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Selected Poetry. Was there ever aniything mote touclilug "GIVt ME THREE'dRAINS O0RN, MOTHER."* BY 3as. A. %t. H's~ios-lrooklyn. Ad tted to tihe present sufforings of mtany in the South. Givem three grains of corn, mother, One Ili ee grains of corn, 1( fill keep tile little life I. have. Till the Pvonunig of tlp Uorn,-1" I an dying of hiinger anil cold, mother, liy"nd of hungdt and'oold, Ai 11111 thle0 agoItny oft sau ch a dea11 th, Mly lips havo never told. It haos gnaw'd like a wolf Iat mly hcart, noth er A wolt' thatt Is fierce for blood, All the livelonig at atil night beside, Oaawia'g tor lack ti food. 1 tirennttl ot' nu.. itn my sleep, mnother, And the sight Wias heaivenl to see t I ntw tke with an vager. faimishilntg lip, Bul yvti l)nad no bread for ei. 1low Could 1 look to you, muothear, llow coul I look to you, For brd it) give to your .starving boy, l% hen yot ar' starving too ? Fo' I re1ad itho aminlo in your cheek, Ani inl your eyes so' wild, -d I felt it itn yot'- bony handatal As you liaid it ot your child. Ia' North hiast lands ad gold. mother, The North t haalnds tad gold, hVlailo.yot are forced to your empty breast A Skdae oit habe Ito h1oh1 A hiaie I hat is lying of watd, mother, A!a I ato dyitg iow, Wii h . glhastly look inl its sinken eye, Aind atanine uponk its brow. Whalt. have we poor ones donte, mother, W11:1 have we~ p~oor, oneS donle, Th : o h w r.I lols ona mad sees us starve, 1 por:.,h 4,n1 by olt ? 'I ditn ltla Catrt iot,taotacr, Tr o. ;;renlt mlenl :ud 11he high, j., t iteritng sons ott dlaoutlorn land, W i nahor they live or dio? 'tT r, is nany I bravo heart hero, mother, Dy;ing of' want andta4 cold, V0hil4 only Iross a few poor States, \ro mantay that. roll itn gold. 'Thaee ae tihlt anttd great mon thero, mothor, With woldrots nalti I to \iew, Atal iho bread they 1ling to thoir dogs, to ntight Vuld4 givo Mn\ti life, and You. V :o tearer to my side. inotIer, t'0111 tarV'er to mlay Wde, ! - I hold tate illy at's yoa held '.Ay sistery. eln'ai sh died. ik t.a I cainot see you, iaothar, \1y breathI is albiot gonto. lN he, alr, ero I die. iiive tae three gratins of corn? Tho above words wore the Inst r'equest of 'it to his mother as ho wats dyitag of sitar AIon. 811h ftnld three graiint in thle rit' of a ptooket inl hais ragged jacket, aind them to him. It was aIll Bile had ; tite ,0'5 fataiily were perishinag from famitie. MA1KjE 1(0ME BEAUTIFUL. aIkq yourt hote beatiful-bring to it flow Plt it th nround you to bud and to Let a thtat gave lile to your Iconoliest. holurs L .et t briti g I to t i env your gloon, Makte ym11t oett worltl--onto thl1at ne'cr has (N. iai aamil sttshine, and gold summer A hoto world, whoso forehead care never has sorrowed, Aitl whose oheek of bright beauty shall ever befair. Maak'e your home beautiful-weavo round its poratal Wr't.aths 'o'f tho jesasimaiano tatindldeltato Ot r'ed f'ruitead woodbhino, witht gay immer telle, Thiat blesestO ail brightenis wherever it tatys. (hat henr a hte blossomsa Ioo-onte lit tle tIoer, St ill aty bring- bloomt to your desoatot bow er., Still maty be somting t(6 love and to pet. Matke your home beautiful-gatheor (the ro.. es That btoard uap thte sunsthino witht crqui site tart; s P~erchancte they may pour as your dar'kness closes 'That summeriqu , sunshinto downt into your bonrI.! If you cain do so, annake it an E~deni Of beatuty anad ghtadntess ! remaemtber 'tIs ,Twill t ea you to lonag for thtat htomo you are ttned ing. Thlaat haceae of' benauty beyotnd Ithe blauo skie's. Mtake yotur htome.benautiful.-stgr'o 'tis It (Ity; (Call nap your' little oneo onies-toanoh themt to walk, Hal in' htand avtho abngeh otf beauty, Eomaage their' spirits wvith atuiro to talk ; (theov thtem touund yett, and lot themn be Lessons thatt drop fromt thto delionto wings Of thte bltrd and thec buattertly-e--ver roturn-. hang To liatm whto has~ made tall thoseo beautiful .t' 4Inge. Malt' thomo a halve, whloro all beautiful feel Ohaster liko bees, and their htoney-dow bring : Muike It a~ temple of htoly reoeanlngs, *!Attd loto Its brighat angel with "'shadow. lng wintgs.". Thecn sa ll It ovot be, whten a far eta life's buillowa, Whteevor your temtpest-tossed children are Ilaung, Thiley wIll long for the shado, of the htomae WeepIng wIllows, aAnd~ fot' the swoot song whlok thoeirtmoth q'haad sun~g * 3l~tor o ho MonitI &in ooh add the 0 e~ 1Stablished undert ,Aus - 008,., nwiRo, S. ."7 iThe da(t61I had o~ been definltly4)g settled. The. Tr t1.of .to sigoe4harias by {etp00 ~ h ajt 4Jrerlosn commiassionors, put ft. stop t( possjs op1 , t.i ontigeuat ggYtg t steartele.hgraphlo eonnrmanloation gor s thet lt~,thg. ag tfi iM imptoitni evedti aho "httgishly ao g abr n deep. But It was none the les weJmoea that account. the honor of Msj. Ellison's waiting tpon me, and of your very polite lotter. I shall use overy . exertion to attend at Jackson's