Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1859.

(£s”Sickness has delayed the paper this week. Snyder, our. Representative, was at home last Sunday and Monday. eerThe Pacific Railroad bill has been defeated in the Senate, except the section inviting proposals from contractors. (KrThe Court of Common Plejas, which commenced its January term here last week, is holding over this week. Ths business is unimportant to the public. 0O“We h ave received from the publisher of the Gennessee Farmer, Joseph Harris. Rochester, New York, a copy of the “Rural annual and Agricultural Directory” for 1859. The wors is invaluable' to the fruit-grower, and useful to every one interested in rural affairs. Price 25 cents, post-paid. Prairie Farmer published at Chicago, is one of the best agricultural journals ,we know of. It is published in book form, on clear type and white paper, weekly, at $2 per annum, or eleven copies for 015; but we are enabled to club it wjth the Gazette to our subscribers at 01,25 per year.

PUBLIC DEBATE.

The third public debate between the Calliopean and Erudite Societies will take place at the Court House next Wednesday night, on the following question: “Resolved, That England is responsible for the present degradation of Ireland.” AFFIRMATIVE. . NEGATIVE. Calliopeans. 9 Erudites. T. J. Spitler, ’“Alex. Rowen, M. L. Spitler, A. Guthridge, D. F. Davies. W. S. Hopkins.

BEAUTIFUL.

The most beautiful and chaste monument we have seen in many a day is one erected in the grave-yard last week over the graves of three-young.daughters of Mr. Geo. W. Spitler. It is in the form of an arch spanning the graves. On the arch is a representation of Christ blessing little children, and underneath, on a tablet stretching from side to side, are the inscriptions. Above, the arch are vines, honey-suckles, roses and other’flowers combined, giving the w hole a lovely appearance, and a fitting emblem to be erected over the tombs of the departed whose memories are cherished by the living. The work is from the shop of H. C. Kirk & Co., of Monticello, and reflects credit oil that firm.

SENATORIAL QUESTION.

The United States Senate last Wednesday refused to admit Messrs. Lane and McCarty to a seat on the floor of the Seiinte until their case should be disposed of, by a vote of 31 to 22, Messrs. Bright and Fitch not voting. Ms. Douglas stated on Friday that had he present when the vote was taken, he would have voted to extend the courtesy to them. During the debate on the question Mr. Seward said: “The question was to grant two gentlemen claiming to be Senators from Indiana, the right to stand behind the desks of the ■two persons who occupy the chairs which they claim as their own. He had seen the Hungarian patriot, foreign ministers, and multitudes of others given the poor privilege of standing room on this floor, while the gentlemen claiming to be Senators, and whom the Judiciary Committee may at any time report to be veritable Senators, are refused the number of square feet they would occupy.” e

THE EXPOSITOR DEAD.

By an extra issued from the Expositor office last week, we learn that that paper has ceased to exist. The reason given by the editor is “lack of sufficient paying patronage.'' Although we had foreseen this event for some three or four months, yet we regret it. Mr. Berry was a pleasan.t, and accommodating neighbor, and we got along together as well as could be expected, especially when the fact is considered tnat each deemed the other wrong in principle; and we must admit that the Expositor was as readable as any county paper we know of advocating the Cincinnati Platform and defending the Administration of James Buchanan. But the fates decreed that an Old-Line Lecompton paper could not be successfully published in Jaspei county. Immediately after the election last fall, the men who had b«en mainly instrumental in getting the paper started withdrew their sympathies from it, and left the editor to struggle on alone -and unaided. Right gallantly the editor struggled, and had he been as well supported after the election as he had been before, the paper would now be in a flourishing condition. We’ learn from his valedictory that Mr. Berry intends to publish a paper in a neighboring county. Our good wishes go with him, and may lie find better support and more sympathy than he received at the hands df his political friends in Jasper county.

THE NEW SOCIETY.

