Kltraol-4lunry Iimlnner of DliCMt mil (.nf
ming. The Norfolk fiszetto furnishes the following
account rfan extraordinary instance of disease
ami wifTrrinrr :
Wo have to rccoru"(Sne of tho most remark
able iiitdnncca of human distortion that have
coma within the Benpo of our observation and
reading. The subject of our remarks is Mr. U
riali Ambler, who died in this town on Thurs
iliy morrdng last. Mr. A. wai-a house carpen
ter, anil hy exposure when in a heated and cx
rited state of body, tboni nino years since, be
mine a prey to that racking disease, the rheu
matism. During nearly the whole of this long
pci iixl he was confined to his room and bed, en
during an amount and intensity of pain nod suf
fering which have seldom fallen to the lot of hu
manity. His disease in its progress dislocated nearly,
or quite, every joint in his body, causing the
lionea to protrude from their places, and in some
instances to project nearly an ine.h fioni the sur
face, and for the last four years deprived him
entirely of sight. It was but an evtry-day bu
siness, and not (infrequently, wc believe, rrca
ted many times a day, to replace tint joints
which were constantly flying from their natu
ral positions and relationship. After death we
h.id a slight examination f the body, and a de
soription of it will convey to the inmdoftfce
reader some idea oftho nature of that disease,
which could produce such a pitiable piece of
deformity. Wo found it in the position which,
lor a long time previous to death was the only
one in which it could lie. On the right side
the head and shoulders curved forward, ami the
legs drawn up. The bones in the feet and logs
were displaced and distorted, the spine much
curved, disfigured and disjointed, the shoulders
out ot place, the arm at the rltwws in the same
situation, while in the case of one, if not of both
the hands, a right angle was formed with the
iiiiddlo joint in opposite directions, Ike upper
hulf being drawn inward towards the palm,
while the lower half formed a complete curve
outward. The disfigurement extended even to
the nails, which scarcely had a resenibl.inro
to nature. One of the attending physicians
his in firmed ns that the only place he could
fiiid to get at the pulsation of the body, was at
tl.e carotid artery of the neck.
Not only was our subject a monument of hu
man suffering, but we learn from several sour
ces that he was equally a monument of meek,
pilient and uncomplaining endiiranre. He
murmured not at his hard lot, but with a soul
imbued with the elevating and sustaining con
solations of religion, lie nnnrUed himself en
tirely to that God who is gracious 'm the midst
of affliction, but whose ways are inscrutable and
beyond human intelligence. Poor manl while
we drop a tearof commiseration overhis earth
ly sorrows, we rejoice intjod for the hope that
his is a blessed immortality
AN l.NF.VLLAhl.E Cl'RK FOR De A FN ESS. Ye
arc informed by a friend of ours, tsvlw has tested
its effect upon himself, that the follow mgri-cipe
will cure the most obstinate cases of deafness:
'Take n pint of pure clarified honey, put it into
a strong glass bottle ; insert the bottle into the
centre of a loaf of bread, first taking care to
stop it tightly, and bake the whole thoroughly
in an oven. Pour a small tjuantity of the ho
ney thus treated, into your ears, and protect
them from the action of the external air by the
use of raw cotton."
The remedy is simple, cheap, and nt all o
vents, harmless, and is Ocssrving ef a fair
trial.
Maonetical Disco v eh if.s. Prof. I,ocke.of
Cincinnati, has received a letter from Col. Sa
bine, It. A., Vice President of the Royal Soci
ety, congratulating him upon his inagncticnl
discoveries in the regions of I,afce Jiuoerior.
Col. Sabine informs him that Lieutenant Se
boy was sent out by the J3ritit.li Government
last summer to make magnctical researches
from Toronto along the frontier npon Lake Su
perior, and thence by the usual route to York
fucttry on Uud'-on's Bay, ami that the results
reported by Lieut. Seboy coincide, in a "re
markable degree" wilh those obtained hy I'rof.
I. oil the United States frontier, on the botilh
t-ide of tho Jjike. Col. Sabine intimates that
the Britibh Government will not extend itssci
entitle researches into the territories of the U
nitcd States, but he urges that the citizens of the
United States make a magnet ical survey of their
.ll'n lAlil.n a ... I iinilA tl 1 1 ll tlm IWilit 1,1
,. J' . , . " . .
his government lu completing a magnetioal
chart of the nrnst iutcreM ing part of the globe ;
tor it is now piite settled that either in, or about
J ji ke Superior, the earth's oiipnelic.il attrac
tion is greater than at any other tout on the
face of the earth.
