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adventure^NASIN^OS1 * It wm in tlio spring of 18?? that 1 found myself gliding u|><mi ilte ? mors of tne niigb ty Mbft *sippi, nod bound (6t tlio Crescent Cilv, Now Orleans. rin, \V?lh ft single exception, I had foroied ^j(] iiO travelling acquaintances on board tlio boat, nilliougli I had bftvtt nearly two day* , u|kmi toy journey which wan becoming mine- . what monotonou*. The individual with |f||( whom I, singularly enough, fraternised. , seemed. like myself, to hare but little inch ^ nation to extend his acquaintance nun-ng ^ the |?a*senger?, though he seemed to be coil- | stamly upon the lookout for some one, and j|B from the close manner in which lie regard w ed the operation* of two or three individ- s|(l uals, whore profuse display of vest chains , nnd jewelry, and proficiency with cards at , the tables in tlio raloon, betrayed their pro- n fetation, I more than onee *et him down as an( some sort of a police detective in disguise. , lie called himself George Thorn, of Ken- (Kj tuckv; so hi* caul read, which he gave me in exchange for mine. In truth he was a noble specimen of the Buckeye Stale. Full c, six feet in height, a clear intelligent blue |1U( eye, brontf loretieatl, mm ngiit cuny mur, j14J muscular arms, nnd tlie chest of a Hercules, a8 he challenged the admiration of more than pj^ one of the passengers, as, with his serious j,ja and never smiling face, ho paced the proin go< enade deck, or sat apparently buried in j,;, thought in the saloon. th; "Do you never play at cards ?" said I to n9 him, as he left a group that were standing ^)U| about a table of four players, nnd noting the [,ej progress of the game. I had frequently seen him invited, but be invariably, like C;U myself, refused to participate in the game. i *'0h, yes/' said he, "but where is tho use col of playing here; those fellows (nodding towards the players) can tell every card in the pack by the hacks, nnd they are trying hard i to pluck some poor pigeon from among the passengers, but with indifferent success; be gft ware of them, sir." el I thanked him for his friendly warning, < and at the same timo expressed my aston- 0(| ishment at his affirmation. To convince me of the truth of it, he cnlled the steward 8p< of the boat, and ordered him to bring him t|lt a fresli pack of cards, which wire brought, tju and he handed the pack to me, bidding mo to shuffle them. I did so, when he inline co, diately selected nearly every ace nnd king i|0 from tiie pack, without looking at the face of them. Next ho dealt them in two par- a? eels, one to mo nnd one to himself, when, upon examination, I found that the cards of real value in the game were in his hand, ] and I could not detect tho least unfairness . as he dealt ilietm ! q., "You see." said he, smilingly, at my look j wi of astonishment, "the advantage an expert ue in theso matters line over even a skilful im player." "I do, indeed," replied I, astonished at ate my fellow traveller's dexterity, and begin eir ning to think he might ho a reformed gambler, or "playing possum" for some purpose or other; but, as he did not urge or even mi invite me to play, nor had played with any ' of one else, and threw the cards aside with an "ai expression of distrust too natural to be a? umed, I camo to tlie conclusion that my g?> suspicions were unjust, hii<1 my travel- or ing ncquninlatico whs a liddleyet tube cai solved. lui Early the next morning tho boat arrived at New Oilcans, and, amid the hurry and no bustle of debarkation, 1 lost my friend the 1 c Kentuckian, not even seeing him to b'd a I adieu. That same evening, however, after om visiting the theatre, I whs enjoying the cool yo air Arid a fragrant llavniiA, in the rotunda of the St, Charles Hotel, and conversing *te with a friend from the North, whom 1 had wii fortunately met, when whom should I encounter hut my steamboat acquaintance! ed Aftfti the usual greeting, our conversation sea turned upon our trip down the liver, our tlu fellow passengers, <fce., when im fellow trav- set eller remarked that if I would like to wit oil ness the interior of a gambling house, or nu "hell," as it issomelim s more appropriately ow called, lie would be pleased to show it to lis of as one of iho sights ov "lion*" of the city, am Never having witnessed anything of the ers kind, both 1 and my fiiend assented, and ' nfier a short walk, found ourselves within 'a the precincts of one of those glittering slid tia gorgeously furnished establishments?vesli tin bules to the infernal regions?where men I sio a'e engaged in various games of hazard. i Or The interior of a gambling house has been : sta too frequently desetibed to need repetition. , wii The Faro Bank with its crowd of betters. ' un< the Rouye et jVorr table with its anxious up< circle, and groups ol players hi other games wii of which I was ignoianl of the name, were me all busily engaged as we entered. We had passed through two apartments, and reach , uei ed a third, in which weia but four players, ' playiog in pairs at different tables. As wo al,' entered, we sat down at an unoccupied ta? unJ ble for a moment, when, ns we did so, we of I heaid nn** of tho two men nearest us say to : wo his opponent? i 4 "Inais the Inst dollar: luck U youra, and : ble nloono.l nut * MUui you wear a good ring," paid hi* mo opponent. "Si-el I will give you a chance 4 for revenge. I'll back iny ring ngHiiihi ' yours on the next game. It's a ring 1 won by at play from a Kentucky boy that came to wit New Orleans to see tho sights," said he mo carelessly. j ble How little did he know those words, so | nai lightly spoken, had sealed his doom. i noc "No!" said hi* opponent, rising, "I'll * m*et you to morrow night. 