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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

CosrumE If well bred woman is sur
nrised ia careless costume, she does not try to
dodge behind the door TO conceal dehciencies.
nor does she turn red or stammer confused
excuses She remains calm and self-possessed,
and makes up in diguity what she may want
10 decoration.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

- An Irish carriage-driver made very
bappy and characteristics reply the other day
A gentlemen had replied TO Pats aq1
a carriage, sir ?" by saying, No. | am able
10 walk" when Pat rejoined. May yer
honor long be able, but seldom willing
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

rA Western paper speaking Of some
man I; 4 profanity says: . lie ripped out such
string of oaths as would have split White
osL ssmp and turned.the SKY yellow"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

PRAYER.--One has somewhat quantity but
very truly. said " God looks nor at the ora
tory Of your prayers. how eloquent they are /;
nor al their geometry, how long they are !; nor
AZ their arithmetic, how many they are nor
Al their logic, how methodical they arc but
Ne looks al their sinceritY-how spirltualtbey
arc" fH fel $3.50
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

r. A henpecked husband. residing in
snail village in the interior, thus announces
the departure from his bed and board of
bis dearly beloved: ss..
My wife. Ann Maria. has strayed or been
stolen. Whoever returns her will get bis
head broke. AS for trusting her, anybody
can do 40 who sees ft--ior as Ineyer pay my
own dedts, it is not likely that | viii lay
awake nights thinking about other peoples"
THE RoD.-Dr. Lyman Beecher accounts
for the fact that there is more waspishness at
the South than at the North. on tho ground
that the children at the North are "jodcioas-
II whipped" while at the South they are nes
whipped a. al. r.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

First Insertion per square ten lines crlosss 81 %
Every sHbsequent insertion
~ Liberal deductions made on yearly adse-
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No paper discontinued until paid for
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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08
9 There is none

UEIH ITNIIH
mall this cold and hollow world, no fount
Ofdeep strong deathess love, save that within
A mothers heart.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-02-08

Ore lsinp--thy mothers love--amid the stars
!. tli i..i rs .ure lame changeess and before
+ +. araae 81 Cod burn through eternity
+ 5.y as Il was III and lent thee here
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-03
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Sleeping fil Railroad Cars.

Some few months since We noticed
All announcement in the Northern pa
pcrs which could not fail to prove ac-
ceptablc to the travelling public
namely, the fact that Mr.. j Il. lIunmit
oi Philadelphia, has devised plan for
adjusting the seats in railroad cars SO
that the occupants coIld enjoy all the
pleasures and advantages OF rccun
bent position, enabling them to obtain
INC necessary rcpoSc even during long
loIlrncys--a consumation most dcvOut.
ly ito be wished, aud which will be
inllN appreciated hy any person who
Nus 'ravelscd all night in cars furnish
ed with seats of the usual construction,
~ winch every position has been rs.
splnsd Nl!s II the 'e. vain,hopco oI hitting upon.
Az 'aSalEFK QUE; apd each lreS altcInJ /,
4!nly resulting in lhu Discovery 81. snu,r
nrw ',mnnvc'sirnre. Tie legs oran,pcd
up--'ir h"a! bumpiny about at !ho
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AN EYE WITNESS.


TRAGIcAL ScENE.-Mr. editor: As |
have seen no published account of the
following strange and hcart,rcnding
scene. take the liberty of sendng you
Il brief sketch, as related To me by my
brother-inlaw (who resides in Wau
pacca Co.. Wisconsin, and in the same
ncighborhood, } a day or two previous
to my leaving the State, which was
about two weeks ago:
y farmer sold yoke of oxen to an
individual in the ncishborhood, and
received his pay in paper money. The
man who purchased the oxen, being
in hurry to start off, requested the
farmer to assist him in yoking them
up. lie accordingly went to the yard
with the m;n for that purpose: leaving
the money lying on the table. On
his return To the house. he found his
little child had taken the money from
The table, ard WAS in the act Of kind
ling the fire in the stove with it. From
the impulse of the moment, he hit the
child Il slap Oh the side Of the head, SO
'iu ~ !" hhoeN IL o'c' anu, III tic
fall, i, struck its head against the stove
with such force as to break its skull.
The mother, who Was in the act Of
washing a small child in n tub Of VA
ter, in an adjoining room, on hearing
the tracus, dropped the child, and ran
to the room whence the noise proceed
cd-and was so much terrified at
what she there bchcld, that she forgot
the child in the tub for time, and up.
on her return to the room found the
little one drowned! The husband af-
ter Il few moments reviewing the scene
bc!"re him, seeing two Of his children
dead, without further reflection, he
took down his gun and blew his own
brains ont ! Clcareiund Leader. G.. L.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-03
NO. 27.

