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Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-05
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

TT HE undersigned begs leave to inform the cit
IL izens of Claiborne and adjoining counties
that he has purchased the Right Of CRANE.
PATENT METALLIC BURIAL CASKrr.-a
new and beautiful article, unlike anything ever
offered to the public before. The casket has none
of the repulsive appearance which all other Buri-
al Gases or Collins have. A supply Of all sizes
constantly on hand. The public are invited to
call and examine them. .....
All orders for the Casket or wooden Collins,
will be filled with despatch. Burial clothes OF
all kinds furnished when ordered.
A. ROLLINS.
July 9, 1856. 46-ly
Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-05
TO THE PUBLIC,

A / am anxious to dispose of ny cntirs stock
II of Goods, now offer great inducements to
persons wishing to purchase From and after the
list Of December, will sell at prime cost and
many articles at greatly reduced prices for Cash
And would add, that those wishing to continue
their accounts with me. can buy as usual by add
ing 25 per cent. None but prompt customers need
apply. r. J. b. SNEARINGEN.
Grand Gulf, Dec. 5, lS57-tf
Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-05
DISSOLUTION.

FTNHE firm of Griffith & Garrison is this day dis
Il solved by mutual consent. II. Garrison will
attend to settling up all the business of the firm
All those owing US on note or book accounts are
requested TO pay up as soon as possible. T. Gar
rison will continue the Furniture business at the
old stand where he will be pleased to see our
friends and customers who may want anything
in the Furniture and Housekeeping line.
+. GRIFFITH.
4. GARRISON.
Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-05
IMPROVED EAGLE COTTON GINS,

THE Eagle Cot
ton Gin Manufac-
turing Company,
are now prepared
to fll all orders
for their Improv-
ed Gin Stands
All stands now
made have the
PATENT IMPROVED
GYITNDER Ruucu
Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-05


PATENT DETACHED CRATES, and PATENT SLIDING
BUrrs and M0rERs all Of which are EXCLUSIVELY
usHD BY Us. These Gins obtained A PRIZE OF
$3.50 AND A GOLD MEDAL from the Govern
ment Of India for Ginning fine Cotton, as also
Medals from the Worlds Fair at London and
New York, and combine all the late improve
ments in Machinery, and are warranted superior
in every respect. In order to meet the great de.
mand for these Gins, the Company have estab-
lished a warehouse and workshop at the corner Of
Canal and Phillippa streets, and with the stock
on hand at the established depot, No. 81 ST.
Charles Street, feel confident Of meeting all or
ders promptly.
All orders should be addressed to
WIN. i. CUSHING, Agent.
81 st. Charles st.
Ne, o. . 80. 1856. loft
Mr. ]. J. Person is the duly authorized Agent
of the Eagle Cotton Gin in Port Gibson. where
sample stand may be seen. All orders left
with him will receive prompt attention.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
OYsters as Large as spades

Great Erciiement.-We noliced yes
ierday the discovery in Long Island Sound
OF monster oyster bed, but had no idea, il
seems, Of its real worth, which is now SCI
down at five millions of dollars. A Nor.
walk paper says:
One vessel, last week, took up seren
hundred bushels in a single day ! The
bed seems to be almost tinexhaustible, and
must contain many millions of bushels.
We were shown samples of the oysters
Yesterday as large as an ordinary garden
spade, the meats from which looked more
like beef tongues than the ordinary bi.
valves. There were on Sunday two
steamboats, and about $50 sail vessels
on Ne ground, dredging nearly al day.
Nothing has ever equaled the excitement
berea5outs among the fishermen and ma.
rine spectators since the great Ring End
oyster war some thirty years ago, when
the long toms. ETC., were brought out and
charged 10 the muzzIe to fire upon The
New Haven maTauders. Tins bee is IN
water from 6 tc s falhOms, and there is
no telling what the effect Is TO be on the
oyster market or pslaes of epicures.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
What is Snuantum /?

