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to marry got separated from him in the ships as they

to marry got separated from him in the ships as they
were coming to this country.
Among the patients arc many who are eminent ex,
amples Of perversions Of the chronological organs
among the most conspicuous Of which, are those Of
perverted selEesteem, such as the woman who imag
ines herself the Presidents wife, the President him
self Prince Albert, the husband Of Jenny Lind, the
Queen Of Ireland, &C., &. .5s
When was ready to return home, found the
King Philip had returned from Wards Island and
left Blackwell's for an hour or more We therefore
took passage in one of the little ferry boats.
The ice, of which the river was full, drove us back
several times, but the captain, q regular old "brick
who had served in the Indian wars in Florida, under
'szackn and the renowned !" Ralph Ringwood, = or
Gov. Duval, was not to be daunted. He watched his
chance waited for the tide, and followed down in the
wake Of great cake Of ice-large enough to raft
down an army-amusing me as we went along with
variations of his adventures in Florida.
We landedat Sixty first street, and there encounter
ed Penitentiary ferry with their zebraead oars
men, and the Black Maria" This mysterious Vehi-
Gle was full of convicts, amongst whom was woman
minus hat, stockings and shoes, and dead drunk She
was lifted out Of the vehicle and laid down in the bot
tom of the boat by the =" boys"
Down the pathway from the office above, came a
woman with baby in her arms, both woman and baby
crying to the extent of their lungs Poor thing her
husband was of the convicts who had been sent
up" for six months.
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ORIGIN OF LEAP YEAR.-When Julius Caesar, that
old Roman filhuser, of whom you have heard under
took to reform the computation of time he ordained
that the year should consist of 365 days except the
fourth year, which should consist of 366 da7s-the
additional day to be reckoned by twice counting the
25th day of February, which was the sixth caend Of
March. Hence the name, from the Latin words "bs''
and "seXts," sixth. The caends (whence our cal
endar) first day of the month were reckoned back
wards to the ides thus: the first day of March was
the first caend; the 2Sth of February was the second
calend of March, February 9th the third and so on.
The Julian year, which by this rule was reckoned
at 1855 days and six hours, found not to be acc
rate but to exceed the length of the solar year by
minutes which error, would in 131 years, amount to
entire day. 1t was, therefore, corrected by Pope
Gregory, in 1882, who retrenched eleven days from
the Julian computation-being access Or gain over
the solar time. Out of this correction has grown the
distinction between old and new style The Gregg
rian new style was introduced into Germany in
I770 and by act of Parliament into England, 1852,
just hundred and three years ago. the % day of
September Co. S. of that year being reckoned as the
l4th IN s. under the Gregorian system. Although
the Bissextle is retained with its obsolete import, we
intercollegiate the 10th of February every fourth year
for Leap Year, and for still greater accuracy,
make only one Leap Year out of every four, even
every century years. s-the years 1900 and 1900 were
not Leap Years; nor will A. D. 1900 be reckoned as
one; but the year 1000 will be Bissextle. And that
is the way Leap Year became to be an "nstitution
TWash, Star.
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Land Office has decided that Wolf Island. which is
situated in the Mississippi river, below the mouth of
the Ohio river is within the jurisdiction of the State
of Missouri, as originally surveyed and returned by
the Surveyor General at ST. Louis and not within that
of the State of Kentucky, as was claimed some years
since The lands in the island heretofore withdrawn
from sale, have been ordered into market again on
and after the the third Monday or 18th day of May
next. We understand that the examination and Re-
port Of the Surveyor General on which this decision
is based, afford conclusive evidence that the main
channel of the river which is made the boundary line
between the States of Missouri and Kentucky by the
treaty of 1888 with Great Britain and the act Of ad
mission of Missouri as State passes on the east side
Of the Island. Washington Union,
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slefiru, SllisteIIalIeelts al0 IaIts.
Am ANGEL rN THE way. 4

rs
TIle following ii one Of those very pure classic
productions which now and then at great intervenr
intervals, ats given To the world to enlghten. on
please and instruct. It impartsa lesson whiehwoul
If geueraEly adopted, impose upon mankind systel
Of morals which would tend to their advantage the
happiness, md their honor. The poem appeare
originally in Frazer's Magazine, but the author
name is not known
Fair the downward path is spread,
Love and light thy coming greet, i
Fruit Is blushing Ger thy head.
