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Benevolcncc and ITS Results.

Extracts from a private letter. dated New
York, August 4, 1882:
Il know not how better 10 interest YOU than
by relating two incidents ul recent uccurance:
"FiRer-Sume twelve years ago a Y ung man
came 10 me- saying ! have several notes coming
due, which are held 10y gentlemen in this city
aud as | have not The cash to meet them, the
contents OF my store the was u watch maker and
Jewelier IN n country yillage) will be put under
the sheriff ) hammer, aud although there is
much more than sufficient to pay, yet fsold, will
not amount 10 half what Is due II was in my
power to serve hun aud did 50. He has been
repaylng me from time 10 time, and made the
last ayment last week, under the following cir.
culnstanCes:
Il had note to pay, and not having the
amount necessary. wrote to him to know whe.
ther he could conveniently pay. me the balance.
His answer was, Yes, aud If YOU want several
hundred dollars, ! can le, you have them. Many
persons here want money, but | should prefer to
return akludness'
You may imagine where the means came
from to pay my note. and what relief my dis.
turbed mind found, having never before been in
such strait. So you sec that that which We
SOW We may reap.
ONL NoRE-Miny years since an6 while re-.
siding near the D,Ieware, found young wo.
man "f decided piety. She had been Sunday
school scholar in John street church Shs need
ed education. took her to my family, gave her
board, paid hef school bill, and, after coming to
New York, recommended her, and secured the
place Of teacher in our manual labor school for
Indian youth in the far west. A presiding elder
OF great worth married her they lived together
until she had brought him five children. when
she was deprived Of her husband. For several
years had heard nothing from the widow but
last spring IN company OF ladies ia Lexington.
Missouri, NV name was incidentally mentioned
by lady from New York, nn Acquaintance uf
mine. The widow was present aud said / know
that Ian.' When the lady came on she men.
tloned the circumstance TO me. ! 1T once wtu,u
out to the widow, giving her AN account of her
OLD incnds--Uhe lady who came to New York
told me that she was a. jealous and us,iul,as
ever)
'She replied in lengthy letter. giving an &C.
count OF herself aud family, and, among other
things, said that the education 10 which | had
helped her enabled her to support herself and
children, the conference n,yer having been able
TO allow her more than $40 per annum.
"She concluded by saying, The money YOU
paid for my school bills has yielded u good in.
teres,. May God grant you the huniredfOld
rewardv
II tell You these things shat we may not be
weary in well dOirg"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-08-21

TEE HG3aY CIAr.-The wreck Of the Etnry
Clay has been taken entirely from the water, q,
the foo. Of Eighth street, n r. and every thing of
value recovered from it. Upon close exsmus
ton OF the cindes. nothI1g haa been found in the
shape of human remains Copper cents, metal
sheating, stair rods, and various metallic srticles
used on board the boat were melted into shape
less masses. The hulk being Of Southern pine,
in burning involved An immense heat Heavy
portions Of the machinery were bent and twisted
by 1t, IA though they had been nero rods. Tie
hulk has been sawed into several peces, in order
TO break it up and has been visited by large
numbers. portion Of the stern is almost the
only part unburnt, and ss the great los. Of life
occurred near It, the thoogh. iuroluntarily sug-
gess lselfto the spectator, III this were sn All.
mated thing snd gifted with speech wha, tales
Of horror conld it tell Many bits Of wood have
been detached from it, Hs memorials. O, the catas-
trophe it witDessed-N T. Erpress.
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Our Artists AhInad.

