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was. SO gin yell louder than
locomotive whistle, and 1t warnt len.
before | seed the Deacon's two dog
comm down like as if they war seein
which could get thar fust.
Il knowcd who they were arter-
they'd line the ball agin me, | was sat
/ lin. for they war oiful wencmous am
had a spite agn ne.
/ so SAYS l. d brindle, as ridin' is a
cheap as walkin on this route, if you "
on Obj crions. III jst take a Geek pass
a-c OF that ar back o yourn. SO
wasn't yery long gcttin astride of him
then if you'd bin thar, you d have swor'
thar warn't nothin human in that a
mir. the sile flew orfully as the critic
and rolled round the feld-one de;
on one side and one on the other, tryin
to clinch my feet Iprayed, and cuSscd
md prayed, until couldn't tell which
did last and nuthcr uarn't of no use
they war SO orfuliv mixed up.
We'll, | reckon rid bout half al
hour this way, wien Cd bundlc though
it wlr tin to stop to take in a supply o
wind and cool off lj,tIe. so when v,
got round to tr.o that stood thar Il,
Tatc,a1iv Lal, 4
So 81. old r=4. y5H-u lose ou
n..senger s,r.in. -o 1T c,lm upon
branch, l4lkel in ID raa,i there till
,,.,y,d ,1,,.. "l l.@1id around in tLa
v,,.,ov toner
i war making tract. for ,hc ton .
tho trco Wien I heard snfbio , maxim
, orrli bnzz;,' Over b9 +. / E5HHc
Iookel m and ;f+'.a.- -A.... ..4af.,
", use ofswe,r,., a#.. var III,
l.; ,sst L5yoet., nsstez a57.f
.Jan. ,,-n in ms, reckon. Mn
c,,,so ,Lar.sa. b..a= for yaa. B4. n
;Joo s,r,.cl< mo ,hrn tb5t ll ~,lad ,
lo,-, I...,.r eb.rc,. =,..I:es ibe buN fla,
yhrI yy,r S,,.I oId fa,'er. if vonI
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- ~ ""'' ~. Nv, ,,..,'', - ~ 8,
"'".' s'a' 's' ''i oa' s1%t.,',9' ,.,z.. 9.,,
struck me-ahd al 'ae rest e''ai5 "" q
old t'iHdie,
'lhls tine, the dogs !ea on Iu7'' oea5
bent tor the ola deacon : aH' a. Noo'
as Old hflnaic ana eoa Il est u'u''' way
we fotze'fe Z ana var o"'! ~ ~
paSsete ef, aha hao ho5sh' 10 We VIZ.
Nt1cila f#.sef lit S"iss Il ''''i'
Sno"''h Il ~ '"' ~ a '''' ''''N'' .
hoW -
- {. a5 s'i'' ~ n : Sa7 o.97 '''N ~ :,
I'd -arta.ie "a.' ~ '.sNl '''' =, -
h',n.is ,'fa h'F "''eF' ! u, u ,,'.. ~
--hFt=a4Ie os!'c'.n ,'S' '"e '''' ''.sa
oazhta ana sung l "."'' ~! "o'''t''
ioF Il warn I no "Ne'
.Well, when we'd got 0}ut TWO nun
drea yards ttom the house. ana 'he "a
con hriri us and cHm eHs, l sea Ai't
hold up his hand 40 turn "'ee,
recko1cl lie war Ita.l then los NJ
didn't eXPec - he Ca for 50 soon
and It varh,t oas nathef atizr the Aet
cpn-t CATION men, W n n an ch'i1Ech
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GREAT CONFEDERATION.

The disastrous fire that consumed Col.
Benton's dwelling-house at ashington,
with his papers, private memprandums
and the labors Of many years, is we'll
known. On the morning of that day he
had made one of his characteristic
speeches, which was to have been print
ed the next day in the Globe. The
speech was written and lay on his table
ready for the printer. He was out for
a walk in the afternoon--he heard tue
alarm Of fire-hc was soon met by q
friend, who told him that bis house was
in flames, and that his library, books
and papers in his private room we're al
ready consumed. When he learned that
his papers and the memorials Of the
days past that that room contained.
were gone, he ceased to care for the
part not consumed, but said d-"let the
house go, them Many doors were
opened to him, for Col Benton has "a
warm heart and is greatly beloved by all
WAC have social intercourse With him :.
and he was soon dom;eilel with some
friends. Many called upon him that
night. He was found CAIN and collect.
ed. engaged in writing on that speech
that on that morning h. + = ''l'rre
end which hal been CIR
flames Of that day
the next day, anl Col
that his "brain we
near midniSht win -
task and tn s., at
night ana was IF
~, LoFE FOR H-t- -. =
For long time uclOfe .er d ath, Mrs.
