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A "Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Principles of Jefl'ersonian Democracy, and advocating tho side of Truth in every issue. fj l wa uuuarejor tit mtiiUino euoecrtp tiint reeeitttl (or a leu ueriud. Of" foper dietmtitiued unlit all arrearage! Vol. III. OREGON CITY, OREGON, JULY 25, 1 857. No. 15. are paia, unlet at tat upturn o tie publisher iiliu umor kiuus, cunc iu oiner, on wain uui.iv. TUB OKKCiOX AHCUS. rctLisnno nvtsv txruHUtx huu.msu, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. Uhlck U nifbll Editor of tht Anjut The Wky Timrt of the lltli inl. quote from the IliclimoiiJ (Va) Examiner the following assertion : "Tlit question it simply, whnt hull be the statut of the African uj(ro f 'Che Abolitionist insist that ho shall be enfran chised, elevated to sovereign citizenship, and admitted to mII (lie aocial, civil, and po. lilical roluliontof husband, father, brother, guardian, employer, fellow-workman, vo 4r, legislator, governor, juror. The South insist that, whatever may bo done with him at the North, within bit own borders, at least, ho shall be the inferior of the white man, debarred from citizenship, and continued at ilia servant and parasite of me wiute man." . The Wheeling (Va.) Intelligencer, apcuking of the Into triumph of the emtio cipaiioD purty in St. Louis, remarks: . " These elections do demonstrate thU (act beyond a cavil thut the teiitiineiit of the great mujuii'y of ilni people of thin union it irrevoniuiy opposed 10 llie exten tiou of slavi ry ; that they are determined, if overwhelming public sentiment can vail auything, another slave State ahull nut be admiiu-d into the Confederacy. And why art they to determined? It cauto they believe, mid nut only believe, but tee unci know ilat slavery u tin un .fuiligaUid curse to the toil that sustain ii. lhey know tin, because they co every free Stute outsi ripping every tliivn Siutr in all the element thut make it people pow erful trnil prosperous; because they aoe the people in one, educated nml thrifty, and in tho other, ignorant and lhrilih.; becuie lliey iiuvu lieroro their eye u Stale liao our own, ouce thu very Union iltelf iiliiio.iL in iniportitnce, in. day lukiuu ner riuik us u nmi rate power. If tho edhnr of the Timet endorses the senlittit-iits of the Examiner, for the Si u tun, will hedo to for the Territories? It the question here, v,hut shall Im the tlatut of the negro? Or it it, what shall bu the Welfare of Oregon Wo nrn gratili. d that he hut made the point at issue, one cinciirtiiii; the status uf thu negro, insleiid of the status of the patty whii.li he desires In represent. Ilitli eito he mid o'her lisv done what thev 'could to reproach the Republicans iih il,e churge of desiring to destroy ilie Demo criilio puny. Now he prnji'Vcs to show I ha I their it: 111 it to dciato ilm negro. .Ve re willing to accept thu issue. Wo miu illing to vole thut (he hundred 01 two liegrou in Un-im .shl! ke h-ft (uc to or luy, '0 lUa or fall, to bcc-ouio inl. Hi (,'eiltor iciiiuiii iniiriiiit, to hnve liiinilii t of their own or I i v withnui f.inrlies, aa they ideate, if for no other reason, at lon.-t for this, thut Oieg'Mi may iuvo ihu advan tage of a free Siatu. Wd tiro not patii otiu enough to wish to impoverish and tlarve ourselves for the suke of standing over a negro with our fool upon hi neck. If they have had that habit fo long ittVir ' giuiu tliat they wish to cntiliuue it, uniil (hat Stale becomes u tenth-rate power in ilie Union, we sincerely hope that the peo ple of Oregon will continue the opposite Imbit, of Using their feet to walk audi their hands to work, itx'.cud of (leading upon other people's neckt nr thrashing their lacks, that our Territory may perchance gain what Virginia lose by the operation. Let the editor of the Timet slick to the point, tho negro status, which is bo lumin ous to him now. Let tho Democracy and ull the people remember that he wishes us, .10,000 voters of Oregon, to be beticefoilh employed in keying down Mow tht white man the 150 ucgroes now here, and every atray one that may happen to come in. And, for this privilege, he wishes us to .barter away our projects of all that ad vance in population, wealth, and inlolli pence which has been realized by every I'm State. A. t ' For tht