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Allentown,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1849.
Circulation near fl'ooo.
V. B. PALMER, Esq., N. W. corner of Third
and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia, and 169 NaS
sau street, (Tribune Buildings,) New York, is
our authorized Agent for receiving advertise.
ments and subscriptions to the tehigh Register
and collecting and receipting for the same.
New Post Offices
-``The Post Master General has established
among others the following Post Offices in Le
high 'county, to wit:—
. 4/eicnsack, in Upper Milford township; and
DOid Gc4nian, Esq., appointed Post Master'
Saigersciffe, in Heidelberg township, and Pe
ter U p ., Esq., appointed Post Nlaster.
..alechanicsboro, in South Whitehall township,
and A. J. Scagreaves, Esq., appointed Post
Master.•
The office at Ruchsville, in North Whitehall,
and Stahler's in Upper Milford, were discontin
ued. The office at Germansville in Heidel
berg, was again remoi•ed to the old place at
Saegersville, in said township.
Public Schools
The opening of the four• male and four fe
male Schools commenced on Monday the 3d
instant, and on Monday last, the 10th instant,
two additional female Schools were opened,
so that wo have now in 'successful operation
six female and four male Schools. The south
west School house, is occupied by Mr. Good
and Mr: Slemmer, and by Miss McKee, bliss
Spinner, Miss Kemmdrer, and Miss Ilaberack
er. Tho north east School house is occupied
by Mr. Moss and Mr. Valkenburg ; and by Miss
Young and Miss Reeser.
One morAnale school is yet required, and we
trust arrangements will be made by the enter
prising Directors to that effect. We would sug,-
gest the appointment of a general superintendant
of the Schools. We are far behind the progres
sive spirit of the times in this important 'natter.
In all the larger towns inrthe State this is done,
and we have no doubt if the Directors would,
move in this matter, it would meet the approba
tion of all the Mends of common School educa-
Telegraph Company.
At a meeting of the "Philadelphia and
Wilkesbarre Telegraph Company," held at
Doylestown, Bucks county, at the house of Mr.
Lewis Appel, on Tuesday the 4th instant, for the
.purpoSe of electing officers of the company for
the ensuing year, to wit:—
President, George H. Hart, Esq., of Philadel
phia ; Treasurer, John Titus, Esq., of Philalel
phia; Secretary, C. H. Samson, of Allentown;
Directors, J. G. Fell, of Philadelphia, C. E.
Dubois, of Doylestown, Wm. Firmston, of
Easton, C. R. Heber, of Nuzareth,P. H. Gwpp,
of Bethlehem, Eli J. Saeger, of Allentown, D.
Thomas, of Craneville, Asa Packer, of Mauch
Chunk, A. Pardee, of Hazleton and H. M. Ful
ler, of Wilkesbarre.
There will be offices established at each of
the places indicated us residences of directors.
A meeting of the directors of the Company will
be held at the house of L. Appel, in Doylestown,
on Thursday the 13th inst., to establish the rate of
charges, and make other necessary arrange
ments for the prosecution of the work. We
shall now soon be
. itr. the receipt of Telegraphic
despatches, from all parts of the United States.
Musk Melo n
How fortunate! Who would not be a printer!
Again we have to record the receipt of an enor
mous Musk.mcfon, neatly packed in a box and
received by Stage from our much respected
friend James A. Rice, Esq., of Bethlehem.
Wo invited a nutnber of our neighbors to
partake of the melon, and they With us pro.
—notinced it of a most delicious flavor. The lit
tle devils in the office too were in extacies,
'and the onslaught they made upon the men•
ater, was a "caution to Moses."
Indeed it was one of the melims, and we
challenge, not Bethlehem and Allentown, but
the whole State to beat it. Our friend calls it
a real "ThYor 11/rfort" and says it is the second
largest one of 9, the gross weight of which was
99 pounds. The largest weighing 15 pounds
• 1 ounce, the one received by us, weighed 113
- pounds and measured two feet eleven inches
in circumference. The seed was obtained by
our friend from the West Indies. We haim
not the least - doubt but what these melons
would have taken the premium at the Hor
ticultural exhibition at Philadelphia, had they
been presented. llow about those fine Peach
es, Grapes, &c., friend James?
