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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1855.
Kr V. PALMER', Esq., IQ. W. corner of
Third and Chestnut strdets, Philadelphia, is our
authenticated Agent for. receiving advertise
ments and subscriptions to the Lehigh Register.
11:71lfr. Joni 'WILLIAMS, of our neighboring
borough of Catasaiiqua; will please accept our
thanks.
13:70n our first page our readers will find
the able address delivered before the Lehigh
Count Agricultural Society, at the last Fair,
by•Roßttvr WRIGHT, Esq. It is a well
written and able document, and we hope our
readers will give it an attentive perusal.
•
fr7W,e learn by telegraph from *Harrisburg
that our State Legislature effected an organiza
tion yesterday, and elected Henry K. Strong
American and Whig, as Speaker of the House
COURT.
Court commenced yesterday ; Judge McCeirr-
Tar, and Associates Ile-As and DILLiNGER, in
their chairs. NATIIAN METZGF2t. Esq., was
chosen foreman of the Grand Jury. It will be a
session of unusual interest in consequence of the
disposal of the Catasacqua Gift Enterprise,,
whose proprietors were arrested upon a charge
of fraud. There aro besides this, a large num
ber of cases on the trial list to be disposed of.
Dedication.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church in 'the
Borough of Bethlehem, will be dedicated to the
worship of Almighty God on Sunday the 7th
inst. The services will be conducted by Rev.
Dr. AtinErtsmVof Easton, and Rev. G. W, BarN
DLE of Lancaster.
Graham's Magazine.
The January number of this popular maga
zine is upon our table. It is evidently one of
the finest numbers that has over been issued to
a scrutinizing public. The embellishments are
superb. The literary.contents are excellent,
and' will not fail to repay the reader with inter
est for the time occupied in examining its pages.
Amputation.
A few days ego, DN. FRANKLIN B. MARTIN
and W. W. WALTERS, of Catasauqua, performed
a successful operation of amputation of the leg,
on a, person by the name of WILLIASL Brum%
who had received a serious injury at the Lehigh
Crane Iron Works. The patient was placed
under the effects of chloroform during the op
eration.' We are pleased to hear that the patient
is rapidly improving. The surgical operation
devolves much credit on Drs. Martin and Wal
ter k and is an evidence of their masterly skill
in t IS interesting and delicate branch of their
profession.
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The day set aside in commemoration of the
advent of our 'Saviour, was ushered in . with
most brilliant sunshine, and every prospect of a
glorious gala day. We have no doubt that
every one enjoyed the festivities of the occasion,
and earnestly pray, that at least, not a single
patron of the REGISTZIt had a cloud to mar his
pleasure. The day passed away with its'usual
amount of dissipation and frolic, and a grand
" muss" in the evening at the " Anchor," in
which PRIMP and his " better half" came out
second best. " Catarina's" raven tresses suf
fered " some" in the melee. We know of noth
ing very serious, however, having occurred.—
We would suggest, however, that perhaps our
authorities may find it necessary to increase
their police force on such occasions, in certain
parts of our town. We noticed several
"churches open for divine service, and from the
crowded state of the side-walks with ladies and
gentlemen, in the morning, we presume they
were well attended.
Young Men Wanted.
From seventy-five to a hundred young men,
of all sorts and sizes, from the tall graceful dandy
with hair on his lips to stuff a horse-collar,
down to the hump-backed freckled' faced, bow
legged carrot headed up-start. The object is
to form a gaping corps, to be in attendance at
the church doors, before and after divine service,
to stare at the females as they ascend and de
scend the church steps, and to make delicate
and gentlemanly remarks on their persons and
dresses; 'AU who wish to enlist in the above
corps, Will please make application to officer
&u m, who will register the names. To pre
vent a general rush, it will be well to state,
that none will be employed who have intellect
capacity above the well bred donkey. The
salary will be cloven dollars per annum, to be
payed in bills on Beach's Lehigh County Bank.
Good will'. nail.
