f,
H. B.' MASSES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
' OFFICE, MAftKET &TIIEET; OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE.
yflf iFamUg .ftctosp.w-Dct.otrt to ajolftfes, attcraturc, iWoralftg, jForcfurt an Domestic .ftctos, Scfctto ana the art, STflrfculture Ularluts, amusements, c.
NEW SERIES VOL. 3, NO. 91.
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1850.
OLD SERIES VOL. 10, NO. 4y;
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
6UNBTJRTT, PA.
Business' attended' to in tlic Counties of Nor
thumberland, Union, Lycoming nnd Columbia.
Refer to I
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l,o wk & Bsnnow,
BOMIIM & SSOIIOHASS,
Usi-soliis, McKam-ahii & Co,
8r-mti", Goon & Co.,
KOOT,
OAGtKIUtEAIM ARTIST,
'No. 140, corner of Fifth If Chesnut sts., Phila
delphia, and 363 liroadxcay corner of
Franklin Street, New York.
CITIZENS AND STRANGERS can have
a sitting for Portrait or Miniatures, and
receive tlicm beautifully cased, in morocco, Silk
"Velvet, Papier Machc, or other fancy styles, or acts
"in MedelliOns, Lockets, &c, in a few minutes.
3)atttterrrJotype, Paintings, Drawings,
&c. Copied.
Wot uoor Views, and Miniatures of deceased
persons, talien at short notice.
For Portraits of Adults l.y our process, and Im
proved Instrtitifnt-s, ft domly day is luito as fa
Vorablo as clear weather.
For 'Children, a clear day (between 11 and
'is preferable. K7In Dr.s avoid white, blue
r fight pink.
Our Gallery frith its fix Priio Medals and
Vorks of Art, is open at nil hours, and Free.
Whether Visitors wish pictures taken or not, we
shall at all times lie hf-.pfy to see them.
June. 2, lgf0.
New Voufc & rmt.VMuLi'iiiA
latter ANNOcliitloii,
tor. of '6th and thetthiit Srcet, PhrAdclplM.
I ONTl.M'.E to niaV.d and sell a finer and mdre
durnl.lulInVfor the mOrtVy than any other
VitShlUliiNcnt in the United State standard
.rico of Hats $3 00. ttcnts and boy's Cloth and
(jsv;ed Cap. UmbrelWs, Carpet liilss, CnlAly
rnsma and Straw Hals at equally ldv prices'.
May H, ifrttr. ly .
J OH ft C. 1MKU & Coi
lMi-ontiittS hi'
Watches, Jewelry, Plated Ware)
AXI FAIXCV iOUS,
i 1 2 ChetnUt St.; between 3d If Alh Streets:
PHILADELPHIA.
ALWAYS keep oti hand an excellent assorU
nient of the above articles, which they will
kali en terms as low as any in tho city.
June 15, 1850. Gul
DAVID PEASE,
PAMZLV GROCER & TEA DEALER,
JS. If. Comer 6tli ArchStiect Philadelphia,
WHO was formerly in the firm has riow suc
rteded Coltoil & Co.. irl the businc's and
bll'ers fdr sale at the" Very lowest prices, all kinds
bf Family Gnocsaiss of the choicest kinue con
sisting ill part of
Fine, Supfcridf arid Chmmorl Gfeen and Black
Teaa. did O. Java ColVee arid oilier kinds. Su
feara, Siierm 6il and Candles, Olive Oil, Kel
ehups, CiirricfdwiWr, Isingltisf P!r Jellies, Faririil,
Bakers Chocolate, Cocoa and broma, and every
thing In the llhe, which ht will pack up careful
ly and forward to order as promptly as hat bee'ri
th habit tit thts old firnt.
(7 Will Hie housekeepers of Sunbury and yi
Unity who wish to have Ofdce'rlcs of the choicest
kinds please (d try us once1 ?
DAVID PEASE,
S; W; Cdr. 6llt A Arch Str.
PltiladclpHtR.
May ii, lSfSO;-!
