Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' . .??*?I I ' ? ? A. REPSLJEX: OUT popular eveisttb. y?BgwpaMArt|aM|<MrtMM^ . 11 . afegasggg . . 11. 111 1 1 1 "H'l'.i.i i , , . i to ^r?gr?55, the IfightSof tfy ?o?flt, awl ihe -.gijfussioit of Useful gMtoustytlge among all glasses of tESo^ing "Sir " GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1800. NUMBER 17. LVJU lV-'li.:.1- " .-. ' "U~ : r4~ - -' -J - ' " -! - p Sm&tfo Crocfme ? MW BTEBX TSCT7M9AT UOVMOK*, , 'VF /-X ^ : ^rcTOlSTtCIN & BAI&EY, PROPKItfrORS. tx M, MoJunkin. ; . . jr. o. B?ai*r. r/?V*'-'wi P. puici, I'ditor. c. n.niciRukiii, jDMtotam. o I? " f" TERMS : - nun? TmT.r.AR A year, fA AdvtiiM' On* Dollar and a Halt; If Delayed. ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at f# eetftB par Square of It lines far law) for the Ural insertion ; 50 fbr the tacand; 25 for the third to the thirteenth ; 20 for the fourteenth to the t*?Dty-?i*th ? 15 ft* the twenty-seventh to the thirty-ninth ; 10 fbr the fortieth to the Ofly-eeeond. Yearly or half-yearly contracts tutda, and a liberal deduction from the above rates given. Advertisements-not subject to oontrset should have the n timber of Insertions marked opon them. Tboy will be published and charged fbr till ordered^ont. Do They KIm Me at Hone ? Do they notes meat horns, do they ntiume? T would be an assure no* moat dear, To know tliat this moment some loved one, Wereeaylng, I Wish be wsre here. To feel.that the group at the fireflde tlf _ ? _ ah! I.! I eaa T _ >iurn minting gi nig ? i ig^m. Oil, yes, 'twould b< joy beyond measure To know that they mWJ me at home. * "When twlllghtspproaches?the season That ersr is soared to song? Dom some one repeat my name orer, And e)gh that I tarry solong T And ft there a chord In the nauete That's miee'd when my yolee i's away, And a chord in caoh heart taht avaketh Regret at tny wearUoma etay f So they eat any chair near the table. When evening's home pleasure ere nigh, *When the candies are lit in the parlor,? And the stare in the calm azure eky t Apd when the M good nights* Are repeated. And all lay them down to their sleep, So tliey think of the absent, and waft me A whispered good-night * while they ween ? : ' ( So they miss me at home?do they miea me. At morning, at nooq or at night ! ' And tingetw one gloomy shade round thom That ont^ tny presence eaa light! Ana Joys ! invitingly welcome, ?" And pieasnres less hale than before, Because one Is miesM front the circle. Because I'm with thenn no morjiT 51a Satrrrafing $tortj. THE STONE-MASON^ . by wm. nenry prc*. A fnw years ago. in New York, and after the sun had set in the month of Jane, a young and honest-hearted stone- ' * mason returning homewards in the upper part <of die city; walking slowly, as one much wearied wkh any long toil; bat.with en eye, front, and step that bowed hit native born wealth of heart nod mind. He bed a bold end handwme manliness of face and air, that aeemed more proud of lhe great sweatdrops standing upon his bared brow, alt stained with stone-dust, than if they had been diamonds set in gold; and the gleam of bis dear, brown eyes was ns steady and observant as an eagle's, lie carried his cost upon his arm, and, eap in hand, dowly pursued his way, Xdleaa of the douds of duet often n Into bis face, by the rising evening breese, as some eaquisite dashed by In his stylish vehicle, to partake of the pleasures of the Bloomingdsle road ; and I if he, for a moment, turned his glance upon the dandy, or the purse-proud mag of money, it was not to envy or es teens the human, but to admire the animal forced Co administer to his pleasures; though at times as some well known Msd praise-worthy person, in the enjoyment of the riches gained by patience, industry, ana "iiwwvvlj rO'Icd b? in the evening drive, George Useted's roaniv I i*J :t- I. j - t - ?i > t I iw? WVUIU WI1K5 IM* KpprUTHI j auu Ull lip* murmur hi* favorite motto : M Time, Faith, and Energy ! lie wm M poor ''j* 1; T may be a* rich and esteemed aa he." And (reaping hi* heavy hammer in hi* strong right hand, he draw himself more erect, and target the flercu struggle of the sons of toil, for food and home, in this crowded