Locomotive, Volume 35, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 December 1855 — Page 1

JOHN R. ELDER, Editor

VOL.XXXV. t if 13 t o coTrTor i vT-" IS PRINTE D AND PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY ELDER & HARKNESS A. .heir Book and Job Printing Office, on Meridian Street, TERMS Or A n v t . . . . . One square, (8 lines; or loss, 250 ms,) for I week for each subsequent inserlioi for throo montli " , " ., for six months ' fr one year, without alteration I"."" 0.50 0 25 3.00 5.00 R.on 12.00 , ,, "". oui, ireqaent elinngas 1 00 and ?le$T?::,Z nfer .""'"' "t- Cut, - VTJ Advertisements must, be handed in by Thursdau of each weik, or they will be deferred until the next issue. HARRISON'S EXCHANGE OFFICE, Room' No. I, Up Stairs, in Johnson Building, Opposite the -. . i Capital JJouse. mjOTKS, Judgments, Land Warrants, and City Orders lfj botifflit. Gold. .Silver, and Exchange bought and Sold. ' , -. Particular attention given to. Collections. " interest pnul on Deposits for a specilied time. 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To the public in general, I have no hesitation in saying this is a truly useful and wonderful article for the restoration of the hair. - St. Louis, May 23, 185. MORRIS GOSLING.' ' Rsiij, Mich., August 2, 18"3. ' This ij to certify that one year ago I was quite grav, and my hair so thin on the top of my head, that I feared its e'ntiro loss. In this condition I applied for and obtained a bottle of Prof. Wood's "Restorative." and before I had used ono quart bottle the gray hairs had entirely disappeared, and it had thickened lip so as to be as full as usual, and it assumed a glossv appearance, apparently more beautiful than it ever was before. 1 do, tho retard, cheerfully recommend it to all those ladies who valuo a beautiful head of hair. I will also state that 1 use it now, occasionally, for its healthy and beautifying effects. SARAH J. BROWN. . -. JTJ5- very liberal discount made to wholesale purchasers. ft. B. To please all. we put up the Restorativo with and without sediment, and request all to specify which they desire. Address O. J. Wood & Co., 3IB Broadway, New York, and 114 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. , .. Sold at manufacturers' prices by all Druggists in New York and Philadelphia, and in Indianapolis, by Robert Browning, late Craighead & Browning, and all druggists throughout the United States: also for sale "Prof. Wood's Oriental 'Sanative Liniment, and Vegetable Magic Life Pills. See circulars in the hands of all agents, ,,, ; ,,, ( : : sep22-y JDK. P.G. C. HUNT, DENTIST.' kFFICE oniflinoisstrcet; direct! J north trom the Palmer Houso. three doors fromTousey'sCorner. j 2'53-j i . , bail koad HOUSE, . ; r, . i Corner of East and Washington street ; . . , Pays tlic highest market price (or Wheat Oals, Corn, and all kinds of Produce. I have pu. ..p a pair of Fairbanks Patent Hay or Cattle Scales, which are as true as any scales in the County, where. I can weigh Hay or Corn. Also, I keep on hand all kinds of family Groceries, which I will sell as low as any New York or Boston store in the Citv, or any Yankee house. ' a'nl9-tf V 1 " JOHN WALLACE. BANK. OF THE CAPITOL... interest paid ou. money deposited for aspecifled time. Bills of Exchange, i and Uncurrent Money dealt in generally. janl-tf JOHN WOOLLEY, Cashier. - VENETIAN BLINDS, vTJ' MADE AND REPAIRED, , 571 Second door North of Plaining mill, on Alabama st. J. BARR. n ov 25-3 in - S. C. JIOBGAS, f ERCHA NT TAILOR successor to Smith & Morgan has iust received a mdendid assortment of Spring and Sum mer Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestmgs. tyc, of the latest styles. Also, a tine assortment of Ready-Made Clothing, suited to the season; and also an excellent'assortmenlof Gents' Furnishing Goods, to which he invites attention, and w hich will be disposed of at prices to suit. Garments made to order as heretofore. K. B. Those indebted to the late flrui of Smith & Morgan, will please call and make immediate settlement, as we are desirous of closing the books as soon as possible. . . . . April 7, 1835-lv.. , . , . ' ; II. B. COLEINS & CO., . DEALERS IS , '. Foreign and Domestic HIARBLE, ' JVtf. 94 East Washington street, i Indianapolis, Keep consianiiy 1 on hand, and manufacture to 1 order Monuments, Tombs, and J Slab-work of all kinds, and of j the latest and most approved nnttarns. As they keep