Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 February 1857 — Page 2

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Saturday Morning, Feb. 7, 1857.

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ADVERTISING.—The benefits of advertising do not seem to be appreciated in the West, nor indeed in this country. The English are the only people that understand fully the means of extending their business. The Albany Journal, in commenting upon this difference between English and American merchants, remarks:

Wo have just laid down a copy of the London Times, with the feeling which that journal always awakes in us—astonishmont at, and admiration of, the prodigious extent to which Englishmen, in the pursuit of wealth, advertise their business. The vaunted editorial ability of the Times is, in our opinion, more than matched upon more than one American newspaper. But its advertising supplement, and its own solid columns of infinitely varied announcements, arc a wonder as uncqualed in our journalism, as it is characteristic of the most systematic and successful propertyacquirers on the face of the earth. Whatever an Englishman has to soil he advertises. The Bolid columns of the London Times arc a'reflection of tho industry of a large portion of the British people.

The Evansville Journal truthfully remarks on tho above cxtract: Show us a newspaper whose columus arc at all times crowded with new advertisements, and wo will show you a community alive with business and enterprise. The age is a moving one. A man that stands Htill in these "latter days'' will in a short time find himself behind his competitors.

(ST The Illustrious Bard of the Journal copies an article front the Fort Wayne Times, in which John W. Dawson, its editor, says: "The Legislature of our State contemplate a change in the law, so as to give the publication of tlic delinquent list to the paper having the largest circulation. That will be a change without a reform, for every locofoco publisher will swear by rule, nud no matter what the consequences, he will appear largest on paper. If the act is changed, we move its title be An Act to encourage locofoco frauds and jycrjvrifis."

Tho bard wishes to know what, we think of such a change, and says that he will be after us with a cool thousand on his list.— We must confess that the bard startles us —slightly—with such threats of his future supremacy. The marked ability with which lie has edited the Journal since it has passed into his hands, together with its elegant tifjwgraphieal appearance, indicates great achievements.

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY.

Next. Saturday is the day that the feathery songstress of the wood* choose their mates and lovers send |p each other tlic sentiments of their hearts in tho shape of beautiful missives called Valentines. Of course every young lady and gentleman will expect them. Our friend Ileaton has jtut received a largo assortment ranging from five cents to four dollars.

6®" Col. Nathan Boone, the youngest MO of the celebrated Daniel Boone, died a few days since at Springfield, Mo., in the 76th year of his age.

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brated the anniversary of Fraukliu's birth* day by a grand dinner, speeches, toasts, &c., at the Review office. They had a fine time wo should judge.—X. A. Ledger.

You'd better believe it.

•ST Snow fell in the city of Mexico, Dec. 21—a phenomenon never before witnessed there by the oldest inhabitant.

MT In addition to the present means' of travel between San Francisco and New York, we are to have, in the conrsc of a year, a new line of steamships, by which it ia said communication can bo established between the Wo ports In fifteen days, that is. it will ta^e but fifteen days to accomplish the passage, ..

MT Critical *ays that the difference betveea a roecewftil lorer and his rival is, thai one kisses his ml**, and the other miss, es kiss. A. distinction and a difference,

A BUSIED CITT,—-The London AthoMBam annoracM the discovery of a buried Greek city is the Levant, bj Mr. Newton, Bfritiah Vioe Consa) at Cos. The British Admiralty hare seat out in tho Gordon steam frigate the apparatus required for excavation, together with «BMras and photographic chcmical*.

RECEPTION OF TOE IIOW. STEPHEN -v- BECK. On last1 Saturday night was witnessed one of those grand pageants and popular demonstrations, that from the days of the ltoman Empire, down to the present, have ever marked the homage and the courtesy of the appreciating masses. Although perhaps not quite as showy in magnificence as the cortege of Eastern princes, or the triumphal procession of Caesar with his Legions through the streets of the Imperial City, bedizened with blue-eyed Germans, —Persians and Parthians from their Orient hills and sands,—a queen from lonely Palmyra, Jews torn from Jerusalem, dusky slaves from the Nile,—paintings and Godlike statues from Greece, alternate with troops of wild beasts of strange aspect or startling bulk from the African deserts— captives that dcckcd the train of the mighty conqueror yet this modern outburst of popular enthusiasm had an air of imperial pageantry about it. the fame of whose magnificence is still ringing, and which finds a parallel only in the pages of Roman history, as in the sculptured processions of the

