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ATllOriDUS MUUU1CU.
A Ittjl for rtvinlur w goinn on in
'4oy (N. V.) week,-bring tint (f
Jlenf.y li. Uieen, 1 r pnisotiin
wife, "A numfv r of witnesses were e x
anvned vvhci were abutl Mrs. Giten
uturitui her Illness, mi'l llo pnmls on
v'iieh they were. tpie.-dione il leas- refer
tucrc" !u eho1 Admiotsira 'on of mtylicine,
Ml vanous limes, by the prisoner, its ap
pearanee and i fl". cm. Tfm geneis! sub
stance of ibe testimony was tjial (lit en
wis very officious about the patient, pre
puin drinks and porous for her, and
Ilia wiiuts.us describe apptaranccs in
ibj medicine which seems to 1)8 suspi
(1(111.4 now, ihoudh they exciled no sus
picions at th limf. The symptom
during the illness were similar to jhose
i f cholera. A connected history ol
ine cane is given by the -T;oy Un.dgei,as
fullo'Vsi-7efli.
In November, the prisorlcr, who vas
s merchant, wis burnt out and thrown
uil of business. aJbn afier a company
of temperance reformers made an exhi
bition in that town. -i-A ) bune lady
nsruad Mary Wyait, some 18 yeirj of
age, wis in the company,, nviio Dy ner
tim personal rrpnearance won a strong
: duld upon the affections of the people,
and particularly qf the prisoner, who at
onea enlisted with the company in their
.j)erfoimances.
The company noi meeting with much
success in tome of the adjoining lowns,
' -liSibinded al New Lebanon; and soon
fier' Green returned to Merlin, inform
r.i'his fi fends thai he waa to be married
a week7rom the'next Sunday nighi, and
invited them to attend his wedding at
Lebanon. DuJ such wailhe haste of the
ii iyoner to make aure ot his prize
thai l,o iliit nni wait until the BDDointed
linve, but celebrated the nuptial ceremo
ny on li e Sunday previous
.On Tuesday night the bridegroom
nd his bride ataid at the house ot 1'er
'dinanil Hull in Berlin.'.' On Wednea
day the prisoner received a visit from
his moiher and sister end held lon(i
private interview with them. Oa Fri
day morning the scene ot woe commen
'ccs. on that mornina the prisoner pro-
.cured a box of pills (as he saidj for hip
.Ownue,anu returnca o "
uhrre thev were hoarding.
Mrs. Green liavine slieht cold, wa
induced to take six pills at the hands -of
her Lusband, although against her Dei
ier convictidns. Soon after she was t
ken iv fill distress and burning at her
iK mach. " on :u- ier,
m nm well enough to rise. At 1
HB?Wr,wr Wlll in the atoT oi
Denntoton and Streeter among a tium
ber of friends.
During a pause in the) conversation,
the prisdner exclaimed 'a rat or a mouse
fiointina to tne shelf, and staling that a
nrjia'd run behind the cinnamon bag,
ln ..n ntt aIaji tiniii0ii I ha tat nr riimifcp
Prisoner then asked Denn'uton why he
lrdu't put arsenic on the shelf.
Some conversation ensued as to the
safety of using arsenic, when Green said
lie did not think it dangerous. Green
asked tiowinueh arsenic it would take to
kill a person; and soon after werit to
Hull s and prepared a solution lor hi."
wife remarking that he was go'ing to
give her come soda. Shortly alter,
Grtcn having left the house, Mrs. Hull
found Mrs. Green vomitingn great ol
!iMiep,& apparently al the pcint death.
Dr. Hull was sent for, and found lh
SLfiVrtr iJndcr iheymptoms u-ually al
tending poisoning by arsenic. Hi
m."ide strict inquiries as to 4he medicirx
idmini.-lered, left prescriplions, ami
took his departure, leaving aWo a stiici
Injunction that no drink should in any
pvtni be given her. Not lung after iht
Doctor ft, Green, however, prpseni
d his v ife a tumbler wiih a soluiiui
in it. Mrs. Sireeter said that th
DoctoY had prohibited any drink, but
Green sid it was cream of tartar, whict
mijil t be taken .She was finally permian1
?d to toke it,nnd soon afjer the vomiting
returnpd with increased violence,
Dr. HiiM during vning viniien
fiis ptieiil sevi-ral 'times, and prpici iben
for l.rr, for cholera moibu. Tlie p;i
tittil iiglhpn put under itie charge ol'n
Mis. Whi fui d, wboti niaintd ivuli he i
tiniil Stiiidy moi i.ir g. Up lo linn nt
ibete wise noi tlx.1 leant snvjucion en'r
uinpil of the pal ieni having been pois
oned, except with Dr. Hut!, who mm-tiont-d
bin SHpiciou lo his wifu on hi?
