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p" ^?; - ; ?,.' 1 X .JUV - -- - -? -* ? ? " \mKva h k ur umruyery r . is said, to- have been made* that if the bgtdres'of men or' animals.'be (dunged - for some time in a solution of -corrosive sublimate, and afterwards dried, they.assume the consistency of. wood, and .the air produces no effect upon them ; and if the'bodies be injected before they ar.e plunged into the liquid, they will retain the color and appearance of life, and. consequently form mummies far more perfeet than the Egyptians. ; City or Houston.?We observe that \ 'the fine arts are flourishing in the capital * of Texas. Mr. Wright's gallery of Paintings appears to create quite a sensation. "The schooner Byron, Capt. Pearsall, at rived at Houston 7th in9t., being the first American merchant vessel which ever visited that city. The Telegraph statue that the Texian Armv continues to bear un I * - - v - ? r i with Roman fortitude under the privations to which it has been exposed. Beautiful Thouht. The preface to 'Dr. Jackson's Report on the Geology x>f, * Maine, concludes with the following sen* tence: j "The world has its history written on its strata ; a history so interesting, that the most1 splendid fictions of the human imagination sink into insignificance when compared with it, in the same measure as all human productions must, when compared with the eternal works of '.he Creator." Deaf Smith of Texas.?From a young man recently returned to this city from Texas, who was for some considerable time in Smith's company, we learn that this eccentric individual was originally from Catskill, in this State?that he went into that country w.hen it was all a wilderness. lie -ha-s been there upwards of twenty years, and from having been n hunter and a trapper, he made himself familiar with every nook and corner of the country, lie is about fitly years of age, has married a Mexican woman and has a numerous family. -He neither aspires to nor will accept of any office, although he has had many offers, lie has ,proved himself to bo a man of extraordinary courage in many encounters, and great rcliunce is placed in his judgment, llis name is Erasttis S nith, but ho is known more entcnsively as Deaf Smith, . frotn his being inflicted with thai infirmity. I Experimental philosophy?asking a! man to lend y??u money. Moiial philosophy?refusing to do it. Little minds rejoice over the errors of men of genius, as the owl rejoices at an eclipse. A Hint.?Over the door of the entrance to the Chancery Court of Great Britain, in Southampton buildings, and in full view of those who enter l??r the purpose of going to law is a line engraving of a I lunatic a.-?yhim. Why don'tsome of them > take the laint? Lord Bacon has somewhere remarked j that reading makes a full man, speaking a ready one, but writing a correct one. An old Stager.?In the cotton spin- ] ning mill in. Aberdeen, one very remarkable person was lately pointed out to a gentleman, viz: Betty Robinson, aged 03, i who has been 30 years whoeler "in this ' 1 mill, and has always worked on the Kaing ?i spot. This year, the floor on which she j .m has so long stood, was found to have been i worn through and through by her feet, i < down to the joist beam. She is at this i moment in good health. |< As I?kpedient.?A letter from Mobile j says " The Banks and Merchants of this place are about sending an agent to Li- . verpool to receive a ml sell all Cottons shipped from this port, and the Banks j have agreed to discountbills drawn on this ( agent or agents, predicted on shipments ( of Cotton; the Cotton to be valued, and three fourths of the value will be discoun ted by the Banks." Tremendous IIaii, Storm.?The Macon Telegraph of Tuesday last says:?1 44YVe understand that a severe hail storm I passed th ough Houston county, 8 miles I below Perry, on Wednesday last, almost, entirely destroying the crops on the plan-! tations wltich lay in its route, particularly' iU.. - r ' i i? ?? ? turn ui me ivev. iv. L. lirown, destroying his whifle crop of cotton, which was in a very flourishing condition; his corn was also very materially injured. It is said by a gentleman who was at Mr. Brown's about half an hour after; that the hail was knee deep at that time in the hedges of the fences, and thai Mr. Brown walked over his field duectly after and affirms that the hail must have been \ Z inches deep all over his plantation. Other industrious and persevering citizens ol Houston, we doubt not, have suil'ercd seriously.'