Btllfit seems to bo generally true hi those" times aodj'placfts, ill a i. litLiiv . i., -orJ- . Iletice we nitzut su no what wo havolo.say farther to tench- crs on tin? JT w :n5i more pay, muue ,ut worthy of morel Be not willing to teach this year, with the some qualifications as jou did the lan. .. Remember thatbethat would lead others forward, nrti-t prore himself. Improve jour leisure hours. It M a remark of Dr. Johwon, that he that would become familiar with the best ue of the Ennli.sh language, must give hi, dnvs and xWxU to the. study f Addwon. So'it may well be said that he that would as a teacher, must givcbis days and nUhts to the work of self-improvement. ?'on4 every defect of education cr manner- seek every possible excellence: gath er increasing stores of knowledge on eve ry subject within your reach; discipline 5our intellect; refine your taste; control your temper; "covet earnestly the best gift.;" be more and more conscientious and devoted in your work, and we believe 30U wlUir tWnd be, not only loved and respected, rewpetcntly Paid 1 J The 3cffcrscmian. THURSDAY, HAECH 8, 1855. TOR KANSAS, t Foniteen of our citizens left this place, for Kansas, last Monday morning. They arc all hard working men, the right kind to settle a new Territory. May the best of success attend them. We notice that a number of our citi irns are preparing to build in. the Spring. We intend taking a walk around town poon, and thail give a moro particular ac count. The bands on the different sections, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail Road, near this place, are on a itrikc. The Stroudsburg Academy needs re paring bpdly. Nearly all the railing a rouud the belfry has blown down, and the window saEh looks rather the worse for want of paint. Can any one inform us who are the stockholders, and who was the lsst secretary of the board. K5On Monday the residence of Hon. Thomas H.Benton was totally destroyed by lire, at Washington. His greatest loss i his Becond volume of "Tbiity year3."in tic Uuitcd States Senate. Gen. Jackson's Sword. The sword worn by Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans, and bequatb d by him to the late Gen. Asmstrong, has been presented to Congress by the family of the latter. The presentation took place on the 16th ult., bo Messrs. Jones, of Tennessee, Cass and Bell, on btbulf of the family. Severe Shock of an Earthquake On the night of the 13th ultimo two distinct schoeks of an earthquake, accom panied by a heavy rumbling noise, re sembling distant thunder or heavy can nonading, were experienced at Kinder book and Stuyvesant Falls, N. York. A Fearful Record. The number of murders committed in California during the year of 1854 is said to be four hun dred and fifty, and even that is supposed by many to be much under the mark. During the fame period there were only fifteen convictions for manslaughter, six exeeutioda by officers of the law, and eighteen by the code of Judge Lynch. A Dutch expedition scut out to Japan after Commodore Perry's expedition has returned, having been promised, it i gaid, the game advantages as those grant ed to the Uuitcd States. The Methodist Book Concern,, which has bo long been in dispute between tbe North and South has been finaly arranged amicably by tbeir Joint Commission in Cincinnati. The Book Concern is to pay the Methodist Episcopal Church South, eighty thousand dollars, and the South ern debts; S20,000 in stock and the bal ance in cafih S15,000 down the remain der in instalments of one, two, three, four and five years. It is understood that the Book Concern pays the taxable costs yet due and that they endorse the debts and notes of the Southern preachers without recourse. Recent Elections in the interiorof Penn sylvania, have resulted in victories of the American party. At Bellfonte, Centre county. TremontSchuylkTIl county, Johns town, Cambria county, Wiiriajnsport, Ly coming county, Hollfdayhlxurgy Altona, and other towns, iu Blair county, and all through CJintopcounty, the party candi dates were $11 elected, and tbe voto in icttog an iuoraasod strength of the new organization-. -n enmo of those counties U9 oppos;itioo. -rair a' fusioD of .tbo old.; Metres. - - --' The February term ofMonroe County Courts' cjjmtjpioaced 'onlI outlay the 26th inst The Hon. James M.-'PoRTERj Pres ident presided and ' associate Levering and Storm. Dr.