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It ^ \$SsxA PjmLISHED EYBIIY THDHBDAY MOItKIKa, B Y 1 A. H;. HALL Elditor and. Proprietor. Office i n ftamo building in rear of Arcade. Terms of Subscription . Slnglo copy ono-yonr (in advnnco; *2 00 Ton ooplesto one widrosa \ }™ Tv«ntyconles \ \ ,150 On tin subscriptions not paid In ntlvanco, ttioro \Will bo an additional cuarge ol 20 pur cent. • «, Verm s of Advertising . ITV. 2w. 3w.' la . 3M. OM. IT- 2BQCAH5, »1,00 11,80 2,00 2,55 5,00 8,00 12;G0 3 awAUBS, 115 2,63 8,50 4 00 8,00 14,00 22,60 4 \ 250 3,73 5,00 0,75 10,00 10,00 Sr.,00 1-4 OOMim,--- - 4,00 6,00 8,00 9,00 17,00 80,00 50,00 1.2 • 7,00 10,50 14,00 18,00 30,00 50,00 8000 1 \ 12 00 18,00 24,00 27,09 50,00 BO.OO 125,00 A square -will be tlio spaco o( Btan T LIHKB nonpareil, an d all fractions of a -atruaro will 1)0 charged as a full squaro. All transient ndvqi't}scment3 must bo paid in advance Invariably. Local business notices will bo charged ton cents a line and editorial business notices twcnty.nvo cents a line. Business carda five dollai'B a year. BUSINESS DIRECTORY ATianmiYs, &o. <E. W. LEWIS, Attorney and CounseloratXoAv, teacher oi aword and sabro exor- cise; army regulations, and hy use of an automaton regiment, Meld Tactics Oillce in Seymour Block Main street, Sacliets Harbor, N. T. Devoted of the MOM and tire Dmocrafy, the Support of the Constitution and tlie laws. VOL. 33, NO. 45, OLD SERIES. WATERTOWN, N. Y., THURSDAY,, JULY 19, 1866. NEW SERIES, YOL. 1, NO. 4. FARM AND GARDEN. jESrHENBT S. MTJNSON, Attorney at Law. Office ovor Nos. 6 & 8, Court Street, formerly occupied by Hammond & Williams, Watcrtcwn, .N. Y. JSrTHOMPSON & STERNBURG-, Attorneysana.CotvnBollorsatlaw. OfflcooverNo. 6, Conrtbtreet, Watertown, N. Y. junl-ly JS&- WILBUR, F- PORTER, Attor- ney at law, over T. H. Cam.i'a T)rug Store, Water Tuvvn, Now York. maylG \y. iSr LUTHER J. DORWIN, office over Sterling's book store, Washington street, Arcade Entrance, Watertows, Jeff, Co., N. Y, ( \jETNATHAN WHITING, Attor- ney and Onunsqllor at Law, office over Carthage Exchange Bank, Bapleo, Whiting & Qnyot, Bankers, Carthago, Jeff. Co., N. Y. ^BHOWN & BEACH, Atlor- AttornoVs and Oounsejlors at Law,.No. 4 Court St., second ijtpry, Watertown, N. Y, i»-MOORE & MoCARTIN, Attor- neyBanilCoimSclloraat Law, No. 4 Iron Block, sec- ond story, Watertown, ]5{. Y. m> EDMUND B. WYNN, Attor ney and Counsellor at Law, office No. 9 Washington Street, Hungerford Building, over Lyttle & Hanford's bookstore, Watertown, N. Y. ocbl-Mtd&w m- L. H. AINSWORTH, Attorney and C'ounaellor-nt-Law, and United States Commis- sioner. Office overFarwelLifc Baker's Store, Wash- ington street, 'Watertown, H. Y. m~ REYNOLDS & O'BRIEN, At- torney^ at law, authorised bounty, back pay and pen- sion agents, will prosecute all claimB promptly. Suc- cess guaranteed or no charge. Advice as to claims given by letter or a t our office free oi charge. Oillce, Washington Stroot,_iovorT.H, Camp & ft * \ store,) 'ashington Street, (over T. H, Camp & 'Oo.'B drng \\atertown, N. Y, *-*•\\ \*l fob23-y DENTISTRY. • J. D. HUNTINGTON, Dental Surgeon, No: 1 Washington Hall, Watertown, N. Y. UNDERTAKER. m~Q. W. BALLARD, Village Sex- ion and Undertaker, EEBIDENOE 14 Stato street. Per- sonal servlcoB a t all hours oi tUo day and night. En- trance to Coffin Boom through Van Nameo & Smith's Cabinet Warerooms, Public Square, Watertown, New York. VElBIimART 8VRQE0N. iST GEORGE H. PALMER, Vet. e rinary .Surgeon^No. 45 court .street, (next door to Klrby House), Watertown, N. Y. rnay23-ly. B0TML8. m~ WHITE'S HOTEL, Massena , St. Lawrence Co., IT. Y. H. B. White, Manager. Carriages t o arid from the Springs freo of charge. n3tf MERIOAN HOTEL. A Cbrntr JfiuM»s(<»t «\f jtrtinalJStrtitt, WATifBTCOWN, N. Y COPLEY A. N0TT JulylS-n8 Proprietor. P0ETRY. J) ENTA.L OARD PRICES DOWN. IB generally known that the best operations in DENTISTRY made In tfoia town o* Northern New York, have been performed by DR. E. L. SARGENT. He challenges competition in building out Teeth wltupryBtal or gold foil, after they are uecayed and broken away, and pledges himself to restore ihem to aurpc 'TE! of U1UIMJU tt>T«J, MUM flbUgV O UUUOWL (A. their orlglnnl contour or form. In a not be surpasBcd—in the insertion ol mwrn. PARTIAL or \ (OR SETS,) :lal ' PIVOT TEETH, PARTIAL OR PULI. PLATES witU the best material and every practical Improve- mentttet can benefit the patient, has no superiors. Being' tnoroughVy- acquainted with every taauch of the proieBs\on,-Bhd nnderatandlag It on nclentiflo principleB, he has n o hesitation in warranting hiB op- eratlpne., ^ PeraonB dosirofls of nuvicu roopoctlhi! their teeth o? any SBBratlon,-will wmisult tliaw OWu lntorestby calling a t his ofllco, NttrbuB Oxlijo Gas, Ether er ny safe anaesthetic (itonniitered to relieve pain. Ofice over No. 5, Iron Block, Watertown. jan5d&wly Doubtles s llifi fault i s more. wll.li ' th e milker tha n with the cows—they will lear n bad habits, hut usuall y need to be taugh t them . If they are properly milk- ed—s o as no t t o give, tlieni discomfort — they see m to enjoy the operation , an d us- ually part wit h thei r milk freely- I keep te n cows , an d always d o th e milkin g ; raised the m all, beside s some tha t have bee n sold—have bought bu t one in te n years , an d go t cheate d in the oper- ation—an d have never ha d akicking cow, a \stripping \ cow , or a cow with sore teats. Now let mo prescrib e for Mr. B . Always mil k with clean bands; an d if you r hands ar e hard and rough , kep a cup of grease—goose or hen' s oil, lard or freah butter is gond—at the stabh' , ami once a day , Li-fnro milking , rnl> a !IM1.- on tlio iii.