watchjias tu doi lars payable in jn advance two dollars ■ " ■ '.-"''• j for the first and 2o eta nt insertion courtoniers rher than these rates alib lis by tlu year - ' i "'- l';,:i1 rj)mmtm<atl(>ns .- , v watchman j j buhner ) > " keep a check cpo ai.t vouk editor 4 proprietor ) rulers ( new series do this avd lieertvrs safe < gen i harrison ( volume ix number 30 salisbury n c thursday december 2 1852 separate norlh and sou.h iban any other even which has happened since he bind of our con lederaiion and will open at once the craping bieach which has but now with so much solic ilude been closed i.iqiior !*:»«- ™- - i ps io address in a lew arti ' ..,,- on this subject as a 0 ., • i r . { , ,.«. will require each ol us to menlv and responsible for his . influence and for his action oxicating beverages is so much m.non sense so much the ob experience of all men is so s jrcesol knowledge medi economies is so urged upon „.._ ofthe innocent lhat the - hi i c ..... on'v questions at issue is : -,! enact a law to protect our : ■ ' ' " " . . i avarice inhumanily and taxa . m ide j s a personage xvho holds the „-,, bands lie is an officer of the bv talule he calls himself people he says our liber j i rights he is the greatest land a clansman conspiring r bald face . argument and appeal has for j .. years been addressed to nearly i , n izen and emigrant to abandon ! an(l naitor a new generation ' vl ... ,.,. ow ti^e up lo inherit legal j 7.(1 demand a reform in the j ., jng -,, the advance of thecountry age l mllj ihal a custom so cruel so vile with murder be outlawed — that the ttronage of law be withdrawn while lhe unhappy drinlcer re advantages which moral sua it reformation the dealer gympa v lor his victims in derision in wrongs he laughs al while we people ol die slate pay the taxes j build the jails educate the ig | urse the poor we have a just right ■]- for iwemy years have agents organizations | ess i.t'.'ii subsidized by abolitionion now the most impartial judges regard false iheir charily hatred — iheir .. and ibeir patriotism treason sav lhe admixfuie of some honest i some republican popula.ily mu=l win ration with wbai we know to be false - ii urging lo di'-coid .' lei bon mselves from bad compa i biuking men me urged by sacred and . io unite in petitioning the le me a wise and jusl and adequate n || ihey shall vl submit ibis law to be .. tbe people we ask ihe opposers ot ina ion to meel us at the ballot i a patty bul as men as citizens lepeal of old unjust and bad for the adoption ol a new law wise il and good mule by all the people of all people aud for all fu .- ll for uvenh even years we have mel the intoxicating trade in argument lence they decline argument and lence and experience and resi-t the it ol nuisances and vices audciimes w bave long had lhe pioleclion of le bgainsl ibe many the disease is bul nol incurable these unjust pporters load us wiih luxes bwl our free schools with paupers our asy . idiots and maniacs aud jai's wiih j tbey t oriupl morals inflame bad pas i muider whole families while we -. are a vasl majoiitv in each poliii bun h in every viiluous oo iu all lhe professions ads and i.i • occupations in norlh carolina let howish to be elevated to any oliice be nlelligenl bonest fearless cbampi i ion on this great public j nr legislature protect us who entice our slaves steal one | unlerfeit our money and bring no st ihose who manufacture lei j by out-law lolleries and mad dogs ihis infinitely worse nuisance ? bad the claims of levenue to inanity but this drink tiade brings - : si ver to purchase burying - murdered by the kiss ofthe l the watchman eating snuff 8 is more difficult lo be accounted for ' strong attachments of the human ' is which are absolutely at n nature and hostile to every puncipal i ii'it and happiness how the use of j cc under any foim could ever bave be ■ ury among mankind especially con and disgusting qualities ; i;t not to be solved on common prin "-' can easily account lor our atlach ,. lo,1<l and even to those luxuries of life ■ m8 mj thing templing in their use i c,jt'!it ior our anachmenls to habits j ces which are absolutely disgusting ! : highly injurious to ileal i h and sl invariably leads io immoral and ' sses we aie compelled lo refer j legeueracv of our species and lhe .. corrupuon of iheir moral tastes and feel ol i l ' lo«acco m any way is dangerous 77 l happ'ness and to morals those j i 1 are conscious of its deleciive j ■ t(j ' "" ho .!., n„t may hourly wit j 1 sequences on the health 5 ol bociety we ate acquainlcd j with