LINN, SrITH & CO.,
Nd: i i3 i Market Street, above Sth St;
' PuiLAiirernii,
Irttlolesale DriiCKUtH,
ND DBAliinS IN
BKiJgS, Winicjiti, Pa ists, Oils, DOW
CIlasS, Taixishks', Dt &TVrr, Patekt
Medi6inx, Miimmi Chests, HiRiiiciL In
TsrmjiT, Ac., oi,c.; and mariufacturcra of the
telebratt'el
Congress Ink,
B Jact, B'futf ariil Kcd. The iinali'r of this Ink M
ntisurpadsed, nd wa ar now prepared to furnish
It of all sizes, neatly packed Iri boxes from one to
(hrec toi.tn each.
L. 8. & Co., enrfeavo'r to' ha'vt always on hand
M full tsortme'n( of gotfd a'nd genuine Drugs, at
(he lowest possible rates'. Particular attention is
lo piid to the manner of putting up and packing
fheir poods, to trrat they feel prcuared to warrant
fheif tarfyfrg' any dutaiice with perfect safety.
All order by letter or otherwise! witt receive
ttdrtrpt attenfion.
Phila-dtlpMa, June 19, lSSO. 6m'
fHitUMtCLfllfX WiXE aV LfqUOta. STOKE.
, BlTTlKG & WATERMAN,
Importers and i)ealerg in Liquors,
iff 220' Market itreet, Phildtielphtt.-
ftfttL for sale, the cheaiest and best assort-'
rYrefrt of Liqnors in Philadelphia, such as
fc'rWrlVpa-grte; Sherries', Port, fcteek, Claret, Bur
gundies; SautUTrf, BaVarfc, Made'rii, Lrrimrr,
Teneritft enrr Sicily Wine
Brandies of the choicest brands, viz r
Maelina. OUrd. Poliet Hcnuesv, Ac, &c
Fine Holland Gin', Mohongaheiu', Scotch and
Irish Whiskey, Ac, Ac
Hotels and the country trade supplied all Phila
delphia prices on the most liberal terms.
July 13, 1850 '
" MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
OH AS. DUIVIXVIIG,
'' Jio, 207 Clutnut Street, front Arcade,
PaiLABtLmlA.
f MF0BT1TK Miri Manufacturer of all kinds of
A Kaeteal kurtrumentt, Faney ArticleandToys.
Hia frloes are lower than those or any otner store
in Philadelphia. All kinds of Musical Instrw
makts lepaked in the best workmanship, and- also
taken in trade. ,
rhUadelfhia, My S3, 1830. ly
SELECT POETRY.
A CHARGE OF INFANTRY.
Belsey'a got another baby!
Dai liny, precious litllo tyke!
Grandma says nnd she knows, surely
That you never snw its like,
Isn't it a beaming beauty
Lying there so sweet and snug?
Mrs. Jones, pray stop your scandal j
Darling's nose is not a pug 1
Some one snys 't is Fa' all over,
Whereat IV turns rather red,
And to scan his features, quickly
To the looking glass has Heel ;
But recovers his composure
When ho hears I he nurse's story. "
Who admits, that of nil babies
This itulecd's the crowning glory !
Aunt Belinda says she guesses
Says indeed she knows is, po;
That 't will prove to be a greater
Man limn e'er it's father was;
Proving thus tho modem thesis,
Held by reverend doctors sao,
Thnt in babies, as in wisdom,
This is a 'progressive" age.
Uncle Tom looks on nnd wonders
At so great a prodigy ;
Close nnd closer still hu presses,
Thinking something biave to see.
Up they hold the bit bo before bim,
While they gather in a ring,
But, alas ! the staggered uncle
Vainly tries its praise to sing.
An he stares, ftie lovely infant, '
Nestling by its mother's side,
Opes its little mouth, and smiling,
Gurgles forth a milky tide.
Uncle tries to hide bis blushes,
Looks about to find his hat,
Stumbles blindly o'er a cradle,
And upsets the startled cat.
Why, oh ! why such awkward blunders?
Belter far have staid away,
Not have thrust yourself where woman
Holds an undisputed sway;
Do you think that now they'll name it,
As they meant to, after you?
Wretched mortal ! let me answer.
You're deluded if you do !