At precisely five o'clock in tho evening, immense crowds of onr citizens might be seen moving to the Depot of the New Albany Salem Railroad a telegraphic, dispatch having been received early in the morning that his Excellency would leave the Queen City on the lightning train at 7 o'clock, A. M., and arrive in Crawfordsville on the Express train, at 5 o'clock, P. M. Owing to sonic derangement, the train did not arrive till seven, some two hour? bchiud time, an occurroilCC hevcr before known on this road. At precisely seven, the shrill whistle of the iron-horso was heard in the distance, Capt, James Yau« arsdall, of the Invincible Blues, with that prompt military alacrity with which he is so distinguished, immediately formed the citizens in line at the south end of the Depot. In a few moments the train arrived at the station, with its weighty and illustrious charge of magnificent corpulency.— As his Excellency made his appearance on the platform, he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. ITe was immediately escorted arm in arm to the front of the procession, by Lord Brown and Count Bowen.— Tn another moment the proccssion was in motion, heading up Green street in the following order: First, a magnificent transparancy blazoned with letters of fire,— "Crawfordsville greets her noblest son."— It was cr.rricd by Viscount Schcolcr. Next his Excellency himself, accompanied by his guard of honor, consisting of Sergeant Jas. Boyer, of the Light Mules, who armed cap-a-pie. marchcd with a stately step and soldierly bearing that elicited the praise of several female domcstics, who no doubt felt a lively affection for the "bold soldier boy." Following was tho band, which under the leadership of lTerr Crawford, discoursed with magical sweetness—"See the conquering hero comes." Next came the gorgeous ensign of the Republic, its folds floating as gracefully as gossamer, and its stars glitter ing in the silvery sheen of pale Lunar, that shone with bewitching sweetness upon this pageatry of earth. Following, came the citizens generally. As the procession moved along it was greeted with loud and en thusiastic cheers by the crowds of spectators who lined the sidewalks. When it arrived in front of McCullough's Ranche, his Excellency was greeted with a salute, fired from two horse pistols, which were followed with an inccssaut roar of fire-crackers and other small arms.

On arriving at the Hotel of his Excellency, the procession came to a halt, and the band struck up that delightful air— "Ilomc again,"—the soft and dulcet cadency of which affected visibly the feelings of his Excellency. Immediately after the band ceased playiug, his Excellency was addressed by Count Bowcn, who, in behalf of the citizens of Crawfordsville, tendered his Honor the unrestrained freedom of the town. He congratulated him upon his safe return from his visit to the Queen City, whither he had gone in pursuit of those pleasures which could only be found in the great cities of our country. He had no doubt but that his Excellency had reveled in the charms of beauty—beauty that a Sultan might envy,' and that his fine epicurian taste had been amply supplied with the costliest viands and the purest Catawba.

During the delivery of this speech, his Excellency was tnuch affccted, In reply, he said that the honor conferred upon him was undeserved: that there were no words in the English vocabulary with which he could express himself. That the demonstration he had just witnessed in houor of his arrival was such that an Emperor might be proud of. With quivering lip and moistening eye ha invited his fellow-citizens to partake of some refreshments in Mack's saloon, which invitation was instantly accepted.

Thus ended one of the happiest affairs of the season, which was only marred by the publishcr jbf. the Journal getting slightly deranged from an over dose of corn juice which ho mistook for water.

19* In a town In Orange county, New York, arc living a man and liis wife who have not spoken together for eight years. They sleep in one bed, take their meals at the same table, and show not the slightest anger toward each other. The only reason for their obstinate silence is that each is too proud to speak first.

OT* A project is on foot to dam die Wabash river at Lafayette, Ind., with a view oif establishing manufactories and mills.

tST A kiss is worth a thousand kicks jti reclaiming those who arc disposed to go astray. Try it.

