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. J*other mail has arrived. A strong forde
h stationed to watch the barbarians on the
imtfaipL provinces iestW adverse to the reign -
* ' djnasty. whose speedy overthrow is ex-
oil particularly hostile to
^thoritM*. -S^t.
vxk oieman's land.
The anti-convict agitation was assuming a
•erious aspect. A vast tract of fertile land
Sad been discovered near Mansion bay! in
JlYorth Australia.
FURTHER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
*, [per steamer europa.]
We have Wilmer & Smith's Times, of the
14th, which came out in the Europa. The
telegraph has anticipated most of the news of
% interest: -. "
The Lost Navigators—A Gleam of Hope.
—The report that a cairn of stones, raised by
• Sir John Franklin's expedition, had been
discovered in Jones' Sound in 1848, by the
Prince of Wales, whaler, says that the Liv-
erpool Times, of tho 14th, has received with-
in these few days very distinct confirmation,
rendering tho statement by far the moat im-
portant—presumptive or otherwise—which
Las yet reached us.
William Miller, a seamaa "on board the
Prince of Wales, states on oath, that he was
.ettjboard the vessel (whaler) in 1848, when,
etny in September, during very thick weather,
.they entered (as they believed) Lancaster
Sound, and steered west, advancing slowly.
The fog continued heavy for some days, when
it suddenly lifted, and high land waB seen on
the larboard side, over the mast head. The
captain being at first doubtful if it were the
loom of icebergs or of land, .sent a boat off to
ascertain the fact, and of f.his party William
Miller formed one. He states that on land-
ing the marks of shoe prints are quite visible
la the mud, above high water mark; close by
was a small cooking place blackened by fire,
Mid a little further -on a well-built cairn,
about four or five feet high, of which the
party palled awfty a few stones, but being re-
called by a signal from the ship, which was
driven in shore ffy a current, were compelled
to return on board immediately.
It was believed by the masters of the Prince
•f Wales, the veteran Lee, of Hull, that he
-fad advanced in a westerly course up this
eoond, a distance of nearly 150 miles, under
die impression that he was in the Lanbcaster
Sound; but this relief was remevedjon mak-
ing his way outward, and the doubt confirmed
by passing (to the southward) the wideopen'-
aog, and well-known headlands of Lancaster
Sound.
It became evident that be had been in the
hitherto unexplored and more northern sound,
named after alderman Jones, a passage which
it has been believed leads directly into the
•sea-north oF the Perry Island. Wm. Miller
/nrther declared that, at this -point, the pas-
sage widened, and that an open sea, with
Islands lay before them.
It is impossible to entertain any doubt that
, sthii cairn indicated the fact that some of Sir
John -Franklin's,party have viei'ed the*spot in
question; and we can have bo hesitation in
attesting^thatbemath the .pile so -carefully
raised is deposited, the distinct information
«of his.past progress and future intention.
We trust the hypothesis of the Liverpool
Xditor -will turn oat a -true one. At all
•events, here is a peg to hang yet another
fcope. -Ferlosn though it be, we trust that a
<vessel, specially directed thither, will be
forthwith dispatched. The Times says:
"The point lies entirely out of the beat of
-any of those uow employed upon the search,
"and will most likely not be approached by any
of them; for,-although Sir John Franklin,
*bdng upon an exploring expedition, might
detach a "boat party out of his direct course
*those gene to seek him would naturally con-
fine fheir-scareh for tracks of him to the
'route he was ordered to pursue, aud thus
necessarily he igroraut of those of which we
write.
Italy.—Accounts from Rome are that
espionage aud imprisonment are caried to an
extent unsurpassed in almost any former time.
.Private letters represent that there is a grow-
ing distrust on the part of the government.
'The finances are at alow ebb, and new taxes
<are spoken of. Professor di Rossi, a literary !
^gentleman of some distinction, and Pooipini,
-an advocate standing high in his profession,
add personally much estimated, have been
•arrested and imprisoned on souie secret
-charge. - >;
-The Tacan government hen surpassed the
'-Statute of KIotkuco, for having published an
*toeoant of the massaere -by .the troops and
gendarmerie,of the people .assembled for re-
Jigteus worship in the church of Santa Croce,
-m the 23th May. .
