COI.UMHIA IWUOChAf'.
Jk'oMjni;uu. Scpiem'isr 0 h,!8lV
r.":
KI.IU.U DOKRHT. THE LE YRN'ED
!l.CKSUTl.;
) n friend, Mf. Ci inje.wer.of tSi ..K-y.1
icJi "S.srcf tlie N.irih;vVtas'in the. Ui
Inm-.Scr of hi paperin" hhgin.l article from
4hi pen of Elihu 13 irriu the learned "Black,
limit, under llie heading of 'Ti fat
I'.nty Million,' whirhwe copy with pleas
ira into our column ihts week, ami font
mend lo llie attention of our readers. I'
portray in tr';king colorshe foolishness
mitl ittnilncAS of war; how ihey dry up. n
tioii.il wculdi, end lo what an alarming ex
piii, even in ihi country, we have been
nxod M prepare fur and to support 'them.
All tUia is shown byircf and not by de
.-cJaniation and assertion merely, llurnll i
.. resiJenl of Mawieliuseiis, and hnw n
luipj 1 lis ili si he t blitl t n original ar
tittle in a country neaipiper, away here in
PcnnsyWani-t,. we no not exactly under
stand, but e da aasote Inn Out in trar.a
milling his lucubrations to Mr. Gangawei,
.lie hts communicated wii'.i a very clevei
.and intelligent Editor.
From tho Star of the North.
Original.
M'ACrSFOIl THE FORTY MILL
IONS.
Mr, EJiordn you make room in
-some corner of your paper, tor s lew
ficn which I have collected with some
-l.bor, afld which, I think, seriously con
mn the working people of the Anglo
-sJ.vnn race?
Tim national debts of sixteen of the
(European Governments, at the cloiest
rsUmite thai can be made, amount, in
,r r.nrencv. to S10,305,000,000i a
inclined tor the expenses ol war. mis
sum embraces merely the arrearage
not what ha been paid, for carryingjon
war. The average of this amount is
;gG3 25 a head lo the whole population
of those 10 natin. The interest of
ihi vast sum neaily rq'ials a tax of One
'Dollar on every inhabitant of the
globe.
Smte the Information (.'') Great
.Uiitjin has been engaged 63 yesis, in
the prosecution of seven wars;. lor which
Mm rxppudn.l, in our currency, SS.982,
180,000. It has been estimated by out
Miionaries that a school of 50 heathen
try i .
.'ihildun, on the continent of India.
WVfltVucaTPoVroVtlte ' Tie a I lien' ' Ivo'iTfd
have schoo'eiMG)062,l51 children per an
Hum for 65 yem! blowing 5 years to
-each cliolar,ihen 503,308,000 childern
mihgil ove been educated for the money
'Great Britain drained from the sources
and channels ofh-r wealth and induslr
to waste in wais, every one of which
degraded her peopb in every quality of
ineir condition
.From.l793lo 1SI5 a period of 22
years Great Hritnin, Fiance and Austria
upended 7,330,000,000 in war. Th
intern! cf this mm at six, per eenl
would have 8upporled30,000missioiinr;e
j.Oinng the heathen during the whole pe
tiod of 22 years, in which these chiis
tian rations were engaged in doing the
devil's work on each other. The an-
f,rrgate amount would have given 5
years whjohng lo 4S3,C66.6fiG naean
thildren on the Lanrastei ian plan. The
)iitorrsi tor one mon'h at the above rate,
unuld build 14G6 miles of railroad at
23,000 per mile.
f ' I.: ... . i . .1 ... 1
lymifuumg me nesi auinorilies i can
command, 1 find thai the aggregate a
mount of tlie expenditures of our own
C ivcrnmrr-l, from 1785 lo March 4
1643, is 9 1,11 1. 375,734
IS'ow pnirioiic Americans! will you
ioi rear: in s riU'Ctingi? of this vasi
urn there hare been expended only
lift sin n.7 f.w i-..n i
mg i lie Civil Lio, Foteign Intercouist-
ml Miu't-llaiieotiK expnn. Then ii
follows ilut SGy,7')5.eSO have beei.