* Town Making?An Anecdote.?Those who have been 10 the "far west," where towns are made up in a night, (on paper) duiu i'i mi nwur, ami ouiit up 111 a week, have seen the arts ot speculators, make a map of the surr ninding country, laying down liailroads and Canals, all centering in the town; which is thus demonstrated to be the tuture emporium of the West.' The following anecdote takes oft* this practice of the town selling to a T. We copy it from a Rochester, New York pa- j per. A fellow who had observed all the sellers of land, and seen all the ranai9, Kail-roads, which had been built on paper, brought ( anohleeow to one .of the Laqd Office*, and otfercd.lie( for sule. *. '"'What is.the price? asked one. | It is*sixty dollars He answered; . Sixty 'dollars! vociferated an astonished' countryman, why is she Worth so nriuch-T "H0re b a map of her, said the fellow, puffing out a paper, with a Icrge cow pictured upon it, fronthia breeches pocket: and, he continued, yon see here the gre-^ -Wildcat turnpike runs immediately under her tail to (he City .of the Swamps. ' Soon Lake canal will intersect -her head on the top -horn-side, and the Cataract Rail-road, passes directly through*her! n .... T-?. . rr?L _ _ J-. uankkuri uiviubnds."" i ne nuecooie of the barber's failure in Wednesday's paper reminded a friend to call and tell us of a loss he met with a few days since by the failure of a professional polisher of boots. The disciple of Day & Martin had his only [Change of snow-trackers in possession, "for ( "gibbin on 'en? de reel shine;" but as*they | did not appear at his door in due time in the morning, he pat on yesterday's dull pair and found his way to tire shop of Cuffee Brush, which'was us fust as a door nail could m&ke it. Cuff, however, showed the dark ! of his countenance, through the broken pain and suid, 'Good morn in' massa." "Open the door, Cuff." "Oh, massa, I berry sorry! can't admit your honor." " C<in't?why not ?" *?YVhy, I met misfortin, and have been 'blrged to turn bankrupt." "Ah, that's bad,?how much have you failed for ?" 'Thirtppri rfnllnr coKpnlv nnp rpnt mn?. sa." '.Well, hand out my boots. Cuff?make an honest statement with your creditors, and you'll do well enough." I " Here's one, massa " ' "Hand along the other." "Oh no, massa, I only pay dibbidends of fifty cent on de dollar."?[Host. Transcript. Amusing Anecdote.?Two negroes employed by a farmer, were sent to the barn to work, where they found a large steel trap which had been set 6ome time previous for rats Not knowing the use of the trap, they began to examine it. "What he for, Cuff ?" asked Sambo. "Don't know, only bab got teef all a round, guess he'm patent curry comb, from looks," ciied Cuff. "Golly, gosh ! I guess not," exclaimed Sambo, 'See how like de debble he bite, cause you call him wrong name,"?the trap unfortunately springing at the instant, and nearly severing two ot poor Sambo's fingers. Pit! T rPTnn^o 1} ro?iitn*r I & A ? ? ?? M xywulluv twu a Jir. 1 uuil. <1 vurv small bill, sir, just"?44 My dear sir, entirely out of my power ; do me the favor to rail tomorrow, and I'll tell you when to cull again." Bodily Strength.?A friend of ours says, he is growing weaker and weaker every day. fie has got so now, tlntt he can't raise live dollars. Rare Chance for Speculation.?A man who has just failed in New York, advertises business for sale. Pleasant.?What is more agreeable than to have a man alongside of you in a reading room ar elsewhere co.'iiihu dy sucking his t teeth?thuck?thick?tluick. 'lhere are =uch animals about. ? /*offlander. Shf.llin of Corn.?Mr. Kobb, of Baltiaiore county, offers a reward of 5d cents or the npprehension of Joseph Korn, his ibsronding apprentice. We bet 50 cents i gainst acorn-cob, thai Joe is an idle blade n i^rain. For a youth of his xfears. 1 to ?r.* . >ff like chaff airti desert his master's erM>. I 9 really too //tdtan-like, for which the lad leserves a harrowing. His master seems to be very husky on the subject, and as Joe lias bolted, it is likelv the thrashing may come afterwards ; which seetns to he an ii version of the regular process. VVheie Joe has thouqhl proper to stalk, is not kiiown; perhaps he has determine to plough the sea, but as Kara is very seldom known to return the Kobb, after it has once left it, ive advise the master to cover over his resentment, and not to make any wry faces about the matter.? Bait. Express. Holding a IIorse.?'Here fellow?hold this horse.' 