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OF LOCK HAYEY, PA.,
INSURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer
chandise, Farm Property, and other Build
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DIRECTORS.
Hon. John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey,
John B.Hall, T. T. Abrams,
Charles A. Mayer, D. K. Jackman,
Charles Crist, W. White,
Peter Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen.
Hon. G. C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Thos. A'itcluu, Sec'j.
REFERENCES.
Samuel H, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D.
VA. Winegardner, Wm, Vanderbelt,
L. A. Mackey. Wm. Fearon,
A. White, Dr. J. S. Crawford,
James Quisle, A. Updegraff,
John W. Maynard, James Armstrong,
HOB. Simon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler.
Agent for Mifflin county, G. W. STEW
ART, Esq. ap23
[idtmiitv from Loss ami Damage by Fire,
JUtki rtriU of Marine antl fuland Transportation.
CONTINENTAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by the Legislature of Peniuiylra
ni a, with a Perpetual Charter.
Authorized Capital, $1,000,000.
Office So. 61 Walnut St. above Second, Phila.
Fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer
chandise, ie., generally. Alarine Insurance
? Cargoes and Freights to all parts of the
nrid. iuiand Insurance on Goods, &c., bv
Lakes, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to
si! parts of the Union, on the most favorable
arms, consistent with security.
DIRECTOR*.
George W. Colladay, William Bowers,
lata jl. Cteman, Joseph Gat,
Livin V. Maehette," Howard Hinchman.
GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President.
GALES* WILSON, Secretary.
Agent for Mifflin county, Wm. P. EL
LIOTT, Eq. febl9-ly
'BIBIM AMiDMJ
AS'D
Snyder County Normal School, i
FKLEBI KG. PA.
THE iiiird semi-annual session of this Insti- '
I tution will commence on TUESDAY, July j
-Ist, and continue 22 weeks. Its location is 1
pleasant and healthy, buildings new and com
modious. and terms low. It is the constant aim
: the teachers to impart sound instruction and
"arefully develop and direct the mental, moral
'-nd physical energies of the student. The
t'ttrse of study will thoroughly prepare those I
pursuing it for college, llw; studv of a profession
or business pursuits. The NORMAL. DEPAP.T
--i-.vr offers superior facilities to teachers, and
■ 'se wishing to become such, to acquire the
wcessary qualifications. The County Suj.erin
'erdent wiil frequently review clas s e.s and It-c
--;' r on the practical duties of the school room,
vttures are also delivered in connection with
'M subjects of study, and every exertion made
C qualify applicants for the profession. Ar
rangements are being made with directors to
procure schools for those who obtain creditable
certificates.
TERMS
Urard. room, tuition, &c. $52 to 60
'"■t on alone, 8 to 16
" in Normal Deparlm't per qr., 6
: e extra. Boarding in the village, $1 GO
iSJOO per week.
Ge'a catalogue containing further parlicu
"v Address GEO. F. Mt FAR LAND,
jjU Principal.
IT27F GE.CCSEE.Y,
PROVISION AND FISH STORE.
THE subscriber has opened a Grocery, Pro
vision and Fish Store opposite Major Eisen-
J,ii * Hotel, where he has just received a fine
Miartment of fresh
JFamUg (Srocenra,
imoog which tnay be found fine Coffee, Sugar,
jra*. Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers,
* h Ham, Shoulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy j
\i CC0 ' Se fc ars i Soap, &c.
A.i°, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a
-fje assortment of Willow-ware, which he
j 5 :° r cash very cheap.
' will pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes, j
; °SIODS, 4,C. (
a -5, see prices, and judge for yourselves.
JAMES IRWIN.
Sugar, Syrups and Teas
GREATLY REDUCED.
' T Urown Sugar at Bail cte. per lb.
T 11 a 13 do
T lea V 02 a 100 do
jvering'B best Syrup, 75 per gallon
New York F ' 50 F do
AIJ Crleans Molasses, 50 de
Kw r a? i** 1 the old Steam Mill Store, by
D v> & Co. Also, the prices on !
, "RY GOODS GREATLY REDUCED,
ttth£. U8 * c&n - w ell for !
er than any other house,
-i-l! KENNEDY, JUNK IN A CO.
