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LOSS OF THE BELIGERENTs IN THE
CRIMEA.

The Constantnople correspondent Of the Bal
timore Sun thus writes to the Journal:
Since the commencement Of hostiiities Che los-
ses of the Turks and their allies have been enor-
nous. To the army of Roumelia, under Omar
Pasha, the government has sent, altogether, 3d.
600 men, Of which there scarcely remain, at pres
ent, $4,000: the rest have either been killed in
battleor died from disease Thirty thousand are
| at Eupatoria, and the remainder scattered among
the various Notifications along the Danube and
in the Drobuja. The army Of Antolio amounted
to 125,000 men, but the battle of Kurukdere was
its death blow; and now, according TO accounts
from General Williams, who has been sent up as
a military Commissioners, to recognize it, Ito ap-
ply the term Of army would bean abuse of wordsl
as but 10000 half starved and ill-clad wretches;
who are dispersed in the military barracks at
Kars and Ezzroum, are all that remain of the or
iginal number. OF the 10000 sent to Batoum,
upon the Georgian expedition, learn that LETT
ter written by the only surgeon with it, and one
has left in disgust, but, 1000 remain, and more
than one-half of these unfit for duty. These los
lses which the Turks have sustained are indepen-s
dant of those in the Crimea, and in sendeavoring
to quell the insurrection in Alabama and the Ep-
rus, which would probably aznount to 25.000
more.
But the statements Of the English Ministry Of
the $4,000 soldiers Great Britain has sent to the
East, 10000 have disappeared and am sure from
the mortality here and ID the Crimea, they are
correct. The French, though silent have not the
less suffered. From the most reliable sources,
learn that their losses have amounted to 68,o0O
men; while the greatly increasing sickness and
mortality adds daily to that number. These esti-
mates do not include their losses in the Baltic or
: in the fleets and transports in the Black Sea, yet
we have total los Of over 100000 men, with
: out the slightest advantage being gained. Mr.
have the Russians suffered less in proportion, and
2 with the commencement ofzactive operations id
the spring, the losses of ali TIE beligefents will
have swelled to an enormous amount of s00,e0e
:, men.
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neA- 1t has been suggesteds as the diplomats al
Vienna cannot agree upon the afour points," tc
send Mr. Pease, who has successfully managed the
Ffu< points at New York and may, therefore, bs
supposed capahle Of settling four
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QUARANrrSE.-T The steamship Mexico, Cap
tain Lawless, from Galveston, was detained at
the quarantine station last night for the purpose
tier lying to about on hour SHE was SLOWED t.
come up to til city. This is the first case un
der the new law. w q. Delta.
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M 717-Ta 77-1T-
By MRS. HARRIET N. PREWETT.
DANCING.

DR0FESSOR VEGAS respectfully an
nounces to the Ladies and Gentlemen
Of Yazoo City that he will be here by the
18th Of June ready to commence his dan
cling School for the Summer.
Yazoo City. June 9 ST..
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AGENCY OF THE CUMBERLAND
IRON WORKS.

WE HAVE BEEN appointed agents fol
the sale Of this celebrated Tennesse Iron
EVERY PIECE And Bar FULLY guaranteed-We
have now DO tons in store and will always
keep large and well assorted stockton hand
And ~ wholesale will sell at manufacturers
Prices. SMEDES s HAMPTON g. Co.
Vicksburg June 8, 1856.
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S. IT. WILSON,
ID ESPECTFULLY informs his Old and
~ new customers tha. he Ike keeps con-
stsnty on hand a good supply OF COLTS
REVOLVERS. DERINGER AND SELF
CLICKING PISTOLS,
Yazoo City. June Sly.