Argue. . Bethel, Polk Co., Or kgon, July 1, 1S37. J Ui Editor : At information dou'ntlest will be nought for by those wishing 10 im migrate to Oregon upon the subject of cWoolt ana M' prwabla facilities to ac quire a good cduci.n' 1 fal il to be it duty la pive you all the intW'maiion in my power, at least to far as our county is con cerned, leaving other counties to be report ed by persons living in them. To an en lightened community of emigrants, satis, factory ' information upon this tuhject 'would I presume go farther in determin ing their direction than any oliier One sin gle advantage commonly found in Oregon. In fjct, all intelligent men look ujon the proper education of lh riting generation at the great business of their livet; and be who refute to give hit influence and aa much of hit means n possible to aid in this common buine of life, will be called , mitanthroie, and he who would seek U build up a school by directly or indirectly pa'liug down oihe.ru, aud thereby prevetil ,ing geoeral and universal education only to far at can be obtained at Lit owu school, it only half converted to the cauaa of ed ucation, and can only feel ita importance 'through aelfUh motivet. In oik we bat at this time four perma. number of well conducted distric nchojk The first I will mention ia Salt Creek Academy, tilaated on the south bank of the t'reom bearing thut namo two mile below where it rushet from the mountain and enters, a btautiful farming country known as James Uiggs' neighborhood. The bouse ia w! situa'ed for convenience, and it beautifully and subsiantinlly built, and well furnished inside, and all enclosed with a good plank fence, livery thing may here be found to make life a blessing, and the means of instruction are abundant I do not know what class-book t aro used, but, from my acquaintance with the pros ent very competent .teacher, Mr. John Praxier, I have no doubt the best selections are made. The precise number of schol art I am not nble to give, but from the in terett taken by the people of the vicinity, I would suppose the school to be well at tended. Six miles south of Salt Cieok school we come to Dal his, which is the seal of jus tice for I'olk county. Here tho cnUrprU ing citizens have built on the south batik of the Uickreall (a very beautiful stream gushing from the mountains aud passing through a fine and beautiful section of our county, and passing by Eol.t it empties its waters into the Willamette) a vory sub. Hia filial frame building two stories high, 20 by Ji8 feel. In tho lower story are two rooms, one 20 by 30, the other 20 by 20, which aro separated by a ball eight feel wide. Tho larger room ia well finished, having been ceiled and painted, and filled tip with four rows of desks unci scuts, with aislrs hetwefn. The other room blow mii'I al-o tho-e above ore unfinished, but il is 'he intention of the triMees to complete thrm whenever the wants of the fchool demand il. The following named books are used in ihu school al present : Sander' Setiesof Header, Wcbater't Klcmeiitary Spelling Rook, llnllioin,' Grammar, Sniilli' do, Privies' Arithmetic, Thompson's do, Mental and I'mc'icul, Moi.leiti.'n (Jeogra pl.y, I'riniary and Youths' Manual, Daties' Algebra. Tim average ntiend.mce the prer.ent term has been about 43 cho!ur. The present teacher, Mr. A.J. Leach, comes to our county highly recommended, nml, from his genilemaidy njipenranco and kindness of manners, wo have nu ht-si- inicy in believing that Dallas Academy wiil Houri-h uiider supervision. I un hirstaml ihu Legislature griinteil a lib-rtil charte r some two yeats since, and in the I and-, of jurliciout din clois the school imiAt prove a great benefit to our citizens. For situation of locution, Rickrndl Acad emy, together wilii tho surround tig coun try, I presume cannot be surpassed by any place in Oregon. Above and midway from Dallas to Luck- iinuie we find Monmouth University beau tifully situated on a tine undulating prairie, surrounded by a rich country, and settled by enterprising people, who tnako educn lion ono of the lending pursuits iu life. Here iho citizeus have a very commodious house, well finished, sufficiently lingo for present purposes, with everything neces sary for the present wants of the commu nity. I am not informed how large their present house is, but understand they have it in