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The Washington union., 1857-09-18

The American horse Leoonptc ran for the warwick cup,
and badly beaten Three horses ran, Viz Lecompe,
Fisherman and 0akbal and the wac three miles
long The rare is thns described Fisherman went
away with the lead Leoompte lying of about twenty
about mile from home when Iecompte went away up
10 oskas quaatrs hut affer dropped back again
Fisherman never caught and won IN canfer by q
length Leoompte was beaten by upwards OF twenty
lengths =
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. & BRO. Merchant Tailors, ha

hINALL q BkU-, Merchant TAiIors. have lust
returned from York rectviur fhrr nc~
Fceas thr styles Anonr
thcm hare o. ibe old West England cloths
meres, very fne and
We arr fay prepared garments made IN our usual s.ys
q claGnno@.
and cfisrw generally and
nal seecsrms
y B-want.d. hands far making psns
SIP f7-3aw3~Mt pUTAIL BRO.
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20 q tAe Stsamer ontral .4nsrica.

CHAnEsToS, Sept. 1.-THE steamship Thomas swan
from New York has arrived at this port and reports that
the 18th she spoke the Norwegian barque Eoise If
teen miles north Of Cape Hattera which had on board
forty passengers Of the steamer Central America The
passengers reported that the Central America foundered
the 18th, with 500 passengers besides the crew
and only sixty saved Nothing is stated concerning
the specie
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Urrxr STATES NAVAL corr1 or fsurTyy,
Washington, February 20, 1857.

TTNHE Judge advocate gives notice, for the informa
parties coming bre he under the Isl section n
Art p
shall have referred
enrt that presenting
wtruia prepared
Summoned, specifying which Of the beads
mentioned
rony applied rspscrely suggesting delay
WHICH msy required and respect II vhst
NJ cxFLFgE, Judge Adrorste.
F,s rss-1
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The revenue derived from passengers on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad for the month Of August just
passed Is s5l 7s0 s3 For the corresponding month last
year the receipts were Sz0, ,302 03,
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EBBTTT HOUSE.
T. H. FErxxkx,
D Merr.sosu

y street between 18th l4th srsets
WASHINGTON, y C
yHIS popular and fashionable hotel has been thor
ouFy repaired and furnished superior furhurs
hundred rooms requtfss n
nrstcass house.
Tho prgcorS have provided coach winch viii
and tcanbosi handing arrival for the conveyance
passcng-rs and baggage 70 thr hotel
June
The Washington union., 1857-09-18

II III GILLET Counsellor at Law, has removed
H. his once 10 his residence in Franklin OF and
afebton
" 10 cases uniied States Supreme Court
Havng devoted much 70 the law concerning patents he VII
opinions legal questions arising In cases b-ioTs the
Patent once appeals Justices Of
the District VIII in the preparation and
trial Of concerning patents
viii written Opinions and prepare arguments Tor par
either the and
viii also established for their adm
Oct 28-dr
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NOTICE 10 rgs ExI-noS CLAIMANTS
BY JAS. c. MCGUIRE, Auctioneer.

A DMINISTRAT0R's SALE OF HOUSEHOLD
"A kican Tuesday Roning The I'd
loocok the nndesned win proceed 70 sch at pubic anc
orphans court No street between
the household and kohen furniture The
John Towers deceased consisting in part q m following
ticies
/ pair Of large French plate mirrors and brackets
sesxh ham and lace curtains
I handsome rosewood nrocatelle psrOr sst
/ pair rosewood marble Top conife tahles
! Go French China
SO China and glass uasntel prnanens
40 40
10 oil paintings
4 pair chandeliers
Yarlor chairs, Q whAtnoaS.
pair oak tables, hatracks
Brussels pxror carpets stair carpets mating, rugs
Mahogany sofa, and dining tables
French dining and other chairs
Mahogany sideboard4 bnreans, and washsiands
oilcoth, stair rods, passage lamp window Shades
Feather beds, mattresses, and bedding
China, glass, and esrthenware
CAstors knives and forks, &c., &c.
Forming altogether Of parlor, chHuber
dining room. And kiirhen furniture
Irrns AL o. sac cash above that
credit Of 90 and 90 for satisfactorily endorsed
bearing interest
G. PALMER,
WILL. TOWERS.
Administrators
JAS c. MCGUIRE.
Sept Its Ancneneer
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rT,HIRTY-FIFrH INsTALMENT.-We open :,
1,rIr pppsr,r FyTFNT OF oTR sTOcK OF

