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Our Washington Correspondence.

"AsfnSSros, Shn. u loo9
AEaerals in Arizona palas.on-Lesai rosz. dc, &C.
SILVER, copper and lead are tho minerals which chiefly
abound Arizona, and which form the main value q the
ssupuy Indeed take away tho minerals and there
wusA be len nothing for which would be profitable u
rik capital, undergo hardships And dispute possession
xRh various savage tribes. The millions upon millions
q fertile well watsrcd and numbered land on each aide
nd adjacent the Mississippi and Moari-so say nothing
q The vcrdznt slope OF Texaswoa.d furnish homes
~ nnumerabe pioneers without disturbing tho smpal.
pAble dust and dry soil Of the Arizona valleys Cxor.
~ even, though settled by the Spanards almost three
Aundrcd years ago ana although many localities well
Aruhy-lay idle, unexplored, until 1t was found
Nat the sands OF her rivers spanked with gold
and the earth Of hor valleys was rich in
yrrcious metals. Had any one, previous 70 the
gold discovery. endeAvored to attract settlers To CaHor
nA-tbat distant unknown region-by representing Il
good agricultural country he would have met with poor
SUCCESS but wealth Of tho region
known than there commenced emigration such as the
world had seldom Witnessed Thus with Arizona when
she few pioneers now struggling there shau have demon
UAxAted little more clearly uubrleYny world The
exrtence mineral wealth thoee immense mountains
md rolling hills which Will employ and enrich thousands
chen. and Gill then, shall have tide Of emigration
which will be beneficial 70 the and--an emigration OF
njpers enetcYs, mechanics with machinery and the
appfances necessary for successful mining Il pruba
blc that with large number of inning companies In
ration 10 create market, that there may be small agri
uul,urs population sustained, sufficient beef aud
vegetables for the miners; but the supphes can Dc
drawn cheaper and better from lower sonora where ,h,
and n more productive and better watered.
a r,eye N much gold ana Northern Sonora bat
Abe want Of wsier prevents the pscers from oo.ns
worked The5e are, however, many yeirs Of
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Facts AbOnt Navy Lieutenants.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

The following few acu respecting the condition Of the
heatenants In our navy are submitted without comment
They show that they have hard road 70 travel tow ard
promotion and is hoped may assist in obtaining Some
action of Congress towards their relief.
Frst-There has been promotion, from the rank O.
lieutenant to that Of commander since March 1857
two years and ten months since when Chas Mcintosh
was promoted.
Secoud-fhere are now eighty-o captains and one
hundred and sixteen commanders the active list and
there can be promotion from lieutenant to commander
until the captains list has been reduced sixty eight and
the commanders List to ninety-Ex.
Third-There seventeen commanders on the re
served lst and when Ut last the poor lieutenant il pro
noted he receives only bogus pay general the Icaye
pay OF lieutenant, and not his full pay as commander
until he rises far enough above the senior ninety sx on
the LIST Of active commanders to top tho number tho
reserved list.
Fourth--Thc pay Of a navy Neutenan. who has been
N service thirty 10 twenty Ave years. cannot exceed
often purser aso or 81 500 on other sea service o.
duty while the pay Of captain Of marines with whom
he ranks, averages s24oo to $500; nrst heusensn,
OF marines ~ 500 70 81 100 and second lieutenant Of ma
rines 81 zoo TO 81 500, or nearly much, can
be ascertAned from document annually Published by
Congress
Fiftb-Pursers surgeons and engineers receive .
graduated pay, the former increasing up twenty
years for every five years Of SERVICE while seventy Of
the oldest Ncutenants have been commissioned a. heu
between twelve nineteen years. and In service
between twenty Eve and thirty years, without any
increase Of pay sance they were 30 commissioned.
