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SELECT POETRY.
MOKM.Q MEDITATIONS.
BY THOMAS MOOD.
Let Taylor preach upon a mountain breezy,
How well to rise while night and larks tire
fl.l inR
For my part getting up seem not o pn?y,
. By half, as lying.
What if the lark does carol in the 1ty,
Som inn beyond the sky to find him out.
Wherefore am I to rise al such a flyl
I'm not a hunt.
Talk not to me of bees, and such life hums,
They smell of sweet heibs at the morning
prime,
Only lie lung enough, and bed becomes
A bed of time.
To me Dim Phabus and his cares are nnnght,
His steeds that paw impatiently nbout,
Let them enjoy, say I us horses onylit,
The first turn out.
Riirht beautiful the dewy meads appear,
Iff-sprinkled by the rosy fingered girl
What then, if I prefer, my pillow dear '
"To early pearl.
My stomach is not ruled by other men's,
And crumblinu for a season quaintly bees
Wherefore should miser rise before the hens
Have laid their eggsl
Why from a comfortable pillow start,
To see faint flushes in the east awaken?
A fig, say I, for any stieaky part,
Excepting bacon.
An early riser, Mr. Gray has drawn,
Who used to haste the dewy prass among,
To meet the sun upon the upland lawn,
Well, he died young.
With chairwomen such early hours agree,
And sweeps that earn betimes their bite
and sup,
But I'm no climbing boy, and will not be
All up all up.
So here I'll lie, my morning calls deferring,
J ill something nearer to the stroke ot noon;
A man that's fond precociously of s'irritig,
, Must be a spoon.
LETTER rnoI PROF. WEBsTKR TO REV.
DR. FRANCIS PAHK.MAN.
The fol lowing letter, communicated for
the Transcript of this day, was addressed
hy Professor Webster to the Rev. Dr. Park
man, and a copv retained in the possession
ol the lormer, which he confided to a friend'
with permission to make such disposition
of it as he might see fit, alter his own de
cease. We mention this in order that the
gentleman, to whom the letter was addres
sed, may not be suspected of having disre
garded the request which it contains.
(Copy.)
Boston, Aug. 5, 1850.
Rev. Dr. Parkman. Dear Sir: lean
not leave this world in the peace of mind
for which I pray, without addressing you
as the head of that family which 1 have so
deeply injured and afflicted, to make known
to you and them the bitter anguish of soul,
the sincere contrition and penitence I have
felt at having been the cause of the allliction
under which you and they have been call
ed to mourn. I can offer no excuse for my
wicked and fatal ebullition of passion but
what you already know, nor would I at
tempt to palliate it.
I had never, until the two. or three last
intei views with your brother, felt towards
him anything but gratitude for his many
acts of kindness and friendship. That I
sh uld have allowed the feelings excited on
those occasions to have overpowered nie so
as to involve the life of your brother, and
and my own temporal and eternal welfare,
I can, even now, hardly realize.
I may not receive' from you forgiveness
in this world, yet I cannot but hope and be
lieve you will think of me wilh compas
sion, and remember me in your prayers to
Him who will not turn away from the
humble and repentant. Had I many iives,
with what joy I would lay them all down,
could I, in the least, atone for the injury I
have done, or alleviate the affliction I have
caused ; but I can now only pray for for-
veness tor mvself and for every consola
tion and blessing upon every member of
our family.
Jn justice to those dearest to mp, I beg to
assure you, and I entreat you to believe me,
no oneol my family had the slightest doubt
I my entire innocence up to the moment
hen the contrary was communicated to
them by Dr. Putnam. That they have
your sincere pity and sympathy I feel as
sured. .
There is no lamily towards every mem
ber of which I have always felt a greater
egree of respect and regard than that ol
which you are now the head. From more
han one I have received repeated acts ot
friendship and kindness, for which I, have
ev-r been and am most truly grateful.
towards yourself in particular have not
onJy my own feelings been those of the
most sincere regard regard and gratitude,
hut every individual ol my family has felt
towards you that you were their pastor and
menu. Ullen has my wife recalled the
interest you took in her from her first be
coming your parishioner, and often has she
spoken, with feelings of deep gratitude, of
me innuence ol your public ministrations,
and of your private instructions end con
versations, and ol your direction of her in
quiries and reading in what related to her
religious views. These she has often ro
called and referred to as having firmly es
tablished the religious faith and trust which
are now such sourceg of consolation and
support to her and our children, ss well as
to myself.
