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VOL. 4.-JVO. 31.
BT S. B. ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1858.
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ANGRY WORDS.
Poison drops of care and sorrow,
I5itter poison drops arejthey ; J
Weaving for tho coming morrow,
Sad memorials of to-day.
Angry words ! O, luA them never .
' From the tongne forbidden slip;
May the heart's best impulse ever .
Check them ere they soil the lip.
ADVENTURES OF A BASIIFUL ENG
LISHMAN. A3 RELATED BT HI1ISELF.
I labor under a species of distress which I
fear will at length drive ine utterly from that
society In which I am most ambitious to ap
pear ; but I will givo you the history of my or
igin and present situation, by which you will
be enabled to judge of my difficulties.
My father was a farmer of no great proper
ty, and with no other learning but what he ac
quired at a charity school ; but, my mother
being dead, and I an only child, he determined
to give me that advantage which he fancied
would have made me happy, viz : a learned ed-1
tication. I was sent to a country grammar
school, and from thence to the university, with
a view of qualifying me for holy orders. Here,
having but a small allowance from my father,
and being naturally of a timid and bashful dis
position, I had no opportunity of rubbing off
that native awkwardness which is the fatal
- cause of all my unhappiness, and which I now
begin to fear can never be amended.
You must know that I am tall and f hin in
my person, with a fair complexion and light,
flaxen hair, but of such extreme susceptibility
of shame, that on the smallest subject of con
fusion my blood all rushes into my cheeks,
and I appear a perfect full blown rose. The
consciousness of this unhappy failing made
me avoid society, and I became enamored of a
college life, particularly when I reflected that
the uncouth manners of my father's family
were little calculated to improve my outward
conduct ; I therefore had resolved on living at
tho university and taking pupils, when two
unexpected events greatly altered the posture
of my affairs, viz : my father's death, and the
arrival of an uncle from the Indies.
This uncle I had very rarely heard my fath
er mention, and it was generally believed that
lie was long since dead, when he arrived in
England only a week too late to close his bro
ther's eyes. I am ashamed to confess what I
believo has often been experienced by those
whoso education has been better than their pa
rents, that my poor.fathcr's ignorant and vul
gar language has often nude mo blush to think
I Was his son, and at his death I was not in
consolable for tlie loss of one whom I was not
unfrequcntly ashamed to own.
My uncle was but little affected, for he had
been separated from his brother more than SO
years, and in that time he had acquired a for
tune, which he used to brag would, make a na
bob happy. In short, he had brought over
with him the enormous sum of thirty thousand
pounds, and upon this ho built his hopes of
nover-ending happiness.
While he was planning schemes of greatness
and delight, whether the change of climate
might affect him, or what other cause I know
not, but he was snatched from all bis dreams
of joy by a short illness, of which he died,
leaving mo heir to all his property. And now
behold mo at the age of twenty-five, well
stocked with Latin, Greek, and mathematics,
possessed of an ample fortune, but so awk
ward and unversed in every gentleman-like
Accomplishment, that I am pointed, at by all
who see me, as the "wealthy, learned clown."
. I havo lately purchased an estate in the
country, which abounds in what is called a
fashionable neighborhood ; and when you re
flect on my parentage and uncouth manner
you will darely think how much my company
is courted by the surrounding families espe
cially those who have marriageable daughters.
From these gentlemen I have received fami
liar calls and the most pressing invitations ;
and thongh I wished to accept their proffered
friendship, I have repeatedly excused myself
under the pretence of not being quite settled ;
, for the truth is, that when I have rode or walk
ed, with full intention to return their several
visits, my heart has failed me as I approached
their gates, and I have frequently returned
homeward resolving to try again to-morrow.
Ilowever, I at length determined to conquer
my timidity, and three days ago I accepted of
an Invitation to dine this day with one whose
open, easy manner left me no room to doubt a
cordial welcome. Sir Thomas Friendly, who
lives about two miles distant, is a baronct,with
About two thousand pounds a year, estate join
ing to what" I have purchased. lie has two
sons and five daughters, all grown up, and liv
ing with their mother and a maiden sister of
Sir Thomas', at Friendly Ilall, dependent on
their father.