tetuin fiom Ins vifi'j vhich had, how
rvtr, brcn fjuiciMl by the answers h
had neeivedio hi n (uirif..
Dm ing the nili' Min. W h : i ft rd wen1
;below, leaving tne paiienl in chmge ol
Iter hiu-ba rd. hen she leiumcd sin
found Gin n in a cot, and i he patient in
formed hpr that lui hiliain had givei
her a powder. She exrlalmfd tlixi tli
Dr. .had prohibited powders. Tlie pa
iient snid that lleni) hail (tiven it to her.
Mil. V. looked iiii'it the Hble and
.found all the powdtis Iff I by the Dr.
iio'ouehed. t
Mis. W lay down Upnn the co, ami
tier suspicions bei ng nrouied, he -wa i c li
ed ihe motions of Green, anrf soon adci
ilip saw him offer his wife some citi" !
t:i.'c, which tie nau 'jtea jiirpai mg,,
The pilient l.is'ed, hul remarked that il
lid not taste as the collce did when .Mrs.
V, made il, and insisted on having il
lion) iIip pneher.
Ai 5 o'ehirk in the morning the pris
or.er kt'i ihe house on busmen, whin
Mr. W. examined. closely some chiek
k() broth on the table, and discovered
irsenic reuwining in a ijioon; nd sub
stance was found on the top of the soup
which was diiedund pieserveil, and
when aunlyzi'd was also found unadul
terated Hiseuic.
Fui lour or live limes at leasl, a sub
itaueo was found in dunks, and medi
cines administered lo bis wife by Gieeu
whirh, receinbled arsenic, but specimens
ot sXjavii'of them were not saved.
'A 'brother ol the deceased, who wai.
remaining al the place, on Saturday
night inquired to the situation of his
nisier, ivImii Green informed him she
was doing belter ihe d sease had taken
a favorable turn, and he need not give
himself any uneasiness as to her recov
ery. At 4 o'clock on Sunday (he broth
er inquired of the attending physician
as lo liis ister'i prospects and learned
that she must soon die.
the deceased was Immediately visit
ed by her biother, who informed her
that she mujl soon expire. She ex
pressed a wun to see ner moinrr. site
afterwards called her husband and ask
ed him if she had ever deceived hi in in
any respect, and he replied no if she
lud done any thing to injure his feel
i Mg, and he made the same answer
blie then called Dr. Hull lo her be-
ide, and informed him that eveiy thing
her husband had administered lo hei
since she was taken sick had disiresseu
her, and once when she asked him foi
some wine and watei, he poured out the
liquor, and took out ol his pocket a pa
per and poured a white ponder into it
Mr. 13. sireeter was called in, and
ine same tacts were communicated to
him. Al this interview, she was com
pelled lo suspend her narrative until
she rested but became worse, and nev
er was able afterwards to tell the ret ol
her siory. Her malady increased con
stanlly until 10 A. M. (on AAmday
when tdie died.
The testimony; had not all been la
ken on Monday last, Tne testimony
aya the Albany Evening Juurnal,leavt
no doiibt ol the uill tt the husband
md that it was one of the most deliver
ite, cold blooded murders. on itcurd.
The trial ended on. Friday, tlnr Jury
bringing in a verdict of gtniiy, and the coun
seKleueed Green lo be executed ou ihe I Od
.ill Jr. ... , .
GENERAL JACKSON'S LAS'I
WILL AND TESTAMENT.
Extract of a le'ler from Nashville da
ttd June 1, tu a gentleman in Wash
ton.
