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The Richmond palladium., 1860-07-19
The small BegimninK Of q Fortun me.

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The Rev. Mr.. Durfee, in his interesting
history of Williams College, recently issued
by Messrs. Williams & Co., gives the fol-
lowing account OF the very humble com
mencement of the 6ne fortsae accumulated
by Nathan Jackson. Esq. Of New York.
one Of the benetaetors Of the institutions:
In the summer Of 17a2, while residing in
Stock bridge. Barnabas Bidwell, a son Of
the first clergyman in Tyringham. was law
student in that place. He kept horse. and
he told young Jackson. il he would catch
his horse for him and turs him out, he
might have it to ride home to keep Thanks
giving. He readily accepted the offer, and
fulfilled his part OF the contract. The day
before Thanksgiving. as he was mounted on
bis horse ready to start for home, Mr. Bid
wei, said, Nathan, have you any pocket
money! ''Ies, sir, l have three ninepen-
ny pieces" Mr.. Bidwell then handed him
silver dollar. This was the 6rst dollar he
ever had. And what did be do with it?-
He did no, spend il to see shows, nor for
rum. nor brandy, nor cigars, nor tobacco.
But he bought sheep with it. and put out
that sheep TO double once in four years. and
kept on letting out his sheep for forty years.
In 1882 his flock amounted TO one thousand
aud sixty-four sheep; and he then sold them
for fi.teen hundred and ninety-six dollars.
He knew where he could invest this money
to good advantage. Uptown lots in New
York had been recently surveyed, and were
now for sale at a low price. He ascertaioed
that large plumber were to be sold at auc
ton. He attended the sale and purchased
ten lots for two hundred and City dollars
each. These lots he sold in two years for
twelve thousand dollars. Thus Jackson
Hall, which be erected at Williams College
for the use of the Natural History Society,
and which with It's fixtures has cost him FIVE
thousand dollars, has taken only about one
half Of his Bidwell dollar"
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business PROPERTY FOR SALE

offers for sale two large. three ssor
businsss houses the SUBSTANTIAL char
we'll ani.ned throa shoat They are located On
Main hu-iness 90 the city. They vl
BE- reAsoaseis exehASsd for other prop
erty. JOB kokIoN.
Richmond. June ssth. 1850. sea
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DWELLING HOUSE FOR RENT.

The uudersgnsd oRers FOR . comfortable, tvo
~ rsse a~e,tsas hass, xAin Street., opposite Rob
tasoa's Machine Shop.
w.w.RArrRAY.
June Osh. nA sou
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Mark Boatner Champman is now in his
fourteenth year. He was was born III Chm
ton, Louisians. where his parents snll re-
side. About two years ago he was received
in the Church; very soon after This he COM
menced instlucting his fathers servants
on the afternoon Of every Sabbath. His
custom was to read = chapter and comment
upon it, having first closely studied the
chapter. consulting Benson. CLARK andWes'
ley on every passage.
He at length began. says . winter TO the
Memphis Advocate, TO speak IN the love
feasts and class meetings: then to pray IN tho
public eongreg CATION. His appearance Is that
Of the merest boy. and he seems wholly un-
conscious of any superior gifts or at'ainments.
He now breaches regularly every Sabbath
4, his fathers place. near town His parents
have refused to allow him to enter the pulpit
and supply the place Of the regular minister
on Sabbath. although he is often solicited to
do SO. lie does nothing without permission
from his parents. He attends school, and
Joins in all the amusements Of the boys of
hls own age; he is mere child every where.
save when preaching. On last Sabbath l
sat under his ministry, and have seldom
been more edited and delighted with SER
mon. His style is chas,e, his words huy
and happily chosen. The INCEST critic would
not detect grammatical error; his manner
is earnest, aud his pathetic appeals reach all
hearts. Occasionally his feelings over
whelm him, and he gives away to floods OF
tears.
The most gifted lawyers. doctors and de-
vines have heard him with astouishme ut and
delight l confess that it is most wonderful.
and to me incomprehensible. When heard
him, he preached from the text 'How losg
halt ye between two opinions He
preached from notes, sometimes seeming to
forget that his notes were before him. His
subject was arranged with perfect system.
and most logically treated. When through
with his sermon. he closed the Book. and
gave brief and touching exhortation. under
which could, with others. but weep. His
public addresses published have attracted
much attention, and should he live, he must
in his onward course, leave a broad wake
on the tide of morals. Such is the character
of the Boy Preacher" whose wonderful
precocity is without a parallel. New
Orleans Crescent.
The Richmond palladium., 1860-07-19

Arrive Logansport Leave Logansport
on tht road, and points Beietcnt
Toledo wabash Western. sport. Peoria
Railroads. taken low hy any
JOHN BRANDT JK, supt
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NON INTERVENTION.

