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warn mm "" owe H jKMplk teg" JS -—<A'JK1_' ter /■pi" . ft. j|i:! PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY COBURN A DWIHKLL EDITORS. TERM8-S2 00 PER ANBUH. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 10. ROME, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1855. NUMBER 24 Clje Home Courier rrausun imr tubzday koumra. BY COBURN <fe DWINELL. Tcmt of SntNCriptiOB: tii miit% m um, i..|!N X»AID WITHIN Six lOITIt, ..... Paed at yh* kxd or than, ... .... $3 60 . . . . $3M of Advertizing: K lml Advertisements wfll bt inverted usual rates. Miscellaneous Advertiie- i st $lf«r «PMM sf U Umsst lsss,fbr tha Irst sad 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. H. O. FARRELL’S ARABIAN LINI- st the TRIUMPHANT OVER DISEASES. H.1 WE DAILY HEAR of tbe seort nhrirtlm earn being effected by Oat greet and popular medicine, the genuine 2L G. FARRELl ARABIAN LINIMENT, sad we ess truly say ■ own knowledge, thst no medicine ever ad has performed the seme wonderful , that it has, both in men snd beset, end it la equally good for both, which mskee it ao tru ly valuable. Itii therefore hailed by the suffer ing sa the greatest blessing of the age, snd no onewesld ever allow hi meelf to be without thia ssYOieiga helm, who had ease wltaeoaed its ma- gba power ever diseaes, sad ita weadeifbl potan- ey in releiving pain, however severe, in sfew minutes tins We esrneatly desire yew to call t the agent, who wfll furnish yon, free of , samsfl book containing, besidee other i information, s large fist of certificates Hid soil rcspocttblo pcwonsi of by this oalebrated medicine, re enough to convince the most sceptical of its transcendent virtues. We no tice several certificates ofrhenmatisin cured al the patient had suffered every thing bat death for five to twenty years. Also esaes of paraly sis, or loss of nee of the limbs, where the flesh had withered, leaving apparently bat dried akin sad banc, presenting so horrid a spectacle that their FRIENDS LOOKED UPON THEM AP PALLED while physicians pronooneed them BEYOND ANY HUMAN EFFORT to relieve. Hit the most efficacious remedy known bens, sprains, wounds, braises, chilblains, neuralgia, toothache, lutes of insects and rep tiles, ears throat, sore or weak eyes, tumors, son jafotitr. T~: ~ J1 «■—— cess in most of the ailments of hones and cattle, swellings, galls , core eyes, partial blindness, etc. If toed in the beginning of Mala, poll-evil, ring- , it will invariably stop their ter progress. Every family should keep valuable medicine on hand, ready for any Look oof for Counterfeits/ cautioned against soothe , which has lately made its appearr [ W. B. Farrell's Arabian Liniment, I of all the counterfeits, be- of Farrell, wO bey ft in good faith, without the edge thst a counterfeit exists^ and they win per baps only discover their error when the spuri oss mixture has wrought its evil eSseta. The genuine article is maaafoehued only by H.G.FamD, sole inventor and proprietor, and wholesale druggist, No. 17 Main street, Peoria, Dfiasis, to srhoaa aU aapBral«ms Sot Agencies mast be addressed. Be sore yon get it with the letters H. 8. before Farrell's, thus—H. 0. HARRELL'S -end bis rigpatnre on the wrap per, aU ethers are eoeaterfeits. Sold by Kendridi A Pledger, Melville G. B. F. Mattox, Mt. Hickory C. Brawn, Cooea P. O. Branner A Moyers, Summerville Robert BatUy, Wholesale Agent, Rome throughout [WANTEDin every town, village tin Oe United States, in which one Address H. G. Far rell as above, accompanied with good reference r, responsibility, Ac. it i win you. By Rev. Ral^h H oyt. As yon and I are going Chre, hope, or love yladen Take counsel from a saga; No star to dimly glowing. Bat mariners should now; Ah ! hoed the stare of reaeon, And toko the holm in season, Oh! life’s unskillful< F. M. EDDLEMAN A BRO. Georgia. Keep constantly on band and for sale, at the lowest cash prices, a large assortment of BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, LASTS, PEGS, CALF LINING and BINDING SKINS SHOE-MAKER'S TOOLS, Ac. Ac. Jan 9, 195$, ly J. M. TOMLINSON, "PLAIN, House Sign, Coach, Passenger Can X Fresco, OmamentalsmiDooosnttre Painter r of Gilt Glass Door Plates fin: Public Houses ! Street Numbers. Opposite Jacob Haas A Co. White Sail Street Ulaats, Ga. Jan 9,1855 ly. T. R. RIPLEY, ATLANTA, GA. JSr ^ TtEALER in China, Crockery, and Glass U wares; Lamns of all kinds; Oils, Cam- T< phine, Fluid, and Alcohol by tfaebbL Cash in advance. Jan 9,1855 ATLANTA MACHINE WORKS ATLANTA IKON PODXDRT.) ; on short notice, of Castings from . attems of Iron, or Composition, all of which will be warran ted. Turning, Borings and Drilling done to order. Also, screw catting of 10 feet or un der of any size and thread required. Heavy and light forging of wrought Iron or Steel ‘TaUt’ic^I&WnHOK Is called to is for Mill Gearing,for Merchant i Flouring, and Saw Mills, Gin r of all the usual sizes, and Bark ays kept on hand. We are also prepared to build stationary Engines upon the latest improvements. All of which wfll be sold low for cash. Copper and Brass ;e for work at cash prices JAMES L. DUNNING, JOHN McDONOUGH, WILLIAM RUSHTON. J the above company are prac tical Mechanics, and give their indmdoa attention to the business. jan. 9, ’65 & Wooten TTAVTNG associated themselves In the prae- XL tie# of Medicine and Surgery, offer their services to the public. Dr. Smith is prepa to treat any diseases of the Eye and Ear. Offiee on Broad St, one door below H. A. Smith's Bookstore. jan23'65, [1 y. EWEHE LeHARDY, CIVIL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER, SURVEYOR AND ARCHITECT, POST OFFICE, ROME, GEORGIA, RICHARD A, JONES DXALBB IX FOREIGN AID DOJSEST1C NIBBLE, NEAR THE DEPOT, Madison, Ga, MONUMENTS, TOMBS AND HEADSTONES Always wit hand, from a distance executed with ‘ * ^{ly} Feb 8,1865 My dear, desponding Brother, O'erwearied with the cares The fleeting yaan have left thee, While they of hope bereft thee, And