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■Written tor Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MATTERS IN MISSOURI. 
The point from which I write is a thrifty, 
o-rowing city of 2,000 inhabitants, is now fully 
re-organized with Mayor, Council, and a full 
co,,,: of city otlicers. Before the war, twice 
that population was claimed, bnt hundreds of 
its former occupants sleep in traitors’ graves, 
and their few surviving friends might well 
exclaim, with Log ax, “Who is there left to 
mourn for us?” 
Cbillicothe is the principal place between 
Hannibal and St. Joseph, lying on the railroad 
connecting those towns — is lot miles west of 
the former, and 7G east of the latter. The two 
main branches of Grand River unite three miles 
from the city, and it. is proposed to bring the 
river by a short canal to the corporation line, 
thus supplying ft body and fall of water that 
would handsomely vie with the Flour City’s far- 
famed facilities in this same respect; then will 
be heard the din of machinery from factory and 
mill, and the new impetus given to labor seen 
and felt irresistibly. 
The business of the city is already extensive. 
Wholesale dealers supply traders from the north 
and west, and the retail deal is very large. There 
being no town organizations, county seats have 
an increased importance; minstrels, showmen, 
menageries and the like, seldom stop elsewhere, 
ami during court week everybody goes’to town 
expecting to see everybody else there. 
Among the permanent advantages of the city, 
is its location in the center of a rich, agricul¬ 
tural country with an increasing population, 
possessed of hone and muscle, will, green¬ 
backs and a progressive spirit. It has a free 
school system for whites and blacks consisting 
of four grades, primary, secondary, grammar 
and high school. The seminary building, a 
large 6tonc structure, is now unoccupied, being 
formerly patronized by the parents of children 
whose hearts, if not voices, still delight in 
Southern stanzas like the following!: 
".Jeff. Dati c rides a splendid horse, 
A he Lincoln- rides n mule,' 
Jeff. Pa vis is a gentleman, 
Old Ann ha is a fool," 
varied with strong and expressive allusions to 
the mudsills of the North. 
The Legislature, just adjourned, Othello 
like, has done the State much service! One 
member was promptly expelled for’disloyalty. 
Under an ordinance of 1SG1, preparatory to 
organizing the Missouri State Militia,’requiring 
all subject to duty to register their names as 
loyal or disloyal, the aforementioned sympa¬ 
thiser took pleasure in adding to his cognomen, 
“5 feet inches, all smith." He bogged to 
resign before the trap which his own hands had 
set, should spring; but such music could'hardly 
bo dispensed with. 
The Union Convention is still busy. These 
Conscript Fathers received a rebuke from the 
Senate, recently, which passed a resolution to 
call a new Convention; but the word “white,” 
the wishes of “ my constituents, ” Ac., give 1 
rise to debates that while away many an hour, 
and in order to harmonize their acts with the 
new statutes, the Legislature will have another 
session. 
Since Missouri became free, land buyers have 
been on the increase, improved farms selling 
from $10 to 825 per acre. Farther south In 
counties bordering on the Missouri River, prices 
rauge from 85 to 810, the soil being;of a supe¬ 
rior quality, the timber valuable, and the rail¬ 
roads Ln construction, with the flyer navigation, 
promising every facility for importing or export¬ 
ing. Price's death would greatly enhance the 
value of property in this tine section of country, 
but the rebel papers of Dixie assure us that that 
event is “ yet to come off. ” The class wanting 
“ to sell out ” are made up chiefly of the disloyal 
element; subject to the full privileges of tax¬ 
paying, the anticipations of a draft, disfran¬ 
chised, their turkeys, swine, and reputation, a 
favorite mark for the militia, they feel their 
burdens to be. very grievous, and choose to bear 
them anywhere but iu fallen Missouri, among 
her radicals and free niggers. The new statutes 
ot the State are admirably as well as necessarily 
stringent upon her enemies: 
“ And none o’er felt the halter draw. 
With good opinion of the law." 
Their happiest visions are retrospective, when 
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Let sor - row's cloud the brow? 
