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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
,nyISJsrK.TUR's SALE or y,LTABIE
I'll L,
CONNIE sfGNEl. SALE tF LAND

COlIMI SfDNEh SAFE IF LAND
a = er hur ed BY decree II Ctesterird Crcu!
n Court i'll utrr Tor .sla. ~ tie our finuse Of ID !
county Oh The &c MONDAY in jaIurry 1857 rho real
estate Of The late Z"h ". BROOK, SHOWS Is N" Log
Caslc rrac, situated Oh Tcululak md swift Creeks bid
cJntliunG
FIVE HUNDRED md ElEETfFiVE ACRES,
=, ices OF erh,-n low rroutd- eli fac q'nu'. 1h" d.
tauce about II mics r. kIehnud ana tive from Col
neld station The place arli supp I'D with wo The
situation conyenesi hratLy and ID.
good
7nere l. no dwelling fouse oil he place but nrge
barn OF buy house aud otser hOlsso II II. "sue :.
seldom however iu:a CAR be had conainns 50 GISe
proportion of fertile nd
ERNs-Cs.h required ~ tee amour. Of expense ont:
for III. ! eel \ I!b.r n, cred; the usahl security
If no, suld will be utcrcd fey REM tor RE ensuing
y,rr r. W. Fl OuRADi,
Dec 9i-d,tsc+t Comm s'i' n"r
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

BEAt!i III l:;,tIiy~ rex MfoSES.
e all hsurgd steura De- LANES
- Printed ',nhnIr---, s'n III pg:;c.us
C.eckrd French Pl!ds
Fancy Cloth { 10 Aka and Capes for children
Misses Co-:a and Sleeves,
Jan PIECE A. WATKINS
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

JLASt q
To be drawn 10 tie City A,rn's Georgia in public q:
Tuesday January 90 1857 on the Plan OF single Numbers
10000 Tickets. 3 307 Prizes.
Nearly Que Prize 70 E"e:y N!uo T.caete
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

~ICAMORE HALL =! HOOL.
EEAVIEti secured the err. ic o II coruDe,cn, ard
xA well educated lady. IN ms family tor The
Present year, vi lsArp lew yuuny Gdrs 50a.dsrs
he se zion vii c0musoc. on The 18Th OF Jrnn rs.
ecGis uppiy t. tie subscriber. A.hlsEd iano
cuuu'l
Dec 3i-cv4w SLAUGHTER B. BULLOCK
SITE..TI.,N WANTED young Lacy, woo
as- bad rX,,"-lcacc IN &c i"h!r., m;IL /. quused
teach k.Drl ia. Lut;u, French uId Music.
References DC given,
Adir. Is Mss 3. L r.
Dec l,-c3su3m Norfolk. Va
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
III 1oDDiN ~ AfrLheUN. ALiIS
EXECUTORS SALE or VALUABLE r.
Fr,'t n &" NStISAnD rOukTneTS. IN I.

'I.-r It, will aud te.'sacr, ~ ~ -.
Dickinson. deceased, late u Ca-Jl.. cuup-v. %
,hs sell NJ public auction, OIL tie : MS. , 81!
0. i9. JsEuIr! le5I, s'fl.- or:D'k +. d! .i..
cry "ulushle real esiste ~ th.t rs..gl. ~ .
arc frame ouiii!ns thereon. ia. con CT Of Fr. L
nd Iih street,. Outing III. SOrih a. = t!ua.
IRE = ~ ire', uEhng --ck IT'D .,,r about - to-,
IEEas-O"e four" stsb nHlau,r II. sud - ~ u.-,
rLeeU is5!r Lotes .L,.rcs edoed sud TIE re- ...sG
.,st note IL ps.d
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

3sso przes amounting to sHpI ,OJJ
Wb lie Tickets SIO-iIalves IS Quarter, s! 81
the or.r 2is tickets decided In the usual manner
3G0p o! sac will be drt.rnuea by the lac; aeure
Of the fra'e ha. drsw= the $1,000 Prize For cam.
10 then MI nc Tickets where The ru!;:ber crd. IL
will !. eoti,lsd 10 $40 II the nu,nger cudA with no 2,
then al tickets whore the uu:oeS ends n viii be en.
trl,i 10 $40 uni ~ %
Certificates OF Packages will DC ,c;d ct toe following
rates witch is thu risk:
certiicats o; Package CT 10 Whns Tickets 90
10 Half - -
10 Quarter Is
Address Orders for Ticket ',e,i6:stes either 70
Z. SWAN CO., Atlanta, Gs,
@. :. SWAN, Montgomery, az.
Or S sW.S, Box 30, Mobile AID
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

