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The Trinity times., 1855-05-26
Davy Crockett.
personal "REMINISCENCES.

The editor Of the New Orleans .4duOcGte
has the following personal "reminiscences re-
spectnethis eccentric and extraordinary man:
'Up toy the year lS4S we had never seen
anybodJ that had seen Crockett--the identi-
cal mans In this uncertainty came our ap-
pontment in January, l849, by Bishop
Paine, to New Orleans. On the way we
learned that the son of Davy Crockett was
one of the official members of the church,
At the railroad he met us in person, to give
welcome, and conduct us to his house for a
home, till the parsonage could be fitted up.
And a home it was. But what a contrast in
the actual man to the one we had pictured
Small of stature, but 1.-THE and well knit,
light, thin hair; pleasant features; playful
mouth. In material, fine grained; in man
ners, easy and genteel without effort. The
oniy wild cat realization was the keen gray
eyes, vide apart, that wept at all that was
tender. and piteous, and touching; laughed in
10Y. and flashed hercely under indignant ex'
citement Such was our hrst acquaintance
in New Orleans; such, one Of the stewards
and class leaders, and superintendent OF the
Sabbath school, and ready for every other
good work. A good name, too-John Wes-
Icy Crockett-the veritable son of Davy.
In bis rarlor hung portrait OF his father
taken by a master hand. There were the
strong features, the marked character. Iht
altitude was pot chosen, as seen u COOK
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Another Candidate in Training fol
the Presidency.

A committee Of the New Jersey Leglsla-
ture having applied to Commodore Wander
bllt for his opinion in regard TO public affairs
with the object Of connecting his name with
the Office Of President Of the United States,
that gentleman replies at length. He says
that the unremitting toll Of his early years,
and the multiplied cares and pursuits Of his
later life. have left him no time TO indulge in
ambitious dreams, but as every American is
forced 70 think, and has the right 10 express
his opinions boldly, he thinks he does not
overstep the limits Of private citizenship, il
be expresses his in answer 10 the letter Of the
committee.
The Commodore says that all his success
in life is due to the simple rule which be ear
" adopted, ~ mind own business, and ho
knows Of no distinction from that rule, which
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gallery--dressed in hunting shirt; surrounded
by hounds and horns, rifle in hand, bowie a
the belt, and cap of coonskin 1t was sub
dued into civilization, for it was painted afte
Davy had been to Congress. There is NJ
portrait in the land we would rather be il
possession Of
Finding that Davy Crockett was a fact, we
inquired if those tales of his doings and say.
ngs were also facts. Here we ran too eager.
ly upon tender point. The son was sensi-
tive about those charcatures that made his
father the type of the Western frontiersmen;
they had been pamphleted and circulated to
the old gentleman's annoyance in his life
time. He had marked tastes in that direc-
ton, but they had been exaggerated in cater
ing to public taste.
AS to panthers and wild cats, and camp
hunts, that was in the main true, as he, a
younger son, had killed some himself
But Davy Crockett, though entering pub
lie life under the great and unusual disadvan-
tages resulting from lack of early education
| iG the West, was shrewd and observing and
! had sense of proprietJ. Even before going
to Congress he was the counsellor of his
neighbors, wrote their wills, and did such
matters; and read his family Bible on Sun
days.
But the ruling passion led him on to death.
The country got too thickly settled. The old
man longed for the freshness of adventure,
and at the Alamo he found more than he
barganed for. Attached to the watch-chain
OF his son we often remarked treasure. 1t
was a seal cut from the flint of the old hero's
Alamo musket. The love of bold adventure
runs in the blood. In the first expedition of
Lopez against Cuba, the Cardenas bullets fell
thick and fast around the feet of grandson
of Davy. He ran away from his fathers in
this city, to Join the fray. His heir, some
day, may be noticed in a newspaper, going
over to the gem of the Antilles on similar
errand May he be worthy of his sire, who
loved peace and did good!
Col Crockett's popular manners, and ca
pacity, and personal worth, opened to him
many offices of honor and emolument. The
prestige of his name, too, was favorable. In
deed, he had too many offices. Anxious to
obge his friends, and Of extreme sanguin-
Gus temperament, he was led into involved
engagements, that divided his attention, con-
6cted with his interests, and, in the end,
brought embarrassment upon himself and
others. The phlegmatic business mans
standard is not the one to estimate him by
Never was the darkness so deep but he saw
light ahead and spoke encouragingly to his
friends. The kindness of his heart, the pu-
rity of his purpose, the genial light of his
mind are refreshing memories to us. A few
years ago he left New Orleans for his native
State, Tennessee, and, shortly after leaving,
died. In the darkness of deaths solitary
path we doubt not he saw light ahead A
large and beloved family were bereaved.-
May the angel of mercy keep the door of their
dwelling.
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York steamship Presidential candidates.

