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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1847.
YOE. XXII—NO 3.
Tin:
, nR /jIA TELEGRAPH
111,1 is PUBLISHED
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rS5wuni>o c “ dof u,c >' eM 43 *°-
**'X,continue.!, except at tlie option of the
»11 xrreerxjc* are pad-
r at the regular rhnrgc. will bo SI
Ft*}or lot. t»r the fir»t insertion, aud
totscb labseqaeiit continuance,
p* ... Hie voar will he contracted with ou
r^hl^n/exprMsly understood that con-
k •* w * , jL .Jvcitisiue. relate only to the tmnedi-
*J$£u£e» * tha « P"tic.
r „™ti not specified as to time, will be pub-
teSSd »d cU-Uccordinsly.
/ „.J Ohitusry Notices excccdtug TEN
TSS chirked »S advertisement*.
l r . s.Ie«ofX»*B*. hy Administrators. Ex-
r (joardiaiM.are remind*law. to behold
' Tacsdav in the mouth, between the liours
j: JforJnoIm and J in the afternoon at the
[iff. the County 'n which the Land tsaitu-
of these sales m-i.u be given w a public
L.'.iirr nils previous to the day or sale.
■Cj N’icaou musi be maiic at a public auction
KrtTuoaday of the mouth, between the usual
i,,,]. , t il.e place of public sales in tho County
lv,;. ttcr> Totaniqntsry, of Administration
/.". n<h i p , nisv have been e ranted. first giving
it.H fcSice thereof, in one of the public gazettes
Wtite. and »t «he dour of the Court House, where
Lu, ir c to he held.
CL Ilie ,»)o of Personal Property must be giv-
R, niiuner mart dsya previoua to the day of
„ the Debtors and Creditors of an estate mnst
Hhit'aM'hestiun will be made to the Court of
c hr leave to sell Land, must be pnbliabed for
t-forh'ave to sell Negroes mnst be pnbliabed
r, aa , rnl , before any order absolute shall bo
iLmui hv the Court.
I.Tios* for Letters of Administration, must be
liifj TNiarr lurs—for dismission from ndniiuis-
■ssti/r six months—for dismisiioa from
.jnki". FORTY HATS.
[li fw'tbe foreclosure of Mortgage mnst be pnb-
| for rotiR months—for establishing
*n. for the rULL STACK of THRU MONTHS—for
.is? titles from Executors or Adininwtrators,
[R o.l has been given by the deceased, the
brier of TMRir. months.
I will always be continued according to
[; r .,lrrquitemouts, unless ntherwiso ordered.
L] letters directed to this Office or tlte Editor on
f„ Imi tost m in. to insure attention.
Robert A. Alien,
Ficior and Commission Merchant,
|I9, Bay Mlrrcl, Navannab, fin.
a Win Bttrnd strictly to tlic storage and sale
|J Colton. Com. Flour, and oilier Produce, and
5_;>i unV.o liberal cash advances on goods cou-
! talus House.
•nur;—Mr. James A. Nishet, 1
E. n. Weed. (. „
J. II. n. Washington, (* Ul f *
(j raves, Wood A Co.J
Dye A Holicrtson. Asgoafn.
Itrsnon A Tonne. Marietta.
l>r. Georec F. Pierce, Sparta.
li 44—ly
BELDE1V & CO’S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HAT \ND CAP
EMPORIUM.
on Mulberry street, beg leave to announce to the pub-
lie that they are now receiving, direct from their own
Manufactory, a large and well selected stock of
HATS AA’» CAPS.
Consisting in put of men's and boy’s
f}>\ i aahionable Black and Drab 3eaver IIats
<u§ 4° 4° do h'stris do
^ do do Silk do
do do do Brush do
do do do Catsimer do
4° “o do plain Russia do
do do do Angola do
/JN Broad Brim Black and Drab Beaver do
do do do Brush do
w do do do plainllossiado
„ . do do do Cassimcr do
Men s Pearl Sporting Hats
do Ashland do
do Tampico do
do Knickerbocker do
do Black Glased do
Alanre assortment of Men's and Boy's Black and
Hitaa II OOL HA TS. of every description.
Men's and Hoy’s pretn. Otter Caps a splendid aiticlo
From the Southern Christian Advocate.
.Tliwinippi Coast.
A stranger for the first time on a visit to -Now
Orleans is surprised by the beauty ofthe scenery
along the coast, and while the rapid steamer u
sweeping around the points of lauu which skirt
thin magnificent river, or while travelling in its
curves, new objects of interest aro continually
Infant's Fancy
new style
do every variety of pat’s,
do with coven
do
do
% do
Together with every other description of Hats and
Cats now extant.
Posscasing facilities for obtaining their supplies, e-
S tailed by no other establishment in this section of
eorgia, and surpasiodby none in the State, and de
voting their exclusive attention to the Hat business,
the subscribers arc prepared to sell every article in
their line at the lowest prices, and to warrant giving
satisfaction to their enstomen. Purchasers are re
spectfully invited to call and examine their stock and
prices IIELDEN A CO.
Store in Mnlberty st. sign of the Mammoth Hat.
aug 31 49
OREGON HOUSE—OXucon, Ga.
’fax The subscriber returns his sincere thanks
Ttiiil to his numerous friends and the public, for the
cj”ll very liberal encouragement extended to him
since the opening of the above Hotel. Sundry im
provements have been, and others are beingmade, for
the better accommodation of the travelling public.
The Oregon House is situated near die head of
Cotton Avenue, in a high and health v part of the city,
and widiin five minntes walk of the Macon and West
ern Rail Road Depot—from and to which the baggage
of customers will be conveyed gratis.
While soliciting their custom, he pledges himself to
spare no means to give satisfaction to diose who call
npon him. M. BARTLETT.
Macon, Ga., August 1817.
■ug 3 45—tf
Peter J. Williams
"4 HAS taken the WASHIXTON HALL, and
}!!>| requests a continuance of public patronage.
i.'lij Macon, Dec. 8,1846. 11—tf
Joliu Jones »V Son,
(LATE JONES A HOLT.)
llurchottsr 4k tstumlHdiia Merchant*,
MACON. GA.
it 3U—6m
house and Commission Busi
ness.
BURCH A GUNN having taken the Ware-
fosac on Second street, fcr.nerly o vtipied by
lit vs* a Wilson, tender their set vires to dieir
ud the public, fo, dtu sale and storage of
«\» MKUCHANnutK generally.
Jsdvnac, > ui rush will at aii times bo made
> or Co.-n in store, or ou shipments to tbeir
it any of the Atlantic ports. Their best cirons
io promote tho interests of their pntrons;
; respectfully solicit the patrousge of their old
tlis public.
MORTON N. UURCJI.
WILLIAM GUNN,
lime 79, 1817. 40
Pitt ntufiou.StockaiKl Coin forSnlc
S The subscriber offers for sale, bis'
PLANTATION, lying on the Rood
Him Macou to Perry, twenty miles
icon. There arc nine hundred acres; and
about six hundred open—all the open land is in excel
lent order for cultivation—a good proportion is fresli
and die balance much improved by manuring—aU the
fields are under a good fence.
He will also sell at Christmas, on the place, a large
crop of Corn and Folder, and (Juts. Also, stock of
Hogs and Cattle, Mules, Horses, Wagons, and plan
tation Tools and implements.
