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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-26
MARIE ID.

BRADFORp-PIERsoN-A Baltimore. Ma, Feb. q,
Nj j. D. Bradford Of ssonington Cor u to Miss uily K
Pieron
DFCKFR-sIMPSON-O the cars by the Rev. d Robia
,op OF Marndale FEB 49, Mir. Peer Decker and Miss
Ilids N. sim pson both of Tsshk snic, NevYoTk
WALROD-C HAMBFRLAiN-f Homer Cortland Co ,
on lhuIsd.y FEB ~, by the Rev L. Freeman r Wsirod
F,q TO Mrs Mary LAWNS y0unEest oaushter Of Deacon
thes.er Chamberlain, Of that place.
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SUPERIOR coURr-Frp. 2s-Befcre Judge slO'sOs.

SUIT AGAINST Inn. KErPERs
Antonio Pinto at William Muerhesd ard SEM q Csfte
BY party Tho arrived from abroad and put up as
the Merchants Hotel Courtlsndt to Of the
uP~Ht' Of s.sed 70 have been stolen BY 'S@e
Corn hst eisied TO money person paos up at hotel
popIeos even should the Jury consider that had been
stolen, greater amount thsn wogd be reasonable to aeiy
ihs es II being understood p.ina intsnied
TO the place he came hom sufses for that to be IN,
he notified the proprietor Of ihe inn his scent that he
bed m.D in bis and oaeI'd 1t to the care Of 'ss
teI the inntsepeI would be labs should be stolen.
GENERAL rTkN- Pressn' the az Jadses
INJURY TO FREIGHT.
Copsnt 4 pemaTast AZ. Erie Railroad Co.
To recover damages for quaint ty of hemp, brought
on the railroad and eti the whNfn New York 1t was
shown that notice bad been given to the consumes the plain
ef, TO tale charge Of ito which on the other cs y"
sd that the OF the agreed TO send to ain
tn. also that the company reused to deliver the hemp
fteshu the fret the Conf said the h.d tight
ceased unless they refused to deliver
aowse On thai point the jury on the TIA, did not hnd a..
isiion which contradictory New s granted TO
abide event
RETURN DUTIES on CANARY SEEDS, &C.
Morgan Ogden sst DesaIs Heuser.
The Government charged merchants 10 this City
SEEDS a. non enumerated scs subject to thirty per cent
wbe the merchants clsDso that u enumerated aSti
made an sseemea with o.bdspts ard ether. who had pld
his r.1 suit sssns' Mr. L,~renee, tn.
Collector back the duties and 10
he u be receive third and tbs merchants
the smount received for the dutes the
10 take 20 sk 10 the suit Mr. Ogden
fn and htpt onethd and defendant. two thcs IS had
been ssre,a upon After the agreement had beea entered
into defendants a another importation and paid ia'y under
rnoteS before. Ga the decision OF the suit brought
Mr. OGDEN tie Government of i,s voliton returned
the duties that hsd bceu subsequently charged Plsinta
csius 10 have ben entitled one-thid Of that ao Ths
cered BY defendants who claimed that MI d eosd not
sny transaction that occurred subsequent to the
agreement; also thst suoh agreement was ehsmpeTty
agreement brig and divide the proceeds Of sus
which prohibited lew. The Court did not consider che
latter ling &c suit sssin, the United States Which
uisbt refund not the suits commenced. ~
p and that the object TO establish principle ana
until the decision In Esd 10 which the psntd had night
bic one third all the has collected and sub
eqaenty refunded Judgment sft rmed, with costs
INTEREST on INTEREST.
John @. Rohi against Lispepsrd Stewart
On settling q mortgage il was admitted thst tls 900
due by Mi r. Mr. $500 Of which for interest
I'd The whole 10 be settled AZ fa.Ve pod and IL
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Markets. Carefully REPORTED FOR THE rsroUst.

SATURDAY, February PIP "
AsHFs-The market for POs sales u 100 bbl. a.
s6 ~ srd - DO Pearl. at f6 50
BRICK-Ihere ehsuss 10 the mtrseti The supply Is
hht hard Nortn River ct t and jersey st -
q IS.
COTrONThe In this staple sace last has been
noderse bo'h for home and export without far her
change 10 Quotations
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Markets .Repcr,ed b. Telegr -pi

PEovDtScE F,b 2f-CoTroS D m,ni .c-ve .. fil rates;
,'cek rht soo u1sraet ciose. ~i'h - feeling WOOL
Th. rsiket 1nic pr rster fsvonfg tn bf,-r
sac. Geo b, PRINTING CLorHs-Priees urn, sac, 100
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DiSaSfern. &C.

