linqaish it. Should tho use of these epo
o fics become universal, or even general,
it will restrict the duty of the practitioner
to fewer oases & those of a more grave and
Burjjical character, and while it will di
minish their number, it will also tend to
elovuto tho staudard of qualifications a
moug practitioners. Meantime- much
Bioknos will bo prevented, und the gen
eral health and happiness of our race pro
partionably roraoted.
jftcrpajin thus much generally of
the specifies of Professor Huror. hroys, we
will say that wc have found them, by use
in our own family, all that he claim tbem
to be, and unqualifiedly rt-commend them
to general use and favor.
1)C Jcffcrsonian.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1861.
Delaware Water Gap Classical School.
By reference to an advertisement in an
other column, it will be seen that the Ret.
II. S. Howell has associated with himself the
Rcr. C. M. Blake, who i, as we learn, an
experienced, thorough and successful teacher.
In addition to the usual English branches,
ancient languages and mathematics, they
are prepared to give thorough instruction in
the French, German and Spanish languages;
and, in short, prepare young men for college,
or for business pursuits.
We are gratified at this arrangement, as it
obviates the necessity of parents sending
their sons out of the County in order to re
ccive a good academical education.
Sir. Howell has for years been known to
our citizens as a gentleman and scholar, and
we cannot doubt that those patronizing his
School under its present organization, will
be amply repaid, and receive entire satisfac
tion. Bear it Mind.
Peron3 elcctd Justices of the Peace at
the last election must signify their accep
tance to the Prothonotary in writing
within thirty days after the election, or
commissions will not be issued.
C? The "Farmer and Gahdner" and
" American Ben Journal" for April, have
been received. Every page of these hand
some monthlies is filled with matter of deep
importance to -the men who cultivate the soil;
or who are engaged in the interesting and
profitable occupation of Bee Culture. The
publishers, desirous of having them thorough
ly introduced, will send specimen copies of
either or both, without charge, to all who
may desire it. The price per year of these
journals, is One Dollar, each. Where both
are ordered at the same time, they are fur
nished at 1. 50, with a handsome hook as a
Premium.
Address A. M. Spangler & Co. 25 Ncrth
Sixth street, Philadelphia.
The Pciinsylvanian" tho chief
organ of the pro-slavery, Secession, Dis
union Democracy of Philadelphia, died
lai-t Tuesday. It has been for some time
getting its deserts. It is a pity that it
did not get tbem before.
Connecticut Election.
The election for State officers and mem
bers of Congress in Connecticut, took
place on Monday. The Republicans bare
elected their State ticket by an increased
majority. They have carried both
branches of tbe Legihlature, and carried
the Firi-t ond third Congressional Dis
tricts. They bave lost the Second, with
the Fourth not fully heard from.
Appointments.
Dr. C. C. Jennings, has been appointed
Po-t Mater for Easton.
T. F. Rodenbaub, of Eaeton, has been
commissioned as Second Lieutenant of
Dragoons in the United States Army.
Tho following appointments have been
agreed upon, and will b made during
the present week, for Philadelphia:
CoHector,
Henry L Benner.
Naval Officer,
Nary Agent,
Surrey or,
Postmaster,
D rector of Mint,
Charles Albright.
A. H Freeman.
David Newport.
C. A. Walbourn.
H. D. Maxwell.
A. Trego
Treae r of Mint,
U S. Dis. Attorney, Wm. M. Bull.
Marshal, Wm. Millward.
Coiner of Mint, Lewis R. Brooniill.
Chief Appraiser, D J Cochran.
Mail Agents. Mr. Enbody, of M
Chunk, has been appointed Mail Agent
on tho Lehigh alley Kan Road, Tioe
John McMulleo, removed.
Mr. Preston Brook, Mail Agent on tbe
East Pennsylvania Rail Road.
John P. Sanderson, has been appoint
ed Chief Clerk of the War Department at
W ashiogton.
R. J. Walker a Rich Man.
A Washington correspondent says:
Robert J. Walker has suddenly be
come a Billionaire, by the decision xadc
yesterday m tho Supreme Court, inrolv
ing th'o title to a quicksilver mine in Cal
ifornia, estimated to he worth millions of
dollars. Mr. Walker is proprietor of
one-fifth of this valuable mine, and was
offered not long ago 82,000,000 for it,
provided the Court should give a favora
ble decision. That decision has now
been given, and Mr. Walker, who was,
to use hie own words, "b beggar in tbe
morning," went home to dinner million
aire. Tbe disastroos condition of tbe
country may, however, prevent bis imme
diate realization of bis "expectations;"
Commutation of the Tonnage Tax.
