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THURSDAY, SRPTRMBRR 6, 1349
Circulation near 2000.
V. B. PALMER, Ess,,N. W. corner of Third
anti Chesnut streetsizWillulelphia, and 169 Nes-
SIM street; (Tribune Buildings,)' New York, is
our authorized Agent for receiving advertise
ments and subscriptions to"the Lehigh Register
and collecting and receipting for the same.
Our Court
The progress of business in our Court is slow.
President Jcmcs, being still engaged in the suit
of the 41'13oatmen's Riot" at Easton, which is
still progressing. THlCourt,'however was or
ganized, the Grand Jury sworn in, Samuel Lew
is, Esq., being appointed foreman. Some six
or eight bills have already beten_ found, which
will be disposed of during the week.
A Turn of Mind.
Two Ladies in Allentown, who followed the
lYlilliner business for many years, a few thiys
ago, received a letter post marked at Philadel
phia, without a signature, containing a three
dollar note, with the request that they should
accept of the same, that it justly and honestly
was due to them. A change of mind for the
better must have overcome the sender, in the
discharge of this moral obligation.
That Corn
We have been presented with a box of the
moat delicious corn, that we have seen this
season. It was raised by our esteemed friend
Charles Witman, Esq., of Upper Eamon. He is
one of the clever fellows, and one of the best
farmers in Lehigh county. We return him our
sincere thanks, hoping he may live one hun
dred years to present us with such a box every
year.
Newspaper Postage
Not a few of our contemporaries in the prin
cipal cities are out in favor of free postage on
newspapers. We enter our • humble protest
against the proposition, because we believe in
the first place, that it will not subserve the in
terest of publishers; and in the next, we are of
opinion, that to receive proper atjention at the
Post Offices, every thing that passes through
the mails should pay something towards sus
taining the expenses of the department. We
would suggest that the law fixing the rates of
postage on newspapers, should be so amended,
as to effort' the citizens of the county an oppor
tunity of receiving the papers published in their
respective counties—say 30 miles in a direct
or circuit route from the office of publication at
haft' cent a sheet; and over 30 miles ,one cent.
The low rate; if collected as at present in ad
vance, will, we doubt not, be larger than the
amount now collected from newspapers by the
department.
Starting in the World
Many an unwise parent labors hard and lives
sparingly all his life fur the purpose of !caving
enough, to give to his children, sufficient to
start in the world, as it is called. Setting a
young man afloat with money, left him by his
relatives, is like tying bladders under the arm
of one who cannot swim; ten chances to one
he will lose his bladders and go to the bottom.
Teach him to swim, and he will never need
the bladder. Give your child a sound educa
tion, and you have done enough for him. See
to it that his morals are pure, his mind cultiva
ted, and his whole nature made subservient to
laws which govern man, and you have given
what will be of more value than the wealth of
the Indies. You have given him a start which
no misfortune can deprive hint of. The earli
er you teach him to depend upon his own re
sources the better.
The Island of Cuba
• This island is about the size of the State of
Maine. It contains a population, at the present
time, of one million four hundred thousand ; of
• which about six hundred and ten thousand arc
whites, one hundred and ninety thousand are
free colored, and six hundred thousand slaves.
Its principal barbers are the finest in the world.
It has one hundred and ninety-five miles of
railroad completed and in successful operation,
and sixty one-miles in course of construction.
It is well watered by numerous rivers, and its
Surface, except in the'central portion of the isl
and, diversified with mountains. Only two
fifths of its surface, are cultivated. Of the re
maining three-filths, now unused, one is prob
ably worthless, leaving one half of its agricul
tural resource undeveloped. The climate is so
genial, that it yields two crops a year of many
of its productions.
