Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 18, 1841, Image 1
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,..