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and fastening one hand firmly upon the col.
lar of his coat, the other on the waistband
of his 'unmentionables,' lifted him square
out OF the seat, and bore him down the
aisle to the entrance. Pausing fora moment
there, he turned his eyes upon his audience,
and in clear full voice, said, ."and they
cast out the devil in the form Of a distiller,'
and suiting tho action to the word, out
went the knight Of the mush-tub, la leap
frog fashion, into the street.
"The good pastor quietly returned to his
desk, and completed his discourse. After
closinS'thc services, as he was passing out
OF the church, the out-cast distiller, with an
officer OF the law, escorted our clerical friend
to the office of magistrate, to answer for
an assault upon the person of said distilIer.
After hearing the case, the magistrate dis
missed the clergyman, and after roundly
reprimanding the complainant, fined him for
molesting the services of the sanctuary.
"Since that day we believe he has never
for moment doubted the power of Metho-
dist preachers to cast out devils, at least
withiHthe limits Of the Ohio Conference"
B'mghampton, Nv. ~ March 7.
:
The Court of Claims
One of the most important bills which
has passed Congress within our remcm-
brance received the final sanction of the
legislative branch yesterday. We refer to
the bill. to establish Court of Claims, to
which We ventured not long since to invoke
the favor of the House of Representatives,
with which it then rested. The bill was
called up yesterday at a favorable moment,
and, the friends Of it wisely abstaining from
debate, it was forthwith passed by a large
majority. We should not be surprised if it
saves one fourth part of the sessions of Con-
gress now spent in tho examination and
discussion Of claims. 1t will, however, op-
crate hvn"ticcn,T in variety Of ways. It
will NOT cn!y secure to just claims an early
hearing aud prompt settlement, but it will
get rid Of the ntcrminable renewal of un-
founded ones, and thus save the time of
Congress from being wasted year after year
in the nsexamination Of rejected claims
The bill gives jurisdiction to the Court
to hear and determine all claims founded
upon any laws of Congress, or upon any
regulation of an Executive Department, or
upon any contract, express or implied, with
the Government Of the United States, and
all claims referred by either House of Con-
gress. The testimony in all cases is to be
reported to Congress, and all upon Which
favorable decisions arc given are to be ac-
companied with a bill or bills to carry them
into,effect, and with briefs from the solicitor
of the Board and from the claimant.
twill be thus seen that the Court is to
perform the work now laboriously but i'm
perfectly done. by committees, and Con-
gress is to revise the whole and act upon
the subjects presented, as at present. On
many subjects an opinion well lnatured by
The Court will serve as the basis of action
on all and similar cases; and there will not
perhaps be SO many inconsistencies in legis-
lation asat present, when the success or fail
ure Of ameasure depends in great degree
upon the mood in which one House or the
other may happen to be found when the
vote is taken. AT all events there is a prob
ability of a more mature investigation than
BY the present mode,. and tits to be hoped
we shall hear but little more of what is
deemed worse than the alaw's delay,n the
pendency of claims before Congress Of. half
century's duration.-Net. Intelligencer.
A LEssoN.-Theres was once an old man
whose eyes had become dim and his ears
deaf When he sat at the dinner. table, he
could hardly hold his spoon, SO; that. some.
times lie split bis soup on the cloth. His
son and daugbter-in-law we're much dis
pleased at this; at last they made their old
father sit I'D a corner behind The stove, and
gave him food in q little earthen plate. He
never got as much as he could eat, ,and ille
would often look towards the table with wet,
longing eyes. &c,
One day lis shaking hanIs;let the little
dish.. fall, andsit,sas} broke. Ths woman "
seolded, but he said nothing ;;she only sigll-
cd. They then broug ght d wooden trough
r:him. Once he was sitting thus iinJ the
corner bis little gssnde child 81 bout, four
years old, was playing on tha aoof' near him
viii: some pfeeeasef wood
! What are rsnak ing, said tie father,
,smiling. s.na king g. tro,igh e answer
ed the Child; stfos ffstlief and alpt6sr 81. est
from when they ate old aud & am grown Q %
b;g.n ssss
The man and his wiifss looked az each
other in silence md lkeit tasfs Owed fast;
They brought their ihsf baclk: IA sss
bic, and gave hin as much tle slsi;