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JjknuliiDisttor
PUBLISHED BY
BENJAMIN G. LIDDON.
T. a. burke, editor.
MADISON. OA.‘:
SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1856.
Oar Weekly Gonip,
With Ruder* and Correspondent*.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred
reader* of the present day’ take special de
light In lore stories, and the world is not
a whit different now from what it was
hundreds of years ago. The stories of
Hero and Leander, of the beautiful Helen
■of Troy, and a score of others, give a zest
to our ancient classic literature which
nothing else could furnish. In the days
of chivalry, no minstrel could touch the
popular heart, or reach the popular ear,
unless love inspired his lay. Sidney
Smith, in speaking of this matter, says:
“ Tho imperishable, inexhaustible, unap
proachable nature of love is shown in this
—that all the millions of love stories that
have been written have not one whit
abated the immortal interests that there
is in the rudest and stupidest love story.
All the rest of the wretched tiling may ho
the most dismal twaddle, but you can’t
help feeling a little interest, when yon
have once taken '.ip the book, as to whether
Arabella will relent in favor of Augustus;
and whether that wicked creature, man or
woman, who is keeping them apart, will
not soon he disposed of, somehow,”
Professor John Locke, lately
•connected with the Ohio Medical College,
is dead. He was ft well-known natural
philosopher, a remarkably skillful experi
menter ami manipulator, and made several
important discoveries in magnetism and
electricity. lie wrote and published
tdio celebrated ‘Moon Hoax,’ in this city
—* deception unrivalled in its line for
ingenuity and success.”
We clip tiie above from (lie last num
ber of Life J Hunt rated , to correct an er
ror into which the editor has fallen. The
Moon Hoax was written in 1836, by
RionAUD Adams Locke, and published by
him in tiie New York Sun, of which lie
was at that tiino editor, Tiie publication
of this celebrated story gave the Sun great
notoriety, and procured for it an immense ;
circulation. Hundreds of persons believed !
the story at the time, and it is said that j
various societies were formed in the New I
England States, for the purpose of sending :
the gospel to the heathen in the Moon! '
Mr. Loose is still living, wo believe, in i
some of the Northern States.
(y The Methodist Church (North) is
down upon the bonnets. The (tenoral
Conference, in session at ludinnopolis, had
before them part of tho Report of the
Committee on ltovisal of tho Discipline
relating to dress. They, recommend a
strict obedience to the injunction of Peter,
“ whose adorning let it not ho that out
ward adorning of plaiting the hair, and
of wearing gold, and of putting on of
apparel.” One section of the Discipline
says: “Give no tickets to any that wear
high heads, enormous bonnets, nifties, or
rings." As far as the bonnets are con
cerned, wa can seo no cause of complaint.
Tho word “enormous” certainly ought
not to be used in connection with them,
unless it bo in a Hibernian sense—in
which case we should call them enormously
email! We sincerely trust tho Church
will not insist on a further curtailment—
us an abridgement of the present style
would certainly leure nothing to speak of.
IST Some years ago, there was pub
lished in New York, a work entitled,
Whom to Marry, and llow to Get Mar
ried,” in which ail possible means for pro
curing a better half were duly considered.
The book had a tremendous sale, for, of
course, every old bachelor and maiden in
the country read it, in tho hope of meet
ing with something which would put
them on the right track. The most orig
inal mode of getting a wife which has
come to our notice, however, is detailed
in the following very Frenchy hit of gos
*ip, which is dished up by the Paris cor
respondent of the New York Express:
“A young man of tine family, though
impoverished by the revolution, aspired
to a post under government, to occupy
wliioh it was necessary to furnish a cer
tain sum to deposit as security. Our hero
could not obtain tho requisite amount
from his friends, and at lust hit upon
an oxpodient to put an easy end to tiie
difficulty. He caused an advertisement to
appear in one of the journals, as follows:
“‘A young man, occupying an honor
able position, wishes to marry a lady well
brought up, and possessed of 250 francs.’
“Two hundred and fifty francs are but
fifty dollars, and, as there are many wo
men in tho world who would be glad to
purchase a young, handsome, and honor
ably connected husband, it was quite
natural tliat tho advertiser, in the
course of ike three days during which
his notice appeared in public, should
have received tunny letters and ap
plications. Tiie young man addressed a
note to each of the applicants, appointing
* place aud hour when he would meet them
all together, and jiolitely inviting all to
come and look at him- On the evening
indicated, they came, and it is said the
company numbered full two hundred
women.
