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SELECT POETRY.
SOUTHERN COASTWISE.
THE 50XG OF THE OLD BLACKSMITH.
BY CHARLES REESE.
Suesieil dining n visit lo Winnns' rxlen
ive pstalilislimiMil for tlio construflinn of
locotnulive enuiut , by the silit of an old
mnn at woik al hi forge.
No tnr have 1 fur I ho melody
Of a Iwiij) in a misllfl's ll.inj,
Nor th w 1 1 .: ti 1 1 if lonu lli'il rise nnd fall
At llio touch of a wund's woiuK
The inii.sit! lur inn is ihe mil I ! anil e'ee
Of my loniiailf?, fioni morn till niijhl,
As lliey Mvnil anil sin to ihe joyous riiijf
Ol I lie huiuiiior uud anvil hnglit.
I love to siatid by Hit' fonmini! moulli
Of the furnace, w li-.'ii it pouis
Tim hissino tiile, to l!io inyaie wide,
Over th tceinin" doom ;
TIih seoi hiiifl mass as it rushes furl Ii
Illumine- I lie dusky walls ;
And a tnoa-.l red ylare, on the cealing is
1 here,
As into tin; mould il fnlls-
And then by tho diiiL'V Bml (lusty furgP,
To list to the roar til llm bl.ist
And the pnili lo lint maik of I ha Hashing
sjui k,
As it whirls and whizzes past ;
The f limit of tho men as np to tho crane,
Tin; bol' or the ehaft is huii",
An J tin.- ponderous slod;;i?, with tho might
and main
Of a sinewy arm is swung.
And lln-ii to hoar in I lie fiuishiiiK shop,
The jest and the laughier peals ;
Ami tho son? of tho lathe, whoso sym
phony, Is tlio hum ol a llioiisaiul w heels ,
Oh, this is i lie music my boj hood loved,
And I live: to hear it still ;
Tho' hard is my Inl, I murmur not,
Tor an honoitd poM 1 till.
Tho foundry, forge, and finishing ehop,
A noble and glotiuus tiiuo
Tho deeds they do, nil ih world may view,
Hut the rnusio, l lie music they make is
mine ;
For nnihinti In mo is the melody
Of tho fii.est lute in tho land,
Nor ih" majie tones, that lise and fall
Al the touch of a misticls hand.
fleers seized their furniture for debt. Il
was reported about town that his esttrava
front lordship hail married an heiress, and
his marriage was a signal lor creditors to
come upon him in a swarm irritating him
dismaying her.
Dyron was a troublesome man to live
with. His mood was more changeable
than the weather melancholy, hilarious,
peevish, savage, all in a day, and all with
out apparent cause and there was no
knowing how to take him. All this, and
perhaps more; Lady I'vron had to endure
she who had been all her life accustomed
lo a stale of things as diiTerant as can be
conceived. She bore it, however, as far as
we know, without repining; until trans
fered to her own sphere aain-she remark
ed the contrast ; an affectionate and officious
"mamma," horrified by the tale her daugh
ter brought of "executions," probably per
suaded her not to return. Byron was as
tonished at the. news His pecuniary
means had reached their utmost, and, to
use his own language, the blow came when
he "was standing alone on his hearth, with
his household gods shivered around him."
With a noble candor, he wrote, a few days
alter, to Tom Moore "There never was a
better, brighter, a more amiable or agreea
ble beiivj than Ladv Hvron. I never had,
or can have, any reproach to make her
while with ine. H here there is blame, it
belongs lo myself; and, if I cannot redeem,
I must bear it." For many veajs, Bvron
seems lo have cherished the hope of recon
ciliation ; but the "mother-in-law" was im
placable lo the last, and the poet became
an exile and a wanderer, without a home,
and without those virtues which a home
might have fostered in his way-ward but
naturally noble career.
icn:r.r.i: autki.i.s.
WM. M'CARTY,
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February, 21, 1S52. It.
LOI'.U A NO LADV BVIIOX.
