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Wo tfntl the following ill the New Yoik Miror, of, Sa! urday ?. veti5>??> last: We have solicited p<-rmi'>!oa t:? publish the following letter, addlessed l?y a v??uug lady of this city, who i> pricing the winter at liavana, to her father. Jt contains a touching account of the lu-L hours of one whose death is a national lo.-s ; an I whose memory is dear to the heart of strangers a> well as friends. The letter, although not intended for the public eye, is beautifully written,and will lus read with sympathetic interest. The little poem i>a gem: havana, I"ct'. 17,1837. Dear Father :?Last Wednesday we were startled l>y a report that Dr. Kane was lead?though we afterwards learned that lie still lived, although speechless and motionless from another attack of paralysis and apoplexy together, (so the Doctors said.), which rendered his case perfectly hopeless We were all very much surprised, for lie had been out riding on Tuesday morning, and on Wednesday his brother was at the breakfast table as u-ual. His poor mother lias watched by him almost constantly until yesterday, when, as you will h ive I card long before ibis reaches you, Iter care, as well as that ofltis brothels and the faithful Morton, was no longer necessary. Fkiircauy 20.? I left thisletter unfinished that I might send you something more about Doctor Kane, though I did not then dream of all I have to say. The day after her soft's death, Mr. Kane sent lor Mrs. Aliny. She seemed quite compose.! ; she Paid she knew it would be long before she could realize that Elislta (so she calls hint) was dead, for slut was so accustomed to his ItJng absence, she would be sure to find herself expecting his return from some dan gerous expedition. Sim felt perfectly curtain that from the time of his last attack, though he conld neither speak nor move, and even his eyes were fixed, that he recognized tbem all; that he evid< n'.ly knew his brothers' voices; and she knew by tlie expression of his face when she read to him, which were his favorite l'salm and passages of Scripture ; to the very lait hhe thought him perfectly coneions of every thing that was going0:1 around him. Was not that a comfort for the poor mother? "Blessed aro the dead who die in the Lord?'1 So many persons asked to bu permitted to see him, tlio Colonel, his brother, at last consented#*-; Last evening they placed him in 9 room not far from ours, which wasopet to whoever choose to \isit it. The coflh Was partly wrapped in the folds of the Amcri cau flag ; near it was the outer box whiel was to received it, with tIndirection. ''Hon Judge Kane thus his ido^Sed son letumfor tbo last tfme to the father's house ; Little did we evev think, dear father, that vr< should look upon that face in death. Tli$*< who h Ave', seen him before fc;iid it was verj natural. The features were like those of th* portrait in your book, though, of course, verj iouoh emnciated. After inf, tae.were talking wtth some f* dies in the parlor, Francos passed throUgl thehftlNvith something in h(*r hand, wind she signified belonged to me. Would yoi have iroagrned anything so kind ? I fount it to be a note from-Mrs. Kane to mo, wit I bou\?3 veines site had copied, with her owi band, to Bond to me. I would enclose botl toyqu# btrt J mn afraid they might^by somi jvotti|>nity,;bo Ipst, so I will copy tff'o not* for yon here, and also my answer to it for shottW- like to know if it meets your ap^ro ballon. 1 was tea*tal it imgtrt Mem cohi from iff vwy dread of saying to muoli; bn this tnorning Frances tells me that^Jea Mrs. fafte inked it exceedingly, ffhscjV^p maybe snf^ Lai made Die feel very lfnpj>; iiiih-eil Here is what I received : I. Mv l>r..\K Miss \Y.?Y?ur father toM mo, you won: su interested in everything re- * ' kiting to mv son, that 1 have, (though with [ > atretnhling hand,) oopied a few linos of poo* , | try. that oanio out with our hi?t lot tors, for i v?>n. t<> aooompany my grateful thanks for tho messages of kindness from your mother ' t ami yourself. . ' Yours trulv, . I [ j My Dm.vk Miss. K \nk :?I <!o not know 1 how to thank you for your ir,o>t unexpected roiiiomhraiioo of mo at such a moment? , when as a mother you mourn tho loss of' 1 your iiohle sou?while, as a Chiisian, you ' must rej .ice with joy uu?poafcaMo au>l full ; " of glory, that iie you lately "watched in ! fear" re.-ts from his labors, in the armsofthe 1 everlasting Father. M v mother sends you j ' {lie assuraaco nt'licr sympathy in your grief, j and also, in your glorious hope. i Yours most gratefully, M. \V. i Narrow Escapo of Mr. Buchanan from a j Violent Death. j i About. the time Mr. Buchanan returned , from hi.- late visit to Washington, wo heard i \\ !ii>j)ers of a singular and mysterious ua- j ! ture in regard to his illness an I sudden re- ! turn home. In prosecuting our inquiries. ' > we ascertained that Mr. Humes l'orter, of this city, came from Washington with Mr. : Buchanan, also sick, and was obliged to ;take to his bed, where ho has been c.ver since, i At I he sanr.