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iW TERMS: $2,00 A TEAR. t&i - FAIABLK IX ADTAKCB. ALL KINDS JOB PRINTING, I "Viae in U.t best manner and at fair prices. V.Icp:' Warner Building Richnond, Ind. ' A JOw Poem by T B. Head. r ;-j , . . At tb opening of the Sotdier)' and jailor ' Fair ia Philali;ljiii on Monday eveoiag, dsn. 'rait a ad Miadi n I A diuiral Farri'lt w;re aia-v; tin distiafuishel Tin's, th-s lo UtKr unci ) s,r-j;:ie. Ttit 'U'i (ijin, Sr T. H. Real, w titten for tha oceasiorri w rjjrf or tV a" It a .r : J j, , Whit ;rri tfV: i'.t L i chi" 1 1 w s-'non tr, I. k j if il .-otsrsm wril , b-;rv:.tt:. a lb" l-rr.rjtf y. I rma Via.'. Hh iit'-rii; rfb"!! Wails Mi a tS'aW, 4n in a blow ! I iiitin-i'irra, fr.m tb Karat ae Mvl? Hen MylTni'a jrtorr atill m.rjfreat, U.iT, likw in e rl vrpi 1 fr 'in hia era?, rat Srirmtn i..inc;1, in i tor tba Ii:b-I flr I Oa wil?i)rral 1. 111.1 men o'rtbrarl awopt tl crat, Waiiu tie 1 before hiiu all th'i traitoroua l.oit, Till Uraut. like Micbael on tlis crjtil trail, f'-T' lt t'le DeO'i of treaaxa t" Ilia fU ; An I when into the liwet depth be fell, Tivra ca ioU if; detaoa in tua wJ eralclL Ur'lirt there tiie hemp aalficienl for the time To a nation for tua imir lerar'a on ma T Think it our gloriuua boat of mrtjt alaio Net in fair balUa on the fierr plain. Ilut left U (haatlT liunirnr'a ti,(bt'ninz clinch, Aal a low I uunieroil Uailj , ineii br lucb. In fane 1 bhM the TilUinont wretch, Aril yet the mu recoil that frirea the aketca, I aea tx-fore the felon's airiniiif( eea Touae kgiri taartyr'a auleianl; ariaa ; The mrri:iIit loomi ig from the plain of death File their pal luitt uetorathia new Macbeth; Like three 1 ghoul brifiiiltjr Kichard'a be t, 'I heir mournful tuc frmza hi blooil with dread Orphan an 1 witlowa paa before hia aiht, Until hie aiml ia abireriutc with affright. Hta err, ' I II aea no mora I " ia m.lo ia rain, ife still unlit -:e and (hirer in hia chain ; lint k-ava the doraon to bimaelf, no woraa A fate could reach bim, aul uo bitterer eurae. frape for nation, crape. Let Frelim ait ber abrinea ami templea drapa ! The preatfjt. noblest, wiaent, and the beat ILiadruot fruiu bi birh toil to aud'leo rest. Ife wboae lrga heart from kin Ineas nerer averred, ilut olt racoilwl tro tntuanct wnea deaerrea. JInaren aared biin from the final work to do l iuetiaic juatic to the traiioroua crew. Ikrhold tiie aaausin flrinif throiij; )i the night 1 Kacli buih aud tree aaaiU bim Willi affright, Kach breath of air ia biasing in hia ear The cry of '"murder," and tba purjuera near. ILi aye of blood m tkeaall the tiekl ablaje .. With tire ti a;ire hia to tiie searcher' gaze, lie die thousand death until be falls '.Ukl naming hay, anl crackling beams and stalls : And with tierre imprecation on hiatus. Ilia Hpirit pauses to the dark eel i pee : I'Hrcbaii'-e pursue 1 by reneful ahapea of ire. It still flie on through endless 6elds of fire t Here let the curiam tall. Oh, acenes of woe that startle and appal I . King out, wild bells, and swing it round.tbe world -Our I'nion tlg ia now for are unfurled ; Traitor nor tyrant can resist the tide Of the greiU luoreuiens sweeping ar and wide, The tree insula ax is ia the furvei nor, . The freeman's ban I is on the Southern plow I One sweep of the great people's arm abroad. The savage Hies, and harvest crowns the sod. ,. j J j V -'" ' :". ' Hut why ha dprune; this genermn object here, - As if Aladdin's lamp was waring near? (Jo walk the wards yon hospital hall, And Idt th. Uar of love aud pity fall ; There stand bi Ce Uw patriot's couch of pain, . Whose tiertie deliriuiu takes the tiuld again ; , Lay on bis burning brow the tender pains Moothewith kiwi word a ad bid hia Soul be calm. Ami .there heboid the emariated form Of Mk wh-abrared the battle and the. storm : ; , A Hercules, he f ought them long and well, Hut, ot erpuwercd, be tound a Southern cell; Heboid hini new, a skehjnn, ao more, A child might bear bim up and down the floor. Oh bathe his 1'p with the reviving cup. And breathe your ble-ming while you bid him sup j iiehold the frequent crutuit, the empty sleeve. And yon pale vmtiin, waitinar DeutL'a reprieve I . fc'ue trt-'se this aoule oblso grows to-day ; For Jhee Our grateful thnnsanhi crowd the way ; For tfieoe ftrav men. with pity ia their glance, Loosen the purso atriug, thankful for tiie chance ; While woman, to ber glorious nature