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VOLUME IV. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22. 1857. "T. '1"."
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Contentment
BY CHARLF.B D. RTDKST.
Tlie brightest gem the world can boa^t
Tho poorest man inny wear,
And keep it as an amulet
To exercise his care.
It never mocks at poverty,
Nor makes the wearer proud.
But sheds soft lustre on his paihv
Like sunlight through a cloud.
Tis one the noble in his hall.
The monarch on his throne,
*Mid lofty pomp and pageantry.
Can never call their own.
It rarely graces stately dames.
Although it adds to beauty ;
It sheds unknown delight upon
Th* least attractive duty.
Jt not to bo bought villi gold,
Nor high estate can gain it;
And yet the humblest in (be land
May easily obtain it.
It is not found in Orient streams,
In deep mines is not hiddon,
But answers to fairy call,
And ever comes when bidden.
Twill make a palace of a hut,
A paradise of earth;
And though it can lie cheaply bought,
It is of prieelut worth.
And he is wise who ever wears
The jewel in hi$ breast,
' His heart will own tranquility,
However much opprest.
It keeps the brow from furrows free,
The spirits ever young,
And teaches more and better truth
Than's often said or sung,
It checks impatient wanderings,
Takea pain from banishment;
And, after all, this precious thing
Is noshing but (Umtent.
Jfiartllatttmtfl 3R robing.
^ Etrr tt , i .j .oT)
xne Ualena (III.) Courier publishes a let- ,
ter from a correspondent in Potosi, V\ iscou in.
who uri!
** Tired of this itinerant nod Benedick life,
about three years since, the lierr took to
himself one of the most intelligent and amiable
of the Buckeye daughters, and reraoved
to this place, where he had purchased
himself a beautiful fhnn, and where he has
retired to cultivate the earth, and make for
him-ietf a pleasant home.
Since that the Lion Tamer his viaited I>ubuque;
and the editor of the Express of that
city gives the following interesting recognition
:
" Last evening we, with two companions,
walked up street with a worthy farmer from
within one mile of Potosi, Wisconsin, who
talked about hie ' pigs, geese, snd decks,'
and with wfast soccers he tilled his farm.
As an inetanee of his successful till, he stated
thai b? sold t!ie jfcMfewi from fifty feet
aqjuure of his term, of which he kept an acoomat,
for forty-three dollars, iieuee, it may
ho seen ihst this former, Hert- Driesbaeh,
hse some skill ae well as pride about hie
farming. Our ebfof object in taking this
waift ?M mat the Merr desired im to wu.
mm meeting between himaclf ftml ibe old
pete of the menagerie, which he bed not
aeen for more then ? jeer, end which, of
oour?e, we were moat anxiotu to witneM. to
eee whether time, travel end change had ob
literated from their recollection. their old
mrnUr. 0* ewforieg thr . d?i?va?e, which
wee before the audience began to oollect,
Herr deawed a* to eteml befcwe the enge of
the Bengaltiger, he remaining at the door,
while tiger, from oome old acre, bad
day# of yofe^nd'managed to girt e marked
jHhfbtnli'Hlini of (be feet Thia cage
(i
was delected for tbe first test of recognition
While we were stationed immediately ii
front, Ilerr came sauntering along careless
ly, habited in a farmer's costume, and as h<
neared the cage the tiger's eyes began t<
glisten with great brilliancy as (hey bore di
rectly upon him, and at the same time, i
low guttural growl began to raise in hit
throat, which burst out in a ferocious how
as lie leaped at the bars to get at him aa In
passed by. This experiment was tried seve
ral times with the same result, and wliei
at length Ilerr spoke to him, bis tage knev
no bounds, leaping at. the bars, he dashec
bis paws out to tear him, and only ceasec
when bis old master walked out of his sight
" The next place we were desired to re
mcvo to, was the large cage containing r
large lion, two leopards and a lioness. YV<
mention them thus as it is the order tbej
stand in the cage, it being divided intc
apartments. As Ilerr approached this cagf
tbe lioness caught sight of liitn, and bet
eyes beamed with pleasure, while iter tail
wagged in glad recognition. On his com'
ing up to her she appeared frantic with joy.
and when he spoke to her and presented his
.1 -? - ? * -
low iu iuc wge, sue ki*s?: mm, and placed
her paw in his hand with all the air of an
intense affection.
