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Rew Publications, Castgz—A story of republican equality, by Sypney A. Sto ng, Jr. Boston, Phillips, Sampson Usc.; New York: J G. Derby. This book, so far as interest is concerned, is one of the most agreeable that we have had from any publisher lately. The story is of a brother and sister, CHagres and Heren Deer. When their education is completed, they find themselves cast upon a world of strangers, with no knowledge of their parentage, and with but three thousand dollars upon which they are to subsist. They had been educated at the ex pense of someone, they knew not whom; and this sum of money was placed at their disposal by the same hand that had, shielded therm go mysteriously from childhood up. Charles en ters into mercantile business and marries the daughter of tis employer, Mr. Conant. Herew takes a situation as governess in a southern fam ily, by the name of Warvek, where she gains the love, admiration and respect of all around her. Among them, she gains the heart of the son of the family with whom she is domicilated. They are betrothed. During the absence of young Wagner, the lover spoken of, in Cuba, it is discovered that Heren and Caargnes Deere are the son and daughter of his father, Mr. Warner, by a beautiful quadroon. The parents of Cuares’ wife, at this denouement, endeavor to separate her from her husband, and Heren is cast off from the Warners, as a slave. The par ties are finally reconciled after an interesting period, and the book and tale ends happily.— The character of the story, and the frequent mannerisms displayed, shows that it is written by a native of the South, but it is not the less interesting from that fact. We can assure our readers that they will find it a most agreeable companion for an hour or two, and although there are dry passages at intervals, as a whole, we have scarcely a complaint to make against it. For sale by Wanzer, McKrr Co. Souxp Sextraints.—A contemporary having said that the press, weighty as it is, must re spect truth, justice, common sense, patriotism, national loyalty, or it will be shorn of its strength, the Chicago Democrat pertinently adds: “How true, yet how many journals there are conducted upon opposite principles. There are plenty of people who delight for the moment in displays of editorial smartness, who can even find a passing enjoyment in vehement denun ciation and personal abuse, who will smile at an adroit use of sophistry or a cunning perversion of an opponent’s argument, or at the various other ‘tricks of political journalists, but who, nevertheless, will not give their confidence to the presses that resort to such means of fore stalling the popular opinion, but who, while they chuckle over such evidences of smartness, and cheerfully pay for the amusement, never theless, have hearts that are true to their coun try’s weal, and strong sense that readily detects the sophistry and lurking mischief that conflicts with their heartfelt patriotism. And, we are in clined to think this lesson will not be lost up on the editorial fraternity. For ourselves, we are more than ever satisfied that in journalism, as in every other profession or business, confi dence is most surely won and most permanent ly insured by uttering the language only of conviction, truth and patriotism, however un popular and distasteful it may be for the time, or unproductive-of-present honor or profit. By such a course only can the press reasonably hope to reach the heart, or influence the judg ments of an intelligent and patriotic people.’* aw” There has just died in France, in his 75th year, a veteran of the French army, M. Kien, who, at the battle of Austerlitz, in 1505, was struck by a Russian musket ball, which lodged in the left temple, just above the ear, and remained there until the day of his death, a period of nearly fifty years, without having caused him any pain, or at all affected his in tellectual faculties After the death of M. Exiem, his family, to whom he bequeathed this ball as ‘ souvenir of his campaigns, had it extracted by Dr. Bace, a Berlin surgeon, who performed the operation by means of trepanning, so that the ball remains surrounded by ring formed by part of the skull. The ball, on the side which touched the brain, is covered with a hard skin, and on the other side with a skin similar to that on the outside of the head. The brain had not been at all injured, nor was there any appear ance of any fracture in the skull near the spot where the ball had lodged. The medical men express their astonishment that a foreign sub stance could have remained so near the brain, without the intellect of the person being some what affected. Mr. Tovyexx, a European surgeon, has dis covered a means of supplying the defect in the organisation of the ears of deaf persons. He was led to this discovery by observing that in many cases, after syringing a diseased ear with tepid water, the hearing was sensibly restored for some minutes, and then Jost. This he found to be due to the closing up of the perforation in the tympanum by the bubble of the water.