city. Thinking of the future, and much toe ef the present, hi* attention waaauddenly ftneu upon a carriage hurried towards him by two frightened and unmanageable borer*, ae they mapped the rein* to the terrified clutch of the driver, and dashed furiously along the avenue at fearful speed. - mm? "w vj^rw vm f wuu vicvrjpj could dittos* M? tha ashy peilwr ol mortal terror whiten the facr* of its inmates ; who, besides the liveried driver, centrist ed of imi elderly jpntl?nttn, * young lodr, hypeiwotly his daughter, end a flashily dressed voting mm. lie had not time to follow Iris first Impulse, wbieh jm* t* throw himself before the msrhfawd animals, for they were buffing by, 'MmSfbt ee no arrow s > flight wnd nbttaw ?e fleet, towards . netg^fllwra an imminer, whq nu mm no true and a I strength so great, that the iron head [ emote the skull of the nearer horse, and, crashing deep into (he brain, laid hira dead within a few feot of the rocky pit. " The weight of the dead animal checked the other, until George Useted had sprbng to the bit. """Get out," he exclaimed, ** or this horse may jet drag you into the pit." Hie' advice was hastily followed, by the inmates of the vehioie ; the young lady eajing, as her feet touched the ground : M We owe our lives to your courage, sir, and cannot be too grateful," at tho same time offering her hand. * I would take the pledge with great pleasure," said George, with a frank smile, as he glancod from the tiny-gloved palm to the lovely face of the owner ; " but this brute i? ready to dash away in an ioatantJj|Prwill surely plunge in iu tue cellar." ~ ? A few moments sufficed to calm tbc animal; and as the party Blood viewing the narrow escape from a painful and bloody dealb, the elder gentleman snid : " My daughter speaks truly, young man. We owe our lives to you. Mav i I ask your name! Anything that we can do in return " The young mason checked him inslautly and somewhat proudly. 1 u I ask nothing in return, Mr. Whoaton, and my name is a small matter. 1 ain amply rewarded in being the means 1 of Heaven's desire to save you all frqm an ugly fall." < " You know our name," Raid the < young lady ; and drawing off het glove ' she again extended her hand. " It is I but fair that we should know that of our preeerver." 1 George blushed to tho eyes as he < clapped the eoft, snowy white hand in 1 his own, and said : * 1 " To grasp a lady's hand, the hand 1 of such a lady as Miss Annie Wlieaton, > is a noble reward for all 1 have had the fortune to do. My name 1 must at < present withhold." 1 " Your language is that of a gentle- I man," begun the flashily dressed young man, with a drawl of exquisite self es- 1 teein ; but with a sharpness unusual to ? the young mason. George broke in with : ? 44 And niv dress that of what, sir!" t "Aw?of course," stammered Mr. i Tom Smylhe, the ouo addressed, and . starting back, " if you ask it?you know i ?the garb of a laborer." < 44 In which dress are found many j more genuine gentlemen, Mr. Sntylhe, ? than can .be discovered in such glossy < jackets at yours. My language is not i necessarily that of a gentleman because < it may sound smoothly to the ear; and I auch us it is, I owe it to myself and tbe public schools of New York; in wi.icli t one may lenm as polished English as < may be gathered behind fast horses | and before theatrical curtains. Good ' evening, Miss Wheaton, and the same to you, Mr. Wheaton. I nin happy in < having done you a service." < 44 Bni, young tuan, I would reward? I mean to do something to prove iny gratitude?something more substantial than word*," said Mr. Wheaton, haati- 1 ly. ? 44 You have already given roc more ; for (he gratitude of the eye is more sub- j itantial than that of the lip or purse, in an honest man's opinion ; for it is coined in the soul." 44 At any rate," said Mr. Smythe, I you've butchered my horse, and I'll ' remember you by that." ] 44 For shame, Mr. Smythe 1" exclaim- < ed Annie. 1 14 lie grieves justly." said George, as i he turned away. " Had the hammer < hit him, an inferior auima* would have I been killed." 