Bound about the noisy women
Pass tho helpless stranger now,
Raptured with each nascent featuic,
Chin and month, and eyes nnd brow;
And for this young bud of promise
All neglect the rose in bloom,
Eldest bom, who, quite forgotten,
Pouts within her lonely room.
Sound tho stago horn ! ring tho cow bell!
That the waiting world may know;
Publish it through all our borders,
Kvon unto Mexico.
Seized your pen, oh! dreaming poet,
And in numbers smooth as may be,
Sjiread afar tho joyful tidings,
Betsey's got another baby !
Knickerbocker Magazine Jor July.
TllltlLMNO AND ROMANTIC INCIDENT.
A 1'oiish Girl's Rerene--l1ie Seducer shot by his
Intended Victim.
Our headers will remember the account
which We gave, a short time since, of the
elopement of a young girl in New Orleans
with a married colored man by the name
of Joubert. That statement was calculated
to leave an unfavorable impression of the
character of the young woman. The se
quel ot the affair, however, which we find
in tne JJeita, proves mat sne was grossly
deceived in regard to the caste and charac
ter of the villian who sought her ruin.
The article already published, gave an
account ot the Kgal pioceedings and the
manner ot her recovery oy ner lamwy.
It will be remembered that she was con
veyed hdme in a carriage by her brother-in-law,
much against her will. The Delta
thus continues the singular history :
Taken home, she raved all night ,ln a
state of delitium. In tho morning, how.
ever, her senses and reflection having re
turned; tier sister developed to her the
whole history of Joubert the fact 6f his
being a colored and a it.anled man, Gnd of
the deception ho had played off on her.
The girl listened to theCe exposures with
astonishment and horror: They produced
the immediate effect of restoring her to
hef senses and calmness. She quietly
dressed herself, declaring that she would
kill hiin, and asked for a pistol. Accord
ingly, accompanied by several menus, she
went yesterday, 2 o'clock, to the boose ol
Joubert, and inquired for him. Jcubert
saw her, and asked her to come into his
room. She replied, "No, I will not go in
to your room you must Walk with me a
short distance."
Joubert consented and put on his coat.
His father, however, who was present,
cautioned him against going; but he re
plied that there was no danger. Itebecoa
and Joubert walked in the direction cl An
nunciation and Kace streets, and daring
the walk Rebecca Was silent, whilst Jou
bert continued to declare his passionate de-
votion to her that he hid offered a thou
sand dollars to a man to decoy hef from
her guardian, and would lav down hra lite
tor her. He concluded by asking her il
she did not love him. "Love ycu:" re
plied the indignant and passionate gir
"love you,- a negro ! LoVe you a married
man, Who has endeavored, by such lalse
h'oo3s, to' deceive a vounz girl !" "I am
as good as any white man in the country,"
replied Joubert, "and as (o being married,
I love only you, and am billing to'abSndon
every body tor vouy
With these words he advanced towards
her holding out his hand. She indignantly
rejected it, and then poured out a torrent
of reproaches and imprecations upon his
nean. was raining at the time,- and in
the violence of her gestures, her bonnet
was thrown off hef head, arid her Ions rinS'
lets hung over her shoulders in wild dis
array. Some oue was passing at the time.
The moment was not favorable to her put
pose, and she continued her reproaches, to
which he gare no' other reply than a con
fession of his guilt and his passionate devotion-
to her:. At last, when they stood face
I to face, and Joubert who has long been
considered as a remarkably brave man,
having passed successfully through several
desperate duels, quailed before the indig
nant giance oi tne iniuriated girl. "row,"
she concluded, "You must either kill me,
or I must kill you." Joubert shrunk back
at the suggestion. As he did so, she drew
a pistol from her dress and shot him in the
face, the ball penetrating his cheek. lie
staggered. As quick as thought, she drew
another pistol, and applying it to his lore'
head, pulled the trigger, but it snapped,
and she threw it indignantly on the ground
Her friends then came up to interfere, ap
prehending that Joubert might use vio
lence, he being armed with pistol and
bowie knife. These friends were young
countrymen of Rebecca, Who had oflVred
to avenge the insult offered to her, but she
refused to permit them, and declared that
she would allow ho one to interfere be
tween her and the object of her hate.
