St. Mary's beacon., 1861-04-11

Mrs. Myra Gaiaes is thus dsscr;hrd. o
she appeared at late Presidential isyce.
leaning on the arm Of young sentlenan.
r-l.iive Of her family: Her figure ID
short and slight; her weight. psrh.ps. oas
hundred pounds. She wore . Qusk r.
/ colored watered silk dress, cus Low over |.
full bust: the very short sleeves revesled
. incl -proportioned and fair white arm.
! that would have grzcsd the bslle Of 4hs
assembly. Though her age il Shut &C.
| ty. no one would estimate it over thirty
Eve. She wore bright gold bracelets
upon her wrists. Her hair, which Is
black and glossy. was confined in . net
ting Of gold lace, and two losg bright
surls fell one upon either shoulder. Her
eyes are 81 CT, restless. and expressive.
Two small ostrich plumes--of white and
blue-were partially concealed in the
dark folds Of her hair. Her step il el.s-
tic. her manner graceful. She il very
conversational with her acquaintance,
osso 2CI COouSGo8uCA tuutC3lES uuU9u9t
intellectual ability. Thus let your rea-
ders form . conception of Mrs. Gaines,
as, with q magnificent whi.e eamelia up
on her bosom, she glidcd round and
round amid the gay and happy throug in
the great east room Of the President
mansion.
NILLKRrsN REyivyp. Through many
parts of Canada, the ex element in refer
ence to the second coming Of Christ is be-
lug again revived, and new prophets of
the Miller school are springing up. who
assume to have discovered that the Sa-
vi"rs second appearance on the earth
will positively take place in 1888 Quite
a remarkable lecture upon the subject has
Presently been delivered by the, Rev Mr.,
:: Baxter. the Episcopal clergyman from,
iOwandage. G. w. The revrrelI gentle
mau brought up quite series IF data to
defend his theory. and mentioned no less
than thirteen different chronol .gical peri
DDS whose termini, according to the rcve-
lation. would be brought to al end in
1863. Mr.. b. also advanced the idea
that Christ would come in 1868 and re-
main in his judgment seat between heaven
and earth. while the one husircd and
forty -four thousand were sealed, when he
would again descend an! the seventh seal
Of the revelation would be opened. and
the Millennium begin. lie said We were
1T thelas period Of time allotted to the
sixth seal. aud described Louis Napnlecn
as the .Anti-Christ. referred to il the Rev
Citations, rs setting up hims, If iu dvlainion
over tho whole earth.
JosHuA r. GIDDINGs, THE NKw CoSsl L
6ESEKAL IN CAAADA.--Amoug the radical
sb.ltionists who have received their re-
ward at the hands Of Mr.. Lincoln. our
readers have doubtless recognized the
name of Joshua Il. Giddings As some
may have forgotten this man s antecedents,
We re-pnblish portion Of his letter to the
Obcrlin rioters. The lustcr had been con.
ricted Of n,obbing the officers Of the Uni
ted States and of rescuing fugitive from
their custody. Mr.. Giddings, who wrote
this letter in 1850, has nov been appoint.
cd Consul General for the British North
American Provinces. The following ex.
tract will suffice:
"h disre3anling the lac. the priisone,
lid r;Jh..--Thcir error consisted 10 SPAR.
ING TnR LIVES of the slave catchers
Those pirates shonid hare been delirreo
"rer to the colorel men. aud consigned Il
the .toom Of pirates. You are aware thai
this is the doctrine which proclaimed il
Congress. l adhere to it. Had the pris
oners ExEcrTED the stare catchers prompt
iy. it would have taught the Administers.
ton lesson not soon to be forgotten. W,
should have been no more troubled with
that class Of miscreaEts. They woulG
have learned better than to show them.
selves among an intelligent people VII,
know their rights. and dare maintain
them.
ARE LIScoLN's ALABAMA JUICE --Suci
conservative papers IA the Phila'lelphi,
Bulletin and the Baltimore American VIII,
seize upon and magnify every little cir
cumstance, in their efforts to deceive tl,ri
readers into the idea that there is disaffcc
ton towards the Confederate Government
in some sections of the South. make the
most Of the acceptance from Lincoln of III,
appointment Of district Judge By a Mr.
Lane, Of Alabama. The Montgomery cor
respondent Of the Charleston Couric,
shows Mr.. Lincoln's appointee to be &
miscrsble third rate LAWYER, without char.
acter, talents or influence, who is moi
countenancsJ by the people North All"
hama. and who, if he is base enough Ia
accept an appointment. will never be per.
mitted to discharge the functions of hi.
Office The writer says his ju'igeshif
has been already informed that at tn.
int exhibition Of authority on his par,
hs will be sent down lane which hath
no turn. "-.Saraanah Neus.
PoLrIcAL REAcrroy ~ new York
The Sing Sing Journal says:
/. In all the Republicans towns the MAORI
ties have been very small. and in the
! Democratic towns exceedingly large For
instance, the town of Ossining. which lae'
year gave Republican majority Of IS,
this year gives Democratic majority OIL
$50! So of Yonksrs. which Last yea,
snve n Republican majority of l35, gives