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Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

LAgoR AND PRAYEE-Fr0ne tue Ger
nan.-Adam had titled the ground, and
made unto himself garden full of trees
and plants. The ears of his ripe corn
field wavered i'll the light Of the setting
sun, and his trees were covered with
blossoms and with fruit. The father of
mankind, with Eve his wife. and their
children, reclined upon hill, and con-
templated the beauties Of the field and
the glory of the sunset. The cherub
who guarded Eden now stood among
them, without his flaming sword and his
countenance was mild and friendly =
And he spake unto them and sald-"Be-
hold, the fruits of the earth no longer
spring forth of themselves as in time
past, but Ye must !abor in she sweat OF
your brow, in order TO gain your daily
bread. But after toll ye enjoy the re
ward of your industry, and the full ripe
ears, present pleasant sight. The mer-
ciful Jehovah has provided you with the
means of creating an Eden for your
selves" "Of TRUTH" said Adam, "his
goodness is very great even what he
chasteneth. But Jehovah was formerly
nearer to US, and blessed US, and caused
his face to shine upon us-what have we
to compensate for ths?'' "Prayer.' an
swered the cherub "By labor he be-
slows upon you earthly gifts, by prayer
heavenly blessings" Then Adam, with
Eve his wife, and their children, lifted
up their faces, and thanked God and
prayed, and his eye glistened, and his
countenance shone, and he said
1.-The Lord is gracious, and his mercy
epdureth forever.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

THE REMAINS OF PAUL JoNEs.-The
Paris correspondent of the London Times,
says;
Inc following memorandum is from a
friend who has taken some pains to as
certain the last resting place Of the ce!e-
brated Paul Jones, about which some
correspondence has lately taken place
in the English press: GA friend of mine
duly authorized TO investigate the matter,
after visiting i'll vain all the ministerial
bureaux III Paris, by a careful and pa
tient inspection of the records of the
Prefecture. and subsequent reference to
the lIOniteur, has established to a GER
tainty that the death of the remarkable
parsonage in question occurred in Paris;
that his body was inferred in the Protest
ant burial ground then existing to the
rear of the Hotel Dieu; that the piece of
land devoted TO such purposes was after
wards, sold, and that all the bones were
collected and thrown into common pit,
(or, perhaps, the catacombe.) The doc
uments, or authentic copies of them, for
substantiating these facts are in the hands
Of the gentleman alluded TO, and in due
time will be published. ! should add that
the M0ntteuE corresponding in date to
the entry found in the archives of the
PrefeCteur, corroborate i'll all particulars
what has been stated
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

The MECHANICS OF VIRGINIA-An ad-
dress has been put forth by the Mechan-
ics' Association of Portsmouth, Va, to
the mechanics of the State, called upon
them to organize in order to vindicate
their rights and put all end to the prac-
tice of teaching slaves mechanical trades.
1t seems that the owners Of the negroes
are to considerable extent, IN the habit
of bringing them up as carpenters. black
smiths, coopers, &C., and that the white
mechanics feel themselves degraded by
this competition, at the same time that 1t
threatens more and more to depress their
wages.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

Letters from Florence mention that
the group of figures from the chisel OF
the sculptor Greenough, for the Capitol
at Washington, representing woman
and her child rescued by western hunt
er from an indiana type of the triumph
of civilization over barbarism-is COM
pleted. 1t is now probably on its way
to America, where also the artist is ex-
pected to arrive in the course OF the
month of August. 1t is noble group
and will add to the already high reputa-
ton of the artist.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03
The AMERICAN NMERCHANr.-TheA Amer

The AMERICAN MERCHANr-The Ameri-
can merchant is type of restless, ad-
adventurous, onward-goirg race and
people. He sends his merchandise all
over the earth: stocks every market; makes
wants that he may supply them; covers
the New Zealander with southern cotton
woven in northern looms, builds block of
stores i'll the Sandwich Islands; swaps
with the Fejee canibal; sends the whale
ship among the icebergs Of the Poles,
or to wander in solitary seas, till the log
book tells the tedious sameness of years,
and boys become men; gives the ice of
a northern winter to the torrid zone, piles
up Fresh Poud on the Banks of the
HOogly, gladens the sunny savannahs of
the dreamy South, and makes life toler-
able in the bungalow of an India Jungle.
The Lakes of New England awake TO
life by the rivers of the sultry East, and
the atipodes Of the earth come in contact
at this injecting of the waters" The
white canvass of the American ship
glances i'll every nook of every ocean.
Scarcely has the slightest intimatiou come
Of some obscure, unknown corner Of
a remote sea, VIXEN the Captain is con-
sulting his charts. in full career for the
"terra incognita"
HINTS Merchants Magazine.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