1 won't pledge ; g*s iiiy jewelry vet." ! this As the player, who was sitting with his 1 loss back partially tinned towards us, mention- ' mo ed Kentucky in his conversation, I saw ' Thorn listen with eagerness, and ais he tw i?t his ed the ring he offered to bet upon bis fin- I'll gcr, I saw the Kenluckian turn deadly pale, ing 11 is eyes glowed like fire for am instant, lot) then his countenance again resumed its usu cha nl calm snd placid look?and, to our amaze 'Tw ment, he rose, nnd walked across the apart- thn monI fa l1i<* wklt 1 * ...... .v pmjrvi, ?nu una jusi been lell WHl by his companion, courteously proposed to ru? try a band or two with him if agreeable, bai and if wo, bis friend#, would excuse him for lie a short tirue. Of course we assented?so of did the gambler, who appeared at first some- wai what surprised at the proposition, but prob- froi ably resolved to try bis skill upon the new u I comer. iiih The cards were dealt, and the game pro- 1 ccedcd. Wc were sufficiently near to seo elei that the picee of gold which constituted the bro first stake whs won by our friend s oppo- tbo iient; so, also, was the second. Tlie third was tnko Thorn gained. And thus they went por on altematc'v winning and losing, till at Tin last Thorn carelessly observed: *}?ri "That's a pretty ring you offered to bet the a while ago, stranger. Will you sell it?" "Well, a# to that" said the other, "it's cha pretty enough, and eo#t me onough?for a i his young fol'ow pledged it to me some three ' w ai * irs ago m a sort of nolo of Land, whis promised to r?l<?in with fire liuudw I his thai he owed me?a debt of hone ? bul he never paid it; so I retain tl g. No, stranger, I guees I won't sell it 'l)ut the owner t You should have mat u pay; five hundred dollars is a dei i-e for such a bauble." Why, as to thai," fetid lite player, tie t liered up his cards for the next hun > cou'dn'l coino to limy very well, fori id the debt of nature.' as they say, tl lie night, and that cancelled my oblig n. Ah! the stake's mine?there's alwa; k in this ring, sir, I believe," said he, i diew the money towards him; "suppo try h larger stake;" and he prepared itfie the cards again. "As you like," said Thorn. "Well, what shall it LcP said his opp it, "anything from onolo five hundred .1 he threw a bank note of that dcn? in lion carelessly, as if in bravado, iijronll de. To our surprise Thorn drew a wallet fro i pocket, and produced an equal ainoui money, then sweeping the cards tin J been udng from the table to the floe called for a fresh pack, and passing thei the attendant brought them to him, r lly ihtotigh his hand, he gave them adversary, remarking to him as he d to "mind his deal this time," fixing up< n a searching glance as ho wont throug it operation. The game was tiiat know "blutl"," or "poker," I know not whic t at any into one on which the playc . upon the cards they hold. Thorn ni i opponent having each glanced at tin ds, commenced the game. "I'll go you one hundred," said Thor nmenciug. "Two hundred better than that," sa i opponent. "Another hundred," continued Thorn. "Il'in'm! three hundred heliei!" said t mbler, producing the notes from his poc book. "Three hundred more," said Thorn, qi b ... The game was getting exciting to us relators; three thousand dollars lav np< j table to be decided by the cards held I > players, each of whom seemed fiom I Is to bo confident of success, though tin inteuanccs betrayed not the least em n. "One hundred moro," said the gambl* aim "I call you," said Thorn. "Ah! three king* and an acesaid t rrper. triumphantly. "TiiitEK aces and a kino!" said Thor tolly, as he displayed his own cards, ai ih his eyes fixed steadily upon his op) i.t, folded up the money and crammed o his pocket. "Fortune favors you," said the gambh licnllv, too well schooled to betray ai lotion or chagrin at the result. "80 it seems," said the other. "But 1 hope to meet you again, 6ii", fo 1st have my revenge after so heavy a ri luck as this," said Thorn's opponei nd I have 110 doubt you friends will jo in a social sit-down, for if you are oil at cracking a bottle, singing a son telling a story, as holding a hand rds, ihose who are your friends are f\ nalo." "I must confess," said Thorn, "that I a t of a convivial or musical turn, thou; lan occasionally tell a good story. I ha ittle histo.y now, sir, upon my tongui il, thai will be of uncommon interest u." ' To mo! Pray tell it, sir," said the gam r, with a laugh. "It will be a goi uri-iip for the evening's entertainment.' It war now long past midnight; absoi in the excitement of the game, we hi ircoly noticed the fiighl of time, or th s adjoining roomtt weie now nearly c ted by their occupant*, and that the It ler players, at the other end of the apa ml in which we were, had finished tin u game long since, and been spectatc that between Thorn and his opponei J wbie uow appaiently interested li>to "About three years since," began Tlior young man ill Kentucky, the confide I agent of a l.nge bii?iiie*s firm, was i ?ted with a sum of money and conmi ned to transact some buaiiies* in N* leans; il was his first visit to that city. 1 rted happy, leaving behind him a your 0 and lovely infant. Unfortunately up* b of th Mississippi hunts,or immediate on his ariivul i New Orleans, he fell ,h a professional man?a man of play, inn?)ou understand?" 1 he gamblor nodded, nnd Thorn conli 1: "By the management of this 'professio the young man wa* enticed to a *hel luced to play, plied with wine, stripp* his money- in shoit,to use a'profession! rd, 'plucked*?" "11a! ha! the old story," said tho gar r; "the fate of pigeons." 'But 1 have not finished; that whu st interests you is yet to come." Indeed! Go on." 'The young man wns perfectly sober* his loss; he returned to his hotel; stur ii remorse and halt crazy with excil lit, he placed a pistol to his head an w out his brains, leaving a tarnish* no us an inheritance for Lis wife and ii rent child." 