The Plantation can lie seen by application to my
Overseer, Mr. HAMU1CK, ou tbc place ; or to me
at this place. E. A. NI3BET.
Mncon. Sept. 7, 1847. 50—tf
chouse anti Commission Busi
ness.
THE subscriber will continue to carry on
JAcaLovc husioess at the Fine Pnoor Waue-
'•rf use ou Cottou Avenue, where he wiU atlord
) mail facilities to planters and ethers in die
t oi Cotton and siiv other kinds of country nro-
ms. Ac. Tho warehouse is as stile from dan-
) Vr u any other in (he State, and convenient
| buinrsi part of the city. All ordets from his
tss will meet with prompt attention.
* * Ik? rtl'.
pa June S5, 1847.
N. OU8LKY.
39—tljan
house autl Commission Busi
ness.
THE nmleraigued ha vine become sole pro-
Ipnttar of tho new FIHE PROOF WARE-
“House occupied the past season bv Dvson
litPMiN. begs leave to inform the public, diat
■owriated widi him in business Mr. JOSEPH
WEK, and Mr. WILLIAM M. ROBERTS,
ability and experience entitle them to the
>r of the people. He therefore hopes to share
ijutmtisgc, as well as maintaiu the confidence
- AUonlcrs will receive prompt attention, and
idtances mode ou Cotton in store.
THOMAS DYSON.
July 13. 1847 sue 3 45—tf
Valuable Lands for Sale.
#. % THE subscriber offer* for sale his valaablc
,-^ PLANTATION, situate on the main road lead
ing l.nm Mncon l<> Tallahassee, Florida, three miles
from Vinton, Dooly county. Ga., containing in all. Se
ven Hundred Acres, one 'hundred and thirty acres of
which arc in very good and nest repair. Attached is
a complete Mill Site, anil the frame pi a good mill roar
ing up to suit nay purchaser. Also, the Copu Fodder,
and Stock of Hors, Cattle, Ac., with an abundance of
Provisions of aU kinds; as well as all necessary out-
liotises. This place is thought to lie uumlier oue for
thetravcing interest to nud from Florida. Those who
wish good laud and water, would do well to call and
see. Thomas Bagby, at Macon, Ga-, can give some
iufoimatmu of these premises.
william mcdaniel.
vTyTlie Federal Union will insert the aliove until
forbid, and forward the Account to W. McD.
Vienna, Dooly county, Dec. U9,1848. 14—tf
Jn«t Received by Strong & Wood
ys A splendid assortment of Spring & Summer
JaS HATS, of tlte latest styles, viz:
3D dozen Gentlemen's Pan sms Hats, assorted
15 do. Gentlemen's Pedal do.
10 do. do. Double Brim Lcgom Hats
10 do. do. Single Brim Leghorn do.
5 do. do. Swiss do. do.
50 do. Men's Palm Leaf do.
5 do. Bovs’ Pedal do.
SO da Ja Palm Leaf da
Also, 2 cases Gents' Fine Drab Beaver Hats
4 do. do. da black do. do.
4 da do. do. Moleskin da
With a general assortment of other style of Hats,
such as men's broad brim Black, White and Drab, and
fashionable Fur and Silk, of various qualities and pri
ccs. Also, a fine lot of Gentlemen’s and Boy's Caps,
of all styles and qualities and price*. AU of which are
offered at very low prices. march 30
B. Rivera.] (Dr. H. J. JIotai.L.
RIVKRM A ROYAI.Ii,
. Stnr.ro.s- Dentists—Savannah, Oa.
OtKce North East corner of St. Julian
I Uil Market Square.
50—ly
Ditulnl Cnixl.
The undersigned respectfully acknow-
A ledge the receipt of many urgent appli-
r Te cation* for an immediate return to our
- Routes hi Macon, and would siueercly ten-
naour best thanks for former kindness and pat-
[• stating that preseut engagements in the up-
I '' *■•11 necessarily detain us until about the I5th
Inker aexL
LOMBARD & PUTNAM.
H 51—tf
I B- Buee.] (Thomas P. Smith.
BLAKE * SMITH,
| tTORstEs AT LA IK—MACON, GA.
PJ. ‘fteiid to all professional business entroat-
10 their care, in Bibb and the surrounding
J* 8«pl n. 1847. ly
I Bedirai Copartnership,
£ BOON A STROIIECKER have formed a
PWueiship fo the practice of Medicine and
nlrMijr, for Dr. B. left at bis office or residence
riwo wi ‘* Ul<!tt With prompt attention.
S. tuny be found during the day, at his office
r of Messrs. Strong «V Wood, and at
I* U-eFloyd House. J. K. BOON,
ThL 83 tf K. L. STHOlIECKEll.
- <1. n. A II. U. Green
BL A T r n f?). e ’i tlieir office from Strong A Wood'*
K » “auaiae, to the corner opposite tbc Mctb-
H ort h, tud adjoining Mr. l'oc's residence.
■ J 2—tf
J Br. Robert HI. Patterson
lj’ N , u permanently located in this place, ten-
professional services to the citizens of
“fob'ni vioiwi *y- hopes that by prompt at-
it hv pri
,nMtcp»
i on Second street, in tbc building
, TkpW b.v tbo Maoon Messenger,
a Jane 89. 184T. 40—tf
to merit a share of public patronage.
Ijt'^xantler E. Ilamcrttly,
p.Toul
f*hcre
and Hair Dreascr, (late of the Astor
«»rt*r Sltop, has opened a Shop) iu tho
Hall Buildings, frouting on Mulberry
h' will bo at all times ready to receive
' hit friends and tbe public.
ii»ly SO. 1847. 43
Copartnership Notice,
ALBERT MIX having associated
J w ith him in this city, Mr. Erash's'—
_ ’ Kirtland, will coutiuue the business at bis old
stand, uuder the firm and style of MIX A KIRT
LAND. They wiU at aU times keep on hand, a fuU
supply of the best and most fashionable stock of goods
iu llie'ir line. The former patrons of the late firm of
Whiting A Mix, together with purchasers and the
public generally, are respectfully invited to call and
examino their stock. Our SHOES and BOOTS are
fresh, of the best materials and workmanship, and we
pledge ourselves that nothing shall be svauting on
our part, to please all those who may favor ns with
their patronage. MIX A KIRTLAND.
Macon, 31st May, 1847.
N. B.—Mn. E. Kirtland is duly authorised to re
ceive and receipt for all monies due the late firm of
Whiting A Mix, daring my absence from the 8tnve.
June 1 36 ALBERT MIX.
Fifty rases Hats and Caps.
. FINE Beaver Hats at «5 00
' Cashmere do 1 50
Broad Brim do 1 25 to $3 00
Panama and Leghorn lints
Palm Leaf Hats at 12{ cents
Sporting Csps, new style glased Cana
rch 84 XV. G. BANCROFT.
Hats! Hats!! Hats!!!
A few case* Gentlemen's Fashionable Hats,
Just received by N. McKINNON A CO.
jan 19
Sale and Etvery Stable
THE undersigned respectfully
iuform their friends and the public,
tiiat they have opened a STABLE,
aeon, for the purpose of doiug s SALE A>
VERY BUSINESS, aud respectfully solicit a share
of public patronage. Their Stables are connected with
the Flotd IIoi'SZ, and every attention will be paid
to customers, in order to give general satisfaction.