the effects of chewing and smoking lobac i co ; but we have something yet to learn and disclose respecting the disgusting practice j among the females of our country of regularly eating scotch snvff it appeals lhat the prac tice among our ladies arose from their using snuff as a foolh powder — yes most courteous reader a tooth powder ! if ihis is any thing more ihan a me-e pretext for the filthy and dis gusting practice which taints the breath with a fetor iror.se than assafatfida : deranges all the physical sensations and the whole nervous ', system ; imparls lo lhe rosy cheek of youthful ! beauty the delightsome complexion of a caue \ nf beeswax : subverts ruin and finally destroys [ lhe digestive powers of the stomach ; and ren j ders that stomach a filthy reservoir of drcs . and crudities which taints and corrupts the wh.de syslem in speaking of the evil which arises fiomthe use of snuff or tobacco in any way we have not enume.ated the half of them ; the fad is that language itself would f.iil in describing them we all know perfectly well lhat the slnmach is the work shop of the whole human machine and that when its functions are deianged or impaired the whole system suf fers in its remote-t extremilies — tbe habit of eating snuff i increasing among the ladies of our country wiih a rapidity equaled onlv bv the ravages of aident spirits and which is no less ruinous lo health and destructive to life our ladies commence usiog it or a looih pow der a londness is soon acquired for il and hundreds among our females gel drunk upon it | every day of their lives now gentle reader let us take a glimpse at the snuff ealer and to bacco user : here is a snuff eater for ihev may be easily distinguished bom ihose who uie not ; notice his com.iiexion ; it is a pallid sickly yellow the skin seems to be utide coaled wiih a layer oi stud ihe.e is nothing of " the roses bloom uf opening unsullied beau iv on this lank faded and uomoxv choek : — look al ibis eye do you see any thing of thai healthful biilbancy that sparkling fire of youth ful beauty which enchants mankind in that jaundice sunken hol'uw dead and beamle^s eye no : the vital energies have been worn oul and exhausted hy snuff eating ibe anima tions of youih have been overpowered aud kill ed by this excess ; this is but a shadow of a b.'mau being — ca'lch a si ent of this b.eath — is it pine and sweei with youthful passion's lender bloom dues it lemindyouof ihe gale ol spiing ih gently shakes the blossom from ibe orange giove does ils healthful pniiiy bespeak lhe paiadise of swee s bom which it comes no like the wind of night lhat has swept the s.-pul hral shades of deu.h it comes with corruption and infection on its wings — it reminds you of disease debility decay and deaih of every thing hut love the u-e of snuff or tobacco invariably produces languor extreme debility aversion to the performance of the common duties of life iremois of the nerves cap i.iou and dis.tg.eeabie temper and restless melancholy and lowness of spirits un less lhe lhe pe.son is immediately under the disgusting stimulant bu1 ibis is not all ; snuff j eating always produces want of appetite nau sea inordinate thirst indigestion tremors of the whole frame disturbed sleep emaciation j or wasting ofthe body epilepsy consumption and dealh nor is this all : listen my dear youthful friends who aie cuvog sho.t your days by chewing and smoking tobacco tobacco is an absolute poison the indians of our own berrvpue.e have long known its poisonous ef fec s upon the human sysiem ; and formerly used io dip the poinds of iheir a.iows in a oil obtained i'.om its le.'ves by which fainltiess and dea.h oceuned irom their wounds how young tender unci blooming gi.l can i bear ihe u*-e of snuff idler expe iencing tbe i wrelcbed sensations always pioduced by it is lo me absolutely unaccountable unless on the j principal 1 have mentioned : and i must also bete tonless myself unable to acrouul for ihe j lad thai ihe paienis ol ibese girls knowing the evils ol snuff eating cannol me.ely ovei j look he p a ice in iheir blooming daughter but encourage it by iheir example in using to bacco in some lo.m m n for the watchman union male and female academy j mr editor : — knowing lhat you feel an in ! lerest in the lile.ary as well as he political j progress of ou good old norfh stale i ask per j mistiou to give you a short sketch of a ece.it j visit to union academy though i rarely aspi.e j toa place in the public columns while peii r.itnning ib.ough the up country so much no | red for hs picturesque