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VOLUME 4?NO. 39. .. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1857. WHOLE NUMBER 195.
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MISCELLANY.
John Taylor, the Timon of tho Backwoods,
Bar and Pulpit. f .
I can never lurcjet my first vision of-John 1
Taylor. It was in the court lion.su at Lewis
burp, Conway country, Arkansas, in the ;
summer of 1 y.'JS. i ;
The occasion itself possfssu<l terriMe inlf-r- i
est. A vast concourse of spectators ha<l as- ;
sembleri to witness the trial of a voting and \
beautiful girl, on an indictment tor minder. ]
The Judge waited at the moment fur the i t
Sheriff to bring in his prisoner, ami the <-yes .1
of the impatient multitude all centered on t
the door, when suddenly a .stranger entered, ;i
whose appearance rivited universal attention. . :
Here is his portrait?a figure tall, lean sin- ; t
cwy and straight as an arrow ; a face sallow, . \
billions, and twitching incessantly with tier- j i
vous irritability ; a brow broad, soaring mas- t
sive, seamed with wrinkles, but not from ago, j i
fur he was scarcely forty ; eyes rcddiidi yellow j <
like the wrathful eagle, and as bright and j I
piercing*, and finally, a mouth with lips of cast ' I
iron, thin, curled, cold and sneering, the in-' t
tnnso. nxiirf'^irm ??fivliii-li 1. ?1 -... 1 tlu> 1
embodiment of an (inbreathed curse. II*.- I
was habited in a suit ot' now buckskin, or- ; 1
namented after the fashion of Indian cos- i
tume, with hues of every color of tlie rain- I
bow. ' ?
Klbowing his slowly through (he crowd !
and apparently unconscious that lie was re- I
garded as a phcnouicnon, needing cxplann- I
tiou, this singular being advanced, and with ,
the haughty air of a king ascending the '
throne, seated himself within the bar, thronged
as it was with the disciples of Coke and
Blackstone several of whom, it was known,
esteemed themselves as far superior to
those old and famous masters.
i lie contrast between the oullaniltoli garb
and disdainful countenance of the stranger, ,
excited, especially, the risibility of the law- j
J'ers, and the junior members began a sup- j
pressed titter, which grew louder, and soon :
swept around the circle.
They doubtless supposed the intruder to !
be some wild hunter of the mountains, who j
bad never before seen the interior of a ball j
of justice. Instantly the cause a'nd object j
of the laughter perceived it, turned his [
"head gradually, so as to give each laughter
o i i- i.;? is? ?...l~.i ...sti. .. i.siis? :i !
-v? .vvn, ilKi 111 tit ^lllivu >11111 <1 rw 111111^4 JMIIIIU I
of infinite scorn; hi? tongue protruding'
through his teetli. literally writhed like a
serpent, and ejaculated its sap-like poison in
a single world.
"'Savages !'*
No pen can describe the definite forcc j
which he threw into the term ; no pencil
?can paint the infernal furore of his utterance,
although it hardly exceeded a whisper.
But he accented every Jlettcr as if it
were a separate emission of fire that scorch- !
ed his quivering lips; laying horrible em- i
jphasiss both on the begining and end j
oi the word.
"SavagesP
It was (he prowl of a red tiger in the hiss
of a rattlesnake.
"Savages /"
Tlio general glare, however, was immcdir
ately diverted by tlie advent of tlie fuir
prisoner, who then name in, surrounded by
"tier guard. The apparition was enough to
drive a saint mad ; for her's was a stylo to
bewilder tho tamest imaginations and melt
lire coldest he&rt, leaving*in both imagination
and heart a gleaming picture, enatnel<ed
in fire and fixed in a frame of gold from
the stars. It was Ihe spell of an enchantment
to be felt as well as well as seen. You
? might feel it in the flash of her countetifcnee,
clear as a sunbeam, brilliant *s the
{ in the contour of her features, symr^etwcftl
as if cut by the chisel of an ar"
tl?t; in her hair or rwh auburn ringlets,
flowing without a braid, softer than silk,
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liner than gossamer ; in the eyes, blue as | (
the heaven of a Southern Summer, largo, I
liquid, beamy ; in her motions, graceful, l
swimming like the gentle waftures of a 1
bird's wing in the summer air ; in the fig- i
lire, slight ethereal, sylph's or seraph's ; t
:iinl, more than all, in the everlasting smile ! 1
of rosy lips, so arched, so serene, .so lik<
starlight ami Vet. possessing the power ot
magic or of magnet i.-m to thrill the behold
it's heart. '
As the unfortunate girl, so tastefully dress
dl, so incomparable as to personal charms,
calm ami smiling, took her place before the
bar of her .Jmlgo, a murmur of admiration
arose from the multitude, which the
prompt interposition of the court, by astern
order of "silence," could scarcely repress
from swelling to a deafening cheer.