Flowers are growing meath thy feel,
MiTth and Sin, with tossing hands,
Wave thee on, a willing prey;
Yet an instant pause here ssanas
An angel in the way.
Heed the heavenly warning know
Fairest flowers Thy feet may trip
Fruit, thatlike the sunset glow,
Turns to ashes on the lip
Though the Joys be wild and Tree, 55
Though TIE path be bright and mo say, 555s
Even mortal eye can see
An Angel IN the way .5e
VIE stI1ou drown III worldly pleasure2
Wit thou have, like him Of old,
Length Of days and stores of treasure,
Wisdom, glory, power and gold2
Life and limbs shall sickness waste,
Want shall grind thee day by day;
Still town thee God hath placed
An Angel IN the way. III
Trusting all Oh things that perish,
Shall d hopeless faith be thine E
Earthly idol wilt thou cherish?
Bow before an earthly shrine
Meet rebuke to mortal love,
Yearning for q child Of clay q
Death shall cross thy path, and prove
An Angel in the way. sl glss
hen the prophet thou ghtv' to sin, N
Tempted by his heather guide;
When a prince grace to win, a
Prophet lips would fainj have lied Fl
Even the brute the same controlled
Found . human voice to say,
s Master, snlte me not Behold
An An Angel IN the way. 55
So, when Vice, to lure her slave, s.
Woos him down the shining track,
Spirit hands are stretched to save, an.
Spirit voices warn him back.
Heart Of man! to evil prone, @
Chafe notatt thy SINS delay; IA
Bow thee hulnbly down, and own
An angel in the way.
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JEWELS FOR ETERNITY. = Are your jewels the
grateful hearts of the poor? If they are then they
will never lose their lustre but shine brighter and
brighter the longer you wear them. would rather
have one grateful tear from famished child | had
fed, than all the jewels that gisten on queens
brow. would rather carry light and joy to one des-
olate homc than call all the kingdoms of the world
my own Spencer.
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POEM ON WEBSTER.

Asithe late celebration in Boston of the birthday
aniel Webster, the following poem, which was w
\ for the occasion, was recited BY Oliver Wend
dimes:
Whenflife hath run its largest round
Of toll and triumph, joy and Wo,
How brief II sto1ied page is found
TO compass all its outward show!
The Worldtried sailor tires and droops /:
His flag is dust, his keel forgot;
His fnrthest voyages seem but loops
That float from LIES entangled knot.
But when within the narrow space
Some larger soul hath lived and wrought,
Whose sight was open to embrace "a
The boundless realms Of deed and thought
When stricken BY the freezing blast,
And nation's living pillars fall,
How rich the storied page, how vast,
a word, q whisper can recall a
No medal lifts its fretted face,
Nor speaking marble cheats your eye
yet while these pictured lines trace, h..
a living image passes by: p
a roof beneath the mountain pines;
The cloisters Of a hill grit plain;
The front Of life ) embattlea lines;
A mound beside the heaying main.
These are the scenes a boy appears
Set LIES round dial in the sun
Count the swift arc OF seventy years t5 *
HIS frame is dust, his task is done
Yet pause upon the noontide hour,
Ere the declining sun has laid
HIS bleaching rays on manhood's power,
Andlook upon the mighty shade.
4 No gloom that stately shape can hide,
N o change uncroWn its brow behold!
Dark, calm, large-fronted, lightning-eyed
Earth has no double from its mould!
Ere from the field by yalor won
The battle smoke had rolled away,
And barred the blood-red setting sun, 5.
M NJ His eyes were opened on the day.
His land was buta shelving strip,
Black with the strife that made it free;
Helived to see its banners dip
Their fringes iii the Western sea.
The boGndless prairie learned his name,
His Words the mountain echoes knew,
The Northern breezes swept his fame
From icy lake to warm bayou.
In toll he lived in peace he died,
When life's full cycle was complete,
Put off his robes Of power and pride
And laid them at his Makers feet.
