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SUNIUJUY NOltTTIUMBKULAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1855.
OLD SERIES, VOL- 10. NO. 12.
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by J. W. Washington,
In Market Square, Sunbury,
where he will be happy to dispense to his
frirntls and the eating public generally, all the
delicacies of the season. including Oysters Iresli
end spired. The bill of fare will include S'.ih
(tanliulsaiid delicacies, calculntc.l to satisfy those
who are hungry, and Ili04e who desire mrrely to
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hwurs of the day, and all reasonable hours of the
nithl. (Jive ti a call and taste f T yourselves.
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the Cheap Store of E. Y. Uiight, for which
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n A HI) WAKE. -Table Cutlery, Raxors, Pock
et Knives, Hand saws Wood saws in
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May WfclsEK A UKtAtU,
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Select. 0dnx
THE HEDGE FEAST.
Win-re the bees mid butterflies
Skim the meadow down,
Fivp merr.v littlp rhililrpn,
Gnlhproil from the town.
From dnrk nnd irloomy hIIpj-.
From sickly 1'inp nnd rooms;
Drinripr nnd Rudder.
Than a place of tombs.
Rn treed Jitiln Johnny,
Merry lit tit Jim.
Crooked little Bnrnpy
How sweet the fields to him I
Miitty with her wlrte head,
Bnnni-t al! nwry :
Kntie with sweet, fulieies
Glittering in her eye.
They hnvp roamed thp mendow.
They have roiuned the wood,
Seekinp nuts nnd liliu-kberries,
For their plensnnt food.
With their nuts nnd hhifkberries,
And lumps of lireud nnd cheese,
On a mossy hodjrf-luitik,
Now they sit at ense.
Drinkinp from the brooklet,
'Nen th t lie hawthorn tree,
Clear it runs as innocence
Fresh nnd briirht nnd free
The hawthorn shook fresh odors
Like a blessinp down
From the pure white blossoms
Of its leafy crown !
Plntnp white lambs are gathered
'Neath its cloven stem,
And the happy children
Nestled close by them ;
And the thrush snnsr loudly
On the hawthorn spray,
And the brooklet ever
Made tnnsic on its way.
I watched nnseen, oft sipliinp.
To think what simple joy
Was here that earthly riches
Mijrbt seek in vain to buy.
Flow easy to be happv.
Where Nature doth suffice ;
Wealth and prnndeiir ure not
Found iu Paradise.
THE REWARD OF MFRIT.
Annie had arrived at the matnro npe of (do
not start, renib-r twent v. seven, mid vet in n
state of sinde blessedness. Somehow or nth- i
er she had not even fallen in love yet. "I I ml
she rio offers?" What a simple question !
Hid yon ever know half a million of dollars to
go begging? Offers? Yes. scores of them!
It may be accounted as one of her oddities,
perhaps, but whenever the subject happened
to be touched upon by her father, Annie
would say that she wanted some one who
could love her for herself, and she must have
assurance of this, and how could she in her
present position ? Thus matters stood, when
Annie was led to form and execute what will
appear a very strungo resolution: but sho
was u resolute girl. We must now go back
six years.
Ono dark, rainy morning in November, as
our old friend was looking composedly at the
cheerful fire in the grate of his coiintiiig-rooin.
really indulging in some serious relied ions on
the past and future, the far future, too, a gen
tlcman presented himself, and inquired for
Mr. Hremen. The old nmn uttered not n
word, but merely bowed. There wus thut in
his looks which said "I am he,"
The stranger might have been some thirtv
years or s,. of age. He was dressed in black,
a mourning weed Mas on his hut, mid there
was something in his appearance which seem
ed to indii'ulo that the friend whose loss he
deplored had recently departed. The letter
of introduction which be presented to Mr. H
wus (puckly yet carelully perused, and as it
was somewhat unique, we shall take the lib
erty of submitting it to the inspection of the
reader :
" .11 mo., 18
Friend Pai i. : This will introduce to thee
my friend Charles Copelnnd. He has come
to thy city in pursuit of business. I have
known him from a youth up. Thou mayest
depend upon fur aught that he can do, "and
shall not lean as nn a 'broken reed. Ifthon
canst do anything for him, thou ninyet per
udventure benefit thyself, and cause to rejoice,
Thy former und present friend,
Mir aii Loomis."
"It is not everv one who can pel old Micah
Looinix endorsement on his character." said
Paul Hremen to himself as he folded up the
letter of a we'l known associate of former
days. "Old Mieah is pond for a quarter of a
million, or fur anything else it will do 1
want him getting old. business increasing
must have some more help now as well as
any time."