LETTER FRO^LSENATOR WALLACE. •FPT- SENATE CHAMBER, Fcb. 4,1857 En. REVIEW:—Wc have elected two United States Senators, Jesse D. Bright and Graham N» Fitch, the former for six years, the latter for four. We regard it not only as a triumph,- but as a legal discharge of an imperative constitutional duty.. The city is full of rejoicing. The sound of cannon has hardly died away.

It was brought about in this manner.— There is no statutory provision npon the subject of a Senatorial election in our State. The only law at all in operation is the General Constitution, Sec. 3 Art. 1, which says, ."The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from cach State, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years." See. 4, same Art. says further, "The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof but the congrcss may at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators." It .will be percciv-ed that it is left to the Legislatures of the states to choose U. S. Senators. also that the time and manner of choosing is left to the Legislatures.

This being the Constitution, and there being no statute proscribing a time, place, or manner for choosing in our state, and there being a factious, revolutionary majority of Republicans in the Senate, pledged to prevent any such choice at. all haz ards, and, in view of that, overturning all precedents and usages, however sacrcd or lonf.tsiajjlishcd how wc were to carry out

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the law and the will of our constituents, that Indiana should not wholly go unrepresented in the National Senate, became with us a grave and paramount question.— In the absence of any statute, wc were left to any manner of choosing—by joint-bal-lot, joint resolution, or any other mode we deemed legal and proper.

Now it happens that in Indiana Senators havo never been chosen exccpt in joint convention of the two houses. This mode is made preper by usage many think that in the absence of a statute, usage has made it the only legal mode. "Fortune favors the brave"—certainly it favored us. If any of your readers will take the trouble to refer to Sec. 4, Art. V, they will find that our state constitution requires that the returns of the recent elections for Governor and Lt. Governor, sealed up and transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be opened and published "in the presence of both Houses of the General Assembly."— This is to be done on the day of the commencement of the official term of the Gov crnor. Here then, luckily enough, the constitution required a joint-convcntio?i of the two Houses, and the rcquirment could not be avoided consistently with our obligations. Studying the whole ground over, and believing first, that it was our duty to elcct if possible next, that there would at least be no violation of any law if we should clcct after the old mode, and that if the act was void, it would be so de clarcd by the U. S. Senate, wc resolved to use that joint convention for the purpose of Senatorial elections. The Republicans were informed of our intention. When the day came, and it was announced by the President of the Senate that, as required by the constitution, it was our duty to proceed to the House to witness the opening of the election returns for Governor and Lt. Governor, and left his scat, followed by every Democratic Senator, not a Black Republican went with us. AYe leave it to the people if this was not a violation of the constitution—^if their obligations did not require their presence.

Wc went alone. Wc went through the ceremonies of inauguration and counting the returns. Then the presiding officer adjourned the-convention till the 2nd Jan. Great was the tribulation of the Republicans. They declared everything illegal that we had no Governor or Lt. Governor: that tho Legislature itself was a mob, without a color of legitimacy. They declared us revolutionists, and deliberately proceeded to impede legislation, and vacate the seats of two of cqir Old Line Senators.— They sought by establishing rules of the Senate to override the constitution. They even went so far as to organize a new kind of Senate, familiarly known as "Burk's Senate," to be used only when the Demo cratic Senators wore in Joint-Convention.

The 2nd of Feb. came. Under direction of the President of the Senate, wc proceeded to the House, and organized the Joint Convention, and again adjourned it to 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning.— Yesterday during the whole day wc struggled to prevent, the Republican majority from adjourning the Senate over until Thursday. ..Being in the minority, we were driven to the last extremity. H\c made speech about with them, motion for motion, call for call—towards night when wc got hungry wc bolted. In the meantime some of our Republicans grew weak hearted and dry, and were compelled to stimulate. Ten o'clock and half after came and we would have sat till morning, but the opposition grew ashamed of each other. Our suppers were brought us Gov. Hammond ate his in the chair wc were comfortable and happy. The editor of the Journal came in, and grew ashamed of the exhibition his friends were making of themselves, and tipping the wink to the more sober of them, finally induced a motion to adjourn till to day at 9 o'clock.

