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T j On the evening of the 4th of June, 1885,
- ihq steamboat “Rob Roy,” started from
; St; , Louis ■td New Orleans with a full
• ttrowd oLpassongera. Immediately after
■ “geltiDg good headway,” to adopt a favor-j
- jte back wood’s phrase, one person attract- 1
;'id universal; attention, by tho annoying
'.<figernesS With which ho endeavored to
'®iako up a party at cards. Indeed, his oft,
tjjfcpeatod nn d ;'persevering offorts to that,
sopn became insulting and unendura-i
• KJjle; and yet ;his:appearance was such as |
’ |h deter the bravest on board from admin- 1
■ -fitering the chastisement which hesojust-i
i' jw deserved. He was a huge mass ofi
j Eighty bone and muscles, with swarthy i
j Jfeniures, bearing the impress of many I
I 'ijpars; piercing black eyes, that seemed !
10 possess the power of blasting tho be- j
Eblderrr-cold, gleaming eyes, suchjujytaunt I
' the memory painfully ; a rank luxuriance i
• oHdonl black hair, immense whiskers and
,fghouBtache. This savage looking figure j
| Jifas habited in dhe costliest clothing, and ,
„R%i)omed with a profusion.of jewelry, whilo |
tb outlines of tho several murderous wenp
is were plainly distinguishable beneath his |
gaudy,vest and superfine coat. Nor did
hemeed these to render him an object of
ferror. A connoisseur in the science of
Belligerent gymnastics would have confi
dently pronounced'.him a match for any
live men on deck, without any aid from
lead or cold steel.
•Sf- At length after mhny failures, he pro
filed on'a wealthy young merchant of
\ fjntchez, to join him at a game of ‘poker.’
sat down beside a small table near
’ tjje bar, and were soon absorbed in the
qiost perilous of all excitements of which
. Uie two alluring ingredients are tho vani
and pride of individual skill, and the
tflncertainty of general hazard. At first j
the stakes were small, and the run of
Girds seemed wholly in favor of the mer
chant; but presently they bet more freely,
itid gold eagles and hundred dollar notes
"jro showered down on the board with
travogant ardor; and the current of for
no changed; ebbed away from the young
flterchant, and’flowed to the professional
tmbler, in a stream like tho ocean’s tide.
i usually- happens in such cases, his
' .of success only piqued and madden
' the loser, and he sought to recover
hfciselftby venturing such desperate ven
tures as could not but deepen nnd confirm
t# ruin. And thus they continued during |
long summer night. The intensity of
tit Cir excitement became equivalent to
insanity. Every nerve was strung —eve-
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Ujpiost —their teeth were set as those of an
tfcj|onists in mortal strife—the sweat roll-
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•S 3, andhis firm] thin ljps woro a
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iri of hie’ red c&lico.'shirt, his person
tssed' whdlly in blickskin, orpa
with long flowinginssels, and with
wrought oat of variegated heads,
fashion of some western Indians:
id close beside the card table, and
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Ho staked fivo thousand : dollars, his last
cent of money in tho world on two pair of
kings.”
The whiskered gambler “called” him :
they showed hands, tho blackleg had “two
pairs of aces,” and “raked the board.”—
The merchant dropped to the floor as if
he had been shot through the brain—his
beautiful young wife flew to his side und
fell shrieking upon his bosom. They were
both borne away insensible to tho ladies’
cabin.
As he deposited the winnings in his
pocket, the gambler emitted a hoarse laugh
that sounded frightful like the chuckle of
a fiend, but ho instantly lost color, ns a
low, calm voice remarked in his ear—
“ Villain you play a strong hand at many
different games, but hore stands one that
can bent you at all of them.”
He turned, met the glanco of those keen
bluo eyes, so preternnturally bright, and
shuddered, but he immediately gained his]
presence of mind, for he was no coward, ]
and then he frowned till his shaggy brows]
met like the coil of a serpent, and demand- j
ed sternly— |
j “Beggar who are you to bunter a gen-]
I tlemnn thus rudely ?”
“lam James Bowie, of Texas,” theoth-'
er answered with a ringing laugh, “and
you are John Lafitte, a bastard of the old
pirate!”
The gambler reeled in his choir ns if he
had been struck with n thundorbolt, hut
recovered again from the shock in a mo
ment, and asked in a firm tone—
“ What game do you wish with me?”