Benton nad been an Invalid. BY the
sottcning of her brain her mind was
greatly enfcsbled Bat from the time
of her sickness to the hour of her death.
her husband tended her with all the care
Of a mother towards hn Only child. She
sat by his side while he wrote: and at
times the old smile would come back to
her pall5l check. Never did Mr. Ben
tor. appear greater than on the day his
house was consumed. He saw uumov-
ed the work Of thirty years Destroyed
But when he knew that vita his property
and his valuable papers, other things had
vanished more valuable than gold, .hz
fountains of feeling were broken up, and
bitter tears flowed
Some of his friends, arxi5us to know
how tao eoniiagration had affected his
property, made some inquiries about the
pecuniary damage he had suffered. He
said little Of his loss of goods. but
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UsuRY IN THE RURAL DIsrElcrS,-
Rural Money! cnder-"You want a
hundred dollars Here's the money /;
| charge five per cent month and as
you want it for year, that leaves just
forty dollars coming to you.'
Innocent Borrower-"Then if wan
ted it for two years there'd be some-
thing coming to you, eh,;;
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A good newspaper and a clean shirt
are two things needed by every man In
the co~1nauul-v
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Ggs 5torq- -GrIIrr.
Deacon Smiths Bull
Or, Mike Fink In II Tight Place.
A CAPITAL STORY.

Or, Mike Fink In II Tight Place.
A CAPITAL STORY.
Mike F nix, notorious Buckeye hun
ter. was contemporary with the celebrated
Davy Crockett and his equal in all things
appartaining to human prowcss. 1t was
even sai5 that the animals in his nei IL
borhood knew the crack Of his riff, ard
would take to their secret hiding places
on the first intiinaton that Mike was
about Yet strange, though true, he was
but little known beyond his immediate
settlement.
When we knew him he was an old
man the blasts of seventy winters had
sivered DER his head and taken the
elasticity from his limbs, yet in the
whole ofhis life was Mike never worstcd
except on one occasion. To use his
own language. he never gin in. used up,
to anything, that Travelled on two legs or
four. but once
That once we want said Bill Slasher
as some dozen of us sat in tic lar
i""'i VI '"' va ''''i"
ment
tn 1t 10 US now AiNe-NeN We
promised long enough. and you
ora now' ana hecdht care continued
bill.
Right, right, Bill said Mike. 'but
we II open with hqnoT an arohhu
lns.' IL II kiho save my 1eeiin /
feehon- sn,
mar 'ha' gooo' Better thah
o'hef oaffei' II an! 'n'"1'
We'll, boys. commenced Mike. YOU
nay talk of your scrir.maecs. tight
places and such like, subtract en- all
together l. one a.ml-atv 'un, AMI they
hain'tn' m 're T. romparzd % t-e
ore '"~r 4ra3 I.tt
tam dea to a
latl,as. tr AMI VI, Il v.' witiia' quit
fust ha, once and the' o..s with a
fuil.
'Non Sc. bays. t was an awfal hot
DAY il AuIu t, and war nigh ruluin'
eff into p re lie, when | war thinkln
that Dip IN the creek mout save ne
Well thar was m ghty nice place in
old Deacon Smiths mcdder for that
particular bizziness. 50 ! went down
among the bushes to undSess l had ji>t
hauled the old red shirt over my head,
and war thinkin how scrump'ious a
feller of my size would feel walleiin'
round in that ar water. and wnr jist
bout soin in. when se'a tic OLD Dca-
cons bull maxim, Iinc to wAar |
stood.
/ knowed the old cuss. for he's
skar' molc people than all the parsons
in the settlement. and cum mighty II az
killing few. Thinks | Mike, YOU re
in rather a tight racc-gct your fxiu,
on or he'll be drivin' them bi. hotns 0.
his IN yer bowels aforc no tim, Vel
You'll have to try the old varmint nakiI.
Irec&on.
.Ihc bull was on one sile o the
creek and on the other. and the way
he made the sile iiy for while, as i he
war digging nv grave, war distress
ing.
