ISbe §two(tat. bellefonte, pa. The Lnrgcat, Cheapest and Beat Paper PUBLISHED IN I KSTKK COUNTY. THE (|t'EEX OF END LAND. William IV., third son of George HI had left no children who could have succeeded to the throne, and the crown passed therefore to the daugh ter of Ins brother, fourth son of George, the Duke of Kent. This was the Princess Alexandrian Victoria, who was born at Kensington Palace on Mav 24, 1819. The princess was therefore at this time little more than eighteen years of age. The Duke of Kent died a few months after the birth of his daughter, and the child was brought up under the care of his widow. She was well brought up; both as regards her intellect, her char acter and lier training was excellent. Hie was taught to be self-reliant, brave, and systematical. Prudeuce and economy were inculcated ou her as though she had been Irnrn to be poor. Due is not generally inclined to attach much importance to what historians tell us of the education of contemporary princes or princesses; but it cannot be doubted that the Princess Victoria was trained for in telligence and goodness. There is a pretty description, which has been often quoted, but will bear citing once more, given by Miss Wynne, of the manner in which the young sovereign received the news of accession to a throne. The Archbishop of Cantep lmry, Dr. Howley, and thesLord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Conyng liatn, left Windsor for Kinsington Palace, where the Princess Victoria had been residing, to inform her of the King's death, it was two hours aft< r midnight wbeu they started, and they did not reach Kensington until live o'clock iu the morning. They knock ed, they rang, they thumped for a considerable time before they could arouse the porter at the gate; they were again kept waiting in the court yard, then turued into one of the lower rooms, where thev seemed for gotten by everybody. Thev rung the hell, and desired that the attendant of the Princess Victoria might Ire sent to inform Her Highness that they re quested uu audience on business of importance. After another delay', and another ringing to inquire the cauc, the attendant was summoned, who stated that the Princess was in such a * sweet sleep that she could not venture to disturb her. Then they said, "We are come on business of state to the Queen, and even her sleep must give way to that." It did; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose while nightgown ami shawl, her nightcap thrown off, and her hair falling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but per fectly collected and dignified. The Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, was presently sent for, and a meeting of the Privy Conncil summoned for eleven o'clock, when the Lord Chan cellor administered the usual oaths to the Queen, and Iler Majesty received in return the oaths of allegiance of the Cabinet Monsters and other privy councilors present. Mr. Greville, who was usually as little disposed to record any enthusiastic admiration of royalty and royal personage as Humboldt or Varnhagen von Lnsc could have been, lias described the scene in words well worthy of quotation ; "The King died at twenty minutes after two iu the morning, and the young Queen met the Council at Kensington Palace at eleven. Never was anything like the fir-t impression she produced, or the chorus of praise and admiration which is raised about her manner and be haviour, and certainly not without justice. It was very extraordinary, and something far beyond what was looked for. llcr extreme youth and inexperience, and the ignorance of the world concerning her, naturally ex cited intense curiosity to see how she would act under this trying occasion, and there was a considerable assem blage at the place, notwithstanding the short notice which was given. The first thing to he done was to teach her her lesson, which, for this purpose, Melbourne had himself to learn. She bowed to the lord, took her scat, and theu read her speech in a clear, dis tinct, and audible voice, and without any appearance of fear or embarrass ment. She was quite plainly dressed, and in mourning. After she had roud her speech, and taken and signed tbc oath for the security of the Church of Scotland, the privy councillors were •■worn, the two royal dukes first by themselves; and as these two old men, her uncles, knelt before her, swear 'ng allegiance and kissing her hand, £ho blushed up to the eyes, as if she felt the contrast between their civil and their natural relations, nnd this was the only sign of emotion which she evinced. Bhe seemed rather lie wildered at the multitude of men who were sworn, and who came, one after another, to kiss her hand ; but she did not speak to anybody, nor did she make the slightest difference iu her manner, or show any iu her counte nance, to any individual of any rank, station or party. The interest or cu riosity with which the demeanor of the young Queen was watched was all the keener because the world in gen ial kuew so little about her. Not merely was the world in general thus ignorant, hut even the statesmen and ofliciuls in closest communication with court circles were in almost absolute ignorance. According to Mr. Gre