Tin' Judge turned to the prisoner:
' Kmtna Miner, the court has been informed
that your counsel, Col. I.iuton, is sick.
Have you employed anv other ! "
Slit; answered in :i voice as sweet as the
warble of the nightingale, and as clear as
.he song ol" the .-kylark :
"My enemies have bribed all the lawyers, 1
iven my own to he sick ; but (Jod will de- j
etui the innocent ! "
At this ivspi>tise, so touching in its sim- J
ile pathos, a portion of the auditors buzzed I
ipplausc, and the rest wept.
< )n the instant, however, th<"> stranger, |
vhose appearance had previously excited |
ii. -h merriment, started to his feet, approach- '
d the prisoner, and whispered something
n !i?'r ear. She hounded six inches from .
he floor, uttered a piercing shriek, and then
tooi| trembling as if in presence of a ghost
rom eternity ; while the singular being,
vlw. (..>.! c,.,t '
?;! ?.i.a? MuuiiiuiU I'llMII Kill,
nMn sM-'I t!io court, in his sharp, I'inixi:isr
(lice, sonorous ns the sonn>l of ln-11-inetal :
"Mav it please your honor, I will assume
lie t:i-!c of ?1? t? u?ii11the la?lv."
"W'hat !" exclaimed the astonished Jodqfe,
'are vou a li<-cn? <l attorney
' The rjner-lifin is irrelevant an.l immato ial,"
replied the stranger, with a venomou?
ueer, "as the recent statute entitles any
n-rson to act as counsel at the request of i:
larlv."
"lint <loes the urisoner romiost if ? '' in
juilVil the .1
"J.et her speak for herself,"' said Ihestrat
;,-r.
"I do," was tlio answer, a? a Ion:; draws
;igh esenped, that seemed to rend her vet
licarfslrinij's.
Tit- ?-:>-< immediately progressed ; nr
is it had a t inge of romantic myterv \
i 11 epitomizethe suh-!at)f<? of 111?? evident t
A Lout twclvu months h"f<?rc the defeit
nit ha?l ariived in tin: villas*, and op?te .
i!i establishment of millitvry. Residii
n a room connected with lu*r shop, and i
ilonc she prepared the articles of her tr:?
vSth unwearied labor and consummate tasi .
Her hahits were winded, modest, and r
iring, and honee she might have hoped
ivoid notoriety, hut l??r tlie perilous gift
hat extraordinary h?an!y. whieli too ofte
ind to the poor. nid friendless always, prov
i curse. She was soon sought after l?y ?
hose fire Hies of fashion, tin* profession <
--1. i:r ?
mium: 11 k>, ovcry wucrc, >s soim-lion and ri
n. Hut tin' l><-aut;ftil stranger r< j?*?*t?
.hem all with umi!ti.'ral>lt! scorn and loath
Amontr llii->?r r.jcete.1 ailinirers ? ?<
Tin: of a character from which the fair mil
liner liail eveiy thing to fear. Iliratn Slior?elonge<l
to a family, at onco opulent, ir.
Iticutial utul <Iivipateil. If'* was h i nisei
irentioiis, brave, arul ferociously revenge
\il?t!u% niii<t famous <liir-llis! of the South
ivust. It was generally known that In; hac
UKuli; advances to win the favor of the love , j
v Kmina, ait'l ha<l shared the fate of all I s
illier ? ?1 -1
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At nine o'clock on Christmas night, 1837, j
the people of Lewidmrg were startled l?y a :
Ion.1 scream, as of one in mortal terror;
while following tliat, with scarcely an inter- '
k'al, came successive report a of firearms.
Tlmy Hew to the shop of the milliner, >
whence tlie sound proceed, puslied back
the unfastened d"or, ami a scene of horror ;
was presented. There she stood in the cen- i
tie of the room, with a revolver in each '
hand, every barrel discharged, her features !
pale, her eyes flashing wildly, but. her lips j
parted with a fearful smile. And there at j
lier feet, weltering in his warm blood, his j
bosiim literally riddled with bullets, lay the j
all-dreaded dlielist, Hiram Sin ire, gasping I ^
<1... n
... niv. him. ti^fniv. iii! an iciuait'U but a i
single sentence: "Tell tnv motlier that I I
am dead and gone to hell !" and instantly i
expired.
"In I lie name of God, who did this?"
exclaimed tlie appalled spectators.
"I did it," said the beautiful milliner, "I '
did it to save my honor !" !
