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Col. a. q. Moclung bis Suicide.

There Is, not, we presume, a single man
IN The South who has not heard of Colonel
MeClnng, We picked up an exchange this
morning and found the following Ode 10
Death by this great man, which is certainly
ne most noble cbapnt Of manly SORROW
Col. McClung was known as a duclist. hay.
ing killed as many as four men, we believe,
IN dnels. notwithstanding his cliivalry and
.intrepidi,y, he was gentle as a child. With
The ieroclly OF a tiger he combined the gen.
Seros'ty OF hon; with the daring of an eagle,
he united all that is grea, in man. lie
walked the earth like Titan, but left be.
hind him many an able characteristic. He
wore q noble heart, full of generosity.
McClung had genius of the first order
was hono-ed, loved, and almost worshipped
10y a host Of friends. Wearied of life. dis
appointed and satiated, he we'd the en-
braces of death, and, with the hope of being
slain, he enlisted in the Mexican war. His
gallantry on the battle field at Monterey is
known TO all. He was seriously wounded.
but Geath came not TO his relief AT Buena
Vista he was carried on litter 10 the battle
heid and exposed his life again-but Death
silll eiuded him and refused to recognise
his earnest votary. Despairing of finding
death on, the battle field, he returned to
Mississippi, and lived until life became a
burden TO him, and then committed suicide
by blowing out his own brains.
few months before his death lie wrote
The following lines, overlooking with the vocal
and rythmic'i liquidity. 1t is the melody
OF Gcspair-thc last lay of tie minstrel
As has already been remarked by our friend
Posy, the swan, the distinctive present.
ment Of death, sings its own dirge, and the
vigor of death lends inspiration and sweet
ness to its song. Like the dying swan.
poor dying McCIung sung his own sweet and
beautiful invocation:
Swiftly speed over the waves of time,
Spirit of Deathl .s. ... al. ...
In manhood's morn in youthful prime,
woo thy breath!
For the fading hues Of hope have fled
Like the dolphin's light,
And dark are the clouds above my head
As the starless night
oh yainly the voyager sings for the rest
OF the peaceful haven
The pilgrim saint for the homes of the Llest
And the calm of heaven
The galley slave for the night winds breath
At the burning noon!
But more gladly III spring to thy cold arms,
Death come soon!
[Dfemphis 4dduocate.
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lake DUE REST AND REcREATIoN.-I
heard good husband at his book say, that
TO omit study some time Of the year, made
as much for the increase Of learning as TO
let the land lie fallow for some time maketh
for the better increase Of corn. If the land
be plowed every year, the corn cometh up
thine so those which never leave por;ne on
their books have oGentimes rs thin invention
as other poor men.--Roger Ascham.
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LPhiIadeiphia Mguier.


