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Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

The Boston Atlas gives some interesting
facts in relation to the destruction of the
sailing craft belonging tofhe American mer-
chant marine, deduced from the official re-
ports and other sources Il appears that
ior period Of is months, ending Septem-
Der last, l03 ships and barques. IA brigs.
and 311 schooners were totally lost at sea.
During the same period so vessels which
had previously sailed, we're never heard
from; 33S put into various ports in dis
trcss, and l02 wrecks were passed This
i. remarks the Atlas, total loss for the
given period, Of one every - hours; one
stranded every rs hours; and one never
heard from every ten days. Such is life
On the ocean wave
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

CANDID.-In Virginia, the other dny. .
Judge in charging Grand Jury. very can
didly informed the gentlemen, that as for
indicting any body for passing bank notes Of
less denomination than one dollar, (which
i Illegal in that State.) it was all nonsense.
Pretty much every body does u. said
he, '.and / am free to confess. 1 do 1t
myself" This is about equal to the Hoos-
icr Judge. who acquitted rogue Of petty
larceny, because the liquor sold in that re-
cion. was bad enough to make any man
steal and under its influence, the Court it.
self had on one occasion stolen the landlords
spoons
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

The prediction that the Congress Of the
United States would. in not many years, in
elude members of various tongues and na-
tionalities. has begun to be fulfilled. The
following resolution was recently introduced
in the House Of Representatives. by Mr.
Stanton, Of Tenn.
"Resolycd. That Senor Jose Manuel
Galleghos. the sitting Delegate from the
Territory Of New Mexico, be allowed 70 i'm
troducc an interpreter on the floor Of the
House, to enable him to understand lis pro-
ceedings: and that said interpreter be paid
- dollars rer diem out Of the contingent
fund"
This resolution raises ar interesting ques-
tion-Whether the expense Of an interpreter
for single member, who does not under
stand the language Of the other 260 mem
bcrs of the House, ought to be paid by Con.
grcss or the member himself?
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01
NO. s..

A SoFT PILLow.-- Wh;tcield and pi.
Gus companion were much annoyed. ono
night. at public house, by a set Of gam-
blcrs in the room adjoining where they slept
TheI noisy clamor and horrid blasphemy
50 excited Whitefeld's adherence and pious
sympathy. that he could not rest
Il viii 20 in TO them. and reprovc their
vickedness." he said
His companion demonstrated in vain. He
went. His words Of rcprDof lcil apparently
poweriess upon them Returning. he laid
down to sleep. His companion asked him
rather abruptly
What did you gain by Il 2"
"a soft pillow" be said, patiently. and
then fell asleep.
Yes. "a soft pillow" i the reward Of
fidelity-the companion Of clear consci-
cnce II il sufficient remuneration for
doing right in the absence Of all other re-
ward And none know more truly the val
ne Of soft pillow than those parents. whose
anxiety for wayward children i enhanced
BY consciousness Of neglect Those who
faithfully rebuke and properly restrain them
BY their Christian department and religious
counscls, can sleep quietly in the day Of .ri-
al. Parents do your duty now in the fear
of God, in obedience TO His law. ct every
sacrifice. and. when old age comes On. you
may lie down upon a soft pillow. assured Of
His favor who las said. Train up child in
the way he should 20. and when lie Is old
he will not depart from it,
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

Nor QuITE "UP TO TINE Greeley.
Of the New York Tribune" processes TO
place some reliance upon the wisdom OF his
Maker, but after all, (says the Hartford
"Times.'') he seems to think his own views
are rather better. Witness the following
queer thing:
Gods time for nbolishing slavery In
Hayti was doubtless the right time-and
vet zoe think it would. humanely speaking.
have been well for the shareholders 70 have
abolished it some fir7e earlier"
Memphis Hhis.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

