Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 7, Brookville, Franklin County, 3 February 1854 — Page 1

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BY T. A. GOODWIN. BROOKVILLE, FHANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1851. VOL XXII. NO. 7-

Dr. J. W. KEELY, Surgeon Dentist AFFICK OXE DOOR SOUTH OF THK VALLr.Y V Not Ml, cr rrxu. All orK warraiueu. ü arjre for examination or It leu. 4l-ly. J. B. DAVIS, M. D., 1' liyaicinu & Surgeon, OVriCK at bi rsi.loiHi eon Jauie trvt-u, Urovkvllle, lud VFICK at hi resi.lorHi, corner of Main and Jauie trvt-u, Urovkvllle, I ml. CYIU'f KILiiOlli:, Jaul!- of Ota 1'eare, and AUornt'y and Ccunnnllnr at law, HrookTllle, lad. Office South Kl Cornor of fubllo Stjaaro. 43, lr53. WDlOUIlOWt Attorney and Counsnltorat Law, Office So. 7 Halle's bultJin-, Broukille,ndiana. 3. t p. jo.r.s, ey and Counsellor at Office la Halle bull 3-'53 in Law, tirootviUe,Iod. XT M'C. CUOOKSII AK, Attorney and 11, Countollorat Law. Offlce in Halle' building, tjrookrtile, Indiana. 43-'53 Jit. 51'CLrilE, Attornoyat law. Ofllr-e , on Barg street, two door Burin of Geo. Hol laad'aOffice,Urookvillo. - 4-'43 JVt IIITT) Attorney at La w,and Notary Pub. lie, oiflc wltn Caoaoa Holla d,K., Urouk villa, lad. ALF. WA KU. ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Qrookvllte, Indiana. Offlce two duora north Burton's store. M OS CS J lv i: LLiTV Attorney it Law and Notary Public, LACRKL, FKANKI.1X CO. I. D., TTILL tXo orknowlodf noiita o( If -4a, uke and II certify i)'ioj!(iuiis, AfllUIU 5,,. NOTARY PUBLIC. Residence, Mt. Carmcl, lnd. I. K. ill O UK IS, ill. U.f P Ii y s i c i a n A: S u r s c o n . Mt. Carmel, Ind., 22-2-'53 1 year. UaUe.of AdTrtl.lnaarca upon ay ttio subscriber: Transient Advertising. One aqoareorh, three wdoka For every additional assertion under 1,00 3 monlns.. ........ 23 Yearly Adverting. On. tquum or lens, one year..... ........,5,01 One fourlii of a i'luum 3 mos .' fi'i.iio mos lu.uo 1 year 13.no On. half of a column Snip........... 1B.MI 44 6ino.. ......... ....'.it.ei m "Umoi One column 3 mo..... aii.Mi -8 mo 3ö,l0 u 12 mo 50,1,0 For eaea Insertion over thruo week and lex than three month, 83 cent a square will be added. A aqaar eonsUt of ISO etna ten lino Son!arell. Anything let than a jnare to be connled asa fall aar; a fraflion or a iqnaro, a a Binare and a half; a fraction over a qu.tr and a km If, aa two mare ando on. Circuit and , ommon rieaaConrt, A"" ministration and olber lojrnl notier, Ulli! bo i. In alvanr or amply oca rod. Inno will we aWnit the luo of a atfortii t.riiitr' fo-v AlUrneywill hi hold rvponit!j fjrtlio lsal hderii.lne ordermt by tiiin. f 7Announciu cn.!lateof ery dicription, 9 1 to ubwtitxr, and fitothuM who aro not paynuntiVituai.T 1 0' . j - AdT.rtlemonU not martud on the copy for a aporlflvd auniber of Insertion, will be enudnued until ordere! oot. and paymont requlrwd nocurInRty.nnlflM they rt'fer W a deflnlto data, whon thpy wilt be Irm'rted ta that datJ. If marked "till forl.id," they will, of eoore, be Inwrtod until ordered eat, at in unal rutc. All adertlemont from tranger ortrniil.-nt perwoilo bo paid In advance. Jipec-UI Notice. Puff, and (mmuniclit!n dfliru.d to prtituotu private lntorft, will bo Chared tl vr iunre f r each Insertion. Morhagan llK-atha are annoaited irratulU No adrertUamt-nt will be Inserted rlthout eoaipeuaaüon T. A. OOonwiS, F.d. American. C. U. UbMTLKY, fcd. Uemecrat. Railroad Earning. "WATERS B.ULR0-VD3 A3 AS IXVE1TMEST. . We commend the following from the Jiail JiocfJ IitcoTil to the consideration of tho fearful and faint-hearted who imagine that Hail Road stock is poor stock. The stock in such a road as ours will always bo good. No man should now part with a dollar of it below par. When completed, the stock will command a premium in any market. We omit the table of figures below, ;ririn:j the cli tor's deductions. We are not astonished that western roaJs proYO better investments than eastern ones. Eastern capitalists begin to understand this, and hence their desire to tako western stock. 'Tho railroal interest has become of paramount importance in the United SLates, secon i to none other now occupying the attention of capitalists and business men. - In one of our former issues we spoke of Railroa Is as a moans of weahh to a country; f their necessity as affording means of transportation, by which produce it made almost' as valuable at home, in the hands of the producer, as if in thi hands of the distant merchant; while, if the same produce had to be transported by wa'ons, it would scarcely bo worth the hauling. We will now speak of railroads as an investment; especially Western roads. From the recent census returns we gather that the estimate 1 value of railrjads then in operation was 8451, G 1 1,. 1)00, which amoant has sincti greatly augmented, and is daily increasing by new undertaking. This would seem to be a large amount to be invested iu a sinlo clas of property. There aru those who think that we are making too many railroaJs, that the country ii running too deeply ia deboa "railroad account;" with such opinions we do not coincide; there may be, and doubtless are, somo roads, tho routes of which will como into competition with some others already established, and as yet perfectly competent to transantall tho business uf their several section; tho construction of such lines maybe premature; but the conntry at large will bo benefitted even then, though the stockholders may sutler; but of min lines, trunk lines between important places we cannot have too many, lwulroaus have come to be the only reliable means of intercommunication; and while, railroad serve to create new and increase the old business of the country, so this increase of business equally tends to increase, or render necessary an increase cf railroads, for it is a curious fact that jn nooshcr country iu the world dues an equal amount of labor, produce the