Titeir Stable* are large, now and commodious, with
fine Lots and every convenience. Persons would do
well to give us a csU. J. W^IURIUS.
Macon. April 81, 1848. 3tt ~
Accommodation Stable,
THE subscriber bis erected a
new and commodious STABLE, in
_ the resr of bis store, on Cherry-sU..
where he will be prepared to keep Horses br the day.
week or mouth, on the most liberal term*. His friends
and tbe public are invited to give him * eslL .
1 WILEY V. WAGNON.
Macon. Sept. 15. 1846. S 1 —tf
> .... it—.ilMf, Hl j
n * n O ®co in Macox, in 1
1 toT? I* * Brick House on Cotton A’
. U . u * Tsylor's, where l*e in*
Clark—Attorney at Law,
the Second
. Avenue,. oj>-
— » »; iwr *, wncro ,‘C may be trnmd
*beu mt npon tbu Circuit. He pro|>osc-s
ftiuell; * t0 “^““S Counties as business may
Dec. 28. 1846. 13—tC.
T la lfu*tn* !». HarfreTC,
w?^ E X AT LAW. Cross Plains, Mcrrat
Vv.a° l ?3 wil1 praclicc in the counties of
M the s"' Chl,u ''Off«. > ' ««>1 Cara, sad *1-
*a tat Supreme Cc-rt a! h
«—ly.
Tailoring Establishment.
TJETER A JAUJSTETTER have just received
JL and now oHer tor sale at the lowest cash prices, a
new and splendid stock of Goods in their line, ctme i*t-
ing of fine Kuclish and French Cloths. Csssiraeres.
Vestings, Ac. suitable for Gentlemen's wear—-all of
' are prepared to make to order in the most
1 style, and at tbe shortest notice.
_ 1 ~~ ly
Itlacon St>avins Saloon-
next door to Messrs. Shotwell A Gilhcit's and ncyiy
opposite the Floyd Home, where he is prepared to
receive tbe cnlls of hi* customers and the public gener-
.Hv SHAVING. 11 AIR-DRESSINO, and SHAM
POOING done iu the latest and most approved style.
Ladies who arc in the habit of using Oi « on tbeirltair,
will add greatly toils beaui.v and snuothness by uav-
mg it shampooed nt least once a month. Ladies
Will lie wailed on at their residences*
with the charming prospect spread out before him.
The large aud commodious, dwelling, the shady
groves of the pecan and orange trees,"the beautiful
plot of tbe flower garden, tbe nicely arranged and
handsomely painted buildings of tho “Quarter,” tbe
large plantation in the back ground extending two
utiles, tbe sugur house with iu prepossessing exte
rior, giving variety to tbe tract, and showuig that
the useful and tho beautiful are here combined to
render all subservient to the purpose* of man.—
Then, there is the front covered by the green-s ward,
where tbe horses, and cattle, and sheep, promis-
cously assemble, to feed on the grass, or rest under
some shady resort to screen themselves front the
ruya of the sun.
Aclose observer will notice at nearly all times
vehicles of every description on the public road,
from the elegant carriage of the aristocratic plauter
to tlie uucoulh peddling wagon, and the various
carts which supply tbe element* which make the
aliment of life. There you see tho gentle horse*
man moving leisurely and gracefully along, and
the furiou* rider hurrying on in a French pace,
commonly a gallop, careless of his horse’s limbs,
and of the safety of his own. Everything appears
iu motion, and while you stand speU-bound aud
mute at the scenery spread out before you, one can
not help reflecting on the other view which to
some exteut is illustrative of life and mminers on
tho coast. The population ou tbe coast is nume
rous, having the appearance of au agricultural vil
lage two huudrod miles above New Orleans, enli
vened with a diversity of trades and occupations
among 1 lie people, all subservient to tbs great agri
cultural interests, or catering to the love of novelty
and show. There is a stir aud bustle which indi
cates the presence of tome powerful momentum
urging them forward, to the accomplishment of the
destiny of this beautiful country.
The aucieut population, I would suppose, with
out intending anything of a derogatory character,
were divided into two distinct classes. The high
er class, are tbe educated, refiued, and often weal
thy Frenchmen, that you frequently meet with, ex
hibiting all tbe energy and acuteness of the father
land ; the other class illiterate, generally poor,
hardly using sulficie'ut energy to supply themselves
with tbe common necessaries of life; knowing no
thing, and coriug for little, except amusements aud
hunting—and this is the same from fulher to son,
down from one generation to auother. No people
are so polite as the French, and we may add, none
are more proverbial for hospitality, aud kind neigh
borly acts. Perhaps they may entertain suspicions
of a stranger, but when they are insured of bis
good iuteutions, their feelings, naturally warm,
opeu to him with the heartiest good will, aud they
delight iu reciprocating those acts which bind
neighbors aud friends to each other. They are
generally great devotee*. What numbers flock to
the church on Sunday or on tome feast day; aud
what numbers gather to the billiard aud ball rooms
in the evening to engage iu scenes of an eutirely
different character.' This is the fault of their re
ligious training. Tbe priest of a church above N.
Orleans a short time since, while instructing a class
of children on religions duties, spoke to them of
their duties 011 the Sabbath, lie said “your first
thoughts on arising in the moruiug should be to
God, then you should go to church nud spend the
morning in religious duties, hut iu the altcruoou
you may play uiui hies or go a fishing, aud amuse
yourselves iu a harmless pleasant manner.” This
exhortation coming from a priest noted above oth
ers for his strictness and opjiareiit devotion, ex
plains the causes which operate against the piety
of theeatliolic French along tho coast. The Priests
where they have influence aro generally active iu
indoctrinating tho young with the peculiar tenets
in’ their chunh ; and from tbe very large families
of children iu every house, there is no doubt a
strong reliance placed iu the successful tutoring
of the rising generation to prevent any cliauges
fioro taking place unfavorable to its existence and
progress.
However there are occasional instances or con-,
versions of the Catholics to the Protestant faith;
and Protestants generally were awakened lively
hopes of success by tbe appointment of au able
minister w ho could speak in the vernacular tongue,
and who would open the way, aud lead in the glo
rious enterprise of preaching to the French,^ (Im
pure doctrines of religion; too soon, to bedisap-
{Miinted iu the auti-itiuereut character which he
gave to bis ministry, restricting his usefulness to a
few, and tailoring in tho city wdiere circumstances
were prejudicial to his success. Till within fif
teen years, there was not a Protestant church on
the coast, but now we can boast of several, aud sev
eral huudredt of members, iucludiug those living
in the towns. The policy of the Methods! church
was exhibited in sending the first ministers to
preach to the Americans along tho coast, and on
the beautiful bayou La Fourche, where the first
Methodist Society was established a short distance
from the Mississippi river. Emigration from other
states has giveu the Protestants u respectable num
ber of church members, but there nos not been
that progress iu religiuu here that is seen in other
States, for the means that have been employed to
effect it iu tbe same length of time. Tlie inhabit
ants of the coast, wherever they como from, do not
difler much from those ofNew Orleans. They take
their cue from the city. There are influences here
operating against religion pretty much tbe same as
there are in the city. With what zeal is pleasure
pursued ; and all its train of evils follow,—thought
lessness and indifference of spiritual tilings! What
wealth to pamper the npetite, aud destroy that ear
nest desire to appear before the God of tho uni
verse! Indeed, but a few years since, it was con
sidered impossible to be a sugar planter and uot
transgress that law of God which says, remember
to keep the Sabbath day holy, when tho interest
of tbe plauter, during sugar rolling demands a vio
lation of it. ...
