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BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1853. VOL. XXI. NO. 50BY T. A. GOODWIN.

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Professional Cards.

Dr. J. W. KEELY, Surreon Dentist. OFFICE 05K DOOR BOH hu UOLSE, cr rri. All work wsrmnted. charge for examination or aJrico. 41-1 jr. "" AAiriiD Vit !CV J.B. DAVIS, M, D., Physician & Surgeon, AFFICE at bis residence, corner of Maiu and v James streeis, crootfuie, iuu CYItX'S 1LBI.OOKE, JuUceof ta reare, and Attorney and Counsellor al lw, Brookrille, In, onus South Kast Corner of Fublie Square. 43, SS3. TIOltROWy Attorney ami Connsellor al Lit, Office BBurzeslreet,oueUuur.ortn of Geo. HoUamJ's.Brooiville, Indiana. Je -ju.'S l 6 1 jr v 11 JOIES Attorney and Councilor ( D.w7roÄ,Iad. Office la Halle', bulllins;. NJI'C. CIIOOKSIIAXK, Attorney and , CoonselloratUw. Offlrs on Court street, oppoat th Court Hoase, Brook vllle, Indiana. my 14 31 II. IH't'HTUE AttornoyitLaw. Office . oa Ronr-s street, two doors north of Coo. HoiUaTaOftte,UrookTill. 4S-'i3 JW. IIITT Attorney atUw,and Soury rub. . Ue, office with Csoaoi Hou.As,Eiq., ürook Tille, Ind. ALF. WA KD, ATTORNEY &. COUNSELLOR AT LAW, BrookTille, la.liana. Offlc two doors aorta Hurton lore. 3IOSKS j. ki:lley. Attorney at Law and Notary Public, j LAL'KRL. FR.tXKLI.N CO. l.D. "ITTILL take arknowledjtnienU of Deeds, take and II certify Depositions, Affidavits dee. i: v ".Si oiviis, NOTARY PUBLIC. Residence, Sit. Carmel, Ind. anaasanaaaanasaMaaaanaaaaaaaasnaasaaaaaaanaaaannBi From The Lailb-a Repiwiiory. l'CKTL.A.M AK1 ITS Ut:.tO. BT REV. T. M. EDDY. MDy all means be sure and visit Port land while in Maine, and call on my ! f.iend Dr, E- Clark. He is one ol the noblest of men, and will show you the no jibs, ui wen, loveliest landscape on earth. S wrote an ex-editor of the Reposi-j i l i .t.u. i torr to me when he learn d that I loten - ded to perpetrate "a tour." I felt very grateful to him, and carefully stowed tw.ythe bundle of "letters 'introductory"hesenttome. But I knevtat .uJ i I r-..r m i k a t k;- i wears the -coronal of glory was still a i very enthusiast in his love of cherished I very "shrines and I . nri A Lt.L,. ... Portland give a view of his earlr home, and in and around it had ever clustered some of his dearest memories. Hence, I was prepared to abate somewhat his superlative statements. Anxious to see a down-east confer ence, I passed through Portland in the night, and sailed over to Kockland at the .i r.i. i k i ii t ., mouth ef the Penobscot. Here I speut l

several delightful davs among the Yan- resurrecuou. c.. wu .j. keeprearheTs. I found them a noble lhr" lhe of -tbe sleepmg place." band of men-earnest, dented, and none ur .fi8t "ro,waf r r l ?v L7j more generous, impulsive, or hospitable 1 J ,l S hundreds from our country and canbefound. God bless them! j from across orean; . " fJn Un The trip to Rockland . as my first ex- benealh a m"hQ haft.mscnbed in Ianperience in ocean navigation, and I con- j v Ai"D' PA YSON. D. D.

graiuiatcu luyst'ti uu uitiw iu t.upui sickness. "Bat let not him that girdctli ; on his harness boast himself as he that 1 putteth it off" I had the seme trip to ! make owr again. Conference adjourned, I and, with a number of brethren, I took! passage on the"Daniel Webster." The ! Atlantic was rough enough to be wildly ' beauuful without any real danger. 1- or nearly an hour I stood on my feet, en raptured with the glorious ocean scenery. There sailed the houe of the deep, tho whito canvass swelling with the stiff ass southern breeze. There rosi up a Bold TM M w M ...Vat...! at T ...a.:.!. SB I Km.I .

V c7j j , i . ., , V i wsrrior, whose "thunder shook: the : the streets in procession, headed by a dashed and foundered, while all on board occan i;04 ,cre pjwerlcss as the "in- j band of music. Seme or them had caperished! Here came the mighty waves, j font 0f d ays." There was one before tablishcd a manufactory on their own rolling along in their majesty, tossing I wliwe fire he was obliged to "strike his account, but generally the strike seems our noble steamer as a mere plyt nng. i c . rt Tho tlni notcs Dr his to have proved a failure.

nut i sonvftowjiUtMe launy a "r. Thil rollint of the waves-realiv. thev were becoming tiresome. I determined