* time wo were sat oiled of the j i truth of the statements which we give below, j l-iit sis extraordinary efforts were m ule here J as well :it Washington t<> keep the matter i I llU-hed till. We vii-'ded to till' s.liii-it -it I..ik ..I ] fi!? !? !>. ami withheld the facts in our posi session. As they aro now coniinir out ' 111conjrh other channels, it is due to our readers ti> give them :i history of this extra ordinary case of a narrow escape from ; wholesale p..jsoning. When Mr. l'urhanan went to Washing- \ I ton. he j.nt np at tin; Natural House where | J <?l:::icy Jones, John I.. l>awson and ' , othess werestopping. It appears that this ' J hotel has In en terribly infested with rats ! ot' late, and one of the hoarders?a* the story i?oe conceived the idea that, they ought to l>e disposed of effectually before ' ; tin.' day of inauguration. Accordingly, he I J \ procured extra large doses of arsenic, which fie disposed of in the most tempting man- ! , tier about the hou<e. The rats ate the poi* ' si ill. It is w '! L'tii'i'i'ii ili-it ivli..i> i..iu !...< ; - " _ ; ' I"" ( . :::k?i of arsenie t!i y pm <l?r?*?;lly tor water. . There is a l.n^rc tunic of water in the upper j part of the lu?lel iv!t ! < <! t?>. an 1 into it the i ' host of rats phi'i?j<-d, drank, burst cd ami j ' If.]. I'rom t!ii- tank tie* li? !!- i- supplied 1 with water tor drinking ati-l cooking purpose*. . j Twenty or thirty of the irue?ts were sudilenlv ami some ot' thfiil severely atl'eeted, ! 1 from tin; of water lints impregnated I 1 with the poison. Mr. I>uehanan left snd- i ' ilelilv lor \\ ln?;it Imiii I ivln.n. Ik. ?irrli-/..l cnl i ' lerit g severely from diarrhoea. H<? whs ( however, loss severely affected 'li:m t' ! others, and in short, tinvs recovered stilli- ! 1 ; oieiitlv to receive visiters?but the fatijjue j incident to entertaining t wo or throe hun- j 1 ! ?1 ! ?> 1 persons, made it absolutely nocessary ! , for him to husband his strength, by refus- i ' ' ing to see any but his most intimate person al friends?-a rule whieli was rigidly ob#erv- ! eiI no to the hour of his departure this morn- i* in-jf. , ; 1 >r. Jones, of was more severely; allecterl, and has been lying in a critical ' ! condition since?and a doubt about his re.- ! ! coverv has left his appointment to a place ' , in t;io 'Jab.net an open question up to the ! ' present time. Among the others inns? ! ' , Severe! V Iltfi'i-te.l \v;i* lli.? If/ill I. I ' i I >awso?, ami it was rumored litis morning j ! thai he lias since died. The report, huw- ! 1 ever, needs confirmation. Mr. Purler ot' j" this city was also severely affected, and j j though confined lo his room ever since, we helieve he is out of danger. Lancaster, Pa., Krprcss. j An on inn Waunino ac:ainst TIasty | i . ISriiiALs.?The Cassville (Ga.) Standard ! , i has the following : I From a letter received V?y otir country, . i man. Mr. Robert B. Tomlimson, we take | | the following extract* It is from a gentle- , j man whose character cannot he douhted : , I?fuki: Cor ntv, January HI, 1857. , ! Xf.. 1 ? / ? ?T> nil i x?n. ik. w. i cmlinson : i no tnosi Riir- ; I prising thing ihiit has happened is, that | Taltrtn It. Htitler, a timber gatherer, of i Scrivcn, went lo Savannah since Christmas, , i<i sell timber, ami was taken sielc and it | t was thought, died. There being ahout | to leave, his remains were deposited ] j in a coffin and sent home. On opening ( the coffin after its arrival, he was discover- . t<> smile. Medical assistance was immedi- < I atcly obtained, and it is said that he is fast'. recovering*, lie was: in his coffin nearly . j , two days ! ? , | Mk. ikciianan's Private Secretary. . ?It has already been stated lliat llie Pres1 id?*nt lis.s conferred the appointment of private Reeretarv upon bin nephew, James ! } Bnehnnan ll^-nry. Mr. H. is said to be a ! 2 ypun?j irentleman of fine attainments and ) accomplishments, Ho graduated three or . four year* *in?? nt Princeton College, New f JtfWy, is jvefFversed in several foteign ? Innirnnges. has been a sojourner in England, j France, Italy, &<\, and is intimately acquainted wirb the working of tb/we govern-' . mehfft. Mr. H.'?is a native of Washington i city, hut for some time n*Rt iw been resid, ed with his uncle at WKeatland. i ' ?' ?? , 1 Tiir Washington* ITvtov?Ttin TTr,!?? i of TI??r?Kl?iy contains the.valedictory of A. i (jFt*. Ni?Iw?Uoh, by whom it has been editj ed for nearly four ye fit*', ^nd the salutatory s of John Appleton, .Wig new ..editor. ftotfi a ad(lre<?ergre well wrltfgn. Mr. AppletOJl I unnotrnoCT his intentfon toUuppoft with wit - bis affijj^y,. tho ajjhVjif-tfAtioV of Janiew 1? Buchanan/ Col. John F. Capers, who t biro Lee'n rttejftUHt fn the editorial. dep?rtr meiit, wttl cojvMnflhftrin |h? fejfttJblishment, antf I; will Wfro charge of the pribh'shlng dejafrt< f mebt of the fropcV. " v 1 Disturbances in Kannan. The St. Louis papers contain the follow- | ing interesting let tor of (Ion. Richardson,; respecting tlio late disturbances in Leeoinpton, Kansas, addressed to Mr. Paschall of; that oilv : "The (!