Hungarian Meeting
There was au immense meeting of the citi
zens of New York, is the Park, on Monday
evening last, to express their sympathies for
the brain) Hungarians, and every other people
struggling, or who have struggled fertile Rights
or Man. The Governor of the State presided,
assisted by Ex-Governor Young; several Ex-
Mayors of the city, the present and late Attor
neys of the United States; Gen Avezzanni, ono
of the leading Italian Itevolutionists--rtogetlier
with several of the most distinguished private
gentlemen ofNew York—Many very eloquent
speeches;in English, German, and Italian, at
stands provided for each, were • delivered, and
most able and inspiring resolutions adopted.
ran immense Hungarian meetinr;assem
tie at Cincinnati, on Tuesday evening. From
ten to fifteen thousand persons were present.
Spirited and eloquent speeches were made,
ii2 _4l the utmost cnibucipsna prevailed.
- •
~ 1 7. 1 arge meeting was held in Phil
delphia, in favor of Hungarian Indovondonco.
California Re-aotion
Avery letter or paper received from the gold
region goes to show that the gold fever is on
the wane, that the bubble has burst, and the
over-wrought excitement hag now been follow
ed by a strong reaction. We have already
given enough to show this, but a late letter.
from San Francisco, to the New York Tribune,
gives so complete a picture of the reaction,
that we cannot refrain from extracting a few
sentences. The wilier says:
"I wish you to advise all personsthat have a
good business at home, to think well on it be
fore they leave all their comforts to struggle and
dig for gold in California; for, believe me, gen
tlemen, gold cannot be obtained without the
hardest of labor and privations."
This, we may add, is but the repetition, al
'most in identical terms, of the sentiments utter
ed by several hundred published letters from
the same region, which we have noticed in the
newspapers.
The Tribune's correspondent continues:
"If you could only witness the many curious
scenes enacted here by the hordes of vagabonds
and 4?each 7 coolliers, in the absence of all law,
you - would pity the Well disposed - citizens - of
this land of gold and silver. Thieves and black
legs are in iibundithce, and the beach pornbers
(composed of runaway sailors from vessels
here) in thel,absence of something better to do,
prowl about the beach at night, cut away the
ropes holding scows and boats, and in the course
or two man their whale-boats and go across the
river, tow them over here, and charge What
they please for their servias. The U.S. Inspec
tors receive for their services $4 per day, and ,
the bargemen," Who are_all English, get $lO per
day.
There are now in port four vessels from the
East Indies—the ship Heber of Boston, schoon
er Honolulu; schooner Anglona and brig Clide.
They are all discharging their cargoes here,
and I assure you that the sale here for China
goods is very dull, for the ladies are very scarce,
and sight of one is good for sore eyes. Mon
ey and gold dust are in abundance, and scarce
ly a door you see open but it has a gambling
table full set, with gold and silver in great plen
ty, surrounded by hundreds of anxious gam
blers, waiting for the cards.
Land here is exceedingly high in price, and
the most of the town is in the hands of a few
Speculators, who are trying to make the most
of it. They all want to sell, with good titles,
as they call them, which consists of a title from
the Alealde, and no more."
Stopping the Paper
Lord Byron once said that, "with all his fol
lies, lie was never guilty of stopping his
paper because its editor happened to di s plea se
him."
There are thous Olds in the world who are
equally considerate and philosophical with
Lord Byron in this matter, but there are thou
sands more who deem an erroneous opinion in
the editor of a newspaper to be a crime which
can only be adequately punished by the with
drawal of what they are pleased to call Patron
age. Such men find in their paper an article
which does meet their views. They are doubt
less strong advocates for free opinion in their
own ease, but to tolerate it.in another is a dif
ferent affair. "What business has an editor to
disagree with those upon whom ho depends
for support? The impudence of such men is
intolerable ! This thing must be stopped." And
so, to signify his disapp,obation, and at the
same time to break down the recusant individu
al who has differed with him in. opinion, he
posts off and pronounces the awful sentence
"stop my paper," with a manner that gives it
the full force of the command, "Be ye annihi
lated."
