The Kalida Venture, 1854-12-22

. v- i tion. V ,:tt .; -. ' vl .' i ,.. ;'. The following liisiory of Willian Bjd Bjd-croft.'in - croft.'in Bjd-croft.'in I lie days ef ihe Revolution may bo read by acme with titiafactian, and ii worthy to be kepi in remernberence inong (lie noble deedn of ihoeo limes. It was telated many yenra since ly Mr. Bancroft, a alight notice of which it in Gordon's History of (he Revolution-. 1 ' When on a tour to ihe West, I met with the Rubject of litis treaties at New York. The grateful remembrance bl the soldiers of the Revolntion by out country brccme rhe suHi-ct of conversation. ' Afier there had been an inteTchsnga of opinion among us, Mr. Bancroft observ observed - ed observed that he hid applied to Congress for a pension, but tt.wing to ihe circumetnnoe (hat bis name was siricken off the roll be fore tie bad served uine months, to serve General Washington in a more liezird liezird-out - out liezird-out relation, he could not obtain it; though he thought his circumstances and hi claim for consideration were at great s any soldier's. He then related the following history of Jus life: ' " 4,I wa born at Woburn, north of Bos Boston. - ton. Boston. 1 enlisted in the army at a soldier for three years. I studiously endeavor endeavored - ed endeavored to understand rr.y duty In my relation, and thought 1 was a proficient at least as much so as other soldiers'.' One dny, immediately afier ' Wellington's arrival at Brooklyn,! whs detauhcd.liy.t'he officer or the dny, among the guard. It so hap happened - pened happened that 1 was placed as a sentinel be before - fore before the General's quarters at 9 o'clock. About 10 o'clock the General's carriage drove up, which I knew as a soldier,' but not as a sentinel. I hailed the driver ; "Who comes there!" ' ' lie answered, '.General Washington. "Who is General Washington?" ' i : He replied, "The Commander of Ihe American Army.'" ; ' 1 'I don't know him. Advance and give the counter-sign.'' " 7 ' ' : " ' Th rfriver, put his head within the carriage, and then came back and gave the counter-sign. '. ''' r;'s ': ;;; 1'' "' "The countersign is right," I replied; "General Washington can now pass." ? ' The next morning the officer of tho day came to me and said,"General Wash Washington - ington Washington has commanded me to notify you to appear at this quartets' precisely At 2 o'clock." ' ' V'- iyi-- i-iWhai doetJie want nf mel"--. v- V "I ditiW know," replied the'rfficer.' ; V In obrtlionce to his order, I went" lo his quarters at the time appointed; but my mirid was greatly harraased 1o know whether I hud discharged my duty a a-right - right a-right the niglil 'previous;'"'! gave-the alarm at the door, nud ft' servant ap appeared." - peared." appeared." ' . The servant made the 'report, and im immediately - mediately immediately bade me come in, and con conducted - ducted conducted me Ip the General's room, i .When I entered he addressed me: ... 'Are you the sentinel (hit stood at my door si 9 o'clock last night?1' , f "Yep, sir; and I endeevicred todbmy dutv.". V '.' " ' " .-."I wish all my. army understood, it as well as ynu do," said the Lreneraj.! luis relieved the burden of my mind. .' The General then continued, "can you keep a secret." '' .... , .... I'Ican try.".,.,. s-.'. ' '.'''.. . 'A'e you willing to have your name struck from the roll of the army, and en engage - gage engage in a secret service at the hazard of your )ifp, for which I promise you forty dollars a menUi? ', . ; ; "I am. willing to serve my country in any way you may think best," ' . 'Cu here at precisely 7 o'clock this evening, and ! will give you furlber... in-ttroctlo.?!-4---'.'s,..'.-:j , ' ff I then retired,and precisely at 7 o'clock I returned. ' The General presented me with a sealed letter, without any super scripiion. lie asked me if I had ever been ton Roxburv Heights, I told . him I had, and al his request I described the level ground on the top.,! He gave me the counter-sign least I 'should net be able to return . before the sentinels re received - ceived received it; directed me to converse with no one on the way, and if I should ob serve any person on tne roaa who appear appeared - ed appeared lo notice me particularly, not to go on to ihe Heiehta until lie was out 01 sight And when I had ascended the Heights. I must look around carefully , and if I discovered anv person