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Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
The Family Opposed to Newspapers.

The man that don't take his county pa
per was in town yesterday. He brought
the whole family in two-horse wagon
He still believed that Gen Taylor was Pres
ident, and wanted to know if the "Kam-
schatkans' had taken Cuba, and if so,
where they had taken it. He had sold
hi; corn for twenty-five cents-the price
being ffty-but upon going to deposit the
money, they told him it was mostly coun-
terfeit. The only hard money he had was
some three-cent pieces, and those some
sharper had run on him. for half dimes
His old lady smoked "cob pipe" and
would not believe that anything else could
be used. One of the boys went to black
smiths shop to be measured for a pair of
Shoes and another mistook the market
house for church. After hanging his hat
on a meat-hook, he quietly took a seat on
a butchers stall, and listened to an auction
eer, whom he took to be the preacher. He
left before ''meetin' was out" and had no
great opinion of the ''sarmint"
One of the girls took lot of seed onions
to the post Office to trade them for letter
She had baby, which she carried in a
sugar trough" stopping at times to rock
it on the sidewalk. When it cried, she
stuffed its mouth with an old stocking, and
sung Barbara Allen" The Oldest boy
had two 'coon skins" and was on ''bust. -
When last seen he had called for glass of
"sody" and stood soaking ginger bread
and making wrv faces. The shop keeper,
mistaking his meaning, had given him
mixture Of sal soda and it tasted strongly
Of soap. But he'd heard tell Of soda aud
water. and was bound to give it a fair trial,
puke or no puke.' Some town fellow"
came in aud called for a lemonade with
"hy in it." whereupon our "soaped' friend
turned his back and quietly wiped several
flies into his drink.
We approached the old gentleman and
tried to get HIM to Subscribe. - but he
would not listen to it, He was opposed to
internal improvements, and he thought
"larnin was wicked invention, and cul-
terwated nothin but vanity and wexation.
None of his family ever learned to read,
but Dc boy and he teached school awhile.
and then went a study ing divinity
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

SUsPIcIoUs.--The Columbia South Caro-
linian finds the following paragraph in the
last news from Europe, and publishes it
under the head Ct important aunounce-
ment:"
The suisse, of Berne, OF April 18th, says
that correspondent writes from Constanti-
nople on the lst of Aprik, that the Divan
has hit upon a very original ian for settling
the question of the Holy Places The four
pachalcs of Syria are to b. granted to NJ.
Rothschild for the sum Of e30,000,00O, to
be paid into the treasury of the Sultan; and
upon the sum of ye2,000,000 being paid to
Franco, she will renounce her pr, tensions,
Russia and England will each receive e1,-
100000. It is not yet settled whether NJ.
Rothschild will take the title of King. Emir
or Bey 1t is certain that he intends to re-
store the ruins of Jerusalem and antioch, and
to rebuild Solomons Temple. The litho-
graphed bulletin, which brings us this news,
adds: ''If NJ Rothschild should succeed, an
immense future will be opened for the East. :"
The editor of the South Carolinian has
evidently not noticed the suspicious date Of
the correspondence from Constantinople.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

HENRY CLAY.-The following beautiful
tribute to the fame of Henry Clay and the
domestic virtues of his wife, is taken from
the Philadelphia Pennsylvania. 1t is in
troduced in a description of the female ce-
lebrities of Washington
Do you know that Mrs. Henry Clay
never visited Washington? Her domestic
character seems to have been formed for the
quiet shades of Ashland and though her
woman's heart beat high when She saw
young Harry with his beaver on in the
midst of the greatest events that have made
his name immortal, yet by her tie blessings
of home and Of freside were to be preferr-
cd Now that the statesman is wasting
away, her presence would doubtless allevi-
ate his sufferings, and prepare him for his
final reckoning. But now she is too old
to come She could not bear the toilsome
journey from Lexington, and she remains,
as it were, watcher for the fatal news. A
few days ago size sent him a bouquet of
flowers; but when they reached here they
were faded-a melancholy evidence that
both the giver ard the receiver were fast
fastening to that bourne from whence no
traveller returns The old man eloquent
held it to his lips for a few seconds, and
said, with mourntul pathos: The perfume
is almost gone :" But not so with his fame.
Tha. will live forever green in the men,
ory of man. His physical fame will decay,
but his great history will never be forgot
ten. OF him and of his place, in the re-
gard OF men, in the dim future, it may well
he said:
You may break you may ruin the vase if you
will,
But the scent Of the rose viii hang round it
stillD
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
NO. %.
A Good One.

