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    Contumelies, irremediable poverty,and tnat
future world where equality that banished
elxile from earth, has fixed its only and
last abode- it is to that the German peas.
sat's.mind is gently wafted on the wings
of -melody, by the soft voices of his wife.
daughters and sons, together with the
strainer of his own flute or hautboy. It is
music, in fact, which, while Frenchmen,
Aeolians, awl - Englishmen lord it over
earth sad seas, has given io Germans the
undisputed sway of boundless imngirriry
space.
From tI n Ra'tnnore Sun.
TWENTY-SEVENTH U. S. CONGRESS.
WAsa , Nar)N, 1.....1,;:t0.:y I 1813
SEN %Tr
Among the petiti,ms presented, was (1;e
from a certain old woman. the witluw o f a
revolutionary soldier, prsayilez that Con—
gress will cish for her S 2-10 iii coniinental
/floury, paid to her hushavd for his servi
ces.
Mr. Evans was at loss to say to 'o hat
acommittee such a committee ougi,t tI be
referred. He thought, however, that
should a committee on the '2OO milli rn
land scrip' question be appointed, the pe-
tition might there lie considet ed. It was
Tur the present laid on the tilde.
The joint resolutiou authorizing the
sale of the stock of the government in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to th e St a t e
of Maryland, was taken up and passed.
Biirrien gave notice that on Mon
day next he will call up Ole bankrupt re
ilea! bill.
After the disposal of tm tuer , )ui rep , ifts,
the Senate resumed the vonsideration of
tariff resolutions of Mr. McDuflie.
Mr. Evans having the floor, made a
long speech in reply to the former. •
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
-='ll , lr. Barnard gave notice that on Thurs.
Clay he will fora() to go into committee on
the exchequer bill, and should the motion
succeed, he will then offer sundry amend
ments to the bill.
Mr. Underwood, from the District com
mittee, said he was instrui ted to move
that the committee of the whole be dis
charged from the consPeration of the bill
pakrviding for the ro charter of the banks
io this District. He sail he desired the
sole on this motion to he considered as a
test question, and as deciding whether the
isenitsehould have any extension of their
Charters or not. He concluded by submit.
Ling a resolution to discharge the commit
tee.
Mr. Cave Johnson moved to lay the
resolution on the table. The motion fail -
ed--yeaa 87, nays 109.
The resolution was then adopte , d by a
vote of 114 to 98, anl the committee dis
charged from the further consideration
the bill. This indicates favorably for the
banks.
..T.he morning 11.)ur
Arnold remthdrd the Speaker that this
was the day set apart for the consideration
of his re!renchment bill, No. 548. lie
accordingly sui7mitted a mwi in to go into
committee on the bill.
After seine rather laughable conversa
tion, Mr. Arnold moved to discharge the
committee of the whole from the consid
eration of Ins hi I.
The Huse n went into committee
and resumed the consideration of tlie bill,
Mr. Underwood being in the Chair,
Mr. Holmes moved to amend that por
tion of, the bill reducing the 'mileage' of
members to $6 fir esery 20 miles, so as
to compensate members for the actual ex
pense.incurted and no more. He argued
that the scale set down in the bill would
operate un, - -q1 .11y. To illustrate thii he
alluded to the fietthet from some sections
ne, the country, members can travel by
railroads at the rate 0f240 miles per day;
while on the other hand, members from
the West were compelled to come by a
much slov‘er conveyanze, and were con
secinently sulj ct to a much ffreater ex
pense.
Mr. Cushing followed. A'` one giea:
objection to thii lii.l, he argued, that now
members of the present Congress were
just going out of pnner it was ling iieious
to cut down the salaries of t I),it suoces
sots. He
ad laced other re ist)Oti 101 V. in
his opinion, the Lill not t i pa-s.
