JWEEKLY COURIER.

:a spirit giidlEY MRS. EMMA F. TRADT.

Whn tfio enrtain of tu Might is drawn o'er the skies,And the look down with llieir atejvl eva ;

W lien the jrtows on tiie sarnie, Hour,Andjlickers aiid slum's on the i.ai;e.i J r ;

And while my la art lliroh and fuhn with paill,My beautiful atitrci comes a'im

Cometh fo comfort mc'Ti.. her iitU- hand that i? wiping, now.

row fill hh:iu l'rom my aehin-.- brow ;

mother's voice that-- low..t she did Ion:, long year ago,i the gran- had yruwa o'er her loving heart,d the death uuel riven our emils apart

Tims wiiiripered low :

d the rivcrof Death there liesI nut iful home called Paradise :

,1 ILn riii.'ii luuiiii: it.nr-- ,

r .. n few nit v? ol waiting and tenrri.f i U t lii? sorrowful earth-lif- be past,i nd life be really begun at hist,

f In Hea eu, my child I

V round me are folded her pi..ionbri; rht:oul eeeniH bathi'd in .Lnal light :

the ii mi; of t lie sea in the tinted shell,.tie soft, sad chime of the evening bell.

Aer voice to my spirit oundeth sweet.Ed my heart sjmw? ea'in while our nvct,

And my tear forget to tlow. )

fhe liL'ht irrtiw-- liyou the sanded floor,And shadows are wi lie rmkeii door ;

The enckut, who. iteath tiie liinh-um- n J:iJ,Hath loc siuee d his weary t'jimn.:((1 look in vain formy anel cuide;fche stands no louder my soul beside ;

Again I am sad and lone!

Alas, alas, for these shadows that fall,Alike on cottage, on palace and ballOod pity the hearts which yarn to gazeOn the loved and lost of other days.And send the fair :uest. the aiij-c- l truide.Though with them it may not. cannot abide,

Still, tit ill it will comfort bring

OKGIA.THE SONG OF A II U IN ED MAX.

ET WILLIAM WINTER.

A man of pleasure is one of the most wretchedon earth. Tortured by ennui, weary even of

living without anv hiiih or noble aims, he draff ajovlc-- s life, and passes away by a gloomy and remorse-

less death. There is the deepest tragedy m thestanzas:

(Who cares for nothing alone is free.)

(Sit down, good fellow, and drink w ith me!)

With a careless heart and merry eye.lie will laugh at the world as the world goes by.

I7e lanehs at power, and wealth, and fame ;

lie laughs at virtue, he laughs at ehame.

He laugh at hope and he laiurhf. at fear;At Memory'., dead leaves cris-- and sere.

He laughs al the future, cold and dim ;

2s or earth nor heaven is dear to him.

) that ig the comrade fit for me !

lie cares for nothing hie soul is free

Tree. as the soul of the fragrant wine ;

bit down, good fellow, my heart is thine.

For I need not custom, creed or law ;

1 care for nothing that I ever saw.

In every city my cups I quaff;And over my liquor 1 riot and laugh.

I laugh like the cniel and turbulent wave,1 laugh in the church, andl laugh at the grave.

J laugh at joy. and well I knowThat! merrily, merrily laugh at woe.

I terribly lan.li. with an oath and aWhen! think that the hour of death is near.

For I know that Death is a guest divine.Who shall drink my bloodas J drink this wine.

And he cares for nothing! a king i - he !

Come on, old fellow, and drink with me !

With you I wiil drink to the solemn pat,Though the cup I drain should be my last.

I will drink to the phantoms of love aud truth :

To ruined manhood and wasted youth.

I will drink to the woman who wronght my woeIn the diamond morning of long ago.

To a heavenly face In sweet repose ?

To the lily's enow and the blood of the rose ?

To the splendor caught from Orient skies,That thrilled in the dark of hazel eyes;

Iler large eyes wild with the (ire of the South;And the dewy wine of her warm, red mouth

J will drink to the thought of a be'ter time !

To innocence, gone like a death-bel- l chime !

I will drink to my eon) in its terrible mood.Dimly and solemnly understood.

And. last of all, to the Monarch of Sin,Who has conquered that place and reigns within !

My song is passing: it dies away;1 cannot tell is it night or day

My heart is burnt and blacked with pain.And a horrible darkm.se ci s my brain.

TJiroiifrh awful charms I plunge ard fall,our baud, good fellow, 1 die that's all.

T cannot see you ph,i j$ nitrhBut we'll laugh together din t

Then cover me will yon?-wi- th grassy sod,The feared of man, theaccur.-e- d of God!

New York Fashion and GossipNot one little bonnet U to be seen. There are

two or three varieties of large hats, the perfectpoke, a front which flares straight up over thebrow dreadfully unbeeominir, thus, ugly, and aBurt of large frame work, extending; uniformlyaround the face, but always visible, coming quitefar over the head. Crown's are ditl'erent in shapes;the loose, soft crown will be very fashionable,

ccupyh;g Cjitai position with the Hat shape ofList year. 1 hell again there i: a sort ol hajgiiigcrown, loose and comfortable, but devoid ot ele-gance. The materials used this mi miner are richand costly beyond precedent, the color ir excel-lence is lilac, and, of cour.e, the exquisite, deli-cately perfumed Parma double violets. Greenpeems the next in lavoritisni, and anew colorcalled the .''hi rent a, a rich purplish crimson, very

very unbecoming; nevertheless, it isfashionable, new, and has a famous name, there-fore, in the early part of the season .will be liber-ally patronized. Hushes are nearly obsolete,only one half ruche is admissible, and that mustbe very scanty and narrow. Capes are straight,not bias, without any curving, of moderate widthand invariably with a heading-- .

JKeal wheat bleached, and Leghorn straw grassare very much used. One of the most superbhats exhibited was Leghorn, with a shirred whiteeilk crown covered with misty puflinvg of illu-sion. One side was covered with a profusion ofpurple satin violets with black leaves amid whichnestled a inagniticent japonica. Jnsklc were"violets, starry white jasmin" and daisies. A veryattractive real Paris hat was of pure white chipwitli soft crown of black velvet, trimmed withBearlet poppies and black grasses, the cape wasa fall of w hite blonde over pulled illusion, insidepoppy buds, and mingled black and white lace.One more, which decidedly pleased your cor- -

respuiiueui b uuic, was oi snow v cmp andPilk. Back from the front fella cloud of therichest point lace, over which floated, like abreath of summer vapor, a mint of maraboutfeathers. Inside were tiny blue and white (low-ers, one or two white vioict-- j and one blossomof the "love and loved .acacia tree." This bon-net was the cause of my breaking one of thecommandments. I think the only way to obtainabsolution is the right of possession.

As regards dresses, extravagance is the orderof the day, and crinoline is as popular as ever;in fact more so, as "our blessings brighten asthey take their flight." Thus we value uur fortyntcel springs all the more from having nearly lostthem. 1 am exceedingly glad to chronicle 'revi-val of good ta.ste and I lie extinguishment of yel-low and all otherwwiozccjteofurs. Large plaids,broad stripes, mingled gay tints are obsolete,and we have, for the principal fashionable, color,poll gray, next lilac. They are tin v checks inblack and white, and gray chenc poplins; grayeilks with tiny chme Moonis in

of contrast. One lovely pearl-colore- d

cheue silk was covered with a shower of purpleviolets. Another, of the'dclicatcheliotrope tint,had seven flounces, bordered with pale greenand w hite leaves. Cheue is all the rage, and soare flounces. Double skirts are worn,"the lowerplain, the upper trimmed with a quantity of nar-row ruffles; and reversed, the upper left plainand the lower one ruffled. Barege robes, organ-dies, light silks, as well as hcavv. ail are ilomn-e-from seven up to sixteen. English barege robeswith live flounces embroidered in silk, nf nawi to correspond, are cheap at Stewarts for

For the corsage, the pointed wait is only ad-missible for evening costume; belts will be'alto-gethe- r

worn; sasbes made of the 6arae materialas the dress, silk, trimmed with narrow

are popular. The Pompadour, isgoin"out, 1 am sorry to say. They have alwavs becnabused by belles who rejoice in a surplus ofAew.Now the surplice and heart shape will take itsplace. Ornamental buttons arc pretty, coveredwith silk, edged round with narrow black lace,lulled on. Trimmings are all TheZouave jacket will be as popular as ever for homeA new shawl, called the Afghan, at l,Hto, is set-ting the women perfectly distracted. It readyis not dear, considering how many generationsTheseniagiuuetr-.i- cr- pL,ss through. Tbt--is almost indescribable, a it has un fort una! efvonlyu place in my 111 mory instead of my v..

You can imagine a nnwt nd!..;w .it u

01 Chinese Mandarins whose heads ac-tually seem to nod, gorgeous peacocks, darkwaving palms, camelcopards, and all imaginableoriental things, brilliantly embroidered, and tan-talizing a score of pretty women, to say nothingof miserable husbands, almost to death.Sleeves of any shape to please the fancy, ofcourse open, some pulled to the elbow. Man-tillas are very deep, trimmed w ith narrow biasrutiles, pinked, hoods and tassels. Cosaqueswill still be worn, with the variety of a fullbishop sleeve fastened at the wrist with a gaunt-let cuff, though the open sleeve keeps itsground.

Some of the early spring shawlettes are exclu-eivet- y

rfiiffywnnd"gracclul, the hoods lined withsome pretty tinted "silk, with camel's hair flossytassel. I am glad to announce that the blacklace mantillas w ill be worn the same as last sea-son. I must not forget to mention the robesrimperattice, chiefly for plain promenade, ortraveling, witha mantle corresponding, composedof beire'jc Av'flaies in sober gray or mode colors,with a d trimming tor the skirt,

sleeves, mantle aud hood; price outv $14.In mourning goods, silver gray, lilac, and eheneuleel color have been introduced; the tinv blackand white shepherd's plaid also. Lilac and whiteare intermixed in the hats of tho.-- e who mournto a certain degree; par efamjJe, for ycnthiulMay who is laid January to sleep with hi (fathers.

There are such exquisite hats to dry up thetears society demands, of soft white crape, andlilac ribbons, and violets half hidden in snowytulie. For those who really mourn in secret, so-ciety gives the tlaring fronts, but the hats arecomposed of heavy English crape, trimmed withreversed plait a only. JlA..s amis, are you going toplace an injunction upon me lor this long gossipall about fashion? I cannot tell positively wheth-er it is the terrific echo ofyonryawu that 1 hear,or a cannon's roar from Governor's Island

the arrival of a steamer. Cor. X (JJjelta.

Burning Chuhches. Withiu a few days fourchurch edifices and an academy have been burn-ed in Lincoln county, Tenn. A man by the nameof John P. Rudd, who is said to be about half-witted, was arrested on suspicion of having sitfire to one of them, and has nlcsscd to burninall of them. The Fayetteville Observer learnsthat he says he intended to burn every church inLincoln county that was ovcrti-- years old, as he

- thought that was long enough for such a build-ing to do service, and that he had given himselffix months in which to do the work. He wasplaced in jail at Fayetteville on the 10th iust.

Qris Convicted. The jury in the Quin case,for murdering his wife, returned tln-i- venliet atten o'clock yesterday. They found him guiltyas charged in the indictment, and adjudged himto confinement in the penitentiary fur lite. Theindictment was fonnurd'T in the second degree.Jlis counsel applied lor a new trial. litd'u'wipo- -

is ikntinel.