TT DR. MARKS.
il rnav reßu ®ed the practice of medicine,
Public Sn„. Wa^s found at his office in the j
May 71857 ° t t JP oß ' te Lewitown Hotel
S°J 0 , ft ' Dry and Green 1 in. Boards, j
•*f lT #3.00 per 100 feet, for Nit by
FRANCIBCUB.3 I
iPffiHSJwiiffi AS?® wnnuKamro ®s nraaisraira, mswwwsj 9 mwwmiss mvmss* b>^ o
THE
MUM'S COOK STOVE
IT TOE STOVE WAREHOISE OF
F. Gr, FrancisciiSj Lewistown.
300 STOVES
for sale low for cash.
Farmers and others burning wood can find
one of the best wood Cooking Stoves used.—
This excellent Stove is made heavy for use,
takes a stick ot wood 28 inches long, has a very
large fire place and oven, bakes well, and got
iup ia good style. VVill warrant it to do its
work well, and give good satisfaction. It
comes much lower in price than stoves of this
kind generally. sep!7
PEARL snd Ivory handle Table and
Dessert Knives, for sale by FRAM'CISCUS.
I) ILLS for Frame Stuff' filled at short
J r.otic®, of good quality, and at low rates.
a "8 13 FRAKCIBCUB.
' ! ( H i DO °RS' inside and outside,
I Room and I-rout Doors, assorted sizes and
i qualities, from $1 50 to $3 each. FRA.VCtSCI'S.
150,000 Joint Shingles, 40.000 best 24
inch Lap Shirigln, on hainl mid for sale by
! FRANCIACUS.
150,000 Plastering Lalh, 3, 3], 4 & 4.1
. feet long, and the best in the market, for sale by
au S'3 FIIANCISCUiS.
OTOYES 1 STOVES! STOVES!—
LJ All kinds of far lor, Room, Bar, lla!| and Cook
Stoves, on hand and for sale at reduced (trices by
t"!* 1 Fit.-)9tCISC US.
G1 AS BTHNERS! G AS BURNERS!-
n The most economical coal burning Room or Parlor
Stove ever introduced; made uttogellier of wroughi iron,
no oilier metal being used in their manufacture at all.and
will save at least 50 |ier cent more of coaltiian any stove
used. On hand and fair sale by
septl7 FRANCISCUS.
PATENT KNIFE CLEANERS—
One of the greatent labor saving machines ever in
vented Every housekeeper should have one. Also,
Apple Parers, Bread Toasters, Preserving Kettles, brass,
copper, porcelain, tinned, Ac. For sale by
sepil7 FRANCISCUS.
SOLE LEATHER, Calf Skins, Fink
Killing do, tipper Leather, Kipp do., Madras and
Tanipico Morocco, with ail kinds of Ereuch Kitt Shoe
Findings, ft r sale at lowest rates by
septl7 FRANCISCUS.
rPHE NE PLUS ULTRA of cook
A sioves is the Xi.lile Cook— the roost perfect now in
use. Everv one wauling lite BSST cooku g stove, are re
spectfnlly ievited to call anil • xamiue this baker, baking
bread equal to a brick oven This excellent store is
warranted in every respect. For sale by
sept 17 FRANCISCUS.
CfOAL BUCKETS, several patterns,
/ Pokers, Shovels, .Sifters Castings for all ordinary
stoves, Tin aed Jrun Tea Kettles, Tin and Copper Bottom
Wa.-h Boih-rs, Stove {toilers, Griddle*, Long Pans, Hike
Pai s. In fact, alt kinds of trimmings and fixtures
for stoves can be had a! the establishment of
sept 17 FRANCISCUS.
H A 11 D WARE!
To Buy Cheap for Cash,
Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's,
Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's,
Sa>itllets, buy at Uoffman's,
Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,,
Builders, buy at Hoffman's,
Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's.
Don't forget, if you want good Stoves, Pump
Chains, Oil Cloths, .Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery,
Vices. Bellows, Chains, Glass, 4c , F. J Hoff
man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can
be accommodated. sept 3
TO MARKSMEN —ltilles and Shot Guns,
Shot, Powder, Caps. &e., for sale at
wp3 HOFFMAN'S.
P APER. Printing Paper, best quality of Wri
ting, Letter and Note Paper, Envelopes,
&c. at HOFFMAN'S.
FtESERXING and Pickling Jars, of Glass
and Stoneware, quart and half gallon, just
what is wanted for Tomatoes, Fruit, Ac., at
sep3 HOFFMAN'S.