WoMAN's RIGnr issERTED-The SIAM
ford Advocate contains the following spirit
ed advertisement
To THE PURLIc Whereas my husband.
Edward III. Jones, has falsely advertised
that have left his bed and board, and that
he will pay no debts Of my contracting. etc;
this is to inform the public that the afore-
said Edward II. Jones had neither bed nor
board for me to leave. he having been liv-
ing at the expense OF my father ard fur
ther, under pretence Of procuring money to
pay his way to Birmingham, Connecticut,
he borrowed dollar Of my father, and with
that paid for bis lying advertisement against
me and even after this dastardly act he
took all the money I had and borrowed
every cent in my mothers possession, and
left the town. For the last three months
he has been kept from nakedness and star
vation by the exertions Of myself and reia-
tives; he squan dered in dissipation all the
money his Unborn lazincss would allow him
to earn. The scamp need not have advcr-
tised that he would not pay debts Of my con-
tracing, for the public wen knows that lie
would not even pay his own. lie is lazy,
ungrntefnl, loafng scoundrel; rot content
with living at the expense Of my relatives
and borrowing their money. lie publishes
an outrageous lie. His bed and board. in
deed iii left to himself his bed would be
nothing but board. and | should not be
much surprised if the bed he dies on were
made Of boards, with strong crossbeam
overhead. SARAH y. JONES.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01
Beautiful and Poctical sentl.
lH Incnts.

George d. Prentice. thus tearfully mourns
the death Of his associate, the lamented
Shreve: Tomorrow the lamented Shrcve
will BE- laid in his grave amid the tears and
sobs and lamentations Of relatives and
friends. but lis memory. unburied in tie
earth. viii remain a cherished and beautiful
and holy thing in the souls .. hundreds. -
When such man passes away, he leaves
the earth lone and desolate to those who
knew and loved him, but heaven becomes
brighter to them than before A dark and
chilling shadow stretches from his tomb, and
seems to envelope the heart and the whole
world Of nature with its cold gloom. bur,
when the eye Of the spirit looks upward and
rursues him in Lis radiant and starry fight.
the gloom vanislIes, and all is eternal beau
ty and glory.
I'VE tile surviving editor OF the Journal
feel that the prime Of our life is scarcely
gone. yet. as we lock back upon our long
career in this city, we seem to behold, near
and afar. only the graves Of the priced and
the lost. All the numerous journcymen and
apprentices that were in our employ when
we first commenced publishing our paper
are dead, our first partner, our second part
ner, and our third partner are dead. our first
and our last assistant are also dead When
these memories come over Us, we feel Ike
oGe alone at midnight ir the midst Of a
church yard with the winds signing mourn
fully around him through the broken tonibs.
and the voices Of the ghosts Of departed
joys sounding doleiully in his ears Our
prayer to God is that such memories may
have chastening and purifying and elevat-
Ing influence upon Us and ft Us 10 discharge,
better than We have ever yet done, our du-
ties to earth and to heaven"
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

RELIC OF SUPERSTITION the
imperial visit of the Emperor and Empress
Of France to the Cathedral Amienes. the
bishop and clergy presented to them the re-
puted head Of ST. John the Baptist, which
has been in the custody Of the cathedral for
500 years. 1t was brought from Constan-
tinople nt the time Of the Crusaders. and i
preserved in crystal and enshrined in gold;
The skull has been reduced to the frontal
bone and upper Jaw. A small hole in the
bone over the left eye j. believed to have
been caused By the knife Of the execution
er. The relic is held in great yeneTation II
France
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

A MrEAcLE-A priest in extreme pow
erty resolved to get credit for miracle. He
put the yolks of several eggs into hollow
cane, and stopped the end with butter
then walking into an ale house, he begged
to Try single egg for his dinner. The
smallness of the repast excited curiosity,
and they gave him morsel of lard. lie
stirred the lard with his cane and to the
wonder of the surrounding peasants. pro.
duced handsome Omelet. This miracle
established his fame-he made omelets, and
grew rich by his ingenuity.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

A Russian gentleman residing in New
York had occasion, not long since, to bring
to this country his overcoat, which was lined
with sable. agreeably to Russian custom.
and the duty assessed on il amounted to
S7O0--the garment having been appraised
at something like $4,000
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

Many persons fancy themselves friendly,
when they are only of6cious. They coun-
sci, not so much that you should become
wise, as that they should be recognised as a
teacher of wisdom.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

At an auction in London. lately. lock
of hair from the foolish Charles the FIRST.
sold for S26-while lock of Newton 3 hair
only brought So rs cents.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

General happiness can have no other
basis than the universal law Of justice and
lore
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