10 -recline upon a coucn -in pum ocean requiem, rest his remains, surEnglish, to errrv into a berth. I did so, r0unded 'y the graves of his family, and lay as still as possible. Altera) "R,tuit neat in pare." while brother Morse, of Maine confer-! Here, almost sido bv aide, are two

tnce.came to me, saying," Brother EJJy, J we are off the month of the Kennebec, ! no ncre is wnere ur. uonu mrcw up me last pea." ur. uona is goou auuiuruy in medicine, whatever he may be in reference to slavery anJ the Episcopacy. Consequently, I decided that this was a good place for throwing up. The feelings and experience of the next hour sue hardly suiceptible of description, specially in a ladies' magtzine; hence, I forbear. It is enough to say, I was glad when the boat cams to her moorings at Portland. Mv eood brother Morse had been two years a minister there, and J kindly escorted me to Dr. C's; and tie greeting I received convinced me that that part of lhe ex-fditor's letter was true without ahatmn.nt. I The next dav about ten o'clock the , .... Doctor and myscll, in bis ehalte, drove fieat i I.H'V..r M.imme i i. ml rw .if wlüch are still plainly to be seen. From a lofty building immediately In the rear , - . " . w.... ...... , i.V. of the Fort, glass in hand, we took our observation. "Lift up your eyes and look," said the Doctor. Unfortunately thero was a ihase obscuring the widi) sweep of vision, And painfully narrowing the horizon. i Nevertheless, enough was visible to con vince me that even In this the ex-editor i poke within the bounds of tru'h. Dr. Olin. after his European wanderings, v sted this spot. Standing on the hoary breastwork of this Fort, he swept, with hit glass, the whole landscape; he lilted Iii hat from his head, and solemnly aidl44whoever stands here should uncover his head bofurt the majesty of Almighty Ood.M 'Lift up your eyes and look." See yonder, in that northwesterly direction, nearly seventy miles distant, and Ott behold the White Mountains looming up; their bold outline forms the bark ground of the picture. I letween you and them lie bvely New hng land villagei, bcitiful valei, rocky hills. y and rivers. A liulo easterly vou see the ilver thread drawn by the waters of the Kennebec. There spreads out the quiet Hfl I t- .-. f l. a S. l a, Ilayi surely, the loveliest In all tho wide ocean ränge- It trsniiul waters, on BaW niKlt Sl.l !l . r ... aiu:aa.a..aa;aiulKl "...v.. ..ms sail 01 v wvtj eis an iira.iP, a i a i . f every sue and gradu,

vinnipiseogve i,ai anu east oi um but diplomatists havo certain abstrac- Ned your isicr, or your wue s istcr or flow the Saco, and you see the liltle tions.end these youths tnunt Jtyht. The whether you married his sister!" Mr. Hebago Pond. Turn now and look dl- glassy hair, In which was twined a Boecher promptly answers: "My dear rectly east and norlh. Thero lies Casro ,.,ii,!,e,a rinrnrs. tmmt hu drabbled with sir: I married his sister, about seventeen

Mem to ue the very mirror ol peace ; :Utlt0 j,y ajoeptho remains or Lieut. Three hundred and sixty-fivo Islands, Kmlll0 Vtrrs. I! was a midshipmore properly Uh. dot its surfaco .,,,, ,,( tf,0 action waii mortally borne of thviu are largd enough for a wounded. Ho lingered two yearej he

villa; others mere); appear like emerald pins, set it in the bosom of the deepnature's own native jewels. That beauteous Bay! I aee its loveliness still ! So quiet, so calm, so peaceful! I shall never again look upon its like in this world. I gazed on it, with its islets of living green, and its hundreds of vessels sailing quietly or riding at anchor, till my heart was too full for utterance, and unbidden tears started from my eyes. I thought of the moomsgplace jkBovj: the harbor of Heaven, 44 W here all the fhip's company meet. Who siiled with the Savior beneath; Where exulting each other they greet. And triumph o'er sorrow and death." I thought of the loved ones once with me, now departed, who that "Heaven hare gained, Outflyin$the te-npest and wind." Mv tears were not those of sorrow; no, for I hope, through redeeming mercy, to gain that same port of bliss. Southwardly are the rocky shores of Cape Elizabeth, against which dash and fret the waves of the ocean. Go over on the Cape, and there is an ocean view worth a trip from the west to see. I have said nothing of the city itself. Not that it does not merit description. In the regularity and cleanliness of its streets it rivals the better portions of Philadelphia; in the long rows of elms it approximates the beauty of peerless

! New Haven. Its buildings are princely nomes. The most touching emotions of my heart while there were occasioned by my visits to the two cemeteries. First I stopped with my kind host at the New) . mi T. r Cemeteries. The grave of Professor i

Merrit Caldwell was the object of our j to a toast lately given in New York, visit there. I had years ago learned to Mexico, the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, and venerate his name. I had imagined him Ireland,) and making us the enemies, inthe fit compeer ofFisk, Olin, Emory, stead of the friends, of the nations of the whose colleague he was. I had loved j earth.

