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Words.
'i 4 bisrde are'llghter than the elaud foam
Of the reedees eaems 'spray ;
I lfainee Zliati the trembling shadow
That the' next hear steals away
I lly the tkii of Sumner rain drops
t ie the gr es deeply stirred;
`Au& the rose•ieai' that we tread on
Will outlive a word.
I Yet on the dull silence breaking
With a lightning sash, a word,
Bearing endless desolation
On its lightning wings, 1 heard.
Earth 131111 forge no keener weapon,
Dealing surer death and pain,
And the-creel echo answered
Through long years again.
I halts Inown one word hang starlike
lYer a weary waste of years,
And 'it only shone the brighter
Looked at through a mist, of tears,
While a weary wanderer gathered
Hope and heart on life's dark way,
By its faithful promise shining
Clearer day by day.
I have known a spirit calmer
Than the calmest lake, and clear
As the heavens that gazed upon it,
With no wave of hope or fear;
•But a storm had swept across it,
And its deepest depths were stirred,
Never, never more to slumber,
Only by a word.
'I have known a word more gentle
Than the breath of Summer air,
In a listening heart it nestled,
And it lived forever there.
Not the beating of its prison
Stirred it ever, night or day ;
Only with the heart's last throbbing
Could it pass away.
Words are mighty, words are living;
Serpents, with their venomed stings,
Or bright angels, crowding round us
With heaven's light upon their wings;
Every word has its own spirit.,
Trne or false, that never dies;
Every word man's lips have uttered
Echoes in the skies.
The Sublime Centenary.
Address to the People of the Slave States
and of the American Union, Read be
fore a Convention at Watertown, Jeffer
son County, N. Y., March 8, 1861.
•Co'uNTRYMEN AND BRETHREN :—Three
quarters of a century have rolled over our
beloved land since the day. when a band of
Immortal men, from the thirteen colonies,
signed the Declaration of Independence,
lind stamped an eternal'truth, fixed and
irrevocable, as the idea in which a new era
Was cradled, and the affirmation in which a
'new age should find its birth. When the
recording angel stood by, and witnessed
the beating of these giant hearts, as they
signed their names, and beyond the hope
of retreat or recantation, laid themselves,
down on the altar of human liberty, and
pledged " their lives, their fortunes, and
their saored honor" to the vindication, the
defence, and the perpetuation of these
truths through all time—when the record
ing angel witnessed the sealing of that dec
laration of human rights, he recorded the
first act of a new destiny, and the glorious
but gloom-obscured development of a Divine
truth in the human soul.
Three-quarters of a century have rolled
away, and a few scattered and thinly-settled
colonies, whose people numbered only three
millions, have expanded, and grown, and
matured into a confederacy of thirty-orie
sovereign States, with a population of tweii
ty-three millions, and a- roductive industry
of nearly $1,500,000,000 per annum. The
feeble, struggling colonies of yesterday
have become the strong and mighty nation
of to-day, which rivals for • greatness, and
power, and energy, the oldest and most
powerful kingdoms of the world. For the
intelligence of , the people, for its science,
its'philosophy, its literature, its progress in
mechanism, the triumphs of its arts, its
arms, and its genius, it finds no parallel in
history. For the beneficence of its institu
tions, the universality and equality of their
immunities, for the resources of the people,
and thaenjoyment of personal and public
liberty, the world has no rival.
But there is one gigantic, consuming,
deadly cancer seated at the vital principles
and policy of our beloved country. It is
local in its existence, but it is universal in
its far-reaching power. It is circumscribed
by geographical limits, but it penetrates to
the farthest extremes of the Union. It is a
system which has become domesticated as
a-cherished institution of a portion of the
States. It has existed:iamany which have
wisely and forever abandoned it, but it
lingers to-day in one-half of our confed
er ey r .That institution is , the system of
domestic servitude at the South, known as
slavery.
This system we view as at war with the
most sacred rights - of man--at 'war with
the most cherished interests of the whole
nation—and
. at war with the law of that
God who has created of 14 one blood all na
tions of men to dwell on all the face of the
eagth." We have groaned under it, and we
hive abolished it, and thrown off its bur
dens. We have watched its progress, and
have viewed its evils and its curses, and
we.. desire to see the day when our land
shall be free. t We are your countrymen—
we are your friends—we are your brethren.
Our hopes are your hopes—our aims are
your aims—our destiny is your destiny.
We are children of the same pantiatit—we
areblV qtalpheret , 4o,-t--
we arearrorn by mieity vow_ tolhe true
to ouriateasi, te , 4111- , fasFreedotrit - -oand , to-
God. -
,
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youle 60,04.44ge5s evils::
ittai'vc4cAlmikkPrMitgAePteirl-
It is inimical to the progress,pf-uociety.
It is the parent of flagrant vice.
It is the source of terrible crimes.
It degrades man to the condition of a
thing.
It deprives its subjects of their social
rights as men.
It sunders,
,and despises, and tramples
upon the. ties of nature.
It binds the soul of one immortal, respon
sible being in the bonds of another.
It ixamples-;upon.-the consciences of three
millions of responsible beings.
It denies to three millions of men the
knowledge of the written law and Word of
God.
It arrogates. the power and the Boyer
eignty,of the.Oreator.
It builds a barrier between the soul of
man and,his God.
