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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29
RHAT IsA RLusHI

What is blush It is an act Of the
heart in its extreme ramifc8tion, the ca
pillaries. These small vessels become
distended and filed With blood, and the
face and neck become red with the in.
creased quantity Of the vital fluid seen
through the transparent skin. What oc-
casions this ? An emotion Of the brain,
you say. The eye Of the modest young
woman sees the form, or her ear hears
the voice Of some interesting youth who
is approaching, or close at hand. and her
mother or her aunt gives her wink, and
her young female friend gives her a hu-
morous caution, aud behold. in q moment
her face fushes, and perhaps she even
runs away to hide her emotion, and the
young man imagiueS he Is avoided. II
was the brain that did It ali. was it :?
Truly, without brain she could not have
been so affected, bat neither would she
have been so effected without the eyes or
ears.
And yet no one AYERS thai the eyes and
ears ara the seat Of emotion. Tie direc.
agent In flushing is the blood. and the
lbIoodIs in the heart--;the liquid az the
heart, as all the blooddEe essels are a
It's branches aud its tRigs. The saFi
! also paIpitstes isp emo ioA-t,e paiss8ia
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ONLY MY DRESS MAKER.
BY AUNT HATTIE

"Anna, who is that sweet looking girl,
who bowed to you so timidly?" asked Ma
ry B. of her friend, as they were ta~
king their promenade along Fourth street.
" Pshaw it's only my dress maker -
was the scornful reply.
&c Your dress maker ? why, how pretty
she is, and how lady like. Well, l never
should have guessed it. Seems to me
there are odd mistakes made in this world
of ours ; she certainly should have been
born a lady, for she would even now
grace our first circles-and one of the
Misses P yonder, should have been
placed in her niche. Did you ever be-
fore see such cOarseness Of face and man
ners in persons we'll born, and possessing
all the appliances of unbounded wealth?'
" That the P-'s are coarse, rea-
| dily admit" said Anna, ''but that Lizzie
Smith should have been born a lady,
am not quite so sure. She takes airs
enough upon herself as it is; and I do
believe, thinks herself good as the best Of
u.s."
"Had you said, as pretty as the pref
tiest of u.s. should have replied, well
she's right ="
Have done with the dress-maker,
unless you have lost your heart to her,
and let us go in and look at those lovely
hats :" and soon amidst the all absorbing
themes of harmonious colors and becom>
ing shapes, the sewing girl and her pret
ty face were forgotten.
AS they came out of the shop, Anna,
said:
Mary, do take pity on me have
to be at home all the week with my dress.
maker. 1t is such task to get ready to
be married. would advise you to stay
single and save all this trouble p
Il will come on Monday, if you will
let me help with your sewing" was Ma,
ry's reply.
Will you help me ? oh, what an an
gel have cambria ruf1es to sew on
some Of my under clothes, and you put on
ruf1ing SO beautifully"
"Well, then, I'll come on Monday
morning, and sew till dark brother Dick
can call for me on his way from the Of
fee"
"Oh, thank you! I hope you viii
find some friend as obliging when you
are going to get married. 1 shall tel
Mr.. T. that he is bound to be eternally
grateful to you, for that, without YOU
aid, never could have been ready fol
the important ceremony - and a merry
laugh was heard, kiss exchanged, anc
the two girls parted.
Mary was as good as her word, and il
her skillful fingers the business of ruffline
went on finely. AS she was returning
home that evening her brother asked
Mary who is that delicate looking girl
who passed out of Mrs. D-'s hall as
came in 81
" You should have put that question
to Anna. brother, Just to have heard he
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CLARKsBURG, WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST soth, 1855.
LOCKS OF HAIR.

The following stanzas appeared a few yea
Igo in the poets corner of Canadian neWST
'er. We think that all who read them will
nee pronounce them worthy of preservation
You've often heard me promise, Fred,
One day to tell you where
Aud from what treasured heads 1 shred
These treasured locks Of hair.
Well, now the time has como at last,
Your birthday festival
Has blitheIy come and swiftly pass'd,
And you shall know them all.
