Lord Broug/ta.m.’s Oratory is thus graphi-
cally described by a London correspondent
ofthe Newark. N. J., Advertiser:
His first sentence, like those of most great
orators, are exceedingly ordinary, and deliv-.
ered in 8. style that any school boy might
have equalled. He turns-to the‘ bundle of
small slips-of paper beside _him,.takes one of
_them up, and, after holding it close to his
eyes for a moment, throws. it behind him.
andigoes f_orward. ."l‘he storrriis rising.-—-
His manner is becoming every moment
more and‘ more animated ; liisvoicc. never
pleasing, is growing more loud and shrill;
his arms swing back and forth in uncouth,
but most efficient gestures; the House is
perfectly stilled, and by the time he arrives
at the second head of his argument, it is
apparent that he has gained a complete com-
mand of his auditors. The second note adds
fuel to the flame, and on he goes, like a fire
on the praries, burning, blazing, scorching
and consuming all before him. His oppo-
nent quakes with terror and surprise as he
beholds the strong cords of his logic snapped
asunder, like tow in the flame, and shrivel-
-led into thin air: and at last. blistered with
_sarcasm and galled with vindictitive irony.
he falls down discouifitted, beneath the fiery
tempest that overwhelms him. Such work
is too warm to lastlong. The orator’s voice
and manner grow more feeble; his victim
lies before him “flayed alive l” and quivering
at every nerve; and he sits down perfectly
overcome with the gigantic effort. The
audience caring to hear no more, take their
hats and disperse; and our American friend
walks away convinced that if Dan’l Webster
is not the greatest man in the world, that
man is Lord Brougham.
. Agrir.ullu'ra.l AssocicLilions.—I‘hesplendid
agricultural improvements, now.‘ here and
there exhibited, are the result ofagricultural
journals and agricultural associations, where
enterprising individuals meet periodically,
and by interchanging all their ideas, increase
the general stock_ in at least the compound
ratio oftheir numbers; each one returns
home with the knowledge possessed by the
whole, and with a commensurate stock of
suggestions for future reflection and experi-
ments. The spontaneous operations of the
human mind, in an unassisted state requires
ages to arrive atthe results which the united
efforts of numerous individuals, excited by
emulation,.would produce perhaps in a few
days. Most other employments lead to as-
sociations, while the farmer
insolated state, scarcely regarding the opera-
tions of his neighbor.
Agricultural Associations oftliis and other
States have already effected ' wonders, and
thosewonders are now becoming the joint
st_ock for the Agricultural Society of this
State, which has got up by the unremitting
perscvering exertions of a few gentlemen,
who have thereby conferred lasting benefits
upon their countrymen.-—Cultioator.
Coopemge.--Mr. J. Fenniniore Cooper
wages his newspaper warfare with even
more spirit and bitterness than his legal
contests. He has addressed another letter
to the Toinkins Volunteer, of whichthe con-
cludingsentence so strongly recommends
itself by its amiability and half bred courtesy
that we give it place in our columns:
“It may be well to add that the point deci-
ded by Judge Gridley last September, and
about which so much noise was made, has
been abandoned, Mr. ‘Weed having paid the
verdict. There are but two civil suits now
pending--one against Mr. Stone and another
against Messrs. Greeley and McElrath.-—
The infamy that attaches to the characters of
oneior two other editors, alone prevents me
from making examples of them. One can-
not descend too low, in such a warfare, and
escape from contamination altogether. In.-
dictinenis are the best cures for such diseases
and to these, when the public .mind is
‘.."'."1‘lg'lil: round to a healthful state, I may
'- As for the barking curs around
tr “e of too little weioht to
Y ' will owe? their
flu.-ir insignifi-
~..t'art up under
-:'y are noticed.’
li£.,'v-.="-.i%’... .-if ' ",':>'.t ‘- '
L.‘ -~ -V". ‘
my windotv, that sat. . »
A Curse, a.nrl a. Blcssing.—If. there be
one curseinore bitter than another to man,
it is to be offsprings of irreligious homes; of
a home where the voice of praise and prayer
ascends not to God, and where the ties of
human affection are not purified and elevated
by the refining influence of religious feeling;
of a home to which, if the cares or the sor-
rows of life shall bring religion to the heart
in afterdays, that heart cannot turn without
bitterness of feeling, Without anguish and
vexation of spirit. If there bea curse to any
country where the truths of religion are
known, the deepest and bitterest curse that
can be inflicted on it is a multitude of htimes
like that which I have supposed. Such
homes send forth their sons unchecked in
evil thoughts, unhallowed in their habits,
and untaught to love God; the name and
cross of Jesus Christ stamped perhaps upon
their forehead. but not written in their hearts;
and they send them forth to prey upon the
land, and to become its curse and its destruc-
tion. But on the other hand, there is a
blessing to the ‘religious home which no
tongue can speak, no language can describe.
