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Social Propensities and Ordinary Habits OF
Lions.

One OF the most striking things connected
with the hon Is his voice, which is extremely
grand and peculiarly striking. It consists at
times of low, deep moaning, repeated five or
six times, ending in family audible sighs at
other times he startles the forest with loud deep
toned, solemn rolrs, repeated five or six times
III quick succession, each increasing in oudness
to the third and fourth, when his voice dies
away in five or six low unified sounds, very
much resembling distant thunder. AT times
and not untrcquent, troop may be heard in
concert, one assuming the lead and two, three
or four more singing a catch Like our Scot
tlsn Stays at the ruttlng sc lson they roar loud
est IN cold, frosty nights; but on no occasion
are their voices to be heard in such perfecton
or SO intensely powerful as when two or three
strange troops of lions approach a fountain to
drink at the same time. When this occurs, ev-
cry member of each troop sounds bold roar of
defiance at the opposite parties and when one
roars. all roar together, and each seems to vie
with his comrades in the intensity and power
his voice. The power and grandeur of these
nocturnal forest concerts i3 inconceivably strik-
ing and pleasing to the hunters ear. The ef-
feet is greatly enhanced when the heurer hap
pens to be situated in the depths of the forest,
at the dead hour Of midnight, unaccompanied by
any attendant, aud enscOnccd within twenty
yards Of the fountain which the surrounding
troop OF hons are approaching. Such has been
my situation tnanv scores OF times and thOuTiI
a'i aiio"ed 10 nave d toiefaoiy gooa taste Tor
li'uslc' CONSIDER ue ca'chcS win "hIch am
mus regaled as the sweetest and most natural
ever heard.
rs general rule IoH' roar during tne
h'Snl' 'lieif signing 'hoah' commencing as the
shaueS oil evening envelope the forest, ana con
uhu'h9 at intervals during the nlght. In dls-
talit ana secluded regions, nave constantly
heard theIn roaring ioudiy US late as or III o.
cIoch Oh orlgt' sunny morning IN hl1y ana
rainy "ea'litF tncy ure 10 oe Aearu at every
hour III t'le ua!, Dut tle!r roar Is suouued. IL
often happens thtt "lehtwo strange male Mons
meet at iouiltalh, a terrt!c coIhoat ensueS,
"!lich not unIrequehtIy chlS IN the death OF one
Oh 'heih. ne haoi'S oi inc non are strictly
hocturhll uurIi5 the uay ne Hes concealed
beneath tle 'iaGe oi some low ouShy tree or
VIDE spreading ou'il' el'her III the level forest
or on tie 'hounlt!n slie' lie ls also pirui! TO
Ioity recu3 or h2idS OF long rank yellow, such
as occur III 10" yin- Valleys. from these
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The Laborer.

