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SELECT POETHY.
ODE TO SILENCE.
BV JOHN CRAIO.
Silence, mysteiious power !
That wrapp'st the shadowy scene in the em
brace, At (his lone midnight hour,
List to a child of the Poetic Race.
Von hills far distant to the view
The river calmly (lowing
The boundless sky's unclouded 'blue
This bosom sca-cely ginn ing
Tell, mysterious powei !
How dread thy reign is at this solemn hour.
When twilight spreads her ihickuing gloom
Along ihe daisied vale,
And hides each fbwer lliat brca:hes perfume,
And stills each songster's tale:
While pillowed on ihe mirror wave,
The winds of Heaven ore sleeping,
And Silence, thou, on Enho's cave,
Thy evening watch ait keeping,
Sublimely o'er his pensive soul
Tiie Poet feels thy influence roll;
And should a sound along the grove
From wood or hill be driven,
Sweet is it at the tones of love,
The melody of Heaven !
The distant horn divinely swelling
The sheep bell tunes on zephyr dwelling,
Disturb not, Silence, thy repose.
They arr the music, and Ihe iniini,
By its snfi influence, is refined,
And hiilf forgets its woes.
Slill at that lone and lovely hour,
May those sweet sounds in grove or bower.
When Fancy's child delights to love.
rfe heard in strain now born now dying,
While Echo, soft replying,
Hi entiles harmony and love !
But now no voice in plaintive strain,
Front forest, hill, or plain,
Breaks on my lisl'tiing ear ;
And till is moveless, save the river.
And those pure gems in yon blue spherp,
That calmly roll and mildly quiver.
But. hark! what uncongenial sound
dunes from Ihe ruin's ivied walls
Distuib9 the stillness so profound,
And fearfully appals?
Again! it is ihe owl's wild, scream
It now has died away,
And fair again, beneath the pale moonbeam.
Sweet Silence holds her sway.
l-H(0crU(iuro.tt0 i-Hattri.
CROWNING THE WISEST.
Not many years ago, it happened that a
youii man from New York visited London.
His father bciii connected with several of
the magnates of (he British aristocracy, Ihe
young American was introduced into the
fashionable circle ol the metropolis, where,
in consequence of his very fine personal
appearance, or thai his fulher was very
rich, or that he was a new figure on the
stage, he attracted much attention and be
came quite a favorite of the ladies. This
was not at all relished by the British beaux,
but as no very fair pretext offered for a re
buff, Ihey were compelled lo treat him civ
illy. Thus matter.) stood when the honor
able Mr. P. and lady made party lo ac
company thern lo their country seat in
Cambridgeshire, and the American was
among the in ited guests. Numerous were
Ihe devices to which there devotees of
pleasure resorted in order to kill that old
fellow who will measure his hours, when
he ought lo know they were not wanted,
and the ingenuity of everyone was taxed
to remember or invent something novel.
The Yankees are proverbially ready to
invention, and the American did honor to
his character as a man accustomed to free,
dom of thought. He was frank and gay,
and entered into the sports and amusements,
with lhat unaffected enjoyment which
communicated a pa 1 1 of his fresh feelings
to the most worn out fashionists in the
party. His good nature would have been
sneered at by some of the proud cavaliers,
had he not been such a capital shot, and he
might have been quizzed had not the ladies,
won by his respectful and pleasant Civili
ties, and his constant attention in the draw
ing room and mIooii, always showed
themselves his friends. But a combination
was at last formed among a trio of dandies,
staunch patrons of the Quarterly, to anni
hilate the American. Ihey proposed to
vary Ihe eternal evening waltzing and pi
ping, by the acting of charades and p'ai',nS
var'o'.is games, and having interrs'ed ' n ol
these indefatigable ladies, who always car
ry their point in the scheme, it was voted
to be the thing.