“When all bad assembled, the young
man organized the meeting, and made a
speech, thanking the Indies for the honor
they proposed conferring upon him. But,
in mill figifti.
said tiie self-posscsstu young gentleman,
lou must understand, young ladies,
perfectly wel’,, that I cannot marry you
all moreover, you are all so charming,
(ma'.iy of them were horrible old witches;
eyeless, toothless, snuffy, and all that,) it
would be utterly impossible for me to
choose among such lovely creatures. —
This, then, is my proposition :
“ Consider mo an object put up at lot
tery. You number 200; make 200 tickets
at 250 fr. each, and the gross sum realized
shall be the fortune of the lady who draws
the lucky number, and whom I pledge
myself to marry.
“ They hesitate a moment, but the
youth was good looking and the ladies
anxious to marry. Oneof them determin
ed to accept the proposition, and tiie rest
followed after, like a flock of sheep. As
if to reward our venturous young friend
for his courage, liisfortunatestarsdirected
that lie should fall to the lot of a youthful
and pretty girl, whoso greatest fault is an
unhappy passion for practicing on the
piano.
“ True to his word the young man
married her and at last accounts the
young couple, thus so strangely brought
| together, wero passing pleasantly the
| honeymoon.”
Urooks mill Burlingame.
Mr. Brooks has published tho corres
pondence between himself and Mr. Bur
lingame, of Massachusetts, which shows
up that gentleman in rather an unenviable
light. It seems that the gentleman from
Massachusetts made a peppery Anti-South
ern speech, in which lie took occasion to
! denounce the gentleman from South Caro
j Jina in no very complimentary terms. It
i being currently reported that ho was re
j sponsible for what bo bad said, and ready
to fight, Mr. R hooks challenged him. Act
ing upon the advice ot Mr. Speaker Ranks,
Mr. Burlingame, instead of accepting; the
challenge promptly, mado a sort of ex
planation, in which lie distinguished in
seme mysterious way between the mart
and the act. He further recognised Mr.
j Brooks as a gentleman and a man of
I honor, although lie said in his speech that
j he had smitten Sumner ns Cain smote
j A no.. Mr. Brooks and his friends were
I satisfied with the explanation, hut Mr.
: Burlingame's anti-duelling constituents
j were not, and he was finally goaded, by
I their taunts and jeers, into withdrawing
' liis explanation. As soon as this was
done, Mr. Brooks challenged him a second
time. And now comes the funniest part
of tiie wliolo affair. This brave Massa
chusetts man, who was to rescue his State
from flic charge of cowardice, and who,
in spite of public opinion against duelling
in his own section, accepted tiie challenge,
instead of specifying some accessible point
near Washington, as ho might have done,
named Canada ns tiie field of fight, well
knowing that Mr. Brooks, while in his
senses, would never attempt to run the
gauntlet of mobs, jails and other incon
veniences to which lie would certainly
have been subjected. Mr. Brooks, very
sensibly, took the advice of his friend, Gen.
Lane, and dropped the matter, after pub
lishing tho correspondence.
The New York Express accounts for this
conduct of Mr. Burlingame, and the gen
eral indisposition of his confreres to fight,
by suggesting “that, there is something in
the very nature of Sectional Abolitionism
that tinmans a man. It is a disease that
takes all real spirit out of tiie victim of
it. It breaks the spinal column , and cor
rupts the whole backbone. Hence, Bur
lingame is no true specimen of tiie man
about Bunker llill, Concord, or Lexing
ton. No true Massachusetts man will
ever tight, or offer to fight a duel—for the
whole sentiment of tho State rises in
Christian indignation against tho barbaric
and brutal Custom ; but every true Mas
sachusetts man will defend himself, if at
tacked, with all the spirit and courage
God lias given, more or less, in common
to all true men. The Nortli is not res
ponsible for tiie Burlingames.”
We are no advocate of “ the barbaric
and brutal custom” of duelling, and hope
to seo the day when public opinion, every
where, will put it down; but we respect*
fully suggest that no “true Massachusetts
man ” ought to use insulting words in de
bate, unless lie intends to become respon
sible for them,in someway or other. Wo
believe there are brave men about Bunker
Hill, Concord and Lexington, but they are
badly represented in the present Congress.