As may readily imagineil, the deed cans- '
ed an intein-e sensation. l'uhlio opinion, !
however, was divided. 'J'lie poorer classes, .
crediting the girl's version of thee facts, 1
landed her in terms of measureless eulogy, j
lt..? !... r?: I. e .11 . .... -.
..... n.t ii viiun i>i iin* ueeeascu, awt oi ins ;
wealthy family gave a different and darker ; (
coloring to the affair, and denounced tin; j j
lovely homicide as an atrocious criminal.' j
Unfortunately for her, the officers of the L
law, especially the judgo and sheriff, were ' (
devoted comrades of the slain, and display- j
ed their feelings in a revolting partiality. ,
the judge committed her without the privi- "j
lege of hail, and the sheriff chained her in f
the felon's dungeon! i
L?.. I * " ^
ouuii is a nriet abstract ot the circiim- j
stances developed in the examination of
witnesses. Tlio testimony closed and the i
pleading began.
First of all, three advocates spoko in
succession for tlio prosecution ; but neither
their names nor their arguments are worth
preserving. #Orators of. tho blood and t
luuuucr yen us, iney nDout equally partitioned
their bowling eloquence betwixt the
prisoner nnd her leather-robed counsel, as
if in doubt who of the twain was then on
trial.
As for the stranger, he seemed to pay not
tbo slightest attention to the opponent?, but 1
remained motionless, with his forehead
bowed on his hands, like one bnried in deep (
thought or slumber.
At the proper lime, however, ho suddenly '
??J1
pi ang to liis feet, crossed the bar, and look i
lis place almost touching the jury. lit' j
lien commenced in a whisper, but it was a M
ivhisper so mild, so clear, so uttcrably ring- , in
ng and distinct, as to till the hall from dour ; "i
:o galleries. At the outset he dealt in pure , ly
ogic, separating and combining the proven ! *i
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minted 10 heaven, nml that only ck-inon- !
tnitcl llic utter impossibility tlmt any hu- s"
nan beinu sliotilJ ever get iheie. ! (;
a j e,!
Wellington. j 'K
Tlie Duko was well nc?|uainteJ with his j "
>iuie, ana vaiueu 11. many years ago, '
vlien before Sir Arthur Wellesly, a broth- .
r officer was speaking Rneeringly of the lJ'
lible, and ridiculing tlic idea of its being a '
evelation from God, he abruptly said, M8 : J1
, have you read l'aley's Kvidcnees i j "
fyou have not I advise you to read them. ; u.
onee thought as you now thir.k, but I i
end l'aley and am convinced." The ofli- ! j
:er afterwards became one of the holiest1 ('.1
neii in the British army, and thanked the | 1
Duke of Wellington for his timely reproof, j ' c
I'ou may have heard me speak of my visit i ?
o Waliner Castle, and observing that a | J.1
iinnuor oi ins uooks in ins ued room libra- ! ""
y wore on divinity, and by the most evan- | M(
jelical writers. Oil a littie round table, oc
:losed by his plain iron bedstead, were a I- w
ways to be found four apparnntly well ban- "j
lied books?one was the book ol' books, the
vord of God ; another was Leighton's Coin- "J
uentary on Peter ; a third, Howe's Living "
L'emple, and the fourth Baxter's Saints . .
Ilest. Who could desire better books for ,
lie soul of such a man ? and he kept notli- ^
ng for mere show?the books were for ii9e, P
lot ornament. The following is illustra-: !.11
ive of his kindness and humanity: "Early j "
n tiie morning after the battle of Water- j !j!
oo," says Dr. Hume, "on entering his : 1
oom, ho sat up in his bed while I reported w
o him the casnalties tbat hud come to my m
tuowledge. He grasped my liaud, and
>eemed deeply aftectcd ; and I felt the tears .1
ailing fast on my hand, and looking up I J!1
law them coursing down his dusky cheeks.
tie suddenly brushed mem away wiiu tm 1
eft hand, and in a voice tremulous with c<
notion, exclaimed : "Well, thank God, I f.*
inow not what it is to lose a battle, but it is .
gainful to gain one with tho loss of so many 1
if one's friends."
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A good story is told of a sheriff who
:?me nearly being outdone by a person it J!
was in the line of bis duty to hung.
"Sir," <?aid the gentleman, ns the sheriff
ivas carefally adjusting the rope, "really, al
your attentions deserve my thanks. In cl
'act, 1 do not know of "one that I shoiild f1
rather have hang me." J
' Really," said the sheriff,^you are pleas- '
id to be complimentary. I do not Know
>f another individual it ^vould give me so it
n'rtfch pleasure to hang.** ' ' J' je
Take Care of your Health.
