U r U Cv Q C? X . " f - - .- tc . ;" " ' "V ? v GO I'B. . .. 'e. ?8. i'8. I'SJ 18. ' l:8. l'S.' i'a. t's. ' i's.-t'a.-t"a.- r.'-' c't: rV r'. " r'a '. It, H : II' M ry y Si- BY S. B. ROW. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 18-59. YOL. 6.-JT0. 17. sr r It i t HOME W3EBE'E2 THE XEABT IS. 'Tte home where'er the heart is ; Where'er its loved ones dwell, In ciries or in cottages, Thronged haunts or mossy dell ; The heart's a rover ever. And thus on wake or wild, The maiden and her lover walks : The mother with her child. 'Tis bright where'er the heart is J lis fairy spells can bring Fresh fountains to the wilderness, And to the desert spring, There are green isles in ocean, O'er which affection glides; And a haven on each rugged shore "iVhen love's the helm that guides. 'Tis free where'er the heart is ; Nor chain nor dungeon dim. May check the mind's aspirings ; The ypirit's pealing hymn ! The heart gives life its beauty, Its glory and its power, ?Tis sunlight to its rippling stream, And soft dew to its flower. JCCPTBIGIIT SECURED. CLEARFIELD COUNTY: OR, REMINISCENCES OF THE PAST. InlS5o, being the caucus nominee of the Democratic members of the State Legislature, Governor Bigler was elected a member ol the United States Senatej'and. yet occupies that position. During his occupancy of this post Mrvera! important questions have arisen, and he has invariably advocated the Administra tion vitv of each. He took the initiative !:fn the question of admitting Kansas under .he Lecompton Constitution was introduced, !.:; rted all the measures of the Adrainistra growing out of that question, and being :I ; n!;!!ly identified with the Lecompton wing f t'.:z Domocraticparty, he has become the lijcLt of much unmerited abascj as well as fi:'vj::ic adulation. .Still i. the prime of life, Senator Eiglcr has devoted mmy years to public avocations, and U r:;a in hi mark. Tlie bloom of youth adds j freshness to his fine countenance. His en trzj and activity havo not yet yielded to the and measured step of age. Ills manners .:eij and agreeable his language insinua He is a good talkr, and has many ex cellent social qualities which have surrounded tin with warm friends. As a business man .l citizen, henjoys the respect and confi dence of the community. As a statesman, he A'j promulgated no new ideas nor originated any new measures. Watching tho current of I'Ojmlar opinion, he has endeavored to ride rp .n it, rather than throw himself into the arena to combat error, and by vigorous thought, bold speech and determined action, mould the discordant elements according to Lis views. Policy is his north star. Perseve ring, he is timid, and liable to halt between tv.o opinions. Ready and, fluent in debate, his M eeches are more admired for their matter .ac their language. They are tautological, show themselves to be the offspring of thought, and are often non-committal or susceptible ol double interpretation. He is more the politi :im than the statesman. The Clearfield Democra.', after a long slum l ?r, came forth transformed into the Clearfield Whig. This was early in 1837. It was edited by Sam'l T. Williams, formerly of Bellcfontc, assisted by William T.Alexander, then a citi zen of this county, but for many years since editor and proprietor of the Clarion Democrat. It is said that Ellis Irwin, Esq., was connected with the Whig, and bore tlie loss incident to its publication. If so, his name did not ap pear. Mr. Irwin is a native of Centre county. In 1823 he settled in the Grampian Hills, on the farm now owned by John Spencer. Find ing his bodily strergth unequal to the task w hich ha had undertaken of clearing out a farm, ho took charge of" the Corner Hotel, at Curwensville, where lie catered to the wants of the travelling community until 18CG. He then removed to Clearfield town to take upon him self the duties of Protnonotary, he having been appointed to that office. In 1838 he pur chased a stock of goods from Richard Shaw, Esq., who was then retiring from business, and in connection with his brother William F., commenced merchandizing. He was appoint ed Post Master in 1841, which office he filled until he was elected Sheriff of the county in 1?13. In 18-30 lie was appointed Prothonotary to fill the vacancy occasioned by the decease of William C. Welch, Eq. For the last nine ten ytars Mr. Irwin has been carrying on a h;ii.bering and mercantile establishment at Lick -Run Mills, five miles below town. He removed his family to this romantic spot about :o years since. Eeing an excellent pensman i-.i possessed of correct business habits, our -cords were fairly and well kept whilst he was &eir custodian. No officer has better served .ite people of this county. Order, taste and care are displayed in his private as well as itblx matters. On Mr. Williams retiring from the manage ment of the Clearfield Whig, SaianelJ. Tyson, young attorney, then recently from Philadel phia, took charge of the editorial department, l-tit he f uund it an up-hill business, and in a Wt time withdrew. Mr. William went to "California and died there. The paper went ir.to tho hands of John R. Edic, who was here teaching school and studying law. For want necessary bupport, the papervas discon tinued a few months after Mr. Edie became uwner of it, and the material was sold to Win. L. Moore, who by this time had become sole I f'pf itor and editor of the Pioneer Banner. Edle then k.ft this connty aDd located in Somerset. He has since represented that dis trict in Congress. During 1838, Daniel W. Moore, a brother of William, purchased one half of the office, and shortly afterwards William disposing of his remaining half to Daniel, dissolved his con nection with the paper. Whilst Mr. Moore was connected with the press, he did much to build up the Democratic organization, and la bored zealously in the cause. His paper was liberally supported, and through it he realized some funds which, judiciously managed in mercantile and lumbering operations, have ren dered him comfortable. With the exception of an appointment as postmaster, and a nomi nation and election as associate judge, we be lieve his long service as a partizan editor has brought him no political preferment. From 1838 to 1S15, Daniel W. Moore con ducted the paper. In that year Hardman P. Thompson, who had learned his trade in the office, became an equal partner. He only re mained two years, when, turning his attention to medicine, he studied under Dr. Loraine, and after graduating at the University of Penn sylvania, located in Curwensville, where he" now practices. In the fall of 1847, A. J. Hemphill, now deceased, another apprentice of Mr. Moore, took the place of Dr. Thompson. Whilst Moore and Hemphill published, the paper, in 1819, changed its name and was call ed the Country Dollar. From then until 1852 Mr. Moore published the paper alone. After 1850 it was styled the Clearfield Republican, the name it now bears. From 1852 to Dec. 1855, Clark Wilson, the present editor and publisher of the Democratic Messenger, pub lished in Indiana county, was associated with Mr. Moore in conducting the paper. Wilson then withdrew and Moore published until the summer of 1S57, when Jas. II. Larrimer, Esq., and R. F. Ward, Jr., became editors and pub lishers, Mr. Moore retaining an interest in the office. During 1858 Mr. Ward withdrew and left the editorial department in charge of Mr. Larrimer. Daniel W. Moore, during his connection with the paper, was early and earnest in his advocacy of the various measures of the Dem ocratic party. His zeal as a partizan occa sionally made lam write as believing the end justified the means, but generally his exposi tions and arguments were candid and fair. Many of his editorials showed a clear concep-, tion of his subject and were neatly expressed. His paper occupied a respectable position. He was a working man in his part. Not con tent with his labors in the office, he mingled with his partizans in their caucuses and their meetings, and directed part' manceuvers. lie has acted as justice of the peace, county trea surer, clerk in the Post Oflice Department, and is now occupied as mail agent under an appointment from the present Administration. His disposition would render him contented and happy under any circumstances. He is mild, kind and indulgent; plain, modest and companionable, yet holds to his opinions with great pertinacity. Since he has quit giving the paper his supervision, it has lacked in in terest and appearance; though latterly it has improved in these respects. The paper is now edited by J. II. Larrimer, Esq., a citizen of Centre county, who studied law under the late Judge Uurnside, and on his admission to tho Bar moved to Clearfield and commenced prac tice. He has a good legal mind, and is a high toned, honorable gentleman. The paper is radically Dtrmocratic. Its editorials are all sound, having more length than depth. (TO I!E COSTINVHW.) Itwouid be necessary to go back to the Biblical times to find the trace of a longevity so extraordinary as that of Capt. Alexander-Victorian-Narcissus Viroux of Belgium, who has just been put on the pension list by a Roy al command of the lGth September, 1859. What makes it more wonderful is that Mr. Viroux, born at Chimay Nov. 9, 1709,and who will consequently have attained the age of one hundred and fifty years the ninth of the last