It being now 3 o'clock, a I deh•ite ceas
ed. The question was taken on ihe
mendtoetit of Mr. Holine s, and it prevaik
ed.
tq.r. Wise, tlo• greatest uproar,
moved an additional amendment by way
of proviso, to the effect that no meinlier
shall he allowed more than one ration of
of beef, and that not roasted. l the re
mainder of the amendment could not, be
heard., owing to the dealenine• shows of
merriment ,A•hich follow e d.]
Mr. Arnold shouted for order until he
was hoarse, hut there was a regular earth..
quake of laughter. When subsided, he
moved to amend the toast beef atnenilment
of Mr. Wise, so as to except the members
of the Guard, who were to have some
thing extraordinary at the end of the ses
sion, but what it was impossible to hear.
}fere amendments of the most ludicrous
cha;rezter kept pouring in, the effect of
whicli was to keep up a continual uproar
and laughter.
Mr. Arnold kept•shouting, and protest•
log %bathe could not stem the torrent.
Mr: Wise moved to amend so as to te
duce the per diem of members to 6'4 in.
stead of,s6 per day. This motion failed,
aud, the sum of; 's6' remained in the bill.
The committee then rose and reported
progress.
Not more than half the clauses have
yet b een readied. The latter portion of'
the ill provides, fur the reduction of the
salaries:of all government officers. except
diplo*tin agents, the Commissioner of
Pensiorm. and .Ifficers whose salaries are
fixed . by the Constitution.}
Tfki [louse then i (white y sti Burned.
Traoury notes outstanding( on the Ist
i!wil-1411,7314327.69:
P"R /
JAi ES -13 ITCH AWA 1,
Sehjettio the 'oh4or,gtliat:iO4.ll Conv4gon.
DATIN MORNING PAST.
VAS. PHIL' WM. 11. SMITH, 5.1 , 1101t3 AK D FR.1'1,11,10"
sATURDAY, FEBEit'AitY 18, 1843.
See Pirst Pag'r.
Statement of the Rates of Toll on the
Pennsylvania Improvements. sheav
ing the Reduction per cent. as the
rates now stand. compared with
those of 1841, on the following ar
ticles:
Ar..r rhrs
AovltF, fi
A s !", Pr; or pc ad, 6
Bacon, "Pillow & Lard, ."1
(Punch)
Cilecse,
Cray, ((;:rwan
Co trt e, 7
Copper, :41't..; tit it'd. 10
I)rugs au.l 11cdi roes, 1:2
Dry GI ”n is,
Bales ni Brown Mu:-
lan s!.cetilig„
Fish,
°FI
ruts ❑nJ Pt.: try,
w ,re,
Groceries, 'ulYce a. , A
li ,v.)
iirdw a re,
Hemp and IfetnpLn
Yarn, 4
hides, (vanisll) 10
Lead, ( Red,&,c) 10
Liquors, (Foreign) 10
Mahogany Wood, 10
Ot!a, (oxcept Lard and
Castor) 8
Paint,4 and E)ye Staffs, 10
Quecnqwa re,
salt cstwa -e; 5
9
Tar, 9
rolmccr), (rnanur.ct'd) 10
"Pin ware,
I).i. Moe &c.,
Window G:a.s,
Ltd
TOLL ON BOATS
Express Packe', 3 horses, from
Packet,
Freight and Peck•t B )3,t, d
Freight Boat, uo
‘The drawback of . 20c per barrel on flatir can led on
the Stale Improvements froth Pittsburgh to Plttla still
TJLLS ON EMIGRANT PASSENGERS
The Commutati , tm ItestAntion9 oflB4o In VC' been
rescindrd, and an rttitttettlent to Ireight. !ben ctr
ryirg pi,v,.lef - !, by .1 re
u- d P,,wcr the FLil \V a
S.ic! liner
CIIARG S FOR USF. OF TRUCK
Section Boa', rtisF:mg. on the I:41 Roads,. n
furnis!.cl by the. Commonwealth, are to
pay, in addithin to the umal tors, 25 cts per 10111)
lbs. on the Pultage, nod 37i cte. per 1000 ilis•
on the Philadelphia and Colt mbiia' Rail Railßoad, f.