amo quantity of freight fur railroftJ transportation; nur docs tho E.ist in that respect, at nil coranaro with the West, i'lio prent bulk of articles transported uon our road is grain, cotton, tobacco, pork, con!, iron, live stock, Ac, fec, while the more delicate nnd finer fabrics nro scarcely manufactured at all in our midst; nnd in very many instances, cotton nnd tobacco cspt'ciwlly, this bulk frieht is of

necessity compelled to it lengthy transportation in search of a market. Thus, ns wo have before remarked, tho building of one trunk line, entails tho necessity of other main lines as well as of branches innumerable, to accommodate the rapidly extending transportation business of the conntry. As facta and figures present unanswerable arguments, we hall call them to our aid in demonstrating that,' not only are railroads necessary, but that, as a class, they are tho best and most uniformly dividend-paying investment that can be made. ' The acAf andjiyurts which we propose to adduce, are tho length, cost and .earning of somo twenty of tur railroads, Eastern and Western, selected at hazard. The earnings are fr the months uf October, in 1852, and IC53. being the latest month of '53 of which wo have anything like a full report. Thus, while judging uf the past tromtliejc evidences wo may readily form opiuionaof the future, which can not but approximate, if it do not exactly hit tho truth. From this table we deduce the following elements, viz: lhe roads named, cost an average of 943.085 per mile. The ten Eastern roads cost an average of 60,733 per mile. The ten Western roads cost an average of 25,493 per mile. The ten Eastern roads, earned in October, 1CJ2, 1.02 percent of their cost, or at the rate of 12.2 1 per cent, per annum. While in 1C53, in the 6ame monlh, these same roads earned 1.03 per cent of their cost, or 12.9G per cent, per annum. The ten Western roads earned in October, 185-, 1.77 per cent, of their cost or at the rate of 21.24 per cent, per annum, and in 1853, in the same month, their receipts wcro 2.37 per cent of their cost, or 23.44 per cent per annum. Tho increase upon the ten Eastern roads has been at the rata of 3-4 of 1 percent for" t ha month, or 0 per cent, rcr annum; while; upon the ten Wes tern road, the increase of the month has been at the rate of 7.20 per cent. m or f.G.10 percent, per annum; irora which we gather that while uic re ceipts utKn the Eastern roads have in creased at the rato of about 10 pfr , cent, for the last year, those upon our Western roads have increased ut the rate of nearly 100 lr cad. Great as this increase may seem, we are satisfied that it ia only a commencement of the immense business to be done by means of railroads; and if we are questioned as to where this business is to be found, whence it is to come? wo reply the railroads will create if for themselves. We have not space at this time to elaborate our views and ideas, and so referour readers to the several articles upon this branch of the subject which have already appeared m our columns from the pen of our Senior, while we proceed with our subject of the Western Railroads as an investment. Wo have now shown the gross carnLings of Western roads for the year 1852, to have been at the rate of 21.21 per cent, of their cost. If from this we deduct running expenses kc, at the rate of 50 percent., a largo allowance under any circumstances, we havo the net annual earnings at the rate of 10.02 percent and this while several of the roads were incomplete; but in 185.J tho rato was 23.41 per cent. gro:8, or 14.22 percent, net; and all this while the railroad system is yet in its infancy. Had wo been able to have collected lhe earnings uf these same roads for the month uf December, instead of October, the result would have been much mure surprising. ' Hut as itis, it is suflicicnt for our purpose, and we feel that the facts and h.'itres lull v bear us out in our asscr "i"11'1 imiy oe;ir ( ut in our iwcr' , t 1.1Hon, that few or no undertakings pre- ., , ,. . , . ',, sent a better prospect for pro itablo ,i : : , 1 . .i . . ,,uu "iwhi in uMiueiu in tu western .,;i.., i. i I..ord Cnrliale ou TOuic.

