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Tauday xLorning, January 28,1873. The poet, whose fa mo is. now world? wide, in wb??b honor big countrymen and admirers, of all countries, meet at the feative board at'every recurring nn njveraary, was born 25th January, 1758,j id a cottage ballt by^his Tatber'e own hands, two miles from the town of Ayr. The family was in, reduced oiroum stances, and hard mandal lob or and de-, privation cl moat of tuo.comforts of life were a part of their inheritance. Gilbert Burns, thp poet's brother, has given a beautiful fttiJ touching narrative of thbir youthfiil labors and {struggles. The life of 4Uo .fatiies was a oonviowed effort to kmp out of tlie h^nda'br 'the officerrj of thc'Taw, and to improve his condition and afford his children some advantages of education. These were bat few in? deed, but native genius and a hereditary sense of honor supplied the deficiency in both, and one became a reputable and. intelligent citizen, and the other, more ?gifted; attained the distinction and in oawocT the, sorrows wliioh.Jtoo. often at. tond the poetic temperament and organi tion. Of himself, the pocie&ys: "Tho cheerless gloom of a hermit, With the in? creasing moil pf a galley-slave* brought mo tohnvy sixteenth year." Of thecondition in whloh tho family lived, wo can judge from -tho, langungo of Gilbert: "To the baffefcings of misfortune,*'he says, "we could only oppose hatd labor and the most rigid 1 eb??diny. ^vYe? lived very sparing/ F^qt . ser"era\ yew^. t.u'Vsher'fl meat was a stranger in the hoti e, while al^< the-members of thjs, family exerted; tbmriBeltoe n to'/il^o utmost' of their stMttgtbr ftri*-'-rhth?r beyorfd it, ftT the labors of the farm. My brother, at thirteen, assisted in threshing the or op* of corn, and at fifteen was the principal laborer on the farm, for we had no hired ?e&ffit, Jb?je^r fer?ileT ap'g^ab|df mind w? felt, ' at'bur (endor yo?rs, under these straits and difficulties, was very great." 11 Awhile before the father's death, and when, hie affairsiwer? at .tht^ost^tflug crisis,* tire ?rotfreW 'took a farm to ma? nage themselves. Every member of the family was_ allowed ordinary ?fgee for tho lap*pV performed on tho faffi',."' Bo bert'a'v'aeii SBlbert'a allowanoe was ?7 each per annum; and the latter Bays that for four years, Robert's expenses never exceeded <hi? _ slonder-.income. In 1784, their good father, who had done the best he could, even, iuakraetingr.iiis children himself at ntgb,t, after the*' JJevcr? labors of the day, aTea, leaving thorn the legaoy of a Hw-auit, which involved them in rain. In no language oan anything be found more happily descriptive.of the joys and eorrow.s of humble but-virtuous life, than the "Cottar's SaturdajJ^ight." in which the poet pays a pious tribute to the parental tenderness and 'affection and the many manly traits of his sire.']r About his sixteenth year bo /.'first committed the sin q_f.-rhyme/'' Mi aoon - became famous in Ayr and the* neigh? boring towns for his verses and bis sprigUtly and vigorous conversational powers. Becoming involved in some im? prudences, b$ f?ade legal jtcluibwledg ment of an irregular and private mar? riage, and prepared to sail to Jamaica to better his fortunes. But before leav? ing his country, ho resolved to publish his poems. They, we to well received, and netted him ?20. He was about to sail, when a letter from Dr. Blacklock to a friend of his, enoonraging him to go to Edinburgh, and bring ont a second edi? tion of his poemt, determined his fate. He .went, was greatly admired in society for his brilliant parts and conversation, and the poems, brought ont under the patronage of the Earl of Glenoairn, Dr. Robertson, Professor Dagald Stewart, Henry Mackenzie, and other persons of distinction, were a oomplote success. The profits were nearly ?500. This was the introduction to & Career of unparal? leled triumph and renown as a poet, but alosl fo.