The old gentleman looked at nil this, as ho
stood gazing in perfect silence on the man be
fore him. At length he opened his lips,
"Mr. Copelnnd. you know all about books?"
"I hav had some few years' experience."
"Any objection to a place here? pretty
close work thousand a year."
"None in the world."
"When cor. you begin?"
"Now."
A real smile shone upon the old man's
face. It lingered there like the rays of the
setting sun among the clouds of evening,
lighting up those seemingly hard, dark fea
tures. A stool was poshed to the new comer,
books were opeuud, matters explained, direc
tions given, the pen was dipped in the ink.
and in short, before an hour had passed away,
yoti would huve thought thut the old man mid
the young man bad known each other for
years.
In reference to onr new friend, it will be
sufficient to remark, that be ban been liberal,
ly educated, as the phrase goes, nnd though
be had entered early into business, he had not
neglected the cultivation of his mind and
heart. He had found time to cherish gen
eral acquaintance with the most note-worthy
authors of the day, both literary and religious,
and with many of past times, After a few
years of success in the pursuits to which he
had devoted himself, misfortunes came thick
and fust upon him. He found himself left
with scarcely any property, und alone in the
world, save his two lovely daaghters.
As year after year passed away, be grew
steadily in the confidence of his employer,
who felt, though be said it not, that in hi in be
possessed t treasure.
Very little, indeed, was said by either of
them not connecter! with the routine or busi
ness, tad there bad been no intercourse what
ever between then, sate la the touting.
rnnm. Thus six ypars went ry, towards the
close of which period old Mr. Hrenien was
found looking with much freipiency nnd enr
nestness at the vnnnper before him. some
thing was evidently brewing in that old bead.
What could it be f And then. too. be lookod
so curiously. The Irish servant was puzzled.
' Sure." said James, sotneihinp's a cominjr."
Annie, ton, was somewhat perplexed, fur
those looks dwelt much on her.
"What is it ful her ?'' she said to him one
mornintr at the break fust table, as he sat pa
r.inp i-teiulfnstly in her face ; '-what is it T Do
tell inc."
'I wish you'd have him." burst forth like
nn avalanche. ' Known him for sis years
true as a ledprr a penlb-ninn reol sensible
man don't talk much repubir us o clock
prime for business worth his weight in
gold."
-Have who, father! What are you talking
about 1"
"My head coik. Copelnnd yon don't know
him I do haven't seen unvbody else worth
an o'd tp-.ill."
A n ii was puzzled. Shu laughed, howev
er, nnd sniil
Miurv my father's clerk 1 what would peo
ple snyr
Ilninbtip. child, all hnmbnp worth forty
or your whiskered, loiitipinp. lazy pentry : say?
what they please j what do I enre? what do
yon cure ? what's money after all t pot
enough of it want a sensible man want
somebody to take cure of it : all humbug."
"What's all liunibn? father?"
'Why people's notions on these malters .
Copelniid is poor so was 1 once may be
npuin : world s lull ol chniipes seen a preut
many of them in my day can't stay here long
cot to leave you, Annie wish you'd like
him."
''Father, are yoH serious?"
"Serious, child !" And he looked so.
Annie was a chip of the. old block: a
stronp-tniiided. restiiute girl. A new idea
Seemed to strike her.
'Fn'Jier. if you are really serious in this
matter. I'll see this t'opehind : I'll pet ae
(iiainteil wilb him. If be likes me and 1 like
him. I'll have him. Hut he shall love nio for
myself tilniie j must know it. Will you
leave the matter to me?"
"Uo abend, my child, and do as you like,
(jood inoniinp."
"Slop n moment, falher. I shall alter my
name u little: 1 shall appear to be a poor
pirl.a companion of nnr friend. M rs. Richards.
in II street; she shall know the whole
altair, yon shall call me by my middle name.
1'eyton : I shall be t relative of vnnrs, yon
sh-ill suggest the business to Mr. Copelnnd,
as you call him, and arrange for the first in
terview. The rest will lake care of itself."
"I see. I see." and one of those rare smiles
illuminated his whole face. It actually pot
between his lips, parted them assunder.'i-lan-
ced upon a set of teeth but little the worse for
?ear u"d was resliiifr thi-re when he left the
house fur his count big-room. The twilight of
that smile was not yet pone when he reached
the well known spot, and bowed, nnd looked
' Good morning." to those in his employ, fur
old Paul was. alter his fashion, a polilp'man.
On the nii.ining of that day what locks wi re
direct rd to onr frond Charles ! so manv, so
peculiar, so full ofsoini'lhinp. that the bead
clerk could not but notice them, and that,
ton. with some alaiin. What wus coming?