<>vornor had visited the council ; went from ihonen t?t the House of Uopre- , sontatives, ^pont some time there, and when lie oprmed t!? door leading into the antechamber, \V. T. Sherard was there await ! inir his return, no douht. iSherrard cm used him. The fJovernor j paid no attention to him, bill walked on, ' when Slu-rrard spit on his baek as often as twice ; so say the* two gentleman who were j with him at the time. I have no id- a that <?ov. (Icary knew the-extent of tin- insult until tin: person who wore with him inform- ' ed him that Sherrard had spit on him as 1 he passed oil!.'' Tin: (Ji'in-ia!, after referring to tlio action 1 of tin; Legislature Council in relation to the j insult to llif Governor, savs : J am sati.-lii'il in my mind, fioni what I have learned ami know, that Sherrard wonl<! have killed tin": Governor it' he had roetiU'il the indignity. The Governor was unarmed. lluw ioiej; is our cause to he placed in jeopardy l>y irresponsible young men who | have no interest in lliis or any other conn- ( try ? 1 am sat.slied that we have more to tear fioiu our pretended friends" than from i?ur open enemies. 1 trust, such disgraceful scenes may no! , >ecur again in this Teiritory. I do not ' ngreu with the Governor in everything which he ha- done : yet 1 give him all the [iraise fertile good hu has done, and freely say that 1 believe him holiest and desirous i if* ill lit) ft !*ll l?i/? irniwl lu? . ??? On iIk? 18:li till., sonic* of tlic citizens of ! Li-eoinpton held a meeting to denounce tlie Iij^nily oil ore ! to (?ov. (Jrarv. The pro- ( ' |?riety nf holding this meeting was cK>nL?! 1, ' i!i*I soin?! geiiih'inaii waited upon (>ov. 1 ! M-ary and di-shed liim to prevent his , friends fr?mi proceeding in I lie matter, as j ' it was n-i-less, jiml calculated to Ic ing on ; ' Li*ihi1?!?', l?ul lie refused, sa\ ing "people had ' i rig!11 to hold what meetings they please." ! "peaking of the meeting, the Sf. Louis . Iiepnbliean savs? L* pi ni n.-siilntimis (denunciatory of the in- ' m!t oti- n ! hing road, Sherranl ' r i "i : i .*? ?i ? I ir.ijin* ioiwmhj ;nr i s.iki mm iins cuiiiiiiiiicc who liiul reported them, and every man j ' [?m?.>nt who endorsed them, were "liars, ! ovvanU and scoundrels." A Mr.Sheppard, I ivho resides mi a claim near Lecomptou, i remarked that. lie was neither a liar, a cow- i : ird or a scoundrel, ami that ho endorsed i 1 In; n-t?!u:i.>t)s as rijjlit : whereupon Slier- * ( an! drew his revolver ami oomrnedeed fir- i 1 njr upon Shcppard, wounded liiin twice. ' shcppard drew and snapped four caps, and I 1 lie til";li shot hit Sherrard. The people, of j onrse, became much excited at this wanton i >iola*ion of their lights, and several shots! ive:i* fnvfl S!:eri-::ril ;?ti 1 5s!if>nn.*ir.l . nth fell, apparently deal, and the atl'ray j >vas fortunately ended. Joli 11 A. W. W. Esq., was arrested I?y Mayor Stewart,as one of the persons who fired upon Sherrard, and lie has been held ! I<> hail in five thousand dollars. The Mis -otiri Democrat has a correspondent, who, j writing from Leeoinpton, says : Governor Geary lias m.? two companies if United States troops h?*re ; one of infan- j ry and one of cav:ilry. It Is reported that J lie. fears assassination at the head of tile : pro-slavery men, and has these troops here j "or personal protection. It is now yener- ; (illy suspected that they arc here to pie- j rent (lit! L<'gi>lature from being lynched or . Irivcii oft" liy the people. A strong disposition to do this i.s manifested. The Late Tragedy in Washington. 'I'llere appear* to be much excitement in Washington and Alexandria, in consequence >f the summary manner in which niagi.v ra ten disposed of the ease of I). C. Lee, for killed I ?iivi. 1 I r.n.i.. and ride:iMti<r him />?? i ?i vii??f nominal lunula for $10,000,. lint j really tor only ?5,000?his own reeogniz- j inc<! for $5,000 not being collectible-, if fur- j! 'cited ; for lie ha", it is said, no property I jut of which it conM be satisfied. Lee is [' 'aid to be still in Washington, not. having ' ?one to Virginia as was reported. The Star ays: Lee is a spnro made man, rather tall, f witli thin gr?v hair and largo gray or blue ; iveb, and is about 55 years of nge. It is known to the police that he procured the pistol oil the morning on which he perpetrated thoifatal deed, borrowing it tor the oc L-asion. A* the testimony shows, he was 1 assured of the respectibility of Mr. Hume, I pot only on tlie night of the difficulty at the President's house, but in the morning before Mr. II. called at his room in the Pension bureau. lie was dismissed by Secretary McClelland from his clerkship in thePeusion bureau withinlm hour