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... - n- ] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ 7 ^ | "To tlilnc own M>lf be true, it ml it miixt follow, ns tiro nl|;ltt tlie dny, I It <111 ?nuM not (licit lie false to any man." BY ltOirr. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS C0U11T HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1857. vni t"' XT/V " ^ SELEOT!? (POETRY, ... _ .. - . | Parting Words. UV CIIA8. hwain*. i Now close the chamber door, mother, Ami kneel beside my bed, And pray tlmt ere the dawn, motboi, M V Hliirit mrtt* lw. . ^ I J "VV1' A is in my breast, mother? A thorn yon cuiutot find, A wound within my heart, mother, No human hand can bind ! Should some ono call, perchnncc, mother. When lie tdmll htar I'm dead, Oh ! give him thip one curl, mother? And tell hiir what I'.ve said I ! or nicy re my Inst, lust words, mother, 'l'ill those poor eyes grow dim; It may be I've been weak, mother, 15ut I've been true to liiin. Uut nil is over. now. mother, Ami we shall meet no more; He'll never know this heart, mother, 'l'ill i:lI its love is o'erl? Yon've closed the chamber door, mother f V?.i.v.. t... ?--> K,J III y ucui Now pi ay that e'r the djiwn, mother, My spirit niny bo Hod ! L., _ . poLmoM,. Appointments by the President. Tho nomination of Mr. Buchanan by tho Cincinnati Convention was hailed by the country ns an omen of good lo the nation. Men who were not members of the Democralic party felt a relief when it was known that a statesman so accomplished and expe- | rienced was to be the standard bearer of the {{rent party of the people ; and the unani ! mous acceptance and ratification of the ' nomination of the convention by the people, I una tne sui)sequent liiumpliant election ol i Mr. Buchanan, indicated the confidence of ' of the people in Mr. Buchanan (o meet the ciisis thai had been thrust upon the country. Initiated from early life in the affairs of the j c. lunlry-?having walked up through all the ! departments of public sei vice from ihe low- I est to the hitrhesl?in all nlaceslhe iust and i n i J " # uptight man, ihe eble mid faithful public servant?discreet, wise, ready and capable to meet all exigencies incident to the position he filled?the President seemed to have conn- to the chair of Slate "for such a time us this." The season before the election had been j one of unusual political agitation. The pe- | nodical election of President, of ihe United Slates must always be nn event of surpass- ; in;,' interest. So not>le is the elevation, so 1 pi'otouixi the institutions ami principle* ?f- l I looted l)y the election of a new man to so ) high a place, that the national election caninot past> without some agitation. Probably, since the election of President Jefferson, we have had no campaign that has been as virulent on the pai l of the opP I position as tho past. Sectionalism, goaded ' | by designing men, who, like a horde of bar | buians, would willingly sack the city if i I ihcv could divide the plunder, was rampant J and defiant. Fanaticism, always a danger[ J ous ulemenfin the hands of had men, declaimed against the Democratic party?ma? ligned iis chief. It took its toxis on the >s Sabbnlh out of the Tiihune, and harangued tlx; people with a "Gospel according to Horace Greeley." Pinyer moatmga were Jjvld in nil New England to pray that God tvnnl/l sivnrf. flw? i.arrilil** nnlnmito 11 * ? < ? ? *? ? ?