(Nothing that has occurred has weakened
these feelings, and although those I leave
behind me, may not meet yu without the
f keenest anguish, I trust you will exonerate
thrm from any participation in, or know
ledge ol the father's sin, up to the moment
I have mentioned, and may you lemember
them in your prayers to the Father of the
tatberlest and the widow's bod.
I beg you, my dear sir, to consider this
strictly a nrivate letter and by no means to
give it publicity ; at the same time I will
rpquest you to make known to the tmme-
diate members of your family the state of
my feelings and my contrition.
That every consolation and blessing may
be vouchsafed to yourself and to every
member of your family, is the heartfelt
prayer of
Yours, most resp'y,
(Signed) J. W. YYL.lfbi,K.
advice gratis.
We very often read and see advice eiven
to wipes as to their demeanor towards their
husbands, but it is seldom that the lords of
creation are willing to write or publish ad-
vice to themselves, as to the treatment oM",PB were 'ost, o dwelling nouses, me
their wives. The fo lowin? from the Bo
ton Times, is very apropos and sensible.
Hints to Husbands. By a woman.
Do not jest with your wife upon a subject
of which there is danger of wounding her
feelings. Remember that she treasures pv
ery word you utter, though you may never
think of it again. '
Do not speak of some virtue in another
man's wife to remind your own of a fault.
Do not reproach .your wife with a per
sonal defect, for if she has sensibility, you
inflict a wound difficult to heal.
Do not treat your wile with inattention
in company. It touches her Dride. and
she will not respect you more, or love you
a
Uetter. lor it.
Do not entertain vour wife with tiraisinor
the beauty and accomplishments of other
woman.
Do not, too often, invite vour friends to
ride, and leave your wife at home. She
might suspect that you esteemed others
more comnanionnhle than herself.
If vou would have a rjleasant home and'
cheerful wife, pass your evenings under
vour own roof.
Do not be stern and silent in your own
house, and remarkable for vour sociabiliiv
elsewhere.
Remember that vour wife has as much
need for recreation as vnurself. and devote
a portion at least, of your leisure hours to
such society and amusements as she may
loin. Hv so doing, you will secure her
smiles, and increase her affection.
Do not, by being too exact in pecuniary
mattprs, make your wife feel hef depend
dence upon vour bounty. It tends to les
sen her dignity of character, and does not
increasp her esteem for you. II she is a
sensible woman, she should be acquainted
with vour business and know income that
she may regulate her household expenses
accordingly. Let it be remembered that
pecuniary affairs cause more ri tticu tv in
families than anv othpr one cause. Your
wife has anenual risht with voursplf to vou
all possess in Ihe worn! ; therefore she should
be made aconainted. as nearly as Dossible.
with that which is of so great importance
to both. Do not withhold this knowlpdge
in order to cover your own extravagance,
Woman has a keen nercpnt on he sure she
will discover your selfishness and though
no word is spoken, from that moment her
resnect is lessened, her rnnfidpnre diminish-
ad, her pride wounded, and a thousand,
perhaps ur.iust suspicions created. From
that moment is your domestic comfort on
the wane.
THE WIFE'S COMMANDMENTS
A late Cincinnati paper gives the following
ns a correct version, for the use of all doubt
ing hiifbands. Listen :
1. Thou shalt have no other wife but me.
2. Thou shalt not take into thy house any
beautiful, brazen image of a servant girl, to
bow down lo her, to serve her, for I am a
jealous wife, visiting, &c.
3. Thou shalt not lake the name of thy
wife in vain.
4. Remember thy wife to keep her re
spectable.
5. Honor thy wife's father and mother.
6. Thou shalt not fret.
7. Thou ehalt not find fault wilh thy din
ner.
8 Thou shalt not chew tobacco nor take
snuff.
. I IIUU Pill. II IIUl TIOI. IIJD INIII intCIII,
Ihou shalt not covet ihe tavern keeper's rum,
i
tor hi brandy, nor his gin, nor his whiskey,
nor unylhiii'' that is behind the rumseller's
bar.
10. Thou shalt not visit the billiard saloon,
neither for worshipping in Ihe dance, nor for
the heaps of money that lie on the table.
And Ihe eleventn commandment is, thou
shalt not stay out later than nine o'clock at
hi.