'But what is all this to me," Maid tl abler, no*' pule an ashes beneath tl liitig eye of the speaker; "is it a inor on you're about to read heie, or a be ii you have to preach}" What is it to you!" continued Thou voice quivering with uxciiemi it. "AI tell you what it is to you. This inee of \ou and me to night, which for lhr< g years I have sought, is not mei nee. The hand of Heaven is in i *9 three years ago this very night, a; . veiy hour," said lie, glancing at h tch, "that the young man 1 spoke t lied madly into eternity? not by hisow id, but his opponent at the card table that should be accountable for that dee blood?the amount of money lie lo i just the amount 1 have won this nig! n you?that very ring upon your fingt Vis! I am mis Brother, and you ah AssaminI" riiorn pronounced these words in a firn sr. ilnging voice, and as he conclude! ught his hand down with a blow iijki table at which they weie sitting, wliic i instantly overturned, as lie and his oj lent started simultaneously to their fee jy were scarcely six paces apart nfi< inging fioin their chairs, and both dre ir weapons as tliey roso. Diel liar!" shouted the gnmblor, di rging his weapon the moment ho gaine feet. The bullet ripped open Thorn tcoat, and bis wn'ch flow in fragment b from the pocket, dangling by it* chain; at id at the same tnumeut his arm, which was >r, slowly rising, became rigid as that of a ie statue?the pistol he held exploded, and ." the gambler fell back a corpse upon the carle pet. This all passed so suddenly, ere we ?r could interfere, that we stood as if almost paralysed for an instant, while th? servants, ie alarmed by the noire, and the police, caiue d, rushing into the apartment, ie Thorn quietly surrendered himself, nieroie ly turning to us and the other two who a were in the room, saying, as he did so, t a "Gentlemen, bear witness 1 fired in self dons fence, and that I tocoived that villain's first so fire here;" and he pointed to his shattered to watch with a smile, and turning, left the room with the officers. He was tried and acquitted, as it was o clearly proved that his adve.sary tired upon him first. Tfio fact of the gambler being ii- a noloiious rascal, whom the community ie could well affoid to spare, might have had some influence with the jury. . m 1 have never met Thorn since, but the lit recollection of that fearful scene is yet fresh jy and vivid in my mind, though many years >r, hnvo passed since it was enacted, n, ?<" ? rt The Coronation Ceremonies. tojj TUB BNTKY OF TUB EMI'EKOR INTO MOSCOW. )U The special correspondent of the London r|| Times, who witnessed this event on the rn 29lh of August, says: |,, The Emperor and Empress left St. Per(t toisburg on Fiiday morning, and reached j,J Pctrovsky after dusk in the evening of the ,jr same day, having traveled 440 miles in 10 hours, which is regaided as a great fes. in tl) this part of the world. His Majesty's re ceplion at the station was enthusiastic, and id late as it was, thousands of people awaited his arrival, and cheered him with great energy. Wednesday and yesterday were |l0 spent in preparing for the great event, the It. procession of their Impeiial Majesties from the Chateau of Petrovsky to tips Kremlin, ,j. which took place to day under the happiest auspices. HR It would be as difficult to describe this nn dazzling pageant as it would ho to give an [>v accuialo account of a grand spccla-.h: at the theatre. In nil its component parts it was ;ir magnificent and effective. The wealth of lU. a vast empire was poured out with a profusenoM almost barbaric, and displayed gj with a taste founded on Oriental traditions and modified l?y European civilization. In stead of a narrow singe, the rcene was laid |te in the ancient metropolis of the laig?M empire the world has ever seen; instead of n< tinsel and mock finery, gold a id silver and ,U1 j diamonds flashed in the real sunlight, lie K). ; who played the part of an Emperor, wa? it indeed an Emperor, and those who appear ed as Empresses, marshals and soldiers, erj were what they seemed to be; but, after all, I1V when, amid the blare of trumpets, the clanging of bells, and tho roar of the populace, the glorious pageant hail passed away ? ?.i ? iV- * i- i - r | o |hi>u tuiuau maze or Uglll. what whs j|) left but tho recollection of tlio transitory gt; pleasure of the eye and of the indescribable excitement which the memory in vain endenvored to rocall of all that had at the ,g( moment produceil such irresistible eHeels? at Tun Aitbahance ok the Cossacks.? )T. j The whole breadth of the street was now ' occupied by a glittering mats of pennons, lfn i armor, plumes, steel and blight colors; the ,r|, | air was tilled with the sounds of popular ve ! delight, the champing of bit and clicking of u's weapons, flourishing of trumpets, ai d abov e all, the loud voice of the bell. Close behind the Circassian escort and the wild ,e. Bashkirs comes a squadron of the division of the Black Sea Cossacks of the Guard, in >? large Hat black sheepskin caps, with red I,, skull pieces, long lances, the shafts painted red, and pennons colored bine, while and, Jtl red; their jackets of scarlet, their horses |e. small, handsome, and full of spirit. vo The fore-t of rod lance shaft* thtough rj. which one looked gave a most curious a> }jr pect to the gay cavalcade. A squadron ol ,rs the regiment of Cossacks of the Guaid, in blue, follows. Except in the shape of the u head dress, which is like one of our shakos in the olden time, and the color of their ,1( uniform, those men resemble tho Black Sea n Cossacks. i,. Each squadron consists of about COO i, men, and the men are by no means of that ,w | hairy, high cheeked, retrousse nosed and Ie : small eyed kind identified in the popular ),r j mind with their name; and far different are ! they from tha long coaled, round headed |y | lancets on scraggy ponies who so long kept i'? | watch end vvaid over us from Canroberl's 1 Hill. These Cossacks are well mounted, l and well clad, and would atford to the ' | stranger a veiy imperfect notion of what the Cossacks are who plunder and burn in n- 1 front of an advancing enoniv, sweep away |' i its supplies, and hover around to do any- ' ..1 I thill!