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iuriie ami variPiU'sortmentof
' l'ert Munnaies, W ork Muxes,
r.nkcl Hooks, ('ai'MS.
UnnLers Caws, Traveling Ha!.'S.
Nnie Holders, Hiiekanmnum Bimds,
l'oit 1'niios, Chess Men,
l'ortaWo Deslis. Cisinr Cases,
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ami tJeiiivui Fancy (inniU. Fine Pocket Cutlery,
Ru'-ir-i, IlaziT Straps and Hold Pens.
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'lF t0, THEN CALL AT
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' II EHK yu will liinl the cheapest a.sort-
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ntuu!.iirv, eoiis'is'ins ill Pt "f lry ''""I.
Gmwciiis, Queen ware, JMrilwaro. i euar
wsre. Fancy Articles. Stationary. Con
fetlioiiaries, &c, which will be
..lil at (he lowest price for
cah of country produce.
Ground Salt by the ack or bubhel.
rVjuburv, Nov. 4, 1 85,
FLEMING Ss BROTHER,
PE0EUCE COMMISSION HEUCHAIITS
A". 40 South Water Street,
lMIll.ADKU'UIA.
P.ulicu'.ur r.tteniion paid tos.ilca of the following
uiticles :
;,ai,.. Holler. Lard. Pork, Reims, Pot..loei,
(iri cr. and dried Fruit, (..now Seed,
Ooioii, Wo .l, Feathers, Poultry,
lie.
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Win. Brown, t-sq. V m. I..
ratio.,.,. Esq.. Paul T. .lol e.
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In Gold, Silver, and Elastic Steel frames,
jATHE.MATICAL Instruments separate
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scriptural, astronomical and temperance designs,
Microscopes and Microscopic objects, Galvanic
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Our Triced and Illustrated Catalogue (84 pages)
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Phila. Sept. 8, 1855.
GEEAT TOY & FANCY STORE.
" JOHN DOLL.
jVo. 90 South Second St. between Arch Jlace
Philadelphia,
MAS received a largo assortment of Toys of
Wood, Tin, China, Gum, 4c, ahso fancy
Baskets, Work boxes, Porte Monaies, Pocket
Books, Srjrnr Cases, Snuff and Tobacco boxes.
Pipes. Cards, Harmonirals, Accordeons, Violins
and Strings, Marbles, Balls, Rings, and on end
less variety of other articles too numerous to
mention, for sale Wholesale & Retail, at regular
price.
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STOVES I STOVES I
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assortment of
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fur Stores, Hulls, t'hiirclii-s, Pnrlors tet wnrranted to
rive more heat with cue iliird the fuel, tliun any uth-r
Jtating Store in use. The Inrge number winch knve
been ild in this nnd other cities and the constant and
Ineren.ing demand for them it sufficient frunrnntee of
their anteriority over all other Heating Stovee, and we
cheerful invite the strictest investitition of our eluune
to the mi'St perfect article of the kind in use.
Wa also have a superior CAULDRON, for farming
anil chemical piir posi-s. made on (hesntue pfiucit'le, for
whirh we claim only a tnnllo be.itpprecinted.
We keep conuuitly on hund iiii n.ortment rf the
Icudine CdUK mid t'ARLOIl STOVtiS ; and are l.
Aucn'!' in Ibis Suite for
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SI'OVt.S Wli.detiile Dealers will be snppliedal
the loweu fouiulry prices.
NEMAN 4 WAIINICK.
Whnlemte at Ketail Stove Denlers.
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OF TUB
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inlricr. is utt at the rnte of hvk PER ritST., cm
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, cm pu viiMit u tue wttminiwui vi tne money.
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; ench (leivisit m pnid m ttifUqvttitui', urudded t t lie prhici
I pnl. ;ii li muy prefer,
Thr C.HnjKiny itnve new upwards of 3,500 depositors
in Hi; L'ny f l'ltilulclphi:i atone
j Aiivi'1 iiti ti;il mforinutioit will be fiven by aildrctsiiig
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1 DIUKCTOR3.
Stephen R Crawford. Prr-s't,
f.riwrenec J 'Ii'iJiDn, VieePres't,
Atnhf'ise V. Thoniimon,
Hen.i:niin W, Tingley,
Jac 'b L. riureiift'.
William M. Godwin,
Pntil II (rdd:tid,
Ge rgt Mrllenry,
J unes Ueveienic,
Oustivtis Kiitrlisli.
Rc-Mry and Trrnsurer, PI.IHY FISIC.
Tri.leh and I NTKitriiKTKn, J. C. OKIihSCllLAULR.
riiiMelj.hia. Sipt. S, Irtf lyP.
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t I liavo born nqupstHil by tlic Prosidon of
( the njrr;rtiltur:il buuu-ty. to hov t nut tlurr is
. now in tho 'i'lvasury, ono lmmlr'-d dollars,
1 which unthorii's me to draw ono hundivd
more lis cotitributiotis from the Stato Trt-a
...hi i ....... ii i..
snry. I lie premiums, will therelore all be
paid on the day of exhibit ion.
