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MRS. CECILIA YOUNG.

This accomplished lady and charming vo
calist win give concert at Carusi's Saloon
this evening. She made her debut in Balti
more q few weeks ago. and won the applause
of all who heard her by the eminent merit she
displayed. The Baltimore press, and individ.
uals with whom we have conversed, speak
warmly in praise, not only of her brilliant ac-
complishments as an artistic, but of her grace
and dignity in society, and the noble motives
which induced her to appear before the public.
We trust that she will meet with the encour-
agement in Washington which she SO well
deserves.
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THE INTEREST ATTACHED TO THE
FEDERAL CITY.

A person accustomed. to Washington life,
and who has been habituated for years to at.
tending the sessions of the two houses of Con-
gress, where the faces, however strongly marked,
the logic, however powerful, and the eloquence,
however striking, of the many eminent men in
our national legislature, have become familiar,
ifnot jejune-such person can scarcelyrealize
the expectation, interest pride, and pleasure
with which those who have never visited the
federal city, or who only visit it at long inter
walls, look forward to visit here. The first
thought that ILLS the minds Of such is that
they are surrounded ran atmosphere of great
ness. The very person they rub against in the
streets may be President, cabinet officer, a
senator, a congressman, a judge, or foreign
minister.
They feel that they are among the gifted and
leading intellects of great nation. They even
take pride in the consciousness that they
breathe the same atmosphere, hear the same
sounds, see the same objects with the great
men of the nation. This is the spontaneous
tribute yielded to genius. There is nothing
slavish, nothing servile, nothing abasing in it
1t is indeed, that admiration for genius, without
which no man feels the active impulses of that
noble ambition that leads men to strive for
eminence and for fame.
The visitor takes his seat in the gallery ofthe
Senate. 1t is hard to realize that he is in that
room consecrated to genius and associated with
American patriotism and craftsmanship. He
can scarcely believe that the seats he looks
upon have beeh filed by departed sages, ora
tors, and statesmen, and that the walls on which
he looks have so often caught and thrown back
the tones that stirred nations heart. He sees
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11
GREAT SPEECH OF HON. THOMAS H.
BAYLY.

AT the risk of being thought inyidious, we
cannot refrain from expressing our profound
admiration of the speech delivered in the House
Of Representatives by this distinguished gem
tleman. We never have seen such unanimity
Of opinion upon the merits of any effort before.
Democrats and wings, southern men and north
ern men, all concurred in pronouncing it one
of the most splendid efforts among the many
that the Nebraska discussion has elected.
We viii not do him the injustice Of giving
even synopsis Of his argument. Our readers
shall have the whole speech in few days
not merely as spoken-for it was evident that
Judge Bayly was unable to elaborate his posi-
tions for want of time and, in advance, we
invite the attention of all to its convincing and
anansscerabe arguments.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

FISHES AND LEEcHEs.-A correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette, writing from Paris,
says that pisciculture now occupies large
share of the attention of French scientific men.
The culture of fish is becoming, or, more cor
rectly speaking, has already become, fixed
science and the process is SO simple, and the
multiplication rapid, that, if government con-
tinues its support to the enterprise fish will ere
long be the cheapest article of food. The
artificial multiplication of leeches, too, has en-
gagged the efforts of many Swans, whose la
bors have finally triumphed over every obsta-
Gle. An immense number of leeches are used
by the French physicians and surgeons, and
hitherto, after becoming apathetic from use,
they have been thrown away, and new ones
procured at considerable cost. Now, how.
ever, when no longer fit to be used, they are
planted in beds in the rivers or ponds, and be.
ing properly fed, soon resume their activity,
and furnish the most beautiful cocoons. A
large sum Of money will in future be saved an
nually to the government by this new method
of refrigeration.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11
Ahead of the Rappers.

