HUNTINGDON JOURNAL
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STANTON'S EXTERNAL REMEDY
CALLED
HUNT'S LINIMENT.
IS NOW UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED TO lIE
The Infalliable Remedy.
For Rheumatism. Spinal iffectzon;, Con.
tractions of the Muscles. Sore Throat
and Quinsy, issues, Old Ulcers, Pains
in the Breast and Chest, Ague in the
Breast and Face, Tooth Ache, Sprains,
Bruises, Salt Rheum, Burns, Frosted
Feet, and all Nervous diseases.
MIRE following certificate of the rest.).
ration to health and the perfect cure
of a deformed and crippled child, who was
thought to be beyond the reach of hope,
shows that, no matter hoW appalling
the case may he. there is a remedy in
HUNT'S LINIMENT, that will conquer
the most desperate cases, and that, if 'the
disease be curable,this cerebrated external
remedy will du it. It has never failed in
• giving immediate releif if timely applied,as
proved by the abundance of high and un
impeachable testimony, the particulars of
• which are to be found in the pamphlets.
\ which are to be had of every agent.
Ossinsing, Sane 40, 1845.
GEORGE E. STANTON, Eso.—Sir—l feel
called upon by the tie of gratitude, to offer
the following testimony in favor of Hunt's
Liniment- My grandson, Clarke E.
Evans, who is now ten years of age, has ,
been for the last eight years a cripple, cans
,
ed, by falling from a chair when he was two
years old, and o ranching, his spine. From
the time of the occurrence, we have tried
every means to restore him to his natural
shape, but all without avail. We took him
to New York and placed him under the
care of a physician of skill, and after re•
tnaining there some time, we brought him
borne no better than when we took him
tfiere. For several days at times he was
. •so helpless that he ccultronly walk by plac
ing his hands upon his knees for support,
giving him the appearance of a deformed
hunchback. He was also taken to Newburg,
and prescribed for without any better suc
cess. At times he would be strong enough
to go out doors, but alter playing an hour
I would come idperfectly exhausted, and for
.•several days would be again perfectly help.
less. We 'had lost all hope of ever again
seeing him restored to his natural strengh or
shape—but a kind Providence placed your
external remedy in my hands. I have
used lour boles, and 1 ant rejoiced to say
that the - boy is now as straight and strong
as any boy of his age. Any of my neigh.
bors will testefy to the truth of this state
ment. I lake sincere pleasure in stating
these facts, for the benefit of those who are
suffering under the like calamity.
Yours, respectfully,
• RACHE A L SAUTE.
This is to ccriffy, That lam person
ally arAptainted with the subscriber, Mrs.
Shute, as well as the boy alluded to. and
frankly bear witness to the deformity of
which he was seriously afflicted, aparently
' for lile.—Dated Sing• Sin, June 9,, 1845.
• HENRY HARRIS,,
. Justice of the Peace.
. Otr-For particulars of cures, see the crr•
--tificate•accommpanying each bottle.
HOADLY, POE LPS• 4. CO., 142 Wo
ter street, wholesale Agents. Orders ad
dressed to them; or to the proprietor,
Skipseing, will be attended to.
GEORGE E. STAN'ION.
•
Dattd March 19, 1846.
For .0.4 Thoninv Read 4• Son, Thin
,llngdon, and the principal Stores and
Druggists throughout the country.
:July 15, 1846.
D*. U. K. NEPA
SURGEON DENTIST,
Piuntiagdon, Pa,
dome taste and try,
I am sure you will buy,
Fevery superior molasses, at the cheap
FASO STORE of
JOHN N. PHOWELL,
funtingdon, March 11, 1846.
132. a 5117.11:16Z32
large supply of JUSTICES' BLANKS, on
Ma superior paper, itiat printed, and for tale at
112177
it ho !Pants Great llargaiaist
Dr. Wm. Swoope,
Respectfully informs the citizens of Hun
tingdon and vicinity, that he has lately re
turned from the city of Philadelphia with
an entire NEW STOCK of Goods, which
he offers for sale a few doors east of the new
Presbyterian Church and directly opposite
the residence of Mrs. Allison, Main street.