Sixth-Puisers, surgeons and chief engineers receive
he tank Of commander when they have been twelve
Years IN the service as SUCH while, a. has been shown
there Than seventy lieu.enanN who have been
ever twelve yea as such, and some nineteen years
who are thus ranked by pursers and surgeons, who
entered promoted after they commissioner
end will forever ourank them, commissions pre-.
tedence by seniority, and there u possible chance
within the years allotted to man. under present circun
Stances for any the lst Of cutsaants TO attain
higher grade than that u commander.
seventh-The pay Of navys heuienAns, viz, 81 500
when commanding 81 500 At sea and duty and 81 o
on leave not sufficient 70 meet ordinary family neces
rites any Of the ports where we have naval sta
,iobs, or when divided between family and mess ex-
pepses and uniforms when sfost or on other duty.
Eghth-The siagDatt stale OF The iieutauauts' list 10
shown by the fact that the senior lieutenant been
thirty years and eight months in service, and the
junior but nine years and two monhsa difference Of
twenty years six months length OF service in the
grade IL he junior was fourteen years OF age when he
entered the service, he but eighteen months old
when his senior entered. The senior lieutenant by the
same rule mug, nox DO forty six years Of age Truly,
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r.. IL
dependent for the wheretha 10 pay their personal
and family expenses their individual receipts from the
NATIONAL treasury as the clerks oiksny other class Of
pioy IS Of the goverr mont Without wha. the govern
meDi pays them they would, as Glass; come tn
want as other government employees in MIDST. The
law provides that they shall be paii nothing from the
treasury Of tier services members OF the
House until after they shall have organized Nevertheless
to them by the Sergeant at Arms of the
Congress aggregate probably of hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars, borrowed by that functouary, Il
sad, from the York County pa Bank. We have
heard Of draft of Mr.. Sicklcs (hose seat is contest
cd, it will be remembered) him for some g. 900
As matter of when they may organize, in pay
ing such members have placed themselves under such
obligations TO him, he will deduct his advances made
il Is ~ be presumed that the York County Bank charges
him interest for the money advanced for this purpose and
that he char interest to the members Therefore,
what he pays interest s neither less than SO
much money paid by him cash in hand his
election to be the Sergeant Arms Of the body, which,
since the fashion Of raising numerous nvesg ating
N tees and securing the country far and wide for
ncsses came in vogue is understood 10 have become
o, the most lucrative Offices under the government So
long there may be biennial dead LOCKS In the copsu-
nation OF their organization, resulting in many members
placing themselves under pccuniary obligations the
incumbent Of the Office, the position may be regarded
sort OF life place. ordinary competition for il being out
OF the question.
The practice of taking such advances quite repre-
hensibe that OF making them Nothing can be more
conducive to corruption public affairs Besides in the
present state Of the countryopcratng TO pro-
tract the consummation Of organisaon-t Is nfcting
grjevous injuries upon the public interest, widening the
breach between North and South hourly aud nung the
manufacturing mechanical and other business OF North
ern constituencies to extent little dreamed OF yet by
the country ~ large II the members who have obtained
such personal pecuniary favors from the Sergeant
Arms had to geek the Of proractug the
struggle elsewhere, would long since have been ended
Tor they Will sqpabble as OF late the floor day
longer than they find requires individual sacrifice
their part do So instead Of organizing and proceed
ing to the transaction Oh legitimate business
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the asor- ding h'ary which sustained until three in
the morning, nigh. lead one 70 conclude that In
the midst Of the winters carnival But the Unet Statss
Hotel under hs ris,raiion n and frst
esRplhmept elegantly ottd up; and s oops IN conj,nc
tvn with i9 liberal suppers, are somewhat tempting 70
the admirers o beautiful ana boned turkes, oys
ters and champagne But still, Tor the real purposes or
ibe winters festivities, all await the election Of
Speaker.
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old apprentices commander being oniy iourneymm
Carsam.
Ought this state Of things W ex'gs
l. not Intended by remarks that any other grade
has too much rank or payqufe the contrary they
entitled 10 all they get aud iouch nore-only the lieu
claim that they have suffered from neglect
than any. u. s n.