On tho first page of this paper.will be
found a speech delivered in the State Sen
ate, by tbe Hon. A. K. M'Cluro, on the
Act for the commutation, or redemption
of tho tonnage duties npon the internal
improvements of the State. It is well
worthy of a careful reading and study.
It is in reply to Mott and others who op
posed this measure.
It will be remembered that tbe Penn
sylvania Railroad was built by the side
of or parallel with the Pennsylvania Canal,
which was owned by the State, and which
necessarily brought tho Railroad Compa
ny in competition with tbe State works.
To offsett this, the State levied a tax at
first of five mills per ton per mile, but
which was noon lowered to three mills per
ton per mile, on all things loaded at Har
risburg and Pittaburg and intervening
points and carriod over tbe Company's
railroad, but tbe State subsequently re
pealed all tax on coal and lumber, yet
lelt this tax on wheat, rye, corn, as well
as on every kind of merchandise.
Tbe Main Line, or Public Works, were
sold in pursuance of Act of tbe 21st oi
April, 1U58, to the Sunburj and Erie
Railroad Coopany, which immediately
re-sold them to tbe Pennsylvania Railroad
Co., for seven millions and five hundred
thousand dollars. When this sale was
perfected, all competition between tbe
Railroad Co. and State ceased. Tbe
Railroad Co. owned all the works, and
inasmuch as the Co. did not pay this tax
out of their Croats and that it all came
M
out of those who freighted their goods
wares and merchandise over the Railroad,
tho Legislature last Winter, took a liber
al and enlightened view of the matter and
oame to the conclusion that it was to the
interest of tbe State and all concerned to
commute this tax, and accordingly did it;
and thereby put tbe Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. and all those freighting over it
on a perfect equality with all other rail
roads in the State, and persons doing bus
iness with them or through them.
Where is the propriety of taxing one
Railroad Co. and through them taxing
those who freight over that road, and let
ting the rest go free I If one set ought
to bo taxed to raise State revenue, then
all ought to be taxed for the same pur
pote.
When the Company bought the Main
Line, it was agreed that they should be
relieved of this tax; and had it not been
for this, they, in all probability, would
not have bid for tho Main Line; and thus
we might still have those Works on our
hands and be losing annually thereby
nearly two millions of dollars, instead of,
as it now is, decreasing our State debt
from one to two millions a year. The
Compnny to this time has never paid aoy
tax on their vast real estate, but this they
will hereafter be compelled to pay, which
will amount for State purposed, to near
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
annually.
The Company is compelled to lower
their rates of freight or transportation e
qual to tbe amount of tb'e tonnage tax.
and in this way greatly benefiting all who
freight over this line.
This Act also provides that the debt
due for tho Main Line shall much sooner
be paid, than tbe old act provided for.
The whole debt of the Commonwealth,
which together with tho interest ii S13,
570,000, will by the present Aot, be paid
within twenty nine years, whereas at the
end of that time under the original act,
there would of this amount bo duo the
State but $4,300,000. Thus providing
for the payment of the State debt at a
much earlier day.
About S700.000 of tho tonnage tax is
unpaid and in course of litigation; and to
settle this, the Legislature and Company
entered into a sort of compromise, whiob
in, for tbe Company to increase their half
yearly payments so as to make tbem a
mount to tbe sua of $460,000 annually,
wbieh together with tbe tax for State pur
poses, will amount to near 8600,000.
Besides this tbe Railroad Company is to
appropriate 950,000 towards the con
struction of several lateral or branch rail
roads of the Company's line, tbe object
of which is to open the resources of tbe
State. So it will be seen that the Rail
road Company is not freed or exempted
from any tonnage tax, but tbat it is com
pelled to render a large equivalent for the
whole of it.
We trust tbat the commutation of tbe
tonnage tax is in perfect harmony with
tbe spirit of enlightened legislation, and
that but short time will be necessa
ry to prove it to be to tbe advantage of
the tax payer, and tbat its natural ten
dency is to inerease the publio revenues.