ville, whose authority, however, is not to be taken too implicitly except as to matters which he actually saw, the young Queen had been previously kept in such seclusion by her mother —"never," ho says, "having slept out of her bedroom, nor been with any body but herself and the Baroness Len zeu"—that "not one of her acquain tance, none of the attendants at Ken sington, not even the Duchess of Northumberland, her governess, have any idea what she is or what she prom ises to lie." There was enough in the court of the two sovereigns who went before Queen Victoria to justify any strictness of seclusion which the Ducli ess of Kent might desire for her daugh ter. It was remarked with some in terest that the Queen subscribed her self simply 'Victoria,' and not, as had been expected, 'Alexandrina Victoria.' Mr. Greville mentions in his diary of December 24, IHI9, that 'the Duke of Kent gave the name of Alexandrina to his daughter in compliment to the Emperor of Russia. Bhe was to have the name of Georgiana, but the Duke insisted upon Alexandrina being her first name. The Regent sent for Lieven,' the Russian ambassador, hus band of the famous Princes de Lieven, 'and made him a great muny compli ments, en fe persifiant, on the Em peror's being godfather, but informed him that the name of Georgiana could be second to no other in this country, and therefore she could not hear it at all.' It was a very wise choice to em ploy simply tho name of Victoria, around which no uugeniai associations of any kind hung at that time, and which can have only grateful associa tions in the history of this country for the future. DISCOVERY OF MASONIC EMBLEMS. From despatch to the Now York World. WASHINGTON, March '*o. —Judge I Philip H. Morgan, the newly-appoint |ed Minister to Mexico, bus recently ' returned from Egypt, where for three | years past he has held the position of ' Judge of the International Court. He is here in attendance at the Department of State, receiving his instructions pre j paratory to assuming charge of his I new office. To a representative of the World Judge Morgan last night spoke very | freely regarding the discovery of Ma | onic emblems in the base of the i Egyptian obelisk now being removed !>v Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe. ' He was in Egypt at the time of the | excitement fiver the matter, and in , company with prominent members of ; the Masonic fraternity he visited the obelik and examined the emblems. : He says that as soon as the Masons who visited the scene were shown suc cessively the column, square and trowel in the base of the obcli-k they pro j nounced them exact emblems of the I Masonic order. "Not ouly," said he, i "were these things identical with the Masonic emblems of to-dnv, but they j were arranged in precisely the same | position in which thev would he placed now by a Masonic lodge. The square : was made of much finer stone than | the stone used in the other part of the ! base, and was the only piece (hat differ \ ed in thape from (he block* contained in i (he ba*e. The most conclusive feature, ! however, alsuit the matter was (he well ' defined and genuine trowel that wa* found imbedded in one of three stone*. ' It woe precisely the name form a* the trowel* now used by Mason*. It was made of irou, and although corroded, the shnpe was well preserved with the exception of a small niece broken off the flange on one side. I *aw these \ thing* myself," said Judge Morgan, "and J have 110 doubt that they are the sign* of Masonry. They were not put there without a purpose, nnd no one can dispute that they are symbols of something, and in view of their being identical with the Masonic emblems and arranged iu precisely the same order, I think that the most natural inference is that the foundation of that obelisk was designed to perpetuate the emblems of Masonry." Continuing, Judge Morgan said; | "The importance of this discovery to Masonry rests in the fact that if we assume that the obelisk was erected some thirty vcars before Christ, Ma sonry will Jute back much further than heretofore. If, however, that obelisk was transferred to Alexandria and re-erected on the same base that had previously been used, and in the same condition that it had existed at Helinpolis, from which it was taken, then it dates back the origin of Mason ry to a period beyond our knowledge." Judge Morgan spoke very highly of LieuL-Cominauder Gorridge, whom he regards as a* very capable man in scientific engineering. He said that while there had been more or less jeal ousy on the part of European engi neers of Lieutenant-Commander Gor ridge and a disposition to ridicule liiin at the start, those, at least, who wit nessed his engineering operations were surprised at the simplicity of his meth ods and the ease with which he han dled the huge stoue needle. When Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe was iu London he endeavored to obtain an insurance on the obelisk, but the Eng lish companies would only agree to in sure it upon condition that he would pledge himself to adopt the methods by which the other obelisk had been removed to England in 1877. This he refused to do, saying that he would adopt his own American method, which he thought