Each of these young men remarking that
Joubert was armed, and that he professed
to be a man of chivalry, oflered," if he
would go into the square, to fight him in
any manner he might choose. One b!
them drawing a pistol for that purpbse,
Rebecca snatched it out of his hands and
advanced towards Joubert, but some of the
bystanders interfered, and with some vio:
lence took the pistol from her hands. A
watchman came up to arrest the parties ;
and took possession of the cab. Joubert
then came forward and declared that he
had no charge to make against the girl,
that he had induced her to leave her
friends, that he had had two interviews
with her, and both in the presence of
others, that she was free from blame and
crime that he had deceived her, and de
served even a worse punishment then he
had received. These statements were made
in the presence of a number of persons,
and being deemed satisfactory by her
friends, the parties rode off". This, we
hope, will be the sequel of this extraordi"
nary affair.
BOOTS WITH NAILS IN.
About a year ago, last November, there
were gathered a party of about a dozen
persons in the store of Major D. in one of
the small towns of Texas. It was an ex
tremely unpleasant day, and the wind
shook the large frame building to its very
centre, as it howled and whistled about it,
whilst it rained in torrents. In fact it was
a rainy northern a specimen storm that
none but a man who has lived in the south
west can appreciate. The party within,
with propensity for fun, which all Texas
possess, were doing their best to drive
away all dull care. Some were throwing
"high die," some playing cards, and all
amusing themselves as well as their means
would allow. Cut soon all were gathered
round two of the number, who always fell
nto an argument whenever they met. One
of these was Tom H., a' perfect specimen
ot an English gentleman, but an inveterate
boaster of the superiority of England over
every other country. His opponent was
our circuit judge, who when a mere lad,
had been badly wounded at Lundy's Lane,
and ever after cherished an invincible ha
tred to the English. The subject of dis
pute was the superiority of English manu
factures. They had both become very
warm on the subject. At last Tom offered
what he considered a knock down argu
ment. The Judge had been talking of his
native State, Massachusetts, and the quan
tity of shoes manufactured.
"Talk about shoes," said Tom, contempt
uously, "Just look here once," at the same
time thrusting out his dexter pedal so that
all might see, "That's what I call a pair of
shoes ; none ot your d d things without
any shape, and nailed together ; why there
ain't a single nail in those shoes !"
"What will you bet of that?" said the
Jud&e.
"Ten dollars, and the liquors!" said
lyDmj .wilh the air of a man who had given
his opinion, and was willing to back it.
The major was called to hold the stakes,
and the Judge told him the bet, that there
was Hot a nail in iom's shoes. Tom, in a
great hurry to pocket the money, eagerly
removed Ins shoe and handed it lor exami
nation, at the same time feelingly commis-
serating with the Judge on the on the loss
of the X.
"Hold on," said the Judge, "take off
your stocking."
torn, in amazement, did so.
"Well," cried the Judge, "if there are
not five good sized nails I'll eat shoe and
all !"
Poor Tom put ori his shoe and stocking
amidst shouts of laughter, and has never
to this day bragged of the superiority of
the hnglish manufactures,
Baron Jovitii, who surrendered the fort
ress of Essegg into the hands of the revolu
tionary party October, 1818, after having
served the State fifty-eight years has been
condemned to die, but the Lmpefor has
commuted the sentence of death into twen
ty years' fortress arrest. On his trial Jov-
ich contessed that his motive for surrender
ing the fortress was to save the Hungarian
estates of his wife from being plundered.
Cast Iron Pio Trowhs. In these days
of iron, when it is substituted lor wood so
universally, we should like to know, says
the Buffalo Express, , if cast-iron troughs
have ever been used in this country lor
feeding hogs. They are quite common in
Creat Jlritain, and we have no doubt, if
once introduced into the United States,
they would be highly approved.
Forty-six females arrived at San Fran
cisco from Adelaide, New South Wales,
on the 23d of June. This is the largesf
hfpment of that article yet made fo Cali'-f
sorniu in any single bottom.'
flail ii
i $1 M fiftrWiWi faf (ml
JAYXFS BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA.
