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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
P LEGERDEMAIN.

He threw up the sleeves of his dress, and show
ed q piece Of some tissue paper which be held in
his hand. IT was about six inches square, and by
and delicate manipulation he formed i,
iuto a very good imitation ola butterfly. the wings
being extended, and at the most each was one
inch across. Holding the butterfly out in the
palm of his hand, to show what it was, he placed
two candles which were beside him in such a DO
sition as to allow him to wave a fan rapidly with
out affecting the flame. and then, by a gentle mo-
ton of his fan over The paper insect. he proceeded
to set it in motion. A counter draught of air
from some quarter interfered with bis efforts, and
made the butterfly truant to his will, and the
screen had 10 be moved a little to remedy this.
He then threw the paper butterfly up in Tia air,
and gradually it seemed to acquire life from the
action Of his an-now wheeling and dipping to,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
THE ANTI-S AVERY BUGLE.

prowess and skill Of several gentlemen who had
distinguished themselves in the Mexican war, | was
suddenly asked ty one Of them-who cleared hi:
mouth, for the purpose, of o most portentous food
of tobacco ice-who in my opinion, end In thai
of Eug!ishmen who studied American politics, wa:
tao greatest general in the United States. I'll,
reply was General Split. "Well', said the Sena
tor, 1 calculate you are about right;and though you
as a Britisher, may say SO, | should advise you moi
to put the observation into print, as some of oui
citisens may take it as PERSONAL On another oc
casion, an eminent lawyer, who had filed some OIL
the highest Offices of the State, a man to whom
ancient and modern literature were equally famil-
lar, who bad studied European as well as American
politics, whose mind seemed to have run through
the whole circle Of human knowledge, and who
could converse eloquently on any subject, though,
while ho spoke, the tobacco juice oosed out Of the
corners of his mouth, and ran down upon shirt
front and waistcoat, took q large cake of tobacco
from his side-pocket, and courteously offered me a
chew. The cake, l should think, weighed about
half a pound, asked hlm if he had evor calcu-
lated how many gallons of spit such a cake repre-
sented. "Well," he said, putting the cake back
again into his pocket, "it is q disgusting habit. l
quite agree with you. | have made several at
tempts to break myself Of it but in vain. / can
not think or work without a chew and, although
| know it Injuries my stomach, and is in other re-
spccts bad for me, | am the slave of the habit, and
will, | fear be so to the end Of my days.. Even
in the presence of ladies the cbewers and soitters
do not relent aad ladies seem almost If not quite
as Indifferent to the practice as the other sex. In
theatres and lecture rooms are constantly to be
seen inscriptions requesting gentlemen not to spit
10 the boxes or on the stoves and in all places of
public resort the s%pittoon is an invariable article
OF furniture. ~Spittoons garnish the marble steps
Of the Capitol at Washington spittoons are in all
the reading-rooms, bars, lobbics, and Offices Of the
hotels ~spittoons in every railway car, and ia the
halls of every State Legislature which l visited
the Parliamentary s~pittoons seemed to be as indis.
~pensable as the desks and benches of the members.
If the American eagle were represented MS hold
ing in his or her claw a s~pittoon instead Of the
thunderbolt Of Jove, the change might not be
graceful or poetical, but would certainly not be in.
appropriate. But enough on this subject, which |
would gladly have omitted to mention if | had not
hoped, as do. that the concurrent testimony of all
travellers will ultimately produce some effect, and
'hat, sooner or later, gentlemen addicted to this
form of intemperance-for there are many gentle
men among them-will be shamed out of q habit
so loathsome in itself, and so prejudicial to the
indulge in it.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
HOPE FOR THE BEST.

Let US hope for the best-it is better
To struggle than yield 10 despair
Hope breaketh each link of the felter,
And SCOTS at the bondage of care;
1t lightens the hand of affection,
1t smileth at shadows and fears,
And with the warm rays of conviction
1t drieth the valley of tears
Then throw off the sorrowful bond,
Dispel the dark yoke from your breast
Oh, who would submit and despond?
Better struggle and hope for the best!
Let us hope for the ~best-never fear,
Though lost in adversity's track
To sigh or to let fall a tear,
Will do little in guiding US back.
Meet misfortune as you would a stranger
Be cautious and quicken your pace,
And shrink not in trial and danger,
But meet the foe full in the face
Oh, who would turn off from the strife
When the shafts OF adversely pressed 4?
Who would flee the great battle of life
Better struggle and-IIope for the Best
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FRENCE
AND AMERICAN BRANDY.

