CLE --., Volume TIL, ButSbu 31 H. C. HICKQg, Editor, a N. WORDEN, Printer. LEWISB URG, UNION CO., PA., NOV. 6, 1850. Whole Humber 344. RG LEW B CH RON The tewlsbarg Chronicle i iueJ iftty Wedne-Jiy morning at Lavrisburg, Union sounty. Fennylania. Tmm. $1 50 r jreir. for cah actually in d.snee.; $1.75. jui J within thru month ; $2 V til within the year ; $:.50 if nut paid More lha r eipire ; single numbeis, 5 cent. Sub ciiM:on for ii monthi or lea to be paid in Wnre. Discontinuance opionl with the i'uMi.her ricept when the rear I aid up. Advertiscoiei.U handsomely incited t 50 C- per -Uare one rk. month and $5 for a year ; a reduced price for longer advertim-ient. Twumjuaxe, $7; Mercantile advertisement not vicerdiiig one.fi.urlh of a eclumn, quarterly, $10. t'aiu-il adeeriisemenU and Jab worn to be paid fur when banded in or d.lieered. All romniunicatiori by m-iil mut come potl paid, accompanied by the ad "re nf the writer, to receive atteminn. Those rrlaling eicIuMvely to llie editorial Department, to hedirtcttd to H. I-. Hicciik, Erq, , Editor u.i all ou bu.-iness to be adureaaed to tile l ubumer. , OlnVe, Market &t. he'ween &"con '"and Third. O. X. WORlJEN. Publisher. Social Relations -Hie Daisy. BY LUUU El'itCITT. We liad no suspiriai thnt the ' learned i.I ksinitlt was a poet, until meeting with the foliowir g extract ficm his writings: b it :hi establishes his claims as a writer of poetical thoughts, at leust ; " You can ml go, into the meadow and pluck up a single daisy by the roots with out breaking up a society i f nice relation, tuid detecting a prii e'plo more exten-ive ud refined than mere gravitation. The l.i.m'ful of earth that follows the tiny roots of the little fl wer is rej tele with social tit' men Is. A little social drele had bten formed I itroui:'J that germ nating daisy. The sun team and the tk-w-drcp met there, and llie summer breeze came whispering thro' ihe lull grass to join the silent concert ; end the eurih took them to their bosom, an J introduced them to the dai-y germ ; ,ind they ail went to work to show that dower to the sun. E ':h minuted in the hi.t.ey of its influence, and they nursed ' ;he wee, canity thing," with an aliment that mad it grow. " And when it lilted its eyes toward the sky, they wove a soft carpet of grass fur its feet. And the sun saw it through the green leaves, and smiled as he passtd on. The daisy lifted up its head, and one morn ing, while the sun was looking upon the Jems, it put on its silver-rimmed diadem, rind allowed its yellow petals. Aiid it nodded to the lutlo birds that ire swimming in the sky. And all of them that had silver-lined wings came ; and birds in black, and gray, and qu.iker brown came ; and the querulous blue-bird, and tho ourleiying jelluw-bird came, and ich eurg a native air at the coronation of that daisy. Every thing that sung or shone upon that modest flower was a memlier of that room! circle, and conspired to its harmony and added to its music. Heaven, earth, ky and sea, were its compan'on ; the sun and stars walked hand in hand with it, as kindly as if they never saw anoher da:sy, r hud another companion."' Student. Satanic Literature. A publishing house in New York, which lately issued an immoral novel, has been -omp I'td, by the cen-ures of the press, to m nd out a card apologizing for their con duct, assigning as their excuse that they piioted the wr.rk wiihrut reading it, the ie;.utaion of the author being so high that I'ny did not imagine he would write any thing impure. This compelled retraction n ay be regarded as a signal triumph of the mural pres.s over, the Satanic literature. We learn, in connection with this fact, th.it what are called the ' flash'' newspa pers are filling off largely in circulation. I: has been a mailer of astonishment to us, tnJeed, that so much pa'ronage whs a Hor ded to these corrupt and scandalous jour nal, non-U, and other improper works 1 1 the day. We arc glad, therefore, to no lice this reaction against them. Perhaps there is no position so responsible as that of the editor of a w idely-circul ted news paper; for there is none in which he can d-i so much either to improve or injure the morals of the community. Scarcely the pulpit itself exercises so great an influence. The publishers of immoral book, and the edi'ors of scandalous journals are worse, iu some respects, than the felons who are weekly sent from the criminals' dock to the Penitentiary for they do indefinitely more harm to the Stale. We hail, there fore, with unmitigated pleasure ihe decline of Satanic literature. Evening Bulletin. Clkhical CosgisTKNcr. Under pre tence cf a fancied 'divine rigfit.'lo censure and browbeat ether people in season and out of season for the rightful exercise of their own judgment and conscience, in