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              ' ' k n A ?W - ( Qi-v-- i i ;.y-- VOLUME 22. - "-lx.rustjat.n xvitwv TrnAY hobmsq, -4 Qr L HARPER. 0S.C8 laQodward'. Clock, Third Story. TERMSTw Italian par anfcura; parable in ad-ntN( $2,50 within six months; .".00 after the x. jdratioa ef the year. Club of twaaty, $1,50 each. - iitu r nvmruiiif ; i 9 B o e e.1 C $ f. 1 00 1 75 1 T.2 25 S 00 S 3fl 4 50 6 ! l t 1 - - fO "2? res. . 25 S 25,4 25 5 25 8 00 75 8 00 8 qmart; jj 0j3 &04 &0J& 05 00.7 00 8 00 1 0 7wr, - 3 0)4 CO 5 00 0!T 60 8 0010 1 KfiKxrs, tJntiToM mnnlkfy, f 19; weHtf cvli mm, ehnng&thle nirterftf,... J co'kjwh, cltanttrrt)! qMnrterltr,. ......... ...... i commm, eknn(ft7U qmnrterfy,... l5 15 18 .. 25 40 Tw!re linei f SIiriien,-bia ttpo) rc conn fd M t re. S Elltoril t!ee if 4vrtteniMt. r calllntr tUatioa t f entrpriii iri.ttn1rl to Wnofit in'-TMuaJa ot corporations, will be charged fur at th rata vf 10 eents per line. JS9"8fieial notice., hfor marriajrea. or Ukinr . predB of rajular adrertiaeacnU, doable naaal rata. Z4I- XoMoar mtafini, charitablfl ocietica,fir eomaanie. e.'( half-nrica. Tiif Marriax aiotieea innert-ed for 50 ctf, Deatlia 25 eeot. aulaa eritmpanied by obituarira, which will be charged fur at rexi !r adyrrttfincmtea. "AdTrtimet riiaplajeii in larg typa to be charred mie-half more than regular ratea traalaat adrarlieemecU to be paid for in ad (tljotcc ijoctni. From the Pomc of Goathe. THE TREASUIlE-SCHItCR. Erery man ta, wre r lea, a treamre eVer hater of labor until be lia rereiro.l the important tmth, that labor alne ran trinjf coutent and happi. neam Tl are ia an affinity, range a it may appear, between thoa whoie lot in lire i the ranat hajfard. hollow-eyed wretch who prowla inces.inntly, aruuad ba erunililinic raina of the part, in the belief that there ia in their foundatione a mighty trure, orr which mvae jdalou demon kpi watcb forever.. Mnnr wenry diiji I tuficred, ?i k of heart and pour -of pure; llirbee arc the grmun bUMBgs l'oerty the tlrtpvtt ure; 1 ill at l:ist, lo diy u irmaurc. Forth I wtut into the wood-"' mil! inj n u i ihii-e torer r!" Aud i a Uvd tIiTcruU wiiL bloud. Then I drew the magi circle, ' KiuitUd the myturiuua fiie, J'Ui-fd the btrb i.tl boiiea in order, .uke the in"Buttioii tT.re; Ami X a.u-hi thv liurivii tuetal Wiih iho aell ol niickle n.'j;ht 6-u'lit it ac tn tn:iter taught roe!' liiuck and alwiiuy wu the night And I in a light appearing In the di-t.-mee, like a ctjir; . When the midnight hour wu lolling, Cuoie it waxinj; from afar; - Came it flushing awift and auddeu, A if fiery wiue it were, flowing from au open chalice. Which a beauteous boy d;d Lear, ' Aud he-wore alustrou chaplet. And hid eye were full uf thought,: As he .topped info the circle With the rauieiioe thai he brought, t And be bade tue t.ate the gobUi; And I thought! "It canu.it be lhat thia boy fchall be the hearer Of a deutuu'a gift lo me!" "Taate the ?racght of pure erivtento, Aa it aparklea in the golden urn; And no W'jro wilb painful uiiiu Shalt thou hitherwitrd return.-Lo not dig for trea-juio longer: : Let thy future fpellword be, Da'ya ol lubor, niht of rei-tm. 8o thall oii.ee return to thee!" (Dr CoiTfsponbtnct. Our Kaasa. Ccrreiipoudencs. Letter from XVm. II. Gi l, Esr- XtEATENWiRTn. K. T Jan. 21, 1859. . Dear IIahpkk The troubles whith have tgi tated the soul hern -portion of this territory for ome months past are ended for the present. The bold and determined stand tak-n lj Gov. M dry has caused be AlHilition .deptradoea, who Seil the ladiwii liiU, to ground arms and crv for Quarter. The nntragK i-ommittrd by Montgomery. Brown, and their reckless follower are unparalleh-d ly ary of the bloody eveitts in the past hiatorf of Kansas. ! Notwithstanding thi, the desperate villainies f these men have been excused, justified and -palliated by the Leav enworih - Time, the Lawrence Republican, and nearly alt the R publican papers of the Terfito. xy. Hear what thw Xawreuee Timet say of the -desperado, Montgomery; "Montgomery has been tbt most abused man in the western eouutry, aud is generally thought - 4o be tome CaitbanUue monster who eavs nothing lut pro slavery babies, and driuks nothing but - 4lood, lligluiug iu gutting; fttriu'houses,atid vuwv,ii in. t ...an. tins, iieis a q-iiet a ad uuobtiusive gentleman, the soul .f honor and courageT i . This is what the leading Republican paper of JXansas sJi. of maa who for months past, at the' head of a band of out Uws, has .been lia-"wersinjf the country murdering men, outraging '''" ' . .' Lit . t . . . 1 ,,woman. purinug oouset, 6ieatinKnorwe, n 'robbing every .habitation . hat i crowe4 Jiis path, : " .a v . . aa Ana wny mm flerentr; Sun ply because JJtwit-roenery is n lending tUpuhlican, 4' "t ham Jprfn-edoinr ; il. according to the Times, tan . 