From a lAverpool paper.
The Cninctt
Lumcrocs Effects of the ArrtABAScs of
a Comst in 1712. In the year 1712, Mr. VVhis
ton having calculated tlio return of a comet,
which was to make ita appearance on Wednes
day, the 14th of October, at five minutes after
five in the morninjr, gave notice to the public
accordingly, with this terrifying addition, that a
total dissolution of the World by fire was to tattn
place on the Friday following. The reputa
tion Mr. WhiHton had long maintained in Eng
land, both as a divine and a philosopher, left
little or no doubt with the populace of the truth
of his prediction. Several ludicrous events now
took place. A number of persons in and about
London seized all the barjes and boats they
ceuld lay their hands on in tho Thames, very ra
tionally concluding, that whon the conflagra
tion took place, there would be the most safety
on the water. A gentleman who had neg're
ted family prayer for better than five years, in
formed his wife that it was his determination
to resume that laudable practice the same even
ing ; but his wife having engaged a ball at her
house, persuaded her husband to put it oft till
they saw whether the comet appeared or not.
The South Sea Stock immediately fell to 5 per
cent, and the India to 11 ; and the Captain of a
Dutch ship threw all his powder into the river,
that the ship might not be endangered.
The next morning, however, the comet ap
peared, according to the prediction, and before
noon the belief was universal that the Day of
Judgment was at hand. About, this time 223
clergymen were ferried over to Lambeth, it was
said, to petition that a short prayer might be
penned and ordered, there being none in the
Church Service on that occasion. Three maid9
of honor burned their collections of novels and
plays, and sent to the bookseller's to buy each of
them a Bible, and Bishop Taylor's 'Holy Living
and Dying.' The run upon the Bank was so
prodigious, that all hands were employed from
morningtill night in discounting notes and han
ding out specie. On Thursday, considerable
more than 7,000 kept mistresses were legally
married, in tho face of several congregations.
All to crown the whole force, Sir Gilbert
Ileathcole, at that time Head Director of tho
Bunk, issued orders to all the Fire Officers in
London, requiring them to keep a good look
out, and have a particular eye on the Bank of
England.'
The Atcvracy with wmcn the Mcletra
y erses the Alps. Among the Alps, the path
often occupies only a space of a few feet in
width, having on one side an eminence of per
pendicular ascent, and on the other a vast abyss,
and, it generally follows the direction of the
mountains, presents frequently declivities of se
veral hundred yards. On arriving at ono of
these, the mule halts for a moment, and no ef
fort of the rider can for a time urge it forward.
It appears alarmed at the contemplation of the
danger. In a few moments, however, it places
its fore feet as it might be supposed to do in the
act of stopping itself, and almost immediately
closes it6 hinder feet, somewhat ndvanciug them,
so as to give the idea of its intention to lie down.
In this attitude it glides down the descent with
astonishing rapidity : ct amidst all its speed,
retains that self government which enables it to
follow, with tho most perfect precision, all the
windings of the road, and to avoid every impe
diment to its progress and security.
Tin LmI Moments of a Snlclde.
Cot. Sitxtro. -In noticing tho death of Col.
Shelton by suicide, the Vicksbur Sentinel my he
waa a kind and affectionate father, anJ was hu
mane in nil tho relations of life. He left inmi
memoranda behind him, in which the horrors of his
mind, during; the period which immediately pre
re. (led hi death, are forcibly depiciled. No one
cm rea l these hasty notes with other feeling than
sympathy for the file of the wre'ehed man.
20th. 1 fear tny fate is fixed. Gravnwilldo
nothing to-day, and Crane is uneasy so ate others
who have entrusted me whh their funda. If I am
deceived, T cannot anrvive it. My foitune it gone
my credit also. If I im deceived I cannot meet
my friend- who have relied on me. How am I to
meet my God ! Must my destroyer live and t die ?
Oh Co I. how awful ! Yet it is better to die by
my own hands, than to lire in asnnv ; or meet mv
Ood with my own, than the Wood of another on
my hand It mut he, if am deceived Monday.
