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New Orleans, PebrV. 19. The Black War
rior lias arrived Irnm New York, with advices
from Havana to the 15 h inst.
There was great exeit' menl throughout the
Island.
The new Militia system had been estc.biib J.
Tho whole Island h id been declared in n state
of siege, and the forts in a state of blockade.
A prorl.miation had been Nsued ordering the
enlistment of all volunteers between 18 and 50,
cnpalilr of bearing arm".
A Miii'ary Commission had been created for
the En em District.
The leb graph was under the control of govern
ment. It wni rumoied tint Concha had sent to Porto J
Rico for more trooj -.
The British ship of-war 13 wciwrn had 1 ;Tt Ha
vana, i
The British steamer Merlin was eajgnged in
conveying troops.
All the British vessels carried the Spanish flag.
The British Rear Admiral reviewed the troops
with Concha.
The Cuban Expedition.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald, under date of lCih, says :
The Navy Department has issued orders lo
New York, New Orleans and Boston to keep in
n state of preparedness certain steam vessels char
tered oy government Wfl.ks since to
meet a hasty demand. Two private steamers
have been chartered by government in New York,
one in Boston, and two in New Orleans. In the
navy yards at these several stations every thing
ta in a state of readiness to meet tho demands
from this city, yet ao quietly managed that but
few are in tha secret. It is supposed that twenty
four hours' n tice would be all buiTioient to get
these vessels off on their missions. George Law's
learner, the name of which I now forget, rppair.
ing in New York for some private expedition, will
not be permitted to leave your waters until her
destination is ascertained and ier cargo examined
into.
The Grapcshot, of notoriety, is understood to
be in the Narrows, freighted with her old cargo of
muskets, 6c. The brig-ol-wnr Bain bridge ia in
atructcd to "apeik her," for what end can only
be guessed at. These active preparations are all
made with a view lo Cuba. The telegraphic re
port thai reached here yesterday, of the expedition
having sailed from New Orleans, is not believed
in. The government look upon it as a ruse put
forth by the leaders to get important information
of the force that would be likely to meet the ex
pedition, and of the material on hand by Concha
to defeat i:. It is, however, believed that the fili
busters designed taking immediate advantage of
the Cuban army's return, to set sail for their se
lected parts of the island, where, aomparntively
speaking, they would be likely to meet with little
opposing force, the fust alarm having proved a
counterfeit.
This new conceived military movement, if at
tempted will prove a certain failure; the govern
ment has its reliable informants in every suspected
spot in the Uuion, and no expedition will be al
lowed to leave without encountering the full force
of the government. It will turn out that a mem-
bcr of the Cabinet, en ex Senator, member of Con
gress, New York capitalists, and the editor of one
of the President's organs, are the counsellors and
conductors of this desperate enterprise.
Food Prospects and the War Question.
Paraghaphs in some of the Western paper?
would indicate that large atores of farm produce
are awaiting the opening of spring navigation for
transportation to the Eastern markets. This af
fords an encouraging prospect of lower prices and
an abundant supply of food until nexl harvest.
The farmers have husbanded their crops this sea
son with great care, and in the absence of an ex
port demand, which discourages speculation, we
may reasonably expect to see prices fall ia the
spring.
Even should the war become general in Ru rope
in the coming summer, its effects upon the price
of food would scarcely be felt here until after we
had reaped our next harvest. In France and the
British Islands the war will stimulate agricultural
production, as the farmers will have the prospect
of good prices; snd though the demand for sol
diers may affect the supply of labor, yet a large
amount of labor which has been absorbed by man
ufacturing, railroad, and oilier enterprises, will
be forced by the effects of the war to seek employ
ment in the raising of food.
Not a little of the popularity of the war with
the landed aristocracy and farming population of
treat Britain is aacribable to the belief that war
promotes their interests, while its burdens fall
chiefly upon tbe commercial classes. The wars
with Napoleon increased the value of land and tbe
revenues of tbe aristocracy in the British islands
to an enormous extent, but at the close of the war,
to keep up this value, tariffs prohibiting the impor
tation of food were found necessary. These tar
iffs, however, hare been abolished, but the pro
tectionist aristocracy have obtained what they
consider as good as a prohibitory tariff a foreign
war. Thy are enjoying their triumph over the
lately triumphant free traders. It may, however,
prove a dear triumph, as the effect, probably, will
be to drive capital from England to tha United
States. Xeic York Sun.
