The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 19, 1858 Page: 1 of 4
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BY BAKER, ROOT & CO.
AUSTIN,
3, MAY 19,1858.
YOL. II
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M.1V 19, 18551.
Pennsylvania.—>A bill has been re-,
ported upon favorably tiy a committee
of 11io .Legislature of Pennsylvania lor
tlie removal <if (lio sent of Gnrtriimcnt
from IIuiTiijbnrg to Philadelphia. ll
provides fur ilio removal, in December
next, ni' al! tlie State officers to the lat-
ter city, ami tilo next Legislature ami
all succeeding ones to meet ("hero.
©gy" A correspondent of the Marshal
IJepnblicnn, writing' from Slirevopori,
gives a sad picture of the. stale of
morals in tliat city, lie says that gum-
tiling at ltoiidn i.s carried oil in open
tiny without any further interference
from the authorities, than tin; fine of
$25 per day, which in fact, amount** to
nothing moro than a license.
MeTIIoIHSTS IX Tk.VIS.—I'j'OUl the sta-
tistics of the M. K. Clmr :h, South, pub-
lished by authority, for 18.r>7-8, we
learn that there are in^ the Mvt'hodist
Church, in Texas, Itinerant Preachers,
201; Local Drenchers, 370; While mem-
tern, 28,8,78; Colored members, 5,157;
total Ministry nnd"Mi'iiibcrs, 29,(500.
Ti;xa:i Wool—The Helton Indepen-
dent mentions specimens of wool, shear-
ed the present season in Bell comity,
from sheep of imported breeds. Col.
E. S. C. liobeitsoii has a large crop.—
One of liis sheep' yielded £ 1-2 lbs —
Mr. Blood, who lives-ill tin; Iycou Val-
ley, sheared two sheep and the fleeces
vreighed each over 9 pounds. A weth-
: er killed by Win some few weeks ago,
yielded 24 lbs. suet.
* I5f*t.ct3 of tub Risk.—At Napoleón,
; Arkansas, some twenty-three deer wore
killed iu oho day, inside of the town,
which bud been driven iu by the flood.
A great deal of property was destroyed.
Atone placo below Napoleon horses
w seen standing iu the porch vit a
I private dwelling, and tiny number of
[«attic standing in water up to their
údes. Hogs were standing about in
lie woods on logs.
The Marshall Republican says
; that an old lawyer, in an adjoining
| county, was engaged Itefore the Chief
¡Justice iu prosecuting the interests of*
some heirs, and in the course of his re-
marks, he became very much animated,
I ai;d in the heat of debate he said :
Yes, your Honor, ybu are not only
the lather of all the illegitimate, bnt of
[ all the legitimate children of this eotin-
|ty, and it is your solemn duty to core
[for and protect them."
The Seventeen Ykaii Qui Btltf Prb.u'heb
•The St. Louis Democrat says of young
jMr. Fuller, jvlio is called tlio "Boy
[Preacher," who is aged but seventeeii
lyetirs, that he hits, within the last five
Iwecks, deljfered in Marion emmty fifty
Tour sermons, and bccn.iiistruinentul in
'he conversion of one hundred and forty
four persons. IIo has been licensed to
Jireach only about two montl^ during
Kv^icli time ho lias delivered upward of
l,ly discourses, and two liuudrefl and
[ft'i'ty persons have been converted
through his hiBtrumeutulity.' It is said
¡that he never studies his sermon# or
raakes any notes, and frequently doe
[>t select his text until he rises up in the
''pit to nreach; nnd yet, it ia said, no
h discourses are alike, either ill
loiuto of argurpent or composition, lie
most eloquently, nnd uses the
clmstc nnd beautiful langnuge.
ill« to preach at various points are
i'y pltnring in upon him.
— A Riiuko chiraicr hns been de-
lighting the citizens of San Francisco,
lie lectures on sua ken and then exhib-
its thorn. The .Alta describes a scene
as follows : " A J t qt tin- lectin'* the per-
loriucr brought out about a dozen large
rattlesnakes,'•holding them in his hands,
allowing thorn to coil round his neck
and arms, uud afterwards placing the
whole lot in his bottom.' IIo' then
brought out a largo snake, which, as he
said, was entirely wild. He placed it
iu the centre of the stage, on a white
cloth, and while au attendant played
tlio Ilute, he walked round the reptile
lor u few minutes. Presently heswized
it by the tail, and held it up, so tlint lie
could If><ik into its,eyes. It darted out
its tongue, and turned its lyjad away,
and tried to raise, as if it wduhl strike
his hand. He shook it down, and kept
turning it so us to have its eye? before
iiis own ; and after about iffteeil min-
utes the serpent abandoned its hostile
appearance, and Wirson uUowtKl it to
place its itcad on his forehead, and to
creep over his arms and hands, and then
lie placed it in his bosom. ,Subsequent-
ly hi' produced a little kitten, and^lac-
ed it in a boy witli glass sides; wPRiat
the audience could see the proceedings.
