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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-11

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT EAST ALBANIA dis
tressDg accident occurred at East Albany last even
ing. A man, who gave his name as James Eigo,
aged about thiryve years. arrived in the afternoon
by the Hudson river railway from New York city,
and put up at II. Godfreys Boston Hotel He draak
few times during the course OF the evening, and
about l0s O'Clock retired to his room, in the third
story of the house. At about Ia O'Clock the pro-
prietor Of the house well several inmates Of the
barroom were startled by the falling of some heavy
object at the entrance Of the door leading to the bar
room, and the groans of person as il 10 deep dis
tress. Upon running to the door they found the
ledger Eigo lying upon some plank at the door.
Upon cnOeavoring to raise the unfortunate man 1t
was found t1at the thigh bone OF his right leg had
protruded through the fesb and entirely through q
board an inch and half in thickness. Incredible
this may appear it Is strictly true, and 30 firmly
was the bone driven through the board that it was
found impossible to extract 1t. The sufferer was
taken into the house and medical attendance
promptly secured. This morning Doctor Alden March
and number Of his assistants amputated the limb
Eigo has wife end family living In Canada. and .
father doing business in New York, who has been
telegapbed for. How the man could have fallen
the distance Of three stories without killing him in.
stantly is certainly wonderful 1t is thought that
he was laborins under attack OF man,G a pof,,
when he jumped ont Of the window. His story u.s.
that he though. some men were at the door eniea
worms to get in to murder him, and he Jumped out
OF the window to escape.-Aibany Transcript,
SrDf. =.
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The section of the railroad law Of the last ssssio,
requiring all railroad trains to stop at drawbrdge,
and railroad (not turn oke) Intersections went into
operation on the LIST inst, and as matter OF course
all the railroad companies in the State have com
piled with it,
The measure viii throw an additional protection
around the travelling pubic but whether tae public
will thank the legislature for its caution ia view Of
the consequent loss of time, Is q matter to b. de-
cidtd by experience. The New York road has
stopped its trains at each Of its five drawbridges
since the Norwak accident last spring and travellers
have become accustomed to the delay; but on The
other roads OF the State the expert nent is new one
and there will, OF course, be some grumbling The
railroad commissioners may, however, grant lcouse
to any company to pass draws or crossings without
stopping-a power which will not be exercised we
imagine, unless there ia q universal demand for it
from the travelling public.
The new law Ia very severe In its penalties upon
engine men and other employees of railroad oom-
panies, through whose oarelessness or mismanage
ment an accident occurs, declaring them guilty OF
felony, and inf1icnng fine and an imprison nent,
which may extend to ten years.
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The EXPLOSION AT WHRELISG.-The Wheeling
Gosefte Of the 3Oth ut, says The awful accident
which occurred on the wharf yesterday was one OF
those terrific eveLts that can neither be foroseen or
entirely guarded against Powder was being re-
moved from = boat to be loaded on wagon Tor
Ohio, and we undentand there were fifteen to
twenty kegs on drsy. 1t is supposed that one key
rolled from the dray, and by some means became
ienited, when all, apparently, bat one were ex-
ploded sending the industrious and highly respecta-
bic young man who was driving the day, Mr. Wolas-
ton Kimberly, instantly into eternity: His clothes
were completely torn Off his brains blown out, and
bis body horribly disfgured. Another drayman, Mr..
Stanley, was badly injured and some thirty or forty
persons were knocked down. The dray was entirely
smashed to pieces, and the hair burnt from the
horse. One carriage was also burnt up. The steam
boat Salem was considerably injured in her pilot
house and upper works. But the greatest damage
to property was in windows. There was scarcely
window on Water street that was not shattered We
should think the Sprigg House suffered the most
damage Of any, m,st Of the front windows being
More or less broken We should Judge the entire loss
by breaking windows and sashes was at least 81 OOO
The large window of Messrs. Warden & Edwards on
Main street forty rods distant was shattered to
pieces 1he glass was threeeighths OF an inch thick
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marksman) He therefore thought the jury erred
in fiji ding him guilty Of wiful murder under the cir
cumstances, and expressed the hope that 1t would
be warning against similar occurrences in the fu-
ture. He closed his remarks by psrdoning his en-
emies snd mploriug his auditory TO discharge their
duties and hoped God would bless them all.
