GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XX.—N 0.203 10" NORFOLK, AND BACK. THE NEW SOUTHERN ROUTE. -Norfolk and Wilmington United. HOSPITALITIES. 'Collations, Speeches and Toasts. “Tlie Old Flag iii Norfolk. The openiDg of a new route of railroad communication between the North and the 3South, has been the occasion ot a very pleasant trip to Norfolk and within the last few days. The An namessio or Cris- field route takes its name from a small set* tlemeni on the Eastern shorenof Chesapeake Bay,which has been selected as the terminus -of the Delaware Railroad, and the" point o*f -connection yith the Bteamers PftheSpnthern Transportation Co., for. Norfolk. Crisfield ils about 166 miles from Philadelphia, in co.,Md.,and the recent completion -of the -Delaware Railroad to that point. and the establishment of a tine line of first-class steamers has opened a direct commnnica tion with Norfolk and the South generally, which is likely to be of large commercial .importance. By this hew routes passengers may leave Broad and Prime Btreets, at 11 o’clock, P.M., reach Crisfield: at 6 o’clock, A. M., and at 2 o’clock, P. M., on the same day they are landed at the depot ofthe Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Co., on the wharf; at Portsmouth, opposite Norfolfe, and can from thence proceed by rail immediately to any .point on the Southern seaboard. In other words, the trip from Philadelphia to Norfolk maybe very comfortably made in about dfteen hours, a gain of eight or ten hours over the old route. In connection With this enterprise is another, which was the immediate occasion of the excursion to Norfolk. This is the, 'Wilmington and .Reading Railroad, de signed to connect this new avenue of South ern trade and travel, with the ooal regions of Pennsylvania* This road is projected to ion from Birdsboro’, on the Philadelphia and Reading Road, a few miles; below Reading, to Wilmington, through a seotion of this State filled with large ihannfabtnring establishments, r The capitalists of Wil mington, Reading, Coatesville and other .points on the line have gone vigorously intothis enterprise, and its construction at an early day is regarded as an assured fact. The Norfolk excursion was inaugurated ■by the gentlemen interested in the new Reading Road. It is not the present pur pose io go into any disquisition upon the statistical or commercial aspects ofthe 00-casion, -casion, but rather to record some of the leading social and political features of a •very pleasant and ' successful trip into Dixie. The expedition consisted of precisely one .hundred .and six gentlemen, principally from Wilmington, but with a' sprinkling from Reading, Philadelphia, Boston, West chester and other neighboring points. As in most cases in this part of the world, where ehergv, enterpiise and progress are /represented, ninety per cent, of the party ■were Btannch Republicans, by actual can vass, the remaing tenth being represented by Hon. Hiester Clymer and a few conge nial spirits. A dozen gentlemen of the press were the guests of the expedition, including Messrs. W. F. Poole, Boston Daily Adver tiser; Hendrick, New York Herald; H. M. Jenkins, Wilmington Commercial; T.M.Cole man. Ledger; H. Eckel Stale Journal; G.W. Vernon, Delaware Republican; C. B. John son, Wilmington Gazette; J. H. Hoffecser, iSmyrna.'Times; W. Mi Hayes, Hast Chester Republican; H. S. Evans, 1 Village’ Record: 3j. Richards, Beading; S; G. Wilson, Asso -oiatedPress; A. E. Lancaster, Rress;-. and Wells, Evenjngßcliletin. The excursion started from Wilmington on Monday at 10i o’clock, and it soon became evident that there was a re? mark&bly well adj usted party, in thatrain; ■and the remark inay be made here, as properly- -as anywhere else, that it 1 would be difficult to bring to gether the same number of'individuals, representing sucha diversity of interests and avocations, and so- abounding with ■hilarity and.fun, and yet so singularly free fromevery thing like vulgarity, or excess Of any kind. - Bent on enjoying the trip to the ■top of their bent, - every innocent extrava .gance of humor, conceivable orinconoeiva ble, kept the train in roars of iaughter for hours together. The astonished denizens of the straggling little settlements which dot ■the line of ; the Delaware . Railroad were amazed at the sudden eruption of a hundred :grown np boys, out on a holiday, prepared alike to favor them with a stump speech, a .game of base ball, or leap-frog; a copy of “The Constitution, the flag with thirty-six •onto it, &c,” or. an impromptu “swing round the circle.” The one hundred jind thirty-six miles of the Delaware Road were passed over before we knew it, although the frequent and unusual way-stoppages had. brought us to 6 P.M. when we arrived at; -Crisfield. Crisfield, at present, is not a very large towD, considering that it has three names j to wit: Somer’s Cove, Anuamessic and Oris .field. It consists of two line steamboats, a long wbarf.a substantial shed,and an oyster • canning eatabliahm nt, 18x20; and a few en