To a young uinti who asked of Ilorao
ami counsel to guide liiin towards succes
the legal profession, that extraordinary
an replied tersely, promptly, and definite
. lie opens with the following very sen
ble and important suggestions touch
the necessity of health :
Kirst you need health. An earnest stti
t is prone to ruin his health. 11 >p<
ats him with the belief that if he cai
ly now without cessation, he enn do si
ays. Because he does not see the em
liis strength, he foolishly concludes tlier
o end. A spendthrift of health is oin
'lie most reprehensible of spendthrifts
iri ceitain I could have performed twio
labor, both better and with greater eas<
lysclf?had 1 know as much of the law
'lealth and life at twenty-one, as I di
In college, 1 was taught all aboil
motions of the planets, as carefully a
i.rl. ?i..... ..? ..II t I !- I ?
?*<' j uuiipi iiinu I'uru in uani^iT i)
ingoir tin; trac k if I had not known liov
race their orbits; but about my own or
.'.ization and the conditions indispensibh
lie healthful functions of my own bodv
is left in profound ignorance. Nothins
i d be more preposterous.? I ou^bt t<
i begun at home, and taken the star
i- ii it should have come their turn. Tin
i sequence was, I broke down at the begin
,j of my second college year, and havi
rr had a well day since. Whatever la
I have since been able to do, I liavi
i.i it all on credit instead of capital?:
/4 ruinous way, either in regard to healtl
money. For the last twenty-five years
tnr as it regards my health, I have beei
from day to day on n.v good behavioi
. I during the whole of this period, as i
ibernian would say, if 1 had lived as olh
' Iks do for a month, L should have diet
fortnight.
Health lias a great deal to do with wha
- vorld calls talent. Take a lawyer's lit
ugh, and high health is at least equal t<
. per cent, more than brain. Endurance
. rtuhicss, wit, eloquence, attain a for?
<.lt1i-lnl.il- with 1 111? u-l.w.li ?!./.?, ........
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. approach without it. It often happen:
... tlie credit awarded to tlie health he
: lo the digestion. Though I do not he
that genius and eupep<v areconvertahl
s, yet the former can never rise to tin
;st heights unaided by the latter.
\gain : a wise man, with an cntorpris
re him, first, looks round tor suitable in
ncuts wherewith t>> execute it; and h
ks it all-important to command thos
nments before he begins his laboi
'ih is an indispensable instrument fo
West qualities, and the highest fiuishe*
.11 work*. Think of the immense ad
'ige you would have in a suit in cour
. ter a week's or a fortnight's investign
of tacts, you could come in for th
ntr ai'fimKMit on tlie hist <l;?v fi-esli nm
ic, which only so much more of mo
.um and fervor for the vdocity am
you had acquired."
Premonitions.
- jrhaps the following cases aro cvci
> .} curious than those we published his
ulc. One is related of l'rofessor I5ohri
f her of Mathematics at Myrburg, by Stil
lie was suddenly seized with a con
'ion, one evening, whilst in company, tha
flight logo home. But being comfarta
1 taking tea, he resisted the admonition
if il it returned with such a forco that, a
' uth, he was obliged to yield. On reach
g his house, he found everything as h
id left it ; but he now felt himself urge<
remove his bed from the corner iu whiel
stood to another ; lie resisted this impul
>n, also and however, absurd as it seem
I, he felt he must do it ; so he summon
I the maid, and, with her aid, drew tin
id to the other side of the room, afte
hich he felt quite at ease, and returned t<
lend the rest of the evening with his friend:
t ten o,clock the party broke up, he re
ed home, went to bed and to sleep. I;
e middle of the night he was awakened bj
loud crash. A large beam had fallen
inging part of the coiling with it, am
iis lying exactly on the spot his bed oceu
...i " a > -?iii/it. "l ..e ? ?.1
ho, when absent from home once, was si-iz
I with such an anxiety about liis famil\
at, without being able in any way to ac
milt for it, lie full himself impelled to tl;
them and remove them from the lions
cy were inhabiting, one wing of whirl
il down immediately afterwards. N<
>tion of such a misfortune had ever befori
curled to hiin, nor was there any reasoi
hatever to expect it, the accident origi
iting from some defect in the fuumhitioi
lie of the most singular eases of prosenti
eiit is affirmed to have occurred on boar*
a lintish ship, while ott l'ortsmoutl
lie oflieers being one day nt the mess tn
e a young Lieutenant 1'. suddenly lai<
)\vn his knife and fork, pushed away hi
ate, and turned extremely pnle. H
ose from the table, covered his face with hi
inds, and retired from the room. Tb
esident of tho mess, supposing liim to tx
, sent one of the young men to inquir
hat was the matter. At first Mr. P. wa
1 willing to speak ; but on being pressed
tnfessed that he had been seized by a sud
jn impression that a brother he bad the
India was dead. "lie died," ssid he, "o
lA 1 9t li rvf A nnrnof ai a?v 1
-W *?v? V. Ub OIA U uiuua | 1. i*IJ
irfectly certain of it." No nrgumen
>uld overthrow this opinion, which, in du
>urse of post, was verified to tho iettei
he young man had died at Cawaporo a
le period mentioned. '''*
Ren. Cass' Successor.?Zachariah Char
ler, who has been chosen by the Republi
ins of Michigan, to replace Grin. Cass in th
nited States Senate, for six years from tb
lli of March next;is ?. merchant of Detroi
id at the same timo a most zealous polit
an. He was the Whig candidate for Goi
nor of Michigan in 1852, bnt was befite
!r (he Hon. Robert MrClelfcnd, the prefer
ecretary of the Interior. A
M"r. Bancroft is sai<3f io IfcfKrS realized' fifl
lousand dollars by bis History of the Un
td States. . / <
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Hon. Henry W. Hilliard in tho Alabama
e Conference.