!....;. I . .:. r
iinuu ujiun pi I'p.ira'ions i.r wr
in
lime cf iece wkhin Imle
than hrf a eeniui y, by this model Re
public ! ! I Ano'lier f.ct; From Jan, 1,
1336, to Maif1, 3, 1813, the war expen
se of ihi- Governn ent wrre 2153,95,.'
SSI ! ! Five Millions wore than all
ihe cm l fjpvnsea if tllt Government
.from Ii83 to M3 h Ano-her fact;
From lSIGto 183 , . dghiren year, our
nutional exp?ney umonni to S433.9J5
75u; srvd of this -turn nraily $400,000,'
.COO went in one wy and snciJier for
.war, i.nd only $.G1,000,000 for nil othei
..lli a rt I l tlx.!.... l..fU..i.t
" J""- """"h inciMj-iwa minions
rj-ear tor war mi liuut three million.
Mid a half lees than one g.xh of ihe
whole lor the peaceful operations of i
govemmrnt thul plump itself on iif nS
.C'fiC pnlirs I If we lake into mcount all
the expense nd ell lows of war U
this country, il will be found lo hvr
wntrd for u, In ixty yesrs rome two
or thee thuutand millions of dollars'
E. E.
Wcrchtiier, Aug. 9, IS 15.
WAR VV1TII MKXICO.
Ti e.m'niit ii Min the m.idnen of tin
M.-xica'i CfC'ittve, in prcpoiiiu
Cong-ei a wir wiih ilio Unilud S aU,
id needl--. Ut few comments a.'r
Uin tn the iniigior of a rep, which,
f met by ou' c iumry s it ouht to b
vil aniiitiili'.c the Nli-xi:.n power, hik
r leirihfc Cniiiinent of Ii opn inirigur
bin wir nrigmaird Hi put in tle SHU
uls it-the M.-xi''! fictions fi power.
rh iit'm-l counny, ever ninci; imp
iraliim fiom Saiihu been llie field o
miiention anioni politic it cl il'ie, oi
iher until i ry clmftatos struggling foi
iower and as it ignorant people uie ex
p nted by the lio ol I exts, anu lead)
i i . . . 1 1 n .
O sujiport any ieutr who win iimei
heir bemnhitid ranity wnh I pionnseol
it reconqotat, thfe clique aie now
HiibiddWK each otltr tor popul.tr uvor,
by threats of war sgins the Uniten
Elates. But these politicians, knowing
hat Mexico alone car.nol contend will
us, would be able lo amuie their peoph
w thoin actual hngtiliiies, and would
heiefute cainiuusly avoid such I ft
Up if tluy weie not encouiag'd h)
promise of foreign aid. Mexico is ti
ed with British agents, plotting mischiei
recording lo the invariable custom ol
liriiish stents in all countries; anu ihesi
gents are liberal in their promises ot
oecuuiaiv and naval aid. The 13ilili
govemmrnt would gljdly involve Mex
ico in war with un, it il coulJ keep it'
sell clear of tho disturbance. Hiitish
merchants and ininl'actun r suppos-:
that (his war, bv excluding all ' nen
cut commerce from Mexico wou l give
to themselves a monopoly ol its) maikeis
and lit ii ish stale men probably suppose
that this war would induce an inminec
lion of our slave population, and for
cible dissolution of the Union. Will
these views, British agents encourjg
the Mexican government to hostilities
Then a portion of our own press, and
portion of our own politicians, are con
iiuuallv denouncinir our novern
ment lor its ihare in annexation, whil
another portion are co operating wnl
the Biiush guvtrnmcnt upon the sub
jeel ol enuncipanon. Such proceeding
nduce the linlish and Mexican kLovein
tr.cntilo suppose that our people are de
vide J, and thai one half of them woul
not summit their itoveinnieu in a wai
igainst Mexico.