was the best. Judge Mor gau has no doubt that the obelisk in due time will be sufclv landed in New York. Walking with tho World. MY MM*. MATILDA C. EDWARD*. The Church nnd flic World wHlkr.l far apart, Oil th* changing shore of (line; Tin* \N orld wan singing a giddy mug, And th<* Church a hymn luitlimn. "Com*, give iu<* your hand," cried tho merry World, • Add walk with ino this wa> lint tins good Church hid her snowy liamift, Ami solemnly answered, "Nay, I will hot give you my hand at all, Ami I w ill not Walk With JWU Your way is llie wav to endless death, Your worda arc nil uulruf." "Nay, walk with me hut a little spare," Kald the World, with a kindly air; "The road I walk Is a pleasant road. And the sun shines always there , Your |Miili is thorny and rough ami rude, Ami mine is broad and plain ; My road is paved with llowers ami dew, Ami yours with tears and pain ; The sky above me Ualways blue; No want, 110 toll I know ; The sky altore you is always dark ; I our lot Is a lot of w Id And tlm V\ orld and Ins < hiblrco were there. And laughter and moalr ami feusi* wer- heard j Iu the place that was meant for prayer ; j Hha had cushioned pews for the rich and great To sit in their pomp ami pride; Vt Idle the poor folks, < lad iu their shabby suits, i Hat meekly dowu outside. The nngel of men v flew ovr the Church, And wht*|>ered, "I know thy sin." ! Then the Church looked Isu k with a sigh, and lobged To gather her children it* But some were off at the midnight laiii, And som* were off at the play, Au i soim a.-re drinking Iff nkoaa . Ho she quietly Went her way. Then the sly World gallantly said to her, "Your children mean no harm, Merely Indulging In Innr* ent s|*rta," I Ho alie leaned oil Ills proffered arm, - And smiled ami chatted, and gathered flowers. And she walked along with the World! j While millions and millions of deathless souls [ To the li>rrihle gulf were hut I'd. I "Your preacher* ace all too old and plain," I Hold the gsy World with a sneer , "They fright* II my children with dreadful tales, W hlch I like not for them to hmr; ' They talk of brimstone, and Are ami pain, | And tho horror* of rml)aa night • j They talk of a place that should Out b* Mentioned to ears polit*. : I will send you wme of the——tamp, Br ill lan', and gay and fast. Who will tell them that poop I • may live aa they list, j And go to heaven at last . The Father is merciful, great and good. Tender ami I rue and klud; ; IK. you think lie would tak- a child to heaven, i And leave the re| to-hind ' i Ho he filled her house with gay divines, | Gifted and great ami learned ; And the plain old men I hat preached the croai Were mil of her pui|*JU turned. "You give too much to the jwor," said the World, * Far more that, you ough* to do. If the jaa.r need shelter ami loud and dothes, W fy need It troih|* you T Go fake ywur money and bay rich robe*. And horses and arriages fine. And pearls and jewels sml dainty f.*d. And the rarest and costliest wine . My children, they dote on alt such things, | And if you their love would win, ' Yot MI *T no a* TMBT no, and walk in the ways Thai the? are walking in." • Then the Char* h held tightly the string* of her purse. Aiel grao-fully lowered her bead. And simpered, "I've given (no tnorh away ; I'll do, sir, a you hae and '' J Ho th" poor were turned from her door In arum, j Ami *he h#*.rd not the orphan's rry ; I And she drew |er beautiful rotas aside, A* th* widows went weeping by ; J Atd Ihe *ott* of the World and the sons of the Chun h j Walked closely hand and liert. And oJTLV THE M VST If. WHO RROWETH ALL I CoiTUI TILL THE TWO AfAET. Then the Chnrch sat down at her ease, and said, "I'm rich and in g>>d* Increased ; j I hare need of nothing and naught to do ' But to laagh and dance and feast ! And the sly Wi*rhl heard her and langhed in his tletrt, And morking|y said, aside, • j "The Church Is fallen, the l*eautiful ChWfrh, And her shame is her boost and prids " ; The angel drew n*wr to the mercy seat, | And whispepad In sighs her name. And the saints their anthem* of rapture hushed, And n irrel their heads with shame ; And a voice carne down through tire hush of heaven From llim who oat on the throne; I know thy work, and how thon hast said, 'I am rich,' and bast not known That thou art naked, poor and blind. And wretched l*efura My face; Therefore, from My presence | cast thee oat, And Idol thy name from its placa." SEVER HNl'B A CHILD. From the Rnrel Nw Yorker. This was what our minister said in his sermon recently, anil if those four words made as much impression on the rest of his congregation as they did on us, that sermon will prove of more real practical value than most that are preached, and the children of generations yet unborn will have good renson to raise up and call the preach er blessed. We have no idea of giving a report of that sermon or even a synopsis of it. What we have quoted is iu itself a sufficient topic for con sideration, aud enough to furnish for thought through one sitting. "Sever snub a child." Mind that, you fathers and mothers who will read this; Think for a moment what is the effect a hasty, thoughtless word may make on the child's disposition. The little one may come to you when you are