Curiosities of Justice,

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n:E:lNO TO DEATH.In the good old times, when "wretches swung

th it jurymen niiirht dine," the judges in Eng-land not uufrequently resorted to what the law ofaptly termed the p ine f tt tt dare namely,ul rcs-in- to death" lor refusing to plead. Thissystem continued in vogue till when an act atw.i-- ; passed by which anyone refusing to plead

he deemed iruilty, the same as though byvenliet of a jury. The ''press yard'1 at Newgale,and perhaps at other prisons, yet, we believe, re-

tains its name, albeit it is no longer used tor itsoriginal purpose. We have before us a curiousprint representing a criminal in the act of beingpt ess'-- to death. He is extended t!at on his back,his arms and feet drawn apart at full stretch, andskeined tu taples in the floor; a piece of plankis on his body, and on that a uumber of heavyWeights.

There seem to have been two kinds of crimin-als w ho Jorinerly refused to plead to their indict-ments: the one, men of property, who, by suf-fering d'ath by pressure instead of hanging pre-served their ianded estates to their children orli irs, which would not have been the case badthey pleaded and been found guilty by the jury.The other class were ignorant, determined im-u-

vho foolishly imagined that, by obstinately refu-sing io plead, they should eventually escape thepiUi'shment due to their oll'euses.

W hen no argument could induce a maul toplead, the judgement of the law w as readtu him as he stood at the barl It was thus w

ed: " 1 bar the prist hicr shal Le sent to the priImuu whence he came, and put lnloainean rouiistopped 1'ruiii the light, and shall there be laidon the bare ground, w ithout any litter, straw, orother coveringlie shall lie upon his back', his head shall becovered, and Ids feet shall be bare. One of hisarms shall be. drawn with a cord to one side ofthe room, and ttie other arm to the other side;and his legs shall be served in the like manner.Tnen there shall belaid on his body as muchiron or stone as lie can bear, and tun re.' And theiirst day be shall have three morsels of barleybread, without any drink; and the second day'hesliall be allowed to drink as much as he can atthree times of the water that is next the prisondoor, except running water, without any bread;and thN shall be his diet till he dies; and heagainst whom this judgment shall be given for-feits his goods to the king."

The last time that this punishment was inflict-ed was, we believe, upon a shipmaster chargedwith piracy, who, to save his landed property tohis family, remained mute when called upon toplead.

In Januarv, J 2 1- - iik

Sniugut and 1

ellcets taken li Aapprehended Weiret used, and tuev,their resolution, llieiuiey weied to be Dressed to death, out when taken intothe pressroom at Newgate, Phillips was territied,and hedged to be taken buck to dead, which, asa mercy, he was permitted to do, although instrict law he could have been denied the request.His companion, however, was pressed, and bore ft'ne amazing weight of tbivc hundred and fiftypounds lor the space of half an hour; but whenan additional tif'iy pounds was added, his forti-tude gave way, and he also begged to be allowedto plead. The evidence on the trial woe conclu-sive, and the two men, doth of whom were veryhardened robbers, were duly hanged at Tyburn.

The following year another highwayman,named Uames, likewise refused to plead to hisindictment, alleging as a reason that "the peo-ple who apprehended me seized a suit of tineclothes, which I intended to have gone to thegallows in; unless they are returned, I will notplead, for no one shall say that I was hanged in adirty shirt, and ragged coat." Jn vain was thedreadful alternative explained to him; he con-tinued stubbornly mnte, and was taken to theprc-- s room, and bore a weight of two hundredand lit'iy pounds for seven minutes, when hecried out to be taken back to the court. Hethere pleaded "not guilty," but was couvictedand hanged.

A tar more remarkable and more cruel casethan the preceding occurred at Nottinghamassizes, in the year 17o.j. A poor creature, com-monly reputed to have been deaf and dumb frominfancy, was arraigned on an accusation of mur-der. Two witnesses, who were subsequentlyknown to have borne him illwill, swore posi-tively that they had heard him speak; he wastherefore called upon to plead guilty or notguilty. "A lawyer represented his case mo--

feelingly to the Judge; but the law on the sub-ject being supposed to be imperative, he wastaken into an adjoining room, and actuallypressed to death, continuing," says a register ofthe tinier, "obstinately dumb to the last." Thelaiter fact, we think, most inconlestibly provesthat the wretched being was naturally dumb.

In another instance and it is t lie last we shallcite on the subject a man was pressed to death,who assuredly was an imposter, su fur as hispretended dumbness was concerned. His namewas Matthew llyan, and he was tried, or shouldhave been tried, for highway robbery, at the Kil-kenny assizes, in 1740." When in prison he af-

fected to be a lunatic, and in court counterfeiteddumbness. The judges iinpannelcd a jury totry "whether he was muto and lunatic by thehand of God, or willfully so." The jury return-ed in a short time, and brought in a verdict of"willful ami aQ'ecte-i- dunibuessandlunacy." Thejudges on this desired the prisoner to plead; buthe still pretended to be insensible to all that wansaid lo him. The law now called for the Jdiforte et dure; but the judges compassionatelydef rred awarding it until a future day, in thehope that he might in the meantime accqu;re amore just senscof his situation. He refun d to

i p'er'd when next brought up, and was pressed to; dc-- ii v o dvs subsequently in Kilkennv market

place. As the v.u:j,hU were heaping on thewretched man, he hupplieau'd to behanged; but it being beyond the power of thesher id to deviate froin the mode of punhinentprescribed in t he sent "nee, even this .-. 7-

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v uiciihim.

uuecn ami even more (, -- .; wcte naii-'- ,.1time and one place! In a book printed only aboutfifty years a'o, we have an engraving, "an exactrepresentation," it is called, of the "new scatlbld"at 2xVwgate, with ten men hanging at once! Onthe:.'-;- of April, li ". nirutren muii were execu-ted together, aud not one for murder! Mostwere hung for robberies and burglaries, and noless than three for returning from transportationbefore their time had expired. On the lllth ofNovember, the same year, eighteen were hangedin front of Newgate, and not one for murder; andon December 1, nine more were hanged, all forrobberies and burglaries. The bodies of mur-derers, we may remark, were almost invariablygiven 10 ine surgeons: lor uissection unless or-- .dered to be hung in chains and they were pub-lc-

exposed to ihe gaze of young and old onthe dissecting table of the Surgeons' Hall, OldBailey.

It was a very ancient custom for the bellmanof the parish of St. Sepulchre's to go beneaththe walls of Newgate on the night prior to theexecution of condemned convicts, and ringinghis beli, to recite these admonitory lines:

All you that in the condemned hold do lie.Prepare y.ju, fur you shall die.Watch all. and pray: the hour is drawing nearTiuit ou before th' Almighty must appear.Examine well yourselves; in time repent,That you may hot V eternal (bones be sent.And when St. Sepulchre's bell tolls,The Lord above have mercy on your souls!

Past twehc o'clockSt. Sepulchre'.? bc'l tolled on the morning of

execution, and the cart used to stop before thechurch, whilst the bellman again did his oflieeby ringing his bell and repeating several lines.It would appear, however, that a clergymanought to have been, and originally was, the re-citer of the verses.

It was also customary for the cart to stop onits way Tyburn, that the malefactors might bepresented with a bowl of ale their last draughton earth. This custom prevailed in the countyof York later than any where else; and a curiousanecdote is told of a saddler at Uawtry, who "losthis liie in consequence of dcclining"the refresh-ment; as, had he stopped, as usual, his reprieve,which was actually on the road, would have ar-rived time enough to have saved him. Hencearose the saying, that the saddler of Bawtrywas hanged for leaving his ale."

EXECUTION OF BOYS AN ORIGINAL METHOD OF

EEPORM.It is slnrtiing to read of mere boys being hang

ed tor ofienses winch, would proba-bly be punished by a few months' imprisonment,or by seclusion in a reformatory. Peter MeCloud,aged sixteen, was lianged atTyburn, May 27,li?2, lor housebreaking. Another boy, not six-teen, was hanged for murder, at Wisbeach, July13, 107, and we notice his case on account of thevery extraordinary expedient used to render himpenitent prior to his execution. This bov hadcommitted a most atrocious murder at Whittle-sea- ,

by killing a child aged twelve, in revengefor tlie child's mctlicrliavingaccidentallv thrownsome water over him. The hardened youngwretch threatened to murder the clergyman at-tending the jail, and any one else who dared ap-proach him; and so ferocious was his conductthat it was necessary to chain him down, handand loot, in his dungeon, and even then he be-haved in a frightful manner. We will quotewhat followed in the words of the narrative before us : "At length, to prevent the terminationof his existence in this depraved state, the expe-- :

"' devised of proeurii.g a child about theiAz-- o! the one nmrrVrcu, and m kv .;;y

fai.u , v.'h-.- t .igymer. !!led immw.- - n Ih' in by the bands into his cell,w here P.e lay, sulkily chained to the ground; buton he started, and seemed so com-- I

terrified that he trembled in eery limb.coiuo.iopsoi sweat proiusHv hilling from him,and was almost momentarily in such a dreadfulstate- of rtritation, that he entreated the cicr'

to continue with hiin, and from that instantbecame as contrite a penitent as he had beencallous ami insensible." What would be

the comments of the press on such an atiair asthis, had it occurred at the present day ?

rnisoN DISCIPLINE."The manner in which the prisoners, both be-

fore and aiter conviction, were allowed to Con-duct themselves in prison, was disgraceful in theextreme. 1hoc who had money seemed to livemuch the same as though they were in a tavern oftreating their fellow prisoners and friends whocame to visit them with dinners and suppers-dr- inkbeing supplied to any extent often bu in-dent to intoxicate the whoiepartv. We couldgive many curious anecdotes oi' the actionswuich various doomed malelaetors were permit-ted to perforin. One Aver.diaw, after bene sen-tenced to death which he richly merited no .sooner g,,t back to prison than he procured someblack cherries, ami diverted himself by uin"their juice to paint on the white walls of thethe room in which he was confined a nui,i'Vr ofskef iie.--. of the higiiu.iy robber s he had com-mit!.' d: "Olie rcl.resentbi"- him rilimimmn ir, t!,..horses' heads of a post-chais- presenting the A Ifpistol at thi! driver; another where he was tiringat the chaise: a third, where the parties had quif-te- d

the carriage; and another in which he wasdescribed in the act id" taking the money fromthe passciig- rs, and being fired at whileIns companion was shot dead." We are notsurprised to learn that this man diedimpenitent, "laughing and noddimr tohis quaiutnnees in the crowd on his way toiyouni. A highwayman somewhat resemblinghim in c ham cut, ttctuaMvFhot dead Mr. Snuri- -HiLr, the head tiirnkcy of the court ar. the Old ryliailey. in tin pre- - ,u-- of tiie court! Jle dllthis because iiiiing would not let him speakwith a woiij.Li , an ae u:.miuuce uf his then ontrial f.r combi'f. Ike woman encouraged himtoU)e-..eed- , and the horror stricken court 1

arraigned them boih for the murder, ofwhich they w ere 01 course convicted on the spot, ineverybody present being witnesses of the deed.Ihey died desperately wicked.

A robber named Hartley, who was convicted,with a comrade, of robbing, in the open fields, ajoor tailor of twopence and his clothes whichthey stripped oil, and bound him to a tree-ado- pted

a most extraordinary expedient witha asview to save his neck. li He procured six youngwomcD dressed in white, to go to St. James' andpresent a petition in Ids behalf. The singularityof thtir appearance gained themadmisMon, when inthey told the King, that if he extended tiie rovalmercy to lie oilender, they would cast lots vh'irhshould he his wife; but his majestv'said he waamore deserving of the gallows than a wife, aud N,

accordingly refused their request." He waahanged at Tyburn, May 4, 17.

