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sioned by the death of James S. Pope
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07 The following gentlemen are announced
by their friends as candidates for the Office of
Tax Collector, at the ensuing election :
Col. JOHN QUATTLEBUM,
GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, - ,n
EDMUND MORRIS,
SAMPSON B, MAYS,
.Lieut.JAMES B' HARRIS,
Maj. $. C. SCOTT,
LEV[ R. WILSON. "
17 The following gentlemen are announced
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Col. JOHN HILL,
LIUSBANKS,
; pt. W..L. COLEMAN
ZIrF NeAblls ner .:= :
ate - s ,, ." e4Wiar dl& w
T he caseof t ie sla Gilesaupion appli
ion to him fhi "prohibition, orfor a
2' new trial." We have ijo hesitatiou in say
og that if the formuhitibere laid dlou he
... adhered to, we shall hear of fewer informal
proceedings in our trials.throughout the
District.
AT CHAMBERtS-ABBEViLLE.C. II.
12th June. 1847.
The State,
vs Upon application for a
Giles, a slave of Prohibition, or for t
Wm. Pratt. New Trial.
This is a second trial, of which the pro.
eeedings are I-ow before me: and l regrel
to perceive, that ina mater so im portaut.
as every matter affecting ihe'life of a hu
man creature must be, notwithstanding the
plain directions given in tie Magistrate's
- Act of1839, there are yet nanny and great
errors in the proceedings. Magistrates
who preside at.the trial of cases like this,
should remember that the law requires the
various warrants and returns thereof, the
steps by which the Court is organized, the
offence distincly stated, the evidenc'e, the
judgment and the sentence. all to be in
writing. It is not sufficient than an essen
tial matier did actually exist ; it must ap.
peqr on the face of the proceedings. and
be here shown to have existed. What is
written "must be taken to -have been all
that appeared ; for here especially thc
rule applies,.that part cannot be in wri
'ting and part be left to the-memory of wit
nesses...
In these proceedings the- followinig par.
--ticulass do'not nppear, which should have
appeared, viz -
1. That the owner of the slave had one
days'a notice of ahe time oad place of th<
trial. No recital of this is in the minutes
of the:Court ; and if we look to a separate
* aper, the retturn of the Constable doel
not appear to have been sworn ta.
*2. That the freeholders'vere, neighbor.
nag freeholders-of the District in.which thi
offene was committed.
* 32 That the freeholders were summon
4. That by the selection of *tho owner
*or other means authaoriz.ed'by the Act o
1839, the-freehaolders who sat ont lhe tria
wvere regularly taketi out of eight t hat wyer
summoned..
- -5. That-the free white witnesses exat.
- ined-in the case were sworn.
That after the evidence on the part o
the proscuitonf bad been heard; the pri
-soner,. his owner, or any person in hii
behalf was called oat for testimony in an
uiwer to-the-charge.- -
e'i That the -sen tenceis to. be execut
N 'hat the place of exection is ccr
Itainly fixed, without atn alternative left it
thochoice of the executiotner.
TY9.That the execution is to be done by
-any' particular constable, or by any con
stable at al1. -
10, That sthere wats a distincfcnttmean
in writing.of the offence, for whichothat
-prisoner was put on trial, to; wvhich tht
testimony was annexed.
I have enumerated t heseerrors .an(
-omissions, that care may be til@i tildypit
-them and all similar onesinetr. d
not mean to decide how far one or all of
the nine first mentioned, would effect the
validity of the judgment; for upon the
tenth only, and matters therewith connect
ed, my mind has, been made up.
The technical procision of an indictment
is not required in a case like this, but a
distinct, that is, an exact and accurate,
statement of the offence is required, as
well by the principles of justice, as by the
positive words of the law. Time, to a
reasonable certainty, should -be stated
place also: and that the place is within
the bistrict where the trial is had ; and
the essential ingredients of the offence
must be set out, either by some word
which conains them, or by seperate enu
meration.
.Jow what has this slave been tried for ?
For burning? It is not every burning, or
the burning of every thing that is unlaw
ful, much less punishable by death.