Mr. Sumner uses insulting language, and
Mr. Brooks is driven, by a large Northern
vote, from tiie House of Representatives,
for punishing him rs lie deserves. Mr.
Wilson pronounces the attack on his col
league “ brutal mid cowardly,” and when
called to account for it, he shields himself
behind public opinion", and refuses to fight.
Mr. Burlingame uses abusive epithets,
and proclaims himself a fighting man, and
when brought to tiie scratch, names an
inaccessible point, and thus slips out of it.
Will somebody tell us how you are to get
at these “ true Massachusetts men.”
Apologetic.
We must apologise for tiie bad appear
ance of the whole of this and a part of last
weeks edition. The weather has been so
hot that we have been unable to make a
roller which will stand the using, although
we have violated all rules in our efforts
to make one hard enough. Under tiie
circumstances, we trust our readers will
blame the weather and not ns.
A Fast Age.
Single copies of this poem, printed on
fine paper, may be liad at the Printing
Office- Price, Ten cents each.
A Sew Invention.
Mr. D. Bryant advertises in our col
umns, to-day, anew and valuable inven
tion, which we think deserves tiie atten
tion of owners of carriages uud other
vehicles. By using this patent oil socket,
all trouble of taking oft' the wheel to'
clean or oil it is obviated. A four wheel
carriage can be cleaned and greased in two
minutes by a gentleman dressed for a
party, without soiling his clothes or hands.
The socket can he inserted in any kind of
a hub, anil will, it is said, preserve tiie
axle, by keeping it properly lubricated,
and thus preventing friction. It saves
oil—there being no waste. A carriage
can lie oiled at any moment, on the road
or elswliere, w ithout removing or raising
the wheels- -thus keeping it always in
good running order. Ail these advantages
may be seen in a moment, by any one who
will call on the agent and examine for
himself.
Stage Fine to Eatonton.
We intended last week to say something
about the stage line from this place to
Entonton, (advertised in our columns.)
but it escaped our memory. We had oc
casion to try this route a short time since,
and can recommend it ns the cheapest ,
quickest and most pleasant to or from
Macon. Persons going from Madison to
Macon can spend an evening at the excel
lent hotel in Eatoiiton, kept bv Col. 1.. I’.
Thomas, long proprietor ot tiie Newton
House, Athens, and one of the best hind
lords in Georgia, and arrive in Macon to
dinner next day. Returning from Macon,
you leave at a quarter past eleven, a. m.,
and arrive in Madison same evening, at
eleven o’clock, avoiding tiie necessity ot
spending the night in Atlanta, and making
tiie trip twelve hours shorter, and at a
saving of three dollars and five cents. Our
own citizens, and others, who may lmvc
occasion to visit Macon or Millodgeville,
will do well to bear this in mind.
Ambrotypcs.
We have seen some very pretty speci
mens of Ambrutypes at the rooms of
Messrs. Day & Thomas, in this town,
flic Aiubrotype is a great improvement
mi tiie Daguerreotype, and wo have seen
nowhere more beautiful or perfect speci
mens of the art than at tho rooms above
mentioned. Mr. Day lihs been a resident
of Madison for some time, and Mr. Tm Mas
proposes to locate here permanently: thus
keeping their rooms open regularly. Will
not our citizens extend a hearty support
to this homo enterprise ? Their pit tares
are superior to any ever taken in Madison,
and as it is their intention to remain ami
spend their money among ns, tiie estab
lishment certainly deserves a liberal pat
ronage from Hie people of tiie town.
Raffle.
A young man who intends leaving for
Kansas on tiie lttli inst., will raffle a Fine
Gold Watch and Chain, this evening, at
4 o’clock, at Day’s Jewelry Store, where
they may be seen. *
Fashions for July.