OR. u,e of ac, 'Fr ucks
In order to abridge our F.taierni-nt. we have
omltled sundry TV:acou,
Lcati, Cott,,:, &c., up , mlnri) are h w rate; mnd
also upon aric!'s upon which t•yuch rcduc
r.m! sas were lICC.CF:,ary, v. ere made la-t ye ,r
A gh , i , :r2 at th:s slat' neat kill ati,Cy any on,
that the predictions of a large increas: or buq;
ness on our improv , 2rn nt mu short'v b vcrin
\Ve c,n(ess, th,t !'pith in tio i
fulfilment would nut. h•• (pi ft so F.irong, a•^_rc it
11 it Co - the iittr duction or the eomp-tittvc systerr;
that great mate •=orinz of -0 !Inman re , erpng; .
By t'lis moan; the ill be directly bendit.
cd by the en . nuri,einent v.... Aided In in
, ranspurters.an.l the File will reap n rich reu.itrti
in return. SvC , lre the piar , lll%l(3 n(the public
lu uur lintiroct nit nts, it tsitiii only nices.iiry
wake it their internst to prefer the I'itin
svivania Ilnotni and 1h,,l point, to the
enrrgy c f the pre.ient
ill our 11111111.11 e ell
Mr. Buchanan
The Gazette has a whole column
rant and fustian about an extract which
it gives from the speech of Mr. Buchanan
on the late Treaty with Great Britain, in
which he defines his postion rel tive to
Slavery and the South. We do not think
it necessary to go into an ehbor ate defence
of Mr. B. against the puerile attack of th e
Gazette. If we did, we might at the same
time take up the gauntlet to &fend Wash
ington, Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, and
Marshall, and all the sages IA ho flamed
the constitution; for lie and they occupy
precisely the same position in regard to
slave, y. Nor is it necessary to discuss
with the Gazette the "constitutional rights"
of the Slave States. They have been set•
tic d by the practicPs of the general govern.
In..rit fur m:ire thatififiy y ears, beginning
with the administration of Washington, and
the first Congress, which was chiefly corn
posed of the framers of the constitution•
or was aided by their immediale co.inse.l
as to its intent and meaning. Mr. Bu•
chanan asks no more for the Slave States
than has always been conceded, and while
declaring his willingness to accord this,
avows that lie and hit, party "are oppo
sed to slavery in the abst,•act."
But the attack of the Gazette has a sin
ister purpose —it is a piece of sheer hypoc
iisy, roil arises from the fear that its ar
guments against Belay Clay because of
his being a slave holder, may have the
effect to induce some of its partisans to
support Mr. ; Buchanan, %%ha is no slave
holder, and hence this _miserable attempt
to make .hint obnoxious as a champion of
slivery.
A writer signing himself -"Pacificus,"
RAILAMADS
hates per WOO Itittes per 1000
per mile. 111. per mile
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S iu favor u
heir,* is 7 ,, 4095 V to s R. , f big." 1k:
•
of Ohio, Niiff, regrmstiy tips of thet, The 'roost splendid
articles; IS)!ich ;ll e beenikititH:! *144 ton.- - thia season, was recent
by tte--G[rfzettee- Hirtfiftkirgutill in favor •ly given by Mr. Wicklif f e, the Postmaster
olsouthern politiciansand southern rights:! General. It Was brilliant in the extreme.
rho first President, under the Constitution , frnm all
w:is a slaveholder, and t 1 .e slave holders of those About two hundred lovely women
dates hive an ripel right to hold office, that goo. i parts of the country, were there, and about
Heinen have who reside in free states. Fur us, at i one hundred and Vty members of the
this day, to establish such a rule, as a teat for of-
fice, would be a violation of the rights of the pro House, and thirty Senators. Mr. Webster
Pb' of the slave states. '(his is , iti my o pinion, ar i d lady, Count [lodise° and his beautiful
highly objectionable, 1! would show us willing
to invadellwir rights, while we profess merely to, lady. and all the Foreign Ministers, and the
maintain our own. This would be inc nsistuol: f as hi o n, beauty and talent of the city were
our ieuiry idiould be, will he main/tan the eon
atitiition. and will he support the C 071 Itritional t he re
. rights nil parts of the Union?"