Now, want 10 Office; l never asked for
any: l did not ask the State Convention to
send me here: but l am here TO tell the
truth to you all. and this is my idea of non
interventioc; want the State of Virginia,
if she has negroes. to have as many as she
pleases; if YOU want slavery in Massacha-
setts. want you TO have it; if You want it
In Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The Richmond palladium., 1860-07-19

Ma GouLDES. of Georgia. in the Baltimore
Convention, after declaring himself in favor
of the nomination and election of Mr.. Doug
las, said:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30
News from the National Capital.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, July %. 1874

INV cAss-uKaRAs rRxArY.
The Cass Herran treaty at last fxed fact II has run
the gauntlet Of the elements and the politician the Pa
mama railway and the steamship Commodores during
the last two year, till II has been twice drowned ana
many times stabbed with latent TO kill But Il has
escaped all these pcrils and has finally reached the
pigeon holes Of the Circumlocuion oace through the
protection and poltenoss Of Minister TO New Grana-
da ex Senator Jones When exchange Of this treaty
was first attempted, 1t was lost bya wreck on the
Magdalena river. Afterwards an approved certified
aud sealed copy having been sent frtm Bogota
to Washington by mail, the Postmaster at Carthageus
Forwarded il by sailing vessel advising his government
at Bgota OF the fact but negectng 10 write 70 Senior
Pombo Charge dc AfEres at Washington The vessel was
wrecked in February last but the intelligence Of the
loe OF the treaty received In this city from Bosots
No wonder General Jones to enact the character Of
escort 10 this precious document after all this III luck
Now, however the spe broken, and only appropria-
ton by Congress required pay expenses OF the
commission TO settle the claims under Il, 10
give full effect and force to this celebrated
treaty General Jones greatly pleased with people
and the countrys and contempa,es carly return
thither His attention required for the arrangement, Of
private business Affairs, which somewhat deranged by
the death Of relative. he Ia said 10 be very popular
with the New Granadans, and his efforts have beer be.
spoken with reference to the establishment OF more
liberal commercial policy towards the United States By
the South American republics. Frequent steam commu.
noaton between all the ports the west coast Of South
America and the United States ports via the Isthmus u
a matter Of the utmost importance 70 New Grsnsds,
as the owners q! the lsthmus which must shortly
become the scat OF Of the creates, commercial depo
IN the world II Is 10 be hoped thu Gen. Jones viii sp.
preciae the importance swn country OF free
access TO the south American markets for produc,s
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

THE IRRErREssrBLE CONFLICT N VIRGINIA.
In yesterdays HERALD we published an inte-
resting account Of the cutting down Of the
republican liberty pole in the vicinity Of Deco
guam, In Virginia. Notwithstanding the 'blow-
ing" and gasconade Of the republicans, who
were armed, they permitted the pole to be
taken down and chopped to pieces by militia.
~ company, without making the slightest effort
TO defend 1t. There can be no doubt that the
erection Of this pole is part Of a-plan to drive
the people Of the South into some act of yio.
lence which will injure their cause at the North.
unite the republican party, and induce all the
moderate and conservative men to vote with
them in the Presidential struggle: for no che
pretends that the republicans have any party in
Virginia, or that their ticket can get hundred
votes in that State.
The object Of erecting the pole, therefore, is
like the incendiarsm In Texas, intended to ex-
asperate Southern men into the commission Of
deeds which will serve the republican cause.
But we have every confidence in the good sense
of the Southern people, that they will not be
provoked into any course calculated to play
into the hands of the couspirators. but
that IL they find any rsscals engaged in treason
he will execute The lava upon them vithc 70
mereA'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

The GALWAY LINE AND THE GOVERNMENT
SrBsDr.-Tbere seems to be some doubt and q
good deal Of mystery about the government
subsidy to the Galway steamship line. 1t was
pretty confidently stated, some time ago, that
the contract was transferred to O Canadian
company, and that we should see the vessels @!
the original Galway line IA New York no more.
The London Times Of the lth inst tells us that
the Galway company Is IN ertremis, whatever
II means by that, for other indications certainly
point to different condition of health. For
instance, the Liverpool Post Of the sth, week
later than the Times, says, positively, that the
government disallow n toto the proposed trans.
fer Of the Galway line mail contract to the
Montreal company. Moreover, the ships Of the
Galway line are running still. The Pacific is
advertised to sail from New York or the 18th
Of August, and The Prince Albert on the 10th.
while the new ship Connaught, which cost half
million Of dollars TO build, IL now In Boston.
after making her first voyage
We trust that the Galway line will not BE-
broken up OF the height Of its success.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