Conscious of my unpolished gait, I have for
some time past taken private lessons of a pro
,x fessor, who teaches "grown gentlemen to
dance," and though I at first found wondrous
difficulty in tho art he taught, my knowledge
of mathematics was of prodigious use in
teaching me the equilibrium of my body, and
the due adjustment of the centre of gravity to
the five positions.
Having now acquired tho art of walking
without tottering, and learned to make a bow,
I boldly ventured to obey the baronet's invita
tion to a family dinner, not doubting but my
new acquirements would enable roe to ece the
ladies with tolerable intrepidity. But, alas !
how vain are all the hopes of theory, when un
supported by practice ! .
As I approached the house, a dinner bell a
larmed my fears lest I had spoiled the dinner
by want of punctuality. Impressed with this
idea, I blushed the deepest crimson as my
name was repeatedly announced by the several
livery servants who ushered me into the li
brary, hardly knowing what or whom I saw.
At my first entrance I summoned all my for
titude and made my newly learned bow to La
dy Friendly; but unfortunately, in bringing
back my left foot: to the third position, I trod
upon the gouty toe of poor Sir Thomas, who
had followed close at my heels, to be the no
menclator of the family. The confusion this
occasioned in me, is hardly to be conceived,
since none but bashful men can judge of my
distress, and of that description the number I
believe is very small. The baronet's polite
ness by degrees dissipated my concern, and I
was astonished to see how far good breeding
could enable him to suppress his feelings, and
to appear with perfect case, after so painful an
accident.
The cheerfulness of his lordship, and the fa
miliar chat of the young ladies, insensibly led
me to throw off my reserve and shecpishness,
till at length I ventured to join in conversa
tion and even to start fresh subjects. The li
brary being richly furnished with books in el
egant bindings, I conceived Sir Thomas to be
a man of literature, and ventured to give my
opinion concerning the several editions of the
Greek classics, In which the baronet's opinion
exactly coincided with my own. To this sub
ject I was led by observing an edition of Xen
ophon in sixteen volumes, which, as I had nev
er before heard of such a thing, greatly exci
ted my curiosity, and I rose up to examine
what it could be. Sir Thomas saw what I was
about, and, as I supposed, willing to save me
trouble, rose to take down the book, which
made me the more eager to prevent him ; and,
hastily laying my hand on the first volume, I
pulled it forcibly ; but, lo ! instead of books,
a boaid, which by leather and gilding had been
made to look like sixteen volumes, came tumb
ling down, and unluckily pitched npon a
wedgewood inkstand on the tabic under it.
In vain did Sir Thomas assure me there was
no harm. I saw the ink streaming from an in
laid table on the Turkey carpet, and, scarcely
knowing what I did, attempted to stop its pro
gress with my cambric handkerchief. In the
height of my confusion, we were informed
that dinner was served tip, and I with joy
perceived that the bell which at first had so
alarmed my fears was only the half-hour bell.
In walking through the hall and suite of a
partments to the dining room, I had .time to
collect my scattered senses, and was desired
to take my seat betwixt Lady Friendly and her
eldest daughter at the tabic. Since the fall of
the wooden Xenophon, my face had been con
tinually burning like a firebrand, and I was
just beginning to recover myself, and feel
comfortably cool, when an unlooked-for ac
cident, rekindled all my heat and blushes.
Ilavirg upset my plate in bowing to Miss
Dinah, who politely complimented the pattern
of my waist-coat, 1 tumbled the whole scald
ing contents into my lap. In spite of an im
mediate supply of napkins to wipe the surface
of my clothes, my black silk brceches4Jwcce
not stout enough to save mefrom the painful
effects of this sudden fomentation, and for
some minutes my legs and thighs seemed stew
ing in a boiling cauldron ; but, recollecting
how Sir Thomas had disguised his torture,
when I trod upon, his toe, I firmly bore my
pain in silence, and sat with my lower extrem
ities parboiled, amidst the stifled giggling of
the ladies and the servants.
