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K SAM."
He came from out the darkness - •
Ofa world without a star,
Where the_ seething hosts of Error
-Made on truth eternal war , —
With the best blood of all nations
Intermingling in his veins,
And a proud and lusty manhood,
Which but one Wrong darkly stains
Yet his heart is 'brit a rabbit's,
And he starts at every sound, '
As if he were weak and friendless,
And each zephyr were a hound.
With tba strength of the old Titans .
Now ennerving every . limb.--
With a voice that for all ages
Might sing Freedom's deathless hymn
With a knowledge that embraces,
All the lore of all the Past—
Wittis skill and with a science
As unslumbering as vast---
You behold him with the pallor
Of a woman on his cheek ;
And you see him arm in secret'
For the vengeance he would wreak!
' s- 111
By.the world-renowned asylum -
Of the weary and oppressed
Where the scattered hosts of Europe ,
After toil had sought their rest,
He now beckons 'on his cohorts,
Who the mystic sign obey ;
But they bear no blazoned banner
To the open eye of Day
Yet—yet they guard the old portals,
Which our fathers oped betime
To the blood of every nation
And the 'creed of every .clime'
Iv
They ! who Soma as , comes the robber
In the darkness' of the night;
They! who give not e'en the warning
Of the serpent ere he strike;
-r-- , ,They! who travel like the poison
Of the pestilence that kills
Bat who light no beacon fires
- On the ramparts of the hills..
They! the guardians of that'Freedom
Which for ALL. our fathers won !
So the Condor guards the Andes, '
So the Vulture guards the sun,
Ah,',no! no!—whAwould be warders
Of the Freedo we possess,
Let them make its blessings greater,
Not dedare its franchiser less—
Let them come with hearts transparent,.
And hands open as the day. .
.And then none will from their teachings
Turn in stubbornness away.•
Throw your pass-words to the breezes !
Let your.lips be free again !
Who would win the name of patriots .
- Must first of all - be MEN.
isttliantou.s.
Clergyman Engaged to' be Mar-
tied to Eleicti Laides.
We beard yesterday of a series of cillanies
;perpetrated recently by awolf in sheep,s cloth
ing, of a character to biiug the reverend im-
Toster, to the penitentiary. His name is
John Howard Wilson, and he has ber4reach
ing for some time 'past at CEtevo --- Being
•endowed with a soft, oily tongue, and asleek
appearance, he tried his killing 'acgomplish
_meats indiscriminately itmong the unmarried
Inell s s of that suburban village with \ such suc
.cess that he engaged himself to be
,
•to no less.thau eleven, -Tsotne of *II om he
;borrwed money from upon pretense, ef house
keeping. Of one young lady hel'#)tai fled.
#5O, which he laid between the lees of a
bible in her pnrlor;to housed the day4revions
to the wedding; but when upon hearing of
the pranks of the sanctimnious • Lotliario, she
lookedin the hiding place,the bank-bills were
non es t. •
Thirminer Which led to the discovery of
his multifarious engagement was, that a couple
of the betothed met, by accident, in a'fasion
able dry-goods establishment in the city.
After mutual recognition they proceded to
examine various fabric's' an& make purchaies.
Singularly enough their tastes assimilated so
exactly that young lady No 1 remarked to
young lady No 2 that she thought it was
wery strange... Hereupon young lady No 2
replied that so it was but if she (young lady
No 1) could keep a secret,she would telLher
one. - . •
Number ona promised (what femenine
would not ;) that hei%lips should be eternally
sealed, when blushing a peony, her companion
whispered' in her ear That she wasgoitig to be
Marne&
To wbmprexclubned the excited number
one .
Another promise of seeresy and the name
IA the Reir. John Howard Wilson was softly
.breathed.
"Whor exclaimed number one, while her
earnest gap betokened her astonishment. •
The name was again repeated, and forth
with young number one become suddenly
diziy, and but for the application of sal vola
tile and-cold water, fainting exhibitionin the
mercer establishment would have ensued.—
After a While. when sufficiently calm to ex
plain, she informed young lady number two
that she too, was under an - engagement of
Inamage to the reverend deceiver, and she'
was themikaking purchases of her wedding
garments. Another kettle of fish was the
consequence of this discloinare, for young la
dy number two immediately went'through the
same motions as her predecessor, and again
the pungent mixture and cold water were in
'requisition. The disconsolate damsels return-,
!ecl, without their purchases, to the quiet vil
lage, where they speedily proclaimed the vii
liany of the rascally pastor, - who, getting
?wind that all was discovered, made tracks be
tween two days during the past week-.
