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SUNBUIIY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1855.
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r H ERE you Will find tho cheapest awort
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THE TOWN CHILD AND COUNTRY
CHILD.
BY ALLAN CINSINUIIAM.
Chili! of the Country ! frco as nir
Art tlion, and aa thu sunshine fuir ;
Horn, like a lilly, whoro the dew
Lies odorous when the day is new ;
Fed, 'mid tho May-flowers, like the bee,
Nursed to sweet music on tho knee,
Lulled in the breast to that glud tune
Which winds imiko 'niong the woods of June:
I sing of thee 'tis sweet to sing
Of such a fair and gladsome thing.
Child of tho Town ! for thee I sigh j
A gilded roof's thy golden sky
A carpet is thy daisied sod
A narrow street thy boundless road
Thy rushing deer's thy chattering tramp
Of watchmen thy best light's a lamp
Through smoke, and not though trellised vines,
And blooming trees, thy sunbeam shines,
I sing of thee in sadness; where
Else is wreck wrought in aught so fair ?
Child of the Country 1 thy small feet
Tread on strawberries red and sweet :
With thee I wander forth to seo
Tho flow ers which most delight tho boe;
The bush o'er which tho throstle snug,
In April, while she nursed her young:
The den beneath the slow thorn where
She bred her twins, tho timorous hare;
The knoll wrought o'er with wild blue bells
Where brown bees builil their balmy cells
1 ho greenwood stream, the shad' pool,
Where trouts leap when the day is cool ;
Tho shilfa's nest, that seems to be
A portion of the sheltering tree;
And other marvels which inv verso
Can find no language to rehearse.
Child of the Town ! for thee, alas !
(Had Nature spread no flowers nor grass j
liirds build no nets, nor In the sun
Clad streams rente singing ns they run ;
A Maypole is thy blossomed tree,
A beetle is thy Murmuring bee;
Thy bird is caged, thy dove is wlicro
Thy poulterer, dwells, beside thy hare ;
Thy fruit is plucked, nnd by tlie'pound,
llawUeu clamorous all the city round,
No ruses twin born on tho stalk,
Perfume thee in thy evening walk;
No voice of birds but to thee comes
The mingled din of cars and drums,
The startling cries such as are rife
When wine and wassail waken strife.
Child of tho Country 1 on the lawn
1 seo thee like the bounding fuwti ;
Blithe as the bird which tries its wing
The first time on the winds of Spring ; .
J'right as the sun, when from the cloud
ile comes, as cocks ara crowing loud ;
Now running, shouting, 'mid sunbeam;,
Now groping trout in lucid streams,
Now spinning like a mill wheel round,
Now hunting Echo's empty sound,
Now climbing up some old tall tree,
For climbing sako. 'Tis sweet to theo
To sit where birds call sit alone,
Or share with the theo thy venturous throne.
Child of tho Town, and bustling street,
What woes and snares await thy feet !
Thy paths are paved for five long miles,
Thy groves ami hills oro peaks and tiles ;
Thy fragrant air is yon thick smoke
Which shrouds thee like a moruing cloak ;
And t lion art cabined and confined
At onoo from sun and dew and wind,
Or set thy tottering feet but on
Thy lengthened walks of slippery stone;
Tho coachman there careering reels
With goaded steeds and maddening wheels ;
While, flushed tit wino and stung at play,
.Men rush from darkness into day:
The stream's too strong for thy small bark,
There naught can sail save what is stark.
Fly from the Town, sweet child ! for health
Is happiness, and streneth, and wealth.
There is a lesson in each flower.
A story in each stream and bower ;
On every herb on which you tread,
Are written words which rightly read,
Will lead you from eurthls fragrant sod,
To hope, and holiness and God.
Sklcct Calc.
renin UalUm'i PicUriul,
MY COUSIN FROM THE COUNTRY.
BY MltS. M. A. DENISON.
A tall Yankee told the story ; a man, bony.
hard features, yet upon whose front the Al
mighty hand kail stamped genius m charac
tors unmistakable.
.Said he, "When I wag a young man I was
awkward, as 1 believo all young men aro
whoso staturo outruns their years. I had
grow ii so fast that people where I lived looked
up to me. and 1 ot course, as was natural,
looked down utiontUem, but I was not proud,
not at .nil. -1 had a eousiu then a singularly
handsome man, whose face to lno was always
a delightful study. He was not of such uu-
eamlv heiirht as myself, but Ins hair was
brow u and curlii.g, his cheek tinged with red,
his eves clowing and sparkling, his manner
commanding, and above all he was a minister.
Now in those days miuisters wero very nearly
uiado idols of, and consequently were often
spoiled. My cousin, I always thought, had
more pride man wag gooa lor mm ; out ne
was so attentive whenever he came out in the
count rv to nav us a Ion? visit (as bo invaria
bly did every summer, bo pleasant anil sua
ble to ua all, that we overlooked his little
peculiarities.
