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? ' n???- i?iii i?n - ^.,, ;, ., ... <rr- .r,.,,,.|,ii...-r...fi. rWM nr.. |.. .n,|. .>imrnlh|w t ""v'-iTntTT rrrii* I r r ii in it tiit iiiiim~ iiiiii*"i|-ii"'T" mif "ii - r 'pi <fSjf %. X 4 -S '-&-K ' it#* .liltfT^fir^wK BmQTW TO UTBKIAT0HB, THB ARTS, SCIENCE AGRICULTURE, NEWS; POLITICS &c7,~ JrC. " " ~ TBBSS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it be Instillod into the Hearts of your Children that the I<ib?rty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius. [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1860. VOLUME VIII,--NO. 25. BOWIE, LAFITTE & CO., SUCCESSORS TO BOWIE, BRO. & CO., Factors and Commission MERCHANTS, Central Wharf,) JOHN A. nowiE. \ JOHN I?. T.AFITTK, ^CHARLESTON, S. C. EDWARD LAFITTE. J Sent. 14. 18(10. 20. 3m GL M. CALHOUN, WAREHOUSE AND (SEVERAL COJIJIISSIOX MERCHANT, Reynold's St., between Jackson nnd Mcintosh A.\igrustn, G-a.; will attend strictly to the sale of COTTON, BACON, GRAIN, And nil oMicr produce consigned to him. Per flHAni;nn t,* ?1.a fill;,.,, ?11 D..MUI .... ders for Bagging, Rope and Family Supplies. Liberal Cash advances ma Jo on produce in Store. June 24. 1800, 8 tf THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY SIR .TAMES OLAUKE'S Celebrated Female Jl'Jlls. PROTECTED LETTERS BY ROYAL PATENT. This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the cure of all those, pain fill and dangerous diseases incident to the female constitution. It moderates all excesses and removes nil oh tructions. from whatever cause, and arpecdv ?.. i.? .... TO IVlARIcil?l> LAVII? it is peculiarly suited, it. will, in a short time bring <>n the monthly period with regularity CAUTION?These I'ills should :iol he tiiken by females that are pregimnt, during the firet three month:", a# they ure sure to hriugon Miscarriage ; hut at every other time, and in every other case thev are perfectly safe. In all eaiss of Nervous and Spinal Affections P?iu iu the Bock and Limbs, Heaviness, Fatigue on slight exertion, Palpitation of the lleart, Lownesa of Spirits, Hysterics, Sick Headache, Whites and all the painfnl diseases occasioned by a disordered system, ihise Fills will effect a cure when all other menns have fail ed. Full directions in the pamphlet around each package, which should be carefully preserved. a e<. ~:n.. .1 : i .1 a uuiuc i;uiii>ujij jiii^ uu jjiii:*, miu curmivu with the Government Stamp of Great. Britain, can he bent post free for J1 and 6 postngestninps General ageut for U. J*., Job Moses,Rochester Sold in Abbeville by Donald Mcl.a'ichlin, Dr. I. Branch, andC. II. Allen, and all Dtuggists everywhere. Vau Sehaek <b Grierson, Charleston, Wholesale Agents. 7, 13t HOWARD ASSOCIATION. pnii>Ani:LPriiA. JL Benevolent inslitutinti cxfu/ilif/i'J by special tndoirvieut. for the relief of the sick and Distressed. ajjlicted toil/i Virulent and Jipideinlt Bi teases. MEDICAL Advice given gratis by the Acting Surgeon t>. all who apply by letter with u description of iheir condition, (age, occupation, habits of life, ?ic.,) and in cases of extreme p'jverty.Medii'iiitf furnished free of charge vnmaoie itcporiH on Mix r>ew i(eme<iiei< viuiployed in the Dispensary, ?ent, to the afllicted iti seen led Intel* envelopes, free of ch.njre. Two or three Siatup* for pnptujre will be ttcceptilde. Atldrt-ps. DR. J. Sffl'LLIN HOUGHTON. Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, >o. ii South Nmtli Street, t'liiludcipeiu, l'a. By order of the Directors. EZRA D. HEARTWELL, President Gko. Faibchild, Secretary. [Jan. '20.12ni CHARLlflOX7 Abbovillo, S. O., . W0U1.D respectfully inform the public thu he has OPENED A KIT C) P FOR THE Making and Repairing of CARRIAGES & BUGGIES It in opposite (but not appoxed) to Mr.Taylor' Establishment. He tlint hy doing gnoi work, and making reason able e<iarge?, to recei v share of public jmtronngc. He has on hann at this time, several SEVERAL NEW AND NEAT BUGGIES AIjBO, Second-Hand Buggies, which he will sell very low and on the rnoa reasonable terms. Nov. 4. 