scene y and va legated , hills and valleys my attention was all i acted to a new and spacious biick edifice beau nfullv situated amid tall oaks and hickories aboul len miles norih of he village of mocksv he lhe couniy lown of davie aud who would have that ibis handsome budding was dedi cated to the godess of wisdom and learning i knew irom ibe improvements ihal i was man enterprising community being a sort of a rook-wo,m,myself,ifeltao.ncl,ua..oolosee he school accordingly making my debut at one of the doo.s i was met by one of the teach ers who oave me a cordial welcome into heir home of science and learning after announc jt.lli;i received irom he leachers heir oams and we were soon engaged maspiihed maw confab how pleasant it ■■ to enjoy he company ofthe educated ! whose manner are so bland and language persuasive and con sdit .« i ascertained thai there were upwards , fcdents.n attend tough lis tes adw much gratified to rwbhw^fl^y creek and la io could bee wiiii trained juilgm from . .;:::, , % xrl •• - •»- •«■ appearand f m a n tl}r^,o,s(m7sr,lvo,e i^ium a.e bo.h young men ol tried v - u^^dgriduatesof'lhe highest ist.nciions f lifipd for thf ir important station 1 his . jinj tcountof bs location invites the s m nnths from a distance lo come and tra science fime-s proud lemple shines afar boarding is remaikably cheap and eveiy convenience is afforded to render pupils com lortable and pleasant away from the bustle temptations and corrupt habits ol villages and fanned by a healthful moral atmosphere bee from the contaminations of vice so often found in boarding schools union academy was founded principally by the methodists and b:ipti>t though it is not sectarian in any foim i think 1 can safely recommend this school to ihe pationage ol all — it reflects much honor on its founder and may ihev reap a ilch harvest bom their labors — see their childien standing in ihe lemple of learning and sending oul imth and knowledge lo enlighten ibe nations of the earth i now take my leave of you dear editor and you may pei haps hear bom me on my lelu.n irom the mountains nov 5 18o2 ph1lo m e 1 . c h a n ts loo li out " twenty-four pedlars all in a row on monday moining last twenty-tour liish pedla.s left this place en toute lor anson coun ty north carolina wiih iheir parks on their backs we understand they aie well supplied wiih an assorted stock of goods consisting of silks laces muslins linens c c which ihey will no doubt endeavor lo dispose ol with out the usual taxes levied on meichanls and tegular pedla.s it theiefoie behoves those who pay taies for ihe privilege of selling good lo keep a sharp look oul for those clunac-eis when these < baracleis fitsl made iheir appear ance in this neighborhood it was to sell a lit tle linen he p.odui-e ol their own bauds io supply ihe dear wi.'e and child eo wilb potatoes or lo lemove tbem lo this blessed coumbry ; and their pitiful tales exi bed sympathy enough in iheir behalf lo enable ihem to do a good bu siness this fuel idtled lo their ntimuei until ihe wiio'e couniy is ovei.un wi.h ihem jl may not be generally known but neveiihe less such is ihe fact that the business is sys tematically prosecuted not only by these foot pads but by men of wealib in new york ihere aie sevetal large establishments which import all t be goods smuggling in as many as possible these establishments send out > lie fool pads all over ihe country to retail goods in di.ecl violation of law hence their ability o undersell the honest dealer who p»ys lhe duiies and taxes the system bas grown until ii has become a se.ious evil and should be pui a s'op io we do nol douut there ace many who for ihe sake of gelling bargains will bey of these men and keep their secret but a very f.t'e effort on he pa.t ibose wbo-e ii.ieiesl aiemosl effected will an est the evil ll is possible t.ie.-e men may be abolition em missa ies and ib;u ihey may be as itneallv sow ing ue seeds of incendiai i-m as upon selling iheir goods — cheraw gazciie new steam coat company a new steam boat company bas jusl been fo.medbvour meiebanl and other citizens and ibe siock stibsciibed lo construct a light baft boat suitable for ibe uavigaiioa of heiiv er at all stages of waier the construction of ihe boat is placed under the supervision of cup mckeozie whose e pe.ience in navigating our ii ve i , we no doubt will accomplish . be ohjecf desiied indeed cons-dei'mg the depth of wa ier on our bais in he lowest stage ol he liver our only wonder is bat such a hoat has never beeu built beio.e a boat drawing weniy inch es