Such'a system is destroying your and our
peace. It is sounding the alarm of discord
in the halls, the legislatures, and at the fire
sides of the.nation. SCA a system is lead
ing_yeu.to a proposed separation which we
willmot accept I We 'desire that.the bond
of Peace, of Union, and, of Love shall
unite.,,us more , and more firmly together.
We •call A ttpon o yon to pause. - We call upon
you to hear our voice, and listen to a holier
counsel. We will unite with you to
bear the burden of its removal. We will
share the burdens, that we may share the
blessings.
The abolition of slavery will be a new
and glorious era in your history.
It will bless your own age.
It will bless your children.
It will increase the value of your prop
erty.
It will develop your resources.
It will infuse new spirit into your coun
sels.
—liosaehold Words
It will unseal your own lips.
It will give you a freedom you dare not
now enjoy.
It will palsy the hearts of despots.
It will carry joy to a waiting and watch
ing world.
It will make the world to ring with pa3ans
of universal triumph.
It will save us from the evils of a greater
burden, which increases every year.
It will bind us in a union of glorious hi
sti tutions, of exalted'privileges, and of over
whelming love.
It will strengthen, establish, and perpet
uate the liberties and the glories of the
American people.
It will relieve us of a burden of unspeak
able sin, of unanswerable reproach, and .of
awful responsibility to the souls of our fel
low-men.
It will relieve us of the burden of guilt
in defying the law and the sovereignty of
God.
Let us pause and think Let us, "in
love bearinc , one another's burdens," " rea
son together." By the blood of our
fathers ! By the graves of our sires ! By
the hopes of man ! By the life, the lib
erty, and the rights of this age! By the
widening, deepening, swelling tide which
shall succeed us ! By the millions un
born I By the undying souls of millions
of immortal beings, we call upon you to
pause
Three-quarters of a century have passed
away, and the 687,000 slaves of 1776 have
multiplied to the three millions of to -day !
Brothers I it is not too late!. The FOURTH
of JULY, EIGHTEEN-HUNDRED AND SEV
ENTY-SIX, may . witness 'the jubilee of
American Freedom The sun of that day
may rise on sixty millions of freemen, over
whom it shall shed its rays in a sublimer
Peace ! The sun of that day may witness
the last link and the last fetter fall from
the limb of the last slave The universal
song of redemption may roll over mountain,
and hill, and prairie, and savannah, and
valley, and the acclamation of the emanci
pated bondman may peal from every part
of our beloved land ! The glory of that
day who shall describe ? The splendor
and the triumphs of that scene who shall
paint?
Brothers ! We call you in love ! We
will share your burdens ! Let us make this
our aim ! WM. OLAND BOURNE.
Mr. Bourne then offered the following
resolutions :
Resolved, That we recommend to the
people of the United States that they
unite in fixing the. FOURTH ON JULY,
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX,
the Centenary of American _lndependence,
as the day which shall witness the termi
nation of. American slavery.
Resolved, That we call for a convention
of two delegates from each of the States of
the American Union, who shall meet and
deliberate upon the best measures for the
abolition of slavery, and uniting us as one
people in this glorious work.
On motion, the address and resolutions
were ordered to be printed with the pro
ceedings, over the name of the author.
Clerical Anecdote.
Wherever the rifle and the axe of the
hardy pioneer were seen, there were also
sure to appear, not long afterwards, the sad
dle-bags of the Methodist minister. An
anecdote which we find in the sketch of
Richard Nolley well illustrates this. Mr.
Nolley was one of a small band of mission
aries sent out from the South Carolina, Con
ference about 1812, to labor in the wilds of
Mississippi and Louisiana, which were then
sparsely settled, and occupied to some ex
tent by tribes of not always friendly In
dians. Mr. Nolley was a man of great en
ergy, zeal, and.oourage. He was exposed
to many dangers in the prosecution of his
work, both from the hostile saavges and the
opposition of white men. But he was
rigidly faithful, and omitted no opportunity
of doing good to persons of any condition,
in. whatever obscure corner he could find :
them. On one occasion, while travelling,
he - came upon a fresh wagon track, and
while following it, he discovered an emi
grant family who had just reached the spot
where they intended to make their home.
The man, who was putting out his team,
saw at once by the costume and bearing 'of
the stranger, what was his calling, and ex
claimed, "What ! another Methdist preach
er ? I quit Virginia to get out of the way
of them, and went to a new settlement in
Georgia, where I should be quite beyond
their reach; but they got my wife and
daughter into the Church. Then, in this
late purchase,Choctaw Corner, I found a
piece of goo land, and was sure I should
have some peace of the preachers; but here
is one before my wagon is unloaded.", " My
friend," said Mr. Nolley, "it you go to
heaven, you'll find Methodist preachers
there ; and if you go to hell, I'm afraid
you'll find some there; and you see how it
is in this world. So you had better make
terms with us, and be at peace."
Concerning Large Armies.
The following facts, culled from the
fields of ancient story, may be of some in
terest at the present time :
The city of Thebes had a hundred gates,
and could .send out 'at each gate, 10,000
fighting men and 200 chariots- 7 in all,
1,000,000 men and 2,000 chariots. .
The army of Terah, King of Ethiopia,
consisted of 1,000,000, men and 300 :char
iots of war.