This morning (Wednesday) we met as usual. After Teadiiig the Journal, we managed.to keep thp fhfcr, speaking till ten—tlic hour fur the joint convention.—

Amid a tremendous howl of jrrath from the Republicans in the Senate-vnd in the lobbies, wlich wereprfetty well stocked by them for the occasion, our folks went straightway into the House and organized the convention. Wilson, of Jennings, and myself wore left Vbehind to/keep" the Re^ phblicans from doing anything foolish.— They organized "Burk's Seuate," and, when I presented a protest against their transacting any business, a quorum not being present, and the President being in joint convention, they talked about throwing me over the banisters* but thought better of it, and adjourned. We- went down and voted in the convention, and elected as above stated. Eighty three Democrats voted for Bright and Fitch the two

Americans" in the House voted for Dunn and Thompson one Republican Senator, Weir, of Laporte, was present, but voted for no one when callcd.

In conclusion, our lawyers and many of the best of the Republican lawyers, admit the validity of the elections. The difference between the Iowa case and ours is, that they had a statute in force governing the matter, prescribing time, place, and manner for the Senatorial choice we have none. Harlan was chosen in violation of that statute our Senators have been chosen in conformity with the constitution by a majority of our legislature. We bad the power to choose, we have chosen, and the matter goes for settlement to the U. S. Senate. I have no doubt of being sustained by the people of old Montgomery. As the

Republican's pronounced against th? failure to gleet by the last legislature, they cannot murmur now, while I know the Old Liners, God bless them, have no disposition to. 7

£6?" A gossiping club has been formed in town for the purpose of more effectually ascertaining the business of other people generally. It already has attained a large membership and promises to become a flourishing institution. The following are some of its rules:

Any members of the society who shall be convicted of knowing more of his own business than another's, shall be expelled from the society without a hearing.

No member shall sit down to his own tabic, until he has ascertained to a certainty, what his neighbors within three doors of either side of his house, have to eat— whether thc}r have paid for the same, and if not, if they expect to.

Every member who shall see two or three persons engaged in conversation, shall place himself between them until he.has heard all they hayo to say, and report the same accordingly.. ,.

Every member who shall see a" gentleman visiting a lady more than twice, shall circulate the news that they arc going to be married and said members are forthwith required to report all manner of things about the gentleman to the lady, and ditto about the lady to the gentleman. This will break up matches, and afford much good gossip.

RAVENOUS WOI.VES.—WC find the following in the Keokuk (Iowa) Post, of the 25th inst:

Wc learn from a gentleman who arrived in our city ycstcruay, irom Sioux city, that the wolves in the river connties have been driven to such straits by the snow and cold weather, that they have bccomc so ravenous as to destroy horses and cattle to a considerable extent, and that the)* have often attacked persons. On the evening of the 5th inst. a son and daughter of Mr. Stockdale, left their residence, on a fork of the Little Sioux river, in Woodbury, to attend a party at a neighbors, about two miles distant, and have not since been heard of. On the morning of the 6th, the bereaved parents sent to Southon for assistance, and searched the neighborhood around them, and as no traces of the lost ones had been found, the conclusion is that they had been attacked by tho wolves and devoured.

A gentleman from Wisconsin, who visited Iowa lately, states-in private letter, received in this city, that he was chased for miles by these ravenous creatures, and barely escapcd from them with his life.— He describes them as frightfully ferocious, being apparently almost starved to death.

A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.—Mr. Charles Meigs publishes in one of the New York papers an account of the eseapc of his family on the Long Island Railroad. lie

says: The family were in a light one horse cutter, when the locomotive came upon them. The horse started along a narrow path parallel with the track. Mr. M. says: Along -the sidepath we dashed, with the locomotive keeping pace, neck and neck with my horse and within six feet of us, for the distance of about one hundred and twenty-five yards, when on seeing some steps ahead, I saw that the only chance for our lives was to get down from this sidepath on to the track ahead of the locomotive, and then to out run it! With this view I urged my horse on and gradually down on to the track: reached it, crossed the track within six feet of the wheels of the tender, and was about to run my horse parallel with the track, and in it, to continue this fearful race for our lives, which was our onty chance, when the cutter upset! Mrs. Pardessus was thrown between the rails! My daughter Sue just outside the rails," and myself and my son were landed in the snow thirty or forty feet further along the track, outside the rails. Mrs. Pardessus by great presence .of mind, rolled over three or four times, and by this means saved her life, as the engine passed between herself and Sue within twelve inches of both their heads, one on each side of it-.—— All escaped with but a few slight bruises.