terprising spirits who penetrated the interi or came back with a report of nineteen houses of all descriptions. But Crisfield is mot to be despised. It has taken its.position as an important centre of communication between—the North- and the South,- and-it -will not be long before it begins to “lengthen its cords and strengthen : its stakes,” and to assnme the proportions of a busy andthriv ing town.' ■•■■■■• ■ The two steamers ofthe Sontbern Inland Navigation Company deserve more than a* passing notice. The City of Norfolk, which was used' on this trip, is a fine new iron boat, of; 1,040 > tbns, walking-beam engine; with eleven feet i»tioke and fifty-inch cylin der. She is- furnished with;': iron paddle-wheelß, similar to those of the ocean steamers and is fitted up with .admirable good taste 1 an d,with ,exclusive reference to strength and comfort. She has forty-four elegant state-roomß besides sixty-four com fortable berths- on the lower after deck Her Captain; Willard Thompson, and bis courteous clerk,' Captain Clark are the “right m'en'in the right place” and won golden opinions from their passengers by their constant and efficient attention'. , Mr StewardMureh cannot be passed unnoticed, alter the liberal manner in. which he minis tered to the creature comforts of his whose appetites seemed to be almost un appeasable. The Lady of the Lake, Cap tain Ingraham, isa boat of the same gen eral style as her consort, though of some what smaller tonnage. They are both powerful, staunch, safe and comfortable sea-boats, and fast withal, accomplishing the 84 miles to Norfolk in about six hoars. An improvised concert finished up . a long but' delightful day, and, with the waning moon throwing her broad track or silver across the almost motionless waters of the beautiful Chesapeake,the weary tour ists sought . •* Tired nature's sweet restorer” and enjoyed a sleep, prolonged by the sin gular steadiness of the boat and the perfect noiselessßess of her splendid engines. As the significant sounds of returning con sciousness began to echo from state-room to state-room “Aid Hfce a lobster boiled the morn Trom black to red began to turn,” the travelers discovered that they were quietly reposing at the wharf at Newport News. Exploring parties were soon ramb. bling over that classic ground, and the snn rose at bust upon a long row of humans, ranged along the summit of the famous en- trenchments thrown up by oar troops at the commencement of the war. Soon after sunriße we steamed away for Fortress Mon roe, leaving a group of intelligent contra bands executing a frantic break-down amid a pelting shower of nickels. As the steamer glided out from her wharf she passed close by the spot where lies the wreck of the Cumberland, the coffin of so many gallant sailors and the birth-place of a great revolution in the. whole art and science of naval warfare. An hoar was most agreeably spent at the famoos For tress, under the courteous escort of General Hays, commanding the post in the abseno e of General Burton. None of the party ex pressed any special desire to call on the “Stern Statesman,” and the steamer’s warn ing whistle re-assembled them on board, greatly pleased with this episode of the ex cnrsion. It is qnite impossible to describe how much the whole company seemed to eDjoy their sail aronnd the lovely waters of Hampton Roads and, to many of them> their first view of the many points of natura' and historical interest which throng on every side. At Fortress Monroe the excursionists had received the Norfolk papers and learned for the first time that the good people o Norfolk were preparing a grand reception for them, and that the day was to be de voted tofbeir honor and entertainment. A mass meeting was convened ou the steamer, and Hanson Robinson, Esq,, was elected chief marshal, and - clothed with plenipo tentiary powers. He appointed Messrs, S. M. Harrington and Job Jackson his aids, and before the boat reached Norfolk, the unorganized crowd of tonrists had resolved themselves into quite an imposing proces sion. The chief marshal and Mayor Valen tine of Washington, were “to the fore” backed by Alderman Vincent (a very Fal .-taff of aldermen) and the City Council of WilmiDgton. After them stood the mem bers of the press, and then the remainder o 1 the party in sections of four, arranged with -reference to age, eize and personal beauty.. Unto them entered, as the boat touched the Norfolk dock, Mayor- Ludlow and the Com mittee of Reception, and .after a brief but friendly greeting the Mayor welcomed the guests to the city in a speech, the hearty cordiality of which was warmly hailed by hiß audience and responded to with loud applause.. The line of march was then taken ■ tip and, headed by a fine band from Fortress Monroe, the procession moved, through the streets to the Opera House, where the more formal ceremonies of reception were to take place. But diminishing space warns that the de- tails of this interesting part of the day must be passed rapidly over. Eloquent speeches were made and