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dreams that haunt the brain, 
Why let the bo - som heave a sigh? We may meet as gay as 
And sad - ness from each heart shall fly, While we sing oui part - ing 
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The pineries of Missouri arc attracting con- i 
siderablo attention. “Pitch, tar, turpentine 
aud lumber,” will doubtless be enumerated 
among her principal exports, as the old geogra¬ 
phies used to teach of the Carolinas. Iron 
making is promising collossal fortunes to indus¬ 
try, skill and capital; the ore is found in lavish 
deposits, Is of easy access, superior quality, and 
unlimited demand; thousands of tuns being 
needed for bridges and roads already in course 
of construction. And again, petroleum has 
been discovered! “The oldest inhabitant” 
believes that Pennsylvanians will yet open their 
eyes with wonder over the oil regions of 
Missouri. 
Knowing that Letter- are incomplete without 
some allusion to the weather, let me say the 
past winter has been moderately cold, but even, 
pleasant, and without snow. Already the suu- 
sliiue and south winds are at their labors, and 
the time for the singing of birds has come.” 
The grass is starting green, tenants are on their 
way, aud the husbandman's labor will soon com¬ 
mence. m. j. o. 
Chiliicothe, Mo., March 7, 1S03. 
Written for Moore’s Rural New Yorker. 
LANDS IN NEBRASKA. 
Ens. Rural New Yorker :—There arc in 
many parts of the east, also many other loculi- 1 
ties in which your paper circulates, a great many 
persons looking westward for a future homo— 
designing to accept the grant of the government, 
of a Homestead of 160 acres to the actual settler, 
for the small pittance of 814, on tiling the ap¬ 
plication, aud 84 more at the expiration of live 
years residence on the same, when a patent is 
issued. Nebraska holds out her hands towel- 
come such settlers; and she offers some weighty 
inducements. 
1 . She has some of the choicest agricultural 
lands to be found in any .western State or Terri- 
torv. The soil is of great depth aud richness. 
In worlds be - yond the 
We know earth's scenes are 
tomb. 
bright; 
Where 
But 
stal wa - ters flow, 
rer joys we'll share, 
flowers im - mor - tal 
realms of heaven - Iv 
bloom. 
HOW TO HANDLE PRECIOUS STONES. 
I asked Mr. Marks if there were any celebra¬ 
ted characters at that time in his house; he begged 
us to w'alk into hi.-' 1 -.meturn, a cheery, well 
appointed kitchen, arrived at by passing through 
the bar. There he introduce us to Mr. Mendoza, 
one of the largest diamond merchants in the 
w'orld, ami a gentleman who had been con¬ 
sulted as to the cutting of the Koh-i-noor. 
A quiet-looking men, Mr. Mendoza, with a 
sallow complexion and an eye beaming like a 
beryl. Told by Mr. Marks that we are curious 
strangers without any objectionable motive, Mr. 
Mendoza was truly polite, aud on being asked if 
he had anything of price with him, produced 
from the breast pocket of his coat a blue paper, 
which looked like the cover of a scidlitz powder, 
but which contained large unset diamonds to the 
value of £475. 
As these were exposed to our view, Mr. Marks 
took from his waistcoat pocket a gittering pair 
of line steel pincers, and, selecting three or four 
of the largest diamonds, breathed upon them, 
and then put them on one side with a view to 
purchase. 
“ You use pincers, 1 see, Mr. Marks ? ” I re¬ 
marked. 
“Yell, thir!” says the urbauest of men, i 
with a wink that conveys volumes, “ fingerth is 
thticky, and dimonth cling to the touch. Mr. 
Mendoza knovvth me aud don’t miml vot I do, 
but he wouldn't let everybody try his dimouth. 
