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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17

A letter from Washington snys:-"A
grea, combination Of patentees is on foot,
~ obtain from Congress renewal OF
their several grants. Among them Is
the Woodwork Planning Machine, the
Goodyear India Rubber patents, the
Morse Telegraph patent and other in
terests. 1t is said that half million OF
dollars has been pledged to ease the pas
sage ol the various schemes through
Congress.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17

ALMOST UORRIBLE.-A lew evenings
since, iadv residing in the suburbs oil
the CITY, was LETT the sole occupant OF
The house, during the absence OF her
husband, whose business required his
presence in town. II appears that tie
act of her husbands absence was
known 10 verson, who had visited
the house On several occasions, with
the ostLnsble purpose ol 'elIIng email
ware 10 the ladies', but was more than
suspected OF having designs on the sill
yer table ware, and as the lady sal
awaiting the return OF her husband,
she bee lme aware Of the presence OF
some person on the porch, and present.
Iy she distinguished several light raps
at the door, and Immediately after,
several more were given with greater
force. Being oil rather courageous
disposition she did not long hesitate
to open the door. but upon doing so,
had much reason 10 repent her folly
The villain Immediately seized her by
the throat, and placed one oil his rough
hands over her mouth so that ii was
with difficulty she could breathe at
the same time, two other men, who had
until then remained at a distance from
the house. rushed in and commenced
forcing open the closets, and upsetting
the furniture in their search ior pIn an
der. Fortunately, the lady, in her
struggles lor breath, succeeded in
freeing her mouth from the hand OF
her captor, and Immediately set Up
such a terrible shrek, that she -
awoke herself out OF horrible night
mare, and caused the house TO be be-
seiged with frightened neighbors.-
Even the husband, who was sleeping
in close proximity TO his lady, and Is
famous for the depth Of his slumbcrs,
was on this occasion known TO have
turned over, and asked il the steamer
had got in.- San Francisco journal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17

JUVENILE FiREMEs-In Philadelphia
they are taking measures TO prevent
boys from running to tires with the er.
gines. The Courts have decided II TO
be a breach oi the peacej companies
permitting it are liable - prosecuii n;
and ,he Mayor has ordered that boys
who arc hereafter guilty orthe offence,
shall be arrested and held to keep tho
peace. Most OF the riots among The fire.
men in that city have been created by
boys running with rival companies.
Ns-LieuL Seth Williams, Of Augus,
to, Maine. Of the First Regiment v. s.
Artillery, has been appointed Assistant
AdIu,an, General OF the United States,
with the brevc, rank Of Captain.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17

ESCAPE OF YANKEE SULLIVAN il is
reported that Yankee Sullivan escaped
from the Sheriff, on his arrival at Pitts
field, Sunday, and after krocking down
four men who attempted to retake him,
succeeded in making his escape.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17
1Doetieal.
HOPES AND FEARS.

Our hopes are like the wreaths of foam
That glitter on each shining wave,
When with a gushing sound they come
The white and thirsty beach to lave.
The waters part-the ripples CLEAN
A moment on the silent shore,
And vanish as the hopes that seem
A moment bright, and ure no more.
Seeking for love, for fame for power,
To the fair threads Of life we cling,
For hope We Gull withered flower
And tune harp with broken string.
And hope will shed glmmering ray
OF light on pleasures ruined shrine,
For mouldering columns still look gay
When summer sunbeams DER them SHINE.
Though severed be loves magic chain,
Still 10 its broken char ms we trust,
And hope to mend the links again,
When grlei has eaten them like rust.
Frail as the bubbles on the beach
That hope may Le--a transient beam,
But reit OF joy, tits sweet to teach
The heart To hush its griefand dream.
Our hopes are like the flowers that boom
Upon the mountains verdant side,
That mountains heart burning tomb,
Cleft by the ava's scoIching tide.
They spring and flourish, fade and die,
Like human hopes-as irail and fair,
While quenchless fire beneath them lie,
Like human passions hidden there.
Our fears are like the clouds that shed
Their gloom acrosr sumner sky,
When life is fdirest, some wild dread
OF grief is ever lowering nigh.
The gloom may pass-the shadows 'ade,
Aud sunlight only seem to reign,
But still there is lingering shade,
A fear that clouds will come ngain.
Where the bright wells of gladne's spring,
Hope will the youthful heart decoy,
But fear is towering there, to fling
A shadow on the path Of joy.
A canker.worm within the fruit,
Aserpcnt in the linnet's nest,
sentr! ever grim and mute,
In lear within the human breast.
rainbow never spans the shy,
But some dark spirit of the storm,
With sable plume, is hovering high,
To watch It's soft anc fairy form.
Hope never chauts her fairy song,
Or bids Us rest beneath her " ing,
But fear, with all his phantom throng,
Is in the distance lowering.
We seek the laurel wreath OF fame,
Aud all her tickle favors trust,
To llve-perchance without a name,
And find the chaplet turn to dust.
Life wears away. mid smiles and tears
The Wedding peal, the funeral
But though o'ershadowed still by fears
Hope is the sunlight Of the soul.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-11-17

