'n'n name marked upon it, and placed it Over his lace. After he had remained in that way for some hours he was awakened, and his thirst being so great, he went into the little groce ry or grog shop to get a drink, wh he dis covered the handkerchief. at w ch he look ed and the name that was on it. After lus ing he exclaimed : 'Great God ! who left this with me ? who placed this on my face ?' No one knew. He dropped the glass ex claiming: • 'Enough ! Entugh !' He retired instantly from the store, for geting his thirst, but not his debauch, the handkerchief, or the lady, vowing, that if God gave him strength, never to touch, taste or handle intoxicating drinks. To facet Miss Gamble was the haillest •efrort of his life. If ho met her in her car riage or on foot, he popped around the near est corner. Site at last addressed him a note under her oWn hand, inviting him to her house, which he finally gathered courage enough to accept. He told her if she still bore af fection for him he would agree to her own terms : Her reply was : • 'My conditions now aro what they ever have been.' 'Then,' said Wirt, accept them.' They soon married, and from that day he kept his word, and his aflhirs brightened, while honors and glory gathered thick upon his brow. His name has been enrolled high in the temples of fame ; while patriotism and re nown live after him with imperishable lustre. A:e1)i3l) Register. Allentoun, Pa. IVEDIVESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1554. I= JAMES POLLOCK, Of Northumberland Count.) FOR CANAL CL,MMISSIONER GEORGE DARSIE, Of Allegheny Count) FOR JUIN:I:CI' TUE surnEmu MUST. DANIEL M. SMYSER Of Montgomery County Newspaper Change We neglected last week to notice the change in the " Reiniblicancr" office. The establish ment has passed into the hands of Messrs. Bream &Ilartucur:n. We understand that the paper is soon to undergo considerable improve• ment. Both gentlemen are practical printers, and have pryed deeply into the mysteries of the art. We wish our neighbors all possible( success and a host of new names to their already numerous list. Mr. Wilson, who re tires with plenty of the "ready rhino"—the reward of many years of toil and strict atten tion to business—has our best wishes for his .....m u prosperity. The Fair Ground. The new arrangements in the .buildings at the Fair Ground are in rapid progress, and will when finished, decidedly improve the whole appearance. The Office, is put up in a very tasteful cottage style, and presents a beau tiful front. The floors are laid in the Second Story of the Centre Hall. A neat building one hundred and fifty feet in length and twenty in breadth is being put up for Restaurants for the accommodation of visitors. The race ground will be greatly enlarged and will make a cir , cle of half a mile, enclosed with a strong and substantial fence on both sides of the course. This of all others will be the centre of aurae, lion, and we trust that our farmers and sporters of swift horses will make it to good use. Good Will Hone Mr. FRAZIER, of Philadelphia, is now con- Articling a carriage for the, above named com pany, which in splendor, is calculated to sur pass everything in " der machine" line in this section of country. The company expect to have it on exhibition at our next fair, and we have no doubt it 'will prove to bo an object of admiration. Mr. le., among many others, was the builder of the much-talked•ol " Hope" and "Neptune" carriages in Philadelphia,— both of which were so much admired by the many thousands who visited the Crystal Palace at New York last summer, where both car riages were on exhibition fur a period of six Months. Mr. Frazier in the construction of the Good Wills' carriage will undoubtedly sustain his, well earned reputation. New Holiday Proposed. It has been suggested by an influential jour nal, that as it is the Constitution of the United Slates which gives practical value to the doe• trines of the Declaration of ludependene''o, the anniversary of the adoption of that instrument, Sept. •17ttr r should he celebrated as well as the Fourth of - July. Thu suggestion in worthy of consideration. To this may pe added another viz: that one day be set apait every year for the public reading of tbo Farewell Address of Washington. It might be the means of inlets. ing into the political life of the country some new and nitwit needed ideas. We should like to see the elloot of the reading of that great doc ument in the present Congress. Robbers About We learn that of late numerous depredations Have been committed by a party of petty thieves whci infest our borough. We daily hear of clothing, chickens, trait, &c., being stolen by these ectimpe. A town like ours ought to be in possession of •an efficient night . watch, which is the only way to put an end to•ibis plundering, and of bringing the guilty. into the bands .of justice. Newspaper Influence It is generally conceded, we believe, that Newspapers have a greater