You thee, the way to try’ a dimonth ith by 
breathin’ on him. Veil, ven thum folkth trieth 
’em, they inhaleth ink ed of exthaliu,’ aud tho- 
veth out their tongue;a at the thame time, tho 
that veil they put’th ticir tonguctb back again 
there ain't quite tho many dimouth in the paper 
ath there voth at drthtl ” 
I asked Mr. Mendoza if he had ever been 
robbed, and he told ma never. Was he not well 
known? Yes; but 1st kept to the broad thor¬ 
oughfares, and never went out at night. He 
showed us several other papers of diamonds of 
greater or less value, nd several stones haud- 
wise, a true artist could always recognize in it 
the certainty of trained skill, and the truthful¬ 
ness of real genius. There was a good nature in 
his sarcasm seldom infringed upon, and those 
whom he most keenly attacked, nor always 
justly, could but laugh while they winced at his 
touch. Forever, apart from the fun constantly 
evoked by his comic representations of English 
life, and the terse illustrations of political vaga¬ 
ries, Leech’s pictures of the age in which he 
lived will possess a historical value from the 
record they have made of the manners, customs 
and ideas of social life in the reign of Victoria, 
and the Strutt or Merivalc of some future day 
will solely gather from Punch how the pretty 
girls aud smart young gentlemen of the nine¬ 
teenth century looked, and talked, and deported 
themselves. In the death of Mr. Leech the 
reading world suffers the loss of a great iudivid- | 
uality—one more of those which, among the 
constellation of talent adorned by such men as 
Thackeray, Jerrold and Macauley, had rendered 
its pages illustrious. Of the private life of Mr. 
Leech little need be said. He was the school¬ 
fellow and intimate friend of Thackeray—high 
tribute to his sterling character aud real kind¬ 
ness of heart. A worthy companion of mature 
aud thoughtful meu, little children loved him 
dearly. A true expositor of real life, a eastiga- 
tor of tilings that were ridiculous or evil, he 
leaves a blauk at thousands of firesides who 
welcomed the work of his hands as a merry com¬ 
panion and genial presence. 
A SCOTCH WIDOW. 
The clerk of a large parish not five miles from 
Bridgeworth, Scotland, noticing a female crossing 
a churchyard in a widow's garb, with a watering 
can and bundle, had the curiosity to follow her, 
and he discovered her to be Mrs. Smith, whose 
husband hadnot long been interred. Tbefollow- 
ing conversation then took place : 
"Ah, Mrs. Smith, what are you doing with, 
your watering can ?” “ Why, Mr. Prince, I have 
begged a few hay-seeds, which I have in a bundle, 
andam going to sow them upon mypoor husband’s 
grave, and have brought a little water with me 
to make them spring.’’ “ You have uo occasion 
to do that, as the gross will soon grow upon it,” 
replied the clerk. “Ah, Mr. Prince, that may 
he; but do you not know my husband who now 
lies here, made me promise him, on his death¬ 
bed, I would never marry again till the grass had 
grown over his grave; and having a good offer 
made me, 1 dinna wish to break my word, or be 
kept as I am.” 
mm. 
.bo tnsUtutlou that vru M support and M ‘“f 4 « r - ***** if 
comfort, flourished like a green bay tree, even b J robbed, and he told me never. Was hen 
though its Upas breath was poisoning and a. The climate "is good, very good." Al- known? Yes; hut he kept to the broat 
undermining both personal and national peace, though we have some severe cold weather in oughfures, and never went out at nigh 
A pleasant feature attending tho land buyer’s \V'tseonsin and ^MhlnSa! 1 '’' U ° ^ ^ ^ showod 113 8evcrftl olUt Papers of diamc 
Advent is the care and attention he receives y The country is well watered. In almost all greater or less value, nd several stones 
from real estate agents; the latter are numerous, parts of the Territory the finest kind of springs somely set iu rings .—Al the Year Hound. 