worn out by toil, tired from mental labor, engaged in reading or in con versation, or busied with some per plexing task, and trouble you with an innocent question. If you arc vexed don't show it, don't fret, dqp't look cross, don't speak hastily, answer the question as well ns you can—some questions that children ask are not easily answered—and send the child away kindly. Its pleasant face will diffuse light and love over the whole bouse anil do you a better service than you may be aware of. A frown, a rebuke, even the slightest check will ■how its effect on the child's counte nance, and you may be sure it goes deeper than you can see, aud lasts longer than you may think. No opportunity to cultivate a child'** self-respect should ho neglected. That is the foundation of true manhood, and he who builds on any other builds on quicksand. Belter that than the education of the schools or fortunate business connections, hiirh birth or intluoutial friends. These are all well as adjuncts, but altogether thoy are less to be desired than tbat self-re spect which begets confidence, energy anil self-reliance. If you want to try an experiment, take a dog and subject it for six months to the same treatment some children receive, and observe the ef fect. Our word for it, you will give it such a disposition that it will be known all over your neighborhood as nn animal to lie avoided. .Somewhat like edicts are produced on all other animals. There are, of course, differ* encea. Some will be more easily af fected than others, as their natural dispositions differ, but a harsh word is never without injury, and, if this is the case with animals whose apprecia tion a 4 ' praise or blame must be com paratively small, what must be the result when a finely organized child is the subject ? Many brutal instincts may, in a measure, bo overcome by kimiucss, and, on the contrary, humanity be comes dulled by undeserved reproof, even when it is not formulated in words. The world would l>e better if there were more kindly words, and many a child grows up to be a hard hearted, unloving man who, if reared in an atmosphere of kindness, would have nourished the seeds of affection planted in his youthful days, and in his maturity been a blessing to all around him. Il MSI!Fit ItV KINDNESS. A (Quaker having been disturbed ! one night bv footstciui around bis ! dwelling, arose from bis bed and cau tiously opened the back door to re | eonnoitre. Close by was an out-house, and undur it a cellar, near a window of which was a man busily engaged in receiving the contents of his pork barrel from another within the cellnr. The Quaker approached, and the man on the outside (led. He stepjed up to the cellar window and received the pieces of pork from the thief within, who, after a little time, asked his sup |M>sed accomplice, in a whisper, "Shall we take it all?" The owner of the pork said, softly, "Ves, take it all;" .and the thief handed up the balance through the window, ami then came up himself. Imagine bis consterna tion when, instead of greeting his com panion in crime, he confronted the Quaker! Both were astonished; for the thief proved to lie a near neighbor, of whom none would have suspected such conduct. He pleaded for mercy, t*egged him not to ex|K*se him, s|*oke I of the necessities of poverty,and prom ised faithfully never to steal again. "If thou hadst asked me for meat," said the Quaker, "it would have been given thee. I pity thy poverty, and thy weakness, and esteem thy family. Thou art forgiven." The thief was greatly rejoiced, and wns about to depart, when the Quaker said : "Take the jKrk, neighl>or." "No, no," enid the thief, "I don't wan't the pork." "The necessity was so great that it lead thee to steal. One-half of the |xirk thon must take with thee.*' The thief insisted that he could never cat a morsel of it. The thought of the crime would make it choke him. He hegged the privilege of let , ting it alone. But the Quaker wa* inflexible, and furnished the man with a hag, had half the pork put therein, and laying it upon his hack, ynt him home with it. lie met his neighbor daily for several years afterward, and their families visled together, but the matter was kept secret; and though in after vears the circumstance was mentioned, the name of the delinquent was never made known. The puuish ment was severe and effectual. It was probably his first—it was certain ly his last attempt tostcnl. Had the man been arraigned be fore a court of justice aud imprisoned for the petty theft, how different might hnve been the result! His family disgraced, their peace destroyed, the man's character ruined, and his spirit broken. Ucvengc, not penitence, would have swayed his heart; the scorn of the world would have blackened his future, and in all probability he would have commenced a course of crime at which, when his first oflence was com mitted, his soul would have shuddered. And what would the owuer of the pork have gaiued ? Absolutely noth ing. Kindness was the best punish ment, for it saved whrte it punished. TIIE IXTEKEMT THE SEW BIBLE. From a paper by Dr. Holland in Seribner for March wo take these par agraphs : We recently attended a par lor meeting of the American revisers, at the house of