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The Imperial Treasure Of Mos
cow.


A letter from Moscow to the Boston
atlas gives an interesting account Of
the Imperial treasure. 1t is contained
in Eve rooms, through which we were
escorted by no less than twelve servants,
in addition to the director and his at
tendant. I cannot forbear mentioning
the attention which we, rs Americans,
received, not only here but throughout
all Russia, from those in official capaci-
ty, and the bare mention Of Ameri-
caine" proved an open sesame every
where. In the Imperial treasury are
carefully preserved the platters and salt
cellars upon and in which bread and
salt are given to the Emperor on his ar
rival at Moscow also, glass blown by
Potter himself, with ducat blown into
the bottom of it. In one room are fif.
teen crowns, including those of the cap
tured count ries, Poland, Siberia, As
trachan, Georgia and the Crimea. Pc
ter the Great and his half brother, the
foolish Ivan, who were crowned togeth-
er, have each crown Of wonderful mag
nifcence. They contain respectively
ss7 and BAL fine diamonds, besides some
of the largest rubies and eneralds known.
The Imperial crown contains more than |
2 900 fine diamonds, and the ruby un-
der the cross, the largest one known in
the world, alono cost 120, 900 silver ru-
bles. Peter II was the first monarch
crowned with this, and Anne added the
ruby bought by her ambassador at Pc
kin. The crown Of Poland ESQ called)
is here, but it Is merely crown, made
at Warsaw, to be used in the funeral
Gel emonies at the burial of Alexander,
in 1925. The scepter Of Poland is
simple piece of aqua-marine, two feet
long, and by some strange fatality is
broken in the middle. There is also
throne here, which is studded with moro
than 1000 tuquoises, and il covered
With pure gold. The double throne of
Peter the Great and his brother Ivan is
of solid silver. A curtain hangs behind
it, under the ooncealment of which their
ambitious sister, Sophia, dictated their
answers Here are also two saddles of
The Empress Catharine, given her by
,he Sultan at the peace of l735 and
I755. The first is all diamonds, the
silver, and the stirrups gold,
for she sat astride.) Cne topaz in the
nartingale alone cost 10000 rubles.-
The two are perfect mass Of diamonds,
md altogether my eyes achedwith mag
lifcence.
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A WISE INvEsTMENT.-In the fall of
ls47, a young man went to manchester
in quest of employment. After weeks
of unsuccessful search he found himself
without prospect of work, and consider
ably in debt for board. In despair, he
had made arrangements for disposing of
his clothes by auction in order to defray
his debts, when letter was sent to him
containing twenty dollar bill, and di-
recting him to apply for the situation of
card-stripper to the overseer Of one of
the corporations. The letter also re-
quested him to sign a note ofhand for
the amount loaned, and to place it in q
certain unoccupied box in the post Of
fee, when it would be called for by the
lender. The young man did as he was
directed, and received the situation for
which he had applied, the overseer stat
ing that it had been procured for him
by the earnest solicitation of young
lady. Years passed away, and all at
tempts to discover the name Of his cred
itor were unavailing. The young man
prospered in business, and at length
plighted his affections to an estimable
young lady with whom he had accident
ally become acquainted. On tho day
before their marriage he received let
ter, requesting him to call at certain
place and pay the note for twenty dol
lars, with interest, which be had signed
some years before. Anxious to settle |
The Indebtedness which, from the whole |
affair, had occasioned him many hours of
lnhappinass, he FASTENED to the place |
indicated, and was ushered BY domes-
lie into parlor where, to his infinite
he discovered in the per-
on of the unknown benefactor the lady
o whom, upen the next day, he was
bout to unite his earthly fortunes. She
Vas awaiting him with the note in her
land. It was her first business transac-
ion, and the partnership which. followed
ids fair to continue happily through
ife.
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Old Age.

