Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- - -- -- " r'rrrZ"^~[ T* -*; "T "" " ~,*r" * '""" " 4 - r' 1 yv 3$: \'V&, A*'* ' ^^3a>uv? . ?.?>- '"''- V r^' ;,v*v.' ' *>-?. ! . / ':' ' ' "TO THINE OWN SELF BE Til UK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS TtlK NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1858. VOL. X. NO. 5. SlKOTItb" POKVR*. From tlie N. Y. Courier nnd Knqillrur. Hymn of the Atlantic Cabl* I???, Science, l>ow tii^- head in nv.e, With lightning chnm in hand, ! JJc still, n? through the oceun'8 depths, Thou biudest land to land I ' <hi hast wrought a miracle, to (he Son of <?od ; Thou ivalkest down on sen's dark floor, High on its waves Ho trod ; lie holds the lightning in the cloud, And thou within the wave, And wind ami wave, which yield to Hint, Thou hast hud power to brave ; Then tremble tliou before thyself, .So near Uud akin, That to thy hand llis power conies, And ueeniH to dwell therein ; A tiil I.-J li - i .. . -...V. ..,|.1UV<I mill i U llllll 1III nn 1) K I lie liUltl, For fnvoron thee shed, That limn, tliiough sen, with lightning chain, Two Continents host vre<l. LI! - S RUSOSgLlLAiMV. From the Kdgcfield Advertiser. Russian Items. "From a letter, dated tSt. Peterhburg, 12th July, we pluck a few passages that may not prove uninteresting to the inquisitive reader. We do so at our risk, as no .single part of the letter was designed otherwise than ns a private correspondence. Should the distant writer see this lie must excuse our liberty ; if ho will not, he can just step over the branch and take Jiis patisfnetiou out of via bodily?who's afraid ? "We came through London, Paris, Berlin, kc., on our way. Found everything very expensive and the real comforts of life not near equal to those of our own country. Tlicy have no conception, for instance, of comfortable bed-rooms and beds. Kvcrything in parlors and for show. They l.nvn 1... 1-J? -C I - ?iu?v Iiv WUVIIIIJ^ I\UU\V lUU^U Ul IIOIIIU.? The magnificence of their parks and public buildings is beyond description. All individual existenco and domestic repose seem lost, or forgotten, in European society. "Wcbtern Europe is feudal in its organization; aud although the feudal system was well adapted to ucvclope the energies of masses of people, and to call forth military ardor and national vigor, vet it was never calculated to cultivate the private and aocial virtues. All Itussia, on the other hand, is Asiatic in its social institutions ; based upon a system contradistinguished from the feudal by its patriarohial features, which tend much more to dcvclopc private rittaehmonts than homo virtues. Any one will be struck with this the momeyt he enters Russia. The higher class arc cxtrcnic1.. I.:_J e m;.- ? . ? i ? ' i iv Aiuu, iiiu:iiiar aim nospiuioic?more iikc the people of our own South than any 1 have ever seen. Although they live in so cold a country, they aro warm and gonial. I have met with ladies and gentlemen whoso manners arc exactly like the kindest and most cordial of our best society in the country. u Very hot weather now in Rt. Petersburg?quite as hot as at home?indeed the mornings arc precisely such as wo havo there, but the sun is more intense and oppressive at noon. " Sun sets at 10 o'clock and rises at half past z. Duo can sec to read at midnight. \Yc rido in the iftoat beautiful drives you ever imagined, amid splendid country scats and palaces, until 11 o'clock in the evening, nt that time precisely liko our sun-set.? AVc take ten about 12 o'clock, and breakfast at 11 in the morning. "The river Neva runs all through the citv. and is the iiwrytomt. ntwl <?!<>!.imi xunfni* tf ' " * I. " w? V V* W JL cvo?