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no burnee de gin. Elinborough been or
the Bayou Pierre long time, but no count
now for make cotton let um die but he
no burnee de gin,' &c.
The defendant continued after that man
ner in his broken lingo for an hour and half,
and seemed particularly anxious to convince
the court Of the truth of what he said
He did not seem to hope for anything, and
seemed perfectly unconcerned as to the
event. His style was uncouth, his gestc-
ulations impassioned and Wild and his
whole appearance ior6idding. He took his
seat without seeming conscious Of the fact
that the numerous auditory had been in-
terested, and that a great majority Of them
had been convinced, ifnot Of his sinnocence,
at least that there was reasonable doubt of
his guilt. The Court seemed much affected ,
and asked tho District Attorney if he had
anything to say in reply, The Attorney,
with much surprise, said mo, that he
deemed it unnecessary, that it was, he sup
posed, mere formula to give the defendant
opportunity to speak
Then said the Court, 'hc has improved
that opportunity" After pause he said
to the prisoner, Eiinborough, YOU have
shaken greatly my conviction OF your guilt
and not for anything said in the motion for
new trial, but from your own answer ut
this bar to-day, | will change my ruling
upon the notion will grant you new
trial
The large crowd breathed treer, and
many heart went forth in its kindlicst
sympathies to meet and commune with the
charity which dictated such high toned
cemency on the part Of Wiley P. Harris.
Upon the second trial the negro was ac-
quilted, thus vindicating the wisdom of the
Judge.
l have read the philippics of Demosthe.
nes, the oration5 Of Cicero, the efforts Of
Burke; with youthful enthusiasm l have
fingered upon the mastery defence Of
King Charles before the High Commission;
have been touched with the pathos Of the
"blind preacher in the British Spy have
felt all of boys patriotism burn within me
while reading after our own Hcnrys, Lees,
Lowndeses, Clays, Websters, and Cal.
houns, and have alternately wept and
shouted beneath the clear and silvery elo-
quencc Of Prentiss, but must say that
under all the circumstances, this rude un-
lettered rhetoric and natural pathos Of the
African slave fascinated me beyond des-
Grip ion. What tribute, too, to the hu-
manity and charity Of Wiley P, Harris,
who under the magical influence of the
truth, took the responsibility to answer
the dictates Of mercy in the case, when
the bare record was conclusive Of guilt
Such is the narration as far as | can
remember, its truth is indubitable, as all the
actors in the scene are now living, with the
exception Of the principal.
A MiMDER OF THE MISSISSIPPI BAR,
New Orleans, Dec. 3, 1917.
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repairers and reliable timekeepers. By the
introduction of American watches this diff
Guilty may be almost entirely obvinted, so
that the country merchant can obtain adjus-
TED watches as a part of bis miscellaneous
STOCK, and the customer will buy his regular
tlmekeepcr, wind it up, and 60 about his
business, as he would after purchasing any
Other article without mystery or humbug.
The manufacturers, Messrs. Appleton
Tracy q Co., with their present means, can
furnish 10000 watches per annum, and they
intend to furnish from time TO time, as the
wants of the trade require, other styles and
sllos OF watchs including an entire new form
oil sporting or timing watch which will indi-
cate the iunutcst divisions of time with
more accuracy than has ever before been at
tained.
Arrangements are now being made to sup
ply small and elegantly finished watches for
ladies.
The mandatory stands on the bank of
Charles River, in the town of Waltham Mass.
and occupies site ;of surprising beauty,
covering an area of 100xl00 feet, forming
quadrangle, with an open court in the CENTRE
The building is two stories in height, and
has eight hundred feet of floor line, with
about six hundred feet Of bench line, for the
l'malc artisans en- .y-1.
The motive power is a twclvc-horse sts,m
en-in. which gives motion to lines of shalting
in all the rooms. t. which are attached the
delicate and wonderful machines
which are used in the various processes of
manufa cture.
