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American Bible SOCiety,

The monthly meeting of the Board o ( N sn
ayers of the American Bible Scocely was held
on Thursday afternoon last. Hon. Luther Brad
ish. Vice President, 10 The chair.
The Treasurer presented the state Of the
accounts, showing lhal the receipts of the month
Of June had been S27 ,l80 The general agent
reported that the issues Of the month had been
1000 copies Of the Bible and Testament.
Six new societies we're recognized as auxili-
ary. one 10 Indiana, one ia Nouh Carolina, one
in Florida. one in Georgia and two in Texas
N. Y. Commerc al.
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jerks in California.

I'LL tell you what it is, my DEAR said our
friend jerks, to his wife one evening after they
had retired to bed, 4 am positively in favor Of
This California business"
There you 90 again. she replied, i never
saw any one like you
We'll now don't get excited. We can talk
over the matter dispassionately, and
Nov, Mr.. jerks. can tell you once for all,
oh, p,shaw,' exclaimed our friend. where's
the use of ones working ones soul oul here
for bare living, when by going to California,
one may clear a fortune in year or TWO, and
come back TO his friends and family 10 enjoy
it.
Now. STOP said the wife, Il won't permit
you to talk in this way. You are married
man, and as such you've no business TO lake it
into your head to 60 10 California or any where
else. without your wife
Come, come, now, Mrs jerks. You. know
we'll onough-'
'Yes, do know we'll enough that any wo.
man is a fool who will
'Ah, my lovc!"
'Oh. go along! Don't talk TO me of love!-
A man who is so whimsical! You're all the
time specializing. The other day you wanted
offce-on another occasion you were going to
get up Life Insurance Company because you
thought they made great deal Of money with
very little trouble, and then you got the rdcu.
lous notion into your head TO start newspaper,
just as if more than two.lhrds of the papers
don't break down alter the first year or two
then YOU were geing TO sci up a town i'll Jersey,
when you knew how many poor men have beg.
CARED themselves and their families in trying
to buiIdup this state Of jersey
All fools, my dear-a sci Of jacks. Any
man. don't care who he is, with ihimble full
of brains, can start a town and make fortune
by the enterprise
Them resumed Mrs. jerks, who paid no
attention 10 this oulburst from her husband
then you wanted 10 buy a steamboat and run
her against regular line
yes, and could have cleared fortune by
t in few years-but you wouldn't hear to-,
Just as if, continued Mrs. jerks, you could
lold up against regularly organized compa
ny-thev rich and you poor
Couldn't | have Interested olhersl And
would not the public have run with usl We
Vonld have put the fare down, and thrown in a
Inner, or lunch, or given gold pencil case
Is premium 10 the largest number of passen-
5ers, or something Of that sort; and mind | tell
you we would have brought that odious monop.
Wy TO its knees. We'd made the monopoly |
low, to use the strong language of DR.. Bird.
'BE suppose they'd made you hOwl-how
hen!
Nov where's the use of talking that way!-
You're enough to make man nervous
Yes, and you're enough to drive one crazy
With your visionary schemes
Now, my DEAR exPostulated our amiable
riend, 'that's going lule 100 far
Not half so far as you would like to co.
What am to do, if you go to California;
why, you could 60 home, couldn't you'
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NOrIh and South

