Terre-Haute Journal, Volume 5, Number 13, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 December 1852 — Page 1

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Courts of Conciliation.

The New Constitution of this State authorizes the Legislature to establish Conrts of Conciliation, a new feature in American Jurisprudence but the value of which. In repressing useless litigation, and diminishing the number of lawsuits which originate in heat of temper, or trifling misunderstanding. has already been tested in Franco, Norway and the other nations of the Old World, (n France, in the single year of 1648, their judicial records show that 736 666 cases brought before these peace promoting tribunals, were settled by (he officers of conciliation courts. And the statistics of similar courts in Norway and Denmark show equally Ratifying results. Not one* fifth of the cases sub. milted to thom for adjustment has ever beeu car. ried before any other tribunal afterwards and in St Croix,, one of the Danish West India inlands, tiine-tenihs of their legal difficulties are settled by the reconciling courls.

In accordance with tho Constitutional provision (he LAW reform Commissioners prepared an act establishing tribunals of this character, which pas* *ed the Legislalnre, and id now the law of the State. The following is a synopsis of its details:

The Judge of Common Pleas is Magistrate of this new Court, and can hold a session of it at any point in the District on any secular day. Its jurisdiction in complaints of a criminal character is of course limited. Any person having a grievance against another, in the shape of alleged libel, slander. malicious prosecution, assault and battery, or false imprisonment, can notify the aggressor, through the Sheriff or any other person, to appear and meet him before the Court. The parties are to appear, without any other person in their company. except that a minor may be attended by his guardian, or a female by her husband or friend. The Judge hears the statements of both parties from their own lips, informs them of their rights, endeavors reconcile their difficulties, and advises such a compromise as he deems would bo just. If a reconciliation is thus made, a memorandum thereof is recorded by the Judge and sighed by buth parties, in which the terms of settlement need not be stated unless she parties deiire it. Tliis is a f]nal setlement of the matter and ft positive bar against an action by either party on tiie matters thus settled. If a judgment is agreed upon, a copy of the adjustment in filed in the Clerk's Oflice. and has the same effect usthe judgment of a Court,

If the party summoned chores not to appear, or if a reconciliation fail* to lake place, tho Judge is to record the fact, and give a certificate thereof to «*och party. If an action is brought in court, for any grievances above specified, except where the defendant is arested, ife plaintiff cant ot iccover ousts unles he can show that he has first attempted to settle the difficulty in the conciliation oouri nor can the defendant recover costs, where he has failed to appear after being notifed as above,

When ar.y case of civil action exists, parlies may appear, for tho purpose of effecting a compro mi»e. before the Court of Conciliation, ut any place within the county where either of them reside.—j The parlies are to state their cases as above provideil and settle if possible themselves. Failing in this, if they voluntarily agree to submit there difficulties to the settlement of the Judge, they must sign such agreement, when the Court will hear their statements, bolh being sworn to the truth, if either is, and the judgment is to be recorded and enforoed as above. In these civil cases, where the Judge decides the caso for the parties, he receives a feeof t5, one half lo bo paid by each party, or if a reconciliation is effected in any case under this law, the same fee is to allowed him but if there is no reconciliation there is no fee, thus making ino his interest that the difficulty should be settled without a resort to open court. The Judge i» to determine every controversy thus submitted, according to corscienoe and right, without regard to teohnioal rules and no party Is to bo responsible or held bound in any other judicial proceeding for any admission or declaration made by him in thus attempting to settle.

Suah is this new law, a new experiment in our oountry, which it will require "time and experience" to test, and future Legislation to mature.— Its object all peace-loving citiaens must approve. And tta success all who depreoate useless and expensive litigation will hope for. But we think some defects may be found in its practical operation The testimony of witnesses is not provided for in the law and when judgments are to be final, as in souie of the cases above, their evidence in many oases might not only be important, but necessary to

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wotlld be any more easy under this than the old law, for a person who might desire to dal'raud his creditors to sufler a judgment in tavor of some pre ferred friend but if this should prove to be the case,. subsequent legislation could guard against it.— That it will, as a whole, prove beneficent and conduoive to harmony and peace* do not doubt.-—! Solh Bend j?*yi**er

