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EDGAR. A. POE.

At a course of lectures recently given
in Baltimoresby DIR. McCabe, the follow
ing tribute to the genius of Poe, was
|strikingly and impressively read:
/ He was presented as strange and
wonderful man of our own times and ac-
quaintance-mighty in his weakness and
weak in his mightiness: A subtle mind
a wizard of the pen--a combination Of
the worm and the God-of dust and Del
ty-a modern Prometheus, chained to the
rock of fatal moral malady-a man who
came an age before his time, and passed
away like the lightning from the scroll Of
Heaven; who conquered ere he fell from
the topmost round of the ladder of Fame
but then fell ingloriously-a man from the
ark of whose soul the dove went forth, to
bring back no olive branch to tell of the
subsiding deluge of the waters of sorrow
that flooded over his soul, in whose window
came the "dark and ominous bird of yore'
croaking still its ''nevermore," forbidding
the cup of Neptune, and staring with its
wild and fiery eyes into all the convoluted
labyrinths of the past, plunging its beak
into his proud and bleeding heart; a child
of sorrow and of song, whose death-robes
were put on in a kennel and whose last
sigh was breathed in hospital. Misfor-
tune seemed to mark him from the cradle
to the grave. The house of a stranger
was the home of his infancy; he never
knew mothers love-. and now his rest
less spirit, Ike the wandering Jew, seem
ed ever crying for a " "surcease of sorrow p
and when in the deep and passionate elo-
quence of dispairing grief we hear him
shrieking to the dark, impersonation OF
his destiny:
"Tell me truly implore,
Is there no balm in Gieadl
Tell me truly, implore! t-t
Tell this SOUL with sorrow laden,
If within some distant Alden,
"a. 1 shall clasp some sainted maiden, ~ =,
Whom the angels name Lenore? s, :
Clasp rare and sainted maiden, ~.
Whom the angels name Lenore %
That solemn, hopeless response-Neyer'
more-tells that nos only did he nurture
the cypress for bis grave, but that,no voice
from out that a distant Alden whispered
of peace beyond the portals of the tomb
Ah that .neyermore !" How sadly il
strikes upon the soul as we recall the cir
cumstances of Poe's death! He died {
drunkardl What comment upon the pow
erlossness of the noblest intellect of tn,
highest genius, to struggle. .unaided agains
the demon of vicious habits! There wa
balm in ,Gilead--there was. a physician
there-and he might have been healed
But ho-he. did not-would not appl.,
the remedy-and he died; miserabiy ant
madly he dicdl .r.,.t-.1<r .a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

Fw- One Cincinnati firm has shipped
to the Western Territories, since the sec
ond day of March, one hundred and ffty
ready made houses. These buildings are
of the cottage style, and though transport
ed in pieces, can be put up ready for oc-
cupancy in forty minutes.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10
8 gflfet Gale.
How came to be a Benedict.
RELATED IN THE WHITE HOUSE by THE
= (THEN) PRESIDENT.