ELECTIVE JUDGEs--How Ir WoRks.-
The newspapers tell us that cne Jud-
son, better known by his notorious
nickname Of "Ned Buntline, "a man
not without that influence which such
choice spirits usually exert upon those
OF n congenial character--is very busy
IN New York canvassing against the
reelection Of Judge Daily. The occa-
sion Of Mr.. Bunlline's hostility is no
secret. Judge Daily, for some offence,
once sent BuDtllDe 10 Blackwelfs leland.
II is now the opinion OF Buntline, that
MIR. Daily is not fit TO be n Judge. Mr..
b. has no sort of confidence in the hon.
esly, equity. intellect or legal knowledge
| OF Mr.. d., and means therefore to have
him turned out. The exerlons Of this
patriotic soul have been sufficiently ex-
tensive 10 attract the attention OF the
public press, and il is not al all improb-
able that the abors Of such an excellent
creature may he successful, and that
Judge more after the pure and unso-
phistlcatcd heart OF BunilIne may be
elected. In that case, when Mr.. Ed
ward again has business in court, he
may find II transacted in manner more
to his taste, and with nicer regard Tor
hls personal comfort.
We said the other day, TINT we did
not believe that Police Judge who did
his duty could possibly be reelected
The circumstances above stated Illus.
trate and confirm our opinion. The
moral which they convey is too obvious
to nced any exposition. This is not
solitary example OF the dangerous ten
dcncIes OF system which the new
Constitution PROPOSES partly TO udopt
IN this Commonwealth. There are
many like it, furnished by every State
IN which tie elective scheme has been
tried. II the people OF Massachusetts
mady persIs, IN trying the desperate
experiment. they will do it in opTosi-
ton to the most solemn warnings, and
with full knowledge Of its disastrous
failure ewhere.- New Bedford Ner-
curry.
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Patriotism and-Pap,

1.-The patriotism that eva porates under the heat
of personal disappointment, or is measured only
by the success with which can push our own
selfish schemes of aggrsndisement, is not to be
lied on in moments Of emergency or danger. 1t
derives it's nutrment from the crumbs of office
deprive it of this and it either pershes altogether
conducts its possessor to the enemy's camp"
We read the above moroccan Of morality in
an exchange paper of small dimensions, very
pale complexion, and rickety typography.
Here, said We, is the soul of Sydney shining
through the chinks OF this dilapidated journal
Here is the light Of Liberty qaiVering in its
socket Honor to the spirit which, in ths age
of yenality, can express itself with such free
dom.
On turning the page, however, we found the
base Of that philosophy which we so much ad-
mired. 1t consisted Of a two-column adyer-
tisement headed "Proposals-Navy Office"
Sc, SC. This changed the aspect of the SEN
tment. We began to suspect that it was one
of those immortal aPothegms which SHERIDAN
puts into the mouth of Joseph Surface, and we
even apPrehended that if the "nutrIment de-
rived from this crumb of office" should be
taken away, though our contemporary might
not absolutely ''gOOyerin the enemy's camp"
it would, in the spirit of the advice givea to
the denuded patriarch OF old, curse the power
which had taken away the blessing, and "die. y
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23
LeHrslNe AT GREEswoop CEmErERY,-Dur