1 "Insolent fellow 1" muttered Mr. i Smythe, as he gazed after him. 44 Still, I am glad the bummer didn't hit roe? ' *pon my soul I ant." A carriage passing by was bailed, nnd the party conveyed home, while the < J2- s * . - - ? uinor rcuiKineu io extricate ins vehicle. Hiinking leu of the future, ami very mucli of Annio Wheaton, George Useted i reached liis humble home, And, as ?as iii? pnraryW custom, placed his week's I wages, for 'twas on a Saturday, id tbc lap of his widowed mother. 44 Tis all there, dear mother, except- i ing a dollar 1 have retained to buy nn | olu work on stone architecture. I'erhaps next week I may give you hundreds*' ' 44 Hundreds, nay son !" exclaimed Mrs. i Useted, raising her pale and pious face j In surprise. 441 said perhaps," said he. 44 On Tuesday the oommittee appointed to examine the plans, submitted for the building of tnat great church you have heard m? speak of so often, will meet to dscide which of the many is worthy of the IftOO prize. I have two there." 44 Ah," sighed hie mother, 44 your father wasted much time in such lotteries" I- 44 Lotteries 1" eried Geortre. Indiurnsnt I ly. * !t ia not tlie money-prise f wish, bat the name prize. Nor i? time wasted ia contending for aucb, for contention ia improvement" 44 If yon had any in finance with any prominent member of the prize edjudg" And truckled to them Tor a priae," did Oeotgd, "end gained one?how i miaerable the gain, if X Ue4 it?Low ( I ' m beggarly llie reward I No, let me win or loae, aim ply an George Useted ; and if I loee?try again." 44 Your father's friend, Mr. Wbealon." said his mother,44 is chairman, you told me of the committee. 1 wish ho knew you, George." 441 am glad he does not," said he.? 44 And nojr I will secure that book." He returned within an hour, with a largo and lime-worn volume, many years out of date, which his mother no sooner saw than she said : 44 The very same old book Mr. James Smytho, brother of that, tich man on Monroe street, gave to your father a few days before James Smylho died. Your father opened it only once, and saying it was full of impossibilities, put it on a shelf, where it remained until I was forced to sell it, with everything I could spare, to pay for your father's fuueral. It brought me but a few cents. "The paichment covering, alone, is worth more than that," said George.? 4 And I know I shall find many excellent hints to suit the architectural tastes now coming into fashion. Was there not much bitterness between Mr. James Smylhe and bis brother John ?" 44 Yes, tlicy had not spoken for years before James Smythe's death." 44 But people say John Sinythe gain od all his wealth by the death of bis brother." said George. 44 And very true; for Jaines died, as lliey say, intestate?making no will.? John was his heir at law hiiJ got every Jollitr.- Sunday he clings to it fast enough, though lie has u foolish ton, Torn, a lio spends much of it?on credit of his tallicr'a name." " Well, 1 sec written on the parcliuent of tiie insiue: ' Uind me in gilt when you have rend me through.' So [ will begin at once. I have often jlanced through it when it wns tossing ibont the 'old book' store ou Nassau ill eel." The prize com.Tiilteo met as appointid, and, with Mr. Wiieaton in the chair, proceeded to examine the various plans for chtireh-buildini? before them. Among the examiner* wu John sinvtlie, iho father of 'he flashily drcssjd young man we have seen. Sir. John Srnytlie held in one hand < highly pretentious chart, bearing the ignnlure of Thomas Looply, and in his . ed ho had a note promising to pay lohn Sinvlhe the sum of $5,000, prodding a certain contingency?also signid Thomas Looplv. That tacit contingency was that the first prize and the ;ontrnot of erection should be awarded ;o Thomas Looply, Esq.?n rich builder tnd a vain glorious architect, without me tenth of the talent of one-half of ihose whom he employed. Mr. SpiYthe urged the adoption of his plan strenuously, and called all his ilhcrs rubbish ; hut there was another >lan which gained universal applause, .rearing the name of George Usclcd. * I should be proud to be the designsr of that," said Mr. Whcnlon, after a srilicnl examination.' Mr. John Siny the whispered to Mr. Whcalon; "There is a tie in the rotes, or will [>e. Your vote will decide the matter. Dive it for Looplv." "Ilia plan is ridiculous. Would yon bave a church like u tenement house, W lien ton !" 