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Circulation near 2.600.
Allentown, Pa.
TUURSDAY, NAY 2, 1850.
V. 11. PALMER, Psq., N. W. corner of Third,
and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia, and 189 Nas
iau street, (Tribune Buildings,) New York, i 5
our authorized Agent for receiving advertise
menti and subscriptions to the Leiigh Reg4,ter
and collecting and receipting for the same
The Court
Our Court opened on Monday morning, but
as the Prerident Judge was absent, nothing was
done, save to lowed the Grand Jury to retire
and eleot a foreman. In the afternoon, all the
Judges being on the bench, the Grand Jury
came in and reported that they had agreed on E
J. Saeger, Esq ,as foreman. After the Jury was
sworn, his Honor Judge Jones told them, that
judging from the known abilities of of the tore
man, all that was necessary for him to do. was.
IF id tl-p
to send them to their room. This was payit,g
a high, but at the same time, oomph
ment to the worthy forern a 'l' he Jud,:e •hm,
explained to the attendant Cans!abloa,,ho d
ties which were imposed upon them by the
law, and the necessity to perfmni thoac
with alacrity. Some bills we,e placcd b“fors
the Jury, but pone of any moment, a fact. Ma:
speaks well for the morals of our commni.ity.
The first case that was tried was in thou t 'em•
mon Pleas, and was an action bronAht by Ben.
jamin Fogel against Leah Hart as garni , :hco of
Jacob Hart. It appears that some yearn aFc‘
several Judgements were obtained against Ja•
cob Hart, and execution issued, which romain•
ed unsatisfied to this day. The present suit
was instituted for' the purpose of ;Isere
whether the defendant had not immey in hur
hands which belonged to Jacob Hart, ui is
which it was alleged she was to have pur...ia •
ed a house and lot, situate in the buro.,gh !
_Allentown. But—being—nnable-to - prcvb
alegations, took a non suit after the charge of
the Court. Further proceedings next •aecis.
Child Found.
On Tuesday at about 5 o'clock ill the ai.er
noon, a new born infant was found 110ati ,, , 4 in
the water below the junction of the Jordan and
Little Lehigh creek, immediately above the
'new Bride: The infant had a piece of tape
fixed twice around ifs neck, and then Emmett the
mouth and chin. It was wrapped in a rhim
,tie,'with a calico strip tied around it. A cou
ple of boys who were about the (ner( had
neon it on Saturday last, at a stump, where it
appears to have got fastened, thinking it to
have been a drowned cat, they, however, on
T;tesday, after noticing it again, drew it on land
ned found that it contained the corpse of a hu,
man being. Notice was immediately-given and
a Jury called, whose verdict after a pia moment
e‘amination was made by Dr. John Romig and
Dr. Charles H. Alzutin, was, that the child had
been born alive, strangulated and Men thrown
into the water by a person or persons unknown.'
No clue !Ida as yet been found that could lead.
ti 'he perpetrator of the awful deed.
Barn Dlstroyed by Firo.
On Friday last, afire broke out in the large
barn of Mr. Philip 11. Goepp, on the nerthi. , rn
limits of the Borough of lictlilChem, and in a
fe'e minutes laid it into ashes. It contained some
Gain, Hay and Straw, hut what quantity we
di l not learn. The property was insured in the
"nsucon Mutual Company" for ;SOU.
Bank of Euston
The bill to reeharter the Bank of talon, for tea;
unkriown to us, dirt not receive the favor.
at , t. , action of the Committee, as did all !IN att.
which were referred to ii. The Chairroa:.
of :I,e Committer, on Banks had stated at some
ler,;:h, his rea4mrs-for opposing the Motir.:l IC
u.•charge the Committee. Alter •he had re•
r , imed his seat, Mr. Sankey rose and reihruE•
ed that he was somewhat astonished at tho
ccurse of the Committee, on this oeca,ion, as
no could not see any difference in the state cf
the facts connected with this bank and that of
.:?! others (amounting to near a score) which
the Committee had teporied and the
h to just now passed.
L .- V*l3o(ore going to press, we 11:1V0 :earned
that the bill to extend the chititcr ut the 1;.:-ton
Hank came up on third reading in thu House,
rlnd passed finally. Yeas 39, Nays 35.