" Indeed, while he was in her presence,
she did not know how to control herself,
but would lick his hands while he attempted
to pnl her, roll over, reach oat her paw>
to him and press her nose Iwtween the ban
as though she would like to have had a
closer presence. While Ilerr was talking to
the lioness, the old lion in the other end ui
the cage began to get jealous and grumbled,
for he too had recognised his old friend.
Qerr aaid to him 4 Hilly getting jealous I* and
then walked up to hiin, when the creature
crowded against the bars to get closer to
him if it were possible, and kissed bis face
and licked his hands witu as great demonstrations
of delight as the other. The leop
ards, too, in the same cage knew their old
master, and watched him as they lay with
their noses close to the bars with evident
pleasure, and seemed highly pleased as he
spoke them. In all our days w o do not
recollect any exhibition that gave us so
much satisfaction as did this meeting of old
friends, and while wc watched them in their
congratulations, we could not make up in
our mind which was the most delighted.
Driesbach, to know that he was not forgotton
by these affectionate creatures, or that
they were once more in his presence.?
While we were watching Herr and his old
companions the crowd began to gather
in, and our companions and self departed
highly gratified at the result."
Humbugs.
A writer in tlio N. O. Sunday Delta,
in discoursing upon tlie subject of humbugs,
takes occasion to discuss the merits of that
particular species which relates to the examination
of teachers of public schools, and relates
the following, which came under his
own observation:
u Paying a visit to a lady friend residing
in one of our suburban villages, and who
was about applying for a situation in one of
their public schools, I was induced to accompany
her to the place appointed for examination
of teachers.
44 Then and there I witnessed, for the first
lime, one of those ludricrous performances
which generally came off previous to the
opening of our schools. After waiting an
hour or two, a bustling little man appeared
--I - mmonscd the candidates into an
uu ^
joining room.
" Our friend asked and obtained permission
for me to be admitted also. The ladles
(who numbered about twenty, of various
ages, and, judging from appearances, of various
attainments) were directed to occupy
the seats wbicli bad been placed for thein,
in tbe fotm of a semi-circle, fronting a kind
of desk, which, however, was separated from
them by a curtain.
MI was favored with a side seat, which
greatly enhanced my pleasure, as I could
distinctly see all that transpired on both
sides of the curtain. The desk was occupied
by some half-dozen gentlemen, who
seemed anything but happy. They could
not determine upon the proper person to
open the play. After much altercation, and
another hour's delay, they agreed that the
oldest slTould apeak first.
" The cnrtain roae, and the man arose.
Making a step or two forward, he folded hia
arum, i?ii.?cd jtib SJC? sr?piorin^iy, ground!
painfully, bowed awfuiiv, and spoke.
M Oh 1 spirit of Schmidt, surely thou must
hare been arouod and about, inspiring the
man. lie said : 1 Ladies, I pleve you nil
waata to make von school f Veil, den, you
mooat yuat dell roe all de ting* vat I axes
you, und den I will find von biace for you
make de school. Speak out lout aad plain,
und pe no frail/
Now. dell roe ven vaa de vita pear tish
covert f < >
No anawer.
Tat la too hart. Veil, ven you goes in
de mftrket und puys n dime oof sour krout
for a pigune, how tnoosh change you tuount
,,vs J % hA
No answer. ,
''fat ish too hart, too. Veil, bow yon'
i. vould sphell croompsber. mitEnglish readiii 1'
i * Potato,' said a little miss of fifteen, who
had doubt leas obtained her diploma.
p ' Coot, fooehraie. Now, dell ine vat ish
> do name of de shtick vat goes troo der mit
lie of der vorid to hang him oup on T'
? No answer.
