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M,RRlAeE.-With all its ills and evils, man
knows no happiness until he marries let him
possess woman OF sense and virtue, and of
whom he himself is worthy, and he will feel a
solid and permanentjoy OF which he was never
before sensible. For as somebody says, the hap
piness Of marriage, like the interest of money,
arises from regular and established fund while
unmarried libertnes live upon the principal and
become bankrupt in character and Responsibility,
TO be sure, as the same author tells us, uninter-
rupted happiness no man can or ought to expect
Life is sinecure /; fruits do not spring sponta-
neously from the earth, as they did in the wilder
ness. But scheme of solid comfort ma;rimo-
ny affords to well regulated minds double share
of pleasure and prosperity, and solace i'll sorrow
and adversely ETchange Paper.
MARRIAGg.-I.ook over the great mass of mar
riages that take place over the world what poor
contemplate affairs they are! a few soft looks,
"a walk, dance, squeeze of the hand, pop
ping the question, purchasing of certain NUM-
Der of yards of white satin, a ring, a clergyman,
a stave or two in hired carriage. a night in ii
country inn, aud the whole matter is over. For
five or six weeks two sheepish looking persons
seen dangling each others arm, looking at
waterfalls, or making morning calls, and guzzling
wine and cakes: then every thing falls into the
most monCtonous routine-the wife sits on one
side OF the hearth, the husband the other, and
little quarTeIs, little pleasures, little and lit
tie children, gradually gather around them.--
This is what ninety-nine out Of hundred find tc
be the delights Of matrimony.
Bkuck,rDod's 6fDp1zine
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AN EXTRAORDINARY GIRL.

letter from Marietta (Ohio) in the Gin
cinnati Chronicle of the 18th inst. gives the
following account of remarkable young fe-
male artist in the vicinity of that town.
An ORIGINAL GENIUs.-It was pleasant
evening, on the day subsequent to the COM
mencement when friend took me up the
Muskingum some miles, to see lady whom
he deemed worthy of notice. She was the
daughter OF a Frenchman, who had been u
teacher of that tongue tiIl he purchased a
small farm near this place, and turned his
thoughts from the fields of the mind to the
fields of corn. 1t seems that his daughter had
seen about two years since, new fashioned
dress at bali. On her return, she took a
piece of charcoal and drew the dress accu-
rately OIL the white walls of her room. Her
mother seeing it, was surprised, and said that
she had better paint the rest of tie ROOM
Upon this hint she went on and accurately
painted the walls of her room with historical
drawings, which were literally '!charcoal
sketches.0
From charcoal she proceeded untutored to
oil paintings, and when was there, had COW
cred the walls of hall and parlor with most
curious and unique works ofgenius. On one
side OF the hall opposite the parlor door, she
mad drawn another door half open; and from
the opening, herself, large as life, peeping in
to the hall. Looking through the room door
at this piece the figure seemed actually alive.
On another side she had painted the interior
OF room, and seated at supper table, gen
tleman, his wife, and little child--the father
holding out his hand TO catch the laughing
infant. in another place was painted the T.
loPement. In this she represented the win
dow and part of lady's apartment. She had
agreed to elope, but when her love arrived
had rePented She stood with one foot on
the window sifi, hesitating. lie stood out
side, looking in, with pistol to his head
threatening to annihilate himself instantly il
she did not go. Thus had the artists fancy
run wild in the pursuit of images alike suita-
bic for the pencil Of poet or of painter. in
such scene, where genius vivifed, breaks
tho clouds of nature to soar on il wings, in
solitude, we may realize that Gray's lines, SC
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THE CRY FOR BREAD.

