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Mr. JWterwn'fl House, Death, Grave, 1
Monument. j
On the summit that commands this.etictant- 1
iog view, the mansion was- built by Jefferson j
wbeu be had wealth to favish on bis cultivated i
tastes. The house was one hundred feet long, \
and of pecoliar iorm and proportion. Yon en- 1
ter tf wideband lofty hall, that was once adorn- <
ait with wnplre aP art vfi ifh lis Itfld ssIriiImI I 4
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-with & master's skill, in the high places of the j
earththen yea pass ou Jtothe spacious dining t
roorrv with polished, inlaid floor; then to his
library and parlor ; ascend this flight of stairs,
sot ynde ?foogh for more than one to walk op
atjjf time, and you find the chamber where he
died, on the 4th of ?fuiy, 1826. The bed was
i? the end - of which contained two
efose-jMeces, and on this was thrown the matrass
on which he laid himself to die. It was
the gloomiest place? that dead room?that
ever 1 was in; there wan the strangest gathering
of thoughts, crowded upon each other, and
eadh claiming to be the true emotion for the
hburaftd spot, [ thought of liberty and revo425
lntipDs~-of human greatness and glory, of
philosophy and religion,and fidelity and death,
and- hereafter, of the soul of a mighty man
stroggKngwitb the fetters, and rushing away
With them into the darkness of an untried future,Jo
the presence of the Infinite, in whom
the wisdom of man and angels is lost as a drop <
thst tens^onine ocean; oetore wnom me sows i
of the unholy shrink away, and find the rags <
of glory and_ the figleayes. of philoso ]
phy to be no covering when the eye of the <
Holy Que searches the spirit. Such thoughts <
as these pressed me as 1 stood in the chamber 1
whence the sobl of Jefferson fled to judgment. (
t The manbion, now owned by Captain Levy, <
is falling into decay. It was sold, and all his i
furnitdre, Jefferson having died insolvent; and (
almost the only relie left of a man whose name j
is identified with bis country's history, as a t
vdeVofed patriot and distinguished President, is ]
a bust of VokailW, which stands here a tutelar i
dignity of this deserted, dilapidated house. * t
, <J?you ascend the mountain, you pass an t
jnclosure, without a gate, that contains the c
grave of Jefferson; and am ore neglected, <
wretched burial-place you w^l seek in vain.? t
.If Campbell's Last Man had bpen buried berfj i
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Utt UUfcHXVO uecit WW VtHBU oil. I
Toe wife of Jefferson, torn from him by i
death, tea yearfr after marriage, lies here.
"A'grapite; obe5sk, battered much by pilr
griroA bul^sithout name or epitaph, is doubt- i
leas the monument of Jefferson. It was here
placed by b?executors^ and the panel on which
wea av be Inscribed the epitaph which be wrote
for hiioso)^ has. never T been inserted in the
stoneu I was told it is lying with the iron
gatesjfesigned. for the enclosure on the bat^s
of (bp rive* where they were landed, and (hat
no man has troubled himself to see that they
reached thmt destination. v ;
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OccapaUea.
Man's business never ennobles his character.
A bad man elevated to an honorable
office rs stilt the same original scoundrel he
was before his preferment, only he has an opportunity
of doing a .larger amount of injury.
Virtue, rooor, truth and integrity are the same
wheth^&gpAtiiJlie street scavenger or in the
jedge*- AaJtoneet man peddling out matches,
jaek-fcniyes dr guu filots,'is as much entitled to
respect, as bh'yebose freighted ships whiten the
^ ocean..' *Ti*,maa that ennobles bis business,
f^bemaod 'gaardiass onake a sad mistake,
when.tlur-?diMtftrin* crowding their sons or
wards frito the different professions instead of 1
givingjdiem a trade, as though a briefless lawer '
wa?Jy|piM9!9fe respectable than a good s hoc '
black, carpenter, or printer. Young ladies,
too,show their" want of gumption, when they 1
give honest wprth the "sack" because it is con- 1
eealed under a coating of tar, chalk, smut, ash 1
es, or ink, and give weir hearts and bonds to
some of the " learned professions" who have <
not learned t^^have Recently, or tp earn the '
An'liooeaC^prs&f man i/an ornament we 1
love to contemplate. His industry and integ- 1
rity are priceless Jewels and they will give him 1
' Independence^ jPpint .to one professional man
who has distinguished himself in propotion to
his opportunities, and we can point you to 1
scores of raeehsuic|kfarmers and laborers who 1
have risen tp unenviable eminence despite
the impediments by which they-were surrounded.