I consider music to bo thc most eyes uf all honorable and right thinkgraceful accomplishment and delight- ing minds. Wo hold that no man is ful recreation that adorns this hard- j justifiable in passing over a deliberate working world, and renovates our busy ; insult to his wife or sister, much less overcharged existence. Its negative to the mother who bore him. import is great. It provides an amuso-1 Hut what wan there in thc remark it-

ment for our people, Jmd keeps many from tho ale-house and midnight brawl. Its positive importance and value are and desecrated; but we should emulate

inestimable: for the combining corns . prudery oi makuakkt ot Uur-'undv. in tion, havo regular v organized bv t ho

that regulate the whole beinj arc so ! wearing a high necked dress, contrary appointment ol K. II. Hurry, Sec, and I grjU State tax exhausts the Nationinterwoven, sense with principle, that j 1 the prevailing custom of the Span- m. Robson, Treusurer. .allium. tko very character nsjumcs a clothing isli Court; and it was with reference to ft 'VL?;V"?'uJ,i"tlon! ,rc,,a.lin-. ,t0 lho Xr Did you ever know a "matchfrom eiernal circumstances. I am a- j this affected prudery on her part that Ef ' A " hL daughters were ware that, from every altar, however the point uf tho Duke a sarc ism was caU80 orü 1 tü b(J tIicctcJ 0-V.S.iJ to "ot "thoroughly domesticated?" Did pure and sacred, fire might bo stolen j particularly directed. But this story B. II. Barry, Secretary Stat Central you ever know a provincial theater that

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thc namo which, while it enlivens all ; ot Airs, ftoule, who says that "his msaround, points to the skies. I would i tor wore ivrobe of blue velvet, low in not confine music to any walk of life, j lhe neck, with flowers of lace made of Not alone iu the sacred cathedral, not ' gold thread," &c. So that the remark alone in thucostlv theater, nor in iril- lot' the Duke do Alba could not have

ded saloons, nor eonf'iie it to six - guin - ea stalls; but 1 would hear our night-in-ah s sing in every grove, and trill ' lO f . yf3..a .)

on every bough. I would have the 1 seemiy anil modest gam, man tnai happy art enliven the domestic tea-ta-1 chosen for the occasion, by other disble, add variety to the village school tiuguished ladies preseut, and this and linger in the sanctuary. seeming deference to good ta-to and ' - t refined delicacy thad been made the fjCTln Wisconsin, the school-lands aro ! subject of remark, it should have been wortli ten miiiious of dullars, nd tlieso j regarded as a high compliment to her hn.bj, witli all the revenue derived from j Mund sense and surely no accasion tlu-m, are to be devoted to educational ; lyr sc.,.iuua ullcnce purposesjoreycr. j- jut hllolbwr vcrsiou of tho 8t(fl.y na Where boabtiiig ondi, dignity begins, it, that the remark of the Duke was

pfifft poctrij.

O Come and Ilay IWjr Hot corn. Wean a no Mm in by CEO. F. ROOT, ro tin MJfaw Voaf Mt-atni. Rariaw," rt'Bi.isittD BY M A Rnoriirns, Niw YoaaCrrr. aBaB Tho fold and dreary nlfht wind la blowing down the trot, And chill npon the damp itonoi are liitllo Kaly'a feet. Yet tlll Is heard .though faintly, herd and plaintive cry, O come and bny my hoi corn, will any como and buy? moat'.. O como and bay my hot corn, will anyiomoaml bny O como and bny my bot eorn,wlll no one come and buy Alas! poor llttlo wand'ror, aha dare not ventnro . yet To whore bcr mother walta for the monoy aho may tl; Her basket' full and heary, and taddorU her O come and bny my hot corn, will no one come and buy? The crowd allll prcaaos onward, and fat the night damp fall. Poor Knty crouches cloo 'ncath tho marble palBco wall, Uoart-brokon and dccpalrin? the tili Bonds frth hor cry, ' O come B.idbuy my hot corn, alas! all pass ma by! A Friend atops and accosts her, and buy her lit. t!o store. And Bpenk inch kindly words aa the never heard before; SUo hast' to her mother bnt Katy'a work Is dor.o, Disciijo and grief havo triumphed, her race la almost run. Sho feels that she Is going, but says, O lot mo see kind to ine. Hor last look ta upon blm,and now la hushed her O come and buy my hot corn, will no one como and bujT Mf Mother My mother, my kind mother, I hear thy gentle voice; It always makes my little heart Beat gladly and rejoice. When I am ill it comes to me, And kindly soothes my pain; And when I sleep, then in my dream s It sweetly comes again. It always makes me happy, Whene'er I hear its tone; I know it is the voice of love From a heart that is my own. My mother, my dear mother, O, may I never be Unkind or disobedient, In any way to thee! JSJVtsttHanjT. The Iii Duel. Just as wo were fixing to furnish our readers with a condensed account of tho two duels that have immortalised (oh hush!) tho tldcr Soulc, our Minister to Spain, and the junior Soulc, his gallant (?) Son, who attended his world renowned Father nnd Mother, wu received tho Sew Albany Daily Tribune, one of our best exchanges, even if tho Editor, Milton Gregg, did a few weeks ago say some naughty things about having nursed us when wc were young. Gregg docs up tho matter Oregg-likc a3 follows a little better than any body else has done it whether better than we would have done it, the world will never know, as wc will not try it now. Well, what was tho ostensible cause of the fight? Why it is said that at a ball given by the French Minister, the wife of the American minister was insulted in the hearing of her son, and that he promptly resented it. And how was sho insulted? Why as 6ho was passing with her husband near where the Duke de Alba was standing engaged in a tete-a-tete with some of his companions, that nobleman remarked, "look at Margarite de Iiourgoync." If young Soulc, uelieving the remark was intended to apply offensively to his mother, had slapped the Duke's face for his impertinence, or even knocked him down on tho spot, every American would have been ready to exclaim, "well done Jonathan, you have nobly vindicated the gallantry uf . i r iyour countrymen, in defending your J .1 1 ,t i e own mother against the insolence of n, i inn unmannered puppy." And if a , n i . i r7 i i challenge and a hostile meeting had lixatl, tlt.t 11 jlOithliJ.1 r fftCtllt 1,.. ,.'i,,l.l I ULI II UV UV.WS.3ai J IV9U1I I1U 11 VUIU ! havo' stood somewhat excused in the sell particularly ullensive? hy one , vetMou uf the story has it, that in her . costume sho was copying tho fastidious is gravely contradicted by the brother j been intended to bo ullensive in the sense spuken uf. But even had Madnie Soule elected to appear in a more I I. I .1 .1.

