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Dreamtime.
Alone, I watched the dying day,
I see it* tint* of orange paling;
And junt beyond the rufiled bay,
Gray mist* the purple hill* are veiling ;
Upon the roof weird finger* pla>,
And all the winds are full of wailing.
Life’s open hook before me lies,
And as I turn ita leaves back, faintly
The picture# of the past arise,
’ Strange forms go by—appareled quaintly;
Sweet voices whisper, and dear eyes
Shine aa of old—divine and saintly.
Once more I hear the gentle rhyme
Where falling leaves still waters dimple;
Tiie wood’s 1 ,w murmur and thechinie
Os silvery streamlets as the whimnle,
And live again the golden time
Os childhood’s joys—so pure and simple.
What p-etty pebbles paved the creek,
Tiie dear old creek by mullierries shaded 1
There the shy frogs played hide-and-seek
Through lijies—with sweet spices laded; *
And our wee shadows seemed to speak
From whispering wavelets, as we wa led.
What leagues of nectar wooed the bees
To buckwheat hills or dales o r clovert
What twit eiing birds on blooming trees
Cooed tenderly, and.played the lover!
While Time with odorous breath of ease,
Told the delicious idyl Overt
We reckoned then oath year a ga n.:
Now, they are counted with our losses;
fc>harp thorns and thistle* give us pain,
Where then we trod spring’s velvet mosses;
Then, of our flowery garlands vain,
And now, weary with our crosses.
J gathered w'hl flowers yesterday,
But somehow flowers have lost their sweetness,
Some qu ill were startled—even they
Seem to have lost their old discreetness,
And only hopped beside the way,
As if they had no need for fieetness.
But when I see the children meet,
Flower-laden from their plays returning :
Care trampled by their heedless feet,
Their trustful »ouls all shadow spurnirfg;
The>r hearts wild with impatient heat,
And hope> bright tires within them burning;
I kuow life blooms the same, but I
S mll breathe its old-time fragrance—never 1
The dreary now—the dear gone by,
The bridgeless floods of sorrow sever,
Ah, me 1 how wistfully I sigh
For dreamtime lost—and lost forever I
The Coquette's Glove..
Ah, little glove 1 ah, little glove,
llow many hearts thou’st broken I
llow many times thou’st talked of love
When not a word was spoken I
What faithless signals thou hast made 1
What cruel kindness granted I
What buds of promise! caused to fade I
What seeds of sorrow planted I
How s'rong thy unsuspected strength,
Thou mite of a magician,
Leaning, as thou ha-t ever led,
From pleasure to perdition I
How oft thou’st lured poor mortals on,
By some concealed attraction I
How oft, too, like fair Circe’s wand,
Thy touch has caused distraction 1
How many are thy charming crimes,
Thy guilty fascinations,
Thy virgin virtues, modest signs,
Mere mocking machinations I
Most dangeitrus when most demure,
Most wicked when most winning.
Thou mak’st thy trusting lover doubt
If such sin can be sinning.
Thy viet m keeps thee next his heart,
Long after thou’st deceived him,
And fondles in his breast the dart
That of his joy bereaved him. *
He’ll lioving stand ’ta ixt love and hftte,
His dear tormentor nursing ;
Will curse tiie for his cruel fate,
Vet kiss thee e’en when cursing.
A Song—To Mine Old Wife.
BY THOMAS SOARS.
Time only makes her love more dear,
Her smiles of kindness more express,
Her age with finer thoughts me cheer,
When sorrows my poor heart oppress.
Time tells upon her rosy face,
Its bloom out plays another part,
With deeper glow and richer grace
Goes now to waim her older heart;
Sweetheart still e’er until I die,
Mine old wife, one year younger than I.
Time only sweetens to mine ear
For counsel glean’d from pious love,
Her voice still warbles soft and clear
Os song and wit and jowel’d store.
Time but more sweetly pales her eyes
To charm my house with voung orbs bright—
Ni le km and ones, all earth’s dearest prize,
Bear her bue eye®, with sparkling light, -
Sweetheart still e’er until I die,
Mine old yifo, one year younger t an T .
Time deeper sets her virtues rare.
Like costly gems, when richly wrought,
My home the idol of her care,
st.ore for old age her constant thought.
Time warns me of a last “ good-by e,”
On stream of life flow pure and clear,
To cheer “onliUh” beyond the sky,
I’d love her there as we 1 as here;
Sweetheart still e’er beyond the sky,
Mine old wife, one year younger than I.
How Strange It Will Be.
BY FLORENCE PERCY. •
llow strange it wit be, love-how strange when
we two
Shall be what all lovers become—
You rigid and faith ess, I cold and untrue,
You thoughtless of me acd I careless of you,
Our pet names grown rusty with nothing to do,
Love’s brght web unrsve!led f -aud rent and worn
through,
And life's loom left empty—ah, hum 1
Ah, me ! >
How strange It will be 1
How strange it will be when the witchery goes
Which makes me seem lovely to-day ;
When your thought of me loses its coulcur de rose ;
When every day serves some new fault to disclose:
When y ou iind I’ve cold eyes and every-day nose,
And wonder y on could for a moment suppose
I was out of the cimmon-place way ;
Ah, me!
