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H. G. FARRELL’S ARABIAN LINI
MENT.
TRIUMPHANT OVER DISEASES.
I •.».
WE DAILY HEAR of dto most astonishing
cure? being effected fee that groat and popular
medicine. the genuine H. 6. FARRELL’S
ARABIAN LINIMENT, and we can truly say
from our own knowledge, that no medicine over
discovered has performed the same wondertul
cures, that it ha*, both in man and beast, and it
u equally good for both, which makes it so tru
ly valuable. It is therefore hailed by the anfifer-
ing as the greatest blessing of the ago, and no
one would ever allow himself to he without this
sovereign balm, who bad once witnessed its ma
gic power over diseaes, audits wonderttalpoten
cy in releiving pain, however severe, la a few
minutes time. We earnestly desire you to call
upon the agent, who will famish you, free of
'' charge, a small booh containing, besides other
valuable > r. motion, alaig* liat of certificates
from many of the most respectablepersona, of
cures effected t>y this celebrated medicine,
which surely are enough to convince tha most
•eapcSealdf fra transcendent virtues.' We no-
ti«j several certificates ofrheumatism cored after
the patient bad suffered every thing hat death
for fire to twenty years. Abo cases of paraly
sis, or loss of use of the limbs, where the flesh
had withered, leaving apparently hut dried skin
sod bone, presenting so horrid a spectacle that'
their FRIENDS LOOKHDUPG*THEM AP
PALLED while physicians pronounced them
BEYOND ANY HUMAN EFFORT to relieve.
Is is the moot efficacious remedy known for
burns, sprains, wounds, bruises, chilblains,
neuralgia, toothache, bites' of insects,and rep
tiles, sore throat, acre or weak eyes, tumors, sun
pain, etc., etc.; and is jnsed with unbounded suc
cess in most of the ailments of horses and cattle,
such as sweeny, farcy, sprains^ bruises, wounds,
-stiff neck and joints, lameness, swellings, galls
or chafes, sore eyes, partial blindness, etc. If
used in the beginning of fistula,poU-CTil, ring
bone and spavin, it will invariably stop their
further progress. Every family -should keep
this valuable medicine on hand, ready for any
emergency.
tan • a o v.
Falling faintly,
Pure and saintly,
On the barren winter land,
With tho lightness
Of a trembling maiden’s hand,—-
• Falling slowly, f
'Soft gad lowly, :•
O’er the dark brown ehrth below
. Gentlyveiling
All ite failing,
Cometh down the pearly snow.
Look out for Counterfeit* !
blic are cautioned against anothe
__ eft, which has lately made its appearr
, called W. B. Farrell’s Arabian Liniment,
the most dangerous of all the counterfeits, be
cause his haring the name of Farrell, many
will Lay it in good faith, without tbe knowl
eds* tbit a counterfeit exists, and thev will per I . ... . . .... ,
Impa only discover their error when the spun* wttb - 8
ttTmixtere baa wrought ft* evilaftwta. } the »«»*1 day ofthbgTOat
Round tho fences of the form*,
Like the shining
Thrilling twining
Of a maiden’s soft white arms,
Falling ofliy.
From the leafless boughs above;
Resting gladly,
- Falling aadly,
Most like purest earthly love.
Coming surely,
Staying pnrely, v
Emblem of the brightest things
That from heaven,
‘ ..•Earth ward given,
Floot down on soft snowy wings,
•Oht* bow .brightly,
AS beneath the winter sun;
Lowly lying,
Gently dying,
'When, its' work of love is done.
{From the New York Journal of Commerce.]
The Progress of Infidelity ; '1-
It is mote earnestly to be deplored-that so
few who are born’in this land and love Ameri
can traditions are aware of the rapid hatred of
Christianity and its concomitants which inspires
the vast numbers who are yearly increasing our
population from tbo continent of Europe. We
do not speak of fee .convicts and paupers that
are smuggled into, our ports from Genoa, Ham
burg, and Trieste; but of the tensroT thousands
iff" ' —^ —
provinces of Europe completely pan theized, and
with whom freedom is considered synonymous
with'the downfall, of Hie Kingdom/of the Re
deemer. We called attention some monthsago
to the fact that large unmbers who have come
of late years to this country are desciples of the
anarchist school of Heine, according to whose
creed “there can be no true freedom until
Christianity Is bloodily abolished,” L e. until a
persceutionby infidels of Christians is instituted,
' with ends similar, to those of Diocletian or
Sapor. We showed that elections had been
made .to turn upon the single point whether
prayers should be offered to God in our Legis
latures. whether the Lord’s day shonld be kept
and religious oaths be maintained. One of the
most influential German papers in ..this' city
published siiniftraneously artideslwarning .<the
better class of Germans, of whom: there are so
many in our city, against encouraging these
excesses. Our remarks Were republished in
various parts ofthe United States, and we trust
ed that a good result might be produced. Since
then, however, another anniversary has occur
red of the birth day of Thomas Paine, and it
to learn how
of Cbristiani-
We clip the following extracts from a latter
of Gen. Duff Green, a man well known to the
country, of strong end vigorous intellect, sound
national views, end. n thorough knowledge of
politics. Tho letter was addressed to Hon. R..
M.J. Hunter.
It was. a saying of O’Ctuosll, that Ireland
shonld belong to tho Irish; and there was
truth in tho saying, whioh constituted the
strength of his movement. If Ireland should
belong to tho Irish, because they are Irishmen,
by what right can foreigners complain that we
organise, an American party, pledged to dofeat
ulUtcal
voters,
.j— . - „ -. their sup-
porthyanabue.pf o'ffloiaiparonsgg. .
