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Turnpike and Div0FcSs,s' IS

Ohc WINTER There came to Trenton
two men named Smith and Jones;
who had beth of them designs upon
the legislature. John Jones had a
bad wife, and was in love with a wo-
mamie wished to be divorced from
this bad wife, SO that he might marry
the pretty woman who, by the way.
was widow, with black eyes, and
and such a bust Therefore, Jones
came to Trenton to get a divorce.
Smith had good wife, plump as
tortoise, good as an angel, and the
mother Of ten children, and Smith
did not want to get divorced, but did
want to get a turnpike or a plank
road from Pigs Run to Tcrrapin
Hollow. Well, they, with these
different crrands, came to Trenton,
and addressed the assembled wisdom
with the usual arguments 1st-su,,-
pers, mainly composed of oysters,
with a rich back round of vension. I'd
liquors in great plenty, from Jersey
Lightning, "a kind oflocomotivc at full
speed reduced to liquid shape to New.
ark champagne. TO speak in plain
terms, Jones the divorce man, gave
a champagne supper, and Smith the
turnpike man, followed on with
champagne breakfast.
Under the modifying influences of
these appliances, the assembled wis.
dom passed the divorce and turnpike
blils-and Jones and Smith (each with
a copy Of his bill in his pocket) went
home rejoicing, over miles of sand,
and though the tribulation of many
stage coaches. Smith arrived at home
the next evening, and as he sat down
in the parlor, his loving wife beside
him, how pretty she did look and
five of her children asleep overhead,
the other five studying their lessons
IN corner Of the room, Smith was
induced to expirate upon the good
results of his mission to Trenton. :.
"a turnpike, my dear-I am one
OF the directors, and will be president
it will set us up, love-wc can
send the children to boarding.school
and live in style out Of the toll. Here
is the charter, honey"
Let me sec IT." said the pleased
wife, who was one Of the incest of
women, with plumpness and goodness
dimpled all over her face. "Let me
81 sGe IL L"ho she ieaned over Smiths
shoulder' pressing her arm upon his
own, as she looked at the parchment.
But all ut once, Smiths face grew
long. Smiths witc's v,sagc grew
oark. omlth was not profane, but
now I, W1:e nc ripped 1orth an awful oath.
r, Mle, those 'nieTnal se9gnd ss,e drels at
trenton nave dlY9fss1alsly
xEssE N 700 tr,aa Shmcnt
sess,ss9.sl ssneSa Gas dlvorce,
81 SIS !Sss ssans 80 ss Rss smith and
9 ia,yg NE. iys ss s s 9 q la ighMnlly
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eyes WIT the corner 0e har 81 &
- a1npsks ahe sud T y lS md
1zM'1atne / whoaesaas. 49,. chIldSehs sstarsn6
hcr IN the isln your Sfenp&
here's turrIpaks s e1s 1:Ea3
Wei'' tnessng that Smith, re
duced to slngte l1aeSsetlM Mess-- -"enacted'
lhto stranEeEssAso own wiie-swore
a"iuliy. Although the night was
aark, ana most OF the denizcns O.
Slll!.h s:.i > yniage had gone to bed
Smln oaae ms late wife put on hel
oonnet, and arm in arm they pro.
ceeaed 10 the house OF the clergyman
OF tlelr church:
| uoodhess bless me !! exclaimed
the mlla good man, as he saw them
| enter, Smith LOOKING like tho sx,nrx
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Arthur Lei.
BIT REV. wM. MsHAKERs.

BIT REV. wM MsBAKEHe y 80. 80.
Arthur Leland WAS a young lawysee.r, oi
ne twenty-seven years ofsage His Office
ii II stones throw frp,n the Gsnrt. il ouse
Thriving town in the West. Arthur
taken u fMf course ill., i Northern col
hotl, in the collegiate and law depart
r"nd with so,ne honor. During his
ou'ss, he managed 10 read an amazing
mount Of English literature, and no man
las reader or had kecner taste in such
l''nGs than he. He had ~ pleasing per
ma. appearance. y fluent and persuasive
'nrer, al unblemisiied character. Every
Ring he came To- his Office from ono
ii most pleasant. little cottage homes
void and if you had opened the
,ef font gasss ..-. gone III, ii!
pPery to the house, you would have
x,sy Ms. Leland, somewhere in.doors,
Neas intelligent and pleasant q lady
,SH ever saw. YOn would have seen.
Gx r, tumLling shout tic gfass, sor ip9 m
III res i'll some 3iniscb ief !, a. noble look
T le fellow ofssolns three years sid,
Id fYaula well iisse wished sfasy your
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The world is full of POETRY.
living with its spirit; an
'Anee to the music of its n :
nd sparkle in its brightn, @
The Modern sw.;'