We doubt if the rapping and tipping fanati
cism of the present day can produce anything
equal to the scene below described, drawn from
the accounts of Drs. Stone and j. B. Dods,
1.-THE latter author Of Judge Edmonds Re-
futeda')
Forty-fve years ago there was an extensive
religious excitement in Kentucky. The ex-
element was produced by man partially
deranged, who had been great hunter, and
who believed himself inspired. All his pro-
ceedings we're characterized by the greatest
fanaticism, and partook of the character of
the man as hunter In order to resist the
devil and make him flee from you, it was me-
cessary, he contended, to give him chase, to
tree and shoot him as he would wolf among
the sheep who came but to devour. As the
meeting was held in grove, one individual
suddenly started in pursuit, as he supposed,
of the devil and others of nervous temper
ament, having no power to resist, involunta-
rily joined in the pursuit, and this was called
"the running exercise !" One climbed up
into tree after the devil, and others invol-
UNFAIRLY caught the mania. This was called
the climbing exercised" One individual
was moved to bark; and soon others, even
though they used every method to prevent it,
fell to involuntarily barking, like dogs, while
others gathered around the tree praying for
success. This was called "treeing the devil p
1t was literally devil chase And such a
time of running, climbing, dog-barking, and
devilchasing was perhaps never known before
or since.
On another occasion, insisting upon the
words of our Saviour being literally under.
stood" Except ye be converted and become
as little children, ye cannot enter into the
kingdom of heaven'-one individual went to
playing marbles in the broad isle of the church;
others involuntariy joined him. An old man
went to expostulate, saying that it was carry
ing matters, as he thought, rather too farl On
hearing this, an old lady, who was down upon
her knees among the marble-players, sprang
to her feet, grasped her umbrella, and taking a
side saddle seat on it, rode down the aisle in
full child-like glee. On seeing this, the old
gentleman could resist no longer seized his
cane, threw himself astride of it like any boy,
and rode down the aisle after her, in sing.
song voice: Oh my dear brethren and sisters,
! feel the full child-like spirit carrying me to
heaven on a wooden boss y Several others now
caught the mania, having no power to resist it.
Others, less serious, broke into convulsive
laughter, shouted and hurraed, and the meet
ing broke up in one scene of confusion"
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

THE HEIGHT OF HIS AMBITIoN.-One OF our ex-
changes tells of lazy. genius up his way who
being asked, as he lay summing himself on the
grass, what was the height of his ambition
piled: TO MARRY rich acidov that's got a cough
FALL RvER.-The municipal election in Fall
River, on Saturday, resulted in the election OF
Jane Burlington, the "know-nothing" candidate
for mayor. Mr.. Burlington is a trader, and is said
TO be very popular in Fall River. The wings did
not make any nomi nation for mayor.
FROM SOUTH AMERIcA.--Dates from Callao have
been received upto April IL Castillo still holds
South Peru, where he had been proclaimed liberia
tor of his country. There were AZ American and
65 English vessels at the Chincha islands. Seamen
were still scarce, and the crews Of several ships
had deserted Exchange on the United States, S
per cent.
GEN PERsIFoR f. SMITH, United States army,
was married on the 18th ult., at Corpus Christi,
Texas, TO Mrs. Armstrong, widow of a SON of the
late Gen. Robert Armstrong, of Washington.
RHODE ISLAND LEGIsLATURE.-The general as
sembly of Rhode Island adjourned at Newport
on Friday evening, after session of only four
days.
| LAVA case was recently decided in the SUI
! peror court Of New York, which had been pend
| ing for fifty years. Alexander Hamilton was at
one time attorney for the plaintiffs
| The SUBMARINE TEIEGRAPH from Calais TO
Dover is to be supplied withthe House instruments,
and two gentlemen, formerly of Boston, have been
| engaged as operators.
DR. GEORGE w. CAULrrELD, of Richmond, on
Saturday last, while fishing on James river, was
taken with fit, fell overheard from the boat, and
was drowned
FATAL ENCOUNTER AT RIPLEY, MIss.--A diff
-culty occurred last month between N, D. Price
and w. ]. Macn, about some bills for collection
| in the hands Of the former, when an alteration
ensued, and Price was shot by the latter in the
abdomen, the would producing almost instant
death.
ME- We have before us the Peoples Journal,
| published by Messrs. Beach OF New York, at 81 a
year. II is highly illustrated, and contains large
amount of the best information for the great body
of the people that is ever found in so cheap a
| form.
Mg- Ten human skeletons were found on Mon.
day last in Trenton N. j., about two feet under
| ground, supposed 10 be those of Indians or He's.
SLAMS.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