The snake did not appear disposed to
bite, so the kitten and the new snake
were taken out, and with a little provo-
cation the kitten seized the snake's tail,
and the snake wrapped itself about the
kitten, and bit and rattled and hissed ;
and the kitten spat and mewed nnd
■struggled. The combatants soon sep-
arated ; the sniike apparently u.ihurt—
the kittel) mortally wounded. Theplac?
ol their struggle was marked by spots
oí blood The kitten showed signs til
great agony ami weakness, but wo did
not remain to see it die."
FltKNta llATl'.KLt l.K TI IK Kv(;u.sll.—
Nothing can show moro conclusively,
says ¡in English paper, the determina-
tion which extols in Franco t<> "blow
the coals" <>f hatred towards England
than a malicious paragraph which has
Jound its way into tííe Brussels paper,
Lo Xord, from a Paris correspondent,
professing to give an account of the
French AnibassndTir's departure from
Lmdoit. It i.s there stated that stones
were thro-wn bv the mob at his carriage,
and that several Frenchmen were in-
sulted In the streets. The let!o/ termi-
nates with this assurance : " Whether
these reports are or not exaggerated, it
is certain that they are current at the
clubs, in the olirraeks iind in the work-
shops here, end that they tend every-
where to augment the bitterness águiúst
our friends,-tlio English, Ity which the
army ami populace have been long ani-
mated.
Statistics ok Monnoxisji—The follow-
iag official statement has been published
by our government this year :
The Mormons have about ninety live
missionaries iu Europe, and an equal
number iu Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
1 ski mis, besides large numbers of native
elders in the various States, aivd British
America. They have one iicwcpuper
in Salt Lake City, issuing 4,000 copies
weekly; one iu Liverpool issuing 2i,-
000 weekly; one in Swansea, South
Wales; one in Copenhagen, in the Dan-
ish language; one iu Australia; one in
India; and one iu Switzerland, in the
French language. ThtRookol Mormon
litis been translated mat published iu the
Welch, Danish, French, German and
Italian languages. The Mormons claim
480,000 uieinbors of their church seat-
ttr.'d over the world.
Railroad Caks eorEiívit.—A number
01 cars manufactured rot the Viceroy of
Egypt, werij recently shipped at Boston.
Workmen go out with litem iu order to
put tl
road.
put the cars in wo
ntl *.
I'kijig
order on the
on which dawned
sand years ago.
successive Stops
, .Gaul, England,
retiuiis crystal
This liflfc> paragraph gives a clearer
idea of the influence wiiicli Western
civilization is exerting upon the old
world, than the most elaborate "treatise
could do. The civilittit
upon Egypt four thoi
having travelled by
through Grcece, Rom
and tlio United States
iml, vitalized, eievuttd and cliristiun
i zed, to expel the dark hoss that has long
since Kcttted upon tin} pyramids.
Giants —Byrne, the famous giant, wi.o
died in London soni<<* oars since,.meas-
ured eight foot two lichen. Corneliun
Magrath,\vho died in he year 1700,meas-
ured seven feet eight inches. Edward
Malone, another Irhsjima^ was seven
feet eight inches, and was nearly equal
iu stature and size tr Daniel Curdunus,
a Sweoilish giant. 1. r. Chesoldon, the
(unions anatomist, sjieuks of a. skeleton
discovered in a Ron an enmp, near St.
Albans, England, wl icli they judged to
have been eight feet four inches. Go-
liath of Guth, iiccorting to Bishop Cum-
berland, was eleven feet high, and Max-
itriflins, the emperor,,1 was niiití fe«thi(*h,
A ¡New Prinmxo Paioii,—The Winsted
(Conn.) Herald saj-s that llcury A.
Biils/ot that place, and Stephen W
Woods, uf Cornwall, J¡¡. Y., have taken
out patents iu this country and in Eng-
lund tor a new printing press which is
intended to revolntionizj the art. It
will print both sities at once, is twice us
rapid us any ollieiv and far cheaper.
Business Fau.cb( s.—It is stated fn a
Northern putdicat on that tlio nutubor
of failurtjfi for tliC ! rat eighty-ii^e day
of this ye-.«r was 1,495 ; anil the total
amount of liabilitiev $30,639,00O. Ol
these failures, 39, 1 is represented, were
in Ldhisiana, with ¡abilities amounting
to
Burial of u Greek Bishop at Cairo.