Tbe sale of the Publio Works was at first
with obbo an unpopular measure, but all
now agree tbat it was very proper, and
so will it be with tbe tonnage tax measure.
If the Monroe Democrat is not already
conrinced of his folly in opposing this
measure, we then oballengc him to a dis
cussion of its merits. It will also be re
membered tbat notwithstanding this mea
sure was brought forward and support
ed by our party, it on discussion showed
itself to be so plainly right and in accor
dance with the welfare of the State, that
nearly half tbe Democrats in the Legisla
ture voted for it.
We shall continuo to publish speeches
and esBays on this question, till our read
ers thoroughly understand it.
The Other " Ahou-Ben-Adhem."
The following ingenious and witty parody
of a poem universally known, is from a fem
inine pen. The tart and somewhat malicious,
allusions to rve" refer, we suppose, to the
President's letter to some Western friends,
acknowledging, with thanks, the receipt of
some excellent rye whiskey:
James Buchanan, may his tribe decrease,
Awoke one ni.ht from a stranjre dream of
peace,
And saw, within the curtains of Ins bed,
Making his t'other eye to squint with dread
Old Jackson, writing in a Look of gold ;
Exceeding rye had made Buchanan bold,
And to the stern ex-lJresiUent ne eaiu,
"What writ'st thou V The spirit shook his
head
The while he answered, with the voiee of old.
'The names of men who ne'er their country
sold "
" And is mine one!" asked J. B. " Nary."
cried
The General, with a frown. Buchanan sighed
And groaned, and turned himself upon his bed,
And took another nip of "rye," then said,
"Well, ere thou lay thy record on tho shelf,
Write me at least as one who sold himself I
Demoes' and 'rye' so long my spirits were,
That when the 'crisis' came I wasn't there!'
The General wrote, and vanished. The next
night
He 'came again, in more appaling plight,
And showed the name that all true men de
test,
And lo ! Buchanan's name led all the rest !
Important from the Rio Grande.Ampu
dia, with 3,000 Men marching on
Brownsville.
Now Orleans, Tueadoy, April 2, 1861
m a a f 1-t 1
Texas advices state tuat Uol. l'orn is
reliably informed from Matamoras tbat
Gen. Ampudia, with 3,000 Mexicans, is
60 miles off. and marching on Browns
ville.
Ampudia had dispatched cxprcsse
with placards and handbills announcing
tbat Texas rightly belonged to Mexico
that she bad no longer the support of the
Federal Government, and now is the time
to retake her. Re-enforcements in large
numbers were rapidly coming to him.
Col. Ford ordered all the heavy guns and
ordnance ttores at Brazos Islands imme
diately removed to the scene of the anti
cipated difficulties.
Tbe gun-boat Mohawk arrived off Pass
Cavalbo on the 29tb. Tho steamer Coat
zacoalcos had sailed with 600 troops.
Tho Empire City and Star of tho West
were lying at tbo rass.
The Re-inforcement of Fort Pickens.
Montgomery, Monday, April 1, 1861
Mr. W. H. Ward editor of The Key of
the Gulf, has arrived here from Peneacola
He states that on the 25th ult. the steam
er Gen. Rusk arrived at Key Wfbt with
200 troons for that nlace. and 100 for
& a
Tortugas.
The Crusador had reached Key Weft
ar
with sealed orders, under charge of Capt
Craven, with marines.
The Brooklyn was gone into Key West
on the 26th ult., and thero was no doubt
that she had left troops at Fort Pickens.
Tbe Texas Commissioners stipulated
tbat the troops on tho Gen Rusk should
bo landed ot New-York Tbe comman
ders of three companies on board the Rusk
had signed a doeumeut exonerating Capt.
Smith, of the Rusk, from all blame for
tho deception practiced.
The Flag of the American Union.
A few days since Judgo William Law
renoe of Logan county, Ohio, caused the
following order to be entered upon the
journal of his Court:
"It is hereby ordered that the sheriff
of Logan couuty be, and heredy is direct
ed at every term of this Court, to erect
upon the dome of the Court House in
Bellefoutaiue, a suitable standard with the
Sag of tbe American Union thereon, and
the same shall there remain during the
ses:oos of this Court, as an evidence of
devotion to the 'Constitution, the Union,
and the enforcement of the lows.' "
"The Sneaking Traitors of the Berth."
