The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 06, 1853, Page 86, Image 2
Atlantic and Omo Railroad.?The
Warren (O ) Transcript states that books
of subscription to the capital stock of the
Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Compr.ny
have been filed %t Columbus for tho organization
of the Company, with n cap
ital of 0,000,000, and that the project
haa been planned by some of the most
^realthy and energetic capitalists in Ohio.
The line designated is to commence on
the Pennsylvania Slate line, in Franklin
county, to Columbus, and thence to the
Ohio river, connecting with the Maysville
and Lexington Road. Lexington and
Danville^ in Kentucky, are points of radiation
from within, by roads now in
courso of erection. Charleston, SouthCarolina,
Savannah, Mobile, Nashville,
and L ousviilo will be reached in tlie most
direct lines possible. With chartered
rights uow in reach it; Pennsy Ivannia, to
connect with the Sunbury and Rrie, and
the Catawissa and Knston Roads, n lino |
will be formed, with a saving of distance j
to New-York and Philadelphia of at least 1
150 miles, and, with connections now in
progress of construction, will give a uniform
gauge from New-York and Philadelphia
to tho great South, Cincinnati and Chic- ?,
Ago- c
Another Steamer on Fire.?The
steamer Armenia, on her trip from Keypart,
N. J., to New-York, on Saturday
evening last, when a short distance below
Fort Hamilton, (about seven and a c
quarter o'clock.) took lire, owing to tho "
ignition of some oakum hanging down '<
over tue boiler, which set lire to a loose r
board lying near. Fortunately, however I
a stream of water was at once directed (
jupon tho flames, and they wcro very soon (
subdued. Had not the application of L
water been as speedy as it was, the most i |
serious consequences inigh have ensued.
Tho Armenia had nearly two hundred
passengers on board, nearly all of them
being teachers and children on an excur- 1
'on.
Extensive Strikes.?Tito coal heavers
employed on the Heading Railroad Company's
wharves at Richmond, l'etisylvanin,
stuck on Monday for advanced wages.?
They have been receiving 12 1-2 cents
per nour, and now n3k 15 cents. They
number several hundred. The mud diggers
employed in digging out tho docks i
tor the Railroad Company's now wharves, i
also struck for higher wages. Thev ndt
an advance of twenly-five cents on their ,
former wages. There are about one bun- .
drcd of them standing out.
The Wine Caor of the United 11
States.?In 18 0, the total wine crop of |
this country was only 124,000 gallon?. (
being an increase of almost a hundred per ,
cent, in ten years. The amount imported
last year was 0,160,000 gallons?an
amount which our country wi'd not be
able to supply for its own consumption in 1
sixty years, even at the present rate of in l
crease, I
STATUE of Webster for str T ot*to ?
The Boston Journal lenrns, by :i private |
letter from Engla nd, that Mr. II. L?. U aeon i
of the banking house of Messrs. Page Ai y
IIaeon, of St. Louis, lias ordered a state ,
of Daniel Webster, which lio designs
presenting (if agreeable to the directors) to '
the Mercantile Library Hall Association '
of St Louis. The statue is to cost from '
$2,000 to $5,000. Mr. Bacon, on con t
auitation with some Americans in London,
has determined on modern costume for v
the statue. Position? -standing, with J
hand resting on scroll.
Making a Flocii Barkkl.?The Fred- ,
rick Examiner states that a cooper in that r
city ma le a flour barrel one day last week
in the space of ten minute*, which was
considered quick work, whereupon Mr.
Harrison Knight, another cooper, undertook
for a wager to make a barrel in less "
time and succeeded in completing it in 7 ii
1 2 minutes. li
tfW The dotailed work on the census b
will be flnislied befuro tbe first of July* e
and the force of every fifty cleik* in that ,1
dcpartinent will he reduced to twelve, and
the business of the office removed to tbe
Talent office building*; thus vacating a
building for which a heavy rent has been "
paid h
Prof, asor PcBow lias conducted the 0
business of the Bureau thus far with n
nergy, skill and satisfaction to all.
rr t iie Indian Black Laws hnrc I 01
caused the removal of large nit iihors of V
colored persons from that State, as the 01
penalties incurred by residence there arc <
quite severe. The Cincinnati Commercial m
nays that it is scarcely possible to pass p
along the river front of that eitv without n
obsorviu^ one or more colored families j
from the Hoosier State. Ttiey appear to w
be persons of some property, having with
theni fine stocks of horses, mules, and n
*1 - V "
IllliCtl cows. "
mm ^ mm *
A Fubjcctiman's Esoi.i-u.?"Mine fren, p
have you seen von little poodle dog, with l'
hb tail slit and his ears cut short off be- d
hind, what t did lose neat week, as I wm
walkng up de river in de d steamboat/ tl
"I did not, "Monsieur, but I expect to n
every minute. * . 1,
"ftegar, if he be drown, I vill kill him p
six times in two places." (
Errccr or Liquor on a Hard JIkad. ^
"Sainbo, was you ever drunk?" ^
"No, Josh, I was nebcr drunk, but I
was intoxicated once on ardent spirits, and u
Hat's enough for die nigger. Golly, if my jl
head didn't feel as if all the niggers in the
world was splittin' wood on' em." ti
??? i1?