Progressive and energetic farmers of our county have lately been engaged in a commendable work—-the organization of a new’ society. We hail it as an omen, propitious and augering better times and a better spirit. In all the departments of human industry there is nothing more interesting, to one who Watches the progress of the race, than the increasing importance of agricultural matters."' And of all the schemes for the advancement of husbandry, no one is attended with more practical benefits than the County Society. It is the most important, for it is the foundation of others. It is the most conducive to frugality, for it reaches every member of the family. Itis the decimal dot in bucolic currency. In every day finance the adage, “take care of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves,” is considered sound philosophy. The old saw, however, holds its edge on this. Take care of the County societies ar.d the others will take care of themselves. The former receives little attention among men, and we do not expect the latter will be any better dealt with. But we appeal to the farmers of the county. We couiure you by the regard for the profession which you follow. By your interest in the gold which lies heaviest on your heart; by your regard for the welfare ofyour children; by your love for comfortable homes; by your zeal in sturdy sports; buyout' love of country, and by your pride ofState, that you come up like men to the work and put your broad shoulders to the wheel. The late plan is founded on an excellent basis, but without your aid it amounts to nothing. With your co-operation the association can be made the most perfect and beneficial of any in the State—you can, make it the means of much pleasure and profit. Agriculture is mainly a new' subject for consideration a broad field is opened to the man of thought and genius. Through the medium now offered, you can advance the interests of the field ten fold, and at yonr death leave a monument of your virtues to your children and to your children’s children. Let it embrace the two grand objects of instruction and let it include every legitimate thing which can give zest to the occasion; let it be a time of rejoicing and festivity; let it be enrolled in the calendar as a day to- be remembered; let its advent be as fuel to the elastic hopes of the boy, and let the old man, iipon its departure, take one more ironrThe w'iming’years; let the household make ready for its coming, and family conjoin with family to receive it; let its interest be commensurate with its importance, and no festivity of ancient or modern times, all things considered, can compare with the county agricultural society. A classic writer declares, that one of the pleasantest sights granted by the gods to man, is to look down from an eminence upon the contests of the Campus Martius and the Olympic plains. Surely, the spectacle of the athletes—broad-shouldered,’ deepchested, brawny, well-formed and welltrained Hellenes—contending for the prize; chariots jostling with chariots, their fretted ornaments of gold flashing in the sunlight, their chargers crazy with excitement and dashing madly from their drivers; the charioteers shouting and bickering one with another; the congregated thousands—the representatives of nations—looking on with breathless interest; the victors borne aloft on canopied seats upon the shoulders of men; the crowds swaying to and fro; cheers rising upon cheers, and nations vieing with nations for the citizenship of the conqueror; surely all this were enough to stir the blood of the poet. But a finer sight by far—the comeliest view in all the Western World is a body of plain farmers gathered together of a summer’s day, to consult in regard to their occupatien and look in one another’s face; the bountiful products of their lands spread out for inspection; their blood-cattle as sleek and graceful as a high-born maid; their steeds well formed, impatient and mettlesome —noble sheep, goodly swine, stalwart, intelligent men, and handsome and accomplished women. We are somewhet suspicious that this latter picture is a little out of place, but it is one which we would like to see realized; and we hope the farmers of this county will come up and give it a decent frame to hang in. R.

INDIAN APOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.

Indianapolis, Jan. 28, 1859. Mr. Davies:— Since the re-election ofthe old Board of Fund Commissioners, the Legislature, or rather, its members, seem to have forgotten the recent party strife and struggle for the offices within their gift, and have settled down to legitimate legislation. They are now doing a vast amount of b siness daily, which is very necessary, for there is a large amount to do. The subject of intemperance is commanding great attention; not only in the Legislature, where they have some seven or eight bills on their second reading, but also in community at large. The people of the State, of all parties, are beginning to feel that there is a necessity to unite their influence and do something to arrest the ravages made among our brightest and best, through the power of strong drink. The cause of temperance, heretofore, has been too much identified with the party politics of the’ country, to make much permanent progress. It is true that its principles are generally acknowledged by every