led thee Into snarae; Take eouneei from another, Who thus was weary too, Yet found the paths of pleasure, Best, truth, and real treasure; Oh, brother, these pursue— I weald If I wore you. Oh, Woman! ray of morning, Man's midnight to dispel, Katrina, Nelly, Nora, Still be his heart’s Aurora, In courtly hall oroelL Still let your chief adorning Be those sweet smiles he new. When in love's pure devotion, With youth’s fond emotion, AI1 heavenly graces grew— I would if I wore you ! Sweet Girlhood—morn of being! Hair pearl on life’s lone shore ! Bright gem on beautie’s pillow, To sparkle there no more— Oh, maiden ! morn is fleeing* High noon wfll soon ensue ; Make new thy youth enduring; Immortal life securing, Decay and death subdue— I would If I were you! Oh, Son! whose youthful feeling Delights in nature’s bloom; Whoso heart secure reposes, Where valleys decked with roses, Send up their sweet perfume, To heaven still appealing, With noble rims in view, Flee all afloring powers, And dress your purpose through— I would if I were you! There eometh, eon, a trial; There eometh, son, a night; A storm will round thee rattle— Ay, life is all a battle, And fiercely thon most fight. Begin thy self-denial; Begin to dare and do; Up, boy, to write thy stoTj, In fives of Christian glory, Bold, beantiftxl and true— I would if I were yon ! New Tone, March 1855. Mis aim Wowax.—I should not say, from my experience of my own sex. that a woman's nature is flexible and impressible, though her feelings are. I knew very fow instances of a very inferior man ruling the mind a superior whereas I know twenty—fifty—of a very inferior woman ruling a superior man. If be love her, the ehanees are that she will in the end weaken and demoralize him. If a superior many a vulgar or inferior man, he makes her miserable, bat he seldom governs her mind, or vulgarizes her nature, and if there be love on Us ride, ttta ehanees are that in the end she will elevate and refine him. The moat danger- to a woman is a man of high intellec tual endowments morally perverted: for in a woman's nature (here is such a necessity to ap prove where she admires, and to believe where she loves—a devotion eomponnded of love and faith is so mneh apart of her being—that while ttie instincts remain true and the feelings un- corrnptod, the conscience snd the will may both be led far astray. Thus fell "our general moth er”—type other sex—overpowered rather than deceived, by the colossal Intellect—half serpent, half angelic.—Jfrs. Jameson. Eloquent.—J. B. Lowell, at the elose of a recent lecture on Milton, said; The noise of those old warfares is hushed; the song of Cavalier mad the fierce psalm of Fn- ritan are silent now; the bands of his episcopal adversaries nolonger hold pen or crazier; they and their works are dost; but he who loved truth more than life, who was faithful to the other world while be did his work in this; bis seat is in that great cathedral whose far echoing rides at the Ages, whispering with the blessed feet of the saints, martyrs, and confessors of 4v- eiy dime snd every creed; whose bells sound only centnriri hour*; about whose spire, crown ed with the constellation of the cross, no moan er birds than missioned angels hover; whose organic mode is the various stops of endless changes breathed through by endless good; whose choristers are elect spirits of all time, that sing serene and shining as the morning stars, the over renewed mystery of Creative Power. — » « Mr. Martin Van Bonn arrived at Paris from sly on the day of the late famous celebration of the birthday of Washington in (bat Capital —too late, however to join In its festivity. The Napoleon got wind of the fact, and im- _ sent a messenger to the Ex President’s hotel, requesting an interview at the palace the next morning at 8 o'clock. Mr. Van Boren in- ed to the Emperor, through the messenger, his high sense of the honor done him by the invitation, but excused him self from complying at so early a period as the next morning at six, inasmuch as be was wholly unprovided with a court dress, and had no opportunity to supply the deficiency by that time. This excase would not answer with Na poleon, who immediately rejoined that ho did not desiro a visit from the clothes, but the per son of the Ex-President, and begged that he would come and talk with him at the time sta ted, in whatever dress he might choose. At six the following morning he was accordingly clos eted with Napoleon, who did not release him until after a protracted conference, in which no doubt our countryman sustain ed"bis part— The Emperor is shrewd and does his own ne gotiations when ha can. Disgraceful.—The anti-Americans in the New York Stnato on the 21st voted, 18 to 12, to proscribe native-boni citizens, on amotion that none hot men of that class should he em ployed to take the census. They have altered the law giving the appointment to township su pervisors, and given it to Secretary of State, who lain league with the Catholic Church, and he declares that no man suspected of being fa vorable to American sentiments shall receive an appointment. How do American citizens rel ish this proscription on tbehr native soil by the dictation of the Catholio Cbnrch J The Albany Regency perceived that the su pervisors of the counties would he, by a a large majority, of the American faith, and benee the action above referred to. It will avail them little. The patronage thus secured to their wa- _ ’, will notsave them from utter and ile rain at the next annual election. —American Organ, A Nzw Ixvention.—We have seen speci mens of a superior article of printing paper said to be made entirely of cane poles, which invention, if all we hearts realized, will work a great revolution in the printing business.