Tho Modern sw.;:
Tho son sits in tho bar.ro
In a place most CONVEX. :,
les clad in very fine br. :. All :.
And his face il cove .,i.n
He smokes and npits ar. a.;...
And drinks and sme 49,.
Thesaliva he casts fro, '.,. .,,e:'
Is much moro plcn -, -.
His mother goes clad r.: -.
And faded and ras., Il
Sues minus of SHAY, g, :, ,:.
But the son wear. :.,....r.l E.
She'stoiIing and es =. -, 4
So wenriedly nil So: So,
While hc at the u ~,
: Is throwing the
He never gets up ::
II his mother, !.
lie comes down. =:
Because she h
Ills eyes nre sunken m
His checks are hollo,
Caused BY last nights
And indulging too II
lie sits down to his bre.
And then finds fault
His mother says. "the
You used to oil your
nt this he flies in . pa
Aud hastiIy leaves Il
To the tavern ne bend.
And with wine disp
: From his YES, there dt
That is set with ~;
But he sparkling toyi
Though this he ncys
On It's feet are patepi
O1ihis mother's n.
For u her homes, .as
70 Rs 1,
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on me, and CT can
done) our lips came to.et
blusllitrg with emotions, /
lIeve, only one kiss; but tha
1icientsfor that ecstatic NJ
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lection foran answer. BY this course
the paper has got q large circulation.
1t naturally would. 1t was probable
th 1t The design of publishing Just such
thing as 1t was, was to give it large
circulation, because there is class in
the community who like to read any.
thing that is scurriious and bad. Al.
most every one in the community like
to see that which is u little smutty-a
little upon the blackguard order, and
particularly if it be we'll done. In
the Herald it was exceedingly well
done. There is q kind of curiosity
we have to see that which is bad. and
l confess that though I have no very
great love for the devil, yet if heard
he was shut up in an adjoining room,
as hate him, yet if / could see him by
paying two or three shilllngs, J. would
go. The Herald was born Of this feel.
ing. Its course was tolerated for q
few years, but publictopinien was f.
nally aroused, and it then became no
longer safe to publish in New York,
such o paper as it then was. Have /
overcolored the picture2 Recollect
that. the editor of a public newspaper,
or Of q book, is the subject to criticism,
:ridicule and severe censure, SO far as
the book or newspaper is concerned !;
and how I:ask you to carry your recol.
Iections back, and then say if Lhare
toyerdrawn the picture"
Bennett tries to put the best faces
possible on all this, and promises To
publish the whole speech for the
:amusement Of his readers. s {,
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You-g America Delineated.
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[ LoGAN Il DAVIS
< ABBEVILlE .BANNER,'
II Is PUBLIsHED
sY Thu RSDAY M0RNIh