"The Doctor." A doctor in Ohio
writes to his father as follow : "Dear dad
dy, I concluded Ide cum down and git
grinded into a doctur. I hardly dont think
I was in more than 3 ours, afore out I cum
as slick a wun as ever was seen.
Hale calumby happy land,
If I aint a Doctur, III be hang'd,
I pukes, I purges, and I swets em,
Then if tha di, wi then I let em.
I gits plente of custom, because they gay
they dize eezy. When you rite, dont for-
git to put doctur a lore my name."
Ma.TiioM had lust risen in thn nnlnlf fn
make a nraver. when a gentleman in front
of the gallery toolt out hi handkerchief to
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wine his hrow. lorsretting that a Dack of
cards was wrapped In it. Mr. Thorn obser-
ved. on seeintr the cards scattered ahout.
"Oh, man! man! surely your psalm-book
has been ill bun ' I bound!
Thb Locknort Courier estimates the
wheat crop ol Niagara county, New York,
at 1,000,000 bushels, which, considering
that it is one of the smallest counties In the
State, is almost without parallel in the
. . , .
country.
tt.oOD-,TWJiT live Lost I
One of the most destructive floods to life
and property with which this section of
me country nas ever been visited, occurred
upon Nescojjeck Creek, on Monday the 2d
msi., oetween 8 o'clock, A. M. .and o'
clock, P. M. The water was at its height
about 11 o'clock, A. M. The Creek corn-
nienced rising in the night, but very trod'
erately, until about 8 o'clock. A. M. when
" began to rise' with fearful rapidity, and
soon overspread its highest batiks carrying
wun it nouses, barns, mills, trees, and eve'
rything which obstructed its course. The
water was 21 feet above its common level
' ne destruction to life and property was
truly appalling. The greatest damage was
pone at the INescopeck forge; there 20
lives
smith-shop, carpenter shop, coal house
(nearly full of charcoal,) were swept away.
The forge is left standing, but it and the
dams and races, are so much injured as not
to be worth repairing. The loss is estima
ted at not lessdhan 8,000. The property
belonged to S. F. Headly. Esq.. of this
place, and Mr. George VVestler. of Nesco-
peck forge.
Ihe persons drowned were workmen
and their families. We give their names
as far as we have ascertained them
Mrs. Mary Smith, (wife of Sam'l Smith,)
and child: Wm. Custibocher ; John Bir
ket, and his wife and 5 children, viz
Catharine, Augustus, Samuel, William, and
me lauer was marnea to vm.
Keichart; Mrs. Keichart, (Wife of Anthony
Keichart,) and 3 children, viz Lucinda,
murr, uq Hurii; L-ainarine r inic, iwue
of Peter Fink,) and" child : Celesta Hewet;
Elizabeth Parks, (wife of Lphraim Parks, a
colored man,) and child ; and an old lady
hy the name of Reihnbolt.
Alr- John Dreisbach, resident about two
miea U.P the creek above the forge, lost his
grist-mill, saw-mill, dwelling house, and al!
nis out buildings, except his barn ; his loss
must b fc.OOU. I wo houses came oown
l"e creek by the forge with ail their furni-
ture one ' which was supposed to be Mr,
LinesDach's, but the other is unknown.
Mr. David Lvans, the owner of the large
r toUT "u", anout one mile below tne lorge,
a"" l"e same "-stance irom tne river, aiso
atinerea greatly by the destruction of pro
Per,y 01,1 n fives were lost. His saw
ml", two barns, and all his out houses were
lakf" away, and his flour mill seriously in
Jred. His loss is estimated at $3,000.
ilr- ians ana ins family were tor several
nol,rs imment danger. The flood had
surrounded the house, and came in upon
the 0 r and upon either side was a deep
anQ swiii current, it was painiui to stand
BS we siooa, ana iook over to mat awen
ing a single speck surrounded by the swiff
flood and see its inmates looking from its
Pen windows for that help which we could
8ee no wy to extend them. And what
must have been the painful anxiety of their
mit'ds, as they saw the angry flood surge
them carrying with it every article of
"ousenoio iurnnure wrecKea nouses ana
their perishing inmates Whue their own
uwewng was ninng wun water: i ney
were rescued by the noble exertions of
Messrs. Francis Gingle and SaMvel Wil
liams, who brought a batteau from the
river, and went to their rescue. When
that boat with five persons left the house,
we covered our eyes With painful anxiety ;
we could scarcely hope that so frail a bark
could survive that raging flood ; but it had
stout arms and hearts to man it, and when
they landed safely in the eddy below, we
breathed for the first freely again.