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chasm below-in moment he rose to the
surface holding the head of the fainting
Helen above the current. She had sunk
three times before, and when she went down
the last time, those who saw her gave her
up for lost--but when her head was lifted
from the water she was still sensible. but her
soft eye was fixed and dim from ths near
approach Of death. The moment she saw
Arthur, she gasped in feeble bnt earnest
voice
eArthur, oh ! dear Arthnr-sage me,
and swooned away-her head fell forward
upon his arm. The bank being much too
steep to land there, he placed one bard be.
meath the dropping head of Helensaad US
ing the other to keep himself above water. !.
he 6oated down the stream with bis precious
charge till be reached the ford, anil Wheh
lhe landed and Helen was proved tota glixas
every eye swan in tears OF Joy at her deliv-
erance, and every heart swelled with un-
speakable gratitude towards the brave Ar
thur who had saved her from watery
grave. All surrounded him, eager toexpress
their thanks. Even Tom gave way to his
better feelings, and with tears in his eyes
approached the youthful hero, and taking
him by the hand begged forgiveness for his
past anaEindneSs, anG promised eternal friend
ship afterwards. Arthur ever ready to for
get unkindness, readily forgave him.
All this time he supported the dropping
head OF Helen upon his knee. 1t was one
OF those moments that cannot be erased
from the tablet of the soul, that grows
brighter and brighter as We are hurried down
the stream of time TO the great ocean Of E.
ternity> There was brave youth who had
fearlessl ventured his own life for that OF
another, and with that determination that for
gets self in the trying hour Of anothers per-
il. Helen was soon revived and conveyed
home. That was happy day to Arthur,
for he had not only saved his dearest friend
upon earth, from watery grave-but had
, by that act made happy the hearts of all.
Helen's mother, kind lady, approached
him and said in a tone Of deep tenderness
and gratitude, Arthur, my brave boy
: words cannot express my thankfulness, ]
will henceforth be mother to you.'
When his father heard of this noble deed
! he was delighted, and promised Arthur that
he would abstain from intoxicating drink
and that by his conduct from that time he
,, would become worthy of such a son.
This was the dearest assurance 10 Arthur
for he cherished nothing more than the hope
that his father would ultimately reform anC
; thereby eface the odious appellation o
Druakdrd,' from the escutcheon of thei
: family.
But it is getting late, my friend, said th
0 old man, come home with me and wi
tell you more anon.'
Being desrous Of hearing more of Arthu
7 and Helen, promised to go-and givip
s1% vent @S tRU9gsfhsf tR9fAh t to 16 6s n5a8k his
r TTO pE coNTINJTED
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FOR THE SPIRIT oE THE AGE.
Wisdom, Design, and Adaptation seen
in Natnra

ESSAY, NO. 3-DEDIcATED TO MISS JOS. AxLEY.
We will look now to the care taken to
perpetuate the heavenly bodies spoken of in
our previous Essays. 1t is we'll known that
all the planets belonging to our system ro-
tate or revolve around the sun. Each, how
ever, is of different magnitude, and placed
at different distances from the sun. Mer-
curry is the nearest planet to the sun that
has vet been discovered. Its diameter is
only 8, 140 miles, hence it is 16 times less
than the earth. 1t is placed 81 millions of
miles from the sun, and performs its revolu-
ton about it in little less than SO days
Jupiter is the largest of all the planets be-
longing to our system. 1t revolves on its
axis in 9 hours, 55 minutes and SO seconds,
so that its year contains 10,471 days. 1t
peforms its revolution around the sun in
nearly IL of our years, at distance of 495
million miles from the sun; moving in its
orbit at the rate of 10000 miles per hour.
BY this projection in its orbit, and by lis
rapid whirl on its axis, its inhabitants are
carried around at the rate of 26,554 miles
per hour Its diameter is 86,255 miles !,
, hence it is thirteen hundred times larger
than the earth.
Leverrier is the most remote planet from
the sun, that belongs to our system. Its
main distance is 2, ,85O,000,000 miles from
: tho sun, and revolves about him in 164
years. This is a distance of which we can
form but little conception. Were it posi-.
: BILE for US to take railroad conveyance to
: that body, and travel at the rate of 80 miles
: per hour, it would be more than 20 thousand
> years before we would reach our journey S
: end. But great as this distance may seem
r to some persons, yet it is nothing, when
y compared with the distance to the nearest
\ \ fixed star
= Comets are luminous bodies belonging tt
- our system, and revolve around the sun a
- different periods of time There is tn,
= Comet of a long period, and Comets of shor
period. The comets revolve around th
no sun in very eliptical orbits, SO much so tha
~ -, they appear to approach the sun in straigh
1u line, fit around it. and 90 off in the same way
y The motion of these comets gives us som
indefinite idea of the distance from our su
,nis to the fixed stars. 1t has been ascertaine
uy that comet of "a long period moves tbroug
space $4,000 times faster than caInc
os' bali tie instant it bursts from the cannon
lAS mouth. Travelling at this speed, it is fl
ln' os hundred years in performing its revolutic
al around the sun. Notwithstanding its rap
en-. motion and long absence, it does not !