Now the Gazette enthuses this writer's
views, and cordially commends them to its
:readers. "Pacificus" conced s that the
south, in common with the other parts of
the Union; has "constitaional rights," and
that these rights should not be "I N VA-
E D."
What mote than this does Mr Buchanan
contend for? What more than this can be
he made to claim 11 a fair construction of
his language? Bat it would seem the Ga
zette can endorse, as most excellent doe—
't ioe, coming, from Mr. Giddings, semi-.
ments which it holds in profound "detesta—
tion," when coming from Mr. Bochanan•
\Vas there ever more di4gusting hypocrisy?
After this furious demonstration of Abu
iiti,mism, the Gazette cane t rarely sup
port John Quincy Adams for the Presiden
zy. Ile falters at the abolition of slavery
in the District, and that kind of abolition—
ism will hardly suit the Gazette after this.
The sneers of the Gazette at "Democ
racy" and "Democrats" are perfectly in
character; and like the miserable and eft
refuted slander about Mr. Buchanan's "let•
ling out his Democratic blood" are un•
worthy of more than a mere expression of
the contempt in which such s'ang is held
by his ft lends and the Democratic party.
linrrisburg carrepulidelice.
Harrisburg, Fe')., 14, 1543
GEvrt.EmEN:—The Bill to change the
mode of selecting th Canal Commission.
ere, passed the House to-day, by a vote of
62 to 32.—These were six members, as
you observe, absen',l)or of whom are fa•
vocable, and two opposed to the Bill. The
13111 may pass the Senate, but it will he by
a close v(Je.
The 13111 provides that on the second
Mmiday 4110i:tuber three commissioners
',ha)! h elected by the people. In the
mean time Ole L 2 , 4 i.d i l oro are t.) elect
c trutotssio ters who e take the place
the presettt Board.
flanking Question sailed in Ohio.—
l'he Statesman of the 14th says: The
!louse, this morning, passed Mr. B irtley's
bill flow the Senato—or as we have term
ed it 'the' Bank Bill—and it only requires
the signatures of the Speakers to become a
We shall publish it as soon as we
can gel a copy signed and certified. This
is glory enough on the bn .k qm.stion. It
re-aseits the principles of last session, and
carries out the voice of the people, so far
as they have exdressed an opinion in favor
bank at all. The individual liability
is now fully sustained, and other resiric—
tions important in the a :vatteerner i t
of co r net doctrines, though riot fully equal
to the desires of all. 'We shall dwell more
at "length on this subject hereafter. W'o
have only room to-day to announce the
fact. We may all now look upon this long
agitated question of banking as settled in
Ohio. The nhigs lock as blank as a bank
Cashier announcing to an astonished audi
ence—'suspentled, SIR.'
Trouble in Church.---Dr. S. Brown, of
Amesbury, Mass., was arrested a few days
since for disturbing a religious it ceiling.
It appears that he entered tie Congrega•
tional church and took a seat in the pul
pit. The minis'er ordered him out; he
would not go; consequently some of the
members took hold iil him and pulled him
out. When in the aisle, be stretched him
self at full length, and was left in that po
sition, his wife kindly placing her muff un
der his head.
among the app'icants fur the bone.
fit of the Bankrupt Law in New York,
last week, we find the name of Jas. B•
Glentworth, of pipe-laying notoriety.
Good again.—A few more weeks have
lippnl around and we have not been called
on to record a single robbery that has oc
curred within the vicinity of this city.-- r .
Times are changed.
llestnerism.— , A ni
met tee you, Sambo?'
'Sartin I is, Cuffy.'