Under these circ Jinsiances, the dut
if eveiv American, nativeor naturaliZ
i obvious. He should aid our ovein
mm I with all his energies. l id on
govemmenl is bound to prosecute thi
arl,wheri onp.e bepiin. wth JliejJloins,
ireuuiy, and Ihus strike evil duers oi
heolher aide of she .lantic with aalu
'ary an J Idling teiror. We shoul
nrvcri'i,,. .1 k.,ir .......
" "pi"aii iTijr .ncHsuies. iiyex
ico can be easily and speedily conqer
nu. cm ii ougm 10 oe conquered quit
10 me isinmu, auC awnexed
ihe Union. And if Mexican leilers
marque, navigated by foreign pirat-o
assail our couiiiificf, Mich fdreium-r
iiouiu ue treated as pirtts. , II w
make a shori jub if Mexico, we sha
not only clear Ihe continent of a mi-
i i.ii. .
chievous European influence, but coi
vince the British government, and th
riench loo, thai they will loose nvr
than ihey can gain by inteiference wn!
OUT BlTil.'S. I he trench nation ha n
desire lo quarrel with us, all its mn-i
ests being best promoted by our pto
(jcrny ana our ir lenushm. Itui ih.
French govfrnmenl, or rather the kint
na nis minuter, entani:led in mm
family considearoons, may be dispo.-pd
10 wiynsuccessio linlish designs.igaj,)
is. uul any direct co-oueralion
hese (wo covernments aeiinst uw ionl,
probably produce a revoluilon in Fiance.
And whatever be Ihe deHiDnt of tin
French govtrnnif-nt or nation, Russia i
our naturally against bolh.and especiall)
insi tne Urilish II then the war be
41ns, lut it be speedily ended. Wemu-
now ahow our power, and show it by
r r .
ui uniuii. Lieoer.
LONG PRAYERS.
In ol I limes nnd even now-a days in
e backwoodj, ministers used lo mak.
edious long prayers. A friend has jo,
elated lo us a bona fide anecdote il
jeeurred in a town in Maine noi inmn
years since.m meeting neutron Sim
lav. V'he ministpr w nn f ,i,.
long winded kind, end on onentni- hi
service Sundsy UlrJrning, usually nrsvei
three q.in lets of an hour. One Sunday
tfier the minister hid prayed about hn
iul lime, and the congregation had go
preliy much lurhered out, a ven.Ti.hl.
luaker, who wenl by the name i f U
,.U I. .!... i.:- i. : i i
uuhii ins name, urmg Jonil JJJVif
nnd who wa considered s Imle 'ou
if his head.' looking up enrnf-stly t(
the minister, suddenly said, Friei.il
IIul-' prsyrdabont long enough hadn''
'bee h-tur B,for Christ's suke rf.
mt-nF
The ennereasiion fmind rrliff in i,
v url"1 u ici arm ui.rie John was
iU..Ur..l ii... .? i TT .1 r .
mdoneil, for he was a univeis.il favor
.Invert fcx Poputi.
-
A TIG STOKY.
Tne Brooklyn A I vtrtiser lulli the
tol!oving:
O i Siturday afternoon Ijst a largr
ow, aceompnid by a h'wr of young
ii;, was piing leiourcly up Fulton t.,
hHii a Cart coming a'o'ig chance'd lorun
vcr and k one of th s'li'kli'rtgx. : It
;ive one unearthly squeai-a ,4t. yi,eMei
ij) Us life, whirl) attract )! the . muthfi
0 the soot. W alkiiiji artiMndiii several
i'livt. Hlie smelt II and tinned it- ovei
villi h'-r snout, hut il mave.d init. Sho
eemed aware lint it w.ii dead,' hut we
ancied that we Cou'il discover deep grid
11 llif C J'iducl of Ihe mother sow. Alter
lUjteiiniL around it some tun-, anoth-
r (jiv, sow ci na trailing along
with a litter of young ones about llu
ize of her own. 1 ne ilinousul tte sow
walked leisurely ui 10 the new cumer,
nd apparently grunied the compliments
of the monunji, but peaently aeiZ'd
one of her neighboi a ou-pung in hei
noutb, mide olf at full speed pursued
v me inothei of the stolen piz. The
aiier, however, was much Ihe smalles1
nJ unable lo ovetlake the Ihitf Giv
ng up the chase, Ue returned,' and on
nee'ing the young pigs ot her neighbor
e Z'id one, cai ried it some, distance, plac
d it among her own, and then drove
them bt-lore her a block or two, ihiuk
ig doubiless that a 'lair exchange is no
robbery.