Since his exit, it has been divovered that
'he some time ago forged a draft' on Mr. BM-
Int, of the Methodist Book Concern, which
*was honored. No tidings have been heard of
him since his absquatulation, but We presume
he. will turn, up under another name, when
canAiscover -a convenient field to reap a
'harvest by playing upon the credulity- of the
susceptible femmines who have a penchant
coy love and sanctity. `+ - •
sir. Pray, sir," mid a judge, angrily ; to
lit:dant old Quaker,.from whom no direct an
swer could be obtained," do you know what
we sit bore fort""Yes, verily, !do" said the
Quaker," three of you for four (Ideals each a
day, and the fat one in the middle for four
thousand a year."
gummunicationis.
lied Lopez's Journal No. 'id.
view of Chicago and Lake Michigan
from Me loftij dome of the Tremont House,
! —A night ante upol . the broad Praire—
] Greed' Speech of Stiriutor Douglas upon
the' :Nebraska Bill, at Woodstock, 111.-
1
L Prank on fire—Steamboat ride down• the
I Afinissippi, with a view of its splendid
scenery—Carthage jail, where occurred
the Tragical death of .Toe Smith, the cele-
braced At3rnion Prophkt. . .
I.
Chicago the great Commercial Emporium
of the West, is nobly situated upon the vast
Prairie. shores.of Lae Michigan. .Its Its name
stands proudly inscribed upon the brightest
page of progression's glorious history. With
in the past six ,years her population has
doubled—comprising at the present time
over 80,000 inhithitants. I Enter her busy
streets, dear reader, and there behold the
continual hum mid thunder of business that
surrounds you,—You then , gaze with wonder
upon the throbbing, beating• heart of a great
metropolis, its everi - vein and artery is there
spread out. before you in one moving, sub
lime panorama. The hoarse cry of the etUc.
tioneer, and the ringing sound of the anvil,
blended with the loud sonorous whistle of the
majestic': steamer 4 am] giant locomotive, alike
resound in her midst, proclaiming in thun
dertone4 the onward march progression's
mighty tide; I,The next morning after our ar
rival, accompanied by a friend, we set out on
a stroll down Lake st., the great thorough
fare
of the City. Here could be seen beauty
and fashion, as it rolled along in elegant and
,
costly' equipage, amid the golden beams
of. the morning's: sun. Splendid palaces of
wealth adornei the street with the richest
order of archintetural beauty; passing down
Lake skive entered Water st., where are loca
ted, large and !elegant lolesaie establish
ments, devoted to the exclusive sale of cloth
ing
.
and furnishing goods. Among those en
gaged l'extensively in this department is the
well known, gentlemanly and enterprising -1
term ofdewet, Gates 4.. k Johnson 101 at South
Water st. Becoming tired of rambling my
friend .proposed'; that we should Wend our
way to the Tretnont House and there from
its lOfty dome, !near 150 feet in height, we
could obtain a beautiful view of the 'city and
Bike; Acceding_to Lis fequest we were soon
it the place, and making known our wishes
i the Porteous'
to proprietor, we
I teceived per
mission, and after a toilsome
,scent, up an
elega.lt spiral stair way, Cicago, and Lake
Michigan, lay atl,onr feet in queenly loveli
ness, while far away is Ithe eye could reach
stretched the dark blue waters of the. Lake,
covered; with almighty fleet of ships and
steamer proudly gliding towards their des
tined haven. To nr it was a sublime and
thrilling scene. i Beneath was a' mighty city
teeming with ajbusy population, six noble
railroads centre Within her midst and con
veying to ber that vital energy that is to
nourish her on tO giant manhood. And -as I
gazed npon her -gilded spires 1 and domes,'
and the moving thousands that thronged
her streets, tpuige thoughts like shadows:
flitted over my!mind—all around me was
a scene of 'gayety andbustle and confu-:
fion--serrow and grief were hushed amid,
the excitement of the day, butsoon the sable
curtain of night was to draw her . dark;
veil over the humble cot of the artisan
and the princely palace of the mechant:
How - different ( the :scene. Stree dimly.
i
lighted by a IoW and flickering glare, from
a now and then sol i tary lamp. - Swearing
and cursing—horrid blasphemous oaths send
forth their fearfdl echoes, upon the still .night
air from the ganthling hells around. Lice&
tiousness has re i., monstrous . bead, and
somped its da t ing stain upon the very
Id •/
tAreshhold of CiltristianitY, and would you
belieVe it, kind reader, innocence and beauty
wither, droop and die, poisoned by the nox
ions vapor, of this great ;pestilence. Aye,
more, the lovely maiden in the bloom of youth
isloffered a sacrifice - upon its blackened altar
---4 victim to the foul polluted touch of the
libertine, and mock philanthropist. After
gazing upon ,the noble spectacle until we
were atnply gratified we took our departure
for the Chicago and Gelensa• train, about
on the eve of starting, and soon we left this
great Babel of the West, borne by the giant
arm of steam, rapidly ,toward our destination.