After some charades had been disposed
of, one of the gentleman begged leave to
propose the game called "Crowning the
Wisest." It is played by selecting a judge
of the game and three persons, either ladies
or gentlemen, who are to contest for the
crown by answeiing, successively, the va
rious questions which the rest of the party
are at liberty to ask. The one who is de
clared to have been the readiest and hap
piest in his answers receives the crown.
Our American, much against his incli
nation, was chosen among three candidate.
He was aware that his position, the society
with which he was mingling, required of
him the ability to sustain himself. He
was to be sure treated with distinguished
attention by the host and hostess, and gen
erally by the party, but this is a favor to
the individual, and not one of the company
understood the character of republican!, or
appreciated the republic. The three wor
thies had arranged that their turn for him
should fall in succession, and be the last.
The first one, a perfect exquisite and with
an air of most ineffable condecension put
the question
'If I understand rightly the government
of your country, you acknowledge no dis
tinction of rank, consequently, you can
have no court standard for the manners of
gentleman, will you favor me with in.
formation where your best school of polite
ness is to be found V
lUiN"UUYVy0
'For your benefit,' replied the American,
fmilmg calmly, 'I recommend the Falls of
Niagara ; a contemplation of that stupen-
duous wonder teaches humility to the
proudest and human nothingness to the
vainest. It rebukes the trifler, and arouses
Ihe most stupid; in short, it turns men
from their idols: and when we acknowl
edge lhat God only is Lord, we feel that
men are our equals. ' A true christian is
always polite.'
There was a murmur among the audi
ence, but whether applause or censure the
American could not determine, a he did
not choose to betray an anxiety for the re
sult by a scrutiny of the faces which he
knew were bent on him.
The second now proposed his question.
He affected to be a great politician, was
mustachoed and whiskered like a diplo
matist, which station he had been coveting.
His voice was bland, but his emphasis was
very significant.
'Should I visit the United States, what
subject with which I am conversant wouTd
most interest your people and give m an
opportunity of enjoying their conversa
tion ?'
'You must maintain, cs you do at pres.
enl, lhat a monarchy u the wisest, the pu
rest, the best government which the skill of
man ever deviled, an i lhat demociacy is
utterly barbarous. My countrymen "are
proverbially fond of a'rgument, anJ will
meet you on both these questions, and, if
you choos-, argue with you to Ihe end tf
your life.'
The murmur was renewed, but still with
out any decided expression of the feeling
with which his answer had been received.
The third rose from his seat, and with
assured voice, which seemed to announce
a certain triumph, said
'I require your decision on a delicate
question, hut the rules of the pastime war
rant it and also a candid answer. You
nave seen the American and English la
dies which are the fairest V
The young republican glanced around
the circle. It was bright with flashing
eyes, and the sweet smiles which wreathed
many a lovely lip, might have won a less
determined patriot from his allegiance.
He did not hesitate, though he bowed low
to the ladies as he answered
'The standard of female beauty is, I be
lieve, allowed to be the power of exciting
admiration and love in our sex, and conse
quently those ladies who are mostly admi
red and beloved, and respected by the gen
tlemen, must be the fain-st. Now I assert
confidently that there is not a nation on
earth where women is so truly beloved, so
tenderly cherished, so respectfully treated
as in the republic of the United Statas ;
therriore the American ladies are the fals
est. But and he ajain bowed low, if the
ladies before whom I have now the honor
of expressing my opinions were in my
couuliy, we should think them Americans.'
The applause was enthusiastic. After
the mirth had subsided so as lo allow the
Judje to be heard, he directed the crown
to the Yankee.
EAttLV l.Dl STRY.