How strange it will be !
llow strange ii will be. love- -how strange when we
meet
With just a chill touch of the hand;
When my pulses no longer delightfully beat
At the thought of your coming—at the sound o‘
, yonr feet;
When I watch not your coming far down the long
street;
When your dear, loving voice, so thriilingly sweet,
Grows harsh in reproach or command;
Ah, me!
How strange it wili be 1
How strange will it be when we willingly stay
Divided the weary day through;
Or, getting remotely apart a* we may,
Bit chilly and silent, with nothing to say,
Or eooly converse on the news ot the dav,
In a wearisome, old married folks sort of way 1
I shrink from the picture—don’t yon !
Ah, me 1
flow strange it will bp!
Dear love, if our hearts do grow torpid and cold,
As so many others have done ;
If we do let our love perish with hunger and cold,
If we dim all life’s diamonds and tarnish its gold,
If we choose to live wretched and die nnconsoied,
’Twill be strangest of all thing# that ever were told
As happening under the sun 1
Ah, me 1
How strange it will be 1
(Frankfort Correspondence of the Boston Journal.
* The House of Rothschild.
It! Origin and History— The “ Red Shield”—
The Power and Wealth of the Rochschilds—
Their Operations with American Bonds—The
Rothschilds and the Pope.
THE RED SHIELD.
Come with me to the eastern part of the city
—theold town—where you will discover scarce
ly a sign of modern architecture. The streets
are narrow; the houses lean towards each
other from opposite sides of the way, as if they
were friends about to fall into each others
arras. *lt is the Jews’ quarter. The door
ways are crowded with women and children—
all bearing the unmistakable features which,
the world over, characterize this historic peo
ple-rejected of God, despised ol men, perse
cuted as. no other nation has ever been. Scat
tered everywhere, ydt retaining their nationali
ty, endowed with a vitality which has no par
allel in the human race.
We turn down the Judengasse, the Jews’
alley, from the chief thoroughfare of the mo
dern town. In this street, one hundred and
twentj'-four years ago, lived a dealer in old
clothes, who had a red shield for a sign, which,
in German, reads Roth Schild. It was in 1743
that a child was born to this Israelite. The
name given to the boy was. Anslem Meyer,
who also became a clothes denier and a pawn
broker, succeeding to the business of his
father. By degrees lie extended nis business,
lending money at high rates of interest during
the wars of the last century, managing his af
fairs with such skill that Prince William the
Landgrave made him his banker. When Na
poleou came across the Rhine, in 1800, this
clothes dealer was directed so take care of the
treasures of the Prince, amounting to twelve
million dollars, which he invested so judicious
ly that it brought large increase to the owner,
and especially to the manager.
The banker died in 1812, leaving an estate es
timated at $5,000,000 —not a very large sum
these days—but be left an injunction upou his
five sons, which was made binding by an oath
given by his sons around his death bed, which
has had and still has a powerful influence upon
the world. The sons bound themselves by an
oath to follow their father’s business together,
holding hi 6 property in partnership, extendiug
the business, that the world might know of
but one house of the red shield! (Rothschild.)
The sons were true to their oath Nathan
went to Manchester, England, as early as 1797,
bat afterward moved to London. Anselm re
mained at Frankfort, James went to Paris,
Solomon to Vienna, and Charles to Naples, the
five brothers thus occupying great financial
centers. Nathan, in Loudon, nmassed money
with great rapidity, and the same may be said
of all the others, the wars of Napoleon being
favorable to the business of the house.
Nathan went to the Continent to witness the
operations of Wellington in his last campaign
against Napoleon, prepared to act with tiie
utmost energy, let the result be as It might.
He witnessed the battle of Waterloo, and, when
assured of Napoleon’s defeat, rode all night,
with relays of horses, to Ostend, went across
the channel in a fishing smack—for it was be
fore the days of steam—reached London in
advance of all other messengers, and spread
the rumor that Wellington and Blueher were
defeated. The 20th of June in that memorable
year was a dismal day in London. The battle
was fought on the 18th. Nathan Meyer, of
the house of Red Shield, by hard riding, reached
London at midnight on the 19th. On the morn
ing of the 20th the news was over town that
the cause of the allies was lost, that Napoleon
had swept all before him. Rngland had been
the leading spirit in the struggle against Na
poleon. The treasury ol Great Britain Las sup
plied funds to nearly all of the "allied powers.
If their cause was lost, what hope was there
lor the future ?
Bankers flew from door to door in eager
haste to sell their stocks. Funds of every de
scription went down. Anselm Meyer was be-
Sciged by men who had funds for sale, but he
was uot in the market, he had no desire to buy.
lie too had stocks for sale; What would they
give ? But meanwhile he had scores ot agents
purchasing. Twenty-four hours later Welling
ton’s messenger artved in x Loudon; the truth
was knowm The nation gave vent to its joy;
up went the funds, pouring, it is said, five mil
lieu dollars into the coffers of this one branch
of thejhousc of the Red Shield!
