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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-04
Old Bibles.

In one Of the letters of the correspondent
of the Ohio Statesman, dated at Rome, we
find the following notice of Mr.. CasS, and
some ancient copies of the bible:
Mr.. Cass trims his diplomatic sails very
neatly, and has run between Scylla and Char
ybodis, without SO much as a single Leak
While he explained to Massini and his friends
the operation of republican institutions and
loaned them our constitutions, he protected
Cardinals and Priests in his house, from pop
ular fury. He has been well repaid for the
latter services. He showed us two bibles
which he received day before yesterday, one
in manuscript, one thousand one hundred
years old, illuminated on parchment The
other in print, being the first edition of the
Bible in l440. The former was presented
by monk from the convent of Mt. Sinai in
Egypt, and the latter by priest from the
monastery Of Vallambrosa near Florence
He afforded protection 10 these priests during
the seige Poor fellows! He could moi
persuade them to sleep in bis bed, but they
would sleep under it, in humiliation and fear
The first bible is one OF the rarest thing.
known, One of the capital letters was un
der process Of illumination, it is said, for
year. No one but an old, cloistered, patien
monk could have made it. The Vatican onl,
boasts of one more ancient than the manu-
script Bible. 1t is Bible in the capitals o
the sixth century; but it does not compare
with this as specimen The Secretary o
State Offered Mr.. Cass $500 for it to place i
in the Vatican.
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Gems ofThougt.

Theory is the guide of practice, and Practice
is the life of theory. 81
In divine account, man knows no more than
he doeth.
Profession without practice will but make
man twice-told child of darkness.
There is no fear OF knowing too much. though
there is great fear in practising too little. The
most doing man shall be the most knowing man.
Good temper is like sunny day; it sheds a
brightness over everything. 1t is the sweeten-
er of toll, and the soother of disquietude.
He that hath good book in his hand, butnot
lesson of it in his heart or life, is like an ass
that carrieth rich burden, and feeds upon
thistles
Harmless mirth is the best cordial against the
consumptions of the spirits; wherefore jesting is
not unlawful, il it trespasSeth not in quantity,
quality, or season.
The more people do, the more they can do
He that does nothing repiers himself incapable
of doing anything Wlile We are executing one
work, we are preparing ourselves to undertake
another.
All that have obtained for themselves great
and permanent reputation, have won and secu-
red time not as vast land tit only for stubble,
but as a true, of which no corner is to be left
uneultivated.
w OHcu HdVc u uIuCIl nlCcI DehOc VI shO oSdu-s
tTul than men. They are, by far the safer UNI
pires in the matters of propre.y and grace, A.
mere schoolgirl will be thinking and writing
about the beauty of birds and flowers, while her
brother is robbing the nests and destroying the
flowers.
None ofns know what we can live past till
we have provided it, God sends strange strength
to carry us on from one great trial to the next
that is reserved for us. We live through them
|-and past them. So that to the world they
seem over; so that strangers cheerfully observe
to each other, that eve seem quite ourselves"
| As the sun doth not wait for prayers and in
cantahons to be prevailed upon to rise, but i'm
mediately shines forth and isreceived with uni
yersal salutations, so neither do you wait for
applauses, and shouts, and praises, in order to do
good; but bea voluntary benefactor, and you
will be beloved like the sun.
Would man know himself he mast stady
his natural temper, his constitutional incIina-
ton, and favorite passion; for by these mans
best judgment is easily perverted, and wrong
bias hung upon his mind. These are the inlets
Of prejudice, The unguarded avenues OF the mind
by which thousand errors and secret faults
| find admission, without being observed.
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Old and New school.