141 will tell you plainly, Mr. WhcaIon," said John Smylhe, with a fierce look, " tbo job in Looply't hands will bring me $5,000. You owe mo much past duo, and to-day you ask mo to on Jorse for you to such an amount as will , keep you from bankruptcy?no uso to mince niHtteis. The piize for plan and :ontract to erect, must bo given to Looply?the nwnid will throw a fortune into bis hands and mine. The prize for the name, and the contract for the profits." " Cast your votes," said Mr. Whcaton, wiih a pale faco, as he remembered that John Smythe could beggar him. u Six for Looply and six for Useted," said the Secretary, after balloting. 4* For the prize or tho contract 1" "For the prize; the contract to be swarded by the winner of tho i>rize." ''Your vole decides il," said John 3mythe, with a meaning glance at Wheaton. "Gentlemen," said Wheaton, "among all the plans submitted but one name is genuine, unless this of George Use led may be a true name?personally 1 do not know him. A man bearing that natne died several years ago. The oth er names are, for the time, assumed. Mr. Thomas Jx>oply, in parading his name, seems to havo imagined his rich es and influence would award him the prize and, of course, the contract.? Gentlemen, Mr. Looply has made a mistake. 1 award the nriza to the nlan of I George Useted. Mr. Smyth*, though a debtor, 1 am an honorable man ; you make me a bankrupt, but you cannot luake inu a rascal.' furious with rage, and writhing under the acorn of all present, John Smylhe hurried away to brood upon revenge. When George Useted heard of hii success the next morning, or rather read hia name in the morning papers, he hastened to Mr. Wheaton, and aaid, " A few days age I would not teH yon ray name, because I feared t hat the service I had the fortune to render you might bias Mfer orjfnnJn my favor,, twdewvedflBllynRnibie meriu of I - i my jdann ; both of which Imve drawn a ptize. You woro known to me, because the poor knoir many of the rich I by light and name, and especially as my mother has often told mo of your kinduess to tny father." u Yon are one of nature's aristocracy, all othora are sham nobilities," said Mr. 1 NVheaton. 14 We most become better acquainted. Yon have the right now I to award the contract, which is a very lucrative one." M I know it, and therefore give it t.> my father's friend," said George. 441 have heard that you are in some pecni niary embarrassment." "True; H very bitter hearted man holds. many of my note*, and swears my ruin," said Mr. Wbeatou. "This tna?, John Smylhe? " u Is that your enemy's name ?" said George. 44 'lake courage, or rat her defy him. Last night 1 purchased an old volume, once his brother's, and not wailing to road it through, I tore oft" the parchment cover. The inside proved to be the last and only w ill of J nines Smythe." M I lcnow lie made one?for I and my uncle witnessed it," said Mr. Wheat* on, " but have always suspected John Smythe destroyed it." u No. I have it," snid George, "and John Smylhe must now account to me for the property bequeathed to my father five vears ago, amounting in nil to $150,000." One year after this conversation. George Useted became llio husband of Aun'e Whenton. John Smylhe and his flashy son emigrated to tho West, stripped of the wealth they had so long enjoyed. The uprightness that had distinguished George Use ted as a stone mason, never left him when a rich architect ; and he still asserts that tho man, and not the purse, makes the gentleman. JllisullancQiis UrnMng. The Motherlese. They are motherless! Oh, gently, gently, keep back those bitter words. Avert that cold, cruel stare. See you not the quivering of the grieved lips! Heed you not the tearful eyes! Alas! that sorrow should ever make a child's heart its home ! They aro motherless! Stranger hands ministering to their daily wants; stranger hands wearying of the irksome duty ! No fond sweet kiss; no warm em* I brace. No gentle words of comfort and love! No soft folding of little hands in prayer. No Mother / Misting the low sweet cadence of her voice; missing