The home where, in early years, the heart
is trained to love a God, and to take pleasure
in his worship and service, interweaves with
the existence of man’s holy affection,
thoughts which die not with the circumstan
ces that gave them birth; which last long,
even thoughthey may for a season be forgot-
ton and neglected; and which exercise’ at
least some check upon the evil of the human
heart; and often, nay, commonly, recall it
to hear again the voice of God, and to return
to the paths of‘ holiness and peace. How
great, how unspeakable is the happiness of
a land where homes like this are common!
Rose.
Eleven years ago there were but six miles
of railroad in use in the vicinity of Boston.
Nmv Boston has direct connexion with a
web of railways one thousand -two hundred
and three miles length, all of which. ex-
cept about 24 miles, are actually in use, oe-
jng a greater length of railroad than there
was in thcwbole world eleven years 330-.
the canal from
Th iifi ‘t boai through
6 rs Pittsburg on the
Philadelphia; arrived at
Mt} inst.
remains in an‘
“T
FRESHET IN THE CONNECTICUT.
:1-¥ll.’e copy the .f_‘o,lloi‘wiu-g‘,.f'ro_rn the H‘,a'rifo‘r_df
Coiiyantofiliemorning of the G ,
The late l]€‘.‘.t'_y, rain and the c-fl'ects"g.of the
sun tipdh the snow at the north of us, has
caused an_.unusual flood in the Connecticut,
. and its banks are now overflowed to a great
extent. L.:st evening it was '21 "feet above‘
low-water mark, and rising-at the. rate of
one inch the hour. Coiriirierce street is cov-
ered with water throu,c_.~hout its entire length
and the upper part of Front street is in the
same condition. Our Merchants in State
street, below front, were busy last evening
in removing their goods from their cellars,
fearful that the ureter might rise much high-
er. .
P. S. The river has risen a foot and a
ball during the night, and is still rising.
The followiiig is from the Times ofthe even-
ing ofthe 17th.
The Connecticut is swollen to an unusual
degree,-and was rising when our paper
went to press. It must now be 24 or 25 feet
above low water mark. Front street is cov-
ered, and ‘Village street continued,’ is cover-
ed with the exception ofabout one or two
rods at the_ upper etid. The lower part of
Windsor street, for some 40 rods. is under
w: ter. A great many dwellings are com-
pletely surrounded, and there must, as a
matter of course, be much sufliering, many
poor families residing within the compass of
the flood. A number have been taken offin
boats, the water driving them from the sec-
cond story. VVe trustthatassistance will be
rendered those residing in the meadows, if
there are any who have not already been
helpfl. ~
We have not yet heard of any serious
damage. The rise is owing to the heavy
body of snow above, and the late warm rains.
This morning a northeast rainstorm set
in, which promises an extraordinary and
long continued flood. .
From the Hartford_Couranl, April» 18171..
THE FRESHET.
The Connecticut continued to rise during
yesterday, at the rate ofone and a half to
2 inches the hour. The water covers all
Front street above Talcott, and last evening
was on the first floor of Mr. Dean's temper-
ance taverri, corner of Front and Morgan
streets. Our merchants in the neighborhood
ofthe river, have-been put to great incon-
-venience in removing their goods. ‘On Com-
merce street and the lower part of State
street, the water is on the first floor of a
number of stores.
This is said to be the greatestspring flood
in the Connecticut since that of March "1801.
and it wants but about four. feet of being as
it was then. The river was higher in the
freshet of Jan. 1841. than at the‘ present
time, but the great risethen was caused by
the stoppage of the ice below.
‘_'§;Th-e causewayofthe Bridge Company in
E. Hartford, is reported to be a good deal
injured by the washing of the water.
_ Gov. PORTER.--Tl'le Harrisburg Reporter,
2: leading Buchanan print,and _a recognized
organ of “the.party.” contains an able article
directed against Gov. Porter, in the course of
which, the following. language occurs:
“We are free to confess it——for the con-
viction has been forced reluctantly upon us-—
that the Democratic party'of Pennsylvania
were duped and betrayed into the support of
Governor Porter, in 1841 by false represen-
tations; ‘and that the majority of twenty
three thousand votes, which he received by
our party votes, were bestowed upon a can-
didate who was eminently undeserving of
the People’s suffrage, and who is ready at
any time, to prostrate the Democratic party
oritransfer it to its enemies whenever a fitting
opportunity presents itself forthe advance-
ment of his own interests or personal aspira-
lions.”
The Merchants’ Exchange in VVall street
was sold yesterday "by Messrs. Halliday 5.-.
Jenkins, under an exicution, for $5,600 over
the ainount'ofincumbranc.es, which are a-
bout $800,000. The purchasers were Messrs.
John Ward 65 Co.
If this is the end ofthe. mater, the stock-
holders who paid in a million ofdollars. get
nothing. So muchifor the plans of 1836,
liquidated in 1842.
The Montreal papers state confidently
that ‘.‘vlontre:il will forthwith becouie the seat
of government ofthe province.
