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Love and Pistols,

A wedding took place at the M'Lure
House yesterday, which, it is currently re-
ported, was fastened by a revolver which.
it seems, done more than the hayward at.
f%ections Of an a~bsconding Don Juan were
likely to do. It appears that he left the la.
dy whose affections he had gained, and
who resided in Greenfield, Ohio, and the
suspicion was entertained that he would
not return to redeem his pledge. The la
dy. in company with her uncle, pursued
and met him somewhere in the cars OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, when the
uncle very cody presented a revolver to
the truant lover, telling him that he must
Immediately 'marry or die" Not feeling
disposed TO try how cold lead felt in his
brains, he chose to-marry, and with the
old gentleman and his niece came to this
city in the passenger train yesterday, when
the preliminaries Of obtaining a license and
Parson having been dispatched, he was
soon bound fast enough in the chains OF
Wedlock. The uncle said having per-
formed his duty, they no longer needed
his services, and took his departure in last
evening's'packetf for Louisville. The mar.
ried pair left soon after in the coach for the
West.
We suppress the names OF the parties,
as needless to the story, and as, perhaps,
inflicting a needless wound upon those Of
whom, it is hoped, we can say with Shakes.
peare,
"AI's well that ends we'll"
Wheeling Lntelligencer.
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Gold in Texas,

The late Texas papers do not speak in
very flattering terms Of the gold discoveries
in that State. The Houston Telegraph
says:
LATE FROM THE GOLD MINEs.-Several
parties who lately visited the "gold dig
gings," on the Sandies and Hamilton's
Valley, have returned and report that gold
has certainly been found, but in very small
quantities. A gentleman, who visited the
mines IN the Sandy, stated that he did not
see any person who had washed out more
than one or two dollars a day, and many
had found nothing. Parties are constant.
ly going to the mines, and others are re-
turning from them but few are seen with
valuable specimens Of ore. The grocery
keepers in the diggings make more gold
than any ofthe miners. We are informed
that there is a grocery established on one
OF the branches Of the Sandy, where speci-
mems Of gold can be seen at all times
The keeper OF the grocery has a "Lone
| Tom," which he uses occasionally TO show
the quality of the sand, and he has repeat.
eddy washed out several grains Of gold
some Of them as large as a grain ofwhcat
lie is doing a very profitable business, sell
ing whisky and retailing the Long Tom te
persons who wish to test the value Of the
sand they obtain in neighboring creeks.
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A Blow Up,

A Store house was blown up with gun
powder, . few days since, at a place call
ed the Hole.in.the Ground, in Belmont
county, and entirely consumed, with all
the goods, books, &c. The proprietors
were awakened by the noise occasioned
by the explosion Of two kegs Of powder.
which were in the room. When they
reached the ruins il was too late to save
anything, the heat being so intense as to
prevent them from working. A rather
singular circumstance was mentioned in
connection with the explosion. A small
clock ~ sitting in the window facing the
street. When surrounding the ruins the
clock was heard to strike, and upon look.
ing around, VA found in the street, some
considerable distance from the building,
running and keeping time as though moth.
ing had happened. Query-Could the
clock have been thrown into the street, by
the explosion, without being injured, OF
was it carried there by some scoundrels
who had robbed the store and then set fire
to it escape dstection.--Cadiz Repub.
lican.
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Struck with Lightning.