-Thomas' Gratton was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury. The Court appoint Simon. JJ. Smith, Charles Everett, Charles Ruth Consta bles to wait upon the Court. The Grand Jury transacted the following-business, viz: Commonwealth vs Thomas Christman, Indictment for arson, returned a true bill. Commonwealth vs. Jesse Van Bus- kirk and Joseph Kemercr, Supervisors of Jlamiltou, Indictment for not repairing roads, grand jury ignoramus the bill, aud county pay the costs. The Grund Jury recommended that the prison doors be altered so as to have double doors, iron inside, and wooden ones out side. The Grand Jury were dismissed on Tuesday afternoon. The following cases was disposed of, viz : Commonwealth vs. Daniel Scigliu, In dietmen for assaul aud battery, defend ant plead, not guilty. It appears that the defendant in this case and Phillip IluffVmith, were in at tendance at the last Term of our Courts and some of the land lords of our borough 'not having the fear of the law passed at the lastr?cssion of our Legislature forhid ing tavern keepers lo furnish men of in temperate habit, intoxicating liquors un der "the peualfy" had supplied their men pretty freely with gny, and while under the influence of it, got into a Gght, by which Philip got a, severe hammering so as to be unable to see for several day. The Jury found defendant guilty, and Uourt sentenced him to pny $15 fine to the Commonwealth, for the use of the county, pay the costs of prosecution and stand committed until the sentence is com plied with. Barry and Davis for Commonwealth. Dreher for Defendant. William Pedrick vs. Robot t Huston and Melchoir Barry. This is an action for trespass in selliug a waon, the iurv returned a verdict for the defendants. Commonwealth vs. Charles Kresce. Indictment for Arson, the Defendant was charged with having set 6re to the Barn of Peter S. Altemose, E-q. of Chesnut hill township, on the night of the 21st day of November last. The case occupied the best part of three days with trial, and resulted in a verdict of acquittal. Davis, Barry and Geopp, for Common monwealth. Dreher and Burnett, for Defedant. John 11. White, E-q., late President, and now Receiver of the New York Crys tal Palace, is in Washington, endeavoring, it is said to effect a sale of the Crystal Palace Building to the General Govern ment. There is also a strong desire on the part of the Government officials, to have the building transferred there. Judge Mason the Commissioner of Pat ents, wants the Government to purchase it for a Patent Office. It can be trans ferred for about 250, 000, purchase money included; and as it contains nearly five times' the amount of snace that is con- tained in the Patent Office, it would make a most valuable adjunct to that department. Cost of Public Buildings. A correspondent of the Washington Union has furnished that paper with the following abstract of the public buildings of Washington, as compared with the co. of some of the chie?: public buildings in other The Treasury building, made thorough ly fire-proof, and covering an area of 29,- 3o0 square feet in its plan, and with it noble colonnade, 336 feet in length, built of cut stone by day's work, cost 640 000 Tbe General Post Office, a marble struc ture in the richest style of architcctuie, and covering Io,uUO square feet on it.- plan, and thoroughly nerc-proof, cost $450,000. The Custom House, New York, a mar ble structure, thoroughly fire-proof, and covering on its plan 12,000 square feet, cost SI ,128,646. The Girard College, built of marble, and covering 10,500 square feet on its plan, cost SI, 427,800. The center building of the Patent Of fice, of cut btone, with its grand portico and fireproof, cost 8417,000. The east wing of tho same building, jutt nmsued, built ot white marble, thoroughly fire-proof and covering on its plan 1,250 pquar feet, cost 8510,000. J he Boston Custom House, built of granite, made fire-proof, and covering an area of 9,800 square feet, on its plan, cost Sl,e01,110. The President's House, area on plan 15,000 square feet, cost 5600,000. The present Capitol, area of plan 56, 000 square feet, cost S2,690,400. The Treapur', Patent Office, and Gen eral Po.