"This,is great country" for new-fan-
e!ed terms. The latest is "Sqnantum," ,"
defined as ga species of fun known TO the
Nantucket folks" Here's the descrip-
ton
"A party of ladies and gentlemen go TO
one Of the famous watering places oil re-
sort, where they fish. dig clans, talk
laugh. sing, dance, play, bathe. sail, eat
and have general good time" The
food generally consists of chowder, baked
clans, and fun. No one is admitted TO
The sacred circle who will take offence al
Joke, and every one is expected TO do
his or her part towards creating a general
laugh, Any man who speaks Of busine IS
affairs, excepting matrimony-is immedi-
ately reproved, aud on second offence.
publicly chastised. Care is thrown 10
the wind, politics discarded. war.ignored,
pride humbled, stations levelled, wealth
scorned, virtue exhalied, and-ibis is
Squanlum.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
Happy Homes.

No doubt handsome home, good fur.
niture, smart servants, and a clever cook,
are admirable auXIlaries to complacency
through the day, but they DO not come un-
der the head OF sine gtG non. The home
can be hall0wed without them, aud some
thing else may supply the place OF dollars
and cents. The man does outdoor labor
tie woman sometimes does the indoor
labor. We may see other happy mer
besides our friend who pays no income
tax. Happy man a. keeps servant and
a half. Happy man b
-''to all his country dear.
And passing rich with forty pounds year, y
keeps no servant at all; and yet his din
ner is excellent eating; and in the evening
his wife cannot only draw forth, with
hand and voice, the riches that lie mute on
the shelves of the musical library, but can
do something more-can draw forth the
best ideas and hapPiset feelings of her
guests in quiet hut bquant converse. The
wife of happy man c.. like Mrs. P'pys'
has often done housemaId's work to help
orphan brothers and sisters, struggling
brother, and miscalculating husband,
through The trials of life, and has not in
the work of the day lost the power Of
charming drawlng-room. And happy
man D., who keeps one servant OF all
work, could show You a thrifty household
can place before you meal that, sim
pie as it may be, would make the defeat.
ed Soyer turn pale with envy, and can en-
tertain select circle as if he had servants
at command, "accIslomed to live where a
footman is kepi;" and the mistress Of the
house is that lovely, graceful lady, who
has at her fingers ends more than one art,
Including the art Of Cookerv-who can
discourse on science, handle the pen with
unaffected grace, and teach her elders how
to act in the most hard or delicate ques-
lions. Wives like these can materially
modify "the figure on which house
hold can be maintained; ran make "just
one thousand dollars year. 90 as far as
fifteen hundred, or can give the value Of
one thousand at even a lower commence.
ment. Nor are we describing imaginary
persons. Many man can discover them
:or himself, if he will search cleverly; and
If he can find one unmarried, why then
he has better fortune than one thousand
dollars year left him by will. To inn
agine that such women are .'lowbred' by
the Iabors they consecrale is narrow-mind
ed; bat il is this mistake which, in our
partitioned society, prevents many con-
ceaed example from telling lis lesson,
We bave been speaking of those who are
"genlle" in all senses Of the word; int the
same qualities are found in every grade of
life; and if the truth of the examples were
more generally felt IN this way, we might
see decrease in certain class Of the
might see fewer servants
and more wives.-N. 7. Press.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08

he Females of the French Army.

The Females OF the French Army.
We believe there is no army in Europe
save that Of France, which possesses ar
AmazOniaR reargUard-a Tearguard, how
ever, only in so far thai is the duty Of
those who compose il TO follow the bat
tsIions to which they are more Immediate
" attached.
70 every battalion of the French army
bO,h cavalry and infantry, are attached d
certain number of canlnieres and VIVIAN
deres, in accordance with the permission
Of the commanding officer. Some regi-
menls have only three, others four while
the regiments of InuaVes and Chassenrs
can boast OF as many as six. Whether
the ladies are more particularly attached
TO the costume, or 10 the gallant bearing
of the men who compose these regiments,
we are unable to say. Thee, for the
most part well-conducled and brave wo-
men, are generally the wives of men be-
LOGGING to the regiment or regiments to
which they are more Immediately attach
ed.
The duty Of the cantinieres is similar TO
that Of the holder of a canteen when the
regiment is in barracks or quarters.
When before an enemy in the field, they
supply the men with spirits, wine, to,bac-
co, and occasional luXurles in the way of
food, and not unfrequen,ly provide table
for the officers ; whereas the vivandere
follows the regiment las do the canlinieres
alSo), on the line of march, and even TO
the battlefield, where, often under fire,
they present the refreshing cup Of wine,
or eau de vie from the little keg swung
across their shoulders, 20 the parched lips
of the wounded or dying soldier. In one
instance during The Crimean wal, VIVIAN
diere who was standing by the side Of a
wounded soldier of the corps TO which
she belonged, is known TO have reloaded
the firelock which had fallen from his
hands, aud fred on the rereating foe.
Among the men Of the regiments to
which the vvandicres are Immediately al
tached, il is held as point of honor to
protect them from insult and danger !;
while they. on their part, are ever ready
to sacrifice their own comforts, and al
times even their lives, to succOr woun-
ded cOmrade, and they regard every man
of the regiment as comrade. .-LORdOn
Illustrated Times.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08

