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CRAWFOBDSVILLE,

Saturday Morning, April 12,1856.

RU^YFCIY. ANO PUBLISHED KVEKYSATUR.:V: J).\Y MORNING JJV ".f CIIARI.MS If. JIOWEN.

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III I. A I

LsUMYAl

THAN ANY I'Al'KU PUBLISHED IN ri Crawford svi He! .. A

vcrti'crv

RAIL rip and EXAMINE MI list of

'S 1-FT" SI"BS».'H1BKRS.

All kinds of JOB WORK done to order.

To Ailvcriiser*.

F.vcry advertisement handed in for publication, ft h«"»n I»1 lia vc writcn np-.ui it the numher of times the ad re rii«or W idies ti nscrted. 1 not *o stated .it will beinnertcd untilordercd oat, and charged uccord-

2-rf~ We wisli it diftinotly understood, that We have n»«w the HKST :ind the LAKIE^T assortment of KEW uri FANCY.IOBTWKevcr brought to this place. We insist on thoie wishinsr work done to call up. nnl wo wilUhow them our assortment of typs.ont.«. A'o. Wo have 201 theni and no mistake. Work done 013 sh^rt notice, and on reasonable terms.

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Asrnntx for the Review.

K. W. (.'AI:IE,1'.S. N'.'WFPAPCR AdvertWnjr A sent. JCVONS" IJuildina, N. W. corner of Third and Walnnt SLRI'FT?. Philadelphia."Pa.

P. II. PAUVIV.FUR.TLI KUSTCORNER Columbia and 1 in street?, ('infiiinati, Ohio is otfr Agent to I'LOCURC advertinenv-nts.

V. H. R.W.IM:. I.*. S. Advertising Agent, NEW York.

For President in 1856,

,'IJiSS.E I). BRIGHT,

Subject to the decision of the Democratic National Convention.

Democratic Nominations,

For GOVERNOR,

APIIUKL P. WILLAML of White. For Governor, JOHN C. WALKI'R. of I.aportc.

For Secretary «f

S a

'IJANIKL M. RUMIK, OF MORGAN. FOR AUDITOR OF STATE, JOHN W.

NOI)R».

OF GRANT.

FOR TREASURER OF STATE,

AI»L."LIJ,A .IONKS. OF

BARTHOLOMEW.

FIR ATTORNEY GENERAL,

JOFI PII K. DONAI.N, OF MONTGOMERY'.

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For SU erintendent of Public Instruction, WI I.I.I AM ('. I.ARRABF.K, of Put.nnm. For

ricrk

Stipreine

Court.

W11.LI AM B. BKACIT. of Boone. !'"R Hi-porter rF DIVISIONS of Supreme Court. GORDON TANNKR. of Ja.

kso,,.

FUSION PLATFORM^ "Aboliiionisls

rule America,v

!io Inion slide!''

AYalchword for the :uii)ait ii:

nrr

I.ASS.

bul

NONR

(o-nigh!.MdCJG—lrni-:l. Don

Franklin Cadets—Attention!

MIK Franklin Cadeta will meet for diill at Shannondule, Saturday tho 2iUli

April,

at. 10

o'clock A. M. 'Every mem

ber of the (Vunnany will please appear

I. •L\ i]PIJ 1 accordinc

April 7lh, 1850.

1N DI AN APOI.IS^A LT R1CIIT. Tho township election for the township

in which Indianapolis is situated, resulted in the entire and decisive triumph of the

•'democraticticket. Last year Kn-ow-Koth-ing Republicans succeeded.

CIRKAT DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH.—AnelecCion for May or of Reading, Parks county,

Pennsylvania, was held on Friday last.—_

,Warner, tho Democratic candidate, was tdccted by a majority of 24, over an Amer

ican and Fusion ticket. Last year, the American party cairied tho city by 704 .ninjorily. S -i

YANKEE ROHINSON COMING. Robinson's Atheneum, being one of the

largest exhibitions traveling, comprising Circus, Theatre, &e., will exhibit in this

place on next Wednesday, the IGth inst.

WILSON*,' GKI.MES & Co.—This extensive house have received and are now opening, a splendid stock of dry goods, embracing every quality and style. In the line of ladies' fancy dress goods and gentlemens' clothing, they arc not excelled by any bouse in the Wabash Valley. The ladies will do wcjl to call and examine their selections of diess trimmings, silks, mantillas, linens, parasols, fans. Arc.

MrsiCAL LECTI UK.-—Mr. A. Cooler, Professor of Sacred Music, from the State of

Michigan, will lecture on this subject next Monday night at the Methodist Church.—

Mr. C. is a successful teacher and wishes to form a class. All are invited to attend

the lecture.

