'lKIUIS OF TIII2 "AMUlllCAX." HEN'KY H. MASS Ell, i PuattsHims mo JOSEPH EI8EL.Y. $ PoriTons. . It. JKISSEIt, UMor (orriC IS MlUPltiT ITHECT, 1KA Kr.fH. 'I'll E AM E HIO A N" i published every Satur day at TWO DOLLAKS per annum to be ;jaiil half yearly in advance. No paper dtscontin. uml till a li. arrearages ate paid. i')ulHcrition rereired for a lea period thfin ti months. All rommunkations or letter on Sanities rol.iting to the ollico, to insure attention, wiiwt be POST PAID. TO A LABV. The heart ha iorrow ofi'a own, And grief i veils from all ; And teats thnt hide them from the world, Tn anlilude will fill ; And whrn its thoughts of agnny t'pon the hosnms lie. E'en Ncauty in her loveliness Will pass unheeded by, ''Pis only on the happy, that. She never smiles in vsin ; To them she wears the minhow's hues That mock the summer rain; .And their free hearts will worship her, As one whose home is heaven .A being of a brighter world, To earth a season given. That time whh me Viasbem and gone. And earth's best mu-ir. now Is but the autumn's wind, that liounds The lesflef s forest bough ; And would shun, if that could le, The light of those dntlc eyes. That bring back hours I would forget, And painful memories. Vet, lady, though too few and brief, They are bright moments slill. When Iran free my prisoned thoughts, And wing theni where 1 will, And then thy smile comes o'er my heart, l.ikc suulieaiiH o'er the sen, And I can feel its once I felt. Whew all was well with mo. Arm rhans Dec, 1838. , . j The following heauliful lines, rxptessive of a de- j -votcdne-s truly Christian, are said to have lieen ' written by a young hJy who was lianished I'roui ; licr home for making a profession of religion. Jesus, I my cross have taken. All to leave und follow ihee: Niikeil, poor, despis'd, forsaken. Thou, from hence, my all thall be : retUh, every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known, A ct how rich is my condition, God and heaven are slill toy own, J.ct tho world despise and leave me. They have left my Savjour too: Human hearts and looks deceive inc ; Thou arl not, I ke iht nt, untrue ; And whilst Thiiu shall smile up.'ii me, (Jod of wisdom, love, and ntijjht, i'.ii'K may hale, and Irieiults may scum me, iSliuw iliy face, and all is Uijjht. Io. then, earthly fante and treasure, I'umr-, disaster, -ciirii, and p till, J.i thy sftvirc piin is pleasure. With thy fivor l.iss is gain, I have called tliec Aiiha., t'atker I hue st I my heart on Tiikk, Storms may howl, and clouds may gjlher, All mutt Wotk lor good to inc. .Man may trouble and distress me, 'Twill but drive me to thy bre.t ; Life with trials hard may press nie, Heaven will bring me sweeter r nI. ! 'tis not in grief to hirni me, M'Uile thy love is left to me, 'twere not in joy to charm me, W etc thai joy utuuixed wiih Tltec. Saul, then kn tw thy full salvati n. iiise o'er sin, and fear, and cue, Joy t.iliu.l in every station "inethiiig slill lo do or bear; Think what spirit dwells within ihee ; Think what Father's smiles are lliiue ; Think that Jesus died t win thee ; C:ald nl Heaven c .n'tl thou repine ! Uste thee nn from gtnee to gloty, Attn'd by fiith, and wing'd by jirsyer. Heaven's etirnal days lief re tin, (aod's own hand shall guide thee there, Juini shall close thy tardily iHissiou Nojii shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope xha)' change to j;lad fruition, 1'ailU to sight, and piaycr to praise. Sixteen companies arc flow c'ngagetl in ship jiing lee from Boston to the East and West In die and New Orleans. The Times says Trie be?t ice in the world is taken from Hos ir,n, one pound of which in w orth two of the )liio ice, being free Iroui the pores or airholes which render the bitter tsubject to the action of io much greater quantity of air, consequently, so much more easily melted. Little did the hardy Yankee, a quarter of a ccnuttiry ago, tliink, as he looked out upon his gloomy hills, assailed by winter's tempest, lakes congealed in blue mist and told and lonely heaths, that this v cry cold was to contribute to bis wealth almost , .. .. , , ,-,i ,1 -is much as the ileccy cotton fields ol the South, . ., , ., .pi. - , ir llll.ll vivii.lit iuiil. iiu ii-v a i "v'l v- . - , . . . iii.iiuuk .-A friiin li.vstoii. nioiionls to S iliMKa) a veil r- . Alassac husetts ice now sells in ISombay, so tl.'it . . . .. . , . jt is in every day use there. A iRuud ot ice , ' .. , , .. will pay tl-ere for a iKiund of cotton. ' rs.tsriKsON Silk Twelve of the States live bv lefi-ktive enactments, pranted Ikmiii. '.. ...:.. ..e ....i -:n. t IC OII llie priMlutlloil ui uiunnm nun i j eon, und the business is tteadily. tho' slowly pro- greying. It is computed that more than 110,- iKKl liof raw silk were produced in tho U. S. .lurui- l-ll. 1 t.'i yen rs, or less, Silk will be Jiie tecond staple product of our coantrj-. Messrs. Vickers and Hrown have been lecturiiu' to crowded houses in l).inville, Ky.; ... . .... i -i . -. ul which place till joincil me lemjtcraiu e p,Cl'C. Absolute acquiescence in the cWisiim. of flip ivasiiixc:to.. His person and personal appearance. Anec dotes of his great physical prowess. 1'roin the "Custis Recollections and Private Me moirs." In person Washington was unique. lie looked like, no one else. To a stature lofty and commanding, he united a form of the man liest proportions, limbs cast in XaUirc's finest mould, and a carriage the most dignified, grace ful, and imposing. Ko one ever approached the Pater l'atr'ire that did not fori his presence. No long nji us the vice regal court at Wil liamsburg, in the days of l,ord flotctourt, CuL Was':mgton was remarkable for his splemlid person, the air with which he wore a email sword and his peculiar walk, that had the light elastic tread acquired by his long service on the frontier, and was a matter of much ob servation, especially to foreigners. Wliile Colonel Washington was on a visit to New York in 177:1, it was boasted at the ta ble of the Hritish Governor that a regiment just landed from England contained among its ofli- cers some of the finest specimens of marthl J elegance in his Majesty's service in fact the i most superb looking fellows ever landed upon the shores of the new world. I wacr vour j Excellency a pair of gloves, s.iid a Mrs. Morris an American lady, that I will show you a finer gor of my earlier days." lie was then in his j man in the procession to-morrow than your Ex- ! fortieth year, and probably in the full meridian ccllency can select from your liunous regiment. ! of his physical powers; but these powers be j Done madam, replied the Coventor. The nior-; rame rather mellowed than decayed by time, j row came, (the lib of June) and the procession ; for his aire was like a lusty winter, frost v yet in honor ol the birthday eftlie jing advanced through li road way to toe strains of ini'itnry I music. As the troops defiled before the Gov- crnor, he pointed out to the lady several olliccrs I by name, claiming her admiration for their su- ndmiiation of a people who have nearly ull p:is , perior persons and brilliant equipments'. In . sel from the ttage of life, still serves as a mo i reur of tho troops came a Uind of officers not on del tor the manhood of modern limes. , duty, of colonial officers, anil strangers ofdis- 1 With all itsdevelojimettt tf muscular power. ! tinction. Immediately on their approach, the the foi m of Washington had no appearance of attention of the Governor was seen to le di- bulkiness. and so harmonious were its propor I reeled toward a tall and martial figure, that tions that he did not appear so passing tall as ) marched with grave and measured tread, np- his ortraits have represented. He was rather . parently iudilTerent io the scene around him. spare than full during his whole life; this is ; The lady now archly observed, I perceive that readily ascertained from his weight. The lust your Evcellenry'seyes arc turned to the right : ti,n0 he weighed was i the summer of 17!!!), i object; what say you to your wager now, sir ! . when having made the tour of his farms nc- fv,1, madam, replied the gallant Governer. coiuptnied by an English gentleman, he called t Vhen I laid my wager, I was not aware that at his mill and weighed. The writer placed j Colonel Washington was in New York. the weight in the scales. The Englishman, i To n question that we have been asked a J not so tall, hut stout, square btul, and fleshy, ' thousand and one times, viz to what individual, weighed heavily, and expressed much surprise '. known to any who are yet living, did the person that the General hod not outweighed him, w hen of Washington bear the nearest resemblence ! Washington observed that the best weight of ! we answer, to Ralph Izard, Senator from South his best days never exceeded from 210 to "Jv.t. ' Carolina, in the first Congress under the Con- the instance alluded lo he weighed a little stitution. The form of Izard was cast in Na- rising -'111. ; Hire's manliest mould, w hile his air and man- ; f the portraits of Washington, the most ot j ncr were both dignified and imposing. lie ac- . them give to his persona fullness that it did i i pi i red great distinction, while pursuiii" his M,lt possess, together with an aUloiiiinal en- ! studies in England, for his remarkable prowess . in the athletic exorcises of that distant period. ! An officer of the Life Guard has loon often I heard to observe, that the Coinuiaiider-iu-Cliief j was thought to be the strongest man in his j army, and yet what thews and sinews were to ! be found in the army of the Revolution. 171, . a company of rilletnen from the county of Au ', irusta, in Virginia, reinforced the troois "of j lfavette. As the stalwart band of mountain jeers, defiled before the General, the astonished i und numiruig l rencmuan cxciaimeu : Dieu ! what a people arc these American ; they have reinforced wc with a hand of giants; j '"stances. During the cantonment of the A-,i- , . . . i t merieaii urinv at the Yulley Fop'o, some cfli- , .. T ., , , , . leers of the Ith Pennsylvania regiment were n his limbs ; they wero long, large, and sin- .. - . " .. - , . ... . 1 engaged in a game of fives. In the midst of ewy. I lis frame was of equal breadth from . . , , ,, , , . ..ii- it- i . .i i i their sport they discovered the Cotnuiiuder-in-the shoulders to the hips. His chest, though ,.... , , .... , , , . I l hiel leaning upon the enclosure and behold- broad and espansive, was ntrt prominent, lmt ' . . . rather hollowed in the centre. He had suf fered from a pulmonary affection in rnrly life, from which he never entirely recovered. His frame showed an extraordinary development of bone and muscle ; his joints wero large, as were his feet ; and could a cast have been pre served of his hand, to be exhibited in these de generate days, it would be said to have be longed to the being of a fabulous oc During . I , . . .. . r , , the last visit ol ljifayette to Mount ernon, : , ul4" """"S --ui.m. - c-ven,s , : that occurred in olden days, he said to the j . "' 1 writer: Itwasui this tHirlico that you were ... iiiiioim.eii t, nu: in , ..i.. i ni ; you were men i ! holdintr bv a single fint'er iifthn ir,iwl (:r.ii,,,,,ru i , , , , -7 ... j remarkable hand, which was oil that you could 1 , , . . 3 do, my dear sir, at that lime.' ; . . , , ... , . i In the various exhibilums of ashuifton a great physical prowess, they were apparently attended by scarcely any ellbrt. When he o- verthiewtlie stromr man of Virginia in w rest- - o - c bug, while many of the fme,t young athlete ef l',e times were engaged in the manly games j Washington had retired to the shade of n trie, ; UP" l'"' perusal ofa favorite volume; ; IlJ ""y '" the . champion of the i gninee etriKlo through the ring, calling for no - bier competitors, and tauntin" the student with the reproach that it was the fear of enciKinli r- .. l. l.....i:...i mj wj nwnmicu n-i huui-uiiim Kim M-pi nun frWDthe fiugi th.it Wa.:liiiij;loiiij.ed his ho'l UNBUKY AMERICAN. AND SIIAM0K1N JOURNAL. niiijn.i'y, the vital principle of Republics, from which .Simbiiry, Xortliumbrrlaml Co. and, without divesting himsclfofhis coat, calm ly walked into the arena, observing that fear formed no part of his being; then grappling with the champion, the struggle was fierce hut momentary, for, said the vanquished hero of the arena, in Washington's linn-like grasp I be come powerless, and was hurled to the ground with a. force thnt seemed to jar the marrow in my bones; w hile the victor, regardless of the shouts that proclaimed his triumph, leisurely retired to his shade, and the enjoyment of his favorite volume. The power of ashington's arm was dis played in several memorable instances. In liis throwing a stone across the Rappahannock ri ver