THE HIGHWAYMAN.One would naturally suppose that a man who

had sutlered all the horrors of hanging just shortactual death, would never risk the gallows

again, but such, in one case at least, was hot theresult. A housebreaker named Smith, was hanged

Tyburn, December 24, 1705, and when he hadhung nearly fifteen minutes the people shouted,"A reprieve! ' ile was cut down, bled, and re-

covered!When asked what his feelings had been, he re-

plied in substance, thaf'when he was turned off,he for some time was sensible of very great pain,occasioned by the weight of his body, and feltbis spirits in a strantre commotion, violentlypressing upwards; that having forced their wayto his head, he, as it were, saw a great blaze orglaring light, which seemed to go out of theeyes with a Hash, and then he lost all sense ofpain; that after he was cut down, and began tocome to himself, the blood and spirits toreingthemselves into their former channels, put him,by a sort of pricking or shooting, to such intol-erable pain that he could have wished thosehanged who cut him down." Ever afterwards,he went by the name of "half-hange- d Smith."This fellow soon returned to his former evilhabits, and was again tried at the Old Bailey forhousebreaking; but the jury brought in a specialverdict, leaving the allair to the decision of thetwelve judges, who decided in favor of the iris-.one-

Even this second wonderful escapeljjdnot deter him from resuming his ""malpractiiM-- ,

and the third time he was to have been broughtto trial, but the prosecutor died before the dayappointed, and tints he once more got free. Noth-ing is known of his subsequent history.HOW TUEY DEALT WITH WITCHES A HUNDRED

YEARS AGO.

So late as the year 1751, a man named Colleywas executed and hung in chains for being aringleader of a mob who ducked a poor old wo-man to death for being a "witch," at Tring, inHertfordshire. Her husband was ducked at thesame time, but he survived. Theeurious part ofthe allair is, that the leader of the mob on thisoccasion acted so openly and deliberately, thatthey previously employed the crier of d

tu give notice, paying him fourpencefor the job, and giving him a paper to cry from,of which this is a copy: "This is to give noticethat on Monday next, a man and woman arc tobe publicly ducked at Tring, in this county, fortheir wicked crimes." The notice was also givenat two neighboring towns on their market "days,and the overseer of Tring removed the two help-less old people, to the workhouse, in the tirst in- -

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ance, and subsequently to the vestry 01 theprotect them irorn their threatened

'.he day apponted, live thousanbled, and almost tore down the w

thev were convinced their intended vicubu ere elsewhere. They searched every part of thehouse, ' examining the closets, boxes, trunks,and even the salt box," aud "swore they wouldpull down the house, and set lire to the wholetown of Tring except Osborne and his wife wereproduced." They at length learned where theold people were, and the result has been told.

Dramatic Actors and their Remunera-tion.

The New York Tribune has a lengthy articleon this theme, from which we extract:

Actors are usually engaged for certain "linesof business," that is, each one engages to per-form only such style of charactersas he is bestqualified to personate. Unless engagementswere made with a certain definite understand-ing on this point, it is probable that when themanager came to distribute the characters of theplay tor his opening night, he would discoverthat all his men would insist on being "Romeos,"and that no woman would consent that anyother than she herself should be the "Juliet" ofthe evening, and so, the subordinate charactersfinding no representative, altogether the playwould be in a bad way. This ditlieulty is obvi-ated, as before stated, by engaging each actorfor a certain style of character, the remunera-tion of course Varying with the did'erent degreesof artistic ability aud excellence required. Thepi 'nu'ipal "lineb of business," in a legitimatetheaPT, are technically named as follows:

Leading man, Heavy man, Juvenile man, Lighjcomedian, first Walkiug gentleman, second Walk-ing gent leman, first Old man, second Old man, firstLow comedian, second Low comedian, Respecta-ble utility, General utility, Leadiug woman, Heavywoman, tirst Old woman, second Old womau,Juvenile woman, Walking lady, Chambermaid.

The requirements of the Leading man, theLight comedian, the Old tneu, and the Low

need no explanation, the names beingsuggestive of their various duties. The "Heavyman " is not required to rival Daniel Lambert inphysical ponderosity but he is so called fromhaving so much of the disagreeable duty of thedrama to do he plays all the villains of thepieces, and, consequently, has much heavy workon his hands in the shape of curses, threats ofvengeance, howls for " andthe utterance of a large assortment of maledic-tions, imprecations and anathemas, and also atremendous sight of violent duty for t ho ksin tho way ol dying agonies find prolongedmortal struggles.

The "Juvenile man" ry the lovers in heroicpieces, and th ''Walking gentlemen" enactsmall spth.rng parts that require a certainamount of stage experience. "Respectable util-ity" men do the servants and otherparts of a few lines, and the "General utility" aresupposed to be ready to undertake any very sub-ordinate characters; when not employed in re-moving or placing chairs and tables for theproper disposition of the scenes they generallydo their acting in groups or squads doing dutyas villagers, citizens, soldiers, mobs, or whateverother style of crowd maybe called for by theexigencies of the play.

On the female aide of the house, the businessis distributed in like manner, the "Chamber-l"ill",mswerin- g

to the "first Low comcdvalHhepl? clttimillS the l,radly funny partem

uiunorauon 01 actor' come? next intoion. and the seal v.d range

lfra a hundred

specified an. i; - n ...a ;

penscHof the theaici, ;s equally J- etwee iithe star and the manager. Th;.s, lor example,if the expenses of the house are three hundreddollars per night, and the receipts four hundreddollar-;- the lucky star and the lortunatemanagerpocket fifty dollars each per night. This is thefairest basis on which to conduct the starringsystem, because, by this plan, the salaries of ailthe stock company are assured first, and theprofits of the star depend on his own power ofattracting the public to the theater.

In New York the salaries paid to stock actorsare higher on the average than those in any othercity in the United States. The managers ignore,to a great extent, the technical "lines of busi-ness," and engage the best artists that can be had,and then have plays specially written in whicheach of their leading actors shall have apartsuited to his peculiar powers.

The leading actors receive from fifty dollarsto one hundred dollars per week. The othersalaries vary from fifteen to forty dollars perweek. Salaries for women are about half, orperhaps tw w hat are paid to men holdingcorresponding positions. General utility men,supernumeraries, and ballet girls receive fromthree dollars to ten dollars per week. When anunuBiru numoer or "lauics 01 oailet, or super-- jnumerariesof the other sex, are required on someextra occasion, they are specially engaged atfifty cents a night, or sonietimesj'or less money.me saiarices on ine east siue 01 ine city at tneBowery Theater, are lower than Broadway, theprincipal actors seldom receiving more thanthirty-fiv- e or forty dollars a week, and the oth-ers in proportion. In smaller cities the highestsum paid to a performer seldom exceeds twenty-liv-e

dollars per week.

The Death of Jcllikn. The death of Jullicnhas naturally made a good deal of talk in the ar-tistic world. During all last summer and a por-tion of the autumn he was confined at Clichy,the prison for debts, and only escaped by alongprocess, at the end of which he showed to theiench authorities that he had never legally re-nounced his allegiance to France; and was, there-fore, stilla French citizen. He was thtiB libera-ted under the benefit of the bankrupt law, andat once set about organizing a series of mam-moth concerts. But the imprisonment and thediliiculties encountered in the organization of hisconcerts were too much for hiin and two daysbefore the first concert was to have taken place,the condition ot his mind became too apparentto permit any further doubt as to what courseought to be pursued. On that day he enteredhis house with a large knife in his hand. Hisniece, a young woman of sixteen, a pupil of

and w hom he had adopted as his daughter,was seated at the piano at her studies. "Comehere," said Jullicn, "I am going tomake you hear the most marvelous mu-sic you ever heard, the grand concert ofthe angels I am going to lull you." lie wasabout to execute the menace, when the younggirl, with great presence of mind, said to him :

"Certainly! but play me first an air on theflageolet, so that I may compare your music withthat of the angels!" "Jullicn found the idea ex-cellent, embraced his niece, and went in search,of his instrument. The young girl then madeher escape, and the madman was seized and car-ried to a private hospital at Ncuilly. I saw Julli-cn a week before this event at a soiree at anAmerican house. He brought his wife and niece,and those who knew him remarked a greatchange attributing it simply to the vexationsdepending on the organization of his ?

i he hid Rented his family he 1

01. in ud his wife und niece, uneasy athis coining t,,on followed him. At theho--- nal of NcuiUy the physicians treated Jullicnlor cerebral fever; iliat is to say, with energeticantiphlogistic remedies; and in the prostrationwhich ensued he caught cold, aud was attackedwith intlammr.' ion of the lungs, with which hedied. He recovered his senses before his death,and was aide to converse with his friends ra-tionally. J',r if Cjrre$jotdence A. Y, Times.

An Idiot Forced to Vote in Connecticut.On the day of the election in Connecticut, inAvon, the Abolitionists brought to the polls anKJ"f.-too- him before the Board of Selectmen,who went through the farce of making him aVoter; a book was held before the driveling,frightened, weeping creature, and one member

the Board had the hardihood to declare thatthe creature could read so, he was led to theballot-box- , cryiug like a child, the tears stream-ing down his face, and the "straight Republicanticket," which had been placed in his hands, wastaken Irom his nerveless, idiotic grasp, andplaced in the ballot-box- .

3T John, it appears, is a great hand at chuck-ing people into the sea; and on one occasion,while out sailing in company with Bill Dullvandsome oilier, he concluded to dip a Certain

Yankee, who was playing smart with!ie boys. Ine traps were soon arranged, ncdocr wen .Mr. Yankee 11 rhplunged about tor some time, and at last w:l

..mvA u,, mowing ou anv quantity of euper-tluon- sbrme. "Well, old lellow," chuckled

'u Vi T1' 'lu1 vunrelil1 ld Neptune's soup?"ell, jiin't got much ag'in the soup, but who-

ever put the salt initwas ntabitstingy."Gents' an;j Ladies Booth and Shoes. To

clothe one's understanding properly, and withtaste and elegance, is a subject worthy of con-sideration. We speak understandingly when we

that Owen A: Wood, dealers in boots audhoes, iit their store on Market, above Third

street, are prepared to fit persons' soles accord-ing to their u the amount of their cash.

hey have a eou ie stock of morocco boutsgaiters, childn cs, and iu fact every thing

this linct' found in a well regulatedestiiblishuiei I a they are personally aaclever and a Ving as anybody. Givethem a call, i

2iTThc BoA J.ys Dr. Howe, as soonhe heard oF i&kn of the Supreme

Court of Massac) in the catje of Sanborn,took no more intc. . t in the cause of the blind

Canada, and it is said he has returned home,pupils and all.

CST'Tum Marshall has been very ill in Buffalo,IT., but is recovering.

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Pike's Peak Gold Regions.We are indebted to the courtesy of the propri-

etors of the Cincinnati Gazette for the privilegeof placing before the readers of the Coi kierHicabove well executed map of the Pike's PoakJold Regions, towards which locality the atten-

tion and steps of so many Kentuckians andSoutherners are now tending. As those impor-tant "digings" are being peopled, and their re-

sources developed with wonderful rapidity, thefollowing description, prepared by A. D. Rich-ardson, Esq., from drawings and observationslDM(f(' ItV ! .nnrin flil ffrmin1 eniinnt lie ntlinr.

ijhjfcid interesting, as they arc''ev Strictlv correet flur rvnhra will

remember that Hon. Beverly D. Williams, for-merly of Boyle county, in this State, has beenelected by the Pike's Peaker's as their delegateto Congress:

""WHAT HA9 BEENDONE.Tbe miners last season labored under great

disadvantages, viz:No paying diggings were discovered until late

in May. Many emigrants who arrived beforethat period, went back discouraged, aud turnedback others who were on their way w ith suppliesand machinery.

