YOL. 2.-X0. 38.
BY S. B. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1856,
L1FEISRF-
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Ufa real Lifo is earnest !
Ami the grave is not its goal ;
"Dust thou art. to dust returnest,'
Was not spoken of the sol.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow,
Is oar destined end or way;
But to act that each to-morrow
Finds us farther than to-d y..
Art is long, and time is fleeting.
And our hearts, tho' stout and brave,
till, like muffled drums, are beating' -Funeral
marches to the grave. . ,r
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of lifo,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
lie a hero in the strife !
Trust not the Future, bowe'er pleasant,
Let the dead Past bury its dead !
Act act in the living present!
Heart within, and Goo o'erhead !
Lives of great men all remind us
We ean make our lives sublime ;
And departing, leavo behind us,
Footprints on the sands of Time ;
Footsteps that, perhaps, another,
Sailing o'er Life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let jus. then, be np and doing,
With a heart for any fate ;
Still achieving, still pursuing, -
Learn to labor and to wait.
EGYPT.
Our late Minister to Greece, Mr. Pryor, made
a visit to Egypt during his absence, from which
he wrote the following Interesting letter to the
Richmond Enquirer:
Cuito, December 17, 1855.
I need not protest my reluctance to post
pone my return on any pretenco of pleasure or
profit. I am tired of travel, and I long for
homo with the passionate yearning of an exile;
yet I could not resist the temptation of a visit
to this famous land.
If Egypt yields to Greece in classic inter
est, in the seductive influence of luxurious
climate it claims an incomparable fascination.
It is the Elysium of reverie. Under tho soft,
but subdued glow of its cloudless sun the spi
rit relaxes its stern self-restraint, is dissolved
into a state ofr tranquil meditation, aud floats
freely and peacefully over a land where all the
energies of nature appear in repose. Xor is
Egypt wanting in the higher interests of his
torical association. Here the most eager am
bition of research is bewildered and baffled a
mong the mysterious monuments of the remo
test antiquity ; here the imaginative mind Cuds
stimulus and sweep for its highest flights.
Since my earliest reading of the Pharaohs
and tho Pyramids, Egypt has been the land I
most desired to explore. At last this wish is
partially gratified; but you must be content
with a very imperfect record of my impres
sions. Alexandria disappoints me. Besides the ob
elisk, which tradition distinguishes as "Cleo
patra's Needle" and "Pompey's Pillar," a col
umn with a beautiful porphyry shaft and bar
barous stone base and capital, it possesses no
monument of antiquity: No lingering ruin
attest the splendid civilization of the Ptole
mies, much less of remoter times. The city
presents a repulsive picture of native degrada
tion aud foreign refinement ; but the European
quarter does not possess enough of elegance
and luxury to compensate for the 111th and bar
barity of the predominant Egyptian popula
tion. However, since the trade of the Indies
has reverted to its ancient channel across the
country, Alexandria has recovered something
of its former fabulous splendor. It is the cen
tre already of considerable commerce, and
people predict the revival of its prosperity
when the Mediterranean and Red Sea are con
nected by canal a project now in execution.
Alexandria occupies an important position
In the relations of the globe, but its immedi
ate locality is destitute equally of commercial
advantage and picturesque effect. It is situa
ted on a low and sandy shore. Its harbor is
neither deep, spacious, nor secure. My dis
appointment in Alexandria increased my im
patience to see Cairo, where I was promised
such instructive memorials of antiquity and
such interesting representations of oriental
character.
But first let mc ojpre33tny admiration of the
''Valley' of the Nile." I hnve seen 'it under
conditions peculiarly favorable to an apprecia
tion of its glories, and I do not hesitate to af
firm that they are ' poorly celebrated in the
most gorgeous descriptions. If it is the mid
dle of December, the appearances of nature
"contradict the calender, and seem to convict
hie of confounding the seasons. The ther
mometer stands at 77 deg. Fahrenheit; the sun
glows with summer's heat, and the atmosphere
pulsates with the passionate throbs peculiar to
the most ardent season of onr year. Skirting
&long tho southern bank of the canal which
connects the waters of the Nile with the har
bor of Alexandria, the railway traverses a por
tion of the most fertile land in Egypt, and
gradually unfolds a scene which equally ex
cites tho astonishment and the enthusiasm of
the spectator. All his ideas of the succession
of seasons and of the possibilities of agricul
tural productions are confounded. , The fal
low fields are covered with the luxuriant vege
tation of a tropical region. The crops are in
every stage of preparation and progress from
seed-time to harvest. ; The young wheat car
pets the ground with verdure before the labo
rer garners the gray sheaves of the old growth.