y LOGAN & DAVIS.
" PERMITTING,
worry Description and In the hes, :,:v. l.,
EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE
c, Embracing such as
MSS CARDS. HAND DlLLs, ~.
!Pr, FOSTERS,
HEADS, hooks, PAMp'! -.
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c~The Publisher ofsfhc ABsEyu : Ia ..,s
shis friends and the public, tn, ..;&t ~.
any thing in the Job Printir ii- ~,
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on me, and (I can
done) our lips came to.et
blusllihg with emotions, i
lleve, only one kiss; but tha
.1icientsfor that ecstatic NJ
aBs''""4 VIZ
tn.
TIN.
and rccc
l walked
homo, I belle,
| stopped aftcra.
| looked at the un,
she seemed to wink
and say,
I! saw you, yot, rogue! - '~..::s,7.. %,
And then leaning on the bars of.a
railing near a green pasture, l muir
INJURED,
How delicious that was! Was
ever rosc-lcaf swecter than her lips?
Did ever flute sound such gentle notes
as the sound that fell from her
tongue
THAT Good night!' All, ifan angel
had leaned from the cloud-which
looks as if it was tho chariot of the
moon-hc could not have whispered )
peace in more ravishing strains
than that good night. All, Jack, you
arc a spunky fellow! Millions ofbles-
sings descend and rest upon her
homer
Thus soliloquising, I reached my
fathers dwelling. 1 entered the
l. kitchen door softly, silly. All tho
lights were extinct. I locked tho
door, and crept towards the parlor.-
How NICE thought 7, that all have
gone to bed. Not one soul, up to
break in on the hcavtn Of nv feel. !.
ings.'
I opened very softly the parlor door.
Thunder and earthquakes !-thcrc sat
father lie was doing in his arm
chair, but my entrance reused him.
This is pretty doings for q boy
What upon earth have you been do.
i-g? Tell me sir, where have YOU
been so latc!'
Only waiting upon the ladies home
from the party, sir
Ladies'! lie exclaimed, with
sneer. IIow long since they learned !
to go alone, and left off their sucking
bottles and doll 2 Mere children Go
to bed, sir. And when you can feel
your chin begins to be rough, you
may consider yourself capable q. :
gallanting the ladiseaand perlIan of IS
feeling prdfeRhus fSfoTT ffoT sbne mn pen.ss IS
eshe:r s=::. reas p
Repeat 10 FOR beau assay,eisFi I'D 81 sas D sss 1 II
fore coach horse 49, 800. ss
sneaked off to bed; and slstll-
have fallen into fit of yclloVSScs.
rondcncy had mot suddenly reMsm
bcred the line Of Shakespeare :ssIbc
course of true love never yctfun
smooth ..------,- -
So 1 hugged myself wit2r
flcction, and dreamed Of
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HhI;. i'ns".. -. -.
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-23
CRAwFoRD's CHILDREN

Elsewhere we copy from the London Art
journal notice of CRAwFoRD's statues for
the Virginia Washington Monument. written
by very intelligent critic, who, in taking a
turn among the studios of Rome" spent in
ms researches few hours in that of Craw-
ford After the account above referred to-.
the writer gives the following very interest
ing description Of some of "Crarford's chill
dren.'
I'VE now turned from this gigantic work to light
er specimens OF Crawford's power He is particu-
ary successful in his chidreu,-we pair: the
happy and the Unhappy Child The first sweet
little round faced smiling creature, looking out with
laughing eyes. full of innocent fan. A little tunic
ta'ls over the hips in simple folds caught up with
both her hands, as she dances forward; the hair,
ranged in heavy natural locks s Just raised as though
she were passing rapidly through the wind. The
broken tambsrine
But the most beautiful infantine group we saw
here. was that of The Children in the Wood a
subject which Mr. Crawford has rendered with con.
summate skill and true feeling for nature. The lit
ne creatures are lying on block of marble. dotted
with leaves while f.om behind. the birds approach
VINO are to prepare their winding sheet The girl is
the younger OF the two; loose drapery covers her
pretty form The boy somewhat thinner and taller;
ns arm ondfy passed under his sisters head, Whose
long plated hair falls loosely DOWN. wrap in the deep
unsuspecting sumber of childhood. His eyes, too,
are closed; but even in sleep. he turns towards bis
attie companion, as though to shield her from all
hsrm bis hair mixes with hers in wavy curls, and
he Is dressed in the faDcifu old English costume,
IN which the mind associates their pathetic story
words cannot describe the touching pathos of those
sePP,ng children! | was glad to turn sway-the
ife-hke expression was too painful-even the little
shoes land what mother resist the charm there is
about child's little shoeD were full of reality
One loBged to touched them, to rouse the sweet
children from their fatal sumber TO drive away the
faded leaves"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-23

SOUTHERN QUARTERLY REvIEW.-We are
indebted to Mr.. Mortimer, the enterprising
publisher of the Southern Quarterly Review,
for advanced sheets of three remarkably
able and highly interesting papers which are
to appear in the July number of that excellent
periodical. The subjects are as follows -
Louis Napoleon and Augustus Cesar =
africans at Home Napoleon Bonaparte
and Sir Hudson Love at St Helena" These
productions are alone worth the price of the
Southern Quarterly for year
We trust that Virginia will extend u liberal
hand to this capital Review. 1t will be a
burning shame and disgrace if the South
permits such noble pillar of her literature
to crumbe and fall
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THE AMERICAN LAWYER AND