"1 remember how we used to watch him at
meal times, and what a general jingling there
wa whenever he took his spoon out of the
tea-cup into his saucer, for we were a very
tniuauve luuuiy, aim cuuaiu icuuu nw uur
beau-idcal of politeness.
"One winter we bad unusually good luck.
and father happening to have a surplus of
money ou baud, told me that if I bud a notion
to see the world. 1 miirht co to tho neighbor
ing city and stay till spring. You may be
sure I was tuller then than ever ; for although
I was very nearly twenty-one, 1 baa never
been in tho city to stop over a day at the
most, and now the idea of spending a winter
there was almi B'. overwhelming. Every night
I made a programme my expected tour
where I should go tbia night, and where nest
week, and above all, I thought how pleasant
it would be to share cousin Dennis' hospitali
ty, for he had bo often urged me to come and
pass soma time with him, that 1 bad no doubt
but bis delight at teeing me would be equal
to mine at meeting with him.- A few weeks
more, and the busy fingers of mother aud
alters bad prepared my wardrobe, aud the
ttreat trunk was brought down from the garret
and Mulled till lis nrass stuuueu inm. -,.,
hold no more. Probably no experienced
stranger, starting for Europe, ever took ball
the number of "wearables" that I, in my sim
plicity, deemed bv far too limited. Hut tho
great" gala day came, and with its departure
I left my home for the wilderness of New
York.
"It was late when I arrived nt my cousin s
house, a handsome brick dwelling, which,
with sumo little land adjoining, ho had inher
ited. I had never seen it before, and to nie
it was ns beautiful n a palace. An old Qua
ker mint kept house for him. nnd by her 1 was
welcomed with a cold formality I did not un
derstand ret wearied as I was, I did not
give much thought about the subject, but ate
my supper in silence, cheered by the news
that my cousin had gone to officiate at a wed
ding, and might not be home until eleven.
"Already it was Hearing ten, and I, unused
to such late hours, begged to be shown to a
bed-room. 1 shall never forget how icy cold
tho room was to which I was attended.
Lnrge and cheerless, tilled with sombre furni
ture, it was so different from my snug little
chamber at home, where the sun laid all day
and where water seldom froze 1 The sheets as
1 touched them, seemed like ice; I lmd not
dared fo approach my feet to the polished
stove heiirth below stairs, nnd I suffered ex
ceedingly. However. 1 soon forgot all com
fort in dreams, in which tho old farm house
nnd a oaring fire were tho chiefest objects of
interest.
'In the morning, nnd bitter- cold it was, I
found my way to the hall. On the rack in
the corner laid an nmplo cloth cloak, which 1
supposed my cousin must have thrown off in
a hurry. .Surprised nt tho unusual stillness,
I tried the dour from which 1 had egress the
proceeding night. It was locked fust. Suc
cessively 1 tried every door within my range ;
alas ! there was neither ingress not outlet, for
the front entrance was also fastened in such
a tunimer that it defied all my eiuteavors to
move the lock. It seems that my cousin's
house-keeper was one of the old fashioned
sort, and never retired without fastening up
everything in the house ; I question some
what whether she did not lock her bed cur
tains. "Three mortal hours did I stay shivering
in my room on that eventful morning, sola
cing myself with doleful glances at tho brick
walls of a distillery, and running over the
pages of Greek Lexicon, which assuredly was
all (-reek to me anil nothing else.
"At length, O, welcome sound; the bell
rang, nnd J, blue with cold, descended to the
breakfast room. There 1 met my cousin and
for the first time in my life witnessed a sham
welcome. I did not understand it then, I do
understand such things better now.
My cousin tried his best to bo agreeable,
but 1 saw that disappointment stood out all
over his actions, particularly when 1 men
tioned that 1 had coino for a long visit. J5ut
I soon got over the unpleasant feeling conse
quent on this discovery, and determined to
brave it out. Had he not stopped summer
after summer on my father's farm ? lid we
not every six mouths send bun some lavor in
tho shape of tho best winter greenings, rus
sets or Baldwins '! So 1 put myself ou my
dignity, awkward though it was, and appeared
as if 1 observed nothing unpleasant.
'Wherever I went, I could seo that my
relative was ashamed of his tall cousin. Now
1 knew in my soul that 1 was good for some
thing. I had a consciousness of intellect, no
way inferior to his own. At homo I was fa
mous as a Yankee story teller, but having a
fear of thu minister's superior attainments al
ways before my eyes, 1 bad never allowed
him to seo what 1 could do. This false tim
idity was, however, slowly wearing away. 1
began to feel anxious to resent my cousin's
ollieiousness, and 1 daily grew stronger in my
determination to do so. 1 noticed his de
portment wheu he little thought il ; his quick
step ahead so ns to seom ulone wheu ho met
some fashionable lady : his little mauu'uvres
to slip in aud out of church bv himself; his
careful avoidance of all mention of lay name
to others unit I thought to myself, "one day
1 11 teach you a lesson, young man, U you lire
:i ntiuistel .