Here an Arab, in scanty dress, with a plough
of the rudest device and a pair of lazy oxen, I
breaks ground for a future crop. There I see
the same corn with stout stalk and silken car ;
and in another place the women of the village
are preparing the ripe seed for the mill. In
immediate proximity are fields of barley, rice,
millet, maize, wheat, sugar-cane, and cotton
the last with blooming boll floating on the sur
face of the artificial lake which supplies its
thirst. ' Such variety and prodigality of vege
table production, nature presents in no other
region of the earth. The soil is a black mould
of spontaneous, rebundant, and exhaustless
fertility. Man has but to break its surface,
scatter seed, and reap an abundant harvest.
No severity of season limits him to a single
crop in the year. As he expends but little la
bor, so is he exposed to no disappointment.
As he is not condemned to await the succes
sion of seasons, neither is he dependent on
tho uncertainties of weather. The science
and researches of the present day confirm the
figurative declaration of Ilerodotus, that "E
gypt is the gift of the Nile." It is the re
ceived theory that the original soil of the val
ley is a barren sand, which, in the succession
of ages, the river has covered over with an in
exhaustible deposit of alluvial. But this is
not the limit of the beneficence of tho Nile.
The deserts which encircle Egypt absorb all
the moisture of the atmosphere, and rain rare
ly falls. In the intense heat of the climate
the earth would parch if the Nile did not re
fresh it with a periodical supply of water.
The river begins to rise in May. The people
watch its progress with intense anxiety, for
the extent of its overflow distinguishes be
tween a year of plenty and a year of famine
It subsides in October, leaving an abundant
blessing behind. Before it retnrnsto the chan
nel it recruits the energies of the soil, and dis
tributes a supply of water over the land. This
water is carefully collected in artificial ponds,
and is dispersed in a thousand channels as the
exigencies of agriculture require. No where
is the system of irrigation so complete ; no
where arc its means so clumsy and imperfect
Its instruments are still the same that were
employed in the time of the Pharaohs, and no
improvement has facilitated the use of the
wheel and hand bucket. Throughout a course
of twelve hundred miles the Nile receives no
accession ot water; yet neither the drain of
evaporation, nor the insatiable thirst of the
desert lessens its volume or impairs the majes
ty of its march. It flows now as it did four
thousand years ago, distributing its bounty
with a lavish hand, yet sustaining no reduction
of its regal resources. - There is no parallel to
this phenomenon in the physical world ; only
in the extravagance of Eastern fable do wc
read that the prodigal generosity of an Abdal-
lah of the land could abate nothing of the ex
haustless wealth of an Abdallah of the sea.
The current of the Nile is sluggish. Its
waters are not less muddy than our Mississip
pi, but after filtration they are deliciously pure
and sweet to the taste. Its banks are low, so
that tho eye ranges over the valley without in
terruption.
Steam made us independent of adverse cir
cumstances, and I watched the laborious move
ments of innumerable lateen sail with selfish
complacency. Some were laden with corn and
fruit ; others betokened by tho gay flag float
ing from the mast that they carried a party of
voyagers to Thebes and the Cataracts. Nude
Arabs pulled these slowly against wind and
current ; others skimmed litditly on with a fa
voring breeze. - We hiia full complement of
passengers, and our party was grotesque from
variety of race and costume. Every tongue,
from familiar English to harsh Arabic ; every
color, from the fair Circassian to a Nubian ne
gress ; every rank, from an American commo
dore to an Egyptian sheik; every creed, from
Protestant preacher to Mahommedan mufti ;
every dress, from Parisian pants to Turkish
trowsers all were crowded together on the
diminutive deck of our steamer. A corpulent
Turk, smoking his chiboque, presented a per
fect image of , indolent repose. A party of
young officers from the Saranac," scheming
to elude the vigilance of the eunuchs and pen
etrate into the presence of the Pasha's harem,
sustained the national character for energy
and enterprise. An Egyptian soldier, fresh
freni the Crimea, recounted his fabulous ex
ploits and received the applause of an admi
ring circle. A pious Mussulman mounted the
wheel-house and performed the ceremony of
evening prayer with elaborate devotion and
ostentatious humility.