LGHTNlNG AT GREENWOOD CEMETERY.-During
recent storm. Zig htning struck the picket fence
on the southerly side of Greenwood Cemetery, but
a few rods east of he lower gate. Commencing
with post No. l, and ending with post No. Is, the
result is as folIowa Nos. and were splintered !;
Nos. 3 to 10 inclusive show no mark of the light
ming; Nos. IL, -, l3, IA, and Is were more or
less spintered. The posts are chestnut and about
seven feet high and sig feet apart The distance
from post No. to post No. Is is little less than
ninety feet. The fence is made of sawed slats,
about one inch and half thick, three inches wide,
and eight feet high, terminating in a sharp point
at the top. None of these stats show any marks of
the lightning.
Four apple trees shade the fence nearly the
whole ninety feet, and are within two feet of it,
the branches extending over each side of the fence
Neither of the trees struck, but the body of
one of them had the bark knocked off by spin
ter from of the posts striking against it. The
lightning entered the ground, making hole at
the root of of the trees, near the post most
shivered but without injuring woodbine
twinng the tree -Four or five hundred feet south
of the fence is large house, one hundred feet or
more above the slats, but bears marks of the
lightning. Lightning, when descending into the
earth, sometimes forms tubes, termed fdlegerites
the position of the tube showing the direction
which the lightning pursued in its descent TO the
more solid crust of the earth The lightning has
descended in Greenwood Cemetery four times in
thirteen years. The cemetery covers three hun.
dred and thirty three acres of ground
Brooklyn Eagle.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23

GoNpITToN Of THE Coal TRApE Having a
business engagement which required us to spend
a few days last week in schuylkill county,
VIC avaied ourselves of the opportunity thus al
forded TO obtain some information as 10 the pre-
sent condition and prospects of the mining opera
lions in that region. We were much surprised to
learn tdat the product of that region, compared
with that OF last year at this date, is about sixty
thousand tons in arrear, and that there exists a
very general and confident expectation among the
operators that the supply will not be equal to the
oeland, aYd that as the season advances the price
of coal viii very materially improve.
Not having our attention particularly drawn To
this subject previous to visit TO the Schuylkill
region, we have, since our return to the city. ex-
amined into the matter, and find that tn. re is ju
cause TO apprehend a considerable deficit in the
supply of coal al the close of the season: and
matter of course corresponding advance in the
price of the article. One of the Honesdale Jour
nails of last week informs Us thatvery little coa
from Lackawana region has yet reached the Hud
son, the strike emong the workmen having de
layed business greatly that the amount of coal
carried from that region will probably not exceed
cording to the published statistical returns from
the Lshigh region, up to the llth instant, is but
2S5 ,992 tons, being decrease compared with
last year to the date OF Is 365 tons while that
brought from the schuylkii region, by he Reading
railroad and Schuylkili canal, amounts only, up to
the 6th instant, to 930,937 tons, being decrease
OF 53s15z tons.
These statistics furnish ipdisputable evidence
that the product of The great anthracite coal eds
Of Pennsylvani are considerably in arrear in their
supply as com pared with the last season, and that
there is actual danger of the supply not being
equal to the demand .-Philadelphia News, June 81.
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From Switzerland.

Private lettes from Switzerland announce tha
the Federal Council has just adopted resolutions tt
the following effect, (after having had before it the
report of it's Department of Justice,) viz:
s'lst. That the court-martial established at Fri
burg is contrary to the Federal Constitution
'2d. That the judgments delivered by the tri-
bunal null and void. And
's3d. That the individuals condemned by that
tribunal shall be delivered over to the ordinary
tribunals, unless in the event of the Grand Council
granting them the benefit of an amnesty"
The forced loan has been declared null; but the
government of Frburg having, of itself, admitted
it to be go, there was no reason to adopt formal
resolution on that head.
There is ground to believe that those resolutions
have been in accordance with the advice rendered
by NJ. de Fenelon, the French minister, who has
standing between Switzerland and Austria. He
ia understood to have advised amnesty IN favor
Of the persons implicated in the Friburg affair
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23

