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Who shall Judge man from his manners!
Who shall knoy him by his dress?
PauperS NAV be fit for princes,
! Princes fit cor fomethng else.
/ CIumpled shirt and dirty Jacket
! May beclothe the golden ore
/ Or the dte epeSt thought and feeling
/ Satin vest could do no more.
There are springs of crystal nectar
/ Even wel,ing out OF stone:
+ There are purple buds and golden
Hidden. crushed, and oveggrown.
God. who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospers you and me,
While He values thrones. the highest,
But as pebbles in the sea.
Man, unraiSed above his fellows
OFT 'orgets his fellows then;
MaSfers-rulerS-lords remember
That your meaneSt kind of mem
Men by labor, men by feeling.
Men by thought and men by fame,
Claim an equal right to sunshine
In mans ennobhng name.
There are foam embroidered oceans,
There are little weed clad nils,
There are feeble inch high saplingS,
There are cedarS on the hills;
But God, who counts by souls not stations,
Loves and proSp erS you and me;
For to him all vain distinctions
Are as pebbles in the sea.
Toling hanlS alone are builders
OF naion's wealth and fame;
Titled lazi ness is pen.ioned,
Fed and fattened on the same.
By the sweat OF others foreheads,
Living only 10 rejoice
While the poor mans outraged freedom
Vainly lilteth up is voice.
But truth and justice are eternal,
Born with lovelineSS and light.
And sunsets wrongs should never prosper
While there is a sunny right,
And God, whose world-heaTd voice is singing
BoundleSs love 10 you and M,
Will sink oppression with lis titles,
As the pebbles in the sea.
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The GrLMANToN CHIN AND SYAKE.-
The child and snake who were reported
to have such an affection for each other,
were on exhibition in Boston at the be-
ginning OF last week. The Post of Thurs
day narrates the following in connection
with the show:
"An exciting scene occurred at Co.
chituate Hall Yesterday afternoon. At
ter several exhibitions the snake appear
ed angry, and the child manifested gre [
reluctance to touch il. The father per-
emptorily ordered her to seize il. and up
on its darting out from the box she gras-
ped it with her hand. but so far down
the neck as to give it free scope with its
head. After a moment or two it seized
upon the chi.d's thumb, and bit il re-
peatedly. causing her toeshriek with ago
ny. the blood flowing al the while from
the wound inflicted. The child's father,
who appeared half s,upefied with liquor,
and the mother. were both looking on.
and the former after while succeeded
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Three wears afer The above occurrence.
a young man lny sick to death upon his
bed, raving in bis deirium 10 see Mr.
Redfield, the father of the m urdered lsa
bel.
Mr.. Redfield stood beside the dying
couch of the man who was TO have been
the husband Of his daughter.
II am sorry 10 see you so low. my
poor Augustus. said Mr. RedfeId kindly.
Oh speak not to me! Itwas who stab.
bed Isabei!' exclaimed The young man
wildly.
All were horrifed at these words
His mother and sister Imputed them to the
delirium Of the disease; bat when he grew
more calm, and solemny repeated his
nsservation, they were forced TO believe
him.
Before his death. henarrated oil the
particulars Of his unnatural deed.
Ii seems that the proud Isa bel from the
time the handsome Sterhberg entered her
fa theirs house, had smiled less graciously
upon her affianced. Augustus Raymond.
Stung to madness. By JEALOUSY. he had
watched them together. bad heard Isabel
The evening reyious. appoint the grove
as meeting place, that she had some
thing very particular to say to Siernberg
Augustus repaired himself todhe spot
before daibreak. secreted himself. heard
the conversation. saw the reluctance OF
Sternberg. heard the passionate Isabel
avow her love for him, snd urge him TO
make her his wife. SterTeerg refused her
gently but firmly. At fist she was angry
but he soothed her into, quiet. and left
her after conIessiDg TO her that he loved
another. She acquitted him of attempt
ing in the slightest to ein her love. and
as he turned 10 depart. she smiled sweetly
upon him and said she sould try to forget
him. except with the 1--we OF sister, but
that none other coul4 ever supply his
place in her Affections
Perfectly infuristedi with passion Au-
gus,us Raymond sion before her upon
Sternberg's departore and reproached her.
more like demon tlan man, with her
perfidity.
