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The wheat harvest is actively progressing in
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and other
parts of the country, and, with the exception of
some particular localities, the yield will be full
one.
The Baltimore American of yesterday says:
"The harvest in Maryland in active pro-
gress last week, and the country papers are gene
rally occupied with details of the character of the
crop. In none of the counties will the yield be
below an average one. In Cecil and Kent coun-
ties the crop will be a full one in Dorchester it
will be good average crop, though some damage
has been done by the fly and smut; in Frederick
and St. Mary's counties there will be average
crop. The Worcester, Dorchester, and Kent
county papers complain of the unpromislng con-
dition of the corn
The Delaware State Reporter of June "a says
"This and the week past has been busy time
with the farmers. Last week most OF the Ala
bama wheat harvested and garnered On
| last Monday the reaping Of the Mediterranean
| wheat vas a general thing. The old English or
round-head white heat is fast ripening, and will
| be awaiting the scythe OF the reaper on Monday
| next Many fields fully ripe. The harvest
| coming on the farmers rather earlier than was
| ticioa.ed, has made them bestir themselves smart
| ly In most cases the yield ia large, and in some
it is abundant, filling the hearts OF the honest sons
Of the soil with pride and much Joy at their great
/ success"
The Richmond Wing says the wheat harvest is
rapidly progressing on James river, and that rich
er crops have never been seen.
| The Alexandria Gozelts, Of yesterday, says:
| Harvesting lie going on in all this neighoor
| hood, and we learn hat the prospect for excel
lent crop is good, the yield being large and the
quality fin. We wish all parts of the State could
make good show as We DO in this quarter"
The st. Louis Republican Gays most of the wheat
/ between Memphis and that city has been cut, and
the dry weather has favored in getting it in. The
Republican is informed that the yield is very
| abundant.
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eIe'atlon or two hundred yards, and M. Letar
came Gown, and M Fontain went up The Nav
lgaoie parachute tipped up on one end, refused to
open anu thus resist the descent, and, aiming at
one end OF the Champ de Mars, it swooped down,
taking M. Letar along with it, in something of
the style that would be adopted by a hungry
hawk having descried sparrow on a stone we'll
To the spectators the conclusion seemed terrific.
but the man that flies minded it very little. He was
stunned for a moment, but actually got I'D and
walked home. His ideas of gravitaton, of space.
of meteoroogy, and of @rian Legislation general
ly, have entirely changed since the performance
of this interesting experiment.
The Emperor's imperial steam yacht, Eugene,
which has lately been undergoing repairs, is near
ly ready for service. This vessel is intended for
the navigation of the Siene, and is coon to be an
chored off the coast of St. Cloud. She has been
making engineers trip from Chalon to Macon,
and accomplished, believe, eleven revolutions a
minute.
German autograph hunter has just died at
Vienna, leaving nothing for his family except his
collection of manuscripts, signatures, &C., the
greater part of them souvenirs of great composers
and musicians. He had spent fifty years in this
occupation. His treasure about TO be solo by
auction; the proceeds would have been small, for
its value consisted IN ts being kept together, as
each manuscript added to the importance of the
others. Thalberg heard of the circumstance, ex.
amined the collection, and bought it entire; the
sum is not stated, but the widow thought herself
and family set up for life.
Madeleine Brohan, the favorite of the habitue, of
the Coincide Francaise, and of whom you must
have heard in America, as the talented young lady
who in two years conquered the highest place in
the comic repertoire of the Theatre Moline, was
married last week to M. Marie Hue hard Causlin.
The marriage contract said nothing about the
BRIDES leaving the stage-in fact there was pre-
vious contract which would have overridden it.
She ia societaire of the theatre. She returns to
the public to light, after months absence. The
bill announces her as Madame, and not Mademoi-
sele Madeleine Brohan. This ia the Juste AIilie,,
in such cases made and provided. To print her
name as it would be improper; to print it
Nine. Buchard would be grotesque.
Their majesties have attended representation
of Les Files de Marbre, of which wrote in my
last. Petra Camara, danseuse from Andalusia,
whose style is peculiarly impetuous and demonia-
cal, is executing Jaleas and Oes at the Gymna.e.