doing this, and that, and the other thing ; and then straightway turn a sun ersettnd do the very things jus! before an recklessly condemned. Verily, a model example, (his, for the 'rest of mankind.' LiTm.a's Eioqfexce. He grasped tta iron trumpet of his mother tongue, the good old Saxon the language cf noble thought and high resolve and blew a blast that shook the nation from Rome to w Orin-eja. "SIN NO DOBS." n a. t. comic Stn no morr, Ust a vxwu thing come upon tht" Art thou young, yet hast aot aleea Dewy bud ami bloom to Hi-aviru F Tarryert till life ' morn be o'er Fan, or re the bolt be driven Sin no morel Art thou aard? Rcek'rt thou power! K&nlc or eokl of dim the dower? Fame to wreathe thy wrinkle hoarl Dotard! death ban? o'er thy hour! Sin no more I Art thou bletwrd f False joys caret thee. And the world embrace pre the To it hot heart's cankered core; Waken! Heaeeu alone can bleas thee. Bin no morel Art thon wretched Hath each morrow Sjovn it sin to reap it sorrow f Turn to lleavi-n ivpcnt adore ; llope new lisrht from Faith can borrow- rJin no morel May a meik and rapt derotiow Fill Uiy heart, a wares the oa-an, ttlassinz li rayon from shore to shore! Thru wilt thou calmed each emotion bin no more. Susquehanna Telegraph Company. At a meeting of tho Stockholders of the " Susquehanna River and North and West Itraoch Telegraph Company," held at the Montour House, iu ihe Borough cf Dan ville, Montour Co., oil Tuesday, the 15ih day if October, A. D. 1950, the following persons were elected officers of the said company for the ensuing year : A. C. Uoex, of Philadelphia, President; T. O. Van Allen, Danville, Treasurer; A. r. Kussel, Danville. Secretary. DIRECTORS. C. M. Reid, of Erie Co.; Win. Cameron. Union ; Josiah W. Enn.Luzcrne; Roberi Fnrief, Lycmning ; Gen. Wm. Ayres, Dauphin; XV. Murl'ck, Philadelphia; Dr. A. B. Wilson, Columbia ; J. Porter Biawley, Crawford ; Peter B.ildy, Mon tour ; Sam I. M'Cortnick, Clinton ; bim'l. R. Wood. Northumberland ; S. D. Phelps, v vrminif : Gen. James Irvin. Centre : Benj. Hartshorn, Cleartield. This Company have already erected their line from Danville to Berwick, thence by llazelton to VVilks Barre and Pittston. The different officers on the line are now doing a very good business. We under stand it is their intention at an early day to extend the line from Danville to Like Erie, by Northumberland, Lewisburg, Milton, Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Clearfield, Brookville and Meadville, to Erie, there connecting with the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and all the western and south-western lines, provided that the citizens along the line will sub scrillhe amount of stock, required for its construction. If the citizeiiS of Northum berland, Lewisburg and Miltor. rail to sub scribe the requisite amount of stock, then ihe line will go via Muncy to Williamsport, &c. The officers are confident that the stock, of this coirpany will be a profitable inttttment, while at the same time it gives all the towns having stations,! he advantage of direct commu nicatif n wiih the Atlantic cilies, and all the principal cities and towns in the United Slates. This line, so far as made, is built in the most substantial and durable iranner.with standing the most violent storms, while other lines have been shattered. Danville iitelligtncer. From " IIMory of Denominatkras in the United State." History of the Ornish or Amish Church. BT SHEM ZOOK, OF MIFFLIN COUNTT. Ornish, or Amish, is a name which was. in the United States, given to a society ol Mennonites, but who are not known by that name in Europe, the place from which hey originally came. la many parts of Germany and Switzerland, where they are still considerably numerous, they are there sometimes, for the purpose of distinction, called Hooker Mennonites, on account ol wearing hooks on their clothes : another party of Mennonites being, for similar rea sons, termed Button aiennonues. I ne principal difference between these societies consists in the (ormer being more simple in their dress, and more strict in their dis cipline. In their religious points of wor ship, the different denominations of Menn onites vary but little from other Protestants. They consider the Scriptures as the only rule of faitb, and maintain that the sorest mark of a true church is the sanctity of its members. They have regular ministers and deacons, who are not allowed to receive fixed salaries; in their religious assemblies, however, every one lias the privilege to ex hort, and expound the Scriptores. Baptism is administered to adults, infants not being considered proper subjects', and is adminis tered by pouring water upon the subjects head The Lord's Supper is administered in commemoration ofthe death of our Sa