The Crops.
• -The farmers of Lehigh county, have the
present season been favored with most excel
lent crops thus far, and from present Cppearan
zoo' the corn crop promises to be quite a full
one. The potato crop will also be an abund
' ant one. 'ln some sections however, the corn
and potatoes have suffered severely from
dniught, Particularly in the counties oftaneas
ter, Dauphin, &c. In Lehigh we have reason
to be thankful to the ."glorious Giver of all
things" for the many blessings he has seen fit
• to bestow upon us. •
( . 114-Aaturtlay last, a young man nanied Au
, gattus 4 Gassier, who was in the act of whip
' pirig . antulQ? by 'some misstep fell into theca--
mbar Ettlttpn and drowned. Ile was brought
• up to East Allitntown, where his body was inter
' 'red the follortAng Sunday. The funeral was at
• tended by a lat concourse of friends and ac
quaintances. f was only 18 years of age.
lIE
RIMIZSIM
President Taylor arrived in New York on
Fiiday last, at an;. early hour, and after .tak
ing breakfast at a private mansion, left. that
City itt the 9, o'clock train - for Philadelphia.
A telegraphic deiipittcVVras ittimediately sent
to Philadelpbja, that the General was corning
During the morning Mr: Meredith and Mr.
Reverdy Johnson proceeded up the Delaware
in the Steamer "State Rights" for the purpose
of receiving him, and as they returned, the
Steamer passed along the wharves, as far down
as the Navy Yard, the General standing upon
the Upper deck. The crowd was immense,
and wherever he could be-seen, cheer upon
cheer rose from the air. The "Robert Morris"
which was ready to receive the President, was
boarded by tile Committee from the Councils,
and Benjamin Gerhard, Esq., as,Chairman re
ceived and addressed the President as fol-
lows:
"We are a committee of the Councils oJI
Philadelphia, who, were appointed in their
names, and ht the names of their fellow cit- ,
izens, to tender to you the hospitalities of the
city, and invite you to become its guest. We
regret that you were unable to accept our'
invitation, from our desire to have you
among us; but we regret this refusal the more,
from the cause of it. We hope that on your
return to Washington City, rest will soon re
store you to health, and that you will then af
' ford us another opportunity of receiving you
as a guest—a respect and honor which we
were desirous to show you as your sincere
friends, and as a duty which we owe to the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation."
Drowned
Movements of Gen. Taylor
The crowd about the President was so great,
that Mr. Gerhard could speak only a few : words,
and in reply to his remarks, the President spoke
in substance as follows:
"I thank you, sir, and the gentlemen of the
committee,. and the City Councils, for the kind
ness yon have expressed to me. It would have
given me great pleaithe to have visited Jut r
honored city—a city, too, which f:ptrfiot for
get has, in an especial manner /honored me.
1 hope, sir, that I shall be et7bled to visit Phil
adelphia upon another au. au early occasion,
and regret my present inzanlity to do so."
The interchange of eotirtesies was necessarily
very brief, and after the Committee •had per
formed its duty and left the boat, the Reber
Morris sped on her way to New Castle.