? 4 Von moro und I pe finish. Der haf one
I pook, vat makes der becplex talk foosblrat#
s und be pruet und say nice tings like der
preacher. Vat is der name of dat pook !'
j 4 Grammar,' said our lit tie mins.
r * Coot; coot an clabber sheese, and per
I cause you ish ter ahmartest nnd dar nmii!.
I est, und iter nicest trccst, und percause you
. iali mine coota fr/ndo ter peer mall a taught
er, you may make von scnool; und nil dem
i vat den't know nuff, kin j ual co home und
! laarn wtmt* more.'
This, of course, put nn end to the per>
formnnce, and all left, we. for one, feeling
t that we had never witnessed a play better
worth the money."
Kit Carson.
A Santa Fe correspondent of the Wnsh,
inglon Union writes as follows:
[ * I this day had the pleasure of seeing
and conversing with the far-famed Kit Car.
son. He is a mild, pleasant man in the expression
of his face, and ore would never
suspect him of having led the life of daring
and adventure, which distinguish him. lie
, is refined in his manners, and very polite in
t his intercourse; his conversation is marked
, by great earnestness, and his language i>
, appropriate and well chosen, though not
r pronounced with correctness. He has a
strong mind, and everything he snvs is
pointed and practical, except when indulg
ing in a vein of humor, which i* not unfrequent.
No one can converse with him an
hour without bting favorably impressed ; he
has a jovial, honest, open countenance, and
a kindness of heart nlmoat feminine. He is
universally belovt-d here, and a favorite with
all classes. Indians included. He never alludes
to his career as an adventurer, unless
questioned relative to it. Although he is free
and pmv in hi* conversation, everything he
ftys in regard to himself partaken of a degree
of modesty, almost incrediblo in one
whose life has been an unhioken succession
of hardships and dangers. You may have
seen a small periodical floating about Washington,
called * Kit Carann. the Gold Hunter.'
I had rvad it, and in the course of ,
our conversation I asked him if it were true,
lie said it was not; every statement inade is
false. He is represented in this pamphlet
as a colossal figure, when he is not over five
feet eight inches in height. He is heavy j
framed, and weighs about 170 pounds. He
ia forty-eight years old. but does not lo.rk
more than thirty five. Ho came to this
countiy in 1827, having run off from his
employer, near Boouvillo. Missouri, to whom
he was apprenticed to learn the saddler's
trade. The fact* of his life are now in possession
of Washington Irving, and will,
doubtless, be thrown into the form of a
book during the coming winter, lie ia a
strong State-Kights Democrat."
The Use of 8nniF.
Our Grave friend Bullock, Senator Elect
from Barbour, and editor of the Spirit of the 1
Q....L I . it
^viuii, una lurneu n.*8 attention, lor a mo
rnent. to the " use of snuflf by the ladies."? 1
lie says: "This most disgusting and ruinous
practice has become alarmingly prevalent.
The quantity sold in this county exceedfive
thousand pounds, ftnu no JouU the oon- i
sumntion is ^nHiiy great in othei counties.
The snuff bottle passes round not less frequently
than the whiskey bottle among topers? j
and the one form of dissipation is about as i
offensive and ruinous as the other?in fact
whiskey has the advantage. What can be
more revolting to good taste than to see a
lady comforting herself with a huge mop,
ponderous with maccaboy?grinding the
villainous mass, mop and all, until it becomes
tasteless anil juieeles*.