The Law Reform Commissioner* on the Code xf Criminal Practice, prepared by them have made, reforms that the whole people will respond to ap« singly We glance at some of them: 'r,a system, gray haired *»th iniquity, of al lowing the ingenious attorneys of criminals to .quash indictments for mwv v**b»l informalities., is swept away thoroughly in the new Code. And instead, thereof, it is tnacted that an Indictment eh all be considered sufficient if it oan be understood therefrom that it was found by Grand Jury —that the offence was commuted mtbra the jurisdiction of the Court or triable therein—tha the offence charged it dearly set forth in Alain language— and that elated with auoh at degree of certainty that the court can pronounce judgment on the conviction, aocordmg to the rsghts ol the case. And it is also specially declared that no other indictments can be hereafter quashed or set aside for any of the following defeota.- Mistake in the name of tho Court, or county, or d^wdaut —that date# and number# are represented figure* instead of words—that it omits such allegations as -with force of anw," 4^or to etat* tbat the Grand Jury was impaowrted ew«f» and charged—nor for any surplusage or repugnant allegion when there ia efficient matter indicate the crime or oi^er defect or *mprecawon whmh doee not lend to

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put the State to additional (rouble to coavici iem Wnen an affidavit of prejudice made, the affiant must state in it whether the objection extends 10

the citizens of all parts of the county, and al*o whether it extends to the adjoining counties, .which affidavit must be made on or before the second day of the term. The Sheriff will then summons a jury from the part of the country not objected to or if the affidavit covers the whole of the country, thetlt instead of sending the prisoner to another county to be tried, the Sheriff immediately obtains a Jury from the most convenient parts of the adjoining counties that have riot been objected to, and the trial goes on. In the Jury thus summoned from another county, the defendant is allowed only half the peremptory chalenges that he would have in the case of a home Jury.

If a person ask a Sheriff to put him on a Jury, he punishable by imprisonment and if he is empartnelled.itis cause for a chalemge or new trial. No a'ien can be a Juror. The defendant and Prosecuting Attorney may submit the trial to thj Court, except in cases where a Jurv cannot be waived, even by agreement.

One change in favor of the prisoner we' are rerejoiced to see. He to have through his counsel. the Isst speech to tho Jury, prior to the charge of the Court. Humanity, if not justice, dictates that a poor friendless criminal with the whole power of the State arrayed against him, should be entitled to the last privilege of addressing the Jury, who holds his life perhaps in their hands, rather than the Attorney* of the prosecution should as heretofore have the advantage which this right gives to them. The final charge of the Court, succeeding all the argument, will prevent ony undue benefit being obtained from this privilege.

The number of lawyers who may makespeeches in a case is restricted. In capital cases two on each side may argue the case alternately. In States Prison cases, the Court may, if it see fit, limit the argument to one on each side. In all other prosecutions, but one on eaoh side is allowed.

Executions are hereafter to be in private, twelve respectable persons being summoned by the Sheriff as witnesses of the act.—South Bend Register "y,

A NBW BULL FIGHT ANNECDJTB.—A

The announcement of so singular a feat attracted an immense crowd to the amphitheatre. The third hull appeared, an animal with splendid horns, and very brave he slew four horses, received the banderillas, and became furious. Then, contrary to custom, all the torreros retired from the ring, leaving the bull stamping about, and shaking the bloody darts that hung from his neck. All at once a long whistle wa« heard. The buH paused arid listened. It was repeated. He approached the barrier, and a young

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leapt into the ring, culling the bull by

his name, "Mosquito! Mosquito!" The animal knew its master, came to carress him, and was appeased. The peasant gnve him his hand to lick, and with the oilier began to s4P«itch it behind the ears an operation which seemed to afford the poor brutiMuuch pleasure ho then gently removed the bamlerilltts which annoyed the neck ol Mosquito, made it go dowu upon its kee?, and placed hi* head between its horns. The greatfnl bull seemed to listen wilh pleasure to a paslorial melody sung by the master. The admiration of the multitude, hitherto suppressed by surprise, burst forth with Andalusian violenco and shook the building. Hearing this frenzied applause, which had accompanied all his sufferings, the bull, till then under a charm, appeared to awake and return to reality. He suddenly rose, bellowing and the peasant tried to escape. But it was too late. The animal, as though furious at being betrayed, tossed the young man into the air. received him again on his horns, gored hiy. trampled on htm. crushed htm to pieces, in spite ol the efforts of the torreros. The juncion was suspended anil a phenomenon in Spam, the ,horrified public quitted the circus in silence.