The learned profession 8 are well enough, J
cbut tfkmcn were not designed for lawyers aod |1
S5asvss:?3s
the Age
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?araw or 4 Mwnrr.-An honest country.
W^?f!l!!SSr* ^ -explore the wonders of the
? ?i. , phtained a special holiday
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Southern Enterprise and . Northern
Dlweri>: -
We would invito an attentive perusal of the
letter from the Virginia mountains, from which
it appears that the people of that Slate, both
for artd wide, like thoseof their brethren in
moat the other Southern States, are practically
engaged in efforts to develope their great internal
resource# and render themselves entirely
independent of the Ndrth in every respect?
Scarcely a paper reaches as from any town oc
city in the South, from Delaware to Texas, and
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iruiu uie seauoara w wiir weaucrn cuuuuw ui
Missouri and Arkansas, that does not contain
Che minutes of village, county and State railroad
meetings and conventions. While the
entire Sooth is thus aroused to the spirit of internal
improvement, while the people are comparatively
working as one man for the benefit
ef the tvhdle, what is taking place among the
inhabitants of the free Northern States? Why,
we find themthere engaged -in political wrangling
and sectional* disputes. Families, neighjora,
friends, towns, cities, counties and States,
ire harrassed by fanaticism in every shape?
K>ciai ties are sundered by the extremes to
which the freesoilers have carried their docrines?all
is confusion and discord, and anar.
;by at the present moment rages with as much
ierceness in certain localities of New England
ind New York, as it^loes either in Mexico or
;he different States of South America. Every
;hing in the shape of morality or business appears
to have dwindled into insiguificance in
Hew of the approaching elections. The "sovjreicn
oeoDlen allow themselves to be blindlv
ed by arch demagogues, whose only object is
notoriety and the spoils.
How marked the contrast between the anions
of the people of the two sections of the
[Jnion! While those of the North are struggling
to break down, expunge and wipe out
lie very foundation ot the system under which
lie country has so rapidly and so steadily progressed
since the formation of the constitution,
he inhabitants of the Southern States are cenenting
the ties of good fellowship by holding
neetings and resolving to assist each other in
works of internal and external improvement,
ft is not railroads alone that they are at work
ipon?they earnestly engage in endeavoring
to open all the arteries of trade and commerce;
tiighways and by-wa; s, and various channels
jf communication are being improved, new
iues of transportation.and accommodation are
constantly springing up in all directions, both
>n land and water. While we are pleased to
ind that Virginia is rapidly advancing in the
jreat cause, we are equally gratified that our
>wn State \u progressing in an equally satisfactory
manner, and with this udvantage, Sooth
Carolina has a central seaport. Virginia's seaports,
unfortunately for their welfare, are in
;oo close proximity to those of Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. Baltimore will
nost likely, for many years to come, continue,
he great maritime depot for the trade of the
nore northerly portion of the southern section
?f the Union. Baltimore has gained the start
>f Virginia, her great railroad stretching far
iway to the Ohio, has been in successful operation
for years, while Virginia has'as yet to
juiid the greater portion of her roads which it
s contemplated will lead to her the trade and
produce of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, &c.?