At bisl the volcano burst forth :
"Copelnnd. my good fellow, why don't yon
pel a wife ?"
Had a thunderbolt fallen nt his feel, he
could not have been more nstoiiiided. Hid
Mr. Hremen say that, and in the counting
room ton? The very ledger seemed to blush
at the introduction of such a subject. He for
the first time made a blot on the fair page
be fore him.
"1 say why don't you pet n wife ? know
just the thing fur you prime nrtirle poor
enough to be sure what of that u fortune in
a wife, you know a sort of relation of mine
don't want to meddle wilh other people's
affairs, know your own business best can't
help thinking you'll be happier must see
her."
Now Ihe fact is, that Charles had for some
time past thought so himself, but how the old
man should have completely divined his feel
ings was quite a puzzle to him. In the course
of the day a note was put into Mr. Uremen's
bsmis by James, his Irish servant, the con
tents or which produced another prim sort of
a smile. When the moment for his return
home urrived, Mr. 11. handed a sealed docu
nient of rather imposing form to Charles, say
ing Copclaiul. you'll oblige me by leaving that
at No. 07 II street. Place it only in
the hands of the person to whom it is direct
ed : don'l want to tiu--t it to any one else."
The clerk nv on the ontside. "Mrs. Rich
ards. No. fi7 H street." the door bell was
rung. The servant ushered Copelnnd into a
smal', neat parlor, where sat a Indv apparent
ly twenty. five or thirty Years of age, plainly
dressed, engaged in knitting a stnekintr. Our
friend bowed, and inquired for Mrs, Richards.
"hhe is not in, but is expected presently ;
will you be seated ?" I here was nil ease and
quietness, and an air of self-command about
this person, which seemed peculiar to Cope,
laud. He felt at rase at once, (you always do
with such people,) made some common-place
remark, which was immediately responded to:
then another, and soon the conversation grew
so interesting that Mrs. Richards was nearly
lurgotlen. Her absence was strangely pro
tracted, but at length she made her appear
ance. The document was presented; a glance
at the outside.
"Mr. Copeland." Charles bowed.
"Miss Peyton." The voiing ladv bowed :
ond thus they were i itruduced. There was
no particular reason for remaining uny longer,
and our friend took his departure.
Hint night Annie said to air. 15., "1 like
his uppearance, father."
"Forward march !" said old Paul, and he
looked at his daughter with vast satisfaction.
"The mild man's as swute to-night nt a new
potato," said James to the cook.
The rext day Charles Copeland came very
near writing several limes. "To Miss Peyton,
Ir.." as he was mukilig out some bills of mer
chandise sold.
"Delivered the paper last evening?"
Copeland bowed.
"Mrs. Richards is nn old friend humble
in circumstances the young lady, Pet ton
worth her weight in giild uny day have her
myself if I could."
"How much you remind me of Mr. Hre
men," said Charles one evening to Annie ;
"I think yon suid yon were a relation of his?"
"1 am related to him through my mother,"
was the grave reply.
M rs. Richards turned sway to conceal a
smile.
Somewhat later than usual, on' that day,
Annie reathed lur father's housei. There
was no mistaking the expression of her coun
te nance. Happiness wus plainly written
there.
"I see, I see," said the old man t "the ac
count is closed books balauced bava it sll
I through now in short order. Yon are a-
sible girl no foolish pnss just what I want
bless yon. child, bless yon."
The next day PhuI came, for almost the
first time in hisliTe, rather Into to his counting-room.
Casks and boxes seemed to be
starting wilh wonder.
"Copeland. yon are a fine fellow heard
from Mrs. Richards proposal to my relation
Peyton all right done up well. Come to
my house this evening never been there yet,
eh ? eight o'clock, precisely want to see
yon got somelhing to Ray."
"How much interest he seems to tako in
tills matter," suid Charles. "He's a kind old
fellow in his way ; a liltlu rough, but good at
heart."
Yes, Mr. Charles Copeland, even kinder
than yon think for.
At eight o'clock precisely, the door bell of
Mr. Bremen's mansion rung. Mr. Charles
Copeland was ushered in by friend Jnmcs.
Old Paul took him kindly by the hand, and
turning round abruptly, introduced him to
"My daughter, Miss Annie Peyton Bremen,"
and immediately withdrew.
"Charles, will you forgive me this?" He
was too much astonished to make any reply.
"If you knew nil my motives and feelings, "f
am sure you would."
That the motives and feelings were soon
explained to his entire satisfaction, no one
will doubt.
"Copeland, my denr fellow," shouted old
Paul, as he entered the room, "no uso in a
long cntrngeniei;t 1"
"O, rather!"