The P0lsigh Standard. Loeo.Foco organ in
Norh Carolina, is calling on all Shareholders
N The Win District 10 vote aganN EDWAED
SrANLY for Congress because he opposed The
stringent resolutions passed by the legislature
OF thai Stale against any inhibition by Congress
Of Slavery 10 the New Territories. The Sian-
dard thus replies to the Raleigh Regislpr. which
had pointed 10 the Free Democracy cOaliIions
IN several Northern States:
You repruach Us because Banburners and
Oid Hunkers are uniIing Can DOu point 10
the frst Waig from a Free State pho euer rOtsd
IN Congress AGAINST the WiimOi PrOuiso or
FOR tie Missouri COmprOmi'ei Have you,
among all your Wing breaIhern from Maine to
Ohio. any man big or litIle politically. who has
ever taken such a sand for the Soulh and for the
Constitution, as Messers. Cass. Buchanan,
Dickinson. Burke, Croswell and Forney have
donel Who did you vote for, last Fall, for
Vice President And who is il that now sits
"cheek b. jowl" with Old Zac in the CabineI at
Washington Ewing and CoIlamer, Abolition
ISIS notorousy-lhe Union of the Southern
planter with the Freesoers Of the Nonhl-
Have you ever thought Of that"
The Abolition and special Free Soil Jour.
mails Of the Nor.h habiIualIy and designedly
mlsrepresent the course Of opinion and acIion
by the respective parties al the South with re.
spect TO Slavery Extension. Every word Of
encouragement or tolerance TO Freedom from
that quarter comes from Wing sources. All
the violence aud buster in favor Of Slavery
Extension originates with the parry which swim
dies uLder the name Of Democratic. So far as
the Wing party falls into the same course, it
acts purely on the delensve.-Savery never
gave the Wings a vote at the South, while ii has
given an is slIII giving the sham Democracy
thousands. Il is their great card-ther main
reliance. The Wings only endeavOr to hold
their own; the whiled sepulchres continually
insist that man who is a Wing is necessarily
10 slavery. Such is the sober truth,
and yet by fraud and fashood it is concealed
from one half the Northern People, and the
journals prolessedy most conscientious are
foremost in the deception.
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An Irish Parting Scene.

lrishmen, generally speaking, are not noted
for any great lorelhoughI concerning their tenn
poral welfare, but IN any thing relating to The
spiritual, they exhibit an unusual share o
shrewdness, as illustrated in the following case,
which occurred on the frontier of the State O
Main, between Jenny McGee and Pat McGlar.
kin. Pat being called to visit his dying neigh.
Dor, Jenny McGee, and hear his last words oil
farewell, before 'shuffling off this mortal COLL u
he donned his best suit Of clothes, and smooth
ing his usual cheerful phiz into unusual gravity,
made his appearance at the bedside Of his old
friend. Upon meeting him, Pat exclaimed
"Well, Jaimy, understand the doctors have
given you up"
JM.-"Yes, Pat, It's most over wild me-"
PAT, after puuse,-"Well, Jamy, ye havn't
been great sinner, yen go to the good place. +"
JIM.-"Oh, tes, Patio be shure | stole a
bit of the government timber"
Pat taking Jemmy's hand, and assuming
diplomatic air,-"Well, farewell to ye-when
ye reaches the good pare, tell them you're Weli
wild Pat McGIarkin."
Here Pat started for The door, but, as if sud.
denly thinking of Jemmy's dishonesty in steal.
ing The government timber, he wheeled around
TO his friend, and seriously and earnestly ex-
"But Jaimy, il any thing happens to We that
We should 60 10 the other place. jist tell them ye
don, know devil word about MEL
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Apleasanl lne story is told of Queen Victo.
ria and the Corn Laws. During the second
year of her sovereignty, and while yet a mai
den, she was one day skipping The rope as re-
taxation from the pressure of official duties.-
Lord Melborne, ihe Premier, was superinten.
ding the the Royal amusement. She suddenly
stopped, and turning to him with thoughtful
look (the cares of state no doubt clouding her
brow said:
"My Lord, what are these corn laws, about
which my people are making such noisel"
Said the courly Premier in reply. "Please
your Majesty, they are the laws which regulate
the consumption of the staff of life in your ma
esly's dominions."
"Indeed." reioined the Queen, ''have any of
The staff officers of my Life Guards got the con.
Poor feows!" Her Majesty then
resumed the skipping of the rope.
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"h'le hunter was seen approaching the Indian
encainpment. lie brought with him supply Of
arms beads, and such other articles ss nigh,
please the Iast Of hls red friends. Ills gits Won
Tor him gruii welcome from the men: bpt Ellio,
read warmer one ia the beaming glance. Of
Sunny-Cloud and her sister. B1t whenever
during his stay, he crossed the path Of Taking.
bird, The keen, suspicious glance Of Bsndino.
Oak was bent upon them. His business was
concluded, and he spoke OF departing. The
day was decided, and the evening previous. by
some strange coincidence. Elliot and Taking.
Bird were Standing side by side. in a deep woody
glen, not far from the wigwams. The eyes ol
the maid were humid and sorrowlul as she
said.
"fou leave too soon, my brolherl"
"BuI ! will not forget my forest sister. Her
memory will be like sweet song from aiar.-
May her life be as peaceful and happy as Won.
der beautiful stream, that is quietly sparkling 10
the long, low sunbeams."
But will The walers be bright when the sun
has ceased TO shine upon theml Talking. rd's
white brother has become the light of her life.
When he is gone she cannot be glad, for twill
be dark"
The young man started and ,rembled at this
confession. His heau had yearned towards the
gentle forest girl, but he had not realized that
The feeling was so deeply reciprocated. He
knew the odlum that a connection with her
would attach to him in the view of his kindred
and acquaintance, but, in the excitement. he
leIt that he could bear it all for the sake of her
guIleless love. He would be happy with her
and lei the world take It's own course.
"Wil the Talking Bird 60 and make music
IN the lonely cabin of her white brolherl"-
said he "Ihe holy man shall make US one, and
alar from both red and white, we will live for
each other alone. Shall it not be sol"
The maiden laid her hand in his and said.
81 will CO."
AtthaI moment there was a sudden rushing
flashed swiftly through the air
Elliot fell TO the ground with deep groan.-
An arrow had pierced his breast. Ia frantic
agony Talking Bird tore it away and saunch.
ed the blood with her garments. but the wound
was ialal The hunter could only whisper
farewell. Just as the word died upon his lip,
Bending-Oak issued from the shade, and mul.
tered in a cold satisfied tone.
"The pale demon that would lure the Indian
Iawn from her covert is dead-and BY wo.
mans hand. Leave his carcass poor fool, and
learn not TO throw myself upon the coil of
serpent"
There was wild stare in return. but Talk.
ng-Br1 heard her not. An arrow had entered
her own soul. Thought forsook its throne, and
she became quiet, melancholy maniac. The
Indian girls changed her name and spoke Of
her now as the Wounded Dove" Dav after
day she would wander with her favorite. Sunny
Cloud. to the glenwhere the fatal eventoccurred,
and together they would chaunt many a mourn
Iul song. After few brief moons had waned,
hey laid her to rest beneath the turf where the
hunter fell, and the secluded spot was ever af.
erwards called the "G.en of the Wounded
Dove"
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WHOLE NUMBER i6O.