At the conclusion of his address he seated himself,
end in = few moments short prayer was offered BY
the same clergyman. On resuning his seat, he ask
ed the Sheriff, Mr. Charles Stricken, what time it
IL. He very compoeedy said, Charley, at IL am
ready tc die"
Conversation was here had between the clergy
man and the prisoner in reference to bis future
state during which he declared his trust In Cod aud
his PREPARATION for death. Here newspaper editor
ffom Of our sister cities in Kentucky who had
rived too late 70 hear his address, applied TO the
prisoner for Tecapitulation OF what he had said.
lie talked SOM time with him, during which he be-
came very much exhausted, and tainted, going into
apasms On recovery, the pertinacious editor con-
tlnued TO ply his questions when the enfeebled man
! after his recovery, the imperturbable questoner
continued to hsrass the prisoner until he was cut of
short by the evident disnclination evinced by the
unfortunate victim Of this second rack.
| He then shook hands with all on the platform. In
rsrting with the Sheriff he said, "Ah Charley, you
well know me- for we have played together when we
were bows, and never thought you would have this
! duty TO PERFORM to which the Sheriff replied
Yes, Bob, have known you for twenty years.
| The prisoner said, "Charey, make 1t as easy for
me as you cam" and stepped forward upon the trap
| door.
The Sheriff arranged the moose around his neck
and pass cd the rope over the beam above when the
| prisoner said, These are my last words, l dc
not intend TO kill the man. but am now ready tt
| de-
He again shook hands with the Sheriff. and assist
cd him Pull the csP down over biz eyes. \
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cause of Southern Literature will reap their
rcward.-In that faith we have Il full and
abiding trust. The lahorers now in tho
field may have to endure the heat and bur-
den of the day, but they will swatch and
wait" not in vain.
A word i'll regard to the newspaper press
OF the South generally. The great difficulty
in the way of building up literary magazines
and journals i'll our midst, has arisen
from the course pursued by the conductors
of many of our Southern newspapers We
repeat what we have said before OH this
point: the ihdiscrirnnate commendation
lavishcd by the Southern press upon Nor
thcrn publications, is the great cause of the
backwardncss and slow growth of literary
spirit i'll the South. SO long as our news
paper press continue to favor and f;,wn upon
the literary monopoly of the North, so long
will Southern literary enterprises dwindle,
ana die. Gentlemen oft the Southern press,
we appeal to you to cease this suicidal policy
and give your aid, a!l-powcrtul as it must
nee, ssariy be- i'll behalf Of your own section
and her native enterprises. Not until this
Is done, will we have Il 'nalnc to live" in
the literary history OF our county, Georyite
Home Guxetic.
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IA stcaler of negrocs-a disturbcr of the
peacc-a promoter of bloodshcd-a dcs-
troyer Of the the Union of the States.-
Aboltionism leads directly to all these Ca
lamities and there is no escape from the
issue. Can the advocate of such cause be
a gentleman. We think not. Still less
can he be a Christian.
And what are the habits and manners of
the Abolitionists Read their journals !;
listen to their speeches look at their spcck-
led conclaves, where Fred Douglas, Abby
Kelley, and Horace Greely pour forth the
foulest ISLANDERS upon the brightest names
OF the nation: traducing alike the dead
fathers of the Republic and the living de-
Tenders of the Constitution. Are these IL
bcllers Of Washington, Webster, and Clay
these rcvilcrs of the Government and
contcmncrs of lau-worthy of the name
of gentlemen We doubt even if Mr. Bcr-
ry, agent Of Boston panoiortes, would be
willing to class himself in such category
If he still insists upon claiming the name of
"Abolitionst," We can only say to him ut
parting, chac"n Il son gout. Such black
berries are not exactly to our taste.
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Southern Literature.

The manifest improvement which is con-
stanty making itselfvisiblc in the pcriodi-
cal literature of the South, is gratifying
evidence that the public mind of our section
Is waking up to Il sense of its needs and
Its duties. No one, who possesses an oJscr-
want eye, can have failed to notice the pro-
grcss which has recently been made in the
Magazine aud Newspaper Literature of the
southern States y few years since and
there were but two or three monthlics devoted
to literature, and not a single paper for the
flreslde and home circle. Political papers
were i'll abundance, and conducted with
spirit and ability, but none which could
occupy the field Of the Northern wceklies,
for general miscellaneous reading and the
cultivation Of literary tastes. The case is
different now. Several Magazines and
Family Journals have recently sprung into
being, and their establishment placed beyond
the reach of doubt. The older monthlies
have suffered by their growth and progress
they have rather gained new strength
This certainly is gratifying to every well
wishcr Of Southern literary progress, and is
but an omen Of the future which opcns be-
fore lis.
The "Southcrn Quarterly Review" and
the Southern Literary Messenger" are
the oldest Quattcrly and Monthly in the
South, and are botl, in n prosperous condt-
ion. The Southern Eclectic" and the
"Southern Ladies' Book" are young and
tender plants in Tie Southern garden,
but we hope the day is not far distant when,
under the sunshine of popular patronage,
they shall become thrifty, and vigorous, and
fruitful. Each and all of these periodicals
deserve the most generous efforts of the
Southern people in their behalf. Their cir
culation should not be counted by hundreds,
but by thousands and tens of thousands.
And there is no good reason why this should
not be the case. Let them enjoy tho pat
ronage hitherto extended to foreign period
icals, and they would possess the power of
making t!eir pages glitter with the finest
thoughts Of tie finest writers. All they
need is Southern support, to make them
worthy of the section in which they are pub
lished.
And the same might be said of the Lit
erary and Family Journals now in existence
throughout the South. The "Weekly POST
at Raleigh, N. c.; the "Weekly News and
Literary Gazette" at Charleston, S. G.; the
"Family Friend" at Columbia; s. c.; the
Southern STAR" at Jackson, Miss; and the
Georgia Home Gazette" at Augusta, Ga;
here are no less than five journals Of this
character, laboring for the cultivation Of
taste for literature in the South, and devot-
ed to Southern interests nolcss than South
ern letters.
The day will come-of that we feel we'll
assured-when the pioneers in the great
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Progress,

The following is from the April number
OF the knickerbocker Magazine:
Here is a "scrihblcmcnt" entitled, "a
Sketch Of Modern Improvements in 2O12,"
for which we arc indebted to Il "Papper,"
who can ''call spirits from the vast deep" of
the Future as well as the Past Perhaps
the 'Sprit," is a little "cracicd," but that's
his business. This is Il progressive age
Every body says SO, and it is an old maxim
that what every body says is generally true.
Many and great Improvements have been
made in every thing i'll the last fifty or one
hundred years, and many more will prob;,-
tly be made during the next century. One
hundred and fifty years ago, it would have
taken from eight to sixteen months to go
around the world. One hundred years ago
1t could be done in three months in 1860
it w;.s accomplished in three weeks; but
now, traveller ly taking the Lightning
Driven Flying Machine can sleep at De
troit, and by starting at sunrise, can break
fast at New York, dine at Jcddo, sup at
Francisco, and be at Detroit again at bed
time. Thirty thousand sheets were once
H. : :" constituted good hours work
l.! b. - now two hundred
'''r' '''.+.. ... '"orking,"
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MISCELLANY.
Is an Abolitionist Gentleman 2

ls an Aboitionist a Gentleman?
The New York Mirror, in an article on
abolitionists, having used the sentence awe
have yet to learn that an obolitionist is n
gentleman" received next day the following
note:
TO the Editor Of the Evening Mirror:
DEAR SIR: The above paragraph 1 cut
from your paper Of yesterday. 1t is either
sentiment believed by you or an unwar-
rantcd slander upon whole class of your
fellow-c citizens, induced by the sin, real or
fancied, of one. If the former, your self
respect would forbid your advertising for
Inc. for am an "Aboitionist" the lat
ter, my selfrcspect forbids my advertising
in your paper. If then you prefer to let
the remark 60 uretractod, please make up
the bill of L. S. Berry & Co., to date, for
ward it for payment, and discontinue the
advertisement. Respectfully,
IS. BERRY, 207 Broadway.
The Mirror replies as follows:
AS the above communication is addressed
"to the editor of the Mirror" and not mar
ked private, we taxa it for granted that the
writer desires the full benefit of a public
avowal of himself as an "Abolitionist.'-
Instead of retracting the expression quoted
from the Mirror, we unhesitatingly re-assert
the fact that tive have yet to learn that an
Abolitionlst can be gentleman" We
will confess, however, that Our personal ac-
quaintance with men Of that description is
very limited, and may have been unfortu-
nate. We have not the honor of knowing
Mr.. Berry; but on inquiry at the publica-
ton office of the Mirror, learn that he is an
agent for the sale of Pianofortes, manufac-
tured in Boston by Messrs. Davis & Co.