STO\ ES! A NF.W COOK STOVE FOB WOOD !
—lts unusually large oven and fire box and
its entire suitableness to Ihe wants of the farm
er, place it far in advance of any now in use.
A number have been sold and have given entire
satisfaction. Also, other Cook Stoves, for coal
or wood; Parlor Air Tight Wood Stoves; Coal
Stoves for parlor, store, office ard shop, at
tcp 3 HOFFMAN'S.
DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS,
Reditlnts, .Medicines, Medicines,
Paints, Paints, Paint*,
f.'laK*, Glass,
Oil*, Oils, Oils,
Trusses, Trusses,
At HOFFMAN'S.
New Arrangements.
AFTER returning our sincere thanks to our
numerous friends and customers for their
continued patronage, I would inform them that
I am still to be found at
; O i L&iC£> <3DH<£I
With a desire to bring my business nearly to
CASH, after the first of April our credit terms
will be Thirty Days and accounts not to exceed
Fifty Dollars. We hope still to conduct our
business so that wc shall enjoy the good will
of our numerous customers, and that the num
ber may be greatly increased.
marl 2 F. J. HOFFMAN.
GEO. W. ELDER,
Attorney at Law,
OFFICE in West Marketstreet.oppositeEisenJ
bise's Hotel, will attend to any Business in the
courtsof Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun
ties Lewistown. Julv 1, 1853.
BLACKSMITH'S COAL,
LUMP COAL,
WILKESBARRE EGG COAL,
SUNBURY COAL,
Just received, and for sale low, and deliv
ered in any part of town, by
novs SAMUEL COMFORT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1858,
JBtoral ana itrUjjioiKJ.
[Published bv request.]
Iti: IS TIME.
The voice of wisdom hear!
lie in time, be in time !
To give up every sin
In earnest now begin—
The night will soon set in !
Be in time, be in time!
1 e aged sinners hear!
Be in time, be in time!
A our sands arc moving fast,
A our die will soon be cast—
Ye aged men, make haste!
Be in time, be in time!
Though late you may return,
Be in time, be in time !
Though late you may return,
You're not too old to learn
While the lamp holds out to burn!
Be in time, be in time!
To who are young in years,
Be in time, be in time!
You say you're in your bloom,
And far from the dark tomb-
But mind your day will come !
Be in time, be in time!
Backslider, dost thou hear!
Be in time, be in time!
Thy sinful course forsake,
And thyself to prayer betake—
Thy deathless soul's at stake!
lie iu time, be in time!
Should you the work delay,
You're undone, you're undone!
Should you the work delay,
And squander life away.
Death will be a solemn day!
Be in time, be in time!"
Oh, should the door be shut!
When you come, when you come;
Should (!od in justice say,
Depart from nie away—
' Twill be too late to pray !
Be in time, be in time!
" KEEP TO THE RIGHT."
W hat a text for a sermon ! I wonder if
the painter of these few words upon that
rough board knew that he was going to be
a street preacher, and to the wandering,
wayward soul point the way. " All men
are preachers, says a German proverb,
"forever pointing to others the way, but
never walking therein themselves." Every
man who paints upon a board "keep to the
right," is a preacher, whatever his life may
be. It this one command stood alone in
the book called holy, it would he sufficient
to guide to Heaven.
Keep to the right in the highway. No
matter whether poverty in rags, or wealth
in ermine, meet you; if you move steadily
on to the right there will he no collision or
jostling. Keep to the right in life's high
way. Never ask what saith law or custom;
ask which is the right way, and zealously
walk therein. Keep to the right, young
man ! \ our happy home is on the right.
our beautiful sister is pressing her face
to the window pane watching for your com
ing. .She loves you with all the ardor of
her poor young soul; go to her and learn
wisdom and purity. Your mother awaits
you. She has whispered your name in Iter
sweet prayer —has asked good angels to
lead you away from sin and temptation.
Your good father, weary and worn, has
gone to his dreams, sighing as he went,
"Would to Heaven my child would keep
to the right!" I
Keep to the right, daughters of fashion!
Avoid the path marked out by soulless men !
and weak minded women; it loads through
p j
thorny ways to an early grave. T>o not
barter your glorious inheritance for glitter
and gold. Do not waste the wealth of!
your large soul in the whirlpool of folly, i
To the right you will find true, brave hearts
to welcome you into the field of earnest
labor. There will you learn life's great
lesson—a holy mission.