well-wisher of mankind. The deleterious and ruinous effects of strong drink are felt by every thinking man in the land. The blood-shot eye—the trembling hand—the tottering step —the drunkard’s grave! meet our pained vision on every side? /'Our fathers, our brothers, our sons, are going down by hundreds and thousands to a premature and dishonored grave. Shall we not reach forth the hand of mercy, and save them from th : s fate—w’orse than death? Is it not more becoming the philanthropist, yea, the statesman,_to bend the energies of his mind toward arresting the monstrous, moral, social and civil curse of intemperance, rather than to insure a political triumph!—a triumph that may have been obtained by the erccticn of a catacomb of broken hopes, ruined families, heart-broken wives and worse than children! A triumph, as is often the case, secured by fiery potations and the soul-searing effects of electioneering dramdrinking. There is a cheering prospect that our Legislature will do something to stay the march of this giant evil; and it is still more cheering to find that outside public opinion, emanating from men of all parties, is disposed to give its influence .to sustain any measure that will be likely to effect this object. May Gad speed the work! In connection with this subject I mention that the Rev. Mr. Daily, of the Methodist Church, and President of the State University, had bis preliminary trial before that Church, for intoxication and grossly insulting a young female near the depot in this city. Both charges were sustained, and he was suspended from the ministry and from membership until the next Conference, when the case will come up for final judgment. What a melancholy illustration of human weekness! “Lead us not into temptation,” should be continually welling up from our hearts. There lias been introduced in the Legislature a bill to repeal the charter of the Bank of the State, more for the purpose of leading to discussion, through inve tigation of the condition, business relations and government of the Bank and its branches than anything else. There is a good deal of sourness in regard to the manner in which ‘he Bank charter was procured, and dissatisfaction as to the mode of conducting its business. Whilst there are many who would gladly vote for a repeal of its charter, I apprehend the monied power of the people is too strongly represented in this body to hope for such a thing at present. There is no doubt that the institution was “conceived’in sin and brought forth in iniquity,” and yet it has become the currency of the country, and with proper checks and guards, it will be better, I think, not to interfere with it. The “culled” folks as well as the women (pardon the connection) have cyme to the conclusion that they ought to be allowed an increase of privileges, and sent a memorial to the General Assembly, praying th: t they might be put on the same platform with their white brethren as regards giving testimony in courts of law, which, after considerable discussion, was receive'd and referred, to be, I apprehend, reported back and laid on the table, to take an oblivious sleep. The pouglas men are in a sad quandary. They cannot fully understand or appreciate his position. The feeling is here that, in his recent renconter with Fitch, lie has been hurt. His party, as such, do not like his truckling to the powers that be. His evident want of courage, at a time when he had every opportunity, and ought to have struck out into the open sda of politics, under his own flag, has produced among his followers much humiliation.and murmuring. Should he permit his name to,go before the Charleston Convention, he biit digs his political grave. No aspirant for the Presidency eve: occupied so precarious a position as Mr. Douglas. Political blunderbusses and daggers threaten him on the one side,' and rocks and shoals oh the other. Scylla threatens, and Charibides will destroy him. He will never be President. . Put that in your pipe. Yours, Teddy.

The New York “Tribune” on the Presidency.

The Neto York Tribune has a two column-lea-der on the Presidency, chiefly contradicting the report that it is opposed to SeWard. It takes no decided ground for or against any candidate, but intimates that Seward would not be likely tosuit Pennsylvania. It regards Seward as right on all leading questions except national expenditures. Next to him is Chase, whom it regards as right on all leadii.g questions except the tariff, but would cheerfully support either, not withstanding these differences—would even support a slaveholder of the John Bull stamp, if right on the main question. It closes with the following: “When the time shall have arrived forselecting our standard-bearer for 1860, we shall make a choice and indicate it. Until then all the reports that the Tribune or its editor is doing this or that to favor one possible Republican nominee, ordisparage another, will be mistaken and groundless. Our immediate effort will be to induce such an understanding and state of feeling among the various camps of the Opposition, as will render tho success of some candidate from our side not merely possible, but morally certain.”