Some time since the Methodist Episcopal
ministers of New York met in convention,
and denounced the fugitive slave law as be-
ing opposed to the Scriptures. This aroused
a member of one of the churches, who an
sverd this ministerial document with pun.
gency, and closed his communication with
an extract from one of the church exposi-
tions for the use Of Sabbath Schools as fol-
lows:
Who was Philemon?
He was minister, felow-laborer with
ST. Paul
Who was Onesimus
A slave of Philemon, who having robbed
his master run away from him.
What become of Onesimus?
ST. Paul found him, and after being in
strumental in his convels On, sent him
back to his MASTER not feeling it lawful to
detain him.
The writer challenged these ministers to
draw any other than the following conclu-
sions from this passage of book which they
taught in their Sabbath schools:
/. That Philemon was minister.
9. That he was a stakeholder.
3. That his slave run away from him.
T. That ST. Paul another minister found
him and returned him 70 his master.
The effect produced by this communica-
ton was electric. People began to examine
for themselves and the reaction commenced,
the ablest theologians in the city taking the
lead and the result is that now the fugitive
slave law is as quietly executed in that city
as any other on the statute book.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

Bound FOR THE SCAFFoLD.-" The only
mystery that enveloped my childhood, and
which [ never could understand" p" said young
Mr.. Pips the other day, with solemn, me-
taphysical expression of cOuntenance--par-
ticularly about the nose" the only juvenile
reminiscence which still puzzles my sense
of comprehension, is the announcement
which was invariably made to me in days of
yore by my maternal relative when she was
about to do unto me what is so cften done to
wicked little boys She affirmed that the
proceeding caused her much more pain than
It did ,ne. She told me that [ would one
dav be convinced of the truth of this pain
ful remark, and have not allowed myself to
be cut down in the bloom of youth express
" to try the experiment of arriving atthis
conviction; bat | regret to say--much as |
always respected my maternal relative-that
in this individul case | always did differ,
still differ and expect to differ forever and
ever, amen, with her. Possible what she
stated might have had foundation III trath ;;
but il never was plain to me--though the
proposition did have a very striking air
about it-that, when she i" co-wholloped T"
ne, this deed of {" co-wholoping gave her
greater pain than it did me, on the contrary
| remember distinctly that whenever that
peculiar entertainment took place, [ always
experienced a strong desire TO change sides
with my maternal relative during the per-
formances so as to ascertain for myself
whether she suffered anything like the
pain that l pined under. and which | shall
not attempt to paint. l repeat i'll am
very sorry indeed not to be able to come to
the same conclusion as my maternal rela-
tive on this mysterious syllogism. It's not
respectful I know-but ! can't help it!
Never never never ~
And so saying, deliberately and gravely,
young Mr.. Pips crossed his eyes downward
to see if the points of his shirt collar were
on the same level, and then paced away
slowly and meditatively twirling his cane
Thought we. There goes a youth who is
bound for the scaffold" " O. Pic.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

VACANCY FOR DocroR-Greiner, the
Indian agent in New Mexico, wrote home
on the 31st Of March, that he knew of an
opening for an enterprisng physician; one
vacancy had happened, and he told how =
One of the Eutaws, on the San Juan river,
was taken sick, and an Indian doctor, on
the Rio Verde, was called in to attend him.
Owing to the strength of the disease, or to
the weakness of the prescription of the doc
tor, the patient died and was buried. Af
ter the funeral, the doctor was taken by the
friends of the deceased, tied up, shot and
scalped-his wife's hair was cut off, his
house. burned, containing all his property,
and all his animals killed. This is the law
among these Indians, regulating doctors
The vacancy is yet untitled.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

