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Tux PniLADELrnIA WAsmINGros GRAYs-Tbis Gamma.
ny arrived in this city yesterday evening by the North
en cars and escorted from The Freierck,bure R
road Depot, to the Exchange HOTEL by tho Grays Mont
gomcry Guards aud the Young Guard They were enter
taned to sumptuous banquet. ut the Union Hotel LA.
evening, by tho two former Companics Tho Washing.
ton Grass comprise large number in their ranks and
appear to great advantage. We have no doub, thew
will leave well pleased with their reception
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24
RANGE OF THE THERMonIETEIt
At NORRIS BOOKSTORE, 81 Main Streef february 2:nd
'"f Sc ia SS,sssI'et' 'o sas'
iV- Mornga,' Dn.isr CLorHs-rh,

~ MOTHERS DhEtsr CI.OTHs-These Cloths will do
more to prevent Rising Breasts and speedy
relief to pain in the breasts nursing mother arising from
cold or any other than thing
day They may be without the least discomfort
Their and procured and during period nursing
whenever dIssEreeAbe symptom OF hardness inflammation
from any cause exhibits ITSELF they give relief
and In every instance the Rising
sands who suffer deaths during the period nursing Direction,
for using these Cloths accompany them.
They are 70 sale exclusively by ADIE a GRAY.
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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24
The Tweuty-SssouJ

This day was celebrated, as it always is in Richmond
when the weather will permit, with patriotic .issm
The first Regiment of Virginia Volunteers turned out ia
all their gloy-the weather delightful and the Public
Square was crowded with old and young
At night the Young Guard gave a magnificent ball a,
the United States Hotel
The Washington Greys of Philadelphia prevented from
reaching here on tina; day by the Storm arrived last
evening aud the guests OF the Volunteers of the
cy.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24

sS- Mr.. ]. NJ Clarke, Of Washington, formerly of
Richmond has invented n mode for the construction
of Raioads-by which speed aud safety are secured.
tain, this plan be the OF 90 mile, the
hour without tho least danger aud in the night
aud IL the engine should explode the passengers would
not be Affected.
We arc not advised Of the principle, n,od,.s
operd"d, which Mr.. q. has invented. The only draw
back to its universal adoption Is said to be the Increased
cost requisite in the construction of roads BY and by
when money becomes supcrabuudau that will be no on.
lection
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24

TEA subscriber aud correspondent complains OF Us
for placing communications the footing With ad-
vertisements We adopted that rule for the bene6t CT
subscribers, who complain Of being bored with long
dissertations subjects In which they feel interest
and from which they derive neither profit pleasure.
There Is great deal interesting news circulating In
the world than End space for In columns and
while that Is the case, Il to subscribers to
give them much Of it can, the exclusion of
original and less entertaining matter.
Oar correspondent somewhat misapprehends the rels.
tons between newspaper and subscriber. The fact
that one takes paper gives him right to gil its col
He pays for the paper aud to that he is entitled
There his rights II this not 80, some half
dozen subscribers might monopolze the columns of pa.
per. In fact, know some dozen more, any OF
whom could ill the Wing day after day. from years
end to another, to the exclusion Of advertisements
and teegraphc items. They, fthey will write, should
start paper of their We do this for the
correspondent who induces these remarks We say what
we do that his good sense appreciate the propety
our rule and the mpossibly Of conducting nesspaper
on any other.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24

eB- despatch from Berlin to the London Times
speaks OF apprehension tina, the Emperor Of Russia
mch go oil in apopecc it, in some Of his outburs,s
passion. lie is said be man who gives way to ,u
rious tcmpests ofrage but suspect he in more dan
ger OF being taken off, Pail was by his mobiles il
they are opposed to and prevent it in anv
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24