It is said that the eccentric Mr. Whitfield
replied to some one who was opposd to lively
airs in church music, “I do not think the Devil
onght to have tha best tunes;” so believing that
there is a deep philosophy in popular “diseoiu
tent,” and that the maintenance of true reli
gion and patriotism (by whioh I mean the
maintenance of Evangelical troth, in opposi-
Ron to popish.idolotiy and a preference for onr
own people and government over, all others)
to be the basis of the organisation ofthe A-
merican party, I am not willing to surrender
.that organisation with the power and influence
whioh “philosophy”“troe religion" and “pat-
riotism’’ must give into the hands of northern
fkn»tici*m. I ftf one. am not willing thus to
surrender my birth-right; and I respeetfully
submit that instead of wasting onr energies in
a. fruitless war upon the American party, it is
much better to unite in tho movement, and give
it a right direction.
Very respectfully your friend.
DUFF GREEN.
Penalties for Usury.
The following summary of tho laws of tho sev
eral States in relation*to the'legal interest in
money taken from tho Honker*' ‘Magasine for
January 185ft. may be considered as reliable.—
It differs materially from (be statements
heretofore published aad now in circulation :
Legal rates of
State*. interest pr cent.
Maine G Excess not recoverable.
New Hampshire G Forfeit three times the inter
est.
G Excess may be recovered
back
0 Forfeit three timos tbe wbolo
interest
6 Excess may ba' recovered by
payers.
G Forfeiture of all the interest
7 Forfeiture of contract
C Forfeiture of contract!
6 Forfeiture of contract
6 Forfeiture of contract
6 Excess recoverable by payer.
6 Contracts void
6 Contract void
Vermont
Msasaohnsetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina 7 Forfeit of all tbe interest
Evil Compant.—Tho following beautiful al
legory is translated from the German. Sopho-
nius, a wise teacher, would not suffer even
his grown up sonis'and daughters to associate
with those whose 6ondoct was not pure and up
right. “Dear father,” said tho gentle Eulalia
to him hne day, when he forbade her, in com
pany with her brother,-to visit the volatile Lu
cinda—“dear father, you must think me very
m „ A1WiX 2^* \ childish, if you imagine that we should ho ox-
i ja^feoaa I*T>**** ?*■ posed to danger by it” The father took in
silence a dead coal from the hearth, and reach
ed it to his dsnghter. “It will not burn you.
my child; take' it” Eulalia did so, and be
hold, her beautiful- white hand was soiled and
blackened, and, as it chanced, her white dress
also. “ We cannot Be too careful in handling
cools,” said Eulalia, in vexation. “Yes, truly,”
said the fether, “yon see, my child, that coals,
even if they do not burn, blacken; so it is with
the company of the vicious,”
Georgia 7 Forfeit of all the interest.
Alabama 8 Forfeit of all tho interest
Arkansas 6 Contracts void.
Florida 6 Forfeit of all tho interest
Illinois 0 Defendant recovers his costs.
Indiana 0 Fine of five- times the whole
interest.
Iowa 6 Forfeit of excess of interest
Kentucky 6 Contract for interest void. •
Louisiana 5 Forfeit of all the interest
Michigan 7 No penalty.
Mississippi 6 Forfeit excess of interest
Missouri 6 Forfeit excess of interest
Ohio . 8 Forfoit excess of interest
Tennessee 6 Liable to indictment for mis
demeanor.
Texas 8 Forfoit of nil the Interest
Wisconsin 7 Special contracts—12.'
California 10 No penalty.
Virginia Know Nothing Nominations.—
The Baltimore American says Wo lenrn
from onr correspondent at Winchester, Vn.,
that the Know Nothing Virginia State Conven
tion, which assembled there on Tuesday last,
composed of Delegates from all parts of the
State, made nominations for Governor, Lieu-
Psnalty for viola- 1 ;«™» r Qorer " or ’ *«d Attorney General, at a
Hon of/itur,, l«te hour on tbe same evening, taking up com-
Iton of Usury law*. pnrU|ve , y n#w men> Tho folIowing £ t £ e Uck .
ot: ;
For Govorhor—Thomas S. Flournoy.,
For Lieut Governor—J. M, H. Beale.
For Attorney General—John M. Patton.
Before tbe Convention ndinnrhod. or the nom
inntions were made public, despatches were re
ceived from all tbe nominocs signifying their
acceptance.
Mr. Flournoy, the nominee for Governor, was
a Whig member of the Thirtieth Congress. Mr
Beale was a Democrat member of the. last Con
gress, from tbe Kanawha district, and Mr. Pat
ton was a Deinocrat-mcmber off the Hou-o of
Representatives of the Twenty-Third Congress,
and lately filled the office of Attorney General,
to which he has been nominated.
The Whigs will, it is understood, make no.
nominations for State officers, and there is,
therefore, little or no doubt of tbe election of
the entire ticket.
The gemmae article is manufactured only by I ^ has beon celebrated. The Gemma language
TL6. Farrell, sole •inventor aad proprietor, and j ^“J^ 0 *** * *?***? *hich prevents the; meet
wholesale druggist. No. 17 Main street, Peoria, j from Ma^iufng wbat takea place
-HEirta to wkw afl apeBcattSaa forAganeiw I }£$!!* yftfqWBf that unknown tongne.-
nrast be addressed. Be sure yea get it with The Teutons,-direct insures the existence of
the letters H. G. before Farrell's, thus—H. G.
FARRELL’S—and his signature on the wrap-
Sold bj Kendrick A Pledger, Melville
. G. B. F. Mattox, ML Hickory
C. Brown,. Coosa P. O.
Brunner A Moyers, Summerville
Robert Bmitey, Wholesale Agent, Rome
and by regularly authorized agents throughout
the United States.
AGENTS WANTED in every town, village
and hamlet in tire United States, in which one
is not already established. Address H. G. Far
rell as above, accompanied with good reference
as to character, responsibility, Ac.
F. M. EDDLEM AN <ft BE0.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Keep constantly on hand and for sale, at
the lowest cash prices, a large assortment of
BOOTS, SHOES. LEATHER, LASTS.
PEGS. C ALF LINING and BINDING SKINS
SHOE-MAKER’S TOOLS, Ac. Ac.