— The paper is superior to that made of rags, and at one-third less cost. The steamer Charleston, whieh passed here a short time since, had on board twenty-five tons of cane poles, destined for Wheeling, where thoy are to he manufac tured into paper. Mr.B. A. Lavender, of Bal timore, who is interested in tho project, has made contracts in the South for large quatities ofcane jx>Ie». pjouiitilla Courier. The Japanese. Another interesting letter from Silas E. Bur rows, appear* in the Alia Californian. The following is condensed from It. While in California, Mr. B.'s commercial bn- •loess enabled him to obtain various specimens of sculpturing from the natives cf Queen Char lotte's Island, la latitude 54 N. The natives take alateroek from their mountains and aoulp- ture it, with a beautiful polish. He was im- preeeei with the great resemblance of this work to that of Japan, and took with him to Japan various specimens. When Jeddo Bay, with tho Vice Governor of Uragua, and many of tho Chief men on board, he had these labors of the sobs of Queen Charlotte’s Island placed on the table, without a remark being made. Tha Japanese, with evidently great surprise, fas they had their police regulation so perfect that nothing could come on board the ship without their knowledge,) "said, "Where, Mr. Borrows, did yon get these Japanese articles ?” He replied, "Are these Japanese ?" "Certain ly they are Japanese.” said several of the par ty, and anxiously looked at him to ascertain in what manner they had been brought on board. Mr. B. replied, "it U with great pleasure, and this alone repays me for coming to Japan that yon recognise those articles to be the workman ship of your foully, but the workmen were'not bora in Japan, but in America.” The position of Queen Charlotte’s Island was then pointed out to them on theeharte, and when they again examined the eculpturings, and saw how per fectly Japanese they were* satisfied that the in habitants of Queen Charlotte’s Islands were their descendants. The noble specimens of the North American Indians, Tecutnseh, Logan, Unoas, King Phil lip and Pocahontas, were perfect specimens of tho Japanese, and were no doubt of the same blood and family. The proof presented, Mr. B. thinks conclu sive evidence that the red men of America came from the family of Asia. Many of the habits and customs of the Japan ese have survived the wrecks of ages. The Ja panese have a tradition that many yean ago, their vessels had a communication with land of the rising sun, now called America; and I hope your readers will feel the same interest in the subject I do, as it lessens in some degree the speculation so long existing as to man's crea tion. When Columbus first conveyed to Spain the natives of America, who appeared so different from the inhabitants of Europe as to impress all that they were a distinct creation of man; could they have been accompanied by the Ja panese of Asia, they would havo ranked ae the same family. The Japanese made it a perfect jubilee dar ing the time we remained in*Jeddo Bay,)and had not the Emperor interfered to arrest tha intima cy the Japanese would soon have been Ameri canised. Never were a people more desirous of the closest intimacy ; but the Emperor and Prince prefer the old etato of things to the new, and time will be required for the change. Azmi of the Naturalization Process.— Of all the motives and incentives (says the N. O. Picayune) that have produced that immense political revolution which is now sweeping over the country, prostrating old party organisations, defeating the plans and schemes of party lead en, exposing and overthrowing old and corrupt modes of managing nominations and elections, none has been more potent and effective than a conviction that the notaralisation laws of the land are systematically and nnscrapolonsly aba sed for party purposes. _ Thrown upon our shores by political convul sions, or impelled to seek an asylum here by poverty and the hope of bettering their condi tion, myriads of the subjects of European Gov ernments are constantly swelling the number of our population. To state the yearly amount of this increase at half a million would not be to exaggerate; and this mass of immigration is made up of elements of the most discordant character. While a large portion of it is re spectable, honest and industrious, n>t only able hut willing to conduct itself; peacefully and assiduously, to the discharge of all the du ties of a good citizen, there is another very con siderable portion, which, ignorant of our in- stitutiors and our laws, often of our language, and by the necessity of the case, entirely nn- embned with that native and traditional senti ment that underlies the national character, and irresistibly promotes the vigor and permanency of our institutions, cannot reasonably be sup posed to be qualified to take an immediate part in the political affairs of the country. Besides these two classes of immigrants, ex perience has taught us that there is a third, and this a fearfully increasing one: we mean that which is made up of the pauperism and even the crime'of the old world. That the great question of deciding the character of our Municipal, State, and National Governments should bo left subject to the un informed, unenlightened, and in many, very many instances, the corrupt action of such a population as we have described, most strike every reflecting mind as on abuse of the most glaring and dangerous character. What won der that, seeing what use is constantly made of it by partisans for party purposes, there should have sprang up a determination on the part of those whose dearest interests are im periled by it, to put a atop to it at the earliest possible period? Disunion is the West.—A late number of the New York Herald says: Oar Calafornia files bring up the programme of the now political party, those ulterior designs are supposed to aim at the formation of a great Western republio. For the present this project is kept in abeyance until eertain objects ore at tained, whieh it is hoped, will prepare the pub lic mind of the 8tate for tho consummation of this grand political scheme. Tho new organi zation has adopted the designation of the "Pa cific American Party," and the measures which itprposes immediately to carry out may be thus briefly summed up. .A large delegation from the Pacific States in Congress; Oregon and California to bo organized into States at ones; California to bo divided, and two States made out of her territory; the Sandwich Isl ands and Sonora to be annexed, and as much more of the Territory of Mexico as can be con quered or purchased, and finally, out of the territories on the Paoific coast in our possession and to be thus acquired, six States are to be oreated Instead of one. The financial features of the plan are eqnafly bold and comprehen sive in their charnoter, and aim directly at tho independence of tho new confederation. It is stated that several of the most talented and distinguished citizens of California arc in favor of the new movement Tm State Base Bobbers.—We sincerely hope the following intelligence, which we find in the Savannah Republican, may be trae: The following extract of a letter, reeeived at the Mechanic's Bank in this city, announces the arrest o**' Americas, of tho robbers of the State Bank Branch in Washington, Ga.: Amxricus, March 29. The two scamps who robbed the Bank at Washington, were arrested near this place this morning. Thev bad a largo amonnt of money in their possession. Yonrs, Ae. ——It is believed that the arrest was made by a pollcement of Savannah who went in pur suit of the robbers. Yovxo America at School.—A little inci dent oeeurred in one of the sohools in West Lynn, Mass., on Wednesday, says the Newt, whieh is, perhaps, worth relating. One of the classes was reciting, and the teacher asked a little American girl who tho first man was. She answered thst she did not know. The question was put to the next seholar, an Irish child, who answered: "Adam, sir," with appa rent satisfaction. "La!" said the first scholar, "yon needn't foel so grafid about it Ae toutn't an IrUhman /" HirrIMei "Every democrat should bum with a vindic tive desire to dip hia dagger in the blood of tho assassin that eonaplres not only tho destruction of tho party, but tho overthrow of the liberties of the country.—Richmond Enquirer of Mon day. We don’t feel scared now? Ought not every Whig and Know-Nothing in tho land to shud der? Did you ever hear such brave, oool talk ? "Every democrat should burn with a vindietivo desire to dip his dausee In the blood"—of tho Whigs and Know-Nothings, and anti-Wise men generally I Why, our noighbor is surely the most eruel and blood-thirsty individual on earth i Why he should be so anxious to mur der everybody who opposes Mr. Wise, Is some thing entirely unaccountable. Is that the only hone you havo of securing Wise’s election—by killing off those who design voting against him? A romarkably effectual method, it is trae, hut will it work smoothly, think you? «Dipping dagger* J" Now, that is awful! It is too bad. It is, indeed, an unnecessary refinenment of cruelty. Why, if our neighbor would only be satisfied to prick, or stick, or thrust "a dagger" into our inoffensive earcasses, we might be dis posed to submit. But the idea of dipping, dig ging, gougig a dagger into a body, makes us feel decidedly curious. Wonder if onr bloody- minded noighbor and his faithful associates are very expert in tho "dip-dagger” exercise? It is important that all the anti-Wise men in the State should begin to take lessons themselves. There is no telling how soon they may be re- J uired to take a hand at the " dip-dagger" game. t is an entirely new game in this part of the oountry, and, of eourse, a little patience is ne- oessaty before the uninitiated can prudently play it Who «is the professor of the "dip- dagger” science in Richmond? Will our neigh bor condescend to let a heathen know? There is one thing about the "dip-dagger" business that we dont exactly understand. We can readily perceive how a man not a Know- Nothing can bo dipped into by a ferocious dag ger, but howls it possible to "dip dagger" the invisible and intangible Sam ? And yet Sam is the very individual who is producing all the mischief in the oountry, and who renders our noighbor so very uneasy and bellicose. How, wo pray to know, can anything in the shape of a carnal weapon hurt Sam ? No mortal man has ever seen or touched him, though he has been smelt and felt, and heard of by a great many peraons, and in a great many places. Mr. Wise baa been chasing the mischievous rascal for three whole months, and yet swears he has neither seen nor touched him in all his travels. He, though, has evidently smelt him occasionally, and heard of him frequently, and will feel him, too, most awfully about the last of May. Sam was in Alexandria on Tuesday, big as life and twice as natural, and yet nobody saw him—he was felt though, for he sprawled more than a score of spoil-seeking gentry at a single blew. Now, we are curious to know bow our neigh bor of the Enquirer can " dip his dagger” into tkat individual?—Richmond Whig. THE RETORT. Old Birch, who taught a village school, Wedded a maid of homespun habit; He was as stubborn as a mule, And she was playful as a rabbit Poor Kate bad scarce become a wife, Before her husband sought to make her The pink of country-polished life, And prim and formal as a quaker. One day the tutor went abroad, And simple Kitty sadly missed him; When he returned, behind her lord She slyly stole, and fondly kissed him! The husband’s anger rose!—and red And white his face alternate grew! "Less freedom ma’am!’’-Kate sighed and said, " Oh dear ! / didn’t know ’twat you !” a. v. MORRIS. Murder.—On the night of the 22d inst, Thomas Gunnels killed his wife, by beating her over the head mith a lightwoud-knot He lived in this county, four miles from Athens. The cause—Rum, and the long use of it at that His wife is represented as an estimable woman, and hod borne him seven children.—Athene Banner, War.—"Now look aside," said Jerrold, "and contemplate God’s image with a musket! What a fine-looking thing is war! Yes, dress it as you may, dress it and feather it, daub it with gold, huzza it, and sing swaggering songs about it—what is it, nine cases out of ten, but mur der in uniform? Cain taking the sergeant’s shilling! Yet, O man of war! at this very mo ment, yon are shrinking, withering, like an aged giant The finger of opinion bos been busy at your plumes—you are not the feathered thing you were: and this little tube, the goose- quill, has sent its silent shots into your huge anatomy; and the corroding me, oven while you look at it, and think it shines so brightly, is eating, with a tooth of iron, into your sword." Moureieo for tub Emperor.—A Berlin let ter dated March 9tb, says :—The death of Ni cholas bss made a profound impression on the oourt of Berlin and particularly on the King, who is reported to have been for some time in a state bordering on frenzy. Unusual honors are paid to the memory of the deceased, all the the atres are closed, and the whole Prussian army is put in mourning: Quite a mob of princes and princesses are passing through this city for St. Petersburg, to express their sympathy with the bereaved family, and to be present at the funeral, whieh, it is expected, will soon be fol lowed by that of the Empress, who hns been for years in a most delioate state of health, and will probably not long survive her hnaband. Siam Berhieo of A Pnisox.—Nathville, March 29.—The State Penitentiary at this place is in rains. At 3 o’clock this morning a fire origi nated in the cabinet department of the institu tion and the fire spread so rapidly that in a short time the entire portion of the building devoted to tho different branches of trado was a mass of flames. The east wing of the main building then eaught and was so much damaged as to render it useless. The cells were all thrown open and the prisoners were conveyed to an enclosure ioslde the walls. One convict named Connor was smothered to death but not one ea' caped from tho enolosuro. All the tools and work in tho various shops were destroyed. The joss is eitipu^ed at $100j000. ■■n M Wooden Nutmegs Outdone. There is a Parisian dandy, who wo think, rather outdoes Connecticut:— « o...... — had at[his residence a complete cos tume of a groom. When offering an attention to one of the feir sex, he used to say, 'Permit me to send you a bouquet by my black servant.' "He then repaired to his garret, took ont his blacking bottle, polished bis face and hands, put on bis liveiy, and knocked at the lady's door. "'Here,' ho said, 'are some flowers sent by my master to madame.' "He had spent the last five francs in the pur chase. Madame was so delighted with the pre sent, that she presented a lonis to the bearer." That is p dear pocketing of three dollars, and a lady’s fevor into the bargain. But C belongs to a class who in Paris are called Bo- hkmiahs; and the different varieties of Bohe mians in Paris are thus interestingly described: "A young painter without the capital neces sary to pay for his canvas, is a Bohemian. "The poet obliged to barter an epitaph for an apothecary for ten francs, is a Bohemian. "A (factor without pptients—a barrister with out briefo—a solicitor without practice—an ac tor without a role—are all Bohemians. The American Medical Gazette, for March, calls attention to an unfailing remedy for scalds and barns. Itsays: "A few pounds of wheat flour could be promptly applied to the wounds made by fire, and repeated until the inflammatory stage has passed. We have never known a fatal cose of scalding or burning In which this practice has been pursued during more than 30 years’ expe rience, and having treated hundreds in both public and private practic. Flour is the reme dy, and the only one, in severe cases of scald ing and burning, casualties which else so often destroy life. Let us keep it before the people, while the explosion of steam boilers and burn ing fluid lamps are so rife all over our country." A Fable By Charles Lamb.—"My dear children," said an old rat to his young ones, " the infirmities of age are pressing so heavily upon me, that I have determined to "devote the short remainder of my days to mortification and penance iu a narrow and lonely hols which I have lately discovered; but let mo not inter fere with your enjoyments. Youth is the sea son for plasure; be happy, therefore, and only obey my last injunction, never to come near me in my retreat God bless you all." Deeply affeotod, snivelling audibly, and wiping his pa ternal eyes with bis tail, the old rat withdrew, and was seen no more for several days, when his youngest daughter, moved rather with filial affection than by that curiosity which has been attributed to the sex, stole to his ceil of morti fication, which turned out to be a hole, made by his own teeth, in an enormous Cheshire cheese! Fire axd substitutes fob it.—Essential to man as a cosmopolite, his earthly pre-eminence rests on the exclusive use of fire. Withhold ing it from brutes was essential to his rule over them. Did they possess the power to elicit it, enraged by his tyranny, they would set and keep the world in flames. His superiority would wane, and his tenure on earth be uncer tain and insecure. To prevent this, special provision has been made. Animals fly from fire—a dread of it Is implanted in their natures. Those that prey in the night are impelled by a law of th. it organization to avoid it; for, when dazzled by the blaze of a torch, the contraction of their pupils amounts in some species to blindness, and in all, the sight is |affected. Hence, though many of lower tribes surpass man in physical energies, speed, flight, duration of life, minuteness and magnitude of their works, happily none can strike fire, nor fan it into a flame. Still, lights in the night were not withheld whollly from the lower tribes. For those that required them, a special illuminating element was provided. There are some that surpass in number the human species, of which every individual carries a torch that rivals in brilliance the best of