JDeuotcu to politics, literature, Vgriculture, Science, JHoralitn, axxtr ntcral intelligence.
VOL 10.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. APRIL 19, I860.
NO. 15.
Published by Theodore Schoch. speech of the hon. jas. Campbell.
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SioanS'pC,Ue arepn3,,arcd 10 executcever'de preceding a man so distinguished in the
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i q. ddckworth. joiin iiayn testa which tho country has ever witness-
' To Countrv Dealers. ,ed- All men do not know what is right,
TNTTnT-nrA-nmn o rj a "7"t i and I take it the great mass of men are
DUCKWOK1H & HAliN, !honest. They want to do that which will
wholusale dealeus in , perpetuate tho honor and tho glory of our
GrCCriCS Provisions, LiqUOl'S.&C., common country.
No. 80 Dey street, New York.
June 16, 1859. ly.
CUT OUT.
It is many years since I fell in love
With Janq Jerusha Skeggs;
The buxontest country girl, by far,
That ever went on ( )
By meadow, creek, and wood and dell,
So often we did walk,
And the moonlightsmiled on our meeting lips, SQe ia in tbe bca"t of this great land
And the night-winds learned our talk. !8be, bas tbe Power a?d sbo bas the ability
; to boat down secession and to rebuke dis
Jnue Jerusha was all to mc, j union everywhere. She controls the eleo-
For my heart was young and true, jtions of the country with her three inil-
And I loved with a double andftwisted love, lions of free, honet and intelligent poo-
And a love that was honest, too. j P,e- Sbc is able to preserve the honor of
I roamed all over the neighbors' farms,
I robbed the wild-wood bovvers,
And tore my irowsers and scratched my hands.jparty of this greatStatc; I am opposed to
In search of choicest flowers.
In my boyish love I brought all these
To my Jerusha Jane;
But 1 wouldn't be so foolish now,
If I was a boy again !
A city chap then came along,
All dressed up in store clothes.
With a shiny hat and a shiny vest,
And moustache under his nose !
He talked to ber at singing school,
(For her father owned a farm,)
And she left me, her country love,
And took the new chap's arm 1
And all that night I never slept,
Nor could I eat next day,
For I loved that girl with a fervent love,
That naught could drive away.
I strove to win her back to me,
But it was all in vain
The city chap, with the hairy lip,
Married Jerusha Jane!
And my poor heart was sad and sore,
Until the thought struck me,
That just as good fish still remained,
As ever were caught in the sea.
Sol went to Methodist Churcb one night,
And saw a dark brown curl
Peeping from a gipsy hat
And I married that very girl !
And many years have passed and gone,
And I think my loss my gain,
And often bless the hairy chap
That stole Jerusha Jane.
High Water at the West
A despatch from Pittsburgh, dated the
lltb, says:
The heavy rains for the past three day
have caused a freshet, attended with the
destruction of considerable property.
The low lands along tbe Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers arc completely inunda
ted. The rie come so suddenly that sev
eral coal boats on the Monongahela were
swept over the dam and sunk. Tbe num
ber lost was thirteen, the loss being over
sixteen thousand dollars- The loss in
Allegheny has been cosiderable. Sover-
1 manufactories were flooded, and fami
lies, in eome instances, were driven from ? . r . , , j -
. ... mi -i j i u iron, hemp, lead and sugar, and every in
their dwellings. The railroads also bavo , , K , . -r v t
" , . ,6 si-! i-i - iterest which requires it. You have a
suffered by land elides, which have impe-' , ... 1 . , ,
V" r ,x t u u ; despicable warehouse system, which al-
dedtravel. Altogether, it bai been one . v r . rJ l ' . .
,V tj Lw. ,:flr, lows the foreign manufacturer to import
of the most destructive freshets expenen-,,. , . t
, , rpu : 5 l his goods into your country, and store
ccd for manv vears. lhe rivers nave, , . J, . J , ,
, . , i t . . I them in a warehouse under bond, and
now mostlv attained the highest stage, ri-, , , , w, . .
. i " . , 6, 6 m.l what then! Why hois not called upon
cine but about an men ner hour. loe;. , , ' . .. . ,
ty-nine feet and four inobes only twen
ty inches less than tbe great freshet of
1832.