AN INTERESTING INCIDENT.-Mr. Jo-
seph Leavitt, one of our citizens, return-
ed from California, in speaking of sights
and scenes in California, made mention
of the following highly interesting incl
dent, which speaks eloquently. of the
true humanity of hearts even in Caiifor-
! MIA, where seishness and passion are
supposed to reign with unwonted force.
During the raging of the cholera in
California, young man from the State
of Mississippi, Jesse Cook, about twen-
ty-three years of age, who was engaged in
the laborious work Of mining, Glanced
to meet with family from Missouri ce5n-
sisting Of husband, wife and two chill
dren, one of them infant Disease had
attacked one of the children, little
boy, and he soon was stricken down
by cholera and laid by the sorrowing
parents in little grave dug on the
bank of the river. Soon after, the father
of the child died, leaving only the moth
er and her infant daughter. Her grief
was great. She was in strange land
the husband of her youth and the first
born son of her hope, had departed to
the land of spirits, and their remains
were lying i'll their graves in the quiet
vale of the river. Her earthly sup
port had failed. and yet she clung to life
for the sake of her infant daughter-
Strangers proved kind, and the hand of
benevolence provided for her wants, and
the voice of kindness greeted her ears.
But disease prayed upon her. and death
tore her away from her tender infant,
and by stranger hands she was buried
The sweet loving eyes of an infant look
ed up conhdingly into the face of young
Cook, and smile wreathed its beautiful
face, and its delicate little hands stretch
ed forth tondliDgly. No female was there
TO care for it, and the young miner, with
swelling hear. and with a trust IL God
and his own resources, took the nameless
infant, then only seven months old, in
charge, and provided for it with all a
fathers care and a mothers love. He
daily fed and washed and dressed it, and
gave it the fond name of his mother,
Mary; by day cradled it near him in his
tolls, and at night cuddled it, as an an
gel child. to his bosom. After awhile, he
made application to various families at
Sacramento City, to nave the child ta-
ken care of, and offered to pay five dol
lars a week; but none were disposed to
undertake the care Of it, and he ahan-
| doned mining and resolved to proceed to
Oregon, and there take up land Tor a
farm, aud make home for the little Or
phan. The simple, unadorned facts in
this case are sufficiently touching and
suggestive, without any comments from
our pen.-Bangor (Me) Whigs
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

TnE MODEL HUsBAND.-His pocket
book IS never empty when, his wife calls
for money. He sits up in bed, at night,
feeding Thomas Jefferson Smith with
pap spoon, while his wife takes CON-
Portable nap and dreams of the new
shawl she means to buy the next day
AS 'one good turn deserves another, he
is allowed to hold Tommy again before
breakfast, while Mrs. Smith curIs her
hair. lie never makes any complaints
about the molasses gingerbread that is
rubbed into his hair coat, and vest, dur
ing these happy. conjugal seasons. He al
ways laces ON his wife's boots, lest the ex.
ertion might make her too red in the face
before going out to promenade Wash
ingion street. lie never calls any wo-
man pretty before Mrs. Smith. He
never makes amy absurd objections to her
receiving boquets, or the last novel. from
Captain tlis, or Lieutenant that. He
don't set his teeth and stride down TO the
store like victim, every timee his wife
presents him with another little Smith.
lie gives the female Smiths French gai-
ter boots parasols, and silk dresses with
out stint, and the boys, new jackets, pop
guns, ve.ocipedes and crackers, without
any question asked He never breaks
the seal of any of his wife's billet douy,
or peeps over her shoulder while she is
answering the same. He never holds
the drpplings of the umbrella over her
new bonnet; while his last new hat is
innocent of rain-drops. He never com
plains when he is late home to dinner,
though ihe little Smiths have left him
nothing but bones and crusts.
lie never takes the newspaper and
reads it, before Mrs. Smith has chance
to run over the advertisements, deaths
and marriages, &c. He always gets into
bed first, cold nights, to take of the chill
for his wife. He never leaves his trow-
sers, drawers, shoes, &c, on the floor,
when he goes to bed, for his wife to
break her neck over, ia the dark, if the
baby wakes and reeds dose of para
goric. If the children in the next room
scream in the night, he don't expect his
aOlfe to take al. air-bath to find out what
is the matter He has been known to
wear Mrs. Smiths nightcap in bed, to
make the baby think he was its mother.
" hSii uC CdllICS IllC CllllUtGll up W NC
chrstened. he holds them right end mp
and don't tumble their frocks. When
the minister asks him the 7eanae-he says
Lucy, SIR. distinctly, that he may not
mistake it for Lascster. He goes home
and rots the child, till the sermon is
over, while his wife remains in church to
receive the congratulations of the parish
gossips
If Mrs. Smith has company to dinner
and there are not strawberries enough,
and his wife looks at him with a sweet
smile, and offers to help him, (at the same
time kichin.ghine gently with her slip
per nader the table,) he always replies,
No, thauk you. dear, they don't agree
with me-.
Lastly. He approves of 'Rloomers
and 'petliloons, for he says women utll
do as they like--he should as SOON think
of driving the nails into his own coffin,
as trying to stop them-'cos vy?' us un-
possible!
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