VELOCITY OF THE WND.-Professor Stod-
dard, in a lecture recently delivered upon the
hurricane in Knox county, Ohio, stated that in
one town a grove of oak trees was almost en-
tirely blown down. The trunk Of one Of these
trees was about three feet in diameter. As
Stunning, however, its diameter to be but two
and half feet force of 900 pounds
would be required to break it. The surface OF
the tree exposed to the action Of the wind was
about 1000 feet, which would give pressure
by the wind Of LAT pounds per square foot, or
a velocity of not less than III miles per hour,
which is nearly one-fourth the initial velocity
of cannon.ball. Allowing the height Of the
hurricane, or whirlwind, to have been sixty
feet, the whole force exerted at one time, along
its track, was FIVE thousand million pounds, or
a working power equal to more than half the
steam power of the globe.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11
CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, yesterday, after the reception
of petitions and reports, the printing Of $500
additional copies Of the agricultural portion Of
the report Of the Commissioner of Patents
was ordered. A motion to take up the bill
lately vetoed by the President was lost yeas
l3, nays "a. The Indian appropriation bill
was taken up, but in consequence Of the alb
sence of Mr.. Sebastian was laid on the table.
A motion to request the House of Representa-
tives to return the bill for the relief of David
Myerle was agreed to after long debate. AT
ter an executive session, the Senate adjourned
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Rich
ardson gave notice that he should to-day in
troduce a resolution to terminate the debate on
the Nebraska and Kansas bill. The House
went into committee on that subject, when
Messrs. Bayly, Of Virginia, Seward, Elliott Of
Kentucky, Dowdell, Tweed, and Colquitt spoke
in favor of the bill, and Messrs. Grow, Bishop
Perkins, Elliott Of Massachusetts, Carpenter,
Farley, Harrison, and Upham, in opposition to
it. The House was in session until halfpast
ten o'clock.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

B6S@ The steamer Canada arrived yesterday
at Halifax, but up to midnight last night her
intelligence had not reached this city.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

From HAYrI-The report that Soulouque was
about to attack the Spanish end Of this island is
contradicted by two gentlemen lately from that
place. The whole island is quiet.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

UTAN + Il ID, to Rent n Two or Three
wv Story House, between the avenue and G
street, and I'd and 1lth streets. Rent not TO ex-
coed $500 10 500
Address c., nj this Office. Apr
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a. JAMESTOWN AssOCIATION.-Per-

wishing procure tickets for the jamestown ceebra
ton can obtain them from c. w c. Huntington, esq, at
the Capitol from the members OF the Executive Commit
tee and the proprietor Of the United States Hotel
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

NIAGARA SHIP CANAI.--The Rochester Adrev-
tiser contains an advertisement announcing that
the books Of subscription TO the capital stock Of
this canal company will be opened at Congress
Hall, in that city, the LIST day Of June next in
accordance with the charter
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA.-Several days since a
wagon and two horses slipped over the precipice
in front Of the Clifton House, and fell upon pro
lection one hundred and fifty feet below. But one
only Of the horses was killed, and the wagon was
hnf slightly injured
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

In A BAD WAY.-The Liverpool Albion afirms
that, with the exception Of the commander-ln-
chief, "there is hardly officer of distinction in
her majesty's service now fit for active duty, who
has not either gone or is on the point Of going to
the east while the rank and file are so numerous
as virtually to leave England destitute of military
for what would be considered the purposes of the
merest police in any other country in the world,
mona rchical or renublicare
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

GEN. PERsIFoR F. SMITH, United States army
was married on the 18th ult, at Corpus Christi
Texas to Mrs. Armstrong, widow of a son of the
late Gen. Robert Armstrong, of Washington.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11

II The bridge on the St Lawrence, near Mon
treal, is 10 be two miles in length, resting on
twenty-three piers and two abutmentsS giving
twenty arches, each of $40 feet span. Advantage
was taken of the solid ice TO bore holes in the
rocks in line with the centre Of the piers, into
which huge chains will be anchored with buoys
attached, as to facilitate the construction of the
cofIer-dams in which the masonry of the piers is
TO be built
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30
The Irish an ans Barn.

