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All soIls' chnrch-Ths Rev Dr. BELLOWS Pas'or.-
Assiyse vii be hid al mis- Church 4hay Of 2Oths
GEORGE PUTNAM. d. D. of Boston The Church will he
o service Sunday at o O'clock ssas for the
ReptntioB.Tbe Cad, n,s CelebrAti1n Of the SABBATH
setooi Of the n, ddiDs NJ T. Church, C7hs,
s. @ be spse ri Say svENS In G Ess5
eises viii commence al oe.Oet Admi,tance l2 csnta
COunterftitag TIE 'aird leure on this suble: viii be
Tbis tvEN Nc. Dec a. - ''''''' ''''''''''
Tk, ef ,dnss-n 25c.ts door. open ca lecture com.
10 fauIt1 lecture vii be delivered TOMORROW tFdda)
EVENING
Dedication The oes edi6,e recently erected by the
MJItesv., Rev. nerd Pe,t,r wi Providence psr.
EvsNIEG, I'm il't TIE sf,gets viii begin a. qusrrer
Rev D. VsIn e sSa otS assi. ste aa
rtciea 10 .aie Pct N The exercises
BY special request tnC1 Anniversary Of the Allen
s ~ " St 81 nGS the ~fh r VS. ad on s
d.. RIFE s 9 '%G % he rR0 pay g n SSG
Dec a. o.o SP2 81 cd 91s ,y :,
good scat.
rhe Ladies Of The PIT ,stant Episcopal Mission
Sh cd FAlS ~ IN % a, sstsne ga No % ~:
II p to lc Toe Esr will be engoasd both
The second sabbath school Aunlversary Of the
LvtNIsG Dec 2 49, IN eoupisos. with TIE un.1 nog'
sion l.l Gems
Tescbers' AssocintIoo.-Pref LoOMIss Lecture gu
TBE PLURALITY % WORLDS will be delivered This
IT 1udsy) tNEkING 4 y &c nck The Hall Of the Board
q EduaOn Iokols o. admission q csrts be had at tie
door.
Notice A Iecturs.-Tbe Rev. J. r. THOMP5ON Of
the Broadway Tao 4cle win deliver Lecture THURS
DAY EVENING next Dec IL At y O'clock at the Hal Of the
CHIITREN's AID SOC ETY.. Subject: " CONGrANrl-
RoPLE-ITs sToRY AND IT'S DESrIrY."
German Lectures ct tbe Mercantile Library Buildog,
tAuov place. GEURSDAG, Dec. u, a. y Dr. a. "a
COsS. The Future Of che Glote and offs Inbsbtsn.s
"A New Weird frotn parts of the cwsIGth aud NIre-
techth inclde all of FORK yiiie.The inh ibsas OF
YcTke vicinity favor and dsp0ssd - promote the
above eqsese3 to Adjourned Meeting THIS
tItuUdsy) EEENlEG OF "a oGoek at the Li6tsSy Rooms
t6th-gL. EelT odEv. EDWARD DAY tOH, INN
NJ. W. TAoY.secy.
The Grand Holiday Fair Of the Lsdies Trinity NJ f.
ChurcL. g. row open. AFTERNOON and EVENING. in the
8h av) Admit ~ cents Children hacorce. Go
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good object.
CRYSTAL Palace aud exhibitors of machines
iufor,, tbst the AaEBlCAN INSTIIU az have STEAM
POWER III Crystal Paac Several app ;i.ions for
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Cor See and Agent.
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large puuber Of LABORERS and SERVANTS AZ very low
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Ssfnss e-s-s,s-ss-e
w Of Emigration where always be fonnd
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ABBEyILLE SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY 1856

NATURAL CURIOSITY IN NEBRASKA
On the Upper Missouri, there exists tract
OF county named the Mauvaises Tcrrcs or
Bad Lands which at one time seems to
have been the bottom of an immense lake
in which thousands Of peculiar animals per
ishcd. Itappears as if the waters of this
lake were removed by some great convul-
sion Of nature, and the sediment induratcd,
after which the whole country was swept
BY an immense wave Of water, which car
red away the soft parts of the straits, and
left the hader parts standing in series of
irregular prismatic columnar masses, fire.
quently capped with irregular pyramids,
| extending from one or two hundred feet in
height. Viewed in the distance the rocky
piles resemble massive city in ruins. The
valley is about 90 miles long and 80 feet
wide and some parts Of it about 800 feet
below the level OF the surrounding country.