- him, to scenes'of dissipation and social enjoyment, wtii'ph he learned to love too well. A ruling spirit in the foBtivo and social life of Dum fries, where he subsequently lived, he.beoamo its early viotim- He died in his thirty eighth year, his Birn going "clown while it was yet day," bat not before ho had overcome tho disadvantages of a harsh dialeot in poems and songs, which reaoh the highest excellence in pathos, humor, and naturalness. In thorn are enshrined thoso qualities wbjoh made them sud? denly popular in all ranks, and which suffice them to maintain their hold over the affection, admiration and respect of mankind. Thoy havo kindled an over burning onthuBiasm in his native country, whero they aro as familiar as household words, and aro read aud almost equally appreciated wherever the English lan? guage is spoken. "It is nil heart and passion, and every Immun bosom capable of feeling strongly mast be stirred by its fire and tenderness. The expression is, throughout;f as IJflj;^ ^af^rTahv poetry eve/waa, t^p sppnianedui fetttor^ anco of the thought or qentimou^' whiofc' falls iuto measured words as if it an^ they were struck 'out together by the same creative oot. In his lyrical pieces, especially, the passioa, and the,language, and the melody which is married to the immortal muse* aeem to come all in one gush from the'lull fountain'of the heart. In this' exquisite troth of style no writer, in any lao'geago, has surpassed I56rna." ' s -T I > i m * *?' *" Closing Scenes op tub Was.?Gen. HaD^tgn. in b>. address in gSavannab, on tbo'bc?ksion of'tho a^i'vnl^ary OMbe birth fawn/'Lee, thttls'feelingly de? scribed the last scone of the war between the States; i ?> The heart Bickens as it recalls the death-throes oi ?hat onoe mighty army, whose baytoheta bad for four years sus? tained the liberty of the South, and it would iain draw a veil over the mortal agony that wrung the heart of its com mauder ? when. he saw all was lost. He hail done all that man could do, and he felt now that the time had oome when it was. his duty, ?s a soldier and as a Christian, to aave the farther effusion of blopd, No thonghg of self oniered into the consideration of this question. In his own words, "the question is whether, it'is right; and if it ih right, I take the responsibility," 'Believing that it was right to do so, he surrendered the little remnant,of that band of heroes, who had followed him through three years of blood, of victory and of glory, and' he sheathed forever his spotless sword. "Nevor.hand Waved sword from stain so free, . , Nor purer sword led a brav or babd; Nor a braver bled for a brighter laud; Nor *,tighter laud bad a'oauae to grand; Nor a'causa a chief like Lee."' The end had oome; "our sun bad gone down while it waa yet day;*' that cause, so, grand, sanotified by the tears, the prayers, the life-long agony of our noble women,, and glorifiad by the devo-, tion, the1 p&Uiothwn, the blood of oar men, fell when the sword of Lee.was, surrendered; and with its fall, the mili? tary oareer of bur great chief ended for-. ever. ..? I I There axe Jow States in the Uoiou whidh can point to such a financial Btate* mont.a* .tuat-of T^'i?. Io lue recent mcB?Mj irti Uio Blato L-pglslafcqre, the GoveSbiWiS j; LlufUillu Ja "The total of the actual indebtedness of Texas ernennt? to the small sum of 81\G(M[.9Q8.,78-an amount which Jonld be rfaid off "by a tax for a single' year of less than a half of one per cent, on the taxable value of property within the State,--'Ontyre other hand, wo have in the. Treasury* to offset this debt. 819, 27?.62 in specie and' $204,036.07 in onr reupy, belonging to epecinl funds." CoMFrjHENTajtt.'?The Herald, oil Lau* rehs, thus bpeak's of the troops recently stiSfoued jtHhat pj?ce: " *" ?'Tho ' garrison nt this place, under command of Capt. B, J5. Keeler, com? posed of Company 1, 18th Infantry, and Coin parry... Ci. 7tb Cavalry, has beori ordered away. The cavalry left' yester day^and tho infantry leaves to day! Tile bearing of all the officers comprising the cdmuianH has been cUaraoteriz-jd by the. striptfat . gentility, whilo the be 1 'Lavior of the rntm has been uniformly good, and we bid the whole command u. early good-bye, and wish that their future Held* may bo as pescoful as their siioirn in our midst his; boon. Tho officers comprising tho garrison ure as followsrOa?t. B. 1.5. Koeler, Command? ant; First I Lieutenant, Jl K. Hyer, Post' Adjutant and paarterrnaster; and. Lieu torjanfc- a B, Jlinton,' ISIhT;Infantry; Lieutenant Donald Mulutosh, 7th Ca? valry; Dr. Pf Atkinson, Post Surgeon. Another Gold Mine.?Statements aro continually roado that this State, is rich ih mines, and especially that gold exists in considerable quantities. For Bome timo, it has been known that there Is a gold mine in Laureua County, ubout four and a half miles Sonth-west of the Court