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VOLUME VII. LANCASTER, C. H.. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. 81, 1858. M'MUri; t
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The Printer's Hour of Peace. V1
Krow ye the printer's hour of pence? a"^ ?
Know ye nn hour more fraught witli joy
, Tlmn ever felt the Maid oi tirecce, I ^ j*'
W'nenJcUy.cd by .Venus* nin'rous l>oy ! j t
Tin not w hen round the mnr.y case
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i it... nimble linger? kins the types ; j a|(j H
.4vs."v !i,it when, with lengthened face, I J^<j> m!
TIio jy'.urdy dkvil*s tail he gripes. j .et w
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'Tin not whon iawi oi areaaful nv#te i)?splc
Ilia column* nil with minion fill; ' ^j,e ln
'Tis not when brother printets quote | had c
The elTuaion of hia slump worn quill fence
was l!
'Tis not wlie i hi Mies Fancy'a glass, i direct
Long ndverliaeiueuta meet his eye, | To
And eveni to whi?pcr as they pas*, ! eleel,'
'We'll giace your column* by and by." lhe S
I you is
No?reader?uo! the printer's hour. At
Tlic hour of sweet repose, ! dress,
is not when by some magic power, ""d <1
His list of patrons daily grows. (;K
Hut oh, 'tis when the weathers clear,
' enter
Or clinl in ntlu, or hail, or vapor, | w|licl,
He hears in nccenls soft ami clear, 0f frjt
"I've conic to pay you for your paper." ' |j?r ji
f 1eon lid
Conil*n*cti from lite .Smith ('.aniliman. j chosoi
Legislature of South Carolina. !ow 11
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M> Ni?.\y, December 13 1858.
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SEN ATK. from
The hour of 1 1 having united, the rival i
' lerk gave notice to the Senate of the
sickness of the 1'reKsideiit. st'tuti
>n motion ol Mr. Xiouierman, Mr. J ; Caioli
11 11 bv was called to llie (Jliair, ami a boidc
_ ballot tor President/wo /?#?. was ordered. 1 '"f? ''
' A letter was received from tiio l'rcsi. I alluie
dent, announcing bis illness, ami regret fertiiil
ting iiia inability to lake part in itie tin hist '<
iiiiguration of tbo Governor. boson
Mr Moses having received 10 Voles tag<s
Mini Mr. Marshall U. Mr. Mo>es was dc t ^
c'ured elected to till the Chair pru lent. | 'M"t i
Mr. i'ox, no.ii llit coininiiteu appointed ehildr
?'ii the pail ol the Senate to count the
votes cast on the second ballot for l/eu ^,<J '
leiiMit tiovenior, announced that 01 F] love, I
Calli was elected to that tdlice. | xv'th I
A hi.I lor the rebel ol the elderly and (
disabled ministers ami of the widows and , T ^ 1
oiplians ol the cU-rgy of the liolependeiil "olde
or Congregational Clni cli < ( South Car- I M"J'C
i linn, Ii tvmg received a second reading in **hls <
ilio House, was ; nkeii up for a second rea- ^ '
ling in tlie Senate, ami was ordered to be !t"sc i
returned to the Ilouse.
The general orders were then resumed! "'J1"11
Depot tot Special Committee oil the pre w| '
seiitineiil ot the Grand Jury ol Lancaster |ml "
and York, Fol I'erin, 1858, in relation ?UI
to tlie removal of the (^al iwrba Indians, by tin
Ueporl adopted and oijeied to Lc sent to 'lu
:lie I louse. l''c di
'i i... ;..ii in iur*ruuaa lliu AAinitikiiauhnn Ia
of til.
owners of slaves executed, was then re j"sl'c<
'>Mir|ec) and dhcuiaotl by ihe following
gcntlemevi Messrs. Carroll, Palmer, lhin w '?icli
i/.ler, M iyik and Allen. Tlie amend- j
infill to I lie bill to r-lrike out two-thirds j be.iev
and insert lull value, ?h> lo?t. The ques ,
ooii recurred oil ll.e origioua) bill, The
yeas nr.d tine called for. \ en* 27; na^s J>rlnci
12. The hill w n? agreed to, and ordered l'M
to be seiil loiiie House. " lm2 '
I en us
rose u <
llOUSK OK ltKritESKNTATIVKS b< son
The ll?u<? assembled nt 11 a. in. Tlie , rtn"
roil was called, l',e w
Mr. liliek presented llie petition of I on
sundry citizens of York Ibslnc'., praying | "eJ?l
that al! free persons of color he sold into p?"Cl
slavery, Referred to the Coininittee on l'11" "I
ColoreJ Population. '*>
hecMii
IV At'Ot'RATI<Ty or 1IIK noVKHNOK. I j,
hhurtlv heloro 1 o'clock, the Chancel comir
lurs mid Judge*, now holding court in the in tin
city, entered thu House, and were assail be eq
ed their seats Al 1 p. in., th* Senate dent
was announced, and immediately alter, ofStl
His Excellency the Governor and suite, cape
)|ij Ooivemor elect, and the CoininillM dividi
of Arrangement*. The House was crow inen,
dt-d'will) visitors, and in the gallery a truefe
large number ol th? fair t-ei. lo ,nc
Governor Allslon, in an impressive will l>
rainier, delivered the following address : \ 4vqn;
SKX ATOMS A XII KM'IIKHKN r.VTIVKH ;? out o
About to resign into th? hands of a sor- I office*
thy sticcea?or the high office with which rule a
\ 1 waa entrusted, 1 oiler you, in parting a \Y
word of thanks and farewell. It is not tho S
in) purpose to detain you; but i must when
not omit, on this last occasion of our as e j
meeting, to utter the sentiment, which ?r*tui
deeply moves me, of grateful lovo lo my m.dei
countrymen who hit** honored me, and Slate
to God who has suaiuiued me to (his wul us w!
