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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-09

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100 hu No Mackerel
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NORTHERN ICE, BY THE CAHGO.-we are
~ authorized 20 make engagements for this arcle
able terms, BY large Northern lee Company.
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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-09

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Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

The great annual ceremonies of the Moham-
medan faith at Niece, terminated on the Ilth
of October, in the presence of about $4,000
pilgrims, of whom II $50 had come by sea, and
81, $50 by land. In 1858 there were 100. 900
pilgrims in 1857, 100000; and in 1856, I2O,-
900. This great decrease in the number is
owing, the natives declare, to the events last
wear at Jeddah, and also to the dread of the
cholera, which made extensive ravages in 1858.
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.-A boy was fright.
ened TO death at Ottawa, Canada, on the 2d
inst. He was holding candle in a slaughter
house, where an OK was about TO be killed
When the beast was driven in, it appears that
il made a sudden movement toward the corner
where the boy was, and was instantly seized
by the nose by one of the butchers dogs. when
it roared out loudly, and the boy dropped 10
the ground in an instant, perfectly dead,
THE Shah of Persia has sent 10 Persian
youths, 10 DiPppe, France, to be educated at
his own expense. Thus by degrees will West
ern civilization and knowledge find its way into
the East.
THE Republicans and Americans of Rhode
Island have united, and now present comb. a .
ed Opposito front.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
VARIETIES.

"THAT's a flame of mine," as the bellows
said to the fire.
The quickest way to make " eye-water," is
to run your nose against lamp post.
Ir is a shame, if any person poorer than you
is more contented than you.
Fools are ruled by their interests; but wise
men by their interest.
A FASHIONABLE PRovERB.-Heaven sent US
woman, and France-crinoline.
IT is an old saying that Time waits for no
man; but the fair sex would have US believe
that he is gallant enough to wait for the la
dies.
A TERRIBLE REvERsE.-No children now-a-
days. All our children are men, and all our
men are childish.
AFRENcHMAN, wishing to speak of the cream
of the English poets, forgot the word, and said
de butter of poets"
THERE is a man in town SO knowing, that
people who don't know their own minds, come
10 him for information on the subject
THE vain man idoizes his own person, and
here he is wrong but he cannot bear his own
company, and here he is right.
A SECRET is my slave as long as keep it un-
der; q secret is my master the moment it es-
capes from me.
LOVE is better than a pair of spectacles to
make everything seem greater which is seen
through it.
WHAT is the difference between a man who
keeps dogs, and one who has nine walking
sticks: One owns ca-nines and the other
nne canes.
"WELL, farmer, you told us your place was a
good place for hunting; now we have tramped
It for three hours and found no game" "Just
so. calculate, as a general thing, the less
game there is, the more hunting you have.
A GENTLEMAN in Ohio. who died recently,
bequeathed to his wife handsome sum, provi-
ding in his will that in case she married again
it should be doubled.
A YOUNG lady, fond of dancing, traverses in
the course of q season about four hundred miles.
Yet no lady would think of walking that dis
tance in six months.
"GENTLEMEN,' said tavern keeper to his
guests, at midnight, " | don't know whether
you have talked enough or not, but as for my
self | am going to shut up"
AN Irish coachman, driving past some har-
vest fields during summer, addressing smart
girl engaged in sheaving, exclaimed, Arrah,
me darling, wish was in Jail for stealing
ye!"
WHEN Lord Erskine heard that somebody
had died worth two hundred thousand pounds
he observed, Well, that's pretty sum to be.
Gin the next world with"
| SINGULAR FATALITY.-Mr. s. B. Foss, o.
West Alton, N. H., was knocked down by
heifer and had his neck broken, and on the
same day brother of his was driving an OK.
team, when the cattle being frightened. he was
knocked down, run over aud fatally injured
He died the same evening.
| KIr CARsoN.-Judge Watts, of New Mexi.
CO, who has arrived at Washington, direct from
the territory, states that he saw Kit Carson il
excellent health, Immediately preceding hi
departure. He says, emphatically, that Their
is no foundation for the report Of Carson's death
THE laws of Vermont, prohibiting the traffi
, in intoxicating liquors, have become the settle
! and approved policy OF the State. The Cover
nor calls the attention of the Legislature to tn
!. subject of tho establishment of a reformator
school for juvenile offenders.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
Death of Washington Irving.