The effect of these acts is frequently- not
quite so destructive as the mover appears to
suppose. The victim in most cases survives
the shock ; and there are cases on record where
the indignant gentleman has been the only suf
ferer. To tell the truth, in general these per
sons are heartily ashamed of the prank as soon
as they get cool; but then the mischief is done,
the paper is stopped, the growler has lost his
right to growl. by becoming 'a non-subscriber,
and that troubles him ; a sense of his own folly
keeps alive his indignation, and the transaction
secures itself an uncomfortable place in his
memory.
But there is another class if possible more
uncomfortable than the stoppers of papers
These are those gentlemen who assume to
themselves the right to criticise, althotigh they
never subscribe. They are too mean to take
the paper, and in order to excuse themselves,
it is necessary they should villify and abuse it.
When we hear of a man who is particularly
outrageous at our course, we invariably take a
look for his name in the subscription book. In
nine cases out of ten he is not a subscriber; in
the remaining one he is not a tailing subscli
bar.
New Jail in Northampton
The Grand Jury last week again condemned .
our County Jail, affirming what had been dune
by the Grand Jury in April last. We shall now
have a ne\v prison, erected, no doubt, as soon
as the Commissioners can bring it about.—
Public opinion will entirely sustain the action
of the Inquest in. this matter, as the present
building is absolutely unfit for the purpose fur
which it is used.—.4rgirs:
The Secret Expedition
A tennr has been received at St. Louisdated
September 3d, from Round Island, midway be
tween Mobile and New Orleans, which says
that 1000 men of the Secret Expedition had ar
rived there, and would sail on board the steam
ship Taney, on the 20th of August, for an is
land about 100 miles distant from Vera Cruz.
The writer is a member of the expedition, who
thinks that Sierra Madre wilrbe the place of
destination. 20,000 men from different parts
of the United States were :expected to NH
IIPXVOLIg at a point near Veta Cruz,
• (Communication.)
County Commissioner
Mr. Printer.—ln glancing over some of the
Allentown papers, I happened to , see my old
friend flen4 Fogelman, of Hanover township,
recommended by one of our Upper Macungy
farmers, for the office of County Commissioner.
'Allow me to- inform the citizens of Lehigh
county, thrum' one could be named that would
meet with more general satisfaction than Mr.
Fogelman. He is correct in all his dealings,
gentlemanly in his manners, and much belov
ed and respected by all who know him.
SOUTH WHITEHALL
Sept. 3, 1819
CONDIUNICATION.
The Coopersburg Post . Office
Mr. Editor, Stn :—Veritas has again edrficd the .
community with a production, in which much is
yielded, indeed far more is conceded, than I had
anticipated from that quarter. The copying of
the originals and sending of the copies merely, is
all fully admitted by this gentle shepherd of the
valley. This fact of itself would be sufficient to
show the manner in which the "clear majority"
was gotten !!!' But the fact, that the name of a
resident of. the County of Northampton was on
the petition, makes it doubly certain, that the
"clear majority" was not quite so clear a thing.
as Veritas may have imagined.
The poor fellow feels indeed sore under the
burden of meanness, with which the removal of
the Coopersburg Post Office has stigmatized him;
he writhes, groans and roars like the fabled
"lionass," but all to no purpose; he cannot de.
ceive by drawing over him the skin of a ton.
Veritas endeavors to get tint of this matter by
throwing the responsibility upon the fact, that
"the election was holden at the wrong place
In the first place the election has nothing to do
with the Post Office; and further, the election is
holden at the right place, a clear majority having
said that it should be holden where it at present
is held ; as soon as a majority say that it shall be
held at another place, then it would be wrong to
have it here. This excuse Mr. Veritas wont do,
and you will have to give an oilier one, the one
you gore to a friend of yours sometime since, will
do now, since this election affair will not be
swallowed as easily as was expected.