E A N E Messrs CCMUEKLAXD GREGG, & Co. hare

just received some of the most superb Cutlery we have overseen. Among their as

sortment are beautiful sets of Table knives, of new and elegant patterns. Scissors of all

sizes, froia^'.he tiniest, fitted for ladies' dclicate fingers, to the largest adapted to^

knives

racnts of their business, always keep well posted up with tlie fashions.

place

ASIILAND AND TIIE HERMITAGE. A, correspondence lias taken place be

tween some of the citizens of our town and

Col. II. S. LASE, by which our readers will |, see we now have a fine literary entertain- I'r men'. in prospect." The Col. has lately re-!

turned from a visit to the old home of Andrew Jackson, and such steps have been

taken, that he has consented to give some account of his pilgrimage there. He h.isj

also been requested to discuss the life and public services of Ilenry Clay at the same time, as all. that these men ever did are so!

intimately blended, that it would be really

difficult to separ .te them. This is a noble subject, and we know of no one- to whose

ability, eloquence and impartiality we would sooner confide this discussion, than our

friend and townsman Col. Ilenry S. Lane. As soon as he designates the time for the

lecture in question, we will apprise our

readers of it. All parties can certainly meet in friendship on that evening, and we

have no doubt it will call out a very Iffrgc

md enthusiastic assemblage. Below we

gire the correspondence explanatory of

what we have said:

I* CIIAWFOKDSVILLE, April 2, 105G.

Hon. II. S. LAXE, Dear Sir:—The undersigned who are happy to subscribe themselves your friends, during your absence upon a visit to the South, have been flattering themselves, that you would on your return, favor them with a lecture upon subject most interesting to

us all—Ashland and the Hermitage. We arc induced to ask that favor as soon as!

ihemo, and partly from the high appreciation we all have, of the goodness, the greatness, and the glory of the patriots whom your subject will of course require you to mention. Thee is still another consideration which we are confident will mostly influence you: we allude to the present turbulent and threatening state of political feeling now abroad, which cannot but be

.lackson An answer stating the time that you will address us, will very much oblige us.

With warm regard, and the most respectful considerotion, we are, sir, Yours very truly,

J. P. Campbell, D. Ilarter,

J. Moore,

A. Thomson,

I\M»(J!ERS OU

arniod

to law.

and

By ord-r ..f Capt. A. UARPKR.

(rawfordsville Female Scniinan.

The next term in this Institution will commence on Wednesday the IGth insf.

JAMES H. JOHNSTON. 1

CuAwf'VIKviI.I.E, Ajtril 7, 1056. Genllemcn: I have the lmnor to ac-

knowledge the receipt of your kind and

viccs of llcr.ry Clav ami Andrei Jackson,

will afford me very great.pleasure at some future time to attempt to comply with your wishes. My business engagements are such at present that it is not now in my power to fix a day for the lecture, but I hope at some time not very remote, I shall be able to do so.

I am with high regard and great respect, Yours, 6ic., II. S. LANE. -Messrs. J. P. Campbell, B. W. Hanna, and others.

"OCR FLAG IS STILL THERE." The following is the result of the election in Union Township. It will be seen that

every Old Liner is elected. Gaskill Trustee

Treas.

ConsL'bl

01:3 477 01S 4(5 G1 I472

Eppevst 1l»M

I Wils 1 Thompson Heck

Clerk

Ball I "J Hughes'

I Jones V..umr Jo. Sin d.r.

Sam. Scots- N VAL. Miller I M". B. KEI r.ey I Sam. Ilnrr.vr

coarscr uses, among which the editorial a Fillmore paper, says: "Of those who may

be mention..!, «nd Pocket .mi Pen- constitute what is known as the Republican

180.

1 rn.

142...

t! 1 01-J '•-17j. 4-H 44 41$ 4i

Klected.

The New York Tribune is informed that

Dr. Graham, who killed Colonel Loring at the St. Nicholas Hotel, and is now suffering

the penalty of his crime in the State Prison at Sing Sing, is so ill that he is not expec

ted to live. He has, during his incarceration, been acting as apothecary.

£3TThe new dome of the Capitol Washington will cost, according to the es

timate of Mr. Walters, the architect, about

a million of dollars. Its construction was

commenced with an appropriation ofSlOO,000.

iC5^Chicago has eight dailies, five tri

weeklies, and no less than 28 weeklies.

CINCINNATI ELECTION. The election in Cincinnati passed oft

quietly Monday, and the Democrats cairi

which to rest its foot in the Queen Cityl

of tlic daintiest forms and keenest |p»,ly of Indiana nine-tenlK at least belong I

blades. All tastes maybe suited in tlie to tho American organization, and fully selection of these articles by calling on our, endorse the great caitfinal principles of the '-•. V» I I 5 A"*"-' FT: HU neighbors, who in these as in other depart- order."