Flattery—" Soft
There are as many ways of operating upon
the minds and spirits of men, as there is vari•
ely of human mind itself. Among no class of
men is there a greater variety of talent, or more
inienuity displayed in working upon the feel
ings and prejudices of men, than among poli•
ticians. We are sometimes amused and at
other times disgusted with the simple man
reuvering resorted to in trying to fire the zeal
of parties. Among the most insinuating and
probably effective, though least philosophical
and useful, is that of "flattery" or more famil
iarly called "soft-soaping." It is the only kind
of argument used by partizan journals and
speakers, on various occasions, when directed
to diStricts where the party strongly predomi
nates. Instead of addressing the understanding,
discussing the principles and measures which
divide parties, pointing out the local and gene
ral virtues of the dividing principles, we have
a long string of flattery, only calculated to dis
ease and contract the mind, instead of contrib
uting to its expansion and healthy growth. Ap
peals are only made to their "strength," to their
"consistent party support," to their "glorious
majorities," without endeavoring to give a
"why or wherefure," their vote should contin
no to be cast as formerly. These kind of "pus
sy pussy," arguments, aro frequently very ef
fective, but not the lessbaneful. We can, like
all classes at lower animals, by a process of
drilling and coaxing, be brought into a• certain
routine of duties, but a most prominent mark
of manliness that elevates us to the higher
scale of being in the creation, is that power
of mind to comprehend why °erections should
be shaped in a certain course,—to give a rea
son for performing our duty in the way we do.
Adulation, intended to create a mere excitation
through which an act to be performed, ape
•rates only upon the lower senses, and in
prinr
eiple is similar to that used to control the
brute creation, and has just as small elevating
effect upon the minds of men, es upon animals.
All that is necessary in operating with the
flattery process on the voter : is a little care to
not give a "surfeit" at.d to cover up any judicious
appeals to their vanity. •
Canadian Independence
The movement says the Daily News, in be- i
half of Canadian In dependence, has become
more marked and open., Mr. 11. 11. Wilson,
who has been for some years prominently con
nected with provincial polities, has issued the
prospectus of a new semi-weekly paper to he
called the "Canadian Independent," which he
proposes to issue at Hamilton and Toronto—
chiefly designed "to promote, by peaceable
r4eans, separation from the Mother Country."
In Lower Canada the *HIM in favor of inde
pendence is almost unanimous, and the public
press has taken the lead in. its advocacy. In
Upper Canada a large proportion of the inhab
itants are said to entertain similar sentiments,
although, hone their subserviency to party pur
-1
poses, the jounials avoid the subject. The
opinion is also expressed that the English Gov
ernment will concede 'independence when
ever it shall be asked by a majority of the
=1
Inflammatory Ithemnatism.—A gentleman is Lili
es us to publish the following, for the relief of
suffering humanity. Ile says he..has known a
number of cures by it, and all of whom within
a short time:
half an ounce of alum, hall an ounce of put•
verized saltpetre, put iii half a pint•of sweet oil.
Bathe the parts affected, when a sound cure
will be speedily effectual. • •
roe the Lehigh*Regtster.
Difference between Wale and Fe-
male Education
Boys and girls,require a different treatment.
This is demanded by the radical difference of
the iwo sexes in their physical and psychical
character, and by the different spheres of action,
into which they are.called.
The characteristic property of the' male is
strength, that of the female quickness and ex
citability of the original poWers. During the
first years of existence, when the mind is al
most exclusively engaged with the external
world, these characteristic differences develope
themselves very slightly and require no great
diirersity of treatment. Generally those differ
ences do not appear clearly and decidedly be-
fore the seventh year.
"The following contrasts show themselves
gradually in the two sexes:
1. The perception of the boy is stronger and
firmer ;'that of the girl more delicate and sub
tile; the former accordingly forms at an early
period conceptions, ideas Ste the latter is satis
fied, with simple contemplations of the object;
and whilst reason soon shows . her predominan
cy in the former, imagination asserts her rights
iu the littler.
2. The boy soon works his way to a certain de
gree of independence, and tries to enforce his
own will; for which reason he also becomes so
easily dissatisfied, refractory, and ranitern ; the
girl on the contrary is happy in relying upon
the strength and wisdom of others, she submits
to the force of circumstances and yields, where
she meets with decision.
3. The boy is contest, perseveringand inflex
ible, the gitl cheerful, candid and resigned ;he
soon forms fixed inclinations, whilst she is eas
ily influenced by transient impressions and
changing passions.
4. The education of the boy is deeper, more
solid and comprehensive; that of the girl quick
ocer, but more limited ; in him we find
therefore bold elevation, deep reflection, a spir
it of close inqbiry, and great entequise ; in her
on the other hand quirk corn prehintsion and
, assimilation, a correct judgement in everything
external.