Though Frauktort is comparatively a small
city, though it has no imperial court, it is still
a great money center, solely because that here
is the central house of the Rothschild and other
bankers.
The house of the Red Shield is the greatest
baukiug house of the world—the mightiest of
all time. Its power is felt the world over—in
the Tuileries of Paris, in the ministerial cham
ber of Berlin, in the imperial palace at St. Pe
tersburg, in vi.e Vatican at Rome, in the Batik
of England, in Wall street, State street, aud by
every New England fireside. The house of the
Red Shield, by the exercise of its financial
power, can make a difference in the yearly ac
count ot every man who reads these words of
mine! Though Anselm Meyer has been half a
century dead; though severrl of Iris sons have
to the grave—the bouse is the same.
The grand children have the spirit of the elill
dren. The children of the brothers have inter
married, and it is oue family animated by a
common purpose, that the world shall know
only one red shield. ’
AMERICAN BONDS.
The house, at an early stage of the American
war, took hold of the United States bonds. Ger
many had confidence in America. England
strove for our ruin, but the people of the Rhine
believed in the star of American liberty. Fifty
years of peace had been long enough to bring
wealth to this land, and so with every steamer
orders were seat across the Atlantic lor invest
ment in American securities. It is supposed
that Germany holds, at the present lime, about
three hundred and fifty millions of United
States bonds, and it is said that there have been
no less than fifty million dollars profit to the
bankers of Frankfort on American securities
since 1863!
The great banking-houses here make little
show. The transactions of the Rothschilds
amouut to millions a day, and yet the opera
tions are 'conducted as quietly as the business
of a smhll counting-house. You can purchase
any stock here. Passing along the street I
noticed bonds of the State of California—of
several American States —of the United States
bonds in Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Arabic,
Spanish, Italian, French—bonds of all lands—of
States, cities, towus aud companies. The re
ports of the Frankfort exchange are looked at
by European bankers with as much Interest as
that of London or Pari*.
Erlauger, the banker, who negotiated the
rebc-1 cottou loan, and who fleeced English
sympathizers with the South out of fifteen
million dollar*, has a house here. He has just
now taken hold of tiie new Tunisian loan, but
hi* management of the rebel loau has brought
discredit upon his house.
The power of the Red Shield was felt by
Prussia last summer. The Prussian Govern
ment demanded au indemnity of great amount,
twenty-five million dollars, I believe, from the
eitv of Frankfort. The head of the house of the
Red Shield informed Count Bismark that if the
attempt was made to euforce that levy he would
break every bank in Berlin ; that he had the
power to do it, and that he should exercise the
power. Prussia had won a victory at Kon
nigratz; she could sweep away all armed op
position; but here, in the person of one man,
she had met an adversary who had the power
to humble her, and she declined the contest. A
much lower sum was agreed upon, which was
paid by the city.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MOBNING, JUNE 19, 1867.
THE ROTHBCHILD9 AND THE POP*.
For fifteen centuries the Jews have been
cursed by tLe Pope, aud persecuted by the Ro
man Church. There is no more revolting
chapter of horrors in history than that of the
treatment of the Jews at the hands of the Pon
tiffs. In all lands where the Roman reHgion is
dominant, the children of Israel have been"
treated with barbaric rigor—allowed few privi
leges, denied all rights, looked upon as a peo
ple accursed of God, and set apart by divine
ordination to be trampled upon by the church.
In Rome, at the present day, the Jews are con
fined to the Ghetto; they are not allowed to
set up a shop in anjf other part of the* city;
they cannot leave the city without a permit;
can engage only in certain trades; they are
compelled to pay enormous uses into the Pa
pal treasury ; they are subject to a stringent
code of laws established by the Pope for their
special government; Jhey are imprisoned and
fined for the most trivial offenses. They can
not own any real estate in the city; cannot
build or tear down or remodel any dwelling or
chauge their place of business, without Papal
permission. They are in abject slavery, with no
right whatever, none, except upon the gracious
condescension of the Pope. In former times they
were unmercifully whipped and compelled to
listen once a week so the Christian doctrine ot
the priests. But time is bringing changes. The
Pope is in want of money ; and the house of the
red shield has money to lend on good security.
The house is always ready to accommodate
Governments. Italy wants money, so she sells
hir fine system of railroads to the Rothschilds.
The Pope wants money, and he sends Iris
Nuncio to the wealthy house of the dispised
race, offers them security on the property of
the church, the Gompagne, aud receives ten
million dollars to maintain his army and Impe
rial State. That was in 1865. A year passes
and the Pontifical expenditures are five millions
more than the income, and the deficit is made
up by the Rothschilds, who take a second
security at a higher rate of interest. Another
year has passed and there is a third great an
nual vacuum in the Papal treasury ■of six
million, which, quite likely, will be filled by
the same house. The firm can do it with as
much ease as your readers can pav their sub
scription to the Weekly Journal. ' When will
the Pope redeem his loan at the rate he is going’;*
Never. Manifestly the day is not fir distant
when these representatives of the persecuted
race will have all the available property of\he
church in their possession. Surely time works
wonders.