Yesterday a patriamh died, ami to-
day we went out to witness the funeral
procession with the thousands gathered
iu the streets; but wo saw a great
many lights ¡tmong the Arabs stealing
the wax candles from the officers, who
bear them along lighted, to .tlio tomb.
Tlio sword nnd the bayonet were raioud
to quiet the mob. At length the grand
procession was seen advancing in great
splendor. A large car, druwir -by six
black horses, upon which the corpse, in
a locumbunt position, was borne undct
u canopy, dressed in his robes of state,
with a golden mitro upon his head, ele-
vated upon cushions so high that* we
could see him distinctly, with his long
flowing beard, us if asleep; a bmliop
behind, as if supporting thuhead, dress-
ed in his Greek costume shining with
gold; other priests in clerical robes at
his side, and before the car were many
more witli long robes, of different col
ors and budges of mourning, chanting
as they went, bearing ornamental glass
lumps with tights in them. Two bunds
of music, of a military character, were
in tlio procession. It was a strange and
repulsive sight.'
We were told that the corpse was
carried to the Greek church, and seated
iu a chair as if alive, that the priests
advanced and kissed his hands, alter
which, a sermon was preached] and his
virtues eulogized. After thoseryices
his iHnbroidered robes were removed,
leaving him clad in white satin. , The
peaple were then privileged to adeaiice
and kiss his toot, or roijo, Y>r any other
part of his garments, Hv was then
Conveyed to the tomb below, placed up-
Tight in a chair, to remain iu that posi-
tion unmolested iu the solitude of death,
until another bishop* dies, when the
crypt is opened tor his reception in the
same maimer. They are thus seated
around the vault until decomposition
changes their attitude in mouldering
away. It is twelve years since oue Has
been interred in this dreadful churnel
house—Tkonuis's Letters from the Haul.
Nor!Hem Mexico.
The Nueces Valley of Saturday con-
tains the following information, obtained
fruir. Capt. l)an .Hastings, just in from
if io Grande city:
Durungo has pronounced in lavor of
Zooloaga—against the Liberals, to whom
they swear .they will give the sword to
the hilt.
Pallida's forces, to a man, hud de-
serted and joined those of ^ooloaga.
The Nueva Leon forws, in the neigh-
borhood of San Louis, are too weak to
accomplish anything—arc divided into
several parties to cut oil' provisions, and
are awaiting reinforcements.
Curaviijal will leave for Tatnpico, im-
mediately, with lint lew troops. He is
General-in-Chief of the vanguard.
Three-peons from the vicinity of Saq
Louis, scut out to assassinate Vidaurri,
Gunui and Zfcyn, have been caught and
hung.
Why tu'eue abb mojie Pious Women
than Men.—The Cincinnati G¡*zette
• litis explains the reason for a very no-
ticeable and interesting fact: The
reason there are more pious wohicn
than men, is, not because women are
weaker, or their passions less powerful,
but because a feeling of dcpeiidenco is
native in the teníale heart. It is be
cause the pride of independence has
little or no place there. It is because
the female mind has to undergo com-
paratively a small revolution to become
religious. - Uno powerful barrier that
stands before the path of every man in
his approach to the valley of humilia-
tion, does not oppose the passage of
the true woman. It is very rare that
those who are. denominated "strong
minded Women" become religious. The
pride of personal independence pre-
vents this.
So sweet and «o naturi# n thing is
piety among women, that men have
come to regard a woman without it as
strange, if not unhealthy, and godless
men often select pious wives, because
they see that piety softens, and deep-
ens, and elevates every'natural grace
of person, and every accomplishment of
mind.
More Bmfi.su Filubusterino,—The
Paris journals are dic.ussing just now,
with some warmth, the occupation by
Great Britain of the Island of Peritn.
The Times mu^'^ rather a contemptuous
reply to those observations, uud declures
that England will not submit to any
European interference in her Eastern
policy. The relations between Fiance
and Austria are still slightly threaten-
ing, nnd newspaper correspondents
take the opportunity to say that the
former is making preparations of a
warlike character.
An Unkxi'Bctki Fortuxb—Will won-
ilert ne.ccr ccate 7—We learn from a friend
that Capt. Ives, of Lauderdale county,
bus recently Inul a fortune of two mil
lion of dollars left him by the death ol
a relativo iu England. Capt. 1. is a
rcs|K etuhlo old citizen, wjth only two
daughter, who are, of course, both
pretty and charming, and we hope
they will live long to enjoy the fortune
which lias tints unexpectedly falleu to
them.—J'liMitig {Miss.) Cl'ititnt.
