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We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Libertica, 4 if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the mus." VOLKJUE VI. g - i0xit X o sI 8- 0- 1elaaj 18, 1841. NO. 3. EDGEFMIELD AIDVERTISER BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. TERMS. . . Thiee Dollars per annum, if paid in advance-Three Dollars and Fiftly Cents if not paid before the expiration of Six Montbs:..from the date of Subscription and FoDollars if not paid within twelve Months. Subscribers out of the State are required to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arreara-ges are pnid. except at the op tion of the 'Publisher. All subscriptioni will be continued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the sane, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Adertisenents conspicuously inserted at 62J cents per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 431 ets. for each continuance Those published monthly, or quarterly will he charged $1 per s~inare for each insertion. Advertisements not havio, the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, antd charged accordingly. All connunications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will be promptly aud strictly attended to. Wo0tte aimos . THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE. BY WOTTON. How happy is he born and taught, That serveth not another's will! Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are, Whose soul is still prepared for death; Unti'd unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath. Who aervies none that chance doth rise. Nor vice hath ever under.-tood; How deepest wounds are givno by ipraise, Nor rules of state, but ruie. of good. Who hath his life from rnumors freed, Whose conscience is his sirong retreat: Who fiet can neither flatterets reed, Nor ruin iake oppressors great. Who God doth late and early play. More of his grace than gifts to leud: And entehtains the haruiless day With a well --hosei book. or friend. i1:r n is freel from servile htids. . 1bye to rise. or fear to ill : Lorn of iiimsel. though ct of lan its At ' having notihing. yet lath all. )N i.e AING A TANZA TO THE (4VttMEN VIc TORIA AND HERl INFANT DAUGHTLR. By a Lir- uankcc. Oh fie. Cur shame. your tueh to blamt, We ynttkees had'nt ought to Thius eilogise Victoria's eyes, And ioietize her datg hter. W~hy one would thinsk.wve're ont the britnk, sif having Kiungs rad Princes, Since all that's seen about this Quaea-n, Such loyalty evinces. Now Vic 'tim tune, wears a smiall shoe, And small Iioot and foot handle, But all hands know, somtetitne ago. Conrt paupers teetmed w~'it scandle. About this dame, who would defame, The Lady Flora Hastings : A deed ior which, the little witch. Should have a dozen bastings. The Duchess Kent, with good intent. (The little vixen's mother,) With courtly smile, advised awhile, But could not stop the pother. And she, (I mean the pesky Queen,) Pour'd all her venom on her. Till all cried out, she fib'd abont That virtuous Maid of Honor. Then cease to praise' in flattering lays, Crown'd heads, or such likefxcua, The phagtte tupon them every one, That Vic's a little vixen. SIMON. .lliscellaneo us. THE~ BLACK I3UCCANEER. While our count ry was yet in her infan cy, and but a short tme previous to the commencement of that ever memorabIle struggle which terminated in the political separation of the colotnies from the mother country, there cruised off the WVest Imdia Islands a rover known by the ntame of the Black Buccancer; the name givetn htitm from the color of his vessel, wvhose exterior was painted black, the better to lbe screen ed from observation. wheni the Govern. ment cruisers obliged him to seek shelter among the creeks andI inlersof the s'slatnds. daring exploita of the notorious Buccaneer, whose illicit proceedings were principally. ifnot exclusively directed again.'t the flag of Great Britain. Unparalleled success had hitherto attended the most de-tperate actions of this man, ;and his numerous cap tures at length called the attention of the British government, who fiited out a ves sel for the express purpose of freeing the ocean of one who proved so great a scourge to the interest of Great Britain and its de pendencies. The command of this vessel was intrusted to an experienced otficer. and we sailed from the Untited States co lonies with orders to lei nothin2 interfere with our time or duty, until