Young ladies and old, married and single, 1
indulge, and what is passing strange, but ,
few conceal it. There is a painful amount
of ignorance as to the deadly ravages it
makes upon the health. It finds a bearin
nitig in occasional dipping to cleanse tlio
teeth, and such supposed harmless use lie
gets a fondness for it as a stimulant, and nothing
can he more certain than that, in the
end, you become possessed of an irresistible
craving for it, which must be gratified at
all hazznrds?nervous system wrecked, di- ,
gestion and appetite de.-trove J?gums and
Jipa hardened. bh.odless and" juiceless?skin
rough anrl colorless?the shun dipper stand*
before you a skeleton, eating nothing, enjoy ,
ing nothing, nil the lime crying for more
snuff. La.lies, let us beseech you to avoid
it as you would the most deadly poison.?
Never use it for any purpose. Substitute
charcoal in cleaning the teeth?it is far pre
farable, not only as a cleanser, but it keeps ;
the breath pure, and should any escape into
the stomach it acts admirably an a disinfect
ing agent and benefits digestion. Out ban- (
iili snuri at all events, and you will never i>- ,
gret the resolution." I
It was Dr. WatU who first sung of a
harp of a thousand strings, as follows:
" Our lives soutaia a thousand springs.
And dies If ohd be grtw { T 1
Strange that a harp or e thousand strings 1
SbonM keep in tune so long."' 'I
Indication or Gkkips.?I'm chock full1
of genius, and running over; for I hate all
sorts of work myself, and all aorta of people |
mean enough to do it. 1 hate going to
bed, and I hate getting up. My conduct is
very eccentric and singular. I have the
miserable melancholies all the time, and I'm
pretty nearly always as cross as thunder,
which is a aure sign. Genius is as tender
as a skinned cat, and flies into a passion
wheqevcr you touch it. When I condescend
to unhuzzum myself, for a little
aympathj, to folks of ornery intellect?and
eompnrisoned to me, I know very few people
that arn't ornery as to brnins?and pour
forth the feelings indigginus to a poetic soul,
which is always bilin, they ludricate tny situation,
and say they don't know what the
dense I'm driving at. Isn't genius always!
O* lllis f?isliir?n in #ln? ??-il- ? II...?1-. > 1
- ... HIV ?<? ill, ftl.-IIIHUI, ine
boy after my own heart, say* T And when
the .light)* of the world, and of the printers
set me in a fine frenzy, and my soul swells,
and swells till il almost tears the shirt off
my buzzum, and even fractures my dicky?
when it expansuates and elevates me above
the common heard, they laugh again, and
tell me not to be pompious. Tho poor plebinians,
and worse than Russian scurfs 1 It
i? the fate of genius?it is his'n, or rather I
should say her'n?to go through life with
little sympathizntinn, and less cadi. Life's
a field of blackberry and raspberry bushes.
Mean people squat down ami pick the fruit;
no matter bow thev black their fingers,
while genius, proud and perpendicular
strides fiercely on, and gets nothing but
scratches and holes tore in its trowsers.
[Charcwtl Sketches.
A Working Christian.?A quarter of a
century ago. there was a man in New York,
who hnd what Pavson calls " a passion for
souls." Although a layman, (a book keeper,)
he felt it alike his duly and his pleasure
to bring impenitent sinners to Christ. Two
things in particular characterized him. lie
was a man of prayer. He spent hours every
day in bis closets; and often, when in
the crowded street, it was evident to them
that knew him that he was even then and
there wrestling for souls. The other trait
was his self denial for others. lie obtained
from his employer tho use of two half days
every week to himself, at a drawback from
his salary of more than a hundred dollars.!
TLU (illlP lio luo/l in fi-ilinn* '"v? ~ * 1
.... %.. v? ' a i viii IIVII.^O l??
house for religion* conversation.
Of course, such a man would leave his
mark. And he did. Ilia Sunday school
class of twenty-five young ladies all became
h<?j>eful converts; and it was a regular thing
at each communion sens m of the church to
which he belonged to find from one to five
applicant* for admission, brought there
through his instrumentality. And. indeed,
when the sacramental season occurred without
there being any such seal of God's blessing
upon bis labors, he was sadly distressed
and disappointed.