of waier could have successfully navigated the river at any period within many year c'heniw guzeiie the slave case — the opinion of judge payne libeiai'ng the eight neg.oes of mr and mrs lemmon excites less remaik so f.ir at the south than at the nonb the onlysouib ern paper which we have noticed as having en tered upon a deliberate leview of ihe opinion is ihe richmond whig which pronounces it a1 unsound boih upon aui bo iiy and i'.om analogy li pronoun es il a radical erior of the judge io ireat new yoik and virginia as nations "■ ibe legal or internal acceplation of.be leim tbev a.e dependant upon a supeiior powei die constitution oflheunbed stales which lecog nizes slavery and p-otecis it as piopeiiy mei chandize the law of nations does not apply savs ihe whig to cases between iwosiaiesso connected the law of new york cannol over ride the constitution of lhe uni'ed siaies it the constitution of the uneed sla.es s:tys ihe whig is not adequate lo proiect be slave owne.s fiom he wrongs inflicted in ibis case il is high time for vi.ginia lo legislate ia some wav bv which this state of new yo.k shall be induced so far to modify her statuses as nol to run riot over the vested liglns of eve ry slave owner who is so unforlunaie as by ac cident or necessity io be diiven into her ports this is an alarming advance of abolitionism - ibe mote dangeious because it comes invested with the semblance of justice and clothed with ibe majes;v of the law rut lhe new york papers teem with articles on ihe subject the commercial whilst it re grets the whole occurrence and blames ihe man for tarrying his neg.oes lo new yoik urges lhat ihe decision is universally admiiied to be the law and iherelu.e should be acquiesced in unlil reversed by a higher tribunal as the fugi tive law has been acquiesced in because il is the law by ihose who disliked it as much as the southern people dislike ibis decision the dav book violently assails ihe de cision and the judge who made it it speaks of it as " lhe first instance of the complete tri umph of lhe higher law the subordination of the cooslitution ofthe united slates lo so called state police reflations and ibe legal sanction ing of highway robbery it charges the judge whh being the willing instrument of the abo liiiouists determined from the first to set aside justice and lhe constitution of ibe u slates the courier aud euquiier says " we must admit that al the first blush this decision appeared to be more than plausible just it is nut ; though it is possible that the let ter of law admits no other it is certainly di ametrically opposed o the spirit ol the consti ! lution or the lecent law passed by congress up j on the subject of slavery it will do more lo separate norlh and sou.h than any other event i which has happened since ihe bind of our con ! lederaiion and will open at once the craping bieach which has but now with so much solic ; ilude been closed the evening mb ror says " the decision of judge paine is concurrent | with this construction of lhe law indeed it i i could not be legally o he i wise but while a per ! j feclly legal decision who can fail lo perceive [ i that it is one bal swikes an unmitigated blow j at all futuie social inieicouisse of southe.ners j with ibe nor ih in so far as lhat inteicourse may for comfort or convenience depend upon j ihe accompaniment of their bond domestics from lite presbyterian tendencies of the times under ibis tille lhe october number of ■ he tlieologicul and literary review edit i ed by david n lord of new york who ! has devoted much lime to the sludy ofthe ! i prophecies contains an article on the pre j sent posilion and prospects ofthe church ! , which deserves consideralion the re i ! i \ viewer does not agree that there are indi j i calionsof ihe speedy over h row of satan's \ i kingdom and of a millennial reign of the | ! gospel on earth he regards the signs of i the times as decidedly the reverse that j there is a prospect of a relative decline ! of l rue religion and a rapid growl h of lhe ; ! parlies and influences lhat are in anlago nism to it taking our own country as a ! basis of his argument he adduce in sup i port of his views the predominance of an j avaricious worldly spirit the prevalence of debasing and enormous crimes ; the powerful agencies employed by aiheisls and infidels of various shades universal ists socinians romanisls mormons swe denborgians puseyiles and oihers the enormous circulation of licelious and scep tical publications from the press the suc cess of numerous and preposterous delu