rTyHE PRESENT EXTENT OF OUR STOCK OF
a lass dry goods procured frvm the best known
and marked pisin figures down 70 The least cash
Fuu pcrmrtcd, renders desirable 70
IN a prusrrs strangers buyers call and
insu which most cordially solicited 10 o., bu fnr
thor rrnuhcatou) prior 70 maksng their sescfans
PERRY BROTHER,
Central Stores ? west building
scra 1s-l0aF opposite Centre Narkct
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ErRENCH BOOKS.-Memoires du Marechal Richie
IT lieu, vol, illustrated 81 rs.
Chronques de Loci de Beu, vols illustrated. 81 25
Cardiun Dubois col, illustrated a. cents
Memories IN Gabrielle, illustrated o. cents.
Msrnoires du Madame BARR, vol, Illustrated 81 Is
durres du Mohere ] vol, illustrated 81 e5-
Guvres de Regnard voi, Illustrated. s2 CENTS
Huyres de Corncile, vol, illustrated. rs cents
Nouvee cioise Rousseau, VOL Illustrated DO cents
ca Biass vol, Illustrated. 62 cants.
Batailes Napoleon, vol, illustrated az cents
Le sErdin DIES Plantes, vol, Illustrated 81 20
Imported by FRANCK TAYLOR,
Sept II
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This Offering cmmenosd days
syponed proce~dia tbe thsy
shall have becn offered
shall longer hAu
entry cf cxprsanx
sfr t~o weeks
vxu upaer my waah1aysaa sixsesu1h
aav "a Donini h0sAnd egh hanarsd my
''FsA LANES BUcHAx1S.
BY lhe President
ISs A. HExDkscxs,
eaalmiAzioner q The General Land once
NOTICE 10 fgsE Exf-ros uADlANrs
Every person right d supt4on 70 any ns
within sns and q townships above ennnsef Ara
required satisfaction q the crirr and
xnd and n aSzae9 fhor a. sson
Evaaias sv ss ana before lhe aay appointed or ns
u embracing he uAca
claimed Otherwise suca esn vii be fora4led-
HENDRICKS,
Comnlasionef q esnsrai Land once
sept Is
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NEW YORK LETTER-WRITING AND
COPYING INSTITUTION.