or the progress OF our artists now in Europe
We are enabled to judge by the following extract
from letter of the correspondent Of the Albany
E,saiBy Journal, Mr. Thurlow Weed
We have visited the stGdious of Freeman and
Terry; American painters who have been long
, enough in Rome To establish high Italian re pa.
tston. With Mr., Freeman's success / avn much
gra,ltied for he Is professionally and personally
= man of decided worth As aH artist he aimed
I high but by long and devoted study and labor he
has attained his mark lie goes home in May
taking with him two large pictures (both of which
are s"ld) which have been greatly admired here
and will assuredly extend and perpetuate hi-
fame Mr. Terry has been eminently successful
here. Like Freeman, he orAy paints original pie
lures. For hi best picture Jacobs Dream) he
has orders that will require several years to exc
cute Ar Chapman, another American painter
IL devoting himself successfully to HE art. His
studio is adorned with several heads, either finish
ed or IN progress He il also making cop, OF
Murrillo's Mother ana Child
We went, of course to The studio Of the sculp-
tor Crawford. whose colossal statues Of Patrick
Henry and Thomas Jetfersun. ordered by the Leg.
lslature Of Virginia to grace a monument at Rich.
mond ATE exciting universal admiration. They
are indeed noble conceptions and noble creations,
worthy in all respects of the illustrious Statesmen
whose forms and fame they are destined to per.
petuate. Those figures, together with and eques-
irian statue Of Washington, are to te cast in
bronze at Munich.
Nr. Story. of Boston son OF the emnen, Jus.
'ice St"ry. is here working upon model tor a
statue Of his father.
Nr. Musher, of New York, sculptor Of decided
genius Is rising, like most Of the American al
lists here TO usefulness and fame Mr Wood
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Selling Chickens 20 the Legislature.

While the Legislature Of Missouri was in ses.
-ion, a few years ago green fellow f,um the
country came TO Jefferson to sell some chickens
He had about two dozen. all OF which he had
tied 10y the legs tu a string, and this being divided
equally. and thrown across his shoulder, form ell
his mode Of conveyance leaving the fowls with
their heads hanging down, with little else of them
visible, than their naked legs and promi-crou-
pile OF outstretcbed wings. and rufilsd feathers.
After several Intellectual efforts to lspp,e 4 his
load. wag, 10 whom he had made m offer Of
sale, told him that he did no, want chickens him.
seli, but perhaps he could sell them at that large
stone house over there (hc Captol) that there
was "A man over there buying, on speculation for
the ST. Louis market aud no doubt lie cuald find
ready sale.
The delighted countryman started when h.
infcrmer stopped him.
Loos here" said he. when you get over
there go up stairs and then turn to the left. The
man stops in that large room. You will find him
sitting at the other end o! the room, and is now
engaged with number Of fellows buying chic.
kens. II a man at the door should stop you don't
mind him. He has chickens himself for saie, and
tries to prevent other people from selling theus.
Don't mind him-but 90 ahead
| Following the directions, our friend soon found
himself at the door of the Hall Of Representa-.
tives. To open i, and enter was the work Of a
moment Taking from his shoulder the string of
chickens, and giving them shake to freshen
them, be comcenced his journey towards the
| speakers char. the fow!s in the meantime. loud
| ly expressing, from the half formed crow 70 the
harsh qaadTk, their bodily presence, and their bod
/ lily Presence, aud their sense OF bodily pain.
"is say sir Here he had passed nearly
half down the asle, when be was seized by Major
Jackson the door keeper, who happened to be
returned from the clerks desk.
What the devil are you doing here with these
chickens get out, sir, get out" whispered the
door keeper
mo you don't, though. you can't come that
game over me, you've got chickens yourself for
sale, get out yourself aud let the sell mine
say, sir. (In louder tone to the Speaker) are you
buying chickens here to-dayI I've got some
prime ones here"
Aud he heIdu his string and shook bis fowls
until their music made the wall. ech-,
" Let me go, SIR TO the doorkeeBer) let me
90 | say Fine large chickeLs,' to the speaker
"onlN six bits u dozen"
4" Where's he Srrgeanta; arms" rolred the
speaker, take that man out"
Now don't Will you amt hard to trade with.
You let me Z" 10 the dooI keeper,) you've sold
your chickens nov let me have chance say.
SIR TO the speaker IN louder tonr) are you buy
'ns chickens To-
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The following besntiial exlrsc. ia IRON, a. sd.
dress Of Rev. Dr. Kipp, delivered a short tir,s
since, before the pupils oi the State Novms,
School at Albany. y. Y.
"No mans influence goes down with him %
tho grave. The dust OF age may have settled
upon his tombstone, and his name may have per.
i'hed from among men, ye, II he has acted either
to good or evil upon single mind, his influence.
unIraceable by human eve, will 6e perpetuating
itself from generation 10 generation, and aiding
in moulding the whole s.uc,uro Of s0ciety, Ia
the world OF mind every movement acts with
electric power upon thousands oil other minds
Tho thoughts the humblest individual aided in
implaniing, may 20 on with veal or woe long
after even hi. sepLlehre is forgotten Aud thar
when. .eeHtures have swept by since he was nun.
bered with the dead, ho stl nay 10 living aud
laborins among w."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-08-21