The Cause or Lord Rtsskll's Resignation.
A privste despatch from London dated February
3d, received at Boston by the steamer Asia says,
(hat Lord John Russell's resignation was owing to
Aberdeen's refusal to recall Lord Raglnn from the
command of the army in the Crimea. Lord Pal
merston, it ia also stated, coir. cities with Lord Iius
sell and refuses to accept office in the new cabinet
without the Queen will assent to Lord Raglan's
recall. The Queen refuses to do so.
CHARLOTTE
FRIDAY MORNING, February 23, 1855.
CHARLOTTE MARKET.
Thursday Evening, Feb. 22, 1855.
Cotton Not much coming in ; extremes range
from ok to 7, -with an upward tendency.
Corn Brisk, at 85 to 90; slight advance.
Flour. Dull; from 7 a 8, a considerable
decline.
Meal. 85 a 90c. , and wanted.
Oats. Dull ; large supply on hand we quo'e
at 40 cents.
New Bacon Hog round, 7$ a 8.
We quoto no change this week.
GO" We see in the Inst Metropolitan a commu
nication recommending the Hon. W. N. Edwards,
as a proper candidate to represent the Raleigh
district in the next Congress. We do not know
of course, whether Mr. E. would accept a nomi
nation, but if he would, it strikes us he would be
i he very man that would he most likely lo rally
the party, remove all keart-htirnings for the past,
and bear the Democratic banner in triumph.
Owing to some misunderstanding the split was
made in the party, and in a district of nearly
2,000 dead majority, the Democratic party was
defeated. Profiting by past experience, which it
is the part of wisdom to do, our friends in that
district ought to hold a convention early in the
season and place its champion in the field and if
he should be the old veteran of Warren, Whig
gery, midnight associations, and Know Nothings
combined may look out for such an overthrow as
they never before receiv d.
Editor's Table.
We have received from Messrs. Leonard, Scott
L Co., the American publishers, the January No.
of Blaekwoods Magazine. This old and sterling
production seems to improve With age. The con
tents of the present No. .nr the Conduct of the
War," a scathing review of the foreign policy of
the English Ministry. An interesting article on
the Rurol Economy of Great Britain and Ireland
continuation of the Story of the Campaign; and
other papers of equal merit.
The Westminister Revieic, for January, has
also been received. The following is the Tuble
of Contents :
"The Anglo-French Alliance; Ballads of the
peoole: Prussja and Prussian Policy; The Prin
zenraub a Glimpse of Saxon History ; Poland
Her History and Prospects ; Cambridge University
RHorm . Austria in the Principalities; Cotem
porary Literature."
New volumes of the four Reviews and Black
wood commenco with the North British for No
vembor, 1954, and the other Reviews and Biack
wood for Janunry, 1855. It is suggested that the
present is a favorable time for new subscribers to
begin.
Godcy't Lady's Book, for March, is also on
our table. The bare announcement of this popu
lar Ladies Magazine is enough to set all our fair
readers agog to see it. The March No. is equal
to any of its predecessors, which exhaust al! pan
egyric. Agricultural Society.
The regular quarterly meeting of the Mecklen
burg Agricultural Society was held on Thursday,
the 22d inst., in the Court-House.
The President took tho Chair and called the
.meeting to order.
The Secretary called the roll, when it was as
certained that a quorum was present.
The proceedings of the last meeting were read
and Confirmed.
On motion, the old list was purged, and only
the names of those present and those who were
known to be members and would attend was en
tered upon the naw list.
The Society was numerously attended than at
any previous time since its re-organization, and
more interest manifested. An interesting conver
sation ensued upon various topics of interest and
importance to the agriculturist.
A call w.3s made upon Dr. Jos. W. Ross to give,
a detailed account of his experiments with the
Peruvian and artificial Guanoes and also of his
application of the domestic manures which he
did, much to the edification of his hearers. It is
hoped that Dr. Ross will prepare a report for pub
lication. We will here state that the Doctor
thinks he was not re-imbursed for his out-lay in
Peruvian Guano last summer. It may be, he sug
gested, owing to drought.
The Committee on Premiums reported, which,
after some slight amendment was adopted and the
committee discharged. The report will be pre
pared for publication and will appear n xt week.
Mr. Henderson submitted the following Resolu
tion, which was adopted :
Resolved, That each member not present be
requested to have their names transferred to the
new list at the next meeting of this society.
