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VOL. 9.
the GEORGIA CITIZEN
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.mfnM of candidates for office to be paid tor at
W ‘ -tenements made with county officer*. Druggists,
V y oi. and others, who may wish to make
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■ ‘ . “(\ irt boase in the county tn which the prop
'’iisiTrll
Personal Property mu*t be advertised In like
h’ Hellion and Creditors of an Estate must be
J,'Jic*!:on will be made to the Ordinary tor
r .Tflr.l Negroes, must be published weekly for
Bu.rions for Letter* of Administration. thirty days; tor
■ ’ from Administration, monthly, six Months; for
’ >- ,r Guardianship. weekly, forty days.
I .le. f.r Korer losing of Mortgagee. monthly, four
/ . .Hita.,.ishinr b -t [opera, for the fall tcstce or three
11m tills* bi m executor* or administrator*
giti r. by the deceased, the toll space of
T* • ..wi.uial and Hii.|iie~ t arda will be inserted an
it the following rates, rix :
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Bn nlvertisement af this da* will be admitted, unless paid
■ id vine A nor for a ie* term than twelve month*. Ad-
lLeTiti of Over ten lines will be charged pro rata. Ad
K.. rests not paid for in advance will be charged at the
B-* am ’
bsiuu aid dots caiqs
OR. H. A. METTAUEH,
f I sVWG spent a portion of three .uccesatve years in
■I Uut city, during which time he hat limited hit
■r; t.aestexclusively to Surgery, now respectfully
Her. his services to the citisens of Macon and surround-
KcMttry, In sll the branches of his profession. OSes
■tteh sth East Corner of 8d and Cherry streets, over
B- Asher Ayres* new Grocery Store.
I wsiT-tf
LANIER & ANDERSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
|§D BOnFTT LAW AND PENSION AGENTS!
macgn, ga.
Bss.tss the regular business of their Profession they
tv* ‘.r years past been engaged In prosecuting claims
r 5 >wc:y Land and Pension, In favor of soldiers, their
less tod minor children.
They hsve also obtained the correct forms and the
loV’staining B -untie* under the Act of Congress
Mused.
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OBj_RICE,
.US AND IflMl REPAIRER
IfPIAXtIO FORTES,
Permanently located in Macon. %W Karnes may
aflat Mstare. Virgin's and at E. J. Johnston A Cos.
tsrg—tf
ROWrsjjfHOTE L,
Opposite the Pnsseßirer Depet,
va m:: m’*
E. E. BROW!*, Proprietor,
QT Meals ready on the arrival of every Train.
apel*—tf
L N. WHITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
siacon, oa.
RRCI next to Concert Hall, over Payne's Drug Store.
IsalO—ly
J. R. DAVIS,
sai Broker, Collector & General Af H.
b*UM attended to In any county In this lute.
Mkieomer Jackson and Ellis Street, Augusta, Go.
:v!-tf
LOCHRANE & LAMAR,
Attorneys at. Law,
MACON, OA.
Oice by rb!Mechanic’s Bank.
Rrr. I HOURS horn Bto 11 A. M.. S toS P. M. and also
hJSiTtalflP. M.
•vhoe ; lutte Ocrunth-3 of the Macon Circuit andfn
l-desof Jvusa Montoe and Columbia, and in the Su
iw Cesrt.
0- A. LOCHRAh’S. JOHN LAMAR.
Uiy. ‘ [
SPEER & HUNTER,
ATTORN EY S AT LAW,
Macon, Gra..
** H Trisßirulnr Blo*k, (eraer es Cherry
Street and Cotton Avenue.
\\ ** us*■dated a* partners in the practice cf Law in
v o nates of the Macon and adjoining Circuits, and
State by special contract—also, will attend
• nfaii Courts at Savannah and Marietta.
, .. , ALEX. M. SPEER,
•Hf SAMUEL HCXTIR.
THE LIYER
SVIGORATOR!
PREPARED BT DR. BAXFORD,
ENTIRELY FROM GUMS,
-->t Purgative and Liver Medicines now before
’ Z 4014 M * Cathartic, easier, milder, and
; r rur anv other medicine known. It is not on
; ■ ut a Liver remedy, acting first on the Liver
„’H E r ! matter, then on the Stomach and bowels to
ai matter, thus accotapiUhlng two purpose* effec
vlthout any of the painful feelings experienced in the
- so.n. - Cathartics. It strengthens the system at
’ -me that it purges it; anj when taken daily In rood
■**'* *“• Atengtheu and build it up witl, unusual rap
“ one of the • principal regulator* of the
n‘. when it performs it* functioas well.
f ‘ svstemart sas hiilvdevebped. Thertom
■ jT r •-r-,>dipet det.tr* the healthy action
- ‘ r the proper I® performance of its function*:
* ach isatbult jthe bowel* are at Cauit. and
rjii-T'jCm soft rata L_ coussouee,-* of one organ—
_ iR— ™ to do ft* duty. For the dl-
OuLur..’ of . ihe pripri.-iors nas made it
tt a praaice of W mote than twenty years, to
\■. T ANARUS: tJ 4 where-. with to counteract the many
a... mtu which it b- M liable.