A working. Man. has addressed series of
letters to the Queen of England through tho Lon
don Morning Chronicle, which have excited
startling paragraph -.
"ltlS notunknown TO you, Madam, that among st
large bodies of my iellow-subjec,s there prevails
an Underlined, bu, strong opinion, that Wigs and
Tories are alike their natural enemies that, in
fact, all the middle and upper classes are in one
grand conspiracy TO trample upon and Cypress
them. Let an attempt be made 10 pass through
the fearful approaching winter without some
grand Legislative effort made To relieve the indus
try OF the country, and the spirit of Char,ism-ay
and something more-wll once more raise its
head, and neither churches nor ycOmanry, neith-
er bayonets nor sabres, will put it down. We
have had Jack Cades and W at Tyiers in Eng
land, and these have been put down; we have
had great gatherings in Birmingham, riots at
Bristol, Luddism, Radicalism and ply forcs
Chartism-and all these have been appeased or
subdued. But we havcyet to SEE another specta-
Gle, which comes surely as the sun rises to-
morrow, should the corn laws be maintained. In
the midst OF "a for gold and the fear of a ma
asa@7lt et,"ieit Il sands thousands of
shadows-men hungcrworn, with savage hatred
in their hearts, demanding not bread alone, but
their rights, and trampling alike upon public Gre
dit, national honor and general safety. Oh, les
not good easy souls persuade you that in Eng
land such thing is impossible. 1t is perfectly
possible. The materials for such frighfnl ca
tastrophe are ready the train is laid, and wants
but the lehnng's fash 10 set it en- fire. Eng
land is strong in that national spi. il which regards
order as Heavens first law - but when hunger
and hatred are combined, and these concentrated
in masses, the public opinion which respects the
law falls powcreSs before them. Are the Sc, wo
ask, vain forebcdings -
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Convention adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.

me Convention sat pursuant TO adjournment.
Ten. Johnston, from the Committee appointed to
recommend to the Convention, the Subjects for
It's consideration and action, submitted the fol-
lowing report and resolutions:
your Committee, to whom was reft rred the
duty OF recommending to the Convention the sub
Jects Tor Its consideration and action, and To re-
port upon what principle the votes Of the differ
ent delegations should be given on such questions
as shall be brought before the Convention, beg
leave to report the following resolutions:
H. Resolved, that it is cxpedient to make ap-
piication to the Legislature of Virginia for the
construction of McAdmized road from the Ten
nessee line, near Abingdon, to the most eligible
point on James River.
:. Resolved, That the Legislature be applied
TO, 10 make such road wholly on State account.
and that they be earnestly requested to commence
the work forthwith.
3. Resolved, That Committee Of three MEM
bers be appointed to draft memorial 10 the Cen
erai Assembly of Virginia, in accordance with
Tie foregoing resolutions, and that the members
OF this Convention be requested to procure sigma
lures to The same.
4. Resolved, That the votes oG the Convention
shall be given per ,capita, except when the ayes
and noes shall Sc called for, in which case each
| t*]No,e-These gentlemen appeared as Dele
gates from Augusta. by my appointment, under
| the authority vested in me as Chairman of the
! meeting of the 9Th September.
KENYON HARPER
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*Mr. N. Longwor,h, we presum
THE KN0UT.

An article in the last New Monthly Maga-
zine, entitled Russia in 1911, thus describes
the Knout:
"The Governor of Moscow kindly directed
one of his aids-de-camp to conduct me over
the prison. Having inspected the establish
ment in all its details, was about to depart,
when my cicerone pointed TO two men who
had just entered the vestbule of the prison.
DO you see those men?' said he; 'they are
our executioners. 1t is they who inflict the
punishment at the knout, which you have
doubtless often heard of ] looked at the
two men. Both were tall and robust; and
altogether their appearance resGmbled the
common class of the Russian peasantry; the
one had black and the other lei beard
They wore loose cloth pantaloons, with their
boots drawn over them. The other portions
OF their dress consisted ola colored striped
blouse, and sort of cloth cassock, open IN
front, and covering their backs and shoulders.
That which displeased me most in them was
certain air of gaie,y and self satisfaction
which could not reconcile with their barba-
rous vocation. When they had advanced
close to where we were standing, the aids-de-
camp directed my attention to Il packet which
each of them carried under his left arm
''That is the knout,' said he, would you
like to examine it p replied in the ailirma-
tive The aid-de-camp having addressed to
the eXecutioners some words in Russian, they
salutcd me with respect and advancing to "a
table in the " ,tibule, unroled their packets.
The knout consists of short, strong leather
handle, terminated by buckle, in which are
affixed certain number of leather thongs, of
which one only is used for each stroke the
criminal receives. i requested the execution
ers to apply upon the wall few strokes of
the knout, with the same degree of force as
that employed at an execution. They took
off their caps and cassocks, and having care
fully adjusted the leather thong in the buckle.
above mentioned, and gathering up all their
stOHStil, tiICy suUUh IiIo waii " -
that the hard plaster with which it was COW
cred fell down IN fragments. shuddered with
horror at the reflection that such strokes were
inflicted on the living flesh ola human being.
Enough exclaimed. 1T is indeed hor-
rible punishment observed my obliging cice-
rome, but it is inflicted only for capital Of
fence; and, after all, it is doubtful question
whetE?r the punishment of death is pretera-
ble.' Twenty strokes of the knout are the
maximum amount of punishment; and it is,
probably, nearly the utmost that the human
frame is capable of enduring.''
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AN IMPORTANT PARAGRAPH.