We cannot but remark the change which has
beeu effected by emigration, and by the various
instrumentalities of religion which have been em
ployed. TraveUera passing to New Orleaus are not
paiued with the reflections of iu entire destitution
of religious privileges. The thought is a pleasiug
one, that there are scattered up and down, those
who call upon the name of God iu sincerity, and
who engage in their religious duties with a desire
to please him, aud who live iu the world to do good
in it. Tbe various Protestant churches are gene
rally well attended (indeed they are not so nume
rous as the interest* of tlie people demaud, in tlie
•ighborhoodaof Americans) aud filled with atten
tive and dignified auditors, that remiud one of the
audiences in the older sections of tlie. country.—
The blacks are ]>eruiitted to attend the ministry of
the word iu the churches, and occasionally are at
tended to on the plantations. The former plan
hardly embraces tbe wants of this large agricultu
ral couutry. and the latter is not sufficiently appre
ciated eveiy where along tbe river, to ensure ex
tensive benefit. There ure some noble instances,
howevor, where the spiritual wanU ol tho slave
are properly provided for, aud a pleasing prospect
exists, of a great change beiug effected m this re-
The mission of “Preston’s PIsut«tiqu”is ex-
A Jloritl Mtorj’.
Wo have become convinced lately that there
aro still soma people iu the world who have never
read this little story, which wo reckon among the
classics. We reprint it, to be remembered ns a
sort of talismanic aid in those cases of manifold
perplexity which wo meet in this toiling world.
[Mas. Kirkland.
The Discontznted Pendulum-—An old clock
that had stood for fifty years in a fanner’s kitchen
without giviug its ow’uer any cause of complaint,
early one summer’s morning, before the family
was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon this tbc dial
plate (if we may credit the fable) cham
nance with alarm; the hands made a vain effort to
coulinuc their course; the wheels remained mo
tionless with surprise; the weights huugas if dead;
each member felt disposed to lay tho blame on die
others. At length the dial instituted a fonnal in
quiry as to the cause of the stagnation, when hands
wheels, weights, with one voice protested their in
nocence.
But now a faint tick was heard below from the
pendulum, who thus spoke:
“I confess myself to he tbe solo cause of die pre
sent, stoppage; mid I am willing, for the general
satisfaction, to assign my reasons. The truth is
that I am tired of tickiug.”
' Upon hearing this the old clock became so en
raged that it was on the very point of ttrihing.
“Lazy wire!”exclaimed the dial-plate, holding
up its hands. ,
“Veiy good!" replied the pendulum; “it is vastly
easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, us
every body knows, set yourself up above me—it is
viudy easy for you, I say, to accuse other people
of laziness!—you, who have had nothiug to do all
the days of your life but to stare people in the
face, and to amuse yourself with watebiug all that
goes ou in thu kitchen! Think, I beseech yon, bow
you would like to be shut up for life in this dark
closet, and to wag backward and forward, year af
ter year, as Ido."
“As to that," said the dial, “is there not a win
dow in your house ou purpose for you. to louk
through!”
“For all that," resumed tbe pendulum, “it is ve
ry dark here; aud, althangh there is a wiudow, I
dare uot stop, even for an iustaut,to look-out at it.
Besides, Iain really tired of my way of life; aud, if
you wish, I'll tell you bow 1 took this disgust at
tuy employment. I happened this morning to be
calculating how mauy times I should have to tick
iu the course of ouly the next twenty-too r liours;
perhaps some of you shove there can give me the
exact sum."
The miunte-hnnd being quick at figures, pre
sently replied, “Eighty-six thousand four hundred
times."
“Exnctly so,” replied the pcuduluui; “well, I
appeal to you all, if the very thought of this was
not enough to fatigue one; uud when I began to
multiply the stroke of oue day by those of mouths
aud years, really it is no wonder if 1 felt discour
aged at the prospect; so, after a great deal of rea
soning and hesitation, thinks I to myself I'll stop."
The dial could scarcely keep its countenance
during the harangue; hut, resuming its gravity,
thus replied, “Dear Mr. I’eudulum, 1 am really as
tonished that such a useful industrious person as
yourself should have been overcome by this sud-
deu nctiou. It is true you have done a great deal
of work in your time; so have we all, nuiiaro likely*
to do; which, although it umy fatigue us to think of,
the questiouis whether it will fuliguo us to do.—
Would youuow do me the fiivor to giva about a
bulfadoxeu strokes to illustrate my arxuuieull’’
six times iu
gard.
clusirely devoted to tbe welfare of the blocks on
that extensive estate, the first commenced on one
estate exclusively, hut which it is hoped may be
the commencemeut of a systematic plan manifest
ing a high order of religions couccru for the wel
fare of those to whom we a re iudelitcd for the com
forts and elegancies of life. May the time soon
arrive when on every plantation, those proprietor*
who profess the 1’roteslnnt faith ahall feel it their
duty to provide ministers ofrcligiou for theirslaves,
to lead them to embrace tbc truth as it is ill Christ.
1 would remark in conclusion, that there is a por
tion of the coast, extending a considerable distance
(fifty or sixty miles) above the city, almost exclu
sively occupied by tlie French population, and
which is not referred to in the above remarks ex
cept as regards the natural sccnory. They havonu-
inerous churches, (1 doubt not) as weU as a convent
andcoUege.aud all theetcet. to carry ou and perhaps
to extend the influence of the church of Rome.
C3?'A widow once avid to her daughter, 'When
null ailoxeu strokes to illustrate my nrguu
The pcuduluui complied, and ticked six
its usual pace.
“Now.” resumed the dial, “may I be allowed to
inquire if that exertion wes at all fatiguing 01 dis
agreeable to you?"
“Not tbe least,” replied the pendulum, “it is not
of six strokes that I complaint, uor-of sixty, but of
million*,"
“Very good,” replied the dial; but recollect that
though you may think of a million of strokes iu an
instant, you are required to execute blit one; aud
that, however often you mnv hereafter have to
swing, a moment will always be given you to swiug
iu.”
“Tliatcaiimuloratiunatsggera me, I confess,” said
the pendulum. '
“Then I hojie," resumed the ilial-jdate, “we shall
all immediately return to our duty, for the maids
will lie iu bed if we stand idling tllus.”
Upon ibis the weights, w ho hud never keen ac
cused of light conduct, used all their influence in
urgiug him to proceed; when, os with one consent,
the wheels began to turn, tbe hands began to
move, the pendulum began to swing, and to its
credit ticked os loud as ever, while a red beam of
the rising sun that streamed through a hole in the
kitCheu shining foil upon the dial-plate, it bright
ened up ns if nothing had beeu the matter.
When the funner comedown to breakfast that
morning, upon lookiug at the clock, he declared
that bis watch hud giuucd half an hour ill the night.
You will forget Ale.
A few short years will puss, and you’ll forget
That I was once a dweller upon earth;
A lew short years, perhaps you mar regret
Her whom’you once thought full of truth and worth,
You may regret the low, yet happy voice,
TbaUu-eathed a fond heart's welcome when we met;
You may sometimes think of yoar young heart's choice,
But still, a few short years, and you'll forget.
