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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-19
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The New London Chruaicle states that the unfn-
ished portion of the New Haven, New London and
stonington Railroad, which, when completed, will
furnish another land route between this city and
Boston, Is being prosecuted as rapidly an possible.
About two hundred and fifty men are employed at
present on the line and the Stonington division
nothing remains TO be done except ballastng and
laying the track. On the other divisions the work IL
less advanced, but good progress il steadily making
towards completion. IL is the expectation Of the
contractors that they will be able 10 finish the road
by about the first of August next.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-19
CITY COMmERCIAL REPORT.


Asms-The market continued steady, without change
in prices We quote pots at &c. 63sc and pearls ut
6kc
BRElDsIJTTs -Flour-The market opened with in
creased activity HImness The sales embraced about
IL, 900 IL 600 bbs, including lots taken for
port The market closed IT about the following quota
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-19
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

AthAKAo ZOE NEW yokx-fHIs pAY.
SCI snrs.............. 80 aooS Sets. morn -
spS sfrs........... 80 HIGH vArKR.. morn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-19
The statement of the Pittsburg, Pa, banks for the
week preceding Monday, the 18th of February, was
as followipQ.-
Increase. S69. s55 4.437


Due to banks, $l42, l59-increase s22 1858; due by
banks, 1898 ,206-increase $l96OO notes of other
banks, SPAS ,s92-decrease, $50 POL
The Milwaukee Comptroller stated at the meeting
Of the Common Council of that city that he had re-
ceved communication from Messrs Meigs Il Green
leaf and William Scball & Co., of New York, inform
ing him that the city funds in their hands had been
attached. That attachment was made by some par
ties here holding coupons past due and unpaid on
bonds issued by that city to either the Milwaukee
and Superior, or the Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chi
cago Railroad companies, who have failed to pro-
vide for their payment. The Comptroller has ad-
dressed letter to the President of the last named
company but had not received any reply. The
Comptroller also stated that he had received several
communications from this city like the following
Is Milwaukee bankrupt that cannot borrow enough
pay the interest her bonds due here since or
does She Ike Mississippi 70 try the repudiatng pro-
cess? No wonder that her credit below fifty per
Notwithstanding this attachment which is only
for small sum, Messrs Meigs d Greenleaf are pay
ing the coupons upon presentation.
The third annual report Of the insurance commits
sioners of Massachusetts, shows that there at risk
the lst of November last, in companies charter
ed by that State, as follows
In stock companies
1Ie
Marine rsks... 73,267.2 69
fOoo
In mutual marine and mutual fire and marine COM
panies
Marine rsAs... S3,soz, 10"
Total .sSs, O52,777
In Mutual Fire Companies
Ere risks 200 $50, "a
In lie Insurance companies SIS ,3SS,2lf
Making total of s49O.l50,3l4; in addition TO
which there were assured by the agents Of foreign
companies SOS 1893 ,l56 of fire and marine, and &c.
2s5,350 Of life risks, together SOS, 506-and
making the grand total of Sj25 ,22s $50.
The amount of losses paid for the two years end
ing October 81, 1856 and 1851, was as follows
1855. 1857.
Flro losses............s1,40i,9 8i IS fe5s,ssl 20
Marine .ses........... 42oo 500 O5 5,2o2,62s 50
Total --..--. a. bl1 s2s Cd e6lsf $40 SO
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
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"What do you mean by that!" asked
Mary, looking curiously into her fathers
face.
"Mother understands" replied Mr..
Lewis, smiling tenderly upon his wife.
"Something pleasant must have hap
pened," said Mary.
"Sometlring pleasant Why do you
say that! :" asked Mr.. Lewis.
"You and mother look so happy re-
piled the child. .
"And we have cause to be happy"
answered the father, as he drew his arm
tightly around her Gin having three such
good children"
Mary laid her cheek to his, and whis-
pered "If you. are smiling and happy,
de r father! home will be like Heaven" "
Mr.. Lewis kissed her; but did not re-
ply. He felt rebuke in her Words
But the rebuke did not throw chill over
his. feelings; it only gave new strength
to the purposes.
"Don't distribute all your smlles.-
, Keep a few of The warmest and brlghtes
, for home." said Mrs. Lewis, as she par
led with her husband on the next morn
| ing. He kissed her, bu. did rot promise
= The smiles were kept, however. AM
r evening saw them;, though not for tn
outside world. Other, and many evening
saw the same cheerful smiles, and lh
n same happy home. And was not MI l
!. Lewis a better and happier man! @
course he was And SO would all me
be, if they would take home with thel
1t the smiling aspect they SO often exhibl
e as they meet their fellow-men in bushes
n intercourse, or exchange words in passir
g compliments. Take your smiles ar
4. cheerful words home with you HUSBAND
il fathers, and brothers. Your hearts a
as cold and hard without them.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
How to Live long.

