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O OLUM B IT ©: ThurKflfty Morning, Oct. 30, 1850. LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION. Wo woulil call attention to the advertisement of Mr. (Jolla. We know him to boa man of taste, and one who will endeavor to servo all who may call on him for any tiling in his line. His notice speaks for itself—and being confi dent that his goods will please, we ask our friends to give him a trial. Sudden Death. We are pained to announce, that on yester day noon, Mrs. Nancy F. Mitchell, who was landlady of the boarding house on Broad street, directly in rear of the Gin Manufac tory of Clemons, Brown k Cos., fell suddenly •lead whilst engaged in conversation with Mr. brown. We did not hear that she was any wise indisposed. .She was greatly beloved by all who knew her, and her loss will be mourn ed. Truly, “in the midst of life wc are in death.” ‘fhe parties who went in pursuit of the Pri ces, returned without success. They trailed them with dogs across the Rail Road Bridge and u)i the river to Buzzard island, their place of residence. The premises was searched and they were found to have left. Tho dogs wore again put on their trail, which was followed to Hummervillo and lest. Nothing lmd been heard of them when our paper was put to press. The Steamer Chancellor, bound for New Or leans, was sunk a few days ago in the Missis sippi, near Goose Island. She had a full car go of produce. The boat and cargo aro said to be a total loss. .She was owned in New’ Alba ny, Indiana, and was valued at $40,000. She was insured in the Ohio river towns. Her car go was valuable, and was partially insured in St. Louis. Florida Election— Official. The Charleston Courier of Tuesday, says complete returns from Florida have at last coino to hand, which show the election of Per ry, tho Democratic candidate for Governor by 400 majority, over Walker, the K. N. candid ate. Hawkins, Democrat, is elected to Con gress by 800 majority. Legislature being also democratic, secures a Democratic United States Senator. The Charleston Courier says among the cu riosities exhibited at the late Fair iu Peters burg, Va., was a tea pot used by Dr. Franklin, deposited by Wm. 11. Davis, of Chesterfield. The identity of this ancient pieco of crockery is well established. Tho samo paper learns that a mallet used by Franklin in his earlier service us a printer, is iu possession of one of the craft iu Charleston. The Cotton Crop. The Montgomery Mail of Tuesday says, there is already a falling off in tho receipts of cotton here, though wo presumo there will bo still a considerable influx for a week or two to cmne. One fact, however, may be relied on : Many planters are through with their crops already, while a largo majority will be done picking within a week. The crop is very short, and within a month the fact will bo so dem onstrated, that tho speculators will be una ble to devise theories to keep cotton down.— When we consider the abundance of money in tho world, now—tho high prices of all descrip tions of property—the undoubted shortness of the present crop—wo are surprised that plant ers should sell at present prices. The Late Outrage. Tho attempt of a few Irish Catholics to pre vent the immersion of a young convert to Pro testantism, at the Second Baptist Church, on Sunday night last, excited a considerable de gree of indignation in the community. Tho ringleaders of the outrage were arrested and taken before the Mayor on Tuesday. Their names are John Joyce, Michael Moon, and Timothy llyan. Tho name of tho young lady is Mary Cullen, and she testified as follows: “ Ryan is my step-father. On Sunday morn ing, when 1 returned from church, lie said he had heard 1 was going to bo baptized at the Second Baptist Church, and if lie knew it to ho so, he would cut my throat from ear to ear, all the Virginians in Richmond could not pre vent it. Mr. Joyce, my undo, knows that ho said so.” The evidence of other witnesses corrobora ted the statement of tho affair published in Tuesday's Whig. The Mayor disposed of the case by requiring each of the accused to give security in the sum of S2OO to keep the peace; remarking that if another case of tho kind was brought before him ho would send it to the grand jury, and the offenders would doubtless bo subjected to fine and imprison ment.