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0 ^ + N . _ . ..... "''' ' 1 SV^"' ? * - ^????? _ ....._ _ * '" VOLUME XXXIII. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1874. NUMBEB28. 1 ?? ?mm THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. AN Independent Family Paper. PUBLI8HED WEEKLY BY * traxtham a hay. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance.... $2 50 six months 1 50 Three months 75 JgjfAll Trsient Advert isements wi 11 be charge 1 Onf. Dollar per Square for the first and Seventy-five Cents per Square for each subsequent insertion. Single insertion, | $1 50 per square. Transient Advertisements must be paid fur in advance. PHOTOGRAPHS. ( The undersigned having returned and opened a gallery will ' be pleased to see his friends. ' With more experience and IM- \ PROVED APPARATUS he feels more capable than ever before ] of pleasing the people. ' Come and have your pictures j made before grim Winter with his frost and snows pounces up- \ on us. i Gallery in Workman House. ' A. B. Camden, S. C., Sept. 11, 1873. A FAMILY ARTICLE. ' A ilO Rrt nar /lot? 4?7f? n<?r wppIt - uirtivu ?**j % v " j/v. AN ENTIRELY." NEW SEWING MACHINE ' For DomeMtie Foe, ONLY FIVE DOLLARS. With the New Patent ] BUTT.ON HOLE WORKER. Patented June 7th, 1871. AWARDED THE FIRST PREMIUM AT TIIE AMERICAN INSTITUTE AND MARYLAND INSTITUTE FAIRS, 1S71. A most wonnderful and elegantly constructed Sewing Machine for Family Work. Complete in all its Parts, Usee the Straight Eye Pointed Needle, Self Threadi.no, direct upright Positive Motion, New Tension, Self Feed and Cloth Guider. Operates by Wheel and on a Table. Light Running. Smooth and noiseless, like all good high-priced machines. Has Patent Check to prevent the wheel being u-rnnff orav. tho thread '**MVM ? * " 9 ?J - direct from the spool. Makes the Elastic Lock Scitcii, (finest and strongest siich known: l\irm. durable, close und r?pi<l. Will do all kinds of work, fine and coarte, lroin Cambric to heavy Cloth or Leather, aud uses all descriptions of thread. This Machine , is hkavilt constbrcted to give it strength; ' all the parts of each Machine being made alike by machinery, and beautifully finished and or namented. It is easy to learn. Rapid, Smooth and Silent in operation. Reliable at all times, and a Practical, Scientific, Michanical Invention, at a Greatly Reduced Price. A Good, Cheap Family Sewing Machine nt j last. The first and ouly success in producing ' a valuable, substantial and reliable low priced dewing Machine. Its extreme low price reaches all conditions. Its simplicity and strength adapts it to all capacities, while its many merits make it a universal favorite wherever used, and creates a rapid demand. IT 19 ALL IT IS RECOMMENCED. I can CtieeriUliy nnu connucnuy reronuneiiu its use to those who arc wanting a really good Sowing Machine, at a low price. Mrs. H. B. JAMESON, ( Pcotone, Will County, III. Price of each Machine. "Glass A." "One," (warranted for fire years by special certifi cate.) with all the fixture*, and everything complete belonging to it, including Self Threvd- , ixo Needle, packed in a strong wooden box. and delivered toaay part of the country, by express, free of further charges, on receipt of price, only Five Dollars. Safe delivery guaranteed. With each Machine wc will send, on receipt of Si extra, the new patent. BUTTON HOLE WORKER, One of the most Important and ustfu' inven- 1 tions of the age. So simple and certain, that a child can work the finest button hole with regularity and ease. Strong and beautiful. Special Terms, and Fxtra Inducements to Male and Female Agent*, Store Keepers, &c. who will establish agencies though the country and and keep our New Machines on Exhibition and Sale. ContTT Bights given to smart agents pres. Agent's complete outfit, ( furnished without any extra ohmu.e. Samples ofteteing, descriptive circulars containing Ttrnu, Testimonials, Engravings, Ate., ' &c., sent free. We alio supply i AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Latest Patents uml Improvements for the Farm and Garden. Mowers. Reapers, Cnl. 1 tivators, Feed Cutters. Harrows, Farm Mills, I Planters, Harvesters, Threshers and all articles needed for Farm work. Rnre Seeds in large variety. All moneysent in Po?t Office Money Orders, Bank Drafts, or by express, will be at our risk, and are perfectly secure. Safe delivery of all our goods guaranteed. An old and responsible firm that sell the best goods at tbc lowest price, and can be relied upon by our readers."