Here follows the passes, quite a•la•Mes•
leer awl the 'community of sensation' is
stun established.
•Is you cone to sleep, Sambor
'Yes, Cuffy, Pass asleep.'
'Well, den, what have I got in my
mouth?' tasting a hit of sugar.;
'How. dibil I know Cuffy? . I am Pass
asleep.'
There art... 161 newspapers punished in
TOBIAS
ou win) if I mes
Death from Opium.—The Rochester
Democrat states that a young man about
17 years of age, named Franklin Parsons,
son of Mrs. Parsons, a widow who resides
on Exchange street, came to his death by
the u•e of opium, whether designedly or
not. is unknown. At the inquest held by
Coroner Thompson, it was ascertained that
he told his mother on Saturday, tI at she
would not be troubled with I im much
longer; and twice during the Sabbath he in•
qiiired how much opium yould kill a n an.
Ile was asked if he had ttlken any, and he
answered in the affirmative. Ile went, to
bed on Monday evening, and the next
morning he was beyond the reach of med
ical aid. Verdict of Ihe Jury—'Ttic deceas
ell Caine tt his death by ignorantly using
opium,
Ltured to Crime.— At the Monirlier
Court of Assizes, a mail na red Poinerede
was sentenced to death, haying been con
Yirted of arson, nineteen highway robber
ies, thirty one attempt; to commit other
robberies, two actual murders, and five at—
tempt.; to commit murder.
Rents have fallen about one third in
Cincinnati
SPECIE.—The Yazoo Whig says thirty
thousand dollars in specie came to that
place a few days since from New Orleans
by steamer Yaz-io; $lB 000 of which was
consigned to one house.
llorc !We!
A Vicksbur4 paper gives the following
par iculars of a fatal affray at Tawla in
that State. A difficulty had for some time
exis'ed between two persons named New
man and Sandford,bith citizens of Holmes
co. A few days since Mr. Newman cal.
led at the residence of Mr. Sandford with
a view of effecting a reconcilation of their
difficulties. The parties shook hands and
were ab out to separate; when Sanford's
side Wd , turned towards him, Newman
a large d wiale barielHd gun loaded
with buckshot, and force I the whole load
into tl - .e andorn , ll of his adversary. Sand
hod staggered hack against the wall where
his gun was hanging on a rack, and though
almost in his last wisp, he succeeded
leveling his gun and lodging the load
the abdomen of Newman, literally tearing
out the entrails. In a few seconds after
the srcoud shut, both patties fell dead,.ide
by side.
The Alabama Legislature has rejected
a bill to grant a stay of execution in cases
Where I;e(ie is deman led
1,90 k out!
—The Legislature of Indiana
}rive pls, , ,eA An Act 'to compel spe.•ulutu rs
p road tax.'
The late suow storm appears to have ex
tended all over the country.
The Organ grinds out the following: —I
have stood upon the mountain top and talk•
ed familiarly with the thunder that bellow.
ed at my feet-1 have played with the fie.
ry lightning,and twisted its burning prongs
around my fingers—l have battled with
the earth destr,iying thunder cloud undis
mayed—l have conquered the black lion
of the desert—l have grappled with the
fierce revengeful tiger—stalked amid the
burning volcano—and stood where the eu
gulfing earthquake was uprooting all crew
lion —but to light against a darted infernal
Woman's tongue is the toughest job I ever
had vet.
lodustrini Association.
The Cincinnati Sun, after copying our
notice of the contemplated industrial Ass ,
sociation of this city, has the following:—
"Will the Post please send us the Consti
tution of the Society or Association. We
are requested by many mechanics, labor
ers, and others of this city to inquite into
the best scheme of Association for the
support of the body and enlargement of
the mind, or, the best and happiest mode of
existence in this latitude. It is believed
by many, very many very intelligent men,
that our whole mode of existence can 'be
a. little changed, and by doing so add to
the temporal and spiritual welfare of man.