The Next General Election
!,e addition to a Canal Conitnioner, the
pecpie of Chia Commonwealth will bo called
upr n, next October, to veto for an
Amendment to the Constitution,
•
One Auditor General,
One Surveyor General, and probably
One Attorney General.
Tne people of each county will also, sever
ally, have to vote for
Ono County Surveyor, and probably
Oa.) Prosecuting Attorney.
Cho bill for the election of Attorney General
and Prosecuting Attornies, has passed both
branches of the Legislature, and Will doubtless
receive the Governor'sliignature.
Tho following section is contained in the
law recently enacted, providing for the eletitien
of Auditor and Surveyor Generals. The new
office—in this county, at least — will be duo of
honor rather than profit :
Sect. 5. The qunlitied voters of each county
of this Commonwealth shall; on -the . second
Tuesday of October next, and on the same day
every third year thereafter, elect one compe
tent person, being a practical surveyor, for the
proper county, for the term of three years, who
shall do and perform all the duties, and have
and receive all the emoluments now pertaining
to respective deputies of the Surveyor General.
Newspapers
Among the many advantages of newspapers,
that of the saving of time is not the least.—
One man of business inquires of another,
"%Vim's the news?" 'Nothing but what you
see in the papers," in the reply, and, without
F rending more -time on :the gossip of the clay
they are ready to proceed to business.
A friend enters the counting room of a busi
ness man with "Pray where is the best place
to purchase my goods? "Where shall I go to
get this work done T". Where can I make the
most advantageous. bargains?" "Just take a
seat, sir, end I will hand you the paper where
you will find the advertisements of our promi
nent and energetic business men. They are the
ones who advertise and they are the ones who
can afford to give you good bargains, and they
are these per-ens who will be most likely to
have the articles you want, or perform accept
ably yenr commission." This raid and done,
!he roan of business is at liberty to assume his
a vdcalion,
We are well aware the old maxim, a (trol
' ling stone gatherS no moss," dues not apply to
:,ladame Rumor's missivos y and when one of
her reports reaches us by word of mouth, t‘e
rce easily at loss how to separate the genuine
truth from_the_embellishruents-and-enlarge.-'
merits it most have gained in its various ram
hies. But the news in the paper we see berom
us, in black and n Ite,subjeet to criticism; and
we a,e quire sure, errors there, will be contra
dio!ed and exposcd, and satisfy cmrselvcs that
from :hem we can learn as much of passing
events rrs ii neeessary for us to know, without
rug Mire: end thirher in search of some new
Wo can :it IT our own happy firei,ide and
!rum to our faithful messenger, who has eyes
! ac.l eat., 0 herosc e% er the foot of malt hash
ery discovery, to record ev•
ery improvement, to gather the spcculteionsol
1.4.1c•ni and science, the eltu,ion of eentimant,
•ho sideri,:m of wit, and cerne and placo them at
nut disperal, nnd, as it wore, hold up before
a,: •mirror, in which, if we but look—
. ... bet . L.ro us and present for our
!! :de..,: any thing that can be seen
0, ;tar :md near. ThuA ;he oews•
T - ;T, - ct; tu!,d 4 , !.vate the lone of social imer•
e . is:N.i?•ll ,I?:.ir,ib!e and tt , clul suhjects
. i -..k - erd.t•ioa aril food 1,1 reflcc.ion.
Trees and Shrubbery
planting it at hand, and now
ye ”. - ho iovo the shade nt trees and Ma blossom
uOs and tbrxers, (-onto forth and do your
work. 1.1 7 1 every owner of real estate do some
thit;g to improve and beautify, by means of
trees—‘vliether for shade or fur fruit. There is
not merely a pleasure in phoning, but from the
h.ilteinesm which a fine tree yields, pot only to
the. owner of the property, but to every pas -
en by. it regime to.us that good men must en
courage the divositton to set out trees.
Thy .o remarks will apply not merely to our
heatintid Allentown, hut to Ito various villages
and farina Throughout the county. Thofie who
are favored with shade trees need fruit trees.
and thof.o tcho have neither need both; and
where They have :diatle and fruit tree, , , they
can he mindful that sin übbery beautifies every
home ; and mill render even an indifferent
hollr , O pleasant. Wh.tiever add. 3 to the inrto•
cunt adrae>aFfs of home is certainly deserving
of consi,Vration.