Babcock's! Grove was now announced by the
'conductor, and hastily alighting ' we were
Iconveyed by carriage 'to Downer Grove, a
: pretty little country' village where I sojourn
ed near five weeks, roaming many dayi over
the boundless prairie around, and where I
would ask can there be found anything more
beautiful, now thrilling and now ennobling
to the quadthan to stand alone. on some
glorious moonlit eve
. upon, the vast ocean
like' pairie. A solemn stillness iurnsupds
you, interrupted pow , and then by the mnsi•
cal sound of the tinkling cow-bell, orlthe
looing 'of 'some airily one from the distant
bent, The eye i rests . upon the
t boodless
plain, and i scans its glowing benq with
r apturous delight, thence to.tbe broad tarry
heavens, illumed by the moon, fair queen of
night, showerini her -thousands of gorgeous
rays upon the scene and lighting the . whole
blue expanse above with a sea of , glory. No
wonder' that *nun is, filled with the deepest
interest as the glories of the Lord of Nature
are spread out before hint. 'The immortal
soul itself,slowe with a new life.; it expands,
11; SOURRA.-DEVi TED TO POLITICS, NEWS, .LITEBATURE,' -AGRICIfLTURE,- SCIENCEj MID l4£O11: Y,
EMI
it elevates reaiihing far u ward; inspired by
a supernatural strength, l . it throws off its
earthly nature,iand towers towards that mor;
al summit, glittering far above the heaven of
heavens—then,:does it truly admire, and wor
ship that Infinite Being 'w hose finger alone
controls and di;rects.the g eat lawsof Nature,
in all their ceaseless orderlof beauty, harmony.
and sublimity.
For nature is a book of livitnilight
Whoie every page doth gloW with livid fire
That reveals to ?man his destiny pure and bright
And bids the immortal imul; to heaven aspire.
• Aftetenjoyiag with the purest delight for
,
several weeks th'e loved scenes of prairielife,
I took • the train at Babcock's Grove, one
Saturday; for Woodstock, the county seat of
McHenry county_ 111. Our route lay ' over
beautiful rollink prairies, !and through new
and thriving villages, 'and the growing city ,
of Elyin, finely situated On the bank of the
Fox river; arrived at Woodstock at 9 in the
evening, stopped at the Kent house where I ,
tounk I. N, Lyn and brether, well known to
the noble student band of ilarford Universitv.
The town itself was in a slate of the greatest
fever, for 'on Wednesday, Senator Douglass,'
or as he is more familiarly styled little. Doug,
was expected te expatiate Upun the beauties of
his far famed Nebraska bil?.. Having ri great
desire to hear ithis distinguished statesman,
so renowned throughout every part of the
Union for i eloquence' and ability as a j
speaker, I cencluded to remain until 'the
great drama was over.lThe day so long
and anxiously Wished for, at last rolled round
on the wheels ilf time.. Note cloud obscured
the blue azurecEvault of heaven or dimmed the
proud lustre off the king of day—all was se
renely fair, bight and beautiful. Two o'clock,
P. M., the time appointed Ito; his taking the
stand was at hand, and no speaker niade his
appearance. The dense thiong that lined
the public square became i-estless and impa
tient. Two hciars more reis.sed by, when the
startling roar of a piece of ordinance stationed
on the 'plain without, sent '[tortli its booming
thubder, annoUncing that! the Little Giant
had at last arrived. Socia after the noble
cortege appeared in sight, preceded by the
Woodstock House band, whose silvery strains
floated sweetly upon. the balmy breeze. As
they entered the square, three loud and thus-
de ring cheers - broke forth from the vast con
couve, proclaiining a joycius welcometo o the
great:champion of Nebraskaistn. Ten min
,'
tads more andthe orator who lind so often
•
enchained by his potent eloquence, the Sen
ate. of the .United States,!and received from
beauty and fashion that throng her galleries,
the most adiniiing Plaudits , , now stood proud
ly defiant befdre the ultitude, the greater
nit
portion of whom firm y believed that they
had been deeply injured and insulted by his
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. , In per
son he is about 5 feet in height, very corpu
lent, with a finely fordied intelectual head,
set off to advantage with dark hair and eyes
of a piercing lilackness. The speaker com
menced by alltiding to his. course in Con
gress—his 'reasons for briirging forward the
Nebraska bill.: He then - opened his thunders
in a spirit_ of fiery denunciation upon know-
Nothings—relliting his reception on his re
turn
•
to Chicako, pronomicing at the close
Fle most lofty and thrilling panegyrics upon
.afayette,,Barc'in de Kalb, Count Pulaski, and
his "intimate friend, General Shields of Illinois,
and ending by! returning to the vast assem
blage in the m ost eloquent manner his heart
felt gratithde for -the courtesy and kindness
that they had ',shown hitn on such an occa
sion. The speech of ' the noble Seriator was
listened to thrdughout with the deepest lute .
rest, occasionally interrupted by hisses and
'groans,:but they were soon drowned amid the
enthusiasm that followed, truly it was a mas
terly effort and well wort hy L of his distin
guished 'fame as a, speaker, although, as I
before stated, the greater portion of his audi
tory-.
were opposed to himlin sentiment still
they were determined to give him a fair
hearing, and remained quiet 'listeners to his
remarks until the close. At the State elec
tion McHenry;, country gave a large anti-
Nebraska
.. majerity. After . a week's-sojourn.
I retu rn ed to Downer grov e, my lovely prai
rie home. We now-formed a plan of visit
ing the' great father
.of waters: With - this
object in view; I bade adieu to
.. my friends
and relatives, and left for Aurora, where I
took the 0 o'clock, P. M. train' going West.