I* NILES, Mich.. 8.

Two entire Democratic ticket was olect-f-d by from 100 to COO majority in this

03-it is stated in Paris that a demand is about to be made on the English Government for the restitution of numerous ar-

ed th« ir whole ticket except probaly one Webster by 12 inches, and that it contained man. :Know Nothingism has no place on an association of mighty but dormant

/T5T Gregg, of the New Albany inbune

chive*, historical documents and old manuscripts seized ?t Paris, in 185f, by Lord nurse babies, but what the point of tbe'reWcllington.-

E N O O

a: it

[A* ABSTRACT of tho Organic Structure of the Caput Mortuum of JOSEPH A. GILKEY, Editor of the Montgomery WKAKLY Journal." as illustrated by Professor liai ker, K. late Royal Physician and Liquor Inspector to his Imperial Majesty tho King of the Mosquitoes.]

Under the above caption we propose to Igive a slight account of sonic of the won-

I dcrful feats accomplished by Prof. Barker,

who has been lecturing on the subject of

Phrenology in our town during, the past week.

Prof. B. is a man of very prepossessing

appearance, tall, well formed, and of a

strong muscular development. He sports

a somewhat extensive mustache beneath a

nasal organ of a bright cherry color, and it is probably from this circumstance that

some

your pleasure will permit, partly from con- jing a little too often. The most remarkafidencc in your ability to do justice to the lQ

greatly ameliorated by a reference to that celebrated aeronaut, to blow up balloons, burning love of country so gloriously excm- 'and he recently had an offer from the allied plified in ajl the pubkc acts of Clny and powers to try his hand at blowing up the

J. S. Allen, Stephen Beck, Win. P. Watson, A. G. Vandcrbilt, V. Q. Irwin, M. llerndon, Jas. H. Tammany, E. A. Davis, H. C. Hovey, E. 0. Ilovey,

Chas. II. Bowen, A. W. Armstrong, A. O'Neall, B. W. Engle, J. If. Harrison, John Purscll, M. I). Man^on, Jas. D. Butler, .1. L. Campbell, Samuel Robinson, A Horner, U.S. Braden, \Vm. C. Vance,

A. M. Had lev, A. F. Ball, ." F. H. Fry. G. Scott, M. D. White,' 11. E. Bryant, 15. W. Fl-inna.

^1,s enemies accuse him of irrigat-

ealurc about tbe

rofcssor

is hia lungS)

which are of the largest capacity when

deeply immersed in a flow of eloquence, he has been known to speak for five minutes

without once taking breath. The hercule

an strength of the Professor's lungs is easily accounted for, by the fact that he was for

merly employed by Professor Wise, the

Malekoll' tower at Sebastopol, but owing to

his numerous engagements in this county,

he was unable to accept the offer. On entering the lecture room, the eye of

the visitor is at once arrested by numerous

splendid portraits of the most distinguished

men of ancient or modern history—Noah entering the ark from life—with an extra

ordinary development of cautiousness a gallery of tho Popes which are easily dis

tinguished by the lack of Reverence and extensive development of tho animal pro

pensities. Amativenoss in particular predominates. These portraits form but a small

portion of Prof. B's. attractive collection he also has an extensive cabinet of Plaster

heads, skulls, etc., with which he illustrates his lectures.

Some of these specimens have been collected regardless of expense—or anything

else 'I he skull of the late Prof. Webster,

0sl

complimentary letter uf the 2 1 of this month, 'is nothing compared with the almost fabuin which you invite me to deliver a lecture lous price he paid for the cranium of Uncle on Ashland and the liei milage —or, in '['oin, which was sold at auction by order a

S some four hundred dollars but this

Mrs'

for I suppose the subject contemplated by |tIie astonishing sum of sixteenikousanddolyou would embrace this. In answer, I beg lars. In the purchase of this remarkable to assure you that I am deeply sensible of!

the honor conferred upon me by your re-L .I N I.- I I I IT ii some ten thousand dollars, which he is enquest, and although lam fully conscious of my inability to do justice to theme at deavonng to pay oft by the proceeds of his once so interesting and so exalted, still it lectures in this place.

