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NIr.. Pencock's Philosophy.
From the Springfield Republican.

As sez to Mr.. Peacock, Mr.. Peacock sez
I. it taint no use maxim words over what
can be helped. Married folks don't ought
10 find fault with each other. 1t don DO
any good. They take each other for better
or worse, and if they find it's worse 1t don I
make it better to 90 through the world
growlin' and grumblin'. For my part l
think its great deal better to make the best
of folks. instead of the worst on EN-. ii
they see YOU remember the good IN them,
they feel kind o. encouraged and keep grown
better and better; but If you keep talkln OF
the bad, why they grow discouraged ana
think there ain'ta bit OF use In tryln AS
sez TO Mr.. Peacock, Mr.. Peacock sez |. you
needn't a married me if you didn't want TO-,
OF course needn't; you might have marrled
Susan Slasher; she wanted you bad enough,
mercy knows. | needn't have married you,
of course l needn't. Wasn't young Squire
Tim dead in love with me? Didn't he LOOK
lest as If he were meltin' whenever L KEN
round? Didn't look straight ahead, DIRE ful
unconscious. lust as if nothin allied him
and all from principle? | wasn't goln' to
encourage him just to disappoint HIM, and
make him take pisen, for wasn't IN love
YOU, Mr. Peacock ? Didn't | have lots OF
lovers? I,Serepty Ann Green of Greentown,
and never looked at any of them, because l
loved you, Mr. Peacock? But sez |, suppose
I'd married Squire Tim, and you'd married
Susan Slasher, Susan wouldn't have had my
faults, of course she wouldn't, but she'd a
| had her own. And sez l, Mr.. Peacock, you
wouldn't have liked her faults any better
| than you like mine. | know Susan is a cut
and-dash sort of woman D.; she'd put the
the work through faster than l do, like
enough; but would she have given her life
away to your children as do, Mr.. Peacock
No, YOU know she wouldn't. Has she got
nv elevated mind No,you know she hasn t
and my taste for literatur'? No, you know
she hasn't But she's got higher head
that YOU know Mr.. Peacock She'd taken
her own way by storm, not quietly as | do
that YOU know Mr.. Peacock. And there s
Squire TIM spect he's as many faults as
YOU have, Mr.. Peacock, if only knew EN-
YOU re DIRE 'ful trial to me sometimes, Mr.
Peacock a scoldin' around, but love you
better than thousand Squire Tins. PITY
if don't And if you squint little, | ain I
goin' to look at you till you squint worse, Of
till | see nothin' but squint; and you musn
stare at the wart on my chin till it covers
nv face That's what say to MIR. Peacock
Young ladies, and it's just as good for yol
to hear Only when you get married. b
sure YOU marry for love, and for nothin' else
and everything will come out right.
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TWO HCNDREDiAND FORTY HORSE
SHOES IN TEN HOURS.
From the Troy Arena

Yesterday an exciting and extraordinary trial
Of skill came of between two blacksmiths IN this
city. John Mckinney challenged Patrick henne-
dy to compete with him in the number OF horse
shoes to be made in ten hours. Mckinney was as
sisted by helper john Hennessy, and Kennedy by
helper John Doyle Both parties have blacksmith
shops in the city, the former on Grand Division
street. the latter on Ferry street. During the day
their places of business crowded by large
number of persons to witness these sons OF Vulcan
at their work. A rope was stretched around the
forges. so as to prevent the crowd from pressing
too near them, and also to give them as much air
as possible. Each one worked with hearty good
will, and the horse shoes fell thick and fast from
their anvils. At the expiration of ten hours,
Kennedy had made 20 dozen-t,Do hundred and
forty sboes-and Mckinney II dozen and 6. The
shoes made by each were decided by referees TO be
Of excellent workmanship. Near the close Of the
contest, Hennessy, the helper Of Mckinney, faint
ed iron over exertion. The number Of shoes made
by Kennedy Is unprecedented, and We doubt if any
one man ever turned out as many in the same
time. A largo number of bets were made by the
friends of the parties and the greatest good feel
ing prevailed on both sides.