-i.lf of y-.ui I.M.J - ,u-t . ii-.nj. I., mak e tlii-m feci puiuulli. Hoiiif i.l tl,i< will adhere to the tpal s an d prevent :'oie: an d cracks , an d altogethe r wil l make smoot h Work. Rough hand s are a \nni sance \ t o a cow's teat , an d will prov e a nuisanc e t o th e milker , in \longstripping.' ' At the lim e of milking , take a smal l pail, wluo h is the most convenient , _with a lit- tle water in it, an d a spong e about two- thirds a s larg e as'Your fist, or a woolen ra g will answer , and the first thing to b e done after sitting down to a cow , is to was h the bag after this manner, squeeze the sponge a little so tha t the water will no t drip from it, and ru b the bag all over; teats and all—keeping the mil k pai l out . of the way, of course; thi s wil l insure eleanhness, is grateful to the cow , and will promote the flow of milk . Now be- gin to milk, no t with a short, cpvick, jerk- ing motion , which is very unpleasan t to the cow , an d help s t o form the habit , bu t with a steady , and with sufficient preasu m of the teats, with a slight downward pull, to expe l all the milk every time ; don't let half of tl.e milk that yo u have drawn into th e teats (ly back int o th e hay, but force it all int o th e pail. Milk the teats yo u first star t wit h clean, or a s long aa the milk wil l How fro m bot h ; but if the y do no t mil k even, leave the unfinishe d one ' an d mil k th e othe r two; then go'back to th e first, and finally milk the unfinishf d ones together . Never milk with one hand, hu t manipulate the bag with both : hands, eve n i f you d o no t get mil k with bu t one hand . Stri p the bag perfectly clea n Du- ring the process of milking , an d when th e bag is partl y erupte d an d becomes some* what pluvde, le t th e hand s work wel l up - on t o OT agains t the bag, thi s wil l kee p up the flow of mil k until the bag- i3 emp- tied, and \stripping \ will not be a \nui- sance. \ Milk fast, bu t not in such main ne r a s t o caus e uneasines s to the oow; if yo u do, yo u wil l teach he r the habit , ; and . you wil l have to \strip. \ A fair milker shoul d be milke d clean in live minutes , ifshegivesagoodmessof milk . A steady, OVCTI motion, filling the taut with i.iijh \id every ^jrectsure o/ f/U JuMntx, iii fcliA aiiwt rapid way of milking, and tlw -most ar/rcc-, ahh to the n>w. Treat your cow wit h perfect kindness , speak: to her . a s yo u woul d a child, and'whon milking le t tha t be the onl y busines s on hand . Try th e abov e and see how it works. I practice what I preach . J. L. R., In Armriaui Agriculturist, Orcliai-fl Pruning'. It is perhap s useless t o mention th e subjec t of orchar d primin g in the face of othe r work now pressin g on the attention of the farmer. We still state , however , that Downing reccommends pruning ap- pl e tree s \ a fortnigh t before midsummer,\ while anothe r good authority , prefers \a; week or fortnigh t after midsummer\ fur th e same operation . The inference, from thes e opinions, is that summer ia the tim e la prune, bu t tlmt th e precis e poin t of time whan th e wro k shoul d be done , is no t of any grea t im- portance . All the mor e prominent <>r chardisfcs, however, decide i n favo r of sum- mer pruning a s bein g much more favora- ble t o th e health an d productivenes s of the tree s than the former practic e of win- te r and sprin g pruning . The Soml'ft ff.oHS'Isifv. KV3UPS JOSKPrrENRPOWARD. 1 lr,il'. r , O ! how J long, God only knows 1 \ For that sweet, inward neac© His trace bestou'B; That calm, which dreads no ill, ; Which knows-no fear, And has no vexing douuts. If Christ b e Hear. llnng, O ! how X long TQ crush, tlie-nride That seals rnyliiis when Toes HiB name deride I The Cheek-may fiercely glow With grief and Phaine When Sntan'B followers mock A Saviour's name; Bin, O, how -weak die tongue 1 now cold the limit I That BtlH can rlaro lo act A traitor's parti For when, In earnesfspeech. The truth shonlll slow. Our silf ore uwelle the wide nf ri-l.fl f\<». I I,,- 11' l.i.w I !. I.-. !'•> i.i.'.,It n„ . „,;i I Inl wnnttl itsuivu. not pod - 1 Desire tulfll: WhoRPlovP if> Imrti .,f a-lt- And only feels The iud Uiat smiti'* 3 , li,d ti.it The touch that heals I (l Saviour\etitpr hi This heart Sir mine, Thai henceforth it may be Entirely tnine. JPor, O, thou knowest. Lord, 1 long to be Less Kite niv sinraleelf And more like Thee 1 MISCELLANY. (For the Xte-l*nloii. Acn<litiny. MH. EDITOK:— \AH ii|> tliv lower pf Uuowledge almv w e tlse, How wJdeamt'fMr the ripening prospect lies! But while the view expands, the path grows steeper, TtieslepB ninro slippery, nml the chasms' deeper; Then why climb on ? KyLlorlhc prospects beauty, \Not f»v ilio tflumph, hut bemuse 'tU duty \ P SNTUT'ET. E. A. . HOLBEOOK, O.Ut > WESIWKNT DENTIST. Office at bis residence • - NO 81 ARSENAL STREET, WATBItTOWH, H. T. lafTA convenient barn for cnotomora' horses. sepSMydiiW T-VENIAL OARD. DR. fi.'A. CUE, graduate oi Pennsylvania college oi Dental Surgery, would inform Ills friends and Fa- tiontB, that ho will visit the places usually visited by him during the sunutfer, accompanied by Dr, H. 0. HooKWEidi, who is also a grannato oi the same Den- tal College, and remain during the time specified be- low. ,riz: THERESJt, from .April SStti to June 4th. DERAUVILLE, from JiuuWthto Juno Mtli. OIuilCPON.fcaia Juho 18tU t o July Rtli. L.dJ?.AKGEVlLEE, from July 9th to July 16th. .ALEXUlNDRIa. B.4.Y, from July ltitb to July Sflth. PLESSIS. from July S0th>to .August 6th, HBDWOOD, from, .duplet 6th to -AugustlOth, CHINESF. TREATMICNT O K ANIMALS.-- They neve r punish; hence , u male thai, in the hand s of a foreigner would b e no t onl y useless but dangeTo.ua to every oiw about it, become s in th e possession of a Chinaman a s quie t as a, lamb and as tract- abl e a s a dog . We never , beheld a run- away, a jibbing , or a viciou s mule or pon y in a Chinaman' s employment; but found the same rattling , cheerful pace maintain- e d over heavy or ligh t ground by means of a iurr T o r cluek-k, tbe beast turnin g to the righ t or left, an d slopping with hut a hint from the reins. This treatment is extended t o all th e animal s tkey press in- t o thei r setvice . Often have 1 admire d the tac t exhibite d in getting a larg e drove of frightene d shee p through narro w , crowded street s an d alleys, by merel y having a little boy to lea d one of the quietes t of the flook in front; the other s steadil y foEowe d without aid, either from . a yfelplng cur or cruel goad . Cattle , pigs, and birds are equall y oare d for.-— TA'fd* 0 n Hvrseback in Tarlary. 4HTWERT,lromSept.™~„ ---, ^ EV.4NS MlilS , from Oot. 16th to Oct Slst. THERESAlromOct, sandtoHov.Kltli. At considerable labor and expense, ho lias prepared himself t o Xuraiab his.pationts who may wish ^IRTI- FIOLdL TKETH with any ot the latter styles of work on Vulcanite, Goralite or .Amber base. At the above: Time Table will be strictly adhered to, those who call early will be most likely to recelvo at; °N. B.—Teeth, extracted by tbo use oi the IDLGNKTO- EiBOTBioAt, BATTEBY, witb. HO rossninis DAHOEB, and very little o r no pain. 83?