— Taking the hint, he found it possible to effect a temporary closure of the orifice, by applying a solution of gumacacia, and so keep up for a time the improvement in hearing. We publish the following letter, and have in our possession the unities of the six gentle men who formed the party alluded to. All we have to say is, the men are thinking, intelligent and sober citizens, who, under the peculiar char acter of this examination, could not have been deceived. Still, we have now opinion of our own to offer on the matter. *«Eniron Reresiic:—I desire to place before some “delver after principles” the following re lation, promising that the facts set forth, are verified by five of as intelligent and respectable gentlemen as we have tn our city, not one of them having been identified as a visitor, even as Davefront’s, and one of the five had never wit nessed as much as the every day matter of table lipping or rapping. A proposal having been made, by a couple of the above party of five, to Mr. Davenport, to al low his two sons, boys of some twelve and six teen years, to visit a selected room near the American Hotel, for the purpose of testing the so-called spiritual manifestations; and Mr. D. having accepted the proposition, an appoint ment was made for 10 o’clock on Tuesday morn ing last, at which hour then two boys were to present themselves and bring the instruments which are usually found on the table at Mr. D’s room—a guitar, accordion, small tea bell, and a large tin horn,or speaking trumpet. The boys were punctual to the time, and the room having been prepared, for darkening, by the aid of quilts, blankets, etc., the writer and the five gentlemen alluded to, with the two boys, sat up to the table in the center of the room. Inasmuch as I at relating what occurred, it may be proper to state I am not a believer in the new doctrine, and further, that I am allowed to give you, confidentially, the names of the gentlemen who took part in this examination. The table was too small for the entire party to sit at conveniently, so we drew up to one end of the same a smaller table, and placing under the larger one, on the floor, the guitar, accordi on, bell and trumpet, silently awaited the first demonstration which that room at least had ev er witnessed, of anything bordering upon the mysterious. The windows, at this stage of the proceedings, were completely darkened by the coverings we had nailed carefully up, but as this room open ed into another which was well lighted, and the door to the same being open, we could see to read large print. We had not sat over five minutes when we heard and felt movements about our feet, the instruments, all four, were being tumbled over, frequently again at our legs; first one gentleman, then another, felt this plainly, yet the boys and the balance about the table sat as still and immovable as statuary. Presently a sound was heard as if something had passed over the strings of the guitar, like a finger, or a stick, each string vibrating loudly. Then the accordion was touched, and the chords given. Then the bell was shaken. All this was done while we sat quiet, and without speaking, at the table. Finally the instruments were mo ved to the extreme length of the table, some six feet, at least, from where the two boys sat. The proposal then came to put all the instru ments on the table instead of under it , to close the door which had admitted the light, and to still sit round the table, but join hands—boys and all. This was done. The trumpet was then taken up, and a voice was heard speaking throw it, calling one of the party by name. The guit ar was also lifted from the table, and the strings touched powerfully , but nothing of the charac ter of a tune played. The bell was also rong, and the accordion drawn out, but no music of any character produced—merely the chords.— While all this was filling the air, the hands of the eight individuals were joined. It was then suggested that, one of our party sit at the table with the two boys, and take in each of his hands the two hands of each boy. We drew back to the extreme end of the room, which is perhaps about fourteen feet, the longest way. Immedi ately the four articles, trumpet, guitar, bell, and horn, were taken from the table, and carried around —a voice speaking from the horn inform ing us of the difficulty of effecting such mani festations when the electrical condition was un favorable. The guitar, bell, accordion and horn still gail ing above our heads, around the room. We were governed in our conclusions,as to the float ing of these articles in the air, by the ear only — the room being perfectly dark, but the twanging of the guitar string, and the tinkling of the bell now quite close to our faces, and now at the oth er end of the room, could not deceive us. In a short time the manifestations changed, the boys hands still held by one of our party, the three at the table. A hand gave each of us powerful blows, the trumpet was spoken through close to our ears. One of the gentlemen had his boots pulled off, bats were lifted from our heads and replaced, and finally the intelligence was asked if “he” or “it” could produce the phosphoric fire, seen sometimes it is said at Davenront’s. The reply was from “the voice,’ I will try. Soon the room was filled with beautiful floating sparks of the size of a shilling piece, often as large as a quarter of a dollar. This kind of light would resemble an