We copy the following paragraph from che Of
our latest English papers.--PHlL. lNos.
"Great Wstrn Seam Navigation G,mpany.-
4 meeting Ct the proprietors of this company was
held on Thursday last, at Bristol, to take into
consideration the proprety of dsposing If the
shp-bulding and other works belonging to them
The works had cost 100000 already, md migh,
cost more. At first, 1t was thought tIialthe COM
pany might have kept the works, and turned
Steamship builders for the public: it was found,
however. that such an undertaking would he con-
trary TO the deed Of settlement. II was resolved,
therefore, to offer the works for sale, as soon as
the immense iron steamer on the stocks should
be completed. proprietor suggested, that it
would be judicious to sell The Great Western
steamship also. Mr. ClaXton the manager, said
the Great Western too valuabielo dispose Of.
The proprietor replied, that is shares had &C st
,himR0O each. and now he could not get mere
than gao for them. 1t would appear from the
proceedings OF the meeting that ihe Great Wes-
tern is, like all ocean-going steamers, which are
not backedby Government money, a losing con-
Germ, and that the shareholders will gradually
sink their capital
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81 The following annnhciation Of vast
improvement by new modification of me-
chancal power must, we should think, attract
very generally the public attention
ELECTRO MAGNETiQUE LOCOMOTIVE.
Iransiated FIR Tie MAJ. IaieiGgencer fron. Me Echo
d9 bnde, saUanf, w. 653, Paris, AT .aug. 1871
A letter has been received from Leipzig, dated
sd July, stating that. Mr. Lewis Gabriel Stoch-
rer, mechaniclan Of that city, has Just finished
an Electro Magnetic Locomotive, the greatest
part Of which is constructed after Mr.. Wagner's
plan, and which has been purchased by the Ger
manic Diet. This locomotive is Of seven horse
power, and will draw three cars full of passen-
gers. 1t costs about s. 900, in stead of 81 500,
the cost of common steam locomotive; the sup
ply for il amounts to not more than GO cents per
day.
The experiments which have been made with
Mr.. StochTer's locomotive on the railroad be-
tween Leipzig and Dresden ief, nothiinr TO be dc.
sired.
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'Ycrms Of the Spectator.

The Spectator is published once week, by
ksSroN HARPER, at Two Dollars IA year, if paid
in advance, or Two Dollars and Fifty Gents, af-
ter the expiration Of the year. No paper will be
discontinued but at the option of the editor, until
all arrearages are paid. t5-Advertisements not
exceeding thirteen lines Of printed matter, insert
cd three weeks for one dollar, and twenty-five
cents for each subsequent inser,ion.-Larger adj
,vertissments in the same proportion. liberal
discount will be made to advertisers by the year.
G-Letters on business must be postpaid.
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feelings of aweand respect. They afterwards
frequently reminded me of the scene, and
charged me never to forget it. Zachary lived
to pass the age of 80 and sacredly Kept his
resolution He lies buried in the royal place
ofhis tribe, near the beautiful falls of the Y an
tic, the western branch of the Thames, in
Norwich, on land now owned by my friend,
Calvin Goddard, Esq. visited the grave of
the old chief lately, and repeated to myself
his inestimable lesson.
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1t is stated in an Indiana paper that Mr.. Noble,
the present Fund Commissioner of that State. has
hied bill In chancery, in the city of New York +,
against the former Fund Commissioner, Milton
,Stapp, and other persons concerned with him
that Noble charges Stapp with having received
some $4,000 more than he has account, for
The State OF Indiana seems TO have been yery
unfortunate in the management of its public debi
Some millions were sold to New York institu.
TONS which have never paid fer it, and are now
wholly iEsolvent.
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GRATUITOUS ADVERTISING.