inineir j employ, workmen of superior i'tasteand skill, and nse none i but the bost of material, they ; can make it to the interest oi all who wish to perpetuate the memory of lost friends, to give them a call. je2-ly LAFAYETTE V INDIANAPOLIS BAH.KOAB 1855, WS3S 1855. ttmt! n tr a jj n. V. T) ON and after April 23d, 1S55, trains on this road will run as follows: Mail train. ... , ' Leave Indianapolis at 12 M. ' ' , , t. Arrive ill Indianapolis at 8 A. M. ; . " " Lafayette at 3 P. M. ! EXPRESS TRAIN. Leave Indianapolis at 6 A. M. Arrive in Lafayette at !) A. M. " " Indianapolis at 3:30 P. M. ; ' KREIOI1T TRAIN. ' Leave Indianapolis at 6:20 A. M. For through tickets, apply attho Union Passenger Station, in Indianapolis. . .. . ,.. : w. DURBIN, SupH. CIIANE OF TIME. INDIA N A CENTRA L A N I) DAYTON A N D WESTERN R . R. Three trains daily, (Sundays ex- amSS3 cepted. . Sg3uefP2 First Train-Lizhtning Express. Leaves Indianapolis at 2.30 A. M.; nrrivesat Richmond st 5.30, nd at Cinei, nail at 0.30 A.M. arrives t Wayton at 7.0O A. M., connect, ng directly with trains for Columbus, Zanesv.lle, W ''"?' B"' ' more, Washington City, Philadelphia, New l'k"l c.; 'arrivingin New York 15 Hon rs i advan ce of a ) other r.ute from Indianapolis. At Dayton, 1 so. conne, ts wit li trainsdirectlvforSpringHeld, Urbana, Be le : ont. '.F.est' Clyde, Cleveland, Buffalo, Sandusky, Detroit, Fort Wavne, Troy, ,JiM kc &c Richmond at W M. with all trains for ColumlUs,Zane9ViUe, vvueemigaiu H point si easl ami north-a. t piMimond at . Third train leave, at 3.30 P. M., connects at R ch jod will, train, for Cincinnati, ""ivins: a U;llll9 for ..ln,nhn, at 10.30 P. M., connecting dire tly w n f:ane,ville. Wheeling, Bnltimore, wrsl"nvXna, Buffalo, orkand Boston, and also with trains for Cleveian i, Pit'sburgh and Philadelphia. . ,.,. rnaie bv which Passengers, lake notice ! . This is the only route o J-mi can leave Indianapolis in the evenlumbus, Newark, Zanesville and V heeling the same " fiie only routehaving any connection, at Dayton, either TZ "'""IV "route go through to Cincinnati as qu.c. s hy any other". .ti through. Philoluinbu, and Pittsburg Baggage i-u - d-lphia Baggage re-check ed at Pills' urn u. pavton,or The only morning Train from Indianapolis to J .oiumbasv,, U.yxo, SMITH. Snprintendant. Un7 Ind. 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INDIANA POLTS, FAY THE PAINTER. ny HKNRy bray. As lioncst in en, attend and hear The serious fact the times are dear; Who owes a bill, 'tis just as clear, As star-light in the. winter. That he should come w ithout delay That's if he can that bill to pay, And ere he puts his purse away, "Fork over to the Printer." The Printer's cheek is seldom red, The fine machinery of his head, ' , Is working when you are in bed, Your true and faithful "Mentor;" All day and night he wears his shoes, And brains, to furnish you the news; But men of conscience ne'er refuse To pay the toiling Printer. 'Tis known, or ought to be by all, . His dues are scattered, and are small, , And if not paid, he's bound to fall In debt for fuel, bread, vent, or Perhaps his paper; then to square Up with his help a double care Bows down bis head now, is it fair ' That you don't pay the Printer? '( His wife and little prattlers too, Are now depending upon you; And if you pay the score that's due, Necessity can't stint her; But if you don't, as gnaws the mole ' 'Twill through your conscience eat a hole! . And brand the forehead thus "No Soul!' Of him who cheats the Printer. The cats will mew between your feet,;. . , The dogs will bite you on the street; , .... And every urchin that you meet, Will roar with voice like Stentor, '' "Look to your pockets there he goes, . '' : See how he struts in costly clothes 1 V ' With -pride though every body knows ! '. He has not paid the Printer." Be simply just, and don't disgrace - Yourself but beg the "Lord of Grace," To thaw that harden'd icy "case," ': ' That honesty may enter; ' : ; This done, man will witb mcn act fair, : And all will have tho "tin" to spare;: : Then will the "Editorial Chair," Support a : well-paid Printer. Ten Years among the Mail Babgs. This is the title of a work by J. Holbrook, Esq., Special Mail Agent, of the Post office Department, which will soon be' announced as ready for sale. As there is always interest coniiestecl ivun tut: mariner in which depredators on the mails are detected, we copy the folloving from