, . Mathisremedyl *** is at last found, any person
* LIVEIt A CIiMPLAUfT. la any af lu
totry abut- WP tie. and conviction Is certain.
, • s r:. a u morbid or had matter from
_ applying !* fmetr place a healthy flow of
, THE am BLOOD, giving tooe and
~ z?™* machin- lery, the cause of
Unr^T- * md- ‘tod c*re.
v.-~ M.AITA’ ga - |are cured, ASD. WHAT IS
9> 6y the vise of the
■ iJ- Jfz* 1 **ilng is vufficiect to relieve the stom
ihs *ood ■ from rising and souring.
before . retiring, prevantt lilGHT
•tte taken at ® ‘night, tooeens the bowels
M tTvexess.
“"-xftvreact Mi meal will cure DTSPEP
’ HEADACHE! will always re
u . IVi “*i er fcv fc mm male obstructions removes
1-e aau “ , a perfect cure.
• a m t lltß Jiy rLe*£(HOlJr\ while
at j APeated,™ lea sure cur* tor CHOL
r* f Jrf • >re . Tentative of CHOLERA.
f an. tx*ti, y JT IWr dedto throw out of the
i,.... ts-ssh- Idne after a long rteknese.
’-f . TAUNDIt E removes all
* i^S**^** 1 £or from the skin,
’ v- ? “hort] “ itime l*fore eating givea trig
. - fooddlceet welL
-:.V J*** o tVieated K CUTS, V’HROMo DIAR
’ EL XT- ,r * ,urmM ' . ‘Whlia STMMER and
** g y*® ® alesosttothe first doee.
im W [attacks <s>ussd by WORMS
*<*A'£ n °' ur is er. my.*peeier remedy
nr I it aeccr; Ml Uaile.
i “at r cures’ [DROPST, by exciting the
* •.'p^i! r L‘ c i In re-, .comndhttui this n^didae
*™s of a BILUOC9TTPE.-
T. |^ u0 “^ tomrewUll,,t<
or“* •*“-
v \m*t (■ the mouth with the Isotgora-
boib together.
* 4.JSJJWIO MEDICAL DISCOVERY, and ta dally
? * .
■*'. c. .J * r ** *”W bent it .and seldom more
to cure anv kind of LIVER Oom
o S l / a ***“ Os Djrtinrosto to a common
Sr. * ! which ar* Me result of a DISEASED UV
‘'RICE OKE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
SAKFORIi A 00. Proprietor*.
t>. , Broadway Sew York.
Acentai
Y a r i ‘"t- Sew Yack ; T. W. Dyutt A Son*. Philndel
-1 • D Barton . H. H. Hay A Co_ Portland;
’ JK.OC i?*-Cincinnati; Gaylord A Hammond, C'lrveland •
>nu ll s J Chicago ;O. J. Wood A Louis l
Phtoburgh ; • 8. Hnnoe. BatUmorm—
Uc ' i b f hi Drugg.su, Wladesme snd Retail by
UULUf, BUST A C'Q
It only Sec him the Other Day 7
M t L BLANCHARD.
Tlioujfh awittlj time, with rapid wings
Has borne us from old scenes we knew,
1 et memory oft the picture brings
In glowing colors back to view ;
Thus early friends remember when
They first aa school-boys met in play;
And yet, though years have'passed since then,
It only seems “the other day.”
The form of her we lo?ed of yore,
To whom we pledged affection's vow,
Will glide before our eyes once more,
Though but in memory living now;
Os that dark hair one tress alone—
A treasured gift—is spared decay,
et words in that familiar tone,
Seem only breathed “the other day.”
Those friends appear no more the same
That siiared our mirth and dried our tears,
Or taught us childhood's favorite game—
The dear old friends of early years •
But when we ask if they forget
Those memories of the past, they say
“Though time has wrought some changes, yet
It only seems *the other day.’ ”
A Rich Correspondence,
(From the Washington Star.
The following letter was received some
time sinee in this city; penned,
ly in dead earnest, by some northern au
tograph hunter, who appears to have
been taking a Rip-\ an-Winkleish snooze
for the last quarter of a century :
Geneva, Feb. —, 1858.
Dear Sir, —Making a collection of
autographs, I should be very happy to
add yours to my number as soon as con
venient to yourself.
Hoping that you will grant my request,
I remain yours, Arc., Arc.
(Signed) W U. C .
\N alnut Hill, Geneva, N. York.
Subscribed—Postmarked, “Free,” Hon.
John Randolph, U. S. 8., Washington,
This letter fell into the hands of one
of our city jokers, and elicited the fol
lowing cmuut icplj .
w ashinoton, D. C., March J, ’SB.
Mr Dear Sir : your brilliant epistle
of February —, 1858, addressed to“ Hon.
John Randolph, U. S. S., Washington,
D. C.,” requesting his autograph, is, by a
train of circumstances unforseen by you,
upon my table. The letter was adver
tised, and there being no other John
Randolph but myself in this city, I took
the liberty of opening it. lam not bold,
I think, in assuming that you intended to
address John Randolph, of Roanoke, who
unfortunately, for your valuable collec
tion of autographs, departed this life
some 18 or ‘JO years since, or otherwise,
I doubt not, he would have complied
with your modest request. You are not,
however, altogether unfortunate that
your communication has fallen into my
lands, for, applauding your zeal in so
latriotic an undertaking, 1 will be roost
lappy to assist you, by forwarding the
signatures of some of my remarkable
acquaintances. lam sorry lam not able
to do so at present.