TNHE undersigned respectfully announce to their
public general that they have
VII nguts tis opened Office
GsEY BUnNG. Of Courandt street and
Broadway purpose Of public and pvHte documents
legal notices &c,
Particular attention given writing couhden
French, German and English hnguages
and ia an cases the may be placed
who wish their books posted accounts bal
them attended 70 immediately by tho under
sgned experienced book keeper gives his whole attention 10
Parties IN other cities desirous corresponding
York do through the above institution
rcuinrs stating charges application
oce they win be sent 70 any part Of The country on the receipt %
postage stamp.
open from 9, a, m, 10 10, p.
Proprietors
An letters coming through post addressed
Lynch, Pensun, Downing, General p o., n r.
sept Is-d1wh
rJ,HIRTY-FIFTH INsTALMENTe-we open to-day
thirty nth nstalnen Of justly celebsted Housewife
lot0n," with
10 cases Ladies' Coun brands manufactured
n Is with difficulty supply and increasing
the above goods those who have tested then
longest speak most fsvorabF M them
800 pieces 0hor bsnched shring coons Of the most
200 pieces Irish non proper quaiss made IN Ireland 10
hence shades under price and several grades
hove the usual qualities iomd IN this market
all other kinds Of pure linen goods WI be found mos,
complste IN all departments
supplies from tine North and East daily
price only dcr1aifnn
opening new hilE
All presented July w be settled prior 10 besnnng new
Good arte- pr and r eeslns may Be rslrd in ali
ff5uIh beuihfh,
Central Stores. west building
seta ls-lodF Opposite Centre Market
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Georgetown College
Cstudics win be resumed in this institution Mon
- day, die zth G september nest b A. ASCnn
kax 2s-in Heso@1
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UTNTER FUEL NOW ON HAND AND ON
wv the
white ash egg coal for radiators
white broken coal nor furnaces
500 red ash egg coal for CRATES
fonse small size range and cooking stovs
200 Cumberland coal
ALSO
Large supplies Of rrsE OAK ErcxoEY
As Receiving supplies Of all kinds Of fuel
fed onndent make 10 the advantage al those who
"a with their orders
sz-Frompt personal attention given ersry order.
az-Coai kept hoored and rooted yards.
a1-2 o.0 lbs to the ton.
- W. NJ GAIT
..a Northwest streets. 547,
One square south Of Penn
Sep 2-ImH
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NOTICE.-The copartnershlp OF Wm- d. Henmng
IN printing business, in Georgetown, d. Ci - ths
luy dissolve by mutual consent
VIII
Mcuie for all debts to the rm to be paid 20
a. .r-r1%S'
Sep 12-5eodAf a. ArNA
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q yoyE me- u sokA-
JONES Il NOELL,
Ahorrepu at LaW.
DUBUQUE, IOWA,
UTILL attend faithfully and punctually 70 any
w businsss tber profession committed to thct
Collections and Munesoa Territory
and proceeds promrtly remitsd
s1 as.ri rhets Para ysssn Nr, ppt. Washington CITY,
Hon Rererdy johnson, Baltimore, Maryland.
aon. Iion John John a a'pson' DIX, New rot city
Sep 2-dn
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NEW SUPPLIES OF CENTS FURNISHING
IN ods lust reoved by prepared TO present Y
our iends and pushe and superior com
prisine everything In the way or
r ,r,x Of linen ana cotton fwlte and fancy under shirts
and srsws1r am l. wool eriDo flannel, net cotton al
s,.s sone very u-ee; half hose of do DO
Scarfs cr.vssx, stocks, ties
Pocket handkc. .nhiefs, elk and linen
suEpenders
Dressing robes
Canes, Umbrellas
Toilet articles, kr, kr
Of viii sell nj the lowest prices fur CASH
B-No ndisposon show goods Our snort VIII % W
please and sell as many Call at
- GEO. H. b. WHITE b CO.
Furnishing store,
sent 1ecoasur 352 ave. 9th And l0th sts
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EROST KING--I have Just received supply NJ
n INV factory PcnnFylvanA ave
nue. between s1s and 842 the ssosi
improved lAkSope nne
rlor coparns out for lsb1 They
back like grate beat the psro ana ~
,nnr chambers another with Small
are are by Edward Rowe who the bs ana s ax
pcrienoed setting them that be found N the nstrlc
Sep 12--12teod = "o'D" AAA@
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

THE TAz MAHUL, OR ToMB OF Noon MArut,
WIFE or SHAH JEnAM.--Ths mausoleum, at Agra,
cost the labor Of twenty thousand men for TWEEN
ty years, and three millions. one hundred and
seventy-four thousand eight hundred and two
pounds sterling. The quadrangle which enoloses
it is nine hundred and sXty.iour feet, by three
hundred and seventy-nine.
The mausoeum itself the terrace upon which
it stands, and the minares, are all formed Of the
finest white marble, inlaid with precious stones.
The wall around the quadrangle is Of red sand
stone, with cupolas and pillars Of the same white
marble.
But of all the complicated music ever heard
upon earth, that Of flute blown gently in the
vault below where the remains OF the Emperor
aud his consort repose as The sound rises to the
dome amidst hundred arched alcoyes around
and descen1s in heavenly rcverberations upon
those who sit or recline upon the cenotaphs above
the vault, is perhaps the finest to an artificial ear.
We feel as if it were from Heaven, and breathcd
by angels.--Rdnlbies in Hdia.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