1. Was he charged of burning a stable,
as arson at common law ? Then it should
have been stated and proved that the
stable was an out house, appurtenant to a
dwelling, and that it was burnt wilfully
and maliciously. After conviction, sen
tence of death could not have followed ;
for a slave (except for particular, offences
enumerated in the Act of 1740, Sec. 16, 7
vol., p. 402 Statutes) can be punished
c pitally, only for some offence which is
felony withoout benefit of clergy, (Sec. 15
of Act ]740,) and arson at common law,
although felony, is entitled to the benefit
of clergy.
-2. Was he charged under the 16 Sec. of
the Act of 1740, of burning fodder, or
some other article, which was amongst the
"goods or commodities of the growth, pro.
duce or manufacture" of this State? Then
it should have been stated and proved,
that the article burnt was of the growth,
produce or manufacture of this State, such
as is contemplated by the section above
mentioned, and that it had been "wilfully
and maliciously set fire to, burnt or des
troyed." After conviction, sentence of
death might have followed; but in the
discretion of the Court, according to cir
cumstances, a milder punishment ~ might
have been imposed.
3. Was he charged of burning a barn
having grain in it? an offence from which
the benefit of clergy has been faken away,
by Statute-23, Henry 8, c.,1, (2 Stat,
459) nd:Statuie 4 and 5, Philip and May
bitvas a Tbarn -t hat is,Ta house used
for storing grain or provender-and that
grain or corn (that is some breadstuff) was
in it ; and that it had been wilfully
burnt. After conviction, sentence of death,
or of milder punishment according to cir
cumstances, might have been awarded.
4. Was -e charged under the Statute
22 and 23 Charles 2, c. 7, (2 Stat., 521,)
of having in the night titihe maliciously
unlawfully and wilfully burnt a stack of
grain or a building ? Then it should
have been stated 'and proved, that he (lid
wilfully, unlawfully and maliciously in
the night time burn a stack of grain, (nut
loose straw,) or some house or building
contemplated by that Statute. After con
viction, sentence of death could not have
followed, for although the offence is made
fellony, punishable by death, the benefit
of cleray is not taken away. Seo I Haw.
kins, P1. C. 306.
Of any one, two or more of these four
distinct offences, the prisoner might have
been accused and tried. But of whatever
he was tried, there should have been a
distinct statement ; and before conviction,
proof to sustain the statement. If he had
been charged of several forms 'of offence
upon one trial, the judgment should have
ascertained the particular form or lorms of
ollence, of which he was gumlty and sen
tence have beemi awarded accordingly.
There was error and irregularity in ad
mitting against the prisoner evidence of
his- had character, atnd of previous mis
deeds cotmmitted by him. If the defence
of good character had been made the pros
ecution might have been sustained by evi
dence of bad charamcmer given in reply; but
-when one accused does not himself put
character in issue, he must be tried 'uplonl
the evidence which shewrs his gumilt of theo
particular offence charged. He is not
presumed to be of good character; but
utnless lie attempts to rebut the charge by
shewving its inconsistentcy with the getneral
tenor of conduct, evidence of bad character
can at mnost shewv only that lie is fit fur
crime, not that he htas (tone ibis act; and
like evidence of previous misdeeds, :day
some titmes.take by surprise an itnnocent
person, who comes to meet oly the
charge of which lie is to be tried.
The0 remedy by new trial is mtuch mote
convenient thanm by prohibition. It is
therefore Ordered that thtejudgnmenit be set.
aside, andi that a newv trial be held. Of
th'is Order, let notice be given by the
Shietifl to.the prosector, John Clinkscales
and to thme Magistrate, John E. Ellis,
Esquire, that pr-oper proceedings auew
may be had ; and let the Sherilf detaitt
the prisonter under this order, as tinder
a warrant of arrest and commitment
for house burning, until he be delivered by
due course of law.
I). L. WVARDLAW.
