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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Two Old Owls.—An Apologue.
by vims.
Two old owls lived in domestic quiet, in the
oriel window of an ancient ruin. They had lived
there for years, staring at the world with large
round wondering eyes, but mingling no more
with it than was necessary ; their experience of
it had made them hermits. If, as would occa
sionally happen, they ventured into the sunlight,
they were blinded and bewildered by the glare,
buffeted and insulted by the smaller birds, who
made game of them. And so they secluded
themselves in their mossy solitude, and lived
there in plump, cosy, downy contentment. A few
worms and mice sufficed for food; and for affec
tion, each sufficed to each.
One night a Hawk, an old acquaintance of
their childhood, flew into their nest. The meet
ing was cordial with the reminiscences of youth.
They talked of old times till the dawn was gray
and the twitter of the small birds rose sharp in
to the morning air. They marvelled, indeed, to
see how young the Hawk looked, with his bright
restless eye, his slim logs, and barred plumage,
like those of * gay young bachelor. He told
them it was because lie had lived. Aud then
he daxiied the old Owl with sparkling narratives
of the miter world, and raised strange longings
iu his breast to sec something of the varied forms
of life so eloquently described.
‘Whenever I have ventured out by day-light,’
says the Owl, “the other birds have mocked me;
so, thinking I was out of my proper sphere, I re
turned to my home.’’
“That is because you hare not boldly taken
your position,” replied the Hawk. “In the world
you must take what you want—no one gives.—
When I make mv appearance you should sec
how the birds rush to the nearest wood and thick
et, giving vent to their scandalized terror in va
rious cries!”
“Do they never fly after you f”
“Sometimes; but that is only when I have got
one of them in my talons. Coming here this
afternoon, I carried off the wife of a most rcspec
table patridge,” said the Hawk, with a libertine
shake of the head. “I wanted her, and so I took
her. The whole covey followed me, making
an uproar like a. village of outraged women;
they thought I wanted her for my seraglio. Not
I—l ate her.”
As the Hawk said this, the old Owl looked at
him with envy and respect; bnt his wife “shud
dered,” and thought the Hawk won Id be a bad
companion for her lord, She w;is glad when he
flew away, aud devoutly w felted he would never
fulfil his promise, of “looking iu upon them,”
Some fine day.
The words of the tempter dwelt in the old Owl’s
mind. Ho was moody, taciturn, abstracted.—
Visions of the gay life led by Hawks tormented
’ him. The ruin where he had spent so many
, happy years seemed now a monotonous regimen;
1 his old wife “twaddler!,” he- thonght: and he
himself felt old, as he thought how much youn
ger seemed his friend. The Hawk had been to
Court, and indeed, wat related to the Emperor
Eagle. Why should not he also, make a figure at
the Eagle’s Court ? Why should he remain the
terror of mice, when he might make the dovecots
l flutter!
f In this mood he saw the Hawl return, and
gladly accepted the proportion to “see life,” in
nis company; but afraid of his wife’s tears and
reproaches, afraid of hia own conscience, be dared
not tell her of what he was about to do. He slip
ped away, fearing her dozing on her perch. She
awokoto bar bereavement. ‘ r
It would ha a long tafe to UH bow the truant
Owl was disenchanted by reality thow yets his
efforts to become a young daixhr like the. Hawk; j
how miserable the sunlight uwufal hfes; bow the)
food disagreed with him; how M#enf to Cowti
and WM haughtily disownedJbyjfce Eagle, anM
mercilessly quisled by thp OOUrtfer buds: how*
to his oriel win- 1
peace as remorse
him.
flew homewards, all the deal familiar
scene came soothing to his mind, like a breeze
from the sea-shore on a feverish brow. The im
age of his old and loving companion, with whom
all joys aud sorrows had been shared, became an
alternate anguish and alternately to his troubled
heart, filling him with remorse and hope. As he
I, dw into the ruin a huge, murderous rat slunk
away into his hole, licking his bloody Ups. Ain
ho flew up to bis nest a film overspread his eyes,
for there, before him lay the ‘ mangled body of
hia murdered wife. He had left her old and un
protected;* he found her a corpse.
