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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-11

The betting nj the close was remarkable for the great
port conceded TO Horror who when the flag dropped had
the decided call OF Starke Both were beaten and The
race was won by ten lengths by swectsauce, who has
thus carried OF the two great cups OF the meeting having
won the Stewards Cup After the offers made
The Goodwood Cup, value 800 sovereigns the rect ia
specie the second receive 100 sovs out Of the sakes
Two miles and half Forty two subs
Lord Annesleys sweetsaucc, by sweetmeat, years,
Baron Rolhschid's Gusave (bred in Franoe), years.
Count .sr.Dsss zoaavc iirsi in Traace
NJ R. Ten Broecks siaric, Years, st.
V Nr rro o,sa Butterfly, years, st. 3b...
capt christies Horror years st. 7 10 .........,
roor. isn broeeks optmist (bred in America),
Beng2 against Horror To- against st:Ite.
asshst Bnsterhy, to1 against sweetsauce Butter
ny was nfst on but ON passing stand Zouavc took up
tue running with Gustave, 0ptimist, and Highwayman
next Sweetsauce and sarke being the last two a. an
preaching the turn out Of the straight 1tarke went
bis horse and forced the because stable
optmmt was incapable Of Accomplishing the task and
lying second and third Gustave and sweetsance
They had scarcely travelled hundred yards however,
when zouave bore his coors in the van, and put
an interval Of dozen lengths between himself and hs
pursuef Gukave going ON second Starke, High wayman
Horror and Optmist yitg up at bis heels and Butterfly
cropping into the extreme rear AS they neared the clum
OF about acoupe OF lengths and Zuaves lead began
dmnish Horror was, however, at the side Of Gastave
on rounding the turn, but did not keep that position
long, dropping behind Starke who soon passed Gustave
headed Zouave, and In few strides took up the running
attended by Zouave and Gustave the others, with the
exception OF Butterfly and 0ptimst, who were in the
rear going side by side. Horror was in difficulty on
descending the hill, and Sweesauce went up to Sarke,
who was beaten at the distance Gustave becoming
sauce cantered away from his opponents without ef-
Tort, and won by ten lengths. Gustaye finished two
lengths advance Of Zouave, at whose grths finished
ana Op'mlst did not pass the post
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-11

Ihe q would be in one league Great Britain Belgium
GLAND and Denmark Of coursethc German states Prus
Ella, Austria and Turkey Here are good eight or
nine military nations. But there that formidable Rus
sian bear the French fox the Italian greyhound Victor
pies; but probably nothing unless it might be success
fu rebellion in veneta and Hungary Az opportunities
and complications do not every day. Louis Napoleon
side Of his lustrous uncle Alexander Darius, Hannibal
julius Cesar Peter the Great Frederick and Charles XII
There is long list Of them and no two alike in mind ca
reer or fortune except that they all possessed OF
that demon, ambition. What said wolsey to his
faithful secretary: Cromwell ! charge thee fling
why did not cromweiis great uamesake heed
the advice9 He had need of It, He patriot and
sSccsssfui one powerful modern ss jaime.
"The hero Of Macedon found the reward Of his
btion IN the Grsncus Caesar in the Senate Sidney on the
scaod, swedens mad monarch touched the goal Of his
ambition at Pultowa wosey in disgrace, Napoleon ia
captivity" One ambitious any Of them still lives
In Affairs the nations business IN; gets along
been laid by overthrown except the laying Of taxes
and voting money The bankruptcy bill is laid by not TO
the French treaty has been woul failure only got
through by peccmeal. Lord Paimerston Is . trimmer;
he sets his sails for those gales that viii blow him into
office and keep him in The Tory party and aves
led by Derby and DisraeB, have been going down
hii and only shown their pluck by opposing the
best and mott popular measure OF the session the paper
duty repeal bi Toe country Disguised with her Ma
jesys present Parliament, and have no doubt when
dissolution comes very many Of the members will be sent
eff about their business
The massacre in Syria going 10 be avenged by Bri
ish feet and French land force Turkey has not yet
ceded to the proposition to have the French step and
put stop to the murders The fact the entire Turkish
nation from the Moslem soldiers clear up to Pasnas aud
sultan all implicated and guilty OF being accessories
both before and after the fact That is why the Sultan
bcstates. The investigation that must follow will dis
close something so utterly hollow, such whited scpul
chre in thing connected with Turkish faith Turkish
honesty Turkish humanity and Turkish finance, that well
may the Porte hesitate The two good simple Christian"
nations Of France and England have been defending wolf
in Sleeps clothing, and the animal has shown his
true features. ] to uphold such rotten
despctsm by Christian bayonets. All the American mis-
sonares about returning home might be expected
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06
CITY OF CARROLLTON, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, La, SATU

