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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-23

''.EoAc stare Dry fE0ods Store.
Is. PUII.LIPs' OLD sTAND.)
COR NxIER, CoRNJ rge Cor
Hare op,rei their Store
Nayades St. next door to Horse station.
Where Ladies New Orleans and the public erncCaG
,ar lind the CHEA PEST assortment DRY GOODS
offered il! the city such as
French ALI'US warranted fast colors, per yard.
yards for &c;
Mlrquise PARA$Nts At s., 81 it and 81;
Bonnie: RIBBONS, 1 inct.ws wide" at BE per yard,
al qHnlies and Prices;
large Double Bed BLANKETS. s. %;
81 %;
Fancy SILKS n e cents per yard,
at s. "
~ 10
-. ii, 81 p
Black a; Il y
Persons wo wl purchase CHEAP DRY G0npS, VIA
end greatly by calling nj III! LONE STAI+
DRY GOODS STORE. door the Horse Sutton.
CORNER, CORNU Il CO.,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-23
PUZZLES, etc etc
]. B. STEEL,

Law Publisher, bookseller and Stulioncr,
Gp3t tatuu street.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
ST GAINESVILLE OHIO TiiiRsDA n MARCH g. 1885, &

lyouthfulness, but q, his being an utter
stranger ~ be Boa ..roiTf q. Is
The pulpit steps wss gained, and the
thought flashed pcrdss Heinrich's mind tina,
possibly lie should find the text placed for
him on the desk.T yssfnsi alI #at
But, as he, Tas on the point Of moentipe
the start, an officer OF nthe royal house.
mold delivered to Bin q folded piece of GA.
per, saying, His Msjesiy sends you the
text" lid ~
After having recited the preliminary
J prayers the preacher opened the paper, and
- " was blank, .nft word was written
Torr--asrc ,na va be donel Heinrich
deliberately examined the white sheet, and,
alter short pause, held it up before the
congregation, saying, "His Msjesty has
furnished the text for my sermon. Bu, you
may perceive that nothing whaseyer ID 90.
on this sheet OF paper. iOut OF nothing
God created the 4 orit' / shall therefore
take the creation 'f5r the -ubjec,'of my die.
course this morning. .H n
In accordance with this decision the
preacher went through the whole Of the
first chapter OF Genesis, in mastery way
his style being iorcible and clear, end bis
huency OF language remarkable. His au.
dience, accustomed to the Kings eccen.
tricties, were far more astonished at the
cexterity with which the preacher had ex-
tricated himself from the difficulty than al
the dilemma in which he had been placed.
At last the sermon was euded, the congre-
CATION dismissed and Heinrich found him
self in the sacrisiy receiving the congratu.
lations OF several dIgnitares of the church,
who all prophesied for him brilliant
future.
Heinrich ventured to express his amaze.
mentsat the singular proceeding of the
King; but was told that he could only
have arrived recently from the provinces,
if he did not know that such vagaries were
quite5 common to his Majesty. In the midst OF
the conversation amessenger arrived toconduct
him tho royal,presence. Being totally unaware
what impression his ssrmun might have
made upon the King, the cousin. seeker
rather dreaded the approaching audieLce.
But Heinrich had scarcely crossed the
threshold Of the Kings room, when his
Majesty jumped up and thrust roll Of
paper into the young preachers hand, ex-
claiming, "Hura, sir, puff away; take this
fjr the light you gave met"
Then throwing himself back in a chair,
he laughed heartily at the young preachers
look Of surprise aud confusion. The latter
scarcely knew what reply to make, Of wha,
10 do; but just 40 had got g. far as "your
Majesty" the King Interrupted him, say
ing, "Make ro fine speeches; go home quiet
~ and examine the conten,s of the paper.
You came 20 Berlin to seek q cousin; you
nave found opg, aho, 4 you sc on oteadiiy,
will not neglect you"
1t is hardly necessary to add, that the
the roll Of paper contained good appoint.
ment at the University OF Berlin, and made
Heinrich Meye- one Of the royal preachers.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
- HE HAS TAKEN ME OFF.

