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Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

At Bath, Me-. on the 9Th and 9th. the
Angel Gabriel lcctured against the Cath
olics. On the last occasion the crowd was
large. and disturbance occurred. A mob
Of men and boys proceeded to The Old South
Church, used BY the Catholics as place Of
worship, broke open the doors. rung the
bell, and displayed the American ensign
from the belfry. They afterwards set the
church on fire. and it was burned to the
ground. A further destruction Of property
took place, and mob of about one hundred
paraded the streets. yelling and hootiDg IN
til nearly morning. No arrests, says the
Telegraph, were made
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

PRETTY TowN TO LIVE IN. New YORK.
The New York Daily Times, of the Sd,
has the following. among its local items
About o'clock yesterday morning while
gentleman named Reed residing in West
Washington Place, near Macdougal street,
was passing through Washington Parade
Ground, near Waverlcy Place, he was ac-
costed by four foreigners who asked him
whether he was Protestant or Catholic
which question Mr. Il. declined to answer.
whereupon one Of the villains struck him a
violent blow, remarking at tue same time.
You are a id Know Nothing Protest
ant" Another Of the fellows then adyanc-
cd, and drew long knife from sheath con-
cealed in his bosom. and made a plunge
with it at Mr. Reed. but the latter warded
off the blow with his hand. receiving the
blade, however, in his thumb and Causing a
severe wound Mr.. Reed then loudly ex-
claimed. II am stabbed am stabbed N
at which the ruffians, supposing they had
murdered their victim. took fight, and ran
off This alarm probably saved bis life
The persons were all stout Irishmen. and
although they are still at large. the Fifteenth
Ward police are in active search for them,
and will probably bring them to justice.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

A CHILD's SYMPATHY child's eyes
those clear wells of undefled thought; what
on earth can be more beautiful ? full of all
hope, love, and curiosity they meet your
own. In prayer how earnest; in JOY how
sparkling; in sympathy how tender. The
man who never tried the companionship of
little child has carelessly passed by one
of the great pleasures of life, as one passes
a rare flower without plucking it or know
ing its value. A child cannot understand
you, you think; speak to it of the holy
things of your religion, of your grief for
the loss of a friend. of your love for some one
you fear will not love you in return-it will
take 1t Is true, no measure or soundings of
your thought; it will not Judge how much
you should believe. whether you are worthy
or fit to attract the love which YOU seek: but
its whole soul will incline to yours, and en-
graft itself as it were on the feeling which
is your feeling for the hour
Hon. Mrs NORTON.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

Gen. Gonzales denies that he has any con-
nection with the Cuban expedition said to be
organizing in the Southwest. Although
Cuban himself and feeling the deepest in
terest IN all that relates to the Island, he
has full confidence in the President and his
ability to attain success, and is willing to
await the fruits of his policy. instead of
seeking by tillbustering operations to either
hasten or retard the result to which he looks
with confidence.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

THE SPANISH NAvY.--The London
Chronicle thinks that. in the event of war
the United States will not find the Spanish
government contemplate foe. In addi-
tion to the immense injury she may do by a
system Of privateering, which she would un-
doubtedly adopt, on our extensive commerce.
she has now navy of somewhat formidable
character. as follows Line-of-battle- ships.
3; frigates, 6; sloops, s. brigs, IA; schoon-
ers, IA; steamers. 20; armed transports, 5
making total of 902 guns. a steam pow
er Of 1852 horsepower, carrying 99T Off
GERS. brigs, and nine steamers are stationed
at Cuba, and reinforcement is about to be-
sent out
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
III the Title il bad the Money
ought 10 he refunded.