Were there but one such a man now, in
each church of our city, what a blessed re
suK would follow ? But why should there
not be f Is not every (reliever bound to
toil for the conversion of souls f Should I
.n? ?i a 1- I
,,v" F tuatv wr Minnie, oiu nna
young, make litis one especial, nay, prominent
object in life??Intelligencer.
Prkachehs iias Riz.?Tlte Nashville
Whig says the following good thing conveys
? practical lesson :
IIAWKK6VI1.LE, Kr., September 2.
Mr8sk8. Editors : The following amusing
incident occurred in our town a few weeks
since. It will apply to other localities as
well as this :
A short lime sinco it became necessary to
adopt measures to procure the sen ices of a
minister at the African church in this plsce.
Accordingly a committee was appointed to
wait upon " Brudder Pcarce," (who was
generally acknowledged to be the most suitable
personage to fill that high and honorable
station.) and solicit him to accept the pastorship
of theirchurch. They were informed
that In? would undertake the laborious task
for the very moderate sum of forty-five dollars
ner Annum : hut insiirnificant ns ilia
price might seem, his flock thought it exorbitant,
and peremptorily refused to give it.
Two or three week* paused, and, being
unable to gel another preacher, it was finally
agreed to pay the sti|>end, and on the ensuing
Sabbath the following took place :
** Hi uddftr Pearee, we'd Voided to gin you
f?.i l v-five dollars to preach for its," said a be
nevoI?-nt colored individual, whereupon our
clerical friend arose and responded :
M Ureddereu, I can't preach for that price."
a Why, you only axed forty-five," cried
half a doxen voices.
M Shoie nuff I dfdf, hredderen, but dat
you know was tree weeks ago, and preach- 1
ers has Hz."
0CENB?The crowded deck of an American
packet from California; Califbrnian to
the skipper: M f slioutd like a sleeping '
berth, neow, if you please." Skipper.?
' Why, where have you been sleeping-for
the lest two weeks since we left poi t ? J
Dalifornian.?" Wall, I've been eleeping on
he top of a tuck manbut he's got tatter,
teoW, and be any* I've got to rrtovo my
idols." i
IIow to Avoid dkino Pkiibonal.?Sl>e<
idan Knowles, being advised by Sir K. Bui
wer Lvtton to read Gibbon's Decline am
Fall, in order to get a good plot for a net
play he had engaged to write, went, in hi
usual impulsive manner, and immediutel;
subscribed to Saunders d: Otley's public li
brnty. Paying down his subscription fo
three months, he walked away. Being oi
the eve of going into the country, he di<
not take any books then ; but en his returi
to London, nearly four months afterward:
he called and asked for the work in ques
tion. The clerk looked over the names, ant
said, M Your subscription has expired, sir; ]
cannot let you have any more books unti
you have paid another quarter in advance.*
The wrath of the Irish dramatist was arous
cd, so he soundly rated the clerk, declaring
that M Saunders ?fe Otley wero a couple o
swindlers !" One of the partners hearing
this, came forward, and reproached Mr
Knowles for his personal insult. "Person
al, my dear sir," said the wit, " not a bit o
it, if you are Mr. 8aunders, damn Mr. Ot
ley, damn Mr. Saunders; will not be per
sonal for the worldThe partner snuled
at the felicitous retort, and put Knowles on
tll#> fr^A lia*
Last Fond Looks.? When a lady (w<
are talking: of a lady in the full height ant
breadth of fashion) has got her bonnet nnc
gloves on, and is perfectly ready with he
parasol in hand, she always goes hack l<
the looking glass to lake a last fond look
Upon our asking "a dear handsome duch
ess " if this was not the truth, she had the
charming candor to state : " Yes, mv deai
Punch, it is the truth, hut not aii the truth,
No woman, take my word for it, is satisfied
with one look. At least I know that I am
not, for (and here our duchess laughed, at
though she was pleased with herself and all
the world) I don't mind telling you, I inva
riably take four, four good ones. The first
look in the glass is for myself, that's fair i
the second is for my husband, that's nothing
but just; the third is for my friends,
that's only generous; and the last is for mv
rivals, that's human nature. If the last look
satisfies me, then I know all is right, and I
assure you I never take any more."
