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himself singularly fortunate in having his
head upon his shoulders several OF his
neighbors having been guillotined as pun
ishment for being rich. .
When he reached London he had but a
louis in his pocket, and no prospect of getting
another. He ate solitary dinner on beef
steak, and was almost poisoned by port wine,
which from its color he had mistaken for
claret. The dingy look Of the chop-house,
and of the little mahogany box in
which he ate his dinner, c0ntrasted sadly
with the gay saloons of Paris. Every thing
looked gloomy and disheaItening. Poverty
stared him in the face; he turned over the
few shillings he had of change; did not know
what was TO become of him; and--went TO
the theatre!
He took his seat in the pit, listened atten-
lively to n tragedy Of which he did not un-
derstand word, and which seemed made
up of fighting, and stabbing, and scene
shifting, and began to feel his spirits sinking
within him; when, casting his eyes into the
orchestra, what was his surprise to recognize
an old friend and neighbor in the very act of
extorting music from huge violoncell0.
As soon as the evenings performance was
over he tapped his friend on the shoulder /;
| they kissed each other on each cheek, and
the musician took him home, and shared his
| lodgings with him. He had learned music
as an accomplishment; by his friends advice
| he now turned to it as a means of support.
He procured violin, offered himself for the
orchestra was received, and again considered
himself one of the most fortunate men upon
earth.
Here therefore he lived for many years
during the ascendancy of the terrible Napo-
leon. He found several emigrants living like
himself, by the exercise of their talents
They associated together, talked of France
and of old times, and endeavored to keep uI
a semblance of Parisian life in the centre o.
London.
They dined at miserable cheap French
restauiateur in the neighborhood Of Leicester
Square, where they were served with carl
cature French cookery. They took thei
promenade in st. James's Park, and endea
yored to fancy it the Tuilleries; in short
, they made shift to accommodate themselve
, to everything but an English Sunday. In
} deed the old gentleman seemed to hay
! nothing to say against the English, whom h
. affirmed to be 6raueS gets; and he mingle'
r so much among them, that at the end Q
t a few years he could speak their languag
6 almost well enough to be understood.
| The downfall of Napoleon was anothe
h epoch in his life. He had considered himse
n fortunate man to make his escape pennies
n out of France, and he considered himself fol
: tunate to be able to return penniless into i
9 It is true that he found his Partisan hot
had passed through several hands during I'll
yicissitudes of the times, so as to be beyon
the reach Of recovery; but then be had bee
bnoticed benigh9ntly by gYyernment and hs
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

his companions standing near, not d
over six years OF I'm no Judge I and, tiftnii
TO me, said he, II will give you just sey,
hundred and fifty dollars for him. W
Not a dollar less than nine" said u
q Say seven hundred dollars and the hoI
I bought Of you last year, y he urged. @
@PIwould be money out of pocket, sa
|, but didn't say whose pocket, mind yo
for don't like TO deceive people; 'ebut
said l, "just for old Acquaintance sake, al
as you have always paid the cash down, as
gentleman should do when he gets bargai
I'll say eight hundred dollars, and the d
nag | sold you last year, though he wash
never to be compared to this ere onel' a
After some hesitation, just for the looks
the thing, you know, he paid me the eigI
hundred dollars, just one hundred dollai
more than he gave for the other one, and x
his own old horse back again, and / rode j
on horse that, in three months, will be d
good as he ever was. | reckon when U
main and tail Of the horse he's now got /.
gins TO sprout again, some of his fiiendss
recognize him, ifhe don'tp 'ii3t n
On my saying should Like TO visit K,s
ttcky, he said lRl4 lii esi!
:. " If you do come, stranger, just inq.ll
for me, and III sell you as good q horse
take on to York as you ever three leg oM
and let you have him at fair price, y Il
| thanked him, and at the same time assll
ed him, should ! visit Kentucky, / shoiH
not fail to find him out, and more especially
should | think Of purchasing horse fleslg,
being now fully convinced Of his disinteresfN
motives in following his profession ofpI
jockey, and Of which profession douANH
not no was one of the brightest ornaInentsN
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