So thicky are the natural towers studded
over the surface Of this region, that the tray
eiler threads his way through deep confined
passages, which resemble some Of the mar
row streets of the old towns on Continental
Europe. At the foot of these columns the
remains Of the ancient animals which exist
cd thousands of years ago Qong, it is said,
before mans advent upon this carth,) are
found i'll such abundance as to form Of this
tract an extensive ccmctry of extinct ami
mails. This region was brought in notice
by few fossil remains procured through
the agents of the American Fur Company,
and the Smithsonian Institute furnished
5000 to I. Criberton for exploring it. All the
remains of these ancient animals which
have been found arc completely petrifed.
Some are very perfect specimens, others are
much broken, having the appearance of be-
ing at one time subject to violent action.
They all belong to the classes ':nammalia,'
and turtles With a single exception, all
the mammalia belong to the great order
of hoofed animals, and great num-
Der of species have been brought to light.
There are two species of rhinoceros, the
first kind discovered in America, and differ
ing from any remains of this animal found
in other parts of the Globe. One genus,
called the ortoIon, constitutes one of the
links necessary to fill up the wide gap be-
tween existing ruminants5 an exceedingly
aberrant form Of the same family, now cx-
tinct. One fossil Of wild cat has been
discovered, and the valley abounds with
fossil turtles, 1t is altogether" wild and
peculiar antcdiluvian scpulchre.
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FOR TIE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
Little Clarape.

Within the arms of eartl, he lies,
Far down beneath the sod
Pressed by the dust, his gentle step,
But late so lightly trod.
The whispering zcphyrs wander round,
And insects hutter there,
And fragrant flowers are finging out
Their odors to the air.
And unseen melodies are brcathed
From brightly feathcred throats,
While dancing grass-bIades stop to catch
The music rs it floats.
The warm sun-rays upon tie spot,
Through guardian leaves are driven,
And seem, SO brokcnly they fall,
Like tenrs Of light from heaven.
And night-winds DER their dewy pnth,
With softencd sighings creep,
Lest rudely they should there disturb
His everlasting sleep.
And when the winters blast shall scare
The summer-howers away,
And DER his drenmless slumberings
unsullied snow shall lay.
Twill whisper Of his own sweet self,
Of him so wildly dear
Who was, for earth and earthly see mes
Too pure to lingcr here.
lie left Us as an angel leaves;
Hes gone where angels go;
And though we feel our loss his gain
Still bitter tears will flow.
IT'S hard to see our dearest hopes
Snatchcd ru,lely from the heart;
IT'S hard, from lifc's most treasured things
Forever thus to part.
Philosophy in vain may. teach
Her lessons to the soul;
But when affections links are torn,
Grief bursts the stern control;
And wailing sounds will echo forth, ..g
And burning tears be shed;
The heart must either bleed or break,
When lovely ones are dead.
Bat hc is gone. forever gone;
He sleeps beneath the sod;
And angel hands have borne his soul
In triumph back to God.
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POETRY.
SHEAR, Father, Hear our Prayer"

Shear, Father, Hear our Prayer"
"IIear, Father, hear our prayer,
Thou who art pity, when sorrow prevaileth
Thou who art safety, when mortal help faileth ;
Strength to the feeble, and help in despair
Hear Father hear our prayer.
''IIcnr, Father hear our prayer,
Wandering unknown i'll the land fthe stranger;
BE with all Travellers in sickness and danger;
Guard thou their faith, guide their feet from
the SNARE
Hear. Father, hear our prayer.
clear, Father, hear our prayer;
Still thou the tempest, nights tcr'ors revealing,
In lightning flashing, in thy thunder's pealing;
Save thou the shipwrcck, the voyuger spare
Hear Father, hear our prayer.