come hour, which closes niv |iuhiic en- tttlior
reer. ^ | n>y p
In taking leave of this Capitol. within , to ren
the walls of which 1 have served Tor ihir and c
ty year* consecutively, I Iwar with me m cy in
lively recollection of the kind consider a i the a
lion which my conduct has ever inet wi-.h us wi
on the part of the peop'e and iheir re colon
prescntatives, and the many dfrnpfndra- that,
lions of their confidence and regard. the p
My purpose in addreeeiug you b to ex eleuu
liihit this relie of the past century, tbfe ocean
reminiscence of a daring and wise ances- tee ol
try. A printed copy of the original as- have
relation (against 5 mi port a taut) of the hroail
Colonial Congress, signed by the Jepu 80
fies, at Philadelphia, on the 20th of Oe
lol?er, 1774. It is presented* lo me by , Ing a
the venerable l>r. Jos. Johnson, of Char- hash
leston, through his son a member of this torn 1
Hon**, and a delegate f^om St. Phillip's contrl
it. Michael's. ll i? exhibited hem , of
knowledgement of tU rare value, tin
n order to iudicule iu destination.? re?
i.st not be left in this building. sul
ith the aid of my respected friend ad
ucccsaor, I will have it copi? <1 for in an
on, enclosed iu a case, . lid ultimate wi
posiled in the Library of the new sei
Uapitol, whenever it shall be finish- ?
hereto remain a perpetual memori it i
those brave spirits, who, when pe g;v
and remonstrance had failed, made i
ccoiupiished the Revolution ol 1770. up
I, conciliatory and leiupciate, they j tin
ere fiini and decided in the piiuciplu , pa
listnnce to injustice and oppression. , iiu
>iing /ho necessity of a breach with i ex<
other country?yet when the lime pa
oine for drawing the sword ill de- coi
of their principles, the senhboard tIn
brown away. May the good God all
and bless von, ' sn<
you, sir, (turning to the Governor tin
) I tiow commit the government of rie
late, knowing full well bow dear to by
\ Iter honor and welfare. I tin
the conclusion of Gov. Allsloti's ad sin
the Governor elect came forward exi
elivered bis inaugural, as lollows : hci
NTI.EMKN or IIIkSkN ATR AMlIIot'SR
I ?r
KIMtKSKNTATlVKS : III preplillllg to I v I
upon the duties of toe ollice to .
I 1 have been called by the kindness j(||
;uds, rather thai: any merit or pe ti
lalificatioti of my own, and f>?r the . .
ence thus reposed in me ly the ,
ii representative* of the people, al (,Xi
re to tender you mv grateful ac ,(.r
lodgements ami sincere thanks. j (|(,
exaipiuii g the long list of idustri (j1(
redecessors, 1 instinctively shrink (I1
the comparison; and hope only to j
hem in purity of purpose ami uevo jtl,
tiichiiieiit to the State and her in' n,'
i*iis. Horn and educated in South ,j
ilia, with no aspiration* beyond her , .
rs?with no intention of ever leav (
er, notwithstanding the tempting icl
mcntfe of a virgin aoi! of surpassing u
,y elsewhere?in weal irin woe, mv ,
csliug place on ear'h shall he in her
l. If these are not sufli.iient lies (||
for my lidelity t<> the Stute, I oiler , (|t.
raves of in\ parents, tliu life blood j (ju
rusliev from my heart, my w ife and | ,(||
eil. whom the solemn t.roioi.M ill
, ? ' mi
ler admonishes me l? cherish, nftd |f
ry instinct* uf nature teach me l<> vvf
honor ft;d adore. Thus identified (>
llit Stale in iutorfst, in fvijliiiij. am 1 lln
iluii pertain* in her honor and gl??
idiou.il indeed he a recreant suti uf a , ;c
mother not in haltle fur Iter mjaitisl
P.enty, po mailer what may he (lie ^ (
nr llie result of the conflict. llH
is lii he Imped thai tin oicasiuii mill
r? ?i'jiiiny the State to call upon her i,
fur the defence of her rijfht* ami in .j (
olis ; ll:.it our enemies at the North V))
arn wisdom Ifom the |>a*t, ami pei- *
s quietly to manure our own ali tirs (-c
r way; that our frielid* at the Nurtii (ijj
e power of argument ami the force
ih, will he able (if not to convince ,j (
eluded fanatic) l<> satisfy the minds
9 intelligent and patriotic of tTie ,t,
b ol our crtne ami the honesty of
and thus avert the dangers with
i vmj are threatened. Lest, huwgver, ! |(1|
hopes ?buu! 1 prove fallacious, and I (11
u they will, I?-i us endeavor to liarM
among ourselves by tolerating dif ,lfi
? s of opinion, when no question of | .j,
pie is involved, encouraging those
rear to ipiickcu llieir p ice, by poili jj,
nit to tliein the dangers that threat
^ -it
. and urging tliefu to come to the j
A?d if some of our people, with ,j(,
iik overflowing with patriotic Zeal (j(
love of cotl|itiand Indignant at ,,,j
rongs inflicted without provocation ()|eir
own sunny lands, should venture [|(
id the bou n< I * of a co'd, calculnth g
', *e shou'd pardon something to
iiiU of liberty. cei
pursuing H119 pours* our $tate will , ,
no united, ai,d be prepaied w j
resent an undivided front to the or,
ion enemy. We are ali tinbaiked ,v
> mime vessel, niul ship wreck would ^'r,
tally dnmMious to us all. By pru
counsels and an united crew, the slop
ite may weather the storm and ea
the breakers; but if we should he ' j,e
?d into pety factious at !:nme, with
arid not nieasuies for our motto, the ro(
hate* Rights part* ? in which I men:; jM
lude nil those who cv Ulead fur and
e Satisfied with nothing less than %0,
ilitv in the Union or Independence |..