Twelve years have f1eeted since how'd,
In fearless grief, my knee
Beside our dying sire, and vow'd
A parents care for thee
Aud remember how you tried,
Till cen the menials wept,
TO wake our father when he died,
And said, "he only slept"
This short curI'd lock, half dark, half gray,
clipt it from his brow,
I've kept it sacred till to-day,
We will divide it now;
And when you look upon it, Fred,
Still think you hear the voice
That with its dying accents said,
My Father, bless my boys ~
This raven braid belonged to one
You never knew, my brother;
She only bless'd her newborn son
And died-our sainted mother
She left us-but with US she left
A fuirer, tender flower
But like plant of sun bereft
She withered from that hour.
Springs buds, around our mothers tomb,
Came Just in time to wave
We saw the flower of autumn bloom
Upon our sisters grave.
My boy your tears are falling fast
On yonder golden tress,
1t is relic, and the last
or her lost loVeliest.
And this long waving silken curl,
All that you must not share
You never knew tho angel-gir
Who gavo that auburn hair;
My beautiful my blessed one
And she, too, passed away
lsStrove to breathe " Thy will be done."
But it was hard to say.
Oh ! by how weak and rrail thing
May the hearts depths bo strr'd;
How close and long will memory cling
TO one tight look or word
Aud are not these Slight looks with more
or spirit meaning fraught
Than all the mystic, letter'd lore,
That sages ever taught!
Well they are happy now, dear boy,
Their runsom'd souls are free:
They feel no more earth's hollow ioy
And real misery.
Our barks ore struggling slow to shore,
BY storm and tempest driven,
But they have pass'd lilies ocean o'er,
And anchored safe in heaven.
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PRIVATE EETERPR1sE.-A correspon.
dent Of the Richmond Dispatch, gives the
following item of news.
Your readers have probably all seen
the statement going the rounds Of the
papers, of the immense crops raised thil
season by William Allen, Esq, on his
magnificent James river estate. Mr.
Allen does nothing By halves. He has
just completed a railroad running si1
miles through heavily wooded land, and
connecting it with fronting 500 feet or
The river. By this means, he will be en-.
abIed to sell at least 100000 cords Ol
pine wood, which finds ready purchasers
at So per cord, and costs the prineely
proprietor, say 81 per cord on the wharf
This, in round numbers, shows cash
balance of some $500. 900 to the credit O
the proprietor, after paying for the rail
road. QuerY-hoW many Virginia rail
roads pay dividends like that2
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A JEALOUS WIFE,

An anecdote is related of a wife who
was very jealous of her husband, who
was a worthy member of the Masons.
One evening, a bundle came to the house
for him, and labelled, " Private" OF
course this was enough for female curioS-
ity, and therefore she indulged in an in
spection. Horrors Blankets, baby's
linen, birds eye, &c, greeted her aston
ished eye sight, and dreams of " two fam~
lilies" hOated through her brain. The
husband soon came in, aud after tea,
when his wife discovered in his eye the
treachery in his conduct, as she supposed,
he took the bundle and went out-but
rot alone, for the jealous wife was on his
track. The faithless husband little inn
agined that she who supposed herself so
foully wronged, was hoverieg after him.
He stopped at the house of friend, who
also joined him, carrying similar bun
die. The wife became doubly excited,
for the prospect of having companion
in misery did not impress her with the
idea of a division of her grief, but only
an addition to it. She followed closely,
and soon they halted before small ten
ment, which they entered. Here she
paused to hold council of war. What
tactics to follow she was in doubt, but
determined to storm the citadel, she
knocked, and hastily brushing by a
little child, and, in second, burst upon
the astonished husband, the embodiment
of injured innocence. Her feelings we're
about to express themselves when the
scene before her caused her to reflect.
A poor woman on a sick bed, babe not
old enough for christening, a child in a
crib, and two little girls in bed, met
her eye. She read the story at glance.
and returned home under the escort of her
lord and his friend. who assured her that
she had discovered the great secret of
Masonry. She never arrived at false
conclusions from appearances again.
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SCARCELY AM D1HFERENCE.-The story
of the Yankee ship, Samuel Appleton,
having supplied the Russians with fifty
thousand riaes in defence Of the Baltic
blockade by the British, is confirmed.