-t Office buildings were all erected by Robert Mills, and they are constructed iu:the most substantial m3ner. On-one of tbe mountain roads in Men don, Rutland county, Vermont, there is a pot which, on aecount of a strong cur rent of air which is almost nernetuallv in motion there, is called the "Bellows Pipe of the Green Mountains." The Wood stock Mercury says that as the stage from Rutland was passing through this place on the 25th ult., the wind was so violent that the body of the vehicle was blown from tho wheels, and could only be kept on the axcltrees by being chained down. One woman was blown into an adjoining field, and'five men lost their hats in res- T ... cuing ner. jjocomoiion was impractica ble, and the wayfarers werer obliged to put up for -the night in a neighboring houso, which weathered the tornado with out damage. - STA man bearing that 2rayon would live twoihundred .yiara, bougloae,t5 Bee h ifit.wuild. , . v-i -v; .; Az,- -Ij TEACHERS -MEETING. According to adjournment, a -impibcr. of Teachers met at the i"ichool .'house in' Frnucrsyille,on Saturday, March 3; 1855. The meeting was organized by appointing Lewis D.-Ta'i President, and Wm. & Detric-h, Secretary. Thp Committee appointed to draft a Constitution, through the Chairman re ported the following, which being taken, up, article by article, was adopied. CONSTITUT Article 1. This association shall be called the Monroe County Teacher's As sociation, having for its object the improv- ment of its members in the artof leach ing, the elevation of the Teacher's pro fession, and the advancement of Univer sal Education. Art2. Its officers shall consist of one President, two Yico Presidents, one Sec retary, a Treasurer and an Executive committee of three all to be elected at the annual meeting aujl to hold their office for one year. Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the President to call the association to order, to preside during its deliberations, to put all motions duly mane aud seconded, and in case of an equal division on any ques tion to give the casting vote, lie may also have the privelege of addressing the meeting at any time. Art. 4, In the absence of the Prcsi dent one Tof the perform his duties Vice Presidents shall Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to conduct the correspondence of the association, file all papers belong ing to it, make a record of the proceed ings of each meeting and prepare them for publication. Art. 6. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and disburse all mo nies belonging to the association accord ing to its directions, and to report the same at the annual meeting. Art. 7. I he Executive committee shall have a general supervision of all the concerns of the Association, prepare bus iness, assign members duties for the next meeting, furnish the President with copy of the same from time to time, cal meetings and give at least two weeks no tice of thesameiu the county papers. They shall have power to lev' a tax on all male members sufficient to defray the expenses of the association. Art. S. Any teacher, male or female or any person mtcnding to become teacher, may be a member of this associ ation, by signing the constitution and ad hering to its requirements' Art. u. Any person may become an honorary member bv receiving v of the votes of the members present at any meeting, and signing the Constitution. Art. 10. The Annual meeting shall b held on the first Saturday in December. Art. 11. The Constitution may be al tercd or amended by a vote of two thirds of the members present at any meeting o the association, when notice of such alter ation shall have been given attheprevious session. Tbe following officers were then elect ed, to serve until the annual meeting. President. LEWIS D. VAIL. Vice Prcsidcjits. John S. Fisher. J. Kirby Davis Secretary. Edward B. Dreher. Treasurer. Andrew J. Detrich. Executive Committee. Joseph Barry Adam Overfield, Jr., and Lewis D. Vail Thev immediately entered upon the discharge of their duties. Mr. Adam Overfield being called on by the President, made some remarks on reaching Geography. Uses Peusorf: Geographical Questions, becau?o it re quires the scholar to search the maps, am; uot to learu much descriptive Geography Finds that they can remember localities much better by seeing them on the map, than by reading about them. Recom mends the use of outline maps, and rc grets, that he has not had any duriug the winter. Mr. Vail made some remarks, fully concurring in all that Mr. Overfield said Mr. Wm. S. Detrich was then called ou and made some remarks on teaching Spelling. Has been teaching it on th old plan of hearing them spell around twice each day after learning their les- ons in school. Has lately heard of better plan, which he intends trying, viz: the scholars must learn a certain number of words, and their definitions, at home, and recite them next morning, lie would have a book prepared, in which he could keep an exact account of the manner in which each lesson was recited. 