nB That was terrible sarcastic 'hit,
which Douglas Jerrold once gave Heraud. a
conceited literary bore, apd author of a
poem after Milton, and entitled The De-
scent into Hell'' AS usuak he was annoy-
ing Jerrold with mportunate questions at an
nconvenient and improper time:
'By-the-by Jerrod, said he, did YOU ever
read my Descent into Help
No, SIR responded the irasciblc drama
list, but should like TO see it!'
Quite in keeping with th is sort Of repartee
is an anecdote recently related of Thackary.
which 10 authentic, and worthy of preserva-
ton:
Ening one day at the table of friend in
London he found sitting near him gentle-
man OF some literary celebrity, Argus Resch
Esq. Being introduced to, and addressing
him, he had, of course, to repeat his name.
My name,' said the gentleman, with affect
ed dignity, lis not Reaeh-it is Re-ach! (Re-
ack.)
Thackary said nothing; but when the des-
sert came on the table he pointed to plate
of peaches, and, turning TO Mr.. Reach, said: |:
MIR. Re-ack, will you hand me the pc ack. ,
The laughter of the tale was against the
affected hterateur; and he was compelled to
submit thereafter to the natural pronuncia-
ton Of his name.
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a SUCCESSFUL RUsE.-ln gaming saloon
where many persons were playing games of
chance, Maxine de -, young man little
known to any one present, had been playing
with poor success. His last gold piece was
lying ON the green cloth, when calling a do
nestle to him, he whispered, just loud
enough to be heard by the bystanders:
Kun to my house, and tell my valet to
give you the large bag he will find In my
cabinet, and bring it to me immediately
"Diabiei he has bag full )" thought his
neighbors: "He is very proper young
man."
Maxine lost again, and was about TO leave
the table, when several stepped forward to
offerhim loans 10 continue the game. lie ac-
cepted, and soon the luck turned. In a short
time Maxine found himself winner of more
than he had lost and on the fair road to for
tune. AT this moment the servant returned
saying:
"The bag, sir"
every WE'LL" said Maxine carelessly, bu-
rying his feet in an immense sheepskin bar.
"You would scarcely believe, gentlemen,
what an influence this bag has on my luck.
When forget it, lose; when only hink
Of II, my success returns; but when have
my feet in it, may defy bad luck! Let US
go on"
He played on, returned his loans, and re-
tired with his pockets filled with gold.
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RATES OF ADyrprrsrNc.

is applicable to the business Of great nation.
nor can he suggest one more appropriate for
the regulation and conduct of the foreign ool-
icy of the American people. He saws our
national interests are best subserved by peace.
and he is in favor of letting European ma
tons settle their own difficulties without our
interference. He thrss our great .ss danger
arises from errors in the conduct of our Do
mestlc policy. He saws:
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TOUCHING CUsTon.-A common prao-
tice in Paris, which mpresscs stranger ia
vorsbly, is that Of lifting or taking off the hat
when funeral passes. A writer on this
subject relates the following:
Some years since, we were one Of that
rushing crowd eyer pouring up and down
Broadway When in front Of old St. Paul's,
all eyes were attracted by tho appearance Of
the crew Of the French war vessel, La Belle
Poue, which then visited the United States
under the command Of the Prince de Join
vile. The crew wore in their naval dress
uniform, bright aud beautiful. and we're saun-
tering along seeing the sights. All at once
they stopped, formed line, faced inward,
and uncovered. How exquisite and touching
was the scene when we discovered in that
thoughtless, busy, hurrying crowd. man Of
foreign birth, evidently poor and friendless,
under whose arm wGs carried tiny coffin,
and by his side the stricken mother. They
were in search Of burial for their babe, and
were jostled and unheeded in that gay tor
rent Of humanity, until they met these hardy
tempest tossed mariners, who on the instant,
with barred heads. stood in silent respect,
while the sacred ashes Of the unknown infaut
were passing. Such are French manners.
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There are days when everything appears
gloomy to us; the world is, like the sky. COW
ored by dark fog. Nothing seems in is
place; we only see misery, mproyidence snd
cruelty; the world seems without God, and
given up 10 oil the evils OF chance.
Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25

