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94 ? ii mmmmammmamaaa f^er that oforJinary use, are the follow. ino:~ . . 1st. That it is rustic, and has not the hard and still appearance of the fencing i C made by carj>enters. 2 J. Tnat so long as the trees of which it is formed are alive, it never requires to he in any way repaired, as living wood resists the action of the weather. The young shoots, should any spring forth, are to he removed by the pruning knife. 3d. That it may be carriec. to any height without additional expense, by training or running up tiie stems to the required height. 4lh. That it requires strength and thickness by the deposition of new wood annually ; sojthai in the course of years, \\ lien the stems have acquired the greatest degree of thickness, and have obliterated the openings, in the first instance nnde, a complete solid living wall will he the result. 5th. That owing to the well-known durability and power of resisting the action of the weather of the bark, and external portions of living trees, a fence mtde on this p'an does not require to be covered with lar, or any other prepara 1 .oris, requiring much time, labor, expense, and annoyance in the operation. 6:1). Taut the lirst expense is the las', a id is much cheaper also, in the first instance, to the ordinary kind of fencing employed, not requiringan annual expenditure to keep it m order ; living wood, as before observed, withstanding the efiocls of the weather to a much greater exie it than deal wood. 7in. That a fence to orchards may be formed of fruit trees of the same genos, or in the same natural family ; the lower portions of stems of which form the fence, ( ?nd m.iy be carrie I, as before observed, to the requisite height), whilst the upper part may be allowed to send forth its shoots and bear fruit. tfth. Tiiat owing to the open nature of this kind of fence (which openings may be formed of any size), shrubs and other plants usually planted closo up to fencework, for the purpose of concealing it, will receive a larger proportion of air nnJ light, so necessary to the growth of vegetables, which cannot be the case with the ordinary method of enclosing parks &c\, with palings. 9th. That should any of the bars by anv cause become dead or destroyed, the v J ' circulation is carried on by the continuous bar on stem ; 30 that if a bar dies it still remains in its situation, although it does not increase in thickness as takes place ill ?u ? in those round it ; mis aeaa Dummy men he compared as to durability, to the fencing until the present time formed of dead wood. From the well-known nature and structure of wood, I consider the application of the process of grafting by approach, or inarching, in the construction of fences of all descriptions, to be one of the leading improvements of late years made in the science of gardening ; and as such should recommend its adoption to those individuals possessing landed property, and also the directors of railroads and other undertakings, where hoth man and cattle are intended to be kept off, and which might more effectually he accomplished by the judicious selection of stems armed with prickles, (fee., Farmer's Magazine. [We suggested more than a year ago a mode similar to the above of making live fences, without knowing that the same thing had ever been thought of by any one else. Our suggestion was that tho branches of young trees be united ; the bodies are united in the experiment above referred to. Our reasons for prefering a union of the branches was that we suppo sod that the trees would be more apt to suffer from sears in the body titan in the brandies; though (lie difficulty of training branches in sufficient number and at the proper distance apart would be an objection, par. ticuiarly in regard to some kinds of trees. When the bodies are united the whole work might be done in one season, and ut a single operation ; but if the branches were united it might hesfound difficult so to train the tree as to furnish brandies would make a fence sufficient height in one season. Ed. Far. Gaz. From the S. C. Temj>orance Advocate. To form a successive range for Hogs upon an old worn out plantation ; so as to raise an abundant supply of hogs without corn, (except to fatten for Bacon ;) and yet improve our lands. Ma. Editor,?as the successive rains kept me confined to the house, I have concluded to employ the time in farming upon paper ; for we can do nothing in the fields. And as it is so impolitic to consume soinuch of the cotton crop of Softth Carolina, in Kentucky hogs I will try to learn the people how to save that unnecessary expense. If practicable, select an oil field wliere there is a hill side, washed into gullies, and a ridge ofexhausted land. Inclose the whole and run a cross fence between the level and washed lands. In every 10 feet square upon the washed land, plant plum trees of every variety, (of th? common plum,) so as to form a succession offruit from June to September. Plant a so, in the gullies, and throw brush around the trees, which will soon cause the gullies to fill up and produce the l>38t trees. Let all the persimmon trees ' | . 