Nothing worth of note occurred to attract
the attention Mail within a few miles of
1 1
Mendotee, when the annoubcement was made,
that the prairie ahead snut on fire, immediate
ly every person was on the alert, and gazing
upon the nobl e
i spectacle. Soon we were
within its midst, comprising on each side of
us a long range of livid fire, rolling and tos
sing about, like' the angry billows of the
ocean, forming,! on the whole, one of the
most thrilling scenes of the highest order of
grandeur and Sublimity. Arrived at Laselle
at 11 in" tlr t ring, here We were detained 3
hours, and en . took the 3 o'clock train for
Rock Island. ptselle is finely situated upon
the banks of the Illinois river—navigable for
steam to this place. Ittl - huilding are . tasty
and, elegant. MAny of- them are equal in
point Of richneis to the architecture of some of
our eastern. chits. The present population of
the place is aisout, 10,000, and rapidly in
creasing. The'; stin arose the next morning
. bright andheabtiful aid fAtod us within 40
miles of our deetination-4all around us was
on vast oceantof pmirie,Veiled from sight by
the blue azurel vault abor. Paused in our
routethe limit. hing town Erviine and at 8
A. M. we were!enteting the elegant streets of
Rockgsland, While at onr feet 14/Mississip-
Otrost, Snsqutainia it °luta, Itenn'a, TAlnisZrati Binning, Rag 4, 1875._
pi's rolling flood. Stepping from the cars I
registered my name at the Island City'Uouse,
and then sallied forth to get a view of its
world renowned Raters. Steamers - and other
crafts were gliding in_ beauty over its placid
waves. On the lowa aide stands the beauti
ful city of Davenport, the great rival of Rock
Island in trade and coihmerial -enterprise;
both towns'at present costa' a population of
eye j
over 8,000 each, and bid fair atno'distant
day to be4ome wealthy and flourishing
cities. Toole passage the next morning' on
board the Splendid steam packet J. McKee,
for Dallas City, distant . about one hundred
miles down; the river. The day was well
adapted for such an excursion, not a single
cloud obscured. the broad blue azure sky
above. - After the morning refreshments
-were over, i company with a friend, we took-
•a station upon the uper deck ,of the steamer,
from which we had a splendid view of the
Mi:ssissipprsloroad bosom,.and its gorgeous
scenery. Often when a school-boy I ardent
ly. wished to gaze upon its grandeur and
beauty. That wish was now to be gratified.
l's I wasi now realizing-that ardent boyish
hope. liot ;alas for poor dumb language, it
is mute and motionless in expressing the
great • emotions of the soul that rise - and
swell like the tumultuous, heaving of the
billoWy ocean towering in the most majestic
sublimity, then calmly- sinking to rest as
the lovely infant that reposes in innocence
and beautyl upon the snowy bosom of its
mother. The City of Muscatine now , met.our
view as our noble craft rapidly neared the
anchorage. It is beautifully situated upon a
high and noble bluff, giving it a truly fine
and commanding appearance—landed our
passengers, and proceeded gallantly-on our
I way. The: river is filled with numerous
'small islands, some of them containing near
two hundred acres, covered with a flue growth
of lofty cotton Vora): sycamore,. locust, anti
black walnut, spreading their dark foliage in
rich profusion over the silent waters beneath.
There beingia low stage of navigation, boats
were obliged ,to, keep the river channel to
avoid runing aground upon the numerous
sand-bars that now and then made their ap
pearance. The Illinois side of the Mississip
pi is richly timbered with oak and black
walnut, while upon the lowa;side you behold
the most beautiful prairie in the world, par
tially veiled;from sight,, many a mile from
shore, by a long range r)f . lofty bluffs, giving
it an air of romantic beauty. At .about 3
P. M, while ithe, passengers were seated at the
slipper tabl,.there was suddenly felt a heavy
concussion, 'which too plainly announced
that we had run aground.. Every effort was
now made to get her off, but all in vain.—
There we Were, puffing and blowing in the
middle of this great wilderness of waters.—
Night now! drew her dark. shroud-over the
scene We'passed away the time as.agrees
bly as possible. The ladies and gentlemen's
State rooms, were'thrown open for a waltz,
and to the Isoft silvery stOtins of the guitar,
and sweet violin, away dratted the gay waltz
ers upon the "light fantastic toe," while at
the farther enct , were a set of worthies amus
ing themselves with "high, 16w, jack, and
game." Atl about 11 o'clock, P. M., by the
aid of another steamer, we were again afloat ;
and ten the nest morning landed at Dallas,
highly plea.ell with my first ride upon the
renowned Mississippi.
Great father of waters, thv grandeur I love,
As onward thou roll's' to the Sfexie's bluesoa,
The glories of heaven beam from above ' •
And shed their bright lustre indbeauty on thee.
Yes, thou art' majestic in grandeur, sublimity, and :
pride,
Thy banksLare adorned with beautiful citica of
Splenditiateamers cloth float o'er thy dark: rolling
Richly laden with fabrics for the great southern
mart. - •
Dallas city is a new town laid out some three
years ago into wide an -t asty streets and
by its noble and elevated situation, being
Some fifteen feet above high water mark, must
make in time, a large and flourishing city.=
Buildings are now going up rapidly. A rail
road is now grading direct from Chicago, thus
having the advantage of Railroad and water
navigation. I Soon after my arrival at my,
uncle's, in Pallas, in company with 'a friend,
I made i a vitiit to the county seat of liancock
county) , NOthing :is to be seen there to ex
cite ail interest eicept its beauti(ul court
house, land ;stone jail, where, occurred the
tragical death of the great Mormon prophet.