""mrt BcwhcrSiowe, and brooghl

lic, the Professor has incurred a debt of

Prof. B. usually closes his lectures by ex

amining publicly any two subjects selected by a committee appointed by the audience,

the persons examined are of course unknown

to the Professor, notwithstanding which, he

never fails to read the character with the utmost precision. Among those examined

in this manner, we would mention the names

of Dr. Brown, Fisher Dohert}* and others not unknown to fame. But by far the most

striking illustration was that of Mr. Jos. A. Gilkey, editor of the Journal. Mr. G. happening to be at the lecturo requested the

committee on candidates to send him up, as he was anxious to have the public know that he was a man of mighty parts.— The committee being friends of Mr. G. very willingly complied with this modest request.

The Professor after passing his hand over

the cranium of Mr. G., anxiously enquired

if he had any relations in the hall this

remarked that he would delineate his char

acter, but that it was his custom to ask this question when candidates of very inferior

organization presented themselves, for fear that he might injure the feelings of friends.

The Professor then proceeded to lay out Mr. G's. head into eligible lots, using in

his survey a 50 ft. tape line, a pair of brass at callipers, and several divining rods, of va

rious capacitics. *,r~ The scale adopted by the Professor, ex

tends from one to seven, four indicating the happy medium. First, the temperament was reported as follows:

NERVOUS 0 HI LIONS SANCUINE 0 LYMPHATIC 14 The head measured 3G§ inchcs in circumference—the Professor here remarked

that this head exceeded that of Daniel

powers.}:'He then proceeded to speak of the ani-»i«/? propensities, remarking that

propensities,

tiie subject had formely been death on pale brandy and schnapps, and would be an un-

1]iind l0 em", in disti„

he w##y probab]j swallo„. np a„ lhj prc

probably swallow up all the profits

by absorption. ,t Amativeness measured 7, very large, and the Professor here remarked, that the subject would never compare with the Joseph of old, but might excel the mo3ern Joe Smith or Moringo Mammoth. Something was also said about getting up nights to

the gre^exciten^ent among..Ab^audience. Next came Secretiventi&s. In jllustfation of this organ, the, Professor' referred bis audience to a portrait of Daniel McGudi,

which'strongly resembled tliat of Mr. (?.,

the Professor remarked that some of lm

hearers -vrho "were also seers would no^f^il to re'eogtiize the strong resemblance to itie

cat species, remarkable for their low cun-,

ning and perfidiotisness generally.

^Passing on to the organ of self esteem, the Professor here observed tliat this organ approached a pumpkin in size, and was un

doubtedly used as a hat hook.

Next came the religious faculties, but the Professor expressed it as his opinion

that Mr. Gilkev's chances of heaveii de

pended entirely on the truth of the doctrine of Universal Salvation. r|

Intellectual Faculties:—After searching with the callipers and various other instruments, the Professor remarked that he had failed to discover any intellectual faculties whatever.

When asked by Mr. G. what profession

ho. was best calculated to excel in, he re

plied that he inight possibly succeed in

mauling rails, turning the crank of a steam saw mill or driving cows to pasture, but if

the education was not sufficient for these

purposes, he would advise him to get a situation as figure head for a canal boat or a

corn field scare crow. In conclusion, the Professor appealed to the audience for a

confirmation of the character he had given Mr. G., upon which Prof. Dohertv, D. D.

arose and said that he enjoyed an extensive

acquaintance with Mr. G. and believed that the character as given by the Professor was

correct in every particular, upon which the audience gave three cheers by way of assent

and the meeting was adjourned. •.

HUP

SELLING OUT A II'JSUAXD.—The Cleveland

Plaiiulealcr, tells the following: A lady passed through here a few1 days

since in hot pursuit of her husband, who

had been smitten with a smart attack of

personal attraction, and had run away'\vilh another woman from Wyoming county in New York, to Loraino county. She took a

brace of officers from this city and went to

Elmira. The gentleman snuffing the appearanoe of the trio, immediately departed,

leaving/ill his money and valuables with

his paramour. The wife immediately repaired to the house of the lost ones.partner,

and there and then demanded satisfaction,

but finding that she could not make much

raent was entered into, and the pursuer returned home rejoicing.. .»•

WAll AM) LOVi:.

•••.. War and Love arc strong compeers,

War sheds Mood, and J.ovo ^hods tcai"

War has spears, Love lias darts.

that way she cooled down and entered into whose character is but the prototype of the an understanding with her, which was that I whole race of adders and vipers that strike

she should pay her the sum of?r25,00 for with their envenomed fangs at every tiling the whole control of her husband the agree

War breaks heads, and L*..ve breaks heart*.

THE PEARL FISIIEU.—Now we ask any one of the fairest of our fair readers if this pair of quatrains is not pretty? It is freely rendered from the German of Otto Roquettc. To our thinking there is nothing by Waller Spencer, or Ben Johnson, more exquisite in its kind:

Oh! wouldVt thou delve, my lad

Within my depth of eye—

if he re id

Some pearl ofrare.st dye?