A PRECoCrous YoUTH.-Some time during the
last year, young sprig OF the law was admitted
to the Suffolk Bar His father, prudent old
codger, gave him hundred dollars with which
TO bny a library of books, and told him that was
all he could do for him at that time, but that by
industry, prudence, ard immediate enforcement
of payment of all sums that might be his, he had
no doubt that he would get along. A few days
after the old man dropped into Johns office, and
borrowed fifteen dollars OF the money be had
given him. promising to pay it by twelve o'clock
the next day. All right, dad, said John, give
me your memorandum The next day, at twelve,
pa did not appear, and John Immediately served
writ upon him, and put keeper in his house,
just as the old man was sitting down to dinner
That is what we call an instance of sharp prac-
Lcc.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

Pacific ITEMS AT WASnlNGrON. We find in the
Washington letter Of the San Francisco BHtietH
the following:
During former Congress Sl20, 900 was APP
propriated for mail contract between San Fran
cisco and Puget Sound, and the contract was
awarded to McGraw and Mudd, who were the
lowest bidders but owing to some misundor-
standing between Mudd and the Department, the
contract was not consummatcd. During the last
session of Congress, Gen. Lane, OF Oregon as
sisted by Gen, Denver, succeeded in getting the
Post OGlice bill amended by addition Of an mp
preparation of 900 for the service in ques-
tion. with the proyso that the Postmaster Gener-
al should arrange the service under the bid of
McGrnw and Mudd, II he should think proper
That bid was $l22.500 ard by subsequent ar
rangcmcnt the contract has been transferred to
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., which will per-
form the service.
The Law Department Of the government has
furnished the Interior Department u list Of Cali
forua lands, from which derive the following
statistics - The number of cases which have
been confirmed by the Land Commissioners in
California Is il2. The number Of eases rejected
by the Commissioners, but confirmed by the Dis
trict Court, and dismissed by the Attorney Gen
cral, is 80. Nine cases were originally ordered
to he prosecuted but m appeal having been con
0rmed by the District Attorney, were accordingly
dismissed by the Attorney General.
Gen. Denver, "a Commissioner Of Indian AZ
fairs will soon send out new instructions to tho
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs in California,
looking to the better government Of the Indians.
having in view their greater comfort aud more
ready pacilcation and civilization. The General
Is winning golden opinions for his able and judi
cious fulilment of official duties
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12
WEAyERyIIIE CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1857

LEGAL AHECporEs.-A member Of the South
ern bar furnishes report of the following extra
ordinary cases which came of III the Inferior
Court, Warren County, Georgia
Startling Johns versus Ephrdim Dodge.-1ccont
Of Board and Lodging at PLAINTIFFS Hotel
By THE CorRr-' The plaintiff. to obtain judg-
ment in this case, must show that he kept COM
mon inn.
LAWYER calling ona member of the bar, an
cx-Judgc. who was now boarding at plalnttl $
hotel) 'Will you please testify in this case that
my client keeps u common nn z
WITNESS Yes, | can testify to that fact
Ny old friend John keeps u rery common inn
By THE CouRT.-That'll do. That's feeHe
more proof than you needed to take Judgment,
with costs of suit
The next case is thus reported
Jonas Jones versus John SmiM.-Trepass.
The defendants bull had not confined himself
te his owners grounds, but had made serious hay
oc on the plaintiffs wheat. The defendant de-
nicd the charge, by establishing the good char
acter of the bull For this purposc he called FL
der Stlas IIardcastlc, Hard Shell Baptist prea'
cher, who was examined.
LAWYER Elder IIardcastlc. you will please
state to The Court your general knowledge OF my
clients bull rs to his character and general be-
havior in the neighborhood where you and he
reside
WlTNEss--'I knows Brother Smiths bull nigh
ty we'll generally meets HIM in Bro Joncs's
lane, as | goes to my appointments in kittlc
Creek Church. lie alters seems mighty humble
he holds down his head and goes moanin and
moann' along, and should say he seems to me
II mighty pous kind of a bull
BY THE CorHr--' No further testimony need
cd .Iudcment for the defendant, with costs OF
suit
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12
NO. 81.
Maggie's Baby.
BY MRS. $. A. DowNEE