the object of our expedition was accompished. At sunrise on the fifth morning subse quent to our ,leparture, ve discovered a vessel to the leeward. Orders were in stantly given t) hear down. when after an hour's sail we discoveredt her t) be a schooner low in the water, and zhaping her course soultwesterly. When site per ceived it was our intention to hail, she wore and lay too, as if wuiing our ap proach. As we drew near. I had an oppornnigt ol examining her minutely, aId every one on board asserid that she was the most beautiful craft they had ever beheld. tier tall spars had a raceful, though no more than ordinary make, and the delicarv of their temper was only equalled by the pro portionate Iracery of the cordage that en shrouded them. The hows were exceed ingly sharp, and bespoke the utmot fleet ness, and the cut-water rose with a grace rul curve, gamrnered clear by lte bowsprit. But one feature deterioratel from her ex trene beauty, and that was the dark color of her hull, which was slightly though im perceptibly relieved by a streak of red that marked the lower chambers of her channels. Even the masts and yards were of as dingy a color as the hull, and the on ly trait that broke the gloom of the head gear, was the snow white canvass that fltit tered aloft. Yet, amidst all tbis beauty, there was something suspicions in her ap pearance ; probably imparted by the tetn ebriety of her line, or perhaps engendered by the recollection of our errand. As we neared her, five or six fornus were observed scanning ts with npparent inter est. Yet still she lay in the witid's eye, her topsail thrown back, and resting as motionless an a gtll sleepingzon the ocean. We were dashint aside the spray. and everv rom-ent obtained a less interval. W henr e h lnet -,4%v-,1 w; ,;,i,,;I. oiur -vesset wore nitod atd hoi-ted the cross of* St. Geoirge fired a attn. that tle strange vesel might eatisfv us of her tilon, It, ,boning her colors. Seareelv had theI e-ho ol ott1r nrtt died itupon tihe breeze, when t great black hanner. bearino in device, unfurled itself from the stern of the strati ger, and was instantly run to the extremi iv of thte :irolT The Black Buccaner," shoutrel fifty Voices siltitilnaneolvOI. ndill the 4ch0 of tleir words suiereileel by a fearful, leilich brief-iletce. When tle mtimem f itur prist- wis over everv mat inl accordiace V iih the orderis of* our comtaindat. pIe ptred for aetinii the !nins were inaded andI rn oti oi thir reispective port.. thlie lig;zitne illumittatel the loigerhead i;Jited. the decks cleared, anl every tiin uI WItrepared ;or the work o leath. -..e imost hiird, said oir comnaiider, it: r a iuiar!t-r iof ail hontr's c:mnitonatding in whic in si;:l advanitage was gined SFill. away mIn tuy mien, ndi stamI by t ; e your -t raliples." The mnidate was 't'be-yrd, and we I;tuht yaril ari to yard , , witli ite mit lolni labtle freebioiter that plonhled the ocenii. Theii pirates wecre fir-st to bioatrd, hecadedl Iby their iitiouslt chiehain; they spirangi itpone our dieckt and lietely atssaultetd ottr seament ; for nt loing time victory remit)inedl undlcided, but lie buccanetuers be~gan toI falter, still they~ fought hatnd in hand, andii witht thle infiurtia ted Wiensy ol men nh Ioha td exp)erience'd ani opptsitn they didi not a tnticipaute; but 5till thle tars ofuldi England niet i hem iwitht all the coolness ex pterience had tancht, so essenttialh to victory. liy this time one half the atssailants Ilay deadl ttpoti the deck. Th'le cheering shottts weree hieatd, thotight faint atud altmost drowned by the clash of arms, anud the groans tift he wounded an d dying. Againi theiy fite red and retired apac~ie. bt then thle voice of their commander wais heard abtove ruthless dini, urging to another eliTort; again they formed andi rushed madly tipon our sea men, but they met lie saume peru inacious oppositioni us b~eforec, atnd they biroke once morte anud retreatedl. At this critical mu menii, when the pirates were retreatiiig step ty step from our -itiarter deck, thteir chelieftain ru shedl forward, and cuttinga passage through withI his sword, sprunig dlownt the hiatchtway, anti rushing itito the light roomt seized~ ta burning lamp : then shivering ii from the portion of glass that sepa:ratted it from the mtagazine, he enter ed., Those on deck behel the stran ge movement with wotnder that can better lie ima:inited than i desc'ribled, antd hoth par i ies droppuled t heir weatptons to leartn te issue o fsso %trautge an iadvetti ure. Our commander, accompanutied by a few olliicers, diescendled, and the sieht that met their tagotnizing gaze wvas truly terrify-I ing ; the htueancer' was standinig amongst the powder with a liebited lamtp in his tightly elenched fist, his face was tlacketi ed, a stream of blood gushed down his cheek froim a sabhre cu inli his forehtetd; w~itht kttit btrows antd resolution st amped ini his countenance, he stood recnrdinug those whio began te crow d to the light room. "Statnd ba~ck,"' shouted hec, "][ yotu .' -I v--ar "wut<-aihtv. 