In order to draw sharply the line of dis
tinction indicated by the remark at which
Mr.. Berry feels his "self-respect" irrritated
it ls necessary to define the meaning of the
"Abolitionist"-a term, in our understand
ing Of the word, of the blackest reproach.
What then is it to be an "abolitionst a'
1t is, in the first place, to be traitor to the
Constitution, which recognises slavery. It
is to be violator of the law enacted for
the reclamation of f,gitives from service.
IT. is to be an i,istigator to scrvile rebellion
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positions us fast .s ilc Z, r.,,.n =.
There arc no more oceans ....
mountains nowadays, the mountains a::.-
ing been lcvellcd, the oceans partially filled
in with item, leaving nothing but large
inland seas where were once the Atlantic
and Pacific, thus greatly increasing the land
area. Winter is no longer the cold season
it was i'll the olden time, even at the North
Pole. Immense furnaces have been built
underground, and the fire being let into
them from the centre of the earth, the heat
is conveyed in every direction by large pipes
making winter nearly as warm us summer.
Satctyvalves have been put in every volca-
no, and they can do no more damage. 1t
was lately announced that Il Japanese
philosopher, whose name is unspcllablc,
has discovered Il means to prevent earth
quakes, which he will soon make public
The universe, i'll the night time, is now ligh-
ted by gas, procured from vast natural res
ervoils, Il few miles below the surface Of the
earth. The whole world, in short, is
'now one vast republic, of which Detroit is
the capital, and Sandwich Islander the
president. Slavery was abolished when Af-
RIGA was annexed, and every body is now
free. 'Woman's rights have had their day.
The cause lost NIL its male adl,crehts when
it was found that the treasures who had
been elected had appropriated four millions
of the public's dollars to keep herself in
half-dresscs. All these improvements, how
ever, are nothing to what are expected to be
made in a few years. We arc looking for
ward to the day when the circuit Of the
earth can bc performed in four hours;
when the press can strike off one million
sheets an hour; when grain and vegetables
can be manufactured instead of grown;
and, above all, when we can annex Mars,
Venus, and Mercury, which we are bound
to do"
PARsISG.-"Miss Sally, you seem to be
ignorant in geography; I will examine you
in grammer. Take the sentence, "marriage
is civil contract" "Parsc marriage"
Marriage is noun because It's name
and though Shakespeare asks what's in q
name, and says that a rose by any other
would smell as sweet; yet marriage being
a noun, and therefore name, shows that
the rule established by the Bard of Avon
has at least one exception. For marriage
certainly is of very great Importance, and
being u noun, and therefore a name, ergo
there is something in name." "Good =
Well, what is the case of marriage a"-
"Don't know, sir" "Deeline it, and see"
"Don't feel at liberty to decline marriage
after having made Mr.. Jones the promised
have. I'd rather conjugate."
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Virgin Mary and Saviour.

Mrs. jameson has given in her Legends
OF the "Madonnas," descriptions of the per-
SONS of the Virgin and Saviour The form
or is extracted from the history of Niccponns
Callistrs, on the authority of Epiplanills,
who had himself derived it from more an
cicnt authority. The latter is in substance
from the famous letter purporting to have
been written 10y Lcntulus to the Roman Sen
ate II Is very well established that these
portraits arc the works of pious monks of
the middle ages, descriptive Of real or lnag-
mary pictures prevalent in those days Even
as such, however, they may have value, for
these pictures Of the pencil or imagination
pcrclahcc have authority from the traditions
OF the church. However it may be, these
descriptions are the only authority fer the
portraits now generally received, and stamp
cd in Bibles, Player Books, &C."
"lhc Virgin was of middle stature: her
face oval, her eyes brilliant, and of an olive
tint; her eyebrows arcl,cd and black: her
hair was of Il pale brown; her complexion
far as wheat. She spoke little, but she
spoke freely and atfablv; she WAS not troub
cd III her speech, but grave, courteous and
tranquil. Her dress was without ornament,
and i'll her department was nothing lux or
feeble. Mrs. Jameson mentions the general
tcllct, in which she apparently concurs, that
the Saviour rcscmblrd his mother in person;
for, she observes, 1T is argued, Christ had
no earthly father, therefore, he could only
have derived his earthly lncamcmts from his
mother" All the legends assume that the
resemblance between son and mother must
have been perfect. kuglcr, in his "IIand-
book of Italian Painting" gives two tlcscrp-
tons of the person of the Saviour-thc first
is from the letter of Lcntulls to the Roman
Senate, originally written about the end of
tue third century, but not found until the
eleventh; the second, by John OF Damascus,
dates from the sth century.