I must keep at a distance from him, and suffer no one tu -take . me. If - everything appeared quiet, I must bo to Ihe west of the plain, where I should see a flat rock, which I could raise with one hand and a -round stone about four feet from ll. I must take the round stone and place it under the edge of Ihe flat rock, which would raise il enough to put my band under. - "You must then feel under Ihe rock, ' said the General, "till you fii.d a second hollow: if there fa a letter id it. bring n to me, and put this In Ihe same place." ' Having received my instructions, I made tny way for. the Height, and noth nothing - ing nothing occurred worthy of note, except that I found the rock and the atone described, and in the hollow a sealed letter, without an iuwrscriolion. I then adjusted the rock and rtlaeed Ihe stcne as I found it I feiowed te the Generel't quarter and

The Baltimore plklfcrm of. iho. Demo4 cracy, deCUreti . , "Thai" evsry 'Ulempt to abridge the existing privileges enjoyed by foreigners, ought bt resisted with the same spirit which swept the alien and sedition laws from Ihe statute boo!t." - - - - But the Washington " Union,'tiM Na tional organ of ihs same party, now says: "'"Naturalized citizens ought to tee, in the immense increase of foreign emigra emigration - tion emigration within the last few year, legitimate reasons for an earnest - investigation by native citizens of the probable influence of this increase of foreign population up upon - on upon our institutions. Thil it a fair tod legiiirante subject (ox discussion, and if ?. I. .1 ! .1 . . 11 suau resuu in ina couvicnon mat our naluraliztlion, laws are defective,' and require 10 be amended and reformed, Ibe naturalized citizens ought neither lo be surprised nor to complain," ' ' With respect lo tb!t "immense in crease" of foreigners, let us look at a few figures; , ; : ., , . 1 be statistics of immigration show that from 1820 to 1st January, 1853, Inclu sive, for 32 years and more, 3,204,848 foreigners arrived in tho United States. at the average rale of 100,151 per an num: that the number of persons of foreign birih now in Iho TJittteil States is 2,210,839; that the number Of natives whites,' $ 17,737,578, and of persons whose nativity it "unknowul is 39,154. (Query: by ihe. by,. What will "Arnote nothings'1 do' with ihe "unnowif") "The number of natives lo persons of foreign birth in Ihe United Stales it as 8 to 1, and Ihe most of the latter, of course, are nadrral&ei. ;.!;: i '.tv.y i 'J '. Aeain-: Tho-churches of the United Slates provide accommodations for 14, 14,-234,825 - 234,825 14,-234,825 votaries; "the Roman Catholics for bat (567,823; the number of votaries in the Protestant to the -number in the Roman Catholic in the United States is as 21 to 1, ; f;! ,-'. ;r ' " The number of churches in the United Sihles is 38,051;' of Catholic churches 1,221 more than 31 to 1 arp Protestant. , The whole value of -church property in the United Slsles.is' $87,328,801, of Catholic church properly is $9(2j0,758, or a 10 I. . . ; . ' ,'. " lit the United- Stales there1 are four Protestant sects, either of which is larger than the Caiholicsr. r;"-; '!;"::; ? " The Bapiisis provide accommo- . " 1 ; " ' daiions for...-i.--."--?.3.247,029 The Methodists .for.i....-'4,343,579 The Presbytelrians for 2,079,(590 The Congregationolists for 801,835 Aggregate of four Ptotestanl Sect8-v";;- --v-'v-'",-" The Cathqlics for Majority1 for only four1 Pro Pro-leslaut - leslaut Pro-leslaut sects- 10,472,073 , 067,823 9,804,250 :!r 613,598 Add the Episcopalians for Majorlly of only fivo Protest- J I ant sects ....... ;,.i.-.....".10,447 ,848 Thus natives, are to pertons of foreign birlb , ..... ; .'-..P' .. " In tie United Stales, as 8 to 1 ' - The Protestant church accommoda tions are to ihe Catholic'' ' ' In the Uni'ed States, as ---21to 1 . , The number of Proiestant churches is to the number of Catholics'- ' In the United States, as-. -31 to 1 ' . . The value of Protestant church pro perly in the United Stales is te the value of Catholic church property as--V to 1 - There are four Protestant sects', each of which is larger than the Uatholic, in the United States, and tho aggregate ' of which exceeds the Uatholic by a majori ty of $,804,250 votaries, and adding one sect similer, by a majority ol 1U,447,04 From these figures, we acknowledge we do not tee any such case