influence upon Americans, than any other people in the civil land world. This is not at all to be wondered at, since it is notorious, that an American will dowithout bin regular meals, on publication day with more cheerfulness than he will with his daily or weekly paper, whichever he mey take ergo, the first thing an American subscriber to a newspaper does, in the morning, is to see what is in his paper, and the 'second what he can get to eat ! The consequenceris, the Amer icans ate well posted up in relation to the current news of their own and of other coun tries. ' According to the Census, there are now, 3000 papers of ono description published in the Uni ted States, which circulate according to the satintt authoritative statistics, upvra:ds of four hundred and twenty millions of copies per annum ! Every hotel, Calee•house, and private board• log, house, from the highest to the lowest, takes , from one to twenty: In all the Cities in the Union, the ,Dailies aro sold atqj , l corners of tiro Streets; hawked from dour to doer; paraded at the starting and arrival of Railroad Cars, Stage coaches, and Steam lio,ats; displayed in Mar kePhouses, on public squares, and trumpeted from pillar to posts by old and young. Stroll where you will, and you will find newspapers! Who Can Beat It ! Our old friend, Mr. Rcubcn Gross, of North Whitehall township, this county, during the last week sent to our office a monster timothy stalk, meastiiing 'seven feet and some inches. II there are any of our numerous agricultural frienas throughput " all the world aria the lest of mankind," that curt exceed the above mea sure, we should be very happy to make the " honourable mentidn." Fire at Now Orleets A file in New Orleans, last week, destroyed twenty large stores, occupied by twenty six firms. The losses are Very heavy, the insurance alone exceeding half a million of dollars. Mi. E. G. Hutt, son of the late Jacob Hao, of this place, is among the sufferers. Price of Wheat The best time for the farmers to sell their grain is when they can obtain a compensating, price, and that is to be obtained now. If the Farmers hold on for higher prices, they should do so on their own responsibility. Farmers who build their expectationftif high prices on a short crop in the Uni:ed States the present season will be disappointed. The crop in the United States is a full average one, if not more. War prices may be kept up, but it is not sale to calculate art famine prices. Abundant Crops in Europe. The Mlelligence from all parts of Europe re lative to the fine and abundant crops is cans• ing the prices of breadstufls to fall very last in the markets of that country. In Great 131itian the corn crops were never better or the growth greater. France has wheat crops the present yuac• My than fit former years. It is said,' that with her own and abundant crops in Algeria, France will be able to sell to English markets. 0.1 the continent the crops are extensive, and the markets are not only dull but fast declining.— A circular from Rostock calculates on a large yield, at least one-fourth above the usual aver. age of wheat crop, and more than a full aver age of other corn. There are the same prospects in the Baltic districts, and accounts are ex- Iremely favorable from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In Prussia there aro excellent.pros peels of a great yield, and at Smyrna the grain is unusually plentiful. In Egypt the prices have greatly fallen, and at Alexandria the corn is most abundant. In the Principalities the corn is being cut by the Russians, 'but in But. garia the harvest has been most abundant on the n hole. Potatoes promise to be abundant, In spite of war there seems to be an aburi• dance of the elements which give hopulop to industry and make manufactures flourish. . Book Notices "Cej•The Country Genticntan is perhaps the best Agricultural and Family journal—certain. ly the best we know of—in this country. It is printed in octavo form, on a sheet of line pa. per nearly as large as our own, and filled with a great variety of matter, chiefly original, on every topic connected with the immediate bu siness or interest of the farmer, or country gen tleman, whether relating to out or indoor oper ations or enjoyments. Published weekly, by TUrliElt, at Albany, N. V., at 4•2,611!Vpp anuurn, or 52. if paid in advance. The Pennsylvania Farm Journal im• proves with ago, and has now grown to be a work in which the farmers of our Common: wealth justly feel a pride and interest. The August No. is filled with more than the usual variety of interesting matter. Published by J. DikaLerrn & Co., (Vest Chester, at $l,OO a year. Ginhont's illuzazinc for August opens willi a continuation of.fleatliey's illustrated lijogiaphy and Ilistory-of Wdbhington ; followed by an il lustrated essay upon the COal 'legions of Penn. Sylvania, by ELE,l3nowx; Sketches of Traiel, 'Pales, Essays, Poetry, &e. It is a good nutn• ber. rir The Pcoplcs Journal is au excellout pub• lication for mechanics, farmers &c., published by A. E. iit:ACII ; Now York, at $l,OO a year. Tho Augubt No. contains 52 engravings, illus• trative of the subjects occupying its columns. - Cold Discoveries in Oregon.