This immense structure will, no doubt, bo , eight feet below the surface of ttm minimi
tho grandest and most imposing edifice of (
tho kind in tho United Slates and probably
in ino world. I he above engraving will
givo home idea of tho proportions and magni-
tilde of Iho building, and we now propose to
give our readers a full description of it. j
1 ho mam iront is on Chesnut street, nnd
occupies 42 feet in width; the depth is 136
feet, to Carter's allpy, on which it has an.
other front of corresponding width. The
building covers the whole lot, and is lighted
in the middle by side windows, opening on
the adjoining properties, which have been
purchased by the Doctor, mainly for the pur
pngo of admitting light and air.
Tho height of the building above the pave1
ment is 96 feet, and tho height of the cupola
33 feet, making the elevation above the pnve
menH29 feet ; to which may bo added 27
feet, for the depth of the foundations ma
king the entire altitude from the bottom of
the stone work to tho top of tho cupola 15D
feet.
Tho Chestnut street front is wholly com1
posed of granite, from the Quincy quarries
a Massachusetts. Tho first story consists
of massive pillars, some of which weigh 10
tons, supporting a heavy entablature, en
riched with corbels, and crowned with an
iron railing. A singlo piece of this entabla
ture weighs upwards of 37,000 lbs.
From the top of the first story spring eight
cluster columns, which run thiongh five sto
ries, and terminate at the top of tho sixth, in
rich Gothic capitals; the seventh story is
formed by shafts springing out of tho capitals,
and terminating in pointed arches, forming
seven Gothic windows. The lines of these
arches are continued above, and interlaced
so as to form seven quutre-fuil panels, en
riched with deeply sunken tracery; these
panels are pierced, and form seven ample
windows for lighting tho eighth story.
The front is crowned by nn appropriate
Gothic cornice, and surmounted by a block
ing, terminated at the ends by pedestals,
supporting tasteful vases intended to repre-
sent mortars.
The cupola rises out of the centre of the
front, aad is embellished with Gothic win
dows, and crowned with an embattled para
pet. The top will be approached by an easy
flight of staifs, and will afford one of the
most commanding views that can any where
be found, to which the Doctor intends lo af
ford access to the public, undet such restric
tions only as will preserve it from depreda
tion. The front on Carter's" alley fs composed of
Connecticut granite, from bottom to top, and
is likewise eishl stories in height above tho
pavement and two stories below. The r.T,
or principal story, consists of massive pillars,
some of which weigh' 14 tons, supporting an
architrave of 2 feet 9 inches in width, ly 4
feet 8 inches in height, a sii.glo stone of
which' weighs 13 tons.
The remaining seven stories have seven
windows' in each story, with granite pillar's
and entablatures, embellished at the ends
with corbels. Eafh extremity of this fro'nf
is crowned with Gothic turret, 8' feet square,
rising to tho height of 18 feet above Ihe roof.
Thcso turrets are intended to contain ma
chinery for hoicting, and directly under each'
a line of hatchways exteuds from the lower
cellar to the upper slory.
Tho building will be lighted on the sides
by 132 windows, 93 of which are entirely
above the surrounding houses.
-One of the mpet remarkable features of
this gigantie structure is the foundations, the
magnitude and perfection of which are alike
worthy of admiration. They are all laid in
hydranlio cement, and are composed of mas
sive blocks, some of which measure 10 feet
in length; their depth below the pavement
is about 27 feet, which brings the in neaily
springs: those of the front arid back Walls
are eight feet thick ; tho centre wall six feet
and tho side walls five feet. In oidcr to ac
complish this part of the work, the water
had to be constantly pumped out by n steam
engine for many weeks, and notwithstand-
nig the difficulties that were thus encounter
ed, every stone was as accurately and as sol
idly laid as it could have been under the
most favorable circumstances. The side
walls of tho cellar are 3 feet 4 inches thick ;
those above, to tho top of tho fourth story, 2
feet 2 inches; the firth and sith stories 2
feet; and seventh and eighth stories Is
inches.
The interior is divided by n range of six
teen cast iron columns in each slory, extend
ing from front to back, makinc j all lfin
columns; the lower girder is also composed
of cast iron. Each cohim fl at.lMllil fill ft nn.i
iron base, or shoe, which rests immediately
on the column below, nnd is so constructed
as to allow the girder to pass through it, thus
forming a complete irori connection from tho
bottom to the loji of the building: the bear
ings of all iho columns and shoes are liirned
and fitted in a lathe, so as to insure the great
est possible degree of stability. '
Tho weight of the columns and girders
alone will exceed 322.c'oo lbs. or 144 tons, in
addition lo which a large amount of cast iron
will be used in other parts of the building.