—Petersburg Intelligencer. The Banks Trial. Tho trial of T. (1. Banks, for tho alleged murder of Wm 11. Trone, was called on Mon day last at St. Stephens, Washington county, to which it had been removed, nud was set for Wednesday last. Tho State was represented by R. B. Armistead, Ksq., and Judge K. S. Dnrgan, and the prisoner by Robert 11. Smith, Daniel Chandler, I>. C. Anderson and W. Boyles. At the time appointed, the State announced itself ready to go to trial, having all its witnes ses iu attendance; but tho prisoner, through counsel, presented an affidavit that some es sential evidence that ho required was not on hand and prayed a continuance of the case. Vt'tor consideration, tho Court granted tho prayer of the petition, and tho case was ac cordingly continued to the Spring term.—Mo bile Tribune. U. S. Troops for Florida. A largo number of United States aoldiors arrived in this city on Saturday evening from a Western.station, via New Haven; they will join the forces now stationed at Fort Indepen dence, under the command of Major Scott; and the combined force will embark to-day iu tbo ship Arkwright, Captain Davis, for Char lotte llubor, Florida. Maj. Risely will accom pany Major Scott with tho troops to their des tination.—lioston Traveller. Indiana, The official returns from this State do not differ materially from the unofficial reports previously received. Kighty-eight counties (out of ninety-one) officially heard from show Willard. Democrat, tube elected by upward of • ven thousand majority. Six” Democratic members of Congress, out of eleven, are cer tainly elected. Affairs in Nicaragua. Tho other day we published a dispatch from the Picayune, in which it was stated that a de creo had been issued by the government of Nicaragua restoring tho institution of slavery to that republic. Tho steamer at New Orleans has brought us El Nicaraguense of the 6th inst., but it contains no account of this impor tant movement. The following, however, from a letter from Granada, in a New York paper, shows that the statement is true: “ An important decree, emanating from the supreme executive power (President Walker) was published hero on the 27th ult., which may have an important bearing on tho future prosperity of this republic. It decrees that “inasmuch as the constituent assembly of the republic, on tho 30th of April, 1838, declared the State free, sovereign and independent, dis solving the compact which the federal consti tution established between Nicaragua and the other States of Central America; and inas much as since that date Nicaragua has been in fact free from the obligations which the federal constitution imposed; and inasmuch as tho act of tho constituent assembly, decreed on tho 80th of April, 1888, provides that the federal decrees given previous to that date shall remain in force, unless contrary to the provisions of that act; and inasmuch as many of the decrees so given are unsuited to the present condition of the republic, and repug nant to its welfare and prosperity, as well as to its territorial integrity, that therefore all acts and docrees of the federal constituent as sembly, as well as of the federal Congress, are declared null and void; but that nothing therein contained shall affect rights heretofore vested under the acts and decrees hereby re pealed. Now, one of these acts or decrees of the federal constituent assembly, so declared null aud void by the present supremo execu tive power of Nicaragua, provided that slavery should be forever excluded from the five Cen tral American States. The institution of slave ry is, therefore, in effect, now recognized and authorized in Nicaragua, as tho acts of this republic previous to tho compact which the federal constitution established between Nica ragua and tho other States of Central Ameri ca, are now again in full force and virtue.— Thus it will ho perceived that the late decree of President Walker is highly important to planters and others in the Southern portion of tho United States, who desire to emigrate with their property to this garden of the world.— And it is presumed, that in the recent pur chase of Mr. Soule, for SBO,OOO, of one of the most valuable cacao ranches in Nicaragua, flint distinguished American statesman antici pated the issuance of this important decree.” This is sufficient of itself to alienate the sym pathies of Black Republicanism. Accordingly, wo find within the New York Tribune, which publishes tho extract, a very sad picture of the critical condition of Walker, and very decided opinions that he is likely to be driven from tho country. The later news shows that this is a great error. The result of this decree will be to make the relations of our Southern States with Nicara gua more sympathetic. That country were valueless without slavery. The negro can work there in health and with profit, when the white man would be helpless. Thus we shall have presently a larger tillage and more abun