Keep to the right, faltering sister! Let
not the syren song of the seducer lure you
into the crowded path on the left—it leads !
to degradation. Robbers arc in the way I
who will steal your peace of soul, your an-'
gelic beauty, ami your priceless purity.
True, the pat It at the right has few trav
elers, but the few are glorious souls. They
have not bowed down to the golden gods of
man's making; they have not borrowed the
fiimsey garb of virtue of the Lord, nor
masks of sham Christianity to serve his
majesty the devil in. They have asked the
nearest way to Heaven, and are clearing a
road that way.
I®f"A bright and beautiful bird is hope.
It will come to us amid the darkness, and
sing the sweetest songs when our spirits
are saddest; and when the lone soul is
weary, and longs to pass away, it warbles
its sunniest notes and tightens the slender
fibres of our hearts that grief has been
wearing away.
B£§L.A good name is above all price.
A BAD MARK. —It is a bad sign for a
boy to be seen throwing stones at every
dog, or pig, or bird lie sees in the street.
! It shows that such a boy has an unfeeling
heart. lie don't care how much suffering
he may cause a poor innocent bird or ani
mal. \\ hat it he breaks a wing or a leg
be only laughs at the agony which he
caused. Boys, never cultivate such a cruel
j disposition. Never cause anything that
j has feeling pain, if you can possibly help
I it. lam a i raid if you begin with torment
ing the poor, innocent brutes, you can after
a while injure your playmates and associ
ates. Some have already been seen to
throw stones at poor boys just for the fun
ol it, or rather, to gratify the evil disposi
tion of their hearts. Ah! many men have
been hung for murder, or they have been
j sent to the State Prison, just because they
cultivated such bad dispositions when they
were boys like you. They commenced by
becoming cruel to animals first, and then
to hoys, and so, little by little, their hearts
became hardened till they could even kill
a man. Think of this the next time you
are tempted to pick up a stone to throw at
any innocent thing that has life and feel
ing.— Children's Friend.
IHE PRICK OF LIQUOR. —" There's my
money—give me drink ! There's my clo
thi tig and food—give me drink ! There's
the clothing, loud and firewood of my wife
and children—give mc drink ! There's
the education of my children, and the peace
of my home—give me drink! There's the
rent I have robbed from my landlord, the
fees i have robbed from the schoolmaster,
and the innumerable articles I have robbed
from the shopkeeper—give mc drink !
Pour me out drink ! for more I will yet
pay for it. There's my character as a man,
my profession as a Christian, I give up all
—give me drink! More yet I have to
give. There's my heavenly inheritance
and the eternal friendship of the redeemed
—these—these—all 103* hope of salvation!
I give up nty Savior, I give up my God !
I resign all! All that is great, good and j
glorious in the universe 1 resign forever
that 1 may be DRINK!"
!*%=God has written on the flowers that
sweeten the air, upon the breeze that rocks
the flowers upon the stem, upon the rain
drops that refresh the sprig of moss that
lifts its head in the desert, upon its deep !
chambers and upon every penciled sheet j
that sleeps in the caverns of the deep, no j
less than upon the mighty sun that warms j
and cheers millions of creatures which live j
in its light—upon all His works lie hath '
written, " None liveth for himself."'
j
Tin: SKEI'HC AM) 111$$ DAUGHTER.
Suggested by reading a ncngpajter paragraph describing j
ihe sn ne between the brave old Kthan Allen and his |
daughter, on the eve of her death, when she asked the !
stern iiillde! in whose faltli he would have her to die-his j
or her mother's?
" The damps of death are coming fast,
Nty father, o'er my brow;
The past, with all its scenes has fled.
And I must turn nie now
To that dim future which lit vain
My feeble eyes descry ;
Tell me, my fatdier. In this hour.
In whose storn faith to die?
" tn thine? I've watt liM the scornful smile,
And heard thy withering tone,
Whene'er the Christian's humblest hope
Was placed above thy ow u ;
I've heard tlioe speak of coming death
W ilhout a shade of gloom,
And laugh aw ay the childish fears
That cluster round the tomb.
" Or is it in my mother's faith?.
How foudly do I trace
Through many a weary year long past
That calm and saintly face!
How often do I call to mind.