Gen. Jno. A- Young introduced the following,
which, after some debate, in which Messrs. My
ers, Davidson, Young, Alexander, and others,
participated, was adopted :
Resolveti, That each member of the Agricul
tural Society be requested to submit a written re
port of any experiments on the application of
Guanos or other manures, which he may make
upon his farm -and also his general mode of ap
plying fertilizers ; stating distinctly their effect
upon his crops and upon his farm, and also upon
the growth of various discretions of stock the
general management of their farms, and upon any
other matter pertaining to Agriculture which they
may consider important.
On motion, Messrs. E. C. Davidson and W. R.
Myers, were requested to address the Society at
its next meeting.
J. W. Osborne, who was expected to address
the Society at this meeting, was absent and E.
C. Davidson his alternate was excused on condition
that he would do so at the next meeting.
On motion, tbe Society adjourned to meet again
on the 4th Thursday in May.
A. SPRINGS, Preside nu
R. P. Warino, Secretary,
The man who run up a column of figures
I tumbled down and was hurl very b-tdly .
Eat to from Europe.
New York, Feb. 21.
The s'eamer Baltic has arrived, bringing Liver
pool dates of Feb. 10th.
The new English Ministry had been formed
with Lord PalmerMon as Prcrui'T, and Prmure
as Secretary of war. The other members of the
former Cabinet retain iheir places.
The Vienna Peace Conference had not yet
open d.
The Tuiks had routed the Russians in the
Dan u bp.
Aff tirs at Sebas-opol continues as before. The
French batteries had received orders lo prepare
for a general bombardment, and it was said ar
rangements for the assault had been completed.
The Zouaves had mutinied and four thousand of
them had been sent prisoners to Constantinople.
The Russians continue lo make sorties.
Omar Pasha h;d withdrawn his resignation.
The Russian forces on the Austrian frontier,
had been ordered to retreat.
The feeling at Constantinople, was strongly in
favor of peact.
Ilo'land and Denmark were se'-kingto join the
Western alliance.
Eight Austrian ships had been fired into by tbe
Russians at Galatz. Austria had demanded ex
planations.
Napoleon was about to assume
of the army on the Rhine.
the comrmnd
A Eurge Turkey.
Mr. J. R. Gillespie, of Hickory Grove, in this
County, killed a Wild Turkey, on the 5t! instant,
weighing nett 20 pound3. So the lnd of Hick
ory's, noted for its strength, still produces Tur
keys sc rc ly ever excelled.
.. m
CO Ed. Lonergan sent us a day or two since
a specimen of his Bread, made out of the Flour
manufactured at Mr. Springs' new Mill, and a bet
ter and sweeter article is not often procured in
this burg. IL? thanks Mr. Lindsay for the sack
sent him and says he thinks that it is as good, if
not better, than anv he ever used. It is ot a rich
white color, light, and rises most admirably.
We have no doubt that those Mills, under the
superintendence of Mr. L., will soon acquire a
reputation equal to the Maryland and Richmond
Mills.
QW Francis Kinloch Hug'T, who with Dr. Eric
Bollman attempted the liberation of Gon. Lafay
ette from the dungeons of Olrnutz, died in Charles
ton on the 15 h inst., in the S2d year of his age.
Abolitiou Leads the Column.
Within a single month the following Abolition
ists have been elected to the Senate of the United
States for six years from the 4th of March next :
Wm. II. Seward, of New York ; Henry Wilson,
of Massachusetts ; and Charles Durkee, of Wis
consin. Mr. Hcrlan, of Iowa, has received the
whole vote of the lusionists in the Legislature of
that State, and makes the fourth of the series.
Mr. Seward is his own successor. Gen. Wilson
follows Mr. Everett ; Mr. Durkee succeeds Hon.
J. P. Walker, Democrat ; and Mr. Harlan expects
to fill the place row occupied by the orthodox
Democrat, Gen. A. C. Dodge. There are several
other Slates to elect, and we shall not be surprised
to see the fusion ists in these Stales uniting upon
other Abolitionists of the same stripe as those
already chosen. The contest in New Hampshire
is conducted partly to elect two Abolitionists to
ihe Senate, in place of two sound nutional men,
otherwise certain of being returned to that dignified
body. Gradually the conservative and constitu
(ioaal influence in the Senate is passing away
before the Know-Nothing organization. Gradual
ly the stern and well-tried champions of the rights
of the States are being stricken down in the North.