The overland mail had reached london, with
dates from Calcutta 10 February 10Th, and from
/ Hong Kory to 18th. Trade at Calcutta was
/ fair. Shanghai was in possession of the pat
riots. The rebel army was wintering near Pc
/ kin.
Dates from Australia to February 4th state
that the returns from the gold fields were in.
creasing. Rich new mines hal been discover
ed--trade was improving with brisk demand
for goods.
The fleet under Sir Charles Napier was again
under way for the purpose, as was supposed, Of
Selling upon the Islanl of AIand. Kicge Bay
was named as the place of rendezvous
The British minister at Berlin had sent the
announcement of the declaration of war to Sir
Charles Napier, with Instructions to commenc CO
hostilties.
The Russians were making great prepare
tons for the conflict in the Baltic A Il the light
houses and huogs have been reviewed and for
mdabe fleets of gun boats are collected in
shallow water at all the principal points. At
/ tempts are being madeso block up the intricate
partsof the channel with rocks. All the hous.
es at Constadt incapable of defence are being
pulled down. New batteries are everywhere
in course of erection. and two hundred addi-
tonal gun-beats have been ordered.
The Car and his son were personally super.
intending these preparations.
Considerable discomfort prevails in Finland
towards Russia and some arrests had been
made.
1t was rumored that Lord Aberdeen was
about to resign, but the Globe contradicts the
report.
The London papers are full Of proclamations
regulating the details of war.
In the House of Commons the Attorney
General stated that England does not and can
not iorego the sht Of search of neutral vesse Is
for articles cOntraband of war.
The bill to double the income tax had passed
the House of Commons.
The French government makes an announce
ment similar to that of England respecting the
commerce of neutralS, and will not at present
issue letters Of marque.
The subscription to the French loan amounts
to 467 600, 000 francs.
The Minister of Marine had addressed cir.
cular to the Chamber of Commerce, highly ap-
plaudiug the United States for refusing letters
of marque.
The Queen of Spain has amnested all the
prisoners implicated i'll the expedition of Lopez
against Cuba.
The Duchess of Parma will act as regent du-
ring the minority of her son. Theassassin OF
the Duke iped. Baron Fara has been
ordered quit the country forever.
Switzerland, Austria and Prussia have not
taken sides ty an overt act in the war.
No change had occurred in the Danish min
istry.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25
For Loudon Free Press.

Sweet 1fo~ e. how love thee how dear thy hattie,
sigh not, care not for Earth's empty fame;
Let royalty boast in his glory and power;
And the heiress may przemuch, her glitterng DOVER
Let the Mariner pride in the bilIow grit foam,
But give me my loving and long cherished home.
Where each tender thought, each glance OF tue eye
Its likeness begets for dearones are nigh
And love like tree spreads her arms far ard vide,
Shelterng with fondness the bright freside;
Each happy face mirrors joy like its own,
ich slal spirit whispers, Home, II ONE, our Home.
How stated we tara fl ON the worlds hollow mart,
Where each natural feeling, each gush Of the heart;
Is hIshed,-and art, aftctation and pride.
Make rules which the Ton loving votaries bide;
How oft have turned away heart seken and lone,
And sought eur own artless and vine sheltered home
How oft hath the heart sweIed up in its rlee,
From the tarmoils Of folly and fashion set free:
Around theIoyed hearth Of our cidhoods gay hours,
How refreshing like dew to the whitening lowers.
Oh! had each poor wanderer cot called his own,
ana ever to meet him glad welcome Home
But the dearest old homestead is doomed to decay,
And all Its loved inmates must soon pass away;
All things here mortal why prize aught of earth,
Where death wiedshis sway heedin love or WORTH
Then may we from duys straig 'tpathway ne er roam
Till we land safe in Heaven, the Angels brig Home
II. A. III.
Red CLAW. Anr
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25
CINCINNATI. MARKET. Anril %.

FlOm.-Under the combined influence of
continued light receipts, and favorable advices
from Europe, material advance has been es
tabliShed since our last review, and the decline
from the highest point, has been fully recover
ed. The offerings are very small, and the busi-
ness Is necessarily restricted to the regular
trade. The prices ranging from S6.35(o Sis.
Grdia.-W heat has advance to $1,000 las,
with continued verv light offjrHgs. Corn is
firm at soc = bushel, but there is not much do
ing, diStiers not being disposed to operate
freely at this figure. Oats are in fair. demand
and firm at 43@45 Rbushel-the latter the
prevailing rate.
Hon.-There is moderate demand for Met.
al. with more ample supplies, but prices are
unchanged We quote Ohio River $44(645
2 toll for hot blast, s4s(049 for cold do, Ten
nessee cold blast SAL ts A., and Tennessee
Blooms $s4 to IS p ton-all mos Bars are
steady at n to 4c and AZ to SC for common and
charcoal blast. Received during the week 1882
tons Pig Metal. and l56 do Blooms
Bacon.-j0 hhds Shoulder, Monday, at Sc,
pkd, 60 days; $4,000 do do at a. loose. The
demand is extremely limited. In the small
way, sales are making at st for Shoulders, %
FOR Sides, and s{(68l for plain Hams. Sugar
cured Hams, IG0lOi.-LCin. Pree Current
ATLANTA MARKET, April %.
Bacoa, Hog round per ID 7c., Corn, per
busfrf 75c-, Corn Meal 1895, Flour, Good,
Ser Dbl. SOLO, Lard, by the Dbl. SOLO, Oats,
55(06O, Pork, per lb. nett 6c.,Potatoes, 5
per bushel 80e.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