The New York papers announce the sudden
death of Washington Irving, at his residence
at Sunnyside, at late hour on Monday week.
This sad event, which will be received with
universal sorrow, took even the members of his
own family by surprise, as it was so completely
without warning that he had entertained
some friends at dinner few hours before
tie has been of late much troubled with asth-
ma, and his death is attributed TO this dis
case. Washington Irving, who, unquestion-
ably, is one of the most distinguished authors
OF this century, whether in this country or Eu-
rope, was native of New York, and was born
on the Sd of April, 1888. His literary career
commenced about the year 1902. 1t was fin
lshed about year since, with the completion
of his Life of Washington, his last as well as
his greatest work. Mr.. Irving was in his 18th
year, and had outived most of his contempora-
ries in authorship.
lie fell instantly dead on entering his bed
chamber on Monday evening week, and expired
without groan. A long, labOrious, useful, and
beautiful life terminated apparently without
parting pang. A pleasant "good night" to
his family, was his unconscious adieu to earth /;
when, suddenly, his spirit passed, without
struggle, from the peaceful scenes Of Sunny
side " into the " Land of the Hereafter"
The simple enumeration of" lrving's works"
exctes the warmest feeling Of love and admi-
ration for the author. Of no man living or
dead can it be more justly said that " he never
wrote a word which, dying, he would wish to
blot"
The "Sketch Book" Bracebridge Hail."
" Knickerbocker's History of New York." the
" Life of Columbus" the Conquest of Grana-
da," "Tales of the Alhambra," and last, and
most monumental of all, the /" Life of Washing
ton what charming and thrilling associa-
tions the mere mention of these works ava
kens and what reverent affection they inspire
for their author And so sink they, one by one,
before our horzon-the brightest luminaries of
the armament, and the shadows deepen upon
the earth. The stars of Prescott and Irving
will rise almost as s. twins in heaven"
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
Editors Table.
The ATLANTIC monthly FOR DEcEMBDR

The ATLANTIC MONTHLY FOR DECEMBDR.-
Boston: Tcknor & Fields, 1859.
The present number, which closes the fourtl
volume of the work, will lie found to be of un
usual excellence. The new publishers an
nounce their intentions with regard TO the man
agement of the mag azine in vigorously writ
ten and satisfactory Prospectus. They state
that the number of contributions offered averag CT
more than hundred monthly-surely an am
lpe field TO harvest from, if the quality is any
thing like the quantity. The contents for the
present number areas follows: The Experience
ofSamue Absalom, Fillsbuster;" 1.-The Min
ister's Woong;" "The Northern Lights and
Stars" ""Thomas Paine in England and Frances;
"Ekanah Brewster's Temptations" Magda-
lena;' Strange Countries for to see )" "Beau-
ty at Billiards )" Italy, 1859" " The Aurora
Boreals;" " The Professor of the Breakfast
Table ;" Reviews and Literary Notices. So
per annum.
LADIES HOME MAGAzINE.-Th December of
this is on our table. A charming number 1t is
too. Every mother in the land ought TO take
this work. 1t is not made up of peurle wit, or
ve-sick sentimentality; but its pages are filled
with sound, wholesome and interesting mental
nourlshment. The present number closes the
fourteenth volume, and the proper time to sub
scribe is noU. Il. S. Arthur, Philadelphia, is
the publisher. The new volume promises to
be even better than the former ones, both in
style and matter. The subscription price Is
$500.
THE DOLLAR MoNTHLY.-We have received
the Prospectus Of new monthly Magazine to
be issued by Emerson Bennett, who is well
known for his many and excellent novels
This work is to be published for a dollar year.
The editor says it will be his endeavour to make
it the best periodical for the price ever pub
lished. Each number will contain As pages OF
reading matter, aud many original engravlngs
The publication will be commenced on January
lst. Address Bennett & Hamelin, Publishers,
III South Third ST., Philadelphia.
The KNIcKERBoCKER.-This valuable and
desirable Magazine for the month of December,
has come to hand, and in glancing over its
pages, we perceive that the matter contained
therein is just as varied and interesting as ever.
1t contains about one hundred pages of well
printed matter, and every body should have
one. 1t is published by John A. Gray, l6 d Is
Jacob ST., New York.
PETERsoN's PHILADELPHIA COUNTERFElT De-
TEcroR, for December is out. 1t is very full
number, and should be hung up in every count
ing room in the country. Its quotations are
corrected by Drexel g. Co., the celebrated
bankers in Philadelphia, and are considered
very reliable. Peterson & Bro, publishers
81 per annum.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