In any such scheme we shall be happy to
agree."
They have not yet agreed upon the de ,
tails of a Constitution, and hence we are
unable to comply with the request of our
friend of the Sun.
The lady in Maine, who petitioned for
adirorce from her hasband•breanse he fri
ed sattsages in'the warming pan, btie with.
drawn her petition!
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tiOn*cor li de
York 'kvenitirPost,Vviikite ,
6 1t.i. hartilti lay iiiileh` brake '. -Con
gress is at Present engaged in the more wan
ton abuse of tj unt.
'•The Senate should have taken the
question on the Oregon bill, at least two
weeks ago. What is to become of the re-;
peal of the Bankrupt Law, if we are to go
on in this way, week after weok! What of
the warehousing bill; and in what state will
the finances be left, if a single bill, tpon
which the minds of every body has been
long settled, is to be debated for thirty or
forty consecutive days, out of a session nf
ninety?
It cannot be blinked that some sort of a
treasury note bill must be passed, or there
exists an intention, and perhaps an inevita
ble necessity, of calling anodicr special ses
sion. For the taking of the remainder of
the loan does not relieve the government in
the slightest deg'ee. It only puts them in
present possession of funds which they
might have created by the issue ef treasury
notes, the right to do which is now, by the
last treasury note act, cut off. Mr. Evans
is, o f course, willing to rant as many trews•
ury uotcs as may be asked fur, but the
democrats may have very seri , us objections
to voting for a bill ituthotizii g a re-issue
of the old ones, though they will, I think,
readily enough submit to the necessity i•f
extending the time for their rcdemption,—
At any rate something Will have to be done,
and it will be more than a day's work."
This is a pr. tty state of affairs indeed,
particularly when it is well understood that
the deficiency in the course of this year,
will amount to eight millions of dollars or
thereabouts. Beyond doubt, in matters of
legislation and statesmanship, we stand
before the world as a collection of extra
ordinary Sulons, who, in time of peace and
with a country rich in every product, thus
stand trembling on the verge of national
bankruptcy. We, who once payed pitch
and toss with millions of surplus revenue;
who distribute the proceeds of th 4 public
lands and who talk of assumption to the
amount of 200,000,000. What a wretched
burlesque upon common sense is thus pre•
seated! Profligate extravagance and pen
ury—lavish expendtpres and bankrupt
cy—assumption and empty pockets! It is
all stumble, bungle, tumble! and the fil
lies of the individual ar3 even exaggerated
in the policy of the natiop. Who is to
effect the reform? —Penn'art.
Vice Consul of Spain.—The President
of the United Scales has officially recogni
zed Jose Antonio Pezzahro as Vice Con
sul of Spain for the Port of Biltimore.
.ircilents.—A slip from the Savannah
Georgian states that on S•turday afternoon
week, a fire occurred in that city which
destroyed the following property: —A
bo ar di ng house in Montgomery street, oc—
cupied by Mrs. M'Fearly; the adjoining
wooden house occupied by Itanfoid
Kuapp; two houses on lily street, occu—
pied by George Iloas and Andrew Dixon.
Loss estimated at $9OOO or 10,000. The
two hou-es on Montgomery street were
insured in London for $2OOO. Those on
Bay street not insured. A flee colored
man nam d M'lntosh, who was attached
one of the engines, died from over ex
ertion. A white man by the name of
Jewett had one of his legs fractured.
The N. Y. Eve. Post slys:—A female
was token out of the Harlem Railroad
ears, on Saturday, i t such a state of ra
ving madness, th ,t it required four persons
to hold her. Her insanity as occasioned
by the influence of the doctrines of Miller
ism.
The N. V. Union says.—We learn,
fr , rn good authority, that Miss Augusta
Maywood, the celebrated danseuse, whose
debut in this country was so signally suc.
cessful, and who has also woo for her-elf
so high a reputation in Paris, is expected
to arrive in Philadelphia in a few weeks.