—The reported new discoveries of gold at Fort Oxford, on the Oregon coast,have created some excitement at San Fran, cisco. Miners, it is said, are making from $2O to $ll5O per day, and one party of four men are reported-to have taken out $6,000 in two weeks, One of the miners, writing to his brother in San Francisco, says, that he had been taking out ;SO per day. Prospects of Judge Pollock We are - often asked, says the Reading Jour nal, what will Berke County do at the next Governor's Election ? Judging by the known disafrectionin the Democratic ranks, embrac ing in some districts of the county full one fourth or one third of the Democratic voters, we think we are safe in asserting that the ma .li:idly for Governor in Berke this year, will fall at -least one thousand below the usual "Democratic average." We do not believe that Bigler's ma jority can, in any case exceed three thousand, while not a few 'Democrats' give it as their opinion that it will be from five hundred to ono thousand less. Two thousand majmity in Betka will, to be sure, be a very low figure, but jest now it leas as if Locutocoism would have to put up with it. From Lancaster, we learn that the disaffec tion of the opposi;ion is wide spread and gen. oral. Beall Frazer the noted Democratic 'war horse' of the 'old ,guard' is said to be.down on Bigler in the fierciest kind of style, and will carry with him a large number of his friends. Lancaster county is reported to us by a couple of active politicians, direct from that ‘Vhig stronghold, as 'good for FOl'ell thousand major. for Pollock.' Thin is torgood' to be true, - but our informants stake their reputation upon it. Philadelphia city and county is rated at not less than 10,000, and some even Co so far as to say that it v. ill give 20,000 majority for Pol lock ! Thia will be piling up the votes to' some purpose. And so in nearly every coun ty in the State, we have assurance that Pollock will run very far ahead of his ticket. The last number of the Doylestown Intelligencer has the following in regard to Bucks "Lemters from entities parts of this county informs that the prospects of a good vote for our Stair ticket is highly flattering. They all agree that Judge Pollock will get numbers of votes that have heretofore been cast fur the candidates of the Democratic party. The Truth is, a change is going on among the people. For various reasons, Governor. Biglerlas lost the confidence of a large por tion of the honest inm.o of his party , aunt while some will not vote at all, the great body of that class of men will make their influence felt by , voting for Pollock, whom they know to be a man of ability, frankness and candor, devoted to the interests of the State and people, and not afraid to avow his sentiments on any gees. tion which can properly enter in the canvass. We cannot but rejoice at the prect of Bucks county sliVring in the triumph of the victory which October will be sure to bring the_true friends of sound Pennsylvania policy. The Land Graduation Bill. The Land Graduation Bill, introduced by Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, which it is now ascertained passed both Houses of Congress, and was sign• ed by the President, provides, that all lands which have been in market for ten years or up wards shall be subject to entry at ono dollar per acre; filleon years and upwards, at seven. ty•ftve cents, twenty years and upwards, at twenty-five cents; und 3r your nd up wards, at twelve-andra•half cents per acre.— Upon ever reduction the occupant and settler to have the right of pro emption at such grad- uation prices until within thirty days preceed, ing the next graduation, but not to interfere with any right vvhich has heretofore accrued to actual settlers. Any person applying to enter any of the. aforesaid lands is required to make affidavit that he or she enters the same for his or her town use, and for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, or for the use of an adjoining farm, owned or occupied by, him or herself, and that, together with such entry, he or she has not acquired from the United States under the provisions' of ibis act more than three hundred and twenty acres. Horse Dashing into a Camp Meeting. During the services at the Second Advent Camp Meeting, which was being held on Sat urday evening, a tent upon the plain near Plea, ant 'street, opposite to Lincoln's nursery, a high. spirited horse, whose driver had left him near the premises attached to a wagon, suddenly took fright and ran oft Corning in contact with the rigging of the tent outside, ho was partially thrown down and the vehicle was badly shattered. The animal then disengaged himself from the body of the wagon and dashed into the tent, which was crowded with men, women and childien, and •which was but partially illunimtld by a few dim burning lanterns., The scene that. ensued was fearful to witness, and it would beditficult to doseribo the terror and consternation that lullowed from such an expected visitation. In an instant the whole assemblage watt in motion, rushing out of the tent in all dirco. Lions and running over the plain for safety. A "midnight ery,". of unusual energy broke un consciously from' the lips of hundreds of the congregation, as the frantic boast made his way over stools, settees, tent !Mei and human ,be ings, and it was thought by many of the resi dents of the neighborhood, who knew not the cause of the trouble, that some infernal mite conger had joined in the services, instead of the lung looked fur visitant hum the mansion of the blessed. several persons were slightly in jured, and a man natnend Gotha, franc West boro, was seriously hurt. The horse was se cured with considerable difficulty, and it was a long time before the preacher could take up the thread otitis discourse, or the audience could compose themselves sufficiently to listen to his teachings.,--- Worcester Spy (,Hass:) Avg. 7. Large herd of Cattle.-Lll. P. Juhnson, Secre; tary, N. Y. State Agricultural Society, who re cently made a tour through the western States says, that one gentlemen in southern Illinois, has a herd of 1,000 cattle, and ,that is about 'the usual number he keeps. These would form an interesting sight arranged In rank and tile; and placed closely side, by side, as oxen arc when yoked, would extend in an unbroken rank more than one tulle in breadth. Slavery in Weste - rn Virginia A large portion of the territory of Virginia is nearly free from the curse of Slavery. lit the county of Marion, which had- in 1850 a pope. lation of 10,552, and is now rapidly increasing there are, at the present time, only 21 slaves. The number in 1350 was 94. In a few years, at this rate, there will na be a slave in the county. Many other parts of Virginia are in a like condition.—There are about twenty coun ties in the State that cannot muster 100 slaves each, and one county (Hancock) had in 1850 only three. The "peculiar institution," there• fore, may be regarded as almost extinct in this and several other counties of Virginia. The advantages of free labor, in the more northetly of the slave States, E hew themselves more strongly- every year, and are gradually affect ing quietly the abolition of Slavery in Virginia. —Lahcastcr Prc-Emptions in Nebraska and Kansas. A late letter from Mr. MANITENNY, Commis sioner of Indian Atrairs, dated 18th July and pub. lisped in a Western paper, says: All the treaties concluded with the tribes north of the Kansas river have been ratified by the Senate, and embrace.the Omahas, O:tocs and Missourias, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, Limas, Kicicapoos and Delawares. "The cessions of Land to the United States by these treaties amount to about eleven million five hundred thousand acres, all of which is un conditionally ceded, and therefore subject to pre emption, except about six hundred and thirty four thousand five hundred acres, which is to be sold as the lands of the United States are sold, with this difference, that Congress may, after a limited time, graduate and reduce the price, and the proceeds of the sales are to be paid to the tribes, after deducting therefrom the cost of surveylsg, managing, and selling the same. Of this six hundred and thirty.four ... thousand five hundred acres, five hundred and thirty.eight thousand five hundred belong to the Delawares and ninety six thousand to the lowas. "Should the treaties concluded with tribes south of the Kansas river be ratified by the Sen. ate, the amount of. land ceded by them is about two millions and twenty=six thousand acres , all of which, with the exception of about two hug. dred and eight thousand one hundred and sixty acres, belonging to the Veas, &c., will be sub. ject to pre.emption; the provision in relation to the Weas, &c. land being the same as that for the Delawares and lowan. "The case their stands thus : La . nds acquired by these treaties subject to pre - emption, twelve million seven hundred and eleven thuusand eight hundred eight hundred and forty acres : lands with the power in Congress after a limited time to graduate and reduce the price, six hundred and sixtyttwo thousand six hundred and sixty acres. We are informed by one of our Physicians that he was culled in to see a German family in Philipsburg, on Sunday last, who had arrived there three or tour days before, from N. York.— They rented a house in Which,a whole Irish fern, ily had just died of cholera, and. the house had never been cleaned in the least—not even swept. The German faintly consisted of a man, his wife and two childern. Immediately on their rimy• ing into the dirty, filthy llouse, the oldeSt child A Romantic Case. took sick and died. The Father anti mother An exceedingly romantic case was examined were next taken. The woman died for sheer before acting Recorder Wiliz, of the third ilk - i want of medical attendance and nursing. And trict of New Orleans, on the 21d of July, which when the Doctor went there on :Sunday alter were we not crowded for room, should command noon, he found the poor German in the last stage a longer notice from us. James Cro w had been of cholera, and on the floor up stairs laid the j arrested for kidnapping a child and carrying it youngest child, almost dead, and was literally oil from the protection of a Mrs. Fitzgerald, with being caien,alive by flies! lie said, in all his whom it had been left very 'mysteriously by a practice, he had never seen :media horrible case. gentleman and lady some seven years ago.— The flies had actually eaten away all the Crow did not deny the filet of taking away the flesh around the poor child's eyes, mouth and child, and stated that he had left her in one of nose. A pitcher of water stood on an old table, the orphan asylums, but he owned that he was that had been standing there four days, from the father of the child, that it was the offspring of which they wet their burning lips as long as they illicit love, and the daughter of a lady (whose could crawl up to it , and in front of the house name we suppress) who has since married a sat an old man who hail been sent there to take wealthy husband, and settled down respectably care of them, but lie seemed to . prefer the out J in the world, and who put the child out to nurse I door air. Over $2OO in gold was fouirtl in the shortly after it was born, to hiJo 1.11 traces or i pockets of the man. Such scenes are a ili,i'grace guilt from the knowledge of respectable relations. to humanity.—Ediat on Ar s .... his laity had for some time transmitted money Jport the child, but finally ceased all inter^ Thc American Flug.—The American flag.— course with the nurse. Who doesn't like it ?—Whose eyes don't bright. en at its stars and stripes ? Who, when he secs Crow, however, who it appears, had been'a it flutter in the breeze, doesn't feel proud that it constant visitor at the house of Mrs. Fitzgerald, thought a great deal of the child, and endeavor- f is his flag—the symbol of Freedom, Liberty Re. p ed repeatedly to get possession of it, but Mrs,ublicanism. The flags of other nations may be Fitzgerald loved the little cherub so deal ly, that `liar to other people,'but what to the Ainer!can under no consideration would she part with it I is like his own dear stars and stripes? although Crow had repeatedly owned that he ing. It is his delight, his inspiratiOn. The American flag is everywhere respected. was its father. Finding, however, that Mrs. Fitzgerald was on the eve of departing fur Cali. It is nowhere insulted. It is the banner of a great nation.- 'lt speaks of noble things. So (crisis, and lie wound in all probability he de should the American himself, He should be 1 privet] of the,child forever, Crow went before a American in pri n ciple, in though(, ac , notary and had an act passed acknowledging : '; The flag, and the man should be one and the same.l pared to the domicile of Mrs. Fitzgerald and ask, the child and thus legitimatizing it. He then re, I Cru,ad soon as the remaining treaties arc ratified and the necessary appropriations made, the dian Office will take early steps to have the In. than reservations and selections made, to the end that the settlers may avail themselves of the full benefits of these treaties." ed permission to take•his daughtei out, ostensi bly for the purpose of buying hcr a pair of shoes. Permission was granted, and Mrs. Fitzgerald saw no morn of the child. Divining the truth of the matter, she repaired to the reciiasr, enter ed a complaint and had a warrant issued fur CroW's arrest. These are the brief outlines, of this case. The recorder, very curiously we Mink, required the fat ther to deliver up his child to Mrs. Fitzgerald again, and then committed him for trial before the Criminal Court on a charge of kidnapping.—.N. 0. Della. Henry Robber?/.-- On Monday evening, Mr. Nicholas Melon, it contractor on the PensVlva nia Railroad, was robbed at the American Hotel of a carpet bag containing $l,OOO. Mr. Malone went to the hotel and left the carpet bag lying in the public room down stairs. A genteelly dres sed man, who was, or pretended to be, partially intoxicated directed the servant to bring the bag up to his room. The fellow went up stairs, and the waiter, without suspecting anything, followed with the bag and left it with the sharper in a room the latter had just engaged. In a , short time the fellow came down stairs bringlag the bag with him, and giving the key of theloom to the servant, made some remade about going somewhere else. Ile then disappeared with Mr. Malone's property, and neither the thief nor his plunder have since been heard of. -Philadelphia Inquircr. Wheat Crop of the United States. The Western Railroad Record estimates the wheat crop of 1854, in this country, at 150,000,- 000 of bushels, and the home consumption at 120,000.000, leaving but 30,000,000 for export.— The exports of the United Statea in wheat and floltr, reduced to bushels, in 1851 and 1652, were as follows: Crops. Exports. In 1851, 101,000,000 hush. 13.038 380 bush. fit 1852, 140,000,000 bush. 16,551,902 bush. It will be seen that the proportion IV kl 3 nearly the same, viz :-12 per cent. of the crop. In a crop of 120,000,000, the same proportion will give 18,000,000 bushels for exportation. Dot as the prices sees then low, we must allow for au increased export, under high prices. Thirty millions, however, is the very utmost we can ex. port, withotit changing the use of wheat and flour to that of corn. It is very evident, then, that it the war in Europe continues, deranging, as it does, the sources of supply, and the market for breadstufis. the prices for breadstuff; in this country will continue to range much above the ordinary average. The Record adds— "There is a popular error, as to the production of wheat in the United States, which pervades ihe commercial circles, as well as the newspal pers. It arises from confounding the capacity to produce with the actual production. Men I look round on the fertile, grain growing soil of ) the United States, and say "we can feed all En. rope. Very true we can, but we do not. The countries on the Baltic and Black seas send vast. ly greater surpluses to market than we do, and I always will unless prices rule higher in the Uni• ted States. The fact is, that on the average pri cespaid for wheat, the American farmer has no great temptation to indulge in that crop. 40t withstanding all the boasts made of wheat cul ture on the prairie lands of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois, they have as yet made no advance on the wheat culture of Ohio. The faCt is, that the grass and coin which go into cattle and hogs are the most profitable crops. Under present prices, it is true the farmer will produce as much wheat as he can ; but lie had no such prices un, till after the fall planting was made. The agti culture of a county cannot be changed in one year or two. At one dollar per bushel, thelar• mer will be glad to cultivate wheat; but he set. dom has that temptation, and the great irregula rity of prices is one of the drawbacks on that crop We conclude, then, even. it Ohio produces more than an average crop, yet thttre will be no excessive surplus of gram in this country. If we need heavy surpluses, we must haveint.ther year of cultivation to produce them—B. Reporter. Hard Case The Fourth Among Indians.—The Green Day AdvoCate contains an interesting account of the celebration of the anniversary of American Inde pendence, July Fourth, 1776, by the Indians of the Oneida nation, This friendly tribe has ever evinced a warm sympathy with our coon• Irymen, and on all occasions are ready to ren. der them such services as are in their power.— They appear to be imbued with a truly Ameri can spirit. In their celebration, they had an or ation containing no little .patriutic sentiment.— About one, hundred palefaces joined with the red men Maio celebration. ==MEI Indian Corn.—Ohio is the greatest corn-grow ing State in the Union, growing, in 1850, up wards of 59,000,000 bushels. On the west side of the Scioto, just below Columbus, there is plan ted a field, six hundred acres of bottom. Fifteen shovel ploughs, and three cultivators, worked by eighteen men and twentyifive horses, are' kept in constant requisition; and the result is, that scarcely a.weed can be seen in the'well plough' ed furrows. - Twentyifive German girls follow the plough, and do the hoeing, for which they receive sixty-two and a half cents per day. Compromising a Dispute.—A portion of min. ing territory has been in dispute between Cali fornia and Oregon. The Tillers hitherto have compromised by voting in both and refusing to pay taxes in either. The survey places it in Oregon. GLEA. NINGS. tirin Chinn it a man is not married by tb time he is twenty he is drummed out of town: —Exchange. Girls do you no, wish that such a law existed here! In I l issobri, with the exceptiorrof St Louis voting, it is said, is done viva voce. The ballot is used in St. Loais only. IV" When Sumnierfield was on his death bed, he exclaimed, .oh, 11' I might be raised again, how could I preach ! I could preach as I haie never preached before; I have had a look into eternity." rirThe Itmgest railroad in the world is said to be the Illinois Central extending a distance op seven undred and thirty.one miles, and is no* rapidly pproaching completion. rg - There.is no man so deep but that he heal a shallow place. far The ustlessness• and expensiveness of modern women multiply bachelors. Death of the Notorious Joaquin. The Placer (California) Democrat thus de scribes the death of this celebrated