* /1 in the success of the Democratic party and the election cf James Buchanan ; and the false idsuo was mado that Fremont would free the slave, and Mr. 13tichunan*ensUve the free. The parly of the people triumphed, nnd bore on to the high place of the nation the man whom the people delighted to honor. The will of the people became the po'ent voice which said to the winds and waves of popular tumult nnd commotion "be still." ' " Immediately there was a great culm." All the acts of the President have justified the wisdom which chose him from among the people, nnd the confidence nnd enthusiasm that ratified ihr.t choice in the .election. His cnbinet commands the respcct <in4 confidence of the country for the charaplnr ithililir n lf>snin nsli i o nnd inlnnriilv ~y~"> v? ?; f -of tls member* ; and the responsible, delicate and often difficult task, of tilling the * A ft' the gift of the President, poud?ntVoiaoU*,/!l,e *?" ony of the Dem?ro&i ant* t"e ?fi?c!oocy of the pub. rerhap* (to Appointment yet made by tbe Y^i aatr) unf l?Qu kiiun an nni unn/inll r n/i?i/inloKln wvv... nv OM.IJT . as that conferred or. Hon. Robert J. Walker an Governor of Kansas. The nominntiotl . has been hailed by acclamation ns one most eminently "fit to be made," and the publication of Mr. Walker's letter of acceptance has been received as joyfully, apparently, by the BlAck Republicans as by tho Democratic party. mi. _ . j no long puonc service, me eminent auni>y, of Mr. Walker, his wisdom, prudence, ItirmncBB, and unblenching integrity,all point )>im out ns the man whose talents and patience aro needed in Kansas; and the p?*i\ Konal sacrifices he makeo in meeting this call of duty will long bo remembered by his countrymen. it I i i 1 Iaiui >yiiiikuiiuii(>^ mo vhiuhoio nia ivnnsns had nffordcd to tho sectional men of the Jforth, the employment she has given to men, not usually wejl paid, the " good enough Morgan'' she has proved till the close of the presidential election these, "freedom shriekers" have had quite onough of this, wo imagine. There is danger nhend UK'Q have raised spirits that they can now* scarcely control?ppiiits thai in n short timo would rule or ruin. But, in accepting the nppointmen'. of Mr. j Wtilkcr on the basis of his published letter, I the lilnck Republicans confess the folly and | error of their opposition to the Kansna-Ne' urabKa bill; tor Mr. Walker proposes to do | no more than carry out the principles of that hill, and allow the bona fide settlers of that Territory to fonn such a constitution as to them shall seem meet, and to arrange their domestic matters as may best suit themselves. This done, where arc the "wrongs of Kansas?"?wher? Iwr ing body ?"?where her cries, like "Abel's ! blood," going up from the ground for re- ; venge? Agttaiion must cease?-Kansas . have quiet?confidence be lestored?and, ' under an able and wise ruler, her land will I be at peace nnd her borders filled with an ' increasing and prosperous population, who j will join nil the land in exalting the consti- ; tution and upholding the hands which faith- | fully administer its beneficent provisions and , laws.? Washington Union. Cot.. Bknton aoaivsr Emancii'Ariox,-. It was mentioned, a f?*?? a:j~ "S0' 1 . ! ikuiuu iihu written a letter protesting against the movement of some of his friends j in Missouri in favor of slave emancipation. The substance of this letter, neiulv word for word, is thus given by tho St. Louis Lead- j er . "1 snw with nmnzement," writes Col. I Benton, "ilie late Abolition movement in tlifi T.otrisliitiire. nnil \vrnti? immnilinlnlu In ! I'rioe, Rusk and others at Jefferson City to denounce nnd repudiate it. These pers ?nf ought to Imve cut themselves loose from me before they began such an agitation. If they intended to start such a question, they should have let it be known bt-foro the election, and not have deceived me. " 1 was told by oianv thnt these persons would lurn out lor auohiion niter the election, but I could not believe it. That a Slato agitation of slavery should bo added to the national agitation, was an incredible thing. " For persons calling themselves my friends, to attack the jyolicy of my whole life; (the italics are Col. Benton's)?to attack the policy of my whole life, after making use of my namo to carry an election, is the a rente/it ni/franr I luivn over evneriennerl I Not one of lliern has ever approached me on the subject, or has offered any explanation or justification, for it is something which they can neither explain nor justify. They know perfectly well that I introduced the clause against emancipation iniu tho constitution