-Opening the Savanna River.-We are
gratif.ed to learn that somne of the citizens
of' this District antd Edgofield, with tihe
neighboring counties of Georgia. are. sug
gesting tIme propriety and practicability of
opening, the Savannah river up to Peters
hnrg for steambnats. Shonld this project
be successfully carried out, it wvill be olin
cakulable advantage to this section of the
counitry .ard we trust th at 6our citizens .are
alive to its importance anJ will use every.
exertion to set it on foot. We understand
that Mr. Calhoun gave it as his opinion,.
some time since, (founded upon a conver
sation with a scientific gentleman, who
had examined the obstructions. upon the
river,) that it could be opened up to-Peters
burg and hjgher, at a cost not exceeding
x20,000. Could an enterprise so irripor
tant as this be completed for even $100,000,
we believe the benefits arisitig from it
should warrant the unolertakina. . Did we
possess one half the energy of our brethren
of the North. the Savannah would have
been opened years ago. and st iboats
would now been seen walluni , #aters
like things of life even as hitii ; nas the
confluence of the Tugalon and Senaka.
The immense quantities or cotton,. corn,
wheat and other crops rained upon either
side of this noble stream ror sixty niles
above this, would find a ready outlet to
market should this project succeed, and the
land contiguous would be increased ten
fold in value.
We live in an age of improvement-ran
age in which every thing seems to yield to
the inventive powers of man; and we are
fast coming to the conclusion of the old
Roman : "nothing is too arduous for mor
tals to do." Let us then awake from our
lethargy and consider our interests. If the
opening of the Savannah river is practica
ble, let us resolve that it shall be opened.
Rail Roads are being built in all portions
of the country affording facilities for the
transportation of produce and rapid com
munication, and like the river Nile,.enrich
ing the borders through which they pass;
Are we then contented to remain idle-and
inactive avhilst our enterprising neighbors
are marching on to prosperity ?-Abbeville
Banner.
The State of Virginia versus Slates T A
bor.-We brought to the notice of the public
the recent conspiracy at the Tredegat Iron
Works- in Richmond, to exclude black
labor from the forges and rolling mills of
that establishment. Our remarks on the
sulject have been widely noticed and com
mented on. We do not regret this. as it
exposes the concealed designs of. the
Northern Abolitionists, and shesds that We
contest is not a contest for liberty, as: they
would. preteuid, butafor the impoverish
ment,.gradual. expulsion, aind"al~exiitn
tto?z, of th'e:bloecreeJ ',jAtit-a war "oii
am. hey would ieflict upon the.blacks,
all the curses which are supp-bsed to'have
been intended for the unhappy decentiants
of the fratricide. Here we are willing.to:
make issue with them. Whether the black
raee shall be bond or free--whethe' the.
present happy.and contented condition, it
which that race is now fotind, shal b-e
changed on the impertinlent interference
and unauthorized dictation of those who
cannot understand the subject, and' -ave
no right to meddle with h,-are- points
which, of course. we shall nct condesce'nd
to discuss. Of one thing, we are certain
the South will never permit it. The sub
ject is with those alone among whom the
kind and endaring relations of master and
domestic exist ; and the same guardian
care witlr which the mast'er is impressed,
will induce him to anticipate the changes
in productive labor, and to rese've in the
South. for the benefit of his dependents,
the sources of profit to which their labor
may be applied. 'The master, and the
truly wise statesnan of the country, will
see no (?istinctiott between bond or free,
as among that class of our population which
make up the laborers among its. They
are human beings, and have to be provided
for, fed and clothed by their habor. Their
maintenance and support, whether bond
or ree, is as much a subject for the consid
eration of the statestin, as that of any
other portion- of the populatiotn, in' the
country where they reside. Agriculture
hitherto bas been- a fruitful souarce-of ein
ployment anud support, for them'selves atnd
their owtners, and as they have increased
in numbers, so-have they expanded- twer
ot her regions, subduneing forests-and'ccouver
ing them into fields. Mll thiis,- however.
it seems, is to be arr'ested. and one of the'
means of providing employment and sub
sistence for the increase of the race is'toba
cut oil, and that totrby those who profess to
be their exclusive friends. The signs of the
times, so significant as not be mistaken,
have aroumsed the South to the true designs
oh those who war uponi us and' otir institu
tions, upon the political flag of Abolition.
We comprehend the motive's of these ex
clusive philaiithropists,- and percerve the
importance of reserving all thb sources
of sout hern labor, for that particulaly op
pressed race, whom their assumed friends
would exclude from all chance of being
provided fur. or of having their condition
imnproved.-Charleston Murcury.