contemplation to build a very splen did house before a great while amply suffi cient for the wauts of the growing com munity around them. I learn the trustees of this institution have a liberal charter, and it is the intention to make it a school worthy of our fine country aud the beau tiful situation il occupies. The present lr""r''irr ir Mr. Marion Mulky, a young man of fine promise, and, I presume, well qualified to tuke charge of the school. From personal acquaintance with him, I can most cheerfully recommend him to the favorable consideration of an enlightened community. A school in his hands I think must not only prosper but be a blersing to the people, l'resent number of scholars about 35. I learn from reliable sources that the friends of education have erected a house of suitable size near Harrison Lin villa', wilh a view to make a permanent school. In the north-east corner of Polk county stands Bethel Institute, situated one Ltilf mile front tk range of oak bills running ndrih and south, on a very handsome, smooth prairiev This location ia in the midst of a fine rich section of our county. Bethel Institute it a fine large two-slory frsmo building, almost entirely finished, and well ventilated, having some foriy seven large glass windows. This school alto hat liberal charter. The building wot mostly built by the (iligene of i t vi cinity, aud now hot an Income from ihe sale of lands belonging lo it of aom f 500 or 9300, with a considerable portion of unold lands, which when sold will aug ment the annua) interest to tome 91,200, to be used in defraying the expense of ID ilion. It ia also the settled policy of thia institution, by an act of the board of trus tee, to educate all orphan and indigeat penetit whs are vft abb to tiaetH them selves ; and lo cart v out this policy a chii mitico was instituted whose duty it it to make, upon application, the necessary in quiries, and, when found to bo satisfactory, lo give to such person a certificate to the professor or teacher, whoso duly it is to make ne charge, Jcu. It it also contem plated to donate to young person who wish to settle alone for the take of Ihe school, and are not In such circumstances to board nt the common boarding-houses, a sufficient quantity of land for bouso and garden, free from nny charge. The trustee are making arrangements with a very eminent classical scholar lo lake charge of the col legiate department, which is expected to open the firt-t Monday in September. The primary department is and hns been under tho control of Mr. T. R. Harrison, with several a-sisiants. Mr. II.' experience as a teacher eminently quolifiet him for that sitition, as well as hi indefatigable exer tion in the management of his school, gives to him a name ranking with thu first order of teacher. The books used in the primary department I believe are the same used in Rickreall Academy. The number in attendance I am told this summer is about 80, many having to leave a soon u the good weather scis in, who expect to return after harvest; the number ruteriug lust fall being largely ovur 100. I will say that any information desired upon any subject connected with the above tunned schools, or with the price of lam! in our county, will bo furnished wi'h pleas tire by making application lo O.O. Rubnf.tt. laleretUns littler from Judge IHammond Iltu (stale or Affairs U tttli. Chicago, 111., Monduy, May 4, 1 857. To the Editor of the Kew York Daily Timet: Slit: A valued fiien ! of mine has just presented me an extract of a communication from Ferainotz l.ittl.-, of Great Salt Lake City, which inuilu its appearance in some one of ihe New York pjpers iu which litis hih functionary of Mormiiiiin, this E. Icrof the Ltit'er Days, this member of thu 'quorum" of the '' seveli'ies," this spiiit. ual brotlier-iii luw of Gov. llrigliHin Young, this tool, agent nml ahctior, in e l!ack't crimes ilmt the malignant heart of men can conceive, has had the church duty lo perforin in denying tho til- 1 gations in my communications to Altor-ney-Generiil lihuk. Iu ihu first place he a-iserta that Ihe books and record were not destroyed. I assert that they were, that Mr. Utile well knew it at the lime of that black oiitrege, and thai in his capacity of Elder ho sat in judgment on certain mem hers of l ho Church and cut them oil, for tho reason thai they