called forth by the physical likeness of Madame Soufo with the wife of Louis the Fourth, who is represented to havo been as corpulent as tdio was beautiful. Looking at the remark in this light, it does seem to us that the offence was not of such a character as to justify an appeal to arms. Why if all our wives, who, in their physical conformation, arc tending somewhat to tm-lon jHint, choose to consider themselves insulted whenever the matter jnay be spoken of in public, wc fear that some of us would have to arm ourselves in triple steel, for we should have a fight on our hands all the time. Indeed, speaking for our individual self, we tremble for our safety whenever we think of it. If this kind of diplomatic troublo is the necessary result of having fat wives, wo pray always to be relieved from the honors of a foreign embassy. The next day after this supposed oflenco was given, the Duke de Alba was surprised to receive a belligcrant note from young Soule. He immediately wrote an explanatory note in reply, disclaiming all intention of saying anything personally offensive. That if he made the remark imputed to him, it could not have been intended to apply to Madame Soule, as he had not the honor to know her even by sight. With this explanation young Soule professed to be satisfied, and tho matter was considered as amicably settled. The question then recurs again, what did they fight about? Why simply because some of the English papers saw proper to misrepresent the matter to the prejudice of the Duke, and young Soule did not take the trouble to correct the misrepresentations. Hence to vindicate his honor, ho deemed it necessary that a hostile meeting should take place. The bloodless result wo know. In connection with this affair there is one little incident gravely related by the friends of Mr. Soule, which to our mind is so perfectly ridiculous that we must be pardoned for mcntioningit. When the elder Soule first learned uf the difficulty between his son and the Duke de Alba, ho went immediately to seek the Duke, nnd having perceived him near the buffet, he went to him, took him by the elbow, and look' ed sternly in his eyes. Not a word appears to have been said by either, and the Duke turned and walked quietly away. Doubtless the American Minister had heard of the celebrated David Crockett who could look n wild cat out of countenance so that he would turn tail and run, and about his being able to grin a coon from the top of the tallest tree in the forest. So he thought

he would try the experiment on the ' Spaniard. IJut the Duke never hav-!

ing heard of the grinning exploits of , ,a pe inai mo man wui ireezo to the renowned Tenncssean, did not ! death. comprehend exactly what tho Ameri- Sec. 4. Any person whoshall speak, can Minister wotild be at, and so ho ... . , . , , i . . . . write, print, cut, carve, stamp, or cnturned quietly away and left him to ' . ' . . 1 . stare at vaciaky. ' vc Rn7 sentiment derogatory to the And now it may be asked, what did morality or respectability of all or any the elder Soule and the Marquis of of the actions specified above, shall be Turgot fight about? Why it was at deemed guilty of high triason and the ball -riven by the Marquis, that tho , , v. . . i J i1t . proceeded against accordingly, original oüenco is said to havo been , 1 J given by ouo of his guests, in whose ! Sec. 5. If any person or persons honor the fde was given. And be- shall bring any action against any such cause the French Ambassador would vcndcr u shall be the duty of all atnot make tho quarrel his own, and . , t chastise the uffcider for his supposed torn1,C8 ounstllürs RnJ to insolence, M. Soulc sought to hold the rcnd'r thc Persecuted vender, their Marquis responsible, and demanded utmost aid, and any Attorney, Counpersonal satisfaction. Tho Marquis sellor or Lawyer who shall receive a utterly disclaiming any influence or fcC from, or in anywise aid any plaincontrol over the conduct of his iniests, . , .. . , , , ., and solemnly denying having used thc tlff' ln 8Ucli smt' 6ha11 bc dccmed Sml' Offensive language imputed to him, , lJ t receiving tho wages of unright-