Negro Slave M'echanic.-T he pr actice
of owners of slaves of permitting and ma.
ny timeus forcing their rnale slaves to learn
end atcqutdre the knowledge of trades; is.
carried to a very great extent itt this city,
so much so, that it is almost impossible
for white mnechanics~o procure work- in
ord~er to earn at stupport for their fa-nilies.
This is ungenerous, sordid and almost
inhuman u! There is at present negro me
chanics amounting in several hundreds,
the properties of wealt hy citizens, actually
grasping from the hands and out of'the
moutths of the children of poor mechanics
even the hard crusts of dry bread which
H eaven-sent, is duly and honorably -theirs.,
A word to such owners of slaves and we
have done for the present-ba hiuman !
permit youtr slave 'nolionger to ivbrk 'is
mechanics, thereby robibing i)e poor,.they
wil "ut monne in-their nnran'.enonah
bye to atly as labourers, cartmen.ce:,
and; ore "assume a virtue if you have
aottt ace, more-be human !-C/ar.
'S on' and Murder.-Dr. S. S.
Per iesville, Ala. was shot ans
kilfe atplace on the 6th inst. by Col,
ston, of the same village. The
late been for many years Senator
fro tercounty in the State Legisla
ture, r, Perry was a Representarive
last' a.. Col. Winston shooting Perry
shoo 'thank God, -I have killed the
sedi "the wife of my bosom, and the
desat: of my own peace."-Augusta
Conti
T scgee Democrat 'says :-"The
exa' on of Col. J. A.. Winston, took
place e11th inst, and resulted in the
acqi . -id discharge of the accused.
Mrs., ton, whose maiden name was
Ma'. Logwood, leaves for the resi
dence .lier friends, at Surildierville,
Tenn rs. Perry has also left Gaine
ville edof the guilt of her husband.
Col. ton will seek a divorce imrre
diatel This case is a worse one .than
tho, .Myers and Mr.-Hoyt, of Rich
monif 'inasmuch as the lives of Wins
stosa is. Perry were to have been
sacri to make way for the intercourse
betwee e deceased and his victim."
We' ihe following paragraph in the
;Mobile .gister, of June 15th. It relates
to, tie afittunate affair in Sumter,
'whicli: Iced in the death of Dr. S. S.
Perm ;'.
"Drs. ry,-fler being shot, and while
in extre :reiterated in the most solemn
uran'ie is protestation of entire inno
ceneo erime for which he had been
kille "
D ' Judge Nicholls.-The Donald
sotfJj pere come to us in mourning for
Jude' as' C. Nicholls: who died at
tha I ot the 12th inst., at the ago of
fifty e Judge Nicholls, was a Mary
lan r "hth, and has resided in Lnui
iat ny years, having been for a
Ion odge of the .4th District Court,
an ae of the Judges of the .Court
iff? in criminal cases.': Judge N,
wa ,offiteeiate war, having been
aod o ra n a'fu ithfol and capa
ble judge-a .atiiotic and high-minded
cituzen. ,.' .
Fatal Rail Road Accident.-On SaTur
day mirning -last, about 20 minutes before
five oclock: as the Passenger train on the
Ce'tral Rail Road got within a fourth of
a mile of the 117tbnile post, the Engine.
''Oglethorpe" with tender, baggage and
psa'senger cars, were all precipitated off
the track into a cavity, caused by a very
heavy anlinpreceedented rain which fell
during Friday night. which washed away
the enthankmint, which was about 4J
feet high, and injured the road in three or
four places for the dittanco of a mile from
the first break to the last.
Two unal, briges, which had for six
years 'nd.a half been found suflicient to
-pass.all the rain that fell, were also washed
away. ,
Oliver.B.-. Darby, fireman. a native of
Wasbijigton- Aunty, was we grieve to
statec-iitanty killed, being crushed be
tween t g (ne and tender.
Johl n ,treman a native of Ireland,
and resident of Savannah. was so injured
that he survived but lhur hours,
Charles-T. England, runner, formerely
of Baltimore, Maryland, was also so man
gled and scalded, that he lived but eight
hou rs.
All three of .these poor fellows were
men .highly appreciated by thoe wvho
knew them.