H'sL"T. FUHNI,iii>,. ,.U.D~
AH!GH7 QUARTER. ~ ,ri i2I Table Daussk
e. - los ma Il 1 linns rleie Cloths
S : -at 81 DSmssk napkin.
wife aud cclorei Li,..p Doyle.
Da,ia,k am. .iuckuo.ck T..,vel.
lr,Gh 4ud DoU'ss do
Su.c Lih,u 80" ;!ue. ~ .yii,hs
54 rud q I Pillow Linen
90, lO. LII std - 3errc.i Co.s,n Sasel,ug
PHO" Gaze. c0''on ai Bel Ticking
Tn!'l; Oh CiHh. bockicg s..d f!upr Cloth.
Which we orcr avery iYw prices
ia PRICE { WATKINS
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

WALTZ III r. FARM ~ SWIFT CEftk.
wIfiIiS WI AND HAZE W IL Or HES
TtkfltLD COURT BIUsE Pei SALE AT ALC
TiON
rDY virtue Of d.So rrr, from Edward WARMER 10
Nd III ma otte f'r r'' ov nut' H. q, { "ih"h
Court H. use Oh auhDsy the 18Th day Of Jhnrsr!, ir'.
INN, b,ln uurt ay } hi valuable tract at Ind recent
IL oyuet 5y Geo W :, -i!iuss roitsinre 223 nrrs wo
hi d. OF hi cleared sad has h'en rec n:y lin ed
tits ell adapted growth o yhe"t corn and "n's
i we'll wafer ed md j. .iuH'ed n d'srl. md beatty
neirl burtond adjoining the Hds %"l'rr Clarke ant
others lii ,vvu aid hail hi from h: rrT:'t G. uf'
ou % n, q ~ els rrh hr TUn ii hri"nG aid Peters
'nr, The CloYe, tn! ku Road page thruu-G he
p! ee
:, improvements corsisi CT large ii comfortable
Is.I,a. cont :nur lvr Mud "ssH-e. and sl NJ
o.. rry o..,.itii e. which good rrpui! lie pur
ch -er ran take irIltdise ovsses-or
TrLMs Cash fur exp tres u rsl' a'd Of executing
tbr r,, the baaute L b credt of l.! and * mVr'h,,
the uur, hs err exrcu Lrg .n!e II TN ''rscd,
irterps sdd. d. anc hen Yrtrip. W.T. he pat
n = 1l-crt. JOHN MANN, trust
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

Cu-r&HT SEn>i:ir "OTIrE.
s'hE IN p.;,r. r.Ep nr phIrE. BiYLY q WAT
klS 10 IL. riry dissolve Nv rnrrunl s.. MT s.r
P.yjou u h,yIy nGr,na .Oi h eu'::r in crest tee
other !arrers k:nrr uf I'll undrrr!s ned authorized
-sc :Ie aug. Z, tie dGu ~ liquid I'll II.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

NOTICE.
'nNHE n.;ei ctrer-iiiD Mnrri,s n TUNER, In
| v1:ch Chsrso Mu.rii. ana John ? Tnruer were
the gene al ph!tEsrS ami joatph AuGersou eprcml
partner, expired yc;c:day /! ru-su-nre il,
Hereafter he ni,!ners q! fG u;s, ,;:us ioa 1T the
Iteicgs Rnlln5 VII viii b: Conducted by ;ae su5scri.
bers uLder Ike urn OF Mcr::' Tanner & &c
Cuak'.Fs mnRRISS,
jhU F. TAEEtR,
J. Il. 3SukhSGN
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

TEACHER WASiGD
q VIRGINIA GkNTLEMAS, graduate OF any of the
"A Colleges may hear 81 900 situation 70 Take charge
o: small School lew miles iroru Richmond ON cppdca.
ton at ,,o,,,s. &, v.
NL.r
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

SEtiUU ktklSIs.
H<uE subscribers hes leave their thsn5s TO-
8 the liberal patronage heretofore b,stowed on US.
and Will continue hire u-Syes The ensricR year.
Particular attention puid them in Of ,iekees and
.ron, made ~ ot;su for !hein GOOD bone, und besa!
CO. BAkER u PLEASASTo,
Dee ; Corner Freli-i lin nd Union streets
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
~IrC.r,ON WANTED