* saw, except the mountain streams of our own country. Wo drink of its water, which is far the best I have found in E.iropc. Every one warned us against it as dangerous, but wo all drink it freely to the astonishment of tho natives. J B has fattened on it. The secret of it is, that it is pure free stone and nearly all Europe is accustomed to lime-stone. We, being inisCu Oil tliC fofiiior, know how to on joy it "There arc about 70 cases of cholera a day in the hospital, but this is very healthy; when they reach ono thousand a day, it will uc considered sickly. Tho cholera is always here, winter and summer. If yon were to eeo the (ilth of the lower oluasscs and liow tlicy live, you would not ho surprised at it. " The gentleman of tho upper chins here iuu nuo 100K1113 ana cieau (()?tlic women ugly?but men and women of tlio lower olnss shocking. "They have bore tho finest horses I over saw?beautiful blacks, and occasionally grays. Thoj seem to bo of high blood? originally pa me from Turkey. They seem too to be the best broke horses in tlio worlu. >vc unvo at tho rate of 10 uillcfc an hour, and faster, amid all ?ort? of carringca, mid novcr an uccident. A carriage, with <lvivor and good horses, caits about ?140 per month. " Tho ollurches arc gorgeous?eoverod with gold on their Htceplea, which arc seen at a groat distanco. Tho St, lsnuo Church is ihe most gorgeous thing 1 over conceived of. Two hundred and fifty pounds of pure gold v/ero used in gilding the ccntre domo on top; then thcro are lnrgo column# of wolid nudaehito stone in.siile,bfsidcHH?nhYro. i ,?nd all sorts of niosiao utinetuveH and columns?also diamonds, and rubied, &o., &d.f act Around painti/v;# and crosses without number. ft is said to havo cost one hundred and thirty-two millions of dollars!! "Such suporhtition I uover bohcld?I at tended to witness the worship. There are no seats, none are allowed to sit. They worship by signs, cross themselves, bow down, kiss the stones and pictures, also tho hands of the Priests, and seem entirely ab "lleligion is free in Russia. AM sects arc hero. IMicsts arc not paid by tax or tvtlic as in other countries, but by the contribution of worshippers. They (the priests) marry and inculcate it, and are beloved for their jrcncral goodness. "The streets, the canals, the stores, &c., arc all on a grand and costly style, beyond any other city in the world." And now, having made this public theft from a private letter, wo are glad to add that our Minister at the Court of St. Petersburg, (Col. Pickens) had reached that distant post in safety and health, both he and his family, and that ho was preparing to enter at once upon euch duties as demanded his attention. ii.a I?;.!.,. ,1 The Late Elections and theii Influence. Tho news from every quartor 111 which elections liavo been rcccntly held, is most encouraging. From every point wo hear of democratic .successes by increased majorities, and in some instances where success was hardly honed for hy those most hopeful.? Such for lnsti.ncc was the case in the congressional election in the St. Louis District, where liurrett has been clccted over Blair.? It war vorv rfonm'jLllv iliniitrlit tlinf llli.iv would l;o elccted by the emancipationists, and bis defeat is regarded on every hand as indicating a healthful reaction in public sentiment, which augers the utter overthrow of lilack Republicanism and all itsnllics, in the elections yet to conic off. We have already printed an extract showing how an emancipation journal in Missouri regards Barrett's election, and now wo have the New York Herald, declaring that it is the opening tiro nfd.?iu.:.i....i:.? :c i < ? VI tnv> i luouiuiuiill imiliu II JLCVJV/j UIIU 1U1Ushadowing the probable results of that eontost. Other papers in the opposition to the Democratic party hold similar language at this period, and all arc agreed that the success, in tho elections already held in Missouri, Kentucky. Oregon, North Carolina and Alabama, will tell powerfully upon those which arc to he held in sundry Northern j States. The prospect will not bo unplcasing I to any true friend of the South in any quarter. If the rights of the South are secured i in tlie Union, it must be by the Democratic | party, beenuso there is none other which bus the ability if it had the inclination to protect the South. Thoonly other narty in the country which has any pretension to strength is the Rlack Republican, and that is committed to a policy which would degrade the <i.