Tuesday, 10 o'clock. No better. What ii to be
done? Night, It o'clock. I have received no
thing but premise, depending on Government The
truth is, my Cam illa have been used Infill up ex
amina'ion. A a fur as gone, the specie is in amount
full. If the investigation was over, or excitement
at an end. I would receive all in gold, or aa much
as I need at present to satisfy all who have entrust
ed m.
22d. The question now is, will those persons
continue to delay longer lam sure myself that
all U safe ; if they do not, I die to-day by my own
hands. Oh God, forgive me ! Oh God, tike
care of my wife and littto ones t
The following ia a copy of a note left upon the
bank of the river, and supposed to have been writ
ten jut before his death t
Before I take this dreadful leap, I swear before
the living God, that Graves has all the funds I could
get. It was iriTcsied in Slate warrants, left him
under the promise that gold should be paid at par
as soon as the investigation was over, All is gone.
The only warrants which I can describe 1 have
no doubt are in the Treasury : An old warrant,
J 1,226. Tracy warrant, $736, belonging to T. P.
Ware; $975 wrapped in Tracy's account loft as
Col'atend security belonging to W, K. Crane.
I further swear I have not a dollar my family
has. Mr. Graves has $7,2S4. and about 4,000 be
sides. Not one cent have I received, unless it be
$300, borrowed of Mr. Thomas, and $201 of E.
Graves ; so help me God !
March 3d, 1S43. W. H. SHELTON.
I- J---J-- L-BJ
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, April 29, 1843.
fXj" We have on band sixty teams of print
ing paper, similar in sire and quality to the sheet
upon which this is printed. Also 36 reams of su
per Royal 21 by 29 inches, which will be sold at
cost ind carriage, for cash.
rXj On our first page will be found a well writ
ten and interesting tale
u
rr We are indebted to k friend for Mr. Barrett's
Report on capital punishment.
Qr3Tbe Susquehanna is gradually falling. A
vast quantity of lumber is now afloat on Its way to
market. The injury to the canals is probably not
as great as waaexprcted from the high state of the
water. The navigation, we think, will be fully
resumed in a few days.
fXj The Tide Water Con d sustained but very
little injury from the lute freshet, which was re
paired in a few days.
Distrming Calamity.
We regret to state that the stone flouring M ill
of Mr. Frederick Haas, about two miles from this
place, was entirely consumed by fire on Wednesday
n'ght list, with all its contents. There were up
wards of four hundied bushel of grain in the mill,
belonging to different individuals, at the time,
which was all consumed. The loss will be seri
ously felt, not only by Mr. Haas, but by many o
thers. The fire was first discovered shout one o'.
clock nt night, when the roof had already fallen
in. It is not known how the fire originated.
fjT Mason w ho was arrested for the lato murder
at Harrisburg, has hern discharged for want of evi
dence. The confession mad at Rending, proved
on examination to be incorrect.
Sale of the Public Work!.
The bill for the sale of the main line for $18,.
000,000, and the Delawure division for $1,000,000,
hasps ed both Houses. State stock to be taken
at par in payment! 1.1,000,000 to be paid before
the company purchasing it can go into operation.
If these improvements should be sold, the public
dol t would be reduced to about $ 18,0:10,000 ; but
then we should be without the improvements,
which at some future day might enable us to pay
off the whole debt.
Cj During a heavy shower at Baltimore, on
Sunday last, a quantity of sulpher fell with the
rain. The Milleritc rejoiced exceedingly, as it
was the last day, but unfortunately another ahowcr
soon followed and washed away all their hopes.
X? The flying machine, recently invented in
England, is attracting great attention among the
scientific men there. A large surface of 4 or 6000
square feet is exposed to the air, made of light
silk, which is prn elled l y rotary wheels, similar
to those of a wind mill, driven by a lightly con
structed steam engine. The English pipers say
that they may probably pay us a flying visit some of
these days.
upon this subject. It serves to show, however,
bow difficult it is to eradicate prejudice and error, !
whi n sanctioned by long usige. Here ia no con
sanguinity no iflinity by blood. We should
think it less harmful and prejudicial to society to
marry a doxen of sisters-in-law, than one couin, or
even a second cousin.
