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Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
The Enebriate.

Who can lift the veil and exhibit fully the
bondage to which the inebriate is subjected?
His whole corporeal structure, with its deli
cate web of countless nerves and fibres, steep
ed eternally in liquid fire; shame and re-
morse and uneasy terror shrouding the soul,
while the future stretches lurid and mena-
cing before-even this is but the beginning
of sorrows. Conscience is not dead, and
memory is, at times, perternaturally active.
Ever and anon, is some lull of storm, when
the enveloping gloom is scattered for mo-
ment, there CLEANS in on the victim, iner-
vate and fearful, the remembrance of his
young and innocent, and comparatively hap
py days A thousand fold sweeter and fair
er than ever, shines for him that morning
landscape. There he sees reviewed his own
frolicksome boyhood, and his fafciful, hope
full youth. He beholds again the smiling
faces and again hears the loving voices of
parents and sisters, and brothers and kindred.
Nor is there one of all their hopeful prophe-
cies of his future life. but now comes peal
ing back distinctly to his ears.
To turn from this scene to his present
oNtlC anu dStttstt SClt--tuG tIiiiG HOW anu tue
time to come, alike involved in darkness,
and even death. the reliever, wearing the
aspect Of death the avenger-what can lam
guage avail with theme like this
The steps are most commonly gradual
and imperceptible, by which one becomes
the victim of inebriety The "strong
man" is asleep in the fancied security Of
his own house A thief has broken noise
lessly in and bound him hand and foot
He wakes with start and would fain burst
his bonds and grapple with his foe. But
the cords are strong, and his struggle at best
seems only to lacerate his flesh and make
bad worse. Afrighted and bewildered, he
submits to the spelling of his goods, " and
too often surrenders himself lifelong
bondsman to his captor. "Obsta principals
-'resist the beginnings among the
wiseSt of maxims.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
A Temperance story.

One evening last week we took our place
at the supper table Of Cincinnati and
Louisville packet. Supper and conversa-
ton had progressed some time before we
were seated An animated discourse was
going on between an exceedingly sober
faced ministerial looking old man, and be-
curlsd and thin faced lady Of not less than
thirty. On the subject Of temperance.
"Oh N exclaimed she with horror on her
thin lips--'G DO deSpiSc the whiskey drink
er."
The gentleman dropped his knife and
fork. and seizing the lady's hand with en-
thusiasm- and giving it Il hearty shake, we
thought tears were going to drop from bis
iwinkling eyes:
Madam" said he, IL respect your sent
iment and the heart that dictated It. per-
init no person however 10 70 beyond me IN
5espising the whiskey drinker. 1 have been
disguised on this very boat-I say it before
our worthy captains face. What, | ask
you- can be more disgusting than to see
vel! dressed, respectable, aye, virtuous look
ing Young men, whose mothers probably
are even now praying that the tender in
sfructions BY which their youth was illumi-
mated may bring forth precious fruits il
their maturity say to see such young
men step up to the bar Of this boat, and
without fear Of observing eyes, or the con-
dennation Of enlightened opinion, brazenly
ask for Ola Bourbon, or Rye. or Mononga-
hcla whi>key. when in that bar they know
there il the rery bcst ola cogniac brcndyn'
The crowd at the table who had been In
tently listening, dropped their knives and
forks, paused q moment, then broke ont into
a lcud and prolonged roar The lady let
90 lily hand. upset the chair, aud pitched
into the ladies' cabin
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
NO. II.
The nat and the weasel.

My informant states that farmer in the
State Of Maine, Of his acquaintance, had no.
ticed at different times, for the period of
two weeks, eombats between large rat and
weasel in his barn: from which encount-
ers the latter invariably came of second best.
One day being at work near his barn his at-
tention was attracted to the weasel very
busily engaged in digging hole in dung
heap. lie watched the weasel until he had
"tunnelled' the heap: and made hole of
considerable size at the entrance, and about
half way through the heap; the rest of the
whole was tapcred off, so that q: the place
Of egrcss II was barely sufficient size for
the slim little body Of the weasel to pass
through. When then the plotter had finish
cd bis hole. he went into the barn and en-
gagged his antagonist ratship. Beaten, of
course, again in the encounter, the weasel
ran pursued BY The rat. into the hole Of the
dung hill, the rrain-eater little suspicious of
the snare laid for him. Like many unfor-
tunate human beings the poor rat was
stuck, and halted sadly between the two
extremes, while his cunning little foe en-
erged from tie small end. and whipping
round 5riskly to the larger entrance brought
up the rear aud that was soon dead rat.
Here now was regular plan laid. shrewd
design carried ont successfully on the part
Of the weasel. for destroying foe which
was too much for him III a fair fight 1t
showed forethought and contrivance. and
there are very strong symptoms of some
thing more than instinct reason.
Faitey FaTmsr
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
How to Please.