One evening iE London, MADAM was sit
,ing in coffee house with some of his gay
companions. At loss for amusement they
proposed to him to go aud hear Mr.. Wesley,
who was preaching in the neighborhood, and
to return and "take him off," As he enter
ed the place, Mr.. Wesley was announcing
with great solenity his text, "prepare to
meet thy Cod The young barrister was
arrested. As Wesly proceeded to exhort his
hearers to imm madiate repentance, strange
awe came over Madan's heart. When the
service was over, he returned to the coffee
house.
"Well," exclaimed his boon companions
who by this time had become impatient for
his return, shave you taken off the old Meth.
odis,?"
Me-" replied MADAM, emo gentlemen; but
he has taken me off"
From that hour be was another man. He
devoted himself to the LORDS work; and
many souls were given him for his hire.
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/ iaFIufscE OF WoxsS II. IL better Tor
fyon to pass an evening once or twice week
IN lady's drawing room, even through the
conversation is rather slow, sodl you know
the girls songs by heart, then in q club,
tavern, or pit of theatre. All amusemeDts
of youth to which virtuOus woman are not
admitted, rely On II, are de eteriJus in thei
nature. All men who avoid female soc iety
have dull perceptions, and are stupid, or
have gross tastes, anc revolt against Whist is
pure. Your cluo swaggers who are suck
ing the butts OF billiard cues all night, calls
femsle society insipid. Poetry 10 ins,pid to
a yOkfl; beauty has NO charms for a bind
man; music does not please poor beast
who does not know one tuna from another;
and as true Ppicure is hardly ever tired ol
Water ssncb, g. brown bread &. butter, pro-
test can cit .or a whole night IA king TO
a we'll regulated kindly woman about her
gill coming out vrsher boy Of Eaton, and
ike the evenings entertainment. One o;
the great benefits a man may derive from
wonan's society is, that he is bound TO
be respectful to them. The habit is of
great good to your moral uan, depend upon
it. ... q
Our education makes Of US ,he most emf
nenty selfish men in the world. We fight
Tor ourselves. we yawn for ourselves, We
light our pipes cay We won't 90 out; we
prefer curse Ives, and our ease, and the
creates. good that comes 10 a man from a
woman's society, is that he has to thing Of
somebody besider himself, 20 whom he is
bound TO be constantly attentive and respect.
full Tbackeray. .... .......'.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
The Sequel to Barnum's Autobio
a ~ graphy.

Last year Mr.. Baruum, the great show
man, furnished to his guled countryrien
throughout the medium of his published au
tobiugaphy, his key to splendid world!
success, TO wt:--cool, persistant, unblush
ing, systematized deceit-not to use harsl
word May of our contemporaries at tht
time we're of the opinion that the pubica
tion Of sucn work was calculated to pro-
duce the most injurious impression upon The
young, the inexperienced, and the unsettled
in principle; by stimulating tfieit desires II
obtain wealth, not through the enterprisine
channels of trade and commerce, but by
exercise of those questionable talents which
had made the name OF Barnum known
throughout the world as a Snowman and q
millionaire. From the revelations recently
made in the Kew York and Connecticut
papers it would seem that there is sequel
to the auiobiograpy which corres with il
is own moral. The millionaire shown an
the envied owner CT the princely villa OF
Iranistan, has been forced by his creditors
to make an assignment of his pospes'y, and
there are many who do not hesitate to pro-
nounce his affairs in bankrupt condition.
IL would seem from the following, whicn
we copy from New York paper, that Mr..
Barnum's weal lth and resources have always
been overstated:
Mr.. Barnun retired from Iranistan some
time ago, and took up his residence In the
upper part of this city. An impression has
obtained in New, York. as well as in other
places, that he owned the Museum build
ing. Such lie not the fact. He purchased
The collection of curiosites, but leased the
The build ng tof the heirs of Francis W.
Olmstead ior whom Mr. fl. w. Sargent
Of Fishkill Landing, New York, in the exc
cutor, -... ..... ...
"The Museum is now, and ha' been fol
some time past, in the possession OF Messrs'
Greenwood and Butler Notwithstanding
this crushing weight of bankruptcy us II Is
called, Barnum seems TO bear The burden
with spirit. .t,
.Iranistan is untenanted, all Of the fur.
niiure having been removed to this city and
sold. 'f-..ls 'f Eo
"Ths records in New York show that
the mortgages and judgement against Mr.
Barnu.n's real estate amounted to Si7S'00o'
to which is aided some $4,000 Tor coni-
Dental debts, designated in the list OF pre-
ferred creditors named in the assignment
aTom Thumb, the foundation OF his late
fortune, is resting at bridgeport, and in al
probability will Come to the rescue OF the
Snowman" 90 >'' ''' ''
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06

Holy LIFE.-The beauty of holy life con-
sti,utes the most eloquent and effective per-
suasive to religion which one human being
can address to another. We have many
ways OF doing good to our creatures, but none
so eficacious as leading virthous, upright,
anG we'll ordered life. There is an energy
of moral suasion in good mans lite, passing
the highest efforts OF the orators genius
The seen, but silent beauty of holiness
speaks more eloquen,ly of God, and duty,
then the tongue OF men and angels. Let
parents sremember this. The best inheri.
tauce parents can bequeath to child is q
virtuous example, legacy ,,of haliowed re-
membrance and s.associations. The beauty
of holiness, beaming through the life love .
relative or friends is moress esseffactuul 20 stren-
gthen such as do stand, in virtues way and
raise up those that are bowed, then prece?',
and command, etreaty and warning.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06