The New York Atlas, one of the ablest
old line Demooratio papers of tho North,
has a strong article with tbo foregoing
beading, and thoogb stronger in language
than we can approve, yet doubtleso, in its
facts, substantially true. It calls things
by their right names, and may be the
only way to meet a"eless of persons, who,
under a tbin veneering of pretended love
for the Union, are profoundly steeped in
treason. They talk of patriotism, and at
tbo same time are chuckling tit the hu
miliating position in which the adminis
tration is placed by being obliged to.give
up Fort Sumpter, and to tolerate other
acts of tbe secessionists which weaken
our government at home and render it
oontemtiblc abroad. Those Northern se
cessionists, in their disguise, are tbo very
men that the Southern secessionists rely
upon for encouragoment and assistance
in their resistance to tho general govern
ment. Tbey are cunningly poisoning the
publio mind, and are continually inform
ing tbe people of tbe South that the North
will be divided in case of a collision be
tween tbe secessionists and tbe general
government."
A Fleet of French and English War
Steamers for the United States.
New York, Marob 20tb.
A Paris letter, published in the Times
of this morning, states tbat tbe French
and English governments are fitting out
a powerful fleet of war steamers for the
United States. Tho suggestion, it is said,
oame from England. France is to furn
ish three Srst class frigates and tho Eng
lish contingent will perhaps be larger.
The fleet is to sail with sealed orders.
Spain is also preparing to send a formi
dable force to tbo Gulf, though not work
ing in aonoert with France and England.
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
-The Slave-Trade
Drunken remark's of Keit England and
Slavery patriotic Women-blave plots.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Charleston, March 28, 1661.
The Convention met again this morn-
. o. aj TT..H rpi.
ID" ai Ol. iuuruwa nun. iuu u emolli
ent members who were defeated yester
day determined to put up soino peg on
a. til
which to hang a speech, and the whole
morning was consumed by the Spratt di
vision in moving resolutions condemnato
ry of the Constitution adopted at Mont
gomery. Some of tho old geutlemen be-
;outfbt them with tears m their eye not
to let it go forth tbat there was want of
unanimity among them, but it was of no
aail; they were determined to have their
flinrr. even if the heavens fell. One of
the resolutions was aimed at the anti
D' . ...
slave trade provisions of tbo now Consti
tution. Notwithstanding tho assurances
of Rhett and of Keitt that they wero on
ly intended to be "fizzles," these mem
bers from hi. Philip s and bt. iMcnaol f-
wero determined to be straight upon the
record, and so urged the passage of reso
lutions not only favoring the African
slave-trade, but tbo adoption of the Coolie
system immediately as necessitous and
supplemental. They were outvoted, how-
over not on principle, but because the
majority think their interests safe in tbe
hands of their representatives, and that
good reasons indeed must have been
shown for silence on these subject for
tbo present, otherwise Rhett and Keitt
could not have been induced to blink
them at Montgomery. Keilt, who was a
little tight again last night, ot angry be-
caurto a friend seemed to doubt bis con
stanoy tc the doctrine of the free impor
tation of ebony; ho swears that one of the
nearest and dearest objects of his life is
to provide niggers, ohcap and plenty, for
bis friends, "But," said ho, "Bill Yancey
would have looked like an ass had be
gono to Europe with that stuck in the
programme." Keitt says he'll guarantee
that it's all right; Chesnut advised him
very quietly not to talk so loudly, or they
might as well discuss it- in Convention
Keitt took the hint, and invited all band-
jour correspondent included, to come up
and take a "Palmetto cock-tail, d
jo." The Charleston Mercury bos lighted
upon nnother mare's nest; the other day
it celebrated the Jbrencb recognition of the
South; now, after bavingsearched through
every Engheh newspaper, and every de
debate in the iiouic or uommons, and
searched in vain for a friendly word
Gore's Commecial Advertiser ; a paper that
nobody outside of cotton-brokers in Eng
land ever heard of, ny that Great Brit
ain will speedily recognize the Southern
Confederacy, and wishes .tbem god--peed
There is about as much truth in Gore'
supposition as there was in a telegrapl
received by the Charleston papers a week
ago, which stated that Lord Lyons had
spoken privately in favor of tbe Southern
Confederacy; this I har-peu to know to
have been a lie, and the assertion of Gore
you may place in the same category. Mj
information on these matters 1 take tbe
liberty of believing is superior to that o
either Gore or Ihe Merer ry, and I hav
no hesitation in asserting tuat, in reeorj
nizing a new power, based upon the pro
scription of mankind on account of color
England, end, I trust, Jbrance but cer
tamly England, will require guarantiee
not oulv with regard to the slave-trade
but which will entirely prevent any ex
tention of the area which is to be dese
orated by human bondage.