Singular results are obtained In this city from a very simple application of the nervous fluid, animal magnetism, or whatever be the agency, to brute matter. Let a party of six or eight persons sit round a common pine table for twenty minutes or half an hour, with the palms of their.hands held fiat on the top of the table it is not necessary that their minds should pay any attention to the proCess, or the ordinary conversation be suspended presently the tablebecomes so charged with the mysterions fluid, that it begin to move* then rise ftom it push away your chairs, still holding your hands near, though it is nt necessary to touch it. and it will turn around from end to end, and even proceed rapidly about the room, without any visiible agent, on which excursions the persons must bear it company, or tho current is broken and the movement stops. This simple experiment may easily be tried it requires no faith and no outlay of physical or moral strength and the result with a table Shat is not too heavy, is pretty sure to follow at least we have known of several instances in which it has been most astonishingly produced The faot when scientifically established, must throw light on the obscurities of Mesmerism, Spiritual Manifestations, and all that unexplored class of phenom.n.- N Y- Tribute.

Workmen are engaged in paving Howard street Boston, with oast iron. The pavement is of a nov. el character, being composed of circular boxes of oast iron, about twelve inches in diameter, and five inches in heightis. divided into six compartments, so small as not to admit the hK»f ol a horse, in the present experiment, these space# w«U filled with gravel, but tome other substance, such as composition of asphaltum and *and and gravel, may be found more suitable. The surface of the pavement is grooved to prevent horses frotn slipping, and on the outer edge of each box are keys which fit into the edge of the surroundings, thus binding the whole firmly together. The thioka&ts of the outer rim and the inner divisions is about an inch the street will be covered with a net work erf iron filled in with a substance to produce a smooth and durable surface. The Inventor of thisi plan ia Mr. William D. Terry, of Boston, and it ia the opinion in Boston thatit will b« •oecessful.

A teacher in a Sunday School was lecturing a class of httle girls, on the influence pious instruction in the formation of youthful character. "Ah.

Caroline," aatd he to one of tha class, "what do you think you would have been without your good father and pious mother/'4 *'I supposei w," said Carbine, *'l should bean an orphan.

"FAKX* FtaJt.* —This dashinf, hashing, oarv? ing writer in u»e "OH** Branch.*' known abroad as the "«ia»er of N. P. WstUs," who is very much in favor of the "Bloomer costume," wears breeches yffnqfr** otgars, promenade* the streets in Wellington boots and standing ahii^eotlnr, the Rev. Tom Norm! Ma conacieooe!—

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ago. the inhabitants of Seville read with surpri.se in the advertisements of an approaching bull-fight thU unusual notice: ••When the third bull shall have attacked the picadors, and receives three pairs ol banderillas, a young peasant by whom he has been brought up, will appear in the circus. He will ap proaoh the bull, caress it, and after removing the banderillas one after another, will lie down between his horns."

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Terre-Uaote and At too Railroad. We are in receipt of an "ExMhit." of the af^ of the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad Comp gQg ZCBlsjfp just issued in New York, from which we some interesting particulars touching its pre condition and future prospects. The road as ted runs from Terre Haote. in Indiana, to A Illinois*, via the towns of Paris. Charleston. She ville. fiillsboro and Bunker Hill. It will be^y hundred and seventy miles in length— over hundred and fifty miles will be straight. grades are mostly from level to fifteen feet per jpa and the maximum is forty feet. The road wp«PPly. e*r«fhlly selected, of*., thoroughly and substantialy built and the tnufcwelry, and Silver Ware, to be laid with heavy rail weighing about ier ha* just received

pnunds per yard. fclver Watchw, Sti«r Spoony jjoW Th. entire ro.d i,.,«m..ed c„,t «S.OOO.| -'p

including equipment necessary for the busine^ Fancy Goods. the road. The amount of bridging for the consistfng of fine Pocket ami road does not exceed two thousand feet. Kuivet, and REVOLVERS, capital stock is 88.000.0 O. but it is propos«*»«». "Dd extend it to the amount of the estimated cost o^"{^

City of Alton 6 per cent, bonds, Montgomery eo., 7 per cent, bonds, iShelby co 7 per cent bonds, Coles co., 7 per cenl bonds, Edgar co., 7 per cent bonds,

.0 1S. Mortgage 7 per cent bond.. l.UUOWSl""

