St. Mary's beacon., 1858-02-04

/ OaGIx OF 0DD-F FElIows III s. Iesss sal,-
: pose1 by marry that tian urgin q IS seriety cf
Odd-FeIiows s.or rather the orgs ssion Of that
ass ,ciation--was Of gonn4Eas u modern
+ tla;..s They viii be so,neuhak sa|prisel how
ever, says the Cincinnati TAn leasn that
I and was established hy ahe RoIl1 s5Iasefs Ea
/ -Feiiows-C itizens Tie present lsass ssas siyen
them by Titus Gil sar fsvenfy-fosiE xears aster-
wards and tIieY were 50 called sEaal the sin
gular character of sheiF Izlectings 80 frgsE their
knowins each other by night . =. 81 means
OF mystical signs and Ianguage zk zIs sauae
time he presented them with u ID, en-
gravei On plate cf gsl,i, bsarif lisEerent en-
/ bleams Of morality. In the fiifl csnIarv the
order was established ia the Spa 81 sI5nii0us,
and In Portugal IN the SKI rentssry. Ii
| did net reach France and En- 81 eunfil the
eleventh. IL was then establisI & q ffl8 lat
ter coElafry BY John DE Neyilla - assisted
/ by i've Knights from Francc fined grand
/ Ledge in London. This ancienAi iFaxernity has
now its lodge In every quarter -ef the Globe,
and, by IL usefulness and beneyN 80 character,
commands the FespeCt Of al WIZ - aA1naint-
cd with is nature aud purposes lie upon
| whose information reliance maybe 14acea give
credit 20 Baltimore for infzx1ueissg Odd
fellowship into the United Stat ansI 70 Grand
Sire Thomas Wilde, still livin @mong US, be-
longs the honor
ASoTHER CENSOR or THE r. s.-The Rev.
1 i. ). kailoch, whose trial ia I'D on charge
OF immpralitF gaRe him IN = l.ln Ilosori..
kvt9s ls'ss alstslN NM - sssst pfseafAnce
Fiaa IL tElfc Uil nj I Il aity "a. che
pres Mr. Kallock i, eyidctstlf 4 bold man.
else ne would not set up as rdorrner Of the
morals of the press; bns it rna5 be dunbted
whether his structures and atahouitions will
have Iauch "morsl" weight, or Be received in q
docile spirit by those who hsyea vivid remem-
brance of the incident in the Rsy. gentlemans 5
life which obligei the press 10 tax severely the
moral sense of the community
FRoE WAsHIEGToS.- Washington Jan 2e.
Tie Seeretaryof the Tressurs in response
70 tie resolution of Senator Wison has COM
rauricatedto the Senate astate:neiIt showing the
amounts Of revenue collected duing years to
June last, together with the exposes aud num-
Der Of employees. The total amount is $685.
SSSJNVSS SAAA PCuSS VA &@-l O<.-
600. In 1852 the employees numbered $3.50
persons, and in 1857 S,Os8.
Gov. Wise has, it appears, postponed, for
the present, his contemplated letter on Kansas.
for the perusal of which SO much anxiety was
manifested. l#
Senator Douglas in vain tried In the Senate
to-day TO have the bin for the admission of Min
nesota considered at that peritd the Senate
adjourned till Monday by nearly two-thirds
majority.
II. WINTER DAvIs.-At meeting of the
Washington Society of the University of Vir-
| GINA, the following resolutions were adopt
| ed.
Rssolrei, That, rs Society, we do noe ap-
prove Of the action Of our committee in elect
ing the Hon. Winter Davis - represent ne st
the fnal celebration; but having endowed that
committee with plena,y power, sense of hon.
or and regard for the personal Character of
Mr.. Davis, lead Us 30 abide by its decision.
RssoIced, That, ct the same time, We deem
il our duty 20 inform him of the general dissat-
isfsction with regard 20 his appointment. and
to advise him to reiiaquish his engagement.
A DIsTrSerfsHED AHEnrcAsN ArRo.n
A prominent citizen Of Boston recently te,k his
seat at table dhosel in Lyons. France, but be-
fore commencing his dinner looked up at his
opposite neighbor at the table, when bis aston
ished eyes recognized in person Mr. Samuel
Lawrence, the missing treasurer of the Middle
sex aud Bay State mills. Both parties were
rather embarrassed by the sudden and mutual
| recognition, but soon recovered sufficiently to
talk it over. We understand Mr.. Lawrencss
friends have sent out enjoining his immediate
return. They consider bis fight as An mne-
cessary and foolish proceeding, and say that
the record shows nothing criminal OF dishon-
orabie against him.-STingfeld Republican.
AN AMERICAN MINISTER ABROAD. M.
Gaillardet, writing from Paris to the Courier
des Etats Unis," says:
The diplomatic record has been enlivened
by the accounts given in letters from Berlin Of
the mode Of life Of Mr. Wright, the new nlin-
lister of the United States at the Prussian court
As he belongs 10 the Temperance Society, he
gives nothing 70 drink but water to his guests
when he invites them 20 dine. lie sets before
them dishes Of maize, which is compared TO the
black broth Of the SpaTtans, and much amiIse-
ment is afforded by his going to market him
self 10 purchase his simple food"
hSAO We W w AnAJfHlCs,
that last evening, about eight o'clock, whilst q
daughter of Thomas III. Osbourn, ESQ.,, aged
about eight or ten years, and servant girl of
DIR. Osburn, of this village, about the same age
We're playing in q room up stairs in the Doc
tors house, their clothes took fire from the lamp
and they ran down stairs in their fright, where
the flames were extinguished, but not until
both children had been severely burned. The
infant daughter of the Doctor, about fifteen
months old was severely burned-but not at all
seriously. Fortunately, the Doctor was in the
house et the the time, to render all proper as
sistance.--Pldntzs Adr0cate.
DISCHARGE or EcKELf---.JOhn G.. Eckel, who
was indicted in conjunction with Mrs. Cunning-
haTa, for the murder Of Harvey Burdell, has
been discharged. His counsel stated that all
the circumstances attendant On that trial had
tended TO brighten the innocence Of Mr. Eckel
He hoped that the order of this Court would
restore Mr.. Eckei TO the confidence Of the eom-
munity, Fplace him In the same condition
as far as possible-as he stood before the mnr-
der had been conmitted The order was then