A Powerful Pistol.—A gentleman of Alton,
Illinois, has invented a pocket pistoj, which, it is
said, will prime itself and fire thirty six limes in
succession. It is only six inches iu length, though
it will throw a ball with sufficient force to perfo
rate an inch p&ttk, at the distance #& hun
dred-feet ,
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A Pkrfbct SpartAn.— ‘The Spartan women of
Texas are not few, The personal history and ad
venturers of the few we know, were we permitted
to relate them as given us by their own lip,
would fill an octavo of a thousand pages with
wild tales of truth, far more strange than fiction.
The following clipped from oue of oUr exchan
ges is a specimen:
Avery interesting and romantic incident Was
related by Rev. Mr. Fontaine in one of his re
cent lectures at the Richmond Athenaeum.—
Speaking of the early history of Texas, he gave
an account of Gen. Long’s effort to revolutionize
that country in 1819. Gen. Lojig served under
Gen. Jackson in the Seminole war, and at the
battle of New Orleans. He married when 2‘2
wars if age, a celebrated lieauty and heiress, of
Nashville, only 16 years old. When he formed
the design L) invade Texas, Mrs. Lqng entered
fully into his plans, and pM|Plt his disposal her
immense wealth. With this he armed Hud
equipped 300 men, entered the country, and was
everywhere successful.
Near the Gulf eoa9t he formed a fortification
where he established his head-quarters. He wa
elected President of the Republic—a full Cabi
net wasappointed, and a regular government or
ganized. At that time Iturbide was overrunning
Mexico with the design of making himself su
preme ruler of that State. Being jealous of the
success and power of Gen. Long, he proposed to
him through an agent, tha* they should unite
their forces, which would enable them to
strengthen and confirm their authority—the one
over Mexico, the other over Texas. Gen. Long
unwisely heeded the traitorous proposition. Be
fore leaving the fort he assigned to his wife sev
enty-five men, with directions to bold the place
until his return. He soon after with the remain
der of his small army, reached the head-quaters
of Gen. Iturbide, who, as soon as he got posses
sion of his rival, caused him to be assassinated.—
Time passed on, Mrs. Long heard nothing of the
sad fate of her husband. The seventy-five men
under her charge became dissatisfied—provisions
became well nigh exhausted, and they became
calainarous to return to the “States.” She told
them that Gen. Long bad directed her to remain
until his return, and that she should do so—
“dead or alive.”
Every man deserted her to retrace their steps
to their homes, leaving her with her infant and
uurse, a young negro girl of twelve or fourteen
years of age, the sole occupants of the fortifica
tion. She kept the flag of stars and stripes float
ing from the walls, fired the morning and even
ing guns, and beat the daily reville. The Mexi
cans and Indians thought the place was still gar
risoned, and kept at a respectful distance. Time
sped. A year elapsed, and still no tidings of her
gallant husband reached her lonely abode. Du
ring all this space she had subsisted by gather
ing oysters from the beach, and shooting birds
which flew about the fort. In 1621, Gen. Aus
tin invaded Texas, and seeing a flag floating from
a fortification near the Gulf, supposed the noted
Laffitte had established himself there.
He sent in a flag of truce, and what was his
surprise to fiud this place, in the midst of inimi
cal Mexicans and savage Indians, manned by a
solitary woman!
A Beautiful Incident. —A naval ofiicer be
ing at sea in a dreadful storm, his lady was sit
ting in the cabin uear him, and, filled with
alarm for the safety of the vessel, was so surpris- \
ed at his composure and serenity, that she cried
out. t
“My dear, are yog not afraid ? How is it pos
sible you cun be so calm in such a dreadful
storm}”
He rose from the chair, dashed it to the deck
drew his sword, and, pointing it to the breast of
his wife, exclaimed :
“Are you afraid 1”
--- She instantly answered, “No !”