1 I J grow that arise, and keep all other growth ' cut off. Never let on old hogs, as they . learn to shake off the trait with their teeth ; and thus destroy the trees. In 10 years tiie lanJ will he fit for cultivation again and your pigs (If the orchard issufiieiently | large) kept fit from Jane to September, j In 20years the land will become rich. 21. plant the ridge part of the lot or ! field in peach trees of every variety. So I as, also, to form a succession of Peach 1 fruit, from June to October. If you throw 1 rich wood-soil into the hole made to plant your peach trees, you need not cure how poor the land may be. In this orchard sow oats every year, and let your hogs reap the harvest, and run in orchard until the fruit is off. Tbicre will he no danger of insects destroying the trees, if the ho?s are suffered to run under tiie trees i for their fruit when it falls. For your fall rang.*, piant the red Mississippi pea in cvry field cultivated in ! corn to supply your hogs until! January.If you give your hogs salt once a week you need not fear the effect of tiie red pea. And now, the trying time to m ike up the succession of food will be from January to June. For this select a worn sandy field, and gather the joints or seed ot what is called 111c jckhi ui ii Mrroh, a id while you plough in oats, scatter the joints or seed of this grass j before the plough. Keep your hogs off the first winter. Plough in the joints of [ this grass and seed deep the 2 ! fall, and j \ oj may then have a supply of pulpy saj charine joint roo's, which will keep hogs ! fat from January to A;>:i. All that will 1 he necessary after this, will be to plough ; under the joints every fall to protect them ! from the freezes. A id to this a lot for i artichokes, manured and planted as corn. Give o le ploughing after they are three inches high, which is all the cultivation j needed. Dig your seed in the fall, and turn on your hogs in Janury; and one acre will afford more food than three of potatoes, without auv danger of frosts or rotting. You may also raise a plentiful supply of artichokes by planting the corners offences in your corn and cotton fields every year, without anv other labour. Thus far, it only remains to make provision for April and May. By this | time your green rye pastures, which have ' been grazed upon by horses and mules, I will grow so fast that the hogs may he ! turned on to help your horses to keep ! the rye field down: and a great many kinds ! of weed will spring up in rye fields that I horses do not eaf, and hogs delight to feed I /Viif .f o.in rai?in K'MltUckv j UjTlflli ^ M VIJ 14 w v??i> v. i blue grass and white clover, it would be t better than rye.) The spring supplies of I food would remove all the diliicullies of [ making a complete succession for all j kinds of stock, throughout the year.? Therefore let us trv the perenial grasses; and those w'.io have faith in the root crop, may labour and toil for beets aud potatoes. For inv part, I wish to find out something , that w.li not requ re so much hard wo k, and that will i?*.prove our lands rather than exhaust th in. I cannot take time to copy the above ; remarks, .Mr. Editor, you must take them ' rough as they arc or throw them hv. j. D. Monticcllo, S. C. A/arch 10, 18 il C.F.NKH VL HARRISON AND HIS WIFE. A touching reminiscence, conurcfed I W ! with a visit made by the vocalist, Mr. i Russell, to North Rend l ist sumni-r, is ! given in tiic New York Express of T.mrI sday. T. c vocalist, like every other friend, I found a warm welcome at the hospitable j mansion of Gen. Harrison. Among the songs sung vas a plaintive domectic one, ! entitled "J/y Old Wife." Tire language [ was striking! adaptel to the happy life I and loves ol Gnn. Harrison and his "old j wife," both of whom found tr? the sociei ty of each other the most perfect hnppi' ness which it is possible to enjoy. The j music was overpowering at the time, re] calling as it did the events of years of ' uninterrupted domestic bliss. Mrs. Harj rison wept like a child, and as tears are ; con!agious, when the fonntains of svm! pathy arc not dried up, the husband of I "the old wife" could not refrain from : weeping also. The remark of Mrs. II irrison, in excuse for what she deemed a ! woman's weakness, was the dread of ; change which of necessity must come? ! a change of residence from North Bend | to Washington, and in a change of conj dition from the humble citizen supertnf#*nrtincr hi-s farm tn IVnsisfonf a 7 ? ? ~ _ | nation, with the cares and responsibilities j of Government upon his shoulders. 