The last will and testament of tlu
old hero was this day approved in out
cou ty court, and is of public leconl
He commences by giving his body t
the dusi, whence il came, his soul ti
God lhat gave it, &c. devoting his es
tale, first to the payment of two deb's
viz; 6,000, with interest, borrowed o
Gen. Plauchn, of New Oi leans, anothei
M S10,000, with interest, buiruwed. ol
ol iilaii & A'lves, and ihe balance to It iV
ion, Andrew Jackson, jr. wMi i lie ex
ception of a few servants lo' his grand
cm kl re n.
'The sword presented him by ih
Slate of Tennessee, he gives lo A. J
Donaldson, his nephew, now Cha'igi
1'afairs to Texas. The sword prcsrm
-d lo him at New Orleans he leaves to
mdrew Jackson Coffee, the son of hi
dd Iriend General Coffee. The sword
presented lo him at .Philidelphia, h
leaves to his grandson and Kamesake
The sword and pistols which he carried
through iheBiitish and Indian wars, h
Wa'-es to General, II. Armstrong. Th
pistol.', of Washington given to Lifay
''tie, and by Lafayette given to Jackson.
he leaves to Georga Washington Ltfay
it'p, t he son ol General Lafayette. Sun
dry other presents made him, during hi
long and eventful career, are left will
his adopted son, with instructions lo
him, thai, in ihe event of wai, ihe)
'ball, upon the restoration of ppapp, be
lis'ributed fitnonesl those who shall
'"ave comlucted themselves most woilh)
'flheii country in ihp conflict, in iht
'pinion of ihe i. 'countrymen and thi
la.li--..'
'It is dated, I i In'n k, in Sep'f mber,
ISN, and revo les a will made by him
levtral years helore. il i in his own
steady and fiim hand wiiiine. bihI. IiL.
II things that ever fell from his pen,
'maines me purest pairioli.-m ihrjugti
ou
HORRIBLE DEPRAVITY.
Edward Kinder was tried at Si. Lou
s on i lie 11th insl., on a charge of keen
Kg a bouse of ill fam-,and, in the coursi
I Ihe trial, withdrew U plea of no1
Hiiiliy and pleaded guilty. It appeared
that ihp only inmates 'of his house wer
hi wife and three daughters aged 17
fourteen and eleven.' with two sons.
Kinder was an Englishman, poor, a
I'ppipand in very bjd htai'l).
DAMP IN WELLS
Thq Western Post, Somerset, Ohio
in alluding to the frequent fatal accidents
n wells, givos the following direction!
or avoiding Ihe danger:
'Ivraous, entering n well should be
autiuus, first to let down a lighted fan-
He ; if it continues lo bum at the bnitum
heie is no danger for air .thai will sup
port flime will suppoit anitnil life but
hould the candle be extinguished be-
lore it reaches the bottom, il wiuld be
iltended with imminent danger tu ven
ule down till ilio foul air be expelled.
l'lie noxious air m.iy be 'destroyed by
hroWmg down quantity of quick Jime
and gradually apt inkling tt with water
lor tt the lime sUuiy, it will absorb the
nephiuc air. Aherapplyrng any lem
edy to clear wells of tlws destructive gas
care should "be laken lo reapply the can-
He, il it continues to bun; clear and
strong, the noxious gas is then removed.
huh! care in this matter mifcht save
nany lives.'
It is said, also, that when other means
are not al hand, ihe gas may be expel!
ed by dashing down a few buckets o
vatei. ut always test the matter by
he use of a candle.
t ;j j
A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
We learn from the Si. Louis New Era,
dial while the steamboat Boreas 'on her
natsage from that ci'.y touched at one ol
die landings in lowt.a manjeame on board
with a fine horse, a id eneaied deck passage.
