Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, November 27, 1858, Image 2
KKOWKK CO TRIO. ,
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. ,na
' oon
TKIlMri.?per annum in ndtance. If
pnymeut ho delayed until nfftr tlioexpiration of Ho
tbo year, $'2.UU For six rofithi", 7o ccnts, in u1()
udvuncc. i,< f
.VIvorMaomonta Inserted at tlic visual rate*. ,M
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PICKKN'S C. II., S. C.: A
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Saturday Horning;, November 27,1858 >c-<
Another Turnip. gor
Mr. M. F. Mitciibi.!. uxcoIh inTnising Tur- a n
nip's, ai wo have ascertained by his liberal!- ly t
ty. lie has presented another which weighs firs
D 1I)P. without the top, and measures 28 in- up I
ehe.s in circumference. We wonder which er 1
of our neighbors rntsn the finest shoals. Xo 'J
danger of ;icrk spoilii?jr now. by
_ e-j
Inquest. n
Mr. Coroner G antt. hold an inquest over ]y j
t ho dead body of Jincey, a slave, the prop- (
ortyofMr. C. F. Seeua, on the 20th inst., ifes
and has kindly informed us that the evidence nnc]
and circumstances show conclusively that I c;
uho hanged herself on tho afternoon of the to i
19th inst. without any provocation except
that her mastor had threatened to soli her. :
Tho jury accordingly found " that she voluntarily
and feloniousl y herself did kill," Ac.
Fairs?Columbia.
Fairs have become exceedingly popular and the
justly po too. l nc afteontuiago 01 tno "dear
people" on no other secular occasion is likely lu|
tod-.1 less harm,or to accomplish so much good.
.0X1
Here the mind and body of all aro kept in a ^ |'
pleasant state of activity, insonsihly drawing
off the thoughts from the "one idea" respee- 0j0
tivelv which the pursuit of one trade or pro- nss,
fossion is apt to engender. The idle, too, are Sta
here provided with good, healthful employ- jew
meat sufficient to drive off their ennui for the
time, and turn their half matured evil designs ma
into a better channel. Here the ignorant chi
may bo instructed, the learned advanced in
knowledgo, the timiu anil penurious encouraged
to embark in enterprises profitable alike Pr<
to themselves and the country, the hazardous ^
warned not to experiment loo largely, the la- ^
Ay stimulated to industry, and general economy
augmented by the increase in the pro- Jp|(
duotion at homo of tho costly articles of gen- \j.,
oral consumption, lint its social advantages t)u
nro of most value, (for social enjoyments arc to.
not to bo estimated by dollars.) lloro met t in
in gonorous rivalry, matrons whose friendship li.st
dates back to their schoolgirl days. Here ''1C
men, who once struggled one with tho othor,
to "stand head" in tho "spelling class," V' '
now compcto in the exhibition of tine stock, 1'h*
or some handiwork of their trade. Here the nui
youthful lover dreams of the bright future in
etore for him, or he admires with his intend- w0
cd tho handsome articles she has contributed. . ?
. . jor
In some of the btatcs, tournaments have *n
been introduced at their Fairs, aiul conducted
after the ancient style : having a "queen of 0f
lovo and beauty" for a prize. And this suggosts
an idea?might we not appropriately fac
abolish the useless, expensive, irksome and 0p|
demoralizing "militia system" of our State, nia
and keep tho roll of efficient men by means of to 1
agricultural and mechanical fairs. be
But tho Fair which has lately engaged the
i: ..c i i.?ii /t..i i.:_ sf.rr
iiiii'muuii in uur {juupiu wait iivhi 111 vuiuuiuia*
on tho 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th instants. If ^al
wo may believe reports, confirmed by tho list U8U
of articles on exhibition, and tho number of
persons present, it was an affair wormy of uo- jj
tico. We nre happy to record that it is so,
not only becnuso we believo in Fairs, but are aIK]
moreover proud of our beautiful capital. It tlic
has now the reputatioi of being tho second for
iUA ft-!i^.i c?i..*. r... 1 a.. 1
in uju uiuiud oituuts iui uuuuij, uiiu. \> v ncu'
foci sure tliat if our citizens visit it frequent- rec
]y, they will freely nuiko some sacrifices to
enable it to maintain its position. If we arc ^it
too poor to expend much for flowers anil or- J'1*
namcnts at our several houses, wc may as a /, .
State support o;iz? email city of ornamental l |'|
yards and bandsomo flower gardens. And tj)(i
wo take this opportunity of advising our fi._
friends whenever they can, to visit Columbia. 0U1
"A thing ofbenuty is n joy forever." Th
Blue Ridge Railroad.
