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~ ^ ^ ^ ^ *iT/\ rpflivi* ~" '-? ' ???M N?w*??w?wwpwwm?I . - - - . _ }.. .. .............. . * vn ' ' mA*l> IT most fou.oav, ,\s tiir xtruiT the day. Tirol) eAN'st not tiw;.n in: iwr.sii to anv SlA&'f "Y B?""r- A' T"0MPS0Nf- I'lCKKNS COURT IIOi;SK, S. C. SATURDAY, SEPTKMnEU S-f,' l?K?.' ' VOL. XI. KO <T 9EILEOTIEID IP?1?TOV, The Mn?i? of Naturs. ,11Y TIIOMArt IturkKV. There's music in (lie rivulet, And music in the tlood; Ami ininiu in tlie wnterfull Th;il Qcliocfi from the wood. 1 Tn^re s mu5iL< in the .uuiny grove, . . v AW-inusic in thu vain, ? /impfcliurtcnilg on the forest boughs, Ami nil is bright again. There's music on the upland slope, Ajid musia dawn I)iu ?lell ; 'i'lic lowinjt herds, the pleating fold. It's pretty tinkling bell. There's music in the joy of birds, Ami in the hum of tiees : And imi?ic in the waving corn, J lanced over by the br'ee/.e. ' There's music in the ocean stream, When foamy billows roar. .Ami more, when rippling, peacefully, It seetiis trip (lie shore. There's music in the stilly eve, And in tint lnisli nf riiyr111: An'l music in (lie rfcing morn. Antl when the moon is bright. There's music in the voice of love, Ami joy that others sljiwe : And in the voice offgrntitnde, And in the voice Of prayer. On me. O Ood ! Thy pruce impart. To prize vhnt thou hast given: . Tench me to ponder wliaf tl on art, At early dtiwn mid even- - . The music of ft grateful fi'eurl, 14 in it ?ii* In Ilnfivon* [Fro-n tho K titbit orl)"okdK] Tho Wealth of tlio Ancients. In tl)f> llistnvtf nf llw niit ?-r> mt'iimhol nt tho vast amount' of wealth | amassed hy individuals and communities.? The sum* arc so cnorinon* that we aro almost ! 1(m1 to dmiht thp authenticityof history. In ovorv (jrovi) miino beautiful fountain oast it* sparkling jet into the translucent air : triumphal arched, of vn?t proportion* and of gnrgeuis-finWih. spanned the streets of every city of any inipo'rtn'fina : splcmliil palaces. Hocked with every beuiltV thrttcould chftnn tthd with i ovorv grandeur that could awe, arnso as if I hv tiie touch of the magician's wand. Cities I whoso qmnd old ruiiM. oven fit the present <Tiiy, afford ft planting Rtudv W> the antiquary. ft|irniig into oxiiitonoo, nnd bconnn ho inn^niftcont thvit tho wonder 1ms not roused how huo!) stupendous Ptrijctures could hnvo ltcon cro^tod hv hnmiui hands. During the reign of l'crii-lo", Athens was nt tho y.onith ??t" her glory. In almost every temple might ho seen the*nnisterlv works of gonins: statue" from tho ohisol i?t I'hidias. iiml paintings from tho pupcil of Apollos.? Tim Propylea co.?<t the enovmouf. sum of $2,lTa.OMO. It stood a magniiicont monument tn the ta?to of l'oricles, and to tho genius Mnesiclea". Tt was (Tanked by two temples: nnd through theso gorgeous portals,' which modern art in vain attempts to rival, did that proud nnd luxurious people ascend to the summit of the hill to crown with garlands of 1 fresh flowers the guardian ?lciIics of (bo city. At tlie bufc of tho.Aevopolis towered in wondrous splendor the Odeum, wlipnco swelled n!? Ft ptvniis of i<>ve or of victory. which wore' echoed from the distant boundaries of tbe I'epublie. Above tbe oily nnd ab'ivc thccitndel. whether lie journeyed bv land or by pen, the traveller, at a gront distance, unw the Parthenon, the noblest achievement of Orocinn .architecture, towering proudly toward the a7,are nkv. Of this xMjparylons \r i ........V: mm . ....wwmim. *.*. UMIIUVIIIIIU cav.1 .* i 11^ HH|)UCI of tlio Parthenon displays ncttor than ln*torv. the colifssal grandeur ?>f a people. 1'oric.Iom oujjht not to <lio. What superhuman civilization was that which supplied a great inn it to command. an architoot to concoivo, a Kfolptor to decornte, statuaries to execute, workmen to cut. n pc/>plc to.pay. and eyo* t<? comprehend and admire such an edifice!" It was erected ftt'?n cxpoiii'o of fovon hun-. dred thousand d dlar*. During tlu" administration of P?jricle?. tlie cost of tlio temple*, palace*, and monuments, amounted to near $3,183,700. which l!e proposed to the senate should bo met from hi.^. own private fortune. At this tfme, tho pri..r >L. In .IK. ?rA IIIII; nun:* in IIII7 >'V I 11C1I llll IS W11S O'?>.?> I I Wrory kind ?f luxury w?? introduced. Vos- ' mvIh from distant port*. Indon with the richest delicacies. crowded tbo Pireens and IMiiilorcits; ond upon tlio hunting deserts of the Ksist, cnrnvnns toiled slowly toward the promt i icnpitnl of (Jreoce. The common food that find nourished the brrtve npd during heroos <of Marathon nnd TlrcriftopylnBo. was ox<chnng?d for the sickly dainties of n Persian (Court; ?ml the sparkling waters of Helicon rippled on., while tbo wines of Ceylon, cooled -fn Thraeian snow, miulo tlio brain reel nnd fthc oy? wn*t?Adit, in point of bfsuitw power, nnd wonlth, ^leian^ri? suwosnnk i Htic.ieut Memuhis. In ?vll 83**. the l'/4st p'njru.1 it? richos into t1t? Ihj?i uf tUns<> i:V,?it iUs toward tho potting sun. from mm ft^ivewa-l voyatjo. S.doinoi) realized $13,000,55$ d'?Jlm*. linear Iho influoafco of tbo triiilo fron# fodia. /Viej?n<}ri? rapidly increased in b??wty and r>o\v?r. ?