The circumstances that led.to this are briefly
these: Soon after the Mormons were driven
from the State of Missouri, they located them
selves in great numbers at Nauvoo. - Here
they reared is large and magnificent tenipte.
Emboldened by their increasing strength, they
boldly laid claim to; the land around them,
under a pretence that-their God had ordain
ed that the earth wsufthus to be shared equal
ly among 411 men. Loge herds of cattle
were drivenl secretly into their stionghold,
and their ovrners:could get
_no restitution in
return. Gil:ming atilb bolder they cooly'
shot dowir those who were opposed to their
church. Such proceedings exasperated the
citizens of Hancock and the adjacent-coun
ties. An armed force was sent against them,
and after several skirmishes, resulted in driv
ing them crops Nairoo. Joe Smith and Hiram,
his brother, irere made prisoners and closely
confined in !Carthage jail.. But the people
were so enraged against them that they were
determined ;on having a deadly vengeance.
Acooklingly one evening's large and despe
rate mob broke into the jail. The prophet
and hie brOther alarmed for their lives, at.
•
tempted to sive th e mselves in flight, by jump
.
ing.from the jail - window; but in doing so
they were met by a shower of bullets that
(aid them both cold and lifeless in the arms
of. death, amid the horrid oaths and shouts
of his demon foes. It is said that the
Mormon leader sbot several of his enemies
before he died, by a concealed revolter, that
he bad about his'person : how true this may
be lam unable to say. Thus ended' the ca
reer of Joe Smith, the celebrated Mormon :
patriarch, the acknowledged head of one of
the most bigoted and, deluded sects that ever
reared their tabernacles among th 4 habita
tions of men. Moue anon.
Notable Duels.
Mr. Sabine's.worl on duels and dUelling is
,a very interesting volume, and worthy of an
extended and 'carefully prepared review in
some of our quarterlies:, - The folly' jof thus
sacrificing life is fully exemplified, while •it
is curious to note what trivial causes have
induced men to 'settle their difficultieis in the
field. • Mons. Isadore and Moris.Alpltimse had
a meeting in France in 1854. They were
both in love' with. - a married lady. I Invited
to her- bouse with a large company, they were
thrown by accident into immediate Icontact,
in' the circle which surrounded the object of
their devotion, appeared - to favor Alpbonse,—
Isadore became irritated, and selected n. card.
from a vase 'on a table, and, with evident. of
commenced crushing it in his handq.
Alphonse saw that the card was . his Own,- and
readily understOod the act. Directly.the eyes
Of the rivals met, when-Isadore threw, the card
into the fire. Alphonse approached and whis
pered, "I fear, monsieur, you did not read my
address on my card—here's another; at what
time to-morrow Shall I have the honor of see ,
ing two of your friends with two of minee'
!t Ten o'clock"' vas the response. • They- met
the. next day in the fosse of the fortification
near Vincennes, With swohls. • Isadore - was
Wounded in the shoulder.
. Lamartine while Secretary tO:the Frendh
Legation at Florence, in a poem - written ia
imitation of Byron's- " Child Harold," indulg
ed, in dopclusion, in an eloquent tirade - upon
the degradation of Italy. Colonel! Pepe, a
Neapolitan offiCer, took offence, and in the
name of his country "demanded sattifaction."
Thd poet and the soldier met.. The former
was dangerously wounded; before his recov
erY: was.coniplete, he generously interceded
With the Grand Duke in behalf of, his adver
sary.
A very singular duel took place,lin -Eng
land-in 1803,,b4.tween Colonel Moititgomery
and Captain Macnamara. The- former was
Colonel of the ninth regiment, BritiSh army;
the latter- a captain in the British navy. This
volume contains nO case which btlter illus
trates the sin and folly of s duelling.The two
gentlemen- were riding in Hyde Park, ac
companied-by their dogs. The apiMals quar
relled ; and the testimony before the coroner's
inquest was, that the Colonel was requested
by the Captain to call his dog off.. which he
declined to do, and that the following con
versationensued :
Montgomery : "If your dog litirts mine,
I'll knock Lim down." •
Macnamara: " Sir, if you, knock +rny. dog
down you must kr.ock.me down ."
. e also
Montgomery : " Why did you i.not
dis
mount and take your dog away
Maenamani : "I am an officer in his Maj
esty's navy, and unaccustomed to shell arm,
gant ;language."
. Montgomery: "Sir, if you: conceive your
self injured, . you know where I live; you
ought to take care of your dog." !!
Macnamara ." I shall do that! without ,
your pemibision." •
Colonel Montgomery; as he uttered, the last
words,' gave Maienamam- his card of! address.
