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Gen. Pillow speaks feelingly of the great and patriotic statesman who was [in 1846 Chief Magestrate of the nation, this some time law partner, who had made him a major general: the same who, early in the war, sent for me, and in the kindest and most beseeching manner solicited my personal sympathy as well as prefessional aid in conquering a peace, promising me his entire confidence and suuport; the same who, before I, had reached Mexico, endeavored, first, to appoint a lieutenant general to supersede me and, failing in that, next thought of placing me under the same party, appointed a major-general, (and of course) my junior; the same who, it turns out, appointed Gen. Pillow a spy on the conduct of Mr. Trist and myself; and the same great and patriotic statesman who, having failed in nearly every promise he had made me, finally, when the war had been ended, released from arrest three officers who had been engagedi in a conspiracy againstm restored them, with honor, to duty; superseded me in the command of the army in Mexico and ordered the three conspirators and myself equally before gaind court of inquiry In a postscript General S. notices the fact that General Pillow had quoted, to sustain himself, an extract from a statement of General Quitman, and says: " With that quotation he (P.) suddenly stops, being, no doubt, appalled with the following sentence in the same statement, in which General Quitman continues: After some pause [in the council] General Pillow gave his opinion in favor of waiting the arrival of General Pierce, and expressed, in detail, his concurrence with the views of the General Chief on the propriety of raising and applying the money as proposed, pledging his influence as an officer and a citizen to sustain the measure!' After this exhibition it probably will not be thought important by anybody whether General Pillow has expressed any opinion at all, or a contrariety of opinions, on any given subject whatever." To add anything to this, would only be slaying the slain; in mercy we refrain. THE NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILBOAD.-The Sunbury American states that the work on the unfinished portion of this road, between Sunbury and Treverton bridge, is progressing as rapidly asever, notwithstanding the financial troubles which have stopped almost every other improvement of the kind. The whole line, excepting one light section, is in the hands of responsible contractors, who will push forward the grading of the road, much of which is heavy work, as fast as the nature of the work will permit. It is the intention of the company to complete the road if possible by the first of July next. A DISCOVERY.-M. Carteron, a French Chemist, has invented a fire-proof paint from a new salt discovered by him. An experiment has been made at Neuilly, where a small theatre was built of wood which had had this salt applied to it. The boxes on the inside and the scenery had also been painted with it. In order to render the experiment more conclusive, the wood was sprinkled over with spirits of turpentine. A light was applied, and the whole place was soon in a blaze, and burnt furiously, but when the flames had gone out, it was found that not a single part to which the invention had been applied was in the slightest way injured. Montaigne offers the following whimsical consolation to those afflicted with gout, rheumatism, gravel, &c. "These," he says, "are symptoms of a long life, just as heat, cold, rain, and hail are attendants on every long journey." Rather a queer deduction of the French philosopher. WANTED.-By a maiden lady, a local habitation and name." The real estate she is not particular about, so that the title is good. The name she wishes to hand down to posterity.' In Ischna, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., there is a large family named Farewell, who, it said, hav not quarrelled for many years. Not long since there was a school in their district composed of 26 scholars, all cousins, and taught by an aunt to all the children. Great district, that. The citizens of Piqua, Ohio, held a meeting on Friday last, tarred and feathered two blacks, and ordered all the free negroes in the place to leave forthwith. A CERTIFICATE.-One of the certificates of death, written by a "physician of large practice," received at the City Inspector's Office, New York, reads as follows: " Mrs. Karolyne Johnson's dawther aged five munths and ate days died with defishensy of life to-day under mi attendance." Gen Nye saysa good thing now and then. When Mayor Wood nominated Simeon Draper to fill the vacancy in the police commission the other day, the General turned to the Mayor and said, "I am glad to see, sir, that you have lucid intervals MISSIONARIES FOR MICRONESIA.-The ship Eliza and Ella, which cleared yesterday for Honolulu, takes out as passeagers the Rev. E. P. Roberts and wife, missionaries to Micronesia. She that marries a man because he is a "good match," must not be surprised if he turns out a Lucifer." The ladies of the present day may, in one sense, be compared to the lilies of the field." They "toll not, neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." So says the Providence Post Sonny, I don't see anything growing about here. What does your father raise on this land pm Wall, I dunow, he raises hackmatack, hoptoads, grass-hoppers, tumble-bugs, and some other gar'n weg'tables. Yesterday he raised a doublebreasted pig-pen right under the window, and mother raised Cain." JOHN SCHMIDT IN FUNDS.-John Schmidt is a German Banker in Louisville. He suffered a run, was compelled to suspend, but did not close his doors. He simply stuck up a notice in high Dutch
