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Communications, post paid, will lie prompt- r ly andstrictly attended to t POETRY. - f AWAY IN MEXICO. c Despondensy is all the rage, t And moping all the go, Our husbands, sweethearts, all are gone i Away to Mexico ! Some never smile ;-some utter sobs ;- a Some cry, outright, with wo ; . Till one would think mankind were all c Away in Mexico. You .ask Miss Snooks, "Why. what ails t you ?" t Her tone is sad and low, 4 As she replies-."My George has gone c Away to Mexico!" r Some wives who used to vex their lords, c Until they jump'd Jim Crow, Now cry they-long to he with them, Away in Mexico. s But when dear HUBBY does come back, a (It always turns oaf so) t Hlow ofl, poor soul, he'll wish be was t Away in Mexico. c Some wives have faces three feet long,' The reason I don't know, Butthink they dread their lords may come - Away from Mexico. -There's -Mrs. Stubbs,.the other-day, 1*Watalkingvery slowt, r ibo ergrieibjr po& WStbbs eJ t~l thative'ir'e ow abdrit7 do not choo'e to show. -r - . But think ibei tusbantdh better come - r Away from Mexico. =- - W .-But I't a maid, and have no lord. Although I have a-beau -t Who'se gone: aurug the volunteers, t Away to Mexico. SI'm true to him-yet love to flirt And have a youth in tow, . Whp'd do as well, were poor Charles hurt Away in Mexico. So, ladies, dry yobi weeping eyes, Nor let their currents flow; We've chape'on hand as good as those d Away in Mexieo. e Then, whilst our hearts are free as winds I That from the northwest blow,. We'U letters write to gull oue swains, I Away in Mexico.. . - Whi!st shines the sun," the proverb saps. I e'Your hay you'd better mow," c So, ,erba sap to those who've lords c Away itn Mexico. From tAe Gdo'gia Joumal. r Ton PRxszzwT COTTON CabP-PaiCEs. 4 In another part of our paper, will be ' found sevei-al extracts, from other papeas, relative to the present Cotton Crop. It -wiflhe seen, that, notwithastanding the I heavy receipts at the differeat Cotton e -markets in the early part of the season,a the -'tolf," or short crop, begins to show t jtself. We have heretofore given tbee .speculations of M~r. Henry, of Mobile, and I others, in whosejdgment we placed mrtch I jeliance. In 1845, Mr. Henry,-'in hi. es. tuate came within a few tbousand bsles' -of the crop of that year. In July, of last year, before the worm attacked the Cot- I ton, his estimate was that it would be 2,-. 000,000 bales-subsequently, in Decem t --her, he estimated the crop at 1,750,000 I -bales. From present appearances, we c thinkr his- last calculation is about to be I ulalized. He estimated the crop at Mo lGile at 800,000-it is nowe thought it will zzet exceed that etmate. The Florida I receipts were put down at 125,000-it-is .l now thought they will not exceed 130.000. i The receipts in the'Atlantic States were i placed at 600,000-until very 'recently, I -from the heavy receipts, it was thought 1 *-they would exceed that, but now the optn idn of those who have looked to the st- c ter is, that they' will not exceed'thatc amtount.- The only material difference .I bietween the estimates,'now. is of the New Osleanscrop. In 1845 and '46, thie crop - tiere was 1,064,155. Mr. H-aryrs esti rae made in Dec. of 1845 was 1.070.000. ? ls estimate in December wasn 676.000 ide New Orleans It issupposedaotothat It'will go beyond that, and one''writer in our paper of to day puts it 800.000 , Ad 'aiittng that 800,000 bales are receijed at I 11ev Orleans, then the whole crop would '@i7 egbe,830;000. But wve do.,not be- -I hawve that the crop will reach that point. I Jo thig arly part of tile season, at New risanu the receipts were about 100 100 esa than at the same time last year. As he season advanced, the weather having seen fioe for gathering, and the water :ourses being up, the receipts were very arge, and the 100,000 bales less were re luced to about 50,000-but within the ast week or two the receipts began to fall of-and the difference between this and ast year