MAKE NOTE.-The local reporter of the
North American, thus notices an operation
which may serve to put some of our people
who visit the city, and while away an hour in
the evening, at an auction sale, On their guard,
against the manipulations of the light fingered
gentry who often drop into these establish
ments, in pursuit of their calling
"Peope who attend auction sales for the
purpose of making purchases, will do well to
remember that some people attend them for
different motives Among the visitors to Birch's
auction rooms, on Tuesday evening, was MIR.
Hunter. Mr.. Hunter was interested in the
sale, and thought everybody around partooG2o.
that interest. In this Mr.. Hunter was mist.T
ken. While Mr.. Hunter was bidding upon a
piece of furniture, some knave picked his pock
ct, removing portmonnaie containing SIS
Mr.. Hunter now thinks the theft 10 have been
gentleman in a white necktie. who stood near
him, and whom he iunocently supposed to have
been doctor of divinity. Mr.. Hunter will prob
ably get his money back about the time thatpo-
tatoes grow in clusters like grapes"
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

THE EASTERN SHORE MILLION CLAIM.-The
following is a copy of the printed petition to
the next Legislature in circulation for sigma
lures in the counties of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. 1t will be observed that it is modl-
fcatOn OF the application made to the Legis-
lature at its previous session. This form of the
petition was started in Cecil county:
To the Honorable, the General Assembly of
Maryland We, the Undersigned, citizens of
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, respectfully
call the attention of your Honors to the claim
10 and TO the balance of the one million of dol
lars appropriated by the act passed at the De-
cember session of 1885, chapter 395, and now
standing to the credit OF the Eastern Shore
Railroad Company, by authority of the act
passed at December session of 1889, cha pter
223. The justness of said claim will fully ap-
pear from the Comptrollers reports. We there
fore respectfully petition your honorable body
10 pass a law to repeal the charter of said East
ern Shore Railroad Company, and to appropri-
ate the said unexpended balance to the several
counties of the Eastern Shore, respectively,
rateable and proportionately to each county,
according to the taxes payed by each; to be
by them appropriated as majority OF the voters
Of each of the several counties may determine,
and we, as in duty bound, will ever pay, &c.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

CONTESTED SEATS IN TAE u. S. House OF
hEPREsENrATIvEs.-The next House of Repre-
sentatlVes will have number Of cases of con.
tested elections to decide upon. Among the
New York delegation, the seats of Danie F.
olckles, democrat, from the Third District.
Will be contested by Amor j. williamson
American; seat of William B. Maclay, demo-
crat, from the Fifth District, will be contested
Dy PhIlIp Hamilton, Republican, and the seat
OF John b. HaskIn, anti Lecompion democrat.
from the Ninth District, will be claimed by
Gouverneur KembIe, regular democrat. The
rIgt$-ot William G. Anderson, Opposition. te
represent the Fourth District of Kentucky. will
be contested by James Chrstman, democrat
/. b. Florence, democrat holds the certificate
OF election from the First District of Pennsyl-
vanla, but his right will be disputed by John
w. Ryan, Republican. j. R. Barrett received
majority of the votes and was declared elect.
ed. in the First (St. Lous) District of Missouri.
but fraud is charged, and Francis P. Blair, Jr.,
Republican, his opponent in the contest, will
contest his right TO the seat in conseuuence.-
Ezra b. French, RepLblcan. the representa-.
tive OF the Third District of Maine, will also
have to make good his claims against the
charges of Alfred w. Johnson, democrat. An
effort Will probably be made to vitiate the Bal.
tlmore election, and, as usual, the seats of
almost all the territorial delegates will be con.
tested. The secret is, that the election ques-
tlons are rarely decided before the close of the
second session, and the contestants are allowed
! mileage and per diem.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