true, lkoesall tUat tngel might be asked to do. Ware alt four btmiers T?viry stripe and Ur To welrome noma thr velrraaa f the war ; (tire to lhoa4 men (the msrvelaof the earth) Plaee in the heart as w-H aa by tua hearth; Toesoktier aad toe aatlor I Let them aee Our gratitude to loose who kept u tree, And s iow the ancient adage ia amis "itopuolirs are ungrateful" not o this. Heboid their families ! How the fancy roams An I tin 1 these patient patriots in their homes I Kind them at quiet firesides nouly there. Waiting beside the beroe' empty chiir ; Hfsi le the chair, perchance, which never more Shall know the occupant it knew of yore. " Look in tivnight, beside that tranquil fire; There nils t'K mother, there the aged sire ; Or there the wife, with matron accent mild, Te'aolmvi a patriot prayer unto ber child A pt iyvr IVir bin who put his sll at stake. His all 1 save honor for his center's aake. There sits the maid, with eye of dreamful light. Watching hor warrior lover m the tight ; lb-hold him. with a swelling heart of pride. With fiery l!iil along the Valley ride. Or Wrant.or Thomas ovir sti-ro, sturdy George, Who-ie stalwart blows fall thundering like a forge ; Or, with hi eastward banner, sees him swoop , Through (Jeorgtaii fields with . Sherman's eagle troop, . 1 . ... . v.: ' i- 1 Peri-hanre hia lot is on the ocean cast. Where Farragut stan.1 ateadfast a his mast ; IVrchauoe. witli Wiaslow, poured the slmt aad shell From gun which rung the lintish pirate's knell ; Or at Stooo Kiver stemmed the leaden shower. Where nohle "Itosey" saved the desperate hour; Or wit'i that glorious Chief to whom was given T oe right to scale atove the clouds of heaven. An I bear the starry rainbow on high Ha k to its native region in the sky. Our soldier.' familie t Some are veiled in gloom, Th mourners' crape pervade the solemn mom ; Th -re. tliough th tear iu sorrowing eyes may start. There m ji mtirmar in a patriot's heart. Tbonh sat the lot. tba recompense ia plain ; They hear the faUiug ot the bondman's chain. And h-' r tin song of Freeilom from the South, While shout of t'ntou fly from moutli to month I In glory's cause the warrior died content, With human liberty fur monument. Our soldiers families, for thera have come, Thi gmerou audience t parket from pit Udome, For thent ( w mi l it were worthier) here t lay l'pn t'.i-ira'tar thi my light bouquet ; ivl if, piTt-han-e, tlieir km lly eyes should view Am ng the leaves nu random drops of dew, . Believe them each the p.et's loving tear, la se.'ret s 1 l boside soiuj patriot's bier. Newlv deen led from their high estate. For thm be sure the angfls watch and wait ; Oa pttnot s.res. wh ) all our freedom give, Lom lowrt ant dies the hoiebol ts o? the brave ; Ha gran lor still, within hi dome of domes, IK 1 sm.ies his blessing on our Soulier's lloir.es. Q.iu.. if ' Ckvii T t ia a fift AT wf!rK our firmer shouM take herd, that the apol of this l-tnt retinires frequent cli.tnjiinsr. That 'Otrn from plant) jfrown in the tame neighborhood rapidly degenerate. the plant becoming pithr, and loosiiivi it ayrnp-makino; qualities. Get your seed from a distance as often as possible, and keep up a system of ex change if you would kavo the highest returns from your Ialor. Lit.iT. MACRr is AIkxico. Wo learn by telegraph that the Kebel Maury haa dotoruiiiietl to make hia future home in Mexico. We wish that Government joy of their new acquiaiti.n. and would ay by way of recomuieudation that Judas Iscariot was possessed f more honor than thi same traitor. It will only need that Maury be placed in a position of some trust to develop his true character. Il.n. Timothy Rives a well known Virginian, died at his residence ia Princ. George county Saturday last. " : ' '

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VOL. XXJV. From the Ciaciaaati Oaxette, Secret Service. The GsfxitAL OKrKn No. . CaptiHi Carter, th la-liana Volnntt:ers, is ln-rohy itlieve.i from hisi cominaa 1 induMnitely, an l wftl report at these Lea-lipjaticr.