is becoming greater every day. )n the 26th February, the receipts this rear were less than last, by 112,654 bales. )n the28th of February, the difference was 119,930, and on the first of March, the liference was 122,772, showing a falling of from last year in 4.days. 10,718 bales -an average of 2;679 bales per day. qow about this time last year, two thirds if the cottod that went to New dreane were received-and that too when there was an extremely large crop, and prices ow-and to put the worst feature upon he matter, it is presumed that the same roportion has been received thlis year. If, herefore, the receipts of the fuiture tle eckoned according to the past, tie deficit n New Orleans, will be 184,151 bales which would make the whole crop (ad nitting the other estimates to be correct) o be 1,909,997 bales. But the.proportion s in favor of a large, and we may say, al nost inedlclable decrease of the receipts rom last yeat. In the first place, all ac aunts from the West in August, Sep ember and October, represented the cot on crop in a most deplorable condition, n consequence of the ravages of the worm, c. In many places, planters would make otbing-in others, bne-sixtb, one-fourth, ne-half, and in no case did we see an ac ount that two-thirds of a crop would be made by any one. The presumption is hat where there was so much smoke, bererwas some re.-Tha:i grant the hgh st point, and admit that two-thirds of a rope was made in that section, and the eceipts (his year would not amount to ver 7000,000-and if so, the whole crop will not amount to more than 1,730,000. n tbd second place, to setain the pre umption thft if two-thirds of the Cotton t New Orleans was received about this ime last year, a much greater proportion ias been received this year, it will be rec liected that' the market appeared at a much- higher price than it did last season nd-for years past-it continued to ad rance, .and went almost to double the riceof last year. The weather was fine or gathering-the crop-the water courses rere.. up-and even admitting that the top s'alarge, it is. reasonable to sup ose~Ihat tih ic lewas burged o mar - e n n'ort e ti%' . o e' idcthalmiaby rtte s jintti'stia ashorter crop, 1auekeptliheiOitito h a'hotae!-thatnot nakinA as lags' crop as eretofore ati nowing theii neiglibors were in the same ituation;tthey- have. mut cired to, .bring heir cotton to market." Had the advance een a small one' the supposition might be orrect; but as it was generally conceded hat a large crop was made in the Atlan-t ic States-ras the weath'or was fine for athering the crop and having the best fa ilities for sending~ it to market, and the rice being nearly double that of the last ear, it eeems to us it would be unreason le to suppose that planters would not end their Cotton to market as soon as hey could get it there-and if they did, '00,000 bales would be a fair, if not a urge estimate for New Orleans. But'letus recur again to the receipts at few Orleans and carry our comparison a ittle further-and in doing so we will go tne month back. In the three last days if January and on the 1st of February, here were received ai New Orleans ' 17, i77 bates. In the three last days of Feb nary and on the 1st of March, the receipts >nly amounted to 8,765-showing-.that be receipts at the latest dates are not balf ha: they were one month back. Again. To sustain more fully the po ition above taken as to the aggregate te eipits at New Orleans we will mention notber fact which must have a bearing pon the subject. In one district of the ountry, from Point Coupee to New Or sans, the Sugar Plantations in reased urgely last year. In 1845 ther~ were 165- Sugar plani ations ; in 1846 there vere 328-.tiere rare 63 plainations, whbich to doubi planted cotton in 1845, that plant ed sugar in 1846 ; and this is only in one ection. Even admitting.that there was au short crop this withdrawal of labour rom the culture of Cotton in that section ught to, we think make a meterial dif erence in the aggregate