'trind ba;c-k. f'or hv my soul, he who first advances seals the faie of all on board " There was somethine so resoit- in the tones and gestures of the pirate, that those around receded apace hit stIl continel to gaze with blanched cheeks and trembling limbs upon the daring brn of the deter mined buccaneer. Listen ! Years have I cruised in these seas, but never have assaul'ed a vessel, but those that wore the detested ensign of tyranny that now floats from your gali fortune ha hitherto favored tme, and I have been a scouree to your hated kingdon; to day fate has declared it otherwise ; but though defeated I have still the means of purchasing my freedom. Now Britain, it renains with you to grant my release, or .sutTer the death your refusil must certain ly bring." " Our orders were especially to capture you," returned the commander evasively, "and you are now itn my power." " Am I ?" snid the buccaneer, glancing with a ignificancy, t liat could not be mis taken, upon the ileadly material that lay open befiore him. " Will your own safety prove no barrier to the execution of vour hellish ichemie !" ",I would atsk you sir, Britain," resu med the bdleeaneer, " is it more to lie preferred to be hanged amidst the scof's anti gibes of unpitying victors, or to end one's exis tence by hisown hands, and purchase with his death the destruction of his victorious enemnies ?-Believe tme, sir, there is a dis crepency between self-destruction here and perishing ignominiously at the extremity of Ihe vard arm." 6 Your life may yet he saved," said the commnnder. " Were the prospects ever so flattering. T would not submit to the ordeal. But it is useless to parley; will you stiffer me and my crew, who have snrvived this con flict, to proceed on our course On condition tuni - -" Ndconditions will I necept," interrun t od the buccaneer, " it is I who have the inwer to name coniitions ; not you, sir, Britain! you rest in my power-the lives of all on board are at my will-what is to prevent miy firing the magazine and re venge myself by dlestroying my Captors I've sceit the dltv when mly owi life would prove no Obstacle ill neemiplishiing my re venae. did such an olipporl nity as this of rer, and iore thant the smvll-it particle of 0and1 against the inroad of the dashing wave. But do yon accede to my purpose ?" - *There sRe s nl torts isti vct' ..,1 1he roilinaiiitier, ait r a paisti*. - 'Y'ri- des. ;'eration has b;llel, even when we extilt ed in vielorv-von are free. sir." - And crew at1ndl vessel ?" " Is as subject as ever to votr com ma II ." " IIave I tle honor of a British olficer o t hat eIThee ' is Youi have," said the coinimnoer. Enothi!" exclaiied tile bucaneer; anml ascenilioi. lie gainled his own vessel, antd was fono lost si.hit of in the distance ofe w tide expamdel billows. Years had 1lIown by. nod the memory of the lienneer had long ceased to oveapy my initid. O(tr coitiry hi' nobly asweri eI her independence at LTxington and lunker Lill. ind a -plendid naval victory hadl been achieved in the 1Dritish clianinel hv thet ronoid 'anth .Juones, who was tietn 0n tile cous!, a d :oirly expecte.i it port. 'The repirt of a gin burst upon the breeze, anld a lofty ship was seen to enter the harbor. h'lle itfizets 1licked by thou samisl to the bt:eh, to welcoeiv the hero Wo haolid ,o :ohlv displayid a Ih prouwess of Aneri:n nl the very cott of (.rei' lRriiia. A ltt was seen pilling from the' frigate--ant oflter t' at. saeii seaitedh ini a le ste'rO. a liealy mirno-rtr paned(.a thlrough~ r limsa that carlmdlad the whanrvaes-the bont stranadedl, niad I'atl Jonelis len pid otn shaore ; but wihat wi~as my asatnishmaent ini biehldlu intg ini the cointtemnaace iif the coamaiider of thea llon Iltammie ielamrd, the stern, though til: unidlensing batik of the lilackc 1hecancer, 'thec Orphalns.