Sesostris, King of Egypt, led against
his enemies 600,000 men, 24,000 cavalry,
and twenty-seven scythe armed chariots,-
1491, B. C.
Hamilcar went from Carthage and landel
near Palermo. He .had a fleet of 2,000 ,
ships and 3,000 small vessels, and a land
force .of 300,000 men. At the battle in
which he was defeated, 150,000 were slain.
A Roman fleet, led by Regulus against
Carthage, consisted of 330 vessels, with
140,000 men. The Carthaginian fleet
numbered 350 vessels, with 150,000 men.
At the battle of Cannm there were of the
Romans, including allies, 80,000 foot and
6,000 horse; of the CarthaginiaTia 40,000
foot and 10,000 horse. Of these, 70,0 . 00
were slain in all, and 10;000 taken pris
oners.
Hannibal, during his campaign in Italy
and Spain, plundered 400 towns and de
stroyed 300,000 men.
Ninns, the Assyrian King, about 2,200
years B. C., led against the Bactriatks his
army, consisting of 1,700,000 foot, 200,000
PRESBYTERIAN BAI"NER.---SATTJRDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1862.
horse, and 16,000. chariots armed with
scythes.
Italy, a little before Hannibal's time, was
able to send into the field nearly 1,000,000
men.
Semiramis employed 2,000,000 men in
building the mighty Babylon. . She took
100,000 Indian prisoners at the Indus, and
sunk 1,000 boats.
Sennaeherib lost in a. single night 185,-
000 men by the destroying'angel-2. Kings
xix.: 35-37.
A short time after the taking of Babylon,
the forces of Cyrus consisted of 600,000
foot, 120,000 horse and 2,000 chariots
armed with scythes.
An army of Cambyses, 50,000 strong,
was buried up in the desert sand of Africa
by a South wind.
When. Xerxes arrived at Thermopyla3,
his land and sea forces amounted to 2,641,-
610, exclusive of servants, eunuchs wo
men, sutlers, &c.; in all numbering 5:483,-
320. So say Herodolus, Plutarch, and
Isoerates.
The army of Artaxerxes '
before the
battle of Ounaxa, amounted to about 1,-
200,000.
Ten thousand horses and 100,000 foot
fell on the , fatal field of Issus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus, 1,-
100,000 perished in various ways.
The force of Darius at Arbela numbered
more than 1,000,000. The Persians lost
90,000 men in this battle ; Alexander about
600 men. s i o says Diodorous. Arian says
the Persians in this battle lost 300,1.00;
the Greeks 1200.
The army of Tamerlane is said to have
amounted to 1,600,000, and that of his
antagonist, Bajazet, to 1,400,000.
The Fly.
To 6e recited to a Little Child
BY THEODORE TILTON.
Baby Bye, '
Here's a fly ;
Let us watch him; you and I
How he crawls
Upon the walls--
Yet he never falls !
I believe, with such legs
You and X could walk on eggs`!
There he goes
On his toes
Tickling baby's nose !
Spots of red -
Dot his head;
Rainbows on his back are spread.
That small speck
Is his neck •
See him nod and beck I
I can , show you if you choose,
Where to look to find his shoes;
Three small pairs
Made of hairs ;
These he always wears t.
Black and brown
Is his gown ;
He can wear, it upside down.
It is laced
Round his waist;
I admire'his taste;
Yet, though tight his clothes are made
He will lose them, I'm afraid,
If to-night
He gets sight
Of tihe candlelight._
In the sun
Webs are spun ;
What if he gets into one?
When it rains
Ile complains
On the window-panes.
Tongues to talk have you and I;
God has given the little fly
No such things ;
So he sings
With his buzzing wings.
He can eat
Bread and meat;
There's his mouth bet Ween his feet
On his back
Is a sack
Like a peddler's pack.
Does the baby understand ?
Then the fly shall kiss her hand I
Put a crumb
On her thumb
Maybe he will come !
Catch him ? No !
Let him go
Never hurt an insect so
But, no doubt,
He flies out
Just to gad about.
Now you see his wings of silk
Drabbled in the baby's milk !
Fie ! oh fie
Foolish fly,
How will he : get dry?
All wet flies
Twist their thighs
Then they wipe theitheads. and eyes;
Cats, you know,
Wash just so;
Then their whiskers grow
Flies-have hair to short to comb;
So they fly home;
But the G-nat
Wears a hat,
Do, you believe that ? ,
Flies can see
More than we—
So how bright their eyes : must he .
Little Fly
Ope your eye
Spide,rs are: near, by.!
For a secret I can
Spiders never 4E:at-flies-
Then away !
Do not stay—
Little fly, good-day !