.Ittenapt to Ktll.—The Phila. Evening
Jour. says:—John Lewis Grille, second
mate of the brig Poultney, Captaia Mowatt,
of Baltimore, was this moruing brought
be fore the United States Court, and come
mitted in default of bail in $BOO, on the
charge of having, on the 28th of Novem.
her, in the pert of Pernambueo, committed
an assault, with intent to kill, on Captain
Mowatt. He arrived yesterday in the
barque Navarre, sent on here by the U. S.
Consul at Pernambuco.
Taking the law info their own hands.—
The citizens of Marion county, Missouri,
have held a meeting. and resolved that no
property belonging to a citizen of that
county shall be exposed to public sale.
The Rochester Democrat says there are
lots of spurious half eagles in fliaccri3i.
Henry Clay declines visiting Georgia,
and Dan Marble is in New Orleans.
Two portraits, painted by Rembrandt.
were recently Fold in Amsterdam, in the
house where they had been preserved
since first they left the painter's hands.—
They brought fifteen thousand dollars.
Horrible decident.—A citizen of Far
quier county, Virginia, named Anderson,
was accidently killed on Sunday last. He
was driving his wagon into town, and, in
mounting one of the horses of the team,
fell, and the wagon passed over his body.
Be was brought into town, and expired in
shout three hours from the - time the actin
dent occurred.
MEM=
"How do you do?"—Afact.—A young
Frenchman, only a few days arrived in
England, wai asking an English acquain
tance how he could conduct himself at ta•
ble at the first dinner- party trewasimoltr
ing to. Among other queries he_ jerked,
'lf I should want some biere?' Oh , sh,'
replied the Londoner, who had some me.
tive for quizzing the. Parisian, am very
glad you asked me that question, as kit a
peculiarity in English manners. If you
want beer you must turn round to.lbeser
vont behind, and say 'How do you do?'
'Ah; bon, I shall well remember. I lois
much the biere Arkg/aide.'-,Andmoisc.
ter the introduction, the profound bows,
the shrugs and the speeches, some irt'En.
glish, some in French, some 'half and hall,'
but all in the unmatchably Judicious
French accent, Monsieur was comfortably
abated at table, and, having waited about
quarter of an hour as a decent time, ditriag
which lime he had seen several .helped
to but without noticing the firm bY
which they obtained it, he thought be
might gratify his penchant, and turning
round to the servant, said, in the most in
entuatinfz, manner, 'How do you dor The
surprised, but gratified and honored Der,
vain, answered with a low bow, 'Quite
well, sir - , I'm exceedingly oblged to you.'_
'Ah ,!' said the Frenchman to himself; `Tie
understands-well; I shall get the beer pre.
sently.' 13eh Seged, King of Ethiopiii
did not more deceive himself. . ,
Another quarter of an hour elapsed, but
brought no beer. Again he turned round,
but by this time surprise, rem.matrane e
and sorrow were blended in the tone with
which he pronounced the spell, 'How do
you do?' The perplexed servant could on
ly make a bow, much lower than on the
preceding occasion. It was at last with
eyes fiery, and a voice tremulous with in•
div,nation, that on the 'third time Of attkine
he vociferated, 'Sir, how do you dor
The servant man must' be pardoned if on
this occasion he burst into an uncotitrolla•
hie fit of laughter. Terribly subiime, and
a lmost homicidal, was the air with which
Nlonsieur started up' and clench
fist exclaimed, in a v oi c e s p utter i ng with
passion, .You cortin rascal —if you do
,not
do you do imm dia'ely I will karmic you
on the head!'
A r.t black fox was caught in China
(Me.) last week, and is the first ever caught
in that:rev.ion. $3O is the price forthe
The man who could catch a pair of then,
foxes alive would make his fortune: get
couid afEiril to feed them on chickens and
Weber's (err ific plryof Der Freisehutz is
being performed hi Philadelphia.