onr candles, the materials for which they have the pow er to secrete. Glow worms and fire-flies are familiar examples. In trojucid climes, various luminous insect ore at tached to female head-dresses. They are used also as lamps. I have read fine print in a dark room by the light of two small Long-Island fire-flies in a tumbler. But man was not the first to rob the living gems of their liberty and radiance. There ore birds that sieze and sus pend them as chandoliers for their dwellings. The bottle-nested sparrow, or haya, is one of the kidnappers. Its nest is closely woven like cloth in the figure of a large inverted bottle, with the entrance at the orifice of the neck. The interior is divided by partitions into two or three chambers, one over the other. These are profoundly dark until lit np with fire-flies caught alive, and mercilessly fixed to the walls or ceiling with pieces of wet clay or cow dung for sconces.—Embank’a " World a Wortkhop/' A Lady Philanthropist.—Mrs. Ames was sitting in her front room when she saw Mrs. Armstrong approaching—a very public-spirited lady, who took an interest in all reforms and benevolent enterprises, especiallv those under taken for peoplo at a distance. "My dear Mrs. Ames," she commenced, "I am the agent of a sewing circle just establish ed, the-object of which is to provide suitable clothing for the children in Patagonia. I am told that they are in the habit of going about in a state of nature, which you know it is dreadful to con template." " Perhaps they are used to it." "But this is no reason why we shouldn’t im prove their condition. So we have agreed to hold a meeting two evenings in a week, with this object in view. Will you join ?” "Iam afraid I can’t. I should be obliged to neglect my own children, as I presame will be the case with many of those who attend. Look, for example, at tho boy in the streot He has a hole in his elbow, and bis clothes are all covered with mud. I presume bis mother belongs to some of these benevolent associa tions, and hasn’t time to attend to her own ohlldren.” " Mrs. Ames,” asked her visitor, rising with indignation," do you menn to insult me ?” " Insult you!’’ was the astonished reply, " of course not What makes you think so?” “ Do yon know who that boy is, of whom you spook?" “No, I don’t, hut should like to." "You would? Woll, mn’m, yoor curiosity shall be gratified. He is my son, George Washington Jaekson Armstrong. What have yon to say to that ?” "Say? why nothing. Only it’s unfortunate for the boy that he wasn’t born a Pataggnian.” Mrs. Armstrong, without a reply, swept out of the room with the majesty of a queen. She is still canvassing for the sewing circle in behalf of the youthful Patagonians, while George Washington Jackson Armstrong is per mitted to roam at will through the streets, on condition that he will not venture within sight of Mrs. Ames’s window. Shanghai Curiosity.—We bcleivo it Is not uncommon for the Shanghai and common stook ofhons to lay every day, and sometimes more fre quently; bat we have on our lota Shanghai heu wbieb has for some time laid every other'dayau egg double the usual site, or about the size of a common gooao egg. Upon breaking three of these eggs, they were each foand to contain 2 eggs, with one a perfectly formed hard shell on it, of a much darker yellow that the outside •hell, and the other without any but the outside shell.—Jacksonville (Ala) Republican. Unfortunratb Comparison.—A lady enter ed a dry goods store In street, and expres sed a desire, to seo some wool delaines. The polito clerk, with elegant address, showed her a variety oi pieces of fine textnro and ehoice col oring. After tossing and examining to her heart’s content, she remarked, "The goods are part ootton, sir." "My doar madam," returned the shopman, "these goods are as free from ootton as your breast is," (the lady starts) "free from guilo," he added, J [n 8 K most remarkable stanzas in the language. It is one of the last of "Miss Kilmansegg and her Precious Leg Gold ! gold !'gold ! gold! Bright and yellow, hard and cold, Molten, graven, hammered, rolled, Heavy to get, and light to hold, Hoarded, battered, bought and sold, Stolen, borrowed, squandered, doled, Spurned by the young and hugged by the old To the voty verge of tho churchyard mould! Gold ! gold! gold 5 gold! Good or bad, a thousand fold, How widely its agencies vary; To save, to ruin, to eurse, to bless, As even its minted coin express— Now stamped with the image of good Queen Bess, And now of bloody Mary. The C(ar Alexander's manifesto. The following is the manifesto issued, by the Czar Alexander to the Russian army : " St. Petersburg, March 5th 1855. "Valiant warriors—faithful defenders of the Chnrcb, the Throne and ;the Country. It has pleased almighty God to visit us with a most painful and grevioos loss. We have all loatonr common father and benefactor. In the midst of his unwearied care, Russia’s prosperity and glory, and Russia’s aims, the Emperor Nicholas Paulovitch, my most blessed father, has depar ted this mortal life. His last words were: I thank the glorious loyal guard who, in 1825 saved Russia, and also thank the brave army and fleet, and pray God to maintain tha cour age and spirit by which the; have distinguished themselves under me. So long as this spirit remains upheld Russia’s tranquility is secured both within and without—and woe to her ene mies.’ "I loved my troops as my own children, and strove as much as I could to improve their con dition. Though not entirely successful in that respect, it was from no want of will, but be cause I was unable to doviso anything bettor or do more. "May these ever'memorable words remain preserved in your hearts as proof of his sinoere love for you, which I share to the largest ex tent, and let them be a pledge of your devotion to me and Russia. Sighed Alexander. A postscript to the manifesto presents to the Guards the uniform worn by the deceased Em- ^feror, and directs them to retain on their ae- countromonts the initial of "Nieholas.” The manifesto concludes as follows : "May tho sacred memory of Nicholas survive in our ranks as a terror to our foes and the glo ry of Russia.” The above is probably manufactured for the English market The Russian accounts say that Nicholas pass ed his last hours in receiving the consolation of religion. All except the family having retired, he asked the Empress to repeat the Lord’s pray er. At the words "Thy will bo done on earth as in Heaven," Nicholas respondod ''Always! always!! always!!!” He was partially insen sible for two hours, and at noon said somothing about a message to a dear friend not named, and something of Alexander at the garrison at SevastopoL A few minutes afterwards he ex pired. The body was exposed in the chappel Ardeu- to until the 16th, when it was buried with the usual solemnities. _ Foreign Popnlaflon. We are not among those who would discour age the influx of foreigners toonrishores. Their coming doubtless for a time entails upon ns cer tain evils and burdens, bat yet, take ItaU in all, is a substantial benefit, if not a positive neces sity to the country. The great object is not to check or impede immigration, but to secure, as for as possible, our political and civil insti tutions from the banefol incident to its foreign character, and at the same time torn its physi cal energies to the best account It must nev er bo forgotten that ours is an American nation with distinctive American principles; and that no one has aright to a voice in settling its des tinies who is not himself either American or thoroughly Americanized, neither tho Irish nor the Germans become thus Americanized within tho period designated by our present Naturalization Laws. Both alike form a dis tinct class wherever they are, and both politi cally ai.d socially are powerfully influenced, if not absolutely controlled, by national predilec tions and affinities. It would be bard to say which finds it the most diffioult to assimilate with the mass of our population. If the Irish* man is separated by a total difference in lan guage. If the one brings with him a submis siveness to ecclesiastical control, which is re pugnant to the American disposition, the oth er too commonly, brings a disregard of religious obligation, totally out of keeping with the char acter which Americans inherit from their fath ers, and which they feel it to be of the highest necessity to transmit to their children. Both alike ought to be subjected to a long period of preparation before being endowed with the rights of citizenship, and the term of twenty one years is noie too long for the purpose— And after all it is not to them but to their na tive-born children that wo most look for the chief advantage of their domestication within our borders. It should be a leading object with every American legislator to bring these chil dren ns far as possible under the same educa tional training and general influence as does so much in childhood and youth to give Ameri can character its peculiar shape.' ]N.Y. Courier. Southern Manufactures.—Georgia was the first Southern State that essayed the expe riment of diverting capital from agricultural pursuits to the establishment of manufactures. Tho attempt succeeded wonderfully ; the ex ample was followed in direct parts of the State, and there ere now in Georgia between fifty and sixty cotton factories in "the full tide of suc cessful experiment." The degree of success they bave attninod may be inferred from tho condi tion of the Macon Manufaeturing’Company.— During the last six months its clear profits have been at the rate of seventeen por cent per annum on the amount of the stock. Is has de clared^ dividend of tan per c»nt, and has accu mulated during the last eighteen months over the dividend a reserve fund of thirty-seven thousand dollars. There are doubtless many other companies in the State which make a showing equally as flourishing. [New Orleans Bulletin. n old gentleman of eighty-fonr hav ing taken to the altar a young damsel of sixteen, the clergyman said to him, “ The font js at the other end of the church " " What do I want with the font V’ arid the old gentleman. “ I beg your pardon." said the clerical wit, "I thought you hod brought this child to be christened." Whig Meeting in Phjladblpata.—The Whigs of Philadelphia, called a meeting on Wednesday night at Spring Garden Hail in op position to secret political societies, but the Know-Nothings were in the majority and pass ed aseriesjof resolution ^defeating the whole ob ject of the meeting. The original resolutions were rejected, and the meeting adjourned with “ three cheers for Snm.” A Young blood of this ilk, distinguished as being a natural Know Nothing, recently became enamored "with the idea of cultivating a mous tache. After some Weeks of assiduous labor devoted to this species of hirsuit agriculture, his exertions were rewarded by the uppearanoe of a downy groth, not unlike the first suit pre sented by dame nature to the young and tender offspring of goosedom. Complacently stroking these cherished appendages with the finger and thnmb, ho approached a young lady with the remark, "Miss A. do you not think my mous tache becoming ?" "It may be-eoming, but bos certainly not yet arrived,” was tho’ tart rejoinder. • From the N. Y. Express. Hnpfirtant Disclosure. Another Ship Load of Foreign Paupers coming/ Three hundred and twenty already on* the way ! —Another Cargo to follow l The city authorities have just been apprised of the advent of another regimentof foreign pau- ~irs. The particulars are set forth in tbe fol- etterfrom the Collector to the Mayor. Custom House, New York, V Collector’s Office, March 28th. j t Sir:—I enclose herewith fbr your informa tion, and such action as yon may deem proper, a letter under date’of the 3d instant, whieh Men addressed to me by George H. Goan die, Esq',, U. S. Consul, at Zurich, in Switzerland. He also states they were all provided with* legal passports. As this matter does not come under my jurisdiction, I have taken tbe liberty of en closing you the letter, hoping yon will find'eome means to prevent'tbe introduction of bo tin- desirable a class of people to ear popula tion.” • I am very respectfully,;’ - Your obedient servant; Heman L BedFibld. ' Hon. Fernando Wood, Mayor of the City of New York. Proverbs.