In addition to extracts in another column,
we learn from the report of Judge Frost. that ()f (
forty per cent of the heading, and almost all Jjy
the shaft work of the Stump House Tunnel
making about five-eighths of the whole has me
been done. The middle Tunnel 385 feet loug pri
has been driven through. Twcntv per cent J
of the Saddle Tunnel GIG foot long is done. 111,1
Ten per cent of the Dick's Creek Tunnel, and ^
twenty-eight per cent of tho Wurwomau Tun- ^ '
nel. Show ii.g that an avornge of thirty-three ^'jj
per cent of tho heading ami forty-eight per
contof tho whole work on tho Tunnels in . *
South Carolina and Georgia and forty-three ^lv<
per cent of tho grading of tho whole rond ha?
been done, fifty-one per cont of the eulvorte
?,</4 U'Anh-.nliin nnv ,?nnl nf ll>n I.oI.Ioa ...o, .
'?V - r/1"" """R""'" bei
HOiiary. In doing this work nnd putting the ^
road in running order to Pendleton 13 miles km
nnd 1 milo in Tenncsseo from Knoxville, tlio of I
^ company have oxponded $2,120,539.32. Col. 1 li
Gwvxn's estimate of tho total cost of con- anc
struction from Andorson to KriOxvillo is $7,- 1,1
575,077.00, to which we must add the cost of or 1
workshop*, shed*, locomotives, cars, Ac., giv- ^ot
ing n totnl of $8,091,677.00 to balance this
num ttio resources of the company including "
everything, foeftn up $f? w6,700.00 subject j^c
however "^abatement l?y discount on mort- cn0
bonds ft* interest and for loss by insol- for
veney or otherwiuo, on tho individual aul>- or i
tcriptions." thli
(/ONjtn, to Okxbva.?Win, Fell G||os, jr..
of Baltimore, 1ms received from President ^ j
lbielmnan tbo appointment to the Confulsliip r
of Ooncva, Switzerland. Mr. Oilci is a con m0
of tbo Hon. Win. F. Giles, judge of tlio D'b knr
tjdetCourt of Miryla nd. wjJ
The LegislatureV
quorum of each branch of this body 1
; present uocordiug to the provision of t
istitution, they respectively met and <
li/.ed on last Monday. In the Senate t
n. J ami:? Ciiksnut of Kershaw, was una
usly elected President, Wji. li. Maiiti
j., C'lork, A. 1). Goodwin, Esq. Rcudii
rk, J. I); Gam.i.aui) MosRcngor end Coj
1). Omi.i.ard Doorkeeper. In the IIou
linnrnyonffttivoQ 11?%?* -I ? Sit mwo *?
..
dootcd Speaker. and Col. <F. T. Si.o.'
rk. Tlio first ballot was hold for Messo
of the JIouso, for which no one rccciv<
lajority of the votes cast, and eonsequer
hero was no oloction. Tho result of t!
t ballot for Doorkeeper was not report*
to the adjournment on Monday. No ot
lUbiiiCfs of importance was transacted,
l'lio President was coudnotod to the ehn
Messrs. Moses and Mazyck, and rctur
llis tllillll.'M tfl tllf> fV?f fli?- linn
ferred upon hun, renewed so unanimou
n the following terms :
Jentlemen of Senate?The renewed ma
itivtion of your kindness, demands h nc
I earnest expression of gratitude, J\
an now do is to reassure you of a purpo
tliseharge, to the best of my ability, tl
ties which your election has imposed.shall
he done with an eye single to tl
id oftlic State, and a desire for the a
bation of the Senate. Experience h
trlif nifi t.llilt, tliiv tmilu nnniwinl/ia *1
t that progress in busiucss depends <
observance of order ; and tluit order ci
be maintained without adherence
b. For the proper enfbreeinent of8U(
es as you may adopt, T solicit and \v
ject that generous support from y<
ich has never heretofore failed me.
\eknowledging the kindness of a gi
us Providence, 1 congratulate you on 1
i;iiimiiii" uj hi uu yv>ur mh'yicu lo l
te. whoso honor and welfare arc the hea
rels of all her people.
Asking your indulgence for the error?
y commit, I assume the duties of t
lir.
DARLINOTON ELECTION.
Mr. Bryan and Mr. T. P. Lido hnvii
rented themselves were duly (|ualificdal
k their scats. Mr. Norwood niul M
lyncsworth also presented themselves f
i honor of the vacant scat, which it
itty generally known was contested.I*
nf ilin !i< iiH>nlinnni] in f1
lungers' certificate wore, tlu?t at one
! pollin*r places in the district rcferri
it was found thnt there were eight vot
the box more than the number on (1
kept by tho Managers. The result
i election was that. Mr. Norwoodrccoivi
r votes over his opponent. A minori
Lhe Managers contended that these eig
gal votes shouhl bo deducted from t
inber received by the highest Candida
the box where they were given. Jftli
re done they would be taken from N<
od, and Ilaynesworth would have a 111
ity of four. The majority of the Ma
>r.s gave Mr. Norwood u certificate, ai
this form the question as to the legali
his election camc before the House.