A correspondent ol the Home Journal
asks the editor to slate the cause ol the rup
ture between Lord and Lidy B ron, and
says to do so is no easy task, since Uyron
himself repeatedly declares, in his letters,
that (because was unknown to him. The
Journal says :
On Ihe second of January, 1S15, Lord
Byron then in his twenty-seventh year
was united in marriage with Miss Milbanke.
On the tenth of December ol the same
year, Augusta Ada, their child, was born.
About six weeks after, Lady Byron lelt
London on a visit to her father, in Leices
tershire, with the understanding that her
husband should shortly join her. They
parted in kindness, nay in lender affection.
On the journey, Lady Byron wrote him an
anWtionate and playful letter.' Immedi
ately on her arrival at the paternal man
sion, her lather wrote to Lord Byron, to
inform him that his daughter would return
lo him no more; and the husband anil
wife never met asain. At the time of his
inarriaje, Lord Byron wasa man of fashion,
and addicted to the vices of a man of
fashion.
Marriage was continually recommended
lo
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Bvron as an "antidote" to dissipation
At length he took the prescription and a
bitter dose it proved. lie proposed to Miss
iMillbanke, and was relused. I hey con
tinued, however, lo be on liiendly terms,
and to correspond. He proposed a second
time and was accepted. His friends pro
tested against his choice, for two reasons:
I irst, because she was too "straightla-
ced, i. e., too good lor him ; and secondly.
ecause her lortune consisted chiefly in
expectations, but, sitlting one day with a
mend, when a relusal Irom another lady
arrived, Byron said ; "You see that, after
II, Miss Millbanke is to be the person I
will write to her." He wrote on the in
stant, and showed the letter to his liiend,
who, still remonstrating against his choice,
read the letter over, and remarked, "Well,
really, this is a pretty letter ; it is a pity it
should not go I never read a prettier one."
"Then it Anil go," said Byron. It did go,
and it sealed his fate.
Miss Millbanke was the pattern daughter
of a pattern country gentleman. An Lng'
lish country house, ol the pattern sort, is
a place where peace and plenty, order and
regularity have taken up their abode.
Life in it goes on in an unvarying round of
duties and delights. I torn the master to
the scullion, each inhabitant ha?, and knou
and keeps his place, yeilding obedience to
those above him, requiring respect and sub
mission Iroin those below hnn. But the
yoke is easy and the burthen is light, be.
cause respect is mingled with alfection
and obedience is rendered with loyalty.
Miss Millbankv, as we have lust observed
was a pattern lady of her class virtous
discreet, prudent, orderly, kind formed
to be a wise mother of Lnglibh children, an
admirable mistress of an English home.
She was not a woman who would see any-
llnnz romantic in a liaison, or anything in
teresting in a seizure of furniture by the
sheriff; nor was she a woman who could
regard the glory of the poet as a set-off
against the faults of the man ; on the con
trary, she could consider and rightly con
tirler that the possession of extraordinary
talents heightens the turpitude of moral,
delinquency.
Nine times during the year that Lord and
Lady Byron lired together, the sheriffs of-
Corre-.p.-indrnce of the Public Ledger.
WY.il COM, It l:.SS -Second Scion.
Washington, Feb 19.
Sk.natk. Mr. Tiusk moved to take up the
pacific Iiailroad Bill, w hich was agreed lo.
Mr. Toucey resumed his remarks against
those portions of the bill creating a eorpoia
lion, and providing for the construction of
tho road within a certain slate. He said
if these objections were removed he would
vote fcr the bill.
Mr. Douglas replied, and Mr. Toucey re
joined. Mr. Underwood spoke in favor of thu
bill, and Messrs. Huutor and Butler opposed
it.
Mr..Phe1n said be did not believe Con
gress hud the power to create a corporation
within Ihe Nates. If the bill passed H
would be a gigantic project prematurely un
dertaken. Mr. Di-Saiissine moved to amend by pro
viding that the eastern terminus of the
road shall not be north of Memphis, Teiv.ie-
see. This wag debated and rejected. Yeas
13, nays 29.