The heavy rains of tbe past few days
hate resulted in considerable obstrue
tion to tbe railroads in Ohio. The Uleve- . v XT ... j v
i V j n-., u u j .1 n . i n pUusc.) Now, tell mo whero do your
Una and Pittsburgh, and the Central U-ifv ' ' , , , J .
t, , , . 1 ' , , . Democracy atand; and you, merchants,
falo lioads are both washed away in sev-t . . ... . , . . ,
. , , .,, , , y. i who recognize this great doctrine of pro-
ertl plaoos. and will be rendered impass-l . m ? . Au
,, K. . . . K. i tection, you manufacturers in the City,
able for a day or two. A measage from , . , n-. , J
, , J iL . ., A, , which in the City proper and its environs
VOlunbus. aavs. tost all tbe roads leading , . j
? J ' "uuy,a"a " " Dlcou,u6,has a manufacturing interest represented
into that place are overflowed.
J-An editor out West has discovered on this bill I And it was but tbo other
cecere defence against tho annoyance dajf jn tbo House of Represetatives, that
of those pests of modern civilization 1 wo offered to report this bill in the House,
duns. He has printed, and pasted over We were pledged, and moved a suspen
faw desk, in frowning capitals: "Stick no BjorJ 0f rules in order that it might bo con
Bills Here." It acts like a charm. E-i8idered. Every Democrat of that House
van the musquitoes avoid him. 0f Representatives, with the exception of
tbreo from Pennsylvania, Voted against
Bituminous coal has been discover- suspending tbe rules for the purpose of
on tbe farm of Anson Fraier, aboat introducing that bill. And every Re
tfcree miles north of Plainfield, N. J. It publican in tbe House and Oppoeition
was found about thirty feet from tho sur- member, Mr. Skinner, of New York, ex
ftse, and is rather slaty in appearance, cepted, voted for it.
but it burns with a strong blaze, showing Men of Philadelphia, look at the jour
that it is impregnated with oil or bitu- nals of tho House, look at your press day
en. 'by day. Watch tbe quostion and Bee
preseuce here to-night. The pub 0 mind
f . r
is seeking for truth. We are approach-
ing one of tho greatest political con-
I J he great party ot Jfennsylvama exists
in this commercial metropolis. Your
viaws. tnnr Trinn!nlB tnnp tritilirm nnrl
! jour interests, are those of the great State
of Pennsylvania. There is no State from
j the golden gates of San Franciico to the
; thiok fores of Maine, whioh is of so
'much importance in that contest which
j we are approaching as the Kenftono State.
(Applause.) She always has been loyal
I to tho Union and to the Constitution.
;tbo country and of her national flag.
(Cheers.) Now I am hero to address a
few words of plain truth to tho People's
all new organizations. (Loud applause.)
Under the black flag of modern Democra
cy, upon which is inscribed a reign of
terror, secession, disunion and free trade,
I will never fight. I claim that under
tho flag of tbe People's party, upon which
are enrolled in letters of living light, "the
Union and the constitution, and Protec
tion to American Industry, and Liberty
in the Territories." (Applause.) Under
that flag I am a soldier I am fighting
under that flag, because it is for the hon
or and the glory of our eountry. It is
for an unshackled press, protection to ev
erything American against all fabrios of
the foreigner. Under that flag, waving
in light, planted on the shores of the Del
aware for this campaign, I stand in tho
ranks a Eoldier. (Cheers.)
What is it that the Democracy want I
What do these Democrats ask for ? I
bavo first a word to say to you on the
great subject of protection to American
industry, for I will not subordinate that
doctrine to any other. I will not allow
that flag to go down in tbe fight before
any other flag. Its claims are paramount,
i echanics, merchants, laboring men of
Philadelphia, in 1842 you had tho glori
ous old Whig Tariff, until you heard on
every mountain side, and in every valley,
the happy song of tbe laboring man, and
the ring of the anvil and saw, the htookc
of the furnace aud the forge. In 1846,
tbe Democracy, under Robert J. Walker
struck down "the Whig Tariff of 1842,
and established the free trade of 1840.