The water from the roof will be discharged
into four reservoirs, holding 10,000 gallons,
and the surplus water will be carried off by
means of eight inch cast iron pipes extend
ing through the centre of the building. .
Each story will be furnshed with four
complete water closets, nini hydrants, with
nil tho necessary appliances for promoting
the cleanliness and comfort of the numerous
operatives employed throughout the estab
lishment. The first story will bo divided info1 two
stores, extending from Chesnut Street to fcar
ler's alley, one of w hich will be occupied
exclusively by the Doctor ;; the front on Ches
nut street will be appropriated to the retail
business, and ttio wholesale department will
have its outlet on Carter's alley; while the
centre of tilts building will be occupied is a
counting-room by the clerks, who number
about twenty. This department of lira es
tablishment has a fire-prOof 3J feel by 18
feet, furnished with a moveable book-rack of
15 feet in length, made lo'draw out into the
counting-room on a railway.'
The front store will have a rich' Gothic
finish, with a ribbed ceiling, embellished
with borses and pendants, the counter will
be 50 feet long, composed entirely oT Italian
marble, and the floor will fe composed of
marble appropriately tesselaleif.
I he second story will contain a! suite 6f
richly furnished apartments, consisting of a
receiving room, A parlor, a private office and
consulting rooms, also a compounding roo'm
and store rooms'.
Tho principal part of the OppcVr stories villi
be fitted up for the manufacture of the Doc
tor's Celebrated ''Family Medicines," and
for filling, labelling and packing bottles, bbx
in 2 and wrapping ianative and Hgut pills, also
for engraving and printing copper-plate lubeli
and' cards connected With his business, in
which be keeps cohsla'iVfly employed more
than 200 hands, in6luding nearly 80 deserv
ing women.
The basement will he devoted to the pack
ing and putting up of wholesale drug orders.
This story,-with the cellar, extends under the
pavements hi Chesnut street and Carter's
alley, making the entire length' of each in
the clear IbO feet.
The whole establishment is to be warmed
by furnaces constructed in the lower cellar,
and ventilated on philosophical principles.
The original design of this magnificent
pile of buildings is from the pencil of the lale
A fioe ilia dRBlrl of thai tnl-
ented architect, the iJdclor purchased the ad
ioininrr nrrtnerlips. nnd resolved on incteas-
' " r -r 1 ,
ing the height and width of the building, and
rlailiallv remodelling it. to accomplish which
- .
he brought into requisition the services of
Thos. U. Walter, Esq., an architect ot wen
known ability and taste, and the building is
now progressing rapidly under his superin
tendence. Tho granite work is being executed by
Mr. S. K. Iloxio; the carpenter's work by
Samuel Rain; the masonry by Mr. M.S.
Carman ; the brick work by Mr. John G.
Moore, and tho cast-iron work by Messrs
J. K. & E. K Smith, of Tamaqua; and it is
due to all these gentlemen to say, that as far
as tho work has progressed, it has been done
in a most faithful and masterly manner.
Cost of ground for main building, $52,000;
cost of main building (supposed) about $i00,
000; entire cost of ground $144,000 ; and
the entire cost of Iho whole, when comple
ted, will be upwards or S300,0d0.
HAlltTS OF THE LION.
One of the most striking things connected
with the lion is his voice, which isextremcly
grand and peculiarly striking. It consists at
times of a low, deep moaning, repeated five
or six times, ending in faintly audible sighs;
nt other times he startles tho forest with'
loud, deep toned, solemn roars, repeated five
or six times in quick succession, each in
creasing iti loudness to the third dr fourth,
when his voice dies away in fivo or six low,
mullled sounds, very much resembling dis
tant thunder. At times; and not nnfrequenl
ly, a troop may be heard roaring in conceit,
ono assuming the lead, and two, three or
four more regularly taking up their parts,
like persons singing a catch. Like our Scot
tish stags at the rutting season, they roar
loudest in cold, frosty nights; but on no oc
casions are their voices to be heard in such
perfection, or so intensely powerful, as when
two or three ?trange troops of lions approach
a fountain to drink at the same time. When
this occurs, every member of each troop
sounds a bold roar of defiance at the oppo
site parties ; and when one roars, nil roar to
gether; and each seem to vio with his com
rades in tho intensity and power of his voice.