On one cccasion, he observed, "There
has not been a day since I was eight years
of age, in which 1 have not done something
to get my breal." Entering at a subsequent
period, still more minutely upon the sub
ject if his early enjoy ments, he said. "I
havt known nothing but labor from boy
hood ; the bread of idleness was never eat
en by ire ; at seven years of age, my fa
ther sent me to watch the cows; soon after
that, I was ordered to the mountains lo
help shear the sheep ; at twelve, I held
the plow in a field near my father's house,
which we farmed, and, as a pro f that I
was not over ami above strong, the plow
share, coming in contact with a stone
which liy under the surface of the earth.
threw me up between the shads, which I
had Leen holding with a firm erasn, and
s-nt me with violence among the horses'
fe.d. What was still m.ire laborious work
than this was cut I lg peat for Ihe fire ; and
young as I was, I could keep two persons
busy one to take from me and pile up
and another lo carry. Little as this hand
was" holding it out at the time, and di
recting his eye to it, "I could take it full of
wheat, and with the sheet wrapped round
me, could scatter the seed over the soil,
yes, and have as good and regular crops
too, as any of my neighbors. My father
was privileged with ground from Council
lor O'Neill, part of which served for pota
toes, and part for Ujx. I was probably
made hard," said he, in language similar to
what he had adopted elsewhere, "ami to
use my limbs at an early period, that my
bedy might strengthen by exercise ; for I
had need of all the strength and fortitude I
possessed."
lo the habit of industry, was added the
practice of early rising ; Ihe one and al
most insuperable companion of the other,
and adverted to by Adam with peculiar
satisfaction. "The hour glass," said he,
"was regularly turned twelve times during
every day, belore any one was permitted lo
go to my father's house. My children ap
peared to have retrograded a little, but
neither father ormo herever loved their
bed. When very young, my father had
all of us up at four o'clock in the morning,
during the whole summer, some engaged
in one tnmg, ana some in another. and
hours before daylight in winter." Here
we have the foundation of those sedulous
habits for which he was so distinguished
through life, The to 1 of the fie d was
preserved in countenance by the toil of
the study ; and it was a maxim with him
in after life, "The man that works most
with his head, will have the least to do
with his hands; on the contrary, we gen
erally find that tboie who labor least with
the brain, have to add proportionally to
the labor of the hand."
Lift of Vr.Mam Clark.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 183."
RUKAVTAY M AnitlAftlCn.
In a great majority of cases, the elope
ment of a young lady is unwise, giddy, un
grateful, immodest, and evincesa lascivious
appetite and reckless disposition. Whv
should she desert and distress those who
have loved, nurtured and cherished her
through all her past years, to throw herself
into the arms of a comparative stranger,
who has done nothing for her, and whose
protestations of affection have yet to under
go the first trial ! It is every way unworthy
of pure and gentle maidenhood.
We can imagine but one excuse for her
elopement namely, the efforts ol parents
or guardians to coerce her into marrying
Rome one she does not love. To avoid tuch a
fate, she is justified in running away ; lor
no parent has or ever had a liht lo con
strain a daughter against her will. But
where Ihe parents are willing to wait, the
daughter should also consent to wait, until
her choice is assented lo or she attains her
majority. Then, if she chooses to marry
in opposition to her parent's wishes, let
her quit their home openly, frankly, in
broad daylight, and in such a manner as
shall kindly but utterly preclude any pre-ti-nce
that her act is clandestine or ill-considered.
No one should be persuaded or
coerct d to marry where she does not love ;
but to wait a year or two for the assent ol
those who have all her life done what they
could for her welfare, no daughter should
esteem a hardship.
There is some truth to be told about the
"common run" of masculine prowlers by
night about garden walls and under bed
rojin windows, in quest of opportunities to
pour seducing flatteries into the ears of
siiripliMnis. es; but we have ait time to tell
it now. As a general rule, they are licen
tious, good-for-nothing adventurers, who
would much rather marry a living than
work for it, and who speculate on Ihe
chances of "bringing the old folks round"
alter a year or two. A true man would
not advise, much less urge, the woman he
loved to take a step which must inevitably
lesson the respect felt for her, and violate
the trust reposed in her by those who had
loved and cherished her all her days.
A. V. Tribune.
THE M IRITVALISTS I.N lOM'ESTIOX.