R.,.n.. au..uu.,ti. foliMiurr n.lver.
tisement appeared in a New-Orleans paper,
Bhowing the tone and nature of iterating a-
musement in that quarter:
Cock FtGwr-lteu, fit oj Fhe Company Ao.
1. Laayitte.-A Cock Fight will take place
on Sunday, the 17fh itwt., at tl.e well-known '-.-" --..
house of thu subscriber. As the entire proceeds j M wieima. Sumo aa the Sherry, with an ad
are for the benefit uf the above Tire Company, i ditional quart of water and a jwir of old leather
B full attendance is solicited. Adam Isb amj. dippers.
GoowtuKnav Foou Take two quarts of ve-
Beaitifcl Spntiukvi'. We live in the rv rjj,e rr,iHeberrics, stript of the stalka and
midst of blessing till wo are utterly insensible ejes, turn ihein carefully into a damask cush
of their greatness and of the source from nmed chair, und tit upon them,
whence they flow. We spi uk or our civ i'.i.i- j i.fcl.K Vulk homo from a ball on a wet
tion, our arts, our freedom, our laws, and forget u Ja with pumps on.
how large a portion of ul! is due to C'l.ri.-tiani-! . ..
ty. Blot Christianity out t-f the page of mni's Cupidity, when accompanied by courage,
history, and what would our laws have bsui makes the biigand; when accompanied with
what our civilisation ? j cowardice, it makr the miser.
PIi-Iuiic linl? anil Singular SMlcMr.
Yesterday, James J. flirtiam, locksmith, in
Sixth street, below Cherry, committed suicide,
nndet very singular ami melancholy circum
stances. From what we could learn, at a lute
hour hist evening, it appear that on Thursday
afternoon ho made a visit to his mother's resi
dence 111 Kingesiing Township, and that the
act was committed yesterday, about dinner
lime, in the vicinity of her house. The state
ment is, that he had by some means prevailed
upon a man to retire with him to the spot where
the act was per pet rated, for the purpose of dig
ging a grave, and that the man had proceeded in
the undertaking according to the desire of the
deceased, and that while so engaged, he heard
the report of fire-arms, and looking tip ho saw
the deceased falling upon the ground, or into
the hole, as far as it had been made. The man
alarmed, raw to him, anJ found him a corpse,
the contents oftho piece having taken ifli.-ct in
the region of the heart. The fatal act was
done wilh a rifle, which he must have concea
led under his clonk, nod hence unperceived by
the individual who accompanied him.
The deceased was ah.' .ut twenty-five years of
age, of sober and industrious habits, honorable
ia his dealings, prosperous in business, moder
ately wealthy, and had large expectations, lie
is represented as Vteinu rather singular in his
views upon some subjects, nml somewhat eccen
tric in his mi oners. It is raid he was engaged
to be married ; fho nuptials to have been cele
brated on Tuesday next; that'lto had purcha
sed a dwelling somewhere in Callowhill street,
niid hud it partially furir'thcd.
No can.-o is. assigned for tlio rash act, as, so
far ns regards earthly, present and p'oqitctive
good, he was in the enjoyment of it. J-r seve
ral days he was observed to have been in rather
a melancholy mood, which was however attri
buted to his complaint of the want of his usual
good health, V-'jthin a week or two past, a
young lady to whom he was devoutly attached
previous to paying his nildresses to the latter
one, was married, which circumstance is con
ceived toluve worked upon his mind.
Vlnla. Ledger.
Ni:w York. The expenses of thecit y of Xrw
York for the year 1MI, are estimated at .'1.7o0,-
Of which 5 I'.O.'KK'are to he mot hy the reve
nues of the rity, uml f-J.o3.ll3 01 hy taxation,
say about one per cent. 011 the valuation.
We notice in the list the following it'-ms :
Fixed salaries,
Cleansing tdrcets
Fire department, -Ollicer's
fees,
Printing and stationary,
$'.'S,3y-l -10
100X10 00
- 3.i ooo no
4s,ono no
vo.ooo oo
An Fxr.otrME.NTon the Princeton "battle ground
in July next is proposed. A meeting is to be
held at Schenck's Hotel, in Princeton, on Monday
evening, to consider the propriety of inviting
military companies to encamp there on the 1st
of July, for a week, and thus celebrate the anni
versary ef Independence. I'nl. ledger.