Mr. Cas fpuke in favor of the bill jrener
ally, bill designed lo confine Ihe road lo tbe
Territories, leaving the Slates to mako roads
to connect with it, for w hich purpose, he
would vote lo praut ihem lands.
Mr. D ulyo of Iowa, moved lo amend Ihe
bill by providing that the eastern terminus
of the road shall not be south of St. Loni.
Ho said be would voto aaninst the amend
mendmcut, notwithstanding St. Louis was
tho nearest place lo Iowa. The Senator
from S.inih Caiolina to day had endeavored
lo make this a sectional question by propria.
ing Memphis ns a terminus; and the Sena
tor from Ohio, on a burner day, moved to
fix upon K.iinesville ; but Ihe efforts lo make
it a sectional question, w nether by the riee-
Soiler or llie. Fire-F.aler, were unavailing.
Mr. Dj Sjussuro and Mr. Chase both di
laimed any intention of making this a sec
tional question. Their amendments were
offeied in good faith ; lliey believing it lo
bo the duty of Congress lo determine the
termini of Ihe toad.
At a quarter before 5 o'clock, Mr. Butler
moved an adjournment. Lost Yeas 18,
Nay. 27.
Mr. Dodoo's amendment was rejected
Yeas 1, (Mr. IVnir,) Nays 40
The bill was then icpoiied to the Senate
Mr. Soule suggested that the bill would
be now piiuled as amended in order thai on
Monday Senators might be prepared lo vote
on it.
Cries of ''Vote new !"
Mr. Soule asked w hether genllemen ex
pected a vote lo-night or intended lo force
one. If so, they miht find that lliey would
not succeed in so doing.
Mr. Badger said Ihe fiiends of the bill
ought not now to yield, afier the threat of
the Senator fom Louisiana.
Mr. Rusk said, lo delay lbs bill after to
day would be to defeat it.
Mr. Soule said he had indulged in no
threat, for the reason that he never used
them. His intentions he kept to himself,
and at pioper limes acted. He was a man
of action and nol of words. Ho objected to
being forced to vote now, after a six houis
session, without an oppoilunily of knowing
exactly the shape of the bill. He intended,
and had so nolilied tho Senate, to move a
substitute for the bill, which substitute was
what was peneially known as Ihe Whitney
bill. But, from the temper of ihe Senate,
he supposed such a motion would be futile.
He would, therefore, foibear from mov
ing it.
Mr. Bradbury expressed himself in favor
of Mr. Whitney' plan in preference to the
piesent bill. The amendments made in
Committee were all agreed to.
Mr. Shields moved to amend the bill by
J providing that no portion of tbe money ap
propriated by this bill should be expen lod
i l the construction of any mad within any
Stales of the Union J and so much of this
road ns tiray lio wi'hin the limits nf tiny
Slate shall be constructed under the authori
ty of said Slale, ns expressed by the Legis
lature thoieof. He said the propriety and
justice of this amendment was so well ex
plained by Mr. Cass, as lo render debate
useless.
Mr. Piusk said il would kill the bill.
Mr. Bright rejoiced that this amendment
had been offered. lie would like to see any
man professing democratic principles voles
against it. llns bill, without that amend
ment, would cnibntk the Federal Govern
ment upon a general system of internla im
provements, and would land it where many
of the. States of this Union had been lauded
in a slate of abject poverty.
Mr. Houston defended the bill. Uo le
lieveil he undeistnnd what democracy was,
nnd he knew nothing in its principles anlng.
uuistic to ibis bill.
The amendment was then agreed to-yeas
22, nays 20, ns folluv.-s :
Yeas Messrs. Alchison, Blight, Brod
liead, Cass, Charlton, Dawson, Di-Sjussure.
Douglas, Fitzpatrick, Felch, Geycr, Ham'in,
Hunter, Masun, Norris, Pearce, Pellil, Tou
ey, Shields, Soule, Walker and W'eller.
Nays Messrs. Bell, Borland, Brooke,
Chase, Davis, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Dodge,
of Iowa. Foote, Gwiu, Houston, Jines, of
Iowa, Jones, of Tenn., Miller, Iinik, Sewurd
Smith, Summer, Spruauce, Wade, Under
wood .