When vou enter a lMniing Office,
naku as much noise as poinib'e - sing
levtral comic songs dance a j'g or twi
ii order that Ihe lyi e standing may
n de lo dance take the lasiett napei
off the fi'e and don't put them on agaii
take the mallet and try your hand a
I rum beati ng.lhen look over the shuu
lets of the compositor to see the nauu
f the copy he is selling up L). all Ihi
nd the Dinner will be able to loiin
ume idea of your nuiur.il disposition
Those who hesitate about their abilitj
10 lake a newspaper are advised to kte
one lien more than usual. S'ie will pay
i l t lm cust besides eaiii.iz the wui nn &
grasshoppers.
ii j a. ,i..ggg
EXECUTION OF CARTER
AN
PARKE.
The solemn sentence of the law wa
luly executed al BilvideiP, N. J.,
on
2'2 ih.. upon Joseph W. Carter and V
iei W. i'ai ke. eimvieied of iheCaslne'i
umily. The culpi its died, protes'ing
icir innocence. llie execution
itiended by ten thousand persons.
. . i . . i , i
Wa
Th
ecuiion puvaie. li was rail.rr a public
'peciacie. i ne iletcrir, lion of the scent
s like that ol a horse race, or any sinn
I i i i ....
ur uisgr uctlut exhUution
COINAGE.
Dd'ing the month of July the Mini an
uriorli Mint coined Ihe followinu
nounr oi money. lo eagles 555.000
n half eagles, $131,00 ); nu ir er eagles
6,737 50 loii.1 io t'd I. S171.73S .10
in hall dollar, J571,O0O; in quader dol-
ars. uio.uuu; in (lain, 129,000, in
an iiiines, $ 19,000-to-al in silvei,
oi,uuu. In cents, $3,343 57. Total
alu-? nl iIih roiiinge ol the mouth of July
asl 159,0S1 17. Total. n her ol
pi eces ol gold coined, $34.01 5. Total
lumber ol c in coined, S331.2G7. Tu
tsi number uf pieces coined, $2,8'10,'
JS3.
A distinguished chemist recommends
he following preparation as a s.fu ami
excellent ilen'r fic, viz; of
white sugai
md p twdeied charcoal, each one ounce;
of Peruvian b,u k,h,ilfn ounce: of cream
ol tartar, one drachm and a hill': and ol
canella, iweniy-lour grains well lubbtd
together into an impalpable powder.
M.stuking a Governor for u Slave
I'he Cincininiii Herald ul (he I5,h m.i
ny fiat hx Governor Corwui, who Iihs s
vciy swarihy complexion, while travelling
. I. Ci..., i
uiMii uiirvii nines iroin that n aea.
ized by a pany of armed men, who rushtd
mi nl il.e woods, and swearing ilui he wa.
eoioreu mm, ihey lriei:,aiid bore hun to
il a a runaway s,e.
AFRICAN CANDOR
Did vou attend Clinch to-day, as I clurf
'A I you?' enqoireil an old plainer of one 0
nia staves, us he returned to his dwelling
Ssriin, ms,' was CutMo's re:.lv.
what two inighiy bitj siorirs dai pieacher
na arii,
Hush! Cudjo. you tnnsni't lalk that way
what nlor:es were ihey?'