"Do you or do you not know how those seven ex
tra ballots came into that box?" This is the quere
put by Veritas to me requesting an answer, which
I will give him, though ignorant of - the fact of
there being 7 extra ballots ; if such was the case,
it is easily accounted for, it might have happen
ed through carelessness ; men may have ruled and
their names neither written down or crossed on the
duplicate. This is one way to account for at
least a few extra ballots ~but another way is this ;
that some oT the tickets fur the upper end were
rejected, as they were double; from which might
be inferred that others of the same stamp were
double when handed in, but the manner in which
they were handled by the officers before taking
them out was sufficient to separate them. In one
of these two ways the 7 extra ballots can be ac
counted for; and were I to continue and inform
you or rather the public, as you undoubtedly are
aware of it, of the manner in which that election
was conducted, you as well as the community
would agree, that if rightly holden our majority
would have been still greater.
As to any one firing a "double shed" I have my
doubts, excepting one case, by a man who after
wards informed me of the fact, that he hat', fired
a double shot and that too for Upper End and yet
his name was but once on the list. The matter
and person referred to by. Veritas is only a sup
posed one, and the supposition founded on the
fact that because his natne was down twice on the
list he must necessarily have voted.twice. Now
sir, I ant able and ready to show, that several oth
er names were twice on that list and yet did vote
but one ticket; but this gentle shepherd of the
valley is so full, of assumption and presumption
that he will assume and presume anything.
What is. meant by reference to the qualities of
a fish-monger, I am at a loss to guess ; but nev
ertheless, in reply thereto will dub him, not with
the title of a chemist, a student of Lacon or any
other of these titles to which he pretends a claim,
but will give hi-n It more suitable one, to wit,
'Teague O'Regan' who, as Veritas may know,
was an'applicant for membership of the philoso
phical society,ms well as for the ministry. All
that i.s.yet necessary for Veritas to do, before he
can be a Teague is, simply to find a sheep's tail,
the skin of a tom-cat or a petrified herring and
present them to a philosophical association ; hav
ing done this he will certainly he entitled to the
Cognomen of Teague O'Regan, and beyond all
doubt, will be proposed for membership in one of
these societies. But enough of this, as Veritas
has intimated his desire to drop the controversy,
in which [ perfectly agree with him ; it will not
do for me now to take advantage of said intima
tion and therefore shall say no more in regard to
him than will be necessary to conclude this. •
In the second communication by Veritas the
reader will recollect the whole state was given
me as a sc o pe to and an other proceeding word
ed as ours was. Without giving myself any fur
ther trouble about the matter, I waited Itistuely
fur some proceeding to turn up ; I had nut to wait
long before I read a . proceeding worded as ours
was, to wit, the Whig county. meeting. This is
authority for Veritas undoubtedly, the author cf .
those resolutions, as well as the secretary of the
meeting, are both good grammarians, and yet
they worded as ((Wows Ire the whip of the coon
ty of Lehigh &c." Lehigh county is sUffoient
scope Mr. Veritas to find authority:
The cant munication by Veritas w h ich I for
warded to a chemist in the city, has at last been
analyzed and the result forwarded. The Profes
sor says that "he never had a subject for anali
zation that contained the same component parts
as the one sent him by me." But let the letter
from 'the Professor speak for itself.
, PIIILADIMPM Aug'. 27, 1849,
DeAn Stn!—Some three or four weeks since!
received from you.a communication by “Veritas"
for analization, which gave me a great deal of
trouble, from the fact that the existence of the
very thing you wish mostly to know, was in such
an extremely small portion, that I could not give
it a part in the result, for :it only existed in the
meaning of the signature. The following is the
result, tomtit :
Acetate of Anti Masonry,
Repudiation of Tax,
Spirit of Assumption,
Want of Dignity,
Lac of Common Sense,
Sulphisreßed Hydrogeil,
You will perceive in the above formula, I have
only given that which has an existence, contrary
.to the mode of an up start chemist you have in
Lehigh county, who I perceive gives not only
what he does find, but also that which he Would
not like to find. ' •
I should have forwarded the result sooner, bUt
desiring to be fully satisfied before doing so,
caused the delay.