f it*'?will cense to ejjist, and federal ^
seekers and corrupt politicians will M|
mi I ii ill ihe Kl rile.
e should jjol only endeavor to unite fc0|
Into, tml the entire South. So that
we can Ho longer retain our place*
ual? in the con fed racy ; we will Im roi
iied tv form a more perfect Union \y
r the at>le ?nii title of, the United 4
i?South. 'Ihere aio very few of |(M
to desire the dissolution of a Connli |t.j
ihI I'niou. For in* own pail.it *>?* |(>,
ride hiuI pleasure in early hoy hood Wl
id and hear recounted the Constancy ,,f
OOrape o(y'l parts of the confe ler* ,j,
the Revolutionary war, in restating re
tteinpt of the mother country to tax 0r
thoul our sol soul, and to keep us in W)
ial vassalage. When I read again |M,
in 1812, America refusedclo yifhl ttM
aim to K'lJtland ou her own favorite Hl
nt and chosen theatre of War, the %(t
i, 1 claimed my full share as a lega'
the gluriou'i inheritance, and would ,.r
t>een proud Id say, at home or a- . f),
I, I am an American citizen. ^
of the late war witli Mexico, in m
i ^ur own gallant Regiment, ra!fyroand
that I'altueMo banner, which
een hrought home to u* solid, and he
ind Flood stained.hut not dhhonoreil ah
Ibutcd so largely to th? final triumph ^
our aims in conquering a peace vvIi
U Republic of Mexico. But if we ar
puroti to abate only in the tot's an
lit", ngs without leaping any of lit
v.w^.'ges or sharing ill any ol the glor
tl be ireaietJ a a ounudc barbarians, ue
irtny even o! a Cbiisllau nam*, we mu>
er the connection peacefully, il we ma
forcibly", if we muat. Tiiis is all I deer
necessary to nav on tins occasion in rt
id !o our federal relations.
1'iio must important power coufeijo
oil the Kxeeutive, is, m the language c
j Constitution, 'to grant reprieves am
rdons,' and it may be as well now t
licales the course I shall pursue in th
ifcise of tins power. No petition for
rjon vvili be considered unless il is at
npanied with the report ot the case b
presiding Judge ; and in exatninip
the circumstances, they must bo i
:h a character as lo satisly my uinu
rt the ends of justice will be belter' cai
tl out by Kxecul'vu interposition, iha
the Vei diet ol the j"ry. Ills t'ue, llix
: t' u.sitmiun directs iliat the l^xecuiiv
ill lake care that the laws be faithfull
cuteri in un-rcy, but he should reineiii
i that in being merciful to one, lie ma
cruel to many. The severity of a law
its disproportion to the crime, is not
lid argument in fnvO" of Kxeciiiv
money. It is the province of the Lfgii
ore to make laws, and lo alter am
lend tliciii when they arc cruel or dv
live, ut.d upon llieni rests the respou.
uy r?l bar! laws, and the couit, jury no
icutiru bavu any dmureliou in li.o uial
To ailopt any other piinc'plo. wutil
troy all land-mniks, and the juries <
i country would be virtually our Iter
ikrts, to have their laws in turn st
de by the tiovernur. Without rietain
[ you any longer with details, it is sulli
nt to say that all the varied interests ?
?ii.til iccetvo mv undivided mI
ition. On all matters of hiyh ptibli
pontine*, I ahitt! fortify tny opinion in
ion by l|iu advice of older and wise
o, and kli:ill endeavor Jo remedy bv di
(lice, industry nnil *o*l, my defect <
lament, ability Htni experience. An
cotiehisiott, allow mo to express my in
nt ilesiip, tloit in our pui ro is riv.ilrj
i mo tin* pK-seul bhiinii of the Ley is It
re, no private l'riciidshi| s have been dn
rbe.| ; no n i nation of friends has take
i e * but that like n band of brother
1 shall all unite in ml van tiny tlu? inte
, proiiiol.iiy the welfare, ami ilefendin
is If mm of our beloved S?uih Onmlitu
Hi' L\ec!leu?y was frequently nrterruj
! w .tli exhibitions ol applause.