"Noose, I say; married now get rpndy
afterwards; next Monday evening; who
cares? Want it over ; feel sel tied. Shun t
part with Annie, though ; must bring your
wiTe here ; house rather lonesome ; be siill :
no words ; must have it so ; partner in busi
ness ; Bremen & Copeland ; got the papers
all drawn up to-day ; can't alter it. lie qui
et, will you ? won't stay in the room !"
I have now finished my story, reader, I
have given you the facts. I cannot say, how
ever, that I approve of the deception practi
ced upon our friend Charles. As, however
our Lord commended the "unjust steward be
cause lie acted wisely," so I suppose the good
sense shown by the young lady, in choosing
a husband fur the sake of what he was, and
not for the sake of what he uiight huve pos
sessed, merits our approbation. It is nut ev
cry one who has moral courage enough to
step out of Iho circle which surrounds the
wealthy, nnd seek fur those qualities of mind
and heart, which the heart can neither give
nor take aw ay.
A ItOMAM IC IM'inF-ST.
A soldier who was present at the capture
ol Sebastopol, relates the following romantic
story :
"A patty of men belonging to different
regiments were paroling from house to bouse
iu search of plunder. In one of the houses
they came across a beautiful young female
about 17 or 18 years of npe. Of course some
ignorance was shown amongst the party, who
commenced to drag her about, and would
have used violence to her had not a young
man belonging to the "18lh" taken n musket
and threatened to blow the first man's brains
out that laid a finger on her; whereupon the
voting woman flew to this man and clung to
him fur protection. She followed him all the
way back to the camp, when, coming in siirht
of his camp be beckoned her to return; but
she would not leave him.
"Whether sho had fallen in love nt first
sight 1 don't know ; but she came to the
camp with him. As soon as he got there he
was instantly confined for being absent when
the regiment was tin-'er arms. She followed
1 1 i in lo the guard tent, and cried after him.
The colonel of his regiment, seeing the affec
tion she bore him, released him, and sent
them both before General Harris, where an
interpreter was got, and she related the whole
affair to them.
"It turned out that she was the General's
daughter, with some thousands. Sho wus
beautifully attired, carried a gold watch, and
wore a set of bracelets of immense value.
The young man is now about to be married to
her. She will not leave him upon nny ac
count whatever ; and if he is not a lucky dog
1 don't know w ho is.
The above may be true, but it sounds apo
cryphal. Sfntimentamsm. Miss Swisshelm, in no
ticing the publication of a new love story,
says :
"All that stuff about woman's, love has been
said over and over again a hundred thousand
times, to the great detriment of the best inte
rests of Immanitv. 1 hero 19 no kind ol ne-
cessitv of using the press to persuado siily
girls that it is very romantic and womanly to
love a scoundrel to leave her offections un
guarded bv reason or experience, and drift
helplessly into sin, shame and despair, as au
evidence, of her unsuspecting womanhood.
"It is not true that woman's affections are
nny stronger or more durable than man's.
We think the opposite is the case, and thut
two-thirds of all the women who pine away or
lie of love, do so fur the want of something
better to do. Kverythiug calculated to make
love sickness a feminine acquirement is a
great injury ; but to strew the path of the
suicide with the flowers of poesy and romance
U iu u high degree reprehensible.
-1 he best motto to guard young girls
through the mazes of love, 'Do right, and
trust iu God.' A young girl who lias done
no wrong, has liltlu cause lo mourn over the
fickleness of a pretended lover. Better he
should change his mind before than alter
marriage."
RnisF. a Poison. M. Reynal, of the Vet-
terinarv School ut Ayort, France, communi
cated to the Imperial Academy of Medicine
111 .May last, the results or investigations up
on the poisonous properties acquired by the
brine, ulter a considerable length of tune, in
which pork or other meats had been salted
or pickled. Although the nature of the poi
son is involved in considerable obscurity, its
existence is clearly demonstrated. The poi
sonous properties are acquired in two or three
mouths alter the preparation or the Urine,
and its nse then, mixed with food for any
length of time, even although in small quan
tities, muv iiroduce death. A simide solu
tion of salt in water, after the same length of
time, does not produce the same enect. I lie
poison acts as a local irritanl, exciting violent
intestinal congestion and inflammation ; it
likewise increases the secretion of the skin
and kidneys, and exerts a direct- effect upon
the nervous system, giving rise to.trembling.
loss of sensation,- convulsions, Ac. Experi
ment were tried with it, in the veterinary
school, upon horses, dogs and pig. As brine
is sometimes used a second time for pickling,
and for other purposes, these fact! should be
remembered. Button 'frtneller.