I will not relate the several blunders which
I made during the first course, or the distress
occasioned by my being desired to carve a
fowl or help to various dishes that stood near
me, spilling a sauce boatund knocking down
a salt cellar; rather let me hasten to the sec
ond course, where fresh disasters overwhelmed
me quite.
- I bad a nice piece of rich pudding on my
fork when Miss Louisa Friendly begged to
trouble mo for a pigeon that stood Jnear me ;
in my haste, scarcely knowing what I did, I
whipped the pudding into my mouth,;hot as a
burning coal. It was impossible to conceal
my agony. My eyes were starting from their
sockets. At last, in spite of. shame and con
fusion, I was obliged to drop the cause of my
torment on my plate. Sir Thomas and the
ladies all compassioned my misfortune, and
l-each advised a different application. One re
commended oil another water ; but all agreed
that wine was best tor drawing out the fire,
and a glass of cherry was brought me from the
sideboard, which I snatched up with eagerness;
but, O, how shall I tell the sequel !
Whether the butler by accident mistook, or
purposely designed to drive me mad, he gave
me the strongest brandy, with which I filled
my mouth, already flayed and blistered. To
tally unused to every kind of ardent spirits,
with my tongue, throat and palate as raw as
beef, what could-I do T
I could not swallow, and, clapping my hands
upon my mouth, the cursed liquor squirted
through my nose and fingers like a fountain,
over all the dishes, and I was crushed by bursts
of laughter from all quarters. In vain did Sir
Thomas reprimand ' the servants, and Lady
Friendly chide her daughters ; for the mea
sure of my shame and their diversion was not
yet complete.
To relieve me from, the intolerable state of
perspiration which this accident had caused,
without considering what I did, I wiped my
face with that ill-fated handkerchief which
was still wet with the consequences of the fall
of Xenophon, and covered all my features with
streaks of ink in every direction. The baro
net himself could not support this shock, but
joined his lady in the general laugh ; while I
sprung from the table in despair, rnshed out
of tho house, and ran home in an agony of
confusion and disgrace which the most poign
ant sense of guilt could have excited. '
. There, without having deviated from the
path of moral rectitude, I am suffering tor
ments like a "goblin" cursed. The lower half
of me has been almost boiled, my tongue and
mouth blistered, and I bear the mark of Cain
upon my. forehead ; yet these are but trifling
considerations to the everlasting shame which
I must feel whenever this adventure shall be
mentioned.
A Good Whitewash. As this is the season
of year, says the Scientific American, when peo
ple begin to clean up and mako things look
tresh for the approaching summer, we have
frequent requests respecting the best and
cheapest whitewashes, both for the ontside and
inside of honscs. We give the following :
Take half a bushel of fresh-burned white
lime, and slack it either with hot or cold wa
ter, in a tub or barrel. When thoroughly
slacked, dissolve in the water required to thin
the lime, two quarts of common salt, stir it
thoroughly, add one qnart of sweet milk, and
it is ready for use to put on with a brush.
This wash is for the outside of buildings,
fences, &c, and is very durable. Some put
glue in whitewash, and others flour and rice
paste ; but these render it liable to scale off
In very dry weather.
The above wash may be made a cream color
by the addition of ochre.
The above whitewash is all that can be de
sired for the interior of houses, excepting the
salt ; it must be omitted, as it tends to imbibe
moisture. French white is superior to lime
washes for tho ceilings of rooms, as i. is not
so liable to turn yellowish in color, but it rubs
off so easily that it cannot be used for side
walls.
Necessity of Exercise. Most of the cur
rent ailments of mankind arise from want of
exercise. Tho body must undergo a certain
amount of fatigue to preserve the muscles and
organs in proper vigor. "When exercise is
neglected," says the Laws of Health, "the
blood gathers too much about tho central
region ; and oppression about tho heart,
difficulty of breathing, lowncss of spirits,
anxiety and heaviness, numerous aches -and
stitches, are evidences of this stagnation.
People are afraid to take exercise, because
they fancy they want breath and feel weak.
But tho very effort would free the heart from
this burden, by urging the blood forward to
the extremities; it would case the breathing
by liberating the lungs from tho same super
abundance ; It would make the frame feel ac
tive and light, as the effect of equalized cir
culation and free action." A brisk walk in
the open air, daily, is worth a whole shopful
of nostrums.