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vi cell IAN Y

A SAD ACCIDENT.-A very sad accident
occurred in Putney, on Friday last. Edwin
r. Houghton a lad Of l6 years, had par
fridge trap which be was going to see, carry
ing a pistol in his pocket, when his dog ran
a wo0dchuck into a wall, and as he stopped
over u take a stone from the wall for the
purpose Of getting at the wo7dchuck, the
pistol dropped from bis pocket, the hammer
striking on a stone, when it exploded. and
the whole charge entered his abdomen and
rassed upward in his body, causing his death
IN four and half hours He was some ways
from home or haLitatiOn, and after he was
shot. he ran % rods before he fell, where he
was found by neighbor after lying there
half an hour, during which his agony was
greatly increased by the thought that he
should have to die lone in the field. He
fully retained his senses to the last, and con-
versed freely all the time When be fell, the
blood began to o0za from his mouth, and he
then became satisfied that his wound was
mortal. HIS faithful dog showed unusual
signs Of affection for his young master, and
distres, at his fate. Young Houghton, who
has thus been 50 suddenly cut down in the
morning of life, was highly esteemed, and
the family to which he belongs have the
heartfelt sympathy Of all who know them
B Falls IircS.
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UTAH AFFAIRS. WASHINGTON, May 2.
Governor Cummings has informed the Pre-
sident that Utah is in a condition bordering
on anarchy and some action is therefore ne
cessary on the part Of the government to re-
lieve the Territory from present and imPen-
ding evils He alludes to bands of desperadoee
whose conduct renders the tenure of life and
property uncertain, and requests that either
Judges will be sent out in the place OF those
who have deserted Utah or authorize pro-
bate COURTS to exercise powers claimed by
them and granted by legislative assemblies.
or adopt some other means Of safety. He
requests that five hundred soldiers be retain
ed there, as the withdrawal of the entire
army would be injudicious and unjust.
Governor Cumming states that the Popula-
ton of Utah is from 81 to $4,000, though
larger estimated by the Mormons.
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STRONG BEER INToxicATNG.-We learn
that the case Of State vs. John Smollens,
complained Of in March last for selling strong
beer, before Justice Hollenbeck, was tried
Friday and, on full hearing, the respondent
was adjudged guilty, and fined SlOG and
costs.
That % strong beer is intoxicating, would
seem to be settled, 50 far as the analysis of
the chemist showing that the beer contained
IL ID per cent. of Alcohol, and the decision
of the Justice, may tend to establish the
fact The respondent appealed from the
Justices decision 10 the County Court
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WAsHTN6TON. Nav l

The five new Territories which the HOUSE
Committees on.TerritOries propose to orga-
nize, contain respectively the following mum
Der of inhabitants; Chippewa. from 5000
to 10 900: Nevada, about the same; Dacotah;
about 900; Idaho, pixies Peak) $4,000
to 20 900, Arizona, 5000 TO 5000. Each of
these bills contain the following proviso:
Provided that. nevertheless, Slavery has
no legal existence in said Territory, and no
thing herein contained shall be construed
to authorize or permit its existence therein. J"
These measures will come up for conside-
ration early next week.
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SPLENDID SIGHr-The Illinois Central Rail-
road, at town called Mattoon, is crossed by the
Terre Haute and Alton Railroad. Every day, at
about P NJ, is seen at this point one of the most
splendid effects of the triumph of mind over space
and matter that can be witnessed anywhere. IL is
that of four trains coming from four different di-
recions wing at this point at the time to
second every day. They can be seen as they ap-
proach for ten miles in each direction, the praires
there being smooth, broad expanse, stretching
away to the horizon without any inequalities to
obstruct the sight. As they arrive they approach
their COW cachers within twelve feet of each other,
as though exchanging salutations. when gracefully
backing as though bowling adieu, two Of the
trains 90 on the switches, while the other two
scream away over the iron bound prairie. The
other trains are then let go on the main tracks
again, and they are off and away.