He is fully determined to
SELL CHEAPER
than any establishment in Huntingdon, or
further, than any in Huntingdon county.—
The stock consists of a general assortment
of
SPRING, SUMMER and WINTER
DRY-GOODS; such as
Broad Cloths of various colours; Cassimeres '
single and double milled ; a good as
sortment of Vestings , Sattinettes
and Flannels; all descriptions of
Woollen & Summer goods;
consisting is part, of
Silks, Lawns,
Shawls, Ginghams,
Calicoes, Balsarines, Bal
. sarine Lawns, Gingham Lawns,
Hosiery,- Muslin, Suspenders, Rib
bons, Linens, Checks, 'Pickings,Sun
shades, Para Sols, Swum r Goods, men
and boy's wear; Also, a carefully select
ed assortment of Q ueensware, and
hardware,
Composed of Iron, Steel, Saws, Scythes,
Sickles, Hammers, Axes, Nails, Traces,
Shovels ' Locks, Hinges, Screws, Knives &
Forks, Shovels & Tongs, Looking Giasses,
etc., etc. ALSO,
Groceries: Such as Coffee, Sugar,_Teas,
Tobacco, Oils,
.(fish and Sperm,) Molasses
'of different qualities, Fish. &c.
irrAn articles kept at this store will be
disposed of on very reasonable terms for
CA!Hi, or in exchange for all kinds of coun
try • produce. '
irrHe hopes that persons before purcha
sing elsewhere, will give him a call.
Huntingdon, May 27,1846.
WAR! WAR! MORE WAR!!
in Te;;co, Mexico, and °Menke!
GREAT EXCITEMENT!!
Latest arrivals of Spring and
Summer Goods,
At the Cheap Cash Store of
JOHN N. PROW ELL, '
Directly opposite Wallace's hotel, Hunt
ingdon, Penn'a.
A Splendid assortment of LADIES' and GEN
TLEMENS' DRESS GOODS,
Consisting in part of CLOTHS of every des-
cription,
Cassimeres, Vestings, Satinetts,
Sheetings, Tickings, Linens,
Checks, Gtnghams, Calicoes,
Lawns, Gingham Lawns,
Balsarines,
Balsarine Lawns, Shawls, Hosie
ry, Ribbons, Suspenders, Table
Diapers, Also, Groce,
•
- -
ries and Queensware,
In short everything that is necessary for the
wants of the public. As his stock has bi en
selected with an eye single to the interests
of the community, persons would do well to
call and miming his stock before purchasing
elsewhere.. Thankful for past favors, he
still hopes to receive a liberal share of pnblic
patronage.
N. B.—He would wish to he distinctly un
derstood, that he can sell a hide cheaper
than any store up town. All you nave to do
to satisfy yourselves at this fact is to give us
a call.
All kinds of marketing, such as Butter,
Eggs, Bacon, Wool, Rags, &c., taken iu
exchange for goods.
May 27, MS.
Valuable Real Estate At
Orphans' Court Sale.
BY, virtue of an order of the Orphans'
Court of Huntingdon county, will be t xpos
ed to public vendue or outcry, on
Thursday the 31st day of July next.
at the public house of SAMUEL. Si EFFY,
in• Jackson township, EIGHT TRACTS of
Unseated Lend, late the property of Jacob
K. Neff, deed, situate in said township, one
containing 400 acres, surveyed on a warrant
in the name of Henry Cauan : One contain
ing 400 acres, surveyed on a warrant in the
name of David Stewart: One containing
400 acres, surveyed on a warrant in the
name of A. Johnson : One containing 400
acres, surveyed on a warrant in the name of
Hugh Johnson : One containing 400 acres,
surveyed on a warrant in the name of Henry
West : One containing .400 acres, surveyed
on a warrant in the name of Thos. McCune
One containing 420 acres, surveyed on a
warrant in the name of James Dean, and
one containing 400 acres, surveyed on a
warrant in the name of John Adams.