BURNING OF THE STEAMER SwAy.--About =.
o'clock this morning, our cltzcas were aroused by
An alarm of fire, aud found the beautiful It'll,
steamer Swan in flames. Our fremen turned
out with there accustomed rediness; but all theiI
Efforts did not suffice TO save the boat though the
fire was eStngushed before she burned TO the
waters edge. 1t Is not certainly known how the
fire originated. The only opinion, that We have
heard expressed is, that it caugh, from the sparks
of n propeller which passed nbou, tina, time The
hull Of the swan Is ,sprobably ruined We under.
stand that CaW Dustins interest in her was in.
sured to the amount Of between $4,000 and
s5 600
by reference to our telegraph column, it will
be seen that the Telegraph No |, will take the
place of the Swan. on the line between Toledo
and Detroit-75iedo Biade An
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Interesting to IIousekeepers.

The following recipe We lind IN Bermuda pa
per:
TOMATO FI6S.--It will be noticed that Mr. J
D Hell. chen'st and druggist OF this town. ob.
tanned prize at the snow held a, Noun, Lang,ou
last Wednesday. for Tomato Figs As the toma
toes prepared according to Mr. Heyl. plan are
very delicious, and may be made an article of ex.
port, We have Db AIMED from him copy Of his r,.
cipe, whnh we sutJon for general information:
"Iase six POUNDS If sngar to one peck (ur SIX
teen pounds) Of tn. frul,, scald and remove the
kin OF the fruit ns,he usual way. cook them
yer hire, their own jnce being sufficient withou,
the addition of water, until the sugar ptpelrates
and they are then shaken out. spread On dishes
fatlened, and dried III The sun. A small qu unity
oi the syrup should be occasionally sprlnkled %
vei them whilst drying. utter which, pack them
down IN boxes, treating each layer with powder.
ed sugar The syrup Is afterwards concentrated
aud bottled for use-lhey keep we'll from year Ia
year, and retain their favor surp, p,isingly, uhlci
is nearly that of the best quality Of fresh tigs
The pearshaped or single ,umatoes answer the
purpose best Ordinary brown sugar may be- us.
ed, a large portion Of which Is retained in syr
up"
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Horse OF Another Color"