Tie PROPERTIES OF TEA.-A writ
er in Blackwood's Magazine, in n
lengthy article on "Thc Beverage.
writes rs follows on tea -
The peculiar effects of tea upon ,hS
systems-its exhilarating but non intox-
IcatIng properties-are due TO three
chemical substances: an arofhatfc. vol.
atIie ola slightly bitter principle:
rich IN nItrogen--and tamin or tanin
acid. Its odoriferous volatile fnpredi.
ents do not exist in the natural leaf
but are produced in drying and pre-.
pairing it. And this is true also Of ,bo
coilces and the cocoas. All are nearly
void oftastc and smell in their nnt,,.
raj state; while all are highly favored
and aromatic when used, deriving these
properties from chemical substances
produced within them by processes Of
drying and roasting. An equally sin.
Sular fact has also been ascertuincd
and as equally true of all our usualIv
infused IL beverages viz: that the pecu-
mar rn,trogen.containing principle which
they hold in solution, lessons the natu-
RAJ wear and tear ofthe bods, and thus
to certain extent saves food;
Another interesting and singular
lact connected with the subject is, that
the tea leaf contains very large nro:
Pcft'on or gluten, n nut'ions Ingredient
of plants. This substance forms one
fourth part of their weight in leaves:
ana were they palatablc; SO tha, We
could cat them i'll mass; ns we do the
cocoa tea leaves would be nearly as
hutrious as beans Or peas, and morG
strcnsth,sustaining than wheat.
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'cci, and peace was at once restored.
he chlelot the mob was not caught
and for several days could not be found
and it was thought that he, together
with four or five others, had jumped
overheard and either drowned or
swan ashore. Several of the cabin
passengers aver that they distinctly
saw three or four men in the river,
and as the affair occurred soon after
the boat left New Orleans it was i'm.
possible to tell who was lost.
During the melee, Il coal boatman
OF the name Of BlakcIy, was much
hurt and dangerously stabbed in the
rear. He WAS taken care of by the
officers Of the boat, and sent to the
hospital. The mate OF the Traube re.
cclved cut in the head from knife,
which he caught just as one OF the
mutlnecrs made Il lungc at him.
The four that were arrested were
put oil Of the boat soon after the af:
fray was qucllcd, and when the boat
was in the ncighborhooI of Nf;likcn's
Bend, the big fellow that had been
missing, was found, and was forthwith
set ashore. He had been sccrctrd
under the cylinder timbers. No fur
ihcr outbreak occurred during the
trip, though many threats were made
Just before the boat reached port
The dic'pinc Oft the Spaniards, md the
determination of tho officers of the
boat, put All etlectual stop to the law.
lcssncss Of the coal bnatmcn.
InnisuiII1 (Lnuric,.
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'si of having the ;rci broken, anu
The painful feeling of excessive sicrpi
ness, obliged to be borne without the
hope of relief. The c.,n,rivance Of Mr..
iiammit consists "t II scat placed in
the same position in the cars us the
'rcscnt Style of seats usually occu"y.
1t is made, however, on the reclining
pr'nciplc, and its occupant, by moving
Il simple knob, can throw himself back
IN II rrcuubrnL posture, without any
other cxcrti"n than moving his hand.
The backward movement 0; the seat
throws up padded lcgrcst, and the
traveller is then to all intcnts and pur-
poses reclining on a luxurious lounge,
with the single exception that he has
no pillow. But this difficulty Mr.. H.,
has also overcome. Each seat is fur.
nishcd with sliding, sc!Cadjusting
head rest, which can be moved without
the slightest trouble, SO As to suit the
stature or caprice Of the traveller
These rests arc made to conform to
the shape Of the head, and being COW
cred with velvet, and nicely padded,
they tn' very comfortable pillows.
This cutirc arrangement is neat, com
pact, simple and effective, and wirhal
exec, 'ngly tasteful. The machinery
by which the desirable object of con-
vcrting a scat into n coach is effected.
is so simple in It's construction, and is
made upon such correct mechanical
principles: that its becoming dcrangcd
"r broken with ordinary usage is al
most impossible.
These seats We learn have been III
troduccd into the night cars OH The
Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad,
and have given the fullest satisfaction.
We are also Informed that the patent
seats have been or are about to be in
trcduccd upon the Wilmington and
Raleigh and The Wilmington and
Manchester Railroads. ltdccd, we
learn some OF them have alrcad, been
put Oh the Manchester road and are
all that is claimed "f them. II 50,
there can be no question 81 lhir gen
"rai adoption! u ears ruu:.ln- ut night.
|iiimi"yt,n Jouynai.
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From tho Charleston Courier.
Rail Road accident.