-, iinrat-tliatc-ly. I5y onlcr of M-'. Gen. Iio-ecrans. Lieut. Col. Goddakd, A. A. G. Current Series. The above order was read upon dress parade to the gallant old th in January, lG:d. The cotton fields and cedar thickets of "Stone Kiver" were as 3-et scarce ly dry from the loyal blood which had there been given up to freedom's cause. The regiment was struck dumb, so to speak, and the Captain most of all. What could such an order mean ? Surely, none deserved censure let than Capt. Carter. He was the idol of the regiment a perfect specimen of manly strength bold and fearless in battle, perfect master of the "sword" and "gloves." kind and gentle hearted, always found upon the side of the weak. He had been frequently spoken of by his superiors for his gallantry. Thee thoughts passed through the minds or some after this order was read, but none could give a sufficient reason why he should bo thus relieved, for, said they. does not the order imply disoraee ? Hut these uvitterings were not heard at head quarters, and were of no avail. The Captain retired to his tent, relieved himself of his accouterments, called his servant Tom, and set out for headquar ters with none but his sable companion. Gen. Rosecrans was quartered in Judge Reaily's house, and had a private suit or rooms on the second floor, with windows opening upon a verandah. He was sitting before a bright fire on the evening our story opens, ia undress uni form, with nothing but the buttons to betoken rank. An orderly entered and annouueed Captain Carter. The General arose quickly, and advanced to meet him with that easy, smiling look, that put the Captain's fears at rest. , The General took hini by the hand, while his counte nance assumed a more thoughtful look, or rather settled in reose, and said: L This is Captain Carter, of the In diana?' 'It is, sir, replied the Captain. 'You received a peremptory order this eveuing to report forthwith.' 'I did, sir ; and have done so.' 'Yes, yes ; take a seat, Captain. Iam in waut of a man of some experience. Captain, who has not only a 'hand to do and heart to dare,' but also has judgement to guide and direct bo.'h. Gen. Thomas, after q .nelly looking through his command, has pieked on yu-i: and I have such con.ideace in the "grizzled olJ hero' that I have summoned v-m here for secret service. Are you wiiliuj to tu; dertake it with all it risks?' Anything, General, for our country's good.' 'Very well, sir ; you will remain here to-night. Any of your etiects you may need, send for by the orderly at the door. During the night I will inform you what your duties will be.' General Bragg's headquarters were at Tallahoma. The two armies were lying in a semicircle, the rebel right resting on the Cumberland at Hartsville, above Nashville, their left resting at the 'shoals' below. General Van Doru commanded the left, with headquarters at Spring Hill. Our right rested at Franklin, which is nearly on a direct line between Spring Hill and Nashville. This much by way of explanation. One morning in February, 163, two ' person were making their way on horse hack from Shelby ville to Spring Hill. The first of these was dressed in Qua- j ker garb, aud bestrode a light built, i damplebay stallion, whose small, sinewy limbs, broad chest and open nostrils betokened both speed and bottom. Horse aud rider were ill-matched, but seemed to have a perfect understanding. The other persou was a negro, dressed like his master, broad rim, white necktie and all, mounted on a stoat roadster. They were fast approachiug a vidette post ; were shortly halted by a cavalryman. They drew rain and dismounted. 'Is thee a man of war?' asked the Quaker. 'Doa't know ; reckon tho I mought be. Hut what's your business. Quaker?' 'Does thee know a Mr. Van Dorn about here ?' Well, I reckon I does ; but he'll misUr ye if j ou call him that. 'Well, I have business with him, I desire almtttance into thy camps." All right, old fellow ; wait till I and call the Corporal. Gen. Van Dorn was examining tome maps and charts, when an orderly entered and announced that a Quaker desired to see him. Admit him, aaid the General. : Is thee Mr. Van Dorn whom carnal men call General ? 'What is your business with me, sir?' asked the General, without answering the question. ' -"lam sent friend Van Dot n, by my societv to minister comforts and consolatfen to these men of war, and would j ask permission to brinjr in such things as they may need or ray means may supply.' , 'Have you any reccommendations ?' 'Yea, verily ;' and the Quaker produced a brtndle of papers and commenced assorting them out. 'Here is one from friend Broadbent, and here is one from friend Qtmkerbush. and here Never mia l,' sajd the General, while the corners of hismouth commenced to Jerk, 'here, Mr. ' . Thurston, suggested the Quaker.