J low it was I know not, but by some mis
management, I suppose, invitations wero sent
to us to attend u large dinner party given in
honor of soinu distinguished divine, then cre
ating quite an excitement in tho city. My
relative looked astounded when he found that
1 had resolved to en, uiul tried to intimidate
me by hinting at the fashionable character of
the entertainment. At last finding me reso
lute, he said, with a bland smile :
' 'You had better let mo introduco you as
my cousin from the country ;" and us you
are not initiated into tho arts and mysteries,
it will help you wonderfully ; they will sup
pose you ignorant ol enqueue ana tuereiure
excuse your greenness."
" i hunk you for uolUing, thought 1, and
consented.
"I went to the party. There is no mistake
about it, 1 was at first ubashed in the compa
ny of so much dignity and beauty ; 1 trembled
for myself. My cousin sat opposite me, and
by Ins side a lovuly girl robed nt blue, who
looked to mo the nearest to an angel that it
possible to iinaL'ii.e. I soon saw that my
cousin's heart had been traveling in that di
rection : ho was devoted to her, ultlioiiLMi he
kept an ere on mior mo, to see that his 'cou
sin Irom the Country' did bun no g luring dis
credit. "I heard him address her as Miss Harriet,
and once in filling her gluss from the crystal
pitcher near by, he overrun it, ami the lluid
mingled with meat aud gravy on tho young
lady's plate.
' "'Aha .'.thought I, glancing at him slyl.v,
"eousiu from the country !"
Presently 1 noticed another mishap. A
reverend uud absent-minded looking gentle
man ut iny rielit, undertook to carve a chick-
eu. L!y some awkwardness, a small bone
flew from the edge of his knife, and slap it
went against the nose of a lady opposite,
spattering her face with the gravy. Tho lady
turned red tho gentleman apologized, the
company seemed more than usually serious,
as a company always does wheu it restrains
itself from a hearty laugh, and I looked
straight at my friend acaoss the table, saying,
as plaiu as eyes could say it, "aha !" cousin
from the country !"
"And that was not the end of the chapter,
for my cousin, in attempting to cut butter,
which, as it was an unusually warm winter
day had ice unon it. unfortunately knocked
tho frozen element on tho tuble ; and of all
the efforts I ever Baw rut forth to eaten a
slippery article, those he made in the matter
ol securing that ice were tbe most ridiculous,
"First ho laid sietre with knife and fork.
but it danced about like ice bewitched : polka,
waltz, and redowa step, hopping now against
Mis Harriet'! nlute. irlidiuir about among
hot vegetables, and sliding uudur meat dishes
until its capture bcoame a matter ol giuuooru
urincinlu.
"Fortunately, one of the aervants hurried
to his help with a largo epoon, and in using
that, n.y cousin.' elbow came io coutoct with
ft littlo glass dish filled with pickles, nnd away
it spun over on Miss Harriet's lap, and tho
ieo followed after. O. with what gusto could
I huvo shouted at that moment, 'cousin from
tho country.' but I pitied the blushing divine
and contented myself with an inward chuckle.
lint by-nnd-by things went on more
smoothly nnd we all got merry over the desert.
I assure you, ministers can enjoy themselves
with good jokes nnd jibes ns well ns the rest
of us; nud why pray should thoy not. One
after another tnld "some amusing anecdote,
until tho smooth, sleek visages fairly shone
with good humor. I forgot my awkwardness
my cousin Miss Harriet and setting
down my glass, began with a comic nir :
"Once upon a time there was an old farmer
lived away out in the woods in old Vermont
State.'"
"My strong nasal accent immediately at
tracted attention. Instantly there was si
lenre, every eye was fixed upon inn with a
wandering yet respectful attention."
"Ahem I nh ahem 1' said my cousin
vehemently, turning purple to his hair, nnd
fixing on mo his handsome eves. 1 only nee
ded that glance to confirm my wavering
resolution; if 1 had felt fearful, all tracts of
timidity were banished now ; and in the midst
of expressive smiles and some tittering, I
pushed on with my story. It worked like
mngic. Never had 1 spoken before such an
ntulienco. Every littlo while 1 could see by
the turn of his bead altd certain little move
ments, thnt my cousin wii3 apologising for mo
to Miss Harriet, and he could not seem to un
derstand it, when ut the conclusion, a univer
sal roar went round tho table, almost loud
enough to drown the thunder of Niagaru
Falls. Again and again tho mirth broko
forth, and 1 was besieged for more ; und when
we urose from the table I was the lion of the
evening, nnd my "cousin from thu country"
forgotten tetotally.
