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A FATHERS GENTLE ADMONlTION.

Let not passion govern reason, Or to wild luxuriance shoot; Passion blooms a short lived season, Reason is lasting root. Cheerful as an April morning, Passion at its birth appears, Vernal tints each hope adorning, Vernal smiles and vernal tears. Yes, the tear of fervid pleasure Like dew gem gildeth bliss; Brilliant as an eastern treasure, Transient as the zephyr's kiss. But on purest truth relying, When two hearts are joined in one Reason, every change defying, Gives an everlasting sun.
 Empire City.
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A SINGULAR FACT.-A marraige soIemnized in South Carolina is in- dissoIuble, either by the consent oI the parties, or by the judgment fany foreign tribunal or statute of any foreign legislature.
 No judicial tribunal in South Car. olina has any authority to declare a divorce, and no divorce has ever been granted by the legislature of the State.
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g Hereafter all cases carried to the Supreme Court of Indiana are to be accompanied with printed brief. The printers will now have to read the bad writing of the lawyers instead of the iudges.-M. American.
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e8F Says the New Orleans cores pondent of the Natchez Courier

Your Railroad is a great enemy to swamps. It dashes straight through them; opens broad way; digs deep ditches; lets in currents of air; clears away the trees; banishes the under growth; frightens the frogs; astonishes the snakes; bothers the alligators, and sets the sun and air to work combating vapor, and effiuvia, and fever, and ague, and mosquitoes and all that.o
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D Three "post-mistresses" have been recently appointed in Pennsyl- vania; one in Wisconsin, and one in Michigan.
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Fatal Duel.

CHARLESTON, August 2.-A duel was fought near this city at 6 o'clock this morning, between John Duno- want, of Chester District, and J. Da- vidson Legare, of Charleston. The latter was killed at the first fire.
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U The Jackson County Stand ard says that on Thursday last, a laborer on the Railroad, gave tea cup full of whisky to child three years old, which caused its death in a few hours.
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>-onrYro M INT, Tronrronv Al

ANOTHER NEW TERRIToRY-Alhar- ra.-The Washington Union contains d communication from H. R. School craft, Esq, in which he describes a section of country which is known by the name of Alharra. He says it is an attractive, well timbered, and fer tile area of country, lying immediate ly west of the Rocky mountains in mild, temperate attitudes, to which, for the purpose of distinct allusion, 1t applies the original term. The area is about fifty miles broad, and lies par allel to the Rocky mountains for dis tance of several hundred miles.
 It gives rise to both of the main and numerous sub affluents of the Columbia river. It is high plain, which is cut through by these affluents, of a most fertile character, bearing trees and in some places high grass; and while the streams create abundant water power for lumber and grain mills, and ma chinery, they are free, or nearly free from inundation of their banks. The district probably comprehends twenty five thousand square miles, and if its capacities of production have been cor rectly estimated, would sustain pop ulation greater than some of the cas- tern and Atlantic States.
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UT Every man who has business ought to advertise if, and he who has none ought to advertise for some.
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Education"

