St. Mary's beacon., 1858-09-30

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PoLrTgvEss AND .TsCrH-Many persons
pical~a love of truth rs an apologv fEr rough
nsannersAas If truth WAS never gentle and kind
but always harsh. Morse aud forbi,lslinG-
Surely, .gkd manners and a good conscience
are nos-sfiors inconsistent with each other than
beauty and Innocence. which are strikiugiy
aEln. and always look the better for comran-
.ia1s ~ R1ughncss aad honesty arc, indeed,
1etin1es found t,sether, in the same person;
Ut lie is a poor judge Of human nature who
takes III manners 10 lie guarantee of probity
Of character, or suspects a stranger 10 be a raS-
cal because he has the manners nf 4 gentleman.
Some persons object u p3litsncss, tia; its lam
Cua.e Is unmeaning and false. but this is east
" answered. A lie Is not lacked mp in n
phrase but must exist IL at all, in the mind Of a
speaker. IN the ordinary compliment,
Of civilized life there Is no intention to deceive
and, Consequently, no falsehood. Polite Ian
guage Is pleasant tn the ear and soothing TO
the heart, while rough words are just the
reverse: and If not the prodYct OF i'll temper
are very apt 20 produce it. Tue plaincst Of
truths Lex il be remembered, can bc conveyed
lies max find utterauce. and often do, in the
language of the FISH market
METHODIST BISHOPS Bishop Morris last
week attended the session of the Ohio Confer
encc at Garfield He spent the pssrious Sab
bath at Mount Pleasant with lis Oil friends,
DR.. Elliott and ex-B!sh iIamline The
Northwestern Advocate says he has presided
at the Iowa Conference mere frequently than
any other OF the Bishops. BiSlsap Ames was
a; the Peoria Conference, held ste Bloomington,
hsving gone there from the Michigan infer
encc The Buffalo Advocate SAYS of Bishop
Baker: sour friends in the Niagara street
church were surprised Il sec Bishop Baker in
the congregation IN Sabbath morning last.
His health is still feeble. lie left, however. on
Monday morning, Tor the D"tr": Conference.
Our Bishops will always meet with a warm re-
cc,rton wherever they find it in their way H.
ulin-le with til" Bu:talo churches" Bishop
james Is ut the Cincinnati; Conference. rCw IN
session at Lebanon. OHIO. Bishop Simpson is
il Baltimore still in feeble health and suffer,
from irregular ch;!ls and fever he rides out
occasionally and it is hoped his health viii!
improve. Bishop Scott. as our rcaers have
seen, is on the shores Of the Pacific, overlo kin Z
tie Interests Of the Church in that distant re-
sion.-N. /. Christian -idrocdte.
THE DrEL NEAR RIcKM2SD, YA-E was
stated on Saturday that duel took place on
Friday morning near Eichmond Va, between
Mr.. O. Jennings Wise one # the editurs nf
the Enquire AMI Il son II GOV. Wise and tho
Hon. Shcrard Clemens. representative in Cou-
gress from the Wheeling district. Tho Eich-
mnnd Wing says:
The weapons used were ducllins pistols, and
the distance ten PAGES or less than thirty feet
Three shots were exchanged without effect. At
the fourth the ball from Mr. Wi>cs pistol
struck Mr.. Clemens on the .,,ht thigh a little
below the hip, and passed tnrmSh-causlnG 4
serious frayturc Of the bonc-Mr. WISE was
uninjurc,- The parties th-n returned IL this
city, and Mr. Clemens was conveyed To his
hotel, where he BOW lies under surgical treat
mcnt. The wound, we Understand has vet
CAUSED him but little Suffering, or rather. he
ha> thus far evinccd the utmost for;Itufe
maintaining the composure which ne is SAID t"
have exhibited on the the fell. The dIifiul
" grew ont Of certain structures in the En-
quirer Oh Mr.. Clemens course III connexions
with judge Br"ckcubrou2h ard Mr.. Lctch-
er's claims to the Uovcrnurahip
WHAT ARE WE WORTH De Bows Re
view gives the following estimate Of the ma
tiorai wealth of the United States. 1t will be
seen that the value OF l.IrrnS. stock and imp'e
meuts of agriculture, amounts u n"a.iy one
third CT the whole valuation, rqualing the COM
bined estimated value Of the public lands.
nlvy-yards and vessels, Qualifications, public
buildings. commercial marine. railroads, canals.
factories mills gold and silver coin and bull
lion, and foreign and domcstic goods on hand
Farms and cultivated soil S5.0o0,00o 900
Horses, cattle, sheep sc 100000 900
Agricultural implements 100000 600
Mines 4 500, 900 900
Dwelling houses $500, 900 900
Railways and canals LOO, 600, 600
Factories, mills and machine shops 400, 900. 900
Commercial marine 100000, 900
Agricultural produce. domestic
manufactures aud foreign goods
on hand 1000. 900 900
Gold and silver coin and h"llion 100000, 600
Public lands, ships, of war, forth
cations, nayy-yards. public build
ings, &c 1000, 900. 600