after ihe fatal occurrence. A strong and; most commendable point in the character of Mr. Hume has been most .forcibly illustrated in the testimony already given. before the coronet's jury and the balling jfnagTstratesl We allude to his forhoarance. Few men would have so earnestly pleaded as he did to bo relieved from resetting the grave imputation upon a spotless character.so pertinaciously forced upqu him by the man by whose hand lie fell. The, affair, with its antecedents here, and its resulta so for, has struck Lhia community with a thrill of horror. VEOBfABI.B E.tQt; isites bfib.?"Shall J h?lp yon to some of the tomatupses," io-?. quired(H younjj exquisite of? venerable, physicran, as lie $nt opposite to him at ot?6: of our hotel talAes. No sir, I thnoki ytni,w. replied the learned savant,"but l*iI trouble DA1I CAUlo rS t Iw. IC ? ? 1 M J -? uy,f.~ ^ ipc ii Kansas Lantds. ?'Hit ^residpot h*9 ?>l ?i?d h pro$arnatifln ordering the?, ?nf$. of Ihe Indian" Tfiist Lftflds in t&rikfa in fifty an'd June 'AW tiaOflOfr; total'W alfnrfe'W'be sdttl to tfee notiess at least tliiu> tlio" ? <* - 'r i,***. .. - - ' ' A Doaperato Conflict between a Lion and an Antelope. Dr. Livingston:' {rives a very interesting description of a li^ht he witnessed in Africa between a lion and antelope, The Dr. ami his guides had just emerged from a narrow defile between two rocky liiUs. tli.y liuar<i an angry growl, which they knew to be that of the "monarch of the j finest."' At the distance of not more than I forty yards in advance of them, a gemsbok sto?al at bay, while a huge tawny lion was crouched on a rocky platform, above the level of the plain, evidently mediating an attack on the antelope; only a space of about twenty leet separated the two animals. The lion appeared to be animated with the i^reate-L fury, the; tyemsbok was ap arentlv I calm and resolute, presenting his well forli- ; lied head to the enemy. ] Tin; lion cautiously changed his position descended to the plain and unde a circuit, | obviously for the purpose of attacking the i , gem ;hok in the rear, but. the latter was j j on the alert and still turned his bead to-I wards his antagonist. Tliis inaneurvcr- | , ing lasted for half an hour, when it appear- j( od to the observers that the gemsbok used | a stratagem to induce the lion to make his . assault. The Hank of the antelope was for j a moment, present to his fierce assailant. As quick as lightning, the lion made a j spring. hut while ho was yet in the air, the ( grmsbok tnrneil his head, bending his neck ( so as to pri'M-nt one of his spear like horns ( at I In- lion's breast. A terrible laceration j , was tlie cotiserpiencc ; the lion fell back ] r?n his haunches and showed a gliasty I , wonii'lcd in the lower part of his neck. ITe ' j uttered a howl of rage and anguish, and J , hacked off at a distance; of fifty yards, scclil- . j : i...11' i: ... - i . . I iii^ fi(iii ui>|him'ii i<> give up 1110 contest, I !>ut. hungry, fury, or revenge once more im- I polled him forward. Ilis sceon 1 assault J I was more furious and h sadlong, he rushed ^ [it the geinsbok, .'ttnl attempted to leap over > the formidable horns in order to alight on j 11hack. The gemshok, still standing on ; I In; defensive, elevated his heail, speared J llie lion in liis side, a mortal wound, as the , horns penetrujed to the depth of six or ' sight inch' s. Again the lion retreated, j groaning and limping i" ?i manner which j d lowed that he had been severely hurt, but j lie ?i>on collected all his energies for an | nther attack. At tho instant of collision, j i!i<; ir-'iiKbok presented m horn so as to strike I j lli<;linn immediately between his two fore aid so forceful was the stroke that the whole length of the horn was buried in the | lion's body. For nearly a minute the two j beasts Mood motionless '. then the gemshok, j slowly backing, withdrew his, and the lion j tottered and lull on his side, his limb- <|uiv- , irrinjj in the agones of death. The victor j made a triumphant Nourish ot'his heels, and [rotted off apparently without having received the least, injury in tlie. conflict. Dr. j >'? -I /VjV/I no ?? ; v ?? ?" - | J mtbfisked icork!\ i? TnXi:\v Coxsrnvrrox ok XIfxico.? I The cvremony of swearinjr allegiance to the | new constitution of tin; republic of Mexico i took place 011 the ot!> of February, in the J . City of Mexico. It appears to have been I :iii occasion of the most lively interest, and ; * to have been accomplished with much dis- |l play of national enthusiasm. Tho consti-M t ul ion itself had been well considered, having | ] been before tho constituent assembly for 1 I nearly a year. All the members of that ! I body s^ned it. In the early part, of the i ' flny on which it svis sworn l>y President 1 I Coinonforl, it was publicly signed by CJ? ?