were responded to irom one portion of the audience or the other, as the -sentiments of'the speaker accorded with their respective views. Leaving the Opera House, the visitors were escorted through the city, attracting the attention of the fair ladies of Norfolk, who looked down with doubtful satisfaction from the upper win dows, and the undisguised admiration of the whole colored population, who lined the curb-stones and' peered from the doorways and above the garden fences. Arriving at the Atlantic Hotel, the visitors were re freshed by a most welcome lunch, which spoke volumes, not to say gallons, for the skill and versatility of the a'rtist who pre sides over the potabilities of that excellent hotel. . The line was again re-formed and pro ceeded to visit the Portsmouth Navy Yard. As the ferry-boat steamed , out from her dock a handsome barge, belonging to the Revenue service, shot out alongside, manned by a sturdy crew of ten oarsmen, wearing the : proud livery of Uncle; Sam’s .navy. An exciting contest of muscle against steam ensued, The excursionists, * PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1,1866 -TRIPLE SHEET. having no stock in the ferry-boat, went in. for the sailor boys, and with waving hata and i cheers and shouts they. urged on 'the • boat’s crew until they fairly jumpad'to their work,' and with pars springing like whip-stocks,, they gained a good ,boat’s; length upon the- steamer , and .held-tbeir vantage until they tossed oars at the Ports mouth wharf; the winners of a good.tohgh, fair race—and, if there iB anything in color,' and physiognomy, if\ere was not a drop of white blood in the whole crew. Every, man of them was as black as year hat. At the Navy Yard the party was wel comed by Admiral Rowan and Captain. C. R. F. 'Rodgers, Executive Officer of the. Yard, and escorted over that scene whioh is-, still. marked by the-' ; terrible devastation which' resulted from the irresolution ahd timidity Of a few of bur officers at the begin*, ring of the rebellion.. Many interesting relics of the war.are grouped, at thls point ; Long lines of ruins still indicate the outlines of the destroyed buildings, ; while at the wharves lie the ships of the conqueror and the conquered, alike dismantled, harmless and still. .The shattered Albemarle, stripped of her. armor, recalled the heroic deed of the gallant young Cashing, and the ponderous Colombia, lies, with all. her' armor on, as formidable in appearance as when she fell into our hands at Charleston, jnst when she was ready to sally ont upon our fleet. She : is an ugly looking customer, very much like the famous Tennessee, and is regarded by our officers as one of the best of the many efforts of the rebels in the way of an ron-clad navy. The shattered masonry of the splendid dry-dock shows the unsuc cessful attempt to destroy that fine work, in which the double-endpr TaooDy is now quietly reposing, as if nothing bad ever happened to impair the usefulness of her rocky cradle. The magnificent pumping engines Jor the dry dock have been restored and are at work again, bearing on their front thd simple but significant inscription: “Destroyed by the Rebels, 1861. Rebuilt by the United States Government, Returning to Norfolk, the guests of the city -were again escorted to the Atlantic tel, where a collation had been prepared by CoL A. G. Newton, the proprietor, that would have done credit to any caterer south of Delmonico’s. Three long tables, accom modating two hundred gentlemen, invited the now hungry excursionists to a repast that developed the “material resources” of Norfolk to a surprising extent, fish (which means the finest oysters in the world),'flesh and fowl, fruit, ices and jellies, unimpeach able champagne and mysteriously concoct ed punch were among a few of the good things with which the city of Norfolk testi fied its hospitality and welcomed Its guests. After a full discussion of the tempting viands, speeches and toasts followed each other in rapid succession. To the first toast> •‘The President of the United States,” no re sponse was made. In fact, during the whole expedition no one seemed particularly anx ious to speak for that ‘‘humble individual.” ‘‘Delaware” was eloquently responded to by “Sam. Harrington,” who made himself the favorite of the expedition by his inexhausti ble fun, when fan was in order, and his pa triotic eloquence when called upon to speak. ‘‘Pennsylvania” was committed by the Chairman to Hon. Hiester Clymer, who made a speech which would have been un exceptionable bad he not utterly destroyed its good qualities by a most unfortunate in troduction of politics. Mr, Clymer is scarcely the man, just now, to speak for Pennsylva nia, and the apologetic tone in which be re ferred to her share in the war, his allnsious to what he was pleased to call her “fanati cism,” and his prediction of the speedy su premacy of the political principles upon which Pennsylvania has just stamped such a significant reprobation,were in Bhockingly bad taste, and were received by his travel ing