The PRESIDENTS ANCEsToRs.-Some of the
eastern papers amuse themselves with looking up
the pedigree of the President, and one of them has
discovered that the late Gov. BENJAMIN Pierce, of
Hilsborough father Of Franklin Pierce, was of the
stock of Benjamin, of Newbury, who died May I9,
It'll, aged AZ years. In the Old burying ground
in Byheld. which was parish of Newbury, the
folio wing inscription is found on tombstone:
''Here lys ye body of Benjamin Pierce, ESQ.,, who
died May ye 18th, I'LL, aged ~ years and three
months.
'Piliar j. tn State he was;
Bid fair still
At greater things.
To all vt knew him well,
Pattern of vertue;
Kind to all was be,
Loved by his friends;
Feard of his enemie.
Embalmed in tears,
Envy itsefe stood dumb;
Suacht from we world
In times most troublesome"
On another gravestone in the same yard is the
foilowing-to one of the same family:
''Here lies inferred what was mortal of We hon
cradle Daniel Pierce, esq who, having faithfully
served his generation both in church and military
station, fell asleep, April ye 3d. l704, aged 66.
Here lies inferred a soul indeed,
Whom few or none excelled;
In grace if any him exceed,
He'll be unparalleled" n b.
NeU York Euening Post.
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AMIN Boy NOT AN IMposToRl-The following
letter appears In the New York Evening Post:

AMIN Boy NOT AN IMposToRl-The following
letter appears in the New York Everimg Post:
New YoRK, June IA, 1858.
TO The Editors of IKE EUening Post:
siRs; report has appeared in several papers
that Amin Bey, who visited the United States
few months since an agent of the Turkish Sui
TAM was an impostor. The following statement
may place the matter in better light On nv
last voyage to the Mediterranean received let
ter from the minister resident (Mr Marsb) al
Constant1nople, informing me that he had can.
pied to the Sublime Porte to send an agent of the
Turkish government to the United States for the
purpose OF visiting the docks, navy yards, and
arsenals, and to gain other information in relation
to this country; and that he (Mr. Marsh) had
pledged the Turkish government free passage
Tor him, (Amin Bey,) and that if refused him
passage 1t would place the legation in very deli
cate position. He added e'that Amin Bey If sent
would meet me at Spezza'' At the request OF Mr.
Marsh L gave Amin Bey passage to the United
states. Previous to arrival, Mr.. Webster
then Secretary OF State, applied to Congress for
ST 1000 to defray Amin Bey's expenses while in
the United States; which sum was appropriated.
About 81 800 was paid for this purpose and the
remainder has since been returned 10 the traasu
ry. On the return Of Amin Bey to CONSTANT.
nople his rank was increased and he was placed
IN charge of the naval school at Princess Islands
IN the sea OF Marmora. The young man Hassan,
who came with him, is lieutenant, commanding
brig in the Turkish navy.
No one can for moment suppose that Mr.
Upon his own Government. 1t ia well known no
matter whatever eide OF the political questions Of
the day he may have adopted, that he is high
minded gentleman, and has a reputation 20 pre-
serve, and that he would take pains TO do so.
He is now absent from the country, and as Amin
bey came IN the ship commanded, give state
ment OF the facts relating to him which have passed
under my notice, and with which am acquainted.
Inc gentleman who has been censured by the
papers Tor circulating the report of Amin Bey
oeing an impostor, bad no hand or agency in the
matter but to obey the minister resident This
gentleman is Mr. Brown, nephew of Commodore
forter, VINO devoted ten years of his life to make
himself acquainted with the Turkish Ianguage
lie has been the interpreter of the legation for
many years, and Amin Bey was placed by Mr..
webster under his charge in the United States
Authentic information received by Messrs
Webster and Cass of Amin Bey'a position from
source not to be doubted by any one, and doubt
the files of the State Department have either the
originals or copies of the documents
Yours, with respect,
w d. PORTER, U. N
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23