<MVH whflti Anjuntus <?nt?r?d tb? Jcity. aftcr'g. ?hdrt ra*fyUiitM. !t? pardoned all < (Jhp inbfcb'iUNU An account of it? f?pl?ndor ?nd raiigui^t^nqa, Tho eolebratod ltychuljOHft* iMniri;.". wb'ul*, ?too?l At tb? astivsi)iity/? .tbo < J^nrbor ftvrlju* KuuvOt** <vo?t ?v<hfc Uj*n<Jred I and fdxtv'fuiiv iJiouunil iIiiIIam c hikI h.oIi li iff t/)9 pfoipfcrty ?t tti? oUy. - j 9. "xiuglp ?iti/.en pfntyO*o<l to minii ami i pa vur)' trtiif outrtf Hi# profits 0/ hit trailc ." J Vor nil)*' b^ivir'qifqiv| pflvgnty v.tjarn th-i!; priw<|iHrUy of iVlexquulrti^ uu'olUtnrWI. i Through liar str#oM lin<l pippc! tlio fgytivo I procosKioit of I'tolonjy I'oilmlolphu#. It \*fin .i tho mo?t gopgfenti* iftfcIfnponhiji tl)$t tho 1 ?-i?rM Iwn Msr wUh**?6<1, or that l?i?*o?*V h'is < evor reftftifil i. From rMrnHig until n'jsltt i thai mighty bout, glittering with gomi and < a >lil olid nlK/ir. iIaKIiiiI itlmirr. Onr*. drown < py ftvo lvttn<trori men, ?t?<i Itvdon witU golden ' < crowns, Hpnrkliitg wHhfbriltinni diamond?, J , 'follo-1 ri\:6t flivwoiS hno. | i ? rAftW tll'9 titH wi^ JWllinj ( the historian, " mnre.hcd sixteen hundred youths, habited in white vests, nnd crowned, some of tltcnn with ivy, others with hranohes (if pino. Two hundred nnd fifty of this hand curried fjoldon vucc<, and four hundred of thcin vases of silver. Three hundred more carried silver vessels made to keep liquor* r.ool. There were likewise several tallies, six feet in leneth. and stmnnrtin<r n V!u-'u<tv <it" remarkable objects. (}i? one was represented the bed of Setnclo, on which wore disposed sevornl Vests, some of golden brocade, others adorned with prqeious stones. Tlic expedition of Hacchu* into the Indies in another cur, where tlie u?>d wijs represented by' a statue eighteen feet in height, an<l mounted upon an elephant, lie was arrayed in pur|tie, ami wore a petition crown intermixed with twining ivy and pine leaves. A h?n;? thyrsus of golfl was in his hand, and his sandals- wore of the same metal. On the neck of the elephant wan seated a satvr. above Steven feet high, with a crown of gnhl, formed in imitation of pine branches, and o!owifi? kin?l of trumpet made of a cult's horn. The trappings 'if the elephant wore of gold. n,,d his neck was adorned with u crown of that tnetnl shaped like the foliage of ivv. After this troupe appeared a long train of chariots, twenty-four of which were drawn by elephants.' sixty by he-gouts, twelve by Hons, six by oiyy..*, a spccios of goat. fifteen by b'lfPnloQi. four by wihl asses, eighth)- ostriches, ninl seven by stags. On each side of the?c were three car? drawn by camels, and followed by others drawn by nude--. Somo 'if these camels carried three hundred pounds woight. ?>f inconxc ; others two hundred of t>affvon, cinnamon, iris, and other odoriferous spices. At a little distance from these, marched a band of Ethiopians armed with pikes. One bodv of those carried six hundred elephant's tenth; another two thousand branches of ebony: a third sixty cups of gold and silver, with a large quantity of p'dil dust. They wore sucecded hv a hundred and fifty men supporting tree-* tr? which were fastened species of birds and deer. Cages were also carried, in which w.cre parrots, peacock", turkey-hens, pheasants, and a great.number of Ethiopian birds. The procession wa< graced with several thrones of gold and ivory, on one of which was n larjre diadem of gold, and on another a horn of the same metal. A third support e<l a crown ; and a fourth ii horn of solid gold. On tlio throne of Ptolemy So tor, the father of the reigning prince, was a golden crown wldeh weighed ton thousand pieces of gold. In this procession wero likewise throe hundred golden vases; iu which perfumes wero to he burnt; fifty gilded altars, encompassed with golden crowns. Four torches of gold, fifteen feet in height, wero fastened to one of these altars. There wiero ' likewise twelve gilded hearts, one of which wafteighteen feet in circumference, anil sixty in height ; and another was only twenty-two feet and a halt high. Nine Delphic tripods of gold appeared next, sjx feet in height; and there were six others, nine feet jiigli. The largest of all was for (y-five feet high; on which were |iiacoil several animals in gold, seven feet and n ImU* high, and its upper part was encompassed .with u golden crown formed of the fwliagn of vine loaves. Three thousand two hundred crowns of gold were likewise carried in this priiccsaion, together with a consecrated crown* of one hundred and twenty feet, most probably in circumference ; it was likewise