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A W1rrY JAIL B1RD-A short time ago,
man named Crandall made his escape from
the Allegany county Jail. For the informa-
tior of the curious, he has lately written
back to Angelica, the following account Of
the manner of his escape. 1t must be very
satisfactory to his custodians. He says:
81 suppose it is a mystery to some how I
got away, consequently will give you
brief history of my departure. The modus
operarld was this got out of my cell by in.
genuity, ran up stairs with agility, crawled
out of the back window in secresy slid down
the lightning rod with rapidity. walked out
of the Angelic town with dignity, and am
now basking in the sunshine of pleasure and
liberty"
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COMFORTS OF CHILDREN. Call not that
man wretched, who, whatever else he suffers
as to pain inflicted, pleasure denIed has a
child for whom he hopes, and on whom he
doats. Poverty may grind him to the dust,
obscurity may cast its darkest mantle over
him. the song Of the gay may be far from
his own dwelling, his face may be unknown
to his neighbors, and his voice may be un-
needed among those with whom he dwells-
even pain may rack his joints and sleep lelye
his pillow-but he has gem with which ne
would not part for wealth deiying computa-
ton, for fame filling a worlds ear, tor the
luxury Of the highest wealth, or tor the
sweetest sleep that ever sat upon mortal
eve COleridge
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EGYPTIAN ASTRONOMY VERIFIED. In his
recent lectures on astronomy, in Philadel-
mia. a very remarkable fact was related by
Prof Mitchell. He said he had not long
since met in the city Of St. Louis man OF
rreat scientific attainments, who for forty
years had been engaged in Egypt IN declphe-
ring the bieroglyphics Of the ancients. This
gentleman had stated to him that he had
lately unraveled the inscr ptions upon the
coffin of mummy, now in the London Mu-
scum. and that by the aid of previous OBJ
servations. he had discovered the key TO all
the astronomical knowledge Of the Egyptians
The zodiac, with the exact positions OF the
planets. was delineated on this coffin, and
the date to which they pointed was the au-
tumnal equinox in the year lI22 before
Christ. or nearly thirty-six hundred years
ago. Professor Mitchell employed hls assist
ants to ascertain the exact position OF the
heavenly bodies belonging to our social sys-
tenn on the equinox OF that year, and sena
him a correct diagram Of them, without
having communicated his object in doing SO.
In compliance with this the calculations were
made. and to his establishment, on comparing
the result with the statement of his sclenuhc
friend already referred to, 1t was found that
on the 7th Of October, 1922, b. C., the
moon and planets had occupied the exact
points in the heavens marked upon the cothr
IN the London Museum.
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P 0 e { r y
TO IDA VEAvEN,


Alas thou 'rt cone-tbo weary soul
That struggled in thy mortal frame
Vas left dull earth. where only roll
The waves Of sadness care and pain.
q deeply loved one dost thou know
What anguish swells rhv fathers breast
How nlnv tears OF sorrow fow
From those who once with thee were hlest
o. when saw that active form
Lie cold and lifelcss as stone.
sd iaemorv- wifi rs rushing storm.
Recalled bright scenes forever gon
And VII y kissed that marble brow.
And saw thine eyes light sealed in death.
What grief too great in tears 20 fow,
Seemed 70 call back thy sririt-breath
Twas In the blushing month OF Way,
The time of sunshine and Of shower'
We laid her souls abode Of clay
Beue4th the blooming vernal flowers.
Dsv's roseate glories bright and fair
Yet softly beamed around the West,
And seemed like angels waiting there
To take her spirit 20 the blest
Around her dark and silent tomb,
When Sumner weaves a howery wreath,
The warbler there will frequent come
And pour in song his tuneful breath.
Then fare thee well Oh cherished one
Tee T. od If Heaven wills it so.
Twas Re that gave, to Him thou IT gone,
gam lar, well adieu adieu
O. siumher IN n. silent tomb
to where tay s.s., ,'r long has lain
co ,s.era thu rDat o. 1Ttl shall come
When death has eascd their hearts Of pain.
We mourn we weep we shea the tears
That well up from oar bosom's core
Yet why a few more feeting years
And we shall dwell on earth no more
Yes one by one, like petals rare
Wen yield the breath that Heaven gave
Then, as the leaves Of dying year,
Sink silent in a peaceful grave.
Rest, loved one, rest sleep in that sleep
Which knows no waking hour on earth
Beneath the sod in slumber deep
Await the call TO holy birth.
No groan of pain, nor heartfelt sigh
Can touch the cord within thy breast
Not till the echoing trump on high
Wilt thou rise from the tomb Of rest
Then 1--WE, perchance, pay meet again.
Meet on the blissful shore above
Be void Of care, and free from pain,
And everlasting live in love.
