Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-01-08

Thousands of counterfeits of this description, 81
well executed as to be taken at several of thu
banks, are in circulation.
THE FRENCH REvoLUrIoN-A lecture was deliv
cred last evening before the Fraternity Association,
at Washingtonian Hall, on the Causes and Char
acter of the French Revolution. The lecturer was
Parker Pillsbury, of Concord, N. H., and his ad'
dress was as fresh and vigorous as if not one of
the ~innumerable volumes and pamphlets on this
subject had ever been penned. We have not room
for anything like an extended sketch of the lee.
ture, and can only say, in brief, that the lecturer
found, in the history Of the French nation, for a
century preceding the outbreak and its conditions
at the time, abundant cause for it. With two
privileged classes, the clergy, and the nobility,
corrupt and corrupting, owning two.thirds of
the estates Of the kingdom, and living at an ex-
pense of between five and six hundred millions of
francs per annum, with a lower class, %, 900. 900
in number, degraded by Ignorance, haggard with
want, and delirious with despair,--the Revolution
was a necessity, and came because it must. The
description of the poverty and degradation of the
common people was thrilling in its pathos, and
stirred the hearts of all present. Mr.. Pillsbury
maintained that the Revolution, which be called
the "mightiest phenomenon of the ages had
been most grossly misreprcsented, aud quoted
some passages from Sir James Mcintosh in strong
confirmation Of his position.
The lecture was an exceedingly interesting and
instructive one, and was listened to with evident
pleasure by quite n large audience Boston At.
las and Bee, Dec, Is.
"AwFUL GARDNER" the ex.prize fighter, contin.
ues his shoe business in PorIchester, N. Y, lie
related his experience Sunday before last, in the
Methodist Church ut Tarrytown. on the occasion
of a Union religious meeting, held there BY the
Flying Artillery of New York city.
The WILD AFRICANS. The Covington Georgia.
Times OF the % ult. says:
A car load of Africans, about fifty in number,
passed up the Georgian Railroad this morning, on
the seven o'clock train. This lot Of negroes is a
portion of the cargo brought from Africa by the
Wanderer, and landed three miles below Augusta
a short time since. They are fine looking ne.
groes. and seem to be hardy and healthy. The lot
consi is Of men, women and children.
AFR1cANs.-There are between thirty and forty
Africans passing through this city to-day. They
IRE of course uncultivased, but look like they'd
make good cultivators. They have good clothes,
and lock like common negro laborers.- Montgcm.
cry ALA Mail, "a.
CATHOLIC Summaries FOR NEaRoEs.-At Naples
a new seminary for young negroes was establish
ed about a year ago by a Jealous monk, Father
Ladovico. All the inmates had been bought By
the founder in Africa, twelve at the expense of the
King of Naples, and a palace had been donated
for an educational establishment by n Neapolitan
priest. In October. after the completion of one
years atudies, an examination was held in the
presence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Naples,
the prime minister, aud several other distinguished
personages, who declared themselves fully salts.
fed with it. The course of studies embraced the
Italian, Latin, French, and Arabic languages, &c.
arithmetic, the clements of geometry,
and chemistry, and the doctrines of the
Church. The climate of Naples agrees
very well with the negroes, and it is therefore in.
tended to open also q seminary for the numerous
young negresses whom Able Olivieri has been re.
from slavery. Heretofore they have been
in the converts of Italy, France. aud
and a great many of them have met
with a premature death from the roughness of a
oreign climate.
The monument to be erected in Philadelphia in
honor of the Signers OF the Declaration of indie,
oendence, will cost about Sl25 900 divided among
he original thirteen States as follows: New Hamp-
hire, SO. 900; Massachusetts, S1l, 900; Rhode ISL
md, 1000; Connecticut, $4,000; New York,
900; New Jersey, $1,000, PennsylvaLis,
'25. 900 Delaware, $1,000; Marylad, Sc, 900 Il
$4,000 North Carolina, So, 900; Geor,
ia, $4,000 South Carolina. Sc, 900. All of them
asseuted to the measure except South Caro-.
and even the Senate of that State passed O g
for the purpose, but in the House it has been
Indefinitely postponed. l.