~ i>..s i? wvskw1 ill HIV! u iihmi, iii untu IllT UUl HI IV. Tho only hope for the South and for the Union is tho triumphant succcss of tho Democratic party, and we rejoice that nil the signs of the t = r>i'js nrc propitious and encouraging. Opposition editors and small newspaper correspondents may talk ever so much of divisions and discords in our ranks, hut the lute elections show hoyond a pcrudvonturo that there is nil undying vitality in tho nartv which will carry it triumphantly through every contest with the enemy. If any Democrat lias been depressed by the vaunts and boastings of tho opposition, let his heart gather courage from the roeent displays at the polls. Surely with such encouragement weinay look with hope to the developments of tho futuro. Gev. HAiiunvn ivn lii? n.ivimi?If !o grateful to observe the compliment? ami kind feelings, icjcntly interchanged by these distinguished gentlemen and patriots. In his Ucccli Island speech Senator Hammond thus referred to Gen. 1}., in connection with their difference of opinion and vote, 011 the lv.aus;ih Conference bill: " Mr. II., reviewing briefly the admission of Kansas under the Conference hill, alluded to his own position and thntofMr lJonham.the Hopi-Q&ontativo of Edgclield. lie found no fault with the honorable gentleman. Mr. Honhnm may havo been right, and ho may Imvo been wrong. If Mr. llonham erred,his error was on the safe side, llo was worthy of all confidence, since honctcil from tho honesty of hisconvictioiis, andsuch nman t-hould bo honored and cherished by his contituonts." \Yro learn from tho Newberry Rising Sun that Gen. ISmihmn, in a recont speech, at N'cwberry Court IIouso, fully reciprocated tl?/> <uiin*tnoi<xo If - The Hon. M. L. Bonhrun was proscnt on cule ilny. ami addressed tho eitizons in (lie Court House. llo briefly reviewed the political topics of the day, and gave ft oloar exposition of his Voto on the Confcronco bill, lie showed that ho bolongod to no clique or faction; regretted that ho was compelled from prinoipto to differ with his Southern colleagues, but must say that hearted in accordance with tho dictates of his own iudament. lie complimented Hon. Mr. Hammond, mid said though they differed in thin one point of a vote, yet no truer patriot and profoupdor statesman'lived in our luidnt, and in nosafor hands could bo placed the honor and intoroats of South Carolina, llis speech, ao far an vro heard, gave satisfaction. There was nothing extravagant or ultra in it." Qnb Case.?Many pooplo nro heard to doubt whether Iu any evont tho submarine telegraph would bo of any great benefit.? Hero is ft caso in point: On tho 18th of Juno, 1812, our 0>V'crnment declared wnr against Great fitifriib.? Wo had many causes of complaint against Orent llritain; but one of the most prominent nnd palpable was based on lior Orders in Council, by which our trade with tho Continent hud boon most outrageously harassed and crippled. Thoso Orders in Council hud boon repealed befovo wc dtdarod War,Hamuli the fact \v?s unknown and unsuflpoctod lioro, Had it boon known?-in othor words, hfttl tho Atlantic Tolograph then existed?-it is qul'.d probable tlw Now York Tribuno that War would not hnvo boon dcolnrcd, Unit further negotiations would linvo been hnd, nnd an nmicnblo redress of grievances attained, saving to each country thousands pf precious lives and hundreds of millions of dollars,? What has been, may again b<j, A Banking "New Dodge " It can no longer be denied or overlooked that our Hanks have now definitely entered upon the policy and practice of not lending their means at the legal rates?1 per cent, lor sixty days, or a fraction over 0 per emit, per annum, whenever tiiey ran do better. As it \h in their power to place the money market in such condition, that they can command their own terms, they adjust it in a manner favorable to their wishes and interests. A repeal of tho usury laws can alone directly and completely circumvent the artifices by which tboleral terms and forms are avoided, and higher premiums fur the use of money obtained. A tew years ago they commenced thc^anio by confining themselves, as tar as possible, to loans on bills of exchange, real or nominal, and thus iutrodueed the practice of discounting kites or fictitious bills of exchange, which usually yielded them a profit or premium of from 0 to 15 per cent. In the late monetary convulsion, so large a portion of their means, whether tailed their ' capital or their credit, was thus invested, and so large an amount of these kite* or in vcsuucuia coneeniratcu mm payaDic in .