"I was not surprised at that, but I was sur
prised ot tho very decided marks of favor
shown me by Miss Harriet. Thu beautiful
girl sat by mo and seemed to listen with inter
est to whatever 1 said. Pour Dennis! the
tables were turned, and I even believe he was
jealous of his "cousin from tho country.''
"Invitations poured in upon me alter xnai
eventual day. I becaino more fastiduous in
the article "of dress, and even ventured to
make calls for myseif, the circle of my ac
quaintance enlarged tho hamlsomo minister
no longer cut me in public, but walked boldly
by my sido up tho church nisle. 1 spent more
time ut my toilet than formerly; 1 patronized
tho barber; 1 practised my old fashioned
soncs ; 1 sung for tho ladies ; in fact 1 was
popular.
"Miss Harriet Newland. the young lady I
have mentioned before, had been for two sea
song the reigning belle. She was not weal
thy, but tho heir expectant of a good proper
ty. Sho was a girl of decided talent, and no
doubt intended to marry well. My cousin, I
saw. was most assiduously paying his address
to her. He confided occasionally in mo, nud
always spoke of her with trausport. At
length things began to change. He grew
silent and moody, and seldom mentioned her
name. I saw her frequently, nnd had 1 been
vain, the light that sparkled in her eyes, tho
deep glow of her beautiful checks would have
led me to suspect my presence called forth
the bright sparkle and the modest blush.
"I like the omnibus for one reason. It
gives fine opportunities for the study of hu
man nature. One day 1 determined on taking
the tour of the fashionable thoroughfare, nnd
I accordingly hailed the first 'buss, a gaudy
concern, and we commenced our slow journey.
What a multitude were out that day ! White
hats and blue hats, with bluer eyes beneath
them; flying feathers and dancing ribbons
nnd the "mingled colors of soft and glossy
silks, seemed jumbled together through the
spaces between intervening vehicles, a rich
variety of cosily goods.
"Suddenly, without a moment's warning,
came down the rain, and such a rain 1 Such
springing to and fro ! such dodging in tho
shop doors and under shades '. such scamper
ing for omnibiisses ! In less time than 1 can
say it, our vehicle was apparently full. I re
peat, apparently, for 1 believo tho question
lias not yet been settled, 'when is an omnibus
full ? '
"Drive on,' said a gruff voice, when a
pretty white bonnet appeared, nnd a beautiful
face looked nppealingly in. I sprang from
my seat Miss Harriet saw me, nnd blushing,
ly made her way towards me between a mul
tiplicity of knees, and niter some demurring
from her fuir sisterhood, found a tolerable
place at my side. I was in a tight place, I
acknowledge, but I never regretted that
squeezing, never,
"One by one tho occupants emerged from
tho 'buss along lirnndwuy. Sincerely plad
was 1 that a favorite maxim of initio had al
ways been, 'an umbrella for every change of
the wind;' 1 escorted Harriet home, and
spent the evening thero.
"The next day 1 found an opportunity to
talk with my cousin ulone. I informed 'him
that 1 should in a week ut the farthest, return
home.
"His face brightened.
"Hut I shall como back again in three
months at tho farthest,' I resinned.
" 'To spend tho winter, perhaps V
" 'No, nut to spend the next winter,' I re
plied, adding, with a significant nianuer, 'I
shall not go alone.'
"He looked ut me steadily, asking 'what do
you mean ?'
" 'I mean to get married,' 1 replied enre
lessly, throwing myself back in an easy chair.
'You seo that my greenness is developing
itself.'
"1 think it is,' ho returned uneasily, and
blushing deeply i 'but who is the lady ?'
"'None other thun your favorite, Miss
Hattie,' I replied, nssuining on uir of indiffer
ence. '
"His eyes flashed in a moment ; he sprang
from his seat and took several rapid turns
across the floor. Ill a little while hesatdown
again, but he was vry much agitated. 1
had, 1 confess, taken awickedkind of pleasure
in making the announcement, for his former
fake prido an unministerial conduct in slight
ing uie, still rankled in my bosom ; but 1 felt
a sentiuietit of pity for liiui, for I saw he
suffeied.
"At lost ho resumed the conversation. lie
was pule, but more composed, as he said :
" 'You see that I am surprised at this an
nouncement ; you must be aware with what
feelings I have regarded Miss Newland, but
1 have long since ceased to hope for her favor.
As all is.Bettlod, may (Jod prosper you. My
disappointment will, I trust, result in my
spiritual advaucemeut. 1 have been too
worldly and too proud, Uod bless you
Farewell,'
'Now we bavo, both of ns, happy families,
and he is an humble, self-denying man. 1
sometimes quizzingly ask him if he ever re
members 'that cousin from the country.' "
A Blieht Diiyerknok. The difference be
tween a Christum and a canuibal is, that ono
enjoys himself, aud the other enjoys other
i people. . x .
From tlic f?t. Iniis News, June S .
A Momms wovt.t in iisthi.4 the
WORK I Ml OK I'OLOAMV.