EPITAPH. BY A MEMBER OF THE BAR.

We of late were called to mourn The Banner's death, exotic born; Now th’ Expositor no more we greet, Because it’s donned the winding sheet. So deep beneath its party Bekry’cl, We’re sorry that the thing miscarried. [The above we picked up in the Court House last Saturday.]

The Douglas and. Eitch Correspondence.

The 'Washington Union contains the correspondence in full between Senators Douglas and Fitch, growing out of the late difficulty between them. Here it is. It will be seen that Douglas has the worst of it: Washington, Jan. 21, 1859. Sir: To-day, in secret session, you offered me an affront so wanton and unprovoked, and unjustifiable, that I am obliged to infer it must have been the impulse of momentary passion and not of deliberate premeditation. This note is written for the purpose of affording you an opportunity of saying whether or not my conclusion is correct; and further, of affording you an opportunity of retracting the offensive language which-you thus gratuitous y and unxMirrantly applied to me. Respectfully, &c., S. A. Douglas. To Hon. Graham N. Fitch. Washington, Jan. 22, 1859. Sir: Your note of yesterday was handed me this morning. In reply, I have to say that you yesterday made a charge that the lately-appointed Federal officers in Illinois were corrupt and dishonest men, or words to that effect. You know my son to be one of these officers, and you could not expect me to hear such a charge without prompt denial of its truth. ; pronounce it to be to your knowledge untrue. * You subsequently so modified it as to satisfy me that you excepted my son from the general charge, although you did not name’ him, and I made no further issue with you on the subject. When, at a subsequent period of your remarks, you attributed to me the statements which I had not made, I requested that in quoting me you should do so truthfully. These remarks were certainly not deliber- I ately premeditated, but they cannot be' qualified correctly' as the impulse of-momen-tary passion. The first was prompted by I the determination to defend the honor and I character of my son. as dear to me as my | own, against an attack ,so general in its? terms as necessarily to include him; and the - second was the exercise of my right to rec- ‘ tify a misapprehension of my own remarks. i Hon.'S. A. G. N. Fitch. , Washington, Jan. 22, 91 I’. M. Sir: Your note of this date has just been placed in my hand. I admit without hesitation your right and duty to do justice to the reputation of yoar son. At the same time I maintain my right in discharge of my duty ah Senator, to comment fully and freely on the character of. Executive appointments, especially in my own state. I deny, however, that my general remarks in relation to the Illinois appointees confirmed by the Senate, during my absence, could be fairly interpreted to embrace your son. When you seemed so to construe them I promptly replied that what I had said of ■ the Illinois appointments was true, as a general rule, but that there were exceptions, i among whom 1 recognized some of my own friends. Alluding particularly to your son, I added that I had nothing to say in regard I to the merits of his appointment, choosing ! to leave that question where I placed it by - my remarks to the Senate during the last i session in your presence, at the time of his I confirmation. You now admit that you understand this explanation to exempt your son from the appiftation of my general remarks, and yet • you failed .to- withdraw the offensive lan- [ guage, but. on the contrary, at a subsequent stage of the debate, when appologizing for ; a breech of Senatorial decorum, you ex- 1 pressly declared you had nothing to retract, thus appearing, in my apprehension, to reaffirm the .bjectional words. As to the other grounds of offensive lan- ■ guage, admitted in your reply to my note, I have tosay that I did not understand you to assume to correct me in a quotation of your language, as I was unconscious of making any such citation, but to repeats the original ofldnse jn another form, otherwise I should have made a proper response on the instant. This-explanation which is due alike to us both on the points presented in your reply, affords you another opportunity of withdrawing the offensive words which you admit you applied in yesterday’s date. Respectfully, &c., S. A. Douglas. Hon. Graham N. Fitch. Washington, January 23. Sir: Your note of last evening was handed me at 12 M. to-day. Your explanation in regard to my son being now explicit, I have no hesitation in saying that if you had excepted him from your charge, or not n tide it general, I would not have deemed myself warranted in repelling it in the words of which you complain as offensive, and which in consequence of your explanation I now withdraw. I am alsb informed by your note that if you had not been mistaken in relation to my remarks on the subject of your misrepresentation of my sentiments, you would, at the instant, have made proper response. This likewise enabled me to say thdt in my closing remarks, explanatory to\t.he Senate, of my share in an exciting debate upon a subject not revelant to anything before that body; and the responsibility for the introduction of which, rested solely with you, I would have withdrawn, as I- now dd, the second offensive remark, if you had made the same satisfactory explanation that you have now made. Respectfully, &c., ‘ G. N. Fitch. Hon. S. A. Douglas. Washington, Jan. 24, 1859. Sir: Your note ofyesterday has been received, and while I accept your withdrawal of the words to which I have taken exceptions, I owe it to myself to p otest against the idea you seem to entertain, that mv note of Saturday was intended as a precedent and inducing condition of the redress which I solicited, instead of being, as I certainly designed it, merely responsive to the specification in your reply to my first communication. In regard to the introduction and relevancy of the matter in the debate out of which this difficulty arose, I cannot think that a proper subject of discussion in the present correspondence. Respectfully. &.c., S. A. Douglas. Hon. G. N. Fitch. t Washington, Jan. 24, 1859. Sir: Your note of to-day was received at 11$ A. M. It is not for me to judge the motives which dictated yours of the 22d.