In 1657 thero was a protective tariff bill
reported in the Opposition House of Rep
resentatives, which recognized the doc
trines of protection and specific duties.
It was sent to the Democratic Senate, and
under the influence of Hunter of Virgin
ia, it was metamorphosed into a free trade
bill and was whipped. We have now
framed a bill which has been spread forth
by tbe press. It has been formed by a
Committee of Ways and Means of the
House, under a Republican and People's
Speaker. A bill was formed by tbe Pro
tective Tariff party of tbe country for the
men of Pennsylvania, and not for our iron
men exclusively, but for tbe iron men of
Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland,
and every part of the UnioD, which re
' nnirni nmtnpt inn A nt if nrotrft thn
nt arket. When tbe price is low, ho can
keep them under bond, without paying
duty on tbem. This bill, which wo have
reported to tbe House of Representatives,
! aKAliulidu llinf trnvtlmllCA Cfrctlfn An
ing interest represen
by two hundred millions dollars per an
num tell me wbcro stand tho Democracy
whero tho modern Democracy stand on
this protective question. I tell you they
aro in favor of a system which sends a-
broad all your gold from California, and ,
when the country is drained of specie, the; he would make a pilgrimage to the Holy J one of the peculiarities of whioh is that it
inevitable result is that you feel there is Land, and after his death his heart was ia built on a lake. !
a political panic, and what does Mr. Lo-jplaced in a silver case, and put in tho iye rea(j 0f a 0;tv Up0n a hill," but
co Foco do then I Ho says it i'b all ow- -'possession of Douglas, who had vowed Morgantown, in my district, stands upon
ing to the Banks. (Laughter.) Can the j that he would take that heart to the Holy ' a iakel This was not known for a num
Banks coin money ? Do the Banks make Land. On bis way bo bad a tilt with the ber of yean after tbe town was settled,
gold I Drain the country of epecio to Moors of Spain; wearing tbe hoart of 'The discovery was made by digging wells
send to tbe workshops in Europe, and Bruce in his bosom, he rushed to the con-j to procure a full supply of water. Tho
then prevent if you can a momentary rev- j flict. Tho Aloors were about to overpow- supply of water in tho wells which had
olution. It is impossible. I believe that
that groat mind and groat heart that in
augurated tho dootrine of protection to
American industry I say that tbe great
heart and mind of Honry Clay (enthusi
astic applause) lives and breathes
now, and that that inscription omblasoned
on our flag in letters of living light
"home and liberty, home and protection,
home happiness, home prosperity, against
tho interests of foreign countries" is dear
to every true-hearted man.
Tho old Whig party were opposed to
muzzling the pross, they were opposod to
the extension of slavery in the Territories.
One word on this subject as I go along.
There is no heart in that crowd that would
dare to say he would advocate the mod
ern doctrine of tho Democratic party,
which seeks to force slavery into the Ter
ritories against the wishes of the people.
I refer to the odious Leoompton policy of
this Adminiatration to the damnable
doctrine of the Democracy, that the Con
stitution carries tbe slave in his shackles
into the Territories, and I trust tbe liber
ality of this age will rebuke it, Man will
say this is not a practical question. Cast
your eyes over the millions of square miles
of fertilo territory and tell me, you labor
ing man, is there no day at whioh you ex
pect to go unto those Western wild, and
and there establish a homo for yourself,
among free and intelligent people ? Ia
there no man hero, who thanks God that
tho day will come when he can purchase
a homo in the West, and enjoy tbe bless
ings of free labor and free schools. (Thun
dering applause.)
Men of Philadelphia, enrol your names
under tho blaok flag, strike down your in
terests by advocatiag tbe dootrine of free
trade, go in for the nigger and forget the
white man, subscribe to those secession
and disunion sentiments that have found
their advocates, and then look your fellow
man in the face, if ycu daro. None but
a slave would ever advocate such a doo
trine. They say that we of the People's
party are for tho nigger. I am for the
white man I am for bespangling the land
with the evidences of civilization I am
for free labor. In tbe last two or three
months we have sat in that House of Rep
resentatives and beard from thirty to for
ty members of the Democratic party de
clare that if you go to tbo polls and ex
ercise the right of freeraen, and vote for a
Republican candidate and a People' can
date tbey will dissolve tbe Union of these
States. They would inaugurate a reign
of terror, while the great hearts of tho
Revolution said that men should have a
right to exercise their opinions at tbe ballot-box
without fear, favor, or affection.