A spiritual Convention has been in session
nl Springfield, Mass., composed of several
hundred persons, under the particular .inid
ance of Henry C. Wright and Andre a- jack
sin Davis. The follow ing graphic account of
the closing scene, will show the character of
J the proceedings :
A request wns made for all to leave the
room who would not be able to sil it through,
as Ihe door would be locked, and neither in
gress or egress allowed. The mediums
were called to the front seats, and to the
stiiiie; nil sat down, and then followed a
long and solemn silence. Then R 'v. J. ftl.
Spear began to go to sleep, his ri"ht hand
taised and Set I tremuoiisly upwanls. Then
he arose, advanced tlowly tuwarc's the cen
Ire of the stege, and suddenly put both hands
lo his face and burst out into a most lugu
brums bellowing; and as neai ly as we can re
call it, we will give some of ihe fust of the
peifurmance os a specimen :
Mr. Spear (Hands lo his face face red
as a cabbage.) Boo, hoo ! Ah-h, boo hoo !
Oh h h, boo hoo-oo-oo ! My father is dead,
my mother is dead, and my little boy is
dead! 1 saw them all buried in the gravo i
Ami I must be buiied in the grave ! (Wring
ing his hands.) Boo hoo Oh, where is my
mother, w here is my father, and w here is
my little boy? (More blubbering )
I I .. t r t , . ..
L,,tuy(.- using ami advancing I liur
fa'ther and mother ate heie, and little Johnny
is here. Don't you see I hern 1 Here Ihey
are, and here is little, J jhuiiy little cuily
headed fellow.
Mr. Spear (More boo honing ) My fa
ther is dead, my mother is dead, and little
Jnhiiny is dead. Oh ! I want to see little
Johnny. Oh ! 1 wish I was dead, loo.
Lady (Kindly ) Here Ihey are they
are not dead J they are living.
Mr. Spear Little Johnny is dead. I saw
him die.
Lady No, Johnn) is nut dead.
Mr. Spear It's a lie.
Lady W hy, here he is. Can't you see
him ! He lives, and is here by your side.
Mr. Spear It's a lie ! Ii'san infernal lie ! !
Oh ! w here is Johnny 1
Mr. Finney, advancing, and partly addres
sing the uudience) Here is materialism in
its grossest form. (Addressing the lad))
He comprehends you not. His eyes tire
closed. With the material vision he sees not
spiritual realities. He must be educated.
He must be luughl thu very A-B-C'iof spirit
ual being.
Mr. Spear I want to see Johnny.
Lady, (impatiently sputtering) Patience !
Oh ! can't you see him 1
It was a poor, pitiful, nonsensical, incohe
rent, hodge-podge, inane, insane, frothy mess
of tomfoolery. And there hundreds sal and
swallowed it. If any man in his sober sen
ses could have witnessed il without a solemn
conviction that it was anything more or less
than a compound of delusion, deception and
knavery, he must be made of materials dif
fuient from those which enter into our com.
position. . i
A Female Voteb. A woman has been
sent to jail at Cincinnati, for twenty dajs,
on bread and water, for voting in one" of the
wards of that city, at Ihe election, by dres
sing in male attire, and passing herself pff
s a man. It appears she attempted lo vote
second lime, when her vole was challcngl
ed j a row ensued, and her hat being knock
ed off, her sex was discovered, aud she was
arresteJ.
SIRS. STOWG'S VISIT TO ENGLAND,
(t'run the L niloii Times, Much SI.)
The "Uncle Tom" unli-slavery movement
has ended as it bejun, nt SfaflorJ hous. , utl
ihu n.essengerr, missivi s t iicnlats, and olht r
harmless projectiles launched from that
mansion in November having been duly re
turned last Saturday. There were presenl
aboufforty of the convention which met in
the first instance, am', doubtless from a pio"
per motive of gratitudo to ihe real hardwotk-
ers of Ihe movement, there were i re?ent this
time several other ladies, members ol the
Society of Friends. The number of signa
tures lo the far-famed, much-lauded, and
much abused addiess is 562,848, and Ihere
is scaicely a part of Her Majesty's dominions
which has not contributed. Nothingan be
more intelligible, more gratilying, and moie
ulteily inconclusive than this immense num
ber of signatures, ail of them, we sincerely
believe, genuine, respectable, and subscribed
heatl and soul. At least ilJSt number of
British women have read Undo Tom's Cabin,
have wept over it, dreamt over it, and half
worshipped the enchantress who could make
them all forget their own woes in the for
tunes of Elizas and Toms, and Emilys and
Cassys, in Kentucky and Louisiana. Of
course everybody wished lo do something
lor the authoress, and a great deal of misdi
rected gratitude found its way into the pock
els of British publishers and booksellers, in
the purchases of handsome illustrated copies,
very indifferent prints, and still worse music
But when people had read and wept, and
bought large copies, aud half a-dozen copies
a-piece, and gone to the Adelphi, what more
was to be done? It was a difficulty which
duchesses fell even more than needlewomen,
for i he latter are accustomed lo stifle the
sentiment for w ant of e.vpiession ; the former
expect Iho opportunity of utterance, as they
expect other luxuries. They could not make
Mis. Siowo either a peeress or a lady may
oress, or a lady in wailing, or a lady patron
ess at Almack's. Were she dead, they
could subsciibe for a grand monument : but.
unluckily, she is slill living so we hope, at
least. The idea of a lady suggests but a
limited capacity for dinners. It does not
seem lo have occurred lo people lo subscribe
a neat purse of $100,000 or thereabouts, and
give it to the lady. They had ulready spent
their money in buying liicfe Turns. So Mrs
Stowu's admirers bethought themselves ol
lhat invariable resource of helpless English
men, an a Idiess not directly loMrs. Slowe,
but to the ladies of America. So the address
is now completed, and Iho signatures bound
up in 26 laige fulio volumes. The document
itself has been illuminated on vellum regard
h'ss of expense. A copy is lo appear in ihe
Illustrated News, and ul least two hundred
thousand ladies will be rejoiced lo hear that
ihe original addiess and signature are to bo
exhibited in a strong oaken case on ihij div
week at a room in the Caledonian Motel,
Adelphi, where all who survived ihe "lying
in Male" may luri another risk of their lives.
Bui ibis is only a beginning. Mrs. S;owe
is to receive the address w ith proper formal
ity, whether here or ut home, we are not in
foimed. She is, however, to be hero beforo
lung, aud to divide Iho honors of ihe season
wilh Ihu Madi.iis, ulso on theii way hither.
This is a part of the piospecl which, we
emife.s, gives us tho least satisfaction.
What if Mrs. Slowe, whose fairy pen sug
gests so romauiio ati idea of the hand lhat
guide lhat pen, iho fair form lhat 'owns it,
11 . ... ' '
and the voice thai must be still sweeter than ' devoured twenty-nine pigeons, being the
Ihe speechle.s instiuiner.t, should, after all I firsl food she had tasted from Iho lime she
turn uul something less lovely than the ideal ? had feasted on the goal, a period of aboul
Wo have a suspicion that even Homer and i 'hree month". Capt. Wyatt, since his arri.
Vngil are belter hid in the mists of antiquity, j va' 'n Liverpool, has disposed of the boa and
and would have gained little credit upon ',s Prge,iy 1 Mr. Edmonds, now ihe pro
Biilish soil. How much better had Bums prictor of one of Iho travelling menageries
jeen no more thai a name, pailicularly ns ! of the late Mr. Wombwell, w Inch is at pie
Ihe highest upolhcosis ol ;hu man was a ! e"' being exhibited in Manchester. Th"?