There is a woman now in St.T.ouis who has
been made n victim of Mormonisin, to whom
wo desire to invite the attention, and in be
half of whom we wish to enlist tho sympathy,
of thu philanthropic. Her name is Mrs.
I'ursons. Ten years ago sho was living hap
pily with her husband, who was a clever shoe
maker, in London, comfortable in circum
stances, and blessed with domestic peace.
About that tune the husband became a con
vent to Mormonisin, under tho influence of
the preaching of the proselytes of tho Church
of Latter Day Saints, who were strolling over
England and Wales. Of course, his wile em
braced the faith.too theabomiuablo doctrine
of polygamy being sturdily denied by those
who pretend to be thu orthodox expounders
of the creed. Her husband abandoned his
trade nnd turned preacher, travelling over
France nnd England to disseminate the Mor
mon doctrines. Of coiirso the wife was left
pretty much to shift for hoi-svlfand her young
children. Things went on until she came to
America, about a year ago, on her way to
Utah, with u company of Mormon emigrants.
Her husband remained in Europe to superin
tend the embarkation of other emigrants, and
promised to meet her in St. Louis. When
tho poor woman arrived hero, she found no
provision made for her support, and no ar
rangements for her passage across the plains.
She was therefore compelled to seek employ
ment to earn a scanty support for herself uud
her starvin-r children. Hv stitching shoes
she managed to live through tho winter, and
in the spring her husband arrived, nnd pro
ceeded forthwith up the Missouri river to tho
Mormon cncanipmeut at Atchison, in Kansas
territory, commanding her to follow.
Devoted in her attachment to her brute of
a husband, and trusting sincerely in the Mor
mon faith, as represented to her, sho embark
ed on another boat, and reached Atchison, in
mest of her husband. Theio sho found him
living in a tent with two women to shorn he
had been spiritually "sealed." Her feelings
and condition may be better imagined than
described. Shewaserushed amlheatt broken.
She tried to induco the brute to abandon his
mistresses and protect ber.butsho wusspurn
ed bv him. who intimated that sho must shift
for herself. She represented her case to the
ecclesiastical chief, on tho ground, and urged
hint to see her righted, but that precious dis-
ciplo told her she was a stiff necked repro
bate, stinking in the nostrils of every good
Mormon. Heart-broken and despairing, she
took her two children and made her way from
tho camp, five miles, to Atchison, where she
stated her ce to a generous citizen, lie
promised to protect her with his life, and
aided her in getting on board the F. X. Au
brey, then on her way down the river. She
had but three dollars, which she offered to
tho rnptain for her passage to St. Louis, but
he, like a generous man that he is, brought
her down lot nothing.
Information of her situation reached the
ears of two or three charitable ladies of tho
city, who secured n place for her in tho Homo
of the ! riomlless, anil provided a temporary
retreat for her children. Her situation is a
sad one, and she truly deserves tho sympathy
and assistance of her sex. We trust she may
receive it. She may be seen at the Home of
the Friendless, and we suggest that, tho be
nevolent cull there nnd hear thu touching tale
of her griefs from her own lips.
From the London Timet J
LOUD K.U-LATi AXU THE tVLAT I1LR.
Lord Kaglaii might in September have taken
Sebastopol duly and truly ;
Cut the weatlihr ihe raves about weather !)
was warm,
And he wished to take it coolly !
So he made what was, indeed, to our foes,
A diversion : quoth he, "I'll jon it
Awhile, and in the mean time keep
My weatlier-eyo upon it."
October, November, December came ou,
As if missioned bis army to kill off:
"Tho weather is now too cold," quoth he,
"I'll lake il with the t hill oil' I"
For three months more despatches he wrote
In the meteorological I'onii,
Till tho storms had passed ; " 'Tis too late
now."
(Juoth he, "too take it by storm !"
Thus, whether the weather be foul or fair,
Sebastopol 'seaes the blow
Then, down with tho weatherglass ! give tis
a man
Who will take it whether or no !
CALIFIHIMA.
Aoiin i l.ii BAU Numbers of farmers nro
engaged in preparing laud for the culiivution
of tobacco, which, it is suid, mav be raised of
a very superior quality iu the vulleys of tho
interior. One fanner intends to cultivate fif
ty acres of the tobacco plant this seuon.
The papers say there is no reason why Culi
forma should not produce her own tobacco,
and not bo dependent upon other countries
for this luxury, if such it euu be called.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are now an
nually paid out for cigars aud tobacco, which
might, with increased attention, be expended
at home. The editor of the Sucrainonto
I'nioti has been shown a specimen of barley,
the product of a single, grain producing l."l
heads of which one of an average si.econtuins
Ilii grains showing n total of "J'JGG grains,
or nn iticreane of H'.6 fH0 per cent! A ripe
raspberry, measuring three inches in circuiu
rurcnco whs also presented.
iMroiiTAXT. Tho kino pox has broken out
on the cows In the neighborhood of San Fran
cisco, and vaccine matter, very pure, omy
now be readily obtained. This is bailed by
the papers as a great boon for thu new coun
try. Von. Mine. A mine of coal resembling
the cannel has just been found about thirty
six miles from Sucruuieuto, ou the Jackson
road, uud withiu four miles of louo city. Tho
mine is situated on high laud, uud is suppos
ed to be very extensive. Only a part of the
grounds taken up have been prospected, but
there does not appear to be any end to the
lead. It is aboot 'M feet below tbe KurLu.0,
and is easily worked.