Her manner was $, naughty and indg-
nsnt, that insane viii jealousy and pas.
sion, her discarded liver plunged that ia,
tai steel into her bir bosom, and then
dashing into the ,ai.ket made his escape,
with the cunning c'ution that eluded the
eye of all, and locbng the fearful secret
up in his own breaa, he escaped without
being even suspected OF the foul deed.
The repentant lonr died. and the faith
er of the murdered gil wished to make
reparation to the blsely accused Stern
berg.
Finding the turn affairs had taken,
Fanny Talbot conissed to her father,
with a countenance nffused with bushes,
that she knew the b1ing-place of The ac-
quilted lido. She - corresponded with
him faithfully in hisefile.
A few weeks moA and the now happy |
Sternberg returuedp his friends more
highly in favor thapks had been before.
Ii was with a proud and exultant heart |
that the fond father placed his daughters
hand in that Of lido errnberg, who under
an assumed name, had won both fortune
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minds OF some. But all the evidence
being so strong and decided against hin
the presiding Judge closed his speech with
ptonohnc;ng the prisoner guilty" anC
recommending the jury to remember The
responsibility resting on them and theII
duty 10 society.
The impatient multitude without and
within awaited the decision OF the pane
for twelve long hours. At length they
returned aud the crowd was hushed ini5
silence.
1--WE cannot Ogree!" was the response
of the foreman to the usual question.
The bench was preplexed. The pres
ident went over the whole OF the evi
dence. again dilating upon tie points
which proved SO conclusively the prison
er's guilt.
The jury again withdrew snd thirty
hours were passed this time before they
pronounced a second decision. und then
the verdict of eleven was guilty" willis;
the twelfth juror firmly persisted in the
belief Of the prisoners innocence. and
solemnly avowed that he would suffer
uc0lu htHlScll OtlOio ITO MOuIu AubiSl upOH
his condemnation.
Finding this man was so solemnly i'm
pressed with the prisoners innocence. and
his arguments in his favor still sounding
so convincingly in their ears. TO the as
tonishment and ind gnation of I'll present.
the eleven unanimously concurred with
the pne in the verdict Of acqulual.
The prisoner therefore set at liberty
narrowly escaped the Lynch law of the
infuirated guard without. A strong po-
lice guard alone protected him.
Once more lido Sternburg stood upon
the deck Of a vessel bound for South
America A boy whom heTeeognized as
one in the employ of Mr.. Talbot mp
preached him and placed letter in his
hands. The captains orders meantime
had been given, the anchor was drawn up
und the brig under way.
With a cai-like spring, the agile mes
senger jumped upon the parting warf, re-
ceiving lus,y cheer from The jolly Jack
Tnrs who witnessed the fea..
lido leaned his head mourhlully upon
his hands. and gozed upon The recedine
shore.
Suddenly he bethought him Of his let.
ter. He opened il and to his surprise a
roll Of bank bills fell from it. He glanced
upon them, they were all bank bills OF
large amount. The letter merely said:-
You will not refuse the enclosed from
one who believes in your innocence
When you make the fortune which know
your energy will achieve. in the new
country TO which you are going, you can
repay them II you like. to your
e"SISTER FANNY"
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WHOLE NO. III.

in getting the snake back into the box.
DR.. I. W. Aver. of the Chronicle, who
was present examined the wounds.
and found them to be deep inclslOns as
if made by some three sided instrument.
The people were very indignant, and
threats we re made TO destroy the venom
Gus reptile, but the audience broke up 10
make way for another exhibition. DR..
Aver went TO the Mayor 10 learn if there
was not some process by which the exhi.
bition could be stopped. He found there
was none, as the exhibition was infor.
mally licensed The most the Mayor
could do would be 10 send the police TO
the hall. who. il the snake bit the chill
again, were 10 kin it. He then went be
fore Judge Rogers, and made oath TO lie
foregoing facts. The Judge issued
warrant and had the father arrested, who
was secured in The Cam5ridge street Jail
10 await his examination on a charge Of
inhumanly using his child as means OF
gain. When he was arrested the people
who were present manifested much feel
ing, and but for The presence OF The police
would have destroyed the venomous rep.
tile. The exhibition was most revolt
ing one. and il is wonder that ;hose con-
Eected with it were able 10 procure l.
cense."