WHAT WITHERs BLOOMS AGAIN.--A
delicate child, pale and Irematurely wise,
was complaining of a hot morning that the
poor dew-drows had been tco hastily snatched
away, and not allowed to glitter on the How-
ers like other happier dew-drops that 1--we
the whole night through and sparkle in the
moonlight and through the morning on
wards to noon-day. ''The sun said the
child, chased them away with his heat or
swallowed them up in his wrath" Soon
after came rain and rainbow, whereupon
the father pointed upwards. See said
he, "there stands the dew-drops, gloriously
re-set--a glittering jewel in the heavens
and the clownish foot tramples on them no
more. By this, my child, thou art taught
that what withers on earth blooms again in
heaven" Thus the father spoke. and knew
not that he was speaking pre-fguring words;
for soon after the delicate child, with all the
brightness of his early wisdom, was exhal-
ed, Ikea dew-drop, into heaven.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

DEMEANoR IN THE House OF GoD.-
Perhaps nothing is surer sign of vulgarlty
of breeding, than irreverent behavior du-
ring attendance upon public worship. Not
seldom have our hearts been panied to see
young men manifesting in the house of God
a total want OF that reverent demeanor and
attention to the service which is betting
the audience chamber of the Deity. But
when we see this tendency exhibited by
young ladies, it argues the shallowness OF
mind and perverseness Of heart that are APP
palling. We have seen young ladies ele-
gantly dressed and bearing all the external
marks of respectable parentage and decent
associations who seemed to consider the
service of the Almighty as requiring no
more attention or reverence than concert
of music A well bred gentleman or lady,
will always conduct themselves with proprl-
ETY. in place of worship, whatever may be
his OF her individual opinions, out OF self
respect alone.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

CURE FOR HyDRoPHoBIA-Mr. James
A. Hubbard, of Boone county, Illinois,
in a letter to the Saint Louis Republican:
says:
Eighteen years ago, my brother and my
self were bitten by mad dog. A sheep
was also bitten at the same time. Anon
the many cures offered for the little boys
1--WE were then ten or twelve years OF age)
IA friend suggested the following, which
he said would cure the bite or rattle
snake:
Take root of common upland ash, gen.
erally, called the black ash, peel Off the
bark, and boil it to a strong decoction; of
this drink freely
Whilst my father was preparing the
above, the sheep spoken OF began to be af-
Aicted with hydrophobia. When it had be-
come so fatigued from it's distracted state
as to be no longer able to stand, my father
drenched it with a pint of the ash root
dose, hoping to ascertain whether he could
depend upon it as cure for his sons. -Four
hours after the drench had been given, to
the astonishment of ALL the animal got up
and went quietly with the lock to G az n !.
My brother and myself continued 10 take
the medicine for eight or ten days-ole gil
three times day. No efttcss Of the dread
ful poison were ever discovered on either OF
us. 1t has been used very successfully in
snake bites to my knowledge.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

ToRNADo-We learn from a traveller,
who passed through this place few days ago,
that a very destructive tornado passed
through Washington county about seven Or
eight miles north OF Fayetteville. on Thurs
day Of last week, leveling in its course,
houses, barns, fences, and every thing else.
Where he crossed it, the houses had been
blown down, and most of the persons living
there were wounded in some way or-other.
and one small girl had her skull crushed in
such manner that life was despaired Of
How much damage has been done by the
tornado we have not le rned, but we fear it
has been very extensive ard destructive.
Ft. Smith Herald.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

AFFRAY AND DEATH.-The Covington
(Ind) Friend of the Sth inst, gives the
following statement Of the afYray between
the Hon. Il. A. Hannegan and his brother
in-law, Capt. Duncan
1t becomes our painful duty to record a
most unfortunate and melancholy affair oc-
curing here on yesterday about o'clock,
A. NJ. appearsfrom all that we have been
able to learn, that Capt. Duncan and Hon.
Z. A. Hannegan, who are brothers-in-aw,
and who have lived on the kindest possible
terms, Capt Duncan boarding with Mr..
Hannegan for the last two years. had been
the day and evening before indulging rather
freely in the use of liquor. Ga the morn
ing of the sad occurrence, Capt. Duncan
went up stairs to Mr. Hannegan' S room, and
au alteration ensued between the parties
when Capt. Duncan gave Mr.. Hannegan a
slap in the face Mr.. Hannegan, upon the
indignity he felt, and the impulse, Of the
the moment, struck Capt. Duncan with a
knife in the lower part Of the stomach, In
ficting a severe and what is thought dan
gerous wound. Mr.. Hannegan recovering
from his passions, aroused by the supposed
indignity, suffers the most excruciating tor
lures in the reflection that he has, perhaps,
struck down as kind a friend as he has on
earth.
Captain Duncan has since died of the
wound He was an officer during the Mex
lean war, commanding company he raised
in Lancaster, Ohio. At the latest accounts
no legal proceedings had been taken to-
wards Mr.. Hannegan.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
Affecting AnecdOte.