Shipping Interests. business for vessels,
both large and small, is now good in all guar,
tiers. Freights, foreign and domestic, were new
er probably higher than at present. At the
East or West Indies, New Orleans, and at all
the Atlantic ports, the cry is the same, q: scar
city Of vessels Every ship-yard in New Eng
land will be alive with business the coming sea-
son, and wherever there was one vessel built
befure, at least two will be launched this year
The activity of this branch of business make
freights still higher, as about three quarters of
the entire timber of New England vessels is
brought from the South. Vessels that in ord-
nary times, would be bringing coffee, sugar,
molasSes, cotton and coal, have now as much
as they can do 'at the highest rates of freights,
1910 p NJ. bringing timber from Wilmington,
GEORGETOWN, jacksonville and Darien. Then
again. great fleet of vessels is lost every year,
and our ship.yards would he almost constantly
employed even to fill up the deficiency from
this ca'ssa alone. We want ship launched ev-
cry day in the year to make up for the losses at
esea. New avenues of business are opening
very dav, and the dem ma for vessels will not
lessen much at least the present year. [-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

MONETARY AND COMMEl CIAL-The Money
Market has not presented any new feature since
the date OF our last week review; stringency
having attained almost to the highest degree of
comparison, matters are not likely to be any
worse than they have been for a week or two
past; and we see no reason to hope for any i'm
mediate improvement. The commercial world
is Just at this time excited, under the influence
OF the war movements in Europe, and underih
circumstances some time must elapse before
there can be even a partial restoration of conf
dence, snch as would be likely to induce cap
italist to meet with any degree of freedom the
demand from borrowers.
The rates for money range from II TO q a
cent. z annum, the bulk of the outdoor bust
ness just now being, done at 1904 a cent,
and at these rates, there is fair supply of goml
paper. The leading feature here seems to be
scarcity of capital, rather than a heavy de-
mand. The latter, though greatly in advance
OF the supply of the former, is perhaps less than
usual at the season.
Our merchants especially in the produce de-
partments Of trade, have for weeks past been
comparatively idle, and everywhere an indispo-
sition is manifested to create new liabilities
Serious apprehensions are entertained with ref
eremce TO the future, and acting upon this, the
aim is to keep near to shore. A better coarse
could not-be adoptedHo prevent the occurrence
of money panic. There is ID the country an
abundant supply of capital, and all that is re-
quired to place this in the channels of trade, is
confidence. There Will be no great want ofthe
latter after while, provided mercantile credit
does not suffer; and the prudent course pursued
by business men to which we have referred,
must tend to strengthen this, in a degree that
will prevent a revulSion in trade. Last week
We referred to the growing impression in Eng
land, that this country might become entangled
in the European difficulties. The movements
now on foot, which contemplate neutrality
treaty, will remove these apprehensions. and
doubtless increase the demand for American
securities. There is, however, likely to be a
resumption of heavy specie shipments, sterling
exchange having advanced to a'specie poinl;and
our exports of produce having diminished while
imports have been large. The sales of foreign
goods in this country are now, however making
heavy losses for importers. and this will tend to
check further orders. The depreciation in the
value of cotton, will, in balancing our accounts
with England, tend to offsett the increase the
exports of other products. In addition to the
falling off in the value of this staple, there is al
so a deficiency in the amount exported. The
exports from New York from the LIST to the ii
Of April, were 6,38l bales, against 3O,SI2 do.
same period last year.-Cin. Price Current, 20.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