?Farmer'* Journal, Xew York. &ir Xol RfiyonriM* for Regitternl Letter*. | ( Address Obders i JEROME B. HUDSON & Co., Corner Greenwich & Cortlandt Streets, N. Y 8ept. 25, Ctu. MERONEY & WITTER AUCTION AND Commission Merchants, Broad-St. Camden, S. C. Will attend to tbo selling of Real Estate, Merchandize, Produce, ke. Business entrusted to their care will meet with prompt attention. Returns made as soon as sales are effected. KING'S MOUNTAIN 3Kilit?ry School? YORKVILLE, S. C. This Institution is fully supplied with arms ( and all necessary scientific apparatus; and t the recent extension of the course of studies < places it in the front rank of Southern Educational Institutions. The first session of 1ST I, j will begin on the 2ND OF FEBRUARY.? ] Apply for catalogue containing full particu- 1 lan. Coi A COWARD, Principal. ,, ^a THE FAVORITEHOME REMEDY, This unrivalled Medicine is warranted not to contain a single particle of Mebccrt, or iny injurious mineral subsance, but is Purely Vegetable, t _ . A\ ^ ,1 LI .An JOWMDlUg IUOSC CUUllieril noma IIUU nmui svliich an all-wise Providence lins placed in jountries where Liver Diseases most prevail. ft will cure all Disc,net, caused fy Derangement >f I fir Liver or Bowels. Simmons' Liver Regulator, or Medicine, [s eminently a Family Medicine: and by being kept ready fon^tnmediate resort will save many an hour of suffering nnd many a dcfllnr in time and doctors' bills. After over forty yenrs' trial, it is still re:eiving the most unqualified testimonials to its vinues from persons of the highest character and responsibility. Eminent physicians Jommend it as the most EFFECTUAL REMEDY *3? For Dpspepsia, or Indigestion. Armed with this ANTIDOTE all climates tud changes of water and food may be faced without fear. Asa remed}' for MALARIOUS FEVERS. BO WEL COMPLAINTS, RESTLESSNESS. JAUNDICE, NAUSEA, IT HAS NO EQUAL. [t is the cheapest, the purest and best Family 'Medicine in the world. MAXCFACTCBED ONLY BY J. H. ZEILIN & CO., MACON, GA. AND PHILADELPHIA. Price S100 Sold by all Druggists. January 1, 1873. 12m FALL v.\i> Winter Goods! AT J. d T. I. JOXE S . CHEAP 3A.SH STORE Our Stock of General Merchandize, Conbinting in part, of IDK.Y QJrU Groceries, Hardware, Cutlery, Boots, & Shoes, Notions, Hats, &e. Will t>o sold at the very lowest prices for cash or its equivalent 111 barter. ill Goods sold by us arc warranted as represented iVe have a large and well selected stock of North Carolina Shoes, Which we offer at low figures. We pay the highest market prices for Jotton and other Country Produce. Agents fur Ncblett & Goodrich's Cot?n Gins, which wc offer at Manufacturer's prices. Mr-All Goods purchased by parties rending within the corporate limits of the ? i i n /? 1 . . ;owu will be delivered by us ireo 01 cnarge J & T. I. JONES. Camden, Sept. 25. tf. Bagging, Ties, &c. 10 bales BAGGING. various brands, 2 tons ARROW TIES. MACKAREL. in barrels, half-barrels, |uar rels. kits and at retail. CROCKERY. Ac. Ac. Just received by J. & T. I. JONES August 28. tf Bagging and Ties. 10.009 yards RAGGING 25,000 pounds TIES. For sale by RAT'M RRO Batter and Cheese. 50 boxes CHEESE, 25 firkins GOSHEN BUTTER. For sale by BAUM BRO. NOTICE. All person* indebted to me ure requested o pay up immediately. Those who do not omply with this request by the 10th of. J notary, 1874, will find their notes in the hands >f an Attorney for collection. I ?hall remain Camden until the first ol April, and will have a lot of tine Horses and Mules always on hand, which will be sold lower than elsewherein South Carolina. W. II. HUDSON. Dee. 25. tf; Supremo Court of the U. States. 1 December Term. 1872. The obligation* of Contracts?Unconstitutionality of Acts affecting Judgments obtained prior to their Passage?Homestead Exemption?Relation of the States 1 and General Government. G UNX v. BARRY. [From the American Law Times.] An old statute of Georgia provided for 1 exemptions as follows: , "Fifty acres of land, and five addition. al ones for each of his children under the 1 | age of sixteen years, the land to include the dwelling-house, if the same and irn- ' provements do not exceed two hundred 1 1 dollars; one farm horse or mule; one cow I and calf; ten head of hogs; fifty dollars' 1 1 worth of provision, and five dollars' worth 1 for each additional child ; beds, bedding. 