On last Wednesday morning, during the
storm a vivid fash of lightning was seen,
which was followed by a clap Of thunder.
which startled US. In a few moments a
number Of little children came running
from the school-house, declaring that the
building had been struck with lightning
and that il was on fire. The cry of"Fire!
Fire !" was hesrd-the Courthouse bell
rang-and men, women and children in
,ensely excited, hurried through the storm
to the ~school.house. care the children
safe?" was asked by many an anxious pa.
rent. At last one or two Of the larger
scholars were met, vino stated no one was
hurt. The countenance of every one
frightened, and this CRAFTY ing news re.
lieved the minds Of many frightened pa
rents.
There is no doubt, but that the lightning
rods saved the building. Almost every
person in the house felt the shock. One
of the teachers stated TO vs. that he felt j,
in every nerve in his body. Many were
frightened-but no one was hurt. Some
of the little girls fainted-but the boys were
made Of ''st,rler stuff" Although the
house was shook to its center, the electric.
ity followed the rods, and is not damaged.
-New Phil. Advocate.
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The WIFE OF ANDREW JAcKsoN.-The
Memphis Appeal, Of the 25lh ult., says:
"A lady in the west has been kind enough
to send us a copy Of Andrew Jackson's
epitaph on his wife. 1t is known to have
been his wi composition ; yet, although
it has been read by hundreds on her tomb
in Tennessee, it has never appeared in
print BEFORE" This singular inscription
runs thus:
"Here lies the remains of Mrs. Rachel
Jackson, wife Of President Jackson, who
died on the 22d Of December, 1923, aged
81. Her face was fair, her person pleas
ing. her temper amfable, and her heart
kind. She delighted in relieving the wants
of her fellow-creatures, and cultivated that
divine pleasure by the most liberal and
unpretending methods. TO the poor she
was a benefactress; to the rich she was an
example; to the wretched a comforter !; to
the prosperous an ornament; her pity went
hand in hand with her benevolence, and
she thanked her Creator for being permit.
ted to do good. A being so gentle, and
yet so ~virtuous, SANDER might wound, but
could not dishonor. Even Death when
he tore her from the arms OF her husband
could but transplant her to the bosom Of
her God"
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A Foundling..

Last night. about ten o'clock, an infant,
apparently three days old, was found on
the doorstep Of house III Broadway
With the child, who was snugly slowed in
a basket. was found the following letter Of
introduction "The finder will please take
care Of me. am a poor child. My faith.
er has gone into the country, and my
mother has no means of supporting me-
N. Y. Erening Post.
How much of human suffering is COM
prised in the simple language OF this petit
The finder will please take care OF
mel" am lost, parentless. homeless.
none to look after, nobody TO love me. A
waif floating upon the curren, life. to be
drawn down by the whirlpool. or dashed
TO destruction against the rocks. | have
no little brother to caress me, no little sis
ter to fondle me in her arms. Leave me
not to perish alone in the chill damps Of
the night air.
II am q poor child" Poor indeed art
thou, little one! Poor in all that consti-
tutes the worlds wealth; but poorer still
in all that comprises earth's richest treas
ures. Destitute Of a mothers affections.
a fathers care. Cold are the night winds.
and dark the shadows that encompass
thee, but colder still is the long winter Of
life that is before thee, and deeper the
darkness Of the night which with thee is
just begun. Who shall ever love thee '?
Who shall draw thine own affections from
the hidden wells of thine own nature -?
Whom wilt thou ever love Where is thy
sister, where thy brother? Sickness will
come upon thee who will watch by thy
bedside in the silent hours, and answer
thy feeble cry9 Death may call thee home.
who will wipe the cold damps from thy
marble brow, and who will deck thy little
corpse in garlands OF fresh flowers for the
grave? Who will weep over thee when
thou art laid in thy last resting place, and
who will drop q tear ON the sod that will
be green above thee? If thou art spared,
little one, until reason shall dawn upon
thee let thy first prayer to the God of the
helpless be to take thee to the home pre-
pared for children in Heaven. Ask to be
spared the trials, the temptations. the hard
battle of life, for which no mothers instruc-
tons. no fathers teachings have prepared.
and against which 10 parental guidance
will help TO sustain thee.
:" MY Iatner mas gone 10 Inc country, anu
my mother has no means of supporting
me-" The of.told tale Of mans cruelty
and desertion, and possibly that of wo-
mans weakness and shame. Hard at
best. and deep and hopeless must that des-
%titution be that plucks up from the mothers
heart the instinct of natural affection. Ut
ter the poverty and wan, that impels her
to cast her little one in its helplessness,
upon the GOLD charity Of the world, to be-
gin life homeless and friendless. a pauper
in infancy. and to become at best, as life
advances, a mental in the house Of stran-
gers.-Albany State Register.
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Matters at WASHINGTON,