The "Ute" or Utah Indians were so trouble-some in some localities as to render it unsafe forsolitary miners or small prospecting parties,away from the settlements.

The geology of the Pike's Peak Region is ut-terly unlike that of California or Aust ralia; hence,old miners from these countries, though famil-iar with the details of working the miues, wereno more expert in prospecting than men freshfrom the larm or counting room.

Quartz mining, which must always take thelead here, required the transportation, by oxen,of heavy and costly machinery from the Missouri

iw nines. At was not sent ior unui tnediscoveries of gold demonstrated that it was ne-cessary and could be profitably used. It arrivedso late that on the opening of winter only twosteam quartz mills had been put in operation,though several other rude crushing machines,of small capacity, and made upon the ground,had been running for afew weeks.

Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the yield ofthe Pike's Peak miues up to the present time, isestimated by those who have the best facilitiesfor judging, at upwards of one million and a halfdollars. Nearly half a million had been receivedat the mints, for coining, several months ago.In view of all the circumstances, the wonder "is,not that so little, but that so much has been ef-

fected.The average mint value of the gold is about

$10 per ounce, troy.The largest "nuggets" discovered last season

ranged in value from $4ft to $150. Recent ad-

vices, however, state that about the first of Feb-ruary, Messrs. Temple pud Mclntyre obtained inNorth Clear Creek, lump of nearly pure gold,valued at $.'2uo.

In :vdanion to the diggings worked during thesummer, many peculiarly rich ''leads" were" dis-

covered late in the fall, w hen the majority of theminers were leaving, to spend the winter in "theStates." Parties who have mined and prospect-ed extensively in the South Park, and ou thehead waters of the Blue and Colorado rivers, im-

mediately west of it, express the opinion that inthose localities alone (embracing but a small por-tion of the known Gold Region), paying diggingshave already been fouud, sutlicicntly extensive toemploy a hundred thousand miners during thepresent season. This is probably an exaggera-tion: but present indications promise that therewill be room enough for all, however heavy thespring immigrations may prove.

POPULATION.During the past winter, there have been about

ten thousand people in the Pike's Peak country.In August and September there were nearly twiceas many; but thousands of the nunerb have beenspending the winter at their old homes iu theStates, and designing to return in the spring,with tlieir families, machinery or goods, and oth-er conveniences for permanent settlement.

KXTENT OF THE GOLD REGION.paying diggings ulrndv discovered, are

i'veen Long's Peak and Pi.-ie- Pea!;,south, and embraced v. ithin tneJ ceridians of the west longitude.

gcotogicai formation of these localitiesdoes not apparently diifer from thut of the who Ikrange. Gold has been known io exist in U tadfor several years, though the Mormon leadershave kept it a secret as far as possible. It hsalso been found near Fort Bridgcr, in the vicinityof Fort Laramie, and at various other points fur-ther south, embracing the present known goldregion and extending beyond it. During thelast summer aud fall, the writerofthis journeyeda thousand miles from north to south, among theRocky Mountains, and along their eastern slopes,in Nebraska, Kansas and New Mexico. In thelast named Territory he saw. remarkably finespecimens of old obtained only a few milesuoiii oama re; ami 111s ooservauous aiong mewhole route confirmed previous impressions thatthe whole mountain ranges from Salt Lake toMexico, abound, at intervals, not only in goldbut also in silver and the baser metals, and willultimately prove the richest and most extensivemineral regions in the world.

In corroboration of this, it is a noteworthyfact tliat the recently discovered "Washoe Minesof gold, silver, and copper, about which so muchexcitement exists in California, are in the samelatitude with Ute lake's Jhtk DUimitqs. thoughnearly a thousand miles west of them; andthat much of the intervening range of countrybears indications ot being a rich mineralgion. The Washoe mines are in the Carson Valiey, ou the western borders ot Utah. Recentadvices state that a single "claim" in a silver"lead" lias been sold for" fort v thousand dollarsand express fear that many mining localities inCalifornia will be nearly depopulated as soon asspring opens, and the stampede commences forthe YV ashoe djggirjga,

towns.Denver City, Auraria, and Highland, situated

seventy miles north of Pike s Peak, at the contiuence of Cherry Creek and tho South Plattetnougn estannsneo. oy separate companies, aresubstantially one citv, and at present the metropolis of the Gold Region, lu June last Denverand Auraria (Highland was not then founded)contained only two or three Irame building;The other houses and cabins were of logs, andusually with dirt lloors aud chimneys. Highland, beautifully situated on the west bank of thePlatte, has since beeu added to the two pioneervultures, and the three points now contain a population of upwards of three thousand; spaciousand elegant brick and Irame buildings; heavytrading nouses, capacious hotels, auuion school,a printing office, and many of the surroundingsof older communities. Two bridges have beenbuilt across the Platte, and excellent roads arecompleted and being constructed to all the principal diggings. The crowded condition ol themap in that vicinity rendered it impossible toexhibit these roads upon it.

Colorado CityJocated at the very foot ol Pike'Peak, though a young town, has already assumed an important position, and is growing withwonderful rapidity. It lies at the mouth of thecannon known as the "Ute" or "Colorado" passleading to the rich diggings about the SouthPark, and 011 the headVatcrs of the Blue andthe Colorado rivers, forming a direct and excellent natural outlet trom those important loealities to the plains at the base ot the mountainsShould these rivers prove as permanent aud extensive as they now promise, Colorado, as theirnatural supply-pos- t, bids lair to continuepanding iuto a rich and populous city. Thesprings from which the famous Fontaine quihoillclQhur Fountain ' Creek, receives its nameare aoouc two miles irom the city. J hey ?,elarge, bubbling fountains, from which ihe wtuercrushes with greut volume and force. It is .iostrongly impregnated with soda, that the neighboring rocks are thickly covered with that alkali. Ihe people ot Colorado mix their flour mthis water, and without the addition of eithersoda or salaratus it makes peculiarly light andexcellent bread. The Indians formerly regardedthese fountains with awe aud reverence, as theabode of a powerful spirit, who breathed throughthem, and were wont to throw beads, cloth, aiidknives into the waters, and to hang deer skinsmoccasins, and quivers upon the neighboringtrees, as propitiatory offerings to the invisibleGod. The loidaine qui JJoile is represented uponthe map by the small creek which rises at the lootof Pike s Peak, and running west of the road,discharges itself into the Arkansas. On the tirstday ol November, Po'., Colorado contained abouta dozen log buildings. On the first day of March,1K00, it contained two hundred and sixty-liv-

houses, many of them spacious and well finished.

Golden City, 1G miles west of "Denver, on theroad to the Gregory diggings, is situated onClear Creek, a large, rapid stream, with fallenough to furnish any desired amount of waterpower, ihe rapid growth of the town may beinferred from the fact that when the writer visited it on the 5th of June last, there wan not abuilding erected upon the site; w hen he next sawit, on the 4th ot November, upwards of ninetvhouses were completed, and as manv more com- -menced and contracted for, two saw mills werein operation, a weekly newspaper was established, and several large stores were well filledwith goods, and doing a heavy business.

St. Vrain, on the Platte, 40 miles north of Denver, is pleasantly situated on the site of the oldtrading lort ot Col. Ceran St. Vrain, frequentlyspoken of in Fremont's narratives of his West-ern expeditions. A large and commodious ho-tel, a heavy wholesale trading house, kept by.Messrs. Russell, Majors aud Waddell, and otherspacious buildings, are erected; and an excellentroute to the South Park mines, called the "St.

rain, Golden City and Colorado Wagon Road,"is nemg opened unuer tiie direction of C'apt.P. Hall, one of the officers of the company.

Other towns are rapidly springing up in allpuna 01 ine mining region.

AGKICULTl'BAX liE30t"KCES.Like all mineral regions, the Tike's Peak coun-

try is somewhat deficient in agricultural resour-ces. The soil east of the foot of the mountainsis mostly arid and sandy, and ns very lit tie rainfalls during the summer, is not adapted to farm-ing purposes. Even the valleys of the streamsapjKur unproductive; pulverize a handful of thesoil, and it proves to consist almost entirely ofsand. But it is precisely identical with the soilof the valleys in New Mexico; and like them,with irrigation, it will produce abundantly allthe small grains and vegetables. While a yieldof fifteen-fold- , or fifteen burdiels of grain fromone of seed, is an unusually large crop lor Illinois,and our other great wheat growing States, thevalleys in New Mexico often produce sixty-fold- ,

and sometimes a hundred-fold- . The valleys inthe Gold Regions will produce all the great sta- -

PIKE Uv GOLD It EG IONS.

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pies of that latitude; with the possible exceptionof corn. Their elevation is nearly 5,000 feetabove the sea; frosts arc lrejueut,even during thesummer, and it is doubtful whether corn willflourish, unless it be the small species grown iuMexico, or the variety r'centlv introduced inOregon, in which each kenal is encased in a sep-arate husk.

The agricultural resources of the region areprobably sullicient to su port a considerable pop-ulation, but at present, as in all new countries,the demand will be tar rreatcr than the supply;and emigrants who take out farming implementsthis season, and commence tilling tlte soil, willreap a rich reward.

The climate of the great plains, and all theRocky Mountain region, is one of the healthiestin the world. The air is so drv and mire thatfresh meat, cut in strips inner, and in quar-o-

ters m winter, and of doors, v. iilcure so periectly with I S Iting or smoking,that it may be cirri nar;r4i,''4ie glubii.A trip across the plains ir of 1 he must invig- -

orating and hcalth-inspi- r ig tlu.t can be taken,In many cases of getio! ' debility, dyspepsia,bronchial affections and incipient pulmonarycomplaints, it etleets a permanent cure; and persons apparently tar gon? imeunsuuiption haveexperienced great reiieiVo'.u it. Among themountains, the bilious dis?as es of the West, andthe complaints of the dige.stve organs, commonthrough the Southwest, arc unknown. Lastsummer a disease called 'mountain fever" wasfor a time prevalent in live mines; but with thegeueral introductions of Vegetables and the com-forts of life, it is believed that its form will bemild, and its prevalence by no means common.The nights, even dunr "the summer months,are cool, and sometime coM. The fall and win-ter have proved much, more open than was an-ticipated; and thoug'u for short intervals theweather has beeu extremely severe, and the snowdeep, some of the mir,er have been able to workduring the greater part of the time.

The pakcsAre comparatively smooth, fertile spots theprincipal ones from thiny to sixty miles in diam-eter inclosed on ail Hides by high mountainwalls: in the language of Fremont, "gems of richfloral beauty, shut up in the stern recesses of themountains." The South Park contains manycurious petrifactions, including the solid trunksof some huge trees.

TIMTiEF,

Abounds among the motir. tains, in the shape ofpines, hemlocks, and otue r conifera. The pines,as straight as arrows, mid sometimes a hundredand fifty feet iu bight, fo rm excellent timber forbuildiugs. Whenever railway connection shallbe opened with the Mi ssouri river, the freighttrains will be loaded ".vitti pine lumber for East-ern Kansas, which now receives its chief sup-plies from Illinois. Several sfam s arein operation in tho Go'cen Region, all doiDg aheavy business.