I can only say that my answer was predicted upon the explanations it contained. If your explanations are disavowed, my withdrawal must likewise be disavowed. Respectfully,&c. G. N. Fitch. Hon. S. A. Douglas. Washington, Jan. 24, 1859. Sir; I am averse to prolonging this controversy after gaining the substance of my demand, but I cannot close without answering to your last note, by saying that it is immaterial to me upon what you predicate your withdrawal, since I have guarded against a misapprehension of my position. Respectfully, &c., S. A. Douglas. Hon. Graham N. Fitch. “The lion roareth, and the whangdoodle mourneth for his first-born.”

A Capital Hit.

The London correspondent of the New York Tribune furnishes a startling view of the motives that induced the British govern- ■ ment to appoint Lord Lyons, Minister to; Washington, in the place of Lord Napier. Here it is: ’ “Great Britain desires the annexation to I Canada of the State of Maine, to facilitate ; the construction of the great Colonial Rail- 1 road, and it desires a man of firmness at Washington to conduct the negociations. “Maine abounds in good seaports, accessible at all seasons of th'- year, and is conse- : quently the most prolific, school for sailors ! in the New 'V orld. Its proximity to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New Foundland.l and other islands is thought to pres nt an obstacle to ti e before mentioned plan of a Vice Regal Empire, as well as to be dangerous to the com nerce likely to flow fr mil it. Besides there is already an English; railway from Portland to Montreal. Its terminus at Portland,-is being filled up by English families. representatives of importantCanadian and British interests. These hi- < forests the Imperial Government has de-1 dared to protect and enlarge by fair and honest means, if possible, but the possession ; of MaTh® is considered essential to the de-; velopniNnt ol the projected Canadian Emas- well as the security of the trade be- i tween it ami the British West Indies and Europe, that it has, I believe been decided! to take it by lone, if the reasonable re pre-j sentatives of the English G-vernment to the : Cabinet at. Washington', backed by the offer f of a pecuniary indemnitv .should fail.” . This, we take it, is intended as a hit at the policy advocated by Mr. Buchanan and the progressive Democracy, in regard to Cuba. They say that Cuba of right should be a part and parcel of these United States and that we must obtain it, peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must. By a parity of reasoning should not Maine be attached to Canada, and Would not Engl.in i be justified in wresting it from us by force, if she could? Most certainly. And we doubt if Mr. Buchanan would very strongly object to the trans-i fer, since 3laine has become so thoroughly; a Black Republican State. It would be al capital means of preserving the power of the pro-slavery Democracy, to transfer a few .of our Northern States to Canada.!—.Vcic Albany Tribune. ,

The Proposed New Territory of Colona.