The Boston Atlas divides the Massachu
setts House as follows : K. N.'s 161 1 Whigs
58 1 Dem. 32 1 Reps. 66 ; Liberals 6 total
332, Decenary to ml 162.
OFFICR BF.GGISO.
Some yenrs ago, a ynnng man t'','s,,n,',
himself to Mr. Corwin. then a Cabinet officer,
for a clerkship. Thrice be was refused ; and
still he made fourth effort. His persever
ance and spirit of determination awakening a
friendly interest in his welfare, the secretary
advised him in the strongest possible terms,
to abandon his purpose and go to the West,
and see if he could not do better outside the
Department. "My young friend," snid he.
"go to the north-west ; buy 180 acres of gov
ernment land or if you have not the money
to purchase, squat on it ; get yon an fte and
a mattock ; put up a log cabin for a habita
tion, and raise a littlo corn and potatoes;
keep your conscience clear, nnd live like n
freeman; your own master, with no ono to
give yon orders, nnd without dependence up
on anyboby. Do that, and yon will become
honored, respected, influential, and rich.
But accept a clerkship here, nnd yon sink nt
once all independence ; your energies become
relaxed, nnd you are unfitted in a few years
fur any other and more independent position.
I may give yon a place to-day. nnd I can kick
you out again to-morrow; and there's atinth
er man over at the While House who can
kick me out ; nnd the people by nnd-by cab
kick him out; and so we po. But if on own
nn acre of land, jt is your kingdom, and your
cabin is your castle yon are n sovereian.
and you will feel it in every throbbing of your
pulse, and every day of your life would assure
me of your thanks for having thus advised
yon."
0 t i x g
From the Knickerbocker.
BOOTS.
GAITER
BT ROBIN BATTI.KBRAI.V, A. M.
O dainty foot !
0 gaiter-boot !
To piety you're shocking j
1 only know
Of one thing worse,
And that's a snow white stocking.
So neat and clean,
Together seen,
E'en stoics must ngreo
To you to vote,
What Gray once wrote,
A handsome L-K-G.
The lastinq themo
Of midnight dream,
The very oul of song ;
Man wants yon little
Here below.
And never wants you long.
By rinto ne'er
Sent stripping here ;
By Pluto ralher given,
To lead poor man
( A n easy plnn
To any placo but Heaven.
Yet si ill I vow
There's snigie now
About a woman's loot ;
A ml cunning was
The wizzard hnnd
That made a gaiter boot.
Fr r while the knave
The gaiters gave
To mortals to ensnare them ;
Mankind he hoaxed
And even coaxed
The angels down to wear them.
KisMin ix . ti rL.
Dirk Tinto, the Pari correspondent oflho
New York Time, tells the following story of
Horace ernet, the eminent trench pain
ter :
The artist was coming from Versailles to
Paris in ihe cars. In the same compartment
with him were two ladies whom he bad never
seen before, but who were evidently acquain
ted with him. They examined him very mi
nutely, and commented upon him quite freely
upon his martial bearing, his halo old age,
his military pantaloons, etc.
The painter was annoyed, nnd determined
to put an end to the persecution. As the
train passed under the tunnel of St. Cloud,
the three traveller were wrapped in com
pleto darkness. Vernet raised the back of
his hand to his mouth, and kissed it twice vi- j
olently. On emerging from Ihe obscurity lie j
found that the ladies hud withdrawn their al-
tention from him, and were accusing each
other of having been kissed by a mail in the
dark I
Presently they arrived ut Paris ; and Ver
net, on reaving them, said.
"Ladies, 1 shall be puzzled all my life by
the inquiry. Which of these two ladies wus
it thut kissed me ?' "
A NovF.i, Invention. Mr. Arnout. the
eminent British inventor and mechanician,
has invented a new fireplace for dwellings, the
principle being t hat of supplying the fresh
fuel at the bottom instead of keeping it on
the top of the fire. The coul is in a box,
nearly air tight, below the fire ;the tar vapors
and gases produced by the decomposition ol
the coal pass through the incandescent fuel
above, and burn on reaching the air. while
fresh fuel is snpplied by pushing up the coal
from below. The draught is regulated by a
single valve, and the useless escape of heated
air up the chimney diminished. The fire
burns quite free from smoke, the burnt air is
safely curried away, and fuel economized.
The invention may bo easily adapted to ex
isting fire-places.
The Emprkss Ecokmk The Paris corrw"
spondent of the Cnurrier dt Etatt fin's,
speaking of the French Empress, says : "Her
interesting condition is becoming more and
more apparent. When similarly circumstan
ced, some ladies endeavor to conceal the fact
from the public ; but (jiiuens. on the contra
ry, should let it be apparent, so that there
mav be no doubt concerning the prospect of
an heir to the throne, as has happened more
than once. Modesty should give way in such
a case to the interest of the State."