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'Thurston is a pass through the lines at will for auch articles as you may see proper to biing. This is all, sir.' "May I tuk friend, how far it is to those ungodly men, who are persecuting our people with fire and sword whom i carnal men call the Yankees?' 'Yes, sir. About fourteen miles. See ; that you give them a wide berth, for they : have a curious way of burning men of your persuasion. ; 'Yea, verily will I,' and with this the i Quaker retired. j 'Queer character that, remarked the i General to himself, 'But it takes all kinds to make a world. j The. Qjnker passed out among the i camps, meeting a smile here and a routrh I jest there, but they seemed not to ruffle i the placidity of his countenance ; though I the nero s eve wuld flash out, who followed a few steps in the rear. The Quaker seeined to have a good supply of tracts and religious papers, which he scattered freely, with a word of gentle admonition to the card-playere, and a hint of the world to come to alL He was particular in his inquiries for the sick, and even visited all the forts and fortifications and made particular inqui ries in and about them for the sick writ ing a letter lor one furnishing a stamp to another ; so that at the close f the day he had visited all and madea memorandum of what was needed, and was preparing to leave camp when a Lien tenant came along and aceosted him i with, 1 say, stranger, haven t we met before ? 'Very like,' returned the Quaker. Wasn't rou up here at 'Stone River,' at the fight"?' Naj' verily,' returned the Quaker, 'I go not about where carnal men do battle.' 'No J Well, I must have seen you some place, but I don't recollect where. Likely I'm mistaken. 'Very like, friend; goodTay to you.' 'Massa, did ye's see dat debbil's ej-e's brighten tip towards the last ; tells ye sure, we'd better be a trahlin. 'Yes, Sam, I saw it, and my recollection is better than his, for I took him prisoner at 'Stone River,' though he escaped soon after. We will pass out aa soon as possible, Not loug after the Quaker and his colored companion were galloping over the smooth pike. As they approached a house they slackened their speed, but when out of sight they again increased it. Thus they pushed on till after dark, when they came toabvroad into which they rode some miles, and finally drew rein at a littie log cabin, which after reconnoitering a little, the negro advanced and knocked, and a voice from the inside bid him enter, which he did, followed by his master. That night a dispatch went to Gen. Bragg, which read: 'Look out for a Quaker followed by a nigger. He is a spy. Arrest him. '(Signed), Gwn. Van Dorn. The next day a negro rode into Murfreesboro and passed on to Gen. Rosecrans' headquarters, and presenting a 1 ..i-s iv as admitted to his private apartent. Mvt hum km tiie tjreneral a puper hYic!; read: -) overcoats and (6) hats, ( :57) shirts, (:VJ0O) tracts, (2,000) for ihe uncnver' ed at Spring Hill. Gen. Rosecrans whs eagerly looking over this document when Gen. Thomas was announced. The latter was cordially met by Gen. Rosecrans, who immediately handed him the paper he had just received. 'This is all cypher to me. General, said Thomas. 'I suppose so, said the former, who had been writing. 'Well, here is some- . thing more intelligible; two forts of six ' guns each ; thirtv-seven additional guns ; 3,200 troops, 2,000 of which are cavalry ; at Spring Hill.' Humph 1 Some of Captain Carter's ingenuity, said Gen. Thomas. 1 "'Yes, he is doing his work nobly, so ' far. I only hope no harm may come to ; him.' ) 'Well, General,' said Thomas, 'Colonel j R . of the th Indian:, was asking I me to day why the Captain wa- relieved of his command; of course I knew nothing about it. ! 'That was riijht,' said Rosecrans ; 'the effectiveness of the 'secret service' would i be greatly impaired by having the names ! of those engaged in it made known. I I enjoined the utmost secresy upon the ! Captain, and kept him here that night j that he might not be questioned loo closej ly by his comrades. Wc will hear from 1 him again in a few days ; his negro will i rejoin him by ten o'clock to-morrow.' j -Where do you reside? asked Gen. I Braarg;. ! 'I live near Bradyville, General, and j came down to see if something can't be done to keep these infernal Yankees from j our section. They were down there yesi terday and took otT over two thousand bushels of corn, and nearly all the wheat . iu the country.' The speaker was a middle aged man I of rather good features, but his countei nance betokened the rather free use of ; Confederate whisk-. What did you sar your name was. i Colonel ?' ' Ashcroft, sir.' i 'Yes, yes ; I have heard of your family. You have done nobly for our cause from . report.' f i We have tried to do our dut3, General. and what little I have left, you are 1 welcome to, but I don't want these d d , Yankees to set it. I sent down bv Gen. Wheeler's command, the other day, one j hundred bushels of meal as a gift.' j 'I wish we had more like you,', said j Bragg. 'Let me fill your glass again, j Colonel. I wish I had something better ; to offer you.' 'Permit me. General, to send out for my portmanteau for a bottle of rare old j wine." 'Tom, here Tom, bring me that bottle 'Yes, sail. 'Rare vintage this. General. I ts one of s lot I got op north before th wax.

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ENDS THOU AIM ST AT, BE THY WAYXE CO., IZVD., Excellent,' saya Bragg. 4I would like to have a supply. By the way. Colonel, did you see anything of a Quaker-like personage on the road this morniug? Riding a bay horse, with a nigger following !' 'The same. 'Why yes. He came to my plantation last night. I insisted on his staying all night but he waa in a hum- and could not stop. 'He was a Yankee spy,' said Bragg. 'The devil ! aud to "think I gave the -d rascal his supper! 'Well, well, never mind. Colonel, we'll pick him up yet. I'm going to make a jeint on the enemy s flanars to-morrow with my cavalry, and we will prooamy get him. He has information that would be valuable to the enemy. I look for a couple of officers back in a few days, that I sent up to Franklin to find out the enemy's strength. If they bring me a correct report, I'll match Rosecrans, with all his low cunning. Besides this. Colonel, I'm looking for some Georgia and Alabama troops tip shortly, and if the cowardly Dutchman don't run I'll make another Stone Hirer for him. 'Good for you, General. Don't leave one of the cussed mudsills on our soil. But it's getting late, and I must try and get some supplies before I go back. Will you accommodate me with a pass ?' 'Certainly, and here is a bill of protection for person and property. No thanks good day to you.' 'Golly, massa Cap'n. you'se been talking to the ole debbil hisself.' Hush ! not so baud, Tom, I've got one more to visit, and then we'll be off, and take a 'straight shoot' up IIoovers's Gap.' 'Cap'n, Cap'n! dey's a regimental of dese dirty rebels just started up de Manchester road, dat's going up from Hoover's Gap, for I heer'd de Kurnel say so.' 'All right Tom, we'll take the Shelbyville road and run the risk of meeting Van Dorn.' Go out through the 'abatis' the same way we came in with the horses, and I'll meet you in half an hour, by that old house.' 'Missus dey's a gemmen dst got frowed from his horse out here, and would like to stop a while wid ye, if you please Missus.' 'Very well, I'll send a boy out to help him iu. Are you much hurt sir?' 'No madam, I think not; my horse got frightened at some object in the road and threw me heavily upou my right shoul-. der. A night's rest, madam, will enable me to pursue my journey I think.' Our hero found upon examination that there were no bones broken, and yet the bruise was severe enough to make him covet a night's rest, iu preference to passing it in the saddle. So without more ado, he submitted to his hostess' desire to bathe the bruised shoulder and prepare him a comfortable bed by the ' fire. j During the night he was awakened by the loud clatter of horses' hoofs, follow- j ed immediatley by a loud 'hilloa !' j Dunni; the conversation which occurred outside he heard the name of 'Van- i Dorn mentioned, and the thought that j they miirlit meet was anvtliiu"; but coin- i fortabie to him just at that time, but he i resolved to trust to luck, and if that j failed he would try what virtue there was j iu "riii'it angles, horizontals,' Ac. I'res- ( ently the door opened and an olficer en- I term!, dressed in the hight of Cor.feder- ' ate style, gilt buttons, gold lace and all, a glance at which showed one that he ' bore the rank of Lieutenant General. The conversation that ensued, informed our hero that he had the honor of occupying the same room with General Har- -dee. lie had as yet feigned sleep ; he heard the General ask the lad- if she I knew who he was, and the reply that she did not, then followed the story of his j getting thrown, and so on. He was anxious to establish his reputation with j the General as a sound secesh, and a little ruse occurred to him, which he resolved I to practice even to the extent of making himself ridiculous. Suddenly calling out as if asleep : 'Run Tom, the infernal Yankees are coming ; put all the horses in the back pasture. Take every nigger with yon.' 'Ha, ha,' laughed the General, he's all right. I'll bet on him. But you see, madam, there is a spy in our lines that we are anxious to catch, and he has, so far, eluded us, and if we meet a stranger, we are anxious to find out his standing. I'm satisfied with this one, for a man will tell the truth when he's asleep.' 'Your supper's ready, sah.' And I'm ready for it,' replied the General, and left the room. ' Our hero moved, grunted., and finally turned over, and found his hostess still in the room, and behind her he saw 'Tom at the door, making motions for him to come out. The lady asked if he felt comfortable ? i had he slept well ? 3rc, to all of which j he replied in the affirmative, upon which j she left the room, and he followed sood ; after and found Tom waiting for him. ! 'Massa, dese debbils 4sprised' us, and ' we'd better be a leabin. I'se got a 'nisrh shoot' from de niggahs, dat we can cut j across to Manchester and up fru de gap ! from heah.' 'All right, Tom ; where's the horses ?' 'I'se got um, massa. out below heah.' 'Here's for them, then, Tom ; come on quietly.' It is needless to follow them further, sutBce it to say they reached our lines the following evening, and reported to Gen. Rosecrans. The following order explains itself: Special Field Orkk, No. . Capt. Carter, ( th Ind- VoL,) is hereby ordered to return to his command, and is recommended for promotion. By order, W. S. Ro sxcRA.it 3. Major General. Lieut. Col. C. Godbard, A. A. G. It is said that Jeff. Davis is to be tried before the United States Supreme Court on charge of high treason.