Cireok on hunday next. Maj. Ellison invites me to lodge with ilas on the evening of dhat day. Souon after that I shall be ready to enter upon partioulare respecting your Acadoiny. Should I not suit you, or the place not answer my wishes on Inspection I will not hold the Committee long in suspense. Should I accept. of the hppoIntmecnt, moy few and sm1all talents shall be devoted to your service and that of the Muses in South CarolinA. I have the honor to be. &u., T. Ii. McCanutr. The appointment made by \1r. McCatale wna ulfilled, and on the 17th of May he arrived it Winnsboro, the Conmuit ee meeting tita day to hear his final decision as to accept ing the control of the College. On that day he addressed a note to the "'Preside:nts, Wor dens and Members of the Mount Sion Con mittee, viz: "Gentlemon : Ont the Of It of A pril I wns honored with an appointment it a i letter from Charleston under the signturo of Messrs. flutsoit, Tate, litiger, il'itckney, anld Wins, a commlnittee ot' Ml.ount S'ioU Society. I hereby beg leave to siguitly my acceptanee of the snid appointmentit on eon. ditiolt matters cant bo adjusted agreenble to you, gettIoutett, and your most, obedient humble servant, T. 1?. McCAULII. Winnsboro, 17th May, 1781." It is proper before proceeding further to give soino history of tho llev. Thos. tiarris MoCaule. The ditlicully of securing the Bervices of an efficient, master of the College, itdled the Society and the Coim. mit tee to mako iast e slao wly in t ih air sel!c Lion. This fatot Will be tore 1.'illy upprecia tel when we retlect how few in the ountry than enjoyed the advantatges of either a professional or liberal edneantionl. Vor mliany years tho opportunities of' receiving stch eduont ion were to be foin.I no nearer than the College of New .Jersey. Etforts were made to establisi a first class sehool int Charlotte, NortI Carolita, many years before the llevolution, itt, t wice dia the King by proelanttion repeal Ike chartier granted for the purposo by the Colonial L.egislature. Alter the llevolution had ootmnatced, howeuver, bet er success attend ed suh efforts. lit A pril. 177, lite [x'is intttre of Nortih Catrollina granted a charter to tile institution formerly lled Q::cotn's Ailuseutai tunider tie new ttnttte of l,iberty Htall Acaeldemly. Fifteen ltuteles wvere nam11 et, Itmontg wWom W:s tihe 1lev. ThOs. Ii. loCattle. This dlivinto was a graduate of the Collego of New Jersey, as lppears itn his propositionts lo the society w itabu tlattt to accept the clief mtaageutnmtt o' tle Cot lego. Scarce of the taedittin height, of a stout. fratte, and lull botly, of datk, pieC ing eyes, a pleasalnt counlenace amt. will. ttittg manntittters, With a link- voiCe, he was l'opltlar botIt as a preacier and its a ntn. Publio-spirited, ie Ploolragted 10 t llevoila (ion ; and In the titmte (i thea int vaasion, went Wtlli his flock to Ith amiip: a'l w114 bei'lo (latineral villitir Davilsont whl lie fll at Cowat's Vord, gdlaily retisting lte troops utnder Lord Lot.'walli. 01 so umult repute wits he, as a publoia-pirited ttatt, that It was once run bat loh Governtor's clai', and failed in tite electiotn ly at very Slnttli vote. Application was inate to Air. Fltiler to seciro his services as a tutor. His reply by letter has already been given. Stbso qiently Ito cano to Winnsboro himself. alit i tle m ntim tihe Sooretary of ite Comnite o m-. duirected to 'write to ithe Society in Clairlebton to make particutlar enquiry into Air. F'uller's charactor aid abilities as a Tutor." At. the following It-eling the Scoretiaty Was dirett(I to write to the Society inforining them tait ite dnim mit Ie did tnot think NIr. 1dl'er a proper person to hi emttployed as tutor, for the Coinmittee themselves had seen him Tite objeoion to himlt whatever it was, does not. appear. It was at this noeting any 17th, ltat an electIon was hetrl tor oaiiees otf thte Coimmit - tee for itho ensung year. tCol. .Ilthn Winnt made President tlitter lIartaison,. Sentiot WVarden: K~emap St rothier, Junsior W~atrdlen; .lhn Woodwvard, Treatsurer ; I)atvid Evanls, Secretary, and 13enj. liatrrisont and Wma Owe~ns, Stewairds. With a fair prospect, of plaointg loutt Ziont College tunder able antagetment, the Society set itself to thto task of prep.. iou for tho acoomm~toaation of thte facenity . :.1 itho studtslti. '1 is conusisted in repatiting t~he old, andl raising ntew, btut, temaporary buildlings. The~ origitnal desigtn of oremt int . at college buildintg commttentsuratc wit hi I purposes of thoe Society htad- not. been nan done'd, tnotwithstanding the low state of ihe funids int the treasury as well as int theo ooun try. Theolarge experiences of Mir. McCatnlo eamnela very oppnrtunnly to assist, In thte necessary prepatrat ions, as will appeatr int the sequel. No. 17. 