A Pubknolooist Poskd. An itinerant
phrenologist stopped at a rustic farm house,
the proprietor of which was busily engaged in
thnsliing "Sir, 1 am a phrmiulogist.
Would you like to have me examine the
heads of your children ? 1 will do it cheap."
"Wall," suid the furmer. pausing between
two stroke. "I rather guess they don't need
it. The old woman cumlt 'tin rt'fA a Jin
tooth comb one a keek, . .
Virginia Oamr. Mr. James T. Small-
ridge, of Upshur, killed a panther a few days
since near the inree forks or Buckingham
river, in that county. The animal, which is
said to have measured 8 foot io length, was
trsM oy two utua dog.
COOL I VIPI'DKM K.
A German paper, published in New York
C t-. calird the Slants Zeitung, contains thp
following, and haying been recently adopted
by the Government of Wiii temburg :
Whereas, it has repeatedly occurred that
German emigrants to America, and among
them natives of Wnrtenibnrg. who desired to
return home on account of suckness or ineu
pneily to labor, have been forwarded to his
country by the German Emigration Society
of New York ; nnd
Whereas, it is desirablo that thoso who
Irive once emigrated lo America, and espe
chilly those who have been transported thith
er at the expense of tl.o statu or the com
munes, and are unable, whether or not it bo
from any fault of their own. to earn their sub.
sistetice. should lint return here to be a bur
den to Ihe stale or the commune (Which in
that case trill hare defrayed, the izpenses rf
their journey in vain), and
Wlieren, tho American authorities nro
scarcely authorized to send bark 1 hose who,
having once been admitted lo the country,
cannot earn their subsistence in Ainvriuu
and
Whereas, It is much less the business of
the Gorman ein'gration Society of Now York
to promote the return of such individuals;
therefore,
Resolved, That necessary steps are lo be
taken to prevent their transportation back to
this country .
The Slaals Zeitung treats the matter very
gravely, so that it cannot be a juke, as the
render might at first suppose. It appears
that in consequence of the general outcry on
this side of the ocean against the deluge of
foreign paupers poured into our country, the
iurk Kuuiuissioucrs 01 idling ration
havo done, what it was clearly their duly to
have ulwtiys done, but what they have shrunk
Hum nlttempliiig they have sent back to
r.urope many loreign immigrants who have
arrived nt New York helpless from sickness
or other infirmity. An item in the Tribune
which we lately copied, informed the public
that the authorities ofGreat Britiun had de
termined to take steps to prevent the return
of foreign pauper immigrants to that country
aner tin-y nail iieen sent to tho L nited Mates
"he action of the authorities of Wnrtentberg
is of the same kind, and it is therefore clear
that, this miitli r is rapidly approaching nn
important crisis. As these paupers, when
not sent bark to Europe, ure distributed by
the New York authorities very freelv over
the northern Slates to be supported, this 13 a
question of great interest to us ull.
An Umiksirnkd Coiscipknck. A London
correspondent of the Philadelphia American
furnishes the following curious coincident :
I append a notice of what may fairly como
under the title of an undesigned coincidence.
It is understood that Mrs. Gore, tho celebra
ted authoress, is a loser bv Strahan, Paul A
Co., to the amount of 20,000. It is from
the Cork Constitution :
"A few days ago wo made allusion to the
hardships of M rs Gore's case iu connection
with the hankiupley of Sir John Paul. A
friend to whom wo ate indebted for many ci
vilities. bus informed as of a coincidence which
shows U.J bow much that lady must huve been
mistaken in her estimate of the man. Of one
of her novels ( 7'Ae Pa-der's Wif ; the vil
liany of nn unprincipled Banker forms Ihe
ground-work. Wherever he had an oppor
tunity he plundered, disposing of securities
that were not his. nnd reducing to beggary
ull who trusted him. It was by anticipation
the story of Sir John Paul & Co. : yet thu
novel is dedicated to Sir John, w ho is singled
out us an illustrious example of probity and
good faith, nnd one in whom the office of
banker is made honorable! It is a sad nnd
strange coincidence ; yet it is not more sad
and strange than true. We copy the dedi
cation, which is wnilh reading i-uw ;
TO Silt JOHN DKAN I'Al l., BAIIT.
