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Masaer.a the prinliug I -tiltica of the '8unhury American, bock I m S of IJ.jMaaaerji atore. rrnmv MAW Bit OWN JPATBNT ati'K-tm fcA.'bublisrlert of the "8CIENTI 1 VH' AMERICAN." 1v favoured us with Ph.rnnlll eontittiU tllo Patent Laws of the ljteo State, together with all the forms uecesaa for'anolviiuT for a Patent, information in regard filing caveat, with remarks on iU uses, etc, ant offcere(iuiaat the Patent Offira, and ery other information that i tiecessary to instruct larsou in Vui8 applications. - Prfea 1J cent single, or 1 copies for one dol s senl by mailt any partoftha United States. Address MUNN New-York. March IO,1 iMi ..'.- V .v BOARDING. IHE aunscribtrwill continue to receive and e commodate t hit transient or permanent ...l atW residendt uiHunbury. The lo on U In handsome and plesaant part of Ilia Mmmandlnff in vie of the Busquehaii. Northumberland and the scenery adjacent persons from the cityi' who wish to spend momna in mewuwy UU,M, ' - ). 1, 119.-IB SELECT POETRY. THE TnlLMI'IIS or THE Gl'ACE. t.fCLISU LAN. BV.RCV. JAMES OILBORNE LTONS, L. t.' D. Now pallier nil our Saxon barJs, Let harp and hearts bo strung. To celebrute ihe ti iumphii of Our own gold Saxon tongue ; For slionger far than hols thai march With buttle lliunt unfurled, It goes, with Freedom, tkoueht and truth, To rouse and rule the world. Slotit Albion learns it household iaya On every surf-worn ahore, And Scotland hoars it echoing far Aa Orkney's breakers roar ' From Jura's craos and Mouavs hills It floats on every gale, And warms ujih eloquence and song The homes of (mitsfail. On many a wide nnd swarming deck It scales the rough wave's crest, Seeking ils peerless heritage The fresh and freitful West: It climbs New iinirUiiKl's rocky steeps, As victor mounts a throne; Niagara knows and irreets the voice Sull mightier lhou its own. It spreads where winter piles deep snows On bleak Canadian plains, And where, on Ksscquibe's banks. Eternal summer reigns : . . It glads Acadia's mislv coasts, Jamaica's fjlowing isle, And bides where, fray with early fkrwers, Green Texan pranes smile. It lives by clear Itasca.' lake, Missouri's turbid stream, Where cedars rise on wild Ozark, And Kansas' waters gleam; It tracks the loud swift Oregon Through sunset valleys rolled, And soars where C-ilifornian brooks Wash down their suuds of gold. tt sounds in Borneo's camphor groves, On seas of lieree Malay, In fields that curb old Ganues' flood, Aim lowers ot promt liombay; It wukes up Aden's flashing eyes, Dusk brows mid swarthy limbs The ilurk l.iberian soothes her child Wiik Enttisli cradle tiymus. Tasmania's maids are Wood and won In gentle Saxon speech; Australian bovs read Crusoe's life , By Sydney sheltered beach; It dwells where Afric's southmost capes Meet oceans broad and blue, And Nieuveld's rugged mountains gird The wide and waste Karroo. , It kindles realms so far apart, That, while its praise you sing, These may be clad with "autumn's fruits,' And those with (lowers of (spring; It quickens liuds whose meteor-ligiits Flume in an arctic sky, And lands fur which Ihe Southern Cross Hangs its orbed liies on high. It goes with all that prophets told, And righteous kings desired, With all that great aposlles taught, And glorious Greeks admired ; With Shakspear's deepand wondrous verse And Milton's loftier mind, With Alfred's laws, and iNewton's lore, . To cheer and bk'ss mankind. Mark, asit spreads, how deserts blocm, And error liees away, As vanishes the mist ol night Before the star of day ; But grand as are the Victories Whose monuments we see,' These are but as the dawn which spes'ks, Or noontide yet to be. Take heed, then, heirs of Saxon fume, Take hoed, nor once disgrace With deadly pun or spoiling sword Our noble lunguo and race. Go forth prepared in every clime To love and help each oilier, And judge that they who counsel strife Would bid jou smile a brother. Go forth, and jointly speed the time, By good men prayed for long. When Christian States, grown just and wise Will scorn revenue and wrong; When earth's