1 lit! leaker of the House, lion. J.tun
nons. ileliwrd to the (joveruor elei
is usual oath:
V.iil do snlemly swear, that voir wi
fil.tbful, and true ulleyianco bear, I
u State of South Carolina, so long s
it may continue a citizen thereof; tin
u me dulv qualified, HCCordini; to tl
institution oi the Slate, to excichs tl
ice of (Jovernor, that you will, to tl
:-l of your ability, discharge the duli<
reof, and that you will preserve, pn
t and defend the Constitution of th
ate and of the Urtlt^d States*
Mr. Yeadott, as Chairman of the < 'orr
ttee appointed to wail upon the Liet
utni vinteiii-ir oilcl, tlioii mrii<<>titicc
it lio ivhh present iitul remly to ipialif
II <n. Merrick K. C on then took tli
:i:i! until, which wn$ administered t
n bj the t jj' akcr, 11-?n- J.ultra Shuon
Tim 1'rosnienl of tlie Senate pro km
?n. ! J Mose*, then called upon tii
nators to retire to their Chamber to ri
ve the meinU-rs of tlie House, mid f
liver to tne (Jovernor and f.ieutmnr
?vernor (heir rtjinniitetions. The corr
anions, sialic I by ilie President pro tm
the Senate, iitnI the Speaker of tli
iu.e. were then delivered to the respei
e olli.ers in the Suiiatu Cli amber. ,_|
III j; ) Shei :tl .Dellt, follwcd l?v tli?3 q?|
is ol ? toll House, Hut! h inroe convyitq
citizens, proceeded to the hauguj
o re t!i<' ti ?ver11-<r mnl I/'ii'eujiut (fa)
tor were duly proclaimed. Three hit*'
cheers were yiven, and the crOw
mlunlly dispersed.
(iati an Indication ok Ciiaractki
Oh-ervintr persons move slow?the
mis move alternately from side to si<l
tile they oocHMomlly stop mid tur
utid. Careful poisons lift their fee
'h, and place them down flat hikI tiro
me til ties they stoop down, pick u
me little obstruction, and ]<l? quie
l>v the siiie of i|im whv. Calculalin
rtjia peuwtiilly walk with llieir hand
their pockets, and their heads sliphtl
{lined. Modest persons generally s'.e
Illy, for tsar of being observed. Tiini
imidk often stet? oil* from a sidewnll
meeting another, Ati(| always (jo s
un 1 ? stone instead of stepping over i
'ide awake persons 'too out' and !ihv
long sw ing to their arms, while the
mis shake about miscellaneously. Car,
13 persons are forever stubbing the
en. L iz\ persons scrape shout ioosel;
th their heels, and are first on onn *i?!
the w at It and then on the other. Ver
'oP2 minded persons hnvfglht-ir toes d
itly in front of tltein, and have a kin
stamp movement. Unstable persoi
tlk fast and slow by turns. Veuluroi
rsons try all roads, frequently climb tli
ace* instead of ffoiug through the gal<
id never hit down a bar. t^ne idea po
ns and very selfish ones 'foe in.' Orni
irsotiH are apt to hit their kneps togotl
Good iialured person* snap the
uinb and finger every few steps. Km
ving je pple have a kind of jig mn*i
>Ul The
^hyloah who with lie id erect wi?
?nest people mingles, should cease I
ave hie feUow-raeo, and go to shavin
ingler..
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ii Fat Pork as Food
0 In controversion of the assertion in
^ Ohio paper, ; h.it 'A fat hog is the <11
u te&sence of scrofula and carb?nie acid ?
) and llie statement of the Sdaitijic Ah
^ | ican, that Fat pork was never desig
* lor human food,' a Dr. liolalon comes
> in denfei.ee of the gloat Ohioan coinu
11 eirtl staple. Whilst adniitlino that
animal in ?pi>stion is indeed tlio quiii
! seneo of scrofula, acr^fu beinF its uaiiu
'f Greek, lie contends that the a>s<>cialioi
'' ideas is erroneous, and the result <
^ ; merely supposed resemblance botw
? ' that horrible alHdion and a dlseasi
? which porcine llo^li is subje t. Ho s:
a that the Ameiiean Indians and Hindi
' wlio never use [>ork. aro the victim
v scrofula, whilst the pigienlbjg Chilian:
It and oni on ii Western pioneer, aro exni
d from it, and, in all respects, rcmarka
I, healthy spocinioiis of the human racej s
' j that lite bacon fed Negro of the Sotit!
n at once distinguished hv his sleek
it jolly a]>pearanee. As a counter ai
e tiie*iit to this, we beg '.o surest that
V prevalence ofscrofula amoegst the Fi
i- tins an 1 Hindoos, Jews, and ltnyai fa
V lies of Ktiropo (which two latter CXain|
r, the doctor does not mention) is accotin
a for on very different grounds than li
, abstinence from i>oik. and the ru!?ui <
i diion of the Chinaman an ! pionei
J ! 111<>i( than likely to be owing to lit.- !
> letic mode of lile pursued l>y llio ltd
i arnl the careful graminivorous f-edin.
r the pigs of the* former. Tito doctc
I* ( possibly cornel in declaring that llie
>1 c ent (J recks ami Iloinari* cOi.*TTl red j
>f a delicacy, and the very host diet for
r-, development of their pri/.e fightc-is;
it he forgets to mention the finest condi
i f'?r a pugilist in tli "8e remote periods
I- thought to be a slate ot ex'roino i?be f
an impression not shared by tr.iinci
! - tlie present day. 1 he doctor (aiic.es
c pork a capital renie 1\ for consuinp
d ?'when tlie stomach of tho patient
r , receive it.' As the stomach, when in
least degree di?o,dered, turns from
>f pork in disgust, tlio value ol such alto
?1 u>n must lor ever bo denied the tc?
r- experiment. The doctor g?>?* on to
mark, ti nt 'fat pork is not in any ?