4'1 ; wish," said Mrs. H , "that my husband's friends had left him where lie is, happy and contended in retirement." General i H rrison's heart, in the hour of s< c al j I quiet, surrounded hv the remnant of his family, responded to the sentimc; t, a id doubtless felt the vanity of all things earthly. Alas, how fully have been the dark forebodings of the wife realized?? She who a week since was "the good old wife." is now the lone widow, and before the eyes of the reader are fixed upon the ; paragraph we write, relating the simple story of a pious and good woman, hei'a are filled with tears at the loss of one | dearer to her than life. Harrisrurg, Apil 16,1P41. I hasten t > inform you that die Bi?k Bill, which has been under discussion for several days in the House of Represents* iv:;s, passed that body to-day, after being, j much amended since I wrote you an ac count of it, by a strict party, (Whig) vote th ?the question being taken seriatim on en each section. The bill (improperly so he j called) was passed as on amendment to a to I " bill relative to State street, Harrisburg !" 01 The main features of the bill (or amend- in ! ment) are, that it authorizes the Governor si: to i.ss 10 negotiable certificates of State cc st ick to the amount of three millions of dol ars, to be deposited in the different banks of the Commonwealth, and upon jda which they arc to issue, in proportion to I Pc j the amount of their capital, small notes B j for fivj years. The suspension is legal- cc ized for that period, and the Bank of the *u United States is to participate alike in nc the benefits of the provision, as are all the th other bunks. The act of April, 1840 1c- to ' galizing the suspension until the 15th th January last, is repealed, and all the pen- " allies imposed by existing acts are suspen- th ded for five years. ?t ? th NORTH CAOLINA MAXUFAC- in j TURFS.?Within a short time past, two hi j new Cotton Factories, located in the vi? i cinity, have gone into operation. Tiie first is the Beaver Creek Factory, l situated about 6 miles from this town, | owned by Messrs. Hall & Johnson of this C j place T'.ebuilding is 50 by 118 feet3sto- ni ! ries high, with, an attic, is capable of con- ta 1 taining 4000spindlos of whfch 9G0 are al- is ready put up and in operation. I rr<i .i litiu River, about 1 (Hi Ulllt:I 19 llltUlLU Vlllliuv ... . , 10 miles from town, is owned bv a company, Duncan Murchison, Esq and others. The building is 87 by 42 feet. 2 stories high, with an attic, calculated for 2500 spindles, of which from 1000 to 51 00 are now up, and in full operation. Tne Machinery of both theso ilfdls is $ from the Mattcawan Works N. Y. ar There are six Cotton Factories now in operation in this town and vicinity viz: 1st. Mallctt's Factory, by charles P. m Ma I let! Esq., 1500 spindles, working 52 0' hands, and consuming about 800 bales of cc Cotton per annum. Capital invested $ 10,- 0f 000. * hi 2d. The Cross Creek Factory, owned Uf by Benbow & co., 1208 spindles, employ- fe ing 54 persons, and consuming 572 bales ,'n of Cotton per annum. Capital invested $30,000: 3d. Phoenix Factory, ownei] by a Company, of which Col. Jas. H Hooper is n( President; 2150 spindles and 00 looms; employing 80 persons, and consuming 650 \ bales of coltont Capital invested $52,000. ^ sj( 4th, The Rockftsh factory, owned by f, a Company, C. P. Mallet Esq. President; e(] 4460 spindles and 1000 looms, most of a: which are allrcady in operation imploying h i about 150 persons, and consuming about pr 1259 balcsof Cotton. Tnc capital iuves- \\ ted $112;000. ra 5th. Tiie Beaver Creek Factory, as 9t above. Capital invested $ 10,000. Per- j ti< j sons employed about ou. t-miun tuiiau- pr I filed about 350 bales per annum. It is fr, j intended to fill up the Mill as rapidly as Q possible th Gth. The Lit tIc River Factory. Capi- w tal invested alrout $25,000. working from jn 30 to 4l> hands, consuming about 600 p] les per annum. tj< Total invested 8209,000; No of persons or employed 417; Quantity of Cotton roqui- th red per annum 4 222 bales. js The.e is abundant water power in this ar place and vicinity still unemployed. It is of that unfailiri<r nature known in sandy countries only; and is eaaly commanded that overshot wheels of from 10 to oj 18 feet diameter are generally obtained. r]j The powct already at command at Rock, ag fish is capable of turning at least four such su mills us tiie large one now in operation ar there. M iy wc not hope at some day to I see all this fully and profitably employed? We trust so. ^c P. S. If the officers of the numerous ' Manufacturing Establisments will lurnihs us with similar information to the abo?e, \\ so as to enable us to furnish a complete a statistical view, they will doubtles grati- G fy the public, as well as oblige us. eJ Fayet title Observer. w, sij Scientific Painting. m On the road between N. Ilaven and ar Ilumphreysvillc, (here is a guide-post th with the following lucid inscription. ce .