For tho benefit of our lady readers, who
are always interested in matters of fashion
—as they should be, for it is their duty to
look as pretty as possible—we extract
from Galignani's Messenger, Paris, the
last bulletin from head quarters, dated
July 4th, 1856:
“ Flowers are very much worn this sen
son, both in the hair and as ornaments
for drosses. Avery elegant trimming of
this description lias lately appeared, and is
likely to be very much admired. It is a
mixture of green and faded vine leaves,
with all kinds of fruit, on a plain white
dress; it has a very lively and even rich
appearance. Gold and silver ribbons are
also very much in favor for trimming
dresses,
“Promenade dresses have had their
share of attention. We must also describe
some remarkable both for their richness
and elegance. A dress of sea green, with
threo flounces of a deeper simile, and
watered, each ornamented with three rows
of very narrow black velvet. Tiie body,
with basques, had a frill of moire, trimmed
with velvets, and the sleeves three frills
to match. With this was worn a green
moire mautalet, with two rows of broad
black lace, and a white tullo bonnet, en
tirely covered with hunches of lilac, which
fell over the curtain. Blonde nud lilac
ornamented the inside front.
“Over a light blue silk dress we have
hitely seen a mautalet cclmrp’, the silk
part of which was very narrow. It had
two rows of lace, the npner one reneiiing
to tho waist, and tho other to tiie bottom
of the dress, forming a kind of pardessns.;
this stylo of mnntalet is very elegant, and
is generally made of Cambrai lace.
“Mantelets echarpi made of white or
black lace are much worn, trimmed with
a flounce of very wide lace, and a ruche
round the top, which is worn very low in
the shoulders. They are also mado of
muslin, with a ribbon to match the dress
run in the hem, and one or two flounces
of embroidered muslin; this last mantle
is much in favor amongst young ladies.
“Bonnets. —Some made of silk are still
worn, although those made of crape, tulle,
or fancy materia s, ure more in favor just
now. A poult-de-soie bonnet, trimmed
with a wide pointed blonde; two bouil
lons of crape, separated by a blonde on
tiie bonnet; a white feather on the front,
fastened by a full-blown rose; a wide cur
tain of silk, trimmed with blonde; very
full cap of blonde, trimmed with small
roses. A bonnet of tulle, fancy straw,
and crape lisle, alternately, lias a charm
ing effect. On one side a bouquet of In
dian roses, and on the other a bunch of
narrow ribbon. A bonnet of fancy straw,
trimmed with bunches of purple honey
suckle, of which some flowers were car
ried tinder the curtain, and others to the
edge of the front, joining those of tiie
inside; on the opposite side, a bciv form
ed with a barbe of black lace. The inside
of the bonnet was trimmed with chine
ribbons, mixed with black lace and small
bunches of honeysuckle.”
Vlvamus, dum Vivimus.
A Composition read at the* Commencement of the
Madison Female (Mtsgr, on Thursday, July 10 th,
185fi, Miss Virginia A. Rees, of Madison,
Georgia, — a member of the Graduating class.
The same misapprehension that lias
blindly perverted the Epicurean philoso
phy, has likewise misinterpreted this
apothegm; and live whilst you live, is
generally denounced as an epitome of sen
sualism ; whereas, when properly con
strued and rightly applied, it is a maxim
of prude nee and wisdom—a guide to vir
tue and happiness.
Avoiding the affected insensibility of
the Stoics, the unnatural austerity of tiie
Cynics, and the degrading licentiousness
of tho Cvrelink.'., Epicurus lived in the
most frugal and virtuous manner, and was
happy in the undisturbed tranquility of
the garden wherein his lectures were de
livered to his pupils. FI is system of ethics,
or rather his philosophy of living, is thus
cie rly condensed by the classical Antliuii:
■setting out from the two facts that man
is s isceptible of pleasure and pain, and
that he se'eks the one and avoids tho other,
Epicurus propounded tiiat it is mail's duty
to endeavor to increase to the utmost his
pleasures, and diminish to the utmost his
pains—choosing that which tends to plea
sure, rather than tliat which tends to
pain, and that which tends to a greater
pleasure, or to a lesser pain, rather than
that which tends respectively to a lesser
pleasure or a greater pain. lie used the
terms pleasure and pain in the most com
prehensive way, as incjii.iing pleasure and
pain of both mind and,body; ami he es
teemed tiie pleasures and pains of the |
mind as incomparably greater than those j
ot the body. Making, then, good arid
evil, or virtue and vice, depend on a ten
ileney to increase pleasure and diminish
pain, or the opposite, he arrived, as he
easily might do, at the several virtues to
he inculcated ami vices to bo denounced.”
