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SELECT POETRY.
THE DUE AM OF PILATE'S WIFE.
Matt, .vxvii. ID.
BY CHARLES V. BAIRD.
''It was not sleep that bound my sight,
Upon that well-remembered night; .,
It was not fancy'n fitful power
Bezuiled me in that sulumn hour;
tint o'er the vision of my soul -The
mystic future seemed to roll
And in the deep piophetic trance
ltevealcd it9treasuies to my glance. ;
' Before my wondering eye there stood
A vast, ucounlless multitude j
.The hoary sire, the prattling child)
The mother and the maiden mild.
The gladsome youth and man of care---All
tribes, aliases niing"d there ; : '
And all, where'er I turned to see,
In humble ei'leuce bent the knee.,
"Still o'er the "troweled scene I gazed:
Asaiust the luiid eastern Sky
I saw the rhnmeful ctoss upraised ; :
t saw t fie sutfurer doomed to die.
'Twas He, whom late, with sorrowing mien
In Zion's streets t oft had seen;
And now in blood and agony, 1
He luriKxl a dying look on me. , , . ,
''Tlipri softly froni that gathering throng
Arose the sound of solemn song ;
And while I caught the swelling lay,
The myriad voices seemed to say;
And we believe in Him that died,
By Pontius Pilate crucified '
That He shall come, when time is fled,
To judge the living and the dead.
'I woke ; thou wast not by my side.
1 heard a loud exulting cry;
I henrd the scornful priests deride,
The elders mttrmnr 'Crucify !'
O Pilate! hadst thou inniked my prayer.
That guiltless blood to shield and spare,
That deed of horror would not be
A slain to thine si curse to the theo !
,:Our scenes of early love are past ;
Our youthful spring is withered all ;
Afar from Rome our lot is east,
Beneath the sunny skies of Gaul.
The thoughts that memory treasures yet
Of other days becin to llee:
But never shall my henrt forget
The Crucitied of Galilee
'Pontius Pilate died in exilcat Vienna, a small
town nar Lyons, in France.
SELECT TAJJv
THE Iii O VLItl.U lll.SB.WD.
BY KATE.
"Matrv, hiV oear," said Charles Halwood'
to hi wife, "come set by me, while I tread
this beautiful piec in your magazine this
week." , ,
' "Is it something Very interesting said
Mrs. Halwood-.
'Oh! verys indeed; it is written by our
new authoress, Alice Carlisle, of whom
every one is Speaking in such high terms.
I wonder who she can bet No one knows,
and she seeins determined to keep herself
in security
Perhaps she has special reasons for so
oing," said JMrs; Halwood.
'I suhpose she has," replied her hus
band, "but I should think one of her bril
liant talents, and one, too, who receives so
much applause from the public in general,
would be proud to make herself known.
Hut I will read to you her production in
this number."
During the first year of Mr. Halwood's
marriage life, he had lived very happily ;
but when the novelty had worn oh", and
he saw His wife from day to day wearing
the same quiet smile, and preserving the
same modesty of demeanor, he began to
feel a sort of ennui When in net society.
Instead of trying to throw of that kind of
restraint felt by both, by spending his lei
sure moments with his wife, studying her
haracter of mind, he devoted the most of
them to reading the various periodicals of
the day Vith which his table was loaded.
He had become very much interested, ot
late, with a neV authoress wno had sud
denly made her appearance In the literary
world, under the name dt Alice Carlisle,
and-who had become very popular in the
public prints; but still kept her name wos;.
When Halwood nad Unnoted reading, lie
exclalmedj 'Is not that beautiful? How
pure aud elevated tlie thought i Ho you
not think she is a fine writer, Mary 1"
'Whv. vesi nrettv eood." replied Mrs.