4ntirder, aieal, pplylb toroU to the poor man's - tiOmr, aa -yvt e -. honorable mu.? . II ad . this iiia Wen ' "Democrat, every Republican . hnckfr tram Jlune to-iftx reak would have "Trepi ja irony over hi outraeg, and exhausted their vocabulary in their -fcercV, denunciations of hit couduct Cut be is tot a Democrat Mont- s aromery is k Hepabiican, and according; to Aboli , liott aothortty, tbe soul of honor nnd courage T Aa I in thi cpeclD jef Dj:itttf,Uei -- IT"-'" : ' ' r?, f;r tb9 present, fj-Jelied,-- X I ; ";jt. J: r. IZiZirj fit I r;3io ;-jor;ery tn&it bij 7?eracc ia tin Iowa cl !jwrenrand volantmrilj anrrendem! himself to Jndjre Elmore, on ot th TtrritorUl Jodgs. lie was placed bf the Jndje in charge of the Sheriff, Captain Walker, who ordered ba 1 in the amount of t4,000, which wu promptly furniahed hj the bandit! RepoMicao friends, and MnN fomery relaaed. Montgomery ware a public lecture on the evening or the 19th, which was largely atteuded. What a country 1 - v Tell ire, Col., could a man in old Knox, or any other count in Ohio, pather abont him a band ot freebooters and go from house to houae murdering, hnrning, anJ ett aling all that came i.i Lis war, ir ruonlhs as thia man man has done aTid, then, when ar rested fur hia crimes be allowed not only to go free on hail, but ariae before a public assembly: and justify bis. bloody villianiea? I think not. I doubt whether such an outrage nn hamanity would be even tolerated on the Abolition Reserre. ' .' A few dajs aco the ciry of Learenwonh was thrown in a world of excitement on learuin lhat a negro a barber of that place htd been kid n wpp;d in the night, and carried across the river to Missouri, as a Fugitive Slave. The stealing of this nigger caused more sensation among the Abolitionists of Leavenworth, than all the bloody outrages committed by Montgomery and his band. It is "honorable" to kill white men and steal and destroy their property--but a horrible crime to steal a nigger so they think. But the beanty of this nigger-stealing matter is, that the darky was kidnapped "from his home by two live Re-publicans Campbell and Harrison the former Deputy Sheriff of Leave a worth county, the lattera me tuber of the etty police. Campbell has !ng been one of the leading Republicans of Kansas. The truth of this yon may rely on, The nigger was stolen, aud that by actual members of the Republican pasty. How beautifully this circumstance demonstrates the consistency of the so-called Republican party. One day ah"d tears over the '"colored gentleman'" down, trodden condition, the next steal him from his "free fireside and family, and run him off to alitvery, for a few paltry di.lUrs. The nigger, however, escaped from his Republican kidnappers, re-crossd the river, ar.d is now in the city. The kidnappers were under arrest. The Missouri river is in fine navigable order. The steamer, E. M. Rvland. arrived at Leaven worth last night, from St. Louis, with a large amount of freight, and some .300 passengers the most of whom are gold-seekers, for Pike'a Peak. The reports from the diggings continue highly favoralde. Yours truly, .. Cou L. IlARPsa. Wji. II. GILL. Our illinnesiotis Correspondence. letter from C BL. Kenton, Esq. MuNTtCKLLo, Mix., Jan. 24, 1859. Friksb II arper: While sitting alone in my sanctum this morning the thought occurredto me that a few fids concerning Northern Minnesota would not lie uninteresting to my friend iu Old Knox. Haying been a permanent resident of Northern Minnesota for nearly three years. I flatter myself that I can give as accur-nt a description of past events, her; present uondiiion, and her probable future, ai any one who claims a residence of the same length of time. .:: All new countries are dependent upon the energy and enterprise of its. citizens for the development oi its resources, and if she is endowed with uatural. advantages,: ber citizens have that which the achievements of industry cannot ac. quire, even if years are spent in endeavoring to compete with it. The natural advantages then, of Northern - Minnesota are many. With the "Father of Waters" H wiug at her feet and bordering; her eastern and northern bouitdries, many beautiful lakes beautifying the interior, vast and fertile prairies throughout the State, and the "Big WiHKla' stretching the whole length of her li 'nits, she cn h i-i'tt of clss of eiitzens who are utieqiialhrd in euterprize and ambition, and a spirit which, acknowledges no criterion but success..; That the citix-ns of Northern Mite-nesota have passed through a series of the "limes that tries men's souls," aiuce its settlement, eautiot be queslionec, aud lhat they have stood up manfully against an almost irreiAiable pow-r. is true. The year 1855-6 and 57 witnessed many trying scenes with us, caused by the graas-hopjiers. sweeping clean everything that o ir rich aud fertile soil produced, which occasioned much suffering among those who were dependent upon the soil fur their daily bread, and when this was taken from them, after having spent the last cent to obtain it, is it any wonder that starvation should be .the result, especially in a country thinly settled, and many miles from the "necessaries of life." But lie "who beareth the young ravens when tbey cry," ruled it otherwise than starvation should be their lot, br sending to them food for the nourishment of the body. Rut we do Lot wish to be understood that all her cit.zens were in this cetdoraMe condittoT;; no. not by any tnt aoa, it was c-oirfined to certain t.ec-ii mh, where these who were new