expressed a degree of dissiitifaction ut thai high-handed out rage of tho High Priesthood of Mormon ism. Again he asserts that nt tho time that ho left Salt Lake there were no persons in the Penitentiary of Utah savn three Indians, who were competed hi A. D. 1854. This, I assert, is a gratuitous and unmiti. gated falsehood, mid wcll-knovvn by Mr. Little; and that there were at least four young men in the Utah Penitentiary who were tried and convicted before Elias Smith the Probate Justice of Great Salt Luke City and County, in March, A. D. 1856, nnd severally sentenced for fourteen, six teen and eighteen months; and that, loo, without those men having committed any criminal net known to the law books save the Mormon I'riesthood, and that they were in ihe Penitentiary when he left Salt Lake City, nnd that he knew that fact. Again : I assert that a man by the name of Lewis was tried and convicted before George Peacock, Probate Judge of Manti Coumy, in Dec. last, of assault and bat tery, and put in the Penitentiary of Utah for five years' lime, and that before he was incarcerated in the prison thai he wa cas trated by a Mormon mob, all of which Mr. Little well knew and no doubt had un ac tive hand in this bloody outrage. Again, he asserts that ho never heard anything of tins murder of the dumb boy, Whitehouse, by the English Doctor nam ed Baker. assert that Mr. Little's con- nrction with that band of Church licensed pirates and murderers well known as Dan itrt or Destroying Angels, is inch as lo keephitn fully and promptly posted in all the nefarious ads of ihe Chutch, and in (hit rase In particular, that he well knew that Baker was tried and should have been hung fur one of the most brutal murders ever committed by the hand of man ; thai the Juror did find him ;Uilty of murder In the second drgree, and that be, linker, was sentenced lo the Peniientiary for ten! year; wa started lo the Penitentiary in care of Deputy Marshal Anton Call, on Wednesday, and was prompily pardoned by Gov. Yoany without ever seeing thej inside of the Penitentiary, b-fire the fol lowing Sunday; thai Hotea Stout and John Bair wer the lawyers wbo defended 1 Baker, and that Joseph A. Krlting wa the I counsel for the Government on tb trial ; tilt Lewi B.ir, Wo, Siewm, APtn 1 lluksel, (jeorgu Cailir, John Cavir, Chas. Price, Juremiuh Hatc h, John Maiigum, Warren Snow, Win. Il.ihlcn, and Orvillo Cox wero the Juror who tried the case. Again, Mr. LUilo usorts that tho mur der of Col. Dubuilt, on tho Plains, last Fall, it all fancy, Ac. Mr. Editor, I wish it was so; that Col. Babbitt was a bad man nnd a murderer, no man will deny, nei ther did I expect Mr. Lililo and hi nume rous licensed cooiljulor in crime to ac knowledge that lhey had murdered Dub. bill and Sutherland, while on the way lo tho " peaceful valley of the mountains ;" but, Sir, it is the base and cruel act, the mann'r in which it was done, of which 1 compluin. If Dubbitt w as worthy of death, let him bo tried by a constitutional jury of his country, nnd not by a self-constituted court, known as ihe Melchicdec Piicsl hood, or higher law of a Church whose code stained wilh the blood of countless scores. Babbitt hud been in and out of the Church, as occasion seemed to require, for nearly twenty years, and at times, when under the influence of liquor, told tnnny solemn liutha on the subject and design of Mormonism, among which wero the secret oaths administered to the malo members of the Church when taking their entlow. inent degrees, nil of which are pregnant with treasonable designs; nnd for this overt act the poor nnfortutinlo fellow lost hit life, in strict obedience to tho absolute law of Ihe Chitrch,a.ot which Mr. Lilile well know. In connection wilh this communication 1 send you un affidavit muda by tliram A. Watson, now a resident of the city of Chicago, and n gentleman who enjoy the confidence, of all who know him (stive the Mormons ;) and at Mr Watson has been a minister of this Church, and was honest enough to leave it nftet losing several thousund dollars worth of piopeity, I fancy that his statements will bo taken for far more real worth than the man who is still in the meshes of the Church, who is still the pliant, willing and obedient tool of the Church, whose duty it is not only to say openly that I lie charges against tho Mor mons