The Fall in Flour. —The prospects of a
good crop of winter wheat has au effect upon
the flour and grain trade,which is remarkable.
Prices are falling, and why? Because the
stock on hand was really much larger than the
necessities of the republic required for use,
and it was held up at high prices, much be
yond the sura it would have produced ii sold
at value, iu the hope, as many suppose, that
there would be a failure in the crops of this
summer, and that the high prices which were
demanded could be maintained through a con
tinuing scarcity. Os course it follows as a re
sult of the decrease i ‘n the price of flour, that
it was not trom scarcity that it was maintained,
at high rates. Ifr was kept up by combination,
and for the purpose of speculation, aud not in
consequence of such a demand as might legiti
mately increase prices. It is falling now, be
cause it is becomiug evident that this unnatural
tension cannot be maintained longer, and that
the immense yield of the new crop wili so re
plenish the market that the, most desperate
combination of speculators could not stand up
against it. It is said that many losses have oc
curred in the grain trade lately, and that it has
become so hazardous that bankers refuse to
loan upou grain stocks, unless upon very wide
margiu. We presume that there will be the
proper and just sympathy wi h all dealers who
have been prostrated by causes arising out of
the ordinary course of business which they
were unable to control, but where the disaster
is to be attributed to their own greediness, aud
is caused by a desire to enrich themselves by
extorting large sums of money from the com
munity, there wrill be no pity for them it they
do fail, and every emotion of that character
will be justly due to those whefsuffer.
[Philadelphia Inquirer , Ith.
A Novel *1 elngraph Suit. —The case of
Prather, Wadsworth & Cos., of Pithole, Penn
sylvania, against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was commenced in the Supreme
Court, before Judge Noah Davis, yesterday
and the claims of the plaintiffs certainly make
the suit altogether a novel one. It seems that
on the 12th ot August, 1865, a swindler named
1. F. McCarthy delivered a dispatch to the
Western Union Company, and one to the
L rated suites Company, purporting to come
liotn the Key Stoue Bank, at Erie, directing
the phintifts, bankers at Pithole, to pay cheeks
to r. F. McCarthy to the amount of S2O 000
Os the amount SIO,OOO was paid to McCarthy,
and an equal amount, as it is claimed, was
H^ set L l ,° credit j)n the books of the plain
tiffs. McCarthy, having obtained the SIO,OOO,
found it convenientto leave for parts unknown ;
and soon after the departure the swindle was
discoveied, but the. whereabouts of the swind
ler has ever since remained a* mystery" Al
though the dispatches forwarded by both lines
were the plaintiffs instituted suit
against the Western Union, ignoring the
united States Company entirely, for purposes
best known to fhems.elves." It should be un
derstood, oi course, that the legal proceedings
were instituted before the United States Com
pany had become absorbed iu the Western
Union. Tne amount sought to he recovered is
the amount paid McCarthy—slo,ooo.
The case is one full of interest, involving
more than ©ne entirely *uew as to the
responsibilities of telegraph companies.
[Buffalo Courier, sth.
Increase of Catholicism.—The Presbyte
rian Banner, of Pittsburg, publishes the fol
lowing statical article, showing the increase of
Catholicism in the United States. The Banner
laments the fact, and thinks it can not be viewed
•with iudifferenee. It says :
“ A reference to the'census of the United
States and to official Roman Catholic statistics
iiirnisbes tue following results :*
! . n £3oou r population was 12,866,020, ol
which 4w < U(X), or one twenty-ninth ol the whole,
la D Catholic*. Iu 1810, population
1<,069,5ck>, Roman Catholics 960,000, or oue
o'l'loi's-ft 1 iv l^e Hi 1850, population
23,191,876, Roman Catholics 2,159,000, or one-
Iu 1869, population
0i,").,<21 Roman Cathojjcs 4,400,000, or cue
seventh o. the whole. The astoundiug fact is
repealed that the Romau Catholic population a
tittle more tuuu doubles itself every ten yetir?.
At tiie same rate ot increase, that element at
our next census in IS7O, will be about one-fifth
of the wno.e. Surely this is not a circumstance
to be regarded with indifference.
* * * * *
44 Not foncseore years have passed since there
was not a solitary RoYnan Catholic Bishap in
the U nited States, tue first See, that of Balti
more, having been erected in 1799. Now 7
Archbishops, o 9 Bishops or Right Reverends,
i \ er i Reverends, 3,833 Priests, 72 theological
seminaries .more than 1,400 schools and col
leges, with 30,000 pupiis and nearly 3.000 church
edifices, valued at about $27,000,000,- attest not
only the growth of Romanism, but also its facili
ties for still greater developments.”