1781. On theo 17tht of Maya when Mr. McCautlo met theo Commuaittee, Iho "delivered to thte Cotmmiteo I Iho followintg requtisition signed Thos. i[. McCaule, viz :" aaGentlceen:-Let. a hotse be erected and matdo ready for mty smtall family ont such a lot in Winutsboroutgh, as I shtall point ot with the assistance of Col. Winn. For tis house I am willintg to piay,thto' my property, 1 assure you, gentlemaent, Is easily told. L~et a sutpyly of provlsionsi be furtisahed for the first yofd', as thte aftention I mttst pay t6 the stud'ents will not admIt of mny looking after these-thtings for somte considerable time." Let' a unicient number of tutors be omn ploye'd to conduct Ithe business of tenohing. 1t, shalt be my butsiness nadt halppiness to seo that thtose t utots gituchtargo their dttty with fidelity. In order that justice tony be dotne the stutdentsa, I foresee thtat I shall find it proper frequently to examtine the several classes anad put. themt thtroutgh their seholastic exereisos. Let a scale of studaios be ,neortained by theo Society: whicht shal to: .steadily anid religiously adhetredl to. If' the. several nlu. there should be left, to rmy diseretion, I shall ptursue in a great mneasitro thts plait adopted by thte Cogo of New Jersey, thte place cf my education." "..'o Laws antd ltegulation's of theo homina ry shtall be drawn up by the Soeily, utnlost they submit that. maatter to ttyself antd thec tutors, who shtall formi what'.mtay be calledj the Faculty, ,iho >spall have eogniat-co pi the transgressiofs 'of. thoso regulations; ditioult ease may be referred to the Boole. ty. -As for myself I may have boys to educat< as well as. eo s, -I htope to be iog thte prviegi Aho~it 'his' okIIte and tultlotr free,& 4 be'6tnished with Age, weed for the use .of' h ouse.: On complyin 4 - oonditions ak those pfoposed tuto in Charlos. ton, Masrchl 1Ii, ready to.y take QOer sighttot your rIsihg , inary.. Ag' mobna a ltshall be sannoupoe. to me that tleo Ium f'6rnmy ?ecepton 'fs' EadJ', aftejf t 4t al day of November next, I shll ~wnh i cnenient ajcnlmtska rcad. for ... -o T'the heavy burdon of war whloh bore d6 ti upon all lutetosts was now gone, and brighter anticipations gladdened all hearts. Tho Monurt Zion society had a share in this. Th6 past year had been consumed in gairing new members, and no doubt was big with calcilations and expeotations, but th'oo tempered with doubts, as was the easo after (te surrender of Lee In 1805, and Is still the ease. Peace had now cleared lhe way, how ever, for definito action ; so, at a meeting of the Committee on the 17th of Janunry,1784, it was "Ordered, that tie Governors at this plaze do writo to - the Governors in town respecting tho fixing upon some practicable made by which the Mount Zion School may be Immediately set on foot." It was not unti l in tho Spi-Ing that the purposo indica. ted in this order was effected. Owing to tie absence In the iteant imo of a "great num. bor of the menbors" who wore i town, ind "-1hw winter being particularly severe," no mtrtintg of tie Committee was held until the 21tht of April. In view of (he active efforts now entered upon to resumte the exercises of lite school, it was regarded as essetiatlly important that the arrenr of the members should be at once colletede-. Tho Comittee had been futiished by the Society wih printed blank letters, which were ordered to be directed and forwarded to the different members. As the matter contained lin these letters was made tlie subject of manty oommunioa'lons between tho Soolety.and the Committee, a copy of them will be insortedhere. It runs thbus: "As (lie Mount Sion Soelety are anxious ly dealious to earry iio imediato execu tion their original plan of advancing Lite raturo in the interior parts of the State, have appointed a conitlttoo to engage a gentleman of abilities, probity and assidiui ty, with a genteel salary, to take lite chargo of (lie school in Winnsborough, as a founda tion for a more enlarged Seminary when their fitances shall be more adequate to their extensive views ; and as they entertain no doubt but that you entered the Society with the benevolent intention of promoting their laudable designs by your contihu tions: they therefore earnestly request that you would dischargo your arrears now amounting to on or before the next Quart erly",NMoeting which will be on the 28th day of May next, in order to enable then to fulfill such pecuniary on. gagements as.may be entered into for the support of said sohool. Ily order of the Society, [SignedJ A. ALaXAxnn, Soccolary. Charleston." The .Committoo alluded to in this blank letter consisted of Mossrs. liutson, Tate, iuger, C. C. Pinckney and llichird Winn. This committeo had cotmmunloatcd with two gentlenen in relation to taking charge of the school; one of these was lhe 1ov. Thos. IHarris MoCaulo, of North Carolina, and the other Mr. Isano Fuller, ofsCharleston. The yoply of lite latter gentleman is first in'order, and is as fol'ows: "Charleston, April 17th, 1784. Sin: I received yours of tie 10th1 inst., should have boon happy to have been in formed moro deeisively in reference to lie school ; as ma ors wore so clrcumstanood, could not have expeoted any other answer. Rtelying upon your friendship, I shall come by (lie first opportunity. Upon tlie safe delivery of my chost, be pleased to by unto tihe deliverer of it, three dollars and a half. From your most obodett and very humble sor-vant. [Aigned] Isaac Fu:Lrsn.. tien. litonAnnt WINNq." This is a quaint lai ter, as appears from its forum and expreossion. lIn tho original the attieo 'tihe" Is spelt in tihe old torn '-ye.", Reov. T1. 