Il BUSINESS MANS FORM BOOK-Contain-
ing Forms and Instructions for Contracts, Arbitrs.
tons and Chattel Mortgages; Bills of Sale, Bills Of
Ladipg Bonds. Exchange. Drafts Promissary Notes,
Orders, Receipts, Due Bills, Gonvey yances, Deeds,
Mortgages Iudentures Sstisfactons Releases, Dover,
Leases. Landlords and Tenants A Asreements, Campo
sition with Creditors, Charter Of Vessels, Budins:
Letters of Credit and License, Marriage Articles of
ership, Power of Attorney. wills and Cedics,
Trust Forms, Barter, Liabilities of Common Csni-
ers and of Minors, Naturalization, Pre- Emption
Rights on Public Lsnds Rights to Military Bounty
Land, Copy right Laws, Regulatieps and Forms for
Obtaining Pefenfs Custom House Regula' lions Do
mestic and Foreign Rates Of Postage, A System : 4
Book * eeping Interest Tables, Equation Time Ts-
bie Interest and Mensuration Rules. Weights and
Measures Of different Countries, Value Gold and S-
yer Coin, &c. Together with the Laws OF the va
rious States on Household and Homestead Exemp-
tions from Executions Deeds, Acknowledgement OF
Deeds, Mechanics Lien, Collection OF Debta Linn.
tation OF Actions. Regulating Contracts, Chsttel
Mortgages, Rights Of Married Women's Dover
Rates Of Inteaest, Usury, and Wills; and Map and
Seal for each State in the UnioD. By Deios w Bea-
die, A. NJ, Attorney and Chancellor at Law.
Fer saIe by GEO. M. WEST,
js0 Nos and Exchasee Richmond. Va.
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DESTRUCTIVE FrRE.-A large fire occurred in
Hollidaysburg, Pa, Tuesday night last 1t broke
out at the ofJupiata and Montgomery street.
and rapidly did the flames spread, that before
they could be arrested ten buildings were complete
ly laid in ruins with their contents The prncipa,
sufferers are Mr.. Rock. shoe store, Mr. Douglas
grocer, Mrs Lewis confectoner, Mr. kinput, cloth.
ing establishment, Mr.. Rodrigues, drug store, Mr..
Black, confectioner-besides several others who
lost more or less The fire is said to be the work
OF an incendiary. There was only partial insur
snce on the property.
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DEATH FROM EATING MAGNOLIA LEAVES On a
recent trip up the Mississippi the steamer Georg e
Collier stopped at some point to take in wood when
party of German emigrants went on shore and
gathered quantities of the leaves and flower from
the magnolia trees, which they took on board
boiled and ate from the effects of which one ma n
died and four others came near dying. They had
mistaken the leaves of the magnolia for cabbages
supposng that in this fertile country cabbages grew
wild, and from sixty to seventy feet high, as does
the magnolia in some instances The leaves of the
magnolia very much resemble those OF cabbages
but are poisonous
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-23