The True Union of tho'25th inst., in a
' notice of the proceedings of the Conference
of the Methodist E|>isoop:d Church
which recently assembled at Tuskegee concludes
US follows :
We conclude this hasty notice by rocurI
ring to one of the most impressive and thril|;
i ling scenes of the Conference, and to which
| wo have heretofore slightly alluded. Mr.
) Hilliard has been alluded to in conneej
tiou with a proposition which was before
tho Conference to establish a Methodist
newspaper in the city of Montgomery, as
its probable Kditor, and the prospect of uo^
; <|iiiring him as a member of the Conference,
j was urged as a reason for the establish:
nn-nt of the paper. The argument was re'
j sponded to l>v the Kev. T. <). Summers, in
L ! a seeming spirit of levity. Mr. llilliard as
j rose and announced to the Bishop of tho j
j.' Conference, and the whole audience, a life [
v | long purpose to return to the work of the i
! ministry, mul turniner to Bishon I'ieree. '
! said with deep emotion?solemn, moving, j
! ami pathetic emphasis : j
yr i "I give you my liatul, my brother, in
' i this great work ! Henceforward, our paths
i of life shall not diverge! 1 come in the
* I maturity of my manhood, deliberately to
lay my heart, intellect, and whatsoever trophies
1 may have won in other works of.
life, professional or political, meekly at
the foot of the cross, with motives which
^ befit the service of my Master.
"Let it be distinctly understood, that no
vote which this Conference can take upon
' the pending proposition, can ailed mv res- ;
olution lo give myself to this work. At '
' ; home ami abroad?in my solitary journey- ]
j ings, or standing in the palaces of kings I j
j j have never forgotten my early vows. I j
have seen the b'-gimiing and the end of ;
^ j earthly greatness.
! "Intimately assoriated with some of the
L first living statesmen of this age and conn- ;
v I try, I have seen tin m pass away from this !
^ | earth ! Sir, 1 kumr the vanity of earthly '
r | things I I conn* humbly, but I come pre- |
! serving that self-respect without which I >
should not he meet for the Master's service. [
| "I ask nothing from this Conference on I
' j my personal account. Let them have no |
' \ reference to me. No, no, sir ! 1 have j
i never lowered my crest, when facing polili
e I cal parties in the day or battle. I preserve j
1 DM* C!/.l i'-I jli.LMWA .k ?.l 1
; lit) OWII IV.-|"Ai, I'Ub l IIVCHU IU UtlllUVf J
i somewhat licit which will unable me, when j
j litis workl luirns up, lo be recognized by ;
j the (rreat Head of the Church, as a friend i
r* of Christ, ami to take my place, however |
j humble, among Martyrs and Saints who j
have loved and served Him on earth !"
^ This is the subMancu of his reun.iks, de-j
livered to the spelhbotmd audience.? May ,
^ lie find grace equal to his noble resolution !
j r.oiig may he live to edify the Church : and ,
finally win and wear the crown of endless .
I joy and glory.
Death of Fathar Mathew.
Father Mathew, the renowned Apostle j
j of Temperance, died at Cork on the 9:h of j
I j December. II if. career has been remarka- !
ble, and in his influence anions his conntrv- j
'' men in (heat llritain and America will ,
long be felt. Theobald Mathew was born '
i in Thotnaslown, Ireland, October 10, 1*790.