Your:-respectfully &c. -
JNO. ESOAPULUS,
Prof. of Chemistry
'(Signed)
The controversy now being ended, I hope that
it may continue so and never be brought about
again by the presumption of Veritas or any one
else. J usrrilA.
Good advice to his Countrymen.
- Father Matthew; - saystlielioFton Pink iii iid=
dressing a group at the Cathedral on Saturday
last, who were on their knees, about taking the
pledge, gave this good advice to his country
men :—"Keep clear of intoxicating dritik, and
you will soon be in better plight. Save your
money and go west, where laud is cheap, and
the hand of man is wanted. While you are in
the habit of intemperance, you often drink up
the value of an acre of ground in o n e night.
So keep sober, lay up your money, and leave
this part of the country, where the labor• mar
ket is overstocked.
Ala From the Mobile papers of
the 2211, we learn that the DemOcrats have a
rr•.ajority of 10 in the House, and the Whigs a
majority of 1 in the Senate. The Mintsuille
Chronicle says that four of the Democrats elec
ted are Taylor men, and will vote for Taylor
candidates for the United Slates Senate. Mr.
McMullin of Butler county, is to be. pledged
to give his vote to. Taylor Senators. This, if
true, will make a tie vote on that question in
the Legislature.
Eapedil ion against Cuba.—A Washington cor
respondent of the Journal of Commerce, tele
graphed that paper on Monday last as follows :
~ S ince I have arrived here, I have heard much
more than I am willing to tell in regard to the
movements in this country for the•conquest of
Cuba. I know the place where and the time
when the offer was made to Gen. Worth to head
the enterprise. I know the terms offered, &c.
But I write to say, that he and others refused to
go into the enterprise, unless the people of Cuba
should encourage it."
Creditable.—The citizens of Tamaqua have
succeeded in raising nearly two hundred dollars
for the citizens of Mauch Chunlc, who have re
cently been so unfortunate, in having the great
er part of their flourishing town destroyed by fire
in/porta/ion if Iran.—We learn that the impor
tation of iron into the port of Baltimore on the
24th inst., was about 1,500 tons, including 901
lons railroad bars from Wales, said to cost in
Baltimore, including freight and duty, the low
price of thirty-five dollars per ton.
Populaliwz Baltimore.—The population of
Baltimore in 1840 was 102,313. Since 1640, 9,-
669 new buildings have been erected in the city,
and it is estimated the population has increased
52,014, which would make the present population
154.327.
Oregon.—The Population of Oregon according
tr o a recent census is 8 902, including upwards of
300 foreigners. There are 2 509 voters. An
election for Territorial Council, and one Dele
gate to Congreth, was to be held on the first Mon
day in June.
COnd thi lAM If Indiana.— At the late election
in Indiana the people were called to vote upon
the question of a Convention 'to revise the State
Constitution, The following report of the vote
shows that there is a large majority in favor of it.
For Convention, . . . 74,101
Against Convention, . • • 49,463
Majority for the Convention, . 24,638
Fast Work.—The Village Record says, the
shingle machine of Crosby P. Morton, exhibited
last week, at his mill in Chester county, cut in
five minutes, by water, 275 shingles—being at the
rate of 3300 per hour ; and by one horse power
280 in five minutes—being at the rate of 3209
per hour. The qualities of the wood from which
the shingles were cut, were chesnut, pine ; black,
oak, white oak, and poplar.
No Republican.—President Napoleon does not
it would seem, like Republicanism, for it is said
he grew quite angry because, during his visit to
Havre recenjiy, the crowd cried "Vive la Repub.'
lique," aVive la Constitution." It is also said
that he snubbed the Mayor of Havre in the most
significant Manner, because in the speech with
Which he prefaced the President's health he men
fidget' Washington.
Kr The Muncy Luminry appears in anew
and pretty dress, and considerably enlarged.