^qELLIVSYERHPMUH ?s I The puzzle is solved by spelling the letters a backward. To read them as they stand. ! the traveller must, like the Irishman, stand on his head. Jack Reeve, Moralising.?Jack Reeve cc was accosted in the Kensington road by fe an elderly female, with a small bottle of ed gin in her hand. Prav sir, I beg your ; pardon, is this the w nv to the work-house? ju John gave her a look of clerical dignity, vc and pointing to the bottle, said, 'No wi ma'am; but that is.' " of ah t&b'l ting Accident. While Mr. JVartin Mikescll, of Cambria ro county, Pennsylvania, and his wife, were ah absent from home at a sugar camp, their pa house took tire and was totally destroyed, fri I .. .<k -> 1! (^ /i.vnlanto Wlinn fkntr rnturn. I M 1(11 ft II HO ? NVII 14 sksj a viua 11- 1 I ed they foand their dwelling in rains, and that three little children left in it had perished in the flames. ar' m A lantic and Pacific Cuna1. ab A large meeting of American merchants ia was held in Rio Janeiro, in February ^ last, to take measures to further the con- c? struction of a ship canal through the Isth- c,< mus of Parien. The meeting was of opinion that as the whole credit of this on enterprise ought to belong to the United wi States, they should undertake it without Su delay, before other nations interfere to snatch from them the profit and credit of va so great an enterprise. fl,J gr SUGAR. pp By a document concerning the cuUi- ex vat ion of sugar, transmitted by the Legis. |ej lature of Louisana to Congi^ss, it appears 0f Mr. Thestox.?The following is Mr. Preston's letter in response to the late meeting in St. John's, Colleton. Columbia, April 11, 1811. "Sir, I have hail the honor to receive vour note inclosing the procc< dings of a meeting of "the inhabitants of St. John's, Colleton.'' That portion of the proceedings which purports to be founded on a umor concerning my sentiments and josilion in the Senate of the U. States, concludes with a categorical question, whether I intend to vote for a charter of a U. S. Bank. "The reinstitution of a United States Sank presents a very complex question, )Oth of principle a?ld detail, an I "must, in ny judgement depend upon a careful conadoration of a vast variety of circum*ances, existing at the moment it js pro>osed. Its very constitutionality mtij' i iepond u jon the actual condition of the joantry?and were even that conceded, he organization presents so many im>ortunt diiliculties, that it would be unsafe o venture on any conclusion, until a dcioiteand complete project be presented. " The amount of capital?the mode of )btain;nj thai c ip t d?he pi ice waoro the ?ank is to be established?iis management and control?and, above all, the financial emergencies of the country at the moment when it is proposed?lach and ill of thein exact a grave and cautious doiteration. " In advance, therefore. I can anmver he interrogatory propounded, only by mnouncing the general principle on which [ stand?and this I beg leave to do in the angunge of our late lamented President, ind of the acting President, as contained n answer of the latter to a similar quesion put to him during the late Presidential ;anvass. "In reply to (he first branch of your nquirv," (said Mr. Tyler) "I qu? t; and j idopt the language of Gen, Harrison, in i lis speech delivered at Dayton. " Tnere { * " onir r?vi\r??sj'; I __ -p ere are 525 sugar estates in that State, iploying 40,000 hands and 20,000 1 rses, and that the average crop is equal i 70,000 hogsheads of 1,000 lbs., or 70,)0,000 lbs. sugar and 350,000 gallons olasses; the average value of sugar is ; c ceuts per pouud, and molasses 20 i in's per gallon. < j A melancholy casualty occured a few , lys since in Hopkins county. It ap- | :ars that two young men, one named , ell, the other Franklin Kendriclc, pro- . jeded some time before daylight on a { rkey hunt, when the former coming :ross the latter behind a log imitating j c yelping of a turkey, mistaking hiin | r a real turkey, fired and shot him j , iroughthe head, causing instant death. , re think this is the third occurence of j e kind that has happened in this section | ' the country within the last two or ( rce years. We hope it maybe a warn- { g in future to all those who are in the j ibit of hunting that kind of game. Princeton Ex, I Wealth and Taxation in Boston. From a document published by the City ( ouncil of Boston, it appears that the f imber of persons in that city who pay , xes to the amount of 8300 and upwards , as follows: , 135 persons paid 8300 and upwards. f 41 ? 