Pennsy lvanta and the Presidency.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IL, 1850
Tbs Huntingdon County Convaotioa have elected delo
fates state Cow entop aud Instructed sup
port Hon. John c. Breesinrldge for the Presidency.
Kentucky and the Presidency.
LOUISVILLE, Jan IL, 1860.
The opposition members OF tn feunessee Legislatures
have nominated John Be the Union Candidate for tho
Presidency
Fire I'm Brunswfck, Ga.
SAVANNAH Jan. IL, 1860.
The Office OF the Brunswick HsvId WAS Destroyed by
IRE on Saturday night. Loss 81 GOO n ~ 600,
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UP another State The western SLOPE Of the Rocky Noun
taus, remain idle the earth. N behalf of my fellow
citizens Of Asena American and Mexican appeal 70 Con
gress 10 ACT Justly and speedily in our bshalf
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frekuept here y inc venefnpte GeQeral SS95,
who looks good yet for half dozen Presidential elections
and Secretary Cobb, cold. ruddy and happy model
alderman and Secretary Thompson genial ever and
personalities OF the two houses of Cougrcssr
Mr.. Smith, Of Virginia, Familiarity known as Extra Billy,
present and ovsn more witty and happy among tho a
Barrett. Of Mssouri, and Maclay, Of New York, and
Vice President Brcc<inrdee, ana Senator Sndel, and
and Parrou Of Kansas, and few other black republi
cans; but here have been accustomed 70 meet Quo-
rum Of both houses, the whole diplomatic corps the sa
preme judges, the army and navy, &c; and why are
they not here OF this occasionY II Is thick misty, IN
pleasant night: but that viii not DO 1t the beginning
the winters campaign, and the fashionable world is
cot yet ready 70 turn out But why9 Simply because
the fashionable world Congress, the diplomatic cprrs
the army Dnd navy, arc awaiting the elecssoo Of a
Speaker.
So we discover in the comparatively thin attendance Of
this reception and particularly in the remarkable decen
cy Of members Of Congre the universal pressure OF this
prevailing political excite ment and this state Of suspended
animation consequent upon these recent dark and fearful
events disclosures, and movements touching the Vita
There was however curious character present At this
levee who Afforded deal Of fun 70 the company. he
was stranger from Texas, fine looking robust man
Almost OF the magnificent proportions OF General Harvey
He fun military rig too blue frock coat with
tai buttons and shining epauettes pants with red stripes
and, to crown all, he immense pink sash, orna
mened on the right shoulder with gigantic white roe,to
and similar rosette holding the sash together his
side, the t~o voluminow ends OF the sash sweeping
the floor He walked the circle Of the East room
Ike emperor, or Ike the Bsigan giant at BAynum's
Museum il proud give every person opportunity
inspect him Upon inquiry we learned that this dstn,
ruished military chieftAin had been "sod' that he ID
here for patent for plough, and tina. the wags among
The clerks Of the departments had persuaded hun that
would very powerfully assist him in obtaining patent
be would only appear the Presidents ovee the IA
iriouc character OF military chisftau. "And So said
informant "yon he Is doing II up brown" Ger
tany the entitled to his patent In consideration OF
the neh, he Afforded TO all hands this
and he should also have q commission in the arny-hc
plays the general well.
Init bcra rf,a At fhp Tho
irg before tie PRED deus cycc ~Loh from the ugtn
be5nvc b. sdred-ssselbea the occdscl, aLi fr On
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paradng, drumming and blowing the United s,ates
made inEorious peace which tho Nova}es have jus,
broken, and are rcady for war again or will be by the
time the troops be ordered 70 their country Fort
Stanton should have garrison OF two companies mount
ed men and one company Of infantry. And there shod
be two company post in the Copper Nine mountans,
the home OF the Aescaore ApAches.