H. (J. TAtHJEUT, Treas.
HENRY B . FU8SELL,
MAMFACTVP.KK OF
Umbrellas and Parasols,
IX KVKHY VAIilKTY, AT TMF. OLD STAND,
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lf Factory at Old Piund, established for
more than twenty year, corner of ninth and
Melon Streets, Philadelphia.
A11UOTT &. Co..
Successor In Elliot &. Alibott.
Phila. Sept. 1, 1S55 3inC.
To the Voters of Northumberland County.
At the solicitation of a number of mV friend
I oiler myself to your consideration a an Inde
pendent candidate fur
COUNTY TREASURER,
at the ensuing election. Should a majority of
my fellow citizens elect me to that efnee, I will
discharge it duties faithfully.
JOHN DOWE.X.
Sunlury, August 25 1855. tc.
GENUINE HONEY SOAP
THR purity, fragrance
it in i Kl emollient
properties of this Soap,
render it especially tie- riit5Z A3
serving a place on everv tM2m2Si
toilet, t or chapped hands,
and vartou dmease of i-5
the l.ir,, it i uneiiialed Each cake is stamped
WM. CONWAY, 168 South feecand atrcet,
Philadelphia. No other is Genuine.
Improved Caomioal Olive Soap,
Warranted to Wash in hard, soft, or salt water.
This soap has powerful clean. ing properties,
which reudily remove Oil, Paint, Dirt. Ac, from
every dese iption of goods without injury to them.
For all domestic purposes it is aupeiior lo any
other aoap in use, and 20 per rent, cheaper than
the common rosin snap. Each bar ia stamped.
WILLIAM CONWAY.
103 South Second street, Philadelphia.
Manufacturer of Fancy and Htaple Soaps, sperm,
ateanne and ta'low candles, importer and dealer
in aal aoda, soda ash, rosin, &e.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Phila. August 25, I855tf.
A DIES' Dresa Goods, Soring and Bummt
A Shawls. Uluckailk, ailk poplins. De Laine,
Ginghams, De bage, Lawna and calico, just re
ceive,! and for sale bv WM. A. KiNAilll.
Lower Augusta, May 6, 1854
11KICOPHEROU8 6 doi. for sale by
May 19. WEISER it KR"ER.
FHNE8TOCK'8 Vermi on, for aal bv
May 19. WE14EK ft BRt'NER
LAND WARRANTS. The highest price
will be given for Land Warrant by the eut
Select 0flrie
I'M GROWING OLD.
-Y JOHN O. BATE.
My days riaps pntilly away,
My nights uro Most with sweetest sleep,
I feel no symptoms of decay,
1 have no cause to mourn or weep j
My foes are: iimlotcnt and shy,
My friends are neither fake nor cold,
And yet of lute I often sijrh
I'm growing old !
My prowinjr talk of oldpn times.
My prowinrr thirst for early news,
My growinfr apathy to rhymes,
My growing love to en?y shoes,
My (trowing hate of crowds and noise,
My crowing foar of taking cold,
All tell mo ie the plainest voice
I'm growing old !
I'm growing fonder of my staff
I'm growing dimmer in tho eyes,
I'm growing fainter in my langl'i,
I'm growing deeper in my sighs,
I'm growing careless in my dress,
I'm growing frugal of my gold,
I'm growing wise, I'm growing yes
I'm growing old !
I see it is my chntiL'ing taste,
I sec it in my changing hair,
I fee it in my growing waist,
I see it in my growing heir ;
A thousand hints nroc.Iuim the troth,
As plain as truth was ever told,
That, even in my vaunted youth,
I'm growing old !
A!i me ! my voiy l..;r. !s lircallio
The tale in my reluctant ears ;
And every liorm tho hunts l)i'fueatli
But malies inn debtor to the years ;
E'en flattery's honeyed words deelaro
The s. cret she would fain withhold,
And tell me in "llow young yov nre !
I'm growing old !
Thanks for the years whose rapid flight
My sombre muse too gladly sings ;
Thanks for the gleams of gulden light
That tint the darkness nf their wins ;
The light that beams from out the sky.
Those tjeavenly mansions to unfold,
Where till are bless'd and none may s!gh
I'm growing old I"
Select Cale.
LOYALTY OR LOVE.
A Tale of the first Families of Virginia.