THE TERBl'fOHT OF JLFFF.KSON.The eold-field- s o ntini:e to be known in pop-

ular parlance asJ 'ike's Peak," in spite of all at-tempts to give iJ .em a different appellation.Every emigrant on the plains is bound for "Pike'sPeak;" and" ever y one w ho returns has been to"Pike's Peak," though he tnav not have approach-ed within eighty miles of the mountain whichbears that nu me. The people of the Gold Re-gion, however, have selected for this embrvobody-politi- the name and style of "Tire Terri-tory of Jo ifcrsou," and are now urging uponCongress their claims and unanimous dc'svre fora Territorial organization. The boundaries oftheir pro posed Territory are the 102d and 1 lOtlimeridians of west longitude; and the 3?:h andthe 4:ic degrees of north latitude. Should theTerritory be thus formed, as it probably mav be-fore the adjournment of'Congress, it will includeportions of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico,Utah aud Oregon, in anticipation of the actionof Congress, the people have already inaugura-ted what they terra a'Provisional Government, "electing a full bop.rd ofofficers; but as yet it docsnot Peeni to command a unanimous and heartysupport.

ROUTE.The Old Express Rout p and the Smoky Hill

Route (which is not rernwenr.ed nn tht: :ihnvpmap) were practically abandoned last season;ana tne experience ol the emigrants indicatedLii;u ui T la;t." and th Arkansas will continueto be thegrea ,; dares ?o the Pike's Peakregion. The Plal to Limewhat theshort- -

er fo- - Tm f ':. ipoins iiu t!ier nortl ti'ig icreetly to Dcn- -

vcr "tne Central Uv-i- j" runs v viiriiom Ucjve.iworth ire,. :nid..tbe f .l.Lake mail is carried r. ;..-- tiir as tl-- S'.. ti

Platte Crossing, where tin I'oatl to Ft. Laramieand Ltah diverges. On the whole, it ia a superbnatural road, though there it eon e heavy sandnear the western" terminus, and iu the earlyspring, a few of the creeks :..id ravin : within V)mile. uf Leavenworth nni'.VtJ1'hleomv.

The Arkansas route te claimed to be tbe bestnatural road in the world, l or early emigrantsit is preferable, as thespr'ng grass starts soonerthan on the northern route. 'or persons start-ing from Leavenworth and any point south ofthat city, and going directly to the South ParkMines via Colorado, it is shorter tiie Plarteroute. Emigrants starting Irom L,e nenwort h,and desiring 10 lake the Arkansas roue, will findgood roads leading directly to it, Cither by theway of Lawrence, ippeka, or Port Hii-y- .

STARTING POINTS, ETC.

Omaha, Nebraska City,St. Jo""ph, Flwood,Atchinson, Leavenworth", Kansas Citv,

were last year the principal starting points.More emigrants, however started from "Leaven-worth city than from all the other points com-bined. Leavenworth may be reached in twenty-fou- r

hours from St. Louis, aud all the wants ofthe emigrant can be supplied in its markets.The "Central Overland," pi irirurly the Leaven-worth City and Pike's Peak Express Company."is now running its stages weekly from Leaven-worth and St. Joseph to Denver city, and willbe prepared, on the opening of the spring mi-gration, to run them dailv. The ordinary timebetween Leavenworth to Deliver is from'six toseven days; but it is proposed To v- :cc it tofive, or even four, if business will justify it. Thefare through is if UK) exclusive of meals, whichordinarily cost filly cents each. A weekly ex-press line ie advertised to be put u'-'- the Ar-kansas route, from ivansa city to iT7j.e s Peak,early in the spring.

The prices lor taking freight from the Missouririver this season will probably range from eirht0to ten cents per pound.

TIME FOR.V1.1.KTING.

Emigrants who proivse mining or farmingwill find it to their udvauta-- to go with theirown teams; and should takt a supply of provis-ions, aud a complete outfit for from three to sixmonths. Where they go ia parties of from fourto six, the expense will range from 875 to 5150per man. If the season should he an ordinaryone, the first of May is quite early enough toleave the Missouri ricr. Those who are alreadystarting will eucouuter great hardships and suf-fering. Cattle, wagons, and a complete outfitcan be procured in Leavenworth, Lawrence, orany of the other towns r timed above. Oxenwill be from 40 to 50 davs ou the road.

V.

THE FUTURE Of TUB (e, D REGION.

It is a fact of some signiticancein connectionwith the gold region, that it lies directly in thepath of Empire, Hullimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis,Leavenworth City, Pike's I;.k ami San Francis-co, are nearly upon the same parallel. With butfew exceptions, all the greut tt":cand States nowbelting the Continent, are ctnbr.u d within thethirty-scv- . uth and the forv -- ''(ond deim-c- nfnorth latitude. Our mosr-.- i Western exoan- -siou 11 a iu.vas oeen uioiii; tins narrow strip ofcountry and here it bids ir to ontinuc untilthe Atlantic ad the 1 i.e. '.In: ' be connectedov .0. ...t-.- V: .v..numerous ranch . ami fm- - ;A ing establi.ii- -ed in tne vniieys ol tiie flat to and .he 4rk.u&iafrom the Missouri river to Die iinfW Mniiiane'

road across the mountain1- - .

tne goiu regions to oait v itv is beimr constructed, by which more Ulju two hundredmiles will be saved upon the present route toUtah and California v;a V.(it T:u-.n- The

Central Overland and Pike's Peril; ExpressCom- -pany nave periected arrangement ? lor startingearly iu April, a horse express from the westerntermini of the telegraph oa the. MLeavenworth and St. .Joseph, to the eastern terminus or ine raeine line, m Carscn Valley, bywhich dispatelus from ailur .Atlantic citieswill reach San Francisco in tt u da Plan irenow being matured for an carlv" pvrriminn nfthe telegraph to Pike's Pcaic. All the siirns ofthe times indicate that the Gold Region willsoon contain a permauent uounlatiim ninnhpr.

hundreds of thousands, this fact must inevitably exercise an important," it nut a con-trolling

ainJIuence, in locating the ureat Pacific

Railroad of the future, winch is rapidly becoming au absolute commercial necessity of thetimes. The old trappers and Tnountainmen whoare familiar with the Pike's Peak eointrv. unitiu testifying to the cxh.UT.rC not only'of one,but several parses through the n.oun a.ns in that

iemity, which otier no oVtacles t,, the construction oi a railway, wcri. us as tiiftee alongthe Alleghenics, upon , routes of the'cnnsylvauLvJ-- y the halt wore andJhio roads. N

A WORD Oi C.U' MON'.

While the richness of the mines is no longer amatter of surmise, but of a- lual demonstrationa word of caution is neciM'ul. The thoughtlessoften rush to a gold region .wiLh few correctideas, and no adequate p;'..v.aion, ev tpting torealize ample fortunes wj.nour trouble or delayOf the forty thousand people who carted Cor Iike's Peak last Spring, mam thousrmds tnrnprt ofback on the way, dismayed bv uniav-'rabl- reports. Others, who had set out too arlv, withinsuiHcient supplies, mi eroat.v f..r want oflood; and others still, 0:1 reaching 'in;were disappointed that they con hi not inuhdialc-l- y

till their pockets, ami r .'turned in di5-- nr nothreat uncertainty is ane.vs-ar- v cou'dti.,.. .r

While one man "does frmthe start, there will alwavs be mf.iv nrtmrxequally worthy and industrious, who ai; lees for-tunate. In California and Australia, not morethan one in teu of all tic emii'mnts nas beensuccessful. Under th- - aoTt-iv- rablc cirr-nni- .

stances, even after a rich "load"' is discovered,digging Gfold is one of thr hirdot tin-- k .fmanual labor in the world. Men w hoare hard renergetic, and pensveri may rea-sonably

ofexpect, sooner or later, a fair reward for

their labors. Those who arc timii' V'VfTtn(rand easily discouraged, should by all means re-main at home.

theCIn Detroit there are but thirtv-fiv- placpRworship, whose, united e...iHtv i. Iw.wio

while the city contains a i urn in t

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The Parker Murder Confessed X Secretkept Fifteen Years and then Revealedon the Death-be- d

From the Boston Atlas.A private letter to a contemporary states that

a man named Harvey Weed, died at Sandwich,N. H., ou the oOth of March last, aud on hisdeath-bed- , just before he breathed his last, con-fessed that he was the murderer of Parker, whowas killed at Manchester, in 1H4.! He statesthat another man held Parker while he perform-ed the deed. This is all that is contained in thestatement to which we have alluded. If the re-port is true, (and there seems to be no rcasan todoubt it,) other facts will doubtless appear con-cerning this remarkable development of guilt.

A gentleman who resides near Sandwich in-forms us that Weed was a man about fifty yearsof age, and wa3 somewhat noted for his uncom-fortable disposition having had some trouble inhis family. For many years, until quite recent-ly, (within three or four years,) we believe, Mr.weed has been away a portion of the time iuCalifornia. Nothing was known ofh& where-abouts for a time alter he left home, and his re-

turn was as sudden as his departure. During hisabsence he had acquired a considerable proper-ty, which it was supposed came honorable intohis possession in the golden regions. He was aman of very passionate temper, and was consid-ered at times reckless and abandoned, so far asall moral principles were concerned. In fact forthe last ten or fifteen years there has been with thegossiping public of tbe neighborhood in whichhe lived, a mystery which could not be. solved.Some family troubles have not tended to dimin-ish the curiosity of such as were disposed" tospeculate upon his erratic conduct.

Tbe fearful tragedy created the most intenseexcitement at the time of occurrence, and theimpenetrable mystery in which it has ever sincebeen wrapped has defied all search. Probablyno other murder was ever committed in NewEngland, of which so many persons have been

at dillcrent times. Three men (theYV cutworths) were arraigned for it, but were dis-charged after a very long examination, extend-ing through several weeks. But ever since thattime the community in which the deed was com-mitted has been startled by vague rumors that aclue was obtained to the terrible allair. Thefacts of the murder will be readily recalled byour readers:

Jonas H. Parker was a tax collector of Man-chester, N. 11. He kept a bowling saloon andrestaurant. On the night of the tith of March,IMo, a person came to his house, called htmout, and some conversation passed which wasnot distinctly heard by any one, exceptingthat the person wanted him to go up to Mrs.Bean's who lived in "Jancsvitle," a villagea little distance out. Parker took a lan-tern and left with the man. Following upone, of the streets the road led into a piece ofthick pine woods. A young man who was goingthrough the woods that evening heard the cry of"murder," and saV a lantern moving about rap-idly, and then go out. He ran away and gave noretxTt of it. The next morning Parker waH foundstretched upon the ground, his face gashed, histhroat cut from ear to car, covered with blood,and his pockets rifled. A razor covered withblood was near, and there was evidence of a strug-gle. Although several thousand dollars wastaken from his pocket, one wallet was fouud inhi- - breast pocket containing 1S00. There weretiacks upon the snow running out through thewoo 1, and at one place the murderer washed thoblood from his hands in the snow. From someindications it was thought that he was drivenaw ay in a wagon which was in waiting for thepurpose.

The news of the murder flew over the townlike wildlire. The policemen were on the alert.Every effort was made to get track of the perpe-trators of the horrid crime, but without success.At last after several years the Wentworths werearrested, and the excitement concerning the mat-ter was revived. The prosecution was conduct-ed bv the late S. H. Aver aud Daniel Clark, andthe defense by Geueral Pierce, the late SenatorAiiierton, aud Gen. Butler, and Judge Abbott,

, f this State. Since that time, ns we have said,t ie bloody allair has only beeu revived by vaguer u mors and dark surmises.

tForthe Sunday Courier.

TO STELLA B. C.

Y WILL. H. H.

t'iArlit.g little Stelle Blanche.Lip- like berrie:,Check', like cherries,

1 Euw as fair as fair can be,Eyes bogniliag,Ever emiling,

Stella's all the world to mo.

O : lovely little Stella Blanche,When tbou'rt near me,Thon would'et cheer me.

Banish sorrow and despair,Earth's bright treasure,Life's a pleasure,

Stella, thou'rtmy only care.