His rest is BY the stornl-swept waves,
Whom life's wild tempests roughly tried,
Whose heart was like the streaming caves
OF ocean throbbing at his side.
Deaths cold, white hand is like the snow
Laid softly on the furToWed hill
At hides the broken seams below, E55
And leaves its glories brighterstill.
In vain the enyious tongue upbraidg;
His name a Nations heart shall keep,
Till morning s latest sunlight fades
On the blue tablet of the deepi
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Some people will begin to think that reputation
founded on long life and the judgment of cotempo-
rares is of little value when great historian is as
sailing the memory of William Penn and smaller men
are proving that Thomas Paine was very pious sort
Of person. Providence Journal
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j
Among the innumerable amusing and touching cpl
sodes which daily minge with the brilliant and tee-
ing life of Paris we find the following little gem set
in print by the French papers lime
"About 8 o'clock in the morning q little boy Of
twelve, whose Jacket of white cloth and apron ditto
distinctly indicated that he followed the profession Of
pastrycook was returning from market with an open
basket containing butter and eggs on his head When
he had reached the vicinity of The church of ST. Eus
tache, the little fellow who could only with difficulty
make his way through the crowd, was violently jos
tied by stranger who was passing that his basket
tipped and fell to the ground with its contents. The
poor lad, when be saw his eggs all broken and his
and wiring his hands, A person who happened to be
in ecroWd that had gathered around the little fe
low, drew ten sous piece from his pocket, and civ
ing it to the boy asked the rest who stood grouped
around him to do the same, to make up the loss occa
stoned by this accident. Influenced by his example
every one present eagerly complied and very speedily
the boys apron contained respectable collection Of
quota cur young Vate, whose distress had vanished
in q moment, as though by enchantment, warmly
thanked hisnew found benefactos for their Kindness
and forthwith proceeded to count the sum be had re-
ceived, which amounted to no less than twenty-five
francs and thirtyfye eentimes but instead of quietly
putting this sum into his pocket he produced the bill
of the articles he had lost and its total amounted
only to fourteen francs he appropriated no more than
that sum and then observing in the group that sur
rounded him poor woman in rags the gallant little
fellow walked right to her and placed the remainder
inner hands.
Certainly it would have been impossible to have
shown himself more deserving of public generosity,
or to have acknowledged it in any handsomer man
ner; hence the boys noble conduct was greeted with
the applause OF the crowd who delighted to find
such delcaey and propriety of feeling in so young
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TRuIsMs.-Bowowcd garments seldom fit we'll.
Haste often trips up its own heels
Men often blush to hear what they are not ashamed
to act.
Pride is the flower that grows in the devils garden.
More are drowned in the wne-cup than in the
ocean.
He who buys two many superluities, may be oblig-
ed to sell his necessities.
The heart of the miser must be touched with hot
iron before any warmth be produced.
He who talks most, often has the least brains.
Never patronize spcndthrift better let thy silver
and gold rust in the till.
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CREMATION New York /" Evening Post,n in
an enlightened article on this subject suggested by
the affecting case of Mrs. Pfei of Milwaukee, says
-, ;" we have never heard Of any other example Of
dsposing Of the dead in this country by the act OF
man" The editor had forgotten the case Of Col Lau
rens, which is an iustrious example furnished by
henry LanIens, President of Congress, was q ma,
ave OF SCUM 3 Carolina and took an early part in OPP
posing Inc arbitrary claims of Great Britain at the
commencement Of the American Revolution. While
on ms way TO Holland whittier lie had been sent by
enemy and remained many years a prisoner in Eng
and lhe returned to. America in l7s3, and died at
Charleston IN 1882 He directed his son to burn his
body after his DEATH as the sole condition Of inherit
ing an estate ofsixty thousand pounds sterling. His
will concluded with the following request qohieh i.as
compiled Nth q solemnly enjon il Oh my son mas as
iycan after my decease, be cause nv BODY to he
wrapped twelve yards Of tow CLOTH and burned IN
~ ~ ee entirely consumed and then collecting nv
bones, dSpnsit them wherever he NAV think proner3
and We hags somewhere seen letter. written By an
Daughter Of his in which she approves
Oh Inns MODE oNaisposing Of her fathers remains.
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COMPLEMENTARY TO THE PHYsIcIAN.-I dare not
place any gift, however beautiful any success, how,
ever brilliant above the talent the skill which can
relieve single pang and the selfdcvotion which lays
them at the feet OF the humblest fellow creature.
TOliYer Wendell Holmes.
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MORE THUGGERY.-T Natchitoches Chronicle of
the I'd inst just to hand, informs lis that Mr. Ellison
had his hand shot of, and his arm shattered to the
elbow, in firing a salute in honor of Democratic vic
tory, the Monday previous At the same time, Mr.
Hodridge's hand was burned. 1t has been asccr-
tanned by inquiry that the powder was purchased by
Thug and wrapped up in a copy of that Know
Nothing sheet, the Red River Republican. The mat
ter is to undergo judicial investigation Baton Rouge
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Cato, what DO you 'spose am de reason dat de
sun goes down towards the souf in de winter"
We'll, dunno, Sambo, unless he no STAN de
clemency of de norf, and so he am bliged to go to
de souf where he 'speriences warmer longitudeh
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LEAP YEAR.-The ladies' of Paterson N. J., have
been declaring their rights and privileges, and last
week designed and carried out sleigh ride, to which
they invited the young gentlemen paying all expenses
ETC., themselves. This sort of womans rights does
not seem very Objectionable to the other sex.
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RISE AND FALL OF KINGDoMs--hIiddleton, in his
Life OF Cicero, speaking of the opinion entertained of
Britain by that orator and his contemporary Romans
has the following passage: "From their raileres of
this kind the barbarity and miseries of island
one cannot help rejecting on the surprising fate and
revolutions of kingdoms: how Rome, once the mis-
tress of the world the seat of arts empire and glory
now lies sunk in soth, ignorance and poverty, en-
shaved to the most cruel well the most contempt
BILE of tyrants-superstition and religious imposture
while this remote country, ancienty the jest and
tempt Of polite Romans, is become the happy seat of
liberty, plenty and letters ourshng in all the arts
and refnements of civil life; yet running, perhaps,
the same course which Rome itself had before it
ury from luxury to impatencc Of discipline and cor
upton ofmorals till, by total degeneracy and loss
of virtue being grown ripe for destruction, it falls
prey at last to some hardy oppressor, and with the
loss of liberty losing everything that valuable, sinks
gradually again into its original barbarism."
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NEWSPAPERS IN THE UNITED SrATEs.-The whole
number in the Union is 2,7l7. Of this number IA
are daily newspapers; 80 are tri-weeky; II semi,
weekly; 2024 weekly; As semimonthly; las
monthly, and Is quarter yearly
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TENNESSEE RAILROADS.
Report Of the Commissioner Of Roads

In compliance with a resolution adopted by the
Legislature, Col Y. G. Payne, Commissioner of Roads,
ernor report Of "the condition. progress, and pro-
babe future prospects Of the railroads in this State
entitled to State aid.n The report is somewhat
lengthy and aside from its statistics devoted mostly
to description Of the various important trunk lines
their condition, prospects, and contemplated future
connections We shall endeavor hereafter as soon as
we are able to get copy to publish copious extracts
from the reportthe facts contained in which of
moment and cannot fail to be interesting to every
reader. From a tabular statement of the various
roads entitled to State aid heirlength in Tennessee
distance completed, amount of State aid granted,
amount received, etc. etc. we copy the following re-
captulaton showing the entire liability of the State
and the number of miles of road completed in pro-
gress and in contemplation likely to be completed:
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LEAP YEAR.-The ladies will not forget that this is
leap year, fail to exercise the high privilege it
confers upon them There are many crusty old bach
elors of our acquaintance who deserve good wives,
whose i'll luck heretofore has quite discouraged them
beck, wreathed Smile, will do wonders with such
dry stubble. Will no one have compassion on them ?
AS to the rights and privileges of the fair sex du-
ring the bissextile one Of the authorities writing in
16O0-lays down the law as follows:
"Albeit it is move become part of the common
awe in regard to social relations of e that as often
as every bssexte year doth RETURN the ladyes have
the sole privilege, during the time it continueh of
making love unto the man, which they do either by
wurdes or ookes, as to them it seemeth proper; and
moreover no man will be entitled to the benefit of
clergy, who dothe refuse to accept the offers Of
ladye, or who dothe in anywise treat her proposal
with slight Or contumely."
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Il etc conduit au depot des Epaves du ouatrisme
District Jackson entire les Constance ct Las-
Ell, CONNIE epaye-
Une Vacbe rouge ayant les oreles obduement
dessous le bout de blanc etanps visible
81 eles sont pas recames dams dix ours ct lea de-
penses peyees ills seront vendus rencbere pubioue a
dit depot mARDI lie de Fevrier 1856 10 heures A. NJ
AUG. s. PHELPS Commissaire des Rues
p EouVelle- Orleans, Is JRnVier, 1856. je26 fell "a
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An old blacksmith by the name of Sledge on being
asked what had become Of his darter Jane" replied
that the :" darned critter" got Welding heat on he
last week, and went away and got married. weld
ing heat is good.
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: Fourth District Pound.

Fourth District Found.
NMTAS brought to the Fourth District Pound jack
wv son street, between Laurel and Constance, as
esray-
One red Cow both undersoped the tip of tie tail
white, no brand Visible.
Which, if not claimed within ten days, and the ex-
penses thereon paid will be sold public auction ut
said pound TUESDAY the 9th day Of February, 1856,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
AUG. 8. PHELPS, Street Commissioner.
New Orleans, Jan, Is, 1856.
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To CURE CoRNs-INFALIIBLE.--Soa the unfortu-
nate toe in camphene until it is corned, and touch
her Off
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East Tennessee and Georgia Road Knoxville to
Dalton) ITO miles, nished East Tennessee and Vir-
gina, Knoxville to BristoD $50 miles, in active con
struction; Knoxville and Charleston Knoxville to
State line)S55 miles Knoxville and Kentucky (Knox-
vile to Danville) so miles; Western and Charleston
(Athens to Blue Ridge RoaD 80 miles Cleveland
and Chattanooga, 80 miles and Cincinnati, Cumber-
400 miles in East Tennessee. Of the four last men
toned roads, only one, the last mentioned has let
any of their work out.
There are other roads in the State, entitled to aid
but the Commissioner estimates that the amount of
aid demanded will not exceed the amount granted in
the above roads, calculating that the chances are
about equal for failure of of the roads enume-
rated, to come within the provisions of the act, and
for any Of those not mentioned to do so.
Nashville Banner, 31st Jan,
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IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

and Alabama, 1876 miles; McAIinnvile and Manches-
ter, 345 miles: Central Southern, Columbus, and De-
catur, ASH miles (not yet commercially Louisville
and Nashville, 452 miles; Edgefeld and Kentucky
Edgeted to Henderson, KY, As miles Southwestern
chester and Alabama, Deekard's Depot on the Chat
tanooga road to Guntersyille, Ala) % miles; Nash
vile and Northwestern, lin Middle Tennessee) 81
miles: making in all, in Middle Tennessee, 6573
miles. But three of the roads here mentioned, the
two first and the last, are in an active state of CON
struction and the Others with the exception of
the Louisville and Nashville have yet let any portion
of the work to contract. "
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Memphis and Charleston, (Iemphis to Stevenson
81 miles; Mississippi and Tennessee road, (1emphis
to Grenada,) nine and eighttenths miles Memphis
and Ohio road, (Memphs to Pars,) $50 miles Mo-
bile and Ohio road, {Mobile to Cairo,) lleA miles
Mississippi Central and Tennessee, Canton, Miss,
to Jackson, Tenn) 4S miles Northern road, Nash
vile to Hickman) in West Tennessee 81 miles !;
making total of 470,0S miles in West Tennessee, ali
of which roads in active state of construction
and progressing rapidly and all but one or two have
been granted bridge aid, in addition to the $4,000
norm
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Punch says That We reason why editors are 50 ant
ssn 1ale " spoiled is because they receive
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Total l.6ll,0S 45l;DS $l727S,00o S. 057, 900
ted in the report for which the above liabilities have
been incurred present and prospective, the total cost
of which, when completed in this State, is estimated
at S35 ,000-more than double the State liability
They are as follows, with their length of road in