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a GREAT and good man being told that ne had
enemies who spoke i'll of him, said al will trv
TO i've so shat nobody win believe them" :.
Mns' PLArMTSn says that ono of the greatest
pedestrians she ever heard of, was that man men.
toned in the papers who walked one thousand
miles in two hundred consequential hours.
LITTLE Tommy T is FIVE years old. He
was In a mus'ng mood the other day. and his
mother asked him what he was thinking about.
"oh," said he "I was thinking of OLD TINES"
a PURE-MSpEn, truthful virtuous Young ma,
Is sure to win his way to- an honorable position
IN the world, If with these qualities ere united n
purpose and energy.
How sHoRT-LIvED are the best resolutions made
in our own strength They resemble the early
dew which soon passeih away, and the grass up-
on the house top which withereth before it grow.
eth up. r..
IT may be n curious fact for some of our read
ers to know that the regular weekly consumbt;op
of flour in New York city is fifty thousand bor.
rels, or little over. seven thousand barrel, ner
day. rser.-f
soME ono was telling an Irishmnn that some.
body hadFeaten ten snucers OF ice cream; where.
npon Pat shook his head. q So vou q Mt bclievo
it" With shrewd nod, Pat answered: "Weu
l behave in the crane, but not in the saucers, IN
AN attorney, abont to furnish bin OF costs
was requested by his client, a baker. to make
it as light ms he could. "Ahi" replied fhc at
torney, that's what you may say to vonr fore
man, bntits not the way / make my bread"
AYASKEE editor says 4" We don't mind ro-
cording tie death Of people without being pni,
for our trouble, though that is not fair but an
egyrics on the dead must bo paid for-we roe
lively cannot send people to heaven For moth nc''
PLEAs,Nr EtEvurrS 1T 8, better to love , nor.
soa you cannot MARI, than to marry ono you
eannot Iove' 'his is a short text fnr n lone snr
mon w"'o', human experience yin ,o.tfnr, -
P'e"''' 'nnt'l the last syllable of ~aor5rl ,, =,
T"E Boston Pos. pess,ts uron .yooa .. ..,.r, :.
fellow In the follow thg manner; The ,.,,.o..
VINO sent us copy OF the Boston P,sf with .L,.L
ass written upon the margin, rs rrqt,...., -. a..
| form It's at what stable he eau be iouud"
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INfEnEsTrNG PosrAL DECISION. husband ,vbo
had been separated from his wife demanded thu,
his village postmaster should deliver her letter,
to him. and threatened n suit at law if his do.
mand was not complied with. The wife, on tho
other hand, forbade the delivery OF her letters to
the husband. In these circumstances the most
master appealed to Mr.. Holt for Instructions
MIR. Holt pronounces the claim advanced bv tbo
husband too preposterous to be seriously refo,ed
indeed. he says it is abhorrcnt to law as il il
to the Christian civilization of the age. The
Boston Courier publishes Mr. IIolt's letter in full
from which we make the following extracts
When husband becomes estraneed from hi.
wife and abandons her, or by his neglect or cru
elites compels her TO abandon him. it would be
rs revolving to humanity, as subversive of sound
morals, to suffer him to cut off her commnnioa.
tI9n with those relatives and friends to whom. in
her hour of trial. she might be driven to look for
sustenance, or for that consolation which she
might need, even more than food or raimentn
The postmaster was instructed to deliver the
letters to the lady to whom they were addressed
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Mgtfllailaulta Reaaiaq,
Night i'm Jern,saIesn,

serusaiem is perhaps, unlike any other city In
tne world The midni2ht slutnber is unSIist,,rb.
eu' oy the shrir voice Of the iron horse. ms he
enunders RS along prociaiming the march Of science,
ana pearing. with speed swifter than eagles
wings the products OF eivilization and The labor
OF genius. The weary sufferer tossing tbrougb
the long watches of the night. 4. unelsturbea h.,
the roll Of whoels The devotce 81 fasbjonF ,,',
midnight reveller--one who has tarried long at a
game OF chance, aud quaIFed that cup which at
last bitsth like serpent and stingeth like an nd.