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XCT. 3, 1865. ASCENT IN A BALLOON. BT EMBRSOX BBKXSTT. A number of years ago, when the Ftcience of aerostation waa confined to the comparatively few, I received the following note from Professor Colchester : Mr Dear Fairchild; Baum has disappointed me he will not go up to-day. There arc only four besides myself two ladies and two gentlemen. Will you take B"s. place? Let me know postively by three o'clock, for another gentleman has applied for passage, and my answer to hira will depend on yours to me. We are advertised for four, and shall certainly cut loose by five. I give you the preference of all otiiers, but please decide as soon as possible. I cannot foresee the result, of course, but the day promises to be fine, and I think the trip will be an agreeable one to all parties." This note was signed and dated from a well known garden in the suburbs of London, and as has probably already been conjectured, was a special invitation to make an ascent in a balloon, then a much rarer venture than now. It had long been a wish of mine to see terra firms from the clouds, and now I conld have :3iy desire gratified. The professor had already made three ascensions witli passengers, and as this was announced as his last for the season, I lost no time in ag reeing to become one of the privileged few for an ferial flight. The day promised to be all that conld be de.'iired. It was clear without being hot, and there was little or no breeze. Betv,- een three and four o'clock I was at the g arden, and saw the balloon in the act o f being inflated. As a man surveyed, the ship in which he is about to eiubai-k for an uncertain,' perilous voyage, so did I examine my asrial vessel. As far as I could jndge, ' 'everything was risrht. It was a monster in size, made of the. best lute-string'silk, and required forty thousand feet of gas to fill it. This silk v ras well covered with an elastic coating of oil and India rubber, and ftvrtb er protected by a close net work of I Lilian hemp; but still,' as I looked tip at it, slowly swaying and rolling from side to side, swelling out with gas and tu gg ing to get loose from its fastenings. I thought how comparatively frail a tli ing it was to carry humanity above the cl ouds and through the midlieavens, and I shuddered at the' thought of what wt uld become ef us should any portion of it give way in the thousand different sU 'ams it would be put to in the ever va rying strain of air.' Attached to the ba '.loon, by eight strong ropes, was a car of wicker work capable of containing tw elve persons though, compared to th e balloon in size, it was a pea suspended b :low the point of a large humming top. At fi ve o'clock the Professor announc ed that everything was ready for a start, and we passengers immediately took leuve o-f our friends and entered the car. There were some laughing and some crying, according to tiie ilillerent states of fet l.ing and different views of the various parties. In one ease a husband and father was leaving his wife and children, who were not. only present, but v.-ho clung to him with such fondness, :ind s piteouslv begged him not to go, that, had I been in his plaee, I certainly should have remained witli them. He. howev er, continued firm to his purpose, and made so light of their fears, that at length they began to smile though I shall naver forget tiie agonized expres sion of his wife's face, as I caught a glimpse of it at the moment when we were, liounding upward into the world of air. "Give my love to the man in the moon 1 " cried a merry voice. "Ji-ist pnt a hextinguisher hover one of the stars!" exclaimed a true blooded cockn ey. "U ring ns back a chnnk of chain lightning!" laughed a third. "Ion't come down fast enough to butt a note tnrougn tne 'eartn : suouteu a fourth. At exactly twenty minutes past five the signal was given, the rope was severed a ad away we flew.'amid the shouts and plaudits of the 'assembled crowd, and next half of London, were in the streets looking at us It did not seem to us as if we moved, hut as if we re mained stationary and the earth was receeding from ns. I expirenced a sensation of gidiness and' nausea, which at first destroyed all my pleasure ; and both of the ladies, almost fainting, threw themselves down in tiie bottom of the car, and clung spasmodically to whatever thev could get bold of. Fortunate j ly these disagreeable sensations did Tiot iasi long, ani iu a its imuuies we were sill on our feet, delighted with the magmifieent panorama spread out below ns. jonaon naa now oecome aaense ciusa SJ1 . a i ter of little toy houses; the Thames was a mere silver ribbon ; the bridges over it looked like twigs; the shipping on it ere only nut shells cut in half; St. Paul's Cathedral resembled a snnfT box with ; fancV carving, and miles of country aP" . peared to be bnt a few acres of rariesated scenery. As for the people, I could not distinguish them at all with the naked eye, and through the glass they ? seemed rather like the smallest ants, than human beings puffed up by worldly I "vanity into ruling gods, performing a ' mighty part in the economy of creation. Up up still higher till London itself j could scarcely be distinguished by the l naked eye. The air had now become so cold that we were glad to envelope I ourselves in our cloaks and overcoats. and so rariSed ihat we could only breathe f

it with great difficulty, and there was i Thousands of feet below as, oar breathpain about the temples, pressure in the i less mangled bodies would be found by

eyes, ana a Kina oi roaring, crackling sound in the ears. The gas, too, was rushing out of the bottom of the balloon wiih great force, pouring right down upon as and half strangling as. Lookj ing directly ap at it, I was startled, and ; for a moment thought our balloon was j on fire for the gas, which I had obi served in the garden below as presenting I a color of beautiful pinkish red, now