It is a magnificent sight to see a freeman
in tbe fear of God and his conscience, go
to tbe polls like a man and vote for just
whoever he pleases; and if there is any
man in this vast assemblage who will not
vote for the nominee of the People's or
Republican party, because some of tbe
Democrats say to him, "if you do I will
dissolve the Union," that man who votes
in fear, who grows weak in the knees (to
use a popular term) at the dismal pros
pect before him, is a slave, and unfit to
fight the battle. Men of Philadelphia
county, I ask you to stand by the glori
ous Union of tbe country. Let us go
baok to tho daya of the Revolution let
us remember tbo teachings of Washington,
and Jefferson, and Henry Clay. (Loud
applause.
Now, one word before I conclude, upon
this great flag, which has been planted
bcro on the shores of the Delaware to
night. We have selected a standard
bearer. Who is he I Who is the man
in whose bands you will plaeo the ban- thev know t0 take ujra aijTe, The resi
ner of freedom, of protection I I bold dents of the vicinity decided to burn him
that men are nothing, principles are etor-i at the stajj0t wnch wa8 done in the pres
nal. Ayo, fellow-citizens, we have placed j ence 0f au tjja nCgroCs on that and scver
our banner in tbe hands of a man whoLi nf uft ofiin;n;nff nlnnutinn nil nf
bas sprung from the ranks of the people
a man who learned his political teach
, ings at tho feet of Honry Clay, of Ken
tucky. (Loud and long continued ap
plause.) We have placed our banner in
the hands of a man, who bas all his life
advocated tbo great doctrine of proseo-
lion to American industry, f Applause.;
We have planted our banner in tbo bands ;cofocos are engaged in a conspiracy to
of a man brought up amosg the moun-ldrive him out of Kentuoky. Ho and his
tainsof Pennsylvania a man who at any! friond8 afe ariBed and awaiting tbe as
time oan throw off his coat and go to work . Bault His wjfe and daughters share his
a man who is not dependent on politics danger, refusing to retire. Mr. Clay's
for support a man brave and fearless offenco consists in being a Republican.
in the vein and in the fibre a Pennsylva-lEvcr? man in tlie north who vote3 wjtn
nian a Pennsylvanian heart and soul. 'tU0 iO0ofocog j8 a participant in tbe con
We, here to-night from overy Ward, and templatcd outrago on that gentleman and
in the name of the people of Pennsylva-, hjB famiiy, and In the multiplied outra
nia, we place that banner in tbe hands of of th(J flamo gort whjch nro constantly
the Hon. Andrew G. Cuttin. (7ocifcr- occurri in tuo Biavebolding States,
ous applause.) I bavo known him fromi
tbe time he was a boy and 1 honor and
respect him. I know, as I know that1
mu-uM.unaiUDu.u6 j dren oloven gins ana iour Doys were
to-nigbt,tbattbatflagwillbo triumphantly boro of tho samo parents; and what is
carried aoross the Delaware, and over to more siDgaiar the eleven girls were mar
Lake Erie. 'ried in the rooa.
"Why, my fellow-citizens, tbey make a ..
little fuss on the other side, because forj "I love tbe still,'' as the quiet husband
tbo last two years tboy havo had no ray said to tbe obattering wifo.
of hope, and halloo like guinea-fowls in
'a barn yard. You all know or have
j beard of the great Bruce of Scotland.
Previous to his death be made a Tow,that .
er the force of Douglas when reaohingin
to his bosom ho took tbe heart and throw
ing it before him oried "lead on brave
heart, as thou wero ever wont to do l"
Here to night on the shores of tbe Dela
ware, in tho beginning of this great con
flict, tbe greatest, perhaps, that tbe coun
try may ever witness, when wo are stri
king for liberty I throw before you the
heart of Henry Clay, of Kentucky. (Tre
mendous applause.)
Excessively Literary.