Mil,. ....... i?r. .... ,....i...n ... -~-i.. ? -
? no itunil Ui|rililll ?lb *111 UUIIJf il* j
dopted l>v an Aunt ami educated in lvil- j ,
' kenucy Academy and at Maymouth. lie ,
was ordained to the priesthood at Dublin, J
having previously entered upon his pliil- J,
anthopic labors among the poor. The curse !
of whiskey, brought so fearfully to his no- j ,
1 tice among these wretched people, roused i ,
him to unwonted enthusiasm, and he deter-j ,
mined upon a crusade against tlie demon I (
alcohol. Adopting the principle of total ! ,
3 abstinence, he commenced a series of meet- I
r ings, and soon awakened the latent en- ,
3 thusiasm of the Irish nature to his assis- ! ,
, o .. II.v.- . (
wildest hopes. 1 In travelled from town to j (
" town through nil the Islands. Ilis spotless I
r tame proceded him, and his progress was I ,
olio triuinphal march. Tim authorities un- 1 ,
bent their dignity to do him honor, and the ! ,
people followed and crowded around Iiiin | ,
1 with adoration.?lie administered the i ,
; pledge to thousands at a time ; at Xenagh ! j
' to twenty thousand in one day ; at Galway
a hundred thousand in two days ; between ,
^ Galway and Loughica to nearly two him- ,
0 dred thousand. From Ireland he went to
England, where even the phlegmatic Sax- j
J oris were infected with a corresponding (
enthusiasm. Thence he come to the United ,
" j States, where to shake hnnds with the AposI
tie of Temperance and received his medal I.
j with a pledge of total abstinence, was the - ,
J ! highest ambition of every worthy son and j ,
daughter of the Kmerand Isle. Ilis warm (
reception and gratifying success in this coun- (
'T try are well remembered. Through all this
herculean labor ho never amassed a cent
1 for himself, but wns constantly in a state
e of personal poverty. When ho began his <
" good work, his brother was tho proprietor |
e of a large distillery. lie supported TlieoB
bald until his wonderful success had ruined
15 the distillery, and reduced the owner 1o
,s bankruptcy. To meet tho wants of the
I* good Samaritan, tho British Government
settled an annuity of ?.300 upou him,
^ tullli.il cum IPQtt ilict *n nnn flm
" premium upon tin insurance policy Held by
' bis creditors as security for their claims.
New Yoek Tribune.
6
r. Simon Cameron.?The olection of Sit
mon Cameron as Senator from Pennsylvania
is waking up much indignation. Ho h?s
me creaii 01 ocing n very corrupt ana uni
principled mail, and ono wlio do?i not ecrui
pie to reach political station as Philip cone
qtiered cities?by gold.?The Pennsylvae
<nian says:
t, ' That Cameron has purchased his election,
i- is the universal aeatiment of all parties.
How far the disgrace of admitting him to i
n the Senate may bo averted as yet we dos.
it. not know; If the plain fact, whioh all men. 1
, instinctively know in regard to the means A
, 'and agcnoies by which he secured hi^ ey
lection, can he legaUy establUed, the United 1
b' J&tajea Senate will owe it tp'fti qwn digrtft*-j
"' to>purn him from thai body.1 J&i
I'm Growing Old.
I'm growing old?'tis surely ao ;
Ami yet liow short it seem*,
Since 1 was a sportive child,
Knjoying childish dreams!
I ennnot ace the change that cornos
With such an even pace ;
I mark not when the wrinkles fall
Upon my fading face.
I know I'm old, and yet my heart
Is just as young and gay
As oVr it was before my locks
Of bright brown turned to gray.
I know these eye#, to other eyes
Look not so bright and glad
As once thev looked ; and yet 'tis not
liecause my heart's more aad.
I never watched with purer joy
The flouting clouds and glowing skies,
While glistening tears of rapture fill
These olil and fading eye.".
And when 1 mark theeheek, where once
The bright rose used to glow,
It grieves me not to see instead
The almond crown my brow.
I've seen the flower grow old nnd pale,
Anil withered more than I ;
I've seen it lose its every charm,
Then droop away and die.
mm ini'ii 1 vc seen n rise again,
Bright as the beaming sky,
Ami young ami pure and beautiful?
And felt that so shall I.
Then what if I am growing old?
My heart is changeless still,
Ami (Joil has given me enough
This loving heart to fill.
I love to see the sun go down,
Ami lengthening shadows throw
Along the ground, while o'er my head
The clouds in crimson glow.
I so?', beyond those gorgeous clouds,
A country bright mid fair,
Which needs no sun : God find the Lamb
lis light und bennty arc.
I seem to hear the wondrous song
Redeemed sinners sing;
And my heart leaps to join the throng
To praise the Heavenly King.
I seem to see three cherub boys,
As hand in hand they go,
With golden curls and snowy wings,
Whose eyes with rnptuie glow.