Every body knows, or ought 10 know, that Ito
publishing business is one Of large expense, eni-
pioyIng great number of persons ard extensive
capital that every paragraph set up cus,s ceI-
tam sum OF money In the composition or setting
up OF The type. and occupies certain space which
ought to yield It's proportion Of income 10 the pro-
prietor. Every body must know, tco, that the
main source OF this income is TIC portion Of tie
sheet devoted TO advertisements, aid that TO ask
the graliltous insertion Of AN advertise ment or
communication, or AN editorial notice to serve i'm
the,place of enc, is literally asking the publisher
To incur an expense OF one dollar Or mere without
making HIN \ iarting in return.
Ii Is TO all lnteuts and purposes asking Linn to
take sum OF money from his pocket, ard present
II to the applicant. Yet this thing is done every
day, and many times day and that, too, by
men who have no earthly claim on the charity OK
the publisher, and who can much better afford tn
disburse the money, without advoring 10 the fact
that the object Of the advertisement or commune
cation is TO promote their interest and not that Of
the publisher
There are Of persons who would meyer
dream OF walking into tailor's shop ard askjrg
Tor the gilt OF d waIstcoat, or in hattcr's. ard
begging to he favored free gratis with hal. We,
can see no improperly in calling upon The pub.
isher Tor Tive graiuitOus announcements of cou, so
OF lectures or patert fiy~trap, or any other no.
lion, In The bringing Of which before ibe public
tney happen to have anintoresi.-Nt,c YorI Cou..
| RdCerifser.
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WAR STEAMERS.

| The utility Of steam vessels Of war acting Il
concert with fleet was strikingly exhibited ~
the late attack upon Canton by the British forces
Daring the cannonade on the 22d Of May num-
Der of Chinese war junks advanced towards the
British ships, from ncighbouring creek. when
| the steamer Nemesis went to meet them, drove
them back into the creek, and finally destroyed
forty Of them. The ships were thus protected
| from annoyance and enabled to continue M IN
| INTERRUPTED fire upon the city.
Tho steamers wero used also to great ndvan.
! tage in landing troops. On ono occasion tho Ne
mesis came up, having in tow thirty largo boats
full oftrocps. She was followed by the SxarHnE
whose decks were crowded with the marines Of
the squadron. Any landing point that might be
fixed upon as the most safe convenient could
be reached by steamers with the utmost accura
cy and expedition, and large bodies of men might
be thrown ashore in Il very short time. In add.
ton to these advantages the ships o. a fleet en-.
gagged in bombardment could be lowed BY
steamers against wind and tide, if both should DO
adverse, toany point from which tho attack might
be made with the severest effect.
The Important uses which steamers ore
thus capable Of performing beginning to be
duly appreciated by the European naval powers,
and by Great Britain especially. Her high esti-
nation of their value is shown by the care and
with which she is now charging her
steam marine. In the attacks upon Bcyrout and
81 Jean a. Acre, war steamers constituted pro-
minen part of her nava! force, and they rendered
most efficient service. The importance of stea-
HERS in connection with floating batteries for tho
protection Of our harbours, cannot he too highly
es!imated and we hope that this very interesting
subject will receive due consideration from our
Government. This application of steam power,
IN view OF lostlliies and invasion, commends IL.
self particularly to our attention. 1t is in this
way that it can be most effectually used fer de.
ence-the chief purpose i" 'hich our occasions
would require it in time of war. We know not
my object which better deserves the attention Of
mi IL nnfh tIncf han, 4,
Experiments TO- test the efficiency of floating bat
FRIES and to arrive at the best modes of managing
hem-whether by steam power connected with
he structure or. applied by means of towing
'oud he much in place. The regions bordering
n the Chesapeake Bay and accessible through Il
re greatly concerned in the establishment OF
':ne such means of defence and protection.
Baltimore .2nerican..
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9%aye;aasSs1 A.%4
SIX
S%SSsiBB'ssSSaSSs W
From, tic Louisville Journal
GONE ARE THY BEAUTIES, SUMNER!