LITERARY MEN AND THEIR Wives do
maintain that wife, says Sarah Coleridge,
whether young or old, may pass her even
ings most happily in the presence of her
husband, occupied herself, and conscious
that he is still better occupied though he
may but speak with her and cast his ewes
upon her from time to time that such
evenings may be looked forward to with
great desire and deeply regretted when they
are passed away forever. Wieland, whose
conjugal felicity has been almost as celebrat-
ed as himself, says, in letter written after
his wife's death, that if he but knew she
was in the room, or if at times she but step.
ped in and said word or two, that was
enough to gladden. him. Some of the hap
piest and most loving couples are those who,
like Wieland and his wife. are both too full
ly employed TO spend the whole of every
evening in conversation.
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1IIGu AND Low CnuRcH-One of thu
argumentative hair.splitters lately called on
the clergyman of the Floating Episcopal
Church and asked him seriously, whether his
church was to be considered High or
Low Church. The answer he received from
his reverence was" 1t depends entirely up-
on the tide"
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lluMnoLpr.-Thc aged and illus,rious
Baron Won Humboldt, now in his ooth
year, but still fresh in intellectual and con
yersa,ional powers, attended a ball given in
Berlin, on the 20th ult., in honor of the royal
wedding. The Baron allows neither his
advanced age, nor his great acqureInan,s
and worldwide fame, TO eniitie him TO
any diSpensa,ion from the minutes, and
most scrupulous attention TO etiquette and
costume, and willingly conde$cends, on
occasions Ii ke the one in question, to as
Sume hls chamberlain's costume, aud his
numerous orGers, with all the careful al.
tention 10 exterior befilling the most youth.
ful and most aspirant 10 Court favor
HIS health, however, gives frequent occasions
OF uneasiness to his friends and admirers.
though he rallies from each attack with
most surprising rapidiy.
PhiIadeiphia Iaquier.
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PROSPECT OF GRowING LARGE MEN.
Dr' Hoimes, the Boston anatomist, has Civ
en- us new theory for manufacture of men
OF large growth. lie says: ''In Ken
lucky, Ohio aud Western Vermont, men
grow to large size, because of the lime
stone formation under the SOIL Parts Of
families have emigra,ed 10 those regions,
and the result in the next generation has
been larger bone development in those
who left Massachusetts. than in those who
remained. Kentucky, Ohio and Iowa, will
grow large men. The finest figures in the
world will DC found in the Valley of the
Mississippi, in a few generations"
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ANEcDorE OF a Doa.-As the play Of
I" Jesse We're" was being performed a,
Woolwich Theatre, and when scene in the
third act had been reached, in which " ter
rife struggle" for the possession of a child
taken place between the fond mother and
two" hired ruflians,' a large Newfoundland
dog, which had by some means gained ad-
rnitlance, with its owner, into The pit. leaped
over the heads Of the musicians in the
orchestra, and flew to the rescue, seizimg one
OF the assassins, and almost dragging him
to the ground. He was with difficulty re.
moved and dragged of the stage. The dog.
which is the property of the chief engineer
OF her Majestys ship Buffalo, has been ac
customed to the society Of children. for
whom he has, on many occasions, cyiuced
strong proofs Of affection.
-r- ss1>ss--4-- a
Tuc .ANnEu H. ....
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LIFE isa farce TO the rich; comedy to
the wise; and tragedy TO the poor =,
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,Tne LONGER the saw cf contention i.
kept in motion, the hotter il grows.
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A SoN OF AARON BoRy IN OHIo.-A
close student Of the Bible suggcsts, In tho
Marietta lntelligencer, that there is reason
for supposing that one of the descendants of
Aaron, the High Priest, was a native Of
Ohio. See Ezra vii, 4, which reads =" The
son Of Zerahia, the son Of Uzz, the son Of
(a) Bakki.'
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The BIBLE.-" Tell me where the Bible
Is, anl where it is not" observes an Ameri.
can clergyman, who has returned from
tour on the Continent, "and I will wiie n
moral geography of the world. will show
what, in all particulars, is the physical con,
dition of that people. One glance Of your
eye will inform you where il is not. Go to
ltaly-decay, degradation, suffering, meet
you on every side. Commerce droops, agri.
culture sickens, the useful arts languish.-
There is heavineas in the air; YOU feel cramp.
ed by some invisible power the people dare
not speak aloud they walk slowly: an arm.
ed soldiery is around their dwellings; the
armed police take from the stranger his
Bible, before he enters the territory. Ask for
the Bible in the bookstore-it is not there ::
or in form so large aud expensive as TO be
beyond the reach of the common people
The preacher takes no text from the Bible.
Enter the Vatican. and inquire for Bible,
and you will be pointed to some case. where
itreposes among porhibited works of Dderot,
Rousseau and VoItaire. But pass over the
Alps into Switzerland. and down the Rhine
into Holland, and over the channel into
England and Scotland and what an amaz.
ing contrast meets the eye! Men look with
an air of independence there are industry,
nea,ness, instruction fer children. WHY
this difference? There is no brighter sky
there are no fairer scenes of naIure-but
they have the Bible; and happy are the
people who are in such q case, for it is
righteousness that exalteth nation"
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TIE MARRIED MAN. How is il that girls
can always tell married man from a single
one The fact is indisputable. The PHI
losophy OF II is beyond our ken. Black.
wood says that "the fact of matlimouy or
bachelorship is written so legibly in a mans
appearance, that no ingenuity can conceal it.
Everywhere there is some inexplicable in
sInct that tells us whether an individual
lwhose name, fortune end circumstances are
totally unknown) he or not married man.
Whether II is a certain subdued look, such
as that which characters the lions in mem
agcric, and distinguishes them from the
lords ct the desert, we carnot tell but that
the truth is so, we positively affirm"
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a FiRcINIA Error describes the follow.
ing scene, which he asserts as strictly true.
We don't think it could have occurred In
any other State. lie says that g lie saw /.
team of four animas---a horse, pony. 4
mule, and bull. The horse had tl,eheayes.
the ponr.was blind, the mule was lame. and
The bull had no provision for Ay time. Tn
the wagon there was a white man, Grip
pied niger, and a tame skunk, fraily bound
with wisp of straw. The white man held
the lines, the team held lis own. and the
niger held the skunk, and they all moved
forward"
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Couldn't Fool HIM.-Profcssor iAd.
ans, OF Amherst College, was a great ento.
moIosist, and had The largest collection of
insects that was ever accumulated by asy
private individual in this country since the
days OF Noah. Some wicked students
thought to quiz the old gentleman, and
with good deal of care and labor. succeed
ed in manufacturing nondescript insect, by
taking the body of beetle and eluinc i,
to the legs of a CRASH ,ppcr, the wings of
The M butterfly, and the horns of the dragon
NY. With this new style Of bug they pro.
ceeded TO the study of the Professor, and
told him that one Of their number had
found n strange animal, which they We're
unable TO classify, and requested him to aid
them in defining its position. The profes
sor put on his spectacles, and after examin-
ing The specimen carefully, said:
We'll, young gentlemen, this is very
curious bug, indeed; am inclined to tl,ink
1t is what naturalists call hum6ug."
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BIRDS IN JApAN.-Biids are treated very
kindly there. They are never killed for
sport, and little. troughs are scooped out in
the tombstones, which priests fill every
morning with fresh water for their drink
During the stay Of Commodore Perry's ships
. plumber of officers started one day TO 90
cunning. AS soon as the Japanese saw the
cruel murder of their birds, ihey went ;c
The Commodore and begged him to put a
stop 10 such conduct. There was no more
bird.shootng in Japan 10y American officers
after that; and when the treaty between the
two countries was concluded, one condition
Of it, was, that the birds should always be
protected. Take care of the birds. THAT'S
what the farmers say we must do in this
country. Unless We do, good.by to fruit,
for the insects will get the upper hand Of US,
and cal it up. Let the brides live, and they
will not only cheer US by their beauty and
their songs. but destroy the insects and pre-
serve our fruit.
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lAemphis { (Tenn,) Appcal.