The Luminary is a good paper, and should be
well supported in old Lycomiug.
Liaglily cf.Surcrics.—Mr. N. Childs jr., WBlll
engaged in the Hank of Missouri for several
successive years—hie term of office, we believe
expired, and wee renewed annually and of
course with each renewal of office, it became
necessary that tie should bring forward now se
curities. fit this way, a number of our wealthy
and influential citizens have at one time orin•
other, gone security for him to the Bank. Al
'though the time has expired for which these
persons agreed to go security, yet they are not
released from !helr obligations by this expira
tion—but eat.h, from the first, who became a
surety down to the last named man in the list,
is respensible, and will be considered and held
so by the Haulf.--St. Louis Union. •
The passion for old . wine has been sometimes
carried to a very ridiculous excess; tor' the
"thick crust," the "bee's wing," and several oth
er criteriors of the me epicure, are but so many
proofs of the decomposition and departure of
some of the best qualitietkof the wine. Had the
man that first filled the celebrated Heidelberg
tun, been placed as sentinel, to see that no other
wine was put into it, he would have found it
much better at twenty five or thirty years old,
than' t one hundred, or one hundred and fifty,
had he lived- so long, and been permitted now and
then to taste it. At Bremen, there is a wine cel
lar, called the Store, where five hogsheadd of
Rhenish wine have been preserved since the year
1625. '
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_ How to Ruin a Son.
1. Let him have his own way.
2. Allow him free use of money.
3. Suffer him to roam where he pleases on the
Sabbath
4. Give him full acceseiowicked comprin-
IIZIM
5. Call him to no account of his evenings
6. Furnish him with no stated employment
- Pursue either cif these Ways, and you will ex
perience a most marvelous dinverance, or will
haVe to mourn over a debased and. 'ruined child•
Thousands have realized the sad result,and have
gone mourning to the grave.
Populotion of Hungary.—Dr. Kra i iser, late pro
fessor. of Modern LanguageS in the University of
Virginia, is delivering a series of lectures in Bos-
ton, on the war in Wungary, of which that excel
lent paper, the Boston Traveller, is publishing
well prepared extracts. From a report in that
journal of a recent lecture, we learn that the
Magyars number 4,800,000 ; there are 4.200,000
Sclavonians, of Croatians 2,200,000 ; Uermans
about 1,200,000; Bulgarians, a•k ind of Sclavon
inns, 12,000 ; Jews 244,000, French, 6,000, and
Americans, 3,000 to 4,000, making a grand total
of 12,800,000. Of this number 6,000,000 are
Catholics, 2,000,000 belonging to the Greek
church, who obey the Patriarch of Constantino
ple. The Magyars are the representatives of the
nation. What is technically called Calvanistic
is their religion, and it may be called the Magyar
religion
Too Thick.—The New York Tribune says, in 1
buildingon Little Water street there have been
found 200 colored people as regular occupants.
In the locality known as Cow Bay, there are 400
persons in 5 houses. At the corner of Orange
and Cross sts, there are 95 colored and white fe
males, in a rear basement ; and in the rear of 10
and 12 Mulberry-st, there are 800 persons crow
ded upon two lots,o persoris living in almost ev
ery room. The chances of these residents for
cleanliness, health, or decency, are obvious.—
Yet the attempt to introduce arrangements by
which such sacrifices of life and humanity would
be prevented, are sneered at by our respectable
worthies as Agrarianism, Promiscuity, Red-
Dragonism, or, worst of all, Socialism.
Arred an Astrologer.—C. W. Roback, a pro
fessing astrologer, who is said to be making
much money out of the credulous people of
Philadelphia and its vicinity, by causing them to
be "rich and happy,"appeared before the Mayor,
on Saturday, on a warrant issued upon the oath
of one of his (lures, and individual from the elmn.
try, who-charged him with feloniously retaining
a $2O note which he swore he had given him to
take $2 out of as a balance due him fur writing
the complainant's nativity.- The planet reader
denied having received the money. The Mayor
after reading him a severe lecture upon the un
lawful, deceptive and fraudulent character °Otis .
calling, ordered him to find bail io $5OO to an.
saver the misdemeanor at the Court of Quarter
Sessions.—North American.
