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VOL. 10
OLARKSVILLE, BED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER,25,1852
From the Shite (laxrtte; Dec. 8 th.
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF TEXAS.
Recommendation by the Democratic State Cen-
tal Committee,of Conventionsjor the Nom-
ination of Democratic candidates for'Gov-
ernor, Lieutenant-Governor, and members of
Congress.
Whereas by the plan of organization for the
democratic party of Texas, adopted by the Dem-
ocratic State Convention which .assembled in
Vustin on the 8tb day of January U&l. the Dem-
■cratic Stato Central Committee,then appointed,
ro authorized, whenever in their opinion such a
, ourS0 niay bo expedient, to call a convention of
iclegates of the party, and to fix the time and
:-lace of holding the same:
And, whereas, the said committer, by a mn-
ovity of votes, havo decidcd upon the propriety
of holding such ft convention at the City of Aus-
tin, on Tuesday the 22d day of February next,
for the purposo of agreeing upon the nomination
of two citizens worthy to receive the undivided
and cordial support of the democracy of Texas,
lit the general election in Aujrust next fur the
officers of Governor and Lieutenant-Oovcrnor:
And, whereas, also, it scents to be generally
desired that district conventions should be hold
in the respective congressional districts of the
Stato for the nomination of democratic candi-
dates for Representatives in Congress:
Therefore, tho Democratic State Central Com-
mittee hereby respectfully rccommond to the
members of the democratic party in the several
counties, to meet together and choose delegates
to represent them in a Democratic Stato Con-
vention to assemble at Austin on Tuesday tho
22d day of February next, for the nomination of
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, and also dolegates to district conventions—
tlmt for the Eastern Congressional District to
assemble at Rusk, in the county of Cherokee,on
Wednesday the Oth day of February, next, for
the nomination of a candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress from the said district; and that
for the Western Congressional District, to as-
semble at Austin on Tuesday tho 22d day of
February next for the nomination of a candidate
for Representative in Congress from tho snid
district.
The county committees, whero they have boon
appointed and organized, are requested to call
together the democratic citizens of thoir respec-
tive counties, at such time and place or places
as they nifty deem most convenient and'proper,
for the purpose of choosing delegation to the sev-
eral conventions herein recommended to beheld.
It is also requested that sufficient notice bo giv-
en of tho time, place and objcct of holding staeh
county meetings—and where no county com-
mittees litlVe becii appointed, or whore they fail
to act, that t\vo or more democratic citizens
unite in giving notice and making su*h call.
The committco do not suggest any particular
number of delegates as proper to be chosen by
the democracy erf each county. Any number
may bo chosen, With tho understanding, howev-
er, that the respective cohrontiaus \vhcn assem-
bled will fix tlio basis of representation for tho
several counties.
W. D. MILLER.
Chairman Democratic Stuto Central Com.
Austin, Dec. 0, 1852.
A Lf.hal Qukstion.—The editor of the New
York Courier and Enquirer raises a legal objec-
tion to tho mode of conveyance proposed for the
passengers bound up Salt River. The contract
was that they should bo "rowed up Salt River."
The locofocos, therefore, who are bound to fur-
nish transportation, havo no right to charter
steamboats and railroads. We have a right to
insist on tho terms of the contract.
[Smith We*tent,
Tte New York Sunday Times thus describes
Octette* iVi that. State:
"October.—Chcsnuts and butternuts arc
dropping in the woods; pigeons and robins are
busy among tho acorns and wild cherries; the
Voices of tho frogs begin to quaver aguoishly;
the fall elections havo commenced; tho Fair of
tho American Institute is open, and fifty other
things besides tho almanac, remind us that this
<s October. Wo admire its pomp and foliage,
rejoice in its rush of business, and, 'taking it bv
iuid large,' consider it the most glorious month
in the year. Oysters are now in their pulpy
prime. The vellum-tinted 'Shrewsburys'and
tho paler 'East Rivers,' wax fat iu their eaves
of pearl, and threaten to burst open the doors
thereof with tho pressure of thoir obesity. It
is sacrilege to fry or stow them at this season.-
A spirt of loinoti-juico, a sprinkle of Cayenne,is
all tho dressing they need. Blessed bo October!
Month of game and glory, politics and partrid-
ges, sentiment and sweet potatoes, of all 'the
twelve' thou art our favorite. Thou bringest
hack to the soul nil the "poesy that summer sweat-
ed out of it, and kindlost within us an appetite
for the odiblo bounties of Providence,which may
be better imagined than described."
Death from tub Bitk op a Serpent.—
The London Moruing Chronicle of tho 21st ult.
records tho death of a young man employed at
the Zoological Gardens from tho bite of a AT-
pent!
it appears Frederick Garlin, one of the keep,
ers, whoso duty it is to attend that portion of
the establishment devoted to tho reptile species
entered tho large cage containing the serpents,
with a view of stirring up some birds which had
been placed therein as food for the serpents, tho
time having arrived when some of them had re-
covered from thoir torpid state, consequent on
their previous meal. Garlin was in tho act of
picking up one of tho birds, when one of the
species of Indian snakes, known by the name of
the "cobra," and the most venomous of the tribe,
made a sudden dart at tho face of tho unfortu-
nate keeper, and fixed its fangs on the right side
of the noso.