der-has no cause 20 curse the fireman 3 trumpet
which has startled him from bis drunken slnm
Der. The man of literature, who ha. anborcd
long and sadly until the night hos far wnned 10
bring irom his brain the creations Of his f,ncv
that his loved ones may be preserved from star.
yaton, viii not have his consciousness roused
and his weary mind called back from the bolv
land Of dreams, by the roll of the market co,t
bringing to his memory that Aurora has ALREADY y
hsrnessed her horses, and again tho burdensoma
cares OF day must force him TO arise. No fire
bell tells in which ward Of the city the power Of
destruction is wasting, with more than Ii,b,,;no
speed, aud implores the strong arm and ,ten,o
r'"' v"."a of the noble fireman. To resc,,e so,,o
helpless infant Orstrembling maiden from the sue
locating hames The weary mother. bending,
over the cradle of her sick child, is not no,ned
ny the hilarity Of the theatre going crowd
There are no brilliantly illuminated streets--n
light to be seen without. save the fltful erlimnor
OF paper lantern carried by the hand of tho
solitary night-walker. No,policeman stands sen.
tinel The soft light OF the moon cannot none.
trate these narrow, dark alleys. The daughters
OF music have been brought low, There Il =
q'net pervading these streets, in which. tho wind
even seems weary and faint, and nothing finds
utteranee save the bark Of dog, the n,atin bell,
and the muzzim's cry doing out his IucuLrious
sammons for, the faithful Mohammedan to arise
and come to prayers
ana TINS Is Jerusalem, once the JOY of the
who're earth And this the spot spread out by
'ehoSah himself, for the eternal dwelling place
OF his chosen. And these miserable filthy nov.
erty stricken and oppressed people, are the de-
scendants of the friend Of God--the children Of
Abraham. Behold Che literal fuIfilment of
prophecy See them "meted out. peeled and
trodden down by the worst of the heatben.
Their houses possessed. the pomp of the strono
has ceased, and their holy places are defileds
where now is that magnificent temple, erected
oy king Soiomoni Yea, /" not one stone has
ooen LETT upon another, that has not been thrown
down. Well might the Saviour say. !" Danpb.
ters OF Jerusalem, weep not for me but wecn
Tor yourselves and your children"
Yet, beholdi therein has been len a re,,n,,,
that shall be brought forth, both sons AID daupb
ters For the Lord shall comfort Zion he
". WIN comfort all her waste places" Then, for
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IHR Raleigh (N. C.) Register calls attention 70
the iaet that there is not single powder mill in
the Union south of Delaware, Nd
On "Wednesday last we published from tho
heowee Courier a report of powder mill in
fickens District, which has been in succe.sfu,
operation Tor some length of time.
81. charleston AcreurU.
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fAsII'oN.-<Ihe Homs Journal Gays: "The Pc.
ruSian custom Of ampntation Of the fifth toe, to
make The foot pointed and small, is beginning to
prevail IN Paris. At Lima IL is the rule to per-
iorm this operation on the female infant IN the
cradle Bot q Peruvian surgeon, now adyertis-
ing in Paris, offers to perform it on growu.up fe
males. This is following the fashion a little too
severely
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No oF SOUTHERN MERcnASrs.-The NOR.
y''''n's at kiehmond, Va, held meeting n few,
u'ss ago. and appointed committee to renort
Up upon tue propriety Of establishing line of pack.
ets between that port and Liverpool. They also
"'opted the following resolutions =.