“Why !’’ said the officer. ‘ ‘ •
“Because,” rejoined the lady, “I know this
sword is in the hands of my husband, arid he
loves me too much to hurt me.”
“Then,” said be, “remember, I know in whom
I believe, and that He who hold the water iuthe
hollow of U’s hands is my Father.”
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The Power of Maternal Education. —lt
was a mothers’* love that proved tins capacity of
the idiot for improvement. Before any scientific
experiments had been made in the education of
idiots, a lady in Massachusetts, occupying a high
position iu society, and whose husband was one
of tbe prominent men of that State, had two chil
dren, both idotic. When the terrible conviction
of this fact was first forced upon her, she gave
up all society removed from the city to a retir
ed country place, and devoted the whole energies
of her nature, stimulated by the strong undying
affection of a mother, to their improvement. Tbe
result was that they improved both physically and
mentally, were able to go to school, received pri
zes for scollarship, and finally graduated at one
of our best colleges, receiving some of the honors
which are bestowed on the few. If these chil
dren had received the ordinary treatment, they
would have passed through life wretched objects
of pity and uis£Ußt, instead of being respected
jjfosacrn of soefety.
£’ Aa lacnwwr atthe Navy Department.—A
gfiterfrora Washington, intbc Petersburg (Va.)
H at the Navy Department on the 14th in
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theJSecretarr relative to some
hung over the legality of the oeremWy <of her
recent marriage with a lieutenant in the fiaval
service. She states that some months since she
was conducted to a house in this city, and there
married to her supposed husband by a person
ostensibly an Episcopal clergyman—that rings
wens exchanged, and for a short time they Used
together, when he was suddenly called off to the
Pacific. Doubts have been raised as totbe legality
the marriage, and she entertains a dark suspicion
that there has been an imposition pravtioed up
on her. Immediately on hearing the lady’s nar
rative, Secretary Dotnan, with tut energy aud
uprightness of character for which.he is so just
ly distinguished, peremptorily ordered tbe lieu
tenant to report in person to him, at se early a pe
riod mb possible, declaring with emphasis that if
it did torn out so be true that be bad practiced
a fraud upon the ppor gfad, bis name should
be strielren at once from the roll of the Na
vy. ‘■ ■ •*
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1854.
Discontent
How universal it is. We never knew the
inau who would y “I am contented.” Go
wllehe you will, nm >ng the rich or the poor, the
man of couiputeDOt or the man who earns his
bread by the daily sweat of his brow, you hear
the sound of murmuring and the voice of com
plaint. The other day we stood by a cooper,
who whs playing a merry tune with an ml to round
n cask. “Ah f” sighed he ; “mine is a hard
lot forever trotting rottnd like a dog, driving
away nt a hoop.” “ Heigho l” *ighd a blnrk
sinl'li, in one of the hot days, rs he wiped away
the drops of perspiration from his brow, while
his red-hot iron glowed on his anvil, “this is
iile with a wng; nice—inciting and frying one’s
self over the tire.” “Oh that I were a carpenter,”
ejaculated a shoemaker as he bent over his lap
stone. “ here I am from day to day, working iny
soul away in making soles for others, cooped up
in little seven-by-nine room.” “I am sick of
the out door work,” exclaims the carpenter,
boiling and sweltering under the sun, or exposed
to the inclemency of the weather, “if I was only
a taiior.” “ Tin is too bad.” perpetually cries
the tailor, “to bo compelled to set pen-tied up
here, plying the needle all the while—would that
mine wore a more active life.” “ Last day of
grace—the banks won’t discount —customers
won’t pay—what shall I do I” grumbles the
merchant, “ I had rather be a truck-horse, s dog,
anything I” “ Happy follows,” groans the law
yer, as he scratches bis head over some perplex
ing case, or pores over some dry record, “ I had
rather hammer stone than cudgel my brain on
this tedious, vexatious question. And through
all the ramifications of society, all are complain
ing of their condition—finding fault with their
particular vocation. “If I were only this, or the
other, I should be content” is the universal cry,
“ anything hut what I am.” So wags the world,
so it has wagged, and so it will wag.
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Great Britain and the United States.—
An Important Movement. —Some of the letter
writers state that at the close of the debate in
the Senate on the 10th inst., on the Central A
merican question Mr. Clayton distinctly indica
ted the mode bv which mat question grill be
come a very important one at an early day.—
Having vindicated the treaty itself and showed
that it excluded Great Britain altogether from
Central America, and that her colony of the Bay
islands was practical violation of the treaty, ho
gave notice of his intention, unless the British
Government reconsider the dispatches of Earl
Clarendon, sent to the Senate a few days ago, to
introduce a bill placing rt the disposal of the
President the military and naval force of the
United States, to enable him to compel Great
Britain to fulfil the stipulations of the treaty,
and pledging the revenues of the United States
for the expenses such action. This
will present a case that ‘Mp practically test the
sincerity of the advocates}? theoretically, of tbe
Monroe doctrine. And it brings the question
under discussion also to a direct issue, involving
an abandonment by Great Britain of her Bay
Islands colony, which Mr. Cass believes she never
will give up. 1$ will thus be seen that the de
bate just closed was not a mere personal contest
between two Se- ator’s but that, at least so far
is Mr. Clayton’s remarks were concerned, it was
n jess r.i to prepare the public mind for the
>ar i- ii issue to which he, from the first intend
ed to bring this subject.
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Nature and Science. —Mathematicians la
bored hard, for a long time, to find what figure
could be used so as to lose do space ; and at last
found that it was the six sided figure, and also
that a three-plane ending iu a point, formed the
strongest roof or door. The honey-bee discov
ered the same thing ; ’ >ng time ago. The hon
ey-comb is made uj> •’ -ix-sided figures, and the
roof is built with three plane surfaces coming to
a point.
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Improvement in Steam Navigation. —The
Londou Globe publishes the following account
of the new principle of Steam propulsion :
“Considerable interest has beeu excited in
Edinburgh by tlic /utieessful trial of a steam ves
sel lately launched fit Grantoti for a deep sea
fishing. as demonstrating the practicability of a
new principle of steam- propulsion, superseding
both tire screw nnd the paddle, aiid as likely to
effect in some degree a revolution in the art of
steam navigation. The vessel is 100 ft et long,
with etigiues of 60 horse power. Externally
there is nothing to distinguish it from a sailing
vessel, except, the presence on each side of the
hull of a curved pipe 10 inches in diameter,
termed “a nozzle,” communicating with a water
tight iron case inside. In the bottom of die
vessel are apertures admitting the water into tbe
water-tight case, with a horizontal wheel fixed
on a crank-shaft attached by piston rods to die
engine, and, on the steam being applied, the
water wheel revolves with velocity, and the water
ie discharged by dm noxxfea on-aaeh-side of the
vessel. These form dm only propelling power,
ad ks simplicity
the advantages <J*the inventionT^The vessel w
being schooner rigged, and, when fitted with
boats and fishing gear, it will proceed to tbe
fishing grounds in the Frith of Forth, and, by
lowering the boats and crews, will be able to con
duct the fishing operations with safety and cele
rity. ’Messrs. Ruthven of Edinborg,are the in
ventors, and the Verne! if. the first of the Deep
Sea Fishing Association of Scotland.
- A Superior Nim> of Gottom.,—The Rev.
John R. McTntoeh, who besides the successful
Management of that large and fiborfahtag Female
Institution Floral College, 4nds ticM to cultivate
the earth likewise,'ben exhibited to us a sample
<ff Cotton of tbe fiaett quality ever brought to
this market It is the produci gt a single seed,
brought by Mr. Melnteeh frourTexas. plant
ed this seed in 1863, and from the stalk of that
yaw he carefully prsaswed toe seed, which he
planted this yew. Theprodoce was 230 pounds
rfMd pm* rfd—
• * Prove all things; felt Aul that which ll |M4.”-P<n.
with seed sufficient to plant eight or ten acres of
land. Besides being so much finer than the
cotton usually cultivated in this State—and the
staple is so long that none of the cotton factories
here can work it—its production is far greater.
Whilst the ordinary cotton of Mr. Mclntosh's
plantation yielded about 1200 pounds of seed
cotton to tin: acre, this Texas cotton yielded at
the rate of 2000 pounds—an increase of 60 per
cent, of yield.— Fagettville Observer.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Death of M. Bodisco the Russian Minister.
\ lex. Je B<disco, the Russian Minister, at
\\ ashiiigtoa, of whose illness, the tivo weeks past,
our reader# have been apprized, died on Friday.
Wecopv from the Tribune the following bio
graphical notice of the distinguished deceased :
“As to the precise age of the late Envoy wo
are not informed, but it could not have been less
than seventy, lie was a Wallachian noble by
birth, and first entered the public service iti Rus
sia about fifty years ago, without fortune, but
endowed with some knowledge of the French
language nnd a dear hand-writing, lie began
in theb reau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
at St. Petershurgh, in the lowest or twelfth class
of the tsehin or official hierarchy, which embraces
all branches of the public service, and died of
the third class, as a Privy Councillor, or in mil
itary valuation, as a Lieutenant General. Du
ring his long diplomatic career, he never affixed
his name to any act or any treaty concluded by
him, nor was he ever employed by the Govern
ment on nny occasion of special importance. —
He owed his good fortune principally to having
been attached iu the quality of Se*;reary to
Count Suchtelon, who after the secret interview
at Abo in 1812, between the Emperor Alexan
der and Bernadette, the elected hereditary Prince
of Sweden, resided in the quality of an Imperial
Commissioner at the headquarters of the Prince
during the campaign of 1812 ’l3. With Count
Suchtelon Mr. Bodisco went to Paris and thence
to Vienna during the famous Congress which
settled the affairs of the Continent. The Count
was appointed the Russian Envoy at the Court
of Stockholm, and Mr. Bodisco first Secretary of
Legation. Count Suchtelon enjoyed great favor
with the Emperors Alexander and Nicholas, and
ou his death-bed some eighteen yean ago, re
commended his Secretary to the Sovereign.—
After the decease of his generous benefactor, Mr.
Bodisco was for some time Charge d’Affairs at
Stockholm, whence he was sent in the capacity
of Minister to Washington. A few years after
his arrival here, ho married Miss Williams, of
Georgetown, a young American lady of remark
able beauty. By her he leaves seven small chil
dren, beside three grown up nephews, and a
niece of whom he always took a paternal cam.
Mr. Bodisco wasdist nguishedby remarkable
financial abilities. Through the liberality of his
former patron, and of the Russian Government,
he accumulated considerable capital during his
long service in Europe, which, joined to an intel
ligent economy on his large salary here—more
than twenty thousand dollars yearly—enabled
him in this country to Carry On speculations on
a large scale in lands and especially in the loans
for the Mexican war. The property left ty him
most exceed half a million of dollars.
The Treaty with Mexico.
Tho editor of the Charleston Courier, who has
had an interview with Col, Gadsden, just re
turned from Mexico, says that gentleman has, in
the short period of his mission, accomplished a
complete adjustment and settlement of all our
difficulties and controversies with Mexico, and
added a vast domain to our Republic,
On his arrival in Mexico, he adopted no
matic costume, but continued to wear the plain
dress of an American gentleman, and that, he
says sufficiently designated him, and secured him
all due consideration and recognition as the A
merican Minister, and in compliment tp him
Santa Anna doffed his own gorgeous apparel,
and received hitn-in a plain, but favorite dress of
brown. When Gen. Gadsden reaehqd Mexico,
Santa Anna claimed an indemnity qf $34,000,-
000, under the article of the treaty of
Guadalupe, relative to Indian incursions aud
depredations on Mexican territory, and insisted
on the Bartlett boundary line, which excluded
us from the Mesilla Valley. Gen. Gadsden at
Grice holdlv and firmly. rejected the idea of in
demnity altogether. He insisted on the Gra
ham line, which gives us the Mesilla Valley,
covering an area of sorao 1,300,000 acres, as the
true boundary and intimated that Gen; Garland
was on the line of march to asaert onr claim to
the Graham line taking possession of the dispu
ted territory: and proposed a. settlement of all
difficulties on an entirely new basis of negotia
tion. Finding the thing feasible, he immediate
ly dispatched an express, to prevent the further
advanee 6ron. Garland; and the foUowtßgVM^k;
the 11th artfote of thaTkvf of
yfeld. uathe Mewttggy, addition
lions of doUan, an rmhraqfog.
m of ChihaahMtodfpMibou t one third otSo-’
non, including the goR region, believed to l-
HMUIi rioaeet mao world, covering in all
•boat thirtj-qj|QPk>ns of acres, sod giving
mnmwyfoUDdary strong in natural defences,
MOTNlflmg to Or near the head of the Gulf of
California. . This cession embraces, too, the Ga
ray route of the Pacific railway, through the
Valley of Gife, (the very route designated by
Gen. Gsdnfea himself, nt tferMemphis Conven
tion of which he was a member,) of which
Charleston is’ tho Atlsoiic and Sea Diego the
Pacific termini, with Memphis as the intermedi
ate station. Os the to be omd by
us for the veet aud valuable acquisition of territo
ry, we ate to reserve $6,000,000 with which m
are to extinguish all claims of our ckfeow. fR
Mexico, Inefudiag those aoder the Garay grant.
The peninsula or California is not included ia
the cession, but even that would probaHy few
bees obtaknd by farther .negotiafiw,Jmd yfe
Anna to setmsfooe resolutely against it. The
new donum aeqaired,it is suggested to form in
to anew tawMmjj (aadlunflktr jgg °° *
SJUSS?swhfch^tcbo aSemfc^Osrott-
nian, as a tribute due to South Ckrollhian diplo
macy.
Santa Anna has filially ratified the treaty on
the part of Mexico and it only remains for iia to
exchange ratifications with the Mexican Minister
at Washington to conclude the affair. On the
exchange of ratifications, $3,000,000 are to be
paiJ iu cash to Mexico*.
Public Meetings.
In answer to a public invitation, a large and
respectable meeting of the citizens of Griffin as
sembled in the Baptist Church, on the evening
of the Irtth inst.
t in.- tir.u, Judge C. W. C. Wright was exil
ed to the (.’hair, and Rev. Mr. Keith vtics request
ed to act as Secretary.
The following resolutions were offered by J.
H. Campbell, which, after being fully discussed,
were unanimously adopted:
Revolved, That we recognize it to he onr duty
as citizens, to make ull reasonable and necessary
sacrifices for the public good.
Resolved, That a strict regard to morality nnd
temperance is necessary to the good order and
prosperity of all communities—especially those
in which literary institutions are situated.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to use all
laudable and lawful means to promote sobriety
and good order in this city, and to dose up the
avenues of intemperance to our youth} and to
ourcitizens generally.
Resolved, That a committee of five gentlemen
be now appointed to propose to a meeting *4
citizens, hereafter to l>e held, some plan by which
the foregoing resolutions may ho carried into
effect.
Messrs. Campbell, Keith, Stanley, Beall and
Freeman, were appointed that committee.
On motion, the meeting adjourned until next
Fridny night
C. W. C. WRIGHT, Cbni’n.
W*. J. Kkitii, Scc’y.
Friday Evening, Jan. 20th, 1851.
Pursuant to adjournment, a large assemblage
of gentlemen and ladiea met in the Baptist
Church. Judge Wright waa requested'again to
act as chairman of the meeting aud Mr. Swobe
was called upon to act as Secretary. The fol
lowing resolutions were reported by the commit
tee:
Resolved, That we deem the ballot-box a •‘laud
able and lawful means ” for the correction otjer
rors and foT the vindication of our rights;
Revolved, That wc hereby express our willing
ness to unite with our fellow citizens in nomina
ting a ticket for Mayor and (Jouncilnien, with
out regard to political distinctions, who may be
relied upon to throw around the liquor trnflic all
such restrictions as their authority may warrant
and the interests of the community demand.
Resolved, That in the event of such ticket for
city officers being nominated, we pledge them
pur hearty support at the polls in April next-so
But should do such ticket be nominated, then
we reserve to ourselves the privilege of acting in
accordance with tbe resolutions adopted on last
Monday night. Respectfully submitted.
J. It. CAMPBELL, Chrn’a Coth.
Mr. Freeman, for himself, offered h. minority
report. CoL Greed moved to adopt Mr. Frec
mari’s refiort as ttie sentiment of this meeting.
After the thorotigh discussion of both the reports,
Mr. Freeman’s was rejected bf a decidodrtnajor
ity. After which the Rev. Mr. Thomas'moved
to adopt the other report, which motion was car
ried by a large majority. On motion,
Resolved, ‘That the proceedings of the ideat
ing* be published in the city papers.
The meeting then adjourned.
C. W. C. WRICHT, Chm’n.
D. Swobe, Sec’y.
te • 1 ! ■ i——
Love, Murder and Suicide.—lt was stated
by telegraph a few days ago, that a young mao
named Henry N. Sargent, deliberately killed a
young lady, Miss Servilla Jones, aged 17 years,
and then shot himself, on the 13th inst., at New
Boston, N. H. The Manchester Mirror, which
lias a long account of the tragedy, says:
.About a year ago he became enamored with
Sorvilla, an-1 as neighbors say, for a while she was
pleased with his attentions, but through outward
influences was induced to treat him coldly. Upon
this subject, that of marrying Iter, from that mo-,
rnent he Idu been insane; it has been Ids fitly,’
great engrossing idea. He - aid last summer that
if she did not marry him be tfotfld murder hw.
Last week he asked the sexton of iLe townif hfi
could dig a grave for him that week. Tho day
before this said event he told a friend that he:
wanted to bare him attend hie foncr.il <>n the
next Sabbath. Itaeems tbSt he Rad calculated
deliberately. „'>• ■ y - 1:
.OnThe mail tag-of the 13th hut, he ate a
hearty breakfeet at a neighbor’s house, and •tort
ed for the residence of his mother, 3 1-3 miles
dfettmt, lie took tbe road oef which be knew
jasrtrUfetraveled ift going to ecbool, and ha cal
|ed.tomeetlmrr The teliool house i.*J
jjPrrelled Allen’*
era! times into the side of
lifeless. Instantly lie put
re! rifle pistols perpendicular!yilQjMßm pf his
head, a little above tbe ear, and- discharged it,
and the ball passed , through kis head and ho fed
by her tide eeaielese. Her brother 15 years old,
waa near by, also some smatfor children; and
they were terribly frightened, so that before they
had got the news to the aeareat boose, two men
came along and found them as above des
cribed. He oould but just breathe; it
not supposed that ho would shntiv# many
minutes, but ha oonthraod alive about six hou r*
longer. ‘ ‘ ‘/ f
Tbe blood of each rtie minis a drip bo h in
Jtbetpow.aoufeMx fectas in diameter, sad four
foot from each other. Tbe mother t Homy
heard the reports of the pistol, five in number,
ss she says, and R instantly flashed upon her
mind “Hewy bud ffflod huneeifi* Twu of Mri
torral# of Jh. pistol with whieh hrttmi hsrvrera
iowwi wnen loufia, via n ■ jwjyuiMi jiii ’py.
firadfit her fear times, aad iie*red the rifle pis ‘
HetSSTMlfomSed
’ Mdtfov* rnibhisf
letters wetfi foetid on his pmbtt, giving dimer
lions to his ntethef, Asters sad bsuMun, sad
disposing es bis property. In one of tbe letters
be requested that if be succeeded iw killing Ser
vilfe, that ner reniadb* ihight Ue btfried by tbe
side of hit _
■■■ ..L'-iEj-*! 1 ■"■■"■wß^garaeasmi
I POLITICAL.
“■ I'J-SSZJ gjewr.: Jiy-
t>rm(mtcm rt lk StvusO 8 rpvUkaa.
W AMMNOTON, D. lSth, 1884.
Die administration seeff.Btebe beftet by nevi
trembles and emburrassmeis. The Boole duels
came off at il most inopportune time: for, white
all may commend the spirit which prompted out
Minister to demand etumetioa for the malt flf
sered to hit lady, yet the admission ft toy gcito
rml, if uot nnirersni, that bis powers sis a diptaft- .
__ _ a{_ A t. -. I- -4- -~i 1, --a-
maim nmfv wwi uiwfoy Mcvojvi*
and dipfomacy do not go very well together.—* ;
I: would seem therefore to be wafers for him td
eootinne at the Court of Madrid; *nd the impor
tant negotiations exported so be effoMsd with
Spain, by hia skill, address, and manageteeue 1
must necessarily foil, or !>• committed to fitber
liand*.
The Gadsden Treaty with Mexico, too, faked
all the knowing ones here, not excepting ths
Cabinet, (if inside rumors betrbe) by fsrfoei
surprise, e have only tbetelagrspbie Ueegwall
as yet. Ntd>olT was foolrimHbr any snub thing*
and many of the friend* *4 the AoministrsrioU
have dwsared thgforilto ojicfily in hostffity ib
It. if the treaty should torn out to be what it isl
represented to be. It i* leiimd by seam that
it will not meet with the approval ottfe kus
tnrv of State himself. Tnfi bfittef toy, fiacj
taiuly, is to stnoend ail jadafoetpL, until the tan
r.nd details are Vnowh. If CbL Gadsden bat se
cured tbe Sonora country, Mm3 ahtthl thi dto
puts about thc MedOk falfet, Itijl got k belt of
country from tbe Rio Grande totbe Gisif of Case
iforaia, south of the RiverGGa! and afeo secured
tbe Amorioao right of uy bfier the Tebutommy
route, tbe treaty ought by no mutes tfi bfi. imatfi
refected, even if tbe atnotmt stipulated to bo pUM
to*Mexico for these great cufccamfeia dbst afoftl
to bo kurgfi. Teacefol sequisitioos, even at ftjK
parent high prices, are not ofciy mors nUm>
ent with Republican ttw tafo.t
run are found to be much ch'rafrrt I hail oiwiywflMj
To speak of the tnerite of the treaty, bosiisy
not my present object. Iwisb miylj, u.-fil
item of news, to inform you that thn snbjrel
now threaten* to be a disturbing efefisebt. ‘ .
But thi* is not all., The refusal of the “re-iusfe
ted ” in Kentucky to endorse the prftjf es tfotj
Administration, aa carried out by Mr. Secretary
< ‘Uihrif in h.H <.,rr‘-ejiondmc with Judgeßseu
son, ha* cstned soma fluttering in the wWw
Home. , . . j-
Ttie rumor has been rife for sotoe days Mtefi
Mr. Guthtfe Inte-ret* to resign. Some hare gems
so flu as so hams bin into sarin Tbfisfi fiwy W
pot down barely as reports. Mr. Guthrie May
feci uneasy, but he hardly inteuds to sfiwgu. .
aifeh'.lfi Cabinet hiiiy feso fcri unpaay. for this
Kation in Kentuhkjr is but the,* naira writing
upon thfe wall,” which points to that surfi foil us
popular reprobatioh which wbiwißtriy awaßs aw
such unpnnciTifed “ r-ohHtlbha.” ‘ -•
may be mentioned a mHiiaijWlu
good earnest, for the fort limb thb rtssliiUi Tfifi
tiro wm by kfifos
rotes, ho raid some
sympathy lie OUO of -for
d.bate a hulnoruus^wa, byTiks^i^stafilSWl^
emit n, ” and “ big endm” amongrt tb<JU^^
SoUthpfH Jnirii Would jjlUfltt (Ml w#
A Jl—wwrtrao.fi areittai jam
4arHi >4 r fill is n
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