month, took the strange lancy of entering tho service the lGth o October, 1S30. But the independence of his country called him, and, in spite of his one hundred and twenty-one years, he did not hesitate to her defense. The military state pleasing him, as he felt young and vigorous, ho remained in its ser vice, and attained the rank of Captain. It is only in the last few days that he felt the de sire of retiring to the place wherein he first saw the light of day. The Richmond Enquirer so long ago as 1850, two years before Senator Seward made his famous "irrepressible conflict" speech at Rochester said; "Two opposite and conflicting forms of society cannot, among civilized men, co-exist and endure. The one must give way and cease to exist the other become universal. If lrce society be unnatural, immoral, and unchristian, it must fail and give way to slave society a social sys tem as old as the world, universal as man." Nobody trembled at that utterance, as threatening the integrity of the Union it was made by a Southern Democrat, and no harm could have been meant, O no. It is only when the universality of Freedom is, perhaps, fore shadowed that it is deemed necessary to re sort to Union-saving. Men sometimes think that the high, dark clifls of sorrow, will darken their stream of life forever : but suddenly the green and un dulating meadows spread faraway in pastoral beauty, and the daisies bloom along the bants where the willows hang with bending grace fulness. . ttr - non. John C. Breckinridge was on tho 12th instant elected United States Senator by tho Kentucky Legislature THE WIFE'S EXPERIMENT "Ma, why don't you dress up ?" asked little Nellie Thomton,as her mother finished brush ing the child's hair.and tying her clean apron. There Was a momentary surprise on Mrs. Thornton's face ; but she answered, careless ly. "Oh, no one cares how I look." "Don't Pa love to see you look pretty ?" persisted the child. The mother did not re ply, but involuntarily she glanced at her slov enly attire, the faded and worn calico dress and dingy apron, both bearing witness to an intimate acquaintance with the dish-pan and stove the slip-shod shoes, and soiled stock Ingsand she could not help remembering how she had that morning appeared with un combed hair, and prepared her husband's breakfast before he left home for the neighbor ing market town. "Sure enough !" And then Memory pointed back a few years to a neatly and tastefully dressed maiden, some times busy in her father's house, again min gling with her young companions, but never untidy in her appearance,1 always flush and blooming; and this she knew, full well, was a picture of herself, when Charles Thornton first won her young heart. Such was the bride he had taken to his pleasant home how had matured life fulfilled the prophecy of youth ? She was still comely in features, graceful in form, but few would call her handsome or an accomplished woman ; lor, alas ! all -other characteristics of the woman were overshad owed by this repulsive trait. Yet she' loved to see others neat, and her house and children did cot seem to belong to her, so well kept and tidy did they always look. As a house keeper she excelled and her husband was long in acknowledging. to .himself the unwelcome fact be had married an incorrigible sloven. When, like too many other ytung wives, she began to grow negligent in regard to her dress.he readily excused her in his own mind, and thought she is not well,' or 'she has so much to do ;' and perceiving no abatement in his kind attentions, she naturally concluded he was perfectly satisfied. As her family cares increased, and she went less into company, she became still more careless of her personal appearance, and contented herself with seeing that nothing was lacking which could contrib ute to the comfort of her husband and children, never supposing that so trivial a matter as her own apparel could possibly affect their happi ness. All this chain of circumstances hith erto unthouglit of passed betore her, as the little prattler by her side repeated the query, 'l)on;t Pa love to see you look pretty " "Yes, my child," she answered, and her resolves were taken she would try an experi ment, and prove whether Mr. Thornton were really indiflerent on the subject, or not. Giv ing Nellie a picture book with which to amuse herself, she went to her own room, mentally exclaiming at any rate, I'll never put on this rig again not even washing day. She pro ceeded to her clothes-press and removed one dress after another ; some wete ragged, others faded, all out of style, and some unlit to wear; at length she found one which had long ago been laid aside, as 'too light to wear about the house.' It was a nice French print, rose col ored and white, and she remembered had once been a favorite with her husband. The old adage, 'fashion comes round in seven years,' seemed true in this case ;-for the dress was made in the then prevailing style. "This is just the thing," she thought, and she hastened to perform her toilet, saying to herself, I must alter my dark gingham to wear in the mornings, and get it all ready be fore Charh s comes home.' Then she releasad her long, dark hair from its imprisonment in a most ungraceful twist, and carefully brushing its still glossy waves, she plaited it in tho broad braids which Charles used so much to admire in the days ot her girlhood. The un wonted task brought back many reminiscences of those vanished years, and tears glistened in her eyes as she thought of the many chan ges Time had wrought in those she loved, butshe murmured, "What hath sadness like tho change that in ourselves we find." In that hour she lealized how an apparently trivial fault had gained the mastery over her, and imperceptibly had planted a barrier between her and the one she best loved on earth; true, he never chided her, never apparently noticed her altered appearance ; but she well knew he no longer urged her going into society, nor did he seem to care about receiving his friends at his own house.although he was a social man and had once felt proud to introduce his young wife to his large circle of acquaintances. Now,they seldom went out together except ing to church, and even dressing for that was generally too much of an effort lor Mrs, Thorn ton, she would stay at home 'to keep house,' after preparing her little ones to accompany their father, and the neighbors soon ceased ex pecting to meet her at public worship or in their social gatherings and so, one be one, they neglected to call on her until but very few of the number continued to exchange friendly civilities with her. She had wonder ed at this, had felt mortified and pained here tofore ; now she clearly saw it was her own fault, the veil was removed from her eyes, and the mistake of her life was revealed in its true enormity. Sincerely did she repent of her past error, calmly and seriously resolved on future and immediate amendment. Meanwhile her hands were not idle, and nt length the metamorphosis was complete. The bright pink drapery hung gracefully about her form, imparting no unusual brilliancy to her complexion her best wrought collar was fas tened with a costly brooch, her' husband's wed ding gift, which had not seen the light for many a day. Glancing once moro at her mir ror, to be certain her toilet needed no more finishing touches, she. took her sewing, and went to the sitting-room. Little Nellie had wearied of her picture book, and was only plaving with the kitten. As Mrs. Thornton entered she clasped her hands in childish de light, exclaiming, 'Oh, Ma, how pretty !' and running to her, kissed her again and again, then drew her little chair close to her side, and eagerly watched her as she plied her nee dle, repairing the gingham dress. J ust before it was completed, Nellie's brothers came from school, and pausing at the half open door, Willie whispered to Charlie, 'I guess we ve got company ,for mother's all dressed up. It was with mingled emotion of pleasure and pain that Mrs. Thornton observed her children were unusually docile and obedient, hasten ing to perform their accustomed duties with out being even reminded of them. Children are natural! and unaffected lovers of the beautiful, and their intuitive perceptions M not often suffer from comparison with tho o pinions of mature worldly wisdom. It was with new feeling of admiration that tbese children now looked upon their mother, and seemed to consider it a privilege to do some thing for her. It was 'let me get the kindlings,- 'I will make the fire,' and 'may I fill the tea kettle V instead of, as was some times the case, 'need I do it ?' 'I don't want to.' why can't Willie ?" Nellie was too small to render much assist ance, but she often turned from the frolic with her kitten to look at her mother, and utter some childish remark expressive of joy and love. At last the clock struck the hour when Mr. Thornton was expected, and his wife pro ceeded to lay the table with usual care, and to place thereon several viands of which she knew he was particularly fond. Meanwhile let us form tho acquaintance of the absent husband and father, . whom we find in the neighboring town, just completing his day's traffic. He is a fine looking, middle aged man, with an unmistakable twinkle of kindly feeling in his eye, and the line of good humor plainly traced about his mouth we know at a glance that he is cheerful and indul gent in his family, and are at once preposses sed in his favor. As he is leaving the store, where he has made his last purchase for the day, he is accosted in a familiar manner by a tall gentleman just entering the door, lie re cognizes an old friend, and exclaims: "George Morton, is it you ?" The greeting is mutual ly cordial ; they were "friends in boyhood and early youth, but since Mr. Morton had been practicing law in a distant city, they had sel dom met, and this is no place. to exchange their many answers. Mr. Thornton's fine span of horses and light "democrat" is standing near by, and it needs but little persuasion to induce Mr. Morton to accompany his friend to his home, which he had never yet visited. The conversation is lively and spirited they recall the feats or their school days, the expe rience of after life, and compare their present position in the world, with the golden future of which they used to dream. Mr. Morton is a bachelor very fastidious in his taste as that class of individuals are prone to be. The re collection of this flashes on Mr. Thornton's mind as they drive along to their destination. At once his zeal in the dialogue abates, he be comes thoughtful and silent and does nut urge his team onward, but seems willing to afford Mr. Morton an opportunity to admire the beau tiful scenery on either hand the hills and val leys clad in their iresh verdure of June, while the lofty mountain ranges look blue in the dis tance, lie cannot help wondering if they will find his wife in the same sorry predicament in which he left her that morning, and involunta rily shrinks from introducing so slatternly a personage to his refined and cultivated friend. But it is now too late to retract his polite invitation they are nearly at the old home stead one field more and his fertile farm with its well kept fences, appears In vfew. Yonder is his neat white house, surrounded with elms and maples. They drove through the large gateway, the man John comes from the barn to put out the horses, and Mr. Thornton hur ried up the walk to the piazza, leaving his friend to follow at his leisure he must sec his wife first, and if possible hurry her out of sight before their visitor enters. He rushes into the sitting-room words cannot express his amazement there sits the very image of his lovely bride, and a self-conscious blush mantles her cheek as he stoops to kiss her with words of joyful surprise, " Why, Ellen ?" He has time for no more, George Morton has followed him, and he exclaims Ha! Char ley, as lover like as ever hasn't the honey moon set yet ?" and then h-j is duly presented to Mrs. Thornton, who under the pleasing ex citement of the occasiou, appears to far better advantage than usual. Tea is soon put upon tho table, and the gentlemen do ample justice to the tempting repast spread before them. A happy rneal it is to Charles Thornton, who ga zes with admiring fondness over his still beau tiful wife. Supper over, Mr. Morton coaxes little Nellie to sit on his lap, but she soon slides down, and climbing her fathers' knee, whispers confidentially, "Don't mamma look pretty " He kisses her and answers, "Yes, my darling." The evening passed pleasantly and swiftly away, and many a half-furgotton smile of their life pilgrimage is recalled by some way-mark which still gleams bright in the distance. They both feel better for their interview, and determined never to become so like strangers again. Mr. Morton's soliloquy as he retires to the cosy apartment appropriated to his use, is "Well this is a happy family! What a lucky fellow Charley is such a handsome wife and children and she is so good a housekeep er too ! May be I'll settle down some day myself which pleasing idea that night min gled with his visions. The next morning Mr. T. watched his wife's movements with some anxiety ho could not bear to have her destroy the favorable impres sion which he was certain she made on his friend's mind, and yet some irresistable im pulse forbado his offering any suggestion or alluding in any way to tho delicate subject so long unmentioned between them. But Mrs. M. needed no friendly advicp with true womanly tact she perceived the advantage she had gain- ed, and was not at all inclined to relinquish it. The dark gingham dress, linen collar and snowy apron formed an appropriate and be coming morning attire for a housekeeper, and the table afforded the guest no occasion for al tering his opinion in regard to the skill or af fability of his amiable hostess. Early in tho forenoon Mr. Morton took leave of his hospi table friends, being called away by pressing affairs of business. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton returned to their ac customed avocations, but it was with renewed energy, and new sense of quiet happiness, no less deeply felt because unexpressed. A day or two afterwards Mr. Thornton invited his wife to accompany him to town, saying he thought she might like to do some shopping, and she, with no apparent surprise, but with heartfelt pleasure, acceeded to the proposal. The following Sabbath the village gossips had ample lood for their hungry eyes, (to be di gested at the next sewing society,) in the ap pearance of Mrs. Thornton at church clad in plain, but rich costume, an entire new outfit, which they could not deny "made her look ten years younger." This was the beginning of the reform, and it was the dawning of a brighter day for trm husband and wife of our story. True, hjyfe, of long standing are not conquered in.fhom or a month ; and very often was r tolerated ton tempted to yield to theirfinst their ic sway.but she fought violent them: 'An air fluence, and in time vang"g(ore unknown, "now of taste and elegartfj' and year after year pervaded their''' ... the liuks of affection whiah united them as a family grew brighter and purer, even radiating the holy spirit of a Christian home. But it was not until many years had passed away, and our little Nellie a . lovely maiden, was about to resign her place as pet in her fa ther's household, and assume a new dignity in another's home, that her mother imparted to her the story of her own early errors, and earnestly warned her to beware of that insidi ous foe to domestic happiness disregard of little things and kissing her daughter with maternal pride and fondness, she thanked her for those simple, child-like words,which chang ed the whole current of her destiny "Don't Pa like to see you look pretty ?" WHO'S TO DO IT 1 Mariners always anticipate stotmy weather in passing the Great Capes. It is alike true of Ilattems and the Horn. The Ship of State has similar perils to encounter. We were launched upon the stormy Atlantic of our present voyage, and plunged into its billows, by those two renowned political navigators, Commander Pierce and Pilot Douglas. We have had a stormy, but on the whole a suc cessful passage thus far. We'bave passed our Ilatteras, and are now facing the" gales and braving the storms of our Horn. There is commotion among the passengers, and a little threatened mutiny ; but the good ship is tight, staunch, and strong, and the voices of a vali ant alid indomitable crew ring loud and clear above the tempest, "Cheery, boys !" "Cheery, boys!" "All's right, all's well!" We 'are rapidly passing on to the broad Pacific, where the mists and snows, the winds and tlie storms of onr voyage will be forgotten in pbcid and peaceful waters. We cannot hearken to voi ces that exaggerate our perils, nor to counsels that bid us turn back. With loins girded and spirits high, and a craft that has hitherto borne the brunt of every conflict, without opening a seam or shivering a spar, we confidently count upon a successful and happy termination to our present enterprise. This figurative exposition of the condition of public affairs needs no interpretation. In our political concerns, there are always plenty of people to magnify small national disorders and to create imaginary ones. Just now, the effort to do this is in very busy hands. But, as heretofore, it will soon die out. John Brown's ghost will soon be laid, and then all will be quiet again. So soon as our more youthful and ardent members of Congress get lairly warm in their seats, and begin to feel the sedative physical influences that flow from luxurious eating and drinking, when the Christ mas holidays shall come, we shall witness a marked abatement of the existing flurry of speech at Washington. And when the Union saving meetinss in our large cities shall be over, our agitated respectabilities and quiver ing devotees of Trade will subside into their usual dull routine. People profess to be fright ened, and to see portents in the sky, and to tremble for some imaginary future of insur rection, and rebellion, and disunion, and civil war, and we do not know what other extrava gance. But it is the tremor of chronic timid ity, the apprehension of very dull minds and very weak netves. Who is to be the authors of these calamities", whence they are to come, how they are to come, nobody can tell, nobody knows. Certain it is, the fifteen millions of people in the North propose nothing, abso lutely nothing, but to mind their own busi ness. There is not a bomb, nor a shell, nor a pike, (except intellectual ones.) preparing in all our borders for any illegal or improper pur pose