On one of the many bridges In Uhent
stand two large brazen images of father and
son. who obtained this distinguished mark
of the admiration of their fellow-cItizens,
by the following incidents
Both father and son we're. for some Of
fence against the State. condemned TO die.
Some favorable circumstances appearing on
the side of the son, he was granted remls-
sion of his share of the sentence, under GER
tain provisions; in short, he was offered a
pardon on the most cruel and barbarous
condition that ever entered into the mind Of
even monkish barbarity namely, that he
would become the executioner of his father,
He at first resolutely refused to preserve
his life by means so foul and detesta5le.-
This is not to be wondered at /; for | hope
spurned, with adherence, life sustained on
a condition so horrid and unnatural. The
son. though long infexible, was at length
overcome by the tears and entreaties of a
fond father, who represented to him, that at
all events, his (the father's) life was forfeit
ed, and that it would be the greatest possible
consolation to him in his last moments, to
think, that in his death he was the instru-
mcnt Of his sons preservation. The youth
consented to adopt the horrible means of
recovc ing his life and liberty he lifted
the axe-but, as it was about to fall, his arm
sunk nerveless, and the axe dropped from
his hand. Had he as many lives as hairs.
he could have yielded them all one after an
other, rather than again conceive, much less
perpetrate such an act Life, liberty, eve
rythng vanished before the dearer interest
Of filial affection-he fell upon his fathers
neck and embracing him, triumphantly ex-
claimed, " My father my father! we will
die together :" and then called for another
executioner to fulfill the sentence of the
law.
Hard must their hearts indeed be, bereft
of virtue, every sensation Of humanity,
who could stand insensible spectators of
such scene A sudden peal of involunta-
ry applause, mixed with groans and sighs,
rent the air. The execution was suspended
and on SIN pie representation Of the trans
action, both were pardoned. high rewards
and honors were conferred on the son; and,
finally those two admirable brazen images
were ra sed to commemorate transaction
SO honorable to human nature, and transmit
i. for the ins rucion and emulation of pos
terity The atue represents the son in the
very act OF letting fail the axe.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

DIR ELLENBERGER, THE CoUNTERPoIsoN-
ER-The Gazette Medicale, Of Prague, re-
lates an an .cdo;e Of the practices OF this
person, not alto gether without interest
Some years ago. NJ. Orfl,. who was travel
ing in Germa y, aid visit to The Museum
of Natural History at Prague; DR.. Ellen
berger was presented to him and commenc-
ed Immediately to give the eminent chemist
running account OF his experiments with
the antidYtos o; the Vegetable alkalis, and
especially with that of strychnine and NOR
phne and offered to make NJ. Oriila an eye
witness Of his success. He sent to neigh
boring apothacarys for acknowledgements
(23 grams Troy. of acetate Of morphine
and NJ. Osila having declared it to be per-
tectly pure he rolled it into a bullet and
swallowed it, Thirty seconds after he took
an equal quantity of white powder, which
he carried in his pocket. No effect whatev-
er followed this double dose. The Doctor
stlted that he had already done the same
thing times thout number, upon himself,
upon ar FINALS, AMI even upon plants, which
he washed first with a liquid strongly i'm
pregnated with poison, and afterward with
the antidotc. He had even made expert
ments with strychnine, and always with sue
ces His death was cause by the accident
al u sc Of the wrong counterpoison, after hav-
ing swallowed a heavy dose Of some violent
ly active agent
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