In one of the great rock-galleries of Gib
raltar, two British seldiers had mounted.
guardi. one at each end ofthe vast :tumid,
One was a believing man, whose soul had ,
found rest upon the -Rock of Ages; the
either:Was lieteking.iest, hut ha not found'ie
It was midnight, and these soldiers were
going their rounds, the one meditating en,
the blood which had brought pe.ace to , his
soul, the other darkly brooding over his own
disquietudes and doubts. Suddenly an offi
cer passes, challenges the former,' atO de
mands the watchword. " The precious
blobd of Christ!" called out the startled
veteran, forgetting for a moment the pais
weird of the night, and uttering uncon
sciously the thought which 'was at that mo
ment filling Lis soul. Next moment he
corrected himself, and the officer, no doubt
amazed, paSsed on. But the words he
spoke had rung through the gallery and
entered the ears of his•fellow-soldier at the
other end, like a message , from heaven. It
-seemed as if au angel hpd spoken, or rather
as if God himself had proolaime& the good
news in that still hoar. " The precious
blood - of Christ I" Yes, that was peace,''
His trembled soul, was now. at rest. , chat
midnight voice had splk.en the good , ;newi
to him, and, God had carried home thp.:mps,
The 'Watchword,
sage. " The precious blood of Christ !"
strange but blessed watchword; never to
be forgotten. For many a day and year,
no doubt, it would be the joy and rejoicing
of his heart.
VARIETIES.
Preaching Politics,—ln Dr. Sprague's
" Annals of the American Pulpit," is a
sketch of the life of Dr. David Ely, of
Huntingdon, Conn., in which may be found
a very good illustration of the complaints
made against political preaching now-a
days. The Doctor was a zealous friend of
the cause of the. American Colonies in the
days of the American Revolution, and
among his people were a good many tories,
who were on the watch for his words. He
was charged, with preaching politics in a
neighboring parish, and it was thought
proper to trace the report to its source.
The parish was visited, and inquiry made :
" Did Dr. Ely preach politics when here ?"
"Yes." " What did he say ?" " Well,
sir, if he did not preach polities, he prayed
polities." "What did he say ?" " Say
he' said, Though hand join in hand, the
wicked shall not go unpunished P "
Antiquarian Discovery.—Sir H.. Rawlin
son announces to those who are interested
in the comparative chronology of the Jew
ish and Assyrian kingdoms, the discovery
of. a .Cuneiforkt document which promises
to be of the greatest possible value in de
termining the —,dates of all great events
which oceurred in Western Asia between
the beginning of the ninth and the latter
half of the seventh,century. B. C.
Giving the Hand.—A very . solemn method
of taking an oath in the East, is by join
ing hands, uttering atthe same time a curse
upon the false swearer. To this_form, the
wise man probably alludes in that proverb
"Though hand join in hand"—though
they ratify, their agreement by oath--" the
wicked shall not go unpunished; but the
seed of the righteous shall be delivered."
This form of swearing is still observed in
Egypt and the vicinity.
A Good Suggestian.—lt has been suggest
ed that in view of the times and the,neces
sity of the people being prepared for any
and every emergency, that each of the
townships form within their limits military
organizations for the purpose of drilling
and acquiring-general military knowledge,
and that one afternoon of, each, week ..be
fixed for the ~purpose of taking practical
u
lessons upothe subject. - The laustrikes
us as as good one, and every township
shpuld at once-adopt Let, the thing be
started.—Media Advertiser.
_
Yes ; and let the employers pay the
whole week's,wages, without deducting any
thing for lost time.
.Itobel Andarity,—A young German, who
has recently escaped from Richmond, says :
United as the rebels , are on most points,
they are still more so inlavor of the grand
scheme for the invasion and plundering, of
the North. Of this they talk by day and
dream by night. The hope of the - rich
plunder of Northern cities, and the retri
bution which they expect to mete out to
the hated Yankee race, is the great spur to,
their valor, and woe to the North cif they
should succeed. Their first movement of
invasion, they assert, will be made in Mary
land and Pennsylvania.
The British Revenue.—The - total revenue
of the United Kingdom for the year end
ing June 30th, 1862, amounted to £69,
685,789, derived from the .following
sources :
Customs,
Excise,
Stamps,
Taxes,
Propertytax,
Post Office,
Crown lands, -
Miscellaneous,
- - 18,047,000
- 8,657,945
3,154 i 900 ,
This is $348,428,945, being more than
double our tariff; iexcise, war. tax, and all
our other national incomes; and yet the
English, as a.people, are less ,wealthy than
we.
Whom to Write to at Washington.--Im.
portant to Basilicas Iden.---As there are,
many persons whe wish to communicate
with the different bereaus of the War
Department, a memorandum of the proper
persons to address may be useful to our
readers : . , ,
All letters relating to •pay of soldiers on
furlough or in hospitals should be ad
dressed to General B. F. Lamed, Paymaster
Gerieral.
APtilications for back pay, and the $lOO
bounty of deceased soldiers, Should be ad
dressed to Hon: 11,. B. French, 'Second
Auditor.
Applications for • pay of teamsters, em-'
ployees of Quartermaster's Department, or
for horses killed in service, should be ad
dressed to Hon. R.- I. Atkinson, Third
Auditor.
Applications relating to pay and bounty
in the marine or-naval. service should be
addressed to Hon. =Robert Berrian, : Fourth
Auditor.
Letters concerning soldiers in the army
should be. addressed to Adjutant General,
Lorenzo Thomas.
What are we Fighting for ?---Dr. Thom
son, of the Advocate nandJournal, replies
that we, are fighting, Ist. To pht down' 'an
unprovoked rebellion against the most lib
eral and beneficent ,Government on earth.
2d. For the unity of the country. Bd.
