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Year: 1860

IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS MovEMENT.-A recent let
ter from ConstantinOple alludes very briefly to
what may prove an important movement: "Quite
to form an Armenian Episcopal Church. Drop
ping all the errors and superstitions which have
crept into the Church, they propose to go back to
Gregory, their patron Saint, who foHrished in the
fifth century, and adopt the doctrines and rights
current in the Church at that early age"
Year: 1860

TIE CoTTON CRoP.-The Tribune alludes to the
cotton crop of the South, and states that has ad
vices OF frost far Southwark as the North line of
Alabama, which must have killed the cotton plant
so that the crop of 1861 may be considered made.
Its amount is variously estimated at four, four
and quarter, and four and half millions of bales
AS the crop is in the average, good one, and as
there has been decided enlargement of the area
planted over that of any former year, We Judge the
La rnnst estimata NOT ton hirh.
Year: 1860

A late letter from the United States Commission
er of Pensions says that there are now but eighty
nine survivors of the army of the Revolution
whose names were placed upon the rolls for pen
cir
Year: 1860

The New YoRK WORLD, which, though as large
as the two cent papers Of that city, has sold for
cent, will to-day charge two cents copy. The
Horta was started at one cent, to secure a larger
circulation than it could hope for at two cents II
has reached that point when it can double its price
without losing perhaps more than third of its edi-
ton. Whether the experiment will pay now, will
depend IN some measure upon the question, how
much it sank while being published at one cent, on
a sheet which cost more than that price for the
mere white paper.
Year: 1860

InE PRINCE Is CLOSELY CRITICIzED.-A cor
respondent of the London Times, writing
from some point in Canada, says:


At the ball on Tuesday night, his Royal
Highness, in Waiting, caught his spurs in a
lady's dress, lost his balance and fell slightly,
releasing his partner before he did SO. In
ten minutes after, am told, it was telegraph
ed to the New York press that "his Royal
Highness had a heavy fall while dancing in
the fifth SET" How the little mishap was
detailed in various narratives, each more
coarse and vulgar, if possible. than that
which preceded it, | need not say. One puts
it on record that he always wears very ill
fitting, dirty, white gloves; another that his
hair is soft, with strong tendency to grow
down on his forehead, while his head is well
shaped, and would indicate mildness, firm
ness, benevolence. quickness of perception, a
love of music and a triiing knowledge of
the trombone it should have added to make
the picture quite complete There is literal
ly no end to the absurdities written about
him here some arising from ignorance, some
AS that about his left hand-from sheer i'll
nature and love of snarling. Whatever is
wanted to complete the picture of his private
life is imagined, and, if rather strongly sea-
soned, has an immense run till some more
startling revelation supersedes it. In Eng
land, the journalist that intruded upon pri
vate life, and. above all, the private life OF
royalty, would not be journalist long
Year: 1860

The TRAIToRs.-The Louisville journal
publishes the following extract from a letter
dated at Palo Alto, Miss, Sept. Sd:


Il do not take any active part in politics,
still can not but feel deep interest in the
present political contest, as it will have a
powerful influence upon the destiny of our
country for veal or for woe. A few days
ago, | heard a Breckinridge Democrat who
is a large stakeholder say frankly and posi-
lively that he would vote for Lincoln if he
thought it would elect him, in order to cause
the dissolution of the Union. '5traws show
which way the wind blows is homely but
truthful adage."


The Journal remarks as follows:


A prominent member of our city council,
who was recently in Tennessee, had conver-
sation upon the cars with a leading Tennes-
see Democrat, one of the Breckenridge stump
speakers. The Breckenridge man declared
without hesitation, that, while he should vote
for his own candidate. he sincerely and earn
estly hoped that Mr.. lincoln would be elec-
ted, as such a result would cause the imme-
diate dissolution of the Union, an event that
he heartily desired. And, fellow. citizens we
tell you that the whole of the intelligent
Breckinridge leaders in the South while
many of them might prefer Breckinridge's
election. know perfectly well that there is nc
conceivable chunce for it, and are laboring
for the direct purpose, a purpose which they
would scarcely deny if interrogated as pri-
vate gentlemen, of rendering certain the elec
ton Of the Black Republican candidate.
Year: 1860

KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.-Gen. Bick- ley who signs himself President American Le- zion" writes follows to The Galveston News of the causes of his delay to cross the Mexican Rubi- con:

 " The recent failure of Gen. Walker in his ex- petition 10 Honduras and the silence of our Gov ernment in reference to the intervention of the British. has caused many to fear that our take would be more difficult than had been previously supposed. The difficulty of transporting large quantities of material and troops across the country. and the approaching Presidential con- test, have all shown how necessary to success is the element of time. Arms that ought to have been at rendezvous have not arrived and agents have 10 be sent in search of them Corn must be shipped from the Ohio river, and the force in this State simultaneously assembled All this is the work of time. To throw ourselves in a body of 400 or 300 men only across the river would insure disaster. This will not do-if I cross It must be with every element of success in my hands. viz: men, arms and material We shall cross at the earliest possible moment"
Year: 1860

OIL WELL IN KENTUCKY,-The Greensboro, Democrat learns from gentleman who resides in Calhoun, Mclean county, that oil wells similar Q those recently discovered in Pennsylvania have been found In Mclean county, A New York company have leases upon immense tracts of land over there, and have opened one we'll apon the plantation of Dr. Mayo, which satisfied those en- gagged in the oil business that there is an inex- haustible amount of pure oil under the whole range of hills along Long Falls creek and Green river, Where the well spoken offs located there is tar spring and this fact led to the discovery of the oil. The oil was found beneath rock thirty nine feet in thickness and was forced to the sur face by the gas as soon as reached The compa- ny are making preparations and erecting build ings and machinery for the manufacture of oil We are informed that the oil comes out of the earth perfectly clear of any mixture and all that is necessary for its use is clarifying process It burns we'll and makes good light in its crude
Year: 1860

THE REcArTuRED AFRICANs.-The Washington correspondent of the Journal of Commerce states that the Government has refused to receive the recaptured Africans who were sent to that colony rom Key West, and who were captured by our cruisers and landed at Monrovia in August last The number of Africans thus landed is about twento-four hundred. The American Co!oniza- ton Society have contract with the Cover nment to take charge of all these Africans for one year for the compensation of one hundred dollars a head. But there IS some trouble with the Liber- ian Government, which refuses permission for the negroes to remain in its territory or under it's protection without the same compensation which the Colonization Society is to receive The Col onization Society will endeavort arrage the mat ter by a compromise. They would rather, it is said, relinquish their entire amount of compcnsa- ton to Liberia than that the benevolent object of the Government of the United States should be frustrated If the negroes are turned adrift they will perish
Year: 1860

THE RECAPTURED ApRICANs.-The Washington correspondent of The Journal of Commerce states that the Government has refused to receive the re- captured Africans who were sent to that colony from Key West, and who captured by our cruisers and landed at Monrovia in August last The number of Africans thus landed is about 2,4OO. The American Colonization Society have a contract with the Government to take charge of these Africans for one year for the compensation of $l00 head. But there is some trouble with the Liberian Government which refuses permis- sion for the negroes 10 remain in it's territories or under it's protection without the same compcnsa- ton which the Colonization Society is to receive The Colonization Society will endeaver to arrange the matter by compensation. They would rather, 1t is said, relinquish their entire amount of compensation to Liberia than that the benevo- lent object of the Government of the United States should be frustrated. If the negroes are turned adrft they will perish
Year: 1860