an advance sheet.' - ' !'i .' ' ' " v 1 . ';'."''' ' . Cheating the Clergy. Our collections of "outside" delinquencies would be incomplete, were we to omit the following case, which was investigated by: the author not long ago, and in which not a little ingenuity, of the baser sort, was displayed. : It will serve as a specimen of a numerous class ot cases, characterized by attempts to defraud some cor respondent, and to tasten the blame ot the traud upon some one connected with the Post-Office. We could give many instances of a similar kind, did our limits permit. : A person of good standing in community, who laid claim not only to a . moral but a religious character, was visiting in a large town on the Hudson river, about midway between JNew iork and Albany. This person owed a clergyman, livinar in New Haven, Conn., the sum of one hundred dollars; and one day he called at the house of another clergyman of his acquaintance in the town first mentioned, and requested to be allowed the privilege of writing a letter there to his clerical creditor, in which . the sum due that gentleman was to be enclosed. .Writing, materials were furnished, and he prepared the letter in the study of his obliging friend, and in Ins presence.- : , ;.- ,! ' r-1 ;. '. I. ' : ' After he had finished writing it, he said to the clergyman, "Now, as the mails are not always safe, I wish to be able to prove that 1 have ac tually sent the money.... I shall therefore consider it a great favor if you will accompany me to the bank, where I wish to obtain a hundred-dollar note for some small trash that 1 have and bear witness that I enclose the money, and deposit the letter in the post-office, ", ... t I ",' ' The reverend gentleman readily acceded to his request, and went with him to the bank, where a bill of tho required denomination was obtained and placed in the letter, which was then sealed with a wafer, the clergyman all the while looking on. ,' . ' -- They then went to the post office, (which was directly opposite the bank,) and after calling the attention of his companian to the letter and its address, the writer dropped it into the letterbox, and the two persons went their several ways.i The letter arrived at New Haven by due course of mail, and it so happened that the cler-o-yman to whom it was addressed was at the f,' ffi waiiino-for the assorting of the mails. He saw a letter thrown into his box, and called for it as soon as the delivery window was open. Upon breaking the seal and reading the letter, he found himself requested to "Please find one hundred dollars," &c, with which request he would cheerfully have complied, but for one slight circumstance, namely, the absence of the bank-note! ' , , This fact was apparently accounted for by a postscript, written in a heavy, rude hand, entirely different from that of the body of the letter, and reading as follows: P S I have taken the liberty to borrow this money, but I send the letter, so you needn't blame the man that wrote it." , -(Signed) "PosT-Bor." The rifled document was immediately shown to the post master, and in his opinion as well as Sat of the clergyman a daring robbery had been committed. The latter gentleman was advised by the post master to proceed at once to

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New York, and confer with the Special Agent; and at the same time to lay all the facts before the Post Master General, lie did so, and it was not long before tho Agent had commenced tho investigation of the supposed robbery. In addition to the postscript appended, the letter bore other indications of having been tampered with which at first sight would seem almost conclusive on this point. Upon the envelope were two wafers, di tiering in color, one partly overlapping the other, as if they had been put on by dillerent persons at different times. Notwithstanding these appearances, there were circumstances strongly conflicting with the supposition that the letter had been robbed. The postscript was an unnatural 'affair, for one guilty of opening a letter for the purpose of appropriating its contents, would stop lo write an explanatory postscript, especially as such a course would increase the chances of his own detection. And in the present instance, there had been no delay of the letter to allow of such an nddition. By a visit to the office where the letter was mailed, the Agent ascertained that it must have left immediately