You will forget me! other anas will wreath
Around your manly form in loving joy;
A balmy breath may o'er you softly breathe;
A snowy hand amid your dark kicks toy;
The nestling of that soft hand within yours.
May theu, perchance, a thought of me beget;
You'll think of long past scenes and happier hours.
And sigh, perhaps—but then, you will forget.
You will forget me! you will turn to eyes
Swimming in liquid radiance, jetty block.
Of brightly* blue, as heaven's own azure skies;
And theu your memory will wander back
To her you once adored; to tliose fond eyes.
Wherein a depth of uutold love was seL
A dream of your poor, early love wilt rise,
A tear may fall—but, then you will forget"]
Bat years may pass—long weary years may roll.
Mountains may build up space ’twixt thee and me;
But oh! my love will cling around thy soul.
Like ivied tendrils round a withered tree.
All other feelings may give way with tears;
Leaving us nought But memory and regret;
We build to these an altar with our tears,
For woman's holy lore can ne’er forget!
From the Home Journal.
Progm* of Wo inn n*
To say that the Home Journal especially aims
at tho patronngo of woman, is another wa v of say
ing that It is designed to minister to the tastes of
tho more refined and educated portion of tho com
munity. Men—as slaves to a single pursuit, and
of course as readers of no general or liberalized
curiosity—are a comparatively narrow pari.-U for
editorial ministration. Wishing them well, there
fore, in their politics and* money-making, we re
spectfully hope that they, too, may find our paper
to their taste, bat to that end we do not particular
ly aim or labor. To get together the news and
topics which will instruct, amuse, and interest wo
man, is the object of our paper iu general, and to
record u few items of nows as to tho movements of
tbe sex iu different parts of tbe world, is the pur
pose of tills article in particular.
Female Pmfcssot ship*.—A lending French paper
has a series ot able essays, entitled ‘‘Du Projctsor-
el De* Femme*’’—showing tho impropriety of em
ploying men at all In the education of girls, and
tlie sufficiency and superiority of female Profess
ors for those branches of instruction which arc u-
suully supposed to require mule tuition. Wo
translate u passage or two which will show tlie
drift of the articles wo speak of:—“The least re
flection will be sufficient to show that the male
professor, in a female seminary, if he is young,
must at least take off attention from study, ir he
excites no other iutercst. If he is old and of very
grave character, he inspires asentimeut of dread
aud repulsion which depresses emulation and chills
tho desire to please by proficieocy. If he is de-
bonnair in bis manners, his pupils ridicule him, and
are more amused with the man than improved by
his lessons.
Tbo abuses which instructors have mode, of their
access to the minds aud intimacy of yonug girls
who are secluded from all other male society, will
recur ia their varied instances to the memory of
the reader, and tbe conclusion to bo drawn from
this is obvious. The objects to a substitution of
female teachers are, it seems to us, trivial aud un
founded. It is said that women have uot force of
cbaractcrcuongh to iuspirc the necessary respect
aud control, that they lack firmness ami consisten
cy in their requisitions, that masculine superiority
uud dignity are uecessury properly to restrain uud
iutimiuate, and that female teachers aro rarely fin
ished enough in their own education." With this
glimpseat the material of the argument, the read
ers of the Home Journal will be enabled to discuss
it for themselves, and wo leave it here, merely
suggesting that the question touches also upon an
other interest quite os important—the increase of
vocations for tbe exercise of talcut and industry.
Restaurant of Amazons.—A famous dining place
iu the Passage deVOpera lit Paris b is turned outull
its mule waiters, aud substituted, iu tlieir place,
females costumed iu ridiug habits. As the French
paragraph expresses it:—“The Restaurant des Am
azons owes its uew title to the dress adopted by
the garcont of tho establishment, lesqucls gareont
tout de* demoiselle*." The paragrapliist makes
himself gallantly humorous over tho progressive
step of female industry, declares that “tho way it
is served is a warrant lor the tenderness of the beef
steak—that a customer will order mauy more dish'
cs for the sake of calling oftucr upon the well de
fined figures and cbaruimg waves of rows of but
tons that attend upon his cull—and that lie would
suggest butoue improvement, viz: that, like the
pages of the Emperor Sigismund who did their
■anifiAA An lv,vrt.l,Ir link A fthlftlllfl
& I.BKRT COLLINS, Barber A Hair-Dresser. you ore at my age, it will be time enough to dream
j\. has removed to Urn tenement. ou Mecom^ Street, a husband.*
Yes, mamma,’ replied the thoughtless girl,
a second time.’
for
Msron, Oct. ith, 1847,
2 !y
G7* A shopping Isdy having examined and re.
jeeled a great variety of hosiery, observed that the
wanted the longest kind oT hose, on which the
clerk advised her to apply at the next fire engine
house. -
Domestic HarriMEts-—In the ordinnry course ol
the world, in that intercourse of flattery and false
hood, where every oue deceives aud is deceived;
where all appear uuder a borrowed form, profess
friendship they do not feel, aud bestow praises on
ly to be praised in return, men bow the lowest to
those they despise most. But he who lives retired
from this scene of delusion expects no compli
ments from others, and bestows them ouly where
they are deserved. All the insidious grimaces of
public life are nothing compared with the inspiring
smiles of friendship, which smooth tho rugged
road, and soften all our toils.
Of what value are all the bjibblimts and vain
boastings pf society, to that domestic felicity which
we experience in the company of an amiable wo-
mau, whose charms awaken the dormant faculties
of the soul, and fill the mud with finer eucrgies;
whose smiles prunipt our enterprises, and whoso
assistauce ensures success; who inspires us with
congcuial greatness aud sublimity; who, with ju
dicious penetration, weighs and examines our
thoughts, our actions, our Whole characters; who
observes all our foibles, warns us with sincerity of
their consequences, and reforms us with gentle
ness and afleetiuu; who, by a tender communica
tion of her thoughts and observations conveys new
instruction to our minds; and by pouring tbc worm
aud generous feelings of her heart iuto our bosoms,
animates us incessantly to the exercise of every
virtue, and completes tho polished perfection of
our character by tlie soft allurements of love, and
the delightful concord of her seutiments. Iu such
an intercourse, all that is virtuous and noble iu hu
man nature is preserved within the breast, and ev
ery evil propensity dies away—Zimmerman.
Orderof Agricclutre.—The King of Prussia
has just created an order destined exclusively to
agriculture, that is to say, t<> cultivators and per
sons who distinguish themselves in this departmeut
of industry. The decoration bears on one side tbe
effigy of the King of Prussia, ou the other the mot
to. “For agricultural ineirt," surrounded with a
crown of wheat, with vine aud olive leaves. The
exergue bears the name of tho desigucr. These
classes ure to be "established iu this order: The
King reserves to himself the exclusive right to dis
tribute the order of the lir.-t class; the second and
third will be granted to farmers presented by the
College of Economy. Tbe distribution will take
place aunuaUy, on occasion of agricultural festivals
and the solemn sesions of Agricultural Societies in
the Prussian Monarchy.
service ou bursc-back, the Amuzjns should ‘wail’
in tho saddle, aud bring in tbe dishes on a canter."