oppressed and savage tribes chall cease to pine or roam, All taught to pri.e these English word: Faith freedom, haves, and iiumk. Select Sale. A Till E STOnY, Many vears azo I happened to be one of the relerees in a case that excited unusual iuterest. in courts, from the sinsular nature of the claim, and the storv which it dig- closed. The plaintiff who was captain of a shin which traded principally with the West Indies, had married very early with every prospect ot happiness, nis wue was said to be extremely beautilul, and no less lovely in her character. After living, with her in the most unin terrupted harmony for five years, during which time two daughters were added to the family, he suddenly resolved to resume hit occupation, which he had relinquished on his marriage, and when1 his vounzest L I L . L ... l.. .11 :i.J . CIIIIQ was put iiircw w eras uiu, saucu uuio more for the) West Indie. kis wife, who was devotedly attached to him, sorrowed deenlv at his absence, and found her only comfort iri the society of the children and the hopes of his return. But month after . . month nasaed awav and be came not. nor did ny letters, those insufficient but wel- come substitutes, arrive to cheer her solid" tude.- Moniha lerxrihened into veara. vet iu uuingt were received irora tue idku . . .... ... nusoand; and allet hoping againsl Hope, the UhhaDDv wifa Was compelled to be - lievethat be found a grave beneath the welterinz ocean. .. . Her sorrow was deep and heartfelt, but the evils of novertv wer nnw added to her afllictions, the widow found herself com- slow progress of hesrt sickening, the wast pelled to resort to tome emolovmenl io or- ing anguish of hope deferred 1 and finally. der to support her children. Her needle waa the bnlv resource, and for ten veara she labored early and late for the miserable pittance which is ever grudgingly bestowed on tls humbl seamstress, -' .... -.... ... . A merchant in New York, irt moderate but prosperous circumstances, accidentally became acquainted with her, and pleased ' vtth Jut gentle manners, no less than her most extreme beauty, lie endeavored to im- prove their acquaintance with friendship, After some month he offered his hand and was accepted. As the wife of a sue- cesslul merchant, she soon found herself in the eninvment of comforts nnd luxuries such as she had never possessed, tier children became his children and received from him every advantage which wealth and affection could procure. . Fifteen years passed away j the daugh ters married; and by their stepfather were furnished with every comfort requisite in their hew avocation of house keepers. J3ut . . . ... theV had hardlv tiuitted his roof when their mother was taken ill. She died alter a lew days, and from that time until the period of which I speak, the widower resided with 'My hrst recollections are ol a small 111 the youngest daughter. I furnished apartment, which rny sister and iSow comes the strangest part ol the I storv. After an absence of over thirty vears. durinz which time no tidinsrs had ever arrived from him, the hrst husband ' . . I un ieu us suu lien iv as lie uuu aenarieu. He had changed shins, and adopted an long period on the ocean; with other tran- stent visits on ,hore, xvhile taking in ordis- cnargingcarcoea, having been careful never iu vuiijc uruiti iiuiih" iiiaii ;icw vi n'U!i. I a .a. 11.,. XI ... f l.l.,n. I Hhv he had tided in this unpardonable (iiuiiikt luwurus uis liinuiv, no one iouju i iijm-- i.i I leu, ana he obstinately relwvd all explana- no". .. 