185'.*. 27 tf. JAMES D. CHALMERS. tSmTj in muni MARBLE, TTA3 <?Qst received three hundred new piece XI tl/jjether wttli tlid Aid. making fl'nfc of Ch< ldWacrt?t^?:kj?. io th* State which wjll b*?o|< rfi'IW aaeatt be bought in ahv othfl4fn>k MARBLE SLABS, ; - , (6 feet by . from |?fl to $40 . jftlit S^fSES 4 6. -!' ? / #Oor|8Hto #25/^ ^ J MONUMENTS And Fancy Head Stones always on band Ut gather With* large quantity of degrgM, wlfict can be made to order, at short notice. * Ail Marble Cutting and Carvinsr peatly don< J. n nHAT UpOti ? -mtrntmiBBit Yr'Ue infor? l?f%t*,,lk he bu n ' safe gpftft&i' autets profewiti&itij |Uftfh!, I860 44 ?< * ? * ?>? t.*" ;? ? -** <W> tyif. " .^<k THE lADEPEMlEXT PRESS, BY LEE & WILSON. ABBEVIIJLE S. C. Two Dollars In Advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents at the Expiration of the Year. All subscriptions not limited et tlie firiie of subscribing, will be considered a indefinite, nnd will be continued until nrrcar ages are pam, or at me option 01 me rroprie? tor?). Onion* from otliorStut?-s innst invariably be accompanied with the Cnsh._^g3 "candidates. For Ordinary. JOHN A. 11UNTKR, Col. .J. 0. D ASK IN, JOIIN W. LESLEY, NATHAN'EL McCANTS, E*q. For Sheriff. ROBERT JONES. WILLIAM G. NEAL, T A XT TV ju jcx x\ aj AND M 21 C$? 3H@> 31 SI FOR SALE. rF^riE Subscriber offers fur sale his LAND, 1_ consist im? of 740 OR 50 ACRES, Situated on Greenville ami Bellwether road*, five miles North-West of Calhoun's Mills. and hounded I>3' J. A. Norwood, W. MeCelvey, ami J. A. Calhoun. in trood order and repair, well ditched and drniued. For further information address DU. EDWIN PARKER, Abbeville C. 11., S. C. June 2fi, 18C.0, 9. 12m ~ vv7 nTmeri w et h er7~ Wholesale and Retail Druggist, NINETY-SIX, S. C. HAVING enlarged his Stock of Drugs and Medicines would reepect fully cull the nttrillion cif his friends and the public generally to his fine stock of the same, and solicit a continuance of their kind patronage and libera lily. ~ He proposes selling Drugs as low as any first class Drug Store in the up-country. His stock is complete, and everything gold b;y him is warranted to bo fresh and genuine. At liitt store may be found DYE STUFFS, PAINTS, OILS V>irnul.? V.imck lt.nol... Spices, Mnce, Cloves, Pepper, Te48 of all kind", 15u<rgy and Cur-rriiifje (Jrense, Also, a fine lot of CIIKWIXO TOBACCO, und SEGARS of the hrst brands. A large and varied stock of excellent PERFUMERY. lie also oflVr* C?-nfeetionarieB, S?tjft-JSTX3IES, . I'ure Old Port. Madeira and Maliaga 'vwiv m+.z9m At exceedingly low figures. AUo, n pood article of Apple Vinegar, Kerosene, Oils and Fluids. Lumps of nil kinds. Wicks for any kind of Lninp?, and everything usually kept ' in a first clans l)rug Store. , Prompt attention will be given to all. 1 May iifi, 1860-1-tf ?k m * M m. m m. u ?mm. m UK. WM. A. ALLEN, SURGEON DENTIST. RAVING graduated in the Dental College of Philadelphia, offers Ins Hervicrs lo 1 lie public, tieiug thoroughly posted in nil the departments f Ls$ profession, he flatters himself that he fill be enabled to give entire'satisfaction to ' *ho*e who may favor him with their patronnge. C-jy Room?Over the new Book and Drug Store of Mr. C. il. Allen, in White's Building. April 4. 1R(J<> 50 ly THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. Luther Kowton and wife, Catherine, app't, va. Ehjah N. TuIIir, el. al, Di-fondanta. ' In the Court of Ordinary3 -w*T APPEARING to my srtiafaction thut i, i d?i a n?..n:. -l . W a vnuico A.UIIIIS VCMJUUllll A. 1UIIIB, IIJC children of Elizabeth Dorter, (nmiiee notioowD reside beyond th? limila of this Stute, it >? therefore? ? Ordered that they do appear and object to the sale of the Beal Eatate of Sabi*ry K. Tullia deceased, on or before ihe twentieth day of t October next, or their cooaeot to the same will be entered of record. WILLIAM HILL, o. a. i>. July 20. 