adorned with ? profusion of gems, and surrounded tho cnt. anc? intd the temple of Borneo. Tliefo wr.s nlso another golden tegis. Several lar^e crowns of gold were also supported by young virgins viclilv habited. One of these crpSvns was three feet in height and twenty-four in circumference. In this procession "were also carried a golden cuirass, oighteeri feet in heijrht: and another of .silver. twenty-seven feet high, on which latter was? tho representation of two thunderbolts of gold, eighteen leet in length ; an oaken crown embellished with iewels : twenty <rold on bucklers; sjxtv-four complete suits of golden armor: two boots of tlie siuno tnetnl, tour and n Imlf f??ot in length ; twelve golden basins; a great numhor of flagon* ; ten large vases of perfumer, for the baths; twelve ewers; fifty dishes ; and a InVg? number of tables: all-of the*? were of Thero were likewise five tables ooverod with golden goblets; and a born of solid gold, forty-five feet in length. Thete were likewise four hundred chariots laden with vessels nod other works of silver; twenty others filled with golden vessels ; 'and eight hundred more appropriated to the carriage of aromatic apices." The athletic exercises continued several days after this imposing nnceant. The vi?tnrn on that occasion word "presented with forty nrowns, twchty of which wero estimated at 2i${>mlents, which is o(pii i(tloiit to$l,G72.0<X) Interim! strife ntul tho Moslem power at length ofl'octetl tho downfall of Alexandria, and tho victorious banner of Mohammed waved proudly from its citadol. Amrou, the officer of Omar, said that it was unposfublo to enumerate tho beauty and wealth of this famous city. We will not weary the patience of tho reader hy dwelling further upon the cost nnd splendor of the many temples, palaces, cenotaphs, and inooumunts, that graced tho cities of ancient Greece and Home. Wo shall also pass over in silence tho beautiful hanging-pardons 6f Babylon, r.r.:l the great temple of Holds?tho wealth of which, in golden vnsos, statues, ( ?nsers, dup*. and vfls.?!< ?1.-k I ? ?-.! ? ui-i.', mm ut|M lir!<HurO<l TI((ll<, IIIIK1HU IUU-lO tho enormous duut of on? hundred million dollars, Kxporicnco tenches us that tho means npc?s?ary to tho support of large armies nr'e very K'ighind 1ms not'yet recovered ?peroovrr reenter"?from fha ' heavy ijebts iuoiirrod durhjg the brilliant but unfortunate administration of tho el^or I'itt. The AUfdoR ?f;llr#*cfl and Homo yrero always bountifully jiuppliud with moneyed provision*. Tnfl amount of corn consumed by the?e ra*t rifles of mau and lioisos was immnnso; k'?u >?iir<jinii?, riit'iiy, rnraco, Kgypt. awl Africa, Var# h?j?ml 'to (|m tnsk of supplying thom, l'ronj JJvxuntiuin. ??,(>pv' yonr .wore U^?isports<! to 'ti,40(VOOO hii-lmis of jorp. ll'injo. aim. received a Inrgrt quantity if Uroa<U(u^ fro?? Tlirncc?. Tlie.litns.cotMitry of fu^ot} wns ho produolivo ijjut tfi'o liriv jools Analog front it? crop*,''amonnltfa .to iWW.4$Q ill roM. \Vh<rhtw m?t hoard >i ma. wine.* oi ifOsixiR, i;w|?rus, mm urno r \t one dijnnj; jhoiprunpyof Lqciillu*, :lioy were netu in ?uoh mjjli Oilim*tion' Mint ml^r one cup was at an ontMVumiCilt, The first Tarquin triumphal in a vest of gold. Claudius gave the Itmnans a representation of a Ren-tight. Agrippina, tlie mother of Nero, was present, clad in a long rohe woven with gulden wire. Artaxerxes wore npon his person gems and jewels to tho a mount of $ 10,3.12,01)1). I dicing tho reign of l'.impev. an individual whose name was l>tnln.ii'v ...wl .?.l -I-. v... . ...... ..I..IIXUIUU!} hundred horse at his own expense. One thousand persons seated themselves daily at his table, eacli being furnishn 1 with u golden cup, which was changcd at every c>'iir.?o.? I'liny, also informs us of one Pythiisof ISythnia. who entertninod one day, in the ovist splendid manner, the whole army of Xerxes, consisting of 1.700.000. To this large anmy he oHored five months' pay and provisions for the whole campaign. At the present time such- liberality would not only ruin tlie fortune of lirivnto nnioniiii l\i.? !.l ... ( ...? ....v vw,..M the commercial interest of tlie most powerful ! government. T ? ? , In' these lini'il tinier, when men's j souls seem centred in the " round rotundlj ty " of t!ic silmighty doll nr. the salaries of ' modern ardxf$ appear enormously large.? Ma. Icmoisello Piccolomini, during ncr recent engagement in Now York, received live thousand dollars por month ; jn Rome, the salary of Uoscius was seventy-five thousand dollar* per annum. lie finally became so wealthy that he refused a salary, and acted several years without pay. Ksopuft, the contemporary of lloscius, at an entcrtaininont. produced a dish made of singing-birds, which alone ' cost $'21.4 l;> : and at his death he left his son ! one million of dollars. Julius C;vsar was captured Uy-tlie Ciiioian ' niratt's, wlio demanded of him $'2">.S3:i.Rl).? I v^.i'sar lunched at tlioin and gave them 05o.n0. 