Mr Rusk said he bad endeavored lo get a
bill which would provide for this road. Ho
was prepared wiih authorities lo thow the
bill to bo ueilher uuli-di-mociatic nor uncon
stitutional. He was piepared lo defend the
bill, but had fuibonie, in the hope of passing
it through. He thanked those who had stood
M.UIRIAGE OF LOUS 'APLI:ON.
Civil. Mabiiiage On Saturday evening,
about 8 o'clock, Jannaiv 20. Ihe Grand
Master of the Ceremonies went with two
ourt carriages, each drawn by two horses,
and escorted, lo Ihe El) see to felch the
Imperial bclrolhed. The toicce entered
Ihe Tuiileries by the gateway, of the Pauillon
d3 Flore; the Grand Chamberlain, the
Grand Fqueny, willi olhei great officers of
the palace, received her at the fool of the
stair-ease, nnd conducted her lo the family
salon, where the Emperor nwailed her anr
vnl. At the entrance of the first salon, the
Empress was received by Prince Napoleon,
and the Piim-ess Mathilde; uud the cortege
then proceeded to tho salon in the following
order: Orderly officers, a chamberlain, two
masteis of the ceremonies, two equerries
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Mathilde,
llio Imperial fiancee and the Countess Mon
tijo; Ihe ladies of honoi followed, and the
cortege was closed by a chamberlain. On
approaching the family salon, a chamberlain
advanced lo announce thn arrival of the
cortege to the Emperor. The Emperor had
willi him Princu Jerome, arid olho.r members
of tho family. The Emperor was in i he uni
form of a general, wore tho collar of the
Legion of Honor, which had been worn by
the Emperor Napoleon 1., a-ul the order of
the Golden Fleece, which belonged to the
Emperor Charles V. Near the Emperor
were the cardinals, the marshals, admirals!
ministers of state, the great officers of the
civil and military hotSJliold of the Empeior,
and the Ambassadors and Ministers Pleni
potentiary of the Imperial Majesty present
at Paris. His Majesty advanced to meet
ihe bride. At 9 o'clock the cortege wus
formed and proceeded to the Salle ilea Mare
chatix, wheic the civil maniage was to be
performed.
'-'At thu end of tho salle two statu arm
chairs weie placed on an elrade; the Em
by thu bill so long, but regretted they had i p-iror took his seat in that on the right, and
left il so soon. The bill was now disjointed
destroyed, dead. Under it, no road ever
would or ever could be consuueted.
Mi. Brodhead renewed bis substitute for
the bill.
Mr. Gain said he endorsed all that bad
been said by the Senator from Texas. This
amendment had destroyed till hopes of this
biil. With a view of allowing Senators lo
reflect on the subject, and in the Imps that
some one would, on Monday, move to recon
sider the vote, adopting that amendment,
he moved the Semite now adjourn.
Mr. Weller said, on Monday, he would
move to icconsider the vote. Adjournment
agreed to, at 29 minutes before C o'clock.
LIME YTATEII FOIt II F.K ACCIDENTAL
OICOVKKV.
During the last season, Mr, Jos. Wilcox, of
Ibis town, having occasion to administer lime
water to a sick horse, inadvertently left a
pail of the piepaialion in his barn, which
remained theie some months, setving as a
favoiite drink Tor his hens. He soon after
ward found that the lading of his hens
was apparently ineiea-ed lo a considerable
extent. Being convinced of ihe importance
of the (to I. in.) new discovery, lie has, dur
ing the piesent season, kept bis hens con
stantly supplied willi lime waler placed in
troughs within their convenient access, and
the result was an in ciease in egus of ueaily
four-fold as compared with pievious e.vpeii-ence.