OF The Paris papers speak of new indus
,rv that has arisen in France from the exegen-
cies of the times, and one which is destined to
supply one of the necessities of that rage Tor
destruction which is becoming SO apparent
Government has ordained the systematic gath
ering of the sea.weed, which is washed on the
rocks of the coast of Normandy and Brittany,
TO serve as wadding for artIllery-it being found
to answer the purpose admirably-keePlng the
iron cool, and not liable TO ignition, like the
cetton wad hitherto in use. The material has
already been distributed TO the ordnance De-
partment at Vincennes.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

the bell, and protracted her patience hour af-
ter hour, till two O'Clock in the afternoon, when
the workmen at length entering the room
through a window, found their unfortunate
mistress still hanging, and quite dead.
Such is the romantic history of Fanny Brad
dock, for the most part, as related by Gold
smith. Hundreds in high ife," says he, " la
mented her fate. Her brother, when he heard
of it, remarked, " Poor Fanny! l always
thought she would play till she would be forced
to tuck herself up" Horace Walpole might
well say, " Braddock is a very Iroquois in dispo-
sitlon."
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

THE Victoria Tabular Bridge, at Montreal,
two miles in length, is a fixed fact. The first
locomotive crossed over it on the 24th ult., and
it will be opened for regular travel on the 10Th
inst. The engineer Is A. M. Ross, and the
builder, J. Hodges. The entire cost is $65OO,-
900. There are "a piers, composed of three
millions bricks of solid masonry. The total
weight of the tubes, which are all of iron, is
5000 pounds. The shipping pass under them.
This is the last link in the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, one thousand miles long, and in running
order, the longest continuous line in the world
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

Love me little, love me long,
Is the bulden of my song;
Love that is too hOt and strong
Burneth soon 10 waste.
Still would not have thee cold,
Not too backward or too bold
Love that lasteth TIL It's old
Fadeth not IN haste.
Love me little. love me long,
Is the burden Ofmy song.
Constant love is moderate ever,
And it will through life persever;
Give me that. with true endeavOr
will it restore.
A suit of durance let it be,
For all weather.; that for me,
For the land, or for the sea,
Lasting evermOre.
Love nae little, love me long,
Is the burden of my song.
Winters cold or summers heat,
Autumn's tempests on it beat.
II can never know defeat,
Never can repel.
Such the love that would gain,
Such the loYe, | tell thee plain,
Thou must give, or WOO in vain;
So TO thee farewell.
Love me little. loI g me long,
Is the burden of my song.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

A LARGE NUGGET OF GoLD.-The largest
nugget of amalgamated gold ever produced,
has been discovered in Australia, and is a fa-
vorable augury for quartzcrushing. 1t was
the result of portion of sixty tons of the first
quartz crushed from helCorfu Reef 1t weighs
i,O4O ounces. A sixth share of the claim, a
few months ago, could have been purchss sed for
score of pounds. Even after gold was struck,
fl0,000 would have bought the claim--a splen-
did purchase, considering that the FIRST sixty
tons will yield fully half the amount.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
The Girls.

God bless the girls,
Whose golden curls,
Blend with our evening dreams;
They hunt our lives
Like spirit wives,
Or, as naiades haunt the streams.
They soethe our pains,
They fill our brains,
With dreams of sunny hours.
God bless the girls.
God bless their curls,
God bless our human flowers.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
WHOLE NO., 454.

EXAMING DOTTOMs OF WELLs-It is not pen.
eraliy known, we Think how easy matter il
Is 10 examine the bottom of well, cistern or
ponu OF water by the use of the common mir.
Fo[. Inc New Hampshire Journal of Agri-
culture says:
"hen the sun is shining brightly hold a mir
tut 90 'hat Tue rejecting rays of light will fall
lnto 'he water. A bright spot will be seen M
the bottom, SO light as to show the smallest oh.
Ject very plainly. By this means we have ex.
amlned the bottom of wells fifty feet deep. when
Ha!l IuII oil water. The smallest straw or other
snalI OBJECT can be perfectly seen from the
sufIace' In the same way one can examine
the bottom OF ponds and rivers if the water he
Sone"h tat clear, and not agitated by winds or
rapid motion. -
II Well or clstcrn be under cover, or shelter
ed ny buildings, so that the sunlight will mn,
'ail near the opening, it is only necessary to
employ TWO mirrors, using one TO reflect the
llght TO the opening, and the other to send il
down perPendlculary into the water. Light
may be thrown fifty or a hundred Yards TO The
very spot desired, and then reflected down.
ward. We have used the mirrors with success
10 reflect the light around a field 10 shaded
spot, and also to carry it to q south window
through two rooms, and then into cistern nm
der the north side of the house. Halfa dozan
reflections of the light may be made. though
each mirror dmlnishes the brilliancv of the
llght Let any one not familiar with this meth.
Oh try 1t, and he will find it not only useful. but
pleasant experiment. 1t will, perhaps, reveal
mass OF sediment at the bottom of a well
which has been little thought Of but which
may have been fruitful source of disease hv
Its decay in the water.
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08