The Counties traversed by this line of road are w»ll adapted to agriculture, the lands being fertile, and from the proportion of timber and prairie capable of being easily reduoed to a state of cultivation. The population of the Counties contiguous to the line ol road, is over one hundred and seven thousand and the taxable property is assessed at eighteen millions of dollars. 'The fond passes »ver the Illinois coal field. Lumber for IIM* iirte^ lor reaches Alton both from Cmo^go and the'Uper Mississippi pineries, which will be taken to the interior by this road.... In view of the capabilites of the country the following estimates of the annual earnings of the road have been made. Freights, §450,000 Passengers, 695,000 Express, mails &c. -i^* ^75.000

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road. The expenditure covering the cost o^repajre(} b«st workmanlike road is as follows GRANTED. Individual subscriptions including stock fo'be JACOB K. CR1SHER, issued to contractors,

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Deduct ffty percent, for expenses,* nnd the net result is $6:000—or twenty per cent, upon the Cost ol the road. *. .-t{

The construction of the work was begdhi'n Oie summer of 1852, and about thirty miles have beeti graded and mado ready for the rails. A large force now employed upon the work, and it is expected lo have the whole line in operation by two years. Large number of cross ties have been contracted for on»» hundred miles of the track have been secured by the contractors. ,j:

This exhibit represents the affairs of the company as being in a gratifying, promising and prosperous condition. It a great work, and every lllinpisan must hail the prospect of its speedy completion with pleasure. We cannot have loo many roiuls in our State. There will be business enough for them all. even should they run parallel and in close proximity while each contributes something towards the rapid developement ol the Slates rosources and adds to the value of her taxable properly. There can be no questions, that our state will be immensely the gainer by granting citizens the priviiedge of building roads whenever and and wherever they can procure the capital for the purpose. The above road which now Come? before the public under such favorable auspices, has had peculiar favors granted it by the Stale and to aid its interests, citizens of Illinois equally meritorious and possessed equal rights with those favored, have been for a long time debarred the privilege of building a road. There can be no further reason for the exercise of such policy in the future. This road has all the start that its friends could wish. It is time therefore that they cease hostility towards the Terre Haute and lllinpistown road, and suffer their neighbor? to begin its construction. We trust that this last fight between lhcm in our Legislature, has been -fought- W ••policy had been deemed a sufficient cause for overriding the rights of a portion ol our citizens for the last ten years, we think the time has now eon^ when justice should be regarded as paramount.—Chicago Press, smp r'^sdic

TBK ATTACHMENT AND FIDELITY OF A S^AVF..

Kent, a slave (ot life, belonging to Mr Pennington, of this county, was taken toCalifornia by Mr. P. in 1849. When Mr. P., the following year, was about to return home, Kent expressed a desire to remain and try his fortune further in the mines, promising that when his,4pile" was made he would return to the service of his mastere#The request was granted, and this faithful servant, having fully complied with his promise to work, has redeemed his pledge by returning. His snocess is attested by a well tilled pur*e. and he preferred his old home *ith its many endearing association* to freedom. Kent's return was unmolested until he reached N. Orleans, where the authorities finding him without the necessary papers, threw hi»n in prison. But. on his own representations and confirmatory statements of many who knew him. he was aopplied with a passport and permitted to return house, where he arrived a day or two ago. These facts are submitted to ihe ruction of me aboiittoiftsw of lb# i*forth

*fhe Bradford (P*.5 Reporter gives u* the following paragraph in regard to a new article of export Xt vVt

Ten miles of iron rails are laid every day in thta country.

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On "Thursday last, Burton Kingsbury, Esq., of this place shipped at the Waveriy Depot seventythree bushels ©T acorns, destined for Belgium and Holland. Mr. K. agent for gemlemen of great wealth, owning land ia thit» county# who ordered these acorns for the purpose of introducing the 6ak into iHose countries. They compniie five different varieties of this stately tree? and were coJlectcd in Ltebfied and Windham. A few bushels previously forwarded to Belgium, arrived th *uch good order, germinating and giving promise of* snch excellent soceess for the experiment, ibat the fwitlemen interestad have made Uiw large order. Fbe acorns are 5rst carefully ktJn dried, boxed, and forwarded to Now Ydrtt, wherif #^«P» pot up in *tr («gbt un boxe* to stand tfca voyage. Tbia truly planting for tfie beuefitol posterity—for ganerations must paaa away bofona the froduow ot the a$M* femt tree* ot Bradford wawe tbnir branches *im3«r grandeur ia Ho^fd and •-. .11 III' j: .'.Mi'* IfflJl.,.!! -1.8

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SOjltizens of Vigo County. kO.RE AND NEW GOODS! lOOi^'t opeaed a new and desirable

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82.525.000

Further subscriptions are relied upon lor the remainder, or. should it be necessary, a second issue of morgage bonds.