tiro untrue, but it is tcsdtity to go in. to Court and swear that they are false and untrue, which Im would assuredly do. Dut, Sir, why is il that ull ihe appoint ees under both Fillmore and Pierce's Ad niinitralion so nicely agree as to the dis loyalty of tho Mormons, anJ their open and secret rebellion lo tho laws and in structions of tha country? Doc not the universal language of all these men agree in this slate of facts t Ccrtuinly, Sir, no ma:i will have tho presumption or igno. runce to luku any other view of the sub ject. I hen you must concludo that these men tell thu simple truth as fur as they go, or that lhey have all joined together as en emies lo Ihe truth. Tear up the graves of a Shaver, a Har ris, and of Babbitt; cull together all tho judges, secretaries ami Indian agents, who have not been tinder the baneful influence of Mormonism, and in one universal tongue will lliuy reilerulo the same a'taio of stubborn fucte which constitute now a rec ord that will yet agitato this happy coun try from crnlro to circumference. The American people, thank heaven, are kind and benevolent lo a fault ; hence, Sir, those aruh-truitor arc relying on that benevo lence ; and nhilo the parent Government deals wilh this Territory as a rude child, in loose kindness, cveiy effort is being mado to bring into that Territory a class of igno rant aliens from foreign countries to build up an independent republic in the midst of the most beautiful republican form of Gov ernment that civilized man ever beheld, and afior ages will yet point to America as a stench iu the nostrils of all refined nnd civilized countries, unless a firm and speedy step is taken to suppress that spirit of or ganized hostility to our common country ; and I, for our, Sir, confess that I have but little hope of sening thia question fairly and prompily met by this Administration ; bu; it will be met in the pulpit and on the rostrum, by politicians in after years, as a siepping-stone to political preferment, which should certainly be avoided; but III it ! Kespectfully, yours, W. W. Dct'.MMOND. Ma. Watjon's Affidavit. The follow- ing is the alliidavit referred lo ia Judge Druiiimond's letter : Slate of JlUnoit, County of Cook, is. Hiram A. Walsoii bin first duly sworn on oath, says that he in well acquainted wtih terainorx Little of Ureal bh Lake City, in Utah Territory ; that thi aflinul was once a member of the Church of Jesut Christ of Latter-Day Saint (com. monly called Mormons), and lived in Great Salt Like City for netr thre years, during which time he took three endowment do. tree in the Church, and that he knowt from the order and secret organization in ih Mormon Church that Mr. Lit tic, as well at all other male members of the Church of 0m time degree end standing in the Church, have taken auch oath and obligations at to bind I turn lo open hostiliy to the torra of Oovernment in tht United Scat-; tfcat ha ! aojn.fnt3 with Jaip W. W, Driimmoiid, lalea Judge in L'lah Territory, hus r'a.l his letter cf tetigna lion in ollic", and ihat from what he know of Mormonitiil, he enn fully vouch for much that Judge . Drunimond charged Against the Mormon in hit letter ol res ignation, and thut from whnt hu hat heard finm rcliublo information ho believe the whole to be Irua ; that lit Icnnws Feramorx Lin! lo be worthy of drulk under tht laws of the country, uud ihat said Lilile is bound by his oath to the Mormon Priest hood lo contradict the chaiges and state ments of Judge Drummoiid, ns well at nil other Federal officers, relative to Mormon ism, be lhey ever to true, or forfeit hit lifo to the linuds ot Mormon assassins Tor fail ing to contradict ihe tiutemeni of Gentiles, nnd that said Little has often aided nnd b. telin the commission of murders at tho request of his brother-in-law, lirigham Young, and that it is a pan of the Church duly, of the whole Church, to murder and put out of the way all who may question ihe authority of the Church, or disobey the will of Brigham Young; and that the secret organization of the Church it ono of determined hatred to the American peo ple, and particularly to the Constitution and laws of tho United Stairs ; nnd that Mormonism teaches its Church members neither to obey uor respect any man in of lice or authority under the law of the United Slates or nny of then), unless that oflicci be a Mormon ; and thai he is bound In execute the will of the Church, and dis obey the luw of the land, or loso his life, according to ihe law of tho Mormon Church, and further thi deponent auiih not. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 29ih day of April, 1S57. II. A. WATSON. W. L. Ciiuucn, Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Oua Relations witii China. Since our treaty with China in 1844, the moat amicable rulutions have existed between the United Statet utul China. Nothing has occurred seriously to disturb the fi wild ly relations which thai treaty was intend ed to secure. China is our friend, and we are her. It is for the interest of loth that these ntuicuMo relations should con tinue. Great Britain and China have ful fil upon difficulties, and actual war, though of n local and limited character, exists between them. France and China are at variance. Both Great Biitniu and Franco have views concerning their re lations with the Chinese, aud the object which they wish to accomplish. Our government exprcssoi no ofliciul cp'nion upon the points of difference involved, or tho lights and duties of cither. Wo are neither the guardian nor surety of either. Whou solicited to join with England and France in bulligerent efforts lo bring Chi na to certain terms, cur government wiso ly declined doing so, leaving those inter ested to pursue such courta aslLuy deem ed proper. Although this policy has not met the full approval of the English presj, it has been highly satisfactory to ours and to tho American people. It gives us great pleasure lo tec that, without exception, ihu American press has sustained the view ami courso of tho administration. Better evidence, tha its policy was right and its action proper could not be desired, lis course has been in accordanco with coin mou tense, honor and justice, and conse quently the people approve. Should ChS na trcsposs upon our rights, uud treat us in a manner unworthy of our peaceful and ntnicallu relations, we mny expect our government will pursue a course calculat ed to vindicate our rights and preserve our national honor. Washington Union. Brand ; itj Manufacture. Tho fol lowing account, from the Toronto Colonist, of the death of a man fiem lusting a poison used in manufacturing Brandy fro.n raw spirit conveys its own moral : At nliout 1 1 o'clock, Thursday morn ing, a clerk in the employ of Mr. Wright, liquor manufacturer, al Uruiiiplon, left lint store for the purposn of manufacturing n quantity of brandy from raw spirits, lie look with htm a preparation used for this purpose by sohio called essence of bran dy. The preparation was placud on the table in the warehouse; nnd the decerned (Mr. Morris) ufter preparing n portion of the liquor, returned to the store, and touk a glussof ule with some friends from Tor. onto. He had scarcely returned to his former occupation more than five minutes, before the porter ran into the store in great alarm, exclaiming, " Mr. Morris has been lasting the essence of brandy, nnd It ha killed liiin." On those prefiil running to tho spot, it was found thai I ho report was too true ; the sufferer had iuadve't nily la-ted a few dropi of tho drug, which ia nearly allied lo prtissiu acid, au instant death was tha consequence. Tub Clekov and Tubatkicals. The religious community in bo h New York and Bos'on has recently been startled by the appearance of two distinguished clergy men before large a'udiencf in defence of theatrical amusements. In New York city, Rev. Dr. Bellows dulivered before a large audience, cornpottd of inembort of tho theatrical profession and others, an ad mirable discourso, not in vindication ofthe stage, at il now it, but as il may become, when purified and elevated with play of higher character and pit) en of purer morals a wholesome touroe from whence an active ini vrorked ple rsay. rivo that recreation which is profUlio and urcetsary. He consider the ttnge u an i .t i ...I-..L .....il n...:..i. existing lllsiiiuiion, which mm hi iiuuiisii whvlhor good people appiovo it or not, and ho argif that it ia bettor for good people to interest ihciv.H'lu'1 iu the drama and improve il, than drcry it, givo it over to vicious control and peimil it to remain nn jt.il institution, when il i fossiblo lo cmi- vert il into a good ore. Iu Boston, on Wednesday last, Rev. Mr. I