a. The Chester County pa Times is responsible
for the following:
A gentleman Of our acquaintance wished to pur-
chase some brandy to be used in sickness, and
called on an old German liquor dealer in the city
of Philadelphia, when the following dialogue en-
sued:
"IIave you any imported ~brandy-genuine
-stuff" .
zl"yery good prandy. Come and triuk some clar-
ct punch dat is goot, too, ven de vodder ish hot.'
."No, l thank you, 1 want a little brandy for a
sick man."
Come and try the punch. One vriend from
Germany peer here. | seen him not before, for
many years. We peen Thinking de punch"
'Come and tell me abou, the brandy, l want o
little of the best in the market"
The old gentleman was a little ~mellow-just
enough to make him talkative and the visit Of his
friend had so warmed his sympathies as to make
him communicative.
"Now, my vriend, you wants goot prandy, and
sells you goot prandy. Dare ish some pran-
dy | makes myself, and dat ish gOot. Dere ish
come l bought in New York, and dat ISL sAeap
prandy. Dare ish some dat l imported from
Vrance, and dat ish very gOot tOo."
kDtu JOu say yOu . tudl v JOuIsei
D | makes myself, and | warrants dat. 1t
is made Of de vera best whiskey."
whisky l don't want any Of your Internal
concoctions made Of whisky and called brandy"
n told gentleman %so'emniy.l at is all made of
whisky !, my vricnd, and dat ish de reason why de
Wrench prandy is not 80 good as good American
prandy. No prandy ish now distilled from wine
any more; it ish not possible to make It sheap
enough for dis market from wine, and de Amer
jean people do MOI like de real prandy because dey
are not used to it,"
% Did you say that French brandy is not so good
ns our own manufactured We import some bran
.dy from France. do we not?"
10. we import blenty of prandy to please de
rich reople, bit it iSh not goot. In Vrance, the
prandy ish made of potato whisky, and dat ish not
so soot as de corn whisky what we makes into
prandy here !"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10

LOCAL AGENTS FOR THE ANTl-sLAvERY BUeLE.
Mrs. NJ. G. X. AFTER, Salineville, Ohio.
Mrs. CD Morgan, Sylvester, Green Co., Wis
Phebe I. Merritt. Ionia, Michigan.
Samuel nayball, Adrian, Michigan,
Harriet Fuller, Livonia
q Isaac N. Iedden, Plymouth,
Samuel D., Moore, Ypsilanti,
John d. Zimmerman, Union City, Michigan
Tho's Fox, Mercy Grove,
Phebe II. Merritt, Battle Creek,
Henry Cornell, Bedford,
Abram Powers, Pennington,
r. Glazier. Ann Arbor,
Thomas G. leighton, Edinburgh, Ohio.
Joseph Pickett, Winchester, Indiana,
VIM. Hern, Brighton, Indiana.
G. L. Gale, Northport, Indiana.
VIM. Hopkins, Fremont,
Elizabeth Morse, Angola,
Henry Bowman j ohnstown, Barry Co. Mich
Daniel Earle, Newton Falls. Ohio.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10
PRAYERS FOR MARSHAL SUCCESS, AND
PRAISES FOR VICTORIES.

Impious actions correspond very badly with
prayers and thanksgivings directed to the God of
infnite justice and love. and all wars not wage1
for the sacred cause Of liberty, are certainly fla
grant crimes. The solicitations for heavenly as
~sistance and the solemn thanksgivings for glori-
Gus victories remind therefore every impartial OBJ
server of the fervent prayer sent to heaven by the
Bedoins of the Arabian deserts. before their start
ing from home for robbing the treasures of cara
vans, and their devotions Of gratitude to divine
Providence, when returning with precious goods,
the result of their lawless and imam Jus robbing.
The annals Of history have preserved to us some To-
dicrous instances of solicitations for celestial in
reference, of which the folio wing is, perhaps, one
Of the most remarkable =
When in the year 1745, the celebrated Prussian
General, Prince Dessau, fought against the Aus
trians in Silesia, he prayed with a loud voice 30
Lord OF heaven and earth be merciful to US and
remember that, though not being a pattern Of pie
ty, l always loved Thee from the bottom of nv
heart, and respected Thee az the King of all Mon
archs. Remember, how severely / acted against
such miserable rascals among my soldiers who
would not obey. Thy commandments. l d, not solic-
u. lheo u ueeist mo uSbihel tue hustTAdus, L only
pray Thee for the favor of not interfering between
them and Us. If Thou remain neutral, / shall ge!
done with these white coats, and beat them in such
a decisive manner, that they can stay no longer
in Silesia; ehall expel them from ,his country as
Thy arch-angel Michael, many years ago expelled
Satan out Of heaven"
After the General had forced the Austrian army
to leave Silesia, be said to some of his officers,
1.-THE Austrians fought well, much better than !
expected. Indeed, we had much trouble to beat
them, and If God had granted them the least as
sistance. they might have gained the battle. We
have. therefore. to be very grateful for His non
interference, which saved us from disgrace and the
anger Of the King"
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From the London Court Journal.
SINGULAR ORNAMENT.