1 and common bedsteads sufficient for the ' family; one loom, one spinning-wheel, ' two pair of cards, and one hundred pounds 1 of lint cotton; a militia soldier and troop- 1 er's horse; ordinary cooking utensils and 1 table crockery; wearing apparel of himself ' and family; family bible; religious works 1 and school books; family portraits; the ' library of a professional man shall not ex- ( coed three hundred dollars in value, to be 1 selected by himself." * 1 While this act was in force, in the year 1 18C6, Gunn obtained a judgment against ' Hart, who owned real estate to the amount 1 of fourteen hundred dollars, which was 5 bound by the judgment. A Tn 18fi8 a constitution was adopted that eontaiv.od the following provision, ' which was subsequently enacted in the ' form of a statute : 1 "Each head of a family, or guardian or x trustee of a family of minor children, shall be entitled to a homestead of realty to the ' value of two thousand dollars in specie, and personal property to the value of one thousand dollars in specie, to he valued at \ Mie nine they are set apart. * * * * * j "And no court or ministerial officer in 1 this State shall ever have jurisdiction or ; [ authority to enforce any judgment, decree, ' I or execution against said property so set 1 apart, including such improvement as | ' may be made thereon from time to time, ! j except for taxes, money borrowed or ex- j 1 pended in the improvement of the home- ^ stead, or for the purchase money of the 1 same, and for labor done thereon, or ma- ^ tcrial furnished therefor, or removal of ' incumbrances thereon." The constitution as tlwis framed was 1 ratified by Congress in 1870. Gunn applied to Barry, wlm was the proper officer, to make a levy under bis , 1 judgment aforesaid, the constitution and ' statute above recited being in force, which 1 was refused, and the refusal held to be right by the Supremo Court of the State. 1 The only (juestion was the validity of 1 the provisions made since the judgment ' as affecting f- unn's rights. Mr. Justice Swnytic delivered the opin- * ion of the court in substance as follows: ' Section 10 of article 1 of the Constitu- ' tion of the United States, declares that I "no State shall pass a law impairing the 1 obligation of contracts." ? If the remedy is a part of the obliga- 1 tion of the contract, a dearer sense of impairment can hardly occur than is pre- f aentcd in the record before us- The effect 1 t of the act in (juestion, under the eircuin- 1 stances of this judgment doc- not. indeed* 1 J merely impair; it annihilate^ the remedy There i.s none left. ' Hnt the act reaches still further. It 1 withdraws the land from the lien of ! the judgment, and thus destroys a f vested right of property which the credit- ' or had acquired in the pursuit of the 1 remedy to which he was entitled by the 1 law as it stood when the judgment was , 1 recovered. ltisinciTecttakingonep< isoh'j { property and giving it to another without ' compensation. This is contrary to reason ' and justice, and to tho fundamental orin- * ciplos of the social compact. Cut,/ r v. linfl, ?] Dallas. I58G. Dut we must con fino ourselves to the constitutional aspect * of the case. A few further remarks will besufficienttodispo.se of it. It involves * no question which has not been more than 1 once.fully considered by this court. Georgia, since she came into the 1 nioii as one of tho original thirto-in States, lias never been a State out of the I nioii.? Her constitutional rights were, for a short iim? i.npoKunrilv v ut in abevancc, hut her constitutional disabilities and obligations were in nowise nftocted by lier rebellion. The same view is to bo taken of tlic provision in Iter organic law. and of the * statute in question, ns if she had been in i full communion with her si.slor States1 . when she gave them being. Though her I constitution whs sanctioned by Congress, ' this provision can in no sense be considerod an act of that body. The sanction was only permissive as a part of the process ot i tier rehabilitation, and involved nothing affirmative or negative beyond that event, [f it were express and unequivocal, the result wonld be the same. Congress cannot, by authorization or ratification give the slightest effect to a state law or constitution in conflict with the Constitution of the United States. That instrument is above and beyond the nower of Congress and the States, and is alike obligatory upon both. A State can no more impair an existing contract by a constitutional provision than by a legislative act; both tire within the prohibitions of the national constitution. ? The legal remedies for the enforcement sf a contract, which belong to it at the time and