deed her Overlooking up with wish
full eyes to her dungeon window, while
many tears streaked down his cheeks.
40, save he, Rudolphus," she
screeched.
II would smash down those massive
pine doors,' he answered." with one
blow of my stalwart fist, and snatch
thee from thy cruel captors. but 1 am
afraid thy fathers .darned oxen will
hook me.'' And he sank upon the
ground ia the inpotence of his rage
and mi. nd hiding his face in the
burdock leaNess he, howled aloud.
Is Weep not, NY Rudolphus," she said !;
VIII come TO thee" SO saying, the
heroic girl descended to the stable, and
while the gnats and mosquitoes thun-
dered about her fair head, tearing up
with her tinney hands an oa1een plank
from the floor, she soon emerged in the
cow-yard. Inan instant tbs lovers were
clasped in each Others aims. The don
key of Rudolphus staoH near, and
folding his lovely burden 0 his breast,
the youth sprang into tlle saddle, and
murmuring il her ear sweet tales of
love in foreign CINE, they galloped
away like d streak Of creased lightning.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06

Great and Glorious Country.--Read
the following description of Mississippi
and her people, given by some emigrant
who has moved to that State and writes to
his friends. Here it is:
This is Il glorious country! 1t has
longer rivers and more of them, and they
are muddier, and deeper and run faster,
and make more noise, rise higher, fall
lower, and do more damage than anybody
else's rivers
1t has more lakes, and they are bigger,
and deeper, and clearer, than those of any
other country.
Our rail-cars are bigger, run faster and
pitch off the track oitener, and kill more
people, than all the ral-Cars in this or any
other country.
Our steamboats, carry bigger loads, and
are longer and broader, and burst their
boilers oitener; and the captains swear
harder than any steamboat captains III any
other country.
Our men are bigger, and longer, and
thicker--can fight harder, and faster, and
drink more mean whisky, and chew more
bad tobacco, and spit more, and spit fur
ther, and not be killed, than in any other
country.
Our ladies are richer, prcttier, dress
finer, spend more money, break more
hearts, wear bigger hoops, and shorter
dresses, and kick up the devil generally
to greater extent, than all other ladies
in all other countries.
Our nggers are blacker, work harder
have thicker skulls, and smell louder, and
need thrashing oftener, than niggcr5 in
any other Stale.
Our children squall louder, grow faster,
get too extensive for their pantaIoons
quicker, than any other children in the
world
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06