\cw York, and for which the drawers COUld not in the crisis make any provision of payment, that the Banks themselves were weakened in their available resources, and were unable to bring them to boar for tho relief of either themselves or the community. 13oth parties became disgusted with this practice, a hue and cry sent it to Coventry, and the Banks caiue to the eoiiclu sion to avoid what they found unsafe and the coiunuiuity culled disreputable. Hut. the clamor on the streets now announces a "new dodge," and gives to the public notice that they must stand, in a new form, the shaving which the continuance of the policy of obtaining usurious profits requires. The new dodge is, t<? discount promissory notes at the rale of 1 per f.n .1 u..? ?i veil i. lyi \J\J IKIJO, UUW %Ji\ tliu UUUUIliUU I I lil u the borrower shall not reeeivo the money here, but shall take a sight draft on New York or elsewhere, paying the Bank for it a A per eent. premium. If the note is for 150 days 'lie cost to him is .it. the rati of 12 per cent, per annum ; and if for GO days, I) per cent; while to the Bank, the reiteration of such operations realizes compound premiums, and tlius gives it a still higher range of profit per annum on the Amount loaned. I t will also be observed that this new practice relieves the Bank of the trouble, risk and responsibility of collecting the - - .i \f 1- 1 kiu:s at 1 oi k, mid in every ease gives them the double security of two names at home?the maker and endorser of the note. It also widens and intensifies the favorite business of selling their own exchange drawn on their credits at the North. The reap on assigned by the Hanks for this last dodge in that they dare not let out their issues or bills here. Now, they have never bad so large an amount of specie, and so small an amount of circulation as now. The deposit account, too, is not large nor pressing. 1 lencc their cash liabilities were never more diminished, and never so small in comparison with their cash resources.? The reason is, therefore, not a very pood, and by no means a satisfactory one. It is true that at this season of the year the trade demand for money, which swells and falls with the inflowing of the crops, is not large, and does not serve to keep any excess of issue in circulation. But what of that?? Tho demand for loans shows that ninnnv is ------ J ? wanted. They have the capacity to meet this demand. Specie is everywhere a filut, there being no call for it. They do undertake to meet the demand for discounts? why not meet it in the legnb n* well ns this indirect and shaving manner? Why do the)' persist in keeping the currency at two contracted a range, and at the same time continue to swell the general tide of credit by these operations. The reason is obvious: it puts tlio people at their mercy, nod forces them to a factitious necessity of borrowing money at any price. Every man is thrown by the difficulty of his own collections into the very jaws of the Hanks. The notes or hills of the Banks are being constantly withdrawn from circulation by payments into them?no more arc let out, and a consequent growing stringency from scarcity of money will soon be severely felt. [Evening News, 1th. lW.s Cjiixf.sk Suo.vu Cask Km Catti.f. ! Col. A. C. Summer, in a communication to tho Charleston Mercury, snys decidedly, no. It is ilic feeding of c?ttlo with an undue quantity Of* it, wnon in a hungry condition, which (iocs tho damage. Corn, peas, green corn and green wheat will al?o kill cattle under tho samo circumstances. Col. S. has used tho sugar inillo. four veasons in every stago of its growth,?green, l ijio and cured, and has found it tho host Hulling plant he over raised.?AAvertiatr. CfflF. for iliikumatlsm.?a gentleman, who has tried tho subjoined recipo, pronoun coh it good, iiiul desires it published lor the benefit of ull sufferers under this . terrible nmlndy: Ono tenspoonful of Aloes dissolved in one pint of whiskey, the best; ono tablespoon full of Tartaric Acid dissolved in ono pint of wntor. Mix tho two, and tuko one tablespoonfull of the mixture thro? times a day. Take viator with Tartaric Acid in it, us a drink W.lllrt lldSfUf fliA liimlicinrk M,w It ix not what wo cam, but what wc savo, that makes us rich- It. is not what wo cat, but what wc digest, that inako? us fat. It is not what wc read, but what wc remember, that makes mi "oarncd. All thin is very simple, but it is worth romcmbtring. Stephen GirardA recent number of {he Household W< ids contains a Retell of Stephen Girard. It is not correct in all particulars, and yet it embodies many interesting facts, in the history of the celebrated banker. After giving the lending events in the early life of'; irard, the writer proceedstt* follows : In 1812 Stephen (Jirard, the one-eyed cabin boy of I Bordeaux, purchased tho banlung premises of tho old Uanlc of the I'nitvd States (whose charter was not renewed) and started the (Jirard 1 . 