Wlieu does a \ oung lady with to w
win more than seven boaus at onoe.? D
"When elic tries to Jo4cinate (fasten eight.) L
m n
0W Does it follow that a man raised a
on ginger must be ginger-bred? Let w
one ot our jroung lyoeums diacuse this. *
The warmth of the subject will admit of a ?
sjrie? debate. ^
hewing receutiy >Weeded the d ij^JSj^a *
chjw^taentioos aa one of the
1 of a government, that tl^H^R&f ^
ianrnster Crilgfr.
LANCASTERVILLE, S. C.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6J853.
George W. McCain, Wnlkersville,
hould have been credited to 1853, instead
if to May 135 1.
On Wednesday last, (our mail day) w? i
rere engaged all forenoon making up the I
nails, and but a little while after wc finish- I
d, a portion of the ceiling of our office fell
cuttering confusion all around, knocking a
vhole newspaper form into j>i. But a few
ninutes sooner, and our scull might have
>een knocked into pi instead. In cottte
|uence of thi3 accident, wc were npprchennve
that wc would have been unable to
jive our reader# a full sheet this week, but
by extra exertion have done so. Had we
failed to do so, we presume but few newspaper
proprietors could have been "more excusable.
IVe have not made one failure
finer tec issued our Jirst number. This is
not mentioned in a boasting spirit, hut to
convince our friends of our entire willingness
to use every exertion to give satisfaction.
Public Document.
Our thanks to the Hon. D. Wallace for
n copy of an " Abstract of the seventh Census."
To this Honorable gentleman, who has
ever been so kind to us, wc only reiterate
what we said on a former occasion?tlmt in
the retirement of home, amidst his own family.
he may find that quiet, peaceful enjoyment,
alter a term of service so faithfully
performed to his constituents. Did we know
of compensation more adequate, the pen
ivould chronicle the fccling3 of the heart.
JrSjT" Our young friend Mr. John I). Wyie,
of the Citadel Academy, Chaih'stoa, has
tindly presented us with a copy of Colonel
xeitt's address, 4 delivered before the Polyechnio-and
Calliopcan societies of the Citadel
tVoadeniy of Charleston." Wc have only
V-f/? timo ?? t'nt /? rrlon/tn of
? ? HI HIV IJIIV
rout what \vc have seen, find it iu keeping
vith all the literary productions of the new
11. C. from Orangeburg, viz: a compound of
jombastic, prcdantic English composition!ly
the way, we call to mind an anecdote re.
aling to Col. Keilt, which is appropos in
his place.
Two clerical gentlemen were present two
winters ago in Columbia, when Col. K. was
lelivcring one of his heterogeneous speeches
11 the {State House. They had listened patently
to him for some time, but as he would
lot conclude until afternoon, they left for
tinner, intending to return and hear him out.
rVhile walking to their homes, said one,
Col. Kcitt has invoked thunder and lightling,
and almost everything else this morntig.
1 wonder if lie will invoke heaven and
ell this afternoon ?"
They heard the remainder of the volcanic
urst in the afternoon, and said our informr,
(one of the gentlemen in question) "Ibid
sir, invoke Ileaven and Hell."
i-ir IIf.re we are again on Sunday night,
nth our pen in hand, onr head as thick and
eavy as a mill stone, ready, but sensible of
ur inability to indite an editorial for our
ext Ledger.
The weather is excessively warm, and our
irmers are in a state of mind bordering alios*
on madness, for tho want of rain.?
/itb the exception of a slight sprinkling
nee or twice, and that confined to certain
rctiofts, wo hnvo had no rain for about two
lontha. In the village, the gardens nre
arched up?even the grass and weeds eanot
grow. We are told that much of the
ind in this District and Kershaw, even if
re should be blussod with rain now, wiii
ot yield one bushel of corn to the acre ;
nd if we do not have rain very soon, this
rill be the case very generally. In spite of
nrly cotton blossoms, we are led to believe
hat the prospect is very gloomy for an ubunant
cotton crop.
There was a good deal of business before
he Court last week, so much so, that it did
ot adjourn until Friday evening. Chancel.
>r Durikin is a business man ; ho has a
irge head, and it is as clear as a whistle.?
lourt had convened but a few minutes, be:>re
the officers were made aware that he
'as ths head man. The officers of the
!ourt and members of the bar. had to keep
iide awake, and with all their precaution, the
idge rasped a?>me of them prelty severely.
What a hot time this would be for an elec.
sneering campaign I and then Tor a cnndiito
to talk about the drouth and it* effoets,
ith every ylebian ho shake* hands with.?
iatroasing this woeld be, in the extreme.?
i?st Summer at this time, there w is not a
tan in the District but would swear he had
friend, true to the toe nail. Candidate*
re everybody's friend*. It seem* to u* if
'a were a candidate, and were defeated, we
rould he the same at forwards as bsforo.?
lie fact is, if we became a candidate, and
ere dsfcafod, we would bo tue same as w# 1
re now?therefore the problem ie solved.