vior, it is considered unlawlul to take an outh on any occasion, as well as to repel force by force ; and they consider war, in all iis shapes, as unchristian and unjust. Charity is -with them a religious duty, and none of their members are ever allowed to become a public charge. ' Great injustice has been done the Men nonites by Protestants as well n bf Catho lic writers, by imputing to. I hern doctrines which they never he'd with regard to the incarnation of Christ upon earth. Thai Menno Simon was charged with entertain ing peculiar sod an vBjrrnntavnnpiaiosa) res- peeling these matters is true, (doctrines which we deem improper to mention, but an account of which may Le found by re (erring to' article Anabaptist, in the Ency clopedia Americana ;) but it is well known to all acquainted with ihe written or works of Menuo S.mon, (h it if hi-t wrii'en decla rations are to be receited as an evidence of his opinions, then the said charges are en tirely gratuitous, and without foundation in fact. The Meunoutics have also Im.-cii charged with having originated with the Anabaptists of Munster, and have frequent ly been confounded with the followers of Bockhold, John of Ley den, and David Jo ris. This charge isetti:illy and totally in- cori'cct. It is not a med that many oi those who had been misled by those fan a ties, ultimately joined the Mennonitei; but they were not admitted into their soci ety until they had wholly repudiated the wild and fanatical notions ofthe Munsteriies The mnny, and ortenhitter, controvenses which look place during the time of the Reformation, not only between Catholic and Protestant writers, but often between the Protestants themselves, added to the fact that the history of the Mennonites has hitherto been written by the wriiera of other sects, readilv account for the mis statements and incorrect accounts respect ing the origin, history, and religious opin ions of the Mennonites. The name Amish or O.nish was derived from Jacob Amen, a native of Amenthal, in Switzerland, a rigid Mennonite preacher of the seventeenth century ; but that he was not the founder ofthe sect will be evi dent from the fact, that the society who are in the United Slates wrongfully called Amish or Ornish, still rigidly adhere lo ihe Confession of Faith which was adopted at Durtretcht, in Holland, A.D. 1632. (before the lime of Jacob Amen,) by a General Assembly of ministers of the Religious de nomination who were at that time and in that place called Mennonites, (after Menno Simon, an eminent preacher and native ol Fr.eslandt in Holland,) but who were, (as has been well established by writers of the seventeenth century,) prior to that time, at different periods, known by the names of ilenricians, Petrobrusians, and Waldenses. The number of the milder Mennonites in the Uniied States is computed at 120,000, while that of the ri"id Mennonites is not supposed to exceed 51)00. DODGE'S EMPEBIENT. BT FALCON BRIDGE. The hero of the following narrative is Ossian E. Dodge, the celebrated Boston Vocalist who paid $M5, for the first ticket to Jenny Linds' first concert in Boston. Dodge, the eccentric and unequalled delineator ; or, as the ladies call him, the " incomparably ugly man,'' appeared "on change" again last week aid the next eve ning after his appearance, Milhken s fash ionable saloon Dodge's head quarters, was at an early hour densely crowded with the members ol the order," to listen to the rib tickling account of the many inci dents ever to be met with in the life of a Concert Singer. Many a lime, and ofi, have we shaken our sides with uncontrollable laughter, as the tormenting sentences ofdry and spon taneous wit, fell from the lips of the joker, ' as unconcerned and as careless as drops ol spray from the overhanging cliffs at Ni agara. But few. however, of the many rich things related by him in our presence have left the laughter in us, like the following ; but in order to be fully appreciated, the readers should $ee Dodge tell the story. Dodge, some years Hgo about the time he quit teaching the art of wax-fruit and flower-making, and, fortunately, took up that of concerting, at which profession he has, according to repute, amassed an inde pendent fortune made a break across the mountains, and one fine morning found himself in the city of Cincinnati. Here he took passage in the afterward unlucky steamer the H c .bourn down to Memphis,Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans. . The boat was densely crowded, being stowed full on deck with agricultural im plements, horses, cord-wood, Dutch emi grants, and other hardware; while the abin overhead was filled up with trunks, band boxes, carpet-bags, umbrellas, gals and boys, men and women, and such like plunder. - The boat shoved out, nrrrt tier