afler having been deposited, and the advanced age and excellent character of the post master; who made up the' mail on that occasion, entirely cut oft suspicion in that quart ' -- An interview was then held with the clergymanwho witnessed the mailing of the letter, and from him were obtained the (acts already stated. Concerning the writing of the document", and its deposit in the letter box in a perfect state, after the money had been enclosed, he was ready "and willing to make oath, and had he been called upon he would have done so in all sincerity and honesty. " ' '- ' ' In reply to an inquiry whether he used 'more than one sort of letter paper, he informed me he 'had had but one kind in his study for several months, and at my request, immediately brougjit ;in several sheets of it. A comparison of this with the sheet upon which the rifled epistle had heen written, showed that the latter was totally difierent article from' the Gist; the shape and design of the stamp, the size of the sheet, and the shade of the paper, were all unlike. Moreover, the wafers used at the bank, where the hundreddollar note was' obtained and the letter containing it, sealed, were very dissimilar to either of those wjiich appeared upon the "post-boy" letter. 1 : . :i ' : . 1 ' From the consideration" of all ' these' 'facts,' I was satisfied that a gross and contemptible fraud had been perpetrated by the writer of the letter, and lost no time in. proceeding to the village 'where that personage lived. 1 ' called upon the post master and made some inquiries relative to the character and pecuniary circumstances ' of the person in question, j; rum .i. .(Jl1i;0. made, it. n'nni-nrfrl. as I have alrtdv stated, iii..i.:, .... putalion in commumity was good. , I thought it might be possible that in so small a place, 1 could ascertain whether he . had lately passed a hundred-dollar note, 'as he would have been likely to have done, if it was true that he had not enclosed it in the New Haven letter. . Calling at the store which received most of his custom, I introduced myself to the proprietor, made a confident of him to some extent, and learned that the very next day after that on which' the aforesaid letter was mailed, its author offered him in payment for a barrel of flour, a hundred-dollar note on the bank from which a bill of the like denomination had been obtained, as before mentioned, in exchange for the "small trash.". The merchant could not then change it, but sent the flour, and changed a bill which he supposed to be the same, a few days afterward. ' 1 .. . . . - Armed with these irresistable facts', I proceed ed to call on the adventurous deceiver of the clergy, who had attempted .to make one member of that body second his intention to cheat another. ( "Insatiate archer! could not one suffice?" "Mr. T ," said I, after some preliminary conversation, it's of ho use to mince matters. The fact is, you did not send the money in that New. Haven letter. - You offered it the day after you pretended to mail it, at Mr, C,'s store.:, .You see I've found out all about it, so I hope you will hot deny the truth in the matter." , I then gave him' his choice," to send the hundred dollars promptly to his New Haven correspondent, or nllow me to prove in a public mam ner,' the facts in my possession, j , . ., h Being thus hard pressed and finding himself cornered, he confessed that he had prepared the letter which was received in New Haven postscript,' double1 wafers and all before ' be left home, and that while crossing the street from' the bank to the post-office, he substituted this for the one he wrote in the clergyman's study!- He promised to send the money, and pretended to have suffered severely in bis feelings, on account of this dishonest act. '. ' " , ; 1 There is no United States law providing for the punishment of such an offence, but public oninion and nrivate conscience make nicer dis tinctions than the law can do, and often mete out a weir deserved penalty to those who elude the less subtile ministers of justice.''.',' '. , In the present instance, the forgoing story was made public by .direction of the Post Master General; and the author of the trick, unable to sustain the indignation and contempt of the community in which he lived, was compelled to make a hasty retreat from that part of the country. . . . . ' The Eights of Intellect. Jenny Lind sings, Fanny Ellsler dances, Fanny Kemble plays, so well that a number of people like to hear the singing, see the dancing, or both see and bear the acting'. ' Having, by years of laborious and perhaps ill-requited effort, achieved eminence in their respective pursuits, these persons are each solicited from different quarters to go this way or that to appear before expectant audiences. Is there any reason in the world why each should not say to those applying, "You say your people desire my presence and services: How much do they desire them ?, I will go this way or that as I can do best : make your offers respectively, and I will consider them." . Of course, any artist or public teacher may hold himself too dear for exalted self-appreciation is very natural to us all may demand more

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than ho is worth, and refuse to work for less. The unfailing resort, then, is not to employ him. Ihe public can do without him at least as long as he can do without the public. But hd any one should really feel aggrieved that a singer, dancer, actor, painter, sculptor, should not give for 8100 that which somebody stands readv to pay $200 for, we cannot imagine. Bread is dear at present ; but does any farmer part with bis orain below the market price excent in charity to the needy ? If not, why should others be expected to sell their wares or wits at half their market value ? It is very common to talk of the high salaries paid to a few clergymen in cities as if they fairly exposed the recipients to reproach ; but why should they ? If a religious society. suDDorted by the voluntary contributions or pew-rents of its members, prefers to have A B for its pastor at even cto.uuu a year to any body else at a much lower figure, why should'nt that sum be paid and received ? Why should a society expect its minister to remain lor $1,000 per annum when he is offered $1,500 by another society? We know that many do refuse liberal offers, and remain where they are paid less; it may be noble and even wise on their part to do so ; but suppose they did not, who would have a ricrht to com plain ? If a clergyman or any other public teacher dissembles, or cloaks iniquity, or flatters the oppres sor, or justifies injustice, because power and wealth desire and are willing liberally to reward such perversion, then launch your, hottest bolts at ins Dead. , It he is miserly and hard-hearted, commending righteousness and mercy, yet buttoning up his own pocket and leaving the destitute to perish then denounce him. But we do not see why he should work for half what his talents will command, any more than the lawyer or the surgeon. '.'. , A, oommunity wants to repair or adorn its church, to build a public hall, to found a public library, buy a fire-engine, or something of the sort, and it concludes that it can best subserve its purpose and profit by the general good feeling toward the project, by getting up a lecture or course of lectures. This is very well a great deal better thon the resort to pious gambling through lotteries and other catch-traps too often employed in connection " with what are called Church Fairs devices by which the mind and morals of youth are often sadly corrupted. But should a few men and they generally strangers be required indirectly lo contribute one half of the . sum : required? : Why should a man like Ward Beecher, or Chapin, or Dr. Hawks, be required to lecture for these for nothing, or at half price? Why not rather say, "There are five hundred people in this vicinity who would gladly pay fifty cents each to hear a lecture from B or for Iiw" we ca0,',':; coT l.?,'vf.'one $50, and have the balance clear gain for' our enterprise ?" If they have a house that will seat a thousand, so' that they can put the tickets at tweuty-five cents, 60 much the better ; if the lecturerjcharges only $50, this may be done .with the smaller house and audience. .. We don't pretend to fix prices on either hand ;. we only insist that,' whatever the lecturer's services are fairly worth in the market whatever sum they will command that he; should be proffered,-or not invited. It may be a very easy way to get up a ball or library, or carpet a church, to obtain his services for nothing or. at half price; but it is rather mean; and thrifty, public-spirited citizens ought to discontinue it. If he cannot earn you double bis rea-ular charge, so that he may be paid, yet your enterprise forwarded, don't