The nee-roes hero are in high feather
at the continued occupntion of Fort Sum
ter by major Auuerson; the poor crea
tures swear by him, and evidently ima
gine him to be possessed of some charm
which is working for their beneht.-
When not in attendance on the Chivalry
they chuckle and caper with delight "'cos
Sumter ain t took." They have I think
a urm Deiicr thai uoa ana ttio ngnt are
on the side of the Major, and nobody can
persuade them tint it ispossible to over
oome him. i here is a great deal of com
munity of sentiment between the darkie
and mo upon this subject; 1 do not yet
believe tbe evacuation of Fort Sumter to
be a military necessity. The question o
the Major's supplies is still in abeyance
meantime, he has the run of the market
such as it is.
A little circumstance came under my
notice to-day which goes to prove my
assertion already published in The Tri
buno, namely: that thero are plenty
Union men even in Ubarlcnon. A very
respectable and indestrious man, a native
of Pennsylvania, and who resides within
tbe sonnd of St. Michael's bells, has two
intelligent daughters who were employed
at the needle by a Kiog street store; they
were set to work tho other day to manu
faotures some flags of tbe gim-craok Pro
Slavery Confederacy; the girls, with
nobleness wbich was alike creditable to
their heads and heart", positively refused
to set a stich tn the treasonable bunting
and lost employment in consequence. -
Tbey have, I am sorry to aay, been sue
cessful in obtaining work for some good
und true friends of the Union.
I am in possession of information from
the most diroot sources that tho leading
politicians at Montgomery havo received
intimations that there is wide-spread and
increasing dissatisfaction throughout Lou
isiana with the new Government, and
that a strong Reconstruction party is in
course of formation. The movement ol
Sam Houston in Texas also alarms them
exceedingly. I only wish that old Sam.
in tbo name of God and bis country,
backed by a couple of thousand strong
arms, would march through Texas into
Louisiana. He would be strengthened
at every stage, and tbo irrepressible con
flict would begin in earnest. loan prom
ise him a thousand mon from these dis
tricts who will gladly fight under tho
Stars and Stripes, if the war cry is to be
Freedom, and tbo ultimatum, Civilization
and Progress,
A conversation, which I could not help
hearing, at the Charleston Flotel last
night, convinces me that tho. disaffection
among the slaves is more general even
than I had imagined. A member of tbe
Convention, who comes from the District
of Prince George, was relating to a friend
circumstances of a plot which he bad dis
covered, tbe ramifications of which exten
ded for miles round, and in which the
servants of some score of planters were
concerned. The idea whioh possessed
tbe slaves seems to have been tbat the
moment tho first gun was fired in Charles
ton Harbor, they should make a stam
pede, takipg with thorn all tho property
r. . . P .... i - mi
thev could lav their bands upon. uie
most pleaBinjr part of tho story to the
j - -j . .
rolator seemed to be the remembrance
of the-unmerciful whipping which he or
dered to be administered to tbe men and
women concerned in it. This is no sin
gular case; information reaches me daily,
which I do not intend to reveal, wbicb
proves beyoud all doubt that tbe first gun
bred against the L nited otates Govern
ment will explode a powder magazine.
tbe vaults of which extend beneath the
feet of the whole South. Meantime, the
whole attention of the Palmettoans seems
to be centered in Charleston Harbor; a
new battery is now in course of erection
at Mount Pleasant, of the same obarao-
ter with those upon Morris Island, and
will not stand the fire of Major Ander
son s guns
Interestiwf Decision.
A few days aco the Supreme Court
rendered a decision in the case Hutoh
maker vs. tbo Administrators of Elisha
Harris, deceased. Hutcbmakcr, it wi)
bo recollected, purchased at the sale o
the personal effects of Mr. Harris, an ok
drill machine, for which he paid fifteen
cents. On taking it homo and breaking
it up for kipdling wood, some S3, 000
wero found oonccaled withiu it, and the
dispute was as to who should take the
money, the administrators of Mr. Harris
or Mr. Hutchmaker. the nurchaser. In
deciding the case, Judge Woodward said
The machine itself, and every esseutia
part and constituent element were well
.-old. Tbo consideration paid, thoucb
Gfteen cents, was in law a quid pro quo
and the sale, unaffected by fraud or uis
representation, passed to tho purchaser
an indefeasible right to the machine, and
all the uses and purposes to which it could
be applied. But the contents of tbe ma
chine are to be distinguished from its con
etituent parts. -lbey wero unknown to
ar
the administrators, were not inventoried
were not exposed to auction, were not
pold. Of course tbey were not bought
All tbat was sold wa fairly bought and
may be held by the purchaser. The ti
tie to what was not sold remains unchan
ged. A sale of a coat does not give title
to the pocket book wbicb may happen to
be temporarily deposited in it, nor tbe
salo of a chest of drawers a title to the
deposits therein. In these cases, and
many others that are easily imagined, the
content are not essential to the existence
or usefulness of the thiug contracted for
and not being within tbe contemplntion
;or intention of tho contracting parties-, do
not pass by the sale. The judgmeut of
the Court below, awarding the money to
, the administrators, is therefore confirmed
Tho Srst international difficulty with
the Southern Confederacv ha occurred
in Brooklyn, in the case of Patrick M
Ciuskey whose name betrays his origin
who was brought before a Justice, yes
terday, on a charge of intoxication. He
deuied tbe right of the court to try him
as he was a citizen of tbe Southern Con
federacy, in proof of which he pulled
small Palmetto flag out of bis pocket and
flourished it difiantly before tbe justice
The Court, however, did not recognize
the right of secession, individually or by
States, so Patrick was convicted, fined
S10 and oo-ts, and in default of payment
was sent to jail for ten days, protesting
vehemently that "it would bo the occasion
of war" between the United States and
tbo "Confederate States of America."
Tho Mi'-sinsippiana are already experi
encing the benefits of secession. There is
already a special tax levied of 50 percent,
and jf they get through their career, says
a Louisiana paper, without having their
taxes increased more than 500 per cent,
they will oome out well indeed.
Congressman 111.
Dr. Thomas B Cooper, Representative
elect from the Bucks and Lebigh Congres
nional district, continues in poor health.
Wo understand that bo has not been out
side of his bouse for several months. In
case of the callins of an extra session of
Congress by President Lincoln, it is prob
able that Dr. Cooper .would not to able
to attend.
Affairs appear to be approaching a cri
sis in Texas. The Rebel Convention has
superseded Gov. Huston as Governor, ond
has requested him to take tbe oath of al
legiance to tbo pouthern confederacy
whioh ho refuses to do, and he is report
en to be mustering troops to maintain his
authority.
j5ST"The legislature of Pensylvania
has passed a bill postponing tho Phila
delphia municipal election until the gen
eral fall olection. Tbo present incum
bents will, therefore remain in office for
nearly six months longer than the term
for whioh tbey wero chosen.
jJjA little fellow of six or seven
years, kneeling at his mother's side to say
his evening prayer, aaked leavo to pray
in his own words, and with a childlike
simplicity, said "God bless little Willie
and don't let tho house burn up; God
bless papa and mama; God bless me, and
make my boots go on easy in tho morn
ing. New Jersey contributed to the Ameri
can Biblo Society, in the mouth of Janu
ary, $1,189.62, a greater sum than any
of the States except MassaohusettB, Con
nontiout, N. i ork, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Illinois
Tho Pennsylvania Legislature, have
determined on a final adiournment f
ako place on Thursday, the 18th of A-
pril, at noon.
In a deoision delivered by Judge Con-'
yngbam, April 2d, 1861, on a caser
brought up from a Justice of the Peace,
the Judgo said he understood it was tbo
praotico among Justices of tbe Peace,
when the defendant did not appear to a
suit against him, to give judgment by de-
ault, without hearing any testimony at
all. This, he took occasion to sav. wn
-- j
was all wrong; and that tbe plaintiff
should 2mt ?7i his evidence, ivhatever it
was, ouch as book account sworn to or
witnesses called and sworn, or the like;
and not givo judgment for what the plain-
tiff might choose to claim, without any
testimony whatever. Record of the
Times.