O : dearest little Stella Blanche,Whenthon'rt missing,And thou rt kissing

Other lipp, I'll think of thee:Of the blisses,In those kisses,

Stella, save a kiss for me.

Louisville, April 3, 18tJ0.

THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.

The Final Deposit.Prom the London Sporting Telegraph, March 31.1

.As wc invariably go upon the principle of hon-or to whom honor Is due, wc must commenceby giving a few remarks respecting the braveTotn. Our latest advices from headquartersstat. :hat Tom is, as the often ex-presses himself, "as you were;" well, healthy,happy, and as conlidcnX as ever. During thelast week he, has been nearly inundated withvisitors, including MorriseyMr. Wilkes, Berg-hau-

the artist, and several other Americans.Mr. lierghaus informs us that he has been verybusilj' engaged during the week taking sketchesof To in, his trainer, Hob Puller, and lots ofother things appertaining to the doings of theciiamj uon. After remaining at Newmarket onenight, they all felt highly" delighted with thecourtiims and kind reception which they hadmet with from Tom and those with him at New-market. Of Heenan, we can only report that heis well, and located with Mr. CusacJi, al a quiet,healthy village in the Midland counties. OnSunday lie left Peterborough for London, wherelie ar rived ana remained a short time, when heleft for his quiet retreat, whence, it it sincerelyto be hoped, he will not again be hunted by theprvit ig, eager eyes of those who, at times, insteadof biting the promoters of good oJd Englishspori,s, are the source irom which all lmpcdi- -

men ts arise. .Last night tne quiet house ol thatgoori. old veteran and supporter of the EnglishP. Pi., Owen Swift's, the Horse She Tavern,Tic! abourne street, llaymarket, was literally bc- -

seig;cd by the backers ol Sayers and ileenan.Am ongst those present, we noticed Mr. Uowling,Mr. Falkland, Oidcon, Newbold, Cooper, thewcU known Phil. Benjamin, Tom Paddock, AlecRe 2d, Morrisscy, Alee Keene, Jemmy Shaw,Jci Ty Noon, Mr. Bryan, of the New York Clip-per -- 'Messrs. Berghaus and Nast, special artiststo trunk Leslie's American Newpaper; HenryBrt inton, and several of the principal friendsand supporters of Brettle, from Birmingham;Bill iillam, Duncan, and ma,ny others, whosenai aetf we were, in the hurry of the moment,un; ible to obtain. We can also state that a verylarj ;u uubiber of the Upper Ten Thousand H'erepre cut or thiseventfo. occasion.

Mr, Dow ling, the stakeholder, at 10 V o'clockentered the room and said that he had greatpleasure in a nnouueing that thelinal deposit hadbeen made, and he was also happy to state thathe had reason to believe that theencounter woiild take place on the day original-ly named, and arrangements had been made thatday (Friday) ttn enable all who were anxious towitness this great international match, to do so.The price of the tickets Was fixed &i. He couldnot, of course, fo nn any opinion what this Amer-ican could do in the ring, but John Morrisscyhad seen thcj champion (Sayers) at Newmarket,aud gave it as his o pinion that Sayers would beable to beat Heenan, and that easily. If Morris- -

sey was; not able to form a correct opinion of!Heenan,, he was not. He said, also, that Heenanwas not much of a man; but it wb to be borneiu miinl that he might have greatly improvedsince lie met him (John Uorricy)in the Ameri-can riog. Why our little man (hayc.rj) is so great

favrite he was unable to tcii, aivj more pawhy 2 to 1 should be laid on him was

beyond his comprehension. But, fcs anhe should say back our own champion.

We had received Jieeaan and his Americanfrieuds with the greatest cordiality. A rumorhad been circulated in this country, and also inAnjerica, that Heenan wouLd not have fair play.TLis, it utut be admitted, was not the ease, nortlc characteristic of Englishmen. If such wereattempted, he was certain tha t he would at onceuse the prerogative reposed in him, aud give his(U'cision against it. lie cook! at once Bay thatthere was 110 such thing ns ingratitude or unfairplay intended by Trm "Sayers or his backers, andtheir wish and mott o was "fair play."

Jerry Noon iBupposeyoii mean. Sir. a fairetand-u- p tight, and may tho best man win?

Mr. Dowiing Y;s, Jerry, I mean as you say;and I can assure yr m that on the day the refereewill perforin his luty; and I will, as far as

am concerned, carry out the strict rulesthe Ring, for unless we have a fair stand-u- p

fight and lair play, the ring will soon go to thedoL's, as we all have ecu Ihe endeavors that havebeen made tnput down and if thisgreat light is not ci'ried out in a fair and manlyspirit, tiie Prize King of England will soon be

more. There may bo some men in the Kingwho arc of a dr gerous cluiraetcr, but the reallygood old Eugfiidi pugilist never disgraces him-self. Ilia motto is what I will concludewith, "May both men be well on the day, andmay the b;st 'man win." Loud cheering.'

Offers to lay XJ to 40 on Sayers in differentparts of the. room, but no takers.

Mr. Dowiing, after remaining in the parlor abrief period longer, left amidst loud cheers,

an leaving tiie room, that on accountthe V nif crsity Boat Race (this

day,) he should have to rise early, and ou thosegroiurds late and early would not agree with hisconstitution. Immediately after Mr. Dowlinhad left, Mr. Valklaud, Morrissey, and most of

principal "persons present began to make amove, each one apparently having been higtdvgratified and well pleased with what they hadseen aud Jieard during the evening.

A "Pome on Cotton. A Lexington corrcspondent recently advised us how the "Corporal,'a "character" of that city, was taken in and donefor on April Fools' day in the shape of a piewhose crust was encrusted cotton. A correspon-dent gives this asiis "put"

"COTTOX PIE."We have cotton sails and cordage.

To fit our ships for pea;And wc read of cotton breastworks

To repel the enemy;We have heard of cotton bustles,

And many a cotton thing.And In "reviews commercial"We read that cotton is King.

Then we have cotton mail ba'S,With iron locks secure,

That made the Paddy's jack-knif- laugh,- It seemed a joke bo pure.

J ("Tla there arc cotton okclctoToVThere's cotton thread three ply,

But who in all creationEver heard of cotton pie?

The "conflict irrepressible"That Helper helped to Bproad

And old John Brown's Virginia raid,Thongh knocked npoa the head;

Tht have induced the CorporalThe experiment to try,

To eschew the Yankee pumpkin,And chew ihQ cotton pie.

The "impending crisis" let It come.We do not care a pin;

Those Northern Abolition istaMay count the Corporal "in,"

With him we'd proudly head the van,And to the "conflict" fly,

And we'll curse the Yankee pumpkin,While we eat our cotton pie.

Stmon.

Bank Rouhehy at CoLCsrnrs, Ga. ThoAgcn-c- y

of the Marine Bank at Columbus, Ga., 'wasentered on the night of the 9th inst., and robbedof $4:5,54:3 of the notes of various banks inGeorgia and Alabama. Thebox from which theamount was taken contained in all probably

10,(MK), about s of which was left. Thestrangest part of the whole at fair is, that thelock of the back door where the thief entered,as well as the locks of the vault door, have re-

ceived no marks of violence whatever. Theback door was discovered early in the morningiof the 10th to be open, but as the agent is nnearly riser and visits the bank at an early hour,no attention was paid to the fact, particularly asthe door showed no mark of having been forcedopen. The back door was locked Monday nightand the key left ou the inside. No clue has beenfound to the perpetrator of the deed. A remark-able fact connected with the atiair is, the selec-tion of bills of different banks which arc in cir-culation every day in the city and throughout thecountry, and which might be used with impuni-ty by the perpetrator of the robbery. This, inconnection with the facility with which thedoors of the building and bank vault were open-ed, shows that the robbery was well matured be-

forehand, and was in contemplation some timebefore it was consummated.

"Hiding on a Raij," An Insult Resented.The Knoxville, Tenn., Register btates that twomen, named Snow and OTlara, got iuto a discus-sion about something, during which the formerused some expressions deemed odensive by thelatter, to which he retorted, using some slander-ous words in regard to thy ladies of Tennessee.Thereupon Snow slapped him in the face, andOTIara returned the blow with a kick. The ideasoon spread that OTIara had indulged in someharsh expressions towards the ladies of Tennes-see, which created great excitement, and mobviolence wad threatened. Under the protectionof the police olficers, he was taken to the Court-house and confronted with 200 or 300 enragedeiti.ens. The charges were rciteratedand OTJfaraheard iu his defense. The excitement iuereaaed,and but for the interposition of the Mayor, hewould have been lynched. Against the solemnprotect of the Mayor, OTIara was, however,mounted on a rail, and rode around the squareto the Lamar House. From thence, he went tohis boarding house, and through the advice offriends left for Concord, to take the night trainfor ibt-- 8outb. Had be remained until" night, iris thought, he would have been treated more'roughly.

The Bowery Boys Clear tub House. Lastevening, during the performance of the play ofthe Merchant's Steed of Syracuse at the old Bow-ery Theater, a number of the Bowery Boys, whohave a grudge against Mr. J. II. Allen, one of themanagers of the theater, hissed him when heappeared in the character of Damon.

The audience in the pit, composed mostly ofDead Rabbits, cried "put them out," whereuponthe Bowery Boys, who were in the first tier, de-

scended to the pit and commenced an onslaughtupon the upitites,"md eventually cleared outthat portion of the house. Some of those whowere beaten are 6aid to be severely injured. Thepolice did not make their appearance until afterthe fight was over.

The toward Mr. Allen, it appears,was because he had suspended the free list, andas the Bowery Boys heretofore have always hadfree access to the honse, they feel aggrieved, be-cause Mr. Allen has the courage to resist theirdemands. The atiair created a great excitementon the east side of the city, and as the gangknown as the Bowery Boys and Dead Rabbitshave not had a chance to get up a riot since1857, it is feared they will embrace the presentoccasion to take sides in the present ditHcultv,and serious consequences are apprehended. A.Y. Xetcs.

Another "Arkowsmitii" Stout." The Eu-ropean Times of March 24th copies the follow-ing ridiculous story of what it terms the "moststrange and cruel wrongs done to an English-man," one G. Aekroyd, in this country. Hisstatement is as follows, and the American readerwill smile at the geographical blunders made, aswell as the reference to the "Custom House" ofan inland village :

In the month of August, 1851, as he was walk-ing in the streets of Cabbottsville, in the Stateof Massachusetts, fhavinir then resided in America for five years), he was seized by two men.named Wheeler and Churchill, and was by themconveyed to the custom house, placed in chains.and conveyed by rail to Charleston, w here hewas stripped 01 an ma doming, knocked downby an ollicer named Mayhew, who made use ofsome dreadful threats toward him. He wascompelled tu work in the slave gang in the exe-cution of Government works, lor the long peri-od of seven years, when he was allowed to comeaway.

Anotiteu "Short Count." The messenger ofthe Merchants' Bank, on Tuesday last presentedsight checks on the State Bank of Missuori,amounting in all to over $10,000, but the memo-randum book of the former called for one thou-sand dollars less, w hich the messenger of theaiercnams' Bank states was all he received,while the teller of the State Bank is positive hepaid the full amount of what the checks calledfor, and that his cash on that day balanced asusual. It appears that one of the checks wasfor ffOOO, which the clerk of the Merchants'Bank entered in his memorandum book as$8,000, thereby making a discrepancy betweenthe checks and the amount on the book, of$ 1,000. There is at present no prospect of a set-tlement betweeu the banks, anil. jhe. presump-tion is that the mailer will conn "up ticlore thecourts fcr adjudication.- - Louu Mullet in.