The Croce di Savoia of Turin, quotes let-
ters from Romeef the 2d, stating that Gem-
•eau has insisted upon-the removal from Rome
cf Colonels Resta, Freddi, JSordoni, aud
&Hai, of the poiitificial -service. This pres-
>ssntation has caused, it would appear, great
astonishment among the members of the sacred
College. - „
Mormonism.—On Monday afternoon the
""London conference festival of the ,;Latter
Saints or Mormous, took placj at the
freemason's Tavern, 'Great Queen street.
About 1100 people of both sexes, including
a considerable proportion of young persons,
>w re-present. The proceedings were of a
fiture, commencing -with a proces-
tnei
of the "twelve apostles, " or "fathers in
breal," accompanied by "presidents," of
'branches," hy a number of young women
ArssBed*in white, and by twelve young men
snaring large blue sorafs, and carrying a bible
In die tight hand, and a "Book of Mormon,'
4a the left. In this course of the afternoon a
wunber of addressee were delivered by sing-
ing,^performed by the young persons before
mentioned. An account of the rise and pro-
gress-of>the "Saints" was given, in the course
ofwbtehit was stated that the total number
lathe United Kingdom, in January last, was
30,747; and that during the last fourteen
years more than 50,000 have been baptised
it England, of whom 16,000 have emigrated
to America.
•CARE OF TREES.
Ftoffo set out acres of trees and
£gpeet them to take care of -themselves.
They bay by tbe hundred at the lowest prices,
And think tbey have made'geod bargains. No
matter, a tree is a tree, and a good for-
nothing- one will fill up an acre destined for
•ep orchard, as much asa tree that will bear
good fruit.
Some otehardists fear that the country wifl
soon be overrun with fruit-trees,, and that
the market will-be glutted. They bear of
muneroos orchards on tho way, and they
dsnnd their calculations on the number trans-
Ranted on the aores marked off. fiat not a
an in twenty is found who takes the right
frf his trees after setting. Farmers
have so many matteas to engage'their attention
through the aummer, that they neglect thqir
trees and all the rules concerning them, that
were learned in the winter season. Trees
wfll nOt grow weft in green sward, though it
9|ay be evar'ib rich. The masses that are
found: in sward-land are a barrier to tho ex-
tension of tree-roots in every direction. Peo-
ple are awaro of this, and they dig about the
trees. How far? Not a sixth part so far as a
good set of roots would like to extend the first
summer. Trees recently set need more
moisture than others. But the grass draws
up the moisture so rapidly, and sends it off,
that there is none left for the extremities of
the tree-roots.
Cultivation, frequent stiring of the ground,
is very useful where no litter is applied to the
surface. Stirring the surface about garden-
plants and field-plants always tends to keep
th8 soil moist.\Still there is a better and
cheaper mode of keeping the soil in good
order. 1 his is mulching. Let old bay, or
straw, or leaves be placed around the trunk
six iQches thick, and let it be confiued there
by stones or bit of wood.
thischecks evaporation, supports the tree with-
out a stake, and saves the labor of ploughingand
hoeing through tho summer. This course
will insure a sufficient quantity of moisture
for the new set-roots, provided the right kind
of soil was made use of around them.
This soil should consist of good gaiden-
loam, mixed well with old peat-inud. in case
the field is not already rich enough for trees,
it will be well to place strawy manure on the
surface around the trunks. This will support
the troes, while it enriches the soil that is to
sustain them.
The reason why more wet is wanted about
a tree that is transplanted, than before that
time, is that all the roots which ran deepest
and procured moisture in the subsoil, are gen-
erally cut off or mutilated, and the- tree is
apt to suffer for the want of its usual supply.
Some men supply this want by watering the
ground; but a better way is to retain the mois-
ture that is in the soil by proper applications
and mixtures. Nothing holds moisture long-
er than peat mud in the soil, and nothing is
better on the surfaee to retain moisture and
check evaporation than some kind of litter,
such as broken straw, poor hay or leaves.—
Ploughman. %
MANURE FOR COTTdN.
Every kind of manure is valuable for cotton.