The Washington reporter of the Asso-, ciated Press -might have saved himself 'the trouble of sending forward a dispatch saying that Mr. Buchanan would oppose the organization of the new Territory of Colona. Mr. Buchanan's antecedents and his close affiliation with the Slavery Propaganda long ago fixed his position;and in the matter whi'ch Mr. Colfax has taken in hand, and will press with all possible haste, the President’s! aid was not expected; on tlie contrary his early,persistent and vigorous opposition was ; looked, and now nobody is disappointed in finding that it has already’ commenced. 'l'he day for the exercise of influence by the Administration in power, has passed. “Brute ! force” in the shape of the veto, is yet at the President’s disposal; and he may wield that I for the denial of settler’s righ s; but let the author of the bill for the organization of Colona push forward, and he will compel our venerable Dictator to make another and more explicit declaration of his hostility to popular sovereignty and Territorial rights. Mr, Colfax already deserves the thanks of [every man who will emigrate to the new ! gold fields, for his timely action. Let him adopt the Yankee maxim, and “go ahead!”

[From the Leavenworth Times.

From the Mines.

General Eastin has handed us the following 1- It'-r, for the reliability of which he stands responsible. If true, it makes the gold district a perfect bed of gold. We give tlie letter without further ‘CtHrnnClrts: December 29, 1858. Dear General: I arrived at Leavenworth City yesterday, and as everybody is contributing to your paper something from Cherry Creek gold diggings, I thought I would tell you what I did while I was there. I arrived on the 20th of August, and prospected through the country for some time, and at last struck a vein about twenty-nine and a hlilf miles south of Cherry Creek, that iff—riches exceeds anything that had been discovered. 1 dug out of this vein in twen-ty-fi e days, three thousand dollars worth of gold, and the vein did not seem to be exhausted in any degree. Yours truly

Words In English Language.—The Hon. George P. Marsh, in a rtfcent lecture on the i English longuage, says that the English words found in use by good writers hardly fall short of 100,000. Even if a man was able on extraordinary occasions to bring into use halt of that number, he' generally contented himself with far fewer. Each individual used in his daily life' a repertory of words to some extent peculiar to himself. Few scholars used as many as 10,000 English words; ordinary people not more than 8,000. In all Shakespeare there were not 15,000 words; in all Milton, Bjooo. Fred. Douglass’ Daughter for Sale.— Among the servants offered for sale by a Mr. Forrest, of Memphis. Tenn., is a girl who is known to be the daughter of Fred. Douglass, the Abolitionist. She is said to be of the class known among the dealers as a “likely girl,” and is a native of North Carolina. She remembers her “parent” very vividly, having seen him during his last visit to the old North State. — Memphis Avalanche.