S l'g a R -making is Havana. Mr. Fuller, the
editor of llio Evening Minor, has been visit
ing some of the sugar estates in Havana, and
concludes out- of bis interesting lel'.eis us fol
lows :
I must here end these hurried notes of my
five day's raniblings among the sugar estates
in tho north of Cuba, having seen in this
shoit period a sufficient quantity of ' saccha
rine matter" lo sweeten the Atlantic Ocean
Fiorn thu mill at Amislad, the, '-juice" flows
at the rale of iixteen hundred eallons per hour
in a stream almost equal to the water
power that turns the wheel. At the Aids
ma esl-ie, they are prep.uing lo send the
juice a distance of three miles, in iron tubes,
to be boiled. On a plantation of two thou
sand acres, you will see cane enough growing
to fill the Croton Reservoir with sap. I have
seen stalks upon the Alfonso estate fifieen feel
in length, and largo round in propoiiion. When
il is added that ninety per cent, in weight of
the cane, is juice, some idea may be formed
of its marvellioua richness. The best mills
such as Ihe Amiatad, only obtain from seven
ly-five per cent. It is quite probable that
some chemical means will yet be discovered
of extracting the las, particle from Ihe be-
gaio.
An Incident in the Capitol A Wash
ington correspondent of the Concord Demo
uiat aays
Yesterday, in ihe House, a poor lady over
CO years of oge, w ho had been for six yeais
prosecuting a claim on Congress, in th
name of her mother, a woman 80 years of
age, was the occasion of quite a scene.
The bill at last, after so many days of hope
defeired and anxious poverty, was bioughl
up. The lady herself, w ho was present, in
scant allite of sable, listened to the debate
with painful interest, and when at last the
indications that the bill would pass became
loo evident to be doubled, the long pent
emotions of her heart were stronger than
her strength, and she fell insensible on the
floor. The claim, amounting to some $2,
000, was put through instanter. Never did
woman faint in bettor time. There was
bardlv a show of opposition.
the future Empress in that on the left. At
the fool of the estiaile was a table, on which
was placed ihe register of Ihe etat civil of
the family nf the Emperor, which had been
preserved in the archieves of the Secretariat
d'F.lnt. The first act recoidetl in it is dated
the 2d March, 1S06, and is the adoption of
Prince Eugene in son of tho Emperor Napo
leon and a Viceroy of Daly: ihe last act
recorded is the maniage of the Emperor Na
poleon III, and tho Empress Eugenie, and
w hich is immediately proceeded by that of
the birth of the King of Rome on the S0;h
March, 1811.
'The officers and the grand officers and
ihe ladies of honor were placed behind the
chairs of the Emperor and Empress, accord,
ing lo their rank. Tho Ministers were on
the right of the Throne of ihe Empeior. His
Majesty took his seat and then invited the
Empress to be sealed. The Imperial Piin
ces were on tho right of the t-sirude, and
ihe Princess Mathilde on the left near tho
lutuie Empress.
After all the persons present were duly ar
ranged in their respective places, Ihe Minis
ter of Slate said '-In ihu name of ihe Em
peior." At these wouls the Emperor ati-l
future Em pies rose. Tho Minister of Slale
hen continued '-bire: Does your Majesty
declare In take in marriage Her excellency,
M'lle. Eugenie de Monlijo, Countess de Tebs
here present V Tho Emperor replied, 'I
leclaro that 1 lake in maniage her Lu-elleri
cy, Eugene de Moutijo, Countess de Teba
here piesent." The Minister then said
M'lle. Eugenie de Monlijo, Countess de
'.ihe, do you declare lhat you take in mar
tinge the Emperor Napoleon 111. here pres.
ent Her Excellency replied, '-I declare
lhat I take in marriage the Emperor Napo
leon HI here present."
Tho Minister of Slate then declared tho
marriago in the follow ing terms: "In ihe
name of the Empeior, of lira Constitution,
and the Law, I declare lhat his Majesty Na-
poleon III. Empeior ol tho French by the
Grace of God and the National w ill, and her
Excellency M'lle. Eugenie de Monlijo, Coun
i.. de Tabe. are united in marriage. After
this announcement, the Master of the Ceia-
moi.ies brought the table on which the u-g-
ister ol the ctat cieil had been placed before
Ihu chair of the Empeior and the Empress,
ami the signature was proceeded with. The
President of the Council of Slate presented
the pen to ihe Emperor and afterwards to
the Empress. Their Majesties signed with
out quilling their seats The Counless de
Monlijo, Ihe princes anil piiucesses, and ihe
Spanish Minister afterwards approached ihe
labia and signed according lo their rank,
and they weie followed by the oilier witnes
ses appointed by his Majesty.