- i ? mez Farias, tin; president of Congress, by j t S.'iior Fuzman tliw vice president, nnd I then bv others, all -kneeling and swearing 1 fealty to it. At three o'clock in the afternoon President Coinonlbrt entered the hall of deputies, amid the ro:?r*of cannon and the sound of music. In a brief and neat speech he congratulated the nation and the. Congress up- | on the completion of so great a work, and then ftworo to obey the constitution of 1857. It is reported that this constitution is well received throughout the republic, and that high hopes are entertained respecting its successful operation. To such expectations is attributed the present comparative freedom of the country from revolutiouary outbreaks. ?-? Tub Misses Cunningham.? MissAugus t.i Ctiiihinirliiim, we are sorry to hear, is lyng quite i!1, and her sis'a^?the youngest, Olcauor having returned from Saratoga? ire said to be perfect pictures of wretchedicss, worn ftut with anxiety and trouble. I'he miserable situation of these poor girls ia* been taken advantage of by a number ot cowardly scamps who-hsivo annoyed thein by obscene valentines and equivord oflWs of protection" on "liberal term**" Such coiulma is too moan and despicable almost for belief, and if discovered the uuconsconablo perpetrators should bo punished with Jthe utmost severity. It is said that the bftod writing of some of these missives, although disguised' has furnished a clue of their -Authors, And steps will be taken to bring them to punishment. Tim yonng ladies have not left their home during the week, therefor? tho statement of a .Weekly' print-that onTuesdav last they piomennJod d<wWi Broadway with Mr,- SnodghMir i?, of course, unfounded.?JV. Y. , f * ?r' IIkavy Damages Aoainst a R'aii.kg ad CoMrAsor.?We Tear ft' from th? Portage (0.) Sentinel,that at h Jaf? terUw of the Coqrt orQoHttnoir JjSleas, 6f Portfcger ..cono-.: ty, Mary'Artnferson, adminsit'rHtrixoQf Wint. Anderson, teoovrt^d damage* to the amoiyrt j.e A 4 ikvv Ol IfUIII ino ffiWUU'j; * M,u VW' land kNH?K jit Jiar hi^Uoid, . ,% , ' "'* ' '*;"' ' ; < ; +*m ;- . rfr ; pt.jKe nt v c* v.?Tli e l^msviil;! 0?jrM)p4q?|m svgar^afcio# pf&Agyns, ^have fllr ca^ioommenced 4tvportiotu df Xefl1 .'tiJoky, at>d it e* pressed tho opinion that hftfo hot^^kj^wfd ?iU a season* * ' :-%: ! : w V- ? Irfifnr Early Rising. In England resides a venerable ministe of gneat celebrity, both as a preacher an writer. For upwards of sixty years lie lni maintained a high degree of popularity i his public character, and lias been singulai ly respected, beloved and lionoreil in privat life. A few years since, the writer of thus linos, being on a visit to his house, was no a little surprised to sue the good old gentle man between live and six o'clock in tli morning, working in his garden with 111 agility and energy of a young man ; am this 011 Monday morning, after having con ducted two public services on the prccced i:ig day. He stated that this was his usua practiee, and a source of health and employ ineiit. From a youth, lie had never been ii bed at six o'clock, except on occasions o real illness, which was of rare occurrence. ''1 >ut," said he, "do not imagine that i lias cost me no effort to rise early.? Whei wiiiu^, i was iiniru meni>c<i to liniuigi* 11 bed, but being convinced tliat it was i kviclcid waste of time, aw! a bar to improve uent, I resolved to put an end to it. So jverv night I had a largo basin of watei ?laced by my bedside, and the moment. . iwolce, out I turned, and dipped my hea< ntlie water; then, you konw, sleep wai one, and I had mv senses about ine. For j >hort time I required to be awakened at : certain hour, but it soon ceased to bo nee itrssary : I awoke of iny own accord. Tin >tily thing required was to get my head in o the water without entering into any do >ato. Any young person may, bv this mo .hod, successfully euro himself of wanting o iiua-ltcd late. 1 am not suro that i ,vo?Id be effectual for an old sluggard, bu t is worth making the trial." Sound Sushi*.?Any man who cai tonnd out of be<l as soon as he wakes of i nid-wiiilerV morning, is worth something 10 fear of his not making his way througl lie world creditably, because ho has tin lementsofa promptitude, decision and en srgy, which guarantee success. T-j invalid: ve make a comfortable suggestion wortl cnowing.?If you have force of will enougl o keep you from taking a second nap? md it is the, "second nap1' which madi ts baneful iniluenco felt on multitudes?i s butter for yuU to lieawhile and thiid .1 ... :? ?:i ?t?* r....i:? ? ; luoiiL 11, 1111lii liiiit icuimij ui wcarmcs ia*ses out of the limbs which you so com notily feel. Hut to sleep soundly, and t< eel rested and refresh when you wake u] >f a morning four things arc essential? 