Hon. Wm. E. Dodge, in New York, during which we became aware of what seemed to us the ignor ance of these revisers touching the tremendous public iuterest that gath ers around the work they have doue, and are to do. It seemed to us that they did not understand the fecliug of the public upon the matter at all; that they did not appreciate the interest with which the result of the work is regarded, nor the perfect confidence with which that result is awaited. It ia the modesty that naturally attends true scholarship, we presume, which leads them to suppose that their work will be severely criticised—that it will disappoint many by its changes, and many others by its few and trivial alterations. Ami it may as well be stated just here that they are not to present the Knglish world with a now version. It is simply to be the old version revised, freed from its errors, and possessing in every way the ad vantages of all the study and discove ry of the two hundred and seventy years that have pnsscd since 1010— the date of the issue of "King James' Bible." The old form of language, which has itself become sacred to the eyes, ears and hearts of Bible-loving people, is to be preserved. j \\ e say that it seemed to us that I the revisers at this meeting failed to appreciate the popular confidence j with which the result of their work is awaited. We believe, from the feel | ing everywhere around us, that the j result of' this revision will be received with unquestioning confidence. The i public understand tbat the revision will be the work of the hot scholar ' ship of two countries, selected and ex ercised upon a broad and catholic j basis, and arriving at a result that is essentially unanimous, his believed tbat these men know all there is known ! upon the subject which engages their attention; and the new revision will f be received, in our opinion without a I question. Indeed, we doubt whether | there is any divine living, outside of j this circle of ni"o, who can publicly ; undertake to criticise their work with out danger to bis own reputation. Of | course, there will be great curiosity to ; see what kind of work the revised vc*r | sion will make of accepted doctrines and various sects. It is quite |>ossible ! that certain proof-texts that have been 1 used to uphold precious old dogmas, or instate uud support sects, will be rid dled; but we have no idea tbat the | essential facts ami doctrines recorded lin life Book will be changed. Indeed, j we already have this assurance from j the revisers themselves. lx>ve to God ami men will remain the beginning and end of religion, and obedience to law will lie the whole of morality. The record of the life and death of Christ will be changed in no essential particular, and lie will still remain, what he has always been, the central figure and the informing ami inspiring j force of the religion called by his name. If the men who have called themselves by other names get a turn -1 hie, who cares* But the great, unde niable fact that Bible-reading Chris tians, of nil names, are waiting f.>r the new revision with such interest tbat | there is not one of them Iwtween the | Atlantic and I'acific • feeans who will | not purchase one at the first opportu* ! nitv, is full of grateful significance, alike honorable to themselves and to the self-saeritiring workers who have sustained, without money and without ! price, the long and arduous task of preparing a perfect Bible in the Ivng- I iish language. To (ontrol Federal Flections. BOll* 1.1 1.1. TO BEGI I.ATI THE SIMIIER OF M rERVISOB* AMD Did'TV MARSH At.*. The House Judiciary committee, at its meeting on the 10th instant, pissed, by a party vote, the bill introduced into the House June 4,1*79, "to regu late the uumber and pay of United ; Statisi supervisors of elections ami special deputy marshals Hppuiutcd un der sections 2012 and 2021 of the lie j vised Statutes." The bill is as follows: Be it enacted, Thst not more than one deputy marshal shall he ap|K)inteJ i in any voting precinct or district by the marshal of the district in which such | city or town may be situated, by virtue 'of the Huthority conferred in section j 2.021 of the Hevised Statutes. Section 2 provides that the supervi sors appointed by and under the au ; thority of section 2 012 of the Hevised . Statutes and the deputy marshals al | lowed by section 2,021 as modified here j in shall not receive more than one dol lar and fifty cents per day for their ser vices, and the marshals shall not serve more than three days and the supervi •ora more than six daya for which they receive pay. Sec. 3. No other fees SHrII be charged for any aerricea by said officers to the United States, nor shall any other fees t>e paid them out of the public Trea sury. Sec. 4. Xo fees shall bo paid except in pursuance of an express appropria tion by Congreas for that purpose.. When the bill cornea before the House nn amendment will be offered in the form of an additional section providing that it shall not he lawful for any deputy marshal or supervisor of election to nrreat or iinprisou on elecliou day any election officer, act ing in such capacity, for any offense against the election laws, hut a war rant of process may l>e executed