1'esoeOe@ That in future. SO far as our capital
""u icnl'ies VIM enaur ~ 10 s, W, wi; a..
port our own goods Of foreign growth or mann.
aeture direct TO this port -.
hesofreh That those of us, who now have or.
ders in the hands of agents or manufacturer,
awaiting execution for the spring trade pIedqs
ourselves to use our best efforts to have tho oI.
shipped to James River even at an advanced
rate OF freight, and that from and after the 1st
day OF January next, we bind ourselves not 70
give an order for foreign goods 20 any n.rtr,
without an understanding that such goods shall
De shipped to James River when practicable. o,J
i"f'nermore' that in order to facilitate the ohgc,
We nave In view, we hereby pledge ourselves 70
unite upon some one or more responsible shin.
ping agents at Liverpool
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SALE has peen act asilo byn Court in the
Country of Wayne, Indiana, because the re al
estate advertised to be sold was not advertised
in the newspaper printed nearest the said estate
II is therefore he'll that whera any newspaper is
printed even the distance of one squre nearer the
property sold than that in which tho property Is
advertised. snch sales are voidnblc, and titles
derived under them liable to be set aside
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Two couSTayNEy went into hatterfs TO buya
hat. They were both delighted with one, inside
tho crown Of which was a looking glass. -
" What's the glass for'" said one OF the men. -
The other, impatint at such q display Of rural
gnonnee. exclaimed What fori Why, for
the man who buys the hat to see how It fits him.
stupid
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A'MAN never appreciates the impoftancc Of
/" thinking twice before speaking once until no
10 q candidate for Office,
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Prayer in the Spirit.

-. e. y .H Il.
Christians often pray for the Spirit--for the
out-ponring of the Spirit--for revival by the
sPirt--for the conversion,of sinners, for the ex.
tension of the Kingdom of Christ. why are not
those prayers answered3 The apostle James nc.
counts for abortys prayers, by their selfishness.
fe ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss ];
that 5e may consume it on your lnstS" Selfish
ness posons the most earnest prayer.
Bnt 1t may be asked, is it possible 10 pray
selfshly for the splrit9 Yes; such prayers nre
fearfnlly frequent Many a conference room,
many q house Of worship, echoes to the voice Of
prayer for the Spirit, which are the offerinrs Of
selfishness.
Moreover, much Of the prayer that is said, and
repeated, for the outpouring OF the Spirit, is al
together unwarranted in the Scriptures. They
contain no precepts, no examples no warrant OF
any sort, for such prayers They are merely
bodily exercise that "profteth little"
III Christians were to pray less for the sn;r;i.
that is. pray less that the Spirit may influence
others, and more that he may influence them.
selyes--in other words pray in the Spirit, as the
Scriptures teach, they would not pray so much
IN vain. True prayer is moved, called forth. di
reeted by the Spirit it is that in which "the
Spirit itself maketh intercession for US with
groanings that cannot be uttered" Where the
Spirit prays In and through the believer in Jesus
when Christians are praying in the Holy
Ghost" then II is that heaven and earth arc near
together, then prayer enters into the secret place
OF the most high" and the answers are swift and
sure. -. ~ ~
And how gracious is the promise that our Fa-
ther in Heaven is willing to give the Holy
Spirit to them that ask HmI' Those who re.
ceive and retain this gilt who walk in the Spirit,
waste no breath In prayer. While they are
speaking, God hoars.g While they call, He an.
swers ehristiaa reader, have you learned this
blessed art Of Prayingia the Holy spirit7 =
g Western Watehma,,.
- ssep -
TnE captain Of one Of the Black BAH line of
Liverpool packet ships. ID conversation with a
friend upon tho hardships Incident to the life Of
a saiicr, said that no never heard of but one man
who had good excuse for going to sea. On be-
ing asked who that man was, the captain replied
"Noah For,' said be, ~if the old chap had re.
nained on shore he would have been drowned y
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THE WASHINGTON UNION.

valid, and therefore has not 'slalmed tho Golden State
for nigger-wOrship. This is exceedingly generous.