ED- CARGO SALE or SUGAR, aoLAssEs ac, AZ Rocket.
hi, morning at 10 O'CLOCK without regard weather
fe4 DUNLOP, mOHCURE CO.
NOTICEThe post once address o. Colin Stokes will here
~ after be Bussekah, Lunenburg county, Va k2l-it
6tOLGATE'S PEARL STARCH, Tor sale by
~ Iea " w. sKlNkER, Cary street
NNEAsioo packages Gunpovdu BLACK Teas part v.I
- hne quality, Tor sale BY v. H. 2RCNRTR,
~ Gary street. |
EDURE SPERM CANDLE, Tor Iaieb by
teA .------- e. u. sKLNKER, Cary street,
HAVANA CuGARS.--WM u. NERIWErJlER InyJts
w, s',n,ln on dealers 70 hts stock o. CIGARS the large,
rt1d, PrincfJe, and Dofpssfir Cigdrs. " " '
Spn,t.ny on hsna and for ,c LEAF TOBACCO for Cigar
hN-Wi 2nd door from Columban Hotel, Cary st.
900 ntss SANTOS COPPRy, fseslyln n Tor s-IssY
49, esN BACON BAsKEkyILL,
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- The Directors OF the York River Company net in
this city on the e2d and elected Mr. F. s Ca1ton chief
Eugineer, and Nr. \. W. Norton Secretary
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-24

CB The National Iutelligencer dscrcdils the rcpor,
that the Russian officers who came to this country are
engaged in organizing privatcer in our ports Il will
be smsa, however, for Government TO keen n very
Vigiant eye upon any of that character we
have very miIei aud restless population 10 many of our
ports and II prvateers should be found on this side o.
tno Atlantic the presumption would DO very strong that
tney were fitted out within jurisdiction We may b.
ora"n into this great contest whether VIC will or not
and 1t is possible although the National sympa,hie
are warmly enlisted on the side of Turkey that crcu
stances may force us TO take part with Russia American
prvaeers under Russian colos would speedil, and amo
inevitably make US parties to the fight,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

SrRYcHNINE.-" The Columbus (O..) Demo.
crat says that distilers employ strychnine in
the manufacture of whiskey. 1t is a recent dis
covery that this deadly drug increases the yield
of whiskey per bushel of corn. In some places
the poison is used to such an extent that hogs
die in great numberi from drinking still slop.
And we may add that it is known that this
deadly poison is used in other liquors besides
whiskey. A few moths ago, some pure cognao
brandy was analysed in Washington, and was
found to contain strychnne."
Well why not! If some men are allowed
nay, licensed--to poison others with Alcho-
hol, why not with Strychnine also! If the lat
ter is fatal, so is the former if one is imbibed
by thousands in total ignorance that they pois-
oning themselves, so is the other
And besides Strychnine, though it kills the
imbiber, has rarely or never been known to
make him kill others. We never knew man
made terror to his family or a pest to his
ncighborhood by Strychnine. Then why should
Legislatures interfere with mems Fright to eat
and drink what they please" if they please to
take Strychnine! Either stop the sale of AL
choholic beverages Or let those who prefer theirs
tinctured with Strychnine have such potations
as suit their taste. Don't "make fish Of one
and flesh of the other. ."-Tr'bune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

Mrs. SGouRNEY ON WoMAN's RIGHTS. s.-That
Intellectual and exemplary lady, Mrs. Sigourney,
thus beautifully discourses on Womsn's Rights
There is much clamor in these days of pro-
gress, respecting grant of new rights or an
extension of privileges for our sex. A power
full moralists has said, that sin contentious for
power, both the philosophy and poetry of life
are dropped and trodden down." Would not a
still greater loss accrue to domestic happiness,
and to the interests Of well-balanced society,
should the innate delicacy and prerogative OF
woman, as avoman, be forfeited Or sacrificed !
81 have given her as helpmeet," said the
Voice that cannot err when he spake unto Adam,
in the cool of the day. amid the trees of para
disc Not as toy, a clog, a wrestler, prize
fghtcr,-no, helpmect, such as was fitting for
man to desire, and for woman to become.
Since the. Creator has assigned different
spheres of action for the different sexes, 1t is to
be presumed, in His unerring wisdom, that there
iswork enough in each department. to employ
them, and that the faithful performance of such
work will be for the benefit of bothew If He
has made one the priestess of the inner temple
committing to her charge its unrevealcd sane
tties, why should she seek to mingle in the war
ARE that..may thunder at it's gates or rock IL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