1,000 " J 22 " 1,500 " 10 ? 2,000 " t 6 " 2,500 " f 2 " 5,000 " J I " 7,000 * | The taxes of John Parker, Esq., are . T.Oll; those of Peter C. Brooks, Esq., j e 83,026. i ! . 1 The President receives visiters on busies daily between the hours of 10 and 12 I j clock. After the latter hour he re- ; :ivcs visits of compliment, of friends, and \ 'strangers who desire to be presented to j m. The courresy and urbanity (habit- , tl in him) with which he receives his , How-citizens makes the most favorable j lprcssion on all who approach him. Nat. hit ell. The Norfolk Beacon speaks thus of a ( mv application of steam power, invented . r Lieut. Hunter, of the United States , *vy: . t i "A desideratum in the application of \ earn poWer to national vessels, and for . e navigation of canals, has been ctfect- ( I and practically proven by the actual , id entirely successful operation in our ( irbor of a small vessel constructed by . ivate enterprise and at individual cost. Te have seen a phn in detail of the ar- , ngement of the machinery and the con- j ruction of the vessel designed for na >nal purposes, which is. in our opinion, operly withhold by Lieut. Hunter um the genera! public in order that our overnnient may peculiarly receive all e benefits derivable from its use; and e feel that we hazard nothing in declar- . g that it will be found to have accom- < ished all that is desired for the perfec- i >n of a war steamer for harbor defence | as a cruiser, as the moving power, by | e ingenious construction of the vessel, j protected from the effect of Paixhan or | ly other shot." Going after his Patien's. i James Woodward, a somewhat notori- ! is character, called the "Negro Doctor," ed recently at Cincinnati, Ohio, at the | *e of thirty.two. He was singularly < iccessful in his empyricism, and had nnssed a handsome properly. rk enough's Statue of Washington. \ A correspondent of the Uoston Tranript, writing from Naples, January 13, , y?: . . , "(ireenough has finished his statue of { Washington, which is of colossal size, and ( beautiful work. lie is represented in ( rccian costume,seated, holdingashcathI sword extended, with the handle forof/1 in fKn 1 fl hnnd PYnrossive of re- I Ill VI III I IU IVtl . - filing to the people his military commit!, whilst the right hand is elevated, ^ id the finger pointed upwards, to signify at to [leaven they are indebted for sucss in the use of it. The Statue will be | nt to America next summer, as soon as ship of war shall arrive to receive it." Tiib Diamond Cut. The other evening, says a French pa- ^ ir, a well known novelist, a man of great I , lolness and courage, was met by a stout llow, who pulled out a pistol and demand- ( his purse. I 'Capital!" the other exclaimed, "I was ^ st about to make the same demand on j >u; but come, as I find I've fallen in j ith one of ourselves, I'll give you a share ? T ? *> I'M r\ A P Atnn it prune juu i umv m uuuu* wmu it Deceived bv this confidence, the real erne joined the counterfeit, and they stole r ang together till they were met by a j trol, into whose hands the good naturcd end unkindly lodged his associate. j. Another Plan ron Locomotion. We are informed that Mr. I. S. Rich- | dson, a gentleman well known in the ;chanical world?has projected, and is a out putting into execution a plan for ' pid travelling, which partakes of both 1 e aerial and marine. II ; proposes to v nstruct an eliptic gasometer of suffi- ;1 ;nt buoyancy to raise a doub'e keeled 1 ?at nearly out of water; thu* allowing s ly the keels of the ho it to run in the v iter for the purpose of governing and tiding the same, while the paddle wheels, L dipping in the water, will have the adntage of the resistance of the aqueous liii, which in this respect, will give it a l< eat advantage over the spiral fan wheel { opellcrs. In case of a heavy sea, he * pects to pursue nearly a level course, 1 iping from tho top of one wave to that another.?Mechanic. c S IJOl III II1U VWIISUIUilUll) UllJ V?j?. vw.. | jjrant of power for such purpose, & it could i icver he constitutional to exer:is3 that lower, save in the event the powers granted \ o Congress could not be carried in'o effect ri'hcvl resorting to such an institution. Fhe Constitution confers on Congress in express terms, * all powers which are nonossary and proper to carry