Every kind of compost, green crops turned
in, cotton seed, and even naked leaves listed
and left to rot, improves this crop. When
planted on cotton seed, and some times on
strong stable manure, it is more difficult to
obtain a stand, owing probably to the over
stimulus of these manures. So on leaves, un-
less well rotted, the cotton will long continue
to die, in consequence of the leaves decaying
and exposing the roots too much to the sun
and rain. These difficulties may be avoided
by a little pains, and by no means justify the
9 opinion entertained by some, that cotton
should never be planted on fresh manured
ground. The only question is, the cost of
the manure. A great deal may be made on
every plantation, without much trouble or
expense by keepiug the stables and stable-
yard, hog and cow-pen,- well supplied
with leaves and straw. And also from pens
of corn cobs, sweepings from negro and fowt-
house yards, and the rank weeds that spring
up about them, collected together and left to
rot. When ever the business is cirried fur-
ther, and a regular force detached, to make
manure, at all seasons, and entirely left out
from the crop, it becomes the owner to enter
intd a close calculation of the costs and
profits. In many agricultural operations,
such a course the experience of all countries
has proved to be profitable, but these opera-
tions partake more of the farming and garden-
ing than planting character, and whether
the same method will do for the extensive
planting of short staple cotton, remains in the
opinion of your committee, yet to be tested.
If anything lik? an average of past prices can
be maintained, it i3 certain that more can be
made by planting largely, than by making
manure as a crop. It', however, prices con-
tinued to fall, and the growing cotton be
confined to a few rich spots— those suscepti-
ble of high manuring—then our whole system
must be changed, our erops must be curtailed,
and staple labor losing if,s past value, the
comparasive profit of a cotton aud manuro
crop will preponderate in favor of tb; latter.
As a substitute for manuring on a large scale,
resting and rotation of crops is resorted to.
In our light level land, tbe praetice of resting
cannot be too highly recommended, and by
a judicious course—such as resting two,, and
planting two or at most three years—our
lands may not only be kept np forever, but
absolutely improved. From rotation of crops
but little advantage is gained for cotton.
After small grain, whether from the exhausting
nature of that erop, oa light lands, oi becauso
the stubble keeps the ground always rough
and porous, cotton will not do well. After
corn, it is difficult to tend, as from our usual
manner of cultivating corn, grass is always
left in full possession of the field. It does
best after cotton, or after a two years' rest.
Rest is thegrand restorer, and rotation, chieflv
required in tbe cultivation of cotton.---Report
Barnwell Agricultural Society.
THE WHITE LADY.
Our readers may have seen some acootur
of an apparition said to have been seen re
cently ia the *oyal palace at Berlin, and
known under the name of the "White Lady."
Several persons are designated iu the early
history of the family Hohenzollern as that
unquiet soul who for some three hundred
years had performed tbe functions of palace-
ghost. Many writers agree that she was a
Countess named O'lamunde, Beatrice, or
Cuniguude, and that she was desperately in
love with Count Albert of Nuremberg, and
was led by her passion tq a crime which is
the cause of ber snbsquent ghostly disquiet.
Mr. Minutoliproves that this lady cannnoi
be the same that alarms the palaee with hei
untimely visitations. Tbe account of the
White Lady asccnd to 1846, and she was the
first seen at Baireuth. Subsequently tw<
ghosts we heard of, one white and one black
They were several times boldly interrogated
and interesting discoveries arrived at. Ii
1540, Count Albert tbe Warrior laid in Wai
for the apparition, seised it with his powerfu
arm, and flung it head over heels down int
tbe castle eonrt-yard. Tbe next mornin
tbe Chancellor, Christopher Hass, was foun
there with his neck broken, and upon hi
person a dagger and letter proving him t
have had treasonable designs. Notwitbstand
ing the spirit has several times been tbu
compromised, it has maintained itself to th
present day. It was first seen in Berlii
January 1, 1598, eight days before tbe dent'
of the Prince Royal Jobs George. Whei
tbe French invasion took place, it returned
to Baireuth, and was patriotic enough to take
up its abode in the new chateau which had
never been occupied before the arrival of the
French Officer. Even Napoleon called the
place ce maudit chateau, on account of its
mysterious inhabitant, and had to give up his
lodgings to the gohst. He stopped in the
chateau on his way to Russia; but when he
returned next year, he avoided passing the
night there.—With regard to tho last ap-
pearance at the palace at Berlin, just before
the late attempt on the life of the king, and
which has been desoribed as "a fearful apari-
tion of a White Lady dressed in thin and
flowing garments, moving slowly and silently
around and around the fountain, to the terror
of a corporal standing near the entrance to
the silver chamber." M. Minutoli proves it
to have been an old woman, once a cook at
the ohateau, who has since lived there, and
is known by the nickname of Blaek Minna.