- +. b. PRtDEAUX.
Who b i,,s for labor, tor honest toll
Who '''n'th the rough, hard hand J
II is n0I.s' tar tO Till ihe soil,
Than ~ ily to own the land.
Uncuu'c' hy man, only hrars and thorns,
Will tn" earth to its children yield,
But blessed with his labor, the wilderness blooms
Aud the waste is a fruitful field
Let the titled, the rich, and the idle scorn,
The worker cares not Tor them;
Who decks them with pearls from the ocean wave
With gold and the priceless gem?
Who hunts for the ermiue Who weavcs the silk
Who embroiders the scarf OF gold
| Who makes their soft cOuches and downy beds
Who guards them from winters cold
! Hurrah for the worker he decketh them all,
! tie tolls for the great in the land
The rubes and pearls round the lady fair neck,
Are twined by the laborer's hand.
The workers of old to the grave have passed,
But their memory cannot die;
Painting and statue, ard pyramid,
Are the trophies proud and high.
And glorious gems from the spirit min",
Bright pearls from the wave ot thought,
Are twlned IN real dladem,
By the toll oi ages wrought.
Bind the laurel wreath round the workers brow,
For a cOnqueror ls he
tie has wrestIed with poverty time, and death,
And hath w.n the victory.
Sill onward and upward his path shall be,
No dangers his courage appal;
The winds and the waves are his coursers free
And the lightning obeys his call.
He thinlls--nnd the mighty orb OF day
Must lts mightier master owu,
The glorious stars are hi- beacon fires.
From the poles TO the burning zone.
t., monarchs boast in their pride and power,
O. the millions who own their sway;
The victor DER poverty, time aud death,
Isa ndghtlrr king than they
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HpAxINQ LEARNED BoDIrs. The br0adest
and most luughable attempt Of this kind we
ever heard Of, is related By the venerable
Mathew Carey, Of Judge Breckenridge, the
elder. The Judge, it seems, had mortal an
tidathy to philosophical societies, winch was
the more remarkable from his beng u scientific
and we!l-read man. But he at length explain
ed the mystery, BY stating that he had been re-
jected By the American Philosophical Society
of which ne was can lidate fur member hip.
in revenge for democratic vote he hid given
in the Legislature OF Pennsylvania against
what was termed the ''provncc money" And
he resolved to be revenged IN return. lie not
only wrote his satrIcal work called Modern
Chvairy, but he palmed OFT OH that body some
uost ridiculous deceptions.
Among other things, he took his grandmoth-
er's fan, and having mgenlonsy twisted, gum
med and painted and prepared It, sent 1t to the
society rs the wing of bat Mathew Carey
saws, iii was received with due solemnity, and
a vote of thanks was passed to the donor. A
debate arose as to the species oil bat TO which
it belonged, and a committee Of seven was ap-
pointed to ascertain whether it was the wing
OF Madagascar o. Canada bat. The commit
tee sat three weeks and after consulting But
fon's Natural History and Goldsnth'S Anlma-
ted Nature, they reported that It must have be-
lonred to Il Madagascar bat Ii was pronoun-
ced the greatest curiosity in the Museum, eX-
cent large sheet of brown paper, which ne
hung in the chimney and disguised with SCOT
and dirt and pllmed upon the society as part
Of Bruhmin's shirt Phiiadelph'a ledger
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THURSDAY, Dec. IL, 1856!
SENATE.

SENATE
Mr. Jones of Io.y, r-o.o,.oa .
rosnI,.ian. 1,,',.'i ~ TbG.' G p'91 'IeS OF
GO i,, P'''t' ~ NC Hest'4ature Oh mat
,oa,s',rns f st .''I 'i'tolii'Se
,ha s,,i,;oo, ''''' '''d s'oAe ofeHy on
Al. R.,l,..,.. ...,,...,...
n,hIi.bars ~ ''os1'ou PF''''o" rom Tue
Giscr;rn;nonc, ~ P,'9, 0o'''p l'i.'''S oi le
uowspaners 1S@''''' O1''S'e''
Az TIo III:
,bo .'.' P'SS.i'TH communicate rom
s.,io ~, .!.,C, ~, '.,' ''tHt''e 10 '"e c0fnPen
,.as ~ - t'o 'uo'l','e fote' "hich
w. E;sh ,'-i.;UI " 1 !? 'I..eu'
n introlnca I'm, VI ~ ln'eI''oa
" M ouNo' Joi''t 'eso!ul Oh pFo'iulng tor
fteouent exDiosi0ns ~ staa,, hr;lorc VI '"7
Mr.. Shields moved that the Senate take u,
his resolution relative to the appointment of a
committee to wait on ana invite kossutn to the
Senate Chamber, which was carried. A de-
bate enSued durinU winch Nr ShinlIs ,novoj
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MatrimOny in Massachusetts.

The marriage returns present some very SIN
gular facts, though coming in double torm.--
During the twenty months covered by the Re
port, there were marriages of all ages, ranging
from l;3 to 80. Several females were married
at the age Of l3. The youngest couple mar
ried was male of II and female OF ii. 4
male Of 20 and another of 25 each married a
grl oil l3 One male under 20 married i te.
male over 10. IL bachelor Of "A married a wild
ow of ~, another bachelor Of 3j married a
widow over 80, and still another bachelor un-
der 40 married widow over -! Instances
ike these are called "marrage' by courtesy,
wesuppose. Among other odd cases, a female
Of Is married the second time, another female
of 80 TIE fifth time, ana a maic ot ~ the third
time. But the hardest fact Of AL IS. that there
was not gallantry enough among the blchelors
of Berkshire for ona OF them to marry widow.
1t may interest our fair readers to ealn that,
by an analysis Of 1900 mari ges it is found
that when female arrives at the age Of 90
years, and Is unmarried, one quarter Of the pro-
liabilities of her ever getting tnlrr!cd are gone;
If she passes y years, neary three quarters Of
the probabilities are ost, and II she passes un-
married 10 the age OF 30, nearly nine-tenhS OF
her chances Of becoming such blessed thing
as Il wife are forever gone.-Spr;ng.fe feld Rep b.
Lean,
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Singular Circumstance.