A letter to the Cleveland Plaindealer,
of the 26,h ult., says:
Several Of the late appointees have de.
clined, and it is now rumored that Mr..
Cory is to come in on the next list. 9th
er applicants are waiting in anxious ex-
pectation of hearing of Gov. Woods res
ignation Of the Consulship Of Valparaiso.
Among them is Mr.. Gilmore, of Pennsyl.
vania. who declines that given to him.
They will run their chances for that if the
Governor don't want it, for it pays well,
and that is a strong inducement 10 yigilant
action.
The Baltimore Sun is advised that a
considerable portion Of the marble work Of
the Capitol has been condemned, and that
it is to be taken down. This decision,
according to rumor, was made some time
ago. and was afterwards reversed. The
consequence of the decision will be that
very little progress will be made with the
Capitol at this season. But an edifce
which is to be devoted to ages can not be
too carefully built.
The New York Courier has a letter from
the capital, which says.
The friends of Gov. Wood, OF Ohio, af:
firm for him that he will not descend from
his executive chair to the Consulship o!
Valparaiso, with its fifteen thousand per
annum. He is now the first Magistrate OIL
the third State Of the Union.
The Intelligencer, ofthe 28th, publishes
a singular letter from Mr.. ROGER A. PRIOR,
who, it appears. is one of the editors ofthe
Union, taking upon himself the response.
bility Of the article in that paper, some days
ago, on Russia. The article in question
excited very general establishment, from
the fact ofits appearing in the Union, sup.
posed to be the organ Of the Administra.
ton, and therefore believed to represen,
the views Of the Cabinet. 1t turns out
however. to be the work of Mr.. PRIOR a.
lone {; and as the Union does not publish
his explanation, it can only be inferred
that the article is disavowed by the Admin.
istration. Mr.. PRIOR is a Virginian, who
seems to regard slavery in America and
serfdom in Russia two great civil and poD
%litical blessings.-Cin. Eng.
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Late from Australia.

The California papers contain advices
from Hobart Town to the 25th Of February.
The gold fever at Sydney was more excl.
ting than ever, and far exceeding that OF
l849 in California. 1t was impossible to
hire men to work at the most exorbitant
rates on board vessels at anchor in the
harbor, or to ship sailors for the voyage,
all being carried away with the prodiglous
accounts from the mines.
The Victoria mines have yielded, up to
the end OF last year, four millions and
ninety thousand ounce Of gold, equal
10 f~l9,373,OO0. The Melbourne Argus
says:
"Within the last few days three unpar-
alleled masses Of gold have been brought
to light-such as perhaps the world has
never seen before. They were found in a
spot never much frequented hitherto, and
Jumps having been found in the same 10.
cality. The largest Of these three great
Jumps weighs a hundred and thirty four
pounds and a half, Of which upwards Of a
hundred and twenty pounds are pure gold
The other two Jumps weigh 90 lbs. 2 OF
S dwt., and 83 lbs. 9 OF. 5 dwt., respec.
lively, only q very small proportion being
quartz. They are to be taken to England
for exhibition"
Capitalits are beginning to suffer from
a plethora Of wealth, arising solely out o.
the mineral treasures found in the colony
during the past year.
Americans are living on terms of amity
with the most rabid Britishers. and we have
an account of a meeting at which one o
our countrymen acted as secretary. 1t was
a meeting Of indignation against the gov
eminent on account of outrages practiced
by some Of the c~onstables, and by q med
ding license commissioner. The meeting
was large, spirited, and manifested much
independence in its resolves. The gov
eminent restrictions and police over mi
ners was very strict. No liquor was al
lowed to be sold in the mines.
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New York Bellies.

A writer thus sketches the fashionable
bellies of New York:
They go out of doors marvellously ear.
". You meet them coming down in
droves from lOto>I2. They lounge about
ali day, and get home about s. Then the
restaurant excitement over. they are dull
and wearied and d~olorous. They have no
appetite for wholesome food at home, after
the kick shaws they have stuffed them.
selves with in Broadway. They rally for
the opera or a party. (making it a point Of
religious duty to brace themselves up be-
fore starting, with a glass of generous
wine)-they come home TO a late supper
at which they again imbibe, and then to
bed. Next morning. Of course, pallid
faces, and aching heads. and stomachs
sou Of order. And so run the daily life
,oi the New York bellies: To be sure.
there are exceptions-bright and glorious
maidens, admirable wives, charming moth.
ers-but the exception proves the rule.
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The Golfers Of England.