11;. . largo private establishment, which not only conferred advantages on the co>:v mnitv greater than tin? State institution upon which it was founded, but, while tho public ereilit was shaken, ami the (lovevntuer.t (inances j were exhausted by war, the (Jirard Hank could command large subscriptions of loan and put itself in the position of the principal creditor of the country. In lSl-1 (!irartl subscribed the whole of a li\r;j;c (!ov- j eminent loan from patriotic motives, and j in J S17 lie contributed by his unshaken I credit and nndimiiiixhp.il fnndu i.? luiiw,- i about tlio resumption of specie payments. I In lS'U his operations wore ho extensive j that when tlie country was placed in ex- j trcrne embarrassment from the scarcity of i money by reason of the balancc of trade I being against it, ho was enabled, by a sintrie transaction with nn tmiinent. Kn?di.?di i firm, Id turn tho exchanges and cause .specie to flow into the States. To add to his singular and deficient character, lie was deaf in one ear, could only .-peak broken ICnglish, never conversed upon anything but business, and wore the same old coat, cut in the French style, lor live years together. An old rickety chair, remarkable for its am, and marked with the initials " S. drawn by a faded hoive, was used when he rode about the city. Ho had no sense of hospitality, no friend to shave his house or his table.? He was deferential in appearance to rank and family; violent and passionate only to | one man?an old and faithful clerk named Koborgot. II is theological opinions were hcrctodox in the extreme, and lie loved to name his splendid vessels after Voltaire and Rousseau, lie was devoted to the improvement of his adopted city and country; he was a determined follower of ostentatious charity No man ever applied to him for a lariro mthlin in vnin. wliilo I fitarv ng beggar was invariably sent from his gate. lie steadily rose every morning before the lark, and unceasing labor was the daily worship of his life. Stephen Girard began his remarkable trading career with one object, which he steadily kept in view all his long life?the making of money for the power it conferred, lie was content, at starting, with the small profits of the retail trader, willing to labor in any capacity to make these profits secure, lie practiced the most rigid personal econ-' oiuy; ho resisted all the allurements of pleasure; he exacted the last farthing that was duo him, and he paid the last farthing that lie owed, lie took every advantage the law allowed him in resisting a claim; lie uj-ed men just so far a? they would accomplish his purpose; he paid his servants no more than the market price; when a faithful miKliuM* rlioil lir? r>v 1,11,?)..> I most indifference, making no provision for his family, and uttering no sentiment of regret for his loss, ile would higgle for a penny with a huckster in the streets; he would deny the w itehman at his bank the customary Christinas present of a great coat. Thus lie attained his eighty-second year. In 1880, lie had nearly lost the'sight of his 0110 oyo, mi'! used to be seen groping about his bank, disregarding every offer of assistance. Crossing one of the Philadelphia roads, lie was knocked down by a passing wagon, his face was bruised, and his right car was nearly cut ofT. llis one eye which before opened slightly, was now entirely closed; he gradually wasted away, and his health declined. On the twentvsixth of December, Stephen (Jirard expired in a hack room, on the third floor of his house, in water street, Philadelphia, iea\ing the bulk of his largo fortune, upwards of a million sterling, to found charities, and to benefit the city and the country in which he had acquired it. lie