~ ssse
fiense sir, the stage-coachls is In waiting!
please slr-chlmea I'm inthe waiter second
time, = oelore ne couid iuily arou M as
sat ENJOYING my cheroot before cheerful
nre IN Bfown's hotel IN the village of
Morganton, NORTH Con a.
May is go 70 the ne but tell the ll' drl
ser. servant 70 larry lot me a moment,
mnssered as l arose nnwiillngiy enough,
anu pusieu yseh 70 pachine my niue
esce.esas, previous 20 con1lnuing my tray
e's, tor nau naltsd At Morganton' parity
toenJog tne magnincent mountain scenery,
anu parely On account OF the severity OF
the weather. The weather. though mod
Grated To- apaegree, was stiii lnciement.,
Ihe sAtafehs wards blew high and chilly,
wnistiea arouisa the wa yiarer's head with
s1esI pitlng unetton' ana moahea' ano roared'
ana noEiea "a sad caoences, IN the lofty
pines ana aoWn tue mountain gorges IN tie
instance. But YET, had resolved 70 con
Time my laupt on the evening IN, question,
and having made my preparations, reckone
'ea WIN the host &e !; at last answered the
winding horn OF the driver, by entering
the COACH - found 1T already tenanted
~ three personages; one beautiful young
lady, the others, gentlemen.
= The lady was beautiful indeed! lovely as
heart could wish. The gentlemen were
both genteet looking mep-the one about
i've and twenty, the other In the prime OF
life; me latter evidently the father OF
fbe lady aa, y .eas
tSaaack! smack !owent the drivers whip
as we rolled over the frozen roads towards
Lincolnton; and, as the day advanced,
more boisterous became the winds, and
more hltpg the cold 81
Enyeloping myself IN my. cloak, | sank
backiRto the corner to sl'iver with cold
md muse over the charms OF the far lady
beside nae, for't had already became dark
and l could n0donger behold the bright
animst.ng countenanee. had mnseo
but 2 snort time when i.was aroused IRON
my pleasing reVefy py some, one hafilne
ns rom tne roaa-sloe, ana begging ln'
{ DRYER 70 nat. ~, .s.a.,ss .u.z1.f :.
.sslaW w aupl Waap' gently ooysE-stiil! stano
ana sas the arlser pniieo up 'ne painting
cat!se' we all peefed out ~ tue g,ooli ane
darkness, wondering VINO, or whas II coule
es, ont ON snen e oi..er' ,reezing nignt
huadieo y lne slue 9. .ne foau stooo
iuule aged Monau ma ,' allu lour .hiay ciau
cn'lofen. s IN u !on pe so klllp' ssr' as :
give ns 9 passage ln the coach 10 Lincoln
4o01p bepged the halt frozen woman
ehere Is tne iare ,sir, ape sne nanaea lev
pieces oas.sst - sle usisef. .tsF.,s 7sss,. !. /,
ss5an,ss take yon ~, inar"' arsady i"l
ctgWpeogee oussoi .ne way
3 g ne, our e .,e' s"lasz s,'aii !. .uo'7
,1s psaest gos , NY husoana' gehtielhel y
ss ass le1u'nsa i' isom s~U ysar d;saain e.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

sA Character in Mrs sMentz's
story of eLove After Marriage" lays down
the law thus: .Ifamanis notugly enough
to fffghten has horse he Is handsome enough
to marry. >, ~ eas
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

~ A Maid hooked one Of the best of
her mistr -ss' dresses the. .otherday, but the
affair was passed over because it was done
behind the lady's back; SO there was no..
body to testify to the fact. .es.rs. :. !.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

The Man that was kicked by a
saw,horse last week was obliged to sub.
NIT to an .amputation. His trowsers legs
were taken. off just above his boots. His
case is a sad one.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

eW "A jolly doctor of Utica remarked
the other day that people who were prompt
in their payments always recovering from
sickness, as they were good customers,
and physicians could not afford ito loose
them,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

~ Simpson s,ys the l;idies do not
set their caps for gentlemen any more.
they spread their hoops.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10
WANTED,


rs Weslately saw an advertisement headed
as above. 1t conveys to every boy, an
impressive moral lesson. 'se,@ 9 ~
IAN honest Industrious boy" is always
wanted. Hewill be sought for; his servi-
ces will be in demand; he will be respect
ed and loved; she will be spoken of in
terms of high commendation; he will al
ways havega home; he will grow up to be
q man of known worth and established
character. sas )y=5 ? sc ''sSl - y 7]-s,
He will be wanted: The merchant
will want him for salesman or CLERK;
the master mechanic will want him for an
apprentice or a journeyman; patients for
a physician; religious congregations for a
pastor; parents, for teacher of their
children; and the people for an officer
He viii be wanted. Townsmen will
want him as aicitizen; acquaintance as a
neighbor; neighbors as friend; families
as visitor; the world as acquaintance;
nay, girls will want him for a beau, and
finally fora husband. 3lzi' 9 s.'3
Anhenest industrious boy! just think
of it, boys, will you answer this descrip-
ton? Can you apply for this situation?
Are you sure you will be wanted? ! GU
may be smart and active, but that does not
fill the reqnisition- Aare you honest? You
may be well dressed and create favora-
BILE impression at first sight you both
"honest and industrious?n You may ap.
Eply for a aGood situation"-are you sure
that your friends, teachers, acquaintances
can recommend you for these qualities?
oh, how would you feel, your character
not being thus established, on hearing the
words 'can's employ you" Nothing else
will make up the lack of these qualities.
No readiness or aptness for business will
do it. = You must be honest and indus
trious-must work and labor; then will
your "callihg and election" for places Of
profit and trust be made snre. - -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

WrAta a recent trial In Wisconsin, the
subject of controversy was a demijohn
iof whiskey, which was ordered to be
brought into court. The defendant was
tried, and so was the whiskey-in other
words, the whiskey was drunk and SO was
the jury.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

~ A South western editor curious
ly announces his plans and purposes for
New Years Day as follows: shall
luxuriate over our dinner until about four
O'Clock, when we shall go ont and slide on
"a smooth plank for half an hour, "teter''
for another half hour. and then pitch cents
till dark.--In the evening We shall go
a-courting. y sSsl I .ssI9ss tt94IDs.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10
SAMUEL JoHNsoN's STRUGGLE
IN LIFE.