had suddenly rolled off, Il may as
well go to ruin at once-there' no use
in my trying to be better-ev verybody
hates and despises me-nobody cares
about me. l may as well go to ruin
at once!'
Tell me- said tho woman, who
stood off far enough for fight, if that
should be necessary; 'how came you
to go so young to that dreadful place!
Where was your mother?'
OH exclaimed the boy, with q
rush of grief that was terrible TO
behold, 'oh = hain't had no mother
ever since was a baby. If I'd only
growing vehement, and tho tears gush-
ing out of his strange looking eyes,
L wouldn't "a been bound out, and
kicked, and cuffed, and laid on to with
whips; / wouldn't "a got knocked
down, and then run away, and stole
because l was hungry. Oh l hain't
got no mother since was baby
The strength was all gone from the
poor boy, and he sank on his knees
sobbing great choking sobs, and rub
bing the hot tears with his knuckles.
And did that woman stand there un-
moved? Did she boldly bid him pack
up and be off-the jail-bird
No, no-she had been mother, and,
although all her children slept under
the cold sod in the churchyard, was q
mother still.
She went up to that poor boy, not
to hasten him away, but to lay her
fingers kindly, softly, on his head-to
tell him to look up, and from hence
forth find in her mother. Yes, she
even put her arm around the neck
of that forsakcn, deserted child-she
poured from her mothers heart sweet,
womanly words-words of counsel and
tenderness.
Oh F! how sweet was her sleep that
night--how soft was her pillow! She
had linked n poor, suffering heart to
hers by the most silken, the strongest
bands of love. She had plucked some
thorns from the path of u little SHINING
but striving mortal. None but angels
could witness her holy joy, and not
envy.
Did the boy leave her?
Never-he is with her still; vigor-
Gus, manly, promising youth. The
low character of his countenanco has
given place to an open, pleasing ex-
preston, with depth enough to make
it an interesting study. His foster
father is dead; his good foster-mother,
aged and sickly--but she knows no
want-The once poor outcast is her
only dependence, and nobly does he
repay the trust.
He that saveth soul from death,
hideth u multitude of SINS
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06
ne Little ontcast.

& 4 stay, ma'am? TIL do any
wate7 ina aio M 8 Eli your errands.'
troubled eyes of the speaker
filed With tears. 1t was a lad that
stood at outer, pleading with %
kind -looking woman, who still seemed
to doubt his good intentions.
he cottage sat by itself on bleak
moor on what in Scotland would have
EbeenNcalled such. The time was near
the end of November, fierce wind
ratified the boughs of the only naked
tree near the house, and fed with q
shivering sound into the narrow door
way, as if seeking for warmth at the
blazing fire within.
with its soft chill, the cheek of the
listener, or whitened the angry redness
of the poor boys benumbed hands.
The woman was evidently 10th to
grant the boys request, and the peculiar
look stamped upon his features would
have suggested to any mind an idea of
depravity far beyond his years.
But her mothers heart could not
resist the sorrow in those large, but
not handsome, gray eyes
Come in, at any rate, till the guide
man comes home; there, sit down by
the fire; you look perishing with cold
And she drew q rude chair to the
warmest corner, then, suspiciously
glancing at the child from the corners
of her eyes, she continued setting the
table for supper.
Presently come the tramp of heavy
shoes, the door swung open with q
quick jerk, and the 'gudeman' pre-
sented himself, weary with labor.
A look of intelligence passed between
bis wife and himself-he, too, scanned
the boys face with an expression not
evincing satisfaction, but nevertheless,
made him come to the table, and then
enjoyed the zest with which he dis
patched his supper.
Day after day past, and yet the boy
begged to be kept only till to-mor-
row;' so the good couple, after due
consideration, concluded that so long
as he was docile and worked so heartily,
they would retain him.
One day, in the middle of winter, q
peddler, long accustomed to trade at
the cottage. made his appearance, and
disposed of bis goods readily, as he
had been waited for.
you have n boy out there splitting
wood, see,' he said, pointing to the
yard.
Yes; do you know himl'
i have seen him. replied the peddlor,
revasIvely.
And where? who rs he what is
he ?
a iail-bisdn and the peddler swung
his pack over his shoulder; Shat boy,
young as he looks, | saw in the court
myself, and heard his sentcnce-tcn
months; he'sa hard one-you'd do well
30 look kecrful artcr him
Oh there was something SO horrible
in the word Jail, the poor woman trcm-
blcd as she laid away her purchases,
nor could she be easy till she had
called the boy IN and assured him
that she knew the dark part Of bis
history.
Ashamed and distressed, the child
hung down his head; his checks seemed
bursting with his hot blood; his lip
quiyorcd, and anguish WIZ painted
viyidIy upon his forehead, as if the
words were branded in his flesh.
'WolI, he muttorod, his whoI" FRAN.
| Ircla1ing as if'a buaru IF .-8,I ar joy
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06

