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BI S. B. KOV,
TniSKOFME.
When pleasure's cop is sparkling high,
When friends around thee throng;
Whan hearts are light with play of mirth,
And lighter wakes the song ;
When counting o'er thy many joys,
Recalled by memory,
If 'twill not dim the pleasure then,
t)h, give one thought to me.
At dawn, when first Aurora's light
Reflects o'er hill and dale,
And gilds the dew-washed lily's head,
,' That sleeps within the Tale;
When first the lark shall plume his wing,
-And soar from bondage free,
To warble forth some merry notes,
Then give one thought to me.
And when the shades of evening are
Fast falling info night
An hour that seems well made for thought
And quiet is delight;
At midnight's deep and solemn hour,
When on thy bended knee,
Thy hands upraised to Heaven in prayjr,
Oh, then, injx think of me !
If 1 could claim the richest gem,
' That now lies in the sea,
I'd rather far than have that pearl,
Have one kind thought from thee ;
' If all the joys of this bright world
Were now spread out to me,
And I were told to make a choice,
I'd ask ono thought from thee.
HUNTING A SITUATION.
' A GOOD STOUT.
Jcihn Peters had just graduated from the
mercantile college in New York, and with a
recommendation in. bin pocket, was now in
search of a situation. lie was a good-looking
young man of twenty-three, had earned with
his own hands the money Professor Ferdinand
Costello de Gucr had received for his educa
tion when finished. If we mistake not, John
Peters was a native of a little town in Connec
ticut, which, from some oversight on the part
t previous compilers, has had the misfortune
to be entirely overlooked by the great Colonel
Etnokes, in his universal scrutiny of the State.
For fear of rendering the town classical, as
being the birth-place of onr hero, we shall re
frain from further mention of it, satisfied that
tho curiosity as already excited, will induce
future compilers to be more accurate in their
researches, and thus, in the course of time, it
may come to be awarded to the aforesaid town,
iu spite of its isolation and obscurity, its due
bhare of geographical notice and importance.
In what part of the city John Peters resided,
or where he happened to be on the morning to
which we refer, is a point not clearly shown.
I am sorry, however, because the locality of
John Peters might tend to strengthen the iden
tity of John Peters, and prevent him (had this
fact, with other important items, been duly es
tablished in the mind of the wealthy and influ
ential John Heirs.) from entrapping the pretty
bird which policy and worldly calculation had
already beat into the bush for John Peters the
prcoml.
That John Peters had been looking ovtr the
morning papers cannot be doubted, from the
fact that 9 o'clock A. M. found him standing
itt the door of John Meirs counting-room, Mr.
Heirs having that morning advertised for a
book-keeper.
"I believe I have the honor of addressing
Mr. John Meirs T" said John Peters, touching
his hat and bowing profoundly. .
"The same," responded Mr. Meirs, with a
frigidly dignified bow. "Can I be of any ser-
ice to vou 1 Please proceed."
Johh Peters hesitated and glanced about the
r,m ; the presence of Mr. H. was recognisa
ble in every object.
"What shall I do ? If there was only a hole
nomewhere," thought John. But as there was
do holo, our hero proceeded.
My name is Peters John Peters at your
service."
Mr. Heirs sprang from his arm-chair as
though ho had received a shock from some in
visible battery.
"John Peters ! by all that's gracious," cried
Mr. Meirs, embracing him. "And here, like
an old simpleton, have I been treating you,
thinking, you a stranger all the while, accord
ing to the most frigid rules of etiquette ; I de
serve to be blowed for having studied Count
De Orsay's Treatise. But how is your father
how stupid in- me. I can see him in every
frature of your face in good spirits I reckon ?
yes, I see ; no matter about the answer ar
i ived in morning train all tired out no doubt.
Yes, of course, how could I expect you to be
.rtherwise 7 rode all night, I see 1 Perfectly
unexpected. Though I didn't dream of your
coining before the expiration ot another week
-I think your father said in his letter a week
:7om Friday to-day, let me see, this is Wed
r.s lay, which would leave it a week from day
arter to-morrow. But no matter ; you are just
welcome. Ah ! here comes an omnibus, it
v. ill take us within two minutes walk of my
residence, and Bella is at home this morning.
tae can't help but be delighted come ;" and
caught the arm of John Peters and started
ir, the direction of the street.