In this state of affairs the strange and appalling
spectacle is presented of Southern men coming
forward to unite with influences that conspire to
destroy the rights of the South and to dissolve the
noble fabric of our Union. This would, indeed,
be a melancholly realization of the adage, "Whom
the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad."
Washington Union.
Important Decision.
The Responsibilities of Executors and
Administrators Langdon vs. Fry. This case
recently determined in the City Court, settles a
question that is important to Executors and Ad
ministrators, as well as to publishers of newspa
pers. Fry, as Administrator of an estate, and by
order of Probate Court, made certain publications
in the Advertiser required by law to be made; the
estate was finally settled and the spoils distributed,
the account for advertising not having been pre
sented or paid. Langdon sued Fry for the ac
count. In defence, Fry contended that Langdon,
having failed to file his claim against the estate,
and a final settlement having been made and the
assets distributed, he was not liable for the same,
either individually, or as administrator to which
it was replied that he had caused the advertise
ment to be inserted, knew of the existence of Ihe
claim, and should, in presenting his accounts,
have presented this with the others, and retained
a sum sufficient to pay it, and failing in this, he
became personally liable for the debt. The issue
rested on Fry's knowledge of the existence of the
debt, at the time of making the final settlement,
nnd it was held by the Court that being the actor,
in creating the debt, and failing to reserve a fund
from the assets of the estate sufficient to pay it,
he had made himself personally Kiable, and ac
cordingly rendered judgment lor the plaintiff.
S. Y. Blocker for the Plaintiff, and Joe Seawell
for Defendant. Mobile Advertiser.
Morgan Found. The Masonic Mirror pub
lishes a rather curious story to the effect that
Morgan who, it was alleged, was murdered by
the Free Masons, for disclosing their secrets, has
been found in Smyrna in Turkey that he now
goes by the name of Mustapha, und is engaged in
teaching tho English language. The authority
given for this report is one Joseph A. Bloom.
According to the Mirror, this man Bloom met
Morgan at a house in Smyrna, to whom the latter
gave a detailed account of his adventures. It is
stated that Morgan left the country in the ship
Mervine, which sailed from Boston to Smyrna,
and belonged to the firm o( Langdon & Co. The
captain's name of the Mervine was Welch. It
matters little now, perhaps, whether the story be
true or false.
fX7 The Progress of Minnesota Territory is
truly wonderful. It was organized only six years
ago; thirty counties have since hi en laid off, and
nearly all organized; the population has increased
from five thousand to thirty thousand or more ; the
taxable property of the territory U estimated for
1855 at 7.000.1)00 : a wircsuspension bridge has
been thrown over the Mississippi river above the
Falls of St. Anthony ; agricultural stcieii'-s have
been organized, and one county has n joicd in a
very creditable fair ; s territorial university is in
operation, well endowed Ivy congress; and a sys
tem of common schools, with i flieient superinten
dence, ha, been established, which guaranties the
future intelligence of the people. Baft. Sun.
Congress.
Both Houses were in session on Saturday, 17th
instant, asid the proceedings possess interest :
the Senate, Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, offered
a preamble and resolutions, reciting that the Con
stitution of the United States conlers on Congress
the power to establish a uniform rule of naturali
zation, but is sil. nt as to the exercise of any power
over
the
su!.j- ct of immigration.
The Constitu-
tmn ..Hi .'i'.'r tU t :i n 5 WW! 21 I nOWLTS I JIM UCIC"
. as - t II ,f.. ,i
gated lo the United Slates by the Constitution, not
prohibited to the StMes by it, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people, and resolving
that Congress has no power to pass any law regu
lating or controlling immigration into any of the
States or Territories of the Union ; but that the
power to prescribe such rules and regulations
touching this subject, as may be deemed necessary
to the safety and happiness of the people, belongs
to the States respectively, or to the people ; and
that each State may determine lor itself the evils
resulting Irom the influx of criminal and pauper
immigration to this country, and apply such
romofly ns their wisdom may suggest, or their
safety demand.
The resolution lies over for future action.