The Hungarian Gencrals.—Georgey is a tall,
fine looking fellow. with gentle features, light
hair and yellow, pointed beard; he wears spec
tacles. Dembinski wears along white beard
like a patriarch. Beta is a short, thick set,
red faced; ugly-looking man, with a head much
too large for his body. But on nearer acquaint
ance the genius and character of the man cause
the bachelor to forget his want of beauty. His
health is poor, and he goes about in a carriage;
in battle he does not mount on horseback. Still
he can endure a great deal of hard work, as he
must do in the rapid journies through Transyl
vania, and from Transylvania into the Banat,
which makes hint seem übiquitous. He drinks
no wine nor spirits; his most usual beverage is
sugar and water.
Georgia llianufixtures.—The Convention of
Manufacturers in Georgia, assembled at Stone
Mountain, on the 17th instant. Twemy-five
delegates, representing nineteen companies, with
an aggregate capital of $1,220,000, were pre
sent. The principal business of the Conven
tion was the organization of a State Manufac
turing Association. _Barrington King, Eiq., of
Boswell, was elected President of the Associa
tion, and James Hope, Esq., of Augusta, Secre
tary.
Slander.—lt is said that Judge Birch, has pros
ecuted Col. Benton in an action of slander, for
charges made against-the former by the latter
during the late discussions between these lead
ing men in upper Missouri. l in return it is as
serted, that Benton has intimated his determina
tion to institute a similar suit against Birch ,
for having charged Benton with being an aboli
tionist.
• • •
11 Won't Do.—lt is curious how many thou
sand things there are in which it won't do to do
upon this cosey planet of ours, whereon we sit,
sleep and get our dinner. For instance:—
It won't du to plunge into a law,.suit, relying
wholly upon the justice of your cause and not
equipped beforehand with a brimming purse.
It won't-do - for a man, when a horse kicks him
to kick back in return.
It won't do to crak jokes on old maids in the
presence of unmarried ladies who have passed
the age of forty.
Almatt Time.—New Hampshire papers aro
agitating the subject of a revision of the State
constitution. It is the most intoleruarme its the
whole Union.
Old Wines•
Gleanings flora the Mail.
1397 The Supreme Court of Alahama has deci•
ded that sight drifts arid, hills are entitled to days
of grace, just iistiy - other draft or negotiable
paper•
_Tile five cardinal points for a drunkard
are a face of brass, nerves of steel, lungs of leath,,
yr, heart of stone, and incumbostable liver. '
1371 t is a good thing to "mind your own busi
ness t" but there are people in the world who will
not permit you -to do so.
Eir"Ah, John, my,uncle has.been to New York,
and yourn hasn't." "Well, what of that 1" said
John, "my uncle has ,beerf in jail and yourn
hasn't I" --
you young scamp, if you had your
due, you'd get a good whipping." know it,
dad, but bills are not always' paidwheri
.
LV'The inhabitants of Mtlwattkie,-have pre.
. .
pared free bathhouses on the lake ihOre, for the
accommodation of the emigrants arriving at that
city,
OfJacob Hays, now jn his seventy-seventh%
year, was appointed high constable in N. York
city in 1708. anti still retains that appointment--
a suitable recognition of.honesti and good
--lar-Frederick-Smithi-indicted-for the - mtirdetr
of Frederick Foster,of Adams county, in NOVeill'
her last, was tried at Gettysburg; and convicted ,
of murder in the first degree.
Etr Why is a newspaper like a toothbrush?:
Ajtaver.—Because every body should be provi ,
tied with one of his own, and not borrow his
neighbors.