1 tutor e ho enjoyed any public oftico,, i he was in debt to the amount of $1.1111,443. In I order to anndase' the r>ormh> who ilnmo?it?>il Cicsarof ilie Senate, Cato gave a distribution of brcad-.eorn, which increased the public expense to live million live hundred tliousand drachms, ! which is equivalent to soven hundred" nnd sevi only thousand dollars. When the (iovcrnment j of Spain was allotcd to. Ctvsar, he was so.overwhelmed with debt tiiat he could not depart to take charge of his position. He called upon Crnssus the Jtiuh, who stood security for him in the sum of $714,721. lie rewarded the bravery of Cassius GYti'va by a donation of seven thousand dollars, lie paid off the vast debts of the tribuno Curio; and presented the consul Uaulus with $l,2iil,U05, which was employed in constructing a new hall near the Forum. Itecoinj meneed a new building, the ground-plot of ! which was to have cost- him above an hundred million of sesterces. In memory of hisdaugh i i?r. iiv gave a mosi oxtruvngnnt least, to tlio I people; doubled t ho pay of I lie legions forever ; | granted tlio People qorn without measure, nnd I gave each soldier a slave, n piece of land, <>r a ! home. lie presented nn nctorforn inhniopfeoo i of his own, $ 17.;">()(>. For his mistress, Servil! . | mother of M. ltrutus, he purchased a pearl that cost him $'2lit,000. During hi* reign, gold and ailvci'beeame so nbuntlrtnt that It was exchanged I throughout Italy at three thousand sesterces per jtound. lie also decorated the arms of his ' soldiers with gold and silver. 86 that they should be the more unwilling to part with thorn from their groat value. Yet, with nil his extrava1 ganec, he bequeathed to caeli llonian citizen ' ' nine dollars. | Tiberius Csesar rewarded his gladiator tvitli . I three thousand livo hundred dollars. To SnbiI nils lie gave seven thousand dollars for a dia, logue between a mushroom and a fig-pceker, . j and bctwfcefi nn oyster and a thrush, lie di, | vided his attendants into threo class es : to the | first ho gave six, to the second lour, and to tlie : third two hundred thousand sesterces, which is equal to about forty-two thousand dolluvs. In many respects Caligula was as great r tyrant as Npfo.. The former was the cormorant, with all its voracity; the latter was the eagle, without its itfcblcst qualities. There is something sublime in the fact that Nero touched the lyre while Rome was wrapt in flames. Hut in j tho whole history of Caligula, there is nothing j toe\ ite either our respect or admiration. Ho , lavished thousands, not to make mankind better and happier, but simply to gratify his own evil I atld VicioUS desires. Ho nrnoiwnil ttinnui xuitl. his gistors ; forced parents to witness llie (lying agonies.of, their children ; oxhibited liin wife ' naked to his friends, and disgraced many noblemcn by branding them in the face with n hot iron. lie wh? rcoklcm in the pvfcfnsif>n with which he scattered money. He gave to Antio, chns of Comiigino $3,500,001). Me bathed in a bath of precious unguents; drfink priceless pearls, dissolved in vinegar, nn<l ate of golden bread. At on auction he made his salesman knock olT twelve gladiators to Snturninns, who ' was so unfortunate as to nod. They amounted to three? Iiundred and ttftecn thousand dollars. In le^is than one year lie lavished a niagniliorn' estate, and all the treasures amassed by Tiberius. amounting to twenty-seven hundred i Ml lion of dollar.*! At another auction, ho compelled an individual to uav seven thousand dollars for a "mere bauhlo. 11o wnn so fond of handling gold that, iinving Spread it ont ii|Kin the floor, ho yeoulil walk over it, and would even lie down upon it. Augustus Cocmar left a legacy to the Iloman people of $1 ,027,5fi!>t yet he complained that his heirs would orily have 250,000. Prior to this he had exponded upon the government four hundred and ninety thousand dollars, beside his twtf paternal estates. In Addition to tins, ho wasted* $7.8(17,605. Nero gi?v>- Hiridstes eight hundred thousand sesterce* every (toy he romsdned at Jtomo, and upon his departure pre Rented him with a itullion more. lie also bestowed upon the harper, Menocrfctes, nnd'tipon the gladUtor, Hpicillu*. Hie IiourAs and estates of gentlemen who Imd bo-iv once honorod with a triumph. We hero present, the reader with the description of the new palace which Nero erected after the burning of IUmmo. It is taken from the hiafory vf that Kmooror. l?v Suetonius. "Ho raisfcil.ah house, 'that roachcd from tlie 1 pMaee to the Ksqnilno, which ho nt fii-vt raHed Transitoria; but after it ^ s hiirrtt down and rebuilt, tho Golden lfowso. concerning the U?rgontas and furniture of wftiohf H innyr'f?hff{ec In any-thus iquqh. , Th? pmoh wns s-> high, (Tint there stood in it a inonstrenrs statue of hiinsoJf, nti lnindrod ami twenty rcci in height, und the extent of it such* that it hid triple poftirfts a mile in length, and a pond like n sen, surrounded with buildings, that looked like a city v Hoflldda thin, there was within Iho, compi'ms of it Ieom-rt^ldh,' "Tihej-nrdu, pivrturis,' ?h<i' *ood*, .with a va?t.Jiuii)bfr of beasts, hoUi ^Ril ntui tame. II wns in nil tho parts'of it ovor-l*UI with goM, 8ii<I finely ndorncd with .jewels nml mf>th?!r-f?