W A letter from the Seminole Agen
cy, west of Arkansas, to the Port
Smith Times, says:
The Crcuk have killed the notorious
Indian, Yd-bi, who has murdered so
many personé in the Inst few months.
They shot him three times, cut out his
eye , ami knocked hín in the head witli
an axe, to bo enrC of his death.
Alore lmlítiu Murders tiuil Drprctlalions.
Tlio most painful rumors have reached
town of recent Indian massacres ajjd
horse stealing, on the frontier West ol
hero. The rumors art very vague as to
detnils, and we can only give them as
wo have heard them.
A gentleman Immediately from Wcath-
crford says, that on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, the 27th and.28th
ult., b mic fifty head of horses were sto-
len from Young county, two being mulos
of Mr. II. K. Valentine, residing two
miles from Belknap. Ajuithor gentle-
man just front Weathciiord, states thai
reliable informal ion had iv a cited that
point, thai, on Friday night the 30th
tilt., two families residing not. ¡Ui.-iroin
Jackiioro, Jack county, on the waters
of the We i Fork of the Trinity, were
inhumanly massacred by'the Indians.
One of the families was a Mr. Mays,
ami two children, formerly of this coun-
ty; the othur iinuies our informant did
not lourii! , Two children (boys of one
of tlio families) were missing, and
might have escaped. These are allelic
particulars we have yet learned, and
we have hopes that they muy'provo to
be unfounded or exagera ted.
There is no doubt of one fact l.owev- n„«l aiiltjly its,Vie',,.'
t'i'j that the frontier Wrst ami North*! Uko ilio spirit luiir#ol om
west of us, is in a most precarious con j -^"t li1". Nvlicnco ilie t'ili v amnio l(uw.«,
dition. Depredations, both us to steal- • to f'Uicy's eye, hkv a fiioakug ro^lT
Beautiful llirl.
IWntiial tilfl! i have wiiuileretl lur, .'
Toward Hut i': tux *"ii ami evMilag ftnr;
I limro iiinini il iiilU llieitortliern wnxteMit hihhv.
Ami Nlf.'iytil where lie' null iiiiii^h<i!¡ic'« Wow,
lint I lleVti' *;nx."«l oil a |ai.'e -o hri^lil,
As tli.sweet .-Jiirit til youiljf tlellgm.
llifitirtit'ul Caii'11 tlmu iift lirlglit nail fuir,
As nil Ati'jel KlnlpU ill tlio muuill%lit nil' ;
N'o slmilnw rests mi ib,r lii tm' of gtHtw,
' Stive llml t,f thy livwos ili'iii>|iia(C lew.
I.tive's tiw-n ,|i iti^lljiltt fsw.iiiilermg olt,
(I'er liltiV KCIltle li|i, ol eoi'lirine i-uft ;
'I'ltv linaly oileeK, wliotu tUu I'ioli, red jjlaw,
And tlio «firm lilontl nvlts, tlirnu^li tlio virgin
KHuw,
(s Kweeilv lilnidliij; in one lii!p;lil dye, V
1'lrit «iivt.il bíinltle* ol enrili nnd sky.
Tialli, Italy I I'll III, ¡I) ils lieslaies- (l\vell>,
Deep ia tliy «lurk eyo*— «littiluü WelU ;
And fineh -t wild Ircta ilt< it* rleiit' depths ¡íloiua.
l.iki; slnuliiw <i| still's Ii*i,in u Ireuild nj( hIi-imiiu ;
.Vail lliy tlioit'jlltsnre .niietiuiul r.don's bowers---
And Iby wiiixls aro gitii.ti|ds of ttuw.-r , In-iylu.
lluwiTs.
9
lieitiitifiil tíá l! I In*ve seen thee move,
A ttniiliiij; crentare of joy nuil lovp,
As liiflil ;w A mist I'll tile sum iso #nle,
Or Ilie Iiiiciyinit sivuy of u brldnl veil,
'fill 1 nlii|ui>t look lu H: e Ilie * li-e,
bike n «íoitrlnn thtlir^ltt' to Ilie treo blue fkh'S ;
i)r melt ttiriiy in tlm tliln Ijl^te air,
I. ke a visiya ol'f.iuoy pulolid lliuri'.
Tiiy low fwent veles it.-t it thrills iirojmd,
S 'eiiis less it Notiml. iluta u dreiiiii ot sonuQ—
notes swell,
Silver lu ll ¡
nig and coinimtting' murders, are be-
coming of constant occurrence, uud
seem to be inereasing iu savage feroci-
ty. These frontier conntica .are new
and sparsely populated. The hihalii-
taiits tire gciieruliy poor, and for flic,
¡.•ust three years, have mado no crops
on account of the droiith. If they fail
in their crops tho prese.it season they
arc ruined. But the alternative seems
now presented to them, or ut least soon
will be, tii abandon their farms and
crops, tiud drive out and keep off the
inurdt'i'ous savage, or to continue in
their fields', and subject theinselv.es to
constant incursions of the savage, and
their'wives and children to frutal, cru-
el and horrible murder. It is u painful
alternative. How long will the Govern-
ment suffer such u state of things?