* but ri<*lit 11111e>s ?I ?nin? .......... ,, , ? p f ... -.-iiiv VHVI niv/w t|' vantage. The Nobles and Deputies.? Snggestij. ing tome strange likenesses and coinpan ! sons, thee follows after these 400 cossack* h a large body of thehaute noblesse on horse | hack md?1 in uniform, two and two, headed l?v lite M r^lirtl of tlie Nobility for the di*; trict of Moscow. Nearly all of these nohle* ,g ' are in military uniforms; those who arc not w. | wear the old Russian Boynrd's dress, a uj tunic glistening with precious stones, ? ! )(j 1 ilen belt* studded with diamond*, and high . cans with aigrettes of biillianls. Un their l breasts aro order*, stars, crosses, ribbons, ,e : innumerable. Menchikoft*, Ror.topchins, Ie | (ialitzina, Woronsoli*. (iorchnkolfs, Strogo n| notrs, Chremclietfs, Platoll*, Tolstoys, and r. ' the bearers of manv another name unknown in Western Europe hrfoio the la*t ; i, century, are there carrying whole fortunes |,i j on their backs, the rulers and musters of : l- j millions of their fellow men, but brilliant n* >e | they aie, the interest they excite soon passes \ re I away when the next gorgeous cavalcade ' t ! approaches. This consist* of the deputies v of tho various Asiatic peaplade* or races is i which liavo submitted to Russia, nil on horseback, two and two. llei? m.iv be D 1 seon t lie cost nine of every ago at one view, is and all an rich as wealth, old family trcas,<j urea, hoarded plunder, and modem tnsto si can mako it. Unshkirb and Circassians, it Tcherkees, Abassians, in coats of mail and ,r Hurcoats of lino chain armor, Calinuck*, E Taitars of Kaxau and tlie Crimea, Miugralians, Ka apapack.% Daghistanhis, Anne n> nians, the people of Gouriel and Georgia, j the inhabitants of tho borders of the Casn piati, Kurds, people of A*trnkan, Snmoide*, h wild moiintameera from distant ranges to which tiie speculations of even the ,,IIortt. fordshire Incumbent" have never wan?U?red, >r Chinese frotn tho Siberian frontiers, Mon? w gols, and strange beings like Caliban in Court dress. Some of thena had their tini. covered hair plaited curiously with gold d coins; others won on the head only a small | '8 flat piece of precious metal just over the [* ' forehead; sheepskin hr-aj dres?o* 1 1 ?-^UCSlIU I*M mmmammm studded with jewel*; old matchlocks that might have mug on the battle field* oflvan Veliki, battle nxos, lance*, and cimeter and daggnrs of every form, were borne by this gaudy throng, whose mode of riding offered evorv possible vaiietv in tlio way in which a man can sit on a horse. Some ride without stirrups, loose and graceful as the Greek warriors who live on the friezes of the Parthenon; others sit in a sort of leg-1 less nun chair, w ith their knees drawn up j after the manner of sartorial equestrians. I Every sort ol" bit, bridle, huddle, and horse- j trapping which has been used since horses were subjugated toman, could bo seen here, j Some of tho saddlecloths and holsters were j of surpassing richness and splendor. In the midst of all these cavaliers two attracted particular notice, One was a majesticlooking old Turk, with nil enormous beard and a toweling turban, whose garments were of such a rich material and strange cut that one was reminded immediately of the figure of the High Piiesl in Hem bramli's picture, or of the oh! engravings of the Sultan in old books of travel. The oilier was a young do| utv from Gouriel, with clustering hair flowing down in curls from beneath a small paleh of gold and I jewels fixed on the top of the head, whose j face and figure were strikingly handsome,] | and who was dressed in a magnificent suit j j of blue velvet cramoisi, flashing with pre- | j cioiis stones. He was a veritable Eastern i | Autinous, nnd was well matched with his I beautiful horse. This cavalcade of the "pen- I [ plados Hoiiiuisc* a la Itussie" was to strati! gers the most interesting part of the pro cession; but it passed too quickly by for the eye to decompose its ingredients. What stories of the greatness and magnificence of Uilssia will those people like hack to their remote tribe*! They went by, bright, shifting, and indistinct as a dream ol' the "Arn ! Irian Night." The only objection one could I make to thi* part of the procession was that it was over too soon, ami (hat the eve wandered after it to the curve of the lines of soldier} which hid it from view. The IV.au.? The correspondent then describes lire Court nnd official carriages. As the last of the train of carriages passes a noise like distant thunder rolling along the street announces the approach of the Czar, lint his presence is grandlv herald pvl. Immediately af.er the members of the Council of tlie Empire, the Grand Marshal of the Court tides in an open phtcion, gilt j like the rest; |>til blight as is lie and all I about him, there conies after that coinpar( ed with the bistro of which he is as a mote in the sun. In gilt casques of beautiful form and workmanship, surmounted by ciesi engics <x Mive- 01 goUl, in milk while cunts ami gilded cuirasses and back plates, i :i]?(>ro;icli the giants uf the first sqtia<lrou of the Chevalier Uudesuf his Majesty tlie j Emperor, each on a charger til I'ur a can ! maniler in battle. These are tlio picked I men of 60,1)00,01)0 <>f the human race, ami | in stature they certainly exceed any troop-* ! have ever seen. All their appointments are splendid, hut it is said that lliev looked j better in the days of the late Emperor, when tliev wore buckskins ami jackboots, than (li ?y do n ?w in their long trow>ers. i Tlie squadron was probably '200 strong, and the cllect uf the polished In I mots, err.sts and armor was dazzling. Their oilicers could scarcely he distinguished, except l>v tlieir position am! the extraordinary beautv and training of soino of their horses, which slowly heal time, .is i: were, with then hoofs to the strain* of the march. The first ?qua duui of the GarJc a Chcvtl follows, " ??? AII turn s!it .1 ?all :n :ii na, All plinth l.ke tfcii i>ig> s tli.il \? itig the wind, 1J.11. -I like tvjj.es li.ivuig I.it. ly h illftsl. Colli trill.: III gulden coals, l.kt . lUg"*.