Newiniiii;W4siitteir- a letter to the former
/11ii;..Barton, - aid, ;having given it to a small boy
to int into the nail, Barton, by some means,
had discovered the fact, waylaid the messen
ger, and took the love epistle from him. As
soon as the writer of the letter learned its pres
ent destination, lie flow into an ungovernable
passion, and, in spite of the earnest remon
strance of his friends, loaded his pistols and
hastened to seek an interview with his mortal
enemy. lie met him the"atreet, unarmed, ,
and in company with ' life 'little daughter, who
was now forever by his side, as if all the ineflit
' ble love which he had once felt for the unwor
thy mother had centered in the blooming child,
40 resembled her, indeed, almost as much as
a ndniature likeness resembles 'a
largo picture
of the same object.
'" Scoundrel," shouted Newman, " what
right had you to take my letter ?"
'" Because," answered Barton, with one of
his awful smiles, " I wanted to see if you are
going to make a wife of Mary !"
"Wretch !" exclaimed Newman, nearly be
side himself with rage, " give me up my letter."
" You had better kept cool," retorted the
Other, in a mocking tone.
" Give mo up my letter."
"I can't— it's at home in the iron safe."
Newman reflected a moment, and remarked
—" I will wait until three o'clock this after
noon, to give you full time to think the matter
over, and at that hour I will call at your house
for my letter or your life !"
"You shall not have either, if I can help it,"
retorted Barton, with another of his horrid
smiles. And the two separated for the moment.
At precisely three o'clock, the time fixed in
his menace, Captain Newman knocked at Bar
ton's door. There was no answer. He knock
ed again. MI was silent within as the grave.
" Curse the coward ! I believe he is gone,"
muttered the seducer in a tone of disappoint
ment. And now the door suddenly , flew open,
and he found the double muzzle of an enormous
shot-gun within two feet of his breast. lie
made a motion to clutch his pistol. It was too
late. A deafening roar was heard all over the
village, and simultaneously Captain Newman
fell a corpse, his heart being literally toru into
atoms by at least twenty bullets !
Barton immediately caught up his little
daughter, and pressing her proudly to his
bosom, cried out joyously, " Kiss me dear
Mary—kiss me now always, for you will never
now have cause to blush for the shame of your
father !"
SCRNES AT NORFOLK.— The scenes at Nor
folk, the pestilence beleaguered city are appall.
ing. A cotemporary has the following in its
correspondence:
" The hearses not being sufficient to carry out
the coffins for interment, recourse is had to
cars and wagons, and in several instances we
have seen the dismal shell of mortality pro
truding far out from the front of the cart,
while the driver sitting beside it with perfect
vonchalence cracking his whip, and pulling
away at an abominable cheroot ! " now use
Both breed a habit in a man."
The negroes bold divine service in their dif
ferent churches every day, and incessant pray
ing and singing may be heard form morning till
night.
The whole week seems one continued Sun
day, and one's brain is crazed by the upsett
ing of the regular routine of former every day
life. We seem to be in a different world, with
nothing to do but to walk about with one's
hands in one's pockets, and see burials ! bu
rials ! •
A remarkable circumstance . connected with
the empidemic is, that not a bird is to be seen
within the city, nor since the fever. became
general. Whether this is owing to the density
of the atmosphere that keeps them away, or
from what other cause we arc not able to say,
not being philosophers or ornithologists enough
to solve the phenomenon.
The cows, in despite of the city ordinance,
wander about the city seemingly in search of
lost mates, making the welkin echo with their
melancholy lowing ; while gangs of half-fain
iphed dogs take possession of the streets after
nightfall, and render " night hideous" by their
incessant yelping and howling,, Truly the
very acme of distress has fallen upon ill fated
Norfolk !
Ono of the horrible incidents that sometimes
characterizes visitations such . fts that which l►as
fallen upon this city was revealed this morning.
A corpse that had lain unburied for eight days
was discovered surrounded by the sick and dy
ing. It may 'seem very strange that such an
event could happen, but it is not an unfrequent
occdrrance to see whole families down and not
a soul near them to give a glass of water or even
extend a word of comfort or sympathy. Per
'•o n dead, not a soul having
otly ltbig Itgiottr.
Allentown, , Pa.