Come on. We hellarin' old heather.
Il
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pressed upon our government for pay
mcnt, and leading Buchanan politician
in the Cabinet and in ongress, are usin
their utmost endeavors to induce tn
I payment Of $4,000 on this claim. w
presume that most of our readers wi
readily recall the circumstances of thi
case of the Amistad negroes. Thi
! Spanish vessel was on her way fror
Africa to Cuba, with cargo Of slaves
| they rose upon their masters, murdere,
some of them, and compelled the remain
der to navigate the vessel into port
They landed at New Haven Connecticut
where the negroes were, after trial, Sc
free BY the proper authorities, provide,
for, and sent back to Africa. Th
Spanish claimants resiS. d the claim o
the negroes to their freedom, but wcr
defeated they carried the case TO
higher court, and were again non-suitel
they finally broughe the case to the Su
preme Court Of the United States. anC
here it was docidel that the SPANS;
claimants hal no right to the possession
ot tic negroes, nor to any idemnitl
rom our government. The Supreme
t-' N.ss=nat taea just What It IS now
! a'sian VAS IN favor Of free
Aal s-4as Of the negroes. Thi:
N an end to the claims before
"r;s, the Dons have been pressing
5he c"ttm upon Congress session aftc,
ssssioA with great pertinacity. 1t has
been successfully resisted, and it will be
remembered that the old man eloquent,
John Quincy Adams, was speaking Oh
the floor Of Congress against this villain.
GUS claim, when the hand of death wl-
laid upon him, Nov the Buehanan
partisans are once more trying u force
Congress TO rav this most unjust demand
and it is said they arc desirous Of payin,
t in order that they more easily com
mence their Cuba stealing OPP rallon5.-
The Senate Committee have rel orted in
favor OF paying the claim. We tiuet il
WI be rlssted as steadily as heretofore,
and that no such lobbng Of the nationa!
treasury and sauet:oning of the piracy OF
the slave trede viii be permitted.-Bo~-
ton Zee.
TIE NEW KANSAS CoNs1IrrT1oN.-
The St. Louis papers have received the
Constitution adopted by the recent
Convention held at Loavenworth. The
document is qaise lengthy. The follow
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lie who has once q a a base thing,
s aerer alain 8aoiiy tecat Htad - aaa-
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-Roason is thr 6rst-'orn, but ri, y
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2.l .tioa, which provoked long dis
ia. ve-t7msa'avy ls& aa1s {
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BARON NoN HUMBuLDr.-U d; lie
most distinguished guests, and Que OF the
latest arrivals at brilliant ball gwen by
Lord Bloomf I'D at Berlin on Monday
night, was Baron Won humboldt, now
in his Goth year, but still fresh in .ntell-
ectual and conversational powers, aal
:, b;s ,otisl, t.,rtaa. nle4,,r., a. e.cts.
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ing along in New York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton, and elsewhere, with his platform of turtle
soup roast beef, slowed oysters champagne and
brandy; ditto after the election of Mr.. b.
cbanan; ditto with the appointment of Walker
to Kansas; ditto both before and after the ap-
pointment Of Sanders as Navy Agent at this
port. The same processes were doubtless APP
piled in Washington aud in Kansas concerning
certain contracts for winter huts for the Kansas
army corps year or two ago.
The best of it is that Notwithstanding all these
dinners, luxurious and expensive as they are.
Sanders, whether as war maker or as peace
maker, contrives, it appears, to make them pay.
Forney's plan with poor Jameson was to make
him drunk, and then note down his confessions;
but inders believes in good eating, including
plenty of wines and liquors to fill up the chinks
Forney failed; but Sanders is marvel of sue
cess upon the broader theory that, like himself.
statesmen and politicians, of high and low de-
gree must cat, and have more stomach than
brains. Sanders is the embodiment of good
feeding; and If the raveDous New York demo-
crazy cannot be pacifcd under his treatment,
there is no virtue in oysters and whiskcy.
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A CHANCE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.-The
regent of the republican party, Thurlow Weed,
has everything his own way in this State, after
the first Of January ensuing. He has put in his
own Governor, and has, for once, strong work.
ing majority in both branches Of the Legislature.
OF course, having such tools to work with, Weed
does not intend to leave the city alone. We
shall have plenty of special legislation; and we
do not complain Of the prospect, provided 1t
gives us simpler and stronger form of munich
pal government. The present system has been
found dead failure; no party desires to perpe-
tuate IL, and it should be swept away altogether.