Mr. 15. F. Perry having referred to tl
ts of the case, said he was clearly
nion that Mr. Norwood had received
jority of votes, and that he was cntith
u,. *i.-? i
ilOOMIV. UU ClOWIUIIJ^iy lUUVtU 111(11; I
qualified, and be allowed to take his son
Sir. Yendon seconded the motion, and
>ng terms censured the malingers of l!
rlington election, for having, as he sai
rped tlie authority of (lie IIousc in tl
rse they had adopted. T!k Constit
i made them tho judges of the quali
ions of members. 'l'ho managers ol eic
is were not the judges in these ease
1 in order to rebuke the usurpation
rights of the Housoby those manngci
^ liA nlo/if inn I 1
VUV> \J|V.VIIVI> IUI I /<ll nii'^lljll IUMI ll'lj 1
ondcd tb>?. motion that Mr. Norwood, 1
cived and permitted to tako his seat.
Mr. Inglis interposed, lie could 11
there and allow such observations as h;
t been made by the lion, gentleman fro
arleston, to pass unnoticed, lie did 11
1, il.i il, , ? I \ . ,.ir. ,
1 i iv 11 lii t uU- Uiaiui^Ulh ui tuC 4/iii li|| > t<
ction had "usurped the prerogatives
: House." They hnd merely acted
! discharge of their duty under the ci
nstanccs in which they were placed.ey
had only hinted the facts in their cc
catc, and left the matter in dispute
: decision of the House.
Mr. Mullins concurred in the view tak<
the conduct of the Darlington manage
Mr. Inglis.
Mr. Ycadon reiterated his former stat
lit, that, the niaungcrn h;id usurped tl
vilcgea and prerogatives qf the House.
Mr. Norwood, however, was afterwari
iniuiously admitted to the floor of tl
mse, and took hi?scat.
Mr. Simons, having been qualified
saker, arose and addressed the Ilousc
ows :
Gentlemen of the TTouse of Represent
C8?I would be insensible to the ordin
feeling of Immunity, were 1 not agitah
the liveliest emotions of gratitude toy<
your distinguished consideration j
ng again elevated to this eminent digi
it would be an affectation not to a
jwlcdge that 1 recognized the oviden
;he continued confidence of the State.avo
been long a member of this Jlout
1 the greater part of the time I hnvee
this Chair, in the very prime and vi
r>f my life, T have presided over tl
ly, and have given my abilities, whatcv
y may bo, and my best services, to tl
lllinnr>wn:iltli i huf. I linvn Vinnn nmn
iftid by tlic generosity of tho House
preventative*; niul I take this puhliec
ion to make the acknowledgement,
ms no part of my duty, and I have ne
indulged in undertaking to indicate fro
u place any opinion as to the general p<
, political or otherwise, by which tl
wmbly should shape its legislative co
it.
PKai'A line Vvnon o IAV^AW . .0 ?w
iivi V iiii.iT. M1/I U <4 UU^tl III I ll.-MWII VI in
rubers into your body than [ have ov
>wh boforo in my experience; nnd
I not, therefore, be regarded irrcguj
or impertinent if, under theso circuins^,,,.,,
jo- cos, 1 should venture, in a very general A,(o
he to suggest that the wisdom and expwwoippliu
of a Legislator is not acquired in C?ly ovorl
1,0 (lay, nor by any accident of 1
ni Store ilnis,s is a wise rule, ??U-U8l, illIogll
synonym for intelligent convcWfttlww dicirhvr
mo bcsceuh you to cultivate hfttnmi^iny
your deliberations, and V'ity in your action.
lf' You will thus prescrv^freacu tii hoino, ond<jTn
s0 ensure your st^qugth^K^H^PSpectiiWfrt&j5
abroad, for what; you 'vant in numerionT*
ami territorial strength you must make up
n- by ability, cbaiTu tcr and concentration.?
31I Kor man\iA >ve subjects about which
it- you wjl neccsslJ'ly ho concerned mis sesic
sion, A , !'u jM have constantly rccurring occasio.*
to iickiiowledgo the value of these
I,, suggestions. Looking to you, therefore,
goiitlcmen, to preserve the dignity and decorum
of this Assembly, and to aid me in
11 the arduous and complicated duties of this
ll~ station, I have now the honor to commend
or .... - - - -
you to tnc ULVspatcli ot the business of the
s country.