Of course the Empress has been to see her impas-
stoned countrywoman The Varietss has produced
a comedy entitled the Mysteries of Summer. The
only mystery in it is that somebody falls in love
with somebody else in July, and marries her in
December. The Italian Opera House is made over
to the indecent hiarity of the frequenters of the
Palais Royal the actors of the latter theatre per-
forming in the former, while their own undergoes
the cleansing necessitated by four years uninter-
rupted buriesque and caricature
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DUEL.-A duel was fought on the other side of
the river yesterday afternoon, between Mr.. Cohn,
editor of the Stats Zetung and DR.. Wintzel, edi-
tor of another German paper published in this
city, which it is feared will end fatally for of
the parties. The conditions of the duel were that
they should fight with pistols, the one winning
the first shot to fire at fifteen PAGES, the other at
five. The following are stated as particulars of
what transpired on the ground: Mr.. Cohn fired
first, at fifteen PAGES, and missed. He then ad
vanced ten PAGES and halted, when Wintze raised
his pistol. While all were expecting to hear the
report, his hand alowly sunk to his side. and the
seconds rejoced in the idea that no blood would
be shed, and an estimable life be preserved. But
their hopes proved fallacious, for Wintzel again
raised his pistol and fired. The ball struck Mr..
Cohn in the right side, just below the ribs, but did
not pass out and at late hour last night no hopes
were entertained of his recovery.
Wintzel has disappeared, but the police are in
hot pursuit of him.
DR.. Mercier is attending the wounded man.
Nec Orleans Picayune, June 20.
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DEATH OF GENERAL MATHER.-We regret to
learn that General Calvin E. Mather, of the city
OF New York, died in this city yesterday morning.
General nj. was about thirty four years old, and
4 lawyer of excellent promise and fine reputation;
and was member of the Senate of New York
some six or seven years ago. He wac partner of
H. c. Seymour in the contract for the construction
of the Ohio and Mississippi railway, and died at
his residence Fourth street General Mather
arrived in this city on Sunday last, and has since
been under the treatment of Dr. Whiting, OF New
York, and DR.. Wood, ofthis city. post mortem
examination of the body made yesterday af-
ternoon by these gentlemen, by which it was dis
covered that death had been produced by an aneu.
rism of the arch of the aorta
lCincinnati Gazette, 2kth.
General Mather was a brother of canal commits.
soner Mather.-N. Y, Com. Adperti,er,
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TERRIBLE ExPLosIoN-Loss OF LIFE.-Betweep
10 and IL O'Clock on Wednesday morning, the
propeller Challenge, (latey built at this port
while about 20 miles below Mackinac, bound down,
exploded her boiler with the disastrous effects
Five persons were killed, three severely and one
slightly injured. The stern of the boat was blown
off, and she sank in about five minutes
The passengers and crew escaped in two boats,
and were picked up shortly sfterwaFd by the
schooner North Star, which was about ten miles
distant at the time of the explosion and, heariu g
the report, fastened to the rescue The North Star
meeting the propeller Bucephalus, bound for this
port, the survivors transferred TO the latter
vessel, ghich arrived there last evening
Detroit Free Press June "a
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TO AgIae.-IExTRAcT.l

To Aglae.-[ ExTRAcT.]
Laugh on! joyous girl, though the grave and the
prudent
May uplift their sage hands and their eyebrows
exait,
So far from believing there's any thing rude int,
To me it seems rather grace than fault.
Laugh on! though remonstrauce thy merriment
heighten,
Twill aubsde at the glance OF dispiessure or
Tisa streauet rejecting each picture that bright
ems,
Whilst clouds throw their visions of darkness in
vain.
laugh on! happy girl. long may Heaven forbear.
Ere the gilt OF pleasure pure it REGAL;
way thy bosom beat free from each lowering care
mat would cloud thy bright brow, or thy spirit
enthral.