have him. And he may be cheap at $100 or dear at 5510. . .. . ., . , Our Agricultural Societies usually require Addresses at their Annual Fairs Addresses which should involve thought and labor in their prepa ration. , Ihey call a man two to five hundred miles away from his business, spoil a week of his time, beside that consumed in preparation, put him to an expense of $10 to $30, and sometimes pay him with a vote of thanks. Some, can afford to take their pay exclusively in that currency and some cannot. ... . , , . , ., ; .... : , . ,.: ; We make these remarks of course with an eye to Mr. Beecher's late lecturing tour at the Wrest, He had been many times invited to lecture in that ! region, andhad .not been able to comply. At length he went, in his own time and manner not in obedience to the calls of the. lecture, associations.'. On the .contrary, he "hired out" to a man who agreed to give him so much, for twelve evenings and charged his own price fifty cents. This mode, of; doing business seems, to have giveu; general offence the Associations and the Press did their best to keep people from attending audiences: were small and the speculation didn't pay. But the loser makes no complaint and asks ,no sympathy ; if those that stayed away 4id so be cause they didn't, think the lectures worth the price charged, it was all right ; and if they did it as a testimony, it is also very well. Some would not grudge a larger sum to hear Rachel, of whose utterances they couldn't comprehend a word ; they would pay two dollars without grumbling to see and hear her, but grudge half a dollar lo hear Ward Beecher. So far, all is well ; but there is an assumption underlying the concerted effort to put down those Lectures which is not well. It is the assumption that, while every man owns his own legs and arms, whatever brains there may at any time be in the community are common stock, to be at the public beck and call, and to be used for the public good without regard to their possessor's. Now we are bound to use all our faculties in consistency with and subordination to the highest and widest good but one class of faculties no more than another. The right of human beings to the use of their own bones and muscles is very forcibly and beneficently affirmed in our day let us try to diffuse a juster appreciation of a man's right to the use of his own brains. N. Y. Tribune. Wood Along: the Ohio. Twenty years ago wood consumed by steamboats commanded, anywhere between Cincinnati and Louisville, from $2 25 to $2 50 per cord. Ten years ago it was worth this price, and brought it readily. In fact, woodlands along the river were in requtst, every one supposing that the price of wood, .so far

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NO 4 from retrograding, would steadily advance year by year, especially as the number of steamers was annually incrtabing. But this calculation was made without a comprehensive view of the matter, as the result shows. The competition of coal with wood, for steamboat consumption, is so great that the regular packets between Louisville and Cincinnati buy it now at from $1 20 to 1 50 per cord. There is actually this difference in the prico between 1C35, or 1845, and 1855. Matlhon Banner. Love and Jewelry. Mr. J. V. S. Granger resides in Burlington, Vermont. Mr. G. is a gen- - tleman of prepossessing appearance, spoi ls a jet black imperial, and boasts slightly of his shape. Mr. Granger has a very excellent opinion of him.self, and runs away with the idea that no lady can look at him without experiencing a slight palpitation under her chemisette. In July last, Mr. Granger visited Rockaway, put up at the Pavilion, and indulged in sea bathing and clams for about ten days. On his way home, he stopped in Albany to spend a week, lie put up at the Delevan House. One afternoon, while promenading up North Pearl street, he saw a very fascinating young lady silling by a parlor window belonging to a very fine three story brick dwelling not a mile from Steuben street. The young lady smiled Mr! Granger lifted his hat, and "dropped his head about an inch, inch and a half, or two inches. Having done this, he passed on, and in ,due course of time found himself nt his hotel. .If ever Mr. Granger felt well toward all the world and the rest of mankind, it was that afternoon. He was so buoyant that if anybody had cut his suspenders, we have no doubt he would have gone, up like a balloon. The next day Granger repeated his stroll. He again passed the Pearl street mansion, and again found the fascinating young lady sitting at that parlor window. The third time he grew more courageous. He not only lifted his hat and smiled, but he ascended the steps and twitched the bell-pull. The young lady flew to the door, opened the same, dropped a courtesy on the niatting,.and invited Granger to walk into the parlor. 