For human freedom: 4th. For the peace of
future ages. sth.. For free. government in
our, land and in all lands for all, ages to
What WOillan. .110.—NearAhe village
of Austerlitz, in Columbia. County; N. Y.,
lives a young woman..whose-husband has
,gone to the w,auivholak4*lfiptplane. in the
_field, clears lam; hoes crpps, pairoe.ri,eqq,
and. does all the'faim work as: well, as any,
man efkulil. ,
Iton Sleoperi,7—Don sleepers have- beeti
laid dewn.on the• Madras (Indian) Riiiroa
in place of woodemsleepers. It has been
found that wooden , sleepers decay so rwidly
in - tropical elitrmf6s, that -
,iron has been :re
sorted to ,as ay more, economical , maters l:,
This,, railroad.. is 406, piles in.length, and
stretches across the Indian Peninsula from
Madras to Beypoor.
Judge Breckintidge . on Ettueipation,—We
are rejoiced to learn from a copy of an
Oration delivered by the Hon. Samuel
, Miller Breekinridge, of Missouri, on the
4th of July, at Hannibal, that he openly
adVocates immediate steps for the, gradual.
abolition of slaveryin that State. He argues
that the State cannot bold slavery long, and
that the absence of, the, emancipation law
keeps free laborers out of the State; and very,
soon there, will—yule.ed, there is: already, a
loss. to the State, from the. want of laboring
men to 'deielup its resources:—Princeton
Standard:
Judge B. is a - son of the late Rev. John
X23,644;000
- - - 10,549;000
- 3,535,000
- - 296,000
- 1,802,844
Mg;685,789
Breekinridge, formerly a Professor in the
Princeton Seminary, and consequently a
nephew of Dr. R. J. Breckinridge, of Dan
ville, Kentucky, and cousin of the traitor
John C. Breckinridge.
This War has proved that the United
States have more military resources, and
can put into the field greater armies, than
any nation on the earth. It has proved
that the United States Government has no
friends among the governments of Europe,
and furthermore that it needs none. It
has proved that the genius and mechanical
skill of American inventors is as remarka
ble in war as in peace.
Report of Ron. Reverdy Johnson.—Hon.
Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, has made
-his report to the Government upon
the points in the administration of affairs
in New Orleans be not long since went
thither to ministrate, and the President
has approved its, conclusions. It is under
stood that he recommends the return to
the Consul of the Netherlands of the
$BOO,OOO seized by Butler, that the $716,-
000 be returned to the French Consul, and
also that a lar g e amount of sugar and other
merchandise be relinquished to the Greek,
British and other foreign merchants domi
ciled in New Orleans, as, according to Mr.
Johnson, thiSe seizures by. Gen. Butler
cannot be justified by civil or military law..
Brigadier General Joseph P. Plummer died
at Corinth, Mississippi, on Sunday morn
ing, Aug. 11, from congestion of the brain.
Gen. Plummer was a native of Barre, Mas
sachusetts, and was born in 1820. In 1837
he entered West Point Academy, and was
a member of the same class with. Nathaniel
Lyon, Schuyler Hamilton, James. Totten,
Don Carlos Buell, and others who have be
come distinguished in the war. He entered
the army and held a captain's commission
in Missouri for many years. He received
the commission of brigadier general last
Winter,and at the time of his decease held
a command under Gen. Rosecrans. -He
had not been in robust health for some
time, but had not intermitted his duties in
consequence. On the evening of his death
he rode =from his headquarters to those of
his superior general, and finding him ab
sent•had,taken a seat to • await his.. arrival.
Here a sudden vertigo attacked him, and
he almost immediately expired.
Rev. Dr. Ross, of Atabama.—The . well
known Dr. Moss has recently turned up in
the presence of Gen. Rosseau, of our forces,
as the defender of treason and rebellion.
The charge having been sustained, he was
leaving the GeneraYs tent under guard,
when he remarked : "Well, General, we
must each do as we think best, and I hope
we shall both meet in heaven." The Gen
eral, with a mixture of sternness and pleas
antry, replied : " Your getting to heaven,
sir, will depend altogether upon your future
conduct; before we can reasonably hope to
meet in that region, you and I must both
become Getter men."
HA. ZE L T.O N BROTHERS' NEW..
YORK PlANOS.—Anotherenpply of the large Seven
Octave 'Rosewood Pianos; from Hazen= Brothers, New-
York, just received and for sale by .
tayl3-ly JOHN B. MELLOR, 81 Wood Streot.
$BO 31 " As TuttatTs!" 8 $BO
A third supply of these elegant,. useful and cheap Harmo
chime received Moday. Teachers, Directors of Schools,
Singing blasters, Leaders of Choirs, and the public generally,
are respectfully invited to call and examine them, at the
music warerooms of
myl3-ly JOHN H. MELLOR, Si Wood Street.
ASON /14 . HABILIN 1 S, MELODEONS,'
• at $l5O, slop, $l5, $5O, alai $l5, received and for sate
by ' JOHN H. -S , IFILLOR; 'Bl Wood Street.
my 3- y
ELICKERING PIANOS.-TWO.