Mir. England'was-avery favot-ite runner
and highly esteemed-;ias been six or
seven years in, the employment of the
cmpany, and has left a sister in Macon,
whither his remains- wero -conveyed ror
iternien.,
Mr. Darby has' left a' mother and sisters
dpendant on him for support. Mr. Long
left, we learn, no family.
Two Physidiens-Dr. Price and Dr.
Killebrew, about four miles oft, were sat
for, and b6fore mhdy arrived, Mr. England
w as bled, but his injuries proved fatal.
Mr. Englando alte:r the accident, re
marked'that he saw the injury to the road,
but as be expressed it, "just too lat,-i
being on a etuve, and a heavy fog~ prevail
ing'. It is said tuit har was a very gareful,
cautious man.
The Engine, -as far as asertained, is
not very seriously injured. A- bar of iron
passed. int'the' boiler as' the Engine
jiped The tender was slightly injured
The Passenger Car is not injured and]
of severi passengers not one wvas hurt.
The baggge, Car had only the 'rucks
knocked'oftifronmunder it.
The-Engine is on the turn out at Sta'
tiont 12
The track has been repaired and the
trai'n passedover< ton-Sunday night.
The bridp'es too havo been replaced andi
enlarged.
This-is thy most serious accident on h
road since its completion, and we believ<
t to have been of these ihevitable acciden"
whtch human forepidiut could not guar'
agant.---Sanasuial& Gabigian 29th int.
Bth branches o'the:Connecticut Le
gislature liave appro rd- finally of al
amendreatfthelsi' cbnitttiftib;-extendinj
i rigjet of siflraf.tb Elacks TJhe peo
Mapa.-ahaveyltloot(Qinomthe anestion.
Original anecdote of Gen. Worth.-A
friend of ours who regards himself as a
connoisseur in such matters, spins out a
yarn in something like this fashion : Some
18 or 19 years ago, major, now General
Worth, was military instructor at West
Point. He was a bustling little fellow,
with an immense amount of military spir
it ; spent his whale time in his duties, and
always slept in camp while the corps of
cadet's were encamped; although he had
a fine house close by, where his family
resided. One night he had been at a par
ty, and was returning to camp sometime
after midnight., The sentinel, a cadet,
hailed him and asked, "who goes there?"
" The commandant, of the corps," respon
ded the major in his sharp tones.' "Ad.
Vance commandant, and give the counter
sign !" said the sentinel. The major tried
a moment to recollect ; then said he, "I
have forgotten the countersign, but you
know mie as - " "Guard no. 6!" shout
ed the sentinel, dropping the point of his
bayonet to the level of the major's breast.
"There's no need of calling the guard."
remonstrated. the maj:r, "you recognise
me as major ----." " Stop your talk
ing, sir !" deliberately drawled the sentinel,
holding his bayonet in statu quo. It now
began to rain, and as the major was too
military a man to ever be seen with #id
umbrella, his party outrig was in a fair
way to receive a comfortable soak. "Do
you not recognise ---" fiercely detan
ded he. "Stand still. air, and stop your
talking," was the only answer the poor
major could get; and so he had to stand
and take the mist, until the corporal ob
duty waked up a file of the sleepy guard;
and marched them to the other end of the
encampment. Worth was at lengthallow
ed by the corporal to pass on. He was
very wroth fur a short time, but the next
vacancy that occurred among his corpo
rals, was given to the sebtino! that hal af
forded him so agreeable a tete-a-tete.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr. Calhoun.-It is extraordinary inlat
there is found in the South any press that
can sympathize with the Northern po
liticians in their efforts to destroy' such a
man as John C. Calhoun-the only man
in the South who has, upon all occasions,
looked beyond personal considerations
whenever, bythe act of the Executive or
of.Congress either .wero.dispnsed4i.traa~n
ob simeiiin'the id'true con
stitutional boundaries. Strike him down,
at a period when coalitions are ,rapidly
forming against the'rights and interests of
the South, and who is there of sufficient
moral energy to withstand the gathering
storm that seems to be lowering over us!