EXPANDING THE CHEsr-Those in easy
circum stances, or who pursue sedentary en-
ployments within doors, use their lungs but
little. breathe. but little air into the chest,
and thus, Independently of positions, con-
tract wretchedly small chest, and lay the
foundation Of the loss Of health and beauty
All this can be perfectly obviated by a little
attention to the manner O.; breathing Re-
collect the lungs are like bladder in their
structure, aad can be stretched open to dou-
bic the size with perfect safety. giving no.
BILE chest and perfect immunity from con-
sumption.
The agent and only agent required is the
common air we breathe, supposing however,
that no obstacle exists, external to the chest,
such as tying it around with stays. Or hav-
ing the shoulders lie upon it. On rising
from the bed in the morning, place your
self in an erect posture, with your chest
thrown back and the shoulders thrown en-
tirelv off the chest now inhale all the air
you can, so as to Gil your chest to the very
bottom Of it so that no more can be got in /;
now hold your breath and throw your arms
off behind--hold your breath as long as
possible. Repeat those long breaths as long
as you please. Done in cold room it is
much better, because the air is so much
denser, and will act much more powerfully
in expanding the chest Exercising the
chest in this manner, it will become infexi-
bic and expansive, aud will enlarge the ca
pacity and size of the lungs.
Scientifc An1erican.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

MARMION.
If Sin there be in aught sublime,
Forgiveness is Woman's crime.
'Tis like the fresh ming dew of Heav'n,
How rich a boon-how freely giv'n-
Alike impartially decreed.
1t weeps upon the thankless weed,
As on the fairest f,ow'r which blows,
Or sweetest plant Hymettus growA*
To feast her swarming hives of bees,
Whose honey drops from olive trees!
And Won,am sheds her pitying tears,
Opens her too indulgent ears,
And finds excuse for all she hears:
Her pity-iar too wide field
A sinners's wretchedness to shield
A living shrine to mercy built!
She palliates the hue of guilt
Anticipates the weak defence,
Oiyacillatine penltence-
Credits the tale that sinners weave.
Her heavenly nature to deceive:
Show me the wretch that asks in vain,
OF her forgiveness when in pain!
A gem of more than matches price,
Too oit the slave of mans caprice;
WearieG--negected-. 'd-oppress'd-
Scapegoat of Sinners erring breast:
The thin, he bames when SORROWS low'r,
But heed not in ambitions hour
Derldes with glance superb OF scorn
The lips OF Love too prone to warn,
Though often doom'd too late to rue
And own her tears were far too true,
No weak Caim9ras Of the view
$Modern Travellers agree there is still plenty o
,ney On Mt Hyme;tus.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
Flower CULrURE-The most delightful

FLOWER CULTURE.-The most delightful
and healthy employment for ladies, is the
culture of Flowers. The general superln-
tendence OF garden is generally found ia
vorable to health, by leading to frequent
exercise in the open air, and that commun-
ing with nature which is equally refre-h-
ing to the heart The tending of flowers
has ever appeared a fitting care for the
young and beautiful They then dwell, as
it were, among their own emblems, and
many voice Of wisdom breathes on the ear
from those sweet blossoms, to which they ap-
portion the dew and sunbeam.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

The Southern Era notices the marriage
Of Mr.. John H. Strange to Miss Elizabeth
Strange, all of Albemarle county, Va
An exchange thinks that it is very strange.
bu. saws no doubt, the next event In course
will be little stranger.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

A SUPPOSED MURDERER.-The Mobile
Register of the 18th inst, has the following:
A curious and interesting item occurred
yesterday morning. A citizen of Missis-
sippi, on a visit here, suddenly observed an
individual whose presence greatly startled
him. Almost at the instant he espicd a
fellow-ciizen, and said, On, there goes
P-n, who murdered Turner, in Greene
county, some three or four months ago
Go and apprise the police, and | will keep
the trail.' The officers came two witnesses
identified the man, and the suspected party
is now locked up, awaiting demand from
the authorities Of Mississippi.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

A New WAY TO DUN.-The Fond Du
Lac Republican" gives the following hint
to its subscribers "Spring is here with her
sunny smiles and odoriferous breezes The
thick ribbed ice is fast dissolving away like
the phantom forms which dance on the vls-
ion floor in our midnight dreams, and the
peals of sleigh-bells, as quickly forgotten
as the cherry checked sweetheart of
California gold-hunter. The rosy-hngered
goddess will soon scatter her flowers around
her prairie home and love will frolic ON
undulating plain and towering hill, and
some of our delinquent subscribers will be
dropping in to pay us.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09
w @ NJ A II i.

"When care and anguish wrings the brow:
\ ministering angel thou!
MARMIoN.
Washington telegraph., 1852-06-09

&Modern Travellers agree there is still plenty OF
honey on Mt. Hyme;tus.