The valley of the Nile extends so far in un
broken surface on either side that the eye can
not trace the boundary of fertile fields and lux
uriant vegetation. A few scattering palm trees
and a group of huts mark the site of an Egyp
tian" village. A diminutive donkey, a camel
moving with a meekness of mein that speaks
its sorrows and propitiates pity ; myriads of a
quatic birds, among which I distinguish the
snow - white ibis and pelican of brilliant plu
mage ; a promiscuous flock of sheep, goats,
and cows, with shepherd and driver, are the on
ly figures in the seene. The measured move
ment) of man and the idle browzing of beast
harmonize with' the comparative vacancy of
the landscape, with the motionless shadow of
the turlaned palm, the soft glow of the sun,
and the Nile's sluggish waters, produce an ef
fect of tranquil repose in the aspect of nature
which cannot fail to smoothe even the last
sympathetic fpirjt, . ' . : . ' - .
Cairo makes no pretension to picturesque
beauty of situation, but this deficiency is com
pensated by other rare attractions. No where
else does the traveller find so many surviving
monuments of Sarenic civilization and such
interesting exhibitions of Oriental life. Un
like Constantinople, Cairo occupies no middle
ground between East and West is in no tran
sition state of semi-civilization. Ilere I find
the Asiatic character uncorrupted by contact
with politer people and the fierce fanatacislii
of the Mohammedan faith unsubdued by the
pretensions of rival religions. : ' Every thing I
see surprises me by its originality, or recalls
some recollection of the romantic reading of
my youth. The houses, with arabesque front,
projecting gable, and latticed window; the ba
zaars, rich in gems, silks, and precious per
fumes ; mosque and minaret of the pure Sar
acenic style ; turbaned men and veiled women
these are some of the features which impart
to Cairo its peculiar interest. ' '
An avenue of sycamore and acacia of profuse
foliage and impenetrable shade conducts from
the gate of the city to the palace of the Shoo
bra Gardens. The road is perfectly smooth,
runs alone the bank of the Nile a distance of
three miles, and terminates in a spot where the
capricious extravagance of Oriental luxury has
wrought its most fantastic wonders. The Shod
bra Garden is more like a haunt of fairies than
the resort of men. In tho shade of orange
groves, the murmur of fountains, the fragrance
of flowers, and the golden glitter of every va
riety of fruit, the immagination realizes its vi
sions of a terrestrial paradise. Tho walks con
verge to a common centre, where a graceful
kiosk stands, but its modest beauty is eclipsed
by the splendor of the Pasha's palace. Ilere
a profusion of pearl, silk, and porphyry, floors
richly inlaid, walls and windows fantastically
painted, baths of purest alabaster, Persian car
pets of incredible cost, and divans of crimson
velvet, present a gorgeous picture of barbaric
pomp and luxury. The citadel is to me the
most interesting spot in Cairo, rather for the
magnificent view it commands than because of
its proximity to "Joseph's Well" or as the
scene of the massacre of the Mamelukes. The
"tombs of the Kalips," the ruins of Heliopo
lis, and a back-ground of boundless desert are
visible to tho cast ; to the south the quarries
and castles of Mount Mussaltcm and the inter
jacent plains ; to the west the aqueduct, the
ruins of old Cairo, the Nile, and the lovely is
land of Rhoda, the village of Gizch, the Pyra
miJs, and far beyond all the limitless sweep of
the Lybian sands ; to the north the green fields
of the distant Delta; below the city of Cairo,
in all the variety of dark grove and intricate
street, of palace and hovel, of mosquo and
minaret
The Pyramids are situated on tho border of
the Lybian desert, a morning's ride from Cai
ro. We crossed the river just above the island
Rhoda, where I saw the Nileometer, and where