An Irish farmer once had a dispute with his
landlord about a barn, and he could not come
to settlement with him, so he resolved to
have lawyers advice; accordingly he proceed
ed to the office of one of the limbs of the law
and stated his case. After pocketing his fee,
the lawyer told him, that in the eye of the law
his barn was forfeited, but if his landlord was
not an austere man, to offer him an equivalent,
and get two arbitrators and an umpire to put
the matter in train of conclusion.
"Thank you vastly" said the farmer, and
hurrying home to his neighbors, called them
together and informed them that he had seen
the learned man, who told him, that Sin the eye
of the law his barn was mortified, but if his
landlord was not an oysterman, to offer him
an elephant, and get two carts of potatoes and
a trumpeter to set the matter in train of
confusion"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

A French farmer has succeeded in giving
to maize or Indian corn any other color he
chooses, by the following plan: Having re-
ceived from China specimen of maize of
pearl white color, the grains of which were
very small but very beautiful, be was desirous
to obtain the same grain but of other colors
For this purpose he planted by the side of
some of them some American maize of a red
color, and the result was a crop of grain of a
pink tint, with some of others of green COL
or. He made similar experiment with the
maize of Tusavora, the grain Of which is as
white as Carolina rice, and he thus obtained
crop, the ears of which were about Is inches
in length and the grains of blue co.or.
Another time he planted some maize Of the
color of amber among some Of the black
maize of Syria. The ears attained the length
of twenty-five inches, and the grain was of
different colors. The yellow maize, on being
planted near some Of the brown maize of Cen
trail America, produced some of dark brown
color, which ripens eight days sooner than the
other sorts. This farmer now possesses one
hundred and fifty.three different varieties of
maize, and bis object in continuing his expert.
ments is not only to change the color at will,
but also to secure varieties which will ripen
earlier, as well as larger and longer ears, and
thus increase the produce.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

"This is real courtesy" said Mr.. Giles, in
his lecture on Don Quxote, 'thal which has
reverence for womanhood in the sex; the cour-
tesy which has respect for others than the rich,
and the young; it is distinct from the courtesy
which blooms only in the smile Of love and
beauty, and withers and coos down in the at.
mospbere of poverty, age and toll. Show me
the man who can quit the brilliant society of
the young to listen to the kindly voice of age;
who can hold cheerful converse with one whom
years has deprived of charms. Show me the
man who is as willing to help the deformed
who stands in need of help, as if the blush of
Helen mantled on her cheek; show Inc the man
who would no more look rudey at the poor
girl in the village than at the elegant and well
dressed lady in the saloon; show me the man
who treats unprotected maidenhood as lie
would the heress, surrounded by the powerful
protection of rank, riches and family, show me
the nian who abhors the libertine's gibe, who
shuns as blasphemer the raducer of his
mothers sex; who scorns as he Wiuld coward
the ridiculer of womanly foibes or the exposer
of womanly reputation; show me the man who
never forgets for an instant the delicacy, the
respect that is due to woman as woman in
any condition or class; show me such man,
and you show me a gentleman-nay, you show
me better, you show me true Christian"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30
PLAQUEMINE:
Saturday, September 30, 1854.