through the Governor of the colony. The
court, when once organized, went to work
with will, and, true to Scotch-lrish in
stincts, seems TO have executed with q
special vengeance, the act of good Queen
Anne, " Cor the elfectual suppression of
vice, and punishment of wicked blasphe-
mers and dissolute PERSONS" and the court
meted out to unfortunate offenders the full
measure as the law in all its bearings.
Some extracts, taken at random through
series of years from the records, will
illustrate at once the character of the
courts and of the people.
May 18th, l746.-The grand jury, by
James Trimble, foreman, made the fol-
lowing "presentment (among others
similaD:
Robert Harper, for being and swearing
three prophane oaths.
Col. Thomas Chew, Ga lawyer,) and
John Branham, deputy sheriff,) as COM
mon swearers.
James ---, as a disturber of the
common peace Of the neighbors by carry
ing lies; and also as a common lyer.
November 2sth, l75O.-The grand jury
presented (among others) Samuel Hutts,
for breach of the Sabbath in singing pro-
fame songs.
James Frames, for breach of the
Sabbath in unnecessarily travelling ten
miles.
Jacob Coger, for breach of the peace in
driving hogs over the Blue Ridge on the
Sabbath day.
That the court could sometimes mingle
clemency with its justice is evident from
such an entry as this:
May l7th, l753.-Order'd that we pre-
sentm't ag'st Patrick Shirley for being
drunk be dismissed, the court being of the
opinion that it was inadvertently done, he
being an honest fellow.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06
The Maid of Rock Greek.

.I'vas evening on the banks of beau
tiful Rock Creek. The silver beams of
Luna, which struggled down through
.he branches of the trees, revealed a
scene of transcendental beauty. Upon
an ancient stump which had braved the
tempest of an hundred waters, sitting
In an attitude of graceful repose, was
an angeliferous maiden Just bloomed
I ..out into sunny womanhood. She was
4 radiantly and peerlessly beautiful.
: Webster hides his inglorious heads in
the dust in the vane attempt to furnish
words descriptive of her lovelines.
Graceful as duck, wild as a hawk,
Pensive as a setting hen, with her rich
eurls of tow-colored gold streaming
down over her shoulders, like some
bright swamp-abgel she sat, while the
moon-beams rested like a halo upon her
elegant head. Sorrow, and the mullen
stalks which grew around her, cast
deep shadows over her unrivaled coun-
tenance, end the night wind, as it kissed
her nagnifce ut check, bore to her de-
lighted olfacfories the fragrant breath
Of elder-blows. Her knitting work lay
idle in her lap. Her eyes, which shatned
the lightning bugs, were bedimmed
with diamond tears. seEsA
She was listening with an air of sor-
rowful distraction to the passionate
pleadings of a noble youth who 4snelt
at her feet. Never yielded mother earth
to finer form than that which pressed
the dandelion bank at Seraphina's feet.
His features were such as Nebuehad-
nezzar or Apollo might have envied.
His dark, piercing eyes were like the
waters of his Rock Creek for depth
and clearness, and were brilliants in
. which the truth and veracity of his god
like soul were reflected. From his
brow of vast and ponderous proportion,
the sympateizing breezes swept back
long hyacinthine locks, whose hue in
the shade was deep raven blackness,
but when the light fell upon it, it re-
sombled a muddy pool when the sun
beams strike it aslant>
His hands were clasped in arnsabti-
tude of despair. He spok1s fhia
tones were deep and mournfm as5 a
chant at the funeral of a martyred buy yss
frog at Rock Greek dam. go, fairy
Queen of heaven! Pure dove of the
moonshiny sky Translucent light of
my benighted eyes! Cherished and be-
loved of my hearts core How canst
thou doubt my love? Dost thou doubt
that the chicken loves the dough-dish
Dost thou doubt that the cabbage loves
the genial rain? Then doubt my love
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOME.