t- caiboeic aritl, but hydro cat boa, a c
a liinatiou u' li\drogeu and curb-m. It
rt comes carbonic acid and wmer bv cm
s, ning with oxvgen in the act of being hi
r- cd or digcs'cd, which is much tlie s
g I thing?giving off during those proeo
a. | Imiuu amount* <>f beat aujphghU
[> true tlie fdt of fat pork" does not m
blood or red llcsli, though the lean, w
?s is always eaten n one, don. It is ma
:t al for breath. 1> it it does more
the fat that goes into the stomach,
II thence into tho Mood, does not uncli
.o slow burning in the lungs by the pre
is of burning, but is deposited in tlie bin
si i body as human fat. Now, a cer
io 1 amount of fat is so necessary for the pi
ie ' or plav of si! the parts, muscles inclu
io . thai without it, tho body,like an ungi
is ed engine, wears itself out by its
u- notion.' 1 lie doctor's train ol reasoi
is is considerably vitiated by bis final
mis i >ii, that the pork to which he r<
i is 'corn fed pork.' J'robuhly tho llos
i- hogs that had for several generations 1
f brought up on corn, or similar farinac
v. substances, would he as good as be
ic Htui sheep. Whilst, however, the out
o crous propensities of the beast are in
s. gi-d, as they arc by all hog raisers,
a..r..-i ...... i. ... i..."
le 11is meat, in any shape or form r?o ma
s how temptingly it may he tooki'd. (
0 ihal* can only l o weaned fro;n a qiv<
it mio love of iheir own specie* by incur
1- libera! supplies of roast pork, tlior
1 showing the strange identity U-tween
io two fleshe*. Moreover, any animal I
! yvill fatten on hospital pou'tices, a*
?^Trihumdeclares large it umbers of up. t<
t-Wihg* are in the liabil of doing, sin
?? i ?i?v r la* allowed to aspire to tlie rlijri
f, ' of a place upon the butcliMs' sli iinl
r ' uoin llier.ee to be removed to ihe kite
t' and festive board as a preservative of
u man hie. We acknowledge to a cer
affection for the flavor of an artistic
prepared porker of tender year*, hut
i ! Urst mouthful i\l ways brings to mind
ir horrible stories we have heard about
e, creatures' tastes in eating, and our at
n ach usually brings our repast to a pn
it ture conclusion, by resolutely refu.-iii]
i. retain the same, on any conditions, w
p over.? I'?tcr'* Spirit.
I ; n m n
? A mm a i. Ci HiosiTiKs?The* tongu
r a cat is a singular instrument. It is
p entry comb. For this purpose it is rm
*' as you will find it if you feel it. W
*' she cleans her-elf so industriously,
i "
I gets off the dirt ami smooth* her <
e just as the ostler cleans and smooths
ir horse's coat with the currycomb.
iir<iw >110 unuuui n? wihi ii%*i iuiij
>r and ho sho lias to make Iter lore pawa
f' awtr tlie purpose instead.
v There ia one bird that lives chiefij
j oysters. It has m bill, therefore, v
I which it opens an oyster aaskilfnllT n<
^ o) aierinan chii with his oyster knife.
,?, Some birds cat sew very well \
lu their bills ami feet. There is one I
that sews so well that it is called the I
r. or bird. Its nest is hid in leaves wl
? it aewa together. It does this wit
thread which it inakea itself. It (
jr cotton from the cotton plant, and ?
n. its long, delegate hill and little feet, sj
6. it into a fine thread. It then pierces
holes through the leaves with its bill,
passing the thread through the h<
. 11 sews tLero teg'-ther. We believe tlia
to gettsdjf the thtead through the hole
ig usee both its till anJ feet.? Selen
I American.
Tho Mortara Abduction
an The ltraclilcs of Kurt pe ai.u litis couir
iilii- try arejusl now in n ferment at the per;as;'
|m U avion of ono of the preatest outrages
ter ol tiindcru times.
tied S .me months miicp, at Kologna, Italy,
out a Jewish boy child, who had baen sUrner.
lejituiou.siy chlistened by a II >man Calh
lite olio priest, was taken froiii liis parents,
tes and irauspor'ed to Koine, where he was
s in placed in one of their educational institu
i of lions, by order of the Pope. The parents,
jf a \ backed by poweiful friends, endeavored
een in vain to recover pososMou of liini lie8
to monstrances went up to K una from Israeivs,
' liies in all parts ol Europe. Even the
?os, Eren eh Emperor addressed the l'ope, ur
is of ging the rendition of the child;'but all to
an, I no pmpose Sir Mo?e> Montifiore, of
npt I Enp'.and, 1'resident of the Society for the
ibly Melioration of the Jews, has taken lh?nid
matter in hand, ami sent inoiimn.Vs to
11 is his nation in ;.ll parts of die world, ur
ind ping concerted measures to induce h -tor
<u- , ation < f die child to his p wents. The
the i President of the I nilcd States has been
i di applied but the Secretary of State < \
mi j cases tlie int- r fere nee. of this (lovcrnin-nt,
[?!es from its settled policy of not idI:i:
ted with matters which occur outside tlia
mir j country, in which its citizens are u< t par:oij.
' ties.
r is | That such a transaction should tike
?th ; p'acc in the idneteciI, century is proof
ter, that 'he sp'iit of intolerance still exists n
{ of , the "old loan in the rave,'1 and that hero
ir is ' (i,-s would stiii be burnt at the stake if
am public uj inioa were n ?l too strong ag un-t
?orV 'it.
the | A shmt time since the parents visited
hut | Koine, to obtain possession of lh < ' :! !. ?
lion The mother wrote to a friend .at Ibdogna
uio result i>i an interview with iior hot*.
?iy. ' I lit* morning I and iny husband went
s"l lo the UutecilUlliOli.s, i.lid il,.-v told u
I't 111:?t the rector an i my dear cl.ild Iwii!