him, though I had never seen him. For in him mot lofty intellectual powersjich and varied lore, and all, ai.l, were laid at the feet of Jesus and consecrated "a whole sacrifice" on the altar of God " " '.v -. y j-"7- " , . 7 " uua...rr, hlIJ A 1 ya?pd upon his head-stone, 1 1 remembered his words to his wife: I . . l .,., 'Dt not y.s.t my r"e in", nor in the dark, cloudv day. , - M th - v . . huuj. " 'Paging and the birds That the t.me to visit a Chr stain s ?rfcV.V To"crhl "S se! ,t,mefn nim ' tthv the Panctified crcnius of its author! J mor V-" "rncf0"3 f.'8 dct?. t0P', hJ9 ,ove of Bu,-' b " WBLLillUI ÖUlltHUUO IUI TUUII tllCU VUI colleges would not graduate so many in fidels. Education was with him a great work a work for enternity and he educated for eternity. "Many shall rise up and call him blessed." In the afternoon, in company with a brother minister, I went to the OLD ClMETF.RT. We passed the church where the sunted Payson preached "Jesus and . . J rm.. ..JftJ Corn at R I udc. N. II-, July25. 1783. OrUinml Tastor of the Second Congregations! Church in rort'.aud, Unretnber IG, IÖU7. Pied October 11, '27. Hi record is ou higli. pay,,,,,4,, nam0 hall not soon 'bIamcJ b an virtuous and die. It is rd by and d Christiao graces, a.,u uu wc . . T ! mock disease and time and lue loving; heart of the Church. Next we passed to the monument of Commodore Preble. The bravo old . I coünttv$ anthem wakes now no echo in i : . ...i i . r.. '.l. .. r lhe .ea jn ,earing or the cver-chanting tombs whose inscriptions tell their own story proclaim the horror of war, the deceitfulness of human glory : "fn memory of CO M M A N I) K It S AM U K t, BLYTHE, Of His Hnlunulo Mtje.ty's Hrljr lloxer. II uobly fell Ou the 5th day of September, 1813, lu action With th U. 8. lirig Euterprise. In lifo honorable; In death glorious. Illseouutry will long deplore Uus of hi bravest sonst Iiis friends lament Ous of tin heat of men. AuT 29." .... ! He died, it seems, contending for the i ta n i l "maej of the seas," fighting be-. npLath "red-cross nag. ltui tho other tomb pr jchim that ho died not . " . . .... t. 11 lone.aiw no. wiuiouj a nerco ruggie. u l,,!!lar 'J j IwcribeJ: HriSlll Ittl tit ll 11 a tllolilfrst S SSV 'iB ' " swiH.ea th" boJy of WILLIAM BARROWS, f tlia United States Brig Enterprise, Who wns mortally wounded On His Olli of September, I Cl 3, lu an action which contributed To iiicreitso the fame of Am ricrtii valor, by esptoring lit Hrluunio Msjesiy's Brig Bom, A fler a s.vm conflict of 4j minutes. sLT 28. A passing stranger has erected this mouumeut of rsrpee.t to th name of a patriot, who, In the hour of peril, obeyed the loud summons of au Injured country ,and who gallantly met, lought,ani oonqnured the foeinnQ t" And such is war) Hare were these two young men, perhnpi strangers to cac, otier , n,y ,a, ni) personal nunr. rt icc, but rrom the masthead , of one rtoat a, cronscd and the other a atrlnn.l lumllntT ami tlldir must ftttlitt There Is a question of supremaey. Trno, ocean's wntrrs aro wide enough for all! ' . . " blood. AnX now the victor and tho vaniuishod aro t.ig.-tlier lockeJ lu tho embrace which knows no re ,,00 w,,rll KlIOWS IIO rt'UXlllg. ... a a 4

died, his epitaph tells us, in Christian hope! Ah! with him, when the roar of battle was hushed, and its mad excitement was over, there was time to reflect there was time to read the words of life to come to the mercy-scat. But what of those who co into eternity from

the stern, vindictive passion-tumult of the battle-hour.' God alone can solve some of the fearful problems written on the blackboard of gloomy war! Onward, spir.t of Christianity! onward! The world needs thee much, Onward be thy flight, till "healing from tby wings" is poured into every angry heart till thy voice is heard speaking to the stormy deep of human pasiion, ambition, and revenge, as erst was heard the voice of thy Author, "Peace be still!" and in the midst of the calm, may earth gladly shout from all her hills, and oceans, and glens, and cities, teeming with life, THE KATIONS SHALL LEARN WAS no more! Splinters. fclrlt is said that an old lady in Connecticut, being at a loss for a pin cushion, made use of an onion. On the following morning she found that all the needles had tears in their eyes. The National Intelligencer has an able article on the Spirit of Propagandism condemning s anti-republican, and as opposed to the purposes and interests of our Constitution, me aocinnes now sought to be made popular and which would convert our Government into an . . . ... ajrzressive power, seeking to extend lis territories alone, (taking in, according An association of colored men in Pennsylvania, called "the Liberia Enterprise Company," design to embark in a few days for Liberia, whither they go as a missionary family. The number includes a clergyman, farmer, teacher, mechanic and merchant, and they settle about twenty miles from Monrovia, up the St. Paul' river. Twenty-one slaves all young and valuable, freed by the will of their late master, James Wardlaw, of Fayette county, Ky., have left Lexington for Baltimore, in charge of an agent of the Colonization Society, to embark for Liberia. Their master left ample provision for sending them, as well as means to begin life with in Liberia. A num Ver of the leading friends of Education in Maine have called a convention at Augusta, on Wednesday the 9th inst., at 10 o'clock A.M., to form a State Educational Association, and adopt 'such other measures as may be judged best for promoting the interests of public instruction. The Boston Transcript says that a plan for enlarging that city, by annexing all the towns within five miles, and thus make it equal in size and population to the third city in the United States, will be presented for the early consideration of the next Legislature ol Mass. If this movement should be successful, the consolidated city would be entitled to one hundred representatives in the State Legislature. Rcrcs Choatk, of Miss., in consequence of tho delicacy of his health, bas been compelled to announce publicly, by letter, that his medical adviser peremptorily prescribes abstinence from all kinds of public speaking, except in the natural tones incident to court nractice. A strike of the journeymen shoemakcrs has recently taken place at Reading. Pa., and the strikers paraded through a. . . . a a Coal is selling in Memphis at $1,23 PeL : The woodsawyers of St. Louis are on a strike. Hon. J. J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, was on a visit to St. Louis last week. On Friday last, 1,600 hogs, deli verable iu December, were sold at Louis ville at 81 87. An acre in Iowa yielded two hundred and ninety bushels potatoes Pinkeye and Neshanock varieties. The cholera is raging violently at Morida, on tho peninsula of Yucatan. Tho rolling mills of Pittsburg have gone into operation with full sets of bauds. A company of Flying Artillery has been organized at Utica, F. A. Butrlck commandant. There is but one guide board in the wtio.e mate ot unoue i.ianu. ana mat points tho wrong way. U it said that a silver mine has been discovered in Stanly county, North Car olina. which is immensely rich. - - --t Hlnky A'ard Beeches has already ! over seven hundred calls to lecture in , as many different places this winter. ( The Hon. Arch. Dixok, U. S. Sena-1 tor from Kentucky, was married last; week to Miss Scsirt BuLLtTT, near Lou isville. A man named Sims, has been convicted of manslaughter at Newberry, S. C, nd sentenced to jail for 12 months, and fined 9iooo. 03-Of men exposed to cold, and partially immersed lu the sea for hours, those who havo not used spirits have commonly outlived those who drank them. lIJ",4Th life of a feeder I better than the life of af.ghtor," said J.fT.r.oii In ltm. The aame remark Is true lu 1853, aud will keep true for a century, experience all the while testifying to lis correctness. UCT An "Anxious Inquirer" writes to Rev. Henry W. Ueccher, that the statement concerning the farm In Berkshire gave him great satisfaction, but there Is out point on which ho and his wile want Information: "that Is, whether the ! brother-in-law of which you speak, mar I a i aa . .. ! years ago, and havo been very glod of It ! ver ainco." A fri.'ud at our elbow is ttilt perplexed. Ho wUhc us to ak whether Mrs. Beecher U older tlum tho brother who lives on Mr. B's furui, aud if so how much.