A Ccriocs Wedding. Says the New York
correspondent of the Charleston Courier : An
intcsting wedding took place a few days since
between a Mr. Ilemly B. Melville and Mrs.
Sarah K. Seymour. The parties have both
een married before, and each have a family
of seve'n children those of the gentleman
comprising six daughters and a son, and those
of the lady six sons and a daughter. The
sons acted on the occasion as groomsmen to
their future father,and the daughters as brides
maids to their future mother. Tho fourteen
children, dressed alike,' according to their sex,
entered the church arm in arm, aud ranged
themselves on either side of their parents,
who are both remarkably handsome, and look
ed superb. The bride is wealthy, and was
richly dressed in a pearl colord moire antique,
with costly laces, and diamond brooch and
bracelet.
Washington, March 16. Among the extra
ordinary occurrences of the protracted ses
sion last night was the personal difficulty be
tween Messrs. Cameron and Green." Mr. Green
charged Mr. Cameron with falsehood. Mr.
Cameron replied that Mr. Green was a liar.
Mr. Green retorted that Mr. Cameron was a
d d liar. Mr. Cameron said that he was res
ponsible for his language, but would prefer
some other place than the Senate chamber for
such a conversation. Both Senators were in
their seats this morning, and the affair has
been-amicably settled. Mr. Green expressed
his regret to the Senate for the occurrence,
and withdrew the offensive expressions. Mr.
Cameron did the same, and both the parlies
expressed themselves satisfied. . , -
There are some people in this world just
fools enough to be pleased when you step on
other people's corns ; but when you step on
theirs, Good Lord ! what a howl !
Of all the reformers and enthusiasts, no
one has done so much to enlarge the sphere of
woman, as Hoops.. . . '. .
A GLANCE INTO THE IT. S. SENATE.
That short, portly, little gentleman, in the
midst of yonder group of politicians, is Stephen
A. Douglas, well known as tho "Little Giant."
You would hardly imagine, from his diminu
tive figure, the consummate talent and the
depth of ambition lurking in his brain. His
glossy black hair is brushed smoothly above
his forehead, and his curved jet eye-brows
give an arch, good-humored expression to his
clean-shaven countenance. A great part of
his personal popularity is probably owing to
his cordiality of manner, ne has the art or
nature, we scarce know which of conveying
an affectionate interest and earnestness . into
his bearing toward every one. He glides to
the side of some crusty old Senator, passing
his arm, schoolboy fashion, around his waist,
and speaking in a low confidential whisper,
until the wrinkles relax on the elder's brow,
and he is gradually "brought over" by the
winning manners of Douglas. And the next
time your eyes fall on him, he is eagerly con
versing with a knot of gray-haired men at the
other end of the room, with his band resting
caressingly on the shoulder of his next neigh
bor. Ah ! there is a deal of diplomacy in the
touch of that light hand ; and we should not
wonder if Stephen A. Douglas rode into the
White House, some day, on the very strength
of that genial manner and fascinating smile.
Senator Gwin, of California, stands, erect
and stately, by the Speaker's desk, glancing
over the contents of a San Francisco newspa
perj Hois rather tall with thick gray hair
and a finely cut Roman nose, which gives char
acter to the whole of his grave face.
John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, one of
America's finest scholars and most polished
orators, sits yonder, beneath the galleries a
white-haired old man, his form bent, and his
face furrowed by a thousand wrinkles. ; The
first glance at him gives a stranger the idea of
extreme age, but when you meet tho flash of
his dark fiery eyes, you are at once convinced
that age has not dimmed tho lamp of his spirit
and genius.
Senator Seward, of New York, is pacing up
and down the center aisle, in deep thought,
with his hands clasped behind him. . He is a
fine figure, with iron-gray hair, Roman profile,
and an eye whoso eagle-glance seems to pene
trate like a shaft of lightning into your inmost
soul. He is one of the crowned kings of in
tellect, subtile and profound, yet withal posses
sed of the keenest sense of honor and of right.