loft Ins monument m the "(iirard College," that marble-roofed palace for the education and protection of the orphan children of the poor, which stands, the most perfect model of architecture in the New World, high above the buildings of Philadelphia, visible from ovcry eminence of the surrounding country. Every detail of the external and internal arrangement of this orphan Col logo was set forth cloarly and carefully in his will; .showing that the design upon which he had lavished th$ HMHti of his wealth was not tho hastily dflS vclopcd fancy of h few hours or days, hut was the hoart-oherished, silent project of his wholo life. An occcntrio wealthy gontIonian stuck up a board in a fiold upon his estate, on whleli was painted the following : " I will give this field to any man who i.s contented." lie soon had nil applicant. "Well, nir, nrc you a contested man " Voj*. sir, very." " Then what do you want with my Add?" The applicant did not reply. A L i IT lit; uronin in a ouwijiy school at Hilflfalo wan asked : " What aid our .Savior flity when ho know that Judas hot rayed him ?" The urchin scratched his head a few moments and then gravely answered, " Eternal vigilaucc is the price of liberty!" Turnips. The Southern Cultivator, for August, furnishes the following directions for securing a good turnip patch?a great desideratum with every good former : Kuta lingti, lied Ton, Karly l'lat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Norfolk, Ulohc, and other I turnips, should be sown from the. 1st to the I 2oth of this month. The ground should bo repeatedly plowed very deep, and pulverised as fine as possible. A deep, rather light and fertile sandy loam is best for this crop, and such soil ought to bo plowed at least tenor fifteen inches, ami thoroughly harrowed.? Sow in drills from two to three feet apart, plants standing in the drill from six to twelvo inches. Stable manure, (tenor fifteen loads I to the acre,) woods mould, ashes nnd bone (hist, eiillnl ii'irfa iv ni- ni.rlif lunilu ti\ tlw> ! acre,) or (liioc hundred pounds of piano, scattered broadcast ami plowed in, will give you a good crop. Should yon wish to manure in the drill, open a wide and deep furrow with a long shovel plow, scatter your manure thickly along this drill, throw a Hat hrond bed on the manure with a turning plow and after raking the surface smooth and even, drill in the seed as above directed.? From one to one and a half pounds of seed, mixed with sand, carefully sown, will bo sufficient for an acre. IA friend recommends the sowinj; of the seed late in the afternoon. leaving the drill open ami the socd exposed to the notion of the (lew until day break,next morning, when they must be eovcred, and the ground rolled or pressed down firmly on thcui. This plan seems well worthy of atrial in dry weather.] If you have plenty of llMll'lmil nsllfl Willi l.mw f/in-lll-Aim *1... ?vi?nw1 with ten or fifteen bushels per acre, after sowing. It will be will, to uust tho plants when they first conio up, with a mixture? ashes, soot, plaster and salt (a bushel to the aeve)?to prevent the attacks of the fly. Continue this tin il they get into the rough leaf, when they may be considered out of danger. When the plants are well up, clear out all grass and weeds carefully with the hoe, and thin them to a stand of from six to twelve inches apart, according to tho si/.oof the variety. After thinning, work them out from time to time, untiltho tops shade the ground, v. lw... .tA.. ....... I,... ?!.?... I... .....j .<?jr wjr. Another Duer, in New Orleans.?Duels must lie getting to be a ploasant sort of recreation in the Crescent Uitv. The Delta of Wednesday lust gives the following details of these occurrences: A hostile meeting took place yesterday evening, about six o'clock near the Half-way House, between Mr. Josheph T. Howell, of this city*, and Col. Henry, formerly of the U. >S. Army, but moro roeontly of tho Nicarn jriiiiii wriuy. xno \re;i|)uii9 uscu were i.uii s pistols, navy size ; distance ton paces. Col. floury was wounded in tho left arm, and in the upper part of tlio abdomen. The latter wound was for a time considered mortal, but wo learn that strong hopes arc entertained as to his recovery. Tho agreement was, tliat both should flro aftorthbword " iire," and continue firing at will until stopped by the seconds. Wo learn that two shots were fired, when the second of Prti MrxM.Tr i ' i i...... over, lired his third shot, winch was returned by Mr. How oil, when then second of Mr. Howell also cried "Stop," hut Mr. Ifowell again raised his pistol, and tired the fourth time. There was considerable excitement among the bystanders, there being about one hundred ami iifty porsons present, and aery of "foul play" was raised. Mr. Ilowell stated that lie did not hear the command to stop, and was willing to fight any one else on the fpround. Some one made a motion to accept lis challenge, but was nrnvonted. Wftlftn.ni that tho principals shook hands before taking their places. Mr. 1 Lowell was arrested early in the day yesterday, charged with some oiYcneo foreign to the duel, but was released on bail shortly afterwards. Wo were unable to learn the cause of the difficulty. The IUilletin, describing the same affair, says that Col. Henry was woUndcd in tho arm below the elbow, at the first fire, and seriously in the abdomen at tho third tire. SlJDDKN DkATM IN Fui,I. PltF.SS IN A Cahhiacjk.?The Paris correspondent of tho New Orleans Picayune says : At this season one hears almost every day of tho house warming of a villa in some neighboring village, as the entrance into possession of a rural residence furnishes one of the best pretexts possible for giving a party. A brilliant festival of this sort was given tiiroo <t <3 . ago on the Fontainbleau railway; and as it was rather move formal than most of the entertainments given at this season of the year, the ladies were all in full dress. Among the guests was a brilliant young wife from Normandy. At 2 o'clock in the morning, she quitted the rural lodge to return to Paris, and as she wore one of the steel cages and the number of pctticoata now fashionable, alio occupied tho carriage alone, there was not room in it for another, and her busbard followed in a brougham. At. 8 o'clock in the morning they reached Paris. Her husband got out of the brougham and oponcd tho oarriago door, .(palling her: "Pauline! Pauline! here wo aro*t houio I" There wa? no answer. He Called again and louder than before, and ho. Rhook hor by the shoulder. Tt v.mh cold, strangely cold. "Aro you unvvoll, dear? What is the matter? f^poak !" Tie could gain no reply. Taking down ono of the carriage lamps, he entered the carriage, and lbund his wife dead ! She had been . r iv ^ .1 * nuiiV'i iuK uuin un inn uuuu 01 me neau, but tho dootors said it was cv;red; nnd now toming froin a ball, in gay ball attire, with flowcih on her head and roujro on her ohockH, death had come all unawares, Imfm'A wlm ?nonl' tvliiln l.i%r il in;* of bulls and all tbc follicv of tlic World. Ncvor dooa death scorn moro hideous than when it surprises its victim arrayed to play a part in the frivolous amusement* of tlio hour ! Gen Quitman at Chapnltepce. Dtiiin;; the operations before the city of Mnx":? (?, "M. Quitman continued high in tho coididcin i-ii. Scott, mid was appointed by hint I'- ] >st.s of distinction on ncvcrnl oc- ? ciisions. A. Chapultcpec lie led in person the assault on the batteries on the south side, ..i it... ..( tiw. ).;n >?,) nft,,,.i . ucd his victorious course along the Tucubuyn cause way to llio oily. In this gallant enterprise there \vji8 a generous emulation Ijetwe. >. his division and that of (Jen. Worth, whicu was also advancing towards the eity along the San Cosine eaunoway. During the early part of the night, the advance continued, tho liead of both columns sending their flashes of I sulphurous light across the plain. One hour i .....I i ?i.~ uiim \ n v i n jr iiiunnvouui'u niniiii^lli, HIV* Ullf ita (if Helen was gained. Quitman immediately mounted npon iv portion of the wall, and waving a rifle with a handkerchief attached to it as a llag, called upon those around him to mark t Sic hour and to note the position of the head of Worth's column, which was still some hundreds of yards from the Uarita of San Cosmo. llero the battle lulled for a time, whilo the oxhausteu troops wero ordered to liedown on iniMrarms ior a luw nours repose. oonuing nn aid to (<on. Scott, iiiforuiing him of his position, Quitman, in company with Major Beauregard, of the Engineers, proceed to select positions and throw up batteries upjainst the citadel, which was immediately in front of tliem. Af er some time the aidde-camp returned, and Quitman anxiously inquired: " \%"li:?.t news from lv '-quarters?