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--ATIt"V M W," , - NO. 36. had the appearance of a dense, black smoke. The professor noticed, my expression of alarm, and made me a sign that a'l wa risht. He now pulled open the valve made for the escape of the gas at the top. and our serial vessel oon descended to an altitnde where we could breathe easily and hear each other speak. We now struck a strong curicut of air, and began to pass rapidly to the westward. Iu a few minutes I observed a cloud, that looked like a huge ledge of gray rocks, coming toward us with euch velocity, that, till wo entered it, I could not dispossess myself of the fear that we should be dashed to pieces. When we did enter it, we found ourselves in a cold foj. so dense that we c.uld not see half a dozen feet in any direction. Here there was no breeze whatever, and our balloon soon became stationary, or i at least moving only with the clonds. What had become of the wind which had carried us to it with so much velocity, I could not imagine ; but the Professor explained it by saying we had got out of the current. "Within half a mile of us," he pursued, "there are probably at this moment two strong currents of air, rushing in exactly opposite directions, while here, ! as you perceive, everything is still. It is thought by some that when these ' tilings come to be better understood when we shall have got them reduced to ( a science, in fact we shall then be able , to navigate the air as well aa the water. ' Well, ladies, what do you say shall we ' go above this cloud or below it ?' "We should like to see it from alove," ; was the answer. "But, professor, how can you tell which way .we are going now V" - j "Thus!" he answered, taking a piece of paper, making a ball about the siie 1 of a pea. and dropping it over the side of the car, where it slowly disappeared below us. "You see," he continued, we ' are descending, but not so fast as the ' paper ball. If we were either stationary ' or ascending, it would leave us faster; and if we were rapidly descending, it ' would remain along side of us." He then lightened the car a few pounds by emptying a bag of sand, and we soon - shot up above the cloud, and beheld the sun shining on it. The effect was very beautiful the cloud appearing from the upper view like an immense roll of snowwhite cotton. We now, in accordance with the Professor's remarks, struck another current of air, which swiftly bore us away in a direction opposite to the one by which we had entered the cloud, and which, so great was our velocity, was soon seen afar in the dis tance. I was much interested in seeing from tli is upper region the sun set upou the world below. While it was shining bright upon us, we could see shade after shade creeping over the earth, which grew dimmer and dimmer, till at last all for-n and shape had disappeared, and i the eve rested upon a black dismal gulf, j Us it might be the begining of the BotJ tomless Pit. I An hour after this it became quite dark i where we were, and the rapid gathering I of atlitinrler storm, toward which we were drifting, began to make the most of us feel quite uneasy. "Had we not better descend at once, before the tempest breaks upon the earth ?" was the anxious question now put to the Professor. "If it is the general desire," was the obliging answer. It was the general desire; and he immediately took hold ef the cord con neeted with the valve at the top of the balloon, to let off the gas. From some cause he could not move it. I did not notice this at first ; but seeing hira stead i ly jerking for some minutes and ap parently becoming nervous and anxious, I asked him if there was anything wrong. "I fear there is !" he replied, in a tone that betrayed a good deal of anxiety, not to say alarm ; "the valve will not open.' "Oh, my God!" cried one of the ladies ; "what will we do?" 'Do not be frightened !" said the Professor, nervously; "I shall bring it all right presently." ( But lie did not- In epite of all he could do. the valve remained closed, and we could not descend. In fact, it was ; son disco vered that we had begun to i ascend. Moreover, we were rapidly ( approaching the black, rolling storm- ! cloud, and the ligtning playing vividly, j aud the thurder roaring heavily. i In another five minutes five minuets : of the most intense anxiety, at last i deepening into a terror during which the Professor tugged at the valve cord, j with great beads of prespiratiou stand- i ing ai. over his face in another five s minutes, I say, we entered the black cJoud, which closed around us like a pall. j Cutting out every ray of light, we couM not Bee' each othei.f n j ur Lan,j3 bfOTe our eyes. so that nor even eyes. e now felt onr situation to be appalling, and all had become breathlessly still: Su 1i denly we were lighted up with a crack j lins fire that seemed to play all around and through us, and which was follwed by a crash of thunder that shook us from our feet. The ladies screamed, and I believe every man of us, not even excepting the Professor, uttered exclaj mations of surprise and terror. We had j a large five-progedgrapnel aboard, for catching into trees, bushes, fences and hedges, when near the earth, and we were afraid the lightning would be attracted bv this. It was terrible to think of the consequences which would follow a little damage to onr frail vesseLstrangtrs Again that awfal lightning crinkled over as, lingered around and seamed to set as all on fire, and again that crashing peal succeeded. In the comparative silence that followed, we could hear the wild roaring of the wind below us ; but with us all was stilL Five times more did that crinkmg fire and almost deafening roar make as think oar last moment was at hand, and then we