In the autumn oflfiT-itho present site of
Richmond was divided into two plantations,
belonging to Colonel Ryrd nnd Nathaniel
Bacon, the mansion of the latter standing
upon what is now called ishoekoe's Hill. It
was one of those fine old mansions patterned
after the baronial halls of Old England, and
since unequalled upon this continent. A
spacious hall, decked with portraits, large
parlors with furniture of carved, oak, a dining
hall where a battalion could banquet, nnd a
111 irary with a bow window commanding a
prospect ot picturesque magnificence, es
pecially when n tit it inn had touched the foli- j
age with his matric pencil. The liriaht sear-
I b t of the maple, the deep crimson of the
dogwood, the mellow brown of the ash, nnd
the lively yellow of tho chestnut contrasted
strikingly with tho deep evergreen of the
ceilar. pine and hemlock scattered thrnmrh
the forests. Below, the river foamed over j
it a ...... I... I 1 . . l..l ,.l!l l..
its rocky bed. to spread inton lake-like sheet,
and was dotted with small islands, whose
shadows reach far down into the earth-tinted
tide.
Nathaniel Bacon, the master of the estab
lishment, was a hale and handsome man, with
a iiiick iilucK moustache-, clear black eyes
nnd a florid complexion. Educated in Eng-
land during the convulsive struggles between
the throne and the parliament, ho believed
that popular rights were equal at least to
royal sway. Not so his sister Henrietta, who
had passed a winter with tho Governor's
family at Jamestown, where she had learned
to reverence "the right divine" of her sover
eign. Her aire at this time was about eigh
teen, nnd although lu-r form was not whut
the voluptuary would hove culled perfect, or
r l.ice one that a sculptor would have se
lected as a model, yet there was u winning
expression iu her eyes und a grace iu ln-r
niovi'iucuts that enabled her to charm nil
who knew her.
At the time when ourstorv commences she
had just opened a letter, from which a prin
ted packet fell to the Moor.
"Here, brother Nat." said she. "is ono of
His Excellency's letters to the privy council,
sent back in good London print. Will you
read it ?"
Bacon took tho document, but as h read
it a flush came over his cheek. At leii-rlb
ie exclaimed in angry tones :
"Hear how Governor Berkley closes his
account of ns."
I thank Uod there arc no free schools
nor printing, and I hopo we shall not have,
these hundred years : for learninghas brought
disobedience and heresy, and s els into the
world, and printing has divulged them nnd
libels against the best government ; Cod
keep us from both !' "
Excellent, I declare !" said tho fair loyal
ist.
"Excellent ! Do von call thnt excellent.
girl ? Why. I have half a mind to sell my
plantation unit remove to the North.
"Ah, brother Nat, voti would have your
nose frozen off; even if you only go among
tho Manhattan Dutchmen, nnd "
Hero the laughing till was interrupted by
the entranco of a stranger, who presented a
letter to Mr. Bacon. Glancing at the exte
rior, he introduced tho new coiner to his
sister as Mr. Rupert Wythely, of Accomac,
and breaking the seal read the contents.
1 am happy to see vou." said he. "when
he had perused the epistle, "und regret much
io near oi the course oi the governor in dis
banding tho volunteers. Cult it be possible
that at this time, when the veil of the sava-'o
resounds through our woods, Virginians
must retire to their plantations, there to re
main until they are sculped t"
"Ah 1 i am glad to hear you talk so," re
plied Rupert Wythely, "for I havo come ex
pressly to request your acceptance of the
commission of general. Hero it is, signed
by over five hundred as brave meu us there
U on this continent."
"You surely are not asking my brother to
take up arms against Governor Berkley's
will f Said Henrietta, with a smile.
"Nay, miss but the country is in danger,"
said the young man, who bad already begun
to admire tbe fair Henrietta.
"It U ft grv qusiUoo," rBrktd Mr.
Bacon, "nnd I must ponder over it j mean
while, my sister will escort yon to the falls,
nnd to the rock where Pocuhontas preserved
the life of Captain Smith. At dinnertime I
will give you my answer."
Rupert Wvt'hely was a wealthy yonng
planter near Jamestown, who, with a well
proportioned person and a manly countenance
possessed a noble heart and cultivated Intel
lect. His idea of female excellence had been
formed npon an ideal model of perfection, in
which he had blended tho accomplishments
of all the heroines of poetry and romance.
Vain had been his search hitherto, but ere
he had been long with Henrietta he imag
ined, if her qualities of mind corresponded to
her personal charms, he had at length found
the beau ideal of female perfection.
Meanwhile, her brother Jiad been sorely
troubled at heart by the invitution to lead
his fellow citizens. Like every true Virgini
an, he felt that the country was in danger;
for death was ravnging the land under the
hideous forms of suvago cruelty. The force
out under Capt. John Washington had
proved entirely insufficient, yet the governor,
instead of adding to it, had rebuked them for
killing a party of chiefs because it injured
the beaver trade on which he hud n monopo
ly. That nn armed resistance 1o the Indians
was necessary ho did not doubt, but the
thought of rising in arms against the will of
the King's (Governor rcther staggered him.
"At any wav." said he to Wythely, as they
sat enjoying their wine after dinner, "I will
go to Jamestown and see how mutters stand.
Let the news reach me that a single white
man has been harmed by the savages, nnd I
will lead you on to vengeance, commission or
no commission."