CV" More money is to be made by administer
ing to the stomach than tae head. If newspapers
could be eaten,like oysters, we would soon have
10, 000 subscribers.
tar The Population of Pittsburgh, at present k
emimated at 120,000, of which about 50,000 are
supposed to be foreigners,and 70,000 Americans,
Cellos. Hobert J. Walker, has come out in
favor of the Wilmot Proviso—so the Vicksburg.
Sentinel says,. though it is unwilling to believe it..
Still it pronounces its authority good.
lar"That's laying down the law," as an Irish
man said when he hnoeked down the Judge.
t:P' During one of the recent engagements be
tween the Austrians and Hungarians, near Co
morn, a battle painter named Lalleman Was kill
ed by a cannon shot while he was taking a sketch
of the fight.
rd'A million of dollars have been paid for
Messages on the various telegraph lines through.
out the States, during the past year.
tar President Taylor was at Erie on Saturday
and left in the afternoon for Niagara. lie is
completely convalescent.
. - The number of emigrants into the United
States last year, was estimated on the most ac
curate data that could be obtained, at 250,000.
This year the number will probably reach 300,-
000.
"It is said that a man was recently seized
will symptons of cholera, from having dreitnied
that h'e ate strawbetries.
EV''The recent Grand Jury of Montgomery
county have reported in favoi of the building of
a new Jail, and ordered that it be built before any
other of the new public buildinks.
_Foreign ltitelligOno.
Arrival of the Caledoult.
The steamer Caledonia arrived in this ci
ty on Saturday afternoon last. We take the
following interesting intelligence from Wil
mer & Smith's European Times of the pith
ultimo.
The market for Bread Stuffs is dull. The
hope of a timely and abundant harvest cau
ses dealers to supply present and pressing
wants only.
FRANCE. At length, c.fter a sitting of IS
months, only interupted by the brief inter
vals occupied in the elections, the Legisla
tive Assembly of France has adjourned to
the first of October next.
At the last sitting but one, during an in
cidental discussion arising out of an applica
tion to prosecute two representatives for se
ditious libels, published in the province, an
elderly member, M. Bostier, in a personal
altercation, called Pierre Bonaparte an imbe
cile, upon which the President's cousin
struck M. Bostier a blow in the face. A vi
olent convestation ensued, and M. Dupin
ordered them into custody.
This great scandal upon an Assembly
which, it was hoped, would exibit an exam
ple of moderation to the world, has excited
a great sensation, and Pierre Bonaparte is
to be tried before the ordinary tribunals for
the offimce.
The President has returned to Paris, after
a visit to Rouen and Havre. An indisposi-.
tion of a somewhat cholerian character threw
some gloom over the termination of the vis
it at Havre, but his reception appears to
have been very favorable, sharing, however,
the general populous applause, IR that dis
trict, with Al. ThiersnndChangarnier.
The French Government, it is said, have
received information that Austria had ap.
plied to Bavaria for military assistance, and
that the latter power was about to scud fifty
thousand troops to protect the Austrian,
capital. •
The modification of the Minsitry was
thought likely, by the retirement of Messrs,
Dufaure and Odillion Barret. •
The troop left at Rome by Gen. Oita. .
not have exibited strong feelings of dissatis...
faction as not being permitted .to return to,
France ; the object of the expedition hat',
ing been accomplished, they desin it not on.
ly on act of injustice, but an nct of oruelty„
to detain them any longer from, their fan&
lies and' friends.
A letterreteived in Paris fsam Vienna,
states that the Government had resolved to
negotiate with the. Hungarians.
AUSTRIA AND HUNOARA - The accounts
from Vienna are of much interest. The en
trance of the Hungarians front Comorn into
Raab is fully confirmed, and they only dif
fer as to the booty which was ,secured in
or near Raab by the Magyars. The great
est alarm was excited in Vienna and Pres
burg by the netts of the adiance of the
Hungarians, whose out-posts .are said to .
have appeared.
In. Wvisselbarg. all the • troops. which
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