- Jan 9. 1S55, v ly
J. M. TOMLINSON,
F .A IN, House Sign, Coach, Passenger Cars
Fresco, Ornamental and Decorative Painter
Also manufacturer of Gilt Glses Door Plates
Window Signs, Numbers for Public Houses
Churches and Street Number?.
Opposite Jacob Hass A Co. White Hall Street
Atlanta. Oa. Jan 9. 1855 • j/ Ig
T. R. RIPLEY.
ATLANTA, GA.
D IALER in China, Crockery, and Glass
wares ; Lamps of all kinds; Oils, Csm-
-phiue, Fluid, and Alcohol by the bbL Terms
Cash in advance. Jan 9,1855 ly
JOS. E. SWIFT,
GENERAL AUCTION
asd
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
FOOT OF WHITE HALL STREET,
ATLANTA GEORGIA.
Deferences
wHiTXET a hunt. Atlanta, Georgia.
J. ft WALLACE 4 BrOS. “ "
C. WRIGHT. KSO., “ “
.kecvek. hkndkix * co., Charleston, S.-C.
nicbol a peacock. Nashville. Tenn.
EDWARD swipt. Es<i. Savannah, Georgia.
DAVIS, KOLB a FASNtSO. Augcsta “
w. h peters. New* Orleans.
Jan. 2.1865. ; ■ 3m
Bra. Smith & Wooten
"TT AVTNG associated themselves in the prac-
£l tice of Medicine and Surgery, offer their
services to the public. Dr. Smith is prepared
to treat any diseases of the Eye and Ear. Office
on Broad St., one door below H. A. Smith’s
Book Store. jan 23 ’55, [1 y.
■„ f NJ
ATLANTA
MACHINE WORKS.
(LATE ATLANTA IRON POUKDRY.)
T HIS new Company isnow prepar a
ed to do work on short not jce,of
heavy aod light Castings from _
the latest improved patterns of Iron,'Brass
or Composition, all of which will bu war ran
ted. Turning, Borings and Drilling done to
order. Also, screw cutting of 10 feet or un
der of any size and thread required. Heavy
and light forg5ng of wrought Iron or Steel
done in siqierior style.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION is called to
their patterns for Mill Gearing, for Merchant
and Custom Flouring, and Saw Mills, Gin
Gearing of all tbe usual sizes, and Bark
Mills always kept on haBd. We are also
prepared to build stationary Engines u[K>n
the latest improvements. All of which will
be sold low for cash. Copper and Brass
. taken in exchange for work at cash prices
JAMES L. DUNNING,
john McDonough,
WILLUM RUSHTON.
*P. 8. AH ofthe above company are prac
tical Mechanics, and give tbeir individual
■ttentien to the business. Jats. 9, ’68.
• he Anti.ChriyHBe b-ziuBa,,whose large num-
berv arc reinforced continually from abroad, as
p vast secret society to which none can have
access who do not go through an arduous pains-
tnking apprenticeship of study, which In the
end leaves them, when initiated, only among
tbe first class of novices. Yet its members are
easily naturalized, become as speedily as pos
sible ehizens.of these Stores, carrying Atheism
to the polls.: and receiving the homag of dem
agogue politicians to obtain a few miserable
suffrages.
A few of the “reformtH demanded by the
“Freimaenner”—so they call themselves—who
have set up Thomas Paine as their apostle, and
who strives to gain strength to revolutionize
our free Government by the establishment of
the tyranny of anarchy, are: abolition
of tbe laws for the observance of the Sabbath .
abolition of oaths in Cohgress; abolition of
oaths upon the Bible; no more prayer in our.
Legislatures; abolition of the Christian systems
of pnoishment; abolition of tbe Presidency, of
all Senates, of all lawsuits involving expense ;
the right of the people to change the Constitu
tion when they like; a reduced term in acquir
ing citizenship. Ac*
These things arc not sought after as mere
shadows,.nor are they the dreams with which
visionaries amuse themselves, but which do no
barn; they are seriously inculcated, princi
ples, earnestly instilled, for tbe propagation of
which there exists several chief and many mi
nor societies to wbieh hundreds cf thousands of
foreigners are affiliated, who are in constant
communication vyith each other and act in con
cert, and wtto are beginning to b« felt in every
comer of the land, bnt particularly in the West,
where their efforts are greatiy aided by tbe
growing licentiousness of Abolitionism.
CratnttoDi Counsel.
If-you would not be disappointed, take care
bow you rolynpon men in mnttefe where their
pecuniary interests conflict with yours.
If you would have your friends- complain of
you, disapprove of tbeir wrong doing and tell
them of tbeir faults.
• If you would be poor leave your business to
others. • ■ • v ' *- u " f ‘ rt ‘ ~
If you would get hopelessly in debt, contin
ue to buy what you don't want.
If you would lose your friends part witb your
riches.
If you would repent when it is too late, let
your children grow up without government.
If you would not be always paying debts,
don't be too hasty to become security to others.
If you would be pressed for time, postpone
till to-morrow that which you should do to-day.
If you wonld keep out of trouble, meddle not
with other people’s quarrels. : '
If you would see your business decline, neg-
leet it, and take your ease. ^ V
If you wonld please women, and men too,
flatter ther vanity.
If you would lose your good name, keep bad
company.
If you.would die In rags, live in idleness.
If you want to Bate your neighbor, do him
an injury.
If you would conquer your enemy, govern
your own temper.
If you would be wise, study the end of
things. \
If you would be singular, do as you would
be done by.
If you want a friend who will never fail you,
make Christ your friend. ,
If you would lose your health, take physic.
If you would die before your time, tarry long
at the wine. ;
, If you would liavo vexation, go to law.
If you would know your true friends, turn to
those you bavo mado in the day of your adrer-
aity. ■ * y i/c.-*' ^
If you would have a jealous wife, talk of tbe
beauty and charms of other women
SPEwnuro Time.—We talk, says an. English
writer, of spending our time, as if it wore so
much interest of a perpetual annuity ;whereas
we are all living upon our capital, and he wh >
wastes a single dny, throws away that which
can never he recalled or recovered.