-' So bright, so line, that one i* puzzled t?? decide which?they or the clu-valiers?are the bravest. But as we are debating the point, the tremendous cheeiing of tlie pc-> pie and the measured hurrahs uf tile sol diets, the dolled hats, and the reverences of ; the crowd, tlie waving of handkerchiefs, and the clash of presenting aims, wain its that the "Czar of all the K<i*sja?, of tlie Kingdom ?d Poland, and ot the Ciiand DitchV of Finland, which are it?s? p liable 1 from tlieni," is at hand, and Alexa oh-i Ni colaierilcli is before lis. JIis Majesty is tall I and well forme-l, although l.u riots not in 1 slallire or in grandeur of per-, .n c.inn neat to his father. llis face heats a i< seinhiance | to the portraits of the Empeior Nic-di da?, ; but the worshippeis ?>l his deceased Majesty 1 declare that it is wauling in the wonderful power of eye and dignity and intelligence ' of expression which eharactei i/cd the lather. His Majesty is dressed in the uniform of a general 11(licer, and seems quite simply attired, after all tlie splendor which has gone past, lie wear* a burnished casque with a long plume of white, orange and ri.uk cock's feathers, a close fitting green tiu.iwith aiguilletlCH and orders, ami ie.l lro*\>eis, and he guides his chaigei?a peifecl intrdeS of svtnmeli)?with ? ??e and gracefulness, 'lis features iue full of emotion as lie io tiliiiw with a military salute on all sid< s t! o mad congratulation* of the people, who really act as though the Deity wereincain tie Ivel'ore tliein. It is said that several tunc* Ills I'lis r:oI ntM ivifli l..-irs I.. -.11 I. - {jives I lie same ackii '?w ledgnierit?raising Ilia extended hand to the side of his c amine, so that t]ie forefinger rise* verlic !ly b\ the rim in Iroiit of the ear. The effect of his presence is considerably marred b\ the proximity of Ills suite, who have giadua'lx mid jHtha ps unwittingly closed, tip till lliev are iiuuiedi itely l?chi tl his hmse, instead of leaving him isolated, as he when he quitted the palace of IVtrov-ky. Thus it happens that, before he rear-lies the spot where the spec! a tor is placed, lie is near U lo?t among the crowd behind liitn, and (h u the in menI he passes his figure is swallowed up in the plumed suite whu follow at his heels. Tub Mummers ok tiu: Imperial Family. --It was ordered that the Kmperor should he attended only by the Minister "(fi nd mnt.iuiithe Minister of War, an Aide-de Camp General, a General of the Suite, and the Aide d<; Cittiip of his Majesty on dtitv; hut as he turned to speak to the Grand 11. L-... i..t i.. !... r. ?...? s?? Iin |? ? 11 11 ft I II JIM* lo lime, litis order wns lost, ami mingled with the oltk'er* indicated were their Inipertai Highnesses the Ce?> trew itch < >r11>?I Duke ileiitier Nicolas .\le\amiro\itch, the Grand Dukes Ah-xaiulto Aloxamhov itcli, Constantino N icolaievitch, N icolas N icolaic vilch, mitl Michel Niolaieviteli, the Prince Uoinanovskv, Duke <le I^ouehtenherg, Nt coins M txiiniliaiioviich, lite Prince Peloi of Oldenburg, ami other foreign 1'rinees ami their suites. Amid litis crowd of tlieat people wo all search out the Grand Duke Constantino, whose keen stein eye> are piercing each window as he tide* along. A countenance with more iron will, resolu tion and energy stamped upon it, one rarely sees, and the Russians are not unjuslifiablv proud of the ability And activity ho displayed when the Allied squadron was oxperiod at Cronstadl. Mi* feature* and Ibrin are oast in the Komanoflf mould, which the poitraits of Alexander uud Nicholas have maJe pretty well known among us. A very splendid stall follows the Princes. It consist* of tho General* attached to his Majesty's person, tho Aidesdo-Cainp General, tho General Majors of the suite, and the Aide*-do-Camp of the Emperor, and the General* and the Atdes-de-Canip attached to the person* of their Imperial Highnesses on horseback in full uniform. Among them are many whose names are now of world wide celebrity, but one could not find out which wa* Ludcrs and which was Osten Sackon, or Menchikotf, or Gorchakoif?all covered as they were with plumes and feather* and magnificent order*. The Empress Alexandra Keddowna, whoso appeal a nee excited the liveliest acclamation* of the people. now passed before us, her feeble fiauio sustained by the part she had to play, so that she surprises those who know how weak and suffering she i*, when they see her /Mjrle, and the graceful arid animated bearing with which she acknowledged the cheer* of the multitude. "Ah!" say they who think of the old Court, "who would ever imagine that she, who was a* a feather in the air, suspended by u breath, should live to see this day. and that he? son JJieu?should have died before her!" Her Majesty wa* quite royally or I imperially attired, but how I cannot ?av. A cloud of light drapery, through which diamonds shone like slats, floated around her, and on her head was a tiara of brilliants The carriage in which she sat was a tri utnph of splendor?all gold and crimson velvet; an I cm the roof, which wa* miiihik od of similar materials, was llie likeness ol j?nn imperial crown. Tlie eight horses, which were attached to llie carriage by trappings and cords of gold, woro the mosl beautiful in the imperial stables, and each was lei with a golden bridle by a oalefre nier in grand livery. To hide from her the coach man's back, perforce turned towards her Majesty's face, there was an array ol little pages, who sat outside the coach oti , the rail, with their backs toward the coach man's, and their round visages vis ? vis thai ?