"Doctor, explain to me what is the matter with the old man, will you? I'm only poor weak widder, and knows nothing about physic and sich like"
 "Certainly, Madam; I'll elucidate his case with pleasure. You see, he's got metamque abutere in his frigid be- nus, which has contracted the spinal spinosity of his occicaput - conss- quently the marrow of his nervi nobis is deranged and likely to putrefaction- ise the squebim of his squedunck."
 "Lal Doctor, 1 know'd 1t was some thin' like that, 'cos he groans dreadful; /; what will you give him?''
 "I'll give him compound fracture of opodeldock and jalap-throw him into sweat and bathe his head in ling mum vite, and bandage his ears with sole leather. That's my treatment- and it's bound to fetch him up in 6 week"
 "Massy Mozes on us. Doctor, I'vo almost tux root sittin' listenin' to you. What might sight O larnin' man must have to be doctor-T'd never hay thunk it''
 Exit doctor, with his head at boiling height in the thermometer of Galenic dignity.-N Y. Day Book.
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The coincidence, says the Wash ington Republic, is noted that the destructive earthquake which occur red at Shiraz, in Persia, on the first of May last, happened at the same time that slight shock was fel,in that city, and hence it is infer red they were identical.
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DT The most beautiful flowers are those that are double, such as double pinks, double roses, and dou- hIe dahlias. What an argument is this against the chilling deformity of single hearts, and single hearths, and single bedsleads. "Go marry" is written upon every beautiful thing that the eye rests upon-beginning with the birds of paradise, and leav- ing of with the apple blossoms. Again we say. listen 10 the linnets and fulfill the end of your creation.
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UP The great law of nature is, "eat and be eaten" The spawn eater swallows the worm, the shark swllows the spawn-eater; the hawk pounces on the chicken-the eagle on the hawk-the sportsman on the eagle; rogues feed on honest men, pettifoggers on rogues, and the devil on pettifoggers. Queer arrangement, this; but who will say that 1t is rot for the best?-Let us turn over and reflect.
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 EMPLOYMENT OFFERED TO "MEDI UMs." "-Horace Greedy gave public notice, some time since, in the New York Tribune, that hs would com pensate liberally any of the "medi- ums" who would report for the Fri bune, every evening, synopsis ot the events of the day in Europe, in time for his next mornings edition; payment to be made on the arrival of the next succeeding steamer, pro- vided the news brought by the steam CT confirmed the reports of the ''me- dium." No reports have yet been received from them. Here was fair opportunity of testing their skill which it seems the "mcdiums" declln- ed accepting.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

For a square of 10 lines, first
 insertion, Sl co For each subsequent insertion, 50
 Any number of lines under 10, count ed as one square,--over 10 and under 20, counted as two squares; and adver- tisemens of greater length in like pro- portion.
 Liberal deductions will be made to those who advertise by the year.
 ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES; For State offices, $I0' co {" District ' % Y" County ... 5 % Township" 2 %
 Communications of personal nature will be charged double price.
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UAConnecticut dame, the moth- CT of a large family, was one day asked the number of her childreu.- "La!" she replied, rocking herself to-and-fro, "l've got fourteen-most- ly boys and galsr'
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The Nevada, (California) Journal describes a lump of quartz and gold exhibited at the banking house of H. Davis, weighing B pounds avoir- dupois, the estimated value of which was $5,OO0. The lump has since been melted; and 5 pounds, five ounces of gold, worth $l7 per ounce, taken from it, giving value of ST. O21. This great prize was taken from Hopkins creek, six feet below the surface, by John B. Knapp, of Vermont Company numbering four men.
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WE ALL HAD TO DO FT.--A half score of young urchins were gathered around companion whose pallid face indicated that he was very sick, the result of some juvenile indiscre- ton. The little fellows were busy in offering their sympathy in various homely phrases. The truth is he had taken a chaw of tobacco for the first time is his life-having swallowed a portion of the weed, grew deadly sick. One little fellow who seemed to understand more fully his compan- ions situation than any of the others, gently placed on the sick boys shoul- der his hand and said in voice of deep condolence:-
 "Never mind, Jimmy, we all had to go through this very severe trial"
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The corn crop in Orange county, la., promises to be very heavy one.
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A DOUBTFUL CHANCE When Dr. Franklin's mother-in-l flaw discovered that the young man had a hankerlng for her daughter, that good old lady said she did not know so well about giving her daughter to a printer; there were already two printing offices in the United States, and she not was certain the country would support them. It was plain young Franklin would depend for support on the profits of third, and this was rather a doutful chance. Il such an objection was urged to a would -be-son-in-law when there were but two printing offices in the United States. how can printer hope to get wife now, when the present census shows the number 10 be 1867!
Southern shield., 1853-08-13