The New York papers state that the police of
that city a few days previous arrested, at a
house in Mnrcer-street, some thirty or forty
men and women engaged in a dance, in a
condition of unqualified nudity. The whole
party was taken to tha Tombs. ^ '
- Barbux nr own Paragraph.—We have al
ready extracted quite freely from BlaekwootPe
criticism of Barnmn’s Life, but wo really can
net refrain from one^passage more. .'The follow
ing is a model of terseness and truth, and it
•ojjptt to be'printed in.every newspaper,; from
one end of the country to toe other:
We da not blame Barnnm for having ex
hibited Tom Thumb ; but we denouneo him for
his acknowledged lies, and for his confessed
deceptions. Fraud, falsehood and willful im
position were tbe principal cause* of bis suc
cess in almost every speculation which he has
set down; -and so far from beipg ashamed of
his enoduet, he is positively prond of it 'The
mendicant who, on the highway, exhibit* sores
on his person produced by the application to
the skin of a balf-penpy dipped in aqnafortis,
and solicits charity on account of bis infliction,
stands, morally-speaking, quite as high as Bar
nnm, who, if one half of his narrative be true,
be most richly deserve the tread-mill.
“ Read his book, and you will see that most
of what he calls his “speculations” are attempts
to obtain money under false pretences—an ar
ticle of dittoy well know in this country, and
constantly visited with punishment. If it
should be said that the public must take the
consequence of its own credulity; we ask what
is tbe difference between the case of Barnum,
and that of a person who tries to collect alms
by means of false certificates?”
A Tough Storm Story*..—The Peru (Illinois)
Qhronicle, of tbe 6th inst, learns from a farm
er who resides on toe south side of theTllinois
River on toe Bluff, some particulars of the
stonn-af toeffOtli nit
His cattle, though they were enclosed in a
circle of straw stacks and bay stacks, were so
muck affected by the driving-blast that they
refused to eat. The snow, was driven between
their hates, and, coming in contact with the
skin, was for a moment melted, then frozen,
until the whole cevering of the animal seemed
one unbroken armor of ice, which did not dis
appear on many for four days after. The snow
melting on their foreheads and running down,
formed bnge icicles that passed down over the
face, and reached far below the nose, giving
them the appearance of toe beast with tbe ten
horns—in many instances* the broad sheet of
ice falling over the eyes, blindfolded them ef
fectually. Tbeir nostrils were filled with frozen
snow.tbat had been driven into them by the
violence of the wind. ' Tbe qnails that had gath
ered about bis barn yard, as a last resort, were,
■frozen to death. Prairie chickens were either
frozen to death or so benumbed that he could
take them with his hands os they sat on the
fence, sleeping with .stupor. His barn yard
chickens were many of them frozen, and, what
is singular, in nearly cvery.csse they were found
with'tbeir bills wide apart as they could be sun
dered, and tbe mouth filled with solid ice. He
has driven his cattle and teams, ‘over his fences,
toe snow being on-a level With them, and so
compact as to sustain a heavy load.
A Mator Circumvektbd.—-The Mayor of
Detroit determined, a few days since, to put a
■top to the driving of fast horses through tho<
principal streets of that city. So, in company
with a posse of policemen, ho walked deliber
ately through the middle of Jefferson avenue,
a^ beautiful wide street, which is generally the
course for trotters. Arrived at the end of bis
promenade, the Worthy mayor was fetigued,
and gladly accepted tbe invitation of a gentle
man to take a scat in bis cutter.. No sooner
was be seated than toe horse broko into a 2.40
pace, and the conservator of public morals found
bimsalf flying along at * spood quite destruc
tive of anything like dignity, and entirely sub
versive of municipal discipline. Tbe proprie
tor and driver of the sleigh made the mostatren-
uoua efforts to stop bis horae^ xnd pulled upon
the lints till his arms were lame, which every
body knowajs tbe way to stop one of our A-
merican trotters, but the animal could not be
indueed to tarry, and dashed on. The other
fast ones in toe street, seeing tbe Mayor set tbe
example, at once entered in to toe contest, and
a merry time wae the result. The owner of tbe
iporse ba* eioce expressed his extreme regret
feat hie animal ebould have behaved so badly,
and threatens to sell him, while the Mayor has
not ainee been seen promenading the avenue.
An Elast c Principle.
The United Democracy of New York have
gone the whole figure with the Monroe doctrine,
by stretching ^application to the islands of
the Pacific and to China. At the great meet
ing of Wednesday last, in the city of New York,
the following resolution, among others,- was
passed by accumulation and with great entbu
siasm :
Beeolved, That the Union Democracy of New
York, adhering to the true American doctrine of
Monroe, repudiate any Hne of Governmental pol
icy which does not resist, to the extent of the
“life and fortunes” of the nation, all European
interference with the affiiirs of this continent,
and which will not resent to the utmost the en
croachments which aresonghttobemnde by the
Allied Powers of Western Europe in Chinn the
Sandwich Inland*, Central America, nnd Cu
ba.
It is such superlative nonsense as this, ot
tered at party meetings and sent forth ns the
sentiment of the country, which subjects ns to
the contempt of other nations. Demagogues
make the mistake of thinking thnt nothing bnt
absurd extravagancies are suited to tho popu
lar tas te.—National Intelligencer.
The poem below, says tbs New York Leader,
i* thought to bear a Striking resemblance to
some of tbe more careless productions of James
Bayard Taylor, the celebrated poet and travel
er. We have no time and less inclination to
discuss tbe relative merits of Mr. Taylor and
toe author of the following verses, or to
institute comparisons between them. We may
venture, however to assert, withont-fear of con
tradiction by any well-qualified critic, that Mr.
Toy lor is the more polished and tasteful of the
two, while the authorof the verses under consid
eration is much the more profound. Bead them
and judge: „
THORTS ON A FADED BOKA.
In looking over my trunks one da
il lit on a old boka
Immegitly thorts come into my bed
k thus to tho boka I sed—
Poor dried np thing what made you faid
Aod rinkle up like a ole made
What made u laze yonr sweet perfume
What you bad about the middle of gone.
» A lass what a lesson in n lyze
Tn awl hn see yon with their ize ' -
- Bnt most of awl should the fore seek
Learn wifcdum from u i expeck.
Tharo phorms so phare and plnmp to see
Like dead roaz leaves will dryed np bee
Thare shoulders white they sho to awl
W^ill then be kivered^with a short.
Thare ronnd bare arms so very wbyte
Willthen be hid clean out of sight
And varios other of these man killers
Will be conseeled with phyno mantillcrs.
The Bnspension Bridge over Niagara.
The opening ofthe greatHnilway'Suspension,
Bridge at Niagara Falls, on Friday last, is one
of the important “vents^ of tbe day. The cross
ing was made from Hamilton, in Upper Canada,
to the American shore, nnd the scene afforded
unusual interest to the crowd in attendance.—
When the mammoth English freight engine
made Its appearance, gayly, decorated wi h the
British and American colors, tbe excitement
was great. The Buffalo Express says:
“ At the moment that the colossal .en
gine entered apon the bridge the crowd
united their voices in singing 5 ‘God Save the
Queen.’and, as it passed to the, centre, three
hearty "cheers were given and responded to by
the delighted multitude on both, tbe American
and Canadian sides of the river.* Tbe train then
proceeded to the American side, where (Brit
ish mingling with Yankee voices) ‘Hail Colum
bia’ and ‘Yankee Doodle’ were sung witb. the
snme'heartiness and spirit thnt bad characteriz
ed the singing of Britain’s national air.
“The opening of this mighty and magnificent
structure, well worthy of being classed witb the
world’s wonders, really forms an epoch it> tha
history of the world. It unites with strong iron
bands two countries, to tbe intelligence and en
terprise of whose inhabitants the bridge owes
Its existence and stands a fitting tnonument”
Pool’s Funeral-250,000 Persons Pres
ent.
Tbe New York Express estimates the num
ber of people who turned oat on tbe. occasion of
Bill Poole’s funeral, Sunday last, at 250,000! —
Large delegations wero present from, Albany,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and surroundingtowns.
This concourse was not made'up of those who
belong only to the “lower classes," ^bnt many
persons occupying the best position in society,
were present The Express asks the meaning
of this nnusnal demonstration, and then offers
the following explanation :
“Bill Poole” was not a “great man.” in tbe
ordinary acceptation of the term. He was on-
Bill Poole, tbe hatcher* Wo believe he never
was considered in nny sense a “public benefac
tor.” He was not a soldier. We do not learn
that he ever shed bis blood upon the battle field
—bnt (mark!) it. wae the conviction based upon
hi* dying declaration that he, ae an American,
had his blood shed to satisfy the vengeance of a
“set of Irish," which called forth from the peo
ple of this city, the overwhelming and overshad
owing manifestation of yesterday. Americans,
we believe, do not assemble together spontane
ously by the hundreds of thousands^as they did
on this occasion, to deify the memory of a mere
pugilist or “shoulder hitter.” The mystery, if
there can be in Intelligent minds any mystery
about it, was all explained by the memorable
death-bed sentiment ofthe deceased, blazoned
in characters as black as night npon the canopy
which covered the coffin—
"I DTE A TRUE AMERICAN!!! ”
“That is the history of it alL It tells why a
quarter of a million of citizens left their homes
nnd firesides to build np, as it were, a living
wall, on both sides of the street, along which
the mortal remains of the murdered might pass,
in honor of the grave. It was the sentiment that
was honored, not the pugilist.. There was a
principle-in it. The conviction that a man—a
citizen—no matter how repugnant hia associ
ations or whole course of life might be to men
of better tastes and chaster habits—was brutal
ly murdered by a “set of Irish,” beeaase be
was an American, worked in 'men’s minds a de
termination to show tha world how tbe assas
sination. and tbe infernal motives- which are
said to have prompted it, are estimated by a
people who have the misfortune of not being
born in Ireland.”
Tbe philosophy of dyspepsia is tons stated
by a recent medical writer: as soon as food
reaches tbe stomach of a hungry, healthy man
it pours out a fluid substance, called gastric'
juice, as instantly as tho eye yields water if it
be touched with anything hard ; this gastric
dissolves tho food' from without inwards, as
lumps of ice in a glass'\of water are melted
from without inwards. If from any canse this
food is not thns melted, or dissolved, that is in
digestion or dyspepsia. Vinegar, in its action
on food, is more.nearly like the gastric juice
than any other fluid known. Thus it is that
pickle or a little vinegar will “settle tbe sto
mach” when some discomfort is experienced
after eating.
Cure for Hydrophobia.—Two table spoon-
falls of Chloride of lime to halfti -pint of water,
with which the wound is constantly bathed.—
The cure is almost infallible, as will be seen by
the following results:
From 1810 to 1824, the number of patients
admitted into Breslau Hospital was 184, of whom
only two died; 1784 to 1824 into tbe hospital at
Zurich, 243 persons bitten by different animals,
(82 by dogs,) of whom only four died.
It appears from the annexed paragraph from
two New York journals, that tbe Democrats of
that State are at variance on this Cuba question.
Tho National Democrat remarks :
“ There seems to be a little jar between the
city and country views of tho friends of the
administration. The soft meeting in this city
on Wednesday adopted a Cuba resolution;
while, the Albany Argas of the next morning
contains an article approving Mr. Morey’s for
eign policy, and hoping that‘few citizens of
this republic desire to see its foreign policy con
ducted upon any such basis’ of aggression.
What are we to think?”