dant tropical products. Sugar will be made cheaper by it, and sugar which the Black Re publican uses in his family will cost, perhaps, only five or six cents a pound ; whilst the cost of his confections, including the candies for his children, will be reduced fifty per cent; and thus he will liavo comfits and comforts which ho can now hardly provide. So good will be done to these people, although in their pulpits and their papers they snap at the hand which feeds them. We learn from the Granada paper that a government commission had taken possession of many of the estates of those who have com mitted treason against the republic, and that it was in sesson to consider the propriety of a general confiscation of all the property of these malefactors. A number of very valuable es tates in the department of Rivas were already advertised for sale. The owners have the right to be reinstated in their property by proof of their loyalty to the government. There can hardly be a doubt of the great value of many of these estates. Under tho improvidence aud thriitlessness of the owners, however, they have been of little profit. El Nicaraguense of the Gth says: “Embraced in the list [of confiscated estates] will be found ranches growing cacao, indigo, sugar, tobacco, coffee, rice, coni, bananas and plantains. Besides these staple articles of production, on these ranches may bo found many fruits and vegetables too numerous to mention. The preseut condition of these es tates is such that a practical man might at once take hold, and with the first year realize an abundant yield ; not such a crop, however, as he might produce in tho second aud third years, with the superior machinery aud educa tion of American invention and intellect. The manner of growing corn in this State is to make a small round hole in the ground, in which the grain is deposited. It is then left to grow the best it can, without any assistance except one or two weedings. Asa matter of course na ture will not do everything, and the result is, a growth of stalk from three to live feet high, bearing bothing but small “nubbins,” to use a farmer s term. We appeal to the agricultu rists, it, when such is tho case, lie might not oxpcct with proper sub-soiling and judicious hoeiug and lulling, an ear of corn equal in every respect to tho Indiana or western pro duct ? Suit is with every other species of planting ; and even with this indifferent train ing, the sugar cane of this State challenges a comparison with that of Louisiana or Texas. The stalk is usually au inch and a half and two inches in thickness, growing to the height of eight or teu foot, closely jointed and very juicy. The stubblo is never superseded, but is allowed to grow for a generation. At such a disadvantage, and with hardly an apology lor mills, the sugar of Nicaragua is almost equal to its first boiling, to the best chrystalized sugar sold in New Orleans. The grain is pure aud clear, and we have seen spe cimens perfectly transparent, which were nev er subjected to uuy regular process of chrys talization. A gentleman from Mississippi, who has lived in Loon, also informs us that the su gar used in that section of the state is not only equal in every respect to tho best Louisiana table sugar, but that it is sold cheaper. Not only does the country present an aspect most favorable to the agriculturist in ail the above respects, but it is undeniably one of tho best grape-growing states in the world. Tho priests inform us that many years ago the grape was cultivated to considerable extent, and wine produced superior oven to tho celebrated Cata lonia brand. The Spanish government, how ever, in a jealous mood, ordered all the vines to be cut up and the manufacture of wine to be suspended. After the revolution of inde pendence, the country became involved in such a state of anarchy and consequent uncertain ty, that no efforts were made to recommence the cultivation of grape; and a look at the wasted ranches and decayed buildings that mark the State’s gradual decline, will at once convince the most skeptical that this is the on ly reason why there aro no vineyards in Nica ragua at present. At every point the signs of decay are manifested, and even the wealthiest haciendas not free from the reproach. No improvements appear to have been made with in the last fifteen or twenty years, except such as were absolutely necessary; and at every footstep exists the sign of a former wealth aud population not now known to the State— Mobile Tribune. Walker’s Great Battles, The steamer Tennessee, which reached New Orleans on the 22d, brought the following ac counts from Nicaragua. We quote