My friend G. Washington, Esq., late
Commander-in-chief of our Army, is not
at present in town; but should he re
turn, I shall lay your letter before him.
I have several other distinguished
friends, of whom you may not have
heard, but on diligent inquiry you will
readily discover that their names are
worthy a place in your priceless Album.
W. Shahspeare, Esq., of Stratford-on-
Avon, England, has some little renown
in the world of Letters, who, I have no
doubt, will cheerfully oblige you, when I
meet him next.
Mr. J. Caesar, whilom of Rome, Italy,
was wont also to be kind in this regard;
and the autograph of my particular
friend, J. Iscariot, Esq., a distinguished
Hebrew gentleman, would suit your col
lection exactly. He would, doubtless,
dispose of it for a small consideration, as
his character is notoriously pecuniary.
Should I meet any of these gentlemen
shortly, 1 shall, assuredly, oblige you,
and had not the immortal Adam (who in
his palmy days possessed a country seat
called “Paradise”) expired a “few days”
sinee, I would have enriched your collec
tion by his valuable “mark.”
At any rate you have the autograph of,
Yours, with profound respect,
John Randolph.
P. S.—ls you think proper to reply to
this, drop the “Hon.” and pay the post
age. J. R.
Xotey Btney. —Adam’s Christian name
ia not remembered. J. R.
A Cheap Ice House—lt has been a prev
alent notion that ice houses must be made
in the earth —but a wiser generation has dis
covered that the heat of the earth will con
sume ice more rapidly than the air. A wri
ter in the Agriculturist gives the following
description of ona on his premises:
“ I partitioned on the northeast cor
ner of my woodhouse, which opens to the
west, and is 25 feet wide. The ice room is
about 9 feet square; is clapboarded on the
studs ou the uorth and east, and lined on the
inside, leaving the 4 inch space between emp
ty. Gq the south is an inch board partition
just tight enough to hold sawdust. On the
west I slip in boards, like bars, to any height
I wish to pile my ice, and leave the upper
pert open, just as is convenient, This ia my
house.
“ Into It, on the ground, I put from 6 to 10
inches of saw dust, then put in my ice, one
foot from the partition on every side, pack
ing it as closely as I can, and in as large
blocks as I can conveniently handle. I then
fill the spaces next the partitions with saw
dust, and a good depth, (say one foot,) over
the top, and it is done for the year.
“ I have practised in this way for two
years past, and had all I wanted, for dairy
and other uses, and to give to my neighbors
i and I had plenty of good ioe left’ last week.”
Historical Reminiscences.
Mr. lifoore, of the N. Y. Historical
Society, is engaged on a life of Gen’l.
Charles Lee, of fatal Monmouth memory,
lie is in possession of some startling
facts connected with the private history
and secret motives of that strange and
erratic officer, which will make a deep
sensation in literary and historical circles.
Mr. Frank Moore, brother of the gen
tleman just alluded to, is busy on his
Press of the Revolution. It will be a
capital work, and a monument to the pa
tience, industry and research of the au
thor. Virginia will figure largely in the
work.
The genial month of May promises a
fine treat to the readers of history.—
Mr. Bancroft’s seventh volume will be
issued on the Ist of May next. It will
embrace a most interesting period in the
history of this country, and its appear
ance is looked forward to with an inter
est not felt for either of the preceding
volumes. It will possess especial inter
, est to \ irginia. The events treated of
| are those Immediately preceding the
Revolution—the policy of the Carolini
ans—the feeling of the people as exhib
ited through Patrick Henry—the Con
vention of 1775—the Mecklenburg Dec
loration of Independence, Aic. Preceding
all these, were some events in both ex
tremes of the State, possessing great lo
cal interest;—the Dummore war—Cre
sap war or war of 1774, as that event
is still called. As this is a local matter,
of course the history can’t give it much
space, but there is one incident connected
with the transaction alluded to, which
may be said to possess national interest.
W e mean the celebrated Logan speech. ]
Will Mr. Bancroft sustain or discard
that 1 seems t/ V< ‘i—* !*>■.
moment with many persons. One of the
most distinguished gentlemen of this city,
said a few days since, in course of con
versation, that he should feel perfectly
ruined if Mr. Bancroft was to destroy
the beautiful confidence and authority
which he reposed in that eloquent Abor
iginal production. The whole subject ot
that Dummore war is less understood
than any other equally important occur
rence in American history. It is high
time the history of that leaf in our an
nals were correctly and fully written.
The occurrence has already secured one
of its heroes (Lewis,) a place on the Vir
ginia Monument, and rendered famous on
the pages of history the name of the oth
er Lewis, the actual hero, of Christian,
Sevier, &c. Dunmore’s despatches will
be used by Mr. Bancroft, which will give
show of authority to that part of the
record, which has never heretofore been
given by authors treating of that impres
siveevent. Dummore undoubtedly acted a
base and treacherous part. Logan, un
undoubtedly sent the speech to the army
at Camp Charlotte, and Cresap did not ,
may be safely asserted, kill Logan’s fam
ily at Yellow Creek. These are the
three great points on which historians
have differed. We will see if our great
historian settles the matter.