Mr. Pugb, of Ohio, is youthful-looking, and
rather handsome, with dark -brown curls, lux
uriant whiskers, and a pale, thoughtful coun
tenance. Jefferson Davis, of Miss., whose
seat is diagonally opposite, and who has long
been distinguished a3 a valiant soldier, judi
cious statesman, and chivalrous Southern gent
leman, has a fine, keen, bronzed face, full of
expression, with a dark, brilliant eye, and hair
thickly streaked with gray.
John Slidell, of Louisiana, sits near Davis.
His face is eminently of the aristocratic type,
haughty and severe in its lines, with high brow
and compressed lips. Tho silver hair hang
ing over his forehead forms a fine contrast to
his blue eye and ruddy, healthy complexion.
The portly gentleman, of "rotund propor
tions, who occupies one of the foremost row
of seats, is Frestbn King of New York, a uni
versal favorite, as well in the senatorial halls
as in the social circles of Washington. The
snows of advancing age that have scattered
their white blossoms on bis head, on!y serve
to give a kinder expression to his genial face
and beaming smiles.
The ladies, however, are very much shock
ed to hear that he is an incorrigible old bach
elor. This reminds us of a bon mot of Senator
Hale on the subject. A few days previous to
the meeting of Congress, the St. Nicholas car
riage, crowded with ladies, was just leaving
the hotel in New York for the cars, while ono
or two gentlemen on the back scat were nearly
smothered by the tide of traveling dresses !
Senator Dorglas and his beautiful wife were
among the number. . The driver was just
mounting his seat, when the good-humored
countenance of Mr. King appeared at the
door.
"There's no use trying, King !" cried Mr.
nale, from an obscure corner of the vehicle,
there's altogether too mnch crinoline here
for a bachelor of your age and dimensions !"
Railways and Brigands. Is this the Fif
teenth Centcrt ? A railroad, not more than
nine miles in length, connects Rome wtih
Frascati. On the 28th ult., an unusually large
number of passengers, chiefly of the. better
class had taken the train for the latter place ;
a circumstance, "it appears, which the bandits,
of the neighborhood, were well aware of, for
in the interval they suprised one of the signal
men on the most deserted spot of the line and
then hoisted a red flag as a signal of danger.
The engine driver, xn approaching, saw the
signal, and stopped the tiain; immediately
two men sprang upon him, and secured him,
while their confederates leisurely opened the
doors of the railway carriages, and rifled the
pockets of all within, without "the slightest
opposition. After this opperation the train
was allowed to continued its route.
"Wasn't that a waste of powder f" said an
Irishman to a Kentuckian, who had' just
brought a coon to the ground, with his rifle,
from a large tree. "Why so Pat !" asked the
hunter, "Share the fall would a tilt him."
Horrible Tragedy is the Illinois State
Prison. Much excitement was caused In Al
ton, Illinois, on the 8th March, by the revolt
of a desperate convict named Hall, from Chicago.-
He deteimined to escape, and watch
ing his opportunity, when only one of the
guards, named Crabb, was in the ball surroun
ding the cells, he 'knocked him down and
dragged him into a cell. Hall then fastened
the door of the cell, and drew a knife, decla
ring that he would murder Mr. Crabb if any
attempt was made to rescue him. As there
was only ono small hole in the door, he could
keep Mr. Crabb between himself and the door,
and use him as a shield to protect himself.
These matters continued until noon, when
Crabb made some effort to open the door, but
was immediately cut severely in the hand by
the convict. During the day the convict
stated his terms of submission to be a revolver
loaded by himself, a full suit of citizen's dress,
$100 in money ,'and to be driven out of town
in a close carriage, accompanied by Crabb, to
such place as he should designate ; all of
which were, of course, inadmissable. In the
meantime, howevcr,Col. Buckmaster procured
a pardon from the Governor to be used in his
discretion ; but up to 12 o'clock that night,
no information of it had been given to the con
vict. All day the guards were on the watch
to shoot the scoundrel, but as he bad positive
ly declared he would kill Crabb if he was not
instantly killed himself) great care had to be
taken, for fear he might put his threat in exe
cution. Crabb had no arms whatever, the
yard guards not being allowed to carry any,
and had nothing whatever to defend himself
from an attack of the desperado. The whole
day and evening was then spent in trying to
shoot Hall and at tho same time not hit Mr.