TBE NEGRO Fuss AT New ORLEAHs.-In rela-
ton to this matter, of which we gave some accounts
yesterday from the New Orleans papers, the Bee
of New Orleans furnishes the following further in .
formations:
Statements made by the colored boy and by
Albert showed that, in condition to some other
slaves who were cognizant of the plot a white man
was also deeply implicated therein, if not the ipsti-
gator OF tie whole. Accordingly the chief of Do
lice forthwith went to work yesterday morning to
endeayor to ferret out the party AT half-past nine
O'Clock he succeeded in arresting the individual
in question. His name is Dyson, and he is a ma
tive of England, having arrived in this country in
June, 1850. He ID known TO have been in constant
contact With coored persons. and has been keeping
a school where it wopld appear that he taught CO.
l0red boys something besides heir alphabet In
appearance he is anything but progressing, and
those who know anything about him say that he is
complete fanatic. His movements on Monday
night are reported to have been rather mysterious
and we understand that evidence will not be want.
ing 10 prove his completely in the matter He is
said TO have had a plan in bis possession showing
the various points OF attacks and at hat places the
lncendlary spark was to be applied. The affair is
curious one osay the least OF it, and the exami
nation will be looked for with interest.
"Ihe idea OF creating successful instruction
any movement in New Orleans is simply ride
ulous; but there doubt some white scoun
drels about who pour poison Into the ears of our
servile population, and who nSy succeed in insti.
eating them to perpetrate some mischief. The
worst that may be apprehended is the torch of the
incendsry, and we trust therefore that the police
and above all toe night watchmen, will exercise
all the vigilance in their power 10 detect such in
famous wretches."
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23

SMALL NOTES are prohibited in South Carolina
after the LIST Of July prorimo. The sixth section
of can act to extend the charter of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina, passed at the last session
OF the Legislature, is as follows:
"VI. That from and after the first day of July
next any person or persons, corporation or bod Y
polite who shall, within this State, directly or
Indirectly, pay out pass or put in circulation,
cause to be paid out passed or put In circulation,
any bank note, bill, certificate acknowedg-
ment OF Indebtedness, whatsoever, purporting 10
be BANK note, OF the nature, character, appear
ance OF a bank note, of a less amount denomina-
ton than five dollars, issued, purportng to be is
sued, by any bank, or person s5,ociation of per
sons, in any other State, shall be subject 10 he pay
meat cftwenty dollars to be recovered by action o.
debt at the suit Of the State, and appropriated
half to the ipformer and the other to the main
tenance and repair Of the public buildings in the
district where the action is brought"
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-23

MAzzGNI, Genoa correspondent of the
ut., says:
"Mazzinis pamphlet on the late Milan outbreak,
the whole edition of which was recently seized at
an office in this city, throws some light on the
origin and objects of that disastrous affair. Ii
you'd appear that the movement did not origin
ate with him, and that he doubted its practicable.
ty when frat consuted on the subject He yielde
however, to the earnest entreaties of others, who
thought the time had come for another insurrec-
ton, and wrote the proclamation at their instance.
He also wrote to several distn guished Italian lbe
rails for their concurrence some time in advance
but they all refused it, for different reasons Ne.
vertheless be did what be could to have the move
ment seconded in other parts of Italy, but without
success. Complaint is MADE that the rich among
them have generally refused their aid 20 the Italian
ldsD, which, small in itself, was made up OF con.
tributions from the poor, and adds, with sneer,
that these wealthy propristors now expiate their
avarice with the forced loans and representations
of Austria Aysrics, indeed! They refused be-
cause they distrusteS the wisdom, and have hat
sad experience of the utter inspthclsncy Of the
man who arrogates TO himself the office Of Dicts-
tor. He confesses, in fact, that the famous Ma
tioGal Committee which once comprised MANY
honored names, had been reduced to himself and
Saith alone, and that in consequence il is dissolved
"siazzlnl has generous qualities; is fervid, and
sometimes eloquent in spirit and speech, like Kos
suth, but, like him, is utterly iiDpractica ble
Many, perhaps all, of the most intege friends
OF reform among his countrymen, charge him
with personal ambition, and repudiate his claims
to the rank he assumes. He might, perhaps be
better characterized as political transcendental-
lst, glowing with the higher law notions which
are the reproach of German philosophy"