The Memphis Enquirer relates the following
curious and interesting occurrence:-
"Slnce the commencement of the term OF
the Circuit of our county, 1t became necessary
for Merrlwether, brother OF the gentleman
some time since murdered in our county, to at
tend as prosecutor of Peterson. the porperrator
Of the horrible crime |, 50 pTcnsi that he
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HOUSE.

The Speaker announced tie committee on
rules AS follows: jones' of Tennessee: Stepl,
ems, OF Georgia; Chandler, Robinson, Stanley
Seymour, King, Olds, and Wallace.
y motion to resume the resolution under
consideration at the adjournment yesterday. for
the payment into the Treasury of Cahtornia
OF the MONIES collected at the port, or that
State previous to us admission to the Union.
was lost by vote of Is to 10, and the sub
Jnc, was referred to the Committee of Ways
and Means.
Mr., Stanton reported Joint resolution, uu.
thorzng the continued employment of work.
men and others upon the wings of the Capitol.
which was debated and referred to the Commit
tee OF the whole.
Mr., Walsh moved that the House 90 into
com nlttee ofthe whole on the subject Pend,
Ing The motion, tue House adjourned
SENATE.
WAsHINGTpN. Dec. l., 1851
The Chair submitted four messages from Pro.
sldent Fillmore, the first transmitting an an.
swer OF the Secretary OF State, and documents
relative to the trial and sentence of Mr.. Thrash
er; second an answer re alive to the firing into
the PromotheuS, embracing extracts from com
munlcatans received from our Consul t Nc
s'agul, 4 copy Of the siid despatch has ben
(Contiru,i on fourth p7g,
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A BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHNG INCIDENT
Yesterday Sabbath morning at the ringing of
the first bells in this city, the congregation of
the Rev. Mr. Davis, or Free-Wil Baptist, met
around the water where the different denomna-
tons usually baptlse. , he weather was quite
cold, it was showing quite fast; the ice had
been cut out and lay in large cakes; everything
looked cold and torbldIlng. After singing and
a short but tervent prayer by the pastor, .Jor
the Spirit Of Got to rest upon all present." he
rose from his knees and led a young man into
the water and immersed him. Next followed
a young lady. As they came towards the CEN
tire of the pond, amid the snow falling thick and
fast, there came beautiful Dove lowering ov-
er the congregation, and actually lit down up
on the ice, and walked around but a little dis
tance from the administrator and the candida e.
At the same moment the minister remarked.
".InG the Spirit resteth on nm IN the sitnpe Of a
Dope." 1t was one Of the most beautiful and
touching incidents we ever witnessed in the
administration OF a religious rite Indeed it
seemed to call up To the minds OF Christians the
time when tho adorabie Redeemer came up out
OF Jordan. and God set seal to this sacred
rite Manchester, IN. Ill., Mirror.
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siderable modification, and a secret hostiit,
sprung up in my soul tnyarls the whole female
SEX 1t happened, however, very luckily foi
me, that while remailed IA this state of mind
met with one Of my niglbors who was in pre-.
cisely the same condition. He had been fol
sometime divorced irora wife with whom he
had lived very unhappIE, and he drove about
in his sulky, upon whcl he had had motto in.
scrlbed in golden ettcE:
" It sbetter to be alone, than to be i'll accompan-
! led"
The sentiment struc; me as very exec llent
and my neighbor and often met, agreed ad-
mlraby in our abuse of the ladies' In the
meantlm | occupied nyselfwith books and ag-
rculture.
have a great esteem for books, and | bow
myself to the dust betre learning, but | know
not how 1t is, further nan that cannot 20 es-
teen and vencraton feel, but assurcdly my