Mr. Cass gave notice that on Monday nexl he
should ask the indulgence the Senate to make
an explanation which may perhaps be considered
personal. It will be recollected that during the
I ist session he called the attention of the Senate
to a declaration made by the British Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Lords,
that a union hid been formed between France and
England that looked to every question of policy
through the world. Since then, and recently, a
statement has appeared in the public papers pur
porting to he by the authority of Lord Clarendon,
denying that the true construction was put upon
his words, and condemning pretly severely the
course Mr. Cass had pursued, and hence that
Senator deems it due to himself that he should
pursue the subject further.
In the House the appropriation for mail steamers
was under consideration.
The question was stated on concurring in the
follow ing amendment, reported from the Committee
jf the Whole on the state of the Union :
For the transportation of the mails from New
York to Liverpool and back 859,000; and that
the proviso contained in the first section of an act
fntitled An act to supply di ficiencies in the appro
priations for the service of the fiscal year ending
he 30th of June, 1852, approved the 21st day of
July, 1852, be, and the same is hereby, repealed:
Provided, That Edward K. Collins and his asso
ciates shall proceed with all due diligence to build
mother steamship, in accordance with the terms
if ihe contract, and have the same ready for mail
service in two years from and after tho passage
f this net ; and if said steamship is not ready
vithin the time above mentioned, by reason of any
neglect or want of diligence on their part, then the
aid Edward K. Collins and his associates shall
convey the United States mail between New York
ind Liverpool, from the expiration of the said two
years, every fortnight, free of any charge to the
Government, until the new steamship shall have
commenced the said mail service."
The above amendment was concurred in yeas
100. nnys 83.
The Speaker laid before the House a message
from tho President of the United Stales, return
ing, with his objections, the bill making satis
faction for French spoliations on American com
merce. It was read. The President first defines his
power under the Constitution. If he approve a
bill passed by Congress, he must sign it; or if he
disapprove, return it. with his objections to the
House in which it originated for jheir further ac
tion, where it may be repassed, not by a numerical
majority, but by a vote of two-thirds. The Con
stitution does not compel him to affix his signature
to any bill unless it shall meet his approbation.
He is not to perform a mere mechanical part, but
a conscientious and rightful duty in regard to the
proposed law.
The President is responsible to the entire people,
as a Senator is to his State, or a Representative to
his State or district. They are not required to
pursue a course of legislation not in obedience to
the requirements of duty.
As to the amount of the claims, the circum
stances in which they originated, the length of
time they have occupied the attention of Congress
and the country, and his knowledge of their his
tory, the President could not fail to form a decided
opinion on satisfactory grounds. But instead of
resting on former opinions, it was necessary to
review the whole subject, and state his duty in the
premises.
It was asserted that the refusal of the United
Slates to satisfy these claims rests on the justice
of the county. If this be so, then the imputation
on the public honor is aggravated, and there has
been a persistent wrong during this entire period
of time. If the charge be well founded, it would
inscribe or. our history instances of deliberate
injustice, and the only course to pursue would
be to make the most prompt reparation in our
power.
But no such imputation could be cast on the
men who participated in the action in which the
claims originated. Their justification consists in
the absence of and indebtedness on the part of the
United Slates; that they cast a stain on our
national character has not yet been endorsed by
the American people. But if so, this bill would
stamp on the past an indelible stigma. It pro
poses, not to pay the claims, but to compound
them. A law to this effect would be a perpetual
bar to full justice.
This is not the way to repair a wrong, if one
exists. Nothing from Jefferson, Madison, and
Monroe, has been brought to light to strip this sub
j ct of embarrassment ; nothing of this nature has
occurred. They never recognised the claims.
The bill does not stand on a basis of controlling
authority, but on a matter of history. The pay
ment of these claims was never deemed by any
President worthy of recommendation to Congress.
The President then proceeds to review the
history of the case, alluding to the treaty between
the United States and France in 1778, urging
that those claims were never assumed by this
country.
The Expected Great Comet. The eminent
astronomer, M. Babinet, member of the French
Academy of Sciences, gives some very interesting
details relative to the return of that great comet
whose periodical course is computed by the most
celebrated observer at three hundred years. The
result of his investigations is that it will appear
in August, 1858, wiih an uncertainty of two years,
more or less; so that between 1856 and 1860
those who aro then living may hope lo see the
great luminary which in 1566 caused Charles V
to abdicate.