Accorddg to the recent Annual Reports
Of the Old School and New School Presby-
terian Church in the United States, the for
mer body numbers 20 Synods, l34 Presbyte-
ries, l8l candidates for the ministry, 2S7
licentiates, 2.027 ministers, 1875 churches,
and 2lO, 1906 Communicates; members added
within the year on examination, l0. .852; by
certificate, 1892.
The New School Church numbers q Sy-
mods, l04 Ptesbyteries, l.489 ministers, 14O
licentiates, churches l,579, communicates
100000; added within the year BY profession
$500 by certificate 4,2OS. Y
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Tie Western Agriealturist, orlAugustis
received, andis one of the best issued. The
talented editor. as he gains experience in the
arduous and difficult duties Of editing awork
devoted to the good of our agriculturalcom-
munity, has improved in the the character
and variety of his selections. the original
matter being always good. A work of this
kind ought to be well patronized, and it.
would be, if our farmers could be made to
appreciate the great value il would prove to
them, in more ways than one. No one who
pretends to the honorable title of "a Far
mer" should be without this work in his
house.
!, Bnllctin of the American Dirt Union, fe
July.-This fine number, which was receiv-
ed Some time since, contains the frs. part.of
a very popular and much needed work, enti-
tied the art Of sketching from nature. 1t
lays down very clearly the rules Of perspec-
tive which are accompanied with neat Illus
trative drawingsy and sketches. 1t is the
most satisfactory and useful work, to those
who wish to. become practitioners in the ac-
complishment Of drawing from nature, that
we have ever seen. 1t will be continued in
successive numbers of the bulletin until
completed. We find much other interesting
matter relatingto art and artists in this num-
Der, besides fine engraving from Wood
villes "Game Of Chess charming picture,
and also an etching by barley, Of "Leather
Stocking at the grave Of Chingachgook." The
numbers of the bulletin alone are almost
worth the price of membership.
The Water Cure and the chronological
Journals, for August, are already on our ta-
BILE, filled with the original and useful mat
ter for which they are so highly priced. Be'
sides numerous articles, essays, lectures, &c.
on the special subjects to which they are de-
voted, there is other matter of valuable
kind with engraved illustrations. AS an evi
lence of the esteem in which these work
are held it may be mentioned that they hav'
attained circulation of about 80, 1000 and i
is constantly increasing. We are glad tt
know that such is the case, for we most sin
cerely believe that they are calculated to ad
vance the good of mankind as much as, i
not more than all other works put together
\ because they go back to the foundation O
mans nature, physically and spiritually, The
typographical execution is also of the very
best style. The price for either is only ont
dollar year.
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Boring and Blasting.
(.in acttrom an Unpublshed Drama.)
DRAMars PERsosArE--Aa Editor and T,oo
Bres.
ScENE--An Editors sanct,n.
ScENE--An Editor's sanctam
a[Enter two bores I

Enter two bores
First bore--Good morning, Mr.. Editor. fine
DAY.
Editor-(looking hard at his work, and scr,b.
bling furionsly, y,)-Yes sir, fine weather for
the people who have leisure 10 enjoy il, but ;t,s
nothing to me sir. IA
Second Bore-Wby, yours is The prefl;est
business in the world. l should like to be an
editor myself
Editor-It has its vexations. however.
First Bore--Ah! indeed! What are thew
Editor--Why perhaps the worst Is borss
people who worry an editor because they can't.
think ofanything else to do.
Second Bore--Is il possiblea at
Editor--Worse than that, it's fact.
First Bore-Well, that's cemical!
Editor--To you perhaps, mean TO tha
bores--but confounded tragichl 10 every bodv
else, AZ
Second Bore Trying to change tho subject.
and turning TO the weather again, vegetation
has taken a rapid start.
Editor-Yes, sir--there's lesson for snna
people on that.
First Bore-And the trees are beginning 10
leave y
Editor--So they are--the trees ars ve,,
reasonable in that respect they do leave some
time OF other: Allow me, gentlemen. 10 rec
ommend their example as worthy ofimitation.
Exeunt bores in amakement Editor bolts
The door, and falls into . reverie, from which
ne Is presently aroused BY The DEVILS call ior
copy" ~, ~ q 4 et'Ss
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toned morality. and viftuous indienhtiou
hasseldom been surpassed.
Yours Truly, JOB TROTTER.
A Financial opeYa,,or