Crabb, and finally, the next morning, by a
stratagem the door of the cell was got open
and the warden cried out to Crabb, the im
prisoned guard, to fight for his life. He ac
cordingly sprang to the opening of the door,
and at length dragged himself through, but
not before he was stabbed by the convict nine
times, seven times in the back, and twice on
the arms. When the poor victim was dragged
out, the convict barred the door again and re
fused to yield. He was then given a few
minutes for reflection, and the rebel was, after
much dodging and effort, to get out the reach
of the fire, shot by the warden. The ball
struck his skull just below the left ear, and
glancing around, lodged under the skull. He
fell instantly and was dragged out of the cell,
and was thought to be dead, but soon recov
ered and talked as sensible as any man could
under tho circumstances. After the convict
was taken out of the cell, his knife, about 8
inches long, with a double edge, was fonnd in
the cell, and on his person was found also a
notber larger knife, with a blade 4 inches long.
Crabb, the wounded guard, was immediately
taken to the hospital, and his wounds were ex
amined and dressed by Drs. Williams, the
prison surgeon, and Allen.
Consistency Tuoo art a Jewel! The
New York Tribune, has the following :
"It is a remarkable and not insignificant
fact that the present leaders acd drivers of
tho so-called "National Democratic" party
were nearly all educated in a political school
adverse to that of partisan Democracy. Pres
ident Buchanan was an active, zealous, out
spoken Federalist throughont the earlier half
of his life, and as such was repeatedly elected
to tho .Legislature and to Congress. Chief
Justice Taney was also trained in the school of
Washington, John Adams, Hamilton, &c, and
has never yet pretended to apostatize from
their faith, though, in the general recast of
parties which followed the Presidency of Mon
roe, he took the side of Gen. Jackson, then a
bolting candidate against the regular Demo
cratic nomination for the Presidency. Robert
Toombs, who is the ablest and most effective
"National Democrat" in tho Senate, was a
Harrison and Clay Whig down to less than
eight years ago. Alex. Stephens, who leads
the "National Democracy" in the House, was
a rabid Whig till since Gen. Taylor's election j,
John Cochrane, who is Stephens' first mate,
was a Van Buren and Adams Free Soiler in
'48. Senator Douglas, who has always sup
posed himself a Jackson Democrat, is now
generally cast out by the Buchanan organs as
a "Black Republican." In view of these facts,
we submit that it matters little whether a man
is henceforth called a Democrat or not.'
Remarkable Works of Human Labor.
Nineveh was. 14 miles long, 8 wide, and 40
miles round, with a wall 100 feet high and
thick enough for three chariots abreast. Ba
bylon was 56 miles within the walls, which
were 75 feet thick, and 100 high, with 100 bra
zen gates. The temple of Diana, at Ephesus,
was 420 feet to the support of the roof, it
was a hundred years in building. The largest
of the pyramids is 481 feet high, and 653 on
the sides ; its base covers 11 acres. The stones
are about 60 feet in length, and the layers are
208. It employed 330,000 mon in building.
The labyrinth in Egypt contains 300 chambers
and 12 halls. Thebes, in Egypt, presents ru
ins 27 miles around, and 100 gates. Carthage
was 29 miles round. Athens was 25 miles
round, and contained 359,000 citizens and 400
slaves. The temple of Delphos was so rich in
donations that it was plundered of $50,000,000,
and Nero carried away from ' it 200 statues.
The walls of Some were 13 miles round.
The Rattlesnake. Incredible story re
lating to its Poison. To give you an idea or
the lone time this poison retains its property,
I ahall relate a curious but well authenticated
series of lacts, which took place in a central
district of tho State of -Pennsylvania, some.
twelve or fifteen years ago. .
A farmer was so slightly bit through the
boot by a rattlesnake, as. he was walking to
view his ripening corn fields", that tho pain
felt was thought by him to have' been the
scratch of a thorn, not having seen or heard
the reptile. Upon his return home, ho felt
on a sudden, violently sick at the stomach,
vomited with great pain, and died within a
few hours.