settlers, having r ached leir depiiration, without money arid without food, and no mean of getting tbee wero placed withiii their rea-.h. Rut those who were few in number were cared for. But we have passed all ; these', which to a gr iter or leas extent all new coumies have their bhare, and to. day these same individuals are to be found iu thia their wesurit ' borne rearing for themat-lves and their posterity homes of ,waee at.J pleaij,? , wbith, lMlay, they can npiic neath iLeirown vine and tree, with their ' ihoughts recalling the put, and ovetjoyed that they have cast their lots in such a laud. -With the incoming of the youth 59 the scenes of 1835-G-7 ' are changed, and all are feasting sumptuously on the fatw of the land, with peace and plenty on the lift of every one. " X brightet- df ;b- t Ut dawnei MPO jMie pioneers of the Upper 'Mississippi; I-thoughI the tTh 'bwiistted "bs itf it toritrer. ai mareh, prostrating all branchet'of tie bui-ness world, caasing - fear aud woadlf, but from iuVrrctav;ia.;c hAT reccsceact4 ur' fcjVirJ Lirc!i c&aneterlstio of oar people. iTioBesou cuadj MOUNT! out in bold relief as the "North Star Stale," with the sneers ar.d scoffs embUzntted on her ensign, showing to the world that she has been sacceee-falamtd all these, and 1 in 15 addition the traitors who have so grossly misrepresented her position climate and soil, as well as the ftilst representations of her financial condition, shnld all h branded as coming from the lips of ?ful Var.m Her Railroads-are being pushed forward with -lipid 6trtdes towards completion J" giving an im-petttsto all branches of buioess, which, other wise would be. dcfnn.ct We are well aware that MinneS( ta lias many enemtes. but thinfe yon they will have a tendency to impede her progress aa a State? No. The work of improvement goes bravely on, relying upon the Riyht and the energy and enterprise of the citizens for successful termination. '"' The political world seems to be all agog, infusing a new life, and interest in the coming fall contest, as each day it approaches nearer. Here in Minnesota we have many ambitious pol ilical aspirants, all seeming to be intent on reach ing the highest possible point on the hill of "pol itical glory." Poubtless some of these will meet a severe rebuke, while others will lie favored with an "agreeable disappointment.' Our worthy Governor, Hon. H. H. Lipley, has not, as yet, thought it necessary to convene the Legisla ture of our State, members of which were chosen by our people last fall. We think he has acted wisely in this matter, as two sessions were held last year. Minnesota has and is claimed by our atnbitous and Do-Ncthing' Black Republicnn partt I Their strenuous efforts to obtain the reins of Government of oar State have erery fiwe proven a failure, and after the fall campaign of 59 they wilj be led to exclaim "Obi for a lodge' in some bast wilderness, some boundless con- tignity of space," Jtc. The Democratic party have dug the tombe of uBlacksRepublicanism,' which is so deep that when once "entombed knows no waking "- even when the "last trump" shall be sounded. It is utter fallacy for ibis party to obtain the asceudency in the United States, as its rogueryrand love fjr the ''called individuals," is being shown op to the woJ J everyday in its true light, for instance the acts of the "freedom shricker' Montgomery in Kansas. But we will not endeavor to extract one of the 'airs' from the long category of Black Republican misdemeanors, which to their shame should lie unmolested, and lb leaders of iu party with their Abolition "peculiarities" elected for the Penitentiary or Lunatic Asylum, in which last named institutiou they are all destined lo be tnmated. - The Winter thus far, in these parts, has been one of the most pleasant known even lo the oldest inhabitant. We have had barely enough snow for sleigh riding, and with but very little cold weather; the mercury has but twice run as low as 20 degrees below zero, and then was of short duration. As I write the sua is shining as brightly as a sa aimer's day, and, the mjrcurj a-bout 30 degrees above zero. From the first Of December to the present time, the mercury was averaged about 20 degrees above zero. Preparations are being made for Spring and Summer business, and all seem imbued with a new spirit of enterprise: with a will to successfully carry it out. All over our State peace and plenty reign supreme, and we predict a bright future for the "North Star State," as no State in the Union has brighter prospects. . C. M. K. EGYPT. -;:;:;: .;":.:; From report of a Lecture by Hon. Caleb Lyon, at Albany. : He remarked in commencing that there was one spot to which men in all ages had lorn d with the deepest interest. It was Egypt, and he invited his auditors to go withhiin a he went through this land of wonders, r The Nile was the, great feature of Egypt "in fact E jypf was not Egy pt wi thont it. It em pt ied itself by four mouths, and these mouths were constantly changing their currents. Hem e the necessity fi-r a canal to Alexandria, which was 98 miles in lengih, and was navigated at the rate af about five miles an hour. The land where the Nile debnnched