CAu1IoS.-Our brethren of the press are re-
quested to listen to our experience IN relation
to two consumption curers," hailIng from the
neghborhood of New York. They each sent
an advertisement to be published, one TO the
amount of 50, and the other for two months,
provided the bill was not too high, itso, he would
pay for one week, and have it. discontinued
We published both advertisements two weeks
sent them papers and wrote to them, but haVe'
asyet, received "no funds" i" and no reply. They
are A. Judson White, NJ. d., and Rev. Ewd.
II. Wilson. Williamsburg, Long lsland.-BGI-
timOre Co. Advertiser.
We received the same advertisement from
the same Reverend and Medical gentlemen
with the promise that on receipt by them of the
first paper containing the advertise they
would forward the money, but we wrote then
that on receipt of the money, their advertise
ment would appear, and have not yet heart
from them-suppose nsyer will. We haV'
learned not to be deceived by such humbugs
Way is locomotive like belle Ssh
transports the mails, is followed BY train
makes noise, scatters the sparks, and says I
The tender, t" pine knot. H
A TRACK of land in Baton Rouge parish, La
recently sank to the depth of rs or 80 tee
swallowing upa barn from hich the peoP
had barely time to escape. Tue catastroph
was produced by the action OF subteranea
springs. g ~. ~ 81 30 .<.t-
Smyrna times., 1859-12-08
Love me Little, Love me Long.

THERE is wholesome lesson in an anony-
nous ballad, entitled " Love me Little, Love
me Long," published in black-letter in 1869.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-09
DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT,
OFsTcLAL.
Up mons O1 the SuPreme Court of the
IefmR, 1853.

Opinions OF the suprcme Court of the
TefEis 1858.
JOhnsou,es al, rs. MccOnbs.
low '''o SVD-'
The facts are these: The plaintiffs are the sepa-
rate Judgment creditors Of the defendant NcComb.
The judgments were all rendered in the Common
Law Court OF the city of Memphis but at Different
times of the Court. The Judgment OF Johnson was
Obtained at March term 1858 for S3e4
The judgment of Robson Il bennett for 81 lI99-
"a, and also the Judgment of Macy Sens for S9O2
30 were obtained at the November term 1851.
And the judgment of Relf S Co. for $3.50 81 and
the Judgment OF Greenwood for 80 We're OBJ
tanned at the March term 1855.
AT the respective dates OF these several judgments
the defendant Aetomb, it seems had no property
subject to execution at law. lie was the owner
however, Of an equitable interest in certain real
property, which, prlOr 10 the rendition of any of
said Judgments, had been conveyed by deed of trust
for the benefit Of other creditors And the 18th
OF April, 1855 he procured are-cOnveyance to him
self OF the legal title to said real property.
Immediately thereafter, executions upon the sew
eral judgments before mentioned all tested of the
same term--Mareh term Isj8-were issued and
levied onsaid real property; and the same sold
by the Sheriff the 26th of June 1858, for the sum
of 81. l.36O.54
This fund being inadequate to the satisfaction of
all the above mentioned Judgments the question il
how shall it be applied.
was held by the Circuit Judge that the creditors
were entitled to the fund according to the priority
Of their respective judgments.
This was not the correct principle. No lien upon
the property existed at law in favor of either cred
lOr previous to the re-cOnveyance of the legal title
on the 25th of April, 1855. And the moment the
legal title was re-invested in McComb the liens of
the several judgments attached together upon the
property at the same instant This being So no pri
ority of satisfaction be claimed by either over
the others; all stand exactly upon the same footing
as respects the proceeds of the sale of said proper
ty; and the plain principle of reason and law, in
such case, is, that the fund shall be distributed
amongst them all pdri papa. Neither is entitled to
any preference And it is ordered accordingly. See
Speed Sos. Judgment reversed.
MCKNNKY
Test: NJ. D. WEIGH, Clerk.