1. Go to bed with feet thoroughly dr md warm. 2. Take nothing for supper but soim old bread and butter, and a single cup o iveak warm tea of any kind. 3. Avoid over fatigue of body. 4. For ttie hour proceeding hediitno dis uiss every engrossing subject from the, mint md let it be employed about something toothing and enlivening in cheerful thank 'u hi ess.?Hall's N. Y. Journal of Health IIow to Dra Ivoitv a Red Color.? We find tho following in tho SeientifL \meric:?n, as to tlio method coloring ivon milliard balls. "First wash tlio balls it strung cohl soap suds, to remove all grens< rum their surface, then rinse them in cob water. Then place on the fire a tin or cop )er ladle containing ground cochineal a lit le cream of tailor, nnd about a thimbh full of the muriate of tin to four quarts o ivater in the ladle, and boil the balls in tlii or about five minutes ; then take them out lip them in cold water, and boil them ii lie coloring l^juor for about five minutei onger, and they will be colored. Now taki hem out, wash them in cold water, and the; ire finished. Half an ounce of good coc lineal boiled in three quarts of soft watei ivith one-fourth of an ounce of cream oftai iar, and a small thimblefull of the muriat jf tin, or, as n substitute, aliim, will colo i...ii, r..n -,..i ti.i. ?.i._ MA svuijr imiio f\ guuu Hill it'U. JL 1119 I1JUU1U1 [>f coloring ivory whs given in our column nbout four years ngoT but' lite new suh sriber who has requested this infonnatior SHUiiot refer to tho previous receipt." - ?? - A Nice "Place to Roard at,?A lad) who has just opened a boarding-house ii Philadelphia and adopted the following rule: Tho gentleman must not put their feet 01 the mantle in winter, nor out of the window in summer, and the lady must not writ lier name on the glass Wit fi a quartz. If sli uses an air-tight, she must regulate the dan' per herself, ami not ring every ten minute for tho chambermaid. The single gentle men most not play the trombone nor mak love to the servants, nor comb his whisker at die table. If he does, he won't answe The lady must not turn up her nose at jinj thing' upon the table, unless she has a nai ural pug, and none of the party must drin with .a mouthful of victuals, nor must the fight for the top Jbuckwbeat cake. Term lilioral niwl hnnr/l tn liu tvniil wuatla in mr - ' ? ? ? i J ... ? van co. " . . Aob ov tub Chartkr Oak.?Pro Brocldesby has-been computing th? j?g of the Chnrier -Onk. By examination t the .he finds that there ar? 35 riitc of anuufil growth inVhe frpnce oftwcinelie The ayernge diameter of the three on vriiig ho tvwea Jns-eoinpnt&tion is nijie -feet, _T1 then say* j;?J*3 as tfva j rit)gs fur every two iuelies of " u setilipn < the trunk, the entire number of. ribjj* wi! be-found awconHpg to the fiNt meavuremvi bj nrampiyinjpis- into 27; tho nBq&txir < iricnea tn one quHrter <rf^L?^iif)ril'fiter.' ,-Tl produotfcf these noivibewJib 94T5, whK^gjvi tho,Oj^)rpH^>?^g8.oft?e trx^ioveai taking it Tor granted thnt cacti' ri|Wjj&BW a period of a jgft/. ' . E*p+ forrterfy e^it^r of tW terftond f -quirer, in nbout^ view in Riclnfton*,<HH?Mbyihatt emhraca cohimne. ,'j ? , ^ ? New Year Payment. ir "Tho rnelaneholy <lnys have come, (J The saddest of the year," is When notes are duo, and length}* bills n Come in from far and near; r- When "hero's a small account of yours," e Is whispered in your ear, 0 And, won't you please settle now, il Is all the talk you hear. You scarce can take a morning walk, Without ere long you'r met. By Mr. Snooks, who wants to know If you can't "settle yet;" And tho hour of "dusky eve," 1 When you do homeward hie, Upon the parlor table, lo ! j A pile of bills do lie. f Ye chaps, whose salary amounts To ten times ten a year, t | Who sport, your patent leather boots, i j With such a "foreign air,"? 1 And wear your t: irtecn dollar "tights,'' 1 And golden buttoned vest; 1 wonder not, when New Year comes, 1 You seek in vain for rest. r [ Ye gir'.s with empty bonne's stuck, 1 Upon your empty beads, s With high-priced silks and satin things, , With hoops, and llowers, and bends? l I wonder what "papa" w ill say, When Mr. Spiiggin? enlls, With just that ' little bill" of his, For bonnets, hoops and shawls. And now my tfyli^b "little chap.-," And fashionable little maids, I'll tell you what you'd better do. 1 When those long bills are paid; ^ ' Just spend ns many dollars now, Upon your addled brain, j I As you have spent lor costly clothes, t j And sec how much you'll gain, ' I lloW ANY ONK CAN lMlODUCE KxiJfSITl 1 ( Music.?For tliu lust two hours, this l>lus " teiing March evening, 1 have been enjoyet sweet, smoothing, uielancholly notes fion 4 i an yttulian harp. It is made of two litllt ' l,e"5 ?f wood, holding taut a silk striug ' and wodired in the crack between the nnjie and lower sash of mv window. I will ex Iililltl l Yf?f?tllr 1?r?VV tlu? /.or* 1 one or more; for two or three can bo pti v in eai:h window. Twich a hair out of tin s tail of the first horse you can get at, nr. in stea l of this, break o!f a piece of silk thread 1 from one of the spnoh of your sistar?i ' j you are blessed with a sister ; in eithe ! case wax well the hair or thread , take tw< ' bits of wood?say two inches long one third of an inch broad, and