Y
a Lazy s.:-s . 10 e4E:.!o c ~ 10 ching Il some
IA -!rt;- Slily taH Eay amchss -6u IA. Grerr.
II r iiecsrUny r"d ph!,1 pryo co nIurric- lat
.tSt EGarmry Pese AL ress i'm il-toy. "a. =: e.:
F.r.aas.:.o. Go ,cllaal couuy. Va aud ,as sul4
Dss. 10 w&r2s
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

REFERENCES:
L. Maury & Co, Richmond.
Dickinson, Hal Il Co. 10.
Wa. M Harrison q Co d..
Iso r Ballard. Esq, do.
ia es Hardin, Esq do.
Frank. q Rufaa. Of Chesterfield county.
ecu. II Bnyk!u lSle OF Wight.
d.. Samuel Wilson, curry
Alex Dudley. Esq King Queen.
Walker aaxali Charles C!ty.
FIX Nelson, Eco. New Kent
Peter Hanger Eco Augusta.
Jpo. Wo ID. Jr, Aibemsrle
Cbas B Wiliams. Esq. ii"n'ic'. h"". ~
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02


Sale conducted by GoDprS q ArrsEsoN. Au,;s
Dec 24-cics
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

TATE n CA OLIEE COUNTY
virtue Oi ih- last wn ~uG I, L.Buc' rf NT1 -
- Dicf:usuu Geces.-d Wal - SOLO .. ii. l!.L,.i '
lex p, bic auct"l Milford Depu, az, ~, c,.i.r
on TuE-DAY, toe l3h DAY OF 'rausry. LEST ~
oclurk s. ISr. ii not. tee n,a, 'e. ,ry ;Aa, &C..
Die tire ~ !1ud known tpper.oas. !ung;:y 20
rstse u. ;ar ,ss sor, Mig M.;' icc: vsr :Irsr
TEAMS ami ear -. vita :n;eres. ron
day sale; bouds witr npp. security tile
ed until IN. lu.t payr,vI ,nsde
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
t;.NtitAL .AiiENt !

t;nNEitlL AUESt \.
alHE subscriber terde-a his servers The pihlic for
the n,1ug OUT o. SeSroe, col!ect!ns Glums' rent,
Ing Hou.es and all business connect, with General
Agency AID Comus SION busuess lie will also stterd 10
hc sale aud purchase Of stock c! all e!pi! any bu.
siress ears,,cd him VII! DC profanity attended TO-
Office OF Franklin snd w or l2e streets, Tor.
uerly occupied byN T. l. Z. Ii. Hill ,,, ,,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

'ENiE srbser:h'r hss hI- day s-uca'cd IN husinrss
~ hhin Mr.. ED"ii NEEDS, who will continue
The Exchange ard SHn.ue Ousiues. uf Min
"nt AN s;fees nnd.. tie dru sni style al 7 PAiRO
% Il. PARO
Ri:a nDnd isr / ld51-3 3.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

II r"'rin- from 'ie firm "i P'icr, BGSy Watkins,
.ti.r PIE Nrn y. sgc>essr.. Ne $40
Pre- Wak'u. tn. conf enc rui patronage Ut ny
friends
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

ror.,l. Nv .ru nd s:oreH- cpers c.rry%hert; Sha
oy f 49, :, Dec al-d&c2w
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02

NnTiCE IN RAIL iiUAD CONTRACTORS
OEEi.E c:nkr tSoISEER hohFoiK ANDP K L..
Nu.i X, Va, rceersbcr % Is:6. )
's'HE Undersigned hereby i"vHe' proposals anil The
4 2ri OF Iarus next. = Lying be- Rck vi ih-
Norfolk sud pe'cr.nur: Rail Read Lrnc 50 miles -
pallIeo prop slug Esd t5ur their bdd prIs.n
~, LIAM MALONE,
Dec 2l-caw rhiai Ergin-rr
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07
THE GROWING WHEAT.