>f the Emperor. On the tight of the car iiage rode the Grand Ecuyer; on the left the Aides de Camp General attached to tin person of the Empross. <\u olKcor of tin imperial stable ro le before it, and four Cos sacks ?it* tho Cbambei followed tho Ecuyei and the General. liehinJ the earring* were six Pages of the Chamber, and twt palefrenicrs on horseback. As the earring* passed amid the thunders of ten ihousatK voices, another vehicle, if possible more magnificent, comes before lis; and again tin hurrahs of the troops and the people line through the air. The Empress Marie Aldxatidrovna i seated in this carriage, and bv her side tbi little Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandre witch, who is in bill military uniform. He Majesty seemed much affected as she bow ; ed to the tight and left, and acknowledger the salutations of the people with vivaciti ; and iinjjri'ssun. nt. The boy seemed to lak' it at! as .1 matter of course, and probably tho Arch-Ducal mind was occupied by dis trading thoughts ol dinner. 1'he eipiip ineiit and aileinlance of tlie vehicle were the same as those of tin* Einpicss Mother And now a galaxy of wiial mo real It "si igo coaches," so richly giil and docoral cd are they, pass before u>. 'lhe tirst coij tains the Grand Duchess Marie Paitlovui and Alexandre Petiovna and Ileletie Pan lovua; the third the Grand Ducliessc* Mm Nicolaevna and Catherine Mich lilovna; am the fourth her Imperial Highness the Priu cess ol Dtdetibaig. Another uioitaiy spec tacle c! up in tho tear of the last cai i iago. tin: Kkkmlin. ? Inside the Kremlin, at I immense crowd, civil and military, wen seated 0:1 benches and seats; the pnvcuieu was a -> i thionge J bv a t:i is-. of persons u w hoin the light of entry had been accouic* by the iiulhoi ilic*, all of whom welcoine*. the Emperor ivilh great enthusiasm. The college slowly w j..ud Is way through thi> biillianl assemblage to the S.iCicJ Gale o the Saviour, called Spatkitt Vovota, tit pass inglliiougli which every man must uncover, where the Emperor and Euipicss weic received by the Cotutiiaiidanl of Moscow and the officers under his unlets. The clergy attached to the chinches inside the Kremlin were assembled before the porcb of their several edifices holding the sacied images and crosses in the air io welcome, in.} tl.o <..i. -i 11 1 -- a W ?> .!> ai each feiJo of the entrance of the cathedral. Here th?-ir Majesties left their carriage, anil the Emperor descended from his charger and advanced towards the door of the cathedral, at which they were met by tire Holy SviioJ anil tlie clergy, who haJ previous y chanted a Tt Drum, en actions dc i/caCtJ, for the happy arrival ot his Majesty, and who awaited trim with tiro cross and lire holy water. Amid the sounds of a solemn chant and the praters o! tire people, the Empeior and tile Empresses entered the calhedial, and, ni the same .oinont, a salvo of 85 gens was tired to announce the fact. Their Malestic's having kissed the sacrod ''linage#," among which are a picture of the Virgin, painted hy St. Luke, and a miraculous por tiail of our Saviour?walked m solemn procession, preceded by the Metropolitan of Moscow, to the Cathedials of the Aichan gel M eh id altd of the An 11 uDelation, where they ki-sed more images and holy relics, among w Inch are a nail of the 11 ue Cross, a lone of out Saviour, and a part of the robe ol tiie Viigin M try, and knelt in piayer bofoio the loinbs ol their ancestors. Thence llu v waiked t<? tli- l'al ico of the K cinlin, . i . i - wnure uk'v hitu received i?y uio clergy ut the l' unt wiili cross and hulv water, l?v (he Aieli M nslial of thu Coronation, and the Pie>:deni mid members of (lit1 Treasury of the Palace, who presented the Kmpress with llio usual liu?i tii emblems of fealty ?bread and salt. Ills M ?je>ts's entrance into (ho Palace win announced by a salvo of 101 gnus. Ihtniig this lime the bells never ceased to uiiu', nor the jtcojile to cheer and l?nt\; ami the ii>|hicI presented by the Mjnares of the Kremlin, as the dense coilcourse of people with uncovered heads bosought the blessing <>t Heaven oil the sovereign, lias been described to ino as something very grand and affecting. 1 lie proit -inn and the proceedings lasted more than three bonis. fill late at night the populace continued t?? throng the courts and Mptatcs, and soon after it was dark, the palate and hairack* of the Kremlin were brilliantly illuminated. The Corps I diplomat* iiitto witnessed the procession from the windows of the palace of a Princess, who entertained thorn to dinner and gave a hall n the evening. Followino tux Low*.?An itinerant preacher recently trawlled among the north western counties of this State. lie ivas mounted on an atiknal whose appearance betokened very bad keeping? t io incre fraino work of what bad once oeen a horse. K: ling up to the door of * country ! j inn, he inquired of the landlord the disUmca to the next town. Tho host coming out was so forcibly struck with the appearance of the animal uj>on which the querist sat, that ho walked around hiin twice before giving the desired information. He then inquired: "'.Vho might you bo, if it's a fair question?" "I am a follower of tbs Lord," was the answer? "Follorin' the Lord, eh?" demanded the host. "Well, I'll tell you what it is, old ( feller," eyeing tho horse again, "ihero * one lliirg cartin?of yon stop on the road, you'll never ketch hitn with that hots!" Currant Bushes.?The currant bush ia everywhere cultivated, or rather, perhaps,. suffered to grow, no pain* being taken, as a general thing, to improve the appearance of the bush, or the quality of the fruit. The mode of training now mo t frequently reconitnended is to keep them in tno form of trees, with a clean stein o( one or two feet high, surmounted by a round branching , head. If grown in this way, the annual shoots should be shortened in, and the suI perfluotts liinbs thinned out. This renders I it ornamental, and condu es to tho greater size and excellence of the fruit. When fiiled with scarlet, purple, or white berries, tho appearance is quite pleading. Carters Span Mi Mixture. TilE CliUAT I'LKIFJE ?, OK TUB Ul.OOD The Best Alterative Known! NOT A I'ARTICLE OF MERCURY IS IT ! t An infallible remedy lor Scrofula, Kind's Evil, ! Rhtumstiim, Obstinate Cutaneous Eruptions, l'iiitpbsor i'u>tulct on the Face, Blotchn, Boils, Ague utsl Fever, C'iirouiu ! Sore Eyes, Unit worm, or Teti Ur, Scald-hmd, Kul.iryo|* menl ami pmii of the Bone* and Joints, S5c?U Klieum, Stubborn IJ1L cirs, Syphilitic Disorders, ami all diseases ari- i siujt from ati injudicious use of Mercury, Imprudence in Life, or Impurity of Blood. Tl.? gr.