The screams of tho poor man attracted the
instant attention of William Cockcridgc,another
keeper, who was in the reptile-houso at tho time
and he rushed to the serpent cage nnd drew his
companion out. Tho reptile had immediately
after its bite relinquished its hold; but the effect
was such that it immediately swelled up the
face of the poor fellow, and afflictod him with
immediate blindness of both eyes. An alarm
was raised, and assistance having been procured
Garlin was at oncc placed in n cab and convok-
ed to University College Hospital. By this
time, although but a short period had elapsed
between the bite and the arrival at the Hospital
the head and face ofthc keeper had swelled to an
enormos sita The patient was immediately till
ken charge of by Dr. Burder, the resident sur-
geon, and the entiiV medical stiff then in atten-
dance. Ho compfainod of pain in tho throat
•• ••• t of b'outli. Artificial lespiration,
i'.tiviiiiif in, rite) t'vory means which 'uedical sci-
ei • mil.i sugtfe-t,w,ts resorted t/', m sustain lifo
u 1 nll'-vi."to ihe sufferings of tho patient; but
o r>jii'llv '1 if] the venom extend it'-ilf through-
""i ti itire system that in sixty-five minute*
from the time of the unfortunate man'* admix-
(ion to the Hospital ho was a corpse,having died
in moat excruciating agony.
The Snake and the Crocodile.—The fol-
lowing thrilling account of an engagement be-
tween a boa constrictor and a crocodile, in Java,
is given by nn oyo witness:
"It was one morning that I stood beside o small
Ink", fed by one of the rills from the mountains.
The waters were elear as crystal, and every thing
eonld bo seen to. the bottom. S'retehing its
limbs clone over this pond, was a gigantic teak
♦roo, nnd in its thick, shining, evergreen leaves
Jay n huge boa, in nn easy coil, taking his morn-
intr nap. Abovo him was a powerful ape of the
baboon species, n leering raeo of scamps,always
bent on mischief.
Now the ape, from his position, saw a croeo-
dile in tho wntor, rising to tho top, exactly be-
nonth the coil of the serpent. Quick as thotignt
lie jumped plump upon the snake, which foil
with a splash into tho jaws of tho crocodile.—
The apesnved himself by clinging to a limb of
tho tree, but a battle roval immediately com-
menced in the water. Tho sorpont grasped in
tho middle by the crocodile, mndo tho water boil
by his furjons contortions. Winding his fold
round the body of his antagonist,he disabled his
two hinder legs, and, by his contractions, mado
tho scnlos and bones of tho monster crack.
The water was speedily tinged witlp.tlie blood
of both combatants, yet neither was disposod to
yield. Thoy rolled over and over, neither be-
ing ablo to obtain a decided advantage. All this
time the cause of mischief was in a stato of the
highest ocstaey. Ho leaped up and down tho
branches of tho tree, came sovoral times close to
tho scene of the fight, shook tho limbs of tho tree
uttered a yell, nnd again frisked about. At tho
end of ton minutes a silenco began to eomo over
the scene. The folds of tho seapont began to be
relaxed, and though they were trembling along
tho bnek, the bend hung lifelessly in the wntor.
Tho croeodilo n'so was still, nnd though only
tho spines of his bnek were vlsihlo, it was evi-
dent tlmt he, too, wns dead. Tho monkey now
porchod himself on the lower limbs of the tree
close to tho dead bodies, and amused himself
for ten minutes in making all sorts of faces at
them. This seemed to bo adding insult, to in-
jury. Ono of my companions Was standing at a
short distance, and taking a stone from tho edge
of the lake, hurled it at tho ape. He was to-
tally unprepared, and aft it struck him on the
side of tho head, ho was instantly tipped over,
and fell upon tho crocodile. A few bounds,how-
ever, brought him ashore, and taking to tho tree
ho speedily disappeared among tho thick branch-
es.
Sudden Death in a Pulpit.—On Sunday
jsrreiRitioii nt tho W
chapel, Norton, near
evening week the congregatiou at tho Wcsleyaii
Askern, was throwu into
A Hums Man-of-war.—The English arcbu
sily employed in introducing screw propellers in
to their men-of-war; and, So fur as tiieir navy is
concerned, are determined fo bo always ready
for action. The first-class British linc-of-battlo
ship Windsor Castle, a three-decker, originally
constructed for a battery of Vitte hundred and
twenty guns, was a short time since, cut asun-
der amidships and lengthened twenty-throe feet,
to furnish a suitable space for tho accommoda-
tion of screw propelling machinery. Sh6 has
just been launched, and her name is changed to
that of tho "Duke of Wellington." She mea-
sures nearly four thousand tons,and mouiits one
hundred and forty guns. With her steam fa-
cilities she is probably the most formidable as
well as the largest man-of war afloat. Tho lar-
gest ship in tho French navy is tho screw pro-
pellar "Napoleon."
