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VOL 10.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. JULY 1S60.
NO. 27.
Published by Theodore Schoch. 'nd the w?3 a 8tj;Vfe 38 10 who should
terms.-two dollars per annum in advance-Tuo' be the Captain. . There was a tall pom-
dollars and a quarter, half yearlyandif not paid be-1 pons fellow ID toe neighborhood, glorying
fore the end of Hie year. Two dollars and a half. , ft -;i;,n ,;fiA r i(m;..ii i
papers dUcontinued until all arrearages are paid, , W the military title of 'Major 'who
except at the option of the Editor. , 'was very anxious for the Dew office, and
lErAavertisements 01 one square (ten uncsjorn., .
o.ic or three insertions, $100. Each additional mser-:
Son. 25 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
SOS PRfWTIWG.
Having a general assortment of large, plain and or
iiuniental Type, ie are prepared to execute every de
scription of -
Cards, Circulars, Hill Heads, Notes. Blank Receipts,
Justices, Legal and other Blanks, Pamphlets, kc, prin
matm'mwwwmthBmnmhohad the largest procession
LINCOLN'S EARLY DAYS.
Correspondence of the Cleveland (O) Leader.
Peoria, 111. June 25, 1860.
XX IU11 ilUU UUtUlUl V LJL1 "t J w "1
ham Lincoln would mako a boos ot tbo, v. , , f
i l - l . rrr,;ci,r.o ; l: porters formed behind. Great was the
deepest interests. He iurnisbes in bis , v . , , , .
i i j-m.,i u,n,(nr nKi astonishment and tbo mortification of tbo
history and individual character, a noble ,t . , . , , T . , ,
r . BnA rr,n Major wben he discovered that Lincoln's
spcoimcn of true moral courage and man-, J , . , a
, , 4, . . i nmnrrnanf procession out-numbered his own by two
hood the best sample among us or the .1 , T. , J .
r ,n.f Jii jmen; and Lincoln was thereforo dec ared
under the fostering influences of Ameri-j
can institutions ana society, wben not,, ,r , . a , . . , '
dwarfed by idleness, dissipation, or dis-0 vered that bis old partner bad
honesty. Every laboring man in the bee h,s 7 bfs,fc oustor ,n the whisky
country toiling under the weight of PovJtraffio' a.nd bat b? bad "decamped" with
erty with a view to better days, and eve- 008 P,D tb! debt0 tb" lradDS f0n'
ry student struggling for knowledge ;,ccrn.' ounhng to Si, 100, and without
j.j A-.ai leaving anything to pay them with.
nni :i ii v ;i ii in iz ii ii u uiri nuiLL'vt:i uiiii
,rm,rl nf him no nn nf hi r1
who his demonstrated the distinguished
success tnat may crown any
. i 1 1
rn any honorable.
cuities, has stock in Old Abe, and may befHerf- tbefD.' 1 '
' . ' 'Anna rn fl trian1 lllilin rinhf At CI . I
mbition properly cultivated vj lu, !"uuiuucos wiiu. ivuub iu uu
8VADVi.,.; nnn Mr T.;nnin'Jl was at a loss to know. I thought tho ,
, . J . , t , , v-..u c
father enngated from Kentucky to open -
n . t j . . r ,
cm..ll frm TVn 'v,r, r sn nftr-r h,.itomary waSes of 0 'hired band' and earn
U IM " J - - - - - - -
project of a public school in the neig
, i : i i
ur inn n Inn nilnhhnr. i
hood was started, and mectinz with en-i
wVV-
nntt r , nn m a n t 1 rt rr solirtnllmil 0 ffSR Vlllllt i'"
"fe"'-"M - '"ft 1
at which Abe, then about 18 years old
and who bad oeer attended school be
fore, was installed. Exact six weeks af
ter the school commenced, an execution
against his father the result of indorsing
a note for a friend 9wcnt awav thc lit
tle farm, and the .student was compelled j
1 , , i i r !..