TERMS—One-half of the purchase mo
ney to be paid on the confirmation of the
sales, respectively, and the balance within
one year thereafter, with interest, to be se
cured by the bond and mortgage of the
purchaser.
By order of the Court,
JACOB MILLER, Clerk.
Attendance will be given by
JOHN NEFF, Ex'r.
June 17, 1846.
Solna' SCOTT, R.
.ITTORvi Li' .1T 1G.117r,
HUNTINGDON, PA.,
Will attend with promptness and fidelity to all
business with which he may be entrusted in Hun
tingdon or the adjoining counties.
HI. office is the one formerly occupied by James
Steel, Esq., nearly opposite Jackson's Hotel.
Hentinadon Ntarch I 1 • 1846,
vuutiv a42.(220
POZ TRY.
POETRY BY /OEN Q. *DAM%
MISS ELLEN M. COONEY, of John and Thomas
Forrest, Baltimore county, presented to Mr. Adams,
a few weeks ago, a pair of knit gloves. In ac
knowledging their reception, the • old mancloquent'
penned the following lines:
Who shall say that public life
Is nothing but discordant strife i
And ho whose heart is tuned to love,
Tender and gentle as the dove,
Must whet his talons, night and day,
For conflicts with the birds of prey?
This world is fashioned, Lady fair
Of Joy and Sorrow, Ease and Care,
Of sudden changes, small and great;
Of Upward and of downward fate:
And whoso bends his mood to trace
The annals of man's fallen race,
May sigh to find that nature's plan
Is ruthless aver from man to man.
But nature cruel, to he kind,
Not to war only man consigned ;
But gave him woman on the spot,
To mingle pleasure in his lot,
That if with man war cannot cease,
With woman reigns eternal peace.
Fair Lady, I have lived on earth
Nigh fourscore Summers from my birth;
And.half the sorrows I have felt
Rare by my brother man been dealt;
And all the ilia t have endured
By man inflicted, woman cured.
The glove from men to man thou know'st,
Of tierce defiance is the boast;
And cast in anger on the floor,
To mortal combat shows the door.
But gloves from wantons gentle hand,
Of cordial Friendship bear the wand;
And in return a single glove
Betokens emblematic Love.
Thy gift, fair Men, then t take,
And cherish for the giver's sake:
And while they shelter from the storm
My hands, the Heart alike shall warm;
And speed for thee to God above,
The fervid prayer of faithful love.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Washington, April 10, 1840.
From the New Oi learm Picayune,
The Heroine of Fort frown,
Morifamiliarly known tn the Army of Occupa
tion as the Gredt Western," was first brought to
the notice of the public in a few remarks by Lieut.
Bragg, at the collation given by the army to the
Louisiana Delegation, at Gen. Arista's head quar
ters, in Matamoros. He mentioned her gallant
conduct and noble bearing during the whole of the
bombardment. A few of the incidents of the life
of this extraordinary woman, which I have been
able to pick up in the camp, will be read with some
interest; they prove that the sex has not been un
represented in the soul-stirring and bloody scenes
on the Rio Grande.
The Greet Western belong. to a class known
and recognized in the organization of the army as
°Laundresses," three of whom are allowed to
draw rations In each company, and are required to
wash for the soldiers thereof, at a price regulated by
a council of officers. he arrived at Corpus Christi
last Autumn, with the 7th infantry, to one of the
companies of which her husband was attached.--
URA(' the time the army marched for the Rio Grande,
she performed all he appropriate duties, and in ad
dition, kept a " mess" for the young officers of the
regiment.
When the army took up its line of march for the
Rio Grande, the women with a few rani exceptions
were left behind to come by sea. A very few pro
cured ponies and followed their husbands on their
tedious and arduous march. Piot so with " Tim
GIIEAT WESTEIRN." Her husband was sent by
water, whether on duty or for disability I am unable
to learn ; but she true to her character, declaring
that " the boys" (young officers of her mess) " must
have somebody to take care of them," purchased
a mule and cart, packed her luggage, cooking uten
sils and supplies, mounted behind her donkey, with
a whip in hand, and displayed upon the whole
route qualities and attainments which the best team
ster in the train might have envied. During the
whole of the journey she kept up the " mess," a
relief from the burdens of which is the greatest boon
to an officer on the march. The Brigade to which
she was attached arrived upon the banks of the
Sal Colorado as Gen. Taylor was preparing to cross
with the Dragoons and the let Brigade of Infant
ry. The Mexicans upon the opposite bank were
making great demonstrations by blowing bugles,
etc. etc. After calmly surveying the scene from
her cart, she remarked with great coolness and de
termination, tthat "if the General would give her
a good strong pair of tongs, she would wade that
river and whip every scoundrel that dare show him
self!" It may be imagined that the men were not
backward in crossing after that.
When Gen. Taylor marched for Point Isabel with
his army, on the Ist May, the 7th Infantry, and of
course, The Great Western, remained to garrleon
Fort Brown. How that noble regiment and the
two companies of Artillery left in this work sec•
tained themselves, is already known, but nothing
will more gratify them than to have justice done
their gallant heroine, of whom they speak in the
warmest terms. She, with all the other women left
behind, some eight or ten, moved into the fort,
where her mega was soon inn in operation, the po
eition of her tent and fire being near the centre of
the fort. The enemy's fire opened on the 3d, just
as she was commencing her arrangements for the
" boys" breakfast. Every security that could pea.
sibly be provided was offered the women, to whom
' the gallant soldier always gives his first attention.
The magazines were the only "bomb proofs" irk
the tort, and arkhe government hod sent no ammu
nition to fill them the next moat inflammable ma
terial—the woman—found perfect security in them, !
These women, however, be it said to the honor of i
the sex, were not idle. Most nobly did they ply i
1
the needle in preparing sand-hope out of the offi- i
eel s' and soldiers' tents, wherewith to strengthen ,
the work, and protect the artillerymen when serving
their guns. The Great Western, true to herself
again, declined participating in this protection or e
sewing, and continued her labors at the fire, in the
open air. From the firing of the first gun all hands ,
were at their posts, Loud's and Bragg's artillery
speaking ifi tones of thunder the indignation they
felt at being thus saluted on a blight May morning.
When the hour arrived for breakfast, but few ex
peeled the luxury which awaited them. The mess
was as well attended to as if nothing but a morning
drill with blank cartridges had come oft; and in ad
dition
a large supply of delicious lint coffee was
awaiting the thirsty, who bad but to call and par
take, without distinction of rank. To some of the
Artillerymen, who were unable to leave their guns 1
the beverage was carried by this ministering angel, 1
and, as .nay readiiy be believed, no belle of Orleans,
us much as she might be admired or beloved, ever
' met a more gracious reception. The fire of the
artillery was kept up almost incessantly until din
ner hour—a soldier's dinner hour is 1 o'clock—
when the good and generous women again provi ,
ded.for those who were almost utterly exhausted
and worn out, a delicious dish of bean soup—this
bean any is declared by the Mexicans to be the
foundation of that invincible spirit which they have I
seen so strikingly displayed by the Yankee soldier..
This the distributed again, without money and
without price. Thus did she continue to discharge
her duties during the seven days that the enemy
kept up an incessant cannonade and bombardment. I
She was ever to be found at her post; her meals
were always ready at the hour, and always of the
best the market afforded. When the despatches
were made up for Gen. Taylor on the evening of
the 4th, a number of officers and others had writ
ten to their friends at Point Teabel, and among them
the Great Western had found time to communicate
with her husband ; and I have frequently heard it
said by those who saw her letter, for it was loudly
Icalled for and made public, that her description, if
not the most accurate, wee certainly the most
graphic which was given of the events of the Sil
and 4th May. She expressed her full confidence
in the ability of the garrison to sustain itself, and
only regretted the absence of her husband. To sup
ply his place, however, I am told that she applied,
early in the action, for a musket and ammunition,
which she received and put in a secure place, ex
pressing her determination to have full satisfaction
whenever the enemy should dare approach within
range of her piece. This they never did, and our
heroine must rest contented with the reflection that
I she nobly performed her own duty, and will long
be remembered by the heeicged gun icon of Fort
Brown.