-4 —
Slow Justice.—Our readers may recollect
the trial in Lowndes county, Miss., some Vears
since, of two young men, named McCiiiih and
Toland, for tho murder of tho fnthol' of the lat-
ter. On the trial it appeared that young To-
land hired McCann to commit the deed. Mc-
Cnnn, after two or tlireo trials, spread over a pc
riod of three, years, was found guilty, and Uung
at CnUihibus. Toland (whoso brother and fam
ily ttohj wealthy) has repeatedly changed the
venue of and postponed or obtained new trials,
spending the whole of the intermediate time
(seven years) in prison. A gbntleinan just from
Columbus informs us that |i8 was tried some
days ago and th'quitted. Tliti expenses of his
loitg protracted trial have, it is Understood,quite
impoverished tho vholti family. Assuredly this
is not "justice slow and sure," but rather slow
and expensive.—Mobile Advertiser.
Flowers.—How the universal heart of man
blesses flowers! They arc wreathed round the
cradle, the marriage altar, and the tomh Tho
Persian iu tho far-onst delights in their pcrfumo,
and writes his love in nosc-gays, while the Indi
un child 'of tho far-west claps his hands with
irloo as ho gathers tho abundant blossoms,—the
illuminated scriptures of the prairies. Tho Cu
pid ofthc ancient Hindoos tipped his arrows with
flowers, and orango flowors arc a bridal crown
with us, a nation of yesterday. Flowers gar-
landed the Grecian altar,-and hong in votive
wreaths before the Christian shrine. All these
are appropriate uses. Flowers should deok the
brow of the youthful bride,for thoy are in thciu
selves a lovely typo of marriage. Thoy should
twine tourid the'tomb, for their perpetually-re-
newed beauty is it symbol of the resurrection.
Thoy should festoon the itltar, for thoir frag-
rance nnd tiieir beauty nsccnd in perpetual wor-
ship before tho Most High.—Mi'n. Child.
The Return of Willis,theSLave.—Wil-
lis, thoslavo of Mr. Crump, has just returned
from his Mexican tour. He reports our sister
Republic in an insurrectionary condition. Wil
lis entertains u supremo disgitst Tor our Mexican
brethren over tho border. Ho intimates that
slavery in Texns is far prefernblo to peonage, in
Mexico. He savs that the Mexicans are much
worse masters than tho Americans. Ho also
states that ho boenmo acquainted with several
runaway slaves, who expressed nn anxious de-
sire to return to thoir /othier vassalage in tho
United States; but such is tho adroitness and sur
vcillanee of their present masters, thoy find it
next to impossible to effect their cscapc. Wo
mention these facts for the benefit of nortborn
Abolitionists. Mexico has long been regarded
by the Texan slave as his El Dorado for accu-
mulation, his Utopia for political rights,and his
Paradise for happiness. Here is an old anddis
erect runaway slave, who flies in disgust from
its embrace,and begs at the door of his master s
hoart—humbly cnivcs that he will deign to re-
coive his erring servunt into bondage again.
[iSflii Antonio Lnhjr.r.
Madame Sontug, wo perceive, announces a
series of concerts on a stupendous scale,in which
six hundred performers are to take part. The
stage of the hall is to bo enlarged, and tho pri-
ces of admission aro not to bo increased.
In the library of tho British Museum there
are four hundred and seventy thousand vol-
i umcs. Tho rate of '.lcrcase is seven thousand
a year; so that, in half a eontuiy, it will con-
tain an msnv volume* the Al#>*sndrinn
great excitement by tho alarming and sudden
demise of Mr. _ Juuics Calvert, of Hcislington,
near York, whilst reading tho beautiful parable
given iu tho 15th chapter of St. Luke's gospel.
Amid the uiauy sudden deaths that nrc frcquon'
ly occurring, and which excite the deepest com
misscration auiougst friends and neighbors,there
aro uono that could so powerfully havo aft'eetcd
those present id the neat and plcasuutlittlo cha-
pel of Nortoil oh Sunday last. They were lis-
tening with the deepest attention, evidently m
ved with tho simple uud forcible passages ■■
Scripture contuincd in the chapter iu question
when all of a sudden, after uttering tho word;
"I will rise and go to my—" tho preacher o\
claimed, "Oh my dear friend!" and fell down iu
tho pulpit and almost immediately expired.—
This solemn incident made a deep impression
on the minds of the congregation, which will
not, doubtless, be obliterated till tho latest mo-
liicnt of their existence.—Enylith paper.
