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New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

GRAsD BALL.-yictory Engine Company No. 10, Of
the Eastern Disc. gave toer annual ball at the Ode
o. last light. The company was numerous snd highly
respectable, ana the erjoyments passed off to the ut
most satisfaction Of all concerned.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

The CHARGE OF GRAND LAacESY.-Justics stan
ten yesterday decided hold M ffasny In $50 eonds 70
await the action % Grand Jury. sh charge Of saa ~ -
py preferred By Wm- z. Wsrirs Of New York
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

coorse of vs lectures Astronomy, at the Acsdemy
Of Music, a. a preliminary step toward founding a.
Observatory in the great Central Park n this city to
admit pupils, with their teacters, to the fu coarse for
fifty cents, the price of siogis ticket. Pnncp pals
Of schools Will be furnished tickets for their pupils at
ary Of the book ami music stores TIE lectures Will be
delivered On the evenings Of Friday, Jaou,ry IA;
"wednesday ls; Friday, 2li Tuesday, p, snd rhur'-
day q. ST Il o'clock
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

course Of lectures will be given on Monday even
ing at the East.rn Congregational Church. Mather
Hale Smith, John p. Thompson, George B. Cote
ind Richard S. Stons are among tho speakers.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
IAiYeTti.emeut.l

THE METALLIC TABLET STRoP-lnyented by
GEo s,vsDzRs A D. s6-Tais tee genuine article. has
eqused proilorg the teenest possible edge 60
rsror Can he obtained Of the subs bers AID sole naGnaesur
er. j. S. SAUSpERs. No. As;or House.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

KrSGs CousTY CoURr OF OYER AsD TERMIsER
AND CouRIThs Cosr opened yesterday Tor sae
T,rp by Judge Inzsbsm and Justices Hoy The
Grand Jury called. bat only few answered % their
psres they dis hsrxsd until Monday. not prob
Abe that Grsrd Jurv vii Be psnnels6 there Is
ope IL sss.on Organized BY The Court Of Sessions The bus.
ness of the Circuit thsn and
tiled by The Cals ndAr viii be taken ais morning
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

tie past few DAYS With reference to the City Inspec.
tofsbp Dc m 1t but pTopr to contradict these ms
Representations by decial of alleged Bargains AMI 70
say that has not tan, nor % q az tsis fIye the de-
fire Of the uudersgoed TO retain the portion longer
than the tine when successor shall have been legally
a,pOiI;ed ard qualified to assume the duties OF the
office.
TIE undersigned has made no sppGcs.on for re-
appointment ard has not attempted 10 influence the
selection, the approval rejection of any person
for the appointment, either by the Mayor the Bosr
Of Aldermen, and when successor shall have been
sppoiGtsd SIS above, il viii give the undersigned sim
csTe pleasure ~ wrlcoDe his successor 10 the per-
formarce of the duties of the off %.
Respectfully yours GE0 W. MORTON, City Inspector.
Neg York. Jan. H. 1883.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

HEnsOs CogsrY CoURIs.-The January term Of
the Hsdsn County Courts vii nee 10 DAY as Coc
House IN Bsrgsa. Tks esinissl easnses nssS
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

CHARGE or TSFAsrIcsDE.-Coroner Sehirncr held
an pque on Tuesday upou the body o pe~y born cfsu the
son of Ma Kennedy unmarried woman residing a. NO
S6 sowrry no Is charged With sanFus % death post
nortsm examir by Dr. Bouton the body
and in his opinion death produced by s'rsnsaaton The
employed rGrse a. tne aoove num-
ber conceal her pregnancy until rer the
The Jury rendered VERDICT OF nisnticde a. tae nAnas
of the mother sad she committed TO prison for tA
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

RoBBERY.-On Saturday sftsrncop, dnring the tenn
sb.e1ce Of Mr. z Ives his rcons Of 5Onn
irc and Fourth thief entered and carried on
vain able violin vaued a. $50. Tue thisf escaped
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

The teachers and pupils of the various City Govern
ment Gramrr AZ Schools viii be Interested, doob,lsss
10 leaun that ausrsemtt, have been made BY the
Committee Of gentlemen headed BY Mayor ITEM ssn'
sbo have invited Prof. o. N. Mitchell 10 deliver
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

A. W. FABER'S LEAD PENCILS, sold at retail
Sy sil s,ssiorers. Al whole sale only BY
T. FAsER. sole kseas, No. lS5 WDlisns.-
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

b. invitation of the Young Men's Christian Uni'n
there sill be an ADDRESS delivered in Clinton Hail o
Tuesday night, Jan. H. The Claims of the Isdian
" for Justice ana Protection
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr-JAx Io.-Besoss Jsds
IsGERsoLL.