1 wish | could think So sighed little
Mrs. Martha Digg, as she sat dismally down
in in her cozy kitchen. Now there's Digg
do what | will, can't please him. If
there's beef for dinner he will wonder why
it wasn't bacon: and if boil green's he'll
look black at them, and mutter something
about cabbages. II | set the latter vegeta-
bic before his dainty palate, he's sure to
think he's poisoned ; and as to buildings
they ought always to be pies, and pies, they
ought always to be puddings
/ do wish men would be reasonable-at
least, some men, for I've heard tell of hus-
bands who never needed an apology-who
could sit down with sunny faces TO any sort
of victuals provided they were decent
It's rather hard for woman to be called
cross and unsociable, when she's only tired
for poor child to be snubbed for making
too much noise. or snarled at for keeping too
quiet-it is. Now there's Mrs Nevermind,
every thing goes right in her house The
fact is, her husband is man and gentle
man; he does not expect his wife to get
through with her work as quick or as nicely
as they do at the Astor House with hun
dreds of servants, and if she is a little be-
hindhand, why +. he just turns to and helps
her. He don't let.her break her back split
ting woed because he's too thoughtless to
hire man. and won't do it himself O.
some husbands are husbands and some, if
they only give You roof to ever YOU, and
enough to make you look decent, think they
have nothing more to do than keep you at
their beck and call, as a matrimonial bar
gain
Where there's viii, there's always a
way we'll perhaps there isl can only
say, that I'd like to march right into quiet
and happiness, for I've got the viii, but to tell
you the truth, it takes two to find the way,
and one of em wont.
Poor Martha Digg get up and put your
little kitchen in prime order-prepare a
smoking supper, and wait patiently the re-
turn of Moses Digg and his usual blessing
over his cup of tea
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

LrQUoR LAw.-The prohibitory liquor
law recently passed BY the New York Leg
isla:ure, IL now II the hands os the Cover
nor, who, it il thought, will sign IT, Ac-
cording 70 Ifs provisions it is to take effect
on the first Of December next 1t forbids
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors. except by
persons especially licensed to retail them
for mechanical and medicinal purposes, and
safe for any other purpose, or by any 9TH
er person, is punishable by forfeiture Of the
liquor. and a fine Of S25 for the frs. Of
fence, $50 for the second and for the third
offence 500 fine, and imprisonment for
not less than thirty days. nor more than six
months Il provides also for the search Of
premises where, under the oath Of one or
more persons, liquor may he alleged to be
sold.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

BRIrisH Doctrine OF CITIzENsniP.--
In the Vice Chancellor's Court, England,
Sir John Stewart recently decided that an
infant, born in New York. whose mother
was al American, and her father natural
lied citizen Of the United States, born in
England, is srhject Of the crown Of Eng-
land, Naturalization, although it conferred
the right Of an American upon the father,
did not absolve him from his duties, or de-
prive him '.Of his rights as British sub
icct,' This il carrying the arrogant and
absurd English doctrine Of citizenship and
Allegiance to ridiculous extreme. Such
doctrine would make British subjects of
every native born American Of British ex-
traction, fur ii it Is applicable to one gener-
alton born here, it i applicable to all sue
eeeding generations. Secretary Marcy re-
Gently gave lis opinion. that every person
boru in the United States must be consider
ed citizen Of the United States. notwith-
standing Que Or both Of bis parents may
have been aliens ". O. Bulletin.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

This story, SO fraught with meaning, we
have often met with, but it will bear fre-
quent repetition. VIII our readers con it
over:
A father. whose son was addicted TO some
vicious propensities, bade the 10y drive a
nail into certain post whenever he com
mitted a fault, and agreed that nail should
be drawn out whenever he corrected an er-
ror. In process OF time the post was COM
pletely filed with nails.
The youth became alarmed at the extent
of his indiscretions, and set about reforming
himself One by one, the nails were drawn
out, and the father commended his noble.
self-denyng heroism, in freeing himself
from his faults . fr
They are all drawn out, said the pa
rent. Ef..
The boy looked sad, and there was a
whole volume of practical wisdom in his
sadness. With heavy heart he replied !:
True. father, but the scars are there
STILL
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