4 , 3Ir. Overfield stated, that the was teach ing it on the la&t mentioned plan. Mr. Vail give his plan fcof teaching spelling. His school is divided into three classes. The First and Second use Town's Speller and Dcfiner; the Third, Conily'h Speller, all three learns their lessons out of school hours, ihey fmt spell a few words orally, then the first class with pen cil and paper, write the words and thiir definitions as he gives them out. The papers are then' exchanged. Each cholar witn his book open to refer to, marks each word Fpelled or defined in correctly, with a cross, marks at the bot tom how many arc-right, and how many wrong, and signs his or her name. I he teacher then examines whether it is cor rect, and marks it in a register prepared for the purpose. Tui- '1r)es not take more than half an hour for a class of "f 'i.'.,f,; second aud third wrote on their slates, and well corrected by the teacher. At the end of each month, an account of the number of words spelled correctly and incorrectly, by each scholar was sent to iho Directors. Mr. Andrew Detrich said, that the great difficulties, be found, in the way of advancement, were the want of uniform ity of books, and of punctuality in at tendance. His plan of teaching readiug is, j to give a short lesson, and have it well f - studied.- Calls on some one to re, ad a verso according to his judgement, then gives it to tho nextand so on aipund, till all have read it. He then reads it; aud .sh'ow.6 them. tho mistakes thoy have !-maio. ..A number of remarks wero nsadei on this by various members. Air. E. B. Dreher was then -cat-led on, anu; made? pmeTeniarks ou teaching arithmetic;. .1 i 1 ' "ft I. $t n1 'a Primnri? A viili. metic without any answers printed m.--De votes the morning recess to looking o- vcr examples; when tho boys nre out looks over the girls' examples, and when t!,r orU arc out. the boys'. JLUinhsm hotter at first to accustom uieui w uavc . , B " ' il 1 no answers to rely on. U.-etodfJaru 1 Mfl'ntnl Arithmetic which he thinks high lv of, and would call on the President to explain it more tuny. Mr. Vail related an anccaoie 01 aviu P. Pace. Mr. Pago says "1 may never fon-et inv first introduction to this worK rColburn's Mental Arithmetic.) On enterinc an academy as a-stuuent, . . . 1 , ,-n .r T !. ,1 f ..i'ntinrnrl tli rn oil' in p.i . HiLur x iiuu nuuvn.- . .. enmn four or five arithmetics on tho old plan, my teacher a.-ked me it I had ever studied iVlenta Ariuuncrin-, mo tlin liftln hnok nhova llBlcd. "No, Sir." "Perhaps you would ii-e 10 uu J T to r lit iM'Ct n?J CfO fill'! Sil this question : :,IIow many thumbs haV. you on your right hand 'Ihis was e- uouh; the color came into my lace anu T nntiishlv renliod. "I think I can find - f j .'i . out the number ot my tliumus wunoui studying a book for it." "But," said the teacher, "many of our young men have studied it and they think they have been profited. If you will take it, and turn 0 ver till you find a little exercise for your mind, 1 think you will like it." His manner was open and sincere,-and I tool: the little book. In three weeks I had mastered it; aud I had gained, in that time, more knowledge of the principles ol arithmetic than I had ever acquired in all my life before. I no longer " sav. through a glass darkljT." Mr. V. alio gave his own experience. M . t ".1 1 After he had been teaching a year or so, he saw the study of it so highly reepm mended in Educational Journals, that he procured a copy, but like Mr. P., thought it was too simple. However alter some time, he thought he would give it a trial, Books being procured, a class was start- ed. and before the end of the ciuarter. tound that not onlv the scholars, but he , himself, had gained more knowledge ot the principles ot arithmetic, than