BY MRS. r. S. NICHOLS.
Gone are thy beauties, Summer, and silenced is
thy nirth,
And all thy passing witcheries are fading from
The merry songs thy streamlets sang beneath the
mountain pine,
Arc now remembered but dreams-as dreams
no longer thine!
Each brigh, young bud.hy kindness nursed, hath
dropped its fragile head,
And scattered lie their pale cold leaves dead
thy wild 1owers-dead
While every lofty forest in its towering plumes
aud pride
Hath donned its gorgeous robes and laid thy
livery aside!
Thy birds, whose silvery voices made music
round our home,
~ No more with glitteriny plumage and merry chan
tings roam
Each winds low whispered melodies are num-
bered with the past,
While spirit-mOans and dirges are swelling
the blast
The purple of our mountain-tops is streaked with
sullen gray,
For all that's bright and beautiful is fading swift
The spurs on his fiery steeds as he were
weary too,
And would exchange his Furnished clouds for
summers skies of blue !
Gone thy glories, Summer bu, hast thou fled
alone
Have none when in their household slee missed
one familiar tone
Is there vacant seat beside the bright and bla-
zing hearth :
Have no young gentle spirits passed from our a.
BODIES on earth
Thine answer, Summer, I well know thou'lt
whisper "More, than one,
With eye of light and step of glec, down to the
tomb hath gone!''
!. Thou'lt tell me-, stern resisess Death, thou hast
no power TO stay,
That beauty, pride, and loneliness, alike become
his prey!
Yes, they have passed, o Summer like thy
fowret's whispered tones,
And autumn winds their graves o'orsweep with
=, many signs and means,
but Memory DER the bleeding heart her vigils sad
shall keep,
And Summers breath must ever wake strange
fond wish 10 weep!
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DISCRETION.

Lord Mansfield, no less eminent, for his great
Requirements than tie acuteness VI his understan-
ding. was once asked by ii country friend wheth-
er lie should take upon himself the office of JUS
tlce Of the peace, as he conscious of his want
Of legal knowledge "My good friend" replied
this sagacious lawyer, you have good sense,
honesty, and GOODNESS OF temper these qualities
will enable you 10 judge rightly, but withhold
your reasons of decision, for they may be dispu-
table. '-I0hciah Regisier.
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often repeated, arc not merely beautiful idea,
but truth-that

"---many gem ofpurest ray serene,
The dark uniath0med caves of ocean bear;
Full many flower is born to blush unseen,
And wasteit sweetness OH the desert air.
1t is not literally true, however, that Miss
Martin is unseen," and there are those here
who take an interest in her progress. In my
opinion she is fit subject for the patronage
ola gentleman in Cincinnati, whose encour-
agcment of the arts has already conferred
honor on his taste and lberaiity."
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ANOTHER SLAVE CAsE.--'rhe Mercer (Pa. y
Luminary states, that few nights ago a party OF
men from Virginia came into tina, county and
apprehenjed four runaway slaves. They secur-
ed them, intending to start for home next day.
In the meantime, however, some Whites interf,r-
ed released the negroes, and arrested the Virgin
ians on charge OF kidnapping. No names Civ
an
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The suppression Of the twenty days later news
from Canton, has doubtless caused some Of the
dealers in tea to ''burn their fingers" 1t NAV
have been fair business transaction on the part
OF the consignecs Of the Narragansett to keep
'smum"'-they lost nothing certauly. But the
morality Of the matter ii is thought by some will
not bear discussion.-RaH. Sun,
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When crack is discovered in stove tl,roubr,,
which the fire smoke penetrates the apartment
u may be completely closed in a moment, with a
composition consisting Of wood ashes ant. com
mon SALT made into paste withS little water, plas
tered over the crack. The good effect is equally
certain, whether the stove be cold or hot.
Long Island Star.
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1J'Fhe Charlottesville Advocate saws that
there are now about l53 students at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. The new Professors have en-
tered upon The discharge of their duties with the
exception OF Professor Sylvester Of London who
is daily expected
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0J"We regret to learn that case of Small Pox
has occurred at Cedar Grove. We recommend
parents and heads Of families to see that their
children and all under their care are vaccinated at
once. The proceedings flhe County Court in
relation to the subject will be published next
week.--Ler'ngion IN. } G0zeHe.