-.A Sk:vtchl fpmn Li;'e -. Sloi) i alhoing Prtiiea sitreet tite daya lai te ly, I hieard t he mteaisureda tramnp oft numeir oaus little feet bhbimi tme. TIurning rounttd. I saw tha li tbIi sund talproceeded Ifrom : nhot a hundiredl boys awal girls bloinat~g tat on01 oif the charitable instil ntitons. JIt wats ale sinig sight to see i hese cnhildien appewrr happly ; they hati the hate af guood henlth it their coatuntenaaneces: theair dhress was pht1, baut comtabfahle and cleenni; no phlanitaoic I grutcsqutely ct clothes disfigured their it- I te persoins, nor did they wvear any ha ge to tell the world thait they were chtildr0 of luikfortunie.I I enteredl ianto conversation with ot' of the teachers, wrhot informne" me that hey were goinig to vie w the Zoological Ga lets IlI atnd that, with siach a p)rosp.ct baefore 1emn,h I they were goite delighted. The little 5 t*oop tturned op St. Andrew stree-and, 5 as I was coing in the satmo diredion, I ~ tmtveid aho ag ini the fronat, contversiae with ine of thle boys. the girls being all-sclin rd. Goinig downt St. A tidrew street sntht, tmy S attentiona wats iriected towards 1 nyouing I boys abotut 14 yeats of age. Jbeh was s dri vinig a smiall earsr, (Irawn~r by iony. Thae first btoy, wihaen lie saw th tnhildlren, catlled Ont 1 i his yotung friend, hto was a i little btehind him. atnd the mount his eye F cenighit the sight lie leaped fra the earl e wit Ie a sprin~g, crying out "JanP, I'll see n mny sisaer, I'll see mty wee star." He e drewv his horse gnickly to thtside of' the b I paivemnent, and left it alotne ti instat the h girls camec towards him. Jdai s he co:.t- p menced his ainxionts scearch 's horse inn ved ol ni hrnrn toa its lwatu aa nri e.-l-r1 . its prqress, and, in an instant, he was at the frotranksof the girls, keenly ginticiig alonghe line to discover his little bister. Beingdil dressed alike, it was not easy to distinpish any one in particular without the snetest search. Ot1 they passed, but his sisar came not. Poor boy, thought I. his kid heurt will be doomed to sutler I disappiotment. as his liltle sister dioes not appea to he among them, and, from his sorroful look, lie thought so too. They are albwassed but two-his face glowed with idight-his sister was otte of them, the an-ious boy rushed to her, an grasp ing orb of her hands in his he phced his othersntl) on her neck, and could only say "Wary." The little girl, who appear ed to Is about seven years of age, looked up, an oh such cest aev! she was by the side ofrheritmther. She clasped her li'ttle arms arount him, and her sweet face was flgh ted ul)with smiles. He bowed down his head : natch the few hurried words she spoke him, nd to let her hear his little tale. He took his evo from olt her face buto te, and only once, and that for a mo ment, and this was to see that his pony was s il where lie left it. The poor brute seem I to be sensible of'tho sacred mission on whtCh its conductor had gne, as it mto ved n1. He again bowed d.lwn his head to breathe into the ear of hii beloved and loving sister hii few partinIg words, for he cuohd mt go any further: they grasped each cher's hatids and excha.Inged looks or tender iess nnd the little gi noived on with her comfpaniions. Iliseves sow noth ing huf t hat one loved objeelv-they follow ed lictiiong. The children in from turned down 4'ork-plnce. and, before sie was out ofhertlrother's view she tirned round, and, with a sweet .mile, held out her hand in token of adue. The boy started as her face niet his gaze, and moving one step forward hehl nut both his hand-thie next moment she was hid fron his sight. lie slowly retirned towards his horse, and whilst ;a tear inoistened his eye. and n east ofmclancholv shited Ihis conntenanee, there was still srionetihing like an expression of satisfaction and pleasure on bis features. ie mounted his little enr, and, as I turned fromhbeholding ihis aflecting scene, there was a dimness over tmy eyes whicht took a fe v applicaions of tmy handkerchief to re Move. Thi.s was food for reflectiioti : I thhtflt on tli thousands who never knew what ii was want tihe fostering cre of a moth or. anxione solicitude of a father upfPr&i hnrity of stranners, frienmless ail nione. These two yoitg crentires. perhaps, spent iheir first years tnder one roof, ani slept in each o her's armns. The one is now earning his brend, h umlty, but honestlv while tlilt other is enjoying ihe beniefits ofniit excellent inatit uiuti. 