With a chief magistrate to be elected for at least
four years, and girded with powers as well as
burdened with responsibilities and a rcorganiza-
ton OF the departments so that the officials OF
them shall be responsible to the Mayor, and strict
overhauling ofthe Finance Department, we might
have some hopes for better days II Thurlow
Weed or any one else will give Us this we shall
all be duly grateful, and the party SO doing win
be morally certain Of long lease Of political
power. II is splendid chance TO do fine thing
and have fine reward for it.
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NEw CRoP or WEEIKY JorRvArs.-The begin
ming of the year always brings great number of
virtuous resolutions and new papers onearticle
Is generally as tangible and as long lived as the
other. Some Of the new crop for ls5o--we refer
TO the journals-may turn out better. Nous
rYroas. The first Of The new enterprises il
under the auspices Of M'Elrath formerly the
financial philosopher OF the Tribune, who having
broken down in all sorts Of mining, banking
stock jobbiDg and other spcculations, il going
back to first principles in the publication Of a
weekly Journal to be called tho GHtvry-which
one the public is not informed. There is sim
another hCbdomadal, Of celestial order, to be
published by Roberts. formerly Of Boston, under
The efulgent title of Tie C5ngciiaioa Roberts
II will BE remembered, was mixed up with the
rney-Forrst-Jamieson divorce case, and It Is
said that al the correspondence, with explana-
tory notes, biographical, critical, personal, &c.
&c, will appear in the first or second number Of
the new paper, and make food for all the town
gossips.
Anew Catholic Journal il shortly to be printed
under the editorial care Of Mr.. John Mullaly, a
graduate Of the HERALD Office, and our CORES.
pondont on board the Niagara during her telc-
graphic trips. Mr.. Mutually is competent
journalist, and with the support of Arch
bishop Hughes, the sanction Of the Pope, the
blessing Of the clergy, the specie Of the laity,
and the experience gained In our office, II
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ENLARGEMENT or THE CENTRAL PARK.-The
purchase Of that portion of ground extending
from lO6th to 10th street. north of the original
boundary Of the Central Park, having been
asked for by the Commissioners, the Board Of
Aldermen, at their last session, approved Of the
idea to make application to the Legislature for
a commission TO purchase that slip of land and
annex II to the Park. This il as il should be-
That portion of the ground comprises most pic
turcsque ravinc, and affords some OF the finest
rock scenery in the whole vicinity. Besides, its
enclosure within the Park limits will enable the
Commissioners to carry out the plan Of making
grand northern entrance TO the city through the
Park, by extending and widening Seventh ave-
me from 10th street northwards. This suggcs-
ton also meets the approval Of the Board Of
Aldermen, and IL il Is carried ont will give US
magnificent approach to the city, for which there
is no superior in the world The land recon-
mended to be added 20 the area of the Park Is
wholly worthless for any other purpose, for the
cost Of grading it would far exceed its value
under the most favorable circumstances Nature
designed that il should form portion OF the
Park By excluding il beautiful piece of the
landscape is cut in two, and the boundary Of the
Park grounds located on the cres. OF a high hill
with no possible approach TO the level OF llOth
street
The Improvement Of the streets and avenues
in the vicinity of the Park, recommended By The
Commissioners, also meets with the appreciation
of the Aldermen, and permission is granted 10
use the earth from Hamilton square for that
purpose, which will undoubtedly prove a very
economical arrangement II is absolutely neces-
sary, in order TO render the Central Park avail
able, that these improvements should be at once
proceeded with. At present there is no proper
approach to IL Fifth avenue is in a shocking con-
dition, and Eighth avenue u almost impossible
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the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting floating hospi
tails for Quarantine patients and supporting
his recommendations by facts acquired during
his inquiries into the system Of floating
hospitals in existence in England We also give
the reply Of the Board, declining to comply with
the Doctors suggestions on the ground that they
have no legal power TO introduce such sweeping
alterations nto the present On antine system.
The eliminary eAaminatio OF Wood, Eddy 4
Co, charged with being dealers in lottery policies
which has occupied the attention Of the City Judge
for the last four days, concluded yesterday.
His Honor vii give his decisio next Thursday.