The power and grandeur of these nocturnal
forest concerts is inconceivably striking and
pleasing to the hunter's ear. The effect, I
may remark, is greatly enhanced when the
hearer happens to be situated in tho depths
of the forest, at the dead hour of midnight,
unaccompanied by any attendant, and en
sconced within twenty yards of the fountain
which the surrounding troops of lions are ap
proaching. Such has been my situation
many scores of times ; and though I am al
lowed to have tolerably good taste for music,
1 consider the catches with which I was then
regaled as the sweetest and most natural 1
ever heard. As a general rule, lions roar du
ring the night ; their sighing moans com
mencing as the shades of evening envelop
the forest, and continued at intervals through
out tho night. In distant and secluded re
gions, however, I have constantly heard them
roaring loudly as late as nine and ten o'clock
on a bright sunny morning. In hazy and
rainy weather they are to be heard at every
hour in the day, but their roar is subdued.
It often happens that when two strange male
lions meet at a fountain a terrific combat en
sues, which not unrrequenliy ends in the
death of one of them. The habits of the
linn are stiictly nocturnal : during the day he
lies concealed beneath the shade of some
low bushy tree or wide-spreading bush,
either in the level forest or on tho mountain
side. He is also partial to lofty reeds c'r
fields of long rank yellow grass, such as oc
cur in low-lying valleys.'
From these haunts he sallies forth when
the sun goes down, and commences his
nightly prowl. When he is successful in his
beat, and has secured his prey, he does not
roar much that night, only uttering occasion
ally a few low moans that is, provided no
intruders approach him, otherwise the case
would be ery different. I remarked
a fact connected with' tho lions' hour of
drinking peculiar to themselves they seem
ed unwilling to visit the' fountains with good
moonlight. Thus, when the moon rose early,
the lions deferred their hour of watering
until lale in the morning; and when the
mooit rose late, they drank at a very eaily
hour in the night. Owing to the taw
ny color of the coat with' which nature has
robed him, l:b is perfect fy invisible in the
dark and although I have often heard them
loudly lapping the water under my very nose,
not twenty yaids from roe; I could not possi
bly make out so much as the outline of their
forms. When a thirsty ffon comes to water,
he stretches out his massive arms, lies down
on his Dreast to drink, and makes a loud lap
ping noise in drinking, not to be mistaken -He
continues lapping up the wate: for a long
while,' and four or five t fines during the pro
ceeding he pauses for half a minute as if to
take breath, One thing conspicuous about
them is their eyes, which, in a dark night,'
glow lilte two b& of fire. Fit yeari in
Africa.
Grief. Deeply1 were we afeeied on
reading the other day of a young lady, who,
being told that her lover was suddenly killed,
exclairhed, '-Oh! inat splendid gold watch of
his give me that give me something to'
remember him by !
The Jmnencg Tortoise,' sent as a present
to the Queen of England, from the Cape
of Good Hope, is 178 years old.
I
A BRIDGE OF MONKEYS).
The following curious nefd'enf is related
by ,Capt. Reid, in his "Mvekurn hi
Southern Mexico?' This fs the most hovel
way fc'f erecting a Suspension Bridge, ever
invented, and we think the Mexican Mon
keys are entitled to the patent :
"They are coming towards the dge ;
they will most lifiely cross by the rocks'
yonder," observed Raoul.
"How swim it?" I asked. 'it ii a1
torrent there !"
"Oh, lib!" answered the Frenchman i
"monkeys would rather go into ,the fir
than water: If they cannot leAn the
stream, they, will bridge it." ,
"Isridge if ! and how ?'
"Stop a moment," Captain you shall
see."