'' jut ntii\ < <1; wu mounted tho flight of
will Hcpg, H11 < 1 I'll 6U<>II after thl.t *10 !l: 111
he our dm'inlllgir i: our arm-. As foi
mo, I 1<I-> ! liinl ni' r ai.il on-r again,
pin wt?'*p*ng and i'?Miii..;, whi!-' h** atn w i .1
1 "I my kisses and emit uv? with l.i> whole
1 fe* I until; greatly i \i ':'iil m ! sheddin ' teats,
Jiisu tiiu hlta: f.:lii?.i strti.;gl< i i. Iwctui tin* fear
i*"1 | *?f thoso who have 11*i:i ni tbc'r i?>.w??r ami
h>*- | hi* immense love fur n?, hot ihi* at last
"hi triumphed. lie **.i:?? ! out ipiite loud thai
lrn 11o wattled to go I oine wu!i liis patent*
u,u* 1 to his hrolhi'i* am) si-ters. 1 told him to
ruiucinhcr that ho was hotn a .low as *ve
It u were, an ! ilia: it w > his duly always to
?ke 4 remain one. IIo uni-ni'iml, ' I"o<, il.vui
!"?-'h mamma, T sh i!I '** >* * t il. eat! to s .*
? > the Sheinnn ever* dnv.' I added, that
AM I wr htid come to ll mto to .-oo. him again,
and am! that we shon <1 not leave the city
without him. at w li*?-l? he appear, d glad
iyc?s jttiil hsppf. All this took place in tho
mail presence <-f the rector and o! his brother
t:i"1 and histrrs.? Cowl ill'! S/mrtnn.
rop ma *? ? >'?
led, Kxamisinu x IIt'm\?t II: \ttr.?About
anas two years since our ch* \* .. vi-:ted ! v
in*ii Alexis St. Martin, of Oni. I t, who ha* an
uing j opening in his ahdoiuen, (ho result of a
nd* i JfUtt Diot wound.) through which his
l'.-rs stomach can l*e ? xaii'ino.l, and the onera
h of tarns of digestion oliseiveil. Disease lias
iCeii i hillieito been considered the most won'
hi lis | derful in tho world, hut one more won*
fives derfnl than that of St. M irtinisuovv here,
niv* During tho past week. M Gro.ax,a native
dnl nf Hamburg, i*\li I it < 1 himself to the fue*
tl.c tit**, in tho I'niversitv Medical College,
villi this c:tv, and lectured on the heart and
itler its actions, and exhibited his own healing
Jan- heart in the same manner that St. Martin
ilre did his stum tch. This en*.** however is a
* of | natural phenomenon, Mr. Groax having
eh* been Lorn with a slit in his breast. Lv
tho w liieh his heart and a part of Ms lungs
hat can be olstrved. At iM* ?rti!/>:inii..m - t
the liiropenn physicians lie i- traveling over
a u 11.? woi! 1 exhibitii g himse'f to the atten
>nltl tion of the medical men of various counr?itv
I tri.?n.?Scientific Awriatn.
1 Net Weight of Hogs
iiU- Tin1 following tabiu wo (in 1 in several
i?'t> of otir Kentucky oichanges:
*','l At lliin season the following table for
determining the i.et by the grose weight
ie of hogs may bv useful to dealer* in pork.
1 ie I: is based upon tho Kunlu.ky rule?that
ol is, f r tho first one hundred pounds gross,
deduct twenty livo pounds ; fur the sec
j* to ond one hundred pound?, subtract twelve
and a half pounds, and for tho third one
hut drej pounds deduct six and a fourth
pounds. All over three hundred pound,,
ef is calcula'ed as net :
| er too pros* will act 75 "00 fe*ru?s will net .02
' 110 do h:i 2ln <|o 171
'gb, 12o do 92 220 do lal
|iel) !.!' do 101 2~'> do 190
1 (0 do llli 2-10 du 200
?0 150 do 118 250 do 211
tout lc,) <l0 127 ?lin do 225
I 17'J du ISiti 270 du 2?2
"l0 i no du ii-i 26) du 242
Iter 190 do 158 200 do 25!
-u,'i Oh, Law !?What a roundabout wav
atl lawyers have of drawing up deed* and
documents, it is almost enough to flight
' "n en a nervous persona froin 'going to law
"it" at all.' I lie following ia a fair sample:
' 'Suppose a man wished to give another
an orange. Instead of making a simple
viih declaration, and saving, 4f give yon that
Idrd orange,' ho triu?l set f irth liis 'act and
tail deed' in this way : "I do hereby give you,
liicli all nnd singular, my estate and interest,
h n right, till a, and claim, and advantage ol
gets and in that nran?e, with all its rind, skin,
viih juice. pulp, and pips, and all rights and
ains advantages theiein, with full power tr
tho Cut, suck, bile, or otherwise eat tho same
and orange, or give the same away, xith or
>les, without its skin, rind, juice, pulp, and
I In pips, any thing heretofore or hereinafter,
is, it or in any other deod or deeds, instrument*
tific , of what kind or nature to the conlraiy tc
| anywise, notwitluiiandin^.*
?
^rirulturnl.