We lately heard story illustrative ~ n.
early days OF York county-those good nId
times when everybody was phones, ~ AZ
days were long" The parties were two -, -
the early settlers in the western part Of Yorl
now Adams county--both were Of the hon.
est old German stock-and as one of them
is sill living, we suppress the names. Pc
ter, 1T appears had increased the size of the
farm by annexing thereto small tract adj
joining, and lacked about ahundred dollars
OF the sum necessary to pay for the new ac.
QUESTION. He called upon his neighbor
George, to borrow the amount-Georpe
brought out an old basket, and counted down
the desired number of tbalers-and then. of
course the two sat down 10 two laree earth
en- mugs OF cidefand as many pipes Of tobac.
leo. After smoking over the matter for q
while, it occurred to Peter, that in similar
transactions he had seen or heard of some
thing like a note passing between the borrow.
er and lender, and he suggested as much to
George.
The lendsrassented to the propriety Of the
thing paper, pen and ink were produced--
and between the two, document was con.
cocted, stating that. George had loaned Peter
one hundred dollars, which Peter would re.
lpay to George in "dree monts.--- threei
months. This Peter signed, and thus far our
two financiers had made the thing all regu.
lar and shiplshapes But atthis point diff.
Guilty presented itself. They both knew that
notes were made in the operation Of borrow.
ling and lending, which they had witnessed:
but neither of them had observed what dis.
position was made of the document--neither
Ieould tell whether it was en- reglc for the
borrower or lender to take charge of tbe ma. m
lper! Here was dilemma! z r r
| AT length bright idea struck George. -
"You hat de money to pay, Peter-So be
sure you must take dis paper, SO as YOU can
lsee you haf to pay itp, This was conclusive
1.-The common sense of the thing was un-
answefable-and Peter pocketed the money
and his own note, $50 as he could see as he
|haf to pay itp Three months passed over,
and puntually TO the day appeared our.friend
Peter, and paid over the promised sum to
George. This being done, the mugs and pipes
were again paraded. After putting awhile,
Peter produced the note, and handed it to
George, with the remark: "Now you must
keep de note, SO as you can see sde money
haf been paid "-York Gazette.
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Simplicity of Dress.

!. Female loyeliness never appears to SO good
advantage as when set off with simplicity Of
dress. No artist ever decks his angels with
towering feathers and gaudy jewelry; and
our dear human angels, if they would make
good their title TO that name, should carefully
avoid ornaments which properly belong to In
dian squaws and African princes. The tin
selries may serve to give effect on the stage
OF upon ball room floor, but in daily life
there is no substitute for the charm Of sim
plicity. A vulgar taste is not to be disgui
sed by gold and diamonds. The absence o.
a true taste and real refinement Of delicacy
cannot be compensated for by the possession
Iof the most princely fortune. Mind meas
lures gold, but gold cannot measure mind
Through dress The mind may be read, al
throug the delicate tissue Of the letter press
A modest womanwill dress modestly; q real
lily refined one will bear the marks OF carefu
selection and faultess taste. rsl36
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Mr.. corwin and the Mexican Board.

We have noticed that neither Of the whig
journals in this city has as yet attempted 10
explainsund defend Mr.. Corwin'sconuexioii
with the Mexican claims. We do not know
TO what cause we should attribute this insx-
plicable silence. 1t may be that as Mr.. Cor
win has Just returned TO Washington he is
preparing his own defence. II may be that
The organs are situated as they were in the
Galphin case, and can make no defence. 1t
may be that neither Mr.. Corwin nor the or
gans are willing to put word on paper for
;he present, for fear OF other things yet hid
den which may be brought up in in judg-
ment. We shall wait and see,
In the mean time, however, it is MT wrong
for us to say that we have information in
store-informatio which we mean to lreep
for the time when 1t can be most available. -
But we will wait a reasonable time before we
bring it out. If the space at our disposal to
morrow will permit US, we may, perhaps,
make some further disclosures, but they viii
not be Of the character of those we have Just
mentioned - Wash. Union.
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Fourth of July in Paris.