What is doing towards raising the new
regiment of Texas mounted rangers,
authorized by Congress? One mouth
has elapsed since the bill passed, and
not a note of preparation is heard In
the mean time the-U. S. regular troops
* re removed froiii the frontier, except
one company, and our people are left to
the mercy id- tlio savage. We should
like to know where Ford's Rangers were
while these depredations and horrid crib
cities were being perpetrated "in their
rear?" We should like to know why
the Governor is not taking prompt steps
to organize the now regiment, so that
they may gif at oniee to the exposed
frontier ! Wo should like to know how
long this frontier bus to.bo exposed to
the tender mercies of the (linahuwk
and sculping knife 1
P. S. Since the above was written
we have conversed with a gentleman
from Fort Worth, whose statements lead
us to believe that the minors given above
are too true. Direct information Imd
reached Fo t Worth continuing t"ho re-
ports A company of some fifty men,
our informant says, lias boon raised en
Ash and Walnut creeks, in Parker coun-
ty, to go hi pursuit. This company
could not possibly have been raised mid
started, we thijilfe previous to Sunday
litsf, uud as the villains committed the
murders ou the Friday before, _ they
would have more than a day ami night
the start at least, and with fresh stolen
horses, very likely elude pursuit.—Dal-
las Herald ti.rtrt). Mafj Ü/A.
Dentil ¡ful, beautiful t.ricI! tlion nrl
A vfroa lit joy to the tliriitiUliitf betil't ¡
A sin sent down Ironi Hit world i'jl lil s«,
And all nag nrnett by Ilie slm,|, « ol' tiiis;
A 111 ill I'VW pctin-l .1 i IV ¡OVe's O'.vit Mill.
()a Ilie eltmds ol b. itiji, beaillirtil one I
Deaiitlful Girl! 'lis u wi'iiry year,
8mce lliy bwoet veice t II on my r.iv'sbed ear
'T;s a In ;;. Imui vi ae ol li ht ai'itl (jlonin,
Since I sny. d on thy elieekn of Inv, ly I l iont:
\ot tliy.({"ud tu, es ol'mtisie k!UI
Through tint liolient depiiis of.memor
A Coot, Ai'ol.Oov.—They Imd a bull
down at Waverly.the other nigHit which
sailed out some remarkable experience.
Among oilier events, the I'oTlowing in-
stance of a couj apology took place:
Bill 15. i.s known nil over, and Bill
was ut, this ball in all his glory. All
of his necessaries for pleasure on hand
good music, pretty girls and excel-
lent whiskey. The evening passed off
rapidly, as it always does, and Bill hud
at about one o'clock become very hap-
py. Stepping up to a young iacly lie re-
tpiested the pleasure ol dancingVvilh
her. She replied that she wan engaged
Well," said Bill, are you engaged
/or the next set ?"
She said she was.
"Caul tlanco with you the next
then?"
"1 am engaged for that also."
"Can I dance wit.li y Jul to night?'' ■
'• No sir," with some hesitancy.
" Go to Boston then," said, Hill with
indignation, and tm'ned on his heel.
After u few moments, Bill was accos-
ted, by the brother of the young lady,
and clmVged with insulting his sister.
Bill denies,but professes himself willing-
ly to apologise, if ho had done wrong,'
uud accordingly steps up to the young
lady, when tho following conversation
eiMuod,:
" Miss L. I understand I liavo in-
sulted you V
" You iiiwre sir."
" What did 1 say, I,?''
" You told me Jo go to Boston."
" Well," *aid Bill, " I have come to
tell you that you nced'nt go."
IMP A Woman' Bights Convention
was held iu Moncka, -Kansas, ou the
27th ult., at which was adopted a form
of petition to tin - Constitutional Con-
vention to frame the organic law of
tlio State of KausM tu the citizen
thereof, without making any "invidious
distinctions," Abolition, woman's rights,
froo love, Sto., go together.
y II
like tonus of n fount, or breern, or lifrd.
Tn the loap¡-«tii)t> years fil'chtldliootl heurd;
And oil In my dark and Imitily inonds,
Wlien ii demon wins o'erjnv iplrtt lirooils,
'I'liiue i inline s-.'^iiis on my p'oiü lo break,
bike Hih sweet ywinj{ nuioa o er u clooiiiv l ike,
K llina Hhdi pt,lis, ns Ilie slnidows il •(',
Wit|f beauty, love nuil melody,
lleaniK'ul Olrl! Thou art far away.