? (
n" Pcnnings and Clippings.
w ? ;
]| Fatal Rksui.t.?Mr. Daniel Walsh died
se in Washington. 1). 0., on Thursday last from
lie injury received some two or three week? since
? from the mail wagon, which knocked him
lie down, seriously maiming him, and breaking
p- both logs.
u> Rev. John E. Edwards.?This gentleman
is expected to lecture before the Young Men's
m Christian Association of Portsmouth, during
to t'<e approaching session of the Methodist
;h | Episcopal Conference, or immcdhitnlv nflor
f - * " " ^
ill iis adjournment.
m The "Litti.e Giant" Muuk than ConqiiebER.?Arrangements
urcin progress in Wnsh'(i
ington to give Ju?lgc Douglas a handsome
|,(. reception upon his arrival there. Suhscriptions
were in circulation Saturday to raise
the funds necessary for tlio demonstration.
DkckasMv?Mnioi- .1 II n
| * - v.* " * 'b'"' "
1 ofYirginin. ami who was wounded nt the but
tie of New Orlcarif, died at Orcehsburg; La.,
n<r on the 'Jib instv of yellow ever.
ixl Novei. Bequest.?The will of the late
' r- Judge Win. Jay. of Worcester, N. Y., just
(,>r made public, contains the following; I beipicnth*
to my son one thousand dollars in
I trust, to he applied hy him at his discretion
in promoting the afety and comfort of fugir(j
live slaves. This bequest is probably the ^
os urst 01 me Kiiuk in tins country.
'10, iS.vn Accident.?A little hoy, Bcvon or
"J eight years old understood to he the noli of
^ Mr. \V. W. Tyler, was ran over hy a Wood
|.*l cart in Washington, 1). U., on Friday lust,
I and instantly killrd.
JIkckii'ts.?The receipts of the Alabama
"s State Fair, which closed at Montgomery, on
11" Friday, the 12th inst., amounted to upwards
ia" of$10,000.
ul Liuf.hai,.?'''lie Norfolk Fcmalo Orphan
tv Asvlnm nrknnuloiln^ 11?o /.T C 1 OA
v -- <f n ' v. H'i-' l
from the crcw of the l". S. ship Ninguria.
'K|. Sunnr.n Death.?The Mobile Rcyixtcr announces
the sudden death of John 15. Trinchard,
commercial editor of that paper
ie Ki.ortMF.nt ok a Family.?Last wck the
'L wife of Mr. John Crosby, n oitizc;. of Springs
1,1 Station. Woodford county. Ohio, eloped with
1:" a young man named I), Hush, during the tern
I ' porary absence of her husband, carrying oft'
^ her four children, two boys and two girlx.tho
II oldest four years of age, aud the youngest
onlv three weokn.
v; ' ' "
:S> Fink Sport.?Wild ducks, gocsc and swan
havo made thoir appoaranco in large numbers
? within a day or two on the Chesapeake
" bay shore and streams loading therefrom.?
Tho duoking shores are doing u fine business
()j in conscqucnco.
id Sentenced.?Win. L. Hall, who, in 1857,
in killed a man named llullock, in Washington
ot county, Mo., hasjust boon convicted and sen >il
tcnccd to tho penitentiary tor 15 years,
of - _ ?
j? Arkansas.?Tho Governor of Arkansas,
if. in his messago to the Legislature of that
? State, which assembled on the 4th instant,
r- states tin; sum at present in the Treasury to
to he HM. The liabilities on account of
the Ileal Estate Bank and State Bunk arc os3,1
timntcd to aggregate $3,000,000, and tbolut1S
tor institution is regarded by tlic Govornor as
hopelessly 'burste<l up."
p.
u* War Between Mexico and Stain.?Three
Spanish vessels having appeared off Vera
Is (Jru/. on the 31st ult., President JunrO't ini10
mediately issued a proclamation announcing
that Spain was about to make war on Mexico,
at tho instance of the Captain General of
as Cuba and "spurious sons of Mexico." lie
therefore calls upon all Mexicans to unite
mid hrnnnrn rrwiiit llm ?
ft- " "* .irr.rr
2(1 Detroit, Mich., Nov. 18.?Two murders
>u occurred hero to-ilny. Tho captnin of ft
I" schooner shot Ills stevedore in nn altercation,
,l" and John Miller shot his brother-in-law, l'e,c"
tor Shaver, killing him instantly. Both
00 murderers wcro arrested.
ie, Phii.adeLpiiia, Nov. 18.?The farce callat
ed " Tllftnklllff" wn? frniinrnll f
d r> j *-" "c?w
g- -.-day. liiisiooss was suspended during tha
llB morning, the churches largfcly attended, dinC1'
ners generally sumptuous, and in the nfter',0
uoon the places of ainusoinents woro filled?
ali for the glory of God. There \tiw no dis^
turbnnco. t
It 'WaSIIIN'OTOV, Nov. 17.?TllO War D^nnrf
, v
mcnt has ordered (ion. Harney to St. Louie
1,1 to asHumo tlio command of the western divis.