Henry Y. Dibblee .t al sg Js. " Sorni"stsL
This suiG il brought to recover the value Of qusa
tity Of silk AID cotton goods Which were eoisn foo
the PLAINTIFF premises In le5 and eceysf BY the desndsS
who are snction~ers Phladslps Tse psuinf aors n
Murray street robbed Of thee goods By Mr. fsrnsse
who them Phsdsphis, where hey were dnpossf
The defyrdsD,s The soods valued ct o3o0O Dsfn1
ssdepy they that the goods See st'en The esss
a. still on.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

FoUSD DEkD.-The body ct an unknown woman,
sbou. twenty Yeas OF sae supposed 70 have from
Peuitentary st Bsckwes Island ocrd esry Noadsy
q the fco. Fiji r., and taken TO the
Nineteeuta House where inqUet will be held
upon H. Deceased lss. ,ve srogery on tue cor
rer u Fflieth street and Third avenue.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
COURT OF eENERAL sEssIONs-hospAy, Jsa. To-
Before the CRY JvpcG.

Edward IfempsOn was tined for burglary 10 the thru
d.zns He broke the Of Asa s.spkens No. ~
WaS sr street Dec 80 There very large snosat of
urop<gty IN store but Of taken At toe suesee
tio of DbctAttorreJ verdict Of guilty Of % stepe
10 burglary IN the third degree. Sentenced 70 one yeH
In the ReBtsntisry.
Cbsfs Nc eDerno ssed 49, indicted for the murder Of ca
Coser Nov H. psded suiy, the instance o. tss
Arrey % uasnslsuzhs IL tee second dsses osa
ereseIyed. -
Roosevelt Hoyey convicted Of grand larceny and 'es-
tened o yeaIs In the Peaite eatsary.
james Donrsy Indicted for burfsry tas secocd dees
pSsded guilty IN the third deSee, snd was go
tencsd 70 the htate Pm o1 for t~o years. . .-.
Philip Hsr convicted Of breaking ioto the store OF =
Cucny No f7t Eat Seventeenth street lNn Novsmess
was sens~rc.d d 70 !, ,eaas ID. Pspitsntisry -
jan 20 Kesrey oorsy we're oonsictsd bafeY
in he nira seHtsIess to yesr and n'a'ns es
Jhn Dusssn p!e.ded ru,y sstsmp. e bafs.y IA ~
third sese~ and being odd odsoar v" hf 70 t9s sess
~ Brsrs convicted of bsrsuy In the third dssrss.
~. .,utruoed % state Ps of sn1 norths
Wn pssd~d guilty 70 petit sreeny snc vas seat v
the P~nit~srasy for aonthA
John xIsr pssasd ssiay to forgery Ia the sSassA dsss
and wss reu4a1dec fr ,eefenes .
Losis Hrr sdtsd r burglary 10 the sr. dssrs. ssss:S
su, 70 tbst crime third deges snd ssaencee
four years AID nine mol Ia IL the 6ts;e Pri.on-
Jofn Kxha Unity iDdictsd vita tbs above. sso pse1se
saslty snd received ahe sehtenoe. -..s..
Barton. yocIs sh pesdsd sniy " fsssee
her mistress, snd v2s seLt b. tie HocAe Of hsc<s.
Mary FARRELL rssdst guilty 10 charge o. ofsss I~f"ss,
saa vas sat ,snesd 10 two yeus IN the renfss''isV
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

CoR0SER's ISQUEsT.-An inquest was hel1 yester.
day Coroner Horton upon the BODY o. Thoma.
which induced the belief that be had been poi
,oned On Ives.isatrI the ase was eertsned that the
cause Of hs cesth ton Of the brain. p norem
ear, nation filled 70 frt Of poison. verdict IN
corisnee with tae fscts rendered By the Jury.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
Id " LNTELLIG ElNCK
couRr OF osER AsD tssxls,R-,... n-sss...