tradition affirms Moses was discovered in the
bulrushes. We landed at the filthy village Gi
zeh, where hens never set and chickens arc
hatched by artificial heat. A devious path tra
verses fertile fields of corn and wheat, and
leads us to the object of our journey. At first
sight the Pyramids suggest the idea of a vain
attempt to rival the mountain monuments of
nature, and they impress the beholder with a
conviction ot man's foolish ambition and mis
erable impotence. ; ; '" -
When, however, wo stand nnder the shadow
of their stupendous form and see their summit
. resting amongtho clouds ; when we reflect on
their remote antiquity and myste
when we recall the great events of which they
have been the silent witness, and recollect the
heroes of history who, from Alexander to Na
poleon, lave mused in their presence and been
inspired ty their grandeur ; when we contrast
their immutable duration with tho vicissitudes
of humai fortune, think how, having survived
the fall f empires and the doom of dynasties,
they seen to struggle successfully even with
destiny itself; when we extend our. view for
ward int futurity, and foresee the countless
ages they must endnre after the men and things
of the present day have perished from exis
tence, perhaps from memory, then they impose
upoa theimagtnation with an irrcsistable pow
er r pathos 'and sublimity. Contemplating
then in this mood, I was impressed as certain
ly n monument of man
ever impressed mo
oelole. i i
i.ept m the direction of the Mussaltcm
Mountains, the view from the Pyramid of Che
ops flubraces nearly the entire extent of E
gypt You trace the valley of the Nile through
out it course, and appreciate its almost fabu
lous krtility by contrast with the barren sands
arourjl It. The figure (and it is no fanciful
c.oncet) of a line of dark green velvet drawn
acrosja golden ground will convey to your
mindtn image of the aspect of the country.
The c lors did not mingle by insensible grada
tion, lit - are divided by a deep and ; distinct
landmrk. A single step measures . the dis
tance etween a soil of inexhaustible , fertility
and a leak and boundless waste of desert. --
Aft' the fatigue of our ride a lunch of mel
on am fruit refreshed us tor the survey of the
intcri chambers of the Pyramids. They are
appro; hed through a narrow and intricate pas
sage, 1 Inch tho adventurous stranger pursues
by thought of a torch and the aid of an Arab
guide.) The dark caverns haye long since been
despo
ifd of their illustrious d6ad, and are
now tenanted only by bats, who resent the In
vasion of their territory by scream and flatter.
The "King's chamber" is tho most remarka
ble room. It is of the size of a decent parlor,
its walls arc of polished marble, and an empty
sarcophagus occupies its centre. The spirit of
silence and solitude which perpetually broods
here impresses the mind with an unspeakable
sentiment of sadness and solemnity.: Yet the
mysterious sanctity of the place did not pro
tect it from the violation of profane amuse
ment. Our Arab guides performed a dance in
the chamber of death, and broke its profound
silence with the echoes of their barbaric cho
rus. The leader of the dance beat the mea
sure of his steps upon a vacant sepulchre of
the Pharaoh's It was a scene of the most dis
mal hilarity- a spectacle in which were repre
sented tho strongest contrast of gaycty and
gloom, of mirth and' melancholy. Tho glare
of our torches faintly disclosed the wild move
ments of the Bedouins, but their hideous yells
resounded through the remotest caverns in the
chamber of death. I was glad to escape from
its oppressive air and sad associations. The
sun was so nearly set as to allow only a super
ficial survey of the Sphinx and the Catecombs;
nevertheless,' I am satisfied with my impres
sion of the Pyramids. Our return to the city
gave us an opportunity to admire the serene
softness of an Egyptian moonlight.