Every little boy, and every little girl,
has a great desire 10 live long; at least
till they have grown to be men and women.
Now God tells us how we may hope to
live long on the earth.
Turn to Exodus 20: IL, and read
" Honor thy father and thy mother, that
thy Gays may be long upon the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee
There are a great many ways in which
this promise is made true. But want
to tell you of one little boy who saved
his life by obeying his father.
Almost twenty years ago noble
steamboat took fire, far out from the
shore on Lake Erie, and though it was
surrounded with water, and there were
men enough there to help, they could no
put out the fire.
Soon all was in blaze, and many
Jumped into the water, hoping to saw
themselves on floating planks, or sue
things as they could get hold Of. Anon
these, one little boy got hold of the rud
der, partly under the boat; and his fathe
seeing him in this perilous situation
shouted, 4" hold on; hold on; hold OF
my boy"
Sometimes he was thrown up, and the
down by the violence Of the waves,
The rolling of the boat. Sometimes un,lt
: water. and sometimes up close to I'll
scorching heat, just over his head, viii
melted lead ran down upon his hands al
arms. Still he did hold on and was saw
n while hundreds perished around him.
!. Brave little fellow crossed Il
q lake with him a few days afterward
over the very spot where he wrestlt
thus manfully with the fire and waIe
e and obtained the victory by obeyiug h
a father.
n If you would live long on earth, lea
y to obey your parents, though it mi
d sometimes be very hard. And alwa.
!, hold on to that which is true and rigt
e and which God commands, though it mi
1t expose you to present suffering, for in t
h end it will save you.- Elk.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

Coon REASON FOR BEING EXCITED -.
The Rev. DIR. Arnot, of Glasgow, in
speaking Of the Temperance question
admitted that he was excited, and gave
his reasons why he should be. He said:
People need not take the trouble Of
telling me l am excited on these questions.
| know that / am I would be ashamed
before God and man if | were not. There
is more in the public houses Of Glasgow
10 stir the spirit of minister, than in all
that Paul saw in Athens. In my minis
try meet the horrid fruit Of these whisky
shops. | see men and women perishing
in these pitfalls. The number Of victims
is so great that it overwhelms one. My
brain is burning. My heart is breaking.
the Church is asleep. and the world too,
and they are hugging each other. | am
weary with behoIding sin. | must cry
out. / must cry out. | would rather be
counted singular in the judgment Of men,
than be unlaithful in the judgment Of
God,
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

soon up among the branches, secured a
cub, brought It down and tied it safe in
the bag +; the other was also quickly
secured in the same way.
During these operations the mother
rushed at the Cossack, and was several
times knocked down. After walk Of
nearly two hours they reached the village
when the bear returned to the forest, and
,uns newer seen anain
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
MTSCELLANY.
Contest with a Siberian Bear.