Ctr OUT-It is many years since I fell in love with Jane Jerusha Skeggs, the handsomest county country girl by far, that ever went on legs. By meadow, creek, wood and dell, so often we did walk, and the moonlight smiled on her meeting lips and the night winds learned our talk. Jane Jerusha was all to me, for my heart was young and true, and loved with double and twisted love, and love that honest too. 1 roamed all over the neighbors farms robbed the wildwood bowers and tore my trowsers and scratched my hands, Tn search of choicest flowers In my joy ous love brought all these to my Jerusha Jane ; but wouldn't be foolish now if 1 were a boy again. A city chap then came along all dressed up in store clothes, with a shiny hat and shiny vest, and a moustache under his nose |. He talk ed to her of singing schools (for her father owned a tarm,) and she left me, the country love, and took the new chaps arm. And all that night never slept, nor could eat next day, for l loved that girl with fervent love, that naught could drive away. l strove to win her back to me- but It was all in vain-the city chap, with the hairy lip, married Jerusha Jane And my poor heart was sick and sore, until the thought struck me that just good fish still remained as ever was caught in the Sc 1 went to the Methodist church one night, and saw dark brown curl peeping from under gipsy hat and married that very girl And many years have passed and gone, and think my loss my gain for often bless that hairy chap that stole Jeru- sha Jane.
Year: 1860

VERDICT OF AN ALABAMA JURY:-They lately tried man in Alabama for stealing hogs. The jury retiring to the woods to de. liberate, came with the verdict, "Guilty of hog stealth in the fust degree" The judge informed them they should have assessed the value ofthe hogs; there was no degree in hog stealing, and must bring in verdict in a 'proper form" Again the jury took to the woods, and after mature deliberation, old Sam Turner made out the following form, which, on their return, he handed with much pomposity to the clerk, who read it aloud:

 "We, the jury, pusilannermously doth find the defendant guilty in the sum of one dollar and half in favor of the hoes"
Year: 1860

A PHENoMENoY.-The Palestine (Texas) Advo- cate, of the 24th of October, has the following statement:

 About six miles from Jacksonville, on the road leading to this place, We came across truly a phenomenon, few days since as we were return

 ing home. large ditch was scooped out of the side of red mountain, by huge volume of water; rocks weighing several tons were torn from their base and thrown a distance of twenty or thirty feet; saplings were torn up by the root, every thlng gave way 10 the immense force of the wa ter. The trench commenced near the top of the mountain on the north side. and there was no ac- cumulatlon of water above the head of the ravne the grass and leaves were untouched, everything goes to prove that it fell in a column at one place

 Some idea may be formed of the volume of wa ter when we say that 1t left traces down the side of the mountain by which we determined that it was about thirty feet wide and ten feet deep de- scending at an angle of about eighty degrees it swept everything before it. The main trench washed out was about ten feet deep. Upon in- qulry in the neighborhood we learned from Mir. George that 1t occurred on the ight of the 3Oth September, and he described the night as one of terrific grandeur; the flashes of lightning followed each other closely that 1t was nearly as light as day, and the thunder never ceased to roar for several hours he was therefore unable to tell us anything Ill reference to this phenomnon, ex- cept that the next morning it was found as we have attempted to describe it.
Year: 1860

A REMARKABLE EscApE-A MOTHERS s HERoIsM.-On Monday, a little girl, (about four years of age) the daughter of one of our citizens, who lives near the Convent, acci- dently fell into the cistern, about twelve feet from the surface. A lady who was near gave the alarm, which brought the mother to the spot, who at once tied the rope around her body and jumped in. The rope being too short, it broke, and she fell to the bottom and found the child below the surface of the Wa ter, which was about three feet deep. In the meanwhile, assistance came, and both were drawn up, when it was found that the mother was uninjured, but the child, it was feared was severely hurt. Medical aid was obtained and we understand that the little sufferer ap- peared to be somewhat easier, but no doubt it will be sometime before she recovers.

 St. Joseph Journal
Year: 1860

KEEPING HORSES FEET AND LEGS IN ORDER If were asked to account for horses legs and feet being in better order than those of my neigh bor, l should attribute it to the four following circumstances: First, that they are shod with few nails, so placed in the shoe as to permit the foot to expand every time they move second, that all live in boxes instead of stalls, and can move whenever they please; third, that they have two hours daily walking exercise when they are not at work: and fourth, that have not head stall or tracechain in my stall. These four cir cumsances comprehend the whole mystery of keeping horses legs fine, and their feet in sound working condition up to good old age.