d The Phil idelpha Press learns that fhomas
""S,ne""' s''',", VIM We s,1 - ra.'s,sr;.
'u,aof " 'o.'u'u ca'''.' '''s =, i
sunny Ut ',' 'i'"o VI ''e s'"''''O" :, .o =
h0" 'o'''''"'u '"4''''s s0','
Soui'o Vi MUM tes'e' ~ '''' '''''1'' ~
A correspondent Of the National Intelligencer
estimates the live stock in the Union, as follows
Cattle of all kinds $ls37e; horses and mules
4,896,O50; sheep 81, ,T22, ,o20 swine 3O,334,2l3;
Total value 1856, ,e63,65S. 3f'QN
L.. ~ g.,
A"' '-oe?''" w.
'"Ne "O"'e =, s,.,-1 u e.,
nA'0 me- =" ''u, -, aros.. Az
l'O"i "'o"''oa'' ea' asoo - .,,a., .asa. ho
.ah0o Vi pe,''4f' ~''OO -. L.
Jourheyeu a'ong 'ho O""As =, i"', s.r.
ofoa'eu 'io'' ''Oua' .....' ~. ,,... ,,,d
e I;,.S.,.. mi. ,,0,io,,,r sno,,e in
A., ,';,.ta, &c.. IS, ,bo hosn;,,I;,v Of ,be neople
- ~ - .oo,a I1a h,d so,vcd in Sir
E Ta's F.. p.;a.a. IN sro;n dr,;no Tho ,vnr
L.,,...n NJ, caslos and Queen isabella. lie
=. -, t,,onsnoL and nretsr.
-.I .-..o,,,,,, -, c., a. ,nv o,her ,vav.
| A. w....,,,a,p. t,roor ,.olIs.,;on or animal.
o,,,a.;a, II.r,,o,ooI fE,,, +, two If tbe ele.
rh.n,.,rnsei;ng ,hrsos, attached 10 large van,
schrhhy,, oi,hs, fall ar law down on,t the ground,
and bofaro This WINS discovered. the horses draw.
ing the van had dragged him short distance.
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time in the water half way up to his knees
so cold that his blood seemed chilled in his
veins, and almost famished with hunger, he
felt that death was preferable to such long
continued suffering, and nothing but the
thought of his family sustained him in his
exertions to keep his boat trimmed and
headed for the land. When morning dawned
the outline Of the Canada shore greeted his
eyes, and he found he had made land in the
vicinity Of Long Point. Here he met with
another difficulty, in an adverse wind and
heavy breakers, but the same hand which
had sustained him thus far guided him in this
emergency, and after thirty hours of unre-
mitting and incredible exertions, he succeed
ed in landing in safety. What his emotions
were on again treading the ''green and solid
earth" we shall not attempt to inquire but
his trials were not yet ended. He found
i himself, faint with hunger, and exhausted
with fatigue, at the distance Of forty miles
from any human habitation, while the coun-
try that interyened was desert, filed with
\ marshes and tangled thickets, from which
lnothing could be obtained TO supply his
4 wants. These difficulties, together with the
reduced state Of his strength, made his pro-
\ gress toward the settlement slow and toll
l some. On his way he found q quantity Of
A goods which had been thrown ashore from
| the wreck of some vessel, which, although
/ they afforded him no immediate relief, were
l4fterward Of material service. After long
| and weary march through the wilderness he
4 arrived at length in the settlement, where he
\ was received and treated with great kindness
4 and hospitality by the people. When his
strength was sufficiently recruited, he pro-
cured boat and went in search of the goods
These he found and brought off He then
1 started overland for Buffalo, where he dis
posed Of part Of his treasure, and with the
i proceeds furnished himself with complete
outfit, and finding the Traveller, Captain
Charles Brown, from Oonneat, in the harbor
he engaged passage on board of her. Th'
captain and crew had heard of his disappear
ance, and looked upon him as ont. risen from
the grave His story was so astonishing a!
scarcely to be credible, but as he was ther
in person to verify it, it could not be doubted
Within day or two he was on his way t
join his family, who he was informed by tn
captain, had given him up for dead and wer
wrapped in the deepest despair His feeling
can be easily imagined as he approached tn
vicinity of that home which he had neve
| expected again to behold. When the packe
barrived opposite the house, the crew CAV
| three lorS, loud, and hearty cheers, and fire
4 guns from the deck in token of joy, whic
, led his family to anticipate his return. o
! landing, he found that his funeral sermo
! had been preached, and had the rare priv
|. lege of seeing his own widow clothed in th
4 habiliments of deep mourning,
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