1 here were stranze rumors ol slave tra- ding and piracy afloat, but they were only wuisprrs oi conjecture ramer man irum. Whatever may have hern his motives for Ins conduct, he certainly was anything but indifloreiit to his lamily concerns when he returned, lie raved like a mad man when iniormcd ot his wile's second marriage, and suusequeni tieain, vowing vengeance upon ins successor, arm lerrnying nis taugniers by the most awlul threats, in case they re- fused to acknowledge his claims. He re- turned wealthy, and one of the mean rep- tiles of the law, who are always found I crawling about the halls of justice, advised I him to bring a suit against the second hus- band, assuring him that he could recover damages. The absurdity of instituting a claim for a wile whom death had released from the jurisdiction of earthly laws was at length agreed to by all parties to leave the matter to be adjudged by hve relerees. It was upon a bright and beautttul after- noon in Spring, when we met to hear this i .insular case. The sunlight streamed through the dusty windows of the court room, and shed a halo around the long grey locks and broad forehead of the dctendant while the harsh features of the plaintiff were thrown Into still bolder relief, by the same beam that soitened tne placid coun- tenance of the adversary. 1 he plaintiffs lawyer made a most elo- quent appeal for his client, and had we not been intormed about the matter, our hearts would have been melted by his touching description ol the return ot the desolate Husband, and the agony with which now beheld his household gods removed to con- secrate a stranger's hearth. The celebra- ted Aaron Burr was counsel for the defend- ant, and we anticipated from him a splen-I did display of oratory. contrary to our expectations, nowever, JJUrr made no attempt to relute bis oppo nent's oratory. He merely opened a book of statuti's, and pointing with his thin fin- ger to one ol the pages, desired the relerees to tead it, while he retired for a moment for the principal witness. We had scarcely finished the section, which fully decided the matter in our minds, when Burr re-entered with a tall and elegant female leaning on his arm. She was attired in a simple white dress with a wreath of ivy leaves encircling her large bonnet, and a large veil completely i concealins her countenance. Burr whispered a few words, apparently encouraging her to advance, and then gracefully raising her veil, discovered to us a lace ot proud surpassing beauty, i re collect as well as if it wete yesterday how simultaneously the mnrmer of admiration burst from all present. Turning to the plaintiff, Mr. Burr asked, in a low, quiet tone ?Do you know this lady V I Ans. 'I do. Burr. 'Will you swear to that ?' Ans. 'I will, to the best of my fcnow ledge and belief: she is my daughter.' Mur. L.an you swear to ner laenuiy v Ans. '1 can.' Burr. 'What is her age V Ans. 'She was 30 years old on the 20th rln v nf A nril 1- . ... . . . . Burr. 'When did you last see her! :- Ans. At her own house, about a fort- niht since.' Burr. 'When did you see her previous to that meeting V . 1 TKa ntotnl'ifl liABitatA i tnnty naiiuA an. i . .v ...uuum insiiai.u j ... sued the question was repeated, and the answer then was, 'On the 14th day of May, 17. 'Whed she was just three weeks old,' ad aea uurr; 'lieitiiemen,- continued ne, I i t A.i I La a 1 til lurning to us, -j. nave orou-m mis may here, as an important witness, and such, I winic, sue is, i ne piamtiu s counsel naa pleaded eloquently in behalf of the be. i uv"., uu wan I e i... . - .... l j L I loi sea oniy to return anu nna nis nome I desolate. But whe will picture to you the I wife bending oVer her daily toil, devotin her best yean to the drddgety of sordid poverty, supported only by the hope of her husband's return t Who will paint the 'he overwhelming agony which came upon 1 her when her last hope wu extinguished, and she was compelled to believe herself indeed a widow V Who can depict all this ultkmif uilr.nn In pnur hpari. thff ,IUV... - ' ... ........ "... warmest symyathy for the" deserted wife, -and the utterest scorn for the mean and pitiful wretch who could thus trample upon ttt Heart ot tier whom ne nau sworn to love and cherish! 'We need not in- quire into liis motives for acting so base a part. Whether it was love ol gain or Ii centiousness, or base indifference, it matters not ; he is too vile a thing to be governed bv such laws as govern men. Let us now ask the witness she who now stands be lore us willi the frank, fearless brow ol a true-hearted woman let us ask her which of these two has been to her a father.' Turnino-to the lady in a tone whose sweet ness was in strange contrast with the scorn ful accent which had just characterized his j words, he besought her to relate brtedy the recollections of her early lift". A slight , v tiusli passed over her proud and txeautuui face as she replied : mysell shared with my mother. Mte used to carry out on every Saturday evening the work which had occupied her during: the a A..