And 1 know not wli'Tn lliy steps now stray :
llllt oh I 'tis sweet, it Is'very sweet,
In the f.iiry realms of "dreams to (ti'eet,
Thy eheeli nl'roiv, Ihylirnw ol pctirl.
And thy voice ol niiisie, llatutij'ul dirt!
Sautn Anna ond the Turbaquenos.
On leaving Turbueo to put himself, ns
the Progreso says, ut the head ol the
Spanish filibusters to invade Mexico,
the people of the town addressed to him
a very flattering eoniinnnieiition, to
which lie replied as follows:
" (jcntlcmen: 1 have heard witli pro
found emotion the reading of that doc-
ument which contains the sincere ex
pressions of the cuteem you profess to-
ward me, and ot the profound grief
which my departure from this country
will cause iu your hearts.. Since 1851,
having been twice obliged to absent
myself from the soil of liiy country, (Ills
has been the place in which I havfe fixed
my residence, and you knew that it was
iny firm resolution to die here.
" Extraordinary yirciunstanees have
caused mo to change thisdeturniinntion.
My country, toYn by constant nndsenn-
dnlous wiiirchy, needs my services uud
I go to give them willingly, because I
cuii not I e indifferent to her fate. My
friends—men of honor nnd patriotism—
cull ino earnestly, ami, as formerly, I
have answered this call, because my
country bus buen the dearest object of
my heart. From this motivé uloue I
leave you, because with tllfli town and
its inhabitants I hate the greatest «yin
patliy. You have seen that I have
done all iu uiy pownr (or the improve-
ment and welfare ol' it inhabitants.
" My heart ia afflicted iu leaving you,
because I leave here the most intimate
affection!), I do not leave a single un-
pleasant reminiscence, Everybody has
loved me, and I liavo loved everybody.
"I can never forget this demonstra-
tion which you have made'to ino, and
you in fly count on ino ut all times, and
rely, also, A lint I shrill return to your
bosom to live uud die, as sqod'us I shall
have fulfilled the object which impels
me to this painful separation. 1 have
done."
Clue von tub Heaves,—A gentleman
writng lo the American* Agriculturist,
states that he ' cniirt;)y cured a fine
young muró afflicted with the Iwaws by
feeding her on corn stalks, and since,
the disease has never returned,, The
writer quotes Judge Bud's opinion as
to corn stalks being a remedy, that'dis-
'tinitiirthod agriculturist having a horse
idliictcd with tluit disorder which dis
ujipciired after being so fed.
Crntoi's Wil l*—The will of Governor
BlaIcbeU, of riyiimuth, proved iu 1783,
contains the following singular clause:
"1 desire my body to be kept so
long.us it. may not be offensive, and
that one of my .toes or lingers may lie
cut off, to secure u certainty of my be-
ing dead- I further request my dour
wife, that as she lia been troubled with
one old fool, she will not ¡filliik of mar
rying a second/'
A.vmiEii Fanaticai,Sect.—Anew sect
Ims been formed in Wurtomburg, under
the name of " Friends of Jerusalem,"
and with the object of re-constructing
tlio Temple of Jerusalem, so us to jalfil
till) prophecie*. It has already sent oVit
ti commission ta undertake the nt-buifd-
ing of tho Templo of Solomon, bat it
has only been able to raise 5,42U florins
for the purposq.
TJw mountain about Wilkenlmrre. INittO..
Unve been oil lire s venil day*, nnd nil limn' nee
amount i f Iftfit^t has lievil (frMroyed.
Horrible Scenes In the Juils of I'anton.
Lord Elgin and tho Congnisouers hav-
ing mude u. tour ot inspectioii to tiic
jails ol Canton, the results od their ex-
perience have bjiui set forth iu the Chi-
na Mail iiswsp^Rr is follows:
Each of theso cslablislimeiits contain
scveruljtlifl'erent prisons, and the des-
erl|)tion of one of tficso will serve for
tho whole. It was entered by tin open
court yard, about tiftoen yarJls long by
six oroad. This t^mrt yurd is paved
with granite 4i bs, ami tolerably clean
and uiry, thankiUo the rain, wind und
rsti n to w H i oh it is exposed. • Olt each
side of the yard ate three uuiupartments
or dens, each about five yards long by
four broad, and separated from each
other, and from the courtyard, by
double rows of posts, similar to those
whi«h~<M't; iis««ri hi wrrritjuiling the doors
of the cumnioii Chinese houses iu Uuiig
ivong, the posts of one row litting be-
tween the posts of the other row, leav-
ing space barely for a man to pass his
hand throiigl'.