at any time after the close of election day. There was no discussion ou the bill in committee, though the two Re publican members who were present voted against, all the Democratic members in iu favor. The Art of Talking. If we notice closely we shall find the people who are the most popular in social life are those who understand not only how no talk themselves, but how to make others talk. This is a very valuable gift. To be able so to direct conversation as to draw out the opinions and quicken the thoughts of thoso with whom you talk—this is an accomplishment Indeed. It makes each a contributor to the enjoyment of all, *Qd leaves with each a pleasant of having said something which others were trim] to hear. There is n good deal ol this sort of conversation missionary work waiting to l>c done, and the time which we *|>ciid chatting aliout the weather might be profitably devoted to it. it should \nc borne in mind that there is scarcely any one of average intelligence who cannot, if he is drawn out, talk interestingly and instructively about, at least, one/thing, the thing with which he is most prac ' tieally familiar or which is connected with his regular labor. Whoever talks ! thus much with socialist* upon their i chosen department of labor or thought will get together a fund of valuable information not to IK; learned from I book-. M it. JKFPEIISOH, when his second I term us President was approaching its i close and some of his warm jersorial friends desired that he should again l>ea ! candidate, addressed the following let ter to the Legislature* of Vermont, ; New Jersey and Pennsylvania, iu which he sets forth in clear and concise lan j guage why he would not disregard ! the precedent of his illustrious predt , eessor by another election. Just now when this question is agitating the 1 public mind, his letter should be care fully read and deeply pondered by every citizen. It should be tbe one bright guiding star to his course in the great struggle now approaching. We hope our readers will give this letter, herewith published, the mo-t profound consideration and medita | tion : Ir.f rsiiFK 10, I*o7. To thr Lnjufahtrc of Vermont: i I ieceived in due season the address I of the Legislature of Vermont, bearing j late tbe "r life; and history shows how easily i that degenerates into an inheritance. Believing that a representative govern ment responsible at short periods of ; election is that which produces thn greatest sum of happiness to mankind, i I feel it u duty to do no act which shall | essentially impair that principle; and i I should unwillingly lie tbe person who, disregarding the sound precedent set by an illustrious predecessor, should hirnih the first example of prolonga tion beyond the second term of office. For tlie approbation which the J.i-gis latuieof \eimont has been pleased to I express of tbe principles and measures pursued in tbe management of their I affairs, I am sincerely thankful, and j should I be so fortunate as to carry into retirement the cjual approbation end good will of cy fellow citizens generally, I it will .e tbe comfort of my future days, j and will close a service of forty years with the only reward it ever wished. Iwo days after the publication of tbe foregoing letter, to wit, on the 21st of December, I*o7, lie wrote to tho Appomattox Association (Baptist) j thus ; Believing that a definite period of re tiring from this station will tend mater | tally to secure our elective form of gov eminent, and sensible, too, of that decline which advancing years brings on, 1 have (elt it a duty to withdraw at the close of my present term of office; i and to strengthen by practice a princi ple which 1 deem salutary. That others may be found whose talenU and integri ty render them proper deposits of the public liberty and interests, and who likve made themselves known bv their eminent services, we can all affirm of our persona! knowledge. An Awful ( on bat. RATS IW CorNTl.lt*® SWARMS ATTACK AND PlsriGt'Rß TWO U*N. From S|>M-tal PS|k-b to thr Pot. PKDEK, N. C.. March 9.—A re markable and perhaps unprecedented combat took place at Boslick's mill, near this place, this morning. It seems that Gen. Boslick and oue of his employes, Anderson Wayleas, went into a cornbouse, which had been stored with corn for nearly twelve months, and which has beeu closed for that length of time. After getting in they found that tbe place was literally alive with rats, which began to attack fiercely the two men, who in vain attempted to beat them off. The rata came upon tbera in droves, biting them about the bends, face and legs, several actually getting under Wayiess' shirt. Both men cried for help, and were rescued from (heir perilous situation. Tho whole of Gen. Bostick's left ear was eaten off and his face horribly bitten Wnpless' nose and lips were so badly bitten that his best frieuds could uot recognize him, and hia left eye was torn from its socket. Now being leap-year, any wife is privileged to go down town after 10 o'clock and hunt up ber husband and read him a lecture on larks and other birds. "THIS has nothing to do with relig ion—it is a worldly concern," said a Syrian convert to the missionary who had reproved him for lying in busi ness.