MORE Discoveries AT NINEvEH.-A let
ter from Mosul, in the New York Tribune.
of the llth ult., states that II new palace
has been uncovered in the ruins of Nineyeh
"a palace whose beauty oxcels any vet
found in Assyria. The letter describes the
new discovery
Huge monsters-compounds of the lion.
man and eagle-guard the entrances, the
slabs are in fine a~e orvation, represent
ing the king and his officers at lion hunt,
war scene and a victory, state process
sion LED by eunuchs, the Kings chariot be-
ing drawn by men, with altars and priests
and griffons, in fine a picture of Assyrian
manners and religion as they were three
thousand years ago, The workmanship is
most exquisite. The slabs are TO adorr the
walls of the British Museum" l
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

Discovery ef Cofec.-About the year
i25S a dervish. named Hadji Omer, was
driven out Of the community Of Mecca
Hunger induced him to roast the hahhra
berries which grew near his hiding place
lie roasted and ate them, as the only means
Of sustaining life. Sleeping them in water.
which quenched his thirst, he discovered
very agreeable qualities and also that the
infusion was equal to solid food. His perse-
cntors. who had intended him to die of star
walton, regarded his preservation as mira
Gle. lie was Transmitted into a saint
Such are the facts relating to the discovery
Of coffee. There are now supposed to be
three thousand cofnee-roons in CONSTANT
nople.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

Mr.. II. b. Cutting, who has been engag-
ed lately in sharp parliamentary encount-
er with Mr.. Breckenridge, is said by the
New York Mirror, to be "ihe best shot We
have in our pistol galleries, has carte and
tierce at his fingers ends, understands the
manly art quite as well as any private
gentleman that we know OF. and has, withal
courage to stand square up to tie rack,
whether in the right or tie wrong" and
adds some "reminiscences Of Mr.. Cuttings ca
reer in proof "Dr. Hosack, the celebrated
surgeon, challenged Mr. Cutting, who faced
the music % readily. Offering to meet him
at any time or place, and with any weapon,
that the Doctor thought better Of it and let
him pass Commodore Mckay, when cli-
ent OF his once sent him an invitation tc
meet him with whatever weapons he might
select. Mr.. Cutting chose natures own, n
&c.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
Causes of INDIGESTION.

Doctor Weting when lecturing at the
Brooklyn Institute, lately described the
manner in which persons destroy their stom-
achs. and produce indigestion and dyspepsia.
! A gentleman sits dowD to dinner, and par
takes OF multitude OF dishes, each seeming
" prepared to coax the stomach to receive
a great deal more than it can digest Be-
ing completely loaded it sets to work to agi-
tate the heap, and put it through the pro-
cess of digestion. The gentleman then
starts for home, and sees some seductive
looking apples on a stand. which he thinks
he should like to eat he purchases few,
and commences TO gulp them down. ''Hl-
loo ~ says the stomcah, looking up in alarm,
what are you about there | have more
work than | can attend to already" How
ever, remonstrance is in vain, and, with a
gripe or two. the stomach goes to work as
before. The gcntlman next meets with a
friend; glass Of wine brandy smash, or
some other liquid compound, is gulped down,
aided by some tobacco fumes Supplies are
| Lowered into the stomach like bales of cot
ton into the hold Of a Mississippi steamer
until the organ. wearied and over5urdened,
gives up in disgust, and leaves the mass to
indigestion, dyspepsia and its train Of ac.
companying evils. Thus the harmony Of
the system is destroyed, which might have
been prevented by a little prudence and
self-denial -a
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

CURToUs Cause FOR SELF-MURDER.-
Mr. Chancey ii. Reynolds recently commit
ted suicide near Clyde. Ohio He hAd gone
into the woods 10 fell some trees. but tho
first tree which he cut down fell in the
wrong direction. Believing, as he said in
note, that the Lord suffered everything
to 20 against him. and his mind being
somewhat excited By the remembrance Of
some trouble which lie had once with his
first wife, lie concluded to terminate his ex-
existence, which he did BY hanging himself
to a tree.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

The HERO or THE WAr IN THE East.
Omar Pacha. the Turkish commander, has
just received from the Sultan splendid sa-
brc valued at $4,000 There was a grand
presentation. He was seated on hillock,
with His staff and military strangers around
him and his army was going through the
usual exercises As the bearer Of the Sui
tau's gift. at the head Of procession with
bands Of music, approached the hillock.
Omar Pacha advanced down the turf to
meet IT, He took tie Ernan and the sabre
in the presence Of the army. kissed it and
put il to his brow On which an Imaum
pronounced a prayer il high Arabic. that
God would prosper the affairs Of the Mos
lens"
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
The Sanders Dinner TO ttsh Devo.
EutiOnary Exiles i'm London.

