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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-08-16

Another fire has occurred in San Francis
co. Ten squares burnt, and several lives
lost.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-08-16

Peaches are selling in Cincinnati at Sl2
per bushel.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-08-20
SHALL WE SCOLD.

Our ideas in answer to this question are
well expressed in a paragraph we find in
an exchange, which says:
"Scolding has neither reason, religion,
common sense, or expediency to recon.
mend it, while there are reasons, many
and mighty, to justify its total abolition.
1t sours the temper Of children; SO that
one Thorough scolding prepares the way
for two or three more. II sours your tenn
per, provided it is sweet, which is ques-
ton, if you are prone to scold; and thus
the more you scold the more you have to
scold, because you have become crosser.
and your children likewise. Scolding
alienates the hearts of your children. De-
pend upon it, they cannot love you as well
after you have berated them as they did
before. a You may approach them with
frmness and decision, you may punish
with severity adequate to the nature oftheiI
offences, and they will feel the justice o.
your conduct, and love you notwithstand.
ling all. But they hate scolding. 1t stirs
up the bad blood, while it exposes youl
weakness, and lowers you in their esteem
Especially at night, when they are abou
to retire, their hearts should be melted and
moulded with voices of kindness that they
may 20 their slumbers with thoughts o
love stealing around their souls and whis
pering peace" o6sa MI, IS s,..sf
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head cut open by sabre, and her brains
oozing out from the terrible wound!! Ihad
not been there more than half minute
when Pulaski, at the head of troop Of
cavalry, galloped rapidly to the house,
Never shall l forget the expression Of his
face as he shouted like demon on seeing
the inanimate form i "f
"Who done this?" m p9
Alittle boy that had not before noticed,
who was laying amid the grass, his leg
dreadfully mangled, said:
"There they CO."
He pointed to company Of Hessians,
or Anspatch grenadiers, then some dis.
tance off. 4,t
"Right wheel, men-charge!'
And they did charge. do not think
one man Of that Hessian corps ever LEFT
the field. except TO be placed in the grave.
The last say Of Pulaski on the battle
ground Of Brandywine, he was bearing
in his arms the lifeless form Of poor little
Mary.
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2. Ball. This was fine two story brick,
and now there is scarcely one stone left
upon another. Every bedstead in this
house was broken to pieces except the one
on which the heads OF the family were
sleeping and trundle bed in which the
children slept Mr.. BIS barn was also
blown down Mrs. Allen was the next
sufferer, she lost her house and barn, her
trees and her grain. as her neighbors did.
The above route was through Union town.
ship.
In Franklin, John Bute's barn and all
his out houses were blown down. and he
sustained the usual loss Of timber and
grain. John Shotwell was in the route
and had his house and barn blown down
John Russell had the roof of his barn
blown off and his house injured. Rev.
Edward Rose had two dwelling houses
destroyed and lille daughter killed!
Mr.. RS motherin-law is SO badly injur-
ed that fears are entertained Of her re-
covery The house of Matthew Arison
was blown down, and he and his wife very
seriously injured. The barn and store
house of Mr.. S. Rush and the buildings
Of Mr.. Thorp, of Wharton township, it is
said, we're blown down.
We hear shocking accounts of the des.
tructon in the direction of the Mononga-
hela river, but as the unvarnished truth is
terrible enough, we prefer giving nothing
but well authenticated particulars. We
will however state that rumor is current
here that one half of the Borough Of Cooks
town was destroyed. This rumor is not
confirmed and we hope it may not be. II
is almost miraculous that SO many per-
sons in the course of the tornado escaped
its ravages with their lives. The conster.
nation which house tumbling down upon
family asleep would create, can only be
imagined. Our county has never before
been the scene of so fearful calamity as
the tornado of the 26th of July, 1851. 1t
is an era in the history of our county which
will never be forgotten; tradition will hand
its ravages down to ages yet to come
The marks it has left in its course will, we
doubt not, be plainly traced out fifty years
hence.
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AN EAvESDROPPER In A 'TIGHT
PLACE."