[London Punch.
Book-Kkkpikg in Doublk Entry.?On
the examination of Stephen Ifronson, Jr.,
charged with defrauding a bank in Chicago,
of which he was cashier, Judge Wilson, one
of the victims, was a witness, and gave the
following important piece of evidence :
*' Have never examined the books to ascertain
in regard to the accounts; witness
would not attempt any such thing. He legaided
the plan of keeping l>ooks by double
entry as a scheme for swindling. False entries
could be made, mm tin* Innit rS K.vr.lr
keepers could not detect them. Witness
would .19 60on undertake to work the difficult
problem in fluxions or conic sections as
to unravel the mysteries of double entry
book keeping. If the books show a balance
for Uronson, they are wrong, that's all, and
if the people can he swindled in this way,
the double entry system should be abolished
by statute."
Beautiful Illustration.?The widow's
inite was beautifully illustrated at a'meeting
of the Bible Society, recently hold in Manchester,
New Hampshire. A poor woman
on her death bed, had given a cage, with
two beautiful birds, the only available thing
she owned, to the Biblo Society. The birds
had been kept by the clergyman, and at the
anniversary meeting at Manchester, they were
brought forward and the interesting eircum
stances of the gift stated. They were then
uncovered, and the sudden gush of light
roused them up, and the little warblers burst
into the most rapturous soner. The effect
upon the audience was magical, and, under
its influence, they were sold at Auction.?
Over one hundred dollars, including some
voluntary additions, were thus secured for
the Society by this poor dying woman's bequest.
A i.aijy in Kansas writes to the Boston
Traveler :
44 The third finger of my right hand was
bitten by a rattlesnake two weeks ago today.
As you |>erceive, it has not proved fatal,
thanks to a pint and a half of raw whiskov,
salt and egg poultices, besides the
charging and doctring of 4 Big Medicine,'
the Kansas Indian Esculapiua, who stayed
with me night and day through the worst
of it. soothing me with his wild and pleasing
Indian lullabies, and keeping oil the
flies with his magic wand?a wild gooso's
winp. Does it not seem romautic to be tended
like a baby by a great six-foot Indian,
bends, ear-rings amulets, and all 1 But I am
over the wor*\ now, though I have a bad
-s v i . _1 a
nnger, rendering my rigm arm auuui useless."
^
Tnouoif wc eeem grieved at the shortness
of life in general, we nre wishing every jteriod
of it at an end. 1'lte minor longs to
be of age; And (lien to bo a man of business
; (ben to take up an c*tatti; to arrive at
honors; then to rotire.?Addison.
SKOOtta'a wife lovis to make bread,because
it cleans Iter bands beautifully.
INiiMBER 24.
i ij r "L
" IICMPHHRY MARfllfALL dcf'Cril<ea the
I American party as " a broad And quiet river,
J that takes its noiseless way through tbo
v plain, diffusing fertility a?d be*u ly on all
s sides, and losing itself only in tlie expanded
p oceau of the nationV weal !n An ex-Know
- Nothing friend of the Louisville Democrat
r says that, according to his experience, it is
t like a country road he once traveled, wbicli^
] at tiro start, wae brOad and plain, straight
i and smooth, promising a pleasant journey
i, and speedy arrival at the dew'tnl goal, but
- soon began to twiftt around fences and wind
] through the woods, becoming less distinct
I at every step, until at last it ended in a
I rabbit track and ran into the ground.