It is with pleasure that we can trace
not only the private. b't the publi* char
acter of Mr. Calhoun :'because we can
find on stain upon either. True, he is
charged with changing his principles ; but
when he tells yon honestly that, from hoti
est convictions orduty, he has been brought
to view things differently under different
circumstances there is on possible room for
censure, but real cause of admirationof the
man who could bring his mind to' adopt
measures fir the good of his country, though
opposed to previously cherished principles
Why is it that Mr. Calhoun is treated
with so much bitterness ? No one can
say, or ias s-:id, aught against his moral
purity of character. No one qutestions his
political irtegrity. In the South he is the
man, of all others, whom we should uphold
and support.and this without falter. When
charged with entering into unworty intri
gues foi- the Pesidency, who has said, or
who of all our public men can say, "I
would rather be an independent Seuator,
governed by my own views', goin'g or the
good of the country, uncontrolled by any
thing that mortal matn can bring to.bear
upon me, than to be Pesident of the United
States." Such a declaration, at stuch a
time, itn sudh a place, must h'ave stridken
'do wn the aspirations of demagogues' andi
i~triguants, and giv'en to him an ascendan
cy of power over the minds, and a place
in the affections, of every patriot. Whether
Mr. Calhoun is advan~eed to. any position'
beyond that whicli be nowr odou'pies' or
not, wvho is there in :he South that does
not look to him to carry these Southern
States through the political struzggle in
which they are engaged !--FloridurHeract.
Splendid Irish Potatoes-Cherokee is
Hard to Beat /-.We take gYeit plea'sur'e
in'acknowledyging the receipt of a dozen
Mammoth Irish Potatoes sent us by Mr.
N. M. Calder, of the Marietta A-dvocate.
They show conclusively tliat the pbtato
rot does not flourish- in' that' region,~ but
that the root does-that is, if it be a root.
The French call it an apple-pomne .de
terre. They arc from thb larm of Gen.
A. .. Hatusell, of Marietta. Mr. C, writes
that the largest weighed, when first dug,
one'pound lacking half an ounce, aid'the
twelve weighed G lbs. 14 oz.
If any body can show a better sample,
let hitm send thetm along.
Weo should not otmit to add, that we
tried a culinary experiinent 'upon these
potatoes, with most satisfactory results.
Their flavor proved, on trial, quite equal
to their looks.-Augusta Con.
Overuworked Ch/ancellors.-T hnrlo, oti
being asked how lie got through all his
business as a chancellor, answered, .Just
as a pickpocket gets through a horse pond
-he must get through.' Dunettog- whboo
a simnijatr ques5tion wats put ta htm, answer
ed'in much the same spirit, though in
a miore professional' style :- 'I dtvtne tmy
business into three parts':one art I do;
another does itself ;-and the tht' goes un
dnn.' - -.
Violent Thunder Storm.-TirTes Persond
K eII d g L g'htnin.-Thiscity was visii
ted soon after midnight Tuesday mornina
with a thunder storm of dnusual violeoce. -h
Sevetal of the shoekis- were so heavy as to
shake th6 houses like an earthquake-. -ine
bolt. descended . with fatl effect upo: i.fi
the houses of.Mr. Wm. Mathews, 28 Wit
der-street, killitig three personsi Mathews:
his wife and daughtet. T e iight being
unusually warm; iey had removed their
bed to the floor, at right angles i ii st
stove which stood near the chimney. The -.
fluid desended the chimnef',.passed dotd
the stove-pipe, through the opening in tfie
stove-door, and thened directly ,across the
bed and thirough tlie'dtiier end o~ithe hduge
As it passed over the bed it struck th'd
three persons sleeping I it, ard set-'the
clothes on .fie. Mr. Mathews and bi _
wife were killed insiand J Tlie-daughter -
a girl ten years of age, lived two hotrs.
Both parents were burned dd their arms -
but upon the child there are no outward
injuries. She odtited a udntitf of bood
before expiring. = -
Two yodng men, sods of !Vr. M. were
sleeping in the next roatd. The flui'
turned them) dpside down. -As soond
they extricated ifiedi 'selve#; they ditin
guished the fadmes in the bed of their par- ".;
eats, but all efforts to restore them to lifd
proved uitavailidg. TIIs ehImney wasf
brokei id pieces add aliddt ton feet of the
gab'le en'd of the house tord out. This'iq
truly an awful occurrdnce; and should
operate dcs a. Caution against sleeping id
rooms containing articles that . attract the
electric fluid: Mr. Mathews was about 4S
years of age. He caudd from England
about rive years since, andhad lived in tle
house wh'ere the calamity flappened ab'odt
three years. lie is reptidented go having
been ad honest and industrious man id .
indigent circumtanced-R'chesier DenW
crat of Wedneada. -
Relieffo olcile-onio e'siace
I found the following recipe in a highlypo
pular denta vork, and having uied-i
with the m'ostgratifying iddess Tro' that .
time to the' present, in common cases ot
toothache, it strikes meTI,day .be istri
mental in' relieving sdme Buffering 1 -
making ii p'ilic:.