Arringements•for a' duel to adjustj the dis
pute, were immediate. ' They met in two
hours, and lxith rodel&the ground! selected
with great speed, each .striving to ariive there
first. They fought with pistols, fat twelve pa
ces, . Captain Barry, Of the navy, !acted as
the'friend of Macnamara; Sir William Kier,
as the second of Montgomery. It was agreed
thiit, the principals should fire together. They
did so, and both Were wounded. Montgom
ery fell without 'uttering a word:" rolled over
two or three times, and groaned ; was carried
to a neighboring house, and expired! in a few
minutes. .
,
Montgomery bad served in Holland, Egypt
and Malta, with distinguished reputation ; he,
was thought to be one of the handsomest
men in the kingdom; and was a great fa
vorite with the Prince of \Vales, (George 1V.,)
and the Duke oftork. He was but, twenty
years of age. .
.
Macnamara, diitinguislied, had,
fought several naval battles ; was alto young
and about to be married to a young lady
with a fortune of ten Thousand pounds. As
soon as his wound would admit, he Was tried
at the Old Bailey for manslaughter,f and ac
quitted.
A duel was fought in New York in 1804,
between Capt. Thompson, Harbor Master of
New York, and William Coleman, 'editor. of
the - Evening Post. It was fought in Univer
sitv Place. Thcimpon was a Democrat;
Coleman a leader of the Federal,paity. After
the bloodless termination of the 'difficulty be
tween the latter and the editor of 6-6 Ameri
on Citizen newspaper, said, among other
things, that "Colema4would not fight; that.
if Slapped on one side} of the fate, he would
turn 'the other," arc. A challenge from Cole
man followed. The parties met at 'night, in
winter, and fought is cold and snow ; and,
before - the combat was closed, were icompell
ed: to shorten the distance, in Order to see one
ariother. 4 -
The number of shots exchanged is uncer
tain. At last, Thomµson was, heard to Cry,
"I've got it!" arid 'fell, mortally wounded.--
The seconds, and the other principals, imme
diately retired. The surgeon approached,
made a hasty examiration ,of Thompson's in
jury, pronounced it fatal, and exacted a prom
he, that,the names of the parties engaged in
the affair should not be divulged by the dy
ing min, who was then conveyed to his lodg
ings. Thimiipson• kept his word ;; said be
came to his own ecd, " fairly ; " and years
elapsed before the particulars obtained gener
al publicity.
Alluding to the trivial cif:Uses of duels, Mr.
Sabine - says: A French knight cried aloud
that his mistress was more beautiful than any
English woman, and was slain by an Eng=
lisbnaan for. the speech—two French noblei
could not agrees/blither a certain 'letter o
,
'some embroidery was an X, or a Y, and \ . so
got up a duel of six against six to determine
their difference—one marquis owed another
marquis the sum of fifteen shillings, and set
tled the score with the sword—a royal duke,
curious to see the fe' tures of a lady at a
masked ball ; lifted th disguise from the fah
e l l
one's face, and aton • for' the ad' by a com
bat with another To al duke—two men' of
fashion who entertain a passion for a mar
ri
-
ried lady who cared for neither, fought-tie
eause one crushed the, card of ;he other in
her presence—a member of Parliament was.,
called "a o Tqcobite," and lost, his life 14 , in sat
isfaction" for - the affront—a nobletrian ad
dressed an intimate friend by .a "nickname, as
he had done for.years, gate' offence, was call-,
ed out and slain. } •
TOM MOORE AND JEFFREY."
Jeffrey, who at that time was editori) f
the
Edinburgh Review, wrote an article foi• that
work,. in; which he'attaeked with great 'sever
ity a volume of Moore's poems and other wri
tings. This was the cause of a clial,lenge
from the poet to the critic. . Moore; in the
note' which he sent,' pUrposely cut off all
chance of a peaceable reconciliation. After
adverting to some assertion in to article'
which accused him of 'a deliberate intention
to corrupt the readers of his book, he wrote
to Jeffrey :
"'To this, I beg leavato answer, you are a
liar—yes, a liar; and I chooseto adopt this
harsh and vulgar mode of defiance, in order
to prevent at once all equivocatiork between
us;-and compel you to adopt, for !your own
satisfaction; that alternative whichyoamight
otherwise Live hesitated in affording to mine."
Jeffrey accepted the call. As the parties
met on the ground, they exchanged bows ;
and while the seconds Were making , the nec
essary:arrangements, they were left alone.