Cali this system be justly condemned?
Does it not legitimately promote modera
tion, temperance,'virtue and happiness?
True, Epicurus was a heathen philosopher;
nevertheless, his Philosophy of Living
runs parallel with rational Christianity,
u iperverled by the asceticism of morose
religionists. He taught, us reason and
the Bible teach, not an entire ami constrain
ed abstinence from the good things of this
life, but tiie moderate and temperate use
of all things, Utere scl non dbutere is a
maxim to which none save the veriest
Pharisee can object; and when practically
adopted, debars all excess and intemper
ance, whilst it allows and even encour
ages the fullest enjoyment of the many
pleasures with which Heaven kindly seeks
to mitigate “the thousand natural shocks
wliioh flush is heir to.” Temporal hap
piness is not incompatible with temporal
welfare; and the joys of this life—there
are such—are not inconsistent with the
due, preparation for the life to come-
This world is not necessarily a “ vale of
toirs,” ami time need not lie passed in
penance and self-inflicted torture in order
to furnish titles to mansions in the skies.
“ Take courage, prisoner of time, for there be
many comforts;
C use Ihy toil in the pit, ami bask awhile with
ti mints in iho sun ;
Pensioner of (hid, be grateful; the gift of life is
good—
The life of heart and life of soul, mingled with
life for the body,
And gladness and beauty, are its just inherit
ance.”
Not that life is a scene of nnmingleil
joy, for there are many dark threads in
the woof of fate, and perfect happiness
can be attained in heaven alone. Thistles
spring up with the flowers, and tares with
the wheat, but the wise man searelietli
for the good, and goeth on cheerily. In
deed, there is no real life but cheerful life,
and cheerful life belongs only to those
who, repudiating the doctrine that “man
never is but always to be blessed,” ac
knowledge and enjoy the many pleasures
tliat como mingled with their sorrows
and cares ; who hasten to gather the roses
before they fade, and who, in the per
formunce of present duties, and the patient
endurance of present trials, seize iqum the
present good, attainable by all who with
grateful hearts are ready to be pleased.
Happy are they who strive to unite the
useful with the agreeable —who spend not
their days in idleness, nor yet in unre
mitting toil—who dwell not in the house
of tiie publican or the tents of the wicked,
nor yet, will tarry in the monastery or
hold with the Pharisee, who would "’strip
life of tiie ideal, proscribe all amusements
and innocent recreation, and make the
pleasantest existence one long protracted
woe. To such cheerful ones, who in tiie
darkest night walk in a light of their own
making, and in the foulest weather carry
their sunshine with them,
“ Human life is as Chian wine, flavored unto him
who drinksth it ;
Delicate flMKrur.cc comforting the soul, as useful
substance f.ir the body.”
True, their brows are not always entwin
ed with garlands, nor are they always
filled with festive joy, but they never
crown themselves with thorns or seek
refuge in the caverns of despair. Through
their tears the returning smile is seen, and
the sighs, by nature extorted from their
burdened hearts, are soon exchanged for
songs of gratitude and praise. They have
learned the “good in things evil,” and
resigned to the evil, they gladly seize
upon the present good; seek in recreation
a remedy for fatigue; in action, a cure fur
ennui; in innocent diversions, a refuge
from sorrow; in social communion, an
antidote for melancholy; in benevolent
deeds, a preventive of misanthropy; in
rational religion, contentment and peace;
and, at the close of life, depart hence
without regret, but as liappy guest*, each
one of whom, satisfied with the entertain
ment lie has enjoyed,
“Draws tbe drapery of bis coueli
About bim, and lies down to pleasant dreams.”
Such, as we have portrayed it, is tiie
Life of the true Epicurean, who Lives
whilst he Lives; a regime to which, it
would seem, no man should object, but all
would rathei adopt. Yet, are there dis
senters, and
“ The epitome of common life is seen in tbe com
mon epitaph,
Born on such a day, and dead on such another,
with an interval of threescore years.”
Tbe many do not Live whilst they Live;
they sacrifice present happiness to some
future anticipated bliss, which perchance
they may never enjoy: they disregard the
joys and pleasures of to-day, in the t ain
hope of buying tip heart treasure fur ti
murrow; they are the foolish ones ot
earth,
“ Wild speak with the 'ip and dream in the soul
Os some bi tter and fairer day ;
And their days, tbe meanwhile, to that golden
goal
Arc gliding and sliding atvay.”