5. The boy in the consciousness of his strength
is generally bold, rash, noisy, imprudent and
careless; the gill considerate and modest."
Those radical differences in the sexes condi
tion to a great degree their sphere of action—
their calling in lile. Man is created for the
world ; woman principally for the house. Man
is called to the administration of state affairs,
the investigation of the vast regions ofscience,
the carrying on of commerce and trades. %Ve
inal'', is the soul of the family and of the small
er circles of society, the source of happiness to
her husbattd,„the educator and guardian Of her
children, and m this capacity she is excit
ing an unbounded influence upon society in
general.
These considerations must necessarily deter
mine the mode of proceeding in the education
of the two sexes. Even in their physical train
ing, the difference of their natures and their
future calling should be kept in view; but much
more so, in the developement of their :ninths
and characters. The boy should be under strict
discipline, being however made to feel, that
the whole manner of treatment, be it ever so
strict, is proceeding' frosn the purest motives,
and the sincerest interest in his wellare. lie
must be brought forward upon the theatre of
life, but should be restrained, guided and
guarded. The education of the beti should
the beneficial influence of tlte Mother excepted
be entirely in the hands of man. It is well for
him to be educated in public institutions, where
strict rules and order prevail and where impli
cit obedience is required ; for he who has not
learned to obey, will be incapable of self-gov
ernment and of governing others. If this were
kept in mind by parents and teachers, we
should no doubt meet with fewer vain, boast
ing, weak-minded and characterless spirits.
In the education of girls, mildness should pre
dominate ; harshness will always repulse and
intimidate them. The mother is the best and
most natural educator of her daughter, provid
ed she possesses the requisite qualifications.
Allentown, Sept. 6, 1849. K.
Boatmen's Riot
The sentence of the court in the•ease of the
Commonwealth vs. Brelsford, Riddle, Glossier,
Merwart, %Void, Johnson, and others, charged
with riot on the Lehigh canal, Was of a mitiga
ted character. The Commonwealth's counsel
stating that the object was not to ihflict punish
ment upon the offenders, so much, _as the vin
dication of the violation of the law. Maxwell
and Porter, for the Commonwealth, Mae, Ree
der, Brown, Sitgieaves, for Defendants.
The Court sentenced Thomas Brolsford, con
victed on a previous indictment, and on the
one under consideration, to pay a fine of E• 250,
the costs of prosecution and cuter into re
cognisance in the sum of $5OO with surety
to keep the peace for the term of five years.
Williamson Diddle and Henry Glessner,
each to pay a fine of $5O, the WM* of prosecu
tion, and enter into recognisance in the sum of
$250, with surety to keep the peace for tire
term of five years.
Bernard Morwart to pay a fine of $25,
to pay the costa of prosecution • atid, enter
into recognisance in the 'sum of $250, with
surety 'to keep the peace for the 'forte of five
years. .
'Edward Ward, to pay a fine of '320 and costs
of prosecution. .
Thomas Johnson, alias nippy, to pay a fine
of S2O and costs of prosecution.
Samuel. Nixon .(colored) plead guilty to a
participation in the riots and was sentenced to
fifteen days imprisonment. . •
John Tierney plead guilty and was ordered
,to be taken to , the House of •Refugq;
John Kri.39 plead guiltflothe charge of as- .
sfsting his brother to escape front prison. Sen
tenced tethreo months iniprisOnment and a line
of one dollar,
Reported for the Register. EXtlßOdiniLTy Yield.•"
Court Proceedings. Our friend, Dav id•Carlysle, Esq., of Baltimore
FIRST WEEK. county, has placed in our hands a memorandum':
On Thursday morning of last week, his Honor of the yield of 2 acres of land belonging to Jno.