A brooch worn by Tho Countess of Kent
has recently been the subject of conversation
among Ito eminent company of Polish nobility
who are now exiles in Paris. Enclosed by twenty
brilliants upon a dark ground Of lepis lezuli, and
protected by a glass in front, may be seen What?
A %portrait2 a lock of hair? No neither the one
or the other but only four bent pins wrought to-
gether in the form of q star. The history of this
singular ornament is contained in the following
communication :-Th Count k was. some
years ago, in his own country, suspected CT being
too much inclinei TO politics, and was consequent
ly without examination or further inquiry torn
from the bosom of bis family by police officers con
veyed to a fortress in a distant part Of the country
and thrown into a damp. dark dungeon. Days,
weeks, months passed away without his being
brought to trial.
The unhappy man saw himself robbed of every
succor. In the stillnesso Of death and the darkness
of the grave he felt not only his strength failing
him hut also his mind wandering. An ~unspeak-
able anguish took hold upon him. He who feared
not to appear before his Judges, now trembled be-
fore himself. Conscious Of his danger, he endeav-
orsd to find something to relieve himself from the
double misery Of idleness and loneliness, and this
preserve him from q terrible insanity. Four pins,
which accidentally happened to be in his coat, had
fortunately escaped the notice Of his gaoler.-
These were to be the means Of deliverance to his
spirit. He threw the pins upon the which
alone was the floor of his gloomy dungeon--and
then employed himself in seeking !or them ia the
darkness. When, after u tiresome search he sue.
ceeded In finding them, be threw them down anew:
and SO, again and again, did no renew his volun-
tary task.
All the day long, sitting, lying or kneeling, he
CROPPED about with his hands until he had found
the pins which he had Intentionally scattered
This fearful yet beneficial recreation continued
for six years. Then, at last, a great political
event opened suddenly the doors of his prison
The count had just scattered hir pins but he
would not leave his cell without takiug with him
the little instruments of his preservation from des-
pair and madness. lie soon found them for now
the clear bright light Of day beamed in through
the doorway of his dungeon. As the count relat-
ed this sad story to the countess, che seized the
pins with holy eagerness. Those crooked yellow
brass pins which during six fearful years, had been
scattered and gathered, alternately, were become to
her as precious relics and now, set in n frame CT
hrilliants worth 9l00, as q treasure of much
greater value, she wears them on her bosom.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10

Maj, Edmund French, pay clerk of the Bureau
of construction of the Treasury Department a:
Washington, has been arrested, charged with
forging certificates and receipts, to cheat the gov
eminent. The amount, Of his default has not tran.
spired,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10

Sir Walter Scott admits that the battle. of Wa
terloo created In the British empire fifteen thous
and widows. 1t is probable that the recent battl
OF Magenta has created at least twenty tbousan,
widows and sixty thousand orphans.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-09-10

We learn from the Catholic Telegraph Of las,
week. that Matt. Ward. the killer of Buttle, the
schooLteacher, in Louisville. has recently been re-
ceived into the Catholic Church.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-22