Work in the Garden
SliNild you dv.ire :o fou your gaition an ob•
j,_•ct ju , t prido to your cs ifo :Pitt •latt4l - der3 ;
hhoul(l3oti to Fet3 it abotintlict; in all
vc•;.l.etat,lo tieco6:=arios and itt.eoriea which
mak° tip 60 inueli of the comforts and
merits of %auto, ;aid whir; Eo much to iiti
11 , 19,i'a!viee, you ntur.t exult your every eller
thi3 !wool!. not indulgr.l in th:tt ertnno•
on.; 11UtiOn irall3 :4) many into t ho behol
that thy hay. , not time to provide a well•filled
and we'l appyint...l garde a 5 you may lost
ga;deu t - n,ro fittidul of
pr. !it t.. rinvi• ity of land
,1 ..; ; to say nothing tho
arrange•
;. td, in hay* lead) , at
h ! r .l veje;a l ..dei for ..he table.
the.zl3 L.)tißiderutioes, there
0: I'l'l U
aro other.., eyera..o vvit!l equal
force deciding ;ho ;it iq indiFpii
!-at,lo to hoal:N t!.it vegclalle should Lo freely
(nixed with f. - ‘0(1, and that, to envonr
ago a Iwo .I..t+ of itlo E , rtnr , variety and choice
kinds r.:l6ttic, l‘re.ca:ed :310:111 , t nri.eti:o
to indulgence.
11•I:h thorn podia:L:l:y remarks, uo Fhall
amk you to waik with us into your garden, to
eu what aceds thould now ho sown, what
plahts :rathiplatired, and what olio may 'nu
nectlod, to comploto tho6o arrangoniontetteecs•
Eary.to rnako it ..vortity of :he 'mit:tip:it of your
, to 1,0) burr
Politics and Politicians
There are strango chances and changer in
the politk al wi.rid. The Democrats are tiOw
lauding Henry nay, %%horn they have been for
years 60 :tecustotr,ed to revile; and the .Whigs
are praising Thornai 11. Benton, although they
have long been in rho habit of denouncing him
in the most bitter man' ea Tlik only goes to
'show that the Slavery Quei.tion Can, and will,
break down ail old party ties, if it is not snail
settled. '1 can best be fettled by adopting
Prerident Taylia'a eacel:ent Ativive:itna let it
alone, as a level rpiestiefi, to take care of
Nov feat Qilices.--The Postmaster Goncral
has ectabli:hod the following now Poet Offices
in Northanipton count•:
Boston, :Samuel Wellor, apppointed Post
Master. •
Blue Mountain, Enos Lehr, appointed Post
Master.
Siegfried's Ferry Post Office natno, ()hanged
to "Laubach."
What Was and What Is
Rapidity of communication has done much
for the diffusion of knowledge. What is done
in one place is almost immediately afterwards
reported in another. We were amused, the
other day, by the remarks of an old , ime roan,
that there was uo news now-a.days. Steamer
follows steamer so close io the wake of the
other, that you are kept continuously informed.
without interval, of what is going on in the old
world. The event that happens this week was
anticipated the week previous, so that it clop.=
not break us with the slat - ding effect of nev.7.
but merely es a matterof course. And old melt,
who were great trieathaNt:4 years ago, note a
change in the current of business. Sortie of
thorn will tell you that it is harder to make
money now, than when they were young men ; 1
that the tactics of bufdriess have chnnged. and t
that they would he perfect novices ia tt.e trade I
of the present day. ()therm, again, arc mo vein I
and stubborn to admit this. But what reason :
able man can gainsay the change. A Ineri ham
would 'reeeiv.e his exchanges from dilletent
quarters of the globe; he would hear a iho
state of the market, and he would ley in a stock
upon his calculations, to Mr ai. the rise of the ar
ticle. Then he could wait fifty or sixty dayP.•
Now-the-rise and-tall-are consummated - in - a tlay
ft must be rapid sales, small profit's—a risky
speculating kind of but Mess, embarrassed wiih
overwhelming cornpeti:ion. And !hen failures,
and bankruptcies, and the vast credit system •
all to bu encountered, avoided and provided
against. The mndo of travelling, too , the
ce:chant can be in Europe in a fortnight; its
can traverAt the Union in a few days, and thus
give his pc7sonai superintendeiare to 1-ranch
houses. All can do this alike, so that tho chin
co,P arking from superior advantages., are ereat•
ly les , ened. The magnetic telegraph -itnulta•
neously informs Philadelphia, New fork, Bo.t
-' ton, New Orleans, St. Lotus, &u, of th e doings
at Washington, and what is tran-piring at each
of these places. Let some peat event happen,
and the excitemmd is not confined to :my par•
titular locality, but pervades the 1.5 hole land.