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HOY HOOD'S YDAIIS. BY HERBERT INOALLS. 'Tis strange how half adoien years Will alter things and places. And leave us look! eg with amaze In once familiar face. The loves that lighted boyhood' years la dull decay have vanished. And hopes that gilded early dreams Have long ago been banished. VVhere is tho lialo maid, whose tread Was like the air of summer, And who, whate'er the place or lime, Was atill a welcome corner? Her hand was softer on year brow Than all the poet's laurel, A nd oft your fancy pictured wings Beneath her plain apparsl, Say, has she left our dull dark earth, And flown to realms of fairy? She's ceased to sigh aud poetize, And tends her husband's dairy! Where is the boy that marshalled as In all the pomp of battle, And led as to ideal rights Amid the canuon's rattle? Alas! his military zeal Is hardly up to zero, Ills wooden sword Is all forgot, He is no more a hero. He has not been a conquering chief, To lead victorious armies, He's "stilled down" and any boy Will tell you where his farm is. The school-boy tlateeman. too, that trod Tho creaking stage so proudly, Who gave political harrangues So learnedly aud loudly, Has not gone to the Senate yet; He's on his ''native heatlur," lie's not an orator or judge, And doubtless will be neither. And there was one who hoped to be A "celebrated poet," Who thought ha had the genuine fire, Aud meant the world should know it; Where is he now., and is his brow Euwreathed with lays victorious? And is his name enrolled upon The litt that fame makes glorious? Though he was called a rising atar, He atill adorns the nadir, And all the books he's author of, Are DAT-books of the trader. Thus all the flattering thoughts of youth( Time points at in derision ! They wither like the autumn leaf, They fly as flies a vision. Well, let theut go, the world must move Youth fades within the dibtauce, The stream of time flows itwiflly on, In vain we make resistance. But let us drop a single tear O'er days that are departed, Aai give a single heart throb there Where ou life's race we started. Yes, let us keep the memory yet Of joy and hopes we cherished, Altho' their frail sud shadowy forms Have long since dim'd and perixhed. Portland Transcript. Tin: dead. Br MSS. SARAH T. BOLTO. Mournfully, mournfully toll for the deadHe passed from our side lu manhood's priJe, Ere the glow of his rainbow hopes had fled, When his sky was bright with nieridiiiu light, Death bore him away to a dreamless bight Mournfully toll for the dead. Silently, aileutly let l.im sleep on: From the hurry and strife of the battle of life, A victor away to his home has goneGone from the tears, the sorrows and roars That come to the heart ou the tide or years. Silently let him sleep on. Hopefully, hopefully lay him to rest, hours Where the dew- bright flow'ri iu the long stllj Will wt epo'er the sod ou his pulseless breast; Where the breze will sigh as It wsnders by, And the starlight conies from Its home on high Hopefully lay him to rest. Solemnly, solemnly Low and adore! An angel or light, ou a pathway bright, Conducted his soul to the viewless shore. Ilia dust from the gluom of the silent tomb Shall erite eguln lu immortal bloom SuL-iiiiily bow and a Jure! I. Ines 011 lhe i:iir!al of ullrlllsli lrouatuiii lu Spain. The inot clirmtMii kingdom f Spurn refu ses all Troli-slant vUio may die thsre, the privilege ol a decent burial. Some spot III Hie mud or sand U-low high water mark, is thought by the eldest IuukMer of the Papacy, quits good enough far Herrth-s. A receut lustsuce ol sui-li burial eiclted the poetical spirit of Punch t Not a knell give out any fun er. I not, As his corpse to the hiiiglt-s we hurried, Below wuter mark we lud Im re leave got Thai our countrj umu's bones should bo bur led4 We buried him, dog-tike, 011 tlml mean alle, The Ii I oil the point of turning. At the wretched SpniiUrd's bigot spile With contempt luUtilly turning. No use In coffin enclosing his breast, Nor In sheet nor shroud that bjuud him! For he Iny where be could'nt remniu at rest, Willi the ocean vtmlilng round him. None at all were the prayers we read; And ws felt more of nge than sorrow, As w 0 thought ou the brutes who Insult us when dead, And tlon't py us olive what they borrow. We thought as we hollnw'd his shelly bed. And smoothed his pebhly pillow, Tint tliecmbi and lobsters would creep o'r his head, , Aud we for away ou lhe billow I Llglilly they'll talk of uur spirit as gone! Our guns might to pieces have brayed lhm, Yrt we've let the ram-ale iu llila wsy go on Treating thure very Unions who made them. But half of our shameM job was done, When the waves rotred tint hour 'fr tiring. We kuew tha di.lsnre ws should Luve to run To divert a mUU admiring. Hharply aud quit kly we Uld him dowu, Mid Ilia jeet tr the monks young ami hoary, And e said, UiiU.s SpulU Is tompolled to tone, All a humbug Is Old Euglainl's glory I