Piled
You will notl'
No! will not; that's settled case. The
world shall not laugh al me, aod say she had 10
60 home before she was married a year.
'What will you do thenP
Dol Mr.. JenksP she exclaimed; Mr..
Jenksl"
What. my dearr replied our friend, setting
bolt upright in the bed.
Look at me- said she, impressiveiy. raising
herself upon her elbow and shaking her finger
at him-'You shall stay where you are, or #
you 60. l'll go with you
Nonsense, Mrs. Jenksl'
Common sense, Mr.. Jenks'
Pooh, Mrs. Jenksp
Pooh for you, Mr.. Jenks!'
You're crazy. Mrs. jerks.
Were well paired, Mr.. Jenks.'
At this juncture our friend began IN whistle
Hail Columbia while his wife vigorously hum.
med an appropriate air. After a lapse of five
or ten minutes, jerks said
But. my dear, really now, wouldn't YOU ad.
wise me to 60 to California;
No she replied, with sob. 'you know
wouldn't and you're bad man, 50 YOU are, 10
torment me in my present critical state Of
heath. You know how weak | am, and if
mother should-Oh-'
Now stop! Don't 90 on in this wav. |
thought ] could easily make fortune in Cali.
iornia. OF course won't 20 if you don't wish
il. Come, now, don't cry
You're hard hearted man.
Now, my DEAR
Faiher-
We'll. there, say nomorer
And you wOn' indulge in any more spec.
ulatonsl'
NO | will not
Now. like you FOR that. If YOU were sin.
gle. would not obsct TO your going OF Calfor.
mia. Single, men may do as they please. but
II IS the duty Of husbands, If possible. to re.
main at home. Aud besides, this passion for
wealth is lamenable in mankind. As kind old
uncle Tom says: Commencement, not riches.
makes one truly happy
Here the whispering became indislinct. and
1t is believed that jerks. Notwithstanding his
promise to the contrary, did actually steal Off
and go TO california that nighl-in dream.
On some future occasion we NAV relate all |
jerks heardan saw in the gold counuy.-Phl. |
City lem.
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J. Subscribers, who % not give srprra Hafirs 90
the contrary, are considered wishihg 10 eontinss
their subscriptions.
?. II subscribers order the discontinuanoe of
their papers, the publisher mtv eouiinus 10 end
them until ell aHearsges are paii.
3. u subscribers neglect Or refuse to take their
PaPe = IRON The Offices 70 which they are sent they
ere bed responsible iill they hare settled their
bills and ordered their paper disCohtinBed.
II Subscribers remove TO other pisces without
informing the publisher, end the psper is sent to
the iormer direction, they are held responsible.
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The New York Express, of Thursday, has
the following: 1.-Two young ladies, beautiful
and accomplished Mary louisa and Virginis
Starr, one 10 the other 2l years Of age, were
both engaged to be married on Monday last.
On Saturday night previous, both went TO Hobo
ken, and there imprudenlly Parook Of ice
creams, strawberries and other fruits. The
hour appointed for the wedding found them both
cold in death, with their bridal garments for a
winding Sheet"
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such men. Look to their former history and
conduct.
10 Cable free soilsrH Jo Caole caring for
any thing that interests any honest mani! Isaac
AIklnsonl the leader Of free soil paatyll-
Consistent lsaacll Where is the homes. demo.
cral THAI will follow hint Where is the one to
trust in him who deceiyes every person he can in
all lhingsl As to the Judge-Let NE tell
you. No more now.
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Mortality among the officers Of the Army.