Mr. George Westler and his family were
rescued in the same way, from their house
at Nescopec forge, by Mr. Peter Shiner;
and those who witnessed his exertions on
that occasion, are loud in their praise. He
had his boat taken from the river over the
hill and landed at the creek some 30 rods
directly above the house in which the
workmen and their families bad collected,
(then 23 in number) and then pushed out
upon the swiftest part of the flood where
it was thrown into angry waves by the
dam and tried to reach the sufferers) but
in vain. The wild waters were too strong
for any human arm, and as he was carried
like a bubble past, all hope must have left
them. They were there upon the roof of
the house, vainly holding to each other for
help and soon alter were swept away by
the resistless torrent ! But three persons
were saved, viz: Anthony Reichart, (pick
ed about the time- he was being carried into
the river,) Samuel Smith rescued by John
I Williams and Thomas Stackiioise, who
had also brought a boat near to Lvans' mill,
to aid the sufferers. The third was Eph
raim Parks, a colored man, who Was res
cued by John Chamberlain, and Thomas
Stackhouse.
The foregoing are the particulars as far
as known. Up to this morning nine of the
dead bodies have been iound. Berwick
Telegraph. ,
From the Schuylkill Havwi Map.
So quick came Ihe flood upon us that
many barely escaped with their lives)
while Mrs. O'Connor was carried away
and drowned. The particulars connected
with her death are distressing.
Ihe bouse
is situated by the railroad but near the river
I the husband saw the wave coming and
lruhin?to the house securea me cnnaien
and warned the deceased to run lor her life,
she however continued on the flat endea-
voring to coax a ptg out oi oanger, wuen
the wave came ana overwneimea ner
When she rose upon the surface she lifted
her hands imploringly to ner nusoana ana
brother upon the bank, and screamed for
neio. a second serge came oasning on ana
sne sanic to rise' no more, tier oouv was
recovered the next day, it having floated
on the flat below town.
The water Was even with the first floor
of the Mount Carbon House. A woman
was confined to her bed when the break
.-.... .! . !
i occurreo, ana seeing ine water coming id
the house tushed hp stairs and escaped
through the garret window to the hill.
The next morning she walked bare fopt
nd carried the little addition to the family
to the old home.
ARRIVAL OF JEJfJfY LIND.
The long expectation is over Jenny Lino
has landed on our shores. It was confidently
expected yesterday morning that the Atlantio
would arrive in the course of the day, and
crowds collected on all points where a look
out down the Bay could be had, eager lo
catch the first plimpse of her hull in the dis
tance. The sky was very thick towards
Sandy Honk, with a strong wind from the
southeast, which led many to fear that the
steamer would be detained till night. Nev
ertheless, large number lingpred all forenoon
around the Canal st. pier, where a sort of t.ri
timphal a i cade, hung wilh flags, had been
erected.
The writer left the City at 11 o'clock, ki
the Siaten Island boat. The sky by this time
was much clearer, though the green shores
of the Bay were still somewhat obscured.
On landing at Quarantine we proceeded at
once to ihe office of Dr. A. Sidney Doane,
Health Officer of the Port, where we found
Mr. Barnum and Mr. Theodore Eisfeldt, who
had been the whole of the previous night in
wailing for the Atlantic's arrival. Still there
was no sign of her coming. Confident, how
ever, that Capt. West would succeed in get
ting her 'through by daylight,' wr resigned
ourselves to another hour or two of expecta
tion. Toward one o'clock, two guns were heard
in the direction of Sandy Hook, and imme
diately after Ihe signel-flag of a steamer was
run up at the Telegraph station below Clifton.
In a few minutes the Atlantic hove in aiuht,
her giant bulk looming through the light
mist which still lay on the outer bay. There
was no Swedish flag at the Quarantine, but
Dr. Doane promptly ordered the German Re
publican tri-color lo be run up at the stafl", as
Its nearest of kin, and conseqnenily a compli
ment to the distinguished songstress. On pas
sing the Narrows, the Atlantio fired a second
salute, and stopping her paddles, came slowly
on wilh the tide. Through the courtesy of
Dr. Doane, we took a seat in his boat, and
were carried out over the fresh, dancing
swell, as fast as four pairs of stout arms could
urge us. The immense aleamer rose above
us like a mountain, as we ran under her quar
ter, and it was something of an undertaking
to climb the rope hand-ladder to her deck..