Men, women and childien, are interes:ed i r it.
The actors, in the event, are not tried by thit-e
..vho are TibOOt them and ki.OW then), not by
tho jury of the sworn and chosen twelve ; but
by millions of people, who have read time nar
ratives, the comments pro tvol con, the evi
dence, and thus acquire a gm.eral knowledge
of the occurrence. What is said away from
the immedhlie ,cone of amint: is repotted bark
again, and it exerci,ei an influence there.—
There Was a time when some 1011, did net see
a newspaper for a 3 ear. Then news was I:VIVF.
and great Dad the au rptiso u:.d wunderuk nt
ilk reof
England and Reform
The law of primogeniture is undergoing a
discussion in England, and a proposition has
been submitted, altering it an as to distribute
the pion erty of those who died
among the children. The present law is a fea
ture hi that cruel and unnatural tystem of
aristocracy v, hick prefins iho heir at rile ex
pen e of others who have equal and al em,b
rights. No reason can be a,signed why rho
horn should inherit to the exclusion ot the other
children. It is merely the ;mixr of the Mobil y
to perpetuate and concentrate the while we:l;M
of the kingdom. In E.:glar,i there is
splendid weal. h and stinalict •A retched:less than
in any other country on the g!obe. Property is
not di,tubuted. It is the policy of rank tti
up catate: , , but it is equally the piiey of th:.!
[Topic and commerce to on fetter them, and to
allow thent to pans.freely from hand to band.
'Mr. Bo no supported the proposed reform in the
llou:e of Commons, and contended that extent
of capital should make ton ploytnent for labor
and high wages, whereas the laboring classes
Were often without woik, and alWays itiade•
piately paid. fit England (hero is no middle
class. Society there. is divided into rich and
poor. The whofe island is owned by thirty-the
thousand people, and what is to become of the
millions and millions who dwell there? Unfet
ter propeity. Let the estate of the intestate go
as nature directs, not to one chdd exclusively,
who may happen to ho the first born, but to all
the children alike. Here then will be division
of the estate, and in turn each share will be
sub-divided, and the number of landrd prom i
etors increnced.. Thu Philadelphia frigid:et. ; in
alluding to this ELtjeCt rays: 'ln IS-11 the
number of landed proprietors in the
was only 50,000., In Denmark it was 80,000;
in Russia, 200,000; in Austria, 650 000; in
livt it/ottani!, 200 ; 000; and in 450,000.-
IW'as not (ho wretchedness of England in a vile
way connected with the remains of the lendal
syUern I lie (Mr. flume) considered that or.
ery man that brought a family into the world
was bound to provide for them. It was not nat
ural, not christian, not human, hut crud, that
a man, rum:es:.3d of £lO.OOO a year in land,
and probably not of £5OO in money, should
give ail his land to one individual; and leave
the rest of his family destitute. Ile said fur
ther that ho was convinced diet much of the
public expense was hicurrs,cl by the aristocracy
saddling on the public the relations they ought
to provide for otherwise." 'file public ad voca•
cy of such views indicates rho progress and
gm tving suength of Democratic principles in
England. The power of the Commons is in
creasing daily. If this reform igaccomplished,
it will do much for the freedom of the people.
'rho wealthy merchants aide with the nobility.
The pooplethave nothing to expect front the
interest of the wealthy, who, in days Ono by,
may have struggled in the ranks of poverty. It
is from tlto middling class tliey must hope, and
this partithm of estates will create a middling
class.—Democratic Union.
Agricultural Ilurcau.—A Washington corrcs•
pondent of the Ohio State Journal states that Mr.
Corwhi has prepared, and will soon present to
the Senate, a bill to establish a Bureau
. of Agri.
culture, in accordance with the recommends.
thin of President Taylor's annual message.
Honesty and Perseverance
rirLiebig, the great chemist, was so dull it)
college, that he was called the "booby" of his
class. "Bright" students don't always make
the most brilliant men. ' Apples early ripe, are
soon rotten; but "greenings," which are hard,
arid unpalatable at firer, become the beat fruit
after a lapse of time.