Appleton, Tracy & Co., have added about
hundred acres adjoining their manufactory
which affords admirable locations for home
sites for their workmen, several of whom
have already purchased lots and erected
mfortable homes in the immediate vicinity
OF the mandatory.
Every facility is offered to encourage and
attract the attention of skillful workmen,
who are here offered largely remunerative
wages and constant employment, under the
most pleasant conditions, with an opportu-
nifty, IN It few years Of securing mretency
md I'm Independent home. with other odvan-
-ages and attractions sich as are nowhere else |
to be found.-BostoA Erenin Gazette.
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STATE FAIR.-The State Fair at Burling-
ton last week seems to have been highly sue
cessiul. The exhibition of farming imple-
ments was particularly fine, Tie great
feature which attracted much attention, of
course was the display of horse flesh. We
are sorry that this part of the exhibition is
not wholly disconnected with our State Fair.
Our notion is that the exhibition of horses
should be like the National Horse Show at
Springfield, Mass, an entirely separate affair.
There is another matter we do not compre-
hend, viz, on what principle the State Agri-
cultural Society confers diplomas ; it would
seem, judging from the number of diplomas
conferred at Burlington, that the good, bad
and Indifferent are alike favored. Would it
not puzzle Philadelphia lawyer" to deter
mine whether the diplomas conferred testify
to first or fourteenth degree of excellence ?
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From tho n. II. Uerald,1

DRED SCoTT GONE TO FINAL JUpGMENT-
The old negro whose name has attained such
historical prominence in this country, in
connection with the Missouri compromise,
the Supreme Court, and the general question
OF African slavery, is now done with the
things OF time and, though he had no status
before the Supreme Court Of the United
states, there Is no reason to suppose that his
color or condition excluded him from the
presence of the great Judge Of the universe.
In ages yet to come, when the names Of the
minor actors in the politics of the day will
have been forgotten, Dred Scott and the de-
cision which bears his name will be familiar
words in the mouth of the ranting dema-
gogue in rostrum and pulpit, and of the
student Of political history. The telegraph
informs us that bred died on Friday, the
18th inst, in the city of St. Louis and,
although the Supreme Court of the United
States oyerruled his claims to freedom, he
died free man, and with the consciousness
that his wife Harriet and his two young
daughters, Eliza and Lizzie, were also loosed
from their bonds.
hred was probably not over fifty years of
age at his death, although the general inn
preston was that he was quite an old dark
ey. His widow is considerably his junior.
She follows the business of u laundress in St.
Louis, and Dred used to aid her in the bust
ness by carrying the clothes back and forward.
The girls disappeared as soon as they learn
cd the effect OF the bred Scott decision, but
they subsequently returned to the parental
root. Dred was much tickled at finding
himself occupying such an important posi-
ton before the public, and although he did
not put on any grand airs on that account,
we are told that he used to laugh heartily
when talking of "de fuss dcy made dur in
Washington bout de ole niger"
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The CAPTURED AFRICANS A correspon.
dent of the New York Herald, on the
I. 5. Steamer Niagara, now ON its
way to Liberia with the Africans taken
from the SLAYER Echo, gives the following
account of the condition Of the negroes. The
writor evidently considers negro To be no
thing more or better than "bllck animal -:
but even he cannot roprss5 an expression Of
sympathy for the ''poor miserable croaturv..'
Doubtless many moro will die on The rclurn
voyage.
The nggers have arrived, and we are now
hosting them on board. There are about
one hundred small children of the age Of ten
or twelve. All tho covering they have on
is blanket and as they come over the side
they lay down on the quarter deck. nearly
in state OF nudity. They look very hard /
tell you, the wOrso lot Of ngg5rs ever saw.