The \. T. Day-Book. recurring to first
principles, puts the following pertinent ques-
tion to prominent leader Of the Abolition
hosts. i will be hard to answer 80 rs to
justify the Abolitionists in holding on to the
wealth accumulated by the sweat Of slavery's
brow, while at the same time it is held to
be immoral TO countenance the institution of
domestic servltude. Hear the Day Book
MeW. APpeh.
1--WE should ike to ask Senator Sumner
one question Suppose that it could be pro-
ven that some one Of your ancestors realiz-
ed ten thousand collars profit in the slave
trade: that he invested that amount il real
estate in Boston, and that that real estate was
now sold for TWO hundred thousand dollars.
and your portion Of il amounted to fifty
thousand dollars, would you hold on 10 the
money, Or would you give it to some charit-
able institution, or spend it in purchasing
and freeing southern slaves There are
millions of dollars now in Boston that are
The direct proceeds Of money received from
the sale OF slaves to whom does this money
righifully belong, Mr. Sumner. Can YOU
answer?
"The abolitionists never will be able to
abolish slavery many of them would not.
if they could. They know that it is utter
ly impossible. They might as well undertake
to make all the descendants of the old New
England slave dealers give up the property
that has come to them from their fathers and
is the proceeds of the sale of slaves. The yir-
ginian has got the slaves and the New Eng
lander the money. If it il wrong 10 keep
the slaves, it il wrong to keep the money /;
and Mr.. Sumner might as well start crusade
against New England for keeping that which
il has. If New England will take back the
negroes ard give Virginia back the money,
let her say the word and Boston will be fll-
~ with free negroes before Saturday night.
Come, gentlemen, Of New England, give
up your slave money-come, gentlemen Of
Virginia, give up your slaves. Boston,
lchy dont yon start"
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

FANNY FERN ExcITED-An III natured
criticism BY the London Athenaum Oh
Fern Leaves has aroused Fanny's ire
The Atheneum says Fanny has not a coun-
try bone in her body. and that She knows
much more Of the "up stairs, down stairs,
and back stairs of town II and she replies
as follows:
Not country bone in my body" Ask
the 175.000 buyers Of Fern Leaves, Il go
by my publishers advertisements as to num-
bers. keeping sharp eye with view to a
settlement by and By y Ask them if Fern
Leaves show that do not love my country
Johny dear, was raised in the country,
not far from spot called Bunker Hill,
where, if remember right, you one receiy-
ed a shot How it came to hit you in the
back is best known to yourself.
Not content with this shot, the incensed
little woman rates Bull about bis war policy
after this fashion
p" And then there is kossuth's Sheffield
expose of your miserable, shutting, pussy
cat war policy-despatching your armies
Just in time to be too late for action, and al
lowing your fleets to hover about points
from which Russia cannot be vitally menac-
ed, instead of shaking them all out Of their
boots, as you ought. and as We did you,
johnny, after that little tea party l before
alluded to-
If Fannys nails are as sharp as her pen
what blessed time her next husband will
have Of it.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
Hon. Mrs NORTON

MUsT LIvE.-A man whom DR.. John
son reproved for following useless and de-
moralizing business. said in excuse, you
know doctor that l must live" To this the
brave old hater of everything mean and
hateful coolly replied-'1 do not see the
absolute necessity of that"
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

A FAsTTDIous EDITOR R-John w. BOYD,
Esq, formerly editor of the Chamber>burg
(Pa.) Repository and Wing, having been
recommended to the Mayoralty Of Hagers-
town declines the homer for certain cogent
reasons, which he states at length il the
Hagerstown Chronicle In The first place
he thinks the position wouldn't suit him
in the next place he considers neither profit
nor honor would attach to it-he then goes
on to say-"Third, | have not the courage
to place myself under obligations to every
Tom, Dick and Harry, or to shake hands
with every scaly blackguard, at the risk Of
catching more than | bargained for
Fourth, | have not the patience to inquire
INTO the state of every mans health--be-
lleving that to attain position of promi-
nence through knowledg Of the condition
Of the public bowels, would be travelling to
distinction through very disagrceable chan
mel" He then admits that he would be
willing to serve his fellow citizens in any ca
pacity yielding honor without regard to pro-
fit. and winds up as follows: But to put
myself in position which every wretch en-
titled to a vote would feel himself privileged
to hold me under special obligations, would
be rather too much pork for shilling |
therefore most emphatically decline the in
tended dishonor''
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
Influence Of a Long Summer in
the Arctic Regions.