So we conclude that the connection be-
tween British blockade and British
blockhead, is a very close one, and that
if John Bull is any MACH for Brother
Jonathan-it must be very slol0 match,
indeed.-N y Pieoyune.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

JoHH B. GoUaH.-Ths London Tenn
perance League announces that the visit
Of Mr.. Cough 70 England will terminate
on Saturday, August A, on which he vii
sail from Liverpool for America, Hi
eloquence is spoken Of in England q.
matchless.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-29

EB What is the difference between a
chicken with one wing and chicken with
two wings ? Why, mere difference of
a pinion.
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spectng polite Al AVID social movements We also
give the htterfs received by the last steamer from
our Paris cfrespondents, and an article from q
Loncon 10 Afnsl on the Sound duties Of the Danish
goVerpm <nt-a question that is occupying tina ear
nest at-ention Of commercial men 10 both hemis-
ph.r. ts, ard viii b il DOW a suojsct Of investigation
ana ipqui y in Congress.
A msss meeting OF wofkinemen was held las.
Djghtin Hester street, to hear thu report Of acon
mitsee who bad bsen rent to Washington to urge on
Congress the property Of tn kiog measures for the
immediate relief Of the unemployed. The commit
tee made their re ort through NJ. John CONNER
ford, who detailed at some length the result of hs
irtep vie We with tie Resident and several members
Of Congress. He was well received, bas nothing
Yves cone. II will be seen that the resolutions eulp
re President Pierce. The outline OF q new pohtt-
csj oreau,zation waa presented, and a series of lsc-
torres ard other means OF influencing ths public
determined on.
The steamship UoioD, from Havre and Gives,
arrives at toia port list night. Sac left the latter
port on the 18th ult.
A fe occurred at No. 1873 varick street las.
night, during which one OF the Inmates Of the
dwelling. PANIED Mrs. BeIjen, was burned to death.
An account of this dreadful catastrophe Ia given
elserbere
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CoRRE sroNDESCE OF OTHER PAFERs.
lCoTrospondepcc OF tue North American

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1850
NeW 1ors os SpaiR-War kssSage Anticipated GIN.
Cas- in Trouble.
The eject OF tho recently developed changs OF policy
towards spain Is the subject 81 very earnest discHs lion
by gentlemen o. all parties 10 Congress-, Ademsnd Is to
BE- made upon that govsrpmf mt such az she never has
complied with, and probably never will, until compelled
by superior force. spanish obstiDacy IL almost o pro-
verb. IL ~ int n5ed 20 require OF her not only material
indemnity ioi aggressions, but a surrender on what may
b. considered TIE point Of hobos, DsneiY, an apology and
rcparation for sI'gb's and in sults 10 our Dag.
A IL would be sbsurd and bursliating 10 make = de-
maId cf this character, without taking effective mea-
sufes frr lite enforcement. II may b. presumed that, "a
rejected, the President viii ~ once employ the military
and naval force OF the United stat IS TO vindicats the
rights o. the eountry. The means 20 he employed arc
obvious 1bry rrn reprisals up~n spanish comnsree,
and 8 blockade OF The Island Of Cuba. 10 IL, therefore,
inevitable that n "var message sAoah be sen. to Con-
gross during the present session, asking authority, 20
gethtr with ihe means 10 support the Representations
which Nr Brecksbridgew will be Instructed 10 make.
Ihc Instructions Of the Michigan legislature 10 her
Senator's relative % the Missouri c~ompromise an the
Nebraass act, give General Case 4 great deal Of trouble.
They not only speak i, terms 81 diss pproynl OF his mast
course upon The questions involved IN the latter rea-
fure, but they direct HIM 10 bring in a bill for the 70 to-
ration IL the compromise, AMI ~ urge It's adoption by
hs ytice and vote. o. course the General will dl.obay.
for tho democratic dostrise ~ Obedience 10 iustruc-
tons srplies only - ca~s il which derfocrttic
leg tlaturts Instruct orpost ~ Senator's, In which
contingency the ht'ef .fe - e1ty bound 20 obey
or rfsigr. fuf vncn the contrary OF thss hap.