Twelve months alter this, the eldest son
who had taken his father's boots,Jput them on
and went to church at some distance. Un his
going to bed that night, whilst drawing off his
boots, he felt slightly scratched on the leg but
merely mentioned it to his wife, and rubbed
the place with his hand. In a few hours af
terwards ho was awaked by violent pains;
complained of general giddiness frequent
ly and expired before any succor could be ap
plied with success ; tho cause of his illness
was also quite a mystery.
In the course'of time, his effects were sold
and a second brother, through filial affection,
purchased the boots, and if I remember right
ly, put them on about two years after. As ha
drew them on, he felt a scratch, and complain
ed of it, when the widowed sister, being pres
ent, recollected that the same pain had been
felt by her husband on the like occasion. The
youth suffered and died in the same way that
his brother died before him.
These repeated and singular" deaths being
rumored in the country, a medical gentleman
called upon the friends of the .deceased to in
quire into the particulars, and at once pro
nounced their deaths to have been occasioned
by venom. The boots that had been the cause
of complaint, were brought to him, when he
cut one open .with care, and discovered the
extreme point of the fang of a rattlesnake is
suing through the leather, and assured the
people that this had done all the mischief. To
prove this satisfactorily, he scratched with it,
the nose of a dog, and the dog died in a few
hours, from the poisonous effects it was still
able to convey. In confirmation of these
facts, I have been told by native Americans,
that arrows dipped in rattlesnake vcnom,wonld
carry death for ages after. Audubon's Aofe on
the Rattlesnakes.
The Emperor of France. The Carbonari,
of which society the present Emperor of
France was formerly a member, was establish
ed with every form and- oath of secrecy to thwart
tho designs of tyrants and to promote and
cherish revolution among the oppressed peo
ples of Europe. It is said that he who proves
false to his pledges to this league, scaled
with the most solemn oaths and consecrated
with fearful rites, by the very act of treason
dooms himself to destruction at the hands of
some member or members of this Society.
It matters but little, where the traitor may
wander. The Carbonari ramifies into all the
countries of Europe, and no persecution of
tyranny, no misery of exile, can rupture tho
tie that binds its members together. They
correspond in cipher, and, it is said, possess
ample pecuniary means to effectuate whatever
designs tho nature of the league renders it
possible for them to mature and carry out in
the dark. We saw a statement a lew days
since in an English paper, to the effect that
Rudio, Orsini, Gomez and Pierri who endea
vored recently to assassinate the Emperor,
were set apart for that work of vengeance and
blood, by lot. They received the charge com
mitted to them without any questions.' Tho
lot fell upon them, and they were to do or die.
They have had their trial; they have been
condemned. Without a movement of fear or
remorse they learned their doom. Their in
tended victim, Napoleon, paces his gorgeous
halls of power or rides in his guarded coach of
state, carrying forever in his heart the certain
knowledge that the Carbonari have 'ere this,
other men sworn like the late band to take
his life. Oh who would be that Emperor of
France, treading each moment upon the hol
low crust that veils but does not dampen the
volcanic fires beneath !
The "Regulators" in Noble county, Indiana,
have arrested seventy-six counterfeiters, and
four have already been convicted and sen
tenced to the penitentiary. The "Regulators"
have recovered to tho amount of $10,000;
have broken up two mints for coining bogus ,
money ; broken up one bank,with press,plates,
and every thing necessary for issuing counter
feit bills, and found $40,000 of spurious back:
notes.
It is stated that there are about one million
bushels f wheat in store, and about sixty ,
thousand barrels of flour at Chicago. Wheat .
is selling at 53 and 55 cents. It is the general
opinion that two million bushels of grain will
be ready there for transportation npon the
opening of navigation. ' -
A Mr. J. H. Hall of Kittanning, Pa., has.
just patented a substitute for infants' diapers, ,
consisting of a bag or cushion of india-rubber
or other elastic material. Of course the ba
bies generally will feel very thankful toward ;
their benefactor y . ..
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