How a young lady endeavored to adapt
her style of conversation to the character
of guests, is narrated in an Ohio paper.
Tom Corwin and Tom Ewinsr feeing on a
political tour through the State, stopped
at tho bouse of a prominent politician at 1
night, but found no one at borne but a
yound neioe, who prenided at tbe supper
table. She had never seen great men,
and supposed they were clephantio alto
gether, and all talked in great language.
'Mr. Ewing, will you take condiments in
your tea sirl' inquired the young lady.
'Yes, miss, if you pleaae,' replied tho
quandam salt boiler. CorwinB eyes twin
kled. Here was fun for him. Gratified
at tho apparent success of her first trial
at talking to big men, tho young lady ad
dressed Mr. Corwin in tho samo manner.
'Will you take condiments in your tea,
sir?' Pepper and salt, but no mustard,'
was the prompt reply of the facetious
Tom. Of course,nature must, out and Ew
ing and the entertainer roared in spite of
themselves. Corwin essayed to mend the
matter, and was voluble in anecdote, and
wit, and compliment. Tbe young lady
to this day declares that Tom Corwin is
is a coarse
vulgar,
disagreeable
man.
Something New About Peas.
As the time is near at hand for plant
ing peas, the following new suggestion
may bo of interest and advantage to our
readers. A correspondent of ono of our
agricultural exchanges says, tho theory
recently advocated of planting peas very
deeply in tbe eartb, in order to prolong
the bearing capacity of tho vines, has j is still remembered in Natobcs. Col.
been well tested in Williamstown, and Jim Bowie, the famous figbtor and in
found to be oorreot. A farmer told me j ventor of the knifo which bears his name,
that bo plowed a furrow beam deep, then ' used to spend a great deal of bis timo in
scattered tho seed peas at tbe bottom, af- : Natchez. Ho was challenged by a gen
ter which he turned a deep furrow upon ' tleman of Alexandria, Louisana, whose
them with his plow, covering them if pos- friends, to the number of twenty or more
sible to the depth of twelve or fourteen ' acoompained him to Natchez to see fair
inches. They pushed their way up play, knowing that Bowie was a desperate
through the thick mass of earth very soon, man, and bad his friends about bim
and instead of turning yellow at the bot- All parties went upon the field. ' The
torn and dying after tbe first gathering, ' combatants took their places in tbe rear
tbey blossomed and bore until ha was tir- far enough not to endanger them with
ed of picking the pods. If such a ro- 1 their balls. Behold tho battle array
suit will uniformly be realized from tbe
plan, pea culture may be made more prof
itablo than hitherto.
.
A Slave Burned at a Stake.
tu, -r;ircKo. una nnmn ;
session of the following facts in relation
to tbe burning of a negro man at Mr.
Woolfolk's plantation on Deer Creek. It
PPm that a nnaro thus snmmarilv dealt
with was a vicious, eelf-wiiled fellow, and
becominrr offended at a woman (black)
on tbe same plantation, walked up to her
as she was working in the field and de-
liberately plunged the knifo into hor
breast. Upon perpetrating this bloody
deed ho fled to tho woods, not, however,
before giving several other negroes to un-
derstand that their time would come next,
nnrl nfrr tliAm rwn whitn min lirinrr hard
by. Dogs were put on bis tracks, and af-
ter a chase of several hours he waB cap-
turcd, though not without a desperate
struggle the nursuers beinr DUt to all
whom soeraed terrified out of thoi
r wits
snirit
on viewing so awful a seene. The
of the doomed negro never was subdued
He died cursing his judgos his last words
being that be would "take vengeance on
tbem when they met each other in
.Hftfisins M. Clav writes that the lo-
There if a room in a house in Roxbu-
me t t- t- Cri l.il
rv. luassaonuseus. id wqiou uiteeu cnu-
A Town on a Lake.