of the State with n view to keep this slavery agitation out of politics, and that my whole life has been opposed to their present ; course." Tub Lawless state ok thing's in Utah. 1 ?Washington letter-writers say the condition of affairs in Utah lias claimed to some degree the attention of the administration, but no decision has been come to in the nuitter, the position of foreign a flairs Icing considered of greater importance, and engrossing a large slmro of the time of the President and Cabinet. So soon, however, os the Chinese and other questions of moment afl'uctinff our foreign relations, nro nut # JO O " ? " I in a fair train of settlement. Mormondom will receive tlie consideration of the government to the degree which it deserves. The lawless slate of things in Utidi has forced the resignation of lion. W. W. Drummond, one of the justices of the Supreme Court of that territory, whose reasons for such a conrso are of n nature to show the necessity for the interference of the federal government. This statement adduces thnt ihe Mormons look to lirighnm Young alone _< rt iui mn, kuiisiuvMii^ uu nut ui uunj{rt'sii binding; that there is a baud of men set apart by special order of the church to lake tlie lives and property of all who may question the Authority of the church ; ilint the records of the Court have been destroyed and the federal officers insulftd for questioning the treasonable net; that said federal officers are constantly insulted, harassed and annoyed ; and daily compelled to hear the name of tlio republic and the chief executives thereof, living nnd dead, not excluding our bebved Washington, slandered and abused by iho masses and tho leaders of the church in the moat vulgar, loalhsomo and wicked manner. But the time is nearly at hand when those i inducers of nil ihul in good, and workers of evil, will receive the due reward of their deserts. Tho recent army order, for a movement to the far West of a considerable ?r i0.-1.? : ?t-J ifuuiuci v/i unuvu uittico uuojjBf is rygrirucu r.s intended for tlio speciul benefit of the "Latter Day Saints," as they term themselves. 1 trust it may be so, and that Gen. Harney, whose field of operations has been changed to the West, may be inv?ol?d Vtilb the command of ? body of troops Aufticient to chastise these violators of (he laws of God nnil ? ?r . 1. .. t> Li:. imiu Hiftii, oiiu uiivjuwwio vi i no iwpuuihj,-? That they deserve n sound thrashing is unquestioned, and that they may receive it is confidently hoped for and cm peeled. The administration would fail in its duly wore itto neglect to pursue such a course to the bitter end. - - 4>> tf t# * r?? -r*. jmanki.kss m.ooD JiORflRfl.? lhe l'er( slnn Ambassador at Paris, Ferouck-Khan, has just pro6fntcd to IiOuia Napoleon four Arab horses of th? purest blood, from bin ma&tcr, tlio Shall- Uieif peculiarities are two?thai they are farmer than any Mood horses hitherto seen, and that they bnve no mane*. Paris was ?ery nsuch delighted with Ibc beauty of these animals. The Original Dred Scott. The original Drcd Scott is a resident of St. Louis, and the News of that city gives a sketch of hit* history. The News says : Tho distinguished colored individual who 1 . i ... * - * nas mnao sucn a uojso in tlio world in the cnso of Soolt against Sanford, and who lias become so tangled up with the Missouri Compromise and other groat subjects? Died Scott is a resident, not citizen, of St. Louis. lie is well known to many of our citizens, and may frequently bo seen passing nlong Third street. He is an old inhabitant, having come to ihi* city thirty years ago. JJred Scott wna born in Virginia, where ho belonged to Cnpt. P?tor Blow, the father of Henry C. Blow and Taylor Blow, of this city. He was brourrht. l?v Ilia tnnefru- ?r> tit. Louis, about thirty years as^o, and ?? the course of tiiiio becamo ? '? p?vperty of IV* tor Emerson, a etirgeon in tho m mv, whom lie accompanied on that trip to Rock Island and Fort Shelling, on il?? ground of which ho based !? ? -1-"11 to freedom. I