Religions.

From the PresbyterUn Herald. The Mrned of Indiana. The Synod of Indiana met at tha Presbvterian church nf Franklin, on tho third Thursday of October, and was fttioti! u.ith . ormnn h Ttv Thna Alexander the Moderator. Forty-seven Ministersand forty-two Ruling Elders were present during he Session. Rev. A.Ryor.,D. D.. was elected Moderator, and R. H. Allen and A. T. Hendricks Clerks. The following minute presented by Dr. McMaster relative to the death of Rev. II. L. McGuire wns adopted viz: It is with a sorrowful heart that the Synod finds itself called upon to record the death of a well beloved brother in the fellowship of Christ, and in the ministry of the Gospel, the Rev. II. L. McGuire, a member of the White Water Presbytery. Bro. McGuire having at an early age avouched the Lord to be his God, under the udvice of his religious instructors, and as is believed under the call of the head of the church, devoted himself to the service of God in the ministry of the gospel ot Iiis son. At Miami Univerbity, where he was graduated in August, ld46, and at the New Albany 1 heologi-1 cal Seminary, where ia April, 1849, he I t.o...pievcu ma a iieoiogicBi course, ne .An..n.JJ L: 1r. I umuicuuru inmseii to iae otbt rcgarus wJlu0r!Jndai,who.1Jnewh,m' v ui3 iiigu-iicarieu ana excellent quali ties as a man his diligence and profi ciency as a student aud his exemplary character and deportment as a disciple in the school of Christ. In May, 1849, he was licensed as a probationer by the Presbytery of Oxford, and the following October was ordained to the work of the ministry by the Presbytery of Vincennes, and installed pastor of the church of Washington. In October, 1852,hewas transferred to tbe pastoral care of the church of Richmond, la., under the are of the White Water Presbytery. In both of these fields he addressed himself, with his characteristic energy and earnestness ofspirit, and full purpose of heart, to his pastoral laborä. In the first fruits of his ministry was given that which was regarded as a pledge of distinguished usefulness in the vineyard of the Lord. But the hopes thus raised, have been disappointed by this early removal from the present life. After an illness of twenty days, which he bore with Christ an fortitude and patience, on Sabbath, the fifth day of October, 1853, he feil asieep in Jesus, calmly and peacefully, in the full assurance of a blessed immortality through Him who hath tbolished death and brought life and immortality to light. New Albany was chosen as tho place for the next meeting of Synod, and the third Thursday of October, at 7 o'clock, P- 31., the time. Rev. Dr. Wood, agent of the Board of Education, was heard in reference to its operations, after which the following resolutions were adoptod: 1st. This Synod renews its former recommendations of the objects committed to that board by the General Assembly, to the special attention oi the Presbyteries and churches under its care. 2d. The ministers of this Synod are recommended to preach on the subject of religious education, with special reference to the work of the gospel ministry, and to have collections taken up in their churches in all of the bounds. Synod adopted the following resolutions upon the subject orthe liquor traffic: 1st. IlcsolveJ, That it is the sense cf this Synod, in view of the amount of crime, misery and increased taxation occasioned by intemperance, that it is our duty as Christiansand friends of humanity, to put forth all lawful and proper ef forts to secure the enactment of a law to prohibit the manufacture and sale of ; intoxicating beverages in the States in , which the churches under our care are! located. 2d. Synod earnestly recommends to its members to ue their influence in securing proper delegates to attend the State Temperance Convention to be held in the City of Indianapolis on tho second Wednesday of January next. The following resolutions were adopted respecting Hanover Cclloge: 1st. Synod find that the College is in a veiy prosperous condition, as is evinced by the regularity, and order, and quiet which prevails in every department, and also by the progress made by the pupils generally in their studies. 2d. Synod are pleased to learn thnt there havo been mure than fifty new students matriculated the present session, thus showing: 1st. a public approval of the course of instruction thero given, especially oT that peculiarity or the course, tho prominence given to the study of the Holy Scriptures. And 2d. the continued contidenco which the church and tho public generally havo in tho faculty, as men as competent instructors of youth. Synod rejoice to learn that tho new college isalreudy up and will be encloscd within three weeks. From the treasurer's report it appears that no less than fifteen thousand dollars arc needed to complete the building and pay money already borrowed by the building fund from the pennantnt fund. Therefore. iUSOiVU, X IIBl III III JUUgllieill Ol UUS Hi nod lhe establishment of Hanover College, is ono of the most important en-1 tcrprises befere the Svnod at this time. I - I ... I IUI... 1 . I . .' . I . . t . I and under present circumstances demandi prompt and enlarged pecuniary aid. 2d. This Synod will raise for this object not less than fifteen thousand dollars, during tho coming winter. 3d. Every member of this Synod Is earnestly requested to use his best endeavors to secure in the church he represents, its quota of the above sum, e ither by co-operation with the agent or otherwise. Williamson Dunn, Esq., was appointed trustee, nnd I'hilip Llndsley, D. 1)., was appointed In the placo of Dr. Gurley. Tho following resolutions were adopted In relation to tho New Albany Theological Seminary: 1st, llmkrd, That inasmuch as the tender or the New Albany Theological Seminary to the General Assembly mud by this and other Hynods through the Hoard of Directors was not accepted, tho relations of Synod to tho Seminary remain unchanged. ad. W herens this Hemlnnry Is regularly (irgiinlxed, and under ecclesiastical supervision, Ii ivl ug buildings, a libi nry , and a partial endowment, Synod, relying up on divine nld, will continue heartily und rillclcntly to sustain It.