She is probably as celebrdted for her personal ap
pearance es site la fdr her deeds. With an erect
and majestic cartage, she glories in a height—alx
feet—which fully entitles her to a place in the
Grenadier., any soldier of which might well envy
her athletic brit graceful form. But her reputation,
the dearest of all things to a woman, is What she
prides herself on. The tongue of slander has never
dared to attack her well earned and well sustained
character. With virtue as a basis, and such heroic
conduct to build with, she never need fear the ne
cessity of exercising her extraordinary physical
ability in defence of that reputation. But if attacked,
the gallant defender. of Fort Brown will, I doubt
nor, be found pressing forward in her defence, and
woe be to the dastard who receives a discharge of
artillery from such gunners.
Yours truly, H.
HOW TO COOK A HUSBAND.
Many of our married lady readers, are
not aware how a husband ought to be cook
ed, so as to make a good dish of hint, IVe
have lately seen a receipt in an Enash
paper, contributed by one "Mary," which
points out the "mottos operandi" of pre•
paring and cooking husbands. "Mary"
says, that a good many husbands are spoil
ed in cooking. Some women go about it
as if their lords were bladders, and blow
them up. Others keep them constantly in
hot water, while others again freeze them
by conjugal coldness. Smite smother
theni iii hatred, contention and varience,
and some keep them in pickle all their
.lives. 'these women al ways serve them
up with tongue sauce. Now it cannot be
supposed that husbands will be tender and
good managed in this way ; but they are,
on the contrary, quite delicious when well
preserved. Mary points out the manner
as lollows ;—Get a large jar, called the
jar of carefuliness, (which by the by, all
good wives have at hand.) Being placed
in it, set him near the fire of conjugal love;
1, , t the fire be pretty hot, hut especialy let
it be clear. Above all let the heat be reg
ular and constant; cover Lon well over with
equal quantities of alrecticu, kindness and
subjection. Keep plenty of these things
by you, and be very attentive to supply the
place of any that may waste by evapora
tion, or any other cause. Garnish with
modest becoming familiarity and innocent
pleasantry, and it yon add kisses or other
confectionaries, accomp.my them with a
sufficient portion of secrecy and it would
t not be amiss to add a little prudence end
I moderation.. • .
Minor among Thieves
There is an incident connected with the medal
presented by Congress to General Scott, which we
cannot forbear to relate. It illustrates a great prin
cipal of human action, an I indicates how deeply
tho feeling of reverence for distinguished and bril
liant services sinks into the heart, end how pure
that feeling may remain when other and kindred
voices have yielded to temptation.
This medal was deposited by Gen. Scott many
years since for safe keeping in the City Bank of the
city of New York. Some time after, the bank was
entered by false keys, and robbed of bullion and
other funds to the large amount of two hundred
and fifty thou/tend dollars.
The first clerk, on entering the bank the dry after
the robbery, discovered that the sate had been for
ced, and soon ascertained the extent of the loss.—
Oa examining the trunk in which the 'medal Woe
deposited, he found to his surprise and delight,
that the medal was safe, though every dollar of the
bullion deposited with it had been taken. The mat
ter wee inexplicable to the officers of the bank.—
The robber had burst open the trunk, and stripped
it of its valuable contents, opened the case which
I enclosed the medal, and yet left that large piece of
massive gold behind. No motive could be disco,-
eted for such an act. The robber was finally arres
ted, the funds recovered, and the law satisfied by a '
full term of service an the mate prison.
At a subsequent period, in passing down the ,
Hudson river on board a steamboat, Gen. Scott's 1
purse was abitructed from his pocket. The fact 1
i being made known to the chief of the police, the
money was soon recovered and restored. It woe
! during the progress of this investigation, that the
burglar who had robbed the City Bank reproached
his confederates with their went of honorable bear-
ing. He said, •• that when he took the money from
the city hank, he saw, and well knew the value of
the medal, but scorned to take from the soldier what
had been given by the gratitude of Isis country."