The Wigs have been busily engaged in trying
to inilame Catholic votes against Pierce, from
the circumstance that the State in which he re
sides is Democratic, and has an lllberal provision
in the Constitution lorhidjing Catholics to hpld Of
fee. And the effort has been made, and is now
making in the face Of the fact that General Pierce
excrted himself 10 have the obnoxious provision
wiped from the Constitution.
What will these same Wings do with THEN
E,yoIte candidate for Vice President, Graham. u
North Carolina. when they learn that similar
provision exists in the Constitution Of that State
illthey say that Sir Graham should not be sup
ported by the Catholic votersi viii they say
shat he should be held responsible for the clause
being retained in the Cons,.,u ion of the old Whip
State Of North Carolina The 32d Article Of the
Constitution OF North Carolina provides as fol
lows:
No person who shall deny the being of God
or THE TRUTH OF THE PROTESTANT RE
LlGlON, or the Divine authority Of either the
Old or New Testament or who shall hold rel
gious principles Incompatible with the freedom
o. safety "i the State, shall be capable OF hold
Ing any office or place Of trust OF profit, in the
civil department within this State"
Will the wings tell US what Mr. Graham has
done to have this article -tr cken from the Const
tntion Of bis staie' We hope they won't answer
Il! ONCE. Gin Eng
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SwrSMNG-1he New York Mirror has the
following IN relation 10 the Importance of learn.
ing To SWIM
Il CASsoT SwIN"-Ths was the agonizing
ejaculation Of hundreds, as they let themseves
down into the water from the Henry Clay.
cannot swim ! What terrible thought to one on
board a burning vessel. Wecan imagine nothing
more So. The idea that you must sink down help.
less into the dark sulen waters, and have them
close over you for ever, is the most horrd OF all
conceivable things. How different from oue who
leaps in perfect confidence into the deep, sinks
bepeath the surface, comes up, throws the water
from his locks, and strikes out boldly for the shore
He laughs at danger, and saves his lie, amid the
ngony aud terror Of hand eds, who sink to rise 10
more.
Every boy and girl should learn 10 swim. 1t
cost nothing not even trouble, and is worth more
than all the Latin aud music ever learned A
good swimmer is not likely to be frightened ou,
Of senses, and in cases Of imminent danger lis
services are available in more ways than one. BY
all means learn to swim.
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TEE PRoNir CLERR-I once knew a young
man (said an emineut preacher the other day, III
a sermon TO young mem that was commencing
lie. as clerk. One day hi, empty yer said to him
Now to morrow that cargo oi cotton must be 90,
out and weighed, and We must have regular &c
count uf it,
! lie was a Young man ofenergy. This WAS the
| first tlmc he had been lntiusted to sup,fIn.end
the execution of this work; lie made his arrange
mruts over night, spoke to the men about their
carts aud hor-cs. and, resolving to b-gn very
early IN the morning, be instructed the h6urers
to be there at haIfpast four O'Clock So they Sc,
to work, and the thing was done: nnd about l0
or o'clock his master comes in, and seeing hun
sitting in the counting house, looks very black
supposing that hIs commauds had not been execu'
ted.
~ thought said the master, "you were re9ues,
ted TO get out that cargo this morning"
at is all done" sad the young man, "and here
IL the account Oi it,
| Hs never looked behind him from that moment
never! HIS character was fixed. confidence
was established. lie was found to be the man to
do the thing with promp,ncss. He very soon
came TO be one that could not be spared-he was
a. necessary to the firm as any Of tho parners
He was a religious man and went through life
ofgreat benevolence, and at HE death was able to
leave his children an ample fortune, He was not
smoke 10 the eyes nor vinegar to the teeth, but
JUS, the contrary London Youths Instructor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-08-21

SAD AccrDEST-A young lady and married
lady BY the name Of Reed, daughters of Mr. Kin
caId, Of Rocktun. were drowned at that place last
week while bathing in Rock river Another
younger sister was supposed to have been drown
ed, but by great exerlions she was restored to
life while all efforts to rerusltate the other two
proved unaya!lIng. They had probably gone
further INTO the river than they were aware Of
aud falling suddenly into q deep hole, they were
unable To ex,rcate themselves
This melancholy occurrence addsanother warn
ing to those who are in the habit Of udulgug IL
the heaihful aud refreshing practice OF bathing
and are unable to swm to be cautious how they
venture into The water Rockford torAn
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ADVENTURE or NcsrH RISER Syr0oGoD.-d
Hoie ~ the Boat While Mr. Wssuer was eros.
sing the Hudson River, in row boat, from his
residence on Constitution Island to West Point
on the 18th OF July, he was unccrcmoniously Wis
tied by a sturgeon which, in performing It's NOR
ming exercises yenturej beyond its play grounds
aud dartcl about three fee, clear above the boat
aud came down head foremos, pruiruding his nose
through the bottom in such manner as to iAsttu
hllnscf In this pcrlous situation, Mr.. Warner
aud servant succeeded in crossing the river with
his victim in this perpleSi,y, to the shore, wherr
he was oNuicated, and found TO measure fee
inches in length aud weighed not lar from 200
pounds.-PoUghkcspsie Bdg's.
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VAtuE OF ScrNoE TO FARMER Hon Rever
dy Johnson, IN lsi9 bought farm near Balti
more. so poor that the las, crop Of corn would
not yield peck to the acre, annd all plant. and
vegetables growing upon the two hundred acre.
would no, make load Of manure. Ae spped
to chemist, who analysed the soil snd found
all the elements Of fertility except phospholie &C
ID and no trace OF that lie recommended pre-
paration of bones, which was applied, atan o.
pense Of ten dollars an acre. Health WAS rector
ed to the deserted SOIL and the next crop was es
bushels Of wheat to the acre
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TnE Amy WoRN.-In all pa rts OF Long Island