. ion for tho army. ^
n Arrest of How oiks.?Wesley Woodward
and John .Sutcr, reported to ho Uultiniore
w rowdies, who wcro dianlavine dcndlv wnm. I
... . ?J " <f J'
cr on? i?? Washington, were arrested by the poit
lice niul in default of paying tho fine impos*
ar cd commit tod to jnil for ninety days.
SSMjivoMAN Asking $0,000 inn a Kiss.?
(l > court-room in Daubury. Conn., was crow
nsmoo Thursday. to sen justice done botwoen
|X" " 4v id jgQUtlfronn from Wostport, tbo forogun?^
' y*0 bu- <j been damaged $6,000
ic^s they rujpoui tbo Jattor, Somp seventy
unslolhcsn.voro prcsont. Tbo broach was;
noS^^Waled without the aid of 1 awyors,
r "*? . Vf> the chagrin of numerous sympathizy:*K..
i .... ....
i?ic? ulft uoiii bluv."*.
Anti-Si.avf.uv IjItbhati'ue.? The Philadelphia
North American w\ys that the demand
in North for works relating to slavery,
whether in the nature,of fiction or ethical
discussion, which, within tlio last few years,
has boon enormous, now no longer cxibts.
Mao.?Mrs. Evans1, a regular spiritualist
medium, went stark mail, while speaking in
public, at Cincinnati, on Sunday night. She
was locked up in a station house.
New York, Nov. 17,?The steamer l'hil_
? ? - i i i i . . p ii , ?
ikiv-i|tinii !?!iiicu to-tinv n?r iinvium nnu aow
Orleans, with nearly $(>00,000 in epeoio.
St. Johns, Nov. 17.?Winter lias set in
unusually early here. Tho St. Johns river
lias'been frozen .since the 13th instant, solid
enough to admit of the passage of light teams
There is also considerable snow in tho interior.
Business of all kinds is nearly at a
stand still, and unless tho timber and ship
a i a! a r.;i ? i - i
irimu rurirvs. nmru ciwiiun mil 10 nc liiiicu
suffering hero during the ensuing winter and
spring.
Sf.nsiiii.k.?A hill lias boon introduced into
the Legislature of Georgia, to prevent the
use of any Latin phrase in any of the Legislative
acts of that .State.
Bonnets kok Oof.n \VK.\tiikii.-,,Fashious" 1
fresh from Franco tell us that "plain black
velvet bonnets, only trimmed with lace, will
he the most coinmc il J'niU coiffure for the
cold woathor. The bonnet is decidedly more
like a bonnet, coming forward on the top of
tho head, and projecting at the sides."
Burma Ministry.?The London Advertiser,
without vouching for tho authenticity
of the report, speaks of tho retirement of
Lord Derby, owing to his attacks of gout, and
ot Lord John Russell's appointment ,i? Pre
mier, with Lord Stanley and Sir, .Jtimes Graham
as the most prominent members of the
Cabinet. This ntw combination, it is further
stated, is to have the support of Mr. Bright
and his party.
New York Elections.?Tho returns from
Xew York have been officially published.?
Since 1850 tlie Pemoer.its have gained 3 1,000
on the popular vote. The Republican loss is
#0,000 the American loss 01,000. In 1850
the Republican vote was 81,000 over the
Democratic. In 1858 it iR but 17,000.
Wisconsin.?The struggle for party ascendency
in Wisconsin will turn, it is said,
on the question, whether tho State should bo
responsible for debts to tho amount of $7,025,
000, incurred by citios, towns, counties and
individuals for rail roads.
Reading.?Reading is one of the greatest
mnu<,Ut;n,wori;r?. ..r
the upholder in adversity, the prop of independence,
the support of a just pride, the
strongtheuer uf elevated opinions ; it is the
shield against the tyranny of all the petty
passions; it is t':o ropcller of the fool's scoff
and the knave's poison.
An Irish Verdict.?In a ease of Suicide
at Oalway, the coroner's jury returned a vcr
diet ot ".ueiiucratcly dona away with !"
Hard to Pi.kase.?Tho people in the volley
of iho Mississippi, urn now fts much troubled
with low water, us they were with high
water, six months ago. Freights are accumulating
in all tho townd'ojn the banks of the
river, and the Now Orleans papers arc crying
out for tho construction of rail roads.
The Soituerv Citizen.?The last issue
of this paper has tho following paragraph :
"This week's Southern Citizen is tho la*t
one that will bo mailed at Knoxville. The
next number will be dated and published at
Washington. Readers will, we are sure, ex
uunu w, 11 ?r uiu uuii^uu Hi iiilUllilli UI1U
week, though our hope arid intention was not
to lose a Kindle week's publication, It is
probable, then, that tlio next number will
issue on Saturday, the 4th of December, im- J
mediately befuro the meeting of Congress."
Tub Aikioans.?'flicUnited States frigate
Niagara arrived at St. Vincent, October 22,
en route for Monrovia, with her cargo of rescued
negroes. Fifty-seven of the two hundred
anil sevcnty-ono trken on board tlio Ni
agura liuii alrcudy dioil.
Potatoes kjiom tiik British Provinces.'?
Scvcrity-fivo thousand bushels of potatoes
have been received iu Boston, Mass., from
Nova Scotiu, since the opening of tlio fall
crop. They realized from 50 to tlfl cents per
bushel by the cargo.
Auousta, Nov. 1ft.?yamuel M. Thompson
one of the editor* of the Denpulc/i, a native of
Charleston, died this morning.
Do You Bklikvk It They arc exhibiting
a man in New York?(hat grand headquarters
of the wonderful, an well as horrible?who
eats nothing but paving stones !
Here is tho placard that | tares passers-by :
of tho show-room:
"Tho wonder of the nineteenth century'.
Mons. <??isefc, the groat stone cater. This
wonderful mnn cats nothing but paying
stones, pebbles, rocks, &e., fur his breakfast,
dinner and supper, ile wilT swallow
a number of large rocks in the presence of
the audience, ile lives and subsists cn- j
ureiy on tno iidovo tood, drinks nothing
but water, and liafi perfect health. Physicians
cannot account for this unparalleled
living wonder." A i
Anoku, like a hurricane on ti.j ocoan, j
rolls the heavy surges of affliction over the i
tcmpcst-tosxcd fioul. i
*
A Cor?r<f.uK Jokk.?-One of tho earliest
Presidents of Jetrvrson (,'ollogo, Penn., was
tho venerable J)r. M'Millnn, a Innu of great
gravity and dignity of inannei*.
In those early times it was customatfV
for the students, when meeting
dent, to remove tho hat from tlio V,1'
it under the left arm, make a prtJK,,'
and pass the compliments of
Among the .studonts was Tom lMvoc, an
ccccntric fellow. Ilis father was rich, and
as Tom was always " flush of inonoy," the
height of his ambition was to sport ;i goldheaded
cane and gallant the old (Jrook professor's
daughters.
The term student, which he hor ) in common
with the other members of the college,
was a sad misnomer. Tom's mind was
more deeply engrossed with backgammon,
checkers, and "old hicmIj^g, thnn with his
mathematics, and he was more deeply read
in tl ) lore of Chesterfield, than in that of
Homer and Virgil. In fact, he mis n shallow-brained,
lily-handed fop, and, as may
he supposed, a great, favorite with a certain
class of ladies who mistake impoH.inencc
for wit, and fine clothes and afiectcd manners
for refinement and solid accoinpl'shnients.
But to our tale. Tom was one day walk
iiili viu?? ii M in't ?ii in in iiiiii \> 1111 m> 11 iuiim,
John Smith, who had n Bpiec of the wag
about him. <eoing the president a few
paces heforc them, Tom hastily inquired?
11 Smith, what is "good-morning, sir,"
in Latin '{"
" Ijfjn turn sfii/fu*," was the reply, without
a moment's hesitation.
^Teeting the President, Tomv nfter the
most approver stylo of donkoyisin, at the
wine time m.itving a profound silanni, greeted
him with?
'' K<jo sum sfu/fv* !"
"I am aware of it," responded the President,
uiakitur a slight bow.
This proving rather unsatisfactory, Tom
posted off to the room of his friend Byles,
whom he saluted wilh ?
" Deacon, what is the translation of this
sentence?" sum s/h//h.*?"
" I nin a fool!" responded the unsophisticated
" deacon."
This told the whole story. As novel writers
say, Tom's feelings may be more easily
imagined than described.
Whether the students bored him about
it or not, and whether the professor's daughters
ever heard of it or not, "deponent ?ayoth
iK)t," but history recorcJcth that the
next flat bottomed boat that went down the
Ohio bore Tom as a passenger.
TorciiiNO Sck.nft.?Last woek, lUifi.x
Mary Ann Outin, aged 16 or 17. n pupil
at the Institute for the Wind, in this city,
somewhat suddenly deceased. Slic hud recently
embraced religion, and daring the
lucid intervals of her illness, expressed herself
willing to die?indeed anxious to "depart
and be with Christ." She gave directions
in regard to her funeral obsequies?
M OU1 roil 11
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funenil, and that ''The night of tho Grave,"
and " Mount Vcrnoo" should bo sung by
her associates on tho occasion. The funeral
scene was one of touching, thrilling interest.
Around tho cold remains of the
departed, were grooped her sorrowing;, sightle.?--t
companions, si tiding the favorite re(|niems
of one they had never seen, but had
learned to love, and whose voice was missing
from it.s wonted place; and whose eyes,
though never permitted to ook out upon
il . 1 ? I i .1 i 1 i
mc Drignincss 01 cartn, wor \ow unveueo
and permitted to gaze with npturcand deliglit
upon the undiinmed and unfading
glories of tlip Spirit world, " with the saints
in light," now mingling her voicc with
theirs in tho song of Redemption. How
awfully mysterious must such an event be
to one born blind, and who lias never looked
upon the cold, inanimate form, the winding
sheet, the coffin, the tomb !?Macon
(ija.j journal a? Messenger.
Fkf.aks of Commerce.?Wo have heretofore
spoken, says tho St. Louis Democrat, of the
large quantities of cotton reeeivcil licre and
passing un this wny from Memphis l?y rivor
boats, on ita way to tho eastern markets.?
Quantities of it havo pone eastward hy the
Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road, and hy the
Torre Haute and Alton; hut tho following
item from a Chicago papershows a now route
for this article:
"Cotton isKivo."?Tho first instalment
of ten thousand bsiles of cotton from St. TjOUiu
to Boston via tho Illinois nml Michigan
canal to this port, nod the lakeM by Collingwood
propellers, reached this city yesterday,
nnd was being transferred ut Spcncor & Go's
deck. Thin is.the first shipment of die kind
and of the sumo extent that ever from tho
cotton growing region sought a market by the
way of Chicago and tho Lakes.
The Iiiout Sort ok Missionaries.??
A Missionary in the Creek Nation, writing
to tho South western Baptist, says:
Thoro hro but two white Baptist preachers
sent here as missionaries, both in feeble
health; and no delicate nre they, that if
welded together, they would make but one
small shadow. Wo need nt lonst two othery
with larpe bone# and brains?mcu who
can take hold of tho world without gloves,
and who can stand tlio most sudden and
extreme changes of weather.
Kino Louis, of Uavaiua.?A few
day? ago, says a Munich letter, a fcnialo
fainted in onoof tho streets of this city.?*
An elderly gcntloman, who approaohedihe
ppot where ?he was lyinjjs, requested ?omo
of the persons present to. go and fctoh a
medical man. They all replied tlmt thoy
knew not where to (uid ono. "Well, thou,"
said'he, "I w.ill go myself," and in a fow
minutes ho returned with a doctor, who nppliod
the proper remedies to the woman.?
The kind-hearted old gentlcmau whs King
Louis, of Bavaria.
What is enlled tho koo|tinp; up of appcnruncca
is oftentimes a moral, or rather imm.iritl,
uttering of oountorfoit ooirt. Itinantoniahing
how much human l>n?l money i? cur
ront in nocioty, bearing the fair improrts of
ladies nn<l geiitlemen.
Jk Woman Kqtjat, to Man.-^-TIub j'h
a mo?( fruitful topic ofcoiivcrwifjon, and wo
find a glance at the subject in the following
onomng of an article in the WcstiniuA
fw'1have been written on the
disputed point, whether the mental
T(^w^JjV " Aan bccrju.il to those of man.
4 I Win ih'fo nrinina nf llio tu-oKOnf.
IH |? "V.V..WV.W *,,v |"
"STyH ^jpuiiigs, have oponed no now vistasJMCTic
realms c?F thought; with a few
brilliant exceptions, they uavoproduced nothing
great in art, science or literature?
and an exception does not form the rule.?
What they nnvo not achieved during tho
course of eighteen centuries, they are not
likely to nehievo in tho nineteenth. It is
all very well to talk of difficulties, educational,
etc.; hut genius is repressed by
none of these. It works out its own way
to the light; it wants no artificial aid or
stimulus. Women, reply their champions
have never yet had fair piny. Cramped in
u* ui jr uiiuuiiuii"ouiii:i uuiuiijr miii iinj>ttictv
ly trained?isolated from that free and gonial
communion with the minds of those
who have already attained high intellectual
eminence, which is so essential to the
development of (he faculties, and the format
ion of the taste?excluded from nil share
in Itkftv *. ml PMttitltliMif nmviiitu Pniifiiunl
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to the narrow though sacred Hphoro of domestic
duties, or engaged in the follies*
and vanitieH of fashionable life, and alternating
between the cooking of n dinner and
the cat ofa alcove?her natural capabilities
have been stifled nnd frittered away without
having cbjoyed the possibility of attaining
their full and legitimate growth. The
social and political inferiority in which she
has hitherto been held, cannot fail, they
maintain, to have acted in a depressing
manner on her intellectual nature, whatever
its original force and vigor. In both
these arguments there is a certain degree
<>f plausibilty. Perhaps the truth lies between
the two."