NEr ORLEANS July %, 1890
Cotton quiet sales 20 day 100 bales at Toe FOR mid
ding sales OF the week $50 bales re- Cpts Of the We
$50 bales, sgsDst POO bats the same tne last year.
ports 80 bales total exports 21p2 500 baes: receipts
ahead Of last year, 400 T bales receipts OF all southeru
ports ahead of as year Ts5 900 haes stock An pors
S,too raes receipt from crop 10 date 10 bales,
against bales The same time last year Flour quiet, at
Whisky IL &C 1sc Coffee hrm a; 15c 16c.: sales Of
the week 600 bags rOck In port 900 bags, against
1870 nags the same time last year Exchange on Lon
don aP5s per cent premium. and with Dds 81 s1ng
s'sap per cent premium Sight exchange on New iorS
= a Pc cent premium Frcights OF cotton 70 Livr-
POOL %.
Crxt1SSArr July Is, 1890
FogF-nemaad ao5erate. holders ASK ~ 40 ~ 80 t2r
superhuc. Wb'skey steady At 1ehc' Money nNAet w
ChsoQef
Cucsoo july %, 1880
Fr~- ..r whes, fr-r a, % &c ole fnr Nc 2srros,
VI iSs ~. rcd. Cora crm Sale. ~ wv owaesi -
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were Of more importance than the Presidency,
and they could not see that Presiden-
tial contest, conducted on great principles, al
ways controls subsequent local elections They
forgot that every man is FIRST of all an Ameri-
can, and after that New Yorker, or virgini-
ann a word, that the national feeling under
Lies and controls that of State pride. This err
ror has led them and their leader, Mr.. Douglas,
into the innumerable contradictions of expedi-
ency which are rapidly working their destruc-
ton as political leaders of the people. The
lineaments Of the present canvass are just be-
ginning TO stand out to the view of the people,
and as they become holder in every section of
the country, Mr.. Douglas and his followers will
comprehend that in abandoning great princi-
pies for the shifting grounds Of local prejudice,
they have lost all hope of obtaining from the
people the trust of either national or local
power,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

The BIsTEa GOVERNMENT AND THE CooIIE
TRApE-The English Emigration Commission
ers have given notice of their intention to re-
ceive tenders for three vessels for the convey
ance Of coolies from Calcutta rSBritish Guiana
and two vessels fer the conveyance of Chinese
emigrants from Hong Kong or whampoa to the
same colony. All recolleot vi lat a ftis- was made
in England when The Emperor Of the French
proposed to take free negroes to bis colony in
the West Indies But here is . slave trade 10
white uvo WAUGH L. weIsv paas az e.aek s!sYe
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

THE WEATHER AND THE MErEoR-For the pas
two or three days the weather has become re-
msrkably cool for the season; the thermometer
yesterday fell to IS degrees, while last week Il
rarely marked below IS degrees or So degrees.
During portions of yesterday the air verged
rpon the icy. Everybody must have observed
tSst ever since the great meteor visited US the
!, At has been greatly diminishing, and that
'-.n and thunder storms have been very fire.
"a ut and violent The atmosphere appears to
be surcharged with magnetism and electricity
Sc an unusual degree. Can our scientific men
nnd observers Of atmospheric phenomena tell us
'77o~.ber the meteor has anything to do with this
{ -.sae.diaary state Of he weather.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