The passengers were all above, grouped
nbout the bulwarks, or looking after their ef
fects amid a wilderness of baggage. On the
top of a light deck-house, erected over the
forward companion-way, sat the subject ot the
day's excitempnl the veritable Jenny Lind
as fresh and rosy as if the sea had spared
her its usual discomforts, and enjoying the
novel interest of everything she saw, with an
apparent unconsciousness of the observation
she excited. At her side stood Dir. Jules
Benedict, the distinguished composer, and
and Signor Giovanni Belleti, the celebrated
basso, her artistic companions. Mr. Barnum,
who by this lime climbed on board, with a
choice bouquet carefully stuck in the bosom
of his white vest, was taken forward and pre
sented by Cnpt. West. But Mr. Collins had
for once stolen a maich on him, having got
on board in advance, and presented Miss
Lind a boiiquet about three times the size of
Barnum's.
The sonctress received the latter with
great cordiality ; her manners are very frank
and there is an expression of habitual good'
humor in her clear bine eye which would win
her Ihe heart of a crowd by a single glance,
She is about IWentv-nine vears of age, and
rather more tobnsl in face and person than
her nnrtraits would indicate. Her forehead
is finely formed, shaded by waves of pale
brown hair ; her eyes, a we have said, light,
blue and joyous her nose and mouth though
moulded on the large Swedish type, convey
on impression of benevolence and sound
goodness of heaM, w hich is thoroughly In
keeping with the many stories we have I jjjj a serious loss of life seemed almost lnevi
heard of her charitable doings. Millie. Lind lablo. The spectacle was most alarming ;
was dressed with great taste and simplicity.
She wore a visile of rich black cashmere over
dress of silver-gray silk, wilh a pale-blue
silk hat, and black Veil. At her feet lay a
silky lapdog wilh ears almost half the length
of its body ; it was of a rare breed which are
worth their weight in gold, and was a present
from Queen Victoria, Mdlle. Lind wasaCoom
pauied by her cousin, Mdlle, Ahmnn-en. The
English mi:o-oproiio, Misa Andrews, bus
uot yel arrived.
Mr. Benedict and Signor Belleti are both
men of between thirty and ihirlyfive year
old. The former, who is a German by bitlh,
has a vigorous face, wilh that expansive
breadth of forehead which always marks a
composer ; and wears a thick blown mou
lache, as ia becoming a musician, Signer
Belli! I, who is a Genoese, is a man of medi
um size, with rather thin but expressive fea
tures, dark hair and moustache
As the Atlantic got under way again, Capt.
r.. :..:...i .!, an . t.v. . .,,;
,he starboard wheel-house, where they could
observe th. be.ulle. of Our harbor, without
being Incommoded by Ihe crowd on deck,
M.m. li..ln.,mrU,nlnh.wr.ehrm -
..i ....I ..v..nBin r,,n.rci. She
pronounced New York bay the finest ah. had
..reeeri, and b.r time wa. spent entirely
In scanning lb. shor.s Wilh a glase. Seeing ne P-' ". , "
,h. American U Hying at th. Quarantine. Mdll Uft .tog.nl M of .p.rto.n U -.1.
w....,ifl ...nd.re! f th. aswonoj storr of th. hotel w.r. all in
reedom-ih. .Bore! of all n.lion. wor
.bin it Si. Bsltoti .xelaiisiH in isptor.
"Here is itia tfev? World at last the grand
New World' first seen by my fellow-country.
man, Columbus!" Notwithstanding the wind
blew a small gale, Mdlle. Lind remained on
the wheel-house, observing everything with
great curiosity and delight, till the ehip was
made fast at the pier. As we passed Castle
Garden, a Swedish vessel the Maria, which
arrived yesterday from Gefle lay in the
stream, with the national flag at the gaff.
The Nightingale recognized it at once, and
waved her handkerchief to ihe sailors on
board. She inquired of Dr. Doane the name
of the vessel and the condition of the crew
with much apparent interest.
As we neared Canal atreet pier, the inter
est was increased by the sppctacle of some
thirty or forty thousand persons congregated
on all the adjacent piers and shipping, as well
as all the roofs and windows fronting the wa
ter. The spars and rigging of vessels the
bulkheads along the wharves, and every
other spot commanding a sight, were crowded,
while every fender at the Hoboken street
Ferry House was topped with a piece ot liv
ing statuary. In addition to the usual flags at
the pier, a splendid Swedish banner was
floating in the air. From all quarters, crowds
of persons could be seen hurrying down to
wards the Atlantic's dock.