Halwood; tvith seeming indifference; and
turning awayt busied herself with a book
before hen
Halwood felt disapointed and pained 1
he sat tor a few moments humming a short
tune ; and throwing down the book, arose
aud wended hit way to his office. "How
stupid," he muttered, as he walked along,
not to see the beauty ol such, a produc
tion as that. Oh! that Alice Carlisle was
my wife ! Then J would be a happy man
then there would be a congeniality of
thought and Jeeling."
He entered his office, but his thoughts
were not there. He tried to dissipate his
feeling, by looking over and arranging bis
papers ; but Still bis mind would wander
upon the fair authoress, and then be would
compare what his immagination piciurea
her to be, with hii wife, arid he felt more
dissatisfied than ever. He made every in
quiry and took every measure that pru
dence would admit to ascertain wno me
was. but all to no purpose.'
Time wore on, but brotlght no felief to
the mind of Charles Halwood. Since that
dav of which we have spoken, he had
never mentioned Alice Cairlisle td his wife,
or spoke of her writing, but he had eagerly
devoured every article oi hers that appear
d He srJent but little time at home, and
appeared, reserved and silent In his wife's
presence.
i
At lensrth he broke throueh all restraint
and resolved to address her by her ficticious
name thro the? rotdiura ot the post office.
Accordingly ha penned a short note speak-
ing ia very high terms of her talents as a
Writer, expressing a strong desire to become
acquainted with her, and ending by beg
ging her to grant him aa interview. lie
dropped his note in the post oflice, and an
xiously awaited a reply; nor did he wait
long, for tie soon received the following
note : .
iMr. Hal wood : 1
"Dear Sir :' I received your note of this
morn, nnd nm very grateful for the compli
mentary manner in which you have spoken
of my writings. As you earnestly request an
interview, if you will at seven o'clock this
eve, walk in hi street, yon will f.ieet a lady
in a Quaker garb, turn and walk with her,
and you will have the pleasure of 'Conversing
with Alice CAiu.rM.R."
Whrn Hal wood had read the note, he
laid it on the table, and fur a moment his
better judgment told him that he had al
ready proceeded too far in this affair, and
conscience whispered, "Better sit with
your wife this eve, whom you have sworn
to protect." J3nt he did not list to the
voice of conscience: an opportunity offer
ed to gratify his desire, and he resolved to
improve it. He had taken thn first step
from the path of rectlhide, and it was easit r
going; Ibrward than backward.
Evening at length came, and Halwood
waited with impatience for the hour to ar
rive for him to go forth to meet the Qua
keress, for such be believed her to be.
He had spent his evenings of late, at the
ollice, and being wholly tinarquainteil with
the inhabitants of the street chosen for their
meeting, ne leu no tear 01 neing recognizee
by any one during the interview, or that it
would be known to his wife. He wrapped
himself in his cloak, and drawing his hat
closely over his forehead, proceeded with
hasty steps toward M street. It was
dimly lighted, and there being none hut
dwelling houses in it, there were but few
passing back and forth. He had walked
up and down the street a few times: still
no one appeared that he could recognise as
the object of his search, and he began to
think he was the object of some trick, when
suddenly turning around he observed a fig
ure before him, wearing the close Quaker
bonnet and cloak. He approached her, and
was somewhat surprised that she immedi
ately recognised him, although she Wns an
entire stranger to himself. Vie joined her
in her walk and entered into conversation.