It is not well that q man should al
ways labor. His temporal as well a.
spiritual interest demand cessation in
the decline of life. Some years Of quiet
and reflection are necessary after life
Of industry and activity. There is more
to concern him in life than incessant Oc-
cupation, and its product-wealth. He
who has been drudge all his days to
one monotonous mechanical pursuit, can
hardly be fit for another world. The
release from toll in old age, most men
have the prospective pleasure OF, and IN
the reality, it is as pleasing as it is use
full and sal-tary, to the mind. Such ad-
vantages, however, can only be gained
by prudence and economy. in youth : We
must save, like the ant, before we can
hope to have any rest in the winter Of
our DAYS.
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From the New Hampshire Patriot
Extraordinary Case Of Facina-
fion

About two weeks since little girl,
near six years Of age, named Costilla
Hill, of Gilmanton Center, was search
ing for berries in the fold, when her at
tention was arrested by peculiar sing
ing noise, and on looking up, she per-
ceived two large balck snakes, one of
which was in an erect attitude and gaz-
ing fxedly upon her, accompanying its
vibratory motions by as she says, "a
most beautiful singing" She 6rst at
tempted to run, but found herself utter
Iy incapable Of so doing. She then
looked at the snake until she took it
into her lap, and held it until she
thought it asleep, and then fed to the
house. For number of days she visit
ed the snake, unknown to her parents,
feeding it from her hands. She eontin-
ued feeding it regular every day, becom-
ing more and more attached to it, until
it would wind itself about her arms and
neck, and even take food from her
mouth. Finally she was prevailed upon
to place it into q box on condition that
il should not be hurt, and in that, it is
kept, except when being fed. Hundreds
in the vicinity have been to see it, and
it is the opinion of the medical men
who have seen her, that she il complete
ly facinated, and that the death Of the
reptile would prove fatal to her. Her
parents have had many tempting offers
to permit her to be takcn about and ex-
hibited with the snake but, though they
are poor, they have sense enough to re,
fuse all such offers. The snake is over
four feet long.
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Mtfseellalteuus.
Irving's Life Of Washington.
Washington,s Love Affairs.

Washington's Love Affairs.
In one of these manuscript memorials
of his practical studies and exercises,
we have come upon some documents sin
gularly in contrast with all thatwe have
just cited and with his apparently unro-
mantle character. In q word, there
are evidences in his own hand writing
that, before be was fifteen years of age,
he had conceived passion for some
unknown beauty, so serious as to dis.
turb his otherwise well-regulated mind
and to make him really unhappy. Why
this juvenile attachment was source of
unhappineSs, we have no positive means
of ascertaining. Perhaps the object of
it may have considered him a nero
schOel-boy and treated him as such or
his own shyuess may have been in his
way, and his rules for behaviour and
conversation may as yet have sat awk-
wardly on him and rendered himformal
and ungainly when he most sought to
please. Even in latter years he was apt
to be silent and embarrassed in female
society. "He was very bashful young
man." said an old lady whom he used to
visit when they were both in their nom
age. I" / used often to wish that he
would talk more"
Whatever may have been the reason,
this early attachment seems to have
been a source of poignant discomfort to
him. It clung to him after he took
final leave of school in the autumn of
l747, and went to reside with his broth
or Lawrence at Mount Vernon. Here
he continued his mathematical studies
and his practice in surveying, disturbed
at times by occurrences of his uniucky
passion. Though by no means of po-
etical temperament, the waste paper of
his journal betrays several attempts to
pour forth his amorous sorrows in verse.
They are mere common place rhymes,
such as lovers at his age are apt to write,
in which he bewails his poor restless
heart, wounded by Cupid's DART" and
/" bleeding for one who remains pitiless
Of his griefs and woes"
The tenor of some of his verses in
iuces us to believe that he never told
his love, but as we have already surmis-
ID, was prevented by his bashfulness.
. All, wo is me, that should love and conceal;
Long have wished, and never darereveal."
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4oetrp.
tFrom the Flag of our Union.I
I am not Happy when I Smile.
BY FINLEY JOHNSON.