L notice great many of them have sore
eyes, and are very thin and cmaciltpl--thev
keep up continual chuttcring like 50 many
monkeys. The female portion are placed a.
fast as they come ON board, aft OF tipr uilz,n
mast, and secured two of them have chill
dren about month old. that have not the
slightest covering on them. They all have
provision for a day, which is lic In
small bag or an old stocking slung oy.r the
shoulder, knife and spoon. which. witha
blanket, constitute the whole OF their tr f. l-
ling equipage. The women have am adfi-
ton OF two yards of calico wound ar 1uui
them, which they look upon with as much
pride as Fifth avenue belle would upon
S5o0 shawl. They seem to he perfectly sat
ls1ed with what our good Uncle is dliur fIr
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PUTTING on TIE BRAKES. An intelligent
democrat, one ofthe ''ins, )" and, of course,
a most devoted supporter of the present ad-
ministration, was asked the other day why
his party, at the late meeting in Charlestown,
took such an ultra Southern position on the
slavery question. ooh" said the sagacious
official, ''it won't do for us to increase too
fast; we must put ON the brakes now and
then. Large parties are inconvenient,wes sup
pose, where the spoils to be distributed are
only of limited extent. boston TrdueUer.
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THE CASE OF O'Hear Us Bishop De Goes
BRAND ct ais, came up for trial at the present
term of Franklin County Court, on the l4th
1t was continued on account Of indispostion
of counsel for the defendant The suit origin
ated, as we understand in orders given by
Bishop De Goesbriand, to have certain seats
removed from the Catholic Church in High
gate, because plaintiff would not pay assess
ments on the same, 1t has excited unusual
interest in Franklin County.
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him he is daily repining at the superhuity
withheld. He no longer wanders in hap
py idlencss about Paris, but is a reclining
attendant in the ante-chambcrs of ministers.
Ills loyalty has evaporated with his gaiety;
he screws his mouth when the Bourbons
are mentioned, and even shrugs his should
ers when he hears the praises of the king.
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MODERN BEAUX.

MODERN BEAUX.
By A. A. FORBES.
In the good old days that We read of,
The young mon were honest and true,
We're civil and kind and sober,
And seldom or never got blue.
They went to their beds in good season,
Were never out late at night,
And then they got up in the morning
About as soon as twas light.
But now they are charged for the " worsrr."
And this you will easily see
And admit, or I'll forfeit a copper,
If you'll listen minute to me;
For they frolic and spend all their money,
They smoke, they chew and they swear,
And do many worse things I might tell you.
And could and would, if dare
While their fathers are toiling and sweating,
They're idling their hours away.
Or with fast-trotting pony and sulky,
AT the races are seen day by day;
With the air Of a sporting character,
Away round the circle they run,
At the rate Of mile in 40.
Like bullets shot out of gun.
They spend their days at the tavern,
Go Lomo by the light of the moon,
And then they get up in the morning
Some time in the afternoon,
With eyes both sunken and blood-shot,
And faces as long as your arm;
And they look very much like pussy
That's lost its nffectionato "marm."
Then these boys Of tho days SO modern,
Tho ladies hearts cnsnare-
Perhaps you may know how they do it
(But that's neither here nor there);
They marry-thc days fly over
Ere the honey moon ceases to shine
The husbands no longer lover
He's back to his cards and his wine.
I've seen, and too often, with sorrow,
Young men in the path Of vice,
And I wonder the spirit of evil
Can so artfully them entice;
For the path of virtue is pleasant,
And those who walk therein,
Health, happiness, peace and honor
And wealth shall surely win.
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In Pike county, Ark. "a few DAYS since a po-
litical meeting came offat which the candidate
for the legislature-a DR.. Lane among them
addressed the people. Upon the DR. descending
from the platform, after brilliant speech, he
was arrested for murder committed in North
Carolina two or three years ago, and pat in
irons, to be conveyed to the State from which
he had fed The DR.. was very reluctant, and
appealed to his constituents, but it wouldn't
do,
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after it went up, near Lake st. Clair, Canada.
Mr. Thurston was seen upon it short time
before it came down, but had not been
found.
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FmE.-Thc house Of Cyrus Edison, Jr, in
Mendon was burned on the 18th. Insured
for 5000.
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#tll%] .s 44t2l]3grDcp,

On Che ll.l 'g,..a e-'4tl Sch .ol cele-
'1t"oa ".. ..s.' .- ".s. Milton, tie Con-
sr slH'aal aaa " '... -ao.l- uniting
to t't n9@'.rot.n1.