When 1 was young I called them mine?
X',.... II ? ' ?'
iivuu-ii aoMccu oucs ure uicj j
liut 1 shnll claim my uwu again,
When I nm called away.
Perhaps, when heaven's bright gate I'\
passed,
They'll know from ever}- oilier,
The one who gave them hack to God,
Ami haste to call me mother.
O ! I nm glad I am growing old 1
For every day I spend,
Shall bring me one da}* nearer that
liright day that has no end.
Bonaparte's Poverty in EZarly Life.
M. Theirs, in his history of the Consulat<
recites some very strange and previously ui
known particulars respecting the early lil
?nd penury of Napoleon Bonaparte. Itaj
?!...? ..r,? i.~ u-.i ?j ?--t.?
unit nuci 1113 uauuuiailiOl H bUUHU^m
commission in tlio French service, by b
skill and daring at Toulon, he lived som
time in Paris in abscure lodgings, and i
such extreme poverty that he was ofce
without the means of paying ten sous (te
cents) for his dinner, and often went will
out any at all. He was under the necessit
of borrowing small sums, and oven worm
eaten clothes, from his acquaintances. H
nnrl lil< hrntlior T.nilic offntroinr/lo Viaw* /
~ --" v.- *
Holland, at otic timo had only a coat betwee
I hem, so that the brothers could only goon
alternately, time about. At this crisis, th
Lihief benefactor of the futuro Emperor an
conquerer, "at whoso mighty name th
world grew pale," was the actor Talins
who often gave him food and money. Nf
poleon's face, afterwards so famed foritsclai
*ieal mould, was during that period of starvi
Lion sharp and angular in its lineaments, wit
projecting cheek bones. His meagre far
brought oil an unpleasant and unsight!
cutaneous disease, of a type so virulent au
malignant, that it took all the skill and a:
siduity of his accomplished physician Coi
I'isart to oxdc! it. after a duration nf mr?r
than ten years. The squalid beggar fcliet
the splendid Emperor afterwards?tb
threadbare habiliments and Imperial mantl
?the meagre food and gorgeous banquc
?the friendship of a poor actor, the hom
ige and terror of the world?an exile an
prisoner. Such are the ups and downs c
this changeful life ; such are the lights an
shadows of thu great and mighty.
What Makes a Busiikl.?The follow
ing table of the number of pouuds of vari
jus articles to a bushel may be of intcres
:o our readors :
Wheat, sixty pounds.
Corn, shelled, fifty-six pounds.
Corn, on the cob, seventy pounds.
Kye, fifty-six pounds.
OaLs, thiity-six pounds.
Barley, forty-six pounds. . '
Buckwheat, fifty-two pounds.
Irish potatoes, sixty pounds. jT
Sweet potatoes, fifty pounds,
Onions, fifty-seven pounds. f
15eaus, sixty pounds.
Bran, twenty pounds.
Clover seed, sixty poundjL
Timothy seed, forty-fiv0 poaftds.
Flax seed, forty-five
Hemp seed, forty-fivft^nds.
Blue grass seed, fo^RMn pounds.
uried peaches, thirty-three poaftds.
Dr. Eu8ha i^K akt-Ws deeplv r
%T&t to learn tb??TOi4 indefatigable explore
whoso fame fil^^olvitized^^ world, ie^ no
his heaUbfr*1ii Wdritical condition, and mi
.....
An Aot
To Amend the Act of Incorporation of the
Toion of Abbeville, so as to give to the
Town Council the power to imjwse Taxes,
and for other purposes.
I. Be it cnactcd by the .Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That the Town Council of tho
town of Abbeville be, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered toernpose an annual
tax not to exceed the rates per centum
or sums hereinafter specified, upon the following
property, nnd after the following manner,
for the use and service of said town, that is
to say ; Twenty cents on every hundred
dollars of the cash value of all real estate
lying within the corporate limits of said town
(the real estate of churches, and school ?sso
ciations excepted.) vhich valuation shall bo
ascertained and fixed jy tlie Town Council
for the time being : Provided, that if the
owner of and real estate shall consider himself
aggrieved by such valuation, ho shall
have the right to appeal to a special jury of
live freeholders, to lie drawn by ballot from
the li-t of persons who own real estate and
are resident within said corporation, to whom
the matter shall be submitted, and whose decision
shall be final. Kiftv cents on each negro
between the ages of sixteen and fifty
years : five dollars on each free negro between
the ages of sixteen and sixty years,
unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction
of the Council that any such free negro,
from maims or other causes, is unable to procure
his or her livelihood ; three dollars on
every pleasure carriage in use, drawn by
two or more horses; two dollars on every
llllffitlT rrinr cult-/.!* Korrvilrtt.fi nn.l a|1ia?