-. a . .. . a I week, and bring back employment lor tlte iumuui uuc. oa.iuii uiui m mnc visit to her etrplovers and her regular ot- nouse. one onen spoke ot my tatner, ana ol the anticipated return, but at length she ceased to mention him4 tnougn J. observed nh A tirn nl MntSA an .- I Kl r. ra ailnti II one wrpi iiiuic unfiles. ii jr man cyu, a i men tnought she wept because we were - j : r i 1 lU.t . i iwui, tut 11 uuintviiuvs imppnuu iuw. uur support was only a bit ot dry breaa ; ana sue as accustomeo io ree uy uie nui ui me cnips wnicn she kindled to warm ner famishing children, because she could not purtuase a canaie -wimoui aeprivuig us oi our morning meal. Such was our poverty wnen my mother contracted a second mar- riage, and the change to us was like a sud- aen entrance into .Paradise. We louna a nome and a latner." ishe paused. ouiu you excite my own cnuu against me : tncu tne piainuii as ne impatienuy waved nis hand tor her to be silent. The eyes of the witness flashed fire as she spoke. 'You are not my father," exclaimed she vehemently. 'What ! call j'ou my father, you who basely leit your wife to toil and your children to beggary! Never! nev- er! Behold, there is my father, pointing; to the agitated defendant, there is the man who watched over my infancy Who was tne sharer ol my childish sports and the guardian ot my inexperienced youth. mere is the man who claims my affections and shares my home ; there is my father. For yonder selfish wretch I know him not. the best years of his life have been spent in lawless freedom from social ties; let him seek elsewhere for the companion of his decrepitude, nor dare insult the ashes of my mother by claiming the duties of kin- dred trom ner deserted children." She drew her veil hastily around her, as she spoke, and moved as if to withdraw. 'Gentlemen,' said Burr, 'I have no more to say. The words of the law are express- ed in the book before vou ; the words of truth you have lrom woman's pure lips ; it is lor you to decide according to the requi sition of nature and the decrees of justice." I need not say that our decision was in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff went forth followed bv the contempt of every honorable person who was at the trial. Jr. jr. Sun. I Jteayful and smart. it homrropatuic principles are right the professors of homn- pathy cannot be hurt by broad jokes, but only by the repetition of exceedingly small ones. Pungent wit will ba innocuous; wit diluted might operate violently. We shall not annoy our homrropathio readers, then, by quoting the following recipe for making "Aqua fortis- mia" irominexveifaridtirier, lor it is a .... - ... . .. mixture of wit and humor of more than aver, age strengtn.-- Take a little rum, . The less you take the belter ; Mix it with the lakes .01" Werner and of Wetter. Dip a spoonful out Mind yon don't gel groggy Pour it in the lake Winnipisogee. Stir the mixture w'nll, . Lest it ptove inferior; Then, put half a drop Into Lake Superior. Every other day. Take a drop, in water; ' You'll be belter soon ; Or, at leasl, you ought to. -N. Y. Comriicrclul. i,ooo,ooox i . ir.. . . , i. . ..v-.- - ....... . an uU..i a.r ,n m-..i 'he following lines to the Journal of Com- I merce, iri i reply, as a receipt procured at a great expense from Dr. Leech Purge, for the benefit of the Alapalheists. r , ; ... 