T/ze Fell Destroyer.-An incident occur-
red in the neighborhaod of our office a‘ few
days ago, which reads a more impressive
lecture on the brutalizing effects of intoxica-
ting fluids than Pollard himselfcould deliv-
er. In a small brick tenement dwelt, or
rather existed, alone and solitory couple.
(husband and wife) without any visible means
of support, yet giving themselves up to in-
intemperance, as if drinking were. the sole
aim oftheir being. It was on Saturday
night that a physician was called in~ great
haste to this abode of wretchednessf His
visit was brief; it was to ascertain whether
there might not be a remaining spark of life
that could by his skill be made to reanimate
the wife, who lay a corpse on the bed; she
had just committed suicide! The story of
herdeath was told by the besotted husband.
He had tumbled down upon the bed early
in the evening overcome by liquor, and fell
asleep. About 8 o’clock he woke up, and
the ,first object that presented itself to his
view, was his wife suspended from thetop of
the bed post by a cord around her neck.——
He rose from the brd. and with as much
haste as one in his condition couldexert, cut
the cord, laid her on the bed and went for a
doctor. The wretched woman had not
drawn a sober breath for three weeks, and
the reaction of so much excitement, which
nature could no longer sustain, had produced
what is commonly called 'the horrors,’ a
state in which existence is insupp'ortable—-—
'and'shel_1ad committed suicide by hanging
herself. They were English people, who
had seen better days. and moved in respecta-
ble society. The husband had -followed the
sea as a ship maste. but heavy tnisfortunes.
whichhe had not the moral starninato bear
-up-against, overwhelmed him; he abandon-
ed-‘himiself to the battle, and his hapless wife.
became his partner foftvo. as she had been J
for weal.—~No1fol£ Herald.
Repeal of the Jury Law._—_-The bill re-
’port'e’d~t_o ‘the Asseir_i__bly by ‘D. R‘; F. Jones
. from the,Jtidiciar v‘Committee re ealin the
3 , P . g
act of 1840 by which a person cjlaiming to
-be a"free citizen of New York, but claimed
as a foreign slave, is entitled to a trial A by
Jury to establish the fact ofiihis slavery or
-freedom, has passed the. Assembly! ‘We did
not believe there was the nerve to do this in
the Loco Foco camp at Alb_an.y; S but it
seems that the commands from Virginia
and Lindenwold were to urgent to be longer
resisted. The vote was as follows:
AYES.—-60.-All locos.
NOES.—45.-—_\d7lllg9 33; Locos 12.
This atrocious bill not only repeals the
Jury Law of 1840, but the provisions of the
revised statutes requiring proof that persons
clamed as fugitive slaves are really such,
and even nullifies so far as it relates to this
subject, the time honored writ of liominrt re-
plaga.ndo,—a process as old as civil Liberty
—by.which aman held in bondage might
compel his taskmaster to show his right so
to constrain him. Such is the Democracy
of 1843-—such is its regard for freedom and
the rights of man !—Tribune.
I CANNOT AFFORD ’l‘O TAKE TWO
NEWSPAPERS.
A few days ago one of our subscribers
that was, came into our office for the purpose
of paying up, and stopping his paper. It
seetned he thought some excuse necessary,
at least he volunteered one, by saying that
he had no fault to find with our paper-——was
a good one-should be glad to continue it,
but really, times were so hard he could not
afford to take more than one paper: and, as
he had got one from New York he must
discontinue ours. Of course, we had noth-
ing to object to reasoning so conclusively;
consequently drew a black mark over his
name; and closed the book with this conso-
ling consolation, that we had one less to_ pro-
vide paper for.
Now, there are hundreds who reason pre-
cisely as did.this man, and act so too, not
dreaming for it moment, that they'are acting
most irrationally. We say most irrationally
for they are the last people in the world who
would like to see the paper in their own
vicinity, go down, because of its great con-
venience; yet they adopt a course which, if
pursued by others, to any great extent, would
secure the very result in question. All find
a newspaper in their neighborhood a great
convenience; yet far too many, like our
friend, refuse their aid to it, preferring rather
to support a foreign paper, to. the exclusion
of a domestic one. They are prompt about
availing themselves of its columns, when
they wish to get anything noticed; but
where pay is concerned. they rriust send it to
New York. This may be all right, but it
strikes us as.short.sighted policy, if, in fact,
it be not an act of gross injustice.
Rochester Dail_1/ Advertiser.