Lie, a Congregational clergyman, deliver ed a discourse upon tho tamo topic, tuking much the sumo lino of argument at Dr. Bellows. This is a delicato tubject fur a clergyman to hand!, for in Lis first sti p he it beset by a scoro of popular object ions, and hedged about with tho prejtidicra which confine the iistfuluest of hi voce. lion, but no pcrton can read either of the abote named discourses, without recog nizing much that ia forcible and true, anil Dcinr convince! tnai ti.ey nno been wrillea with cutire sincerity of pur pose. We note them as an imporlaul in cident In our duily history. Bekr Drixki.nq. Porhapt it may bo looked upon at out of place in these intel lectual times, lo warn people against the growing vice of bee r-d tin king. With nn increase of customers and no correspond ing growth of hops, there must bo strnnge drugs introduced into tlo nnd beer. Tho fuddling propoilies of Coculut Indictis and alots, are represented lo en tor largely in to the composition of tome of thestj bever ages. The tiftct is to atupify the individ ual, destroy his appetite, and in some in stances, when the halit of beer-drinking is confirmed, to produce a kind of chronio looseness of the bowels which is charged to nil causes but tho right one. Let tho leer alone. Medical World. . . j Tuts Cap of Silence. Tho lliug of Na. pies has introduced a nw luxury inlo Lit prison discipline. Il is culled n cap of si- lenco (evjia diiilcn:iv), end both fur tho particular purpose for which it is ostensibly applied, and as nn instrument of torturo ganerully, il may, perhaps, bo considered superior in rcfiucmcnt to the crlcbratud "iron mask." The inventor is duo to thegnnim cf Signor Baiona, Inspector of Polico al 1'ulcrmo, and it appear to havo been so highly approved by tho King that he immediately decorated the tulonlcd and, philanthropic gentleman with the order of Francis I. Tho cap consists of n circular band of steel, pnssiug round the head just above the ry with a somlciivtt'ar band of tho tuma material connecting it over the top of tho head fionienr lo cur ; attached lo ibis su perstructure is a chin strap of steel wire, growing broader towards the bottom, so ns to con lino the lower jaw completely, and make it utterly impossible! to nrliculato when the lands on the head are properly scruwidup; and lo complete the adjust ment I hero is n strap of Icuthrr with a buckle attached to tho chin strap, which pluses round the, back of the neck, just bo low the enrs, nml keeps tho latter firm iu its place. It is said that the first experi ment mudo with this novel instrument cf torturo were on two persons culled Lo lio and Do Medici, nnd that the former suffer ed so much from it that hu remained sense lea for soma time, und a gaoler, who suw him, believing iho man lo bo dying, ruu und fetched a doctor tmd n priest without linking Signer Buiouu' permission. Vi'hcti iho doctor aud priest arrived Signer Haiona consetilod to allow tha enp lo bo removed from tho unfortunate piioncr, who was ul length restored to life, uftcr a copious bleeding and other remedies; but ho or dered u punishment of 15 blows of a stick to tho gaoler, in order to check his over zealous charity in fuluro. OCT Tha I'riiiisylvuiiiu legislature has granted a divorce in a case whero the con tracting parties got married, thinking it an excellent joke. It strikes ut that the casct which most requiro relief from tho law, it where the tnuirbgs turns out to be " no joLo-" Tuhkisu FiNiMcir.niNC. A cuiiou in stance of how some thingt are m:ma'cd in Turkey baa just occurred. To roliovo tuffuiings of tho irihuLitiinl of 111. odes, victim of nn earthquake) and of the lerri bio explosion of a largo quantity of gun powdur, the Sultan sent thorn a present of -103,01)0 piastres. In passing from hand to hand this sum was to reduced that only 18,000 reached the Island, and this sum. wst handed lo the primate to buy their scilsnce, to that the sufferers got Eothing nt all. t-iT Lay jour carpet on good long straw which is easy to the foot when walking on it, preserves the carpet mora than tuico as long by acting as a fiiicrcr lo let tha tanJ to the floor, and keeps the carpet fra from dust, which it not the case if laid on, the naked floor or, what is no belter, on paper, which appear to be an invention of tha earpet dealer a! uph4;tr;?rt',