Mr. Webster's Luiuauy.—Tl.b Library of
Mr. Webster^ Bays tho Boston Traveller, is a
magnificent room. On three sides of the room,
cxteltding from the floor to tho coiling, were
six splendid library cases, tilled with the choi-
cest gems of literature and tho ablest produc-
tions of law. This favorito apartment of Mr.
Webster, is adorned with the best portrait of
hinisolf tliat Wo liavq over secit; q portrait of his
son, Maj. Edward Webster, who died in the
Mexican war, and also a fine portrait of Lord
AshbUrton. Thcro is also in this room a bust
of Mr. Webster. Every room in the house is
furnished in tho most magnificent style, and or
nanientod with busts and paintings of tho most
distinguished luctl of all ages, many of which
were gifts from the persons themselves to Mr.
Webster. Mingled with those were portraits
of his children und grand children.
Among theso was u small profile, in ancient
style, of Mr. Webster's mother, under whit h,
in Mr. Webster's handwriting, were tho follow-
ing words: "My excellent Mother; D. W."
Joseph Hume addresses to the London News
a letter, saying: "It is important tlmt the poo
pie of England, who have loudly censured the
conduct of Austria, towards Hungary, should
know that proceedings equally atrocious have
been inflicted on tho Ionian pcoplo by the Brit
ish Government."
Beautiful Extract:1—You cannot go into
the meadow and pluck up a singlo daisy by tho
roots, without breaking up a society of nice re-
lations, and detecting a principle nioro exten-
sivo and refined than mero gravitation. The
handful of earth that follows tho tiny roots of
that little flowerjis replete with social oleinouts-
A little social circle had been formed around
tlmt germinating daisy. Tho sunbeam and the
dew-drop met there,and tJ*e soft summer breeze
ciuue. whispering through the tall grass to join
the silent concert. And the earth took them
to her bosom, and introduced them to the daisy
geui; and they all went to work to show that
flowcr to tho sun. Each mingled in tho honey
of its influence, and they nursed "tho woo can-
ny thing" with an aliment that made it grow.
And when it lifted its eyes towards tho sky,
they wove a soft carpet of grass for its feet.—
And tho sun saw it through the green leaves,and
smiled, as ho passed on: und then, by starlight
and moonlight, they worked on. And the dai
sy lifted up its head, and one morning while the
sun was looking, it put on its silver-rimmed di-
adem, and showed its yellow petals to tho stars.
And it nodded to the little birds that wore swim
ming in the sky. And all of them that had
silver-lined wings, and birds in black, gray and
quakcr-brown, camoj and tho querulous bluo
bird, and tho curtseying yellow bird, came; and
each sung u native air at the coronation of that,
daisy.
Tiie Siiooti.no Case i.v Milwaukie.—This
forenoon, between l(Tund 11 o'clock John M.
W. Laco,woll known l'n this city,was shot while
standing looking at the prints in tho window of
Hopkins' book-store, on Wisconsin street, by a
Woman who came up silently behind him and
fired a pistol close to tho back of his head. lie
fell dead without a groan,his blood gushing out
and forming pools upon tho pavement. 1 lis bo-
dy was raised by those who happened to near,
and borno to his lodgings. The woman who had
committed tho deed is named Ann Wheeler, an
American, and formerly of Cleveland, Ohio,
where her parents and friends now reside. She
is a mantun-maker nnd millinor, having rooms
in the basement of No. 12 Wisconsin street.—
She did not speak to hor victim whoti she shot
him, and ho could not, havo known hor intention
or presence. She drew the pistol from her dress
und held it firmly, as the result shows.
When she sailf him fall she offered the pistol
to those who surrounded hor, and declared her
readiness to submit herself to the authorities,do
cclarifig that sho had accomplished hor objcct.
Sho wus immediately conducted to tho Jaii by
Officcr Page,to whom she delivered a dirk,which
she had held in reserve. It is said that sho had
met Laco a fow minutes before; and demanded
whether ho intended to marry her, and received
a negative answer. Tho dirk was purchased by
the perpetrator of this awful deed, yesterday, nt
ono of our hardware stores. It is, more proper-
ly speaking,a dirk-knife. Sho went to the store
in tho morning and examined the article, and re
turned in tho aftornoon to complete the purchusc,
thus showing a fixed determination. Tho pis-
tol was double-barrelled and apparently now,and
pai
the second barrel contains a full charge.
purnatory vs. Matrimony.—By the way,
the 'ghost of the departed' reminds me of Joo
Kelly's ghost coming to his wife.
'Molly,' says ho, 'I'm in Purgatory at this
present moment.'
'And what sort of a place is it/" says she.
'Faith, its, a sort of half-way houso between
you and Heaven,'s lys Joe,'but I stand it mighty
aisy after leaving you.'
AVi'ijin.
if i.oaorsllow.
Thou comest, Antnmnl heralded by rain;
With bnnnefs by (treat galea Inoomant fanned,
Brighter than brightest silks of Biimnreaii'l,
Ahd stutoly oxen harnessed to thy wnin!