\ Dr. COE Is also prepared to administer the NitrouB Oxide or \laughing Qas,\ hjfcavhlch teeth can beextractcd without.the least pain. \Viotobnrgb jlpril SOtU, 1800. aprSS- w & LIFE INS'UHANOE The tlnderaignod begs leave to announce that he has opened an office Over Ti K< Camp's Drug Store, 'W'aB)miitK*on Place, WATERTOWN, N, Y„ Wher«h« IntenflS o devote his time t o tbe business Fire and Life Insurance, Property Will be insured bv him In as good com panlesanaonnareasbnableTBrmsas at nnyofflc^ in h l!e C i» th?' Agent for the BERKSHIRE LIFE IN SURANOE, COMPANY, one of the beat New Eng I oompatfles, and desires to Insure ev«ry man's THE CHOPS.—The hot weather of the ' past tw o weeks has rnateMaiTy change d the appearanc e of sprin g ; crop s in thi s State. From ever y part of the State the sam e story is repeated : Wheat and Spring grain s are far more promisin g than the mos t sanguin e anticipate d a month a g 0 —and som e think them bettor than ihe average . Gras s i s looking Well, espec- ially new meadows . An unusuall}' 1 larg e breadth of potatoe s was planted , an d the cro p i s promising . There has bee n a frill cro p of strawberries ; peaches promise fair, and there wil l be an average cro p of apples . Corn i s backward , bu t is just now growjj ing rapidly. MICHIGAN.—Wheat is being destroye d by wevil . Corn promising . Oats very good. ]&nd <—, ., — -- lltetbrti*w6rth»ft«jtijt. m, X,QUW> AftiBf, IOWA.—Wheat wil l be Corn lat e but promising . a short crop . ILLINOIS.'—Wheat ia very goo d in som e part s of the Stat e in other s nearly a failure. Corn fair. Fruit abundant . • MISSOURI.—In mo^t of the State wheat , Thefuitietl i aecademi c year of Fnion Academy i/kced on Thurskay , June 28th, and with it the first year nf Professor Smiths administration . At no time since the erertiuit of the first building , ha s it enjoye d such u ye'nr of prosperit y a s the one jus t closed. It will be observed, by referingtothene\v catalngues, that near- l y thrte hundred and fiflij student s have attended durin g the year , and nearly all of them throug h eac h term. There wer e in the Commercial course 97; Telegraphi c 29; Ornamental 27 ; an d i n music SI. There arc six rooms neatl y fitted u p wit h instruments, and anothe r will be adde d next term. ' Students who, orj'e yea r since, could no t distinguish one telegraphi c signa l from another, ar e no w filling 'responsibl e position s on the various lines i n the country ; and student s who received their first instructio n in took keepin g from Professor Hiller 1 , less than one yea r since, are now occupyin g good situation s iti Rai l Eoa'd, Steam boat, and-othe r offices, and'are scattere d fro m Maine to Kansas. Each a t wor k • wnTryrrWt (rat • lijs • oWri ib.rtrme , >'»<! eatabli»Uing a. lasUug i'optftftU-an,r'enelitM3g TioriOTtrpCTrthetnsclvea, an d credit on the teachor a from whom thqy received;'(ioi r coromorcia l education.'' . : i The closing exercise s 'eommem. , I on Montiay , the iiOth, examination of classes during th e day, and in the evenin g a public meeting - ,of Dm \Kappa Taw,\ society , which was largely attended.— The exeroiseB consiste d of orations, declamations , vnusie,'essays, and readin g of the \K . P. papers,\ a journal publishe d by th e society. . Mr . A. M . Leffingwell, the President, read a well writte n address t o the society ; after which Miss. Cleghor n favore d th e audience wit h Vincent Wallaces', i,\Witches Dance,\ which sh e played charmingly. It is a musical gem of high order, and Miss C. certainl y played it- beautifully . The regula r Orations were nex t in order , on e of the bes t of which wa s Mr. \Woodhams o f Ontario , \Decoration's. \ A comic declamatio n by Mr. C. O. Wing, of Eichville , entitled \A har d shell,\ brought down , the house. '• Mr, W. spok e it admirably . The.\K. P. papers\ wor e read by Mr. A. D. Shaw, of Cap e \Vincent the editor, an d •containe d ver y interestin g matter., The Editorials were o f a high order, and the communications fine, softie poetical > linos were much \bettertha n arooftenscen i n our countr y papote ; Misse s Cleghorn altd Hillman playecf. the celebrate d \overture to Calip h of. Bagdad\ very finely, after which Mr . ,• Eastman, of Ellishurgh , prbuou'ticBd his oration, ^The fall o f Bobespiefo, \ ' without dauM the best written production of th e evening.. Mr. Eastman i s now-in—¥niorjr- College, a member of 'th'S-graduating class^of 186.6. He r is' a -fine fellow, and we wis h him success in whatever field of labor h e may enter , when • he get s his \Sheep skin. \ A beautiful vocal\ duett, \Sister Elves, itisth6 T hour, i ' -svas then sang-by Misse s Ella au d Fannie Soario, and ^Quartette, .\Ti s sweet to be remembered,\ by some members o f \\tir o - society,—whe n the audiencewas disririssod. ' • ' The \Eappa Taw \ Bocioty , is an \in'uiituUon in Belleyille , and, we look with pleaafiW to the time whe n -we shall agai n see thei r blue ribbons on onr Btreets.— Succes s t o their Motto , \Inveniam. vect/m Art Faeca-in.^ O n Wednesday\evening a lair aiidion.ee gathere d iri\ the Chapel to listen to a lecture, BtWra. Jenkins , Esq, of Camden, subietfC., '^inflnenc e of mora l and Aestheti c education, \ and a poe m by. Eev. Arthur T. Pierson , of Wateriord, entitled \Units and Ciphers. 1 ' \ Mri\ Jenkins was first introduced , and rea d his lecture in a fine an d entertaining way, and to the satisfaction to most of th e audience ; some however, would hav e bee n better pleased, had Ifutnbon's Cosmo s received more tha n a passing notice, ^Mr. Pierson' s poe m abounded in richness, wit, and humor . Nearly every professio n was neatl y hit off, and the \Units promptly assorted fro m nmong^ the \Cyphers.\— !Mr. Pierson i s a genial, liappy speaker , an d his style ot reading hi s poem, (faultless;) pot failing t o pleas e all who list6n to: hiin . Mr, Jftnldn s i s a fine scholar an d will prov e a valuable addition to the'facult y of \Ol d Union,\ a position in which , he will occupy as .teacher of -ancient languages.- As a Linguist , Mr. Jinkins, ^as h o superior in NoHhern $. Y, a- fac t 'which students desirou s of attendin g school, will pleas e bea r in mind, Mr. J. will receive a cordial welcome 'when Ji«'«4tti^{9S#U*vlll*. Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, the hall wa s well filled wit h ou r citizens, and parents and guardians o f students, t o liste n t o the exercise s of the day, consisting of Orations, Declamations, Essays, an d Music. After a prayer by th e Rev. Mr. Aid en, the choi r sun g a fin e anthem , after which, we listene d to. the exercises . We cannot speak of each particular oration, declam - ation, or essay, but will mention briefl y some of tho best. A Declamation, by Mr. Stephe n Tuttle, and Another by Mr. D. L . Phelps, were wel l spoken. A n Essay, \The Weather,\ by Mis s Eliza Sprague, was good, beside s being rea d in a clear, intelligibl e manner, a featur e which many others lacked . Mr . <*. N. Bulls declamation, \Kissing comic , wa s very well Bpoken. Miss Susi e Woods \f Essay \Home\ was good, so to o Miss Emma Littlefields, \Improvement Mr. DeElbert Taylor recite d a passag e from \Htawortha\ very well, an d Mi** (ii-iic Walratb read her Kaaay, \A da y in lite,\ in a loud clear tone, s o tha t all cutild he m her. One or two piece s of iustrumeula l music—piano—were well played ; among them on e by Miss Bruce and\ a 'trio, ' b y Misses Dobson , Knap and Freeman. The exercise s closed at noon , when professor , Smith announced an intermissio n of an hour, an d extended a n invitatio n to all present from a distance , to go down t o dinner, as provision ha d been made io r them. At one o'cloc k the hal l was densely packed with the same expectant , listenin g audieno e as filled i t in th e morning, an d although many were compelle d to stand up till four o'clock , all wer e comparative - ly quiet, an d the speaker s were heard across th e hall . Afte r a prayer, the choir, sung a \G-reeliug Glee\ with an orchestr a accom - panyment, which was excellent , when Mr. Fulle r delivered the first Oration , \The Accpiisition of Knowledge,\ which for so young a student , was good . An Essay \Clouds \ by Miss Del l Talcott , Poetical—was sweet an d entertaining , well lead, an d audibly pronounced . Mr, Harris' Oratio n \Fickle and the Firm,\ was also a goo d one , as was Mr. May- hens' \Choosin g a Vocation, \ on e o f th e best , however , was Mr. Woodhams, \Procrastinatio n and Punctuality,' , well spoken an d nearly free from tha t .style of speakin g so characteristi c with tftu- dents-^-tha t assumed, Clerica l tone of voice , an d ou t o f the way Gesturing.— MissB. Shepherdson'sessay, •'Growth,\ was instructive and good, and Miss Anniu Hillman's Essay, \Fiffiside Musings,'' had it bee n read in a prompt , clear intel^ ligibl e manner , would have been warmly received , as i t was no t on e quarte r of those present could hea r it. It wa s gooil however, and we sure are sh e don e the he r i she could. Mr. Frank Bort recite d \A , Word's Adventure wit h the 'Woman'; 4 Right's' Committee, down South\ i n go^ d style , eliciting enthusiasti c applause.— Mr. Rtlry's Oration \TTorthy Deed?.' ' «,.,„ « «„ „ —, «»a Mr. Clarenc e T?>jaf,.. ter treate d n a to an u»im««ii j ----;- TBv Entitled \The Warrior\ Mr , A. D. Sbaw's Oratio n -'Victory, \ was deliv.-red i n hi s usual fine and masterl y style , an d was a splendi d production . We know what t o expect when Mr. Shaw i s an- nounce d t o speak, and are never disap - pointed . Miss Hattie Cook' s Essay \His- tory,'' wa s written and rea d i n he r utun l and almost faultlns s style, but, judging fro m he r Prize Essay, rea d at th e clore of the winte r term, we shoul d sa y a mure practica l subjec t woul d have suite d he r better , i t wa s good however , and appre- oiaetd, in testimony of which , sh e receiv - e d som e splendi d boquet s at its completion . Miss Ell a Searles Essay \Scandal \ was in our opinion , th e best one o f the day, aboundin g in clear ringin g truth? , andembellisliedI with two or three fine and appropriat e qoutatious , it reeeive d a warm reception, and st s fair author a shower of beautifu l borpiets, nearly cov- erin g the stage at he r feet. There wer e some people in thatHall t o whom i t seem - especially addressed , an d we hope the y listened t o it, knowing full wel l if the y di d tha t mnch good will come of it. Mr . Leffingwell s oration \Truth\ wa? a superior one and ha d i t bee n bette r Committed would hav e proven highly sat- isfactory, on e o f the best, however. Mr . A. E . Kifby delivere d th e closin g oration, \Thought and .Action, \ which was undoubtedly th e best one of the day . It an d th e \ValMictory addresse s were spoke n in hi s nsual, earnest, an d nianl v way, and with appropriat e gestures . He being one of the graduatin g class, mor e was expecte d fro m him, than from sonif others . The oratio n was wel l committed , and th e addresses wor e timely and good, t o the faculty he addressed himsel f par- ticularl y ; thanking them m appropriat e terms for all the benefits and the man y act s of kindness receive d from them; O n leaving th e stage h e was greete d with hi' shar e of applause and boquets, . The graduatin g clas s consisted of four; — Messrs . Eilby and Leffingwell, oi Hen- derso n ; an d Misses . Searle an d Mary Bigelo w of Belleville . There were som e musica l gems per- formed, among them om by Miss Ella Bigelow , and a duet t by Misse s Bruce an d Worthingham and Miss. Ella Searl e play- e d Gottischalk' s celebrate d \Bango Piece\ i n a superio r style. At th e clos e of the exercise, the Di- ploma s were conferred. Professo r Smitli made a superior speech, full of words of lov e an d good advice, to which the ela?s bowe d thei r acknowledgements, after which the audience was dismissed. who > concluded with th e Farce \Aunt Chaiiott's Maid, \ Mr. kilby as Horatio Tlu*i;as Sparkins; Mr. Burchel l as Majo r Volly, and Mr Fitzpatric k as Pioot , Mr. S. A. Harris Orchestra concisting of sev en instrument s waspresent, an d discourse d UPoMiful and appropriat e mu^ic for the oc- casion; At the close of the entertainment som e premutation s wer e made to the retirin g teaoliers o f the academy, t o Professo r Oi'i'sfoot, a half doz volume s of scientific and poetica l works: to Mr. Leffingwell a heaiitrinl rosewoo d portabl e writin g desk, and t o Miss. Everett, a fine Photograph Alhrm . Each recipiant responde d in biv-u -but appropriat e speeche s t o the pre- senter. ' After which , Prof. Smith an- nounced that ther e were plent y o f Straw- ben.f e and crea m down stairs, t o wliich alk^re invite d t o partake; als o tha t thf*i,> woald be a re-unio n of friends an d stnd/itts, i n th e hall, to whic h everybody :,;.«i3 wile, wer e invited, an invit.