sions finding every where so many disci ples and advocates ; and finally the p'e valence of alarming errors in nominally evangelical churches in regard lo none of these the reviewer contends can it be shown that there is reason lo believe lhat lhe e are symptoms of decay or lhat their power is neutralized by tbe inslrumenlal ilies put forth by lhe church on the last point suggested we prefer to let the re vine speak for ilself " and finally errors and delusions are not confined io ihose mainly who a.e not profess edly religious ; tbey prevail in ihe chinch also and on a gieaier scale probably iban at any ib.mer peiiod instead of standing wholly on be side ofnu'b and esening by its principles i.s teachings and v example only a salutary | influence it is iise'f the seal in some of is j branches of g'oss apostasy ; while ihose of ils ! denominations that piobably embiace ihe g.eat i i est number of i.ue woisbipeis are divided in i lo paves lhat differ essentially in their views ol ihe docvnes of redemp ion and are labor ing as s'.enuousiy ia one of iheir divisions lo disseminate eno-s lhat subvert ihe gospel as j bev aie in ihe oilier io inculcate and maio'ain j i lhe truth thus within a few years a large i panv has lisen in the congregational body , i who adopting ibe meiapbysciallbeory of a self j deieimined will deny on ihe g.ound of it the i power of cod io prevent his c.eaiures from sin ninrr or ie*tore those who are fjllen lo holiness i by his spirit and thence deny doubt or neg j lei i all the g.eal doctrines of his word wiih ! which that dogma conflicts ; and that e.ror has j | found many disciples and favoureis also in odier j ! denominations at tbe same time another par j : iv ina measuie fom pursuing these specula ions j i io their nafuial results and still more irom a [ ! dopling o her elements of the modem ceiman ; ' metaphysics and ihe rationalisiic ibeoryof in j • lerprefaiioo bas a.isen that not only iejee's j ! ihe g.eat docti ir.es of lhe gospel but gives up ; \ ils faith in the bible itself as an inspired reve j laiion f.om god and holds it lo be of utile high ier auihoiiiv iban other didactic and historical works lhat have descended to us bom the sages and philosophers of ancient times these dis i ciples of ibe german theological infidelity some i of whom aie deeply tinged with maleiialism , ; and rorne wiih spiritual pantheism instead oi'a ; 1 small bo.lv are if we may rely on lhe repre senlaiionsof persons who have ihe best oppor luoiiies of knowledge qiife numerous ; and il is indicaied by ihe exfensive acquiescence and : suppo.l ibe doclrines of lhe leadeis of the par iv are receiving bom the ministers and church es in the meantime in ibe episcopal and german reformed churches parlies have ris en who openly f'vor the docnines of roman i ism exah ibvaulboriiy of tradition above scrip lures relv on saciamen for the atonement of sin and the regeneiation of lhe beait and on ihe intercession of saints for other spiritual and temporal blessings " while tbese or ulher equal defec'ions from lhe truth have taken place in the principal de nominations ihe greal doctrines of the gospel have in a measuie fallen into neglect among those who have not rejected ihem instead of being taught with tbe frequency and distinct nes^hev were thirty years ago.they are scarce iv p.eached at all in many ot the eburcbes and when made the theme of discourse it is olien but indirecilv and under the veil of vague and gen eral terms and so greatly have lhe views o - ministe.s and the feelings of chu.ches changed on lhe subject lhat the rejection ot christ s de it v and expiation the renewing ioflueuces of the spirit justification by f.-iib and olher essential doclrines of the gospel is by multitudes no ion aer considered as a disqualification for he sa j ! cred office or a justifiable ground for ecelesi , astical discipline and these errors it should be consideied had iheir oi ijjin not with private and isolaied individuals bul iu the theolgical seminaries and have been spread from them and are accnidingly held mainly by those who are teachers of the churches and whose office it is io form the religious views and sentimenis of iheir people whilst we are not altogether prepared to agree with the reviewer in his con clusions we regard the suggestions as of much importance vice irreligion and error in various shapes unquestionably j abound the freedom of opinion the lib erty of the press and the general rest lessness and activity ofthe people render this land a fine field for the operations of whatever