Rev. Francis L. Hawks, D. D., one
of the most remarkable men 1 have known,
is hard at work on his new volume of
history of North Carolina. I repeat it,
Dr. Hawks is most certainly a remark
able man. Ilow ho can find time to
write anything in the shape of solid his
tory, is surprising to all who know him.
imagine an author seated at his table in
the deep seclusion of his study, remote
from the accustomed walk of the house,
and secure ftom intrusion, except through
his family servants, deeply engaged in
an intricate and difficult point, which
has probably puzzled the brains of many
before him. In the very midst of his
profound study, a call oomes, which will
take no excuse, no evasion, no put-off.
In less than an hour, another oomes; in
five minutes, another; in half an hour
still another, and so goes the day. And
as goes this day so goes to-morrow, and
the next, and the next! They are his
parishioners, and will not be put off!
What can any man do under such cir
ouinstances ! Dr. Hawks is eminently
a literary man ; he is a close student and
profound thinker, or he could never ac
complish one-twentieth part of that which
he does so well.
His Japan Expedition is a colossal
monument to his name. I Ba w him, the
other day, an hour before he went to ad
minister the last sad office to his depart
ed friend, the late Commodore Perry.
He spoke eloquently and impressively of
his association with and admiration of,
the roan. 1 regard Dr. Hawks, as alto
gether the roost profound student in
American History, that this, or any other
country, ever produced. If it were not
robbing the Church, I would rejoice to
see this eminent divine transplanted into
an appropriate Chair of History, in eith
er the University of Virginia, whither
my heart yearningly turns, or to the dis
play of his splendid acquirements. By
the way, is it not discreditable that we
MACOIV, GA. APRIL 9, 1858.
have not a single Chair of American
History in all our Universities and Col
leges, combined 1
Before closing the subject of history
and its accompaniments, allow me to
share with your readers, a part of the
pleasure I experienced this day in view
ing some highly interesting and valuable
personal relics and mementoes of the
amiable, but unfortunate Herman Blen
nerhassett—so celebrated by the image
ry and eloquence of Wirt.
I had handed me to-day, for examina
tion, some of the most beautiful speci
mens of old style personal ornaments it
has ever been my good fortune to see.
From the account which reached me,
concerning the personal ornaments of
Mrs. Blennerhassett, it is melancholy to
reflect upon the base use to which these
effects—once the adornments of the fair
enchantress of the wilderness—have been
subjected. Some have been traced
through vile pawn-brokers, who exacted
| ‘‘pound for pound others through mis
erable servants, who wantonly desecra
ted the depository of that lady’s person -
al effects and ornaments, and others, still,
in wretched hovels of filth and debauch
ery, where they have, as by a miracle,
been recovered, almost literally reeking
with the fumes of whiskey. Os the ar
ticles thus rescued, I examined with most
interest a heavy gold ring, handsomely
chased, and bearing on the inner side the
name M. De Oourey. A section of the
chasing opens with a spring and reveals a
receptacle, half an inch in length, which
contains a braid of well-preserved hair
—light auburn. Whoso is this ? What
is the history of that ring? Did the
hand of the wily Burr, the “arch beguil
er,” as some fanciful writers delight to
him. ever clasp the fairy fin.
gers which this ring adorned? But here
is another ring, larger and much more
beautiful than the one just described. It
resembles very much, in size and style,
those worn by the ancient Pharaohs. It
is of faultless beauty and most exquis
ite workmanship. The margin glows
with numerous sets of small brilliants,
and within is an enclosure of the same
lustrous character. Tne ground is blue
enamel. Within the small enclosure is
an inscription, “Za reconnaisance” In
side are the initials, 11 J. db S. H.”
Anew life of Blennerhassett, with a
history of his settlement on the wilder*
ness island, the “Burr Conspiracy,” Azc.
is now in preparation, and will be the
most interesting and valuable contribu
tion to Western history that we have
had for years. The wild and wayward
story of that accomplished and hapless
family, has never been written. A good
work will supply a most important des
ideratum. The gentleman who has it in
hand is a Virginian, who has written
much on American history, has studied
the whole subject thoroughly, and is ad
mirably qualified for the task which he
has undertaken. Such a work will cre
ate a sensation.
i have heard some new and strange
facts about the consanguinity between
Blennerhassett and the lady who became
his wife, before they were “one flesh.”
These have been given me direct from a
relative of the family, now residing in
this city, and are of the most startling
character. These are the alledged rea
sons for their withdrawal from society
at home and seeking an asylum amidst
the almost unbroken wilderness of the
far West. Enquiries will undoubtedly
be pushed into this matter and the whole
affair sifted to the truth.
I have fine likenesses of both Mr. and
Mrs Blannerhasset, daguerreotyped from
miniatures now in possession of a mem
ber of that noble family, in a distant
city. He is a fine-looking man—pleas
ant, open Saxon face. She, although
beautiful, does not look that divine crea
tion which poets and orators have paint
ed her. There is a peculiar expression
about the nose which does not strike the
eye as favorable. But, alas! how mel
ancholy the history of this strange couple.