How the wiweessfal eaodidate* set after
notion, we do net know, bat we know this,
mi it is with dlficafty we sea axenae ?r
d"c? to oar atttehees ISeasn Gere too end
Cauthan. There la such an eat nest ness in
their pressing invitations for us to visit them,
that we are inclined to think in our promises
to do so, we must blush sometimes like a
woman. Too hot to walk, gentlemen, and
we have no creator. . ,
When we commenced to write this article,
our intention was to write on a totally
different subject, and make a long story
short we will at once tell you in detail. 1
Mr. L. C. Gavin, of the Florida Mirror,
proposes to publish in the city of New York,
a daily, tri-weekly and weekly newspaper,
to be called the National llarmotiizer.
The object of this paper will be to not only
defind the institutions of the South, but
as the title indicates, to reconcile party differences
; in the defence of shivery?to convince
northern men of the follv of warring
against us, by giviug facts in relation to "He- t!
gro slavery, to conciliate those who are op- t
posed to us. v
We have often thought that a project of c
tills kind would do well?be profitable to t
the projector and of benefit to the people.? t
The fact is, when Southern men hear slave- h
ry denounced by Northerners, they at once li
become exasperated, giving no thought to d
the circumst .nces which have contributed to e
influence this opinion. The people of the f
North need enlight-nmrnt., they are in the dark, o
and on the other hand, Southerners frame an a
opinion of a large class of people, merely t
from the erronioua views expressed of our n
institution?, by a few ignorant abolitionists, n
A paper of this kind would harmonize thcae ii
difficulties, heal the wounds, and strengthen I
the bond of this Union. While on this sub- S
ject, we allude to another, we never have be- t
1 fore, and never intend to again. We mean 1
the book of Mrs. Stowe'a?"Uncle Tom's f
Cabin." The Southern Press have clone 1
more to extend the circulation of this hook, a
than the Abolitionists have. The book has f
been bought extensively at the South, and c
altogether from the frequent notices appear- i
ing in Southern papers iu relation to it.? r
Enough of this. \
If circumstances would permit, how glad- c
I v would we make propositions to unite with 1
Mr. Gnvis in this enterprise. We were horn
in South Carolina?we have always lived in j
South Carolina, and we love South Carolina
; out 1 ere is n wide field, and egotistical
I as it may sound, we flatter ouraelfthnt our j
efforts w ould not lie unprofitable, either to
onrself or our people. I
Mr. Gavis proposes to publish the Harmoniser,
at the following prices :?
For the Daily, ten Dollars pi r year: for the ?
Tri-weekly, S'>, and lor the weekly S3.
lie will be pleased to hear the opinion of
Southern men on the subject. His address 1
is Ocala, Florida.
To our Patroni.
Recreation of body and mind being neces- '
sary that we may be better enabled to pros- '
ecute our labors, we propose leaving home
in n few weeks from this time for the North L
We are sure, it will not offend those who
are indebted to us, to be told that their sev- ^
oral sums will be particularly acceptable to 1
us at this time. A number of our suhscri- *
hers we feel satisfied have intended to pay '
up in advance for the present years sub- ^
script ion, but have forgotten to do so?need 1
they he told that by a compliance with our '
reque-1 they will greatly oblige us?
We have a few accounts of last year remaining
unsettled?those interested will
please pay up. *
ci
<& It i t o r' s <T n ij I f. j
A New and Valuable Publication.? ?
Messrs. Littell &. Co., long known to the c
American public as the Publishers ofI.it- ?
toll's Living Age, announce that tlicy will
commence, on the first Saturday in July, s
a weekly paper entitled the " Frankling
the subject of which is to furnish a com- ?
per.ilium of the current political history t
of the world, interesting for present pers- H
sal and vuluahlo for future refferencc.? j|
" The Franklin " is to be printed in 32
quarto pages, which will he in a form h
convenient for preservation. The price o
will be $6 free of postage, and at a dis- g
count to clubs. . f
" LittcM'a Living Age," has acquired v
considerable reputation, and we would
cheerfully add our meed of praise, which .
we are conscious it deserves from an ei- *
animation of one or two old numbers, if n
the Proprietors would exchange with us. n
For either of these works address i.
LITTELL SON &. Co.,
Boston Mass.
n
Putnam's Monthlt.?The number of July, 1
which is before us, will amply repay ths t!
reader by a perusal. p
Probably no enterprise- of a sicttar satcra
as this of Messrs. Putnam, has ever met 0
with the like success ; and yet, surprise is
at onse lost in the know ledge of its merl- tl
torious claims to the patronage of the j
American oublie.
- - I ? ft
ft c m br placed by the tide of the great J
English Mngtzine, (Muckwood) ana will tl
lone nothing by the companion. The t
fiubliahera have placed ua under great ob- t
igations by supplying us with the April
number, Such marks of favor call forth
a reciprocal feeling, and we yet hope to
procure a subscriber or two mere to the
monihly.