receipts of this rear and last. The question, then is, what efi'eet will :crop of 1,750,000 or 1,800,000 bes bive pon present prices ? We tbiilk they will mprove, if they are not higher (by or be are the first of Juno;) than they ever have een, during the season. The prices here ofor'egiven have been based, in Liverpool, ayon-a 2,000,000 crop. The recent de line, or dullness, in Europe has not been in uccount of the want of confidende in jotbon, but it is stated that the high price >f tprovisions and abe derangement of the noney market was the cause. A crop of 1,000,t000 would furnish the spinners (by rorking on a smaill scale) with jest enough o last them until the next crop ceae' for yard ; at that time tisey would have no urplus, as heretofore. But says a friend, heospiuners, -sooner than advance upon heir goods, will cease to work, or work till less than they now do. That is very rue;. they might do so, and will do "so,' if hey find it to their interest. But can they et along without working ? Already, and or somio timcpast, they bays been work ing up less than their usual quantity; bua work they must, and if they can't make the same profits, they will have to dowiti less. But if the crop is as short as anticit pased, the spinners will not stop, or cod tionue the little *oir system. Everv yeadi the condutiption of Cotton increases, the demand, therefore, for Cotton falbrics 'ill authorize their sale at an increaeed-priicei hence we are induced to thiik that Cotton will rise-again, and be at a higher point than heretofore, even if there be no panic and there be no speculation in it. In all of this, we may be mistaken ; but it is our opinion, that it may go for.what it is worth with such facts ;as we now present, and have, from time to time, presented thi reader. By tlhe by; we think the present prices of Cotton in our markets are rather dal, too low for the prices in Liverpool.- In Savannah, for instance, Cotton is quoted at from 9 to 101; principal sales 10to-10 while in Liverpool it is quoted at 61 to 71d., equal to about 13 and -151 center Now here is a difference of 4 cents 'upon inferior Cotton, and od the fine Cotton principally sold, of 5 cents. ,We have never had any dealing in Cotton, never shipped any, but we have been- told that from 2 to 3 cents would pay all expenses to Liverpool. If so, it does seem to as that the Farmer ought to get more for his Cotton than he does. As it is, the buyer makes (say the bags average 400,) from $4 to $6 per bag upon poor 'Cotton, and from g8 to $10 per bag upon fine Cotton. If this is what is called "Speculating in Couen," we are sorry that we are -not in it; but if who has Cotton is willing to part with it at such rates, we have notbin! more to say. If we are wrong in the premises above,we should like to be inafor med by our Savannan friends. We have no particular feeling in this matter. We go upon the "live and let live" principle, hut we desire that justice shall be dcte to all. From the American Agriculturi&t MASTODON COTTON.-No I. The introduction of this variety of cot ron into the United'forms a new era in their history, and has excited -great at tention-in all the cotton growing districts. 'he chief topics of inquiry-or eraininatcin to 'whichi propose to direct you? 'eadeat' are ase follows: Where did the aeed come from?-This is nat:known with certainty, and perhaps never will be. Ia 1842:a gentleman who iuslot known ttho write and who had mer mibta pl ce, gith'e o( l g net OrTS: healrcumstance becam. knowp to me, and'lI arefullypreserved apoim )f thetr product.: From ihig be'gnliing6iTs rown'-the "Masidek Cotton" 'inh EUnited States. *Not all that ts'genmae'.i umight hdre remark that for.manfears"T tad been enileavoridp t'o obtain ,a'bette teed than is usually cultivated. I lid ta ken much 'pains to procure anl'try. all eed I could' bear of. I hd also slent rnuch'time and expense in'crossing, mix ing and' roving different kinds of seed, lnd'! had'thin several differe9t kinds' of oiton' seed which 'I had petted' a -good seal, but have thrown them' all away. Pbe name "Mastodon" was given it by he writer in consequence of the size of the JoIls and stalk. What are the peceuliar properties-of the plant and cotton?