Dick Corncracker was a restless. mis-
cheivous boy, whose prying curiosity led
him into hundred scrapes; but the hard
est one of all was that in which his ears
were nearly scraped off his head in the fol.
lowing manner:
Dick had sister who had beau, and
Dick was very anxious to pry into the mys-
teries Of occurring" So one evening af-
ter The twilight had faded away from the
landscape, and the best parlor was illumi-
mated iaintly-for lovers in anticipation
of the chapel scene. perfer dim, religi.
Gus light for their e-a-;etes-as some of
the family were absent. Master Dick re-
solved TO execute plan which he had con-
ceiyed several days previous, and make
himself master of the modus operandi Of
the preliminaries 10 marriage. In the par
lor there happened to be an earthen fun
mel; placed there to admit the passage OF
stove pipe from below, which was connec-
ted with "dumb stove" in the chamber
above. 1t being summer: the stoves were
removed, and our young hero found that
he could introduce his head through the
aperture and listen to the conversation be-
tween the loving couple. He listened &C.
accordingly, very attentively for some
minutes unobservedly by the occupants Of
the parlor. who were too much attracted
by each other to observe the inverted face
above them. AT length Dick, becoming
tired of his constrained position. and of the
conversation, which latter he AYERS to this
day, was extremely "sickish." attempted
to withdraw his head from the trap into
which he had thurst it. To his dismay,
however, he found himself fastened as se-
curely as an OK in stall. He could not
pull out his head without stripping it of its
ears and scalp, so he hung fast until his
emotion, and struggles withal, brought the
blood into his head, and he grew quite
black in the face. this critical juncture
his nose was titillated with some particles
Of dust, and he sneezed. This awakened
the lovers from their intoxication, and they
soon discovered the prying rogue, who
finding himself betrayed, begin to kick and
roar Justify for help.
All hands were called on deck, and it
was found impossible to extricate the un-
fortunate youth, without first prising out
the earthen funnel, and shivering it to
fragments with hammer. Dick was
| hcnceforward cured of eavesdropping. and
IS at this day very ''good boy Yam
kce Blade. al8cH
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THE MOUNTAINS OF PERSIA.

The last number Of the New York Oh
server contains a long and interesting let.
letter from the son Of Rev. DR.. Bacon, OF
New Haven, Connecticut, who, with DR..
b. and Rev. Mr.. Marsh, attempted to cross
from the city Of Mosul, on the 'rigris. to
Oroomiah, the residence of the HISTORIAN
Christians. On their passage through the
Kurdish mountains they were robbed, and
narrowly escaped being murdered by the
savage anti.C Christian Kurds, and were
finally forced to return to Mosul. The
narrative is very interesting; but not having
room for it. the following, from the Rev.
w. F. Williams, written at Mosul, June
8, must suffice:
III was interrupted and amazed by the
unexpected announce Mr.. Marsh
had returned. They came, sad, wo'
worn looking cavalcade.
"They were here able only to hire ami
mails to Akr-three days off-and were
detained there from Friday. p. M, till
Monday in hiring other animals, which
time the Aga there improved by forward
ing letters into the mountains 10 every
Aga on their route, that Franks were com
ing. who must be plundered andmurdered
This was, of course, not learned by then
until long aherward. Tuesday nigh
they were disturbed by armed visiters
whom their host had great difficulty ir
quietng. ,., uuD
"The next day they were waylaid, cap
tured, baggage searched, and relieved o
all their money and much OF their clothing
and long, consultation was held as t
whether they should be murdered or moi
Their watches, which they had put int
their fobs, were not found, the Kurds un
derstanding nothing Of the mystery 9
breeches pockets.
1 "The Aga to whom they had bee
brought would not allow his men to plum
der, Teserving that luxury to himself Th
Aga's wife was vigorous in using all
|inhuencs for their deliverance. and, afte
lmany hours Of suspense, they were ser
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off under an escort to Moolah OF re-
nowned sanctity, who protected them at
his own house Two nights and one day.
and then escorted them on their road I'LL
they were in comparative saiety-with
great difficulty delivering them from the
malice Of third Aga, who sent one son
and then another to kill them. and then
came himself to see why his orders were
not complied with. All the Moolah's in.
huence and arguments were called into
requisition; but he succeeded in putting
them safely on their route to Mosul, and
to-day, after most exhausting fortnights
labor, when they should have been in
Oroomiah, they are all here, whence they
started.
"The plot was evidently TO kill and rob
them informally. and in such way that
the authorities could deny all knowledge.
and lay it to some wandering robbers
This old man being with them led TO a
parley, and this to the hiring of the villains
as their escort to the very house OF the
scoundrel Aga, who then did not know
what to do nor how to act. lie was AFRAID
10 let them go, for Franks have influence
afraid to kill them, for Franks are looked
after; and finally he sent them to the Mu'-
ii, and they escaped.
"At rough guess, | should say that
the value of the things taken was $1,000,
besides $50 in money The thieves acted
strangely. They gave back to Mr.. Marsh
his gold pencil, but pounced upon bat
tered tin cup. The daguerreotypes they
took no fancy 10, and the firearms they re.
stored, but shirts and handkerchiefs Jared
hard, as did breeches and caps"
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COUNT PULASKI.
AN INCIDENT AT HIS QUARTERS.