"I fear there is a slight misunderstanding,
hiewheref" faltered John, attempting to
vi:l,draw his arm; "it is true my name is
.- in Peters "
Of course, and my uame is John Meirs, and
? o,; are to marry ray daughter Bella. I can
no misunderstanding in the matter." Ilal
I", be shouted, at the same time beckoning to
i'-tt driver of the bus, and renewing his hold
t.n John Peter's armj "hallo, there, two
izr.s this way."
1 l.e driver held up, and Mr. Heirs in spite
-!' she half-formed remonstrances of the be
Vlered John Peters, bnrried him into the
'n:s and in five minutes more they were as
tvnding the marble steps of the merchants
Tunisian.. .
'Is Bella at home 7" inquired Mr. Heirs of
the tervant.
Troth, and I think it was tbo young mis
-ers'3 voice I was after bearing just now in
t!i" veonnv room.
?Jr. Meirs led tho way in the direction indi-
".: 1, while John, much embarassed, follow
". Ho felt that it was high time tor an ex
P'..;nation. But Hf. MsJirs waa too much pre
cupied with the on idea, the identity of
T v .. T" . ... - -. i n . ii .
x viera ana uis marriage wuu oeiui, i
ed the confused and broken sentences of
face to face with one of the most bewitcbing
ly beautiful creatures he had ever seen in his
lifetime.
"This is Bella," said Mr. Meirs, with some
pride; "you doubtless remember her. This
is your cousin John, I hope you havn't for
gotten him. What in the world makes you
stare so,- Bella I I told you his hair would be
as dark" as yours by this time, but you wouldn't
believe it at all."
II ere Hr. Heirs consulted his watch and
said ' -
"Bet I must bo in Wall street by ten, so I
must be obliged to trust you to your own gov
ernment till dinner."
With this Mr. Meirs left our hero indes
cribably confused. No sooner had he depart
ed than Bella burst into a ringing laugh and
exclaimed, how funny.
Merriment is said to be contagious. John
Peters laughed a response to Bella, and he
had a most beautiful way of doing it, which
Bella in spite of the novelty of their situation,
acknowledged with a blush.
There is a great mistake," said John Pe
ters, bowing surrowlully, as if he would a
tale unfold.'
"I see," said Bella, "you are trying to cov
er up your fed hair with a wig. I hate red
hair, and the change makes you look so funny
it does indeed."
"It is all a mistake," persisted John, red
dening, "I never wore a wig in my life, Hiss
Bella."
"Then you must have colored it, for it was
red ten years ago.and I used to laugh at you
when I was angry, and advised you to keep
one eye open lest you set the bed curtain on
fire."
'What an awkward situation," cried John,
desperately. "It is true I am John Peters,
but not the John Peters you take me lor. As
for having red hair, I never had that honor, I
assure you."
It was now Bella's turn to look surprised .
And who are you then, if you arc lid John
Peters of Baltimore 1"
"I am John Peters of Connecticut, a gradu
ate fcom the Mercantile College, and at pres
ent in search of a situatiou. I am not your
cousin, and never saw you to my knowledge
until to-day; though I must eonlos you are
the prettiest girl I ever did see, and begin
tojm
envy tne genuine John Peters, vour cousi
fori can't help liking you alreadv."
"loudo? Indeed, how funny. Then you
arc not my cousin from Baltimore, and what is
better still, my father thinks you are. I de
test a cousin for a husband, whether he be
cousin or no. But howdid it happen that papa
made such an odd mistake V
"Well the lact is, the whole thing was a mis
take from the beginning, and was attributable
to an advertisement iu the morning papers.
Your father wanted a book-keeper and adver
tised. I saw the advertisement and applied
directly for the situation. Before stating my
businessI introduced myself as John Peters,
whereupon your father, forgetting there might
be another John Peters in the world, bundled
me into an omnibus and hurried me here be
fore I could offer an explanation."
"How odd !" exclaimed Bella. "And you
are not my cousin after all 1 but I rather like
you, and am not a little pleased at the adven
ture, because we can both laugh over father's
mistake, and the absent John Peters' red hair."
"But I must explain the matter immediately
tho' I dislike the idea of giving you up to the
absent John Peters'," answered our hero, with
the same winning smile, "especially as you
have a natural antipathy to red hair."
"I don't see the use of explaining. Sup
pose we both keep quiet ami let it go lor
granted that we are cousins what haini can
there be in it."
"And then suppose he, thinking me cousin
John Peters should insist on our being mar
ried before the genuine John Peters conies
from Baltimore."