Hu frankly confessed to hev his situation
in life having told her of the unliappincss
he experienced from having a companion
who was not possessed of a mind congenial
with his own, then spoke in glowing terms
of the beauties of her productions, upon
which he had so long dwelt, and bitterly
lamented that he had not found such an one
with whom to spend his days. The lady
seemed somewhat agitated, and rathiT silent
at first, and appeared inclined to keep her
face hidden in her hat, so us not to give
Halwood a view of it. After some hesita
tion, she told him that she loved him in
secret that he jxjssessed the warmest af
fections of her heart that ere he led his
bride to the altar, she had looked upon him
as the being above all others with whom
she wished to be united and that it was
the love of him alone that made her what
she was, a writer. Halwood listened to
her with breathless silence; busy thoughts
ran over the associations of his former years,
but among all acquaintances he could select
none to whom he could apply the charac
ter of the lady before him. He caught
sight of her face as they passed a street
lamp. There was a striking familiar look
in it, but he could recollect none possessed
of so much sweetness and beauty. True,
he had only a hasty glance, yet 111 that one
look, he thotisiht he discovered marks ot a
noble mind. He found the object for which
he had so often sighed, and resolved to se
cure it while within his grasp. He pro
posed that she should leave the city with
him go to a distant city- there become
is wile, and then sail to a loreign lami
where they could dwell together in obscu
rity. .t first she appeared shocked at such a
proposal, and spoke of his wife, whom he
would leave behind him broken-hearted;
also the disgrace with which he would be
looked upon by the world at large. Hut
Halwood was eloquent in overcoming every
obstacle she could present; if he remained
as he was he must be miserable"; and said
his wife could not be more unhappy to
leave hpr forever, than to feel daily that
although he acted the part of a husband,
his heart was far Irom hen tie finally suc
ceeded in paining her consent to his pro
posals, on, condition that she should not re
veal her true name until they should arrive
at the first stopping place. Halwood pro
mised to grant any request, if she should ac
cede to his wish. She at length agreed to
meet him at the steamboat landing in W-
St., one week from that night, arid take the
night boat for P , during which time
to insure secrecy, they should have no
communication whatever. Having made
all necessary arrangements, thpy parted
Halwood to his ollice, and Alice to her
home.
During tho following week, Halwood
bUsied himself in arranging his affairs,
which were in a very good Condition. He
withdrew his money from the bank, and
made a writing and placed it among his
papers, should he not return, in which he
gave his wife all the property he left be
hind,' which was sufficient to give her a
handsome support, etold Mrs. SAlwood
and his acquaintances; that his business
called biin to a distant city, and that he
would be under the necessity of remaining
for g few months at least, and requested his
wife to arrange his wardrobe accordingly.
The importnat evening came round.
rhe time had been shorter to iaiwood
thin he anticipated, raving all things in
readiness, he took a hasty leave of his wife,
sprang into bis carriage at the door and
soon tound himself at the steamboat landing
Hit fair companion bad not yet made her
appesrance. It was now 6 o'clock in the
evening half an hot'r'and the boat wo dd
start. y waited twenty minutes betwe-n
hope and fear, when a cnb tlrvjiped near
where he was tt Hiding, and from it issued
the little Quakeress, dressed in the same
neat, plain style, closely veiled, alwood
stepped forward, gave her a cordial greet
ing and conducted heton board to the ladies'
cabin, if'he then requested, him to leave
her unl'il Uiey should arrive at their destin
ed p6rt; he reluctantly did u as he had
promised to grant all requests she should
make.
Hal wood retired to his state room, but
not to rest. Now that he was left to him
self, and had time for reflection, he found
that although his wishes were in some dek
gree gratified, he was far Irom being happy.
He tried to close his eyes ttt sleep, but a
calm quiet lace would stand by his side,
and look upon him with entreating sadness;.
. It was that of his wile, whom he pictured
at home lone and sad. He thought of the
kindness with which she had always sup
plied his wants the solicitude which she
seemed to feel in all that concerned him,
and more than once he wished himself bv
her side to ask her forgiveness. He tried,
' ! however, to dissipate such thoughts attJ
feelings, by thinking tipnn Alice Carlisle,
who was now to reveal herself to him on
the morrow: and the hours seemed like so
many weeks such was the anxious ttate
of his mind.
Morn at length came, and its first ray of
was a welcome visitor to the sleepless
eyes of Charles Halwood. He rose, and
went on deck. The tall spires of the city
of P were just in sight ; and when the
sun had risen above the horizon, they near
ed the wharf; 7alwooa sought Alice, and,
t.iking a carriage, drove to the City otel.