was the fineat rice land in the world, and at least sven hundred thousand acres were devoted to this pur pose. The soil was from 70 to 100 feet ia -depth, and immediately adjoining this wonderfully fertile regioS commenced the great desert of Sahara. The date palm also fioorUhed in this region, and in its value it is to Egypt what the sugar beet and the maple are to America. .'lis manifold uses he described in glowing terms. u - The wheat growing lands along the Nile produce twenty bushels to the acre, without the use of the plow. Midern historians sometimes affjet to believe that Egypt could not have eusiained thu immense population which is ascribed to her in ancient liiues. But 1m r land so fi-rtile l.y nature, has produced with Yankee cult uie 70 bushels to the acre. The revenue to the government riu the rice lauds alone i $29,000,000. . , v ..... .1. ;iwlJ ;.. .1. ii.i.t i...i t - . . v- - ,. . ,. , MTICU IIJ tire IITI V. .vw, ; -.14 NI lt.lficin. ly true. During the dry seasou aiaed ciaU-ms aredug iu the clay, peruiUted to bake up till the u-eSow of the? Nile occur, And-, when- the land needs irrigatimt, furrows- are, plowed by lb feet into which the water passes, atidjlromthttsa pt hr f farrows- branch ff. 0 that -icrlility ;i secured when all would be barrennes without irrigatioiu ' Cairo atands od the site y. the ancient teuiple o( tha Pbaroaha.1 HcUeopolia is Seven, ruih from Cairo, and centaitia the wonderful monument to the memory af .Joeepa..- i'&-n. V "The- Pj ramlds of Egypt am the most wonderful of all thu'wonders" of the-orlJ.i They extend through a distance of twenty-four miles, aud are forty-l woin 'number. That cf CeiXh covers eighty acre a'cf ground, and U 800 feet high. It tsbui't cf licEitorijwtich was troukVdii t.ir.,3 cf ei-ltj nilcs. -.'.Tta ,it tt;;j ar 'geTn fwt L!.-. '.'aVrcsss; CiUC3 1;-a's;;-s leaO; to tlie Interior, where o lini cf tracV gfscriptik. ;0m0 - TUESDAY; ' aloioat exactly like our. modern T rail, is a aar t-ophagus nit.e feet long;, and empty.-; It ia said to have once contained a mummy holding in its hand a piece of papyrna. On which vas inscribedt -Thou who seek est me bare seekest gold. I am but dust." ' - ' - 4-' ., " Amoiig the traditKm;respeclin the origin of the pj. rami. is was on, .that th-y were built is honor of a lady. O.ie -f the Phartmhs fell in love with a lady, named R.xlopbe, r wonderful beauty and atcoinplishtwents, though of humble possesions, but on the day appohited for ihetr i marriage she -icke.eil and died. ' Every one who vi.its the Pyramid has usually an irreaiatable desire to Ascend to the top. Mr. L. said be shared this teeting. It takes three) Arabs to aid jou in getting up, at an expense of five dollars', aud after yot are up yon are ready to double (he men aud expense to be safely down again 1 On of the stones need in the coustrac- - -- . - - , - t .I , . '-tioa be measured, and futid it forty-seveu feet long, twenty wide and x feet thick. This was not the largest others ha Lad neglected for fear his story would be disbeliejved. The size of these stones indicates the u3e of powerful machinery to aid in lifting them to tjeir position. He slep1 once in the Pyramids, and just m safely aud soundly as the mummies tWmaelves, With reference to the hieroglyphics, he thiuks it not remarkable that thpre should be different varieties, as our language, has changed greatly since the time of Chaucer. The earlier hieroglyphics, he thinks, were those in which ideas were conveyed by pcturei. lie saw iu some of these a complete history of a man's life. - Of mummies in the region of the Pyramids there are immense number. One traveler and historian calculates that of animal and human' mammies together tbete are 8,000,000 in that vicinity. There is a great scarcity of fuel; the palm which is sacred,-being almost the only article for that purpose, but this want is sopplied by.the burning of mummies. The clothes are sold for paper rags, while the bones are used for boiling coffee, burning with great readiness, and emitting a fragrance particularly refreshing to lovers of coffee I . - : We talk in cur day of the improvements and wonder of the age. Modern achie vements in architecture, dating back even to the Roman Empire, are almost nothing compared with these Egyptian Pyramids. The Coluasua of Rhodes, two hundred and sixty feel high, bet wee u whose legs the ships of the world riide safely; the Light House of Alexandria, and others enumerated are all gone. We boast our " Leviathan." Ptolmy PhiJadelpbu set one afloat eight hundred feet long, manned by four thousand four hundred rowers which bore upon t$ four thousand marines, forty hot aea a . .Temple to Ve n us, was adorned wjthfish pnds,jgrdentc.4 and car. riew an engine which would throw a 200 Jb ball a mi lei And" of the wonders which still remain the Temple of Justiirt'ait at Constantinople, three hundred Teet from floor to dome St, Peter's at Rome, w'uh walls thirty-nine fret in thickness-knowing no summer or winter in its it.terior. and over four hundred feet high St. Paul's in L n don. scarcely lessi wonderful in its structure; .our capitul at Washington, costing $10 000.000 all these could