18*0 13 8m FRESH DRUGS. C. TI "iLLEN J rr\AKRS.'thl? method of tnfrnning bin friend | I and the public that hia Stock of DRUGS AND MEDICINES ia now quito complete, .every article having been aelected wfth great care a# to purity. Pbjraiotftne' preacrtptfoea carefully, pot up at any hour of' the day at sight. > y 1. C. IL ALLEN. ; 1 * I. 1860, 6 tt- . . -. Itararo S#ed. * - r t J UST Jlecei??d, a ?up?ly of ihe foJIowib'tf AborJech : A?pia?, iwo. it tf ?*gr ***?* ?: : , VEREUT^acksoC* HOUBE PAIHTHW, 6JBAIRER*. KABMbb. ABP PAPER HAHOSJJ; ^ >- ninety, .? *? ^S? <<x , m*nd lh EELIG ION?WHAT 18 IT. DY ltlKIIOr I1K1IKH. Is it to go to Cliurt'li to-day To look devout and seem to praj-f An J ere tlio morrow's mn goes down Bu dealing slander through the town ? Does every Biwietimonions face Denote the cert in reign of grace t Does not. n phiz I hat ecolds ut sin Oft veil hypocrisy within f Is it to make our daily walk And of our own good deeds talk, Yet often practice secret crime, And thus misspend our precious time? r? :> r.._ 1 ?_ To call our z?nl the rule of right. When what we wish is at the best To sec our churuh excel iho rest. Ia it to wear the Christian's dress, And love to all mankind profess. And treat with scorn the humble poor, And bar against them every door f Oh. no. reliifion mnnns nnttlii*?. Its fruit inure ..went and fairer is; Its prccepts this: to others do As you would have them do to you. It grieves to hoar all ill report, And seorns with human woes to sport? Of others' deeds it speaks no ill. liut tells of good or keeps it still. And does this religion this impart f Then may its influence fill my heart; Oh! haste that blissful, joyful day. ii iicu uu me ? urui may u wu lid sway. THE CHARLESTON COURIER AND MERCURY. Among our numerous exchange*, none are more welcome than those above men tioned. We have frequently compared these two papers with Northern dailies, and we decided for ourself that, in point of typographical execution, variety 01 interesting matter, soundness of views, and hi^h-toned principles, our Charleston exchanges far surpass the Yankeeland issues. In these we observe no vulgar sensation placard- capping columns; no ex| nggerated reports; 110 knuckl'ng to indiI viduais. narties. or combination of nar / ' ---------- J. ties; 110 inanirestu!ion of toadyism; no departures (rom truth ; no disgusting details, calculated to demoralize the young and unsuspicious. On the contrary, we find them cariping out the highest ptinci pies of journalism?mora.ity, truth, jus tice! And not only to the3e two much valued public exponents of public feeling, sentiment and action would wn pontine our praises, but we would measureably embrace the whole Press of South CarO' lina, from the smallest country village weekly to the larger daily issue of the city. The Courier ranks 'No. 1' as-a vehicle of news, in endless variety, upon everj QltKlMOt oflnof f/\PoInrn 'in/l ??-* no k i r? n/iltli eal, commercial, agricultural, etc. The Mercury, under tlie manngemenl of its preseut able editor, is one of the beat if not the best, political organ in the Uul ted States?as true to the South as the 'needle to the pole;' firm, faithful, high' toned, independent; its local articles cor rect and well written, ita correspondence unexceptionable, its foreign and domestic 'summary' judiciously compiled. We point with pride to these journals and hold them up as patterns wortr.y o iinitatiou.? Walterboroi' Sun. - -?.? * A Mioiitv River.?The Amazon, tin largest river in the world, has an area o drainage nearly three times ns large ns tha of all the rivers of Europe that empty them selves into the Atlantic. This plain is en ?: 1 t?.? uivij nun n uuiiou |?i luiufni iuicqi through which the only paths are thow made by the river and innumerable tribu tnries. This forest is literal 'y impenetrable Humbold remarks tbat'two mission station might be only a few miles, aport, and ye the residents would