THE TELEGRAPH.
EDITED BY FRANCIS MOORE, Jr.
Houston, Friday, July 18,1851.
A Speck of War.—Several persons who
have lately visited the towns of Santa Rosa,
Morelos, and the Presidio, for the purpose of
re-capturing runaway slaves, have returned,
and report that the fugitive slaves are har-
bored by the Mexicans, and in soine instan-
ces force has been used to prevent our citi-
zens from re-capturing these slates. This
has so exasperated many of the settlers at the
west, that they are determined to raise a
force sufficient to overpower all opposition
and re-capture their slaves at all hazards.—
At the last accounts a large party of ai med
Texians had assembled near Presidio, and
threatened to attack the town if the fugitive
slaves were not given up. It is intimated
fhat there are not less than two thousaud fu-
gitive slaves in the Mexican towns between
the mouth of the Rio Grande and Presidio.—
In Santa Rosa, there are forty fugitives who
escaped from one plantation in Arkansas. The
owner of them has made many efforts to in-
duce them to return to Arkansas, but in vain.
They boast that they are in a free country,
and permitted to enjoy equal privileges witl^
the Mexicans. We have been informed that
about two hundred fugitives from Texas cross-
ed at one of the principal ferries on the Rio
Grande, during the last two years. It is evi-
dent that these things will not*long be tole-
rated by our citizens, and unless some meas-
ures are odopted by the government, to pre-
vent the mischief, the citizens will arm them-
selves and make a foray upon the Mexican
towns to recover their property
much reason to fear that difficulties of a very
serious character are springing up on that
frontier, and unless a fugitive slave treaty be
concluded with Mexico, another war may, ere
long, be inevitable. We are informed that
a company of ninety men, \Vell armed
and equipped, will soon be marched into San-
ta Rosa, if certain slaves are not given up ;
and we should not be surprised if five hundred
or a thousand men should follow them, should
they meet with opposition from the Mexican
authorities. Our information is derived fiom
such respectable sources, that we think there
can be iiille doubt that difficulties are brew-
ing on our western frontier, that may prove
far more serious than those relating to the
Cuban invasion. It may be well for the gov.
eminent to look well to this subject, and take
timely precautions to prevent another rupture
with Me* ico.
Mexico.—The schooner Bonita arrived at
New Orleans on the 5th inst., bringing dates
from theeity of Mexico up to the 21st inst.
The Mexican government is taking
measures to fortify the Isthmus of Tehuante-
pec.
A Bill has been reported by the lower house
of congress for the establishment of four
military colonies on the Isthmus, and for the
erection Of works of defence at the mouth of
the Coatzacoaloos and at other pcints on the
Isthmus.
Letters from the eity of Mcxico represent
the Isthmus as being in a state'of great con-
fusion. Melandez, the Indian chiof continues
to rule over a large portion of tho Isthmus
whilst the conduct of General Munoz sent to
subdue him, inspires distrust. According to
the same account some of the soldiers of
Guerrero the Mexican commander had gone
over to the insurgents.
The project of building a railroad from Vera
Cruz to the Pacific, through the city of Mexico
had been recieved. The committee appoint-
ed by the Legislature of the state of Vera
Cruz had left for the city of Mcxico to ar-
range the ''ways and means" with the federal
government.
During a recent visit to the lower part of
the county, we examined a considerable por-
tion of the lands around Sun Jacinto bay, and
were agreeably surprised to find that in fer-
tility and capability of tillage, they are
equal to the best undulating lands of the mid-
dle counties of the State, Tbe soil in many
places consists of a rich black mould, aud the
subsoil is similar to that of the undulating re-
gion around Washington. The crops of
corn aud other staple articles of agriculture,
indicate that these lands may be rendered ex-
tremely productive. The season has been
unusually dry, and the crops are less promis-
ing than they have been for several years.—'
We noticed a field of cane on the farm of Mr. J.