be put into the pjrairiid of Geezeh and there would still be 200 lots 23 to 30 "to let."' Eoeninj 7'runscript. Women's Lips and Teeth. A writer under the signature of Emily Thoru-well is contributing certain recipes to the Cincinnati GaxeU for the instruction of ladies. The following is ao amusing . specimen of such fetiiiuiue quncaeries: : r-'- The Mooth ako Ticb?b. The beauty of the lips depends npoti their form and color; and on the delicacy and freshness of tbeit-tTrure; lips that are too thin or too thick are equally un pleasing, but both can be partially remedied by skillful and j'idicious '. treatment. When lips are too thin, their volume, may le angmented by frvqupiit suctions, by baihiug them with warm stimulating lotions, and by gently and cautiously drawing them outward. By. these means they will gradually assume roundness and fullness, in the same way that muscles acquire size by exer cie and local stimulant. It is more difficult to repress an unnatural ex cess upon the lips than to increase the size of thin ones still some improvement may be effec. ted. A person who baa lips disproportionately thick and large, -should endeavor to acq lire the habit of contracting the lips; and astringent lo-tioats should be freq-iently employe i to assist in contracting the kiu, while, fnm time to time, some simple pomade slioald . be appl d to pre serve fts soft elasticity, Wheii these means fail, rec.urse is some time had to a small and simple apparatus which is known" to hav- been applied wiih muc-h cuccrss. "1 is contrived u the same principle ns that which is adopted by dentists for the plaes th'y lis to cm reel deformity .of the teeth, and is doubtless familiar to moat of our lady readers. - ? . i1 The color of the lips depends almost entirely tnponthe condition of the bodily health Pale lips are an unfailing symptom of general dehiliry or latent diseases The thin texture of the kui which covers them reudere them peculiarly ana ceptiUe tot he effects of cold temperature, cracks and Vxcorlationrf'.ofie't occuir froni thiscaose-r-th'Migh the tuwar'd heat of the system, indepen dent of alt external iffiience, U doubtless the most frequent OcCaiiM 'of tbisdefect. ' The fI-lowjng is a receipt for e ensollietif 'salve which will be extremely beneficial- Mlt together one ounce of white wax with tho same quantity pf clarified real snet nd sV- qiarter of an ounce of apermacettii add to. this- tour, fluid ' Ounces bf olive oil, and stif the .whole gently till Qo!d"i then j 3 e j .e.L. A - ' ! ' add a fevdropa of the attar of roses. u tCJTh P'aiBfuV"announeeg an enflr; matt-h ia CleveU' t for the thampian&Up cf . rriPfiC A. 'The tKf . ntestauti are V grt beynn ' them bnrsts tLe est wto doss t-i Izzzt'u tilt ieCuti the victor. . ' FEBRTjRy anctn. Jodje Lynch Bejro Eoasted Alir,-J tThe following account of the born 5 ng of a ne- gro at the stake,, by a mob, for the murder of his master, is given by a correspondent of the Mays-Till Eayle. It, took place at Troy, Kentucky: fOu .New, Years' day the annual negro sales look place at Troy, the county seat, aud there was quite a collection of people there; everything Went 011 smoothly until about three o'clock in the veuuig, when Mr. James Calaway, a brother-in- law of the deceased, mounted upon au old goods box before a store door, aud addressed the peo ple for about fifteen minutes. He said if. the mass of the people felt as he did, and would do their duty, Which he believed they would, that tbey would take the black murderer out of Jail aud burn him at the stake, in the presence of all the negro that were there, to set aa emample before them, and show them what will be the rs suit of all tuch condact if there should ever be such again. ' 'Then he closed by eaytiig: All that feel as I do will fcd tow nn. He then leaped from the stand, and there Was a gener J shout given, and be led the way to the jail, and nine tenths of the multitude followed. On arriving at the jail, toey louna tne sbertu and jailor, who did all they could to suppress the mob, but all to no purpose. "They now mustered some 800 or 1,000 strong. Tbey then commenced with sledge hammers. crowbars and axes, and in about an hour enter ed the jail and brought forward their victim (the negro innrderer). They marched him to the centre of the jiil yard, drove down a large stake and chained him, iu an erect position, hands and feet fast to the stake. There was an abundance of shavings and fide split Wood piled rround him this consumed some half. hour. During this time the negro talked to the negroes that gathered round him. He told them that he bad a good master, and that he was always treated too well and given too many liberties, and for them to take warning to time and never do as he had done. Then the torch was applied, and he seemed to be entirely indiff-rent about u uuil the flames began to burn as high as his knees. Then he began to twist, and snort, and groan, and in about a minute more he commenced to scream. He gava some of the most hideous screams that I ever heard come from any human being. I could not stand to see any more but left. When I left the fl -mes were burning as high as his head. I was