(QT The following act to prevent preferences in
assignments was passed at the list session, and
was signed by tho Governor on the 1 7th inst. It
is an important act i
"Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same. That all assignments of property
in trust, which shall hereafter be made by debt
ors to trustees, on account of inability, at the
time of the assignments, to pay their debts, to
preter creditors, (except for the payment
of wages of labor,) shall bo held and construed
to inure to the benefit of all tho creditors, in
proportion to their respective demands, and all
such assignments shall bo subject, in all res
pects, to the laws now in force relative to vol
untary assignments. Provided, That claims
of the laborers thus preferred, shall not sever
ally exceed the sum of fifty dollars."
21,500 00
250,000 00
5,000 00
8,000 00
300 00
2.000 00
Extraordinary Swiftness) of Horses.
The Marquis of Rockingham possessed a horse,
called B;iy Mdlton, that ran four miles on the
York course, in seven minutes and forty-four se
conds. The celebrated Childers is supposed to
have been the fleetest horse ever known in the
world. He was opposed by all the most distin
guished horses of his day, and what is perhaps
unprecedented in such a variety of contests, in
every instance bore off the prize. He is stated
to have ran nearly a mile in a minute, and his
general progress on a four mile course was at
the rate of M feet and a half in a second. E
clipsc was almost equally swift with Childers,
and w&s considerably stronger. His form by
no means considered handsome, as indeed his
dimensions deviuted very considerably from
those which were supposed to constitute the
standard of perfect beauty in the horse ; but the
most minute examination, his structure was
found to be contrived with the most exquisite
mechanism fur speed.
A Ntreot Fight.
A disgraceful street fight occurred between
Governor Thomas of Maryland, and Governor
McDowell of Virginia, at Staunton, in tho lat
ter State, last week. The disgrace of the thing
was heightened by the fact, that the parties are
cloFely connected by matrimonial alliance
the one being the son-in-law of the other. The
Richmond Star gives the following account of
it:
"We have the particulars from a correspon
dent o a fight that occurred at Staunton on
Tuesday last, between Gov. McDowell and
Gov. Thomas of Maryland. Gov. Thomas reach
ed thct place in the Valley stage, about 11 o'
clock, and Gov. McDowell in the Charlottsville
stage, about an hour afterwards. They put up
at the same hotel, and met there, but did not
spi'&k both desiring to take the Lexington
staire. When the stage came up, Gov. Mc
Dowell handed his lady into the fctagp, and he
was also in the act of entering, when he obser
ved Thomas at his side, and demanded where
he was going, to which he replied, "In the
stage." This he was assured he should not do,
and frc.m words they proceeded to blows, Gov.
McDowell employing his umbrellu with marked
effect upon his adversary. The bystanders then
interfered, ami the battle was stopped Gov. T.
declaring that he had not received fair play.
By the persuasion of friends, Gov. McD. with
his lady took a privateconveyance to Lexington.
Gov.T. continuing in the stage. It was anti
cipated that another "scene" would occur at
Lexington, from which place news was anx
iously expected. The afliiir has caused great
talk and excitement at Staunton."
rjj Thii is the season for setting out fruit ami
shade trees. There is nothing that isrolculitcd to
beaut fy a town s much, as by the planting of lree.
And its this can be done also little expense and
trouble, it is to be regretted that more attention is
not given to tho subject.
(xj" Tho lat legislature, in postponing the bill
which compelled the Tide Water Company to
redeem only one fourth of its notes in tolls, have
eiven a direct sanction to the most shameless kind
of repudiation. Thia law, and the repeal of the
rx post fnclo features of the non-imprisonment law,
must, and will yet be carried into effect.
Small Notrs.
The bill allowing the banks to issue small notes
fr a period of 3 or 4 years, has not become a hw.
If the banks can resume without the aid of small
bills, which we hive reason to believe they now
will do pretty generally, we should certainly pie.
fer a resumption wi.h nit them. The irredeemable
borough and individual shinplasters, we hope, will
at once be d'scardtd.
Sprric; for tlir Laborers.
It will be recollected that some time since, Penn
sylvania received f 00,31 3 27 in specie, from the
General Government, as her share of the proceeds
of the sale of the public Uriels. When the appro
priation loll was before the Senate, Mr. Eyer of
I'nion, offered an amendment that the above sum
in specie I paid out to the laborers on the public
works, which was incorporated in the bill as it
passed both Houses.
Among the most important acts was the
General Appropriation bill, which passed a little
bcfoie 12 on Tuesday night, of which the following
is a synopsis :
For the expenses of Government, $250,000 00
For Militia Expenses, 20,000 00
For Pensions nod Gratuities, 47,000 00
For Universities, Colleges, Acade
mies and Female Seminaries (re
duced one one half,)
For the support of the Common
School System,
To the House of Refuge,
To the Institution for the Blind,
do. do. Deaf and Dumb,
To repairs, 5cc ,of Public Ground, at
The Cnpitol,
To the Stale Lihraay, for debts now
duo,
For expenses of the late Nicholson
Court,
To the Eastern Penitentiary,
do. Western do.
For intercut of the Relief Issues,
For interest on cerlifica'es to l)o
mestic Creditors,
Temporary loan under Act of 14th
April, 1839,
To the Giolog'cal Survey, (to be paid
w hen the w hole work is completed
and not before,)
For continuing the Mttcorulog'cal
Survey.
To Miscellaneous Expenses,
To the ayment of Canal and Rail
road oliiiers.
To expenses in the Canal Board, in
cluding the salaries of the Commis
sioners, Clerk hire, etc.,
To ri pail damages to the Canal, by
the great floods, if necessary,
To be paid pro ruin for claims for la
bor and materials furnished on the
public works, (being the sum re
ceived in specie from the general
government, for Pa's share of pro
ceeds of sales of public lands.)
For ordinary repairs,
This last item was incorporated in the bill for
the relief of Domestic Creditors, for tho sale of
State Stocks, Ac, which has become a law.
(Ej The following resolution or sentence of out
lawry was patstd at a meeting of iqunttrrs.
in Millwaukie, Michigan, in relation, to purchasers
who may attempt to purchase public lands, upon
wh'uh they have previously settled. The unfortu
nate off ndcr is promised nothing but a decent bur
rial, if he shoulJ be so fortunate as to die arnong-t
them :
"Resolved, That we will extend to such per
son none of the hospitalities of friendship, nor
the civilities of 'ocial life that we will coun
tenance no alliance with him in business or
friendship that we will neither lend nor sell
to him that we will not give him fire when
that in his house goes out, nor assist him in his
corn husking, log roll in?, nor raisings nor
in an v nf rmr inlnrr-nnrier reenrrni7P him AH nnr
11,000 00 . fnllnu. Rnvn innresprvinrr hia nr.nprtv frnrtl lip.
. r- ....-J r--i j
struction by fire, or himself from death, when
in our power to do so, and by giving him bread
when he is hungry, and awarding to him the
rites of Christum burial when he dies. And
that if any person shall extend to him other
treatment, he shall he viewed in the same light
as the aggressor himself."
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8,000 00
5.000 00
30.000 00
72,000 00
15,000 00
2,200 00
300 00
5,000 00
50,000 00
C.3S0 00
50,000 00
MISCELLANY.
Editorial, CoiitlriiscU anil Selected.
Green Peas were in blossom at Geriuantown on
Saturday last.
Catfish have been caught in the Mississippi,
weighing one hundied and fifty pounds.
the flour stirred in until the lard becomes of the
consistency of paste.
Pleasant. Th editor of a Florida paper says t
'We have now in sight of our sanctum, magnolias
in full bloom, in most luxuriant eccentricity and
at the foot of the queer tree in Flora's dominion,
coil the deadly poisonous moccasin and rattlesnake
the one with short but timely warning, while
the other deals the silent blow of death.
An actor at New Orleans was lately called out
at the end of a performance, and presented with a
splendid tin cup.
Killing two Bird with one Stone. -It is said
that fur a political salute of one hundred guns, fi
red at Albany on Thursday, the Whigs furnished
the guns in honor of their success in Albany, and
the Democrats the powder, in honor of their view
ty in New York. This was both good naturcd and
economical.
snvtreigii Hemtiues . foreign paper gives
the following as sovereign remedies for afflicting
diseases : For the gout, toast and water; hoop
ing-cough, ipecacuanha ; bile, 'exercise ; corns,
easy shoes ; blue devils, employment: rheuma
tism, new flannel and patience ; tooth-ache, pluck
it out ; debt, retrenchment ; love, matrimony.
Ilii) II Further Particulars.
A letter in the King t in, Jamiaca, Journal, gives
an interesting account of the abdica'ion of B.iyer.
He sent out a large army on the approach of the
insurgents, when the insurgent general made a pa
cific A.ldreas which waa answered try a dis. harge of
cannons from the ranks of President Boyer's Lifa
Guards, which had the effect of killing and wound.
ing fifiean or sixteen of their opponents. Upon ob
serving this the cannons af the Provisional Army
were utimu77.1ed, ends he,.vy di ch irge followed,
wlvclt k l ed and wounded tome fifty or sixty of
the Prei-idcm's men.
The regiments of the line, unwilling to continue
the combat, marched over the Tanks of the Provi
sional army, which opened to receive them. The
President's Life Guirds, perceiving what had taken
place, commenced a retreit, intelligence of which
led the President to the conclusion that all was
lost, and that it was necessaiy to s. ek s ife'y in
flight. Such of his thing as rou'.d be g t together
were hastily removid on board the Scylla, British
tessel of war lying in the harbor of Port-.iu-Piince,
nn I these were followed by the President's house-
j hold and immediate fiends. Afer being some
time on lioard, the President lei nested Capt in
j Sharp to go to his Palace for several artie'e and
money which had been left behind, but, on the
i Cipt j'iii's reaching the Palace, it was surrounded
High mass wis performed at New Orleans, on i by the Millilary, who refused him admittance, oln
the tilth ult., for the repose of the souls of the serving that the Pre-ident was welcome to what
victims by tho late earthquake at Gaudaloupe. he had already biken, but that what remained wis
Can it bo possible that some people a-e more the property of tho Kepuhlic, and they would not
rn..l.'mi .Ke ,,vmrnt of ih Slate debi ! allow it to be taken away."
The Retort Coirteois. Edward Everett,
our present Minister to England, delivered an
oration before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at
Cambridge, at their annual celebration, a few
years ago, and after the public exercises were
over, the Society had a dinner, as is usual on
such occasions. Judge Stokv, who presided at
the tables, is said to have proposed the follow
ing sentiment, after the cloth was removed, in
compliment to the orator t
"The Orator of the day Applause follow the
footsteps of fame when tvir it (Everett) noes."
This directed the attention of the whole com
pany to Mr. Evcucit, who immediately arose
and made the following very happy le'.ort :
"Tlie Mtmb'rs tf the Legal Profusion Mov
ever lolly their aspirations may 1. they never can
rise higher thau one Silvryr Burlington tret I'rtu.
Ciititcu Ptws, In the practice of pohtely
bowing btrutjgers out of a pew where there is
still room to spare, is there not a lack ot even
worldly courtesy 1 'Have you not mistaken the
pew, sir ?' blandly said one of these Sunday
CI. 'u .f . Ms S with emphatic gracefulness,
he opened the door. '1 bejrj pardon,' replied the
BtruiiL'er. raisin to go out ; 'I fear 1 hsve. 1
took it for a Christian's.' Amtriean,
Miller's PRoriircv Confirmed. Some mn
tlrematical chap who has been looking into Mil
ler's system, confirms it in the following man
ner. He has discoved that Luther woro peg
ged boots. Now, he says, if you multiply the
number of years that I'itis was Pope, (which
Pius is not recollected, as there were seven of
that title) by tho number of pegs in Luther's
boots, and the sum by the nails in the heels,
and then add a hoot belonging to Mr. Miller
and another belonging to Mr. Ilimes, the total
willbelain. Of course, thia calculation set
tles the question.
SILK.
Notwilstanding the little that is now said in re
gird to the silk culture, the business has acquired
sueh a lermanency, that it must ere lone, lecome
an important staple in the commerce of the country.
We have had some little expeiience, ouisetves, in
the raiding of silk, but were not as successful as
we had reason to expect, owing to ihe poor quali
ty of the ai'kworm eggs. Our neighbors of the
Gazette, however, during Ihe last season were quite
successful, havinsr raised and reeled six and a h df
pounds of very -uieri r silk, which was pronmneed
in PUiladelphii as among the best tha' had come to
that mrke. For this s.'k Ihey rer, ived four dol
lars and fifiy cents per pound, which is of itself a
sufTu ienl evidence of its superior mi ditv. Msnv of
our farmers by planting an rre of g'OHnd, and de.
vniing a little spare time rf their families might
readily raise f50 or f 100 worth of si'k annually,
w ithout interfering w ith their other avueationa.
Mrs. Hfavymdfs. TheCresent City thus
speaks of this "distinguished" lady: We met
Mrs. Dr. Iardner in the streets yesterday, in
company with her husband. She is a magnifi
cent woman tall and beautifully formed, and
commanding both in mien and action. She has
rather a Spanish complexion full luxuriant
black hair is about thirty years old, and evi
dently ono of the children of the sun ! Next to
the stars, she is an object for celestial contem
plation. We had rather hear one of the Doctor's
lecture than one of her's fur all that !
A Lr.sso.s for tub Dcsj-okdi.mo. Wm. Cob
bet has said : "Go kick that ant's net about,
you will see the little laborious, courageous
creatures intlantly set to work to get it toge
ther again; and if you do this ten times they
will do the Mine. Here is the sort of stuff that
men must be made of to oppose, with success,
those who, by whatevtr means, get poeoosKion
f grcst sni rwschv;ojs power. . JJjr. Peft.
flonry Matters.
The notes of good country Banks are improve
ing. and will, we hope, ere long, be at par. The
fallowing is the rate of Belief notes, as quoted by
Bicknell's Reporter of Tuesd iy :
Itelief Notes of Penn Township, Moyamensing
Manufactureia and Mechanics, Lewintnwn, Berks
county, Erie, Northampton, Towanda, Wilkesbarre
and West Branch banks. CJa7
Pittsburgh banks, Columbia Bridge Co., I ar
mem bank of Lancaster, 6Jat5
Mechanics bank of Philadelphia, Northern Liler
ties, Delaware county, Chester county, Geiman
town, and farmerebank of Bucks county, par
Other Relief Notrs
fcy Diitb or Com. PosTtB. Accounts have
been received of the death of Commodore Davro
Portxh, tbe U.S. Minister to Turkey, who died at
Constantinople on the 3d of Msich. The New
Yoik American juatly remarks that his name is
identified with the blight annals of our Navy, almost
from its origin, and will be freshly remembered
whenever deeds of daring couruge end fervent
pjtiiu'isru tguile ihe ruiJ-icbie ofibonitibla
mong Am'icia ssilor.
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iXj There was a great sale of stocks at Phila
delpbia on the 20ih u!t., by order of the Trustees of
the II. S. Bank.
578 shires of the Miner." Bank of Pottsville, par
value $50, sold for $20 per share ; urchasod by II.
M. Lewis, Agent.
810 shares Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal Com
pany, par value $100, sold for f 30 per share pur
chased by W. Gill, Agent
The 5 per cent. Loan of the Danville and Potta-
vide Railroad Co. for $116,333.83, the inlere.t
guaranteed by the Stale of Pennsylvania, paysble
semi-annually, sold for $10 per $ 100 purchased
by W. Gill, Agent.
The six per cent. Loan of the Beaver Meadow
Railroad and Co il Co., for fM.HG 71. Ihe interest
payable semi-annually, for $33 per $100 pur
chased by It. I). Wood, Agent.
150 Ixinds of ihe Wiillamspoit and Eimira Rail
road Company, of $1000 each, hearing interest at
C per cent., payable semi.aunua ly, redeemable in
1850. sold for $10 per $100 all purchased by R.
V. Wood, Agent,
than they arc of iheir own.
A young man of 14, lately married a tirl of 13,
at Quebec. The boy imposed upon ihe clergymun
by wearing fulse whi-kers, and the girl by a small
quantity of the article so sucr-sfully emjloyed by
General Jackson, 3 lirtast woiks at New Oihans
"on ihe glorious Eighth."
The banks of Philadelphia have bilances in their
favor in the banks of New Voik, to the extent of
$700,000.
Chapped Hands. After washing, drop a few
Marrvino a Wife's Sinter. Tho ques
tion, 'Docs the word of God forbid a man to
marry his disceased wife's sister V was discus
sed last week at the regular meeting of the
Classie of New Brunswick, it Imving been re
ferred by the General Synod of the Dutch
Church to the several Classis lor their opinion.
The result w as, that in the opinion of Ihe Clas
sis of New Brunsw ick, tho word of God does
not prohibit tho marriage of a deceased Wife's
sister, and the canon of the Dutch Church, as
suming the contrary, ought to be repealed. This
is a decision of great imjKirtance as the subject
has given rise to much contention, and repea
ted conflicts of sentiment and practice. Many
have long seriously doubted, and even denied,
tho soundness of this canon ; and it hai been,
in tho main, a dead letter on the statute book oi
the Church." Lycoming Gazette,
rjj Tbe canon above alluded to, we lo. k upon
aa a relic of an age when superstition and bigotry
reigned predominant throughout the world. That
Ihe wold of God does not prohibit a man marrying
his deceaaed wife's sister, will baldly be disputed
by tho unprejudiced at Ihis day. This canon is
on s par with that of the Romish ehurch, which
entirely prohibits matrimony among her clergy,
and has even less authority lo susiaiu il, ihe Ro
mania's have at least the example of one of ihe
apostles for their guide. It is astonishing thai in
this enlightened rt thare should be any doubt.
drops of honey, and rub the baud together lill Ihe
stickiness is entirely removed.
Wordsworth haa written a new poem, of which
Grace Darling is the heroine.
Washington Irving has prepared for the press
an extensive view of the expulsion of the Moors
from Spain.
A Vteful Hint. Instead of sufTeiing the wash
erwoman to throw out the snap suds about the
kitchen floor, make her pour them, as made, into
a barrel in your garden, and water your plants of
all kinds with them.
Slugs may be prevented from getting into fruit
trees, by lightly tying a bit of hair-cloth round the
stem of the tree. They can never get over it.
The Mount Vernon estate is now in the pos
session and residence of Mrs. John A. Washington,
widow of a nephew of General George Washing
ton. A negro man named Joseph, belonging I o Mr.
Wider, of Chowan County, N. C, died a few diy
since, aged US yesis. His wife, still living, is 1 1G
years old. They have lived together 78 years.
Charles Conipte de M isles, who had twelve
thousand men under bis command in the army of
Napoleon, and at one time cammander-in-chlef of
the g trrison of the city of Rome, is now in Na-h-ville,
Tenn., teaching tchool.
The splendid mansion of tho lite Chancellor
S.mford, at Flui-hing, Long It-land, which eni
more than a hundred thousand dollars, was sold at
auction on Wednesday for $15,400.
A gold mine haa lately been discovered in the
neighborhood of Fort Gaines, Georgia. An iron
one would be moie valuable.
High water. Petty's Island in ihe Delaware,
about a mile from tbe city, wis overflowed last
Monday for the first time in 36 years. Numbers
of mU'krat weit dialoged slid kilbd.
A new motive power has been invented and
patented I y Mr. Buggs, of Cheltenham. It eon
aiats in the substitution of carbonic acid gas for
seam. The Cheltenham Journal speaks oi it as
being of "equal foics and immensely cheaper than
steam."
A seamstress in London, it appears, is paid
1 Jd. foi making sailors' shirts. By working very
hard "and finding ber own needles," she may thus
earn 4 Id. a day. The price of the cheapest
q uartern loaf she can buy is 5J I.
Tbs use of tar in lbs Eastern States, for waggon
and coaches, is now, or soon wilt be, entirely su
perseded by the introduction of e composition of
hog's lard and whssl flour. To prepare ihs mix
lure, the lard esjst be rushed over e gentle firs, sod
This (says a Jam dra pser) resulted in several
of ihe President's suite, and even himself cominj
here with scarcely sufficient changes of linen.
The Provisional committee in the meai.tims
were proceeding to the capitol. Their first mei
sure we learn will be to revise the constitution,
The President in future is to be elected for three
years only, but may be re-elected if his policy and
government are approved of. The army is to I e
abolished and a strong police substituted. The oi l
generals, it is expected, will be pensioned off, ami
' every ffl'.rl made toemj hy the sold ery in sericul
ture. AH religions are 1 1 be tolerated, and capital
ists encouraged. Seminaries of learning will be
estHldished, and the public all iwed (ipr s-ion of
their opinions through the in diuio of the press. It
i expected that Mi. Fi rry , a gentleman of great ta
lents, a civilian, and also a very popular man, will
be elected to the Presidential chair.
A Bi rolarsiiot Dead. Wednesday night,
between two and three o'clock, Mr. Peter Mc
Cabe, grocer, near tho County Court House,
shot a negro man, who had entered his store to
steal, under the following circumstances: Tho
negro entered by the back window, passed
through the bed room, where Mr. McCabe, wife
and family were asleep, into the store room, and
commenced his depredations w it bout causing
alarm. Mrs. McC. being disturbed by the full
ing of some articles from the thief's hands, a
wakened her husband, w ho got up and attemp
ted to light a candle, his wife handing him his
pistol as he ilid so. While endeavoring to
make the light, the negro rushed in uimn him,
and seizing him threw hiir. down, and placed
his knee upon his breast. In '.his extremity Mr.
McCabe discharged his pistol into his antago
nist's right side ; ho fell and expired in a lew
minutes.
The burglar was a large and powerful man,
and belonged to Mr. John Kndcrs. Mr. Mc
Cabo is small in stature, and but that he was
armed, would have been perfectly at the mercy
of tho negro. The jury of inquest which was
held over the body of the deceased, rendered a
verdict, completely justifying Mr. McCabe.
The event is a terrible warning to burglars.
Richmond Compiler.
Werrjr Childish.
My love you're tverry childwh" "What I
You cruel thing lossy so )
And knowing what I suffers loo,
It's always every day so.
If hostmnda only had logo
Thro half what their poor wives have
They would'nt thai I'd have 'em know
Such comfoitable lives have."
"Childish ! 'fore we was msrried, if
You only heaid me sighin',
Ynu used to fu-s shoot as if
You thought I was a dyin J
Oh. who would have a family !
Iel me go hark to mother t
Jane, theeologne ; there. ! hand ihe chilj .
Good gracioua ! where'a the oier,.'"
Well but, my love" "I'm not your love j"
"But. d n It, only hear mi"
'1 won't t but two yea's married, loo !
You biute, you, don't come near me
"I only aaid " "doii'l talk," "I Voill,
I'm punished for mv hu I
I sav you're U'erry ehildh eo
You it twirt with tuin$ .'"