!, " half way to the nearest fixed star. Ii 1T dl
sue it would come under the attractive infuen
mo of that and never return. Light travels
eat the rate of 1913 900 miles in a single secol
;1 70 of time, yet there are stars SO remote fro
'ln' us, whose light is visible, that has be
nee three million years in reaching us.
, lext Suppose, for single day, any one
WIN these million worlds should cease to rot;
ana ana on its axis, or to revolve around the sun,
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term, to their homes, carrying sorrow and
distress to their friends and feelingly did
he appeal to their noble motives to abandon
a course which must end in min.
He drew picture of friends at home,
toiling early and late, to afford them the
advantages of education; Of the mothers
prayers for her absent sons. = He appealed
to their future welfare, their ambitious
hopes all connected with college life.
Brown sat down, surprised, himself, at
the respectful attention he Teceived.
You've lost your ten, whispered Stone
to Parsons. 49,
Yes, and got temperance lecture in
the bargain replied Parsons.
The door was unlocked, and Brown bade
his companions good evening. and walked
out, but was instantly followed by young
man who had sat thoughtfully at the lower
hand. - = - =.
Brown give me your. hand. Listen,
here solemnly promise by the stars above
US, that never will l touch drop of liquor
again. I have wasted time and money
enough. God sent you to that loft tonight
I have widow-mother whose very life is
bound up in mine Brown you have walked
me from fatal dream God bless you
And thus do the delicate wheels of Di
vine Providence take up opportunities i'm
proved, faithful, earnest efforts of true dis
ciples, turning the channels of vice and
dissipation into healthy currents of living
streams, which shall flow on forever
Workers with God,' be faithful, for al
eternity shall develop the mighty wonde
of human instrumentality, wrought in anc
carried out, by the mysterious machiner.
of Divine Providence.
x
FWho is your Biblical Professor? p in
quired Brown, several years after, Will
visiting Theological Seminary, in one 0
the Northern States.
why, Prof. Alden, you must knov
him, one of the best and most distinguishe
scholars
Alden ah yes I remember him.
The friends met, and mutual embrace
and inquiries followed.
Your sermon in Kinnard's loft was th
instrument of saving me, my dear friend
From that night was an altered man.
But for you, [ had been lost to friends, t
reputation, and lost to myself
Blessed be God, for seed dropped by tt
wayside, for links of Providence touchin
the festive board, and reaching on tEroug
eternal ages.
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Wedding ones Friends.

i weeded my friends said an old eccen-
trio friend, by hanging piece of stair car
pet out of my first floor window, with bro
ker's announcement affixed. It had the
desired effect, soon saw who were my
friends. 1t was like firing gun Eear a /
pigeon house; they will forsake the building
at tn the first report, and ) have not had o0-
This anecdote reminds us Of a little Incl
dent in the life of most fortunate example
of skill, prudence and energy. When sue
cess in business was beginning to show itself
in the old times of eleven O'Clock and four
o'clock lunches Of drinks, one friend had ru
merous callers, eager to appear interested
in his business, but really eager to get up
stairs to the decanters. The wife did not
like their appearance, nor the waste of time
they caused, and she frankly told her hus-
band what she thought of his friends: :
Friends to you,' said she, 'they are not,
but to the contents of your decanters.' She
succeeded in getting promise that the next
time these friends called, the husband
would send them into the house, and find
business for himself so that he could not
SulCl IOI lSctSL oil uoiA nOul' AG
next day they came as usual, and the un.