"'3d. Whereas the institution, founded in faith and prayer, and sustained through many sacrifices and difficulties, has accomplished so much good, is bo identified with the history of the church, and has such a list of alumni to represent, and

"enfn U -uch line of professors wno nave laooreü emcienuy, anu enuu red hardness for its sake, Synod cannot ! consent to any disposition of the subject i ?f Theological education in the est bv wh,ch this Seminary shall cease to e18t riu identity be destroyed. The following director, were appointed fr t!,r,efe Jfars: MiU.Sters, Dr. Thom- " Dr- Monfort.J. M. Stevenson; EIders, John Bushnell, P. S. Shields, J. II McCan bell. For two years; Minister J. A. Steel, and Ruling Elders John Hendricks and James Blake. D. D. McKee, John Mitchell and J. B. Saye, asked and obtained leave to have their names recorded as dissenting from the second and third of the above resolutions. fJ7"The Superintendent of Common Schools in New York has delivered a very elaborate decision with reference to the right to compel Catholic children to attend Prayers, end to read or commit por1 tions of the Bible, at School Exercises. I The question arose upon the complaint of the Rev. Dr.Guiley, of Washington county, that a child had been chastised aild expe ed from School for refusig, . '. .. . V j in obedience to his parent's command, No commit paruofthe Testament to parts memory: This complaint brings before the Superintendent three questions: 1. May the pupils of a common school be required to "join in prayers," as a matter of school discipline! 2. May Catholic children be required contrary to theit own wishes and those of their parents, to use the Protestant version of the Bible as a reading book in the Schools! 3. May Catholic children be required j commit to memory portions of the same version of the Bible, as a part of their school exercises! AH of the questions were answered in tho negative. "Wlint do I Care for K ig-lit. 44 Little Edward was the son of a distinguished statesman, and his school-mate, Henry, was the child of pious parents. They were walking together from the academy one c'ay, when Edward asked his companion to join him in a mischievous play. Henry immediately said, "that would not be right." Edward replied impatiently, " What do I care for right?" The boys grew up to youth. We will pass crr several years of their history, and tell you what became of them. Henry loved the Savior, and wished to be a minister. Before he could get ready to preach, consumption began to take his strength away. He went home from school to die. His mother was also dying with the same disease. Their rooms were not far apart, and so they sent daily sweet messages to each other about Christ and heaven. One morning, Henry with a smile "fell asleep in Jesus." Soon as his father saw that he was gone, he entered the room of the mother, who was wailing for her Redeemer. She inquired, "How is Henry!" His father answered, "He is well." In a few moments she was wi.h him, we doubt not, in paradise. It was a touch ing and beautiful scene, and many tears j were shed at the funeral although the! grave was bright with the hope of hcav-j en. Such was the death of a boy who! luved to do right. Rutit was not so with Edward. He' left home for the sea, and in early youth ! became very wicked. He tried to kill 1 the captain of the ship, that he and a few ' companions might turn pirates. His j plan was found out, and he was hunj, aid hid body thrown into the ocean. j Does not the awful scene make vou think of his words when a child, "What do.I caro for right!" Th. itil.ia ur...!.:!.!!.!, bv his doin.ra. whoihpp hi o-nrU k .a I and whether it be riglU.' Think of ii, 4 i and remember, as vou live now. if snared. you will probably be when older, and when you die. Am. Mess. The llllnd Hoy and his mble. A little blind boy, aged about twelve years, wished to learn to read the Hi bio with raised letters, prepared for tho use of the blind. In a very short space of time he learned to run his fingers along the page, and to read it with ease. The highest object of his wishes was now to possess a complete copy of the Bible for the blind, which consists of several largo volumes. His parents were unable to buy one, but his minister obtained one from a benevolent society. It was in several volumes. Not long after the liltle boy received tho books, his pious mother saw him retire to iho room where they were kept, and she stepped softly to tho door to ace what he would do. "And why di you think tho dear liulo boy went alone to his room! His mother saw him kneeling by the side of these precious volumes and lifting up his hands in prayor to re turn thanks to (lod for this blessed gift oi his holy word. He then rose from , his knees, and taking up one of the vol-! ..... a I n I.! . m . I. a .. .1 1 uiucs in ins ii ma, iiugcu uuu jfcinsiu I fc, j und then laid it on one side and proceed- j ed to tho next, and so on, till he had, in j I this simple but pleasing manner, slgni-' fied his love for each of thoso blessed volumes, which, through the medium of touch, had spread betöre his mind the wonders aud the glories of (Jod's love to man. j)is(cl;um. Tho ringtio of lllehes. In recently perusing Mrs. Torrey's j "City and Country Life," we were much I amused it the witty, as well as truthful monner In which are depicted the cares, inconveniences and troubles which great wealth sometimes brings upon the poisossors of it. Wo givo our readers a short extract from the volume. Delia and Helen are the daughters of Mr. Edwards, a plain old farmer. Delia receives an ample fortune by will of an unrle,the whole amount of ft hlch ($100,000) is paid into her hands in cash and checks, and by her carried home to her lather's house: I hall frei a little acarey, I confess, to-night, with so much money In tliu house,' said Mr. Kdwards, getting up and pulling on his hat. 'I ynrs I'll go down to Shepherd's and see II I cmi'l get a dog.' Hut lather, I havn't much money niul tho check uro good for nothing uii-