THE DARIEN ExPEDTroN.-The great Expedi-
ton which was sent ont to survey the Isthmus
of Darien, for the purpose of constructing o
ship canal, has turned out to be disastrous
failure, so far as the possibility of executing
such work is concerned. Surveying parties
were sent out by the American, French and
British Governments, all working in unison, but
moving on different lines. Lieut.. Strain, of the
American party, who at one time was supposed
to be lost, has turned up alive, as many of those
who knew him well predicted ; but alas, many
of his companions will return to their native
land no more. 1t is said that Lieut.. Strain went
out with Colonel Blacks map, that had been
submitted to the navy department, and proceed
ed with that map as guide, to the interior.
There he found that the map, like many other
maps of railroads and canals, was topograph-
ical delusion.
Where river was laid down on the map he
found a mountain, and instead of plains he dis
covered sierras.
And thus, this splendid scheme, about which
three great nations indulged sach hopes, for
uniting the Atlantic and Pacific by short cut,
is dashed at once to pieces. Nothing now re-
mains for US, then, to shorten the distance, COM
mercially, to our Pacific possessions but rail-
road, and the sooner one is constructed, so much
the better for our country.-Sci. American.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

while the others blew like porpoises. In our
descent from the crater we encountered the only
real danger. At first the snow was good walk
ing, but as we came lower, where the sun makes
sheet Of ice of the surface of the snow, it be-
came so slippery that we frequently lost our
footing, and if, after slip, you get 50 much
impetus that you can't stop yourself, the GER
talnty is that you arrive at the bottom in much
the same condition as the man who jumped off
the monument. At one time almost gave my
self up. However, no accident did happen,
though 1t makes me creep to think of the slide
| took. At five P. NJ, with my hands cut to
bits, my nails worn to the quick holding on, l
reached the hut and there got my breakfast,
glad to think it was over, as hungry as four
teen hours abstinence and battling with II 900
feet of mountain snow and ice could make me.
One of my eyes is completely 'bunged up the
other just enables me to see to write this. My
face is a mass of raw flesh and blisters bat |
have the satisfaction of having perched upon a
higher mountain than exists in Europe, and
climbed $500 feet nearer to heaven than Albert
Smith,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18
DIP. THOMPSON, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.

turrets! Need she be again tempted by pride
or curiosity, or glowing words, to barter her
own Edenl
True nobility of woman is to keep her own
sphere, and to adorn it; not like the comet,
daunting and perplexing other systems, but as
the pure star, which is the first to light the day,
and last to leave it. If she share not the fame
of the ruler and blood-shedder, her good works,
such as ''become those who profess godliness," !"
though they leave no deep footprints on the
sands of time may find record in the "Lamb's
Book of Life"
Mothers are not our rights sufficiently ex-
tensive-the sanctuary of love, the throne of
the heart, the ''mouldeng Of the whole mass
of mind and its first formation! Have we
not power enough in all realms of sorrow and
suffering-over all forms of ignorance and want
amid all ministrations of love, from the era
dle-dream to the sepulchre9
So let us be content and dilligent, aye, CRATE
full and joyous, making this brief life hymn
of praise, until called to that choir which knows
no discord, and whose melody is eternal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

A LETTER OF CROMWELL 's,-Our countryman,
Mr.. Henry Stevens, son of the Antiquary, Hen
ry Stevens of Barnet, Vt, the resident agent of
the Smithsonian Institute in London, recently
purchased for 936 an interesting autograph
letter of Oliver Cromwell, addressed for my
esteemed friend Mr.. Cotton, pastor to the Church
att Boston in New England these October 2,
1851" This letter was written shortly after
the Battle of Worcester. Cromwell alludes to
the difficulties he experienced in treating with
the Scottish party.
"Whoe were," he says, 81 verify thinke
Cody, but thorough weaknesse, and subtiltye
of Sathan involved in interests against the Lord
and his people. With what tendernesse we have
proceeded with such, and that in sinceritye, our
papers (Which suppose you have seen) will in
part manifest, and | give you some comfortable
assurance Off The Lord hath marvelously ap-
peared against them, and now againe, when all
the power was devolved unto the Scottish Kinge
and the malignant partie, they invadeingo Eng
land, the Lord rayned upon them such snares as
the inclose will show only the narrative is short
in this, that of theire whole arme when the
narrative was framed not five of their whole ar
mie were returned. What is the Lord doing 7
What prophesies are now fulfllinge! Whoe is
God like oursl" The letter concludes with
many expressions of Christian sympathy. Mr..
Carlyle does not appear to have seen the oriei-
nal letter, but has used the copy among the Ar
undell MSS. The letter was bought at auction
by Mr.. Stevens after keen competition.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18
VOLUME XI. NO. 81.