is antagonistic to truth and righteouesness as population increases and new and dangerous elements are con stantly added to it the powers of evil a mongst us will inevitably gain strength unless counteracted by the energetic and perseveriog efforts on a larger scale than has heretofore obtained of the people of god such considerations call loudly up on the church to cast offher worldliness to cultivate more of a scriptural self-de nying piety to give far more liberally of her abounding substance to pray the lord ofthe harvest to raise up and send forth more labourers into his vineyard and es pecially to seek in larger measure the ■ outpourings of the holy spirit in genuine revivals of religion no matter how for midable and successful m:ty seem to be lhe powers of darkness there is an arm to which god's people have access that can easily dash lo pieces all their devices grealer is he that is for us than are those lhat are against us anecdote of a landlord who was compell ed lo pay his own tenants rent out of his own pocket a short pei iod previous to lhe enactment of ihe present law in favor of the tenant a landlotd owning some nineteen or twen ty houses in lhe lower part of the cily al ways bringing bim in remunerative rents and often limes exborbilant particularly in fashionable business locations was in the habit of giving one whole day's grace lo his tenants ; but never failed on the second morning lo lake bis rent roll and in his bgbt barouche wagon lo drive round to all his tenants and as he rigidly requir ed payment on that day every one expect ed to be prepared lo meet him a poor widow oocupied one of his stores some 10 by 18 feel for which she paid four hundred dollais per annum on the first day of february she called on ihis excellent but inexoiable landlord and told him lhat in consequence of the death of her moi her whose funeral expenses she had wiih great difficulty borne she could not pay her lent on tbe second of febru ary as she expecled he argued the matter and assured her it would be just as easy lo pay it then as to wait sbe remonstrated and besought bim with tears to allow her to give him some part of it and wait on her a few days for the balance to this earnest and pa ihetic appeal he morosely replied : 4 1 don't want any blubbering or any scenes enacted here ; if you can't pay the rent i ben i must send a landlord's war rant and make you saying this he arose and opened lhe door not wishing lo give her a chance to reply and left the loom his wife who had hitherto remained silent now came forward and addressing herself lo the widow whose name was mrs clark kindly asked : what is the amount of rent that is1 due madam ?' one hundred dollais.-tna'am and weep ing she added ' i cannot possibly pay it 1 know i cannot the landlord's wife was a young crea ture lhat had lived but a short time in the ciiv — had been born and lived all her days in the same house and io her the idea of a family being sold out was awful and although she had been but a short time married she knew that her husband was inexorable she had witnessed the interview heaid lhe reasons and was de lermioed'notonlytoobey thedictalesof hu manity but play a practical joke on her husband assisting tbe widow to put on her cloak and accompanying her to the door sbe said to her in an under tone how long madam before you will find it convenient to pay your rent ' really madam there is nothing doing in millinerv you know until after the middle of march i think by the 20th i can say positively that 1 can do it after a moment's reflection she said to her : call up.n tie privately tomorrow morning at eiizht o'clock as the landlord was accustomed to al low his wire several hundred dollars a year lo appropriate as she pleased she did not find it difficolt to propose to him lo lend her for a couple o months a hun dred dollars ' i hope tnv dear added she that my credit is good for six weeks or two months for that amount he complied but not without casting many an inquiring glance at bis amiable ; wife he felt as if he would like to know what she wanted it for yet he gave it to her without hiving his curiosity gratified promptly at the time appointed mrs clark came : in tbe mean time the young ; wife had enclosed tbe required hundred dollars in a note and with that delicacy ■ which distinguishes true liberality as the , widow was preparing to leave she slipped it into her hand this day with all this landlord's tenants it was quarter day an hour afterwards wiih rent roll and receipt book the landlord was on his way wiiii