Democratic Caucus at Albctn_i/.-—On
Monday, the 17th, the Democratic meni-
bers of the New York Legislature met in
caucus,and passed resolutions recommending
the assembly of a National .Convention at
Baltimore on the 4th Monday of Nt)Vt-3l1'llJf.‘]‘
next, (i843) to nominate candidates ‘ for
President and Vice President: that the
mode ofappointing delegates thereto from
this State, be determined at a State Conven-
tion, to be held at Syracuse, on the 12th of
Septeinber next, composed of persons ap-
pointed by the republican electors of the
several counties, corresponding with the
number of members of the Assembly; .de-
claring that though they (the caucus) are
ready to support the candidate of the con-
vention. it is their conviction that Martin
Van Buren is the choice of the Democracy
of New York: that Gov.'Bouck and An-lrew
Jackson are entitled toconfidence: that they
(the caucus) are opposed to a Batik of the
United States, to the assumption of State
Debts by the general government, aml to the
law for the distribution of the public lands:
and that they are in favor of the Independ-
ent Treasury on the plan recommended by
Mr. Van BUl'€n.—.IOII.7‘. of Com.
A Split a.72ion_g the Tennessee Locos.-—
The Nashville Whig says :—
"Mr. Moses-Singleton, of Davidson county
accepts the nomination _lor Governor made
by a "majority of the Tyler men ofVVilliam-
ston” and is out in the Franklin Review
with an address to the people. He is at Tyler
democrat of the first water. This is a sad
breach in the party for Gov. Polk, who is
already‘ hedged round with innumerable
difficulties."
Slemiibout Acoirlenl.-We learn that the
steamboat Rocliesieij, on her passage down,
came in contact with a sloop about New-
burg. The collision was quite severe. A
part of the wheel house of the Rochester,
and that of the bamraoe room, was-carried
an :2 _
away. Some of the passengers lost their
baggage. It is not known what injury was
donate the sloop.--Eve. Post.
, The Mission to C/tina..——The Boston
Courier says that letters were received in
that city, by the Britannia, from Mr. Everett,
our minister at London. from which it is in-
ferred that at their date he had not made up
his mind wlietlierto accept the office of
Minister to‘Cliina or not. He‘ received the
news of his appointment by the-5 Great
Western, which arrived at Liverpool on the
lst inst. and the Britannia sailed on the 4th_
Locofocoism "Illustrated.-An old negro
had a fine litteer of pups. He ' had great
hopes of the expected progeny. and grevious
was his disappointment, when at the birth
he found them all to be blind; ‘Without ado
he_ seized each one by its hind legs and
dashed its head against 'a stone. ,As the
brains were dasliedout the eyes were forced
open, to the, great‘ astonishinennt of Cuff,
who thus soliloqiiised over his dying hopes.
"Dis is very strange, whendese puppies
was ’live and well, dey no open dere eyes,
now dey dead they see.”
The time iseoming when the laboring
locofoco will comprehend the pith of Cufl"s
philosopby.—-—L.ilcli/lcldiEngui're1L_ ' ' i
Equalization.‘-.—-'l‘lie ‘notes. or the, Phil_a;i
delphia Bank are by_their own arrzingenient
received at the Merchants? ,Bank in the city
of N. Y. in deposit as current money.
A.‘
C‘
W_/mt will the Logo Focus do ?—Having
the entire icontrol of _the Legislature tinct-
inore, i_l:J—.- may be expected that great re-
forms will be further pushed at the next
session. From 1838 to I84] theWhigs man-
aged the affiiirs of the State, if the locofoco
presses could be believed, greatly to the
public detrimc-nt—but at the last session. the
locofocos did little or nothing to correct,_the
abuse, which they pretendedito see and“la-
merit. The amount of their reforms was to
disfranchise» students in literary institutions
—to repeal the registry law and tin/ccr the
banks, which if their principles are correct,
ought not to exist. . Besides this, they did
little or nothing, to correct abuses which
they had lzefore claimed, were erroneous.-
What they may now do, we cannot con-
jecture. Perhaps Governor Cleveland
will recommend the law for prohibit-
ing the circulation of small bills. It is
about time for this favorite measure of loco-
focoism to be restored. Undoubtedly the
Hon. Legislature will take that branch of
American Industry, which has particular
reference to the manufacture of periknives.
under their paternal care, and we recommend
all interested to make early application.-
After having given to Gov. Cleveland the
office which the people have twice declared
him unworthy to fill, we see no necessity
_for the Assembly to continue much longer
in session. It is true they cannot very well
get an extra session. and will therefore find
it diflicult to hold a State Convention at the
"expense of the State. They must make up
loss by additional extra pug/. Having now
a full swing, and the Times having announ-
ced that they have succeeded probably for
two years, they may go on without the fear
of the Vvliigs before their eyes, and do what
they please. VVe shall see how they will
prosper.—IIaxrtforrl Coumnl.
Buried Trea.surc. —An old French lady
died a few days since in the Parish of St.
Landry, of general debility. A few minutes
before she ceased to breath. she disclosed to
her children, who hung over her bed, that
many years before, she buried fourteen thou-
sand dollars on the spot where her corn
crib stood. Sure enough when the old wo-
man was buried, the money was found as
she stated.--N. 0. Pic.