RETURN OF DEPUTY MARSHAL RILEY AND
ARDS We have heretofore announced the arrival
home OF Deputy Marshal, John II. Riley, and his
assistants. The Boston Times has an article upon
the subject, portion OF which we copy:
We had tho pleasure of meeting on Saturday
evening, Deputy Marshal John H. Riley. who has
returned from Richmond, having faithfully and
maniuy discharged the important service deyoly-
ing upon him, by virtue of his Office and fulfilled
to the letter the laws of the land Ii affords us
qualification to be able to apprise his abolition
irends that he Is In the enjoyment of most excellent
health, and that his conscience does not emite him
in the slightest degree for having discharged his
duty and fulfilled the oath to support the Constt.
lion and laws of the United States which he took
upon his Installation Although somewhat fatigued
from rather rapid journey from Richmond to
Boston, he will be found 50 about town this morn.
ing. By his conduct throughout the whole Burns
| affair, MIR. Riley, under the direction of Marshal
Freeman, has won for himself the warmest praises
from all men and good citizens whose praises are
worth having, and evnced his capacity TO fill ABLY
his responsible office Messrs Butman. Coolidge
Godfrey and Black, Mr.. Riey's aids, returned with
him.
Mr.. r. and his officers were all treated with the
| greatest courtesy and hospitality from the time
| they left Boston. This agreeably seasoned their
| rip-not with the kind of seasoning the Common
edhh people, in the height OF their christianity ia
yored them with on leaving, but with true and
Southern hospitality.
| They had free access to plantations, warehouses
and factories where slaves employed and TO
| their homes, and had occular demonstration that
| the slaves were healthy, happy and contented He
| found that they were not only cared for in health
but in Sickness and that they were enabled to de.
vote portion of each days labor to their own be.
culiar benefit, from which they realize very CON
siderable amount of pocket money Could some
OF our carping aboitionists visit the South their
eyes would be opened little, and their vision ma.
terialy improved
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MASONIC STATUE OF WAsHINGroN-Hiram Po-
wers, the Michael Angelo of America, has conclud-
ed contract tor statue of George Washington
for Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. The Masonic
Union for June gives description from letter
which had been received from Florence "It is to
be made of the best marble, and after the model OF
the statue recently purchased of Mr. Powers by the
State OF Louisiana. The dress is fac-simile OF the
suit worn by Washington just before his death, and
the head is copied from HoudoH's statue in Rich
mond. Masonic regalia. of course, will be added,
similar to that worn by him in the Lodge of Alex
andra. over which ne presided after he had retired
from public life.
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No DYING ON THE PRAIRIKs-Prairie life. il
would seem, according to some. has tendency to
One of the excurtionists to the Upper Mssissippi.
says: Our driver asked if it was healthy nn
the prairies. Yes, he said, people never really die
on them, they keep living until they kind o. eradu-
ally dry up, and then they bloao array. Sometimes,
when they want to die they do in the Fast, they
move out of town and go down the river"
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PIsToLs IN CoNGREss.-In the House of Repre-
sentatives on Wednesday, the following proceed.
ings transpired relative to the difficulty between
Messrs Churchwe and Cullonl, on the day pre-
vious:
Mr.. Churchwell apologiEed to the House for his
breach OF its decorum. He had always tried to
comport himself in proper manner, and hoped to
be found among those who wished to preserve the
order and decorum of the House.
Mr.. Cullom regretted that the unexpected and
unprovoked attack had been made ON him. which
precipitated him into any violation OF the rules of
the House
relations with his fellow members, aud obser we'd
punctilously the rights of all, and the honor and
integrity of the body OF which he was Q member.
Circumstances over which he had control, and
to which he had contributed nothing to provoke
either by word or deed elected from him lam
guage which he should otherwise have uttered.
If he had violated the rules, he asked pardon of
the House. he asserted it was from no disrespect.
The ebulition which he displayed yesterday
ELECTED by the exhibition Of deadly instrument, in
connexion with the remarks to which he respond
ed
Mr.. Millson then offered resolution appointing
Select Committee to investigate the cause of the
disorder yesterday in the Of warm words and
threatening gestures After some remarks on the
occurrence yesterday, and the action OF the House
heretofore in such cases, Withdrew his resolu
tion.
Mr.. Brooks, OF South Carolina, gave notice that
he would introduce a rule expelling by two
thirds vote, any member bringing concealed wea-
pons into the House. and directing the Sergeant-at
Arms to cause racks to be erected in the Rotun-
da, where members in the habit of carrying con-
cealed weapons shall deposite them-that during
the business OF legislation they may be inspect
ed &c. BY the curious. fApplsuse and shouts OF
good
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DUEL ON THE TAPIs.-Reports were rife in
Charleston last evening (says the Standard, of
Monday) of duel, growing out of difficulty
which occurred between two young gentlemen at
the dinner table of one of the hotels yesterday
On making enquiry we ascertained that an appeal
to arms had taken place, but as the affair was not
settled at late hour last night, it feared that
hostile meeting would come off this morning
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TERRIBLE AssAULT.-In New York on Monday
night, a difficulty occurred between Richard Bell
and Chas. w Holdrieh, partners in the butchery
business, relative to their company affairs when
Holdrich, becoming highly exasperated, seized
clever and struck Mr.. Bell the head, the weapon
cutting through the hat and taking deep effect in his
forehead. fracturing the skull and frontal bones Of
the head, to an extent which it supposed would
prove fatal. Holdrich was arrested
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-23

sUIcIDE.-A German physician named Engle
hart, from Anne Arundel County Md, committed
suicide in rratt Street, Baltimore, on Wednesday
morning. He first cut his throat and then leaped
from window to the sidewalk, where he was
found dead. He was man of excellent education
and had been in this country about seven years.
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DEATH OF AN AGED CoLoRED MAN-Eister or
Bristol Underwood, a colored man, who had for a
great many years resided in the vicinity of Kent,s
Mills Pawtucket, Mass, died on Wednesday morn.
ing last His age was not positively known, but is
believed to have been upwards OF hundred wears.
de was slave In Newport, R. l., previous to the
Revolutionary war. He was a man of herculean n
frame, and retained his physical powers to a re-
markable extent until within two or three years of
his death - -