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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

The MIX TREE.-In narrative Of trav-
els on the Amazon and Rio Negro, just pub
lished. Mr.. Wallace describes an extraordina-
ry tree, called The Milk Tree. which was one
Of the first wonders he saw near Para. The
fruit is eatable. and full Of rich and juicy
pulp. But strangest Of all il the vegetable
milk, which exudes in abundance when the
bark is cut; it has about the consistence Of
thick cream. and but for very slight pecu-
liar taste, could scarcely be distinguished from
the genuine product Of the COW. Mr.. Leav-
eps ordered man to tap some logs that bad
lain nearly a month in the yard. He cut
several notchcs in the bark with an axe, and
in a minute the rich sap was running out IN
great quantities. II was collected in basin,
diluted With water. strained, and brought up
a. tea time and at breakfast next morning. =
The peculiar favor Of the milk seemed rather
70 improve the quality Of the tea, and gave Il
as rood color as rich cream; in coffee It IS
equally good" The milk is also used for
Glue. and it is said to be as durable as that
made use cfty csrpsuters
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

\ WONDERFCL Clock There il now in
possession OF, and manufactured by, Mr.. Col
lings, silyersmith, Of Glouchestershire, Eng
land, most ingenious piece Of mechanism
an eight day clock, with dead beat escape
ment, maintaining power, chimes the quar-
tcrs, plays sixteen tunes, playa three tunes
in twelve hours. or will play at any time re-
quired. The hands 60 round as follows !:
One, once a minute one, once an hour; one.
once 4 week, one, once a month; one, ONCE
year. 1t shows the moons age. the time
Of rising and setting Of the sun. the time Of
high and low water, half ebb and half food /;
and by beautiful contriyanee, there is paro
which represents the water, rises and falls T;
lifting the ships at high water tides as if it
were in motion, and as it reccdes. leaves
these little automation ships dry on the sand.
It shows the hour of the day, of the week,
day Of the month, there is a provision made
Cor tho long and short months. Il shows the
twelve signs Of the zodiac; it strikes or not.
chimes or not. as you wish It has the equa-
ton table, showing the difference Of clock
and sun every day in the year. Every por-
ton OF the clock is Of beautiful workmanship,
aud performs most accurately the many diff
fcrent objects which are called into action by
the ingenious proprietor, who is most willing
to describe all its various achievements to
any one who may feel pleasure in paying
him visit.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

GENUINE Wlr.-At party ao:1o time
since, as a young gentleman named Frost
was eating au apple in quiet corner bs him
SELF a young lady came up and gaiy asked
him why he did not share with her = lie
good.naturedIy turned the side which was nos
bitten towards her, saying Here. take it if
you wish" "No. / thank you," she ex-
claimed, looking at him archly. 81 would
rather have one that il not frost. 6itten ,"
aud mirrilY ran of to join the company. leav-
ing poor Frost with thaw in his heart.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

TnE STEAM MARINE FoRCE OF GREAT
BRrrAIN-Great Britain has upwards of two
hundred and fifty ocean steamers Of ample
tonnage which she can use in any necessity
growing out of the present war. In the pos
session Of these steamers is a great element oi
her strength as a maratine power. The Liy-
erpool Journal furnishes an interesting arti.
Gle on the magnitude Of this steam marine
power. The "Cunard Company" could
alone furnish nine powerful paddle-wheel
ships, with tonnage Of 1880 tons. and a
horse power equal to 7,l50 Each ship
could carry a regiment of the line in twenty
one DAYS to the Cape Of Good Hope, and in
much less time to the Baltic or the Black
Sea. Those in port could be made ready in
twenty-four hours notice. The four screw
steamers of the Liverpool and Philadelphia
line are also taken into account. possessing
s,39G tons, and l, $50 horse power.
Then there arc enumerations in favor of
the Pacific line, being $500 tons, and l,4OO
horse power; the six Of the Liverpool and
Constantinople line. 5000 tons, and l,O53
horse power; the four of the South Ameri-
can Company, 5,04S tons. and 900 horse
mower the three Of the Canadian Company,
4 300 tons, aad 700 horse power the three
of the Lisbon aud Cadiz line, 1850 tons, and
$40 horse power aud fifteen trading to diff
ferent ports of the Mediterranean, 1900
TONS
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

&C. The Frenchmaa is model in cool.
meas and philosophy. Runaway with his wife.
and hc loses no time in making love to the
frs; pretty girl lie meets If he loses a for.
tune, instead Of taking the prussic acid. hemp.
or bad rum, he INDUCES in frog soup, Madei>
wine. jokes, aud the opera.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