place in Ihu Excise ! Mis. Slowu's poilrail j molher and three of the young ones have
has ulieady rather widely dispelled some ' been conveyed to that town, bill thirty-three
agreeable, though, of couise, unwai rented J f 'ho naku.ets have yet lo be delivered
illusions, liullheporiii.il wasa phulo"ruph ! dead or alive. They are at present, in the
ud copied ou wood in uiuilustruied content- j
poiaiy; u.id not even angelic beuuly could
suivive lhat double oidoal. Now, however
we are lo havo ihd woman heiseli; ihe po- j
i-lio molher of Eva -iho godmolher of Uncle
loin U.a spiritual sister of the deserted
Auiu Ch.oe, ihe ireuz.ud Eliza, and ihe des- I
ululo Cassv, tuu calm reprover of Alune, the i
convener of Si. Cla.e, the woman who has I
:
ojojuied up names more imperishable
man marshals, scenes more ineuiuiable than
pitched bailies, aud a story that may lead
when cities are forgotten I Kossuth how
ever, ceased lo be a hero w hen he had touch
ed Biilish soil, Whaljf Mis. Slowe should
undergo some equally strange transformation
in our eyes? J hen will come again ihe
anxious question, how are we to worship
ill.'.
iter: n sue were ati englishman we would
make her a gauger, or an Under Secretary ol
Slale, or a Consul at Astrulau. or an Auditor
at Boimudu, or a Treasuier at ilauiitms, pr
a Clerk lo Ihe House of Commons, or a Com-
inissioner ol Customs all Ihein in turn the
rewards of genius in this couuliy. But what
is lo be done ? Gratitudo and homage of all
soils lequue a certain community of tastes
now shall we treat ihe great lioness of her
age ? We really feel much relieved lo think
that Mrs. Slowe is not in our bands, and are
further relieved lo think that she is in such
powerful hands as the Duchess of Suiher
land's. With the help of her new acquain
tance from the Society of Friends, that excel
lent lady will be able lo ive Mrs. Slowe as
good a reception as ihe old countrr baa ih
heart to devise.
Now, will our dear, testy, egotistical Ame.
licsn csusins just aecspt this as the lius so-
In 'on" of ihu little Aboli ionlst ebullition in
this count)? We aro not really eoi g to
reed a servile war in the Slates. Oulv. as
t-hey keep up a running fire on our aristocra
cy and other parts of our time-honored sys
tem, we remaik pretty freely upon lheir
"domestic institution." In Ihe present in
stance, downer, ihey ought to see nothing
more than the patent fact lhat every English
woman who can reed has read a bonk which
their country has had Ihe honor lo produce,
am!, having no other means of expressing her
admiration an I fympaihy, has signed a pa
per against slavery, without definite idea
how- the wish is lo be accomplished. If an
English author had given the stimulus to this
movemcnt--had Dick ins described Ihe Le
grees and Haleys wilh but a tenth of Mrs.
Slowe's zeal and force, had all England fired
up in spontaneous combustion against the
slave institutions of America, Ihen their com
plaint might reasonably have been made
against the gralutous character of this attack.
But really America has to thank herself
lor this movement. If t-he will have so
much nativegenius, so much fire, such poettv,
such passion, such creative powci, and such
a mastery over the spirit of !ho whole world,
then she must take the consequences, and
one of those consequences will assuredly be
that the storm raised by her own children
will recoil on herself. It is written,
"They lhat sew the wind shall reap the
whirlwind," and never was the saying less
painfully fulfilled than in the circumstance
of ha!f-a-million readers of an Ameiican
novel appealing to America to mitigate the
evils therein exposed. How supremely blest
would a thousandth part of that reaction
make any ordinary novelist ! Just imagine
a wholn nation at the feet of the British Go
vernment beseeching it to abate some grie
vance exposed by Mr. James. How long
would lhat gentleman retain the possession
of his faculties after such a glorification?
We are inclined to think that he would ef
fervesce on Ihe spot, and die in tho oder of
self-complacency. Mrs. Stowe can stand it.
She is only encouraged Id write on. She is
giving to (he world tho actual incidents on
which her story is founded. This is a peril
ous experiment. Sir W. Scoit is thought lo
have marred Ihe interest of his mles hy a
like step. But the present is a question ot
actual politics as well as of amusement, and
the interests of truth will certainly bo better
served by facts than by fables.