—He is a fool who cannot be an* gry; but he isa wise whoman will not. Sorrow is good for nothing but for sin. Serve God in thy calling; 'tis bettor than al ways praying. Qaick believers need broad shoulders. Sho w a good mad his error and he taros it in* to a virtue ; a bad man doubles bis fault. The least foolish is accounted wise. Wine is a tarn-coat; first a friend, then ait enemy. He that tells his wife news is but newly mart tied. Follow no troth too near at the heels, lest it dash ontyonr teeth. If things were to be done twice, all would be wlge,. Jndge Mason the American Minister in Par is, is said to have almost entirely recovered his? health. During his illness, the Empire andalk the Imperial family manifested much interest in his welfare, and 8t the last diplomatic gath ering at the Tuileries, the family of Mr. son were present, and were warmly congratula ted on the Minister's recovery. , Truisms,—Borrowed garments seldom fit welL Haste very often trips np its own heels. Men often blush to hear what they are not aahf amed to act. Pride is a flower that grows in. the wine eaps than in (he ocean. He wbo buys too many superfluities may be obliged to sell his necessaries. A man hoards riches and enjoyir them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles* Knowledge against pleasure.—Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pa geant ; but knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment*- perennial in feme, unlimited injspsce, and.infi nite induration. In performance of its sacred offices it fears no danger, spans no expense, omits no exersion. It scales the mountain, looks into the volcano, dives into the ocean, perforates the earth, encircles the globe, explo res sea and land, contemplates the distent, as cends to tha sublime. No place too remote for. its grasp, no heaven too exalted for its roach. - NATURE, ve. ART. Let me pnt a spider into any lady’s handi She is aghast. She shrieks. The nasty ugly thing. Madam, the spider is, perhaps, shocked at your Brussels l&cee, and, although you may . be rbe most exquisite painter living, the spider has a right to laugh at your coarse daubs, as - she runs over them. Jost show her your crotch- > et work wbea yon shriek at her. "Have .you spent half your days,” the spider if she be spiteful, may remark, "have yon spent half your days," upon these clumsy anti-madassars and those ottoman covers! My dear lady, is that your web ? If I were big enough, I might, with reason, drop yon, and cry ont at yon. Let' me spend a day with yon, and bring my work. I have four little hags of thread—such little bags! In every bag there are more than 1003 holes—such tiny holes! Ont of each hols thread runs, and all the threads—more than 4000 threads—I spin together as they run, and when they are all spun, they make but one thread of the web I weave. I have a member ‘ of my family who is beraolf no bigger than a grain of sand.—Imagine what a slender web • she weaves, and of that, too, each thread is: made 4000 or 5000 threads that have passed ont cif her four bags through 4000 or 5000 little ' 'holes. Would yon drop her, crying ont about yoor delicacy ? A pretty thing* indeed, for you to plume yourselves on—your delicacy, and scream at ns.” Having made such a speech, we may suppose that the indignant creature fas tens a rope round one of tbe rough points of the lady’s hands, and lets herself down to the floor. Coming down stairo is noisy, clnmsy work, oompared with such away of locomotion. The creeping things which we scorn are irnra- cles of beauty.—The Monthlg Jubilee. Columbia County Gold.—The Augusta Con stitutionalist says—We bare bad laid upon onr table one of the most precious products of Georgia—a lump of Georgia gold weighing 1775 pennyweights taken from the Columbia Mine, in McCormick A Loitner Mine." They use the so-called "Eureka Crushing Machine” . and “ Amalgamator’s,"' one of ‘Cochran's’ pat ent. This product is the result of eight day working of five hands from surface refuse out. The diggings are within 40 miles of Augusta, and will woll repay any one who may have the wish to visit them. The vein ore, taken direct from tiie vein will produce four times the amount with the same labor. Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes her. Why is a grapovine like a recruit ? Because it is listed and trained to shobt. The man who had no music in his soal, wore seasoned leather. — - ■ -4 - .ii. A wag observes that he looks under the mar riage head for the news of the weak. Many peoplo drop a tear at the sight of dis tress who would do better to drop a sixpence Tit for tat.—It is true that the Russians havo killed our wounded—but then we, that is, our surgeons, have given (heirs a good dressing. —Punch. In all onr calamities and afflictions it may serve as a comfort to know that he who loses anything and gets wisdom by it, guns by the loss. >r 1. ■ - ' 1 Misfortunes aro'troublesome at first, bat when there is no remedy but patience, custom makes them easy io us, and necessity gives ns cour age- S The Turks have a very simple method of malting pantaloons. They fasten two ooffee bags to a vost, and the things is done. The bags answer for logs and the vest for the waist bands. A Tyneside doctor was lecturing a poor tip- ? ler for shortening his days with drink. "Why, come from M- -- -, whoro two doctorr drank themselves to death; and sure they'd never took it if it had been bad.for them." "Why are .you forever humming that air ?" asked Foote of a man without a sense of tune in him. "Because it haunts me.” "No won der," said Foote, “you are forever murdering »it M •*>* . ‘ •