LovE.--Love COMES from courtsbip, and
courtship is a suit that is not made in day.
Il is the slow result Of several measures. and
these measures cannot be taken TOO carefully I;
but love at first eight is a ready-made suit.
that IS entered into at once, and for which. as
the resrlt frequently proves, neither party
was in the least fitted.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

Rz- A traveller found buffalo robe be-
longing TO a hotel keeper who, on receiving
it. thanked the fnder, remarking that
THANK you was worth twenty-five cents,
and Thank you kindly" was worth thirty
seven aud half cents. Soon after, the irav-
eler called for dinner, ate it, and asked she
landlord what was TO pay. twenty-five
cents, was the reply | thank you kind
ly." said the traveller. and moved off Here
my good fellow stop aud take the change. re-
mark ed the landlord. throwing down ulne-
pence your dinner was only twonty-hve
cents"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

T- An Asiatis chief bei.,r asked Iii
opinion as to wine, remarkoI that hs ibous6s
it was a juice extracssi from a wo,nan !
tongue and lions heart for after he lad
drank enough os.., he could talk forever and
fight tho devil.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

NJ In India. when horse can and will
not draw, instead Of whipping, spurring or
burning him, as is frequently practiced 10
most civilized countries, they quietly get a
rone and attaching it to one Of the fore feet.
one or two men take hold oft and advancing
a few PAGES ahead Of the horse, pull their best.
No matter how stubborn the animal may be-
few doses Of such treatment wall efcct q
perfect cure.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

CHILDREN Never suffer your children 10
require service from others which they car
perform themselves. A strict Observance Of
this rule will be Of inealculable advantage TO
tAem through every period of life.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

U-A man having hurt nis forehead, was
advised to rub it with brandy. Some DAYS
af:er being asked if he had done 30, he ans.
wered, al have tried several times, 5ut can
never get the glass higher than my MOUTH
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

10 Mrs. Partington is a great contcmner
Of Jick-names. and thinks that if Mr. Doug.
ias is the father Of the Nebraska Bill. 10
ought-'o call it Bill Douglas. aud not uick-
name bis own offspring.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-05-03

W Why is four cent sugar like man
that never surronders Because it's " cses~
grit, and nothing elsc
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Temperance and the State Prison.

The following is an extract from the re-
port of w. X. Andrews Warden Of tho
Sing Sing State Prison, made to the lcgis-
laturc.
in examining the career of majority
Of the convicts, it will be found that youngs
men Of good families, Of fair prospects and
been tempted to Il moderate use of ardent
spirits, which was offered in seductive form,
by sanction of law, hear their residence or
place = hilsiness ali appetite thus formed
'.I".Ieo aau,'i.eti'i-apaulit'as to satisfy its
cravings ana IN feW ,eaw, loss Of bust
ness charactc" and means, accompanied
WIN II deprivation of moral and mental
ti'luls.'oNs. ~" l:tt !llcIn to the commission of
'o o',ehce which either lrnu,c,liately con-
signed them to the prison, or drove them
cNi society to peapetrate other and greater
c:i'nss' .:. Restored to axsow through the
ga OF prison abstIlf$k, they roect upon
thelr career with astonisln-ar and sorrow,
apt their retuE1to the world exposes them
toIhe .nns temptations, Will, less character
ana ability to resist; and after brief
period OF intemperance, they return more
hardened in crime, to swell the lists of
second convictions. To specuIute upon
Original sin, or natural dcpravity, as con-
f'eeted wi criminal convictions, is simply
charging results to ah improper cause. Dry
up the sources of intemperance which are
legalized and countcnanced in almost every
section of the land, reWQyeklhat Ian +
the human race which,
man at every step, a. = :
grave, alluring him OF Il
and crime: and it will d6 {5Srds
rendering the prisons tenan1 feliev-
ing socity from the curssl lrden of
abjact poverty and degrading vYee."
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What .ShuH Girls Rca1 The New
Testament, particularly the fifth chapter of
Paul's Epistle to the Ephesisns. We will
turn out Paul against all the writers on
marriage and divorce from the days OF
Moses to the present time; for, although
he was IL bachelor, yet hc seems to have
been d:vineiy commissioned to say few
words on this important subject, which We
look "pon as quite conclusive. Above all,
no young lady should think of reading the
various filthy publications OH marriage and
divorce with which crazy modern philoso-
pliers have dcIugcd the world. They are
the offspring of corrupt minds, depend upon
that. We had much rather permit !,
daughter of ours to read the worst novels
OF Eugene Sue, than the jumblc Of igno-
rance, rationaliSm, Fanthcism, and all sorts
OF intihciity, which is concealed in the
pages of works that profess to be of SO
much Importance TO all. They are moral
tpaS, lighting the senses, withcring happy
spirits, and destroying the joyous innocence
OF youth, leaving in its place II ,lsconten!cd,
unbalanced mind, which will probably
carry the posScssors out Of the gentle, quiet
sphere of real woman, into the ridiculous
and inappropriatr one of the ">trong-
minded" sistcrhood, if it unfortunately does
not land them in even It worse position.-
4Vcw York .Sund"y Times.
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Nlrs szamilton.