Judge Jones, appeared and took his seat upon the Fisher,•Esq., Cashier of the -Westrninster 'Debt,
bench. The following cases in the sessions, Carroll county; Md., which we think has seldom
were disposed of during the week. been excelled:
Cornnennrowlfh vs. Solomon Seibert. Forn. and I
acre of timothy weighed 5i tons and 122
Has. Defendent resisted the charge on the ground I
novas.
that the prosecutrix had been mistaken as to titbi t, :
acre, 1 timothy, and English grass, tons
time. But the Jury returned a verdict of guilty,
and 6O iietuals.
and sentenced the defendent to pay a sum amount- The tend wits measured by the County survey
ling in gross to $.235; and the costs. I or, and the product carefully weighed the 3d day
Commonwealth vs. Josiah Miller. Larceny.—
after cropping. Mr. Fisher thinks that the whole
The defendant was brought into court on the
field of 10 acres would have • yielded a larger
charge of stealing a hopple. It appeared that
average product.
the hopple had been taken and sold and pawned This is not the only evidence of the productive
with an inkeeper fur liquor. Defendant was -
ness of Mr. Fisher's farm. He. has a sow which
found guilty. has had four litters, each just seven months apart,
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Nonnemacher. As the smallest of which was 10, and the largest 22
sault and Battery. The defendant was charg
pigs. We did not learn that the sow was of any
ed by Conrad Rader, the prosecutor, of having
particular breed. He has also a cow, 6 years
struck him several times at a certain publi c
old, which has had five calves. If any other far
gathering in the country. It appears that the
mer can,beat this, we should-like to hear of it.—
prosecutor took occasion to tantalize the deceit-
American Manner.
dank by some insinuations reflecting upon'a mem
ber of his family, which the defendant resented
with hia,fist, and in which the prosecutor got the
worst of it. The Jury returned a verdict of guil
ty; and the Court sentenced the defendant to pay
a fine of one cent, and the costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth vs. Geo. Aud.enried. Resisting
the execution of process. It appeared in evidence
that Mr. Audenried was moving the goods of a
certain person against whom the constable had
an attachment execution. Some contention oc.
cured between the defendant and the constable,but
the constable did not obtain the goods. The Ju
ry returned a verdict of guilty. The court sen.
tenced the defendant to pay a fine of one dollar
and costs of prosecution.
Commonwealth vs Louisa tinaliss. Misdemea
nor. The defendant was accused of having at
tempted to poison a little girl and the family with
which the limit girl lived. This girl was very
young, not over six or seven years. It appeared
from the evidence that the defendant had placed
in the hands of this child a phial containing a
white substance and told her to put it in her cof
fee, that it would 'make it taste so good, and that
the child should not tell the rest of the family.
The phial was found to contain arsenic. The
principle testimony was that of the child. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Commonwealth vs. A. J. For. and Bas.
The Jury returned a verdict—guilty of the first
named offence but not of the last. Court sen
tenced him to pay a fine of five dollars and costs
of prosecution.
Comniontecidt4 vs. Edwin Dirfendcrfur. For.
and Bas., The Jury in this case returned a ver
dict of guilty. The Court sentenced him to pay
the usual penalty.
The Cause of Hungary
By the latest news from Europe, which we
give in another column, it will be seen that tie
Spirit of Liberty is crushed in Hungary. But as
the character of the news is of such a nature, and
having come to us entirely through the channels
of the enemy, we are loth to believe the same to
its full extent.
The impression is gaining ground that Gem-
gey has proved false to his country, and that
Russian gold has influenced his treacherous con
duct. Kossuth'it is said has fled to Turkey, this
however, is unsupported, and if we mistake not,
he will be more active than ever. His efficient
force was 173,000, drduct Georgeys surrender of
40,000, would still leave a very efficient force of
133,000 enough to flog the Russians out of the
country. The next news from Europe will per-
haps give a different account. Mt us therefore
hope for the best.
The Cuban Expedition
The United States District Attorney for the
district of New York has most effectually frus:
trated the intentions of parties who have been
planning a secret invasion Of Cuba. The Sea !
Gull lies at anchor under the bows of the frigate
North Carolina, in charge of Passed Midship• I
man Spicer and a guard of marines. So soon as I
storage room can be obtained, her cargo, consist
ing of muskets, ammunition, etc., will be land.
ed, and the vessel restored to the possession of
the owners, upon their giving bond that she
shall not be employed . in any illegal expedition.