an intention to call on the widow first with a fixed purpose in default of prompt payment lo issue a landlord's war rant the wife beard nothing further from him or the widow until the hour of dinner when he returned in fine spirits after dinner as he sat counting over his hundreds of dollars he remarked : that woman lhat blubbered so last night and got up such a poor story — how do you think sbe got along •• 1 suppose you bad an opportunity to fulfill your threat by issuing a landlord's warrant on her effects answered his wife " no indeed : though 1 called on her the very first one sbe bad tbe money ready ; bur had 1 listened to her 1 should very probably before long be^bliged to levy upon her goods this sljws very clear ly that your poor widows can pay their rent w hen it is duo if they are only made lo feet ihal they must do it bye the bye it is remarkable that she should have giv en me lhe rent in two fifty dollar bills which i am certain 1 have seen before somewhere within the last twenty four hours nothing more likely said his wife for she probably gave you the identical bills which i borrowed of you this morn ing and loaned to her on your account lor that purpose lilllnata tunc — the following good yarn was spun more than thirty years ago ; but as many of lhe old fashions are now among the choicest ones we do not see why gan old joke should not pass mus ter — especially if really good well peter what's the news " nothing particular master cept bob is lame •' dob lame ! what's tho matter with bob ?" he hurt himself trying to stop tho horses massa - " horses ! what horses v old massa's horses run away wid de carriage " horses run away with the carriage ? what started them ?" " cannon massa " what were they firing for •' to alarm de folks and make em cum put de fire out fire what fire " your big new bourse burnt down " my new house burnt down " he catch while we all gone to de fu neral " funeral ! who's dead v " your father is dead massa cause he heard de bad news •' what bad news ?" " de bank fail massa and he lose ali his money ■ •' you rascal why didn't you tell mc all ibis bad news at o-ice ?*' cause massa i fraid it loo much for you at once so tell you a little at a lime mysterious a liltle yo.mg girl not beyond the ten der age of 14 anived in ibis city on fri day last in lhe ca s from tho south and got a backman lo take her to a very re spectable boacdiog bouse where the pro prietor was induced to receive her in con sequence of her representations she sta ted that h»r name was wilson and that she was from cheraw s c on her way to philadelphia lo go lo school — that her brother had accompanied her as far as petersburg where be was obliged to slop o transact some important business and where he placed her under the care and protecvm of a gentleman styled professor hale who had also abandoned her but promised lo join her again it she would stop a day or two in richmond his fail ing lo do so aroused suspicion and led to fear that all was not right a irunk which sbe bad was opened and found to contain a few articles of no value marked pro fessor hale charleston s c ijf ing some what destitute of clothes som charitable ladies gave lhe child some dresses and a man placed her yesterday evening on the cars for tbe south and paid her passage homewards amongst the arrivals at tho exchange on friday last was a person registered himself professor hale new oilcans but he failed lo visit the girl as she staled he promised to do and the inference is that the poor unsuspecting girl has been the dupe of an arcti villian if so we hope the godly wretch may soon share the terrible doom lo which he is enli led — richmond dispatch o^one likes always lo sec an impu dent lawyer whose forte it is to banter and bully witnesses brought up with a round um hy some victim of ins ill man nered bearing we heard a recent in stance the other day which is worth rela ting : a case was being tried on long island about the soundness of a horse in which a clergyman cot very conversant in such malters was a witness ho was a little confused in giving his evidence and a blu.siering fellow of a lawyer who exam ined bim at last exclaimed — ' prav sir do you know the difference between a horse and a cow v ' i ackhowledge my ignorance replied the clergyman ; i hardly know the dif ference between a borse and a cow or a bully and ahull only lhat a bull has horns and a bully bowing in mock re spect to the pettifogger luckily for me has none " • v'.u can retire sir,1 said the lawyer . i've no fi rtber question to ask yoo v