999 1,000 ALLOATUY. Take some calomel, The more yon take the better; Mix it wiih a rwle Or two of cistern wator, ... Fend some to your dog; It will make him vomit. And, may be, see stars, And perhaps a 'comet. Once iri each half hour, Taks a rousing Potion j '" Say, a tumbler-full) If that suits your notion. : ' Should you chance to die, As you're almost sute to, You may safely swear , .That a did not cure you. Married rsonk should studp each other's weak points, as skaters look out for weak I nrl in lh ir in nrdal In li.ph aii'i nf In.m (.... - - I HOW CAI'T. MHis IISCAPEO I RO.ll AM ALABAMA fttlEtllK'F. v '' j The NiVj7 of the Times has published a number of funny stories about Capt. Suggs, which have been copied in nearly all the newspapers. Here is the latest one, wnicn appeared in the last 'Spirit.' : Jt was a bland September morn in a year that need not be specified, that the Captain, slandins in the west door of the court house of Dadeville, perceived Sheriff Ellii merg ing therefrom, a bundle of papers in hand, and lookins as if he desired some tort of a enping. The captain instantly bi'thought him thai there was an indictment pending against himsell for gaming, began to collect his energ'es for an emergency, I he sherin hailed htm at the fame moment, and re quested him to hold on. "Stop, Ellis right Ihu in your trucks, a the bullet said to the buck." Suggs responded : "them docymenls look venermousf'' "Ao use," said the ollicer "sooner or later you must be taken; dog-face Hilly Towns is here, and heMl go your security." I If J "Keep of!, I tell you, hllis; I ami sale to j lm, 0tj w,tn:uis CohVe was cold .l- ...-;, nnrl it (rolloil im. If vnn've , ,i- , i,,,,.,, ;, .;n rnri u 1 1 it r run i it ina Vnil i.nnur D d if I waive anylhino- " replied the sner;(f aJvancino-i I'll nut votl where I ' . " ' . qTI find VOU Wht'D WanttHK iWm i!riw mi nU fovnMmr tUtol oo r i ' tvhprpiirnn t ho shiriir nmHi (The b) j sloni(a the captain, "of the u -i et, (rf T, ,k enli- . nnrai u:. , uj Tf h et.nt.ii. nn T o-ivi fairwarnin I'll discharge this rfMfri'rris- j0j seven scveral nnd distinct timei', as iiio-li ,nto t)e curj 0p j,jg f0rt.,cad as the nattire nr ua ...jit ndmit.'' por a foment the sheriff was intimida1- jefj recollectino- thai Capt. had a reli rious drend of carrvins hailed fire-anrts about his .)prson althoush he often sported them uncharged for effect, he briskly rr- gumed )is strijtf arl,i tnt. captain, hurling nf revolver nt hU heail nt once fell into a killing pace towards the rack where slooU his pony, "Button." The sheriff's horse, by chance, was tied at the same rack, but u wag of a fellow catching Suggs' idea, unhitched the pony, threw the bridle over its neck, and held it ready to be mounted ; so that the captain was "in his saddle, and his nag at half speed, ere the sheriff put his loot in the stirrup. The chase was a long and hot one, and the sheriff gradually gained on Suggs until their arrival at the crossing of the Eagle Creek, wheta the latter suddenly turned his pony's head down tin- stream, and belore the sheriff had arrived at the brink, he was out of sight in the bushes. Poor Ellis was fairly beaten. He plun ged his horse into the swamp to try and head off the victorious Suggs; but the mud was so sod-, that alter floundering about for a little While, he gave up the cnase in despair airf turned his horse', head home- ward. t . . ' Meantime Cant. Sii2rs kept on Ins course down the creek, talking to himself. "Wonder how fur tis down to the bend ! This creek makes into the river, about a mile below it, they sav I judge if my old woman knew rtfrnr 1 Was goin,' and who 1 was goin' to sit she'd make the yearth shake. But she don't I know ; its a pnn cipple that Providence has put into the bo som of man leastways all sensible men to run Cn and talk a heap alore their wives, to make 'em believe ttey'er turn in' nrong side out afore 'cw, and yet never tell 'em the fust d d word of truth. It's a wise thinz in Providence, too. Wonder if I'll ketch that rascal Jim Sparks jewlarkin' round Betsey, down at old Hob's !" On the morning after the occurrence of t , . t ,.,Y ..tk.. . ine auventures auove reiateu,i-aj)iaiii ouj; sat in a long trim built Indian canoej wnicn was moored to the north bank of the Talla poosa river. Near him was Miss Betsy Korkerelh She sat facing the captain on a board laid across the gunwales ol the boat Miss Betsey was a bouncing girl, plump, firm and taucy, with a mischievous rolling a a a . . . a, 4. eye, and a sharp word rorever ai ner tongue's end. She seemed to be coquetting with the paddle she held in her hand, and occasionally wouM strike it bri the water, so as to besprinkle Captain Suggy, much to his annoyance. "Oh, Captin, you do persuade me to pro -t. ... ... mise you so hard. And Jim Pparka says you're married : and if you ain't you (nought 'a been, twenty years ago; you re old enough." (splush !) "D n it. mind how vou tnrow your water ! Jim Sparks Is a triflin'- dog if have got a wile, Betsey she is going fast." 'l.Vur ttvW?" asked Betsy, striking the wdtrr a 'lain; "Confound your paddle! cant ydti keep it still ! Providence is goin' to take ber home. Betsv she's dwindled down to shartdcr, with that cough and one thing and another. She ain't long for this World,1 he added mournfully : "and if you will only make tip your mind the devil take that paddle : you will lUrn over the t throw me in the, river! make boat add up yolir mind to step into her shoes, it looks (ike it would sort o' reconcile me to luse her ; and hefe a tear leaked out of each corner of the Captain's eyes. "Oh Caotaln." said lletsy, hall shutting one eye, and looking quizzical; "thar's so manv eodd look in' young leuers aooui, i hats to give 'em up. : I likt you Captin' but thar's Bill Edwards, and Jet Willis, and Jim Sparks, and- "uood looiciQ t ana jei nuns ana Jim Sparks t Why Jet's mouth Is no better than a hole made in the fore part df his head with a claw-hammer and as Tor Jim Sparks he has the (ace of a tamer dog." , rj0 you count ywndf good-lookln't' asked Betsy with great ncuvaa. "Gal," replied Suggs, witn oigniiy, "aw I VOU evef SCS trie 111 R1V Unllormi I lln H .1 my silver opolota on my shoulders, and my red sash round my waist, arid the sword that Governor Bagby five tne, with the gold scabbard ahangin?" Just at this momenta. Avp was heard, and before the Captain and Betsy had re covered from the shock of the tntrtisron Sheriff Ellis hd stepped In the boat, and asserted that Strggs was his prisonelN , 'Treed at last,tt said the captain, "but Its no use frettin'j the ways of Providence is mysterons Bui what did you cross, Ellisf ' "Oh, 1 knew you would be about the old lick log fishing with Betsy. I'll turn the ca rvce, and Bets will tnke us across, t cros. sed at Hambiick's ferry, left my horse on Oclher side, and come down on you like a mink on a settin' hen. Come, come it's time we were ffto Dadeville." "Providence is agin me," sighed the cap tain. " "I'm pulled up with a short jerk in the middle of my kurreer. Well, but.'' he continued, musing, "spose a feller tries it on his own honk no harm in takin' al! the chances 1 tiiilt in jail yet." A few yards below the boat landing, 1'iern grew out of the bank an immense water-oak projecting over the water at an angle of about forty-live. A huge imisetiite vine enwrap ped the oak in every part, its branches au-.l tendrils coveting it like net-work. The graces weir: how ripe, and hung- over tlw river Irt lrelirm:it piohli-Jil.-- fTrrrrcnrfftthisfiinff;. ' Petty alkHvcd the c.noe to drop down lowly, just outside of where the tips of the lower branches of the treo dallied with the rippling water. The fruit attracted the she rill ;s eye and appetite, and reaching out tin arm, laid hold of a branch and began tu pluck ml eat. "Darn the grapes!" said Sugg, angrily let's go on' ,;Keep coo! I'll (ill my pocket first," said the Sheriff. "Be in a harry, then, and if you wt! gath r the darned things, reach up nnd pull down them big bunches up thar" pointing the fine lusters higher than the Sheriff could reach, as he stood up in tho bout "Pull down the vines to you." Tho Sheriff tried, but the vines resisted his utmost strength; so crying 'steady,' he pul led himself up clenr of the boats; and began to establish a footing among the foliage. At this moment Captain Suggs made no remark orally, but his eyes said Vo Betsy, as plainly us eye could talk, "hit her a iick back, my gal.' Silently tlto paddle went into tho water, Betsy leaning back