Every one who ham observed the history of
mankind, eart_ testify to the troth, that the wi,•e,
Ferocious youth ar.3 far from making the
smartest Men. Those who in youth progress
whh a je.s rapidity, frequently outstrip their
more promising ;companions in after years.—
Let this be an incentive for all our boys and
girls to have courage and persevere. All yon
rant is to haveeorrect general principles upon
which to b , tild, such aS honesty, morality — then
perseverance and application will lead yen Mr
ward in life, to become highly useful and re,
speeted civizens. A certain degree of modesty
and distrust is necessary, in older for ylin to
learn from those who know more than you do
—nee•essaty to keep in check that arrogance
and waywardness which disgusts your superi
ore, Lot there be a sound Inundation laid by
the parents, mid as thcir children grow up, in
whatever oecupatidn they engage—whether to
warn .aw, u, aim front the pulpit, wield
the hammer, shove the plane, or till the ground
—honor and respect for certain ; and probably
renown will follow.
Hone,ty, morality, inilttAtry aid perF.ever
ance, ere four words of •rnomentons import,
and it were well if they were more gene;ally .
understood. They are the foundation of all
that leaik to greatness. Let their weaning off
b. , impressed upon the young mind, until it re•
ceives a true conception thereof, and there will
be little danger of that person failing to succeed
, itt life.—PUlstown Ledger.
Cruise or the U• S• Ship Ohio.
Th's gallant craft left llomon in Docernher,
.1846, and has just returned there, alter bcing in
commission for four years, during t% rich tine
;he ha, sailed 63 000 intie.
She was first ordered to the Gulf of Mexico
and a p, rtion of her (acetic and crew were on
sip re at the Navy Ilritery during the siege and
capture of Vera Ciu2... 'l:hrtie hundred and tifiy
of her crew, with a doe proportion of otfieers.
were absent flout their ship a fortnight upon the
expedition to, and capture or, (2.:n.
Perry.
After the capture of ell the principal Mexican
seaports in the Gull, the Ohio fell that station
and after stopping a few days at nayatina—the
! only American Ime-of battle ship ever in that
• port,—arrived at New Turk on the 4th of June,
1317. DAculiies with Brazil occurring at this
time, and diplomatic intercourse suspended
iween that country and the United States, the
Ohio was otifrred immediately to preparre to sad
for the scene of these new trouble , . Leaving
New York en the 26 h of June, w;th the Hon.
David 'lbds•am board, the ten' V. 5. Mmister
risoipo, F ,,iiaiy to mti iSraZll, site ar.
rived at her destitiati‘m on the 7:h of :locust.
After remaining, on the 1.11:4z St.lii for four
m•inihs, and friendly r^lati ns hat ing again hewn
resti.re 1 het•seca that country and the United
States, the Ohio, in . beilience to ordcrs, proeee•
del on around Cape Horn for the seat of war
in the Pacific Ocean, West Coast if Mexico, and
Coast of California. Portions of her officers and
crew were stationed on shore, while holding pos
session of the -sea pot ts itpon • !he c.( , ; “t of those
countries, until peace was proclaimed there in
June, 180-
Front this time until (he date of her departure
for home, she was employed upon the coasts of
Lower and Upper California, West Coast of
Mexico, and the Sandwich Islands. She arrived
at Upper California soon after the discovery of
the gold mines; and the most irksome and try
ing service performed by the officers runt crew
on the whole cruise, was upon that coast, btie.
in several months of the first year of the gold
mtviia. The Ohio left San Francisco en the 15th
of Sr ptemher bast on tier homeward-Immo! voys
ace, visited the Sandwich Islands fee the second
time during, the cruise, where she spent sqxteen
days; she then paAsed on through the 53. , r;e1y
Islands and Paninotu Croup, and arrived at Val
paraiso on Christmas day. Leaving Valpara,so
January 4111, 1850, she arrived at Rio Javeiro
February Ifith, and sailed from there again on
the 28th for Roston. She is to be stripped and
thoroughly repairer]. . •
Yeas and Nays
Mr. A. N. Henderson, of Bunk has invented
n machlae intended to take the yeas and nays by
means of electricity. Upon the desks of the
members is placed a key, similar to that used in
telegraph offices, will] positive and negativeroliz,
and balanced in the centre. From ihe: e
wires run,.uncler the floor to the Speaker's dolt,
upon which is to be .placed a plate containing
the names of the members in duplicate, with yea
attached to one set, and nay to the other. Over
the whole is a sheet of paper, chemically prepar.
ed, so that letters are formed by the passage of •
the electricity from the metal plate,containing the
names, through the paper. By touching one end
of the key, it writes thus: 11. Clay—Yea. By
Clay--Mq,:. After the'
Speaker :.nnaltrces that he is ready, the whole
thing can be acc•a)plislied in one or two seconds,
and all the ndditional time necessary is for the
clerk to count and announce the result. The
wires are designed to run up through the legs of
the desks, and the whole is a neat and heantiful.
ly arranged system of telegraphing, and would
effect an immense saving of the time .of legisla•
tire bodies. It can not but be accurate, which is
another valuable qualification. Mr. Henderson
is about applying, or has already applied, fcr let.
ters patent.
New Bunking Bill.—The Bank Bill, as report
ed by the Committee of Conference, has passed
bolt, branches of the Legislature ,and been sign
ed by the fiove'rnor. As it stands
,now, notes
less than y6.are prohibited from being issued or
circulated, under severe penalties—the individ
ual liability principle is restr icted
, to the circula
tion alone—Danks are to be chartered for fifteen
years. • "
How to Raise a Good Corn Crop.
A substriber, says the Ohio Cultivator, wishes
us to inform him how to produce the largest
amount of cora from an acre of good Sciota bot
tom land.
It is impossible for any person to say what is
the maximum amount of corn or any other crop
that may be prodnced on an acre, or what is the
best possible mode of culture. Another &Client
ty in the way of complying with our friend's re
quest, is, the want of precise information as to
the character and condition of the soil—for there
is a very great flifr.rence in these respects in
good Bciota bottom land—some being much worn
by long cropping with corn, and no manuring,
and others kept in better condition by the use of
clover or manure.
But presuming that our friend only desires
such general information as may enable him with
'11 , 7 aid of his own judgement ant experience, to
improve hia mode of culture, and perhaps raise
a "brag crop" of corn the coining season, vre
will give him four short rules, exprest;i:d m one
thus:line
Manure liberally; plow deep, plant close, cul
tivate well. These rules comprise, in stil*ln lice
Oleo:node of culture of nearly all the wonderful
corn crops a hich have been recorded. But it
Should he .remcm bered_that_ these-rules-must—be
practised in connection, in order to secure the
best result, and especially that the third one
trust not be attempted without the former two,
for we have known sad failures to result front
close planting, where the ground was not well
manured or plowed deep.
The amount of manure requisite, will of course
depend much un the condition t f the soil—
whother recently mantired, or in sod, &e., btu we
i!.l not remember of having ever Seen a crop or
corn that eve thought was too tnanureil,
If the manure was well plowed in ; though,
course, it may not he the wisest economy to man
ure a few acres very highly at the expvuse of
other portions.
Deep plowing, we arc convinced, will be found
„f very great advantage on our bottom lands,
ihervby bringing op to the surface, say two in
ches of fresh soil, while the manure and surface
soil is buried at a greater depth than usual.—
Subsoil plowing would also prove hichly beneti•
cod on t he more COMpact, awl clayey bottoms.
,se planting trust not he overdone, or the
erip will consist only of fodder. But if the twn
firmer rules have bren nhserveil, full one-third
try,re stalks than usual will he supported %yid'
advantage on the t; round, mid in order to ohia,n
the largc::t po•sible yield of corn, we shoulVni
have. more than two stalks jn a place—say We
rows fret apart, and The hulls 40 inches apart
with two stalks in each lid!.
the alter culture must be directed by the
jo,hzetnent of the farmer— remembering that
weeds rob the crop—and frequent stinting the
it (when not too wet) is a decided advantage,
until the plants have nearly obtained their
grim h hut this work should he done in such a
manner as not to break the roots of the plants,
henc.e the cultivator is a better implement !hair
lie pion., di(er - the plants have pushed their roots
into the alleys.