The steamship New Orleans is in charge of a
I guard of marines, under command of Lieutenant
Broome. She has on board a large quantity of
bread, beans, water and coal; and on Saturday
last, a very considerable number of tin pots and
plates, such as are in use ilt the army, were
found in the bold. It is presumed. also, that
arms are concealed beneath the coal. She was
completely stowed, and might have seed on any
voyage at four hours' notice.
T4,Ploridit has not yet been sejzed.
noltlen's Dollar Magazine.— The September
number of Holden's is on our table, and is iu
no w•ay inferior to its former numbers. Its
miscellaneous selections are of the highest or
der, chaste inifinstructive.
Delaware County .—The Republican states that
the Commissioners of Delaware county, have
divided the new town plot into lots which will be
sold at public sale. The time and place, will be
made known in, due time, we suppose in our ad
vertising columns. The new Court House and .
Jail have been contracted for at $32,000. The
contractors are Messrs. Josepl*rey, John Wil
liamson, and Joseph Lawson.
• Good Busincsa.- 7 Doctors:fees at the mines in
California, arc a hundred dollars a visit. A phy
sician from Westchester, in New Yorkfitme,hits
established himself on the §acratnegp!, ka', a
s log:
cabin, one half of which he mews:* if*, and
the other as a hospital,rand, it that.,he re
ceives as much gold daily as the average of twert
ty miners.
Franee.-- , The National Expenditure of France
has bean increased 510,000,000 a year since the
revolution. It is not to be wondered at, when zit°
salary .pititl to the individual Louis Napoleon.is
F 240,000 per annum, though the constitution lim
its it to $120,000. In the course of 1848 France
added Mamie two 'millions sterling to the animal
cbarge or Ixer debt%
S i
,Test for Good, I l imestorui.
The best lime for 'agricultural purposes is
that which is lightest, whitest, and softest to
the touch; the purest and strongest lime is al
ways found to he the lightest. ' lf, then, by
calcination, limestone loses much of its weight
by the process; if the lime shells are extreme
ly light, and require, for slaking them fully, a
large portion of water; if there are a consider
able time before they begin to fall; if, during
the process of burning, the limestone is not
disposed to run or become vitrified;. if it in
creases very much in bulk by slaking, and-the
lime is of a pure white, and fine and light to
the touch, it may be seq.down as very good,
and should be used in preference to other lime
not possessing the same qualities.
AmeriCan Tobacco in England. It appears
from the last returns made to the British Par
liament, that there had.been imported into
that Kingdom during the year 1848, of Tobacco
28,304,134 pounds—from which the Govern •
mentihad derived a revenue of 4,365,238 pounds
sterling, or 21;627,727 dollars. in other words,
Great Britain levies a duty of between seventy
nine and eighty cents per pound on our Tobac
co, which, tiller a year's labor, did not yield
the planter more than an average of SOME, four
or live cents per pound.
Excellent Whitewash
The editor of the Horticulturist, in answer to
the queries of a correspondent, gives the follow
ing recipe for a whitewash. We have publish
ed a good many recipes for this purpose, but be
lieve we have never publiShed this. He recom
mends it as most excellent, as a cheap and dura
ble wash for wooden fences and buildings. lie
thinks that it owes its durability to the white vit
riol which it contains.
Take a barrel and slake a bushel of freshly
burned lime in it, by covering the lime with boil
ing water. After it is slaked, add cold water
enough to bring it to the consistence of good
whitewash. Then dissolve in water, and add
one pound of white vitriol (sulphrate of zinc) and
one quart of fine salt. To give this wash a
cream color, add one half pound of yellow ochre,
in powder. To give it a fawn color, add one
fourth of a pound of Indian red. To make a
handsome gray stone color,. add one half pound
of French blue, and I fourth pound of Indian red.