In order 10 secure an ascendency In the next Congress
10 tile friends Of free soil, free labor, free love, free
fights, high tariffs, homestead bills, and other eoonomi-
cal arrangements Of a similar character, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, and Minnesota must so the whole hog for
abolitionism. If these States hesitate 20 heed the
- words Of Greeley, and should chance TO choose men
who will support Mr.. Buchanan, why then the repubi-
cans will not have "the printing, Sc, aud the awful
consequences Of such a state of things are too obvious 10
need comment,
The Vice President is still in this city. He was sufi-
GENTLY recovered from his recent indisposition 10 make
visits during the day to some of the prominent officials,
and was entertained In the evening at the house of Royal
Phelps, esq, who invited q large party of prominent cit
liens to meet him. MI. h. contemplates returning TO
kentucky tomorrow or next day.
The Stephens poisoning case, which has been exciting
80 much attention for several days past, will be summed
up tomorrow, and referred to the jury ON Friday. The
opinions of those who have most closely watched the
proceeding and heard the evidence is that the accused
will certainly be acquitted.
A complaint for assault and battery was preferred to-
day by a man named Dubell against United States Mar
shl Rynders, better known as Captain Rynders of the
Empire Club. The Marshal was sent for, but was not at
home. 1t is not supposed that Mr.. Dubell viii gain
much by his motion. ADSuM.
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THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.


The Rochester IN. W Democrat gives a thrilling
Western (Canada) railroad, by which six lives were lost
and many persons dangerously injured William Cox,
of Philadelphia, a passenger ON the train gives the FOL
lowing statement
"The accident occurred al an emlankment on tho
south side OF Il mountain, between Copetown and Dun
das. About twelve rods Of the embankmcnt had been
swept away by the flood to the depth of forty feet. I was
In the sleeping ear at the rear end of the train. The first
intimation / received Of danger was q tremendous crash,
and in an instant | was hurled from my berth to tho
floor, ~alighting fortunately on my feet. l ran 10 the
rear door of the car and out on the platform, where / OBJ
tanned a dim view of the condition Of affairs. The sleep
ing car was still on the track, but the trucks were torn
verge Of the chasm, the forward end being pitched down
ward, and the rear end elevated about eight feet from the
ground. All the other cars were in the ciasm. | got
down to the ground, and, with some other passengers,
went forward to see what had happened. The cars we,o
piled up at tho bottom in u terribly confused state.
The engine, which had, of course, gone over first,
was at the bottom, and buried so deeply in the soft
earth that there was nothing visible Off it except the tops
of the driving wheels. The tender had passed over the
engine, and appeared to be split in two. no that tho
water-tanks lay ON each side of 1t. The baggage car had
gone completely over the engine and tender, and was ly-
ing against the opposite bank on its side, and considerably
broken up. Against and on the top of the ruins Of
the engine were what appeared to be the remains Of u
mail or freight car, / could not tell which. The first
passenger car lay with its forward end among these ruins.
The second passenger car was driven into aud partially
through the first. The hind end of this car lay against
some piles which had supported the embankment Next
was the Sleeping car, which hung on the edge Of the pre-
cipice. ri NfHN
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this species Of Indebtedness have heretofore accp-
INFLATED aud been paid as deficiencies The postal
service viii during the coming season, be conducted
Under the law but without the needful appropria-
ton to satisfy claimants, who willhave oask Congress
for payment. The last House Of Representatives
refused to make appropriations for mileage, not
their own mileage, but that Of their immediate sue
cessors. They did not repeal the law authorizing
members TO receive mileage, but simply declined
to appropriate the means Of payment. The repre-
sentatives under the law are entitled to their pay,
it is competent for any one of them to demand it,
and it is the duty of the government to meet the OBJ
legation. Precisely so it is with reference to the
postal service. Congress has simply refused to pro
vide the means, leaving the laws directing and regu-
lating the service in full force, IL is as much the
duty of the Postmaster General under these laws to
use the authority conferred upon him to keep up the
service as it would have been had Congress made
the necessary appropriations for payment. Indeed,
the whole question in dispute relates to payments.