Rev. C. W. Smith, Providing Elder of!
the Indiana Conferences, gives the follow
ing account of Morgantown, in that Stafo,
supply
been ued, failing in tbe dry season, a
few years since, one of the citizens con
cluded to sink a well deeper and see if he
could not strike a strong vein. When
some thirty-five or forty foot below tbo
eartb, the man at work in the well sud
denly struck his pike through a orust; tbo :
water gushed up with such rapidity that
with difficulty bo was saved by tbo men
at the windlass. In a few moments the
water was some fifteon feet deep in the
well. In two or three instances after-!
wards, men wero near being lost by com - i
ing suddenly to this inexhaustible foun
tain of water. Wells have boon sunk id i
different parts of the town from each oth
er, and I bclievo forty feet is the greates-
depth to reach this lake. Lead lines
have been dropped into several of these
wells, but no bottom has been found. In
digging down to this lake they invariably
pass through strata of sand, leaves and
timber, resembling driftwood. This is
some twenty feet below tbe surface of tbe
eartb. After passing through tbene
strata, a stratum of bard clay is found,
and when with some eighteen inches of
the lake, a hard crust is reaehed, which
is a sure indication that thoy are near
tbo water. When they reach this crust
they commence a wall thereon, oarrying
it to tbe top of tbe well, then put down
a large auger, and bore a bole to the wa
ter, which gushes up with great force, fill
ing the well from 15 to 20 feet in a few
moments. When the auger strikes tho
lake the atmosphere bursts up for a few
seconds, producing a sound resembling
very much the blowing off of steam from
an engine. I have not given all the par
ticulars of what bas been deseovered of
this mysterious lake. Enough is known
to settle it beyond a doubt that the whole
town stands upon a lake under ground."
The Greatest Duel on Record.
An old Missiasippian furnishes tho fol
lowing to the Woodville (Miss.) Republi
can: "The famous duel in which forty or
.more gentlemen wero engaged, in 1828,
. thus:
Twenty armed Louisianians fifty yards
behind their champion and his seconds
and surgeon, and opposite them, aB far
behind Bowie and his seconds and-sur-
eeon. twentv armed Mississippians. Be-
hold the heiht3 of Natohez thronged
with speetators, and a steamer id tbe river
rounded to, its decks black with passen-
8, watching With a deep interest the
acene- Tbe Plan .of fi8ht as to exchange
6bota twioe w,th Plato,s and to cloae w,lb
hia own terribl weapon. At the second
. the Louisianian was too quick, and took
: advantage of Bowio, , who waited for tbo
i word. At this Bowies second onod "fool
i P1,3. and shot the Louisianian dead
i Tho 8000nd of tbo !att.er intontly killed
the Mayer of his principal. Bowie drove
his knife mto this man. The surgeons
: now cr03sed blake,8 wbile wtb '"d bat
I "ics came on the two parties of friends,
tho light ot battle in their eyes in a
moment the whole number were engaged
in a fearful conflict. Dirks, pistols and
knives wero used with fatal effect, until
one party drove tbe othor from the field.
I do not know how many were killed or
wounded in all, but it was a dreadful
'slaughter. Bowie fought like a lion, but
covered with wounds. For months
uq iiogereu ai iuu niuaiuu uuu:u uciutc
ho fully recovered."
JQTie Hartford Couraut says that
the illegal vote polled for the Shams at the
election in the cities of Connecticut was
not leas than Tlirec Thousand, and con
cludes: "We shall have one advantage
in the November election for President:
All tbo States vote on the same day. and
tho voters will be wanted in New fork
City, every man of tbem, if the Democra
cy entertain tbe faintest idea of carrying
the Empire State; so shall we escape tho
honor of being assisted by Wood's tools
in our comparatively unimportant State.
Tho Democrats will not be able to poll so
largo a vote in November a they have
polled this Spring. That may bo coun
ted on for certain."
indigo aa good as was ever pro
duced has been rained in South Carolina,
its manufacture, however, was bo fatal to
the. negroes that its cultivation was dis
continued. It absorbs oxygen in tho pro
cess of manufacture so rapidly aa to ren
der tbe air unfit to breathe.
Joe Smith.
Mormonism bas again shown itself in
Illinois, and under widely different auspi
ces from the modern Mahomedanism of U
tah. Young Joe Smith claims to bo tho
true leader, as a matter of inheritance,
we suppose, of tbo Mormon Church, and
at Amboy ho was installed into office by
a Conference though no account is giv
en as to the source from which tho dele
gates derived their installing power. Hit
title is "President Prophet." and a church
i organized under hitu, that is declared
to be entirely independent of the organi
zation of which Brighasa Young has so
long been prophet, priest, and king. We
wish well to the Illinois branoh, became
it opposes polygamy and the other vicei
of the infamous disciples at L tab; and
Smith declares that be will only teach tho
two doctrines of religion and morality.