TEMPERATURE FOR TEMPERING STEEL.
For boring cylinders, turning rolls, or any
large cast iron. let it be as hard as water
will make it, minding not to heat it more
than cherry red
Tools for turning wrought iron, pale straw
color, 43Oo Fahr.
Small tools for ditto, shade of darker yel-
low, $50
Tools for wood. shade darker 40
Tools for screw taps, &c, still darker straw
color. 400
For hatchets. chipping chisels, brown yell
low, 500 :"
For email rimers. &c. yellow slightly tinged
with purple. $40 e
For shears. light purple, $50 +"
For springs. swords. &c. dark
purple $50 e
For fine saws, dagggers, &c, dark
blue $40
For hand and pit saws, &C., pale
blue 500
The temper greatly depends on the quality
of carbon there is in the steel; this the prac-
teal man soon finds out, and be tempers or
draws down his tools accordingly.
III. ScR1vENER. Liverpool. Eng.
Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25

A very pleasing application of centrifu-
gal force, is that adopted by Mr.. Masters in
England. in making ice for confectionery
purposes. One apparatus of large size is
capable Of freezing one hundred quarts of
liquid into ice in a quarter of an hour-six
different kinds of ice being produced in the
machine at one time. Not only can the
machine make dessert ice, such as raspber-
ry ice. lemon ice. &C., but it can as readily
produce large. hollow cylindrical blocks o:
ice. into the hollow of which may be placed
decanters of water or bottles of wine to be
cooled. Some of these cylinders are made
in ornamental forms, and when placed on a
properly constructed stand, they diffuse
GOODNESS in heated room.
The ice making process, however, is, in
part, chemical. Many salts and acids. when
mixed, produce an intense degree of cold
in the surrounding space. Mr.. Masters has
discovered mixture which produces this
reduction of temperature to very extra
ordinary degree. The confectionery or IL
quid which is converted into ice, is placed
IN vessel of very white metal, around
which is the space filled with freezing mix
ture, and around this again is another space
filed with pure spring water OF these
three cylinders, the innermost is made to
revolve with great rapidity. by which the
freezing mixture acts quickly on the cream
or liquor, and ices it. while at the same
time the spring water is converted into a
cylinder of beautiful ice. The centrifugal
action of the inner cylinder drives the con.
fection forcibly against the sides. where it
can be more readily acted on by the freez-
ing mixture outside of that cylender.
Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25

MuNIF1cENr CHARITiEs---H appears
from the diary and correspondence of the
late Amos Lawrence, of Boston, that be
gave to various charities during his lifetime
the princely sum of seven hundred thou
sand dollars.
Washington telegraph., 1855-07-25

"OUR FRIENDS IN HE'LL is the title Of
new publication BY the Rev j. NJ Killen,
NJ. A., of Glasgow
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-26
WHOLESALE ATTEMPT AT MURDEl