Whatever their secret fears and hopes,
all have long since vanished in the vista
of the past! Their beautiful island home,
where taste and refinement, literature
and science reigned, secluded amid the
placid waters La Belle Riviere, has long
since, or at least all the evidences of a
cultivated hand and refined taste, depart
ed. I have wandered over it in vain for
even a vestige of its former splendor.
But all have departed, and nought save
the memories of the past survive. The
once happy recluses, now widely separa
ted, have sought the “canker and the
tomb;” and th£ir children, (ah, here
comes in—if the story which has reached
me cor* ct—the fearful injunction of
Holy Writ, against unnatural marriages)
the first born, at whose gentle lisp the
young parents’ hearts leaped with unut
tered joy that child, bearing his father’s
name, sunk Into an unknown and unhon
ored grave, buried by the hand of Char
ity.
But, enough. This painful recital,
these melancholy reflections on one so re
fined, educated, gentlemanly; and his
devoted companion, (whose deeply in
teresting mementoes I have this day ex
amined,) so pure, lovely, sylph-like, are
anything but pleasant.— Cor. Richmond
Whig.
- r
Woiiilerful, If True.
The following story, which we find in
the Memphis Ledger, should properly
be published on the Ist of April, but
like many good things, it will not bear
keeping :
The following remarkable circumstance
is now the subject of considerable ex
citement in Columbia county, Arkansas,
and the facts as setforth are said to be
literally true. We have heard of navi
gating the air by machines driven by el
ectricity and by steam, but this extraor
dinary story beats anything we “ever
went ajfishing.” Read it all, ye St Thom
ases :
Oak Grove, Columbia City, Ark., )
February 29, 1858. j
Editors Memphis Eretting Ledger. —
Gents: Our section of the country has
been thrown into considerable excite
ment, within the last few days, by the
most unheard-of affair that was ever
known. At first, no one would believe
it, until the man, Mr. Ben Jones, produc
ed such proof that the most sceptical
was fully convinced that it was true.
The facts are these. On thursday even
ing last, some persons were working in
a field, (burning logs) some eight miles
north of this place. Their attention was
attracted by a singular looking object
flying through the air at a most aston
ishing rate. They ceased work, and
watched it until it came fully into view,
when, to their astonishment, it proved to
be a kina ot balloon drawn by wild
geese. The geese flew languidly, and
after a few circles they alighted in a field
near the one in which the laborers were
at w ork. They rushed up, and when they
arrived, found a man standing up, hold
ing to the balloon to keep it from rising.
The crowd soon gathered about him,
and elicited the following facts.
He had witnessed the ascension of an
aeronaut in St. Louis some time past, and
since that period had been experimenting
in various ways upon the subject. He
lived in Harrison county, Missouri, and
near his house there was a large lagoon
setting in from the river. Num
bers of wild fowl covered the water,
when a mild spell of weather set in, and
the ice melted, leaving the water free.
During a late thaw he set a net and suc
ceeded in drawing thirty wild geese into
the trap. He manufactured a balloon
sufficient to sustain some five hundred
pounds, and when he finished it, he form
ed the idea of attaching the geese to it.
Accordingly* he fabricated a set of har
ness which, without being heavy, was
sufficiently strong, and then took the
whole into the meadow near by. He
carried his acids and iron during the
day, and on the following morning he
commenced inflating his machine. In a
few hours it was filled with hydrogen gas,
and he began to store it; which done,
he secured his steeds, and getting in, cut
the cord which confined the balloon. It
at once arose, the birds being very much
frightened, because entangled in their
harness, and created a good deal of con
fusion. Gradually, however, by slack
ing the cords which attached them, he
got them into lino, as the machine arose
in the air, the flying steeds straighteried
themselves out in a line and commenced
circling. A few times they sailed around
the field and then laid their course for
the West. A smart breeze now began
to blow and the birds altered their course,
uttering their peculiar cry, and stood to
wards the South-west. His sensation he
describes as delightful, darting through
the air with lightning speed, and without
fear, as he well knew by easing it of gas
he could descend. The birds now rose
gome half a mile above the earth, and af
ter an hour or two appeared to have lost
all fear. He passed over fields and farm
houses, and could see the people running
out to gaze after him, wonderstruek. He
could see numerous streams of water,
and as he had a compass with him, he
knew the course he was travelling. He
passed over the Missouri river, and his
course stood towards the South-east.—
\\ hen about eight hours out, he saw a
large stream of water, and he knew he
was over the Mississippi, as there were
two boats in sight. Again the birds
turned their course, and night came on.
By the course of the wind he thinks they
turned once in the night, towards the
North-west, but again steered South. He
kept on in flight until 8 o’clock the next
morning, when he commenced letting off
the gas, and as the balloon sunk the
geese did the same, until they alighted,
as we have stated.
However improbable this story may
seem, it can be attested to by many wit
nesses, and they are men of integrity.
Respectfully,
; I Wm. C. Johnson.
A Curious question.
* * A daughter
W ell, what brought her ? <
Kittr asks—“ How came she here ?”
Half with Joy. and half with fear,
Kitty is our eldest child
Eight years old, and rather wild
wild In manner, but In mind
Wishing all things well defined.
Klttv says—“ How came sb here ?”
1‘ ather. tell me—it’s so queer.
Yesterday, we had no sister.
Else I’m sure I should hare kissed her
• When I went to bed, last night;
And this morning hailed her sight
With a strange and niv delight;
For, indeed, it passes all
To have a sister not so tall
As my doll! —and with blue eyes !
And—T do declare!—it cries 1
Last night I didn’t see her, father,
Or I'm sure I had much rather
Stayed at home as still as a mouse.
Than played all day at Grandma’s house;
She is so pretty ana so tiny,
And what makes her face so shiny !
Will it always be like that?
Will she swell up plump and fat ?
Like my little doll; or tall
Like my wax one ? Tell me all—
About her, papa dear,
For I do so long to hear
Where she come from. And what brought her,
Your’s and mamma's bran new daughter!
A daughter ’—another daughter!
Add the question is, “What brought her?”
Spence, our boy, but three years old,
Says the nurse did—and Is l*>ld,
In defiance of them both
Since to yield his place he’s loth ;
And, pouting, feels his nose's point,
v\ hen I declare Yiiout of joint.
But though the childish explanation
lie food enough fur child's vexation,
We older folks must lielter find.
To feed the hunger of the mind.
To us, of larger issues preaching,
This link of life eternal, reaching
from earth to heaven, this new-born soul
Comes fresh from where for ever roll
Its countless years thro’ yonder heaven,
Has deeper causes for thinking given.
* * A daughter!
And what brought her! —
No matter what—she comes to bring
A blessing in her life's young spring,
“No matter, darling'—she is here—
Our daughter, sister, baby dear!—
Open vour hearts, and let her enter;
Open them wide, for God hath sent her!”
Curiou* Letter.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
publishes the following letter from a mar
ried lady in town to her friend in the
country:
My Dear Mrs. H : I thank you
heartily for your kind inquiries after Mr.
Jenkins, and the rest of my family.—
Our son John and daughter Mary are in
good health, but as to our daughter Car
oline, 9he is, beyond doubt, a most ex
traordinary being. It is with the utmost
candor I inform you, that she has lately
shown a strong propensity to drinking;
when olio can got at her liquor, she
seems perfectly happy ; she has not any
appetite for solids, nor has she eaten an
ounce since she came to town, which was
on the 22d of December last. There is
no such thing as reasoning with her on
this subject; her friends, indeed, de not
attempt to advise her, knowing it would
be lost labor. She has as many ridiculous
airs as a woman of quality, and more
attendants than her brother, notwith
standing she is single ; apropos, it is my
opinion, that if she does not alter her
conduct in many respects no man will be
troubled with her. She sleeps at least
half her time, and keeps more irregular
hours than her father. When we talk
seriously to her, she seems to listen, but
shows no mark of contrition; from the
general tenor of her conduct, it is but too
evident that she has aot the least respect
for us. She is often, in appearance,
thoughtful, but never communicates the
objects which engage her attention. She
is sometimes very angry, without any
apparent cause ; at others as placid, we
know not why. I will not say that she
wants charity, yet I never knew a tale of
distress draw a tear from her, and I think
she would not lose an hour’s amusement
to serve her best friends. Applause or
censure she treats with equal indifference;
she is often rather indecent, even before
strangers. When she converses, that
delicacy which is an ornament to her sex
is quite laid aside, and I never saw the
least appearance of a blush upon her
countenance. She is, it is true, some
times liberal, but bestows her favors in
so imprudent a manner, that they are
frequently received without thanks.—
Notwithstanding all these foibles, she
has some good qualities, and it is but
justice that they should be mentioned, in
order to balance the account. In the first
place, she's not ambitious, for she covets
no more than she has a right to possess.
She is chaste as ice, and treats all men
with equal indifference. If she now and
then, from an impetuosity of disposition,
interrupts conversation, it is without any
intention of offending. She never lays
her head upon her pillow with resent
ment in her mind, nor suffers uneasiness
from the recollection of past injuries, and
as she treats her friends without ceremo
ny, she is not offended at the want of it
in others. But, alas ! what are all of
her virtues while she continues so fond of
her bottle; a practice from which even
the rhetoric of Cicero would not persuade
her to desist. However, I hope we shall
be able to give a better account of this
extraordinary girl in a short time, a9
there must soon be an alteration either
for the better or worse ; I hope the for
mer. Adieu my dear friend.
Yours most truly,
Caroline Sophia Jenkins.
P. S. [ had almost forgotten to in
form you that she is seven weeks old to
morrow. C. T. J.
A Simple Remedy. —A writer in the Bal
timore Sun, who has been afflicted severely
in his family by that appalling disease, bron
chitis, has found relief from the following
remedy: Take honey in the comb, squeeze
it out, ’dilute it with a little water, and wet
the lips and mouth, occasionally, with it.
has never been known to fail, in cases where
the children had throats so swollen as to be
unable to swallow. It is certainly a sim
ple remedy, and may be a very efficacious
one.
A Flower in the Desert.
Here is a beautiful incident related by an
officer at Matamoros, in a letter to a friend in
Providence, which remind us that—
Tn the desert there still is a fountain,
In the wide waste there still is a tree,
And a bird in the solitude singing!
Our army was marching into Mat&uaoros,
and the officer writes:
“There was a little incident occurred which
contrasted so forcibly with what was going
on around me, that I could not but be struck
by it
“Uunder a tree just on the river bank,
and at the point where the bu9tle and throng
of the passage were the greatest, a family of
Mexicans had taken shelter, who had re- |
crossed to our side the day before, and had
not had time to move to their homes. There
were some six or eight children of various
ages; one of these a beautiful, black eyed,
graceful little creature of five or six years.—
I saw her, while the tumult and toil of all
description rang around, while arms were
flashing, cannon rolling, men hurrying to and j
fro, horses dashing at wild speed, the air fill
ed with shouts and oaths, and all was as if
quiet and peace were banished from the!
earth, half sitting, half lying upon a grassy
knoll, her head resting upon a white pet dove, j
and one little arm thrown around the bird as j
if to protect it from all harm.”
What a lesson is taught here! What a i
picture for the painter and the poet! See in
nocence personified in that sweet child! See
peace represented in that beautiful dovel—
How they stand out the bright, the glorious
figures in that scene, where war, with its ar
ray of banners and marshaled men, and
gaudily dressed officers on caparisoned hor
ses, fresh from the battle field, their hearts
filled with the swelling thoughts of the vic
tory they have won, and all glowing with
the ambitions desire that becomes the heroes
they have shown themselves to be —how
that sweet child and beautiful dove shine
with the light, that is from Heaven, in that
scene, where war fills up and darkens all the
back-ground!
I hear thy Voice, O Spring.
I hear thy voice, 0 Sprine 1
JU flute-like tones are floating through the air.
Winning my soul with their wild ravishing.
From earth'B heart-weary care.
Divinely greet thy song—
But yet methinks, as near the grove I pass,
Low sighs on viewh+4 wings are home along.
Tears gem the springing grass.
For where are thev, the young.
The loved, the beautifu’, who, when thy voice,
A yearagone. along these vallevs rung.
Did hear thee and rejoice ?
. Thou seek’st for them in vain—
No more they'll greet thee in thy joyous round ;
Calmly they sleep beneath the murmuring main.
Dr moulder in the ground.
Vet peace, ray heart—be etill!
Look upward to yon azure sky and know.
To heavenller music now thelrbosoma thrill.
Where balmier breezes blow.
For there hath bloomed a Spring,
Whose flowers perennial deck a holier sod.
Whose music is the song that seraphs sing.
Whoso light, tho stalls of God!
What I Have Seen.
I have known the young man who had
been engaged in the humblest pursuits and
who by chicanery and energy amassed a for
tune, occupy a position in society and exert
an influence among the people which supe
rior intelect and moral worth in others had
failed to command.
I have seen the gifted young man with a
host of applauding friends and influential fam
ily connections—whose pathway to honor
and distinction was plain and open—who
had the most endearing and powerful incen
tives to correct deportment and manly exer
tion—become the bloated sot and worthless
drunkard.
I have seen the wicked profligate and
the abandoned sinner, in the midst ot his
career, suddenly cease from the error of his
ways, and become the pattern and the guide
for those to follow who eschewed evil and
sought to do good.
I have known the humble country girl,
without money or family influence, to reach
the highest social position and become the
happy wife of a distinguished official,
I have known the proud and aristocratic
girl, who had wealth and family influence,
live to see the day when “none were so
poor as to do her reverence.”
I have known the young man who was
raised in the humble walks of life, with noth
ing to be particularly proud of, by accident,
get into society with his superiors, and by
his conduct, virtually ignore his family and
kindred.
I have known people to play the “toady”
around others in high life and put themselves
to great trouble to please them, and when
the oppertunity offered for a reciprocation of
attention, their claims to notice were not
regarded.
I have heard people talk of their thou
sands and tens of thousands, as if money
was as worthless as dirt, and seen them act
as if they were above people, live to see the
day they were glad to buy a piece of beef on
a credit, and had to be dunned for a few
dimes they owed these very people they
thought themselves above.
I have seen the man scoff at religion,
morality and temperance, and have hosts of
friends about him ready to listen to his
coarse jests and low vulgarity, live to see
the day that his word would hardly be tak
en for a negro supper, and go down to the
level of the very lowest in the community.
I have always seen men who were just
what they pretended to be, and whose
hearts were regulated by strict principles of
honesty, morality and virtue, through all re
verses and changes of circumstances sus
tained by the good men of the community
and cheered by the smiles of approving
friends, and who ever had the respect and
confidence of all who knew them, whether
in prosperity or adversity.
Roderick.
Virtue's Reward.— Our friend of the
Lexington Advocate says that there is a man
living near that place who always pays for
his paper in advance. He has never had a
sick day in his life—never had any corns ©r
toothache—his potatoes never rot—the wea
vil never eata bis wheat—frost never kills
his com or beans—his babies never cry in
the night and his wife never scolds. Rea
der, have you paid the printer? If youhave’nt
come along and do it, before lightning
strikes you, or your house burns up, or your
“riches take wings,” or some other terrible
accident, which is sure to kfe&ll the guilty
over take* you.
3VO. 3*
Pursuing a Widow ruder Diffi
culties.