The half human , voices now sounded
nearer, and we could perceive that the ani
mals were approaching the spot where we
Ifty. Presently they appeared on the op
posite bank, headed by an old grey haired
chieftain, and officered lifce so many sol
diers. They were, as Raoul stated; of the
cdmndrega or ring-tailed tribe.
One, an aid-de-camp, or chief fiioneer.
pethaps ran out upon a projecting rock,,
and, after looking across the strerim, as if
calculating the distance, scampered back.
and appnnred to communicate with the
leader. I his produced a movement in the
troop. Commands were issued, and fatigue
parties were detailed, and marched! to the
front. Meanwhile several of the comadre-
jas engineers no doubt ran along the.
bank, examining the trees oh both sides of
the arrhjo.
At length they all collected around a
tall Cottonwood, that grew over the nar-'
rowest part of the stream, nnd twenty or"
thirty of them scampered up its trunk. Oa
reaching a high point, the foremost, a
strong fellow, ran out upon a limb, and
taking several turns of his tail around it,
slipped off, and hung head downwards.
The next on the limb, also a stout one,"
climbed down the body of the first, and
vi-hipping his tail round the neck and arm
of the latter, dropped off in his turn and
hung down. 1 lie third repeated this man-
o-vre upon the second; and the fourth upon
the third, and so on, until the last one upon
the string reited his forepaws upon1 the
grtjund.
J he living chain then commenced
swinging backwards and forwards", like the
pendulum of a clock. The motion was
slight at first, but gradually increased, the
lowermost monkey striking his hands vio
lently on the earth as he passed the tan
gent of the Oscillating curve. Several
others upon the limbs ab6ve aided the
movement.
This continued until the monkey at the
end of the chain was thrown among the
branches of a tree on the opposite bank.
Here, after two or three vibrations, he
clutched a limb and held fast. This move
ment was executed adroitly, just at the cul
minating point of the oscillation, in order
to save the intermediate links from the
violence of a too' sudden jerk !
J he chain was now fast at both ends,'
forming a complete suspension bridge, over,
which' the whole troop, to fhe number of
four or five hundred, passed with the ra
pidity of thought.
It vas one of the most comical sights I
ever beheld, to witness the quizzical ex
pression of countenances along that living
chain.
The troop was now on the other side.'
but hoV were the animaTs" forming the
bridge to get themselves over? This was'
the question that suggested itself. Mani-'
testly by number one letting, go his tail.
But then the poikt tVappui on the other'
side Was much lower down; and number
one vith half-a-dozen of his neighbors,'
would be dashed against the opposite bank,'
or soused info the water.
Here, then, was a problem, and we
waited with some curiosity for its solution.'
It was soon solved. A monkey was now
seen attaching his tail to the lowest on the
bridge, another girded him in" a similar
manner, and so on, until a c6zen more
were added to the string. Thef'e last were
all powerful fellows;' and running up to a
high limb, they lifted the bridge into a po
sition almost horizontal.
Then a scream from the last monkev of
the new formation warned the tail "end
thai all was ready ; and the next moment
the whole chain was swung over and land
ed safely on the opposite bank. The low'
ermost links now dropped off like a melted
candle, while the higher ones leaped to'
the branches and came down by the trunk.'
The whole troop then scampered off into'
the chap'peral and disappeared !
What is beauty . Not te show
Of shapely limbs and features. No ;:
Thciie are but flowers,
That have their dated hours',
To breathe their momentary sweets, then gov
'Tis the stainless soul within,'
That outshines the fairest skin.'
A Blue Chan was' caught on the shore in'
front of Burlington, or Sunday evening last
by Mr,. Jamea W. 'White, of p'niladelrjhi'aV
Mr. White obeerved lie bird to be, in so'tni'
trouble as n'e fell from the top ot A large tree,'
and threw a stone at hira, which' Struck' niriff
on Ihe head and brought . bim trj a aland'.'
Mr While then ran and secured him,' arid;
discovered the cause of the rioor fellow's:"
un'easinusi he wa choking with a fiaa
twelve inches long in bis' throat, which he
could neither get up nor down. Thia bird
stoM four feet high, and his winga were.
about eight feet from tip to tip. ,
A Marriage of a pair of infants took
place in Connecticut last Sunday. ' They
were.from Norwich, aged respectively, 0
and 15
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