.Now they were alone, and the time had arri
ved when he was to behold the object he
had so long wished for.
.ilwood stood in breathless anxiety ; he
longed and yet feared to see her unveil her
self. She slowly raised her hands, loosed
her bonnet nnd cloak, together with some
smoothly-combed hair, threw from her
and kind reader, hi own wife stood before
him! Halwood was thunderstruck. He
stood for a moment paralyzed. During
this one moment, the past, as quick as light
ning passed through his mind: everything
was explained, and he rushed forward ex
claiming "Forgive! oh, forgive!" And
but We will leave them to themselves, and
just say that the next boat took Halwood to
his home, a wiser man.
TKn IlEAl'TIFL't. ROMAN GIRL.
I spent the winter there alone, in a lit
tle apartment, in an obscure street which
opens rn the Place d'Espagne, with a Ro
man painter, who took m to board along
with his family. My features, my youth,
my enthusiasm, my solitary position in the
midst of a strange country, had interested
one of my traveling companions on the
way from Florence to Rome. He had
conceived a sudden attachment for me.
7e was a handsome young man about my
own age, and appeared to be the son or
the nephew of the famous singer David, at
that period the first tenor of the theatres
of Italy. David traveled along with us.
Ik was a man already advanced in years.
7A was going to sing, for the last time, at
the theatre of San Carlo, at Naples. David
treated me like a father, and his young
companion overwhelmed me with atten
tions and marks of kindness. I replied to
these advances with the openness and art'
lessness of my age. We had not reached
Rome, when the handsome traveller and
myself were already inseparable compan
ions. ' The courier, in those times did not
employ less than three days in going from
Florence to Romet At the roadside inns
my young friend was my interpreter ; In
the vehicle he kept the best place beside
him for me, and if I fell asleep I was sun;
of havinsr his shoulder as a pillow for my
head. When I alighted from the vehicle,
at the long ascents of the hills of Tuscany
and Sabina, he alighted along with me, ex
plained to me the different features of the
country, told h;e the names of the towns,
and pointed me out the monuments. 7e
plucked himself the handsomest flowers,
and bought the most tempting figs and rai
sins; for me on the way; 7e crammed my
hands and filled my hat with . these dainties.
David seemed to look with pleasure or the
affection displayed by his traveling com
panion lor the young foreigner. . they
smiled sometimes while looking at me, with
an air of intelligence, of finesse and good
natufe. As we entered Rome at night, I
alighted naturally at the same Inn with
themselves. 1 was conducted to nrey cham
ber, and I did not awake till summoned the
next morning by the voice of my young
friend, who knocked at my door and in
vited me to breakfast, . I dressed myself in
haste, and descended to the saloon where
the travellers were assembled to breakfast.
I wished to shake hands with my travelling
companion, and I sought for him it vain
amongst the guests, when a general laugh
burst forth from every one present In
place of a son or nephew of David's, I per
ceived at his side the charming, figure of a
ydung Roman girl, elegantly dressed, and
whose dark tresses, woven in a band around
her forehead, were fastened behind by two
long gold pins with heads of pearl, like
those still worn by the present women of
Tivoli. It Was my friend, who, ot arri
ving in Rome, bad resumed her costume
and her sex. I might have suspected the
trdth from the tenderness of her look, and
from the grace of her smile. But I had not
the least suspicion. "Dress does not change
the heart," said the fair Roman, blushing;
"only you shall not sleep any more on my
shoulder, and instead of your receiving
flowers from me, it is you who shall pre
sent me with them, this adventure will
teach you not to trust to appearances of
friendship which may be displayed towards
you hereafter; they may happen to be
something widely different." The young
I girl was a singer, a pupil and a favorite of
David's. The old vocalist took her every
where along with him, and dressed her in
mule costume to avoid remarks on the road.