The Fourth Annual Ball of Good Will Engine,
No; 3, came off at the Odd Fellows' Hall on the
evening Of Second Christmas, and it proved to
be a grand affair. A large number of our gay
belles and beaus were 'present, and if they
didn't•
" Dance all night till broad day light
And go home with the girls in the morning,"
they came near doing so. The Managers who
°Etiolated on the occasion done all in their pow
er to make the affair gay and pleasant to all in
attendance.
Frozen to Death.
enntirtor Rom, an inmate of the Lehigh
County Poor House, was on Friday last found
frozen to death near Balliet's Furnace, in North
Whitehall township, The unfhttunate man had
by , permission left the Poor House. to visit som e
of •his friends in North Whitehall. A bottle
wns'found in his pocket, and it is supposed he
was intoxicated at the time of the unfortunate
occurrenc,e2; "Heivas about 40 years of age.
11:7'01fr former young and talented towns
man,` latry W. Bonsai, Ins been appointed
Notitry rublie,. at Norristown,.
• reikriiietont.
There arnrio'peisonsinore 'miserable them•
selves, animorti deapisailij others, than those
of a suspicious disposition.. They are miserable•
therrisebves, as they are ever imagining some
designs are plotting against their persons, their
charaCter'or their property—the most innocent
nay, the best intended act they pervert into a
covert snare to entrap him. . They see an enemy
in every face—a traitor in every friend—a rogue
and liar iu every man they deal with. They
stet on the - principle that every man is to be con
sidered dishonest—and that, too, in every par
ticular transaction—till, at its termination, he
has proved himself otherwise. Flow can it be
that such persons are not, and justly too, despis
ed by others ? Even the suspicious man him
self must-and does despise suspicion in others.
Be is willing enough to indulge in it himself,
but he can never bear to be suspected by others.
But he who is free from this suspicious disposi
tion-:-he who, acting with frankness and candor,
expects the same from others—who knowing
himself to be honest and sincere, believes that
others must be so too—he must secretly despise
the man whom .he finds has regarded him as
dishonest, treacherous and deceitful. There is
no excuse for a pan of suspicious disposition,
except that it is an obliquity of mind arising
from constitutional defect, or a habit occasion
ed by a most untoward series of misfortunes,
which has had the effect of alienating or drying
up all the liner feelings of the. soul.
Accident.
On New Year's night; DAVID ROCKEL, a son
of Henry Rockel, of North Whithall township,
by the premature discharge of a pistol blew
awn' his thumb; and shockingly disfigured his
Gleason's Pictorial.
This favorite illustrated journal for the new
year is to be greatly improved, and one ad
ditional page of illustrations added each week,
shaking from ONE TO TWO HUNDRED more illus
trations per annum. The price is to remain
the same, though the work will be printed
henceforth on fine satin-surfaced paper. M. M.
Ballot', Esq.; the new proprietor, is resolved to
make an illustrated journal which shall be a
credit to the whole country. Its literary
character will also be greatly improved, and
more attention given to its descriptive depart
ment and editorials, for which purpose the pro•
prietor has associated with himself, an assist.
ant editor, Francis A. Durivage, Esq., a gen
tleman well-knownsin the literary world as a
ripe scholar, a graceful and ready Writer, and
an author whose fame is already established.—
This arrangement will greatly enhance the in
trinsic value of the PICTORIAL. . The public
may be on the look-out for a magnificent paper
on the first of January. General Agent for
Philadelphia,. A. Winch, Esq., 110 Chestnut
street.
Printer's Celebration
We have received nn invitation to be presen
at the celebration of the coining Anniversary o
the Birth-day of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, to take
place at the " Franklin House," in Easton, on
the evening of the 17th January, 1855. We
regret very much that we will not be able to
attend on this interesting occasion, but our best
wishes will be with those who meet there to
celebrate the event.
IN TOWN.
Quite a number of people, we are glad to ob
serve, are in town, attending Court and trans :
acting such other business as they may have to
do. Court times always bring a goodly num
ber of our country friends into-our midst. and
we are always glad to see them, because they
add materially to the liveliness of the town.
CONC ERT.
Dodge's celebrated company of vaealists7
known as " OSMAN'S BARD's," gavd one of their
excellent entertainments, at the. Odd Fellows'
Hull, on Wednesday evening last, to a good
audience. "The Bards" have no equals for
harmonious and expressive singing—for ex
quisite conception and execution of popular
songi and quartettes. We hope they may be
greeted with well filled houses wherever they
may appear. _
Farm Journal.
The January number of the " Pennsylvania
Farm Journal" is on our table—filled with the
usual amount of valuable information to the
farmer, gardener, &e.-- The ;Ournal is the best
and largest work of the kind now . published in
the Union. Ternis, only4l a year. Address
J. M. Meredith Co:, West Chester, Pa.
Sadden Depth.
On Monday afteinooW last, Mr. Wit.u.tm F.
WOLF, died very .suddenly.
.11e was about
paying, a visit to a friend of his living in
Seventh street, and on entering the door dropped
down dead. Ife . was very much addicted to the
use of intoxicating liquors.
The nal* of our Union for the Nell- Year'
comes out With new type, a new dress, through
out, and a new elegant heading. It will con
tinue, to give the same large amount of original
a entertaining sketches, stories and novel
lettes, and fresh spirit will be. imparted to its
editorial department, which will, be as hereto
fore under the immediate control and care of
Mr: Balton. Several' new and popular writers
have been engaged for the year, and the Flag
will be improved in all department's. The same
care will be observed in excluding from its
columns everything of an immoral or indelicate
nature, and no pains or expense will be spared.
to matfett° Flag an elegant, moral and refined
family jorlial. The first number for the New
Year, commences a brilliant and taking novel.
lette from the pen of that favorite novelist and
admirable writer, Ditutenuntlinrry, entitled
" The Sea Witch, or the Airican - Quadroon,
tale of the Slave Coast." * Terms of the Flag
$2 per year. A Winch, 116 Chesnut street,
Philadelphia, publisher's agent.
.. .. . _
Now eounteirtelia. •
i'Ve extract ,froin'ThcKNELL'i'Rgionisn,,one
of the mot usefutpublicaticins in . the country,
the following list of new counterfeits:
Mechanics' & Traders' Bank, Jersey City.
10's, spurious. Vignette, female figure, ono
ann resting on a sheaf of wheat—female figure
on each end, not countersigned by Register,
Wellston & Co.
.Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank, Easton. s's,
spuvions. Vignette, Arms of State Penna. On
left end medallion ; on right end, female figure.
' Bank of Bainbridge, Penn Yan, N. Y. 10's,
letter A, dated June 1, 1850. Engraving very
coarse—has the appearance of a wood cut.
'lsland - City Bank, New York. 10's altered ,
from l's. Vignette, ship building, &c.
Falmouth Bank, Falmouth, Mass. 3's spuri
ous. Vignette, a female and agricultural im
plements. •
Farmers' Bank, Lansingburgh, N. Y. 10's,
altered from l's. Vigriette, train of cars.
White Plains Bank, White. Plains, N. Y. s's
and 10's, altered from 2's. Vignette, female
and sheaves of grain.
Merchants' Bank, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 's's
spurious. Vignette, two figures, one pointing
towards a vessel. Miserably done.
Bank of Fort Edward, Fort Edward, N. V.-
s's, leder A, variously dated. Vignette, female
holding a staff on which is a liberty cap—at her
side a shield, flags &c. Has the appearance of
a very poor wood cut.
Westminster Rank., Providence, It. I. l's
spurious. Vignette, two females, one holding
a pair of scales.
Mechanics Bank, Syracuse, N. Y. l's spu
rious. Vignette, a female and a sailor.
Dlechanice
The following beautiful extract is from Bul
wer's celebrated play entitled The Carpenter
of Rouen." It is highly complimentary to me-
chamcs :
"What have they not dune? Have they not
opened the secret chambers of the mighty deep,
and extracted its treasures, and made-the rag
ing billows their highways, on which they ride
as on a tamed steed ? Are not the elements of
fire and water chained to the crank, and at the
mechanic's bidding compelled to turn it ? Have'
not mechanics opened the bowels of the earth,
and made its products contribute to our wants ?
The forked lightning is their plaything, and
they ride triumphant on the wings of the mighty
wind. To the wise they are flood-gates of
knowledge, and Kings and Queens are decorated
by their handiwork. Ile who made the universe
was a great mechanic."
Ncw Copper Colute.
We understand, that the new cent pieces will
be issued from the Mint in the course of a few
days. They are considerably smaller than the
old cent picces,aud from a beautiful and attrac
tive coin. On one side is the head of Liberty,
and the thirteen stars being omitted, the surface
is plain and polished. The reverse is the same
in design as the old cent, but brighter and much
more finished. There is a certain amount of alloy
mixed with the copper, and the perfection of the
die gives to the coin a finish and elegance that
has never heretofore been attained in our copper
coinage.
Decision under the Lien Low
The Supreme Court, now in session in Phila.
delphia, have decided that no lien against a
building is good, unless the lien is filed within
six months after the delivery of the material.
A , builder may make a contract for lumber or
brick, and obtain the article as wanted, and a
lien filed six months after the last delivery, is
good for the whole bill ; but in the absence of
any such contract, each delivery becomes a new
contract. It was the case of George Duncan
vs. Elias Philips, error to District Court in Al
legheny, in which Judgment was reversed, and
judgment ordkrA to be entered for $25.53, the
only item in the account filed which had been
furnished within six months of filing the lein.
It is supposed to invalithite one half the liens
filed.
I=l
Is our country become so poor that it can no
onger supply its inhabitanti with food ? It
really appears, to be so this year, for great
quantities of potatoes have recently been inaor
ted into New York from Scotland - and Ireland.
A large portion of the last cargo of the steamer
Glasgow, was potatoei, which, after paying the
tariff, yielded—we have been told—very hand
some profits to the exporters, as they sold them
for four times the price obtained in their own
marketS. We &Lye been shipping flour, wheat ,
and corn to Europe, and are now being partly
paid back. in potatoes. Has this esculent be
come so difficult to cultivate in our country,
that we must have it sent from abroad to sup
ply onr wants l The potato° rot visited those
countries in Europe which nre sending us po
tatoes, a few years ago, with greater severity
than our own country, but it appears that the
farmers there' have deltic - a
more attention to.
its cure than ours have. This should not be so,
for the potato is a native of our continent, and
we think it can be raised in as great abundance
and of as good a quality by our ihrmers, as by
those in Europe. This is an agricultural sub
j act Which demands attention, and we hope
t'leso remarks will lead many of our farmers,
during the present 'Winter, to adopt measures
for cultivating and improving a more extensive
potato crop next season.
OrPosrtiox.—There is likely to be consider
hie opposition to the re-charter of the Farmer's
Bank, at Reading, owing to the desire for anew
Bank, on the pail. of a large number of out
skiers who think that the accommondations run
,too much in favorite channels. f'
add
practice o
rechartering all old Banks add chartering no
new ones is not an equitable one. It would do
no harm for every institution to wind up their
affairs once in twenty years. There is no doubt,
however, but that the old Banks - will , have
everything their own way. Money is power,
and makes many friends. •
r .,1 Att aliciry / ,. ,!
AY
IC melancholy m &fit, powerfifilyAstrat="
r ing the solemn trulk : " in theraidst oriife We,
are in death," is thkis refitted by tltfi! Baltimore'
Republican of Friday: ',list Thursday evening
'was fixed upon for the marriage rites between
a youthful couple in East Baltimore. A warm
affection had long existed bet Ween the parties,
even three years ago, and arrangements had
partly, been made for their marriage, but the
match was broken off through the exertion of
the young lafiy's parents, Whose only objectioi,
'however, to the nuptials, was the youthful age
of their daughter. A few months ago, to the
great joy of thikovers, the parents of the young
lady consented to her marriage With her far off
suitor, who then urged and entreated for nn
early period to be named for the ceremony. All
the arrangements were finally made, and the
happy day was fixed upon to crime off on Thurs
day last, the day previous to whih the bride
groomr had,decided to arrive i lre city. Ar
. rived in' the city by the Weste w cars, with all
practientle speed he hastened from the Camden
street depot. to the dwelling of the parents of
his intended, in the egilletn part of the city.
Knocking hastily at the door, he was admitted
by a servant With a sad face, and on greeting
the parent of the young, lady, their only replies
were the broken sobs and tearful,exclamations
of heartfelt grief. Upon motioning him onward
he followed them to an upper apartment, in
which, by the subdued light that entered be
tween the bars of the closed shutters, lie saw
the pale still object of his affection devoid of
' life, and attired in a long robe of spotless white
extended upon the cooling board, awaiting her
last repose in the coffin and in the silent tomb.
Early that.morning she had breathed her last,
after a severe conflict with the dread destroyer
which seized her for his own in three days from
s first approach. Beside her cold remains,
there could still be seen the rich brocaded wed
ding robes ; and her chilled but unruffled brow
was adorned with the white wreath of roses in
tended fur her wedding crown.
THE ALIZATION LAWS.—Those who
contend for Congress fixing 21 years as the
period
. of residence fur foreigners before they
shall be naturalized, suppose that the matter
is within the regulation of Congress. This .is
partially and practically mistake. Congress
only regulates the subject as far as citizenship
of the "United States is concerned. The indi
vidual States claim and exercise the right of
allowing any resident the privileges of a voter
on just such residence as the State Constitution
may say is necessary. Michigan allows any
foreign born citizen to vote on six mouth's resi
dence. The greater number of States have ab
rogated the period fixed by the laws of the
United States... But the fact that States are
sovereign in their local allitirs, and that some of
them have altogether a different rule, shows
that Congress has no power over the individual
States upon this subject. This principle has
been judicially estahlished in Michigan.
AMERICANS IN THE HOLY LANDS.—AIiOnt two
years ago . eight American Christians conceived
and carried out the novel idea of planting au
American colony in the Holy Land. They first
located near Jerusalem, but subsequently re-
moved to a place near Joplin., in the Plains of
Sharen. here they devoted themselves to the
cultivation of friendly relations with the Arabs
procured agricultural implements, and now in
their letters
,home give the most glowing and
'attractive descriptions of the fertility of the
soil. They are able to raise three crops in the
year—two in summer, by means of irrigation,
and one in winter, when they have the'aid of
the winter rains. The crops grow luxuriantly
and•yield more abundantly than in the United
States ; and nearly every hind of vegetable,
fruit or grain raised in this country can be pro
cured in Palestine.
I'M AN AMEMICAN.'—Who doesn't fuel proud
to say,'" Pm an American ?" Who doesn't feel
his heart expand, and his greatness grow great
er;,.and:the dignity of his nature rise to new
heights at the thought and conviction that, he is
such? Other countries may be dear to other
people.: We hope they are. We hope they
feel as much inspiration when they look upon
and feel with and for it. lire had rather be
able to say, " I'm an American," than any
thing Else. It takes us right. It is to our
mind. It fits our case. To be an American
—one of your true sort—is a good deal. We
hail just as leave boast of it as not. Why not ?
It is a great title—greater than -Kings or Ern
ierors wear.—Boston American.
A F.taz Fort PARMERS.—Dr. It I. Baldwin
has recently made public gie result for several
years' investigation and experiments upon
manures, and various ways of fertilizing the
soil. He states that the best and speediest way
:to fertilize any soil; is to cover it - over with
straw, bushes, or any raw material, so as to
completely shade it. The surface of the earth
thus being made very cool, dark, damp and
close, soon undergoes a chemical process like
putrifaction, and becomes highly fertilized.—
This plan of fertilizing; he says, may be applied
with success to any soil, whatever, no .matter
how poor, and the result will be astonishing.
Qui= WORIC.—Mr. John Ward, of Whitby
Grove. Manchester, (Engiarid,) undertook, re
cently, to make 2000 quill pens with a knife in
ten hours for a wager. At the end of five
hours ho had succeeded in making 1129 and at
the end of nine hours and a half he had made
2030, being 30 over his task, with half an hour
to spare. The' conditions of the match were
that they should all bo fit for commercial use.
Buyttal'A HORSIL—The following were in old
times considered directions for buying a h rse :
If one white foot, buy him;
If two white feet, try him,
If three white feet, deny him,
•If four white feet, and a white nose, .
Take off his hido and give it to the crows
ImPortfintEitttistles•
Tiiolsto* ' l" . .4k nines bits gleaned. front the.
Census Statistics much interesting information,
from which we condonsb the following facts :
The moit,valuable crop in the.UnitedStates is
that of Indian Corn, estimated, in 1850, at two
hundred and ninety-six millions• of dollars,—
and. being nearly three times as valuable as
Wheat, and than three times as valuable
as Cotton , . Six times mg many acres of land arc
devotesl to Indian Corn as are given to Cotton,
and three' times as much as Wheat. The value
of B, le annually in the United States
illions of dollars.
123311
TI ily 347,525 slaveholders in the
Uni' , of whom only two own over one
thousand, nine own over five hundred ; and only
fifty-six own over three hundred ; one hundred
and eighty-seven own over two hundred ; and
fourteen hundred and seventy-nine own over
one hundred. The greatest number of slave
'holders own more than one and less than five ;
I /
the number of this kind is 105,653.
The statement of the occupations of t peg-.
pie shows that the Farmers outman rby far
any other profession . Their num •r is ;:..3G:1,-
950,—while the class which approaches nearest
to them is that of Laborers, who number, 900,-
780. ' The Carpenters stand next, 16.1,071, and
then the Cordwainers, 130,073, &c.
• MANUFACTCM: OP STEEL PENS. —By the im
proved machines for making steel pens, six hun
dred pens, are made in one minute. The man
ufacturing process consists in cutting flat pieces
of metal, previously prepared by a stumping
press, placing them under the action of another
press by which the holes arc punched, and the
slit cut, after which they arc turned into the
convex or rising circular form in which they are
used, by still another press. The polish is next
put on, or, rather, got out, by an intricate ap
paratus consisting of a fly wheel and box, in
which they arc placed and where they arc sub
jaded to a shaking similar to that produced by
shabing materials in a bag. This operation is
continued eight hours, when they are found free
from any irregularities on Weir edges. After
his process they are tempered and brought to
1. blue color, and the split by means of
numm
Poon Boy's COW:MI.—The Printing Office
has indeed prm : ed a better College to many a
poor boy, has graduated more useful and con
spicuous members of society, has brought more
intellect and turned it into practical, useful
channels, awakened more mind, generated more
active and elevated thought, than many of the
literary colleges of the.country. How many a
dunce has passed through these colleges with
no tangible proof of fitness other than his inani
mate piece of parchment ; himself, if possible,
more inanimate than his leather diploma! Ther'e
is something in the very atmosphere of a print-
Office calculated to awaken the minds ain't
inspire a thirst Gn knowledge. A boy who
commences in such a school, will have his
talents and ideas brought out; if he has no
mind to draw out, the boy hitnself will be driven
out.--Ncte York (Robe.
A Paor.tric TOMATO.—In the garden attitched
to the dwelling occupied by Dr. J. B a ll, i n thi s
city, is to be seen an illustration of the extra
ordinary development and growth of California
agricultural productions. From a single tomato
stalk which grew spontaneously from amongst
the dense bed of clover surrounding it, has
branched Jiuu• hundred and thirty-sir feet cf
vines, as measured by the doctor and a neigh
bor: On these branches have been gathered no
fewer than six hundred tomatoes, more than
sufficient for " home comsumption." Such
astonishing fecundity appears almost incredible
but the fact ii i indisputable. as will appear by
visiting the garden aforesail—San Francisco
Star.
T.R,tn.--The annual amount of the lead pro
duce of the United States is estimated at from
18.000 to 20.000 ttins, which is supplied by the
States of Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri. Arkan
sr's, Vitlginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.—
Besides this, abont '20.000 tons are annually
imported from foreign
. countries, of which Eng
land'and Spain ftirnished by far .the greatci
portion. Considerable, is brought kin Prance,
but this is mostly mined in Spain.
A PRIEST Fix .—A Catholic priest has been
fined $5OO, at Chicago, for personal initify , to
a crippled boy, for declining to 1 4 penzice
for whispering at mass. The priest did not
intend, it would scem,lo in.ipre the boy so ~sev
erely, but the very 'properly made ltim
an example, to show. that physical coercion to
Catholic ceremonies will not be, tolcrided in s the
United State. •
s
POWER OF THE IVIIALIC.—The Rev. W. Scores
by, in a lecture at the' London Institution, sta
ted that whales are knod•n to descend perpen
dicularly,frotn . 4,200 to 4,800 feet ; and at the
latter depth, ho had calculated from accurate
data, that a large whale would have to sustain
the pressure of 211,200 tons distributed over its
entire surface, or about 137 1-7th tons on every
square foot of its body.
.•
• Acoass KILL BULLOCKS.-It. I. Lamborn, of
Chester, Pa., lost fifteen bullocks worth ii
thousand dollars, as itwas thought, from eating
acorns ; the tonic acid of which produced con
stipation, and a disease resembling dry mur
rain. Wilted cherry leaves,• which contain
prussic acid, will produce the same effect.
COMM- 2 1'h° consumption of copper in the
United States is put down at between 8,000 and
9,000 tons annually, ,of which only about 1,800
tons are produced in the country. About 7,000
tons are consumed by the rolling mills, and dis-
tributed over the different markets of the Union,
the remaining 1,000 tons being disposed of iu
the manufacture of sheet brass, kettles, wire,
buttons, &o. There aro six copper woilcs con
taining seven rolling mills .and three smelting
furnaces, in the States.
*Outgo 'fluZi .Xat44s; °
ri - Say what you will of old rnaidsi,their love
is generally more Strong and sincere. than dint
of the young milk-and-water. creatures, whose
hearts vibrate between the joys of wedlock .attiV ,
the dissipations of the ball-room.. Until the
young heart of woman is capable of settling
firmly and exclusively on one object, her love
is like a May shower, which makes rainbows,
but fills no cisterns.
(113eauty is something that charms.
There are several kinds—beauty of the mind,
beauty of the furm, and beauty of the features.
We admire beauty of the Arm, and beauty Of
the features. We admire beauty wherever are
find it, but'most of all, beauty of the mind.-46
is the most lasting and ennobling of any. Show
MC a woman who, though her form is ungainly
and out of shape, and her features harsh and
unsightly, possesses amind whose beauties are ,
ever visible, and I will show you one who wilt
ever be admired.
I:77'"'MA ! ma ! cousin John is ia the par-
for with sister Cal, and keeps a hitin' hen,'
" CMlsin Johti biting my Cid'' ,
" Yes'm ; I seed him do it ever soy many
times, bite her right on the month, and the tor
nal gal did'nt holler a bit, neither:"
" Oh, ali ! never mind, Ned, I guess he did'ut.
hurt her much."
" llurt her by gosh she loves it, She doeie,
cos she kept a lettin' him, and she did'nt say
nothin,' but just smacked her lips as though
Was good, she did, I seed it all through the.
key hole. 11l fire 'titters at him, by gosh!"
great fire in Sew York occurred' on.
Wiidnesday morning, of last week, in Broad
way, by which the Assembly rooms, Christy Sc..