intoeffect the granted powers.' Now ii' '-the powers :pu!d not be carried into effect without ncorporatiog a bank, then it becomes 4 necessary and proper," a id of course expedient?a conclusion which I presume 10 one would deny who desired to see the j jxisfcnco of the government preserved, | ind kept beneficially in operation. ' 1 have only to add that the creat ve I necessity should be palpable and overruling." I have the honor to be. Most respectfully, youreb'dt. scrv't. WYf. C. PRESTOS. Jos. E. Jenkins, Esq., Chairman, Arc. | Senator, Henderson, of Mississippi, has j iddressed a Letter to the People of t le . State which he represents upon the qm s- 1 lions which lie considers likely to be ogiia- I ted at the Extra Session. Speaking of' the probability of the passage of a hill to I incorporate a Bank of the United States, ' lie says: " The remedy of a National Bank is now again, for a third time, to be resort d ! lo, and, with a repeal of the sub-Treasury j 'aw, will he adopted at the called session, i [f can hardly he questioned that the lol- I lowing States are in favor of this inea aire } " ?? 1 I r?t reform, viz. Maine, iuas.-inoiiusi.ii*, > Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New, York, New Jersey, Delaware, M iryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tonnesec, Ohio, Lousiania Indiana, Mississippi, md J/ichigan, in all 17, and having lo9 Representu'ivcs out of 24*2. Of the re- j naiuing States, Pennsylvania Illinois,and i [Jeorgia with 49 Represent a! ives, I set j down as doubtful upon the que tion. New ( Hampshire, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkansas, with 13 Representatives, are all tlie S ates which I think can be counted in decided , ippodtion. It is not expected, however, hat the vote in the Congress of May next I m this meastire will conform to this com- J rotation. On the contrary, but a hare j najortty in the Snenatecau bo looked for is at present organized." Gen. Harrison and Judge Burnet. ?At the meeting of the committee in Oincinuatti to agree upon suitable mensires to express the public feelings on the iielancholy occasion of Gen. Harrison's leath, a motion was made and unanimousy adopted, that Judge Burnet be rcques- j cd to deliver the eulogy upon the late President. The Judge was presc t, be- i ng chairman of the committee. He do- j dined the rcq lost; and " never," says the ' Cincinnati Republican, " did we witness " ? * I * i X . A. ' leopcr tei ling or nsren 10 iruur cioipi<;ii<. ? han in the remarks he made." * 1 canlot accept," said he ; " I could not spjak. knew Harrison forty-six years ago; he vas a brother to me then ; we have been irothers ever since; our hearts were knit ogcthcr, and I would choke were I to at. einj t to gp r;k o him. lie is 1 h; last of ittle hand who started I his city. I am done now, all alone, and I cannot talk of ny friend. I cannot." And the manly ears fell dawn his cheeks, and the sobs rhich wr r ? heard coming alike from the :gnd and the young of both parties told he deep sympathy which all felt. The ccne v as touching. It overcame all who witnessed it. Corre pon Jence of the Baltimore Pa'ri it.] Washington, A ruin lti. Piead<-nt Tyler removed from his late odgings at B own's Hotel, to the Exccuive JIausicn yesterday, and held the first Cabinet Council that had met there since he death of General If irriso.i. It is custom try. on the occasion of a icw President, to take an inventory of all the articles of furniture, all the appoinments of the House, <fcc. This seams to he eq ialiy d ie to the public, the President who has occupied the House, and . 1 i n whos lcceeds- Yesterday Mr. John Tyler, Jr., accompanied by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, and by Col. Coupeland and Mr. Benjamin Harrison, jr. on the part of the Ute President's fatnil * took this inventory. Mrs. Harrison, and the ladies who have been with her here, leave to-morrow. It will be gratifyingto the public to learn that the Secretary of War intends to place the two grandsons of General Harrison -(hoth of whom are fatherless)?at West Point, as soon as they are of lbs proper age. One of these is the son of the amiable and accomplished lady who presided at the White House during the General's brief term. Tae other is the son of the General's eldest son?now dead?md his mother is the only child of Gjneral Pike. General.H .rrison had a peculiar attachment to this spirited boy. H t t-p ike of him always with the greatest fondness and pride. Tne youth is eager " ' < __!? lTw to loIIOW mc profession ui anus. I?u feels the blood of his two illustrious grund-fathersstiring at his heart- It was the wish of General Harrison that ho should receive the advantages