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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-03-08

iaed his vision was obscurcd, and that Inns
was blind fancy Of the brain--or e!St
his sight had dowbied-and vet there Ger
tainly was = human face peering ut him
lie looked and looked. lie assured himself
that he must bc mistaken in taking SO huge
hill for human being. Determined 10
satisfy himself he unsheathcd his dress
sword merely to prove with its point the
existence of this strange phantasy. The
fear occasioned by this act was soon
apparent. Poor Anna imagined herself
slaughtered, and her strugglcs to escape
were trcmendous--thosc horrible eyes OF
Booths driving into her could not he borne.
Again and again she tried to edge away.
but Nil was Of no avail--thc bannisters were
fcarfuly stout, and the brick wall lrown.
ingIy resisted her.
But when the sword was drawn, her
o'erwrought senses le1 heroine long
loud piercing shrek, and she swayed to
and fro, like the wind and finally, her head
dropping on her breast, she seemed dead,
the trcachcrous but yet friendly brick wall
and bannistcrs lone prevented her from
falling Booth. by this time was perfectly
insane He drove his sword 6erccy to.
wards her, oxclaimug, "Out Of the way,
dempn-hell's tortures be thy doorway.
way, or BY ST Paul I'll clcavc thy ruilians
-kull--si,tul ! defend thysclf or flee
&c '' - me way, caro- not"
Foar4H, ".h ,age he vinlcnNy thrust 81
her, but luel,il, the liich folds Of her dress,
and The wlvcrng uani 'dl, ici6 l.e N'hp-
on, prevented hught but - mer' scratch.
That scratch, however. slliced-- Nnrdc
murder, MURDER" re.echocd through tbs
building, coming from the revived Anna
" Help, murder, oh, help, help" Then
what a scene cnsued. Actors, supcrnumcr.
aries, carpenters, and all the mysterious
beings that dwell, invisible, behind the
scenes, rushed towards the spot from
whence the continued and thrilling sounds
proceeded.
there stood Booth--palc. but caln--his
eyes flashing, lips compressed, and his up.
right mcin betokcning his dauntless spirit
and there, shrinking and trembling, like
an overgrown lily or sunilower, sat the
Fat Girl--hcr features convulsed with fear
anu her as'ta''u, s"os'ai''ai H'h', "c"'
ing with spasmodic jerks On her fine
forehead stood big drops Of perspiralion,
aud her flesh swayed to and fro like the
waves of the troubled ocean
Save me--sayc me "--she shrickcd.
Sa,hanas--have at thee" furiously
cried Doo,h-l'll drive my point full at thee
il thou giv'st me not way Draw, or by
st. George" Here the tragedian was
seized, disarmcd, aud conveyed away. The
terrified fat girl was again placed erect
through the kind Offices Of two of the
strongest ropes and pulliea, and order was
restored.
Booth, when told of the incideut--for he
was unconscious throughout the entire
night--laughcd heartily, and made Anna
all the repara,on she would aceept.-bos'
fyu Pact
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-03-08

The New Yosk Tribune says that inc re-
cent reports II soid bsing found In s"e""'
.nee II Ceueral A,nsesea. turns out 10 oc |"
.umb,, l: was started by some cntcrpr,.h'
~. hc'.; owners In Chinandegs. who wish
~ ~ draw a crowd there. and thereby M
.,s.e, their profits
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-03-08

fSxsae l4th inst. about six hundred per
49, ~ 10 Washington city.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-03-08
Dramatic xneiAcnt.

