassed, and which . he, had slid into a capa cious pocket, or perhaps racking his youthful mind whether 16 Seek Tor the - newer or conceal his good fortune, a gentleman pushed by him in an anxious, hurried, nervoua minner. which convinced the boy- that he 'looking for something, and'he thought Jw kntw what. •'Have you lost any thihgdV asked Johnny. • .yes—roy .the gentle man’s answer; “have you seen it?” ■ The little fellow ••expebteiVilMt—he didn’t know, though. “What.kind of a.pocket ; lw)6(tsiras ; it ?’’ This led, to an adjournment ,to a neighboring store, where the flushcd ana'ilmost breathless individual '’of tlie first part? proceeded tb say that the pocket-book was a 'large black one, containing $l2OO, in' bank; bills.and some ac counts, a strip of red morrOocb binding under neath the flapping insoribed‘‘Rcibert Thomas, Oovington, Ky.'V- ■"■ ■ ' ■ The descriptioh tallied,n ; hd-Johnny‘s eyes snapped with checrfulness asthe had, found it, into tbe stranger’s hands; nnd,TVe opine there was greater joy, in that pne aot than ten thou sand dollars conld hayo pdrchalsed at the ek pensc of a guilty conscience.'' Mr. ThoinaS hardly seerhed.fto know which' to feel most-—relief on.ihe recovery of his mon ey and papers, or gratitude to,the lad and ad miration of. his honesty. TriWng Johnny by the hand, whose bounding heart (he knew not why) had by this hriie splashed,tears into his eyes, the gentleman took ‘hiiii to a clothing store and.dressed him out, from top. to toe, irfa bran new, suit-. The* proceeding to a jewelry store he purchased a good, .silver watch, upon which he directed to be engraved these words: ‘■Robert Thomas to Little johnny Moore, St. Louis. Sept. 3,19591 Honesty is. the best of policy.” . Not even cobtehhwith this, the gen erous stranger, placed in a: rieSt head purse five twenty dollar gold pieces, wh)ch.:he directed the lad to give'to his mother,, . ■v, , ; :i- We shall riot attempt the emo tions of the l • «ps; and chokcdm tt is 88 he runs ,in debt; it is done knowingly and intentionally, and very often rashly and fobliBhVy» > if not ridiculously, miserably and ruinously. The Freemasons of San, Praiiciscb liaye purchased a 1 lot of land’for $92,000, and Will erect a building Wolrth' $lOO,OOO on 1 It. ’■ Seward orHonrtyp|;. f Belter Fight than to Ban J wa*'. Boluntfft WHO IS KING ? BT J. B. uXyHKBB. There is a host of men who boast Of Powder, Cotton, Steam, But every hour the mighty powbr Of Printers’ Ink is seen;. It moves the world as easily As does sornomighly thing, And flienjptbhlaiiivih despots’ ears That “ Printers’ Ink is King.” v The man of gold, of wealth untold, Printers’ Ink may scorn, Nor knit bis brow, or deign to how To one so lowly born; But Printers’ Ink has built its throne Where mind its tributes bring; ; And God’s most gifted intellects '-Shout '“.Printers! Ink is King.” King.of the World.of Thought refined— ... No abject slave it.claims— Where superstition’s victims pined, •It burst their.servile chains. In every clime in coming years. Will men proud anthems sing; And round the world the echos float, That ‘‘Printers’ Ink is King.” Daels between Public Men. •t Occasional;” the Washington correspond ent of Forney’s Press, .in a late letter, thus speaks of the slight pretext that is often made the cause of a duel: . It is surprising upon ivhat slight causesmost of the duels between public men are fought.— From the day when Burr killed Hamilton down to that when Terry killed Broderick, there’ is hardly one el these meetings that has resulted fatally that might not bare been amicably set. tied. Public opinion is at fault in this, fcr how ever the pulpit and the press may thunder against the practice, it requireS'd man of pecu liar reputation dud peculiar faculties td refuse a challenge. Even those who rail against il, when thrown info a position with,the alternative of accepting or declining a hostile message, are in most , cases greatly .embarrassed. Gen. Hous ton refitsed to fight Commodore Moore some years ago; but inasmuch as old San Jacinto had proved his pluck he could afford it. Mr. O’- Connell','alter he shot D’Esterre, did the same thing. This was a political duel, and O’Con nell said, on the ground, “I am obnoxious to a party, and, they adopt a false pretence to cut me off;” an expression which recalls, and which may ha applied to the case of poor Broderick with overwhelming efioef. But, notwithstand ing Mr. O’Connell refused to fight; after his meeting with D'Esterre, be continued to speak, of bis opponents with unexampled bitterness, and in 1885 provoked Disraeli greatly by using the following remarkable language: “I can not, ’t said O’Connell, “divest ray mind of tho belief tliAUf this follow’s genealogy were traced, it Would be found that he is a lineal descendant and true heir-at-law of the impenitent thief who. atoned for his crimes upon the cross.’’ There is no excuse for a public man who has adopted the rule never to aeqefit a challenge when he employs such language asthis. The threatened conflict: between Breckinridge and Gutting, in 1854 : was arranged tiffed much difficulty, and grew out of a debate in which (hero was very IHile acrimony pit eithvr sldo. Everybody how believes tfiji the Cilloy duol ought never tobavei JmtfUsr;' qlj:itbpab;conflicts, the niost causeless’ was that befWb'eh'Randolphand Clay in 1826—Randolph saying “that he would do nothing to disturb, the; sleep of the child or tho repose of the mother of bis adversary,” and Clay expressing similar ’ feelings, Edward Stanley,, of North Carolina, now, I believe, preparing lor tho ministry, has had more than one encounter of this sort. ■ That in 1847, with Hon. Samuel W. Inge, now of California, then a member flora Alabama, was fought near this city with pistols. After an exchange of shots the affair was amicably adjusted. The present Senator Gwih, of California, fought with Hon. J. W. McCorkle, thou a member o(.Congress Irom the same State, in 1853. The weapons were rifles, at thirty paces, the combatants to wheel at the word add tire. A number, of spec tators were present. After three ineffectual shots the parlies agreed to shake hands, and returned to their bonus. Genera) Jackson’s duel with Dickinson,.which resulted in the death of'tho fatter, was forced upon tho former, Dick inson being one of the most expert duellists in tbe Southern country. It is stated that although Jackson was wounded, by Dickinson, he beha ved with such coolness that bis seconds did not know he was hurt until he got into tho carriage. The duel between Gen. Denver, late Commis-. sioner of Indian Affairs, and former Represen tative in Congress from California, and Hon Edward. Gilbert, in 1852, resulting in the death of the latter, grew out of an article in (he Jila California, ofwhich Mr. Gilbert Vaa tho editor, censuring John Bigler, then Governor of the State. They , fought with rifles, and on the second Are Gilbert was struck, and expired in less than five minutes. 1 might extend this list through columns, but I forbear, ,My attention is called to the subject by recent events, and by the apprehension which exists la some minds that public questions may end in private broils during the comhtg session of Congress. This all good men ought to unite in preventing. Not merely personal, but ptibljp reasons should Inspire the representatives of (he people in both Houses to cultivate the kindest feelings towards each Other. Morai.3 in Texas.— Judge Btickly, in a re cent, charge to the Grand Jury of the District Court of Galveston, presented a most deplora ble state of ntdrals in Texas. AtnOng other things, be said there Was nq other country in habited by the Anglo Saxon race in which there Was so little regard to law and order as in Tex as, and continued: During the 4 years that I hare been on tiie bench, there have been be tween 50 and 90 oases of murder before me; and in each of the twelve judicial districts in the Slate there has been a like number, then there has been upward of six hundred cases of murder in four years, showing a stale of things unequalled in any country .; and theft of. thOse six hundred cases, not six of them had been found guilty by the jury before whom they were tried. If is not possible to suppose that, in all these cases, there was a deficiency in evi dence, and the only conclusion to which lean arrive is, that the jury must have forgotten or disregarded their oaths. [CT’A young and beautiful girl, daughter of a wealthy merchant in Albany. N. Y-. has be come strongly and strangely addicted to drink, and one day last week was found nearly dead drunk in the street. She was richly dressed, and a party of rude boys were piling dry leaves upon her. ..Her parents are obliged to main tain a continual watch over her. but she occa sionally evades the surveillance, and is sure to get intoxicated if she can obtain the liquor. IC7 - Three bears Were killed, last week, in ti small strip of woods,’ near Ebcosburg, Cambria county. 