Nip.v if any °Cour olill.ntiorn land fi.rmers.ean
g:vc !letter advive let them d.. it—titte columns
are r pen
John Adams
The fillowing petition ut Nlcssts. lorle and
Drown presents the s'ul , jeet•lrlanrr tir it in a
light which ca•t leave lint little doubt that nn the
stated it k entitle:l to the favorable con
sideration of Congress:
To Me leremoruble Senate and lirrmAc of Representa
rocs, in C0 , 11;11'..0 f/....Trin/d/
Your petitioners respectfully represent, that
they propose to publish the , Lite and IVi;rliii of
John Adams, second President of the United
State.," and believing that the larger poi•tions of
this great work are made up, of materials of sin
gular interest to the Government and people of
the United :s,tates,com prising, as they do, reports
ix the proceedings of the Congresses of 1771,
1775, and 1770, in vt !itch the Miler seas' a con•
spicuous actor, and reports of which exist no
where else ; and of a diary and autobiogeaphy
from the year 1755 to the close of hi, public life.
never yet published; and of other works, chiefly
ri latinit to our revolutionary history and the for
mation of our Constitution—it is not too much
to say, that the h i story of John Adams is the cis.-
tl history of this' country fur the period in which
tic was a most preminent actor.
But the publication Of works of this magnitude
is too great for private enterprise; and Govern
ment has therefore wisely extended its ant in se.
curing to die nation the writings of \Vashington,
Jefferson, Madison. and Monroe, by liberal ap
propriations, thus enabling publishers to bring
out editions of the. works of those eminent patri•
cis, that otherwise Might have been lust to the
country and to the great cause of freedom and
progress throughout the world. For this purpose
Congress voted at several times for the purchase
and publication of the writings of Washington
the sum of $45,000
For the writings, ece , ofJetTerson, 49,930 .
MadiSon, 67,000
Monroe, • '20,000
Your petitioners, in view of these facts, pray
Congress so far to encourage the enterprt.se in
which they have engaged, at to subscribe for
1,000 copies of the Idle and Works of John Ad•
ams, to ten volumes Sim, at a cost of not exceed•
ing •; , ..2,2,500, the books to be distributed amongst
the States, or in such other way as the wisdom of
Congress may decide
Respectfully,
LITTLE .Sc. lIRO WIN
Curious D:acorrry.—The Pittsburg Gazene, of
Saturday lost, says:
An immense bed of soft substance, with
many of the peculiarities or soap stone, has been
discovered about the miles beyond Brighton,
on the
. line of the rairTnad. It is of about the
consistency of tallow, though not as brittle, ap-
pears to have no grit, and can be shaved with
knife with as much ease as a piece of cheese.—
ft is a dark drab color. The bed is five feet thick,
and the contrator, in making his excavations,
has found it a troublesome substance. He can•
not break it or blow it up, or quarry it, an any of
the ordinary processes. He is trying to shave it
off in thin'slices with a Moire . •
Gleanings.
MCA Reah Frazer,of Lancaster, is prupos'•
ed as a candidate for the next Governor.
IN'An Elephant's. Tusk has been dug up at
Cincinnati. It lay at a depth of fourteen feet be
low the earth's sbrface, and about fifty feet above
high water mark.
r The Coal shaft sunk in the borough of
Pottsville, Pa., by Mr. McGinnes, has.resu Iced in
; finding, at the depth of 125 feet, a stratum of rich
iron ore, and of pure white ash coal.
L'V'Col. Benton wages , uncompromising war
against the ili!,tunionists in his own State.
Cie eincinnatti pays $750 per week fur dean
tug the street;,
re Proud men never have friends. Then how
foolish is pride.
tar The annual product of coffee is c:•lnnatc:t
at 150,000 tons.
Langdon ()hovel has cottsettted to
sbrcome a.delegate to the /Nashville Con?ention.
L_ Counterfeit ten dollar bills on the Farmers'
and Drover:,' Bank of Waynesburg, P. 1., are in
circulation.
t_V - IVIly is twine eleven like twice ten Be-
cause twice eleven are twentpuro, and twice ten
arc twenty, too
1... - 7*tiorne fellows went on a deer hunt the oth
er-day, in Arkansas, and in less than four hours
captured five girls and a woman.
The Upper Regions of the Atmosphere. Ur. J.
\Vise, the atronaut, has recently published a
work entitled "History and Practise of yEronau
ties," front which the Philadelphia Inquirer de•
rives the following interesting facts :
i•ln one place he makes us acquainted with
the still quirt rf the bowel:J. thus : a bee was let
ottat 8.000 lee!, which flew away making a hum
ming. noise. At the altitude of 11,000 feet a
city linnet was liberated, which flew away di
rectly, but soon feeling itself abandoned in the
midst of an ciikknown ocean, ifraurned and set
tled on the :toys of the balloon; then mustering
fresh courage, it took a second flight and dashed
down to the earth, describing a tortous yet perpen
dicular track. A pigeon let off under similar
circumstances afforded a more curious specia
cic. Placed on the car, it rested awhile, measur
ing, as it were, the breadth of that unexpkired
sea which it designed to.traverse ; now launch
ing into the abyss; it fluttered irregularly, and
scented at first to try its wings on the thin ele
ment, and after a few strokes it gained more con
fidence, and whirling in large circles or spirals,
the the bird of prey, it precipitated itself intodhe
mass of extended clouds, e he re it was lost from
sight. lo one of his ascents, he held a distinct a
conversation in the clouds with Mr. Poulin, who
ascended uiih another galloon about the same
DEE
Chhoyform.—We ttbset ve it stated, says Cham
ber's Journal, that chloroform has been employ
ed in Edinhurgdn from 80,000 to 100,000 cases,
without a single accident or bad effeCt of any
kind trarable to its 11 , :e. Mr. Carmichael, a.
surgeon of that city, comtnenting on the fact,
..- ••••••
lin
opium, or antimony, or Epson' salts, or any other
potent medicine, have been followed with as great
impunity I" Chlorororm is now habitually used
in Edinburg in all kinds of surgical operation.,
down to tooth drawing. It saves many 1/1/C3
which otherwise would sink under the.uervous
shock which is experienced from a severe oper•
anon undergone in a state of consciuumies,
War on the German Prbs.—The general pw t
ot:ice iu London has deemed it proper to lay
upon American newspapers printed in the Ger
man latignagr, a postage eight times higher than
that id - a single letter, because they are printed
in a foreign language; Mat is, a German news
paper printed in this country is no longer to be
colisidered an American paper, because it is not
cur language. Front the large number of tier
twins awl German publications in this country,
the subject would seem to demand the attention
of the department, especially as the rule must be
equally applicable to our French papers.
Great Decline in'enffic.—lt will be seen by our
commercial article, says the New Orleans Cres
cent, it the 9th lost., that over 8000 bags of Rio
coffee have been sold within a day or two at
eight cents per pound. Early in February the
current rate was 153 cents, so that the fall in
price since that time is about six and a half cents
per pound, or more than ; IO per bag.
Delllb front Jumping. a Ropr.—A small child
of Mr. Bennet, a colored man, died soddenly cm
Thursday last, in Harrisburg. it had jumped the
rope 250 times SUCCCNSI vely, by whieh it became
heated, then drank cold {rater and immediately
expired. Another child lies dangerously 111 front
the same cause.
Fortunate.—The Minute:ll papers announce
the arrival at Laprairie, Canada, of a man 'who
was in California during the first year of the gold
leer- r. Ile has amassed and brought home with
hi rn some $300,000 in gold ; and, in addition, has
leased some land at liacratnento City to the Gov
ernment for $lO,OOO prr annum.
Strawberrics.—The Congress of Fruit Grow
ers at New York, opt of all the great number of
strawberries which had been fully proved, up to
1849, recommended only three for general culti
vation, viz: liarlV Virginia. Boston Pine, and
llovey's Seedling.
Old liulton Grund, cprrespon.
I dent of the "Baltimore Sun," has been writing a
Iseries of pungent paragraphs against Benton,
' and his hostility , to the Compromise Coinmittee.
A few days ago, Mr. (Amid met Mr. Benton in
the antechamber of the Senate, when the follow
ing short conversation Conk place: .
Mr. Grund (bowing politely)—Ali ! Good morn.
ing Col. Bentua, how is your health this morn.
ing sir •
Mr. Benton—Your name, sir, I believe is
Grund I • •
Mr. Grund--Yes sir, that is my name.
Mr. Benton—And you write letters . for the Ha'
timbre Sun, over the signature of X.
t-Mr. Gruntl—Yes, sir, that is my t , igWature.•
Mr. Ilenton--Well, sir, I have nnly,tit say that
while I esti stand your abuse, I eanAispertae with
your bows. Good morning.
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