slilustrious Statesman is announced in the
washington papers. She was the second
daughter of the distinguished Gen. PHILIP
.. ScnUYLER, of Albany, and was. married
to ALEXASDER HAMILTON, 9th December
1880, then a Lieutenant Colonel in the
United States Army. They enjoyed most
happy union Of "a years, and the surviving
widow, lived more than fifty years after the
sad dispcnsation that deprived her of no.
bic husband and the country of one of its
ablest and best Statesmen. Mrs HAMILTON
however, it seems did not sit down satisfied
during the long years Of her wilowhood to
exact the esteem and homage of the world
due her as the relic of the greatest man of
his time, but was ever benevolent, work.
ing. christian. Even to within a short time
previous to her death she Ma- engaged in
making visits to al the schools of the city
encouraging iis teachers and impartng les
sous ofsobedienco and morality to the pupils.
Such woman was worthy of ALEXANDER
HAMILTON, and the simple fact that she was
lhe wife-of such man, proclaimed her to
be moro than ordinarily endowed. She
had lived 81 years the 9th inst.
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Desperate Battle with a Deer.

Not long since as two little boys, sons of
j. F. CRAWFORD, Of this District, the one
seven apd the other nine years Of age, were
returning from school, they were fiercely
pounced upon by tame buck roaming at
large oyer the couni& The first attack
was upon the young ~, who stood bis
ground with the resolution of Camisard !;
the older one in the mean time coming to
his assistance. The little fellows after q
few passes however, discovered to their dis
may that the long horns and sharp feet of
an enraged deer were very dangerous wea-
pons, and the one first attacked was quickly
hurled to the ground exhausted and bleed
ing. The maddened animal then turned
,upon the other who urged his little brother
TO seia& the opportunity and make his
escape across q. neighborisg fence; he
sprang for it with his remaining strength,
and dwas in the act Of leaping over, when
he waaleGaip aet upon end received deep
=! :! = =! :!
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III wealth.
No.. ..s.t'Dnd without char
..cter or credit. What we want here, in
republican America, are MEN and WOMEN
r,cp wto csn fight their WAY through all
obstacles, and women who can bring forth
malc children without falling into Il rapid
consumption ut the birth of the first one
We don't want dolls and dandics, or MIN
cumpoops of anv-kind or sex.
We wish VIC could set our readers right
on the subject Of managing domestic help !;
but all that We can 'lo is to advise them to
engage us little OF it as possible, for to oh
tain it COOL is un'rniai'ly Il very difficult
thing i'll this region. Here there is a ccr-
tain class of .!olnestics who are as cringing
and rs fawnn:c IS Il spaniel when they first
come anon. u, bnt they are not long here
before they are taught 10y their lnorc cx-
inSolcnt AMI cSacting. In fashionable
houses they demand separate tables from
their masters and misrcssrs, anl they hive
~ ~ wa are assured. some sort of 'uNDEn
the upper servants, at tlIeir meals. i Ir,
We, sssgarn as a tirs,-rate iokc-in its way.
Weslegc hcard Of Il hou>ckrcpcr who lost
q scMlntf girl he had engaged, because
crushed sugar was used in the kitchen. To
this she had great objection; and al
though she was told that her employer i'll
tiulgcd in the same article she said that
That made no difference to her. as she had
been used to lu'npsugar and couldn't think
of using any othcr kind. In her own
country, it is extremely doubtful if she
ever saw sugar of any kind Another
''hclp' wished TO know, before she would
listen to any offer of an engagement as a
domestic, if tho modern Improvements were
all over the house, and, upon being told
they We're not, she Immediately vamoscd
the rancho, saying she could not think of
carrying water and slops up and down
stairS-not she, indeed!
This state OF things-which is more
ianghable than o,herwisc--must soon cure
Itself, and thon our citizens will find OUT
II they will be content to live III a simpie.
lnlct, unostrntatious manncr-that by be-
ing their own s:5:4 $50, !: 'sa sonnnanad
much more comfort and much more domes-.
tic bliss, and open better school for the
home and useful, practical education Of
their children than they now command or
have.
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Musical Entertainment.