1t t.fre"t CnIvrslls, C3nyaarion at
bt.".-, nearly '.u"sml r.sslns attended,
as w. I..-A .-,.. %. = o.L T4irty four
preachers v.r.i... -. from this S.ate. and
a-,-n a44 ot ..r.
III. t.l.-... ....... .c....... .- pr,rlo,
wss re-. e..iL..y. ......., ,b,yinr b,en
closed som. il.a. l.r.7..,... T,. .-,,t.s+
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PO + T r Y.

The following lines appeared originally in the
Boston Cuitiuoor, and have been copied into scvo-
rel papers, but With a number of typographical
errors, from which the following corrected version
Is free.
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The armory at Windsor, VT, which has
been closed for some time, is stated to be now
partially occupied by company making
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-01

William Summerville of Fayston, Wash
ington county, Vermont, wishes to hear
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p.S.-There is no calculating human
happiness, Since writing the foregoing,
the law Of indemnity has been passed, aud
my friend has been restored to great part
of his fortune, | was not at Paris at the
time, but on my return hastened to con-
gratulate him found him magnifcently
lodged on the first floor of his hotel was
ushered by servant in his livery, through
splendid saloons, to cabinet richly fur
nished, where found my little Frenchman,
reclining on couch. He received me with
his usual cordiality; but | saw the gaiety
and benevolcnce Of his countenance had
fled; he had an eye full of care and anxi-
ETY..
| congratulated him on his good fortune.
Good fortune :" echoed he; bah !! |
have been plundered of princely fortune,
and they have given me pittanco as an
indemnify"
Alas. found my late poor and con-
tenteI friend, one Of the richest and most
III serable men in Paris Instead of reioic-
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FOUNTAINS HILL
Male and Female scsdemy
fousrAm HnL, McAiiss CO., TENN.

foosrNis ""h, sohiiNN CO., TENN.
in BISHOP, Principal
Miss NJ. s. BISHOP, Instructressin French and Eng
fish Literature. = - - 'e
THE SECOND SESSION Of this Insttufon win ,,
mence on Monday, the % day Of August next. ~"
RATES OF TUITION, psR ssssroS ar 81 w,vvs
Payable one-haf in advance ,baace at close or
orthography Reading, Writing and Arithmetic $500
Geography, Grammar, Philosophy, History, Com.
position and Defamation. ............... 500
Physiology, Astronomy, Algebra Geometry, and &.
the higher branches OF Mathematics, :. IL. 90
Latin, Greek, French and Bellies Letters. 12 90
Boarding in good families, eonvenien Ito the Acade-
my, for the sum Of Alps per week, washing extra II
Is very desirable that all who design entering as pupils
be present on the first day of the session. No student
admitted for less than half session. and no deduction
for lost time except cases of protractcd sickness
The undersigned, Trustees Of Fountain Hill Academy
are happy to announce to the public that after fair
experiment. they say with confidence that the nd
vnntaEes afforded by this Institution to students lie.
string thorough business education are not X.
celled by those OF similar institution The plan Of
instruction Is substantially THE same as that nj
Emory and Henry College, Va, where the Principal
obtained his education The instructress in French
having been educated by one who spent many years
her lille among that people, Is thoroughly prepared "a
teach the pronunciation of that language, in which
teachers are generally so deficient.
There Is In connection with this Institution Literary
Society and well selected Academcal Library, boil
OF which afford advantages of superior Kind. In ad
dition to these, the advantages Of location
this Institution very highly to those desiring to send
go to School, 1t Is quarter of n mile East of Nous
Creek Depot, surrounded by beautiful grove, and nea
an excellent spring. Judging from the past, its friend
predict for 1t n,ure full OF prosperity and usefulness
:loHS SHERMAN, W A. STEPHENS,
ELIJAH CATE, DAVID NEIL,
Ill. SHUTS, Trustees
Fountain Hill. July 10. 1S5s-tf-bIo
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ward Association,


Beneuolent Institution, established by special en-
dOlcment for The relief of The sick and distressed,
afflicted atfM IiruieRt and Epide,aic Diseases.