'Jh'ir meetings are few. hit rsweet, -no, :1s in the present ense, dotbly so. !tlay the rittemem brance of their pr'sentt lonely sitinnIion en dear thetm more firmly to each other; and if the wirld shoild smtnile upon them, tmy they never forger the days o' their yoth. and mnay they onisecrate a portion of their Iean os totwards tle su pport of those insli Iutiois whieh shelter and proteet the rit-. phian chil L.-Edinbinrgh leekly Chroni cle. Ther Prit!er. -There are dark spot. on It thfairest ettatires of existence, aitd tihe priiter, ihough subljecrt in his voe.tion t, more crosxts. ami sharles atnd blo tnd bliur.s and pressures. intl fiase-impi r'ssions, than11 tnost oilher min :-yet lie h:- mny hair protfs of thl10 kiminiec< f patrn< . and friends to cheer him it his couro, a con:so Intin ii hi dis: ribttes useftil knowledge tnthoosti<, e;nh-es the wrinkles frim t he btrow oif 're, cnrrerra the ero:', and re mov~es ib-. file ipres~iim of te puliic tmiitl-pa:inls iai the aspirants and smnotheo hie prejtudiecs ofli fe--and though lie i~s a poor type har' tho obtscrvane of( Ot hi. ers, anmi does not nspire to leadh the wny, yet lie esen strives to tmke is pape ;uim il'- to po1itt to alt upright tline oft'onduiet -he~ receptnele of opinionis, souitul moral semtimenttts that all may~ corpy'. For, this lie nak but the approval rofeiad men. tmi ilhe bmcottrnig'ement oh!, i nd piurro) n' lion hugh mhen lie shlt II he sti'nek oil freimt t lie leaf' ,flife--a pet'iod put1 to his eairthily exis ence, ntie the collini becomne die r'eceptn :le oif his form, ito coumni or imiposing tone shall mark the spot where is fixed lie tnarrow5 chty-hed ; hie triusts his tmemno y wsill remitn imiprinited ott die hiearits of uis friends, nto registet' of Ihis faui ith e'ing ecordled naainsct him, lie may stand at the rst revisal,.instified beforethe great Head nd Fount of mercy ande goodness. Newspapers in th United States.-A c ording to a recenet enhctilntiot, there nre ow one thousanud five hiunderetd andI fiftv ve newspapers ande other periodic'a!s pub shed in I his country ; unw humdred a tnd isty seven in New England, (Iasnsenchu etts otne htundred and twenty four;) two undlred and seventy four in the State of fews York t two hundlredl and fifty three iPennsylvania, andh otne htutndred andi xty hitnr itn Ohio. The niext largest nuim er in a single State issixty nine, anid the nahlest number three. The Alamnmoth Steer.-We learn fr'om we Philandelphia papers that there is now he see~n in that city a fat steer, pr'ononne I hy " c'ompetent judges to be the largest, eatest ande tallest. ever known in thtis 'tnmtry or uponi record." It "'as raised v Mr. Sheetz, in Berks county, and is to slanghtei'ed ini a few days, havinig been uirchased lby some of the butchers for the' ta of $l1,500. I ts weigh t is 3600, and ill nett '2.500 p' iiri4.-.com. .h'j Scolding wives and squalling children should be permitted to scold and squall on, without let or hindrance. There is nothing that will strengthen and invigorate the lungs more.-The woman who scolds with a hearty good will is proof against pulmonary complaints ; and her husband, if she have one, should rather encourage than repress her in thus giving ven to her disposition, as it is such a blood circulating and henhih inducing exercise of the facul ty with which it is her good fortune to be endowed. And the babes-those dear little pledges-let thei bawl ever so lus tily, ought lint to be quieLed with a "Lul laiy, baby-hush thee my dear, lie still and sliutber," but allowed to cry on as long and as loud as they please, as they are doing hattle with tie enemy of lungs, and if let alone, will come olT conquerors. BUt let not the child whine, nor the " better half" mutter. It were far better to pinch or prick thei into the distinct and audible utterance of their grief. It is more sinful to fret the lungs of us than the giz zard. Constantius.-It is saidthat Constanti ts, the fatihter of Constantine, finding. when he came to the tbrone. a considerable num her of Christians in office, aind at court, is sItied no edict, reqtiring thetm to renounce Christianity or quit their places. The far greater part of them readily and resolutely gave up their employment and prospects in order to preserve a goofd conscience: but a fiew cringed, and renounced Christi anity. When the Emperor had tius made full proof of their disposition, he turned out every one who had complied, and took all the others in again, giving this as his reason for his conduct, that " those who would not he true to Christ, would not be true to him." To Form a Vig-orous Mind.