And when the epoch so devoutly wished
for arrives, they curse tiie fortune which
confers a boon too late to be enjoved.
Observe the man whose cferv tliougl t
is fixed on wealth and golden acquisition.
Toiling in season and out of season, his
life is an insensate weary round, wherein
there is no joy of heart or soul, and in a
score of years lie doe3 not really live an
hour. He confesses that he lias no pre
sent enjoyment, but says lie is preparing
to Live at some future day, when, having
acquired wealth, be will retire from the
cures of business, to the ease and luxury
for the purchase of which he is now ro
cunuiluting the means. Yea, so eager is
he in the pursuit of tho means of happi
ness, that be overlooks the very object
which those means are intended to ac
complish, and whit h, were lie wiser, lie
would possess to-day. He lives on husks
to-day, that lie may feast to-morrow ; lie
refuses aid to present distress, that he may
by and by effect some noble charity; lie
neglects all mental culture, anil denies
himself every intellectual pleasure, that
hereafter be may possess a costly library,
and devote himself to study; and worse
than all else beside, lie disregards all re
ligious duties and religious privileges, with
the idle expectation that lie will conse
crate tiie evening of his life to pleasant
meditation of tilings divine. How foolish
is such a dream, and how bitter will lie
iiis disappointment. Suppose that hue in
life, having accumulated wealtii beyond
“the dream of avarice,” he attempts the
realization of the hope by which he has
been deluded, how signal will be bis
failure. Ho finds himself possessed of
worldly goods, but cursed with an irre
parable poverty of soul; blessed with all
tiie means of luxury, but without an ap
petite for the feast; owning books with
out number, with all tbe other appliances
so much coveted by the scholar, but de
void of studious habits and literary taste.
In fine, he learns, to his infinite regret,
tliat notwithstanding bis change in out
ward circumstances, himself remains un
changed, and utterly incapable of attaining
that happiness for which lie lias sacrificed
the better portion of his life, and of which
be lias been cheated by his own devices.
“ He has sacrificed tiie end to the means;
ho lias gained money and lost knowledge;
he lias gained splendi r and lost accom
plishment; gained tinsel and lost gold;
gained nil estate anl lost an empire ; gain
ed the world and lost hfs soul.”
Other examples there are, with which
to illustrate our theme, hut time presses,
and we must let this one suffice to point
the moral: — Vidimus, duin Vitimus —Let
us Live whilst we Live.
Peii>antl>Scissori»g».
There are in >re lies told in the brief
sentence, “1 am glad to see you, 1 ’ than in !
any other single sentence in the English
language... .TheHon.Sampson W. Harris,
member of Congress, from Alabama, i«
now oh a visit to his friends in Athens,
Geo The total number of deaths thus
far by the Pennsylvania Railroad tragedy
is sixty-three. A large number of the
wounded are still in a very precarious
condition Ihe Laureneeville (Kelt*
tucky) 'Courier says the wife of a well
known dr yman in Covington, died one
day last week. The next day the bereaved
man married anew wife and took her
with him to the dead wife's funeral
Russia is forty times the size of France,
and one hundred and thirty-eight times
that of England To all that suffer from
weakness and debility, we say, try the
Oxygenated Bitters—a medicine which
contains no Alcohol, and has cured the
worst cases of Dyspepsia, Asthma, and
all derangements of the stomach The
jury in the Herbert case, after an absence
of forty-five minutes, returned a verdict
of not guilty, and Mr. Herbert was re
leased An ordinance has been read
the first time in the City Council of
Savannah, providing for levying a tax of
S2OO upon all colored persons embarking
from that city to Liberia or other foreign
ports. ...Dr. Franklin says, “He who
rises late may trot all day, but never
overtake his business Col. Hardee, of
the Dragoons, has been appointed Com-
I inandantof Cadets at West Point, vice
I Brevet Major Walker A meeting took
j place on the 24th, near Charleston between
| Col. John Cunningham and J. L. Hatch,
Esq., and after an exchange of shots,
without injury to either party, the difficulty
was honorably adjusted... .Thefollowing
contains the Alphabet: “ John P.Brady
gave me a black box of quite a small size.”
