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legitimate ruler; adeprivaon which properly regarded
will doubtless abundantly minister TO their eternal hap
piness But let the idea Of mans being essential
spiritual safety take possession OF her mind and she
becomes fit subject for degradation herself and one Of
the most fruitful sources for demoraizng society
Tempting region that
For love to enter, and refresh herself
Where passions have the privilege to work, ~
And never hear the sound Of their own names"
This virus disguised under philosophical terms, and
masked in spiritual phraseoogy, is secretly doing it's
work in country, which startling facts and
palpably demonstrate. Whilst power and wealth be-
ing ioo7daaey sought for by matured minds the more
youthfaf portion eagerly drinking fatal draughs Of
this noxous dstaton Of the revived Of ages
with spicy modern ingredient which Mr. Devil has
thrown into Young Americas" cup. Az, this last MoE
@ @Ss ia" Z sa Sssss y &ssa; esss' 4
,a,ass nna one vn,sn w ~ .s.a 1.osss n nn'sss
socisty needs to have huar consap4oa o. love. the
extremes OF idolatry and sensuas being alike avoided
as equally foreign thereto. Both being prone to
fall down worship their own passionate DESIRES re-
qurre on this subject all the restraints which sancthsd
knowledge and careful training impart How
stany the spectacle presented in this country Of YOUTH
carefully trained other matters left without any pro-
lection where it is most vitality importanthe heart,
g from whence the issues of life and DEATH all
posed Whence that ever-recurring ndescribabe
yearning; that restless tempest like agitation Of soul;
that huge heavng of the heart though mighty sea
within its ods that strong cry of the soul for love
for bread as for water when thirst has been long
from whence cometh that strange hepessaess and nfan
tile trustfuness with which look other human
soul for sympathy and Affection From God and not to
be laughed at as weakness, being in fact the only
strength which fallen has left the one ligament
which unites him to the fountain Of love-
Let not then the guardians Of youth bring their cold
If not corrupt feeling to bear upon this subject II by
reason of sin me does shadow this ruh darkness
is theirs though they may not comprehend its wonderful
strength and beauty let them at least withhold the sneer
ing or unbelievng rebuke and while endeavorng to re-
vve their better nature, give the needed sympathy
with the guiding hand of experience If the tie binding
husband and wife had less Of the dross of and self
shness in it if they careful to keep burning the
pare oil of love in their hearts, they would better
understand their children and much of the msrust and
secretveness existing the endeared relation of parent
would be obtained for restoring lore to its needed sim
plicity and purity.
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ECIsIoN OF A coURT-MARTIAL.

Infhe 81 Lous Republican Of tbe 9th ultimo we find
the ogsg official report of the proceedings Of Gene
raj Curt Martial recently convened in the Military De-
part3enta amhracing New Mexico.
o.nl. M "a. HrtDouAnrEns, srH MIL. Drr'r.
s'J ALBuoUERoUE, APRIL Z, 1868.
BefFe General Court Martial which convened at AL
buqneue, New Mexico, pursuant to Orders No. 8, Of
Depar ent nd Of which Brevet Lieut. Col d. s. MILES,
Lieut. yolone 3d Infantry, is President, arragped
and rN Droyet Capt GEoRGE SYKES 1st Lieut.. Sd Ia
fantry, kn the following charge and specifications:
oBa3e, eosdsrs .neseomiay officer and gentleman
SpeciAeon lsI Is this that Brevet Capt George Sykes,
LIST Meut 81 Regiment Of Infantry, did Maria AlvnA
chartrsd Mexean have her hair oF
ssss Z 6
Fort Union New Msxidb about the l7th day o jam
deafion 23-rs this that Brevet Capt George Sykes
st Lieut. 80 Regiment u. s. Infantry did cause Marin
lores Truegon, Heba Mexican to have her hair
of and to 70 publicly whipped by the guard in his Bre
Capt Geoge Sykes, 1s Lieut. Sd Regiment U. s. In
any presece, at Fort Union, N NJ about the 18th
day Of Januyy, 1853.