that tender" good night seeking, seeking, seeking, all in vain, that ark for the weary dove?a uiothei's heart! Draw the little forms near to your hearts, l'illow the aching head upon your bosom ! Think of your sunny childhood ; your mother's earnest love ! Ucr gentlo care?her patient forbearance? her precious forgiveness. Then only in kindness let your hand rest on each honored little head?onlv in love reprove that stricken little (lock ! Oh. let yours he the 1innd that shall lead them in the green pasture, and by the still waters of the precious Savior's love I Let Yours be the blessed benediction, " Inasmuch ns yc have done it to the least of these, ye have done it unto me." Remember the angels do nlU-1.-II ,i.- r -e !?-.? " nnjii uciiuiu uiu intc vi uur raiucr ill Heaven. 'J'lien, it inay be. tliat a child's liand shall lend you to that heavenly home. A child's hand shall place the crown upon your head. Speak gently to the motherless! A weight of woo they hour; Greet them with looks of tenderness, Oh f add not to their enre. Speak gently to the motherless, When tears their eyes bedim; Itemetnher who has Lid them "come," And lead them unto llim! Then yours shall I lint rich Messing he? "Friends, ye have done this unto me!" > '* ? Tiib Secret op Eloqckxok.?I owe my success in life to one single fact, namely: At the age of twenty-seven, 1 commenced, ami continued for years, the process of daily reading and speaking upon the contents of some hi*tori eal or scientific hook. Those offhand efforts were nude sometimes in a coru field, at others in the forest, and not infrequently in some distant barn, with the horse and ox for auditors. It is lo that eailv practice in the great art of all arts that I am indebted for the primary and lending impulses that stimulated mo forward, and shn|>ed and moulded my entire subsequent destiny. Improve, then, young gentlemen, the uperior advantage* you here enjoy. Lot not a day pass without exercising your powers of speech. There it no power like that of oratory. Cjcsar controlled men by exciting their fears ; Cicero, by captivating their affection*, and swaying their passions. The influence of the one perished with its author; that of the other continue* to this day. [/frnry Clay. Tr ft young lady has ft thousand acres of valuable land, the young m?n are apt to conclude thftt thero are suffi* [ cleat grounds fee ftLUudJUKot, Swki.ls.?A rough common tense pervades (he following, in which there is certainly ttioro truth than poetry : 44 Great men never swell. It is only your 44 three cent individuals," who are salaried at the rate of two hundred dollars a year, mik! dine on potatoes and dried herring, who put on airs nnd ftffohy waistcoats, swell, puff, blow, and endeavor to make others believe that 'i (here are nono so groat as they. There is nothing more contemptible in tho cyo of a sensible people than these self conceited, puffed up creatures in human shape. Nevertheless, the country is full ot ill em. Kvery neighborhood lias more or less of tlie nmnh puppet*.? They may he eerily known, for they I generally die** finer tlum others, and I take greater pains to show it in pea- . cockish struts and actions ; they hnvo < more to say when they are in company < than any one else, chew inoro tobacco, spit farther and oftener, always smoke ci gars, talk out in church, carry pistols { and bowie-knives, talk more of fighting | and of their great feats of bravery than , anything else ; wear their hat on one ( side of the head, and will associate ] with none others than those of their ( own stamp. The difference between them and sensible men ?3 as great as that between a barrel of vinegar aud a bottle of pure juice of the grape." Had Drbatii.?If when the face is 1 brought near another's, the lips are kept i firmly closed, (hero is no bad breath, < that which comes from the nose not i being perceptibly disagreeable. i Much of the disagreeable odor of a late meal may be avoided if the teeth and mouth are well tinned with warm water, and the tooth brush is passed ] across the back part of the tongue. < In sonto persous, a factor of breath and of tlio feet alternate- Jn others, | both are present at