Mr. Mark Rucklcs is one of those minor
luminaries of the drama which, in the phra.
.eoloyy of the shilling pit, are called
"supos" term which skillfuI etymologis,s
suppose to be derived from su. numerarics
Mr.. Rucklcs. though but uiaciecn years old,
!, n star in his way, PLAYING the part Of the
rooster in perfection. Ills crow is inmi,a
Lic ", understand tina, he has PLAYED
ch;cken.cock TO Mr.. Murdoch's Hamlet,
and i, ia said that the ghost was in rapiurcs
will his execution of the mart. Mr.. Ruek.
lcs os n,iyht be cSpcctcd brides himself on
this ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and culii,atcs his tai.
en-, for growing with ,hs mus; uawcar,cd
perseverance. One of our theatrical man.
apers wishing to get up Hamlet in a supe.
rior s,ylc. Ruel,les, of course, was east for
Chandelier. and received notice to prepare
himself FOR the arduous task. T,.is he did
with such assidui,y, tina, the alley in which
he lody,. was mnde vocal all da, yesterday
by his rehearsal. All the other roostcrs in
the nciyhborhood gave back their responses,
and the whole district was disturbed l'y the
clamor. II happened tina, an old gentle
man residing in that quarter had lost avau'
able chicken.cock two or three days ago,
and understanding that extraordinary crow
ing has, been heard in Mr., Ruchles apart
ment, he went Immediately to the Mayor
and obtained an officer with "A search-war'
rant to investigate Mr.. RS premises Mr..
II. being summoned 10 open his doors, very
readily complied, aud allowed all his boxes,
trunks. chests. and drawers, to he examined
by the officer. who was accompanied ny the
old gentleman who had lost the fowl, hut
no live. stock WAS to be found among Mr.
RS spare haLiimcnts, at least no such l'se'
stock as they were in search Of AMER a
ia,isung scrutiny, the scarci was "b"n.
doncd and the searching party retired, but
they had scarcely closed the door OF the
chamber after them, when crow. loud ana
distinct, was heard from the interior 'hey
returned and resumed thei, labor examine"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the bed and sacking
,..',,om..up the chimncy--in the tea ket-
,,s~.;n ,hs stoyc. oipe. &c. all to no pur.
,o.. No, so much as tho feather Of a
roo...r could be found. They gave it W
avs;n and lef, the room, very much cha
prin,si al their i'll success. Before they
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ed for his place. al this sufficiently certain.
The complaint was the leading proceeding
in the case, r. verdict refers TO It and the
Judgment CONFORMS 10 IT, We are bound
to presume that there was testimony sum
cient on that trinl to justify the verdict. It
has not been complained Of on that account.
The notice referred to as necessar, far the
sustairmcn, Of the action was mere mat.
ter OF proof, which no doubt with every
thing which justified the finding Of the jury,
was uddnced. Therefore. there was no cr.
ror in the action Of the District Court. a
correct judgment in the cause, but proba'
bly, for wrong reason. SAL LIS,
Attorney for Appellee.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05

fortunately fer the African, he has moi only
10 run neck and nerkI with The Saxon, but 10
gain upon him; in other wsrds, II will not
do for him merely TO keep his relative posi-
tlon, hat he must advance. Every genera
tion, in the history Of the American whites,
sees vnst Improvement over the past. The
intellectual, physical, moral, and even spirit
ual con1ition of the Saxon here, is better
now than il was thirty years ago, aud he will
be still better thirty years hencet But where
IS the colored man meanimef IL we have
aot mistaken The record, he is comparatively
worse of than he was; and is falling behird,
instead Of gaining in the race.
II Jeff unaided TO himself, therefore, the
Tree African will always hold subordinate
position. Excluded from the balloi-box and
shut out from The social life of the whites, he
will forever remain degraded casIe, the
virtual menial Of the Saxon. Individually
he may he free; but his race will be servile.
Pariah he is born and Pariah he will remain.
lst it possible, however, for the African il
placed ON an equal footiRg, politically, and
socially with the whites, to maintain that
position? If the Saxon throws open the
door to the colorcd races, can Il 0 latter
keep their footing? This is question we
shall answer when we resume the subject
EreniMg BalletiR,
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05
DREAMS.

