d against natural pleasures as evil, and,
herefore, to be abandoned by all who would
ead a heavenly life. Before he could col.
lect his thoughts for an answer satisfactory
to himself, two or three ladies gathered
around them, and he discreetly forbore to
make any further remarks on the subject.
But he felt, as may be•supposed, very un
comfortable. •
After the first set was danced, one of the
young ladies who had been on the floor, and
whofhadTreviously been introduced to the
old gentleman by Grace, came, with color
heightened from' excitement, and her beau- !
tiful face in a glow of pleasure, and sat down
by his side. Mr. Archer would have re
ceived-her-With-becoming-gravity;--had-it-
been in his power to do so ; but the smile
on her face was so innocent, and she bent
towards him so kindly and affectionately,
that he court] not find it in his heart. to meet
her with even a silent reproof. This young
lady was really charming his ear, when a
young gentleman came up to her and said.—
'Anna, I want you to dance with me.'
'%Vith pleasure,' •replied the girl. 'You
• will excuse me for a while, Mr. Archer,'
said she, and she was about rising as • she
spoke, bur the old man placed his hand
upon her arm, and gently detained her.
•You're not going to leave me ?'
'No, not if my company will give you any
'pleasure,' replied the young girl, with a gen
tle smile. •
'Please excuse me.' This she addressed
•to the person who had asked her to dance.
bowed, and turned away.
am glad to keep you by my side,' said
Mr. Archer, with some seriousness in his
manner.
.A nd I am glad to stay here;' was prompt
ly answered, •if my company will give you
any pleasure. It does me good to contribute
to others' happiness."
The old man was touched — by this reply,
for he felt that it was from the heart. It
sounded strangely to his ears from the lips
of one who had just been whirling in the
mazy dance.
.There is no real pleasure in anything :sel
fish,' he remarked. 'Yes, you say truly, it
does us good to contribute to the happiness
of others."
'For this•reason;' said Aiwa, lilt° dan
cing for a Social recreation. It is a mutual
pleasure. We give and receive enjoyment'
The old minister's face crew serious.
have been to three or bur parties,' con
•tinued the young girl, 'where dancing was
excluded, under some strange idea that it
was wrong ; and I must say, that so much
-evil-speaking and censoriousness it has nev
er been my lot to encounter in any compa
ny. The time, instead of being improved
as a season of mental and bodily recreation,
was worse than wasted. I know thnt'it was
•worse instead of better for returning front
each of these companies, for I insensibly fell
.into the prevailing spirit."
'That was very bad, certainly,' remarked
'Mr. Archer, before whose mind arose some
pictures of social gatherings, in which had
prevailed the very spirit condemned by his
young companion. 'But I don't see how
you aro going to make dancing a sovereign
remedy for the evil.'
is not a sovereign remedy,' she an
swered, 'but it is a concert of feeling and
action, in which the mind is exhiharated,
and in which a mutual good-will is produced.
—You cannot dance without being pleased.
to a greater or lees extent, with your part
ners on the floor. Often and often have I
had a prejudice against persons, wear off
as we moved together in the dances, and I
have afterwards discovered in them good
qualities to which I was before blinded.'
said Grace to the old man, just
at this moment, bending to his ear ns she
spoLe, and taking, his hand in hers,—.Come!
I %rant to show you somethina.'
Grace drew him into the adjoining parlor,
where another set was on the floor. Two
children, her younger brother arid siter,
were in it.
'Now, just loot: at Ada and Willy,' whis
pered Grace in his ear, as she brought him
in view of the young dancers. Ada was a
lovely•child, and the old uncle's heart had
already taken her in. She was a graceful
little dancer, and moved in the figures with
the lightness of a fairy. It was a beautiful
sight, and in the face. of all the prejudices,
which half a century had worn into him,
he felt that it was beautiful. As he looked
upon it, he could keep the dimness from
his eyes only by a strong (Ilion.
'ls there any evil in that, uncle ?' asked
Grace, drawing her arm within that of the
old man's.
it good "'he replied.