-ition -.. vj? roll a large number responded . I n ail, A,. ' hsd n l-appy timpani o;if --hit we .iill remember a s lon g as we rtruembe r \Ol'.l Union,\which we trus t will be whuV metijory lasts . Tli e next ter m will open on Thursday, August 26th. Mr . Jenkins will-tak e his place, as teache r of Ancient Languages— and 'Mr. Rury as teache r of Calisthenic s nil} gymnastics , ulher teacher s ar p bein g enjttged to fill th e vacant places. Application s have bee n made for all tbe room s i n th e building , and most of tlifi-ie in the village, more than SOU Stu- dAits will be in attendance , an d it wil l be ti e largest school ever attende d i n North- evi\N. T. of the kind . Had we the r/i.oto3 t o accommodate them , we could - Lave 500 Student? , as wel l as t o have 300 Preparatio n are being made to erect a ue\v building for the purpow of accom- modatin g 200 cr 250 more . We can gel jjffln. Succes s t o Prolesso r Smith , and his 'tible Corps of Assistant;!, may thei r stay i» Bellvill e b e as long as tha t of th p fa- rted \Wandering Jew,\ on earth , about 18G7 years. Then— Deeper, deeper, let us toil In the mlneB of Knowledge— Nature'BWpftltli and learning spoil, Win from School and College; Delve wa on for richer gema Thau the t*tuts of dlaueuii\' Yours. &c . BFLrnr.LE,,TulyTth.l3i:a. t \ W. J. The \Kaff a San\ Societ y ha d prepared an exhibitio n consisting of aDrarnma an d two Farces , and at 7 o'clock, more tha n 90 0 person s had assemble d t o witness it, mor e tha n 200 wer e turned away, unable t o gain admissio n to the Hall yet the re- ceipts for tickets wer e $186. The performanc e consisted, first of a Farce , \Family Jars\ i n whic h Miss . Fitz - patrick, Wing, Fox , and 'Nebfc, wit h Misses Cook and Sampson appear aa Dram'at is Per so n ae, which was well played, next come Tom Taylors celebra- te d Dramma. \Still Waters Run Deep,\ whic h wa s played in a masterl y manner , an d only as student s of \Old Union\ can pla y it, Mr. TPoodbam s appearing as M . Potter; Mr. Leffingwell as John Wildmay; Mr. Shaw a s Captain Hawk- ley, M r Wing as Jessop , and Misse s Ells Bigelow as Mrs. Wildmay, an d Miss . Sev? Jones as Mrs Sterohold, Baci member li«rf«fm«4 th»iv pm xtaif&bly.-T/jie §uu«lay onr National I>eie«pe. \The principle agencie s for preservin g the sacrednes a of the Christian Sunday Hi our country are the pulpit, thf pre\s , and persona l influences.\ , Such was th e statement made by the New York Sabbath Committee i n 1S02. In this persona l influence may not. th e women of our Republic be efficient help- ers ? The iollowiu g sketch ot real inciden t may be of some effect in chuwmg what resulte d from an opportunit y improved : Some years ago—it . uiny be nearl y a f-w» —- l«\lr u-lvi-i hp!u-'.'i«l m tlit- Sul, ualt l d.l,' ,o M.UJI i. iiwi'. . ••« .'.iii- . v. ,.i ... Word and BiiE.vuiuplf ha d consecrate d it a day of rest for mankind , \v:t^ boarding at thp M House; t.lu-ii OIIP of the largest ' and lift appointed ot Ihu; e 1'ain- ily Ilomps iiiPliilaileliihit. The Lady, whom I will r-.tyle Mr?. H wa: ! iund of :>f,uJying character , and many good opportunities' were fiftord- edher i n the vatietie - of the </>•««« Intuu that, thronged thi? plca-ahf hou-.e. Among the foreig n residents were twi> young gentlemen lrom th e Bns-eian army , belonging I believe , t o th e enginee r corps —pent hither by the Emperor Nichola s to lear n what they could of the cool-min- ing operation s in America. I giv e tlie'e particular s to interes t my render- in th e reality o f my cliaraete!\!. Tlie-iP yoiin g Ru--r.iims were liberally educate d and intelligent ihe younges t remarkable for hi s knowledg e o f language an d ready conversationa l talent. Still, it wfi«! apparen t from their man- ner s an d opinion-, tha t the y ha d cuin e from different \mial po'itioir 1 ; the elder Biron Y , ••, represente d (lie nobility : th e younger , Mr. P , litid bet-n t'lheit from the people. The Emperor 1 ; o i Hti'-sia tiiii:- . elect :t certai n number of their young candidate:- (or the honor ; of coll-g p an d official ap- pointment\ . Mr. P mus t have been on e of these ; hi': bruad , vna'-'ive forehead with the \taugh t full dar k eyebrows, that made i n their fhadow-: hi' clea r blue eye' seem always filled wit h light, gave t o his otherwise ver y plain feature:-! a rs-t of in- tellectua l superiorit y that no on e could mistake . The talent s of Mr. P fully jnslified th e Imperial selection. Mrs . i! wa s soon attracte d by hi? singula r i,i,i,l, : an d originalit y of character , \<J unlike the hur- ryin g busines s Mode in whic h we live. He was full of brilliant fancies- hi- gen era ] intelligence n-udere d hi c ' conversatio n very agreeable , and whP.e the lady could no t agree with many of hi--' ojiiii!,,v.:. ''ill thi s served to intereM he r mure deeply in hi s welfare—?h e f-aw how capabl e h e was of doin g good if only he coul d hive work . It thus happened that they became friends; indeed, the young Russia n ~'-env ed t o consider this lady—ol d enuugh t o b e hi s mother—as hi\ particula r lriend, an d poured into her ear all hi s new view 5 ' of life and liberty , for he soo n becom e a real convert to our political institution\ — considere d Jefferson th e great her o of humanity, an d al l on r American law; an d customs h e would heartily endorse , excep t one; he could not nnder.-tind or endur e our observanc e of Sunday . He never tire d of carryin g o n a crusad e agains t th e custom, alway s in a merr y good-humore d way, an d callin g upo n Mrs. II to tak e up the gauntle t in its de- fence. \No Theatre ! No oper a I No halls I on Sunday—how ca n you live? \ he would sa y \you- call thi3 a free countr y ; but where is your freedom, if every on e may not act as he pleases? You and those who think wit h yo u need not go t o such amusements if the y seem t o you wrong; but the ide a of controllin g a whol e people; of compellin g to go wituout what i s to them a necessity , is preposterous horribl e monstrou s P And the n he woul d g o over his first impression s of tlii3 \Puritan humbug.'' a s he called it, saying tha t both were Arner . ica n word s an d just fitted each other, then he. would describe the auntjays m F»n?» a*aso4#bjfM Aawkftf It was difficult to argu e with a man whose stand-poin t was so utterly diffirent as to leave no common ground o n which t o meet ; for th e Bible wa s to hi m only a work of'priestcraft, a,nd therefor e it hap - pened that , after many long conversation s he would retur n to the subject, apparent - l y entirel y unconvince d by anything by which th e lady had said. He wa s al- ways pleasan t and good-humore d how- ever , and no excite d feeling ever entere d int o th e discussion. One brigh t Sunday morning , on return - in g from church, Mrs. FT. steppe d int o the parlo r to leave a messag e o n her way t o he i room, Mr . P was seate d ther e readin g a French novel; li e sprang up and placin g a chai r for he r said ; \Ah I do take pit y on nip I Such a triste countr y as yours I neve r did, see. Tell me , I as k you onc e more/why ar e your ppopl e such fools a s t o keep Sunday? What goo d ca n ever com e of it?