Drill Hut. I cannot mure stiongiy mark
that the following pages are intended to ex
hibit Ihe feeling of 1111 individual, not as nn
attack upon u class, than by placing at the
head of my work the mime of one w ho. ances
trally connected for the last two centuries
with ihe banking profession in a house of bu
siness which has existed in tho same spot
since the year Hi.10, has added to its distinc
tion in his own person ; by connecting it with
the literature and line arts of the kingdom
Believe me, dear sir, yours faithfully,
G. F. Gore.
Poor, confiding woman! How diil'erent
that dedication would bo penned hud she to
indite it now."
Crr.iorn Fai-ir ai oi t hip Piiksipknts.
The Huston 'I'rimicript mentions some curi
ous coincidences noticeable in contemplating
tho names god lives of Ihe lirst seven Presi
dents the United States Wi shiiigton.
John Ad ims, Jefferson, Madison, Monro,
John (luiucy Adams, und Jackson. We
quote soniii of tho most striking of these :
"t'our ol the seven wero I rout irginia.
Two of the same name were from Massachu
setts, and tho seventh from Tennessee All
but one were sixtv years old on leaving ofiice,
having served two terms, und ono of these,
w ho served bul one term, would have been
eity-six years id' age ut the end of another.
I hive ol the seven ill -il on the i onrlli ul .In
ly, und two of them o. the s.iino day oT the
year. Two of them were on thu sub commit
lee of three that dialled thu Declaration of
Independence, und these I wo died 011 the
same day of tho year, and on the anniversary
or tin- Declaration of Independence, and just
a half century fi'oai the day of the Declara
tion. 1 he names ot three ol the seven end
111 ton, yet neither of these transmitted bis
name to a non. In respect to the names of
ull, it mav bo said in cuiinclusiou : The ini
tials of tho two were the same and the iui
lia'ij of still two others were tho same. The
remaining one, who stands ulone iu the ad
miration and love of his couutrymcu and of
the civilized world Washington. Of the
ti ret five only ono hud a son, und thut sou
wus also President.
The "Nkw York Commodores.'' A
Washington letter to the New York Express
says t
" I be three illustrious Commodores or New
York huve ull arranged here for a winter
campain. 1 ommndore George Law, in no
establishment of his own, with equipage, Ac;
Commodore anderUilt, al isrowus, wan his
family, and commodore Collins, here, there
and everywhere. Wheen Greek meets Greek
then comes the tug of war. The Washing
ton coming cumpuigu is to be a great cue, ou
ocean and oil land."
T
Good Pcn. -Somebody asked Baron
Rothschild to take veniion. "No," said the
Baron. "I never eut venison ; I don't think
il so root as mutton." "Oh," says the Bar
on friend. "I wonder at your saying so ; if
mutton it better thun venison, why does veni
son cost so much more ?" "1 will tell you vy
in this world, the peonlo always prefer vat
i if .- lA -tMt ta .Ium
IID JArK( WRIT It III Ml'MJSHI
The New York literary correspondent of
the Boston Traveler gives the following in
teresting particulars in regard to this f object,
lie snvs : '
A liternry item has recently brcn poitijrt'n
rounds of the press, which I am satisfied con
veys a very erroneous impression. In the
announcement or the memoirs and confessions
or Amos Kendall, which It is said will be a
posthumous work from this somewhat ex
traordinary man, it is stated that it is suscep.
tiblo ofproor that with but n single exception
every message or other public paper bearing
General Jackson's signature, while ho waS
President, was written by Mr. Kendall.
The exception, it is avowed, was his celebra
ted Proclamation." which was fn ni the pen
or Edward Livingston This is ft sweeping;
assert ion, and I huve the best of uuthnrily lo
assert I hat there is no foundation whatever
for the statement. Mr. John C. Rivs was
printer to Congress during the whole term of
Jackson's administration, and be has repeat
edly stated to public men at Washington and
in tho presence of many listeners, that every
document to which Gen. Jackson's signature
was attached was written by the General
himself, wilh the exception of one onimpor
triit paper. M". Rives stales tlvs from ihfl
fact that when Jackson Ind anything to be
published he always sent, f( r him to come to
the white house, and that he uniformly re
ceived the nuinnscript from Jackson's own
baud, and thut he wus so familiar with his
chirngraphy that it was impossible for him
to be deceived.
Indeed, he represents that Jackson was
peculiarly sensitive on this point, nnd would
not allow even his secretary. Major Ponelson,
to alter his manuscript in the must trifling
manner. On one occasion, at the time of his
message iu regard to the French difficulties.
Major Donelson hud, at the suggestion or
some members of the cabinet, modified tba
sense and made it less strung and severo than
it was. No sooner was it discovered by
Jackson than he flew into a great excitement,
and w hen Mr. Rives entered his private office
to obtain it fur printing ho found the old
general busily engaged iu re-writing it accor
ding to the orioiiiiil conv. Whatever muy bo
j one's personal opinion of Jackson, "the iuteg
j rity of history" should bo preserved. At the
I same time tho history of itself seems impro
I buble, if we may judge it by the character for
decision and energy which is universally ac
corded to the hero ol lse.w Urlcans.