We enjoyed the rare pleasure few eve
niliss ago, of attending Concert at the
M,RsALL House, given by Mr.. J. w. JONES
all his talented children. We have heard
much of the musical proficiency of this
fpily, but never before enjoyed the oppor-
tutity of witnessing it. Whether it was
tt long interval that had elapsed since we
lstcncd to the concordance and Aclody of
Sweet sounds, or the bcwitching presence of
e ladies, or the superior ability of the
s:""-hful band o musicians, or all these COM
y. FNrt nro3pced 50 decided an effect
upon Oh. So, .,..::..'. s. ."ot precisely
tell, but so it is we were . ..s:i ga and
left the room feeling weight Of obligation
to our old friend for that evenings enter
tainment that promised warm expression
the first opportunity. Mr.. JONES merits
the high commentator of every lover of
music, for the efforts he is so laudibly maxi
ing to improve the taste of the District in
this most interesting and valuable art, and
to do away with the miserable quackery
and prejudice that would'confine its culture
10 young boarding school Misses who
generally under the present meagre system
make no gcater attainment than to finger
quite pertly few tunes on the Piano. We
will always, the ladies particularly of ON
village, give him and his musical household
hearty welcome; such music can be ap-
preciated by many here.
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The Rights of Rail Road Passengers
10 Seats

The Marine Court of New York has rem
dcrcd an important decision in favor of
right of rail road conductors in ciccting
passengers from seats into which they had
obtruded themselves. Two men sued the
Hudson River Rail Road Company for $500
damage each for assault and false inprison-
incnt. The facts are, that they came on
the cars at Sing Sing, where they had drank
more liquor than was necessary to improve
their manners. The seats in the cars we're
all occupied, but gentleman had frtt his
seat to enjoy a cigar in the baggage car,
and this scat the plaintiffs took possession
of, and refused to sire it up when called
upon, and when applied to by the Con,luc-
tor, used profanc and obscene language,
offensive to ladies. Upon this the Con,luc-
tor, with NECESSARY assistance, elected the
parties from their seats, and, to prevent
their violence, confined them in small
room, until the train arrived in the CITY,
For this the action was brought. The
Cor.L justified the action Of the Conductor
an't dismissed the suit. This decision
rcc"gnzcs. for the first time by "a Court of
justice, the right Of II " through passenger"
to his seat
Commenting Oh the above, the Baltimore
-1mrrican says:
" 1t is really annoying TO be suddenly
disposcsscd of IL seat after having occupied
it nearly TO your journeys end. We have
witnessed some singular sccucs in regard to
seats, and it would be an important invcn-
ton if some plan could be hit upon, which
would obviatc the difficulty. 1t frequently
happens that passengers leave Il coat, :. bag.
an umbrellas; or some other article us :,
notice that the seat is occupied, and we
have seen them thrust ari.lr with perfect
Indifference. Ladies', tllougl, usually polite.
seldom take the slightest notice of these
warnings that Il scat is taken, and pouncc
into it with as much confidence as they
would it the car were empty. We have
seen this done more than once, and a
family, or party separated by the intru,
sion"
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OBITUARY..