No death bed scenes no wailing cries
There meet the eye OF thrill the ear
God and His angels gem the skies,
Pure Joy and glory there appear
o fare thee well beloved one,
Sleep quiet in thy peaceful home
Rest for thy toll and cares are gone,
And we are plod ling towards thy tomb.
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dbe4ree preaa
BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY IL 1860.
THE CHARLESTON PLATFORM.

As near as we can make out, the Commit
tee on Platforms (made up equally from the
States reported by a majority, a platform
which went all the length in favor Of main
tanning slavery in the Territories by the
authority of the National Government,
which the Southerners demanded Two or
three minority platforms were reported. The
result in Convention was to substitute one Of
these (that of Samuels' of Iowa) for the one
reported by the majority of the Committee,
and then to strike out from it the following
preamble and resolution
That inasmuch as differences of opinion exist IN
the Democratic p 4rty TO the nature and extent
of the powers and duties Of Congress, under the
Constitution Of the United States over the insti-
tuition OF slavery within the territories,
Resolved That the Democratic party VIII abide
by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States over the Institution Of slavery in the
Territories.
That being struck out, the remainder was
adopted, as follows
Resolufd, That we, the Democracy Of the Union,
in Convention assembled, hereby declare afir-
nation of the resolutions unanimously adopted ],
aud declared as a platform Of principles Of the
Democratic Convention at Cincinnati In the year
1856 believing that Democratic principles are un-
changeable in their nature when applied to the
same subject matter AMI we recommend as cur
only further resolutions the following
Rss9lUed That it is the duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection TO
all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and
hath or hDr
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Mrs Perkins says she never can under
stand these ere market reports. She can
understand how cheese can be lively, and
pork can be active-that is before it is dead
and feathers cln he drooping-that is if
it's raining-but how whiskey can be
steady, or hops quiet, or spirits dull, she
can't see ; neither how lard can be firm in
warm weather, nor iron unsettled, nor pota-
toes depressed, nor -four rising-unless there
had been yeast put into it-sometimes it
would not rise even then.
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Deducting the worth of the fodder, pump
kins and soft corn from the cost Of the whole,
and we have S72 "a as the cost of III bush
els of corn, or little over AZ cents per bush.
which leaves about AZ cents per bush. profit.
/ have another piece on which the profit
comes the other way.-Odk HiH (N. "
Correspondence of the Country Gent.
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1T is not too much to say, perhaps, that our
personal preference, in the present posture Of sf
fairs, is sen. Douglas. .'-SsntiHei.
What will you bet that the editor does not
wish, this morning, that he had not made
that declaration? 1t was made Of course be-
fore he knew that the Charleston Convention
had gone to grass.
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A gentleman attending an orphans falran
New Orleans pulled his handkerchief from
his pocket, and at the same time accidental,
ly drew the trigger of his revolver. A loud
explosion and terrific screams ensued. and
the fright of the ladies was far from abated
when it was discovered that the ball had
penetrated the gentlemans hip, causing a
painful though not dangerous wound.
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SINGULAR DEArH.-As George L. Slocumb Of
Athens county, was sitting at the instrument in
his Office, few weeks since during q heavy storws
the lightning ran in upon the wires and couplste-
Iy stunned him. A few days developed the horrt-
BILE fact that his limbs were parAlyzed, and his
muscles almost totally deprivd Of action Tho
paralysis gradually extended over the body until
death ended his affection.
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HARVARD UNIVERSITY The new President,
Mr.. FELTON,, is to be inaugurated with the
usual ceremony, on the 2Sth instant. Ex-
President Walker, on his retirement, received
a present of $4,000 from few citizens Of
Boston.
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THE PROPOSED ARCTIC EXPEDI-
TInN.

We find in the Atlas and Bee. q report of
-. .-.,-.;,,. t,,f5 ;- l, L,I I.f+L.T
Il lal - ii01''' = "0'N All '''' ''''' ' '''1 i'"
ell Institute at Boston, May 2i, % consider
+bo s,,b;actorDr IT,,es' ,,r,r.osad ,v,...l ti.,
''i>
to the north polar sea. Nr. Everett presided,
ord IN his remarks on takinr tbe chair
adYerted 10 tue supposed oah ger 5I IAe uH1eI-
taking, as follows
DR.. Hayes is not asking us to bear those hard
IMP li o,'' ,I me tab home. onr s,,rr-,
ATTITUDES, our warm houses and anthracite fires
NJ - as.;.t ;r 90 and s--,
gle with the rolling glaciers and icy blasts OF the
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Adjourned
Thursday, May 3.