III the former Christ is described as Il
"man of stately form, digriicd in appear
ance, with Il countcnance that inspired ven
Grafton, and Which those who look upon it
may love, as we'll as fear. His hair curling,
rather dark and glossy, flows down upon
~ shoulder, and is parted in the middle
a.: Il" @l'nner of the Nazarcncs. The
''''= =''"': = s'n.'i,. al very serene; the
":.r ~" 9't'io.; "a. -, .... - IDEAS
a.a .. ..>. 80. =. =, rs.
':;",,. - :,';,pl' 'ur.'l ~.
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A PORTABLE spittoor, in the form Of a hol-
low walking cane, with silver or gold screw
cap, Is recommended by an exchange as .
desirable invention for those gentlemen who
chew tobacco in churches, concert. rooms,
parlors and such places. ~ y.
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A PUNsTER says my name is Somerset
am miserable bachelor. cannot marry;
for how could I hope to prevail on any young
lady possessed Of the slightest delicacy to
turn Snmlnerset.
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And bat.

Ii with high-boundng p,.ue
lie return to his bride,
Rcnonncing the gore -crinsone' d spear,
All his tolls are repaid
When. embracing the maid,
From her cycid he kisses thy Tear.
Sweet scene Of my youth!
Seat Of Friendship and TRUTH
Where love chased each ast-fcct:nr year,
10th to leave thee, mourncd,
For Il luht look turn'd.
But thy spirc was scarce seen through IL Tear
Though my VOWS l can pour
Tony Mary 10 more,
My Mary TO Love once so dear,
In the shade of her bower
l remember the hour
She rewarded those vows with Il Tear.
By another posscst,
May she live ever b!cst
Her nam still my heart must revere:
With sigh l resign
What once thought was mine,
And forgive her deceit will, Tcur
Ye friends Of my heart,
Ere from you depart,
This hope to my breast is most near:
If again VIC shall meet
In this rural retreat,
May We meet, as We part, with Tear.
When my soul wings her fight
10 the regions of night,
And my course shall reclinc on its bier,
AS ye pass by tho tomb
Where my ashes consume,
Oh moisten their dust with Il Tear.
May no marble bestow
-. The splendour OF woe
Which the children Of vanity rear:
No fiction Of fame
Shall blazon my name,
All ask-all wish-s Tear. Byron
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THE people Of Delaware thought they
saw a comet last week. 1t turned out to be
however a red headed woman chasing a
book pedlar down the road for squirting to-
bacco juice on her Sunday carpet.
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as of stately grow, "a.

colOIs. ... '-..
as of stately grove, "a. ......
together; beautiful eyes, large :. w..
hair; somewhat stopped: i'll tic bloom OF n.,,
his beard black; with long fingers, &c. The
description given by Lcntulus agrees with
the account by Epip!lanius of the person of
the Virgin. 1t is the European, and one
might almost say, the Greek type. Mrs
Jameson f;'vors the fair type, and in this she
has the sanction Of the great masters of art.
". y. Post
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QUEEN isabella, of Spain, has conferred
upon the Empress Eugenie, of France, the
Royal order Of the Noble Ladies Of Marie
Louise. a .
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POETRY.
The world is full of poetry. The air
Is iivi"" w;''' "a spirit; and the waves
u:c IL H. &c of its melodies,
j>.,A :; ss'i brightness"

.ii.n Tear.
Whe1 i':i".. ship or Love
Urs SHIP. IS move,
Nhc. '!r.,'.' :, lance should appear,
'''h" ii?> beguilc
~ IA L uiinp,c or smile,
But the test of ati; ction' S Tear.
TGo oft is smile
But the hppocrit's vile,
To mask dctesIation or fear;
Give ne the soft sigh,
Whilst the soul-tcl!ng eve
is dinmcd for time with Tear.
Mild Charity's glow,
10 us mortalS below,
Shows the soul from barbaity clear !;
Compassion will melt
Where this virtue is felt,
Aud its dew is dil'uscd in Tear.
Tie man lJoni'd to sail
With the la 4 Of the gale,
T''""""h bIlow AtIan...: 10 steer,
g or the wave