Editors Courier :-Gentlemen-On
Tuesday morning, the 18th inst, the
morning train from Petersburg to
Weldon, met with q terrible accident
the particulars Of which are as follows:
At about twenty five miles from
Weldon, q passenger cur was thrown
off the rails, the locomotive killing
two COWS, which ran over tire lines Just
when the train came along in speed,
before it could be stopped. The bot.
tom of the car next to the baggage cnr,
broke literally into peiccs, and the
passengers, ten or twelve in number,
fell through it, all OF them bruised, and
their clothes torn into patches. One,
however, did not escape as well as his
icllow-sufierers. lie is an agent Of
Adams Express Company. His left
leg and arm, were entirely b'rokon, and
otherwise bruised very badly. The
Conductor was dragged along by the
detached locomotive and baggage GERS
more than twenty yards, aud Iniracu-
lously escaped, even without serious
bruises. The man with his broken
limbs was sent back to Petersburg
wilch we saw him hc was very calm,
but le pressed his hand to his head,
and said / feel death is coming: There
was a physician in the same car, who
fell also through, and he too, was seri-
ously bruised. Hc had young negro
boy, VIII" was tied to the first seat near
the platform. who lesi ite Of his fall
did not h,rt him at all.
1t seems 10 US that the bottom Of the
car was rot,on, else it might have re-
sisted the shock, as we who were in
the next car to that one which broke,
scarcely felt the shock.
AN EYE WITNESS.
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y BEAUTIFUL ILIusrrAr1os,-Fromi:.
the inc scripture Readers Guide.n i;y
Caroline Fly" Have We never saif-
(, ca upon the watcr*' and looking be.
hnd us, seen the waves briGht' : NM,
slttert!g i'll the sunshine anu before
US, and seen them yelled in the, deen
gray of evening? Did we, think the
sunshine terminated exactly where Wa
STOOD! 1t seemed SO; but when we
mad gone further, it seemed SO still, );
Onward.
such is DIR position in the conrsa
OF divine revelation. As it passes Il
becomes clear and simple to the plain:
est understanding-lhat which is To
come is only obscured because our
vision receives not the light that is
upon it. And by the manner of ito
past fu'''lment we may best ihdge Of
the manner OF fulfflment to be cxpcct:
cd for what remains. {" W
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-05-03
Highly Important Treaty
with England.