Appropos of the New York'street bridge,
the Brooklyn l nion classifies the crowd that
clusters around the corner of Fulton street and
Broad thus: 44 One-half of them stare up the
6teps; the others step up the stairs.”
Foreign.
The people of Europe don’t believe in a per
raauent peace. They place no confidence in the
ability of Baron von Beast to reorganize the
shattered fragments of the Austrian Empire.—
They snspect Count von Bismarck ol ambitious
designs against the territory of Denmark aud
Holland, and they put no trust in the good faith
of the Emperor Napoleon. II France were
only satisfied, there would be more hope of a
long peace. But France is notoriously dissat
isfied with recent events, and the public believe
that the amicable settlement of the Luxemburg
question was merely to gain time, in which the
Emperor could be polite to his royal visitors,
aud continue his preparations to fight them.—
“ Having made peace,” says the Patrie, “ let us
fight!” The only questions are, When ? and
fetr what ? It is supposed that France and
Prussia will next quarrel about the non-observ
ance of certain articles of the Treaty of Prague,
and that France and Austria will make common
cause against Prussia.
If reports from Paris may be relied on, the
Emperor Napoleon is about to strengthen him
self, politically, in anew direction. The cor
respondent of the London Sunday Galette says
that the Princess Metternich was about to give
a grand ball to the Emperor and Empress, rfnd
that she had obtained permission to invite to it
persons who have not been presented at the
Imperial Court. There may be nothing in this
circumstance, but as it js to be presumed that
the Prineess would not invite persons who
could not .be introduced at Court if they de
sired it, it is sageiy surmised that a tardy recon
ciliation is likely to be effected between the
Emperor and the old noblesse , between whom
and himself there has always been a coolness.
If should succeed in alienating them from
the “legitimate ” heirs to the throne and attach
ing them to himself, his chances of founding
a dynasty would be greatly improved.
European exchanges contain sad accounts of
the mental alieuation of the Archduchess
Charlotte, “Empress of Mexico,” as they are
careful to add. What bitter satire is implied
in the flattery of this empty title! The poor
Archduchess would no doubt be only too glad
if, by relinquishing her claim to Imperial hon
ors, she could obliterate the last three or four
years of her existence, and forget that she was
ever an Empress, though not in the sad form
in which forgetfulness now threatens to come
between her and her past life. Under the
stress of the painful symptoms that accompany
her mental troubles, the committee who have
been eutrusted by the Emperor of Austria
with the administration of her affairs and her
personal charge, have proposed to have a con
sultation of eminent European alienists, nam
ing for the purpose a French, a German and an
English physician. There is, however, little
hope of her restoration.
I From the New York Times.
Hungary.
The Coronation of the Emperor of Austria as
King of Hungary—lmposing and Curious
Ceremonies—Great Enthusiasm—The King
Proclaims General Amnesty for Political Of
fences. * . '
Pesth, Hungary, Saturday, June 8.
The Emperor and Empress ot Austria were
to-day crowned King and Queen of Hungary,
with midmval pomp and splendor.
The sun rose clear and* bright, but was ob
scured by passing clouds, which, by some, was
considered as a premonition of the future of
Hungary.
The city was crowded with visitors from all
parts of the world, and was splendidly deco
rated. The Ambassadors of all nations having
diplomatic relations with Austria, except the
United States, were present on the occasion.
The condition of the Empress Mathilde, or
of Maximilian, the late Emperor of Mexico,
did not interfere with the ceremonies, neither
did Kossouth’s recent letter diminish the popu
lar enthusiasm on the occasion.
Ihe coronation took place at Ofen, across
the river Danube, and the concluding rites in
this city.
Eight hundred Hungarians and Austrian no
bles, bixty peeresses, a hundred diplomatists
and thousands of strangers witnessed tbe cor
onation. The scene was mairnifieent. Bishops
of the Roman Catholic £,nd Latin churches as
sisted at the ceremony.
The costumes displayed were gorgeous. The
Emperor was anuointed iu the ancient robes,
crown, mantle an shoes of St. Stephen, the first
Christian King of Hungary.
The Empress was anuointed under the right
armpit.
The special mass sung by the Imperial choir
from Vienna, was composed by Listz.
After the coronation, the King knighted sev
eral Hungarians, and then rode in person to
Pesth, where he took the oath, in which he
promised to reconquer tiie ancient limits of
Hungary.
The pageant far exceeded any thing described
by Groissart or Sir Walter Scott. Nothing like
it has been witnessed for centuries, and, in all
probability, they will never be repeated.
The coronation ceremonies were closed by
the King riding up a mbund of earth formed of
soil brought from the different departments ot
Hungary, and waving his sword at the four
points of the compass, at the same time solemn
ly swearing he would defend the Kingdom
against the world.
There was imnjense cheering from the as
sembled multitude during the periormance of
the rites. _ •
There is a grand illumination and banquet to
night. At the banquet Peers act as servants.
The Hungarian Diet voted a hundred tbou
saud ducats as a present to the King and Queen!
There was the greatest excitement and enthusi
asm displayed. Ten Archdukes were present.