Ho also inculcates patriotio duties and o
bedience to the laws of tho land, speaks
kindly of the anti-Mormoss, and says
that he holds no feelings of enmity tow
ards any man livicg. It ia hoped that
his teachings will not be without influenae
oven in far-off Utah, where reformation
ia much needed.
A Question Answered.
"Pompey," said a darkey, coming up
to a similar specimen of animated nature;
tho other day, "I wants to propose to you
a question, which hab late dislocated my
understanding."
"Well, Snowball, make hurry, for di3
nig am in a baste."
"Wall, 'tis dis: 'Spose I marries a
yallar gal, and lubs her berry much; and
some day I gets sick, and die, aud goes
to Hcaben, and arter a while anodor grea
sy nigger cums along and marries my
old woman, and lubs ber, too; now, I
wants to know, arter dey both die and
cum to Heaben, where I am, who is to
hab my wench!"
Pompey stood thoughtfully for a mo
ment, then looking Soowball in (be faCe
and reverently shaking his head repliedi
"My friend, if your wife and her man
go to de good land, you need hab no fears,
for you won't bo dar to pick aoy mussl'
Rather Idle.
A popular preacher tells a good story
as a bit at those kind of christians who
are too indolent to pursue tho duties re
quired of them by their faith. He says
that one pious gentlemen composed a ve
ry fervent prayer to the Almighty, wrote
it legibly, and affixed tbo manuscript to
his bed-post. Then, on cold nights, ha
merely pointed to tho "document," and
with the words, "Oh, Lord I those arc my
sentimental" blew out the light and nest
led amid the blankets.
j5Two persons were once disputing
so loudly on the subject of religion, that
they awoke a big dog which bad been
sleeping on the hearth before them, and
forthwith barked most furiously. An old
divine present, who had been quietly sip
ping his tea while tbe disputants wero
talking, gave tbe dog a kick, and ex
claimed, "Hold your tongue, you silly
brute! you know no more about it than
they do."
A Hurricane passed over Landerdalo
county, Mississippi, on Saturday week.
At Judge Chapman's place it prostrated
every bouse but his dwelling, and that
was much damaged no person seriously
hurt. It took R. B. G. Harper's plaeo
in its route, and tore it all to pieces.
Further on it struck tho plantation of J.
B. McDonald, where it killed one negro
and wounded four others, and badly hurt
both himself and his wife. His dwelling
house and every othor house on his place
were blown down, and not a single panel
of fence left standing. Old Mrs. Crone's
house was blown down, and herself so se
riously injured that it is doubtful if sho
recovers. Her leg was broken in two
placos. Mrs. Judgo Daniel's new houso
was badly damaged by having a large
tree blown down upon it. Mrs. Daniels,
with her family, had gone to Marion, and
stayed over night, whioh was a lucky cir
cumstance, and saved tbem from proba
blo injury.
To Cure Scratches in Horsefly
Take somo lamp oil and mix it with a
little white lead, till the oil becomes of a
straw oolor. Wash tbe legs perfecly clean
and rub them dry. Then apply the mix
turo and rub it well on the affected parts.
By doing this three or four time, tho
horse will bo cured.
JJjPrcntice says he has hoard of but
one old woman who kissed her cow, but
ho knows of many thousand youug ones
who have kissed very groat calves.
?A lawyer having asked a witness
tbo valuo of a house, tbe answer was,
"That depends upon what sort of a wifo
there i9 in it."
8Yery extensive ruins of an ancient
I city bavo been discovered in Now Mexi
co, ninety miles northeast of bort Stan
to. They are said to rival, in magnitude
and architectural decoration, the ruins of
Thebes.
At Fayettcville, North Carolina,
the Rev. Daniel North has been found
i guilty of circulating Helper's Impending
Crisis, aud sentenced to imprisonment, fo?
I ono year.