'Does he kick V* 4Kir.k ! No ! I'akp hold of him ' 'D'?es he bite ? Bite! No! Take hold of the bridle 1 say.' 'Does it take two to hold him?' No!' 'Then hold him y urself.' The Devil Outwitted.?A person, we are told, lately went to a dealer i wool, to purcli ise about twenty pounds of thai article, carrying usual, a sack to put it in.?When the sa. k was tilled with iho wool, the steelyards were not at hand to weigh it. I'he dealer immediately went in pursuit of them. While lie was gone, hiscusto ocr looked with an evil eye upon a lot of line cheese in the same ro in with the wool, and hastily put one of the finest, weighing neat ly twenty pounds, in the sack, mixing it up w th the wool, as the expression w>s, supposing he had obtained a valuable prize.?On his return, the dealer quickly perceived by the weight of the sack, thai ins honest friend had put a cheese; there. Me said nothing, but quickly weigh-' ed it. Mis customer said nothing, and asj quietly paid h tn lif.y cents a pound lor his; cheese under the denomination of wool.? Providence Journal. It is amusing to observe the infinite variety of ways in which mm would aspire at notoriety. Scott, a late traveller in 1 tf.Vpt| relates an anecdote of an tinglish-j uian who had been smitten with the desire! to be made* mummy, and .who,.after ha-(1 ving caused "liis sarcophagus to be prepar- < ed, and written a long ac'ognt of bis life I and opinions, took arsenic, und of course < died.. Incornplianre with his request -his. 1 body was regularly embalmed, and, the \ papyrus being placed upon bis breast, was i deposited in a red granite rase and laid in i a tomb prepared for the purpose. Some ( year-s after a Frenchman bought the relic ] rogish- Arabs and conv-eyed it to Paris, , delight with having in his possession what < he supposed could be 'nothing less than a i Pharoah. A party of learned persons \i having been invited to attend the ceremo- j ny of unrolling, alter some hundred of J yards of fine linen had been taken away, i the papyrus was discovered, which in j plain English declared the deceased to 1 have been Mr. Peter Simpkins, of Fren-j church-street and Cumberwell grove, soap! boiler and salt refiner to the Royal f'arni- ? ly, and for many years an inmate of St. s LnkeV!-. '1 BiiAvtNc.?It is said that ih consequence of the unsual. length of the faces of the New Yorkers, occasioned by the pressure, ' the barbers of that city have been ohlig- j ed to advance on the price of shaving ! By the way, talking about shaving, here 1 is a -neat 4 shaving advertisement;' taken from the Albany Microscope. 44 John W. Murray having caught the 4go-ahead' prin-l . ciple, has 4 pushed along' from his old stand, No. 4, South Pearl street, and loca-!1 ted himself under the American Hotel, ' | where he will he in readiness to tweak the noses' of his old, and as many new friends as may honor him with a call, in his usual genteel style. He charges no more for shaving a face elongated by the " pressure, than for a round, plump, smooth * short face." < The Man of Integrity is one who J makes it his constant rule, to follow the j road of duty, according as the word of t God, and the voice of his conscience, r point it out to him. He is not guided merely, by affections, which may some- J times give the color Qf virtue,to a loose f and unstable character. The upright man j, is guided hv a fixed principle of mind, . 1. 1 1 ! ' ... I which determines nrm to esteem nothing t but what is honorable, and to abhor whatever is base or unworthy, in moral conduct. Hence we find him ever the same at all times ; the trusty friend, the affectionate-relation, the conscientious man of business, the pious worshipper, the publicspirited citizen. He assumes no borrowed appearance. He seeks 110 mask to cover him, for he acts no studied part ; but he is indeed wli it be appears to l>e? full of truth, candor and humanity. In all his pursuits, be knows no path but the fair and direct one ; and would much rather fail of success, than attain it by reproachful means. He never shows us a smiling countenance while he meditates evil against us in his heart, lie never, praises us among our friends, and then joins in traducing us among our enemies.] We shall never find one part of his character at variance with another. In his manners he is simple and unaffected ; in all his proceedings, open and consistent. I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius,' power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would he most delightful and I believe most useful to me, I should prefer a firm, religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes } life a discipline of goodness?creates new ' i,...i _ii ?.1.1.. i ?