thej had ever acnuired before. bince that time, in his school, not only children, but young men. and women nave siuaiea 11, and all think, they have been greatly bene- Steel by it. He then gave an account of his manner of teaching it. Alter exam- w imng several, he uses btoddard s, which he tuinks it tus very best. .V. ... . . Un motion, Bcsolvcd. That we recommend to each leacuer, me imporcaucu ui auuaunuiug iu 1 iL . : x r the renvsytvama school journal. (At tho clo.e of the meeting, a club was formed, for that purpose.) licsolvcd. that the Editors ot our coun- ty papers be requested to publish the pro- ccedings of this Association The meeting then adiourncd, to inert at Stroudsburg, Saturday, March 24th, at 10 o'clock A. M. EDWARD B. DREHEfi, Secretary, Fcnasylvania. A correspondent of the "Washington U nion gives the following figures in rela tion to the population, debt, valuation and taxes of Pennsylvania : Population. iSlO, 1,721,033 IS43, 1614, 1615, 1S4S, InVJ, 2,31 1, 7S0 I;5l, 2,51t?,120 Debt. Valuation. $27,313,790 29l,5U'J,li;7 4U,lJt,7lS SWJO.-Hil S0,f"3,S(U; 4J0f3il2.5S0 40.028,1119 46:).210JS7 40.677,214 597,03'J.U10 $10,0S1,U15 631,731,301 Taxes. 533.911 751,211 1,318,331 1,:0,121 1.217.S2I 1,049,; In 1844 some taxes were laid but III 1845 a more regular system was adopted, ana valuations nave s-mce Deen maue T 1 1 1 1 triennially. The tax here given is 011I3 that on real and personal estate. The ueot lias reuiaineu nearly stationary tor more than ten years, during which time the assessed value of the property has risen one hundred and eleven millions, or nearly three times the value of the debt. in the rntio of tins mnrGasiiifr wealth unii number of the people, the burden of the debt has diminished, while the taxes have yielded better. New Method of Bread Making-. The Albany Journal says that John Gould, of Columbia Co., hew-York, aiariieu me oiaie nncuuurai society ui its recent meeting bv nresentin. it with .1- en ... .:.. ..1..... .1 1 I.nnfnf imnrnv..rf V.rnn, nn .irirl.. in - c. r - the manufacture of which there has been no improvement since the daysot Pericles. Ibis bread is the invention of Mr. Crum, who was formerly baker to Gen. laylors irmy auiinj; tue iuexican war, anu now 1 " .1 T T I oreman of tho bakery of Mr. Chano i'aul, ot liuuson, SS. x. J lie improve w r r r T T f ment consists in a new application of the oiu principles 01 iermentation, anu a modifcatiou in the old method of baking. Its advantages may be summed up at bllows: 1st. It does not grow stale in eight 01 ten days. It is as fresh at the end of a week as ordinary bakers bread at tht end of 24 hours. 2d. It can bo manufactured by ma- olnnnrtr uritiftli ta mmnuaili hi vrif Ii nrnm. I ary bread. Ihreo men can manufacture 3 000 loaves per day in this manner. 3d Ordinary flour,of common brands, can, by tins process, Decoiivcrteu into a: white and sweet bread as can, by ordin ary means, bo made from the best super- ine flour. Jjjven sour flour can be made into rood sweet bread. 4th. rThc JiHty of bread to become our is completely obvioteu. t; II T T - n7 No ingredi ents arc employed in its manufacture, ex cept tlour, salt, yeast and water. Gth. There are no large holes in it nor can there be. It is uniformly spongy and vesicular in its texture. The article is very handsomo in ap pearance, and, if half that is claimed for it is true, the improvement is very impor tant. JTJ'It won't do to conclude that, a man is always happy when ho is smiling, or that he is a , house-builder because you aiway8,tjnn him- with a ;bngk.$in.hi? hat.' Counterfeit and AfterMoney SeizeST On yesterday moring Deputy Sheriff E. "T. Bulkley arrested a man calling himself Nelson D. Riggs, but whose real name turns out to be -Nelson Driggs, and whose capture may safely be considered the most brilliant and important haul of the season. The circumstances attending it are as follows: Sheriff Bulkley has had intelligence of the existence and movements of t his Mr. Driggs for somo time past, and was well aware ot his intention, to visit Chicago, and of the time when he would be likely to put in operation that intention. He aiao knew that JUr. Uriggs would send by Express to this city, a package nf rnn4ifinr:ihl lmnortanee at the same time that he came himself, and that h would probably bring with him propert of a description