We could not well have m re unfavorsbe wes,ha
than the pre.eDt ceo dry stxe Of the atmosphere r
the growing wheat. Upoo all aud where the piaa.s
are thrown out by the action Of frost, freezing I'd
thawing the roots, being exposed are particularly
susceptible to Jury from drying winds, particularly
| continued long enough 10 reduce the bgat surface
soil to dust, which blows away 20 as to prevent the
roots from recovering thsir hold upon the earth,
! even after the recurrence Of rains. Such cor
ceive to be the present ocn iiton Of vast
| area Of whest-.own lands in all the Horthera
States where the crop is more frequently soWn upon
claye coil than upon sandy one, and where 10
gre atest Of all the enemies OF 10 SURPRISED
water standing on or near the surface, which tho
csuse Of what is called Winter kilhpg-resliy SrSs.
killing. For this there is but remedy and tbsss
thorough draining. Wherever that is not done fear
the wheat growing s generally injured. From
several points condense following notices Of this
important crop:
A StauDtop, Va. paper o. late date Gays the
wheat crop looked ~ that part Of Virgins
thar it does this Spring, ana the same complain, 10
prevalent tbroughout the atgrowng districts Of
the South. Some fields lock sr though entirely killed
at the roots
IL Illinois much Of the wheS, was sown late 10 the
Fall and did not get good start ss TO esdafe inc
hardship of Winter and il is feared that hss been
badly urec ihs Spring Sime If the farmers IN me
central part of the State have dared aat then crops
were entirely ruined, while others, particularly thoss
who dnl ed in their seed declare their crops Gre very
pr, missing. In ssogsmon County, notwithstanding
some f,os ere ruined, the quantity soSn u 60 large
that it is hoped he gerer. crop OF the Comfy VIII
ne full average one.
One n an in Mclean Count, 10 reported ~ having
GOO ser.s OF wbeat that looks go bad thar he VIII have
to pov II all up and tie prospect IN ell that coutfys
very poor
The counties i. Illinois where the whelt Is mos. TO-
iurd. We should judge are Morgan, Sangamon, xs.
con schuyler Hancock, Folou, Mclean, and some
otbers 10 the central part OF the stare. Ga the o1
hand, rsws from Peny Couny states the Number
acres Gown yearly double that Of any former sese,
and tbst il looks remarkably veil.
In Wisconsin We shouts judge the farmers are vel
pleased with the prospect Of the growing wbea. sres
IT emerged from it's snowy covering.
In Michigan, too, there seems TO be something &C.
coDIaYitg. The Jaekson Mica Patrt0t says; r." we
"bave VISITED portions Of tue town the snow dc
appeared, and never ssw the wheat LOOK oe'sef'
" II present appearances Was to continue "~ %
"the best crop We have bat for years.'
In Indiana, on the Wabash, there 10 ss'od ceaa
complain Of winter Ailipg, eIcep: where the sssd's
wes dore very early.
in our opinion the crop viii be dsermineo oe'''s
the middle Of April and We fear unfavorab'y'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07
FREE LOVERS CONVERTED TO CArHoLIcu

FREE LOVERS CONVERTED TO CATHoLIcIss-We
Learn from Ihe Catholc Tt!egrSph and Atsocats OF
the 4h inst thSt Or. I. l. Nichols and Mary Cove
Nicbol OF FieeIove notorety, wore bsptsed Oh last
Supday afte,uosu, ia Sc. Xavier Church. Sycamore
street. Cncn att, by the Rev. Father Oakley, Rector
Of toe College, having been duly converted to ,he
Cahoho faith With them seye also oapt,sed daugh.
ter of Mrs Nichols 10y frrm'r husband, ard Miss
Hopkins of the yellow Springs Institution
From the foSSDg paragraph IN The Ietegraoh it
sppesrs that the spii's the instruments that
Effected these wonderful coDversons:
IL not little remsrk sbe that either eide II he Az
tie al he time, the spirits have advised their mediums.
through The Church II good spirits, "
those who out Of the possessed read the Gosp-
ccpfessirs Jesus Christ"
Dr. Nichols, IN the name OF himself and wife, has
written a retraction of his Free-1,Ove and Infiei
teachings, in letter TO Archbishop Purcell, which s
printed The pitn Of the docu nent ia in the psrsrs
following:
In the infinite mercy OF Almighty God, have been led
up Of the Holy Spirit and by the blessed teachings Of s. L.
ndey and the bun Die acceptance OF the faith aud
OF ne Church In deep bumiiy and oonlrou. submit
ourselves 10 her divine soeept Whist she
rpuciAte and condemn whist she condenaa Wa,,cse
our Writings AnG tesehpss and IN lives has been
10 the doct'ss morality discipline Of aofy Cstho
Ctufeh We ssh 70 etIaet and repudiste and possible
to atone Tor"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07
TRACES or SIR JOHN FRANKLIN s
PARTY.