WEDNESDAY, ShPTEMBERy26, 1855
O. P. 17AINF.S, EDITOR
• B. PALMER, in Brown'S New Iron
Building, N. B. corner of Fifth and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia, is authorized to receive
advertiseivents.
[l7-GEORGE A. OROPUT, No. 73 South Fourth
street. Philadelphia, is authorized to receive
advertisements for this paper.
Enigma, by Belinda, of Emaus High
School, will appear next week.
NOTIC
In consequence of the 'Fair taking place in
the early part of the week, our next paper will
be issued on Nonday instead of Weijnesday, in
order to enable . our . bands to have " a jolly
time" and get a peep at the " sights." It is
necessary therefore for advertisers to hand in
their favors on Saturday forenoon.
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On-Monday next the. Fair opens, and during
that and the two days following, we will pro
bably witness the most animated scenes of
which Allentown has ever been the theatre.
Encouraged by the success of the Fairs hereto-
fore held, the people of " Little Lehigh" have
aroused themselves to the antics and enjoyments
of another grand rally, with an enthusiasm
which promises-a far more brilliant and flatter
ing display than any of the preceding. The
evidences of a general popular interest in the
approaching exhibition, are everywhere appar
ent, and it ought to cheer the heart of every citi
zen to 'see the masses of the people forgetting for
a while the distinctions of sect and party, and
uniting in the nobler sentiment of a common
brotherhood, availing themselvCs of such an
occasion to meet on common ground. Such
occasions have a poWerful tendency to coun
teract the painful illusions and unreasonable
pradices engendered by political and sectarian
strife. Men of opposite opinions meet here on
friendly terms and soon Lind the ice of party
antipathy melting in the warm sunshine of a
common enthusiasm.. From what we hear
specimens in abundance of all kinds of live
stock will be presented ; multitudes of house
hold articles, trinkets, manufactures, imple
ments, machines, &c. An extraordinary fine
display of fruit and grain may be expected.
A large variety of fruit from the Commercial
Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y., and in fact speci
mens front all the adjoining counties will be
exhibited. The ladies of course will do their
part in making the occasion attractive, and their
example stimulates the other sex to put forth
more than usual Cxertinneon such occasions.—
In consequence of the completion of the Rail
mad, the facilities for reaching the exhibition
are greater than on similar occasions heretofore,
and the numbers of visitors front points along
the line will undoubtedly be very great. Eve
rything that can be done will be done to accom
modate all who come to Allentown on the occa
sion. Public houses of entertainment are mak
ing the most extensive arrangements for guests,
and the private hospitality of our citizens will
not be found wanting. These annual gatherings
arc yearly becoming more popular ; and, in ad
dition to their intrinsic interest, are regarded as
the farmers' annual holiday, when, after the
chief toil of the season is over, they can assem
ble and congratulate each other upon the pros
perity and blessings they enjoy, and discuss the
merits and demerits of their respective modes
of farming, kinds of stock, products, imple
ments, &c., and cultivate that just pride in their
profession which should animate every tiller of
the soil.' Hence they become important auxilia
ries to agricultural enterprize, worthy the en
couragement of all classes of citizens. The
Society may be considered one of the establish
ed institutions of the county, and is justly re
garded with pride by our farmers, who look
upon it as one of the most important agents in
the development of the agricultural resource .
of the county. The progress of improvement
among them since its organization is pointed to
as a triumphant evidence of its usefulness.
There is something in the month of October,
as it is generally characterized in this region,
which renders it a delightful season for these
cheerful occasions. Day and night seem - to vie
with each other in the chaste attractions with
which they alternately clothe the face of nature,
and the smiling aspect of the heavens invites a
corresponding cheerfulness in the world below.
The air is for the most part temperate, at this
season, the sky clear and serene, and the woods
and fields arrayed in varied robes of rich and
harmonious dyes. The .roads are good, and
the facilities for travel are constantly multiply
ing, and by general consent, these occasions
may become fixed in the affections of' the peo
ple, as seasons of social pleasure, the return of
which will be anticipated with ever increasing .
interest.
The; 'll4At.. flesurOint.
There' was qulto a erniirtsfrost on - Tue.iday .
night, Which shVveled up the tender tines,
such as pumpkins,.squitO, tomaioes, AS:c.', but
did nn rnaterial injury•to,cert* and other 4rops
It was of foretaaterfof what is/before us, and re=
minded us of overcoats and blazing tires. Tho
beauty of Summer is losing itself in the coal
soberness'of Autumn. It is not cut dewn'by
one fell stroke of frost, but it gradually fades
away like the consumptive, who passes from
life unto death so slowly and sweetly that the
change is effected before we become aware of it.