!ok (Ht, Boy. Young women arc being
employed in all sorts of duties now in Paris.
They are even assuming the place of clerks in
counting houses, tirunt, in his new work,
says :
"Indeed the young Parisian women arc be
ginning to be trained as clerks for banking and
commercial houses. They are found tobestea-vIkh-owI
more attentive than young men. In
one of the first and wealthiest banking houses
in Puris ynn may now see every day two inter
esting daughters of the principal partner, one of
them eighteen years of age the other twenty,
at work at their desks during business hours,
and discharging their duties as clerks with des
patch, correctness, and cheerfulness. Indeed,
the plan is working so well that tho Govern
ment itself is beginning to employ young fo
males iai the public offices."
The S:m.v:T Fevf.k. The January num
ber ot the Medical Sciences mentions the fol
lowing efficacious antidote to the Scarlet Fever.
Two grains i rue recent aicouonc extract 01 j
Ilcllmlouna are to be dissolved in an ounce ot
any aromatic infusion, and of this mixture two
drips should be given daily to a child of one
year okl for nine or ten days. An additional
drop fur every additional year of age, not ex
ceeding twelve driija in any case.
YAi.i'Ani.K Rmiife. The Ixindon Punch
. fortiishe its readers wilh tho following Recipes
j :
tor innkino; various ojjrceable drinks. Com in if
I Iruut Mich a MHirre, we are satisfied that a trial
is all that ic noccbsary to eotablitdt their genu-
j incut's :
j To makf: Pour Wink. Tbke logwood chips
' ' lh., rusty nails lb! white vinegar 1 pint,
water tiiur tinarts, treacle 1 lb. simmer tho
i uliole for rii hour, then set to nml. nnd ktritiii
and bottle.
Snmuv. Tuke brown vinegar 1 quart, moist
! f,,!rnr - .'-' iuarls-siminer tl.e whole
-or day will, a cast-off Wellington boot, and
THE AMERICAN.
Sat writ nyy Jnn. 27, !84t.
.' g
rj--"f V. IJ. Palm Kit, I'sn.. it his Ileal F.slRle and
CdiiI ofTice, No. .! Pine Sired, Philadelphia, is au
thorised to act as Acent, and 10 receive mid receipt
fjr nil tmmir due this oilier, for subscription or ad
vertising. D7 Ilat-vir.a Typi:. 100 lbs., or more, of sec
ond hand brevier type, for sale tit this office, lit
is cts. per lb., cash. The tj pe are tin: same as
those used in our advertising column
Abuse of the Franking Prhilr?'.
It is not to be wondered tit that great com-
. , . , ,
pl.iinti lire uiado lit regard to the rat. ol postage
1 " 1
! and the ubusi! of the franking privilege, when, as
; " '. ? .
will be seen by a statement III tniot tier coliiinll.
that there Were mailed ut the Wa-lniilon City
po' t ollice in three weeks, diii iii!; the session of
ColM'tess in Is 10. no les tliiin I (HI . n I . l'ieelet-1'
'" . , .
ter and I, .'I I I IS lit e dociimelits, Weighing
.'.1'...'";.I pomnls. According to the uhove. we
find that -'07 letters were franked every day
din ing that time. The number of public docu
ments despatched daily, diuiiig that term, not in
cluding Sundays, nnioiinls to the eiioiinons sum
of "J !! 737 And supposing that those w ho lire
ent itled to tin- fiankilei pi n ilee.es. including Se
nators. Menihers ot the House, Heads ul the De
partments. Clerks. amounted to live hundred
persons, this would give to each, ut un average.
I I letter an ! 1'.' public documents, per day. the
weight of which would amount to :n.li(HI pomnls.
or ten tons, daily. N wonder, then, that mail
conliactors complain of being broken dow n with
documents, papers. Kc. which go lice, nine-tenths
of which are not woith more than waste paper
wheiith varriveat their place of destination.
Alltliis.it must be recollected, is done at the
exp'-nse of business men and others, who must
pav increased wistage on their letter- and pap r
1.1 keep up this odious monoo1v. We s.iv, let
nietuheis of Congress pay their own po-tage.
Their daily pay of eight dollars is nmply Milfi
ciilit to coverall the expenses they may incur in
this wav. Pcsid-s, if imstag Was reilneed to i
live ceu'ts on all le!te,s of less than a half ounce '
in weight, correspoiiii.'iits would willingly pay
that sum themselves.