 Miles
Year: 1860

ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GoNE.-The noble little band of heroes and patriots who plant ed the tree of liberty on the western continent are slowly, but surely passing from among us, and ere long the last link that now connects the present with the past will have been sundered One ot these old heroes has recently deceased in Georgia of whom The Dalton Times says: "We learn thai Mir, Thomas Hames of Murray county, died or Tuesday morning last, at the advanced age o 130. He fought through the revolutionary war and could tell many thrilling incidents connected with the first settlers of this country, having beer resident of the above county for the last twenty or thirty years. Peace to the ashes of the old veteran.
Year: 1860

LIFE AND DEATH.-Life and death what awful words, yet how lightly they drop from the lips We utter them if we had not constantly before us the solemn warning that |" In the midst of life we are in death" We wander among the high ways of ouy mortal existence, either needless or unconscious that pursued by a shadow which will go wherever go Wrapt up in our selves, we adore the present. regardless of the fact that, however glittering it may appear, to our senses, it is wreathed in msts that spread disease, and pain, and death every side of us

 ' Floating down the current of time to the tomb,

 We hallow too much the flowers on it's side"
Year: 1860

PoTATo CROP OF lowA.-The potato crop of To. wa for the year 1860 is astonishing The yield in 300 bushels to acre. and the general average is not much less than 200. The quality of the potatoes is better than usual It is not uncommon to find fhem weighing pound each, and some three tour and even five pounds Not sign of rot or imperfcction has been discovered. So plenty and cheap have they been, that many loads were sold at ten cents per bushel, No danger of starving in Iowa at these figures!
Year: 1860

While we are going to press the report is prev alent about town of the discovery of GOLD by the workmen engaged at the Artesian Well. The ex- eitement occasioned by this rumor is easier imag- ;ned than described Several small pieces have been dug out which are pronouncedb by those posted in such matters the genuine stuf Should itprove to be so, the vein is rich one.
Year: 1860

psRRIKGEHsp JAvA.-Here is a paragraph from The St. is Bulletin of Wednesday morn ing-double led, and as full of meaning as a double-shottcannon: We hereby take occa- sion to say t should The Republican again think it proto impute the lie to this journal. we shall reg the controversy as removed be- yond the spI of newspaper discnssieu.,'
Year: 1860

SouTH CAROLINA MONEY-From one to two and a half per cen is the rate at which South Carolina funds can DC disposed of in the money market, AS weare to1hy gentlemen well-informed on the subject. Ths is decline in the last few days of half to tp per cent. only and we hope for the sake of all tat it may become no greater. The South Carolin; banks have always been in high repute amongousiness men, and, from good authority, we learIthat they are up to this mo- ment regarded as ne most safe and solvent insti- tutOns of the couIry. It would indeed be a bad beginning if the sme mail that borne the invita- ton from South GrOlina to the other Southern States to enter wh her into the delights of Q separate ConfedeIcy, should also bear the news that they must thrw away twenty dollars of every hundred of her orrency they might happen to have about them. The public need no such re-

 straints on their smpathy with secession as a bad fall in the fund of the leading secession State. disruption of te Government is odious enough

 without any suchdditional irritant, and it will of course be thepocy of every who places | proper estimat upon the value of commercial confidence, to doyhat he toward preserving it. Good judge pronounce the Carolina money

 safe, both now ad respectively; and we record the fact as oneof the items tending toward a restoration of tb somewhat impaired commercial confidence. Memphis Enquirer.
Year: 1860

LADIES SHOULD READ NEwsPAPERs.-1t is a
great mistake in female education to keep a
Young 1ady's time and attention devoted to only
the fashionable literature of the day. 1t you
would qualify her for conversation, you must
give her something to talk about, give her
education with the actual world and its trans
piring events. Urge her to read newspapers
and become familiar with the present character
and Improvement of our race. History IS of some
importance, but the past world Is dead, and we
have little comparatively to do with it. Our
thoughts and our concerns should be for the pres
ent world, to know what it is, and improve Its
condition Let her have an intelligent conVersa-
ton concerning the mental, political. and rellg,
ious improvement of our times.-Let the gllueo
annuals and poems on the centre table be kept
mart of the time covered with journals Let the
fapnily-men, women and children-read the
newspapers.
Year: 1860

A RECOMMENDATION.