-' " Every one says that you will not be ablo to hold this position," replied .lie aid-decamp, "'and that you will lmvo to fall bnclc." " 15ut what tli<l General Scott say?'1 hastily demanded liuitinan. "Did he scud ino any onlers?" " General Scott said, sir, that he would not oinharnsa you with orders." "I thank General Scott for this. Then, gentlemen, we will hold the position," said General Quitman, "and go to the National Palace." A nd ho did hold \t; and at 7 o'clock, that morning, he hoisted the American Hag on the National Palace in the city, lie was thus the first to enter the capitol, as ho had been the first in Monterey. Love. Flirtation, Jealousy and Suicide A young man named Albert G. Kldridge a resident of Toledo, committed suicide by jumping over board from the screw steamer Northern Light, on her last trip down. The circumstances of the case are peculiar, and show to what an extent the feelings* can be worke d upon by that all powerful sentiment?Love. Mr. Eldridge was in company with a pleasure party who had made the tour of Lake Superior. Among these was a young lady from Cleveland, na med Miss ]I , daughter of a hcavj forwarding merchant in that city. To this young lady,. who was everything inf' ting and attractive, them ^ man was devotedly atta<' ' --'!g the attachment had exist ./nut extent it was rcciprooatcd wc . not able to say; but his attentions we.ro very assiduous during the early portion of the trip.? lie lived in the pure light of an individual love, and was i< t happy in being near its object?at least so his open and undisguised actions indicated. All wont on happily tin the return of the boat, when she received as a passenger, a young man who became acquainted with Miss II , ami thenceforth devoted himself to her. She seems to have entered into tho flirtation with keen zest; bo keen in fact that her lover was driven into a most unmistakable fit of tho blues. He spent his time in walking tho upper deck with his hands in his pockets, sitting with his feet hanging over the sido and leaning over the .stern, gazing into the dark troubled waters, wh ;h rivalled tho commotion whvh thnt vorst of all disappointments luve derided?had stirred up in his own bosom. At Mackinac tho party went ashore lo inspect the island, and wanted him to .accompany them. lie moodily refused, saying that he was not wanted, llis conduct attracted tho attention of everybody- 011 board, which made his poor case worse, for nobody has sympathy with the troubles of a lover, except, those who are bound in the same ties. Shortly after entering upon Lake Huron lie was accosted by bin mistress ns he sat by himself on the side of the boat. Sho placed her hand upon his shoulder and spok'i to him in an inquiring tone, lie replied that he had no desire to mingle in the diversions of his companions, but would rathordiout home. She replied kindly, desiring him not to speak so, and requested him to come into the cabin. Insto. t of complying, he gave herono look, and without a word, piunged overboard. A scream from the lady brought the remainder of the company to the side. lie was neeo to struggle for a few moments, and then to sink, never to rise. With the image of his beloved before his eyes lie sprang into the cold ombrace of death without an iustant's thought or preparation. He was a young man of gooil standing in Toledo, and has been engaged in business there for somo venrs. The ladv is ono of tlic best families in Cleveland, and tho event dxeitcd no little feeling. Every effort was made to keep tho affair still, tho oilicera of the boat reporting that ho foil overboard accidentally, but we have tho above facts from pfiKscngers who came down on the boot, who were cognizant of tho cireni'ifctanooH from h<>?ntiiiiin/ ?i> ? /) ~. 0 n V J'ltroit Fixe l'rr**. A C11AV sought .shelter of n JWton nftiCOC; " Sees, (Jap'n frntniy father dial, and mymothov married npin, nnd then my mother died and my father married agin, I an' somehow or other 1 don't (jccm to havo i no parents at nli, nor no homo, nor ncth1 >nJ$"