, The Albany Argas replies:
“ ‘ Think'-wbat you please, and let others do
the like. > We ‘think’ that larceny—whether of
a horse, a bag of gold, or an island—is'not to
be eommended, nnd we shall not be likely to
think otherwise, whatever any publio meeting
in.New York or elsewhere, majjr ‘think’ on the
subject. We don’t go for stealing.”
Speaking of Mr. Overby’s acceptance the Co
lumbus Bnquirsr observes: C
“We regret this decision upon tbe part of
Mr. Overby ; for while we yiold to- no one in
deprecating the manifold evils of Intemperance,
and in our desire to witness tbeir corroetion, we
have failed to perceive tho probability of nc*
complisbing tbe desirable ends uimed nt in this
movemont by the courso proposed. We think
that any. attempt to organize a party in this
State on~tbe distinct nnd single issue of prohi
bition, will not only prove futile, but to n great
extent will subvert tbe very object intended to
bo secured,—by bringing into the area of po
litical strife a question which in our opinion,
would find a better and moro effective advocacy
in the milder and more genial atmosphere of
moral suasion, and in iess obtrusive appeals to
the moral sense and hearts of tho people.
As at present * advised, wa cannot therefore
take part in toe movement.
Dr. Thomas Hooker, of New Orleans, has
discovered a chemical preparation, whioh, tnix r
ed-with mad as a .bricklayer would, mix lime
with sand, makes an excellant coal/—coal that
can be made nnd sold in the New Orleans mar
ket for thirty cents per barrel, if made by hand,
'or fifteen cents, if mode by machinery. It
lights easily ; there is no offensive smell emit
ted, but little smpke, and but verv lit.tlo dust
or cinder*!. What little cinders are left, is good
for cleaning silver, brass or other similar metals
and too ashes make a tolerable sand paper, and
is also good for sentbbing floors, Ic.. .“Tbe
patentee also Assures us,” s*>ys tho American
Exponent* ‘‘that it will not; only burn well in
grates (where wo saw it burning;) but in stoves,
furnaces for smelting, and for making steam.—
In fact it can bo put to all the practical uses of
wood Rnd coal except for the purpose of gener
ating gaes." _ _ _
To ,Cpr® the Croup.—A writer In tho
“Country Gentleman,” gives tbe following pro
scription for tho cronp:
“Divest tbe child of all clothing nbout tbe
nock and chest; then bathe the throat and up
per part ofthe chest freely. with cold water.—
Let this be done by pouring, sponging, or vory
frequently application of wet cloths; whiio
this is being done, propnro warm water, and
immerse tho feet in it. This gives reliof in a
short timo ; tho child should bo put quietly to
rest, with a jug of worm water to the feet,
when perspiration and sleep soon follow. Any
ono can follow these directions immediately, and
Life in New York.-«-A correspondent writes,
“A grand thieves’ ball was given at the bait,
corner of Henry and Oliver streets, on Thurs
day evening. The principal parties on the floor
together *ith the manager and committee, men,
tbe police sny, were composed of professional
gamblers, pickpockets, and abandoned women,
witb a fair springing of jail birds of the most
cgse-faardened description. - Tbe police entered
the hall just ns the first qundrillo was commen
cing, and took nine of the parties prisoner.—
The others scattered sans ceremonie. The next
morning the persons arreBted were all sent np
to the penitentiary as vagrants.”
The following origin*! and pretty poem, en
titled “Nell nnd I,” is from tbe pen of William
Roderick Lawrence : £
Stars are gleaming, stars are beaming
From tbe atnre vaultabove,
And with Luna’s soft light streaming
O’er tha face I fondly love—
That beauteous face, that angel face,
O’er which cloud -shadows seldom move.
Gaze I seeming as if dreaming,
Peering in those eyes so bine !
O'er which liquid moonligat streaming
Doth impart a beauty new l
In depths bright visions see I,
Neither seen by her—nor you.
Scenes which gladden, scenes which sadden,
Have passed o'er their gentle sight;
Bitter griefs, which almost sadden.
May bare dimmed their sonny light—
Bat wbat hearts this hour doth gladden,
This calm hour of summer’s night.
True love telling, sad thoughts quelling,
Whispering in the willing ear;
From tbeir depths sweet words up-welling,
Banishing each wayward fear—
Heart to heart its love-wealth selling,
Sealed with kite, and sigh; and tear.
Bright stars beaming, softly gleaming
With mihi lustre from on’bigh.
And the silvery moonlight streaming
Bound us, from tfie placid sky—
Of the future fondly dreaming— >
Sweetly dreaming—Nell and L
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
The Ostend Plot—Extraordinary disclosure of'
' the Treachery of the administration to Pierce
Soule -the shuffling of the doeumenfs-Soule’s
Policy—the Russian Emperor's Letter.
Washington, March 8,1855.
The details of the Ostend Convention are not
to come before the public through toe President.
The papers sent into the House of Representa*
tives contain no information that had Dot al
ready appeared in the Herald upon toot subject
It was purposely arranged that die meagre par
ticulate communicated should be represented at
a moment when Congress would not have toe
power to act upon them, while toe apparent
readiness of the President in sending' them in,
was to quiet public suspicion, and' to mislead
public opinion as to the real importance of a
subject that had so long been before toe coun
try. Mark this down as diplomacy No. 1.
While in possession of the House, toped up
and secured by an nnusnal profession of sealing
pax, Senator Gwin, of California, entered and
expressed a desire to giye the correspondence a
hasty perusal, which was politely refused, on
the ground that their publicity ha<f not been
determined by the House. The final decision
for publication being arrived at, the press of
New York was furnished with a document that
appeared in the Herald last October, together
with a few extracts of letters between Marcy
and Soule, while too all-important particnlara of
the convention, including Mr. Soule’s official
action in Madrid, were withheld from toe pub
lic. On Tuesday of this week this package of
papers, taken from Forney’s bands, , found their
way to the President’s private room, where all
that was of the least importance was taken
from it, and the worthless balance returned to
the Union office for printing. Another evidence
of shrewd diplomacy placed to the credit ofthe
President, and marked No. 2.