from the Picayune: The news from Nicaragua is of the most in teresting and highly important character, indicating the complete success and firm es tablishment of General Walker’s Government. ‘fhe enemy, that is the army of the Leaguo, having been for some time advancing towards Masaya, and evidently seeking to occupy that town, Gen. Walker withdrew the small force stationed there, in order to encourage the ene my to occupy the place, knowing it to be a much more favorable point for him to attack than Leon. After some ten days had elapsed, the leaguo having collected a force numbering 4,0U0 men, occupiedlthe town on the 11th of Octo ber. This being known to General Walker, he marched towards Masaya at [the head of one thousand men, leaving a small force only in Granada. On the morning of the 12th instant, while Walker’s troops were approaching Masaya, the enemy sallied out in full force and attacked them, but were immediately repulsed with im mense loss and driven into the city; the Ame ricans literally paving their way with the bod ies of their dead foes. As the Americans advanced and entered Masaya, the enemy occupied the four piazas and the principal houses of the city. During the day, Gen. Walker succeeded in driving them from all the points they occupied to the main plaza, which lie himself gained at about 11 p. m., cutting his way through the walls of the houses, and carrying his howitzers along. While waiting here for daylight to renew the attack, a courier arrived from Granada with information that a force of the enemy, comprising about one thousand natives and four hundred Guatamalans were besieging that city. On receiving this intelligence Gen. AValkcr immediately marched his troops towards Gra nada, and reached there about 10 o’clock on the 13th. Upon his arrival on the heights near the city, he found it to be barricaded by the whole force of the invaders, whereupon he gave or ders to charge and drove them from their posts, taking their commanders prisoners, capturing all their field pieces, entirely rout ing them from the city with great slaughter, and following them till not a vestige of them remained. The enemy lost at Granada 400 killed, and at Masaya 400 killed and 300 wounded, mak ing in all 1100 men. Gen. Walker’s loss in both engagements iva3 only 10 killed and 28 wounded—none of the wounded mortally. It was reported that Gen. Mendez was the second in command of the enemy at Masaya, and was shot dead. At the time our informant left, Gen. Walker was to march the following day to Masaya and Leon. His troops were in the highest spirits and eager for the march. During the absence of Gen. Walker at Ma saya, theeitizens of Granada, learning that the enemy were advancing, repaired to the Ord nance Department and, arming themselves awaited the attack. They fought with unsur passed bravery and desperation for twenty-two hours, defending the Government buildings, until the arrival of the army under Gen. Walk er to their relief. Mr. Lawless, the Rev. D. IT. Wheeler and Mr. Ferguson and son, citizens of the United i States, who had never taken any part in Gov ernment affairs, were dragged out of their houses in Granada and murdered in cold blood by the natives. Latest From Kansas. Topeka, Kansas, Thursday, Oct. 16, 1 Via St. Louis, Oct. 22, 1856. f A Delegate Freo State Convention was held here to-day, at which it was decided not to hold an election for electors of President and Vice President, on the 4th of November, on account of the disturbance and distress prevail ing throughout the State. A mass Convention is called, to be held at Big Springs, on the 28th inst., for the purpose of providing for the election of a Delegate to Con gress, the election of J. W. Whitfield being re pudiated by the settlers sis based outlie fradu lent laws of tho bogus Legislature. An emigrant traiu of nearly three hundred persons arrived yesterday, via Nebraska, under the direction of Col. Eldridgo all in fine condi tion and spirits. They were all arrostcd by the regular troops and brought in prisoners, but discharged on arrival. The grand jury are finding indictments against the Free State prisoners charged with murder, and trial begins to-morrow. W. F. M. Arny, from tho. National Kansas Committee, arrived yesterday to ascertain the condition of tho settlers, and effect an arrange ment with the State Central Committee for mutual co-operation. CmcAao, Oct. 2l{.