of a mili. tary education at West Point; and in connection with the object of his heart, I may mention the following anecdote, as illustrative of the good nature wiii?:h characterized the intercourse between Gen. Harrison and Mr. Van Buren, dur-. ing the brief sojourn of the former here, previous to the inauguration. At their first iuterview, after a conversation distinguished by great good humor on the part of Mr. Van Buren, and more than his usual vivacity on the part ? f Gen. Harrison, the latter sa d,11 Mr Prer.. ide it, I have a favor to ask you. There is a grandson of my gallant friend Gen, P.k<, who is desirous of lie ing placed at West Point. He has nothing on earth loft him, but his grandfather's sword. Ho is also a grandson of mine?and ai I have never appointed any relative to any place?I wish you to relieve me, and send him to the M litary Academy yourself." Mr. Van Buren promptly replied that it would give him peculiar pleasure to do so. But it was found that the youth lacked some months of the age required by the regulations of the Department. The plan was therefore frustrated. T io public will rjoheto learn that Mr. Hell intends to carry out the wish of the President in this matter. [Kromoneof the E liters of the Philad* North American. Washington, AI'HIL 15, 1841. Many characteristic anntdotes. are re. la ted of Gen, Harrison, connected with his habits djring his brief sojourn here as President, It was his custom to take early walks, and h: frequently took tiie market in his way. On one of these oche purchased a new m leh cow from a neigh, boring far nor and requested him to drive it to the President's House T??e General was there to at end to the animal, and invited the farmer in to take some refreshment; procured a bowl of hot coffee, ham and eggs, and con. turned eoiivnr ation w.th him about farming. The farmer h iving finished hi* breakfas*, remarked iothe General, you have bought my cow ami given mc two dollars more than I asked, and a good Dre.ikfist bes d 'S ; but if it ^ would./, be [1.0 much trouble, 1 should l.ke to h ive a !o ?k of the LY s d nt 'before I go. J am the President, replied the G neral. #1he firm r at tir^f looked incredulous, having tak. en his hospitable friend for'lie steward; but convinced ofiiis mistake, with much frank, nc.-s ob* r.ed, veil General, I voted against y >u at the election, but I didn't know you then. 'J h.it s in,do rem irk?1 didn't know you than?will e \pihiii thousands of voles ? a*t ao.iiiist the ooo.) General" at his election. Gen- rul Harrison in his last out door exer-? riso, wa* engig'-d in assisting tho gardener in adjusting some grape vinos. The gardener mnMrk?*d rhat there would be hut little uso in trailing th ? Viiief, bii far as any fruit wat concerned, ;.s the boys would come on Sunday, while the fain y was at church and steal all the grapes, and suggested to the General as a guard against Such a loss, that he should purchase an active watch dog. Better, said the Gen Tal, to employ a S.ibbaih school teacher; a dog may take care of the grapes, hut a good JSalibath school teacher will take c.ire oi the grapes an I the boys too. Th it v ne will put forth its tendrils and its gr< cn leaves but the h ind that trailed it to the t?un, is cold in the grave. The eye that tha1 would have watched its expanding ver. dure, is closed in darkm s', and the heart that would have tendered too he s the hospitality cfits f.uit, is now pulseless "and stil. There is no vintage, seed time or harvest in tie lOfiih, and no fri?nd to relieve its silent soli, tilde. But there is a malm beyond the dark confines of this, w here the flowers never fade whe.ethe interchanges ofaffe'ion are never suspended. God grant, dear reader, that it m iy be ours to reach at last this better land. FOOT.FRY?CIr.nvT Military Ex* CAMPMEXT. The Louisville Legion held a meeting on last Monday evening, f >r the purpose of making early arrangement; ftra splendid ce'ebration on the fourth of July. The whole force of theLegioa'is to bo brought out and encamped in the vicinity of the ciiy the week previous to the Fourth. All j the independent companies of Kentucky ?if Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis, &c., are to bo invited tojoinia the cei ibration. The oflicer.s of the Legion have already com meed extensive preparations, and we anticipate one of the most splendid military assemblages that ever met in the VV'e&tern country.?Jjouisvile Advertiser. A Drought in Mitsourri. The Lexington (Mo.) Express of the 20th February, says: "There hat not been a drop of rain during the whole win* ter, and only about four inches of snoty altogether. Our streets and roads are dry and in fine order. To tokctbe season