81 ,eeA.." sats Hume, "allrlghted and
conlouude1 with the solitude in which |
am placed by my philosophy. When |
look abroad, on every side see dispute,
contradiction, distraction. Whenl turn
nv eyes inward, find nothing bat doubt
and lgnorancc. Where am | or what
am From ~hat cause do derive my
existence TO what condition shall |
return | am confoundcd with questions.
begin to fancy myself in a most dePlo'
rabie condition, environed with darkness
on every side" NUltaire SAYS "The
world abonnds with wonders and also
v iIh victims. In man is more wrelched-
ness than in all other animals put togeth-
er." How did be Judge cfil? By his
own hearl. He adds "Man loves life,
yet he knows he must die; spends his ex-
slence in diiIusing the miseries he has
suG'cred-cuiing the lhroats of his fellow
creatures for pay-chealing and being
cheated. The bulk OF mankind, he con-
linues, are nothing more than crowd OF
wretches, equally criminal, equally unior,
tanate. | wish had never been born.
Hear what S.. Paul SAYS Il lave Tough,
the good fight, have finished my course,
| have kept Ihe faith. IIenccforh, there
is laid up for me a crown Of righteousness
which the Lord, the righteous Judge. will
give me at that day.-LHherGo O6Ser.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
Proud and Poor.

The Boston Post furnishes the follow
ing truthful picture, the original for which
may be found in almost every Town in the
Union Tho family Of Mrs. Brown, a
good widow. consisting of six daughters.
had the misfortune 10 be poor and proud.
Above the gross vUlgarily Of manuel la
Dor, though not above ils necessity, they
lived in stuck up" idieness, aud depend
ed manly ou the hard earnings OF the
mother for support Finally Mana, Who
was The youngest, and rsibeT pretty, man
aged 10 win the heart and hand OF he via
lsge physician, and got married. The al
lance being considered as derheJ step
up in the wcrd" by al lhe family. the
single sisters grew azie; and prouder than
ever, while the doctors wife took new
and improved set Of airs TO match her adj.
ysDcemeDt in the scale Of good society,""
Being comfortably bestowed IN her new
house, she began TO feel the need Of some-
body 10 mind the pots and keues and
seeing a DeighbOr, "a thrifty mechanic.
who used TO be "boss" 10 her father IN
The same shop going past ihe door. she
called out TO hlm in an affected manner.
10 know where she should hnd servant
.expecIag 10 get an offer Of one Of bis
daughters. well. | don't know SAID
lie carpenter, "help is lille hard to be
got Just now, but there is the widow
Browns girls who should think you
might get, as they are dreodfuI poor, and
seem to be always oui Of work. Some
neighbors who overheard the coloquy,
say that madam retreated into her house
with a precipiiancy that was quite alarm
ing to behold. and never spoke of ihe carr
penler afterwards, bui as a vulgar person
who knew nothing Of the proper dishns-
iI0nSol society.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
Gen. Houston and the Ladies.