Price of Putnam's Monthly. $3.00 per
year ; two copies for $6.00, ate.
Address
G. P. PUTNAM*& CO.,
New York.
Hartf-h's Maoazinr.?"Thrills a aplendid
Magazine of Harper's," said an old friend
to us. "We told you so," we replied.? *
He subscribed to it. No ene, who has
any teste for literature, who aeea ana reads
one number, but muet have an inclination
to subecribe to it. An old gen ieman here
who failed to receive the May number,
wrote to the Meaars. H.irpera'a for it; it
caused him as much uneasiness aa if he
hud a cargo on the ocean in the month of
September.
The July number which we have re.
ceived is not behind any of its predeessi
aora. Price $8.00 per year.
HARPER & BROTHERS.
New York.
Blackwood's Maoazhik.?Contents of Jano
fcix month* with th? Malays
A few words on Franc*.
The Shadow on the Way.
8yria.
Kiltnandjuro.
Munior Morals.
Free Trade &. High Price*.
Index.
$3.00 per yenr.
Leonard, scott sl co.,
'he Electic Medical Journal.?The June
number h:t* come to hand containing a
hwr anionnf of Medical literature. The
Electic is published ">onthly at the low
price of $2.00 per year. Address
dr. r. S. NEWTON,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
EDIT0RIAL3UMMARY.
A Bearded Wona*.?Those who doubt
hat such, a phenomenon exists, or who wish
o ace a very comely nintttatciligvnt lady
rith a beard thnt cannot uVRicelled by any
if our hitndaume men, have only to step ino
the Museum. The Franco-Swiss lady,
here exhibiting, iT nil that is claimed for
ler. She is of moderate size, rather mascuinc
looking?owing much to her beard-eIrcpscs
in good taste, displays a bust that
xpels all doubt as to her sex, and wears a
ine, glossy blark beard, extending from the
>uter corner of her eyes down her cheeks
.nd under and over her chin. Her back, beween
the shoulders, shows an unusual hniriicss.
She has a fair and fresh complexion,
nd is altogether decidedly agreeable ; apeakni?
Swiss. French nnA Kn?rlt?l.
lor husband nnd father accompany her.?
She has given birth to two children, one of
hein deceased, the other, five months olJ,
i'ing and already showing the basis of a
ormidable beard. She hat n sister, now in
^ondon we believe, who exhibits the same
ing darity. ICer father is rather anioothaeed
than otherwise. The bearded lady is
ertainly a very great curiosity, nnd a puztling
question for physiologist*. She has
to olijection to visiters taking hold of her
vhiskers to test their quality. She is deidedly
one of the hair-y-stocrncy.??V. Y.
Mirror.
A Mas Swai.i.owiso his Tf.eth.?Mr
Cdward Seanlan a druggist in Cineinrmti,
ecently had three teeth upon n gold plate
tlaeed in his mouth. On Tuesday night
ist. while asleep, the plate became loose
>nd Mr. S. swallowed it a short distance beiiw
the palate, when the sutTucution it occaioned
caused him to awake. He could not
;et it up nor down, and thus stationsry, it
prve him much p*in. The anterior portion
r .i- 1. i- -
> 11113 uixK oven me swollen and it wai
bought that look-jaw would ensue, but
irotnp medical aid averted the danger, though
ie is atill in a precarious condition.
Dedication of the Five Points Mission
Iuilping.?The. new Mission Uuilding, ereeed
on thp site of the-"Old jUrcwery," in New
fork, was dedicated on Friday. The dediatory
scymcn was delivered by Rev. J. Floy,
>. I)., and a I rict' address was made by Rev.
. II. Wakely.- The exercises were quite
nteresting snd attracted a large number of
isitors. The entire expense of the erection
if the new building will, when fully com*
?lcted, somewhat exceed ?36,000. ?23,000
if this sum has been collected within the
last eighteen months, leaving the Society in
lebt to the amourt of ?13,000.
Examination of the Remains or Arthur
^pkinc..?The body of Arthur Spring was
ulcen to ths dissecting room of the Pliilalelphia
College of Medicine, this (Saturday)
lornlng, nnd anatomically examined by Pro*
fssor James McClintork in the presence of
>r. KirkV*idge, Dr. Evans nnd several physii
ins and other scientific gentlemen, and the
tudentwbf the Medical class.
The Professor, before proceeding to direct
the body, read a letter from Arthur
Ipring, Jr., giving his consent to the post
xnmination. Young Spring said in the let*
;>r that he had no objection to such on exinitiation
of the body of the deceased as the
dterests of science might render desirubli.
The phrenological developments of the
cad of the murderer were characteristic
f the man. The head was Urge, being
2 inches in circumference. The preceptive
acuities were strong, and the reflective
reak. Benevolence nnd other organs which
re indicative of a good disposition were
mind very poorly developed, w bile selfishess
nnd firmness were large, nnd cautious,
ess was well developed. Secretiveness wsi
irge, nnd the animal organs, such as comattiveness
and deatructiveness, were enorious.