only a spectator, took no hand either for or against. I think that there were some L500 or 2.000 people to witness this dreadful scene, and 200 or 300 negroes. Famine in Iowa. The Courier, pablised at Ortamwg, Iowa, un- der date of, Jan. 6. says: We have never approached so near a famine in this country, espec'tallf in the West where we inhabit, as wehave the past year. The wet weather which prevailed and characterized almost the whole of the season, .filled our soil and kept it so full of water as to prevent the growth and maturity of our crops, the effects of which are now manifesting themselves in an unwonted scarcity of breadstuffj, threatening a rise in price which will occasion general distress, if not actu al want, to thousands of our population. ' .Al ready do we see a reversal in the direction ot the trade io breadstuff's, in our own region, which ought, and in Ordinary seasons will, export largely of w heat and floor, having become, a purchaser to a large extent, of those article, which are now being shipped largely from the east into this State. : One of -Our citizens is now absent at Chicago for the purpose of buying wheat to be manufactured into flour l.y one of our mills. It is distressing to think of the large amount which must be taken from our limited means at this time of severe pressure in pecuniary matters, for bread to feed, not only our cities and towns, but our farmers themselves. Pecuniarily, 1838 has been a hard year. '- :' ' A Fatal Leap from the- Care A. Prisoasr : is Killed in attempting ta Gila hij Free-. ; dom, ; ; - ; A shocking and fatal accident occurred this morning on theCentral R -11 1 road ( Auburn branch) between, Pittsford aud C irtersville. The Sheriff of Catiaraogus county was oil the trin, having in custody a prisoner just convicted in his cOuu-ty "of burglary, and sentenced to Auburn State Prison for two years aud three months. The prisoner' wore haudcuffs, but was not otherwise roned, as we are informed, and made an excuse to go to the platform of the rear car, in which the party were riding. While on the platform the prisoner made a bold leap for liberty, bat was not unnoticed . by the Sheriff, who grasped his clothing and attempted to restrain him.' The train was running at full speed, and it was but of the question for a man standing upon the platform to nold fas to one dragging a pott the ground; so he released his grasp, and the priso-ner fell, striking his head upon a stone or the frozen earth, kinTng him iustantly. ;The train was stopped and backed up to where the man lay. Tlii brains had beeu literally smashed out of his skull, and he was, of course, ft ftleaY. Ro- chaUr (.V. 31 U,tin. . " ' '." ----- - neaxi" 1 " i -.f t-- " A Venerable Newspaper. ' ' - A copy of the Masaae&usetu Uz-ttt and Boston News-letter f 17lit is on exhibition at tfce horticuliurat exhibit ion in Cincinnati; it is 94 years old. The pu.liher was Richard Draper. The "venerable institution'1 contains a - copy of the speech of hie excellency,' Francis Braiaard, esq., captain-general and .governor ta chief of his M -J-sty province of the MassachosetU Bay, in New England, and vice admiraL" Among the sundry qWr'advarliseineiit are the following t. ;A I rxxXt N&iai'0iELTo bb Solo Cut. "Ahiot a oaauuty of Castile Simp.' '"',' , i . A second of tbe same sort: ""To .be soli ,a likeiy negro girl 13 years oU; born ia thU'coun irj; hat had put email pox. -.Enquire of the printers. "Only 'think' of it, readers: . Lively negro girls" advertised for sals lar-rinC o!i Boston.- The old. Turi-ana bought and. at I negror.s bel cause it was protaM, ; Their iantj raTue and abnga the ins:": tit". j. Lccaosa-X ey evfpoe it can-sets with l.-'.r i .?rf st,. 7ith what COn. di'ay cv. t".-.' -.$ cf IZ-iZia'taiXi tc-rt tLa--.:i I:--- j - -s t- -i U-..; Ci as a crisse. -.tii'.it-.i C.wis. . , .15- 1 . mcrcsinia w Terr.ble Tiaffedy.ia Chiliicothe, Ohio. ; e leara by the Cincinnati Commercial, of Friday, that a terrible tragedy occurred iu Cfaib ltcothe, eo .Thursday, in , which a saaa named John Godfrey was shot and instantly killed, by Cadwallader Wallace, It appears that Wallace, Godfrey and another young maa were riding along Paint stteet, and met two women ot loose character, aed told Wallace to rnake his com pan. i Jos to get out. Godfrey got out and made some remark about the character of the women, when the one who had seated herself in the buggy, told Wallace to "shoot the soa of a b-r-h." Wallace got out of the buggy, drew bis pistol, placed it at Godtrey a breast and fired Godfrey fell dead --the ball having passed through his heart. L Wallace and the woman were both arrested and the. pistol was found oa the person of the wo nan. . A post mortem examination is now being held by Drs. Fouike and Safford, in the Cjurt House. Wallace is the soa of a wealthy citizen thre. Another California Curlosi'y Borax Late. ' The largest borax lake, nearly two miles in extent, is situated about ball a mile north of the north shore of Cedar Lake, and about five miles from iu foot, in Congressioual township linorth, and range 7, west of the Mount Diablo meridian, and north 18 degrees west, fifty-lwo miles distant