The 'foliage of the trees and the grass already
begins to change color, while the straggling
flowers which hero and there appear, stand like
beautiful mourners over the graves of. their
companions. This great, yet silent change in
nature is full of instruction.
American, or Volunteer Ticket.
Last week the following American, or Volun
teer Ticket for this county was placed in nom
ination :
Assembly—Samuel McHose, Allentown
" Ezekial W. Harlan, Carbon Co.
Treasurer—Benj. J. Hagenbuch, Allentown.
Commissioner—David Bcary, S. Whitehall.
Director of the Poor—Peter Breinig, Upper
Macungy.
Coronor—Godfried Peter, Heidelberg.
Auditor—Charles L. Mohr, Upper Saucon.
Trustees—Jolm Gross, Salisbtirg.
Joseph Dietrich, Allentown.
•
Amos Ettinger, "
IVITHDRAWM,
We have been requested to state that JAMES
W. FCLLER will not be a candidate for the Le
gislature. Ile has withdrawn his name in favor
of Samuel McHose.
=l3
llmti: fortunate ! Who would not be a prin
ter ! Our thanks are due to Mr. Timornot.us
llARLAcuint, of Salsburg township, for a mon
ster Variegated Cling peach, measuring eleven
inches in circumference. May he live many
years and hispeacheit never grow less, with the
hope that he may always keep us in memory
during the peach season. Wonder who has
any grapes to spare? llavn't had any this
season. Who is our next customer ?
I=3
The Railroad Company last week took the
work off the contractor's hands. The arrange
ments however, are not very accommodating
just now, as but one train runs up and one
down daily. In a few weeks three trains will
be run up and down daily, between Mauch
Chunk and Philipsburg, so as to connect with
all the New York and Philadelphia trains.
To tho Ladles.
TILE FASIIIONS.—Parisian bonnets this sea
son, are all of dark hues, brown, deep blue and
dark green being the favorite colors. Those in
crape mixed with bright flowers, are very pret
ty. Crapes with their foliage are made in every
hue, cherries and wreaths of currants are much
worn. Blackberries, with their meandering
briars, have a good effect mingled with their
green crape. The bonnets are still worn off the
head, the trimmings round the face being the
important part of the bonnet. These arc in
variably of white blonde the most becoming
thing in the world, with a whole wilderness of
flowers and ribbons. Plain cachemire shawls
with galloon borders of rich silk, mousseline de
laMes in white, with heavy fringes, are now ap
pealing, as well as the prettiest of all shawls,
Canton Crapes.
Are You Aesesued
The time is appreaehing when every man
who loves his country, will utter his sentiments
through the ballot box. To this end it is also
/lady ncsassary that you should be assessed.
Examine the list of the Assessor in your ward,
and if not upon it, do not fail to be assessed, on
or before the 28th of September•, (next Friday)
which will be just the last ten days before the
election.
Bring ol► your Fast Nags.
All those who have fast horses and think
they are " some," will have an opportunity to
show their speed during the Fair days. The
ring for the trial of horses is over a quarter
of a mile in circumference, and has lately been
put in prime order. The " two-forties" will
have a glorious opportunity, and several of our
`• fast" gents have their kindred nags in daily
practice, looking forward to the day when as
sembled thousands will shout them onward to
the goal. To see the noble chargers speeding
round the course with the velocity of arrows,
the shouts of the spectators—men, women, and
children; combine to make it a spirited and ex
bilirating scene.
maw
Id Shoe Viodhige
er column you will find the adver
. mment of W. K. ➢tosser & , Co. They have
tely returned from the cities with a very largo
took of all kinds of goods in their line. and per
sons will undoubtedly find Pt to their advantage
to give them a call before purchasing elsewhere.
Their extensive purchases enable theM to sell
at desirable prices.
Another Circus.
Another Circus-the sixth this season, is ad
vertised to come here on the 23rd of October.
It is the consolidated company of Welch & Lent.
Their card is in our columns .and promises
lots of fun and wonderment.
"Whoa! Hold your 'losses."