- i <n>|ic3, av ii i" ii mi t-arioiy nopes vamsn; qilU ' throws over the decay, the destruction of s existence, the most gorgeous ol all lights; t ftwakens life even in death, and from cor- * rnption and decay calls up beauty And 1 divinity ; maUca mi i?stfument-ol torture 1 and of slu*ne the ladder of ascent to para- 1 dise, and far ah >ve all combinations of 15 earthly hopes, calls tip the most delightful ' visions of plains anil amaranths, the gar- ' dens of the blest, the security of everlast- 1 ing joys, where the sensualist and the ' sceptic view only glooin, decay, anoihilu- 1 lion and despair.?[Sir Humphrey Davy. 1 pete's very LAST. , Dcril's Fork of Little Red Rircr, (Ark.) May 8. , M\ Dear Mr, KditoR,?Well, i got ] home last night. Ul<! Ury Hones is all | horse?knocked off 40 miles a day, and j never blowed at it. Just as I expected, the lawifcr lias beeh Van Buremsing.? Now, Van Burenism is rio close to thin-', ving, that to save time we use them for each other. But that aint here nor there, lie has been among the religious women. , telling them with a l< ng face that I am a ( sinner?that I play cards, Imrse race, and | [drink whiskey. Well, now, all this is ( true. lie has gon4* up to New Dublin , and told the Irish, Van Boring was horn in old Ireland, and they believe it. Now, , can't you contradict this? Just do, and send your paper quirk. I am in a tight place, and if I once get out of it, 1 am (lone with politics?I won't he a great II ? _ - I i uidii. t nave written a nrcniar, and am , going to put a copy up at New DuMin,' ne at the Doggery, and one at the Dry Fork. Here it is;? "Pete's got home, fie hns seen all 1 sorts of times over at Batesville. They won his money, ami gave Dry Bones no fodder, lie aint in n good hum or no i how. Now, he just wanls to say, if law-I yer M'Camphell don't take care, he will find himself in a hark mill. You all know Jiin Whetstone?Pete's father; he'1 has fought, bled, and died for his conn- j try. He was a democrat; Pete is a strap of the same leather. Lawyer M'Camp-' bell says Pete's a sinner. lie tells a lie;, Pete loves Hod, fears the devil, and hates' snakes. He doesn't horse race, except'i for fun, ami when there is a sure chance !i to win; He doesn't drink liquor, except'j * V , bald face whiskey, just to enco.urage our own stil houses. Pete don't-we&r. two faces?lawyer McCarapbell does.* Peie ilou't go in the altar at .camp-meesing and bug the gals?lawyer McCambetl does? Marting -Van During "aiu* aixfrishman?he ie a Dutchman* and the .Iri^Jj and Dutch ire always'fighting. Who lawyer McL'ampbell ? Nothing but a mischief maker. Didn't lie persiiade Dan Loon.ey to Sue Jim Cole fpr the cows and.catves he.lost ?n the Warping Bars ? " Dan dars'nt de? ny it. He can't kill a bear.* Why,-he would, starve to death in the woods, with i good rifle, and olid General Jackson, and Sharptooth to keen him rom-mr,*/ 1'VITt f you .want to run the thing in the ground, ust elect him. Pete, don't ask any man for his vote ; all he asks is fair play* PETE WHETSTONE." I guess that will bring them to their senses. I am going to make a stump speech at the county court; and the- way I'll use up-that lawyer w.on't he slow. . Don't tell any body : sister Sal .is going lo be married; but she will put it off till liter the election. I.tell you, Sal is a >reat gal?she makes all her sweethearts, believe she is going to have them, and they go their death for mCi There will tie a liiss when the thing leaks out; but'I ion'i care. I aim no time to tell you abo.ut a big bear light I had before I went to Datesvilie. So, good bye ; but don't forget to >ay Marling Van Baring aint an Irishman.. Ever yours, PETE WHETSTONE. The devil,or what's to bccome of us. ?While travelling through the state of j Beorgia, a few weeks ago,. I saw a large ollection of peoplo, a number of whom -vere white and the others negroes, who lad assembled for the purpose of witnessng the operation of the Locomotives and lie cars on the Hail Road. old negro nan who was sealed at the foot of a large line tree, who had never before witnessed my thing like steam power, spied, at a onsiderable distance up the road, tlic cars ipproaching. The cmitinunl puffing from