to leave scnooi to join ins parc-ui;, wuo,
greatly disheartened by his misfortune,
had determined to emigrate to Illinois with
his family. The six weeks schooling in
that log school-bouse is all that Mr. Lin
coin ever received. lie is indebted for
whatever education he possesses solely to
bis own unaided exertions, made during
the leisure hours of a laborious life, often
consuming the timo that should have:
been devoted to rest, and always in the
earlier part of his life, under cireuoistan-j
ces of great difficulty, induced by poverty. 1
In due timo the Linooln family reach
ed Coles County, where it was decided to
seek their fortunes. By dint of hard la
bor at low wages, enough money was
saved in the course of two years to pur
chase and pay for eighty acres of Gov
ernment land. The son assisted his fath
er for some time in the cultivation of this
farm, but becoming imbued with the spir
it of enterprise, he eventually started out
to try his own fortunes, and coming to
Maoon County, after considerable diffi
culty in obtaining work, came across a
Mr. Hawks, with wbom ho closed a con
tract to cut and split three thousand rails.
While at work at thi3 job be found more
time than heretofore to improve his mind,
and it is related of him that when noon
arrived he would mount a log, swallow his
dinner in from eight to ten minutes, and
then spend fifty minutes in close study
before commencing the afternoon's work.
While engaged upon thiJ job our hero
made the acquaintance of a man (whose
name I have forgotten), who proposed
that they build a flat-boat, that he would
ptock it with grain and provisions, and
tbat Abe-should command said flat-boat
on an expedition down the Sangamon Riv
er to the Illinois; down the Illinois River
to tho Mississippi, and down this River
to New-Orleans, when the flat-boat and '
cargo Ehould be disposed of. The enter-! lour days ago, tnan a visit co .aDranam
prise looked promising, the fiat-boat was Linooln. Nothing seemed more impossi
built and loaded, Capt. Linooln proceed-J ble than that I should ever before or
ed on his voyage, in due time arrived in after his election to tho Presidency join
New-Orleans, dipooed of boat and cargo, the great mob of those who should "pay
and shinned for home as a deck-hand on him their respects." But meeting an in
board ono of tho Mississippi River steam- j
of Illinois and candidate on the Republi-,
can ticket for re-election, who was also
discharging tbo duties of deck hand.
The first flat expedition proved bo
successful tbat two others were projected, in contact with the man to talk with
and by the time they were completed, his neighbors and then go home and
Lincoln had saved several hundred dol- tell your people why we in tbo West so
lars. With this money he opened a small 1 much lo o and honor bim." I confess I
utore at a settlement known as Now-Sa-jhad an intense desire to see the man.and
!ea, and with the usual foolishness of , readily surrendered to tbo arguments of
new beginners in business, he took in a my friend.
partner. "I reckon now," said Lincoln,! Armed with a strong letter of recom
alluding to the enterprise on one occasion, Idation, I was soon en route for Spring
with one of those proverbally comic ex-; field. Leaving Chicago by the Illinois
pressions of countenance, "I reckon now Central Railroad, I passed over a coun
tbat Vuat was tfie store," and I judge try unsurpassod in fertility of soil, and
from his ludicrous description of its mis- smiling in the promise of a bounteous
cellaneous contents that it might have harvest. As I weqj south, I found tbo
been. However, thc new business went corn almost ready to tassel out, and the
along badlj, and did not prove profitable, wheat ready for tho sickle. Indeed, ma
Tho partner insisted that they must add ny fields were already cut.
some whisky to their stock in trade if Ten hours of dusty riding, in a sun
they would save- themselves, but to this that bad all the fierceness of the dog-days,
proposition Lincoln stoutly objected, but brought mo to Springfield, a commonplace,
the partner as stoutly insisting, Lincoln sprawling sort of town, covering about ten
finally cold out to him. times as much ground as it ought, and ro-
About this time tho Black Hawk arkable chiefly for basing no visible
war was tbo subject of excitement. A center of business. After vainly search
new militia conapany was to be formed, ing for a back, and finally settling down
wuo ieit oonuuene 01 ODtainmg It.
When
'the day of election arrived, tboro proved
I to be from a dozen to fifteen candidates
for the captaincy. The plan of election
adopted was novel. A xpace was cleared,
and it was agreed that eaoh candidate
should march across this space with his
friends following him in single filo, and
of friends should bo declared the Captain.
While the processions were forming, some
of the "boys" caught Lincoln by tbo arm,
and declared that he Bbould-be a candi
date. Ho protested that he knew noth
ing about military matters, but a stout
r ,, 1 J , f j ... ...
TTe P810,
. .
"uuo lu a P,U 1U UUUl, or xt-
!?? wore Tff Ltban at J .timte "5B
Dt'iore, ior j. oaa noi a smeie aoiiar to
... 5m, . . ,
-pay idis inaeoteuness witn. wnat to ao
j matter ovpr for many days and was great-
!. ,. t , fn J L J . A . b
; ly di-trcsed. io go to work at the cus-
SI, 100 it seemed as if I could not do it.
' .
nut i aetcrmmea at last to cry. l never
T X I . , ,, .
life knew a man, who resolved to
do his doty, did not have some means o-
- Tin
pened up to him, no matter bow impossi- winning to a marked degree. After you
ble, seemingly, was the accomplishment bavo been five minutes in his company
of that duty at tho start," and so it proved you cease to think that ho is either home
in this ease with honest Abe. Stumb- ly or awkward. You recognize in him a
Hug upon, acctdently, a book on survey- high-toned, unassuming, chivalrous-min-
the
he at onco made himself master of ded gentleman, fully posted in all the es
science, and commenced the business sential amenities of social life, and sus-
of surveying as a profession, having in taincd by the infallible monitor of com-
tbe mean lime removed to Sprinfield. mon sense.
Here he made friends very fast, and soon 1 Ho approached, extended his hand, and
became exceedingly popular so much gave mine a grasp such as only a warm
so that he was selected as a Whig candi- hearted man knows how to givo. He sat
date for tbo Legislature, and wa trium- down beside me on the sofa, and com
phantly elected, holding the office for menced talking about political affairs in
four years, during which time he became
noted as a shrewd and intelligent debator.
tie savea money enough curing these
four years to payoff all his SI. 100 in-
debtedness, even to tho last shilling.
During bis legislative term be commenced
studying law by the advice of Judge Lo-
gan and John D. Stewart of Springfield,
who had discovered in bim the evidence
or an acute and remarkable intellect. witn cans ana corresponaonce. ne re
He was admitted to the bar in a few plied tbat ho liked to seo bis friends, and
months after got married, and at once
pushed forward to the front rank in his answer them. He referred playfully to to become, in a measure, her adviser in
profession. j the various "attempts upon his life," and the matter of costume, manners, &o.
Such is Mr. Lincoln's early history, the poor success that attended some of Tnc foremost tboughs was to amend hor
given in meager but truthful outline. I them. His greatest, grievance were the long, lank form, by tho aid of crinoline,
need only add that in his personal habits artists; he tried in vain to recognize him- wbioh she had never worn, and his flatte
Mr. Linooln has always been strictly ab- j self in some "Abraham Lincoln's" of the 1 ry nad no sooner secured him a confiden
stcmious, using neither tobacco nor epir- i pictorials. I f;ni nlaoo in hor good graocs. before ho
ltous liquor ot any kind. JNo man, more
over, ever jet accused bim of an ungen-
erous or a dishonorable actor thought,
Said I not truly that he furnishes the best
sample to bo met with of tho eicantio
growth of intellect and character,
under tbc-fostnring influences of Ameri- j
can institutions and society, wben not
dwarfed by idleness, dissipation, or dia- '
honesty ?
lours, truly,
L. R. W.
An Evening With Abraham Lincoln.
Editorial Cor. of the Utica Morning Herald.
Springfield, 111., Juno 21, 1860.
I have an instinctive aversion to dog
ging the footsteps of distinguished men.