ries Intellectual, as also any efforts to rouse her
toan explanation of her behavior, which became
more and more distant and doubling the sin.
cerity Other affection, he, in the course of lit
tie time, discontinued his visits altogether Shs
perceiving herself deserted by the only man she
could ever love, and dreading that as she had
fulfilled the prophecy SO far, the rest might also
be her future lot, continued to drag on now
weary existance, and at length resolved to put
an effectual stop TO this progressive dishonor to
her name, by committing crime that could
never be repented of. One morning, at the usual
hour, her family finding she did not appear,
sent to inquire the cause, when she was found
lying dead in her bed, having the night before
taken two ounces of laudanum to effect her
purpose. On the toilet was found note, dc.
failing the particular reasons for committing 50
shocking TN act, ofwhich the preceding account
is the outline.
Thus perished an innocent and lovely girl in
the flower of her youth, through the bansfuI
influence Of fortune telling, but giving, at the
same time, the fattest contradiction to the
prophecy against her.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18
FORTUNE-TELLING.

Some young persons once applied to an old
woman, who, among the vulgar and ignorant,
had gained much celebrity in the art. 10 each,
of course, she had something to say; but to one
she did "a tale unfold" that it caused her very
soon to leave this world of trouble. After pre-
missing with great deal of nonsense, she in
formed her that she would never be married, but
that she would live in great splendor for period,
but after all, she was " sorry to say" she would
die poor and miserable.
Miss B., while with her companions,
showed very little signs of anxiety; but the
moment she was left to her own reflections, one
may guess the effect of such harrangue on a
yirtuous but weak mind. Mark the consequence:
She was at the time on point of marriage with
a very worthy and respectable young gentleman
but such was the hold which the prediction
of the fortune teller had taken on her imagina-
ton, that she could never from that time receive
him with her usual affectionate attention. Her
lover quickly percsiving this change, endeavored
10 learn the cause Of 10; but finding his inqui-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18
Love, charityity and sincere can alone make us
happy and tranquil in this lone world of ours

IrIs PLEASANT FLoArING.-Several years since,
three students of a collegein M placed them
selves, one pleasant, sunny day, upon the sur
face of beautiful river, and foated downward
toward waterfall some distance below. At
length two of them made for the shore, and
to their alarm found that the current was much
stronger than they had supposed. They i'm
mediately hailed the other, and urged him to
seek the shore. But he smiled at their fears,
and foated on. 1t was pleasant floating, and
he seemed to enjoy it much. Soon several more
were gathered on the bank of the river, and be-
ing alarmed for him in that stream, they cried
earnestly, " Make for the shore, sir, or you will
20 ouer," But he still foated on, laughing at
their fears. Soon, however, he saw his danger,
and exerted his energies to gain the shore. But
it was too late The current was now so strong,
that he cried in agony for help, but no help
could reach him. His mind was filed with an
guish; and, just as he reached the fearful prec-
ipice, he threw himself up, with arms extended,
gave an unearthly shrek, then was plunged in
to the boiling abyss below.
How striking an illustration is here furnished
of the conduct and final ruin of thousands Of
immortals who are floating on the stream Of
life toward the place of despair. They are
warned, with tears, of their danger, by alarm
ed and faithful friends. But still they float on,
mtsking the fears of those who love them most
TILL when toe late, they see their danger. OH
the agony Of the moment when they see just
beneath them the gulf of eternal ruin
Stop, poor sinner, stop and think,
Before you further go; i'l.. 4.tr.
Lest you sport upon the brink ..
OF everlasting
-- Watchman and Reflector
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

CoFFEE-Cohee is of Asiastic origin, and was
brought to the West by the Turks. They call
it cahvah. Yemen, a province il Arabia, is
generally considered place where the coffee
sprang up. Certain it is, that the Arabian
herdsmen of the desert of Al-Dshesira, ap-
preaching one evening the shores of the Euphra-
ties, were the first to discover the enlivening
power of coffee. Worn out, as they were, after
a tiresome journey through the desert, they were
reclining beneath a coffee-tree, and for pastime
commenced chewing the cofee-beans. They soon
observed that their wearness passed away and
left them fne-spirited during the night. Next
evening they repeated their pastime, and it had
the same effect. They were convinced that there
was hidden and refreshing power in the coffee
bean. 1t was then introduced as kind of med
iclne for relaxation, for which purpose it was
roasted, ground, and boiled in hot water, in the
manner We prepare coffee now. Consequent on
the prohibition of wine-drinking by Mahomct,
the use of coffee soon became in extensive de-
mand all over Arabia, Turkey aud Persia. From
these countries, coffee was introduced by the
Venitians, in the year 1891, into Italy, to be
used only as enlvening medicine. At first they
red it with the leaves of the coffee-tr tree, which
was, however, abandoned, and they then resort
ed to the cofee-bean, and prepared them in the
same manner as the Arabans. After while,
it became favorite beverage for dainty persons,
and its importation from foreign country rem
dered it with the aristocracy of that period de-
sirable. From Venice coffee was introduced into
England, France and Holland. The first public
cofee-house was opened in London, in the year
1852; few years afterwards, second appeared
in Paris, and a third in Amsteram.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18
AGREAT MOVEMENT IN SWEDEN.


From the king to the meanest boor, the entire
nation, each in his own way, seems to be moved
with laudable desire to effect the suppression
of intemperance. The working classes, we are
informed, have made remarkable demonstra-
ton against the great distillery kings near Carl
shaun, in South Sweden. They marched in
immense crowds to the distilleries, refused the
gift of money by the brandy makers, and de-
manded that no more " hell-broth " should be
made at present. The great distilleries are burn
ing up all the corn and potatoes they can lay
hold off for the manufacture of this accursed
fre-water, while the peasantry are starving for
want of food. On their return, the insurgents
If we are to call them such--extinguished the
fires in the boiling rooms; otherwise they did
not hurt a fly.
In opening the Diet few days ago, his Maj
esty said: agriculture, the most important
branch of our industry, has within the last
years made the most satisfactory progress. The
recent harvests which we have gathered have
not, however, given corresponding augmenta-
tion to the public veal Wasted to great extent
by the fabrication of liquor the abuse of which
threatens to undermine the most noble faculties
of the population, those harvests have not avail
ed to exclude the importation of articles of con-
sumption from foreign countries, which the soil
of our country might supply in plenty even be-
yond the wants of our native consumption. Gen
tlemen, it is time to pave the way N results
which are more conformablc to the public good
All good citizens are in this respect animated
by sentiment which is as noble as it is patri-
otic. have received numerous petitions from
all parts of the country, entreating me to check
the disastrous fabrication and the excessive con-
sumption of that liquor. Gentlemen, submit
to you proposition tending to effect that pur-
pose, and am convinced that you will be eager
to meet my paternal inventions"
Now we are not surprised at this agitation
and alarm, acquainted as we are with the facts
of the case. Drunkenness has in Sweden at
tanned its climax It is most extraordinary
fact that in country entirely agricultural and
pastoral, drunkenness and crime should greatly
, exceed that of the manufacturing districts Of
J either England or Scotland. In the rural dis
) tricts of Sweden, the commitments for crime are
in AGO; while in Glasgow and Manchester
, they are not more than in 5O0 In Stockholm,
with population of only $4,000, and without
: manufactures of any kind, the commitments
are l in 7S, while the proportion of foundlings
and natural children in this town is greater than
in Paris itself, being more than one-third of the
whole population. This fearful demoralization
is, however, explained, when it is stated that BY
an unhappy law, every man, upon the payment
of five shlllngs to the Crown, acquires the righ
j of distilling spirits to any extent. In Sweder
at this moment, with population Of three mil
d lions, there are 100000 stills in operation ii
d which are distilled annually thirty millions o
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-05-18

WHITE STRAW PAPER.--The "Dollar Neaos-
paper like the " Philadelphia Ledger" comes
to us this week printed on paper made from
straw, by Mellier's process which is advertised
on another page, e. Scientific American") This
paper is really excellent and beautiful. II is
much stronger than paper made from rags; it is
firm and hard like linen paper, and is as white
as any paper printed in the country. We are
happy thus to herald the complete success Of
white printing paper made from straw.--soen-
hfc Aws~iaew.