pens, ell the DER ,rr2t has 10 e. Il ~ assert that the
majority who give The Instruction, are sbolitlonlsts, or
f'sher ~ l7"cr lsr psr. that -, e 70 ~ .: 80
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Western governments would soon find their
hands full at home. In England people would
cali for areconstruction Of the army on o sound
and sensible basis, no regard being paid to
wealth or rank, but merit being the ooly basis
for promotion. In France the army which
usually takes a leading part in Freneh revolu-
TORS would call for a free press; and the En-
peror would be forced to grant 1t. Some OF
the democratic seeds scattered by this
war would take root in Germany, and
there again we should find them springing
up. In Spain ,he government itself would
have found itself obliged to take the initiative
in granting democratic Institutions to the ma
ton. All over the continent, the proolama-
ton of peace would be but the signal for civil
war.
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State Of the Weather Mt the East.
MONTREAL, Feb. 2, o. NJ The weather here Ia clear
and cold.
BALIRAx, Feb. 8, 9A MA heavy snow storm set in
here last evening, which lasted during the night. This
morning 1t has the appearance Of rain.
sr. JOHN, Feb. 3, "a. N Snow fell to the depth OF
three inches last night. The weather is fine and cold
this morning.
sAcKvmLE, Me-, Feb. O. ls56.-About six inches Of snow
fell here last night. The weather Is clear aud cold to-day.
CALAIS, Feb. 2, 0 A. The weather Is moderate, and
the wind northeast. 1t commenced showing early this
morning, and the snow Is now about three inches deep.
EAsTroRr, FEB. 8, "a. Mt is showing hard here,
with a northeast wind.
BANGOR, Feb. 3, "a. M.-Three inches Of snow have
fallen here this morning.
PORTLAND, Feb. 8, ga. None inch Of SNOW has
fallen here. The weather is modera.ing, and IL is now
clearing up.
BosroN, Feb. 3, GA. M-The weather here is moderate;
snow fell for about an hour this morning. The sun is
now shining brightly.
SpRrSGFrE1D, Feb. 3, i P. Mt has been showing
brislly here for the past hour. The weather is cold.
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Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb Q, 1866.
The money market Is easy to-day. stocss are firm;
Reading, 37h; Norris Canal, l4Z; Long Island Railroad,
l4yS; Penna. Railroad, 4ah ;Penna. aves, s7K.
NHw ORLEANS, Feb 2. 1855.
Our cotton market has been unchanged I o-dAy, with
sales Of 900 bales. The weeks business foots up
0 200 bales, and the stock on hand is zoe, 900 bales.
The rece,p pts at this port are 90 600 bales ahead of the
same date last year. Sterling exchange Is quoted at 5S
a TX per cent premium. In Rio coffee, the weeks sales
have reached l0,500 bags, at szc. . csc. The stock
now on hand is 1900 bags.
CHARLESTON, Feb. ., 1855.
Our cotton market is unsettled and favors buyers. The
sales to day were $500 bales, at prices ranging from
61xc. q 9kc.
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CHICAGO, Feb 2, 1855.
The weather here continues very cold, but all the rail
roads ore open except thu Chicat 20 and Mississippi. A
small portion Of the Illinois Central road has not, how
ever, been heard from.
CINCINNATI, Feb 3, 1855.
The weather here is very cold. Navigation is sul sus-
pended. Business il very dull
PIrrsBuRa, Feb 8, 1855.
The Ohio river il still closed up here. the weather Is
very cold. The Thermometer stands at 10 degrees above
zero.
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PHILADELPHIA, teb. y, 1000.
This afternoon, as a party were skating on the schuyi-
kill river, above Paramount, the ice gave way, and Earle
s. shinn, a druggist on the corner of Broad and Spruce,
ard Miss Russell, his wife's sister, were drowned. AT
the time the accident occurred, he was skating along,
and pushing MISS Russell on = sled. A large crowd we're
present, and saw the accident, but we're unable to render
assistance In time TO save them. The bodies have been
recovered.