Gen. Sam. Houston, just before the
recent gubernatoria election in Texas,
made speech, at Nacogdoches, in the
course of which he unbosomed himself
pretty freely upon the various public
questions of the day, as connected with
national politics. His perorstion is so
beautiful pauegyTic Of The ladies,-a
panegyric on whom, irrespective OF pol
rics. we must all agree tp-that we give
il entire
Ladies, | know that politics are always
undressing 10 you, yet believe YOU
have in the general reshIt an abiding in
Ierest. 1t is always qualification to me
10 behold my fair counirywomen in as
sembages like these. Ii is a guarantee
that their husbands and fathers and broth
ers are men OF intelligence and refine
men, who appreciate their mental capac-
ilies, and desire their counienance in their
undertakings. Your presence exercises
calming influence upon those snlagOnlsms
which are too often engendered in the
heat of political cOnies,s. All parties de-
sire your approving smile aul therefore
all are encouraged by your presence. |
know that in the direct administration OF
political affairs you haze no share; but
yet, reignlng as you dn. supreme in the
realm OF love, yoar influence often con-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
CHILD OF SORROW.
BY JAMES RISTlNE.

When the angel bands Of Heaven
Gather round the throne above,
There TO hymn the anthems given
By the Goa Of peace and love
Gaze oh bIlghled child Of sorrow,
Ga the gIoriss of tAe'nigIh,
Gaze and pray that on the morrow
Thou shalt wing toward heirIight.
Hark a vocal strain Of gladucss
Wanders from the evening sky
Driving from the breastits sadness
Lwing anxious sons on high.
List ! the sound of kindred voices
Seems to noa, upon the air
For the heart IN bliss gej"ices,
OF Teach happy spirit there.
Child Of sorrow though thy pillow
Of is stained with burning tears,
Though, like bark upon the blliow
Where no Isle of hope appears;
Still the scenes Of toll and sadness,
Soon shall leave thy weeping eyes,
When port Of joy and gladness
viii before the breakers rise.
Poverty and earthly sorrow,
Cannot hide the skies from thee
Not by arm that Victors follow,
Can thy spirit letteIed be.
Watch the Heavens child Of sadness
View the gIories Of tho night,
Soon will come the hour Of gladness
When Thy soul shall taste their light
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08

J8J8U5 POE 7,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08

trolls the destiny Of nations. WOmans
love is the great lever which rouses man
TO action. The general, as he plants the
,trat, geric combinations which ale to en-
sure victory, looks forward TO recon-
pense dearer than the laurels upon hls
brow The soldier, as he trudges along on
the weary march, or minees in the scenes
of the battlefield, even with death around
him, lorgers awhile the carnage and tUIns
his thoughts to the fond girl he lett be-
hind him the mariner, tempest tosi,
driven bv the rude waves, sings merrly
aoGt as he thinks of the little cottage by
the shores where his wife and dear ones
await him the statesman, as he devlses
amid deep and painful thoughts, plans OF
government, which are 10 tell upon his
own and his counlry's fame, never loses
sight of the joys which await him when
cabinet councils are over, and he enters
the portals Of home the sentinel, as he
PAGES his weary watch, loves the moon
light tramp. that he may look beneath lis
rays at the dear memeno Of a mothers ;
/ or sisters love. Over man in all his
relationships the influence Of woman
hangs like charm. Deprived Of your
influence, which dignihes and stimulates
u to noble deeds, we become worse than
/ barbarans. Let i; be ours, and We can
brave the caanon's mollh or face danger
[ in ten thousand forms. You stimulate al
that is good. You check us in gnohIe
purposes. You have also an important
influence upon posterlty. The early Im-
pressions which the child receives from
YOU ouive all TIE wisdom Of later days.
Sages may reason and philosophers may
teach bot the voice which we heard In
infancy will ever come 10 our ears, bear
ling a mothers words and mothers
counsel. Continue to insril into your
children virtues and patriotism. lmbLe
them with proper veneration for the !a,h-
ers Of liberty. Learn them to love their
country, and labor for lis good, as the
great enc of their ambition. Bid them
proudly maintain our institutions. Point
them to the deeds of thelr ancestors.
Make these their escurcheon and bid them
hand it down TO their children as free
from stain as it came to them. Do this
ladies. and your influence will not be lost
in the future. In the language Of the poet
lit will still be said
Woman is lovely to the sight,
As gentle as the dcws of even,
As bright as mornings earliest light
And spotless as the SHOWS Of Heaven.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
A Man Living on Bark and Grass for
JTaaES