When and how to apply Manui
li we consult nuluro?Inking Iter
cesses as our guide ? we shall see her
etalile fertilizers applied in tins falltberocan
l>e ?o bettor evidence th;r
is a most favorable time formanurim
soil. CiiemnHtanees, it is true, ??* ?v
der it advisable to vary from tins
and it is one of tbo objects of tbe (
or's stu iv to bo able to modify n-i
laws, and t<> choose in some ca?es,
venience as bis guide. The more pe
( Iv, however, lie understands Nulur
better lio can command her, but gen
Iv tliw closer will be liia obedience li
, leaching*. Nature tnakea no niisl
?she never practice* false economy
progress is by due obedience to her
'] lie application <<f uiaunre in nut
pro supposes that it bus become pari
decomposed during tin* summer, and
it will become well rolled by the fo
ing spring, when needed by plants
the resumption or commencement of
growth. It is thus ready for their
1 and Ibis is one muteriai advantage ol
plying manure in autumn. Auotlie
vantage is, that this decompusilioi
reduceiI its bulk without delerioralin
value, ( f properly carried on) rend*
its traiisportaimn icss expensive, win
the same time, the team and tlx'
;oo in a bolter vomhlion for the w'
i ho i uminc r season, too, has atVorded
tor composting the stores of the
yard with imuk and other vegetable
tor, tliu* increasing liugety the an
and value of both classes ot malel
an important object to the fanner.
N *l ure, it n?ked the 'j'jes.ion, 1
sl,ali tm apply niHunre ." answers
tin* surface.' She lias no operation
logoiijS to plowing?ami while we
think we have improved upon lier i
oils?as we undoubted!V h ive in thi
other respect, we still may learn wi
lor IxT example. In npp'.ving mailt
award land in the rail, let n be surea
on lint Millie*?the growing gras
keep it in plnoo, will kerp it moist
w ill gr iduall) work its tleootnpositi
When we would plow in the spring
in the right stale ami position lor ot
'--h>r llus use of tiro succeeding ci
and pi act ice proves tli s to l>e one o
liot method i I manuring sward to
clop. I'l applying manure on si
Til III. it wrouM in* well to cover it I
dinted with tiio [gang-plow or eiillr
incoi pot a ting it as thoroughly a- in
with tin! surface soil. In spring, I
-owing, let tiio laud l?e plowed to n
per depth tor tiio crop applied, an
result lu.s been in the cases in whit
nl has heen made -a hotter cron
from manuring in the rpr ng i.t the
manner. ? Country Cfi nth man.
Artificial Guano.
The (.'niton Planter of Alabnmi
llislirs the toiloW'illg ;
W e have heen favored with tin* f
ing recipe f.?r making h fertilizer,
our friend who furnished the receip
sure? us is equal to the best lVruvii:
atio. at one bail the co>t. W e hai
vet tried it, but give it to cur rearh
what i'. is worth : ?
1. \\ ood ashes ?'t In
2. Rich earth from the swamp. 20
0. Fine hone i) us I <*)
.1 I . ? fli 1 * .1 -Isil ?
.. ..? ,?
5. Nitrate of soda 4<) [>
tj. Sal ammoniac 22
7. Sulphate of soda 20
8. Sal magnesia 10
9. (JeininoF halt 10
\os. 1, 2, and .8 mix together; N
G, 7, 8, and 9 dissolve in live p'
water, when add to tlie mixture N
2. and 3, then mix l ice mortar ;
thoroughly mixed add Xo. 4, wide
hting it into a dry Hate. Apply th
four hundred pounds to the aero
are assured l>v th.?so who have ti
that it is equal iu its effect to th
guano.
How to Make Good Cider
The apples should l>v well ripene
not in the loa>t decayed. Kv? rv
with th?! least sperk of rot in it s
he romoveil, if yon wish a first rai
wage. The decayed and inferior i
may he reserved for making vinegar,
f.ct cleanliness should bo observed i
grinding process, which should he
formed two days before pressing, at
pom ice he permitted to stand and
low in the vat, until it assumes a dei
color. Clean dry straw should he u
forming the jheose. If the straw h<
. .i . .
iv, ino 111**1 r mil': ne communion1
th*1! juice. If wftler be added, i
make it hard and unpleasant to ihfl
'I he casks, also, in which il is put f.
mentation, should be thoroughly c
ed, and finish oil' with h fumifjat
brimstone. Thin is done by burniii
aide the bun-el n few snips of ch
dipped in melted biimstone. '?l??
p will penetrate all ilia pores and d
ihe must ami correct tb? soiln ess
the fermentation is over, draw ?>|
clean barrels, and claiify it. Thit
i done bv mixing a quart of clean
sand wiili (lie w bites of half a dozer
I and a pint of mustard seed, and p<
, it into the barrel. It may stand
i barrel, or, if a nice article is wan
> should be pot into quart bottle* ami
?
' * ^ - * *
.. ^ a* I'/.
| 'iuiridif.
:e. '1 lawyer would We better off, his coil
p)0. science far 'ess pliant, who owned a little
veir- i'i fee, and made that farm hLs
-and '
I the Wu have some doctors in our midst,
icu w hoke talents they should use. Wy prniti
time, sing the healing art?healing hoots and
arm- shoes.
eon 'j lie minister, whose sage advice a userl'"<
t- fui morai leaulies, shouhl inimi and 'watch
p the as. well as pray,' and practise what ho
oral- preaches.
" ^ | 'Jeff.' why am you like tlic Cedart ?
I VK "1 gov's it np, Sim ; I can't tell yon.'?
'Case von stays meeu both summer and
umn . * . J *dally
,vu,Ur:- .