On Sunday evening Garrett Geisker, machinist
living at No. l54 Reade-st, while laborng under a
gre at press of lager beer hrsting for revenge against
Henry Schultz, an aged man. and John Schultz, son
TO the above whom no imagined with Others were
plotng to Gust him from his situation in Stuarts Sugar
RefIery, proceeded to their apartments, No. al
Reade-st, and kicked the younger schultz in the alb
domen iniuring him severely. lie then threatened to
kill both father and son. and to that end returned to
his own room aud procured two tormidab!e-ookng
knives.
After an absence of not more than three minutes
Geisker was again in the house OF his imaginary foes
Meeting with John Schultz fret, ho without delay
thrust the blade of one knife clear through his left arm,
and while in the act of repeating the blow the old man
intcrered to save his son from further violence. lie
AZ the same moment received terrible cut across the
hand and deep cash in the head from the other knife
held by Geisker
The latter thinking to serve all alike in the room,
rushed upon Deidrick Miller; but fortunately he was
too slow, as the pursued ran into an adjoining room
and escaped. Mihlers wife, in attempting to escape
the wrath and violence of the Infatuated fellow. en-
deavored to follow her husband, butwas overtaken by
Geisker AID severely stabbed in the back aud side
The wounds however are not supposed 10 be OF a
dangerous character Gesker then ran home and
locking the door after him, pushed the bolts put up
the bars, &c. to prevent intruders from coming IN
The whole affair was contaminated in few minutes,
but before it was over messenger was sent to the
Fifth Ward Station. House for help. Captain Gar
penter with Sergeant Smith and other officers OF his
command hastened to the place designated, where
they found thousands of persons already assembled,
and excitement unDing high. Physicians had already
been summoned and attending the injured parties
none of whom were found to be fatally wounded The
next step was to disperse the crowd and the stars
soon put them to fight. Search being made for
Gesker. be was discovered in his room, but refused
to open the door, when Captain Carpenter demanded
An AK was procured and in less than no time the
door burst in and completely shivered. Geisker had
planted himself in the middle Of the room, and with
knife IN each hand refused to surrender. More than
this be strongly ntmuted that be would stab the hrs
man who approached him. Before however ne had
time 10 do further damage Sergeant Smith tapped him
on the head with bis club which had little or no effect
Another effort of the same kind flo red Geisker and
split the club from end TO end. The desperate was
then removed to the Police Station, and aherward
taken before Justice Bogart at the Tombs and com
mitted to prison for trial. The charge made was stab
b:ng with intent to kill.
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satisfaction the enormous charges rendered him foi
value not received ho awaits proudly and impssienty
the return Of this feminine encyclopedia Of all attain
able knowledge. After q while she comes-an empty
beaded hsow-hear,ed. artificial, hoibed thing, no
more fitted to be a gentle, graceful, love-insprng
daughter in her fathers house, than the painted figure
which gyraies in a Broadway shop window.
The father is troubled with vague, dstur.5in ing
DISAPPOINTMENT; but with even curious stnpi iity,
If be have twenty other daughters each in her
turn must have the training, and unless saved by
the special miracle of sterling native character must
Weld to the same destroying influences. -
Seeing and knowing all this, for its does come daily
hourly under our eyes, how we sufficiently con-
denim the Principal" who, with unbu.hing effront-
ery yearly sends forth these victims OF her Peea
system-she who uses the hackney ed hypocrisy OF Re
ligon TO disguise her mercenary designs who ruin
lcssly grnds down the miserable wretches IN her en-
poy with ready scripture on her tongue and tears OF
respectable piety in her eyes
In the namo Of virtue I ask, In what respect does
she compare favorably with her whose name must not
sully lady lips-o< her pupils when finished with the
unhappy outcasts Of "0xfori-street, Stony-hcarted
s,ep-mOher." ONE oF THE FISi'2ED.
-lOtk I'd June.
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TII y" W =. = = " -
+. Il. KERCHEvAL,
REUBEN MIDDLETON.
NEw.YonK, Monday, June IS. 1855.

NEw-YoRK, Monday, June 25 1855
To Messrs. +. Ii. kgRcHRvAL and REUBEN MID
DLET0N-DeGr Friends; Your favor Of the 9Th inst,
forwarded from Rochester came 20 hand Saturday |
tbonk you for calling my attention to the mistake
which was made by the reporter. In the few remarks
that have made In the North have exercised great
care that all nv statements shall be reliable facts most
of them those which give from personal knowledge.
In the rapidity of writing down speakers remarks
tire best of reporters liable TO make mistakes or TO
mngle two ideas which should be separately Into one
and such mistakes are pardonabe.
In reference to the statement concerning which you
make inquiry would reply that you were right IN sup
posing that | had been msquoted. The statements
which have made have been as follows:
There are in Kansas as many as two Free Solers
TO each Pro-Slayery man, and perhaps We should not
exceed the truth if should even say two and one
half two and three-tourths treeSOers 10 each ITO
Slavery man.
think the mistake 10 which you refer originated IN
this manner: In the midst Of a speech attempted to
calculate the proportion of slaves to the population of
Kansas In The middle Of a sentence with bat an IN
slant 70 thought pronounced the proportion as ono
slave TO about every n of population.
had not thought of the remark until readl'g your
letter when instantly perceived that my calculation
was wrong the however was on the side OF TRUTH
There we're at the taking of the census in February
more than 30 settlers In Kansas to each slave And II
statements from the Territory reliable that proper
ton has steadily increased since the taking OF the
oersts, until now it IS probable there are from 80 to
60 settlers TO each slave
Although our opinions are different on this question,
thank YOU kindly for your defense of myself against
charges of willfully incorporating facts 1t but
another token of that friendship you have so often
manifested to me. g..
Remember me arectiona.ely to my friends, and If
YOU see proper publish my reply.
am, respectfully, your brother ana trend ,r,,,
FREDERICK STARR
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ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE Law.
Sl,Oj2,2S7 IN GOLD.
ACCIDENT ON THE RaILaoau-Ons MAN KILLED.