House, but from want of oapital, it has not been developed, except that one shaft was sank 500 or GOO feet on the farm of Mr. O. Burgess, Gold was found in increasing quantities as the shaft descended. The soil in the vici? nity of this mine also con turns gold, and it is stated it may be easily detected io every shovel full, after a few inches of the surface is removed. Nnt having means to continue the expensive prooess of mining, Mr. Burgess, Bome time.since, began washing tbo gravel and sand ga? thered from the bed of a branch that was near the mine, and states that in a short time he had secured over 1,100 pennyweights of gold, in partioles and small, nuggets, and stated by tho assayer at the Philadelphia mint, whore it was coiued for him, to be as pure and fine a quality of gold as any produced in the UnitedBtates'. He left at this office specimens of gold beursDg quartz, piqked up from tho sur? face near the mino, and also exhibited, some of the nuggots taken from the bed or the fitream. The manner in whioh the mino wus discotereJ is interesting. A little girl was playing in tho field, and found a stone, which sho thought was PFetty* and carried it homo. It proved to bo a piece of gold-bearing quartz, from which forty dollars' worth of gold was taken. The quartz, taken on an uvorago, it is said, will produce 8200 to tho ton. If this is tho fact, the mino will well pay working. It is sittfaled on tho same lino with the Dorn and Uuion Mines. Tho owner of tho property de? sires to havo tho mines developed, and is noxious to secure tho formation of n company for that purpose. [Columbia Union. Slain bt Snow?F?llt Tksk* Hr/w drei) Lives Lost.? The. Wlobne, Mind., terrible euofi Now,"Ulm ordered nineteen coffin* on I one day, and at-least flftr deaths are re- j ported from that place and Fort Ridgeley. Twenty deaths at Morris, nine at Made lia, twenty-four at Sleepy Eye Lake, eight at Worthiogton, ten at Manketo? so runs the fatal record. , In this letter I propose giving aoine f?sooanooled inci? dents, .and,episodes of. the fatal Tuesday, which may be of interest to Eastern readers/ Some idea pf the depth of the snow drifte may be formed when wo con? sider that on Wednesday the snow wa9 piled so high about a freight train, blockaded on the Davenport and St. Paul Railroad, near Delaware Center, that teams drove right over the cars. Upon the same lino there are drifts 3,000 feet long and fifteen feet deep. IT ear Bine Earth men oould pass on foot ovor the telegraph wireu, and at New Ulm, in one drift, was fonnd a man frozen to death while sitting on the seat of bin sleigh, his head being folly five feet un? der the surface. The school-mistress discharged her scholars, telling them to run home. Somo escaped with bat alight injuries, but seven of the little ones lost their way in tho blinding drifts, and were found dead, one with his books under his arm and his little foot lifted for a step?a step which proved a step beyond the confines of life. Two others were found frozen to death in each other's arms; tears, whioh the bitter cold or the near ap? proach of death had wrung from them, standing in little beads of ice on their innocent cheeks. A Btage left Madelia for St. James, having eight passengers and a driver. On Wednesday morning, not having ar? rived, search was made for it. It was fonnd on the road, the horses frozen to death, tho driver a grinning oorpsn on the seat, with theroins still in his bands, and eight bundlos of robes and clothes in the bottom of tbe s)eigh, euch of whioh contained a soulless lump of icy flesh. Mr. A. K. Jenkins, of tho Cleveland, Ohio, Bridge Company, who was super? intending the building of an iron bridge at Rook Rapids, Iowa, was traveling by Btage thence to Sibley. Arrived at the latter place, the other passengers disem? barked. He did not stir. They called him, they touched him, and lo! death had ridden with them for somo time, and the body was already rigid. At Oshawa, about 100 yards from the railroad station, wero found two' horses harnessed to u cutter, in whioh, sitting bolt upright, were two men dressed in jwarra- baffalo coats.