companions in painful audindighant si lence, while they were hailed with delight by the majority of the Norfolkians. Here, parparenthtse, it may be remarked that in Mr. Clymer there has been the spoil ing of a first-rate fellow. He has every na tural element of popularity—genial, social, gentlemanly and in all his personnel, very attractive. Divest him of his political here sies, and clothe him with a good, loyal Re publicanism, and there would be few more popular men in Pennsylvania. Butaslong as he continues to hold and express suoh sentiments as those which he seemed unable to keep ontof bis Norfolk speech, it will be impossible lor him to occupy that social position in his native State, to whioh his na tural talents and good qualities would other wise entitle him. “The Press” was responded to by Mr. Wells, of the Evening Bulletin, but his remarks were cat short by the increasing hilarity of a portion of the company, whose tongues had become hopelessly loosened, and whose ears had become impervious to all appeals for silence and order. After a considerable time Bpent by Mayor Ludlow in fruitless efforts to restore quiet, the more sedate portion of the com pany adjourned to the large parlor of the hotel, and several hours passed very pleas antly with speeches and songs. The speech of the whole occasion was from Mayor Lud low, and it was as thrilling and effective as it was brief. He said: “ I have fought my last battle with my kith and kiu! Igo back to the old flag! and there will I stand and maintain it, so long aB I shall live, so help me God!” The emphatic earnestness of His Honor’s words and manner carried the conviction of his sincere loyalty to the heart of every one of his guests, who broke into loud cheers for “Mayor Ludlow and the old flag!” An excellent aud sensible speeoh was also made by General Blow, President of the Norfolk Common Council. Short speeches were made by Mr. Heald and Mr. Leibrandt, of Wilmington; Col. Simon Stone U. S. Revenue Collector of Norfolk; Mr Burrnts and Mr. Cropper, of Norfolk; Al derman Vincent, of Wilmington, and other otnft iWHai^i)oiraTßy, gentlemen., Mr. Wells was called upon to .finish his speech, which had been - inter rupted at the dinner table. He referred to all that had t>een said about the great ad vantages claimed for the new route, and, as ,a practical testof its superiority,asked what test time that a barrel of the finest Ly nn Haven Bay oysters could be sent from' Norfolk to his residence in Phiiadel rphla. He was proceeding to explain exactly how each barrel must be marked, with the dateofits departure, &c,,when the laugh was; tuimjd against him by a wag in the crowd, •Who>suggested “C. O. D.” as a goodinserip • for Ihe b&rrelwhich was- not bad. Should the oysters arrive, they will be duly chronicled and also submitted to other pro cesses, “too numerous to mention.” C -kt a late hour, the company broke up, having first sung “The Star Spangled Ban her, ’’ in full chorus. The return to Wil Kington was not marked by any special in cidents, beyond a number of good-humored practical jokes, resulting in the sale o empty “ghm-drop and mixed candy” boxes and other equally harmless consequences. Thefive hundred miles, involved in a trip to Norfolk and back to Philadelphia, were most pleasantly accomplished, and here are our practical observations. -The new ronte to the Sonth is a complete and the addition of the Reading Connection will make it stiU“completer.”3o .much for the ronte. The political impres sions of the ronte may be briefly summed up time: Thelspiritof the rebellion lingers in all the borders of Norfolk and taints its best people and tbingß. Major Ludlow and Gen. - Blow excepted, there was scarcely a speech made to the excursionists during the day that did not Show the distinct traces of the name pernicious principles of State Rights and Southern chivalry and all that, that lay at the root of the rebellion. Everybody justified and excused the rebellion; every , body boasted complacently of their share in it. No one, saving the honorable exceptions just quoted gave utterance to any thing like a real,earnest,unqualified loyalty. All else were either guarded and cautions in their non-committal,or open in their avowal of their pride in secession and rebellion. Those who watched the under-current of the day saw the sore signs that the honestly loyal, out-spoken few were utterly in the minority. The manly, courteous frank ness with which the visitors generally avowed their Republican principles, when they found that the speeches and conversa tion of their hospitable entertainers were taking a political direction, commanded their respect and led to an inter change of opinions, so kindly expressed and yet so directly opposed to each other, that while it confirmed the Northerners in the belief tbattme loyally la-recovering itself but slowly in Virginia, it also showed that free, fair and direct discussion is what the Sonth chiefly needs to bring it back to its old position in the Union. Many little way side incidents might