This incident is a curious phenomenon in the
operations of the human mind. A man who had
made theft and roberry Isis profession, and felt no
compunction in seizing the property of others,
gropes his woy with a dark lantern, through datnp
vaults and narrow passes, until at length he reaches
the object of his hopes. He breaks the locks, and
his dim light discovers bags of gold. He seizes
them wills avidity. In his search he discovers the
medal of a patriotic soldier. Ono current of vii-
Inoue feeling had not Leen corrupted. Ho replaces
the treasure and rejoices that he yet loves his coun
try and honors her defenders.—Mansfield's Life
of Scott.
Hydrophobia or Rabies in Cats,
Youatt, the celebrated veterinarian, in his work
on "The Deg," remarks, in the division devoted to
the consideration of that horrible affection rabies,
,4 that fortunately for us, rabies in the cat, does not
often occur; for a mad cat in a truly ferocious ani
mal. I have seen two eases, one of them to my
cost; yet I am unable to give any satisfactory ac
count of the progress of the disease. The first
stage sterns to be one of sullenness, dud which
would probably last till death ; but from that sullen
ness it is dangerous to rouse the animal. It proba
bly would not, except in the paroxysm of rage, at
tack any ono ; but during that paroxysm it knows
no fear, nor has its ferocity any bounds. A tat tint
had been the playmate of the children, had all at
Once become sullen and ill-terepered. It had taken
refuge in an upper room, and could not be coaxed
from the corner in which it had crouched. It was
nearly dark when I went. I raw the horrible glare
of her eyes, but I could not see so much of her as
I wished, end I said that I would call again in the
morning. I found the patient on the folloWing day,
precisely in the same situation and the same atti
tude, crouched up in a corner, and ready to spring.
I was very much interested in the case; and as I
wanted to study the countenance of this demon, for
she looked like one, I was foolishly, inexcusably
imprudent. I went on my hands and knees and
brought my face nearly on a level with hers, and
gazed on those glaring eyes and that horrible coun
tenance, until I seemed to feel the deathly influence
of a spell stealing over me. I was not afraid, but
every mental end Wily power was in a manner
suspended. My countenance perhaps alarmed her,
for she sprang on me, fastened herself on my face,
and bit through both my lips. She then darted
down stairs, and, I believe, was never seen again,
I always have nitrate of silver in my pocket; even
now lam never without it. I washed myself, and
applied the caustic with some severity to the wound;
and my medical adviser and valued friend, Mr. Mil
lington, punished no still more after I got home.
My object was obtained, although at somewhat too
much cost, for the expression of that brute's coun
tenance will never be forgotten."
Scene in a foul/ zoom.
The following rich scene, says the New Orleans
Picayune, recently occurred in one of our courts of
justice, betiveen the Judge and a Dutch witness all
the way from Rotterdam :
Judge.—W hat is your native language.
iVitnesa.-1 pa no native; Ps a Dootchman.
...itidge.—Whot's your mother'. tongue ?
VVitrress.-0, fader say she be all tongue.
Judge.—(in an irritable tone) AV hat language
did you first Icarn What language did you speak
in the cradle!
Wilneaa.—l did not speak no language in to
cradle at all; I only cried in Doc,!ch.
Then there was a general laugh, in which the
judge, Jury and audience joined. The witness was
Interrogated no faithet shout his nnti'c language.
cz) ebdace
GENERALS FIGHTING FOR SEVEN DOLLARS •
MONTH.-When General Vega was led into the
American Camp, he asked General Ta 3 lot how
many generale he had in his army. The reply of
Old Rough and Ready" was characteristic of the
man. I think there are about fifteen hundred.—
We are all generals to-day." And upon all occa
sions he has spoken in the highest terms of the
conduct of the private soldiers, during the battler
of the Bth and Bth of May. The result of Ulnae
battles depended mainly upon the individual daring
of the soldiers. And these men, who upon those
occasions were all generals, are paid seven dollars a
month by a government professing a due regard for
the equality of men. In regard to our Army and
Navy, we are the most aristocratic people in the
world. We pay and treat the officers like princes,
but we pay and treat the privates like slaves. The
private is miserably paid, and what in worse, he has
no chance of rising. Like the serf of Ramie, he
is chained down to his degrading crintlitiori.. In the
Army and Navy of ito other country, save England.