require . a day and t half to visit each other, along the winding df small stream*. Even the wild nnimul! -yva-yrrvn TVffjngdatJ that they !?vi Cpr<a long tirye in the treee, a terror to th< monkeys, Vfhoee domains they have ?oVaded* " \ Thejjreea treasure from eight to twelv< feet ia diameter, and the intervals are oo cupied Ly 9hrublike planU,\whiob here, it these tropical region*, become arboreecent If IS navigable for $000 miles from the ocofto; it'i#ueirty 106 nrilee- wiJe : af Iti mouth ; io some places 800 feet deep; end iu tbrrent projects? were, into the ocean ^more than 800'rnHM, perceptibly altering ite wntepi flttthis djsiaooe from, the Ameri can shoroe. \\ib? 1 t t - life, -ep.ya Sir Walter ScOtt,*' ri 1 l^m v&i * wmiiB P&l ?f; #* ptraniteetlfcn.^ It^ffl^idlcg fe>*1hlcfc 'hgpqm ***** a??fcon? ssfsanasnssis bayy* *VP *~ * Another of tho World's Horoea. The Detroit Free Press of the lltli instant, commenting on tho Lady Ehjin disaster, says: "Wo have glimpses of a terrible panic among tho passengers, in the midst of which everywhere appears tli?? sel f possessed e<J>nmander, givirg orders and overseeing sut:U mensuros as were most conducive to tbe general safety. Tlie cuttle were driven overboard, and llie freight and luggage itn mediately followed. fassengtrs were awakeiiHcl from th?ir clumbers by sturdy blowR of tbe axe, which dashed in their stateroom doors, aud called them to a sense of their danger. All were finally collected on deck, and when the steamer went down, the hurricane deck, which constitutes the roof of I he uj>p?r cabin, floated clear of the hull and su<tlined the cpowd. Mr. Bellman says that on this extempore raft not less than three hundred persons were collected, the majority of whom clung to their places until near daylight. The raft was mostly j under water from the weight of its living burden, and very few who citing to it but were above the waist in the turbulent sea.? Tbe captain was constantly on his feet encouraging tbe crowdj and seems to have | been the only man who dated to slir from tbe recumbent position which was necessary to keep a secure hold on tbe precarious raft. He carried a child, which he found in tbe arms of an exhausted and submerged woman, to an elevated portion of the rafts and left it in charge of a womnn, tfhen i* was soon lost. lie constantly exhorted the ctown to koep silent, and not only to make no noise but to refrain from moving, in order that llie frail frame work might last the longer. Btdlman says that during tbo time which elapsed, wliilc the raft kept together, there was scarcely a sound from man, woman or child. Tbcy clung to their places in silent terror, ani neither groans nor prayers were audible; no voictj, saVo that of the captain, raised aloud in encouragement and good obeer, being heard amid the roar of the J i., i_.t_ _t .? 1 \viuii miu tuu iwuseiuati PJJIRSU CM IIIU COIIHJing waves. finally, the constant action . oft lie water-broke up the raft, and largo , parlies floated olf on detached piece*, atjd gradually the multitude molted away by couples end solitary individuals, until but a tithe of the whole number r?BL'? The swell tumbled the light ^^^PKiut ( like feather weights, and a weary struggle the helpless survivor* had during the long drift of ten miles Intervening to the , shore. Bellitian was ten hours on bis raft, , and says that be was capsized and thrown into the sea, with his two companions, ( every third minute. When they reached , shore, they were dashed bopeies.