To whche accused Bcvet Capt George Sykes 1st Lieut.
Sd Infantry pleaded as follows:
To the specification 1st of charge-Not guilty.
To the specification I'd Of charge--Not guilty.
To the cbTge-Not guilty.
The Cour having maturely considered the evidence ad
duced find he accused Captain George Sykes lst
Lieut. Sd REGIMENT of Infantry, follows:
OF the disqualification of charge, not guilty
Of the 2dpeefcaton of charge facts except the
names Mara Trageque Reval, and attach no ermnaity
thereto 0fcharge, not guilty.
And therefore honoraby acqu him, Breyet Capt. George
Sykes, lst lieut. U. s. Sd Infantry.
The foregoing proceedings disapproved The two prn-
cpa for the prosecution the punshed
not the trial The accused objected waiting foI
hem and he Court sustained this objection
the Judge advocate stated that his firm belief that the
witnesses cmld be obtained.
cannot sgree with the Court in attaching crimnay
| to the secold specification Of the charge
1t appcas that the relaxation of discipline and depre
datons upon the Government property at Fort Union were
matters to Be controlled by increased vigilance the part of
their officers and coercye upon the troops and not
by infcting unnatural punishment upon the helpless
G. V. SUMNER,
Brey. It. Col. 1st Dragons Com'dg Dept
Brevet Capt Sykes is released from arrest and will join his
company. -
The General Court Martial Of which Lieut. COL D. g. Miles
Sd Infantry, is president, is dissolved.
BY order of COL SUMNER:
S. ID. STURGIS
Lieut.. lst Dragons, A. A. A. G..
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LEGISLATIVE PrcTURE.-A correspondent Of the New
York Home Journal at Indianapolis gives the following
description Of the Indiana Assembly
The hall for the Assembly, lower house, is, like
the Senate Chamber, completely spoiled by enormous
pillars running around the semi-crce of seats But It'll
to the Of the members wish to call attention
we'll educated intelligent about twenty appeared
like farmers while the rest it seemed
me- designed by nature for any thing but legisla
One ruraooking young gent was struttng around
with his coat at both elbows; another showed wide
streak Of white around his body where his vest failed to
connect with his pants several hats that somehow
strangely reminded you Of bricks and majority of them
am sure will find their wash bills small part Of their
penses They all smoke perseverngly; so rather think
rule Of the house When not smoking, their mouths
were Immediately filed with tobacco that time was
lost. witnessed the commencement Of ~. afternoon
session younr roa-. -naycn and uncombed,
up the Speakers chair with the ever
lasting cigar and newspaper and seating himself very
comfortably with his feet the table before him. smoked
and chatted awhile then, giving two three raps he
took his cigar from his mouth, and called house to
order. No taking any notice, he called out for
bers TO within the bar. About two thirds of the
members seated themselves in their places while the rest
laughing, chatting and smoking in the aisle and
around the great pillars Pretty boots, number
twelve pegged began to make their appearance the
desks, and heads disappeared behind newspapers On
counting found in sight forty-seven boots to forty
heads do not know but this is their way Of voting III
So il must have been party vote, between heels and
heads but Mt any rate boots in clear majority OF
seven on Joint ballot After waiting three hours to see
them business and not being able 70 discover any,
took my leave just about the time the Sergeana Arms
started down street after members to make quorum
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THE WEEKLY NATIONAL IsTELLGENcER.

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The following is comparative statement of the de-
poses at the Mint for the first five months Of 1851 1852
l7.l04,754 lS,490,6Sl

II win be observed that the depostes of every month
this year exceeded those of the month Of last year.
while the aggregate is nearly millions The
entire deposites last year about $51 OOOO At
the ratio of the first five months the entire depostes of
this year will be about SCI 900 900, showing very large
increase in the productveness of California posses
sions.
The shipments Of specie to foreign countries during the
of specie to foreign coupsEeS sn q L. ysn s
uary amount 70 Our receipts, therefore, from Cali
oia since January lst, exceed exports to Europe
by about nineteen millions of dollars!