Rundell, which we are informed is as promis-
ing as the cane on most of the plantations on
the Brazos. Mr. Rundell has erected a sugar
mill, aud last year manufactured a considera-
ble quantity of sugar. He emigrated from
Louisiana several years ago, and is well ac-
quainted with the relative value of the sugar
lands of that State, as compared with those of
Galveston bay, and he prefers the latter. We
are confident that in a. very few years the
lands on Galveston bay will be sought for by
Louisiana planters with eagerness, and we
should not l;e surprised if, iu ~less ten
years, the beautiful undulating region around
the bay of San Jacinto, should be dotted over
We have with sugar plantations. The spleudid man-
sions of the planters scattered amid the
beautiful groves and sloping lawns, would
render it one of the most delightful regions on
the globe.
Opt or the Frying*pan into the Fire.—
Judge Watrous, instead of retiring from the
Bench while charges of the most perious char-
acter against him are pending in^the House of
Representatives of the United States, has at-
tempted to bolster up his character by the
publication of a number of certificates, most of
which have beea signed by Officers of the
court. The signers of the certificates, for
aught we know, are highly respectable, but we"do
not see that their certificate is of any value as evi-
dence that Judge Watrous is innocent of the
charges preferred against him. It is something
like tbe certificate of steamboat passengers, who
have esoaped when a boat has blown up in a race,
with the loss of half tbe crew. The remaining
passengers are called upon in the hurry and
confusion after the accident, to sign a certifi-
cate that the captain and officers are all free
from blame; and this they do without ever
reading the paper. The certificates of the offi-
cers of the oourt would be set aside, we believe,
in any court of Justice, for the reason that the
parties are interested, they can hav8 no weight
in this community, or if they have any, it must
"bs adverse to the Judge. The friends of Judge
Watrous, we think, have, in this instance,
given their opponents the advantage, as it may
be regarded as an invitation to settle the ques-
tion before the tribunal of public opinion, rather
than before the tribunal designated in the Con-
stitution. If the Judge is really innocent, he
has nothing to fear from an investigation of his
conduct. He ought to demand an investigation,
and retiring from the bench, wait with con-
fidence the result. If, however, he persist in
retaining his seat on the bench, and the citi-
zens of Galveston uphold bim, we would sug-
gest that his district should be limited to
Galveston alone, and another district formed,
and a Judge appointed to hold courts in tho re-
maining eounties of the State.
Meeting on Spring Cbeeic.—We have
been requested to mention, that there will be
a.public meeting at the House of Jacob Croft,
on Spring Creek, in tiiis county, on Saturday,
the 26th inst. The candidates are invited to
attend.
who attended the tn
San Jacinto Babbecue.—Quite a largo
number of persons attended the barbecue at
San Jacinto, on the 10th inst. A table was
spread under tbe old oaks, where the soldiers
of San Jacinto were encamped just before
the great battle, that resulted in the achieve- i
ment of Texian Independence. The feast
was prepared by Messrs. Pearce, Hodge,
Graves, Rice, Lynch, Ilavermil and others,
and was just suited to the occasion. After \
dinner the candidates addressed the meeting, f
The addresses were listened to with pro-
found attention by the audience, and all a p-
peared to be highly pleased with the senti-
ments expressed. Harmony and good feel-
ing characterized the whole proceedings.-—j
The conduct of all present would have bei ;n
creditable to the" best regulated community in
the Union.
The Victoria Advocate, of the 10th instant,
says that copious showers of rain have fallen
in that vicinity, in the few days previous.—
And also, thatjthe cotton worm has made its
appearance on some plantations iu that sec-
tion.
Tbe Texas Monument, of the 9th instant,
reports the cotton and the late corn crops to
be in a very flourishing condition. They
have tie<* visited with fine showers of rain
ately.