is this the case. Why not make lieutenants of
some of those noble fellows who won the victories
of the Rio Grande? But the Government will
Neither do that, increase their pay, or ,give them a
quarter section of land. They have ..given them a
vote of thanks, and have it in contemplation to eve
each of them a brass medal. A most magnanimouo
Republic !—Pittsburg Chronicle.
A Brilliant Bridal
A London correspondent of the Ruston
Travidlee says, that great preparations
have been made in Itusvi t fur the lorthcom
ing nuptials of the Duchess Olga, daugh••
ter of the Emperor, and the Hereditary
Prince of NV ortemberr.. This ceremony
will surpass in magnificence any thing of
the kind that has token. place in .Europe in
modern times. The Duchess Olga is reli
resented es a very beautiful woman, and
'surpassed in personal appearance by none
of the Princesses of Europe. A series of
grand fetes will be given, and continued
for three days. The Empress of
,Russia
will be present and join the throng of
crowned heads. These . fetes Will take
pace at the Emperor's summer palace and
garden at Petering, on' the borders of •the
gulf, and two hours drive from St. Peters
burg. They oil! be the Most brilliant and .
expensive ever got up in Europe.. The ar
' lists of every nation have been a long time
employed to contribute their handicraft or
talents to roniler every thing unequalled
in Modern timel. It is supposed that
;inmost the entertainments there will be a
;van review of fifty thousand men.—
'
Every hegiment of cavalry will have a dil
-1 ferent colored horse, and every horse in
each regiment, even to a spot, will be alike.
Such a Military display, it is said, cannot
be equalled in the world.
A Multi Ring Saddle.
We flod, in one of our Southern exchan
ges, a story told of a shrewd and cunning
merchant, in order to illiistrate a striking
trait in human nature, that were money Is
readily made it is usually not well taken .
care of, to show how important it is that
every individual shisuld examine the items
chhiged in his bill. .
A. merchant of Mississippi, during a
day's business in which he had been crowd
ed with customers, sold a saddle to the
amount of forty dollars, but had neglected
to make the charge. Next day he missed the
saddle and recollected the fact of the sale,'
but not the individuall who had bought it.—
Alter raking his memory fur shine time to
no purpose, he dit:ected his clerk Jim to
turn to his legiler;lphabet and read oft' the
\Vs., then the Ss., the us., the Cs., and
other letters in sticcessitin ; all to no pur
pose:
Tired riot with mental exercise and as
the readiest way of settling the, difficulty,'
"Jim," said he, "charge a saddle to every
one or the customers." This was accoril•
ingly done. When the planters had got
their cotton in, and waling time cane
round, the bills were presented, and if oc
casionally one man, more prudent than .
his neighbors, went through die drudgery
of examining a long list of sundries gist
by different members of the family, lie
might possibly discover a saddle whirls
they had riot got, or one there than they Itad
got, and objecting to the item, it would be
struck out of course, alleging there was
some mistake.
When all the accounts had been Settled
up, "Well, Jim," said the stote•keepir,
"how many customers paid you for the sid•
tile?" Jim examined and reported thirty
one. "Little enough," exclaimed his eni
ployer, 'tor the trouble we have had to
find Oat o ho got it."
This story may be viewed as exhibiting
dishonesty on the part of the tradesman—
but it more strikingly shows the careless - -
ness of wealthy Southerners with regard to .
money. It may well be asked in view of
it, .'who in the North or East would pay
an item of lorty dullard without examin•
lug the bill which embraced it?"
0: - TI►e wile of one of the Louisville
volunteers wse much opposed to his leav •
ing home, and to a►oid the pain of a fare•
well. he left home without bidding her
good bye. Soon after site heard of his de.
pat tore, uml 'hopped dead on the flour.