"Oh, it would be delightful ! I do so hate to
marry my cousin John, besides I like you a
thousand times better. There isn't the least
romance in marrying one's cousin, especially
such a cousin as John Peters, ofBaItiniore."
Here Bella laid her pretty white hand on
his arm and said :
"But you don't care for me ; of course you
wouldn't like to be married just to please me.
I don't blame you either, for I wouldn't mar
ry a cousin if I could help it." .
"On the contrary," cried John, clasping the
little hand warmly, "I would give the world
for that happy privilege."
Then you must promiso to keep still and
let the matter rest as it is. You will do i',
won't you?"
"Most certainly," answered John, "if it
please you."
On his return, and to his no little delight,
Mr. Meirs found Bella deeply interested in
Cousin John. "I thought that you would
come round" said he. These girls are al
ways perverse when their lovers are out of
sight, but mighty warm hearted and agreeable
when they have got together, llowbeit I fancy
there is a slight vein of duplicity in the best
of them, 1 do."
"Oh, no papa, you should not oe so na3ty
in your conclusions, for havn't I told you all
along that cousin John's hair was red, and
that my principal objection was based upon
the fact. But you see there is a slight mis
take somewhere, for his hair (pointing to the
counterfeit cousin's) is quite dark and glossy.
I must really confess, papa, that 1 like John
very much ; "a great deal more than I expect
ed. Idoindsed."
"Then," said Mr. Heirs exnltingly, "if I
were in John's place, I would just take the
liberty to strike while the iron is hot. There
is nothing gained by delays, and a week
hence you might be as far ofl the handle as you
were a week ago."'
' ."Oh, no, I am not so fickle, but I will leave
the whole matter with you and John."
"There, Bella, you talk like a sensible girl,"
cried Hr. Meirs. "I knew you would. I like
your resolution. There is nothing so rare in
the world as a sensible girl at your time of
life. John is no fop or profligate. He will
make you a"good hnsband; will look after
your
Interest, and 1 tninK win oe wormy oi
a fnr the wedding, John.it shall be
you.
left entirely to you. ceiia unuS, i
can see nothing to jreveni lis wiving puce
right away." ... ,, -a
1 think whatever vou think proper," said
John. "Any arrangement agreeable to you
will be eqnally so to me. I have a great re
ject and affection for Hiss Heirs, and I can
safely sav, that to be the husband of your
daughter" this moment or at any future time,
" v- fh choicest sift of heaven."
WOUIU uo w , , r ;
oy
CLEAEITELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1858.
fully, "and as you are obiging enough to leave
the matter to my direction, 1 shall say a week
from Friday that being the day on which I had
first anticipated your coming. This will give
Bella ample time for all necessary prepara
tions, and yon, also, to apprise ypar father and
such other f rieuds from B., as you are disposed
to invite.". .. .
. 'If I might be allowed the preference'
this respect," answered our hero, glancing at
Bella for encouragement, "I would much rath
er not mention it to my father and friends till
afterwards, and thus give tbem au agreeable
surprise. In fact, before I saw you this morn
ing I had not even dreamed of such sudden
good fortune."
"And beside," interposed Bella, earnestly,
"your father might not like journeying so soon
af ter an attack of gout. As for me, I would
much prefer a quiet wedding, with only a few
friends present. Besides, I would a great deal
rather give the money away, which would be
spent on such an occasion, to some of the poor
families who are starving in this city."
"Nobly spoken,", cried Hr. Heirs, with en
thusiasm, and glancing at Bella with a word
of pride and affection. "Nobly spoken, my
daughteir With" such prudence and such char
itable feelings, you will make your cousin
John a pattern of a wife. I heartily agree
with you in this respect, and yon shall have it
all yourown way."
During the time which elapsed between this
and the day set apart lor tho marriage of his
daughter, Hr. Heirs seemed overflowing with
good humor and enjoyment. He made sever
al presents to the poor of his acquaintance,
and even gave Bella the sum of five hundred
dollars to be used, if she choosed,' for the same
purpose.
Iu the meantime our hero was living in the
greatest kind of intimacy with Bella. Every
day they walked, rode, or sung together, while
the merchant looked on and entered into their
plans with increasing satisfactian.