Among the miners in Australia the Maine law is in operation. Grog shops are burned 10 the ground as soon as they are discovered.
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HE MAN AND THE VNE.-In one of the early years after the creation oi of the world, a man began to plant a vine, and Satan saw 1t and drew near.
 "What plantest thou, son of the earth?'' said the Prince of Demons.
 "A vine," replied the man.
 "What are the properties of this tree?"
 "Oh, it's fruit is pleasant to look at, and delicious to the taste; from it is produced a liquid which fills the heart with joy"
 "Well, since wine makes glad the heart of man, I will help thee plant the tree."
 So saying, the demon brought a lamb and slew it, then a lion, then ar ape, and last of all pig, killing each in succession, and moistening the roots of the vine with the blood.
 Thence it has happened ever since. that when a man drinks small portion of wine, he becomes gentle and caress- ing as lamb; after a little more, strong and bold as lion; when he takes still more, he resembles an ape in his folly, and absurd and mischiev- ous actions; but when he has swallowed to excess, he is like a pig, wallowing in the mire.
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HEAVY DAMAaEs.-Israel Shabat has commenced suit at the present term of the Cleveland court, against the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Company, claiming damages ol$lOO,- 900 for the loss of an arm, leg, and other injuries, while in the employ of the company as fireman.
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Contentment abides with truth, You will generally suffer for wishing to appear other than what you are, whether it be richer or greater, or more learned. The mask soon be- comes an instrument of torture.
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La me" said Mrs. Burlington, "here l have been suffering the biga- mics of death for three mortal weeks. First, l was seized with a bleeding phrenology in the left hamshire of the brain, which was exceeded by a stoppage of the left ventlator of the heart. This gave me an inflammation in the borax, and now 1 am sick with the chloroform morbus. There's no blessing like that of health, particu- larly when you're sick"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-04

and intelligence of Amer leans, when they read md
see such cxeerahle trash The pathetic plates
10 this number make US laugh, and there are fun
ny ones at the end of the magazine which make III
cry. In the Napoleon we have .Sundsrisg the
TIE In which the Emperor looks like sick felon
and the Empress as she were about to take dose
OF EPSON Salts. Then there Is the aDeparture of
Josephine" melancholy subject made face.
tions BY the illustration. Then we have the En-.
peror with Louis Napoleon on his knee, and two
French officers looking down upon the pair with a
peculiar smile, perhaps intended by The artist as
smile of compacency, but which looks to as like
sneer of contempt Then we have the Emperor
frolieking with his child, like any common father
which is truly wonderful, and raises our respect
very much both for Napoleon and for the artist
If the Harpers are open to advice they will in
struct Mr. Abbott to XIII off his Napoleon and send
him to the abode ofthe gods as soon as possible As
to the artist he ought to be dismissed to the infer
nal regions for caricaturag the public and private
lie OF such deity as the Bonaparte of Abbott As
to the Harpere If hereafter they seek to impart
liable Information through their pages to the youth
OF the country, they would better select contri-
butor who Is able to discriminate between historic
truth and the iabrications of romance.
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Abbott's Napoleon.

The November number of Earper's Monthly
contains a continuation of Abbott's entertaining ro-
nance of Napoleon. This romance would be more
pleaeing if it did Lot violate all the probabilities.
We do not ask that Mr. AbbSft should confne him
self to historical truth that is not expected in
writer offetion. But we require, even in works of
imagination certain resemblance 10 nature and
reality This is not accomplished in the pictorial
novel now being published in Harper. TIE Napo-
leon Of Abbott is prodigy Of virtue as well &C.
piua. In the present number, his godhke career Of
moral excellence reaches the seventh heaven Of an
eelic aisinterestedness inhis separation from Jo-
eephine This cruel and inhu1qan sacrifice is plas-
tered over by heRey Mr. Abbott TN shines az re
spleaaently as my wilitened sepuiehfe The author
wouId have us regard Napoleon ALMOST as deserving
Of Fympariiy as Josephine and he wakes very
pathetic over The unhappy destiny u this wonder
fuI man, in being compelled to give up such wife
We are ourselves inclined To the opinion that Aapo-
leon lost more in Josephine than Josephine los: ia
her lord; ard that all his subsequent losses were
justly deserved by his voluntary relinqniahnent OF
atreasara which, to an imperial mind, would have
been more precious than the most resplendent
jewels of bis crown.
I he illustrations in Harper which accompany
Abbot's Napoleon worthy of the fext. What opi-
nion raust an enlightened world form Of the taste
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Pick-Pcckets.