In Western Arizona suffering for post q three
companies mounted men and company OF infantry q!
the Tree Aamoe Ranch the San Pedro, where
there permanent water, wood and plenty Of grass
also tract OF land TO raise vegetables THIS pTt would
be within striking distance Of the Apaches There should
aso be post in the Pnal country. Sonora is 10 be
garrisonoa Fort Buchanan be abandoned but II mo-;
should remain, and n my opinion It's location should
be changed slightly TO q more healthy neigh
torhood The mounted troops a. the above
poe's should be supplied with their full complement OF
horses In order 10 take the field In strong force and IL
adds greatly 70 the drill ana efficiency q dragon or
cavalry company that every should have his horse
Ana the supplies for each post might be purchased OF the
nearest lowest bidder il order transportation and
encourage industry near the post and not bought u dis
lant speen'snrs, as has been done In New Mexico,
Information s desired by Congress or any OF ts con
Tees "a To Arizona i,s minerals agricultural Capacity
or population would refer TO Brcve; Lieutenant Colone
Reeve, Major fnoch Stein Capt r. 8 Ese Cant + H. Fy
gerald, Lieutenant J. W Moore lieutenant r. s lord
Lieutenant Horace Randall, Lieutenant J. R. Cook, Sur
eeons Geo Cooper and D. f. Irwin, who have all been
petent TO afford almost any information desired also
Charles D. Foeten and Herman hrenberg who WI be IN
Washington during the present winter These gentlemen
have resided IN Arizona among the silver mines ne arly
i've years-eong there when there were but yerv 10
people. and enduring many hardshps and dangers Mr.
Ehrenberg the author OF the beat map OF Sonora aud
ali the mles operation.
have thus endeavored to lay before the preic aud
Congress some little Information concerning Arizona It's
CONDITION and wants, hoping that Il NAV do something
towards securing as way 10 the Gulf, government and
military protection without these privileges we can DO
nothing, and expenditure Of capital labor and ha,
NE VIII be 10 ain must abandon the country 10 The
apache. and tie vast wealth winch might be txned into
Ss aYeIUes 6. LaGe AID manufactures, az help " tGi
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GREGG-CANNoN On Thpss ay, Jan. H. by Roy.
Father Jerome Of ST. Joseph's church, ISAAC GRpG0 OF
Emfa, n T., TO KATE, laughter Of Charrs James Can
non, OF this city.
sissoNs-Ross On "Wednesday evening, Jan II, by the
Rev Charles j. Jones, Mr. JOSEPH SssoSs OF Yorkshire,
ENGLAND, TO Mes ELIZA Ross, OF County Down, Ireland.
TREANoR-suIlyAN-At ct James church, Brooklyn,
On Wednesday, Jan. II, by the Right Reverend Joan
SULLIVAN, daughter Of Jamee Sullivan, ESQ., Brooklyn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-27
The Irish schoolmastnr.

Dennis OSkinner, before you go down
stairs, come up here, and bring your book
and say your letters; now just be after tn.
king your fingers out of your dirty head now,
and stand up straight and say your letters
correctly, and mind you that, now, whpt's
that letter."
" Faith, don't know"
What what, Dennis O'Skinnor, me head
SCHOLAR and can't say the Grst letter in the
alphabet, and out of his own book, too--what
does the horses cat?"
They eat grass.
" Bad luck to the gre; and don't they cat
anything besides grassi
" Yes, they cat hay"
"Wcll that's A. tho next ?"
"B."
" That's a good boy, don't hurry, and
take yourtmo say them correctlyj the ncxtY'
Sure, | don't know"
"Why, what the devil are you bccn study
ing about all your lifetime ?"
Fighting"
" Oh, bad luck to your Fighting, you just
DC aftor studying, and learn your letters, or
will quickly be after fighting with you; now
what do do with my two eycs?"
You squirt"
Bad luck to your squirting part, and don't
do anything else?"
"You see"
"Well mind, that's c; what ncxt?"