At length the long anticipated Friday ar
rived, and a few chosen guests were assembled
at the residence of Hr. Heirs to witness the
nuptials. John Peters had exhausted his last
dollar in remunerating the tailor who had fur
nished him a new wedding coat, and by the as
sistance of the barber, who had trimmed his
moustache, cut and curled his hair after the
nBmost approved style, our hero was really as
nne loosing a leiiow as could be found any.
where within the precincts of the city. Hr.
Heirs and Bella were not a little proud in in
troducing him among their aristocratic friends.
The pastor who presided over the church with
which Hr. Heirs was connected, had already
arrived, accompanied by a clerical acquaint
ance ; while Bolla, attired in a dress of white
satin, with a white veil, surmounted by a ci own
of flowers, had just entered resting on the
arm of the bridesmaid. During the sensation
created by the entrance ot the bride, another
door opened, and a young man some five feet
four .inches in height, with dusty garments
and very red hair was pushed in by the ser
vant, and with much amazement depicted on
his freckled, unprepossessing features, sank
down in the nearest chair, without attracting
particular attention at the time, from the rest
of the company assembled.
As the ceremony progressed and the ques
tion was asked by the clergyman if any one
objected to the bands, he of the red hair and
freckles rose up and said ; "I object, Hr. Cler
gyman, most decidedly object "
"What," cried Mr. Heirs, springing for
ward ami confronting the excited young man
of the red hair and freckles. "And who arc
you that dare object to my daughter's mar
riage with her cousin J Will you explain
j-ourself sir?" cried the enraged Hr. Heirs,
shaking his fist in the facoof the terrified in
truder. "Speak, or by my faith I will bundle
you headforemost into the street."
"I can't sir." replied the proprietor of the
chair, "while you continue so excited."
'Then, by my soul," cried the merchant,
still more excited in his lone, "I'll jqst give
you to understand that you have no right to
dictate in my honse." And suiting action to
the word, ho seized the unlucky intruder by
the shoulder, and forced him from the room.
'Now, cried Hr. Heirs, turning to the cler
gyman, "proceed with the ceremony."
Agreeable to Mr. Heirs' request, tho cere
mony proceeded, and in less time than it takes
us to relate it, John and Bella were indisolu
bly in the bonds of wedlock.
No sooner was the ceremony ended, than
Bella clasping her hrsband's hand, knelt be
fore her father and said :
'Forgive us, dear father, for the deception
practiced upon you. This is not cousin John
of Baltimore."
"Then who under tho sun is he V cried Hr.
Heirs, glancing about the room in the most
bewildered manner.
"It is-John Peters, but not cousin John.
Hy dear husband came in the first place to
you, in search of a situation, and you forget
ting that there might be another John Peters
in the world beside nephew John, have very
innoccntly assisted us in carrying out the de
ception. Therefore you must forgive him,
my dear father, for he is far less to blame than
either of us, for you in the first place being
deceived by the name, and we in the second
place having the misfortune to be greatly
pleased with one another, it was quite natural
for us to yield to the temptation."
"1 see," answered Mr. Meirs, with much ap
parent chagrin, "I have just had the honor of
turning your cousin out of doors, which
makes a compound blunder on my part. To
tell you the truth Bella, I am far more vexed
at my own stupidity than with any one else.
As for John Peters," added Hr. Heirs in a
half humorous, half sarcastic tone, "I think I
must forgive him for his namo's sake, if noth
ing more. As for yon, hussy, I shan't say to
night whether I shall forgive, you or not It
will depend mainly on how we succeed in paci
fying your cousin" John."
Suffice it to say, for the final gratification of
the reader, that John Peters ot Baltimore was
readily pacified, after a suitable explanation
and apology being tendered him by his cousin,
on the following day, and, what is still averred,
did actually laugh over the circumstances so
heartily, that for a moment his face became
redder than his hair. And still further by
those who have a .right to know, it has been
affirmed that John Peters of Connecticut be
came not only a model husband to Bella, but
a model assistant to Hr. Heirs, in all matters
pertaining to business.'
A celebrated French woman has well said
that the greatest blessing a woman can receivo
on earth is the continuance of the affection of
ber husband after marriage.
MAJOR BROWN'S COON STORY.
"I was down on the crick this mornin," said
Bill Gates, "and I seed any amount of coon
tracks. , I think they're agoin' to be powerful
plenty this season.
"Oh, yes,." replied Tom Coker, "I never
hearn tell of-the likes before. The whole woods
is lined with 'em. If skins is only .a good
price this season, I'll be worth somelhin' in
spring, sure's you live, for I've jest got one of
the best coon dogs in all Illinois." .