one j. quarter of uu inch thick; with your knif< slit an end of each of the sticks to tlx depth of one-third of an inch ; whittle tin slitlcd ends to edges ; slip your threat * ! through each of the slits ; if your winduv 1 is high, and your art; short, then mount : ' ' chair and tlirust the wedges in the crack bo twt-en the tipper and lower sash ? voubein< ' careful nt the time to strain the eonnectinj thread] taut. If old ^olius is about, yot . will hear in a few moments tlio sweetest . fairy-like 'notes?at one momant swelling ' out clear and strong, the next vanishing , away in the softest, most plaintive melody j Cincinnati Gazette. He Died at iiis Post.?A sad, bu beautiful and touching scene, was witnesses ^ at the accident at the Du Page bridge On the morning after the accident the si ow s tolling of a bell was heard. On lookin; ' to see whence it came, it was discovered t< 1 proceed from the engine as it lay submerg * ed in the water. The waters, as they foam 1 ed and surged over the sunken engine awni the bell, which alone with the smoke pini !" 1 .. i ... . i 1 appeared- aonve waier, aiiu r:auseu u ' give a slow tolling sound. When' the en gine waa raised from the Water the engineo e was found in a standing posture, with hi J stiff, cold, icy 'hand firmly grasping .tin ' throttle valve, as though amid the thicl s darkness he had .'disoovere I tho perilous '* condition of the train, and had sprung t< '' avert the rujn. But it was too late?tbi nnnrinn outl tfnin u'itli it?i Hnw*iniK iVplrrlil n """ " *" *" i ? life and property, went down, attd durin< 'i the dreary night the engine bell and tlx " mad rushing waters rang oilt a solemn re i: quiem for the dead! It is probable tlia had not the freight train gone down as i |V did 'he pa^sengdf train from Chicago, da e two Injurs later, and loaded with slcpinj ? passengers, would itself have taken the fa tal plunge.? Jolict Democrat. ' , j- Ik at tub Dbath.?The late Joslm e Sears prided himself upon never luivinj s paid money to lawyers during bis life. Tin r. lawyers are congratulating themselves,how r- ever, with the hope of realizing something t- hy his death, for they find his will so |oost k*j ly drawn as to furnish eudless questions fo y tho Courts. Some dozen different version is of it aro already suggested. One In wye 1- suggested that Mr. Sears lias left to the pre Cession a vested estate. It is calculated thfl if l ho son lives to ho fifty years of ngo, an ? jf lie .wishes of tbe testator oro'iu every ri e spect carried out, the property -will .amour at that time, to $20,000,000. The son cai ? at Joo time of his life, raceivo more tlian $10 ^ 600 a ye&r out of tlie income.' A Mr. Alkifia, of VVoKiott," Oon., walket ^ o^Mondhy last from Bristol tobislrrim* ^ fiistance of.jibont six miles. On* cnleiitji ^ tfio hou8Q.ho said hoover felt l>e*t(er in ,f? 1t' lifey^nd felicitftted himself orr -feridMrnnctf < > tlfe eiVrertiO cold. But a cFieerfnf firo'noo revealed ttpefwpttVirtt his feet were -froze li)le "cltttuptf of 1e*? rind while irrfmW&it theft iti a.W> of c6ld wj^ter thty^Wunll ' congfeafW lhe>Hter. His sufferings wej "I; His feet ar6 6lilW)lack rtu tlr TtJlDtafM IUiukahlT .? m lU ?v formation, liko the d'uaowJ. -Thorn i g- Mooris 5?ns; frequently CK#^f?d, Uirw? jreej in qnitiog.a song. Tlt?oJom Hook oft< ? a took ?(ltMJt the ^p:jj?rp?t'r*te i % ?Sj|^ *fc? thJ i *0 * \ f iiiiiteiiiiiii i ii in I, Mw&jjtimaA Georgia Air Lino Rail Road. We would call tlio attention of onr rcarlj ois to the extir.i-t hclow, it is from n letter of ; J. 1*. Reed,esq.. in reference to the ' Gerrgia i Air Line Raii Road." to which our Legisla1 tnro as its la*-t session grunted a charter, securing its right of way through this State. ! To u town like ours possessing such capacity for improvement, and Vvhieli has rej heived such ma: Iced advantages from Rail j Roads, a letter hke this of Mr. Rood, furnishing facts relative to the route and priv[ i leges of one which i> to affect us material ; Iv. will we doubt u >t to le very aocepta; b!e : , "A chartor lia- b on granted l>v this ; State, conferring ample powers upon tho | company, to construct their mail from tho | Georgia State line to tlie town of Anderson. ' :>ml from thence, iti any direction and to i any point, th.y ur?y deem expedient j through (be territory of this State, so as to I form a di rect ct nltai line of commuuica! tion between the ijreat Northern and SouthI Ai-ti ii.i. i*.i *i?^ | ^.ii UIU V.MHV.