Pobtrait op Washington.—We Ihave
received a beautiful and correct likenes s of
Washington, engraved from Stuarts celel .ra-
ted painting. The size oftheplaic is eight een
by twenty-eight inches. It is extremely \ veil
executed, and is worthy of a p^^ ia tbe
dwelling of every American citizen. We
would advise every family, which does not
already possess a portrait of the " Fathi irol
his country," to avail themselves of this op-
portunily of obtaining an excellent likes .ess,
at a very low price.
By remitting one dollar, a perfect .copy
will be sent by return of mail, to any pa. rt uf
the United states, (carefully put up jji roi 'iera
prepared for the purpose,) free of pflRga . j
ADDRESS all orders, (post paid,) to die i
Publisher, JOHN S. TAYLOR.
Bookseller and Publisher, 143
Nassau st., NewYor k.
We have received the first numberoifthe
Nueces Valley, (new series,) published at
Corpus Christi, by Bryant df Scott, and ed ited
by T. A. Beveridge. The numlier before us
would do credit io the ablest editors of tbn
Slate, and if those which may succeed it shall
be equal to thi«, it will become one of o ir
most valuable Journals.
Jenny Lind is now giving concerts on her
own responsibility, having paid Mr. Bamuni
$7000 for the 6even remaining nigths of her!
engagu®cnt with him. The Philadelphia pa-
pers say that her first concert given in that
city, after the separation, was unusually suc-
cessful. The tickets were sold at the uniform
price of $3. The Baltimore Clipper says:
" The seven remaining eoneertr will be gi-
ven in Philadelphia and Boston, tb^A it is
not improbable one may be given in tlcis city j
after which Mis&Lind will retiru^to-^tjarport jpsttioMtresp^aing i
or Saratoga, for a.few weeks, to recruit ber opposed by ri *liy o
health which has boen much impaired l>y her
constant singing. - On leaving her temporary
retirement sne wilt make a tour of the Lakes
and the Canadas, and give concerts tfcore.—
Wc are pleased to learn she has retained lbs
services of the German Musioal Society,
who. have added so* much to the popularity Of
her unequalled concerts. ' .4
New Orleans Medical and Surgical
Journal.—We have received the July nuiflk
ber of this excellent medical work.
Its Editor and proprietor, A. Hester, M. D.,
-is eminently qualified for the enterprise that
he has lately engaged in. This publication
keeps even with the improvement of tbe age.
asid in what department of science is there
greater progress making than iu thnt of medi-
cine 1 Let every practitioner then, in this
country, ifhe would kepp pace with the tmv?,
subscribe to this valuable journal. The
eighth volume commences with this number,
and can be had for five dollars a year, in ad-
vance.
* Blackwood's Magazine.—The June No.
of our old and welcome Blackwood, has come
to hand, filled as usual, with interesting arti-
cles.
San Francisco Fire.—Speaking of the
late destructive fire in San Francisco, the
New York Commercial Advertiser says:
, " The effeet of such a loss, at this time,
will be felt, principally, in this city, although
it may extend to Philadelphia, Boston, Balti-
more and New Orleans. Tbe greatest pro-
portion of the loss, however, will be felt in
New York. One of the local causes of tbe
great revulsion of 1837 was attributed, at
the time of its occucrence, to the great fire
which swept a third of the business district
of -the city, and destroyed property to the
amount of nearly twenty millions of dollars.
We fear the loss by the San Francisco fire
will ruin a great many here," and materially
tend to affect present commercial movements
disastrously."
improvements are
•emocralic friends
Bricks.—-An improvement in this article
has been made in England, by which they
are manufactured ho1 low, which secures the
building from dampness and bricks bjing
larger and lighter much labor and expense is
saved in making and laying them.
Tbe Senate of New York, passed the Erie
Canal enlargement bill, yeas 21, nays 8.
The London Exhibition is beginning to be
complained of as very injurious to trade ; the
depression is not confined to (he West end of
London, but is felt over the whole metropolis.
It is stated as a fact, that even tbe hotel
keepers are not doing better than they usually
do at this period of tbe year. A correspond-
ent of the Philadelphia North Anaeriean,
^-writes the following:
The theatres, gardens, exhibitions, and
other places of public amusement are neg
lected, and the outcry is as general as it is
distressing. The sufferers attribute their
discomfiture to the exhibition, wbi«h has &b
sorbed the wealth that, under ordinary cir-
cumstances, would* have been distributed
through countless channels for the benefit of
tbe community.