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heavily ou their per centum m taking applicant* streams* renders it a most superior stock coun- JOxtPi L E C H • 
about to the various farms or unimproved lauds try. There Is a rather limited supply of tint- — - 
they have for sale. Auctions follow iu the rear, ber. Our lurmora are, however, learning econo- John Leech, known all over the w 
or walk among the later novelties connected >rstock" thi^vS the wa^te ami the chief illustrator of the London Pune 
with selling, aud there is seldom an article expense of fence. ' in London ou the evening of October S 
offered but that finds a buyer willing to pay its 4. We are situated on the great thoroughfare had been subject to gnat nervousuess fo 
full value, la. it beloDg Moor, or out, aud be Iu *® ^ “o ?ir on' the 'road to° ““«!“• f 4 "» f* , be ” “»* 
good, bad or Indifferent condition. Older resi- wur ^ the best market iu the world. kis friends were not aw ire that his healtl 
dents find something to invest iu, the new 5. This Territory is to be—at uo very distant so precarious a state as the sad event ult 
and in competing wilh each other olten draw 
heavily ou their per centum iu taking applicants 
about to the various farms or unimproved lauds 
they have for sale. Auctions follow iu the rear, 
or walk among the later novelties connected 
with selling, aud there is seldom an article 
Offered but that finds a buyer willing to pay its 
full value, let it belong indoors or out, and be in 
good, bad or indifferent copdiliou. Older resi¬ 
dents find something to invest iu, the new 
comer still more, and the negro who left his 
cabin with only a bundle of this world’s goods 
at his back, is good for tho remainder. 
Reliable farm help is scarce and wages high, 
which the social changes taking place will rem¬ 
edy and regulate, Mauy of the blacks have now 
seen their second winter of independence, and 
alt arc convinced that freedom lias its bread 
aud bacon side, which euuuot be provided for by 
living in town with their largo families, aud 
working a day or two out of the seven. Then 
their fear of bush\\ hackers has abated considera¬ 
bly, so withal, the most are seeking homes iu 
the country, preferring generally a share of 
what is raised to wages. This makes tliom more 
permanent, as they like to hire only for a month 
at a time. 
about ISO miles duo west from this city, and then 
John Leech, known all over the world as 
the chief illustrator of tho London Punch, died 
iu London ou the evening of October 27. He 
had been subject to great nervousness for many 
months, and not being able to bear noises, but 
his friends were not aw ire that his health was in 
so precarious a state as the sad event ultimately 
proved, and the news of his death fell upon 
mauy of them with uo bss surprise than sorrow. 
Mr. Leech was born in London in 1S17, aud edu¬ 
cated at the Charter House School, the medical 
forming the giand trunk, continue on througu profession being his chosen walk iu life. He 
toward the setting sun. In addition to tins, the * ., 
Burlington and Iowa railroad has a permit and b «4 made considerable progress in study to this 
Burlington and Iowa railroad has a permit and UiU ‘ ensure-.u-m m »tuuj 
a grant of land to aid it iu forming a junction end, when, in August, 1S41, he sent a sketch, 
with Hie Pacific railroad at the same point, run- j entitled “Foreign Affairs,” to Punch, aud from 
uing thremgh this portion of the Territory and, ,, , f , . , , . 
hv the wav', this will be the straight, aud. there- Uwl ume uuta ttU ot lUs " ds . tllc 
fore, the shortest of all. This company has at- chief art contributor tons pages. Most of our 
ready made its survey and will soon select ire readers are familiar with the reckless drollery, 
. , T the keeu satire and inexhaustibla variety ex¬ 
it i tli all these advantages—and many more I, , 
[might mention, had I time and space—Nebraska hibited by the long senes ot caricatures and 
TAKE WHICH ROAD YOU PLEASE. 
Of the many anecdotes of John Randolph, of 
Roanoke, we believe the following was never iu 
print: 
He was traveling in a part of Virginia with 
which he was unacquainted. In tho mean time, 
he stopped during the night at an inn near the 
forks of the road. The inn-keeper was a fine 
old gentleman, aud no doubt one of the first 
families of the Old Dominion. Knowing who 
his distinguished guest was, he endeavored to 
draw him into conversation, but failed in all 
his efforts. But iu the morning when Mr. Ran¬ 
dolph was ready to start, he called for his bill, 
which on being presented, was paid. The land¬ 
lord, still anxious to have some conversation 
with him began as follows: 
“ Which way are you traveling, Mr. Ran¬ 
dolph?” 
“Sir?” said Randolph, with a look of dis¬ 
pleasure. 