-ly in the surf, and more fortunate than their companions, were lifted upon the Iwaoh by the breakers, and dragged ashore by strong bunds which awaited tbein. It was here tlull having surmounted the perils of that , terrible voyage, the commander succumbed and gave way to the irresistible force which . {.had worn out his strength anil vigor. Perj haps he had rather died than to have lived , in the exercise of more selfish motive than those which marked his character through the whole of this trying ordeal. f ' The Fall of Franeia II. The Loudou Times of September 8tb, says: 'Snow melts off a ditch, and WAter runs j oat of earthen vessel which is cracked.? ^ Fiancis IF., has dropped out of his kingdom .?as apples f*ll to the ground?by the laws 4of gravitation. It has been indeed mi ignominious flight.. There serins not to have * been the nerfeto strike one downright blow or incur the sligh&st personal hazard for the crown which was falling from that unVwgly bend. It would have been idle to prolong the contcst. A struggle would but h*?" led to an idle waste of human life. Why should it Monarch endeavor by fofrce of nrnw to securejtho loyally tile bombardment of PulArmn >?. ?? _ y won UUV B " convincing proof of hia re gun) for hi? jw>r(le 9 would it have Availed Lim to lay.Naplea irf ashes aa further .evidence of bi?-jptdrnal.affection t ' There is much in Ibis pfory of the ' Neapolitan Bourbons which remind one of the end of'the Smart dynasty, in oor own islands. | It has proved with Franoia.II.(of the two , Sicilies, evwn as it did two eonturiefc *&o I with Jatnes II., q1 {-Greai'Brilain and Ire, land, Kitt*, Defender of the Vaiili, <kc. To (At Soverityv *a* ttrrfoottcUd . by obsequibua courtiew, hy a Houses of Parliament reasonably obedient. Hr ??.? ! whwb was appar^ftty loyal, and by no! army wWc^aeapi^JtiUpoMd Iq die fa bisJ defcrt** * ttMi^ifoam fended ahdio ? ; ftpv days Ihia pageantry of power and etata malted into empty aiv The phantom* of <V>?nU<eir* ie'lierlS^', Wdge* admirals weja bdvrtojf'Cb tft? tm rodnd their Sovereign ; bat when ha moat neaded their hfilp they wdr^fftoe. T&e mw Iriatorio evWroelion i lJSd? possible f* ff'lf from the royal lipe ~ x " - ,... ? * m ? OLD MEN. Rev. Dr. Baird, referring in a recent letter to the biographical sketch of the late r Robert Walsh, prepared in Paris by M. i Jonard, says: I have said that M. Jonard must now be i an old man, but perhaps I ought to take 1 that back?for men in Europe aro not gene- i rally an old at eighty as we arc sixty, i Ilumbolt at fourscore was not beyond bis t prime, and Lord Paliueston at tbree-score i and fifteen scarcely began to think of age. 1 We live too fast in this country. < Wo do live rather fast in this country, * but many of us live long, too. We believe that our average of longevity is as high a? 1 that of any otlier country, while individual 1 instances can be found of extreme longevi- < ty. ' We continually hear about Humbolt, ' Palmerston and Lord Lvn?Miiirsf- lint w? 1 are apt to forget that their parralluls can be 1 found among us. Boston sees the venern- 1 blc Quiney in the enjoyment of all his 1 faculties nt the age of 87, and Massachu- j sotts is proud of the rulings and decisions I of her Chief Justice, now high up in the seventies. At the Yale Commencement the other day, none failed to note the form of Professor Silliman, nctivo and upright | | under the burden of 80 years; and in out report of ilia Port Point celebration in .Maine, we gavean account of the meeting i beiug presided over by a halo old man of 92' Of our literary men, Trving lias just finished the life of Washington, al the age of ^0. Paulding was 80, and Richard II. Dana is 82. The list in this department, and in those of the professions, might be greatly extended. j Dut let us turn to public life, which perhaps mu.kt's the greatest draft upon the powers 6f the system. Ex President Van Bureh; who has gone through the wbiSte mill, Is hale and hearty nt the age of 77. We hate now ih the Presidential chair a man of 70$ who boast* that he is healthier than his Cabinet, of ithleb btjtoever the leadirg member in the department of State is i i. 1:10 nciual comrnan'JtJr.in-eliit'f of our armies is 73; and yet if Wt> were called into battle, no tuan would be thought worthy to take his place. Our present chief justice is 82; but works like a clerk nnd one of his late decisions, we fear, is