;1<>W Conundrums.
upon Why is a man who makes additions to
their false rtimoi-, like one w ho has confidence
use, in all thai is told l.im ? Alls. ? }?ecause
f ap lie ie- fii .s on all lie hear*.
r Why if thcenrih in danger of getting
' ,HS terribly gashed and ciu ? Ans.?'Cause
il is allers revolvin' on its ajrix.
I-ring
iie :it When does a row become real estate?
oads Ans.? When she is turned into a field.
? What day in Spring is a command lo
time g(, ahead f Ans.? March fourth 1
( Why is a handsome woman like bread ?
tount A"11*?localise she is often toasted.
rial? '-Cos" (l>y an it sane contributor).?
What Highland .-boit would a number
How . f - - -
^.....4; inuvusmj; ivmiiiU Vuu it?
, 'On Alls.? 1 >eel- stall.ii.g !
ma\ s\ (imm Kktokt.?Soon alter White*
ueth fieid landed m Hnston, i u his second \isit
sami lo (I,,;, country, lie anil l)r, Chi.unccy
Sl' it:ul in the a'tcet, and, louehiug their haU
110 lo with courteous dignity, bowed each to
" "!' the other. 'So you have returned, I>r.
s will \V hi telle hi, have j"ou I' lie replied, 'Ves,
i ai!(' lit verci.d Sir, in the serviie of die Lord.1
I'll? .j ,4,,, Ku(( ; i0 itear il,' brtid Cliauncev.?
it is .t^,, ii,t? lifii; 1' was die :n swer given,
" H!4<! as tlie two divines, stepping aside at a dislop
tanee tioni each oilier, touched their hate
I the ?a,j pai.,ed on.
inrli^i OuiUM?-xt^,l:A V'wti^ con:--potent.
whips that lioi-eTR'eai i.-, heinir intiodticed
valor, i | * i t'li*
f . in m'Voihi cities ui ivin?j e ?s an article* of
-f ( hiinian food. He states that there arc
1 ' a!read\ lour shops in Vienna wheto such
meat is void, one in Dublin, and several
I ^ sprinkled throughout Oormnny, in the va,
rious cities. '1'he sale of horse meat can,
than , ,ii
u ii 1 'IOW('V('r? "ever mi'ive at a large regular
trade, as the horse is too xaluaMe an animal
to he raised for food. The horses
slaughtered for such purposes, however,
are pmhahly tln-se which become worthi,
fur- less f urn old age, or who uicet with accidents
ot broken inr.b*, Ac.
j. Imi'Ohtant Surgical Oi-kration ?
1 ' Dr. M M Lewis, in the presence of several
e? !IS of the physicians of the city, yesterday
ui gm per formed one of the most difficult snrgi
re not cal operations known to the profession,
,- and hut lew which have ever been iter
rs lor ... 1,
lorined m tins Country, in a manner that
reflects the h'ghest credit upon his skill as
idieis a surgeon. Dr. Lewis removed from a
? ladv of litis city, an Ovarian Tumor
?? uniulilhT lunnlu >tnn?//e ?li? L
- ~:<b e? /'" I '" -,VJ'
? in# under (he influence of chloroform and
>unjt unconscious of any pain. and i* doing veiv
well.?Alf-ramlria (fuzetic, (jth ins!.
' A Minor Ubi'ueskntamvk.?In the
" Norih Carolina House of Commons, on
Friday, sat s the Jinhiuh Standard, the
".'1* a' resolution declaring Augustus Moore Esq.
V s " of Martin, a minor, entitled 'o liis seat in
(,s' ''that body, came uj> for consideration.?
. ''.I1. After a long, able, and inteicst'iug debate,
1 in which Messrs. Moore, Smith, of llert'
\V>r ,u'^ U rusotn took part, the House
.adopted the esf'l'.ilioti declaring Mr.
let. Moore entitled to his scat, by a Vote of
*boM 72 to 32.
Finals to a Couhtmiii*.? 'Flora, ah,
dearest Mora?I am come?ah I Flora, J
d, hut come to?oh ! you can decide my late?
apple I a,? come, my Flora?alt !'
liottld -I see you. Malcolm, perfectly, You
are come | you tell me interesting intelli0
genre, certainly. Well, what next V
tpples 'Oh, Flora ! 1 am come to?-to?? '
, J'er- 'To offer mo your i eart find hand, 1
in the "'ippWH r
'W
i 'Wall, do it like a man, then, and not"
ul 11,0 hko ft monkey/
m l- 'I'iagiie take your self possession !* ex?p
red claimed I, suddenly staring up from my
sed in knee upon vvliioh I hud I'm 11 e i > in nn alii
! nnis tuiie llutl might have won the approval
ted to of Madame do Maillard Frnis'-z, 'vou
i will make me adunned of myeeJl.'
taste. 'Proceed, air,' said Kiora.
>r ler 'You like brevity, it would seem.1
leans 'Yes,' replied Florn.
ion of 'Then?will jou marry in* V
ig in 'Yea.'
mass, 'Will vou give me a kiss ?'
fumes 'You may take one.'
ea'rov I took the profl'eml kin*.
After 'Now, this is going to work rationally,'
ll#into said Flora, when a thing ia to le said,
ran l?e why may it tn>t he said ii. two secotfds,
white in Head of bliUtenoc ami stainirering two
i etfgs, hours ahout it! OU 1 how omdiai'v do
filling F hate ail mysteries I' axel aimed the iner*
in the ry msideo, Hasping my hands, envrgeti*
itel, it talk.
I fork-; 'Well, tben,'??id I, 'hni?bJg apart,
what day shall wo fix|y^( jr uuui'sg'