nevertheless accorded to Mr. Soulc,

thc elder, the satisfaction demanded. Intrred. And the result of the second duel was j Ä ' G Any minister of tho Oosa broken leg, on tho part of tho , J Frenchman, and outraged honor satis- P1 Temperance Lecturer or other fied on the part of Young America. person, who shall say ought against

ii is 8am mat another unci is sun to come off between Mr. Perry, Sccrctary of thc American Legation, and the ,v , n . V .... t rench Consul, growing out of this It is said that another duel is still to

v..wmwv A g ood Joke Tho city authorities of MarysvHlc, California, rcciently passed an ordinance for tho removal of outside stairs in that city. While the Council was in session a few days subse jenUr, the stairs lea cling to the Council Chamber wcro removed, and tho dignified members of that body, according to the lirall, were compelled to "shin" down the posts of the building. Tent pcrunrc Or iruiiization The Stato Centra. Committee pointed by the late Stato Tcmperanci ! Convention, in accordance with tha an apco J nexed resolutions passed atsaidOonven Committee, Indianapolis. It id earnestly desired that the friends. of the causo in every neighborhood in TZUTy n lh0,at,a.t(;' orSaniz0 l?m Count .r"lu r?:" iu cue 1 uiivciiuuii uuenueu to uo iieiu :h Cnntv Town. .. n.. o .i ,i.. of February, that said Conventions iniy a... it.. i ..... a i t county, mat tue riaio central Uoui - I A. a I L . mittco may know whom they are to com-

same ridiculous affair. Whatmay bo . &uuc' ana rums,)ca withconuncthe upshot of this we have yet to learn, rncnt in thc State Prison for the term Wo. beg pardon for occupying so of his natural life, much space with this serio-comic af- j ßec. 7. All laws and parts of laws, fair, in winch tho Soules, father nnd ' rt. . , u ' l ,i ,. l i conflicting with the above, are hereby son, havo acted so distinguished a , , r , , plirt t ; repealed. Especially thc Tea Comjmandments, and 15th verso of thosec-

municato wiin as early, as poaaible. cheapest in the world?" Did you ever 1 he enthusiastic lecling which pro- see a baby that wasn't the "exact picvailcd throughout lho scsmoii of the Con- tu re of is oi9" vention, ha. been carried by tho Dole- , ' '

gates to the several Counties; and already Iii) State Central Committee have been informed that the friends of tho cause are ut work in various parts ot the State, ar.d a most thorough and ueral Organization throughout tho State may u" rencu upon.

A correspondent suggests tho following as a substitute for the bill quoted last week from the Franklin Democrat: A ACT lepremelelhe aal of Inloxlrntlng llnuora,lobe nwdata bevcrugr, anil to arunrd the prop, rrfy tttitl Itonorol luoao engaged Hierein. Sec. 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana that it shall bo tho solemn duty of the county Clerk, Auditor and Sheriff to select annually, in each township, as many men of good moral character as they shall deem necessary to conduct the salo of intoxicating drinks in such townships, and shall sccuro to them all and singular, of the rights and privilcgcs.of the sale of liquors in such townships. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of said clerk, auditor and sheriff, to audit the books, accounts and vouchers of said licensed vender annually and if it shall appear that said venders have sustained a loss. by said sales, or if they have made a less profit than 500 per cent on capital invested, the said officers shall levy forthwith a special tax on churches school property and printing offices, to meet such deficit, which tax shall be collected in thirty days, by distraint or otherwise. Sec. 3. Said county officers shall cause said venders to execute a bond, in the penal sum of $1000, in the following specifications to-wit: - 1. That they will sell to their utmost extent, to all boys over 10 and under 21 years of age.and give liquors well sweetened, to all boys under 10 years of age. 2. That if any wife, or widowed mother, shall come to them, and on her knees, desires them to sell no more of said liquors to the husband or son of said wife or widow, they will turn her