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IMPORTANT SuIT.-A suit involving the of &c., 900
has been instituted in the United States Circuit Court for
the Southern district of New York by ZEBEDEE RrNo,
DAVID A. BoKrE, and the executors of PHILIP HONE de-
ceased against HUoH MAXWELL Esq, the late collector
of that port The plaintiffs claim that Mr. Ring, as late
surveyor Mr.. Bokee, late naval officer and the heirs
of Philip Hone, who preceded Mr.. Bokee in the naval
Office are entitled moiety Of the moneys col
lected and received by Mr. Maxwell, under the 9Th sec
ton of the amended tariff act Of July both, 1916, which
requires the payment Of penalty of 20 per cent for
under valuation of goods imported, in addition to the
guar duty The amount collected by Mr.. Maxwell is
said to be upward Of $4,000.
Judge NELSON has ordered Mr. Maxwell to show
before him the 9th of June why injunction shon,dS
not, issue according to the prau"- . :.-
,b,t in tbe mean time provisional injunction issue en-
/, - : the in question to the
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HEsoINE--Thc life Of child saved in Albany,
Friday almost mraculousy 1t left in wagon in 81 oad
way while its careess parents went next door 70 DO
shopping During their absence something frightened the
team aud away they down the like gale Vf wind
they passed Herkmer street. young idy saw the
danger and in m instant prepared the little fellow
Throwing her. hat and shawl the sidewalk she made
spring for wagon darrg by he
and, good luck would have it, caught i FIRMLY tne mo
menum Of the jerking her inside u the box sno
clasped the child in he and seznE
bic moment sprpng to the ground, without injury seuo -
herself the little founding Such heroine uo0~
celebrity.
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A NEW MODE OF FIRING ARTILLERY.

The present is emphatcaly the age of invention and
particularly the practical application of useful dis
coveries in all the arts and sciences.
Col TALooT of the ordnance corps in his reply to the
inquiries propounded by the Secretary of War. in the
year 1874 for information to be placed before the Com
mittee of Claims in Congress- having under consdera-
ton the remuneration to be awarded to Joshua Shaw,
Esq for his invention and application Of the percussion
cap and wafer primer to the artillery service remarks
The superiority of that method every other here
tofre used decided that cannot be dispensed with
at this or any future time unless indeed the research
and ingenuity of shall discover some new agent
which shall be found superior IN the discharge OF hre
to the percussion lock as that is to the hint lock-
We are glad learn that this desideratum has been
achieved by the perseverng efforts of the same inventive
genius possessing decided advantages his former
invention This new method of dschargng artillery is
we understand, simple but very ingenious discovery
combining several requisites not heretofore obtained
namely 1s primer truly toaterproo that will bear
submergng for hours without injury to its force or ef
feet 3D. guard which protects the primer from being
exploded until the signal is given and, Sd, it furnishes
the means for extracting spike whenever such mis-
fortune may bea the piece, with ease and certainty In
minute and that without exploding the gun or incur
ring the slightest injury Besides these very great adj
vanages all the modes in for firing guns Ee
shar the pecnar adrantnns nf ssa0na
pishing it with without lock, the destruction OF
which frequently disables gun in active service.
This invention has been submitted to the inspection
experiments Of of the most distinguished oihcers
of navy who has given his unqualified testimony to
its merits.
By this ingenious discovery composed Of three simple
members we understand that three great objects have
been gained and what might be supposed would require
complicated apparatus of many members is here ac
compished by simple construction as to remind US
of Columbus and his egg, which one before dreamed
Of yet simple that when every one is surprised
that he should not have thought of it himself The IN
ventor is about to take out patent for 1T and when that
shall be properly secured we may recur the subject
for further notice.