A Shower of Snow Balls. A letter to theN. Y. Tribune from Portville, Cattaurgus county,(N.Y.) says:

Yesterday at 9 A. M., we had a smart hailstormfor a few minutes, the s being of thesize of large peas. At about 10 o'clock, similarstones, collected into masses of the size of hickory-

-nuts, commenced falling, rapidly increasingin number and size until there was a denseshow-e- r

of them. Thousands of them were as largeas hen's eggs, but so loosely connected that thevflattened like enow-ball- s on striking a roof orthe hard ground. They came with treat force,but so nearly perpendicular that lit tie damagewas done. Plenty of these balls could be pickedupaiier me snower tnree inenes iu diameter,and three-fourth- s of an inch thick, and contain-ing perhaps a hundred hailstones.

A Wife Robs Hpr Husband and Elopeswith his Clcrk. Mrs. Hime Fcrrera, wife, ofa Spaniard, (doped from New York on Saturdaymorning, with Silvano Fcbone, a young man em-ployed by her husband as a "runner" for hisestablishment. Febone had been in the y

of Ferrera about four weeks,, and duringthat time had succeeded in winningthealfectionsot his wife. The couple left with $.J0 in gold,belonging to Ferrera, and were absent somehours before they were missed. Wiien the un-fortunate Spaniard found that he had lost hiswife, money, and runner at a single blow, herushed in haste to the police for redress, and anollicer, after diligent search, found the partiesliving together as man and wife, waiting lor anopportunity to leave the country.

3"Thc Florence correspondent of the New-ark Advertiser mcutions that the wife and chil-dren of Dr. Achilli, nn apostate from the Ro-man Church, who has conciliated Protestant feel-ing both in England and the United States, arcin a perfectly destitute condition, living on thealms of our countrymen. He shipped them atNew York last year, under a specious pretext,with the promise to supply their wants monthly,by bills of exchange; since which the 01- in-telligence thev have had of him was throulLihenewspaper report of his having another,anand child in an institution in New Jum-v-Measures have been taken to call him to ac-

count.A Lapy uv Liquor. A painful sight was wit-

nessed on Friday, by residents in the lower partof Twentieth street, and one we believe to be ofvery rare occurrence in this city; a young ladyelegantly dressed, the daughter of highly respec-table parents residing in the vicinity, was seediu the street in a state of gross intoxication, fol-

lowed by a crowd of boys who were hooting andyelling at her, but to whom she paid no heed. Apoliceman fortunately saw her in time to saveher from further, though perhaps merited, indig-nity, and conducted her to the residence Of herfttllictcd parents. iV, '. Times. of

Democratic Nalionul C ouvenUous, Since1844.

We give below the balloting ior the Presi-dency in every Democratic Convention since1S44.

The ballotings for President in the DemocraticConvention in 1844 were as follows :

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. fith. 6th. 7th 8th-Buchanan, 4 11 n at; to iVan Bureu, 140 127 m 103 101 ttitJohnson, 24 . 39 38 3i ay S3Cass, b3 14 103 liy 114Stewart, 1

Woudbury, sCalhoun,"Polk,

SiWl 200 260 2W 2b6 200 200 2'4The ninth ballot was unanimous for James K.

Polk, of Tennessee, a new candidate, takeu upat the eleventh hour.

The Convention of 1S4S proceeded to ballotfor President, with the following results:

lt. 2d. 3d. 4th.Wood bur v. 58 54 56 3'Caari, 125 133 150 r.ltItncbanan, 55 55 41 33Calhoun, 9Dallas, 3 0Worth, 0 5 5 1

Butler. 3

251 253 255 251

It will be seen that Mr. Cass had a majority outhe fourth ballot, aud he was accordingly nomi-nated by acclamation.

There were forty-nin- e ballotinga in the Con-

vention of 1852, all of which it is unnecessary togive. A few will be sullicient to indicate theleanings of the Convention towards particularcandidates.

. 11th. Slst. 4Sth. 49thCa. liti 101 tit 7:1 2Buchanan, Wi 87 7W sis 2Douglas, SU 51) '6.'Marev, 87 27 yti IK) 1Butler, 3 1 Hi 1

Houston, 3 ti 1U liPierce, 53

The following are the ballots of the C'onven-tio-

of lSoi, from first to last:Ballot. Boehnnan. Pierce. Dotiglap. Cass,Firnt. -V 33 r.Second, lKt liita 31 0Think V?W lilt W'i. 5UFonrth, 14 11!

Fifth, 140 Il'.itf 31 5 S

Sixih. 107 ift' aSeventh, 1 IS Ml 5Eighth, lie 87Ninth. l4ti H7 50 7Teuth, 147'tf NO' MXKleventh, Me' NO mTweift h. 14H 73 03Thirteenth, 1

Fourteenth, l.Vi 1 63Fifteenth, 3 1HSixteenth. ICSSeventeenth, 210

1 On the seventeenth ballot Mr. Buchanan wasmuanimously nominated.

The s rule was uniformly adopted bythese Conventions, Kentucky voting for it unani-mously on every ballot. An attempt may bemade to set it aside on this occasion, to promotethe nomination of Douglas.

3T The Sunday Times, of the 25th ult., givesthe following account of the doing at "The Cor-

ner" on the Monday previous. The "WarwickMeeting did not alter the quotations :

This was a veritable Umpire day, and "thoAmerican Turf representative-,- Mr. K. TenBroeck, seemed determined to make a demon-stration in favor of his colt. If he wished todisprove the sinister reports which had been cir-culated respecting the wintering of the horse,he could not have adopted a more effectual meas-ure than he did, for there is no trilling withmoney, lie appeared inclined to support hishorse in all sorts of ways, and his manner of in-

vestment was somewhat perplexing. First of all,he accepted a double even bet of 25 to 2 aboutBuccaneer's winning the Two Thousand and Um-pire's winning the Derby, and people, with aknowing shake of the head, whispered, "Oh !

Mr. Ten Broeck'e going for Buccaneer." Theirnotions, however, were very much confusedwhen Mr. Ten Broeck betted 3 to 1 against Buc-caneer for the Two Thousand, and accepted 15to allow a gentleman to have the call of fiOO to100 about Derby after the race for the Two Thou-sand. Subscribers seemed more anxious towatch his game than to regard the ordinarycourse of speculation. Then" there were somebets laid; even money was betted tbat Buccaneerwould not run for the Derby. But these "con-tingent investments" are scarcely worthy of con-sideration. Still, despite the bearing up whichwas manifested for Umpire, Buccaneer seemed asbuoyant as ever. For the Derby, he was backedoutright for 200, at 8 to 1, and several minoroutlays were made ou him. At a point higher,Umpire was supported for 200, and several"bagatelles." 1000 pounds even was laid onmm agaiust uaiusioue, w uo seemeu unuer sus-picion.

A select party were on Umpire's exerciseground on Newmarket Heath, on Tuesday, 10seethe invalid take his canter.

Another Sickles Cae.A case of seduction in Groton, Tompkins

county, which has just come to light, is the sub-ject of a great deal of anxiety among the friendsof the party and indignation among the commu-nity. The facts of the case are as near as wccan gather them as follows: Something morethau a year ago a merchant of that town, whoseprevious intrigues with the fair sex had renderedhim obnoxious to a large portion of the commu-nity, made a public profession of religion andjoined the Methodist Church, and succeeded inmaking people believe that he really meant tolead a better life. His victim, the w ife of a re-spectable and industrious machinist, belongedto the same church, and report says they werethrown much together at prayer meetings andbecame very intimate, so much so that it becamethe subject of general remark, and finally cameto the ears of the husband. His suspicions wereexcited, but he did not believe his wife unfaith-ful to him, until last Wednesday evening oncoming home he found the house deserted, andon instituting search found themcrchant aud hiswife together at or near a barn standing iu afieldsome distimee from the house. The outragedhusband knocked the merchant down aud jump-ed on to his face with both feet, breaking thebridge of his nose and cutting his face in a mostshocking manner. The mereha.it begged for hislife, but the husband continued to stamp himuntil he supposed life was extinct, when he tookhis faithless wife home and informed one of theneighbors of the circumstances and that he sup-posed he had killed the merchant and he hadbetter see to it. The next morning some of theneighbors went to the spot indicated and foundthat the man had not been killed, but hd cometo and crawled home, as they easily found by theblood along his route home. The machinist'swife says that she and the merchant have metclandestinely for the last six or eight months.She has been sent to her friends. The affair hasmade the husband insane, and he has since madeone or two attempts to go to the house of themerchant with the avowed intention of takinghis life, but has been restrained by his friends.The merchant has been taken away from Grotonand secreted in Homer or Cortland, to keep himfrom the vengeance of the man whose domestichappiness hehas ruined. Auburn X. Y.) Adver-tiser.

Tkurtblb Acctdknt Fall op a House AChild Killed. While workmen were engagedin putting up rafters in a house in course ofalteration from a one to a three story brick, onthe corner of Spruce and Fourth streets, abouthalf pst 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the wholeof the right side of the upper story gave way,with a tremendous crash, which startled theneighborhood. The honse was owned bv Wm.Beckmnn, tailor. The wall fell through the roofand ceiling of a one and a half storv framebouse,occupied by a shoemaker named Charles Boes-cnber-

whose wife was ironing in the buckroom, and was saved from being buried in tberuins by her husband, who, upon seeing the wallabout to fall, ran in and took her out of thehouse. A little boy, three years old, named Rob-ert Stralor, who was with his mother visitingMrs. Boesenberg, was playing in the yard atthe time the accident occurred, and was partiallycovered by the timbers, &c. He was badly hurtand died about two hours afterwards. fit. LouisRepublican.

A Mother, is Sport, Kills Her Child. TheHamilton (O.) Telegraph says :

Last Tuesday, a little child of Mrs. Shaffer,(sister of Mr. Campbell, who resides in the FirstWard), who lives in Germantown, got possessionof an old pistol and snnpjed it several times, af-ter which she handed it to her mother, and saidin a playful manner, "shoot me, mother!" Mrs.Shaffer took the pistol and pointed the muzzletoward her child and pulled the trigger, explo-ding the cap and sending a ball through thechild's head, killing it instantly. The pistol hadnot been lired for more than a year, and wassupposed not to be loaded.

A Br oosiER Woman wants a Husband. Ma-ry E. Hayncs writes from Carolina, Tompkinscounty, to Mrs. Dr. Lydia Saver Hasbrouck'sSybil:

UI am almost alone in wearing the ReformDress. People oppose mc, and think I nm veryfoolish to dress so unfasliionablv. I supposethey think I'll die an old maid, if 1 don't take off"my " bloomers;' but I felt somewhat encouragedon reading "Luna's" remarks In the Sibyl, of Oc-

tober. She speaks of a friend who wants a wife;you will please inform her I would like ta Uiarnhis address. I Often feel discouraged and lonely."

Awful Calamity by Fire. On IVednesdavnight last, the kitchen of Mr. C. N. Clarke, ofthis county, was destroyed by fire. How the fireorigintaedis not reported, but from the informa-tion we presume it was accidental. A likely ne-gro boy, the property of Mr. Clarke, perishediu the dames. We learn from our friend Dr. P.B. Tannehill, that the boy was literally destroyedby the conflagration his bones even burnt toashes. The negro boy was about fifteen yearsold. The total loss about $2,500. Franklin(A7y.) Manticr,

A Terrible Bereavement. A letter fromLextonvillc, Richland county, Wisconsin says:

On the night of April 2,the house of Mrs. Raganin this county, while she was absent overnightat a neighbor's, was burned to the ground, andsix children perished in the flames. The largestwas 11 years of age. Thev were all the childrenPhe had. Mrs. R. lost her husband about threemonths ago.