-Let eve ry yottth early settle in his mind, that if he would eve he any thing, he has got to make himself: or in other words, to rise by personal application. Let him always try his own strength, and try it effecttually, before lie is allowed to call upon Hereules. Put him firsti upon his own invention: send him back again and again to the re source., of his tmind, and make him feel that there is nothing too hard for industry and perseverance to accotmplish. In his early and timid flights, let him know that stronger pinions are near and ready to as iSt Iim. but nnlv in cauo ofnsaoltsie te cenvily. Whena In tilo rugged 1raffes #or Scientce, and diflicult ics whiclh it c;tnnot surmount impede his progress, let him lie helped over them ; bit never let him Ihitk of being led when lie has power to walk without help; nor of carrving his ore to ant her's furnace, when lie can melt Sluwi in his own, A I1'estern Iomann.-A Tennessee pa per tells the following story. It is too good to be lost, whether it lie true or not: '.\ 6 dy itn ottr State. lately 1I1) a neigh hor's house, a short distance frota her re sidlence, ab~out nitie o'clock in the night travelled houe, made that night a pot of sonp. kutit the whole of a stocking for her self, set ont in fie after part of the same night, and travelled on horseback five miles to a i-ighbors house, where she left her tens,, returnid home ott froo, capturin on her way, one possum, and treeing three coons. whirhi site after-wardssaidshe woul I have shot if she had haid a gin-making, in ile couirse of the night, li her skill and jdgment in traIlle, four dollars by trad Teari:q //l of 1ortit..-On .3w0lav even ater we Were obliged to close our report, thle ciity itnspector mtade to1 thec lionrd of Aldurerte his autitua treport of itermni-tis int t he city anid counmty of New Yun k far the past year. It sites the 'whule niutmber of intermenits at 8174. Of ithe:'es; GMr still born infatnts ; andt~ 500 wvere negroes. he wvhole nmnber of in termenits exceed those of last yeat lby t25I, andi tis increase is attributd to small pox, scarrei fever, &e. 3976 of the hwuies in terredu were those of infants, being miore than one ha:lf of the whole.-N. Y'. Sun. Ro;/l A'larriag-e.-It is rumored in Pa rts that Louis Philipp has ln succeeded ini tnegotinatinug a nmarrinage between his youngi~ est son, the Duke of .Monipenseir, aind Queen Isabhella of S pain . We doubit whether the othlier powers of Etuope will approve of snch a measure. TJhe placing ofo a onrbon tin the throne of Spain led, int the time of Louis 14th, to a notst prtotrac tetd anid exbtantsting conitine ntal war Louis Philippe has already Belgitnm undere his w-ing. Let Spain be added, and the al lies will become alarmed antd begini to ex posIuate. Sad Acciden.-Theo Rochester Demto crat saiys: -On WVednesdayv eveninga sad accident occurred in Blrock;>ort. ~Mr. Thomats Buck, an old man and a revnlut tioinary soldlier, 'vent to Brockport to visit his danughter, Mrs. Kitngsbutry, the wvifc of Caleb Kingshury, who is thtO keepernofotne of the itnns of thaut villaugo. Th'le family hatd taken tea together. antd while aMr. Buc'k was going from itho dinting roomn to the nursery, lie mistook the door and fell head long downt the cellar stairs, and broke his uteck. Ofcourse he w~as dead when his friendes got to him. North Carolina-Dutrin:r thme late sersion of~ the L.egi'duturne of this State. thuree noencon. tics have ..en erected out of connties of a size too large for cotnvetnientce. Th nutes of the Let the people of the North Remetabee what has been promised them by a change, Higher prices for the produce of the far mer. An increase of from five to ten dol lars per month on the wages of labor.. The abolilion of slavery, a National Bank, and a high tariff. And Let the people of the South 1enethber what has been promised them by achag@, No internal improvements. No National Bank. No Tariff; and no Abolitionisa! Remember all! and see that their pro mises aie fulfilled to the letter. A letter from H avana in the Louisiana Advertiser states that Mr. Turnbull, re cently appointed British consul there, had refused his exequator by the Spanish Gov ernment, and had consequently been order ed by hisown government to place the con sulate in the hands of Mr. Jackson, a mem her of the mixed commission. Cause, Mr. Turnbull's abolition principles and activi ty, which gave great offence at Havana.