"D, Il, +, G., H."
We'll, what the devil you stop for now 2"
Gath, because | can't go any further
"Why what has your mother got on the
side Of her nose r
A pimple, sir" .r
Badllnck to the pimplo, and ain't she got
anything eSc2"
She has one eye"
T" Now don'tbe after going into figures, and
say eye without the one"
Eye without the one"
The next?"
al"
"Woll, the next2"
"Sure, don't know"
Why, what the devil do you know why
you know nothing; what does your mother
open the door with ?''
A poker" tn
bad luck to the poker, and don't she
open it with anythias else |"
Yea, with kay"
| "Well, then, u,that's K the next then ?"
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From the IoskviIlc Enquirer.
Perseverance.


"Pcrseverancc keeps honor briobt." Such
is the motto which the toiling heart and trust.
ing soul should ever wear
Ii any one there b., who doubs thc truth
which this timn-honorcd maxim would incul.
cate, and can only see its tritcncss. let |im but
play tho SluggnrCl in the Drama Of Life. and
as the autumna blast strips the Pride of In
dia tree OF its foliage. flowers and berries 90
will he soon be barert Of friends, fortune and
honor; and in loneliness of heart and utter
nukcdnoss of condition. will he be compellcd
to acknowledge the entire truthrulness of the
provcrb, however trite jtmay be.
No barrier, however strong, no obstacle
however great, can impede the PROGRESS Of
Perseverance, for t
"Is Roman virtue,
~ ihat WINS each God'ike net, aud plucis success
Nv !, ,I'"' 'nc spear PROOF Gr".t oil rngge" danger
;I'", az '""r, '''.' VIII Succ"'np 10 inc
"iS'J p?To' .. l'' S''I"''' arm, o' rorSevGr-
'ohno - ".nnSn, ""@ "!Io,''G o"e''o'IS "''oe
""''o ",,'3 P'''"','S VIZ" n','t io1' ana
V.i' P1v.,1 .,,. '''"l lr"u 10 'ne en-
,,,n,I Coy u '"o "'''''""' "0''e'on'cn' OF
y. ol. A..
'.Io '''',''"' ':'u't'oS 10 energy ana
aIaa, ,Lu .I,"9' nv "'','u .S NGP' pure ana
',i,u y 81, s'lp S'a''. w',ui'.@ p1oo"'G'
f. ho,,",, oo, ,' ',t"''sep WIN m %oou
L,,D,ooa oa'' an" '.e',pJ' v''o "''''
',1 ~ 90 ~ "'"'u ::"PPJ 10 -p"y-u'y u""",
,r,,. ,Lo co',,, 20 "''o' ~ "'9" Nv '"u
hrt ,oaoots u,o h.;oL'n' ' ""LSo W o;o'i i''','1
no ,,,ro la,,noa cf tia VII, VII |,'u
f,ir c,cutcLonn nf Row. i H., a., a.,,.1,,
arm &c volinnt pnrsnynranoo '' sr;ooldod ,nJ u:
fcrdc1 from ha,ntont cvor '"Ir frno cr' ""u o,o
korrg st,in. or cor.oIinot rnst t.ornr ~ 'otor T"'
niabcJ and byiabt os hurHi. .bod ,,old
no r,,,iI, o'u
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! peacefully at the foot of the hill, and spark
ling i'll the glorious sun light like band o
gold; whllo here and there were tiny islands
| glowing with the tints of the rainbow, seem
ing like brilliant genis studding the ripping
surface. Eight years since, ] left YOU poor
and alone, now have returned with abun
dance but shall find happiness she, whose
bright, beautiful image | have tondly cher
iShcd through all these long and wearsomC
years may have forgotten me, TShc was but q
child, and gave her hand to another; but
the thought is Madness" and descending the
hill he drove rapidly into the village.