The Female Army of Sreitzcrlaud.—We have
mentioned iu a previous numberthetwo regiments
of the wsmen of tho Canton of Uri, but we find iu a
French paper, a notice of them, which we thms-
luto literally: “The two battalions, numbering
fourteen hundred females in military dress, pres
ent an aspect nt the same time formidable nud
captivating. Iu their evolutions aud discipline
they nre drilled to perfection. Curiously enough,
superiority of form aud beauty has beeu very
much tho reason of tlie difference of grade; the
handsomest are of the advance guard, aud this post
of distinction and danger seems willingly conced
ed them by tbeir companions who arc legs favor
ed by uaturc. Some classification has beeirguM-
ed by temperameut also. Tbe more vivid aud
flighty have beeu enrolled as voltigeurs, or light-
horse—the more phlegmatic os grenadiers. Those
who have figures of more embonpoint in the central
body, those of slighter forms are stationed at the
wings. The coarse and rude are enrolled as dra
goons and eantinicre*, Tbe creation of this corps,
(whichwith its disciplino and enthusiasm, seems
likely, at the first three of the coining political
movement of Europe, to take possession of the
Helvetian soil) is au exercise of tho powerful ge-
nious of Satis Soglio, who has reserved to himself
the general command.
Female Police,—The recent incendiary attempts
at Oulchy-le-chateim, have made it necessary that
there should he a constant patrol of tbo streets
night and day. for the maintenance of which the
citizens have formed themselves iuto a volunteer
police. It was lately proposed to relieve this o-
ver-fatigned guard by the substitution of their
wives and daughters, and this was carried into ef
fect. Ou tbe first night the women patrolled the
streets, sabre iu hand, till tho hourol midnight, aud
began to think their service was without an adven
ture, when a suspicious step was heard coining to
ward them. Unfortunately, the ‘qui vice!’ was
cried out by all the wornea together. The wan
derer, rccoguisiug the female voices, took the
challenge fora pleasantry,and attempted to pass
without a reply. At this defiance, the ladies lifted
sabreaud fell upon him, nud, after a short resist
ance, made him prisoucr. The mayor of the city,
under whose wiudow it hnppcnod, rushed dowu
in time to prevent further violence, nud the culprit
who liked to have beeu cut in pieces, turned out
to be one of the geusdaruies quartered in tho vil-
lnge.
Female Prophet.—A young Indian girl, of tho
Creek nation, has receutly fallen into a prophetic
ecstacy, and bos been, ever siuce, tbo oraclu and
wonder of the tribe and tho country around. Dur
ing her hours of excitement she sings n chant,
which slto declares is taught her by spirits tlmt
minuter to her, aud which is siugularly strange and
musical. She has predicted two deaths, which ar
rived in the manucr aud at the time pre-stated,
and she gave tho particulars of a murder taking
place, which was afterwards verified in its most
minute circumstances. She has insisted on tlie
preparation of her own burial clothes, predicting
ner death as near at hand, has foretold events to
those about her, which they believe in a dread,
and is very free iu liis communications to all those
who wish to consult her.
Female Floteer Merchant*.—The unusual heat of
the past summer has brought Parisian life more
out of doors than ever before, aud tho Boulevards
are enlivened by an adoption of one of tlie customs
of Florence—flower girls of conversational habits,
who, with aboquet, give tho buyer a compliment,
or os much smiling chat as ho chooses. These new
tradeswomen dress iu a peculiar way, are iuvaria'
bly pretty, and have invariably fine teeth, arc
coquctisb uud witty, and assume tlie privilege of
putting a (lower iuto any gentleman’s button hole
without asking loave or payment. Several of these
have already acquired descriptive designations,
and one, who is called La Bastrinquet, is as well
known iu Paris us Louis Phillippe. Sho wears her
little bonnet with a most alloriug negligence; is
most felicitous iu reply, sings if a^ked, and shows
a careless self-posession aud graceful cose,which is
fascinating to all observers. As tlte very ideal of
brilliant and perfect health, she is the envy of ma
ny a dame who gives her money.
From the N. Y. Journal of Ccmreree.
Practical IIini- to Business .lira.
AcqciMTtvENK-5.—Nothin? is more common in
the mercantile experience of this country than for
men to start in life poor, but, overcoming nil ob
stacles, to rise into high credit and aiiiqence. It
is unhappily quito common also for tlie same men,
when arrived at this elevation, to put every thing
nt hazard iu tho hope of more rapid gains, anil,
missing their object, to lose all. Strange that men
should do so, the spectators sav, and yet if they
ever reach the same point of elevation they will
very likely pursue the same course. _ It is not very
strange perhaps in such a community as this that
it should be so. Oar merchants ore pressed so
severely with business that they have time for lit
tle else. Their thoughts nre engrossed constantly
with business and its gains, and iu this way the
desire of acquisition, which is implanted in every
bosom for usefol purposes, is nourished into a pas
sion, and breaks away from reason. For its im
proper action tlie re is always at hand oJeady grat
ification. Besides, a man who has by Heady du
plication obtained property and credit, lets to feel
as if it would always be so with him. Ue comes
to think more of bis own sagacity nod less of his
steady plodding than he ought; and, having more
credit, and perhaps more money, than his present
business requires, spreads nut his plans in a dis-
proportiounte enlargement. Men so situated do
not really expect to bo materially happier or bet
ter for the large increase of wealth which they
strive for. It is the passion for acquisition which
urges them on. Some may'indeed hope to set up
a carriage aud enter the fashionable world, and so
become tho slaves of postillions mid tbe bon ton.—
But in geueral it is acquisition which fills and con
trols the mind. In sober seriousness, men all
know that they want but little here below, nor
want that little long, They know that such an a-
mount of property as makes them easy iu their af
fairs, and leaves them to labor steadily for the
maintenance of tbeir families and tbe (leriiirmauce
of other duties, is enough, and that mure will but
increase care and perplexity, without any compen
sating enjoyment. If then* thoughts are accus
tomed to reach on to thu end of life and beyond it,
aud to cherish tho feeling that some heart-work is
to be done by way of preparation for the future,
they confess to themselves that more property
would rather be a hindrance than a help iu that
matter. Yet they love to make money. One says,
I wi.h I had five hundred thousand dollars
What would you do with it ? No matter; I should
like to have it.
Most men believe that the possession of some
property is very desirable as n means of rational
enjoyment and usefulness. They would think
that the first thousand dollars which a man should
acquire would be worth more to him than the next
two thousand; and that all his additional gains sink
proportions bly in value. Somo would run along
by this rule until they would at 110 distant point
pass by tbe summit of increase, and count further
gain nothing but loss. It is, any how, a remarka
ble fact, staring us all iu the face continually, that
very rich men nre seldom reputed happy ; though
others will coutiuno to think if they could gain the
wealth they would contrive to avoid the anxiety.
How shall business men protect themselves fron
Fniiliions for S'pirnilM'r.