Wood's Minstrel saloon, and ten stores, in
cluding a large warehouse, were destroyed.
wall fell, killing one fireman, and injuring
several others. The total loss of pinperty is
about $200,000.
pill fishing party lately trying their luck
among the finny tribe at Barnegat, on the Jersey
coast, secured in one day 853 codfish by the
hook alone. " The entire weight of fish captur
ed, was ascertained to be 5544 lbs.
[ra - vßess, to kiss ; reLuss, to kiss again ; plu—
ribus, to kiss without regard tesex ;
the hand instead of the lips ; blunderbuss, to."
kiss the wrong person ; omnibus, to kiss all the
persons in the room ; erebus, to kiss in the dark, ;.
buss the boiler, to kiss the cook !
Rl — tisane Funk;' of. Bloomington, McLean
county, Illinois, recently sold to Messrs. Bough.
of Chicago, fourteen hundred head of cattle.
that would average seven hundred pounds, for
the handsome sum of $64,000.
rylVlien you see a young lady disposed to•
shuffle all the housework upon her mother'
shoulders for the purpose of sitting down
" having a talk," or going into the neje
just make up your mind that she isn't m
an establishment, any way.
boy about nine years old, was ch
to death on Sunday at Belleville, N. , I
piece of hickory nut shell, w • • nto
throat while he was cracking the nut betty
his teeth.
E:711 overnor Reeder, of Kansas, having of
fended (lie Missouri clan, headed by Atchison,
by his independent course in his new position,
we sec it stated that the Southern Democrats in.
Congress arc clamoring to have him dimisscd.
fL7 — The love of the almighty dollar is driv
ing out all the love of the beautiful and the
good, is crusting over the heart with a shell of
selfishness, and stifling every noble and gener
ous emotion.
fra - One of the twenty-four thousand errors or
the Bible is supposed to be the incompleteness
of the commandment, " Love thy neighbor
as thyself." There should be added, and thy
neighbor's daughter niore.
[O --- Broom corn is grown in large quantities.
in the. Mohawk Valley, and also in Schuyler
oounty, 111.. producing about 75,000 dozen
brooms to 100 acres of land.
(sßonnets arc no longer worn on the head
but attached to the back hair with, long pins !
yon don't wish to get angry, never
lrgue with a blockhead. Remember, that the
duller the razor, the more you out yourself and.
Eli Mil
;It is not. better that your friend tell you
your faults pri7atel'y, than your enemy talk of
them publicly. ,
0:7Bc slow to choose a friend, tied slnwei. to ,
change him ;
, k 0 courteous to all ; scorn no man
bccause. of his poverty ; worship no person for
his wealth. •
tp" - .A. bashful printer refused a situation in a
printing, office where females were employed,
saying that' he bever " set up" with a girl, in leis
life. • .
03Twelve convicts and 150 paupers from
Belgium, arrived at Now York, last week. The
convicts were put in prison to await an oppor.
tunity to send them back again.
1:111 is roughly estimated. that eight hun
dred and twenty-seven millions, five hundred
and twenty-seven thousand pounds of flour are
annually consumed in London.
07Tour tons of chickens, turkies,,and Via :
were shipped from Waterford, Pa., on Monslay
last, for the Eastern markets.
fla•A man has been convicted in New York
of attempting to vote illegally, and sentenced by
the Recorder to six months' imprisonment in.
the penitentiary, and fined two hundred dollars..
Ba• The first shad of the season was caught
in the river at Pagannah, Georgia, on Saturdas:
and sqld to a hotel proprietor for the bandsdilmv
sum of $55.
IlaßYears of joy glide unperceived away, ekin
row counts the minutes as they pan.
11..tt friend cannot be known im prosperity
and an enemy cannot be hidden in adr!ersity.:
n-Someboiy, in describing a beautiful lady.
says she has " a face that a painter rniekt keit
upon." Rather a broad face, that.
Da-LOAFER.—A man who reads numusoripi
IA a Printing office without leave or-liosapi
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