The incohe-ence, Inconsistency, and es.
sen,ial ausurdity Of many of our thoughts in
dreaming, brings that state into u resem>
balance 10 insanity, which has been remark
ed by mole than ohe medical writer. DR..
6. b. Davy, of the Hanwell Lnnatic Asy>
Ium, says: ''lf we watch unn,c patient,
we shall perceive very much Of what would
regard as q state Of active dreaming that is
to say, condition which would realise ac-
ton with unconscious thought. An insane
person often reminds me of one asleep, and
dreaming with his eyes open, and in he ex-
ercise Of his powers | will add, the dream
er, with one or two organs alone uclive,
should be disposed to consider seeping
monomaniac." This is very striking, and
appears to be true; and yet the mind often
shows wonderful powers in sleep. A distin-
guishet divine of,he present Gay, who, in his
college days, was devoted TO mathematical
studies, was once bafil4d for several DAYS by
la difficult problem, which he finally solved
in his sleep. COndorcei often oveIcame
similar difficulties in his dreams. Dr. Greg,
ory conceived thoughts in his sleep. mahy
OF which lie afterwards employed in bis lee.
lures. An eminent Scottish lawyer, oi The
last age, had studied an important case for
severn! days, One night his wife observed
him rise and go TO his desk, where he wrote
a long paper, after which he returned to bed
In the morning. he told her that he had hac
a dream, in which he conceived himself lC
have delivered an opinion on the case
which had exceeding y perplexed him, anc
he would give anything TO recover the lrair
of thought which had then passed through
his mind She Erected him to look in biz
desk, where he found the whole train o
thought clearly written out. This pape
proved efRcacious 10 the subsequen, conduc
Of the case. We must all remember, too
the fine romantic poem of Kuba Khan
composed BY CoeridRe, in dream. "Tbt
greater singulafisy observable in Dreams
says Hazlert, sis the faculty ofhoIding d
aogue with ourselves, us five we're reall,
aud effectually two persons. We nuke
remark, aud then expect an answer, which
we are 10 give 10 ourselves, with the snrn,
gravity Of attention, and hear il with III,
same surprise, rs if il were really spoken b,
another person. We are played upon b,
the puppets of our own moving--we at,
staggered in M argument, by an unforseer
objection, or alarmed BY a sudden piece o
information, ofwhich we have no npprehen
sion till II seems TO proceell from the moutl
Of seme one with whom we fanced our.
selves conyefsng. We have, in fac,, nc
idea Of whai ,he question will be-, that we
put 10 ourselves, till the moment Of its birth
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Advice om GeMer.aI 90 uduct.

The emotion Of the mind are displayed in
the movements Of the body, the expression
Of the features and the tones Of the voice. ~
II is more difficult to disguise The tones Of
the voice, than any other external nanifes-
iation Of internal feeling. The changing
accents Of the voice Of those with whom we
have long lived in intimate Intercourse, in
The communication Of sentiment, are less
equivocal aud more impressive than even
language itself.
The vocal sounds of speech, expressive Of
tho Ighl and feeling. nre too much heglected
BY ns 10 our individual aAG personal educa-
tim. Gould we annl,ze the opinion which
we form OF people on frs. acquaintance
we should ceftaialy find that il is greatly in>
fuen0ed by the tones Of the voice. Study,
then, agreeable sounds Of speech, but seek
no, rules to guide yoa from etiquette . from
artificial politeness; descend into the heart
there cherish the kind and moral 81 m2aihies,
and speech will bs modified hy The sincere
aud enduring tones of banevolence.
With your coinmisseratlon for distress, ioin
frmness Of mind. Interest yourself il zen. i
ersl happiness, feel for oil ,ha. Is human, bui
suffer noi your peace TO be disturbed BY what
lis beyond The sphere Of your influence, and
beyond your power TO remedy etfs 4
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05
Agricultural GeouoEy-No. -.
~ IoslAH AoLsRook.