FnREios Fm it is Nkw Yobk. The New
York Journal of Commerce says: Tho mar
ket is glutted with West India fruit. Fif
teen vessels ladeu with pine apples, bunanas
cocoa nuts, lie nt the piers, uud have on
board, of pine apples aloue, about 100,000 do
zen, while largo quautiliud have ulready been
sold. Prices range at from 2J to 8 ceut.
Probably the market was uever before so
abundantly supply d.
i i a m m 9 a i . u i
Church Buii.uiku is Eoi.isD.--Accord-inq
to a report lately returned by Sir Wui.
Clay, more churches have been erected in
Engluud during tbe lust fifty yours, than had
previously befco built for five ceuturies. .
THE EARTHQUAKE.
It will be seen by reference to our local de
partviiont that this city and vicinity were vis
ited about twenty minutes past 12 o'clock
yesterday morning, with nil unmistakable
earthquake, doing no damage, we believe, ex
cept to the nerves of thoso who wero fully
awake throughout tho period of thu phenom
ena, This phenomena has been spoken by
somo as of an ntmospheric character, but it
is ovident from tho concurrent testimony of
nil who experienced the shock, that it could
not have lirocceded from external or atmos
pheric causes, but was undoubtedly a shaking
of the earth's surface, n heaving of the ground
from within, produced by causes not perceiv
able by nur senses. From tho Physicul At
las of Natural Phenomena," by Alexander
Keith Johnston, wo extract the following in
teresting description of tho Bounds, and sen
sations which accompany nn earthquake.
"The sounds which accompany earthquakes
have been compared to the roll of thunder,
and rattling of heavy wagons, the clanking of
chains, the discharge of cannon, or thu hollow
sound of exploding mine sometimes ubrupt,
like the thunder clap and sometimos clear
and ringing, as if immense masses were shat
tered in tho subterranean cavities of the
earth. These sounds, however, by no mentis
increase in proportion to the strength of the
vibrations ; sometimes tho shock is felt to a
great extent without being accompanied with
any sound, and nt other times thero are sub
terranean detonations unaccompanied by nny
trembling of tho ground. Tho grout earth
quake of ILiobatnba, iu 1 707, ono of tho most
frightful phenomena in the physical history of
our globe, was unaccompanied by nny noise ;
nnd tho phenomena known highlands of Mex
ico as tho subterranean roaring and thunder
ing of Guatiaxuato is a most remarkable in
stance of noise without any appearance of an
earthquake. Tho noise began on tho 19th of
January, 178-4, at midnight, nnd lasted for
more than a month ; occasionally thu sound
was ns if heavy storms raged under tho feet
of the inhabitants, in which slow rolling thun
der alternated with short thunder-claps, whilst
neither nt. the surface, or in tho mines I, MO
feet deep could tho slightest movement of the
earth bo perceived. Tho noise is sometimes
beard ns distinctly at a great distance from
the scene of an eruption as in its immediate
vicinity, ami that, too, at precisely tho same
moment of time. In the provineeof Caracas,
in the grassy plains of Calabosn, nnd on tho
banks of tho Kio Apurc, which falls into the
Oronoco, there was hoard on tho 30th of
April, 1812, over n distance of about 2.800
square miles, n sound resembling a loud peal
of thunder, without any nppoaranco of an
jarthquake, at a momeut when, at a distance
of 700 miles to the northeast, tho volcano of
St Vincent discharged from its crater an im
menso Btream of lava."
The exactness of this description, corres
ponding so nearly with thu sensation produced
in this vicinity, suggests the probability of
the phenomenon having been the effect of
volcanic eruption in somo di.-tnnt portion of
the globe.
The earthquake of Guadaloupo on the 8th
of February, in "V1, in which the cities of
l oint-a-Pitre, Mule, and Joniville, wero de
stroyed, with many thousands of their inhabi
tants, extended to Charleston, S. C, where a
vibration of the earth was distinctly felt nt
that time, accompanied by a noiso similar to
that experienced hero on Thursday morning.
AVhether any similar disaster has happened,
simultaneous with the phenomenon so gener
ally observed here, time ulone can disclose.