'Yes ; it is goodi' said Grace, emphatical
ly, as she lifted her eyes to his.
Mr. Archer did not gainsay her words.—
He, at least, felt that it was not evil, though
he could not admit that it was good.
Spite of the dancing, which soon ceased
to offend the good old man, he passed a plea
sant evening. Perhaps, he enjoyed the
Christmas party as much as any one there.
:Nothing was said, on the. next day, by
any one, on the subject of dancing, though
Mr. Archer especially, thought n great deal
about the matter. Some ideas had come in
to his mind that. were new .there, and he
was pondering them attentively: On .the
third day of his arrival, he had a severe at.
tack of rheumatism, from which.he suffered
great pain, besides a confinement to his
room for a couple of weeks. 'During that
time, the untiring devotion end tender soli
citude of Grace, touched the , old man's
heart deeply. When the pain had suffi
ciently abated to let his mind attain compo
sure, she sought to interest him in various
ways. Sometimes
,she would read t 6 him
by the hoar ; sometimes she would enter.
tam'him with cheerful conversation; and
sometimes she would bring in one or two of
her young friends, whom he had met' t the
Christmas party. With these, ho had more
then one discussion, in his sick room, on
the subject of dancing, and the old minister
found these gay young girls rather more than
a match for him. During a discussion of
this kind, Grace left the room. In'her ab
donee ose of her companions said to him—
'Grace is a good girl.'
A quick light went over the old man's
countenance; and he replied, With evident
feeling—
'Good? Yes ; I look at her sometimes
and think her almost an angel.'
'She dances,'
The old man sighed.-
, She is a Christian,'
61 wish there were more such in the
world,' said he, unhesitatingly.
'And yet she dances.'
'My dear child,' said Mr. Archer, turn.;
ing with an affiictionate smile towards his
young interlocutor, 'dont take such an ad . -
vantage Of me in the argument.' •
I lien it is settled,' was continued in tri-
umph, 'that if dancing is 'hot a Christian
grace, a maiden may dance and yet be a
chrisdanl'
'God bless you, and keep you from all the
evil of the world, said the old man, fervent
ly, as he took the. young p,irrs hand and,
pressed it , between his own. qt may be all
right! it may be all right r.
GraCe came back at the moment, and he
ceiised speaking.
From that time'the venerable minister
said no more on the sab j ect, and it is but
fair to believe, that when he returned home
he bad very serious doubts in regard to the
sin of dancing, which had once been as
fairly held as if it had been an article-in the
Confession of Faith.
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Allentown, Pa.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1S51).
Christmas Week
fa accord:An - co with an •cld established cus.
tom of the editors of this place, no paper will
be issued from our ollice nest week. le order
to give our hands a New Year's Holliday" we
will publish. the nest" paper two drys ealier
than usual, on the 30th of December, instead
ol the 2J ofJimitary. Out last Wish is, that our
friend, may all enivi a "Merry
Firemen's Bali
The fitst Annual Fitetnett's 1,.t1l will le .4i e•
eu by tile "Coed IVill Fire Company," on the
evetitng ol Second Chlistmas, the 2tith instent.
a: the Odd Fellows' Hall. It is expected that
there will be a large number iu attendance.
the proceed, over ain! above the expenses, will
be appropriated to the benefit of the Company.
A splendid Supper will be prepared dining the
evening. :Ptice oladinis..rion two dollars. 1.0 e•
ers of this ianueent amusement should not tail
to be in attendance
Lehigh Fenoibles
This splendid Company, under the eommut,d
of Capt. H. B. Yaeger, were ant on parade Oil
Saturday last, and for once, had a pleasant day.
and we believe., jthlging from the smiling fa
ces as they passed onr Sant': ?I In, enjoyed them
selves to their heart's content. The new Caps
they wow ; are neat and very soldier-like in
appearance. The evolutions were such, that
with a little more practice, limy can flatter
themselves as being one of the best drilled
Companies in the State.
Who Can Beat 11.