The doors ol five of (hese rooms
woro open, the whole of the prisoners
in the live dens thu^ having access to
ilie open yard. Inside lire boards nnd
tressels, on which the prisoners lie, the
door being, hn far as could be judged
from the tilth in which it was.covered,
as nature formed it—of curtli; the
height ol tlio rooms being ti tuple
enough, ¡Villi, on tho whole, the prison-
ers were found far better than was ex-
pected, nml, il properly kept, would
have no causo lor complaint. .On en
lering, the warning voice of tlm turn-
key drove the poor wtelchos into their
dens, bnt a tap on the head soon silen-
ced this olliciojis personage, and the
friendly voice of a foreigner, telling
them, in Otrfnese, to coiiju out, soon
brought about seventy living creatures
oil-their knees before siicli/•messengers
of Immunity as had never before stood
in tkut horrid place.
TI*) sight of these poor creatures was
dreadful', their forms diseased and ema-
ciated, tlifcir eyes gazing in astonish
ment, with the vacant blare of lunatics
—their filthy rags dropping from them
—tln.ii' hair unshorn and uncombed,
long and hoy idly stiff, black and tibun-
•duiit, in awful contrast with their pale
and ghastly features; there th«y knelt,
trembling With Cold, weakened by star-
vation,und in s tmo cases apparently cal-
lous even to the event—so strango and
wonderful ns it must have been to
tlieni—which was then taking placo, of
an inquiry into their condition by the
foreign occupants of the city. All the
horrors of an English prison, poor-house
and lunatic asylum were hero iiccuiuti-
luted, without a single one of the ce-
deeming features which mark those en
tablishuieuts in oiir own more civilized
country.
The prisoners were ordered to stand
1* lie Rich!
Many a sigh i heaved, many a heart
is broken, many a life is rendered mis-
erable, by the tenfble infatuation which
parents often manifest in choosing u
life companion for their duughtorit.—
How is it possible for happiness to re-
sult from the iiniyti of two principles
us diametrically opposed to each other
in every point as virtue is to" vice?—
And yet how often is wealth consider-
ed a better recommendation to a young
man than virtue. IIow often is tho-
first question which is nsked respecting
tlitj suiter of it daughter, this, " Is ho
rich ?"
Is ho rich 1 Yes, he abounds ill
evi-
uud
wealth ; but docs that a lion 1
any
kind
up, una then questioned, while sonio of
the visitors went inte the cells lo ex-
limine them Muny oféhepoor wretch-
es were actually too weak to pome out
of their «lens to thank their deliverers,
(foreigners, officers and soldiers,) in the
conrt-ynrd of tho prison. Lengthened
suffering, incarceration •und starvation,
Imd produced that - callousness, which
with excessive weakness, prevented
them from coming to see a sight they
had* never before witnessed. They
were told to go outside, und mnnngej
to raise their scarecrow ligiires, ami
stagger ulongin front of their visitors.
One poor child, a boy of thirteen years
of age, was also a prisoner in this hor-
rible plnec. lie \>as told to get up,1
but, with nn empty, idiotic smile, he
merely raised his eyes, und shuflled u
lew inches along the board on which i.e
was sitting; he wiis a prisoner for re-
bullion! The poor creature had not
strength enough to stuud; his limbs
were frightful to look at—literally he
was a living skeleton, and two of the
abler prisoners carried him out.
The live dens were emptied, and
while Mr. Pifiker was talking with their
late inmates, the other foreigners looked
inte the sixth deji, the door of which
was closed. It is difficult lo realize the
horrible tinture of the contents of that
roam. As tliu doer opeiit'd, a piteous,
Inim itable cr.y arose from about twen-
ty human beings, not one of whom
could stand. Death's grip was hard'
on iiiury of thein; riiere. was one poor
fellow lying crouched on the ground iu
a corner, Irs ribs absolutely protruding
—he was dead. Yes, the living, tho
dying, the Weeding, tho sick, tlio dis
eased ami the dead, were all congrega-
ted iu this one hole, These poor crea-
tures, who were howling from pain and
hunger, might, nil I weru'itnot fortius
visit would, norm have fylloivotl flielr
dead comrade, who still sh.'M'ed tfieir
wretched uJuiriiel house, to where alone
they «.ouhi look for release fror. their
suffering- ilie grave. Ono 'of their
number e'*ild sptuk English pretty Illi-
citly, and from him it was nsc^rtuined
tlui4Jthe whole of'them had that day
been beaten. Not olio of them
could walk, and it was dreadful to see
the agony they' suffered in trying to
drag their bleeding forms into the open
air. Some hud been beaten tin fjie
thighs, others ou the feet and. inicies;
and they u-ere all ironed, notwithstand-
ing that they were not able to stand
evvn, much less to fntmpo.