-I. 1 ll?l V V5 ??UU tllilU powers by tlio charter in this .Slate arc am* i pie, and I may indeed add, licit they art? very nearly plenary, Unlike most other Kail road chart'-rs heretofore g-anted l>y our Legislatures it is not cncumbcred with mero matters of detail, which arc properly left I to the company, ami embraces in a eonj cise and .simple form such provisions only ! as it is really necessary to provide by r tututc. The amount ofntuck accessary to securo the charter, tl.u time within wlrc'i itshallbo I commenced and completed, are all matters ' left to the decision of the company, nud | in fact the only limitation as to time, itnpo' soil upon the company, is that their char ; ier is msureu 10 iiiein i?ir me period ol only \ one hundred and ninrti/ //firs, which is | quite as near perpetual, I suppose, as any | friend of tlifs enterprises, rt.uld desire. The . j right of the company 1.; locate llie route ' j of their lioad through 1 lie State of South j j Carolina is quite as ample. The only ^ j point finitely fixed in the charter is tho , | town of Anderson, from whence thev are ' ! pel milted to construct a road to any poitit? ' | in their discretion, i:i the direction of i Chiulotte, Noith Carolina, or otherwise, if t ; they should so ehi-t, a conncetinj* link be t I i-.vitiii me ijrecnviiu; i.iinr;oltc llailroads 1 j from the I??\vij of Newberry to the town of ] Chester. Thiw you will see lliey have tho entire tipper part of ill'* Stale of South j-j Carolina over which to soled tho route of their ltoad. Hut J apprehend th.-.t a natit5 tial anxiety for llie early completion of the groat Northern and Southern ihorouglifaru in contemplation, will suggest the propiloty of adopting the latter alternative, by eonnerting tho Greenville and Charlotte lloads frtnn Newberry to Clu ster. If this j >liould he the conclusion of the compatiVj f i they will have to contract not exceeding x| one hundred and seventy miles of Road, to i nr.rf.wf n !r\n Iwifti-rtAM A I |.v ?* iuii uMttuuu xinniaa tiuu , Charlotte, Xorlh Carolina ; estimating tlio r I distance from Atlanta to Anderson one j | hundred and twenty-live miles, and from Ni-wlcrry to Chester at forty-five miles r which I feel assured arc extreme figures. ' The 'distance from Anderson to Newberry l>y the Jioad now in operation Is seventy-five mile*, nnd from Chester in Charlotte fifty tniles ; so that you will perl eeive the entire distance, from Atlanta to j j Charlotte by this route docs not exceed one | hundred and ninety-five miles. The disi ! tance between those points by tho several T 1 llailroads now in operation* is aboiit fulir j hundred nnd sixteen miles, which mvkes a . ! difference of one hundred and twentv-ono . j miles in favor of the proposed route .or the P j Air Line lioiifl. J do not know the precise a ; length of other competing routes, but I feel 3 j that the "Air Lino Rond," constructed up. on the route suggested. will bo not lesa i han 0110 hundred miles shorter, between s Washington and New Orleans, tlijin any ? other either constructed or in Contemplac tiori. "IF I am correct in this opinion, the immediate const runt ion of the Air Lino } Rood, is an object that inu^t engage the coe operation of the capitalists both North and f Sotith." ^ Exi'axuino fin; Ll'ngs.?An exchange gives the following sugestion for increasing ^ ho capacity of the lungs ; ( Step out into the purest air yoii crtn Add* stand-perfectly erect, with the shoulders r. back' god theu, fixing the lips as though * you were going to whistle draw tliO air^ not through vinir nostril* lull ll.rrmrdi Mia ltn? 3^7 > t V ...v into the lung*. W hen the chest is about ;l halffull, gradually raise the arms, keeping y tlicm exteuced, wi'.li Xiio palms of the hatida ij down as you suck in tho air, so ns touring . them oyer the head just as the lungs aru , quitu full. Then drop tho thumb intvartl and after gently for&ing ihe arms backward r and the chest open, reverse : tlx} prbCtta s should 1m- repeated thrca or foiir times, kd*ir mediauly nl'ti r bathing, and ftlso several1 tbne^duringtlieday. It raimposfcibe to d?,t serbe to onu w'lio never lined it the glorious el senso of vigor which follows this exercise. ), It i^ the best expectorant in tho world, it Wo know u geullomaii, the measure of whose (Jiest has hecn increased by thi* -^ t. means somo three or fonr inches, during , as nwrny months. * r| Suit Aa ainst ti^bMcDonouoi^ ESISSTB it ?Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines,?s keir of t|ie? a la!e-Daniel ClhM?, lias -filed,, in courts Orjeansr, a bill in eqnily . against the >f citj^sof iCew nn/1 Baltimore, as Heirs' n oflhulnln John McDonourrh.' nrid tfern'n-ft )i fifteen or twenty persons'b'esides, for,\fie re* g corny of the valuabto Tract of land known ly nsttUo "Bayou St Jubn property," which r0 belonged to Cfark.at the time of his deatlf, id bift which js now hold in ownership by tKtf 'different defendants. The p'ropcrty comprises the be?t part oftwenTy-six square fcof ir ground, mostly unimproved,%ut very valo* is, Aide from Us locality. U" ' ' ' ? ' m Navy AppojstMBNT.?Oi?T fate fifepre* M) eefitative, sliorffy before his death, procured*. ly for our young friend; Walter R. Lane; ton .f 'n.-i nr... o r .l. c . - j iv. i of vupi. vt in.ik. uhiic, tne R|?poinirneni oi tt* midshipman in the'United States .Nitty, ':| [Ncicbc/nj Rising Sun, mm* nil fri 11 ilii rYV' iiftr^