Tho motives actuating this last step of Gen
eral Pierce are not without interest Mr. Soule
had been invited to take dinner with tbe Pres
ident. He pleaded an exense for the refusal to
accept the offer, aud the whole of Monday was
given by Soule to private explanations with
Marcy, in the State Department. General
Pierce, after the adjournment of this interview,
was notified that Mr. Soule should insist upon
the unabridged publicity of every line that was
written upon the subject of Cuba, from the
President and Secretary of State, in case the
resolution of the House of Representatives
shonld be complied with, and if the'demand
should not meet witb approval, Mr. Soule gave
notice that a regard for bis own reputation and
the truth of history wonld force him to p1™<>
the matter in its true light before tbe public.
This expressed resolve led to toe removal from
the papers sent to Congress on Saturday, as
already stated, of all such documents as were
but partially detailed, aud the omitted parte of
which were evidences favorable to Mr. Soule
and bis negotiations, which General Pierce had
determined upon suppressing. No .surprise,
after this, can be expressed at the propriety of
Mr. Soule’s refusing to sit at the same family
table with Gen. Pieree. You .will shortly be
made apprised of much information, calcula
ted to increase the disgust already felt towards
Gen- Pierce and his Cabinet in the transaction
of our foreign affairs. In this interview be
tween Mr. Soule and Secretary Matey, the lat
ter, for the first time, was made acquainted with
the extent of the "President’s treachery as used
against him. Several of bis lette>$, marked
private, in his own handwriting, were placed
before Gov. Marcy for his perusal by Mr. Sonle.
In comparing dates, tit was found that these
letters ware written and forwarded across the
Atlantic at tbe same time with certain State
papers, written by Gov. Marcy to Mr. Soule,
the contents of which had been agreed upon in
Cabinet meeting, and approved by the Presi
dent, who, at the same time, was confidently
urging upon onr Minister ip Spain a contrary
line of policy. Diplomacy No. 3.
The publication of these papers wonld force
from Mr. Marcy ' his resignation, and this step
since, the arrival of Mr. Sonle is thought to be
among the early probabilities. Self-respeet
would dictate the measure. Mr. Soule has ex
pressed himself as satisfied with the conrso of
Gov. Marcy, so for as his consistency goes, anff
hence his.preference for an interview with the
Seertary. „
It is now acknowledged, semi-nfficially, that
an antograph letter has beon received from the
Russian; Emperor by the President. The in
terference in the. affairs of this country by
England and France finds a voucher in Gov.
Marcy. Matters are not to test with the diseov-
ery made.
The Laws.—Tho Marietta Advocate states'
that underdate of the 7th inat., Governor John
son says, in reply to aletter on the subject from
Capt C. B. Tyler, cltfrk of the Inferior court of
that-county. thnt the laws and journals will be
distributed in a few days.
The Canada Detained.—A dispatch front
Boston states that the steamer Canada, which
was to have sailed Wednesday, has broken her
shaft, and will bo detained a Jay or two. ^ .
ThtrOovcrnor of Massachusetts has designa
ted the 5th of April ns a day of fasting and prayv
cr in that State. "" -.
WykoiFs Coartship.is said to have already
reached tho sale of 15,COO ropug
Pultr.a:n’.« ‘Magazine, it is stated, has been
gold for 12,000 - ^
Mr. Soule.—A New York letter says
Mr. Soule converses pretty freely about hlr
Madrid mission.' and is understood to speak in
terms not at all tender. The acquisition of Cu
ba by diplomacy he now think*, out of the
question, and the failure of the scheme, he does
not hesitate to attribute to the indisposition of
the administration to support bis position and:
policy at Madrid
Boons Money.—A well made counterfeit of
the'$20 gold pieces is now in circulation. Itis
precisely the same circumfernce of the coin, but
is pot as thick. Itis valued at $13.50. Tbe
coin may be detected by observing the word
“sold” in small raised letters on the bottom of
the head.—Athens Post.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
A faithful friend is the true image ofthe Dei-
xt 1
The secret oFprolonginglife is not to a bridge
The only amaranthine flower on earth is vir
tue*”
The best physicians are Dr. Quiet, Dr. Diat,
and Dr Merryman.-
.Wednesday
ried.”
is the proper time to get mar-
Some sort of charity wiliswallow an agg aad
give away the shell.
Talk as you will of yonr stenmships and yonr
clipper ships, the best of all is good fellow ship.
Those who blow the coals of other people's
strife, may chance to have the sparks fly in thsir
faces. — - ■•* -*'
A. Mormon elder has been elected ohaplain of
the Legislature ofthe State of California. So it
goes. A Chinese will probably succeed him.
A Long Lease.—A Canrda branch Rail
Road was leased tbe other day to the company
owning the Grand Trunk Road, for 999 years!
. A secret is like silence—you cannot talk about
it and keep it. It is like money—When once
yon know there is any concealed, itis half disco
ver!.
There are about seven million pores fn toe
body of a man of ordinary size. If these were
joined lengthwise, a tube would be formed
twenty-eight miles long!
Gustavus was a youth of eighteen. “Gnstarus,
do you love me now as ever ?-” “My dear, can
you doubt my affection ? I* would make any
sacrifice for you /” “Then do, Gustavus, please
cultivate a nice pair of whiskers. They would
be so becoming.” “Aw, love! for your sake I
will try.” -
The Way The Money Goes.—Congress pre
sented.each of the reporters of the Globe for
the last session. wi!h $800, amounting in the
aggregate to $10,000. This is in addition to
At the ’ previous
The best defence oflying that wa ever read,
is the remark of Charles Lamb, related by Leigh
Hunt, that “truth was precious and not to be*
wasted on everybody !”
An experienced woman asserts, that when
men breairtbeir hearts.’itis all the same a? when
a lobster breaks one ofhisclaws—another sprou
ting immediately, and growing in its place.