Our private adviccs brought by The
Europa are of Il very important cha
ter. They inform us that, while Cen
eral Pierce, Secretary Marcy, Caleb
Gushing, and tho other members of the
Cabinet were engaged in The di,tribu-
ton Of the spoils, and in turning clerks
and tide walters out Of the custom
houses, Mr.. Buchanan, our Minister
to the Court Of St. james, employed
his time in preparing for the great
Struggle that is on the exc Of bursting
forth throughout Europe.
We learn that either the Hermann,
from Southampton, or the America,
from Livcrpoul-ih next steamers
duc-will bring the draft Of Il convcn-
ton concluded between Mr.. Buchanan
and Lord Aberdeen, on bchali'ot their
respective governments, by which En-
gland submits, in the approaching
European war, the doc,ri c that tho
flag cuver> both shi and cargo, and
that free ships make free ynods also
rcnouncing the right OF search Tor the
ilnprcsslncnt of scauicn So far as
American vessels are concerned, uuh
cunccding the restriction us t, ;hr law
of blockade.
In return, tic Uni;rl Stu:rs -
pledged to strict neutrality and non
interference il The coming contest
between the Western Powers and
Russia.
This is IL most important convcntiun
and has been negotiated by Mr. Buch
aman without instruction from Wash
ington. 1t is important rs it affects
our righ's and our commerce, and
places us in the position that we should
have occupied years and years ago
1t secures our neutrality without any
treaty stipuIati"ns, as it removes the
cause of war, and ut once enables us to
become the great carrier on the seas Of
the world.
Mr.. Buchanan has achieved diplu-
matte triumph; and his success cxhib
its the Importance to the country, Of
having able men TO represent us
abroad. In 1912 the doctrine Of the
right of search led to the war with
Great Britain. The treaty Of Ghent
left the matter unsettled LII 1918
Lord Castlcrcagh unsucccsaiuily c.
dcavorcd to obtain our consent to the
doctrine by special treaty stipuati"n<;
but it continued unsettled When
Mcssrs. Webster and Ashburton were
arranging the treaty at Washington,
in 1912, all reference to the doctrine
"as sludi"usly avoided for fear Of II
rupture in the negotiations at that
time.
But now, in the face of the impcnd
ing wars in Europe, and in the ncccssi-
ty OF our neutrality in this tremendous
struggle, the great principles for which
We have for halfa century contcnded
arc obtained. The recent debates in
the British Parliament show the rcluc
tancc with which the concessions W re
made. 10 that part relative to the
rights of our sailors, we desire to call
the especial attention OF the New York
Chamber Of Commerce.
The convention, and the correspond.
cncc connected with it, will probably
he submitted to the Senate as soon as
received, for the immediate action OF
that body.
L'rrIu,,uo
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INDIAN JupcMESr.--A Spaniard
having stolen horse from an indian,
the latter convicted him of the Offences
Dya very Ingenious proceeding. He
complained to 4 judge, who had tho
horse which the Spaniard,> brought
before hlm. The prisoner sworc that
ne hatf always owned the horse So that
the Judge did not find himself in. n No.
slt'on to convict. He was even ,hp,t
t" return the horse to- him. when tbs.
Indian said, IF you will allow mo +
VIII prove that tho animal belonos ~.
me-. Immediately he pulled Of his
blanket and covering the horses head
asked the Spaniard Of which eve TIM.
horse was blind. The robbcr was,
much embarrassed at the question, but
nevertheless, not to delay the court.
he replied at hazard that it was tho
,r'sht eye. The Indian, uncoverinc Tho.
mead, exclaimed, ",he horse is not Kind
either .,n of the right or Of the left cvc ,,
Inc Judge Immediately decided tbar
the horse was his.
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DESPERATE ItENCuSrHE