Those who were fully awake on Thursday
morning, candidly confess having experienced
a feeling of trepidation nnd awe which could
not lie overcome. on Humboldt thus
tuuchiiiLlv describes the impressive and pecu
liar effect which the experience of a earth
quake for the first time produce upon an ob
server :
' From our earliest childhood wo are occus
tonicd to contrast the mobile element of wa
ter with the immobility of the soil on which
wo stand. All , tho evidences of our senses
have continued tins belief: but when sudden
ly the solid earth begins to shako beneath us
an unknown, mysterious, natural power, of
which we have no previous conception, pre
sents itself to thu mind, and in a moment the
illusion of our early days of our whole pre
vious life is annihilated ; we feel the imagin
ed repose of nature vanish, nnd that we are
ourselves transported into the realm cC un
known destructive forces. To man, the earth
quake conveys a sense of danger, of which ho
knows not the extent or limit. The eruption
of a volcano, the flowing M renin of lava threa
tening his habitation can bo fled from; but in
the earthquake, turu w here he w ill, danger
and destruction aro around him, and beneath
his feet."
This description of tho feeling produced on
the mind by the shock of un earlhnnake will
be fully confirmed us most truthful by all who
experienced the first substantial movement
ol mother earth in this quarter of tho globe
We learn from t!m f'nnrt .I.-,nrnl ll.nf M
Fillmore appeared at Hie Queen's Drawing
""hi, uoi iu any lantastio coslumo but in
plain evening dress. His personal nppear
uneo is highly complimented bv that journal,
wh-ch is also somewhat nstouis'hed by tho ab
sence of lackey-like deference for him on the
part ,of American. We copy a garagraih:
I ho presence of an e. President (,f iho
L lilted Slates at our Court is nn event which
deserves a passing note. M r. Fillmore looks
even a younger man than Mr. Huchaniin. the
American Minister; his hair is not so white,
nor is there any appearance of baldness. Me
seems apparently about fifty-eight, is smaller
in stature than tho Minister, but with ns
handsome nud intellectual a countenance. It
is amusing to see the mng froiil with which
tho former thief of this powerful Government
is treated by the officers of one of his succes
sors. The republican principle iu this mutter
is no fiction ; and the cx-Pivsidont bus real
ly and actually become nothing more than an
Aiuericau citizen. Mr. Fillmore however
beeu received with much consideration ut
Court, and with great distinction by the Min
isters. At the brillient assemblies of Vis-
pmnitein I'ulinor-Rtnn Mini tbft I'militiu of
Clarendon, there is uo doubt tho cx-1'rcsi
dunt will be tho personage of the day. When
presented to Her Maiestv. Mr. Fillmore wore
a plain full dress suit."
Tun Cross anb tub Ckkscrxt One of the
French Sistors of Charity, engaged in minis
tering to the sick nnd wounded soldiers iu the
East, has fallen a victim to her zeal and do.
votiou, nnd perished. At her funeral, the
cross which was carried before the coffin, was
escorted by Turkish soldiers, with anus re
versed. ...
. Remarkarli Skw-Controj.. The Uruua
wick (Me.) Telegraph tolls a story of a young
widow down on thu Kenebec, who said to un
acquaintance who was coudoling with her up
on the recent death of her spouse, "1 hope
you'll vxcaso my U crying, but the act is,
frying otcay mukit tiiy uvtc Uud,"
A aAUAtlOVSTISAtllER.
Tho 'Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune publishes
tho following ns nn extract from a letter
written to her family by n young Miss who
is attending n boarding school in the interior :
"I must tell you about nn affair of Emma,
II 's, that happened hist Saturday. A
young man who had been paying snme atten
tion to her, had agreed to coino and pass off
as her cousin, and take her out carriage-Tiding,
under the pretence that ho was taking
her to his father's, a few miles in the country;
but his father does not live within a hundred
miles of this. Well, ho came rtcrording to
appointment, introduced himself ns Emma's
cousin, nnd asked to take her homo with him
to spend tho afternoon. Miss W said
she had not tho slightest objection, asked
how far it was, and in what direction, nnd
told Emma to get ready to go. Hut when
Emma was ready to start, Miss W nlo
came down ready dressed, nnd paid as their
carriago was largo enough for three, sho
would go nlong with them part of tho way;
and stop nt n frienil's who lived a short dis
tance from tho uncle that Emma was going
to see, nnd they might stop for her ns thev
came back in the evening. Of course they
could do no better than tell her go with them,
although they would have a dull time with
her nlong ; but they thought they could mako
up for it by having n nice social ride after
.Miss W stopped at the friend 3. So ott
they started in flno Fpirits, and when they
Had gone three or four miles they began ,to
expect that every house they Came to WO'lld
bo tho ono that Miss W would stop nt ;
but sho didn't stop at any. Finally, when
they had gone some five or six miles, Miss
W said she must have passed the honso
by somo mistake, for they hud certainly trav
eled twice as far as it was from town ; but,
since they had passed it, Mio would not troti
bio them to turn back with her, but would go
on with Emma to her uncle's, and stop just a
minuto at her friend's 03 they came back.