"ONkEs
How dear to me is home,
Though humble it may be;
Where e'er on earth I roam,
There's nought SO dear to me.
A little cot for me
Upon a western plain,
Is all l wish to see,
Is all Iwish to gain.
For better far is peace,
Within humble cot,
Than is the rich mans ease,
With all his wealthy lot.
A home, amid the flowers,
Where birds in summer sing,
Has many merry hours,
That but from it can spring.
May God but bless the home
Ofevery honest poor, =
That happiness find room
To dwell within his door
There's naught on earth more dear
To Natures darling child;
There's naught on earth moro near
Than Home, however wild.
Who does not love that place {
Where friendship has its spring,
Where joys lights every face, +.
And friends around US cling /?
o, sweet! ah, sweet is home
No words can ever suffice -,
To tell the joys that come,
Unto the soul gives rise.
- :
o! dearer far to me +
Than other thoughts that eoaHe,
Are those-ard may they Be.
Ofthat sweet place called Home.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06

u It seems that New England was not
the only part Of the country in which the
civil government during The earlier period
Of our history took cegtrzancn or offence
against religion and morality. Mr.. Bolivar
Christian. in a recent address before the
Alumni Of Washington College, Virginia,
gives us an inkIing Of ancient usages in
That State. under this head. He cites the
following extracts from the records Of the
Augusta County Court:
The fir, court for Augusta county was
held at Sraunlon on the 3.u OF December,
l1IJ. The magistrates and officers were
appointed bv the Crown q. England.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-06

IN InUitGhOn to DinncT-lt was OBJ
served that q certain covctous rich man
never invited any one to dine with him.
s'Ill lay q wager" said wag, 81 get an
invitation from him"
The wager being accepted, he goos
next day to the rich mans house about
the time he was to dine, and tells tho
servant he must speak with his master
Immediately, for he can save him u
thousand pounds.
Sir said the servant to his master,
here is man in great hurry to
speak to you; he says he can save you
thousands pounds
Out came the master.
what is that, sir you can save me
Il thousand pounds 2
Yes, sir, | can, but ! SEQ you are at
dinner: ! will go away and call
again
%, pray, sir, como in and eat dinner
with me-
4 shall be troublesome 2
Not at ALL
The invitation was accepted. AS
soon as dinner was over, and the family
retired, well, SIR said the man Of the
house, now TO your business. Pray
let me know how | am to save thou
sand pounds
'WclI, sir, I hear, sir, you have n
daughter to dispose Of in marriage
4 have, sir
'ASd you intend to portion her with
ten thousand pounds.'
i do, sir
'Why. then, sir, let me have her, and
] win take her with nine thousand.'
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CRITICISM ---AR Iowa Editor having
been presented with q free ticket to
the theater, goes to see q celebrated
actress and thus discourses Her vol.
uptuous form, is the tittest setting for
her diamond soul. Inspiration quivers
down her snow white arms and trem.
bles on her fingers ends !; passion wres-
ties in her shivering knees, and shud-
dcrs through her fainting limbs. g Ter
soul aickers in every accent, and looms
up in every pantomine. "A Hollander,
speaking admiringly of Shakspere, once
said in our hearing: i will tell you
such Is de powers Of de Shakspear,
that ! vunce sawthe plays acted in
Anglish languageain Holland we're der
was not one person in the house cod
understand it.; yet dere ras not q per.
son in de house dat vas not in tears,
crying and blowing de nose and weep
very moocb, ,oouldn't understan1, ,one
word Of tie play, YET all veeping.-
saek vas de powers Of the Shakes
peare."
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