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mfantry-I0mm ft Hlnned Office s.. IS, or
Non comm mir sioned and privates. 4. /, 100, 335
Cavalry-Commis-ionei officers ............. go
Nor. commiss oued aud privates...... 1859
odfceis. 1858
No~n-commlssioned and privates..... 32,456
Aggregate. ............. 2,4ol, e03
Ordinance stores now in possession Of the different
States
Muskets. .......... 225, 103 Loose balls. $500. I49, 02o
Bayonets =. ...... 122, 7s6 POUNDS rifle powder 1852
Ball cartridses.... Sa,.es Sw.rds"... 2l,9sS
Rifles ............ 90, 1902 Hor,cmen's pistols. OSLO
In my letter Of Tuesday last ] noticed the rumor Of an
expected proclamation from the Pr sident OF the United
States, prohibiting the departure of the Central Ameri-
can expedition, under Col II. l. KINNEY. then ex-
pressed my doubts OF ia correctr ess, being unwilling to
belle We that u e administration would prove so treacher-
Gus to an enterprise it mad fostsred and encouraged. In
this | did the acministr stion but justice; for I can now
ASSURE you, upon The most relisbi- authority, tina, there
Ia not one wort OF truth in TIE rumor; IT IL wholly and
entirely q fabri cstion OF parties here, VINO arc In tine pay
Of the Transit Company. WHEN | FAY this I speak from
the record, With the evidence II necessary, to back my
assertion. The adm ~nist-ation aas from the incipicncys
OF the enterprise, been possessed OF all the plans and in
but a single member Of the Cab,net-Mr Attorney Gene
raj Cushnng-whose opposition to the expedition springs
from bis courier ,nt'rest in the Transit Company.
This be dare not deny. The evidence 10 In this
city shown him largely interested in this company,
ard hence his opposition to The Kinney .~Ipediaon.
viii be forthcoming. ''s Mr.. Marcy p'V discI.im ,H" al.
knowledge of any intention en- the part OF the
administration 10 Interrupt. or interfere in any
way with the expedition. and as IL is reasonable
to suppose that he would have known the fact, IL any
snch iniepton existed, At least A. early as those who
have gwen publicity TO the ~falsehoo1, ] think l arr.
justified in prononr ing the rumor OF the anticipated
proclan alton entirely without foundation, and that the
administ,ation fully endorses the expedition.
A question OF deep interest II now before the United
States supreme Court, in the case of Noel's Reps. vs..
the State Of psnnsylvsnia. The point is the distinction
between er poet Joco laws and laws merely retrospective.
IL was decided IN q care in y Peters; but there the
law was so clearly lot or post Jacto, that the court
gave but lit,le consideration 10 to. distin .tiop. In the
Gaze nov before the court, this high Judicial tribunal 10
called on TOR tb e ~ - time TO define aud mark out plain
Iy and distinctly The difference bet ween these two
descriptions Of laws. Mes ~. kwing Of ohio and Hart
oil feDnsylyania appear for tue appellants, and N,ssrs.
Hood and scott OF Philadelphia for the appellee.
Gen. Sam Houston has Just received . elegr aphic
detI stch announcing tho serious illness OF Mrs.
Houston Hopes, however, we're stli entertained Of her
rccoytry. II.
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THE FALCON AT CHARLESTON SHORT OF COAL.
CBARrfSroS, Fen. 2, 1895
The steamship Falcon, from Havana, bound 10 New
Yerl, Las tut into this port short Of coal.
TIE NASHVILLE AT CHARLESTON.
tHARIEsroy, Feb. 2, 1855.
Tie steamship Nashville has arr vel az this por IN
forty t1 hoyrs from New Yc-t.
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Destructive Fire near Quebec.

NONIFkAL, FEB. 2, 1876.
The west wing Of the Asylum at Beauprss, near Que
bee. WAS entirely destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The Institution contained nearly two hundred pa
tients, none Of whom we're Injured. The damsge Is esti.
MATED 81 So, 500.
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WN"HTNNFVNt TWUs - INlUs
Cases for trial in tie Supreme Court nett week - On
Morday-Eo, 60. Darlington vs.. Brigg and Pratt Tues.
day, tth-So 81. ship Panther vs.. the United States.
No. GO. South vs.. State Of MarylAnt. Wednesday, eth
No. %. TieFnins, Administrator, vs.. Eve. fhursday,
stb-No. Gs--Arkbritton va. Woodward.
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NV osIElSs. Feb. ., 1855.
lie loss BY Tie FIRE in this city last night amounted {,
s126, Geo, and Is fully covered by insurance.