ho wife e ??r." JMiierson was formerly Miss Sanford, and is now Mrs. (,'halloo, wife of lion. Mr. (Jhafl'en,of Massachusetts. He has been mar riod twice, his lirst wife, by whom ho hnd io children, having been sold from him.? 11o lias nad lour children L?y ins present l wife? .wo boys both dead, nnd two girls, ! both living. Dred was at Corpus Christi | at the breaking out of tho Mexican war, j as tho servant of Captain Bainbridge,wbotn j ho speaks of ns a " good man." On his return from Mexico he applied to ; bis mistress, Mrs. Emerson, then li\ incr near J Ol. liUUIH, Ivl IUU pill V/IMIiiy VI family, offering to pay of the money down, and <;ivo an eminent citizen of St. Louis, an officer ,iu the army, as security for tbo payment of iho remainder. His mistress refused his proposition, and Dred being infoimcd that ho was entitled to his freedom by the operation of the laws regulating the Northwest Territory, forthwith brought suit for it. Tlio suit was commenced about ten years ago, and has cost Dred $500 in cash, besides labor to a near ly equal amount. It bjis given him a "heap j o' trouble," ho says, and if ho bad known that " it was erwino to last so lone." ho would uol have brought it. The suit whs defended by Mr. John Satiford, ns executor of Dr. Emerson's will. Dred does not appear nt all discouraged by the issue of the celebrated case, although it dooms him to felavery. Ho talks about tho a flair with the ease of a veteran litigant, though not exactly in technical lan guage, and is hugely tiuklcd at tho idea of fltldinrr liimswlf a nfrsonnr/fi nfftuc.li imnnr. o ? o ' ' * (anoo, IIo does not tako on air*, however, but laughs heartily when talking of " de fuss dcy made dar in Washington 'bout do : olo nigger." He is about fifty-five years old, we should think, though ho does not know his own age. IIo is of unmixed African blood, and as black as a piece of charcoal. For two or three years past ho has been running at large, no one exorcising ownership over him. or milling nnv restraint, nnrtn liia ! ? - i n J ~ "I " " movements. If he were disposed to make tho attempt, ho could gain uis freedom at a much loss cost than even one-tenth of tho expense of tho famous suit. IIo will not do so, however insisting on abiding by tho principles involved in tho decision of the suit. IIo declares that ho will stick to his mistress as long as ho lives, llis daughters, Eliza and Lucy, less conscientious about the matter, took advantage of tho absence of restraint upon their movements, a year or two since, to disappear, and their whereabouts remains a mystery. L)rcd, though illiterate, is not ignorant, lie has travelled considerably, and has improved his stock of strong common souse by much information picked up in his journeyings. IIo is anxious to know who owns him. lii'inor iornnrnnl iKliAdinf ij ?! ? ' - - "o wn ? ~ I" "r erty of Mrs^Chnftuo, or Mr. San ford, though wo presume, there is uo doubt thai the former is his legal owner. Ho seems tired of running nbout with no one to look nfior him, while, at tiio same lime, ho is a slave, lie says, grinniugly, that he could make | thousands of dollars, If allowed, by travelI ing over tho country and idling who ho Is. Mission to Prussia.?President 13uc hanan has tendered tho Mission to Prussia to tho LIon.T. G. I'ratt, lato a Whig Senator in Congross from Maryland. This is u first class Mission, with a salary of $12,000 a year. Tho "American" newspnpers have time and again expressed the hopo that no old lino Whiff would bo unnointtu! to i They wahU<! to j>uni?h, as they count exclusion '"rom office, those patriotic men, who forgetting past associations, nobly supported Mr. Buchanan, in order to defeat Froffiont. Mr. I'ntil was of this number; hence the bestowal of a high position upon him, wrings groans both loud and deep from his quondam associates. VVc can imagiuo how a man could do just ns those much abused old line Whigs did, and yet be honest.*? W. ?!-? .l.