-The plant when young a stouter and more thrifty in its early growth, the leaf is thicker and the stalk larger. As the plant grows' the'stalk be comes very large and the branches very long, with short joint. The foliage is of a somewhat darker green than the comn non cotton and the boll nearly thrice the uize, with thicker kind. The cotton when pen, adheres iu the boll with sufficient treitgth to entirely' prevent itis falling out u the field. The cbaracter and value of the cottog thon prepared for market is of much im ,ortance. Thu first that was extiibited'in he market in NE Orleans sold tn Dec. 18 15, at 16'cents per pound, and afterwards as I understood, in L~verpnotl at 98.: My private commercial information from-Ljiv. srpool. on the sut~ject, placed it when well ginnoed on saw gins, in the usual way above all other cottons except the higher grades of .Sea Islands No attempt has been made that is know'n to the writer, to gin ii in any better moae drhan on common saw'gins somowhat'ntiodified. It is confi denaIy believed. however' thatt if.it could be ginned7 without materially injuring the staple,'it would rank with te best. Sea lslandircotton. 'Its staple is .r~om three juoaters' of ab inchi to two inches and a ralf in length.." Cotut~ brokers as mer tbants speak of it'as beingrakby Sne and silk' .rmral I 'ought to have remarked' above,' thtt the product of the Mastodon~especiallyoa dry, thin, or sandy soil, is.supposed to be greater than that of the common Mexican sottoun; How and on so~at kinof Lnd~is it muitated?--It had 'been' cultivated the present yeafon a. kiiedse fcotton Jarfd in the wvhole Sout .The soasoni .bitving be-n so~ extremely 'disagtrou, eoi aceunt of the w'et weather alxd the'famniacot on to make 'any calcedlatiols or estumile upon i;y'iisbelieved, from eolperience fr it;l a s welas the, present fy'e r-a hibid. dry ladeii~tbes naaie In 'cultivatidg thed Ma -id 'cotto'n care shiould be' taken, on ricbsinuJ; uiae and, keep the ridge high,' otborwise ti~ continue to grow' too iodggiD th.ieason. Tlir'l'd be4a liktne n( plnt! ongs :of land by.about one :fitht6d or in wet seasons i should otithe last of July. break out the bud of the p t centre. H4 lies already been mntima ve beennned with .o09 Mai far ajI know. The savw beed .died an these greai .The cotton-ad- a here the seed -that it is thong. cuable or at least ex tremel? ginit on the rollers used ink * ea Island cotton, though .stod that efforts are nowarn ,. !his purpose. If that ory Ir r.ees could be adopted b&*e.couod from the stied, itId enhance its valuefl Irper cent. If the saw gin ;evEr they shouid be ofi'e ' 1hegratesshould be n i steeth' very lue tlhe cylinder a ehyslow motion and4hei "pdity, SR. ABBEY. Yazoo, 3d;1846. - Po .- k durable and permane hish on Irpiture is produ rniish". Two dr three coats of' eapplied. wit' a brush wa the ors' :ar.coat .being' al lowed st e'fci dr9thoroughly. Smooth [his. with. pulverised pumices tened with water,.ap pliedri cotton, or.linen cloth. j When~tl iae rotten stone mois-< tened wi jbbed over the work withapi covered itiitwo or three p lanael,. and finish" by. rubbing, n d. Then., work o i the rrte ad ikni o'ver the wash ith< wip' th surface clean an 1'?* ADo l he Frech olisi, U gene; fancy boxes hnd osfe hlidi' and h.ath.dvantage ordryi lye hep'rinci al.ar ticle- ' (neacdissolved in r alcobh of the .work is first t rabb'e oil.7 Make a bali orpu :dip it.. te sol- t tion. t y1iecomei*steod I nearly yer te ball with u n "t Gip afinger ] then thn: t ep .0-99[ "og theyr ion, gradu. allye ntfa~Rco'that th app d i irionsdi- ' pc u il'ce;' and "'e thY a -t rtotion.; -on fgthe gmin P pleo a~JsbftenL qte ired in" ftbecodrs 0d roces; s' Gen be~ surface a hto flie cated;, -oisten ti iith a coh,. and pro eedias bhli 'S the 5aprface. presents -a snbotb aid sdtbtifla lystre. dome lit tie experieneeti rqriritlithis buiness, but it may uo n beacq'ired by practice.