ijE%rEHATE tENCoETRE THE
STEAMER :. r.J. lHAvnE.-Wc have
"iirn heard OF meeting Il murderer on
the high seas. but seldom have 10 re
cord such scenes OF vi',Icncc us occur
rcd on the steamer 5 L. j. Traubc.
ol the Mississippi river. during her re-
cent trip from New Orleans. AS is
usual at this sa~on OF the year, the
boat WAS crowded with passengers,
chiefly tlatboatmcn from, the Wabash
and coalhoatmcn from Pitt>burg.--
Among lilc latter was Il set Of turbu-
lent, quarcl>omc men, who were about
hai drunk When they g.; on the boat
at New Orleans, and had il iinht or two
among themselves, before the boat
left port. Captain Tucker was notified
by Il friend, who recognised one or
two OF the uIcN, that he " uld have
trouble with them, al, they would ,ry
to take The boat.
Suun after the boa was under saw
and before she had p,rcc,lrd may
miles up the river. on tie Plti>nu, .
coal b"atmcn attack Wabash AN
who was quiet and ,,rac,ablr, anl had
SAID nothing To him, and Ii nckcd him
Town and beat him drradiuly. Two
Of his friends inlciicrcL to save him
from further i'll usayr, when they were
bcset and nearly beaten to death, and
one oi them had his arm broken ny a
blow OF an axe in the hands of one of
the rioters. The deck was open, aud
another passenger, "A small man, step.
ped up after The first fray and called
for a drink. W..iIc he was in the act
OF drinking, hurley fellow, bully
among the coal b"aIlnen, stepped up
and seized him by the neck, choakel
him, and threw him to The deck as il
he were q chicken, and then stamped
OH him. lie was suffered to get u,.,
and rs soon a he rcgaincd his feet he
| drew Il knife and inflicted ii terrible
wound in The big mans breast. which
placed him Oh his back DUNG the rest
OF the trip, and on lhc arrival OF I'll,
boat here he Was sent to the os ital.
Not long after lhi, occurrence III,
>N'"i "'"''bS'' i'''hi'lt I'tI"CllN WIG
with liquor, or THEN anxiety for Il li.hl
| and were heard to swear that ,l,cy
| would take the boat and do as they
pleased. The deck wa, crowded Will
passengers, and the quiet and orderly
| had no peace or rest, and were bcsct
every moment. Captain Tucker then
determined to gucll the lot, and sum.
moning his crew, among whom were
twenty one Spanar,is, and arnin4
them with short clubs, ialcnetS, and
whatever weapons he could, he
| marched TO the lower deck and en-
deavorad Ia Re tore order, and put the
rioters on shore The rioters laughed
at him, and one big fellow shook MS
fist under his nose and Il, fled the Who'll,
crew. The Spnn'ar'S, IN solid rhal
aux, armed with Il c!un and Il lone
| knllc, were n,'irrc. "a advance and
HrIze Illc ~ gIeai,r. zen rlis,cd II
sccnc of alril, au"i rni! nl >rs inm
y ch Ui! NY u,,n. q! g.. ."'Al. he Span.
| 'an crcH. HnWuNrr. were I.c'urIUuS
ana managed I" secure four of tho
itngIcadorS who were tied neck aud
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Tie CAplroL.-The State I16use
(says the SouM Caroii,sfaa ofthe 10Th
Instant was on yesterday lodged in
the position,itis to. decuby until the
New Capitbl'is finished. This is ono
OF the greatest feats in house moving ,
we iIave2erer heard Of, No chimneyss
removed, hnplastering disturbed. and.
indeed, the Legislature might have !
peeh IN session without ,,boing at all
annoyed BY the process Of moving.
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AIAL AcclnENr.-On last Friday, !,
two sons of Mr.. James Ellis, a res
pcI'"olc citizen residing near Hhrt-
vile in this District, were hdntino Il,
.hc ~, vicinity of their home. when ~
.hc accIlIcdtal discharge Of the gun, III
'nc 'ahas or otie OF Them, the other;
was mortaIiy wounded and died in tho
course OF twohours. Pills laiiieHtable
occurrence another solcmn' ddmoni.
,''n OF the danger Of carrying fire arms,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIag.
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MoRE Drprnu,,o p.

MORE DIPLOMATIC REvELAr1oss.-
as en- Offset to the publication in Eng
land 1.-THE secret correspondence, tie
announcement is made that the Rus
slal government will publish batclf
OF secret English fetters on the Orien-
tai Ia question, and among them several
from Prince Albert. #. these Iatters
should establish the Russian proclivi-
ties charged agains: the Prince consort
ana to which was charged the haltino
'nuec's'on OF the Ministry ir. the early
stages OF the quarrclls, We may expect
20 sec great tumult Of popular in.
q snat'on i'll England, which will add
TO the complications Of the Eastern
question.