lor himself and hoise.to Keokuk and regit
tered Ins name as Jaaiern. . Slionlv alter
die boat had gotten tinder way, dinner way
announced in the cabin, and almost the firm
person wlto helped himself to a seat was
the deck passenrer. The officer of the
boat not Irking the idea of a man's paying
deck passage ind enjoy ing all the privilegea
of the cabin, politely requested him lo re
tire, which he did with a great deal ol re -
Incisure, llu deleat at an attempt to -dine
in l!ie cabin, reaching the ear of the 'more
modest and gentlemanly fellow passenger
on deck, they al once commenced tanlaliz
ing him for hi rneaness, ' and amnng Hit
thousand jokes cracked and questions asked
U his expense, inquiry wag muds lo
lio w he came in poasewion of the horse
which he had brought on board, thi was a
subject on wlilcb he appeared not deposed
to say much, ahd it wae soun msbovered
!y hia lorrnpniprK, whiclj created their sus
picious as to bi riglit 4o the florae. A
plan wag laid accordingly, that' one of them
hould take him anide and lelf liim in a
liendly manner, lhat if Vie had stojen the
torse he had better he tryinv In make his
acape for he was , aospeeled and wouhtl
(t x,virfiiVW"fjr'-esj:.d whenthe boat reach
The next thing heard was a plungeTiio the
aler, and the conscieneo striiiiien wietch
nose lo the surface, several yaids anern o!
the boat, making every exertion for the
shore, the boat's headway wag siopped,
the yawl lowered,' and pursuit niu'tle., but
lie gaJUut knight of the borne surcceded
iu reacliing tho shore and biding 'himself
in Ihe biisliej before his pursuers had fairly
.ol under way. The horse was tken to
QiTncy, where she was immediatidy re-
iOjnijstd is belonging to a llrmer )in thai
leighhorhood, who had missed him for a
week or ten days.
FEMAl.li -TEACHERS, f
A resolution wa passed two ynnra'atro at
Albany proposiig ihe employment nf Jem-
ale teachers in Ihu public schools, Vp to a
jcrlairt age, we should deem them prefera
t)ln to male teachers. Women, sava Ihe
Salem Gazette, are more patient and ge't
lie, not iiriiated so easily, or drxpoi-ed hv
'laiure to lhat severity and those angry
frowns that often defeat the sur.ces of Ihe
instructor's Well nieanl elTorta. The softer
sex, liio.are by their very constitution, more
prone and htled to the superinteiiili;nve of
the young. child's nature is (eiiia.ized .
ind imbued wiih greater rcfineineni,eleganee
md grace, the more he ia brought in ' con
lact with well mannered and accomplished
women and such the lemale teacher
should ever be. Youth of tlie more ad
vanced agCjt'io, will derive ihe sa'iio pleas-
ml results Irom the insir neiion anil'' co n
pinionship of the feruale teneher. We
hould see lew great; coarse.shv, awkward,
vulgar, or Vackguard young men, if if were
die fashion for boys lo have in their School
intellectual women. The rule of lovel' and
enileness; and lady. like dignity, ia better
than the rule of ihe iron hand, and the
haisli vnicc, and the ratan.
niE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
Ull. ROAD.
Mr. Whifney, tne pmjecior of the Ai
an'ie auu racino Kail lioatl, hs neen at
i'aelicdch, from thence he nrocced.'d lo
Milwrnkip. and thence to f'rurs du Chien
to rxaminc the fncilttire in these pads foi
he proposed object. It aia'.cd ,thsl be
iides the advantage? of a level cout lry tu
pass over, there is the convenience of it!1
running a long distance, near Wisconsin
ri"er, which would furnish greater facilities
in procuring lumber, end al a lens roal.than
is iiTotded for that distance along any rouie
m the western cnu.my.
It is said that a spoonful of horse-radish
put into a pan of milk, will preserve the
ntlk sweet for several days; either ii llir
ipen air or in a ccllar.w hdc other milk wi!
our.
"Ttura wituoi't rsim "
Fee Bills
FOB
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES'
Printed on a sheet for the purpose of Pout
ing up in their OlHoes.
rUK SALE AT THIS Ul'TTCE
rt7The Law requires Jusiiee and Con
stable to have his bill of fee posiod up in
his office.
-ALSO-Blanksfor
CONSTABLE SALES.
HTcw rust-Office Law.
The new Poat-OlKce Li w went into oportition
n the firet Instant. Having heieteforo asserted
that" Tx Columbia Dimocbat" woa the onlj
taperthit could be lent FREE of postage to o ve
ry Tust-nflice In the County of Columbia, and it
haiug been tlmiied by the Danville pnpora, vtr
have carefully arranged a table of diatanccs from
Uloomnburg and Danville, to the different offices
in the County, by the ncaiest mail routes, by
whk'h il will be aeon, that there are FIVE Post-
Offices OVER THIRTY MILES FROM DAN
VILLE, and NOT ONE FROM ULOOMS.