The perpetual daylight had continued up
to this moment with undated glare. The
sun had reached his northern meridian alti-
tude some days before, but the eve was hard.
ly aware of change Midnight had a soft
ened character like the low summers sun
at home, but there was no twilight. At
first the novelty Of this great unvarying day
made it pleasing. twas curious to see the
midnight Arctic sun set to SUNRISE" and
pleasant to find that, whether You ate or
slept. or idled or toiled, the same daylight
was always there. No irksome night fore
cd upon you its system Of compulsory alter
nations. could dine At night, sup at
breakfast time, and 90 TO bed at noon-day !;
and but for an apparatus Of coils and cogs,
called watch, would have been no wiser
and no worse. Ny feeling at first was an
extravagant sense Of underlined relief. Of
some vague restraint removed. seemed
to have thrown off the slavery of hours
In fact / could hardly realize its entirety
The astral lamp, standing, dust-covered, Cd
our lockers--l am quoting the words Of my
Journal-puzzled me, as things obsolete and
tanciful This was instructive perhaps !;
but by-and-by came other feelings The
perpetual light. garish and unfuctuating
disturbed me. l became gradually aware
of an unknown excitant, stimulus, acting
constantly like the diminutive cup of strong
coffee. My sleep was curtailed and irregu-
lar; my meal hours strobe upon each others
heels; and but for stringent regulations Of
,-a,,1l ~,
been completely broken up. My lot had
been cast in the zone Of liriodenbrons and
sugar naples, III the nearly midway latitude
of 40 degrees. | had been habltuated to
day and night; and every portion Of these
two great divisions had for me its peculiar
association. Even in the tropics | had
mourned the lost twilight. How much
more did miss the soothing darkness, Of
which twilight should have been the precur-
sor. | began to feel, with more of emotion
than man writing for others likes to con-
fess to, how admirable, as systematic law,
is the alienation Of day and night; words
that type the two great conditions Of living
nature, action and repose. To those who
with daily labor earn their daily bread, bow
kindly the season of sleep To the drone
who, urged by the waned daylight, hastens
the deferred task, how fortunate that his
procrastination has not six months NOR
row To the brain workers among men,
the enthusiasts who bear irksomvly the
dark screen which falls upon their day
dreams, how benignant the dear blessing,
which enforees reluctant rest
Or. Kine'S JOu7naI
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

No PLACE FOR BAcHELoRs..-In China,
if young man is not married by the time
be is twenty he is drummeed out of town.
No place for bachelors among the fam
fNms.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

Some villain out West has perpetrated
the following
woMANs EICHTs.
When woman's rights are stirred q bit.
The frst reform she pitches on.
Is, how she may. with least delaJ.
Just draw pair Of breaches on
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

Why is young lady like locomotive
Because she is followed by train, trans
ports the mails, and scatters the sparks.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
"Muffied drums were beating
Funeral marches to the grave.u
Here is the letter.

btIc II tue lctteT-
My Dear Husband-As it is some time
since you left US for California, suppose
you would be glad to hear how we are, get
ting along in your absence. / am happy to
say that we are all enjoying very good health
on the whole. Just at present two of the
beys have got the small pox. Amanda Jane
has got the typhus fever Betsy is down with
the measels-Samuel got hooked by a COW
the other day, and little Peter has Just chop
ped off seven oe his fingers with the hatch
ct. It's great mercy that he didn't chop
them all off. With these trifing exceptions
were getting along nicely. You needn't be
at all anxious about u.s.
Il almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda
eloped last week with tin pedar. Poor girl;
she has been waiting for the last ten years
for chance, and | am glad she got married
at last She need mt have taken the trou-
BILE to elope though. She was great eater,
and | fine the baked beans don't 90 off near
so fast now as they did The way the girl
would dip into pork and beans was a eau
ton to the rest of the family.
The COW took it into her head Yesterday
to run away, which was very fortunate, I'm
sure for the barn caught FIRE last night and
was consumed, was in hopes that the house
would 90 too, for it's very inconvenient but
the wind was the wrong way, so it didn't re-
ceive much injury.
''Some boys broke into the orchard the
other day. and stripped all the fruit trees.
l am glad of it. for if they hadn't | presume
the children would have made themselves
sick by eating too much.
Hoping that you enjoy yourself in Cali
fornia as well as we do at home, remain
your affectioDate wife.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