M. T. Tucker, aged 14,- of I odd county, Kentucky, measures 6 inches in hight. Big Ihe reported census of Oregon is 000, with 9,900 votes. lic schools in the State of New York. H are agitating the question of street railroads in London, CCrThc population of Buffalo d.’cresaed nearly two thousand last year. (KrThe bili abolishing all lotteries h i Georgia, after June, 1859, has become a; law. . The total amount expended" fn Ulin-*’ ®4 OmTos"" SCl ' <X, ‘ ■ .William Preston, the new Minister to Spain, sailed for Europe Wednesday m the Asia. v 97 r r A . 1 nt ‘' V SUSpension brid^e 8t Grand? t ails fell on tfie 18th ult., causing th® death of two persons. 0/7”lt is reported that the French Government has resolved on sending a Consul General to Canada. 0/T’A chestnut tree on the farm of Abraham Dolb,y. Chester county, p a ., measures 2J ,eet in circumference. Op-A French military force has entered Switzerland, but for what purpose no one seems to have »ny idea. O/T’.San Francisco is now in teleo-ranhic cnmmumcanon with Utah. She will soon ■>v wi h Great Salt Lake Citv. o^T Tli e French citizens of Chicago intend celebrating the anniversary of the proclamauon of tire Republic of 1848 C fSr? h t e vv S \ Wa,er W!,S recpiveti the y.i[ Hol at \\ ashington, from the new aqueduct, on Monuay the third of January. COyCoal exists in 81 of the counties of Illinois, and over a hundred mines are now Worked in 31 different co ntie.--. (£rThe Washington SZaJes admits that the acquisition of Cuba bv purthase or anv oth -r means is entirely hopeless. (Cg'The first omnibus was started in Honolulu, Hawaiian Island, last October. It lutis --up tne valley” three times a day. OO’There are in the city of New York. 12,090 places where liquor is sold for a beverage, and only G 9 of the places have licenses. . CCg’The personal proper!!v~cf Dr. Burdeil amounting to thousands o!f dollars, has all’ been used up in the feeing of lawyers. oO”Louis Napoleon's alleged design to place a Murat on the thr neof the two Sit ihes is again published bv the London papers. ‘ ‘ I --' 1 dentists of Indiana are about to ..li m a State association. Their sea! will be a molar, with the motto, “we will null together.” 1 According to the Japan correspondent oi the Journal oj Commerce, the cholera swept off 1.200 inhabitants of the Nanjaski, in four ■weeks{U7"A bill has been introduced in the Assembly of New York repealing the law allowing parties in suits to be witnesses in their own behalf. tO”De Santy has not left Newfoundland as has been stated. He is still at Cyrus Station waiting patiently for the speechless Cable to learn to talk. London papers report that the month of November was seven degrees colder in England than the average ofthe same period for 43 years.

The Deacon and the Irishman.

Luder this head we find the following amusing story going the rounds: A tew months ago, as Mr. Ingalls, of Swampscott, R. 1., was traveling through the western part of the Stale of New York, he tell in with an Irishman who had lately arrived in this country, and was in quest of a brother who came before him and settled in some of the diggings in that vicinity. Pat was a strong, athletic man, a true Calholic,_and had never seen the interior of a Prolestent church. It was-a pleasant Sunday morning that brother Ingalls met Pat, whuinquired the road to the nearest-'Church. Ingalls was a good and pious man. He told Pat he was going to church himself, and invited his new-made acquaintance to keep him company thither (his place of destination being a small Methodist meeting-house nearby.) There vyas a great revival there at the time, and one of the Deacons, (who, by the way was very small in stature,) invited brother Ingalls to take a seat in his pew. lie accepted the invitation and walked in, followed by Pa , who looked in vain to, find the altar, &,c. After he he turned to brother Ingalls and in a wjjisperwhich could be heard all "Sure, an’ isn’t this a hiritick church?” "Hush,” said Ingalls, “if you speak a loud, word, they will put you out.” “And laitb, not a word will I speak, at all replied Pat. The meeting was opened with prayer bv tire pastor. Pat was eyeing him very closely, when an old gentleman who was standing in the pew directly in front of Pat, shouted “Glory!” * 4 “Hist, ye clear demon,” replied Pat, with his loud whisper, which was plainly heard by the minister, “be dacent, and don’t make a blackguard of yourself.’.’ The parson gr jw more and more fervent in his devotions. Presently the Deacon uttered an audible groan. “Hist-s-t ye blackguard; have you no dacency at all, at all!” said Pat, at the same moment giving theDeacon a punch in the ribs which caused him nearly to loose his equilibrium. The minister stopped, and extended his hand in a supplicating manner, said: “Bretheren, we cannot be disturbed in thia way. Will some one put that man out!” ‘‘Yes, your rivirence,” shouted Pat, ‘'l will!” and suiting the action to the word, be collared the Deacon, and to the utter astonishment of the pastor, brother Ingalls, and the whole congrega'ion, ne dragged him through the aisle, and with a tremendous kick landed him in the veafibule of (,h© church.

JHON HARTMAN.

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