- TheyVero frozen stiff and dead. John Hagameyer, of Elizabeth, started to go from /his house to his blacksmith's shop, 150 yards away. He was found two miles distant, frozen to death. At Herman, on the St. Paal and Pa? cific Railroad, a man was frozen to death going from the station to the tank-house. At Nioollot, within twenty yards of tho railroad station, a man was fouud frozen to death in his sleigh. In tbe same village, another man lost his life while trying to close his barn door, blocked by/a snow-drift. Mr. Charles Deming, mail-oarrier be? tween Yermillion and Swan Lake, hung u buffalo robe over the wheels of his buggy, and spent twenty-six hours in the Ico of this poor shelter, freezing one foot and one hand. When the storm ceased, ho found himself within forty yards of a house. 2 At Port Ridgeley, three brothers were hauling grain when the storm came on them. They Bought shelter in their grain cribs in an open field. All three wore fonnd there dead. ? Mr. Leo and his son, aged Ihirteeu, loft their house, near Sioux City, on Tuesday, for a load of wood. On Friday, they were fouud about eighty yards apart. Evidontly thoy had froed their cattle, aud then gono on, mistaking their way. Both wore thinly olnd. Tbe boy's arms wore crossed, as if he had tried to keep his buttouleas over-coat closed. The faithful dog was fouud boside his dead master. A widow is left destitute with four children, the oldest only seven years old. Noar Madelia, a man unhitched his team and wont to search for a house, leaving his wife in the sleigh. She be? came anxious, and followed him. Both were frozen to death. A Mr. Temins, his son and his sou's wife started from Fergus Falls for Eliza? beth. Becoming looked in a drift, tho men took tbe mules and wont for assist? ance, leaving the woman in the sleigh. Fathor and son were frozen to death, and the woman cannot rv^over. A couple just married wore on thoir way homo, to Lemars, when the storm overtook them. They turned the horses loose and overset tho eloigh, then crawled under it and wrapped themselves in the robos. it was a strange bridal room, tbe box of a sleigh in a drift out on the prairio, but they passed two days and two nights there, and were finally reeoued alive, though badly frozen. Near Correcttonville, John Sparks and Joseph Sanders, went out to get some wood at a distance of four miles. The storm caught them, bat they pushed on. When a mile and u half from home they threw out thoir load to go on moro quickly, but just beyond the road mado a curve; they passed this onrvo without turning, and so overy step afterwards was a stop away from home. At night thoy camped under tbo sleigh, about three miles from homo. A trapper heard their shouts, bat thought them but tho hooting of owls. All day Wednesday, Wodnesday night and Thursday the men were alive and wandering up and down, bewildered by tho torrible storm. Tbo trapper followed them all day Wednes? day, but could not find them. On Thursday night thoir horse oarno homo, and following back his track j thoy fouu 5 tho two men seven miles away, about two feet apart, frozen stark and ?tiff. Tbo dog, which bad acopmpanied them, remained -with tho bodies, and had kept them from being oovore&by the snow. Each man left a jjtidowamd children, the latter all young/ Sanders' family la destitute.Tbo agerl nmther and sister of Spfcrks hare gorie mad; and will probably die. A Sad-Lookimq Body.?The, Wash? ington correspondent of the New York HeraUi telegraph*, as follows of tho ap? pear anoe of the Senate on tbe 23d: The Senate was not in a happy frame of mind thl^ morning when Colfax, with a look of grim despair, id the pUoe of his old Bmile, rapped to order and thon made bis exit to talk to-night on temper? ance at Trenton. Tho seat of Patterson, the other forgetful speculator in Credit MubiJier, wee vacant, vbile Wileon looked anxiously arobnd, at, -."in search of some mau who doubts, liia pleasant little his* tory of his transactions with Ames and Alley. Harlan appeared liko an itine? rant preacher whose Senatorial sands of life bad nearly run out. Trumbull evi? dently felt that be, also, must soon leave tbo seat whioh he has occupied since 1858. Hill, of Georgia, tried to IoA martyr-like, and so did Sawyer, of South Carolina, with half a dozen other carpet? baggers, who must march forth iu u few weeks. It was a doleful spectacle, and such faneral solemnity prevailed that permission was refused Nye to have an evening session, when be could humor? ously illustrate tbe glories attendant on the grant of an additional subsidy to the Webb Pacific lines. Nye pleaded pa? thetically that it would be his last ap pearance as