MONUMENT TO BEHRING.-The Empe-
ror of Russia has decided that a monu-
ment shall be erected at the capitol of
Kamschatka. in honor of the celebrated
traveller Behring. who discovered. in
1924, the Straits to which he gave his
name. The monument will consist of o
pyramid ten metres high. on the top Of
which will he erected a statue of the in
trepid traveller. The Academy of Sci
cnce of St. Petersburg will furnish the
inscription for the monument
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

LITTLE KINDNESS. - Small acts of
kindness, how pleasant and desirable do
they make life. Every dark object is
made light by them, and every tear OF
sorrow is brushed away. When the
heart is sad and dependency sits at the
entrance Of the soul. trifing kindness
uIlves despair away, and makes the path
Cheerful and pleasant.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

The corporation of Limerick is the
oldest in the United Kingdom. being
twelve years older than that OF London.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

CATCHING A BULLET.-The accounts
lately published of persons having caught
bullets in their mouths during warm
contested battles and survived their
wounds, has called forth the following
incident. 1t is related by a correspondent
of the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Very extraordinary incidents have been
lately published of shot having been
caugh. liz the mouths OF soldiers in the
course of battle in the war of 1912, and
in the Mexican war, but an incident per-
haps more remarkable for the GOODNESS of
the individual on the occasion, occurred
in the battle of Fort Drane, fought in
August, 1887, under the command of the
late Col B. X. Peirce. This was one of
the most signal and desperate engage
ments Of that bloody war. The Semi
roles, under their renowned chief, Osceola,
had taken very commanding position in
an extensive sugar field, near The stock kade,
strengthened on the east side by dense
hammock. Three desperate onsets wero
made during the battle, and the enemy
was finally driven from the field to the
protection of the hammock. During tho
hottest cf the battle, a soldier belonging
to the detachment under the command of
Lieut.. Pickell, {now colonel, an esteem
ed citizen, of Baltimore,) whose position
was little in advance of the two wings,
of the name of Jackson, having just fired.
received shot from tall Indian, not
twenty yards distant, which broke
through the outer part of his pau,aloons
and lodged in his right hand pocket.
Feeling the slight sting of the spent ball,
he thrust his hand in his pocket, drew
out the bullet and dropped it into tho
barrel of his mpsket, upon the charge Of
powder he had just before put III; then,
with the unerring aim of a true marks
man, leveled his piece, and as quick as
lightning his adversary was measured
upon the ground. The wound was fatal;
the warrior survived the shot but few
minptes,
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

Hon. Edward Everett, when young
man just out of College, was invited to
dellyer Fourth of July Grafton in the
city Of Salem. At the dinner, Judge
Story called up MIR. Everett by the fol-
lowing sentiment: "Fame follows APP
plause wherever 5t (EveretD goes"'-
Mr.. Everett rose instantly and gave the
following: "The members of the legal
profession-However high may be their
aspirations. they can never rise higher
than one story?'
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

THE KEY OF THE BAsTILE.-Most per.
sons are aware that when the Bastile
was demolished at the beginning Of the
French revolution, the key Of this famous
prison house was presented TO General
Washington, as the fttest depositary of
this terrible instrument of tyranny. lie.
the great champion of liberty. was very
properly chosen 10 be the keeper of this
key of the terrestrial bottomless pit"
1t is still preserved at Mount Vernon, and
can be seen i'll the large hall, secured in
a glass case 1t is black, rude, hugo
handled key, and looks as i: it
might have been forged by the Cyclopes.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