Our old friend //itam J. &land:, of Upper
Maeungy township, Lehigh county, fattened
five hogs., which wet e slaughtered on Saturday.
the 9th instant, their total weight being tue
thousand fintt• louldrcd sight four (Na l a h a y
pounds. 'flteft weight nod age singly was as
Inflows!
410
-418 a 14 months del
457
5683.‘ muntlizold.
610 i •
'2, 1613
verage weight 193; average ;I,:re
Mr. Schantz takes particular pride in im
proving his bleed of hogs, the same may be
said in regrod to cattle, &e. This is us it should
be. We believe that it is one of the first du
ties of our farmers, to see that their smelt be im•
proved in every respect. The keeping of good
stock is riot more expensive than that of bud,
but when they come to dispose of them, the
ditlerence is found to be vet . ). material. We
say therefore adopt Mr. ..".:ehatoz's play, arid
ethers that we Might name : and you will %%
out doubt be the gainer by it.
Christmas & New Year's Presents.
We received a copy of Lindsay Blakidon's
Pictorial 'Cutalo4ne of Itlostiated Books, for
Christmas and New t ' ear's Presents. It con
tains a large collection of winks. all of which
are elegantly bowed, and will be disimeed oft
at very reasonable pr ices. In order to give our
readers on idea of its contents, we will give a
short sketch of titles :
Treasured Thoughts—Tho Broken Bracelet
—Furest Flowers of the West—The Gulden
Sands of Mexico—The Women of the Etirip.
tures—Scenes in the life of the'Saviour.—Scenes
in the Lives . of the ApOstles—The
Progress—Scenes in the Lives of the Patri_
archs and Prophets—Aunt Mary's Tales—The
Ametican Gallery of Art—Buds and Blossoms
—Lays of Love and Faith—Pictorial Life of
Washington—Pictorial Lite of Benj. Franklin
—The' Mirror of Life—The Life of William
Penn—Life of Zachary Taylor—Pictorial Life
of Gen. Frannie Marion—British Female Po,
ets—Pictorial Lite of Jackson—American Fe.
male Poets—Pictorial Life of Gen. Lafayette—
The Young Husband—The Young Wile—Life
of Napoleon Bonaparte--llolidays iii the Coun.
try—The Young Sailor—Frank Worthy, or the
Orphan and his Benefactor—Lizzie Linden and
her Mocking Bird, &e. x &o.
Growlers
There is a class of men in every comm uni•
ty who go about with vinegar faces, growling
because somebody feels above them, or be•
cause they are not appreciated as they should
be, and who have a constant quarrel with their
destiny. These men, usually, have made a
very grave mistake in the estimate of their
abilities, or are unmitigated ass - es. 'ln either
case, thdy are unfortunate. AV herever this
fault finding with one's condition or position
occurs there is always a want of self•respect.
If people despise you, do not tell of it all over
town. If yon are smart, show it. Do some.
thing, awl keep doing. II you are a tight d9wn
clever fellow, wash the wormwood off yonr lace
and show your good-will by yourdeeds. Then,
if people feel above you, go straight off and
feel above them. If they turn np their noses
because you are a mechanic, or.a fanner, or a
shop boy, turn yours 'Up a notch higher. If
they -swell when they pass
,you in the• street.
swell yourself, and if this does not 'fetch them,'
conclude very goot:-naturetily that they are Oto
worthy your acquaintance, arid pity them for
missing such a capital chance to get into good
society.
Society never estimates a man at what he
imagines himself to be. Ile must show him
self to be possessed of self respect, independ
enee energy to will and to do, and a good
sound heart. These qualities and possessions
will "pet hint through" Whc blames a man
for feeling above thO.se who are mean enough
to go around, like babies, telling who people
abuse them, and whining because society will
not take them by the collar and drag them into
decency.