"You say you never hearn tell o' the like o'
the coons V put in Hajor Brown, an old vete
ran who had been chewing tobacco in silence
for the last half hour. "Why you don't know
anything 'bout 'em 1 If you'd a come here
forty years ago, like I did, you'd a tho't coons !
I jest tell you, boys, you couldn't go amiss for
'em. We hardly ever tho't of pesterin' 'em
much, for their skins weren't worth a darn
with us that is, we couldn't get enough for
'em to pay for the skinnin'."
"I recollect one day I went out a bee hunt
in. Wal, arter I'd lumbered about a good
while, I got kinder tired, and so I leaud up a
gin a big tree to rest. I hadn't much more'n
lean'd np afore sc-methin' gave me one of the
allfiredost nips about the seat o' my briches I
ever got in my life. I jump'd about a rod, and
lit a runnin', and kept on a runnin' lor over a
hundred yards, when think, sez I, it's no use
runnin, and I'm snake bit, but mnnin' won't
do enny good. So I jest stopt and proceeded
to examine the wound. I soon seed it was no
snake bite, for tliar's a blood-blister pinched
on me about six inches long.
"Think, sez I, that rather gits me ! W hat
in the very deuce could it a bin ? Arter think
in' about it awhile I concluded to go back,and
look for the critter, jest for the curiosi.ty o' the
thing. I went to the tree and poked the weeds
and stuff all about ; but darn the thing could
I see. Purty soon I sees the tree has a little
split a runnin' along up it, and so I gits to
lookin' at that. Druckly I sees the split open
about half an inch, and then shet up agin ;
then I sees it open and shet, and open and
shet, and open and shet right along as regular
as a clock tickin'.
'Think, sez I, what in all creation can this
mean ? I know'd I'd get pinched in the split
tree, but what in thunder was makiu' it do it 1
At first I felt orfully scared, and thought it
must be somethin' dreadful ; and then agin I
thought it moutn't. Next I thought about
haunts and ghosts, and about a runnin' home
and savin' nothin' about it ; and then I tho't
it couldn't be enny on 'em, for I'd never hearn
tell o' them a pesterin' a feller right iu open
daylight. At last the true blood ot my ances
tors riz up in my veins, and told me it 'i;d be
cowardly to go home and not find out what it
was ; so I lumbered for my axe, and swore I'd
find out all about it, or blow up. When I got
back, I let into the tree like blazes, and purty
soon it cum down and' smashed into flinders
and what do you think ? Why, it was rammed
and jammed smack full of coons from top to
bottom. Yes, sir, they's rammed in so close
that every time they breathed they made the
split open. Fact."
How to Obet. The following anecdote of
Gen. Scott is given by a Washington letter
writer : The House has lately adopted a res
olution cutting oil from the privilege of the
floor all persons except justices of the Su
preme Court, Governors of the States, officers
of the House, &c. Yesterday, while the
House was in session, a tall, stout, gray-haired
old man, dressed in very plain clothes, ap
proached the principal enUance of the Hall,
and, evidently not aware of the new arrange
ment, attempted to enter. He was stopped
by the door-keeper, who inquired if he was a
Chief J ustice or a Governor. "No, sir," was
the answer, "but by resolution of Congress,
all officers of the army who have received the
thanks of Congress, are entitled to the privi
lege of the floor." "Arc you an officer of the
army V asked tho door-keeper, looking with
some doubt at the stalwart old man. ' ;I am,
sir, my name is Scott Winfield Scott, of the
United States army." Tho manner of the
door-keeper underwent " an instantaneous
change, as he very politely informed tho Gen
eral of the resolution which gave him a right
to the floor. "But," said he, "pass in, Gen
eral ; I will take the responsibility myself."
"No, sir," was the answer," "I do not wish to
violate any rule, sir ; I will go to the galle
ry ;" and the brave old man, whose name is
synonymous with the military glory of the
United States, climbed the long range of stairs
and took his seat in the crowded gallery, alone
and unnoticed."