“Polxr first, and pistols afterwards, if
you play foul!” replied Bowie.
“Very well,” rejoined ihe other, and
.thev took their seats at tho table.
For u time the success seemed about
| equally balanced, the gain nnd loss being
alternato. At last the gambler ventured
<ono of his skillful manoeuvres in dealing.
Bowia smiled strangely as his quick eye
detected the trick. He said nothing, how
ever, but looked at his hand, and bet five
thousand dollars,staking the money in ten
large bills. The gambler went five thou
sand dollars higher, which rosultqd in a
“call.”
Bowie held “four jacks,” but with a ha
bitual fiendish chuckle, his antagonist
showed “four queens,” exclaiming us he
did so—
“By heaven, the pile is mine !” I
“Not yet,” shouted Bowie, as with both !
hands ho reaped the heup of notes to the j
tune of twenty thousand dollars, into his
pocket.
Choking, and purple with rage and
shnme, the gambler roared —
“To the hurricane deck, and let the pis
tols bo trump this turn !”
“Good as gold !” replied Bowie, and the
two hastily ascended the stairs and assum
ed their separate positions—the gambler
over the stern and Bowie over the prow.
At that instant the sun was rising in a
cloudless sky. Nature looked sublime—
a bride worthy her Almighty Husband
and God. The woods und waters appear
ed as parts of the divine picture, with the
boundless blue of heaven for its back
ground. The broad bosomed river rolled
away like an immense sheet of burnished
silver, speckled here and thcro with u flash
of golden bubbles; shining fishes gambol
ed in the sparkling wave; and ull tho
bright birds —those sweet singers, flvhoso
life is a dream, and that dream only mu
sic—chanted their wild anthem to the new
day ; while tho two great duellists, the
most deadly ever known in tho south-west,
stood with cocked pistols, eye to eye, and
their fingers fixed on tho hair triggers,
prepared and waiting to slay and bo slain.
“I am ready. You give tho word,”
cried Bowie, in his clear, ringing voice,
and with that inseparable smile; of strange
npeaning on his lips.
“I am ready. Fire !”' ehputed tho gam
bler, in tones murderous as death.
T/m two pistols roared simultaneously.
Bowie die! not move, though ho had barely
escaped with his, life, for the bullet of his
foe had cut away ono of the golden locks
of his yellow hair. '£he gambler was shot
through the heart, and dropping on the
brink of tho deck, had almost tumbled in
to the river. He was buried by the squat
tors at the next wood yard. And thus
perished, justly, a bastard, son of the great
piratp Lafitte.;
There never was a jury cmpannelled in
the west ’who would have brought in a
verdict.against any, njan for killing him.,
and more especially under the circumstan
ces, because public opinion pronounced
that “lie ought to, be .killed.’’ And such
wdro tho desperadoes Bowie commonly
exterminated. ....
’ The generous victor .ininaodiately pro
ceeded'to the ladies’, cabin' and restored
the'winftipgs pf tho gamblpr,to thp young
merchant opt!) wife, who bqth
received tijo boar: ns a gift from heaven,
.\yitli'h«(-tiqificli'. : gs jpy, , ,
patriotic 1 manufacturer has
lately 1 produced hdVjng
<Adaih's, ! Ffanklin, 'nnd Lafiiyetto for the
four fcingbi; Venus, Fbrfunbf Ceres, arid
Minerva for th© four queens». and,four,ln- ;
diah chidfs.'iok the T6urknkvqsi7Ta pUrjpus
fhcrtilV party as l i>hQ l may me®t in a long
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Clearfield, fi*a., March I $53.
A SAD PICTURE.
Those of our country readers, says the
People’s Paper, who look upon city life as
one continued round of pleasure, will find
in the following sketch, from tho Esculu
pian, of tho every day experience of a
young Doctor, a true picture of tho condi
tion of tho poor and the unfortunate. It is
undoubtedly true that we have also among
us tho fortunate, who grow rich and revel
in the luxuries of tho world. But for ev
ery one of these we have at least one case j
fully as sad in its details as that described
below by the Doctor.
I had just finished tea, and was quietly
seated in my office before a grateful fire,
that glowed as if to promise me an even
ing of uninterrupted comfort, when the
bell rang with a peculiar jerk, which seems
to belong in a spocial degree to doctor’s
bells, and sent n thrill throughout my !
frame, as though it was tho summons into
some abode of misery, as had been
tap frequently the case of late.