The Austrian Prime Minister, Von Beust* was
conspicuous. Mons. Doak was absent. M.
Androssy crowned the King and Queen. A
general amnesty for political offences has been
proclaimed.
France.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION OF THE CZAR.
Paris, Friday, June 7—A. M.
The' Moniteur's official account of the at
tempted assassination of the Czar of Russia is
very short, arid confirms the facts as stated in
the reports of last evening. It says that the
shot was fired at the carriage, but does not say
it was aimed at the Czar. It further says that
tbe ball struck the head of the horse of the
groom-in-waiting, who was ridiftg at the door
of the carriage. The weapon burst, and the
crowd arrested the man. The police were
obliged to save him from the rage of the popu
lace.
The prisoner says his name is Beregouski, a
nstive of Volhymia.
Le Droit confirms the report that the pistol
burst, and says that the intended assassin is a
Polish mechanic. On Wednesday he bought a
double-barrelled pistol, it further says "that
his motives for the deed appear to he political
passion and personal hatred of the Czar. It is
believed that he had no accomplices.
The Gaxette de Tribunaux says that tbe
groom, seeing the menacing movement, caused
his horse to hound in between the assassin and
the Sovereigns.
The ball passed between the Emperor Napo
leon and the Grand Duke—wounding a lady op
posite. The blood from the horse’s head spirt
ed on the uniforms of the Imperial party.
The second shot burst the other barrel of the
E^’JL n . and tften tb€re were shouts of “ Vive
1 vtvp le Cxar ” from the crowd.
On being questioned, the prisoner said that
became *rom Belgium two days ago to kill the
iD itßa account L ccount of ‘he affair, says
that the man states that he had no accomplices
• eD A ,re prej i ß of P: ‘ ris in condemn
ing the attempted assassination.
The ball which took place attheßussian Em
bassy last evening was a magnificent affair.
The Emperor Napoleon and Empress Eu
genie, as also the Czir and his sons, were pres
ent, and were warmly congratulated by those
present on their fortunate escape.
Maximilian.
A PEN PORTRAIT OP HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER.
The New York Tribune publishes the follow
ing sketch of the private life arid personal char
acter of Maximilian, said to be from the pen of
an Englishman who was for many years a resi
dent in Mexico,, and claims to have enjoyed the
special confidence of Maximilian. At a time
when we are all anxiously awaiting to hear
whether the Liberals have taken his life or not,
this pen portrait possesses peculiar interest :
Maximilian is rather above the middle height,
well proportioned, with powerful high square
shoulders. In face he is decidedly good look
ing, having regular features, light hair, long
side whiskers and moustache of the same color,
a small mouth and excellent teeth, with a good’
tempered smile perpetually on his countenance.
He has light blue eyes and a most benevolent
and amiable expression of countenance. In
dress he is always scrupulously neat, a black
frock coat, light colored pantaloons, white vest,
and a small black neck-tie usually constitute
his morning costume—while in the evening, at
dinner parties, receptions, etc., he wore the
usual evening attire of a private gentleman.
He very seldom donned uniform, nor was it
often worn at receptions. When occasions of
state rendered it necessary, he would appear in
a plain- dfess of a general of the army. He
was very fond of the Mexican costume, always
adopting it when on horseback, or in company,
also when traveling.
His manners were perhaps what procured
him so many friends in Mexico, for, whatever
may have been asserted of the unpopularity of
his cause, there can be no doubt but that he
was very much beloved by a large portion of
the population of all classes. Always polite
and kind, no matter what the rank of' the per
son addressed, he had that charming gift of set
ting them at their ease immediately be begau
to converse with them. Should they be Indif
ferent linguists (he usually talked in French,)
he was always patient, and would help them
out if necessary, never-permitting them to be
uncomfortable by noticing any little mistake.
The Empress Carlotta took very great pains
to cultivate the Mexican ladies, rather a diffi
cult task ; having her own drawing rooms for
the ladies only, she endeavored to bring all
classes and factions together, to introduce ra
tional and useful habits and amusements, and
frequently triecL to persuade them that if they
devoted a littleness time and money to dress
any trivolous amusements, and a little more to
works of charity and benevolence, they would
be much happier and much more respected.—
She set theni an excellent example on this
point, spending immense sums from her pri
vate means on all kinds of charities, public and
private; nor was money the only thing lavish
ed ; the poor and sick were frequently visited
by her, often accompanied by her royal hus
band, and scarcely a day passed without their
jointly visiting some charitable Or other insti
tution for the public good.
In point of education and scientific acquire
ments, Maximilian has tew equals, and very
few superiors. He is complete master of teu
languages, including English ; be is also very
deeply versed in astronomy, and all sciences
connected with navigation, on several of which
he has written some very clever works.
His great fault, and which has no doubt been
the cause of many of his failures, is that he is
essentially a theorist, totally without any prac
tical system and living half of his time in a
bygone age, he is sadly deficient in the very
necessary staple called common sense.