swivel and away she headed down s ream, while her old pipes breathed forth a cook, cook. cook, which fairly caused the surrouudiog hills to echo again Afier supper. Dodge having, by letter of introduction, made the acquaintance of a verv useful personage, the captain of the boat, they, arm in arm, look a peep in the ladies' saloon : it was quite full.a'nd one of the ladies was play'mg p' elegantly. while some others, hating greater taste for vocal than instrumental music, were hamming over a few ofthe Unfashionable productions of Balle, Glover, Dempster, and other eminent composers. The Captain and Dodge stood for some time in respectful silence, when the lady at the piano very politely requested aid lo assist her in that glorious, soul-exbilara ting, never-dying old duet, the " Canadian Boat Song." This was Dodge's re? ; he ery readily stepped forward, nod begged permission to lead fiffl If you please, sir," said the lady whose angeliferous voice, Dodge vows, nearly took away his breath. Our hero pitched into the " Boatman" like a load of coal, and says that, united with the angelic voice ofthe Mississippi nightingale.he fair ly made Rome howl.'' After the Boatman, came a few selec tions from the Operas lately published and ihe night now being far advanced, to wind up, Dode was obliged to favor the ladies with a description of his trip to Niag aia Falls. "Old fellow," says the Captain, meeting Dodge in ihe social hall about mid-night ; " you got along swimmingly among the ladies why, you sing like a bird." " O yes I sing a little," says Dodge, " And, egad, you thumbed that lady's g litar into fits .'" " Well, I ra-nthcr guess I did torture it torn," replied Dodge ; "but tell me. Cap tain, who is that lady dressed in black, that sings like a nightingale, and plays with the finish and perfection of a professor ? The Captain (being a noted wag, and the terror of all jokers on the Mississippi river,) suddenly conceived the idea of idl ing the Yankee with a joke which should en me "high" among the New Englanders. in ages to come, as a model " sell.' " i nat laay, my Gear leilow, is a a idow !w You don't say so !' says Dodge. " Yes, but I do, though, and, more than that, she's rich ! rich as mud, sir rich as mud ! worth seventy-five thousand dollars ! young and beautiful, into the bargain ! a good chance for a Yankee boy, just com mencing in life like you, sir I ' " She's certainly very beautiful," says Dodge. ' Beautiful as an angel !" says the Captain. "A very fine musician too.'says Dodge. ' Unequalled on the river," rejoined the Captain ; " sir, she sings like seraph I" ' How long has she been a widow V inquired Dodge. " A little over a year now, since her Captain w as placed under the sor1." Ah ! then her husband was a Captain, was he ?' says Dodg'. " Yes, he teas a Captain, but he got blowed up, poor fellow I This steam-boating is a risky business for a man that cares anything about life, sir ! risky business; but then if you yet the widow, and you can do it, sir, like a knife, if you only cotion up strong enough, for she likes you already ; I saw it in her eye you can re tire on some large plantation, and spend the rest of your days in indescribable and unbounded luxury." Well, Captain, hang me, if I aim a mind to spread myself for the young widow, and iry my hand at courting for the first time in my life." Go it, my boy, I'll back you with all ny influence ; if I wasn't already a mar ried man. I'd surely go in for that charm ing woman ; but you'll win young good looking "Don't, don t, if you please vptain." " Hang it. Dodge, don't be so modest !'' ' But, Captain, gas, soap, putty think of my feelings ! Then you sing and play like a book ; he widow love music, she loves music to distraction ; and now, my boy, strike white the iron is hot ! Why, sir, if I could sing and lead the guitar equal to you, I'd Hold on, Captain, hold on ; 1 under stand all about that ; but now tell me all about the young and beautiful widow; give me her name, age, and residence." Her name." replied the taptain, "Am- arantba Bronson ; age, about twenty-four; residence, New Orleans, and as we shall probably be about ten days running down, vou'll have a fine chance to exert yourself; so now take my advice, and make the best use of your time." will," says Dodge, and be didn t do anything else; for, always having an eye open, his suspicions were aroused by ihe Captain's attempt at flattery, and bis seem- ing disinterested endeavors to oring aooui a hasty avowal of love for the young and accomplished and really beautiful lady So. setting his wises to work, he lost but little lime in discovering that the Captain had been under the delightful chains of Hymen, but about two' weeks, and1 ihe DMaudo widow was no more nor less ibnn r . ... i r j r the identical, charming, raonzea wne oi ihe Captain. , Now, then," says Dodge to himself, as the Captain has platd a joke, he shan't bs disappointed; I'll only change. or slightly after the plot, and il I don't, in the end, give him a regular 'eye opener,' then he may have the pleasure of inform ing his friends bow be ' done the Yankee brown." Dodge had, something like a week pre vious, sent on his bills and advertisements to the editors at Natchez, stating that he would be at that stirring little town duriog the races, and would, at fifty cents a ticket treat the inhabitants and visitors with a series of mirthful, musical and social en tertainments. Not letting any person on board know at what place he intended to stop, telling ihe Captain he would settle hi fare when he left the boat, he improved every spare moment with the widow over tie music and piano, until the old steamer came pul ling alongside of the levee at Natchez. Ascertaining from the Captain lhat the steamer would leave in about three-quar ters of an hour, he gave his biggage in charge rf a resident in town, who was just about leaving the boat. Then, watching the Captain until he had entered ihe counting-room of one of the large stores under the hill, for which he occasionally brought goods from New Orleans, the vocalist im mediately went to the Captain's wife, and very coolly informed her that, through a mismanagement of one of the agents, the boat would be obliged to remain about twenty-four hours at Natchez, and that her husband had accordingly accepted an invitation of some friends to visit the race-ground, and wished the vocalist to come up, as soon as convenient, in a ear ria.e.wiih the Captain's w ife. -Not dream ing of anything wrong, the lady hastily threw on her" shawl and bonnet, and de clared herself ready for a start. Stepping on shore, Dodge hailed a colored coach man, gave him a shining doubloon, and, n a smothered voice, ordered him lo drive ten miles in an easterly direction, and then, without a single question, turn round, and slowly return. Leaving Djdge and his fair companion to enjoy their pleasant drive, after a tedi ous confinement in a noisy and clattering steamer, we will now return to the Captain, who at the appointed lime gave ihe stea mer bell the accustomed number of rings, hauled in the plank, bid a good day to his friends, and shoved out into the muddy river. Afier seeing lhat the additional freight was well balanced, ropes and chains prop erly stowed sway, and every thing, in sai lor's phrase, " all taut," which occupied nearly an hour, the Captain entered the ladies' saloon to scrutinize his new passen gers, and pass an agreeable half-hour with his sweet and affectionate wife. Not seeing his lady, he repaired to her state room, where be found the usual vari- ty of out and inside dresses, nighi-cap, slippers, stocking", etc., uui no wue ; whereupon, feeling a little uneasy, (the honey-moon not yet being passed,) a gen eral search was made, from stem to stern, in the old steamboat, but without the least success. For a moment, the Captain stood like a statue. A thought struck him : w Here was Dodge t Some one remarked that he had not been seen since the boat left Natchez. With Ihe speed of a mad-man, the Captain rushed to the state-room of the Yankee singer, when to his utter astonish ment,' he found that ihe baggage had all disappeared, and on Ihe bed lay a letter, irected to Capt. of ihe steamer B-S. The letter was quickly torn open, when, to add still greater fury to his plirenzy, bis eyes fell on the following : Dear Sir : Thinking that you might possibly have the pleasure of relat ing to your Ineods.how you caught Dodge napped,' by persuading him to make a declaration of love to your talented and rulv accomplished ladv ; you tried your utmost, both by misrepresentation and per sonal influence, to get me in the meshes c f your skilfully woven net ; and thinking that when weareamooe the Romans, we are justified in doing as the Romans do, I have by ihe same metnoo, r-iaen possession of your beautiful wife: without her own or vow consent. lour laay snan receive mat menuou and kindness, lhat none other better than a Bostoniao, knows how to bestow : and on less vou conclude to "bout ship," acknowl edge the corn, and immediately take pos session or the prize, (wnicn between you and myself I consider the most manly and wisest course,)! shall, il it meets. tier ap proval, take her under my charge in the . ja .a . next steamer bound lor tne resceni tvity. " Yours forua, let it come at whose ex pense it may na horn. r r. . i . r 1: 18811 E VODCE, UOSIOn VOCBHSL " P. S. Enclosed you will find the amount of my fare, and inasmuch as 1 have taken possession oi your jar, n u perfectly fair that you should