lie.pipes, and the dense clouds of black nnoke, which came from them, and also i.? n..': ? iiu living sjrarus, created much tear in his ohl negro. As (lie Locomotive apiroached nearer, the poor old negro hc anie so alarmed, that he sprang from his :eat with as much activity as that of" a cat md ran with all his speed- near to the rowd, and groaning most pitiful, exclaimm1, "what dat? C, Uebbenly massa what lalBy the time the Locomotive with ts train had came very near the spot ithcre the crowd had gathered, with the jluck smoke and the sparks Hying in eve-, ry direction: the poor old negro had then reached the height of his alarm,.exclaimed in a very thrilling tone, "my llebbcnly massa, forgib poor nigger dis time?I know dat's de debbil sartin?I see liim fiery eyes and he long teef, and de smoke risin out ob he mouth " By the time the poor old affrighted negro had finished liis Inst f.entence; the cars passed the srowd. He raised his head and gazed with astonishment, and merely said, as the cars swiftly flew frojn " our sight, "Dere bin go, it aint us he's arter yil, but is up dere, he gwine to find one groir shon w w U 57 ind lie givine *.a stop derc for sartinty, mid take ebbcry one ob dem, and den he >wine lo come back aricr us: did'nt you leaf Iiiin snort and blow, and puff* when le pass by us; "much as to say, I liab yon toon too." The ohl negro concluded thai lis time had come, and nothing but a prayer vould save him, and he accordingly, knelt town and cofnmmeneed prayer; bui before be unfortunate obi fellow had got through .heExp'eSs Mail came along from the same direction the. cars were going; some knowing negro asked if it was not theRxprcss, to which a gentleman replied that it was. The old negro overheard what was said; and looking tip with a most "horrible grin, said, "What dat agin," o which ?omc one answ ered that it was the Express Mail. The poor old negro's loom was sealed, his fear could be no jreater, and he raised his head for the last time, and said, "HebbenlV farder. dat Distress Male?frisc mrt gui, I know dat, lie cornin; he only run ahead to let sinner know dat de debhil is behind Um.? Lord hah massy on poor nigger dis lime, ind sabe him from de debhil and tie Distress Male. O, dat grog shop, dat grog shop; habit not been for him, I would be safe. 1 neher sell him but 50 bushel ob corn which 1 steel from massa; ancf git back for it 4 gallon whisky; O Lord, poor j nigger sorry for dat.'* IIis guilt rf con-, science was too great; he threw himself prostrate upon the ground and expired in a few minutes. Wcbad the pleasure of examining, a day or two since, at the depository of the ; American I-.stitute, one of Cochran's ceIchratcd rities, superbly finished, and intended as a present to the emperor Nicholas. This rifle is furnished with three ( cylinders, each capable of being fitted into the sainc and discharged twenty-seven | limes by a skilful marksman in one minute. We learn that the patentee h ts disposed of his right to a company, for the sum of $300,000. He has taken passage in a London packet which sails on the 10th inst. and will proceed thence to Russia, carry with him a quantity of his arms, which will doubtless add much to the for* tune which he has accumulated in his na* live country. The " Far West."?The Pennsylvania fiazette says that the term used so commonly, 44 the far west," means about half a mile this side of sundown. * * * * * * V t . " . * ? i in i v _ 1.. ,. ? - ?: . Foreign Intelligence, &c. # From thif London. Journal. . , Foreign Newr. ' Tho eventful crisis at urhich affairs have arrived,- causes' every branch of commerce to be considerably"affi&cted. . The ^repeated stoppages of large and respectable firms occasion considerable alarm, and as may * naturally be supposed, prevent mercantile.-' men entering into engagements, or'intresting capital in any article of commerce.