The Bounty Land Law
Ike Nallona( I
Atelli4encer_learns-tram-t it e 7e;iile,— ad %.alorern to the revenue r tct
Pension 011ie° that, in answer to various in•
quirks relative to the Bounty Land Act of Seil•
tember 28 ) ISM, decisions have beett made as
folio S
1. 'that where iii:2:zervive3 hagbeen render. ; management of the Magazine, with which his
ed by a substitute, he is the person entitled to mullets so closely ideutitied, he found it com
the bench'', and not his employer. !paratively feeble end langeishim:. Since that
2. That the widow of a soldier who has mo
deled the service required by the-law is.entit
led to butenyland, provided she was a widow
at the p,'nisage of the law, although she may
have been intuited several times; or although;
martiage to the °Meer or soldier may have
taken place af:er ire left the service ; but if OW
a t‘ hiow %%hen the law passed, the benefit of
the Oct inures ;o the minor children of the de•
cnn•ed suldiec.
3. That no per-on who has recui wed or it en
tided to bounty land under a prior law i,entit
tel to the benefit of the act of the .26th 0f...e.p
tern her. 1850
-L That no soldier is el:hied to morn than
two warrant under thiF: act, although he rnay
have stored evera . l terms; but, m here a t.ol
dier has served -;•everal terms., he will receive
a warrant for the greatest quantity of land to
which the-several terins-concel;dated
title him.
h. In all cages whew any portion of the nee
tine corps in the several wars referred to it, the
act 01 the 28111 ol l'ieptornber, 1850, wore em
bodied with the army in the field, and perform
ed set vice as a portion of the line of the army,
the marines whn so served, it they served the
time required by law, and were henorably dis•
charged, are entitled to laud. No seaman, nor
any other person belonging to the navy proper
is entitled to land. And no teamster-or. urtiti•
ver is entitled to land. Persons who were en
-1 aged in removal of the Cherokees front
Georgia, in 1836, or in removing Indians at
any time, are not entitled to land. .
The "Big Ship" Pennsylvania
The proposal to fit out the line of battle ship
Pennsylvania, of one hundred and twenty
units, and despatch her to London, with the
American contributions to the Wotld's Fair, is
a happy idea, and we trust that'Congress will
wlopt it without delay. This gigantic ship
would be herself one of the best evidences of
American skill we could send to England ; and
would :intact wore attention than all the other
specimens of Yankee ingenuity put together.
These is Lathing John Bull reverences more
than a line ship. Our useful inventions he
might pass by with but scanty praise; but a
Specimen of naval architecture like tfie Penn
sylvania, would divide the town tall with the
Great Fair itself. This enormous Mall of war
has now been built many years, yet has never
been epplled to any purpose iv t iatevvr. whit e
we hop•• that she, may not be called for in a
e.pavity, we yet desire to see her em
ployed usefully in some way, avid the presinst
popo-al appears'to us exactly to meet the re
quirements of the case. If she was handsome
ly' lined out, and manned by a picked crew,
she would amply repny her nriuhAd cost in 'die
reputation i:he would add to the Uni:ed.S.ates.
The uood effects would not be confb ed to Eng
land. The people of the Conti:soot would see,
with their. aye eyes, that Great Britain was not
the only power that built fine ships, a hie' of
which, generally.; they are ignorant.—Evening
Bulhtin.
Three Large Porkers !
Col. friend Jost Kolb, of the Arnelican Ile.
Lel, stands number one in the Pork, line, in Al
lentown. LW year he killed two, the joint
weight of which was 830. !Being determined
not to be outdone, he this year killed three, the
weight singly being as follows
1. . .
Total,
• Degirms.—Hon. Fleury W. Hilliard (whig) of
Alabama declines a re, election to Congress. At
the close of this session, he will have served six
sessions, and he thinks he has had, his share.—
His letter is mild and conciliatory, and lie Islip
ground strongly in favor of the "Compromise"
measures.. • .
Our readers, says the Pottstown Journal, are
all aware that we have treated this subject as a
"business matter," as it most strictly is. The
tong and angry war it has occasioned as a po
litical question, is now subsiding, and nearly
every . paper : at least on the Democratic side,
are now treating it as one that of right ought
' to be withdrawn from the political arena. Suc
cess to their efforts. No man among the once
ardent sensible admirers f the Tariff of '4 2,
on the protection side of Ire House, now advo
cate the restoration or that act, Then what is
theirue course? Why, make such modifica
tions in the present . tariff as common sense.and
common interests !seem to demand. Penn
sylvatiin asks for rat advance of duty on iron,
If both patties unite, as 'they ought, in ask
ing, fur it, they will no doubt bo successful.