V
_ .
superb 7 octave CILICKERINO PIANOS, received
and for sale by JOHN IL MELLOR, 8110bdStrebt.
reyla-ly
VALUABLE BOOKS FOR. SALE BY
THE BOARD OF COLPORTAGE,
In' Flenshaves New Buildings, 57 Hand Street,
PITTSBURGH, PA.:
SCRIBNER'S. NEW PUBLICATIONS
The Palace of the Great King. By Mills Reed $1.25
Mason's Complete Works. 4 , v015. Per volume • 125
A. Alexander's Sermons. 2 vole. " " 1.25
X. W:Alexander's Thoughts on Preaching 1.25
Discourses ' 1.00
X. W. Alexandei on Faith 1.25
Thellible m the Workshop. By Mears Dt•
Alexander's Moral Science
Oulbertion on China-4ts Religion and Superstition.— 75_
BY ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS
The Way of Life. - By Outhrie
The Inheritance of the Saints. By same
Commentary on Biekiel. By same '
Solitude Sweetened
The Broken'Bud. By a Bereaved Mother
Christian's Rope. By James •
Grapes of Bsehol. By MOW
The Hart and the Water Brook. By`same
Family Prayer. By. same
Morning and Night Watches. By same. Gilt
Mind and Words of jeans. By same
Memories of Bethany. By same
o ' of Genesaret. BY same 1.00
Pootstepeof St. Paul:' By same . 1.00
Sunsets on Hebrew Mountains. By same 75.
~ ll ' Thity Is Safety ' 25
l' . “ Jack the3Sailor,Boy ' - . 25
NELSON'S PUBLICATIONS.
..
The' Bible Hour; or, Scripture Lessoite for the Little
Onee at Home ' ' ' 75
Pioneers of Various Parts of the World 1.08.
The Children'sDhurch at Home . 1.00
Practical -Christianity. By. Abbott - • ' "' 80
The Shepherd of Bethlehem. By A.L.ci:p .
_
Truth Made Simple.!'By Todd ' . '. • ' 75
Dodd's Lectures to Young Men ' , 40
‘, ', to Young . Ladies 40
All ,tho . publications of the .Presbyterian-Board, and &large
number from the American Tract Society and Sunday School
Unto:in, together with a large, and excellent assortment of
Sabbath School Books, Rewards, and Tickets, constantly on
hands. -F. G: BAILEY, Treasurer.
TORN CCFLWERTSON, LifTlL . riwn
r«nta-tf
LA. WRENC E VILLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY AND LOTS FOR SALE.
A. brick:dwelling, pleasantly situated on Bellefonte Street.
A brick dwelling, pleasantly situated en. Prospect Street.
A -brick dwelling, 'pleasantly situated on • Water - Street.
Alio, two frame dwellings, pleasantly situated °rpe Greens
burg Pike, East of the Arsenal wall. The above property is
very desirable, and will 'be sold,onliberal terms. Also, for
sale, from 10 to 15 acres of fine Gardening ,Land, 14 miles
from Pittsburgh; in - Indiana Township. • .
Building Lois of all sizes, and prices to snit.
For terms, &c.,. apply at the - Beal Estate andJusuranCe•
Office of fil. B. BATES,
Slitter St., neap Allen. Lawrenceville, Pa.
SPRING:STYLES FOR
jy26-13 ,
Gentle Men's Garments,
In great variety , ; embracing in 'Frit, jarge. and well se.
Meted stock of Frio Trench mart Englialv
'CASSINIERES AND'COA'TINCS,
Together with Eu 3 'fine an assortment, of Black : and oeloyed,
CLOTHS AND IrESTENGS; as thee - nuinufactories of Enrope
can produce, which are adapted to the wants of gentlemen of
taste, who appreciate style and
-quality in clothing.
SAUCED (HUT it 'SON,
Nn.lft`Fifth'SLliiittlihnrch.
MOM
LO'AliS' . .-''PER.SONS WISHING' TO
obtain Loans upon Bonds and Mortiageti. will Ball' it
to their 4ligrest to call at thii office Of • • G. S. BATES,
Butler Bt.,nearAllan, Lawrenceville, Pa.
jy2111.1
V A ~IVI L :36 , •
+urirecoociejitiii3esis
AND
S
sgr - Wholb'sale - Ret6ll.
At. D. WttlaittilS
114 SMITHFIELD ST , HEE.T,
Nearly Opposite the OustoUt' House,
PITT'SfiUR6I4; PA.
aps-Ty
LAWRENCETILLE INSURANCE ;
••AGEisiOY, of the`LYCOlifibill COUNTY ...wintrelh
INBUBANOI 'COMPANY; of the Borough orrduney,. Pa.,
continue:Up insure against 'losir"or damage by Ere. Capital,
$2,439,800411. • • • ••
The josses of ihis COiripany . since its organization, 22
years, bee been but $1,100,648 : ItAlpay 4 yros't.
Somme Beiwzrz.z; Seey: • ,• • • • •
REF.IIIIIINOBB t "
Capt. Ja mes Iririn, Miell.-M'Oullough, Rao,
Rev. John Wilkinson,,D. S: Wi!Ennis, Esq,
Wighimam'Esq.„: 'James M'Olure,
James Kearney, Req. . G. 8; BATES, 4et,
Office—Butler St; near Arlen, Larwronceville.
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
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AM A SOLDIER? AND EXAMPLES OF •CHICISTLLN
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- - Army and Baty.
Pleaseaddress indent • •
WINTHROP SARGENT,
• .