! into the street, and disregard her, en treaties. And should she continue by her coming to weary them, they shall inform the nearest constable, whoshall proceed without process of Law, to commit her to the county jail, until she promise amendment,' , . , , 3. Thatjf any man shall cease to 'pay his scott" they will regard him as a nuisance, and kick him out, especially if it be cold weather, and there . .1A.V- Ml A eousncss and shall forthwith bo Jisany provision ot this statute, !forUs repeal, shall be deer c 4 , -t t, of an attempt to unite tho c any provision of this statute, or petition deemed guilty church nnd a ond chapter of Habaknk. RONALD. Post up tho folIOWM!' tabic. It Will bo füUCtd Convenient for rcf - t'icncc: 10 loafers make one progshop. 1 grogshop 50 drunkards. 50 drunkards ruin 50 families. 50 families fill 1 poor-house and jail. 1 noor-house and jail make a great bill of cost. j 1 great bill of cost makes 1 poor town. ' 1 poor town exhausts the treasury of, the county. ! i uu.iKrupi county ia ip.tQ u., ; didn'topen with a"talentedcompany?" Diit whose "feaU" didn't eclipse those of ' Hercules? Did you ever know a house for aale that was not a "desirable rron- , , ,,, ,. ... . , - .a. rty an "eligible investment? Did )'"U ever know a "fast" man who had ftat n itt ,..a..l. . K. el. ..a 1... 1. .1 a. . . . , . 1 11.. . M a , turee guineas lor. Uid you ever see a newspar ewspaperthat wasn't thc "best and; aTi'"An exchange says that, down in New Orlsiuis, it requires three men to start a business firm ; une to die with yellow fever , one to get killed in a , duel, and the uthcr to wiud up the , parincrsmp ousiness.

Tbe London Time Afuln, ' Our readers will remember that somo two months ago wc took the London Times to tasl; for making sp'ort of our alarm ubout Cuba. Since the publication of our reproof, the' Times has materially modified its tone, as will appear from thc following remarks on tho President's Message. We arc not sure that our notice caused thc change, for thc editor barely had time to receive our paper before tho publication of thc following. Read it, and love your country and its institutions: The United States. Year after year, as thc President of tho United States addresses the vast community which has selected him their temporary chief, he seems to have the grandest opportunity that can fall to thc lot of ruler or statesman. So, at least, it has been for some years,

and' under circumstances that, with small interruptions have lasted, and

seem likely to last, for some time. It heard the cry without stopping to nois the uniform task of thc President to tice it, but a few nights ago, it was al-

tell his fellow-citizens, what, indeed, they all know, for even their children are taught it the almost unlimited capacity of their continent, their population, their commerce, their revenue, their constitution, theirnational enterprise and skill, and whatever else may contribute to a great empire. The facts arc so patent, thc contrast with the States of the Old World so obvious, and the prospect so inspiring, that the simplest language becomes grand under so mighty a theme. Mighty, indeed, it is for all those material purposes that constitute the chief labor of statesmen in this material sphere. "Ours," says thc President, in the Message which has just arrived, "is almost, if not absolutely, the solitary Power of Christendom having a surplus rcvenne, drawn immediately from imposts on commerce." While that is the stato of American finance, thc population of the United States, we arc told, is doubling every quarter of a century, and there is little reason to doubt thatit will long continue in that ratio. As much as ten million acres are every year brought into the market, and added to the area of enterprise To crown all, the disputes thathave hitherto threatened the peace and integrity of the Union have lately given way to reasonable compromise; and the President assures us, though on this point thc wish may bo father to' the thought,' that the people of the Republic have entered into "a new league of amity and of mutual confidence and support." . The States have increased from thirteen to thirtyone; embryo States are rising in the newly-acquired territories; roads and rTostal communications are projected no longer from city to city, but from ocean to ocean; and thc only difficulty is that of meeting thc first and simplest demands of prosperous and so increasing a people. The one admitted drawback in this picture of almost preternatural prosperity and growth is the pestilence which has ravaged thc chief southern city of the Union. The President disposes of this on the very threshhold of his Message with the suitable comment, that "it is well that a consciousness of rapid advancement and increasing strength be habitually associated with an abiding sense of de)endenco upon Him who holds in His lands the destiny of men and of nations." Happy indeed, the ruler who has no other dark cloud in thc sky, no other flaw in thc system, no other devastating sore in the commonweal to point to, and who may congratulate his fellow-citiztnu that, whatever their troubles, they arc in tho hand of thc Almighty, and not of manl The finance of thc Union is that particular feature of this prosperity which will be most appreciated by the deeply-indebted and heavily-burdened States of the Old World. "Thc revenue of the country," says the President, "levied almost insensibly to the tax-payer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond cither thc interests or the prospective wantsuf the Government." How incredible this must sound, we will not say on the shores of the Uosphorus, or in thc effete kingdoms ot thc Iberian Peninsula, but in nny one of our European empires! Yet itis fully borne out by the figures of the case as is seen. At Midsummnr lnuf. vnar. llii-rn was a balnnrn nf raore than fourteen million dollars in j the Treasury, nnd, as thc revenue of the ensuing year was over sixty-one millions, while the expenditure was only between forty-three nnd fortyfour millions, last Midsummer tho sura tt ft . a j ( jpiiis exceeded tniny-two minions. ; What was to be done with this fabulous abundance? It was a real difficulty. jn iurope thc fortunate Government lhat camc jQ for RUC, n windfall would immediately havo set ubout anew , , -,rns OP R fl(., nf -np V V j " -- v m a. steamer, cr the Invasion of a neigh boring country. Happily fortheLni ted States, such are not t.io first t)-oii"hts there suggested by an unu sual accumulation of treasure. "This fact of an increasing suridus in the Treasury," says thc President, 'be came the suujeci oi anxious consiuer ation at a very early period of my ad ministration, and the path of duty in regard to it 6eems to me obvious and clear, viz: first to apply thc surplus revenue to the discharge of tho public debt, so far nsit could judiciously bo I a done; and, secondly, to devise means for the gradual reduction of th le reve nuo to tho standard of the public exi gencies. As to the former of these objects, tho President st ilea that the debt of the United States has been re duccd by nearly thirteen million dol lars that is, from sixty-nine millions to hfty-six, since the 4th uf last March As to the latter, it is recommended to revise the tariff, by reducing the duI Ues ou cvi tain articles, and to "add to

tho free list any other articles now taxed, and especially such as enter into manufactures, and are not largely, or at all, produced in the United States." Other and more common modes of cmploying the surplus find a place even in a President's Message. It is found

necessary to bring the navy more into proportion with the foreign commerce of the Union; to increase thc regular army, as a nucleus for the volunteers who are always reckoned upon in thc hour of need; and to commence or complete some extensivo public works.Nevertheless, it is confidently expected that in a very few years the Union will havo wiped away its debt, and, if it has the forbearance to abstain from war on the first provocation, it may go far to solve the problem whether it is possible for a great State to exist without taxes. The LlUle natch GM "Buy my matches, lady, will you buy my matches?" Once or twice I had Dassed through the 6trcct und most dark and the wind blew fiercely cold, as I was hurrying on, when again it rung in my ear, "Oh, buy my matches, lady," and I felt a gentle pull at my dress, which induced me to stop and speak to the earnest pleader. She was a little girl, with that bonny, blithe expression, which indicated the land of her birth beyond the sea, and her flaxen hair fell in tangled masses upon her brow and neck; her feet and legs were bare, and her frock was tattered and thin and soiled. "Oh, I do not need any matches, dear," I said, as I put ray hand kindly upon her head and smoothed her temples. "I do not keep house, and I have no particular use tor matches.'' "Oh, but you can buy a few," she said, as she looked up beseechingly, first at my face, and then at my dress, as if she were thinking, "ou are able to have such nice things, you might buy a few," and I began to think so too. 'But what will you do with the money if I buy your matches?" "Ob, I'll give it to my mother." And what will your mother do with it?" "Buy coffee and bread." "And does your mother never buy any of that naughty stuff that makes her cry some times, with the money you get?" iIlere the little earl s cheeks irrew red. and she held down her head without nwerinr rvtall. , Ah. thought. I. tko money will not buy broad if I give it; but the little girl hesitates to tell a he, so, to , encourage her in speaking the truth, I will put the pennies in her hand, and pray that God will give her bread. Her blue eye sparkled brightly as she took them, then away she ran, crying "matches, matches," till she was out of sight, and so far off I could not hear her voice. But the matches served to remind me of her, and I hoped again to meet acr in my walks, where children seem to be as sand upon the sea-shore for multitude; and to-night, though it was 'airly dark when I was passing a long way form where I met her before, she came running, as fast as her little feet would carry her, cry ing, "Oh.now dear lady, will you buy more matches?" "Dear child I have not used up half I bought of you the other day, so I do not need any more;" but this time she did not urge her plea, though she seemed raore sad than when I met her before. "Come," said I, "will you chow me where your house is; it is too late for you to be in thc crowded street." How my heart sunk ,within me as I took her hand to bc guided down a dismal alley, where I could sec nothing but filth and dirt and squalid poverty, and thought, "Oh. dear, that little girl must grow up in such a place as this." Coarse, brutal men were ounging around, and now nnd then the brawl fell on my ear.and oaths and blasphemies made mc shudder as 1 passed. To thc little creature at my side these were familiar sounds; and when she is a little older, whatix to preserve her from the "path uf sin" and the way of death? Her home was not, indeed, the worst among the miserable huts that surround it, and yet it was miserable in the extreme. Ihr mother was not in, but there was another little girl in thc corner, on a pallet of straw, fast asleep. "And is this your sister?" said I. "Yes; sells flowers, and I sell matches." "And where does she get her flowers?" "Ohl of the man who has a house-full up here, and he gives her two cents for every boquet she sells." "And how many does the Bell in a day?" "Sometimes only two or three, nnd sometimes nunc." Is this all ihewav you have to buy your bread and coffee?" "No; moth er washes when she is well, but, . Here she. hesitated, and the sad look caino over her face I had noticed when I first asked about her mother. I could easily imagine why her mother a a. 1 was not well, but I did not wish to draw it from Iter, for oh, it is the most humiliating of all trials when a child must blush for its parent's sins. There was not what I should call a single comfort in tho room. Tho nir was fetid, and everything was covered with dirt and slime; nnd yet hero were two little girls alone, with only drunken mother to care for and protect them. They were pretty, too, for which I could only pity them the more. I could not stay longer now, but telling my little friend I would come again, I kissed her brow, nnd dropped a tear upon her cheek and left them', prayin" that God who feeds the ravens and clothes the lillies uf the Held, would guard nnd guide them. I had only to cross from uveine to avenue to enter uue uf thoe princely