Death has garnered with unsparing hand from
the gallant officers Of the army in l849. To
the roll Of the dead. made sad by the honored
names of Kearney, Croghan. Worth & Gaines,
is now added Duncan--the brave and beloved
Col. Duncan, well known to many of our cili-
zsns. He had won honor and promotion by
deeds of vaIOr, and was appointed Inspector
General of the Army when that Office was made
vacant by the death of Col. Croghan. Light
rest the turf above them. Cleo. Her.
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The Ohio Statesman saws that Col. Weller
is TO be recalled because "he fought at Monte.
rev."
If this really is the charge brought against
Col. Weller by the Administration, we imagine
they will have considerable trouble in proving
it-Dayton Jour.
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A boy being praised for his quickness Of re.
ply, gentleman observed, "when children are
so very keen, they generally become stupid as
they advance in years." The boy Immediate
ly replied, "what very keen lad you must :
have beenl'
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-27

A clergyman in baptising an infant that had
been used to cold wafer, kept dashing the water
in its face until asked why he did SO. ''Sin
doth not DEPART" said the parsOn, "dntll The
child crieth!"
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Wicked REPLY.-"Would il were lawful Il,
marry two wiges!' exclaimed an enthusiastic
young bachelor, desperately in love with
couple Of country cousins.
TRY one to begin wi,h!" was the remark &c
surly old benedict
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"Jpck, which is the way 10 Epping3" "Elow
do you know my name is Jackl" II guessed
D." "Then guess the way TO Epping."
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Some one called Richard Steele the ''viIest
He retorled with proud humili-
y-"lt were glorious for The world il were.''
The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-04
The Outrage at Rome.

The Republic of the 18th inst. gives the following official information relative to the outrage at Rome:
 We understans that Mir. Brown. our Consul, called in person and and made representation oithe facts of this case to Gen. Oudinot. The generai-in-ehef received him with courtesy, and listened to his state ment with due attentioD, accompanied with ell proper expressions of regret. and in conclusion, directed the chief of tue staH to return with MI Brown to the consulate to collectfrom witnesses of the scene full information in regard to it.
 The next day military court was called, which sat for nine hours elieiing the facts of the with ali the minufehess which distinguished the French tribunals. In the course of this examination 1t appeared that tw Mir. Browns servants (Itaans) had repeatedly daring the day insalted he French soldiers in passing. At the time m question an individual belonging to large crowd oi Italians. which, in defiance of general order of the day previous, assembled. 10 the number of hundred or hundred and fifty, at the Consui's house, had drawn poinard upon the guard. A patrol passing at the tme, entered the house, not being apprsed of
 its character, and made prisoner of the individual in question, and Of another who was recognised as a deserter from the Preach army. They then with drew with The prisoners. IL was m evidence upon oath that the patrol deported themselves without menace, and uniformed of the character ot the premises until they were on the point ot retiring.
 Mr. Brown lett the city wish his family while this examination was ih progress, leaving Mir. Fsedeman (our Consul at Ancona1 in the temporary discharge of the duties of the Roman consulate. In coHse- quence of Mir. Browns absence. and under the ui- pression that the consulate was without an agent, we understand that Gen. 0udinos addressed eoIa- municaiion to Mf. Cass, our Charge d Ataires, in which he reeapitulated the result of the examination, substantially have given 1t above, and expTes- sed the profound regret which he had experienced at the error which had been committed, which had been previously expressed in person to the Ameri- 1 can Consul and Vice Consul. He also renewed to Mir. Cass the assurance thai no one Tn the French army had harbcIed the design oi disregarding the rights ot his couary. questioning the iaviolabi- ity of domieil of diplomatic suneiions.
 Gen. Oudinot further stated, we understand. ths, the two prisoners had been released and expressed | the hope that the commanieatin which had been made would be sufficient satisfaction for the error which had been committed, and which could DO, occur again.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-04
ZACHARY WAsHrNCTON.
New Mode of CaieAinr Fish.