A correspondent of the Ohio Statesman,
gives glowing account of the proceedings and
festivities at the celebration of the Fourth, by
the Americans at Paris After descanting upon
the reading, address, dinner, &c, he says:
"Thus passed off the largest and most pleas
ant American celebration ever held in Paris,
within the memory of The oldest American in
habitant. A little incident occurred during the
reading of the regular toasts which | must no.
tce. After reading the third regular, ITO the
President of the French Republic" our band,
Ia French one) according to the programme
commenced playing the Marsailles Hymn, while
in the midst of the tune, it was suddenly stop
ped. much to our wonder and surprise. Upon
inquiry we were informed that the police Mad
entered and forbidden it being played, under
the penalty of aprison home, to our poor alright
ed French musicians. Such a summary mode
of proceeding, not at all conforming to our ex-
tended ideas of Republican liberty, we were
not long in organizing a choir who sung it in a
most glorious manner, the chorus being brought
in with "tphereas" by the whole company.
Our worthy host and mis- "garcos" rushed
from the room in terror, at our temerity in thus
Drawing the iron rule Of the police, who were
quickly in our midst, endeavorng to prevent our
singing. Our President, pointing to our flag
informed them that we were under its protec-
ton, and that while in the room, we would sing
any Republican air we desired. The police
never having been similarly situated, did not
know how to act. The song was sung, when
explanations ensued on both sides, and soon "all
went merry as a marriage ,bell.'' Alas poor
Republican France, truly thy tree of liberty has
not taken deep root in thy bloody soil, that
thou fearest the very breath which watts The
glorious song of "ibertie, equahtie and Jtrater-
nitie,'' motto, / regret much to say, whose
meaning and intent are not even approached by
the French People, kept down by more des-
potic than monarchical rule. under the name o
Republicansm.''
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U-s- Mr.. Webb, the engineer and some Of
the directors Of our Railroad, who went TO
Cleveland, on notice that a writ of injunc-
ton would be prayed for from the Supreme
Court, sitting there, by the Iron Railroad
Company, have returned. The attorneys Of
the latter company did not appear and, OF
course nothing was done. We learn that
another notice has been served to attend at
Warren. The course pursued by the mana
gers Of that road shows that they are bent
upon throwing all the distractions possible
in the way. Of our improvement, even If they
cannotgo on with their own, Their policy
is that Of the dog in the manger.
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Moro Of the Effects.

A man by the name of Porter, in Pendle-
ton county, Kentucky, went home on Tues
day last in state of intoxication and, as
usual, commenced beating his wife. when
his son, grown up man, interfered. The
father knocked him down with a chair, and
was dragging him out, when he drew knife
aud cut his father in the thigh. The latter
redoubled his violence, when the son stab.
bed him fatally nearfhe heart.
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@ We were presented, Saturday, with
some fine plumbs, from a tree in the garden
of ]. Mcdowell, Esq. They are of the va
riety called the Golden Gage, or large Yellow
Gage, as we think. But whether right or
not about the name, of one thing we are pos
tive, that the quality is such as would graft
fy the taste of every one who made any pre-
tensions to knowing what's what, in the line
of fruits.
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Fire and Loss Of Four Lives.

On Saturday night frame shanty at
Browntown, in Bradford county, Pa, used
by the contractors Of the North Branch Ca
ma! extension, was consumed, and Abraham
Fisher and Henry Fisher, contractors, Mr..
Flannigan the superintendent. and Gold
smith, the cook, perished in the flsmes.--
Abraham Fisher had just returned with mon.
ey TO pay his hands, and the money was
probably consumed.
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Fast Steaminp.

The Telegraph No. 2, on her trip from
Louisville to Cincinnati, on The 9th ult.,
made the quickest time ever accomplished.
She ran from Louisville to Madison, dis
lance Of so miles in 8 hours and 80 minutes,
and was compelled to run sy-oEer the bars
and shoals.
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Hot times In Mississippi.