News" OF OLD TIMEs.-The Philadel-
phia Bulletin has been favored with the fol-
lowing extracts from number Of the New
York Packet and American Advertiser, z"
published at Fishkill New York and dated
November |. 1871. 1t contains the first
announcement Of the surrender of Cornwall
lis as follows:
'BE 1T REMEMBERED,
"That on the 9th day of October, 1IS1.
Lieutenant General CORVALLIS, with about
FIVE thousand British troops, surrendered
themselves prisoners Of war to his Excellen-
cy General George Washington, Command
er.in-chief of the allied forces of France
and America.
''LAus DEo
On the other side Of the sheet is the fol-
lowing very humorous article, copied from
another paper, which shows the spirit Of the
age
"A watchman Of this city, otter having
conducted the express rider to the door of
his Excellency, the President of Congress.
on Monday morning last. the honest old
German continued bis functions, crying out.
-Basht dree o'-glock. and Corn-wal-lis
lsh daken p"
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
Look at the Bright Side.

Away with long faces. What is the use
of looking as if you had season ticket to
funeral! Can't you find any better name
for this world than "a vale of tears, and a
scene of tribulation If you can't, it will
do you good to read letter which friend
has just furnished u.s. 1t is from a wife in
Massachusetts, to her husband in California.
She always looks at the bright side She
don't intend going through the world with
an air as if
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

WAR SuGGxsrIoSs.-Among the suggestions now
going the round Of the British Press, and finding ia
vcr with public opinion, are the following: band
Of "nsvvies - with spade and pickax, barrow and
boring tools, to throw up intrenchmen, and relieve
the troops from thai sborious duty, and to lay down
line of rails from BAlaklsva to the camp, for cary
transportation and communication with the ships;
Colts revolvers for the rank and file as well as for
the officers, and a general supply of cannon-spiks
and hammers, especially for the cavalry, so that
when they carry the eneuy's guns if only for mo-
ment, they render them unserviceable for the
day. The subject of winter clothing is much can
vsssed. Pea jackets are declared to be no meet
protection against the cutting blasts OF the Crimea:
sheep. kin coats with the skin outside, such as the
Russian peasant wears, buckskin mittens fur boots
and caps, are recommended by those who have had
experience of the severies Of Ru sian or Canadian
winter. 1t is said that the proposed wooden huts
above the ground viii not answer without stoves
and that the warmer plan would be to live in holes
under ground with the roof slightly above ground,
in the same way the Russians did last winter in
the Danubian Principalities.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
THE ATTITUDE OF PRUSSIA.

An attentive perusal Of the speech Of the King
of Prussia, at the opening of his Legislative
Chambers, will justify the surmise that he is nearly
decided to take course wholly opposite to that
followed BY Austria.
The paragraph in the speech saying that
Prussia riH be in position to d.fexd at any mo-
"m.nt her interests and her place among tie nations
"cf Europe, II the threatening issue Of political
"erenis should compel her," points to eventuali-
ties which can not come from Russia. The King
Of Prussia declares emphaticaly in several Of his
diplomatic communications that he has decided
to maintain strict neutrality. The Car agrees
to it. England and France, and may be Austria,
menace and will compel Prussia to declare for or
against them, prote sing they can no further re-
spect her neutrality, allow her to be the broker
Of the Russian exporting trade, and make i'm
mense gains where others are positive losers.
These powers, therefore not allowing Prussia to
male her own choice, to follow her own interests,
to put on the protocols of Vienna such eonstYu,-
ton 40 she chooses, and to maintain a position
which she believes the mast beneficial to her
these Powers menace her Interests and her place
among the sGtions Of Europe; and against them
seems to DO exclusively directed the rather war
like part Of the Royal Speech.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

TIE London Times, in leader Nov. %, makes
use Of the following language:
AS citizens If ENGLAND, as allies Of France we
feel i'll more ashamed than dismayed at the position
our united forces occupy"
TIE phrase proudly detained on such occa-
sions used to be British subjects" Why does
The Times now drop it for the republican term
"ciizen1" Perhaps as it becomes less loyal it
seeks to become more national in its rhetoric.
Certainly, as respects the present war, for which
the nation was the first to declare and the dynasty
the last, it would be more accurate to call the
Queen the subject of the British Nation than the
British Nation the subjects of the Queen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
THE sMrrHsOyIAy INSTITUTE,

The National Era complains, and Justly, too,
that the proceedings of the Board of Trustees
and Directors of the Smithsonian Institute are
kept secret; that reporters are not admitted to
their neesngs; and that the public are kept in
ignorance Of the degree Of activity, az we'll o.
Of the purposes and views Of the respective
members Of that body. The Ere speaks soms-
what eXcluavek In the interest Of the inhabit.
ahh Of washhgton-feesrdins the Institution
~ local ono. But the question IL one of .
larger scope; and tho nismanas cement prevail
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
CITY BOOKKEEPING.