However, she is now nobly exerting herself to
ecover the ground Rhe lost by comparative
5upmenes8 and imbecility, and her laudable efforts
in this respect should, if possible, more
ally arouse the Carolinians to a sense of the
iuty they owe their state, themselves and their
posterity. ?'11ti every advantage tn their laror,
a central seaport, by far the nearest route
io the great West, the Ohio and the Mississippi;
with a fertile country and almost unlimited
resources as compared with any other States
containing the same population, it will not do
jo permit Virginia or any other sister to come
ilong and carry off our trade and commerce
which are in reality waiting for admittance at
)ur own door-sills. While opening the way
x> internal communication, we must not forget,
is our correspondent aptly observes, to proride
a way for an external outlet It will soon
Be not only necessary, but absolutely requisite
for us to establish a line of steamers between
dns city and Europe. Even during the present
fall and approaching winter it is probable
\ weekly line of steamers between Liverpool
md this port would meet with ample encouragement.
Persons desirous of coming South
ar going hence would certainly patronize these
vessels in preference to spending time and moley
by going hundreds of miles to tho North.
Ai line of this kind must be established before
threat while, and the first company in the
Seld will be very apt to secure a patronage
that will ever after yield handsome dividends.
Upon calmly viewing the aspect of affairs,
5very unbiassed mind must be satisfied that
while the inhabitants of the North have been
thrown into an unparalleled state of excitement
by abstractions, and rendered completely
useless as a body, for all practical purposes,
the Southern people are steadily marching forward
in the path that mast lead them to onii>ftNAl
nronneritv. The net-work of rntlrnnrln
they are laying down, will bind their interests
so closely together, that, should the dark bubble
of mischief, which we now perceive the
Northern abolitionists are endeavoring to
raise into the dignity of a cloud, burst upon us,
tbe entire South will be united with a oneness
that knows no division. No loop holes or flaws
will-be found into which tbe incendiaries can
introduce their ammunition of destruction?
U?ey; will fiud.ane grand, solid, and invincible
whole. But tbe Northern agitators must first
conquer and overcome tbe obstacles they meet
with whichever way they turn at home. They
discover that every inch of ground is strongly
contested?tfiey are convinced that a series of
battles must be fought at their own hearthstones,
before they can march forth to assault
their neighbors. Tbos far they have made ye
ry little headway, although following the example
of the grefat Irish orator, O'ConneJl,
they continue to agitate, agitate^ agitate. In
the meantime,^tbe~ inhabitants of the South
are cheerfully pursuing a peaceful course Of
industry and enterprise?they are strengthening
themselves physically and socially, and
should the sectional tempest which is brewing,
ever burst upon them, fney will be fully prepared
to withstand the shock.?Standard.
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Resolution. *
No roan with a resolute soft] ever proves to
be a poor tool. More than one orooked mortal,
that seemed in early life to bend to vice
and nothingness, by pldcking up a brave resolution,
and by nerving up a stout heart, has
overcome all obstacles and proved to be a
straight forward Man.
'Resolution has converted the seas into dry
land?down the rock girt mountains, lifted
4 the vfflfies to % level with the plams^-grasped
I ,tbe swift lightning from the clouds: and made
men?brave God like men?of pigmies and
dwarfs. Young man ! what may you not become
by cheering a brave will f Without resolution
would the name of Ben Franklin, the
printer boy, become a household word? Withmtf
if urhaf tvnnlH nnio Vu? Irnnnm ftf thfl old
time memories that cluster around the name
of Washington/and Adams, and Fulton, and a
thousand other glorious names we might write
down? What would the spirit of Luther and
Huss have been but for the resolute will that
kindled a holy fire on the soul's sacred altar?
Where would be world renowned America,
but for the unawed resolution that upheld the
stout hearts of the brave old "heroes" we love
to revere.
Cultivate a resolute will to overcome all
obstacles. Sink beneath no earthly discouragement.
Never siy die while you can inhale
a square inch of good air. We admire the
sonl that breathes oat a wholesome freshness
and vigor in the following lines. They are
worth six dozen cantos of dull, prossaic things:
"Let them pull all about mine ears; present me
Death on a wheel, or a wild horse's heels;
Or pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock,
That the precipitation might down stretch
Below the beam of sight, yet will I still
Be thus to them."
Spirit of the Age.