<-peAri. The rooirtu of entertainment1 w?ro ?r?bed with vAirlf* of hrory, that Jumcil round ami scnttfrpd flown* about the rfyufH, ?V>f' were bosides furnished with pipes for mo urojv pio? of unguent* uj-on the jyticitk-- Tte cWW ?- " V" ' 1 ' "" * "I"1 < 1 " ban?luct?l>g-roopi wn? round,.and perpetually don turning about night nnd day, in ipiitativn of nnd the motions of the heavens*."' We enn form no nos; iiecurato Conception of what this splendid strne- bell turc cost. Tlic amount of gold consumed in its (al), erection was enough to have enriched a nation ineT at the present time. (jml V Taoitus gives us nn neeoiint of the.mngnifi- i cent least presented to Nero, upon Lake \grin- j pina. by Tigillinun. A platform of great di- ** nienxionH was erected upon the water. A large number of boats. adorned with ivory and gold r were present to move this splendid floating palnco. l!pon the tables were'every clainfv?fish |,a^ ' from every sea; and game from every forest. 1 in I The banks were crowded wtili ? O^Q\?HIIU|Pt j ]]]\] iiihI bur.'!* of linked harlots sported in lascivious i H n ' ijn'ncofl for llie gratification of the wicked enipe- | . | vor. 'AA (lie shades of night gnthered over this j u' ; scono of luxury and wantonness. from thendjn- j t no [ cent proves and housos a most brilliant illumi- | but | tuition appeared. Voluptuous ttiusio swelled j j-pn i upon the uir, and every sacred duty was forgot- ?nj | ten in this hour of sinful revelry. .. j Nero was so extravagant that lie never wrtvo j , j the snnie garments tv.\i<;<*. He Jished with a 1 f"'1 | golden net ; and when he travelled, a thousand in 1 I carts were hecossnvy to transport his effects. J,js I His mules were blind all round with silver, and , Ithe drivers were clad in tho richest scarlet.-? T I.ivia Augusta bequeathed t > (lalba $1 ,7t"i0t000. ' In about lour months Vitellius extiendnl m, tin. i fro j niftro luxuries of the table :i ?uiti equal to seven ( f?tr< ! million pounds sterling. Nothing could appease (},f, I Ills voracious appetite. nnct nothing; was too i j delicate or too course for hit) vitiated taste. lie . I had acquired tlio lilfl y practice -of vomiting, _') ' whenever it suited liiVi convenience ; hence, j otii I having csttcn to satiety, he could instantly dls- j ma | gbrgcwlmt he tlie j-vevions moment had swal- 1 cvt l<vwed. A most extraordinary suppef wnt given j',,n him by his brother. At this feast two thousand choice dishes were served up, as well as seven thousand fowls! Vitcllius was unwilling that liis brother should outdo him ; hetherefoie gave jail a supper, which surpassed the other. One dish nhme was so extensive that he called it the j "Shield of Minerva." It contained the livers J of scares, the brains of pheasants and peacocks. ! I''1' intermingled with tongues of llamingoes. To j I 1' I this banquet and for this feast, ships of war pa; were filled with tho entrails of lampreys, oh- j (flSnnH from *!??? ('.nmoil.:.^. c* i 4- -- . -..v. VMIJXIMII.IIl Ulll IkllU IIOUI H1U I Spanish Straits. | Vespfuinn wild that $1,1(10,000,000 were ' I nccessftry to catry on n government. lie paid yoi I the Latin and Greek Professors of Hlieto\icj? all] [ yearly stipend of three thousand five hundred (]<%, | dollars. He also gave loth tragedian, Apollii linris, the sum of fourteen thousand dollars ; to . I l.cpinns and Diodonis, the harpeiV, (on thotisand | tivo hundred dollars; and the least lie presented t tlx | to any performer was forty sesterces, besides ^ am I a great many golden crowns. By means of war wo ' and fires Marcus Ovassus amassed a vast fortune. j j lie began life comparatively a poor man. but in | a short time he owned a considerable portion of j '"( j Heine. After lie had consecrated the tenth re.1 I pfttt of an estate to Hercules,had given nn enter- j I tainmcnt to the people, and a supply of corn to f()j each citizen, he was then worth ?7 .Mill imiii ? ; | lie hud five hundred shiver, who wove mcclinn- i ^l(i : ics, and lie also worked several silver mines. ; One of the most magnificent triumphal lienor? , '*? I of which we liuvc any mention, was thai given AS ; by the Roman* to l'aulus -Kmilius, who con- [ do' ! fjtiered Perseus. The temples in the city were 1 Tia decorated with beaut it 1 garlands; incense j smoked upon a thousand altars; in every place i ' scaffolds were erected for i lie convenience of the ?*R| people ; and officers of every rank and dignity ! CCf hurried to and fro in busy preparation. The sin eyo of the spectator was da/.y.led by tljo burn- cy isfood brass and .glittering steal; helmets. : shields, and greaves were beautifully arranged : j and the clangor that arose from the Thrncian j bucklers, targets, quivers, naked swords, nnd.? noi j long keen pikes, fastened to the horses' bits. l!(v ; and continually striking together, was fearful i 1 to hear. For three days this gorgeous proces- j << sion inarched through the. streets of Home.? ' ' Three thousand men bore vessels tilled with ,,lf I silver money, to (he amount of $l,987,2f>0; by j and seventy-scv^n other vessels were borne, j thj laden with golden coin to the amount >>f $81)7,- H()] 792. In tins procession was :llso carried an 1 o an immense, consecrated howl, wrought of gold ' 1 and adnrnad witli iuuaIaiiii ct >...? 11 ?1 A - ...... ...VVIUM4 wtuuvni ? v IICI^UUU ' " nix hundred pounds ! | j\U It will bo Ri>oh that tlif aftcionts pi need a . tit: very lii^h vnlno upon golden find silver v?s- CX( ; ?els. In the lirst ages of the Christian era. a .)s | Unman Kmpcror piive!n?.?ed two, for whirl) ho i ' ' i I paid Ion thousand dollars?a cup, oapahlu of| , holdift* three soxtarii, (fmr-nnd-ahftlf pints.) . Sl" j for $(50,270. and a dish for ?'25S,oOO. Corns pOf wore also held in high estimation. I have j vb already mentioned the pearl presented to Ser- | 'Jit vilia by .Jiilius Cujsar, which cost hint $'JlO,- | jI1); 000. Nihtnius possessed an opal of such I irl'Ollf mwl I'nlit" ?!...? <1 A ^ 0-?r ^,.u, , ...... mux , mat iuiiici viiuu juiri , I with it to Murk Anthony, ho went into exile. I I Wo shall produce only one example to show , P01 i what value tho ancients set npoYt painting.? rot j Tho colebraf.od Venus Anndyomeno was pur- vie chased hy August is for one hundrud thou- i hn! ! sand dollars. This work was exot-utcd by \ j])( j Appelles. Bucephalus cost i'hilip King of j 1 jMacedon about $13,777. Alexander made a .' I present to the ph loiophor, Xonocrates, of lri i?43,055. At Susa, in Persia, he gave a feast t',( to those of the Macedonians who had wed- dei ! ded Persian ladies, at which were 110 less be I >1 1 ...... III.iv l IIIIII.-1IIIU ])LT.S<?IIS HOlltOll lit tlK" Ml" I rj'd b!o, to each of whom ho profonted a go?icn i ' ' goblet. In addition to' thin great mnnificeneo | . , ho paid off all thoir debts, innonuioh thnt , V/ J tlio \\holc expense amounted to $8,438,878. , TI\o fiinoral pngeant of Alexander bi?H#cv- j !"' ( or been tmrpawod. To ninny respects it | 1 i erpnillodtbe foHiive train ??f IMoloniy Pliila-, l<l? i dclphuH. ( Tbo monarch nt Babylon, and ros : was buried in th? tmfsquo of St. Ailianasui# (Jpi J'H?e grandeea nnd governors appointed Ari- h0, [ tfieuaio pr'opaVo for this augiirtt funeral. Two I years were onnpumeri in the prepnrtfon, and . ctory uplondor that wealth con Id buy was" j r( Jnviabcd with profusion. At length tbo .day | w0 arrived for tb'i*'Holeinn nml nv..n?i('m?n? i ?? < 1 cession to begin its inarch.' HilTs w<*ro level- J juj ed, fill nnevrn places wei'c mado Piifonth. and <jr every obstacle that could iinpedo the funeral-} ver twin tvns ie?iovud bv ft vast ppntIter of work- j .1 inon. TI10. chnnpt.ilint $orffained flip coflin 1 J "of the monnridi wit* ridorned with sncli wealth' of jewels nnd diftdems. th.it is tfairt to huve I omitt(Ml brilliant flash?*/'liko th?W> of light- ,VCil uinff. The snokns of this ehnriot were oov- idc ?Ved >vitti nidU. It was djawn by ?i^tj?-four jf j inulo* of tho iargfiStm^'niid esrtsh wns adorn- vc Vd-whh n fcVArt-rr of golfl ' ffhJJ" it collar; 'enriched with preuiow.H Htonen and goldon bo.Is. , On this chariot waft orpi-ied, o ^piuuliftn of solid gold, twelve feet ?jilo and eighteen in P1'1 lehgtb. The in^-to i\S*ed fbtf oijtslde in j pienaor ftn<? rrvnnnnpy, 7>otn^ one tilnfcn of ' obj jc\rol8 nrronjcil iif the ?lmyc of ?hel|/i. Gol- lyn V*Hi V not-work beautified tlio circnmlVrcnoo, tliogolden tlirondR were nn inch in thiekto oath <>f' which wore fastened large s, which could he heard to n grent dix:e. It would only weary the render to llioo hII ilie jewels and golden crowns t wore homo in this iicneossioii. KnouiHi boon ssid to show the ftrcnt amount of 1 that wm< displayed on that occasion. A Fearful Trial and Conviction. Plie RtSitoiilie Court at Uanpof; Me., e boon criJXjrcd for tho pant few dfsys the trial of Marshal S. 1'otter, for the rdor of his mother, two brothers, and ephew, on the nijrht of April <5tii, 1859, having killed them while asleep, and n set the house on fire, consuming h building and bodies. The charred wins of four persons were found in the hp. t ut they wore not identified except in circumstances under which they were nd. The accused made two confessions, regard to one of whinh. thn .Tmlcn in ehargo renunked :? 