Nothing was further from my thoughts
ttmate personal and political friend of Mr.
rough diamond a slang-whanging Wes
tern bturop speaker, who lacks tho easo
and polish of the well-bred gentleman. I
want you ehould go and see him to come
to the conclusion that all the world here
abouts were pedestrians, I set out to vis
it tho futuro President of these United
States, in the truly democratic style of
going & foot, and unattended by any guido
save my own wits. I had little difficulty
in finding the piaco of my destination.
A modest-looking two story brown frame '
houso, with the name "A.'Linooln" on tho t cr days remains. You may be pressed .
door plate, told mo that my pilgrimage j by his angularity of character, but it nev. '
was ended. I was met at the door by a ' or occurs to you that he lacks culture,
servant, who ushered me into the parlor, If bis manner is at times somewhat unu
and carried my note to Mr. Linooln, who , sual, it never strikes you as in the least
wa9 up stairs. The house was neatly J degree uncouth. In the essential of good
without being extravagantly furnished. breeding, Mr. L. is infinitely superior to
An air of quiet refinement pervaded the . to the generality of Americans. I find
place. You would have know instantly ' bin far more refined, far more subdued
that she who presided over that modest . in manner, exhibiting far more the effects
household was a true type of the Ameri
can lady. There wero flowers upon the
table; there were pictures upon the walls.
The adornments were few, but chastely t
appropriate; everything was in its place
and ministered to the general effect.
Tho hand of the domestic artist was eve
rywhere visible. The thought that in
voluntarily blossomed into speech was,
"What a pleasant home Abo- Lincoln
has."
Presently I heard footsteps on the stairs
and a tall arrowy, angular gentloman,
with a profusion of wiry hair "lying a
round loose" about his head, and a pair
of eyes that seemed to say "make your-
f ! b0? " "d 3 freJhed remarkabl
Kn H nnrl 9tmiiin ntirl n v n K v nrniin
broad and capacious, and arms tbat were
somewhat too long and lank for a statue
of Apollo, made bis appearanoe. The
upa wciu iuu ui uuitruviei,tuu uuno ituug-
ly aquiline, the cheek bones high and
hps were full of character, the nose strong-
prominent, and tho whole face indicative
, , , L
at once of goodness and resoluteness.
In repose, it had something of rigidity,
but whon in play, it was one of the most
i-'' . .
eloquent l nave ever seen. ione oi nia
. I 1 TkX r 1 '
pioturcB do bim the slightest justice.
His presence is commanding his manner
my own State with a knowledge of details
which surprised me. I found that he '
was more conversant witn some oi our
party performances in Oneida County '
than I could have desired, and made
somo pointed allusions to the great Con- 1
gressional struggle which resulted in the '
election of Mr. Conkling in 1858. I ask-1
ed him it be was not very much bored
as to the letters he took good care not to
piviuuuio.
I asked him if bo continued bis profes- !
sional business since his nomination. He
sion
said he had attempted it, but pitied his
clients. He had been arguing a case the
day before, but said the demands of bis
position made him an indifferent lawyer,
Ho spoko with great freedom of corrup-
tion in high places. He regarded it as
Hie bane of our American politics; and
said bo could not roepect, either as a man
or a politician, one who bribed or was jooting in front like the spouting horn of
bribed. He said he was glad to know Nahant; but that was nothing to the ex
the people of Illinois had not yet learned ' p03e it made of ber somewhat incongru
tfie art of being venal. The whole ex- : 0u3 blaok hose, the fascinations of which
pense of his campaign with Douglas did ' Were somewhat augracntod by the yollow
not exceed a few hundred dollars. I wish rosettes of ber white satin slippers (men's
tbo thousands of people in my own State 8jzo) enoasing her delicate feet. To
who loathe corrupt practices could have 1 ooroplete Brown's horror, her flaxen head
beard and seen Mr. Lincoln's, indignant 1 and freckled face were "set off" with a
denunciation of venality in high places. ! profusion of grocn and yellow bow knots
I can now understand how the epithet of ' 0f formidable size, intended to do oxeou-
ntnn tO ' linn no Vklftll AfltnllArfl
be so universally applied to bim by tho
Great West.