Numerous appeals have been made to me by
pious and patriotic associations and citizens, IN
view of the present distracted and dangerous
| condition of our country. to recommend that a
dav be set apart for humiliation, fasting and
prayer throughout the Union. In compliance
| with their request and my own sense of duty,
[ designate


FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1861,


for this purpose and recommend that the peo
| pie assemble on that day, according to their
several forms of worship, to keep it as solemn
Fast.


The Union of the States is at the present
moment threatened with alarming and lmmedl-
ate danger-panic and distress of fearful
chara cter prevail throughout the land-our Ia
boring population are without employment,
and CONSEQUENTLY deprived of the means of ear
ming their bread-indeed, hope seems to have
deserted the minds of men. All classes are in
state of confusion and dismay; and the wis
est counseis of our best and pureSt men are
wholly disregarded.


In this. the hour of our calamity and peril,
to sEhom shall we resort for relief but to the
God of our Fathers His Omnlpotent Arm
only can save us from the awful effects Of our
own crimes and follies-our own ingratitude
and guilt towards our Heavenly Father.


Let us. then, with desp contrition and peni-
tent sorrow, unite In humbling ourselves before
the Most High, in confessing our individual
and national sins, and in acknowledging the
Justice of our punishment Let us implore
Him to remove from our hearts that false pride
of opinien which would impel us to perseyere
in wrong for the sake of consistency, rather
than yield just submission to the unforeseen
exigeneies by which we are now surrounded.
Let us. with deep reverence, beseech Him to
restore the friendship and good will which pre-
vailed in former days among the people of the
several States; and, above all, to save US from
the horrors of civil war, and outlines"
Let our fervent prayers ascend to His Throne,
that He would not desert us in this hour of
extreme peril, but remember us as he did our
fathers in the darkest days Of the Revolution,
and preserve our Constitution and our Union,
the work of their hands, fer ages yet to come
An Oanipotent Providence may everrule exist
ing evils for permanent good. He can make
the wrath of man to praise Him, and the re-
mainder of wrath He can restrain Let me in
woke every individual in whatever sphere of
life he may be placed, to feel personal respen-
sibilitv to God and his country for keeping this
dav holy and for contributing all liz bis power
to remove our actual and impending caianities.
JAMES BUCHANAN,
WAsIIINGToS, Dec. II, 1860.
Year: 1860

ExcHANGE.-Exchange en- New York is now
worth, we believe, from to per cent here,
Whv this is so the poor tradesman who has to
meet his liabilities North cannot we'll under
stand, but well do they know that it is So
Is it that 1OS cents in North Carolina currency
is only really worth 100 cents in New York,
or is it that custom compels us to submit to
this yillainous swindling at the hands of those
professional leeches on commerce, the brokers' !?
Something is wrong; we cannot believe that
the legitimate odds in trade against us at the
South could necessarily produce this state OF
things, and it cannot last long without great
injury to our entire section. Cannot ssme-
thing be done?
Year: 1860

In the Virginia Methodist Conference on
Friday, Bishop Paine stated that he had found
great difficulty in fixing appointments many
of the Districts not being able to sustain mar
ried preachers Dr.. Lee replied that the first
speech he ever made in Conference was IN de-
fence Of young brother who had broken the the
law then existing, forbiding preachers M to mar
ence Since then he had been regarded as the
Attorney General in all such cases. But we
must warn the young brethren that hereafter
thew must work as long as Jacob did for Ra-
ehel and be certain that they did not make
mistake and get Leah.
Year: 1860

Mr. Buchanan feeling as do many Others
that things are generally in a bad way-that
large number of our public men, North and
South, have got the hydrophO6io or some 9th
er distemper which dethrones reason, has is
sued his Proclamation advising day of fasting
and prayer. That such a confession OF our
sins as people and a nation is eminently pro-
per at this time must be apparent to all, and
we do hope that the recommendation of the
President will be religiously complied with: