Huntingdon Journal

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• Liberty and Uniom, bow a>» vokivsb, om a*b insiparabli. "
WM. BREWSTET^, EDITOR & PROPRTETOR.
HTTNTTNGDr^N, PA., WEDNESDAY.  MARCH 24. 1858.
VOL. XXIII. NO. 12
TERMS OF THE JOURNAL.
TERMS
TLeUHuMTiwonoN JouHMAL'is publishe
listoricitl ^lictclj.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROME,
(Conlinued) \
But  there   is  still another curioua fuel
nwonoNJot (H following ratos l
If paiil in advance )|ll,50
If paid wilhin six monihs afleV tho lime of subscribing 1,75
If paid before the expiration of the year, !2,00
And two dollara and fifty  cents if not paid   , .,     ,,,   - .- ,   .      r .1    ' '    ^
IUI .fi.r thc expiraiion of the yoar. No aiibaci-ip-   bearing   upon   the Chnslmn ongin ol the '   „^ lion taken for a less pcrioil than six months,   cnlncoinbs.    Tlicy   are in general situated !     ,
1, All auhscriptions aro conlinued until oth- u  ,   1      ,   1 1 . t        11 , oiii.-r
arwis. oulered, *nd nopnpor will ho discontinu- \ <"' somcvvhul clevu'ed land, nnd uU-ay.' on •d, until arrearages are paid, except at the option , land proiocled from the overflow of the ri- •f the puhlisher.
U. Returned numbera ate niver received hy ua. All uunihcra acnl ns in tliiil wny aro lost, and Bever accomplish the pur[ioso oflhe sender.
9. Persons wishing to s.,i;i their subscriptions, tuaalpay up arrearages, a.nl send a tcri'/(.-U or verbal iir.lcr lo that eti'eet, to the oilicc of puh- liealioa in Iluntingdon-
4. Giving notice to a postmaster legal or a [iroper notice.
3. After o no or more numbers of n new yenr bave heen tbrwardod, a new year hns commenc- ad, and the pnpei-will uo( be discontinued unlil arrearagei are paid.    .See No, t,
Tbt Conns have deiiiled that refusing intake • iiewapaper from ihc ofliee, or rcmovi iij; un.l Isaviug it uncalled for, is eitiajAFACIE cviilcnco «f iDteiitiniiul frauJ.
Suhaerihers living iu distant counlies, or In •ther Stutes, will h. required 10 pay iuvariahly Ju advauee.
^Thc above terns ¦¦vill be rigidly ailliered 9 iu ull .'uses.
AUVEK'riSEilIEIV'i's
Will h. charged at tho following rules:
precinus meinnrial of h 9 failh I'h.' name I.f the mnrlyr wm- p-rbujis never vvriti-n on his grave ; if il were erer tbere. il hi s . been Inst for ceiiiurie.«; bin the litlle dullud bil ol clus'. as il catchea the rny» ib.^ rnvi of the taper hnme ibrough the silenl files of grnven, isparkb^s and gh niH.s- wi'b n lliilil nut (if tbia vvorlil. There nre IS in wbicb .iiaiivr." hnve luin, where no'uch siun un ibis iipp.'iir.'s, ' u' i.. ils plice the rude .scitt.'rinir of n pnl.n bronch-upon ih« ruck ur ninsicr, I s'ai the sign uf victory, and be ivbn liv vv thin hnd conquered ''he "rent rudeness in the drawing of the palm often ns if, while the mortar wns slill wet, the mason bml mnde the line? upon it wilh his trowel, i, • strikinir   inoicition   ot the Plate of fe
liu liuos ur kas, (Ju.squurs, (IC liu.s,)
lia% square, 'X'wo squares
$   115    $   37J
ver, nnd from lhe drainngeof the bills.— The early traditiona of the (Ihurcli pre¬ serve the nnmes of mnny ('brisiiiins wbo gave land for the purpose,—a porlion of iheir vignas, or their villas. The nnines thcr a I of the women PriscilU, Cyriaca and Luci na nre   honored vviih such remembrances,
nnd are nitacbe.I to tbree of the cntacombs, j „t ,he%iine vvlien the grave was made.- Someiimes n piece of lnnd was thus occu¬ pied wbicb vvas surrounded by property belonging lo thoso who were nal (Jhristiun, This seems to bave been the case, for in¬ stance, in regard 10 the cemetery St (,'al- lixliis; for (and thia is one of the recent discoveries of the Cavaliere de Ro.'si) the paths of tbis cemetery, croising and re. crossing in three, four and five singes, nre nil limited to a dofiuito nnd confined urea, — nnd   this   r.rea   ia not delermined by the
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There wns no pomp or parade ; poa,ibly the burial nf him or her vvho hnd did fur the fuilh vvas in secret; ino'e who cnrri,.d the corpse of iheir beloved lo the tninb were, perhnps. ,n this verv act, preimring lo follow bis steps,—-wer.', [iprliniis. prepa¬ ring themselves for bis lute. Their thu'is were wiib tbeir Lonl, nnd with his disci pie vvho had jnst sufTred for Kis siike.—, with tbeir .Saviour who vvas coming ,u soon, Wlifli mailer to ihem to put a name on   the  lomb?      They   could   no    forne'
Jn uo     ¦- -          I where tbey hnd laid the lorn nn.l vwenried
1200   CUM be no otlier probable explanution of tbis ^ |i„,i,5„„^^..    ;„ ^,f„p,,. ,),ey ^n,||,i  „-nie
i? 'Z , '"" '''"' CMirisliuna would nol extend their } „„   ||„,   s,'„„j . „ p„|„| i,,.,,,"^,   j,i„,„|,i   y„,
JO no   bnrinl plnce   under   land   that  was nol in : „|„|,ij,,,j j„ ,|,- ,„or,„r. the sgn of sufferinir
i.'i'','i,r \ ''"¦'''' l"'""-^''""-     •^'""y """¦'¦ ^"<="'' •'''' "''' I nnd irinmph.    Their I.uiil  would    ei.iPin
^i^a^    shnll   aee in other connections, go 10 eslub- j tor bis servniil.     Wus not his bloml erv in:;
lish  beyond the slightest doubt the Chris- j ,„ ,i,e Lord from the gruund?    And wunld
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For tke Jmirntl FRANKtIIf TCWirSHIP TEACHER'S ASSO'^IATIOK .Mel in the C.Mil riun Schod Huu.ae un Fri'i.ij KvenUig, March lith. O'ving 10 ; the ioHi.e..|» of .he evening;, there were ',111 lew Teuehers present. After orgnni z.iigby eh'tiingCL VV .Mutiem Pres'i , -,.' \ r, R»-iiur, Sec'ry, A, O, Ewing ivi'-i call.'d npuu ... .1..liver I'le ppi"ii.-nr n:-;.i s; „l.:r. wi, f.-'tnivi-d bym!dr..s..s It.,.. .M- •!.,».-- Ifl I W. Matii-rn, E«q nt.:r V.'m"'ll .-r 'veu 11 f .nr.nnral nnd in.'lrii'l.v. r.'.'i,I'k,- he .I.If..mo' persons pr-scii! Th ¦ ,-s.^iuns dui.-g -aiirbiy ivere ircii.i- d iu .Ir-oiiBsir,? and ej..lam¬ ing ilie ..iflnreill .uet'..uls ol ''eueliuip Ari.btiie'ic '\'e,iiliiiir, and A'ritinir, The 111,, •.inn- v« a.« iv 11 -lit -...led hv 'he (nirenin i.n.I .-rii„,-ir--f.f Ibe disirici The ex-rri. ses thri..igh..ut were int-re-'ting- The fillowin.'reso ini..n was pnssed nnd or deie.l lo be pui n'l ihl' Minnies.
Ursotred. That we ba.-.- h.-ird wi^h d,.,.p r.'i.'1-..l, oflhe seven- afflii-tl-lii of nur hroih.r nml l'.|i.,wl„l,u,i.r   J. D. Bn.wn   and   dcenly
sv nilii-/... with him ill bis iilll.cll,..,.
I'll." 'leeiincr Ih, n ad'itjrn.d to .ner\ MD the Riiriice Creek Kch'ol Ii,iii«e un Friday F.v.ning Mutcb lOib.
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5      vlu-, IB uo     'il no      J.) no   bnriul plnce   under   land   ihal  wus nol in , „|„|,ij,,,j j„ ,1,^, ,„or,„r. the sgn of sufferinir TEA"5'P'R''3 TW,a'rTTn'''K
* '''-'¦I --IB 00      40 uu ,'.0 OU , ihi.ir iinsBi.svinn-      Mnnv nthor fuels, as we     i._r _l       .i-i i ... 1 .1 _   . ,, ' "" ,,   V   ,        r,.'""
Piir-iuiiiit 1,1 11 C-.1! uf the    Direcior-.   nf
Uninu Ti.witship. fur u Tearhei's Itis.i. lu'e t • be held m ¦.lapl.-tun; nn the .Vb„ nnil O'll,,nf Marcb. Said meHUnir wns .-.lie I 10 nrder bv i-l.-cint' .\1 F. ' ani- pbell E-(| . Pr.-si.; .loho Hamilton and l.'Vi l'b"nanni. Ific- Presisj nnd '.Vin Mr.l)i:,.,iIdRirv J .\1 auinibiak.r Ibiii liii. Hi-sided, the ohjiTi of the i-niuij 'I'h- Prniiilenl was then calbil upnu, uud 1,1,.I,-s.viiie remnrks npnn th - subjec. of Klucu.iun; the Cninmon School i'encli- .•ri-Milling nnd followed by Cul. I(vhn DnnuMsun. On ttiulion, J. M. Sinncbru- k.i-ih.'i Oiieiied lhe subject of the Ten¬ ch.r*- duty in thi- n;overning uf his school. Tbe subject vvns then very nnimutinsly discifsed by Vessrs Bnker, Wbitmy- Stnnebrukor nnd others. Miss Wr.lvcr- on, Miss G'uzier, and Mr, \Yhilnev, ivere then nppoin.e.l ns q com.nitlePj lo I re pa re further business fnr the meeiins stele of the Cbrislinn communily in Rume By mulion I. M, St-mebrnker was added ! dren, so that nil inlnnls shunld be laid to- during the firsl three ceniuries, vas ihul 10 this c.ininiuee. The cnminiitee ihnn The"Pole^ar, !?''''>'¦''.'ben a range for cbildr,>n, und then   of suflnring and alarm.    A p-riod of [ler-   prnjen-ed the following subj.-.iis,   for    the
There musi   be   something  wilhoul   ^i j'""-'^or the grown np.    Smu.'times. liLstead   secuiioti was the excepii.m to hnig curses   morning dismssimi ivhicb we msy guze   us   ain   fixed   polnr | "^ "   *-'''""'   sniiiible fnr n Miiglc bndv. .he   of calm yeurs.     Iliidonbiedly. dnnng mosl ,     i,,i     -rf,^   best   method   of   Teaching flur, a light that is r,iised above tbe  miaiy I •''"¦'»•'""'"   '' """1^' '''"''I' ''"""g^' '"'" '•"'   ""' 'I"'!'""'- 'be fiiib was   puifessedly un-   Arithmetic
clouds of this worl.I ; not tt sign of ourown i''"•¦•''"""'""'°f '"¦"'""¦''''• "''"'"''""¦'"'* ''"¦¦¦ r"'-rnint, nnd poKsibly will, n sense of o„,i. 'i'he best m-ihod of securinsr paintiug to indcate wlinl we believe to bei'"¦'"e'!''"'='¦''''''''''>'^'''''-~^'""''>'"'¦"'"¦*'^'"'"¦'^"''''y *'''"'''* '''¦"''••^'1 it uttraciivo lO jrnod oidi-r, in Scboul, and punctual nt¬ ihe right'road, but one   set    up   by    i,i,„ I A'"'sometimes, inslead of Ihn simple/ecu-   ardent souls,   and [.reserv. d something of   ten,la„rc.
The Age of our  Race Tbe surlace nf lhe ennh to   the    depth   '¦""   "r'Si"   ""J   occupation  oflhe cnlti-j ,|,pj,   ^„^^^,^  i|,ai ibe Lird wuuld  iho p-n «f i!.,)iiie eight or ten   miles,   is   cnmpcsed   '^""'os. I lect nnd avenge ?    In ibiv,.' firsl dnvuliere
of rocks,—These rucks are mil of there. Descending from the level of the ground was lillle thoiishl of relics tn he carri.d tnains of uiiitnuh nnd phiiils, Tbirly ; by a flight of steps into nne of the narrow nway,—liule Hi'iugbl of mater.'nl fu"n-e,- ihousund species uf them, whirii differ | underground passages, one sees on eiihi-r linn., in the diiM imngiuuiion nnd prM'k " from any living species, buve Imen disin- ; side, by the liglil of the taper vvith which the faili.ii» m mory. The 1 lur.ml iiu'li, ,.i ierreil. yet no human teiiiuins are toiiiid be is provided, range upon range of tombs th.-ir religion were luu real in them : ^imong lliein unlil the loose soil —nliivium    cul,   as   bus   been  described, in the walls    failli   vva.i   mo   siucr.';   ih.tr bi-hef
'hat bordiT the pathway.    Usually tbe ar    aciunl  union   of li..nyen a.ul earn, rangement is careful, bul wilh nn indiscri-   tbo [tfesetice nf Gud   wi'h   tli...11    i ininate   mingling of   larger   and    smaller . world, tun nbsolute toallnv it: graves, as if they had been made one nfter j anolher,   for young  -jnd old, nccordiiiQ; us found so luw as cue   hundred    feet   heloA-   they   might   be   bruugbt for buriul,    IS'ovv lhe surlace.    Bul if man liud   been in ex- • and   then   a syslem of reguliirily is intro- isteiiCB v»beu .liter animals lived,   vvliuse ! duced, us if the f,..',a,r, or digger, who wns temainsare found   nt   .such    depths,    bis ' a recognized   officer of the enrly Church,   s i;hl sign, distinguished the graves of iho remains  would    also    have    heen   lound | had   had  the leisure fur prepnring graves   mnrtyrs from ibuse of other (|;iiristinn3. there, for his lion «.r • ol the same   .struc  j befure they were needed.    Here,there isa |      It   is   not 10 be supoaed that the normal lure as llu-irs, an.l cousequenllv      ro    les , ran-.;e of liule graves fur the youneesi chil- ' likely to resist ilealructioii.
""   "¦   ~ ! gether, tlien a range ft
Soiiii'times. liLstead iitiiiilil.' fnrn Mngie bmlv.ihe   of cn
il renolled, ivbicll .soil is universally knowledged to hc of recent origin, te!iiain.s of other aniinulsnre found sever¬ al tliousnnd feet below the en rfuce, while lhe fossil remains of man hnve never been j
need ol that loive wliicIt nre the resuri of *ii(ierstiiiuu igi.i rune.-, Ulld cunveniionalism in religion lu the earlier burials, no difference-, ,save ihe ninpiilla   nnd   the   palm,  nr some eijiiully
up whose wurd is a "lump to our feel and a lighl to our path," The holy 'vill of light must be mu.le l(nn',yn niitu us. Otber¬ wise we live as in n land of r.'volnlion, where the old governmen! Is abolished, and a new unu not yet re eslubliahed; where every one consults his own views and inclinalions as to whut he shall tlo or oniil to do; where one liceomcs a murder¬ er vvitli the best conscience, and nnolher with un equally good ono takes the booty (9 himself.
Sattlesnakei,
.4 queer genius lell.s itie following: In a village, whi :h I need nol nnme, there resided a fuinily consisting uf an old man by the nnme of Denver, and his three sons all of whom were hard "pels," and who had often laughed lo scorn the advices and entreaties of a pious, though very eccentric minister, who resided in ;ho rune town, ll happened oneofthe boys viaa billen by a rallle«imke and was ex peoied in die, when the minister ivas aeut for in great haste. On his arrival lie found llle young man very penitent and anxious 10 be prayed wilh. 'Phe minis¬ ter calling on the lamily, kneeled down ¦nd prayed in this wise :
•'O Lurd. we thank thee lor rattlesnakes we thank ihee because a rattlesnake has bil Jim. We pray thee send a rattle¬ snake to bile John; and one lo bile Bill; ¦end one lo bile Sam; and, O Lord so d the biggest kind of a rulllesnake lo bile tbe old man; for nothing but rattlesnakes will ever bring ihe Beaver family to re¬ pentance !"
Recent Diaoovery, It always.affords us pleasure, says a eotemporary, lo chronicle the iriumph ol genius—the creation of minds delvmirin the realms oi ihoughl. Wo accordingly give place to the lollowing, whioh is no less startling than new. It is, we pre ¦ume, I'roin lhe pen of an "unwedded odi tor."
"I sat me down in Ihought profound,
Thi. maxim wise I drew; It', easier far lo like a girl, TVaa nrnlnin girl lik. yen I"
i tits, or coffin-like excavalinii, there Is an its first sineeritj. It must hn remembered i urcli cm oul oftlie tufn, and sunk buck , thai ilie lirst Chrisiiun converts were iiiosl- ] over the whole depth of the grave, the oul- 1 |y from nmoug the poorer classes, nnd tbnl er side ol which is nol cul awuy su ibut, huwevir we nuglii hnve admired th'irvir- I irstcnd of being closed In front by u per ' lues. vi. niinlii yet have been otf.-nded by I pendiiulur slab of marble or by tiles, ilis ; niueli that wua couise and unrefined in the I covered on the tup by u liiirizontul slub.— ' oxieriinl exhibitions ol their roligi'iii. The j Such a gruve is called nn nrco«o//«m, nnd s-ime feulures ivbich uccnnpunv th- reli- I ils somewhal elaborate contlruc.ion lends 10 gti.ti Uin relioious miuiit'isiatioiis of ibe iin- j the conclusion thai il wns rarely u.sed In ciiltivuied in nur own dnys, un.loiibtediy, j the earliest period ol the catacombs.    The I wilh somevvliiil diflerenl  osjiect, pres»iii,d
'I'be nieetinir ihen adjourned 'o meeial 9 u'clock A. .M.
Saturday the filh.
Atrreenble to ndjuurnuient the Te.ich er's. Directors and friends of Educnlion, met ut 0 o'cluek 'Phr meeting vvns then rnlie.l tn urder by Miss Glazier Presi., pro lein. 'I'he minules, were then rend nnd aiiproved. 'I'he subiect: lhe best method .if tennhinc Aritliineiic heinir first in or.l.ir, wns then taken up, nnl opened bv Mr  Balfi'r, lollowed by,    Sionebraker.
arC'..so/irt nre usually wide enough lor more I tli.-inselves   ut  Hume       I'heeuibu'i
Ihnn   one   budy ; nnd it would seem, from | ihe   visions, the luud pteuchini! und pray- : Wliiinev, \li.ss Wolverton    Mias Git inscriptionslhal have been lound upon lluir 1 ing. the dull iieraiion und reiliraiimi ol .n    „„,j f lo,-,..! l-y Mr. Owen, the Countv Su- covering-slubs, that they   were   iiotiiilro | spired truth iill till tbe inspirnitoii is drivn   pnrlniendaiii who <rnve hi-, svii.e... of Oral quenlly   prepnred  during   the  lifetime of j out, were ull prohibly to be heurd and wu     m,,,,,,,!  „„,[    practical    inslruction:    with pursons who bad pnid beforehand for their   nessed in the early Cliri.slian dnys of |{o,iie   . ,!,,,„,„„,-„.; ,„„ „pnn    ihe    Black    board.
graves, ll is nol improbable that the ex¬ pense of some one or more ol the cemete¬ ries may have been borno by the richer •jiembers of the Christian communily, foi •hu sake ol their poorer broihers in the failh. The example of Nioodemus was one that would be readily followed.