As all men, except ultra free iroders--are.! we
„must have our ultras in eyery schoolrecog
nize- the propriety of so levying our duties as
to discriminate in favor of protection, they
cannot.'fuil to favor the levy of specific duties
on this article or any other upon which the
principle will apply as reasonably, that 'lan
guishes under foreign competition. `,,'"pecifk!
duties on iron, it protection is desired at all., is
one of the most reasonable attendants that 'ca'n
be imagined. WheniTrices are low, it affords
the same protection as when high. It gives rll
least the same, while the ad valorem principle
gives least protection when most needed, and
most protection when least needed, as was the
case when the present tariff was enacted.—
Specific duties cannot he laid in the most in
ster:es as fairly as ad valorem—but where they
can be levied, as in the case of iron, there is
no earthly reason why it should nut be done.
Specific 'ditties behing to the
%Viler: Mr. Giuliani 'resumed the bu:drtess
period he has eulirely re, in vigorated it, and by
the judicious application of ample means—by
constant and careful supervision—by bold and
well directed ellorts—he has not only restored
it to• Pf. "most high and palmy state," but has
•
made it, in ell respects, far superior to its form
; mer best condition.
For the coming year the arraneemente made
by "Graham . ' ere of the most liberal and ex
tensive•chameter Various improverner:ls are
to be Miroduced in the mechanical portion of
. his work; and he has secured the services of a
1 ". literary corps cannot be surpassed.--
Among the lane:, es will be seen by lbe full
lowingletter, is Mr... James, the novelist, whose
contributions to the periodical literature of this
country will he confined exclusively to his
ina , 2azine. IVith these arrangements, and lice
advantages to he derived front It own skill, '•
t taste and enterptise, we Cllllllot doubt that I•
"G:alutrn" will be eminently successful, and
we are Confident that he will be. em inently de
voy llon . ci , Bost nit.
:.It December, ltiA. •
George R. Graham, Esq.:
_ l / 1 1 Dcar Sir :—Hav
, ing seen various winks of mine advertised in
such a manner as to lead the public to believe
that they have been mitten by me e , .;.:pressly
for periodicals in this country, I authorize you
to state, If you like, that,your magazine is the
only periodictl in America 'for which have
undertaken to write anything. All other peri
odical works of mine are written ford nglish
publishers, under agreements signed long ego ;
but the tales written by me for your magazine,
will not appear in England 'for a considerable
dine after you have publl s shed them, •eveii if
hey ever are printed in that country at al!.
I cannot 'close my letter without compliment
ing you, both upon the matterand appearance
of your magazine. I have felt the highest in
terest in many of the articles contained
111 the only numbers I have seen; and in point
of printiog, paper, and illustrations, I have
seen no magazine at all its equal. Indeed it
is a matter of marvel to too how you can pro
duce it at such a price, however nuinerousquay
be your subscribers.
Believe me to be, dear Sir,
Yours, faithfully, G. I'. R. JAMS.
t.CI Yllie,
The Home Journal.
There is r o paper in the country so tasteful
, ly adapted to the emits of the family rile And
the muniments of woman, as this. Indeed we
know of no other that pretends to discuss soh
!
Teets in Mile!) they are specially interested ;
this feature and the.eare'bestowed upon the se-
Acetions with a - view to the domestic circle,
should make the Home Journal familiar in
every household. Norris & Willis ; devote
themselVC:4 entirely to preparing au intellee
mid repast every week for their readers--:
,pure in murals, healthy in sentiment, refitted
in ta,te, and adapted to the spirit of the hour.