place where it is made, arc a part of its obligation. A State may change them provided the change involved no impairment of a subtantial right. If the provision of the constitution, or the legislature of a State, fall within the category last mentioned, they arc to that extent utterly void. They are, for all the purposes of the contract which they impair, is void as if they never had existed The ^institutional provision nnd statute here n question, are clearly within the catego y, and arc therefore void. The jurisdicional prohibitionjwhich they contain with espect to the courts of the State can. herefore, form no impediment to the ilaintiff in error in the enforcement of lis rights touching this jadgmcnt, as those ights are recognized by this court. White r. flui't, 1.1 Wallace. t)4G; Ton Hoffman ; The City of Quuwy, Ibid. 535. The judgment of the Supremo Court of rcorg'a is reversed, and the cause will o remanded to that court with directions o enter a judgment of reversal, to rc:erso the judgment of the Superior Court >f Randolph County, and thereafter to iiucccd in conformity to this opinion. Chang and Eng. NTF.RKSTINO REMINISCENCKS OF THE CAREER OF THE WONDERFl'l. PAIR. M'lth the donth of the Siamese twins lie world loses the most remarkable >h) ideal phenomenon S\i tl#e way of ablormal distortion that/it has over known. ?or over half a century CIiiip^ and Eng tave interested and puzzled the scientific ii every land. The brothers, so strongly >ound together, have often served to point a moral or a tale, and the political vritcr has found in them an excellent ilustration with which to garnish his disjuisiti ns. Almost everybody in the iviiizt d world, and a great many in bar>arous lands, hiurd of the Siamese twins. They spent their childish days in fishng and picking up shelis at a little village >n tliii coast of Siaui, and were biought to hi.s country in 1829, when about eighteen ears ol*ago. They were exhibited all >ver America and Europe, and proved K|u:iiiy attractive to the general multitude md to scientific men. Their mother bore leventeeu children. At uuo time she gave )irtli to three and never less than two. Uut none of these children were Reformed. I'he Twins were united at the anterior part of the chest by a prolongation of u and ?.f fleshy band the size ol the hand, fhis baud is tough and capable of being jonsiderably extended. TUE CONNEt'TINO RANO seemed to have united theui at first face >#. l.i/... K??? A/.nutunt tfuol ?iill SO I U Itltt'j UUl' tUIIOlUlil uuvifw.i ..?W changed its direction that they stood partially side by side. Its length above tvas a. o ut two inches; below marly four; from above, downwards it measured three inches : and its greatest thickness was one and a !njf inches, It was covered with 'kin, and when the centre wn- touched both foil it; hut on touching either side of lie median line, only the maic.-t individual was sensible of it. One eon Id whisjicr in the oar of one of theui without thcoth:r hearing : while volatile salts applied to ilie nostrils of one had no cilect on the ithcr; and while pinching the arm of one xeitcd no x tisation in the oilier, still if you hui si nek a pin in l lie exact vertical . entro id lids connecting link both would linen Ib'un the hurt. Ihe (wins were seldom < I erved to converse with each ithcr. They played a good game of Iraughts, made pretty much the same moves, and at tlie same time, and fre(iiently played against each other. After attracting i vast amount of attention lutong s< .nti>Ts and physiologists all over the world. I hoy finally set tied down in North <*ai linn, owned slaves cultivated n large farm, and actually found tun women ?sisters?who were Wtl.MNO TO MARRY Til I'M. The maiden names of their wives were Sarah and Adelaide Yates, and the marriage took place in 181IJ. ' he twins had children, they voted, and they read the papers, and tilled in a respectable manner the duties of citizens nnd fathers of families. The brothers probably never would have had any difficulty, but that their j wives, though sisters, turned away theii hearts, and children were the cause of this estrangement. Up to the period that each had five children all prospered well enough, but one of them had a sixth, and this awoke envy and jealousy to such a degree that the twin sisters, not being bound to gether like the twin brothers, would no longer live under the same roof. The brothers were, it seems, about fifty-four years of age. but one we believe the smaller and ieeblcr of the two, looked, it