Thou stnndest, like imperinl ChfttlSnmgnn,
Upon thy bridge afgolii; thy royal hand
Outstretched wilh-Honcllctlom o'(r the Inm!;
Blessing.thc fHrma through nl! thy vast domain,
Thy shield is the red harvest moon, impended
So long benentb the heavon's o'erhangiug Oaves;
Thy steps are by the farmer's prayers ottctvlcl;
I.iko flames Uj>on the altar shine tho hcaves;
And following thee in thine ovation •pleicli l,
Thine almoner, the wind,scatters tho gulden leaves.
Goon qualities, like ^reat abilities,aro in com-
prchensiblo and inconccivablo to such as uro do-
SPEECH OF LOUIS NAPOLEON,
LYONS.
The Prince President arrived in tho eours
of hia tour at Lyons, and ou tho following daj
ho rcviowod tho troops and inaugurated tho ati>
uo of tho Emperor. This was dtric amid th
noise of cannon, military music, ail1 tho sing-
ing of 800 children belonging to tho public
schools. Colonel Duhamel pronounc d a short
uldress to his highness, who replied in tho fol
lowing speceli:
"Lyonneso—Your city was always associatod
by remarkablo incidents with tho different phra-
ses in th) life of the Einporor. You salutod
him as Consul when he went beyond the moun-
tains to gather fresh laurels; you afterwards sa-
luted him us all powerful Emperor: and lastly,
when Europo had banished him to an island,
you wcro among the first in 1815 to Baluto him
us Emperor.
"Now your city, is the first to raiso a statuo
to his ineinory. This fact is d Significant one.
Equestrian statues aro only crocted to sover-
eigns who lmvo reigned; thus the Governments
which have procoded mo lmvo always refused
this homage to a power, tho legitimacy of whioh
tlicy would not admit.
"And yot, who was more legitimate than the
Emperor!' elected tlireo times by tho people,
crowned by tho head of tho chureu, recognised
by all tho continental powers of Europe, who
allied themselves to him both by bonds of u
political nature aud by those of blood?
"Tho Emporor was the mediator between two
conflicting ages, he destroyed tho old regime in
establishing all that was good in it, and ho de-
stroyed tho revolutionary spirit by everywhere
causing tho benefits of tho revolution to tri-
umph; us to tiiiiso who defended him, it is not
necessary for lite to remind yok how much they
havo wept over his full.
"And so it was, tlmt as soon as tho people
saw themselves at liberty to make their choice,
they cast their eyes on tlio Mr of Napoleon,and
for tho stuno reason, from Paris to Lyous, on
every point of my jjtissiigo, a unanimous cry of
' Vive I'Kmperenr' has boctt fadsfcd. Hut In my
eyes this cry is much more a souvenir which
touches my "heart tiian a hope which flatters my
pride.
"Faithful servant of the nation, I never shul,
have but one object, "and that is to rAcnnstitut-
in this great country, convulsed so many como
motions nnd utopoian scemos, a peaco based on
coneialiation for men, inflexibility . as to the
principles of authority, love for the laboring
cluscss, and national dignity.
"We havo but just extricated ourselves from
those moments of crisis where, in conscquonce
of notions of good and evil being countounded
together, the best minds have been perverted.—
Prudence and patriotism demand that at such
times tho nation should reflect before it decides
on its destinies; aud yot it is difficult for me to
know under what name Lean render the great-
est services.
"If the modest titlo of President could facili-
tate tho mission confided to ine,and before which
I have never held back, it is not I who, from
personal interest, would .desire to chattgo that
name for tho title of Emperor.
"Lot us, then, lay on that stono onr homage
to a great man; and, in doing so, we shall hon-
or at the same timo tho glory of Franco and
tho generous gratitude of tho people; that act
will also testify the fidelity of tho people at Ly-
ons to iinniort.ni souvenirs."
Tlio speech was received with tho most .En-
thusiastic applause, and with cries, a thousand
times repeated, of ' Vice 7'Empereur."
Many stiAy. run to and Fro.—The time
would appear to lmvo arrived when this por-
tion of the prophet Daniel's vision was to bo
filled. "Many shall run to and fro and knowl-
edge shall bo increased." Late intelligence
announces that Europeans ure leaving at the
into of more than ono thousand per day for tho
shores of America. English papers ure begin-
ning seriously to speak of tho "Exodus of tho
Celtic race from Ireland. Tho waters of the
Atlantic aro not uhmo ploughed by tho omi
grant nnd passenger ships; those of the Pacific
arc disturbed for a similar purpose. To day
(August 2d) tho Lullu Rookli is anchored in our
harbor with ono hundred passengers, boun 1
from Sydney to California, whilo Wily a f \\
days ago another vessel touched lioro with pas-
sengers bound from California to Sydney. Ves-
sels aro constantly passiug atid repassing on
tho saino errand. Only three days ago the
"Thetis" arrived with one hundred Chinese la-
borers, from Amoy, while thousands upon thou
sands nrc leaving China for tho Western coast
of North and South America. Whither tends
this general movement among all nations?