Bul beside the diflerenl forms ol the graves, by tvhich their general character was varied, there were oflen personal mnrks ot aflcc ion and remembrance affix¬ ed to ihi! nnrrovv excavations, which give to the calacombs their mosl peculiar nnd toucbing   interest.    'I'he   marble lacing ol
the  lomb is engraved with a simple name   d-joed   upon   on
erdale; or where tiles take the place of numerable oiher pictures ol declining arl, marble, the few words needed nre scratch¬ ed Ufion this hard surface. It is not ton muoh lo say that we knovv more of the common faith and feelings, of the sufler¬ ings and rejoicings of the firsi two centu¬ ries from tliefo inscriptions than from all other soutces pul together. In anolher pa¬ per wc purpose to treat more fully ol thetn As  we  walk  along the dark passage, th
Not ull the converts vvere suints,—and none h., i'enrbers prcent unaiiiuiniislv en- ol them were such saints as the Cuthuiic'j,„„„,| ihjj sysieni, as being the be.,l pointers ofthe las', three centuries have ;,„, ,j,o,| uf ...achintf his bru rh nf Educu pnisiiiuted An and debased Religiun ineni. (!„,. |„ „„r , •omi.iun Schools. O.. mo producing The reul Si "ecilia siood 111 ;(,„„,(,,-r.gnlur business was po-i|iun-d, the beauty of holiness befnre the dtsei.,|es„„|,i,p .„|,j„ci Huw uan- liia,n,is shi-uhl at Rone far punr and holier ibnn Raibnnl . |,g niveti in a d'v. und li it p'.ssihle l..r a has painted her. Diniiinichin. has ouirn. , .pp .^f,,., ,„ ^„., a,„p(j suecesMnlly in a ged eveiy leeling of devotion, everv .sense | |,r,,,. ycboul wihout a system ol Clna ol truth, every sympathy for the iru.^ suf 's;„p ,vt« Ihen taken up The suLji-ct lering of the women whn were cruelly «,„« npen.i.i by Mr, Slonebrak-r and was murdered for their faith, in his p.ciure of f,,||iiive.l by Mr. liak.r. Miss Vnlvi riun, the iMur'yrdoni ol Sl. Agnes. It ia dilli '¦y^. l>|,e.,.,'ant, Irvin and (tiven cull lo destroy the effect thut has been p ovvn heart by ih.'Se 1
pictures honored by lhe Roman < Lurch of today—nnd 10 bring up belore one's imnginttlion, in viviil nalural. and ;.rotuiblr oulline, the life and lorui uf ibe cunverls, snints, und martyrs of llu- first c.ninries If we could vanish all remeiebra.ic n| all tbo churches und all the piciur.-s cuiuained ill tbem, buihnndpsiniedsitite.be four¬ teenth   century,  »e   might   hope   to euii.
Irom
eye is cnughi by the gleam of a litlle fluke ! some betler view ol itic Christians whu li
ol glass fastened in the cement which one ' vd "t-o"" '''ec lacomba, and  were hured
held   the  closing slab befor tbe long since
rifled grave.     We stop to look at il,     ll is
a broken bil from lhe botiom of a little jar;
(ampulla); but that little jnr once held the
drops   of a martyr's blood, which had been
careiully galhered up by those who learned
fm.ii him how to die, and pl«c»d h.rr «s s
III tbem      It must  soek   all  thai  t» left tu euable us lu consirucl tbe image t_hul we desire. (To be Cml I nuid.)
On iiioiion adjourned in meet at 1 n' Clm-L P   .M.
ArTKItNOO.-*     SissION.
MflPliue wus called io urder bj culling I heraiu' Irvin 10 lhe chair.
.Mr <.>weii then cuntinued the subjnci_ wbicb was und-r discussion when ad¬ journed Aflar which the reeular ques tiun 111 order, upun the minutes wns bru'i U|i and diseusied by Messrs. linker. Bare [la.ut't-m. vuinebrnker, and Owen. Vr. link, r 'ilea pres'-nied lhe I'ldlowing Reso¬ lu.ion,, whiih were adnpted, ns amended,
/^.»o/iif//, That Wn consider il   the   iin-
,' .      '~   iiernliv,. dutv. n.itinlv of every   Ti'scher.
tucunibslnui ive   I ..   , n '     ...j l^:   j   __
liesotved. Thai wr ss Teachers, tender our wanne-t ihsrks to the citizens, diree tors nnd CotnlT ,^^iipefiniendanl, f.i-tbeir mtendanee, and co operation during this me 'Itnir
Bes-tt.rd. That these pniceedings be ¦iirned bv Ih officers iind published in the Glolie   Jouruol. and Herald.