BL'RU.
Distance from
Blonmsbu'g.
Distance from
Danville,
Miles
U
00
17
20
26
28
26
17
20
21
35
37
36
40 -21
27
21
10
IS
' 21
'23
31
15
19
9
16
;
8
8
13
Mile
Cloomsburg
Dai.villo
Espy
Lime Ridge
Uerwick
Foundryville
00
14
3
6
12
14
i
3
6
10
21
23
22 v
26
10
13
10
5
4
10.
11
n
it
13
5
12
'20
23
"I
27
r :., strcot
Briercretk
Orangcvillo
;rea'era
F.iihingcreek
Benton '; :
(lolpcrcck
Centre
Rliprtdmrg
Greifnw.pod
Millville '
Mordairsville..
Buckhorrt
Jorseytown
While inll ,
.VilTlinville.
CnttawisKft Forgo
Braver Valley
Caltawiua
Numidia
Mooreiiburg
lloiiilnvillo
Wttnhiiigtbiivilo
Derry
TOTAL,
389
sTTTk
C2'J
PAX.
IV a M An. Inn., .1 ! .... .1. .1 ( (
" o MicuiiiMiru iii uur iHM,wini ine wnole
amount of the Slate Tax, due from thi
county, for 1845, had been paid, amounting
to over len thoimands dollar , not l!ie
L .i. .. . ' ' i
MiuvriiiMi; me exaci sum re nave since
learned Irom Mr. Clark, the County Treas
urer, that he not only paul into the State
I reasury tne lax lor 1815. the sura nf
jtl 1.031,, but $3,000, on taxes nf forme
years, making in thr whole, $M,G8I
thereby making a saving lo the county ii
ihe percenlnge of five hundred and.eiglm
dollars and five eenls. We.veniure lo saj
no county in ino Mate( according U
her means,' has done better, ihan Colum
i . I .1 .1 l. .1
ma, anu ins manKs oi tne community, an
due, not only lo the County Commissioner
Vuit to the County Treasurer, Mr. Clark
fur their united and tinweared exertions n
advance the interest ol the county, by pro
curing this largo amount of funds in
short a period, and in all others matter
pperlainiiig lo the business of the coun:y
'The fools are not ult dead yet.' $
laid some one years ngn.nnd. it is no le.
uue now than then,- if wormy - credit the
thousand foolish falsehoods sel afloat by oui
neighbors in Danville,' in relation lo the
Removal, the latest one that we have hean
of is die inopt redicnldus of all, and brough
io our in i nil tlie above quoted linn All will
no doubt be amused to lenrn that the sub
jtct matter of this great and important news
wriien is circutateu as a secret worrnei
I ' I i i
out of some Iiemtml man; and which i
calculated to have an important benrin f
upon the result of this fall election, is the
Hart ling announcement, :liat u subacriplioi
paper has been privately circulated to raiei
money to puMip the public buildings; bu
dial it was a perfect failure Sie. &c. The
whole concern is n perfect lie, and each am
every yam of a similar kir.d, put afloat be
uvecn ibis and the election, can be described
in the snme manner. There will not bi
my difficulty in laisir.g the necessary sub
icnption under the Kemotal set. a"d all
mories to the contrary are made of rnoon
itiine.
A Correspondent of the Berwick Enqnirei
reccommends John M'Rey nobis, Esq ass
Candidaie for canal Commisiioner, in case
Mr. Foster should resign. Of his fitness
io one can t'.oubt, and his nomination would
lie hailed 'villi universal pleasure.by the Pe-
Cliesif r Builer Emi, has been nained by
die Wilkeubairc Advocate as a candidate fur
Canal Commissioner. A btmeifreleciion
from the whig ranks could not be inidu.
WILLI AM SUC KG FUUNACB.
Cojifimics to do a splendid busineas.
iimkilig from fie to six tons of the best ol
nelal daily We understand lhat Col M'-
lowell; ia making Birangeinenl, to build
nother furnace by the side ot the present
ine, in the course of the year. Success
tiend him:
THE INTEREST WILL DE PAID.