is said, ten years older than the other They could turn either back to back or face to face, but that is about as tar us t ho re* uiurkuble bond that united them permitted. Of course, the subject o%separating them by CUTTING THE LIGATURE of flesh which bouud them together was often discussed, and the most eminent surgeons of the world, have differed as to the 1 result of such an experiment. Neluton, we believe, maintained that it could be i done ; but equally noted British surgeons, after trying preliminary experiments, such as binding the ligature so as to prevent tho circulation of the blood, concluded 1 that there would be too much danger in the ( attempt. It was generally conceded, however, that the natural death of one of the ' brothers would not necessarily be followed ' by the death of the other, and that by ' promptly cutting the ligature the survivor ' could be saved. Had the death of Chang J occurred * in some largo city, surgeons ' would have been found to cut away Eug ' from "the bod) of this death," and per- 1 haps have saved his life ; but in a distant 1 rural locality, where the necessary professional aid could not be had in time, no 1 one w.-is hr.ld ennutrh to mnke tho dread- I ful experiment; and after two hours of 1 alarm and terror, at a position than^rhich '' few things can be imagined more horrible J Kng followed Chang to the other world, i During this brief interim he is said to have 1 exhibited the greatest dismay, and after a I sort of delirium offright was overcome by ' a deadly stupor from which he never rallied. The mere fact that two hours elapsed between the deaths of these two phenomenal brothers proves that they wero SEPARATE ENTITIES. Indeed, there is no doubt that they thought differently, and experienced but i few simultaneous sensations. Only when the ligature that bound thorn was pinched j or pricked did they manifest simultaneous suffering. Their characters wero als<> notably oifferent. The two brothers were Baptists and members of a church in Sur-! re)' County, North Carolina. It is to bo hoped that their pastor, or some other intelligent friend, wiil give to the public some detailed account of their later years, j and particularly of their last moments, j The prob.em of the ligature may now bo ; settled if u post uiorieui examination is 1 ,i.i? r.,r I permmou. fctence is puiuimuuiv , sharing to this matter the curiosity of the ! world at largo; and in such an unprc'. ecdeuted case even common curiosity is! excusable. A PARALLEL CASE. Among phenomena of anatomy the ' most celebrated parallel in modern times to Chung and Eng was presented by the ( Hungarian sisters, Helen and Judith, though they were joined back to back by the thighs and loins. They were born in 1701, and lived to their twenty-second year. It is said they had neither the same temperament or character, but wcro very fond of each other, aud performed some physiological acts in common aud others separately, and were sick and died together. Such monstrosities were formerly regarded as proofs of the anger of Hod or as tho work of demons, and, us such, by the old Greek and .Roman laws were at once put to death. Even as lute as the seventeenth century they were either destroyed or shut tip from human sight. ?'o that Chung and Eng, after all, had a more comfortable fate than they might have hud in an earlier period of the world's history. Political Scandals. TIIE SECRET OF GRANT'S NOMINATIONS FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. Washington Correspondence of the Graphic. Iu one tiling do Williams and Cushing agree?that is, in being the intimate friends, associates and counsel of Jay Cooke. Williams, as an Oregon lawyer, has been and is largely interested in the Northern Pacific Railroad. Cushing lias been the confidential counsel to Jay Cooke since the rise of the latter to wealth. It would seem very likely that in any case affecting the estate of Jay Cooke, or the estate of the Northern Pacific Railroad, it would be a good thing to have a chief justice who would do these interests full justice! This will explain why neither' Kvarts, nor Pierrepout, nor Hoar, nor Curtis, nor any of the great lawyers of the country have been called to thie high position. They have not had the gooc luck to be on intimate professional term? with President Grant's friend, Jay Cooke It will bo remembered that before the break down of the First National Bank oi Washington, Gov. Cooke, of the Districl of Columbia (brother of Jay Cooke.) wa< the most intimate