the siimc time. ] A ftelid effluvia arises usually, if not j nlwavn, from three causes: First, it is | hereditary, being connected -with a < scrofulous laint ; second, it arises from j want of personal cleanliness; thiul, it | attends disordered stomach. The sec- | ond and third suggest their own remedies. The first is a grievous and mortifying misfortune to all sensitive minds, | but it may be remedied to a very con- | siderable extent, by persistent habits of | strict personal cleanliness, by large outdoor activities, personal legularities, and the temperate re-e of plain, substantial t food.?Hull's Journal of Health. j Touching Scknk.? A very touching 1 incident occurred at the funeral of Mr. 1 \V. 11, Clifton, who died in Louisville, Ky? last week, l'rior to his decease 1 he manumited his slaves, numbering j some forty, a large number of whom at .. .a?i i :. r. i ? o j - i<-iiwt-u m.t luuciiii uii rwuuraay last.? During the march, an old slavo who ' had been gieatly alInched to his master. ' came up quietly to the hoarse, the fringe ' of *hicn ho respectfully kissed, and l?e- 1 hind which he walked the whole distance to the cemetery. After the prayers at the grave were ended, and all had gone save the blacks, the old mnn signified to thern lo kr.eel, and throwing himself upon the ground, played most vehemently and tearfully for his master and those he had left he- ' hind, which so affected the listening ' mourner} that the place was filled with | ciies and groans. Ma. Wkhster and New York.?Mr. ' John Van Duron, on some occasion? J we do not recollect what?in a speech ' before the Snpieine Court, indulged in the hahiiual vanity of the New Yorker, when his subject became that of the mammoth city. lie was rebuked by Mr. Webster, w ho ateriilv said : "She owes all this to the Union. Deprive | her of the Confederacy, and her ships i would rot at her wharves, and the grass i would overrun all her mighty avenues !** : Mr. Webster was only half right. Sun- i dcr the Confederacey, and her ships i would not linger at her wharves to rot. 1 They would find their way South ; and, < under another flag, of the Cotton Slates, I would realize, in warmer regions, a prosperity quite as great as they ever knew in those which they abandoned. , i.. tv- ? vn^ni.r.ni w.i llll M U HTH | pleased Jo notice, under the commercial head of the Charleston papers, thai tlio < ship Mackinaw, frotn Liverpool, brings a large assorted caigo for tho merchan is of that city. The cargo comprises dry I goods, crockery, pot ware, hardware, < wines, eke. i We hoj?e that the enterprising mer- I chants who have entered ho zelously upon the work ofSouthern independece, in this respect, may be sustained and encouraged by the luercbanta of the 1 South, This is their duty, and we cannot but believe, when they are convinced that direct importations are being , inaie, that they will give their hearty support to the movement.? Guardian. Cost or tub Gkkat Eastkrv.?The original coat of tlie Great Eastern was $4,600,000. fSlio stands charged to1 the present owners at $2,160,000. Of this amount $500,000 is preferred stock. The owners of this stock will doubtless soon own the ship, ami they are likely to find her an elephant which they cannot manage, and which will be to them on-I 1W a eel bill o( oosU. $ * Tuk Poor Drunkard.?How few pity hiin, and care for him ! When he el was a young man, and had meant), or the ability to ptoduoe meant), he had friend* on all hands. But now that he is besotted aud drunken, friend* have ,c left him. lie i* the victim of fraud, the butt of ridicule, the subject of scorn ol And contempt, ami the loathing of a di community. Society damns hiin to disgrace and infamy?the law punishes a) him as a nuisance and a vagrant. vj Why so ? " lie has brought it upon himself," savs the multitude. The as sortion may he true, and it may be false. Who told him to tako the first step? al Who encouraged hiin, in his downfall, t> drink? Who tempted and seduced m liitn by his efforts to indulge freely ? w Aro there not tho?e who did it, and n( Joes not some of the curse lie at their loors ? Certainly. __ [ ^ [ w A Fink Dividend.? It will ho seen ^ that the South