It will be seen by -the . following notice
of the State Treasurer, that the State debt.
will be paid, in August, in full, this announce
menl is very gratifying, and eternal honor
is due to those counties who uol.ruerely
talked about paying their qualo before the
first of August, but boldly come up to- the
nark it paid Amon tbe numbjr.il is with
no little pride thai we mention our own
ountv of Columbia.
STATE TREASURY OFFICE.
Harfusburo, July 20th,-1842
The holders of cerlificates of the funded
lebt of this Commonwealth, -ere herebt
notified, that the interest due on ihe' firs.
prox., will be paid at the Bank of l'ennsyl
vania, in Ihe City of IMii'adelphia. ? ,
JVMES 110SS SNOW DEN.
Slate Trsamry.
T.I RElfGR EAT STARS.
We cannot per.itil ihe present opportuni
ty to paBS, without expressing our mostcor
dial approbation of the patriotic course
pursued by the democratic counties of
Berks, Westmoreland and Colvmdia
in the prompt payment of their quota of
Stale lax. Duiks has long been regarded
as the Star of the East in politics, Columbia
as the Star of the N'orth, and Weslmore
land as the Star of the West. They an
nowjustly entitled lo be considered the
thr k e a it k at stars in the redemption of
State faitlrand estate honor. ve mean no
ditf ficageinent to ihe counties which have
contributed to the.gioriotig result. All have
done ibeir duty. Union.
'".'TEXAS.'
On the 1st of March, 1845, the Congiess
of the United States passed a joint resold
lion for annexing Texas lo the United Sin
les. by which resolution they consented
mat wio icmiory belonging to the Kepublic
of Texss, should be formed into a new state
to be called the S'late of Texas, with a
republican form of government, to be adopt
ed by the people of said Republic, by dep
mips in convention assembled with the con
sent ol the existing ge-vernmeni, in ordei
that the same may be admil'ed as one ol
the States of the Union. It also provided
certain conditions ami guaiantoes. I'resi
dent Jones convened the Texian Congress
i.i
ami iney unanimously accepted the terms
of the joint resolution. The 1'iesiilenl bad
also called a Ccnvention, to meet on the
1th of July, of Deputies to be elected b)
die people. 1 hia act of his had uTso the
virtual approbation of ihe legislative body.
un Hie glorious 4.1 h, lias Convsnltoii ol
the Deputies of the people assembled, and
with but one diisentinz voicet passed an
ordinance, accepting the terms proposed bj
die United States, and lhat body is pw
framing a Republican Constitution for the
new Slate. The troops of ihe U S are
already in Texas, prepared to defend our
mil, and this flourishing country is no
virtually a sovereign state of the Union", en
litled to our protection, and teqciiitig noth
ing but some few additional forms to place
her on Ihe same plaifurm with her sister
States.
American Diplomacy has proved iisell
superior 10 IMUJUsH .., Or . . h reneh intrigue,
because il has gone honestly and boldly to
. IT I I'" r. I .
work, and has dealt with t!ie people who
are ihe Hue sovereigns, al least on this con
tinent
President Polk has added another star lo
our great northern constellation.
liar unhurt Union
CURE FOR APO PLEXY
'Even after .ll other remedies have fail-
"d, s certain cure for it will be Ion id .in
in rice waier. lioil the ricclake the wmer.
make in pulaluble wiih sail, and drink 1
copiously while warm. We never knew
ibis iiple tb'ng to fail. ,
EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.
An old rutin by that name'ol Todd, .who
lived in Newport, Ky, says ihe Cincipnan
Commercial.fell dead on Saturday afternoon
while giving evidence before Justice
Stringer. He was told that he wss swear
ing lo a lie, which caused him to become
eo much excited its lo induce apoplexy, i1
is thought. He fell and expired tli'nost
AN ACCOM pi.!snni)i!0(;ur:.