ISGRATrrUpH or THE DOUGLAS POLITICIANS
We find the following notice in one of the small
fry provincial papers published out West, and
devoted body and soul to the Douglas inter-
est
Our readers viii understand the rumors ana constant
reports unavorsbc 10 the democratic ncines n,rl.s
ana !ohhson which are sent by telegraph all over the
country, when they are told that the Associated Pess
consists Of the Nav YoRK IIxRAip, Tpes Tribune Cow
rter and Enqnrr aud Ec7ltno Post every one OF which
opposed 10 Mr. Douglas. Among their falschoods cir.
ousted for the bencht OF Lincoln and Brcckurdce We
notice one 10 the eject that the friends OF Mr. Douglas in
tend TO renominate him 10 1854. and which Is grccdily
caught up by the tory press as C cnoc OF the want N
confidence in the present canvass.
Wha. an ungrateful set of fellows these Doug
las men are. Ever since the nominations at
Baltimore, the columns CT the New York daily
press have been filed with telcgraphlc de.
spatches containing favorable reports of Doug
las meetings and Douglas receptions in all quar-
tiers Of the country, for which the Associated
Press paid pretty smartly. Indeed, to Judge
from the newspapers, one would almost suppose
that there was no one else in the field but Doug
las. Like Figaro, II was Douglas here, and
Douglas there, and Douglas everywhere: and
yet bis adherents grumble because one little
despatch does not suit them. The fact is that
the agents Of Douglas have been CIRCULATING all
their enthusiastic accounts of demo pstratcns
themselves. They have seized upon the news-
paper correspondents everywhere and cran-ned
them with all kind. Of stories until the roor cor.
Iespoaael- nele Lenidered anu uid NO, kaoo
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Non.ArrlvaI OF the I.ohemian.

MONTREAL, July 2e-Evenhg
this morning
The Nova sootan, from Quebec, pssscd Farther Point
at midnight Of Saturday, bound 10 Liverpool
The line is interrupted this evening between thls CITY
and Quebec.
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what they were doing. But the newspaper cor
respondents are getting tired Of this kind of
examining, and they will probably write nothing
but the truth in future.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-30

MILITARY ENUIATIoN.-The recent visit of the
Chicago Zouaves to this city, Albany, Boston
and Philadelphia has put all our military anna
teurs on their mettle, and many of our volun-
teer companies are about to introduce the style
of drill, the gymnastic exercises, and even the
rules as regards temperance, the effect of which
has been so brilliantly exemplifed in the Zou-
ayes. But still, this company, with its univer-
sally acknowledged superiority in drill and dis
cipline, is not to be allowed TO carry of the
palm without contest. The challenge which
they gave to all the volunteer companies of the
United States has been accepted by the Colum-
bus Guard Of Georgia, who offer to compete
with them at Memphis, Tennessee, in May next
We publish this unique challenge and its &C.
ceptance in the HERALD today, and we expect
that the matter will create an immense sensa-
ton in military circles.
Should the terms Of the Columbus Guard
prove satisfactory to the Zouaves, the scene of
this modern tournament will attract an immense
concourse Of people from oil parts of the coun-
try, and will rival in celebrity the famous Field
of the Cloth Of Gold. We know of no reason
why Col. Ellsworth should reject the terms, ex-
cept on the ground Of the remoteness of the
period fixed; because the ten intervening
months would suffice to enable his competitors
to attain the highest point of proficiency; and
his challenge was TO companies now trained,
not TO those that might hereafter be trained
Still, be will hardly stand upon that formality,
and will probably accede to the proposition.
A spirited rivalry among our volunteer
troops all over the country has been growing up
Of late. Our own Seventh regiment did more
than any other organization to promote it, and
now the Chicago Zouaves have come to show
the Seventh that they have >tiil n higher stan.
dard to attain. The plan which Captain Mans
field Lowell of the City Guard has recently in.
troduced, of drilling his men to the use of the
large guns on the forts in the harbor, Is an
emanation from that esprit da corps which is
being developed. The system will, we may be
sure, be followed by other companies. With
such laudablc emulation manifesting itself
among military men, we may safely calculate
that, In the course Of few years, Ibis country
will possess an army Of over a million and a
half Of volunteers, which, in point of discipline,
will compare favorably with the standing army
Of any European nation.
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Tow. AN, Coun7av-Is Nese saltry days Of
July, those who reside and rem A 10 sio"'
busting, crowded city like New 'oiA' pro
life in novelties and excitements, hs>'e 'ner
pleasures and compensations. The mind ~lll,
of course, long for the seaside, the mountain
retreats, the watering places, where health and
fashion meet each other, the quiet cottages by
the lakes, or the majestic scenes of nature.
1t must long for something. But instead
of these, we have had the Zouaves the
Japanese, and the Great Eastern, and are
to have the Prince Of Wales 1t is true
many of the residences of our up town aristo-
cracy are deserted for the summer; the fashion
able churches are closed, Aocks and pastors have
scattered themselves throughout the country.
Quiet reigns in Fifth avenue and it is con-
sidered humiliating for member of the elegant
world to be seen in town. But time and the
Central Park will change all that. Meanwhile
we find ourselves overrun with correspondence
from the watering places-now highly eulogis.
tic of the beauties and advantages and delights
of this or that retreat of the urbanity of the
host, and the gentlemanly bearing of the clerk;
and again devoting to the Internal regions the
avarice that condemns poor victims to suffoca
ting little holes, dgnifed with the title of bed
rooms, and to the dangers of starvation in sight
of plenty.
The correspondence which we publish else
where in our columns to-day belongs princi-
pally to the former category. 1t comes from
Old Point Comfort, Cape Island, Rockaway,
Piermont MILESTONE Long Island, Niagara
Falls, Newport Stratford, Fairfield and the
Lehigh Valley. As well painted land
scape affords pleasure to the observer,
and sometimes leads him to fancy him
self reclining in the cool and pleasant shades
represented on the canvass, SO the perusal Of
these tattling letters may delude those
who remain here into momentary imagining
that they, too, participate in the enjoy
ment of the hoarse surf at Rockaway, or of
the elegant society at Old Point Comfort. If it
was not for the extortions and discomforts to
which people are subjected at watering place
hotels there would be much larger summer
exodus from our city than there Isl but all the
attractions of the country are, to most people,
inadequate to compensate for the surrender of
the comforts of their city home We have been
long trying to awaken the keepers of country
hotels to sense of their own interest in that
regard, and hope that our efforts have not been
entirely without good results.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-06
5uerial Notices.
Funeral Gbsequies Of the late Breyet-Major
Herton Fairchiid OF the FIRST REGIMENT NV
lOkk NOLUSTEEhS.