The multitude increased so rapidly that we
began . to fear there would be difficulty in
making a way through it. The distinguished
visitors all expressed their astonishment at
seeing so many well-dressed people in the
crowd. Mdlle. Lind, especially, was very
much struck with the air of respectability
which marked the thousands assembled.
Turning toMr. Barnum, she asked, "Have
you no poor people in your country 1 Every
one here appears to be Well dressed."
The Atlantic ran past the pier as she came
up, turned and went down stieam some dis"
tance, and then glided slowly into her place,
some little time elapsed before she could be
made fast and the gangway adjusted. The
immense crowd was kept away from the im
mediate neighborhood of the vessel by the
gate across the pier, inside of which about
fifty persons had been admitted. Mr. Bar
num's carriage, with his pair of beautiful
bays, was in readings at the foot of tlio
gangway. J Del inside tne gale, a number ot
triumphal arches of evergreens and flowers
had been erected. The first arch, fronting,
the water, bore the inscription : "Welcome
Jenny Lind :" after which came another.
with the American Eagle in the centre, and
the words "Jenny Lind, welcome to Amer. i
ica," in large letters around the span. The
anding place, from the steamer to the gates.
was overhung with stars and stripes, with the
fjag 0f va,i0Us 0 her nations tastefully dispo-
8ed on either side. This beautiful display
was got up under the direction of Messis Da
vidson, Stewart, and Delmano, attaches of
Barnum's Museum. A large number of the
Museum's people were on the ground, most
of them carrying boquets. We learn from
those who boarded the Atlantic that the crowd
on the shore was most dense and suffocating,
and that five or six persons had been pushed
into the dock in the struggle but were rescued
without injury. Many had been in wuitlng
on the ground for several hours.
As soon as Capt. West had conducted
Mdlle.Lind lo the gangway,lhe rush commen
ced. Mdlle. Ahmonsen, with Messrsi Bene
dict and Belleti, followed, and all four took
ihelr seats in the carraige, Mr. Barnum
mounting to Ihe drivers place. The crowd
inside the gates immediately surrounded the
carriage, clinging to the wheels and crowding
about the windows, cheering all the while
wilh an enthusiasm we never saw surpassed-
The multitude outside began to press against
the gates, which were unbolted in all haste
to prevent being forced in. Scarcely had one
gate been thrown back, however, before the
torrent burst in with an energy frightful to
w;lness. The other half of the gate instantly
fc,ave waV) tj,e pttnks snapping like reeds be-
fure ,(, pre6gu,e. The foremost ranks were
rorce(i down UPon the floor, and those behind)
urged on from without, were piled upon ihem
gom8 furty or fifty persons lay crushed by the
jr,eorable crowd, stretching out their hands
d crvjn2 for help. lu ihe midst of this tra
gie affair we could scarcely restrain a laugh)
at the sight of a man, laying squeezed under
ihe mass and hardly able lo breathe, holding
out his hew hat alarms length, and imploring
somebody, to take it and prevent it from be-
ing smashed. Finally, some of the police offi
cers, and some of the gentlemen who happen
ed to be near, succeeded with difficulty in
I driving back the crowd and rescuing the suf.
ferers. Many were severely bruised, some
come off with bloody noses, and two boys
about 13 years of age appeared lo be serious
ly injured. Had not the rush been cnecneu
in time, many lives would have been iosi.
The carriage containing the Treigni oi song
was started wilh difficulty, owing fo the en
thusiastic crowd around it. Mdlle. Lind and
her cousin, Mdll. Ahmansen, occupied the
back seat J the former bowea reperaeaiy as
.he Dassed through the gathered thousand.
The people fell back respectfully, and made
way, literally heap ng ne carnage wun now
era as she passeti
Idred bouquets ware thrown into
dowa. Once clear of ihe throng, the carriage
Was driven on rapidly and succeeded it,
reaching tb. Irving House, without allowing
r.dW and a sw.pl. of poll, ffficr.
piardsd t .nttsnc. In Cfcstn c.rs s , w p-
vent the crowd from rushing in. The block
around Ihe Irving' House was filled with a
dense mass of people, with heads uptumed,
gazing at the different windows,' many of
which were graced with ladies ; but Jenny
was not among them. At last she appeared
at one ol the parlor windows opening on
Broadway, and there wss a general stampede)
to get sight of her. She bowed repeatedly
and kissed her hand In answer fo the cheers J
her face wore a radiant and delighted expres
sion, and her whole demeanor was exceed,
ingly winning and graceful.