"I gets te pEEu asihow." The Sacramen
to (Cal.) Jlge tells of an inveterate lager-beer
consumer, who is in the habit of hanging
around the b,ar-roomslor the "stumps" and
pickings :
"Yesterday, the old fellow was waiting in
a saloon on K street, eipecting the receipt cf
a free glass. The bar-keeper at length saw
a dead mouse nnder the counter. - "Good!"
he exclaimed, "I'll fix old Lager with this
'ere : so he takes the mouse, puts its. decay
ing body in a glass, (ngh) covers it with malt
liquor, and passing it to the counter, calls out :
"Ere, old chap, 'er's a drink." Lager totter
ed to the counter, arouud which several cute
ones were standing, seized the beverage and
swallowed it, choking slightly as the vermin
descended his throat. . "Ah ! ah ! now you're
fixed!" yelled tho crowd. "Vas ish fixed!"
inquired Lager, startled by the sudden ex
clamations of the room squad. "Oh ! you've
swallowed a mouse that'll use yon up !" an
swered the bar keeper. "Shwalied a mice !
me, niit te peer ?" said Lager, as coolly and
carelessly as though he had only talen down
a fly. "A mic5 ! vel. I tot it vas a hop as
goes in me; but I don't care 'tis a mice, 1
gets te peer anyhow !"
A Bloomingtox Dextist. An Illinois tooth
puller at Blooming ton presents the following
strong inducements to customers: "
"Benevolent Institution. Dr. J. Payne,
Dentist, having once more opened an office in
Bloomington, will perform all operations on
teeth at greatly "reduced prices. A beautiful
silver cup will be presented to the person hav
ing the greatest number of teeth extracted
and a splendid gold watch will be awarded to
tho one having the finest set of artificial teeth
inserted. Teeth extracted for $1 per dozen."
A missionary had once rebuked a South Sea
Islander for tho sin of polygamy. After a
week or two, the cannibal returned, his face
radiant with joy. "Me all right now ; one
wife. He very good Christian." "What did
you do with the other V asked the missiona
ry. 3l8 eat her up."
. What is Chemistry 7--The arrangement of
facts discovered by actual experiment ana
called "science" is conveniently divided into
Physics and Chemistry. Physics treat of the
changes of matter, without any regard to its
internal construction. Thus the laws of grav.
itation and cohesion belong exclusively to
physical science, liecause they act with total
disregard to the composition of a substance.
Chemistry, on the other hand, teaches us the
composition of the various forms of matter,
and the changes they can undergo one with
another.
Water, speaking with regard to its physical
or natural characteristics, is a colorless, mo
bile liquid, boiling at 212 dcg., and freezing
at 30 deg not capable of compression, and
many more similar peculiarities. But chem
ically speaking, water is a compound ot so
much hydrogen and oxygen, capable of eer
ing Into many combinations, and of causing
changes in other forms of matter.
The science of chemistry has undergone a
technical division into organic and inorganic,
but in nature there is really no snch division
it has only been adopted for convenience of
stndy and expression ; for the two classes of
substances (organic and inorganic) so lay in
to each other, that the boundary line is daily
becoming more faint, and will in time, per
haps, vanish altogether.
Probably the most safe definition of organic
chemistry that can be given in contradistinction
to inorganic, is contained in the assertion that
the rormer branch of tho science treats of
those bodies which are, directly or indirectly,
the products of the vital process in animals
or vegetables ; and this definition is now ta
citly admitted by all chemists, althrugh some
substances have been produced in the labora
tory which are especially peculiar to the pro
cess of animal secretion, for example, uri
acid.
Ds. LiviNGSTOxe's New African Expedi
tion. It has been announced, that the vessel
which has recently sailed with the now cele
brated Dr. Livingstone tor the southeast coast
of Africa, has on board a peculiar steamboat,
provided by the British Government, to ena
ble the veteran traveller to prosecute his in
vestigation of the Zambesi Kiver. This small
steamer or launch, has been built at Birken
head, opposite Liverpool, by John Laird, and
the material of which it is principally con
structed is the "homogeneous metal." The
plates for the hull of this steamer will be as
strong as those of common iron double the
thickness. For convenience of transport, it
has been built in three sections. The
central section contains the boiler and a
single horizontal high-pressure engine of
12 horse power, and the two end sections are
fitted up for the accomodation of the persons
engaged in the expedition. Each compart
ment is made secure with water-tight bulk
heads. In the aft section is a neat deck-house,
which will be comfoit.ibly furnished, and will
have every necessary appliance for securing
ventilation. The vessel is a paddle steamer,
her dimensions boing length, 75 feet ; breadth
8 feet; and depth, 3 feet. She will not draw
more than 12 or 14 inches, so that she is ex
pected to be able to navigate the shallowest
parts of tho river. The boiler, as well as the
hull of the launch, is made of the homogene
ous metal plates, which are only three-tenths
of an inch thick. The sections will be joined
togetlier and launched when the ship reaches
her destination. Great results are expected
from this expedition.