The Battles ef the Waldenses.—This bobk,
by Rev. T. ,T. Headley, contains 76 pages, il-
lustrated. It gives an account >f the perse-
cutions of this very interesting people, wbe>
though so limited in number, are yet so wide-
ly known. Price 38 cents.
Letters from the Backwoods, and ihe Adri-
ondac.—Another volume of tbe same size and
by the same author. Price 25 cents. These
Tbe.Nzw cusroste.—As the new dress
for ladies is still creating much discussion
n the northern ciuesy we furnish our lady
readers, with some of the latest information
books are written in a very spirited style.— j ;u relation to it. *
They will be forwarded to any part-of tbe
The Viceroy of Egypt has sanctioned the
project of a railroad from Alexandria by way
of Cairo to the Isthmns of Suez.
The work wilt bo commenced immediate-
ly. '
The Sea Serpent Again.—A veritable
sea serpent is said to have been capturcd by
Capt. Richard Burn of the brig Long
Island; it is an "infant," of the species and
he sucoced ed in taking the bead with part of
the body; the other half was cut off by the in-
strument that he captured it with; at the time
this was taken tbe old one with about 120
young ones were in sight. The old one is re-
presented to have been 120 foet long, with a
body as large as the lower mast of a ship of
of 500 tons.
She oame at one time within twenty feet
of the vessel. The New York Journal of
commerce says.
The head was saved, and pat ia salt for
preservation. It is now in the possessiou of
the Marine Surveyors, and a queer concern
it is. Tbe bead proper, back to the gills is
thirteen inches long. Tbe mouth or muzzle
is a compromise between that of a sucker and
a common snake. It has no teeth, and if it
ever had a tongue, that unruly member is mis-
sing. Its gills are ve*y large and powerful, and
the mode of securing its prey was evidently by
suction.The eyes are large, one on each side,
and teujnehes back from the muzzle. From tho
muzzle baok to within an inch or two of the
eyes, tbe size of the proboscis, or whatever it
may be called, is nearly uniform, say an inch
and a quarter in diameter, in its present
diminished condition; but where the eyes are
inserted, the diameter is about two inches,
and increased back to the extremity of the
gills. Just behind tbe gills are two fins, one
on each side, and at that point commences
what may be called tbe body.
Of this, only about four inches arc preserv-
ed, enlarging to the point, where the granes
broke it assund'er. The entire length of the
h;>ad; including this small section of {he body
is seventeen inches. Capt. Burr thinks the
portion of the body which fell off was 15 or 16
feet long at least, and its largest diameter five
or six inches. There was no back fin. The
tail was not seen. The entire casing of
this strange fish or serpent, as the case may
be, Is much harder than eommoa bone; and
we can easily imagine that in a full grown
subject it Would be bullet proof. It is, tkow-
ever, much harder at the top and on the sides
tbau beneath. The capacity of Ike gullet, aa
well as the absence of teeth, shows that this
animal, like the land snake, is in tbe habit of
swallowing its' food* in the gross, without
mastication. Of the1 mother snake, about
forty feet was seen, above tbe water at once.
Uuited States, on, tbe receipt of the money,
which may be sent by mail to the address of
John S. Taylor, publisher, New York.
Union Nomination in Georgian—Hon
Robert Toombs, has been nominated for re-
election to Congress by. the constitutional
union party of the eighth district in Georgia.
The cotton crop in Georgia is said, by a
planter who writes from Starkville t'o be very
luxurient a; more so. than usual."
Ohio.—The new constitution of Ohio has
been adopted by a majority of nearly 30,000-.
Mr. W. Middle to a of Charleston, Soulh
Carolina, has invented a fan that can be at-
tached to tbe posts of abed without difficulty,
and may supersede the mosquito nets. __
By a simple arrangement of wheels and
weights a pendulum to which is attached a
fan is kept in motion, and the frequency
and length of the vibrations can be regulated
at pleasure. .