of alarm on account of foreign influence, "either , in church or State, as should lead to a pro scriptiork of forbiguers, of change in tho naturalization law, or more - especially, ahould lead lo t deviation from that most democratic of all modern productions, got up amid much tribulation and anxiety, for the purpose of cementing together this glorious Union, and electing' Gen- Pierce President. We mean, of course, the Baitimorb Piattobm. ' - The miracle of ihe appearance of the virgin to two children at La Saletlo, an Italian village, after having drawn crowds of oilenms lo tie church there, lor two years paat, bss at length been declared apoc rvpliel.by Ihe ecclesiastics, and the extraordinary devotions (hat have, grown out of il whoDy unavailing. ' , ! : : Iu Paris there are. annually consumed 1 ,600,000 kid and lamb skins, for fabri cation into gloves, in Brussels, 806,0 JO; in Grenoble, 80.0UO; in Amoney; 3,V!UU,- 000; making a total within theio four cities Of 6,400,000. . To work this into gloves requires, 12,800,000 eggs, at an annual expense of 630,000 frauces.i J Abraham Ackerman, clerk p f iheObio Lif and Trust Company,, has been at attested - tested attested in New York for swindling from the company $5,600. , -a .y-M

went 10 make Ibe discovery, nut saw. do one. This I told the General on my re turn. He raprimended me for tny pre? aumption. Ho said 1 . "They might have sprung out and ta taken - ken taken you, ' Never do the like again." When I relumed ihe next evening, he gave me stricter charge lhaa before. There was nothing occurred till ( as ascended - cended ascended the Heights; I then plainly saw three persons dodge behind the savins. I hesitated what-to do. I placed my hend to tho ground in order to obtain a clearer view of the cpposiie aide. , (0 art instant three men rushed from behind tho savins, on the other side, in full, run to take me. I rose and run with ell my speed. . No Grecian, In their celebrated games, exerted himself more than I did. I found one of Ihe three was near a match for me. - ; When 1 came to the sentinel, bo was not more than six rods from me. . I gave the counter-sign without much ceremony. The senfinel then bailed my pursuer, who turned upon his heels an4 fled. , I went to the General's quarters, and on present presenting - ing presenting this letter I said: 1 ' ' - '''' "Here is" Ihe leticryou gitvome,"and (hen related 1he above lo him. ' , : ' ' He told tnv) 1 might retire,) and need hot call on him egain until he should giyo me notice; lie strictly charged me when in company or in camp id make myadf a slrnngtr to the movements of fr'ends or foes; not (o enter into any 'dispute about the war or the army, but always to ba an enquirer." ' r . ii , ' : - In about a week the Goneial sent for me, and I repaired to his qiirtrters at the usual hour.- He inquired of me if! was ever dowr. nrl what : was then , called Cambridgi Nock. " ! told him I bad been (here twice. ' He rheu handed mo a let let-te'r - te'r let-te'r as usual, and said: V't.f ; 5-r ' , l'Gu 10 i!u3 lowjK house nd anter Ihe front door, mA wheir yoo enter tho ootrv , if (hero be more then one person present, sit down and make yourself -a-' stranger! when all have gone nut of Hie room but one, then got up and walk across the room repeatedly; after you have passed and re repassed, - passed, repassed, lie will, take a letter out: of his pwk ,l and present it to you, and as he is doing (his you muet take a letter our of your pocket And present it to .him,- 1 charge you not to speak a word Mo .him on th" peril of your life,-Il it important yon observe this." I went to tho house, art v0n, entering (ho room but one man was found in, and he wai a tho corner of tho .room. II rose . al mv eutraiice, My travel was immediately, and eyeing him attentively At the third passirg he put hit hand into h s pockel, took out a letter, and extend' ed it towards me, -when my . ibti.jr- was taken out and extended towards liim. With Ihe other hand he took tny letter, and the tamo was done by -hip.,,, 1 ( then retired with a bow, .and returned to the General. . We two could recognize each other, though we were not allowed to sueak.. This mode of communication continued for some time.';.. tt-X : One evening as this man was present Ino hie letter, he. whispered! to me : ,'; "Tell Genera! Washington Iho; British are cominii out on Ibe Neck to morrow morning at 2 o'clock.",; u. )' ? . When Ihe levier was delivered to Gen era! Washington, 1 addressed . him thus , "General llift person . who delivered this lewer.lo mo whispered and said, Tell General. Washinaton iho.