“I asked,” said the landlord, “ which way are 
you traveling ? ” 
“ Have I paid my bill ? ” 
“Yes.” 
“ Do I owe you anything more ? ” 
“ No.” 
“ Well, I am going just where I please—do you 
understand ? ” 
“Yes.” 
The landlord by this time got somewhat ex¬ 
cited, and Mr. Randolph drove off. But to the 
landlord’s surprise, iu a few minutes the scr- 
doea Invite the landless ami industrious of other 
States, to come and reap a harvest, and they are 
lucky meu who make their selections soou. 
Yours truly, Royal Buck. 
Nebraska City, Nebraska, lsiio. 
that time until the d-.y of his death was the mmuoms «upi»c, •“““ V , ‘ 
chief art contributor toils pages. Most of our ™nt returned to inquire which ot the forks ot 
readers are familiar with the reckless drollery, road to take ’ Iia ® dol f l " 
, , % . % i*ii v * beariD“- distance, the landlord ulioutcd at tlic 
the keeu satire and inexhaustible variety ox- . 
hibited by the long series of caricatures aud t0 B ot ^ ' 0KL> ‘ , , 
sketches published during this period. His 1 ’ - 
style, over varied, seemed ever familiar, and just take which road you please. 
while the freedom of his drawing seemed to a It is said the air turned blue with the cuises 
superficial observer rather careless thau other- of Randolph. 
Yaxttt Fair. A Novel without a Hero. By W>r. 
Makepeace Thackeray. Three Yo!s. Illustrated. 
New York: Harper and Brothers. 
Tee publishers of this work have rendered it very 
attractive in the form in which it appears before us— 
the binding, letter-press, illustrations and paper being 
superb. Those who have already read Vanity Fair in 
another form, will he tempted to let their eyes gallop 
over so smooth a surface and so cheerful a landscape 
of letters as these three volumes present. As a novel, 
we like Y anity Fair as well ss any of Thackeray's 
stories—we think better; for we have never admired 
them altogether. Bnt the humor and sarcasm of this 
story, together with the more touching and elevating 
portions developed in tho different characters, render 
it a work which, once commenced, will be read 
through to the end. Although it purports to be “a 
novel without a hero," it has both its heroes and her¬ 
oines. William Dobbin, Amelia Sedlev and Rebec¬ 
ca Sharpe arc the central figures in a Society grouping 
anti sketching such as has rendered Titackuav fa¬ 
mous. We do not wonder that English Society winces 
under his thrusts: and we do not doubt that the stu¬ 
dent of Society either in England or America in the 
past or present, may find much to enlighten him in 
these pen pictures by this Society artist. For sale by 
D. M. Dewet. 
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Apologia Pro Vita Sua: Being a reply to a pamph¬ 
let entitled “ What then does Dr. Newman mean?’’ 
By John Henry Newman, D. D. New York: D. 
Appleton X Co. 
When we open a book of this character, aud look 
through its pages, our impulse is to exclaim at the 
waste of paper and labor. We cau conceive that men 
of culture and leisure may have a curiosity to read 
these hair splitting discussions — if this is one; for 
we have not read it —upon subjects that do not inter¬ 
est uor claim tho attention of oue iu ten thousand. 
And we can also conceive why they, even, may be in 
better business. It is just to the publishers aud our 
readers, however, that we shouLd say that thir work 
grows out of a review article published in Mack.mil- 
lan’s Magazine lor January. IStil, written by Rew 
Charles Kingsley, iu which occurs tho following 
passage:—“Truth for its own sake has never been a 
yant returned to inquire which of the forks of v irtut* with the Itomau clergy. Father Newman in¬ 
forms us that t; need not, aud on the whole might not 
to be; that cunning is the weapon which Heaven has 
given to the saints wherewith to withstand the brute 
male-force of the wicked world which marries and is 
give it iu marriage. Whether his notion bedoctriuaily 
correct or not, it is at least historically so. Dr. New¬ 
man calls this “a grave and gratuitous slauder,” cor¬ 
respondence results, aud hence this book. 