1ST A pretty girl complained to a Quaker that she had a cold, and was sadly tormented in her lips with chaps. "Friend," said Obediah, "thee should never sufier the chaps to come near thy lips."

ejp-The Governor of'California has written a letter to a firm in New York city, stating that he shall recommend to the Legislature, at its coming session to legalize ths State debt, dcclarcd unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

INDIANA a K.

BRIGHT AND FITCII ELECTED—INDIANA FULLY REPRESENTED in the UNITED STATES SENATE.

The fourth of February was a proud, a glorious day, for the democracy of Indiana. By the action of the Democratic members of the Legislature, in the election of Jesse D. Bright and Graham N. Fitch, to represent the sovereignty of the State, in the U. S. Senate, with perfect union and entire harmony a revolutionary faction was signally rebuked, and the will of the people as expressed in the Democratic victories of October and November confirmed and perfected.

The joint convention of the two houses of the Legislature, pursuant to adjournment, met at 10 o'clock, in the Hall of the House of Representatives Lieut. Gov. Hammond presided over the convention. Solon Turinan, Esq., was elected clerk, and the oath of oflicc was administered by Judge Perkins. The roll of the Senate was called by Mr. T. and that of the House, by William R. Bowes, Esq., its clerk. By a vica voce vote, each member responding as his name was called, eighty-three members chose Graham N. Fitch, Senator for the short term to serve until 1§01, and Jesse D. Bright fbr the long term, to scrvQ sis yeftJ-s, from t^£ 4tn of March, 1857 two voted for George G. Dtinn for the short and Richard W. Thompson for the long term, and one voted blank for each term. The whole proceedings were conducted with propriety, with dignity and in obcdience to the requirements of the constitution.

Indiana now has and will have tlic representation in the Senate to which she is entitled. The Democracy of Indiana have representatives worthy of them and the high position she occupics in the confederacy of States. Mr. Bright has achieved a reputation for ability, patriotism and statesmanship worthy the higher honors which await him in the future. Mr. Fitch, in talents, in fidelity and integrity to his party in devotion to the interests and welfare of his State and the Union in high and courteous bearing, will be a compeer worthy of his associate, and the elevated position he will occupy. Tho election of such men is indeed a glorious triumph for the Democracy of Indiana, and the result will be hailed with congratulation by the Democracy of the nation.—State Sentinel.

A WEDDING WITHOUT A GROOM—AN INCIDENT OF THE SNOW STOKM.—^Vc have heard of a circumstance that occnrrcd in this city on Monday night, which was but a single instance out of many annoying incidents growing out of the late violent snow storm, and of the consequent blockade of the city by snow drifts, for forty-eight hours. It seems that a wedding had been arranged to come off between a lady of this city, and a gentleman from the interior of the State. The marriage was to take place late on Monday afternoon, and cards were out for a reception in the evening. Extensive preparations were made for the event, and a large company was invited.

The storm created some misgivings in the minds of the bride and her friends, as the groom was to come to the city by way of the trains during 3Ionday. There was no means of telegraphing to the happy man to ascertain whether he had left home, or whether he was snowed up there, or on the road hither. It was too late to call back the invitations, and at all events there was much uncertainty as to the necessity for a postponement. In the meantime night was coming on, and things were becoming gloriously uncertain the bride and her maids were attired for the event, the clergyman had even arrived, and was ready except that the groom had not yet made his appearance, nor was there much prospect of his doing so. In course of time the guests began to arrive, and as they could not be turned awsiy again the best face possible was put on matters, and the good things provided were demolished just as though the wedding had taken place. The groom has not yet been heard from he probably left home in season to reach the city in time for the wedding but he made no calculations on stress of weather, and we have not yet ascertained whether he spent Monday night in a country tavern, or in a railroad car in a snow drift.—Phil. Bulklin, Jan. 21.