"This beiuq finished, ihe Grand Master of
the Ceremonies informed their Majesties thai
the ceremony was terminated. The Emperor
and the Empress, accompanied by their tor.
;ge, then retired. A short lime after a con
cert was given in the theaTra of the Palace.
Tho Empress was conveyed back to the
Elysee with tho same ceremonial observed on
ber arrival." .
Paris. Jan. 30.
Tub Reuc.iovs CeBeMONits. You hive
had by the early mail of to day an account
from the Moniteur of the ceremony of Ihe
civil contract, which look place last evening
at Ihe Tuiileries. The religious ceremony
wus performed lo-day at Notre Dame with
great splendor, fine weather favoring the
procession to and from the Cathedral, and a
people with their expression of good (retina
and delight animating Ihe whole. Much in
the way of description has already been
anticipated by the published programmes.
It is only neccstary, therefor lo remind the
r nder that court carriages were despatched
a' HI o'clock this morning from the Tuilieiii'S
lo Ihe Palace of tho Elyseo for tho bride
a-ul llint by 12 o'clock the whole pnily were
ready lo tel forth for Notre Daine. In due
order proceeded the carriage t,f ilia Cham
berlaine, Ministers, Ladies of Honor, and
then followed those of Ilia Princess M.itiide,
Piince Jerome und son, willi attendant
pickets of cavalry, equerries and servants;
but all eyes were kept for Ihe caniaga in
which were seated the Emperor and Empress
It was the same crimson-painted and richly
gilded glass coach used by ChniK-s X. o:i
Slate occasions, and drawn by eight horses
covered wilh drapery, nnd with white plumes
on their heads, piesenling a shoviy appear
ance w hich greatly pleased ihe boiiol lor
s usual, squadrons of Guides, Caiabiuee;s,
and Cuirassieis, brought up the procession.
The line of march lay through thd squaies
of the Carrousal and the Louvre, ni.d along
th-) new pan of the Rue de Kivoli, lo the
Hotel de Viile; in fact, thiough the new
Paris crealed at ihe bidding of the Empeioi,
and of which he is so piond as bis own woik
Flags, streamers, ornamented balconies rais
ed estrades, nnd houses crowded lo tho roof,
made ns animated a scene as it was possi
ble lo behold ! The Hotel de Ville had been
specially decorated, end looked a heap of
festooi.ery. The exteilor of Noire Dame
was changed from its familial aspect, by ihe
erection of an immense vestibule for the
carriages to draw under ; it was of course of
Gothio character, bearing two cquestiian
figures, Charlemagne and Napoleon. The
interior of the church underwent a complete
transformation. All the pillars were swathed
in crimson, while the walls weie covered
with crimson hangings, surmounted by green
hangings, all spotted w ilh bees. The whole
edifice was lighted by connlles chandeliers.
Theie were eight tiers of chandeliers above
Ihe alter, but the free admission of da) light
ralher marred ihe clTect. From the roof
hung ihe banners of all the chief towns ol
France. It was all very gorgeous, but want
ing in Ihe dim religious light so suited to a
gothic chathedial. As, however, the compa
ny became sealed, composed of Senatois,
Ministers and Marshals in their rich costumes
wilh foreign Ambassadors, and ihe d:lTereut
public bodies, there was, owing to the pre
ponderance of costumes of all kinds, a gen
eral massiveness of effect quite unique in jis
way. It was some relief from nil this heavy
splendor when ihu ladies of honor were seen
to move up in all sorts of light looking piclty
dressed, in a fiee dtsaie manner, anil then.
Earlv Oi'KNiNO ok Navication Arrang-'
monts hav-.' been mad", under the directi -.
of thu Canal Board, for commencing bt.unc;
on the State canals on t i ls of March.