The Sex Growing Cool. Ono of the most
interesting theories of modern physical sci
ence is that concerning the gradual cooling of
the sun ; the fact being demonstrated that if it
cools at the cooling rate of water, it would,
since the six thousand years of human history
have lost a heat equivalent to four times the
temperature of red hot iron. This must, of
course, have affected the temperature of the
earth to some extent. The sun, indeed, need
not be much hotter than molted iron to send
us the heat we have. The distinguished
French astronomer, Arago, has shown, by an
application of the principles of optics respect
ing the polarization of light, that the sun is
not a red hot ball, but that it is surrounded by
an atmosphere of flame, thro' spots in which
we occasionally see the sun's dark body. The
sun, then, is not incandescent, and the comets
shine by light reflected from it. How the sun
derives its supply of heating material will per
haps never be ascertained.
The Lost Pi-rse. A Russian was travelling
from Toboosk to Borescow. On the road he
stopped one night at the hut of on Ostaik. In
the morning ; on continuing his journey, he
discovered that he had lost his purse, contain
ing about one hundred rubles.
The son of the Ostaik found the purse while
out hunting, but instead of taking it up went
and told his father, who was equally unwilling
to touch it, and ordered his son to cover it np
with some bushes. A few months after this,
the Russian returned and stopped at the s.ime
hut, but the Ostaik did not recognize him. He
related the loss ho had met with. The Ostaik
listened very attentively, and when the Russian
had finished, "You are welcome," said the Os
taik ; "here is my son, who will show you the
spot where it lies ; no hand has touched it but
the one which covered over, that you might
recover what you have lost."
"It is rumored in court circles," says 'the
Washington correspondent ot the N. Y. Post,
"that the President is preparing a message on
Cuban aflairs. lie is bent on carrying out
the doctrines of the Ostend circular, to steal
Cuba. It is said that he will charge upon
Spain a series of supposed aggressions per
petrated upon citizens ot the United States
by the authorities of Cuba, and recommended
to Congress the appointment of a commission
to negotiate with Spain for the purchase of
that island." -
A Wealthy Beggar. The Newark .idverti
ser says : A German woman at Elizabeth, who
has for years subsisted upon the private chari
ty of the public, which she gained by her
squallid poverty and apparent necessities, re
cently died, and on examination into her ef
fects, there was found among them $10,000 to
12,000 in excellent bonds and mortgages upon
the best of property. Leaving no heirs, the
money will revert to the city in which she
lived. ..
, Marriageable young women are in great de
mand out West. A Yankee writing from that
section, to his father, says : "Suppose you get
our girls soma sew teeth and send them out."
VOL. L-W. 30.
THE MTILMOT COMMITTEE.
The movement made in the Legislature for
tho annihilation of the Bradford Judicial dis
trict, and which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee, is about reaching its climax. Tho
Committee met this day week, to consider tho
bill. Hessrs. Piollet, Elwell, Baird, D- A.
Overton, and Peck, appeared before the Com
mittee, to unbosom themselves of their griev
ances. They severally made long speeches,
bitterly complaining of Judgo Wilmot and
hinting in vague terms as to his tyrannical
and partial conduct upon the Bench. When,
asked to pointrout the ease where Judge Wil
mot had shown partiality or political bias upon
the Bench, they failed to do so. We learn by
the AorA American, that Hr. H'Clure, asked
them if they could say, as lawyers aud men,
that Judge Wilmot had ever shown partiality
or political bias, in the discharge of his du
ties. They all failed to answer directly ex
cept Hr. Overton, who said "ho believed so."
After a hearing, the Committee postponed the)
lurther consideration of the subject for two
weeks.
The next attempt was made in the Senate.
On Thursday, Mr. Brewer read in place a bill
similar in its provisions to the ono we have
quoted absve, which was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. On Friday this Committed
met, w hen the same complainants, reinforced
by Hr. Ward, appeared before it, when the
same dcuunciaiory speeches were made.