A BOA CONSTRICTOR AM) ITS VOL NO.
On Sunday lust theie arrived at this port,
in the ship Arrow, Capt. WyaU, from Para,
a hime set pent of the boa gentis, respecting
which we have received some interesting
particulais. The reptile is at least eighteen
feel in length, and was caught by some of
the natives on thu banks of the "mighty Arna
zon." Before it came into iho possession of
Capt. Wyalt, it had satisfied its appetite by
swallowing a full-grown goal. On the day
iho vessel left Para, tho captain and crew
were surprised lo find lhat the serpent had
given birth lo thirty-seven young ones. The
"snukelets" weie about two feet each in
length, and in six weeks ihey have only
grown aboul an inch in length.
The repoit of this birth extraordinary soon
spread at Para, and about 150 of tho leading
gentlemen of iho place went on board ihe
Anow lo see the mother and her offsprings
In about six days after the birth the mamma
ship's hold, but will no doubt be recovered
as tho cargo is discharged. The bile of this
nake is not venomous, so thai ihu young
wrigglers may easily bo cap'uieJ,-Liver.
Potl' crcarH
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votTi.-ine cunor ot me M.
."'' says :-e were at one
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it I II IT IS-1 in I It tL llititl atl ik.i nr ii.i .i . . I t.t f
. . .,., u,
, ii.U'H. umi-n now 11:1s n muni ..ii,,i ,,i
Iowa, which now has a population of over
400,000. In our own beautiful tenitoiy we
have made many trips between Piaiie du
Chien and St. Peter's, and from St. IVlei's
to Traverse des Sioux, w hen the hotels we
lodged at were in the open air, and our lable
furnished fiom the supply we carried, or
from the game killed on ihe route. Yet
wi h the blessing of God, we hope yet to
travel in a railioad car on a continuous route
from tho Minnesota river to New Orleans,
and very probably to San Fiausisco.
Cod Liven Oil. A Physician of eminence
desires us to slate that this nauseous medi
cine may bo administered without the least
disgust to the patient, by chewiugand swal
lowing a small quantity of the toe of a smo
ked herring, both befoie and after taking the
spoontul of oil A piece of sardine will an
swer if herring is not palatable The di
guise is perfectly egectual, and the most
delicate patient rosy thus use the physio
wilh comfort. Get. Tel.
' A Bull-Fighl was lately advertised at
Plicertille, California, but the Americans
nol liking this Spanish amusement, lassoed
the bull, whipped the mat adores, and tore
down Ihe building.
OIJ) 8KHIKS VOL. 13. N. 3f
t.VIBRELLA FACTORIES.
The New Yoik Journal of CVlmfnerCe) li'
mates the value uf the umbrella and parasol
trade of New Yok City to be equnl lo 81,
500,000 per annum chiefly conducted by
seven different firms. The Journal adds
One of the largest is that of Isaac Smith tt
Co., who employ 328 persons in the various'
departments including 250 girls, and facili
tate the manufacturing pincesses by Bsinff
steam power. Machinery is Di incinallsr
used for sharpening iho -sticks aud "stretch-'
ers,"or w halebones, and for drillins holes for
ihe rivets. During the considerable part of
the year, from 1200 to ISOC umbrelli and
parasols are tinned out diiilly, and S75.O0f
w-orth of sillis and ginghams are sometimes'
consumed in Iho course of three) mouths
Generally manufacturers have different parts
of the umbrellas made by different parties
about the city; but in this instance, Ihe
various branches are reduced lo a system,
and the whole is prosecuted within the walls,
of a single establishment. Umbrella handles
are principally made in Pennsylvania, and tilts'
rattans in Williamsburg and Philadelphint
where large manufactories are established.