III NI Eslfrl 2sla -
=" regent VISIT to the Lancaster Pa.) prison,
means Of bis oon,rihn,;n~ re' 'pe murderer, by
fourteen doro,. ,,L;a, ~ 80 ,'4s ''hpe u aoool
: far the evnonsa. oe ~ appropriate
componion il oIiro ~. - sou ms
fortv dollars a,an, ..., ] ,''e"ed over
s,ea' Fart o which heahas given
brother John, who intends 10 have him decen,Iv
inferred. ans
Som, mor,bs .uo cL.. ~ tg9t
c,n irvon,or ,.,n, Is@ ,,; a' ."o'ey' an Amer'-
pazing out of tho vindoa, os H. a''S' ana wnie
denly shot dead by soldier on guard below.
The soldier had msconstrued the orders of bis
superior officer. Through the efforts of the
American Minister, Mr. Mason, the French
o'',niu0h' T mas ia'ely been induced 10 grant TO
nso.,,;' o, es' "'o wloow' inc sum Of $4,000, as
"''0""'''S money ioT the loss of her husband
Orders are ont IN ,bo ooooo .e.,
various communes OF France 10 deliver no pass
po''s wi'hOut the personal attendance of tiesin-
u''uua'' whose personal Pecullariies are to be
tinpuisbiDg marks nr ,bo s nhs';," al '"e U.S.
,..-'.o.. K. .-' ..,.'-'' % q"
a'o aecounlS nom Fort au Prince, Hayti, re-
present that city, and indeed the whole island as
''v 'o"i0ined ehects Of
hurbOr of Port mn prince ha,SS,,a1 Spuop',o, ihe
healthy ~ ''''''' "O"e'er' was tolernbly
Il"
Conrad rlelster brewer at St. Louis, made
wager that he could uPlift half barrel of beer
y ms teeth Whilst endcuvOring 10 do SO he
lad his upper jaw broken in so fearful manner
hat 1t is expected he will die ofhis injuries.
William Walls 4 soldi., of ,ho p..
led in Waterford Comm on so,n,a. '.UqoOn' M oo',
It., aged over loo vear. ~ uo s'h y
5o,dns. cus..: e"s ne was buried on
In Ii,,o CO.. n
- oe''p'o''' ~ l. on sunday last, there
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03
"lfPsoperly invested il will doIale BIZ vi innf
stock every two years." she said. .5 m


Somebody said that if nature had desipne
man to be drunkard, she would have construc
ted nm like churn, 40 that the more he dranl
the more firmly he would stand
a CHAP publishes a challenge in Westerr
paper 10 any man in the world to beat him walk
ing plank without rost. Tho editor of III,
paper, having learned that the fellow was. CON
tined five years in treadmill, offers to back him
for two cords of wood.
poor lrlshman offered an old saucepan for
SALE His children gathered around him and in.
qulred why he parted with it "Ah, my bonies, u
answered he, q would not be after parting with
II but for little money TO buy something 10 nut
in it," r1'
AT ball in Baltimore, gentleman. having
danced with young lady whose attractions.
both personal and conversational, seemed IN b,vo
made an impression on his sensibilities. n.kod 70
nave the pleasure of seeing her on the following
evening.
why, no, sir" replied the fair one, "I shall
be engaged tomorrow evening; but III tell YOU
when you can SEQ mo-" d
AI shall be most han annv nv,,ov.,a;,.a.tL,-.-, ,,
swain.
Well, on Saturday night" resumed the lady.
- 'an n. ''o INC A. inc loot OF Walnut street
"'"''' ''''"s 'ia'n'' ,.,...
When we hear these words q Am M, ~,
own MASTER" coming boastfullv from tho liz. -
young man just entering upon his maiori,v we
cannot forbear recalling Tho replv of a Fran.h
prince 10 stranger whom he encountered in ono
of the rooms of his palace. "Pray. sir. s.id H.
Prince, TO whom do you belong ~ aTo nv
s'n' gruny replied the stranger Ah, my |
uear sir' was inc ready retort1 "what pity it |
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

Ihe value Of a good constitution-like a
money boN--is not known till il is broken.
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03
kentucky Horse-Jockey in Georgia.
A stranger in these parts, reckon ~