11. McCaule replied in (the follow ing cottmunication, addi-esseid to Geni. Iiihard Winnm anid Captain William Tate, wit h teenest. (lint It be luid before the "committee of the Mount Sion Society :" "Riowan, A pril 19)th, 1784. OIx-rrSMtax: Yesterday [ had the honor of yours of (te 10th of Miarch addressed to mte by the Chairman, of your committee, Mir. hiutson, of the City of Chtarlestoni. I feel mtyself uder obligations foi tho h'onor you have done me. 1 tlatter myself thre era Is not -far distant wvhen the Arts and Sciences shall begin to display it Car~o hina. Even ini the dull shades of obscuri ty I have entet-tginred secret wishes (liat partit of the super-ior wealth of South Car-olk, nra were appropriatedl to the advancement of Litei-ature, tire founding of Colleges, &c. I amt ntot averse fr-omt attemtpthrig to contri btre ny personial sorvices I can render my fellow-elt izons. The pr-oposal you ni-c pleased to lay be fore me is uow. My little family inusrt shiai- in thre consequevncos. as well ais miy. self; theorefore previous to a decided an. swver,,I. hope to be indulged iIth a few weeks for deliberation, Shoul tire a om mitteo not permit thomselves to bie so long detained in a state of snspence, I beg thtemi to hose no time tmaking tire overtut-c to an othoer. In thio Intoerim, shoul I bo honot-od with no mtore communloiation from you on the subject, I'shall transmit may final an' swer about the l0th of ext. [mtonth) either by letter to one of you, gentlenmen, or, winch is-most probable, by waiting upon you in proprma pereona Should I accept tire propo sal, my removal might take place ahorut Christmas next. If your A cadenaloal affairs have not been thrown Into too great do raitgemon--if students and thie ntocessar-y accommodations of books, buildings, &c., dan be hitd sooner, thie removail in question may eomue on as early as the first of N~ovem ber- next. The bear-er can bring ame notice whiether you are wilhinig to wait for my final answer as long as the l6th of May next,. .1 am, getntlemetn, your mnost~ obededlent and very - huiimble' servant, . T. Ui. McOAUrLU." Reepening the, 00oge qfter thne WVar. 1784. It appear.. that thre toimittoo wir dIepog*d te sbidle .the time asked y Mt. Mf Obsile to oonsidoi the pi-opositi4bn made to him to tako-charge of Mounat Zion k4 t e~ e s' iwiti uIboontbo I" rdit e 06'ititfe.0 Ouhi ith of Ma'y, V784, in'90ply to # lettr frte Qan. WItgn, Mr. hioaule, writing fromn BUarae N. C., 16f 'ptieral as fto o e .; mournin, I eog jut lt aonoswIJ'gfo val to Witl4borough. The advanotheat of Literature in this place, the training up of yonth in the liberal Arts and Sciences shall be the pleasure and busluers of jury future life. I have the honor to -be &o. After a full consideration of the proposi. tions set forth by MIr. 3MoCaule, and a vote being taken upon there, it was- unannimously agreed, "That tto Connittoo agrees in foto with Mr. Mc-Caulo's recquisitlons, aL that a copy or tlt) same be sent to the Society in Charloston for their concurrence." "Tho Corinmitteo also rogeed that Mr. IcCate be furnisired with firowood for the use4 of h3is ownVI house3." Thie planti sthit4te4 as sihovo given was Sontl tO t13h 3ocis'ty bp the Sacret.iry, 11aAvi EKvnL14. Art unsigned lettlr appars34 aI3oon14 tihe oil janmitmipte behiing t0 the re<:ords of tie Socity, witich seeiins to hvo h been v-itten by Cor. loh WI bWti, ;itho Ilt, that time was 1r( sider. of the Cintmitieo Ill Winisbor'o. The rier speIks of hli:) "lro. ihor Richard Winn." The aniety of the Coumittoo to sectiro Mr. AMeUautlo's ,ervi.-etsj is esuroly indicated in saill letter. Col. Winn exhibited his publio-spi it eel inere t in the wolft're of the kiocity and Collego by giving 43Mr. Mcuninla a lot uponi whil to b:ailt. This int. was one 'near thei putblic buildings.'' Upon receiving copies of 11h0 platn agreed uipon bot woon tile Committee oid Mr. Ilo. Catule, the Society referred the several mattere therein conttined to it coinuittee conisisting of Richard lutson, Itobert hihli. gow and Georgo Logan. Thie following is that Commit tee's report : The comtnittee to whot was referred the several pipers which v:ecrec freived fnno the Cotamittee of the S;;Oicty at, Wilis. borough, REPORUT. "Tiat hat Committee iy th3us accelling so fully to tle propositions of (ho R1ev. ir. MACaule appear to