floors AND CONCERTS.—At a fashionable concert lately given in a neighboring city, benches were used in the hall instead of chairs. When the doors were thrown open the audience commenced to pour in briskly. and in a short time the ushers announced to the manager that the house was full. "Impossible," said the manager, who was acting as ticket seller at the time. "It's a fact, sir," replied the usher, "and you'd better stop the sale of tickets, for no more can get in. There are no seats left." "I'll go and see,"-and suiting the action to the word, the manager slipped from the ticket office to the door of the hall, looked in, and beheld a sight that filled him with dismay. The immense benches extending across the hall served only to seat each about six ladies—and their hoops! The hall was completely "jammed," but with an audience whose numbers were anything but large.

Determined to make up for losses on the next night he inserted the following line conspicuously in his "posters:" "Ladies wearing hoops will be charged double price for seats."

Strange to say, the demand was readily complied with, the hall being well filled by persons who yielded to the novelty of the thing themselves, in order to enjoy the fun of seeing how it would operate on others.

A TOAST.—At a Democratic celebration at Fitchburg Massachusetts, the following toast was read:

The Fremont party was christened by three thousand clergymen, educated by Charles Sumner, and clothed by bleeding Kansas but was arrested by Hlinois for treason, tried before Chief Justice Union Indiana on the bench, found guilty by New Jersey, hung by Pennsylvania, between the two Black Republicans New York and Ohio, and finally sent to the place of mourning and "solemn silence" by California.

MYSTERIOUS CASE-A NEW YORKER IN TROUBLE. The Philadelphia correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune says: A most singular and mysterious case was hcariyesterday afternoon at the Mayor's office, before Alderman Enue, in which a merchant of New Yorkrcity and a lady of respectable connections of Vermont were the parties.— The. lady is young and -good looking, and the relation of her story caused considerable excitemcnt among those in the office. From her testimony it appeared that she was in Philadelphia about eigh months since, and casually made the acquaintance of the defendant, who, upon learning that she was going to Vermont via New York, proposed to accompany her as far as the last named city. His offer was accepted, and on the route, it is alleged, he desired her to remain in New York over night and proceed to' her home the next day. This she refused to do, as she was anxious to reach home. The defendant then invited her to take dinner at the hotel with him before taking the next train, which' she acceded to. At dinner she was induced to take a glass of wine, and she avers that in a few minutes she was fast asleep, and recollected nothing for .some time when she awoke she found herself in a chamber, in the Hotel and the defendant standing by her. She was alarmed al her situation and asked defendant for an explanation, which he gave by saying that witness had fainted and she was removed by his orders. With this she was satisfied, and shortly after started for her home without the slightest suspicion, as she avers, of having been wrongly dealt with. About a month after reaching home she discovered that ?!ie was enciente, and being IVunoic to account for her condition, informed her friends of the matter and also told them of the dinner at the hotel and her sleepiness after drinking the wine. .Herself and friends then came to the conclusion that she had been drugged and while insensible foully wronged. A description of the man was given the police, and yesterdaj' he was found in this city and takeu before Alderman Enue. The defendant was held in $5,000 bail to await a further hearing.—

We presume it will be rather a difficult matter to hold the defendant finally, unless strong corroborative testimony is obtained in reference to the transaction in Now York, and the character of the witness for truth and virtue.

BRAVE GIRL.—Two burglars entered a house in London terrace, between 8 and 0 o'clock on Saturday evening, and went coolly to work in picking up such valuables as they could find and placing them in a basket which tliey carried. The servant girl, who was in tlic back basement, hearing the noise, proceeded up stairs to the front room where the burglars were operating, and suddenly turned on the gas.— The rascals fled precipitately iuto the street with their booty, and the girl followed closely after them, hallooing for help.The fellow who carried the basket had not proceeded many steps ere he was over hauled by his female pursuer, who held him fast and snatched the basket from his hands. Not satisfied with this, she continued to hold and struggle with the fellow for several minutes, and would have compelled hiui to succumb, had lie not artfully withdrawn himself from his overcoat and undercoat, both of which ho left behind in the bauds of the female champion, and then started off in his .shirt-sleeves through the storm. She then returned to the house with the property and—fainted!— N. Paper.