Emigration to the United States this year,
it is thought, will reach four hundred thousand.
BY the census of 1850, the population in the
United States was over twenty-three millions,
of which eighteen millions were native whites,
over two millions were foreign born, thirty
nine thousand were of unknown nativities, and
three millions two hundred thousand were
slaves. From 1910 10 1850, l,569,s50 for
eigners came to our shores. From 1920 to
1880, the average number was only 10000 n
year. From 1880 to ls45, about 10000 a
year. The Irish famine and the continental
revolutions in ls47 increased the emigration
to 100000 in ls47, and to 100000 in 1850
The total number of emigrants to the United
States since 1890, and living in 1850, together
with descendants, amounted, (when the census
was taken,) TO 4,3O4,4l6 The great number
of deaths among foreigners in the United States
is appalling and average, it is thought, at least
fifty per cent.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30
P.AQUEMINE. PARISH OF IBERVILLE A. SEPTEMBER

taken up about thirty years ago. and the shoul-
McDonads. The intention was to cut them
all off at a blow, but manv of them escaped
through one of the mountain passes, which the
soldiers could not get to in time, on occount
of snow. This Glencoe is surrounded by high
mountains, with two or three passes to it; some
of the mountains are nothing but one mass of
barren rock and SO high, and nearly perpen~
dcular, that it would be almost impossible to
ascend them 1t is believed that many of them
have never been ascended by human being.
In the middle of the Glen is lake, around the
margin of which lived the unfortunate victims
ofbrutality. The trees the ruins and the stone
fences, tell the tale of butchery The whole
glen that was once populous, is now almost
desert. You will find this spoken of in British
history. Ipassed on to Loch Levan, took the
steamer to Fort William, went to the foot of
Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland,
but did not ascend, the weather being unsettled
which makes it dangerous, the clouds enveop
it most of the time. One man lost his life here
about year ago; he got in mist, and fell over
a preepice. | saw the top once. there was
much snow upon it, it is considered great feat
to get to the top. l visited the fort, gathered
shells. flowers, &c, about the lake, then took
the steamer for Inverness, a town far North.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

Just imagine young gentleman of very
vivid Imagination, who, for the first time, finds
his neck not strong enough to hold his head
upright, tumbled into his bed by couple Of
friends late at night, and who gets up an idea
that somebody in authority about the house is
coming to his room, and will find him in a
state of supreme "exhiliration," and who fear
fuI of being discovered, crawls out of bed, rolls
under it and then and there snakes believe, he
is a stern-wheel steamboat After while the
supposed danger passes away, and there is no
longer any necessity for acting steamboat, and
then, with much maudlin chagrin, he finds that
he can't change himself back again, but that
he belongs to the river craft for life. Then
came the modification OF his situation. If he
had been only first.class packet, or a four
boiler steamer in the mail line--but to be
wheeIer--a wheelbarrow--t was too hu.
initiating! Ifyou could have seen him, "Spirit,"
surging across the carpet on all fours, initiating
the escapement of an engine, while his "fap-
pers" worked like all mad, wouldn't you have
laughed "consumedly7" Such "rounding to-
for wood by the table, "tying up fast the
meanwhile with his coattaiI; such rounding
against "bluff banks" such getting over" sand
bars-the chairs-such "stemming" an imagi>
nary current, which was sweeping him toward
the closet, was better than any fve-act comedy,
with the farce after, and fancy dance between
them And then when came over him the hor.
ed truth that the steam was very high and that
fue must collapse, and when the fue did COL
lapse and down he went in twenty feet ,cater,
from which he raised himself the next day
a hont nOoD with ono of tho head .achaS mt
often read about, you would think he had been
taught lesson, would you not! lie did,
Spirit Of the Times.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

A Doctor Killed by his own Medicine.-Dr.
George Buchanan, of Hillsdale, Ohio, killed
himself the other day, by an overdose of NOR
phine while suffering from an attack of cholera
morbus. 1t would seem that he was a little
inclined to give large doses of that medicine,
as he had short time before been arrested for
malpractice, in causing the death Of child by
Il
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

Captain Penny still holds to the belief that
there is mider climate, or polar basin, yet to
be discovered. In 1850, he found at Baillic,
HamiIton's Island, in lat. rs ., saxifrage fading
in flower. On the 29th of the same month,
ten degrees further south, it was only coming
into flower. There were abundance of deer,
and the winter was unusually severe.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-30

A western paper says that a few days since
a train composed of nine wagons and fifty per-
sons, crossed the Missouri eastwardly in search
of new home. They had left Salt Lake city
on account of the oppression and immortality of
their church.