-? ' -I " itu pruuiuL mm. ninny 01 mem win do appointed to oftices of liiprh trust, for among thoin nro found some of tho ablest men of the nation, and President Buchanan will no doubt avail bitnself of their servicea whenever he thinks tho publio interest will b*o promoted thereby.?Athuillc News. " Nxioiirok Jonos," said a rigid church member, " I have been informed lh*f you often duve^rour team, and even go a fishing m ii iiuiuiii|? mi mo oHuuain. " iruf," replied Jones; "bullion on those occasions L tiwnyis whistle psfllnHunes." Later from Europe. IIai.ikax, April 10.?Our private correspondence from Liverpool and London, made up to tho latest moment, lias come to hand. Tho highly favorable intelligence regard in<; cotton, taken out bv tho Kiaornm ^ ,v Liverpool, luul no effect whatever upon the market, ami purchases could bo readily made at rates current at the nailing of the Asia* Business was, however, more or less restricted by the elections, which seemed to engross the attention of all classes. There is no speculative feeling whatever shown towards cotton, and in proof of this, the sales during the week for this purpose w<??. only four hundred bales! The im -aU -u?!ms ; ill" Biimn li?>? last "1,11 'iboral arrivals also in pro.;- j P00"1'\ > ^ In 15 reads (Wis (here is no prospflct of any opCC'dy Ii 'jovci v fiuill tlic sion, and heavy losses from the rapid fail j have already taken place. Pork and Beef bad botftttoxpurieuceu a slight improvement, j while Lard, notwithstanding tliu apathy of j buvtis, was still held in much firmness. | Tho report of the Emperor of China having given orders for tlio conciliation of Eng land was not generally credited, but on the contrary, it was believed tho war would be prosccutcd with vigor. ? mm m ? Further fkom Tkxas.?The Texas >.?per* received yesteiday furnish the following pdJiitdnnl intelligence : Tho Gonzales Inquirer reports a lielu frost in the country on the night of the 1st instant. Large caballados conlinne to pass through Gonzales on their way to Missouri. The largest passed through on '29th ult. It numbered about nine hundred. The Washington American learns that Capt. Benjamin Moore, of Helena, is making up a company for Nicaragua. The American learns that the late frosts have nlmost utterly destroyed the crops in the neighborhood of Washington. The far- | mers (the American says) are busily en I nmWP-fl in ff nliinlinnr Kirtt 1> nAvn 1 D ... . ~r...~v...b WI HIIU wtiml, 1 he Columbia Democrat, of the 27 th instant, says: On Sunday night, tho 5th instant, wo had another killing frost. The ground was frozen an inch deep Since the frost of tho 12th of March, crops had got a fine start; this will be a very severe set back. It in especially so for cotton planters, for they will find it difficult to procuro seed to rcplaut. Baltimore, April 15.?Seven largo j warehouses on Lombard and Charles streeU were but tied lust niglu, involving a loss of over $300,000?twelve persons were injured and it is feared that some were killed. Messrs. Fairbanks Co.'s Scale Factory is m)so destroyed. The ioss will probably reach $500,0C0. f.ATKIl 'I'hp firo iu nnm oi.l..li.nrl noil will no doubt be confined t.o its present limits. It is rumored that two men are buried under the falling walls. 10 12 o'clock, P. M.?The fire is stilj burning, but is confined to the premises aU ready given. Several persons are badly injured by the falling walls and it is feared Home have been buried in the ruins. H A I.TIMOiin. A ni-il 1*7 ? ? f *?. -?_?v ?