The Government of Egypt is the most des
potic and oppressive on earth. Tyranny, vice,
superstition, ignorance, and disease have de
graded the people below the dignity of human
nature. In the prophetic denunciation of I
saiah and Ezekial you may read the condition
of this country. Egypt is, indeed, the basest
kingdom of the earth. "
THE WILD MAN AGAIN,
A correspondent ef the Caddo Gazette, wri
ting under date of 28th March, from Parailifta,
Arkansas, on Upper Red Jlivcr, states that the
cold during tho present inter has been in
that region the severest within the memory of
rnan. The rivers were frozen solid, and the
plains presented an unbroken sheet of snow
The writer relates the following story of an at
tempt to capture the famous wild man, who
ha been so often encountered on the borders
of Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
''In my travels I met a party from your coun
try in pursuit of a wild man. They had struck
his trail at a cane-branc bordering on Brant
Lake and the Sun-Flower Prairie. I learned
from one of the party that tho dogs ran him to
an arm of the Lake which was frozen, but not
sufficiently strong to bear his weight, which
consequently gave way. He had, however,
crossed, and the dogs were at fault
"One of the party, mounted on a fleet horse,
coming up, encouraged the dogs to pursue, but
found it impossible o cross with his' horse,
and concluded to follow the lake round until
he could ascertain the direction taken by this
monster of the forest. On reaching the oppo
site side of the bend, he was surprised to see
something in the lake like a man breaking the
ice, with his arms, and hastcnencd under cov
er of tho undergrowth, to the spot where he
expected him to come out. He concealed him
self near the place, when he had a full view of
him, until ho reached the shore, where he
came out and shook himself. He represents
him as a stout, athletic man, about six feet
four inches in height, completely covered with
hair of a brownish cast, about four to six inch
es long. He was well miisccled, and ran up
the bank with the fleetness of a deer. -
meref??toa H bo CS!!H,
tcriouspurpoeVrgunlbut to'take
j. -
mg
him alive, and hearing the horns of his com
rades and tho howling of the dogs on theoppo
site bank of the lake, he concluded to rido up
and head him, so as to bring him to bay and
then secure their prize. So soon, however, as
the wild man saw tho horse and rider he rush
ed frantically toward them, and in an instant
dragged the hunter to the ground and tore him
in a dreadful manner, scratching out one of his
eyes and injuring the other so much that his
comrades despair of the recovery of his sight,
and biting large pieces out of his shoulders
and various parts of his body. . . . .
"i no monster then tore off tho saddle and
bridle frem the horse and destroved thm. ami
holding the horse by the mane, broke a short
piece of sapling, and mounted the animal,
started at full speed across the plains in the di
rection of the mountains guiding the horse
with his club. The person left with the woun
ded man informed me that the party was still
in pursuit, having been joined by a band of
friendly Indians, and thought if they could
find a place in tho mountains not covered with
snow, or a canebrake in the vicinity to feed
their horses, they
day or two."
might overtake him in a
The Two Inkstands. The Inkstand used by
the plenipotentiaries was "specially manufac
tured for the purpose. It Is a splendid work
of art, in the style of the first empire, and the
cost is estimated at 11,000 francs. English
Paper. : ' v . -.. :. -u ,.j ". , - -
The Inkstand "usetlTjy'Jefrerson, in writing
the Declaration of Indepcndencedid not cost
one franc; and the writing, will stand long af
ter tho Paris Treaty as been buried in the
rubbish of fallen despotisms. . . " .," -
Ir toc wish to know whether anybody is su
perior to-ho prejudices of the world, ask hiiu
1 to draw a truck for you. t -
A CAPTIVE RESCUED
The San Francisco, California Herald, re
ceived the following interesting account of the
rescue of a beautiful young American girl,
named Miss Olive Oatman, from a Slavish cap
tivity by tho Yuma Indians. The whole nar
rative is of painful interest t
Steamer Sea Bird, at Sea, March 9, lStJ.
By the last arrival from Fort Yuma, I am
enabled to give you the ' details of the rescue
from the Mohave Indians ofa youngjand beau
tiful American girl, who has been a prisoner
for five years. Having mado considerably in
quiry in Los Angelos and vicinity, I have suc
ceeded in collecting all tho facts attending her
capture, thcimurder of her parents, &c, which
are willingly placed at your disposal.
On the 10th of March, 1851, a family of em
igrants, named Oatman, from Iowa, en route
for California, composed of Lorenzo Oatman,
wife and seven children, (three boys and four
girls), while eucaraped about one hundred and
twenty-five miles from the mouth oftheGiU
river, were attacked by the Mohave Indians,
and all but one boy and two girls massacred
in cold blood. The boy, in the dark, succee
ded in escaping, and was picked tip on the
following day by a company of emigrants, a
bout forty miles from the scene of the murder.