What has become of the notorious 'John
Soti , h. Jr., of Arkansas ?' seems all
at Once to have Withdrawn his powerful
aid in beh4ll of the 'Arabi.' Perhaps ha
has been knocked out of their coulleili,
perhaps n , 4, who knows ? 'Bah !'
gerine paper.
Come, hold up your heal, Jahn, and
answer to your na ne ! Don't be afraid of
the AlgPrines.
Coal mines hare been discovered ip
Chili. Enoch says coal rhines . aie wantlin
olcourse in a chilly country, anti ihat
therefore this discovery of them in Chili is
just the thing.— Prov. citron.
From the tenth, and even down to iltito
beginning of tht. seventeenth century, su
instrument of execution very closely re;
sembling the French guillotine, but : -$l
led a 'maiden,' was in use in several Mies
of Europe.—Prop. Chron.
'•Maidens" are still used as an intro•
ment of torment
Public lands of the U. S.—The sales Jri
the first three quartets of 1542 amounted
to $1,079,366.
DEATH OF COMMODORE WITLI,
The Hero of the Constitntion Frigate is
no more! Commodore I - Itrt.t. died at his
residence in the city of Philadelphiii,isb
Monday, the 13th inst., at twenty trinutOs .
past .5 o'clock, aged 68 years.
STRAY COW. •
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trfAME to the Or theNilt.
d na tp. about the Ist, of No verrther last, a brirrOed
and white cow, about 4 years old, with a slit In'theieft
ear. The owner is desired to come forward sod ler
claim her a , corcling to law.
feb JOIN ENIGLAS,CL ,
rip° the rionoroble !miser of the Court of attfiand
J. (lustier Se-sions of the Peace, In and for the CO".
tv of Allegheny.
The Pettl:on of Ferdinand Hushes of the first wait FL er l
the city of Pilsburttl), in the county aforesaid. hazotdy
shesveth, That your petitioner hall' provided Motif
a ith materials for the acroatmorlaHon of travelictil i g
others. at his dwelling house in the cityoad iron. , 1
said, and prays that your honors vrill . be pleased to Inuit
him n license to keep a Politic Ilniste of Entertainp,st.
And your petitioner, as in duly bifitad, will ever prey.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the Ist ward AC tinsi t'
city of Pittsburgh, do certify, that the above pentletwe ;,,
is of ;nod repute for honesty nod temperance, and is welt,
provided with house room and!conyesiences for thrtslt,
commodation and !origins of strangers and travellers e ssill
that said tavern is necessary.
Roes C Townsend, ' John Caldwell, ..
Nath Holmes, Hugh Williamson;
Thomas CassiPy, James Bailey, ,
John Kelly, Samuel Keller,
nob! Musgrave, Jai Gray., .4!lt et, ..,.. .
A Beeler!, John W Butler,' ' ,
lab 18,—d3t.
7'u - the llon.rabie the Juticesof the Court of :Gfewesti
Quartet' fiersinne of the Peace, In and for the count/
of A liet:heny
frifiE petition of - James NI 'Connell. or /toes Township
1 in the county eforefaid.buinitty shevett—
That your petitioner bath provided himself with ow
terials for the accommodation of t - evellersand ethereal*:
his dwelling 'tense, in the township aforesaid, and prays
that your honors will be pleased to rant hist a *cease
to keep a public house of entertainment... And your ye-
iltioner, as in duty bolted, will prays •
JAMES if 'COIChIBI.L..•
We, the subscribers, citizens of Rosslowintri^ 4ks i
certify, that the above petitioner is of good remind ikte
honesty and temperance, and is well provided ref*
houseroom aid contrite teams for the accommodatkie atsl
lodging of strangers and travellers; and that said layer*
is necessary,
John C. Bryant, Richard Huggins,
Tho 4 al3?-orda, Richard Rigby,
John F. Brennan, Saml Mateer,
Wm. M'Farland, James Rigby,
Henry Gillespie, James Thomson,
Chr. Brennan; John Sword.,
feblB-3t.
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