be cited to confirm this conclusion, but the subject has already car ried ns beyond reasonable limits. One reflection more. Nowhere in the world would it be possible to find a more open-handed hospitality than that which Norfolk has just extended to her guests from other States. She has everything, geogra phically, commercially and socially,to make her one of the most influential and attrac tive cities of the Union. Let her citizens follow close in the lead of her noble Mayor and emulate his re-consecration of himsel to the “old flag,” and Northern enterprise and Northern capital will flow in upon he to enrich and elevate and adorn her until she shall be one of the queen, cities of the republic. She is already farther advanced towards a position of real and reliable loyalty than almost anyplace at the Sonth, and she only needs that sap port and encouragement which every loyal son of the North will gladly give to her to place her soon where she ought to and might have been long ago. SEW PUBLICATIONS. The untiring presses of Ticknor &. Fields have given us two more most attractive little volumes. The first is an exquisitely printed edition or Longfellow’s “Flower-dei- Luce,” and others of his short poemß, in cluding, we are especially glad to see, "Noel,” the poet’s charming Chriatmas gift verses to his friend Agassiz. There are five beautiful original illustrations from de signs by Fenn, Perkins, Eytinge, Wand and Colman, and there will be few prettier bookß presented to the public this season, than Longfellow’s “Flower-de-Luce.” The other volume is a prelude, by Grace Greenwood,called “Storiesof Many Lauda.’' It comprises tales of English, Soetoh, Irish, French, Swiss, Italian and American chil dren, all admirably told, in Graoe Green wood’s happiest style. The attraction of the volume is enhanced by a number of handsome wood cuts. For sale by G. W. Pitcher. “Fairbanks’ Book-keeping,” just pub lished by Sower, Barnes & Potts, is a capi tal treatise on an important practical sub ject. Its author, Mr. Lorenzo Fairbanks, is a gentleman of long experience in all the mysteries and intricacies of book-keeping, and the present work, may well be accepted as a standard authority upon this subject. The whole science of accounts is treated in a clear, comprehensible style, starting from the simplest principles and following them up to their highest practical ilevelepments. The work will be valuable in the counting-house and in all places of business and commer cial education. Peterson has received from Harper Bro thers "The Sanctuary,” a story of the war, by Mr. Nichols, the author of “Sherman’s Great March.” The volume is gotten up In beautiful style, with antique head-cuts to the chapters, besides other good illustra tions- “The Sanctuary” is the old flag,and the interest of the story of course centres ground the fluctuating fortunes of the late war. 3n. a literary point of view, Mr. I Nichols’s new book is not equal .te'his other j production, but it is still very readable, "and some of the characters are strongly drawn and well-sustained throughout the story. J Robert Carter and Brothers, New York, have just published “The Great Pilot and His Lessons’’' by Rev. Richard Newton. D D. This is the sixth volume of Dr. New ton’s sermons- ibr the youßg, and will be gladly welcomed by the thousands win have been interested and profited by. the preceding worke of the same author. The present volume contains ten of the sermons preached last year before the’ Sunday Schools of the Church of the Epiphany, which are now collected and issued in very heat styie, with a number of well-executed illus trations. The crowded congregations that invariably throng to hear Dr.. Newton’s children's sermons, are the best evidences of his success in this most difficult of all the departments of pulpit ''instructions, and the wide circulation of the former volumes of a similar character,all of which, we believe, have been reprinted in England; attest the value which intelligent parents have attached to the reverend author’s efforts to teach Divine troth, in its simplest forms, to youthful minds and hearts. A good feat ure of the present volume is an in dex of the numerous anecdotes and leading points of these capital sermons. For sale at the Episcopal Book Store, 1221 Chestnut street. Mr. Zieber has received the October num ber of the London Quarterly, containing a number of capital articles. One on “The Ancient Literature of France,” is particu larly interesting, and another on Strauss’s “Life of Jesus” Is a powerful argument against the school of philosophers which that author represents. “England and her Institutions” is a review of several recent French works on that subject. “The His tory of Architecture,” “Central Asia" and “The Duteh School of Critioiam” are among the other principal articles. “Snnnybank,” by Marion Harland, is a pleasantly written story, founded, the pre face informs ns, on bona fide incidents of the war. The seene is laid in the Old Dominion, and several of the characters are carried forward from “Alone,” by the same autho ress. There is more spirit and earnestness in “Snnnybank” than in Miss Harland’a former works, and it is well worth reading- Published by Sheldon ls., has received a commission aa Brevet Brigadier General of U. 3.