Two Crops a Year. Mr. DeLeon, of Sooth
Carolina, United States Consul iBsJgypt, has ad
diessed a letter lo Dr. Gibbes, of Columbia, S. C.,
covering a proposal of an Italian, named Lattis,
who is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Egvpt,
lo reveal lo the people of the United States a dis
covery he has made by which two crops of Rice
can be grown in a single season, and with a great
saving in the expense of irrigation. The method
is said to ha very simple, and he thinks it may
apply wi h equal advantage toother grains besides
i ice.
Tbe Progress of Iuflelily.
It ta most earnestly to be deplored that ao f:W
who are oorn in this land and love American tra
ditions, are avire of the rapid hatred of Chris
tianity and its concomit.iti's, hicb inspires the
vast numbers who are yearly increasing our popu
lation from the continent of Europe. We do not
speak of the convicts and paupers that are smuggled
into our pons from Genoa, Hamburg, and Trieste ;
but of the tens of thousands of Germans, w ho, from
year to year, come from provinces ol Europe, com
pletely pantheized, and with whom freedom is con
sidered synonymous with the downfall of the
Kingdom of the Redeemer. We called attention
some months ago to the fact, that large numbers
of Germans who have come of late years tq this
country, are disciples of the anarchist school of
Heine, according to w hose creed 44there can be no
true freedom until Christianity is bloodily abol
ished," i. e., until a persecution by infidels of
christians is instituted, with ends similar to those
of Diocletian cr Sapor.
We showed that elections had been made to
turn upon the single point, whether prayers should
be offered lo God in our Legislatures; whether
the Lord's day should be kept, and religious oaths
be maintained. One of the most influential Ger
man papers in this city, published simultaneously
articles warning the better class of Germans, of
whom there are so many in our city, against en
couraging these excesses. Our remarks were
republished in various parts of the United States,
and we trusted that a good result might be pro
duced. Since then, however, another anniversary
has recurred of ihe birthday ol Thomas Paine,
and it has filled our hearts with shame to learn
how the natal day of this enemy of God, of his
Saviour, and of his country, hns been celebrated.
The German language consti'utes a barrier which
prevents the most ol our poople from imagining
what takes place behind the screen of thai unknown
tongue. The Teutonic dialect ensures the exis
tence of the Anti-Christian legions, whose large
numbers are reinforced continually from abroad,
as a vast secret society lo which none can have
access who do not go through an arduous pains
taking apprenticeship of study, which in the end
leaves them when initiated, only among the first
class of novices. Yet its members are easily
naturalized, become as speedily as possible citizens
of these States ; carrying Atheism to the polls,
and receiving the homage ofdemagogue politicians
to obtain a few iniserablo suffrages.
A few of the "reforms" demanded by the "Fiei
maenner" so they call thtmselve? who have
set up Thomas Paine as their apostle, and who
strive to gain strength lo revolutionize our free
government by the establishment of the tyranny
of anarchy, are abolition of ihe laws for the oh
servance of the Sabbath ; abolition of oaths in Con
gress ; abolition of oaths upon the BTble ; no more
prayer in our legislatures ; abolition of the Chris
tian systems of punishment ; abolition of the Presi
dency, of all Senates, of all lawsuits, involving
expense ; the right of the people to change the
Constitution when they like ; a reduced term in
acquiring citizenship, &e.
These things are not sought after as mere
shadows, nor are they the dreams with which
visionaries amuse themselves, but which do no
harm. They are seriously inculcated principles,
earnestly instilled ; for the propagation of which
there exists several chief and many minor societies,
to which hundreds of thousands of foreigners are
affiliated, who are in constant communication with
each other, and act in concert, and who are be
ginning to be felt in every corner of the land, but
particularly in the West, where their efforts are
greatly aided by the growing licentiousness of
Abolitionism. iV. Y. Journal of Commerce.
The Retcbn of Prince Napoleon. We ob
serve by the French papers, lhal Prince Napoleon
is coming home lo France, very much to the an
noyance, it may be readily conceived, of the Em
peror, as the warrior of the Crimea has done
nothing before Sebastopol, and if he has not tar
nished, has added nothing to the military glory of
the name he bears. After his father, a weak and
infirm old man, the Prince is the heir-apparent to
the French throne, and our neighbors cannot be
satisfied that the nephew of the great Corsian should
quit the post of danger at the most critical moment,
when the fighting is on the point of recommencing
in earnest.