W by, he tell the people no man can
wve two mag38 nuv, di .is dn r.,ac
Hoty,' case you see old Cuiljo earves you.
my mo massn, sno ul?o y nutijf masia John
ll.m ,1a .unl. .1 . ... : I
rn,uin.,a,r -ne w ml nn in
ami tittie ihe oilier while, de Ltd L ,.,..
nait you boj)
Vha Not f.An.i. .L. .1
...I...IHIIU1 "iimi 5 iiihi mpr are
ihout ,400 newspaper primed in the
uniiet, states, giving employment lo sbnoi
I ! lfl1 I.-. J . ll I .
i.ui'ii naiinii. in trn nn.nhr.. nit . i t
N'.... .i. .
' ."Mijuri v ;i nil'.
. ' - ; u.ni'ennsylv.nin Thi,
atts1,Tc;1,(IrJwa,4.a,id .Vc0D.in 0. vale
"TBprU wiTUOCT YIaU
i run lit v, srp r:ji3 su o, i s is.
DHI.IiUATK K I F. C I ION
tou.vrv :oflvi;ivriOiY
The Cinzf n of t'olninbu (Jimmy .fiienJ
ly to Kemnval, are requested in meet at tin
usual place uf huhling the Ger.ertd Klee
imn, in llieir reupmive I'.lpetion Dmirieis.
tn Siiurday, the Oih dav uf hepiember
vext, beuveen tho liinit uf 2 ami fl u eloek
in the afternoon, and fleet Iwo ileleeite
U tepreenl each disiriel in a C'oiiutv Lnn
inn to he held at the house ol John (.'lay
mn, in Hloninnhurg.on the Muiulay follow
iug, si 12 n cloek noon, lor llie pii.puse ol
noininaiing a Ticket to be auppurtcd at llie
ensuing Oauber Ii'ection.
MICHAEL FORWALD.
LIS VI TATE.
JOHN LAZARUS,
SAMUEL KISNER.
Standing Committee.
IfjIIavine by request, announced Mr
ACOB DEMOTT, of Madinon, a a can
lidate for the ofiice of County Treasurer1
we Me authorized by him lo say, that lie
lerlineg being a candidate for thai oilier
his fall.
Collector's Office, Berwick, Srpl 4
OoL. Webb,
The following is the amounlof tolls lor
ihe ii onth ending 31st of August, 1815,
lso llie omouni of Coal cleared al this 01
rife.
Tolls for ihe month of August
$10,803 90
Whole amount since the first
.fA-jril, $10,977 10
The amount of Coal rleared
n die month of August ia 27,716 ton.
Whole amount since April lt, 107.742
JOHN M ('REYNOLDS, Vol
Singular freak uf Lightning an-l for
lunate Escape. About 4 o'clock nn Tues
day morning last, during a heavy thunder
shower, Lightning siruck the chimney o
die l wo story house, of Mr. Moses Katil
man, of tins village. The chimney wnssitu
ned in the centre of the tiorlli end, and il
lightning, after taring the io;j of it lo pierfi
separated into three juris. ..Ojiejiassmj!
ing its mark upon llie board, nnd iht-m
tlown lo the cellar. A crib, in which lav
child, was standing close by the ceilinjjjwhere
ths ligtiinnig passed. The other Uo, sep
...i i ... . i .
ar neo, anu went unwn llie opposiu
roufs to tin water spouts, which passed
round the house and connected a I the souili
east corner, rid ilien down within froe feei
of the groundr where it hfi iliem am
entered the coiner of the building between
dm (siding and plastering, and set Cue to it
ForJunaiely however, il was iinmeihaieU
liscovered vnil put out. Yet singularly tu
relate, notwithstanding the linhtuinn shut
ered boards within the room in which M
li iuf.uan slept. broke a window lo pieces in
tl:e gible end, lore up the shingles on llie
rool, and passed entirely round llie house
not a person within it received any sensibl
shock.