1 Then tlie confession to his brother.? is siid that his confessions were forced in liiiu by feat of violence, nt Musquash jam. I must any that the eon of fc in charge of the prisoner th n, was lily reprehensible, and it wat to ho )cc| it would never occur again in this itc. Confessions should be voluntarily de, to be received with credit. \Vhat r was drawn from him there, was through r?niul what was said there should be luded." Another rather indefinite confession in 1 was admitted by (he Court.. The jury, cr an absence of an hour, brought in a "diet of uniltv. which t*?r< iiriumior nn. ?- - J" "i' ired to l'cciovc with ptolicl indiflv.rcnce. e presiding .J mlge then proceeded to 'S a Rontence in the following terms " You stand convicted of the murder of ir own brother, ngninst whom it does t appear that you had or ever supposed i had the least cause of complaint. The nost necessary inference' from the evince, connected with the verdict, is that ^ charge on which you have been tried olves a part only of your real guilt; but * murder of the mother who boro you, J whom you have pronounced a good man and a kind parent, and of another jther and a nephew, and the burning of ? dwelling, in the night time, seems to t upon you. " Hy the laws of the ?tatc jour life is fcited, unless you can hope for mercy un the executive, of which we dare trive u no cnceurngciuant, or this law fails in fulfillment, yon must look upon death being m ar. Put whether it comes unr the sentence of the law, or in the ordiry course of nature, you must feel that atrocious erinie weighs upon your soul; rl that the only relief from its conseqitens at the tribunal of Ileaven must he; in core repentance and faith in the efl'aeaof tho blood of tho Savior and submisn to his will. " It remains for the. Court only to prounco against you the sentence of-tho r. The Court having considered the offence which you stand convicted, as punish nt tncretor, do order Unit you be hanged the neck till you are dead. And in is belief you arc further sentenced to itnvy confinement and hard labor in the de prison, situated in Thomas ton, in the unty of Lincoln, till the punishment it ordered be inflicted upon you. And it you stand committed until removed in petition of the sentence to confinement aforesaid, in the State Prison." Theonly motive shown for the coin mis n of this terrible crime was to obtain 'session of .1 small amount of money ieh bin mother and brothers possessed, ere w is medical testimony tluu tho viefcs were killed before the house was s?t fire. Hy the laws of the State of Maine, a son convicted of a capital offence must nain in the State Prison for a year prems to execution. Under this law which 5 neon in eirect t'ora dov.cn years or more >, death penalty has never been carried t. There is one other point of interest the case.' 15y the laws of MasK:.chuf-ctts, j body of the person alleged to be mur rod mnst be produced and fully identified fore the charge can be sustained. In reid to this the Court remarked :?" The first question, gentlemen, is Oli r dead ? He \?a? Pecti by Ilanscosm, al i hou^c, on tlio evening before the burnii.... i.. i v " ' ? ijiin iiu ucen Neon since, nnve f Jl not contended tliut Jii.s body butt boon Mitificd, tint it }>- '? been shown thnt lrc iided with Alexander, . making liw resineo with bin mother; thnt he wps nt (no, nnd it is for you to jof the idonco. It also uppcarH thnt the two ithers slept together: thnt the bouse x on lire nnd burned on the night nlle1; thatl^yur bodies were touud in the n?; that two of them were lying togethand you can judge whether or not OliAnd Alexander were there Besides, re is no evidence that any quo h.19 seen vcr tsiuce mm nmc." in the Turkman murder oasjc, tlic most lurkiiMc feature was tho triumphant ntifictfUon of tlio mutilated remain#, for ihiij had failed) the aceusod would hove l? acquitted. ,, ; . . . ?? 'TlflStrorld Is n fiocitinjr show," said ? fgt to a culprit on the gallows. "Yew," j tlio prompt reply ; i( jmt. if vou'vi- ito PCtion, TM ratlidrsoc tliC show a little jor 1" Dr- Mackay and New OrleanB. T>r. Mncknv, !ri his- " Ltfr amf Liberty iif Ann.i'irit," thus speaks .of the Crcmcn! I ? 'if,'/ ' ?' " The most prominent. pnblic building in Now Orleans* is tho St. Charles Hotel, ati edifico somewhat in the 8tyjw and nppeiirnneo of the palimo of tlic King of the licl^iims nt ]{ruHBi>f?. Dnring the twelvo days thai our party remained tinder its hospitable roof, it contained from seven lntn1 died to seven hundred nnd fifty ^no.st.s, I anrt its great entrance-hall, where the genj tloinon congregate from nine in the mornj injr till eleven ot twelve at night, to rend i the newspapers, to smoke, to chew, and, let, ' inn add, to spit, presented a scone of bnsI tie and animation ' liieh can he compare*! to nothing but the Bourse at J'nris during , the full tide of business, when the ar/nin* rrs and the nij-'ut* (b change roar, and scream, and gesticulate like maniacs. Tb? j Southern plantcta, mid their wives and ' daughters, escaping from the monotony of 1 their cotton and sngar plantations, come ( down to New Orleans in the early spring I season, and, ns private lodgings are not to 1 he had. they throng to the St. Louis and i .