til I've indorsed them; so the money's safe enough. 'But folks may hear that your money has come, and think they can get at it or try. 1 shall sleep better if I have a dog.1 4What are you laughing at, Helen,' said Delia. At my thoughts.' A penny for them!' 'I don't sell them as cheap as that to you; a great many people have had tkem gratis, and now I'm going to charge yo J enough to make it up. Then I'm bankrupt; for wisdom is above price. I can't pay for half your wise sayings, so you will Aave to keep this thought, or let it go cheap, on the ground thai I'm poor, and belong to the iavored class,4 said Delia. Your compliment pays, amply, for all past and present debts. Since you are pleased to call my nonsense wisdom, you shall have it free from all further expense. I was thinking whit an elevating process it is to have a hundred thou sand dollars in the house! it brings intelligent beings, who have always lived a a fearless, and taken care of themselves, down to the necessity of depending upon a dog to tike care of them!' said Hel

en. 4 We lived fearless before, because we knew no one wanted us; it is the money, now, that is in danger, and not us; and according to your and Aunt Dorothy's opinions, money is more fit for rfoyjihan men to keep,' replied Delia. 4Yes, but our having the money endangers our persons; so ws are dependent upon the dog, as well as the money.' What mntt be done to Elevate Common Kcüool! Is a question that comes seeking an answer from every part of the land. Does not this answer the question! Raise the salary of the teacher. Many districts cannot procure teachers suitable to tench. They are too illiterate, or too lazy, to teach, or too inefficient to govern. The general cry is, 'Send a good teacher.' But such cannot be procured for common schools, in sufficient numbers to 8ipply the demand, and verv often none of any kind can be procured. Very few young men who are qualified, will engage permanently in a retired district; because the salary is too small. In most places they are offering but a trifle more for teaching, than the common laborer gets, who has been at no expense to prepare himself. Till greater inducements are offered, young men will not educate themselves for teachers in common schools, and not until they do so, will the character of the schools be elevated, and the general call for good teachers supplied. Teaching must become as much a profession as the practice of medicine or law; if we would have it- so, we must raise the salary of tho teacher. Then, like other professions, it will be crowdeu with applicants; out of which a choice may betaken. Aliquis. Massachusetts. A most remarkable document from the Democratic County Committe of Essex Co., has just made its appearance. It alludes to Cushing's letter, which it says was made public for the purpose of defeating the Democrats of Massachusetts, declares that their constitutional and personal rights are as dear to them as those of the other States of the Union, nor will they quietly surrender them. That the edict of Cushing is a shameless attempt to violate those principles which will not be submitted to; and they denounce the impudence that would so utterly subvert the sacred principles of Democracy to further the petly infrigue of a renegade to his professed principles, his country and his God. In conclusion they say that they are up to the occasion; ask if there is an autocrat among us, and urge Democrats to vote for the friends of State Reform, and thui manifest their utter contempt for demagogues and traitors. llnlne I.uw In New York. ve ore to have the Maine Law in our ?u tTrTlhctre i8 'on5" room to doubt if I'liA alinnn-A rt i aanf imAtil in ita fa vor evinced through our recent election ; is very striking. Not less than hair a ' dozen members have been elected on ' distinctive Maine Law tickets over the candidates or the two leading parties. Hardly a cane can be cited in which a regular party candidate took ground for ' the Maine Law without swelling his vote abovo that of his silent colleagues, i it, a "V viiiiij vi dviivmiivii. tti ita a r while several shrewd politicians, who deemed equivocation the dictate of safety, have thereby been defeated. Dut there is no use in dwelling on details. The adversary, like Capt. Scott's coon, comes down. He admits that the Maine Law must pass the coming winter, and is rather anxious that it should be hurried through. We hope he maybe accommodate d. iVoVoriTVi. A RuSnU I'hIBit' SkSJIoM OH THR CoHCT. The comet which ha, lately been visible Ims served a priest not far from Warsaw with ntateriala for a very curious sermon. After hnviug summoned his congregation loilur, although It was ueitlier Sunday nor festival, aud shown Ihriii lit comet, hs informed them that this was the earns star that had appeared to the msgl at the birth of our Saviour, and that it was ouly vbdliU sow in tho Kassian empire. Its appearance on this occasion was to lutimale to the Russian ragls thit tha time was now come for it to spread out its wing and embrace all mankind in oim orthodox soul-sanctifying Ciurch. II show e l them that the slsr wss uov stsndlng Immediately over Constantinople, and explained thatth dull light of the nucleus Indicated ita sorrow at His delays of the Russian army iu proceoding to Ita destitution, &e. Cmiis JesTica Tanst said: "If any Slate drem the retail and IntTn I traffic in ardent spirits injurious t Its citizens, and calculated lo produce Uleneas, vice, anJ dhauehrf, I sea nothing In ths Constitution of tha United Flairs to prevent It from regulating and restraining the traffic, or from prohibiting it altogether, IT It thinks proper." " rJ very State, therefore, may regulate Its owu internal traffic, according to II own judgment, and upon Its own views of th In. lersst and well-Mug of Us cillssns.4' 5 Howard, S7X BoaRtuso Hovsx CoLLoQfr.- Hoarder: 'What large chickens these art!' Landlady (Ycs, chickens are larger now-a-dsys than they used to bej ten years ago we couldn't gtt them so large at these.' Boarder Cqult Innocently,) No, I supposo not the? must have grown some in that timet' Landlady lunksn though alio thruht sin hud been misunderstood. Vvrtlnn l LVA'7jV, OT.Mway di nstho sun dous, look atlho bilght aldo of things. Tor while it Isjust ns cheap, It 1 throo times a good lor digestion.