Never before were the ends of the earth brought
so near together. To circumnavigate the glr.IJo
is now no more thought of than a journey of a
hundred miles was a fow years ago, or a trip
across tho British channel.—Honolulu friend.
Thirty tons of eggs, all gathered at Mansfield,
Ohio, were received at Sandusky a few days ago,
by a singlo railroad train
It is said that at tho last election Pier.ee Was
running for Prftsidfeiitj nnd Scott was running
against Hale.—Caddo fjiixettc.
There uro ton thousand square miles of un-
cultivated and unpopulated country in tho north
western part of the Stato of New Vork.
A Strange Offer.—Wo aro informed by
parties tliat profess to be well instructed in tho
whole matter,that the Atlantic and Pacific Steam
ship Company has offered to our Government to
take immodiutu means to protcet themselves or
our flag from the insults of the Spanish authori-
ties of Cuba, at its own expense, thereby relicv
ing the Government from further trouble or ex |
A beautiful white swau was shot at James-
town, the outlet of Chatauque Lake, a abort
time siuoe. It measured six feet and six iuohes
from tips of its wingsi and twonty-aevsu inches
from the end of its Dill to the base of ita neck.
Its colour was tho purest white.
Kissing ia a custom handod down to ua from
the Greeks and Romans, ns to the true significa-
tion of whioh wo a ro not perfectly clear. Proba-
bly it is svinboiio of tho sun's rays meting tho
earth, ami if so, doubtless was receivod,with all
the othor lore of suuworship, from tho orien-
tals.
Munificent Pay op Reviewers.—Mr.
Murray, tho London publisher, states that at
least <&)0,000 havo been paid to auth ors, for
the copyright slono, of articles furnished to tho
Quarterly Review,
Domestic Incident.—Two darkios,on Sun-
dity morning, wcro standing at a corner of Wil
lard's Hotel in Washington, whon it discussion
aroso concerning ouy President's military expe-
rience. One wns sure that Mr.Filliuoro fought
tho battles ot Mexico; tho other that it was G-on-
oral Taylor.
"Now I tell you what I do," said tho Fill-
more adherent, "I bet a half a dollar on it,
aud whon Musni Fillmore comes nVrng here I ax
him."
l'rlitty soon tho President and his lady oamo
iy, on their wny from church, und when oppo-
site the hotel, ho was uecosted by tho durky:
"Mussa Fillmore, please, suh, want to ax you
a question, suh?"
"Certainly, uiy man," suid tho President
stopping to listen.
"Mussa Fitllmore, please, sail, didn't you
fight do battle of Mexico, suh?"
"Oh no," replied Mr. Fillmore; "It was Gen-
eral Taylor who was in tho Moxioan war."
"Oh, yps sali; I on'y Wonted to know, suh:
General Tay lor. t'ahk yoti suh: had a litttie bet
on it—half it dollar, sail!"
What an outrago—what a "plum" for police-
reporters—would a similar interruption of a
'reigning monarch" have heeu in Europe?
[ \V<ixhi))!/tri)i Telegraph.
— ♦♦r#-*-
Ants are eusily destroyed by pouring lime-
water into their abodes, or by covering their
haunts un inch thick with Bund. Also, if jalap,
mixed with sugar, is placed in their way, thov
will cut it with eagerness, aud will be destroyed.
Camphor placed in cupbonrds in druftota, Will
prevent their intrusion therein;
— — — — —-
Matrimony in Russia.—On WhitsuntiUoif
ternoon, there aro now to be seen in thosummor
gardens of St. Petersburg, tho daughters of mid
dling class, ranged in long rows, dressed in thoir
best, nnd often bedecked with costly jewels.—
Matrimony is the objcct of tho display. Young
bachelors walk up and down tho lino of datnflols
critically inspecting them us tlicy pass. Should
their eye indicate that thoy have made a choice,
a matchmaking friend of the young lady's steps
out of the rear rank, joins tho would-bo wooer,
informing him of the girl's circumstances, of her
family, dowry, of her housewifely quulitios,otc.,
and obtains from him similar information con-
cerning himself. Should tlicy eomo to an un-
dbrstunding, tho matchmaker conducts hor can-
didate ,to tlio mother, whointroducos him toiler
daughter, invites him to her house, and a wed-
ding istbe most usual rchult of the acquaintance
thus coninlciiccd. Some may smilu at this fuct,
but tho cynical will declare that tho custom is
iu reality by no means peculiar to llusia
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Inisil BI.weu.—Our enterprising neighbor,
Governor Davis, litis imported several firkins of
Irish butter by way of experiment, nnd finds
tlio actual cost of the article on its arrival here,
duties and freight included, is within ,u fraction
of 2" cents per pottml. We have taster] it, and
find it of as good quality as the Orange county
butter, which is now sold from HI to 84 cents
per pound. It is rather too salt, but for culina-
ry purposes that will not probably bo considered
an object.—A*. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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The number of ('locks made in this country,
would rather surprise one wiio is not somewhat
ThoJcrmons factor^
uven, innkcs on nn average, 000 per
day. This is equal to UOO.O per week, 187,200
pur year. TheHe dis ks Sell, on an average, for
Si! each, which shows that tho uiinual earnings,
of ono Connecticut clock ostayisliment foots un
some 8501,000. Bruwstcr tt Brown,of Bristol,
Connecticut, also turn out an immense ;iiimlior
of these popular timo pieecs. This flrin sends
to London alone " ">,000 clocks per your or nbout
1500 per week. It must not bo supposed,how-
all tho clocks
- flit l'rouhkm or infanticide in
OLA NT.—A correspondent of the
Lender, writing from Leeds; makes a dmdfol
revelation concerning the inhabitants of thai
town;
'•Yourarticlo headed "Moloch,"! on the in.