to be impressed upon the whole of our tlatiohal history. But we need recite no further j instances of need men actively wiinlmjKH I w J X"~J in tbis country. Wo have done enough to show that Dr. Baird's remark does not admit of too hasty acceptance. Li t us not discredit ourselves loo readily. Perhaps we live in general, quite as long as we ought to, considering ouF multiplied violalinno nf 1 yj "Ui?g lull Iartat UUt lUK Vllfll fibre in this couutry is amazingly tough.? fioston Jour An OiVnee and Did Not Know It.? A curious discovery has just been made of valuable real estate belonging to the city of Nevr York, of which the authorities were totally ignorant. Some time last yearn person appeared before Mr. Unwell the Comptroller, and stated that he knew of a large amount of property really belonging to tie city, but which bad been in the undisturbed occupancy of private parties for years?and be proposed, for a certain consideration, viz: a per ceutaige on .tbe value of t<he oronertv recovered, to the location of the property and the names of the peendo owners. Mr. Hawes declined to enter tbea into the Arrangement, but opened negotiation* with the party giving the bii.t, and meanwhile communicated the matter to the Com mission era of the Sinking Fund, who set the Comptroller to.preparing maps and liMa of all property ownyd by the city, and making. . ** 4k* wnico il to drtcorered that a rery largd number of lots, p9*?ea?ioQ pf tfie city for mapy year?, hav*v never Ueu . m mi; in* original tfeddft, howaVef being in posiettfon of the Comptroller; and in otli^r caaea,- property to the vtfHn-of fiffy thousand dollnrs wa$ discovered, which was in the possession -ofotber-'pnrlie#. Negotiation* are still pending with the- party giving the flr*t clue, and it?ie expected they will lead to more*a^tobishfag 'disclosures. Tobacco for Bova. ? A strong and ten* sible writer administers n wholesome dose for boys who^pe tobacco ip any town, ***~ stiring then# that tobaoctfBSs utterly s]?oBed 1 and utterly ruined 3u? r . , " ???/?? H*r* | being a daogsrou* picoooiiy^ <J?relojMfTg, . *ofteifing fttul weakening of tbe b?Bd?, .end , greatly injuring (he dpf**! 'Mirrtt, the , brnips and tteabofo ne*r<*t?^uid... A bo? j who aarly and fraqoenily emotas or in-fcwy ( itt.fcadt*n to s^^.ttftn^joncti energy ( of ptijticsl and onuenla/, aa wall m meplaJ energy., W^.#o|?ld w*m J to.be la? body k? fte- tfor^^ibcFHid%^? 1 do^^.^^rr><^v - } t *^-?^*1 L1 ** t<>l i ^JIJ.plM <rtp ^ flWWiP?^y wO Itfe# *1 a *cMita4jWfaV-r tender^ mrfy 4fop^>. J A ^pi?j3pd*i-0kod witho* saftce.' ^jg BLONDIN AND FAB1NI AT NIAGARA*. The Buffalo express of the 30ih ultimo ecounls the feats of the rival rope walkers >ver the Niagara river, ns follows: The announcement tlint these notorious ndividualn would each carry a man upon heir respective backs over their respective !al>les, drew a crowd to the Falls yesterday. \t Jeast one thousand persons weut from ] his city. Blondin's performance was witlessed by, we should say, four thousand people, stationed within his enclosures on he American and Canadian Hides, and upon he bridge. Precisely at four o'clock the Frenchman nade his appearance, anil ran out upon his rope. Having proceeded perhaps two hunIred feet, ho commenced a aeries of gym instic exercises that we venture to sny no ther man in the world would dare attempt. First lie lay full length upon the rope; then IIA t..r?tiri ? w ?ui??vu < iiuihva;! vi i'livn oi'wu'oiumo iheD be hung by bolh feet; then by one foot; then by one leg crooked nt tbo kneejoint; then lie 6tooti upon bis head. These feats were performed with amazing rapidity ?a rapidity that was fearful to witness, or would have been, but for the perfect selfpossesvion tbHt was npparent in every motion. fb Having readied tno centre or ins rope, Blondin laid aside his balance-pol?, placed his stomach upon the cable and went through the motions of swimming, after which he descended the swing, which