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open window perniited a tree curienl ol uir to cir culiite through the apartment. I'he waiter remained standing near, by the door. 'Any orders, sir!' -".'r 'No—yet stay who came in that handsome phaeton I saw standing in ihe yard!' •A lady sir.' •Ah!'

•A young widow.' .. •Bah!' •She is very handsome." 'Go along, and s"hut tho door after you. ed the traveller, testily'. 'A woman and a widow, he soldoquized glad 1 don'l know her. I am certainly very fortunate to have attained ihe age of forty without any feminine aiialunent. Pecuniarily independent— not ill looking, 1 think I must admit that—I should make what those busy bodies match makers call, a grand catch, but, thank my stars! I have preserved mv content and independence so far. and |tM MA nn' )a/*k I'm not likely to succomb now.' No, no! Jack Campion was bom to live and die an old bachelor. And now lor the newspapers.'

In ihe meantime another horseman had come to the hotel, his horse reeking wilh sweat, and literally unable to place one of his feet before another. „.iia

The sfUn£hostler, an Irishman, made his appearance. ,Pat,'said the young man, fashionably attired, •put my mare in the stable, and do the best you Can for her.' •Oh. Misthur Traverse, and she's kilt entirely •I'm afraid so." •And what in the devil make ye crowd her so? •No matter. Is my sister here?' •Yis sir. Bill, show the gentleman into tho ladies parlor.' -,u •Ah. Bell.* said the young man, you here!' •Yes,' replied the beautiful young woman rising to meet him,'but what's the mailer with you 'Nothing. Bell, nothing.' •^o nelhing is certajijly jna^r, Xou A?c£ flushed and excited. .rz}** •That's not all. O, tell me what has happened!' •I must be brief, for I am pursued/ •Pursued/' •Yei. You know that fellow who insulted you in the coach the other day/said the young man. •Well, I have been after him for more than a week. I met him to-day in the street and gave him a confounded horsewhipping. 1 handled him very roughly, l"m afraid,

gainst me, andf'not wishing to be dragged into court tilt I was ready. I mounted my hor.-«e and then gave the officers the slip. Peradventure I had better waited and braved it out but having taken this atep. I'm bound to bafle them. To-morrow I will surrender myself. Now, Ball, if your pony will take me to your uncle "a in five minutes I'm your man.' ., -.. •Poor Charley could'nI. do it.* answered the lady:*"*'""

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Ph^n l'lf makte dtHer arrangemenu. By the by, I'll meet you at the vitta.* From ibe drawing room tho young man rushed itilo the siauitn-

•P*t.' aaftt lie. *gtm *liofso—a goOT one. 6urra tiie noiae we v«j got in ttie stable except this black, and that belongs to a gentleman wno! Came here just afore y«. 0d» but he's a gootL one your 'amior. 2,49, to cint.' «l'll borrow him,' Tra*«rs^ jumping mi hit batik*Tall BeU to drive the fenyo«w# |o the fiiia, Md tie shall nave turn/ •But your 'imior,' remms!rated th»s ho*tie#

Jn v«ta- Traveme bad set spurs to ttlejb^rse. asd was off like a thundett#»tjt. s~ 0. wirra, wirra'-Vsaid Ute hostler, •WhalSfl be come of met

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I'm ruined antii undone entir^y"

Shortly after Mrs. L«die rang for hetTpiWRon, and at the same tima Mr. Oampion, the JM Oachefor, ordered hi* borae. Tho pony eau^ round to the front door, and at the same time U»e young widow stepped lightly into tbe pfewon. p*Al right ahe aoi to Palrick, witb aimuw, aod* ding and taking the reiaa. "Gi»a hird,, hta bead.' •pch, it'* ail wrong, my lady, re, keeping a tight bold of the rein. »Your carriage can take two lns^a.f "Ve^v wdMaat I oamwalono.' *You'f« «at lako a. faaiwigir.* "What do yoe maanr •pb, wi'rm—your brother has tan ataUing a

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•Very singular," said the widow always was very eccentric.* At this crisis .Mr Campion appeared. •Mv horse readyP •-•-4 'Jump in, sir.*

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did'nt come in aoarriage.' *ln wvl vexx.'shouted the hostler, Take a seat beside me. if .u please, sir,* said the widow, with her most fascinating *mile

Mr. Campion approached the step to inquire the meaning, when the hostler, soiling h'm

•"'Wr\* few minutes he should be put in prosession of his jjorse, which had been borrowed by a gentleman •**v" This was all the explanation she vouchsafed. She required in turn, to be made acquainted with the name of her companion, after her own.