Tin? Traitor op Solferino. The Auarburg.Allgcmeine Zeitung states that since the suicideof the Austrian General Evnatten committed inconsequence of the discovery of great frauds per-petrated by him it has been ascertained bevouddoubt that it was through his agency the Frenchand Sardinian armies became apprised af the pre-meditated attack of the Austrians at Solferino.It will be remembered that the Austrians ex-pected lo take the allies bv surprise, and werenot a little snrprised themselves at the defeatwhich they sustained.

JSplii response to the threats of the New YorkTribune and other Black Republican papers tosend fighting "aid and comfort" to Cassius Clay,the Richmond (Ky.) Democrat says :

Let as mauv of the Northern fanatics as wishto try and administer "a fearful recompense"cross the border; wc have no objection to tlieircoming, and shall try to give them to hospitablen reception Iliat few,' if any, will find it couveni- -

cut to leave the State.

A country parson had a Bimrular peculi-arity of expression, always using the phrase, "Iflatter myself," instead of "I believe." Havingoccasion to exhort his congregation during a re-

vival, he "flattered himself" that more thanone-hal- f of them would be damned !

O. P. Beard has sold his livery andsale stables property in this citv to Mr." SilasMarshall for $12,000. Mr. Marshall also takes hisstock of horses and vehicles at valuation. Hereceives possession on Saturday next. Lex. Vbs.and Rrp.

Deatii of a Woman at Prayer. On Satur-day Mrs. Clara Vanderwerkin, an estimable lad,sxty-on-c years of age, who resided alone in asmall house in New York, was found dead in aher room in the attitude of prayer by the side

lier bed, her face buried in th clothes,

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A :i iltural Letters.:;. Courier: A few thoughts on -

Editorsagriculture for farmers, by one of their number,cannot be irj opnate, even for a daily news- -paper. My idens may not be original, but theywill be new to many of your readers who aremost interested in their truth. Let us lay asidea little the zeal of party strife, and discuss mat-ters on which depend our bread, if not our po-litical rights. I shall ask the liberty, in this let-ter, of inquiring at the beginning, aud at therisk of being tedious,-discus- s fundamental prin-ciples. If your readers censure your corres-pondent, assure them I will be practical enou-'-after a little.

Agriculture, which slgniUes the tillage of thesoil, iu iu mure extended sense, embraces hus-bandry, horticulture, stock raising, and aU thatpertains to the subjection of the earth by the in-dustry of man, to his use, in obedience to th-- -

Divme command. In America it is called far-minga good, strong, honest word, in wnich how-ever in England, is generally implied the maulimited, meauiug of a household estate.

Agriculture is the foundation of all wealth audcomfort. To society itself, it ia the source oflife, which failing, desolation must ensue. Ifagriculture should cease, or the crop of a singleyear should fail everywhere, universal starvationand ruin would result. These consequences areso obvious on a little reflection that they do notneed exposition or illustration. No such disas-ter can because au Almighty,and Ruler, who created, also watchesover ami protects the earth and the iuhabitautsthere if. iuo importance of agriculture to the

re cf .uaukind requires that it should bepv.p i'.j conducted. Every error in this pursuitis a .a. of human energy; a misdirection otLv.r.:'in; lie who farms badly has retarded

a i::..,;irethe triumph ol civilization and thoof his race. To be a perfect farmer

cv.i', m;;-- be a perfect mau and christian. Tof. 'T! well one must live harmlessly and in kindreLt'.i ji.-- with his neighbors, and must add tothe substantial wealth, knowledge, and happi-ness of his family. The nearer the standard thebetterthe farmer.

farmer merits the title who lacks any otre paisites. It Ls unnecessary to dilate on

the advantages of good neighborhood, inaChris-tu- n

community. It is almost the sum of Chris-tian virtues. If he has achieved wealth by tho

. sacrifice of the true, happiness of his children,dependents, or neighbors, or by their intellectual -

stagnation or abasement, he will in tho end findthe fruit of his toils like Dead Sea applet; with-

out, fair to look upon; within, full of ashes audbitterness. If, by undue harshness, he alienatesthe affections, or by weak indulgence permitsneglect of duty in his family, he will at last feelthe recoil. To use an humble illustration, if afarmer overworks or badly feeds his stock, hemay seem to save food and do more work, buthe will eventually sulfer loss in the damage tohis stock. Again, if the farmer merely jogsalong in tbe vain belief that hekuows everythingworth know ing, he is sure to be outstripped bythe active aud energetic or outwitted by the un-

scrupulous. It is true that all knowledge is notfrom books. The man who relies solely uponbooks made by mau, and neglects to use the eyesand cars which God has given him, is a poor,

d creature. Books contain hut the ex-

perience of men, very often weak, careless orwhimsical. But the man who reads and thinksand applies the results practically musttake a lead in the art of farming, as he would inany other art or science. Much knowledge offacts is not sufficient. It is better to know andtest a few thiugs, thau to have heard a greatmany and tried uone, A man may have readnothing and be a fair farmer, but if so, it U notbecause of, but in spite of his want of reading.The observation and industry which made himsuch, combined with reading, would have madehim a far better husbandman. Let no readerdespise the searching eye, the skillful hand oindustry; let no worker despise the teachings 0 jwell digested books. Book- are not infallible.Authors, like talkers, may be careless, prejudiced,or mistaken, but they generally mean to tell thetruth. Reading, observation, and work make awise farmer.

The third tst of good farming is the profitderived from it. This of course cannot be esti-

mated aloue by the credit iu the bank book attho end of the year, or the gold pieces stuffed inau old stocking in some closet. Both are goodin their way; he may have paid too high for thebank credit or the metallic treasure. His wealthmay have increased without cither. Hisearnings may be iu the increased numberor excellence of hie stock in the greaterfertility of his land, or facilities for farmlug it, inthe superior comfort of himself and those abouthim. Mary a farmer has thus grown rich almostwithout knowing it. But it is usless to urgeupon men the necessity of growing richer, how

is the question, aud this depends ou the study ofthe soil, the climate, the natural capabilities, themeans at hand, the value of crops, and a numberof other conditions, which every former mustconsider, and which it is my purpose to discussin these letters.

Wc have in thi letter eudeavorcd to give anidea of the basis of good farming, we will en-

deavor hereafter to fchow the present relationsof knowledge to agriculture and the practicalresults of its application to the farm.

SOCMAN.

To DraPEiTics. It is an admirable practice totake a tablespoonful of "Hurley's Sarsaparilla"one hour before dinner, to invigorate the stomach,and another iu an hour or two after in order totranquilize irritability and neutralize any acidsgenerated during digestion. If this plan bestrictly adhered to for a brief period, a perma-nent cure is the invariable result. Jfed. Jour.

Unique Theatricals in Australia. A cor-respondent of the Richmond (Va.) Enquirerwrites from Melbourne as follows:

The theater is another long canvas tent, withreally a good stage and fair scenery. The audi-ence part is not as good reversing the order ofthings at home; for there, you know, the mana-ger only cares for his audience; the actors get onas they cau. The part of the house that is styledthe dress circle is next the orchestra simpleboards the bare earth for their feet; next tothose, another set of scats, called the stalls; be-yond that, seats like a temporary circus; wheretheir legs hang down in space.

Avonia Jones has done an immense businessever since we have been here. Last night sheplayed Bianca, with the thermometer at 1 10, thehouse jammed. They pay her the high compli-ment of being intensely stilL I use "the super-lative, as I am told the two first weeks thev open-ed they kept up a horrid din. One of the "report-ers to a paper at a place called Maryboroughstyles it "Mind over Matter." Be it what it may,they are as attentive aud appreciative as at Mel-bourne. One horrid custom they have, and thatIs smoking during the performance. ThcBccoudnight it was so bad that when they culled herout she very good naturedly asked them, as afavor, not to smoke during tho performance.The next night not a pipe or cigar was to be seenuntil the first piece was over, when, as if bymagic, hundreds of tiuy tires appeared.

Theatricals in California. From a Cali-fornia letter we learn "that the Durand-Hodso-

troupe are drawing 'crushers' at Maguire's. Theyhave Stephen Leach in place of Fred. Lvster, andit is a great improvement. Harrv Perry hasjoined the 'Dashawavs,' and is doing finely at theLyceum, in the 'Cricket on the Hearth',' Mrs.Baker playing 'Dot.' Harriet Gordon has takenSacramento by storm with her good acting audsplendid singing. Mr. J. IJ. Howe is

for her, vice Dim Jowiing, the big Chief, re-moved by John Connelly. An--, and Mrs. JamesStark have oue to Vreka.

The Sons of Ekjn. Many hard stories arctold at the expense of the brave sons of"ouldIreland." But the following timely repartee weconsider an exception :

A tavern keeper in Newark, wheu giving NewYears' presents to his "help," told one of hisporters fa smart Irishman) that he was about thebest man around the house, and therelore heshould give him the most costly present."Sure," said Patrick, rubbing his hands with de-light, " I always mane to do me jutv." "I be-lieve you," replied his employer, "and thereforeI shall make you a present of all you have stolenfiom me during the year." "Thank ycr honor,"replied Pat, "und may all your friends aud ac-quaintances tratc you as liberally."

Marengo. We learn with much satisfactionthat Dr. J. W. Weldon, of Missouri, has purchasedofCapt. Moore, at a high figure, the celebratedhorse Marengo, by imp. Sovereign, out of

by Bo-to- hi grand dam the renownedEliza Jenkins, the dam of many distinguishedracers. No horse living can boast of a purerstrain of blood. Wc learn that it is the intentionof the Doctor to place him in etud in Missouri,and we heartily congratulate the breeders of thatState upon the acquisition of so valuable an animal. X. O. JVcayunc, Wi.

50u Sabbath night last, Mr. Wm. H.Johnson, boot aud shoe dealer in Baltimore St.,Baltimore, was suddenly taken with a violent o

rage of the nose, w hich continued with butslight intermission, until Monday evening, atseven o'clock, when death terminated his suf-ferings. The deceased had the best medicalskill, but notwithstanding their efforts, deathensued.

The Progress of Danville. It is gratifyingto notice the rapid progress which is being madein the work of clearing away the ruins and rub-bish front-tb- burnt "district. A great manybauds are employed iu the work, and alreadynearly all the old walls have been taken down,aud the brick ( leaned and piled up for use inthe inr-id- walls of the new buildings. Ijanv'dlei h'y.) Tribune.

Arrest on a Charoe of Foroert. DetectorPoliceman Bloom returned from Vicksburg lastnight, having in custody P. N. Lishawa, the wellknown omnibus manufacturer, who disappearedfrom this city somewhat unexpectedly a fewweeks ago. He is charged with having forgedthree notes, for .'50 each, on W. A. Gilbert, onwhich he raised money euough to leave the city.He was committed to await an examination to-

morrow. tin. Fnq.

Gone. It will be remembered that the Vigi-lance Committee, on the day succeeding thefight at Slate Lick, left notices to leave at thehouses of all those engaged in that affair. Weare glad to learn that information has been re-ceived that they have taken the warning andleft. Richmond (Fy.) Mem,

Hoiiktkle! An Editor Slaughtered! Onthe loth inst., by the Key. J. B. Fuller, Mr. Charl-ton 11. Howe, formerly of Lexington, Ky., noweditor of the Lagrange National American, wasmarried to Mist Fannie K. Slaughter, both of La-grange, Missouri.-O'- .. Fnq.

Edwin Booth has been presented hy thecitizens of Charleston with a service of silver, aa

tribute to his genius.,

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