Oh! seek it there, my lady.

And thou slialt iind the best,

Thy image there reflected,

A com worth all the rest.

fiStT Capt. Eldridge of the missing steamer Pacific, we have heard it stated, says the Portsmouth State of Maine, knew of existence of bets to the amount of §20,000, in regard to the comparative speed of the Pacific and Persia, and this may have occasioned him to urge her with all the speed possible, regardless of danger.

ected to

Ppear

en^

mark was we failed to observe, owing to ted generally in fa\or of the Democrat*

Dr. G. A. Jahn, the astronomer of enthusiasm. After a while, the Sheriff obtbe University ofLeipeic, has just publish- serving that he shotved no inclination to deed a pamphlet to prove that the comet ex-:

in the course of the pres-1 bow)

question was answered in the negative bv ..The latter is called in Germany not notice or feel it. lie thought, indeed, Mr. G. himself, after which the Professor Melancthon's comet, from the fact of that

reformer having written several letters and i'1'®

dissertations about it, eleven of which

still extant.

THE SOUND DUES.

The treaty between the United States ?\nd

Denmark, which regulates the duties— Sound Dues— to be levied at Elsinore, ex

pires on the 14th of April next, and the United States had declared that they would

permit no such dues to be paid by American

vessels passing the Sound after that day.—

But we learn from the London Times a fact

which has been kept secret in this country, that the time has been extended two months—that is to the 14th of June. The Times says: :r,y, "As tlie 14th of April is fast approaching, the friends of peace throughout the world beheld with some anxiety the possibility of a collission which might again involve Europe in the calamities of war for it was well known that the Danish government was resolved to maintain by force rights which have existed for so many centuries, which have been ratified by so many treaties, and on which]loans contracted by Denmark in foreign countries have been solemnly guaranteed. We learn there fore with no small satisfaction from Washington that the American government has determined to prolong the obligations of the treaty just about to expire for a further term of two months, that is to say, until the 14th ot Jnne, on the express nnderstanding that something will be done in the mean time towards the abolition of the Sound dues.

a CLEVELAND, A 8

c. N

This is t^ cbristiau iiame of a small specimen off&nma&ky wjio presides over the editorial: colunros of the Putnam Republican Banner, and who seems to take

great delight in villifying and abusing his democratic cetfemporaries .and tbe principles of their-party. He is a' fellbw whose obscurity has been so greats that we must

confess that our optical vision assisted with

the telescope has never brought him within range, until very recently, when we ascertained by enquiry that'he was nothing but

a waif floating upon the turbulent sea of

politics, ready to espouse the cause and

principles of any thing that promises the best pay. One day he advocates the elec

tion of Fillmore and Donelson, and the

next he strikes th'cir names from the head

of hii paper, and joins hands with a baud of traitors and diaunionistsairrWe under

stand that he formerly held connection

with the Democratic party, but was forced

to leave it on account of his immoral and treacherous proclivities. Such we believe

is the History and character of this Thug.— As to his parentage anid birth-prace we have

no knowledgej. but we presume from the

.genera) tone of his filthy politica) articles

—-emanations from a weak and debased

mind, that he is a lineal desccndent of that notorious Know-Nothing vagabond and

scoundrel, the Angel Gabriel. Like him, he denounces lri-s own ancestry and blood,

as "a miserable set of bloated, polluted and

degraded foreign paupers, the very ra-

kings, scrapings and cxcrescenses of the Old World." Sach is the beautiful, chaste,

elegant and christian-like language tbftt

this convert to Tvnow-NotLing-Abolitionism applies to his fellow man. To him, the

sooiy.and rank-smelling''African, would be .the nonpareil of all earthly beauty and vir

tue. Irishmen and Germans he detests and

abhors, but tlu: negro he loves passing well. TI classic literature of'the Celt and

German he has no taste for. Moore and Schiller he never heard off. The poor ig

noramus no doubt, thinks in hii native Ivnow-Nothingsimplicity, that Amcrica was

first discovered by Cain and settled by Ilam. He has a terrible dread and fear of

the Pope, and his distempered imagination ever frames that personage at his heels

with innumerable thumb-screws, racks and

gridirons with which to torture his.Protestant body and c^communicate his Atheisti

cal soul from tho regions, of b'iss.,^-^

Such is the brief biography of this Thug,

that wears the human form.^Xike his il

lustrious predecessor and blackguard, Pat

rick,—he will no doubt run for some coun

ty office, get beat, and (hen vamose like a singed cat the ranchc. To the citizens of Putnam eounty suoli an event would bo a