friend President Grant had in the world. The President attend ed a grand party at Jay Cooke's house only two days before the suspension of the latter. It will also be remembered as <i curious coincidence that when the First National Bank failed the President, whe was known to have had a large account therein, had drawn out all his funds but a very short time before the suspension. When I add that it is believed hero that President Grant is himself largely interested in the Northern Pacific Railroad, I put you in possession of a concatenation of causes and consequences which arc perhaps somewhat more picturesque than satisfactory^ UGLY HINTS. From the New Fork Sun. If the Senate judiciary committee remain in any doubt respecting the case of Gleorge H. Willliams, let them summon Mr. Gazaway B. Lamar, and ascertain front him what lawyer of Washington made to him the proposition that, on the payment by him of $40,000 cash, the appeal to the Supreme Court which the department of justice had interposed against the decision )f the Court of Claims ordering the paymont to Mr. Lamar of $000,000 or upward from the treasury, on account .of cotton claims, should be withdrawn, and Mr. Lamar thus be enabled to obtain the money. Having got the name of this law per from Mr. Lamar, let the' committee then examine the lawyer with a #view of iscortaining whether or no he was authorized to make that proposition to Lamar by Mrs. Williams, the wife of the attorney, general. If these inquiries arc conducted with earnestness and judermcnt, the committee may possibly learn something instructive. William Allen, Govern.r of Ohio. William Allen was born in hldenton. Chowan county, at the head of Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, in the year ol 1807. and is now sixty seven of age,?more than one year the junior of J udpe Swayne, of the Supreme Court. lie was bv the death of both father and mother left an ?i i.:? :..r. U ??_ nnvi.nfo rrnvn ill Ilia llli.iliv> . uic pal viiih n>>v poor. Allen's sister. elder by many years than he. was married to Pleasant Thurman, and they were living at Lynchburg, Va. where their only son, Allen G. Thurman, was born. They had, I think three daughters, but one of whom is living,. Pleasant Thurman had been originally possessed of means, but by becoming surety was rendered poor. Me was not a uian of more than ordinary intellect or energy, but be was still "the noblest work of God?au honest man." This reputation ho bore through life, and has left behind him as an inheritance to his children and a remembrance to others. lie lived and died a member and exborter of the Methodist Church. To Mrs. Thurman both her brother and son are more indebted than to any other person for their advancement in the world. When the son Allen G. was but four years old his father and mother removed from Lynchburg, Va.. to Chillicothe, Ohio, where they resided until their death, and where thoson lived until his election to the Supreme Bench in 1S.")2. William Allen remained at Lynchburg, supporting himself, working, I believe, as a sadlcj's apprentice, until he was about sixteen years of age. lie then collected together his worldly goods, tied them in a handkerchief. and set out on foot to seek the home of his sister in Ohio. After taking up his residence in Chillicothe, at which place he has ever since resided. young Allen was by his sister placed in the old Chillicothc Academy, where he received his only real instruction from i teacher. Allen's sister, Mrs. Thurman, selected and supervised his general reading. Ii this he considers that he derived the great est advantage. Shortly after his election to the Scnat* Mr. Allen married Mrs. Kffie Coons, form erly MeArthur. the beautiful and accom plishcd daughter of (icneral Dencan Mc Arthur?his early, true, and only love, sin chose Allen from among a host of distin -..!nl?A/l fWtm cAV/iriil fifjltpS. Slit i;uisilt-u nuilt'ia tiwiu .;v ? v.M. . - .. inherited the old homestead nnd farm Allen having added many acres to the lat tor, on which hi" daughter (Mrs. Scott! her husband, and their children and hi grandchildren, resides. It is welfrknow that prior to her first marriage she an Mr Allen were devoted to each other; an while her father, Governor McArthur wr not personally unfriendly to Mr. Alle yet their opposition in politioa and ttron I positive qualities caused him to think tha ^ ; their connection would cause them to . antagonize, and ultimately to produce die> cord between them, and he therefore die. f approved