Her arrival created nearly as much excite
ment in the Irving House as In the streets.
There are at presant S30 guests in the house,
and each several one is anxious lo get a
glimpse of her. All the passages leading to
her apartments were crowded. The great
flag of Sweden and Norway was hoisted on
the flag-staff of the Irving House immedi'
atelyupon herarrixa!. Throughout the even,
ing crowds continued to collect about the ho.
tel, and so incessant were their calls that she
was obliged to appear twice again, at the
windows. Finally, being quite exhausted by
the excitement of the day, she retired, and
her faithful Swedish servants kept watch to
prerent disturbance,
DEATH WARRANT OF CHRIST.
The Courier des t'.tats Unis, of a late date,
says: "Chance has put into our hands the
most imposing and interesting judicial docu
ment, to nil Christians, thai has been record
ed inhuman annals; that is, the identical
dealh-warrant of our Lord Jesus Christ. We
transcribe the document from a copy of Iho
translation.
SENTENCE.
Rendered by Pontius Pilate, Acting Governor
of Lower Galilee, that Jesus of Nazareth
shall suffer death on the Cross.
In the year seventeen of the empire of Ti
berius Ccesar, and the 25th day of March, ihe
city of Holy Jerusalem : Annas and Caiapha
being priests, sacrificators of the people of
God ; Pontius Pilate, Governor of Lower
Galilee, sitting on the presidential chair of
the praa?tory, condemns Jesus of Nazareth to
die on the cross between two thieves tho .
great and notorious evidence of the people,
saying . '
1. He is a seducer.
2. He is a seditious.
3. He is an enemy of the law.
4. He culls himself falsely, the Son of God'
U. He calls himself Ring of Israel.
tt He entered into the temple followed by
a multitude bearing palm branches in their
hands.
Order the first condition, Quin'.ns Corne
lius, to lead him to the place of execution.
Forbid any person whomsoever, either
poor or rich, to oppose the death of Jesus.
The witnesses that signed the death of Je
us are
1st. Daniel Robani, a Pharisee.
2d. Joannus Horobablo.
3d. Rhnphdel Robadi.
4th. Capet, a citizen.
Jesus shall go out ot the city by ihe gate)
"Strenuous.''
The above sentences are engraved on a
copper plate ( on one side is written these
words: "A similar plate is sent lo each of
the tribes."
It was found in nu antique vase of whita
marble, while excavating in the city Aquilla,
In Ihe Kingdom of Naples, in the year 1829,
and was discovered by the Commissariat of
Arts, attached to the French Armies. At
the expedition of Naples, it was found en
closed in a box of ebony, in Ihe sacristy of
Cuartetn The vase is now in the chapel of
Caserla. The French translation was made
by the members of the Commission of Arts.
The children requested earnestly that the
plate might not be taken away from them.
The request was granted as a reward for the
army. M. Denon, one of tho savans, caused
a plate lo be made of Ihe model, on which
he had engraved the above sentence at the
sale of hin collection of curiosities, it was
bought by Lord Loward, for five thousand
eight hundred and eighty francs.
There is a young miss In this city who,
When her parents refuse to allow her to at
tend a ball, will set to and have a 6dW at
home.
The length of the counters for the display
of the articles at the World's Fair in Lon
don will be about seven miles.
A new Catholic paper, called the "Shep
herd of the Valley," is about to be issued
In St. Louis, under the auspices ol the Rev.
Bishop Kendrick.
The Pasha of Egypt Is said to be rapidly
converting the ancient ruins on the"Nile in
to materials for building factories and other
similar works.
The London Economist says the annexa
tion of Cuba to the United Slates would bn
highly beneficial to British commerce.
' Two sons of Mr. T. Meeker, residing near
Jackson, Ohio, were struck by lightning on
th. 31st ult., and Instantly killed.
A facetious friend says that dancing wo
men wear their dresses at half -mast, as a.
memento of respect to departed modesty.
t'tip., N V., has about 17,000 inaatytante,
inpnMW. in f v. years, 5000.
MfSSISIITfTI and Asjeamsa in the an)
states In th. Uniorj. that cs.jan.ot afford daily
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