1t is a question between the department and its en-
ployes-of good faith, in fact, between Congress
and the latter. Congress viii be called upon to
audit accounts, not as the Iateiigencer absurdly says,
''never authorized by law, p nor accounts rendered
necessary only by the default Of the President in
not calling an extra session of the national legisla-
ture, y but accounts accruing for service under exist
ing laws. The HnteHigeacer may be sadly prejudiced
in this case, but we apprehend It's vision is not so
entirely obscured as to be unable to see the wisdom
and fairness Of the administration in the premises.
We complain, however, of the whole scheme of
the opposition. An extra session of Congress was a
part of it. This could be secured, it was thought,
by defeating appropriations. They succeeded only
in Gripping the Post Office and are now sadly puz-
lied chat their knavery was not quite equal to what
they expected of it. They laid a pretty foundation
in a grand larceny sort of spirit for future political
operations. The cards were all packed for a sweep
ing fraud but they have been detected in the deal
and cry out in the language of a rogue under similar
circumstances "There has been cheating about this
board
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TIE VETO.

[From the Eufaula (Ala) Spirit of the South, March s
Mr.. Buchanan met the just expectations Of his friends
by his prompt veto of that monstrous device of federal
ism which passed both houses of Congress over the votes
of the almost united South the agricultural college
bill. IL could not number votes enough to ride over the
veto, and, so has fortunately failed to become n law.
The message condemns the measure not only on account
of its effects upon the public revenue, but also upon the
higher and stronger ground of its unconstitutionality,
the argument upon which is presented with admirable
clearness and force.
The whole delegation from Alabama in both houses
voted against this measure, and the fact that the Advcrs
tiser and Gazette, the organ of the State-rights democracy
at Montgomery, seemed to countenance the projectnatural-
Iy enough excited great surprise. Knowing as we did the
EDITORS thorough acquaintance with, and fidelity to, the
doctrines of State-rights, we felt confident that he was
in no wise responsible for this paipable boiling from the
old republican track, and we ale gratifed to learn from
a lat number of the paper that the article was published
in his absence and enormously inserted AS editorial, when
il should have appeared as q communication. 80 :,
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DEPLoRABLE CONDITION. or THE CHINESE
REBELS.
Correspondence Of the Loadon nmesl

lNNfN-kNH1NHNN " HN ~NN"" aH'~l
We have just returned from our interesting expedition
up the Yang tse- Kiang. doubt not you will be surpris-
cd to hear how utterly devoid the waters of the Yang-tse.
Kiang arc of all junk trade. There MAS not a single
trading junk at the point at which il h. catered by Ia,
Grand Canal, nor until we pass the Poyang Lake arc there
any signs Of riyer life, and then only q very seanty allow,
ance.
The low estimates some of us had formed Of the rebels
turned out quite correct. l had an opportunity Of visit.
ing some OF their chiefs. | was quite Disguised with
their disreputable and d~isorderly appearance. Their pre-.
tensions 10 Christianity are of the shalowest description.
They are polygamists, opium-smokers, and the only Bible
example they seem TO follow is that OF the Isfaelites IN
the conquest Of Canaan. Tho whole country has been
laid in ruins, the women are carried OIL, the men pressed
into service, and fire and bloodshed mark their track
everywhere. They seem, however, TO be on their last
logs. The ~apathetio Imperialists are gradually closing In
upon them, and any other government but the Chinese
would crush the whole thing In u week.
They asked us TO sell them arms, and we had secret
applications for opium They live on the peasantry,
whom they squeeze, aud are bloodsuckers who must be
got rid OF, if We intend to establish a healthy circulation.
so essential TO trade.
The scenery is very fine in parts, aud the river presents
no great difficulties of navigation. In its present eondi-
tion | do not recommend people TO indulge in a too san.
guine estimate OF its capabilities for commerce. Hankow
aud the cities above Ganking, the last rebel port, are re-
covering.