->1. i.'iiaiics Hotels, l>ut principally to tho , St. Charles, where they lead a life of constant publicity' and gaiety, and endeavour to make themselves amends for the seclusion and weariness of winter. As many an an hundred ladies (to say nothing of tho gentlemen)sit down together to breakfast? the majority of them in fnil dress jib for I an evening party,-and arrayed in tho full I dress as for an evening party, and arrayed in the full splendouv both of their charms j and of their jewelry. Dinner is but a reJ petition of the same brilliancy, only that , the ladies arc still more gorgeously and ' elaborately dressed, and make a still greater ! display of pet.rls and diamond;'. After dinner the drnwii.g-rOoms offer a scene to which no city in ihc world affords a pareli lei. 11 is a vory court of Queen Mnb, whosor Pillll'f lore o onn>n .\f !?*-? i vvtuviviii iiiu nvniKiUl til*," Kill l'?' l?j WUUIilllt'hb ! and inopl beautiful of tlu: South, mingling I in tine Republican equality with the ohnncu * 1 wayfarers, pen tic or simple, well dressed or ill-dressed, clean or dirty, who can pay | for a ni'plitly lodping or a day's hoard at I this mighty caravansary. To rule such an I hotel as this in all its departments, from j the kitchen and the wine-cellar to the trca! sury and the reccptiomroowv^'tb all it* multifarious array of servants, blaek and white, bond and free, male and female?to ' maintain order and regularity, enforce olicdienee, extvude or circumvent plunderers, interlopers, and cheats, and, above all. to j keep a striet watch and guard over that I tplM'llllA rkllOIIIV U'Iim !?- nlni.nfo ,1 .7^.1 < in America?Fire?is a task demanding no ordinary powers t>f administration and government, but it is one that, is well pcri formed by the proprietors, Messrs. Hall it i Hildreth. Their monster establishment I is a model ofitukiud, and one of tho i " sights" of America. ' " 80 much for the in-door life of New Orleans. Its out-door is seen to great advantage on the levee, where steamboats unloading their rich freight of cotton, sugar, and molasses from Mississippi, Arkansas I and Tennessee, and of pork, flour corn and J whiskey from the. upper and inland regions | of Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, und Kentucky, ^ ; present a panorama thai may bo cxccllcd in Europe for bustle and life, but not for | | picturesrjncs.s. The river ean scarcely bo i pfen for the crowd of steamboats and of ! shipping that stretch along the levee for niilov and the levee it.sclf is covered with ' bales of cotton and other produce, which hundreds of negroes, Kinging nttheir work, with bore and there an Irishman among them, are busily engaged in rolling from the jsteamers and depositing in the places ! pet apart for each consignee. These places are distinguished one from the other by the little lbigs stucli upon them?flnga of all colors and pMtcrns; and here tlw nn.-? icifitiiu 111 iiu! open air, nnprotectcd, ! until it pleases tho consignees to retnovo them. 41 New Oilcans would serin, the first glance, to overflow with wealth to such an extent as to have no room for storage. Tho street pavements actually do service for I warehouses, and are cumbered with barrels of salt, corn, flour, pork, and molasses, anil bales of cotton, to such an extent an to impede the traffic and instify the belief | I that tho police must be either very namr" I rows and eftu-ient, or the population very ! honestly disposed. The docks of l,iver p< ol are Ijus^y enough, hot there is no lifn , ot nnimnrfoii nt Liverpool nt nil equal to thosft which ni?v Vie seen nt the levee in ' the " Crescent City." The fine open spn<? the ele:ir ntmospliere, the joyoubnefs nnd I alacrity of \hc negroes, the comities* throngs of people, the forests of funnels ond masts, the plethora of cotton ftnd com, 1 the ronr of arriving nnd departing steam{ bo;its, and the deeper and more constant roar of the multitude, all eon bine to im; press tho imagination with >.sions of wealth ; poivorand dominion, and to make the lo; voe as attractive to the philosopher ps it j hnmt he to th^ luufcluuit and man of busi1 wess." ! S/iP n mnn fo n little hot, ^trotting up j Htreet with hi# eiu#K, before brentcfiist, " My hoy,-yon would loftk better with bread nn I but tor in your mouth, thnrr a f-i?*nr." "I know it," said tho urchin, " l^ut it would not b$ hall' ?o glurioKg V * .^wkhv first bcfftre your own door, beforo jou before.y?>nr neighbor'*. #