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SINGULAR PHENoMENA.-Our readers are aware that on
Walnut Hills excavations being made, the line Of
the new Short Line Railroad The workmen have in
cayatnc passed through layers Of crystazed limestone
and soap or satestone alternately in which very little
water was found few days since, however, when they
about one hundred and seventy feet from the surface
Of the earth the flame Of candle Of burning match
accidentally came contact with liquid supposed to be
pure water that had gathered in of the holes drilled
in the rock.
instantly took fire. not after the Of inammable
gas but sent up strong, clear and steady flame,
Il were composed of kind Of OIL On applying fire
to the liquid which in the other drh in the Vi
cinitv II also burned in the manner Since that
time lamps and candles have been entirely dispensed with
in the subterranean apartment the substance continuing
to burn steadily, and emit an excellent light. Many
persons whose curiosity excited visit the spot daily to
witness the singular phenomenon The liquid gives nc
unpleasant odor while burning Cincinnati Sun Of Nay %
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THE Soar PLAST.The Soap Plant socalled, grows oil
over California, high bills well as in the valleys,
November about six weeks after the rainy has
fairly set in the plants grow more than ono foot
high and the leaves and stalk drop entirely off in May
though the bulbs remain in the ground all the summer
without decaying IL is use to wash with in ali parts Of
the country and by those who know ts virtues it
fened to the best of soap The method Of using it IS
merely strip off the husk, dip the clothes in water and
rub the bulb ON hem il makes thick ather, and smells
not unlike brown soap TIE botanical name Of the
plant is ''phaangum pomaridiorurs" Besides this
plant, the bark OF tree, ceoa sponaro Is also used
in South America for the purposes Of washing Several
other plants have been used in various countries sub
suto for nap All Of these contain considerable quar-
titles of oeaginons and alkaline principles in their com
position, which their value Instructor
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THE GARDINER TRIAL.-The trial Of George A. Gar
diner charge of false swearing, has resulted so far
in nothing On Saturday morning, application of the
jury shut up since Friday week in charge of the case,
and persuaded Of their inability to agree on verdict
the counsel both sides consenng they were dscharg
ed by the Judge We learn from juror that at first
firing the Jury stood eight to four for acqutta they
came away nine three. They to have considered
the evidence adduced by the insufficient
outweigh the testimony for the defence
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Dr. RooEns of Boston, gave the following ucid exposi-
tion of the socalled spiritual demonstrations at
vention held in that city few weeks ago:
He said that he thought the revelations not spirit
ua but cerebral automatic movement, depending for
its development upon the diosyncratc temperament Of
each individual inspired through the spinal centres by
mundane process of electrified vitality acting upon every
molecule of the system"
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Government.

RAILROAD ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LFE.-The night ex-
press train from Charleston, the South Carolina Rail-
road got off the track Monday miles from the
city, in consequence Of bar aange iron having been
placed on the rails Isaac Winters the engineer, and
Samuel Willis, fireman. killed. W. F. smead, fire.
man. was dangerously scalded and his life is despared
Of Four freight cars we're smashed.
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Fatal ACCIDENT AT THE LOWELL MusEuM.--0n Wcdnes-
dav night nj the Lowell Museum the close of the play.
number of persons upon the
kets One man. carcessly raising muske forced tho
into the and thence into the BRAN Of Mr. Cyrus
wheeler property Of the establishment, killing him al
most instantly At the time Of the accidents sister
among the audience brother upon the stage Tic leaves
mother and brothers and sisters but unmarried lie
was I'll years Of age.
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INCREASE OF GOLD.

UNITED STATES MIST.-The Treasurer of the Mint has
furnished the Philadelphia papers with statement of the
operations of that institution for the month Of May,
showing the whole coinage to have been So 346 30
divided as follows Gold Gncludng gold in bars) 6l2o
222 silver $1,000 copper coinage So 2o; the whole
number of pieces coined $4, 1856. The gold bullion
from California deposited $4 from other sources
$2s 600 Silver bullion deposited 81, ,0oO The fol-
lowing are the items in detail of the gold and silver:
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CHINESE SAnoRs.-The ships trading between New
York and China employ Chinese sailors, to con-
siderable extent, account Of the scarcity Of
of another 1t is said they work cheap, are
docie, obedien expert and industrious, and in every
other respect make excellent sailors.