... .There were five hundred and thirty
one deaths in New York last week
The N. 11. Democratic State Convention has
nominated Henry Keys for Governor, and
passed resolutions endorsing the Pierce
administration A 25 cent bottle of
Perry Davis’ Pain Killer will seldom fail
to cure cholera if resorted to in season.
No one shonld be without it during chol
era time. It will core pains of all kinds.
A wise lady has said, “If a woman
would have this world respect her husband,
she must set the example.”... .J. J.
Roberts, Ex-President of the Repnblic
of Liberia, passed through Richmond last
Monday, on his way North. He has been
visiting his friends in Petersburg The
Gospel according toSt. Beecher—“ Govern
to all the word, and shoot the gospel at every
creature.”... .It is said that Senator
Summer will not resume his seat in the
Senate-this session The Fremonters
are going so build a “Rocky mountain
hut” iri Hartford The legislature of
tiie British Province, New Brunswick,
have repealed the liquor law The
Banner, of the 24tli inst., states that Mr.
I. M. Kenney, a merchant of Athens, was
knocked down, on Saturday night last,
between bis store and bis residence, and
robbed of a small box containing about
$lO and a number of valuable papers
A public meeting, “for the purpose of
having the subject of the Air-Line railroad
discussed,” was held at Harmony
Grove, Jackson county, on Thursday, the
31st inst.... .We regret to .learn that a
few casesof small pox have occurred in
Oglethorpe county, about six miles from
Lexington Over fifty thousand dollars
have been recently raised, chiefly in Geor
gia, South Carolina, Alabama and Virginia
in aid of tho Southern Baptist Publication
Society, located in Charleston, S. C
Richmond, Va., and all other southern
cities continue very healthy.. .. .During
the Herbert trial in Washington on Satur
d iv. Mr. Brooks entered the court and
paid his fine, S3OO and $75 costs Dr.
Wm. Hart, of Memphis Tennessee, a
surgeon in the Russian army, died in
Krimenchmy on the 6th of April, of small
pox The Leavenworth (Kansas) Jour
nal says there are nine churches in tho
young city One hundred and fifty
thousand troops are to be assembled at
Moscow, at tho Czar’s coronation.
John W. Geary, of Pennsylvania, has been
nominated to the Senate ns Governor of
Kansas, in the place of Wilson Shannon,
removed.
From Mexico.
The New York Herald has advices
from Mexico of July 8, which states
that Secretary Marey lmd sent a propo
sition to President Comonfort to pur
chase another slice of Mexico. Marcy’s
offer, it is stated, was $6,000,000 for the
31st parallel of latitude for the bound
ary line to the Gulf of California.—
President Comonfort refused to enter
tain the proposition. Tiiu departure of
the Spanish fleet was hailed as a triumph
of Mexican diplomacy. ComonfortV*
decree for the sale of the church proper
ty was hailed with great popular enthu
siasm, and an immediate rise in the
value of government stocks followed.—
Gov. Traeonsis, of Puebla, has expelled
the monks of the order of St. Vincent
do Paul, and they have consequently
removed to the city of Mexico.
The Herald gives the following synop
sis of the new Constitution for Mexico,
recently submitted to the Congress of
that Republic :
Tlie President is to hold his office for
four years.
The Legislative Assembly to consist
of one House.
No law is to be passed prohibiting or
hindering the exercise of any religi»>pj
worship, though the Catholic religion is
to be protected, when that protection
does not prejudice the interests of the
people, nor tiie national sovereign rights.
No titles of nobility, prerogatives, or
hereditary honors.
No person to l»e molested, nor his
house searched; nor any property or pa
pers seized, except by competent judi
cial authority.
The right to possess and carry arms
for defence is guaranteed.
No soldier to be quartered in time of
peace on any private person without bis
consent.
The military to be at all times subject
to the civil law.
No violation of correspondence in the
post-office.
Slaves escaping into the republic are
to be free. No treaty to be ever made
for the delivery of slaves so escaping.
The press to be free.
No letters of security nor passports
are to be required.
Education to be free.
The right of petition to be inviolable.
There are to be no national monopolies
of any kind.
There are to be trials by jury.
No imprisonment for debt.