Western Railroad Company, have declared a semi-annual Uivi lend of nine per cent., pay aide on and c nfler tlio 16tli inst. Savannah stock- w holders will receive their dividends by w application nt the Central Railroad untile. _ Here is a specimen of Georgia iin- ? proveinents worthy of attention in other ft( sections of tlio Union. The South- It] Western has been in operation but. a very few years, and it already ranks among the best paying roads in the ,c lountrv. So much for putting a road 111 n the- light place* and tlieu managing l,J I well afterwaid. [5a ran no A liepulican. Du. Baciiman.?The editor of the hi Peo Dee Times, reporting A trip to w ireenville, say? : 8r The venerable Dr. Bach man, whose -epulalion as a naturalist is as great in sjt Europe ?h in America, went down in wj he same train. The Doctor had some m, are plants along, of which ho was very w| rareful, calling them his children, and guarding them fiotn injury, lie remarked that, unlike some of his brother parsons, he had no apprehensions that es the discoveries of science would tend to n< weaken the faith of the World in the truth of Uevelatiou, but on the contrary, [relieved that science confirmed Scrip- m ure. th RrsstA. The New York Times w| ranslatcs from a German paper an ukase pe ust issued hy tho Czar. This decree emoves many of the restrictions here ofore imposed upon foreign merchants, ev uid places them upon an equal footing m with native merchants. Foreigners are S1sl>o now permitted to acquire moveable Wi property bv purchase, will, or donation. 01 This law?another step in that path of ibernl reform which Russia some time Qf ?go commenced to follow?will doubt- w] ess have a wholesome influence upon ur ner irnuo, nnn win i?e recognized willi I satisfaction by the Jwholo commercial y< world. Ht ^ ^ I For lire benefit of llrose joung ladies wlto may wish lo drop hint a line while he is in New York, we give Lord ? Renfrew'* Postofliee address: To lite HK'St High,' Puissant and II " lustiioiis Prince Albert Edward, Prince M :>f Wales, Duke of Saxony, Prince of w CJoburg and Gollta, Great Stewart of Scotland, lhtke of Cornwall and Rot- at lasy, Earl of Chester, Carriek and Pub- to in, Ihiron of Renfrew and the Lord of fit lire Isles, K. G. Care of Warren Le- ri land, Melroitolilnn Hotel, New York. ni Skm.ino Fhef. Nkorok8.?The practice of buying free negoes liable to sale pi tinder the penal code of Maryland, and d< liren selling litem as slaves to uttsos- tli peeling purchasers further South, has M attracted lite attention of lite Baltimore m Authorities. In that city, Wednesday, yt S S'llllrflnre ^ - 4 ' .a ?? ? " niicmni iur ?l l it'll 11 >1 * li< ing to seli free negro in Virginia. S. admitted that lie intended to dispose of him to some parties in Virginia, to run jn a steamboat fioin Kuhuiond to Petersburg. r(j . m Prayer.? Prayer is the application jlf of wnnt to Hint who only can relieve it; llie voice of s;n to Him who alone can pardon it. It is the urgency of poverty, the prostration of humility, the fervency of penitence, the confidence of trust. It is not eloquence, but earnestness ; not the definition of helplessness, but the 'c feeling of it; not figures of speech, but *1 sompunction of soul. It is the " Lord, . save us, we perish," of drowning Peter, Jn the cry of faitli to the ear of mercy. *' [ITannah More. la r-I.KCTRICITY IN ADVANCE OF TlME. 1 IH Tlio announcement of the accourhmenl I of the Princes Frederick William of si Prussia, on Tuesday, was telegraphed tl direct to Iler Majesty, atOrbome, from h the Palace at Potsdam, without any 1 r< break or interruption. The young k Pi incess was bom at ten minute* past ^ 8 a. m., but tbe fact was known at Os* borne at five minutes past 8. This ?p- n parent paradox n explained by titer tl if- (| forence of longitude of tbe two places. vj [London Tii/ies, July 27. M rr Tt is a very easy thing for lovSrs to ii interest each other; if they occasional* b ly hesitate for aweet sayings, they can ? fill up tbe intervals with sweet kissue. a i 7 ? Tns reproaches of a friend should bo Irictly just, and not too frequent. Ambition, energy, industry and per verance are indispensable for