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FROM KEY WEsT-A letter from correspondent al
Key West, dated April 22d, contains the following:
aCapt CASEY United States Army, Indian Agent at
Tampa is in He reports the Seminoles quiet, and
that there is fear of trouble from them He says their
numbers are greatly exaggerated They disposed to
be peaceable SO long as they unmoested They oc-
cupy but small portion of the territory and have but
little good land
Capt. ]. SKERRITT u s. Army, has arrived In town.
and taken charge of the Government works at Fort Tay
lori i-youru1Io Of Commerce.
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The structure in process Of erection Sand Key
Gulf Of Florda to replace that destroyed by the hurr
cane of 1885, is founded upon seventeen iron piles
ing square Of fifty feet at the base and tapcrng to
twenty feet at the top The light is fixed white light
varied by flashes. The focal plane is hundred and
ten feet above low From elevation fifteen feet
above the level Of the sea- this light ought be at
distance Of nearly seventeen nautical miles 1t will pro-
badly be exhibited in the of the ensuing month Of
June of which, however, due notice will be given.
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THE AsToR HOUSE REGIsTER.--Messrs. Coleman and
Stetson, always devisng something to promote the
interest comfort and convenience of their guests have
recently added several features the establishment which
will greatly the travelling public and also the mer
camille interests Of New York In the first place, they
have opened large and elegant for the purpose Of
an Exchange where merchants may meet and, over
cool goblet ofany thing that suits their tase discuss the
affairs of business, politics, and pleasure.
They have also introduced the Electric Telegraph and
devote Office to the communication Of intelligence with
all parts Of the United States and the Canadas Again,
they hare added Registers for every State in the
Union where not only the guests Of the Asor can en-
their names but the guests Of all other Hotels One
Of these Registers is specially devoted to California ar
rivals and departures; and daily reunion Of Cali
fornans will take place in the Asor House Exchange,
between the hours Of two and three o'clock p NJ What
will these enterprsng Of Hotel conpenienees
think of for the benefit Of the resident and locomotive
public ?--New York Mirror.
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INYLAMMAroRY RHEuMATsM.--A gentleman wishes
to publish the following for the relief of humanity He
saws he has known number of made by it, and all
Of them in short time: Half an ounce Of puverired
spetre put in half pint of sweet oil bathe the parts
affected then sound will speedily be effected
Iunchbur0 (Td.l ErpreSs.
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Ice HOUSE, DEsrRoYED-About o'clock on Saturday
morning the extensive ice house Of the Knickerbocker
Company located the Delaware below Noble street,
was entirely destroyed by fire. The building containeda
large quantity of Eastern ice, portion of which was de-
stroy oyed.--PhaadeIphu Inquirer
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PROTECTION OF THE BRITISH FIsHERIEs.-Her MaJes-
tys war Argus Commander Purvs has arrived at
Halifax from Portsmouth, and will sail without delay to
the Gulf St. Lawrence for the purpose of protecting
the fisheries She is to be followed by another steamer
and several sailing vessels,
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MuRDsRnRs REpnIEvED.--We see by the Baltimore
papers Of last evening that the President yesterday
preved by telegraph the two men who were 10 Dc exc
cutcd at st. Louis for the murder Of on Indian
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The season is SO far advanced in the Northwest that
there already arrivals of copper from the regions Of
Lake Superior On the 22d instant steam propeller ar
rived at Detroit from Saut St. Marie having on board
cargo Of TWO hundred of copper portions OF
which are said be among the purest and richest spec-
mems ever taken from the mines The average value Of
the ore 800 per ton and the whole will produce about
$500 OF this cargo fifty tons were retained at De-
troit for smeng and the remainder was reshpped for
pisburg Letters from the mining districts state that
there are now ready for shipment to the lower lakes
about two thousand of copper ore at the various
mines.
FKmxnr corIEGE.--Thc Trustees Of the Pennsylvania
Female College met at Harrisburg on the 10th nitmo
and appointed committees prepare course Of studies
report the number and duties Of professors anc
teachers &c. prepare rules for the Of tn
institution select the principal professors and teachers
&c.; and to select suitable place as temporary loca
ton for the College 1t is desired to open it this fa
Gov BIGLER was chosen President of the Board {
Trustees.