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S1o9at merit sthe atter, We still believe TIM,
/ Jt nc Lave IS his equal in many DartIcTisTTsA
t'1ondin's rope is perfectly steady. and does moi
sway SOFAS to be perceptible from the shore.
. ~n'Ies mat on which De Lave walked yesterday
twisted about in most disouietine manner
owing to some defect in the guving, Or for some
other reason. 1t was, moreover. Wet and quite
snPpeFy IN consequence; aud it is considerable
! smaller than Blondin's.
Among the spectators on the ground yestcI
a day were Mons B!ondin and his agent. Mr..
goItoEd neither Of whom profeSSed to have any
So.'nos nse that De Lave would succeed They
returned to Niagara Falls on the G 81 train
satisfied" probably, that "some things can be
done as well as Others" We have no idea ,tl1at
either OF them desired to witness any accident
put , cannot help suspecting that they woul,i
"otn have bccn pleased had De Lave backed
out from his undertaking. They were accom-
pl''le'A oy caption Travis, the celebrated pistol
!, PANANA HATs.-The hat SO widely known q.
''e Fahs.na hat, costing from 9 dollars TO l5O
Tnl!arS, r,ll, Is here (GuayaquD manufactured
lley oiIer nom other straw hats in being made
~ " single piece, and of great IiehtneSs and
Hexibity. The plant from which thew arr. are
''"''c Is the Jlpyape, and looks like palm. ;l,c
ledVeS are gathered befolc they unfold. and MI
Tue rioS ana coarser veins being removed ~.
rest W1thout being separated from the stalk. is
reu"ce1 ce 10 thread Alter exposure to the sun
tor, tor a day or two, the straw is tied into knot
aIG ,tti, immersed IN boiling water until it becomes
Whlte; Is then in shady place and bleached
for several days the straw is then ready nse
and made into cigar and card cases, and nut to
Innumcrable other uses. Hats arc made on
blocks placed between the knees, requiring 10
oe constantly pressed to the breast; the plating
is exceedingly Troublesome, commencing at the
crown and ending at tho brim, rcquiring, Of
IEASS fiTRN1
tineness These hats are uniyersaly worn 1lS' on
the coast and in the West India Islands: those
generally used by the higher class costing from
$40 20 S6o.-Dust and F6pna.
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HENRY x. LIST. RoBr. NoRR1soE. ",
LIST, MORRlsON g. co.

Those having unsettled the firms of
Henry n List Co or List Howell will please take notices
Allen Howell in said firms, (r Howell retiring from
stness) is alone authorized 20 make settlement anI-y
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@. p. BROWN.

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EALER In Watches Clocks, JeWelry, Silver and Plated
- NaFe Fancy Goods, &C., &C., Wholesale and Retail
Agent for the sale of the CELEBRATED AMERICAN
WATCHES manufactured by APrLKTox TRACY Co., also
Agent 1oE the WHEELER WILSON SEWING Machines
announc his retur" from New York with complete
Of every variety Of goods In his lire, which will
be cEered at prices TO compete with any in the
country Please call and examine before Purchasng
where. sepl6-ly
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6fA CASKS SODA ASII-Ilutchinson & Earle1s bTa551c
" better ash for Glass Just received ami
for sals by Ijysll s. g. R0BiNsdN
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White and Conred Printer Cards aud Car
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TIE SAVINGS BANK OF WHEELING,
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THE INTELLIGl,ENCFyR=

lFFom the Rochester Union, Aug. 18Th.
ANOTHER RoPB-wALKING FEAr
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1850

DUNPAR-on ra.t.y A1t Dsai.l paHts' ,sed IS years,
tn, r,v,, .sd. of u. f.ny ,so nem- II Ccrsnar.
Log, No IS " Of o. r., and De sh.Ts Of An-reA Ne~
Yoi chsps, No respectfully t1'i;.s = s'sna ,t b..
residence, Va. l4l Wafer street, Brooklyn-
ENDICOTT.In Canton, N.s., To-day, Az ? Of con-
ptiop, hiss Abigail Ereleot: aged ~ y..r
FAULKSER-a hi, city, Tuesday, Aug jatn Faulkner
at.d ~ years.
The ayrs srsuds of fy respectfully in7i;sd 70
b. funeral Th1I,day lih a' $. p a iF0H Va
FARoBlD-ou Teday A.s PEER F,irchid, aged s. var.
frsr without fur-bsr avitsi5D fhar,e,y .-ooon =.
soei I'm IN .ae w ..d17i, o. ais S''h'ns'
FIsHERIn his etJ Sunday mornnf, AlL Of congss.on
q ;he brain, Eliza Abr ira any hid Of Richard H. and
Maria tihsr, ss.d years, months AID u days
FosrER-Ai Bushvics, Log Island Saturday, Aas 8,
Chsrs 3 tnsn; son Of JAMES and k-.ma Foster aged
moths
wife Of John Hind. in he Sth year Of her ssel
BUGHEs-In hi. city, Nor day, Az Mr., Mary Jaae
wife Of William Hughes, in the SD gear Of aef ase
KETCBAa-ln this city, Monday Sornirs, Az Jerry
Ketcbsm, aged IS Year, months snd = day.
Ssrstr "a County pspsrs viii phase copy.
MOoRE-ln This city Aonisy Ais 9. sf;e- int-,Hs VI
khzso@;h j. More daughter OF ne ae Ezekiel Moore
ssed "a years.
MURvHY-In hi, city Monday, A1s Ch,rle. jerome
son Of Jeremiah and Ane MURPHY aged 10 on'h' and ID
HEWTosIon Tuesday %o,1ias AHs Geors. sar1,Id ,on
The remains will be taken Gr,eph.h Mass for in'ermen
ROBERTsoN-In ,hi. city Monday, Als 8 aHsr 'hor
illness Jane. Robertson of Tam osha;er House, in The
18th year Of his age.
R0sE2Ai Pstchosue Lon, Island Saturday. Aug Of
cancer, Mrs Temperance Rose wife Of Capt Rlm'ey Rose
aged 81 YEAR,.
sInMONs-A. Newtnvn Lorr Island, Monday. AGg 9,
III p NJ, afer ilp.s. Of four weeks Emma second
dsh,,r Of the late Richard A. Cook and wife Of Henry A.
Sin mous. in the .6th year Of her
The rss end friends requested attend her funeral a.
St J.ne,. Church. Newtown, Wednesday, 10Th Hst at
o'clock p m, without further notice. -,
sMlTH-ln thi. city, Monday Aug James Smith, in the
seth year Of his age.
SMITH-In his city, suddenly Monday, Aus g. Jonathan
Smith IT, Of jonathan and Ca,haTine Smith, aged years
and
sTMsON-In this city, Sunday Az Ida smson young
daughter Of John and Kate S:imson, formerly OF boston
aged months ard 10 days.
TOWNSVILLE Brooklyn, z. y OF Sunday, Aug after
,bnrt ips.s Frances Am Townsend, aged . wife OF
William W Townsend, and daughter Of William and Frances
Roworth
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10