whatever. People have said John Brown was a brave man, and exhibited moral quali ties that were an omament to human nature. This is the head and front of i"orAem offend ing no more. How is it with the nine mil lions of the South ? Are they going to pro voke or bring on a conflict, to cry havoc, and let slip tlie dogs of war? Do they want any more agitation at home than they have got ? Is not all niggerdoni sufficiently excited alrea dy ? Does not Mr. Wise say that neither life nor property is worth having in Virginia in the existing state of alarm and trepidation ? Docs not Mr. Senator Chesnut say that the South Iks bleeding aud powerless? Who, then, is to bring on these imaginary honors that torment the imagination' of our terror struck old women in pantaloons ? RicnT Password bit Wro.vo Smell. A high officer of the Sons of Temperance pre senting himself with the smell of grog he had been drinking, upon him, at the door of a Division' for admission, was waited upon by an Irish sentinel, to whom he gave the pass word, when the following passed : "Sir'r," saiij he,"an' ye's Mister O' Wright the Ghrand Worthy Pathriarch of the State of Khaintucky, I do be after belavin." "Yes," said Jim, "yon are perfectly right my friend, but why do you ask the question !" "To tell yez the truth, then sir, and shame the devil," slid Pat, "yez do be having the right password for a Son of Timperance, en tirely, but by the Howly Virgin,and the bless ed Saint Patherick.yez got tho wrong smell." Jews in the Uxited States. The Israelite population in the UnitedStates is estimated at about two hundred thousand sonls, who have established one hundred and seventy syna gogues. Of these, forty thousand dwell in the city of New York, and alone outnumber the the entire Hebrew population risident in tho British Isles. Of this aggregate about three fourths is derived from the immigration of the preceding twenty years.' In Europe the ladies of the first circles who attend church, dress in common cheap calico. - - The idea is to encourage the poor.who can" i dress j in "purple and fine linen," to go-ay i .' . . . . vine worship who are oftentimes us those because their clothes are not as " of their neighbors. . . , ,t1 on on trial forthe IlenryJumpctrs.whoJe murder of Sophia last twenty days .tiated remains were found Warner (whoso, Hudson River Railroad de- in a barrel atuk, in the Spring or 18-38,) was pot, at Nat Chicago, on the 12th inst. acqn' if is noticed as a somewhat curious coinci- .. . .1 J. . 1 . f i f.rklIIrtfT ttm . m. -.:r...A.; n rharlnston. ' the22d if 'April, is the birthday of Mr. Bu- i cnanan ana aenaior uuugi. , c- a-T 1 ' 1 , "In union there is strength," as the land lady taid when she mixed lard with butter for her boarders. WASHINGTON IEVIira. We publish below an interesting and amns ing letter in regard to the ancestors of tho well-known and popular writer, Washington Irving, w ho died a few weeks since. It is sta ted that full researches made a few years since prove that the father of Irving was born in Shapinshay, one of the Orkney Islands, emi grated to New York in 17C0, and died in 1798i " that the family from which Washington Irving descended can be traced back as far as 1422. -and that the Irving Clan is mentioned in the history of Scotland during the reign of James I, and in the ballads of Sir David Lindsay, ono of Scotland's earliest poets. The Sir Robert Strange, to whom allusion -is made in the letter, was an eminent engraver, -the founder of the branch of the art called his- -torical engraving. He was born in the Ork- ney Islands, and leaned engraving in Edin bnrg. He joined the pretender in the rebel-" lion of 1745, and after th? defeat and ront of tlie Pretender's army, wandered a fugitive in ' the Highlands. He was finally pardoned, and then went to London. He visited France and1 Italy, and was made a member of the Royal : Academy of Painting in Paris,and of the learn ed schools of Florence, Rome and Bologna. He returned to England, made valuable im- ' provements In the art of engraving, rose to dis- ' tinction, and was created a Knight by Georgo the Third. It is said that he and Irving's fa ther were blood relations. The Irvings of Orkney were cadets, or youn ger biothers of the Irvings of Drum, which is " prt;ven by coats of arms appended to old Char- " ters. Coats of arms are not held in high es-" timation in the United States, and yet, in tho ' Old World, when well authenticated, they are useful and instructive, for they are good evi dence in regard to property and familes. They were first invented ai.d used at a period when ' reading and writing were confined to the cler gy and a few of the highest class