The base ef the brain was very large,
"he forepart of the head waa very small, and
he back very large, indicating sensuality and
ruelty. The Professor styled the cranium
f the deceased a "bull dog head."
There waa but little in the appearance of
he brain to indicate that the deceaaed hd
ied from any violence to the head or neck.
The brain was very slightly congested, and
here were no signa whatever of extraversa.
ion; There was nothing in fact unueual in
he appearance of the brain. Nothing to in.
Icnte hanging.
The dissection of tho neck diaclooed a dif.
frent condition of things. The muscles
rerc found to be much congested, and there
ras a great extraversation of blood. The
/inrlnirw fnnnit In Km ?
ront, having been bo rated by the action of
he cord. Thw reeolt ia nnparrJI.ded, no
*r ne the knowledge of the demonstration
itended. ThU wu probably the cause of
he insteneous death of the culprit.
Scirm ti a churcih?A Fiiau Amaci.
id or A Hixton.?A lady named Mr*.
i'Driaeoll, under oath, in the Police Court
esterday, atatcd that eke attended the morn}g
aerriee in the Cathedral, and went into a
ew in which bar two daughter* had rooted
wo aeat*. While on her knee*, the owner
f the remainder of the pew made la appearnee
and ordered her to leave ii She mildf
refuead. The Sexton, Michael (PMollon,
rae called, and told to take her out. Mm.
H)riaeoll, atill rafueed and aeroamed far
elp, when coma aoe ttrunk her iu the hee,
andwring her lor a
l lb# woflkii W 6MMi| WW lonig ibI
er wm badly hurt* ;
* ^
; '
They then dragged her out of the Church I
followed by a crowd, crying 'Move her, move
her,' and placed her in the watch-house and
entered a charge of disorderly conduct
against her. But the court, having been advised
of the cruel treatment the lady had received,
placed the sexton on the prisoner's
seat, for disorderly conduct, and called Mrs.
O'D. as s witness. The evidence of several
persons was positive as to Iter ill treatment,
while nothing was elicted to justify him in
ths act The court severely censured ihe
course of the sexton by styling it a great
outrage. Ha was fined $20 and costs. The
charge against Mrs. O'Driacoll was withdrawn,
and she discharged Judge Spooner
stated that if the charge against the sexton
had been for an assault and battery, he would
have made the punishment more severe.?
He would not only have lined him heavily,
but sent him to the dungeon on brend and
water.? Cin. (Int.
|5F~ Wr. learn from the Barnwell 8. C.
Sentinel, that a immlar was perpetrated on
the 21st instant, upon the plantation of Col.
B. H. Brown, near Barnwell, on the child of
the overseer, Mr, James Klrkland, by a negro
girl about 11 or 12 years old, whom he
had chastised a Tew hours previously, for
some offence. The child was about three
years and a half old, and was beaten to death.
He was said to have boon an interesting
tittle fellow?loved by the whole family.
Whit isto ni Done with B1l.Lt Bow.
LKcs ?We understand that the Government
have determined to dispense with MrBlake's
further services in quieting Billy
Bowlegs and his red skin friends in Florida,
not being entirely satisfied with the result
of the labors so far. Although Billt-v's ad.
n ? j ? ]
miration of Now York?including the Herald's
fast presses ; and tho quility and
quantity of the whiskey so liberally dealt
out to him hen-?was very great, yet it
seems pretty certain, now that ho has returned
to the everglades, that he again feels
himself every inch a king, and w ill remain
there till Uncle Sam's hayonetts succeed in
pricking him away. Diplomacy for the future
will not be resorted to, and Col. Illake
must abandon his golden dreams of g'lting
rid of the Seininoles by tho aid of "moral
suasion." Capt. Cassey, of the United S? .'es
ormv, has received orders to repair at once
to Florida, to tike charge of the troops
there, and keep a slia'p look out after the
brvcchless warriors. It is understood, that
in ease hostilities should break out, and it is
expected they may in the fall, the gallant
Gen. Harney, of the U. S. Dragoons, and
nowr, we believe, in this city, will bo orderd
to the command of the troops in that quarter
; and it is the opinion of military men
thut, with proper diligence. Billy and his fob
towers will be heartily tired of the contest
before many weeks. With the post history
of military operations fn Florida before us,
however, we entertain some doubts of this
speedy result?.V. V. Ift'uld.
Corrr.n Mines is Georgia.--The copper
mania speculation is raging in Georgia,
and the last Dalton Times says :
"In Murray county they have gone perfect- 1
ly wild. The farmers, many of them at
lesst, nave left their farms fn search for
mines. The Cohnitnh Mountains are almost
alive with them. I.ots in Murray and
Whitefiold counties that have always hern
dull sale at S5. (beinp mountain lots ^ can.
not no*- be bought for scarcely i-nv price. '
owinjj to the copper mania.