\ \It. i s onr nation* ! defence, Mr . P ,\ said ihe , a gulden, thought; of his militar y life \iiggnstin g a new idea. \Your national defence, Mrs. H 1 What, may tha t mean ? he inquired . \How large i s your standing army? she inquired. ' ' He gave its numbers. \And tha t of France?\ He named it. also, \And orde r coul d not be preserve d without such a larg e army; at least it would scarcely be considere d safe to di- minis h it? \ \I think not.\ \You have in the way of your profes- sio n Mr . P , travele d much since you came t o this country,—tell me' have yon seen m ou r cities, from New Orleans to Boston , or anywhere in our land, any want of order, any nee d of guards , of militar y posts or sentinels ?\ \ So far from it, \ replied he, \tha t I have frequentl y called the attentio n of thp Baron to the perfect, order which reign 1 ! everywhere, and yet without any apparent control. \ \That order, \ sai d Mrs. H \spring s from ou r nationa l defence, the observanc e of Sunday.\ \You mus t speak plainer \ said h e \be fore I ca n perceiv e your drift. \ \I mean\ said she , \that al l communi - ties, people? an d nation s mnst be subjec t t o some form of control: it must be eithe r the Bible or the bayonet ; moral powe r or musket power . Our Government as you know, has bee n termed , but most falsely a paradox , a contradictio n i n terms ; a free ijon-ruiiifJit] for whils t the word govern- ment implies, o f necessity, control, the word free seem s t o destro y it. I say 'w-iriJ, for it doe s not. do so i n reality,' it merely change s the mode o f administer - ing it. \Yon hav e admitte d t o mp a t variou s times , tha t much as yo u admire ou r fre e institution s you arp aware that , your peo- ple are not. tit for them , and they coul d uo t be introduce d int o into Russia. Why? Because you, I mean yo u as a people , have never learne d e.elfiiovermttent. \Vn in..i- *.> i,..' ii.niaMbv jli o -word ; we , by t:be mora l power in each man'\ breaft. A nation is after all, but a n aggregate of individual\ an d in a vol - untary government like ours, each man -tubmite to certai n restriction* for th e good of the whole . A Retlublic need-i above all lortiii of government, t o be guide d by reaso n an d coU'ctence.,' A. IFieiirtisIt Fsitlier-Aii Atrocious Case o± CliHa-BeatiiiR. One of th e moat heart-rendin g case s o f bruta l treatment of children cam e to light this morning at the Police Court. The nam e of the perpetrato r is Patrick Hefferin His residence was on Rucker be- tween Yan Buren and Harrison streets . Some tw o weeks since this fellow's wif e die d leaving two young childre n t o he pro- Aided for b y tbeir father, oneisalittle gir l t,l» other a boy—as the neighbors affirm, two very good and interestin g children . The father had been mnch give n to ex- cess . He was constantl y drun k befor e hia wife's demise, neve r worked , an d i n fact, the latter had to maintain th e whole family by her har d labor . ^ whe n he.would return home his poor starvin g children uttered waitings and request s for somethin g to eat. Thi s he usuall y responded to b y the mos t brutal treatment . His particula r spite seemed tu lie directed against tlie little girl, only abtyi t four yefirso T age . /'Th e neighboru affirm tha t they liuve frequentl y heard her piercing screams at night. They knew the i_ause. Sometimes on e or two woul d g o t o the house, and the y invari - ably found the child lying on the floor screaming, and he r brutal drunke n parent standin g oyer herwit h a stic k in his hand. When the coward saw people com e i n he woul d abuse them, bu t Inallv sink back off to his room like a frightene d beast - on Saturday night the most heart-rendin g scream s were agai n hear d proceeein g fro m the house. Thither rushed two or three men, determined to pu t a stop t o th e bar- baris m being enacted. On opening the door , there, la y the little girl, almost exhausted , sobbing as if her hear t would break. The savag e sot of a father was boating her unmercifull y all over th e body wit h a portion o f a heavy hoop-pole about three feet long. He not onl y use d tire fiat side of 'the stick, bu t als o the sharp edges , in his cas - tigation. The rami bein g horror-stricke n at the sight, rushed in and seized th e brute. One of them , picked up the child. She was litterally one mass of brni3es fro m head to foot. Her bac k and arras resem- bled qoser y the appearanc e of an over- ripe blue plum, and seemed as if they would momentaril y bnrsfc. Another went for a policeman . Th e culpri t was taken to the statio n an d appeared before Justice Sturtevant this morning. Upon hearing the case, th e Justice fine d the wrecth twenty-five dollars, sentence d hi m to thir- ty days i n the Bridewell besides, and or - dere d his childre n to be taken from him placed in safe keeping. Slea ojie would niiicli i-atliei\ Sleet. not Men who mix a snltid better tha n any utlier men. Men wh o a«k you to li-:ten whil e they rea d ontloud somethin g they have writte n them 'elves. Men who tell \.toile* that, run one int o another , MJ that, ymi find it very difficult t\ get awa y tit. the end uf nnyuf themi 1 tne-characte r cumetlian ller.i-v.'urobqiper-! of the cuiamo n clas s b y whom suc h pure-minded , earnest per - son? a 1.1,-irabaldi uh HI;:. Mm wh o li.ive relation\. Men win. hawp ihin- d ill ihe, their friend-:. [ Me n wh o have bee n persecute d an d I iwiudb- d b y :t genera l conspirac y of every l-ody. j Mtn w]ii>iljiitittPpiij>iila.r actor?. . Men wh o are always Miying \don't you thin k so? \ I Men wh o ar e always \putting n ca:-:e.\ Men wh o agree with /on to much . Men wh o \fee l inclined t o j..in L-sne with you there.