'He did so, and for a few minutes felt slightly embarrassed. He overcame this, however, in a short time, and entered upon a chat which satisfied him that he had made a ten strike effected jthe , conquest of an,, heiress. . On leaving, Mr. ,5ranger and the young lady exchanged cards a ceremony that enabled Granger to say "the best looking girl in all Albany" was Miss Douglas, of North Pearl street'. ' ' '''' -i They parted in the hall with a squeeze of the hand that made Granger look -like a boiled lobster for an hour afterward. Mr. G. is a gentleman of sanguine temperament, hence, the ease with which his face takes to vermillion. On ri-;-inS at Burlington,' Mr. Granger opened a corresponddayiSyi!,n,MLs.? PUSb?. that continued till Tuesin person. He went to the Pearl street mansion, pulled the bell, and was answered by a biddy of late importation. With her the following conversation took place. ' "; :''-'' ' ."Is Miss Douglass niT''" "Who?" ;; "Miss Douglass.'" '' '; , 1 v 'And who the divil is Miss Douglass?" ; ; ."A young lady that I saw here in July last your mistress, I suppose." . , : . "You do? Well, then, let me tell you you're mistaken. The young lady you met here in July last, was a forward minx that Missus left to take bare of the house, while the family went to Niagara. She was as modest a girl as ever was, till a blackguard in Vermont made a fule of lj,er." : "You said a blackguard in Vermont I think?" ' "I did, I repeat it. , If he had'nt been a blackguard,' he would not have sent her a gold watch, and an undacent letthei with little boys flying all around the edges with more bow-arrows than breeches bad luck to him.",. : :,; : "Well, never mind about all that.. Can you fell me where'I can find the person referred to?" ; "No I can't, and if I could, I would'nt, for I have an idea that yon are no better than the other blackguard.".-:; - . ' -'i ' ' ' ' Biddy having said this, slammed to the door and retired to the kitchen.-. The information received at the Pearl street mansion, struck Mr. Granger "all of a heap." - .The idea that he had been courting a servant girl for an heiress, drove him almost to distraction. M But this was not the worst of it: '' Mr.' Grange!4 had hot only suffered in his "bussbm" but in his pocket. During his correspondence he forwarded - the following presents to. Miss Douglas., . . , , . , One gold watch, valued . at $ 120 ; one set of ear-rings, worth $75, and a diamond breast-pin, worth $95,' making a grand total of 35290. To get back a portion of' this treasure MK Granger repaired on Wednesday to the Police office He told his story to Justice Parsons, and wished to swear out a warrant for false pretences against Miss Douglas. .' . . "For doing what?" asked the magistrate. - "For putting on French airs, and doing me out of two hundred and ninety dollars worth of jewelry," replied Mr. Granger. The justice informed Mr. Granger that there was no law forbidding, "French airs," and that he could not possibly have a warrant. . ,- "And what would you have me do?" "Go home to'; Burlington, and resolve never again to be sold by a Peai'l street chamber-maid, even if she indulges in French airs and smiles from a parlor window.',' Mr. Granger left the office saying he would think it over. We saw him about an hour afterwards inquiring the way to Mr. Holstein's law office. Whether he intends to commence a lawsuit for the recovery of his goods; will be known at the next court.. ' ' An Hour a Day. Andrew Johnson, the present re-elected Governor of Tennessee, at the age of thirty was a journeyman tailor, "and could neither read nor write." Sensible of his ignorance, he made his wife read to him while he was at work and she at leisure and one hour each day she taught him his letters and the use of the pen. He constantly improved his one hour a day, although very poor and illy able to spare the time; aud a little over two years ago, and at the age of forty, he was made Governor of Tennessee by a large majority. , :