But come home Prince Napoleon will, irres
pective of the almost certain loss of caste which
his return will cause. He was ill, but is better,
and grounds his anxiety to return on the fact he
is dissatisfied with the generals in command with
Conrobert as well as Lord Raglan. Some of his
flatterers in the Parisian papers are showing cause
why he should leave the Crimea, but the French
are too shrewed a people to be satisfied with the
reasons. The family of the Orleans and the rep
resentatives of the elder Bourbons will, no doubt,
heartily approve of this stroke of policy, for il
cannot fail to have a mnferial effect on the nation
al mind whenever the Frencii throne becomes va
cant. Quite a Benevolent Master. A Boston
correspondent to tho New York Journal of Com
merce remarks that the follow ing conversation be
tween a Jew and a South Carolinian at Gibraltar,
as related by Burrow, shows that the Southern
man is fond of fun abroad, as well as at home :
You live in South Carolina, sir. I hope, sir,
you are not a slave proprietor,' said the short, fat
Jewish personage in a snuff colored coat, who had
offered me the bitters on a previous occasion; it
is a terrible thing to make slaves of poor people,
simply because they happen to be biack ; don't
you think so sir V
Think so, sir? no sir, I don't think sc. I
glory in being a slave proprietor ; have four hun
dred black niggers on my estate, sir, near Charles
ton flog half a dozen of the m before breakfast,
merely for exercise. Niggers are only mado to
Le flogged, sir. Try to escape sometimes ; set
the bloodhounds on their trail, catch them in a
twinkling. Used to hang themselves formerly ;
the niggers thought it a sure way to return to their
own country and get clear of me ; soon -put a
stop to that ; told thern il any more hanged them
selves, I'd hang myself too ; follow close behind
them, and flog them in their own country ten
times worse than in mine. What do
that, friend?'
Perhaps the New York Tribune
some capital out of this story.
you think of
might make
The Idler. The idle man is an annoyance
a nuisance. He is ol no benefit to anybody. He
is an intruder in the busy thoroughfare of every
day life. Ho stands in our path, ami we push
him contemptously aside ! He is of no advantage
to an) body. He annoys busy men. He makes
them unhappy. He is a unit in society. He may
have an income to support him in idleness, or he
may sponge ' on his good-natured friends. But
in either case he is despised. Young man, do
something in this busy, bustling, wide-awake
world ! Move about for the benefit of mankind,
if not for yourself. Do not be idle, God's law is,
that by the sweat of our brow we shall earn our
bread. That law is a good one, and the bread we
earn is sweet. Do not be idle. Minutes are too
precious to be squandered thoughtlessly. Every
man and every woman, however exalted, or how
ever bumble, can do good in this abort life if so ii)
dined ; therefore, do not be idle.
Twelve Rules for ihe Year
The following rules are intended mainly or k
guidance of young men and women.
1. Get married if you can ; but look befora
you leap. Love matches are romanticni
things to read about but they have brim .toj"
in them now and then ; so says Ika Marvtl
esq.
2. Unite in overthrowing the fashion which
translates civility into love.
3. Go to church at least once a week.
4. Whenever you tee a lecture adveruaed
set the evening upon which it ia to be deli,
ered apart for reading fifteen pages of a K00(j
book.
5. Circulate no scandal.
6. Avoid all kinds of spirits particularly wpirit
ipppers.
7. If in the theatre, or any other place of
amusement, do not level your opera glasses it
strangers.
8. Never notice the clothing of persons alien,
ding divine worship, nor stand in front of the houte
of God alter service.
9. Never ask another man what his busioesi
is w here he is going tc where he came from-,
when he left when he intends to go back, or the
number of his dollars. You may inquire as to the
state of his health, and that of his parents, sisters
and brothers hut venture no further.
10. Defend the innocent, help the poor, and
cultivate n spirit of Iriendship among all your ac
qu'iintances. 11. Never speak disparagingly of women, and
endeavor to conquer )l your prejudices. Believe
persons to be sincere in the religion which limy
profess.
12. Be economical, but not parsimonious nnr
niggardly. Make good use of your doUars, ta
idols. Live within your means, never borrow
money.
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Arsenic Eater?. A French medical journal
has an article on the arsenic eaters of Europe.
This poison, d'-adly in its effects when taken in
large doses, is eaten in minute quanliiiea by the
peasants ol Austria, particularly females, to in.
crease their fl ah and give roundness to their limU.