BY MRS. $. A. DoWNEE.
The perious hour has haply passed,
And anxious breasts relieved at last;
\ precious Gift, q found treasure,
Has filled n home with trueSt pleasure
Grandma, forgetful how time has Flown,
Can scarce believe It's not her own
And loves the little stranger more
Than ever babe was loved before.
Each hour some wond'rou traits disclose
Here's papa's chin. there's grandpa nose
Has finger nails and tiny toes.
How quick he hears-whle round about
A cunning glance will oft beam ont.
AS though we'll pleased to note the doubt
Each one hctrays while finding ont
Whether to blue, or black, belong
The blinking orbs. Now weak, now strong,
Each shade appears to bear the day.
While he knows we'll enough they re grey!
The mouth is perfect mamma claims
The pretty mouth, and pouting blamcs
The want of taste in those who call
The features large or dare to say
'Tis always stretched to scream or boNl,
Knowing no rest hy night or day.
No blemish can the mother spy,
New sense of beauty fills her eye
While cries that some think shril and stout,
Yield linked sweetness long drawn out.
Yes waited as on scraph wings,
A wreath of love the birdiug brings.
Boundless as deep, its surgcs roll
1t thrills the heart it mclts the soul
With holy awe while tcndcrest care,
Is needed for the blossom fair;
Who looks rs 10th to turn his eyes
From the lowcry hounts of Paradise;
Where So late they dwel on Edcn-bowers,
To rest on this cold world of ours.
Fling DER his rest the incense Of prayer
Sow early good seed, twill help to prepare
For the trials of life begin ere the bloom,
or his Eden-abode he changed into gloom.
Place the cross on his brow, rs II link from above
With the soul of eternity written in love.
On his pure, angcl-soul let no record be trac'l
Its brightness to mar, its usefulness waste =
Teach him virtue, contcntment, simplicity, truth
As the hope OF his ago. the charm Of his youth
by vice unsubdutd to ribnldry dumb,
His triumph will be, the world overcome
-.Wd Ctitoraa.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

SMART CuiLDRES.-A veritable young gentle
man. four years old threw his maternal relative
inta fit of admiration by the following speech
Il like most all kinds Of cakes-pound cake.
sponge cake, and jelly cake, but don't like
stomach ache =
A correspondent relates that ono morning The
past spring, bobolink came and sang in Il field
near his house. His little four year old daugh-
ter was much delighted. and asked
What makes he sing so swccter, mother? Do
he e1f fOIrerS p
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

CusroMs OF ARKANSAS The following story
is told of an old settler in Arkansas. Is was
probably true when it occurred
A stranger was pcNceaby trotting his nag on
the public highway, when crack went rife and
whz went Il ball through the somewhat startled
couestrian's hat, who on pulling up and turning
round to discover the cause Of this rough saluta-
ton. beheld an 'od settler with his rifle in
hand and the smoke curling in graceful estoons
over his head. The following conversation en-
sued
STRANGER What in h--ll did you shoot at
me for?
OLp SETTLER. (wth bland smile)-' Excuse
me, if you please, stranger I'm considered
powerful quick on the trigger, am stranger ;
and as | ust noticed you coming through the
timber. allowed that you were riding my horse
Bill But now, look closer, see Bill ar whittier
about the legs. It's mighty fine day, stranger.
Won't you step to my cabin. just on the faI edge
of the next clearing, and take a horn? I've got
u goard OF as powerful whisky as you ever sot
your bettcrs to-
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

six DAYS SHALT THou LABOR &c.-Prcnticc
of the Louisville JourHat, says The Louisville
Democrat is hereafter to be published on Sunday
Having broken all the rest of the commandments
it is now about to brcqk the fourth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