'Jeffrey spoke and said, "What a beautiful
morning it is!" " Yes, replied Mooreovith a
slight smile, " a morning made for betterpur
poses. To which - his antagonist made a salt
of assenting sigh. Their friends were slow
in the task of preparation, and they continued
to walk and talk together. Once they came
in sight of the seconds, and observed their
operations, when' Moore related, as rather
apropos to their owe.' case,wki i it. Egan, the
Irish barrister, remarked. wh Saunterifig
about:on a similar occasion, in reply .to his
antagonist, a fiery little fellow, who called
out to hini angrily, as their friends were load
r. the pistols, to keep his ground. "Don't
make yourself unaisy, my dear fellov.•," said
Egan ; "sure, isn't it bad enough to take the
dose, without, being by at the. making up I"
As Moore finishe% this story, the seconds, at
last ready, placed them at the stipulated dis
tance, and stood waiting the signal to fire,
when the police rushed upon them, and con
veyed them to Bow street as prisoners.:"
This duel caused infinite amusement, for it
was everywhere stated that the pistols 'con
tained paper instead of bullets. Moore, in a
letter to Lady Donegal, denied the truth of
the report, and promised a formal contradic
tion ty the seconds. No such document ev
er appeared. A paper Was, however, drain)
up and signed by a friend of Jeffrey, atid
- properlyhttested by
_a magistrate; but 'the
second of Moore declrned to affix his name to
it, for seasons so unsatisfactory to , the peet,,as
to an entire alienation for a peiiad
of thirty years. Moore and Jeffrey, through
the intervention of Rogers the poet, became
reconciled, and afterwards maintained the
most - friendly klatious. '
JOHN WILKES 'AND LORD TALBOT
John 'Wilkes, the politician,, and a mem
ber of Parliament during the revolution, had
a duel in 1162 with Lord Talbot. The cause
was amusing, enough. his Lordship, as Lord
Stewart, trained his horse to step backward,
in order that at the coronation of George
1761, the animal should retire from West
minster Hall, at the ceremony, , with horse
and rider facing towards his Majesty. But
when the hour of the pageant ai rived, the
horse=too pettedly taught---Pritered the hall
tail foremost, and iiithis way approached the
royal presence, though 'every effort was made
by Lord Talbot to prevent i,t. Wilkes seized
upon the circumstance, - and gave utterance
to some remarks in the North Briton& which,
After a correspondence, led to a hostile 'meet
ing by moonlight, in the garden of al public
House,. with
. pistols„ .After an excljange of
shots without. effect, "the partieisho hands
and supped together at the inn, with great
deal of jolity." • _
TtIXERTON AND A REGIMENT
The substance of the story is, that in a
ballroom, where the officers of a newly arrived
regiment had come to amuse themselveS, and
to set the Munster lasses a going. Yelverton
having drank freely, grossly insulted several
military gentlemen? who .declininit to call
him to an account upon the spot, merely -• in - -
quired his address and the hour ho might be
seen . on the morrow.. .
Yelverton give a card to each, and stated
that'as he was }drown second, the presence
of a friend would be unnecessary ; and that
his weapon was always the sword, and that
ho would meet every man of them in tfarball
room at eight o'clock the next morning--The
attendance the insulted gentlemen was
punctual. Yelverton, on enquiry, ascertain
ed that no less than nine were present to -de
mand satisfaction at-his hands...' lie retired
from the room, .ps was supposed, make the
necessary arrangemetits; but soon returned
with .a bundle of switches, and asked those
he had struck, foitv.in numbei.,.. to step for
ward. An amusing scene followed. (;en-,
tlemen, he uttered, allow me to, have the hon
or of handing each of-yon a switch,(accor
ding to rule number five of the epperirr
Resoluticins,) Wherewith to return the
He then gave his card to the tither five, with
the words "I beg your pardon," written . above
flis .. naine, saying 'that agreeable
.to num
b 4. one," '(reading , the and adding,
"Now I fancy all your cases are of,
and having done my duty according to the
lipperrary Resolutions, which I never swerve
from,..if gentleniea you are notstatisfied, I will
be on the bridge to morrowntoraing with. a
card of barking irons."' , • ~
The thillitary men, amazed, stated at the bar
rister and each other. The—honest, jolly
countenance, the drollery of Yelverton .were
irresistible. There 'was a hearty laugh all
round. Yelverton was asked.to dine at, the
regimental mess, where s his eccentricity and
good bumoldelighted. everybody. -
zr A city editor says that , a man in New
York'got himself into trouble in marrying two
stav es . • A western editor replies by assuring
his eatemporory that a good. many man . 30
Michigan hive done the same thing by only
marling one,
V. Oliole . 12 - ', - _ Spnb.tr:;.::'lB-.
From the . Pliillidelphia Ledger.
Religions Denominitious,of •the C.
. . Otait
W e often hear itsaid thAtif there were fewer -'__
religious denominations 1 the United States
there would be surk - cienthutch accommoda-.
tions for everybody; 'lll
Argument is a par- -
ticniar favorite with a certain class of per. .
sons, when they are solicited to subscribe for
the erection of a house of worship: but in the
face of this round assertion there in the - entire
country, with its. population of twenty-six
millions, church accommodations for only
fourteen millions. Allowing threemillions
for children too young to. go_ to church' it
follows that one-third of the population have
no church to go to,'ev - en if they were dispos
ed.
The number of religious sects in the'.United
States is; twenty,_ without counting' the Chi- '
neseßudhists California;lor sundrY minor
Christian denbminitions. The wholetnum
tier of edifices of worship i 4 about ttirty-six
thousand, capable of acemModating; as We
haie seen, fourteen million of -people. The
total value of the church' property, held by
these twenty denominations,[is nearly ninety
millions of dollars, in . exact -numbers, $B6,-
'416,639.. The average value of each church
and its appurtenances is -tiventy-four bun
cirad Oilers. These facts villich were deriv
ed froth official tables for till census, explode-"
another &lie notion, whichis, that 'there is
too — much luxury • and wealth in American
- churChes.