Ho related many ploasant incidents
u . u
connected with bis contest with Douglas.
ace
antagonist. His estimate or tbo
"Little Giant" is generous. He concedes
to him great hardihood, pertinaoity, and
magnetic power. Of all men he has ever
seen, says Mr. L., bo has tho most auda
city in maintaining an untenable position.
Thus, id endeavoring to reconcile iropu-
lar Sovereignty and the Dred bcott de
cision, his argument, stripped of sophis
try, is : "It is legal to expel blavery
from a territory where it legally exists i"
And yet he has bampoozlod thousands
into believing bim.
I asked Mr. Lincoln if bo sawmuoh of
tbo Democratic papers. He said somo
of his friends were kind enough to let
him see tho most abusive of them. He
should judge tho line of tactio whioh they
intended to pursue, was that of personal
ridicule. Tim Chicago Times tried that
in '58, and helped hira (Lincoln) ama
zingly. He was inclined to believe tbat
the present effort of bis enemies would bo
attended with liko happy results.
I was fortunate in finding Mr. Lincoln
alone and disengaged. My visit, which
T intended should be ten minutes, was
nearly two hours long. More than onco
mat to ftaVC. DUt UO Was KinU CUUUIIU
kind enough
a " r-r f
to assuro me that he did not regard my
call as a bore. I found him to be one
of the most companionable men I have
ever met. Frank, hearty, and unassu
ming, one feels irresistibly drawn toward
him. In his conversation and bearing
be reflects the gentloman. Hardly a
traoo of the rough schooling of his carli-'
of social attrition than I had expected.
I was greatly impressed with the prac
tical character of his mind. No man liv-
ing has less of the visionary.. He is evi
dently a "good hater" of cloud-capped
theories. The grasp of his mind is strong
and tenacious. Ho talks like one who
thinks clearly and profoundly. Ho has
all the marks of a mind tbat scans closely,
canvasses thorougly, conoludes deliber
ately, and holds to such conclusions un
flinchingly. He seems to me to be really
gifted with thc faculty of remaining faith
ful to bis convictions of right in the face
of difficulties and discouragements. I
shall bo mistaken if ho does not prove as
firm as ho is acknowledged to bo honest.
Another characteristic that impresses me
is his eminent truthfulness. I do not be
lieve that any earthly power can drive
Mr. Lincoln into the commission of a
mean action. I am euro that he would
far prefer being right to being President.
One feels, in talking with him, that his
utterances come from the heart.
I heard but one expression of unquali
fied praise of Mr. Lincoln among his
neighbors. No man living is more pro
foundly respected and more ardently be
loved among those who know bim best.
All parties and interests join in paying
tribute to his private virtues. Every
where I heard him spoken of as the best
of husbands, the kindest of parents, the
most irreproachablo of citizens.
An Arkansas Girl's Resentment.
GIVING A FELLOW TIIE SACK LITERALLY.
A green, awkward girl, tho daughter
of wealthy parents in Arkansas, having
come to , in Massachusetts, to be ed-
ucatod, a young dentist, Brown, conceived
a notion that his shortest road to fortune
would bo to marrv her. But then she
wa3 the laughing stock of the seminary,
because she was so gaunt, masculine, and
ungenteel in her dress, and Brown felt
that it would require all his nerve to
gtand the rediculo of several of tho young
pupils with whom he had flirted until he
was satisfied that they had no money or
expectation of any.
JT r
However, he consoled himself with the
reflection that ho should speedily obtain
influence enough over her to enable bim
Iiai piaoo ui uur guuu grucus, uciuiu uu
ventured to make a present of a patent
8xt or 6ack, together with a hint to fix
Up pretty handsomoly for a ball, to which
( ne had invited her.
The night arrived, the party were as-
sembled, and the Arkansas damsel made
I her grand entree from the ladies' dressing
( room, amid the titter of laughter from the
' 8ohool girls and viliago belles. Tbo hoop
sack was shockingly out of shape, pro-
. uuu Uil uuuu vutvuwu.