 They have new mode of eatehisg fish at Pitts. burg, which they cail "swabing." The editor Oi the Pittsburg Gazette gives the following account of the way in which it is accomplished.
 few days ago, while we were paying visit to inc country, we noticed mode of fishing which was, at leas. novel to us and may be 90 to some of our readers.
 Some fifty persons assembled at between and : o'clock in the marnng on the banks of the Yousiog- heDv river. about mile and half or two mics above the town of West Newtoa, and divided into two par ties, of which bused itself in the construction of sort of dan the Fiyer which, at the point selected. vas aoi more than knee deep. The other party stretched several ropes across and commenced intervening branches of trees keeping the leaves on. with them. As soon as they hsd termed . sort Of . net in this manner. extending from shore to shore, and about two hundred yards in length, they began to drag the brushwood seine down stream. When the dam was neaFed andthe strugges of the fish imprisoned between eafy barrier on the one side, and stony one on the other became visible, the excitement of ell concerned was iatense, and the scene was quite animated. At3 o'clock the draw ing ofthe net was finished, and the fish were lifted out of their native element iato boats, where they wfithed aboui-peTch anG pike. bass and salmon, eat-fsh and suckers, in most admired disorder.
 None of the fish are of very great size, though some of the pike would weigh about twelve pounds Taken altogether. inc gross weight ot all kinds of fish caught upon this occasion, amounted to over thousand pounds, and it would be difficult for any set of men to spend plesssnter time than the fishermen did while catching them, though they did not il must be confessed, adopt the msxs of Izaak Walton, with regard to the mode of their capture.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-04
Arkansas Caiiforuians.

We have been favored with The following extract of letter from our young friend. D. Msclean, from which it appears the Company stiI getting along well:
 Rio SUrESSA RIVER, June l2th, ls49.
 "We have been laying by for week, repairing wagons. We will start in the morning We have opportunity to send letters to Santa Fe aud are near there as we shall be. II Is about sixty miles there. We will go south by AiburQur- que and Fl Pssso; thence 10 the GiIa river. We never saw 2 single CAmsnehie all the way. We kill plenty of Deer and Anielopes but very few Buffalo - Some of the company will pack ftom Santa Fe, but the CiaTksviie fellows will stick to the wagons as long as they can go. There are foar -conpAnies ahead Of us. The New York KBjcker- 2 days ahead of us. They have a guide that is going all the way through io California; he says he will take thein nearer way than has eyer been with very few exceptions. We can bay Spanish cattle mules from the Apaelie Indians for six or eight dollars. The American merchants at Santa Fe, have sent on large train of wagons and pack muIes to California. H ia 500 miles on straight line from Santa Fe to San Francisco. The Mexleans say that that is the best end of the road
 Five companies hate just come up. There aIe now about 300 wagons, 5,0OJ head of cattle. and 500 men; besides about loo Mexieans with 3eO pack mules. all eaeamped oh the banks of inc Rio Saiena It is awful crowd to take them altogether. One young fellow in ths Lineon County Tenn Company, killed bis mess mate last night. They dug hole the side of the road just deep enough 10 cover him up, and this is the lest of it. l will write again in few days. ys."-Czarksriils URiOa.