IO The Slate Convention for the nnmi
nationof a candidate far Ciina'.Coiixnissiori-
er was held aillariisbnig on Thursday last.
We have not heard the result.
We ropy the following from an exchange
paper, iliinliingliiiat a goodly nuinher cl
experienced recruits may be.obtBimd in ihi.
vitutiiiy.
Wasted. One hundred nnd seventv
fine ymiiig men of all shapes and sizes,
from ihe tall, graceful dnulv uiih l,alr
enough on his upper works to stuir a bar
her cushion, down lo ihe little hump back
en, necKie laceu, Dow legged, parrot. Th
ol jeri is to lorm a gaping Corps, lo be i
aitendanee at ihe tlmn h donrs on eac
aaonatn neiore llie eniumeiiremenl ot di
vine service, stare b'. the females hs thci
pnier, and make delicate, friendly mn
gentlemanly remarks on their persons mn
dress. All who wish to enlist in Ihe ah,vi
Corps, will please appear al the varimi
church doors next Siblmih morning, wher
ihey will bi duly inspecied.and their names
personal appearance am: quantity ufbraiin
registered in a bonk kepi for that purpose,
cud published in the newspapers. To pre
veni a gfneral rush, it will be well to sun
none will be enlisied who nussess inieller-
nialcapafiiy above that of an ordiitarv wil
bied donkey.
A lady named Sarah Pareseho. died at
Resufort, N. C. a few days ago. al ihe ad
vancrd nge of 107 vear. She was the
motliif ol four gencraiion s
eggggg ii '
11 n h-ah i . . . .
" ""Mil iiiisur you; el rum nun
him
calm, cool, quiet wav of treat n-
you above their influente,
THE ACQUISITION OF LOUISIANA.
The Paris (Jorrcsjnnideut of llie Naltonul
Intelligencer, Robin WhUIi, lq., iiolice
in his last h uer the fourth volume of Then,
if the Cumulate and the Empire, just pub
ished. The follou ing passage is rj noted
rmn it:
When a renewal of llio uai -wiih F.ng
and seemed no longer doubtful, all On
lolonizing ilreinii of the First Cnnsul van
. . a. i ..."
istieu. tiis resotinmii in res.iert to inns
ma was insianily formed. I will ml at-
empt lo keep (si I lis to one ol tiis Mini"
lers) a province wl.ii h would lint lie si i tiu
in our hands, uliieh, perhaps, wnuld i in-
broil me wiih the Americana, or mate r
oolness nn llieir snU O I the i'oniiarv,t
ill turn il to acentinl to attach iliem lo ine.'o
leate a q'Mrrel between lliem&ihe E ilis'i.
it I wili raiss up for England enemies wbo
will one day revenge ourselves My run
lion is settled. As (lie Americans has lm
errimry in give me in cxelnngn for L ursi
a . i e . i.
ma, I wi,l sell n in inein lor a su n niii
vill piy llie expenses of an extranrdiiarv
Armmiient agnuisi (ireut Briuiin her
self.' ' Thus,' adds the hisinrian.'did the Amer
icans Bcquire from France that vsi reginn
which has completed llieir wav over North
A tierica, and rendered iliem rnasieis ol the
(!ulf of Mexico for ihe present and hII the
uiure. Thus, they owe theii birth ami
greatness as a nation to the long g.rugle of
France against Englard.iheir independence
and possessed ourselves of Louisiana will)
ml French ro-operaiion; yet adds, 'but we
would acknowledge the benefit of earlier
ind mure terrain results.' (Bahimoie
incrican.
WORDS FITLY SPOKEN.
We know not from whence the following
xcellenl sentiments oriainated,'!! we would
nvo llie credit where it is justly due; al
it auv rate we desire thai its sterling truths
should be read and treasured up in eveiy
lialiiois's heart in the land. United States
lour.