] The door was opened, and in stepped a -
j thin palo faced girl, about sixteen years]
old, wearing a straw bonnet, and with no'
j other outer garment than a common blan-'
| ket shawl drawn close about her should- ]
] crs. Hhe was dripping wet, notwithstund
| ing the protection of an old umbrella which
' she held in her hand, for it was raining ]
' most piteously. ' '
j I invited her to come near the fire, and
'at the same time to tell me the object of
her visit.
Her first accent revealed, though slight
ly,her Irish descent, ns site timidly,though
deliberately, told me that she had come to
see if I would go with her to prescribe for
her mother, who was very bad with the
dropsy, nnd there was danger that she
would not live through the night. .
I enquired why she had not called ear
lier, if her mother was so dangerously ill,
upon which she told me that she had
been to see the doctor who had atten
ded her mother for some time; and as
ho lived some ways up 'town, it had
taken ull her time after work, without
waiting even to cat her supper.
“But why does not your attending phy
sician go to sec your mother to-night?” I
asked.
“He tells me that he can do no more
good without on operation, for which he
should charge ten dollars; and that is
more money tlinn I have been ablo to save
from my earnings,”
“How long has he attended your moth
er?”
“About six weeks.”
“Do you owe him anything for services
now ?’’
“No, sir, he has been paid a dollar at
each visit.”
“How often has ho called ?”
“Twice a week.”
“Have you no means but what you
earn 7”
“No, sir; my father has been long
dead; and since my mother’s sickness, 1
have to support the family.”
“How many are there of you !”
“Four, sir;, my mother that is sick, n
youngor sister, and a little brother.”
“What do you do to support so many 7”
“I bind hats, sir, at a place in Pearl
street.”
“How much can you earn a week 7”
“When I can work all tho lime, 1 can
earn four dollurs and a half.”
“Can you make two dollars and a half
defray your weekly expenses, alter paying
the doctor 7” >
“By pinching, as we havo but
ono room, for which we pay fiP.y cents a
week, and that gives us two dollars to buy
food with.” I
I had made tho Tabove enquiries rapid
ly, and they were /a ns wo red without hesi
tation, evidently (with a sense of obliga
tion that I shouldfknow the truth. When
I had ceased to interrogate her, she looked
up fa if in my face, and said :
“Now, doctor, I have just fivo dollars,
which I can pay you for your services,
and I will pay as much more as you wdl
charge, as fast as I can earn it, if you will
go to-night and do what you can for my
poor mother; for I am afraid if sho is hot
helped she may die before morning.”
“Where do you live 7” I enquired.
“ At No."*— Stone ; street, in an old
building, near the middle of the block out
of Whitehall.”
“I will copse down directly.”
“Do you think you can find the place?
It is very dark to-night, and tho street is
no; well lighted.”
I assured hop that I could find my way,
up9h which oho got up to leave, evidently
with a much 1 , lighter heart than when she
entered. J
“Do youitide-'j’’l asked,:
“No, sir j] always walk.”
ThinkuSyt might bo to save expense, I
■ offered, USj a sjxpencQ, which she was
abqut to—-Scljno taking, when, I told her
filial I ■ her to.get home to her moth
,er as possible, so that sho might
be ppepi„lffl for mv arrival, and therefore
sbo„'vp|? I& f , |pbligo;me. by receiving: it* and
get intof““4tago, ~ This seemed : to. satisfy
her, np’ jho took it without. a .word of j
crin;me>B3a land passed opt,, 1 j
.fortft-gmtn. my pocket from o' pnedictno i
chest wh remedies as l thought 'most!
'll/
likely to be I put on my heavy
coat and India rubbers, and with my um
brella in my hand started out.
It had been snowing through the day,
but at sundown the wind shiftod southerly,
and growing milder rain commenced fall
ing, which with the.half melted snow ren
dered the street as uncomfortable for pe
destrians as could possibly be imagined.
'Hailing an omnibus, 4 soon found myself
the twelfth inside, closely shut up, without
a breath of air, but what had probably
inlmled half a dozen times, nnd fla-
I vored very strongly with the fumes of wet
I garments, rum and tobacco.
Whoever has business in Stone street,
will, no doubt, recollect an old brick
building, tottering upon its foundation, be
tween lofty stores, and readily recognized
as the abode of numerous poor Irish fami
] lies. By the faint light of a distant lamp,
1 concluded this must be tlu place of my
destination.
While looking for the number over un
lopen door leading into a hall, I was ad
dressed by a voice in little more than an
! audible whisper, which I at once recogni
-1 zed, saying :
j “This is the place, doctor—come quick
ly, for I ain afraid mv poor mother is dy
>g-”
i I followed my guide as closely as possi
ble, for it was impenetrably dark ; nnd
having ascended two pair of rickety stairs,
she pushed open a door that stood leaning
so as to fall to by its own gravity, and I
entered a small attic room in the rear part
of the building; and thereupon a bed,
(bolstered up with tho utmost care, so as to
| favor the Iceblc powers of respiration, lay
] the mother, calmly und unconsciously
1 breathing out the last short breath of life;
! and there, leaning upon that bed, were the
! two younger children, weeping most pit
' eously the bitter tears which none but the
orphan can ever shod ; and there, stand
ing calm und statue like, was the faithful
-daughter, with her eyes fixed upon the
mother who would never -speak to her
I again.
Consumption Curable. —A book enti
tled “Information respecting the practice
of F. H. Ramadge, M. D., by J. M. Howq,
M. D., has just been published in Ne\V
York. In reviewing it, the Evening Post
savs:
“Dr. Howe has himself been a sufferer
from this relentless disease. On his way
to the south of Europe in search of relief
he became so ill in Paris that he deter
mined to return honic while he had the
strength to do so. In London he was in- j
duced to consult Dr. llamadge, senior phy- j
siciun to the infirmary for asthma, con- j
sumption, &., who eflbcted his cure in the
course of two or three months. The
principal remedy was the use of a tube,
through which the patient breathed, for
the purpose of expanding, airing and ex
ercising the lungs. The construction of
the tube is adapted to this purpose- The j
air is drawn in gradually through u largo |
uperature, and then, when in the lungs, a’
small valve closes, and leaves a smaller |
opening, through which tho air passes out; 1
thus leaving the air in the lungs fora lon-1
gcr period of time than it would remain
without tho tube, causing ultimately a per
manent enlargement of tho lungs and
chest, and a great invigoration of the sys
tem. Whenever a person is tending to
consumption, there is a growing contrac- ]
tion of the chest, and the lungs being only
partially inflated, the blood loses a great
portion of the benefit which nature inten
ded should be derived from full and per
fect inspiration. Now, whether the tube |
bo the best means of counteracting this I
contraction, we do not pretend to say,
never having seen one—but the principal
on which it is based is entirely correct. —
Large-chested men seldom die of consump
tion and the size of this cavity can be in
creased by use like any other part of the
body. The consulting physicians of life
insurance companies, who, in tho examin
ation pf applicants for policies, are obliged
to inflate their lungs to their utmost ten
sion,, twenty times a day, in order to show
tho person under examination how the
thing is to be done, having noticed a re
markable increase in the size of their own
chests, and a corresponding improvement
in general health. The same expansion
results from violent exercise—hence its
advantage. But as violent exercise is im
possible to . the, consumptive patient, the
tube is offered as producing much the came
effect. Medicines are now only uspd in
this diseaso to sooth.the sufferer; n jour
ney to warm climates is considered,by the
best medical men, a forlorn hope. Fresh
air, generous diet, gentle exercise are the
only remedies. We can seo no possible
harm in using the tube, and many reas
ons why it should prove advantageous.
OCrPottqr County, Pennsylvania, whore
no intoxicating .liqupj; is sold, is attract
ing the attention of' persons, settling in
Pennsylvania,’ as a' plac'd whore life arid
property will Bo more secure, and county
taxes lighter, in our State.
The coroner’s fees last year only amount
ed to- fifty cents! 1 The eiperike's of Phila
delphia county* c'ttubed .by intoxicating li
quors,' ivbuld • go far to |)tirchdse Potter co.
out and out. ' 1
SOMEBODY IN MY BED.
BY W. J. JONES, ESQ., OF IIAnRISDURO, PA.
“I beliovo, Captain,” said th£ doctor, “1
never told you my adventured with a wom
an at my boarding house, when 1 was at
tending tho lectures.”
“No, let’s have it.” replied a short,
flabby, fat man about fifty, with nervous
temperament, and a verv red fnce.
“I boarded at a house in which thero
were no lemnlos except tho lanladyandan
old colored cook—”
The captain by way of requesting him
to go on said, “well!”
“I often felt the want of female society
to soften the severo labors of deep study,
and dispel the e/mui to which I was sub
ject —”
“Well!”
“But as I feared that forming acquain
tance with the Indies might interfere with
my studios, 1 avoided them all—”
“Well!”
“One evening, after listening to a long
lecture on physical unatomy, and after
dissecting a large negro, fatigued in body
and inind, I went to my lodgings—”
“Well !”
“I went into the hall, took a large lamp
anti went directly into the room, it being
then after 1 o’clock—”
“Well !”
“1 placed the light upon the table, and
commenced undressing. I liurdly got
my coat oil’ when my attention was at
tracted to a frock and a quantity of petti
coats lying on a chuir near the bed—”
“Well!”
“And a pair of beautiful small shoes
and stockings on the floor. Of course I
thought it strange and was about to re
tire—but then I thought as it was my
room 1 had at least a right to know who
wus in my bed—”
“Exactly so,” said the captain, and
“well!”
“So I took tho light, went softly to the
bed, and with a trombling hand drew
aside the curtain. Heavens, what a sight !
A young girl—l should say and angel—
of about eighteen, was in there asleep—”
“Well!! !”
“As I gazed upon her, 1 thought I had
never witnessed anything more beautiful.
From underneath u little night-cap, reveal
ing the snow in whiteness, fell a stray
ringlet over a neck and shoulders of ala
baster —”
“Well! !!” said the excited captain
“Never did I look upon a bust more
perfectly formed. I took hold of the cov
erlid and softly pulled it down—”
'■'Well!" said the captain,
haste ”
“She had on a night dress, buttoned up
before, but softly I opened the two first
buttons—”
“Well !! !” said the captain, “how
now?”
“And then, yo gods ! what a sight to
gaze upon—a Hebe—pshaw, words fail 1
Just then—”
“WELL !!!” said the captain, “lam in
suspense !”
“I thought I was taking a mean advan
tage of her, so I covered her up, seized
my coat and boots, und went and slept in
another room !”
“IT’S A LIE shouted the excited cap
tain, jumping up and kicking over his
chair —IT’S A LIE, certainly !”
Pueseuvation op the Mental Pow
ers.—Fatuity from old ago cannot be cur
ed ; but it may be prevented by employing
the mind constantly in reading and con
versation in the evening of life. Dr. John
son ascribes tho fatuity of Dean Swift to
two causes : first, to a resolution made in
his youth that he w.ould never wear spec
tacles, from the want of which ho was un
able to read in tho decline of life ; and
second, to his avarice, which lod him to
abscond from visitors, or deny himself to
company, by which means ho deprived
himself of the only two methods by which
new ideas are acquired, or old ones reno
vated. His mind languished from want of
■exercise, and gradually collapsed into idi
otism, in which stato he spent tho close of
hts life, in a hospital founded by himstjlf
for persons afflicted with the same disord
er, of which ho finally died.
.Country people, 4 when thoy havo no.''tel<
ish for books, when they lose the .ability
to work, to go abroad, from age or .Weak
ness, are very apt to become fa v tuitqus es
pecially as thoy are too often, deserted jn.
their old age by the younger branches of
the families ; in cpnsequonce of which
their minas becpmo torpid from the want
of society and conversation, Fatuity is
more rare in cities, than in country places,
only becauso society and conversation
be had in them on more, easy terms,
and it is less common among lyomen than
men, only because their employments are
of such a nature as to admit of their being
carried on by their firesides, and in a se
dentary posture.
The illustrious Dr. Franklin exhibited n
strjking instance of the influence of read
ing, writing and conversation, in prolong
ing a sound and active state of all tho
faculties of jho mind. In his eighty-fourth
year he discovered no one mark in any of
them of the weakness of decay; usually
observed in the minds of persons nt that
advanced period of life.— Dr, Rush.
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Number 13.
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WOMAN’S BIGHTS.
A STORY OF LEAP YEAR.
Sam Smith sat at home on New Year's
day, in dishabille, flis beard was unsha
ven, his hair uncombed, his long boots
were and lie was leaning
back in a picturesque attitude, with his
heels against the mantel-piece, smoking a
cigar. Sam thought to himself that it was
leap year; how glorious if would be if the
ladies would pop the question, in accord
ance with their ancient privileges.