Madder than sixty, the disappointed
dentist went through the first dance with
her, taking little or no pains to conceal
bis disgast, and then hurried away to the
whist room to escapo the compliments
and" sarcastic ridioulc of his old flames.
The unfortunate partner, who was clear
grit, was deeply incensed whon informed
of his abandoment, and some of the sym
pathisers advised her to "givo him the
sack," i. e., dismiss him at once. "I'll
....... m
be dodrotted ef I don't do it 'for tbo hull
crowd," she replied in a boiling passion,
and making straight for the dressing room,
and followed by a bevy of laughing girls,
soon emerged again with the hoop-saok
in ber hand, and threw it at Brown's feet.
"Thar, you mean, good-for-nothing sha
ker out of old snags! Take your old
sack and wear it yourself, and ef I ketoh
you spoaking to mo again, I'll lick yo
wilhin an inch o'yer life; you'd better be
lieve it."
Roars of laughter followed this spirit
ed conduct, and tooth-puller wa9 fain to
make hia escapo. The next day ho left
tho village, and has not roturnod to it.
The Arkansas girl became a pet, and fin
ally made a very rcBpeotable appearance
in society.
Out in Illinois, an editor gives notice
tbat there will be no paper issued, this
, week, as his wife is using his scissors to
; uuuouiu uo vusumnfv- it
The Terrible Cival War in Syria. ' ty to the Frank population of Beirut, and
A correspondent of the Boston Travel- thc specte3 arrival of a Frenoh fleet is
er, writing from Beirut, Syria, under date , had Wth dcll?4' , .
of June 6, gives an account of the civil Th.e bsCf f " A1me'!c" vc.ssel of
war now raging near that vicinity. lie " d"P rgrC, ted tlQ5e'
g0yS. J IheU. S. steamer "Iroquois' is aomo-
Druses and Christians, numbering bun- wbcro iterranean sea but it is
drods of thousands; are now engaged fn.anPPoapd sbo "detained at Sicily,
wholesale murder, arson and piilago, inj m
which fiendish work they are aided by! The Mystery of It.
Turk-, Moslomens, Arabs and tho people Two darkic3 Lad bo ht a quantity of
known as the Motawohes. , . , s, . . . n 3 .
From my window t week I counted
m twenty to thirty burning villages
fro m
upon the mountain, a few miles from Bni-
rut, from whence the flash of musketry keeping. The next morning thoy mot,
may easily be seen, and the volleys beard wheD Sam saiJ "Good morning, Julius,
ono after another in rapid succession, as onytDng strange or mysterious happen
thoy echo through the valleys. The dy-, down Jour ,wa?' lately "Yas, Sam, most
ing and the dead are brought daily into . Btrang. tbinS happen to my house, yes
the town in largo numbers," and tho win- tcrlaatnight. Mystery, all mystery to
dows and tbo orphans may be seen in mc " "Ah, Julius, wha' was datl"
great crowds weeping and wailing about "Wel1. Sam, I tells you now. Dismorn
the streets. ; in' I wont down into do cellaF for to get
The barbarity of this war is truly ia Pie8e ob Pork fur dis Jer darkey's
shocking. Men, women and children are reakfust, and I pnt my hand down into
overtaken while fleeing for refuge Bnd de brine aod felt arud, but no pork dare
without arms, and ruthlessly slaughtered i a11 60D0' couldn't tell what bewent
whilo praying for quarter. I with il5 80 1 turned up dor barl, and Sam-
Tho Christians have thus far suffered. bo true as preachin', de rats eat a hole
most terribly. Their villages have been clar tbr0Qgb tbo bottom of de barl, and
burned, their orops destroyed, and great de7 dragged tho pork all out 1" Sam
numbers have been brutally murdered, , was petrified with astonishment, but pres
while the Druses, who are bettor warriors cnl,y Eaid "Why didn't do brino run out
and far more courageous, assistod bv ob do same bole I" "Ab, Sam, dat's do
the Turks, Moslems and Metawalies, and I
up to this time have proved successful.
The bloody war which is waged on both
sides as a war of extermination, has its
origin in religions and political oausos.