- t Scientific Ausan - "Putting it on 25hick'- A : bouse pain .ter of put acquaiptance has -a son, a mere lad, who-ocassopaliy assisted him in his jobs:.. He;sed the brush- very. dexterri ously.-butqnfortunately had acquired the habit of, "putting'i Vn a little too thick." The "other ay his father.' aler having frequently scolded liiar or'his lavish daub ing. aqd a' o poourpose gave him ase vere fagel'ation. "Thiire-yoti young ras cal," -said he sifter he bad performed the I painful daty."do youlikethat " "Well, don't knowida'dI" whined the boy in re ply.-"but it eemns to mue,-you pit it on a darn sikht thieker than I did." ...ecret df Pil.Afaking.-All the'"un,. equalled". "suprising, ' "astoniiling," and '?miraeulous,'t vegetable pills which are sold atfroni 25 to-50 cents .per box, are coE posed chiely' of aloes. gitnoge and soap,; mudany apthicary~ can make up as gooda box~ot plls as'tbetbest patent articleof'the kind fordI2&cents, and real ise fiftyspitentp 6fth the job. Aloes are the-princs ing*edeny. it is a good,1 purgativeaieemteit, sbe cs,~s.bit rhe use or it mayif0ometim50eB esded wi'ha great sinedSgbilencesand -danger.. No conscieningl w'i.a nretommend aloetic pills as as uieaImedieino.; To show. to what extent tie6' mgnfacnre of pills'is carried .onr;Wah.ouldjnst-sention that some:.hortsdistancee from tbi, ciy on,the North.River. tbere iss'.maou etutory of pills at whicblI, not uncom on, tosee sloops Alling l St~ ie~*rlit regularly done up -in w s.-cient@c enca. Seeds stesd in marsate of, ammonia, I half an onalcortDamsdia ato a gallon of 4 wae, atdiadta bene asspercept 6 eo-a tria.ofithe experi a moabh fj, e Pres;-One' if ~e contained i tieniuff f.ptp v#iidi f thir I practice ofp l nd-ireulating pa. spei dd nd .j~t~ naswer-tosoneI remonsta3ticoubJ#ct ranly id-.1 ~mittedthathndtorilb ' duesbo was o'ntrary- . 'ptneiples'of'ts ln!isher. hut was paid ahsea'dtert 6:e6enL Mending th t %#tar 1th "d Yengeaide i thod o~ ~.itbe obrishet by i thsalr*OD.9 seltbis'on'sonl, I buatin'h g t~hdMlinittd LOST HIS BOOTS... There are a few persons in this moral community, who go about, like his Satan lc majesty, after nightfall, seeking ''whow They may devour." 'these "roaring lions" ard comprised in two classes, male and female ditto-but with the latter at present vhe have nothing to do. Our recital re lates to these young men of genteel exte -ior and address, who make it their busi. 2es to insult every unprotected lady they :hance to meet iq the street, after dark, ispecially if the lady should have any lair to be considered as good looking. )ceasionally these fellows get their des irts. Here is an instance : .Miss T. happened to be detained a little after dark, and hurrying home, was. pd iressed by a well dressed young man. "Miss," said he, shall I have the pleas sre'of seeing you home?" Sir. You appear to be alone-shall I see you some?. . No sir, do not; need .your service. Come, tome-I've seed you before. Well I'm bound to see you home. I'll call the watch. Thank you. .Impudence. rou'd better take my atm. No, Sir-ee. You can't bluff' m of this way Gammon. During.this running fire, Miss T-.. vas rapidly nearing her home, . when re lecting that her. father or brother were quite likely to be within, she suddenly hanged her tactics. Really, sir, the oppressive heat and he fright. together have pIadp meq'uiet 'lot, and I shall be compelled to take rour arm. Ah, this is ehart mng, remarked the for ward but deceived gallant. Tell m sirgpered Miss T---with ens mmate attact, is your name Gusta us . '1irnothy, Timothy ,did you say ? 'tis weet-.-'tis beautiful-yet how unlike Gus avus? There is a slight difference, I admit, be ween Timothy and Gustavus; but re aeniber, (dir one, a rose by another name could smell as sweet, as the divine Fanny Camble used to say.. True, true, lint here I am at home"! will nu-*alk in ? ill i? youentrnce met - Mnsh-not a whisper-walk in. Now akeofysur booti.the slighes tiias gill: sase d: ovry, adAshallbe u . wo meelut i fyon :alue Or feCemain'silentj.,. > e got anongagement at twpWe-re red :heyouth somewhat agitated.