Th is will he about two mor-ihs in adva
of the usual opening of ihe Hudson and E::
canal. All ihe supervisors have been ini!e
liiously preparing their seveial lines, nni', v c
undeistand, thai all will be ready in seasf.ii
the canals filled, for opening navigation en
the day before mentioned. Urriabur Key
stone. 1iiu woik on the Sunbury and Erie liu
Road is progressing rapidly. While con
versing wilh one of the Engineers, yestei
diiy, ha told us l.y had iustruclions to pus;
the completion of the road wilh nil po3ibi
dispatch. Workmen will commence on '
tinn 12, (which runs through this town) i. .
Monday. Extra forces will bo put on a '
the biiilges, in order to have the toaif co.:.
plated lo Williamsport at an caily day.
One year from ihu present time ami t'
fleet i i on huise, snoiling, will astonish li:
good people of this town. Mdlonion of the
Will inst.
Teieuraph to the Pacific. Abillh..
been reported in Congress, proposing i.;
grant to Messrs. Aldon & Eddy the rigln i
way, and a grant of lands for Ihe constrni,
lion of a telegraph to San Francisco. T: i
woik, it is said, ean be completed in 1 Z
mouths. The report on this subject, m:.
to tho Senate by Mr. Welter, slates ih..;
competent parties will undertake to con
struct an undergtoiind telegraph within lb i
time we have mentioned, ami give the Ui.i
ted States a piiurity in the nse of il forever,
and to the number of 7.000 words monthly,
on condition lhat the Government will grant
them 1,000.500 of ncrts of the public lauds
after the telegraph is committed.
afler Piiuco Jerome, bis son, ihe Piinces,
Mathilde, nnd other distinguished person
ages had taken their places, Ihe Archbishop,
assisted by Cardinals. Bishops and Clergy,
moved up in procession lo the alter, leading
the way for the Emperor and Empress,
while the ochestra composed of five hundred
musicians, thundered iho Grand March of
Schneilzholirer. The Emperor was dressed
in the uniform of a general oificer, wearing
even Ihe large boots coining nbnve ihe knees,
while ihe collar and cross ol ihu Legion o1
Honor were the same worn by his uncle Na,'
poleon I, at his coronation. It must how
ever, be confessed that the Empress nilract'
ed mot attention, ami the impression made
by her Majesty was highly favoiable. She
is n remaikahly fine looking woman tall and
perfectly well made. Her faco could hardly
be judged of lo-day, for she was to tiso
a simile generally employed, as while as
snow; at ihe same lime, her nei vcusness
was so natural under the circumstances, as
lo have served her in the opinion of the
watchful niuliiludc. All appeared pleased
wilh their Empress, and looked amiably dis
posed lo accord the fair slranger the piotec
tion she seemed by Iter manner to implore.
Her M.ij-sty wore a dress of white velvet,
covered all over wilh lace. The head-dress
was particularly admired, composed of a dia
dem of diamonds and peails, with orange
flowers and a long veil. The Countess Mou
tijo. her mother, was dressed ill blue velvet,
with white lace; while bonnet and fealheis
tipped with gold. Their Majesties were
conducted by ihe Archbi.-tmp and his assis
tants lo a raised eslrade, on which werelwo
seals p'aced on a carpet of ermine, and sur
mounted by a canopy, on which (of course)
figured the eagle. This part of Ihe chinch
was so arranged s lo form u soil of Gothic
chapel, but such was tho blaze of lights and
ros-u me that Ihe intended efTect was not
quite equal lo expectation. The ceremony
lasted about an hour ; afler which ihu iii.p.-r-ral
paity left in the same order; the orches
tra chanting Te Deum as they were going
out.
As soon as the Emperor and Empress had
disappeared, there was a ger.ertl rush lo Ihe
door, lo see them mount Ihe stale carriage,
and so animated wus the scene without, w ish
ladies, geullemen, sohliets, troopers, men in
livery, ull mingled together, while, the great
bell lang its merriest peal, and the music,
loud enough to be beard, that people seemed
more struck wilh the effect thm ihoy had
been by the moro staid magnificence they
had just been witnessing The Empress,
loo, looked as if she had recovered her com
posure, and smiled with evident pleasure,
while ihe cheers of ihe people, as ihe happy
conple moved oil, became really of the most
cordial kind.