The manner In which the financial accounts of
the City are kept, is undoubtedly very clear to
the comprehension of scientific men, and may be
satisfactory to the off ,ers immediately con-
cerned; but we imagine that from the Controller .
reports plain they are to the initiated, not one
IL fifty Of the citizens in general can make out
satisfactorily the City's isbilitiA and means.
If railroad company were to borrow one sum
to pay for grading another for iron another for loco
motives, another for cars, another to pay interest
on the iron fund.- and then set apart receipts from
freight TO pay the principal on one debt; receipts
for carrying the mail to pay interest on another,
applying the surplus to the reduction Of the prn-
cipal Of another still; and make sinking fund Of
the receipts from through travel, using the in.
terest only to pay for labor, and borrowing from
the anticipated revenue Of the current year to
make up defcencies-with such q disposition
of accounts, the Railroad Company's books
would very fairly represent the balance
sheets of the City annually issued from
the Controllers Office
Instead of q general debt, merely specifying
the time the bonds expire, and the rate Of inter
est, we nave the wafer SlOcA, the ClOtOn wa
ter Stock, the Water Loan, the Public Building
Stock, the Public Building Stock No. 3, the Pub
lie Building Stock No. 4, the Fire Indemnity
Stock, the Public Education Stock the Docks
and Slips Stock, Revenue Bonds, Assessment
Bonds, snd We don't know but others still.
Then. in regard to payment, We have quit rents,
water rents, real estate bonds and mortgages,
licenses to pawnbrokers and second. hand deal
ers. wharfrents, market fees and rents, the
avails of the Fire Loan Stock, the Bellevue
Alms-Houie, when sold, and other items applied
to the redemption Of the public debt; while all
receipts for interest on bonds and mortgages,
Mayoralty fees, fines and penalties, court fees
collected for the Corporation, rum licenses,
sales Of property other than real estate, Croton
water rents, and all other rents not specified
are good cnough only to pay interest on the debt
spy deficiency therein to be made up BY taxation.
This whole City Debt business is cut of from
the Tresury, snd placed In the hands of Commits
sioners ofthe Sinking Fund, though all the mo-
ney necessarily passes through the Controller
Office.
Then come the Temporary Debt accounts, which
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

and kindred subjects, should have filed It's
shelves. Had the Smithsonian Library absorbed
the various other sciences, the combination
would have been of the most useful and harmoni-
On. character. As it stands now, We consider
the manner in which the Smithsonian Institute
is conducted, wholly dfgrsceful; it is naeran'
violation of National trust and of the confidence
Of the generous donor. Ii nothing better csn be
dore suggestion. already once broached IN
Congress, .houd be carried into effect that is'
10 restore the fund to the heirs OF Smithson'
rather than thus openly to wrong hi. memory.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
Netu11ork DAILY Gibn,ts
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 90, 1854.

Christmas was very generally observed ia this
City and Deigbborhood, yesterday, wherefore We
are without our usual reports Of business trans
actions But little of interest reached US by msl
or telegraph; it would seem that not only bust
Dess but even news was Suspended il consequence
Of the great anniversary.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

FRox TURKS IsIASD.-Capt Buck, Of the schooner
Valentine Doane, from Turks Island, arrived yss-
tsrdsy a5th, informs that there was salt to be
had at any of the Isands. The quantity on hand at
Turks Island was about 5000 bushels, which had
been previously engaged and for which 30 cents per
bushel wss asked. The v. d. came home in ballast.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

desbt bossht 6ns fat sco,e a W.sh,rou Msyket an SAT-
uds{ for hh ChIistus an?sr but happening stop hs
one Of Tie inmates taking ney 70 TIE sqsaikss esbbased
end made o. bat We ahsequsny esbbssed hssef snd &C.
cesanedste1 WIKI eussteu N the Tonhs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26

BY the steamer George Law, we have received
California news to Dec. /. she brings nearly a
million and half in Gold. The intelligence BY
this arrival is not important.