below Fredericksburg, another from the bed of the stream to the top of the Natural T.ridge, and yet another over the Palisade into the Hudson. While the late and venerable C. II. Peal was at Mount Vernon in 1772, engaged in painting the portrait of the provincial Colon el, some young men were contending in the ex ercise of pitching the bar. Washington looked on for a time, then, grasping the missile in his master hand, whirled the iron through the air, which took the ground far, very far, lteyond a- ny of its former limits the Colonel observing with a smile, "Yon perceive, young gentlemen that my arm yet retains some portion of the vi- kindly,' and up Id his tuxty-eightli year, he mounted a horse with surprising ogilily, and lode w ith case and gracefulness of his better days. Mis personal prowess that elicited the largemeiit greater than in tho life, w hile his matchless limbs have in but two instances been faithfully portrayed. In the equestrian by 'l'rtimbull of 17!MI, a copy of which is in the Ci ty Hall of New York, and in hi engraving by Itsier, from a paintim; by Cogniet, French ar tists of distinguished merit. The latter is not an original p-iiuting, the head being from Stunt, but the lincatiou of the limbs is the most perfect extant. Of the remarkable degree ol" itweand rever ence that the presence ol Washington always '"''''d. Me shall give one out of one thousand moment all things were changed. The ball was suffered lo roll idly away, the gay laugh und joyous shout of excitement w ere hushed in to a profound silence, and the officers were graely grouped together. It was in vain the : Chief hegued :f the players that they would procMcd with '.heir ame, declured the pleasure I in. iiau lAi'Liiuuitu iioiii v iiiicasiiiLJ mill Chill. , . ... . . . " . ,.t. ..l ii... .. i ... I.. ... ... tl... I... I. ..I ... ,v. ....... ......I i: ,i i -ii , r Hint ui in . -ui. it in , m iiiu maul) l.lll.lJ?W LilUl . 1 , , , , , . nu iiiiu-i ii iuhiu Hate vousienj vi in oiiii.f uija. All would not do. Not a man could be induced to uiove, till the Ccneral finding that his pres ence hindered the otlicers from continuing their amusement, bowed, and wishing tlitdi good 'snort retired I 1 ' , lo: I'uuxkiiy , , ! ''rauiuiar school of Gum i. Scene in a .Muster.-Kcbert, compare the adjective cM. Robert Positive a.- coimmrato o cm', Blllierlutive coffin , - - Master.-Tlmfs a god boy, R.bby.-Now Bobby tell me how you know a n adjective Iron, a noun. ; Kobeit.-My m having degrees cfcumpari- ( u. j Master. Riyht ! now give mo un eA.iii.plo. j Kutart I'uisitive -ilejjree ullev Qute ; com- putative, ullcyu-or. t . i niasti r. very well, Hobby, vou may i-it diuvu. there is no appe al but to force, the vital ptimiplo and Pa. Safurtlay, DIartli 1, is 12. That I'nrulj- Member." An extraordinary case of slander w-as lately determined in the Supreme Court of Ohio, which illustrates the necessity of woman hold ing their tongues, and that iron rule of the law, which makes the husband responsible in dama ges for the slanderous expiessions of his wife. Almut three years ago Mrs. Copelaud charged Mrs. White with stealing her "geranium pot," and published the words to several persons. Mr. White and wife commenced nu action a gainst Mr. C. and wile in an interior court, and obtained a verdict tor one tliotis.nnl dollars the defendant counsel moved upon a bill of excep tions, alleging that noslaiuler would lay in the words, because the geranium was in the nature of a I rrr, and the taking of a tree was only a rr.ins, and not n fun;. The cause was sent down again was tried, and the counsel for the plaintiff waived the trre and went for tlie . The jury on the second trial were incensed at the quibble, and gave a vindictive verdict JstXH) damages and costs! it being proved to them that he received .