Mr.. sherman made suggestion as to early
action on the tariff bill
Mr.. Damn wanted TO adjourn before dog
days, and should vote to proceed to business.
Mr. Cobb said he desired to make a speecl
on the state OF the Union generally, but be
preferred to wait until the final action Of the
Charleston Convention before doing So. If
that convention should ba turned out to grass
me would f5rbear making his speech. Laugh
ter.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that he would
call up the tariff bin on Wednesday, and it
was generally agreed that after to-day debate
IN the committee should be confined to that
subject until j, was disposed of.
The House then went nto committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr. Gooch reviewed the Dred Scott decis-
ION, denying 10 to be binding authority
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country editor says that farmer in his
country made a scare-crOw so very frighttul
that an old crow went and brought back all
the corn he had stolen for several davs.
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THE Prince OF WALES AND HIS TITLES
As they expect ID have a grand time some
time this summer in Canada, from the pre-
sence of the Prince of Wales, it will be of
interest to know who and what he is. We
find the following account of him, from
Burke's Peerage
Albert Edward. the eldest son of Queen Victoria,
was born November 9, 1s4l and consequently was
IS years old last November. Is Prince of Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Germany, he has, by
birth and by letters patent, the following titles:
lst, Prince of Wales, by patent, 1s4l, English;
I'd, Duke of Cornwall by birth,
Sd, Earl Of Chester, by patent, ls4l,
4th, Great Steward of Scotland by patent, Scotch;
5th, Duke of Rothsay, by birth,
9Th, Baron of Carrick by birth,
9Th, Baron of Renfrew, by birth,
sth, Lord of the Isles by birth,
9th, Earl of Dublin, by patent, l649, Irish ;
10th, Duke Of Saxony, German;
llth, Prince of Coburg and Gotha,
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THIRTY.sIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 2
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. English, in alluding to the Charleston
/ Convention, said he did not svmpathize with
those who imperlously demand Caesar or no.
body. nor with the rule-and-ruin spirit too
much manifested lately by both wings of the
| Democratic party, and to which may be
! Justly attributed the difficulties which now
exist He ventured the prediction that if
! trouble and disaster ensue. the masses Will
never and ought not to forgive those who are
rashlv and heedlessly precipitating this state
| Of affurs on the country. 1t is not denied
that darkness and clouds lower over the
Democratic House, but he had an abiding
faith that those clouds will pass away. leav-
ing the glorious sun of Democracy shining
brightly. Mere political storms have no
! terror for the party to which he belongs
When the time for action comes, every Dem
0crIt will do his duty, according tO the cir
cumstauces which NAV surround them. Even
if the worst man should he selected for Pres
id-nt. he woull be better than the best man
Of the Republican party. There was one es-
sental point about which there was no dl-
vision in the D ,mOcratic ranks it was eter.
nal, unceaSing opposition to the Republicans
There. Democrats stand unit. He then
proceeded to speak more particularly on the
subject of the ir-epressibla conflict doctrine
and negro equality, as he said 1t was main
tained by the Republican party, which he
desir to hold up to the indignation of the
masses Of the American people The Demo
cratic party was the best friend, and the Re-
publican party the worst enemy of the
negro.
\ colloquy took place between Me-~rs.
Dunn, Colfax, English and Porter. concern
ing the constitutional provision OF Indiana
relative to the exclusion of free negroes.
Mr. IIutchins said that Mr.. Seward an
nounced the truth when he explained the cir
reprcssible conflict between the two sys-
tens of labor Slavery, Mr. Hutchins con-
tended, was not only wrong to the slave and
Shareholder. but 10 the material industry,
and the social. educational and religious con-
dition Of the people among whom 1t exists-
He argued that the early fathers sought to
restrict slavery wherever practicable.
Mr. Smith condemned the violent spirit
exhibited in debate, and appealed to gentle
men - return TO the Compromise measures
of 1850. as "a means Of quieting the present
political excitement.
The committee rose. Adjourned