Oppcrations are about to bo commenced '
on n mine two mile* from Dalton. nud it i* '
wild there is no doubt that copper, silver And
lend abound in that vicinity.
Murdee or Tei.euorCtJTLER,?By* tel- 1
egr.tphic despatch, received in this city on ;
Sunday Inst, and d .ted at Marietta, we learn
that Teleinon Cnyler, Esq., brother of Dr. ;
Wat. II. Cuyler, and R. R. Cuvler. Esq.. of
this city, was shot in the streets of Adair*- '.
ville, on the State Road, on Saturday night j
last. The despatch states that there was no
eye witness of the deed, but strong suspij
cions existed in regard to the pnrpetrntor of
the murder. President Cnyler IcA this city j
| immediately on the receipt of the news, to
visit the sceno of the tragedy.? Courier
I Cariosities or the Crystal Palace.-?
The editor of the New.York Evening Post
| has been up to take a look at the Crystal
Palace. He notices among other "attrnc- |
lions," Mill's bronze statue of (ien. Jnckson;
the Washington circus: a California menagerie;
a man without arms, who writes to
I please the curious;* Rocky Mountain ox
with six legs, and a pig with two bodies; .
flying horses for the amusement of children; ]
s live alligator; the largest oxen and sheep ,
ever seen by man, ?c.
Aw Accommodating Edito*.?There bo- !
ing a scarcity of harvest hands in Frederick
county, Md., the editor of the Catoctin
Whig is disposed to aid in making up the
deficiency, and therefore announce* that he
will suspend his p.>per next week, in order
to allow all hands in his employ to "go out
harvesting." In the meantime, the editor ,
adds, bia exchange papers will bo at the
command of any of hi* Hubaeribera who
may fesl disposed to eall and take away the
same.
Oatoon and Fittt Fouw Fowtt.?The
| correspondent of the Journal of Commerce
' says that a proposition will be uisde to purchase
that portion of Oregon which in 1*44
was declared to bo unquestionably ones, but
was subsequently yielded to Great Britain.
Cholcka tirxwrtraf.?There are few who
estimate the valnable properties of the Hit
biscul KtcultntuM, Okr? or Uumkm>, bt/ond
it* culinary twos, although, if thrr* wrre no
other motive* of it* cat tare, thi* *Jon* would
render it as invaloabl* pleat, end deserving
of *11 the peine the Hortkalteriet bectow*
upon it, Bat it# media*!, or rather sanative
virtue*, mo inappreciable, it belong* to an
order malvaotons, abounding with par*
mod (age, and being almost Inodorous and
taatelaaa, ehildreo will drink the infusion
whan ooid without hesitation, to allay
thirst, ?d whan water io required, it lane*.
.... ^
f
ful by obtundiof acrimony. cooling, alterative
and aubtonic. Tha effect in the first
instance, will be that moat deeirable object
of subduing or removing the exceaaive irri- tability
of the system.
The manner in which I am accustomed to
advise its use. is to slice four or five okra S
and pour upon this quantity one quar* of ai
boiling Water, when cold allow it to settle, ra
Tie subject should drink of it frequently,
and when wntef is required, it should not be g<
Sweetened. The Ihfusion hiUst b- lowed '
every dny, as this with all vegetable produc- If
tlons, is liable by Weeping longer to nn un- u
wholesome fermentation. Those who try si
it, will be pleased with its excellent efllhets. f<
G. L?Charleston Courier. \ b
Tot word "Tariff" is taken from a 0
fortress which is situated on the Straits of
Gibraltar, a promontory which, from Its po- , 'r
sition, is ndmirably adapted for commanding C:
the entrance or the Mediterranean Sea, and K'
watching the exit and entrance of ail ships. "I
It was the custom of the Moors to watch , ^
firotrt this point nil merchant* ships going in- Cl
to or coining out of the Midland & a, and ^
issuing from this stronghold, to levy a cer- *
tain fixed scale of duty on all merchandize 11
passing in and out of the Straits, and this n
was called, from the place where It Was levied,
"tarifa," or "tariff," and in this way we d
have acquired the Word. t<
Ci
ObeDiance to the Letter.?The Provio
dcnce Mirror tolls the following:?Rather a
strict disciplinarian was the 'boss' enrpsn
ter of whom we 'beam tell' a few days since. |
'Boys,' said he,'when the bell strikes f&r t|
noon you can drop your work ; but whqg U(
the bell strikes one o'clock I wnnt you to! (j
tiki it up again.' It was not long before j
the bell struck for noon, as one of his hands
was driving n n.-.it he imnn diatt ly dropped !(
Ids hammer, leaving the n.dl li.ilf driven ? I,
When the bell struck for one he completed ^
the driving of the nail. Thiswasmores.it- n
isfaetory than the performative of another l(
workman who was on a ladder some twenty- ^
five or thirty feet from the pronnd, with a |(
bundle of shingles on his hack, when the ^
boll struck, lie immediately let them go
and started for dinner. As the market re- f|
porters say, shiugles had u downward ten- ^
dency nbout that time. At one o'clock he ^
commenced gathiring up the scattered shin- #i
gles. 'Boys,' says the b< as, 'we will make j,
p.irrvitt/ htntrlita ?n ??? ? > !- '
s - b ,""rTut
C'l'han Suave Tuaoe?During tho 0
first five months of the present year, not less i-(
than 9049 African slave were landed in Cu- ^
l?a, from slave ships. Of these, one cargo, ?
numbering t?97 slnves, was actually consign- ?'
ed to Spanish Government officials, notwithstanding
the slave trade treaty with Great r'
Britain. Three other cargoes, numbering ''
in *11 1373 Slaves, were publicly sold at ?u>- 1,1
tion. From another cargo, the agent of the
Queen <<f Spain bought 200 for Her Majesty.