with lips compressed. and m a second tile canoe shot ten leet nut frem the tree, and the sheriff was left dang ling among tho Vines. "Stop your blasted jokes," roared the of ficer. - "Keep cool, old Tap-my-shoulder, thar's just tlio smallest grain of a joke in this here that you ever seed. It's the coldest sort of airnest." "What shall I do? tlow shall I get out of thisl" asked Ellis pitionslv. "Let go, drop into the water and water and swim out, was the reply. "I can't swim a lick how deep is il i" Suggs socrned to ruminate, and then re plied "From say fifteen yes, at hast fifteen to abouttwenty-live feet. Ugly place." "Good God '.'' said poor Ellis, "you Certain ly wont leave me to drown my stn'ngriih is fdiling already." "If I don't," said the captain, most empha tically, "I wish 1 may be lauded in a thousand foot h ," and saying a word to Betsy, they shot rapidly across the rivt'V. K!ssing his companion as he stepped but of the boat, Sugg sought Button, who was tied in a thicket near by, and mounting him, pur sued his homeward way. "iVcwr despair," he said to himself, as he jogged along. "Never despair. Honefty, a bright watch out, a hand in your fingers and one in your lup, and a little grain of help from Providence, will alivays fetch a man through. NeVer despair. I've been huuled and tracked, and dogged like a cussed wolf, but the Lord is purvided, and my worst fiii my hn tuck a tree. Git tip Button, yob blas ted lion-eared injim." Baptismal. A poor wouhiu in ono of the middle States, who lisped, cariiud Jier daitgh ter to church for baptism. Being aked its name bv the bishop, the replied ''I.uthy sir." Whuti'' say tho doctor. "Luihy sir," say alio. ' Lucifer, Lucifer ; that won't do," says the bishop and baptized the child George Washington.' The poor mother, con founded, could hot speak until near' the church door, when she told the parson the infant was a girl. . A WEUDISO SblT AND A WlKDtKC SllEET. The Rev. Mr. Cooper, Bethel CfcapUiq at Sandusky, left the city during the prevalence df the cholera, for one of the adjoining towns, td be married. It having been reported that he left through fear of the cholera, it ii now stated, : upon aiithority, that be left to fulfil a long standing engagement to be married, and died the very morning apbointed for the marriage. . , PosticAt Legislation. It has been re solved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, , That every man who sells a melon Shall be held and deemed a felon ; And the pigs of every size Must evacuate their styes; j And officer must have in charge, To catch them all if found at large,. " And lest this wisa precaution fails, The owners must not soap their tail. THE SEtni T AIIMED EXPEDITION. The Washington Republic has letter from lis New York correspondent which furi nishes Ihe following leliable account of the Expedition which called forth the recent Pro' clamaliou of the President of the United States: . ' . -( "1 have been engaged xihVttrg tne last lo days in seeking authentic information of the relative to the Subject of the proclamation of the President; and believe that I have not not made the effort in Vain. There is not the slightest room for doubt that a well coni certed movement has been in progress here for some time past, Snd ati at New Oilsans, in order to enlist men for an armed and hos tile expW.ition against Cuba. I have myself conversed with individuals who where approached on the subject by t)i agents of those engaged in Ihe movement in Cuba and the United Slates, and place all credit in their statemenls. From their ac count it appears that uWjt three mttnthsago, certain persons, who are well supplied with pecuniary means, and are duly authorized to act for wealthy planters in tile island of Cuba sought their nid on this military expedition, making tlie most liberal offers, and promi sing the most tempting rewsrds, in case of success. A great many men thve been en listed in this city for this woih; and. had it not been fur an accidental and unexpected failure in effecting the furchaso of a vessel, this branch of tho expedition Would