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' vertisement inrtr,t fv thaa Um JJU. thftaul 1 thaassn bnM iKt i.rMirMa only. JLU pi.Tl advertisements meesarad by this rule. CM-nt special, 14 cfoU per Hue. ' " day afh;rafwn. to iaiture inaartina. : suddenly emerged into a flfcater re'gir; and saw the stars above and the clouds below us. ,' " Alas! wo had only escaped one daager for another. WV were ascending and the valve was fast! . We la I "no means by which to force ourselves down! Already the gas was pouring out below, and we soon began to feel the unpleasant sensation in our heads. ' tVe were going up, up, i;p, and would soou be at a point where the balloon would bi:rt! The Professor himself became alarmed ! He pulled and tugged at the cord till lie felt it was hopeless, and then stood for a few minutes with his Iratrfr) rTed against his temples. There was no crying or complaining now. We' all knew our danger ; and in silence, except per haps an occasional moan, were prewiring ourselves, by repentance snd prayers", for our last great chance! ' 1 1V ' Suddenly the Professor started find threw off his outer garra twits, with great rapidity, and then drew off hia boots. The'fiext moment, without a word to tt. and before we were aware of hia Jpurppv, he had swuni? himself clear of the car, and waa boldly climbing np the ropes to the netting above, with nothing to keep him from the eternal fall but the frail hold of his hands! We comprehended his design ; and oh! how prayerfully we watched him, in the dim Iselt ! and Uieti how we clasped each other's hands, with tremulous expectation, and silently look ed in each other's wondering faces, and fervently prayed for success ! Five minutes, that seemed like, an eternity then, and we heard the peculiar sound of the escaping gas! Noble man ! God bless him ? he has saved us ! Another minnte in the dfra light, we saw his form descending, and we praved for hira still, for we could not aid him! Down, down slowly, cautiously till at last his feel rested on the car f and then with a wild shout, we caught him in our arms, and mingled our tears of gi;Ui tude with his ! We now struck a current of air "that carried us away from the storm, and then we descended to the earth as geutly as a bird on the wing, aud fouud ourselves within two miles of a railway station and a hundred from London. The next morning we were withiu the limits of the mighty city, relating our ad vestures to our anxious and wondering friends. The Pope and th Masons. The fntold chap, Pio Nino, now presiding at the Vatican in Rome and claiming to be in proper and regular possession of certain keys deposited witli the Apostle Peter a little over ,1,800 years since, has recently ventilated himself in what he is pleased to style an "Allocution" against Freemasonry. It is to be expected they will kindly consent to feel somewhat demolished. . It opens thin : "Vkxekabi b BaETiiRBx: Among the numerous machinations and artifices bv which the enemies of the Christian name have dared to attack the Church of God, and .ought to ah&ke and, besiege It bedrolls superfluous in truth, must undoubtedly be reckoned that perverse fo ciety of men vulgularly styled Masonic, which, at first confined to darkness ami obscurity, now comes iuto light for the common ruin of religion ami human society." It then recapitulates the allocutious of preceding Popes on the same subject and continues : " L'ndtr these circumstances, for fear lest youth and unthinking men should allow themselves to be led astray in principle, and for fear our silence should oirer any opportunity of protecting error, we hare resolved, venerable brethren, to raise your apostolic voice, and confirming, here in your preweuc, the constructions of our predecessors, oil the part of our apostolic anthoritr we rebuke and condemn this Masonic society and the other societies of the same description, whicRTalthough differing in form, tend to the same end, and which conspire covertly or cladestinely against the Church or legitimate power.' Arabia Lacouim Plamx. iu 1'algrave's "Central and Eastern Arabia" some particulars are given In regard to a curious narcotic plant. Its seeds, in which the active principle seems chief! y to reside when pounded and administered in a small dose, preduce effects much like those ascribed .to Sir Ilumphery Davy's laughing gas ; the paitent dances, sings, and performs a thousand extravagances, till after an hour of great excitement to himself and . amusement to the bystanders, he falls asleep, and on awakieg has lost all memory of what he did or said while under the influence of the drug. To put a pinch of this powder into the eoilee of some unsuspecting individual is not an nncornuoa joke, nor is it said that it was ever followed by serious consequences, though an over quantity might perhaps be dangerous. The author tried it on tw individuals, but in proportion,' if aot absolutely homoepathic, still sufficiently minute to keep on the safe side, and witnessed Its operation, laughable enough, but very harmless. The plant that bears these berries hardly attain la Kaseem the height of six inches above the ground, but In Oman were seen bashes of it three or four feet In growth, and wide spreading. The stems are woody, and of a yellow tinge when barked; the leaf is of a dark green color, and , pinnated, with about twenty leaflets on either side; the stalks smooth and shining ; the flowers are yellow, sod grow in lafts, the anthers rramerous, the fruit is a capsule, stuffed with greenish paddiug, in which lie embeded two or three black seeds, in size aad. shape much like French beans ; their taste sweetish, but with a peculiar opiate, taste ; the smsll heavy and alnaOta sieklry.: -