The Spanish w r steamer Idibel land. V;
ed 30 from another cargo, and a Govern ''
mcnt marine officer furnished launches for Iil
binding 097 negroes. v
o
Mk. Robert J. Walker ron Ciiijia.?It j,
is understood that the Hon. Robert J. Wsl- ,,,
ker his been appointed Minister to (.hint, ^
and that he hns indicated his acceptance of j,
the mission. It this be so, we have an as. l4
siimnce that the 1'rcaidtQt thoroughly com- ^
prebend* tho importance of a more intimate hl
political and commercial relationship be- jr
tawn the United States and the Chinese f,
Kmpire, in the present important crisis in jg
that Empire,; and we have also a guarantee /
that it will be appropriated to our beat possihlu
advantage. We know of no man inore jr
competent to till this mission at this time
than Mr. Walker, lie is fnllv up t<> the
spirit of the age.?.Y. Y. Herald.
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wr i 'he titer Amazon hrlfkely to be | ig
opened to steam navigation much sooner ri
than was expected ; and, if it Is freely open* ?
ed, it will be the great event of the day,
(ieneral Kchenique. the {'resident of Peru ?
has already taken steps, on behalf of th.it ?
(iovcrnmeut, to put on the Amazon two iron ^
steamers, each to cost about $100,0<H), whoso u
business is to be the exploration of the river
and its branches. All nations are to enjoy j,
the benefit of this trade And commerce. The r
Kmpcror of Rrazil, we are gratified to learn, |,
so far from resisting this I'eruvinn move* t.
merit, is co-eperating with it. He list con* ?
ceded a national company the ritflit of nuvi- I ,
gation, with certain privilege*, in eonjunc- ?
lion with I'era. The company waa to com- ,
mence ita work in May laat; and although |
we have no definite information that it has ?
really begun, yet there aeerned to be no |,
doubt that it waa intended to go into opera- ?
tion either in June or July.?Amp York Ex. ?
t>re??. ||
NT A Pari* loiter nay a, the ate..in of ''
water ie on the eve of being replaced by the U
a team of either for the uao of engine* of all b
aorta. A very aueceaafal experiment of thie **
new diacovery waa made on board of the t(
a tram propeller Du Tremblay of the line ''
c rowing the Mediterranean Sea from Mar- c
aeillea to Algeria, and proved quite aucceae- ''
ful. The government h.na ordered the
trainer GallMeo to be arranged to try tha
experiment, end decide on the subject
Norm. Plaque ?Flea* are snid to abound
to an extraordinary extent in the wee tern p
corner of (Hiartiera township, Allegany j
connty, over a apace of some three iniloe, t
tilling the houses, and aim oat driving the ||
inhabitanta diatrnrted. Some have aoceed* j,
ed in driving them away, by whitewashing n
every where about their dwellings, stables, c
foe., and strewing lime plentirnlly a boatbut
other* are still suffering from this
plague.
1'OtrmtM.?A courteous Frenchman, u
in reply to the qneetion why women were
not admitted into the chamber of Deputise,
said, that, to be a mam her, it waa requisite "
to bo forty year* old, and it waa impossible *
to suppose that any lady could reaah that M
f. i
Mr. Dona, the Scmtk- Carohmitm my (^
baa bean <4erod #2,000,000 for his eaM U
mines. . .W
Cummunicntino. 1
fox the lkdckr. *
Mr. Editor*?-I sm not a poet as "M. II.
." or "Tank's own Rait!,* and regret that I
n compelled to address you in dull ptose,
v only medium of eommtttlicatiom i
From a perusal of the columns of the l?cd- 1
or, for some weeks, I see that the ladies or
ane-*!er, Oheste?*" YerbvHIe, ahd the I
idinn I -ukI. hare been highly compliinehted 1
pon their extraordinary beauty by our Poets, ? j
ad although the compliments paid by these
dloweia of tho mumsan- fir, very far, from
eing misplaced, (for I have seen the ladies
f the above named plucen and know that
ley merit the diecriptions given,) still I am
iclined to think that our enamoured Bards
in sometimes make over-sight in selecting
brines, at which to bow, and pay their hornet*.