On the night Of the battle Of Brandywine,
Twas sent with message from General
Green 10 the Count Pulaski, a noble Pc.
lander, who took prominent part in our
freedom. He was quartered in neat
farm house near the upper fords After
our business was finished, the Count ask.
ed me to take some refreshment, and at
the same time he called out
"Mary, my lass--7Mary!" Va s6q
In an instant rosy checked girl enter.
ed. her face beaming with joy, it would
seem, at the very sound Of Pulaski's
voice. M 47y boa sgfa sHli1
"Did you call me COUNT" she said very
timidly. .t.,g
"How often have told you. my love" /"
he said, bending his tall form 10 kiss her
cheek, mot to call me Count: call me
your dear Pulaski. This is Republic,
my little favorite. You know we have no
Counts" ei~I t.aA-
"But you are q Count, sir, when at
home, and they say you come long way
over the ocean to fight for u.s."
ayes, yes, Mary, very true-l did come
along way; but one reason why was
had 10 come in measure. Now, can
you get for this gentleman and; myself a
little refreshment! He has long way to
ride to night" af
"Certainly, sir" and she went out Of
the room like fairy. oa,.ie
ia fine little pleasant girl" said Pulas.
XII. Would that had the wealth that !
once had, would give her a portion that
would send half the youths hereabouts af'
ter her sweet face" aa.s
% The girl returned with part of fine
boiled ham, some delicious fresh rye bread
and butter, pickles and few 81 ceteras
that / relished exceedingly. o9
Aiser refreshing myself to my satisfac
ton. l took my departure and rode speed
ily 70 the main camp. agisa .ei8 .itq.e
On the morning Of the ! 1th Of Septem
ber, i777, the British army advanced ir
full force to, Chadd's ford, for the purpose
of crossing Brandywine creek, and bring
ing on an action with Washington. Si
William Howe drove across the creel
aMaxwsll's division by 10 O'Clock, at on'
or the lower fords. .s,as
Tho Hessian, General Knyphausen
with . large force advanced up the side o
the creek, and uniting with Lord Corn
wallis, who commanded the left wing Of tn,
army. crossed at the upper forks OF tn
river and creek. !, ~ (. 1,se,a. i 4sdfae;
4, It was late in the afternoon when tn
reality Of the fight commenced: and .
ths action ragged from right to left, Green
Division, to which belonged was brough
into the midst Of the conflict, commands
by Washington in person, ylseg
Itso happened that during the raging q
the conflict, in carrying orders,I passe
Immediately in the direction Of Pulaski
quarters that had visited the night be
fore. Situated as the house was in tn
midst o. the battle, curiosity induced n,
70 ride up. Suddenly sheet Of fam
burst forth. Tho house was on frel Nes
ths door step lay the body Of Mary, hs
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POETRY y
INDIAN NAMES.
BY MRS. sIGouRNEY.