An English paper says On Sunday,
the son Of a shoemaker, named BIyth, re-
ding i'll ST. Faiths, Norfolk, while walk.
ing in the plantation of Mr. Joshua Rey-
noIds, in that parish, found there man
named John Back, vagrant, who states
that he comes from WIsbeach. Back lay
upon the ground in State of great ex-
hauston, and called to the boy for as,is-
lance, telling hIm he was dying Of slarva.
ton. The boy, who says he saw the
man in the same place three weeks before
when he took him TO be a keeper, al once
went 10 the village and gave the alarm. A
number Of the villagers Immediately star.
ted for the spot, and, finding the man toe
weak to stand, put him IN cart and drove
him TO the Union House.
On shipping him, il was found that the
side on which he had been lying was GOV
cred with sores and the man states tha
about five weeks ago he was taken i'll anC
went into the plantation, which he haC
since been unable to leave. de had sub
sisted during that time on grass and the
bark OF the trees which grew close by
where he lay. lie says he remember:
lying on the ground during the whole o
the terrible thunder storm that occurred ;
few weeks ago. 1t is said that hundreds
OF persons have visited the plantation since
the man was found there, and that the
place where he has lain is distinctly mark
ed upon the grass, while the marks where
he had gnawed in the barks of The tree!
are plainly visible.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
The grosning ceased.

WHAT GFRENcH SOLDIER HAS TO CAR
RY.-A Paris letter thus enumeTales what
a French soldier has TO carry. packed IN
siIe and strapped outside. On the out
side. Tne lenie abri and tent pole. 2.
A blanket 3. wafer proof cape with
hood. 4. A water bucket used as a camp
kettle. 5. a round loaf Of black bread.
6. A tin pan. 7. A quart measure. In
side---I. A pair of CATERS. 9. Two
shirts. B. A pair of shoes. 4. An order
book. ). small canvass bag, contain.
ing an swI, FIVE Stout needles, skein OF
scarlet thread, skein Of yellow thread, a
skeIn OF black thread, a ihImbIe, shoe.
clothes and musket brushes; small box
containing The necessary instruments 10
take muskel Ia pieces and pot it together
again. a grease box,a wax Iiito. 6. Two
pocket hanGkerchefs. I. Fifty rounds
bali cartridge. And 8. Anything else he
can fnd room for.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
Hold on DeVii.


In the early days OF the State of Indl.
ana, the capital was Corydon; and the an.
nual session Of lhe General Assembly usu.
ally brought together as wild a setof mad
wags as could be found in the State; who
had to rely upon their own resources for
amusement, for there were then few thea
tres, concerts or shows.
These lovers Of mischief had establish.
ed mock Masonic Lodge, into which
they would entiCe such as were little
green, and take them through variety Of
ridiculous ceremonies, TO the infinite amuse-
ment Of the crowd.
On one of these occasions, it being un-
derstood that a good-nalured athletic
young man, about half simpletoh, was TO
be initiated, the room was crowded, Judge
Grass (lt being a character in which he
was peculiarly happy had consented to
act the roll OF devil, and TO make The SER
vices more impressive bad pot on false
face and large paper cap surrounded
with horns, and with some chains in his
hand, placed himself behind the screen.
After taking the candidate through
variety Of ceremonies he was brought 10
a stand before the screen, and told that he
had then to confess all the crimes he had
committed during his whole life. The
candidate confessed some trivial offences,
and declared that he could recoIlecI no
more. At this the Judge came out from
his hiding place, groaned and shook his
chains. The frightened candidate related
some other small matters, and declared be
had disclosed all the crimes he had ever
committed. AT this the grosns of the pre-
tended devil became furious, the chains rat
tied and he shook his horns in the face of
the terrified candidate, who, starting back
in alarm, cried oul,
"HOH on Mmnlisier D.d.derH. If
I m.must t-t.feH goa. Id.d.dd kk.kiss
G-g grass w-l0 rife c.c-cou-
pie of t.ttimeS -
The urOaninO ceased
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-24

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~ E VA ~ aug "a. 1899:
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winch
y. 70 II.
tEs mad not
nv otor nor ao
any Ise' ~ uT3pG AT nor
innencs Ind u =, party
WanierS nnr,.I;t,, 20, 20 no LORD
-. snostandy perform
person. Mr. odo Russell 6eplIew Lord orr John John
Russell, and attached to tho British Legation
same Mr.. Rqssell who has since represented The
British GoyeF9 999 at Rome. When he was