As he was watching the smoke which
so gracefully curled, his fancy glowed
with the idea, how delightful it would be
to have the dear creatures fondling on
him, and with tender glances endeavoring
to do the agreeable.
As he mused, his heart softened, and ho
began to feel a squeamish, womanish sen
sibility, diffuse over his feelings, and he
thought he would faint with propriety the
first time a lady should squeeze his hand.
Rap, rap, rap, sounded at tho door.—
Sam peeped through the Venetian blinds.
“Mercy!” exclaimed he, “ifthere isn’t
Miss Jones, nnd 1 all dishabille, and look
ing like a fright; good gracious, 1 must go
right away and fix myself.”
As he left the room, Miss Jones enter
led, and with a composed air intimated that
jshe would wait. Miss Jones was a firm
i believer in woman’s rights, and now that
the season was propitious, she determined
to take advantage thereof, and do a little
courting on her own hook. It was one of
woman’s privileges, which had been usur
ped by tho tyrant tnan, and she determin
ed to assert her rights in spite of the hol
low formalities of the false system of so
ciety.
“Dearest how beautiful you look;” ac
companying tho words with a look of un
disguised admiration.
“Spare the blushes of a modest young
man, said Sam, applying the cambric to
his face to hide his confusion.
“Nay, my love, why so coy?” said Su
san. “Turn not away those lovely eyes,
dark as jet, but sparkling as the diamond.
Let us rest,” said she, drawing him to the
sofa; “there with my arm around thee, 1
will protest my true affection.”
“Leave, O, leave me!” murmured Sam»
“Think or my youth and inexporienrfe—
spare my palpitating heart.”
“Leave theo.” said Susan pressing him
closer to her; “never! until tho story of
restless nights, unquiet days of aspiration,
fond emotions and undying love, are laid
before thee. Know, that for years I have
nursed for thee n secret passion. Need I
tell theo how each manly beauty moved
me—how I worshipped like,a sun in the
lurid light of those raven tresses —how my
fond heart was entrapped in the meshes of
those magnificent whiskers—how I would
yield to the government oftliat imperial ;
thy manners so modest, so delicate, en
chanted me—joy to me —for thy joy was
my joy. My heart is forever thine—take
it—but first let ma snatch one kiss from
[ those ruby lips.
The overwhelming features or the dcli
| cate youth were too strong —ho fainted
j from excess of joy. Meanwhile the en
lamored maiden hung fondly over him,
I and—
Slowly the eyes of Samuel Smith open
ed ; —ho gazed wildly about him—-then
meeting the ardent gaze of his lover, he
blushed deeply, and from, behind his hand
kerchief faintly faltered out, "Ash mi/
ma /”
Dow, jb., orr Delinquents. —The prin
ter’s is n very disagreeable situation: hi-*
money is scattered everywhere, and Iks
hardly knows whero to look for it. His
paper, his type, journeyman’s labor and
living must be paid for. You Mr.
and Mr. , and a hundred others I
could name, have taken his paper, and you
and your children and your neighbors,
have been instructed and amused by it.
If you miss one paper, you think /very
hard of the printer—you would rather go
without your best meal than’be deprived
of your newspaper. Have you complied
with tho terms of your subscription? Have
you taken the pains to furnish the printer
with his money, as he hns furnished you
with his paper! Have you paid for Ifis
hand work and his head work? 11 you have
JioVgo and pay him off.
tho Unitod States w.oqld do in
case of war with England and France, was
the theme of a speech recently made at a
Peace meeting in Manchester, England, by-
Mr. Cobden. It would seem from the ten
or of his remarks, that un impression pre
vailed in England that should that govern
ment aeclaro war against the. U.
States would “pitch in” in aid of England.
This Mr. Cobden asserted was all moop
shine, and that Ihe only effect on ijie'Uni
ted States of such n ,war would W. Jo; give
them, the currying trade of the world. He
baid ihe Americans would hot : n!|y them
selves to any Eufi&pepn wnr,.but that iyliqn
they wanted to fight they would do it on
thoir own hook.. " .
03rLocomotive engine builders, in dif
ferent sections of the Union, l ure hi! said to
be laboring under a great pressure l of bu
siness, caused by the increase of railroads
all ovqt the country, and tho consequent
demand for locomotives. (