croaso of the oriine of inftmtioide, is moat as-
tounding; nor ia the shadowing forth of the
♦he amount at all overatated. We have at this
time the walls of our town placarded with bills
ofterlng £50 reward for the detection of the
* «*-born male isSiltl fbttu) op the
16th of August. Before the jury, we had cbtn,
plete proofs of a young woman in custody hav-
ing been pregnant and delivered at or about the
timo, uud many most suspicienjs .circumstances
were evident; implicating Her With the oriine be-
fore us; but owing to the ounning and falsehood
of the witnessos, nothing tangible could be
proved. Upon that inquest, it waa declared by
tho coroner, and assented 0 as probable by the
surgeon^hat there k« near aa could be
calculated, about threb hundred ohildren put to
death veurly in Leodl, alone; that were not reg.
isterou by tho law: In other words, three hnn
dred infants wore Itillrdered to avoid the oonse-
(iuciiocr of tbeif lining, and these murders, as
tho coroner laid, aro never detected/1 j.
Tho Morning Chronicle, writing npon the
sumo subject, saysj
"An e!f#plo ,u,,st bo made, and an exam*'
pie ofa sclilius and intelligent character. It ia
said that if) opo of thorpoent Dorsetshire oases,
common cntlsb feus hidde bjr the girls of the
country. They attended the (Hal ip lane num
bers; ami We arb ilifbiiped that oM tfc« aTqaittal
of tho prisoned a general expression of delight
was perceptible in theconrtj and they left the
assises town boasting that "they might now dol
as they liked." We are, then.it s£nns, with
our buasted civilisation relapsing into abkrba--
rous and tavnge stato of aooioty. Inftmtioide pas*
tod from unmarried to married. Even the ssno-
ity of the ma'rhnonial relation is .not an efto-
tiuual chock; aud unless we are prepared to see
child-murder gradually creop on from class to
class in society, wo must msJte up our minds to.
a strong and uncompromisingassortion oflaw and
justice.
soxz xaiHoi
iovi m.
posted up in tlio mutter,
of Ncwllu
ever, that, the English consume
sent to Great. Britain,for it is notso—thousands
of them ure sent through tku London agents,
to all parts of the world.
... . ■. •
Lord Lyndiiurst, although beyond his eigh-
tieth year, is in good health, and is )iorliat)s the
only living British subject who personally ro-
incmhcrs Wahmjnuton at Mount Vernon. His
lordship was born a colonist—in Boston. ^
Bei.i, Castino in TkxAh.—.lose Marifl Go-
mes Hear Hau Antonio, hus succeeded in ousting
a coptfct bell Weighing twelve hundred and fifty
pounds. The Ousting was tnnde by digging a
hole iu tho ground, nnd notwithstanding tlio dis-
advantages of this primitive operation, it is suid
to be very perfect.
Kdwnrd Bough ton has been sentenced by the
County Court of Litchfield, Conn., to six years
imprisonment in tho State Prison, for placing
obstructions upon the truck of tho Naugatuck
Railroad, Plymouth.
"We should innkc it it principle to extend the
These bcuutlful lines, by T. Baobaaaa B«ad, ap
pear iu tliu Knickerbocker for November)—.
All within and nil without me
Fflffl a melancholy thrill,
And the darkness hangs around me
Ob, how still I
To my l'«ot tho river glldsth
Through tho shadow, sullen dark)
On the stream the white moon rideth
Llito a bark:
And the linden leans above ns, <
Till I think some things there be
In tills droary world that love me—>
Even me I
• • •' 1'^-v.
Gentle buds are bloofalafc near me,
Shedding sweetest breath around:
Countless voiees rise to eheer me
From the ground;
And the lone bjrd comes; I hear it,
In tlio tall and windy pine,
rout the sadness of its spirit
Into mlnei
There It swings a ltd slags above me,
Till I think some things there be
in thirdreary world that love ne—
Kvenqwl
Now the moon hath floated to mej .