Ik treated her rather like a father than a
protector, and was by no means jealous of
the sweet and innocent familiarities which
he had himself permitted to take place bei
tween us. David end his pupil spent seve
ral weeks at Rome. The day following
our arrival, the latter resumed the mascu
line habit and accompanied me in the first
place to St. Peter's, then to the Colosseum,
to Frascati, to Tivoli, Albano: 1 thus avoi
ded the fatiguing repetitions of those sala
ried guides who dissect for travellers the
tiead remains of Rome, and who, in throw
ing their monotonous litany of proper
names and dates over the impressionsof'the
tourist, besiege the thoughts and banish
sentiment Ifroin the fairest scenes. Lamar
linc. THE ARKANSAS GOLD MINES.
The Van Buren Arkansas Intelligencer has
tho following in relation to the gold placers
believed to be in existence in that State,
The article is preceded iy a letter from Col.
Black, describing iVicirsenrch for gold in 182G
Col. Black's letter and the intended expe
dition from this place in August next, in
search of the gold placer which he alleges to
have visited, have created much stir among
our citizens, and of course excited much con
versation. We have been furnished with tho
following circumstance which led to the ex
pedition in 1826.
It seems that in 1825, ta'pt, PrjrV, tho
Osage Agent, Vlnring a visit to New Orleans,
met with a wealthy merchant, who represen
ted himself as one of the members of Pike's
i'l-faled party, who were taken prisoneis in
New Mexico in 1R07. He stated "that the;
party were taken to Santa Fe and there im
prisoned. Ho escaped in company with an
other man, and they proceeded towards tho
waters of the Arkansas River, down tho
course of which they continued.
On Walnut Creek, ns it is now called, their
attention was attracted to signs of mining
operations which led to farther examination,
and finally discovery of rjo'd. They dug out
a considerably quantity, run it into bars, ami
proceeded down the river in a cf.nce ; nnd
arrived at Nai'chez, whom they separated.
Capt. Pryor's informant went to New Orleans
where his gold enabled him to embark in
commerce nnd to accumulate a considerable
fortune. His wealthy circumstances were
such as to Satisfy Capt. Pryor why he did not
desire to penetrate the wilderness and peril
his life, at his advanced nge. Ho was parti
cular in describing the creek on which it was
and gave a pretty clear idea of the locality
in which the gold might be found.
Col. Black found the golden sands on the
creek described by this gentleman in New
Orleans. McNairs discovery of gold was on
the samo creek ; am! all these concurring
circumstances contribute to establish in the
minds of our citizens the conviction that ihey
will mid gold in tliat region next August.
Another witness enters to favor the idea
that the region about to bo visited is a mine
ral country. A citizen of this State has placed
in our possession fVr peri!al, a statement
given to him in 1834, nt Havanua, by a Span
ish gentleman who was a Surgeon in a Span
ish exploring party that explored the Upper
Arkansas, in 1683, mid crossed over from this
river to the waters of the Yellowstone and
back again, over to Santa Fe, nnd w ho visi
ted this sanie region, where they took large
quantities of silver ore. At this place they
were attacked by Indians and nil tho party
excepting himself and eight others, were
killed. They escaped, nfterh-'iM returned,
constructed buffalo canoes, and proceeded
dowu the river with their ore. On their voy
age down the river they lauded, erected fur
naces, and run their silver into bars.
The places where tho furnaces had beeti
erected were desciibed. Our informant visi
ted those places, and there foundhe furnaces.
He is one of the most eager to go on tho trip
in August.
We have, since the publication of Col.
Black's letter, conversed ' with Mr. Pickett,
who expresses a full conviction that the re
gion in question abound, in gold ; and he says
that the failure of the expedition in 1825,
was owning to the entire ignorance of every
member of the whole prty, on the tubicct
of mineral and mineral countries.