From The ST. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer, Much q.
CAPT Sherard Osborne has forwarded to the editor OF
The Times the following extract of letter, dated
Req River Settlement, Hudson Bay Territory, Dec. 8:
81 received letter from Roderick by the last m.il,
and be expresses wish that should write TO you by
the first opportunity, and particularly the
reports heard ia the Summer about traces OF
whes being tesn IN the north
al have just returned from -, who at Nor
way lest July, and saw the man who brought down an
express to Sir George Simpson from McKenzieS River
district stating that Indians hal brought over reports
disDs had seen two encsmpments Of whites an
island some pon. where anderson and Stewart
tun ed back IN 1860, and that one of the encsmp.
been Abandoned Ssy or two before he indian, ss
IT, and from the traces thought there might have been
about ten or twelve men could not hear the
locality, further than that Anderson and Stewart we're
within very thort distance of the places wae the
trace, were seen. hope you tsve heard more psric
ulaily about the report"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

BOARD OF HEALTH.-This body had a meeting yes
terosy 70 act upon a communication from Phi adeph.4
Hking delegates to general Quarantine Convention
10 be held there in May. Mayor Wood was not pres
ent, and AID. Clancy took the chair. 1t wss veted
that Committee Of eight should be appointed, and
without further business the Board Adjourned
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

SPInrUALrsN IN FrsDs.-rhe Hen. ChAs' We
CArHcARr. ex NJ. C. OF wss,vle, Lspore County,
IDo;sns has become q A" Spiri'usls'" OF the m'ost'
school, and in letter 10 TIE spr:saI TdegrsPt.
d.mon.us,es bis faith by his pocke,-book:
, " F;y,t. TIA. an, htellicen, persons pu.tiog y
sloo vii cover It with eI 600 and st they can be-
full epportupity BY lighting up the room &c, and ~
they prove that these w:nld, s,>sons are %
by freuouent means my s%v ~, 20 s Ss 70 30
cHalty; but il they fail In doug b. theI s'w Is
sivth 10 The poor. ,, of
sO0 IN eyd-n,e Of fraud on ;he p.r, of those
n uy hall pi,a the advantage Of special ssssio1s !"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

SOMETHING RAN.-We learn from the Louisana
pspers hat al the coee of the session Of the Leysl.
ture OF that State, mott IN made 10 ALLOW Mr.
A. Warner, Secretary Of the senate $500 srtyo CON
pebssiiop, when that gentleman Immediately arose
and questsd The 10 withdraw il; sid that he
accepted the Office with knowlcdge Of the sss,y aud
xaaad 10 mere
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07

OFFICE NATIONAL KANSAS CoMMITTEE,(
Chicago, April 2, 1857.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-02
Fountain of Blood in a Cavern.

F.. q. Squires' notes on Central America
describe 4 wonderful efiuSion of a fluid re-
scmbling blood, near the town Of Ntud, in
the State of Honduras. 1t appears that
there is continually oozing and dropping
from the roof Of cavern there, red liquid,
which, upon falling, coagu'ateS, SO 40 to pre-
cselr resemble blood Like blood it cor-
rupts, insects deposit their larvae in it, and
dogs and buzzards resort to the cavern TO
eat it. Attempt have several times been
made to obtain some of this liquid for the
purpose of analasys, but in all cases without
success, in consequence of its rapid decom-
position, whereby the bottles containing it
were broken. The small cavern or grotto
during the day is visited by buzzards and
hawks, and at night by a multitude of vam-
pyre bats, for the purpose of feeding on the
unnatural blood. 1t is situated on the bor-
der Of rivuet, which il keeps reddened
with a small flow of the liquid which has
the color, taste and smell of blood. In ap-
preaching the grotto disagreeable odor is
observed, and when it is reached, there
may be some pools of the apparent vlood,
in state Of coagulation. Dogs eat it ca
gerly.
The pecuiiarities Of the liquid are consid-
cred due to the rapid generation in this grot-
to of some very prolific species of nfusoria.
The California State Journal remarking
on the above, observes that the fsterO of the
town of Monterey contains species OF blood
red infusoria, (the larvae of water insects }
which at certain periods of the year smells
precisely like fresh fish, or, on exposure in a
vessel, like putrid fish. In some seasons it
has been found dried in flakes, and of the
intense celor of vermillion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-02