1 if hev were discovered in' a; largo tree, one a datC, and thC CthcfS h'alf-groWn cubs. (£7- Mr. Alfred Robinson', of Hartford, has in his possession a Hebrew shekel, which is sup posed to be more than’ three thousand years old. They are .said to be worth $lOO each. (TT The sale of Rufus Choate's libiwT; J“* 1 completed by miction, Will realise to his family about $16,000.' i AT 52,00 PEfc ANNUM. Cnrlbni Facts abont the Presidents. The following compilation of curious coinci-. dcnccs in tho names and lives of the first seven Presidents of the United States (Washington, John Adams; Jeflcrson, Madison, Monroe, Johh Quincy Adams, and Jackson,) is furnished by the Boston Transcript: “Four of the seven were from Virginia.— Two of the same name were from Massachu setts, and the seventh was from Tennessee. — All but one were sixty six years old on leaving office, having served two terms; and one of them who had served but one term would have been sixty-six years of age at the end of anoth er. Three of the seven died on the 4th of July, and two of them on the same day and year.— Two-of tbcm were on the sub committee of thrrp that draughted the Declaration of Inde pcndence, and these (fro died on the same day and year, and on the anniversary of the Docla ration of Independence, and just half a century from the day of Declaration. .The names of three of the seven end in son, yet none of these transmitted In's name to a son. In respect to the name of all) lit Hay be said, in conclusion, Ibe initials of two of the seven were the same; and the initials of still two others were the same. The remaining one, who stands alone in this particular, stands alone also in the love and admiration of his countrymen and the civilised world—Washington! Of the first five, only one bad a son. and that son was also President." A Wealthy Man. The New York correspondent of the’New Or leans Crescent gives the following description of George Law: ••If anything don’t pay, George La w respect fully diops it. lie now owns nine tenths of lilt Eighth Avenue Railroad, which alone is an in come of a prince, and growing more valuable every day. He also owns nearly all the stock of the Ninth avenue, which, when completed, will run from the Battery through Qrecnwifch street to the Ninth avenue, and thence to Har lem'River—a nine mile concern. - Half the fer ries belong to Law.He owns the Dry D.ock Bank, and the Bank owns about forty acres of docks, bouses and land almost in the heart of the city. Law owns the Staten: Island ferry boats, and two miles of water front, nearest New York, that in a few years will be worth for docks ten millions.' He really owns the Flushing Railroad, and Heaven knows how much mote he owns. That immense thinking brain keeps accumulating. I don't think he goes into largo speculations now for the pur pose of making money. I think he works to keep from stagnating: Though not a politi cian, he wields a very powerful Influence upon politics, especially upon local affairs. Mom persons have an idea that he,is an bid man. No such thing. He is only 51 years old, and pos sesses one of those vigorous constitutions that will last him forty-nine years longer.” ; . Why Go Children Dio ! The reason why children die, says Hall’s Journal of Health, is because they are not taken care of., From the day of birth they are stuffed with food,-.choked with physio, -sloshed with water, suffocated in hot,room#*f(yimed in bed clothes: -Si much, for -ter-: week in summer, and price o t r coldest months, only tile nose 'is; permitted to peer into dayligbt. Allille later dheyiarb sent but with no clothes at ail, as to'the.parts of the body wbicli most need protection- - Bare legs, bare arms, bare necks; girted middlemost,.with an inverted umbrella to collect the air and chill the other parts of the body. A stout, strong man goes out on a cold day with gloves and overcoat, woolen stockings and thick double soled bools with cork between and rubbers over. The same day a child bi three years old, an ini fant of flesh and blood, andbone and constitu tion, goes out .with soles as thin as paper, cot. ton socks, lugs uncovered to the knees; neck bare; cn exposure which would disable the nurse, kill the mother in a fortnight, and make the father an invalid for weeks. Ami why?— To harden them to a mode of dress which they are never expected to-practice.’ To accustom them to.exposure, which a dozen years later would be considered downright foolery. ,T,o roar children thus for the slaughter pen, and then lay it to the Lord, is too bad. Wo don’t think tho Almighty has any hand in it. -And to draw comfort from the presumption that he has any agency in-the death of a child, In the man ner.ot the qnoted article, is a presumption and a profanation. (CT- 'What .party do you belong to Bill, said Joe the other day. “1 belong to the Know, no—the American, no—the—hanged if 1 hnint forgot, it, Jdc.