GIVE IT TO 'EM.-Dr. Andrews, Of the
Georgia Citizen, is down on those editors
who have been publishing part Of Il story
from the New York Ledger, at 3 cents a
line We are glad there are some editors
who refuse to deceive their readers and ad.
veriise for Northern man for nothing
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price. Yet this is nothing more nor less
than an advertisement, which they publish
for about one third what they would charge
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A oENrLEMAN was recently regrettinQ the
loss'of bis first wife in the presence Of his
second. saA
( "iMy dear" said the lady. "po one mourns
her decease more than I do, for to that un
timely event. ! attribute my present un.
pleasant situation - aS Snsa fs-s 50
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tbs MILL cannot grind with water ,ha Is
pest.
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pleoee a1mong att Gtassrs of ll)orhina 4flfu,

WEARING THeBEsT CLorues. An Amer
lean correspondent of the Home Journal
who was present at the late royal wedding
thus quietly describes one of his very natu
raj mistakes. ~ -
There we sat, wall OF human bricks
until twelve o'clock. Owing TO an obese
|dowager on one side. and Fred on The 9th.
cr, didn't breathe easily for two intermin.
a0le hours. In the meantime, my ewes were
industrious enough, and my tongue. too. ms
for that matter; but made so many ludi
crons mistakes with the latter feliyi,ious ar
ucie, that ! gave up in despair, gazed, anc
said nothing. Like Dame Partinpoa. i
couldn't open my moutll bnt put INV foo
into it. Twice only my rebel tongue wa.
too much for me.
" Fred, said |, after a prolonged silence
who is that distinguished noGlcman ius
oppoo:ite-the one all gold lace aud sill
stockings p
THAT replied Fred. tying 10 husl
down malicious laugh; that is Lore
B---'s footman!
80, LordH thought /. 'Well, then
Fred, venture again--whose footman l.
that" and i pointed with my bouquet to ,
moderate.y-'Iressed man, WHO was lea,,inc
against a pillar beneath us, and looking a
everything with pair Of cold grey eyes
Whose footman is thatl
:" That, said Fred, is Lord b. himself
+" After that / kept still, bnt though, L
myself, What land is this. where III
footmen wear all the rood clo.hes,n n
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35 four.ffths we're female all wel-dressed
some very richly, and few white females were
very handsome.
This was the evidence offered by the Church as
10 the condition of Jamaica. aud unless it can be
shown tina, a better condition existed before eman'
cipation took place, neither the ,chdrf nor the
hurch is any proof that the measure has not been
wise ard beneficial in its results. so far relates
to the black population of Jamaica But, never
theless it cannot be denied that all classes in ia
maica dissatisfied with their present condition.
The products of the Island have greatly diminish.
ed its plantations are going 10 waste the aver
age price of labor is 20 cents per day, and labor
is vainly demanding employ yment. was besought
by several persons to take them with me-all our
passcngers had like applications from young, ac'
tive and likely persons, who said thoy wanted
work, but could get no employment. The whites
say this state Of things is owing to the oppressive
taxation of the Government, which restraints them
from any effort atinprovement, because it would
only lead to fresh exaotions. | saw no lack of
inclination in the blacks to work--they seemed
eager for it, but they want pay for their work,
aud n chance to enjoy the fruits of their labor
There are many details essential to be known for
a fGll understanding of the great question nvolv'
ed in the condition of Jamacia, which | had no
time nor opportunity to obtain. But SO far as
could observe, the strong conviction of my mind
is that emancipation has greatly improved the con.
dtion Of the blacks and that the existing evils
arise wholly out Of other causes.
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EXINGTON.