The Bucyrus (0.) Journal spinsthe follow
ing yam, which, however faulty in its facts,
is readable as a romance. The editor was
prompted to “perpetuate” it, by observing in
a Pittsburgh paper the marriage announce
ment of a „ cquple who formerly resided in
Bucyrus. *The yarn is reeled off in this fash
ion :
Twelve years ago the bride was a young
lady of twenty, the daughter of a wealthy
merchant in Washington Pa. In her fath
er's employment was a young man named Ro
bert ,who, the young lady being bewitch
ingly beautiful, as in duty bound, reciproca
ted the attachment, and they were betrothed.
Unfortunately, the young lady's father en
tered his protest against this pleasant arrange
ment, and accordingly the young people put
off the happy day, indefinitely. About a
year afterwards she received a most tempt
ing proposal, which urged by her lather, she
accepted, and to the eternal despair of poor
Robert, was married. But alas, for the poor
bridegroom ! scarcely three months had
elapsed, when a kick from a vicious horse
killed him.
Robert consoled the widow, and deter
mined at the end of a year or so to marry her.
He had too much respect for her to press
j his suit immediately and did not for fifteen
I months, when he proposed. To his horror she
informed him that she was already engaged,
and that in three months more her seoond
marriage would be consummated. Two years
passed. In the meantime the widow and her
husband had removed to Syracuse, N. Y.,
and Robert, possessed by some strange hal
lucination, followed them. That season the
cholera swept that city, and amng its vic
tims was the second husband. Robert al“
lowed a year to pass, and was on the point
of urging his claims, when he received an in*
vitation to her wedding ! She was to be
married to late husband’s partner. Robert
remonstrated. The lady assured him that
her present step was not one of love, but
purely of necessity. The partnership affairs
of her late lamented, were in such a state
that settlement was impossible, and to save
immense losses she had determined upon
marrying the surviving partner. She
red him, also, that her sentiments towards
him were unchanged, and that should she
ever become a widow again, she would give
him the preference. She was mar ried, and
in a short time removed with her third hus
band to Detroit, Michigan. But a fatality
seemed to pursue her.
Herself and husband were on board a stea
mer that was wrecked near Buffalo, some
years since. The husband perished, and she
escaped only through the superhuman exer
tions of a friend who happened to be on
board. This friend was young, unmarried#
and his gallantry inspired such sentiments
in the breast of the widow, that she married
him before Robert had time to claim her.—
When he learned the state of affairs he was
somewhat indignant, but she told him the cir
cumstances and managed to satisfy him
with the promise that if she ever became
widowed again she would most positively
marry him. The lady, with her fourth hus
band, settled upon a farm near Bucyrus,
while Robert removed to Mansfield, that he
might be near her. In the course of a year
they removed to Pittsburg, where the hus
band went into the mercantile business, on
Liberty street —residing, however, in Alle
ghany city. Robert followed them, and
finding employment, determined to watch
the chances closely. One day he was pas
sing the store of Mr. , when he saw a
terrible commotion. Rushing in he saw
Mr. a mangled corpse upon the floor. —
A cask of rice which was being hoisted had
fallen and killed him instantly.
He inquired if any one had beeen sent to
acquaint his wife of the accident. Yes, the
first clerk had just started. Looking once
more at poor Mr. , to make sure that
he was perfectly dead, Robert started for Al
leghany as fast as his legs would carry him.
The first clerk was only a trifle ahead of him
and Robert knowing the importance of be
ing in time, from past experience, and fear
ing that the clerk had designs upon the wid
ow, ran like en Indian. Side by aide they
ran, until they reached the Hand street
bridge. The clerk wa9 obliged to stop to
make change, while Robert, who paid toll by
the year, passed without delay. He reach
ed the house, told the heart rendiag news,
and obtained a solemn pledge from the wid
ow, before the clerk arrived. This time ahe
was true to her promise, and after a year
had passed, they were married. Aj a.! her
husoands died wealthy, Robert is very com
fortably fixed. His history shows what
perseverance will accomplish.
Mistaken Conversions. —A correspondent
furnishes the following instances of mistak
en conversions in New York city:
Among the recent conversions was that
of Mr———,a large dry goods dealer. Af
ter his conversion he went to a neighboring
minister, and told him that there was so
many tricks in the trade, that he was con
vinced that no man could be honest, and ob
tain a living by the sale of dry goods.”
“Then,” said the minister, “I suppose you
intend to give up your business, and go into
something else.” •
“Oh, no,” replied the hopefni oonvert ; “I
shall .attend only to the purchase of goods,
and leave all the selling to my clerks.”
see,” said young lady, ‘‘that some
frinters advertise blank declarations for sale;
wish I corn'd get one.” “Why ?” asked
the mother. “Because, ma, Mr. G——-is
too modest to -ask me to marry him; and
perhaps if I could get a blank declaration
with the question he would sign it' 1
m m t: —
Core for the Barber s Itch.— -Wash the
face in pure lime water, or with a ley made
of hard wood asbee; let it dry—then neu
tralize the alkali by washing with good vin
egar. The ley kills the animalcule, and time
ly application of tbe vinegar prevents cor
rosive effects of tbe alkali. The general
system should he in good order.