God-send, as the moral atmosphere of

Greencaslle would then be freed from the pestilential contaminations of a licentious

press. For any further particulars of this subject of our biography, we would refer our readers to the Blooming'on News Lcl-

^er*

A REMA.KKAHI.E EXECUTIONER.—We have observed several wonderful stories of late respecting the skill of the Chinese executioners, who, it is said, can strike off the heads of their victims so skillfully that the poor fellows themselves never discover their loss until a'moment or two after they are dead. We recall to mind, however, the story of a German executioner, far surpassed tlie Chinese in dexterity. Upon one occasion it happened that a criminal, who was condemned to death, had a singular itching to play at ninepins and he implored permission to play once more at his.favorite game before he died. Then he said he would submit to his fate without a murmur. The judge, thinking there could be no harm in humoring him, granted his last prayer and upon arriving at the place of execution, he found everything prepared for the game—the pins being set up and bowls all ready. ..

He commenced his favorite sport with

rna(^e

8,.?n

i,i, .i .t strike the fatal blow while he stonned for a

l'Ui

executioner to

Th(j exeout oner

identical witli that of 12GG and »SuCli exquisite dexterity tliat the culprit did

c"'d

The election held here yesterday, resul-{the citizens of Chicago have secured their

JJJ so

but with

breath.of air was blowing upon

nec^».

f10'1 drawing himself back with

a shrug, Ins head dropped forward into his hands. He naturally supposed that it was

a bowl which ho had grasped, and seizing it firmly, rolled it at the pins. All of them fell and the head was heard to exclaim

"The editor of the Chicago Times takes upon himself the responsibility of assuring the Dcmocrcy of Dubuque that the oneway to triumph effectually over the Fusion party is by a bold and manly assertion of correct principles, and by a strict adherence to them whether successful or not.— No petty jealousies about men, nor any private griefs about appointments to office, should be permitted enter the canvass.~ Assert your principles and adhere, to them at all hazards, and as surely as are the people sound in their devotion to constitutional, liberty, so sure will the Democratic party triumph. It was by such a course that

I victorv.

»»1 .c

it rebounded from the farther wall, "Hurrah! I've won the game!"—Portfolio.

A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT HANDSOMELV ACKNOWLEDGED.— Tlie Democracy of

Iowa, in convention on the 22d ult., adopted the following resolution, to which the

Chicago Times makes. Jhe handsome response below: "Resolved, that this convention hailed with joy the news of the recent triumph of the Democracy of the city of Chicago at their late charter election. We congratulate our brethren there in, this, their politiredeitption from the unholy jiotccr of all the combined isms of the day. That we look upon the high-toned, bold, and consistent course of the Chicago Times as the great cause of said triumph, and pledge ourselves to emulate its example."

Af Lilly Belli

~i "t C^bltheJLilly of our valley,

-01B thTfairest flower for mo,

"W itH her oftimea would I dally, "And the moments paily floo. Li i' She was fresh as May's first blossoms. fj

And her sweetness none can tell1 Gentle as tho south wind's hrcathin *.3 .'"VWos tho voice of Lilly Belli bd n-7 "f iii A .V

'tt -r k-

Danffed she gallfoh the meicTow^

In tho days of bnrlr spring, And the crushed flowers'incense paid her)

rj As a votivo offering. td) A j. But tho bloom upqn the rod TOSO, ,:». soi Where tho siui beam loved to dwell,2" Vi.as not half so rich in beauty' ....... iLri' 'As the checks of Lilly Belli "lO •22 7o!iih3

But the Lilly oftho valley/ '":l* Has been called bv death awavA.-*

And my heart was well nigh breaking, ". As I bent lo hoar her 'J,". "I am called away to heaven, $ t'j "With the a lipids there to dwell,"

Aiid forever ceased the music

Of the voice ofLillv BellT'

Almost at the same instant, tlie door opened, and a heavy tread of spurred boots was heard approaehing the table. When a few feet distant, le Capitaine slopped, and surveyed the rntruder with an insulting smi'e. Gwynne looked.calmly at him, but did not speak. The Capitaine sat down at a table close by, and began to twirl his mustache. People who knew him understood the meaning of the gesture, and gathered closer to to the redoubtable ehampirvn of France. They had not long to wait before he commenced operations.

Stretching across suddenly, he seized the lamp on the Englishman's table, and snatched it away, while with the other hand he plucked the newspaper out of Gwynne's grasp. There was a buzz in the cafe at this gross insult, and one or two Englishmen present sprang to their feet, and moved toward their countryman. But he did not move or speak his face did not even show anv apparent notice of the affront.