Literature, music, fashion and society are rep
resented with Mile, grace, and intelligence in
their Journal, and it contains more original
writing on these subjects than any Journal in
the country. The commencement of a new
volume affords an excellent opportunity for
these who have neglected to subscribe to
this charming and cheap, yet most elegdot
paper, to do se. 7ho terms are only two dol.
tars a year.
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The Globe Fortune in England.—Benjamin
Gibbs Mitchell, formerly of Baltimore, and more
recently from Bermuda, claims the fortune of
eight millions of dollars, which has remained in
England many years without an owner, the right,
ful owner not being known. Mr. Mitchell has
been is England the past year, and has made his
claim to the title so clear that he no longer doubts
that he shall obtain the money. He arrived
in Hartford, Connecticut, last Saturday a week,
to procure certain evidences relative to We
identity.
IL3O
The Tariff:
~rolecti
Graham's Magazine
Manufacturers' Convention
The Convention of delegates representing
the mining and manufacturing interests of Vir
ginia, which met in Richmond last week, ad
journed on Friday, after receiving and consid
ering reports of the several committees upon
the various branches of manufactures. There
papers are all ably drawn. The following res
olutions, which were appended to the report
of the committee on coal and iron, embody
and expres's the views and action of the con
vention, and were•adopted without a disssent-
iiig voice
I.t. Resolved, That m the imposition of du
ties for fife et•.pliort of governmerit, regard
ought to be had 'to all the interests of the
country with a - view to foster and' promote
them, and especially with a view to secure
Them, so far as may ho, against the fluctua
tions'of European trade and prOduction.
2d. That in order to give prosperity to the
- mining and manufacturing interests of the
country, nothing more is necessary than such
moderate and stable discrimination in the im
position of durieS, as will enable the domes
tic products fairly to compete with the for
eign products of like kind in our own mar
kets.
.3tl. That in onr opinion the present system
ef duties fails to accomplish the objects above
indicated in several respects—particularly in
leaving the domestic products of coal and iron
essential to our natural security mid defence,
requiring heavy outlays, and needing the in
most pnictical stability—to depend upon the
fluctuations of European trade.
There %vent , other resolutions adopted, heart
ily appro`iit.:z of the views of President Fill,
more on tint sulject of raw materials for tnanu•
factinittgrattli - commendni - Dtflhe patronage of
the pnbßc., the Piottgh, Loon, and :.0 1, edited
by J. S. Skinner, as a most valuable periodical
devoted to t!to prosperity of -I...merit:tin enter
prise aid ind-ustpv•
Henry Clay
Mr. 1.v.r0t ., ?, in his speech 'made at the City Hall,
New York, on Monday a week, stated that Gen.
erat Cass hail bezorne a pat lizan of his old op
ponent, Mr. Clay. His words, as we find ihnin
reported in the New York Tribune, ate as fol
lows :
..Gen. Foote complimented the •Guinn Trinity,'
Clay, Carts and Webster, fur their services on
the Cotninittee of Thirteen. When it was told
to Gcn. Cass that the prospects of the committee
would finally lead to the electton of Henry Clay
to the Presidency, Gen. Cass, with great good
feeling, was perfectly enraptured, e!ipressing his
perfect willingness to support stich a noulina
tionfor thesuccess of the.ljnion' party. The narta•
tie." of Gen. Foote was listened to 114mM:thou,
with the utmost attention, and he was frertucittly
applauded•'•
Indiana Convention
The esemption section, after many ineffectual
attempts to amend its phraseology, final7y passed
nu %% ethiesday. Ayes 108, hors 18. It is as fol
lows:
"The pth liege of the debtor to enjoy the ne•
ce.sery comforts of life shall be recognised
by wholesome laws esempting a reasonable
anionat of properly from seizure or sale, for the
payment of any debt or fiat tiny hereafter con.
tracted."
IVonien's rights, after some debate, passed the
exact language of Mr, Blythe's section—a) Is 66,
noes 56, as Inflows
w•'l'lte real and personal property of women,
'whether owned bch•re marriage or afterward,
acquired by purChase or gift; (other than from
the husband in fraud of his creditors,) devise; or
decent, shall be and remain secured, under equi
table conditions by late."