Tie steamship George Law, A. G.. Gray, Esq,
commander. left Aspnwan at p NJ on the 10th inst,
and arrived at Quarantine Monday morning at II
o'clock. She brings the California mails of June 9,
slo52, ss7 in treasure freight and ia passengers
June % at IL A. NJ lat sso A. ~. long. 79o ~ W.,
passed vessel bottom up Of apparently about 400 tuns
with yellow metal on bottom somewhat worn.
Juneel of Caryspor Light, exchanged signals with
the steamer Isabel, for Havana.
The passengers from San Francisco June started
from Panama for Aspinwall late in the afternoon of
the 18th instant Just after dark when the last train
had crossed the summit and was descending very
steep grade the coupling Of one 81 the forward cars
either broke or became disconnected. This created
space between the separated ears and consequently
rang the engineers bell q signal to stop, which he
obeyed. In instant after the balance of the cars,
which were only short dist nce behind came rushing
upon those stationary severe crash was the result,
in which two or three cars were injured, and man
named Samuel Anderson from Jefferson County,
New-York, who was sitting on the platform, was
killed. He was deceLtly buried about two miles dis
tant from the place where tho accident occurred
The Pacific Mail steamship John L. Stephens, X. II.
Pearson commander, left San Francisco Saturday,
June ., at 1880 A. H.
June G. saw six whale ships cruising off Magdalena
Boy. Same day, at 10 A. NJ. passed Nicaragua steam
ship Pacific, she having Left San Francisco on the
morning of June l.
June at 10 A. NJ. arrived at Acapulco. Detained
hours.
The Company's steamer Sonora, with mails and pas
sengers from New-York and New Orleans May 81 eh
Acapulco for San Francisco ON the eth Inst. All well
on board.
The John L. Stephens brings $50 passengers and
nearly 81 900 ire .sure of which slOi95 sol 10 il
for New-York, s2sl ,3O6 Ga for England and $4,000
for Panama.
The following is the specie list of the steamship
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SUICIDE OF A YOUNG FEMALE.
DISAPPOINTMENT IN LOVE THE

DISAPPOINTMENT IN LOVE THE CAUSE.
Mary Erdrnann native Of this City in her 18th year.
died on Sunday evening at the residence OF her step
fsher, CoDradt Heyer, No. $50 Esssz-st, from the
effects Of dose of snenic which she took on Friday
last for the purpose Of se-destruction. II appears
tba, for about year past che had been devotedy a.
taehed to young man named Henry Wcis, to whom
she was engaged to be married, but who, by ,ne PEI
suasion of friends was induced TO break oil us GU
gsgement, and did so a few days since' ln "s -,
pouneement Of bis determination to her 80 anee
that she almost Immediately procured ai'eIs @.e
swallowed it. Coroner ODOpnel Yesterday bed an
inquest upon the body whsa the above state Of fact.
eide by swallowing an overdose Of arsenic" weis'
a., onn. ~ an 70 whom she 50 deyOtedly attached,
= s1ssoed IN the manufacture Of cabinet ware Of No.
Isl Sscond-st.
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MARINE AFFAIRS.

L,uscH.-Mr. Thomas S. MARVEL OF Newburgh
will launch from his shp-yerd on Thursday 27th
inst, clipper schooner OF about 275 tuns register T.
be called the Blacklist. Her owners are Mr.. j. Bag
Ter of Newburgh, Van Brunt Il sasht OF this Ciiy'
and others. She is designed for the South American
trade principally, and will be commanded by Capt
John Reeves, of Long Island.
FAsr sAnISo.-The clipper-ship Ocean Telegraph
has arrived in fifty nine days from Calao, the shortest
passage by several days. Other vessels arriving a.
the same time have been rs and 20 days.
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lAdversenentl
-. ,rowr,c MACHINES --Jamesburg N. j..

=. - 1885 Mr. X. L. ALLIE. New-fofk-cr; made .
% ,s,.saay with the MowisG MACHINE purchased of
nd DO soy that the improved machine tho
bsss ever worked wihsnd have seen eoody NUMBER
ILav. field Of very heavy ss and had fallen down ana
Sgsd 40 could not cut with the old machine, aud the
Wa very having rped nearly all day previous 20 my CIV
ma IL s expected choke up, but 70 my great sur
nre II up very little and that owing 10 ms-
MANAGEMENT To be plein Sir feel duty 70 iaforn yog
improved Mower works beautifully and am satshed
xoz nearly ous.,hd lighter for the than the Mower
sed go year thsf called Of tho bat IN the mar
ket Yocrs truly, JAMES bCckELEw.