\ n u?nuua hnve bem recovered from tho ruins of ihc fire in Baltimore, several are yet missing. Aliuny,(N. Y.) April 11.?Yesterday, in tho Ilouse of Representatives. tho revised statutes came up. A long and somewhat personal debate ensued, during which Mr. licckwith, of Washington, alluded to an article in tlio Knickerbocker dunoimo- | ing Gov. King, and declared that its writer must have been a dirty political scavenger. After these remarks, Mr. Hastings, editor of tha Knickerbocker went to Mr. Bcckwith'o chair and told him that when he had closed his political term h? (Hastings) would settle with him for the woids be had spoken. Mr. Beck with, in the presence of the House, then struck Mr. Hastings a violent tilow, which glancing off and hit Mr. Cam eron. a member of the Holise. The House was instantiv t.lip Sfnnn i.f in. I tenso excitement, whieli was increased conaidcrably by n man in the gallery fulling in a fit. Mr. Uockwith, when order had beon restored, appeared at the bar and apologized to the Flollfto. A committee of investigation was appointed. Baltimohb, April 10.?The New Orleans papors of Saturday last have boon received containing the details of Mexican intelligence to the 20th nit. The Kxtraordinairo says that the straight oned circumstances of tho Supremo Government liavrt ihn HIIUKnnuir>.i r.n?. ?> - 1?v> r".T" ments at tho Custom llousos at Vera Cruz and tbe City of Mexioo. Tho now Constitution was promulgated on tho 11th of March, tho annivoraary of tho adoption of the pian. fu,. n -In: 1 i t I tiiv rum v/iu? uni^BiK'ti iino oeen roobed at Acajeto. A holy father wone of tho passengers, whom tho rohhors did not spare. After relieving hiin of $400 in ca?h, tlio robbora required him to <jivo them absolution. K1 Monitor ?ays that Santa Anna in in constant communication with his Mexican emmii^arie*. Tho rejection of tho Forsyth troatle# was not know at tho Capitol up to tho 13th ult. A rumor that they lincl beenaccepted had occasioned much rejoicing. The New Orleans papers state that six persons were killed acid sixteen injured by the explosion of tho steamer Forest Rose. Presidential Oai.i.anthy.?AVo find in ll,? !..? ? :,?i. e .1. i.' i" -> ...v. inov i?uo in ino rrauKiori 1 eoman h letter from the President to a Mrs. Webber, j of Wayne county, Indiana, acknowledging the reocipt of a handsome pair of mittens. { Wo copy the precious epistle in full, so that our readers may see how far our President j is acquainted with tho ordinary proprieties 1 of life : Wlieati.and, Penn., Dec. 13.?" My dear i Madam?I have received your favoi of tho I 6th instant, with tho mittens you were kind J muefi 'pleasure,' ns a iftKim or return trodi > one of the matrons of Indiana. '-To your noble State tho whole country | >s under great obligations, for its triumph?nt support of the Constitution and the Union at uie laio rre^nmnimv ?icuvio)i. " In compliance with your request, I transmit you a likeness of myself, and hope J you will accept as an additional present, the enclosed sum of $25. I trust that, under the blessing of Providence, I may con tinue to desorve your good opinion. " From your friend, verv respectfully, James Buchanan. Mrs. Phobe Webber." Sad ISeheavemknt.?Sunday afternoon witnessed a melancholy cort^.-e in the streets of New Orleans. It was a long and sad procession, following to the grave the mortal remains of two of the daughters of our esteemed townsman, Dr. Wm. llushton. They died, ono at midnight on Saturday night, and the otlior a fow hours later, of that dreadful disease, the scarlet fever, and are now lying entombed together; i _ i i v* . who n^uiui^ wiiu, who leaves nor tirst infant sick of the same diseaso ; the oilier a promised bride, whose wedding was to take place within a few days. They were the grace of the beat society in New Orleans? lovely, well nurtured, refined, and tenderly beloved?but a week ago, the centre arouud which clustered the most joyous hopes of fond hearts for the future ; now tho tenants of a common grave, watered by passionate Innra Tim ?mu.o il.Jo ? Ski.. ? nv u\-i?o wi VlllO IUI I IUIU millUllUII, as soon as announced on Sunday morning, saddened tlio wbolo city.?New Orleans Picayune. Sr. Louis, April 14.?The Lecompton correspondent of the Democrat, o?ja tho appointment of Hon. It. J. Walker, gives groat dissatisfaction among the Free Slate men, it being regarded as favorable to tbo formation of a Slavo State. A spirit of violent and reckk'86 lawlessness is beginning to he exhibited. The steamer Rescue was sunk in a collision at Rook Island bridge on the 10th.? Several others have been injured since the resumption of navigation. Mk8. Kx-Pkbpidbnt Poi.k.?Mrs. Polk, the esteemed widow of the ex President, has duteimined to reside in Washington duiing <l.sv : f n " ' 1 uic in ai or?mi;u ul v UIlgrt'sb. fllTPlOIOFC, since her husband's death, with the exception of a vijit in London at the time when Mr. Buchanai was American minister there, Mrs. Polk has resided in Tennessee. 