'pl ru. i n i. i i. .l
xut uuriakiuus uuu uiusub uaiu uuuu uiu-
with a deadly hatred on account of tbo
difference in their religious faith and
the Ubristians hate
, , . , , -r, .
epeoial hatred because Druses are m a
r . . - .. , . n, . .
great many of the mountain Christian
j- i - l e i t l- e j i .i
districts feudal chiefs and rulers over the
n, . .- .. , , n
... m, . ,
lie villages. The more immediate causes '
or the war may be traced to the fact that 0-D fu ' fn i c t, .
, . . . spurs them on to leap from obsennty into
lat summer at Bait Mam a quarrel a.,the fcroad dayli ht f lastlng renown.
ro,e, in which the Maromto f18ian8 Their lives, which should be full of noblo
were victorious, having repulsed the Dru-; .).:,',,, A , - ,
. r , ., - ! achievements, are dawdled away in unho-
ses, killing forty or more, while their own i ,):.;,;' t,-0.,i : v .i
, ' ,fa .,J f.t . , 'J oissipations. Ii such is to ceeome tho
loss was less than one-third of tbat num- ni r . nf ,,i
, . . , , , universal ellect of wealth on the rising
ber Although peace vras then declared, tio -t WCf0 far beUer tfcat
the Druses have since assassinated every !fy ahoud for ever be . tbo handmaid of
Christian who came in their way QQr S0QS and d hterg In the namo of
This aroused the Christians and so ex-, common numaDit we cnll 0Q all
asperated them that they made an attack men to do 50ffiet"'bing. Do Eot JMea
upon several Druse villages AtfiraUbej, from thc cradIe ofinfancy to thc coffin 0f
wero successful, but the Druses rallied obHvi &t ,ea5 Qne efforfc
under their warrior chiefs, and burned fco ove that have Qot u
every Maronite and Greek Christian vil-, EemeClber that faroe aD(3 honor are nev
lage within their reach. The provincial achieved with foded ams and lrjiag.
authorities pronouncod the invading par- ter inact5vi WbeQ the snbKmo wis.
ty-the Christians-to bo rebels, and the dom of conimon scngc tauhi ColomfaQ3
Governor-General proceeded with all hislthor8 was ft Dew worldf hedid notpreach
available force to tho mountains, and : hia belief with idle hand and lacklustre
brought his cannon to bear npou the- Tho wonderful discoveries in science
Christians. The Christians are rallying anJ art were not mado by men who re
for the forlorn hope; for they fear that(garded Hfe a3 Q hoHd flf idIen8jj3 If
the Druses, thus aided, will endeavor to would W;D the appiaQse of yoQr fel.
exterminate them. This, however, will , wmDT, :f rrtI1 nu : n, n u
not be an casv matter, as the Maronite
Greeks and Greek Gatholioa number a
bout two' hundred and fifty thousand.
The American mUsonaries in Mount
Lebanon have been greatly exposed, but
as yet have suffered only for tho want of
provisions.
Upon the breaking out of the war Mr.
Consul Johnson sent guards for their pro-
tectoin, and in some cases provisions
Some of the families of the Mission have
come down to Beirut under an escort fur
nished by tho Consul, and others are dai
ly expected. No personal danger to the
Americans in jiounc eoanon is appre-
bended, as they are well known and well
protected, cut their work is stopped ny
tne war, tueir nouses oecome asyiums ior
the wounded and tho fearful; m fact thoy
ore crowdod out by the people who seek,
their protection; for, wherovor the Amer-;
ican nag is seen waving on mo nouaeiop,
tne people nook in greacnumoers ior au-
mission.
The humanity shown by tho Americans
in Beirut to tho wounded, the homeless
and the starving refugees from tho moun
tains, will long be remembered by the na
tives of the country.
Tho American Mission premises are
orowded day and night by women and
ouuuren crying ior Drcau, wmou my xo- into conversation with the negro. Short
ceive with comfort and consolation from ly bJ aakcd gan,bo if ho was dry. Sasbo
the American missionaries. ' said he was. Stranger told him to go
Ono of thc largest of tho towns, Deircltto tbc bar and takQ 80inetbiDg at i3 ex.