Tiieuk is, pei haps, not a morh odious
j character in the world than that of the gof
between?by which we mean the crear
tore who carries to the eara of one
# J" T J
. every injurious observation tbat happefm trf
drop from another. Such a person is the
f slanderer's herald, and is altogether more
odious than the sland6r6r himself. By his
vile officiousneas he makes that poison offecI
tive which else were inert, (or ihree-fotirths
i of the slanderers in the world would \ever
injure their object, except by malice of gobetweens,
who, under the mask of double'
| friendship, aet the part of double traitors.
' Tnr. maxim that evftrv great calamity
r brings blessings to somebody, is troe in the
> ?ase of the Central America. A friend1 6f
ours who, a year or two ago, bought two life
policies from passengere who were about go1
ing to California, and who found this the
only means of paying their passage, will
soon come into possession of $4,500 by virtue
of these policies, which did not cost him
above $500. The parties whose lives the
1 policies covered were on board the Central
' America on her recent trip to New York,
' and are ?m6ng the lost.
[Journal of Commerce:
Good News.?No poverty there ! Millions'
> of good men iiave left the earth poor ; but
never has one entered Heaven poor. Lazarus
the moment before lie .died, was a begfar
at tho gate, but in a few moments after
is death his estate had grown so vast, that,
the haughty worldling, still surviving in all
his influence, in comparison with him was a
penniless pauper. O, poor believer! rejoice
in prospect of your grnnd inheritance ! It
is " incorruptible, undefiled, and fadetb not*
nwnv " Tt ronllw **'" I - * -
. .? imaiciiaU} iuv9kllliauii."t
unspeakable.
?
SitcrtKT RiuraioS.?God is often lost in
prayers and ordinances. ** Enter into thy
chamber," snid lie, " and shut thv doori
about thee." "Shut thy door about thee,"
means much'it means?shut out, not only
frivolity, but business, not only the company
abroad, but the company at home ; it
raeana?let thy poor sold have a little rest
and refreshment, and God have opportunity
to speak to thee in a still small votce, or lie
> will speak in thunder. I am pmuaded the
1 Lord would often speak more softly if we1
, would shut the door."?Cecil.
Co8ti.t I'hesents.?The Hartford Times
states that the Emperor of Russia has presented
to Ilori. Thomas II. Seymour, the
American Minister at his Court, a beautiful
tabic, made from a peculiar stone or marble,'
takeu from the Siberian mines. The entire
cost of the article was seven thousand
five hundred dollars. It has arrived at New
York. The Grand Duke Constantino has
ordered a vase for Gov. Seymour, the cost,
of which will be five thousand five hundred
dollars. Uov. Seymour is very popular at
the Em,>eror's Court,
" Madam," said a very polite traveler to
a tastv old landlady, " if I see proper to help
myself to this milk, is there any impropriety
in it."
441 don't know what you mean ; but if
you mean to insinuate that thar is anything
nasty in that milk, I'll give you to under-,
stand that.you've btruck the wrong house!
There ain't a fust hair in it, for as soon as
Darthy Ann told me the cat was drowned
in the milk, I went right straight an' strained
it over."
Tho young man fainted.
?
Is some parts of Germany,' choice eppto
and other fruit trees arc planted by the
roadside, from which every one is welcome
to pluck and eat. In some plsces every alternate
tree fa marked, that the fruit may
i s Al A . I < I. I. ft i
I t>e leu for ino planter, which wish is generally
honest iy regarded'.
Calse and Et'kkcth.?Since the stoppage
of cotton mills in Amherst, N. II, tlie jail
there has been filled to overflowing with j>ci sons
dhnrged with petty, thefts?a melancholy
illustration of the old stingo that * idhlies#
is the mother of crime."
,Tnii Hi out Man in the liroin Fi.ack
The mayor of Charleston offers a icwnrd of
one thousand dollars fur the discovery, and
proof to conviction, of the person or pcraortk'
wlio sot fire to MV. Johnson's stable on Sonday
morning last.
He not hasty to believe flying reports,, l<y
tbe disparagem^ut of ony 6mv