The practice of eating nrsenic also has the elTi-ct
of rendering them more enduring, and facilitates
respiration in mounting sleep ascent. Arsenie
is often udmimsterod to horses in Vienna, by the
grooms nnd coachmen of the Austrian capital.
They mix a liberal pinch of the powder wiih oats,
or attach to the bridle a fragment of arsenic ns
large as a p a, w r ipped in linen, and w ljn the
horse is harnessed the saliva dissolves th" poison.
The glossy, round and elegant appearance pf fab
uablo horses in Vienna, and especially the white
foam about the month arc generally due to arsenic,
which, as is well known, increases salivation. It
is also given to calile intended for fattening, but
is said not to increase their weight, though it adds
to their size. The ill ff cts of this poison do not
manifest themselves (ill the practice of using it is
slopped, and then emaciation follows, which nu
nourishing food cm prevent.
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4 Now.' Now ' is the constant syllable licking
from thr clock of time. 4 Now ' ia tho watch
word of ihe wise. 4 N.w is the banner of lbs
prudent.
Let us keep this littl word always in our mind;
and mk never anything presents itself to us in the
shape of work, whether mental or physical we
should do il with all our rr.ight, remembering dial
now is the only time lor us. Ii is indeed a sorry
way to get through the world by putting it off liil
to-morrow, saying : 4 Then I will do it.' N
This will never answer. N'w is ours; then sill
never be.
4, - - - -
Brigham Young is building two large and beau
tiful houses adjoining that which he occupies now
in Sail Lake City, to accommodate his increasing
family. lie now njoices in between filty ant!
sixty w ives ; and Irom forty-five lo fifty children.
Elder Kimball, one of the Mormon Apostles, has
between sixty and seventy consorts.
What is a Billion ? Bra tide in his Dictiona
ry ol Science answers this question aa follows :
4 Billion. In numeration, denotes a million of
millions, and is expressed by 1,000,000,000.
The French use the snme word to denote a thou
eand million.". The term is prubnbly a contradic
tion of bis and million ; whence 'he English s ig
nificaticn, a million of millions, appears more ac
according to analogy. Thus biquadratic means
the square of a square, of the product of two qua
dratics.' Gambling vkksi'm Thin Pants. A genius mil
West was invited to tnkt a game of Poker, but ho
refused, saying. 4 N . I thankee ; I played pokrf
all one summer, nnd had lo wear nniikten pants
all the next winter. 1 have had no taste for dial
amusement since.
In Siehria the greatest luxuries are raw rats
served up in bear's oil ; w hile in Japan a stewed
crocodile, flanked with monkey's feel, is the height
of cpicunanim.
4 Sulla Mander safe!' laid Mrs. Partington, as
her eyes lell upon an iidvi rtisement. 1 Do tell
me, Isaac, who this Sal's M.tnder is, and whal
she's been doing, that they've got her said?'
4 I don't know what slip's been a doing,' said
Ike, 4 but 1 guest she is sister to Jerry.'
Jerry who, Isaac V
Why, J rry Mander,' said Ike.
Chinese Winter Stock. The Chinese are
a queer people to go to market. A gentleman t
Canton writes that a neighbor of his had just laid
in his winter's provision a hind quarter of horse
and tuo barrels of bull dogs.
The Ohio Wheat Crop. The Trumbull De
mocrat remarks that the farmer in that region of
country say that the wheat crop sowed last faH
looks exceedingly will at the present time sad
the prospect of a good crop is very flattering.
Common Schools in Pennsylvania. It P
pears Irom ihe last annual report that there are
9,507 common schools in Pennsylvania, attended
by 474,555 scholars, in charge of 1 1 ,230 teacheri.
The cost of teaching each scholar is 43 cts. pr
month.
Virginia Slate. A quarry of green and p'
pie slate has been opened in Albemarle county
Va. It is said that several Welch quarriers gA
it as their decided belief that ths slate is the purest
they have ever seen in America, snd only equal
led bv the slate obtained from the old quarry W
North Wales.
Louis Napoleon, Emperor of France, in an
swer to a memorial of the Protestants in that
country, praying for permission to exercise the
rights of conscience in matters of religion, replied
through his Miutster of Wor.hip "that ho rec0
nises the right of liberty of conscience in his sub
jects, not liberty of worship."
Do yon drink hsln in America V asked
Eaglish cockmy. No we drink thunder
Ughtning,' mid the Yankee.