$10,KI hy his wife on his marriage. The defendant, by his counsel, moved flr a new trial on the ground of exces sive damages, and a rule was granted, on pay ment of the pliiintiirs w hole costs, which n mounted to over one thousand dollars. The cause was again tried, and by an untow ard fa tality, which his eminent counsel could not con trol, although every effort was made in his be half, the jury returned a verdict of three thou sand Ore liutitlrtti dolla's damages, and costs. Hy this time the defi-ndiuit was heartily sick of the law, and not willing to agree with his adversary, determined to avoid the payment of the judgement, by transferring ha property to his brother-in-law. The powerful IhiiL's ofa bill of discovery drew out the fact of the trans fer, and the perjury of the .leferdanfs answer put tnis ul'air in a new, but more fearful light. When the truth flashed on his mind that ruin was fast gathering around him, he had a con. ferencc with the plaintiff, and settled their difficulties by paying him the verdict and cost, j f7o'J!l 31, besides the fees of his own counsel. Trrrlilr Arriilrnt. We learn from the lkiston papers that on Monday evening, in that city, as the Catholic Mutual Relief Sicietv, whiv'h had lo-lda public meeting in .Montgomery-Hall, was about adjour ning, the floor gavp way, and precipitated the assembled crowd, near r(HI in nnmlter, into the apartment below, occupied by Mr. Jas. D. li id- die as an Auction Store. During the descent some threw themselves out of the windows. When al were taken from tin? ruins it was lound that but three men were severely in jured ; cue of them a Mr. Hums, of South Hus ton, hail both legs broken, and the other two had rit-eivisl some serious bruises. Three or four others were reported to have hud their arms and legs sprained ; these, as tar as could be ascertained, were all the accidents. The Pittsburgh Gazette of Mid.iy contains the follow ing account ofa singular yet fatal ac cident. It says (In Saturday forenoon, alsiut eleven o'clock as Mr. Smith, saddler, in Liberty street, near the corner ot' St. Clair, was at work on a sta ging, fixing a sVy light in the roof of his store, ussi.-ted by u workman by the name of Caro thers, the staging gave way and they were pre cipitated from the roof through the scuttle to the ground ll.xir. They grasped each other as they fell, and Mr. Suiilli was uppermost as they reached the floor. Mr. Curothcrs fell upon his back, his head striking first, and fractured Ins skull in a most shocking manner, lie lived but a few minutes. Mr. Smith escaped with very little injury. A Skiovo Daw ('licMhtm. The niantlo of Iavy t'rockctl has ccrlainly fallen upon Mr. Arnold of Tennessee. During an amusing speech the olher day upon the Tarit', Mr. Arnold remar ked among other things, that he did riot w ish to give the vagabonds of the coun try a chance to drink ch niip;iiriit'. iVe. A Member 'Aro'tia tt c-ti',iJl.ii. Mr. Arnold 'No, never, ly a mi nu.. 15'Jt as a friend t'Cr no- has re marked, with a good born of win n-: kack,' 1 can swallow New II liiijliirc at a mouthful, if her uraiii'o l.i!U ucio well greased.' (Laug!itr.) Anotlier Mcinbei -'It would give von the okavki., old fellow.' (Ilcnew i -'d l.augliter.) A Third 'If he swallowed thefiiu. Kill. State, ho would surely have the I , . , . . usi- (Ivuars Ol l,aigl.tcr.) . My dear, come in ami go to bed J(1, hjs u, j. , ri f , , i;u just roturned from the fair , ja dct.;,je,v .ll)U- come you so' Mate. i You must be dreadful tired sure, w ith vour walk of six miles. Arrah! get away v.itli your iionsensc," ays I at. It w'as'nt tho lencrth of the wav at all that fatigued rue, but the buadlli of it. innieil.a parent .li sp nisin. Iirrtasov. lol. 1 1 Vo. WIV. A IvMUT Sr.it MON on I.ono Oxus. Tlxt 'iik Mi'im " Col ion Mather. My friends, I have forty reasons agninst long sermons but lor l!w sake of brevity, I shall o Itut all lmt two. 1st. Isnig sermons feldom effect the object of preaching. Tn design of the preacher is to convince, ir..-4ruct, and -r.iua le. Now to convince, it is not necessary to dig a channel to the understanding as long as the E rie canal ai.il. generally, two gixtd reasons, clearly presented, and powerfully urged, wiil produce more convictions than tweutv. To in- struct neither a w hole system ofthcnlogy, nor j a world ofillustration, nor a" vocabulary of word j are necessary. Such surfeiting, the mind re- I jetts. To impress, it is not necessary to tbun- j der long and loud the oak is riven by a single i stroke of lightning; and to perruade the man who cannot he moved in half an hour, will not be tensed into submission in uti hour and a half. So that all beyond a sermon is lost, and worse than lost; the lover of truth leaves the house of God with a weary Ixvly, a juled mind, and a heavy heart, not because the preaching was not Evangelical, or was inappropriate, but be cause of its unreasonable length. Jnd. ls'iig sermons drive not a few from the house of (red. How often is the excuse inailo.'