"IIcar thou the poor that cry;
Feed thou the hungry, and Tighten their sorrow
Grant them the sunshine fhopc for the morrow
They are thy children, their trust is OIL high,
Hear, thou the poor that cry.
''Dry thou the mourner's tear;
Heal thou the wounds Of times hallowed affcc-
ton;
Grant to the widow and orphan. protection;
Be i'll their trouble friend ever near;
Dry thou the mourncrs tear.
"Iear, Father hear our prayer;
Long hath thy goodness our footsteps attended ;
BE with the pilgrim, whose journey is ended,
When at thy sumirmons for death we prepare; );
Hear, Father, hear our prayer"
iNiledgrriNH Ga
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3. Revision of the
treaty OF 1871. Rus
si;. will not object
to the abolition of
the treaty, if Turkey,
as the State mostly
interested, consents
to the alteration.
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4. Joint guaran-
tees for the civil and
religious liberty of
the Christian popu-
lation Of the Otto
man Empire, without
any distinction of re-
ligiom, to be given by
the Five Powers col
lcctivcly.
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2. Freedom Of the
navigation Of the
Danube, already en-
isting de jure, the
restriction of which
was never contcm-
plated by Russia.
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TERMs---oNE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,]

lnunities granted by
the Sultans to these
their dependencies,
be placed under the
collective guarantee
Of the Powers by
means Of Il special
treaty with the sub
lime Porte.
2. If the naviga-
ton Of the Danube
be freed from all him
dranccs at its mouth,
and the principles
set forth in the act
Of the Congress of
Vienna be duly acted
upon an,! applied i'll
this case.
3. If the treaty of
July l3, 1871, UNI
dergo a revision,
with the sanction of
all the contracting
parties, for the bet
ter re-cstablisllnicnt
Of the balance of
power i'll Europe, and
for the purpose of re-
stricling the power of
Russia in the Black
Sea.
4. If Russia gives
up her claim of cxer-
cising an official pro-
tectoratc over the
subjects Of the Porte,
to whatever religion
they may belong,
provided that France,
Austria, Nreat BRIT
ian, Prussia and Rus
sia do not mutually
agree to take the in
i;ltiyo to obtain from
the Sultan the con-
lirln;.tion and due OBJ
servance of the lib
erty of conscience of
all the different
Christian Churches
i'll the dominions Of
Turkey, and in the
common interest of
their co-religionists
TO profit by the libcr-
al intentions SO disin-
tercstcdly expressed
by II. NJ. the Sultan,
but without lesscning
the dignity and indie
pcndcnce of his
throne.
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WESTERN INTERPRE-a
TAT1os, AS coN.
TAINED IN THE
PROTOCOL OF Az.
GUST 8, 1854
The Western Pow
ers will be contented !:
Little Protecto-.
ratio hitherto exercis-.
ed BY Russis over
the Principalities Sof;
Moldavia, w allachia
and eervis ,cssses,
and if in future the
privileges and i'm:
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WELL SA1D.-Qucstion. ought to
be done with a gentleman who engages
the affections Of a young lady, and then
leaves her?
Answcr.-Bless him, and let him 60.
We always think, i'll such cases, that
young lady. has abundant cause for con-
graduation, and, instead OF. whining and
crying over "spiltaffectiop," let her put on her
sunny smiles, and cndcavor to captivate a
more worthy beau. You may depend up
on it, that man who has no more stability
Of mind, or honesty Of purpose, than to
act in this way to young lady, is not worth
a tear Of regret; on the contrary she should
be especially happy that she has so luckily
got rid of aperson who, throughout his life,
in whatever he;undertoolS, would unques-
tionably exhibit the same unixedness of pur-
pose and the same irresolution of mind.
Love is like every thing else; man who
is not to be trusted in that, is very likely to
be unsafe in other respects ~
-. = ~. Y. Sunday Times.
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POSITION OF PRUSSIA.

The Paris Constitutional publishes news
from Berlin, but without guaranteeing its
authenticity, that the allies have decided
not to allow Prussia to participate i'll the
Vienna conferences, except on the following
conditions:
l. That Prussia acccdes to the Treaty of
December 3D. -
2. That she docs not oppose the demand
made'by Austria for the mobilization of the
federal contingcnts.