A long storm, nt thn conclusion of which
the fords were impassable, detained Rupert
Wythely a week with the Ramus. Ho well
imprnvud the time, for, ere ho left, Henrietta
acknowledged that she was not disinclined to
treasure up the rich harvest ofafl'ecliou which
he laid at her feet. Kay, she was rather
disposed to becotnn more republican in her
feelings, and to admit that Virginians might
be cnp'ible of seif-governnipnt.
Weeks passed, und in vain did Nathaniel
Bacon urge Coventor Berkley to abandon
his scheme of detached forts, 'and uiithoriso
a volunteer force of riflemen. At last he left
Jamestown in despair, and, ere going home,
paid a visit to lluitrico, where tho sharp
shooters were encamped, Ulinpalled by tho
edicts of the governor commanding them to
disperse. The men soon went on parade
under command of Rupert Wythely ; but ere
he hud heard the reportsof sergeants a horse
man approached nt full gallop. Riding up
in front of the line, he checked Lis foaming
steed, and shouted :
"Tho savages are at tho falls of James
River, killing and pluudering. Turn out !
Turn out '."
"Where are they ?" asked Bacon, pale with
apprehension.
"They first killed nil at tho mills, and then
camped around Bacon's house on the hill.
They say it is I'owhattan's council ground,
und no while man shall possess it."
"And Miss Bacon?" eagerly inquired
AVythely.
"I heard they'd got a white gal prisoner
nnd meant to torture her in a few days at a
great war dance."
"Bacon," exclaimed Wythely, "do you now
hesitate?"
"No, no '." Then raising his voice until it
rung in trumpet tones over tho field, he con
tinued : "Virginians, forgivo mv hesitation.
Now, that mv own home is desolate, can I
ask you to follow me to the rescue of a loved !
sister ?" i
A loud shout of "Dead on !" mndo the
hearts of Bacon nnd Wythely beat high
again, nor was it many hours ere tho force
was in motion. A braver set of men never
hastened to the fray. The sun had set in
clouds behind the bine Ridge, and the woods
1: , ..
grow dim as the irginiaus approached the
house of their general. Scouts, who had
i been sent in advance to reconnoiter reported
! that there was nn intrenchment around the
house, within which a huge council lire had
been lighted exactly nt sunrise. It was
i eviueni no time was to tie lost. I lie tnouti
j ted cavaliers, under the command of Wythe-
ly. were ordered to sweep around tothe riirht
while G'en. Bacon led the hulk of the force
directly up the hill, against tho frowning,
silent breastwork.
On they moved, with cautions tread, un
certain as to whether their coming was
known to tho entrenched foe. But when
they were within uliout twenty paces of tho
breastwork there came along from its whole
front a cloud of arrows, making many a brave
mnn bilo the dust. The Fcene which follow,
ed is described as one of deadly warfare, for
no sooner had the Virginians reached the
breastwork than a yell was given, and the
rude terrace swarmed with painted warriors,
each bearing in his (eft hand a blazing torch,
and iu his riL-ht hand a war club. Springing
into the midst of their assailants, tho savages
dealt their murderous blows on all sides, often
thru-ting their burning torches into the
faces or the whites, who could not use their
lire arms, so close wus the encounter.
"Sound a retreat 1" shouted Genc-rul
Bacon ; and in obedience to the brazen trum
pets his men fell back. At thut moment
the cavaliers under Wythely charged through
tho savageH, and when they had passed, the
infantry, hastily formed into line, and poured
in murderous volleys. Again the cavaliers
mowed offaswarth of the now diseomfitted
savages, again a storm of iron had swept
through their painted ranks, nnd then, with
a cheer, the mtrenchment was stormed. At
the head of those who first entered the
breastwork, lighting like a very demon, was
Rupert Wythely, and at the door of the old
mansion, us ho rode up to it with a hoavy
heart, he saw his own Henrietta.
Safe ! safe ! Thank God she is safe !" he
shouted, und in an instant he had reached
her side und she was clasped to his heart.
Our limits will not permit us to portray
the story nf hr imprisonment ns she narra
ted it that night ur nnd the family hearth
stone Destined for a sacrifice, she had been
carefully t routed and allowed the unmolested
liberty or her own room. But thut night
was to have witnessed her immolation. A
Divine l'rowdctice hud nerved her heart.
though escape appeared iuitx ssilile, as she
wus ulreuily summoned to the burning pile
when u scout gave the alarm cry. Then, by
the light of tho torches sho plainly witnessed
the fray, imploring, upon her knees before
tho window, that a heavenly arm would sus
tain those whom she loved so well.
Morning dawned, and a horrible scene
presented itself around the house. There
wTtei-o St. John's church now stands lav
the mangled corpses in the stiff attitudes of
death, ami tbe stream near by , was tinged
with life-blood. The wounded ware cared
for, the dead iuterred. and bv dinner lime
tbe horrors of "grim visaged war" no longer
meiMieeye. ins last council 6 re of the
luuian race at James River Fall was eitin
-mailed, and the few surviving descendants
of the tribe of Pocahontas began their funer-
4 uaivu tOWMQ lu ttlDg lug.