The following article, taken from
Alkinson's Oriental and Western Siberia,
shows the courage of man, and the
affection of an animal for her little ones
Our track led through a part of the
forest where an incident occurred to
Cossack officer, that cannot refrain from
repeating. One afternoon he was quietly
strolling through the forest, alone, and
unarmed, botanizing by the way, when,
at a distance of about eight verts five
miles, from the gold mine, he came out
of the forest into an open glade, on which
stood some single trees. Almost imme-
diately upon entering this spot. he obser-
we'd, at distance of two hundred PAGES,
she bear and her two cubs playing
together. The moment she became aware
of his presence, she gave a savage growl,
drove her young ones into tree for shell
ter, and mounted guard at the foot of it
to defend them.
The Cossack retreated into the wood
to provide himself with weapon, having
determined to carry off the cubs. The
woodmen had been cutting timber, and
from the stems Of several young birch
trees lying on the ground he selected part
of strong one, near four feet in length
and then, club in hand, reraced his steps
As soon as the old bear observed his
approach she began TO growl furlously
moving to and fro at the foot Of the tree
He slowly advanced. When within
hundred PAGES her growl became more
savage, and her actions showed that sh'
intended mischief. Nevertheless, HI
quietly moved on, his keen eye steadfastly
fixed upon her. When within about fit.
PAGES she made a savage rush-but h
firmly stood his ground, waiting her nea
approach. At this moment her cub
began to whine. and she trotted back t.
the tree again in increased fury tb
Cossack followed, and when she turne
) round they were standing face TO face
within twenty PAGES of each other. Ther
was now no retreat. The brute eye
him closely for two or three minules, a
if calculating his strength, he returne
d her gaze with as searching q scrutiny
: Presently she made second rush, he
a eyes glaring like balls Of fire. Alta ie'
, PAGES from her enemy she rose on he
t hind legs, intending to give him SETTLE
g with her powerful paws or to clasp hi
k in her savage embrace but on the insta'
a he made sweep with his club, and dea
s blow that toppled her over. She wi
n up again in a second and ready for actio
y but another blow laid her PROSTATE. Th
is added to her ferocity. Many roun'
" were fought, her antagonist keeping Gle
'r of her paws. AT last the blows began
ID tell on her courage. She endeavored
lie gel behind him, but his cudgel met her
m every turn. The blows fell so fast III
she began to retreat toward the fores
es but the moment her assailant moved
m step toward the tree, she would rush OF
re taking especial care not TO come with
I'd his reach. y
id The cubs remained in the branches.
ok At this time woodman returning to I
'r, gold mine rode into the glade. He W
on instantly hailed, and rode toward the tr
He was ordered 10 dismount, and ia
Of from his saddle the large leathern b.
7is and open them, then to climb the I
and bring down the cubs. The man '
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
VOL. 4-NO. l6.
OBTAINING an Audience.

Preachers who draw out their discouI-
ses to an uni easonable length, are under
the nece essity Of resorling to expedients
of various kinds TO detain their heaters
Last week we noticed quite an original
method, viz, reiterated promise Of bre.
witty. DR.. Sprague relates the following
case in point, Of Rev. Samuel Buell., D. D.
III Religious Telescope.
On one occasion after preaching
nearly two hours--as long as he could
feel secure Of the presence Of all his hear
ers-be remarked that he had done
preaching to sinners, and they were at
liberty 10 go-the rest Of his discourse
would be addressed to good people. A
gentleman who once went TO hear him,
stated that when the hour glass was
nearly ready to be turned second time
from the commencement Of his sermon,
he said (much to the relief of the person
who related it,) Once more'-afier going
on some eight or ten minutes longer, he
said,--'To conclude, land after another
about equal interval, he said, Lastly
The gentleman added that he expected
every moment to hear him say-'Ever.
lastingly.'
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

FATAL HoAx.-A Sheffield, (English)
paper says that gentleman in that town
has received letter from a friend in
Northampton, containing the following:
ga singular circumstance happened in
our Union last week. For some miscon-
duct the master had put boy into the
dead house. At that time there was
corpse in the dead ward, in coffin
The boy took the corpse oul Of the coffin,
dressed il in his own clothes, propped it
up against the wall, and then himself got
into the coffin, lay down, and covered
himself over. In the course Of a short
time the master came, looked in at the door
and saw, as he thought, sulky lad lean.
ing against the wall. Now, said the
master, do you want any supper? There
was no answer. The question was
repeated with the same result. The boy
looked out from the coffin and said, /" II
he won't have any, will" The master
fled under terror, and received such a
shock that it is said he has since died
from the effects"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
POETRY
An Invocation.
CONE, sleep, thou spirit blest |