Business Oorrespendent, -
821 Chestnut Street, Philadelobia.
*a- Per sale in- Pittabatth' at • the 'Pieskiterian Book
Bonne. 5 , 7 Hand Street. feb2l-tf
,
F 0 R 1! 6 2
Spring and Summer Goods - for Gentlemen'.s
We have now - on hand one of the Finest and Most Fashion
able -Stock of CLOTHS, OASSIBIEBES, and; VESTIN:GS;
which We have ever had the pleasure of opening in- riM;s,
burgh:' , Having selected. them in the Bastenisniarlekt'With
great care, we feel satisfiedthat we , can give :entins fiatisfac,
lion in price; goods, and workmanship. We invite , gentle,
menwishing; Clothing 'for himself ar fainify; to 'call and ex:-
amine - the goods and prices. . ,
H. -SMITH, MaaenesT TAILOR,
mArl7ly No. 84 Wylie Street, Plitsbirib. Pa.
BY
AND IN
HD
PHILADELPHIA.
Wear.
JOHN A. RENSHAW,
Family Grocer and Tea Dealer,
Takes
in announcing to his friends and custo m.
that h lea e Pmre
has recently removed to the new and specious w
house,
Corner of Liberty and Rand Streets,
(A few doors above his old stand,)
And having largely increased his stock by recent much
now offers to the public the most extensive and Templ e t,
sortment to be found in this city, of
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES,
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Teas, Spices, Pickles and Sauces, Preserved Fruits in great variety, Fish. limas, Dried
Beef, besides an assortment of Domestic Rousekeepins
articles ; thus constituting a Housekeeper's Empor vido,A,
most all articles that are useful or necessary for the Famil
all may be purchased at reasonable prices.
- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Catalog - nes containing an extended List of my steak u
fished by mail, if desired.
JOHN A. RENSHAW.
Cur. Liberty and Rand Stu, Pittsburgh
Hp7-ly
OR CONCENTRATCII
SAPONIFIER,
LYE.
• FAMILY SOAP MAKER.
Made by the "Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing C om .
paay.! , The only genuine and patented article. Beware of
Counterfeits!' Bilyetrteistid sellers of the bogus articles
be prosecuted. For Belk by all Druggists anti Gros
Prices reduced `to snit the times. dec2l-ly
J TUPEE Sr.
CORN.= OF • FIRST A/VD SHORT &MEP.* r/TTSBURG 4 pA
MatildaCturas of
Steam Engines, Machinery, and Castings.
Also, of STILLS, TANKS, and all other apparatus for re
fining Oils. ocaggy
MERCHANTS' HOTEJI I
46 North Fourth Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
WILIBBEN & SON. Proprietors.
mars-7v
- -
HIDE' OIL AND LEATHER STORE
O. KIRKPATRICK & SONS,
No. 31 South Third Street,
Serwrerr HAREM ARV CHESTNUT STREETS, PRILARELERIA,
Have for Sale
SPANISH AND GREEN SLAUGHTER HIDES, CALCUT
TA AND PATNA'IUPS, TANNERS' OIL, &C., AT
THE LOWEST PRICES AND UPON
THE BEST TERMS. •
.ire All kinds of Leather in the rough wanted, for which
the highest marks price will be given in cash, or taken it
exchange for B. 40. leather stored free of charge, and soli'
Dll cOmmiesion.
Liberal gash Advances limit on Leather Consigned
to lie 1an.204‘
JOHN D. M'CORD
1PAE.'41C410107111311:11 , CO.,
NA 11 , DioACTDRERS AND DEALERS IN
Hats, Caps, and Straw Goods,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
1 31 WoodSt'reet, Pittsburgh ,
Rave now on band for Sprilg sales, as large and complete an
assortment of Goods as can be found in any of the Eastern
cities, consisting of
Fur
of every style and quality; CAPS of every quality and latest
fashions; PRIM Lea; Straws, Leghorn, and Panama HATS;
Straw, -and Silk BONNETS, etc., etc. Persons wishing to
purehasOeither by Wholesale or Retail, will find it to their
vsverstarm
to eau and almmi no ovi r..tAngrk marl y
TO INVALIDS.
Do Not Despair Until You Have Tried the
Water Cure.
THE PITTSBBRGI2I WATER CURE ,ESTABLISIIMRST
is delightfully situated on the banks of the Ohio, ten miles
West
of the city. We have treated many hundred cases of
nearly every kind of disease, and can refer to patients all
over the country whom we have restored to health, after
everything else had failed
The following are among the diseow-q we have treated
successfully :
CONStrarrriedv t Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs,
Scrofula, ,eSery - form of Skin Disease, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plaint, Constipation of the Bowels, Spinal Irritation, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Lianbago, Nervousness, all Diseases of the
Reproductive Organs, Diabetes. Dropsy, &c., &c.
TO FEMALES: suffering with. diseases' peculiar to their
sex., we appeal with confidence, as we rarely fail to effect
cures in those cases.
We not only cure you of your disease, but we entirely re
move fromyour .system the bad effects of thepoisonous drugs
you have taken.
.OUR CURE is .open to you. Come to us and we will in
dile time send you home healthy, and fit for life's duties
Terms moderate. Send fora Circular, to
W. N. atiII.BLETON, ALA.,
Box 1,1304,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
febß 1 v
10 LIBRARIES
OF
The American Sunday School Union
FOR DISTRIBUTION.