Macaulay, in his recent biographical es-
say on the saLife of Samuel Johnson, Z" and
at that period wheh the struggle was Sc
we're and hissreward ,scanty. says:
The misery Of that struggle needed no.
aggravation, but was aggravated by the
suffering Of an unsound mind. Before
the young man left the university, his.
hereditary malady had broken forth in a
|singularby cruel form. He had become an
ihcurable hypochondraic. He said long
latter that he had been mad all his life, or
at least not perfectly sane; and, in truth,
|eccentricities less strange than his have
often been thought ground sufficient for
setting aside wills. His grimaces, his
gestures and his mntterings sometimes
diverted and sometimes terrified people
who did not know him. At dinner ta-
BILE he would, in fit of absence, stoop
down and twitch off a lady's- shoe. He
would amaze drawing room by suddenly
calculating. a clause of the Lords Prayer.
He would conceive an Ineligible aversion
to particular alley and perform great
circuit rather that go through the hateful
place. He would set his heart on touch
ing every post in the streets through
which. he walked. If by any chance he
missed a post, he would go back hun
-dred yards to repair the omission.
+ Under theinfuence of this disease, his
senses became morbidly torpid, and his
morbidly active. Atone time
he would stand poring at the town clock
without being able to tell the hour. At
another he wonld distinctly hear his. mo-
ther, who was many miles off calling him
by name. But this was not the worst.
A deep melancholy took possession of him,
and gave a dark tinge to all his views
of human nature and human destiny. =
Such wretchedness as he endured has
driven many men to shoot themselves or
drown themselves But he was under no
temptation to commit suicide. He was
sick of life, but he was afraid of death;
and he shuddered at every sight or sound
which reminded him of the inevitable
hour. In religion he found but little
comfort during his long and fervent life of
detection; for his religion partook of his
own character. The light from heaven
shone on him indeed; but not in direct
line, or withits own pure splendor. The
rays had to Struggle through a disturbing
medium; they reached him lrefracted, sdall
and discolored by the thick gloom which
had settled on his SOUL and though they
might be sufficiently clear to guide, were
| too dim to cheer him. = 49, s&o p.
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NUMBER Is.

for the expenses incurred in their support;
and that morality and good government
may be enforced. .afsls ~ s4a q
The Directors indulge the hope h5w:
ever, that this mode of punishment lin
seldom. if .,evsr,g have to, be resorted 50.
Cleanliness being essential the Saperip-
|tendent may, in giving Tie Panpers theif
food, make a distinction in favor iof tsi0Sd
who pay more attention. to shicsf daisit&
!. .43JOHN KERR, 90 g sssosET asss aass
IS. ELIGAH sMeMAHON Nssal l2irsesdhS.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, 81 4, .l,,a
+ MAeAUIAY's HIsroar = trhe 9Th VOL
ume Of Macaulay.s History Of I9nglsud
is said benearly readyfor the eptess sand
may be expected in July. It viii bring
the narrative down to the death OF WIZ
liam III, in l702 MacauIay Is Ia his
ifty-seventh year, with indifferent health.
He is said to have arriyedg at the acoaOla-
sion, already drawn by the public thstitls
wholly useless to continue the, idea, oflxtr
ting history Of England down to such
recent date as he originally inie 1dsd -
When two o'volumes 6rst appeared nedfsy
nine years ago, he annonnced thsthe pfd-
posed ito write, the: history .ofs Epglapa
from the accession of King. Jamse,.tle
Second down to time which is ip the
memory of men still fiving. sTkat Il,
down to the end of the American Waf, II
|l7S3-exactly the concluding pefiodtsdf
Lord Mahon's (new. Earl Of Stanhaps3
History. In nine years. Macaulay has witt
ten the annals, the close Of james, reign;
and only the opening nine years Of th6
reign of William and Mary: sAtthis stdx
rate, it would take ninety one addItiUn1l
volumes and ninety -ohe more yeass tq,bing
the work down to, ! 1885,, ,Therefore itjp
said, he has been. persuaded to, close. his
history at the death Of Queen Anne, i1
1714-the actual close of the Stuafts tdys
nasty as sreigning monarchss al
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