The Coolest Thing on Record.
As Gen. Scott's army was marohing
triumphantly into the city of Mexico, a
procession of monks emerged from tbo
gate of a convent situated on an eminency
at the right, and advanced with slow and
measured tread until tbey met the army
at right angles. The guide or leader of
the procession was a venerable priest,
whose bair was whitened by the frosts of
many winters. He held in both hsnds a
contribution box, upon which was alight
ed candle, and wlfen within a few yards
of the army the procession halted. As
tbe army proceeded many a true believ
er in St. Patrick dropped some small coin'
or other into tbe old priest's box. Andr
when it was observed tbat a soldier was
searching in his pocket for something to
bestow, the priest would step forward and
hold his box to receive the donation.
Ultimately there came along a tall, guanrv
limber-sided, gander-looking Yankee,
who on seeing the poor priest, thrust his
hands into the very depth of his breech
es pockets, as if in search for a dime or
something of the kind. Tbe priest, ob
serving this movement, advanced as usu
al, while Jonathan, holding forth a grea
sy looking-roll of paper, commenced very
deliberately unfolding it. The old priest
anticipated a liberal donation, and put on
an air of tbe most exquisite satisfaction.
Jonathan continued to unroll piece after
piece of tri-twisted tobacco. He next
thrust his hands into another pocket, and
drew forth a clay pipe, which, with the
utmost deliberation, be proceeded to fill
by pinching off small particles of tobac
co. When this was done, having plaeed
bis tobacco in his breeches pocket, ho
stooped forward and lighted bis pipe by
tbe priest's candle, and making an awk
ward inclination of the bead intended,
perhaps, for a bow be said, "Much o
blceed to you, 'Squire," and proceded
on 1
ggrHow men in tho North who eall
themselves democrat, and profess to be
lieve in the doctrines of Jefferson and
the principles of '70, can sympathize with
tbe Secessionist:, passes our comprehen
sion. And yet there are plenty of sucb
men. Every journal indeed, that suppor
ted Mr. Breckinridge or the "Fu-ron'7
movement in the North, i now practical
ly giving daily "aid and comfort" to
Southern treason.
25On the 21st in-t., the Hon. John
Sherman was elected by the Legislature
of Ohio, a Senator of tbe United States,
in place of Hon. Salmon P. Chase who
resigned to accept the office of Secretary
of tbo Treasury. Tbe election of Mr.
Sherman will be hailed with gratification
every where. He i a safe counsellor
at home equally in the forum and in tho
committee-room and possesses all tho
elements that go to make up a wise and
successful statesman..
S&pA young woman at Rocheter
charged a respocted citizen with being:
the father of her coming child; the Over
seer of the Poor commenced a prosecu
tion; ho was in misery and wife and fam
ily in agony. Lat Friday the child was
born, and to the rolief of some parties
and tho oonstcrnation of other.!, it was as
black as Beelzebub.
OrTbe election of John Sherman tc
the U. S. Senate, makes the Republican
strength in that body 29 a clear major
ity since tbe daparturo of the Secession
Senators. Kansas will add two more to
tbo Republican eidc.
The quarrel between Louis Napoleon
and tho Catholic olergy of his realm
i progressing. It is probable that tho
French troops will be withdrawn from
Rome, and tbat it will hecomo the capi
tal of the Italian Kingdom. Tho Pope
will then be deprived of bis temporal au
thority, or be located on some territory.
gylmmenso quantities of foreign fruii
are now arriving in Philadelphia. Over
thirty thousand boxes oranges and lemons
havo arrived wjthin a few weeks, chiefly
from the South of Italy. Oranges are
now sold in Philadelphia, by measure, for
about the price of apples. This being
the case, pricos ought to come down, in
the country, to a reasonablo figure.
JJjYn Irishman being asked what ho
oamo to America for, said: "By the
powersl you may be sure that it wasn't
for want, for I had plenty of that at
home."
Apples of the very finest quality aro
said to be now selling in tbo market of
Erie, Pa., for from 15 cts. to 20 cents per
bushel.
It is computed that 500 copies of "Dix
o's Land" are sold every day by musio
publishers throughouttho United, States.