tasepos- session of trn Jure. In a voice of thunder, the Captain gave orders for the action of the engine to be reversed, and taking possession ol the puoi house himself, he bad for a time, an ei cellent opportunity of cooling himselfdown iota something likes state cm renociron ana ewsovv Being naturally of a generous and lively turn of mind, be was soon obliged to ac knowledge to himself, lhat ihe infernal Yankee" had outwitted him, and that after all, if his wife had received that attention, promised in the letter, it would be belter not to make a fool of himself, by a great splurge and show, but handsomely ac knowledge that be had been whipped by bis own weapons ; return the vocalist the amount of his fure, and then present him with a life-ticket for the steamer B..S., current at all seasons of the year. About I be time the Captain was raging the wildest. Dodge was explaining lo his fair companion ihe manner in which her lawful lord had compromised her honor and dignity by representing her as a widow and lite proper person to receive the addresses of young men. Little by little tho vocalist revealed the complicated plot from beginning to end, until the wholu was uiougui piuiuiy tu iignir' The lady trembled, wept violently for a few moments, and finally wound up wiih a merry laugh, exclaiming j O wont be b? angry fur a few minutes! Bnt he's a noble soul, and will, in half-an-hour afterward, be willing and happy lo forgive and Arget ; but he sAoV forget as long as I have a tongue lo hector him ! But, Mr. Dodge, hadn't we better have the driver hurry ? For the Captain will return immediately on the receipt of your note, I know he will ; fur, oh, sir, we are very fond of each other indeed we are." Dodge ordered the driver to increase his speed, and if he should discover a steamer coming up the river, to immediately inform i hem. D t's one comiu now, Massa," imrne diaiely replied ihe driver. " What's her name I" inquired Dodge. " I reckon Missa's from de Norf ! Don't know nigger can't read," rejoined ihe laughing prince of darkness. Dodge and his companion immediately took a view of the distant steamer from ihe window of the coach, and soon satisfied themselves beyondj-i doubt that she was none other (ban the identical B. S. "Where does Massa want nigga drive to, now ?" inquired the- wonder stricken but respectful driver. ' '" ' " To Natchez, under the Hill," replies Dodge, "and govern. yourself according to tne speed ol yonder steamer, as we wish to board her." "Yes, sab." As ihe bow-line was thrown ashore. Mr Dodge and the ptuedo wi Jow alighted from the carriage, and walked slowly toward ihe boat. The Captain, overcome wiih joy, sprang from the taffrail and soon had his bride clasped in bis arms. After a kiss and a few words in private, he turned round to Dodge, who stood looking on, like one convinced he had no right to enjoy the scene, and exclaimed ' My dear fellow, this is happiness, and no mistake ; but I'll own up, that I've been told i completely sold : and lhat vou'r too many for me altogether! and now, sir, if you II promise me that you'll never re- ate the facts of this esse, Soullfof Mason nd Dixson's line, you shall receive a ticket which shall entitle you to a cabin passage on my boat from the present time, to Ihe fall of 1 895-" I am much obliged to you. Captain, for the offer," replies Dodge, "but should prefer not to accept it, as jokes that are paid for are not, as a general thing, so long remcmbereiJ, or so well enjoyed, as those founded on affection for tho vidders.V s Hit again, by the great father of .wa ters," exclaimed the Captain, " but I'm now behind time, and must hurry tiff; so God bless you. my dear ftliow, but don't, amid the exciting scenes in concertizing, ever forget Capt , er ihe steamer B- or your tlvpemenl with another mant On his arrival at New Orleans, the vo calist found a letter in the Post-Office, con taining, together with the good wishes of the Captain and wife, an eluborattry fin- shed lid massive gold ring, on which was engraven the Captain's name and residence, and underneath, in very fine lettering, the simple but expressive sftord 'SOLD." Dodge showed us the ring, ar.'d amid the shouts of the fraternity, exclaimed. " Boys, I have preserved this ring, wiib great care and attention, for a wedding ififi, but havent yet found the woman who had the courage to offer herself, and it's all nonsense for me to mention the subject, for hey'd insist upon it 'Old Dodge' was co ra ng one of his jokes." Boston Museum, Swindling Hew York. The; New York Courier and Enquirer describes a new kind of swindling which they have recently got at in New York ci ly. Some mean-souled scamps advertise 500 girls wanted lo work on shirts, and when application is made the girls are