-a. g
"How can the red men be forgotten,
when 90 many Of our States, territories,
bays, lakes and rivers are indelibly stamp.
I'd by names Of their givingl"
Ye say they al have passed away,
That noble race and brave;
Their light canoes have vanished
a From off the crested wave;
That, mid the forest where they roam'd
There rings no hunters shout;
But their name is on your waters,
~ Yemay not wash it out. 'o'2't
IT'S where Ontario's billow
Like oceans surge is curled,
p Where strong Niagara's thunders wake
The echo Of the world. o
Where red Missouri bringe,h
i'5 Rich tribute from the West,
And Rappahannock sweetly sleeps
On green Virginia's breast.
Ye say their cone-like cabins,
That cluster Ger the vale,
Have disappeared, as withered leaves
iif Before the Autumn's gale;
) But their memory liveth on your hills,
Their baptism on your shores,
Your everlasting rivers speak
Their dialect Of yore.
Old Massachusetts wears it
Within her lordly crown,
IT And broad Ohio bears it
Amid her young renown.
Connecticut hath wreathed it,
Where her quiet foliage waves,
And bold Kentucky breathes it hoarse,
Through all her ancient caves.
Wachusett hides its lingering voice,
Within its rocky heart, III
And Allegheny graves its tone
Throughout his lofty chart,
Monadnock, on his forehead hosr,
{ Doth seal the sacred trust,
Your mountains build their monument,
as; Though ye destroy their dust.
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0F"Well. nv lad, that is small corn
YOU are hoeing."
"ies." said the boy, while he continu.
I'd his labor, "we planted small corn"
But it looks rather yellow
"Yes sir, we planted the yellow kind"
returned the boy.
''But do not believe you will have more
Than half crop" M Bt
mo, sir, we planted on the shares"
hallooed the youngster, as the traveller
rode away. . ef
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ID He that will not look before him will
have to. look behind him. Tdss 2 tlises
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BEAUTI


What are half the crimes in the world
committed for? The desire Of possessing
Of possessing what! Not more money
but every species OF the beautiful which
money can purchase. A man lies hid in
little, dirty, smoky room for twenty years
Of his life, and sums up as many columns
Of figures as would reach round half the
earth, If they were laid at length; he gets
rich; what does he do with his riches! III
buys large, well proportioned house; in
the arrangement Of his furniture he graft
fies himself with all the beauty which splen
did oolors, regular figures and smooth sur.
face can convey; he has the beauties o1
variety and association IN his grounds; the
cup out of which he drinks his tea is adorn-
ed with beautiful figures; the chair in which
he sits is covered with smooth, shining
leather; his table cloth is Of the most beau
tiful damask; mirrors reflect the lights from
every quarter Of the room; pictures of the
best masters feed his eye with all the beau
ties Of Imagination. Ambition Of human
creatures are employed in this country in
mlnistering to this feeling Of the beautiful
1t is only barbarous, ignorant people
that can ever be occupied by the necessa.
ries of life alone. If to eat, and to drink
and to be warm, were the only passions Of
our minds, we should all be what the low.
est Of US are at this day. The love Of the
beautiful calls man to fresh exertions, and
awakens him to q more noble life; and the
glory Of it is, that, as painters initiate and
poets sing, and ststuaries carve, and archi'
tees rear up the gorgeous trophies Of theil
skill. and, as everything becomes beauti'
full and orderly, and magnificent, the &C.
tivity of the mind rises to still greater
height and to better objects. The princi.
Piles Of justice are sought out; the powers
Of the ruler and the rights of the subject
are fixed; man advances to the enjoymen,
of rational liberty, and to the establish.
ment of those great moral laws which God
has written in our hearts, to regulate the
destinies Of the world-Sidney Smith.
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wooDsFIELD, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1851