\ . Men wh o ar p technicall y enthusiasti c I on the subject, of art, wilinmt having any « j practical knowledge of it. whatever , Menwh \'l ' are rendered veryridic - •c qifiircllp'i witit all thei r been betrayed an d aban - -t hi-iirt.le-> milliner by all A Pleasant Legend, Ther e is a charmin g traditio n connect - ed with th e site on which the temple of Solomo n was erected. It is said t o have been occupie d i n common by two brothers, one of whom ha d a family ; th e othe r bad none. O n this spot was sow n a field of wheat . On the evening succeedin g the harvest , the -wiiont Ua-viia^ Wen fratlieretl ui wpirata rhonlrs, l.lie rfder hrortier aiivl' to his wife;— \My younger brothe r is unabl e t o bear the hea t and burden o f the day ; I wil l arise , tak e uf my shock s an d plac e them wit h hia without his Imowledge.\ Th e younger brother, bein g actuate d by the same benevolent motives said within himself:— \My elde r brother has a family, 1 have nonelwiU contribut e to their support; I will arise take of rny shock s an d place mine wit h his, withou t his knowledge.\ Judge of their mutual astonishment when , on the followin g morning, they found their respectiv e shocks undeminiBh- pJ . This course of events transpire d for several nights, when each resolved i n hi s ow n min d to stand guard an d solv e the mystery . They did so; when , on the fol- lowin g night, they met each othe r hal f way between tlipir respectiv e shocks, -with their arm s full. Upo n tbe ground hallowed b y such association as this, wa s the Tem- ple of Solomon erected—s o spacion:-< an d magnificent, the wonder and admiratio n of t h e world! Alasl in fhew i day*, how many would sooner steal their brother's whole shock than add to it a singl e sheaf. wil goon drinking th e bes t v. ineyoticaii put. before tdient, and when aske d h.wtl.i y like it reply, \Oh pretty wdl, but, th e fact, is, ynukiiow it s perfect- ly immateria l to me what I drink.'_ Men wh o have received a te'tiriimiial. Men who quote Shak spearp . Men wh o quote Byron. Men win i quote Artemus Ward. Men who quote anybody. BLAtKW.Mii- > . .r : PLI'M TREES. — It U now .'iU years since I set out plum U'ee s in my garde n when the y began t o bloasoit t blac k wart s began to grow, an d in three i.r four year s all wer p dead. After that 1 procure d te n trees of a nurseyman and set them, an d when the y began t o bear, blac k warts mad e thei r appearance , havin g spen a n accoun t i n the Cultivator that iro n turnings , if applie d to the groun d round th e tree, would stop thei r growth , I trie d them . I procured a quantity from a ma- chin e shop applie d 'a quar t t o a tree, hoeing it i n all around , tw o feet fro m the tree ; at the Fame time,(ic wa s Spring) removed the blac k wart , I did not see any more, except two or thre e which 1 suppose d es- cape d my notic e a t th e time of the appli- catio n for more tha n 12 years. The trees after bearin g first rate, have mostl y gone t o decay , thre e onl y remaining This las t Antumn I discovere d a few wart s on one of the remainin g tree 51 . The account above alluded to said; if n few nails were drive n into the ground , it woul d answer the sam e purpose. —In repl y to th e question , What clas s of peopl e i n the Sout h are the mos t loya l t o the Union? \ GenralStedman, instea d of —We learn tha t considerable excite - men t wa s brought about at Cap e Girard. etm, by the repetition o f a n arrest u f some of the Sisters of Charity , or nun s attached as teachers , t o the convent , or a Catholi c academy'it tha t point, for their no t fciking th e oat h prescribe d by the now Constitu - tion. The excitemen t is reporte d u s to hav e been so great against thi s outrage perpetrate d in the name of \law' ' against a highly meritoriou s benevolent an d religi- ginns order—christian ' self sacrificing wo- Men at that—thai thorp wh o had them in charge as malefactors, wer e compelle d t o deist in the discharge of a \Radica l duty\ at wa r with every delicat e an d decorou s instinct we habitually practic e toward d th e sex. The matter was compromise d by thes e \utienders ti gainst the ne w Constitution\ grtin g bond for their apjtparancp at th e \nex t Circuit Cour t of Cap e Girardea u County; \ fo r their appearance t o answer to the criminalit y of th e offense of acting in the capacity ot teachers , withou t the con- vention oath. Is there any othe r State in thiB country, even under Radical rule , the law of which subjects religious women and men t o the indignities o f an arrest and im- praunment, in the discharg e of their re- j'igioiia aud businef'3 avocations? We be'h'eve not; and yet we learn from Mr. Dra ke, as the avowe d exponen t of Radica l intenfcin this State, that no t on e iot a of this obTk'ixioUs law is to he repealed ; that the safirty of the Radical part y admits of no such ?eibrm.—Ohicar/o Journal. ——•BBBBB\—••lllllll III\!' I l«l|ILIHII||MM Tlie VstvW maniac*. Mr. Wilson of Iowa, told &e prohiblto . r y tariff maniacs some wholesome truth s in the House on ffriday. He sai d that their proposed bill woul d driv e certai n in- fluential sections of. the. Union into freo trade. Mr. \ffilsgnjg no t a free-trader. He came into the Eepublican party from the ol d protectio n Whig school. He is a man of rar e sagacit y an d high principle . He knows, an d every protectionis t i n Congres s ough t to know , that the bill now under consideratio n will convert , mor a people to free trad e i n on e fortnigh t tha n all th e fre e trade leagues could do i n twen - ty years. Tt is such a bare-faced chea t that no man in the community , who ha s not a stock of geods on han d on the sale of which he expect s to rob his neighbors of twenty t o one hundred pe r cent of thei r value, can fail t o see an d denounce it. Those who hav e the bill i n charge deserv e the execratio n of all tru e Republicans for introducin g such an elemen t of discor d in- to our ranks on the ey e of a n important election. I f he wil l veto e th e bill, an d set himself up as the champio n of the people, defendin g them agains t extortion' and. robbery , an d protectin g th e Treasury and the public credit agains t th e enormous deficit which will be created by the sud- den stoppage of revenne from custom s Wil l Congress expose tliemselees and the countr y t o such peril, and thus fritter ' away the wor k of the whole. sess ; Bot h