A drab will be made by adding one half pound
of burnt sienna, and one fourth pound of Veni
tian red. For brick or stone, instead of one
bushel of lime, use a half bushel of lime and
half bushel of hydraulic cement.—Scienfifie Amer-
MB
Go/I.—The gold of California will have a great
effect upon matrimony. It is.understood that
the generality of young ladies now decline to en
gage themselves, prefering to wait a year or
two when the crowd returns from the diggins, at
which time each one expects to catch a fatty thou
sand dollarcr.
Armbruster heard from!—We learn dial Joseph
Armbruster, whose escape from our County Pri
son we noticed last week ; was seen at the White
House, in New Jersey, on the morning of the ad
inst. • lie was clothed in nothing but his shirt
and pantaloetia', having lost his hat as he jump
ed out of the Jail window. 'He took the early
train of cars to New York. Armbruster left a
wife and several children at Mauch Chunk, who
will now, probably forever, be deprived of their
husband and father.—:Eastins Ark,ms.
Independent City .Tickel.—We learn that , the
Democrats of Philadelphia city will not run a mun
icipal ticket this fall. They have resolved to
hive their support to an independent tiplcit which
is now being formed. Joel Jones Esq. it is under
stood, will be the nominee for Mayor.
lasurredion in Cuba—lt was currently reported
in Havanna on the 27th of August, that St. Jago
de Cuba, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, and Puerto Prin
cipe, and the Unmet)'lrian regiment, on the south
side of the island, are in a state of insurrection
against the authorities of Cuba. How, much
truth there may be in the rumor remains to be
seen. Certain it is that the Cuban Government
believed in them, and was preparing to meet
them. Three regiments, at the'date of our infor
mation, were about to march to the quarter of the
reported insurrection.
Convention of lkirs.—A convention is to be
held at Nashville,(Tenn:)rat the troth inst., fur
the purpose of examining into the claims of the
descendants of Wm. Augustine Jennings, late
of Virginia, as heirs to the estate of Wm. lea
nings, who died intestate in. Suffolk, England, in
1799, leaving an immense property; now estima.
ted at some . $40,000,000, consisting of, divers
bank and other stocks, mottgages and land Prop
erty, &c., still unsettled, and lying in the hands
of the British Government, subject to the claim
and control of the heirs. „Most of the claimants
reside in l'ennespe, Mississippi, Virgjtua aid
• M . " September lOtb was the anniversary of.
reray's Yiewcy on Lake Due.
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, hem the. ,
IlirtirPfaident has - not yet recovered front
fatigue rittendint upon his recent tour. He is re.
ported to be very weak an 4 feeble.
rarThereire only -three ways of getting out
of a scrape—write out, back out, but the best way
is to keep out.
"'Men of thought and then of action, are not
often men of great> tongue. The most profound
thinkers, have been indifferent speakers.
or Hon. John C. Clarke arrived in Washing.
ton on Monday, to enter upon the duties of his at%
ice as nest Auditor of the Treasury.
rlrMarried people should study each other's
weak points, as skaters look outfor weak parts;
in the ice, in order to keep out of them.
EV".I suppose,' saidita qttackorhile feeling the'
pulse of a patient, 'that you think me a fool 1"--
Sir,' replied the'sick man, percieve you con
discover a imsn's thoughts by his pulse!'
IV - We love that which is natural—admire
that which is acquired—and detest that which
artificial. . •
c 2 Many of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
es in Baltimore have lately received considerac.
ble accessions to theirumbms.
F24Fhe Nel.e . VorkliEvening fink compote"
the number of slpve•holders in the United State.l,
at one hundred thousand.
re - Dr. Franklin used to say that rich widows.
were the . only piece of secumf-hand goods tYnu
sold at prime cost.
tar Two-shilling pieces, called/mins; arc now
coined at the English mint. A proclamation has
been issued by the Queen declaring-them a law
ful tender.
LT - Dr. Franklin, in speaking of education
says: "If a man empties his purse into his head
no one can take it from him."