DIED, i'll Abbevic District, ut the resi-.
'lencc Of his brnthcr-n-law, Rev. W. H.
Davis. on the 23l ut., EEwAKD RAxDuIpII
MoE:i"N ,".i"..--i -"", ct i.nnc iior";,n-,
deceased, aged ~ wears.
lie WAS about finishing his AAo-l-,,,:v
course with the view of entering College
this fall, but in one short week was hurried
to the grave. And such is life
AInn is transient fading flower
Tat even i'll blossomimy dies"
The remembrance of one so gentle and
atfccti"natc, so guilc!css and trustworthy,
will be pleasant tho mournfuI to the mem
ory Of all who knew him well.
In his life, conversation and mar uers, he
was remarkable for a purity and simplicity
which are too seldom seen in this corrupt.
ing world; it is not known to his friends
that he ever uttered a profane or vulgar
word.
In his last painful moments, his patient
endurance and lovely submission cndearcd
him still moro to the mourning hearts
around him. lie had not previously made
an open profession Of picty; but it was ap-
parent that the teachings Of his pious
Mother had not leen lost upon his serious
and rejecting mind lie received the con-
solutions Of religion with simple and
childish G.fr~sI-ss+~ g. suIIicJ
~ -. .,. darxcne,i bv 4 Shade
of unbelief Nearly his last breath was
spent in an earnest desire for that "etenal
life" described to him as r state of immor-
tai rest and happiness. The solemn and
interesting scene OF his dying hour will not
easily be forgotten bv the many who wit
messed it-so calm. so rational, so free from
earthly wishes. it seemed indeed,
"Quite on the verge Of Heaven"
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Greenuilk Raiiroad.--We are grat,fied
to extraet 1.-The following paragraph from a
letter from Judge O'Neall, which we find
in the Southern Patriot:
"By the way, does, It not do your heart
some good to hear the praise laSvished no,o
upon the Greenyille & Columbia Railroad 4
The other night in Columbia, president
Caldwell, Of the South 'capaliAa Railroad.
(as | was informed pronounced it TIE besss
road, and the best managed road, IN tie
. State. lie gave the credit for this, very
deservedly, to our modest, but most excel.
lentsuperintendenta Fsaee. Il is md}s 9rat.
flying to me to-know that the road, kieh
haa done so much for the Stste, has 'at q
tr,unrphed over every attempt to injure
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Now Fall Goods---Full Supplies
WILLIAM SHEAR.
AUGUSTA, GA.

AS received from New York his Full Sun.
lI plies of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, EN-.
braclng lnrgr aud splendid assortment, suitn.
BILE for the Fall and Winter seasons, among which
Rich fancy colorcd Silks of New and beautiful
styles:
Plain Black Silks, in great variety of style and
OF superior quality;
Rich Paris printed Dcuincs, and Fancy all Wool
Pluids;
Lupins cold, white and black Merinos, and
plain cold DclnincS
very large supply Of small and figured all
wool printed Drlaincs for children of new and
beautiful styles;
English and American Fancy Prints, in great
variety of styles;
superior Scotch Fancy Ginvhal,s of new and
beautiful Winter styles;
Elegant French EmbroidcricS, embracing Ladies'
Collars, Chimczctts, UndcrsIecvcs and Hand
kcrchicfs, of splcnd styles;
Ladies Hrs and Co'orrd Cloth Cloaks and Tai
mas of the latest styles;
Ladies' Rich Embridrred and Plain Paris Silk
Velvet Cloaks
- large supply of Ladies', Misses and Childrcn.s
Hosiery Of the best make;
i.aa.es and Gemtlc'nens superior Guantlct Gloves;
i.a'iits and Misses Mcrnoc and Silk Vests:
Gentlcmcns aud Youths Silk and Mcrinoc Shirts
and Drawers;
Superior Welsh, Saxony, Gauzc, Silk Warp and
Heavy Shaker Flannels;
''"Pe.'' E'Elish Coiored flanncls, Tor Ladies
Sacks
! English and American Canton Flanncls, of ex-
ira quality;
y very large supply Of Mourning Goods for La
dies Use "l superior quality;
lt'ch Damask Table Cloths and Napkins, some
OF extra size;
Scotch and Birds eye Diapers, extra Fine for
| chiidrrns wear;
lleavy Scotch Diapers and lIuckabacks for
TowcIing;
Superior Whitney and Mcrnoc Blankets, of ex-
ira size and quality;
Superior Crib Blankets.
Also great variety Of other scasonabIe arti-
, Gies suitable for Family and Plantation USE
The Public are respectfully invited to cnll nul
| examine the assortment
W. >. especially s"liciis call from his long
eont'nucd friends and patrons, and assures them
that n" cXer'ion on his part shall be wanting to
supply Them with the latest and most desirable,
style OF Goods at the lowest prices.
| Nov. 23, 1854 n32
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Day Of Fasting and PRAYER.

Our readers must not forget that Thurs
day, the Odd inst, is the day set apart by
our Governor, for religious services anG
contemplation. We sincerely trust that
under the circumstances every citizen OF
this District will feel it a duty and privi-
lcsc to observe it. We owe everything to
God Il people, and have much to be for
given. In our cities and villages on that
day, not Il business door will stand open,
will not our country friends observe it in
the same manncr2