Merton Fairchiid Of the FIRST REGIMENT NEW
'0''N ''N'N CITY Hall New-York, Aug l5So
Pursuant 10 resolution Of the Board OF Councnen the
s-rsed wers appointed Committee make the necessary
sIrspr-us or the Funeral Of late Brevet Morto
sSa @ who by bis psoc services sAS0 S
heroic reflected honor upon ths city aud State
The BODY be placed in the Governors Room City Hail.
ARaiT1GE OGcsins csrgymen the conclusion Of which
Platoon Of policemen.
Bsson Of four companies iroa h Regiment Col Bo.twick
Hssse with remains Of deceased unded by the Scott
,n S1.Ed yss = s1slTd solSn3fl1o Of honSS
drap.d in mourning
o d & b. 9s As4 "S Nd %.so Soy who served during
oeers Of the Firs, Division of New York State Militia
Mayer and co@on oCasc 1sS and Hsas Of Dspuen
Relatives Of the deceased
Citizens aud friends of the deceased.
usd 10 display their cSiois 4 bali mast during the day
1he pTocession will from the City Hall out Of the east
Teet to bIoadwsy down Broadway t. the soats sery and
proceed 70 0venwood Cemetery where the remains will be In
The pail bearers selected requested meet with the Com
ntee IN the rooms Of the CLERK OF the Board Councmen at
On behalf of the Common Council
ABSAstM AinAs h1IR1s LENT cds%a'io6o BGssdOi
saie Militia New York, A9gast a. I60The officers Of
invited attend funeral of Major Morton
fsirchd late Of the NewYork Volunteers MYnday neat
full uniform, with the usual badge of mourning
They wilt assemble Governors ROOM City Hall half
ess o'clock N. 1he escort will consist Of four
OF the Eleventh Regiment to be detailed by Col Bo
wek.
By order Of Major General c. w. Ssndord. .
GEO. w. M0RELL,
Division Engineer, Acting Division Ins spector.
Yourtb Brigade New-loTk State Militia. Headquarters
August ls60-The Division order hereby promu
gated
By order Of Brigs sdierGe J. Even.
ROB. Taylor Brigade Inspector.
SPECIAL ORDRR No. L.
HKADQUARTRhs llrH REGIMENT,
NKw-IORK, Aug 5, 1860 )
Division and Brigade Orders, Capt T. Smon
Cen pany Capt, VIM winberger Company G. Capt Conrad
Py COMPANY Ii Capt John herbn, Company q, hereby
assemble their respective commands at the Eleventh
RegmeutAi AImory TO morrow the oh day OF August
e'eloeA precisely
The line will be formed in Deanceyst right Bowery,
O'clock under the command Of Major T. Ferero
proceed the City Hall be there before
O'clock act escort to bury the late MAJOR Morton tchd
who dsng guished himself il the Mexican
BY order OF
HOMER BOSTWICK Col commanding Ilth Regiment.
GEO. III. RAYMOND, Adiusnt-