In point of morality the least that can be said
is that Maximilian is a good, sincere Christian,
and a hightoned gentleman. Any action savor
ing of insincerity or nntrnthfulncss would have
been looked upon by him with indignant horror.
He is as pure and innocent minded as a child,
and could never be persuaded of deception and j
insincerity in others.
He frequently said tbat if lie could not govern
the Mexicans by love he would not do so
at all.
He is devotedly fond of his wife, and since
the news reached him of her severe illness he
has never been the same man. It has always
been a subject of regret with birn that be bad
no children of his own, and his and the Em- ;
press’ fondness for them induced them to adopt j
the toung Prince Iturbide, son of the former i
ill-fated Emperor, intending, if their reign in j
Mexico had been fortunate, that he should have |
been their successor.
Fow the Burmese Kiss.— Clung Loo, a na
tive Burmese, who has been educated in (his
country, and is now delivering lectures in Vir
ginia, dressed in native costume, in tbe course
of his reroarks at Marshall rcceutly imparted
the following information, which may prove in
teresting j,o some: “I notice the ladies of this -
couutry sometimes .paint to improve their com-.
plexion. They do so with us, using for that
purpose powder made from a species of fra
grant wood. Kissing is unknown among us as
practised in this couutry. Our language has no
such word as kiss. The corresponding endear
ment in Bramah is to press the lips and nose
closely to the cheek of the fair one, and inhale
the perfume. To ask for a kiss we say, 44 give
me a smell.'' ” . ;
Glad Tidings. —Through the kindness of
Capt. Finney we have been fivored with the
perusal of a letter from President Hazlehurst,
date.d Philadelphia, 30t,h ult., and containing
cheering intelligence relative to our contem
plated railroad. Tbe rumor afloat, a day or
fwo ago, ttyat the cargoes of iron for the road
would not be delivered, receives a finishing
stroke from Mr. H.,s communication. Tbe
Ocean Wave and tfie Tasmania will soon be
•here, discharging their ponderous burdens
upon onr wharf. Capt. Finney is also in re
ceipt of letters from two different bouses in
New York, giving encouraging information,
the details of which are two lengthy to lay be
fore our readers, as we are on the eve of go
ing to press. Suffice it to say that the evi
dence of our soon hearing the “iron horse”
snort in our midst, amounts to a moral cer
tainty.—Brunstcick Courier.
j
Neck, and Other Ties. —Prettiest neck-tie |
for a lady —the arms of her baby.
For the Melancholy—Jolli-tie.
For the Poor—Plen-tie. :
For the Dull—Varie-tie.
Fdr the Solitary—Soeie4ie*
For the Mean —Liberal-tie.
For the Inebriate—Sobrie-tle.
And for the Infidel—Pie-tie. "
The Philadelphia Weics says: General Wra. j
Patton of Towanda, Bradford county, Pa., j
who will be remembered by many of our read
ers as an effective stump speaker at the last
election in this State, has announced his deter
mination to go South on a stumping tour, in
the Conservative interest. Gen. P. proposes
to follow on the track of Wilson and Kellev,
and will no doubt give the new generation of
voters something to think of besides confisca
tion.
VOLt.2S. NO. 25
Was Martin Luther Insane ? ’
DR. FORBBB WINSLOW'S OPINION.
In a will case recently tried in London, two
physicians named Williams and Wood testified
as to the alleged insanity and testamentary inca
pacity ol Mrs. Ann Thwaytes ; but not content
with the Thwaytes case, went a step out of their
way to declare that Martin Lather was insane.
Exactly what Luther had to do with Thwaytes
will case does not appear, but the evidence of
the doctors rouses Dr. Forbes Winslow, as
eminent medical authority in England, to offer
a defense of Luther. As everything that Dr.
Winslow writes and has interest and value, we
copy the principal part of his letter to the Pall
Mall Gazette.
“Luther never was, in the right medical,
psychological and legal signification of the term
a lunatic. It is an abuse of language to Impute
mental disease to this distinguished ecclesiastic.
It is true that, in consequence of severe bodily
indisposition, aud as the effect of an over
wrought brain and nervous system, he suffered
from a transient-illusion of the sense of sight,
and imagined that the devil appeared to and
conversed with him in the middle of the night.
‘ His logic,’ say 6 Luther, 4 was accompanied by
a voice so alarming that the blood froze in my
veins.’ This aberration of visiou was similar in
character to the occular spectra that so often
follow the administration of chloroform, Indian
hemp and opiuHi, and which are so frequently
seen associated with temporary attacks of de
lirium and puerperal fever caused by a poisoned
state oi the blood. These nioraenterv and fugi
tive eccentricities of sense cannot with any re
gard to philosophical accuracy, be designated
as insane delusions. Luther may have fancied
that he not only saw the person of tire devil, but
actually 6poke to his Satanic majesty. Tta reality
there was no fixed or abiding impression ot this
khid on his mind. A delusion in legal phrase- .
ology is a persistent iieHefin some extravagaut
and irrational idea, out of which the patient can
not be reasoned, and the absurdity of which he
is unable to perceive. .If a person suffering
from a transient attack of illusion of the senses
is reasoned with as to the bona fide character of
bis mental impressions, h3 will, except in far
advanced conditions of brain disorder, at once
acknowledge the existence of a disturbed state
of the visual organs.