Pinked flounces continue to be fashionable for
taffeta dresses, asnlso fringes at the edge of floun
ces ; hut "imp still forms the richest style of orua-
meut, awf each day some ne.w kind appears. Many
dresses of pale colors are made with mantelets to
match, and pretty peignoirs, of pink, blue or lilac k
tarlntaue have been ornamented with small tv.ltu
ruches, made very full and placed in double row-
up each side the skirt and body to tbe shoulder ;
the favorite colors aro white or pule green ground,
covered with wreaths of flowers. Many dre-se-
of gros de Nap, Pepin d’ete, and taffetas have had
the sleeves ornamented in a new style; bias sulb-
ejent to be a little bouffant, lulling on the other, en
circling tbe arm hole ; it is a simple style of orua-
meut, but very becoming to the figure. For live
ning dresses white predominates, tarlatanrs with
deep flounces pinked and ornaments of natural
flowers, white crape with triple skirts quito plain,
and white taffetas relieved by carnations; tho
make of the corteges is rather different from those
of tlie winter, light materials being made full at
the shoulders; berthes are confined to thicker ma
terials. Tho short sleeves form jockeys over »
small cambric sleeve.
Small caps are very fashionable, and thoiio with
out crowns are fouud very suitable with. Summer
tailettces. The coiffure Luisa is composed of cir
clets of narrow blue velvet, each supporting a row
of narrow lace ; flowers are much used fur dress
caps, particularly for mixed geraniums. The rib
bon ou caps is placed ell in trout, leaving merely
tulle behind.
M.iutelels have been made ->f crape, trimmed
with lace, or with several rows .v narrow frills
pinked; some of tulle are trimmed wnu narrow
velvet., Oue ofthe most fashionable nimit«m is
!!*e?iandiuave, with deep rovers united bv u*.
dcubourgs of silk,and a kind of running wreath ot
braid ou the material, w hether of taffetas or br.l>tu
ecrue. The mantelet Fontnnge is trimmed with
frills, and instead of collar lias a fichu peleriuo ty
ing cnrelessly in front. Bonnets of crape, lullo
and lace, all the lightest materials, are still in de
mand ; pailles de riz, mixed with colored blonder,
have a verv pretty effect. Some bonnets are orna
mented with a fnuchou of taffetas pinked, or of lace,
which is in still better taste, particularly if ni'xeit
with velvet. For straw Bonnets they aro very
suitable, made of pult de sole, trimmed with laco
or piucked ruches, or several trills, falling ou thu
crown, with burolct to mutch.—Paris Magazine
of Fashion.
the danger we are considering? Certainly, it is a
great danger. The danger is evidently uot to be
avoided by simple reliance upon one’s own supe
rior wisdom autl prudence. It is among those who
have been longest iu the exercise of prudence that
the most conspicuous examples of imprudence, ure
to be fouud.
If we may be allowed to snggeit remedies for so
great a danger, wo would say that in tho first place
place evory business mail should feel that he is in
danger. Then ho should cultivate other faculties
besides 111 it of acquisitiveness. Tlutl will culti
vate itself. Then he should set bounds to bis de
sires from tbe outset of his acquisitions. Not by
fixiug a definite sum perhaps beyond which he will
not accumulate, bnt so far ut least as uot to allow
the fact that he has reached the point to which bo
first aimed to be merely u new starting point for
uew plans much larger than tho first. Then dwell
much upon the inestimable value of peace of mind.
Think how dearly millions are earned at the ex-
pense of anxious days and restless nights. Think
how short life is; too short for its days to bo eaten
oat by useless distress. Put in practice the adage
“ keep what you've got.” nnd only act upon the
other port of it, “get w hat you cau" in a way con
sistent with the first. Give away money freely if
you are prosperous. This may not cure the pas-
siou of acquisitiveness, but it will counteract and
tamo it, and if done in true benevolence w ill be a
source of more true happiness Ilian wealth cau
buy in any other wsv.
Consider tL-u iu truth the surest way of arriving
n-vat wealth is never to be in a burry. Set it
down as a fixed principle that" yon will never depart
from your regular buiiness unless it bo by the
mere use of surpls funds. Study the book of the
Proverbs of Solatium until your mind is full of those
old troths; truths which live in constant youth and
beauty, though they be six thousoud years old.
Go fully into the considerations drawn from moral
ity and religon, aud you may find more powerful
motive than any we have presented.
Mexican Moonlight.—“ Meet me by moonlight
alone,” cau be pnicticalized iu Mexico with beau
tiful effect, we should think, judging from tbe fol
lowing extract from an army letter, which was
published uot long since in a Southern paper.
How* could Gen. Cushing have fallen into a ditch
and displaced bis ankle (whether walking with
a Senonta or not) beneath such moonlight? But
to tbo extract:
, Perhaps you will not believe me when I tell you
that I am w riting thisby moonshine—yes the beau
tiful bright moonlight of Mexico. Heaven help
Affectation of Ij difference.—There has ris
en up within my memory a habit, an affectation of
indifference, it you like tocoll it se, to all things on
this earth ; which indifference is bora of a corrupt
and degraded heart, and ofsated and exhausted aje
petites. To a high mind, furnished with keen and
vigorous faculties, nothing on earth can be indiffe
rent; for acuteness of perception, a quality which
iu its degree assimilates us to the Divine nature,
weighs all distinctions. As God himself secs all
the" qualities of everything, whether iniuttte or
great, and gives them their due place, so the grand
er and more expansive tho inteUect may be, the
more accurately it feels, perceives, and estimates
tho good or evil of each individual thing. The low-
ami the base, the pallid taste of luxury, tbo satia
ted sense of licentiousness, the callous heart of sel
fishness, the blunted sensibilities of lust, covetous
ness, gluttony, effeminacy aud idleness, take refuge
in iudifference, and call it to th.ir aid, lest vanity,
the weakest bat tho last point to become hardened
in the heart of man, should be wounded. They
take for their protection tbe shield of a false and
tiuscl wit, the answer ofn sneer, the argument of
a supercilious look, and try to gbize over everything
to themselves nnd others with a contemptuous per
siflage, which confounds all right and wrong.—G.
P. R. James.
Circassian Revenge.—The war in Circassia,
which has continued for over twenty years, aud
cost the Russians over 200,000 men, besides a vast
umouut of treasure, has really exhibited a more
sanguinary aspect. Nearly every arrival of the
Overland Mail, from India and China, brings ac
counts of a battle with the Russians in which the
mountaineers nre victorious. They nppeur to be
farther from being vanquished than at any time for
years, anil will probably never bo conquered.—
The reccut revenge of their brave chief Schamil,
for a piece of Russian treachery, was terrible.—
He was induced to send 1200 Circassians to the
Achcao tribe to assist them in a promised enter
prise against the Russians. They were treated at
first with every demonstration of friendship, but the
false Achenes, aided by a mounted regiment of
Cossacks, fell upon their countrymen on the mght
of the 13th of January, nnd cut them off"ucnHy to
a man; only a few escaped to carry tho sad tidings
of this diabolical act oi deceit to Schamil. Achc-
ues anil Russians subsequently took possession of
the village of Cassabaa and fortified it. In the
meanwhile tho Circassian chiefs were not idle; they
collected together, it is said, 50,000 men, and
sweoring by the name of Allah not to spare a sin
gle soul, they arrived on jhe 27th of January be
fore Cossaban. Early tho next moruiug they car
ried the forts, and dreadful scenes of massacre en
sued; none were spared—men, women and chil
dren, Russians, Achcnes, all were passed to the
edge of thu sword, and when the sun of the 28th
set, 5000 human beings had ceased to exist.—
American Union,
what moonlight is. They know nothing au ■•ut it.