jiaf The cause of freedom has at last achieved one victory in Europe. Prussia has been compelled to abandon her pretensions to the province of Ncnfchatel, and the independence of that little principality is acknowledged. In return, Switzerland (of which Neufehatel is rightfully a canton) has agreed to abandon the criminal prosecution against the royalists in Neufehatel who entered into a conspiracy last autumn to deliver it into the hands of the King ot Prussia. The monarchical powers of Europe doubtless sympathized with despotic Prussia in her quarrel with liberty-loving Switzerland, but they were afraid to trust their crowns in another general war, in which the sympathies of all the jwoplc of Europe would be against them and hence they advised the King of Prussia to settle the dispute in the bctt way he could without a resort to arms. lie has taken their advice, seeing that he could not. help himself. Mr. Fay, tho American minister to Switzerland, has exerted himself from the first to accommodate this difficulty, and has doubtless been of great service to Switzerland, with which country he, as every American and friend of liberty ought, warmly sympathized. The descendants and countrymen of William Tell have proved themselves worthy of their ancestors.

JILTING A YOUNG LADV AND PAVING IOR IT.—At the winter Assizes, Toronto, last week, Miss Mathews, of Hamilton, obtained a verdict of -C200 damages against a widower named Pypcr, a merchant of Hamilton, for a breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff is a governess, eighteen years of age, and her family poor but respectable the defendant was considerably her senior, and well to do in the

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posal was made and accepted, and the nuptial day fixed but the young lady and her father, after staying a short time on a visit at the defendant's, removed to Toronto, and the gay Lothario having become acquainted with a Miss Morgan, married her suddenly the first intimation of his change of mind being the announcement of his marriage, by cards sent to the jilted lady.

ST*It is remarked by the N. Y. Times as singular, that in all the glorifications which have grown out of the return of the Arctic discovery ship Resolute, the hero of the affair has pever been alluded to. Capt. Buddington, the gallant sailor who found the deserted ship adrift in the Arctic Sea, and brought her home so bravely, has not been mentioned, and the' honors have been heaped upon the officers who navigated her across the Atlantic after she had been well repaired by our Government. Capt. Buddington was certainly entitled to a compliment, but nobody bas thought it worth while to say to him, "I thank you, sir."

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A biography of Robespierre in an

Irish paper concludes'thus: "This extraordinary man left no children behind him except a brother, who was killed at the same time."

19" One of our exchanges says it ia "ag-

ravating to see a goodrlooking man wresting with your wife in a waltz, without having the privilege of going up and tightening his neckerchief.''

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DAWispffce

following is an extract from the faster ef J. Geo. Harris, Esq., in reply to the'«Tam« many, invitation to Be present and "help commemorate" on the 8th inst.

Residing within an hour's rido of the Hermitage, it wis my good.foftuqe .to enjoy the friendship and confidence of Gen. Jackson during the last five or six years of his earthly career and. the mpst grateful recollection of him as a beloved neighbor and devoted friend, renders your invitation still more acceptablc.

The quiet evening of his life was as serene and happy its active norning had been eventful and glorious. When ha gladly retired from a second term of the Presidency to his beautiful country-seat on the banks of the Cumberland, he Bcemed to devote himself almost entirely to preparation for the world beyond the grave. Bis greatest delight was in visiting the sick, and sending provisions to the poor. He had erected a neat church-edifice on the grounds of the Hermitage plantation, where he was accustomed to meet his neighbors every Sabbath, and unite with them in public worship. He had even prepared his own tomb in the flower-garden adjaccnt to his dwelling-house and ho frequently said that, having closed the. business of® life, he only awaited marching orders from his Great Commander on high. Yet, to the last, he continued to take a deep and lively interest in all the great questions then agitating the country, often manifesting the most anxious solicitude, and always declaring his abiding confidence in tho political virtue and intelligence of his coun-: try men,

Some six months before the Summer's day on which he went to final rest, in his garden of full-blooming flowers, a committee of the State of Louisiana waited on hiiii with an invitation to visit once inoro the scenes of his early and brilliant military, achievements, and once more accept tho homage of the city he had saved. I(is mental faculties were yet unimpaired, but his physioal infirmities compelled him to decline the invitation and he wrote them that since the election, which had just olos-' cd, had resulted in another triumph of the. Democracy, by the elevation of Mr. Polk to the Presidency, he was quite ready to say as said Simeon of old: "Now, lord,v let thou thy servant depart in peace."