There was what you might call 'a fix,' and
Emma and her beau could do nothing but
drive on. So on they drove, nnd on they
drove ; but driving on did not drive away
their troubles. At last, when they had gono
eight on ten miles, he said that the road must
have been changed in somo way, for he had
undoubtedly gone astray, nnd, ns they had
gono so far, nnd it was growing late, they
would not have timo to find the right way.
So they came back to town, and when Miss
W got out of the carriage, sho told Em's
beau that when ho ascertained how tho road
had been chnnged, she would be very happy
to go along with Emma, uny Saturduy, to
spend an afternoon nt her uncle's. Sinco
that we have seen nothing of Em's consin '
but it will bo a long time before she hears tho
last of her visit to her unclo's.".
TIVE FEET DEEP OF EELS.
Wo Cud tho following fish story in a Into,
number of the Boston Transcript : "At this
season of tho year, when numerous species of
tho piscatory tribe resort iu indefinite num
bers to their usual haunts to deposit their,
spawn, tho water ut tho foot of the large dam
at Lawrence, on the Merrimac river, presents
a curious and interesting spectacle. Incalcu
lablo swarms of lamprey eels, shad and ale-,
wives have gathered at this point, for the pur
pose of repuit ing to the upper tributaries, but
the falls being eighteen feet iu height, the forco.
of the miniaturo cataract is such that their
progress is effectually stnyed. They attempt
all sorts of ways to climb the falling mass of
waters, only to be driven back to repeat tho.
vuiu experiment. When the dam was in pro--gross
ol construction, the migratory habits of
of the fish were considered, and a large, sub
stantial fish-course, built of heavy timber,
was erected at the southerly end, that they
might readily follow their instinctive nature ;
but they wero thwarted by the rushing tide,,
so that not even salmon, that exceedingly,
nimble fish, is oble to stem the current. Mil
lions of fish, chiefly lamprey eels, therefore,
accumulate in the tumbling waters, in masses
literally lour or live lect deep, and tisliermeu,.
who have purchased the right, station them.
selves on the bunk, with long lances, to spear
them. One man recently obtained nine thou-
sand in a single day. A peculiar featuro of
tho organization of the lamprey eel ia that; it
has no bones, und does not preserve that ten
acity of life, even to its immolation in the fry-
nig-paii, wiueli is characteristic ot our com-,
moil harbor eels. Its flesh is not admired by
our citizens generally, l;ut largo (piantities,
are packed iu barrels, and sent abroad to
tickle less fastidious palates."
Tim Methodists of Canada Vkst, at their
late meeting, made two important changes,
in their church policy. They have consented
to extend the period of a minister's residenco
on a circuit from two to live years, in any
case where a request to that effect emanates,
from a quarterly meeting of a circuit. They
have also consented to admit an equal repre
sentation of clerical and lay members at the
annual district meeting of the couveutiou.
A Laiioe Pkh-k. Peter Lawson, of Ira
cut, Mass , recently sold an Alderney cow
cow and cull' for jf3-!5. Last year the cow
produced 17 pounds of butter per week, of
such quality that it sold at 50 cents per
pound. Six hundred pounds per year is con
sidered her average. Mr. Lawson Bold at
the same time nn Alderuey heifer, eleveu
iiioeths old, for tflG.
Soi.pikr's 15 T.uiFRiA. The uniform of thri
colored soldiers of T.iberia, us prescribed by
President I.'ntii.i-ta mutt - ..t 1:1
- - -, .....ov ..luiio u riiiuillilll
show in rontrast with ebony ; yellow leather
.11111 s, iruni mo ankie tome Knee; red cloth,
pantaloons down to the fruiter ......
cloth bhort coats, with red facings; blue
loin wan; coats, and red felt caps with blue
Spontaneous combustion often occasions
Cres, which ure charged to incendiarism. . In
Sandusky, lately, a case of this kiud occurred.
Some painters having been at work painting'
tho new Presbyterian church, a cotton rag
saturated with oil, was left ttpou one of the
seats. Next day, on going into tho church,
a largo hi lo was found burned in the seat.
and tho rag was iu ashes, evideutly the result
of spontaneous combustion.
Railroad Ikon to fr made is Alabama.
A contract for railroad irou bus beea tnado
by the President of the Northeast and South,
west Alabama Hailroad. The iron is to be
manufactured along the line of the road, and
furnished at the rate of forty dollars per tou,
w hich is rather a low rate.
ITkv.i;ti-i.-atic ('nivririRvrs.A f..ui .In-a
ago the telegraphic wire in Alabama was cut
aud 2"0 feet of it taken away, under the be-
lief flint if ku lliA rmiaa nf tba nRivu i t i i, r
. . -- . - - -
drought. Immediately after, a good shower
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ti-11, .uuuiuiiujj mo ui ptliau'ii iu lavir