III
Jedsc MvtIrs.
rHx FRarDs ~ rsr crrr rHxssrsr--rHE ISotcr-
srSTs ouAMED.
The PtoPie at. Josrph r. Taylor.
Tie destrdan; Was indicted FOR poo. payment TO the
CITY Chamberlain Of the taf-s collected bv him N
ssrrsrts issned by the city authorities to him a. Co..
ecor Il Assessnents within tne time reqcires oy ths
ordinspce Of the Common Council.
Ju-ge Mullen, who has bad the matter uejer co.,
s'dersticn for trne sent bis opinion dpsn this
mcrbpg In 4 he confines hin self to the Elm ;l- obec-
ton VI the defer daus coulsei lat tue indictment dees
not aege or show that any fraud bas been committed
upon the city. Tue indictment was found under the
46th sec'ion of the Charter OF 1857, providing thsk
any cfiicer Of the City Government who should commit
any fraud upon the city, &c, shsl be deemed guilty
Of ui,i meanor. TIE Legislature hss not gves cay
defrili to tie term fraud used in this statute.
BY cstipgushsd wri.cr op the civil law fraud vas
tshLed 10 be any cor riving, deception or arnoce
usedto circumvept cheat or deceive spo.her" tn
impossible to epsrate deceit or ertice fron faad-n
10 The very esss nee Of fraud.
That irgref lent IS totally wanting q this case.
II was doubtless competent fos the Legislature 10 do
money collected by rim 10 his cal capacity frsrd
upon the pfnon or corporation entised to receive IT.
bot al fraud is thus defined irdloimeut for such
off,rse a fIaut Can be maiu,aiu,d. Bscon's
ablde. ment ce6nte the term fraud" a. "the act
by which person unlssful'y desgueily aod kaow.
ngly appropriates to his own uss he ro,crty Of
archer without criminal Intent II this Is the tras
meaning of the word it .mbr sces the acts omissions
charged the defendant 10 this Indictment The
Jutge th pks Il az this definition omits all the ngred
ents Of fraud aud embraces multitude Of acts which
have never been supposed to be fraudulent Asevery
yiolai ion of the charter s Dc dscsred to be misde-
nearor, If the duty 4 paying over Is imposed upcs
the deft rdant by the Charter there necessity of
resorog to any forced construction Of terms I, make
the accused responsible. II the daty s not imposed
By tho Charter then the omission TO perform Il is not
criminal ,ffense, srd the city NUT resort to the
same civil remedy that every individual in the StAseh
compelled to adopt when his sgont embezzios h's
property or Deglec;s TO pay over moreys wmca ne
cons, the motion to quash the indictment isgraatei
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

Boy BEArES TO DEATH Bi HIS FATHER -Coro
Der Jaokmsn held inquest OF Monisy, at No. 5-6
seccrd svsn nue., up1n the body Of John B.mmsn, jr,
child SIX years Of age, who brutsly besten OF
he 4,h Instant by his father John Banmsn, and died
on Saturday last. 1t appeared in evidence that the
father came home grossly intoxicated en- last Tuesday
right ard without provcca.ion commenced beating
the child whom he dragged from beside his mother in
bed, ard after poundirg him with his fist, knocked
min eoSn, hi, head striking against the boards, and
pressed his kree upon the boys sde. The child cub
seq1eptly complained Of great p.n in his side and
bowels, and died on the Saturday following. Doctors
O'Bsn,cn ard Fitch made . po.t.norten eIamnstion
Cf L body after which the Jary rendered verdict
Of " Death from Inflammation Of the liver and pleu-
" risy, aggravated by violence at .he hsni: Of John
"B.mman." Or the rendition of the verdict, the &C.
eused was CON mistei to prison f,r trial.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