A MAN OF Bones. Here is a curious
fac, for yol. The flesh Of a living man
once grew into bone. 1t seems hard to
believe. but suppose ii was 80, for in the
Museum of Dublin, Ireland, here is, or war.
the skeleton Of one Clark, nu'ive OF the
city of Cork, whom they called the Ossiti' d
Man, one of the greatest curos ties o: nature
Il is the carcass Of man entirely os'ifien in
his life time, living in that condition for
several years. Those who knew him before
this surprising alteration, affirm tha, he had
been man of great strength and ability
He fsl, the frst symptoms Of this surprising
change some time after debanch; til, by
SLOW degrees, every part grew into bony
substance, except his skin. eyes and ibtes.
tines; his joinis settled in such manner
ths, no ligamen; had its, proper operations;
h could not lie down or rise Up without
assistance. He had At last no bend in his
body, yet when he was placed upright Ike a
a statute OF stons. he cou stand but c'ud
no. move, IN the least His teeth were
ioned, and formed INTO me entire bone;
therefore no 9 was broken Z o gh them 10
cav-y livqid substapces for his .n1.lrIshnent,
The tongue lost its use, aud his sight len
bin sJme time before . expired
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06

THE MASONIC GRIr At the festival Of
the Provincial Grand Lodge, at Glasgow.
Sir A. Allison mentioned that during the
assault on the Redan, smaI. party of sol.
diers led up TO one of the guns in 4 recsss
were received by body OF Russians, and
the English officer was about to be bayoneted
wher, CHANGING to catch the hand of the
Russian officer, he had presence of mind
enough to give him the masonic grasp.-Ths
Russian in moment strucE up the bayonet
of his soldier, led his new,y found brother to
the rear. and treated him with all the kind.
ness Of q mason.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
KANSAS AFrAfRs Mr.. Parrot. at Day,

Kansas AFrAfRs-Mr. Parrot. at Day.
ton ON Monday night. gave an exposition Of
the late uanactions in Kansas. to hear
which the City Hall was crowded to it's ut-
most capacity. The Dayton Gaseitss says:
His speech was q very clear and inteligi.
BILE narration OF the events which have oe-
CURED in tnat territory for the last eight
months, and was essecislly important, Us II
confined TO the very letter by the rir0
coiee testtmans Of a witness, at once cOmpe-
tent and responsible. the story respecting
those matters, which we havs already re.
cey d from pens of Ffs State N
eens-aly. Mr.. Parrot boldly vndrcsled
az Ere. s ate party tseis"eR The persons
W., s,igmarized them as ruffians TO be eon-
sAs and Rars, Whether his sp ,eh Tend i
20 confirm his bearers in "drmoc's c doc.
is,n" or no, wescsnt say. Al cry rats Il
took the house. He was frequently later.
ssptsd with snlhvsisslts sPpisass.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
CaAyBsRE1ss & ERrslpELAs.-The NiIs

CaAsBsREIEs 81 ERYsiPELAs.-The Niles
(Mchigau) Republican says:
A lady visited our family few days since,
and stated that her daughter had the erysi-
telas very bad. We called to mind the
remedy recommended by New Haven edi.
tor. On returning home in the evening she
found the disease spreading rapidIy--it had
assumed lrightful appearance She i'm
mediately applied poultice made of cram
berries, which seemed to arrest it at once.
ant1he second poutice effected complete
cure.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
POETRY Y
From the New York Evening Mirror.
,,t. FOUND DEAD. rt.

Found dead--dea and alone; @ .. ..
There was nobody near, nobody near,
When the oucust died on his pillow of stone
No mother, nor brother, nor sister dear,
No friendly voice to soothe or cheer,
Not watching eye,.Or plying tear.
Found dead--.dead and alone,
In the roofsss street on pillow Of stone.
Many weary day went by, .-.
While wretched and worn he begged for bread,
Tired Of life, and longing to lie,
Peacefully down with the silent dead,
Hunger and cold, and scorn. and pain,
He wasted his form and surved his brain,
Till at last on a bed of frozen ground,
With pillow of stone, was the outcast found
Found dead. .-dead and alone,
On pillow OF stone in the roohess street,
Nobody heard his last flint moan,
Nor knew when his sad heart ceased to beat;
No mourner fingered with tear or sighs,
, But the stars looked down with plying eyes,
'sndthe chill winds passed with wailns soun-
~"fSrnlsssiiaa Sssl;F ,sffanso? '..
What flourish tina, muslin throws,
And how uncommoniy taper
Those stockings 50 of at the toes.
rsH d oil .0 Nv.
o eyes! like the sky when It's buest!
m Ohair! like the night without start
muslin and hose! l can't help it!
Ye still draw my thoughts over "thar!
The lady alone is substantial, t ...
The clothes but fancy ideal, .
Yet somehow or other--confound it,.
,s.- I've mixed up tn. sham and the real
v. -
o Lcve you're the same old sixpence
'''' With the poet, the mufi or the brick:
You GO up with rush like rocket,
But come down at last like a stick.
And let1ove thoughts be lofty or lowy,
Patonic, or flash, opine,
That they all, like dry goods and stockin
Belong to the very same line!
L'ENvoY.
Be sure tina, no better garden
Was ever yet wanlingi in hose;
And Meister Karl ,hnas that BALLAD
l. ,oks we'll when it ends with close!
MEIsTER KAl
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ill anu "oP''S you "h
p p,~,.re, M ias yous 4. q s;areer." 80 o. "a.
As Heinrich Segancto express his thanks
for the goo wishes of his unknown frenL
the signal was given TO Increase the speed
of the horses, aud before he had time tl
make any Acknowledgements he found him
self alone again. The young man was nc
little astonished at what had taken place
and, as he gazed on the slip Of paper
could not help wondering whether any gooC
would come of it. These were the only
words written on it,
"DEAR MARsHAL,--,f you Can forward
the views of the bearer, Heinrich Meyer
you will oblige your friend, F.
"I,et me know the result of the inter.
view with him."
"Time will prove this, as it does al
other THINGS" thought Heninrich, as he
proceeded on his way. Somehow or other
the road appeared less wearisome, and he
felt less lried and footsore, since receiving
the mysterious BIT of paper. Hope wa;
stronger within him than she had been fol
many day; and on her wings he vas
carried pleasantly along, so that he reach
ed Berlin by nighIfall.
The noise and hustle Of the capital was
new to him; and he found some little dit
icuiy in making his way TO the gasthaus
to which he had been recommended by the
pastor of his perish The pastor, having
| been once In Berlin, was considered, in hi'
part of the world. an oracle in all matters
connected with town life.
The inn was, however, found at last, ant
after q frugal supper and a good nights
rest, our friend arose, ready to hope ant
believe everything from the mysterious note
which he started forth to deliver immedi
ately alter breakfast.
Obliged to ask his way to Marsha
Grumbkow's, he was aa1sed and surprises
at the astonishment depicted cn the coun
tenances of those persons OF whom h,
m ade the inquiry, as if they would say
"What business can you have with th
Marshall Grumbkow"
] The house was, however, at last gained
nof 1rs-,,ia.--t bersd his missive to ser
who aud mornlng, pA,d the result in tn,
es "a our debts. as we PSs The servant re-
e was you owe US. and wsm in the most re
sim. pay, you may pray %Ilow him to th
nnds and you will ntAmiyed there, he wa
noIs' sanity yillians, ys.y; aud the NJ ,rshu
% ,"Sia. enough TO mag as to his past lit
% ',s,;' blind ana nts; requested TO be toI
u" our expense ikliage or town In whic
lie the n'ai' - .'.h". :.
dozen ~ ."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
The Favrr.-we have inquired Of practices

The FRuIr:-We have inquired Of practical
and experienced fruit growers IN this reg n
as to their opinion as to the effect OF The
cold weather upon the peaches, and other ten' ten
der fruits, g. they are unanimous that there II
no Injury SO lar, and that anlrs' the buds AZ 9
sllIsl py Spring trusts after ths heat has tx'
banded them, We shah have good CROP
Dry cold weather does not inpjre The BUDS OF
trees mere. I, is the sudden changes IN the
Spring, when the sap begins to how'-P.i"
burg Gasstts- \, ....
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
MiSGElL LANEouS.
[Fron the Philadelpha Ledger
%Gs ofosfng in, an -tt'lo fote >9irNa-, o.

. .ssezJr time ceased, yet dar. masses ow
clouds flying through the sky gave warn.
ing that "weeping darkness" was at
hand The road grew heavier and heavier,
at least so it should have seemed to a
foot-traveller who was pIoughing his way
through its mire; and SO, doubtless, it did
seem to the carriage horses, who at last
fioundered along SO SLOWLY that the pede-
strian whom they had overtaken kept,easly
by the said of the coach, though at re-
spectful distance. certainly, after the first
bucketlul of mud that il spashsd over him.
The gentleman inside the coach, when he
could see no longer, shut up his portfolio,
and returned the pocket-book to its place
in the breast-linng of his coat He then
reused himself to look out of the window,
and judge, from the mud and darkness, how
far it might be to Berlin. For the first
time he perceived that muddy young man
was walking at little distance from his
horses. Though more than reasonably
travel-stained, he trudged on as if his limbs
were strong and his heart light. Through
the drlzzle and the darkness all that could
be seer % his face was sensible and good.
tempered. He had just finished a pipe as
he attracted the attention, and was in the
act of shaking out the ashes and replacing
the pipe in a wallet slung over his back,
when he heard himself addressed in the
manner following, and in rather an authori.
tative tone o: voce:-
"Holloi young man, whittier are you
bound this stormy looking night?"
"That is more than | can tell YOU, not
being at home in this part of the world.
Ny wish is to reach Berlin; but IL find
. resting-placs before get there, to that
] am bound, for I am a-weary."
81 should think you must have two hours
walk before you," was the unsatisfactory
remark that.iollowed.
The young man made no reply; and, aft.
or short pause, the stranger said
"lf it pleases you to rest on the step OF
the carriage for few minutes, you are
welcome SO to do, Herr What's-your-name. u
n "My name is Heinrich Meyer" replied
young man, "one ssa'bose who. as
Xn5tiisf mES sees this, and iresoiy
bring Ais children 10 to business as
brought up. He sends all his childre
ply 70 the public schools But sill h,
that his girls only learn to slt at
read novels and sigh after and il
ths sristocrstic ways Of the young
across :he street. who snub them.
perhaps, they are drawn out by som,
itaal association OF table rappers: VIII
boys ara carried away by some half
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-03-06
DEATH or AN OLD MIsIsrER--Rev. Thss

DEATH OF AN OLp pilNisIEa'-"o
.Whk,r On, one Of the oldest i''n'ran'
minislers in the country, and wen known
Throughout the South. died near Abingdon,
Va, on the Sd inst, at.the advanced age oi
81 yeas, aud was contemporary Of the great
Ashbury. 49,. ......3s .t.
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Christianity in Virginia. pious
Clergyman and Il pioas- advice.

At period within the recollection of our
youngest readers, there lived in Fduq Ire
county, in the State of Virginia, Chr5tia
man named ANTHONY BURNS who contrary
to the will of certain rich men, desired to be
free. AT last he resorted to the very wicked
expedient OF backsliding into freedom and
Ma ssachuse;ts. President PIERCE, shocked
at such irreligious conduct, sente body Of
troops after him, and he was much against
his own viii, restored t. the pious Christian
community from which he had fled. Alter a
season of repentance un le- the potent ex-
hortations OF a rawhids administered by his
kind and indnlgent master, he was permitted
for a stipulated sum Of money. to 60 to Ohio
and lose the only hope of future salvation
which remained for him; Tor, be it known to
Northern men, no person inheritlng the
blood CT race of people, whose skin is Of
peculiar color, can ever get into Heaven, un-
less they labor without compensation and
fecume property. Poor BURNS was ungrate-
ful to allow wicked Northern men to buy
him, and they were So monstrously and di-
abolcaIy inhuman as to present him to him.
self. Straightway he took the gift and re-
moved it to Oberlin, where he is ow educa-
ting it in order 10 make it useful TO others
and 10 himself. Shortly after his arrival, he
wrote hack to his pious old pastor, requesting
q letter Of dislnisson from the church from
which he had formerly so wickedly run away.
The pastor, the Reverend Mr.. JoHN CLARK,
Doctor Of Divinity, returned pious answer,
of which the following if the substance:
The Church of Jesus Christ, at Union,
Fauquier county, Va.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
WHEREAS, Anthony Burns, member of
the church has made application 10 US by
letter to our pastor, for letter OF dsmission
in fellowship, in order that he may Unite
with another church of the same faith and
order; and
WHEREAS, it has been satisfactorily estab-
lished before US, that the said Anthony Burns
abscunded from the service OF his master,
and re(usd to return voluntarily, thereby dis
obeyiny both the laws of God aid man, al
though he subsequently obtained his freedom
by purchase, yea we hwe now only to con
slder him as a fugitive from labor,--as he
was be fore his arrest and restoration to his
master, r,--haye therefore, ....t rs -.. .
Resolved, unanimously, That be be excom-
municated from the communion and fellow
ship of this church. nd. ,...... .rfs..
Done by order of this church,. in regular
chuych meeting, this 39th day OF October
w. w. WEST, Clerk.