Now she's beneath the sod.
The place, the hour, in which she draw
My early thoughts to God!
" 'Twas then she took this sacred book.
And from the burning page
Read how Its truths support Ihe soul
I n youth and failing age;
And bade me in its precepts live.
And by Its precepts die.
That I might share the home of lovo
In worlds beyond the sky.
" My father, shall I look above.
Amid this gathering gloom.
To Hint whose promises of love
Kxteud beyond the tomb?
Or curse the being who hath blessed
This chequered path of mine,
And promises eternal rest I
Or die, my sire. In thine?"
The frown upon that warrior brow
Passed like a cloud away,
And tears coursed down the rugged cheek
That {lowed not till that day:
" No, not mine," with choking voice.
The skeptic made reply—
" But tn thy mother's holy faith.
My daughter, may'st thou die 1"
independent of money peace
of conscience is, and how much happiness
can be condensed into the humblest home!
A cottage will not hold the bulky furniture
and sumptuous accommodation of a man
sion, but if God be there, a cottage will
hold as much happiness as might stock a
palace.— R*v. C. Hamilton.
SHOCKING CASK OF SUPERSTI
TION IN ITALY.
A striking and almost incredible exam
ple of the invocation of diabolic aid, under
circumstances which betray a great degree
of avarice and cruelty, has recently occur
red on the shores of the Adriatic, in the
province of La Marca.
A lady of some property, residing gen
erally at Aqua Santa, in the Papal domin
ions, but bordering upon the Neapolitan
territory, in which she has also property,
has become possessed with the strongest
conviction that in some part of her estates
there is a hidden treasure of enormous value,
but that all her attempts at its discovery
are systematically opposed by evil spirits.
Having been informed by some trustworthy
old woman, who bears the reputation of be
ing a strega, or witch, that nothing could
allay the spite of these hostile spirits and
lead to the discovery of the treasure except
sacrificing to them a male child of good
parentage and under six years of age, this
treasure seeking signora has been for some
months in quest of a child adapted for her
purpose, and not too closely guarded for her
kidnapping intentions. About a month
ago she cast her evil eye upon a fine little
boy belonging to an English lady residing
at Porto di Ferno, and watching her oppor
tunity, contrived to entice the child away
whilst rambling with its mother and playing
about on the seashore.
The consternation of the mother at the
child's disappearance may be easily imag
ined. Iler husband being absent from
home at the time, she sent a young man,
her son-in-law, in quest of the child and of
the treasure seeker who had inveigled him
away. Towards night the young man suc
ceeded in tracing the fugitive to a solitary
house at a considerable distance, into which
he endeavored to obtain admittance, but
was repulsed by the hostile demonstrations
of a body of armed retainers. He then
proceeded to the neighboring town of Ar
: coli, to procure the assistance of the police,
witli a sufficient force of whom he returned
to the solitary house, hut too late to arrest
the kidnappers, who had decamped with
their victim. Meanwhile, the father of the
child returned to his home, and having
learnt the catastrophe, came out likewise in
hot pursuit, which resulted, after several
| days' research, in the discovering of' the
j .
; hiding place of the lady and child at a cu
! rate's house in the Neapolitan dominions,
i During this interval the lady's house at
Aqua Santa was subjected to a judicial
: search, and evidence was obtained that the
j child was to have been sacrificed there on
j Christmas da}*. An altar had been pre
pared, with wax torches and all kinds of
i accessories, to immolate the boy to Satan!
An ambuscade was established around the
| dwelling in consequence of this horrible
1 revelation, and a part}' kept constantly on
| the watch, in case the lady should return
to her habitual residence.
Tn the meantime, the father having come
up with the fugitives, demanded his child
from the curate who harbored them; but
the priest refused to comply, except on con
dition of a full pardon to the lady. Un
willing to pass over so heintifes a transaction,
i the infuriated father appealed without de
lay to the bishop of the diocese, who took
instant measures to rescue the child and to
arrest the lady, who is now undergoing a
trial for witchcraft, and will most likely be
punished accordingly.
The Pope takes the greatest interest in
the proceedings, and is punctually informed
of every point of interest developed by the
examination. The child was absent from
home about five days, during which time
the mother nearly lost her senses, and has
hardly yet recovered her tranquillity. She
is the sister of an English gentleman who
has been for many years engaged in one of
the banking establishments of Rome.