"M. II. N." of Rich Ilill, has certainly
K< ii upon himself a great degree of umie-r
saury '.rouble in seeking tho beau-ideal ol
mule perfection in the Indian Land, before
horn to pour forth Ms enthusiastic adornon,
when he could hnve found her so much
earer home.
I had always believed that the young laics
of Lewisville, especially those belonging
) the seminary, were "hard to bent," and
onsoquently my surprise oil reading "Mary
f the Indian L^ind."
? ? > ?
..unciv., i cuuravnrea 10 palliate hi#
rimiti.nlity by supposing the possibility of n
linnge having taken place in I*witville, and
tut those whom Ttffcicw to be beautiful
Diice upon n time," had married. and left
ic place destitute of vounp besutie* : but J
nni compelled to deny him, even this poor i
vctite, for having token ndventage of the
iv it (ion ao kindly extended to the public
\ the I'rineipJ.? I once again viailcrhthe
lace, which is associated with pleasant releiiibnihces
of the prist, and is still as sacred .
i me as a mother's confidence, although the'
lilies of life liavo for a long time separated ,
10 front it. and attended the examination of
>e young ladies of I.ewiartllc Seminary on .(
ie l?tk and 17th of Jnjie, anxious to di.wov-r
if my excuse for my friend was well-rounded,
hut. I found old I-ewU\ille whatlie
had been, and w hat, with her Seminary,,
10 ever will he,?'i he houn- of worth audi
esuty.
Now. as I know you to ho in favor of
,erything which can elevate society, and
onaequently one who will be pleased to
ear that the spirit of improvement is pre.
resting, a?d beginning to pcrvado more,
morally, not only the physical, but the in?
dicctual w orld, and more particularly as
g.irds feinnle. education, 1 wift ehdeavor ,
> acquaint you, as well us I can, with the*
ianncr tu which the young ladies acquit'ed;
icmselves. . .. >-J&* '
Arsording to previous announcement, thelamination
commenced nn the Itith with
ir classes in uiatliematiss, belles-lettres,
atural philosophy, &c., all of w hich were
cry satisfactory. The class in natural philsophy
deserves ft compliment, which my
our pen is utterly unablo to give, for It deckI
itself with laurels, which seldom adofn tho
row of any class, male or frm le. I never
n-igiucd that any class, much less one in
rhich many of tlie members were small
iris, "just quit their dolls," could have been
o perfected in this all important branch ; itsut
metres* may proudly hold It lip ss sii
xan\ple to other female colleges, nhd allow
to challenge comparison w ith Any other,
dl the classes examined on thi*dity proved,
eyond the possibility of n doubt, that their
istructrcsses knew well,
"To touch the young idea ho* to shoot."
Amidst tho drapery of flowers, which
male List* ii/t n. a ?^ J *
rauMD IO depend
t beautiful fvitftQiii from evefjr part of ihe
torn, and give to it the appearance r*lht r
f some romantic bower, than an examinr?n
hall, were tastefully arranged in the
ioat appropriate ph.cea,?numerous apcciirni
of draw ing and needle work, which
really enhanced the plenaing effect of the
owery decoration. These specimens had
een exccued by young Indies, who had oo{
taken lessons a short time, but they were
,ju:.l and aoiue of them superior to any I
ad ?ecn. Whilst gazing upon a rcpresenttion
of wild Scottish acer.ery, wrapt in
uMiitation, and having become, as it werrr
different being, 1 almost imagined myself
mongthe highlands of Scotland, and ss my
dmiring eyes were intently fixed upon It,
could uot but think that Scott muet have
sen the original of the piece, in order to
ave written hie description of the lake
mong the mountains, for it would have a!
>osl coincided with the great poet's picture,
f the youthful artist had only placed "Eh
n," ..nd her sylph-like barge ir the forelound.
'J he attention nttr-_,?d by these
wuliful work? of art, wu *sufftcicst rvivnc**,
not only of the talents of the Inetror;d,
but still more so of the great ability of
lie instructress in this department, tor abs
ertainly possesses it* and is fully sblo to
rach others
To hold as 'twere the mirror op to slurs.*'
The exercises of the day were various, but
i every Instance, produced ihs most plea**
ig results. The very large assemble was ft*uvatiy
enlivened by performances on the
ianu, accompanied by superior vocal oiaaie.
'he examination hall was densely crowded,.
nd the grove contained s great number wbo
brongod around the Academy and remained
i an sttiludo of silent attention, listening to
lie music, which was the only part 6f ths
icrcises they could hear. *
About noon, we repaired to a neighboring
rove, where w# found fond for flto pfa/aisal
uu?. which, in iU hind, wan equal to the hw
slletinnl foot we had jnnt been enjoy htg.*
At S o'clock in the evening a wei?footw
irt waa given bjr the Indian of the Hinhny,
hieh wan nroeeuMed by nan? to beeqoat, '
td by aomc, ueaag wheel wpa tayaetf, no.
trior to that of tinny of the moat celebrated
uridine, wboee floueorio t Wo had oho
tnhduad a Bat of awndo of ail in mrifilifclf
to imf mnMnta of etna!' jWn, wham on* *
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