affections never gsewin that soil. My love for
agriculture took Inc firth into Nature, and Ma
turc is lovely. But Adam was uneasy in Para
disc, and did not wake tJ life and happiness un-
til Eve came land J. who did not possess par
adise, found myself very lonely and melancholy
at "Stenbacke." Trees, after all, are wooden
and dull things, when we crave for human
syrnpathles and eclO, the voice of the rocks,
is the most wcarlsoue voice know. No heart
to heart, eye to eye, that is the ife and to live
together, happy tn1 healthy rural life, to
"'IN ioI ''e niPp''l.S' Vi l''oSc VINO uePehi up
OH uS-to regulate Uie nome, 10 i've, 10 thlhE,
TO love, to rejoice together. All "my wife"
still stood wildly before my Imagination.
My experience in The realms Of love had,
however made me suspicious. fea red that /
cCU'u NEVER oe lI"PP!' accoiGl"S 10 my IDEAS
~ '':Cl ny "lG''u c"d'ao
eI;. rro'5 ~ ."o :"i. o.,iuo u pan vi
81, d. s sas n H., > I aitS uuu .i a.co'utn
joynn cinars and nnnr.9lnd with mt, ne;orhhnr
who bored me- with his overlost;ng and Enlof,l
trades against the ladies'. | set off in INV own
sulkv to omuse nvselfby n driye
drove a considerable distance TO the house
of an old friend who Ind bean follow stI,do,,
with me at the Military College at Catlberr
and who had often invited me to visit him. Iln
was now married. and was in fact. the father
of eight children. A arge family, | thought at
first; but not one too many, SAID to myself
after single day spent IN this family, which
had given Inc the Impression Of heaven upon
earth
Inc mistress OF The house, the wlfe and mo-
ther' was the silen: soul OF all. ut Is she-it
IS shc VINO IS my happiness. sald the fortunate
0',', ,V,. W.. I s"C 'ilI, IL Is '.' 1t Is ne
u''' ] . '"'u W ~ ! '.''.' Wv u"!' nv"
Hu'e gou "'aiaSc' W oc 81 hiPPy l" your nidr
rag
on' iepiieu ii'' s'hi'lh9' i nave u secret TO
'oLi you ..,,
secret lor g'ouness sake, what Is II
IRON my youth upwards, ne rePlleu, u
nave prayed Hod to give me good wlle.
llpTc
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uothng, By Compromise measures. 1t is i'm
possible, said he, for Southerner5 10 enter the
Territories with their slaves. and thew are now
limited to fourteen States, while the North nav
have iiity frontier States. Maryland, Vrrinia
Kentucky and Missouri would not long remain
Slave States IN spirit, nor wonl North Caroh.
ma and enncSsee continue Slave States over
twenty years Southern slavery, SAID Mr..
Rhe.t Is doomed, at no distant dly, 20 certain
extinction. They need not move hanl OF foot
to accomplish tins time alone was only necps-
sary to do it. The white population and Anti
Slavery element would soon overflow the whole
South, and no remedy for this great evil was
LETT them but immediate secession Mr. Rhett.
without concluding, gave way 10 motion tO
adjourn
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bayly introduced resolution, rrouir-
ing that all infurnatlon received by the Execu-
tive, relative to the Imprisonment of Mr.. Thrash.
er, be transmitted to the House. Passed.
The KoS5uth resolution was received from
the Senate, and, on motion Of Mr.. Robinson,
the rules were suspended, and the resolution
adopted-yeas l5l. nays lG.
Mr.. Smith, Of Alabama, moved rccon3l-
eratI"n, and spoke to a point Of ORDER He
explained his recent movement respecting his
resolution to arrest Kossuth, should ne b.. gnil.
" Of violating the laws of the United States,
and further remarked, that, to the exile our
hearts and hands are open, and that they should
not do anything to compromise the Govern
tnent.
Mr Fitch moved a suspension Of the rnles.
tAnt ne might Introduce a resolution declaring
that the Mexican war was not unconstitutional.
Lost--yeas lO2, nays 81.
Mr.. Chnrnan reported n resolution caIlinr
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER H. 1851.