DksTIU OTI VKNKSH OK TtfK MlXME K f
FtiK.?The IVI iiiiiio Iliflc hos proved terriIdy
destructive in the Into fights irith tho
Indinnsin Oregon and Texas. Our soldiers
can fire nt tho Indians at Mich a distance
ns to be entirely safe. T'nlms tho
Indians loarn the use of the Minnie rifle,
they will be exterminated by it. Colonel
Wright says, in n letter to the Secretary of
?? hi, ^nii!^ ii11 uucimiiL ui ji rurcni rnpi^cnient
with tlift Oncigan Indians: '*Tho
men fired at tlic gallant red rascals as they
would have fired at targets, and the movements
during the action were as orderly ns
on a iield day. The enemy has lost cournge,
hut ho may change his tactics."
lirtriN in a Srir.kp For.p.?Tn East
Uiirinth, iMc., on SStinday week, jn.?>t as the
people were going to church, the alarm wan
given tlint a bear was making free, wifh a
neighbor's sheep-fold. Leaving the women
to the care of the deacons?staid old men,
wo suppose?the males of the three denominations
of churches went in pursuit of
Bruin, and after a long "base and hard
struirgle, succeeded in despatching him.?
The "varmint" weighed over two hundred
pounds.
Christianity in China.?It is not a
little remarkable the four of the most powerful
nations of the earth, in negotiating
with tlic most populous of al! the Pagan
nnuons, snoiuu nave umtcu, as tney nave
dono, in securing in that nation, the free
diffusion of the Christian religion. The
Russian Treaty sccurcH " protection for a!!
who shall embrace Chrintinnity, the same
as enjoyed by other religionists tolerated
in the Einpiro."
The American Treaty secures thnt "Any
persons, whether American citizens or Chinese
converts, who, according to its tenets,
peaceably teach and practice the principles
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Ui v;II11.->1 K.II11) , PIUIII, III uu UamJ U15 XIIIC1fcrcd
with or molested."
Tho Knglish Trcnt^'snys, "porsons teaefi
ing or professing Christianity, shall be entitled
to protection," &e.
The French Treaty runs : " No obstacle
shall be interposed by the Chinese authorities
to tho recognized right or any persnnn
in (.'bins ;.o embrace Christianity, obey its
requirements, without being subject to any
penalty. Missionaries to be unmolested,"
ive.
These treaty stipulations show, says tho
Hoston Travel!?/:
1. That the Ohristian religion has a
commanding poivcr in the sentiments ot
tho rulers of tlic nwgj. powerful nations of
the earth. It is n recognized institution of
great morn! valuo, and is provided for in
the most solemn transactions between tho
empires of the earth.
2. That Christianity was to die in less
than fiftv vGnm. wns tlio p.nnfidpnt. iintici
pntioti of the most distinguished infidel*
who wore on the earth half n century ago.
Thcne treaties show it has lived.1 Thcso
prophets, where are they ?
8. Those treaties will conduce, beyond
question, to the rapid pproad of the Christian
faith throughout the long benighted
Ktnpiro of China, removing ninny hitherto ,
formidable obetnelrh.
4. This recognition of Christianity ns au
institution, and nrovidincr for iis protection
a? it Apromfc, is n powerful cncoumgcmcnt
to itn frioixls to uro thoir moot vigorous cfforts
for its univonwl dilTuKion.
Manners and Laws.?Manners nro of
nioro imnortftneo tlinn lnwa. Upon thorn,
it.. 1 J *liL#ni _
Ill (ft Unjai IllUUttUll', U1U lilW.H UrjlL'iHl. JL no
law touches uh but hore and thcro, now and
then ; manners are what vox or*oot|iO, corrupt
or purify, exalt or dnbaae, bariutrixc or
reffno us, by a constant, steady, uniform,,
insenaihlo operation,'like that of thoaii* tvo
breatho. TI\oy givo.onr livo# their wholo
form and color. According to their quality,
they aid morals, tlioy supply them, ot
they totally destroy thorn.
Prkkidkntjaij Tickkt.?A wrjter in.
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mo v'Jiicnnau un/mo nominaiest tno lion. .
A. Lincoln, of Illinois, for Prefulnnt, n.Ytt'
Hon. John P. Kennedy,' of Muiylaml, fyj;-.
Vicc President,
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