bandit, alter a long pursuit by a party of rangers; under Lieu.: tenant Byrnes; ' , They (the bandits,) were eh" camped on the batik of the Rio'Contura, at its sink. They were mistaken as to the character of their approaching enemies— supposing the rangers to be mustang catchers—until Byrnes: was within fifteen feet of Joaquin, to whom he cried out, .Joaquin, I have got you at last.' He immediately mounted a beautiful bay mare and' attempted to ride off. Captain Byrnes shot at him, and several othi ers followed suit. A running fight now took place. Muriati retreated to a high bank ; three of the men followed him ; his animal was very i fact until Mr. White shot her in the leg with his rifle, which so disabled her as to prevent travel. ling. Joacfuin now dismounted, threw up his hand, and cried out in Spanish, "Dont shoot again-1 am dead." He immediately fell on his face, and died almost instantaneously—having !. received at least half a dozen balls in his body. I The others were lighting in another direction.-- Three •fingercd Jack and three others were kil. led, and taken to Martinez, where he was ME Curious Diacnocry on the Desert--The party engaged in the survey of public lands under Mr. Pool found at a point about fifty miles east of San Felipe, in San Diego county, (California,) ' a singular collection of fountains or springs of soda water, situated in a sandy plain or depres. mon in the surface of the desert. The spring is in a mound of symmetrical shape, tapering like a sugar loaf, in the centre of the top of which is , a hole, unfathomable, containing the carbonated. , beverage, 'fresh from sotite natural laboratory below Some of these mounds are six feet high and clothed with a green and luxurjant coat or grass, while others are shaped liked an inverted bowl and fringed by a growth of cane. The Was ter is described as having the same sparkling and effervescent property as that ordinarily so by apothecaries, and was drunk with avidity by both the men and animals, belonging to the par ty. When impregnated with acid of any kind it prOduced instant effervescence, and in that form is peculiarly refreshing as a drink. WOO A n E THE MOST LI A 0 LE TO GIIOLEIIA.—The physcians .of the New York Hospital give some facts showing that seven-eights of all persons at. tacked with cholera ar‘t those who have already been suffering from some organic disease, as of liver, lungs, &c., and who could not live long under any circumstances. This fs shown by pest mortem examination, made in almost every instance. .tiNCLF. Sent" DEFUNCT.—The "original" Un cle Sam is no more! He died in Troy lasetveek at the goial old age of 84. Peace on his ashes? .Bot. then, who is the Uncle Sam to whom you refer 1" asks the reader. We will Dar ingl die war of 1812, a man named Samuel Wilr son was an extensive packer of pork for .the army ; and a.; all barrels belonging to the gener. al govcrnmen t•were Jabbed "U. 5.," and as Mr. Wilson was familiarly, known as Uncle Sam, it became customary among the soldiers to desig nate the provisions for the army by that name. From this circumstance our great country de. rived the appellation which hap received al most as wide a circulation as that of John Bull as applied to our English neighbors. • Pouf/Tye/o,u: Horace Greely, it is well known f ltas taken to farming. 'most year, when in Massachusetts attending the poultry show,ho bought half a dozen, pure Cochin China eggs. $6 a dozen, which produced him six ugly ducks. An editor from Main, hoWever fared still worse. lie bought half a dozen eggs of "a new variety."' which the dealer assured him would produce.vei ry rare birds." So they did, for they were put under the very best hen, and in due time came out—t.what do you think!" I could not guess," said his friend,—"what were they 1" "Land Tur//ca, and what was worse, as soon as they were hatched ; they seized upon the old hen, and such a squalling never was heard in any oilier hen's neal." Salmon Breeding.—Every thing in relation to the salmon breeding ponds in the Tay has turn eh' out. well. The overseer has not observed' above fifty dead since they left the ova. The WI are now from an inch to two inches long ;' the larger have the par marks well developed, and are very active. Within these few day p as t the keeper has begun to feed them, byspria..' ling liver, dried and pounded lntedust on the surface of the water, which they. appear to de your greedily. From the few deaths that have taken place since the beginning of the experi• ment, both in the ov a and fry, it is calculated' there cannot be lees than 300,000 young fish in' the pond and boxes.—English Paper. Jurymcia Indic ed for Perjury.—:The Grand Jai ryld Elizithethiown, Hardin county, (Ky.)'havo found a true bill for perjury against four of the Ward jurymen, add they arc held to Vail In R 4• 000 . each to appear ut the next Circuit Court to be held at that place. EMI
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