On the stream I see it sway,
8 winging boat-like, as't would wee me
Far away!
And the sttiit bend front the atutej
I eoufl reach them where I Ue;
And thoy whisper of the pleasure
Of tho skyi
There they hn i r and smile above Ms,
Till I think ah ,io things there, be
In the very b vc is that love me—
Kvon m:l
i ,
Now when comes the tide of.even.
Like a solemn river alow,
Geulle eyes skin to heavsn
On me giow;
Loving eyes that tell their story,
Speaking to my heart of hearts;
Out I sigh—a thing of glory
Soon depart*;
Tet when Msftv soars ibove ins,
I must thlftk that tbsre will be,
(tun stsrtoore In beaten to love me—
Jfiren met
i,Ui
hand (if fellowship to every iiiku who discharges
faithfully his duties; nnd maintains good or lor,
who manifests a deep interest in the welfare of
general society, whose deportment is upright,und
whose mind is intelligent, without stopping to
ascertain whether ho swings u hammer or draws
a thread.
poiiso in tho matter. Tho proposition, if true,is
ccrtninly a Very strange one, and its very novel-
ty will frighten our present administration out
of itr, senses. It will havo to ascertain tho sen-
timents of Kngland on the subject, before it
will dare to move.—New tork Day Rook.
An article in the New York Herald shows
what this company's means and appliances arc;
The Law line contains nino or ten largo steam
ors. Thoy could bo transformed into powerful
war steamers iu a couple of whites, cueh capalilo
of carrying tn f!nlm, lnflvn days, from nny pnrt „you Bpnnf) nntlcm«n," said an nngry din-
of the Tinted States, 4000 to 5000 gnod troop* ^ )|{„ „Aro ynu?'?q„ietlv
—amounting, in round numbers, W 40,000 or Ju(kcd ,)l0 othor ( nm< "Then I
50,000 men—nil perforation. JJcorgfi 4«w ^ „ „„„ „|u rat,Mi(, r£p)y.
Tho iron mast of the Typhoon, bound from
(Jlusgow to Australia, with emignnts, n np«d
iu a gale, which, it is said, Would havo Men
weathered by masts Of food.
i.tt* t .,
Jknnino-' HkpjcaiIno Rin.i.—Anothfcr il-
lustration of the progress of American art|: «nd
manufactures, during the past, year, U found .in.
•Iknninoh ttwsatiftu Rii%B, of *biah#0*itt
givo it very brief description. Imagine a Oott-
mon rifl : the space which uaed to be ooocupied
by the ramrod is filled with twenty-four curt-
ridges, cnch of which, is a perfect charge, em-
bracing ball, powder, and wad. These dea-
ccnd to tho brcochi and every movement of the
which senile ono into the barrel
Always look at tho bright sido of things,
u must dio, dio as tho Whales die, with j
you
head to the sun
If
your
P"
(rod of tli' io
i himself, has also on hand about 120,000 or 140,
000 muskets; and ammunition for a campaign
jofu month in Cuba, could bo got in ten days.
I If the Gove rnment of tho United States were
i only to stand by find sco fair play, Law could
| expel tho Spanish power from Cuba without
nny aid from tho public purse, but merely by
j his own resources, in less than three months,
lie hat the war steamers all ready—tho arms
and ammunition all ready—and thcro are 100,
000 Americans ready at any moment to join the
crusnde, and closi forever tho Spanish authori-
ty on tbi« continf o'
In Lynn, Mm*., any child botwecn the ages
of six and fifteen, not having anv regular *
ployment, and failing to attend school, OB
oluint of tho Polico Court, may be fined
cooding *10, or lie sent to the House of
tion.
trigger, which ih-iiuk uud mm un imrnn, oh
place for unotber, which, the next timo tho
ock is cocked, takes the same place; and thps,
we huvo seen twenty-four cartridges fcaA off
from ono of theso rifloa, almost at tfo rate of
ono a second. It haa actually been fired SO
times in 26 acconds. Tho h ia of tho moat
simplo construction; no sprijigs being uaed ex-
cept the main apring. T power of the rifle ia
greater than any other
There is a magaiine ovef tho loek wl
tains about one hundred
which is oarried nnder
piila, ooe of
e hammer every time
a cartridge moves into tho battel. This weigha
about tj^o pounds lesa than tho ordinary rHe.—
at the 1
in timo to bo ex*
Tho expenses of tho City K vermeent of Now f(jr piotfng ^ barreling
York, (asidefrom funded debt,) from January v . ...
* * * -\ 92,P-"
1st to ilovember 1 st, havo been 92,668,010 03,
,,r 18.600 per dnv. M54 per hour, 60 per mln-
l|t«\
Apples arc so plenty [n
many parta of New Voik, thai tbaj
Poking
•* pgr
Labrador yields annually about five miltie^
dollars' wit'Ii of fish, oil Siwl furs.
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