have exteiIledl their ideas much far- ther than hadl been I lie intent ion of this Society in their 1aplicntion to that gent.i1nan: which Ivas ill tike Opinion of your cormniiteo to contino tliwr views at. prosent on accoulit of' th great retilretioll of their funds by Ilie lato war to a single sohool, no4 that. Mr. MuCaile shot34hl take 'he itiliae oharge 1141 1irecion of' it. Wherelts h his propositionkS whihel aire neceded o 1)y lti, tie plan of'll Acalo. my appears to have beett hdoptei in its full extent., of wileih Mr. Nlc('aulo is intended to have h 'resilency, wit h i nuimber of tutirs iumlder 1him13. Your committee are filly convitced that tile fiunnaces of tie Society wi.1 not auiit of lotiblirhing an Acalemny iitlediately on 11121 extensivo plal, yet. as they thin'1k it arl oit-e(A or Ig'g at, i1lup rt1 1 en to the a I oi 4tree ess Anl.1 prospeorily of tlIIt ilnt'tut nli nary, to seenaro n1 tlm:In of .\lr. .\4M Catitle's tlistitlinih.- ab'ilities. thley ar-e ililtcml it) recOmem1I:'l 1 r Iletcrrence i4 ' thle1 1n11, Fo ft am to lg.v. 13tin .\r. .\t i ll3' ha ve oto ax.ihIqttIt ti ba ap Ilwove(i of bly him lillowe ll hi with a s JaIy of tiftv ponild stetrlin, per n'ae a ::tii l 1141 1i43 :I hoine he conltracest 1 '.11 lo be bui l a ree-thly 3to thle 11ln anoll on l e ite u( prli o''141post'I by hiln. Atil in l er to nili anl-[ nsISt 1he finaneICQ' of' tle Soiety In th( Iacom4iplishilmen1t of these importanut 'bj 4ect, recon3nenl 3ilit a subscript loln lic set oi foot ; 11341 1hey are of olinion that lin aliress to tlIe pulic, 110111 ing i to30 view f1he n1cc-e4sity, importance and1 dlvta 33)O pt I'encotlr:ging 1i1 cr'aturke fllil promoting ScienceO ill Ihis our lit It itpblic, aal exptit ng onl 111h p-rior aidvanli'itages4 whichI Wilishor'onlghI enjoys itn point of Hitt111ion fri'. the establisl linelit of ia Sem1inary of L. -eniiting. wothl greally for. W ird an:1 proi>o the subscri)ipion, rino I 1heref1)ore. recolli3nen ihat a Conimittee hi1 A4lpoiited 1 th'3lie purpose of' .lawing upl .tielc an aht( ai for proIotming and iarrying Otit (lhe %IIlbsC .-ptioll."1 NO'UTil A i'.RicA.-V ITt .(i0ll1ll we lit. interesting accounlts of the war 01. tle river La Plainta, Which deion) strates the eroismof thle Parag uvnh. Not witlstaniding tho Brazilian fares, seven vO4ela and ton ironi-clads, have been1 carying en the cotest fo4r two year1is, they~ hanve in that time) onlly s41e c04eded( ini holditng n3 ine milecs of en1c than stullicient to bury ill dcont .irder the bodies of thoso who have died fromt siiehcs and wounds. A battery of' Itapir'a keopt oil' 1114 whole Btenzilian float for forty dalys. Lopiez, the Para, guafn~ Getteral, has uinder himnhot one-thiird of' tho attacekinlg force, bol1 the womien and chIldren work for hit army, anld manyfl have boen lihting in the r'anks. TheIi devotion of' thc Paragans to their lea der, whetherin spirod, by love or terror, is unpar~ialhll odl in history, the body of one sold jl hiavin~g boon found who haid hoor driowned in succe:sfully attaching tor'pcdo to a Brazilian steamer, andt boys8 fromi eleven to thirteen year' old being ini the airmyi. They have even' been bayonoted inI attemtptir~g to cap1 tero wih thcir naked hands the4 guim ont of the Blrazilian batterios. TUh i. 'esistanee is the more astonishing at (bhoir onomnies are wvell drilled, full3 0(qulipped, aind capable of onduingii great halrdships. Theiso irazil iar t3roops are abouit ono--half negr'oes ani the r'omaider Indianst or 1mnia~ttoes Th'Iis fact is a comp leto refutation o! the theory that colored men do nol m.tke efficient soldiers.-New Yorl W~orld. N nw S-Tr-E O1r InnAKs.-Genera Becauregard andl (<-lonelI lanlon Datn cani aret organ1izing 44.1 E(lecil Bra(k< C~om1palny, to extend iln this1 couintry th) use3 of' M. Acha4.rd's great invenltiofi fo stoppling ralilroad trainis almost inlst'atly yelt wvithoutt conentssion, Ceen when) rnn ninig at,111 fu peed, by thet single htandr ( tihe engineer. The power is detrivei fr'om tho :notion of the train itself, ami its apphliati mado~i instatanous b)1 eelcricalswires and sutablo genr. Th prizoe of the French Academy wa awarded to the in)venter afteCr thie ac knowleded 'ancess of praictical experi mens made. in the COurso of regola trahio,'anidfollowed tny for a year33 333 ihi Parts arnd Strnsburg Raiilwny,1' and3 fo threte mioths on~ N'o Belgianu Stazte Iti \vaya. *SAD 000UnnANE.