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BY F. DURIVAOS.

"Rub the horse down well, and don't feed him till be. is perfectly cool." These words were addressed lo the hostler of a hotel in Brighton, by a middle-aged geutleman. dressed in the height of fassion, as he alighted from an eligant black hotse, and tossed the rein to the attendant«o*^H^»f-«1J•^ ••And now." said the liorseman, addressing waiter, •show u»e iuto a .private parlor.

A, Wf'U ilr-"»-ii» 1 man. wnit rules a uau Uo'ne nagr is always sure of a warm welcome al a pultlic house, all !he world over. Our friend soon found Himself iii neat parlor, witb flowers and vnsee on thf auti'l-pn'oe. and iht? Idin.ds (l"f was a warm

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orous hand and thrust him into the ph»ton, while the pony, startled at the movement, dashed off at a run.

Pddf*Captain Campion! Here was a situation! A confirmed old bachelor bodsly abducted by a fhstioating young widow^lTho captain had to lend his assistance to the lady In managing the ponv. who was shoitly .reduced to hi* usual slow an«! K{uiet pace: and then, after thanking her chmpan*ton fpr his assisianoe. Mrs Leslie told him that in a

In a few minutes the Captain began to feel somewhat more at ease—-in fact, he began to like his position. He had never sat so near to a pretty woman in his lite, an he began to ask himself, whether, if the proximity was so pleasant for a few moments, a constant companionship might not prove as agreeable. VVhilt* her attention was engaged upon her pony, he had an oportunity lo survey her features. Her large.dark and luminous eyes seemed to be literally swimming in liquid lustre. Her cheeks ware soft and blooming as the sunny side of a peach.

profile was strictly

Grecian, and her patted lips showed a row of pearls as while as snow# -The most delicate pftper lingers, encased in French Kid. closed upon the reins and the varnished tip of a dainty hoot indicated it foot that Cinderilla might liavu envied. •Do vou live far from here, madamP asked the captain.. •Not very far. Tho'pony oah"mend his if you arc in a hurry.' •Not-'oi tht^/af^^l^ bo a very fast one.'

The" widow turned those wicthing black eyes of* her's upon ttie old batchelor. and smiled. It wis all over with nim. VVlven he sprang out al lh« £i\p of the vdl't. and ton.shed the IWiry fingers ot lilt* wi low, a* h« HS-i-tdd h-T to aligni, his heail was irretrievably lo-f.

A red-facad old g« .t!«m »n. in a dressing gown received tfiem at the door. •My iriond. iptain Campion, uncle.' said the widow, -excuse me for a moment, sir.'

Verv.h'tppy to see you, sir,' said tho old gentleman. Walk in—warm day.' Very.' said the captain And indeod his looks seemed to corroborate the statement, for he was as red as a peon.

The captain and the old gentleman were sorn chatting together familiarly, and the tormer fell him*ell completely at home. After an hour spent in this manner, his host excused himself, utid ihe bachelor was led alone.

A dreamy reverie was interrupted by tho sound of voices in the hall. The captain easily recognized the widow's and a glance through the hall open door showed him that her companion was a verv handsome young gentleman. •There, dear Bell,' said the young man, don't scold ino any more I won't do so again I promise you. Give in? a kiss." .s?.

A hearty smack followed. It was a veritable, genuine kiss the captain saw and heard it. A pang shot through his heurt. •The on-lv woman I could ever love,' he said to himself. •And she's engaged.'

The widow tripped into the room. If she was pleasing in her carriage-dres. she was perfectly bewitching in her drawing-room nttiro. Campion now seen the. whole of that delicate fairy foot.' •My dear sir,' said she, 'your horse is ot your service now.'

Campion rose. •But.' she added, 'if you will stay and take dinner wilh us, my uncle will be very much gratified, and I shall be highly pleased.' •The coquette!' thought Campion. I am obliged lo you, madam,' he said, but I have another engagement

•Then

we connot hope to detain you sir. But

you must first allow me to present you to my broth* er.' The handsome young man bad made his appearance, and shook hands with the bachelor.

•That's the horse thief, captain!' aaid the widow laughing. The young man apologized, and explained the circumstances which had impelled him to lake tjie liberty. 'I am sorry,' he added, 'that we cannot improve the acquaintance thus casually tni'lo by enjoying your company at dinner. I am sorry you a a •Why as to that.' said the captain, drawing* off his gloves, your offer is too lampting, and I ,feel compelled to accept it. f"

So his horse was remained to the stable, and he stopped to dinner. After dinner they had music, for Mrs. Leslie placed and sang charmingly. Then he was pursuaded to stay to tea, and in the evening. the family rambled in the garden, and the captain secured ten minutes tete-a-tete wilh the widow, in %4fomrnef-house. overgrown wilh Madeira vines, *nd inhabited by a spider and six earwingm if was ten M*clock when he mounted hts horse jo return to Boston, but it was bright moopUgbt, and he wa# romantiofrlly inclined. next morning he repealed tits vi#it. and the iiejl—and the next. In snort, the episode of M»e )H#f4owed horse pio-Uicfd a declaration, and an pslSceptAAC and ftiough years have passed away the captain has had no occasion to regret his ride with tho widow ia the pony ph»*on^ W. .J

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rov MittiTfits.—G^i»e said he mar

ried to obtain respectability. Wiik^s declared he wedded to please hia friends. VVyofceriy. in his old S2«?' took tiM servant girl spita »M relaiiotis The Russians nave a story of a widow wno was so incoiiwfji^le for loss of her husUand that ahts twk' arwtiier u» keep Wer frord fiettlng herieelt to a^ We i%ad of an irishman wROdielar^d be watsM tuner take a second wife, bat baring a cbaooa to marry a Pfogestant girl.* he.juat took tier to save her soul. A oung and rather last gende man married a woman near old eoeougn to toe Mu grandotother, becaufe he owed ner a debt of fiiiy dollars for board, ..

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The waya ©f adverlifing for a wife are various, hot perhaps Hut following, atootfotied by th* MuU Advertiser Ibomoat extraordiaaryt

Dale, wanted a wile, provided hioweif wittt a large placard, and prittied upon it, Watuad—a woman lo mate awifo of, with a UiUo money to go to America." This he placed upon Uis h*t, and fdsoted himseif in front of tho church door oo Snnday, when tho congregation was leaving.

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There is no subject, apparently, upon which we differ so much from the opinions (^pressed by au t'hors and editers in general as to what constitutes a "great man." When mighty statesman and triumphant warriors belonging to any nation fall before the scythe of death, the whole land puts on sackcloth, and gies into mourning. W»» have seen two recent instance* of this kind in different parts of the world—we n'lud? to i!» death of Welter among ourselves, and th,*t of Wellington in England: intellects cannot be measured by rule and »quar», nor enn greatness bo measured by public requiems and tnonumnU' We can only form an opinion as to the greatness of men by what they have lone—"by their works ye shall know them." We hear men freq-iently boist of the psnius of Uanibai. Cm*ar, Napoleon, an.I Wellington, of the intellect of Uuike. Pin. and Hamilton, and Webster but neither war rbrs nor orators in the front rank ofinteilecl—they musttakft a lower place than many men of science, whose greatniiis wa seldom hear a word about. What intellect among warriers and statesmen can tak rank with that of Galileo, Kepler, Leibnits. Bacon, Newton. Euler.

Wollaston.

L* Place, Black. Lavoiser, Daxy, Watt, Boyd. Ftanklin. WJ might mention others, bui these are ennough for our purpose- The works which these men have accomplished affect all men. they meet us on the right hand and on Ihe left every day and every night, and they will do so to othors through all cqming ages. The victories of Hannibal wero all shattered and blasted by th»» single defeat of Zflnia. and the whole of N.tpolean's conquest sunk for evar on the single field of Waterloo ll is true that the speeches and writings of statesman and orators do not perish so suddenly they go down and are read by iccncding generalions but at the same time tiow circumstances ariso which load men who are considered wis© in one generation to be looked upon ty another as doubtful preceptors, or as ful*e lights for new age. It is differfut with those profound thinkers and discoverers in the scientific world they are the intellectual Titans. When we hear people speak of a great mm. we ask what ho has done, and wo try his works to see if they are the genuine noin. The rolling stars by night continually romind us of Galil*o. Kepler. II trschell, and Lt Place. There i-t not an apple tails lo the ground hut reminds UH of the Ureal Newton. The Lightning fleeting from cloud olou I reminds us of oir own Frranklin, who (brought it dowu from 'he skiest ie hunter brings down the eagle in its llight. Ttie live., ofnuudro-tj »re saved evury year by Davy's safety lamp.

invention ol Watt has multiplied the power of man over inanimate matter mire than a million fold and the genius ot Fulton has made a turnpike of tho Atlantic. We would not, peril ip*. have written upon this suhjhet ut present, bui recontly we have seen so much in our papers about groat min and great intellects, an I so much has been said about them by orators and others and comparisons Deiweeu this one and ihat one having been m» lo, and seeing nothing at all said about inen ofscienoe and inventors, wnusv rea-iorii'igs niton took sublimer flights than the imagination of Sh ik^p-'are, we have said this much, and could say a great deal more, to fortify our position that warriers and stalesmen must take a lower rank for genius and intellect ihuu those men whose riamss we have mentioned. There are also others, of whom we havo not room to speak, but assuredly our man ol'soience, discoverers, and inventor'", are the great one* (speaking of mielleot) of the earth. Time would tail us to tell how Kopler discovered the laws whioh govern the planets in iheir orbits how Newton arranged the whole univer*o before his min i, ami discovered the force which guides a planet in its course, a sparrow in its flight, and the great tides ofthesoa which refresh and fructify our shores ol Wollaston, making metal threads finer than those ol ihe spider of Davy resolving motals out ot stones by galvanism: of Stephenson, driving his iron horse over mountain and moor: of Dagoerre, using the sun-beam for a pencil and of Morse, the lightening tor his pen. Ignorant and circumscribed in intellect must that man be who, in^ speaking of great men, tails lo perceive and mention ihe claims of philosophers and men of science.

Aphorisms from Ptiucb,

A fan l« a rnOst handy Jittle instrument to those who have lost the art of blushing. '«f*t VJWS are the bad money-rthe I O UV'tfhd pifet* obits with which a man pays a woman the debts of hts heart

If a young lady has a purse with two ends, silver in one end and gold in tbe other, she is sure to open the gold enu first.

The only time women talk much among one another. is when they are waiting for tho gentlemen after dinner.

The eyes of a pretty woman are the interpreters of ihe language of her heart They translate what her tongue has a great difficulty in expressing, r,

If you wish to close a lady's lips ask her age. I dfon't know which is the worst a man who mirrifts for money, or a woman who plays at cards.

The signal for conversation amongst women is wlipn pretty girl begins to sing.

«S -.. 7 TatcMPH of CHEAPNESS.— The New J«r»ey Railroad Company lotkg charged four dollars for each passage by the Mail Line between tnis city and Philadelphia, and ail remonstrances fails I to convince them of tho mistake in whioh they wero persisting. At length they carne down to 93 and the increase of their receipts were so s-ttisfao-lory that they have just decreed a further reduction

Oil some of their trains to two dollars. We believe ihey will make more money at this prtoe—if they run trains enough, and run them properly—-than ttiey would at a higher figure.—N. Y. Tribune,

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The men who flitter woman do not know them sufficiently, and the men who abuse them do not know them at all. iu, "HSU'

J&otnaoces generally end with a marriage', and,ft many young girls would wish to go through the v.. romance of life, as they do mpsl romances, by beginning nt the end.

Woman should rule, but not govern.! frWfcStWJo .* If you wish to learn the worst fault of woman, praise her highly to her friends. «.' II

Woman is a most beautiful book that too frequently is condemned for its errata. You can generally tell how popular you are wilh a lady, by the length of time she kerpN you wailing, whilst dressing to receive your*

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Cnrwivl&sfimtei that the committee having in charg* the building of a carriage for Genera] Pierce, wrOte so'hfm in acceriain what 'was bis family coat of ay«f«$ probably with a view of painting i( oft tile paaefoof the coach, Tne General repiied thafcibii only coat of arms which he knew his family tves. possessed, was thai of his father'a shirt sleeves, in wbieb he fought at the battle of Bunker's fill The carriage is botlding at Pitts field, Mass., will cost flSW.