4 ' Had any sensible physician pointed out to
Luther tiie probable physiological connection
between a disordered state of the stomach, liver,
aud over-excited mind and brain, and the devil
which be conceived had appeared to him, I en -
tertain but litlle doubt that he would have.
immediately exclaimed, ‘There is no euch
thing,’ and have laughed heartily at the ridicu
lous absurdity of the fancy, and without hesita
tion have admitted that he was suffering from a
perversion of sight. Had he, however, persist
ed in maintaining that he saw and spoke to the
devil,-and it was found that no argument ad
dressed to his reason, or course of physic ap
plied to his body, had the solutary effect of dis
lodging-the absurd idea from his imagination,
then the presumption, I confess, would have
been in favor of the theory of big lunacy.
“ Coleridge, when referring to this period of
the Reformer’s lile, says he was a martyr to
great physical irritation, caused by his unremit
ting mental activity aud sedentary habits. It is
evident, he says, that Luther suffered from
severe nervous irritability, the common effects
of indigestion and intense thinking in men- of
a recluse mode oflife. This, tedded to a revivifi
cation of the impressions made upon him in
early life and fostered by the theological system
of his manhood, is, according to the distinguish
ed writer previously quoted, sufficient to ex
plain all his apparitions and nightly combats
with evil spirits. 4 1 see nothing,’ says Coleridge,
4 improbable that in one of those unconscious
half sleeps, or rather those rapid alternations of
the sleeping with the hall-waking state which is
the true 4 witching time,’ ‘the season wherein
the spirits hold their wont to talk’ the fruitful
matrix of ghosts—tbat in one of those moments .
of slumber into which the suspension of all
thought, in the perplexity of deep thinking, so
often passes, Luther should have had a full view
of the room in which he wa6 sitting, of his
writing-table, and at toe same time a brain image
oi the devil vivid enough to have ncquired-'an
apparent outness , and a distance regulated by
the proportion of its distinctness to that oi the
abject really impressed on the outward lenses.”
Differences in the Share of Feet.. -The
New York Hide and Leather Journal notices a
few of the differences in thfe shape of the pedal
extremities of people in various sections of the
country:
Shoes made for one locality are not adapted
for all. For instance, a broad shoe, wide in
the shank, is best adapted to the.Eaeteru tefide,
a narrow sole meeting with but little favor.
Rhode Island, though .the smallest State in the
Union, can "boast ol having some of the big
gest teet that ever trod sole leather. The Mid
die States require slimmer shoes, and higher iu
the instep, than the East. The Instep grow's '
higher as we progress Southward, commenc
ing with Virginia, and the loot shorter and
more plump. Rarely, afthe North, does a man
wear less than a No. 6, running up in the scale
of sizes to No. 11; but, at the South, many a
full sized mau wears 4’s "aud s’s, and seldom
over 9’s.
The ladies ol the South have confessedly al
ways had the smallest and prettiest fee: of any
race in the world.
Russian Workingmen.—ln consequence of
the rumors of a reduction of the Russian" tariff,
eighteen thousand workmen addressed a letter
to the Government in Bt. Petersburg inquiring
what foundation exists for these rumors Thq
Finance Minister, in his reply, says that he
does not sympathize with the free trade views
of M. Matjnari. He does not desire a red no
tion of the tariff. The Minister for Foreign
Affairs, replying to the same Inquiries, declares
that he sees no necessity- to reduce tLe tariff in
favor of foreign countries, although each a re
duction might improve the relations with
foreign Governments. The question of the
lowering of the tariff would therefore remain
uninfluenced by political motives.
l
Cherokee OfRCUiT.— The election of judge
for this circuit, the candidates being Judge*Mil
ner and lion. J. A. W- Johnson, It will be re
collected was contested—the latter gentlemans
contending he had "obtained a majority of the
votes. The returns, however, from quite a
number of tbe precincts were iufohnal and
upon a review of tbe whole Gov. JeLkins his
decided that Judge Milner received a majority
of the lepil votes returned to the Executive
office. — Southern Recorder.
An attendant on Beecher’s Church in Brook
lyn, finds fault with o portion of the choir for
“ hilling aud cooing” during service, and says
that the deportment "of some of the young
ladies and gentlemen is -disgusting to right
minded people. During prayer and the reading
of the Scriptures “they chatter, giggle, sidle
up to each other with a familiarity out of place
in the parlor, and doubly so In the house of
God. Sometimes one or two seem to get Into
a temporary 4 pet ’ with the organist, and sit off
looking daggers. Then the process of recon
ciliation, with its billing and cooing and glanc
ing, and.final restoration of good.humor, fur
nish sufficient visible flirtation to piece out a
chapter of Miss Braddon’s nonsense.”
Plymouth Church is not alone In its gl^ry.