Snow Abch.?One of the greatest cariosities
ever witnessed at the White Mountains, is
now to be seen at "Tuckerman's Ravine,"
about three miles from the Glen House. It
consists el an arcn ot pare snow spanning ine
brook that tumbles over the rocks, from the
summits of the mountains. The ravine is the
receptacle of al! the snow that blows from tbe
top of Mount Washington, and there can be
no doubt that during the winter it accumulates
to the depth of several, hundred feet. As the
brook begins to run in the spring, it wears its
way throngh tinder the snow, which gradually
meltsaway at the approach of summer, making
the cavity larger and larger.
On the 16th of July, this ravine was visited
by D. O. Mucomber, Esq. in company with
Mr. J. H. Spaulding of the Summit House,
and Mr. Davis, the Engineer of the White
Mountain Carriage Road, by whom the arch
was measared. It was found to be 180 feet
long, 84 feet wide, and 40 feet high on the
inside, and 266 feet long, and 40 feet wide on
the outside. The snow forming the arch is
20 feet thick.
The gentlemen above named walked through
the arch in the bed of the brook, and ate their
dinner at the foot of the cataract which falls a
thousand feet down.the sides of the mountains..
The arch is on the south east side of the
mountain, and is .exposed to the heat of the
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sun Curing most or tne aay. l^ast jear is remained
until August 16th, when a warm rain
of several days continuance melted it away.?
It is possible that this year it may lust through
the season.
What is to be the end ot it??The fol
lowing terrible picture of juvenile depravity, is
from the New York Mirror. It is no wonder'
that murder stalks abroad in that city when
the dark stream of crime is fed from a fountain
so prolific. We may well ask what is to be
the end of all this?
"One of the most pitiable and painful sights
in this city, is the thousand and one barefoot
ed, ragged and filthy children idling about the
streets, or, in stormy weather, plying old brooms
at the street crossings. Running among the
omnibuses and carriages, they perform, it is
true, a fair share of what little street cleaning ,
is done, to the shame of our authorities be it
said?and their remuneration consists of the
few pennies dropped into their palms by pedestrians.
"No less than a thousand of these unfortunates
may be counted in New York on any
rainy day. They are principally girls, most of
them under ten years of age, but many of them
twelve, fourteen, and 6till older. Mixed among
these girls are enough boys to educate them in
all the viciousness and vulgarity of their sex;
and between their own depravity, ingrained by
a life in the streets almost from infancy, and
that caught from their male companions, they
present a picture of debasement which might
delight a fiend bent on the annihilation of humanity.
Low slang, obscenity, and blasphemy of the
coarsest kind is their current language from
morning until night. This is visible to any one
who traverses our streets, unless bis eyea be
strained on Africa, or some distant land of lesser
heathen. When the night comes these chil
dren scatter to their haunts?where? Some go
to homes more filthy than the streets they
have been sauntering or sweeping, where drun
ken fathers and mothers eagerly seize the earnings
of their children's sin and shame, to prolong
the foul orgies of Five Points and kindred
places; and some, already reckless of home, or
homeless, seek rum holes, or hells of vice still
more disgusting."
Scenes in Philadelphia.?The North
American thns describes one of those scenes
of want and wretchedness so common in Northern
cities.
Almost every day a new horror is exhibited
in tKfl inforfwl Hintriet. of the lower nurfc of the
city. Yesterday morning Lieutenant Ellis
was called upon to visit a }vretched hovel iu
St. Mary street, where it was said want and
disease had made sad ravages. The lieutenant
found it in the condition of an ordinary
pig-sty. It contained little or no furnitare.?
On entering the lower room a scene was pre
sen ted which the lieutenant saidf made him
sick. The corpse of a little giri was lying
upoh th& dirty floor, with scarcely any cover*
ihg, rapidly advancing ih decomposition. The
child had died, pf a disease resej^ing~cl$lpfa??
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The coroner bad been sent for*- but he could'
not be fpard. ' Near the'corpse two women
were lying* looking as if they, were in a dying
condition.' They were all shriveUedop, and
evidently suffering dreadfully from disease, and
they had no means of procuring medical attendance.