Here they were also asked to specify in writ-
ing, the particular instances of Judge Wilmot's
misconduct upon the Bench, but they all de
clined doing so, except Piollet, who declared
his readiness to reduce his grievances to writ
ing, but did not, however, do so. The mis
statements made by these gentlemen were
promptly met by Senator Hyer and Col. G. F.
Hasou, who were present. A motion was
made to report tho bill with an affirmative re
commendation, which lost by 2 yeas to 3 nays;
a motion was then made and lost to postpone
the further consideration ot the bill, and that
the Chairman inform Judge Wilmot of tb
allegation made ; the bill was then negatived,
by 3 yeas to 2 nays.
On Saturday morning, however, the Com
mittee was again assembled, and at the request
of Judge Wilmot's friends, the becond motion
was re-considered, and adopted.
The whole matter now stands thus: Tho
House Conimitteepostponed the further con
sideration of the matter until to-day. The
Senate Committee also postponed it and in
structed their chairman to write to Judge Wil
mot. He has been written to by Judge Wil
kins, chairman of the Judiciary Committee;
and in obedienoe to that call upon- him, ho is
now here, ready to enter upon bia defence of
the charges made against him. Tho Senate
Committee have decided that all charges made
must be reduced to writing; and we shall
soon have these gentlemen either "facing the
music," or abandoning their allegations. iar
risburg Telegraph, March 10.
ConmrTiox ix llicu Places. The rutt
burgh Gazette, says, that such statements as
the one copied below are disgraceful to the
country, and should arouse the people to the
necessity of a change in the administration ot
the government. The Democratic party has
inaugurated an era of corruption, and intro
duced into public offices, mercenary and cor
rupt men, to such an extent as to create a
feeling of alarm among the people. Respon
sible positions are made the means of enrich
ing unprincipled incumbents, whilst the pub
lic treasury is bled for the benefit of partizan
favorites. Hen, who go to the Federal Capital,
poor, and without any business capacity, at
tach themselves to some government official,
and in a few years, if not months, retire with
immense fortunes. Every department tf the
government is under this evil influence, and
services of public officers are acknowledged
matters of bargain and sale. Congress should
not confine its bribery investigations to mem
bers of Congress alone. Cabinet officers, and
other high functionaries, arc equally amena
ble to grave charges of that character. A
mong the scandalous reports now current in
political circles, the following are prominent :
1. That, in dissecting the course of the late
Bank of Pennsylvania, it w:fs found that $25,
000 had been paid by said Bank as a bonus for"
cflecting the sale of its former banking-housa
and lot to the Federal Government, for a Post
Office ; ind that one "high in office," under
the last (Pierce's) Administration, pocketed
the aforesaid comfortable sum. Of course,
the allusion to the late Postmaster-General
Campliell is unmistakeable.
2. That the lion. Henry H. Rice.U. S. Sen
ator elect from Minnesota, has refused to tes
tily before the Fort Snelling Investigating
Committee, pleading his privilege as a mem
ber ot Congress, though ho has not yet been
admitted to a seat.
3. That, when the Fort Snelling and Wil
kins' Point Investigations shall have touched
bottom provided they ever do touch bottom
there will be an ugly hole made in the repu
tation of Governor John B. Floyd, the pres
ent Secretary of War.
Two Irishmen were recently looking at
some people stretching a rope across the street
from oue house-top to the other, for the pur
pose of suspending a banner.
"Shureand what will they be after doing at
the tops of them houses there?" said Patrick.
"Sure," said Hick, "it's a submarine tele
graph they are after putting up."
"Hr. President." said a member of a School
Committee, (out west.) "I rise to git up,
and am not backward to come forward in the
cause of cdication. Had it not been for edu
cation, I might have been as ignorant as your
self, Hr. President." .
An old lady combatted the idea of the moon
being inhabited, by remarking emphatically,
that the idea was incredible. "For," said she
"what becomes of the people of the moon when
there is nothing left or it but a small streak V
A thing that should be remembered by the
ladies : "A mouth that is kissed does not lose
its capacity but renew t itself like the moon."
An experiment will prove it ! '
. i in i 1 v .
. "Lotteries are illegal, and marriage isth
greatest lottery in life." Ergo, it is against
tha Jaw to commit matrimony. '
The science of getting on well with a wo
man is like violin playing- It depends prin
cipally on the fceatt-ing.
"That's laying down-tho law." as the Irish
man said when ho knocked down the Judgo
err hero, aad tha text aoacntaaf hJm
-Yry sensible remaps, Bja v