the army worm has made terrible iavages with
the crops Of oats. wheat, barley aud almost every
green thing. Many years since. this worm made
lie appearance among the crops when their havoc
was comparatively inconsiderable, but at the
suo,ed. AZ many Is ten acres Of promising gram
has been destroyed in one night The havoc OF
llla worm reeins to be more general in the track
uf the late hail storm which visited, among other
places Sag Harbor Southampton Brdgehamp
Ton Easthanpton, dc, where the ravaSes have
been severe.
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DIsgrcssNc AoglpESt---Tuo iu,ctesting boys.
one the son Of Mr. West oswego Kendall eogn-
ty and the othor OF Mr.. Orule Cagwin, a
locspos,, were killed on Friday last near tho
former place, n The following .i,gular manner.
They wen; o1t to play among sone young cattle,
taking with them rope. an end Of which each
tied around his body in slipping knot, 10 order
to scare the cattle over i: and trip them down.
While engaged in their sport, one of tho cattle.
in going over the rope. accidentally caught Il .
yer his horns, and being frightened ran oil, drag.
gin, the unfortunate boys after him, wbippInSA'
gainst fence and around its corucra A noise
was heard by pcnons near, who Immediately ran
to rescue the little sufferers When released they
were both inSunsible. On removing the rops.
the waist OF one was said 10 10 30 compressed.
dat it was only abou, four inches in cirsGnisr.
ence aud the other about oir. Both have sincu
died. --tA Time.
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EXTRAORDINARY Loss o7 Tux TasLY. - ifhs
telegraph few days 'sso briefly snUouGced thu
caPslzng of the revenue cutter Tansy in New
York bay and the drowning Of three ,ael and ,so
boys. The disaster WIS ono oi tue most extraor.
dinary on record. The fancy vas u stauneh craft.
20 tons, and carried one long brass pouuder
amld-ships. The wind was southwes. with zen.
tie breeze, and the Taney was rlnny under i'll,
maInsnil and ,opsail, the res, Of tho sails having
been previously fulled Suddenly the vessel was
struck by white squall, which seemed to fall
aboard almost vertically, causing her TO capsizs
and Ill in an instant, No, ripple was observed
10 indicate its approach. Tho streak o. wind was
ot%rved BY persons on the battery TO run from
the shore like \ dark bar towards the ship. and
when the point reached her, she WIS immediate.
y sunk Men who have spen, the better part Of
their lives st sea, have met with nothing like il
The laney bad twenty-five persons on board.
Twenty chung to the spGrs and rigging and se;p
saved.
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Milline'rv!

Mrs, GREGG has removed to the well known
WI siand OF ] Dckey,
Corner Of Canal and Columbus Streets
She trusts for continuance ollrnde, assuring her
customers that work committed to her care shall
he done In the latest styles. aud OH very reasona.
hc terms. She has received her Spring Goods
aud Fashions, and isready TO wait onall who may
give hera call.
Linings and Trimmings always on hand. Shur-
cd Hats made very neatly. May s-t'.
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what did you come here after 'iaauired Mis-,
Susan Nippcr TO bachelor friend who made bet
call when the res; Of the people were out 81
came to borrow some matches he quietly iepii
ed. Matches, that's likely story Why don't
you make snatch ] knew what you come for, '
exclaimed the delighted Miss, as she crowded the
old bachelor into The coruer-"Yoc come to hug
and kiss me almost to death, but you shan',
without you're the strongest, and the Lord
knows you are"
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CRors ~ CASApA-From our exchanges we
learn that the crops are uncommonly fine, espe.
cidlly IN the Western part In the East, mncl,
damage is done to the whoa, by the we,vil The
Quebec Chronicle says
SHOULD the weather prove prcpitious, there
will be plenty in the land iur both man aud
buast"-Ch Tribune.
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Fifteen hundred persons are engaged IN the
pearl fishery at Panama bay, and the value Of
the pearls obtained varies from $50 900 10 $780,
cooper anuum, seldom less than one hundred
thousand dollars, The best divers remain under
water from fity.eiShi to .iI,yone seconds ans
generally bring Up from | . to Is poarl shells
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Rail Roam AccprSr.--on Tuesday evening
Sd inst, the Rockford train on the Galona Road
run oil the track near the Junction, and two men
bad their legs broken The other passengers c'.
cape unhnrt
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