T/re Texan Prisoners Sentence/L~ Let
ters from the city of Mexico to the l9th uit.
give melancholy intelligence concerning the
prisoners taken at Mir.-r. They arrived at
Tacubnya, five miles from the city of Mexi-
co, on the l8th of February. In the on-
slaught mzide upon their escort, Dr. Bren-
hani, (brother to the editor of the Southern
Sport.sman,) and M r. Fitzgerald were killed.
After the prisoners were recaptured, Gen.
Bravo ordered Meja, who was in command
of the escort, to put to death every tenth rnan
in consequence ofthe subsequent assassina-
tion of a Mexican oflicer. Meja refused to
obey the order. When Santa Anna arrived
in Mexico he gave orders to have them all
shot indiscrimiiiately, which were modified
(through the renioristrance of Gen. Thomp-
son and the British minister) to a discrimin-
ation as commanded by Bravo. It is hoped
that even this will be revoked. Santa Anna
as a personal favor to Gen, Tlioriipson. has
released Judge Hutchinson, and Messrs.
Maverick, W. E. Jones, and young Critten-
den, SJD of the Kentucky Senator.
A Spaizis/z Slave?" esocipetl toil/1. impurtily/.
—-A letter from on board the U. S. Ship
Vicennes, states that on the 20th of Februa-
ry, they overhauled a schooner with three
Spanish Custom House Ofllcers on board,
having Spanish papers and Spanish colors,
which psevented their seizing her. She had
550 slaves on board---tliirly four had died
....two jump: d overboard in frantic. dispair.——
She was 28 days front the coast of Africa.
making for Cuba. The vessel was built in
New York 1835 or 1836.
Valley of the Columbia. Rive r.——Tlie
following beautiful description of this fertile
valley is extracted from Senator Benlon’s
late speech on the British treaty.
‘I do not dilute upon the value and extent
ofthis great country. A word suffices to
display both. In extent.it is larger than the
Atlantic portion of the old thirteen United
States; in climate, softer; in fertility, great-
er; in salubrity, superior; in position better
——because fronting Asia, and washed by a
tranquil sea. In all these particulars, the
western slope of our continent is inexplica-
bly tine and.grand—vast oblong square, with
natural boundaries, and a single gateway
into the sea. ' The snow capped Rocky
Mountains enclose it on the cast, an iron-
bound coast on the west ; a frozen desert on
the north, and sandy plains on the south.
All its rivers, rising on the segment of a
vast circumference, run to meet each other
in the center, and then flow together in the
ocean, through a gap inthe mountain, where
the heats ofsuniiner and the colds of winter
are never felt, and where northern and south-
ern diseases are equally unknown. This is
the valley of the Columbi.i—:i country whose
every advantage is crowned by the adv-ant=-ge
of its configuration, by the union of its parts
the inaccessibility of its borders, and its sin-
gle intcrogression to the sea. Such a coun-
try is formed for union, wealth, and strength.
It can have but-one capital,-and that will be
a Thebes; but one commercial emporium,
and that will be a Tyre, the queen ofcitles.’
Nor Burl.--The following suggestion is
from the Newark D.-iily : ‘ .
‘It. has been the custom in some of on
country districts to sell the poor of the parish
to the lowestbidder. Why not dispose of
political beggarsin the same way? SUP-
pose whcnan office becomes yacanl._l,l|9 all‘
pointing power should advertise for propos.
tats, as the Post Office does for_mail contracts
and give it to the lowest bidder who _can
lbrnish the necessary securities. It might
save noliticians some artifice and folly. and
the country much agitation and dishonor.
Political ambition. astliings now go, is (lit-
_\1,ulgfl|' vice of mediocrity, of n inds \\'lll’)UllI
; intrinsic vigor enough to win (ll.\‘lllH'll0fl in
any other field, hence the miserable shut.-
fling, strife and scramble, which renders all
the seats of political power l0ttlllS0mt' scenes
of bribery and corruption.
_ _
CIIIIIEI.-By the Ship’ Splentliil,_Ct)p._ain
Land, which left Cbiiia Dec. 30th, we have
Canton papers in the 27th.
" No further disturbances had" taken place-
tltere, but trade was in a precarious sure, as
it was uncertain wh-—t course the Eucrlisl.
would l.flkt’- on account of the burning of ihv
Factories, 5.-.c. O
The Canton Register of the 27th ct-ntaii-.s
21 correspondi-rice between the British m- r-
cbants on the one part, and Sir Henry Pot-
tinger and Sir Hugh Gougn on the other,
relative to the late riot. The mercliants
maintain that it was p|'P.-([1£'(llla[e(l,and call
upon Sir Henry to send a naval force 10
Canton for their protection, as unless they
shotild be able to remain at Canton, the trade
would pass into the hands of the Americans.
The rg-ply of Sir Henry is lon:_:. and bears
date 16th December. He ascribes the origin
oftlie riot to the misconduct of the l_.=iscnrs.
who went up to Canton from British \'PSSt=lS
and engaged in figltting the Cliirii-se. The
attack on the Factories he thinks was caused
by the Lascars taking refuge in one of tliein,
after being worsted by their Chinese oppo-
nents.