Le Capitaine read for a moment or two, then turning his chair so as to bring it close to the Eenglishman's table, lie suddenly stretched out his leg, and brought down the heel of his heavy boot on Gwvnno's foot.— There was another buzz and murmur among the coiuoniffiaienrx', but Gwynne contented himself with drawing his foot up and folding his arms. His countrymen gathered round him, evidently galled at his seeming indifference to the insult but lie took no notice. At last le Capitaine, after along look at his entagonist, called to the waiter for a glass of brandy. When it was brought, he the glass, and drank it, saying to Gwvnne, "A voire courage. Anglais/" syi.

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Then slowly and leisurely the latter rose. He was a man .'mrrn sise and strength. With one stride he stood beside the Frenchman then, grasping his mustaohe with one hand and his chin with the other, he wrenched his mouth open and spat down his throat. "Should Monsieur deem fit," he said, in a calm, quiet voice, "to honor mo with a call, there is my card." So saying, he left

held in that city sat on Good Friday, localizes an old English story thus ^...

A somewhat eccentric, yet very celebrated judge of the Superior Court, some years ago, was asked by a counsellor to put down a certain case for the last Friday in the month, which happened to be Good Friday,

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CHASTISEMENT OF A BT'LLY.

The following story, which is none the less good for having been told before, shows

true courage is rarely if ever allied with a

marked propensity for dueling:

During the period of the occupation of France by the allies of Louis XVIII, in •1815, this system was pursued extensively by the French officers. Patriotism and r» ,deep sense of injury perhaps palliated its atrocity. Day after day, Prussian and

English officers would be grossly insulted by FrcnchmenV woald send a cartel, fight, and be earned off regularly to Pere la Chaise Some of Napoleon's maitrea d' amies made a business of killing their men each day. A story] is told of one of them —an]old Capitaine Ducroc—who had slain his scores, and was never known to have met his match with the sword. He never sent a challenge, and pitlilessly insisted on choosing his favorite weapon. When he had not found an adversary in the course of the day, he would enter the Cafe Foy, at Paris, towards six o'clock, for dinner, and the waiters could tell by his face, aad I he way he twirled his grizzly mustache, that he was on the lookout for a quarrel. Woe to him who gave him the least chance!"— One evening, there chanced to drop into the same cafe an English ofjiccr named Gwynne. He belonged to the army of occupation, but had only just returned to his regiment from his home, where he had been kept a close prisoner by a wound received at Wn

terloo. During his absence, his brother had tho misfortune—so he had heard—to quarrel with Capitaine Ducroc and to be killed by him in duel.

Givynne entered the. Cafe Foy a few minutes before six, and sat down by a small vacant table. A waiter started at the sight, ind running to the Englishman, observed with some agitation, that that was "the Captain's tablr." "What Captain, my friend':" asked tho Englishman. "Oh! le Capitaine Ducroc!" answered tlic waiter, pronouncing the terrible name almost with a feeling of awe. GWynne's cheek flushed at the name, but he merely observed that "this tab!e was like all the others seemingly, still," he said, "if tlie 0 init::ine inis!ed upon it. he would doubtless satisfy him."— On which he took up the newspaper and began to read.

the cafe. It is needless to add, his invitation was not accepitd. Ducroc never chal- he found "the twenty thousand Jews already lenged the choice of weapons was essential awaiting him, caps in hand. He might to his safety. ,*4,. », have had the caps for nothing but desirous to leave behind him a name for generosity and greatness of soul* he bought them a\

OLD BUT GOOD.—The New York Mirror noticing the fact that none of the courts !TWQ

U-.'4 .H1 vd :,i

His honor indignantly replied: "No sir won't set any case down for that dav.— There never was but one Judge who tried a cause on that day—that was Pontiu3 Pilate, sir." rv.

jfSTRoger Brand, of Charleston, Montgomery County, N. Y., hung himself on Wednesday, because he had to pay a 93,00 indorsed note.

Tll6 Western Chriitia v^atilrlcor^s the following-'interesting ®fecdote t&'Jackson.tk The $cene ot its win the jfisnnessee Annual Conference, held at flasfivtlle and to which he had beon ranted by a rot® of the brethren, tBatrthey injight have^e of an introduction to him:

pleasure

?,iTEe

and' tfie

General fixed the time at® 9 o'clock on Monday morning^- The conference room being too small to accommodate tlie hundreds who wished to witness the introduction, one of the churches was substituted,.and an hour before tbe time filled to overflowing- Front seats were reserved for the members of tbo conference, which was called to order by the bishop, seated in a large chair in tho altar, just before the pulpit. After prayer, the committee retired and a minute after entered, conducting the man whom all delighted to honor. They led him to tho bishop's chair, which was made vacant for him, the bishop meanwhile occupyinganotber place within the altar.