AN ACCOMPLISHED MoRMoN.-A letter
from Paris, to the New York Observer,
gives the following notice of the Mormon
Missionary at that place:
"In tile house where live, is gentle
man by the name of B--n. an Ameri-
can, Mormon and Prophet. He is
one of the most polite and pleasant men
that [ have met since | left home. A
graduate of the New York University,
and familiar with several modern langua-
ges. He has family in the Great Val
ley (DesereD and has been connected
with the Mormon fraternity ten years.
He Is one of the twelve Prophets who
conduct the affairs, and guard the inter-
ests of the whole community. He is
now engaged in the laborious occupation
of translating the Mormon Bible into
French; and when | tell you that he has
been occupied four months already, from
II to S each day; with prospect of four
more before the work is completed, you
must acknowledge that it is no small task.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03

SARATOGA SPRlNGs.-The discovery of
the Saratoga Springs was made only fif-
ty-nine years since, though it is probable
the Indians knew of their virtues. John
TAYLOR Gilmore, sometime Governor Of
New Hampshire, but then member of
Congress, while shooting in the neigh
borhood, in the summer of 1892, found
the efervescent water gushing from the
cliff of a rock, and the spring almost
Immediately afterwards became famous.
Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03
AR1cu sroRY.-A tall, awkward.look-

| ARICH SToRY.-A tall, awkward-look-
ing chap, just from the green mountains
of Vermont. came on board of one of
the splendid North River boats at Alba
| ny. His curiosity was amazingly excited
at once, and he commenced "peeking,
as he called it, into every nook and cor
ner of the boat. The captains office,
the engine room. the water closets, the
barber's shop, all underwent his inspec-
ton; and then he went OH deck and stood
in amazement at the leaver beam, the
chimney and the various "ixiEs," till at
last lie caught glimpse of the bell
This was the cfowning wonder, and
he viewed it from every position, walked
around it, got down OH his knees aud ex-
claimed
"Wall, rally, this beats the bell on our
meetin' house, darned sight,
BY this time the attention Of the cap
tain and several of the passengers was
attracted to this genius.
''How much would you ask 10 let
feller ring this beli!"
"You may ring it for dollar. sir, said
the captain.
"Wall, it's q bargain, all fair and
oSkCCu, ouu AZ OdChluS Outs
"It's a bargain, sir, said the captain.
Our hero went deliberately and brought
seat and took hold of the bell-rope.
and, having arranged everything 10 MS
satisfaction, commenced ringing slowly
and gradually faster and faster, till every
body on board thought the boat was on
fire. and rushed Oh deck screaming with
alarm.
There stood the captain, and there sat
the "Vairmonter," ringing away, first
slow, and then fast, and then two or
three taps at a time. The passengers
began to expostulate; the captain said
it was a bargain. But the passengers
became urgent that the eternal clangor
should be stopped. All the while there
sat our hero, undisturbed. ringing away
more ways than cockney chime-ringer
ever dreamt of.
at last the captain began to think
it time to stop the simpleton. but his
answer was, ga fair bargain and 10 back
ing out" ard he rang away for the dear
life.
"Well. says the captain. "what will
you take to stop!
"Wall, captain, l guess sheant lose
nothing if ! take five dollars and free
passage to New York, but not darned
cent less"
"WelI, walk down to the Office and
get your money and passage ticket" said
the captain.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, OCT. %, 1851.
Viii. state Nominations.
Topic. of the Morning.

A letter, said to be received at Norfolk, Va,
says that it is not quite certain that Kos
suth and his companions will come to the
United States. His stay in Gibraltar will
be prolonged, and it is only there he will
defnitively decide on his final destination.
The news from Northern Mexico. now
brought down to the 10th instant, represents
the Patriots as still successful, and gaining
strength, confidence and numbers every
day. On the other hand it would appear
that hour by hour the Government is sink
ing into confusion and helplessness.
Among other mOrceaux of intelligence it
is stated in some of the Mexican papers
that one thousand Americans from Cali
fornia have " inroded'' (this is the phrase
used) the Mexican Territory. They are
said to have crossed the frontier at Sonora
and demanded permission to work the mines
there.
The letter of our London Correspondent,
although it contains no exciting news, will
be read with interest and delight by all
lovers of art and searchers for the beautiful.
In the British Department of The Tribune
will be found an article from THE London
Standard, which will afford matter not only
of qualification but of satisfaction to Ameri-
cans. While the English journals were in-
dulging in vituperative sneers at America,
American energy and skill were quietly and
without ruflle OF discomposure securing
for themselves, in the midst of world-com-
petition, solid and enduring triumphs. In
France, too, as will be seen by an item of
French news, American Democracy is eX-
tending its influence, and imparting vitality
to the feeble institutions of French Republic
canism.
The Editor of the Faro Industrial has
been arrested at Havana and his paper
seized. Wilson l.. Reeves, another of the
American prisoners at Havana, has been
released and came passenger in the EN-
pire CITY TO New Orleans.
The cause of Temperance is progressing
in every part of this City and State
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
whig Nominations.