The New York Morning lNe'wai,kjin rn.
tiring ilmt a young mnn namt d "(. n
I'horpe, the son of ar eminent bookseller
tnd stationer of London, was recently sen
lenced lo Sing Sing Tor two years on a
marge of grand larceny, sas:
The lif' of this young man has been
very eventful, and until now he has escaped
uiii-iliiiKMii fir the crimes lie has perpetra
ted in England and this country. He is a
nan ol lalenis am) a scholar fanwliar with
ill ihe fine ans, and a penmin of extnor
linary ability. Ii is said that ho can copy,
viih pen and ink, a line engraving with
nicely, that it is almost impossible lo tell
11 Irom the engraving itself, and lhat after
seeing a signature once, lie can .imitate il
so perfectly that il cannot be discoved Which
is genuine. We have been informed by a
renileman intimately acquainted wiili the
family of Thorpe ttytl he had "repeatedly
committed forgeries in England upon his
father and untle.which hail 'been bought uji
hir acknowledged -as genuine. Within a
year or two however, .fie committed for-
crie.s in England, 'for which the police
were in search of him', but he succeded ia
escaping to this country by secreting him
self in a vessel.. Since he arrived here ho
has carried on a system of fraud and swind
ling obtaining large amounts of money
from English gentlemen in his city who
were acquainted with his family and from
seveial of the consuls the French consuls
among ihe number to whom he produced
letters from the Enplish consul and other
eminent men in England. Many of th)
persons whom he defrauded wnuld have
preferred complaints against him, had not
die indictment upnn which he wss on Sal
turday convicted proved sufficient.'
FATTENING OF PORK IN IRE
LAND. We notice in the Lotiisuille Journal, an
article on the 'Provision Trade of Ireland,
evidently written by a man who understands
the subject. He informs us thl Iho Iiish
pork, which n the English markets is pre
I'eried to any other is (aliened almost en
tirely on potaoes. He says:
'The pork,of Ireland is raised am! fatten
ed exclusively by the peasantry on cooked
potatne, with occasionally very littlo oats.
I never knew an instance of more than ten
hogs beint? fattened. hy nop mnn for sale, 4"
this is a very rare occurrence. The great
I'li'k of them are got fiom men who fatten
but one or Iwo hogs,"
The wri'er is of the opinion that ihe 'best
brands' of beef can Be put op iiV the western
section of our country, ai.d sent ;nio ihe Brit
ish maiket so as to pay a handsolne profit
bill of poik he has doubts w hether ever, the
best can be sent there to any advantage.
On this point be remaiks:
'We know lhat a division of labor on any
thing is sur'lo produce a more perfect ar
ticle and ut a cfil-apet rate. Just look til tho
ease anil cheapness with which an Irish
peasant can fatten his one or two hogs, al-
inost eimajHy from the rel'usof Ins family'
table, and see how superior tlie flesh nftial
arnimal yitlst be that is constantly fed from
its iiir'lp'rliiid cooked food."
r' V k. ' '
.t3r-'P'iv object in making the idiove
. ' v '.iff 1-,' . ,
exiMflvrM.. UK-check the prevalence of what
we betieyetiV-be erroneous impression.?.
I'he ficsijfj . "which-is, that pork made from
potatoes is no! good and secoud, that hogs
cannot be'ulPened on potatoes. The latter
;tVo.'. iifi latterly received' t oiisidcrable
ioit;. from some distinguished Freneh
hehiis-is. It may be proper lo remark,
however, that other, chemists, Liebeg,
Johnston. &c, do not agree to this co 1
dusion, which the experience. and ohserva-
tionof many farmers shows to be ' fall a
clous.
re;
The wretch who murdered the Adcock
family in Tippalh county, Mis, was taken
iid lied by the neck to the top of a ben
laplin, and thus sent to his. lung ncccnitt
The Hanks of Cincinnati' bare rf.-idtvi
o.ieceive Spanish shilling for Il0 ln0Id
han len cents and sixpence f rents.
To have Green Ttus in Winter. Take
he pens when they are plenty, shell ihtin
wash and scald in hot wier, then drain.
put them tntp bottles, and pour on strong
'riiie enough to cover, on ibis pcur a ihin
ayer of gofid Baled, cork light, then dip tho
orki inlo melted pilch The buttle 6hoiili
he quite ff.ll aiid kept upright.-
WHAT to LUAUKY.
54 A cari'tllo.'w'otild have been a luxnrv la
Alfre'V' cn'tton gown to his Queen. Car
pels 111 lieu ol rusnes wotiiu nave nren lux
uries to Henry VII, glass windows to hie
ni.bl.s -.A lettuce to Henry ihe VIII, 's
Q'je-en, sdk gloveaand sloeki ngs to Elii
nocraey of the iortJi
tistanily.
edi, so on, ad infinitum.