is a permment fixture at that point. l lns swing hangs about thirty feet below the cable. Here be set himself whirling, ranking eighteen revolutions in about as many seconds, and performing various other sur prising feats, concluding and climaxing the whole by banging to the swing with his head downwards. lie then ascended to the cable, picked up his pole, and trotted to the Canada 6ide. The time occnpicd in the whole journey was a little oyer fifteen minutes. After a delay t>f about half an hour, which was ruaiuly occupied in adjusting the cruvs. Monpieur BlonHin marift liis ?n. pearaneo on the Canada end of tbo cable, bearing his agent, Mr. Ilarry Colcord, upon bis back. Cansidering (be fact that Mr. Colcord weighs oue hundred nnd forty-five poiindSj And that Blondio himself weighs but One hundred and twenty-five, it may be imxgiilfed that he had a pretty good load to curry. It was perfectly wondeiful to witness the case with which Blondiu achieved this most difficult ririd dangerous undertaking. Colcord left his perch?we cartnot think of a better Word?but twiite during the entire walk) and then merely stood Upon the rope for half a ttiintlte or so for the purpose of 'Ftraightening out.' In exactly fourteen minuses front the time tliejr left the Canada shore they vfrere received upon the American side with the hearty plaudits of the assembled thousands. Farioi Atartud witli bis roan?n Canadian by the name of McMullen?at five okilock. lie entered upon bis task witli evident feat and trembling, and pioceeded with it ih a bungling jthd awkward rtianner. Having gone about fifty feet, be compelled bis nnr mate load to descend from bis pdsition tretcb olit iu respective legs, plaee^ftf The 1*uompt Clehk.?I once knew r, vouug man ^ain nq eminent preacher.} wbc Wm commencing lift) as a clerk. One d?5 Lis employer said to him, 'Now, to-morrow that cargo of cotton must be got oat one weighed, and we must have a regular ac count of it.' Ho wan a youn$ man of eoeigy. Tins was the first time be had been intrusted to superintend the execution of this wnrti iw made hi* arangeroenla over-night, spok?t< the men about thou*5-*4- *tid horses, untf resolving to bep.in very early in the mor ntog Instructed u?t tl)tt lafioreri tt> tie flier* at h<tf-p*st four o'otock,- So tbey set to work, and the thing. ?aa done; and abodt ten.or ?lev<m in !>? a~? i.:_ ? _ T ?uvf uaji UIQ. OIO? ployer came in, and, seeing him seated in tlic counting-hoose, looked very Mack, supposing that bit command* ltacfiiot been us* ecuted. * 'I thought,* mid he, 'you were requested to get out that cargo of cotton thia morning.V... done/ replied the young clerk and bewiathaaeeoont of-it.' Ua never looked behind from tbat mom$rit^tiew1 U5? pbara<!(6f rttifixed, cbhBdence waa establisbftd." He was found to man ;to do the tljing,. with, prQfnpu ne?s. He very soon came to be tbe ooer tbat oould not be ?paT?d-?4rtWatf M nana* wry to She flfftvHs tt'Uf offb ?fthiFpartfteHf. 9e ?<s a, rcltgioB. m?k*$ i life of great betfavtriirnee, and at Kn <!e*tb w *t>|* ?o leftvajtfa eUtf** #0 *Q>pl* feriuw^JKiWU^JCW*'?' ?-v i i ?t^rn^*T^PrtOT? wf pt<9( tbeaation. ? VALUE OF WtT. ' < A wit is a priceless man foh a'?o~" not a scandiil-ntongfcl', a heeibitU. tractor", a'd^nte, vfrtosd-owir ftapfritt*. lifo being spoilt is benf lijiflri rilaliirt?' ?. orb miserable, but a genial $ejjfeVoledt: former, a wbolesoma and winning, though' caustic surveyor ofd^qrits. .People breath? nioi'e freely when ihty ki?o\tf there is b\h^' airtanyjnthe ascendant; for wicked mctf will be afraill of him, weak men will atriVtf"' t'o be stronger, and qUactfs will not hare It? all their own way. Society is continually in need of the e*| loit of that knight-errant, fho wit. Evils creep in unawares; some | good but Very foolish man, perpetrates A' Igood deal of iiCnsCtusv, which is tolerated, and even admired,' by Virlue of his good' ness, and fixed as nn institution before it* ^ inconvenience is fully suspected. IlonesC i sentiments, with errors sticking to Lliem,aro ; gradually heaped itp into a monstrous ag-' j gregate of prejudice. Some bloated and j over-fed truth weighs society down like a J huge nightmare, till life tfit comes along j to tickle the Fenf'trirtrrt artil w'ako ?"