TAyNANY IN THE FIELD.-After arrang-
ing The contested SEATS from the IXih AMI with
WARDS, AID eraid much Wrsns cling and threats ~
boiiTe, JAWS |. ROOSEVELT was nominated Judge Of
the Supreme Court THOMAS J. OAKLEY and JOsEPH
:. BoswoETH for Judges Of the Superior Court DA-
vIEL j. lyGRAEAN JUICE Of the Court Of Common
Pleas francis K. TIllou for Recorder. AMI isaac
Y. Fowler for Surrogate.
Arrangements were made for ratlfyins the ticket,
Int much disafecton exists among the Delegates
from ;he contested WARDS. ~ho were thrown out and
thus stamped irregular" Two tickets for local ot
fcers are promised n the XYIIih and XIKth Waris.
and tLe With and XIV,A Wards have nominated two
sets Of Democratic candidates. all % course
claiming TO be regular nominations" With HESRT
AEcvLanirs, Jr.. for Commissioner Of Streets All
Lamps EDWARD c. WET for Governor ofthe Aims
House. and GARRETT DYcKwAN for Register. ,he Op-
position CITY ticket Is al nominated
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PENNSYLVANIA.

The Electors of Pennsylvania viii soon
be called to the discharge of lofty respon-
slbilty. Legislators, Judges, (up to the
highest Court) and many importan. local
officers. are to be chosen at their approach
ing Election, and the multiplicity and CON
sequence of the stations to be filled must
insure very large vote. BY common con-
sent. however, the chief interest of the con-
test centers in the canvass for Governor,
for which post the only candidates are VIII
LIAM f. johnston, the Wing incumbent,
and Col. WILLIAM BlGLER, candidate Of the
Opposition.
Gov. Johnston was chosen at the State
Election of 1913, when not half of those
who voted for him aRd scarcely anybody
else believed he would succeed. But he
travelled widely and addressed the People
ably and frankly, winning many votes which
would have been lost 10 the Wing cause but
for his exertions and influence. This pre-.
monitorv triumph contributed more thanany
other incident of the canvass 10 insure the
election OF Taylor and Fillmore. And one
chief cause of that triumph was Mr.. john
ston's open and frank avowal of his devo-
ton to the views respecting the character
and the proper limitations of Human
Slavery popularity grouped under the desig-
nation of Free Soil But for these opin-
ions and their fearless utterance, he would
never have been chosen.
Gov. Johnston was inaugurated IN the
beginning of 1851, and has since served the
State ably and faithfully. OF bis general
efficiency and uprightness there is no dis
pu,e. The chief ground of opposition TO
his reelection is that same integrity. Had
he been ready 10 turn his back on himself,
and give the lie to his Free Soil professions,
he would have escaped much obloquy and
hostility. But. in a season of apostacy and
teroiyersation. he has stood faithful to his
PLEDGES. true to his professions. As he
promised on the stump. SO has he fulfilled IN
the Executive Chair. His preference OF
Liberty to Slavery has proved no me'e pro-
fcssion, bu, vital, governing principle.
And because Of this he is marked out for
destruction. Wings who acquiesced In the
PRONUNCIATION of his Free Soil sentiments
when they regarded them as mere gull-ba!t'
low secretly league with theiS lifelong al
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The Republic On Cuba

The following quotation from The Re-
public has been generally quoted and tele-
graphed as of a sem-oilicIal character.
OF course the threat therein is grounded
on the assumption that England would IN
tertere to preserve Cuba to SPAN, aud aid
her to suppress revolution by the Cubans
themselves then the sentiments of The
Republic would find an echo. Otherwise
We know not whom they represent
In throwing cut these views We are speak,ne th,
universal sentiment OF the American people and Ne
warn The TtseS and all whom II represents IN Al
the hrsi show OF British Intervention IN Cuban AZ irs
VII be the signal for movement tha, neither Cuh,
uor Great Britain. nor a. the Europe Al powers com
olned can resist for on this point The nind of The
American people : made up, and their viii In thi>
respect viii give the law 10 Ans mean policy and
conduct There = disposition on the part Of ne
large majority OF the American people Tor the enn.
guest OF Cuba, or her forcIble annexation 10 he
u,jed States and the only security for Cuha . b.,
the protection OF the Government OF thu Tinted
states, ana the absence OF Al! foreign interference
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Opposition Nominations.

VIM Senatorial DStrsot.-For Senator,
ABRAHAM Il CoNGEE, OF Rockland Co. Barn
burner. IN place OF DR. BrahlFeth, presou; incum
bent
Q.ee.s Couaig--FoF Assembly, >ylNauuS ;.
smith. Of Manhassct County CLERK, Marin j.
Johnson. OF jamaica Treasurer, Lewis W IN
gevine. OF Hampstead.
fIfd Seaaforial D.strcf-WiLLisS Meme
RAY. Qawyor,) of the Illd Ward, was non'na'ed
for the state senate by the Opposition Convex.
ton or the l2,h ballot Ills competitors We're
Msssrs. Thompson and Allen.
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- We are this morning compelled to
put upon the sixth page an editorial article
on the Revolution in Northern Mexico and
another upon the True Policy of New-Yor
Merchants When Mr.. lIoE shall have
completed for US a six-cylIoder press that
he is now buiIding-which will give us two
of his lightning machines-so that we can
put both sides of our paper to press at the
same time. we shall be able to arrange our
columns more to our mind and to the con-
vcnicnce of our readers.