from Napa City, Californiv The water in this lake ia so strongly saturated or impregnated wiih borax, that it cannot be held in solution, and is consequently deposited ia crystalizd particles, from very small to half a pound iu weight, iu the mud below. From this lake, one and a quarter miles north, oer a high ridge, is the noted sulphur bank, from twenty to thirty feet thick, sufficiently pure, it is said, for the mint at San Francisco. The sulphur appears to be coustaotly rising over the surface. Eighty rods west from the sulphur, a hot spring arises tu the edge of an arm of Clear Lake ; this spring is strongly impregnated with carbonic acid. Five or six miles west of this, on the south' of Clear Lake, Is another borax lake. ' - . ' Silver Cola. There is much complaint io some quarters of the accumulation of silver coin. It is only a legal tender lo the amount of five duUars, and a merchant at New York, who received three thousand dollars of it from the West last week, found that he could neither pay any of his debu with it or deposit it in the banks. Tlie New Tor k banks now have so large a quantity that they re fuse to receive it at par in large atnouuts. The brokers nave put up notices at their windows offering to sell "U. S. silver coius at 1 4 or 3-8 per cent, discount." ; . An act of Congress; making silver coin a la gar lender to fhe amount of "$.) of $100 in one lot, it is thought, would relieve this trouble. The Journal of Commerce thinks that the government should at least be paid in their own coin for Custom House transactions, &c, and for any and alt debts. Besides ihls, the anomaly is pre sented of bank notes, (discouraged by the Treas-ury.) being available at par, convertible into coin, at 100 cents per dollar, white the money" ofihe LTuiked Sutes (alluded to la the Constitution) is hawked about at a discount. Two Ilea Hans: b a HoW Onithe 8ih inat. two men named Bradea and Daley, charged with horse stealing, were taken from the jail at Omaha, Nebraska, by a party of fifteen men, and hung to -the limb of a Uve in 1m vicinity of Florence until dead. An attempt was made by the authorities to bring the murder ous lynchers to justice, and four were arrested and committed on the presentment of the Coro ner'sjury. They will probably be soon set at liberty by a mob or otherwUe, for mob vio ence goes entirely unpunished under the lax administration of law in this country. Of the almost countless murders committed by lynchers during the past five years, not an actor in the tragic scenes has been puuished by law. Judge Lynch is supreme, aud the consequenca is that h is jurisdiction is rapidly extending. A IXanny for a. Ilammj. ' The New Orleans True Delta relates a strange story of what it call "an iuteiligent nnny," to the effect that the nanny is the hairy foster mother of an infaut, which the fever some time since robbed of its parent proper, and she entirely appreciates (he peculiar da ties which have devolved upon her. V ben she hears the hungry cry t ber helpless little human charge, she ia by Us aide ia as instant, placing her teaU at the service of its thirsty Hps. Frequently the quick ears of ibe aMiedfuped wet nurse hear the child, try when she is browsing in the streets at e'iine d io ta uc-? from the house, and leaving her own repast. she darts hastily to supply the wants of the "moth erless bairn," dependent upon Ler as Romulus aud R-ta us were of old upon the dugs of their wiilfish protectress. ' . " - Ths Peach Crop Destroyed. " The lovers of good lruit will regm srxceeding ly to learn thil tbe peach crop of Weaitrn New York was destroyed by -the excessive cold of lite 10th inst. Reliable information from fruit grow era in various part of the country, show that on the examination' of many hundreds of fruit bud all were' fouod dead. It is a well esub-liahed fact that the. fruit buds of the peach, ordinarily, cannot endure oore than about forty, four decrees of frost, and cousequeutly when the thermometer sink to 12, 15. or 23 degree below xera, the ierol of the peach will be tie trojedv EaJJufo Alcertieer. r; J f aJS.3. Aexxx, uaivciuiy. , The fouadiog of th Universitf of Teras is commenced under mora favorable auspice than usually fall to the lot ef new institution of learnings From the aala cf a portion of certain Unda'apprnprUted for iu beoefLv C2i3,CD3 hav already tei realized.. Tk lowest price fur wbtch any f the Und were soM wag 3 pr acr. and tLa bi'it-bl 1 1 1 3. At the forur priee ib r will rva!.; '.ZZ UwC. s,:.i at SI.