A PEcrIItR LAwsuIr.---A young man has
brought suit at Louisville against young lady
under most peculiar circumstances. 1t appears
that she resides in the vicinity of Louisville and
has long been considered the belle Of the circle
in which she lived Her suitors were numerous.
and many offers of marriage were refused. A
short time since she met with one to whose earn
est and sincere devotion she yielded so far as TO
name the day Of marriage. The newspapers
chroniclcd the approaching nnptials and the
young man lavishcd the most expensive presents
on his intended On the marriage eve they at
tended a ball. and during the dancing the lady
complained of indispostion, which becoming no
better fast she asked her a0ianced to conduct
her home. which he did in II most tender manner.
Arrived at home, they bid adieu, with fond antic-
ipatons of the coming day which was to see the
twain made one. But in the night she got worse,
and at sunrise she was n mother. The man said
he could not have been deceived had it not been
for the fashion of wearing hoops, and he brings
suit for recovery Of the value Of his presents
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

THE editor Of the Lynn News thinks childrcn's
games are becoming popular with older persons
nowadays, as he has seen recently large num-
Der of full grown men chasing hooPs about our
streets
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

OXE of Walkers men, who had Costa Rican
bayonet at his breast, refused to ask for mercy
because Americans can't take Spanish quarters
now.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

NEWSPAPERS IN BusTLE The ladies, now
adays, are using newspapers at twenty-five ct-
a hundred, for the manufacture of bustes. To
manufacture the hustle they take a tape and put
it between the leaves of several newspapers, then
gather the newspapers at the top, and TIE the
tape around them. The lower parts OF the pa
pers of course are irregular, and when the skirts
and dress are thrown over them, produce the nee
essary bulge.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

A FRENcu WRITER is represented as calling
dy.pcp,ia the Icmor,c o. guilty stomach
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

PrNcH says secret. warranted to keep in any
climate, i a Vomau's age liorrid Punch
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

A MornEEs MAGIc.--Thc following touching
and Glicitous Illustration of the power Of ideas
was given by Wendell Phillips not long since, in a
public speech at New York. The eloqucnce of
Phillips is surpassed by nothing but his atroc'ous
fanatcism
I was told to-day story so touching in refer
cnce to this that you must let me tell it. 1t If a
temperance case but it will Illustrate this Just as
we'll 1t is story Of n mother, on the green hllls
of Vermont holding by the right hand son, SIX
teen years old, mad with the love OF tho sea-
And as she stood by the garden gate, one sunny
morning she said
Edward they tell mc--for never saw the
occan.-tha the great temptation Of seaman's
life is drink. Promise me, before you quit your
mothers hand. that you will never drink
And, said hc-lor he told me the story gave
her the promise, and | went the broad globe over
Calcutta, the Mediterranean. San Francisco, the
Cane of Good Hope the north Pole and the south
i saw them all in forty years, aud never saw
glass filled witE sparkling liquor, that my moth
crs form by the garden gate, on the green hill
side of Vermont, did not rise before me and to
day at sixty. my lips are innocent Of the taste OF
liquor [Applanscl
Was not that sweet evidence OF power OF SIN
gle word Yet that was not half. For said hc
Yesterday there came into my counting room
youne man of forty. and asked me DO you know
me? No Well. said he | was once brought
drunk into your presence on shiphoard; ; you were
passenger the captain kicked me aside you
took me to your berth and kept mo there until
had slept off the intoXication; you then asked
me if | had n mother said never knew
word from her lips you told Of yours at the gar
den gate, and TO day, am the master of one of
the finest packets in New York, and come to
ask you to come and see me-
How far that little candle throws its beams !!
That mothers word on the green hillside of Yer
mont Oh, God be thanked for the almighty
power of single "a word
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

.HoxoG WHERE HoNoR Is DUE. The prn'
cipal performers in Mr.. Charles kean's Tenn
nest having been called for by the audience,
there was an immediate rush ot the hundred and
forty carpenters from behind the scenes. I'aaet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-12

SOME time ago, one of the churches In salem,
Mass. had q misbchaving brother up Tor dlsclp-
line. and was about to excommunlcate him, up
ON which the worlds people held meeting ont
side, and voted not to receive hlni, unless no
should be returned in as good condition as when
delivered to the church