Take Sulpu 'c Ethel. : I q:
Pderizb'd -i, ri l
Mdaddc 'keep ; tightly co'red; Wett
little cottou or lint with the mizture, and r
apply to the seat of pWin. . The above
qrjuantity can he proured of any dtuggis ' i
for [0 or 12 cents.
This p'reparatio' hiving been simply
the result of scientific ide'stiga'tidn, an
having been obia'ne'd either from the n
inns or Arabs, it is recom'men ed to curd
toothache' arising from local inf lmmation,
(in about three cased o'ur of four, in less
than five minutes,) but so far as the writer
af this article is rware, ;has not heed
knotn tocure Neuralgia Face-!-censum
pion-to set bones, or."shut the cellar
d0p and rock the bahy." i y
H. PaEsioe, Dentist.
Anai-lnfammnable Couton.-It is curious
in science, as in other natters, how one
discoyory is made when, we are striving
afier something else. The following is '
curious case in point of finding the verf
reverse of what iv sought -
A physician in Georgia, in' redently at- =
tem'pting 'n prepare gun lotto'n'by a receipt
sent him by a brother physicihan, he was
unsuccosslul. and found, to' bis astonish= - .
ment, that hi' cotoni WoWt'd neithter ex
explode nor igniie; bin ,abi-ihlama- 3a
ble.- (Yn' investigation' to' fi'nd out the
cause' he found' that he' hail'not' used the
right aci' inttialle adi'd' we sugouse. He
repeated'the process. anti' theb 'esult was4
the sam';e;'o' that he' ilaihi's tb' have'di
covered a mnethocjod ot 'dferiu'' dottonli
b'e piepa'ed tdith'little dkyssh.; as he'h'as
tested tha'muiaristlB'cient to'kinhiw thht'i?
can be manufactured into cloth,' thW link
and texture of'thb dottdb dbt'.bei ih'ths
least' injured,-bt' capable of bolha niisde
inb clothing w'lii'ah.rrfibbh'easd' ah 'froid
the common materigl. - n
.The H dpekbd- A'66 ft of oors' o'
l'ourth street had a sprikhtly male Can.-a
ry bird which he mated asbttni'ie
antd .Mrs. Canary soon bilt beirnest in'the
cagd laihie'right'nu'mboi- of eggs and1
commenced sitting on them. It would'
seem from wvhat folluw'ed, thai slie deti
thbttght'horsislf entiisa'to'dkabmpdb'n frorra
afl otbe labor, e'on tha' of providing foodi
for herseff', anil that Mr.,Canary was neg'
lect ful of' her' wanis. Oii'Sihdaflast'she -
came off her nest and won't at him, drove' .
him about the cage and after picking hini
severely, returned to- her seat on the ndsi
The result of the trhasgas sobn'sj
parent; Mr. Canary has' ever slnce'.II8W
careful to keeji her well suPilhedwt
fond. bt'mnging the seed to her abd 'pittlkw I~
it in her mouth'in the kitidestm'ihner,'thb'
flogging havinug operatdd'to a'cann,
Snorw in Junc!-The'Wileti'ngton, (Del.)
Journal seiys, esViere'sinow storm visited
the farmers' nbaisind'above the Petnnayl.
vania boundary line on Monday of last
week. Snow feil for nearly an hour in, r
some places, and must have injured the' r --
crops, but we hear of no serioua damage
Love one human being pureig andI
waranly and you will love-ah. The heart ' = -
in this heaven, like the- wanderinag siaj
sees nothing, from the dbw-dbop t.tlie
ocean,.but a.mirror,. whkiohi iwiarms audi .s