The $lO Sunday School , Libraries for distribution as per
legacy in Will of the late CHARLES BREWER, will be
ready tor delivery on and after July 10th, 1860.
The Sunday Schools entitled to these Libraries are those
established in Allegheny County, Pa., since •Blarch Slat,
1860.
Applicants will be required to subscribe to statement giv
ing name, location, and date of organization of the School;
name and Past-Office. address of 'Superintendent average
number of teachers and scholars in attendance, and amount
theneoritributetl for sum - sort of School.
Reasonable evidence, by amount of contributions and oth
erwise, of:thii permanence of the School will be required.
Apply to F. H. EATON,
Of EATON, ALSORMIt & CO,
Nn 14 Filth PittAnlneb.
MEI
11. SAMSON
FURNISIEUT TINDERTAKER,
No. 60 Smithf.elct Street, keeps constantly on hand a large
assortment oPßeady-Made Coffins, Metallic Cases, Shrouds,
&c., of the latest styles. Personal services in all cases when
required, and no pains will be spared to give entire satisfac
tion, and relieve the friends of the many unpleasant deities
necessarily connected with the preparations for burial, at
greatly reduced prises. Rooms open day and night. Hearses
ems Carriages furnished. • sepi-ly
TRY
BARBELL'S
INDIAN VEGETABLE
SUGAR DROPS.
The asset erg plimeent and effeotael tosselyllbr
worms, aver
Omabletror Cite ACTIVE PitINOITLIO of wet.
imam Vseareamo Bezeresess, In such a unumar an
1111 TIMM THEIR EntionracY, and at the BIM
fife render them EASY TO BB ADMINISTERED,
and free from theme unpleasant and' often dangerous
abets prodnosil by Iferndfup In the old form.
•
D. B. BARNES.
Droadww. Now York.
y 5-1 y
Okifr ALA/4
Corner of Penn and St. Clair Streets,
• Pittsburgh, . Pa.
LARGEST ; COMMERCIAL
School 'of tbe trinted States,' with a patronage of
nearly,3,ooo - STUDENTS, in five years, from 31 States, and the
'only one which affords complete and reliable instruction in
,all the following branches, Tiz.s.
Mrscasrum, MANUFACTURERS, STEAMBOAT, RAILROAD, AND
. BANK BOOM-ICEIPING.
FIRST, PREMIUM PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL Psirbtaltsnir ;
ALSO, SURVEYING, gNELNEERTNG, AND MATEIX/LiglICS
GENERALLY.
$35.00 pays for a Cummercial Course; Students enter and
:review at any time..
Ministers' sons tuition at half price.
For Catalogue of 86 pages, Specimens of Business and Or
r namental Penmanship, and a beautiful College view of eight
square feet,. containing a greaVrariety of Writing, Lettering
and Flourishing, inclose 24 cents in stamps totbe Principals,
mars-ly IHNKINS h SMITH, Pittslinrgh, Pa.
F.COND-HANDED PIANOS, AT
1,50, $5O, $75,-$1011;8125 and $l5O for sale by
rayl3-ly AOHN H. MELLOR, S 1 Wood Street,
s9o '
A' DOUBLE-REED FIVE
• Octave Piano Style MELODEON, In good
order:for ninety "dollars: .1 1 dr sale by
myl3-1y JOHN R MELLOR, 81 Wood Street.
-pITTSB JUG- • EitTALF:COLLEGE•
-t";-Bkv.q"Lq.'PARBhGNG, A.M.; President.
t BeatrSuatalited - 0 - allege in the State.
Y. FOURTEEN . '.TRlAbliillitS... ll Atteeadanee last
AP-BUN year , 248.
Superb bri
FORTYVE, .bitlingit. Thorough and,extensive 00t17:66.40
dtudy TE G/And ORGAN . MUSIC tan
Fan
t"
FORTY DOLL.. Si per term for boarding, light, &c.
term commences SEP,TEMBER 2r Send to the President
for a catalogue. 7 a l . sympsorr,
angil-iy • Pretsdent 2 of Board of Trustees.
C:AR.BON OL ,I
For Brilliancy and. '-Flcon.oniy,
SURPASSES List OTHERIiIt IMINATINV OILS now in
market. It will barn in all styles, of coal oil lamps, is per
fectly safe, and free from -alll 'offensive odor. Manufactured
and for sale by
W. MACKV.,OWN,
167' lanien;ri' Swarm prromamon-
S E & CH A.P A.N.,
AeallstateAgentsillotartesithitc, and Conveyancers,
P.LATTSMOUTH NEBRASKA,
Will locate Land 'WaiMinte, - secure Patents, btiy, sell, and
rent lands and Town. Property, pay Taxes, take depositions,
Make out coaveynrices, examine titles, attend promptly , to
the collection of debts in Western lowa and Nebraska, do.,
• myri-lm'
NERVOUS DISEASES.
'Having retired ftear'4letzera/ practice; I now give attention
to EPILEPSY and' other NERvous Diseases. In these, for
twentryears, I have had considerable success, some of which
'Mews have heretofore been published in this paper. I shall
be happy to see ad prescribe for any thus afflicted, at my
office, No. 1,432 South Penn Eqiutre, Philadelphia. Patients
littivided i WM. M. COWELL, )LD•
..J4 NIES S. itITORD
I COMM,
Eal
-.J. W. 6H•MIAN