Laugh on! Mrth will soften; Oh, MANY q sorrow
Twill misfortune and wrong of much bitterness
strip;
And that innocent smile, on eternity's morrow,
At the voice ofthy God will revisit thy lin
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STAY AT HoME.-The New York Erpress tho
r,r

STAY AT HoaE.-The New York Erprsss thus
truly dscourseth
"The summer solstice has come and gone and
with it the longest day of the year. While the
sun is just now reversing her wheels upon Cancer,
citizens are flying by thousand from the seaside
to the woods and from the woods to the sen aide
What disconnected mortals we are For cool
rooms at home follow steam engines on the
river, locomotives upon the rails and carria ges
amidst clouds Of dust. Instead of the morning
robe de ehanbre, Croton and seaside baths the
rest and pleasures of home, plunge into the
bonds of fashionable dressing and the restraints of
fashionable life. The country know is very
beautiful, and never looked more charmn ely thai
now. But the city, if one is comfortably housed
in it, with home comforts, and that of CO tle
which one can call his own, is not 30 bad a place
as many who like to tantalize their Deighbors who
have to stay at home would have the world be-
leyep
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A WlNpFALL.-Isaak Butler, of Vernon, in this
county, very poor but very honest, worthy
man. Norwegian by birth, and for many years
sailor on the high seas, has recently received a
letter from the Swedish and Norwegian consul at
New York, conveying to him the pleasant inte Iii.
gence that by the death of relative in Norway he
ia the heir to S94, lilo. Mr. Butler is about sixty
years OF age, has no relatives in this country, and
for the last twelve fifteen years has resided At
Vernon = Utica Nv. ~ Heroid. u
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AssEMBLYMEN LAID OUT.-A good story i. told
of a Kentuckian who in his wandering ga found
himself in Albany, where he put up at one of the
hotels at which was located a large number of the
members of our State Legislature. Those gentle
men took great delight in showing off for the ed-
hcation of such outsiders and strangers this
kentuckan. The Assemblymen greatly annoyed
him by calling each other from their respective
counties, after this style: ''Pl thank the gentle
maa from Oneida" &c, &c. whereupon the
kentuckian said to a huge darby waiter, "Fll
thank the gentleman from Africa for q slice of
ham," He got the ham, and wasn't disturbed
any more during his stay at Albany.
Sunday Dispatch.
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THa RUSSIAN FIEET.-Letters

TIKI RUSSIAN FLEET.-Letters from CONSTANT
nople, of the Doth utimo, state that the Russian
aeet at Sebasopol consisted OF ID ships of the line
six of which mounted 100 guns-namely, the Var
ma, the Twelve Apostles, the Rostilar Svatorlar
Selafond, and the Three Swiagytoli; of eight fri
gates of so guns, ak corvetes, aud IL smaller
sells Notwithstanding the difficulty of obtaining
information relative to the Russian armament, it
was known by dcserters that the crews had been
lately completed, and that the 100 gun ships were
amply supplied with heavy artillery. The fleet
however wanted steamers, which rendered its evo.
lutions more difficult.
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MAssAcHUsETTs AND ALAsAMA.-Governor COL
LIER, OF Alabama, in official letter to the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, has acknowledged the re-
cepton of the resolves of the Legislature Of Mas
sachusetts in relation to the death of WILLIAM r.
King, the Vice President of the United States in
doing which be says:
1" The Commonwealth which you preside
has paid just and merted compliment to the
memory Of Colonel King. Alabama honors Mas
sachusetts as an elder sister, whose history is the
record of noble deeds and whose enterprise and
progress in whatever advances humanity has given
to her consideration and distinction wherever the
American name Is known and appreciated. As
the representative of Alabama, / thank the Legis
ature of your State for the honor it has paid the
memory of our distin gushed son.
&c Fhe duplicate copy of the resolves you have
enclosed shall, you request, be transmitted with
out delay to the family Of Colonel King"
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THE LATE NEsRo EFFEsvEsCENCE in New Or
leans, though ridiculous enough in itself, the
Picaguns says, has established the fact that white
MEG nave been tampering with the negroes, and
shows the necessity of a rigorous enforcement Of
the laws in regard to melting tie slaves to insur-
rection, which are very severe, the penalty for
this offence being Imprisonment for life or death
at the discretion of the Judge.