- Vila,, to date from March iS.h, 1865, ‘‘for distin guished gallantry at the battle of Deep Bot tom, Ya,.and foi faithful and meritorious services during the war.” Literary Items. The London Apeclator says: “Bcce Homo” ‘ appears to be at iast definitely traced to Pro fessor Seeley, of University College, Lon-- don. The author complained in bis recent preface of its being supposed that he could wish to mystify the public as to tbedrift of - his treatise. We suppose he felt.no such, scruple as to his authorship, as he Bee me to have succeeded admirably in mystifying - even intimate friends. It is not, we should think, any want of pride in such a book, or - in iis reception by frit Eds and foes,-which. > induced him so perseveringly to preserve - the incognito. Mr. Louis FiguieFs volume-on tbe “Ve-- getable World” has been translated arid' published in London, as a companion to bia •• World before the Flood.” It is described >. as a popular bat systematic account 7 op botany, organography, classification, natu ral families, and geographical distribution, handsomely painted, and moßt freely ana beautifully illustrated. A new daily literary journal is about to appear in Paris, under the title of Le Com rade.. The chief writers are to be Edmond About, Aureilen Bcholi and Francisque - Soriea. -There, is also sometslk of a new weekly financial andpolitical paper to be called La Virtc. The London Koneonformist announces tbat arrangements have been made for'the - amalgamation of the British Standard and! Patriot newspaper. Dr. Campbell retires from the labors of editorship, and ths amalgamaied journals will receive a new title. A letter from Rome reports that the last three English books placed on the Index. Purgatorius are "Ecce Homo,” Dr. Pusey’a - “Eiienicon”ancl“An Essay on Pantheism," by Rev. John Hunt, Messrs. Rutledge will shortly publish in London an illustrated work, entitled “Bad lad Poems of the Affections, from the Scan dinavian,” translated by Robert Buchanan. “My wise would not accept'a sewing .ma chine of any other patent as a gift, if she must receive it on condition of giving up the Willcox & Gibbs.” Carbondale, Pa., Nov. 27, 1860. A Belio.— The Richmond Mcaminer says, that a lady (a refugee during the war from the eastern part of Virginia), who is a de scendant of Colonel William-Washington,, during her stay in Richmond had the mis fortune to lose a gold ring, manufactured in. 1784, and containing some of Colonel Wash ington’s hair. At a sale of unredeemed articles at a pawnbroker’s shop,.which took place some time since, this relic became tha property of an auctieneer, who has restored it to the original owner. Fob. Simplicity and mechanical accu racy of construction, I have seen ho sewing machine equal to the Willcox & Gibbs. . Enoch Lewis, Superintendent of Pennsylvania Central Railroad. New Mexico.— The Leavenworth Timet announces the arrival of Governor Mitchell, of that place. The Governor brings new*, of peace with the Indians, and of rich' de velopment of gold and silver mines. Gov. Mitchell visits Washington to arrange with regard to the Indians—the mere warlike of' them—and is of opinion Gist it can be suc cessfully done, so far as New Mexico i*. concerned. “I give my bearty preference to the Will cox & Gibbs’ silent sewing machine,” Fanny' Fern. Michael Angelg’s-“David.”— A bronze casting has been made-of Michael Angelo’s colossal marble statue of David in. front of' the Pelazzol Vecchio,in Florence; and. it is. proposed to substitute the reproduction for the original, which has stood for more than, three centuries'and a half exposed to all changes of weather, and which will then be removed to the museum of the “Pretorio.” This celebrated statue (of whioh there is a plaster cast in the South Kensington Mu seum, presented by the late Grand Duke of Tuscany,) is one of the. few left complete by Micbael Angelo, and a noble work, although, he labored under the disadvantage of having to use a block of marble whioh had alreadv been wrought upon br an. inferior artist "and was considered to have been: spoiled. Purgative Pills have become a settled necessity with ,the American people. In deed, cathartics always have been and always must be used, in some form, by. ail mankind. In this country, the pilular form of administration has been growing in favor’sinee pills were first made of Aloes and Rhubarb, rolled into a balk Their high position in the public confidence, ban finally been secured and fastened into per lnancy by Ayer’s Cathartic Pills, the most skillful combination .of medicine for thediseases. they are intended to cure, that science can devtsß'or .art produce. Those who need pills, ho longer hesitate what pills to take it they can get Ayer’s Pills.—v Whet\ivg (T'«.) JV«s. A Rev. Oliver Crane.