11 will be remembered that the deceased exPresident left to his widow the charge and inking care of and pul^ishing his memoi ?, which, oo far us they rotate to his administration are said to he minute, full of interesting personal anecdote and abounding in reflections suggested by the slate of public affairs and the conduct of his cabinet. r A r tr t> .. j . J. . J'Utfl. NV.w York, April fl.?The Rome (X. Y.) Sun tin el given the particulars of a disaster to the furry boat running between St. Vincent and Kingston, Canada, by which a pumbor of lives were lost. Out of fifteen or twenty passengers, only two wero saved. The mails woro also lost. Pai?kr Towns is Nebraska.?We would advise all our friends to beware of paper towns. There is at this time a perfect town mitking munis; every body seems desiunis of being tin* owner of ft town, All persons desirous of securing an interest in Nebraska would do well 10 examine for themselves or get a responsible agent to act for them.? Never buy from floating speculators, unless you thoroughly uxnmino the title nnd property, or yon may be fleeced. [ATtbranka Pioneer, March 24. Tiik GkkatCatastrophic.?The impression thnt the world i? to be at an end on the J3ili of June is ho prevalent at Gallicin that the peasants are becoming somewhat difficult lo mnnuge. The poor ignorant creatures have been confirmed in the idea that they hnvo but a few more weeks to live by the abolition of the " passport tor lure" in Austria, and the reduction of tho pannport tax in Itussiu. According to n Polish correspondent of the Ost Di-u'sche Post, the lower class express ihemscWea as follows; 'No one now tioubles himself About tho world and its inhabitants. A man can go where he pleases, and it It) now all the same whether he is heie or in America." Tite Latkrt.?Confidence girl* go about tho stroot? in New York and Boat oft, with a now and successful "dodgo." This Ik simply to fnll ami break a small stock of candy?little girl cries?crowd co'itcts?subscription of small chnngo and coppcr is made, and the boronved one retires, to practice the tntue game in the next street. ? v/jij. v ni< 1 " nv/. '11 *V ^ A Victim of Unrequited Love. George H. Smith, a m>in about 23 yenvs of ngo anil a native of Massachusetts, died ...... I J-.. .1-- V . .. . - - ^mnunv ill lite iltJW I OI K MOSpltal frOOl epilepsy, brought about by intemperance. Coroner Gamble held on inquest upon tho body, when facta were revealed which gavo the case u tone of the most marked romance, and made the listeners to the tale involuntarily exclaim, "Truth is stranger than fiction." The history of deceased's life was found to be full of interesting and exciting events. Springing from a highly respectable family in New England* Smith was well educated and fitted for tho bar. When bo hnil attained his majority ho became enam ored with a lovely young l^d> (whose namo< perhftps, It would not be proper to menreturned, ?tnd the "ytfung mad 'wij? ruir-tn bright hopes for the future. But Iur dream of bliss und happiness did not last long.? The hidy was coquettish and loved dearly lA Hint ??? I ?1\ ol _ ir * made him desperate. Jealousy took possession of his soul, and the " green-eyed monster" prompted him to pursue a revengeful course towards the most favored rivJ? Iln 11 ?I ? - ....... ..v u.ionvii^vu iiiui iu iiiunui com bat, but the request was coldly declined.? Soon afterwards the rivals met; nn altercnlir.n epiung up, when Smith drew n pistol and fired it at his antagonist, but happily without any serious effect. Well knowing that ho hud set the laws of his State at defiance, Smith fled from MllSRrtO.llllsAtt* nnrl ??cnnn<>/l i.