a heavy comedian on the Senatorial stage; but those who had often laughed at his jokes refused to give him a chance to repeat them. Colfax is rather a pet with the Senators, although he talks too much in tho chair, and tbo prospect of having to give him up for Wilson has not been pleasant. But to seo him go forth into the oold world de prived of his good name will bo a melsn uholy spectacle. He professes virtuous indignation at the statements of Ames, and pronounces them "infamous." But it is known that to-morrow a respectable cashier iu the office of tho Sergcant-at Arms?Moses Dillon in his name?will swear that he paid tbe check made pays bio to Suhnyler Colfax. Had it been a member, Dillon says, he might have for? gotten it; but when the Speaker came into tbe cash room to present such a check, and pocketed tho money fur it, an impression was made upon his memory. Who wonders?.. Aud why has Schuyier thus saddened the hearts of his frieudu in the Senate by going out like a piece of damp fire-works, with a fow feeble sputteriugs and a very bad smell? Who wonders that tho Semite is sad? The same correspondent furnishes the following: As General Butler, tho valiant bom? bardier of past belligerent scones, was passing through a corridor of the House of Representatives, this afternoon, he was accosted by Mrs. Bowen, of South Carolina, a Pettigrew by birth, who has stood by her hmband in his various troubles. "General," said she, "can I say a word to you?" "Madame," responded tho bom? bardier, iu a loud, gruff toue, "I have always made it a rule never to speak to a woman in tbe Capitol." "And I," retorted Mrs. Bowen, in a shrill, clear voice, "have alwuys made it a rule never to speak to a man that I know was not a gentleman. I regret that I bavo doparted from it in thv present case." Exit tho bombardier, very red in the face. Tho report of the Committee on Elec? tions, in thocaso of Bowenaud DeLnrge, wan up in the House to-day, whon thirty minutes was given to C. ?. Bowen to state his case. Bowen is a mau of mid? dle size, Bellow complexion, black huir and oyes, with regular and well-cut fea? tures, and a sharp, keen look. His voice is rather shrill, with a slightly u&sul twang, and ho commenced his speech with the most perfect self-possession, and with no little dramatic effect. He had bis papers and books of reference on the desk before him, und wbou he got the floor ho stopped for a few moments and looked around the House, with an air that said as plainly as words, "Gentle? men, are you all ready to hear tho great Bo won?" But very few members seemed to pay the slightest attention to him from the commencement to the close of his speech. Notorions Congressmen are becoming so plenty now-a-days that the notorious Bowen could not even excito tho cariosity of tho delegate from Idaho. Tho only portion of Bowen's speed* which attracted any attention was where ho showed very clearly th .ttho Commit? tee on Elections could bavo reported this case to the House last ?pring juat as v/ell as now, and caved the. 810,000 drawn as salary by DeLarge. At tho conclu? sion of his speech a sharp debate occur? red botweeu Hoar, Butler and Raiuey, the colored member, who had tbo hardi? hood to "go for" S. S. Cox last session. Rainoy was not as fortunalo in his de? fence of his colored brother as in his at? tack upon tho funny man of the House. At the closo the House unanimously agreed to tho report of tho committee, declaring that neither Bowen nor Du? Large was entitled to tbe seat. Capt. White, of tho ship Sea Sorpcut, recently arrived at New York from Hoeg Kong, out-does all other ancient ma? nner?, by reporting to bavo anon ou May >r>, 1872, two sen sorponts, in latitude 20.38South; longitude 170 41 Erst. The creatures, he informed a New York //?? raid reporter, woro fifty miles long (?) and were apparently sleeping ou tho sur? face of the wator when tho ship passed botwecn them. One opeucd his mouth and yawned aa tho vessel passed, and the other romainod asleep. Diekens is finishing "E.lwiu Drood" through a Now Er.glaud "moejiim." ?