The Intelligence! publishes tho name of
28 men who are enlisted fur Col. Black'
party.
A Pi'.ep at Fasiiionablk Lire. A couple
of lawyers who do not circulate amongst the
"upper ten," desirous of perielrathijr jntd the
secret of fashionable life, adopted the singu
lar experiment of mounting upon one another's
shoulders and peeping into windows Seve
ral ladies in a fashionable mansion on Fourth
street, the other night, were assembled in
their parlor around a work-table, chatting and
conversing gaily, when a man tumbled heels
over head into (heir miiist. One of the two
lawyers mentioned above, had mounted upon
the other's shoulders in a kind of craw-fish
fasliion, and was luxuriating in the loveliness
of the fair ones there assembled, when the
other, through freak or whim, gave a sudden
lurch, and sent his colleague headlong into
the room. The master of the bouse, alarmed
at the ories of t he ladies, came into the room &
ejected the gentleman as suddenly as be bad
entered. So much for a glimpse of fashion
able life. Cmtinnom' Nonpariel.
Sopdm Diath. In Washington, a laborer
named Kiell, died suddenly after drinking
cold water wKfle heatee!.
I'CRE ANDI-RETEHTIOH OF CHOLERA.
f.nn.lnmim 9 nimepa! snirits camphor
ounces; tincture Ljenne pepper . iuwim,
tincture ginger 1 ounce ; Essence peppermint
2 ounces; Hoffman's anodyne 2 ounce
mix nil together. Dose, a table spoonful (in
a little water) for an aduir.
This prescription is carried on nearly all
the boals 'in the Western waters, and will
check dWrhira in ten minutes, and abate
tho other premonitory symptoms of cholera
immediately. I have tried it on my own per
son, and given the receipe over to one hun
dred persons. Tito's. S. Bryant.
We republish the above, from our piper of
the l5:h instant, for the purpose of saying,
that a letter to the editors from Philadelphia
suggests that the dost above described is too
large, inasmuch ns it is equal to four grains
of opium, a doso w tiicb. we can readily be
lieve would be too largo in many cases w here
this specific is likely to be used. We sup
pose, however, that all danger might be
tvoided by reducing the dose one-half, and
akiug a tJitpomJ'UL instead of a Uic iporm-
ful at a time, nnd repeating according to cir
cumstances. This wo understand to be the
quantity prescribed by the apothecaries of
this city. Nut. InUJigenccr.
KCSSITH.
When Hungary was invaded by Jellachich
in September last, and f 0,000 armed men
were collected in a fortnight, in the neigh
borhood of Sluhlwcissenburg to repel tire
aggression, Kossuth issued a proclamation,
from which we extract tho following sen
tences :
'It il an etcral law of God that whosoever
ab.tndonelh himself, will be forsaken by the
Lord." "It is an eternal law that whosoever
assisteth himself, mm win tne lom assist.-
'It is a divine law that false swearing by its
re'sultschastiseth itself." "It is a law of cur
Lord's that whosoever availeth himself of
perjury and injustice, pVepareth himself the
triumph of justice." 'landing firm on these
eternal awsof the Universe. I swear that inv
prophecy will be fullilled it is that th free
dom of Hungary will be effected by this in-
vaaVrin of Hungary by Jellachich."
This proclamation, which electrified the
chivalrous people to whom it was addressed,
concludes in a style not unworthy an Eastern
propuot, nor tmsuited lo the genius and ori
gin of his race, !y these words: ''bolwceii
Vesprun and Weissenburg the women shall
dig a deep grave, in which we will bury the
name, llie honor, the nation of Hungary, or
our enemies. And on this grave shall stand
a monument inscribed with a record of our
shame,' 'So God punishes cowardice ;' or we
will plant on it the trees of freedom, eternal
ly green, from out of whose foliage shall be
heard the voice of God speaking, as from the
fiery bush to Moses. 'The spot on which
thou staudest is holy ground:' thus do t re
ward the brave. To tho Maygars freedom,
renown, well-being and happiness."