Aizollte-r Bloo/.l_7/ Przie Fig/tl.—'l‘liere
was a brutal prize fight, of the bloodiest
character, on Saturday, near Goose 'l'averti,
fifteen miles from Pliilatlelphiii, bi-[we-i-n
Freeman, an English bully, and a young
brickmaker ofthe city named Rusk. They
fought I75 rounds, in presence of sevcrzil
hundred persons, who started from a tavern
in Liberty street. lo the 50th round, the
Philade-lphian's eyes were completely closed
but through the interference of friends. he
continued to fight, and eventually proved
victorious. The bet, between the beligerents
alone, is stated at $500.
A physician who attempted to bleed Free
man without getting blood, pronouncvd his
case beyond hope. On the return ufthe bro-
tal mob, there was a fierce battle in the Sift‘!!!
opposite the tavern rendezvous. and several
of the ruffians were arrests-d by the police.
The Police appear to have made no at
tempt to prevent the murderous prize fight,
though we observed the Enquirer of Satur-
day morning gave them timely notice of it.
Observer.
Mcrcltttnts' E-.z:c/za.n.ge.——At the request
of James G. King, who is now the legal
proprietor of the Merchants’ Etch ‘DEF, H
committee consisting of James brown. Thus,
'l'ile-son and \-Vtilte-r R. Juries, has been ap-
pointed by the bonrl-ho|d~rs.-to advise arid
consult with Mr. K. in regard to said l7lIlltl-
ing. The lr-,r_,r;ility of the transfer to Mr.
King will probably‘ be contested; and pf'I'-
haps also the power oftbe truste-r--s to mort-
gage the property at =ill.—-Jour. Com.
A lllollier and C/Ilfrl Strtr-verl [0 Death.-
The ‘Roman Citizen’ Route co. N. Y status
that on Saturday last, a geiitleuriii brom_-|.t
to the village the following li«=a.riieii»liri-._r tit‘-.
count. An lrislimau with his f.:uiily suit...»-
time since. took up his re-i-lence in Flori-rice
in this county. 4 or 5 miles from the Vlll:H__Tt‘
and a mile from any |'lt‘li;‘lllt(ll‘. Lust sum.
met the min was kill--tl by the l.illiii;r of ;i
tree, leavint; a who and three small children.
Left thus alone, the poor woinaii l!ldn11gP(ll.0
sustain herself and little ones couiforialily
till winter with its severity c.-iuie upon lief.
The deep snow shut her tip wiiliin her little
shanty, and was soon forgotten by the world
without. One of l]r'l' near neighbors ch:inci‘nt_r
to call her to mind put on snow shoes, and
proceeded to her hous-- nearly buried in llll‘
snow. With much difficulty he siicci-+--led
in entering, and then what a SC(‘Ht"l lu om-
corner lay the lifeless, emaci.-.t.--l moil‘.e“.
The suflerinzt spirit had fled. By the side
of their inoth-r’s corps.-. lay the three chi!-
dred, just gasping in the last Sl.-l|_"‘ of SlfI|'\'fl-
lion, Th-y were ltflmt!(lli.llt'ly t ken to the
neigl'ibor’s house and supplied with fooil.
But in one, l.fr-. was too f.ir spent. lt soon
joined its uiothcr. The others have r€('.uv-
ered. Not a inoutliful of food was louml iii-
the house; the poor woman faithful to the
impulses ofa iiiothei"s heart, had for d:l\S
borne the keen pains of hiinger,»withouttast
ing food, that she might give all of her scan-
ty store to her starving cliildren. She lived
to see them devour the last cruuib, then laid
hcrselfdown and yielded to the agonies of
death by sl.arv:ition._
The London Times oftlie 6th tilt. has an
articleiri-liiyuling Senator L'inn’s motion to
take milit:iry possession of Oregon, and com-
inc--ndiog McDuff‘ie's expose of the insanity
of the proposition. Mr. M'.‘D. it says, true
to the national inslirict, shows that the. pro.
jectwnrft pay, and co ls this placing the ques-
tion on ‘hige-r grounds’ than those from
which it is usually viewvtl, The Times
says the whole off air was intentlel to fright-
en Lord Aberdeen
Gen. John B, Diwson, late M. C. from
Louisiana. has been appoint» d Postmaster at
New Orleans. vice Wm. Dehuys. resigned
(on compulsion we presume.) John is just
the least fit white man in Louisiana for this
office, He is very wt-altliy, utterly unused
to doing anything for a living. dcplorably
destitute of coinmon sense, and possr-sso-s no
qualificziiions but the b|int‘.»~-st Loco Fucoisui
and some reliitionship in the P-istiiiusler Gen-
eral.
Blood and Slang/tler.——Tlie Madisonian
ofthe |3th ult. says:
‘VV¢- will not handy threats with the Rich-
mond Enquirer. Suffice it to say. that, Mr.