Application for measures of relief was
made in course of the morning to the board of
health, but at the last accounts from St. Mary
street, nothing had been done. We passed
through that foul alley about noon yesterday
but tbe stench was such that we could not stay
our steps to make any investigation; and we
came away wondering how anything human
could survive many days in such a place.
A Frightful Caw of Delirium Tre ceur.
Suddenly Amos roused faimsolf from one of
his lethargic fits?"The demon3 aro after me,"
cried he. " There they are grinning, grinning
at Ine, and their horrible looking visages.?
They seek to chastise me with their red hot
iron soobiges. Oh 1 how they scowl and hiss!
while a stream of livid fire issues from their
rnobths! And now they rush towards me.?
Away! away ! I will not be taken and thrown
among the loathsome, venomous reptiles in tliat
deep and dark pit!?Keep off! I will not go^
with you!"
Saying this and uttering screams of terror,
^bis unhappy being, exerting a preternatural
strength, burst from tbe bands which bad confined
him during the night, and in spite of
Sa nson's exertions threw him from his berth.
He.lprang to the forescnttle and pushed the
CO oh," who sought to prevent his leaving the
forecastle, with violence against the bulkhead.
He ro&hed op tbe ladder and in a moment was
on deck fully impressed with the idea that a legion
of devils were in dose pursuit, bent upon
torturing him to death.
His appearance at that moment was angularly
wild and terrific?be was clad in no garments,
excepting his shirt?his long block hair
hung in elf locks on his shoulders?his eyes
were lighted np with the fires of insanity?his
teeth were firmly set, and his lips apart, exhibiting
n ghastly grin; his visage was haggard,
beating the stamp of unutterable wo?-and his
vojco was dear and shrill, and unearthly as he
cried out, aOb, help me?for God's sake,
help me. Save me from these devils who are
clutching me. Away?awny?away! Ah!
they have got me now. I feel their burning
breath on my shoulders. Oh, mother?M.OTHtlR^help
your son! I feel their talons buried
in my throat, and thus and thus I dash them
to the earth!"
Here the hapless sailor escaped the hands of
Mr. Culpepper and Ned Hopkins who had
seized him as ho was running aft, after having
with almost incredible agility leaped over the
windlass and the fife rail. He sprung upon
the beak of the quarter deck, and was instantly
within the powerful grasp of Captain Branchbill,
but notwithstanding his great strength, he
was nnable to arrest the career of the madman
to destruction. Amos caught the Captain by
the windpipe, and compressing it with all the
furgftf madness, .threw,him, as if be had been
it dwarf, with tremendous force against the
binnacle, and in a moment after, the maniac
was standing alone on the taff rail, unincumbered
and free. With one hand he pointed to
the fathomless deep, which seemed to yawn
beneath his feet, and he fiercely shook the other
at his fancied pursuers, exclaiming in a hollow
but exulting tone, "Accursed fiends! 1
rrnrl fnnm VAI1 m U'lfllorStlflr CTrncn T
am now beyond your reach, and I defy you!
Ha ! ha! ha I"?and his maniac laugh swept
over the waters, and sent a chill to the boBom
of his shipmates.
X rush was made by the crew to ihe stern
of the ship, to save the unhappy man from the
fate which he involuntarily seemed to covet.
But ere a hand could be laid upon hia person,
he sprang high in the air, and alighted in the
waters, over which the ship had just passed.?
He disappeared for a moment beneath the surface,
and then his head suddenly rose high up
above the waves. The poor fellow uttered a
^ffirill and pieroing shriek which seemed to
Se the very embodiment of horror which rang
in the ear9 of his shipmutes for days, and
months and years afterwards. He then sank
beneath the waters, and was never soen again.
The main top.sail was laid aback?the quar
ter boat was lowered and manned?Mr. Kingbolt
himself sprang into the stern seats and
seized the tiller, and the boat was shoved off
And pulled in the direction of the ship's wake,
where Amos was last soen?but no trace of
this miserable victim of intemperance could be
found. The waters which had parted to receive
him, were now closed over him?and Dot
a ripple remained to mark the spot.