The imeting then adjourned.
M. F, Campbell, Prrt't. Wm, MoDosnald. Secy.
Hon ible Tragedy in the Illinoia State Viuoii- A t)fpn»tt Confliet
Miii-h exciiemeni wns catised in .Mton, llliiioi.'-, Insl Mondny by ibe revolt of a despernte conTiri named Hall, from Chi- c-igo tie determined to eacape, and vvntcliing hi« nppnnunity, 'vhen only one ol the guards (nnmed Crnbbi was in the hu , -urnnindine ih^ cells, he knocked !,i:ii ilow.i nnd drn|Ti;>-d hiui inlo a cell,
'lull then fasted the door of the cell inl dr...v a knife, didaring thnt he •woul.l tn.iril-r Mr. Crnhb i( nny attempt was ni'id,- t.' resriie him.
Those m',.iters continued until nnon, when fnbh nmde snme effort to open the dn.vr, but was im.neniute'y cul severely in han.l bv thn cnnvict During the dny the convi".. stall d his terms nl submission lo heu rpTi.lver load, d hy himself, a f' zen', ilri'SB tirO i.< mnnev. and lo hp driv¬ en nnl of Inwn in n close carrinire, nccom pnnied by Oabb. tn such place ns h< sb..iild .le.--j(rnntp ; all nf which were, of ceiirsH inndmissable. In the mean»imo, howpvpr, ("ol. Buckmnsler procured a pardon (rom the Governor to he used in his di,cretinn ; bul up to 1*2 o'clock lasl iiioltt, 110 i fonniitinn of it bad been given to tb.. convicl. AH dny the guards were on Ibe wnlch to shool the scoundrel, bm as he had positively declared he would kill Crabb if he wns not instantly killed bi'nsi If, irrent cnre had tn hr taken for fenr hi, luiglil put his tbrealin expcution Crabb li,id no arms whaiever. the yard irnnr.lv nnl being allowed to carry nny,and hnd n. ihinp whaiever 10 defend himtelf frnm uny niinck of the desperndo.
The whole duy anl evening was thep spent in irying 10 shool Hull nnd at the sume time not h^l .Mr. Crabb, nnd fin 'lly, the next inorniug, by a sirnlngein ol the dour 1)1 the celt was got open and the wnr.leti nil .1 oul lu Crubh ihe imprisoned guard, to figlti fnr his life. Ile uccnrding- ly sprung to tbe open door, but nut be wus siabb.il bv himself the cuiivicl nine times, seven limes in lhe buck and twice on the anns. When the poor victim was drng- gnil oui. lhe convict barred the door again rnd relused In yield He was then given a few niinnles fur reflection, nnd the rebel was, ufti-r much dndging and effort, lo gel oul of the reach nf the fire, shol by the Wll nien.
The ball struck his skull jusl below the . left enr, nnd glancinij around, lodged un- ! the skull He lell inslanlly and was drag- ' ged UUI ol lhe cell, nnd wns ihoughl to be dead, hut soon recovered and lulked ns siinsililf as any man cuuld under ihe cir¬ cumstances Aller the convict vvas taken uut ol the cell, his knife uoout 8 inches long, wilh u duuble edge, was found in the cell and on bis [lerson waa found unother lar¬ ger knile, wilh a blade i inch's long,— I'riibb the uuunded guurd, was immedi ainlt taken to the hospital, and hia w'ounds : were ex„iniiied and dressed by Dr. Wil Ibiiiis, till' prison surgeon, and /llien.
Strange Hallucination- VVe regret tu learn that Jobu O. Stock¬ ton, the distineuisbed subeditor of tbe i ll iludelpbia City Item, has become biiptle-sly insane. Ile is tbe subject of a musl siiiauhir halluciiiuiion, imaging him Sl If to be llie new opera bouse, orchestra «tid siiigi i eri'ormers being, us he fancies, in Ills ,siuiiiach, and ihe rhandalier his h-ad He has been unable to sleep fur si've,, niirlttson acrutinl of the turning of llie vn.luis. anil nccuaPs his pbysiciun, Dr, Cbiipiiinii, of administrin^ resin to htm in hi, tii'di,me.-, nn act whirb we think that a r'.speoiab p iirofessionnl eentlenian would nmcummii The wind in-lruments give hun gnat pa It,aud hc complains bitterly llerr For,iei. who, he alleges, manifests his radical propensities by .inging the lib¬ erty son/r from II Puriiani.al Ihe most un- seu,onnble hnurs, an imputation which does e enl injustice to that ,!isiinguished German anisl. Mr. Stockton has bean in the habit of aittnding the opera constant¬ ly and this, we mnderstand, ia the cause of his derangement, Hrs >ad career should be a warning lo youth.—Ckriatian Obirrver.