Quincy granite is no granite; is is senite
So are most OF The Egyptian GRANTEES. This
rock took i,s naue from Syena, the name Of
aiown ia Egypt, where u abounds Geo
ingically, granite and sienile differ but slight
w. Ia the relations of the two rocks TO ag-
ticuliure and architecture they differ essen
italy. Quartz and feljspar are essential in
eredieRss both Of granite and sienile. O
the former, mics 10 the third ingredient; D
The latter, hornblend. Granite is compos
edof quartz, fsldspar, and mica, sieniIe o
quartz, islGspaF, and hornblend.
s.o Mica and hornblebds differ SO essentially
10 ,heir chemical Inmbinations and mechani
cal structure as gisaiIy 10 modify the rock,
of which they form part, bath 10 their rela
tione 10 soils and buildings into which lhey
enter. Both contain silica. nlumna, an,
oxyds of iron; but holnblend contains twic,
the amoun, Of iron Of the mica, and q con
siderable portion OF lime. Hence, when BE
coming part Of soils, Il produces create
fertility. 2i
Mica il exceedingly fragile 10 its cbarac
ter,s readily changed inio plates and fns
scales 10 an unlimited degree Of ihiRness
while hoFnhlenda 10 tough, and not easil
chalged BY mes'hanical action. !, henc'
gives much greater strength snd durabllit
tossisnits, Of which II islnn ingredient, tina
10 possessed BY granite, Of which mica form
. part. FYt bayemenls or any other use ex
posing The rock 10 friction Or pressutes sienii
and other hornblend rocks have decide
pre(srenGs 20 any granite formations q
which granite, gaeiss, aud mica slate are th
f,FincipSj.. n lFN' itaF's tds'aR f'1
.Hefnhlspd eRlsss into Eocks ir almoi
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05

q a Fale ed Irish Sallao, sooWluS ue u'~es ="
shlch coaaor 0sFlaherty made love 10 kathleer
rShang1sssy.
Och Katy ihin listen mint,
I've somethin' important to say,
Sure, wish I'D the voice oi a limit,
Or coHld sing like a magpie allday!
Faith! I'D tell you how dearly love you.
Wild your purity red cheek andNark eyesi
For you--by .hs Powers above you
I'D 6ght tUery boy 90 my siEeI
Katy Machrsc.
I've got fne house wild chimbly;
'Tia built of mud, wather and straw!
Wild a Sinder thro' which the smoke nimbly
Escapes--as the chimbly won't dhraw!
I've u garden that 'sfull Of potatics-
Rale Murphies wherever you digs
Wild n fence that in Elegant state is,
And couple Of well-behaved pigs,
Katy Machne.
I've pictur they call Queen Victory,
Or some ether turin Queens head:
And for ould l.eary's honor and glory,
s3nint Patrick himself. made cf tsGd!
Thee. Kaiy, let Father OLeary.
Mid the BOOK in his hand, make us one /;
Amd. eaehora nsaehree, we'll be merry,
Al Taste till the whiskey is gone!
Katy Machree.
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every proportion, from constituting nearly
their whole mass TO slight sPrnkling, aP-
peuring in black specks on the surface, OF
may be witnessed in the "Merchants' Ex-
CHANGE As,or House, and many Other
buildings in New York, and in the Bunker
Hill Monument, and very many Of the most
valuable buildings in and about Boston,
The same material is more or less used for
buildings in Dearly all the principal Atlantic
cities, fIom Boston TO Charleston; also in
New Orleans.
lIorRblend SO nearly resembles black
mica, as frequently Witnessed in rocks, as
not to be readily distinguished BY the eye
The paint Of knife, however, will at once
determine whether the black specks are
hornblend or mica, as the latter will cleave
off in fine scales, but not the fUrmer-deter..
mining whether the rock is granite or sienite
and of course whether il is or is not fitted
| for a certaia desired use. Hornblende rocks
are perhaps more widely scattered over the
country in the form of boulders Than almost
any other geological formation.
Enthusiastically farmer, while passing
over his fields, and especially farmers sons
and daughters, whether in their fathers field;
or On their way 10 school, by observing and
collecting specimens of rocks meeting their
eye, may ie 4dily determine whether they be
long 10 granite or hornbende formations.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05
FATHER MATTHEW.