!'The Lehigh Herald is the . title of a new
Whig paper just commenced at Allentown, by
.1. D. °magnum and .Eliar Keiper. This makes
the, 7th paper published' in this Borough, 4 Ger
man and 3 English.
L""Will the galvanic ring
. cure depressiony
asked a lady. "What has caused the cp plaint,
mem t" asked the doctor. "The los tmy bus.
mounifully replied the lady. "hen you
had better get a Wedding ring, answe the doc
tor.
Valuable Recipes.
Hunk—lf you keep your hens confined, donot
neglect to provide them liberally with Meat.--IN
their summer rangings, bugs, worms, grasshop
pers, and flies, constitute their chief fond, and
when debarred, from these, they are required to
be otherwise supplied. A very remarkable in
dication of the want of this species of lurid is to
be seen in the avklity with Which they devour fish
rad, and indeed any fleshy matter that is presen
ted. When there is a scarcity of meat, as is fre
quently the case at partictildi seasons of the year,
we have recourse to the scaly treasnres of oqr
ponds and streams and find almost excellent sub.
stitute.
To Cure Swelling qf Ike 'Throat i n lltigir—,Taka
of Molasses one half a pint, and aiablesputinful
of hog's lard; to this add of briniestunica.piece
an inch in length. Melt it over the fire. and
cold or in a liquid state, drench the hog with it;
and nine times out of ten it will be found to have
the desired effect. My hog, were affected with
this disease during the past year, and I found
the above to be effective when all things had fail-
ed.
Fotds.—A farmer may keep a hundred fowl*
n his barn, may suffer themlo trample upon and
destroy his mows of wheat and other grains, and
still have few eggs than the cottager who keeps
a single dozen, who provides secret nests, chalk
eggs, pounded bricks, plenty of Indian corn, lime,
water, and gravel fur them ; and who takes care
that his hens are not disturbed 'about their nests.
Three chalk eggs in a nest are better than a sin
gle nest egg, and large eggs please them. I have
often smiled to see them fondle around and lay
into a nest of goose eggs. Pullets will commence
laying earlier in life, where nests And eggs are
plenty, and where other hens are cackling around
them.
Sure Cure fur the Dyseniery.—A correspondent
of the Plainfield Union says, that Peach tree bark
and Elder bark, of each equal quantities—the out
ward bark of both to be scraped olf and thrown
away, the inward bark of both to be boiled and
made into a strong tea, to be drank very freely
from the first stage of the complaint until cured.
It will, not hurt any one to drink as freely as he
can.
We are informed drat the good citizens of
Williams township have considerable excite
ment among them, about a tremendous Snake
that has his quarters. in their neighborhood.
which in size and letigth, exceeds any thing of
the kind that has ever been seen in this section ,
of country. The same snake has been seen by
ten different 'individuals within (he last fifteen •
years. so that it must he an old customer, grown
ton very large size. We learn front a respects.
ble Farmer, whose word fur truth and veracity...;;
cannot be questioned, that he was ploughing in
his Corn field a few weeks ago, and with the
tention of finding a cool shady place, for hiswa ,
ter cask, he walked towards one corner of the.
field, which was filled with stones nod bushes,
When he came within ten feet he saw the snake
moving off—its head hail already disappeared
and the body, which was all coilednp on a heap.
filled a piece of ground at least twelve feel in dr.
cumferenie. Another gentleman, who had partly
seen it once or twice before, took his gun ono
day and went in search of it, with the intention
of shooting it, it he chanced to meet it again.
Turning a corner, he came upon it suddenly, but •
was so astonished and frightened at its size, that
ht forgot he badta gun in his hand! This man; as
well as all the others, who. have seen it, testify
that the snake is at least takeet in length and as
thick as a good sized man's leg! It was traced
through a field of oats some time since, by a.
track as would have been made by a bog. We
have no doubt this statement will be disbelieved
by.many persons, but it can be substantiated by
a number of respectable citizens of Williams
township, whose timid can at . any time be relied
c a t . We presume ,it in he an old black snake,
which has grown very large, as this species of
snakes do.—Eartud Arauq. . .
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