Which will yon do ? One or iwo things
inus.1 be done in this country. Parents
must spend money in educate their children
ir ihey must pay laxes lo ttnUI jieniten
liaries and lo punish crime. Some sup
pose a clearned man is an edaeaied man. No
such thing. Thai man is edticited who
uiows himself, and who takes accurate
ouiiie very learned men are
die greatest fools in the world, the reason
thai they are not educated men. Leani
ng is only ths means, not the enil,hs valin
.iiaisin in gmi.g Uie means ol arqiiuiuy
die discipline .which, when properly man
igeil, il gives ths mind. Some of tin
,'reatest men in the world 'teie nol over
stocked with learning, Inn their union prut-
"d thai Ihey were thoroughly educated
U' i ; ., ..... 1. 1-. i t..
naiiiiigiiiii, i raiiMin, iiiui Herman weie
mis class and similar lliongh es sinking
iiislaiites may now be found in all eounirics
Co be eiliieied, a unm uiiisi learn to think
onipareaml dtcule acciiratelv. He niav
''.tidy melaphysics till he is gray, and
anguagas nil he u a walking poly-got, anil
he is noth;ng more, he is tin educated man.
ere is no rlass it. the country who Iihvi
a larger interest in the education of their
hildren Chan the fanners, and ihe suhjec
honld receive from them the iitteuiion j
leserves.
S'niulorPrtsenn!ion of a )ea Doth
Li). I odd our Minister of Russia, (I
scribes a remarkable ense ol an mt)ecaei
'indy which came under his notice- Th
hotly is nl Reval, on the R,iie. Ii is th
f3.. Pi l. .1 . n. .. ri
wcu. wnuR us v- iov, a rreiicnrnan wii
is ii) the RuFsinn service, under P.ner th
('real. Al his dedth. in the hrcrini?io
llie 18;li ceniurv, his creditors di.
ml mlow hiso friends to bury his boil
iniil Ins heirs should pay Ins debts. Th
ody lemnined in ihe church unburied, wa
epi in a dry room under ground, and it i
npposed by some thai the composition ol
'he soil (which is ,-,alk and limestone
preserved it from decay. T,e ,0(y js pt.r
ecity dry: some of the teeth and while hair
re in a perfect state. The ekin is of i
rown color; and was represenicd, hn
irst exposed to the air. to he vciv elasiic
If ynu strike the chesl or ihe hellv. ii oi.
hollow sound. The stockinw rP n..,ii.
lecayed, bul the boots aie eniire. and the
haire of the wig are in good condition.
I'HE EPfSCOPAL DIOCESE OF NEW
JERSEY.
n Journal ol ihe (Jonveniion for 1S45
lurnislies the followinir siimmrv Cr
i-ar nn. in , in i..... M . .. . r e . i
" j "i
nd ,.w ho.d;rs: "l-" 'amn.sj
of Baptisms, . 3U Q
of Communicant. - 2 HE)
Pupil in the Sunday S.-honlg, J igj ;
onuiouiiona lor various pur- j
'i he (Treat copper RE(i!ON of
AMERICA.
Southward fiom L ike suprrinr, a loir
ired miles alone its southern border and in
plaees for an equal distance inland, stretches
ihe great (.Supper Region of A nerican pei
i.tjis the richest Mineral depoiite nn ihi-i
oniinem. Although as yel but panialiy
md luipt rfecily explored the n suits ilieady
ri porud parallel ihe wildest revels of An
nan romance. I'nlil within (Iid last two
ie.il il was but vaguely known that Cj
ier(ince irangjtor'cd to Washington) whs
me of the w onders of the locality the 'ele
,hem' of ihat remote, rarely tisited wilder
Ness, Last year was the first of meihodi
cal mining oiieraliors. which have thus lar
been coiifiiied lo ihe immediate bonier of
ihe Lake, bin the veins and deposit! hnve
Vieen trai ed superficiary nd fnfully ovrr
the area above ind tated The results have
siirjia-si d the tnosi singuine expcciainn,
livery var eiy of black and grey oxide of
Copper, yielding from fifteen lo eighty per
ceul of the pure metal, have been obtained,
he veins having geiif rally a nearly perpeu
ilieulat inclination, and increasing in neb
ness as ihey descend. jflie mineral
appears lo havi been furred up through a
fused lock by volcanic lires, ant! in some
Cases snHI portions of il have been made
lo assume a purely metallic. Some of the
black oxides contain eighty per cent of me
nd, anil are scarcely inferior in value in pig
Ooppr, ton, (or ton, the oxiilc' being tho
form required in ihe manufacture of Vnrol.