A stranger in these parts, / reckon gu
was fatigued by weeks travelling by
stage-coach, over what they called an @alli-
gator road, u 1.-THE fates deliver me from such
another, and was not disposed to be very
civil, and certainly not in q very agreeable
humor, SO, without raising my eyes from the
floor, merely nodded my head with, yes, YOU
reckoned right first time.n -
A chair was placed by my side, and / was
preparing to be very uncivi, when he con-
tinned
"Great country this, sir, but no more to
be compared to old Kentuck than an Ala
bama River alligator to one of our race
horses A light from your weed, stranger, y
said he, out-stretching his hand to me.
His peculiar tone and address amused me,
and excited my curiosity, SO, for the first
tme, looked up, and, with half smile at
hlSA SAsar-fetched sinile, offered him my cigar.
rzSwas apparently about thirty years of
age-sun burnt, and dusty bis neck, which
was almost bare was encircled BY a broad
collar turned far back from the throat his
Echin was beardless, but an incipient mus
tsche adorned his upper lip, and his eve was
like fox's, 90 bright and cunning It's ex-
precision.
His dress was evidently intended to be
fast" but the tailor had oyerstepped the
mark BY embellishing the fancy coat with a
very wide figured braid or binding, extending
round the edges. In his hand he had a rid
ing whip, with which he amused himself by
carelessly striking the tops of his boots.
Leaning toward me, he continued in a
rather low and confidential tone, for there
were many Others in the room:
"Very good people in this section, but
slow not up to the boys that drive round
Louisville. knew you wasn't bred in these
parts as soon as saw your gait, when Won
droYe up to the door and walked into the
bat-room reckon your from old Kent,lck.
or Virginia perhaps-they raise good stock
in Virginia too lp' '-l
Yes,n said I, amiling, "Tm told they
do, but Pm not so fortunate as to come from
either Sa1v. Y State my home is at the North, in
swell, you've long road to travel,p said |
ne, ne, -, Going to make any stop in this |
s'No, take the coach Tonight to oolur0
bus.n "
All right, we go the same road, f" he said, |
: Tor I've used up this one horse place.
sold the last pair Of ponies l had to-day.n
had you many horses when you came
No, sold all but one pair of little Cana
mans before l arrived ct this place. started
Indeed " said f" you must be dealer !,
n A. horses. May ask what you got for that
III Yes that's BEEN my profession for some
ears, but shouls give up the business,
lssht 1 nate to sod people rideksuch lilti.
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

Parke Benjamin, in his poem on aHafd
Times" makes the following capital hits:
GO 1T WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG.
Americans are much renowned for phrases, said
or sung,
And the earliest thing to children taught is "Go
ii while you're young"
a mandate which they all obey, and if the truth
were told,
Inc vast majority keep on and go it when they're
old. ~
LET FER RIP. h7Hi
Another phrase which often gIides in music fron,
the lip, rl 6a Ne
Is ono of fine Significance and beauty, Letter
rip"
In the lutc panic we have kept this mandate Ger
oil. and oor, 4,,rts
And let her rip so frequently, that some can rip
no more. ..t.I ...f...t......
New York banker asked young Iadv Of
'hat CITY, what kind of money she liked bcst. =
= " Matrinony," she replied. .-srs.a .E
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03
PUBLISHED DAILY,
Al the Southeast corner Of Fifth and Mdrke
Streets, Wilmington; by
BONsALL, ATwELL a. MASON.
= Written FOR he Daily Eafet,,p,iise. Eif,,t,
A STRANGE PHENOMENON.

uoiiAaa vi NY, EGO rpsr. l.5 ,ne.oitas
.a 81 s, .s.isai saa -7isq Niiat--s.i.-
"A ny man nor once saw q moon, ssa,
twas mol lhe moon on highr-
pua, a. ine bottom Of pond sq|a r
ass. "hich ,Nc was was by no means dry. .n
n
Tha rr,si ~, s'sn''
Asan .l''a u'Ug,"vam n'n''
' ." 'i'"'ng bright al,'
Now in tho achool-books ho had read
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03
s%oatland's Adventure on Lake Er

II was a beautiful morning in septei1]
last, and Solomon Sweatland Of ca
on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie, had aiis'
at the earliest dawn to enjoy his favor
amusement Of hunting deer. This excita
sport he had been accustomed to follow
connection with friend and neighbor, WI
by the aid of dogs, would drive the deer III
the lake, where Swcatland would purs
them in his canoe and shoot them wit5i
difficulty. On the present occasion he N
left his cabin without his coat or waistcoS
to listen for the baying of the dogs as til
drove the deer. The welcome sound 50,
greeted his ears, and he was surprised to ia
that noble buck had already taken d
water, and was some little distance out in i
lake. In the enthusiasm Of the momen, Il
threw his hat upon the beach, jumped Ri
his canoe, and put off after thas1asaad
% j.
Daily enterprise. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1858-04-03

blGfotb -, over q 4 hundred and fifty @ MI
a np;ns nr,n, between Rinconada and 9otra %
] pa,.S pr,nclPally by desertion (; tbst b;g
MI meie n:eelng towards BanderilIa snd aIs y
n ahu.norltIes nominated BY him bsd 1aH aHs. !
eneir posts, The NationaI nsas., rau ap's'l Y
: WAS le4zi1t.+ ~, n, 3,114 uafq Of /,
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I'm Assunpsft.l