--It is with gr tdeath, on M4onbIy laste of' li.is t." Oliphanit, daunghter of Mr. N, Oli phant, of;thfr towyn, The n - tunatt, young lad.1 'de Uir iAo1 Y "4 y~yg on -Satuirday lats .hoN'orse 'having Lakenirigh tg and ng pmaui aig3able, ran Aay atnt er t.yro4 the .tha..biggy,, nfliot~ng chi b3jnries as caused hor death. *' arOli'& Aartanl. The 'alzburg Oonfereioe. CIRCULAR OF TilR' FrItINM01 OYitk. m4NT. The Marquis do Monstier, French Minister far Foreign Aflirs has address. ed a circular, dated the 25th of kngust to the diplomatic agents of Franco abroad, on the subjOct of the meeting of the 1nperor Napoeon with tile Empe. ror Francis Joseph, a Salzburg. The circnlar says: Ii going to Salzburg, the Emperor and tlo Empress were guided by a son timient winch public opinion could not mistake, and I should refrain from writing to you 11ow of the interview be. tweell tihe two sovereigns, had it not foriied thbo sub)ject of interpretations which ten(d to distort the character it possessed. Th ejotrney of their Majesties was solely dictated by the idea of bearing an afl'ectionate testimony of sympathy to th1 Imperial filiiily o A iSt ria, so ertielly aflicteri by a recent misfortuno Certainly the ead.S of tvwo grteat Em pire;3 could not be together itn confiding itiiacy for tieveral days without mu tually comminicating to one anothtr their impressions, and exchanging ideas Cu questions of general interest. Bit '.:ither th object, nor the result of their imterviews was the formation of combi. nations which thero is notlnhig in the present state 91 Europe to justify. You remember the language of tho Government, of tho Emperor each timo that it his had an occasion to explain itself respecting the state of things crea ted by the military events of last smu mer. Ourt attitude was defined, first, in the oircilar of tho I 6th of September lat ;agaiun, lator, by tho latguago t f His Majesty, the Emperor, at the open img ol t lie Stnate and ler-gislative bod, and, lastly, by the speecbes of tho ,\in. ister of State dinig the Paliaeniitary dibtes of list, sessaion. We have nit ceased to show oirselves, in al; our act. ions, fait liful to the intent tions which we have from the first manifest-ed in presence of the changes that have tik en place in Gertmany. At t recent conj melicttiro we have seen th Cabitiets of Emirope do jut iicte to the straight for. warihies;s of outr pulc, and leid their citictttrence it) our 10ls of pacification \V itt i lie oceiitred is a gri:aint.'o for Ithe sippot, winch, in case of need, ideas of iodert'iioni woullI ag4t titec.tvAye from tI i. I'lhe intirviews of the Emi ror Napoleon with the Eiiprir Francis Joseph conld not, the-relore, imve the iebmrncter attritlted to thm by certain joitrialists. Lo og blore motiiig at. Salziirg the.t Iwo soverigns had boii aItt est ed1 by their acts. tntu by th iciflc semi inwnts which giidei them, tha t hi'ir Gov.rtuentiilis tnied could Riot formi ilty other design th;n that. of persevering itt the . 111110 'i of conilucR Itas lilther-1t - Thelvir coiversatione upon g..ntieri affitir were limited to this at-suran11ce, which was nml initally givel. Tit, far frotm coisidering tie S l.z biurg iertview its a sbilject, f preoet. pationi and axiety to other Couirs, we s.hoild set, inl it otnl a i' It fresi 1i1ve for conlfidlenct) inl the pr-eervalion of I de'stied t) let vouI kImw my opillion u1pont p1b'licati 0m11 ol v.ichI 11t4 otj;ct is to creati a contrary imltpre ssion il trdir to corect ite rroneors vi'ws on the subject whvlich may p~revail aromttd WI1A T AKES .A BusnIEr..--The fol lowinig, as a table f'or reference, will be of interes to miany of readers: Corn shelled............... 58 lbs. Corni, on the 00ob...... -..... 75 Rye-- -.------ - -..........56 Irish potatoes................. 60 Whreay.....................6 Unckwheat..................52 O.ats--.--.-.-.---......-.......32 Sweet potatoes ........ .......50 Ontionis........ .............57 Bena............ -...62 Bra'n......................20 Clover 50od(.................45 Tlimnothy seed..............60 Flax seed .... ...............56 Ilemp seed ...... ...'..... ....45 Blue grass seed .... ..........14 Dried aipples......-.........24 Dried peaches, peeled......33 Dried poaches, unpeeled ...6' COTTON AND THEt WOnRM8.--The worm is playing sad ha voc with the cottotn crop iRY this section of Alabama. Aln intelligent planter yesterday in formed us that the crop was cut fully one haolfshor't, and4 thtat w,~orms int mant~y fields thad otutirely stripped tho frait of its leaves and wetre at work on the bolls, and in somne localities had even corn meniced on the stalk. Where tko stalk I is "barked" a total !a'ilurte is the cert' result Thtis-is sad4 tnows itndeed. A it six weeks ago the counitry was ctri. lied withi thot' mngtnificer~t cott pros r poet throtighout thie entire e n States. ,Bitt destruction has overta , the flee.. - cy staple, and tie wo eather and1 f wortin have tlispell-d . alit cipat ions of 1 all.. The consolati< e.ft to the plattr I is the ktnowledge n1 ahtntdant graitn crop, which hta en matie aniJ harvest e ed. sl [Mfontgorner'y Mail. . o'it TTn.