Chqutauque Co-For Assembly 1. AUSTIN
SMITH Of Wesifeld. ,. JEREMIAH ELLSWORTH
of Ellington for Senate (32d Ds,rlct,) ELISHA
WARD OF Hanover, for County Judge ABNER
LEWIS OF Harmony for Surrogate: EMORY +.
WARREN OF Charlotte ; for Justice OF Sessions :
CHARLES G. MALES OF ElIery: for Treasurer:
WILLIAM CLIFFORD of Chautauque; for Superln-
tendent Of the Poor CHARLBs 4. SPENCER OF
Ellington
Cayrga Co.-Assembly B. DELos BR,DLEY.
Niagara Co-Assembly ? JEPrHA w. B,B.
COCK OF Somerset
Monroe Co.-Assembly /. yoLNEY HUGHEs.
Wyoming Co.-For County Judge MARION
TRAIL OF Pike, Assembly WALcorr J. Hum
rHREy OF Sheldon. Superintendent of the Poor;
JEDEDIAH 5. WALKER OF Coyington, Justice OF
Sessions ORLANDO KELLEY of Mlddlebury
Senator Goth Dlstrict,) JOHN A. McELwAIN'
Orange Co-Assembly /. HUGH B BULL Of
Montgomery; County Judge THOMAS MckIs-
SOCK of Newburgh; Surrogate BENJAMIN +.
DuRYEA of Goshen; Treasurer: A. SPENCE
MURRAY of Goshen Justice OF Sessions
Charles 5. PITTS of Blooming grove Super
intendent of the Poor GEORGE w. HousroN
of Waikiki
Oneida Co.-Assembly ?. CHAUNcEY 5. Bur
LER.
Suiliran Co-For Judge and Surrogate :
WEsrcoTT WILKIN of Thompson; for Assem-
bly, JosEPH l.. MOORE OF Neversnk; for Trea-
surer JAMES II. Foster of Thompson for
Justice of Sessions PETER Mills of Lumber
land
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
~ The Eren,ng Post exults over the

70 The Eren,ng Post exults over the
recent triumph of Bigler & Co in Pennsylvania
as proving that the Protective policy is repudi-
ated in that State The Post is evidently not
an nsider with regard to Pennsylvania politics.
1t is part of the bargain which elected Bigler
that 4" the friends of the Union" shall give Iron
and Coal a lift this winter at Washington. SEN
ator Cooper q Co. have everywhere assured the
Iron and Coal men that the friends of the Com
promise would have everything their own way
in the next Congress, and would be ready to re-
ward docie behavior Surely, The Post cannot
have overlooked the leader in recent Pennsyt-
vdnian, wherein the unprecedented maJorltles OF
the Iron and Coal COinties for Bger were dis
played admiringly, with the remark that they
had long enough looked in vain to Whiggery for
aid and comfort, and We're now about to see
what Democracy would do for them. If The
Post can only keep cool. 1t viii see sights be-
fore the next adjournment OF Congress.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
Opposition Nominations.

Fulton Co.-For Assembly Fulton and
Hamiton,) Fay Smith of Northampton County
Judge John Stewart of Johnstown Treasurer :
Walter y Clark Of Johnstown Justice OF SEES
slons Peter X. Simmons of Ephrata
Colombia Co-Surrogatc Charles b. butcher
Mr. Mcneil, resigned.
Dttckcss Co.-Assembly: >. Charles Pearl.
ARganv Color Judge Rensselaer, Lamb ;
Treasurer: VIM. ii. Henderson Superintendent
of the Poor. VIM. Loomis Sessions Justice :
John Palmer. Assembly /. Jarvis Leonard ,
,. John Lang.
Onondaga Co-Assembly: |. Lyman Norton
OF Lysander ,. Jonathan Johnson Of Spaiord'
I. John Merritt OF MarcellHs.
Orange Co-Assembly l. Abraham c. Nc
Buney; =. James b. Stevens B. Abraham }.
Cuddleback
H,rkimer Co--Assembly. ,. Charles Deong
of Warren.
Suilipan Co-For County Judge and Surro-
gate John A. Thompson; Assembly: Elisha L.
Strong: County Treasurer: George Virgins :;
Superintendent of the Poor Andrew Moore !;
Justice of Sessions George ). Smiley.