Two DAYS previously there was sim;-
lar occurrence. The fa;her ordered the
little girl 20 take up the snake-she OBJ
jected, and cried-the father again COM
manded her TO take hold Of 1.-THE child
did so. when the adectionate reptile biz
her severely on the arm.
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A big JOB Engaged.

A Mr.. Briggs of Cleveland. who did not
get the nomination for State Treasurer at
the Fusion convention, thus developes the
objects of FusionistS. in an article in The
Journal last evening:
"At this time. in the Republican ranks.
there should be no division as ia tie nom
inees on the ticket. Al were lairlv and
honora bly, nomina ted. The PEOPLE sent
10 Columbus a majority Of delegates in
favor Of Mr.. Chase. and he was nomin-
ated, and should be elected by lG0 600
majority; and then. if the South wishes TO
divide the Union, let it be done. and we
will get up war conquer the Southern
country. abolish Slavery. and hold 1t as a
Province-and make, aS Prentice Of the
Louisville Journal. said. "a guano de-
pository Of South Carolina"
That diSsolutian Of these States into
two or three seperdte governments. 10 in
crease the Offices. and the chances o. The
fanarical demagogues, is the object of the
FuSioniSts is we'll understood. bu, we did
not suppose that they had got so far ad-
vanced rs to openly talk about 11ar ond
conquest by drilled armies in battle ar
ray. We think they are engaging q lar
ger job than they will be able TO get
through with. We are glad. however,
that they so early avow :heir designs
They are beauties, surely.
Ohio Statesman.
This same Ohio Fusion a bolition Con-
vention sent greeting TO the Abolition
Convention OF this State which assembled
on the same day. The two Conventions
passed similar resolutions. and were equal
ly furious III their opposition to The Union.
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Wbat CanStitntcS BicheS.

We are indebted to a friend In Wash
ington city for the following very forci
BILE illustration of "what constitutes
riches" We need not add that the an
ecdote ia authentic:
ITO be rich.'' said Mr.. Marcy. oul
worthy Secretary of State. "requires on
ly satisfactory condition of mind
One man may be rich with hundred DO!
lars, while another. in the possession nI
a million. may think himself poor, and
as the necessii of life are enjoyed by
each, it is evident that the man who
is satisfied with his possessions is the
richer
To illustrate this idea, Mr.. Marcy re-
lated the following anecdote.
while | was Governor of the'State OF
New York said he. II was called upon
one morning at my Office by rough spe.
cimen OF backwoodsman who stalked
in. and commenced conversation by in
quiring if this was Mr.. Marcy?"
replied that was my name.
.'Bill Marcy" said he.
USED to live in Southport, didn't
ye?'
answered in the affirmative, and be
gan TO feel little curious TO know who
my visitor was, and what he was driving
at.
That's what ! told them!" cried the
back woodsman, bringing his big land
down on his thigh with tremendous
force. Il told 'em you was the same old
Bill Marcy who used to live in Southport,
but they wouldn't believe it, and pro
missed the next time ! came TO Albany to
come and see YOU and find out for sal
Tin. Why you know me, don't you.
Bill7"
didn't exactly like TO ignore his ac-
quaintance altogether, but for the life OF
me couldn't, recolect Of ever having seen
him before. so | replied that he had a
familiar countenance but could no: call
him by name.
My name is Jack Smith," answered
the back woodsman, "and we used to go
TO school together thirty years ago. in
the little red school house in Southport
Well. times have changed since then,
and you have become a great man. and
got rich suppose"
shook my head and was going to con-
tradict that mpression, when he broke
out ir:
"Oh! yes you are: know you are rich
no use denying it. You was comptro
lAr-far Lana time. and the next we
heard of you, you was Governor. T0g
must have made heap of money. and
am glad oft. glad TO see you getting along
so smart. You was always a smart lac
at school. and knew you would come
TO something"
thanked him for his good wishes ant
opinion, but told him that political life
did not do so well as he imagined. i
suppose said /, fortune has smiled up
on you since you left Southport
"Oh. yes said he. Il hain't got moth
ing to complain of. must say, I've got
along right smart. You see, shortly af.
ter you left Southport. our whole fsmi-
Iy moved up into Vermont and put into
the woods. and | reckon our family cut
down more trees and cleared more land
| than any other in the whole state.
And so you have made good thing
out of il. How much do you consider
yourself worth? ] asked. feeling little
curious TO know what he considered a
fortune as he seemed so well satisfied
with his.
"Weli.' he replied. Il don't exactly
know how much am worth; but think
STRENGTHENING himself up) if all my debts
L he
dred dollars clean CASH. And he was
rich, for he was satisfied.
Knicker booker.
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Barnum Forever Attention Ladies.

The 'ord Of lranistan is about to make
another dash for the quarters of the peo-
pie. The project is this:
lie invites all to lend him the dauguer-
Eeolypes of their lady friends. These will
Be mum bered and hung up in his museum.
On the 18th of October they will be open
for exhibition. The good natured pub.
lie will flock In to see the portraits. and
each visitor may write down the hun.
dred of them that nearest suits his no
tions OF beauty. These votes are to be
deposited In box. In three months all
are to be counted. and the hundred that
have the most votes will each receive a
premium of $40 TO start with These
hundred handsome ladies' will then. be
ts--s' ET----s----ss-IIfa size-ffofu ttfe
where IL Is practIca bic. from the uegue r.
reotype. where it is not-at the show.
mans expense. The hundred portraits
will be hung in the museum-25 cents
admission and ell the curiUsites inclu
ded.
Each visitor. i! so disposed. Will write
down the twenty that he deems the hand
soonest of these and deposit his vote in a
box. After three months of admiring and
voting on these. the box of votes will be
opened and the premiums awarded
$1,000 to the original of the portrait that
has the most votes; $500 TO the second;
$500 to the third, &c, unlilS5, 900 have
been awarded to the hundred. The por
traits receiving the ten highest premi-
ums will be engraved and sent Oh to be
published in the French Worlds book of
Beauty, of which, we believe. Mr.. B. is
the American provlder.
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SINGULAR PHENoMENoN on THE RIVER.
The officers and others on tne Memphis
packet Tishominso, On her trip up the
Ohio river Thursday evening saw a sin
gular, and. We may add. frighilul up hes-
wing of the river. or black water spout.
just ahead of them near Alton and Wolf
Creek. The river, which is very deep a.
that point, was in great commotion just
about the MIDDLE of the river, and a dense
mass rose from the surface. having the
appearance at first of a couple of laden
coal boats up-ended in the river. and then
sunk down egain. This great black mass.
as it appeared to be. rose from ten to
twenty feet above the level of the river
four or five times, and then sunk down
again. In the meantime, the boat was
approaching near the scene. and ;he ,ast
time, covering space of thirty or forty
feet. it rose or belched forth huge vol
ume of black slime or froth, Gfteen feet
high. all of which was seen by the off,
GERS Of the boat. AS soon bs 1t subsi-
ded the river was covered with great
patches Of black looking slime and filth. q.
which spread widely over the surface of
the water in some instances, while other
portions sunk Immediately. The wealth
ef W6s tiSaG C71ts Cai Ff.--Ho rrao,;on, "a,
or shaking was felt on the boat. The
cause of this black water spout, or water
quake, we leave to philosophers to ex.
plain.-LoHiSUille Courier. July 81.
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A fellow at a race course was stagger-
ing abou: the track with more liquor than
he could carry. Halo, what's Tie mat
Ter now!" said chap whom the inebriated
individual had just run against. why
--hic--why. the fact is. a 10; Of my
friends have been betting liquor on the
race to-day. aud they have got me to hold
the stakes"
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Gale Q think it was) said: "Well. Gen.
eral, how do you to,e?" The Genera
looked Mt the candidates and said" Gen
tiemen, Uo te for measures, not for men?'
and turning to The recording table. aud
IDLY pronounced his vote--saw it entered
made q graceful bow and retired.
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DEATH.-In all the crisis of life ard
feeling. think that the surprise is in The
worlds look. the morning after. From
the spot of withdra wal from the routine
to which we have stepped aside with
Death especially-contused there. while
the duties 10 the dead are performing, but
waking the next day, to find ourselves on
the same spot. and slone-how changed
looks everything! How impossible il
S, ems that our thoughtless life Of course
Its familiarity with petty cares and
pleasures. and its forgetfnlness of sor-
rows remindings. so measurelessly i'm
portant-can ever be Tesumedl
Not that death is to be brooded over as
a calamity. Nature. (as l began with
showing) has no recognition of il as such.
My own instructive feelings towards il,
in the approaches that | have been warn
ed of lis making. was always (some What
10 my surprise. may say that of wei
comez-the end OF a long task coming not
too soon. The unwillingness has been
in turning back. with deferring of recov-
cry. to wait for it again. But there is
an ennobling solemnity in death which
we simply mlsappreciate and lose by tur-
ming cur backs upon it as a terror. Life
is the limited vestibule of the great tenn
pie whose threshold is death and we shrink
back like children, when sickness, the
yelled usher. takes us by the hand 20 ush-
er us in-afraid Of the shadow of the
door. The general impression of death
as given by nurses. teachers, poets and
pteachers-need both Frightening and
aggrandizlng. for truths sake it seems to
me.-From letter by ". p. Willis.
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and fame during his exile,-who bad also
proved himself in all ways SD worthy Of
the trust now reposed in him.--ihe sa
cred trust OF the safe keeping of a loving
woman's heart and happiness.
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Legal advertisements must he cash In adj
vahce or accented security. Advertiser ents.
time not mprtcd will he inserted till forbidden
AMI charged at the above rates.
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Don't think Of knocking out another
persons brains. because he differs in
opinion from you. 1t will be as rational
to knock yourself on the head, because
you differ from yourself ten years ago.
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The American party of Evansville have
passed resolutions fully endorsing the
platform adopted by the National Con-
vention at Philadelphia. The resolutions
are published By order of the couacils. in
the Journal.
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A PALPABLE Hit.-Old gent, Don't cry
little boy. Did he hit you on purpose?
Injured party: No. sir. he hit me on
the head.
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The Address before the next Indiana
State Fair will be delivered by Prof.
Mapes. OF New Jersey.
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i. f. ARMSTRONG. attends to all calls
:, in his line of fDaguerreotyping, at his res
laence, north OF Edwards Hotel.
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II w. gibson Cabinet Maker. Wheel
Right, and Oh air Maker, North Plymouth
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ELLIOTT & Co. Wagon, Carriage & Plow
IT, Manufacturers. at their old stand at the
end Of the Bridge. Michigan street
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DROOKE & FvANS. Dealers in Dry Goods.
- Groceries. CrOckery and Ready made
Clothing; corner Laporte 4 Mich. streets.
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DROWN & BAXTER Manufacturers Of Tin
ID Sheet Iron and Copperware. and dealers
in Stoves-Sign OF Tin shop 4 Stove.
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T RmPLER. Merchant Tailor, and Peal
er in CIo'hing AMI all kinds oil Furnish
inc Goods, in RuSES building.
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DR. T. A. LEMON. Practicing Physician,
} y ami dealer IN Drugs & Medicines, ohS'
Paints & Groceries, east SIDE Michigan street
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7 BPOWNLFE & co. Dealers in Dry
~. Goods, Boots & Shoes, Ready made
Clothing. Hardware & Cutlery
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~ 6. .CLEAVELAND Wholesale and re-
". tail dealer in Stoves. finwaIe, ~ tsId-
ware generally. west SIDE Michigan street.
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Il MCDANIEL. Manufacturer and dealer
-. in Boots IL Shoes. and Shoe Findings
west side Michigan street.
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n BARNARD. Saddle q Harness man
~. uracture-, vest sile Of Michigan street
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TT p. PERSHING Wholesale and Retail
4. dealer in Drugs Medicines, OILS, PAINTS
Glass & Glassware, Groceries, & ginger wlne-
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NJ w. SMITH, Justice Of the pesce, will
VI attend TO business in the Circuit and
Com. pleas courts Over the Post Office.
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MRS. BAKER. MilIiner & Mantus Max G er.
VI and Dealer in all kinds Of Millinery
Goods. Gano street. west OF Michigan ST.
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"TFSTFRvELT * HEWITT Dealers IN
w Drv Goods, Groceries, Hardware BOOTS
81 Shoes, Ready made Clothing &c.
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DR. r. BROWN. Physician and Surgeon,
- will promptly attend 10 all calls IN his
profession Office at his residence, south PlyH.