Many of the veins dip directly from the
shore of the lake, and are tiaced from the
surface from five to fifty feel above i; in
one ease, the ore is found imbedded in the
rock of a cliff six hundred feet a
hove the lake level. A part of the ore is
ningled wiih silver, amounting to five per
cent of l!i euiire weight, worth sonie $30
to $100 pel lo:i; are also informed that
(.old has also been disomied though of
this we have seen no specimens . N. T.
Vribune,
RATHER KKMAHKAI1LK.
Capt. Bunker of New Bedford, a highly
respectable shipmaster, engaged in the
whaling business, in the ship II oward. on a
l rrnise some years sine'', in North latitude
10 depress 30 mir.utesi and E-si iinnnih
151 degrees, threw a harpoon into a largo
whale. The whale was not raptured, nnd
which by no means pleasant, is not unlit;
quent. It was about five years afteiwaid that
b.-ing in precisely llie same latitude, am)
East longitude 140 degrees, he made f.,si n
a noble whale, ami after a hard struggle
nicrecil, d in gelling ,jm alongside Wlnlw
oiling hi,,, Wj,t a (lur)( ,ns ed off at llie
'ha-ik, was found fist .nichored in the old
fellow's 'cutwater.' 'llelloo.' said Cam.
Hunuer, ' 'here is my old harpoon!' And
wha he said in a joke proved io be iruili
The haipnnn was ihe one he had lost fivo
years before ind hatf on it the ship's
name, and Ins own private mark. lloalon
Journal.
A NEW ARIJCLE.
We have received says the New Orleans
Picayune, from Win. Laughin & Co.,
ample of a bale of Chinese silk cotton,
hich ihey have just received fiont
he plantation of ),. George V. V.c-
Elralh, of Harrenton, Mississippi, by tlm
steamboat M. 15. IJamer. This is a new
e.'rription of coiion. of oht .Ap)a al)( of
nsi hi aunful, ilky and delicare lexiure
Every year we note wiih giatifiration the
ffjris of planiers lo improve tlie qualiiy uf
he greu Southern staple.
According to ,P)mrl 0f ,)e p.rj,;,
and Foreign Biblr. Society for the past year
io fewer than live bibUs
the in inn to
lave gone out lor ten hours every dav ex
cepi Sunday, making three thousand per
lay.
IMPORI'AN l" DISCOVERY.
The remains of an immense Mstadori
vere discovered an exhumed lasi weei
bout six miles west rd Nrwbiirgh. The
ollowmg are said lo be the wright A;dimert
ions of the licini's;.
Head and tusk,
II i p bones,
L"gs,
Back aud neck,
Feel.
Ribs, '
Shoulder blade,
60-Jlba.
IS5
SI i
107
83
120
Oi
12!)f.:ri.
Eve (nrUi mo.... on :..i..."i
j - "".""'iiicj a mi hps in rir.
um.erenee. Thigh bone 3 feet 6 inches
.. r -
y .'" """" ,ncn long. Ribs
e.e, neUeB li,n?- ' Fore leg and shoulder
brade 0 feei.wiihout counting foot and ankle
oones, Head 4 feel k
long, and 3 broaij
W.513,Bfl Tuaks 0 feet long.