Kenir, is now in a State of siege, and pcng(J NogrQ did Qnd sbortiy ieft
great suffering is produced by the want t andlord gav8 to th0 straneer :
i of provisions. Dcirel Kenir is a iurkisli
town, and is garrisoned by lurkish troops .. Q0Vcr aaw bim DCfore. but why
unlike the other Christian town3. In do a8j 7"
thus attacking a Turkish town the Druses j ,tI 6Uppos'cd s0 from yoar conversing
become rebels, but tho Govornor-general , wJtb binij and Mj.:g nm to drink."
allowed tbo Druses to burn a large por- ..Oh," said the stranger, "I was exper
tien of the plaoo beforo ho intcrfored. ';mentiug. Tbo fact is, I was dry too,
It has been estimated at the British and j thought if your liquor didn't kill
consulate that about sixty villages have tbat negro jQ fiftecn minutes, I would
been burned. It is bolioved thatthcEu- verJture to take a drink myself 1"
ropoon powers will now interfere in be-1 Landlord's curiosity was fully satisfied,
half of tho Christians of Syria and relievo
them from the Turkish yoke. Woman with miskers.
This morning wo learn of a largo num
ber of peasantry having boen induced to Mrs. Lucinda S. Stanaiford, now about
return to their villages, whero they wore ibirty-two yoor of age, wife of Jam's T.
all killed in cold blood and of the mar- Standiford, residing in Toulesburg, Lew
der of five ecclesiastics of the Latin is county, Kentucky, has a full suit of
church who woro shot down noar the beard about five inches in length, grown
Walls of Sidon.
f tho Druses has un-
I doubtodly stirred up all tho Moslem hos-
: tility to Christians, and a general insur-
rection seems to be trembling in the bal-
lanoe. The presenoe of uilussian frigate
1 of thirty guns gives thc feeling of eccuri-
f PrK ID PannoramP; oamDo
uavlDR no place to put his portion in, con-
"onted to intrust tbo whole to Julius's
mJ6tery, data de mystery." Home Jour.
nal.
Do Something;.
It is truly a melancholy spectacle to
see so many drones in the great and busy
hive of human life. We daily see young
than ordinary notural gifts, lounging a-
. , no ,-,ib1 ;f P 1 5
bout as listlessly as if there was nothing
fL . ji e -
ln tne boundless universe worthy of their
ffnt,t- tt ,. i i . , "L , ,
'attention. How utterly lost to manhood
are many sons or wealthy parental Io
l;.- Jjl j -
respect, then, in the name of all that is
good and sacred, we call on you to go to
work and
do
something.
IQ-A printer, not long &ince, having
been flung by hi3 swecf-heart, went to tho
office to commit suicido with the "shooting-stick."
Thc "devil," wishing to poc
ify, told him to go into the sanctum where
' tbQ editor was writing duns to delinquent
subscribers. He says tbat picturo of dis
pair reconciled him to his fate.
Mr What-do-you-call-him saVs his
wife told hini lhat gho had been informed
tbat Mr. Stick-in-the-mud's wifes cousin
had heard Q0W that Mrs. Tattle guessed
sbe aaw c0tncDodv no into WiVinn'fl houso
when nob0dy could bavo been there but
jyjr3, Wiggins. We hardly credit tho re-
port bQt fcel it 0Qr duty t0 cjrcuato it.
Extraordinary elopement Mr. Jono's
dog eloping with Mr. Brown's dinner.
A Wise Precaution.
A man traveling entered a tavern, ontl
Sflmnrr nn nnn nrsrnt hut Lhi lmfllonl
and fieated himBeif and entercd
j Aro acquainted with that negro ?"
upou uer muo mocc iu urn i .
bor. 1850. Sbe has been married aiout
thirteen year., and had no indications of
a beard until the" first of last Sefti-ruber,
It is very thick, very dark, and coarse
like a marl's beard, ami ha? lci leetj
shaved or trimmed,