? rtp once more into day-light with a sensation of free honest livirtpf, or tin* old moralities of iho world get dull and' commonplaci*, worn, trite and tattered, the effigici nearly off from them, ''''ic wit is a general refut1bisher, ro casting the old coin, and prescn in" it to us again entreat with (he image of to ?j y.? Century. Beautiful Expression.?Rev. IXiV 1'al mer of tlii? eity, is acknowledged to bo one of the most eloquent miimlers irt ther United States. He uses no manuscript in the pulpit, and consequently 1i?r tbftt freedom which is liecesKary to truo oratory, civinjr full scone to the inspiration of his subject. One Suuday evenirtg, Inst feat, we listened to a sermon in which he was speaking of God as recognized in His works. IIis whole discourse Was marked by ertf-1 nestncss and a perfect command of laft gunge. Towards the close,-when the whofo congregation had become warmed up by the fervor of his cloqdeneo, he raised bis voice and exclaimed in tones wbioh all who heard him will remember: 'The galaxy which arches the lieavens so gfandly to-1 night, is llie gloiioiis pxthwajr of the Creator through the Uuiversc, and the myriad stars which besprinkle it are the golden iIuM. tliaL rise bp ih ihc wako of His chariot wheels.?y. 0. Delia. ? How \Vh Lite.?A Frenchman teitiar> ked that.be cotild not lite in this country i and eat the name tilings he did in Pars* Why? because the Climate was different, and Pafisifctt liabits of living and doiug 1 business freta far diverse from our?. Wo ape Ffencli Oooter^ with our American style of living and cU&torasj and consequently get corpulated, and get apoplexy* and gout, or get lean and get dyspepsia and hypochondria. We eat fast, arid tliey eat i slow we take twenty mjputes, they an hour or two; we drink brandy and witoo ihude of alcohol, Btrj'iihtaioej fltid fcligar-ofi lead, they the juice of ibe grnpes. Wfc eat ; a heavy dinner and go to work, some tvilft - out liJtods and others tVitb our head) before i it has bad any tifiie to digest} they eat > moderately and follow it by special intercourse or recreation. ' Lord By ron o.'asl!?The late Lofd l3yt-ofl boot-last, about nitio inches in Migtb, narj row, high.at the iusl^p, and geuerally of symmetrical shape, bas been predated to & Noitihgliara (England) society. Ilis lordship's shoemaker says tbe bard bad not a 1 club joof, as is gene-ally ?tated, i>ut that it l#gft fnrmarl llin soma na a?1iaw ? IV, wv? r^V yt-MIM MP I.MW VHIUI ) OAVfCJJl* being exactly an ineb .pn4a aborteiy, ! xwiiiattftfteilTStt wat'ftrtbe ankle,-, *bioh. ' wm very weak J con*equettfly, %bs ' foot turned outward. To^remedy tbfB* bfe lord* ' ship *tpre a rerjc tbbi toot^irgbtljr" lac?<J, u.iuer in? biocbidst. jn llis earl/life be wore wh. Ji'oa, wii.b. tbf.^kle,, wJ>iohj?*}<d down iba outpide rfata^kg, and >?& fustesied .to it he eoU^o/ 4W*boe.i Tbo caWof lfci? wrts tb^fitrwfc.'; ; (cobbler.); Z7?^#\aL+ touchio afrkil?'^olieemen|?pi*re^ Ibat dog, toucb loot a sfhfle hair; be wor-, Kiss man} a bog, from otot bi? muddy lair. Ob, wben be eras a f?iip, ao-fmky aud so plump; b* 'lapped tiis milk from a-cup, when hungry?*t a jump. And then W?u furmy tflcji% *o ftlnny hi their place, so toll of p'anitia ljok< yptlr hands add face. Yott; w ill su raly Jet I him live ! Ob,' do not kill i birtt?dwU ; .*!??? bi* Tii/rtrttye, and pray a fot Hf??oat k?iid. Go, get the rauzri* no?, afi<?|^ j^b Ws rooutb, and atop4 . bow 4 and ? tendency to & Jonr children's pet, com.trillion. ?f '***??* ? * * ^ -f?; f J uu will HOt < KtH ?MUr ISSsW11!^ poticemati, ?p?*-4b*V pop, IWrth no* m' <?*T jm- pS^ m**#r tror%m0m[tbT?>ftb?rtr! ; 'T : ; '-^rSs ; " <- ^ '