commonly busy merchant bade them go ur
into the house. Mrs Blank IS there, go il
Il can't leave business Into the house
the friends went and were very politely
received by the lady. Good water and
sparkling tumblers were on the side boarC
but no decanters. They conversed on al
the news, hemmed and coughed, and eviden
tly were suffering with spider webs in thei
throats, but no Mr. Blank came to their re
lief. They were invited to take glass G
water, they did their best at accepting, an
finding the time growing tedious, they de
parted. As they passed into the store, Nj
Blank apologised for his being detained
the store. and the friends slyly intimate
that the liquor was rather watery to-day, an
: that Mrs. Blanks memory was rather failin
her. No, no gentlemen, said the husoan
Mrs. Blank has better memory than
) have, for she reminded me that the on
times you ever came here was just at drin
ing hours, and when I'm not il the hou
. she has her say about the side board
t From that day these visitors ceased, al
our friends saw plainly that all these frien
g cared about his success was, that he shou
t be fortunate enough to fill his decanters.
n He weeded them efectually out of his 6e
:, Phil. Merchant.
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Hoes DRUNK. The Noblesville lind Pa
triot gives an namusing account of the destruc-
tion of five hundred dollars worth of liquors
by the temperance people. Some seventy
barrels were consumed. The Dayton ale
would not burn of course, and the Patriot
says:
The next morning, droves of hogs licked
the foam of beer, drank the halffrozen spirits,
and soon Mr.. Porker began to hang his head
and lop his ears, swinging head towards tail
and tail towards head, showing the whites Of
eyes, and opening his mouth as if things
didn't feel right in his internal arrangements
They soon took line for the river, but occu.
pying all sides of the street-in imitation o.
his more noble boon companion, the biped
Didn't catch them at it the second time
They were seen for days after standing sui
lenly and sagaciously beside fence, looking
as if the Maine Law was in operation.
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trogen. They are termed simple enents,
and imponderable agents. Thqneryous
fluid bears considerable resem ance to
electricity, and it is reasonable to suppose
that electricity assists materially ir Rfoducing
the vital phenomena. Plants languhh when
deprived of light, and they viii move in that
direction which will most expose them to its
insigorating influences. We all know that
the vital energy of plants is suspended in
winter, and as soon as summer approaches
they again shoot forth their leaves and flow
ers. That heat is the cause Of this, We know
that vegetables may be made revert the
order Of their seasons. See how sEEnted is
man, vegetables, and animals u q fiigid
zone, and how luxuriantly they grow and
prosper under the influence of . fopieaIsu
The deep lowering gloom of Us g cloud,
the Overwhelming burst of tn g osion,
tie fash iFonf whscEs esaIss,
the irresistible arrow of the lightning which
no earthly substance can withstand, seems
to speak of something fearful Independently
of personal danger To the ignorant, moth
ing is seen in all this but the wrath Of vim
dictve and angry God; j; but the philosophical
inquirer traces their results to the prime
elements of good. J. M. FL.
| ITO BE CONTINUED)
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Do1NG ToLLMAN.-Two young ladies
of Indianapolis, Indiana, who, by the by,
belong to the bon ton, were out riding in a
buggy themselves, and after driving through
the various fashionable avenues, they con-
cluded to try the plank road. Well, to the
plank road they went, and while trotting
briskly along they were suddenly arrested
by toil-gate- keeper, who demanded bis toll
How much is itr asked the girls.
For man and horse, he replied, Il
is fifty cents
We'll then get out Of the way, for w
are girls and mare Get up Jenny, an'
away they went leaving the man in NUT
astonishmept.
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AN IRISH SERMON Mrs. Mulvany,
ye must die. that ye must And you, Mr..
Rafferty,, ye must die too, although ye are
SO lane and so lank that ye scarce make a
shadow when the sun shines, ye must die,
that ye must. And you, Mr. Innishkillen,
ye must die too, that ye must. And you,
too, league M'Ginnis, for all you are SO
rosy-cheeked, and are for ever making love
to the girls at the Donybrook Fair, ye
must die, yes, we must all die. must
d.s too shRReA m RastS5 tSSr Of the
ing up before Goodness, and Goodness Is
after saying to me-
= Father Mulrico Laferty, how is your
parish off for Drunkenness !?