-at alterative Medicine and Purifier of! r ttie IJ0...I .h now used by thousands of grateful | ( patieots from all parts of tl.e United Slatee,* wlio I t- Mitf daily to the r*mmkablc curt* performed by ' ' the orentesi of nil mediciuo; "C MtTis RStl' > IS 11 MIXTURE." Necrnlgla, ItheuniiHsm, 1 .Nonfa.a, Eruptions on the Skin, Liver Disease, | , , hovers. Ulcers, Old Sores, Affection of the Kid [. | 'I'H'iiks of ihc iliro.it, Female Complaint*, , I ?iins and Aching ol the Bones nnd Joints, are [ speed !y put to fljht by u ui^ this :nestimable ' remedy. ^ For ull diseases of the Blood, nothing has v? been fouud to comparv with it. It cleanses the system ol nil imp ir ti.?, nets gently and eflicictitlv | <>n iii? Ivvcr.nid Ivdwys, strengthens the Digcsr j tion. (five* ton* to-the stomach, makes the Skin fli-iir fluil he .Itliy, and restnics the Constitution, enfeebled t>v disease ?r biukvii iluwn by the ex' ctwi'i of yiivth, tu in prittino vigor mat strength, f r the diseases or roi4i.cs it i? poculiiuly np9 plicablr, and wherever it has b.comc ktrnwu ? regularly pri-*ciil*<t tvith iho lovppirrt effect*. It invigorates the wrak mid debilitated, and imparls eliD-t.eity to the W"ni out Irame, clears the skin, and leave* the pat'-, ul frmh and healthy; a single ! hottlu of tins inestimable ivim-dy i* worth all the so-called H ;r-.ipar Has in eimwuee. The largo initr'e- of certificates which ore bnv? I received froir peiSous from all putt* of the United States iw the lest ( videnev that there i? no humhue about it. The I'rtKV, hotel keepers, tnagisi trati *, physicians, and public men, well known to the common ty, nil ?<l?i their testimony to the wonderful effects of this GREAT BLOOD PUUIL' Fl Ell. 1 t.'all on the n;out and get an Almanac,and rend the <let liU <>f > -hing eures performed by CA UrKll'SSP.tMSl! MIX! t'llIC, t'lJi most casks win.nr. r.?kki tii'.nu M*r. iiad bio*ally railcn.) The l;.<i (n of an advertisement will not admit their full insert on. 1 \VH. S BEERS k CO., Proprietor*, iVt>. 301. lh oaths ay, Stir York. k To whom all order* inu?t be addressed. ' For sale li\ Drn.'g fts and Country Merchnnls I j i i all parts of the United States and the Cnnadss, [ ! and bv i and bv FISHER* 11 KIN IT.'Tl, Fpattnnburg. * .11)11 N L. YOUNG, Uuiontill*. ' I May 8 11 ly i books: noons:: r IMIli aubrcribct lakes this On thod toinfot ni the Jl c.tiicnsof the Village ami surrounding counj try, that In i now re eiving n pood stock ot N KNV ! BOOKS. at his Hook Stoje, No. fi, Main-street , iip|Mn>ite tin Court House, such as are generally used in Co|: ;o, Aeiideiuit s and common Hughs ScLools. A huge variety of MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, embracing HISTORICAL. BIOGRAPHICAL GE< > LOGICAL, M KCIIA MCA L, Poetical aud Nhis . nl w < ! >. ol varttuiK **! *. .? *-! ?~ , ?' mkm J?I ?rr?. | Some reading (in the way of Novels.)? I III Til II aI.I., Punnv Fern's writing* ; TOM JON'tS' I or UTSlllV, Ac Ac. 111. \NK HOOKS. A number of TI Y MN ' HOOKS, i*ed by the different denominations of . Christians, together with a large ??>ortn)cnt ol FAMILY BIBLES, prices front $0 oo to $ 10 OH; small HIHLKS, front .">0 cents i> $1,00 and $-.00; TESTAMENTS troin lift cel. cents t*? $1.00. I'll AY KR ROOKS, I .it various (.rices. Also a T-ricty of small religious books, tej books and Primt J. A iroml lot ofF.in!?e?p, Lt ;jir, Commercin! and Note Paper. Envelope* from ootnnion to the finest style* Black, Blue and Red Ink. * NEW MUSIC FOR THE PIANO. lietweeu 500 and 1,000 new pieces for the Piaim, from the best composers, the greatest variety over ottered in the up-country, (We hope thela1 dies will call and supply themselves.) I have made permanent arrangements with ?evcral large Rook Houses in Philadelphia and New York, to exchange my Music Work?the SOUTHERN HARMONY, t (1 \SII PRICK, lor their Hook*, Ac., nt cash j pricve, nett. 1 wdl, therefore, be able to sell Itook* and Stationery lower than tin y have ever been sold in SjmiUnburn ; and ns I desic to do an entire j 2l?sll i nsitle**. it the i......1? .. It -n - -1 - ...! nu wun in*-ir money, 1 11? in k they iv hi ho satofitd that they ran bu} Hook*, tte<" , iV"?m ine, nu cheap ?s they can (at retail) iti Columbia or Charleston. &&-CALL AX I) SEK.jtx wii.li am walkkr, a. s. ti. IW""? hool tcaeher* ftupplied m> I b< rul Icrmi 1". S. Jt nnv |??rtM>n should cull l?r a I?o? k or Itooka. that I have not got, I will nnnitdiatcly or* il?-r tin hi it' they deuhe it. N I>. I'lii- Now Edition of the Sot'Tiir.KN IIak* viiri, hop count.mtly on hand, *hokMile and retail, at the CAJ>11 BOOK nTORK. May 17 12 tf APPLICATION FOR CHARTER! Notice i> hereby given that it# IMihndelphiu liaptiat Church, Spartanburg district, will npply at the in *t *?