of their union. t Ho ever maintained fearless and uas flinching ^integrity, and the voice of ; calumny itself never accused him of licen tiousnc-ss. In all these respects his life i has been as pure as that of John C. Cal! houn?far above tlie reputation of Clay or i Webster, er even of Washington himself ; Mrs. Allen died shortly after the birth of i their daughter and only child, Mrs. Dr ; Scott. In health and in sickneee Mr. i Allen was a most devoted and affectionate - ? * e e_ S " hushand; and when slie awa ne roae on ; horseback with the corpse from Washing ton City to Chillicothc. He has never thought of marrying since, and it ie almost certain that if he had not married his only love, be would not have married at all* Allen's vocal organisation is a marvel* His ability to make himself heard when with General Cass at Buffalo, in 1848, in spite of two steamboats attempting to pet . vent his bciug heard, is true. Cincinnati Commercial. The Uhlans ?The Uhlans light cavalry arc of Asiatic origin, and were first introduced in the north of Earope along with the colonies of Tartars, who established themselves in Poland and Lithuania. They were mounted on light active Tartar horses, and armed with sabre, lance, * and latterly with pistols. Their lance was five and a half to six and a half feet in length and like that of modern "lancers," was attached to a stout leather thong or cord, which was fastened to the left shonlder, and passed round behind the back, so as to allow the lanoe to I be couched under the right arm. Im mediately below its point was attached a strip of gaudy-oolored cloth, the flattering of which was designed to frighten the enemies' horses. The early dress was similar to that of the Turks, and the regiments, or polks, were distinguished from each other by the red, green, yellow, or bine color of their uniforms. The Ana, trians and Russians were the first to bor row this species of cavalry from the Poles. In 1743, an attempt was made to introduce the Uhlans into Franee, and a polk of one x thousand men was formed; but it was 4^ banded at the author's death. At the present time, Russia, Prussia and Aua" j fria are the only powers which posse#* Uhj lan regiments, and these are recruited in ' Western Russia. Poland aud Galiea. The j Cossacks?their name Kruack, of Turkish or Tartar origin, signifying in the Turkish language a robber, and in the Tartsr, a light-armed warrior?arc descendants of the ancient Russians of Nogorod and Kicw. to whom the necessity of maintain* 1 ing a constant resistance to enemies has j given a peculiar warlike character. Tbcro | arc two principal branches of the Cosbauk I family, one rude, wild, unscrupulous, uud robber-like, and the otker, called the Dons, who inhabit the great steppes to the sea of Azof, where they form a small Russian government of their ownt with a populate Jfcf about a million. The whole number of Cossacke in the various branches is estimated at about two millions They contribute much to the military strength of Russia. The German Military.?Anybody that loves the military will get his fill of it in Germany. The huge casernes which mark every city, the prevalence of uniforms. the jingling of spurs and swords i in evcrv public room, the drills and parades, the sentinels, remind you thntyou are among the most successful warrior* of modern times. The people grumble un i ? ui- v..*. ceasmgiy ni mc mcxurauic avmw, uu? are most proud of it* results and the great . king who inaugurated it. The three year's . discipline, with the opportunity afforded I to reduce them to one by previous study, > is an excellent education for most. Many i who would go stupid and thoughtless all their days are awakened to a pretty active 1 sense of existence and its requirements i when an inspector gets hold of them. The penalties for any breech of discipline are suro. swift and severe A rusty button ? or a spot of mud means repentance in the . eruard-house, and in consequence yon see - i. ..u:.. ? uuauvii uiiii^j euiuicio m iu x. uua^ . The men learn not only how to handle arms f and ride horse back, but by a system of . free gymnastics to use every joint and p tuuscle in the body. The officers are un i, doubtcdly selected with some view to site . ?many of them tremendons fellows?and i. go to convince you that the old race of > giants, who lived here iu former tiu n not all dead yet. d (1 The Princes Pierre Bonaparte hais cd a dressmaker's establishment in r street, London. She rcoently * . : U Paria to make purchasers.