which is contraband and illoirjil. The Sheriff then, was not at all ... - - , surprised, when on going to the Expres: Office yesterday morning, he found a va lisc addressed to Mr. Driggp, of the ex nectcd description. Seating himself quiet iv behind a newspaper, onerin xmiKiey awaited tbf? arrival of that gentleman fl came, liuurrcd tortus valise, wa- .i,t ;t iwl nftftrmii?h circumlocution and with great deliberation", paid the chanrca on it. and Etarted Wit.l it up Dearborn street, toward the Trcmoni House, the Sheriff walking .at a safe iU distance behind him. He proceeded -lowly and with some hesitation up Dearborn street to Randolph, and donn Randolph to the comer of Clark, at which point Sheriff Bulkley arrested him and conveyed him to jail. Upon searching him two gold watche? were found upon him, and a small quan tity of money, mostly counterfeit, in In vest pocket, with a hrgcr quantity in hi? overcoat poqket. His valise was then examined, and in it was found a large quantity of counterfeit and altered notes. But the great haul was yet to come- Looking his prisoner up, blieritt iSuiKley proceeded to the Hotel near the Kock is lane Passenger Depot, where the prisoner behind nut un the niirht before. Going to the room occupied bv the prisoner the g 1 1 previous night, no baggage of any kind was found, and tho laudlord tor some time had no recollectiou of the stranger having brought any. At length, howcv cr. jir. liulklev discovered under tne counter a carpi-t bag and a cloak, whie the landlord finally confessed mbht be I W long to Mr. Driggs. v.- tw r;Pi, w Eulkiev bro " t J tj em t0 tjie Sheriff's office, and there ex himinoil the nnrnet bacr. In it were found t n:iGS of b:ns countcrfeit and alteret ' . . 0fthe amount of not less than Stl.UUU The bills were of all denominations, anc Vor;OU(5 banks Qf tt,e South and Eat as as of the State. Some of then whrJn nn unfinished state, the alteration D(,in(T inc0,Piete, while the others were all ready for issue. The work on them is generally done very well The prisoner is a man of about 45 year ot aire, ot ccntlcmanly annearance and demeanor, and of highly polished address lie came from Rock Island to this place and from Gario to Rock Island. Chicago Tribune. The Famine in Zante. The Boston Ad vertfser of a late date contains an npceal in behalf of the sufferers fnm the failure of tl current crop in the island of Zante, who ure said to still continue in a most deplorable con dition. A letter sicned bv a lunre number o ladies of rank in that inland hus been address ed to the ladies of this country, inmloriii" their aid in saving some of the victims 01 - tii mine. Two boxes of article of Greek nm Turkish manufacture, from the same qtmrte are on their way to IScw York, to be sold fin the benefit of the poor of that inland. The OCCBU Mail StcanKT Bill Vc pd VV ASIIINGTON, March d. 1 He Pp sideut has vetoed the Ocean Mail Steamer Annronriation bill. II X owing" to lue 00111ns ametiaraem There is great excitement in the UmKP jn pn.niipnpii wv.w.w rrnu: 1 'li n? 11 K I 1 hlS VOte kills iIlG P" r.-it.A.... J IJIUIJI iUIHHIJS lUl .SlBIUIl HUtlMI- ly the "Collins," but the N. York nu San Francisco lines ano ft. ti .,..1 ir.. f,.n . . J 'il II N f I 'XM H ' propriations rflso. These appro priations, however, even that for Collins, will, doubtless, be put in the creneral annronriation biils i": the niht. Collins will. 1 1 we presume, be given ins also, without the notice. The objec tion of the vote, we hear, is, that the bill now contracts to rive Collins the annual annronriation I m . .a . - - during the whole time Of his con- 1 1 4 . " Siailroatl Ai;cidcnt-r-Tivo Men Killed. Boston, March 3.-The bao-crao-e car on. the Dedham train 03 O was thrown from the track this morn- ing, and William Richard, a brake murij xvas mstantly killed A man named John Driscoll, when returning from a gunning excursion last evening, was run over by a train on the Old Colony road, and killed. DIED OF HIS INJURIES. Painesville Ohio, March 3. Captain Andrew Andrews, , of Richmond, while stepping from a train last night, fell tinder the car wheels, and was so badly injured tii&v l0 died, ob'orfily cifi?rjrva.fcl3. Esq,, during: his .renrfora; tions across the Uontmetg, :j.fr the pufpose of ascertliKiijg the practical) ility- of -:construcfcirig a railway to me racmcaiscovereai a remarkable plant' at "the liead of the Gulrot uaiiroraiaisuaing. found in abundance through rnrire of naked sand hills-skirting " Adair Bay." It is described as a parasite with a large and fleshy root, and has been catl&d &fi mabroma Sonorae," signifying Sand Food of SonpraTThV fresh plant is cooked- by TbasFnj on hot coals, and resembltisIfthB. 