A RrM,RKABLE CRIMINAL TRIAL.-The case ~
Commonwealth vs.. Judy, female slave, belonging TO
Mr. VIM. O. Terril of This county, was disposed OF on
Tuesday last by the County Court OF Afoemafle, Il;
T. W. Duke, esq, appearing for the prosecution anu
f. Il. Watson, esq, for the accused
The nhunanity al brutality OF the ohense Tor whlcn
the accused was tried and her extreme youth, make
this one of the most remarkable TO be fonnd IN
the annals of criminal jurisprudence. Inc charge
seaust her was that in April last she attempted To
All her mistress t~ho confined TO her bed rom
proiracied sickness, ard was very feeble and entirely
hepless), by choking her, dragging her out OF bed,
and brusy beating her with the tongs, and burning
her with Goals of fire and hot ember. Inc pr obaoihty
is that she would have succeeded in killing Mrs. I.
very soon had she not been prevented by the arrival
of the family physician who found her upon the hoor
in a state OF iIseDsibihty.
The prisoner at the time OF the commission OF the
deed about eight years and Line months old. ne
csuse consequently involved the consideration OF the
Interesting question in regard to the age at which legal
responsibility for crime commences or, in other WORDS
a, what age person s as the letter writers say det
coror This question go far as We are advised, has
not been settled by the Judicial decisions OF this coun
try the tendency of the declarations IN England being
to n axe il depend rather the intelligence and the
capscty TO distinguish between right and wrong than
on The age of the party accused Blackstone mentions
two cases a. having occurred in Eugand-n one of
which the accused was nine, ard IL the other eight
wears of sge and in which they were severauy con-
den ned 10 capital punishment.
Our court in view Of the irresistible evidence IN the
cause and the enormity and brutality OF the act, felt
bound to convict Judy of the attempt TO kill, and 10
sentence her to be hung; but IN consideration OF her
tender years they recommended her TO the clemency
of the Executive Charlottesville Republican.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10
photographic BLUNDER.

Justice to a wellknown and esteemed army officer
requires the republication in corrected form, of the
following dispatch:
"Sr. LOUIS, Aug. :, 1859.
"Salt Lake advices are TO the 18th ultimo. man
named Brewer had been arrested at Camp Floyd for
having in bis possession $50 600 in counterfeit Govern.
ment checks on the SubTreasury at St. Louis most OF
which ready for ISSUE excepting the signature oil
Col. Crossmap which is necessary to such documents
The engraver had also been arrested in Salt Lake CITY,
and in bis shop found all the implements and ma
terials used in preparing the checks, together with
large bundles of unfinished checks"
The omission of points in the dispatch caused the
statement in our paper tina; Col. Crossman was the
eneraver of the fraudulent checks whereas he is one
of the most efficient disbursement officers in the SER
vice Of the Government.