~ ? ' ' ? ' "" 1t -t~ JEs O O 4% X It O TTl j?. Omx Mattbj?, m Th^p?ice of single 1 oopie* of the Phoshii i| flyioejatt. ; j$ Mfc! L Snlzbaoher wif ; be&gUd to see his frietida at the sto# o| Mr. Hardy ' Solomon. He hue j tomfcorarily onanged t his business, and will give full measure and weight, whether in a gallon of mo- | lasses or a ponnd of flour. Mr. J. T. Green, "commercial trav? eler" for the well-known firm of W. H. 1 Chafes & Co., Charleston, 8. C, paid us a short visit yesterday. He is satisfied ' with the world, but complaiajr'bitterly of the effects of the weather upon hia feeble 1 frame. a card in another column imparts the information that. Messrs. Charles Bad oliffe (son of our late fellow-oitiaen, Capt. T. W. Radcliffe,) and C. W. Mo Ouinnis, formerly employed with Mr. I. Sulzbaoher, have corrimonoed bnsiness for themselves, and aro prepared to re? pair watches and jewelry of all kinds. Oive them a trial?they are fully compe? tent. We have received from Mr. James Viok, the celebrated florist, of Rochester, N. Y., our annual paokage of fiornl seeds. Mr. V., as heretofore announced, is one of the most extensive nurserynaen and florists in tho United States, and his articles can be relied on. Tho PnasNix is in receipt of a lot of printer's copying ink. It serves the pur? pose of ordinary copying ink, and is in? valuable to railroad officials and others who have much printed matter to copy. The cost of printing done with this ink is but little moro than with the ordinary ink. Mr. Cantwell advertises seed potatoes. As he is a nativo of the "green isle," he kuowB what kinds aro tho moat tooth? some. Readiug Clerk Sfesan . and! Senator Jones, while riding in one of Mr. Daly's buggies, on Sunday afternoon, turned (ho horse around acornor suddenly, and were thrown out?a wheel having been smashed. Nobody hurt. The Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine agency in this city is shortly to be re? moved to tho commodious store"formerly occupied by Messrs. W. D. Love & Co., 1 in Columbia Hotel Row. Col. E. P.. Dorsey, of the Charlotte, Columbia and August Railroad,, haa'ur ranged to issue round trip tiokets for Mardi Gras excursionists from Columbia to New Orleans at 937. This affords an excellent opportunity to viait the Cres? cent City at a very low rate. Tickets will be good from February 20 until March 10. We refer to our advertising columns for further particulars of this extensive excursion. To-day, two years ago?January 28, 1671?Paris capitulated. There was no complaint as to tho weather, yesterday?it was clear and balmy. Mr. Long requests us to say that he is offering his stock of nules and horses ?somo of them good matches?at low rates, for cash and on time. The stock can be seeu at Daly's stables. Tho following is the programme by Prof. Buchar's 18th Regiment Band, for this afternoon: Oolisoum Quick-stop?Beyor. Pretiosa?Weber. Lei nates Klango Waltz?Labilzki. Duetto Semiramtde?Possini. Ixion Polka?Goetz. Heart and Hand Galop?Samuels. Railuoad Accident.?The passeuger train over the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, dne hero from the latter city, (and which arrived on time,) yesterday morning, at half-past 11 o'clock, met with an aceident, about four miles from Hamburg, by whioh the rear oar, containing about twenty passengers, was thrown over a Blight embankment into a swamp, and tho next oar on to the ties. Tho rear car was considerably bro? ken, but tho next one was but slighly I damaged. Fortunately, but throe pas? sengers and Conductor Wolfe were hurt, and they but slightly, although all aboard were considerably jarred. Mrs. Brit man, Mr. Blackwell, of Georgia, and Mr. Wm. Joynor, of Lexibgton, wero the injured parties. Mrs. B. oontinued on her journey; Mr. B. was prevailed upon to stop over, and is at the Wheeler Hoase; while Mr. J. Bays ho is all right, except a bruised baok. Condnotor W. carried his train on to Charlotte The accident ocourred at Barns' Switob, and is unaccounted for. The track was scon cleared, and thero was no detention of trains. Mail Abhanokments.?The Northern mail opens 0.30 A. M. and 3.00 P. M.; closes 8 P. M. and 11.U0 A. M. Charles? ton day mail opens G IG P. M.; oloses 6 A. M.; night opons 7.00 A. M.; olosos ?.15 P. M. Groonvillo opons 0.45 P. M.; olosos 0 A. M. Western opons 0.30 A. M. and 12.30 P. M.; oloses 8 and 1 P. M. Wilmington opens 3.80 P. M.; closes 10.30 A. M. On Snndny the office i? open from 3 to 4 P. M. It's a sign Vjij^ a. na^'r j^pw" Jjurjicl to be always in ?qoije?. ,fJ ui uii -i A gentlen^n from Irolaud boiwg asked by a Ne* York belle if be ftdf mired small walate, responded, "Not in the laced." A visitor at Ply m eat h. Church Wants to know if Mr. Beeeher'B allusions to' the "email still vice";has .reference fco' illicit whiskey. ,, When a oh arch is bnrsisg, what is thd only part that'runs no chance of being saved? The organ, because the engine oan^ play upon it. . "_;,". ..'Our school-boy remarks that when fain teaoher undertakes to "show him what is what," ho only finds oat whioh is switch; Mr. Caudle (Observes that bee-atUUg is ? bad and hornet stung is worse, but neither is comparable with woman's tongue. , ' Under the names of "charms," "pina," and so on, cheap fac similes of "gold coin of varioua denominations have been put into iudirect currency by enterprising dealers, who have also issued well-exe? cuted oopiesof fraotiooai currency, dear? ly facsimiles, but signed "Horace Qree ley" aod^'B. Grat? Brown." At a su? perficial glance either of these: produc? tions is taken for genuine. Pascal said ? that most of the evils of life arose from "man's being unable to sit still in a room;" and, though I do not go that length, it is certain that we. should have been a far wiser raco than A we are if we had been readier to sit I quiet. y Borns Onon S otter-^-Getjbbration or TUB 114TH AnNTVXB&CBY of THE Bik?H dayof the Pobt.>?The .entertainment last evening of -the "Burns Club" and their invited guests, at Mr. McKorJKle's saloon, was a recherche affair. An ole- ' gant supper, in Mr. McKonzie'e\ best stylo, formed the basis, upon which the superstructure of wit, fun, enthusiasm and patriotic ' ardor was erected. The regular i casts and the volunteer sentiments were of choice cha? racter, and the songs and impromptu speeches handsome and" highly appro? priate. The pcp^lon. was e unvoted/l}$r. ? th? muiiq of. the Post Baud, jpnd every-^ thing went i smoothly and- merrily along, until a late hooryl wbeaL fiet ^coni^an^' ' Separated, each 'foolingj fjipSrj?.'. w'ao; well, to. Jij^^^w^thexa^ Ii. isla, remarkable fa.pt that po other poet, tharjt Burns has the honor paid him of an annual celeb ratio nf 'it is exclusively his. prerogative to gather hie admirers and ' friends around the festive board at every recurring anniversary of bis-birth. And well he deserves the distinction, end highly do his countrymen and other ad? mirers enjoy the privilege of these de? lightful occasions. ~, We append a portion of the bill of fare: Oysters in different styles; roast turkeys, pheasants, wild docks and part? ridges; ohicken and lobster salad; boiled ham and tongue; vol-au-vents, mutton pics; fruit steeples; ioe creams, sherbet, Charlotte russe, jelly, Boman punoh; Scotch, fruit, potmd and other cakes; fruits, nuts, etc.; brandy, sherry, Ma? deira and tho inevitable "hot Scotch." Tho regular toasts were as follows:, Tho Day We Celebrate?The birthday of "tho gentlest cbild that ever mirth gave to bo reared by sorrow." May the elevating, influences of its presiding genius extend and inciease until the wholo world admits that honest manhood is greater than all artificial distinctions of wealth or rank. Song by Mr. King?Bantin' Bobin. The Queen?A virtuous woman, whoso throno is the affections of her peoplo, whoso sceptre is a loving heart, and whoso orown is that, though a queen, she never forgot her duty as a wife and a mother. God Savo the Queen. The President of the United States? Twico elevated to the highest eleotivo offioe in the world, presiding over the destinies of a great people, may his future career prove worthy of the grand trust confided to his care, and the people be prosperous and huppy under his ad? ministration. B. MoDougall, Song?Bed, White and Blue. Tho Land we left and tho Land we live in?Our afleotiocs twine fondly around tho former, while our energies are de? voted to the best welfare of the latter. Song bv President Hope?Here's to the Oak. Bootland?Her mountains have been the homo of liberty; her valleys have been tho dwelling-places of song; and her schools have been the nurseries of religion. Song by Mr. Symmers. Tho Press?A lever moro powerful i than wished for by Arohimides; it docs move tho world; its parity is its power. Responded to by Mr. Carpenter. Woman?With all her faults I love her still. Song?Green Grow the Bushes O. By Mr. Jeans. List of New Advertisements. D. C Peixotto & Sons?Auction Sale. Board Wanted. David Graham?Lost. W. A. Moore?To Rent, Mooting Typographical Union, No. 34. P. Cantwell?Seed Potatoes. McOuiunes Sz Radcliffe?Jowelry, etc. Dr. W. H. Tutt?Cough Medicine.