Wonderful things arc to be " did" in Allen
town during the. Fair days. Everything will
be done for money, and we hope our coun
try friends will come well prepared. Our friend
Tom Kramer, of New York, is going to have
" a little fun and speculation Mixed" by bring
ing over a band of serenaders, and three " real
live" boot blackers. The latter are to go about
the Fair grounds with their aparatus for the
purpose of accommodating all who have " a
spare lip." We have no doubt they will be
well patronized. All right, Tom.
Man, from %the beginning of the 'World has
been apolitical as well as
,a religious
Almost his first-object was to fraine kit and
establiSh government. It is trio, the history
of our race in different ages ha's borne distinct
and peculiar marks. The first age. which at
tracts attention was that in which Moses flour
ished: Next came the apostolic age, which
was ono of truth and great development. The
Roman Governtnent was absorbing all the sur
rounding nations, and its victorious legions had
reached the utmost bounds of the earth. From
the fourth to the seventh century was a period
Which may be set down as one of corruption
and error. This was the period when the
union of Church and• State took place ; when
magnificence superseded ,the simplicity of reli
gion ; when all civil as well as ecclesiastical
authority,was usurped by the priesthood ; and
when they dared to set up and depose kings and
princes at their pleasure. This may be em
phatically designated as an age of darkness, of
gross superstition and fanaticism. As a natu
ral sequel to all this was the poWer of excom
munication, of inflicting torture, of exercising
the rigors of the inquisition. But this pet... ,
was followed by another one which above all
others caused a mighty and memorable revolu
tion in the 14tum mind. This was no other
than that of the Reformation, which may be re
garded as a period of the awakening of the
human mind from the slumber of ages. Men
then began- to learn their rights and feel their
power— the cords which had long bound the
strong man were then broken asunder, and
raising his brawney arm he flung aside the
hosts who attetnpted to tic his bands again and
lead him back into captivity. And then armed
with the force of truth, the millions who had
been the slaves of ecclesiastical discipline.
marched forward to battle fur liberty and truth.
Then comes the American Revolution—a con
test fought anii. won upon the broad maxim
that " man has inalienable rights," life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness. Since then
education, the sciences, religion, all, have
progressed. There is now pervading the mass- !
es of civilized communities a spirit of search
ing inquiry which demands the why and'
wherefore of everything in nature, in art, in
science, ih religion, in politics. The voice of
free inquiry, which so largely exists in our free
America has crossed the Atlantic—it has sha
ken old Europe and even aroused sluggish Asia.
The hierarchies of the Old World, which have.
so long rested on mere authority and demand
ed unconditional submission, are now compelled
to advance reasons to-justify their doctrines
and the exercise of their power. One blot alone
remains to mar our escutcheon and cast a blem
ish upon our character—the curse of human
slavery. A stranger coming among us may •
station himself upon the Alleghenies and sur
vey our broad domain—look to the cast, west
and north—and exclaim with admiration that
we arc blessed beyond conception—but casting
his eye towards the-south, he will exclaim with
astonishment, " and yet in this free and happy
land shivery has an existence—you boast of
your freedom and yet keep your fidlowinen in
bandage 1" The men who framed the Consti
tution never dreamed that slavery should for•
ever have an existence—that freedom should
retrograde orremain stationary. Slavery is not
mentioned in the Constitution, and of-course
it cannot be national. 'When the Nebraska
Kansas bill was under consideration in the
House of Representatives, Mr. Harris, a lilClll
- 'from Mississippi electrified his compeers
by the startling declaration : " Sir : the Con
stitution does not recognise slavery, and I would
despise it if it did !" And yet we see men, who
are elected to make laws for a free people, take
away and annul the dearest and most precious
gift of a free people, the habeas corpus art—trial
by jury. More, we see a time honored and
solemn compact repealed in order to extend and
plant slavery upon the virgin soil of Kansas :
and when the Governor of that Territory refu
ses compliance to the exorbitant demands of
slavery, he is discharged and another appointed
in his stead who, before he enters the Territory,
declares himself in favor of all that slavery and
mob-law may demand. I ask in all candor—
when slavery can do all this, when it controls
the national government—is it not time that
we should organize and oppose its exorbitant
demands? Is this political progress? Or is
freedom retrograding ? •
Another grievous political error of the present
age. is the appearance of a party who would
undo all that has been won fbr freedom and the
political and religious rights of man since the
L ROA
urn • . 11.‘,rttirlrittrtsrkii
the sole purpose of proscribing a portion of their
fellow men—Catholics. foreigners and native
born citizens—while here all should be Pre and
equal. The Catholic is proscribed because of
his religion, the foreigner on 'account of his
birth, and native-born citizens because they do
not see fit to join a secret political society.—
This, too, is a retrograde step in the political
world. .