The little fellow was perfectly exhausted when
found, without hat or shoes, and covered with
blood. After recovering sufficiently to tell tho
tale, some of the men started on to ascertain if
anything could be done, and on arriving at the
fatal place found the boy's version was, alas !
too true, the bodies being then half eaten by
cayotcs. Enough, however, was ascertained
to show that the two youngest girls were mis
sing. The boy is now living at tho "Monte,"
near Los Angelos, and distinctly remembers
that horrible night.
For years nothing had been heard of these
two young girls, and their fate appeared to be
wrapped in mystery. About five months since
an article oi letter was published in the Los
Angelos Star, stating that the Yumao Indians
had offered to exchange two female prisoners
with the officers at Fort Yumao for beads,
blankets, &c, and that tho latter had refused
to trade with or purchase tho unfortunate suf
ferers from the Indians. Col.Nauman, U. S.
A., who was at that time en route for Fort Yu
mao, immediately inquired info the subjeet,
but found the charges against the officers whol
ly without foundation ; and fearful that by
some possibility there might be some prisoners
never before heard of, sent out runners to the
different tribes offering heavy ransom for their
recovery, in answer to which a Yumao Indian
of the name of Francisco, came in saying, "He
could find a young girl ten days travel from
the fort." Beads, blankets, &c, were imme
diately given him, and in twenty days he re
turned with Miss Oatman.
When brought in she was drossed as all the
females of the Yuma Mohave Indians, and on
a white man approaching, threw herself pros
trate on the sand, and would not rise until
suitable female garments were brought her.
She had almost entirely forgotten her native
tongue, being only able to speak two or three
words. Being asked, in the Indian language,
her name, she replied "Olive Oatman ;" is ta
tooed on the chin, and bears the marks of hard
slavery. Her arms, wrists and hands arc large
ly developed. Was a slave for two years with
the Mohaves, who sold her to the Yumas.
nrnrn.rr.cf cUfnr .nhnnf sir mnntr.cJ.o-
J o V--
(jjju.-rt'oviiif. me nairoi me
of a light golden color, the
lndians colored it black using a dye made
iromthe bark of the meskeet treo. Sho-cra
then eleven years old when taken prisoner
which will make her sixteen now, though she
is more fully developed than many girls of
twenty.
The officers at the Fort have clubbed togeth
er making up a purse for her, and furnishing
such clothing as is necessary ; also, have pla
ced her in charge of a female residing there,
ana where every care and attention will be
paid to alljher wants, and until any relations
or friends may come forward to relieve the
loorgirl from her present deiiendent position
and endeavor to wean her from all sava
tastes or desire to return to Indian life
I
hope that some of our philanthropic San Fran
cisco ladies will offer their services to either
provide a home for her, or use their influence
in procuring her admission to tho Orphan As-
sylum. Jos. A. Fort.
raciffic Ex. Co.'s Mcsscnser. Southern Cn.isf .
The Sisters of Mercy, of San Francisco, have
notified the friends of Miss Oatman. the younc
lady recently rescued from tho Indians, that
they will receive her into their care
As exchange paper, the editor of which, no
doubt lately "set up" with a widow, goes off
thus : "For the other half of a courting
match there is nothing liko an interesting wid
ow. There's as much difference berweon cour
ting a damsal and an attractive widow as there
is between cyphering in addition and double
rule of three. Courting a girl is like eating
fruit, all very nice as far as it extends, but do
ing the amiable to a blue-eyed bereaved one ir
black crape comes under tho head of preserve's
-ii-rich, pungent, syrup. For delicious court
ing, wo reper, give us a live widder.'
A soctbbr! editor has purchased a race
rinrsn at an exnr.nxA nf so nnn fx 4 1.
ol catchiua oers. - a
It is understood that our Minister to Spain
Mr. Dodgei finds himself unable to procure a
settlement of our many claims npon that gov
ernment, beyond the mere shadow of a prom
ise. He writes that the Spanish government
have admitted the justice of our demands, but
that their treasury is exhausted by home de
mands, and that they have not means to pay
off their indebtedness to this country jast now.
and ask for an extension of time. And this.
notwithstanding the Washington Union' has,
on several occasions, stated, as if by authority,
that all American claims on Spain had been
promptly settled. The organ is at mendacious
as the administration is weak, and inefficient.