ToHN DAY, ad'r o: John Day deceased, W.
81 Walter bay. II appeaaiug b. affi layIt filed
in this case that the defendant Walter Day y
he has debts due him within The county Of Har-
rison, and IL further appearing that the plaintiff
has cause Of action against The defendant for
S37, so, due the 14th day Of June, 1853, tIhs
plaintiff has sued out of the Clerks Office Of
Harrison county Court an attachment agalnd
tlle debts OF the said defendant in the hands Of
David Tster for the amount Aforesaid, with
said attachment has been duly served upon sah
David Teter. On motion Of the plaintiff i i Of
dered that the said defendant do appear hero
cause, II any he can, why judgment should not
be rendered on said att tchment, and that copy
of this order be forthwith inserted In the CIarkS.
burg Register for foar successive weeks, and
posted al the front door ofiihO Courteous o.
hi iys &s county ". p. COOPER, CLARK.
Wilson d Sommers, p. q.
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ZINC New Lunatio AsY1um

We had the pleasure of meeting this
morning with DR.. @. r. Harris of Cul>
pepper. aud our editorial confrere, Samuel
@. Walker of the Valley Democrat. who
10 conjunction with Mr.. Wallace of Peters,
burg, have been visiting the Western
counties of the State under commission
to select a, suitable site for the proposed
New Lunatic Asylum of Virginia. The
three gentlemen unanimously concurred
in the report which they have already
forwarded to Richmond. deciding in favor
of Weston. in Lewis county as the site.
This Asylum. when built, will make the
third which Virginia has provided for the
unlortunates who suffer that saddest of
all earthly ills. the death OF the intellect
while the body yet lives. The Institu-
tons at Stanton and Williamsburg have
won high repute.-that at Weston, we
doubt not, will be established on the same
enlarged basis. as ds,-ezs sf3 ..
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From Santa Fe-Loss of Life.
ST.. LOUIS. June &c

The Republicans Independence cor
respondence, under date of the Esd inst,
says that the Santa Fe mail had arrived,
bringing dates to the LIST inst. Capt.
Marcy had been heard from. Between
the Arkansas and Platte rivers, in SHOW
on the 18th Of April. he lost two hundred
and fifty mules and large number of
sheep. Col. Loling had proceeded very
we'll until April 29th, when he was over
taken by snow storm, in which six Of
his men were frozen to death.
Lieut.. McNaIly. regimental quarter
master. lost forty or fifty mules and all
his beef cattle and sheep.
Mr.. Alexander. who was sending a
train to Utah. lost all his animals ex>
cept fifteen. and was obliged to aban-
don his wagons on the road.
The New Mexico Mining Company
was fully organized and ready for opera
lions. Their establishment is the most
complete ever erected in that country.
and the most sanguine hopes are en-.
tertained Of ultimate success.
Messrs. Hall. Porter & Co.. are max
icg rapid preparations for transmitting
the mail to California via New Mexico.
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Responded to the call. In apleasant. touch
ing and brilliant manner. He spoke Of
the country in It's infancy. and of the
trials and SORROWS Of the fathers of civil
and religious liberty. whose bodies were
monldering beneath the sods of time. but
whose SPIRITS were crowned in simmor-
tality. He gave a brief history of the
incidents which brought about the Decla-
ration of Independence. the charter I'M
der which the American government has
its being. and appealed toiail to keepin
mind the self.eyident truths upon which
it is founded. His speech was patriotic.
and worthy of the day. and with difficulty
be was allowed to take his seat amid the
cries of Ego on, go on :" Az the eepelu-
sion the company gave him three hearty
cheers. Thus ended the 82d anniversary
of American independence at Clarks-
burg. Is ~. AV0LUNTEER.
t..--1 i4yt
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seeing and approaching those manly.
high toned and noble qualities which so
eminently marked his character. No
young man in the comm unity Was more
highly esteemed for the sterling qualities
of his head and heart than our departed
friend.
ofthe many who followed the remain S
of Lewis w. Stofer TO their last resting
place in our Cemetery yesterday. there
was not one whose heart did not bleed
over his uutimely fate; and many mois-
tened eye attested the strong hold he
had on the affections of all whe knew him.
Lexington { No Erpositor.
EEMr. Stofer was a native of Staun.
ton, and for along time acted as foreman
in .his office. Hewss an excellent, young
man. and we take pleasure .inscontracict.
ing the report that he was killed by this
demon while playing Cards. Such5islnot
the fact--poor Stofer was engaged in look
ing on at the game aud, observing this
fellow cheating the other, he. mentioned
it. when the demon deliberately, drew, his
weapon and shot him .deadl-!Staanton
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