- British are cominff out on the Neck to-morrow morning at 2 o'ekek." The General started and Inquired, "Was it the same person you received let letters - ters letters from before.", .-. "Yes sir." - : -. ' ,-: He then broke the letter and read it; after which he asked, "Did you apeak lo him." ..- "No, sir. Then saving, 'Stop hero until I return,' he took bis hat and cane, and locked the door after him. . He was gone nearly an hour and a half. When he returned, he said, '1 do not know : that your - service will be needed any mora you will contin continue - ue continue about Ihe enoampmeut, and you will be allowed the same pay that you. now have," .----.;:,: ;,'v; Having nothing to do, I had the curi curiosity - osity curiosity to ramble about ihe army and vicini vicinity, - ty, vicinity, find Ihe man who whispered to me, bat never saw him.' Whether this-whisper was fatal lo him, I know not, The wiunciiou to me was tantamount to It in case of disobedience. , I continued with the army till they left Cambridge, when I .was discharged." .: . -; ' f.v v , : r. w .' aaenc at .' . '. The Boston Mail has nominated Ed win Forrest for the Presidency. ; 1

other time -1)0 was in the next car to tha one thai 'was shattered, and he describe with ihe greatest enthusiasm theie terri terrible' - ble' terrible' accidents; -when iho siw:, death, to near, without being able to obtain 't. - Disappointed in Europe, -lio -went- to ihe United States. He made frequent excursions on the Ohio, the Mississippi, the Ontario, ihe ; Niagara,' but, notwilhi standing their ; frequent "explosions, he returned with a whi le stun: lie was destined to be crushed uiidei a car of the moihet country,'; ' '.'.'?'''$ It :s said, thai the relatives will aljempt lo break the will, on' Iho ground of in in-ssinitjv - ssinitjv in-ssinitjv Imt il is probable tWt ilie.frtilrad- wll vi llie smt'in siit of the oroveru that iho murderer never Ihbcrils from his victimi'l t i'.vrtji.i-:.'i'."-'.l r;T j , t t , '.-.-piii 1 1 wn'iii 1 '''. . - :) . Characteristics rr the . Tunss, lloii, Goorgo P, AJarsh, tho late accom accomplished - plished accomplished niiiiister to the- Porle, in a recent lecture on, American, missions -in the Turkish empire, slated Umt llio leading doctrine of the Koram, is not , only that thoro is but one G.od. and JMahoinet iB his prophet, but is is submission to the will of Goi, the words Islam mia Mos Moslem, - lem, Moslem, by which they designate, their faith, signifying submission, resignation.- The Turk ,nevef , speaks lightly of, bit God, hie prophet, or his , religion, . and .never uses a ,profane expression."!; He does not murmur under any dispensation ol Prov Providence., - idence., Providence., Of 250 wounded Turks, brought to Constantinople after the bloody naval fight of Si nopo, and placed, under tho caie of British surgeons, not one was heard to utter a groan or a complaint, though they underwent the tevercsl sur surgical - gical surgical operations. The .Turks observe five hours of payer,, one of which oc occurs - curs occurs at midnight, at eac'i of , which the mosques are commonly thronged. I hey observe their lasts, some of , which . are very Severe, with great sfrictuess. ..They are a sober people, the vast majority nov er tasting . intoxicating liquors. They also respect all, lawful authority! Air, Marsh stated, (hat ho bad never seen community so free from viuleuce and crime, as the Turkish quarter of Con stantinople' " They have a strong dis like to idolatry. Thev are charitable They are remarkable lor cleanliness in their persons and dress; -good breeding is universal. . The Armenians, he slates, are the most intelligent,".: enterprising and cable- . of improvement, and are destined, u his opinion, to be the chan nel through which Christianity will reach the Turks. Mr. Marsh civet decided testimony to the utility, importance, and successor the missions iu turkey. A mcrican Messenger. . '"i . ,' Tub Dakokss of . the Sea. The shipwrecks of the last eighteen month count up near eight thousand dead. The accoyafs of (hit single week add ' a thousand or more. Among the most prominent in the groat loss of life, are the following: learners Birkenhead, 700; city of Glasgow, 500; San Francis Francisco, - co, Francisco, 200; Arctic, 330; Yankee Blade, 40; Forerunner, 14;.Lnunchi 24; Pearl, 18. Sailing vessels Olympus and Trad Wind, 24; Walter Claxton, 13; ship E. Z., 19; cuttet Hamilton, 15; Tayleur, 370; Staffordshire, 190; Favorite, 201; Mary Jane, 144; Santa Anna, 70: Pow- batin.330; New Era, 277; Johannes, 64; Abadiab, 701 i Mercedes, 721; Y. H. Davis, 29; Annie Jane, ST5, Europa, 18; Waldron, 85; Leviathan, 21; Warren, 14. Total, 5.53L .Y. 3'.. Tribune, , . -1

:as eccentric englishman; . ! It is not always thai s man can die in the way ha likes, even when he commit suicide, but' to make up one's mind to die by an accident and to succeed, is in indeed - deed indeed a novelty.' We translate from Ihe Courier det Etutt-Vni ihe following ac account - count account of such a deteimination iand Us rosult.. .i ;. - Mr. Railing, of Hampiliiro, was among the victims of the last railroad accident between Brighton and London. 1, .'.. , Hit heirs, after having paid him ihe customary luneral honors, did what all heirs do, iu similar Cases, opened the will of Ihe deceased to ascertain what share each was lo have in bit posthumous liberalities. As ha had . never given , a penny, to .either of hit relatives, daring hirf li.V-iitne, they expected lo be the richer, now that he was no more.' One may imagino the surprise caused by the first lines of ihe will. L "This is my testament. I give and bequeath ell my goods,' present future, moveable or immovable, in Engtand or 00 the Continent, to that railroad -company, on whose road I have had the hap happiness - piness happiness lo meet with death, that blessed deliverance from my terrestrial prison." '. Farther on, the testator gives the rea reasons - sons reasons for his! bequest. Tho idua . had taken firm possession of his mind, that be was destined to die a violent death, and the most desirable one in bis view, was thai caused by . the explosion of a locomotive. He traveled therefore, con constantly - stantly constantly on the railroads, in England, Bel Belgium - gium Belgium tnd France.1 There was not a station; where Jie was not known.' All the conductors were familiar with his peculiar contumo. ' He had narrowly es iaped ' death seveul limes.' ! Once he was shut un in a 'car under water, an

1 vf From ino NewTori TrfbuMe'. y-f -''AN ILLUSTRATIONS JY. ' ' - Priorto the Jala- Election ths ''Ktttw Nething" lodge at Laniingburg, i Retia Retia-selaer - selaer Retia-selaer Co.,had on its rolls , tWijarqcs of Iwohnndred and nioety-elglif members. These, as we are credibly" informed, were numbered from No. I lo 298 incliK sive, in the order of their admission in into - to into the lodge, and etch wit' provided with a ballot for Ullmann & Co., botniag his own number both - inside - and 011 1, which ballot ho was required to deposit at an early hour, wbiia s sharp rysd py was depuded to stand at Ihe poll and check each vole as it cams i'o, leking care thai the tight man votod U If aiiy one presunttd a vote ilml did not boar bie proper oumbov, lie was spotted fer.d ' if any man was behind at the hoar when he ought lo have voted; a nimble Com Committee - mittee Committee was tent after him.,, When the boxes were turned,' a Committee stood ready to nolo ave'ry vole as il was open ed, and if No. 178, or any other num number, - ber, number, did not happen to carry llio Iiin4.no nominoet ihroughout. then Nq, ,178, or whomsoever was implicated by' the rev revelation, - elation, revelation, was kicked out of ihe lodge forth-. wiiB. Mt is possible that the above s may bo incorrect Jo some -.pellicular, buf'in tubstance it is well vouched, fur and un un-doubtedly - doubtedly un-doubtedly correci. ; . ' !, ; .. f vV ask those who have' some notion'

delivered the leitor ( . found tinder the rock. He then said. . , .; ; 4. "You may retire, and appear at tT. o' o'clock - clock o'clock to-morrow evening."- This I did for tome" time, carrying and bringing letters, without being annoyed in any reapecl. . At length I observe J a person al, soma distance traveling the same way I was going,. and he eyed, me with niore attention than was pleasing to me. ', I took a rather circuiioua route, and when I came to the Heights, I was con confident - fident confident I saw 1 two persons descend on the opposite side, among the aevlutW-!