Leaving his horse at the hotel, he was soon
in the presence of the aged pastor and after
listening to his warn welcome Gerald nouir.
ed for Alice. In a voice of true sympathy
the pastor told him all, and Gerald answered
not, but turned away to hide his emotion.
Alice was sitting upon the piazza to nhale
the pcrlumed air waited upon the evening ze-
phyrs, when she heard approaching footsteps,
and her name repeated in voice that vibra-
ted upon her like some far off melody touch
ing as by magic wand the spring to memo
rvs tount, and reaching out her hand she
said family:
"Gerold, I have cherished your image,
through all the long dark years that have
passed, and love you better than father or
mother. was joyous child when we part.
cd; now am hopclessly, entirely dependent
upon others and you would soon be weary of
your blind bride. should be very unhap-
Ply if neglected by ono loved. would have
you happy-go and seek ono whose eyes can
give back your glance Of love- and leave me
to my dark, sad fate"
Say not so. ncorcr to me than my own
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Smokers Well Punished.

Lovers o. tobacco are often guilty oR gross
breaches Of dcccncy as we'll as poltcncss.
We have known Of clergymen, attending re-
ligious conventions, who polluted the parlors
of their kind host with tobacco smoke, whose
ordor remained for months We have seen
well dressed men, claiming to be gentlemen,
who n0useated the pure air by smoking in
stage coaches and on steamboats,, making
themselves offensive to ladies, and to others
disliking tho filthy weed. Here is good
story of company of those discourtcous smo
kors, who received lesson they never forgot
a few years since, being on urgent bust
ness cast, and the river in rather an uncer.
tain state | entered myself passenger in
one Of Neil Moore & Co.'S stages to Column
bus and Wheeling. A party of young Ken.
tuckians, apparently fresh from college, made
the principal part of my fellow -travecrs.-
AS soon as the next watering place afforded
the opportunity for the purpose, two or three
OF the party referred to jumped out, bought
cigars, and, having lighted them, resumed
their seats filing the stage with cigar smeke,
and myself with illhumor, for had little
doubt besides the. annoyance of the thing
itself, that it would cost me sick headache,
as it is apt to doin such cases, The weather
was excessively cold, and the curtains had
been carefully buttonod down, to exclude tl.o
fresh air. Two or three of these buttons ]
contrivcd 10 dislodgc Of thcii truss, and by
keeping the opening as wide as possible, and
my head ont of the window, | succeeded in
getting on the next stage, where I arranged
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THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.
1900 Acres of Land,
WRTlHN ONE MAEE OFTRAE
L y L
MAMMALIAN DEpOTt

..
THE RAILROAD is the line for near ono mile
L presenting some of the han,lsomcSt building
sites The lands mostly in the forest rich
bottom and upland lying on both sides of the
north fork Of the Concross Creek, for one and u
half miles. intend laying off ten Lots of twenty
acres each, running to and fronting the Railroad
and to attach TO each Lot one hundred and hrty
acres of land or to make the quantity to suit rur.
chasers.
ALSO, my Poor Mountain Tract, containing
Two Thousand Five Hundred Acres with a large
quantity of bottom and rich mountain valleys If
his is not capable of being made one of the best
grazing farms in Pickeus District then you will
have to hunt the oldest man in Pickens District to
point the other man that is afraid 10 invest
money in Lands near Railroads. would be called n
slow cart for the history of the world is that they
havc raised the price of lands so as even to aston
ish the incrGdulous. l determined to SELL
one fourth cash, balance in one and wo years
Don't be afraid 10 come and look. The cars
won't run over you. They only want. and that for
the next hundrcd years, your unbcr for cross tics
and fuel, and pay out ON tho road for all time
forty dollars ont Of every hundred dollars that
they make If this would not put man in good
hunor then please start some invention that wilt
do more for mankind than Railroads hive done
Please call on ME at Waysidc, and if can't sell
you land shall know that you arc not railroad
man. JAMES OVERTON LEWIS
Jan. o5, 1860 &c mtf