When people say that Lexington is beautiful
place. they refer, l think, to the fine groves and
blue grass pastures round it, If not the fitness
of the term beautiful will be questionable with
most. When | reached this city it presented a
scene for which the North has no parallel, and
which marks in an interesting manner. feature
of Southern society. Walking out after dinner TO
look at the town, the turning Of corner placed
me at step in he midst of an animated crowd
that filled the whole public square Men Of all
ages and colors, and beasts of all sizes and kinds
were josling each other, while several voices ris
ing high above the general murmur, were scream
ing, at first i knew not what. Here was q rude.
coarse looking man on horseback, gesturing as if
shifting On the battle field and shouting out 81
tell you gentlemen, they are whalers." Three
months credit and a note negotiable at bank
"How much do | hear" cried another horse
man frem different quarter. Forty three in
the lot three pairs Of working oxen, how much
for the lot" yelled out footman. "They are
whoppers gentlemen-bid qnick," cried the first
stentor on horseback II have hole ship'load
of niggers to sell n u few minutes" l stopped
to analyze this scene, thought perhaps "Old
Kentuck" had failed; and her effects were thus
going at public auction, so many, and SO various
were .he articles to be disposed of. Here was
a little black fellow riding an OF into the arena to
be put up. and here was an agricultural machine
being exhibited, going through with the motions
of moving and reaping on the stone pavement
here lot of furniture scattered about promiscu.
ously, here feather pedar was trying tho hope
less task Of proving to some women that he was
an honest man mules, horses. cattle, pigs, were
running against each other and their owners. and
at the door Of the Court House, presided over and
watched by Kentucky justice, was the whole
ship load Of niggers," referred to by the refined
and elegant auctoneer--"the cargo" consisting
of one Intelligent. understanding woman and her
two children. Taking the whole scenc-so strange
so unlike ali had seen before. it was study
for Northern man. tried to look upon it with
an uupreiudiced eye and consider what its true
character and significance might be.
| observed, first of all the apparent character
of the men who made up the motley crowd,
did this with more interest, because soon learn
ed that this was court day. which is also sort
of country market-day or fair when the farmers
come. sometimes from a hundred miles, to buy
and sell and talk over crops and prices, and meet
old acqpaiLtapces and have q sort of general re
union, Here, then. was a specimen of Kentucky
made up ofthose gathered from distant parts of
the country, and of course exhibiting the society
Of the country as it is,
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80 From the New York Tribune.
THE TRUTH ABOUT JAMAICA.

TO The Editor Of The NeW York Tribune.
SIR: Your editorial of to-day on Kingston
Jamaica, is true. The apparent discrepancy be
tween facts and the hasty deduction Of passing
travellers is even greater than you state. The
peremptory conclusions of slave advocates, looking
through q colored medium, is as little reliable as
the selfish and short sighted complaints of ab
sentee proprietors. can prove this assertion by
another-that there are plantations more
prosperous under British emancipation than under
Slavery. | speak from personal superintend
ence of dozen estates in Jamaica u0 to 1866
at which time the filth misery and decay existed
only in ignorant aud bea:ed imaginatiOns. The
price of produce having been higher since then,
probably the social scale is not much lower All
the difficulties and disadvantages now existing
where slavery has been abolished are las you
in part state) entirely the sad heritage aud post
mortem corruption Of that very inhuman system
itself. There was q large mass, and doubtless
there still is, who would rather beg and steal than
work.
Pampered by the sensual indulgence of previ'
GUS masters, very natural it is to steal sugar and
rum damage stock, and commit all those wilful
and petty depradatons which the worthless of
any color always do. In word, to live their
potatoe grants at the expense of others, which is
very easy in that climate it is much preferable to
living under close Welsh farmer who manages
so that they cannot do these things is employed
puTpOseIy anu is reSOlVeu 10 MAKE tue estute pHy
and contributing through the prOprietor's pocket
toward the instruction and religious teaching Of
themselves and children. | have seen grow
rich and even as agents prosper, who have taken
plantations under every disadvantage.
know one farmer VINO took to cattle breeding in
the northern part Of the island, who has taken
the prize for the attest steers at the Colonial Ag
ricultural Show (of which, by the by, you don't
see much in Slave States9, and has had the repute
for many years of keeping tho largest bank lal.
ance, merely frcm proper management Of c0lorcd
free labor.
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'FIDELITAS.'

*PoTAToE GRANT.--Every slave had free rent
and grant of land for growing vegetables the
colored man in Jamaica still retains both, and
where really free has household and garden
paradise to Southern negro quarters.
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LEXINGTON ON A COURT DAY.

writer in the Cincinnati Gazette who set out
to give an account of the South, without referring
to the subject of slavery, writes follows in his
first letter: