Jasper Banner, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1854 — General Taylor’s Residence. [ARTICLE]

General Taylor’s Residence.

Frmn tl»e Bnton Ho iifo Courier.

In H;irj)er for November, w*; notio- an inU iestiiig article on “(ieneral Taylor’s residence at Baton Rouge.” illustrated witli a truthful picture of the same. The sad reality and truth ofjhe writer's words, when lie. says, “A few years more and General Taylor’s residence will have dis-. appe«»wr‘ strike tit* visitor as he i ascends the beautiful avinue leading out of the town to the barracks. The modest: little picket fence, with its unassuming gate, have gone to decay; and the shrubs and flowers, so carefully protected in the ■ days Of the old man’s glory, have become rank and wild in their struggles with bn-1 •rs and brambles for existence. The vine j growing over tlic balcony, so carefully . looked after by the gentle hand of the old ! Hero’s daughter, no longer blooms to fill j tlic air with fragrance. The flowers have jEkoupcfo-tbc.leaves w i tbered, andno rhlfig but the ghostly frame of “what was, ’’now ; lingers. The liouso itself is a spectre. — The last and only occupant since General 1 Taylor left itforever Avas Col. Webster and J his family, avlio are also numbered with thc ii.mdvOftd the “old ruHtic ooUagc?’-as it is, has been turned over to the rats, and it reels uoav to tumble into ashes under j the gnawing tooth of Oblivion. What a j lesson! ' j

It Avas a very brief day ago, Avlien the ' old gctlemm returned from the wars, I ‘‘with all his honors fresh upon him - ” i A former residence in Raton llouge, had endeared him to our people, and they claimed him as a citizen—the news of his approach was heraled, and the town went to ti 3 waterjS edge to welcome him. A torch-light procession with music and banners followed him, and amid the cheers and acelamations of the people ho was escorted to the home of his choice, the cottage, now drooping its head, and only rescued from oblivion by a wood cut.— t What an episode, in the history of the [ world’s glory! I that fairy spot, his own Avords betray, but . there was a’destiny ruling him, and he I was forced away, to occupy a position alj together unsuited to his temperament.— That destiny has been sadly worked out The hero of Buena Vista is dead, his ac- ■ complished son-inlaw, W. W. Bliss, has j fought his last battle. The remains of Gen. Taylor should . have beep deposited on this spot a place (as he often expressed himself) more dear j to him, than any other on earth.

OCr 5 A farmer lately died without a will, leaving a large property to five sons. The eldest of these, “whose mind, proud science ne’er had taught to soar,” was tolil by a friend that it devolved on him to represent the facts to the Probate Court of his county,ln the following manner, viz: That his father lately died intestate, leaving five sons, of whom he Avas the eldest, and that he Avished to obtain a letter of administration, bo as to divide the estate equally amongst them before it could suffer Toss. Being very much inflated Avith the idea of what an important position he was about to occupy, he hastened to the proper, place and addressing the Court, thus delivered htmself; “Are you Judge of Reprobates? reply. “Have you any business with the Court, my friend?” “I rather guess I have. My father lately died detested, leaving five heretics of whom I am chief; I wish to take out a letter of condemnation, so as to dissipate thq estate as soon as possible.” Increase or Population in England. —Curing the three summer months oflßs4thebirthsin England amounted to 154,735, and the deaths to 113,939; increase 40,716. This, however, is below the average. Daring the same period, 91,900 emigrants sailed from the ports of the- United Kingdom at which there are Government emigration agents; 12,504 sailed from the port of London, 6,201 from Plymouth, 4,134 from Southampton, a nd 58,227 from Liverpool, making 81 ,- 066 from England; 3,538 sailed from Scotland, 7,296 ' from Iceland. A large proportion of the emigrants that sail from English ports are from Ireland; others are from Germany. * f — = A Mir acllocs Core. —The recovery of a bad debt. ’ V . %

Balzac an» thk Thikp. —A few nights a<ro, as one of our most distinguished authors, Mr. do Balzac, was lying awake in bed, ho saw a man enter his room can tiously and attempt to pick the lock of his writing desk. This rogue was a little disconcerted at hearing a loud laugfo'from the occupant of the apartment, whom lie supposed asleep. "Why do you laugh, sir?” aa'ked. the {htqfj '' em faUghfogi goi»d felloAV?’ said Mr. de 8., ~to think what pains you arc taking, and what a risk you ruit, in hope of finding money by night in a desk where the lawful owner can never find a»y by day!” The thief "evacuated Flinders” at nncr..— Paris Paper.

{pT W'e jiieked up a good ancedotii the • other day of an old Methodist preacher, who rode a circnt a few years ago. While ( going to one of his appointments, he met an old acquaintance, who was one of the magistrates of the county. lie asked the minister why tuTdldn't do as tht®s4soWUpe did—ride an ass. ‘Because, ’ said the divine, '‘the people have taken them all to make magistrates of.” A poor devil in jail wishes he had the.jsmall port so he could "break out?’ t&T The man who "fell into raptures’ i ( with a pretty girl, was taken out with I considerable difficulty. ! jy The Boston Transcript, speaking of the Know-Nothing, banquet in that room, says: One of the best was a painting of the White House at Washington, with the inscription: ‘RESIDENCE OF “SAM’ IN 1856? £ST Kate Waggoure gave birth to a child in the Penitentiary, at Columbus.— : The. Scioto Gazette suggests that as the child is State Stock it should be carefully looked after. tCT* Let fro the jib there! quick!—Let go!’ shouted the captain of an eastern packet to a raw hand, as a sudden squall came up, ' ~ - ? .i... v ?.’? ?. ! What’s all that yellen about! J ain’t a touehin.’ yer jibl’ honestly returned Jonathan. t3T The following question is now being debated bv theSchectady Lyceum:—a ‘Which is the most difficult—to teach a blockhead fohold liis tongue, or a lobster to walk a tight rope? • AN EPITAPH. Here lies the body of Andrew Leer. Whose mouth did streach from ear to “ ■'■' ■ V--' 1 ■ '*7. " ' . “'“1 _ ~ j Reader, tread lightly o’er his head. For if he gapes, by gosli, yon ’r dead! jCarNobodf likes to be nobody and everybody likes to be somebody and cv- , ! erj’body is sombody but when anybody ' thinks himself somebody he generly thinks everybody else to be nobody, but is /nobody himself. JtyMra. Partington advises all young j people afflicted with the preparation of the heart, to apply the cataract of mustard to? draw out the information. She says she i has never known a failure where this de- j vice was followed. : _ - ! M&- A man in Brownsville recently, ate a yard of saussaige’ on a wager of five dollars! After performing the feat, he pocketed the money, ate three or four dozen of oysters, and then offered to bet ten dollars that he could eat ‘another yard? The Worst “Ism.”— “Harry,” inquired a friend, the other day, “which do you consider the worst of the rra-; merous ‘isms,’ now prevalent?” “Abinquired his friend.--“No” “Nativeism 5 ” “No. “Tfawt 1 must give it up,” rrpßrd ht: "Why. Rheurtiat*>//».

! Girls «*rr**cmf ro« Hu**e Ijruigirls, who where arrested in Manchester, 5. 11.. a short time mce for 'horse stealing, 4c., were *ej)lcn<e<J Thursday lust to four years’ ha?J labor m tlx; States Prison. Their brarado gave way when the sentence was pronounced. and they shed tears freely. i JBT has ii)ti uduced a bill lor , the improvement w the Michigan . CHy Harbor—Gen. Gass one” for the iit.. Gish' Flats—Gen. Shields one for the Hafbot at Waukegan. They intend try ing 'the single bill system.* —St Jotepk Volley Regiettr <'nNi>EM*ni> rrrtt Rlasphkmt Mont Rudolph, the editor of a German paper Die Watij/e has bceh condemned to im pmomnept iu Waterloo <C W., lor having impious and hla» phenwous doctrine through his journal The articles alluded to expressed Si per emtory denial of the divinity, and Ihe truth of she redemption of man. bv tbs coming of Christ, and an absolute disbe fief of the dogmas of the Church.—£cchunge.