We had the pleasure of seeing several of these
gentry at the State Fair, and not having beheld
Piekpocket at large BEFORE we looked at them with
considerable curiosity. Therogue in the criminals
box, with his seedy suit and degraded look is ecr-
tainiy very different being from the rogue in the
free air and engaged in his professional pursuits
Two of the scamps were genteel, well dressed men.
with quite respectable, substantial air, and an D.
pearauce which greenhorn would find almost inl-
possible TO reconcile with dishonesty. One of
them was portly parsonage, of quite command
ing presence-in fact, if man must have his peck
els picked we should regard it as an honor to have
the operation performed by a gentleman Of such
bearing and manners. When we first saw this lran
we had no suspicion that he was rogue. He was
one oil the finest looking men ON the ground almost
eq1alto General Scott ia stature, aud with re
markably good countenance We afterwards OBJ
served him in crowd, leaning on the shoulder of a
friend of ours soon alter which he walked very ra.
pidly away not however, as our friend informed
us, without taking his pocketbook
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The ship Austria, from Liverpool for Charleston
has been wrecked and will prove total loss

VISIT OF MADAME SorTAG TO GIRARD Coz
LEGE.-MadameS Sontag and Count Rossi in com.
pany with Col. A. G. Waterman of Councils Alfred
Jaell and Paul Julien, ON Wednesday paid a visit
the Grard college, through the splendid rooms OF
which they wers shown by President Allen, who re-
ceived them at the door. Mad. Sontag Alfred Jaell
and Paul Julien. in a most cond descending manner,
acceded to request to permit the orphans to hear
an exhibition OF their artistic Abilities and il we
may judgeby appearances, never were they listen
ed to by so grateful and entraneed audience
The feelings ofMad s. were greatly affected by the
occasion, and in singing the Last Rose of sum
mer," the tears trickled down her beautiful and
impressive face in sympathetic response to the inn
precision made upon the hearts OF the poor unfor-
tunates before her.
Jaels brilliant Polka, and Juliens Carnival,
brought out their vocierous admiration, and the
latter convulsed them with laughter by its droll
effects One of the boys presented to Mad s. a
beautiful bouquet in return for her kindnees and
then the whole nunber passed in session before
her President Allen invited his distinguished vsi-
tors TO refreshments in his house, where Mad.
S. was presented to the attaches Of the College,
who were warm in their thanks for the pleasure
afforded TO the pupils. Altogether this was most
interesting occasion, and its happy influence was
much heightened by the condecension and kindness
oil Mad sontag, WHO has left with the inmates of
the College grateful remembrance OF her eminent
virtues and talenss.-Phila 4drgus.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-04

HEAVY BANK RoBBERr.-1he Bank of the State
of New York was robbed on Monday afternoon, OF
It's own notes TO the amount of S37 600, of va
rious denominations, ranging from s. to 81 900,
some OF which were stamped with red letters A and
L on the lett hand corner OF each bill The notes
were in the charge of a porter to carry them to
two Institutions ii the city to them tor circula-
ton ana his alteration being called lot OF specie
which had just been brought into the bank, he pae-
ed the bag containing the notes upon desk nearly
in the centre oi the bank and when he returned TO
take it it was gene The bank has offered re-
ward OF 5000 Tor the recovery of the money.
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l,0NETHlNG NEW.-DAGTERRI


~ TYPE HArS.-V hilst nearly all descriptions
c. goaselEen's wearing apparel have undergone
changes, the hat has, ia great measure, maintained
rs o-.zilHl shape Aud yet every man of taste is
rsaGy % lE that tbat shape is most defective. IL
Fs0ie OF seiering the head from rain or re-
ss- l.ie rays of the sun; ii is anything else than
CrGse a, aud is troublesome article 10 carry any
whe.e e.a= than on the head. Now, whilst the uri-
doFs-s-d ank!y confesses that he has innovation
to pg.glse upon the present fashion, he ueverthe-
le5s gs occasion say that he hes made arraus
Ieats whereby lie add greater value to the mod
zp..pIy ornaments He proposes TO introduce TO
his t-4rI.a and customers The DAGUERREOIYPE
HAT. article every way fautiess in Manufacture
end mode aud possessing beautiful miniature like
Less of ihe owner.
WE his riends and the public call in at No. l37
Broad street, ShUGk0S Hin, and examine specimens.
lie has likewise ia store, an entirely new and Sc
jac5 stocA of Fall and Winter II A L : aud C P s.
wlch he is prepared to sell, either wholesale or re-
tail. tsr = small cash profit.
HATS IaAde to order warranted TO please.
RICHARD MOORE,
Oc S-Im No 1877 Broad street
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Il | C H nj o Nd, VA
FRIDAY MORNING. NoyrMRrn .
- ---s-4@-4.--.---s.--s
THE WEEKLY nISpArf,II