1t was in the early dusk Of the evening.
that we took a walk with a friend to see
the laborers as they came up from o coal
mine where they had been delving from
early dawn to that moment, some 800 feet
under the surface Of the earth. The mouth
Of said mine was q pit or well, down which
of course the eye could not penetrate but
a short distance. The operatives were
drawn up in q basket or car, suspended
by a strong rope, after the manner of q
bucket in a we'll, the motive power being
a steam engine, which was at work hard
by. They came up some half a dozen at
a time, meR, women and children clothed
in rags, besmeared with dust, and black
with coalvconversing in a jargon which
to us was entirely unintelligible, although
they called it English. The friend who
was with US ian Englishman) informed us
that the women were employed chiefly as
carriers, that is to say, they carried the
coal in baskets from one shaft to another,
until it was landed at the foot of the main
shaft whence i. was drawn by steam, as
they have just been drawn up. Some o.
the veins, however, were SO low that they
could not stand upright in them. and in
those cases the burden was placed upon
a car, end drawn by a woman creeping
on all tours, with a belt about her waist, to
which the rope Of the car was fastened.
He said, moreover, that many Of these
children had not seen the sun for months
that the children generally tend the gates
that we're at intervals in the veins, and tina,
were for the most part in total darkness
lie further informed US that so close was
the confinement to the miner. the workmen
in that mine could not understand half tina
should be said by one from another mine.
five miles distant; and he assured US, as a
positive fact, that at that very mine an Of
6cer went to arrest a man, and on enquir.
ing Of a girl some dozen years Of age, she
knew no such a man. But on hearing a
description Of his person, replied 'oh, yes,
that mans old Snooks,' and that same
'old Shocks was her father, but she did
not know him by his real name. Wheth.
err all this were true or not, oEe thing is
certain, and that is that nowhere upon the
face Of Gods earth, have we ever seen a
set Of men, women and children who bore
such an unmistakable evidence of stolid
ignorance, inordinate labor and utter bru'
tality. We have been on plantations where
it was evident that the negroes had a 'hard
mas,er,'-but We solemnly declare we have
never seen anything to compare at all with
those Golfers. In all intellectual and ply.
steal points of view, the slaves Of the South
are UNNECESSARILY in advance Of them
Gospel Herald.
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MINING IN NORTH CARoLlNA.--Itis won
derful what disclosures Of mineral wealth
have been made in the world, within five
or six years past. Gold, silver. copper,
lead, iron, coal, have been discovered in
untold quantities. AS an item of addition
al mineral news, we give the following
from a New York paper:
1.-THE Charlotte IN. CO. Wing says the
search for gold in that State, which has
hitherto proved so profitable, is about to
give place to the mania for copper mines
Two companies from the North have re.
Gently visited the mines in the vicinity OIL
Charlotte, and the Wing says Mr.. P. w.
Groot. Of Albany, New York, as the agent
of a northern company, has purchased the
Pharr, Caps & Reid mines, from the lat
ter. of which it is stated that gold TO the a
mount of $4,000, 900 has already been
extracted also, the estate in the counties
Of Lincoln and CASTOR, known as the
High Shoal Iron Works. with about 49,.
600 acres OF land attached to it. One
block OF copper. weighing 295 pounds
from the Cathey Mine, is intended for ex
hibition at the Crystal Palace"
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GREAT ENrERPRIsE.-A company oil
western capitalists, organized some months
since. are about moving vigorously i'll the
execution of one of the greatest enterprises
of the day-the construction of a canal
along the lower rapids Of the Mississippi,
which extends several miles and has its
termination at Keokuk, Iowa. This will
be one OF the greatest water powers in the
Union and will be of incalculable value to
all that portion Of the west, and will great
ly facilitate and cheaper navigation on the
Upper Mississippi.
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KILLED.-A son Of Mr.. Bland, of Green.
vile. Ky took a gun and placed the mug
zle in his mouth, and his toe on the ham.
mer Of the gun, for the foolish purpose Of
showing, as he said, how persons some.
times killed themselves. His foot slipped
and raising the hammer the gun exploded,
tearing the youths head in . most horrid
manner, killing him almost Instantly.
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Light Wines and Ardent Spirits