We know not wlicther tho administration is
responsible for the lies of its organ, but wc do
know that it is destined to lie just as flat in a
very few months. Louiirille Journal.'
A Sxeixgext Law, relative to Insurance
iVgencies of companies located out of the state,
has passed" our legislature. It prohibits un
der penalties any company doing business
without a bona fide capital of $200,000, safely-
invested, and aa attorney on whom process
may be served, a sworn' balance sheet of its
affairs to be filed with the Auditor General
and published in the counties where agencies
are established and license to bo taken out,
at a cost of $200 per annum in Philadelphia,
S150 in Lancaster and Allegheny, and $100 in
any other county with a tax of three percent
on gross receipts. . Agents are to give bond
in $2,000 to comply with the law. District
Attorneys are annually to investigate the con
dition of companies, and report to the Audi
tor General. The law goes into effect on tho
1st of July. , .
Whose Bavy is Ir f The Boston Tost has a'
Paris correspondent who writes that there were
those so given to unbelief in the implicit hon
esty of Louis Napoleon as to credit the rumor
that the "sound, lively boy" who has been
palmed ofl upon the empire, is nothing but an
usurper, and that he takes the place of a cer
tain girl baby who Was the real heir. The a
foresaid rumor was.to the effect that, for sorao
time previous to the Empress's accouchmcnt,
it was well understood that whatever tho event
might be, a fine healthy boy would be ready to
be presented as the legitimate child of the
Empire. This being so, at once accounts for
the fact of the King of Algiers being as big at
his birth as his nurse's baby at two months old.
A slight Mistake. L nele K is rather a
tough customer ; he lives next door to a pioua
methodist. Not lone since a circuit minister
knocked nt the door of Uncle R ', who inqm
red into the nature of his isit. The strange
remarked that he was a circuit preacher, an
desired to stop over night.
Says Uncle U , "What in thunder a;
earthquakes, d'ye e'pose I care for your c
cuses I don t want anything to do with yo
plagy old circuses V
into the wrong pew. -Tub
Mis?i93irn akd Gvtr. The Mississi;
Legislature have adopted resolutions relat
to the re-opening of water communication
tween theMississippi river 3nd theGull'of M
ico, byway of Lake Ponchartrain and L
P'TgllC, anu lia c .fcMW.Icrweu niemoerS Ol C
if iNnOUfl Ijliul!,,,".
o"-j mi;, u jtvasjiuv, u appropriat
lor that olyect. The old channel was ch
by Gen. Jackson, as a military measure,
signed to protect the city of New Orlea
gainst invation by tho English in 18H-1"
A lady in the County of Goochland.
recently gave b?rth to three living dauch
all of whom, as well as the mother, were i
well at last accounts. It is said that dij
Monroe's Administration, a lady of Loui
gave birth to four sons, whom the ni
nasnington, Jeuereon, Madison and MoJ
all of whom lived to manhood. The sam-J
- viu "oiiuu uiviuer 01 mini
children.
.-A Good O.ne. A gentleman, in his
- vauiu ia ausvrcr a Call 1QT S9n
pie pie, owing to the knife slipping on thj
torn of the dish, found his .knuckles bur
the crust, when a wag, who eat jast opl
to mm, very gravely observed, while hj
his plate: Sir, I'll trouble you for
pie, whilo your hand is in !'
Fvnch indulges in the following con
conundrum :
Which in of greater value prythee. Bay.
TbeBriIe orBrider room? must rhn truth
Alar, it must! The Bride is riven
x no ricgroom e olln regularly eold.
ExcEEMNCir modest young ladv-
this a very pretty baby, Mr. Brown V
"Yes, my dear. Boy or girl V Ye
"He belongs to the female per
The max who"held an ofS
let go for the purpo ottrttn
short time, when tf-ffiE
not been heard i "
aside ,
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