Father Matthew, writing TO q citizen
from Pensacola, Fla gives a very animated
account of his Iabors for The last six months.
His mission has been most abundan'ly sues
cessfuI. After leaving New Orleans early
in May, where during six weeks previous he
had received fourteen thousand adherents,
he proceeded up the Mississippi, and having
visited Donaldsvie reached Natchez. NexI
he visited Vcksburg,. where Mayor Rock
told him that he had instituted most Igid
scrutiny, the result Of which was, thai out OF
700 disciples, only three have violated the
pledge. Similar cheering statements were
.GrequenlIy received by him from the Judges
aud public authorities Of the different States
which he has visited. They say crime is
disappearing, and that sel(-respect and NOR
al progress every where follow in the train ol
temperance. Father Mathew spent the mid
Isummer months at lhe Hot Springs Of Ar.
kansas, aud then proceeded up the Mssis-
lsipp, TO Memphis, where most cordial rec
lception awaited him. The MI yor, the public
Iauthoulies, and the citizens, all united to
|render his stay agreeable. He proceeded
Ifom this to st. Louis, which he reached at
the cIose Of September, where during five
weeks he administered the pledge 10 over
Ten thousand persons. Among these were
ia large proportion Of young men engaged in
Commetcial aud Mercantile pursuits. He
says he intended proceeding from ST. Loui;
ito Cincinnati, but the weather becoming
Suddenly cold, lie felt affected by the change,
and fearing recurrence of that severe at
tack, 10 which remaining too long al the
Moth, last winter, exposed him, he on The
unanimous recommendation Of his friends
land the earnest advice of his physicians
postponed his visit to the latter city Unt
Spring, aud proceeded direct from 81. Louis
To n. Odeans, zen route to Southern Florida
where lie proposes 10 pass the winter months
and resume the campaign early in March
when he will visl Nashville, Louisville, Gin
cnnaii. Pittsburgh, Buff'Io aud Albany, Il
reach New York in August, and having ter
minated his labofs where they commenced
will return to Ireland next fall.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05

mysteries of The Powder Magazine, in
Action, - The distribution during heavy ac.
,tion, Of gunpowder throughout, say, 100 gun
ship, requires SO many precautions that it
would be inprac,icable, even briefly TO emu
merate them. As soon as lhe drum beats 10
action, there is hastily rugged up in the mid
die OF each deck, aad consequently, y, between
decks, what at first appears 10 be large
flannel phantom, with Two short arms or fins,
one drawn inwards, and the other projecting
outwards. Wilhia 'his shapeless "scleen,' u
concealed from view, aud consequently from
sparks Of fire, there are stationed one or two
men whose duty it is to deliver to the run
ming powderman through The flannel sleeve,
which is turned outwards, series Of cart
ridges as fast as they are handed up from
below, aud per contra, 10 receive through the
flannel sleeve which is turned inwards, the
leathern buckets which require to be replen.
ished; and certainly II is impossible, even
for moment. 10 contemplate this operation
W Ihout rejecting what strange position il
| is for any human being 10 occupy; FIR, al
though he can see nothing whatever Of
what is going on. he is rs much exposed tc
be shot as those who within few feet OF him
are fighting the guns! The two magazines
one fore and The oher aft, from which the
powder, under the direction Of mate or miG
shpman, IS, with ;nnumorable precautions
handed up and then, through the sleeve o
The phantom, delivered on deck, are Iighte,
10y external powerful lamps, which, glarns
4 through Two thick glass bulfs-eves, cast
sort Of pale moonlight on him whose duty i
|is, amidst the roar ot cannon. vomiting Coril
iie and fury. calmly, at intervals, ic wstcl
the black hands of a white dia! by his sid
on which nre inscribed the "disiani,n 'full,'
I'reduccd," !" "slop," sno in obedience thereto
ito select and hand out ser,atim the diiIeren
descriptions Of earidgo required for The hre
ranges above Indicated, aud thus al,aoug
far below the surface Of the ocean, out Of tn
reach Of all shot, aud secluded fioni his thou
sand messmates, he can guess, prol,a bly, NOR
!, accurately than most Of them, his dslanc
from the enemy. - Head's DefeacSless Stat
lIof Britain.
4 The FIRST printed Book 1t is remark
! able, and most interesting iact, thai Tho yer,
first use TO which The discovery Of Prn,in
was applied, was the production Of The iiol
Bible, This was accomplished at Menlz
between the years 1850 and 1855 OF ID
!; first printed! Biole, eighteen copies are nos
knownto be iu existence, four of which ar,
printed on vellnm. Two Of these are il
! England. one being in the Gteeuvlllc coIec
non. One is 10 The Roysl Library Of Paris
IOf the fourteen remaining rpies, len sIe il
England--here being copy ia The libraries
III Oxford, Edinburgh and London, and sevo,
Iin the collections of different nobIsmea Til,
''ysllum copy has been sold as high as 81 800
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05
POETRY Y.
KATY MACHREE.