A Sad Misstep on the Threshhold of life.
The case of Charles Albaugh, who was this
afternoon sentenced to the penitentiajy for
three years, is a sad one. He is quite a
young man, the son of highly respectable
parents at Mount Gilead, and but a fort
night since was married to a young lady of
one of the first families in that place. He
had been employed to carry the mail from
Mount Gilead to the railroad, about two
miles distant. Frequent complaints of mail
robberies in that direction had been made,
and decoy letters were sent by Special Mail
New Series—Vol. 111, No. 15.
Agent Prentiss, resulting in the arrest of
young Albaugh on the 28th of last month.
Judge Wilson took his youth and the cir
cumstances of the case into consideration
when lie fixed the term of punishment—
three years in the penitentiary. What a
beginning of life i'or a young man who but
a few days before bad linked an estimable
young girl's destinies with bis !— Cleveland
Herald of the 12 th.
ARIZONA.
Wc pity the map makers. Their task
is endless. Between the drawing and the
engraving new empires spring into exis
tence. The howling wilderness of yester
day is to-day the field of eager speculation,
and the subject of Congressional conten
tion.
It is curious to look over the map by the
aid of which one studied the geography of
North America only a few years ago.
We have before us one such relic of de
parted boyhood. Its titlepage declares it
to have been printed in 1838—only twenty
five years ago. Fpon it the names of Wis
consin, lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas,
the Indian Territory, kc., are unknown.—
The boundaries of the western part of the
Tinted States are ambitiously extended to
"fifty-four, forty," but Mexico stretches
northward to the latitude of Connecticut,
and eastward to the Sabine.
Across what now comprises the teeming
valleys of California and the vast plains of
Utah, are written the words, " unexplored
region." Some wild conjectures are em
bodied respecting this unknown region.—
Thus, in the place where Great Salt Lake
ought to be, is represented a sheet of water
some two hundred miles long, entitled
" Lake Timpanogos," with a river flowing
out of it to the westward, right across what
we now know to be the high ridge of the
Sierra Nevada, into the " Bay of Sir Fran
cis Drake*'—that is our Bay of San Fran
cisco. Along that wild Pacific coast there
is no vestige of a city, or any settlement,
laid down, but two lonely whale ships are
represented ploughing their way north
ward, as if
TUey " were the flrst, that ever hurst
Into that silent eea."
llow great the contrast now !
And yet something of the wildncss of
this picture was owing to the ignorance or
indifference of the geographer. A portion
of his " Unexplored Region" had been
traversed by Spanish discoverers nearly
three centuries before, and Spanish settle
ments had existed there for at least two
centuries. Nothing is more remarkable in
those regions than the extent to which
they were settled by Europeans and the
progress made at an early period in agricul
ture, mining, cattle-breeding and the like,
and the subsequent decline or destruction
of these settlements by the incursions of
the fierce Apaches and Camanches.
These remarks apply especially to the
proposed Territory of Arizona, which is
beginning to excite so much interest. This
name is applied to a vast region extending
from the Rio Grande to the Colorado of
the West, lying mainly north of the Gila,
but including also the "Gadsden purchase,"
south of that river. It is elaborately de
scribed in a letter recently published from
Mr. John l\. Bartlette, who was lately the
Commissioner of the United States for as
certaining the boundary between our terri
tory and that of Mexico.— Mobile Tribune.
John Mitchell turned Know Xothing.—
Our readers recollect an anecdote of John
Mitchell, the Irish refugee, published a
short time since in the Gazette, in which
he is represented as having said to a darkey
he owns or hires, " Sambo, we are going to
open the African slave trade, and bring
regular jet black, ivory toothed, Guinea
niggers into this country. What do you
think of it?" Sambo replied, "Well,
massa, tink it would be a good ting, and
keep all these low Irish out."
John seems to have been thinking seri
ously of the darkey's answer, and has final
ly resolved to be guided by his superior
wisdom, for he is now denouncing in the
Southern Citizen —the paper he publishes
in Tennessee —the naturalization laws, and
fears that, unless they are repealed, " the
United States is in danger of being made
the common almshouse refugitum peccato
rium and penal colony of the world."—
Gin. Gazette.
ftg-Grief knits two hearts in oloser
bonds than happiness ever can; and com
mon sufferings arc far stronger links than
common joys.