S®~ The London Times in an articlo on' the Presidency has the following: "Who would not be the President of thev'. United States?-—the choicc of a nation of freemen, the objcct of most infinite care, solicitude and contention to 27,000,000 of, the most intelligent of the human race, the. objcct at which every human points, the topic on which every man's tongue discants —raised above his fellow me.n by no accident of birth, by no mere superiority of wealth, but by the presumed fitness of his personal qualities for one of the most elevated situations that a man may be called'.,: upon to fill."

HE WILL STICAL.

When we say that a man who will take, a paper for years and then run oil and not. order it discontinued, nor pay for it, or vln will take it for years and then order the Post 3Jastcr to retnrn if, marked "I'efnsed" without making arrangements to set tit the bill, or who will continue tv take it when lie never intends to pay for it. will steal, we do not mean to say that he will steal if he is sure of being caught at it, but wc mean to say that in our opinion there is no difference in the moral character o' the acts—one is as much stealing as the other.—BrmJcrfllc American:

KOSSUTH AND NAPOLEON.—M. Kossuth, in one of his late speeches, thus comparer his lot with that of Louis Napoleon:— "J will never venture to contrast my own humble lot with the brilliant one of that potentate. I cat with my children the bitter bread of homclcssness I am staggering joyless towards an obscure grave.— For inheritance my children may get a legacy of sorrow, yet of devotion to their country's cause. Such is my lot but, whatever may be my faults, my errors, or even my sins, never have I broken oaths, never have I deceived nations, never trifled with the duties of an honest patriot. Bonaparte, on the contrary, sits high in power, dazzling the eyes of short sightod man with the lustre of his propitious star. Still 1 du not at all believe in the stability of suecessful crime."

THE SLAUGHTER OF DEER.—Never, within the history of eettled Wisconsin, was thr: havoc so great among the deer as the present winter. The Hon. Robt. Aiken, member of the last Legislature, from Richland Co., informs us that powder, nor ball, nor Sharpe's rifles, are necessary to kill deer. All the hunter has to do, is to shoulder his knapsack, filled with sufficient sustenance for himself, mount his s'now shoes, and follow his shadow. The snow is so deep, added to the difficulty of the "crust," which is quite firm, yet not sufficient to bear any considerable weight, that the deer give up in despair, and scarcely make an attempt, to escape the fatal axe of the insatiate huntsman. In consequence of the immenso slaughter of theso "lamb9 of the torest, our market is constantly supplied with tho choicest venison, which is

brought

sleigh-loads, and hawked

in by

about

the streets,

as cheap as bull-beef, and quite as palatable.—Ma/Jison (IVis.) Patriot

THE WANDERING JEW.—Asensation was created in William street, on Tuesday morning, by the appearance of a roan on the pavement with a long floating beard, and dressed in loose pantaloons, with a turban on his head. He carried in his hand a little Hebrew manuscript book, out of which he read to the crowd that gathered around him. He represented himself as the veritable Wandering Jew. Nobody knows who he is or where he came from. A bearded Jewish Rabbi was sent for to converse with him, w^ich they did in tho Hebrew language, and the stranger was found to' be perfect in his knowledge of that most dimcult tongue. The Rabbi tested him Ara bic, in Phenician,-aud in

Sanscrit,

found that the aged

but soon

stranger

far surpassed

him in intimacy with them all. The Rabbi invited him to his house. But, said the stranger, "nay, I can°ot stop^ The crucified one of Calvary has pronounced the edict, and I may not rest. I must move on—ever on!" He was last seen ou Thursday but to where he deported no one can tell'—A'

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