There ate, in an umbrella, 112 different'
paits; and before being peifecled, Ihe um
brella passes through nemly as many differ
ent hands. Surprising celerity is acquired in
putting ihe parls together, so that an um
brella is easily commenced and completed
within the space of two hotits, and might bo
hnished much sooner if the varnish dried
quicker. The average prise of umbrellas Is
SI.05 to 81,10; of parasols 51,75 lo 2. An
immence quantity of ihe cheaper qualities
made up. There is a large class
throughout the country who acquire an arti
cle that costs from 12J to 25 cents, made of
cotton cloth, with cane frames. The ave
rage wages received by sewers of umbrellas
is 54,50 per week.
DO CROWS REASON t
As the question of the rational powers of
animals is yet a mooted question, we throw-
in the following act lo ' help the cause along."
The miller at Cape Elizabeth, a few day
since saw twociowslight upon ihe mill pond.
One got firm fooling upon a cake of ice ; but
ihe other, less judicious in the selection of
his landing place, pitched into some pulpy
snow, fiom which he found il impossible to
extricate himself. Crow No. 1 immediately
came to the rescue, and tried to push him
out of the scrape. Finding, however, that
this was impossible, he slopped, cocked hie
head ouo sido in apparently knowing delib
eiation, then chatted for a moment with his
nnfoi lunate comrade, and flew off.
The miller thought he would watch the de
nouement. In about ten minutes, crow No. I
returned with two others. These three put
their heads together in consultation, flew
round their imprisoned trotherand examin
ed his condition, and then by a joint effort
raised him up and s'ood him upon tho ice.
This being accomplished, ihey rubbed against
him to waim hiin, brushed the frozen snow
from his wings, and finally all departed to
aether the saved crow being in Ihe centre
of the others, as though it was still necessary
to watch after his welfare.
If an) body can produce a stronger incident
in croienological history, lt him bring it on.
Eastern Argut.
Binkeb Hill Monument was twice struck
by lightning a few day since. Teisons who
were in Ihe monument thought it was going:
over. The bottom of the rods, wheie il en
lered Ihe earth, was slightly melted, and a
pentleman near the top, who was passing
down and holding by the iron rail, received
a shock from which he did not recover en
tirely for a couple of hours. The second
shock sounded like the crash of a la roe.
quantity of glass thrown down the inside of
the monument.
Silver Wanted it the Mint The offi.
ce.s of the U S. Mint at Philadelphia, have
issued a circular, stating lhat they are pre
pared to purchase Silver Coin at Iho Mint, oa
tho following terms: For Dallam, of Mexi.
co, lvrti, Bolivia, Chili, Brazil (re-stamped)
and Spain, for Francs, for Siluo, r..;.,. -r
- . --, wuiua u,
the U. S., other than the three cenls, thu
price paid will be Si 21 an ounce.
The remains of Mis. Donelas. -;r r
Senator Douglas, left Washington 0 Monday
rwtsn I.. Is. .
' u i".r.l ihe Somhern boat, on
their way to North Carolinn. whr .,.. ...
to be interred. The honorable Senator
accompanied on his mournful rr.n.t
ClinrlA. S I . . .. '
,UIIC, alla ,,aac flagi, gjfl,,
ihe Senate.
The Geneial Assembly of the ( V. S ) Pre ,
bytenat, Church, of ,he United Stale, will
hold it. annual meeting in Buffalo on the
SO.hof May next. The Presbytery of the
Uislrict ol Columbia has appointed the Rev.
John C. Smith, of Vahine-o. ..i v, i
0;ho Magrudei, of Rockville, delegate, lo
I
General Henry Lee remarked once to W..fc.
"Con,Ve amaxed, ,ir, .1 ,h, ,Mt
amount of work that you accomplish." Wash,
rngion replied, "Sir, 1 ri.eal four o'clock, and
great deal of my wo.k is dona whilst
other, are asleep."
Major B. B. French has accepted the ap
poi'Xment of the President of the Uniied
States as signer of land patents. Salary
S1500.
Th water was Ul into Ihe Delaware Pi
vision of Ibe Pennsylvania Canal, oa SalU'.
day evening Utl, at New Hfs sad sstou.