SURPRISE PAErIEs.-" Docsticks" has been
to a 4" surprise party" Of which he gives a
surprising account in the Picayunc. In the
windup he shows
How 1T DIDS'r PAv.-Thyught it was
time to go home, so the wonun tried TO
wash the dishes, but, as they were not used
TO II, they smashed more than they washed.
At last Mrs. F., in o state of distraction,
begged them TO desst, or she wouldn't have
enough to set the breakfast-table with. At
last We got ready to 60, but the trombone
was not TO be found, and one of the fddlers
was also missing. \ long search ensued.
which resulted in finding the brass musician
asleep in bed with the baby, and the fiddler
in Ike condition in the coal-hole, both
overcome by the delicacies of tho ssosnn,"
Of which they had procured a supply from
somehow DISCOVERED. Got Home ana" sum. nhSiS
med up the pleasures Of the evening. We
had Inconvenience, mortified, and humilia.
ted our friend Mrs. P.-had seen her chill
dr5n in state Of shirt, her husband tpsy,
and herself in a cal co dress-we had torn
her carpets, broken her furniture, marred
the decorations Of her house, and put every
thing in state of confusion that three days.
hard work would not remedy, and with the
sole result OF making US all appear set Of
unmi nnery john donkeys. We coud do
nothing about it, but each 20 and make an
humble apology to Mrs. p, and then skulk
away as if we'd stolen her spoons, and been
caught with the pawn-tickets in our poses
sion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-02

Mr.. KALLoCH's SERMoN.-The Boston Ira
reler publishes the following extract from
the sermon of the Rev. Mr.. Kalloch, on the
first Sunday after his trial:
After the usual services, Mr.. Kailoch
preached from Genesis 80 and 81" have
learned by experience that the Lord hath
blessed me-" The most striking passages in
the discourse is the following, particularly
that part in which Gods children are de-
fined
at needs repeated strokes of the hammer
to break the rock in pieces; and so 1t some
times requires repeated strokes of anguish
to break our hearts in pieces, and make us
humber and wiser men. And, as longer
you keep the Canary bird in darkencd cage,
the sweeter it will sing, so the more severe
the discipline Of a good mans experience,
the sweeter the songs of his spiritual life.
The gold that is refined in the hottest fur
mace comes ont the brightest, and the cha
racter moulded by intensest heat will ex-
hibit the most wonderous excellencies-
Gods children are like stars, that shine
brightest in the darkest night like torches
that are better for beating; like grapes, that
come not to the proof till they come to the
press; like trees, that drive down their roots
farther and grasp the earth tighter. by rea-
son Of the storm; like vines that grow the
better for bleeding; like gold, that looks the
brighter for securing; like glow worms
that shine best in the dark; like jumper
that smells sweeter in the fire !; like the po-
mauder, which becomes more fragrant lor
chafing; like the palm tree, when proves
the better for pressing; like the csmolniie'
which spreads the more as you treaa up'" ~
uThers is flower, when trampled on
Do,h sti,l more richly bloom,
And even to its bitterest foe
Gives forth its sweet perfume.
T,,e rose that's crushed and shattered,
Doth on the breeze bestow
1airer scent, that further goes,
T'en for the cruel blow"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-02

TIE NECESSITY OF observation-disclosures,
gayeties, sports, spectacles, there will be, as
long as men have limbs, or eyes, or ears.
The developement here is as natural as il is
in the arts. You might as well talk Of ex-
terpating music and painting. as Of driving
the common amusements out Of the world.
Now, there are abuses Of these things.
What are we to say Of the abuses? "Let
them crush down and destroy the things
themselves" do we say? But they cannot.
Then let them be cut of. There is really
nothing else to be done. Elevate, refine,
purify the public amusemsnts. Let religion
recognise and restrain them. Let it not, as
is too common, drive them 20 license and
extravaganza; but let it throw around them
its gentle and holy bonds, to make them
pure, cheerful. healthful-helpful 70 the
great ends Of life. What q blessed thing
for the world were it, if its amusements
could thus be secured, redeemed, and brot
into the service Of its virtue and piety