The Nation" Of Brussels, has the fol-
lowing
Eve have Just received some additional
details Of The dinner given BY Mr.. Sanders
the United States Consul at London. to The
Ambassador Of the Republic. Mr.. Buchan-
nan.
The dinner took place on Tuesday Feb
ruary the 2lst. The whole General Demo
cratic Committee had been invited to it..
excepting Arnold Ruge, who was absent
from London. All the rest Of Revolutions
ary Europe was represented-France BY
Ledru Rollin; Italy by Mazzini; Poland
BY Worcell; Hungary by Kossuth Russia
by A. Hor;zen. Garibaldi rendered illus
trious by his exploits in both hemispheres.
and himself an American citizen, could ap-
pear there with double right.
Two other refugees and Sir Joshua
Walmsey, a member of the British Parlia-
ment, were presented and thus it was Rev
olutionary Europe to which the Government
Of the United States extends lis hand at
the opening Of the great European struggle
This peculiar character was 20 strictly pre-
served that such members of the European
Committee as were personally unknown TO
the Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy
Extraordinary Of the American Republic
were presented to him in that quality. and
lest there should be any mistake in regard
70 the sense and bearing of the manifesto
ton, the title Of Russian Republican, was
appended to the name Of NJ Hertzen upon
the card indicating his place at the dinner
table
These details, as we have already re-
marked, are important enough to any one
who would ike to place them side by side with
the speeches Of NJ. Soule, Biz demeanor IN
London, the kind Of farewell taken of his
friends by the American Ambassador TO
Holland, the thanks voted by Congress to
Captain Inrraham. and thus form an orin-
ion Of the course likely TO be pursued BY
the United States in the approaching crisis
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

GENERAL PnsT-OFFfcE When the new
government commenced operations. there
were but scventy-hve post Offices in the Uni
ted States, and only 1875 miles Of post roads.
made up Of seaboard line. throug the prin-
cipal towns between Wiscasset, in Maine,
and Savannah, in Georgia; and few in
tersec;ing cross posts. on much of which the
mails were conveyed but once a fortnight;
The entire annual revenue Of the Office was
s37 ,395, and its expenditures, So, 2,140.-
AT the close Of the year 1858, the number
of post Offices was ~. 800, length Of post
roads, 2l7,743 miles; annual cost of trans
portations, 54495,968 receipts, S5.94O.-
72j expenditures, 81 ,9S2,T57-
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

4 PREDIcAMENT.- General
Choate, Of Massachusetts,, has been placed
in an official predicament of 10 little per-
plexiiy In liquor case before the Su-
preme Court. he has been appointed BY the
highest authority as counsel on both sides
The Governor has assigned him for the pros
ecution, and the court itself for the defence.
Fortunately says the Boston Transcript,
''his at,ainments are sufficient to meet all
emergencies"
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

Ratkroad Speed--A bill before the
Massachusetts Legislature, to prevent inju-
ry and destruction of life upon Railroads.
las been ordered to third reading BY the
Senate. The bill limits the speed Of
trains crossing draw-bridges to four miles
an hour-the Engineer being subject to fine
and imprisonment for offending against this
provision The President and Directors
also made liable. for knowingly permitting
a violation Of this regulation.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
The Witllered Wreath.

In wandering at short time among the
graves of burial ground, we noticed upon
one, only two feet in length, withered
wreath. 1t had apparently been made for
the brow Of the little sleeper, so small was
1t in size, and was perchance laid off in that
hour when, prefering an eternal crown, the
splrit-host led the child angel from earth
to heaven. te
This wreath, as it lay withered and frost
ed upon the little grave. was to us the en-
blem of eternity; and we could but think
1t was sweet and holy thought that had
placed it above the head There was no
head stone there--there was none needed :;
for the withered wreath was both stone and
inscription, telling of a nest that was rifed
of its sweetest song bird, and of pearl that
had slipped from the string of affection here
and had been gathered to the treasury above.
When the pearl was lost from the jewel
wreath of maternal love, mayhap in some
humble home, where it had sparkled before,
there was grief unspeakable, "Rachel mourn
ing for her babe and refusing to be comfort
ed" But in the same hour there was Joy
IN the still throng of the immortals, for a
new ar was set in the crown of the Holy
One, and new ray added to the brilliancy
of Heaven.
So it is ever when from the circles of
earth babe is borne upward Shadows
may gather here and treasured wreaths--wo-
ven for the brow of the departed
Tlther WI and die upon its grave, but from the
Eden hills, comes floating unsn. every sun
BEAM
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26
Great Persons ia Death.