no all persons afflicted with Sexual Diseases, such as
SpermatorrhGa, Seminal Weakness, Impotence,
SS ,9 elect syphilis the Vice of onanism, OF
The Howard Association view of the destruc-
tion OF human life, caused by Sexual Diseases and the
receptions practised upon the unfor victims Of
such diseases by Quaoks, several years ago DIRECTED
their Consulting Surgeon, as charitable act worthy
their name, to open Dspensary for the treatment of
sisru-vr fu ucfr~ fUrifs, ana give
Medical ddrice gratis TO all who apply by letter with
description of their condition. age occupation hab-
its of life, &c) and cases Of extreme poverty to
FURNISH MEDICINES FREE OF CHARGE. II is
needessto add that the Association commands the
highest Medical skill of the age and will furnish the
most approved modern treatment. ~ ~ = z 'N =
The Directors, review OF the past, feel assured
that their labors in this sphere of benevolent effort
have been Of great benefit to the afflicted especially
to the young, and they have resolved to devote them
selves zeal, to- this very important hut
much despiseti cause. .s-f .sNs~f ~ {, tft irlFf
Just published. by the Associa TONS Report on sper-
matorrhea or Seminal Weakness, theyloe of Onaniem,
Masturbaton or Self Abuse and other diseases Lf tho
Sexual Organs, blythe Consnltihg surusbn, which wiz
be sept by mail, lin sealed enyeope free of CHARGE
onthe receipt Of two stpp,ps for pestags.
CALHOUN, Consulting Surgeon Howard Association
ny order OF the Directors. lssvl ~,
- - :, -, EZRA p. HEARrwELL, PRESIDENT
GEO FArRcHlLp, Secretary. - ts d = Feb 5-ly-4eo
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READ TTETS.
Fall a. Winter Trade /!
1859 AMID 1859
robson, SikTilN & CO..

DEG leave to return their grateful ncknowl-
- Judgments for he very libcIal patronage,
hitherto extended them, and to inform the
community generally that they are now in
teceiptotthe largest aud most comprehensive
stock Of FALL AND WINTER GOODS ever
brought to this market selected with much
care By one of the firm in the Eastern cities
They have been particularly mindful! of the
LADIES, and are fully prepared to please
them, having great variety of LADIES
DRESS GOODS, Hosiery. Gloves, Ribbons,
l,aees Dress trimmings, Shoes, De.
But Notwithstanding their devotion to the
fairerp portion of creation, they invite the at.
tention Of GENTLEMEN to their stock of
READY MADE aGLOTlllNG, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes of every description
Also, Queeusware, Hardware, Groceries,
Drugs Oils Paints, Dye Stuifs, and a world
Of other articles too telions to mention-all
of which are offered low down for cash, or on
short time to prompt siomers.
| Please call, and ii they don't show YOU tina,
theirs is the largest aud finest stock in Athens
they are responsible for the consequences.
| Oct 30, 1858 .r-t
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People, Look to Your Interest
NEW GOODS,
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A RE now receiving direc, from New York
~ and Philadelphia their splendid stock Of
FAIL AND WINTER GOODS, consisting OF
Cloths Cassimers, Vestings, Boots, Shoes.
Hats, Caps, Ladies Dress Goods, Hardware,
Queensware. Glassware,
READY-MADE CLOTHINGl
Fancy Goods, de-, &c. All they ask is that
they may be afforded an opportunity of show
ing their stock, as they are determined to pu,
Goods dorm 10 The iopesi fgures for cash or 10
p"nct"di dealers. They challenge competition
from any house.
They return their sincere thanks to Their
friends and customers for the very liberal
patronage heretofore extended to them, and
hope by fair dealing, strict attention to bust
nesss, to merit u continuance of the same.
Athens, Oct 10, 1885,
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DOCTOR HOOFLAND,s
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