-.,4 I will.iet you off in season forthat. . You won't disappoint me., sajd he, as hp auti'uily followed her up stairs in his cocking feet. On reaching.the first landinga door was pen, and he stood .iipreseune of the fath ir,- mother and the brothers of his fair barge. My dear parents,. said. Miss T----, 'permit me to'inroduce you to Mr. Pick 7p, an impudent fellow, who has annoyed tad insulted me this. evening nn..my way come. You will perceive thathe is boot ess. Mr. Pick Up stood aghast thunderstruck! lad the house fallen down upon his head, te epuld not have looked more terrified. Oh, you scoundrel!' shouted the old entleman, as be showered a dozen well limed and effectual blow wsupon the unfor noate gallant, who turned and fled wildly own the stairs. Mr. T. kicking him at vei'y step. The front door was opened u a twinkling, and without his boots the oor. devil fled, precipitately down the treet, and .was' soon lost in the. darkness f the night.. - These boots have never been claimed. 1 -. Mexican Cavalry Ofqcer.-In a late umber of the New York Courier and Cnquirer we find the following account of ,.ortozir, Guzman, Torejon and Minion, l diiioguished officers in th Mexican oavice, and each holding a bigb commaind tresent, under Gen. Santa Ana Cortozar is a member of one of the f'ret alies in the .Department of Guanajoato -a family ihat bas always taken a l~ead ng part in the affairs of Mexico. H'e re sived the rank he now holds) in 1841 ecing then the .Governor of Guanajuato. n the year just mentioned, Santa App9a ironounced against the. President Bustas nento, who. doubting'tfie loyalty of Cor azar, sent him the .General's sash as an oducement to be'faithful. But the present tad' not the desired. effet-or, rather, aa orno. say; iL arrived a day or two-tod ate. .., . . Clrtasjiy is a good cavalry officer, but ntferior to.the other three Mexican Gene als whose names are mentioned. And forenbet among them is .Guzjmss ['here is scarcely-a~ cavalry officer in the leuican army whto has seen~ more service ban he lias. It gras in 1839; or- to 40, bist Guzman receivel the, rank of general' f bigade, which was not, thp reward of ,olideal.. intrigue or; .tergiversation.-It as won by bard figfiing.' In: the de iarte(t'.f ,Morelia he maintained -for tearly three years, anld with but litdleap-~ istance ftpip the Govepament, a birrass ag war~with thefederahtsts, defeate4 thsem n several ebg ieignentti, ancj hnallycom selled thenr to sue for pisays. More than ins act of daring has been attributed~to h:is officer. ,It .s seid thatlidorig .an !m~f he lbneintowards a gn which the artillery men had desetted, and for few-minute. alone kept the insurgents at bay. - Trrejoin is a "mestizo,'.or balf breed'' ". -and like most *meptizos': isby.no means distinguished-f*r' personal1 beauty.: :Like Guerrero-and other Mextean, officers, who''i have had ,a,. lirge, admixtureof- Inaja:' blood id their iveiO,,Torrejoin is very jtdi ning. In laying traps. for an advesary, be is remarkably expert-and, as =t .will -- be remembered, it-was he wboui rnded ' and took prisoners, Capt. Thornton's con . mand of forty men. 9n. Jose. Marie Minon, is.. in moI respects the opposite of Torrejoin.;, nt are men of courage, but there is something chivalric in the courage of Mjnon-noth- - ing in that of Torrej n. Tprrejortrarpfy - attacks an enemy, except by means.of:an ambpscade, Miaon would alraost.scorn.t vanguish an enemy in that way. They are as unlike in person.. as they are in mind. Minon has a ine, figure,. and ex- T pressive features. He is,p great favorite in the Mexican army, who .leille -fh fur bisjchivalric courage, and style him the w "Murat of Mexico.", He is now about 46 years of age, or in the prime of life. .He. w was made a General