Ritchie is distinctly to understiiiid that we
prefer his friendship decidedly, but if/Le dares
to prick our am with his sworrl. we will
sn'ikeffairl.y l.ack..and with all our slrengl/t
INTO HIS BREAST. Our hands are for our
friends, o;ur;DAcc.1:,Rs for our enemies.’
A life boat for a‘ gale is bcst—-—a pap boat
for a squall.—N. Y. _Americr1.n.
l\_-‘lc.Gowan, who disgraced himself and
the.Penns_vlvani:i House of Represen'atives.
of which he was ad meinler. by an attempt to
murder,'upon the floor,'a few days since,
has resi-Inerl his seat, and his l"‘Sl(_Tn:Il.l0ll
was ucc--pwtl. _1.\ iiiotioii to expel him was
l)(‘.lt)l't‘ Ill!‘ Hulls», Jiliil sin n.»:ie-n(l:iii~n[ in sub.
.-~tit~ut«.- 2: svvi-re (?tIlslH'~ of his coriuliii-t ha-'l
be-‘en t'ejt'i'l.t-tl—— 47 ft) 36. “lheii lit-. .-.i W lit-
could not escape !-‘XplllSll!l’l, lie :'i—si«__rr.eil_i—
and all further proceedings in his case were
dropped.
SUM MARY.
From the Bmghum. Eng. Adv -Marci: 15.
Airwriv:-n clocks of Vt-l"_\-' neat appearance
tttttl tIri—:it utility, far pi'efo~I’a= leytn tlgt-_,~,_(_i‘ld‘
DtlliCih riiies, are Viliiliflttntjgi the iiiiiiiiifait-tnrrd
articles which the iii-.-w t:irifi"has9 let in. and
roally SP1-‘IZS In h;1\',.- (|(.n§id‘.rah"_;
Salt‘, \\il.ltt-til iiiiitt-tlulit‘ lll't.'.l'lt r--«ti-1 u uh
the sale oi tlose of Eiiolisli ii'i:iuiil.».ciii‘r.-.
From Ha.7:nnc_z.— Letters from Havana
received at N-c-iv ()t'le.»ns state that eighty of
the negroes concernid in the late insurrec-
iion there have been beliraded. A letter in
the Picayune says that ofthose who fled to
the woods. great numbers were shot, and
adds that not less than five hum? gd were
either killed‘ or have hung themselves,_
There nitist be some exaggeration in this
report.
F/oo(ls.——\Ve learn from the Lou-ill Ad.
vertiser that the Merrimack and Concord
rivers wt-rs yesterdiiy higher than they wt-W
ever known before. The Merrimack was
twelve or fourteen feet above low \\ ate; "mm
and still rising. Most of the mills in Low-
4--ll were entirely stopped by the bark n-319;,
and the spend nf others was retarded,
VVe lo-urn :w it « -i';-,.—_.,.t the la“,
Capt. Joliri .- r:-_-. =. Lli.--,. M. g. g_,-.;
will ii‘i:iili- tl- Ni-..~'= 5.--.2": -..r::;-.
rllfl fl'lI"B2lllff0l 2 ... :»lv‘;','; -.; 5‘i ‘_ _-
to the A. B C‘. For--ign l\’lissiu...=, , I ‘t:,: -;
to the American Education So:-ieiv,-_ 500;
to the Amerir-:in f‘lO"llt‘ Society, 500} to the
American tract society,$500.~- Bang. Wiliig,
High Water.-—Tho water in the Hudson
has been rising for the last eight and forty
hours. The Pier, the Docks, and the streets
in their vicinity, are all inundated. l\"er-
chants and others, who were busy yesterday
in removing goods from their cellars, have
their hands full to day in further removing
them into their 2-l lofts —-All Join’. l7llI.
Mr. VVisr2.—A letter from Richmond ex.
pressvs the opinion that Mr. Wise will he
re-elerterl inasmuch as "he has too much
tongue for his 0|’l,’10nPl'll, and tongue goes a
great way in Virgiriiii on n stump.” He
has how:-ver been roriipe-llr-d to say that he
will V-alt? for Mr. Clay. should the electron
go to the [louse,_and if his constituc-ms so
instruct him
Mud foxes :iliot.inrl upon our nioiintiiins,
and tlirotigh Do-latvriro, One was found
two \\’H'l\’< ago in the liu_r_v pen of Steplwn
Skiff‘. of Flunter, no-airly exhausted, Q't_|I'l\' in
the iiiorning, liaviiig evidently (lone Smile
with three lungs llll‘l‘Pln. 'l‘\\-'n of the hogs
have sinco dieal.-— Col.v.l'i/I Mess.
Apples ymrscrt-erl in I’lnsIer.-—“'e are
luxnriaiing on ibiskit of fin» full pippius,
presetitwd to its _ye-ste-r«,l:iv by '1‘_\=li=r Fountain
E.<q_ nftlzis village. 'l'l):-v wvrt’ flaws.-i-\'.-(I
in Plaster, are pPllt’t‘ll\‘ sninitl, rind pr;-st [-3
the fresh and juicy =lDp(’8'f‘lf‘f‘P nfapplnsjust
‘_'_"lll'lPl"rl from the ll‘I‘t':F.---Hi1’/Ilflnll Dem.