The Last Drink. Dan Jones has it wife, an ami ' able, ncconinlwlieil, an 1 beautiful "," lady, who loves him dcTOlcdly. , but she finds too many bricks in. ' lu3 liat. One night he casus home tight, and w3 not Ycry ' much astonished, but rather frightened, to find his worthy lady Mtting up for him. She ways does. She smiled when he'( cimc in. That also she always dot 8, 'You stay out so late &hi said, that I fo.red you had beert taken sick.' llic ain't sielt, ' wife; b-but don't you think I'm a little Might A very little,',' perhaps, my dear, but that w . nothing you have so many fnVnds as you say, you must join thera : in a glass once in a while. Wifl you're too good the truth iff, 1 1 am drunk. Oh' no, indeed, my dear I'm sure that even another glass wouldtTt hurt you. Now ; supp.se you take a glass of Sotch ale with me, just ns a , night-enp, my dear?' You arc too kind, my dear, by half; 1 know I'm drunk. 'Oh, no, only a julep too much, love, that's all!V 'Well, take a glass of ale at an; rate; it cannot hurt you, dear; 1 want one myself before 1 retire. The lady hastened to open a bottle, she put in one a very powerful emetic. Filling the gass with, tha foaming ale, she handed that ' one with a most bciutchiug smile.' to her husband. Suspicion came cloudily upon his mind. She had never before been so kiudto hita . when he was so drunk. He looked at the gl iss, raised it to hi lips, then hesitated. 'Dear,wourIT you just taste mine, to make it 3weeter?'saidhe. 'Cettainly,love. she was very careful not to swallow. Suspicion vanished, and sor did the ale, emetic, aud all, down, the throat of the satisfied husband. After spi ttingout the taste, the lady finished her glass, but seemed in no hurry to retire. , She fixed a foot-tub of water before on easy chair, for which the husband was cunous to know thttv reason. A few minutes later, the gulp and splurge of the husband, gave the au.wcr. The brick ras gone when he rose from tho casy chair, and he never after carried ono home to his wife.

A rag:. . Tho death of Arago, who has so long occupiid th" post of honor at the head of the philosophers of France, is one of the memorable items of the European news. The event was not unexpected, althoughit will be greatly lamented, his death being a loss to science and the world. Arago wai one of the ablest and most deserving of modern aavans. He was born in the Department or the Eastern Pyrenees, early in the year 1786, and was consequently in hisCSthyear. Hie genius was manifest in his boyhood; and. being sent to the Ecole Polytec.hnfqTrev he became an instructor in that Institution in his 18th year, and ayear later, in 1805 was appointed Secretary of th Bureau des Longitudes. A short tim-e afterwards he was selected to accompany the celebrated Uioi.who was sen, to spain to complete the admeasurement of an arc of the meridian, already sux veyed from Dunkirk to Darcelonia, anJ intended to be extended to Forme ntera. one of the Balearic Islands. The dsty was performed but the close of his labors introduced A rago to a series ot romantic adventures very uncommon Ira the life of a man of science. War broke out between Spot4! and" France Arngo was arrreteJ a a spy, robbed, wounded, and incarcerated in dungeon, whenco escaping (n a boat to Algiers, ho endured vari iui hardship there, followed by shipwreck, reduction, to ahvery, deliverance, capture by a Spanish privateer, and a second visit to Spanish priaon. Returning at length to France in 1809, he had the honor of being immtdiatcly elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and was nominated by Napuleon t Professor ia the Ecole Poly tcchniqu?. From that period! until the day of his last illness he occupied a high place among scientific discoverers, his name being identified with various achievements in astronomy and the mathematical and physical sciences. The Revolution of Id 30 brought bias into notice ns a statesman and legislator, his Py renean friends selecting hun to represent Porpignan in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1843, it will be remembered, he was a member of the Provisional Government brought into existence by the revolution which destroyed ths throne orLou a Phillippe. He was. In his politics, a sincere republics., delrousaafaraa possible lo assimilate th Institutions of Trance to those of the United States. He was, of couran, ne friend to Louis Napoleon and the triumph of the Dictator and Emperor was the signal for his retirement to p'iraie life. ' Moe Is-ovaTioif. The foIlowin reaolulion was adopted by the tkeatueky Conference (South) at Ita late session. Resolved, That we, the msenbers' ef the Kentucky Annual Conference, la Conference assembled, d hereby hist met ourdelegaies to the ensuing Ott erat Conference, to use their Iniluenc tu havo the rule of our church so shanked as t' allow lh4 bishops, whn In their Judgment the good of the work requires It, to eontintin any preacherln the earn charge for a longer period limn tho rule now admits, T. N. IUi.tok. The melancholy man don't even relish wedlock.