of society. The coat of arms was the cognizance, or badge, by which a person or family could be distinct ly marked and known. The illustrious author ol that exquisite book, "B-acebridge Hall," has a right to emblazon all the stars of our Na tional Flag on his escutcheon, lor he has in structed, humanized and refined his own coun trymen, and elevated American character in the estimation of the enlightened world. The name of Irving appears to havo been also spelled Irvine, Irven, Irwyn and Erving. We presume that the Im ins and Irvings, scat tered over Pennsylvania, are descended lrom the same original stock or clan as Washington Irving. The Irwms, of.the North of Ireland, are of the same Scotch origion. The ances- -tors of many of them settled in Ireland du- -ring the time of Cromwell, and obtained -grants of land from the Protector. WASniXGTON IRVING'S ASCKSTOa. Dear Sir : I see, from a paragraph now go--ing the rounds, copied from the Xorthe n Kn sig.i. that Mr. Petiie, county clerk of Orkney, has discovered that Washington Irving," tho -celebrated writer, is an Orkney man by. des cent. Mr. Petrie says "Along with other gentlemen, I have been engaged for the last six or eight months in tracing the pedigree of Washington Irving; and we have iound.from the manuscripts (most of them in my possession) and other sources; that his father was born in Shapinshay, emi grated to New-York about 17G0, and died in 1798, leaving a large fortune. The Rev. P. P. Irving was here about three weeks, and car ried away with him a table of the family des cent, tracing I hem back to 1122, and subscrib ed by Sheriff Robertson and myself. Tho Orkney Irvings are descendants of the Irvings of Drum, as appears from the coat of arras, appended to charters, &c." Some years ago, a weather-beaten old Shields sailor gave me the following particulars : William and Peter Irven or Irvine, brothers, -wore born in Shapinshay, Orkney, about the middle of last century. William took to the sea ; Peter was bred a tailor. The former got on rapidly, and, having acquired a great for tune, while yet a young man, settled in New- . York seventy or eighty year3 ago. Peter,who remained in his native island, niar:iod,! -and had five daughters, of whom the youngest; Sa rah, the onl one of the lot who entered ;the married state, w as named after her uncle's wife in America. She espoused George Fowles; mariner, belonging to Durness, and had seven children, of whom the oldest. Thomas, my in formant, now living in Shield, is about sixty years old. The rich American uncle had a son, whom be named after tho illustrious pa triot Washington ; and this individual is the world re nowned author of the '-Sketch Book" and "Bracebridge Hall." In Dennistf n's Memoirs of Sir R; Strange, some additional facts are given : "John of Ir wyn had landed possessions of Holm, in Ork ney, in 1338, when tho country was still an ap pendage of the crown of Denmark and Nor way. The Irvines of Sebay are very frequent-. ly mentioned in the times of 'Robert and Pat- t rick Stewart, Earls of Orkney, "and' suffered very severely from the outrages of these ra- pacious nobles. -They became extinct in the direct male line tempore Charles. I ; but ono collateral branch had immediately betore set--tled in the island of Sandy, and another, th Irvines of Gairstay, in the island of Sh"'' shay. They lett the estate of Gairstay cn" generations back, and sank down J"U ? e dition of nitre peasants, tenar . as where some of them" reside " the Proprietor there latelv with Mr. out thT oU "n.d or Shapinshay, who-? here was born Wil modest house of Washington Irving. I, liam Irvine singular that Sir Robert it not !- ihe aUthor of "Bracebridge Hall" 5traP.most clemonsiraiea oi wie same uiuuu i C:4.w!s, if Irving knew his pedigree could be p"& Q ! jonn iVwyn of lisT. 0 ualm and vindicate his Or. ,. , " wuun itweui. Tho Irvinps. Ir The Irvines, Irvins, or Irwins, though seem ing to derive their appellation from a place in Ayrshire, are connected with the old moss trooping Eurewings. of the southwestern Scot tish march. The latter are enumerated by Sir David Lindsay among tho Border clans: Taylors, Eurewings, and Ellwands, Speedy of foot and light of Lands. A branch of them settled early in the North and we find that the Irvines, along with t Keiths, Leslvs, Forbcses, aud other clanj ing at ennutv wiin liunuey ana -crro'-ia , James I., in his expedition to the iJ (Robertson's History Sco b,ndjlfBa0'CK1E. II I South Shields, October- ve others, breaks He that cannotfc must paM WmseV. idae over wm bridge oTcr Trhl the ' j'' -if-.,- - ) I: i : M- H s !.-; I i. nr L
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