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CAPTAIN J. w. Il. GARDNER.-We learn from
the Minnesota Democrat that this disn guished off
Ger of the United Statesarmy has been compelled in
consequence of a rheumatic affection, to re-
tire from the North Pacific Railroad Expedition.
HIS place cannot easily be supplied He is an ex-
penenced officer, an old explorer, perfectly ac-
quainted with all the details of camp police, the
habits OF Indians, and is just the man for almost
any emergency that might arise on such an expe-
GitiOn. Governor Stevens expresses the deepest
regret for the loss Of his services
81. Louis Rppub,,ron ION
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His Highness REDscHrD PAsHA,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.

PoLITIcs AND LAW strangely commingled
al New York, according to the following para
graph, which clip from paper of that city, the
Daily National Democrat, OF Monday:
Disgusting RGscality definitely in
formed, and by the very best authority, that the
most strenuous efforts have been made TO prevent
the Just sentence of the law from being pronounc.
ed upon the villains who convicted of riot at
Tammany Hall, and of assault upon Augustus
Schell esq, by which be very nearly killed.
Judge Beebe has tried in vain for several eeks to
sentence the culprits-nlways some trick or legal
bubble has been thrown i'm to prevent him; and at
last one Of their political friends, who now has a
high and responsible office, informed one of the
Judges that there of his friends in a GER
tain Department of the General Government, aud
that they should not be removed if these criminals
allowed to escape with fnej but that in no case
must they be imprisoned, for the shortest Pc
Rod. This seems incredible, but nevertheless we
have no doubt that il ia true. Nor do we hesitate
to say that the judge ought at once to give his
name to the public and let him be indicted for the
offence. Every good citizen has a common inter
est in bringing to justice the double rascal who
would hold off the penalties of the law from riot
srs and midnight assassins. And when such bust.
ness is done to save political partisan, it be
comes crime of peculiar blackness. We say out
with this whole matter, and let official ranks be
purged Of such rascality."
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CoMPLIMENT TO AmERIcANs.-We notice by our
late English flies that the following Americans had
the honorary degree of d. c. l.. conferred upon
them at the recent installation of the Earl of Derby
"a Chancellor of the University of Oxford: The
Hon. Joseph Randolph Ingersoll, Minister of the
United States; the Hon. Martin Van Buren,, for
merry President of the United States; the Right
Rev. George Jehosaphat Mountain, Bishop Of
Quebec; the Right Rev. Charles Petit McIlvaine,
Bishop of Ohio; the Hon. Mr.. Justice Halliburton.
Netc York Courier and Enquirer
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Gov SEYMOUR, of New York dsclio es to offer
reward Tor the rest Of the antirenters wio recently
committed Outrage upon an officer of Albany
county while in the discharge of his official duty
Inc Governor thinks it is the duty of the officers
OF the county to arrest the offenders The present
10 these auti.rent outroges
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The Russo-Turkish Question.
The last Note Of Prince Msnschikof 10 the Turk
ish Minister Of Foreign Ataus.
BUYUKpERE Nav 9. (2l,0 1853.


ish Minister Of Foreign Ataus.
BUrUKDERE, May 9, (2l,) 1858.
At the moment Of departure from Constantine
pie, the undersigned Ambassador of Russia has
learned that the Sublime Porte manifested its in.
tention to proclaim guarantee for the exercise OF
the spiritual rights vested in the clergy of the
Eastern Church, which in fact renders doubtful
the maintenance of the other privileges which that
church enjoys
Whatever may be the motive of this determine
ton, the undersigned is under the necessity of
in forming his highness, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, that declaration or any other act which,
although it may preserve the integrity of the pure
y spiritual rights of the orthodox Eastern Church,
tends to inyalidate the other rights, privileges, and
immunities accorded to her religion and clergy
from the most ancient times, and which they en-
Joy at the present moment, will be considered by
he Imp rial Cabinet act of hostility to Rus.
.ia and to her religion
The undersigned begs, &c,
MENscHIKoFF
-. ID
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Women's Rights to have husbands and
children. Women's wrongs-to be compelled by
the force of public opinion TO obey the former and
take care of the latter. Hard, but honest. What
says Mrs. What's her-name, who, having sur
yived her bloom, takes to "bloomers,' and talks
about charging her capitalization Post.