-Mion c?f the legislature ol South Caroi.ui for an act of incorporation. A in 14 r> t f u . / 5' St ' -i tt . mlU * ***<* ^ NEWrfBRRY, S. C. . SEt '" Respectfully ?ff?m bu mttUm to ?a those who trade at lfewhwry,MriwjyO?inl Commission A Rent, (or (he disposal of WmW+g? au'i other produce. Will giro bio parsons! pNsatioti to Receiving, Settiug, 8toring or Shipping of Cotton sad oil kind* of prodnos in treated to bio 1 laving made arrangement* with dMfarant EM' m, he is now prepared to make liberal advanses on Cotton oliippcd to Charleston. ' Will ilao pay the higboot market caoh prionon delivery for all tha Wheat, Flour, Corn and tthor produce tliot con be brought to tbro market lor ale. An experivuee of oeeeral yearo buelneooot tlrfo place, in all it* vuriou* forme, indnoco him toboUcro that he can promote the interest of plantar*, and hope* by prompt attention to merit a liberal aharo of patronage Charge* for selling or shipping Cotton 25 cent* per bale, all other tr?ne-etbs* is accordance with cnotom. Tho beat of refcrcbcaa given. Until the first of January next he may be found about the Store Itoom formerly occupied by Mere. W. G. & J. F. Glen. Nov 15 39 tf B* Ti At?lWf JVewberry Court House, Importer and Dealer IN HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS. WIN' DOW (J LASS. CROC EM ES GENERALLY. PRY GOODS. HATS, SHOES, AND CLOTHING, AC., AC., AC. AND BUYER OFC( TTON AND OTHER COUNTRY PRODUCE, has now in store one of the largest, and moat varied Stock of Good* in South Carolina, and is prepared to offer to liis numerous friends and customers, liberal inducements which cannot fail to prove ts their interot. I am always in the market fur the purchase of COTTON and COUNTRY PRODUCK generally, and planters will find it generally to their interest, by culliug on me before making their arrangements elsewhere. S. T. AGNEW, Importer of Euglish Hardware. Oct. 18 35 tf risk's Patent Burial Cases! rI"MlE subscriber if" agent for thesaleot EISA'S 1 PATENT BURIAL CASES?Cloth-covered or Bronzed?in wlinli a body can be kept or transported nuy distance, without danger from decomposition or vermin. Cabinet Making. II K is also a CABINET MAKER, and prepared to furnish Now Cabinet Ware at short no-j tice, and also to repair old furniture on reasonable i terms, nnd solicits n call at his rooms on Main-st., j Spartanburg, below the Court House. Also u tine assortment of PARLOR CHAIRS.' constantly on linnd. Sept 2U 31 tf S. V. GENTRY.MUSIC? VVERY I the best and latest improved PIANOSof all kinds can be had at ? ? RAMSAY'S PIANO FOItTE AND MUSIC STOKE COLUMBIA, S C. lie invites a special examination of the late patented iinproremontain Ilallet, Davis A' Co's.cele! brated Pianos. Every piauoia guarantied. Juno 28 18 ljr The State of Sonth Carolina. BPAHTA NBl'RG DISTRICT. IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. .Jno. 8. Vice, Adin> , Appt., v?. J. Eber Vice, nod others, defendants Citation to luive Estate Settled. WHEREAS it has been shown to my satisfaction that the heirs at luw and legal representative-* of William Vice, deceased, Defendnuta in the above case, reside ftom and without the limts ot tins State: It is therefore ordered nnd d dared. that th. v L* ?n.l ? a... o?-a j o-i.. - , ?- ...... ? mi? v??on ui vraiui* i v lor snij District, to be held at Spartanburg Com i House, on tlip 10th day of November nest, to show enow*, if any exist, why the E>Utr of Mrs. lane Vice, deceased, should not be -settled ttitd the assets oI the same ordered to Ik* jkiel out according to law, or their cowut to the same w ill be cutcrcd of record. Given under my hand ttnd seal of office, 11 its An'wo. If;. HOWDUN, o. s. a. AuguM 14 C j l?t. IN EQUITY?Spartanburg. Thus. I). Woflofd vs. J. E- W'oflord, el ol. Petition for Account and Relief. IN purtu.v ee of un order of the Court of Equity in this ease, notice in hen by given to tlto ered* t"i? of the absent debtor, J. E. WOK FORD, to come in, present nnd verify their demands, withiu three months from t ho date of this rule. TIIOS. O. P. VERNON, c. *. s. it. Coin's. Office, August 13, 1856. 25 1 St IN EQUITY?Spartanburg. G reeo 11. Mitchell vs. iliidsong Sparks. Petition for Euuds, Ac. rpHE Creditors of tho defendant, BfRD80NG A SI'AUKS, are hereby notified to mnw in, , present, and verily their demands against him, be! fore me, within three month* from the dote hereof. TIIOS. O. P. VERNON, c. * a. o. Coin's. Office, August 13,1856. 25?13l IN EQUITY?Spartanburg. Ambrose W.iUon and W illiam Watson, vs. James Wxtaon, ct ?1. 11.11 for Aecouut, Relief, Ac. I.t Obedience to an order of the Court of Equity _ in this case, th.* creditors of the absent debtor, JAMES \V.\TsoX, one of the defendenls, ar? hereby notified to come in. present and verify their l< nlands Int.,re me, with'U three mouths from the date of this rule. 'i llos. o. P VERNON, c. e. a. d. Coin's Offii't, Aug. 13. Aug 14 25 tf The State of South Carolina. Spartanrcro District. IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. Hcujaiiiin ll imm. it, Appt. vs. 11. njarmn Page, Adin'r , ?tid others, defendants. Citation to Settlement. I T having been shown to my satisfaction that Ilka . IlithMW, and the loirs at Uw and legal representatives of lCiix.-ib.-th li? i>h.-ats. d.-ceaaed, defendants in tin- aliove mat-, reside from and vrithnnt the i Inula of tins St.-ite: It n? ihfrefert ordered and de1 creed, that they be and np|>enr at the Coort of Or, dmary lor mod District, to be held at 8purtanborfc . Coin l House, on the 31st day of October next, to ' show cause, tl nny exist, why the Estate cw James lliirc-hfteld, de'd., should not be settled, and ihe at| set* of (he same ordeied to be paid nut ac-eordiim to ; Uw, or their Consent to the same will be taken jwe . eov frtto. (liven under mv hand and seal of office, the Slat j July. 1850. R. HOWDKN.o. a. n. August 7 24 12t IN l]Ql ITY Spartanburg. Chamberlin Miller A Co., vs. the Uivinfsville Cotton Miiiiu aduring Compnnjr. 11 II for Relief, appointment of receiver, Ac. r IM IK Creditors of the Divmg.ville Col ton MmJL ulactunng (Voinp.tny are hereby notified, by order ol the Court of Ecjuity, made in this caae at its l.wt ti-rin, to come in, present and verify their demands against said Company, befc* s me, on or 1 by the 12th day of November next. TilOS. O P. VKRNON, o. e. a. o. Corn's Office, August IS. And It 24 tfi Mexican Mustang liniment. KNOWN ail over thv Workman one of the Mat liniments hi use for Rhcumat?n?, Cms, Brdm, Hnrne, Dinhieauom, aad tor ?M kinds ' of injuries. Kit Bale Wholesale and Retail, ky s/pt 4 ?? u" Fi&iiER a iiEiwrren.