. . .
~
' The most •numerous sect in the United
States is the Methodist, tha second the. Bap-
tist, and the third the Presbyterian. The
first has church accommOdations for over
four millions of' worshipers; in other'words,
the Methodists have houses of worship for
one-sixth of the entire-population. . The Bap
tists have accommodations Tor more than
three millions, and the; Presbyterians fin
more than two. The'fourtli sect, in' the ex !
tent of its accommodation; is_ the ~tle Con
gregational, the fifth the Episcopalian, and
the sixth the Roman Catholic. The ,numher
of churches belonging to the three- leading
cinominatiOns does not always follow tins'
proportion, however. The Methodists for
example, while they tan accommodate btit
twice as many worshipers as .the Presbyte
rian, have three times as many churcbes.—.
The . Roman Catholics, though sixth on She
list as - regards accommodations, stands sev
enth in the number or their churches. Of
ttii ii
the principal sects, that ich has the.
smallest edifices for worship, i the Methodist,
and these which have the argesti are the
the Unitarians and Dutch . formed. The
smallest deponination is the weedenborgains
and the next the
,3fennonit There are no
less than fifty-two Tunker charches, and
thirty-five thottsanil worshi rs. .The Priends,
so numerous in this city, ave accommoda
tions for about three_hundred .thousarid, or
but little ntore than one hundredth of the en
tire population of the United States.
The richest denomination is the - Methodist,
which is -set down iu - the - census tables at
814,636,681. The nest is the Presbyterian,
which is rated at $14,26'0,880.. The Episco:-
'pal, - Which 'in, number of \ churches stands
fifth, ranks third for its church property, be
ing estiroted at $12,261;070.. The. fourth
is- the Pa/14kt, 810,931,3821 the fifth the
Roman CathZre, 88,973,-838; And th'e. sixth
- the 'Congregational, $7,973,962.- Or these
various sects, the two which symimthises
most in doctrines are the Congregationalists
and Presbyterians—yoth adhering to the •
Viestminister Catechism,- and differing only
In their form of government, the one being
republican, the - other democratic: Together,
.hese two sects have over 6,000 churches, can
seat nearly 3,000,000 of worshipers, and hold
church property to, the value of more than
022,000,000.
The sect whose .average *trine of property
raiiksligliesi is the Unitarian.. Next - comes
The Dritch - Reformed, and next the Jewish.
The Sweedenhorgains, Roman Catholics - and,
- Fpiscopalians follow in the "order named.. Of
!he:leading . demnirinations - the " Methodists
the lowest on the lists, and tbe•Bap
!ts the yresbyteriana. and Con.:
r (rationalists bold= a middle place.
How to Borrow.
certain edior, well known for bie . :boana
rortiine, threw his smiles upon 4-" rat", of 'the
firsprat Academy of !slum. 'The •-• 1 rat "ex-
Pcrienced .a natural anxiety. to gnaW tbepunse
strings of her admirer, but could. not exactly
seelser way.. :Whilet thinking ',the: matte r ores, a Bohansian of her" acquaintance _ came
. • . •
iu.,. • . •
" Do you think' "said the young artiste
that Vi-wilk be willing to lend me
three thousand francs?
" Morle boubtful. At, be mi... 14 iudue
ed to dujit- Write as I shall di 'tato.
" Beloved —I expected some money this
morning' and have been disappo aced—"
"That is a very ofd story," interrupted the
rat.
"Go On. IBA ng me, then I beseech you.
three thousaiid francs, and come and dine(
with me at: the same time. I havea Splendid
pheasant."
" And do you think, ". said Mademoiselle
Alphonsin, when :the letter was gone.: that
I shall get my money; or rather
.1 7 "--s,
money with that!" . - •
" With , such a letter my- friend; you will
not get it sou, or I - know nothing of the hu
man heart. - .
" Then- why Aid you make the write it JP
" Because it was essantial that a - first . . - note
should, precede the one am about to dictate
tt
to'yo."
"What I write another I,'
" only two worthy - -
" Dear Friend—Consider my - letter as .
not written. At thevery moment I had dis
patched it, the expected remittance made its
appearance; lam now tichicritse, But don't
forget, 'I expect you : - to dinner;.the pheasant
is magnificent'*;' 3s
-The second letter was sent after the first.
"Now," said•the Bohemian'." this is what'
will happen. will ; pretend not to
have receive4l your seiond'note;and trill show
himself the Mem generous, -in that he
believe you are not out in Vint ot*--'teoney.
It happened as the Bohernitinhttd anticipa
ted V offered the thr . ee thoosiked Mums,
with - the idea tbey -would, not be incepted I
but to his infinite,horror, they, weie vocketed
at once. To complete ilia unifortune, there
Was not evgg; pheasaat to Pookilet biln•
' Tue Bohemian ate it 'the saute' 'evening,
with the essiatanee. of 111adentoiselle AlPlutut
elite, in rabinet or the maisoh' Do*.
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