Moonlight iu Mexico is moonlight—pure,beautiful,
magnificent, beyond description. It is the essence
of noon-day ranfied. Every object stauds out iu
bold relief—anil so clear nud pure is the atmos
phere, that the stars and the broad uficloudod sky
seem within reach. I have enjoyed this cuchant-
ing moonlight a hundred times w hile setting with
my mess in front of our tent, or sometimes we taku
a promenade around the camp os far as the guard
will permit us; aud nt other times pass out and
wander through the beautiful streets of tho city,
nnd listen to the chatter of a thousand Mexican
tongues, jabbering to one another across tbc glrcoD.
It is nt such times that we iuhale the sweet odor
of the now ripening fruits that grow to plentifully
in this city—such as oranges; lemons, limes, figa,
dates, aud almonds—and then tlmt best of ull fruit,
the juicy peach, grows hero to the greatest perfec
tion. All these things combined will ever giv -
soldier some happy hours.
Sale of a Wife.—The St. Louis Organ states
that a man named Cal': :hoon sold his wife to ouu
James-Todd, for the sum of fOO, under llie follow
ing circumstances:
Calishoon left this city early in the season for
tiie purpose of rafting lumber from the nppcrcoun-
try, previously howi-ver, providing a boarding
place for hi* wife until his retiiru iu the fall. Du-
T.'jg bis absence, not beiug provided with a suffi
ciency of the needful, she placed herself under the
care of Todd, whom she now refuses to leave, and
hence the Bill of sale by tho husband regularly
made, aud properly delivered. We consider tho
present oue a better (natch than the first, as Todd
himself was sold not long since at public auction in
front of the Court house, we believe fur a dollar and
a half; according to her own value then, Cnlluboou
has net made made a bad speculation;
Russian Seal Fisheries.—In the month of
May, with something like the regularity'of an al-
. protec
tion, varying iu number according to his size and
strength; tho weaker brethren are obliged to con
tent themselves with half a dozen wives, whilo
some ofthe sturdier and fiercer fellows preside o-
ver harems that are two hundred strong. From
the date of their arrival, in May, to thill of their de
parture, iu October, the whole of them are princi
pally ashore on the beach. The females go down
to the sea once or twice aday, while the in.de,
morning, noon, anil night, wutebos bis charge with
the utmost jealousy postponing even the pleasures
of eating, anil driuktug, and sleeping, to the duty of
The Madness or Pkide.—When the Dutchess
of Buckiugham found hersclt dying, she sent for
Anstis thu Herald, and settled ail the pomp of her
funeral ceremony. Sho was afraid of dying before
the preparations were ready. “Why,” she asked,
“won’t they send the canopy for me to see ? Let
them send it, even though the tassels are not finisht
ed !” And then she exacted, as Horace Walpole
affirms, a vow from her ladies, that if she should
become it seusible, they would not sit down in her
room until sho was dead. Funeral honors appear,
indeed, to have been her fiincy ; for when her on
ly son died she sent messengers to her friCucl*,
telling them that if they wished to .see him lie in
state, she would admit them by the back stairs.—
Such was the delicacy of her maternal sorrow.
But there was oue match in pride nnd insolence
for Katharine, Dutchess of Buckiugham; this was
Sarah, Dutch ?ss of Marlborough. Upon the death
of the young Duke of Buckingham, liis mother eu-
dcavored to borrow (he triumphal car that had car
ried the remaius of Marlborough to the grave.—
“No,” replied the widowed Dutchess of Marlbo
rough, “the car that has curried the Duke of Marl
borough's body shall never be profaned by any
other.” “I have sent to the undertaker,” was the
Dutchess of Buckingham’s rejoinder, “and he has
engaged to make a better oue for £20,"
“The Wages or Sin."—A Now York letter of
the 8th ultimo, referring to the arrest of liie noto
rious Restell, says: “Tho wealth of this woman is
enormous. A few years since she made pants
loons and vests for a respectable merchant tailor
in Broadway, and now she is ci imputed to be worth
$100,000, and drives her carriage. Sho offered to
deposit ten thousand dolin''- iu cash, instead of
procuring bail, hut it was objected to.” The cir
cumstances which led to the arrest of Madame
Restell, ware, that the Mayor of New York receiv
ed a letter seme week*ago from a respectable phy
sician iu Orange county, informing him oftlie un
happy condition of a young female tinder his
charge, whose health bad been ruined bv Mn
Rested-
l sleepi
keeping bis favorites together. 1. „ .
hint venture by slcultn to approach any .-t-nior JS
chiePs bevy of beauties, he geuerily atones for b i s
impudence with his life, being torn to pieces by
the old fellow; and such of the fair ones as may
have given the intruder nuy encouragement mo
pretty sure to catch it in the shape of some sec on d-
ary punishment. The ladies arc iu the straw s-
bout a fortnight after they arrive at St. I’tiul; about
two or three weeks afterwards, they lay tlie single
foundation, being all that is necessary,oi’uext year's
proceedings; and the remainder of tlieir sojourn
they devote exclusively to the rearing of tlieir
young. At last, tlie whole baud departs, no one
knows whither. The mode of capture is this: At
the proper time, the whole arc driven, like a flock
of sheep, to the establishment, which is about a
mile distant from the sea; and there the mules of
four years, with the exception of a few that are
left to keep up the breed, are sepernted from tho
rest and killed. In the days of promiscuous massa
cre, such of the mothers as hud lost tlieir pups
would ever and anon return to the establishment,
absolutly liarrowiug up the sympathies of :he u ives
and daughters of the hunters, accustomed as they
were to such scenes, with their doleful lamenta
tions.—Sir George Simpion.
Action.—Whoever becamo a tnan of inffuonen
by sitting ufrder the burrow of despondency T
What slow-pokeeverbeufited the world, bisfri iui.-,
or himself? There is nothing like action, cuuplcil
with cheerfulness. We see it every where, Who
is he sitting ou that empty barrel on the wharf?
A man with no energy—a prey to grief. lie does
not know how to do, and how to start. Who is
that man with folded arms standing iu the market
place? A lazy do-little sort of a vagabond, who
hardly earns liis bread nnd butter. Du you wish
to become such a character? Then arouse your
self; away from the arm-chair, up from the gutter,
out of the downy bed! Move your arms,kick your
feet, and stir about; give tbe blood a chance to cir
culate through your veins, nud tlie oir of heaven to
enter your lungs. Seize tlie first job prose 11 ted,
and despatch it at once; up for the pay, and get an- *
other forthwith: you will soon earn enough to pur
chase e wheelbarrow or it handcart, and then you
will begin to live. Who knows what you may bo
come? Energy is half omnipotent. Small begin-
iugs end in large gains; a penny well tinned brings
a fortune. Resolve then to do something, and bo
some thing, nnd, our word for it, you will bless us
to your dying day for preaching thus faithfully to
you— IVright’t paper.
!'5 ? * Widow Smashpipcs says she don’t see how
little cliick-biddies arc uatebau out-er eggs; fur t he
haa broke in her lifetime full twenty buimcl nu w-M
ures full, aud never seen the fir.-t c
have as much as it could bold of tin
yolk, to say nothin of a kivering pl.i
“31ess me!” escl •
benignantly at the
“what an iuconsidc
water, when it rains
dor how people will
•d Mrs. Partington, sni
iberwoman over the
e creature! To rale li
,1! Well. 1 declare I
eh thmuseiveb nnd slat
lidn’t
! the
licky.
riling
me ! For my part X think it’s bad •
alone gome without what vc
it— *