Such was the fate of Amos Chauncey!
The California Snake Bird.?Alexander
S. Taylor, of Monterey, in bis "Farailiaf
Sketches of the Natural History of Cal
ilornia," says that in the coast counties of
Southern California there exists a singular species
of bird, generally called, on account-of
his well known mortal aversion t6 all members
of the snake tribe, the "suake bird." It is
not a bird of prey, but lives entirely on grain,
like the g&llindcia. When full grown, it mea
Hures two feet from the- end of its tail to tbe
tip of its beak. The tail has four or five long
feathers tipped with white.!. Its feet are furnished
with four toes, two io- front and two
behind, and all are guarded with sharp, needle
like claws. The color of the bird is a mottled,
yellowish gray, and it rarely attains the
weight of a pound. Its beat is two and a half
inches long, and very hard and sharp.
When this bird finds a rattlesnake?and
rattlesnakes are to he found in great numbers
in Southern California, wherever tbe ground is
covered by the cactus plant?it immediately
proceeds, with the greatest eautioa and despatch,
to gather the fallen cactus fruit and dry
lobes, and qtriely enclose him in to the hignt 01
a foot or the spikes and spines' of the
plant, strong find sharp ;at need lea,-serving as
an insurmountable barrier to the escape of fliife
snake. This, be'ng accomplished, the bird
gathers with its feet and claws the young cones
of the pine^ which are as hard and heavy af
stones, And hovering Over its enemy, lets them
fall, one by one, (rom*a height qf fiveorsixfeet
upon theinfuriated viper, who surrounded by
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bird with matta'dus, iCreaoM/jM^iniic# to
drio'p cone after^cone.'abtil Ws foe is.ejbaiisted,
and tkefi pictfa'tbe shake to . death with Hs
ironjbeaic Scientific American,
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AwweriiiB Simple^ncttism.
Wbj is t?o water soft?. Because tt .is not
impregnated with earth-aad, ouoerals^
Why is it more easy wash to; with soft water
than hard ? Because -soft water unites freely
with soap, dissolves it instead of decomposing
it, 06 toird wj^er does. i
, Why do wood ashes make hard watersaft?
1st, Becacse the carbonio acid of woodxiwhes
combines with the 8alphate of litpe in tabard
water, and. converts it into chalk. 2nd- Wood
ashes converts sora? of die soluble salts of
water into insoluble and throws them down
as sediment, by which, the water remaina^nere
pare.
nirt'J t ^ a. ' _V_?_ *i_ i- a
may nas rain water. asi#> an unpleasant
smell when it is collected strain water, tob
or tank! .Because it is impregnated with decomposed
organic matters.washed frpw?taofs,
trees, or the cask fn which it is collected.
Why does water melt salt? Because very
minute particles of water insinuate themselves
into the pores of the salt, by capillary attraction
and force the erys^b apart , from each other.
How does blowing hot food tnpke them
cool ? It causes the air which has been heated
by the food to change rapidly, and give place
to fresh cool air.
Why do ladies fan themselves in h^t weather?
That fresh particles of air may be brought
in cbntapt with their fape, by the action of the
Tan; and as every fresh particle of air absorbs
some Beat from the skin, this constant change
makes th^m cool.
Does a fan cool the airl No it makes the
air hotter by inpregnatiug it with' the beat of
our face, but cools our face by transferring its
heat to the air. , . . . ?
Why is there always a draft through key
notes ana winaow crevices I Because tbe external
air, being cooler than the air of the rooth
we occupy, rushes through the window crevivices
to supply the deficiency caused by ,ihe
escape of warm air tip the chimney, &c.
If you open-the lower case of the window
"there ie'wbre draft than if you open'the upper
sash. Explai o the reason of this. If the lower
sash be open, cold external air will tush
freely into the room and caoee agreat draft inward
; but if the upper sash be open, the heated
air of the room wifl rush out, and of course
there will be less draft inward.
By which means is a room better ventilated!