\ XT,.... V-?l. ? ?..? vwv..^/vu fcw non A Ul l\. While here, the fugitive pursued a most intemperate life. He drnnk incessantly, and finally became n confirmed inebriate. Intemperance brought on epileptic fits, and while suffering under the dreadful mai.,uvf he died, neglected and unknown. Tho sequel to the story is far more melancholy than the story itself. Upon an examination of the body of the deceased, a sickening sight met the view of the observV er. The arms were tatooed in red and black !..U ? ' ? 111 k. v.?n ins rigm arm was his namo in full, tho initials N. II., and also two heart* pierced with an arrow. On the left arm was tho btrango and fearful inscription I LOVE RUM, in large Roman capitals. That the deceased did "love rum" his melancholy death fully attested. Tho observer had not much difficulty in coming to a conclusion as to tho cause 01 ins ueatn. The emaciated and care worn features, together with those fearful words, "I love rum," inscribed upon tho left arm, told the fearful tale too truly. In \ tho prime of youth and manhood he had been cut off and sent to an untimely grave, a victim to intemperanco. " Ion'1 writes to the Baltimore Sun, nbout tho Wagon Roads to tlio Pacific ordered to bo constructed by tho last Congress. Tho nets of that body are now under consideration by the Secretary of tho Interior. It in said that the roads are to be constructed either by contract or under tho chargo of ji superintendent. In either caso they will cost much more than the amount of tb? first appropriation, which is five hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Tho southern road and iu branch will co<a probably on? million of dollars, and may bo finished in two or three years. The southern road will no doubt bo chosen for the mail route.? The complation of those road* will render certain the construction of a Railroad to tho Pacific. "Marhvino in Fun."?Another instanr.o of tho fully of "marrying in fun" is just now exciting the good people ol Fonda. It seems imii ii narking ollicer in that town met at a ball a young lady from the neighborhood, who whs verv good looking, spiightly, and altractive. While waltzing with her, ho propose d in jest thai they should be married. The lad v accepted, his proposition, and they adjourned to a f-ide room, wheio a person present was called upon to perform the ceremony, which he did, to the infinite amusement, of all concerned. The crenile. man thought no more of tlie mattir until thfe brtsflkiriff up of tho b:?ll, whou bin fair partner called upon him to conduct her l<> iii.s residence. He demurred, nnd thought fiho had heller go to her own residence.? She said that thu home of her husband wan her home, "whither thou guest, I will follow thoe." lie didn't hardly understand ? that she whs his wif?. She insisted npou her mnriud lightu, unci chtimed that as tlm ceremony had been porformed Ov fl Justico ?r t? - v ? cnwc, ik nna ii fjuuecny mir and legal transaction. Gentleman inquired into matters ; found that her p06t>ion? vfere correct, and that he was in a bad box. Ho is now endeavoring lo ignore his wife and back out of the bargain, with lit lie piospcct of success, however. The lady has beforo hi>cn marrlvil nnfl wr.a >i I? 1 "..o, * Illiilt-I MUtHI, llfvorci-H from herfoimer husband, but under such circumstHnces lis admitted of her marrying Again.?AI bunt/ Kvcnimj Transcript. Tiihowino Colo Water iton Skntixiknt.?"Port Gibson is a bcnuiiful town ou the MisHssippi river, writes a Western correttnondrnL uf n nnn<%r ??n>Vi?ra t .,h. ...i , ? |IW>V * "in. IJU ed a wedding u few days since. Wishing toh?y something becoming the occasion, I Hppioiched iho fair young biido in thu cour.?e of iho evening, and afuir ewngialoh'i? ting her on her deputuie froni the slato of single blesaedne#*, I wished her n nlcHennt voyHure down the river of life. Ohc ?nid '?h<\ hoped so, bul ?ho hpflrd there whh ajgrtnv donl of ft-vor on the river now?bh? bope?l. they wouldn't kvlch il on (he way defwp/"