For the lournal.
Iltoral Uliuiaturts.
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He that hy theplough icould thrive, Himself, must eilher hold or drive."
Courage,
Upon no mornl trail ol charncter has there heen more difference of opinion, than this Some wonld say 'the child who with clenched firsl vvoUld resent the acci¬ dental breaking of a loy by a playmate' is n brave lad ; while another who in similar circumslances sadly walks awuy in lears is called a coward. llut such decisions are prompted mare by inclination, than jiidgemi'Bl He only is courageous who is remly and willing to assist his neighbors in uny emergency ; •vho will do nothing rashly, nnd who without fear will accom¬ plish al! hc dors begin wilh due consider- ntioti. Fear noihing bul shame, and dure nnytbing thnt is virtuous. Men ate usu¬ ally possessed of more delermined cour¬ nge in iminent peril, while itiomcn are blessed wilh superior presence of mind when surrounded by sudden danger — Hoth are uselul, nnd combined will pro¬ duce thul rational firmness which is so much needed to assist us thro' the ihrong puihs of life ; curbing the headstrong rash¬ ness of youth, aud subs liiuting ibe milder sway of peace. Amid the evercbanging scenes of a bursiing world in whatever qunner man is placed, contentions, and enemies, are to be found, und il requires more than mildness, and generosity lo be able 10 live aright in society. Triuls arise vvhicli require the mosl vigorous exercise nf the moral powers lo suppori us. What more striking illustration of this can be fuund that tbe dreadlul temptation u sirong drink, and ivIiut requires more lor¬ iiiude to subdue ? Noihing greal can be accomplished, nor can vve pass thro' the most retired scenes of exislence wilbuui 1 oppurluniiy lo enlarge our truly brave ' powers. And us a prominent ingredient in this morul mixiure of traits y.iilA and !/cfir of God fo'ins a lurge purtiun. Con I siiiutiunal cournge can never be depended on, but palience, vvill supply the duficien- icy.
"Preaenec of mind, and cournge, in diotresa Are more than armies 10 proeme success ; True coiinige but from op[josiliuii  gruws, Bill whut nre tit'ly, vvlial a thuusand toes, .Match.-.1 tu the sinew of a single arm 1 hat strikca fnr libeny." Our revoluitonury heroes   were   Chris- tiuns, and law-loving  ciiizens, who never unnecessarily sairified  life.     liul as   fnir pence has spread   her wings over our vast I continent noiv lel us  us truly show   our courage by deeds  of generosity,   benevo¬ lence, and palient endurance, as   they did in their limes by the noble defence oftheir country-      Opportunity   enough   is given ns our population increases, nnd agricultu¬ ral, commercial, nnd mechanic, difficulties surround us,    Then rouse yourselves my fre.ids, und 'be of good courage,   und  fear not' and '•What coiiscieiice dictates lo be done. Or warns me not to do; This teach me more than Hull 10 shun Thai moru than Heaven pursue,
KDUCATOR,
fggr Mr.   Henry    Ward    Be aboul W ^eiil for CalifmNta-,
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of Par, nta. nnd Directors iitt.'U as  .f.siib'e. Teacher's Inautuies
R.sn'iml. Thai il is iiiipiissible for »• y readier, to succeed even tolerably well, wif.mil a ,vsle'iiof Text Books
Resnlved. I hnl nu Schuol should be kepi open on Saiurdays; us a good means ot iTTotwriny jpTjnctaal MWitdaBcv,
Re-Union in Eeartn. B^^ i am fully persuaded that I shall luve my fr'ends in Heaven, and therefore know them; and this principally binds me tn them i.Q earth. Ifl thought I should nevet knnw ihem more nur iherefore love thMn after death I should love them coinparuilvely little now; aa I do all trtfl«i«ory iliii»j»,~ll«^rt'.
n^ The hope of future hnppiness is a perpetual source ol consolation lo good men —Under trouble it soolhes their minds; amidst lemplaiion it supports iheir vinue; and in their dying moinenis enn. bles them lo say, O Death! where is thy ating ?    OGrave ! where  is thy victory ?
Good Apology.
They had a ball down to Waverly the elher nighl, vvhich broughl out snme re markable expressions. Among other Iran- epiratious, ihe following instance of a cool apologv look place. Bill i', is known all over, and Bill was nl this ball inail his glory All his necessaries for plensure vvere on hnnd, good music, pretty girls and beauti¬ ful whisky. The evening passed off rap¬ idly, as il always does, and Bill hnd, al a- out ten o'clock, become very hnppy.— Stepping up 10 a young ludy ho requesled the pleasure of dancing with her. She re¬ plied thai ahe was engaged.
•Well,' said Bill, "are you engaged (or the next set ?'