BAsK McssrsG sTAR hom NevYoTk fer New Or .sns,
before reported ashore three miles 20 the west~nd OF rs
stated
THE HULL AND sPAl. oT SNIP SULLIVAN, sbe now lee
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Nv TeiegHnnd.

PROVIDENCE, Feb. 25-The bark SoDtherDsr Walton,
from New YoE for Barbados Csdz pat into Newport To-
cay, in distress having sprppsa leak
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The exports Of produce for the week show favor
ably, being tl,s94, 537 against sl,55l7oe for the
same week ast year. The excess OF export. is about
equal to the excess of imports. The principal eI.
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wtyIATUAs ALA.ssC........rsis DAY
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wATE4.-......rHIs DAY
s.rSv Hoot 50 ov I.lani.5 80 Hell Gate.....5 p
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e1TpREyY cOURT-FEs Il.

~, n.1IER OF ofEsISG ASD KxTESDtSG THE
BOWERY. ETC.
hi. cs,e wss mp for argument on s-'drdiy oee
,i,, of vi cb motion or re t'1stion O. COTS ING '
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-12
A Fair offer.

DR.. Franklin made the following offer
to young man: Make" said he. "a full
estimate of all you owe, and of all that is
owing to you. Reduce the same to q
note. As fast as you can collect, pay
over to those you owe. If you cannot
collect, renew your note every year, and
get the best security you can. Go to
business diligently; be Industrious; waste
no idle moments; be very economical in
all things; discard all pride; be faithful in
your duty to God, by regular and hearty
prayer morning and evening; attend to
church and meeting regularly every Sun
day; and do unto all men as you would
that they should do unto you. If you
are too needy in circumstances to give to
the poor, do whatever else may be in your
power for them cheerfully; but if you can,
always help the worthy poor and unfortu-
nate. Pursue this course diligently and
sincerely for seven years, and if you are
not happy, comfortable and Independent
in your circumstances, come to me and
Twill payyour debts" Young people, try it.
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A Fair Inference.

Five glasses of whisky and gallon of
beer, will enable any one to see sea SER
pent even on dry land.-Detroit Times.
How do you know?-BuF. Erpress.
Now the facts are these: "once upon
a time" the senior editor of this paper
drank plentifully of iced milk and water,
and, strange to say, when the moon came
up, what should she do, but commence
bowing, nodding and lodging, and the
man therein laughed, winked and ogled,
and the bright and pretty stars, as they
moved from their hiding places, trembled,
shook and quivered, from which they COM
menced shooting meteor-like over the
horizon, until the deep blue was streaked
with as much confusion as fancy soap
ball. The steeples commenced wriggling,
twisting and pulling as though they had
caught the infection from the stars, and
would like to waltz and race it up and
down the avenue, and when the town clock
struck every stroke seemed like rattle
box of thunder, and the most noisy his
mind could conceive; his friends multi
piled SO much by masses, that in his en-
deavors to shake hands with them all, he
became completely exhausted, and fell
gently into the arms of Mr.. Morpheus,
and when he awoke, was told by his physi-
clan, that the cause of all this confusion
and tumult was the souring and fomenta-
ton of this same milk upon his stomach.
Now we would like to ask, if milk pro-
duces such an effect upon him, has he not
a right to conclude, that so much stronger
potations might make others see SER
pent on dry land ?-Detroit Times.
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One of the Boys.


A few days ago youngster some six
or seven years of age, stepped into DIR.
Fred. Browns store, and asked Dr. With
ington for frst-rate cigar.
do you smoke, Tommy" inquired the
Doctor
"Now and then," was the reply.
"Folks all well, Tommy2"
"So-so-ish-pretty comfortable.
AZ saw your mother the other day; she
was dressed in deep mourning. Who was
that for, Tommy"
"Why, you know that father has been
very sick?"
eyes, but bless me, he amt dead, is he?''
"Dead? Noi He's got nearly well;
and mother was SO disappointed she put
on mourning, and says she is wearing it
for an aunt of mine who died some time
ago; but you and understand it. Doctor
that's all in a pigs eye. You don't
want to step over to Young's, and moisteu
the alimentary, do you?"
"No.n
"Well, Frank Goel's q perfect trump;
l guess I'll go over and see him. Good
morning, Doctor. .n-Boston Times
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Inconsolable Grief.

We have just met with two or three
instances of inconsolable grief, or of re.
markable self-control, that deserve to be
registered for future use Mr.. Green
sued a lady for breach of promise. Her
friends offered to settle it for two hundred
dollars:
"What!" cried Mr. Green, "two hun.
dred dollars for ruined hopes, a shattered
mind, blasted life, and bleeding heart
Two hundred dollars for all this Never
neverl never! Make 1t three hundred, and
IT'S a bargain" !" -
The other case is that of young
widow, whose husband has just been sud-
denly cut down by the hand Of death.
Her dearest female friend called on her
to condole with her on the occasion, and
was astonished at her composure. "You
must excuse me-" said the young widow,
"for not weeping, but crying al,cays makes
my nose bleed" -
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An Attachment.

We have heard of good story Of
which an Alabama Sheriff was the hero.-
Court was in session, and amid the null
tiplicity of business which crowded upon
him at term time, he stopped at the door.
of beautiful widow, on the sunny side.
of thirty, who, by the way, had often be-,
slowed melting glances upon the said
sheriff. He was admitted, and the widow
appeared; the confusion and delight which
the arrival of her visitor occasioned, ~
off to greater advantage than usual the
captivating charms of the widow NJ Her.
cheeks bore that beautiful blended tints.
of the apple blossom; her lips resemhled
the rose buds upon which the morning
dew yet fingered, and her eyes were Ike,
the quivers of Cupid, the glances of love
and tenderness with which they were filed:
resembled arrows that only wanted 6eas
(pardon the pun) to do full execution.
After few common place remarks;
Madam said the matter r-of.fact Sher-
if, II have an attachment for you.n
A deeper blush than usual mantled the.
cheek of the fair widow: the downcast
eyes whose glances were centered upon
her beautiful foot which, half concealed
by her flowing drapery, gently patted the
floor; she with equal candor replied
"Sir, the attachment is reciprocal. !"
For some time the Sheriff maintained
an astonished silence; at length he said:
Madam, you will proceed to court ?s
proceed to court" replied the lady
with a merry laugh; then shaking her
head, she said
"No sir! though this is leap gear, I
will not take advantage of the license
therein granted to my sex, and, therefore,
I greatly prefer that you should proceed to.
court" ss<.. - .,s,s.
"But, madam, the justice is waiting
"Let him wait am not disposed TO-
hurry matters in SO unbecoming manner.
and besides, sir, when the ceremony Is
performed, I wish you to understand fhak
I greatly prefer q ministsr to . justice IS
the peace.n
A light dawned upon the Sheriff brain:
" Madam" said he, rising from his ck61S
with solemn dignity, "there is : grest
mistake here; my language has been mia,
understood; the attachmest of which 4
speak was issued from the Office Of Squire
G., and commands me to bring yon in>
stantly before him, to answer = contemp1
of Court in disobeying subpens ID ths
case of Smith vs. Jones l'' .
We drop the curtain.
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"But so it was, at last as the erudite
Dogberry has it, that the whole dissem-
bly, disappeared in good order, notwith-
standing an attempt at disturbance made
by Jolly old Sole and "a lot Of Suck
ers'"
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gelftt Storp.
From Peterson's Magazine.
CO q SIN R E ES Y.
Br :. 4. srAuFrHR.


Farm-with its waving fields, its low
meadow lands, its secluded copses, and its
antiquated spring-house tiles dilap-
idated, one every now and then having
started off from the common brotherhood
TO go through the world on its own indi-
svidual responsibility. The farmhouse
was an old-fashioned. two story stone
building, with porch roof on all sides
but one Against the latter was built a
small modern brick kitchen, that looked
in the contrast like martins nest against
q factory chimney. The barn was of the
old Swiss style, with q small over-shot
and q thatched roof. There was large
yard in front, in which the cows clustered
to talk scandal, probably. or 60 to sleep
under the shadows of the great stacks
that flanked the sides. Here there was a
little stream that wound as lazily along as
: truant school boy, even thinking it irk
ssome to turn the little water-wheel that
Jonas, the hired boy, had put up for the
samusement of Reesy and /. A trip
. hammer, which kept up an incessant clat-
ter. was attached to the wheel. Several
cogs were broken off of the smaller one
that made it moye-and the strokes were,
therefore, irregular sometimes one at q
time-then three or four in succession.
Often at night, when Reesy and I lay
awake telling each other matched up !"
stories, the little triprhammer went rap
rap-tap-tap tap, just for all the world
as If it felt itself bound to laugh at any
{ thing we said, whether it was witty or not
: And the orchardl Ishad almost forgotten
thatl with its pippins and red-streaked
apples, and juicy pears and delicious
; peaches The trees were old and gnarled;
! few staid and prim, like prudish aunt
Tabitha; others leaning this way and that
way, in easy indifference, reminding one
8 Of jolly set Of fellows, half seas over,
coming home from q fair, surmising how
they could best escape curtain-lecture
from their respective Xantippes. The
hogs strutted about the premises in all the
pride of their peculiar privileges, invest
ing every place that could be invested,
and looking impertinently through cracks
in the fence at spots prohibited them
= And then, like many biped animals, more
q intelligent and greater adopts at dissimu-
lation, they would pretend they were not
= disappointed by grunting in the most pro.
q yoking indifference. Some with theil
voices pitched to G alt, others at more
ssexcruciatingly horrible bass-their whole
d P;gnanns concert putting one in mind o.
6 Faus' automaton band when the stopple.
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acatterwlsser''- opposltaon Ems.

One Of the reporters of the philadelphia
Bulletin furnishes the following: ssassazg.
Going to Wilmington the other day -.
the cars, we saw rather singular looking
individual, somewhat stout rather care-
lessly dressed, and with straw hat press
ed down over his eyes; he was also dis
tinguished by an imperturable and appar.
emily taciturn sort Of look. A quiet
rather fat, inoffensive looking old gentle
man who was sittiug near him, happensds
to mention the Catawissa railroad, when
our imperturable friend, suddenly raised
his straw hat hanging it on the corner
of his head, and looking the old gentle-
man straight in the eyes, thus spoke:
"Catters0isseri Have you ever travel
ed on the Catteracisser roadl'' mo siri"
said the old gentleman, looking surprised.
"Don't then," said he, ''if you believe in
a hereafter don't do it unless your lifS's
insured If was Agent of the Life 1nsur-
ance Company, I'd put into every policy.
that every man that travelled on the Gkk
ter,oisser road should pay FIVE per cent.
extra Did ye ever see the Cdttevs6iis.
ser?'' "No, SIR" said the old gentleman.
"Well, I'll tell you how it is; they're
gathered up all the sharp curves; and
long bridges and high trustle work and.
steep grades on all the roads in the United
States, as an, M-us-tra-tson Of what rail-
road Kin be; but there's one advantage
about Catteracisser, there's sariH, of ~.
= =. \ =
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Working for Board and Clothing.

Hon. EDWARD EVERETT, some time
ago, on the occasion, if we remember
rightly, of a dinner given in Boston to
Mr. Barring, argued, in his usual felicitous
style, that the poor man was often as rich
as the richest-that there could really be
no antagonism between capital and labor:
"The owner of capital" he said, ain
England or America, really reaps the
smallest advantages which fow from its
possession n-he being but kind of book
keeper, or head-clerk, to the business
community. He may be as rich as Cre-
sus, but he can neither eat, drink, nor
wear more than one mans portion
~ remember hearing jest about Mr.
Astor's. property, which contained, think
great deal of meaning latent practi-
cal philosophy. Some one was asked
whether he would be willing to take all Of
Mr.. Astor's wealth-eight or ten millions
of money-merely for his board and cloth
ing. ~
"Nop was the indignant answer; lido
you think am fool?'
"Well,' rejoins the other that's all
Mr.. Astor himself gets for taking care Of
it. He's "found," and that is ALL The
houses, the warehouses, the ships, the
farms, and the estates which he counts by
the hundreds, and is obliged to take care
of, are for the accommodation of others.
"'But then, he has the income, the re-
suit of all this mighty property, FIVE OF
six hundred thousand dollars per annum.
eyes; but he can do nothing with his
income but build more warehouses and
ships, or loan money on them, by mort.
cages, for the convenience of others.
tell you he's found, " and you can't make
anything else out of it,"
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One pretty morning in June, during a.
vacation of the academy which attend
ed, the old numbering stage from P
set me down at the Bellevue Farm. /
was arrayed in an envious standing collar
and dickey, cloth coat, yes, reader, YER
liable cloth, and a pair of steel-mixed-
oh-we-won't-say- anything about ems ~
that in their excruciating tightness gave
me mincing gait, which imagined was
the superlatiye of gracefulness. Reesy
was soon found. She had grown some
what taller and somewhat prettier. But
she was Reesy still-wild, romping, unso-
phisticated Reesy A ride on horseback
was proposed for the evening, and at the
appointed time Reesy had two horses
waiting at the gate. She clambered into
the saddle after her own rural style, while
/ stood observing complexity about
mine that / could not understand
After while I discovered that she had
put on the saddle wrong end foremost.
aWhy, Reesy," said I, "what does this
mean?u
What is the matter, Fred?" she asked,
naively.
"Matter? you little minxl Do you not
see that you have the saddle wrong end
foremost?"
"Ohi is that all?n she said, with the
most provoking GOODNESS, and the most
unconscious expression conceivable, chow
did know in which direction we were
going to rider"
laughed at the mad-cap, and away
we went, Reesy swaying in the saddle with
the most elastic abandon, and her flaxen
hair flying out in the wind; and / bobbing
up and down in my city awkwardness and
in my huge shirt collar like Chinese
Mandarin. Rallying me for my stiffness
and snail-like progression, she dashed of
at full gallop, leaving me to tread at lei
sure the long, winding lane, with its
branching trees and the patches of sun
light lying so sweetly among the relievings
of shadow. After caught up to her, we
rode on together, far beyond the old mill,
/ with its shattered water wheel, dismounted
food-gate and high peaked roof. On the
way l lectured Reesy on her rompish
manners and boistereus air-and then re-
peated Homer and Virgil to her until my
heart swelled with pride in the same ratio
that her eyes dilated with astonishment
l imagined myself Sidney Smith-and
told her that Iliad would never have come
down to us if Agamemnon had tweake6
the nose of Achilles, and that the Eneid
would have met similar fate if any Tyr
i ian autocrat had kicked Eneas in the
fourth book! When she asked me if
knew Eneas and Achilles and whether
lthey lived in the city, l made fun of hsl
i and taunted her for her ignorance. Bu
the little vixen had her revenge! Some
times she would reply,
4 AOh, Fred! you do wrong to mock me
i I cannot help it that / am ignorant!" ani
the trembling lips and the low, mournful
1reproying tone would make my very hear
lfutter.
h AT others she would turn up her larg'
Ieyes with deep look of regret and infe
riority, and in voice both desponden
and envious say,
i "Oh, Fred! If l only knew as much a
J you dol"
u At such times would stroke my chin
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Aoftrpn
THE LITTLE GARDEN.


Well know little garden
Circled in by ruby walls,
Having for its high-born tenant
Primal heir of Aidenn halls;
And it waiteth for the sunshine,
Waiteth for the dew and rain,
That it may be green and fruitful,
- And reward the laborer's pain.
Filling up its secret fountain
CRYSTAL mirror of its worth
s Till ii overfows with blessings
For the supplicating earth.
And it waiteth all the spring time
For the good seed to be sown,
Hidden germ of future harvests,
For an unseen garner grown.
Yet without constant watching,
And the tenants earnest care,
Weeds win spring and blight his prospects,
Poisoning all the garden air,
TIL the Eden-tinted blossoms
That might grow in beauty there,
Find no place to gather greenness,
And put up their incense-prayer.
And the streams that go to water,
Lands beyond the garden-walls,
Grow unclean and cease to gladden.
Where their willing offering falls;
Till we wait in vain for blessings,
Wait in vain for fruits and flowers,
Sad to see SO fair garden
Thorn-grown in a world like ours,
Pilgrim, to the unknown Fastening,
Made almost an angel here,
Thou hast such little garden,
And the harvest draweth neari
Give it, then, thy constant labor,
Stock thy heart with Heavens own
That it bear thee fruits of Eden FLOWERS,
In a better world than ours.
Knickerbocter
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Ex-PREsIDENT FnLMoRE.-The New
York Tribune learns that Mr.. Fillmore is
having the most brilliant success in En-
glish society. His fine personal appear
ance and graceful and dignifed manners
contribute quite as much to this as his
political distinction. Queen Victoria is
alleged to have said that he is the politest
American she ever saw. All manner of
Dukes and Earls are inviting him to their
country seats. He is accompanied, as
private Secretary, by Fl. e. Davies Esq.
formerly counsel to the corporation of
New York
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-12

~ In virtues eye the good ere Il,
ways great, the great not always good.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-09-12

az The prettiest lining for . bonnet
is a sweet face.