—Advices from Lawrence, K. T. to the 14th instant state that the emi grants arrested at Plymouth had been released, and that Governor Goarv had ordered them to disperse or leave the Territory. They retired to different settlements and claims. The arms found in their wagons were restored. Stop the Report. Tho “Educational Journal,” published at Forsyth says that it has “learned from a relia ble source that the Small Pox is prevailing in Perry and Fort Valley, Houston County, and that several deaths had occurred from it.” This lias been published in several papers. The Journal has been misinformed, there has been no case of that disease, nearer than six miles of either place. Six or seven cases of Varioloid and Small Pox occurred in the fami- I ly of Dr. Brown, but did not extend elsewhere. Au infant child of Dr. B.’s mid his father (an aged gentleman, and also otherwise afflicted) died of the same disease. The other parties kavo entirely recovered. It may be regarded its very singular, that all the persons having this disease, had been vacciunated within the j last two or three years.— Macon Messenger. ——— Dmi; ’.ass Jerold, one of the “Punch” school of English satirists, has tired a shot at Mrs. Beei her Stowe which is very telling. TELEGRAPHIC. Telegraphed to the Daily Sue. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. AITEIVAL OP THE ATLANTIC. New York, Oct. 29. The steamship Atlantic has arrived with four days later advices from Liverpool, being to the 17th inst. The cotton market was firm, without change in prices. The sales of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday up to the sailing of the steamer were 29,000 bales—of which specu lators and exporters took iO,OOO. The money market is reported to be tighter. Consols are quoted at, 91J to 91]. From New Orleans New Orleans, Oct. 29. The cotton market to-day was rather feeble, owing to the foreign accounts. The sales were four thousand bales at the quotations of yes terday. Flour has declined G]c.; Corn is ten ding downward 70c.; Lard and Pork dull. From Charleston. Charleston, Oct. 29. The sales to-day were fourteen hundred bales. Good Middling lljjc. Walker’s Forces. The Nicaraguense, on the eve of the late bat tles gave tho following exhibit of Walker’s for ces : All the internal and extcrnalfoes of the State have been straining their utmost energy to cripple us at a season when it was impossible to take the field ; and yet, despite ail tlieso ob stacles, the Government stands firmer than it ever did. With two thousand men capable of bearing arms, with all the improved means of warfare, with a better knowledge of the coun try, with a steamship line bringing means to us at every juncture, and with renewed confidence how can we entertain an opinion contrary to the speedy and certain restoration of peace and executive authority over ail the departments of the State? It is only a matter of time, of weeks, before this whole difficulty will bo ter minated. An Impatient Juryman. An Arkansas correspondent of the New Or leans Picayune gives the following as authen tic : * You are all fond of cracking jokes at the ex pense of Arkansas; now here is one on your State, absolutely true. I got it from an eye witness: The district court in one of your northern parishes was in session—’twas the first day of the court; time, after dinner. Lawyers and others had dined and were sitting out before the hotel, and a long, lank, unsophisticated coun tryman came up and unceremoniously made himself one of’em, and remarked: “Gentlemen, I wish you would go on with this court, for I want to go home—l left Betsy a looking out.” “Ah !” said one of the lawyers, “and pray, sir, what detains you at court ?” “Why, sir,” said the countryman, “I’m fetch ed here as a jury, and they say if I go home they will have to find me, and they moutn’t do that as I live a good piece.” “Wliat jury are you on ?” asked a lawyer. “What jury ?” “Yes what jury. Grand or traverse jury?” “Grand or travis jury? dad-fetched if I know.” “Well,” said the lawyer, “did the judge charge you?” “Well, squire,” said he, “the little fellow’ that sits up in the pulpit and kinder bosses it over the crowd, gin us a talk, but I don’t know whether he charged anything or not.” The crowd broke up in a roar of laughter, and the sheriff called court. “Louder.” A man lately went to the Post-office, and putting his mouth up to the delivery box cried out “Louder!” The clerk supposing the man to be deaf, and that lie was making a request of .him to speak louder so that he could hear, asked him in a very loud tone the name of the person for whom he wanted the letter. “Lou der!” cried the mail. “What name?” yelled the clerk. “Louder!” again bawled the man, who now supposed the clerk to be deaf. The clerk took a long breath, and with all his might again bawled out in the man’s face the same question, “ What name?” This was done in so loud a tone that tho echo seemed to re turn from the far off hills. The man started back in alarm, shouting to the very top of his big lungs : “Louder, sir, Louder ! 1 told you Louder ! my name is nothing else !” “Oh, ah! oh, oh!” said the clerk; “your name is Louder, eh! Did’nt think of that; here’s your letter; Mr. Louder here’s your letter.” Washington Star. Panther Killed. A Panther, measuring nine feat from tip to tip, was killed in 12 miles of this place, says the Dahlonega Signal, near the foot of the mountain, a few days since, by a lad about twelve years old. His father had sent him out to drive up the cattle ; ho had not pro ceeded far before lie heard the cattle bellow ing at a tremendous rate, and making in the direction of homo, lie quickened his pace with gun in hand, when in about sixty yards of the cattle, ho discovered something squat, leaving nothing but tho head visible, which he supposed was a deer. He immediately drew a bead and fired, the ball taking effect in the upper portion of the skull. With buoyant hopes he approached his game, but the death struggles and tremendous screams of the monster proved to the lad that it was more “healthy” to return for additional help. Melancholy Suicide. A respectable looking man, apparently about 35 years of age, went to tho Lanier House last Sunday night and took lodging, registering himself as A. J. Lounsbcrrey, Somerville, Teun. During the night lie pre cipitated himself out of the window of his room in the 3d story and was found dead in the mor ning. We understand lie had been previous ly stopping at the Floyd House and had ex hibited indications of insanity.— Macon Tele graph. * Ohio Elect ions. The official returns from Ohio show a great er Congressional gain for the Democrats than was at first reported. They have elected eight members o*’ Congress from that State, and Campbell’s seat, who is reported to bo elected by nineteen majority, is to be contest- j ed on tho ground of illegality. Mr. llanghton, of Chatham county, North | Carolina, has sold his coal plantation on Deep j River to an English mining company for j 8140,1100. Mr. Thomas Unthank has sold nis : farm, which joins Mr. Haughton’s and con- ! tains valuable beds of iron ore, to the same, for SIO,OOO. Bifle, Axe and Saddle Bags. HENRY B. BASCOM. Among the many graphic sketches to < ! met with in the work above mentioned, j tract for the entertainment of our readers t' l '” following, The author assumes that thiv “tools ” for the civilization of the great \\ ‘t were the Rifle, Axe aud Saddle Bags, audl/ .’ ing shown how tho hunter made his f oot ; I .’ good against beast and savage with his rith ‘ ’ how the pioneer made erection for comf with his axe—ho next goes ou to show ; harmony and culture borne over all its rtn lf 6 ter sections in the saddle bags of the Met! dist clergy, and takos as au illustration arid - type, character and history of Bishop Bascoir We drop some of the features of the sketci” but preserve enough to give a conception I the subject. And now let me give you some facts f trr the history of one of my own friends, whom ] loved well-nigh as a father—one of the nobles men that ever trod this globe. Hu left t. nearly six years ago. Although not one oft!,’ earliest, ho was in the field at a sufficient!-! early date to entitle him to the name of anC’ eer preacher. He too was a specimen of Young Atneti for ho began to preach at the age of sixf t years. As I remember, lie had never rccei„. three months’ schooling in his life. Hey remarkably handsome. For five and twin years he was called the Apollo of the West! albeit for a good portion of the time Apollo-, homespun. Henry Clay, who should h av j been a good judge in such matters, pronmir.e ed him the most eloquent man he ever heard open his lips. I have said ho was very handsome, and that in the esteem of many of his brethren, w.i’ equivalent to lieresey. 1 have known man, well-meaning simpletons, “couldn’t abide hint because he looked so like a dandy.” Many of the old brethren of the laity and clergy thought it ‘wasn’t in him to be a preacher.’ Y\ lien th.. saw him coming towards them with his ing e ’. nuous face and kindly carriage, their counten ances would lengthen to n preternatural lon-. - tude, and uttering wlin-t they meant to hi? 5 pious groan, they would murmur among then: selves, “he’ll never do.” There was one old brother, who, while h, shared this prejudice, nevertheless felt some interest in the strippling; blunted, indeed, must have been that nature which refused rt spohse to the generous spirit of my fiiend. The oid gentleman took it upon himself to de liver admonitory lectures on the subjects nf apparel and demeanor,” to tho candidate fw holy orders. “Henry, my son,” he said, in ; gruff, rebuking tone, “why don’t you try to Le like a preacher, and look like a preacher You’ll never be worth shucks as long as vou live.” “I don’t mean anything by it,” modesty re sponded the young man—never have 1 known a woman more diffident than he was, excer.t in presence of peril, where lion was never bolder—“ can’t help the way I look ; lam just the way God made me.” “No you ain’t.” responded the senior, “you can help it. Dress better, and don’t look so much like a fop.” “I have to wear the clothes that are given me ; you know I have no money to buy new ones.” If that is all, said the old man, “it can soon be fixed. Will you wear a suit of clothes I’ll Lave made for you ? ” “Anything in the world,” rejoined the oth er. “Very well, trust me. I’ll make you look like a preacher.” “I wish you would, with my heart; nothing would please me better,” said the future ora tor. They parted, the young man going to his work, tho old man to see to the tailoring. At the endof six weeks, the” appointed time, the young man made his appearance. The aged saint, standing in the midst of a number of friends whom he had summoned to witness the trans formation of his deformed protege, rubbing his hands in glee, pleased with his anticipa tions of success, pointed to a thicket of hush es behind which the new suit was deposited— lor houses were small, and the only dressing room was the “timber.” The re-appearance ot the youngman clergy in his canonicals was impatiently waited. At length, attired in his new habiliments, with manly stride and noble person lie approaches. The old gentleman looks, then stares, unable to believe the evi dence of his senses. He hastens to meet the parson, then withdraws a pace or two, and performs a circuit round him. Some trick .has been played upon him ; these are not the clothes he has caused to be manufactured.— Rushing up, he turns the young man round and round. “Yes, it is the very suit—copper as homespun, shad belly coat, a vest to match, breeches, as nearly alike as possible. Whirl ing on his heel, his countenance expressive of disgust, mortification, and contempt, lie ex claims, as he inarches off, “tut, tut, boy! there’s no use in tho world trying to do any thing with you. You look more like a dandy now than over you did in your life.” •fc -Jf -X- -x- -a* One other incident of his eventful career let me relate as he told it to mo himself. Ho was preaching in a large country church on u bright Sabbath morning. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity ; the windows were all open, one of which was immediately behind the pulpit, overlooking the rural grave yard. The preacher was indulging in a de scription of the various typical forms and manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Who that ever heard him in one of his happy moods, does not remember the enchanting power of his oratory ? Spell-bound, breathless, the audience hung upou his lips. It was the bap tism of Jordan. With John they saw the opening heaven, the Spirit of God in the form of dove nestling upon tho Savior, when silent ly, suddenly as an apparition, a milk-white dove flew through the open window at the rear of tho pulpit, and nestled on the preacher” shoulder. Astonished, he paused ; an instant it sat, then rose, and describing a circle annual his head away flow the snowy bird to tho vernal pastures and summer woods. Tho effect cf this startling coincidence upon the audience 1 leavo you to imagine. I have snid lie pro- evered. lie became a Doctor of Divinity, and deserved his degree, which is no faint praise in the United States He became tho President of a University, 111,11 graced the chair lie filled ; he became a Hidl - in the Church of God; and a truer, noble 1 man never trod this Continent than was Henry Bidleman Baseom. Tho Border llu/Kans (Irgaiiliinß AfH" 11 ’ At a meeting held at Westport, Missouri, September 18th, a complete org.-mimt l " 11 u ‘ Missourian:! took place for the purpose ot D cilitating further emigration to I’ sas. There were committees appointed R Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia,^o' 1 11 and North Carolina, Missouri, Maryland. 1 aware, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas. L° iana and Mississippi, to receive in aid of the organization, and resolut, were passed, that in defiance of “Yankee g lll rillas and Lane’s banditti, they will 11,11 claims and occupy them.” The plan !'!” ‘’ to be that of military colonies, at couvv' I,u ‘ distances, “to afford mutual protection. •