-ZZ" ' " "V aMthgjf- is-cT will he r-.st mum. If ft! a'.O C I Zi.LiJ appre; t it f. J ttry fvr tili.c;. - : ' NUMllEU -:e.. . Feeiiirj Stock tn V71ntr. w . . It is a matter of grest im porta nee, ssyt the Rural America, tlat -stock be well eared & daring the es tire winter, od there axe some general rules which may be adraatareoasly eh-served by all who hare the care of stock. Oae ol these rules is to feed regularly If yea 1 up and feed one morning at sit o'clock, and , other at seven o'clock, t.nd aaother a half aa hour earlier or later, j 04 -will find that your stock will not thrive as well On a certaia asaoaatof f od as when -yo are regular ia year time of feediag. . Another good rule U, feed liule aed . fieri. Feed l.uld, that your cattle raty im-S jade all that you give. Fti ofi, tk U: may not go haiigry. A Varl'ty of fool is a'la desirable for catUe, as well as fjr ba'aau bainrt, -. fais is ma'uifost fro a the fact that stock fee oa a variety, will be found ta a better. aovidifkMb i than that limited to One or two kiada ot good. " ' The first feci in the morning should be bay ot eorn fo lder. Then, the roots , or grain which ; are thsir daily allowance should be given, tha cattle cared and watered. If the yards are-warm, and suitable sheds provided to protect them from storms and winds, they may be allow ed to remain out during the day. Ia the sueaa time, their cnaur should be cleaned of may refuse that re named after gheir saorntag saeal and aiablas proriled w.tk btter for the Blghte-Lel tham be hused and fed bf. ire the psevciag chilly air of evening comes on; and before to retire the night, say 9 o'thxk, par these aa. other visit, see that ail is right, and giro ikeca a little more feed to keep offcuJJ aad haager-till yoa feed them in the wruing.! By ioJlew ing these rules yoor stock will become your pride and ready buyers will be found whenever yo have. cattU for aaJe. .".! . Weight of Ci:a. f - ; The ordinary rule of vMetuining tbe net weight of beef cattle from the live weght on the scales, varies according to: quality, six and age, aud, after all, is no rule at all, because it is entirely a matter of agreemeot between the parties at the time, it also depends upon the locality. In New York tbe net weight of the beef ia the qaarter only is wanted, la B istou the hide'and fat are included, those-pro tuots equal la one qaarter of the beef, or rather, calling the whole five qaarter. Tht re the net weight cYa fat bullock is estimated at sixty to 'sixty-eight pound of each one kindrad of live weighC Id extra Sue animals the per cenuge is higher. Iu New York, where the hide and fat are left ooi of tbe calculation, the bullock are estimated at fifty-five to sixty, pounds net lo each one hundred pounds gross; and if . the animal i very Sue, the estimate rua from sixty-one to sixty four pounds gross. Extraordinary animal aoatc time -dress aixty-five or sixty-eix poonds, aad even higher, and ordinary and lean stock rest from fi I j -five, down lo torty-sevea pound, though not often balow fifty pound, or cue-half the live weight at bom. The common practice at the wist is to weigh fatted cat tl soma Lours at-ter feeding and a little exer:ise and calcslata the net weight at fifty-five pound per oa hundred of ihe live weight. ; . v Preeerriaff Batter. A patent ba been ae cured by W. Clark, of London, for the following method of preaervieg butter: The butter is first well beaten in th usual manner after churning, then placed between linen cloths and submitted to severe pressure fr removing whey and water. It ia'now coos, pletely envelope 1 or covered with clsaa wkke paper, which is coated on both aides with a pva-parstioo of the white of eggs, iu whiek 12 graios of salt is used for esin egg.; 1 hi prepared paper is first dried, then heated before a fire, or with a hot iron, just prior to wrapping it round the butter. It i stated that butter maj be kept perfectly sweet without any salt for two months, when thus treated,' if placed in a cool dry cellar.. The snbrnitting of butter to pressure, as described, is a good plan, and 00a which we recommend to all our farmers, j They can easily practise it with a small cheese-pres Scientific American. . Grooming Horiei' Coat. Lately going to the country to epeod a fw week with a friend of min, I drove eery handsome horse, and a good one but wae always annoyed about hi eoal It wat more like a lot of bristles than a horse's smooth akin, aad all the grwninf be could get eonidat do it no good." My friend, who is a great horse breeder and fancier, made me try- giving him a few raw esrrots every day to est 'out of my hand, saying that be would have a go I smooth roat fa three weeks and ha was right, f ia that time try horse had a beautiful, sleek, glossy coat, and e;l from eating a fw raw carrots daily.' He tell ine it i infallible. Hew ITani of Cider. ; " At tbe late meeting of th United State Ag-ricnlt oral Society. hld at Wahington, D, D, Mr7A. Jeoks, a Virginia farmer, produced a umber of bottleeof good cider, made from the juice of the sorgho, or Chinese Sugar-cane. Mr. Jenks process m very simple. Ha tre(a the juice to hrieg the feculent matters to the top, whence' be removes them-by skimming. ' Ha then barrel or bottles the liquor, and lei it stand. Ia about eight daja it bas become cider and when fermentation Lag advanced to the J right stage,: ba bottles it. and presarreg it as champagne Scientific 'American. ' : " ' t Tcticcs fiZ'Yfiie Y7cr:i. -.. Hiram Splar,.of 5pring5el.l. .Drarord Co . Pa, says tobacco will erectuaTTy jrerest wire worms frofar desTmylc' e?slc"'rai . Coil t p-iond cf gro3 tibacco 13 cli aa'cr en-1- O rovera Lu?el cf SccJ c.-rr; r 3-r t. a I"-)i 1 t boi"..ir; fir Cl eootj a pre I tha tae'J , plant, j II fcijs tie ro .t au'3 sprout v ;!I j - i,-cf C twliico suilvl.t ti xr " ' tottcbieg it. v - ,