-I wou'd attend church but bet who can endure an endless sermon !" I Such en apology may indeed arise from an ', aversion to tinth: but let the cause be removed, j and this excuse at least will die. j two Kt:MthKs. 1. We see why som minis-. tors areso un-ecc'isi;! in the.r preaching. Were they to condense their thoughts, and urge them h-niie briefly, vividly, anil fervently, with the blessing of Cod, glorious results would ! follow. 'Jin!. l. t no minister complain that hear- j ers sleep, nor of inattention, when they take the verv wav to produce it. Lutlierin Observer. I . J r.wcuorr ami Dickens. We have seldom : read a more eloquent or a more complimentary notice of Dickens, the author, than is contained j in the following paragraph ofa letter from the I en of Ceorge JJancroA, the American hitori- i an; . j -Mis clear mind and fiiunv disposition, his i 1 prolific powers of invention, his pithos and hu - nior, uro sociiariiiiugly blended with genuine love for his fellow man that wherever he finds a human being he finds a companion lor his iiiiagiiutt.on.iitiu can trace the choicest pictures of humanity even tin the gate cfa pouihotise. Like every man ol truly great endowments, he loves freedom tor its own sake, and man fir his capacity tbr it. In this he resembles the two greatest poets ot our century, Byron and Schil ler; und I quote from Schiller when I nsk leave to propose as a sentiment: tlt.Mis, kindling with right affections ; it can hold the millions in its embrace, and thrjw a kiss to the w hob? world." Connubial l'elh ity. A slout. hearty vendor of small wares, of ge nuine 'Jerry Sneak' aspect, made his wav into the ollice, and after peep . i i . I I ing tautioiisiy annul, as ii to tw sure some object cf dre.nl was nol present,! ,, , J . .. ... ' , . I w a ked uo to the magistrate, ami in un i . , 1 ,. . ? , a armed whisper said, '1 want to swear i . . ' . . . 1 1 1 III".-, IIU1 WUiSIIIJ". .Magistrate. 'Against whom !' Aplicaut. (hooking about careful ly) aga-itist against my (softly) wile. Magistrate. What has she been do i'.i'.l Applicant. 'She's always a hiding : me. Thore w ns only this morning she j ... -i . i r. i i .1 i s ii ic Kt.tl inv di c in.1 uum; i Mill iiiniiiei i . . i . i , .. . I i . ; nuttee nppomtcd to ap.itaise him accor hiiup ol sugar in my tea, when 1 tliought ; , . ... . 4 ' ,, . r she was'nt looking. I i....Lino - Magistrate. Well, you know you t'x.k her for he tier or worse. .AoHieant. ' cs, but she s all worse. ! I I . .1... IV. I 1...M .1 . , , .. i - i i hi MMi.rilm.g shocking, i thmk 1 coulJ manage her if 1 could separnto her from the ri.i ImlJJe. Magistrate, her." Applicant. M.i giratc. iioney .' .( jd.;mt. Magistrate. Aiu'hi-ant I.ock it away from She's got all the keys.' 'Dont lt her have any She keeps all the cash.' l'art fp'Oi ber.' She won't let me." Then,' said the magistrate, in a tone perpl-xilv, 1 don't know what load- ie. There's only one course run ! so Ion;: about it. I could write one my olfto America, for that is the land of self in hull" tho time, if I only had the promise for every rogue, fool, and dis. 1 text. cuti'icnted pet son here.' London Life. Custom. "Well, Mr. C'roter, how much do you nU for your sugar f" ".itie pence a pound." "How much a hogshead ?"' Well, about fi.it v do liars." I'll lake a cent's worth of cigars, i'i Icisc,"' l'liitr.M or i i:im isi;. 1 square 1 insertion, - fn df) t da 2 lo . 0 7 I do 3 dj 1 ()i Evt-ry subeiiient infiertirn, 0 Yearly Advertisements, (with the privilepo nt alteralioiO one column $25 i half ciilumn, fl. ! three sipiares, 13 5 two squares, f'J ; one nn tie, $' Without the privilege of altemtion a liberal discount will be made. Advertisements lett without directions as to ll o length of lime the ' to be published, will be continued Until ordered out, and charged accord ingly. Cj'fitteen Knes make a square. .... 1 " ' .. ..!'! ' J." J ) Cuniovs Fact in AccovTtf . A machine has been invented in France, by which the un dulations in the atmosphere mny be counted, which take place between two individuals in conversation. The wind in pissing over thi water, causes it to ripple, and the voice; when an individual speak, produces certain -vibrations in the atmosphere, by which sound is communicated. An eminent philosopher says that these puliation, if they may bo eo called, cnr.sod by a mde veice, vary from 2'0 1o 500 in a second, while thoc of the fenm'e extend from (KKMo 1000 ! We weuld net like to bo suspected ol uncliaritalileness, but really there iro some sharp, shrill, ecr-piercing voices of the tender sex, which doubtless would exceed th'.nsand. ft if. Oazctte. A Wool Story Tho following excellent story is 'Kill of Mr. tSheafc, a grocer in l'ortsmontli, N. If. A man had purchased a quantity of wool from him, which had been weigh ed and paid for, and Mr, S. had gone to the desk to p-et change; for a note. Happening to turn his heat' while ihcie, he -saw in n glass lhat hung so as to reflect liio store, a slout arm reach up and take from the shelf a heavy white cheese. Instead of jipncarinsr suddenly ai,( rt.hMkjnrr 1C man for his theft, and thereby losing his custom forever, the rral't y old gentleman gave the tiiief m change as if nothing had happened, and then under the pretence of lifting tho (ng to lay it on his horse, took hold of it ; and doing so, it appeared heavier than he seemed to expect, upon w hich he exclaimed, "Bless me, I must have reckoned the weight wrong." 'Oh. no," said tho olher, "you may he sure o' that, for I counted them w itli you." "Well, well, wo won't dispute about the matter it's easily tried !" replied Mr. S ptiU ting the bag into the scale again, "There !" nid he, "I told you so I knew I was right made a mistake of near 20 pounds: however, if VOU don't wnnt it all, I'll take part of it out?" -No, no," said the other, staying the hands of Mr. S. on his way to the . .-. I I 11I 1 sitings oi me oag, "l ramer guess i i lake Ihe whole." And this he did, pay ing for his rascality by receiving sim milk cheese at the price of fine wool. (hitch Flooded. A criy of fire was raised on Friday night, on the North river side, w hen the cvcrM-eady fireman proceeded with their engines in all possible haste. Some mischei j vous bystanders directed tltem to a j church where were assembled a large : congregation of our colored population , in tlie act of divine worship. The : church being we'l illuminated tended tc I confirm the statement, and without ' stopping to make further inquiry, tho ; unconscious firemen directed tho hose : pipe to the windows, and before the mistake was discovered; the worships pers were drowned out, and the church :. ,.-.! I .-i r--l in i i ii'ii ui i wilier i . I'.vnre . " "! t.- - . T t . t,-r. A I.ockv Ihoiciht. A loafer was , . , , . , , lately being sold out, propria icrsona?, . ..; . . i i i in St. 1- rniiris rnntitv. Arkansas miller the act for the benefit of such "var mints," usually called the Vagrant act. He w as hoisted on tho block, and at the. moment he was about being keeled over by the auctioneer's hummer to the high est bidder, he claimed the benefit of the valuation law. Alter a httle cors'ider atioti this was granted him; and a corn- tl III .1 w . nimi" I I II I'l I v I H Fl I I " '. - a case made and provided. Ho was valued at J7 1-" cents, and again put j up to the highest bidder, and knocked down at 'JO cents. iot bringing two- thirds of his appraised worth, tho iellow . . ,r actually got "clear. A Coon Oxe. We copy the follow ing from the Philadelphia North Ame can. Dl.OOlE BETWrt'.l A ClFROYMW A Ml one of ins Female I'arisimon'ek;. Parishioner It amazes me minis ters don't write better sermons. I'm sick of their dull prosy allairs. Parson Hut it is no easy matter, my good woman, to write good sermons. Parishioner 1 cs, but thru you are Iarson O, if a text is what yon want, 1 will furnish that. Take thii one from Solomon: It is better to dwell on the housetop than in a broad house, with a braw ling w oman. Parishioner Do you mean me sir? Parson Oh my good woman, youj if j will never make a good sermonier; J you arc too ioon ri vour aim icahov. I.
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