Doolittl e an d Cowan are oh' traders. They know how t o use suc h blunde r as this to the best advantage for their new copperhea d party . Why the n will Congress deliberatel y commit thi s .Uniti&er for their benefit , ' r» I'h e bill is goin g to pass ihe House, Ther e is to o mnc h money behind 11 too admit of the remotest expectatio n or hope that i t can b e stoppe d there. Indeed, the House has alread y outru n the Committee of Ways an d Means , by putting anothe r . dollar per ton on pig iron. But we ap- peal to the Senat e t o stop this bill an d the .evi l consequence s which wil l gro w out of it , whil e there is yet time. We tell them that i f they wis h to preserve supremacy in this section of the Union , they must giv e u s some groun d to stan d on. Robbing the over-taxe d people ot four hundred million s of dollars at on e mouthful , an d stopping §75,000,000 of the revenue of the government by the same process , is a loa d whic h we do no t wish to carry through the next campaign —a load whic h we will not carry, for we shall omit n o fair opportunit y to denounc e it, now or hereafter. It is vastl y eas y for the holders of iro n brass , copper, crockery , cloth, muslin , linen , carpets, etc. , t o g o t o t Washington in droves an d camp abou t the Capitol , creatin g th e impressio n tha t the country is all in favor of letting them tako what mone y they want, out. of the Treasury or out o f thei r neighbors' tills. Tho other side are yet t o be heard from. The y have intruste d thei r interest s _ to their members of Congress, expectin g them to look after thos e interests . They cannot afford to rush down to Washington ever y time a \ring\ is forme d to take their earning s away from them. But they can smite the Representatives who betra y them into the hand s of their ene>' mies, and prevent him from ever doin g a like act of perfidy again . Mr . Harding, of Illinois, and Messrs . Alliso n and Kasson of Iowa , have enroll- ed themselves among th e incorruptibl e and staunch defender s of the people, by denouncing th e bill i n plain English a s a swindl e on their constituents . Mr Stev - ens, of the Gettysburg Iro n Mills , de- nounce d the m as the \Iowa fre e trad e gang,\ and immediatel y fainte d away. I Mr. Stevens wants t o rebuild the Gettys - burp: Troiv Mills with th e profits of six- months' 'bualnefre, at ttie t-acpomie of tit* 3 peopl e of Iowa . He had bettor b y last- ing his peace with heaven , and qui t rob- bing his fellow men. There i s no presen t occasio n for th e transfe r of capita l from Iowa to Pennsylvania , or fro m Dubuque to Gettysburg. Messrs. Wilson, Alliso n and Kasson ar e presume d t o be able t o cast an intelligent vot e without bein g blackguarde d by Mr . Stevens, of the Gettysburg Iro n Mills.— Chicag o Tribune A. new KipeiiHe. The cotton of the Confederat e Gov - prnment wa s liabl e t o seizur e as contra- band , or propert y of th e enemy. But , not only thi\ , bu t cotton belonging alik e t o loyal and disloyal men was seize d unde r Stanton's order. The results are alread y seen in part, in the following announce - ment made som p time •since in the New York papers : Nearly all the claimants o f the cotto n seized by the Government at Savannah, have commenced suits in the United Slates District Court, ot New York , against Simeo n Draper , Cotton Agent for the recover y of the valu e uf th e cotton Tlie puif.K number on e hundred an d twe n t.y two, an d a strong arra y o f counse l luc* been retained by the plaintiff;; among whom ar e Jamp^T. Brady , W. M . Ev.irta, and others of equa l ability No ma n can eonjucUire the amoun t nor duratio n of the litigations which ar e to grow out, ofthes e cotton and othe r lik« claim s ot \loyal \ men. If the Govern- ment, escape with less tha n twice th e cotf of the cotton actuall y receive d by it, tbe greater par t being stolen by its agenK it will bp very lucky ! FLIGHT nv TUT . CHII. D MLEHFRBE.—• The Rocheste r (N. Y.) Union of Saturda y say:-; The Reverend Lindsley , who whip- pe d hi s child to deat h in Shelby, Orleart-t county, has fled t o Canad a to'-av e hi-, lit';, which h e did no t deem sate in the neigh borbood wher e he resided. After giviu p bail in tlie sum of $10, 000, be wen t to hi,- fatberV houre , an d not feeling himself safe he returne d t o Albio n an d offeted his livin g body t o th e Sherif f foi safe keeping, bu t the Sheriff refused t o accept him , and Lindsle y took th p first, train for Canada. Thes e arp the facts in the case J. C. PBEEKOK T BTJVB A RAILBOAD.— General Fremont has recently achieved some notoriety by purchasing the unfin- ished raihroad which is to connect St. Louis and sthe town of Springfield, Mo., about 250 miles distant, 77 mile s o f th e railroad to :e complete . The price paid is §1,000, 000 , he beside s this, obligatin g himself to (build th e road its entir e lengt h before the lexpiration of four years from the dat e o f the purchase . The lin e of the road passe sthroughvth e hear t of the mine- ral regio n • of Missouri , an d the General thinks he h a e secured a prize. It wil l re- quire the o oitlay of about $6,000,000 to complete tl te road. Thi s line is intende d to be part c f the twte Provided for in^the B«W BIG SMAKK.—As Mr. Serti n wn 3 driving cattle i n th e neighborhoo d of Cen - te r Hill , in thi s County , he was attracte d by the loud and painful bleatin g of a smal l calf. Approaching th e spot , he discover - t-red it in th e folds of a n enormous serpent, crushing an d dying . He immediatel y rode t o the nearest residenc e (Meinck's ) and procure d assistanc e and a gun, return t o find the calf almos t entirel y demolishe d and the monste r serpen t stretche d at full length asleep. The monster was i n length twenty o r twenty five feet, with beautifu l dar k brown ring s coverin g the body. Th e throat and upper portion of the bod y was distended very muc h by the carcass o f the calf. In the middl e it mnst hav e been eight inche s i n diameter . Three shots were fired a t the head, but without an y visible effect, causin g the snake, however , t o awake. Serti n and Meinck then fell back, and hi s snakeshi p disappeare d down a sinkhol e nea r by that is doubtless hi s den. —French newspaper s mention, in bio - f raphica l notice s of Mr. Peabody, of Lon- on, it Was at hia expeni e Dr. Kane's tx- ptdiliorjto mtth Ut $if Jebjs fttkjakiife WM mm