Condemnation to service in the chain
gang is prohibited.
LATEST NEWS.
LATER FROM EUROPE,
Halifax, July 29.—The steamship
Arabia. Capt. Stone, arrived last eveuing
with Liverpool dates to the 19th inst. '
The Brokers' Circular states that the
advices by the last steamers from th a
United States had no effect upon th a
Cotton market. The sales of the week
are thirty-eight thousand bales, of which
speculators took three thousand and n .
porters five thousand bales. The sales
on Friday were ten thousand bales
and the market closed steady.
Fair Orleans, 7d; Mid. Orleans 6
5-16.1; Fair Uplands, 6£d; Mid. LV
ian Is, 6 3-16d. P
Stock on hand seven hundred and
seventy thousand bales.
The manufacturing districts sympa
thizewith the Liverpool market, and
while business is steady, there is but lit
tle animation.
Bell & Sox report that the demand
f..r money is falling off, and rates easier.
The bullion in the Bank of England has
decreased to the amount of £230,000.
Consols quiet, and last quotations 95^,
During the week the market has been
firm, with advancing prices.
Flock —Market advanced 6d.
Wheat —lmproved from 2d. to 3d.
Rice —Demand moderate.
Indian Corn —Advanced from sd.
to Is. The reported advances are near
ly the same as brought by the Indian
at Quebec.
'Lite Cotton market at Havre remains
without change in prices. Sales of the
week 5,000 bales. Stoek on hand 119-
000 hales.
The. capital of Spain lina been the
theatre of another bloody revolution.
In the rural districts, and manufacturing
and cotmneicial towns and cities, parties
liavli been organizing for some time to
effect changes in government. The op
pisition compelled Espartero to resign
his position, and anew M.uistrv w.«
f lined, at the head of which was placed
O'Donnell.
Gen. Infante headed the Revolution
ists. A buttle was fought iti or near
Madrid, which lasted thirty hours, be
tween the National Guards and the Rev
olutionists. Tho citizens fraternized fi
nally with the government troops, and
the enemy were defeated at every point.
Many Were killed on both sides, but tha
accounts are indefinite. The latest re
ports are, that the National Guards have
been disbanded, and the country placed
in a state of siege. France has dispatch
ed an army of observation to the Span
ish frontier.
A terrible explosion in a coal mine,
near Cardiff) Wales, is reported, where
several hundred lives were lost.
Private letters, dated July 19th, and
telegraphed from Halifax, report that
prices of Cotton were in favor of buyers.
The imports since tho last steamer are
110,000 bales.
No Gloom at Homo.
Above all tilings tiiere should be no
gloom in the homo. The shadows of
dark discontent and wastefulness should
never cross the threshold, throwing their
large black shapes, like funeral pall*,
over the happy young spirits gathered
there. If you will, your home shall be
a heaven and every inmate an angel
there. If you will, you shall sit on *
throne and be the presiding household
deity. Oh! faithful wife, what privil
eges, what treasures, greater or purer
than thine ?
And let the husband strive to forget
his cares as he winds around the long
harrow street and beholds the soft light
illumining his little parlor, spreading iti
precious beams on the red pave before
it. The night is cold and cheerless, per
haps, and tho Decern l>er gust battle*
with the worn skirts of bis old overcoat,
and snatches, with a rude hand and
wailing cry, at the rusty hat that ha*
served nim many a year. He has been
harrassed, perplexed, persecuted.
He lias borne with many a cruel lone,
many a cold word, and nerved himself
up to an energy so desperate that hi*
fame and spirits are weakened and de
pressed ; now his limbs ache with
weariness; bis temples throb with the
pain-heat caused by too constant appli
cation. He scarcely knows how to
meet his wife with a pleasant smile, or
sit down cheerfully to their little mesh
which she has provided with so much
care.
But the door is opened—the overcoat
thrown hastily off. A sweet singing
voice falls upon his ear. and the tone*
are so soft and glad that Hope, like »
winged angel, flies right into bis bosom
and nestles against his heart.
A home where gloom is banished-"
presided over by one who has learned to
rule her household. Oh ! bo is thrico
consoled for all his trials. He cannot
be unhappy.
The sweetest best solaoe is his *
cheerful home. Do you wonder that
the man is strengthened anew for (0
morrow’s cares?