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A Boston correspondent of the New York Her
aid, writing % the 25th instant, says:
Upwards of forty gentlemen Of the Wbig per-
suasion were yesterday put out Of their pals by
Collector Peasiee putting them out Of their places
IN the custom house."
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The Hon. HENRY VAIL, formerly Repre-
sentative in Congress from the State of New
York, died at Troy, in that State, on Satur
daY, the 18th instant
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'sammy. why don't your mother mend that rip
in your trouseEs"
''oh, she's gone 10 the sewing circle, to make
clothes for poor children"
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MIsfsTERIAL CHANGES CANADA-We be
lieye there is good authority for making the an.
nouncement OF the following ministerial changes
some of which have been long expected:
Messrs Caron and Richards go on the Bench
to the places vacated by the deaths of Justices
Racquet and Sullivan.
Hon. Mr.. Ross takes the Attorney Generalship
vacant by the promotion of Mr. Richards.
Mr. Morrison succeeds Mr.. Ross as Solicitor
General.
Hon. John Rolph takes the Presidentship of the
Council, and Bureau Of Agriculture which nre
vacated by Hon. NJ Cameron, who becomes Post
master General.
The Postmaster General, Hon James Morris, is
to become Speaker of the Legislative Council, vice
Caron.
The Crown Lands has been offered to Mr. 81.
cutie, but that gentleman had not accepted at last
accounts.-lIontTsaI Herald.
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DoSALDG. mITcHELL, esq, Tx Marvel,) Consul
to Venice, and lady, sailed from New York on
Saturday in the Arctic
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WATER THROUGH LEAD PIPEs.--We are fire.
quently told OF the deeterous effect upon the sys.
tenn of water which passes through a lead pipe.
but only occasionally are we made sensible Of the
man living several miles out of the city caught
couple OF trout and placed them in a trough. the
water OF which was supplied through LEAD pine,
intending to keep them there. In less than three
hours they were both dead. Suspicious of the
reason of this sudden death, he determined 10
make another trial. and he placed in the trough
another trout. The same result follow ed in less
time; and he considers settled fact that trout
native OF the pure sparkling stream, cannot live
In lead-impreg mated water. If such water is poi.
sonous enough to kill fshes, Il cannot be without
Its destructive effects upon the human system.
Manchester IN H. Democrat,
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ception of justice of his fate. Why should
he be punished SO severely for offending
against those who never did him benefit
for infracting statutes In every man he
sees foe When he walks the street, he
feels that against him the finger of scorn is
pointed. Can he learn repentance? Will
he end his days elsewhere than in prison,
on the scaffold, Or at the den of infamy
This subject is of fearful importance and
should engage the attention Of all our citi-
zens. Till these heather of our own are
rescued from their barbarism and degrade
ton, till honorable employment and ambi-
ton are made too potent for the pleasures
of sin, we cannot hope for social or political
renovation, or that prisons and the gallows
will not be overstocked. If our philanthro-
pists, both genuine aud visionary, would
now let themselves be heard, the greatest
nuisance of America would be abated the
vilest of our population would be reformed;
and our large cities cease to be pest houses
of disease and moral corruption.
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OFFICERS REDUCED In RANK.-Tbe f.,
lowing United States revenue officers bav.
been reduced to the next lower grade:
Captains to be First Lieutenants-J n
Gowan, Penn. Geo. Clarke, Va; ].
Morrison, Ga.
First Lieuten0nts to be Second Lieutenant,
w. B. Randolph, Fa.; E. o. Murden, s
c.: A. L. Hyde, CT; W. HI. c adding, R. l.:
w. j. Rogers, Va; ]. NJ. Jones, Del.
Second Lieutendnts TO be Third Lieutenant,
E. IL. Cummings, Ohio d. G. F. Gard.
ner, Md; Henry Wilkinson. Va; James D.
Usher, Va; Thos. Moffat, n. J.: q. For.
rest, Md; j. H. Meryman, III; ]. G.
Bond, n. Y; W. A. Tension, Texas; SAM
Wilcox, D. c.