Another correspondent of the Traveler, in
a subsequent number of that paper, settles
the question as follows:
Iu your paper of Tuesday, a correspondent
has undertaken to prove by the testimony of
Mr. John C. Rives that Gen. Jackson was
the writer of his own admirable State papers,
nnd not Mr. Amos Kendall, to whom they
were commonly attributed. Though this may
not ever be .believed by many persons, so
great was the prejudice against thut remark
able uinn, there cannot bo any doubt of its
truth, if wo take thu testimony of Mr. Ken
dall himself. It happens that the writer of
this received that from Mr. Kendall's own
mouth about two years since. In reply to tho
remark that he enioved tho reputation at
that time of composing these papers be said.
"I had the reputation of doing many good
things and more bad ones in which 1 bad no
concern, and among the former wa3 that to
which yon alluded." "Gen. Jackson" ho
added, was a most terse and vigorous writer,
andcnpal.lo of writing any document put
forth during his administration." Mr. Ken
dall is an unassuming man, as will be seen by
every one who becomes acquainted with I tin,
und as may be inferred from those remarks,
und from the fact that ho declines to allow
the publication ot any memoir of himself or
In leiiiiuisceuces during ins lifu-tiinc.
An Ai ntAi-N Ci stov. In Congo the na
tives take lhi-ii- wives for u yenr oil trial ; if
ut the end of that time they "are. satisfied, tlia
wedding is celebrated witli'a feast. The mis
sionaries tried to abolish this custom, without
success ; the mothers declaring that they
would not risk the happiness of their daugh
ters by urging them to un indissoluble union
with persons with whoso habits und tempera
they were unacquainted.
G heat Cons Cuoi-s. Iii some pints of
Pennsylvania the corn crops are said to bo
greater in the aggregate than nt anytime be.
lorn in fifteen yeurs. From reveiity to ninety
bushels per acre is a common yield, and ono
field, owned by Dr. William RJgon, of Wash
ington county, made one hundred and twenty
two bushels per tore.
"Watkiiimi Pi.ack'. Morals. The Chel
tenham (England) Guardian mvs tint Leum-
I inglon liing.str.iles have resolved to (liM-oun-
teiiauce the prosecution of persons keeping
houses o! ill-lame, of which then are fi-rlv-seven
in Leamingloji, on tho ground that 'il
will ilrire all ieiuUiuen uicuy, und the. town
will bo ruined.
iT.inirm:!. Caxphknr Acciufnt. On
Thursday evening us Mr. Michael Fitzgerald
was tilling a rauiphene Itimp at bis house in
Green si ret t, Albany. N. Y the can took
lire nnd scattered the burning fluid over his
two liltlu daughters, aged respectively seven
und five years, burning theiM very badly, if
not fatally.
TllK I.atB Rcsmx Lf.tv A h ter from Pt
Petersburg says : "Tho new recruitment hna
thrown the Cuunlrj int.) groat teiror. It id
doubled if 4011.00. 1 1 1 1 0 1 i-iipal le of service can'
bo found. The towns and districts furnishing
the recruits will ba obliged to provide thum
with fur cloaks, which is a heavy burden, ow
ing to the present high price of furs."
Canal Rkc-ftpt. The receipts of th Sua.-
quehanna and Tidewater Canal from tho
opening or navigation to Nov. 25, ore)
S'200,315 18; the receipts for tho correspond
ing jienuu lasiyeur weie i u.iiBT 43, knowing
an excets this year of S29,21 75.
A Mormon Grasshopper. "A grasshop
r, from Utah was exhibited in New York
per,
lust
week, which measured five inches in
length !" No wonder they haJ abort crops iu
iiitt. iciuivi jr.
A Dn.r.cTAnt.1! Drink. A man has been
poisoned at Newark. N. J., by drinking
liquor culled "eat," which is supposed to bo a
mixture of cider, spirits turpeutine, sulphuric
acid and tobacco juice I
Stranok IUu.t-rtSATio.v. At a la1 of Ilia
estate of thu late Samuel Pointer, in Halifax
county, Vo., the sum of fcCOO was paid for a
wa7 one- a mineral supposed to have, won
derful healing virtues.
A friend of tha lamented ITooJ.oo whom
the punster's mantle seems to have fallen,
say of hiui : "Poor Hood died of pure gene,
rosity, to gratify tba undertaker, who ylti
to ura a tiMiA 11 nod "