Mr.. Ferdinand Rchsrdi hiss opened az exhibition Of
paintings ct the rooms of the NationI Academy OF
Design. There are one hundred pictares 10 al, o.
which seventy are of American subjects la making
this collection, NJ. Rchard has travelled through Vir-
gipis, Kentucky, the Western and Northern States
ana Canada. He proposes to have bis pictures en-
grsved ard Published, in monthly pars; and Of this
series. eight spersvipgs Of the Falls Of Niagars ard
tservirons are already completed, snd may be seen
n the place OF exhibition.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

SETTLEMENT oF THE TELEGRAPH SUR.
Paul spoord Thomas Tlesoo. and Edward Howard ast
Eewl0rk Newfourdlaud ane London Tes graph Company
This suit was TO recover on contract for the CHI
ter Of the steamship James Adger to lay the telegra
cable from Halifax to Trinity Bay. When the a
was called this morninNfor trial. It WAS stated that
parties had come to an amicable settlement.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
A CARD.

CARD.
70 DE ESifsr Of hes y. Tribrs<
SIR; Statements calculated to DO Injustice 10 the IN
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

Tie Historical Society commence, this evening",
course Of lectures, to be delivered weekly, at the
Library building, OF Sscord avenue and Elev-
enth street. The irst lecturer will be Dr. Behune,
one Of the Socieys best frenis. The lecture has not
as yet been delivered here. It's title Lectures and
Lecturers, is Of good plomlse.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

The WEATHER on THE RyERs-The intense cold
of Sunday night made good deal of ice on the jersey
flats and up the North River, which, a. ebb tide,
foattd down, impeding the feny bosts somewhat.
Yesterday morning the North And East Rivers, being
much warmer than the atmosphere, sent up vapcr
that ob.cured everything almost like fog. Psssen.
gers on the ferry boats could neither shore from tue
rivers nor any object the tops of the tai build
irgs and the topmass of the shppioe and 30 dense
was the vspor that it crested up into wresths and an-
tsstcs columns about the bows Of the seim craft, as
they moved ibrous il, Ike znow-irts before ioco-
motive. AlOngshore the vapor, ooogeslsd into sn's,
flew before the blast, eating The face like ueeile
points and covering every exposed object with WIZ
ter's white msLte.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
BROOKLYN CITY coURr-J.I is-Bef

Alber, Brnssy ss TIE Bootlys City R,A,osa ConYsa
sloIs Pie ,ints c,ssa % tas Sss sssass - ~ s'
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

FRIE CHURcH IsPRoyENEsT.-The cepgregation
of the Astor-place Protestant Episcopal Mission
Church, fLdng the Mercantile Library Lectars room
inadequate 70 accommodate them, have concladed 10
make an effort for tie erection OF siabl, church IN
the vicinity of their present position. Some sl5oo
4Oco contributed by Grsoe Church are now svsil-
sble; end $1,000 more are wanted. Mears sre 10
operation to raise this sum OF the new church the
Rev. Robef. G. Dickson is rector.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
Beautiful EXTRACT.

Some fifteen years ago, Rev. John N.
Maffit, then in his prime, delivered o
lecture which closed with the following
fine PASSAGE: -..- a'.' .-d' .-a--l-
The Phoenix, tabled bird of antiquity
when it felt the chill advances of age
built its own funeral urn and fred its own
pyre by means which natures instinct
taught.
All its plumage and its form Of beauty
became ashes; but ever would rise the
young, beautiful from the urn of death
and chambers OF decay would the hedg-
ling come, with its eye turned towards the
sun and essaying its dark velvet wings,
and sprink led with gold and fringed with
silver, on the balmy air, raising little
higher until at length, in the full conf
dence OF flight, it gives cry of joy and
soon becomes glitteting speck in the
deep bosom of the erial ocean. Lovely
voyager OF earth, bound ON its heaven
ward journey to the sun!
So rises the spirit bird from the ruins
OF the body, the funeral urn which its
maker built and death fires. So towers
away to-its home in the pure elements of
spirituality the intellect Phoenix, to
dip its proud wings in the fountain of
eternal bliss.
So shall dear, precious humanity sur
vive from the ashes of a burning world.
So beautifully shall the unchanged soul
soar within the disc of Eternity's great
luminary, with undazzled eye and un-
scorched wings-the Phoenix of immor-
tality--taken to its rainbow home and
cradled on the beating bosom of eternal
love.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
The Great Mystery.

The following beautiful passageis taken
from Timothy Titcomb's or DIR. Hollands
"Preachings upon Popular Proverbs"
which the Springfield Mass Republican
is now giving to the world
"The body is to die; so much is certain.
What lies beyond? No one who passes
the charmed boundary comes back to tell
The imagination visits the realms of sha-
dows-sent out from some window of the
soul over life's restless waters, but wings
its way YEARLY back with an olive leaf in
its beak as token Of emerging life be-
yond the closely bending horizon. The
great sun comes and goes in heaven. yet
breathes no secret of the ethereal wilder
ness. The crescent moon cleaves her
nightly passage across the upper deep. but
tosses overheard no message and displays
no signals. The sentinel stars challenge
each other as they walk their nightly
rounds, but we catch no syllable of their
countersign which gives passage to the
heavenly camp. Shut in. Shut in! Be.
tween this and the other life there is q
great gulf fixed, across which neither eye
nor foot can travel. The gentle friend
whose eyes we closed in their last sleep
long years ago, died with rapture in her
wonder stricken eyes, a smile of ineffable
JOY upon her lips and hands folded over
"A triumphant heart: but her lips were
past speech, and intimated nothing OF the
vision that enthralled her"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02

BABIEs.--In the late number Of the
Electic Medical Journal, the editor re-
marks that young babies often cry from
actual thirst. Their natural supply i'm
tended as food, not as drink, and makes
them thirsty without really quenching
the thirst as cool liquid would. They
cry, he thinks. for cold water, Many
mother ia anxious to know what ails the
little sufferer that it should cry so loudly.
and imagining it to be suffering from
pain. administers some unnecessary opiate,
or pain killer, when all the child needs
is few teaspoonsful of good, pure. clear,
sparkling cold water. As the experiments
is very simple and easy, one, Jet all
mothers try it first before having rs
course to medicine. In warm weather,
particularly. children may be suffering
from thirst instead Of pain, and 1 small
1 quantity Of water may give them jp~s'
date fssssa 40 nsp ,y,ns s,s,,,s !
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
legislative.

The 1Tarpcr's Ferry Resolutions were
taken up in the House on the 25th, and
the following proceedings had: s.-..
The Bayless Harper's Ferry resolutions
were then taken up, and motion to post
pone them till Monday week failed. The
House proceeding in their consideration
Mr.. Brazelton offered series of resUlu-
tions in lieu, substantially the same as
adopted by the Legislature OF Georgia.
The House then adjourned till 2, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, and resumed the consideration of
the Hnrpers Ferry Resolutions, and the
question was taken on Mr.. Brazelton's
resolutions in lieu, and they were rejected,
yeas 90, nay 49,.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment to the
effect that this General Assembly has the
utmost confidence in the patriotism and
devotion to the rights of the South, of
our Representatives in Congress, and that
they will do nothing to weaken the bonds
of the Union, or in derogation to the
rights OF constituency. "a Z. .......
a-AAftef some remarks by Messrs. Martin
and CAN'T, the latter offered an amend
ment to the effect that that confidence
would not be shaken until those Repre-
sentatives coalesce with the Northern
sectional organization, commonly called
the Black Republican party, in the or
ganization of the House of Representa-
tives in Congress.
Mr.. Wisener offered an amendment to
Mr.. Gantt's amendment to insert after the
words "Black Republican party" ''or
Southern sectionalism, as manifested in
the course of the secessionists, or dis
unionists of the South"
The resolutions and amendments were
discussed by Messrs She'd, Vaughn, Wise
ner, Ewing and Lea, and then, on a mo-
ton,
The house adjourned till 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
Tobacco,

Lovers of the narcotic weed would do
well to cha,c awhile on the following,
which we find in medical journal of STAN
dard merritt
Tobacco is q prominent, probably, a
chief cause of the sudden deaths which
happen among men. Why? Because the
heart is muscle. 1t is lean meat-and
gets the power to beat and pulsate from
the nerves. 1t is kept in continued ac-
ton by the stimulus of the blood. When
the terrible poison has worked its way in
to the blood, the nerves and the muscles,
including, of course, the heart, it begins
to beat irregularly. 1t palpitates just as
the hand trembles, and folks say they
have the heart disease. After time it
stops, refuses to beat at all, and the fool
ish lover of tobacco dies--a victim of a
useless and loathsome habit.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
Into the midst of death,
Into the mouth Of hell,
Another Tnsurrection Case.

The Louisville Courier Of yesterday
morning, 22nd inst, contains the follow
ing startling article:
The citizens of Frankfort, the capital
of the State. and Versailles, Woodiord
county, have been excited for some
days, but by no means alarmed at re-
port of threatened rising of the ne
groes in those counties.
On Saturday dispatch from Harper's
Ferry, Virginia. advised the Mayor OF
Frankfort that the negroes, at the insti-
CATION OF some white scoundrels, designed
an attack on that city and Versailles -
And when these places fell it was their
intention to devastate the country around.
The information was obtained through
an Intercepted letter from an Abolitionlst
named Day, addressed to OssawatomIe
Brown. The intelligence was so direct
and OF such an alarming character that
Mr.. Hunter the prosecuting Attorney at
Charlestown, Va, deemed it his duty to
advise the authorities in Frankfort as
above.
Immediately on its reception the May
or OF Frankfort called the trustees togetl-
er to devise means to avert such a calani-
| ty. Precautionary measures were taken
in that city and also in Versailles. by
appointing an extra police force and pat
rolls for each district in the countless
The new military company organized last
week in Versailles were ready to respuHI
with alacrity at the first sound o1
tocsin of war.
This Ahalitiapist Day1
ted with tlie .iiotofnQ
who was once in the KenN0
tiary for running Oft Negroes. -
driven away from 'rrimble county
years ago for his negro stealing propensl
ties. II he is caught on this side OF the
river again we reckon he will be hung
He deserves it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02
Mildly Judge Ye of Each Other.

Mildly judge ye Of Zach other,
BE TO condemnation slow;
The very hest have their failing,
Something good the worst can show:
The brilliant sun has spots Of darkness,
On ITS radiant face, they say;
And the clock that never goeih.
Speak. correctly twice q day.
Do not mock your ncighbor's weakness,
When his random whims you SEQ;
For perhaps, he something like it,
Every day beholds in thee.
Folly leayens all our natures;
Soundest metal hath its flaws;
And the rigid stole scorner
Is no wiser for his saws.
Every mortal has his hobby;
1t may foolish seem to you,
But remember, bright or simple,
You have got your hobby too,
Let IA fellow feeling warm you,
When you critcise friend;
Honor virtue in his actions,
In yourself his vices mend.
Think not those whom mortals honor,
Are the best that earth affords;
For no tongue Of praise doth blazon
Forth the deeds which God rewards.
There are fish behind in ocean
Good as ever from 1t came, 81"
And there are men, unknown, as noblo
As the laurel'd heirs Of fame.
Mildly judge. then, Of each other,
Be to condemnation slow,
For the wisest have their failings,
Something good the worst may show.
The sun himself hath spots ef darkness
On his radiant brow, they say;
And the clock that never goeth,
Speaks correctly twice "A day.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-02

ORIGIN OF "OlD SCRATCH. old Nick,
although considered rather sharp than
Otherwise, has been served some very
acute tricks. Among the best, we have
heard OF a poor old cobbler who made a
league with him, and after enjoying every
earthly blessing, he W $ waited upon mt
the end OF the term by his birthstone
majesty, who demanded his soul.
The cobbler took sharp knife, and
ripping of the sole OF his shoe, threw it
at the feet OF his iilustrious guest.
What does this mean?' cried the lat
ter.
Look at the coptract." was the reply
of the cobbler.
Satan examined the contract, and
found that the word was spelt sole, which
only entitled him to the piece Of leather.
He turned on his heel, and went off
scratching his head and he has been call
ed odd Scratch" ever since.