Think not I'm happy.when smile.
For though my voice isgay,
Yet in my heart are miseries,
Which wear my life away.
And though unto the world seem
Freed from all pain and care,
Yet in my SOULS deep, dark recess,
A worm is gnawing there.
'Tis true that smiles will wreathe my lips,
When Joys are far away;
As blossoms hang upon tree
That's Fastening to decay.
And as the sunbeams through cloud
Their brightness will impart,
So smiles will oft break through the gloom
Zen over broken heart.
know full well that oft my eyes
May seem to sparkle bright,
As silvery stars in azure blue,
Upon moonless night.
But o, within my inmost heart,
The darkening night is there;
And though without may seem all bright.
Within is deep despair.
Then think not 1 am happy, when
The laugh is in my eye;
When on my lips in joyousness,
A smile you may descry.
For though to all happy seem,
Yet o, they cannot see
The bitter woes which make this world
A wilderness to me-
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I Thank God!

An old man sat in the sunset gold,
By the door of a cottage low
His soft white hair, his revercnt air,
His holy smiles-all told
His work was finished below
Children played at the old mans feet,
Three gentle, blue-eyed girls
Their mother had played in the cottage shade
With footsteps light and feet,
And waving golden curls.
His heart was warm towards that little band,
Bright in the setting sun;
And he said, Oh, Lord, 1 trust thy word,
see the promised land,
And know that my work is done.
Il thank the for thee pleasant ways,
In which my feet have trod;
bless for all both great and small,
Bat most for those praise
Thy Goodness, on, my Godp
Then amatron stepped frontthe cottage door,
A lady fair to see.
Her hand she laid on the old mans head
Father, 1 thank God DER and DER,
But bless him most for thee p
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A shrewd Parson.

Nany doubles remember the style
which obtained among ladies, some
years since, of gathering their hair
together and pile it in stationary
mound on the upper portion the head
by the aid of sundry little steel instru-
ments, unknown to all detected and
miserable bachelors-that is to say,
known only by common report. While
this fashion was in vogue an orthodox
clergyman of a certain village, regard
ing it as an abomination, was determin-
ed to use his influence against it, and
"preach it down." Accordingly, one
Sunday morning, he mounted the pull
pit, and gave as his text, "Top-knot,
come downp' There was good deal
of stirring aud bobbing of stop knots"
and in short, the congregation were
much "exercised" because the worthy
pastor had preached from text not to
be found in the Scriptures. On Tues
day they called hin up before a convo.
cation of the saints for the purpose of
making a formal charge against him, and
dismissing him from his cure. The
charge was made, and he was asked if he
had aught to say in reply.-He mildly
that the text was to be found
in his Bible, but that any Bible would
do, and that if they would hand him ono
be would point out its locale, and read
It to them. A Bible Wasgiven him, and
he turned slowly to the place and read:
' And let that man who is upon tho
not come dol0n r. A
Fote of adjournment was immediately
passed.
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CMLDREN.-Nom man can tell but he
that loves his children, how many deli
cious accents mako a name heart dance
in the pretty conversation Of those
pledges their ohildishness, their stam-
msring, their little augers, their inno-
eenoe, their imperfections, their necessi-
ties, are 90 many little emotions of joy
and comfor. to him that delights in
their persons and society; but he that
loves not his wife and children, feeds .
lioness at home, and broods nest of
sorrows, and blessing itself cannot mako
him happy.
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Mrs. Robinson.

The history Of this woman has q
: much mystery hanging about it that an,
, little circumstance which helps to clea
, lap the matter is not to be looked upol
Tas otherwise than interesting. A feV
days since while going up State street
we were touched upon the arm by al
Irish laborer, who informed Us that hs
| had some facts to communicate with re-
gard to Mrs Robinson which he thought
no other person in this country was pos.
sessed Of. Some few years since Mrs.
Robinson lived in Hamilton street in
this city While so residing, our in
formant says, he, with other laborers,
was engaged in digging drain through
the-strcet. While thus employed one
day he heard a tap on a window. He
looked up and discovered that the tap
came from Mrs. Robinson who was
then beckoning him to approach. He
did so and entered the house. As soon
as he got seated, Mrs. Robinson asked
him if he had ever seen her before
He replied that he was not sure, but he
believed he had. She then asked him
if he were not q native of Longford, Ire.
land. He replied that he was. She
then wished to know if he did not recol-
lect Admiral Paguum Of Pagnum Hall,
Ireland. To this, he answered in the
affirmative, saying that he knew him and
that he was reared in the immediate Vi
cinity of the castle. " And did you
never see me there ?" sho asked. He
replied, 1 am not sure, I think I have,
but you are so altered" At this word,
she burst out crying and wept most Bit
terly. During the paroxysm, she in
formed him that she was born at Pagnum
Castle, that Admiral Pagnum was her
father, and that she left Lopgford to hide
her shame. She attributed her ruin to
young Robinson "a son of hcr faith
er's steward, who abducted her from her
home and brought her virtueless to New
York. In this latter city she remained
for some two years, at the expiration
of which time, Robinson, the heartless
william, deserted her, taking with him
every penny she had in the world. This |
cruel ingratitude drove her to des-
peration and plunged her still deep
er in sin than she had been. From |
New York, she removed to Troy, where
she became the mistress of certain we'll |
known gentleman (D of that city,
From Troy, she came to Albany. She
resided here for some short time and
then returned to Troy, where she be-
camo reckless and disipated, and where
she committed that murder for which |
she is under sentence of death. Our |
informant is plain, straightforward
man, and we make no doubt but that he
has given the world the first consistent
history of Mrs. Robinson that has yet
appeared in print. If Mrs. Robinson
told the truth to that laborer-aud, at
hat time, she had no living reason for
doing otherwise-her situation is one
hat calls loudly for our sympathies.-
Her wickedness has been produced by
the villianies of the seducer, rather than
BY a depraved heart. The world tram
oled on the woman, and the woman turn
ID and stung it.-AB. Knich.
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DEATH IN CH1LDHooD.-How exquis-
itely beautiful is the following impress
siye passage which is taken from an ar
ticle in the DOublin University Maya
zine
ITO me, few things appear so beauti-
fsl as young child in its shroud. The
little innocent face looks so sublime,
simple and confding amongst tho cold
terrors Of death. Crimeless and fear
less, that little mortal has passed alone
under the shadows, and explored the
mystery Of dissolution. There is death
in its purest and sublimest image; no
hatre d, no hypocrisy, no suspicion, no
care for the morrow ever darkened thGa
little face death has come lovingly up.
on it; there is nothing cruel or harsk In
its victory. The yearning of loves in
deed, Cannot be satisfied, for tho prattle
and smile, all the little world of thoughts
that were so delightful, are gonc forev.
sr. Awe, too, viii overcast us in Its
presence, for we are looking on death,
but we do not fear for the lonely voya-
,er, for the child ia gone, simple and
rusting, into the presence of its allswise
father; and of such, We know, isths
ingdom Of heaven
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Massacre of British Troops I'm
Sierra Leone.

Some British troops, in May last,
were sent in Her Majesty's steamer
Tsazer to Mallaghea, for the enforce
ment of payment by the chief of that
country of certain indemnities due the
English merchants on that river, for the
losses sustained by them through that
chiefin the latter part of last year. The
troops partially destroyed the town, bus
on the next day they were surprised By
thousands of the natives, overpowered
and driven from the shore, with loss
of twenty-three men Of the First and
Second West India Regiment, tout Of
one hundred and fifty rank and file sent
on the expedition, } in killed, wounded,
and missing, with eleven other also
wounded who succeeded in getting off to
the ship:
Besides these, Lieutenant Wylis
and Acting Paymaster Andrews, Of the
Tsazer, were killed; Commander Mich
olas was severely wounded in both legs
Lieutenant Vincent, Second West India
Regiment, severely wounded an officer
of the Sierra Leone Militia wounded an
Assistant Commissary General taken
prisoner; naval officer and two seamsn
missing, and three seamen wounded :
making total loss in killed, wounded
and missing of ninety-four. The natives
were not only excited by the lombard
ment of their town, but the treachery
toward their Chiefs Prime Minister,
who went down to the wharf when the
Teazer arrived, and was Immediately
seized and made a prisoner.
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The vitality Of Democracy.

a contemporary, with much force, OBJ
serves
"Is, the democratic party dead? IF
so, then the people themselves are dead !
No, nor can it die. To this same demo-
cratic party, despised and abused AZ it
has been, this nation 10 indebted for its
prosperity and its greatness. And the
people are becoming moro and more
deeply impressed with the conviction
that it is even SO. We cannot err,
therefore, in believing that, in view Of
the facts to which We have thus briefly
alluded q glorious day for the American
democracy is near at hand. A good
spirit begins already to prevail. Thou
sands who have been mislsd by the de-
signing are returning to the ark Of our
political safety, and the day ofour re-
demption drsweth nigh"
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- In the tovusbip Of Darliupto

E In the township of Darlington,
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, there is
said TO be tract Of one thousand two
hundred acres underlaid by stratum
of Camel coal fourteen feet thick, and
probably containing twenty millions Of
tuns. On the same tract are three
strata Of bituminous coal, containing, it
is supposed, nine million of tuns. Fire
clay is also abundant, and the location
is on the Little Beaver River.
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VITOULD take this opportunity OF rendering his
bbfhankSto his friends, for their kind and libeT-
a patronsgs heretoIors and he hopes 81 TO eouduet
hffnpolffn his profession, to still merit their
pEfronago, together with all Others who desire 10
eeneuIt him in his prolession. His once is In the
flaa1k 6toen Of u. II. ImhoG, nearly opposite the
Sfone Store Of BaEpor, 2isseF q Co. where he will
Be found 1t ~ times, eBeept when Professionally
engaged. hos' - iss1-1sIu
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- zuAfCH AND CLOCK MAKER. Post OF
A ~ See Building, Main street, Asnssaa,
ai.t ysristy Of J0Hesry, Kept soAs1ntlTcn
EoFeRbsF 1859. g, SH
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EnuNTAIN HOTEL.

TINE undersignsd announces TO the citizens Of
\ Ashland and adjofaing eounties. and all others
7raEelng that he has taken the Hotel formerly kept
~ John Vail, where he will BE glad 70 see al who
Wayain attendance. GEO A. TRkACB.
Hinlinl Jan 10. lass. 3m33
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FTIHK undersigned ann ounces the public that he
has rain taken charge Of the Hotel in the WILL
age OF Orange, Ashland county. Thankful for past
GTors he hopes ali OF HE old customers will give
him eaH. Everything win be done to make all
Who m ~ stop with him comfortable.
" good HostIer win always be on hand
Ocf. 4 54.-IoQ JAMES ALBKRS0h
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THE subscriber begs leave to announce that he
u has opened Q Hotel. to be called the " Miller
Reuse" directly opposite tho SamPssll House,
Nain Street, Ashland, and respectfully solieits q
ahare Of the public Patronago. u. MILLER.
Ashland, March e4nd. IasS.-n44.-tL
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BUSINESS CARDS.

A CA 3 D.
W MELSHEIMER would re-
IN speetfhlly Inform the public that he has
xaken the large and commodious Hotel IN
AshIand, known the I" SamPsel House,' and
will be ever ready 10 render those that may
favor him with their patronage comfortable.
His rooms are large and airy, and his table
will always be spread with the best abe market
aEords. Patronage solicited.
April 4, 1856. 45n
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JAMES z. Cox.
A TTORNEY ut law. General Land Agen
IA and Dealer in Stock.
BoozsBeRo, BooSs CoUSTY Iowa.
VIII give prompt attention to all business in
trusted 10 his care. July 18th 1855 n6d.
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MILLER HOU8E.

EMPIRE HOUSE,
KRoN, Ohio @. RA fNoLDs, Proprietor.
~ January rs, lB5l.-n1S-tf,
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