2/,c Stale LegidatuYe..--The Legislature of this
State will meet on londay, the 7th of January
The state of parttes in the Senate will
stand 17 'Whigs and r 6 'Democrats, and in the
!louse 5S Democrats to len Whigs. A United
States Senator is to be chosen in the place of
Jauicl Sturgeon. A great many candidates for
the 'honor 'have already been . i iresented by their
respective frteads.
Y. Good .:Irgssueerii.—The aghluomi Repub.
tic says the Southern Ttemocrats,sn'called, have
in times •past insisted that any tax laid upon for
eign importations•was a tax upon the'consumer.
At the present time Uov.ernor Floyd, and other
distinguiShedDetnocrats of the South, propose to
levy a tax of ten per ccht. upon productions of
the Northern 'States, by way of retaliation on
tho.e'l'imtes nir their breach of faith inTetard to
rog , tive Slave 4.t.•. But if their old argument
was a good one, and a tax upon foreign produc
tions does really fall upon the consumer and not
upon the producer, the proposed retaliatory law
will be a verification of the homely proverb
of "biting oir the 'nose to spite the face."—Daily
Sun.
The not:why/a idtw.--The Homestead Law,
passed by the Vermont 'Legislature Of 1849 went
two operation On the Ist of this mouth. It pro.
rides that house and land, to the value of ”tlO,
with. the produce of the land, shall
, be exempt
front attachment and execution, except for taxes.
In case of the decease of a husband, this amount
of property shall descend to his wife and chit.
deco, without being subject to his debts, unless
made specially chargeable thereupon, and such
homestead cannot be alienated or mortgaged,
except by joint deed of husband and wife. The
homestead is, however, liable for debts contract
ed before its purchase, and the husband may
mortgage the same at the time of purchase with
out the consent of the wife.
Lieut. Vencrat—lt will be observed that the
proposidon introduced in the Senate of the last
session of Congress, to confer the rank of Lieut.
General upon Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott, has been
renewed in the House by Mr. Holmes, of South
Carolina.
. Ti be Sold.—The Danville and Pottsville Rail
road is to be sold by the Sheriff of Northumber
land county, on the 28Th instant, at the Court
House, la Sunbury, iu accordance with an Act
of the Legislature, passed last winter.
Threatened ReVolution
The Chinese rebellion, of which some accounts
have been given in
.the late foreign news, op+
pears to have grown to a formidable head. Aft
insurgent army 50,000 strong, was withiri
miles of Canton. One district town had been
sacked; another, of greater importance, was in.
a state of siege ; the Imperial troops had 'been re
pulsed with loss; and the Governor of the dis'i
trict had fled in dismay to Pekin. The effects of
these reverses upon trade were most serious.--
An embargo had been placed Open the Ira& Of
the West River, and a regular black mail was
levied upon all teas passiag, through the tracts
occupied by the insurgent force. Plunder seems
to be more the object Of 'the rebellion than any
political purpose, goVerfirnental grievances. not
being able to rouse the Chinese from the milt- ,
cird torpor which has benumbed the population .
for centuries. The English press begin to see
that British aid will soon be necessary 'to quell
these disorders on land, as it was recently re
quired to crash the pirates who infested tht,
nesi. seas.
Jenny Lind
We learn, says the Philadelphia Times, that
Mlle. Lind will give throe concerts in Baltimore,
remaining there until the 13th. She is to be in
Washington on the IGth, and will give two or
three concerts. Then she repairs to Charleston,
where she is to be from the 23d of December to
the Ist of lanuary. She next visits Havana, and
will cha'rrrt the Cubans for ten or twelve nights,
after whiCh she will sail for New Orleans, 30 as
to he there about the Ist oitkebruary. It is Bar:
nom's present intention to proceed with M'lle:
Lind from New Orleans to Mexico, and make a"
short stay. Upon his return, he will visit St.-
Louis, Lonisville and Cincinnati, upon hi, watt/
_to New York, whence he will sail so as to readt.