An American, recently at Havana, writes
as follows in regard to the effect Of the use
Of light wines instead of ardent spirits:
There are parties OF from three TO q
dozen sitting around the tables and drink.
ing their bottles Of red Cstslonian wines
wines, by the way. except in greater vari.
ETY., which make the fine breakfast and
dinner beverage Of all Havana hotels.
Coffee comes afierward. but the wine
always goes before. and nearly everybody
drinks those light wines and seem TO be
refreshed by them, while Of stronger drinks
have seen none here, except in the de-
canters OF what at home are called the
bar-rooms and groggeries Of the city. And
among the many thousands Of Spaniards,
Creoles, Quadroons and Negroes | have
seen at the masked balls, the bull fights
and other festive gatherings, there has moi
been one drunken NJ in the multitude Of
people.
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To School Teachers.

The Board of Examiners of Monroe county,
Ohio, will hold . meeting in Woodsield. on Fri.
day and Saturday. the oath and 25th days Of June
next. tor the examination Of Teachers under the
present School Law. This will be the only meet.
ing until fall. and Teachers wishing employment
during the summer months must then attend, q.
no certificates can be granted. excsp. at published
meetings.
BIZ ORDER o! THE BoARD;
JAMES MITCHELL. CLERK.
June /, 1853
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Washington Territory.

The following items of news from the
new Territory Of Washington is taken
from the Puget Sound Columbian Of the
26th OF March
The constant stream oflmmigrants which
has been flowing into this country for the
last few months has made a desirable and
evident change in the business features OF
the Sound. There are now no less than
fourteen saw mills TO run by water power.
and one steam. saw mill. in process Of E.
rection on Puget Sound. Besides these,
there are several others in contemplation.
A large number of our citizens are en-
gagged in the business of getting out car
goes Of hewed timber, piles, shingles and
cord wood. Vessels are not now compel
led to remain in the Sound awaiting a car
go. Hewed timber is now got out a great
deal faster on the Sound than the number
Of vessels engaged in the business can car
ry it to market.
From reliable sources we learn that
there will be a large emigration from South
ern Oregon. Alarge number have already
arrived, and we hear that there are a great
many families now on their way to the
Sound.
During the past few weeks several new
buildings have been erected in Olympia.
1t is with pleasure that we notice the final
completion of the new Catholic Church.
Flour for the last several months has
sold in this part Of the country for $50 per
100 lbs. We are now happy. however, TO
be able to inform persons at a distance.
who may intend removing here, that there
has been an abundant supply of -four re-
ceived from California, which has reduced
its price here to $40 per 100 lbs.
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o. Washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune says:
at is certain that of all public men OF
the times no other than the President him.
self is disposed to be more cautious in the
use of the public funds. lie has set his
heart on making an end of Galphinism,
and though it is hardly probably that he
will succeed in this purpose, tire probabil.
ity is that he must effect much In that
way,"
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BARRERE AND HIS DEcLENsIoN. The
Dayton Empire says:
"Hon. J. R. Giddings (not Samuel Lew
is) stated in his speech at the Freesoil
meeting in this city, that Mr.. Barrere. the
Wing candidate for Governor, had signi-
fed his willingness to retire from the field,
in case the Wings would agree to unite
with the Freesoilers in support of Lewis.
W. heard Mr.. Giddings make the remark
and gave his own words as nearly as we
could recollect.
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mo enjoyment" says Sydney Smith.
"however inconsiderable. is confined 10
the present moment. A man is happier
for life from having made once an agreea.
BILE tour. or lived for any length Of time
with pleasant people. or enjoyed any con.
siderable interval of innocent pleasure"
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~ Mr.. JONATHAN KIDD, lately deceas-
ed, Of Pittsburgh, by his will, donated
5000 to the support Of superannuated
preachers and the widows Of deceased
ministers Of the Pittsburgh Methodist Epis-
copal Conference; $4,000 to the Mission
ary Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and $1,000 to the Colonization
Society.
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The Paris correspondent Of the
Journal Of Commerce says, that hundreds
Of German psrsantry exhibit themselves,
almost every day, in the thoroughfares,
being on their way to Havre to embark fol
the United States. The spirit Of emigra'
,ion increases in the Northern 40 well ~
the Central regions Of Europe.