immense fire-fly in its action, light ing up for a second and disappearing. The phe nomena continued, changing in its character, for ten minutes. The table raising and moving was then demonstrated, together with one or two manifestations of another character, which would seem to partake so much more of the unaccount able, witnessing them as we did. IT hesitate to write it. One of the party had in his pocket a couple of lozenges, a confectiounary compound, and asked this “voice” if it liked anything of the kind. Try me and see, was the reply. He agreed to put the two lozenges on the ex treme end of the table, the boys still held. In ,20 instant one of the lozenges was taken away, no person in the room touching them after they were placed on the table. In less than a minute more the remaining lozenge was put into the mouth of one of the boys, both having been held as before stated. Many other “feats” were done, and we got still,witnessing them, with out being able to explain the method by which that non made annt News and Other Paragraphs. The gross amount of the receipts of the New York post office,on account of the government, for the last two fiscal years, was $2,501,221 22. The aggregate vote this year is about 35,000 short of last year , more than 80,000 short of the Vote of 1852, and at least 100,000 short of a full vote. Rumors are rife about all kinds of projects put forward at Washington for the election of speaker of the House and other officers. “Ride and tie’? in the order of the day among the va rious factions. The canal board has decided to let out the repairs of the canals of the state by contract, to the lowest responsible bidder, except on those portions of the Erie canal which are not yet finished. An advertisement appears in the Louisville Courier with the cut of a negro on one side and that of a horse on the other. “These “animals” are offered for sale “on terms to suit purchasers,’ , and “can be seen at the stable on Sixth street.’ Jon Trier was accidentally made President of the United States; he accidentally met a handsome woman named Garpiver, and mar ried her; and it has just been accidentally dis covered that she has fallen heir to about $500, 000 left by a deceased relative in England. A letter written a year ago by Pope Pio No xo, addressed to the Archbishop and Bishops of this State, recommends the catholics in this country to establish a college in Rome for the purpose of educating priests for America. The ologist students from this country have usually been educated in the English college at Rome. A ladies’ league has been formed in Boston the members of which pledge themselves to use and wear home fabrics in preference to those of European manufacture, and invite their sex to form similar leagues in every town and county in the state. Some of the first ladies in the city are in the movement. Corn raised this season in Minnesota, about forty miles above St. Paul, is exhibited in Cin cinnati. It perfected its growth in three months, having been planted in the sod, after breaking, on the 20th of June, and harvested Sept. 20th, without having been in the least cultivated after planting. In Lysander, Onondaga county, the votes of fifteen naturalized citizens were excluded, be cause they did not produce their papers, though ready to swear in their votes. Willliams, who was elected by only nine majority, holds, there fore, a seat that may be contested; and the know nothing inspectors have done him no favor. Miss Rebecca Fareroton, an amiable young lady of Old Cambridge, having had a falling out with her lover, threw herself off the old Brighton bridge on Thursday. No sooner did she find herself in the water than the romance of drowning vanished and she cried for help but before any assistance could be rendered she sank to rise no more. To a case recently tried before the Circuit Court of the United States in Massachusetts Judge Curtis held that the acceptance of a pro posal for insurance is binding, even although not signed by either party, and that a parole agreement to insure is binding, the proposal be ing in writing. Agreement enforced: The insu rance in this case was $10,000 upon the ship Great Republic. It will be remembered that Judge Carver, a year ago was elected city judge in Brooklyn by a considerable majority, but the place was given to his antagonist, Jomnson, on the ground of mis spelled ballots. Jomnson declined to receive the office under such circumstances, and Cryer was appointed by the Common Council for one year. The matter has since been before the Supreme Court, where a judgment was rendered, a few days ago, in favor of the rights of Judge CuLyear. He now holds for six years. From motives of delicacy we withhold the name of the estimable single lady who inquired at the apothecary shop for a derrick. The clerk was sadly puzzled, until she explained that she had read in the papers how a derrick had been successful in the removal of piles, and she thought she should like to try one. The clerk was wick ed enough to direct her to a railroad contractor for the article, and maintained his gravity till the door closed behind her retreating form.