fof November4, ia sn unusually valuable number.
enassaneh as Il contains fail account of the Great
Agricultural Exhibition and report of tho proceed.
iass OF the Medical Society of Virginia, which re-
Gently held its FIRST semannua session in charlottes
vsie Besides there several editorial articles nm
current events local matters. foreign and domestic
news, anecdotes, &c, &c. Price cents per single
cory or 81 per snnum ia advance,
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fk'HE subscriber has just received from
= New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the best
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTiNGS TO be
fouDd ia those markets which he viii make up on
reasonable terms and in the most fashionable style
lie bees share OF public patronage. Examine for
yourself.
READY MADE CLOTHING Of every quality,
Richmond manufacture, rs cheap as at any other
house the city.
Gentie.aen's FURNISHING GOopc in great va.
tety. w. II. BENSON,
sei3 Il6 Main st.
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AxoTHRR LETTER FROM Otp BULLIox-Coi.
Benton, in late letter to the people of Missouri
reonforces his previous argument in favor of what
is designated the central route for the Pacific Rail-
way He also regards the early settlement Of Ne
braska Territory, IFS oreanizatonby Congress, and
the establishment Of the most liberal preemption
principle within its borders, as great national OBJ
ject-onethati is called for in military point OF
view, as consolidating our settlements on both sides
OF the Rocky Mountains, and furnishing the vol
upteers TO defend, in case Of emergency Pacific
possessions. lie states that Nebraska is already
disembarrassed offndian title-the greater portion
free of all Indian claim to the lands To the organ
;zatiou OF this Territory he promises his earnest
attention in the approaching Congress
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CASH TERMs on ADyEKTIsIrfsI.

On motion Of Gel mecur, the thanks Of The meet.
ing we're unanimousiy voted 70 II. Bsowxx, for III
interesting discourse, Of which we hare given 10
msress sketch aud which was iisened 10 wish CREST
attention.
Con. RICHARDSON stated that IL Boshers Haf
could be obtained, Mr. browne would deiises Lee
ture Friday night.
This closed the proceedings In the big tent We
give below in continuation of our notices fsr
thar account Of the exhibition:
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THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-An official notification
appears in the,Ee York papers. of the intention
of the Directors to keep the Crystal Palace open
through the Winter, and to make it permanent
receptacle for such products of industry and
exhibitors may choose to submit to public inspec-
ton.
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no MANUFACTURERS OF RAIL

FgYO MANUFACTURERS OF RAIL
4 ROAD CARS, IRON, &C.-Proposals will be
Of |irE..ia,' iii The city Rchmond until o'clock
?. NJ, on the first MONDAY in December next, for
furnishing the Freight and Passenger CARS requile I'd
tor the Equipment Of the Eastern and Western divi-
so1s Of The CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Also, tor the CAST IRON work required III the
construction ofthe Tracks, Turnouts and Bridges of
said read.
Also, proposals for furnishing RAILS for the track
OF said rotd, 10 be made at each end thereof
Each proposal must be endorsed, proposals for
Cars CAST Iron Work, &C. and shall state whether
the articles proposed to lie furnished viii be
iscuTed II the line ofthe road or elsewhere.
The proposals to be addressed to the undersigned
JAMES 6. PAXTON,
Superintendent of the Coyington
,'' and Ohio Railroad
PfCnN0SD Sent. Is, 1853. Sc 14-Siawtd
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1 AND FOR SALE--We are authorised
"A 20 s-ll Tract of Land containing 40 acres, iy-
ing IN Chesterfield county, about three miles from
chester The Coal Pits and bounded by the lands Of
Russell Dickerson, Mr. Shooter, Thomas Hartgroye
Mrs. Fisher and the waters of Reedy Creek be
tween SO and 100 acres of this land is i'll wood the
balance il a high state of Improvement: Terms
cash. TOLER COOK.
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HUDSON RIVER RAILRoAD.-Thc evening ex-
press train from New York on Monday was stop
ped by the breaking of the forward wheels OF the
locomotive. On the let of the engine one Of the
large wheels was lying en- the ground under the
tender, broken to fragments and probably check
ed the locomotive from plunging down the bank
or what would ave been worse from moving for
ward 100 feet further up timber bridge, when
great loss of life must have followed The night
was very dark