SCENE IN A SOVTHERN COl'KT ROOM.
Judge C was an original, but that did
not hinder him from being a dolt. The fol
lowing story is told of him, us illustrating the
sensitiveness of hs dignity, Sml the powerful
means he sometimes employed to defend it.
Among the hard customers with which the
Judge had to deal,' was one of the sauciest of
all saucy lawyers Mr. S. Some rem'trk,
made by this Individual, touched a sore spot
in the Judge's feelings, when the following
colloquy ens'lbcl :
Judge Mr. S., I fine you fifty dollars for
contempt of court.
Mr.S., (coolly) Hadn't you betteradd an
other fifty t
Judge Mr. Clerk, add another fifty to Mr.
S.'s fine;
Mr. S.; (reddening) Hadn't you betteradd
another fifty.
Judge Mi. tlerk, enter another fifty.
Mr. S., (thrusting his fingers nervously
into his hair) Can I grf up town before pity
ing my fine, your Honor 1
Judge What do you want up town 1
Mr. S. I wish to buy up your Honor's
papei at tea per cctU. to pay my line with !
The Judge gave in.
ClhixG MACON WITHOUT 8MORE.
' Oh. the tr.Hilile folk. Iiavetakeu
To nnoke unit ipoil their bacon."
To make the best bacon, fat your hogs
early and fat them well. By fattening early
you make a great saving in food, and well
fattened pork makes better bacon than 'lean'
pork. Then kill as early as the weather will
allow, and salt as soon as tho animal heat is
gone, with plenty of tlie purest salt, and a
bout a half ounce of salt-petre to one hundred
pounds of pork.
As soon as the meat is salted to your taste,
which will generally be in about five weeks,
take it out, and if any of it has been covered
with brine, let it drain a little. Then lake
good black pepper, finely giound, and dust on
the flesh side, and on the hook end as much
as will stick then hang it up in a good,
clean, dry; airy place if all this is done as
it should be (it ought to be done now) you
will have no further trouble with it, for by fly
time in the spring your bacon is so well cured
or dried on the outside that flies or bugs will
not disturb it.
Curing bacon ia a little like the Irishman's
mode of making punch. He sai'd, 'put in the
sugar, then fill up with wiskey, and every
drop of water you put in after that spoil the
punch.' Just so with curing bacon ; after
following the directions given above, every
(drop of smoke yon put about it 'spoil' the
bacon. D. 8.
THK MOlULs OF THE BO APART FA
II' MILV.
Napoleon put away Josephene for slate
reasons, fiarricd again, and was the father of
illegitimate children.
Jerome put away his American wife to
please Napoleon. Jerome's daughter, the
princess Domidolf, has left her husband
within six years after marriage.
Joseph lived apart from his wife and had
illegitimate children.
Pauline behaved so badly that reV husband,
the prince Borghia, walled up tho door of
his house against her. nnd separated.
Pierre Bonaparte charges the present Presf-
dent, the supposeit son of Louis Bonaparte &
Hortense Beanharnois, the daughter of Jose
phene, with being illegitimate
Lucion's second danthter married an Eng
lishman, whom she deserted", ntid hag a fami
ly of illegitimate children now in Paris.
Jerome's eldest son now lives in Paris with
an Italian lady, without marriage. Only three
of the whole tribe now appear at the Presi
dent's levee. x ,
The President is unmarried, but is not with
out a female companion of great beauty.
I.Mt'oiiT.VNT Railroad Movement We
understand that the stock of the Cayuga anA
Susquehanna Railroad, extending from tne
New York and F.rie road, at Owego) to the
Cayuga Lake, at Ithaca, has been taken, by
the parties engaged in constructing the Lig
gett's G;ip Railroad. The latter extends
from the coal fields of the Lackawanna Val
ley, in Pa., to the Erie Railroad,, at Great
Bend. Thus, by tho use of a section, of tho
F.rie Railroad, the proprietors of the two
Roads just mentioned will have a continuous
lino of railroad fiom the Lackawanna Valley
to the South end of Cayuga Lake, which
they intend to make their channel for disr
tribuling ai.'.hr.ici.e coul throughout central
New York.