Co/rl ll’e(rI/Ie-r.- 'l lw Diihiiqiie (Ion-:1)
Express, lll’ltlt'T d it» of i\"l.'ur.'h —, says:——
"Di~riii'_‘r the last four months. if we may
vi-pi about twelve (lays, H e Murcury i has
never let-n less than 20 hi low zero. Mid for
sevi-=r:il it-e-i=-Its it stood at 35, and even 39
il«~g_rreI s l)I'lO\\' zwro l !”
DI’. A. .lnn"S Hftlie city of NQ'\\' Ytirlc,
has invented ii Slrit-‘Pl-S\\'4-'P|‘v'.nt_g Machine,
-\ lll('l'l appears ziiliiiirably cult-ulaied to do
the work o-ff}--~iii.illy at a gr: at rodurtinn of
COSE. ll las l\\n lTIti{llfic:~[irins; onga adap.
ted to dry, the other to muddy streets.
A R -il Road from f-lrtrtfoid, Ct, to Spring.
field. Mass ('27 li|llt'S) is to be constructed
wi b all practicabledo-spalcli. VVli+-n finish-
vd. l-l:trtlor(l and New Hover: will be in
direct rriil road coinuionicition with Albany
and Boston. and so with Portland, i +.-. Con.
cord N. l-.l.:iiid Bttffrili-.
'1'/re Crtbin.el.—'l'l=o- lust run-.or from
W sbiriufoii is. s-iys the Bziliiiiiore P..triot,
ofSinu=, wliicli is shortly to lw vacated l-sir
Mr. \Vel-ster, and that M.-. C-ushing is is bi-.
appointrd S: creiary of the Navy.
A Profitable Cow.-——Mr. Asa Sanford of
this town has it row of the common breed.
five years old, from which. besides feeding a
toting calf, he has rnade l6lbs. ofbutter and
l llbs of cliccse in a week. VVho can beat
this .7-—Lz°lc}r_./ielrl Eng .
Thomas Thorn and Louisa Wilson have
b--en indicted by the Grand Jury at Hflrpg.
well, Me. for the murder ofElisha Wilson
on the 5th of F:-br_unry—as published at the
time. .
A lvtte-i' from Tampa Bay. Florida,mideI'
date of If)" 5th inst. states that a violent
hail siorni had been experienced there, the
hull stones being so large as to kill a num-
ber of birds. and also fish in shoal water.
The Richmond papers represent the
freshet in James River as very, serious. A
large portion of the Wheat crop is destroyed
the dock was injured and other damage was
sustained.
No Licences.— The county commissioneu
in all the counties in Ma.-rsachusetts, except-
ing Franklin, have decided to grant no li-
ceiises for the Stile of iiitoxic.itiiig liquors.
It is said that Mr. Haistings, n iiiernbc-r of
Congress from Uhio, is an Iiishri-an , and
has :i _hr0llie=' who is a l‘|)t’llIbt'f ‘Of the Brit"-.
isli House of Commons. ' Two of the Ohio
members of Congress El re natives of Ireland
A single t-‘Sl.'Il)llSlHYl9fll in Ohio manufac:
tures silk to the amount of8l.0O0 per month,
and advertises to pay $4 per bushel for all
the cocoons which may be offered.
Harri W01’/is —lt's hard work to do noth-
ing, and have too much ofit on hand; but
it’s harder work still to collect money from
one who says I'll pay you to-morrow._’-
The first Monday in Jane has been fixed by.
trial to elect meinbers to Congress in. those
districts where \’:ICZlnf'l!'S exist. . -- ~. . ,
The Post 0_flir:e—0_'dt‘tS l'mV§ _br‘-_ffn," Fe-
."(’l\’f’d at our Post"*0ffice to charge the i pé.
."iorlii~;il i---ptil-licminns of lmolcs by the N-e\_yv.
\Vorl:l, &c. as p.uiipl‘ilets,‘lien-aft-g-i:__ A - -
York l'll\.' l‘,itIlf'|lllZ=l.i(.‘U Sl\"lt".‘i'\', i5l.is_ed Mg“
tétlluttbltallle .at the house gf his son in New
Brunswick, N. J. on Sunday 16th.
that .liiilge Upsliur is to take the D.-partim~iit_,.~’
Jlfrzssetcliusells Cnrigresviorral Dirtrz'cts.4“'-
the Governor of Mtissacliusetts, for anuthe";
\-V;- are niiinvtl to :tnnnun¢-.«- that ill» RH-_. A
Dr Pi‘fil'l:lfll_ lt‘i't"t’l)‘ S-‘-I-to-racy nflhr £§,'«.-“,-. ‘‘
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