..a A taie old irish Ballad, showing the msds IN
j which coaaoE 0sFlahery made love 10 kathleen
O-Shauensssy.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-03
From the Pennsylranian.
More Violence and FanaticiSm i'm Massachusetts

While Gov. Johnson and other advocates of abo-
lition practices deny that the Union is in danger,
Boston makes practical comment upon their wis,
dom by q second attempt to set at defiance a SOL
emn law of the land. While Seward euogizes
the same Union in New York, and says no man
but lunatic is in favor of destroying it, Rantoul
organizes a party at Lynn, in Massachusetts,, in
which he raises the cry of repeal against the fugi
tive slave statute, conscious that upon obedience
to it, the whole system of our Republic depends.
These proceedings in Massachusetts, transpiring
at the present critical moment will do more to help
secession at the South--unless they should be, as
we hope they will be, repudated and rebuked by
the people OF that State-than any or all the acts
of infamy and of crime that the foes of the coun-
try have heretofore been able to consummate.
We have no language of scorn emphatic enough
to signaze the conduct of Rantoul, who after pro-
Tossing to be national democrat--after support
ing Cass and Butler-after letting it be proclaimed
that he against abolition at present-does not
hesitate to come forward at moment when the
country looks to the Democracy of the North to
save it from the peril that menaces it. and eevates
the banner of notification and treason The sol
der who betrays, or tries to betray, his command
to the enemy OF his flag and so DESTROYS or tries
to destroy the cause of his country-whether it is
Arnold or Gorgey-may also try to forget his
treachery amid the smiles and Establishments OF
power; but the voice of reproach--the storm oil
public censure--will haunt him to his dying hour.
Rantoul's conduct belongs to the same category.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-03

disunion? Would his false love Of Freedom dry
the tears of weeping world. horror-strcken e:
the overthrow of this mstchless Republic? Nsy.
would his whining regard for The constitution, avail
to heal that mangled and bruised instrument.
with Fanaticism, led by such demsgogues as hin.
self, had hurried to the very brink OF Dsunion ?
To ask these questions is TO answer them to the
confusion of all the enemies of our country The
trials of the Union many and great, when
treason talks thus boldly nthe gsrb of patriotism
and those who should defend and stand by it, de-
sert and betray it. A just providence will not.
however, let US hope desert it in the hour of ad-
versity, by allowing the foes to CRAFTY the tyrsnts
and to crush the hopes of mankind.