IfiHf The simple test,say - the Scientific
Amcrieau, by whieli consumers can as-
certain the comparative purity of gas,
is to burn «'piece of paper dipped into
a solution of sugar of loud. If the gas
is nut pure, tiw paper will torn to'a i,^i
grayish or even black tint, while pure , r ,u„i
gae-will leave it white.
Hence that he will make a
affectionate husband ?
Is ho rich ? Yes, his clothing is pur-
ple and fine linen, and he fares sumptu-
ously (¡very day ; but can you infer
from this that lie is virtuous?
Is Iu riclij Yes, lie has thousands
floating on every ocean; but do "not
riclics sometimes "take wings and liy
away?" Will yon consent ¿list your
daughter shall marry ft man who bus
nothing to recommend hire lint his
wealth ? All ! beware—the gilded
t'uit sometimes covers u barbed hook.
Ask not, then, " Is he rich," but " Is
he virtuous ? Ask not if helms wealth,
but if hp has lienor, and not sacrifice
your tlamrhler's peace (pr money.
The Bkk Moth .--Such of our readers
as are euguged in tlio bee culture will
be glad to learn that a remedy lias
l emi discovered which effectually pre-
vents the ravages of the bee moth.--
The frequent and serious injury caused
by this pestiferous insect lias deterred
many from entering into the business of
raising bees, es|*eeially a« iu some lo-
calities tho. 1'Hvu^s have been so great
ns nearly to destroy both bees and
honey. The plan is this : Split joints
of cano through the centre, and ar-
range them on tho four sides of tho
hive, with the split side resting on the
platform. The moth, Instead of depos-
iting its eggs under the spfit of tho
hive" will lay them under the split of
tho cuno From these depositories they
muy be removed and destroyed as often
as necessary with littlo trouble. A
friend informs us that lio knóws tho
plan has been tried and found' entirely
s iicl'css i'l 11-
Sl.AYfc.ltV in thrc ESd ok the Wouu>.
The book of lUvelutious is*lmost uni-
versally looked upon us phrophetic, pre-
figuring events tfutt are to transpire at.
the end of tinje. If so, it would seem
•that slavery is a fixed fact. .In the tttli
chupt,, loth verse, the kings of the
en ft If''(them living) with the g'roatmen,
bond wen, andlrej; men aro represented
as-hiding themselves from the face of
him that sitteth rtii the throne. Chupt.
xiii, 10, tho free and bond arc mentioned
again, and in the xix, 18th, the snino
reference Is made to eating their flesh,
&c. The term translated bondmen is
(hulas, iu the original Greek meaning u
slave-.— CmtIrai (1tmrgia«.
Important Advice.—What wats and.
bloodshed might be avoided ; how
many duels might be prevented; how
much strife, contention and bitter feel-
ings amongst men wight be suppressed;
how much peace and harmony might
exist tin this side of the grave, (even
without reference to the tremendous
consequences which 'ie beyond it,) if •
men in their intercourse with each oth-
er would constantly bear in mind tlio
advice of a distinguished French writer,
who says : " Never speak or write
when you are in a passion or angry; for
it i4s always dangerous to put to sea
during a storm."
8e ** Crinoline has got into court in
Detroit. A uit is now pending be-
fore a magistrate's court iu that city
by the hiuband of a lady who was re-
fused admission to a public lecture, tho
price of which was '25 oents, which be-
ing duly tendered by her, was refused,
*uid fifty cents demanded, upon the
ground thut she would occupy two
seats;
Dogget the net >r win a man of great
humor. Hist landlady's maid having
ttifcmi nn opportunity to go into his
chamber one afternoon, und cut her
throat witji one of his ru'.Ors. Dogget
was told of the circumstance behind the
scenes, when lie cried out: —" Zounds Í
! hope it was not dono with my best
razor!"
flwSrln old times, the bill* of landing
commenced as follows :—" Shipped -by
the grace of Gol, in good condition,"
etc. Dr. Franklin Used to print and
sell bills of landing, and some pious
persons objecting to the usual beading,
he advertised that ho Sold bills of land-
ing with or witbont the grace of God. "
IIaitinHss.—It is not great wealth,
nor high station, which makes a man
happy. Many of the most wretched
beings on earth have both. But it ie a
radiant, sunny spirit, which knows how
to bear little trials, und to enjoy flttlo
comforts, and which thus extract*
pincss from every incideht of life,
jap- A fellow who had.
ceiito six months imprisonment in
rickety old county
fnritv, made his
taken, ho wav
—his rep
fell out. <>l
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