She said she waa.
¦Can I dance with you ihe next, then t'
'I ain engaged for that also *
"Can I dance with you lo-nigllT'
'No. sir,' with .ome hesitancy.
'Cvo 10 h—11!' .aid Bill, highly indignant ¦nd lurned on hi. heel.
After a few moment. Bill is accosted by the brother of ihe young lady, and char¬ ged wilh having insulted his sisier. liill denies but professes himself willing to ap- pologise if he has done vvrong, and accor¬ dingly steps up 10 ths young lady, when the following conversation ensued :
¦Miss L., I understand I hare laeulted you'"
'•You have, sir "
"What did I say. Miss L ?"
"You lold me lo go to h—11!"
"Well," said Bill, I have come to tell yotl that yon iwerft.'^ jfB."
Interesting Facta about the Wmtet Re«t of Ireen. Uuring the inild wealher of December and Jnnunry last, vve heard the fear of¬ ten expressed that the buds of fruit trees W'ould begin lo start, and that they and ulher trees would bo injured. Such fears will nol bear the lost of a liule »xamina« tion. All trees have a nalural period of resl, nnd will not allow themselves lo be awakened unLl they have enjoyed it. That period begin 1 in Auiumn, al the uau¬ al time ol the lull ofllic leal, and even be¬ lure. ll begins when the buds for tieil year's growth have become fully fotmeii, ut the axils oflhe leaves, and the new wood has well ripened. Growth ihefl ceases, and llle leaves begin to full. The soft, hazy wealher of Indian Summer may ibun interveno, yet it vvill not disturb the slumbering tiee. A few plants, such u dnisii's, violets, Noisette and Hourbon ro¬ ses, lhe nntives of warmer (Ilimales may upen their eyelids und smile 'or a few days, but trees will nol be aroused Thoy will tleep ihrough a fonnight uf warm weulher in early Winter, for that is their nppointed and necessnrj period of repose. Their slumber is sound and heavy, liko thul ofa weary man in tbe early hours of night.
Nurserymen bave eipenmentod with lilacs, spiraeas nnd similar plants ivhich are mosl easily excited; and iliey find that iftaken up inthe Falland planted in a warm green house, they will not start, lor ttt le/,sl a monlh, although exposed con¬ stantly to light, beat and moisture. Sd with hot houso grapos; they refuse 10 push unlil they have bad their needful resl of friiii two to four monihs. Heal of 90° will nol Stan them during their natu¬ ral time of resl; bul afler that period, 40° vvill develop their buds.
The oak and beech trees drop theif leaves, ill tbe Island of Maueira eren while thc temperulure is as high as that ol our own Summer, and they lake a nap of several monihs. undisturbed by thc un¬ timely heal around them. In thai coun¬ try, the beech O'ssts its luaves iu Novem¬ ber, and buds oul again in April, making n resl of about 150 days. The oak sleeps about no days; the buttonwood 90; ths tulip 'ree L'JO, the grape vine a little less. So tbnl these trees, the natives of cold climates, drop iheir.leaves nearly as early in wanner latituoes, and resl nearly as long, ns in iheir naiive habitants. Were we to moralize here, vve mighl say that when "Young America" travels in (or- eign pans, he might well learn a lesson Irum the trees, and mainlnin wbile abroad, tbe good ha(?its learned al home. Bul we cite these facts rather loshow that mild weather, ul Itast in early Winter, can do little or no harm to vegetation.—.f »i«ricar» .Igricuitu rial.
Sowing Cabbage Seeda.
As this month is lo the judicious gar¬ dener one of action, we will endeavor 10 poinl oul how he may improve his time and lorward his operaiions in the  garden.
Solving Cabbaye Sec/s.—About the •-'Oth of this month cabbage seeds of vari¬ ous sons may be sowed in a warmly situ¬ ated border facing the south, unless the season should be backward. Sow both enrlv and laie kinds, in order that you may have a regular succession of cabbagej.- I'n^pare the ground by manuring il, spa¬ ding it deeply and thoroughly pulverizing with the rake. Mix each kind of seed wilh ashes, so as to enable you to sow them Ihinly. The seed being sown, sow as'ies over them, rake the seed in ani) compress lhe eanh around them by pla- cing a board on the border and treading On il, or by palling the ground wilh tho back ol a spade or shovel In from tix to eight weeks these plants willbe (it for transplantation in lhe beds in tbe open ground for heading, sbould the seacoB provo favorable.
Planting Peas and Beant, As early in this month as the ground from tbe absence of frost oan be prepared i.l good conc'ition plant peas and beans' and, to insure a coniinuous supply, plant more every two weeks during this monlh and tbe next. It will not be advisable to plant while the ground is tough and wet. VVben the peas are abom aix jnchei high slick them.
Sowing Onion Seed.—In order to hare good, well siied onions from the seed Ihis sesion you should drill in the seed as early this monlh as the earth it in a eo»- dilion to bo trell worhH.