Success insures snccess. Had Rncon been
defeated, he would have been shot as a
traitor to his king ; but now the haughty gov
ernor rewarded him, and he was hailed by
the Virginians as their defender. Marching
to Jamestown ho forced tho governor to
adopt now laws, w hich codo was completed
July, 1G76 one hundred years to a day be
fore the Congress of tho United States,
adopting the Declaration framed by the
statesmen of Virginia began a new era in the
history of mnn. The eighteenth century iu
Virginia was the child of the seventeenth ;
nnd Bacon's rebellion, with the corresponding
scenes in Maryland nnd Carolina and New
England, was tho early harbinger of Ameri
can Independence
And where wus Henrietta, that eturdv
loyalist ? Not in the stately saloons of tht
governor, but with tho sisters of her affianced
lover, Rupert Wythely, who had a residence
in Jamestown. Her dreams of royal pvi
tection and a noble husband hnd anihed
during her terrible captivity, and she now
bowed in homngo Sefore her heart's lord.
Hoon they were married and returned to the
plantation, which Nathaniel Bacon gave his
sister as a dower Some clouds durkencd
tin ir pathway of life nt first, but they lived
many years in as perfect happiness as mortals
can enjoy ; nor did she ever forget in after
years, in narrating to her grandchildren the
events of her rescue, to add : "For nil that,
my dear, your grandfather did not hold the
king's commission. Virginians would act
for themselves."
Years rolled on. Tho OIJ Doniiniuti be
came the leader iu a great movement, ami
while the name of the Wythelys is remember
ed my many who visit tho beautiful locality
of their home onco tho scene of deadly
slaughter history sounds the praiso of
Nathaniel Bacon, nnd inscribes his name, in
gulden letters, high upon tho architecture of
our National l'autheon.
A LOW VOICK IN WOMAN.
Yes. we agree with thnt old poet who said
that a low, soft voice was nn "excellent thing
in a woman.'' Indeed we feel inclined to go
much further than ho has on tho subject, nnd
call it one of her crowniug charms. No mat
ter what other attractions she may have ; she
may bo as fair as the Trojan Helen nnd as
learned as the famous Hepnlitv of nncient
timos ; she may have all the accomplishments
considered requisite at the present day, nnd
every advantage that wealth can procure,
and yrt if she lacks a low, sweet voice, she
can never be really fascinating.
How often tho spell of beauty is rudelv
broken by course, loud talking. 'How often
you nre irresistably drawn to a plain, unas
suming woman, whose soft, silver tones ren
der her positively attractive. Besides, we
fancy v.e can judge of the character by the
voice ; tho bland, smooth, fawning" tone
seems to us to betoken deceit and hjpocrisy
as invariably ns tho musical, subdued voice
indicates genuine refinement.
In the social circle, how pleasant it is to
hear our sex talk in that low key, which al
ways characterises tho tt no lady. In the
. sanctuary of home, how much u voice soothes
the fretful child and cheers tho weary hits- I
band. How sweet its eadense floats through j
I the sick chamber; and around tho dying bed, j
with what solemn melody do they breathe a I
prayer for tho departing soul. Ah, yes, a j
low, soft voice is certainly "an excellent
iinnr?
in woman.
Gkkat Oi-KrsATtos. The most magnificent
speculation recorded in modern times, is ono j
recently made by Etnilo l'eriere, President :
of the Credit Mobilier, of Paris. This dis- I
tingtiished financier entered recently into a j
negotiation with the gas companies now !
supplying Paris with light, purchasing tho '
whole of them for 3.'i.000,000 francs, or about !
.J.OiiO,000. He then procured from the '
Emperor a concession or charter of consoli- ;
dation, converting the whole into ono com- j
pany. This charter nnd property ho niter- j
wards disposed of to his company (Credit I
Mobilicr) for tho sum of 50.1)00,1100 francs,
thus realizing n profit of l"),0l)l).00() francs, or ;
SU.oOO.OOO. Just think of it, ye operators in 1
Wall street. S3 000.000 realized at ono grab: ;
How much Louis Napoleon made oat of it j
is not known, but it is believed the govern
ment oflicia's participated handsomely in ;
this nice liltle nfl'air. Tho Credit Mobilicr I
is a great Banking institution, chartered j
sinco the reign of the present Emperor, hav-
ing a capital of $12,0OO.0U0, nnd designed to ;
operate in stocks, merchandize, paper, prop- i
erty, nnd credits of every description. It nt i
present holds lnO.OOO.OOO dollars of seenri- j
ties, nnd has in its vaults cash Valtiesuuiount-
ing to 40,0110,000. It is said that were it;
not for the high financial abilities of M.
l'eriere, the President, the stock, which at .
present rules high, would bo selling below;
fifty per cent, discount. A. 1". Fsjirits. j
j
Romance of War. "I know," writes a i
Crimean correspondent, "I hat in England a I
great number of young ladies believe the j
tented lield to be surrounded witli romance, l
ami some older people fancy, perhaps from i
their experience of cricket mutches, laying of
foundation stones und flower shows, that a
tent is a cool, airy, and desirable summer
residence. 1 like popular delusions they
make a great many good people happy and
cnnUdited but feel exasperated bv this one
in particular, and wish tho public were en
camped out hero for about three days.
should lil;e to see them on their backs on
the ground, panting like hard-pressed stags,
watching the grass drying up tietore their I
eyes, the haze rising from tho glassy surface
ol the sea, the air like the air ol a bake
house, and darkened bv millions of flies, which
break the awful noontide silence by a con
fused hum and buz, and would settle on their
nose and ears with maddening pertinacity
tho water hot, the ground hot, wine hot, beer
not, hexes hot, bed hot, writing mi o-sible,
reading impossible nothing to do but to
wait and to suffer. And when at lust the
evening came, and they stepped out to
breathe tho thermometer, after all, would
only have fallen ubout ten degrees, and din
ner would be reudy to see tlteiu too sleepy
and too exhausted to eat, and then go to bud
hot, to pass a hot, uncomfortable night, and
recommence on the morrow, would uli'oid me
melancholy pleasure."
Raii.koaus and Pbachks. A n extensive
fruit dealer of Alton, Illinois, recently re
ceived an order from New York for twenty
four boxes of the best peaches to be procured
iu tho market. They were accordingly ship
H)d, and came through uninjured. Ten years
ago the idea of sending peaches from Alton
to New York would have been considered
ubsurd ; but tbe lines of railway connecting
the metropolis with the great W est have now
rendered the thing not only practicable but
profitable. The Altoa Courier states that
lbs United States Express Company have
shinned from that place this present season
Z60 barrels, 1695 baskets and 624 boxes of
peaches, besides large quantities 01 apples,
plums. Vaf s. nieiona. V - -
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THE OLD DISPUTE OF THE KATY
DIDS. PT MHS. BKt'A SMITH.
Now, Katydids, I know it all,
Thnt long dispute I've heard j
1 listened, 'nenth the old peach tree,
And heard it, every word.
Ye sat. n noisy little group,
And.told it all with zest
Some "Kntydidn't'' stoutly cried,
And "Katydid" the rest.
TLo little prudes I heard them tell
The story o'er nnd o'er ;
And they, no doubt, have dona the same
A million times before :
How Knty went adown the lano
With one 1 must not name ;
And how he kissed her cheeks nnd lips
Now pray, was kuto to blame ?
I'm snro that I have nlwnys thought
A kiss a hnrndess thing.
So prompt npon tho maiden's cheek
1 ho ready blush to bring.
Now, is it thought so very bad
Where Kuty's home was hid?
And don't they walk with lovers there,
Alone, as Knty did ?
He kissed her cheek, and Kuly smiled ;
Her blushes went und came ;
He kissed her lips, and Katy kissed
Now, pray, was Kate to blamo ?
But up there sprung a naughty elf,
A jealous little sprite,
Who came to watch poor Katy there;
Beneath the starry night.
A way he ran with wicked speed,
And "Katydid" ho cried
And 'Katydidu't" loudly called
The lover, by his side.
Away they went n train pursued,
Unknowing whut it meant.
And "Kutydidii'l" "Katydid,"
I'puu the uir they sent
And thus, for ages, they havo boon
Disputing nil the time.
About that kiss poor Katy gave
Sure was it such a crime?
I.XTR.onniSAHY MARRIAGE.
Our readers will remember that some time
since we stated that it wa3 very usual for
ladies to institute suits for breach of marriage
promise, but that no instance of such a suit,
in which the gentleman was the plaintiff, had
fallen within the range of our observation ami
reading. Tho following fuct3 may lead to
such a denouement :
Souire John Bradsher. of Tourson county.
N. C, had been a widower for only n few ;
month'. After the loss of his partner, he j
felt sadly oppressed with the unwonted lone- '
liness of his situation, nnd naturally fell into !
the habit of visiting u Miss l-'rnnky Lea, of'
the neighborhood, by way of dispelling his
gloom. It is not in human nature for two j
persons of opposite sexes, with warm impul
ses and throbbing hearts, to associate con- I
stantly and intimately, without being strongly
attached, ono to tho other. The thought ut
first, perhaps entered the brain of neither.
But Miss Franky, as is the saying, had tho
quills. Twelve thousand was her dowry.
This, with her other attractions, (for, milid
you, she was only 57.) cperutcd like magic
upon the ardent nature of the Squire, who
thonfh in his seventieth year, was rejuvenized
by tho inspiration of Miss Frankey's smile.
He. therefore, found no liifficultv in making
up his mind to marry her if he could. He
proposed she accepted. The morning of '
Saturday, the lllh July, just passed, tit ti
o'clock, was fixed upon for tho marriage. The
Squire procured his license, paid an extra
price for it, in view of tho expected accession
to his wealth, employed a parson, rigged him
self off in a suit of black, and mndo every
other imnginuble preliminary arrangement for
tho ceremony which wits to consuiuate his
bliss.
Tho daughters of Sir. Samuel Johnson,
another widower of the neighborhood, were
invited to the wedding. Johnson wus only
57 Miss Frankey's oge exactly. They had
been children together ; nnd while they were
both quite young they hud loved. He was
not satisfied" that she and the Squire should
marry. On Friday evening, the day before
the expected wedding, seeing a neighbor
passing his house, he hailed him. Thu neigh
bor found Johnson very much excited and
distui bed. Johnson stated to him that he
could not bear tho thought of Miss Frankey's
marrying Squire Bradsher, and that he want
ed liim to go to Miss Frai key ut once, and
say to her for him, that if she preferred mar
rviug him to Squire Bradsher, she could do
so. The neighbor insisted on his writing to
her a letter to this effect, ottering to deliver
it. "No," says he, "I am entirely too ner
vous to hold a pen. You must go and dcliier
tho message." Finally ho consented, nnd re
paired to Miss Frankey's resilience, charged
with this message of love. Miss F run key, in
reply, authorized him to say to Mr. Johnson,
that if he would get ready to marry her at
sunrise the next morning, she would many
him.
It was then late iu tho afternoon. I laving
no time to spare, be put ou under wlr.p ami
spur to Roxborongh tlio county seut. for his
license, and at the same moment started off
a servant ta Leasburg for a parson. The
servant took care not to inform the minister
what it Was his master wanted with him, but
only said that his services were imperatively
required at sunrise the next morning.
Mr. Johnson, tho minister who hail been
engaged to olliciute, und the liieiul who bud
home the messages of love bt-tweeu Miss
Fraukcy nnd the bridegroom, were at their
post at the appointed hour. Tho marriage
r,tes were performed, and Miss Franker Le
became .Mrs. 1 rai.Wey Johnson.
An hour ul'lerwatds bquire Bradsher aiiii
his retinue wi-ro to come. Accordingly, the
brido hastily addressed a note to the Squire,
informing liim that 6h was no longer M
Fran key Lea. but Mr. Fr.iukey Johnson, uud
thut hu need not trouble himself any further
about her.
The astonished yet ineredtilobs Squire
could not believe tbe note authentic, but rt
gai dt J it a hoax attempted to be praclisAtd
upon him by some of the wild young men of
the neighborhood. To settle the matter be
hastened over to see his inamorata. Arrived
in her presence he presented the uote to her,
and inquired if she wrote it. - Slio replied in
tueumrmative. J licensed at her f-uUi'-. 'i .
he indulgej (who that is mortal v , iM : .t"
in bitter complaints of her ill In uiment.-l
(Johnson meantime, rn the next louia, Mea
ning oo ft sofa, cosily smoking bis pipe, and
listening with mors of nwruut nt thau rvunt-
nient nt tho imprecations heaped npou h's
bride. ) Indeed, having foiled his competito,
while in the very net oi plucking the fruit fop
which ho so mnch yearned, lin could well
af ord lo endure tho pain of u few hitler re
pronchns.
After a free ebullition of Jiia m-jraafiar'',
the Squire retired, resolved, ns our informant
tells us, upon a resort to tho law to staunch
his heart wounds, nnd heal, ns far ns possible,
Ids bruised and lacerated affections.
Having derived these fads from 0do:ibln,f
authority, they may be regarded us truo to
the letter. C'lails'rille TubiiCfo Plant.
Items (if Tcfo
5.
Tiik Max who' Never Lai-ghs. In a ser
mon deliver by Rev. Dr. Bellows, of New
York, before the Western Unitarian Confer
ence, is the following : "For my own part,
1 say it- in all solemnity, I have lived long
enough to become sincerely suspicious of tho
piety of those who do not love pleasure in
any form. 1 cannot trust the man that never
laughs; that is always sedate ; that has no
apparent outlet for those natural springs of
spoi tivencss and gaiety that are perenniat iti
the human soul. I know that nature takes
her revenge on such violence. I espoct to
find secret vices, malignant kins, or horrid
crimes, springing up in this hot-bed of confin
ed nir und imprisoned space ; nnd thercforo
it gives me a sincero moral gratification any
where, and in any community, to see innocent
pleasures "and popular amusements re
sisting tho religious bigotry that frowns upon
them. Anything is better than that darc,
dead, unhappy social life a prey to ennui
and morbid excitement which results from
unmitigated ptiritanu-m, whose second crop
is usually unbridled license and infamous lol
ly." Mort.vr. Character. There is nothing
which adds so much to the beauty and power
of a man as a good character. It dignifies
liii.i in every station, exalts him in every
period of life Such a character is more to
be desired than anything else on earth. No
fervile foot, no 'crouching sycophant, no
treacherous honor-seeker, ever bore such a
character ; the pure joy3 of righteousness
never spring iu such a person. If youngmen
but knew how much a good character wonld
dignify nrtd exalt them, how glorious it would
make their prospects even in this life, never
should we find them yielding to the groveling
and base-born purposes of human feature.