Cuban Outrdges.--The exultation Of every
coura reous American is unbounded, i.iherty
poles are 'hencetorth to be raised to twice their
present height; telescope glimpse of the cap
of Liberty will scarcely be obtanable. A Sec
ond iIotspur is at the head of the Cabinet, who
keeps war horse ready saddled night AMI Cav,
sleeps in continental uniform booted and
spurred, like Charles XII, superintends Tire
Strengthening Of Qualifications and is studying
how to extract the cube root, that he may SAP
Cuba to its very foundation. 1t was rum lured
the other day, that an American citizen had
been ANONYMOUSLY doomed, without trial, to
mingle with chaingangs for twelve months, by
the Spanish serfs. Oiwhat a tableau UicGnts
was presented in Congress! The impetuous
General called for a two edged sword, and the
united efforts of all the lobby members were
required to restrain his wrathful Judi ,nation-
Monsieur Pettin was communicated with, to-
man his aerial ship, that no time might he
lost in furthering the ends ofretributive Justice.
Another messenger arrived from Cuba with
fresh intelligence, that an American, with his
wife and daughter, whist riding on the Cero,
had been compelled by some guards (black-
guards) Of the city, to alight from their carriage
and fall PROSTATE in the dirt, before waxen
figure exhibited by mulatto Snowman, nick
named priest! The Presidents eyes flashed
FIRE; CAPTAINS Cutting and Breckenridge were
ordered to prime their rifles; the Black Warrior
is to be converted into FIRE ship; and by This
time, no doubt. the whole Spanish colony is
blown TO atoms (???I-I Mercantile Guide.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

Deeqs Of Dreadful Note. -HorriLlei horrible!
most horriGie.' Never since the reported con-
test between Sir Peter Teazle and Charles Sur
face. Esq, was the public mind so agtated as
at the present moment. 1t must not be! What
would a railway be withoutssteepers. or city
deprived of It's aldermen? Woe! unutterable
woe! ., you mischievOus senators -Breckin1
ridge and Cuttinel you have much to answer
for: our civic authorities are walking in your
shoes all filled with gunpowder. ''Blood, blood,
bloodl' What will become ofOur streets. if city
fathers kick up such a dust? We shall be lost
in the sands of the desert. D, Seely! why
wouldss thou rife thy enemy of life, knowing
him to be WILD? The "code of honor like
the seat Of honor, is always behind the age; set
your faces against it, or, if you must play at sol
dierS. bring down each OF hers pride at long
shot; measure paces between two mile stones,
and let not the city he deprived of any of its
municipal stars Mercantile Guide.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

Times Changes.--Of the officers connected
with the Federal Government. in 1920, thirty
wears ago, but few remain as memorials OF by
gone DAYS. The only person now connected
with the Department who at the time occupied
an official station is, we believe, Mr.. Pleasant
son, the Fifth Auditor and his silver hairs,
wrinkled brow and declining years, mark 100
truly how brief must be the sunset of his
existence The old pcrters of the public butt
dings, those remnants unusually of the past.
have Disappeared and their places are filed
by members of another generation. Ten Pres
idents have occupied the Executive chair
Out Of three hundred representatives in the
Senate sand House of Representatives, hut
'fhree afEFhain-Hon. Thomas H. Benton, Hon.
Edward Everett. and Hon. Sam Houston
links in the chain of asso iation binding tie
past to the present Globe
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25
COMMERCIAL.
S1TANNAH MdRKET-ApriI2 l.

FioW.-Thcre is fair demand for this arti-
Gle. We quote Georgia brands at 7(GS7 so,
according to quality.
COrn.-Ihe market is fairly supplied. We
quote Wholesale at 90c. II is retailing from
stores at 9Oc,0si q bushel.
SaH.-There have been no arrivals during
the week. The last cargo received brought ST
Il sack.
Bacon.-The market is we'll supplied, and
the demand limited
Iime.-lt is selling from wharf at Sl.3ltG
Sl.31l, AMI retailing at Sl50 p cask.
Hay.-The market remains Unchanged
Eastern is selling from wharf at Sl.25, and
Northern 81 p 100 fbs
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-25

De.TH OF Mr.. JUsrICE T,LFoURn.
distinguished man was seized with apoplexy
while delivering the charge to the Grand jury,
Oh the opening of the Assizes, on the 18th nit.
at Stafford, in England. He was carried to
the Judges ledgings. TALFoUkD was a pains.
taking lawyer, a clever orator and a successful
poet. As the author ofIon he is chiefly known
on this side Of the Atlantic, but he had written
to other tragedies, the Aihenian Captive aid
&c Ieoe, which met with much success on the
London stage. He was the author of grace
full book of travels entitled Vacation Rlm5es,
and many contributions to the monthly maya.
BY all who knew im.-FCharleston Mercury.