success i business. A man in the finest suit of clothes is :ten a shabbier fellow than mother ressed in rags. Do good to him who does you evil id by this means you will gain the ctory over him. To prevent the smell of cooking in le house?Hare nothing for breakfast, tid warm it over for dinner and supper. Many persons cavil at high and ean things alike, just as a dog barks itli equal earnestness at the inoou id a beggar. Let a youth who stands at the bar ith a gla?s of liquor in his hand, conder which he had better throw away -the liquor or himself. Women love to find in men a diffiilt combination?a gentleman which ill invariably yield, with a force which ill invariably protect. To prevent milk from turning sour -To each quart of milk add fifteen rains of picarbonate of soda. This Jdition will not affect the taste of the lilk, and it promotes digestion. Sidney Smith once said, in an arisicratic parly : " That n man, to know dw bad he is, must becoare poor; > know- how bad other people are, must Kome rick." Knowledge cannot be acquired witliit pains and application. It is trouesome. and like deep digging for pure atcr ; but when once .you come to the rings, tlioy "?o up And meet you. Constant success shows us but one lo of the world ; for it surrounds us tli flatterers, who w ill tell us only our erits, and silences our enemies, from :ioin alone we might learn our defects. Personal respectability is totally inipendeut of a large income. Its greatt secret is self-respect. Poverty can >ver degrade those who never degrade einselvcsby v*in pretence or duplicity. Men's lives should bo like the day, ore beautiful in the evening; or like e summer, aglow with promise; and o autumn, rich with golden sheaves, be re good works and deeds have lined on the field. A man that hath no virtue in himself er envieth virtue in others; fur men's iuda will either feed upon their ow n khI or upon others' evil; and who an let h the one will prey upon the her.?Lord Bacon. 41 Look up," lb under ?d the captain A ua liia Ka? - liile gazing from tho topmast, 44 look 11" The boy looked up, and returned safety. Young man, look up, and >u will succeed. Never look down id despair. Look up. The number of difficulties make thu hristinn's conquest the more illustrins. A gracious man should Iks made p of all fire, overcoming and consum ig all opposition as the fire does tho ubble. All difficulties should be but het-stoues to his fortitude. Those who have read of everything o thought to understand everything o; but it is not always so. Heading rnishes tho mind only with the mateals of knowledgo. It is thinking that lakes what we call ours. We are of le ruminating kind. A Cukistian's graces are but Christ's icture, Christ's image; and therefore 9 not you worship his image, and in 10 meanwhile neglect his |>erson.? ake much of his picture, but inako ore of himself; let his picture have >ur eye, but let himself have your lart. selk lMPOHTlVcr nr t"!-!-!.. ? iportanco every man is lo himself, ami ady to think he Is bo to others, withit once making this easy and obvious flection, that his affairs can have no ore weight with other men than theirs ive with him ; and how little that is, a is sensible enough. Look on the good things which Cod as given you in this world, and at lose which lie has promised llis fo|' iwers in the next, lie who goes ini his garden to look for ct hwehs and riders, no doubt will find llictn ; whi!? b who looks for a flower, inay return ito his house with one blooming in is bosom. There is an anecdote extant of the ,te Lady Byron, which is worth rrpeat ig. Being one day in company with ord Balmerston, she asked liis lord tip how he had managed to survive le many administrations of which he ad been part and parcel. K Lady By jii," replied the premier, "you mmf now that from my birth I have hobled through life" Frikxds thnt are worth having are ot made, but 44 grow," like Topsy in te novel. An old man gave this ad' ire to hia sons, on his death-bed? Never try to make a friend." Kuc* tica come fast enough without cultivate ig the crop; and friends w ho a w rought forward by hot house expedr ma, are apt to wilt long before tkv, re fairly ripened* a