The secretary was directed to call the names of the members cf the conference, which he did in alphabetical order, each coming forward and receiving from tho

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bishop a personal, introduction to the President, and immediately retired to give placo to the next. The ceremony had" been nearly completed when the secretary read tho name of Rev. James..T An elderly gentleman', with a weather-beaten face, clad in a suit of jeans, arosa and came forward. Few seemed to know him. He had always been on a circuit, on the frontier and though always at conference, he never troubled it with long speeches, but kept his seat, and said but little-r-that little however, was always to the purpose. Mr. T. camo forward and was introduced to General Jackson. He turned his face towards tho General, who said, "It seems tome that wo have met beforo." The preachcr, apparently embarrassed sard: "I was with you through the Creek campaign—one of your body guard at the battle of tlie Horse Shoo —and fought under your command at New Orleans." The General arose slowly from his seat, and throwing his long, withered, bony arms round the preacher's neck, exclaimed "We'll soon meet where tlicroV no war—where the smoke of battle UCYCE rolls up its sulphurous incense!"

Never befos», or since, have I seen so many tears shed ns then flowed forth from, the eyes of that vast assembly. Every eyo was moist with weeping.

Eleven years have passed nway sino that day. The old* hero has been mora than ten in his silent and narrow home.— The voice that cheered the drooping light,.. and thundered Ln the rear cf routed armies is silent forever. Ihe old preachcr, too,, has fought his last battla, laid hi* armor by., and gone home to his eternal rest."

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OKIENTAL JUSTICE.

A certain Capi. Bacr.lard left MarscillroTor China, but being buffett.il by the winds, lie hauled up in tlic

harbor

of 'funis, to

wait the weather. Tli3 collector of the port came on board. Capt IJacul ird repro- S sonted that he had nothing to do with Tunis, and put ia from distress of weather.— Hut the collector exhibited the manifest, tha1 lie must fork over. Capt. Baculard did fork over in a rage but instantly repaired to tlie palace,of the Bey, demanding justice.'/,^ '„\, i"Good Frank," said the Bi-y, "I am your friend. God is great. What tho devil do you want cf me?" "Highness," answered Capt. Baculard,. "your custom ho vise 'A :.-, ribbed me. I have forked over—fork back." "Excellent individual,"" answered tho Bey, "in this country when we have tho dust we kes-p it. The original acquisition! is a difficulty. To fwrk back is a thing ur..Icnown in Africa." "But shall I not have justice?" '.

Certainly, every one has justice in Tu- $ nis. Will you have it in French or Tunisian fashion?" "Hiyhness, I have had a law suit or two in France—Justicc in French faskion—God forbid." .. .. "But I don't press ii on you, obscrrod '.he Bey. "If you cho^:?e tlic French after all, I wdl speak to your coasuT. He loves, justice, good uan '.hree of my subjects applied to him two years ago for immunity, and they will get it next year, for he lows jus-ticc." .. "French justice! never! give me Tunisian. I arn in a great hurry." "Be it so then. God is great. What. i» your cargo?" "Marsciilc-s soap and twenty thousand cotton caps.", "It is well. Go away and b6 tranquil." The Bey summoned the Viaier, "Vizier," said he, "there is no God but God and Mahomet is his prophet. We love the Franks. Proclaim that every Jew who appears tomorrow out of doors without a cotton cap, will have a little transaction to beltle with me."

There were twenty thousand Jews in Tu-. nis and not one single cap in the place.— They all mode their wills when they learned through the officer of the customs that Capt. Baculard had the desired article.— There was enough said. C'npt. Baculard sold the invoice at two dollars the cap.— lie rushed to the palace and poured out his thanks. "Not so fast,"'said the Bey," "I'nm not done yet. Call my Vizier." The Vizier appeared. "Proclaim,"said the Bey, "that every Jew who keeps a cap another hou» will have trouble with you. God is great, and I am a lineal descendant of Mahomet."

The Vizier made «i grand salute, placing his leg on the back of his neck, according to the custom of the court, and retired.— When Capt. Bacu!ird returned to the deck,

C!H?!S

P'CCE

CAMP DE.AP.I'.OR.N.—-The arrangemrnfs for a grand Military Encampment in ihis city under the auspicos cf the Light Guard have progressed so favorably that no doubt remains in regard to their besDg carried ouL About 815,000 in needed to defray tho expense of entertaining the military guests from other States, a large proportion of which sum has already been subscribed by our citizens. All tho military companies of the State are to be solicited to join the Encampment, while the companies of the different cities of the Union are to bp invited, as special gupsts 6f the occassion.

Ckicago JJemoafai,

SIT The la§tvolume of the first complete collective*edition of the works of Galileo has just been published ot Florence,