-Mr John Miller er. r Nk t n ye's~trdy a Cotton: plant wihe hundred aid ~torty-seven bolls r ti, nR-twetitty seven Otn Rn0 brancht learnI thatbliha a handsome ligtle d hii uritiig in 't all. cot ton. fIk is onside'rahlo ttofa crorpist. We o not ktnow if' hiathbis Milletr a wife's 'sorrJnhn can1 kuy' ahotel, Ii lhe cacertainly run tiht farptfg madhine. . ' gi-tioto Rtwtied that the wo niis damnge o n ar hta8)e:N ot) is~ . & the leiif,-and 'wheter :this. will injutreo the man(nrity of the holl it is not 'known it Is liepdebL. Thig is not, g~n'.ral. --.. We .493iogh tinfuin Maj;J. JP. Kintar 's 1A4, entf ;-ard of themr on. Mr..Nat isj Barre-......Mrr~, hral, Tit for Tat. -Was thee over such a jealoup fol low ? always contriving somo.now test to subjeot my affections to I" said Juliq Harvey to her sister, Mrs. Fan iy Markham, as she, handed her a lot. tor. It was from Julia's lovor, Captain Paul Wilcdxl an ofllcer in an infantry regiment, who wrote tr- nrepare her to receiveohim. Ue told her that she would find himin mch changed, for he had boon wounded Ii the log and lost his left arm ; that he had felt It his duty tosay that ho should not hold her to her ongagement, though 1-i loved her as devotedly as over. Now, it happened that Julia had a correspondent in the army, from whom she discoverod that tho iaptain had received no injuries, and that his sto ry was concocted purely as an addi tional test of the devotedness of the fa ir one. "We'll pay him for this trick, Ju. 6ia," said Mrs. Markham. "Como with me and I'll instruct you how to give him ehango in his own coin." Shortly after the ladies had retired, Capt. Wilcox, pluming himself on his own stratagem, was ushorod In the drawing room. Ho buttonod his arm up in his coat, and the loft sleeve hung) mptly, while ho counterfeited a halting gait, and put a largo )IeCo of plaster on his left cheek to cover an imaginary sabre cut. In a few minutes, Mrs. Markham appoarod. "Returned at last !" cried she, warmnly shaking his hand. "My dear Paul !" "There's not much left of ine-lit tic better than half," said the soldier. "Poor, dear Paul," said the lady. "But how is your leg ?" " r Poorly. I an troubled with daily extoliation of the bonle." "lloor Julia !" she sighed. "She will be much affected at the change in me, will she not*?" asked the bravo epltain. "Oh, (lear, no ; I was thinking of the change in her !" "Change i:, her ?1" "What !-havii't you board ?"l "Not a word." "Ah, I see !- she was afraid to write to you. She has lost her beau. ty."I "Possible !" ''Yes--you ',now she was never vaccinated.") "Never vacciiated I'" "No ; aind she had the small pox very hadly. Poor Julia ! Sh has lost the sight of her rigyht eye. 11r face is very mn iteh d is'jclored. I1er nosk) is terrily red."1 " \ red nose ?" "Yes. It doesn't so much matter about, her eyes-shio wears blue spec tocles." "Blue spectacles nuid a red noso !" exclaimed tihoeutptain. "ht Ciyou don't mitid that.. Beauty is nothing," said Mrs. Markha m, who was ravishinly beautiful herself, "You love Julia for her heart ; you al ways told her so. And as you are so maimed and disfigured yourself, why, you can sympathize with and console each otler. You will be a very well assorted couple-three arms and three eyes between you." "And a red nosoe and blue specta cles !" groaned the capt ain. "Hush ! here conmes Julia," said Mrs. Markham ; don't a ppear shocked. Julia, may (dear1, here's the captain." Theodoor opened and Julia entered. She had painted her face most artisti cnlly ; a-pair of blue spectacles con cealed her fine black eyes, but the mtarvellous feature of her face washer nose-it glowed witht all the brillian cy of a carb~uncle, "Oh dear P'aul !" said sihe ; "poor dear Paulti how munch you must have suffered ! "I have one armn left for you to lean utpon," replied the captain. "But you are lame. We can nev or dance the schiottischo any more." "I don't know but I can manage it, all but the side stops anid hops," said the captain ruefuully. "But don't yeu find mec hideous ?" asked the fair one." "Not exaetly," said the poor cap tain, "the tip of your nose is rather a warmt color, to bo sure." "Oh, the do tor says it will settle into a purple, byand-by." "Oh, he Soes, does lie ?" said the the captain obatractedly.. "Do yothink I should look better with a iple nose 1" asked Julia. Spk not of it," said tihe cap)tain. 'But,(oll me, when you heard of my in los,- wvore you not' inclined toire. F uish my hand ?" t for a mnoment."~ "Then forgive my deception,"~ said the captain. "H~ere is mty left arm as sound as ever. I htave no wound upont my cheek ; I can dance from dark till dttwn." ',lfow could you be so cruel I" said Julia. "It is mny turn to ask you whether you arc still willing to fulfIll your engagement w,it~h me." ."1 ith all mny h1or," said the caps Lain. "I anm grieved for the loss 6f your beauty,.I confess ; but y our hteatti alnd rinn rt deark6r- than yvour pe-. "Excuse me for a momnent," said the ldy"I~ r1at .rptIr for a :fow in. In an instappgboc returned radiat in all the glory of her charmsl. "Paul, said she how doyouIj d "You are an angel" said theo oap Lain, holding her In hiis arms.,9 tould you itrepimono so crnelly w~l the red nose and blue spectacles ?" 