London in time for the World's Fair in May
next. Mr. Albert Case is now in Charleston,
making preparatory arrangements for the COtt.-
certs there.
Artesian Well
The famous Artesian Well commenced
1832, at Kissengen,a city of Rhenish' Bavaria, is
just finished. This immense work of which the
workmen began to dispair, has given l'esulls
which have never been seen before. Eissengett
is situated in a saline valley at nearly 3'o Mhires
above the level of the Baltic Sea. in the month'
of June, 18 , 19, after seventeen years of labor,
they had succeeded in reaching a depth of 56(P
metres (a metre is about thirtyminc inches,)
fore getting to ibis it was necessary to cut
throagly several beds of salt separated by masses
'of granite. They then arrived at the first bed of
carbonic acid gas, followed by new mstsses
granite ; and finally the 11th of last month, a vb.-
lent concussion knocked away, without injuring ,
ni.yboily, the scaffolding which masked the ori
fice of the well, and then was immediately pre
sented the curious specticle of a column of wat
ter twelve centimentres in diameter, which rose
with prodigious force in the height of thirty me
tres, spreading then on all aides like the branch.
es of a magnificent palm tree, and thus forming.
the most extraordinary jet d'eau inimaginable:
The water, clear as a crystal, comes from a soil
of a temperature of sixty six degrees Fahrenheit
and gives a volume of twelve cubic metres a Mid: ,
ute. It is forced by an atmosphere Slibterranean
of carbonic gas acting with the (Mee of tiftjf
oF
divary atmospheres,
An .2Eronaut
Signor Muntetnayer, a Spaniard, who has
many months been preparing a balloon, is confi
dent that be can give it a motive power of ity
own, so as to ascend and decend, and steer it in,
any direction at his pleasure. It will not be,
ready for experiment for a year yet. It is to bee
in the form of a bird, 150 feet wide between die
tips of the wings, and 80 feet long from head to,
tail—the latter being movable and acting as a
rudder. It will be propelled by a steam engine
of 28 horse power, and sustain a weight of 13,-
000 pounds.
lion. Wm. li. Bissi , ll.—lt is certainly a remark
able fact, which we tiro] stated in the Illinois
State Register, that the lion. Wirt. li. Bissell,
now representing the first Congressional district
of Illinois, being a candidate in the same district.
at the election lately held for Representatives to•
the nest Congress, was elected without opposi
tion, receiving every vote, being to the number
of twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety
eight.
Mc Min(.—We learn, says the Philadelphia
Daily News, that the U. S. Mint, in this city, is
coining money at a very rapid rate, having dur
ing the last month coined over four millions of
dollars, will this month exceed iiire millions, and
the following month reach the sum of six mil
lions. The principal part of the coinage is in
gold.
Idleness.—John AthiMs was a pretty practical
business sort of a man and a careful husbander
of time. The following entry appears in his di
ary, recently published:—
.4% iday—Saturday —Sunday—Monday—Ml
spent in absolute idleness, or, which is worse,
pllanting the glib."
Unki.—Extensive arrangements arc on hand
in the vicinity of Austin, San Antonio, and Cor
pus Christi, to explore the traces of old cities
and ruining operations on the head waters of the
Colorado, and so west to the Rio Bravo, between
la Passo and Santa Fe. The evidences of cx.•
tensive works, and a large and civilized popula.
Lion, was discovered by the government survey
ors, and some specimens of native gold and sil
lier, in the bands of the Indians, have since led
to the belief that these ruined cities were the seas'
of immense mineral wealth. This district Is
about 400 miles North of Corpus Christi, and'
something less than that from Austin, In tho
heart of a great buffalo range.
Paper Mills.—Or the ninety-seven paper mills
in the State of Massachusetts, thirty.two are in
Derkahire county, and of these thirty.two, nine.:
teen are in the town of Lee alone. Paper -mak
ing is the one great Interest of the .place, slat
some of the most 'successful and &mons tnanu-:'
facturers in the country carry on ' , their business'
there,