CONE. sleep, thou spirit blest
D rive far away the thoughts Of grief and pain
That haunt the chambers of my aching brain,
And rob my soul ofrest.
Close, gently close my weary eyes,
A nd fold me in thy soft sweet embrace,
Till what Of all the past would efface,
In Lethe's dark stream lies.
would not see the world
'Tis full Cf fraud and darkness, strife and sin,
Nor longer stand amid the roar and din
Where lips in scorn are curled.
Come, then, blest influence, come
Soothe, softly ,soothe to rest each drowsy sense
And bear me lightly on thy piniens hence
To my dream spirits home,
There, in those mystic shades
OF dream. land, will my weary soul repose,
Till mornings earliest radiance O'er me flows
And nights thick darkness fades.
Then, from thy influence deep,
Sweetly refre shed, I'll tear myself away,
And, rising to improve another day,
Thank God for peaceful sleep.
ANDREW DOWNING
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

New FooD FOR BEEs.--Galignani
states that two agriculturists Of the de.
partment Of Yer, recently discovered their
bees feeding upon cakes Of oil seed,
which had previously been submitted to
the oil press, and which was beaten into
a paste with water 10 be used as manure
for potatoes. The bees were afterwards
allowed an abundance Of this food, ant
their owners have since been rewarded
with nearly ted times the usual increase
in the productions Of the insect.
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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

Ay Too much gravity shOrteus life,
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

TnR BusY-BoDY He labors without
thanks, talks wiihou, credit, lives without
love, dies without tears, without pity
save that some say, "It was a pity he
died no sooner"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

E%At Printers festival at Boston q
short time since, the following capital
toast was drank
The Editor The man who is expect
ed to know everything, tell all he knows
and guess at the rest /; 10 make oath to
his own good character, establish the
reputation Of his neighbois. and select all
candidates for office to blow up every
body and reform the world; to live for
the benefi. Of others, and have the epilaph
written on his tombstone, e Here be lies
his last !, in short he is a locomotive
running on the track Of public notoriety;
his lever is his pen his tender his scIs-
sors, and his driving wheel Is public
opinion; whenever he explcdes, Il is
caused by the non paymen. Of subscrip-
tons.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21

T" WORSE YET. "a N. Jersey Justice
Of the peace was travelling with friend
in the western part of Ohio, and finally
came into quite an unsettled region
Late in the day the two travellers reached
cabin, where they asked for supper
and lodgings. The old man was away,
and the old woman promptly refused.
but the grown up daughter put in good
word for the good looking men, and her
mother finally consented. After supper,
as they were all-sitting around the FIRE,
the old woman began the talk
"S'pose strangers, you're from Con-
necticut, or some such Yankee place 7"
"Oh, no ma'am," said the Justice,
"we are not Yankees by any means"
Well, where did you come from
then 7"
"We are from New Jersy, madam"
"Oh, good laudy!' said the old woman
-"worse GET Harper's Mag.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-04-21
Heroic Conduct of a Missionary.


At the recent meeting of the London
Missionary society on India, the Rev. r.
G. Mather, in the course of his speech,
dwelt on the effect Of the Indian outbreak,
in bringing out the real value of native
converts. will, he said, just state one
fact in connection with this matter
When the Fort at Agra was invested by
the mutineers, or rather, when il became
known that the mutineers were approach
ing. the entire population, both of the
city and the cantonments, took refuge in
the fort. There were $50 native Chris.
tians in the town, who fled towards the
fort, and they expected to have been
admitted with the rest, but, to their
astonishment, they were told that they
could not come in. There were in The
fort at this moment upward of 1000
Hindoos, and some $50 Mohamedans,
(who afterwards deserted the English,
vet these $50 Christians could not be
admitted, but must remain outside in
danger Of losing their lives. The state
men, was supplemented by Rev. James
Smith, Of The Baptist Missionary Society,
thus Let me here pay tribute Of
respect 10 that worthy missionary, whose
acquaintance l am proud to possess, Mr.,
French, the Agent Of the Church Mis-.
sionary Society at Agra. When it was
stated that the native Christians had beer
refused entrance into the fort--they were
from my own neighborhood, Chittouraf
and Secunderabad-Mr. French came
forward and said: "My blood shall flow
with theirs; if they are not admitted intt
the fort, | will 60 out TO them" Her
was man who was truly worthy of tn,
name of missionary-one that was deter
mined rather to perish with his brethren
!. than they should be left outside. I an
!, happy to add, that in consequence Of tn
!. statement Of Mr.. French, the Governo
. ordered The gates 70 be thrown open I
;. !. tho native Christians, and they wer
: admitted into the fort.
r "Old Zachariah Robbins" " lived
o Wood county, Mississippi, and WI
o called on to prove the insanity Of youu
4. man on trial for assault with intent to xii
4, He swore that he had no doubt whatevt
/; that the prisoner was an insane man.
a On his cross examination he was require
t. 10 state the reason for this opinion.
n +" Why, bless your life. said ne, ~
known Jimmy alters, and he's alters bee
: Dimlcrat, and when the Dimicrat
he party put up their man last Fall, Jimm
as didn't vote for him; and | alters thin
e. that Dimicrat that don't stick to b
Re party ain. in his right mind y.
gs Jimmy was acquitted, Tor old Zack
&c opinion prevails very generally in III
as region as well as this Elk.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-20
The Secessionists.