-? ' We have therefore had a considerable dearth jtif business in all our wholesale departments, both consumers. an<T speculators appear afraid to come info the mar. kei'at present, notwithstanding the low prices to which' almost all articles have declined, being in expectation that lower rates will yet be established. Two of the . largest and most respectable houses, in the East India trade have suspended spcpnyrtierit'durj g the'past week, Which has added much to the glOom that previously . pervaded every department. * * The imports particularly of East India pilkducc have been.considerable since our last., biit the exports continue very meagre. The'hioney market has been considerably tranquilizer! by the arrival of 500,0001. of Unitpfl States Bank and other American bonds. This paper is a novelty in our market, has excited much attention, . and has been the subject of much conversation. The bonds are drawn at twelve months (late, and are payable at London, Amsterdam and Par if. The United States Bank Bunds bear no interest?those of other American banks bear interest at 6 per cent. These bunds have secured con?:.i .i . . " niKuiumc .'investment 01 capuai in mem : those of the United States Hank, which it must be remembered bear no interest, have been done, at 94 to 94 1-2'for the l()()l. bond?-those of the hank's bearing interest at (> per cent, have been done at 98. There have been conflicting opinions in circulation as to the ul'.iu ate effect of tlio introduction of such paper here; but whatever difference of sentiment may obtain on litis point, there-can be but one as to the rfleet already produced by that in-.' jtfoduclio'h. These bonds ha\'c tranquilizer! the minds ?tf numbers, rftid have bait-* isbed a considerable portion of that increased, perplexity and alarm which previously filled the money market'. JS'or is. this surprising, when it is considered that they will he if necessary to the extent of 10,000,000 of dollars. Nobody appears to have the slightest, doubt of the solidity of ilie United States llank ; indeed the commercial and monetary character of the U. States is one of solidity, as such it is generally esteemed ; and in fact, this is the principal feature of the United States in every thing. That country is one of vasfr capabilities and great promise, and every year it is rapidly progressing in every thing that must ultimately make it a great natidn. It is the most formidable rival with which the country has (o contend, and it will require a constant and vigorous exercrcise of all the immense resources and .experience which the countrv 'possesses, to proven! the "f Inilcd Slates from occupying our position iti scale of'nations; We will not speculate now upon the effects likely to he produced in our monetary and mercantile markets by these bank bonds, but we will instance 'them as they are thrown out in the working "of things. ' Since tine arrival of these bonds at Liverpool a marked improvement has taken place in matters there?the accounts are better from the.north although there have been some heavy'failures?and cotton has advanced in the Liverpool market in the fare of very large imports. The advices also from the .manufacturing Districts ' come'bcttcr, and the face of things has evinced a change for the belter. There has been ru>'perceptible difference in the amount of-money in circulation here, and. the discount houses have done noihibg under 4 3-4 to 5 per cent.. FROM LIVERPOOL.?The racket ship England, Capt White* from Liver- . pool, has put us in possession of London papers to the morning of the 2d and Liverpool to the 3d of May. The accounts from London are only a few hours later than our -previous advices, and furnish nothing of interest. Th? commercial and marine intelligence will be found under the proper heads. . . In the II ouse of Lords, on the 1st May Lord John Itussel and other members of the lower house appeared at the bar, and on the part of the House of Commons requested a conference with their loFdship6 upon matters of high Importance relating to the government of the provinces of Lower Canada. ' On the motion of the Earl of Shaftsbury, their lordships agreed to the cone ieience, tircrted it to be.held in the com- * mittee r lum, No. 5, and appointed as managers on their own part; the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Shaftsbury, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Rochester, the Bishop of E!y, Lord Glenelg* and Stafford. The managers went to the conference; and on their return the Duke of Richmond slated that the commons had agreed to certain resolutions, which lie then held in his'hand, with respect to the government ikftlia r\ i*n t/innn m(' I . rt\tr n ? Pana/la ..iLJ aL W| t,|V IIIVV ?/ *-# V T? \<a V tl 1IUUU| 111 W llll/ll they desired their lordship's concurrence. The resolutions were then laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The Liverpool cotton market continued to maintain the same steady appearance as at the close of the previous week. . The sales on the 1st were 4000, and on the 2d 1000 bags,