?eS'fe* ?> ? v?w ?<?*?
vehicle, drawn by one liorsc ; five dollars on
every omnibus, back or carriage, drawn by
two or more horses, and used fur hire ; threo
dollars on every buggy, gig, sulkcy, barouche
and other like vehicle, drawn by one liorse,
and used for hire ; five dollars on every four* ;
horse wagon used for hire ; three dollars on
every two-horse wagon, dray, or cart used
for hire ; ten cents on every hundred dollars
of the sales of all mercliandice between the
first day of January in any one year and the
first day of January in the next succeeding
year; fifteen cents on every hundred dollars
oi professional income, including tlie income
of lawyers, physicians and dentists; ten
cents on every hundred dollars ofincomc arising
from any mechanical employment;
five dollars on every dagucrreotypist ambrotypist
or other person practicing a like art or
profession, who may open a car or room
within said corporation ; fifty cents on each,
dog; five por centum on tho value of all sales
made at auction l?y transient persons; two
c peroentum on the value of all sales of shoes,
medicines, leather, hats, tobacco, books, and
such like articles, made by transient persons
exposing the same for sale on tho public
sqnaie, or within the limits of the incorporation,
with power to the said Town Council
to collect the said five per centum and two
per centum in the manner hereafter provi*
ded.atanv time after such sales, and before
such transient person slinll leave the limits
of the incorporation ; and also to impose a
tax, within their discretion, upon all shows
p' or exhibitions for gain or reward.
1" II. That returns of the value of sales of
e all merchandise, and also of the amount of
)" professional and mechanical income, shall
.9 be made upon oath to the Town Council
18 by the parties who maybe liabutopay.
e tax on tho same, during the month of Jan* * '
n uary of each year for tho preceding year:
n and the said tax shall be paid by tuo first
n day of March next ensuing.
IH. That the owners of other property
y than real estate, upon which a tax is herein
l" authorized to be levied, shall make their re?
c turn, upon oath, to tho Town Council, of
the amount of value thereof, as the case may
n .1...: <i tu _r t - ?i.
iic, ituiiug iiiu iiiuiilii ui .juiiuiiry m e:tcn
11 year, ami pay the taxes thereon by the first
? day of March next ensuing.
IV. That the said Town Council shall
e have power to compound with all persona
l? liable to patrol duty, by requiring the payinent
of an annual sum of money in Hell
'' of the performance of such duty, the taoney
j* so received to be.applied to the public use
of sail! corporation ; and all persohs
e ing or refusing to pay such comittiitatfoft
^ shall be liable to such fines and penalties ai
the said Town Council may impose.
!_ V. That the said Town Council shall
nave power to eicct one or more Marshals, i
j to fix their salaries, and prescribe their du1
g tics, the said Marshals to be duly sworn j
e and invested with all the powers Constable^ ?*
jt now have by law, in Addition to the dutiei i
^ prescribed by the Town Council, and \^f]ioS6 '
j jurisdiction nnd authority shall be confined
^ to the corporate limits of said town. / j
j VI. That every person who shall b6
qualified to vote for Intendant and ^rxrdenii
of said town shall, at least onQ^aiK phevr'
ous to any election of Irjt^odant and War'i
dens, register his napie in * book to bo
it kept by the Intejukfeior Clerk of the Coun
oil for that parpowt, and ahall pay into th* 1
treasury of said town the ?um of one dob-;
lac, ami no person failing to comply with ;
the. inquisitions nball l>e allowed to vote A *
.amj such election. '[
J That the ftaid Town Council ahall hard '
power to enforce the payment of all tajfcfc
and assessments leviea under the auth'bri^ <
ty of thw act against the property and peri* ;
sons of defaulters to the same extent and rft <
the same manner aa is provided bj la*\ j
for the collection of the general Slate tax*,
except that executions to enforce the pay*
mpnt ot the town taxes 6hall be issued utr- \
der the seal of the oorporation, aod directed {
to the. Town Marshal or other person espe- j
dally appointed by the Council to collect j
the same; (be money so collected to be ap? j
plied to the publio use of the said oorpo- t
ration; And all property upon which 4 tax ]
9- s&au be levied nod assessed is hereby do- <
r, elared and tnade liable for the payment
w thereof in preference to the other debts <J oq
It by tb? perion owning thepropsrty at t^e j
Kt time of 4$ie: ??e?tQeftt, exoept debts d?e j
n- the State, which shall be ftint Mid* And t :
id thit the said Town Council shall ffis fa th*
d 1 offioe of tho Clerk oft be. Di?tri?4 anityt <^-.4
n. I hibit of their receipts and . J