A tier i. bf.twerx BROTiir.ns. Two broth
ers, named Klaertz, peasants of 01det:krch,
in Bavaria, who had long entertained mortal
hatred of each other, agreed lately to fight a
duel, nnd inMend of arms to make uso of
scythes. They accordingly met, each atten
ded by two seconds, and alter tnanrcuvering
for a while, ono named Mathias, with a blow
from his scythe, cut off the scalp of the olher.
At this moment some police oljiccrs arrived
nnd arrested tho two brothers nud their
seconds. Tho wounded man, w hoso name is
Theodore, was, however, found to bo so in
jured that, ho had to be conveyed to the hos
pital, and his life is despaired of.
S: nrn-.x Dkatit from Griff. Mr. Lewis
Brown's death, which took place from cho.
era. nt Chicago, Illinois, was communicated
to his mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, at
Rochester, N. Y., on the :10th alt., when the
old Indy became much affected, and reti-.ark-ed,
"Poor Lewis, 1 shall soon be with you 1"
A few moments after, she aroso to go tip
stairs, a tremulous motion was observed,
when slio fell backwards and was caught in
(he arms of her daughter and died almost
instantly without a struggle.
Ax Ei.F.rnAXT Kit.t.ixo ms RfcF.PF.n. The
Columbia (S. C.) Tiuies of Monday says:
j An elephant attached to B-.vilv it Co.'s Cir-
cus, while crossing a bridge between tins
city nud Camden yesterday, becamo nnruly
in consequence of the breakage of a plank,
and killed one of tho horses belonging to tho
company. The keeper of tho elephant, in
attempting to punish him, omitting to take
tho precaution to secure him, was iustautly
killed by the enraged animal.
ATTnurtEi IxF.vxTinbr. Persons in tho
neighborhood of tho railroad depot at Lasalle.
111., on Tuesday night last, heard a noise on
the track like ho mewing of a cat. Pro
ceeding toward it, tho sound became that of
an iufatit crying, und when the bundle was
picked up, nn infant, wrapped i.i two blan
kets, was found. It lay directly on tho track,
and in a few minutes it would havo been
crushed by an approaching train.
A Tiiopkr Reiu kf. A Reverend gentle
man in Sew York, a few Sundays since,
seeing a poor woman tottering up one of tbe
ttUh-s of his church, waiting in vuiti for somo
"lie of the congregation to offer her a seat,
paused in bis sermon, descended from tho
pulpit, showed her into his own pew, and
quietly returned to I is desk agaiu.
Lovk Axn Tkmpkrati-rf.. In biie of lii.
letters, Sydney Smith says : "Very high and
very low temperatures, extinguish all hutnau
sympathy nud relations. It is impossible to
feel u fleet ion beyond 78 deg. or below 20 deg.
Fahrenheit ; human nature is too solid or too
liquid beyond these limits."
To Keit l-'isii Fuksh. Draw the fish and
remove tho gills ; then insert a piece of char
coal in tlleir mouths, uud two or three pieces
iu their bellies. Iftheyareto be conveyed
any distance, wrap eucu fish separately in
paper, and placu them in a box. Fibh thus
preserved will keep fresh for several days.
Svn.xEt Svini ox Railroaps. Syduey
Stiiiih said of ruiliouds : "Before this in
vention, man, richly enJowed with gifts t,f
mind and body, wus deficient ja locomotive
powers. He t-ould ouly walk four miles ac
hour, wbile a wild gooe could fly eighty in
the same time,"
I.OuKIXU Ai!AB. A TervhRnd.nma VAIinrt
brido was observed" to be in a deep reflection
on her wedding day. One of her bridesmaids
uktd her the s'tbject of hir meditations
"I was thinking," she replied, "which of my
old bonus 1 should munry, in cace, I should
Income a widow."
The widow of the ill-fated Professor Web
ster has two (,f her daughters married into
the Dabney family. Mr. Dubney it nn
American, of priucely fortune aud manners,
and of great iufluence St Fay!.
The Professorship of Anciont I.nff,f
tendered to the Rev. It. A. Fink, r.i
"- .'V '1 :l -i 'ltii ki. i.g, Va., by
t-iv- 5"!, I IJlVeri-.tj Of , h.u Jl
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mail.
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"Tho Ludits May w kin ths
pU'SFe. sud pleate the girls we kiss
fir's w,
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