told lhat a deposit of fl is required aa a guar anty for the safe return of the garment The deposit is made, and the cloth taken to be made into shirts at a MiDanca each. In due time they are returned, and the girls are told to come next day, after their work his been examined. They go next day for thejr pay, and are then Jold.iba'i their work was not well dune? that the cloth was spoiled that ihey can not have their pay, and tfiet the dollcr which I hey deposited will be kept to pay for the cloth they have spoiled. .Thus ihose men gat the work for nothing and maka a dollar be- - sides ; and next day they advertise as be fore, "300 girls wanted" and go through the same operation. And this ytem ' systematically pursued, the Courier sa. from week to week, throughout lh year, by many eatib'VimenU which transact an immense amount of business with the tra ding publie ; and what is still worse, those villanous frauds are notdeait with legally, because ms gist rates are unwilling to offend the wealthy and influential parties against whom the complaints are made, al the in stance of ihe friendless and moneyless fe males from whom I bey come. A fine sen of public mgistratss, and a nice sense of justice ! The British in India. It is customary for the British newspa pers, whenever they can find a shadow of an excuse for it, to assail this country it the most unmeasured terms. Indeed tdej are so eager to point out the mqin in our eye, lhat they continnaliy forget the beam in their own. When Scott was at Vera Cruz they were indignant that he should bombard the town, though be had given the women and children fair notice, several days before, o quit. They forgot the con duct of Wellington at San Sebast an, where the city was delivered up to sack, and where the most horrible atrocities were perpetrated by the British troops. The fart is, John Bull is very ready to censure oth er people's conduct, but not apt to tncod his own. At present he is disgracing him self in India. Since the close of the Sikh wsr, the troops there have fallen into a state of such disorder lhat Sir Charles Na pier, their late commander, has more then once called them a disgrace to humanity. Lately, at Alipore, a native village resent ed some insult to its women. In revenge for this the officers permitted a reckless mob of soldiers to sack the place. Houses were pulled down ; women publicly and ignominiously stripped ; the rings which females there wear in their noses were for cibly lorn away ; and one young woman whose condition should have made her an object of peculiar sympathy, wSs;; brutally run through with a bayonet, so that .1 died. These atrocities are hitherto un paralleled, at least in this nineteenth century. After this wa wish to bear n. more about American affairs from our transatlantic neighbors. It will not do for the Eriiish press, with such black stains ou the national character, to lecture other powers for comparatively venial o fie ores. Much less will it answer for that press to misrepresent fair dealing into foul, ana then denounce crimes never committed. PhUadclpMa Bulletin. Appropriation Bill The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill passed by Congress just before iu ad journment, amounts in the aggregate lo nearly eight millions nearly double lha usual amount. The following is a recapit ulation ot its items : Expenses of Congress, S78fi.000 2.4 Library,Annal.4olCongress,dc50,300 0O President and Vice President. 31,000 00 state uepnrt meat, 71,210 00 Treasury Department, proper, 33U.S20 00 Interior Department, S2I.507 75 Mar Department. 127.610 0(1 87.825 0l 96.720 0(1 211.527 00 188,400 00 692.6S7 00 679,076 41 162.308 42 125,000 00 349.750 46 326.0C0 CO 2.289,467 75 Navy Dfartmeu, Post Office Department, United Mates Mint, I erritones. Judiciary, Light House. Marine Hospitals, Relief of American Seamen, Surveys of Public Lands, Diplomatic, MisctlWneous, ToUl.Civil &DiplomaticBill, 7,769,208 79 Thb Letter H. A young Collegia- was one day contending with the Rev. Rowland Hill, as to the utility of the letter H. "Of whit use is it," said ba, " before a vowel f it begins no word in which, if followed by a vowel, it might not be omit ted wiihotrt any detriment to the soond. I -your own name, for example, it might a weii nave been left out." "1 beg your pardon," replied Rowlanrf. its omission would have been lo me oi very serious consequence, as, but for the H, I should have been ill all my lifetime."' A keg of butter taken from the wreck f a steamer rank twenty years ago tl a Mississippi, has been recovered, and found 1 1 be as sweet as the day it was made. A friend has presented aa with the auto graph of lha blacksmith that "riveted tba publie gase. ?i H
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