H is said THAT bleeding a partially
blind korse at the nose will restore him to
sight; so much for the horse. 20 open a
mans. eyes you must bleed him at the
asE i <@4aa is'sfi5 sss h.ss $50
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

ka Mrs. Rutiagton says the hesE
eanecdote for .spizen, Is not to tate -,
sdarpcd stnffs = 81 sss q - - ssssi zaisix
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fyT The heTartarsattribate earthquakes
to thu awkward ittempt s nude BY the ito(s
who supports The globe, to sctsaeh hln69
self. 8a9s FssssA .taIs sssa3 tssaeszs
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

tw Ahoit twelve thousand people
of color left the United States for Africa
during the last year. More than half OF
them were emancipated for the pufposes
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

E Extravaganza and impfosidcnjS
end at the prison door.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

.,W A thief broke ant iof jail oRtheE
Sabbath, but being eal,sareds teld ethA
policeman that hssnight have escapsdx
bpt he had conscientious sscruples abonk
travelling. on Sunday. sasssisssssott
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

A fellow went, few weeks since, into
the store of afashionable milli6es asEfis6
you any ,skirts7h asked he aPsentY Of6lf
kinds.os rWhat do you;ask d cofds' sstsG
the hap. 3 "a cord s' replied the w6thsaiz
..sYes want cord Upih our diegi6e'
the petticoats has GIN out e I see you Sds
vertise seordcd skirts and I thought khl1S
my hand was in. Iaistale what you ksiP
corded up.n The milliner faiutetl: eaisas,
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-06

A SnD IAsh.--A very sad ease oe =.
duction and sricide is narrated H. ~.
Cincinnati papers as having develonsJ
itself on Saturday afternoon last. IN an
pears that a German named Kaiser. VINO
kept a meat store on Vine street. near
Allison, bad married fourteen years AGO
Germany, and recently immigrated 10
Cincinnati and commenced q successful
business there-his family CONSISTING of
n vile and female Child His wife was
known as an apparently, Quiet. hard
working woman, well esteemed bv ar
who knew her. About two months ago.
Mr.. Kaiser being sick, his wife TOOK
charge Of the shop, and Mr.. X. coming
down stairs one evening. was astonished
on detecting his wife and man named
Glossner, who kept liquor store near, in.
an illicit amour. He drove Glossner out.
but the seducer escaped. When Mr. K.
returned to his shop he found IL closed,
and his wife gone. She was never seen
alive again, and was supposed 10 be con.
cealed somewhere. The villain who,
had seduced her, rather ploried in his
crime. Kaiser sadly pursued his busin-
ess, and applied for divorce. On Sat.
urday last. when the lee broke n The
Miami canal, the dead body Of woman
was revealed horribly disfpured. Il
proved to be that Of Mrs. Kaiser An
immense crowd attended the inquest, and
the fact was established that on She even-
ing Of her crime she proceeded directly
from her husbands store to the canal,
where she put an end to herexistence.-
She had OF precisely the same clothes,
had the keys Of the store in her pocket,
and the money she had that day taken in.
Those who knew her believed the Of
Tense was her 6rst one, and that having
been detected, she at once determined to-
die rather than live in disgrace.
Threats Of lyuching were made against
Glossner on learning the facts, but the
police interlerred and saved the offender.
to be dealt with by oootber Court, per-
haps, than thar one lOLere ofsnses neper
toH Of punishment. either in Mis life on
tie Hezt.-[ Dispatch
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-06

On Monday last, old Joemes Buohan.
an left his retirement, and took up tri
umphal march for Washington. On
Tuesday he arrived there and on wcduos
day athorough re, olution in our govern.
meut was affected without word Of op.
position.
The inauguaral address is probably as
full Of promise as the inaugural Of Pierce
was, or as the platforms Of 1859 Expc.
rienca astaught usthat these statements
are not reliable, and that itis only TO the
pas, history Of the president and his
eoursellors that wecan look for any indi.
cations Of 20 future.
We Viiaot prejudge the incoming
administration. A brief period win BE-
anfioient to indicate i,s policy. Should
We have m ore Kansas, Nebraska bills more
Kansas outrages, more Greylown yioto.
ries, more Of the Osiend Manifesto doc.
trine, and iu short moro Of the dominano,
OF slavery, we must just submit for an,
other four years, and ,hen make another
effort 10 give our nation dignity: honor
and character nation Of friends o.
freedom.
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T HE EXTENDED ooURsE.