augustus Cesar chose to die IN a stand
ing position. and was careful in arranging
his person and dress for the occasion. Ju-
Illus Cesar when slain by conspirators in
the Capitol, concealed his face beneath the
folds Of his toga 50 that his enemies might
not see the death pang upon bis countenance
Siward. Earl Of Northumberland. when at
the point Of death. Quilted his bed and put
on his arnor, sayn - became not man
to die like beast" Marin Louise, Of Aus
tria, who short time before she breathed
her last. had fallen into an apparent slight
slumher, one Of the ladies in attendance re-
marked that her Majesty seemed TO be asleep.
No" she replied. II could sleep il I were
to indulge repose; but | am sensible of the
near approach OF death. and would not al
low myself to be surprised by him in sleep
| wish to meet him wide awake" Lord
Nelson. on receiving bis fatal shot. said to
Captain Hardy, They have done for me al
last, Hardy; my back bone is shot through N
And yet he had the presence Of mind to
take out his handkerchief and cover his face,
to be concealed from the gaze Of bis crew.
And last Of all, the great Bonaparte died
in his Field Marshal's uniform and boots.
which he had ordered to be put on short
time previous to bis dissolution Such arc
the efforts Of poor expiring mortality-still
clnging TO earth, tililaboring for posterity,
ard exerting itself to fall ut last, when fall
it must, with dignity and grace.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

COUNTERFEIT GoLD DoLLARs.--The
Buffalo Republic mentions the appearance
in that city Of gold dollars, which proves
that the bogus mint is in operation, and its
issues are circulating The metal Of which
i is made i copper A very thin covering
Of gold, which conceals the baser metal,
was probably put Oh by galvanism-
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

Parrun1 iu MuLto.-Some one has said
that HuttUDi w Parro II the Spirit Of the
Age. Poor Editors viii rejoice to hear this,
for Pdrrum in Mute is the Practice of
the Age. What with Telegraphic Reports
Of Public Speeches, Popular Meetings Con-
gressional and Legislative Debates, and For
eign News, The History of Day il spread
out into huge columns which should make
the History Of Centuries Everything at
present IL too voluminous; and the Editor,
more than any other, feels the effect Of this
Condensation must be effected, very often
to the Injustice Of many /; everything in q
newspaper must be short, epigrammic G.
Much in Little; the lemon must be soueez-
3D. the juice extracted the spirit Of pass
ing events carefully presented in concrete
form, and the outside extraneous peel thrown
away as a valueless excresencc,
Albany Express.
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

re fall of wholesome advice as well as beaut
nagery They convey to the youthful drear
lesson which it would be well for him to p
II:
Arise! for the day is passing,
While you lie dreaming on;
Your brothers are cased in armor,
And forth to the fight are gone;
Your place in the ranks awaits you;
Each man has part to play,
The past and the future are nothing
In the face of the stern to-day.
Arise from your dreams of the future
OF gaining a hard fought field,
OF storming the airy fortress,
Of bidding the giant yield;
Your future has deeds of glory,
OF honor (God grant it may9
But your arm will never be stronger,
Or needed as now-to-day.
Arise! if the past detan you,
Her sunshine and storms forget;
No chains so unworthy to hold YOU
As those of a vain regret;
Sad or bright, she is liteless ever;
Cast her phantom arms away,
Nor look back, save to learn the lesson
Of a nobler strife to-day.
Arise! for the hour is passing;
The sound that you dimly hear,
Is your enemy marching to battle
Risel risel for the foe is near!
Stay not to brighten your weapons,
Or the hour will strike at last,
And from dreams of Il conlinu hattie
You will waken, and find it past
Washington telegraph., 1854-04-26

BIG SHoorlNG.--Thc Austin (TexaS)
Times records something big in the way of
small shooting in that section 1t says =
Two gentlemen of This city shot in day
and half the following summary of wild
fowl. II geese 100 mallard ducks, l3 gold
en- eye do, and 2 summer do, making to-
tai Of 127 head. When it is remembered
that it was nearly all done by single shots
on the wing we hazard the assertion from
kowledge of the sporting capacities of the
gentlemen referred to, they will be found
hard to beat