The importance of this undertaking will be
appreciated, when it is understood that coa)
can be sold at I'lioa, S racuse, Auburn and
Rocterter, at about New York prices. This
Company have recured one thousand acres of
ccal lands in tho Lackawanna valley rltVl
their charter gives them the privilege of
mining and selling their own coal. Their
supply is inexhaustible, and the demand
aluio.-! unlimited. They will be able tosupr
ply to Pennsylvania, 'i1. return, plaster and
salt in large quantities. Ntie York Journal
of Cum.ncne.
9 . . ..-7
V.'e have in the annexed letter, copied
from the New York Journal of Commerce;
some particular? respecting the apprehended
trouble in Lower California, of which men
tion was bi icily made in our telegraphic des
patch :
San Jose. Lower California. )
April 30th, 18-19. ' J
Having had the misfurtuuo to be partiallj
shipwrecked near Jhis port, on the route from
Mazatlan to San Francisco, the passengers,
consisting in part of the New England Pio
neers, from Boston, and the Georgia Mining
Company, have el tempted the land rb'Jte
through Lower California lo S.in Francisco,
This route, although much travelled of late
by Mexicans removing to fho mines, is es
teemed a very toilsome journey, owing to the
scarcity of food and water, after jou leave
the mountain distiicts, Until yon reach Sari
Diego. Tito edt"uieut in Lower California
in relation to the mines is scarcely less than
in the filates Over 7000 Mexicans have
left Lower California for tho mines, and !ri
most of the towns on'lho Gulf shore fhe men
have nearly all deserted. Horses and mules
nreall being driven to Upper California, un
der the iinpreninn that they will bring from
8300 lo !s(0 id Sail Francisco. Most of the
emigrants intend settling on tho San Joaquim"
aud the emigration from this section and the
Western States of Mexico v. ill far exceed lhat
from the United States for the coming year.'
Those emigrating from Durano and Chi
huahua (Chinwuwa,) tire mostly settling ei
the Gila liver, and the Americans who cei.iro
mining on the Gila are disuaded by the dis
parity of Iheir numbers nnd the fear of the
Mexicans. 1'., 000 stand of English muskejs
have been sent lo tlie mouth of tHi Gila
from Mazatlan, and the minors nre that it is
the intention nl the Mexican government to
contest the action w our Commissioners in
relation to the boundary, nnd claim the whole
of the rich mines on the Gila and its tributa
ries. That such arms have been shipped to
some point up the gulf is certain. 1 saw ono
of the vessels freighted with the muskets
ready for sailing. Tho distance from St.
Joseph's to San Francisco, via San Diegoi is
variously estimated by the Mexicans at from
iS to 1800 miles. The y can form no correct
estimute of distances except by days travel
A muleteer lately returned to this port fron
the San Joaquim (Sail Wakeen,) brings mar
vellous reports of the increasing rich'nesi 6
the mines, and a company of five Mexican
are reported to have gained over 700 Ibf
lump gold from working a veirf. Nearly a'
the English miners from Mexico are on the!
way to the mines, and there yf scarcely b
a foreigner left throughout Meiriejp. Thei
are five passenger vessels reported at Masa
lan up for San Francieo price of passa
from 375 to $150.
Was Mr. Browm a popular man when 1
lived in your townP' Inquired a busy.fcody
his (fiend. '
"I should think he was," replied the &(
tleman, " many persons endeavored te p
vent his leaving; and several of them'
eluding the theriff, hii deputy, and ,tvt
testable, followed him for some distaac
Ifarak It.