'Not a word of that," said thei beuy W han6freuds In carppf who erP~aod your .jealous folly, and, it 'and hero, I avow, I aan e~rd of ib~ lealousy forevr4n When they Wore niarried, wlihol followed as a matter of course, they were pronounlved the bandsQmost cou ple that ever subntted to the matri nial noose. "And Then." The following story is told of St. Fillippo Nbri: He was living at one of the Italian Universities, when a young man, whom lie had known as a boy, ran up to him with a face full of delight, and told him what lie had been long wish ing above all things in the worl' was at length fulfilled, his parents having just given him leave to study the law and that thercuponi ho had come to law school in this iniiversity on ac count of its great faie, and meant to spare no pains or labor in getting tirough his studies as quickly and as well as possible. In this way lhe ran oi a long time, and when at last he came to a stop, tho holy man, who had been listening to himN with great pationeo and kindness said "Well, and when you have got through yotur course of studies, what do you ican to do then I" "Then I shall take my docr's do gree,)' answered the young thtan. "And then ?" asked St. Fillippo Neri again. "And then," continued the vouth, i aball anaumber of dinicult and knotty Cases to mnanalge, and shaitl catch people's notice by my Clouen ce, my zeal, my learning, my acnteness, and gimi a grcat reputation.") "And then ?1" repeated the holy 1111:11. "And then ?"' replied t h ' youth "why, then I shall be promoted to soni1 high oflico or other ; besides I shall mako mlloney and grow rich." "And then ?"1 repeated St. Fillippo Neri. "And then," pursui.ed the youno lawyer-'thena I shall11 live com fortIl bly anud honorably,in wealth and dig nity and shall be able to look forward quietly to a happy old age.'' '"And then ?" asked tle old man. "And then,'' said the youth-"antd then--and then-I shall die." Here St. Fillippo again lifted ill) his voice and said, "And then ?" Whereupon the Young nion made no answer, but oash down his ha I and went away. Taiis last AAnd then ?", had pierced like a flash of lightning into his soul, aindl lie could not get rid of it. Soon after ho forsook the study of law, anld gave himself up to tho imiistry, and OKIen th10ie ainder of his days in grodiy words and works. V 'AT (AN'r A Mm i.rirAnY CoMMA\.. nit Do -A miltary governor mider ih r ;is'rutin 'ii , a - Sippilro.4 newspatpers. R-11mv M.1vors; of en-'es, Governors -if State-4, BI ards of COlm I Ilsst -r. Can oxcl ii whin allermeii aid ip. po#init bh -k inl th ir hc . Cia tlak posses'ionl of' 'a vin g banks. Call fnet. laws andI' pos'ponle the pay mlentl of dobt.. Can prohibit ithe distillation of corn or tin. sale of liqior. Cani ril down cit.y stock and repudi. ato city Ueirrem-y. (11 an sped $500,000 for re"gietering black vot eri anid ask'for $500,000 moare. Can abholish local taxes and regulate the circulation of papers. Can settle the rate of wages and the prices of commiodities. Can obey the President and insult thec Cabinut. . 'They can do all this, and far Ere. WVhat they can't do 110 one has voentur ed] to say.. Yet an extra session of Congress is called to give power to lthes inilit ary chieftanns ; to mnake them so ablsohitte that oven for the President,. to quiesti 'a the limits of their aumthority will bo gtrouind for mipetinehment. Tis is what the dlog-day Congress is to do. .Is it not miadneuss ?-AIlbany Argus. Courin''-rl BsAn Pisosrani rY.--here wats a singulair illustration of thuis in Newi Y. rmk poliico court thle oilier day. A good-(oir-no:Ling looking wretch was brought up, charged with drunkentess. It w..a~s a clear case. The testimony showed that lie 11ha een on a spree for a week. He w'.as asked what lie had to say for himself. 'WeVLll your honor,' said lie, 'me and my old 'w'oman never did live easy to. geth er.' 'That's no excuse for gettimg drunk,' ret urn-ed the court. .'Yon're right, yer honor, and so it ainit. We used to fight like cats and dogi together.' '.Dinking only made it wvorse, put in the court. 'Thait's trueo. She discourk life otit of me, and kept m)1 poor, ott last week, when-..' 'Well whbat did 'she do last iveek?' 'She died, yr hionoi.. 'Andi you have .been drunk twe, 'Yes, yer honor; I never could bear pkosperity.' "FFw' O$ tR A lHlSn.''-One of the tmost Intelligent and reliabls gan.. tleoon in the Elate, wyriting from thl ~Coutty' of HalIfax, informs . US that dirimg thte'itgistration1 in the town c Hlalfax, .a mian, claimting to be ourj a as Iphtcd at the dopr, who forbd egroes to' enter unless they paid fittyoonfte tth Union League ifthat was paid, they might register ~ ' roistron1 was .Leogtio woe oServed.. ytI~~ea somo*500 were lovled on negroes, The1 WatHike-feell ing a nre'ndl I Aemn and Granco, inia~ nte arejtiato piropagd; tassyf'7wl give us mnoros tronbletb a m:ss tilahv -bur'wn hi~bn !s*,II he.