Terrible. Explosion.—Tbe pyrotechnic
oal establishment ia Jersey city was blown
into fragments on the morning of the 9th of
June, Mr. lameB Dawos owner of tbe estab-
lishment As killed:
The intajwa-ttoxat,—-We have received"
the July number of this excellent periodical;
it contaius |144 pages of reading matter, il-
lustrated with several excellent plates; among
them tho only pretty one of the now Camilla
costume that we have seen.
This ia a monthly magazine and: is. publi-
shed for the low pri«e of 25 cents per. No.
or $3 a year.
Discovery in Egypt.—A mine of Enir-
eralds has-been discovered in. Egypt which
was forutcrly worked by tho Pashas of Egypt
but was abandoned in the last years of tbe
reign of Mahomet Ali.
~~ An English company has obtained per-
mission to resume the workiug of this mine
which is. believed to.be still rich with precious
stones.
Mr. Epperson, the Whig candidate ror
1 Governor, addressed a large number of the
< eitizeaa ot Houston, at the Court House, on
Saturday evening. We were not preset,*
but learn from several who attended, llt.v 1:1-
r^marks were appropriate, and ga- , •%
f Ktisfaction to his Whig friends. Liu sug.
The Camillia CusToaiE.-7-Tbe Boston
Journal recommends that the new style of
dress adopted by some ladies be called "Tbe
Camilla Custome." Camilla, as we read in
ancient mythology, was one of the messengers
of Diana, accustomed to the chase and to
war. She was notedfor ber fleetness of foot*
and of course must have eschewed the street-
ing garments in vogue at the present day.
The wBoston Commonwealth" thus des-
cribes a dress that reeentlj appeared in one
of the streets of that city.
A Bloomer of "sweet sixteen" appeared on
Washington street, Saturday afternoon, and
attracted a degree of respectful attention.
She wore a Gipsy hat, tastefully arranged, ,a
tunie of a rich, bright blue material-, reaching
to the knees. It fitted snog round the neck,
and opened in front to tbe assist, exposing a
neat muslin habit shirt beneath a laocd bod-
dice ia the Tyrolean style. Around tbe waist
was a neat belt of the same material of the
tunic. The skirt bung rather full to the
knees. The trousers were of ricb white mus-
lin, hanging full from, the knees, and sud-
denly tapering at the ankle, and closely fit-
ting around the top. of a handsome laaed kid-
boot.
The following from tbe Pro videnoe Journal
also appears to us to contain considerable
truth:
Tbe Turkish female dress is a very
awkward one, and that is sufficient reason
why it should not be adopted. We go. for
"woman's rights" in almost every thing else,
but not in her right to- make herself hideous.
She ha!s no right to make herself look like an
overgroWtt school-gui, or a French doll, or
bantam chicken.—And upon this fact, that
the tkesfri* not becoming, we rest our hopes
of uever seeing it adopted. It might be un-
comfortable, inconvenient, unhoalthfnl, ab-
surd, ridiculous, and we should feel that any
opposition was desparate; but it is unbecom-
ing, and for all the chances ef success, it
might better be murderous. Napoleon, in the
height of his power, oould, sever bring into
fashion his boot maker, aa awkward workman,
wbom he favored because tbe man gave him
credit when he was a poor lieutenant. Tho
Frensh people would pay taxes for him,
change their Government for hnu, follow him
to war, and conquest, aed. death; but they
would not wear mis-shapen boots, not even
for the empero \. So the ladies, whatever
else they may dO\ tbey will never, and they
never ought to adopt a style*of dress which
.is positively unbecoming,
Still, the We of novelty, if nothing else,
will Hrge many iato the new movement.
Many ladies are all prepared, and ripply
waiting for the public eye to beeotne fanili-
arized with the pantalettes, before exhibiting
themselves in pabba. Tbe Lowell Courier
says that one dealer ia that city has sold two
hundred Camilla hats within a few days.
To close Preserve Jars, AiBT^ty^.
A friend of ours gave as the following direc-
tions for keeping preserves and jelfKes from
.bo air. We have seen it tried,, and found
it answers admirably.
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Moore, Francis, Jr. Telegraph & Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1851, newspaper, July 18, 1851; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233357/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.