-. Exchange Paper. One bixpence for a paper would give instruction, and improvement; topics for conversation, occupation for leisure, and motives for independence. There is one thing which can be purchased, of the char acier of a combined inquiry and necessity which i< more useful to a family than a newspaper. It makes hom'e more pleasant, leaves less inducement to go abroad, en hances the enjoyment, and elevates the standing of the family circle. Fatal Attack of a Serpent.-A letter from Martinique, in the Journal of Guada loupe, states that M. de Pichery, mer chant, was met while on a hunting excur sion by an enormous serpent, which at tacked him, and inflicted several severe wounds in his legs. lie defended himself with great courage; but although timely succor was administered to him, he died four hours ttfter ? The serpent was near ly seven feet in length, and when opened, there were found in its belly one hundred and sixty two little nes,_ Important to Blacksmiths-Steel Ore. We lind in one of our exchange papers, the facts we relate below. If true, the butsiness of tnanufncturing edge tools will undergo a great revolution, as the labor now expended in their manufacture will lie superseded by the more simple process of casting them. Our inforniant.sates. tiat ito tthe rown, orDuane. Fraklfiauntuip ty, Pennsylvania. ii a vein of magnetic oxide of iron, distingntished from the other minerals of that region by its capacity of yielding. directly from the process of smelt ing, a snbstance possessing all the physi Cl & clicmical properties of manufactured steeql From thi* analysis, it appears that the steel properties of the substance result ing from the smehing of mtinerals are in herent, and not the result of any new or pectuliar process of essay. However little the world may lie prepared to give cre dfence to the existence ofsuch a mineral in the slate of an oxide, the fact is now too well established to admit of scepticism, and no one who will examine the edged tools and cutlery of all kinds that have duritng the past season been cast from this minertl and Rent out into most of the cities for samples, can do so great violence to his own senses as to doubt any longer the existenee of a natural steel." from which, by the simple mode of moulding and cast ing, razor blades, peniknives, shears, plans irons, gonges, axes of all sizes and descrip tions, and every variety of tools of the machinist and carpenters shop.jare at once produced, having all the properties anud best qumlities of the purest steel.-N. Y, Era. Pemahle A g riculturst.-Thbe manner ilt which the IRehuana femmales cultivate the soil is not utnworthy of notice. They may be seen, perhaps fifty meogem her, workihg in a line upon thme sante spot, and holding their pinch, or spade, in te hand, ready -to sttike it into the ground on a given signal for oommmencing, thteir appearance being that of' a military company under arms. WVhile at work they chant a kind of sorng as thte means of atimnating them amidst their tuils, repeating, at the same time, the inmes of animals, is supposed to be fannud ill thme following practice. When a Bechnntna bas succeeded in obtaining game, his wife. invites her neighbor. to partake in the pleasure of the feast, on condition that when theo period arrives for cultivating thme zround, Ihose who were guests, acd had sharedi itn her hospitality, should assist in workting the soi l.-Stedman's Wander ings in Sothl Africa. Shelter Animals from Storms -All do mestic anitmals should be sheltered from storms, howcever, htardy they may be. Ma :y creattures will endure the severe cold very well, but let them be exposed to rain, or to stnow which tmelts ulpon them, and they will at once draw themselves into as small a compass as possible, and look aslmootghm tltey wvere reduced 25 per cent ill their value. They sufl'er severely from mnoisture itn enld weather, and if not prop erly protected, the cotsumption of moreo foddler and less thrift and diseasos in the animals will he the sad consequence. Every good farmer will guard against these evils. In stormy weather cattle should ressip otut only l.)ng etnough to drink, and when puit into the barn the stnow or watershoald he brushed from them Sheep should go ont itn a yardl in winter and be much iathe open air, especially whetn many of them are together, and do not occupy -at large space untder shtelter tzt they sbould have , ..cv ;,n-.1-- nn~,, fe .7,..