The New Cockt C'ostime. A Patis cot-
respoudelil of Ihe Tribune wiin-s:
laiis is dancing harder tha.i eve:. !)
balls at the Tuiileries are spoken of a.. io .
doifully brilliant in ihe mutter of '
Our countrymen heio show a laudable ue
lo attend them. There are already en ;:r.
list of applicants at our embassy more II
enough names to fill out all the tickets w hit -
will be sent to the American Minister b
iwten now und Lent. Even the exposure
consequent , or lather subsequent to short
breeches tho threatened coutt costume -does
net deter them, though, as you may im
agine, the prospect of having to appear i
shorts and slockin;', causes S 'tna an.'.ia!y ;..
the Ihin-lcggod ciii l. s.
Sai or Coai Lands We learn lhat Mr.
Joseph S. Silver has told his fourth interest
in the Valley Furnace Lands for the sum of
$97,600. The purchasers, we learn are the
Hon. F. VV Hugh, s, und Lewis Audenn-id,
Esq. The tract is considered oi.e of ihe
nio.-t valuable in the county.
BoC.sty Lanus. Imi-ohta.n r U : 1. 1. h
learn from Washington thai Mr. llrli, i,;
Iowa, has prepaied n Bounty Lain! Kd!
which he will present to llm House of R-p.
resentatives al ihe first opportunity. The
proposition of Mr. Bell is s.ii I to cowr eve
ry defect in tho exi.tirg !av.. h ,,!;.
land lo all w ho served on land or water, as
well as to all who suffeied iirpiisorime-i!,
and in case of their death, to too widows,
or other heirs w ho may survive. Tlio Lilt
is an important one, and is in rer-; oiifo lo
ll-n vaiious derr.uHStraiion.fi upon the subject
in all parls of llio country. The pasug3 ol
this bill would cheer many a desolate health
and brighten many a languid eye.
Tbial or the SiMiirn.-Ai.tsTS at Ciucaco
The County Court was occupied yesteid.iv
in the tiial of two of ihu panics Messir.
Pilgrim and Arnold-connected wilh the Bank
of Seth Paine, on an indictment for inciting
to riot.- The following is a portion of the tes
timony of Mrs. Hetrick, one of the mediums :
"Had been in Chicago some months ; had
been employed in the bank lo tnke moniv
and pay it out; gave advise lo Mr. Paine I
open the bank on Tuesday, and let one person
in at a time; this advise was given by tho
spirit of George Washington ; did not know
of any other communications ; might haw
received one from Henry Clay ; does rot
know who got a communication about t'n.
smoking: Henry Clay's spirit told them lo re
ceive all the bills and ledeem them ; receiv
ed communications three or four limes a
week ; a rule of the bank was not to redeen
money for any revelation not lo redeem mo
ney for dishonest person." The jury in th
case were oiit ull night, and came into Court
this morning could not agree, and wert-il
charged Chicago Jour., lC.'i.
In Ihe following linrs the wiiter has pi.:
into verse same thoughts which he found
prose :
llnish words are like ihe hail, whicl. b.-a -
The heibage to the ground ;
Kind words are like the gentle rain,
Which scatters freshnt-ts round.
As polished steel receives a stain
Fro ui drops at laudom flung;
So does a child, when words profune
Drop fiom a parent's tongue.
The rust eats in, and oft we find
That naught which we can do,
To cleanse the metal or the mind,
The biightness will renew.
Tub Raffing Masu. The report cf tm.
Indiana Lunatic Asylum shows t .-t il
"'Spirit Rapping" is a fruitful cause of insani
in that State. During the pist yr 18 per
sons have been admitted whose insanity i.
ascribed lo this cause. The reports from
nearly all the insane asylums tell tha sama
story.
Thc Huntingdon "Gtuhe' aays the sear.
Ut ltvf ia ptcvailir in that neighbor.
ho d. " ' '