L shall say, 'Och, mighty clane, yel
honor
'And then Goodness will say, 'Fathel
Mulrico Lafferty, how is your parish Of
for thaving, and such like deadly sins p
EOch, mighty clane, yer honor
So ye see it's a good character | shal
be giving Goodness Of yez all but whel
Goodness shall say to me
" Father Mulrico Rafferty,, how hav
they paid you their Easter dues?'
What shall I say to that, ye black
guards.
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Here, you little rascal, walk up and
give an account of yourself. Where have
you been ?
After the girls, fatherp
Did you ever know me to do so, when l
was boyF
mo. Sir-but mother did,
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% Paddy, my boyp exclaimed an Irish
man, at Deer Island, as he threw his arms
around an old acquaintance, It's glad am
to see you The embrace not being re-
turned, the friend explained by saying that
both of his arms had been blown off while
blasting rocks. 90 well,' said Pat, mo
matter the hug, give US your hand, my
boyr
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ASHES AND GUANo.-In a late number
Of the Country Gentleman, an interesting
article appears. giving an account of sue
cessful experiment with manuring an or
chard with compost made of hen-guano.
ashes, and other ingredients, mixed with
meadow muck. The writer thinks a loss
was sustained by mixing the ashes with the
guano, BY the escape of ammonia.
Admitting that the ashes expel the am
monia from the guano. we do not see any
evil likely to result from their use in the
compost for if there is sufficient amount
of meadow muck, with good share Of loam
intermixed, all the ammonia will be absorbed
by the alluminous constituents of the loam,
and the whele mass impregnated with am
monia, it would be decidedly better than il
| it remained Anmixed and undiffused. Hence
repellent of ammonia should be sought in
loan compost, to promote diffusion and
thorough intermixture of ingredients. In.
dependently of this, we have always found
ashes excellent for most fruit trees, apples
and peaches more particularly.
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Some girls, in kissing, convert their
mouths into eyelet holes, just as if they
were going to suck straw or give went
to vistle,' as Captain Cutie would say
] Let it be reformed.
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Punch advertises thus Wanted,
few smart political lads, to sweep away the
message that's lying at Minister'S doors.
1t must be partially, if not totally cleared
away by the 23d, at which time a good
opening is wanted None but those accus-
toned to dirty work need apply. For
terms, apply to Lord An, Downing st.
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A THRILLING PARAGRApH.-I well re-
member says the Charleston Courier, the
Captain of the Moselle, which exploded at
Cincinnati some years ago. but who was, at
the time we speak Of, commanding another
boat, from whose chimneys rushed gigantic
columns of thick black smoke, showing she
was urging her speed by burning rosin-a
very common device in such cases on the
Western rivers. Our Captain weat foam
ing and swearing through the boat in a tre-
mendous excitement. An old lady, cabin
passenger, went up to him and begged him
to 60 more slowly. All waited to hear what
he would say. shall never forget his an.
sWer J; Madam,' said he, swearing with a
horrible oath,s if knew every soul on board
would be blown to he'll, I would not suffer
that boat to pass mep He did not suffer
it, and his impious blasphemy was for that
time permitted by bis Cfshtor to 90 unuun-
ished. a few months wards, havcFef,
Ee commanded the Moseile, and when the
terrific explosion Of that boat teok place. it
was caused, as was asserted, by the Cap
tain's leaning his weight against the safety
valve. and declaring that he would not lose
an inch of steam-he, poor wretch, was
blown hundred feet through the air, and
his head forced. up to the shoulders, through
the roof of a shed standing near the vhaSf.
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Why is chairmaker like schoolma
ter? Kaze he canes bottoms.
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The strongest sting known isa string of
onions.
The worst of an imaginary danger is,
that it often leads US to overlook real one.
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
Arthur. Bruce,
Or the Reward of Perseverance.
by RANDOM ESSAY.
fccs~,vrprN
(coNrINuEp.l

One morning aftera weeks absence, Ar
thur was again at his seat. His counte
nance was pale and care worn, and his eye:
swollen with weeping; but still be applied
himself with his usual ardor to his books.
AZ play time, that day, he ventured tC
Follow the scholars to'the play ground, as
ne Perhaps, hoped, that his recent heavy
slalction would cause the heart of his cruel
eoImentor 20 relent; but in this he was
,.n's,.aken, for there was deep rooted envy