8. That she hcrsclfsh moblise force
of 100000.
On the other hand Prussia claims right
to participate in these conferences, in her ca
paci!y of great European power, and be
cause she was contracting party to the
treaties which are under revision. Prussia
has therefore sent protest to the cabinets
of Vienna, Paris and London, against the
validity Of any resolutions that are passed
without her participation in the conference.
RUMoRED INVASION OF CUBA.-The Sa-
vannah Courier and journal states that the
Steamer albert Derereaur, Capt. Aichron,
at that port from Havanna, with dates to
the 4th inst. reports that General Quitman,
was off the Island ready to make a descent
on it with 10000 men-that the Cuban a,,-
thorities were on the alert and that the fleet,
fconssting of two war steamers and three
sailing vessels-a frigate, sloop-of war, and
brig-left the port of Havanna on the Sd
instant, on cruise of observation upon the
movements of the fiibusters. The adviccs
also state that two British ships Of the line
entered the harbor on the morning of the
4th,san several others were hourly expected
for the defence Of the Island.
7 This report appears to lis not worthy o
confidence. In the first place it seems I'M
probable, if not impossible, that, Genera
Quitnan could have organized so large {
force in the United States without som,
publicity having been. given to his move
tments, sufficiently so as to have excited tn.
attention Of the United States. authorities
Secondly, that without the cooperation 9
a naval force, to assist his military opera
tions, knowing that the Island Of Cuba i
environed with vessels of war, British
French and Spanish, argues the utmost in
discretion, If not insanity: .:a3
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LOOK OUT FOR CoUNTEnFEIrs.- With
in a few days past, two $50 counterfeit bills
of the Bank Of the State of Georgia, have
been received by the bank. officers of this
city, against which we would caution tie
public. They are executed we'll enough to
deceive any one not familiar with the bills
of the Bankof this denomination, but the
following description of one Of them, will
enable any one readily to detect them, as
no $50 bills answering the description have
ever been issued by the Bank of the State
Of Georgia. 1t is, dated Oct. 19tb, ls49,
payable at the Branch Bank of the State of
Georgia, at Augusta and signed A. Porter,
Cashier, G. B. Cumming President In
the center of the biilsand near the top, is a.
female figure; with a. sheaf. Of. wheat near
her, a railroad train passing over a bridge
on the left hand side, and q small figure Of
a man on horse back, onthe right hand side
Of the female figure, as the Bill is held to be
red. Immediately below this principal
vignette,iat the bottonf.o of the bill, and be-
tween the signature,:is "a small steamship:
On the corner Of the left hand end Of the
bill, and below, is the letter l.. and between
1.-THE word Fifty in capitals, and on each
side Of the vjgnette:a at the top are the figs
ures 5O.E The bill we have describeds&as
enclosed ina letter from, Albany, Ga, and
uttered at different points in South Wes-
tern Georela.-Jo,trnal d Messenger. !
Edss =. 2. -. = s. $ ss ta52' "
j. HARD T1MEs-One of the editors:of the
Home Journal lately addressed a note to q
7 4 - ?
!? -, II ...l. 1T CT
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CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS
The Boston Transcript presents to its
readers the following compilation of curious
coincidents in the names and lives of the
first seven Presidents Of the United States
Washington, John Adams, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and
Jackson:
"Four Of the seven were from Virginia.
Two of the same name: were from Massa-
chusetts, and the seventh was. from Tcnhes-
see. All but one were sixty years old on
leaving Office, having served two terms and
one Of these, who served one term, would
have been sixty-six years of age at the end
Of another Three of the seven died on
the 4th day Of July, and two Of them on
the same day and year. Two Of them were
on the Subcommittee of three that drafted
the Declaration Of Independence, and these
two died on the same day and year, and
on the anniversary Of the Declaration of
Independence, and just half century from
the day Of the declaration. The names of
three of the seven end in SON, yet neither
Of these transmitted his name to n son. Of
the first five, only ooe had son, and that
son was also President"
Another curious fact may be mentioned
in this connection. It is, that neither of
the Presidents who had a son was elected
for second term. ~