AtSledgeville, PSnola county Miss, the
18th ult. Gen. Quitman and Foote, canvass
ing for Governor, had misunderstanding on
the stump, growing out Of illusions TO
Quitman's connection with the Cuban expe-
dition. auitman charged him with acting
'ungentlemanly,' Foote resented him with
"liar;" blows followed and they were sepa-
rated.
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0-s- II this State can complete and pay
for its conte mplated net work Of roads with
out passing through a financial crisis, such
as we have not vet withstood, we shall have
to thank fruitful seasons, propitious skies,
and kind Providence. - State Journal.
Good doctrine However, but the other
day YOU were opposing the adoption Of the
new Constitution because il would stop this
network" and ease off that financial
crisis - Gin. Eng.
Goodlickl What has the Journal to say
about the principles ofthe New Constitution
--eh p Statesman.
1t will cay they are not wing principles
and win strive toelect a set ofmen to rem
aerils provisions, as far as possible. nussto
~, wv On ~ assi * .ft1FH si4 aat WI
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Counterfeiters in ClereIand.

Some five or six currency tinkers" were
arrested in Cleveland, on Tuesday, says the
Plain Dealer. The ring g-leader, Kentucky
planter" as he styled himself, had in his pos
session over $4,000 on the Thames Bank" of
Connecticut. He had colored servant with
him who assisted him in passing the bogus
bills.
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3 or Thsre is married couple, in Qneen
AIMS county, Md. who have been man and
wife twenty years and have had t,uenty chill
dren. They should have q pension.
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The Gardiner Frnnd.

The grand jury, at Washington City, have
now found q true bill! agalns: ] Gardiner for
false swearing, and true bill against Hamil-
ton Mesrs for fraud on the Government.
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OLD RYE. Whiskey is now being man
uiactured out Of turnips, in Scotland. "old
turnip;" will doubtless be the cognomcn for
this .article. Well, "rose by any other
name would smell as SWEET
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01T A postofice has been established at
Berryvllle, Highland county. Bruden Smith
is the P. M.
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Elections.-

The State elections are held to-day in Ken
lucky, Iowa, Indiana, Alabama, Mississippi
and Arkansas; and in North Carolina and
Tennessee on Thursday next, the 9TH inst.
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\ G-F Andrew Jackson : has been adopt
ssdss the name Of the new steamer now be.
ing Built by Capt, Mclean, ss.s
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or II is said that three cent pieces are
now used for half dimes in chun h contribu-
lions.
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n--s- The accounts from Kentucky are
cheering. Thedemocyatic spirit Is thorough
" aroused and we have . prospect Of gaining
one or two congressmsn. We have always
said that Kentucky was denbttatic st heart,
and time will prove the opinion 70 be cor
rect. siil
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are few boys of 20 years old, in practical
America, that would not see, at glance, il
their attention were directed to the present
condition Of affairs in France, that it is bet
ter for the French Republicans, at present,
to abear the ills they have, than to fly to 9th
ers that they know not ofn-who would not
see that, in dozen years, the workings of a
Republican Constitution would have been
tested and triumphantly pointed out, and
thai true reform could then be made without
danger; but that, nop, the only hope OF
monarchy and despotism is, to slip wedge
into the cracks consequent upon discussion,
land to steal and annihilate fewof the dis
lruptured fragments. l use the word dis
Icussion," etymologicolly, which, as you
know, means, shaking to pieces" =
The Immigrant Runners, those harpies
who iniest our city, and whose unholy trade
consists iu practising the grossest frauds on
the miserable immigrants that throng oul
wharves, finding that, as our municipal au.
lthorities did not dare to put the slightes
lcheck on their iniquities, the Mayor of AL
Ibanv, who is not obliged to solicit thei
sweet voices on election day, had come
down toendeayor TO rouse our CITY Father
from their shameful lethargy, and that an ex
posure Of their tricks was threatened, as
sembled on. Saturday last, in solemn con
claye, and passed a string of resolutions
lntheir holy, newborn zeal, they have pub
! iished these resolutions and placafded then
round the waarves. They denounce III,
obominabls extortion of the owners of m,