have sailed rcino weeks ago. , It has not yet sailed but I have reason It believe that it will leave this port in a short time, without the posibili ly of detection. Another branch of the ex pedition lias been organized at NcwOrWanl, and the remaining portions are already an camped on an island in llm gulf. This movement lias been contemplated for some time, and all the preparatory measure have been taken with a great deal of judg ment nnd j;fuicnce. The first develope itleut of the plot was made a week or two ago, in the correspondence of one of the morning papers here, and this leaking but of the secret is to bo traced to the imprudence of an influential agent at New Orleans, whose name I could communicate, who blabbed the buMness In soirle public phee in that city. It is not for ne to speak of the course ta ken by cltir Government iu this matter. It is only necessary that I should stato that the prompt interference of llit Administration has inspired fresh confidence in them in the minds of this great commercial community, who have no desire to see tho prosperity and peace of the t-uiiiitry put in jeopardy by any mad schemes of adventurers or hot-brained young men, Vho wish to seek glory in a new field of warlike atlveu'lirt!. 1 expect to ba enabled to communicate some q'UU'; impor: lant information on the subject in a day or two. Tin: Haity Valley. The persecuted Mormons have found a refuge in an Isola ted valley ois the Western slope ofthe Rocky Mountain!!, in which we lather hope than expect that they will be permitted to re main unmolested. If the following de scription, said to have been communicated by a Mormon resident at the new- settle ment at the opening ofthe valley, neat the shore of of the great Salt Lake, to a friend inOliio, is correct, this singular people have at length found an abode rivallingin its at tractions, Mr. Melville' Vale of Tpee ; . "There is an extensive gold mine here, from which a great mahjr of my neighbors are engaged in digging old. Those who work the mines make Irdm thirty to $750 per day, each. If a mln wants cold, all he has to do is, Io go arid dig II: In fact, Miles-, money is as plenty here as pine lab used to be at schroon: VL We have gold dust; gold and silver coin, and a paper currency for our own convenience paper being better to handle than gold dust; "r'ure salt abounds here to any extent. I can shovel up a wagon load of salt here as s'Km as you can a load of sand on your Lake shore. I here are hot spririsr. here that are very useful. Within four miles of the city there is a hoi spring; the water su ficien'ily hot to scald a ho? in. There is another spring Within one mile ofthe city, the Water of which is about blood warm i there we bnthc for health; also, an oil spring, a sMla spring, and an alkali spring near the Lake, at which place it require but p. few minutes to loud a Waggon with as good saleratus as ever we Used in fact, we use no other. There is not much timber in this country. Came is very plenty, such as buffaloes, antelepes, deer, bear, &.c; Fowls nnd fishes of all kinds in abundance; "Cattle can live here the whole year without either hay or corn, and be fat enough for beef at arly time; There ha been tine crop raised in the valley, and there is a large crop of Wheat in the grduhd; There is a canal being constructed here ibr the pdrpoke of watering our fields, as there is very little or no rain in the summer aea ran." Si icideof a Physician Dr. Bojwbrlhj bf Vermillion county, Missouri was drowned a few miles from ifurlington, on the Illinois side of the river, a week or two ago. Paper found with him state that Since he left Home he buried his wife and four children, from cholera ; and depression of spirit, it is supposed, caused him to drovVn himself. A Iitels tellow, seeing his father pre sefve fruit in spirits, said, "Pa, is that the reason why you have liquor in your he4 aj often, because you want to preserve ydr 'f - , The Latest Wat lo pop the have beard of is to sk the fai, hall have the pleasure of minister's" y x
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