— Whether the sufferer obtained relief is not known, but the clerk did incontinently. Dr. Jour S#ew,an eminent hydropathic prac titioner and author, died recently at oyster bay, of dyopsy, resulting from an enlarged and dis eased liver. It is said that he foretold that a post mortem examination of his own case would reveal a liver nearly twice the ordinary size. This derangement of his liver, he attributed to carelessness in the use of ingredients employed in taking daguerreotypes before his study of medicine. Dr. Snow has written more books on hydropathy, than any other practitioner in this country —more than all of them together. Although it was no secret that the King of Denmark had contracted a morganatic marriage with a williner of the name of Sonia Rasans szx, whom he has elevated to the rank of Coun tess Danner, yet the step has never been public ly or officially made known. It therefore caused great sensation when the King, at the Court and levee he held on, his birthday at the palace of Christian borg, on Copenhagen, caused her to be present, and presented to her the foreign ambas sadors, requesting the latter to notify his mar riage to their respective courts. On New Year’s day she is to be elevated to the rank of duchess. The law enacted at the last session of Con gress, requiring postage on letters to be prepaid, has now been in force over six months, and yet we see notices almost daily in the press, of let ters being dropped in the post office, without complying with the law. The consequences in such cases are, the letters fail of reaching their direction, and go to the Wead -letter office at Washington. . A little attention to this matter on the part of those who write letters and for get to pay the postage, might not only, at times, save much anxiety and trouble, but also relieve the employees of the office of no inconsiderable amount of useless labor. MUGY GAG PLUUUGCIL. An hour and a half having been consumed, we brought our investigations—if such a term can be used in this case—to a close,and sent the boys home, satisfied at least, that they had not had the means physically, of practising de ception upon us. The six witnesses, the writer included, lay claim to common sense,and the possession of ordinary powers of understanding,and were cer tainly not imposed upon by each other, and have no intention of practising upon the credulity of the readers of your journal. The facts are plac ed before the public, and the question comes up, What do all these unaccountable demonstra tions proceed from, and what will it lead to, if we endeavor to understand more about it? Is it best to drop a further insight into it, to leave it as it is, unexplained, or, continue to be mys tified. Your obedient servant, Tavrns. — One Wx. Kms, a few weeks ago, reached Jacksonville, NJ.,with eighteen slaves, to enable them, as he said, to visit some of their relatives in that place. The people of Jacksonville did not like it, being apprehensive that they would be left a charge upon the town. Whereupon Mr K. declared that this shall not be ; that, to pre vent it, he had expended $6,000 in purchasing them teams, wagons, dc, by which they can support themselves. One object, he says, in bringing them to Illinois was, that the children might receive an education, and also, in the event of his death, that they might not pass in to other hands ; for he says he would rather be come a slave himself than to have one of his old and faithful servants owned by a stranger. He declared himself a stern democrat and an old bachelor, which last he regrets, advising ev ery one to marry young. In conclusion, he says he has made ample provision for the slaves and will see that they do not want, win New Orleans lately, a man named Huxster has been sentenced to pay 2 fine of a thousand dollars, undergo an imprisonment of six months, and forfeit certain slaves whom he illegally sold in such a manner as to separate the mother from the child, contrary to the laws of Louisiana. Fatal Rauroap Acovent.—The engine, W. W. Corcoran, left Rochester with the afternoon express train on the Rochester and Niagara Falls road, on Thursday, and when about seven miles from Rochester, near the Gates station, was thrown from the track and down an embank ment some fifteen feet high, turning over twice in the descent, and causing the death of the en gineer and fireman. The tender followed the engine, and one baggage car was also thrown off. The latter were badly smashed. The coup ling between the baggage cars broke, and the re mainder of the train, in which were four or five passenger cars, remained on the track. It is supposed that the cause of the accident, was the breaking of a flange on the forward track. The train was going at the rate of 25 or 30 miles an hour when this accident, which could not have been foreseen, occurred. The engineer, Joan Wastox, was about 30 years of age, and leaves a family at the Falls. He had been on the road ever since it commenced business, and was not only an excellent engi neer, but personally a decided favorite with his associates. Wa. Becnanan, the fireman, was a young man, unmarried, and resided with his pa ranigin Rochester. He was the mainstay of his house. No serious wounds were observed upon the body of Wesos, but his back appear ed to be broken. Brenanan’s head was badly cut.
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