when his ears tingled, his head turned
giddy, and while the earth heaved beneath
his feet, he saw the opposite side Of the
glen lifted up with horrible. deafening
noise, and the cottage itself, with all around
it, cast, as he thought, to the ground. and
buried forever. The sturdy youth, for the
first time in his life, tainted away When
his senses returned. he found himself pitch
ed back into his own premises, but not in.
jured, the blow having been broken by the
vines. But, on looking in horror towards
the site Of the cottage up the hill, what did
he see there? And what did he see, form.
ing new mound, furlongs down the side
Of the hill, almost down at the bottom Of
the glen, and in his own homestead? An.
tonio's cottage-with the almond trees,
and the bee.hives. .and the very cat and dog,
and the old man himself, and the daughter
both senseless) all come, as if in the faith.
er's words, 10 beg him to accept them,
Such awful pleasantries, so to speak, some
times take place in the middle OF natures
deepest tragedies, and such exquisite good
may spring out of evil. For it was SO in
the end, if not in the intention. The old
man, (who, together with his daughter,
had only been stunned by terror) was su-
perstitiously frightened by the dreadful cir,
cumstance, if not affectionately moved by
the attentions of the son Of his old friend
and the delight and religious transport Of
his child. Besides. though the cottage
and the almond trees, and the bee-hives
had all come miraculously safe down tine
hill Ia phenomenon which has frequently
occurred in these extraordinary landslips)
the flower gardens, on which his bees were
fed, we're almost destroyed, his property
was lessened, his pride lowered; and when
the convulsion was we'll over, and the gui
tars were again playing in the valley, he
consented 10 become the inmate, for life
of the cottage of the enchanted couple.
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calf Seat for EOstoD BsDgarisn ESw nrsn Lad, Mo
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cha,isston Pandora Mobile: Doro,hea Aiexan
Losnss Aug ss~Ent SSsrds Ponssr. 6hld,, from Cal.
euta 2oth Aron vennard and Tartar Rogers from Ha-
GA 18th, Mississippi BRYAN. NYsrL;
ard for SorsaS' With and others as before
axssnrIr.. Aug 2osld II Gamble Ho,mer and Char
NEW Dirrrr Aug as-Ans clique, samusls' for NY0ri.
AuS ?smess Berry. seavsy Portsmouth, Nh
PuI, below Bristol, Aug 24-Josephine, Born
holm for NYOrk wind sW squai.y land probably remansd
25th)
PoRrLASD, Aug2-GS, Rouble Chase. "a days from Cron-
ssdt for York; 2st Baltimore Conn FROM Havre for do
QUEENSTOWN Aug 2j-Arr Jacob Westervelt, Hoodess,
Liverpool for NYork Germana. philadelphia Sid 2ist.
ODESSA seiby, NYGrk; Georgia, Lindsay (rom CailaoI
London.
Ty n n.s.sa ssh ST'Is Nos
London.
TnIFsrr, abt Aug 12-Arr Charles. Ruark, N0rleans
vIeo Aug l-Arr Providenee, NOreans; l5th San Bue-
naventuTa, do.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug 25-Ship Jacob A Westervelt. Hood.
less from for New York. in here 20 day. with
loss Of sails, spArs, go in squal yesterday morning
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A,rwsnr hus s-Arr 81 Leon Lufkin, Ahyat. Sid 18Th
Aanaoss.S Jsy S-sid Asaisnt, Hemson. and vslooi,r
Cock. Botton.
.Bopns.uT Aug 22sls uniccrn Pollard sorl.sr,; 71d
hlhs hihs fhhsdelrhiat t-sn tercw lIti An shia -
Hoeh.lls 9tb DevS Marie. Orleans; vrssa Ann Robin
BptNrHEsvsS, Avg 2o-Arr Oilers, Noriesns ceorre Y
Patten Stinson, London 2d Balticus NYort ohio Rich
nond 3d. Johan schmidt, NOrieens sid 2st minn 4 and
Coriolsn, hfors; Louise, Marie, PHILADELPHIA
BsRcgLoNs, Aug BAR Francisco N0riears 1ith Sc.
Charleston l6th' Active doi th, Duende Noeans
Cows Aug 2s-Arr wsshirr.on tsl. Nrork for Bremen
Cleone, Banter, kotterdtm tboth from Havansl
tRorsThnr, Avg le-Arr Julia Lubec, NYork.
Csniz sug s-Arr Hesperus NTork. sid 18th, Adsns,
DgSi, Avs 23-Arr Milton. Little. London for Ssrpor.
and Navy Bay land proceeded 2th 9th hrion ytnnard
uaysna via Tamo nth for London lard
Heh.id Londor NfoIk tsnd preceded 2thG 25h, MI
Nfork for DO lend both proceeded "a ssy Flora Nae
Dtrald Wedge day from Baltimore for Rottefdsni (and
Iroccedes Passed I'D Florsntin Lofrren from Ham
burg for New York. 2h Neptrue amburr from Stock
holm for DO OF do 2d, Gen Waslngton from Rotterdam
for New port probably New Yori
fIsNEuR, Aug n-Arr rropie Smith, Cronssdt for Lv-
t,.,ov Aus 2sfss.a. Berns,eir. )" Of ,ad for Bre-
zen. from NOrltr rBe
CIsse ", Avg SO-Ar Nrsiss vinsy.rd. GRAHAM. "
toh ~ Biothors, DsStsr do. SID zsd forthshe John
cpyrocK. Avs 2i-Arr Jurior, Turner Nyot. prs 2,,.
ests'ts Hail. phiscelroia; 21d Bride, Graham Bosson
I'D rtt3u fheviuR rtrairedi
CoIrEsBtnG, Avg lG-Au Elof. Eorleans.