Snfa'ssienghy practical ipm the yafou, Tu.in.,.
t,t ana designed ior such siudei Is us nny ,sh -
lsua l '9nsef tban ne time required by the Re.,lss
some Sneelal House. 7" en'eHng
iiy taking in additou she EXTENDED Course M.
VIII pc aiihnlly aad ploiinhiy employed six u,ontb
fhNhANSuif, ''fraoiica and ornaulebtaI D B.. ma.
reriehes will be taught 10 the niost thofouys ,,5 W
ma1uef by one o. iae best ieacheri "a the tVest
enfnt ihodo' isachins Bushes Writins ~ S,,s
ytnnnsfapne system viii also be taught rii, e",i-
popular lna reeonmended BY our best educsti ' ' 80
nov laugh, tniha iiblic fchool ofCevelan5 cn, n, =
Toilette, Aeni ether schools nro opsn lor 5 , q
n'snnos pny,ns soon they can ~ o,,.sgI M ~
, ~ Ntt-A hECtuhhS Practical and I,r.,,.,i,
100 a ~, uN merihnlile Laws, Coii,affrial F.bic. -
~ Viemsl q Of oompuiai'on Coinn,esail i,i.,
M as'N.f p eisraaaile Customs Bantine Ernhanae Co,
pob ssee. Sqa,ass Jemmsrshl History, luslsis Cones.
fie Nep Suit 6f Ronas .f nis r,,nt. ..,.,, ,
~, ~ ~ ~ ihe eiiyi situated they The came,
7. -nlo square and auptrior street, afoldnr ~,
~ llal liiis oi The city aud the l4lko. The r,,T,
Netul PAD tattsinly lnrhishhd, lnrnassinr IA hs-,
% 9 ssnieaee, perhaps those ofany similar .nstitnios n
A., slAniEs' e0VRsE q i4s same A. thatof he c.,
uSh7l aulrine fqnsl Acilifias All ladies VIA "
70 avail thenisesss of The Commercial Come "'''
tne FHncr'' having an extensive business a,au,i.i.
uatHa. ~ many ~ ht siad-
Maisho'hss.iy. 49,
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Earthquake In Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania has recently been visited
by one Of these oonvulsions OF nature. -
IL was sepsibly felt in the porlions Of
country extending along the river Della.
ware, from Morrisville to the Philadel,
phia line. II occurred betwoon IL o.,
clock and miduight, aud lasted about ca
seconds. The Philadelphia Bulletin men
tious The matter as follows.
The earthquake Of Tuesday night.
which we mentioned yesterday, was felt
IN various places in the northern part of
this city. We learn that il was also very
distinctly perceived at Vinoedtown,
Mount Holly, Burlington. aud other pla.
oes in New Jersey. IL is described in
the same manner by every person thar
perceived IL, There was a distinct rum.
bling as Of a heavy vehicle over a hard
road with unduhling motion. uttling
OF win lowe a general shaking Of articles
Of furniture, u occurred about balfpast
IL O'Clock at night, some Of he accounts
making tia minute or two earlier and
aud some later But these variations IN
time wera owing TO the difference in ,bo
watches and clocks
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Donth Of tho Originnl Unclc Tom.

The Indianapolis Journal contains q
doath in that city, on Sunday last OF
raomas Magruder, M old negro. aged
about no years. He is supposed to be
the one who suggeste the name and the
leading feature OF the character IN Mrs
Stoves novel, "Unole Toms Cabin. -
rhis supposition is based on the coinoi-
dence OF name and character, and on the
act. says the Journal, that Henry. Ward
Beeoher, during his residence here, was a
constant visitor Of "Unole Toms" well
acquainted Fith his history, and a sin.
cere admirer Of his virtues. We have
been told that Mrs. Stowe herself some.
times called to see the old man. "Uncle
Toms Cabin" too, was the name Of his
house among all his acQuaiutaneos, and
was a familiar phrase hero long before
Mrs, Stowe immortalized il. AZ all e.
vents, we know thatit is the impression
with all the friends Of Mrs. Stowe and
hor brother. in this city, that "old I'm.
Gle Tom" was the original or at least the
suggestion, Of the hero Of the "Cab.
n."