— What kind of varmint was'it you ketchcd toih er nile.sicalin'chickens ?" •It was an opossum.’ ‘That’s it. Joe—that’s it! Op—op what did yon say it was. Joe V ■Oppossum.’ •It was something like oppossum.’ •Opposition.’ •Ihnow’dit was somethin’or tother. My party changes so often, darn me ef I ken keep up?’ (C?*.Wofkmen engaged in excavating a cel lar in south Water street. Chicago, lately ex. hunted five coffins, supposed to contain the re mains of soldiers of General Scott, buried in 1832. during the Black Hawk war. What makes a man ?—The longer I live, the more certain I am that the great difference between men..the great and. insignificantisen ergy, invincible determination, an honest pur pose once fixed, and the victory. That quality will do anything that can be done in the world ; and no talent, no circumstances, no- opportune ty, will make a twolcgged crcStufc a Umtf tfiih out h.—Ootthe. lt-away- with hiS bloqd;. Iheduiff fluid .ivojjld pollute rather fliah ■pupify;-.“-r-r:-- ;• • -- K?“If you nevcrquarrul, yon cannot havo the. luxury o(.d;i:c‘cbuciliation:_u-bili cahoot bo . had,, you khb'iC,’ without goiffg-lo tHo expense of a valley. US’” Tiie'mind of a than of genius is a loom) which concentrates into one burnibg beam thff languid lights and fires of ten thousand sur rounding minds. SsT Aii eminent spirit mortihttht iii Dublid,' announces in an Irish pajtor that lie lias still a small qnantitity of the whisky on hand which was drunk by George IV, when in Dublin. < A host ol rattlesnakes was recently dis covered neaf Council Bluff, from which the ren tile s\v ere smoked and burned out, and one hun dred and thirteen killtldi tt?“ Have frank oxplanal'iorlS with friends ih cases of affronts, They sometime* save a .per ishing friendship; but 1 , secret discontent and mla- trnst always end badly. i You can n'etef lioC'Ome prosperous while .flying from one pursuit to another. Choose some business that yon are competent to man age, and (bun.sticb to it. tE?“ Wo Ilka file fil'dii who never forgot to’ thank hekt’cn (Hi bis wife, his fireplace,' and hiS woodland, it might bo stereotyped into the dailyprnyers ol all happy Christians. 03* A man,, though so completely bankrupt ns to bo unable to .pay the \ v ery smallest debt lib has in the world,’ ban pay tlib greatest lit gnj hour lie pleases—the'debtof nature, Bo not too diffident, in your choice of d vocation j it seems right that a man should do*- vole himself to, the very highest pursuits in whicli lie has any chance di excelling. 03>~ When a distinguished gentleman heard that riomeb6‘dy hud dfed worth a million of dol lars, lie observed, “ well, that’s quite, a pretty sum to begin the next world with.” r&~ Wo advise you, girls, when dashing young fellows make love to you, never to believe that they really love you until they‘prove it by com mitting suicide pn Jour account. Smil'dpublishers of periodicals publish on white paper, some on blue, and some on yellow; A large portion pf thd political, papers should be of a color that' Won’t show dirt. Qy Some men, who, at certain bouts of the day,- ate great walkut's, calculate distance, not by Long Measiiro, no£ in yards and furlongsand miles, but by Ale and Beer and Wide Measure. OS?* In company It is proffer tb addreSVa phy sician as « Doctor.” if is a good advertisement to - a young physician; and an old one is tog well established to oaro.whether his 11116 ia used or not. - n*y If a young ladv is offended on acconrif of your stopping, When walking with her, to an swer the beggar-woman's question, .the “051 thing you can do is to give her all her lifetime to become goh’dmath'rcd again. , IT?-An exchange aaya fho sports of-a North'. American Indian and the Bril ah peer nro on a dead level. To catch a (ox, either would spend a whole day and kill a dozen horses.' rvy u ia extraordinary how many defects wa can discern In a friend after Wo have quarre&u with him. The -same remark applies to a wo man after she has rejecltjdiisV . . , , n'y~ The man tvho thought he ceii'ld learn to pair of hoots by swallowing «sherry cobblers, ’’ has' just Jssuod a work in which at t’emp s to prove (bat by eating “hops” you will acquire a know/odge of waltzing. Queer old customer. rry- Rna'ui, tlie singer, was onco singing in o provincial town “The Gambler's Wile,” and having uttered the words “.{fusfi! he comes" hot yef! '■ The'clock strikes’ one I” . , • Ho effuck flio jicy to Imitate tho sudden knoll o( tho departed hoiif, when a respectably dressy ed woman' ejaculated, to tho astonishment of everybody: “ Wouldn’t I have fetched him ,‘nAmdt” dl& itnb (Ihbi