James Stephens, indicted for 4 9 murder of his
wife by poisoning her. was arraigncd yesterday in
the General Sessions, and pleaded not guilty. At
the request of the Assistant Distr ct Attorney, the
case was removed TO the Oyer and Terminer Pat
rick Cunning. Archibald Brown and John Kerrigan,
tried for committing a rape on Mary Galloway,
were convicted of assault and battery, and were
remanded for sentence.
There not being quorum of Counclmen present
at the call of the roll last evening, the Board ad.
jouined Ill Mond,y.
Captain Spencer, of the packet ship Daniel Web
ster, ON London. arrived last night. reports. Sep
tcmber 20 in lat. AZ 30, long. 43, on the outward
passage, passing among large number of dead
bodies, swollen and distorted, with the seabirds
proving on them. They were, ne doubt. of the
steamship Austrias passengers They were nearly
together in groups of two and three.
The saes of cotton yesterday embraced about loo
hlos clio, n tamely the basis OF about l2c. Tor Md
ding uands Flour steady aud in fair demand while
prices in general way without any marked change
Wheat steady, and sales made to fair extent ioclud
& ,anad'a white at 81 IS, white Southern at 81 S.
AM southen red at 81 rs. Corn was steady with mode
rate TRANSACTIONS including Western mixed at 76c II
Fork some less active, while prices pretty wei
srstared with sales OF AT SIS l2k old do. al
ST. 90 SIT 60, and prime at sl3 IS. Sugars were
lrn With ales Of about 800 hhds. rates given in
un,r 20 aud ioo boxes, for export, privat,
'erms Coffee steady, with sales of St. Domingo and
small lot Of Maracabo at rates given in another place
Frelghts were inactive and engagements light.
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WISE AND DouaIAs--From the earnestness
with which the Richmond Enquirer had opposed
the prctensions of John I.ctchcr the democratic
candidate for Cow rnor of Virginia, the nomina-
ton Of that gentleman together with the fail
IRE Of the resolution introduced in the State Con-
vcntion by Mr.. o. J. Wsc, endorsing the late
Illinois victory Of Mr.. Dougias) has been gene
rally accepted as significant Presidential defeat
Of Governor Wise by the rival Hunter faction Of
the Virginia democracy. This construction Of
the case. however ~ we are assured, from an
impartial and well informed source, is mistake,
and that there was no issue in the Convention
between Wise and Hunter. It further appears,
that so far do the friends Of Gov. Wise consider
his Presidential prospects from having suffered
any damage in the late Virginia Convention,
they believe he has the State secured for 1860
against all contestants, her first choice for the
Presidency.
We also understand that very strong i'm
preston prevails among the Wise democracy of
Virginia that Mr.. Douglas will give way to
Wise in 1860. In this connection, we are remind
cd OF late rumor, that Mr.. Douglas, on his return
declining himself to be candidate for the sue
cession, and recommending the reciprocity policy
to the democracy, of Southern man for 1860,
in consideration Of the fact that the last two
democratic candidates were taken from the
North Accordingly, should Mr.. Douglas issue
the circular Indicated we shall be qualified at
once to comprehend his recommendation of
Southern man. The recommendation will be
simply equivalent to the formal announcement
of an alliance, offensive and defensive, on the
part of Douglas and his followers, in behalf of
Governor Wise in the Charleston Convention
This coalition, should it be confirmed, may
give some trouble to the hackers of Hunter,
Slidell, Jefferson Davis Cobb, Breckenridge, and
other Southern aspirants for the democratic
nomination; for if Wise can carry to Charleston
the Virginia delegation, and a few scattering
delegates from other Southern States, and if
Douglas can carry down the Illinois delegation
and some scattering votes from other States of
the West and North, Wise and Douglas combined
may possibly be able to hold the balance of
power, under the two-thirds rule, to the end of
the chapter. And as the Presidential prospects
of Mr.. Douglas have become exceedingly dark
since the meeting of Congress, we should not be
surprised if he were to take the position of an
aid-decamp of Governor Wise. Where is Mr..
Douglas?
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for vehicles When these approaches are put in
good order, and the roads within the Park are
finished and connected by the bridges now in
course of erection. our citizens will be in pos
session, for the first time, Of good drive and
ride both of which have been 80 long needed.
We hope, then, that these works will be pushed
ahead so that when spring comes we may have
something in The shape of park, with an ap.
proach thereto on which it may be safe to trust
life and limb
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would he indeed remarkable if Mr.. Mallaly should
not succeed. This enterprise looks well, and ali
the new journals will be waited for with some
curiosity.