It was a pertinent and forcible saying of the
Emperor Napoleon, that “a handsome woman,
pleases the eye,'bnt a good woman .pleasas the
heart; toe one toil jewel, tho oihera treasure.”
The last new society spoken of in California
is tho Pay Nothing. It is said to be alarming- .
ly prosperous. The password is “Lend me a
dollar—The response is “Broke.”
A certain newly-elected Irish Msyor, speak
ing of certain articles in a vivacious newspaper,-
observed, “Idespise those undernand attacks.
When I write an anonymous letter I always sign
my name to it , . *
A doctor and military officer became enamo
ured of the same lady. A friend inquired of her
which of the'two suitors she intended to favor.
Herreply was that it was difficult for her to de
termine, as they were both such killing crea-
turea. » '*
By different nations every day in the week is
set apart for public worship, viz..- Sunday by
tbe-Christians; Monday by the Grecians; Tues
day by tho Persians; Wednesday by the Assy
rians ; Thrusday by <he Egyptians: Friday by
the Turks7 and Saturday by the Jews.
A gal has sent us the following moreeau
“This lok of hard;
I once did ware.
* But now I trust it to you car:
And if wo no more each other see,
Then loc£ at this and think on me.”
Keep it before the People, that the list of
Custom House Officetetin the. various States of
the.Unfon, shows that there are 215 Americans,
and 1837. Foreigners! Thas is what Domocra
cy has done for. the foreign vote in the lost Pre
sidential contest. *'
.-“Cuff, you see dem two ladies oh color, crosa
do street dare?’’ .• %■'
“Yes, I. see de dear angels, Pompey.”
“Well, don’t dey look ’maxiag like one ano
ther?”
“Yes; 'specially de one on dis side.”
Find some destitute family to whom you can
secretly send a.barrel of flour. Let your right
hand pay for it, without allowing the left to
know of the deed. . Try it aud your heart will
have a holiday.
A queer OATH.—The following oath was ad*
ministered to a little boy ten years of age, in
the Iowa Logislqtoro, chosen to do up docu
ments:—“Yon do solemnly swear to support
the Constitution ofthe United States, and of
To the Point.—A countryman attended ono
of tho President’s lovees nt which the ladies ap-.
poared in full ball custume, that is to say, with
dresses cut very'low in the neck and leavingy,their regular compensntion.H... W, __
not so much to the imagination os poetry would session, $300 was given to each of the GJobe this State, nnd to fold papers to the best ofyour
require, as to the charms half concealed nnd half
disclosed. When the unsophisticated citiien
was about to tuko his leave, the President ns
him (speaking of tho levee, of courso) if he had
over seen such a sight before? ‘Wo/ said.ho
emphatically, ‘not since I was tceonecl!”
A Western poet gets off the following explan
atory of a stenmboat explosion:
“The engine groaned,
.The wheels did creak,
Tho steam did whistle
Aod the boiler did leak,
The boiler wae examined,
They found it was rusted, *
And alt of a sudden
The old thing busted.”
Howto procure Tincture ofRosES.—Tnke
the leaves of the common rose, placo thorn with
out pjes9iug them in. a bottlo, pour good spirits
of wine upon them, close toe bottle, nnd let it
stand until It is required for use. This*tincturo
will keep for yaara. and yield .a perfumo little'
inferior to otto of roses. A few drops of it will
reporters in addition to their regninrpay from
the publisher of tho.GIobe. At this rate, a ro
porter's ppy is at least equal to that of a mem
ber of Congress, while, if the reporter ' does
work hard for a few month* he has no constitu
ents to call him to an aeobnnt for his stewart-
ship.— Washington Star.
The Richmond Whig calls .attention to tlfo
fact, tfTat Senator Wade,"of Ohio, an ultra and
uncompromising abolitionist, hns come out ih 'a
letter' against the Know Nothings. He de
clares that the “American party ispro-slavery,”
and hence ho washes bis bands of it. That
(says the Whig) is the opinion and position of
Sownrd, Greoly, Weed, and all tho other prom
inent abolitionists.
ability ;-so help you God.
The COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER did run
8WO0TIT.—Tie 1 :.—What makes you look so all-.
fired gram to-night.
So?.—I soe .you gin n stick of Candy to Pol
Smith about half an hour ago, in the grocery,
andyou hadn’t oughter trifle so with may feel-
ins. R.»o-oo-oo-hoo! ■ -.•n'dSSPPNl
it is a complaint which is soon fatal, unless suffice to improgato tho atmosphere of n room
chocked in tho oarly stngos, :<nd many preoious with n“delicous odor. Common vinegar is
lives are iostbecauso a physioian is not atband greatly improved by a very small quantity ad- W® lmeSi
A Clergyman Murdered.—Tho Rev. Mr.
Graves, editor of the Nashville Baptist, who
was on a oolleotlng tour in Missouri, nearly op
posite Hiokman, Kentucky, was found a few
days ago murdered, on the road side, as it is
supposed for his money. • !,•>>-
jgW^The Emperor of Japan intends to have
tho wholo of bis dominions intorsoctod by telo-
Our operators should study Ja-
untti too late to save from suffooation/'
dad to it,
j panes*.
Gent.—“Mr Smith, I am expecting a few
friends to see me to-night. Can you send me a
dozen of Champagne ?”
Mr, Grocer Smith.—No sir, Maine Law, you
know. Bat I have somt\sp!endid| Vinegar, whioh
looks and tastes very much like the article you
wish.
Gent.—Well send it up.
- LEGAL POETRY & ORTHOGRAPHY.
The following was picked up inride tbe bar
at the Court House, in Springfield, Mass., ou
Saturday, and challenges admiration for it*
philosophy aad its orthography:
•Now after sottin here 7 weeks
This ICoart is goin fortoadjouru
And any won hoe jestis seeks
May cum nsxtkort & take his taro/*