By opening the upper sash, because tbe hot vitiated
air, which always ascends towards the
ceiling can escape more easily. Why does the
wind dry damp linen !?Because dry wind, like
a dry sponge, imbibes the particles of vapor
from the surface of the linen as fast as they
are found;
Which Is the hottest place in & eharch or
chapel! The gallery. ( '
Why is the gallery of all public places hot-_
ter than the lower parts of the building! Because
the hen' ' air of the bailding ascends,
and all the cc <r which can enter through
the doors and .dows, keeps to the floor till
it has become heated.?Dr. Brewer's Guide to
Science. >
Mad Doo.?We learn that a dog, at the
time not supposed to oe mad, passed throagn
Gerraantown, a few days since, and bit the
greater number of dogs in that place. Shortly
thereafter, some persons arrived in town in
pursuit of this dog, stating that be undoubtedly
was mad, as be had bitten'One of Mr. .Anthony
Bitting'* horsec, and a number of cattle
along the road. The alarm was immediately
raised, and the dog farther pursued with reinforcements,
but unfortunately, not overtaken
until he had bitten three persons, a roan, a
woman and a child?the former slightly, not
considered dangerously, bat the latter,'Mrs.
Fnlk and child, very severely.?Salem (AT. C.)
Prest.
Movements iw California for the Invasion.
of Cora.?A San Francisco letter io the
New York Times, under date of the 1st lost,
says:
The steamer to day takes froin us Col.
Wheat, agent of the Junta for the invasion of
Caba, who has been with us since the 1st of
April last He has succeeded' in enrolling
quite a large number of men, composed principally
of men from the Southern and Western
States, including a uniformed company of Flying
Artillery and uniformed company of Riflemen.
Both these compadies have been under
nnnolanl r) Pt 11 for |]|? naat ainKt. nr ten uaalrt
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and form a splendid nucleus for an invading
army. Many of |tho native Californians have
lent material aid to the cause, and the fact of
a marauding expedition beiiigrconcentrated at
New Orleans, has in no maoner been kept secret.
Maj. Gen. Wool is on the alert, and ho
exdedition asga body will ever be permitted to
leave this city. Drums are beaten and the
Flying Artillery in full uniform are now escorting
Col. Wheat to the steameV.
k Family Party.?A Persian merchant
complaining heavily of aome unjust sentence
of the lower court, was told by the judge to go
the cadi.
'Bat the cadi is yonruncle,* urged the plaintiff.
'Then you can go the grand vizier.'
'But Ilia secretary is your cousia.'
'Then you may go to the sultan.' *
'But his favorite sultana is your niece.'
'Well then go to the d 1.'
4Ah th?r? i* ftttU'rlnnAr -fftmilv <*r?nner:tion8 '
said the merchant, as ho left the court in despair.
Maoniloquenck r? the Pulpit.?A newly
fledged the theologian, making his debut before
a country cougregatipn recently, commenced
hit opening invocation ic4 these words:
"0, thou magnificent creature!" There was a;
-genej^l leaning of foreheads upon the pew ,
rails, and a tremulous movement pervaded tbe
worsphipera, bat no loud laughter occurred,
and the prayer-proceeded toits cit?ein tbe same
1 lofty strain. The sermon was perhaps more so.
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A dispatch from Cincinnati, dated .tkctflit ^
ramify oti ^ara. ami wo -jmnis
the goods on board would be saved.
The entire upper mocha are dhatiujj
. The engineers of the boat} Charjea /Wflji &
Card a?d John R. Scott, jpare-boada
sura of <4,000 to answer. anyditoiga
conductor negligence. - - ^
S*ith O'Brihn.?The Limerick CbiCWHjb .
Uiilt."exiled patriot, say* he 'h^ Mceph^9|^
pardon tendered by the Britsh Goveaatnaa&v"The
family of Mr. W. Smith , :v .
ceived a kdter d<is wcefc f>om tha^yteSfi^
dated the last week in May, from VsoC^^^M
Land, when be WM^epam^'t^wa^ra^
and other relatives will meet the
of stiferior fofco