or Brigade in 1828, bsving distinguibpd himself, at the battle - of Acajete. He served during -the cam paign in 1836, but was not present attie battle of San Jacinlo. Whendo 6versing with Englishmen or. Americans, be de scan's in the highest terms upon :the valor displayed by the Texians throughout. the campaign in question. sAmongst the in- - - stances of their valor, which he reletes.as havingeome undpr his own observation; is the ollowing : During.a lirmis,.Minon u aw.a Texan. pursued by Ego Mexican toot soldiers. The Tdx'an, faiding his' pursuers gaining, upon him, turned ..suidenly .round, and : shot the foremost Mexicmn dead. Then, clubbing his rifle, he withstood.the assault . of the others. Two of .thea. be -struck dead, bqt i' doing this be broke his rifle, K= x and at that mo'pgt, the. remaining Mexi can uiabbed him in the back and killed him. . .. The a)ove is B brief account of the fodrt b'est cavalry officers in.Mexico. AA 'oe Case.-The bodo - on old iady,iNew Yorknameq Fei-. who was buried in fat city 1 a has bee a d ot d t: cmtly:cniaa dulb uropp n p con ,aaa und piculmptances eni y differ f oat hse yicippgseted dhemslves is thepresent cas; as out of 200.bodies-i ts the earie churchyard, this isttbe only in.' tabceof.adipociration., ,. .. ,. mad Ii The N. Y. Tr.& Sun thus, describes the appearance of .the body-when. disins.A "si terred: t + . "The face and neck of. Mrs. F. exhibit 'a 'g ! ted all the fullness which it possessed in " ,1 life, and indeed, abe cheeks yere someD. - ' what larger, and.with the extepti.un of the' eyes, here was not the slightest appear-, . ance of decay. The surface however, was covered with a thick, filmy white 2r b a mould, and upon .removing it, the skin presented the fairest, purest surface,-eyer5 - seen on alabaster! .,The flesh was as sqlid n r"'i 6~t'E and hard as the puresitspermjadas - per- . isrZ recdy free from..4isagreepble odor! On -t further examination~ber whole person was , j ru = found to he in tote same wonderful state of. preservation; body and limbs presented the j same hard, undecaying appearance." i - MURDER, It is agiin our painfu~l duty now to ree- - ord a murder of a sim~ilar nature. Rttended by a successful suicidg, coaiitdl by a man oflhe name~ of Samuel Sigjckey, on,.v Feb.23rd., near Spring Haill in'Olaremong '" i County of' this district.- ~ . - .i,cky ;t Aemfnd at nt 11.ltret -.~ his wife,: hiid left .hersuddenly and ud. ~ 'known to her,' and; after, converting the greater part of his property into readl. money, had -gone to Georgia ioweeka a ,~~ new ,focation, as was supposed. .This,,~ was 8 or 7 weeks sineHis wife, flndfng1 biin'gone, she kee not wheri j.her friends' adriee,'said the remaiding proper, - ty and went to live with her nipthpr...,On the't0h of Feb. Stuckey returhedasight~ anl asked lodging as a travelle mely, a her mot bor's, It was rbesdfdr isvoice s ' was knoinn. Hiis wifd, however,.con?&et' sed with.him for somen-time,'also.' on~b dis ~ morning of the next. day, each time-.refu.1 %t singto live with hitn, .thougbhbe aeltnowl"~ ti~ ed~ged his wrong. Qn -the mr aing.;pfi a 22d she saw himesga n aeits main~with him the Aoaing nightf at the' , houie of his annt, which she 'failed to do. A litle after-unarise,on the 23d, phe agai~ met him-at the'gate. After the laps of' - " a few minutes, the report ef a pistolas #'li2 heard, and it was found that h~e hadso her wiih apistol itad kille'd hEr,:-the h having entered just helor hier Jfed e~ on her final refusal~to livewith-himg't killing his wife, he waled fjo'm~ hq ^~~ about one hudred -anil flng y~r ant down on -the, groaond aind With"anoths pistol shiot biinself'dead thrdflth the hajd ' the bI:entering behind his rikht ar. * q Stuck'vsuedeeded in consuinasatingies ~ entire Jiganb'y'the'use of strer aind'moe a certain mieanuthan' those ued by Siait. '" I: :a uch to our regret thati our atS 'after the short interval of ond aontedm'~ pels us to records asecond insfa'nce 's tb -~~ kindin 8umerDiatrie, Sou C q '