The Southern seceders from the Pres.
byterian Generdf Assembly which sat
10 Cleveland last year, lately met at
Knoxville, Tennessee, under the name
of the United Synod of the Presbyterian
Church:o of the United States of America.
Four Synods-to wit: Virginia, Ten
%nessee, West Tennessee and Mississippi
we're represented. A declaration Of
principles was made, averring that the
relation between master and slave can.
lot, either directly or ip5lrectly. be
made the basic Of dis.cipilne in the Pres
byterisn Ctarch. A proposition to
unite With The Old School Presbyterian
Organization was adopted by a vote of
10 to 8. A committee was appointed
which was instructed to attend the meet
ing of the next General Assembly in
New Orleans in May next, to confer
with any committee which may be APP
pointed by that Body. The Committee
was Rev. Mr.. Reed, of Virginia, and
the Rev. Mr.. Marshall, of Tennessee.
The Rev. Mr.. Boyd, of Virginia, was
appointed a committee to consult with
the New School General Assembly which
meets insChicago in May in reference
to the property in which the seceders
are interested.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-20
The Supreme Court on the Bank
Tax Ouertion.

We have heretofore had occasion to
notice the late decision of the Supreme
Court of this State upon the question
of bank taxation. It is a noticeable fact
that this decision was made by a Court,
the five members of which stood, four Re.
publicans to one Democrat, Chief JUS
tice BARLEY being nowsthe only Demo
crat on the Supreme bench of this State.
Messrs. Brinkerhof and Sutliff were the
members concurriog with the Chief JUS
tice, IN thus affirming the former decis-
ion of the highest tribunalo of the State.
Thus does this vindicate the justice of
the doctrines of the Democratic party.
The theory, that any Legislature sufi
GENTLY corrupt to be willing to grant
away the sovereign right of taxation
could irreyocably do SO, was too mon.
strous to command the assent of men,
even. who lad all their lives been hos
tile to the general teachings ofthe dem
oeratic party. We hear it stated that
this decision viii, if appealed from, be
sustained by the Supreme Court of the
United States, which was divided upon
the former decision made by it in a sim
liar case.-C leueland P2alldealcr.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-04-20

FUNERAL OF Col. BENToN.=At ten
O'Clock this morning the remains of Ben
ton were taken from the Mercantile LII,
brary Hall to the Second Presbyterian
Church where tue funeral ceremonies
were performed By Rev. Mr.. Cowan, as
sisted by Revs. DIR. Anderson and Mr..
Brooks. After services were concluded
the body was placed in the hearse, which
was followed to B~ellefontaine Cemetery
by the most imposing procession ever
formed in St. Louis, consisting of rela.
tiyes, friends of the family, all the mill
tary companies OF the city, seventh re-
giment of u. S. Infantry under the COM
mand of Col. Morrison, Judges of Cout is,
Members of the Bar, Members of the
City Government, Benevolent Societies
of the City, Turner's, and an immense
concourse of citizens in carriages and
afoot. Cortege was forty five minutes
in passing q given point.
The body Of Mcdowell Jones. grand
child-of Col. Benton, was conveyed to
tho tomb at the same time.
Capt. Simson. Toy ographical Engi-
neer, Governor Powell and Major Nc
Cullough, Utah Peace Commissioners,
arrived yesterday.