Now, then, would it not be well to have a
party who should oppose all hose political
errors all infringements of the rights of man,
—a party of Progress and Freedom ? Such is
the Republican party. All who . want to enlist
under its banner can do so by voting for PASS-
Mims WILLIAMSON for Canal Commissioner on
the 9th of October next. REPUBLICAN.
THE FARMER'S HIGH SCROOL.—The commis
sioners for the location of the Farmers' High
School of Pennsylvania, met atilarrisburg, last
week, and accepted the proposition of Gen.
James Irvin, of Centre county. The General
offered them a farm of two hundred acres gratis,
and also to lease them twb hundred acres more
adjoining. for three hundred dollars per annum,
or to sell them the additional two hundred
acres at sixty dollars per acre. The citizens of
Centre county have also subscribed $lO,OOO as
a contribution for the same object.
An Essay upon Amernnsn PoMaas.
dommiiniciited.]
- • Contiante Meeting: , • •
The Senatorial Conferees for the District.,ef
Lehigh and Northampton met , at the public
house of J. Cole, in Bethlehem, on Saturday
the 22d inst. Present, Gen,B4j.-Fogel, John
D. Lawall, Joseph F. Newhard and William F.
Reimer, of Lehigh county, and Leslie Miller,
Thos. W. Lynn, Josiah Cole and George W.
Stein, of Northampton county. 4- 4)n bmotion,
Gen. BENJ. FOGEI. wns appointed President, and
Geo. W. Stein and John D. Lawall, Secretaries.
The Conference being organized, Josiah idle
was substituted for Abraham Sigman. It was
then, on motion,
Resolved, That having full confidence in the
ability and integrity, political consistency and
private worth of Joseph Laubach, we recom
mend him to the voters of Lehigh and North
ampton counties as the Democratic candidate
for State iator, and ask for him the support
of his friciias and fellow citizens.
/?eso/rrd, That the proceedings of this meet
ing he published in all the Democratic papers
of the district, and Friedensbothe and Lehigh
Register.
, The Liquor Profi -1 %
le.
It is Avnerally known that the restrictive
liquor law, which goes into operation on the Ist
of October next, coupled with two enactments
on the same subject which went in force within
the last year, will make a radical change in our
system of licensing the sale of liquors. For
the purpose of giving our readerS n proper un
derstanding of the changes thus made, we pub
lish an -abstract of the three laws which now
combine to form our liquor-license system.
The first is Buckalew's law, or " An act to
protect certain Domestic and Private Rights."
The second is the " Sunday Law," and the
third, the late "Act to Restrain the Sale of In
toxicating, Liquors." The provisions of these
arc as follows :
1. A fine of from $lO to $5O, and imprison
ment front ten to sixty days, for wilfully fur
nishing intoxicating liquors, as a beverage, by
sale, othcrwrse, to minors or insane per
son4—to any one when intoxicated, or to one
knoN to be intemperate. The same penalty for
thus furnishing liquors to any intentperate per
son. for three months after notice from friends
forbidding the same.
'2. Any person furni.•!4ing liquor to another,
by gift, sale and otherwise; in violation of this,
or an other act, is held responsible for damages,
to persons or property, resulting therefrom.
3. A fine of $5O, and imprisomninit, at the
discretion of the Court, for marrying a person
when intoxicated.
4. A fine of$:",0 for the unwholesome adul
teration of intoxicating. Leverages. or the wilful
sale of the same. For the second oilenee $lOO
fine, and imprisemnent not exceeding sixty
days.
u. Expenlie not exceeding $:2O, to be mid to
the Prosecutor. No action to be maintained
for liquor sold contrary to any law ; and Courts
may revoke license, &c.
1. A fine of for ell(' 11 cue of selling, trad
ing, or bartering of spirituous or malt liquors,
wine or cider, on Suildly. Tho same penalty
for wilfully permitting them to be drank on, or
about the.premkes.
2. In ease!;of COnViollim rem likwes on t ern
sr/wrote Sundays. a line s.tl.from *..'50 to Xloo.
and imprisonment flonf three to twelve months,
with loss of license.
3. ()n failure to pay, fine and costs, imprison
ment not exceeding three months, or until.dis
charge by due course of law.
4. bk.:, Sheriffs, or Prosecuting Attor
neys, are lined from 4511 to $lOO, for refusing
Co inform on and prosecute offenders against
this act.
4. Suits for penalties must be brought in the
name of the City, or County. Any citizen of
the county may prosecute —le a witness and
recirrr 055 half tlit' pima& y—the other half to
be paid over to the Guardians of the Poor. Any
Mayor, or Judge of the Court of Quarter Ses
sions, may revoke a license fin• violation of this
act. No compromise of snits allowed.
1. All Drink, n Rouses In Oa lat re/ and a fine
not exceeding S4O, with imprisonment not ex
ceeding one month, for selling, and atlbrding a
place. inducement, or any 0I her convenknce,
where intoxicating liquor may he hold or drank.
For the second Quinces,iloo, and not exceeding
three months imprisonment. The same penal
ties when two or more persons combine, the
one to sell, and the other to furnish a place for
drinking, or anti or art!
2. All sales in less measure than a quart, are
prohibited. Courts of Quarter Sessions my—
na. shall—grant licenses, to citizens of the
United States. provided they be of temperate
habits, and give bond with two g ood securities,
in the sent Of 1000.5 conditioned for the faith
ful observance of laws relating to the sale of
said liquors, to be tiled in Court ; on which
bonds, tines and costs ra t ty-be collided, upon
the conviction of the principal. The applicant
for license must present his petition, have it
lawfully advertised, and the Court shall lix a
time when objections may be heard.
3. No hotel, tavern, eating-house, ouster
house or theatre, nor any other 'place of refresh
tc-nt., can yeeeive license to sell
by any measure whatever and ho united uralized
person, under any circumstances.
4. Druggists are prohibited from Selling in
toxicatink, beverages, except when mixed with
other meth e Ines.
5. Clerks of Quarter Sessions cannot issue a
license until the bond has been filed, fees for
license Mile times the present amount ; but. no
license granted for less than $3O.
0. Persons licensed to sell by the quart and
greater measure, mist frame their license, and
place it conspicuously in their chief place of
liusiness, or forfeit it, and all sales contrary
to this act punished according to the second
section.
7. Constables, for wilfully failing to return
places, kept in violation of this act, fined not
exceeding $5O, and imprisoned from one to
three months.
S. Importers may sell in'the original pack
age. without hppraisement and license ; com
missioned autioneers are also exempted ; do
mestic producers, brewers and distillers; may
sell liquor made by them in quantities not less
than fire gallons.
U. Appraisers of licences under this act, are
appointed. according to former laws, except in
Philadelphia, where three reputable and tem
perate citizens, in no way connected with, nor
interested in, the liquor business, shall be ap
pointed annually by the Court. of Quarter Ses-
Signs.•
•
[r7 Let . it be remembered that no, man ever
nade a fortune, or rose to greatness in any de
mrtment, without being " careful of small
hings."
Itt'CßALEw's
11112ESEM3
THE ACT TO RESTRAIN TILE SALE, &C
dbbbrl nub ‘'eubs.
[1:7!Id1e men are the devil's playfellows..
1:111T thou wouldst reap money, sow, money.
7Beauty and goodness should always go
together. They don't though.
11 - The King of Burrnah, has become a sub
scriber of the New York Tribitne.
1: - Peaco and contentment are the greatest ,
blessings men can possess.
11:77atticrs and hypocrites are ,twina, and
the ofripring of the devil.
113 Our devil says; "If people know a little
more they would'nt be so ignorant."
. EtTelVanted—Somo of the root of all evil,
vulga, called money.
[l - Ex-Gov.rnor Reeder.—The Free Sollersof
Kansas Territory have nominated this gentle
man as their Delegate to Congress.
Inr•Two hundred children have been made,
orphans by the fever at Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
[r_T - Girls who ain't handsome hate those who
are—whibethose are handsome hate ono anoth
er. Which class has the best time of
KT- Labor is one of the greatest elements
society—the great substantial interest on
which all men depend.
r..7 - Love is a heavenly feast, of which none
but the sincere and hotrest partake. It is as
impossible for any dishonest man truly to love,
as for a hypocrite to go to heaven.
[a - 13e not too ready to pronounce that what
you think will necessarily become a bad man.
Yonder sturdy oak may have grown from an
acorn that had been rejected by a hog.
117 - To weep for fear is childish ; to weep for
anger is womanish ; to weep for grief is human;
to weep for compassion is divine ; but to weep
for sin is christian.
[a - The yellow fever has carried off 1,649 of
the unacclimatcd portion of the population of
New Orleans, in nino weeks of the present sea
son.
C L A century plant, twenty-six feet high,
containing more than one thousand buds, all of
which arc ready to bloom, is now on exhibition
at Savannah, Ca:
When n grt Drunk.—When pin are
bitten by a rattlesnake, and no other titne.—
Drink brandy till you are "drunk as a fool,"
and if you are bitten by a rattle-snake it will
prove a sure and safe antidote.
ri - Tho dog law expired in New York on.
Friday last. It has been in force since the 25th
ofJune,and it is supposed that during the time
over four thousand dogS have been taken.
large number was redeemed by paying a fine.
r.l.7'Somebody truly says : "Of self-ac
knowledged puppies, the young man wheg i
speaks lightly of female character, and female
virtue, deserves the highest place in the con
gregation of moral lepers. There is no more
certain indication of a weak brain or rotten. *
heart, than the tongue which would forget its
mother or sister, in casting its foul venom upon:
a put ity which it can never hope to attain."
GyAn Englishman in New York, who Watt
trcing to make a het with an American on the
speedy captureof Sebastopol, took up the follow
ing proposition : The American deposited $lOO
in the hands of the Englishman for which he was
to receive $25 per month until Sebastopol was.
filten. This was on the Ist of November last,
and the American has received his $25 per
month ever since that time. One hundred.
dollars could hardly have been invested better.
PRICE of PRODUCE IN Nsw YORK.—From the
prices in our last paper, the various grades of
flour have declined about 25 cents per barrel.—
Rye flour sold at $5 to $O, which is a decline
of $1 per barrel. Corn meal -is lower by 24 ,,
cents per barrel. Wheat sold at same prices
as th? previous week. Rye sold at $1.14 to.
$l.lB per bushel. Oats at 40 to 45 cents per
bushel,. Corn, 80 to 88 cents per bushel. The
prices of live beef cattle were 7 to 10 cents per
pound -.—average Bi. cents. Average price for
veal calves, to Gi cents per pound. For
swine the prices were Gi to 7i cents. Sheep
and lambs $2 to $0 each, according to size and
quality. Peaches, which hang on remarkably
late this season, sold at 25 to 50 cents per
basket. Delicious watermelons of twenty lbs.
weight, arc brought from the West Indies and
sold at 50 cents each.
CATASTROPHE PREVENTED RT A CAT'S
A small child 9f Thomas Murray, assistant
freight agent of the Boston Railroad, whge
playing near a well in East Albany, N. Y., ore
Saturday afternoon, slipped, and was just on
the eve of being p;ecipitated into it, when the
little one grasped the cat by the tail and held
on to it, Until the cries of the child brought as=
s:stance, when it was rescued. The eitit—was
sitting on a log, and so death-like was its
grasp that the print of its nails 'were easily de-,
tected in the log.
THE OLDEST FARMER IN VIE WORLD.-nr.
Baggers Bagley has purchased one hundred and
sixty acres of land in Minesota Territory,
which he intends settling upon and improving.
Mr. Bagley is one loonlrVd and seven years old,
and is still an active and industrious pioneer,
in the enjoyment of excellent health. A patpidi
will shortly be issued to him from the Genera
Land Office. •
Pownim.—lt is said that there is but ono•
powder making establishment in the United
States that has stock to run, more than •siaty
days longer. They must close then or sooner,
and wait the result of the eastern war, or bid
against the Czar of all the Russias for that in
dispensable ingredient for powder, saltpetre.
TWENTY THOUSAND .CATTLE FROM TEXAS AND-
MExico.---On a recent visit to Lasalle we were
informed that a gentleman resident there,
named McCoy, formerly of Kenosha, and three
or four other persons in that neighborhood, is
concerned in driving cattle from Texas and
Mexico; and that they now have 20,000 on the
way, which will probably arrive within thi next
two or three weeka.—Chicago Press. • •