'sweet potato in taste,, l)Tvn' much saccharine matter abpupit t is likewise dried alid Vniketl' with less palatable kinds 6f,food',' such as musquit, beans, It is represented to be a vgty'de licious vegetable, and could'it bo. transplanted, Mr. Gray: beiives that it would constitute an ltrtpof t ant acquisition to the table, proba-. oly not second in demand to the sweet, potato or asparagus. It as said that the Tannye, qrSan wich Island potato has JjefrT! in troduced into cultivation ih sev eral of the Southern States.. It, is described as a delicious veget able," and the plant is very, pro ductive. The editor of the Sa'n Antonio Texan says that a gen tleman in that vicinity raisedrsix bushels of the article upon a pice of ground fifteen feetsquarp. The Expected Great Comet. The eminent astronomer, M. Babinet, member of the French Academy of .Sciences, givessbme very interestingdetails.relativ to the return of that great -comet whose periodical course is 'com puted by tho most celebrated ob server at o00 vears. The result of his investigations is that it will appear in August, J 80S. with . an uncertainty of two years;1 raore--or less; so that between 1856' and 1860, those who are then Hvfng ma' hope to see the great' lu mi rra ry which in 1565 caused Charles V. to abdicate. A Fice Plaos to live in. -. A writer in the last number of liar per's Magazine says : "During the lat century, theaverago of murders in Home, with a population of one hundred and fifty thouMind soula, was five or six a day, and oirono occa ion fourteen. While occupied -by. tho FreiK-h, there were a single day.,one htin dred and twenty assassinations. And'afc4 late as 182S they averaged one daily. chapel of the Madonna, in the ehurcH of the Augu-tins, is Imng about with knives, dirks, and other murdorous JnV -truments, suspended there by their own ers, at the order of their conlessor-,I aa. condition of absolution aud. evidence of pardon of their crime.'. "The streets of Home arc not safe as die later hours of uiht, even now, foil any one who has auht about hiin. to tempt the cupidity of its fiihwayinen.-T' Roman frieii'N of mine are ccu.-to.med to place their watches in their boots 'whea uut late at niht. Every liou-e-kfieper will tell you the ri.-ks they run in not Keeping the stneteft watch over their .reini-e; anti any one's experience in Vi3 itin; Italian families will convince him that they have more confidence in their portcullis doors and ma.-hivo ijratin'jic than in cither the hone.tv of their coun trynien, or tho ituardiauship of the p6 lice." The corespondent of the Detrofi Advertiser thus poetically describes Louis ille: ' .S " This town does very curious ?cem, - l'ur l)03s run loose at random And when folks want a snh'iidid-tcaihT " 1 f They !it'.'h two jaeknses beforensdra" ind get a big nigger with a red shirt, a' up behind to drive 'em tandem." .-..tiit IT r The Delaware Indians who'hold ,8t)0,t)l)() neres of the best land in Kan-- es territory, have sold three nuarterVof their pos.-ensions to speculators for'SlOf:" 0UU. lcrfs tlian one o.pu't nei ni-ra- " " 1 ? , r. w. SGrape vines grow inCnVforaianrfth 'reat ranidltv. A friend at nnrk nnt a? addle on one the other dav, and ifi Jiii course of a Miiirle ni ht was carried un?. wards of twenty-seven miles. : Dil, V. Mi SW1YZE, DENTIST, of Kao33, Pa.," Is happy to inform hU friaadsjum.-Stroud-burg. that hu will vi?it thatplace about the first of July nest, audumSu for two or three weeks Vv wl N- Those who wish artificial t'eeta at that time, should have all the hoditeetli and roots extracted as soon as possible -that the gumb may be in a proper qond! tion. He would rospectfuUy .aHMirDthV public, that all his work and operation,' will be faithfully aud skillfully. ei:(ona . ed. . it. March 1S55. " PASS . . - t -1 A Dwelling Ilousl? and bo'ut 20 acres of land, situate in the Borough of Stroudsburg. Apply To' ""Tk-- : January 18,( 1855,
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