mansions, the gorgeous folds of lose curtains sweep the floor where silver and gold and satin damask dazzle th eye, and surfeit the senses with their very richness. As I ascended the staircase, and passed thc door of a little room that looked ns if the fairies might inhabit it, I saw a Kttle girl asleep, with a bunch of flowers in her hand. She was one of those fair clfia creatures, with rosy cheeks and golden curls, which were lying in silken tra

eery all around her brow and neck; thc pillow and the sheet that covered her were edged with lace: one arm was thrown gracefully back over her head, nnd the other was clasping the boquet, which her mother said she had insisted on purchasing of a Ifttle gtrl whom she met in the street, and would not part with when she went to sleep. - , . . 1 could not know certainly, but I wan willing to believe that the poor little sleeper I had left on the pallet of straw was thc very one of whom the flowers were purchased; and could her weary aching eyes look in here,her heart would be ready to burst at the contrast. All dav she must roam from street to street, crying, "buy mT flowers," tobe sometimes repulsed wita coldness, and sometimes stung by in suit, and return home at night to a drunken xnother.and comfortless room and suppcrless bed; her little body shivering with cold, and her little heart chilled by neglect with never a word of love to cheer, or kindness ta encourage, this is all she knows of life for her there is no gladness here, and no knowledge or hope of a bright hereafter. , But this little sleeper before me breathes the atmosphere of indulgent ..a a a . - .9 kindness, and is pillowed on the bos om of love. All around her are Hiht and joy and gladsomenessj and everything is lavished upon her that caa tend to thc expanding of her intellect or the culture of her heart. I lingered long to gaze upon her innocent beauty.' and dwell upon the contrast in the' homes of the little girls, so near together and so widely different and ere I turned away I pressed a kisä upon her brow and dropped a tear upon ker cheek, for my heart was bursting with thoughts my pen would not dare to utter . - , Oh, bright and glorious day, when mystery shall bc dissolved,and all things shall bc'made clear to our clouded' visionl Meanwhile, my God, Increase the maasareof our hope and trtlSt and love; nnd fill our hearts with kindly charities, and strengthen our hands to dispense ''good " gifts" among the "little ones," such as when on earth he took in his arms and cherished in his bosom. A". J". Times. . . Dolo; in Con greet. Wasuisotos, Jan. 2t. Senate. Mr. Caas offered tha fol-' lowing resolution. - ... solved. That tha President of tha United States be requested to communicate to the Senate, as far as he may deem it compatible with the public in- ' tcrest, a copy of any correspondence which may lore taken place withtbo. Government of the Papal States, touchInga mission to tho United States.- ; Mr. Cass said he alluded to the mani festations of disrepect and outrages perpetrated against tho distinguished via-' itor, M. Bedini, and expressed his entire condemnat ion of all such proceedings, and avowed his belief that lledini was entirely innocent of the foul charges made against him. Mr. Untier expressed his surprise sod regret at tho outrages which had been perpetrated. Several other Senators took tho samei view of the matter. Mr. Weiler, of California, thourrht it could scarcely be necessary tcf introduce ' the resolution to elicit from Senators a disapproval of violence; it could scarcely uu in.-!. uBsarjr 10 iniorm me people oi incir obligations to observe the law, for the1 great body of the American people knew iuii wcu txcre was no silety for the, property or right but tho sanctity of the . iasv. What could I hen bo the obiect of the resolution! Wua it to tell lh peo ple iney might not peaceably assemble to express their opionions and grievanccsl If so, it would not have Its effect, for such was a- right too well (known to ,' them. And if those people, charged with . outrage, did nothing but assemble peaccably to express tlrfir opinionsand If tins man Uediiii be guilty of only one .' half of what his own countrymen accuse , him, then the people were right in what thev did. (A pplauao in the galleries.) Mr. Mason I call the house to order, and that tho chair direct that order be . preserved. Mr. Weiler proceeded to say he knew : nothing of the guilt or innocencs of this person, and belore he could accuse those . people of having done wrong, he would havo to examine whether Ucdini was guilty or not. He well knew that no. act could justify violence; but, it wss useless to attempt to put down the people in th'Mr assembling peaceably toesp. ess their horror and indignation for crime, oppression and tyranny. The, resolution was then adopted. A Situation Two young officers were travelingin the far West, when they stopped to t take supper at a small roadside tavern kept by a very rough Yankee woman. f The landlady," in a calico sun-bonnet and bare feet, stood at the head of the table to pour out. She inquired of her guests "if they pr; feied long sweeten- ' ing or short sweetening in their coffee?" ' The first officer, supposing that "long sweetening" meant a largo portion of that article, chose it accordingly. What was his dismay when he saw . their hostess dip her finger deep down into ajar of honey that stood near ' her and stir it (the finger) round in the coffee. His companion, teeing this, preferred "short sweetening." Upon this the woman picked up a large lump of nnple sugar thatlay in a brown ' p:ip-r on the floor beside her, and biting oil' n piece, put it in his cup. Both llie gentlemen dispensed with coffee thai cvtUiU '.

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