17" A large Johnson meeting 'was held at Har
risburg on thend inst. Gen. Cameron presided
nt the meeting. Resolutions, denouncing the at
tempt to transfer the interest j of Johnson to Van
litircn, were unanimously passeiL
CUT" The Clerk of the Home of Representa
tives at ll.iirisbiirg has resigned, nnd Win. .lack
has been elected in bis place. It is dillieult to
say what is the true reason. They are enacting
strange scenes in the Legislature.
LV There have been several rumoiirsth.it Gen.
Jackson as la-t sinking to the unite. A letter.
dated the -Ji.lh of December, from the Ceneral, j
was received at Xew li leans. in w hich he sp-aks j
sit the jo of Chi into MS, und appears in excellent
spirits.
"Iholher Massrr of iheSnnhury 'American,
makes ipnte a funny mistake in his last. Spea-
King ot int. new surwy irvan na .mo,,.. ... ... .
place, he says : "the e,.gn..s-r nml . hi cnrprn
IIII-11..I1I in 111;- in in. .,rii i.inii iiiiik,iiivriiiii
and one thut set U6 u!fin wrth Isuehter,
MinrtK Journal.
D"V" A .yrotr error tiuly. but wiihal a very
Mtilurtil one. when it is considered that we were
busily engaged ut court during that Week, trying
a man loi murder ,
C"7" X.-w Povt Ot-iU F. Iiii.t.. The follow ie-
is the outline and suhstai of the new Post t"f-
fn-e Poll, Mibmilted by Mr. Merrick, Chairman of
the Si'iiMte Committee on Post t Ulices and Post
Routes. W'e think then-should be no distinct ion
in the rates of imstagc on letters. 'i he reform
should be thorough to he effectual. Persons
living a few miles over the inn, will think it hard
to pay double the amount of o.-.tuge. vVe sav
let it he 'i cts. throughout. The increased num
ber of letters w ill nuke up the ditl'crence :
Postage on all letter under ItHI miles, "i cts.
do. do. over t'.o. 10
All newspaper free within the county
where they are publu-lied.
)o. out of Ihe county and of the sizn
of the Courier & I'nqoirer, (say I'l'i
Mpmre un hes) limit r 1(1) miles, 1
Do do over 1(H) miles, 1
All pamphlets and other printed matter
of every description, per ounce, 'JJ
The franking privilege totally alsdished.
A limited and reasonable number of Iree
Mumps allow ed to M. CV
Ail teller-, tVc. tree to M.C-
t ranking ni.owtu to the 1 res molilalia lieails
! ' ' I'urtim Ittf.. . .
! AinioinliilfiiU lv llir llitiirtl uf Cn mil fnnimis -
Kit) .UTS.
Sam. it. IIolmav, F.s.j. lobe Supervisor of the
j n
j J JJ
Lustcrn Di isiou, linm Columbia to the Dam at
Island on the Juniata, to lake clfect cm
itiktunt.
F.vr.KAKo Oi.i, Fsij. to be Supervisor on the
Juniata Division, from the Hum at Xorth's Island,
to the Dam at Xcwtou Hamilton on the Juniata,
to take effect on the '.'.'lh instant.
Jackson M'FAimvx, F.sq. to be Supervisor on
the Siisipich.ililia Division,
Savii ri. S. Jvmisox, I'sij. to be Supervisor on
the Western Division.
Cv-r.-.a Di 1. 1., I'si, to be Supervisor on the
Upper iurt, Jniiiuta Di ision
Too v. s Hkxnett, I'.sq to be Supervisor on the
West Hianch.
Dvvin Watsov, Fs.j. to be Supervisor on the
upper jwrt, Wt-otcrn Dimjiou
Tlie Ynn Eiircn & Johnson Hireling nt Ilarrisbnr?.
The creat Ynn F.tiren and Johmon meeting was
held tit Ihirrisbtirg on the 17th. Tim "LTniol,
say, it was one of the miwt imp rng meeting
ever ln hl at the seat of Government. We rnrdi
nlly concur with the '-Union," in regard to its
imposing features, ns we sincerely h.Micvo no
greater imposition could be practiced upon the
)eiiuicracy of Pennsylvania, than by imputing
upon them Martin Ynn Puren, as their candidate
for another defeat in 1st I. SanrJio Punza Salis
bury, who professes to be the Chairman nf the
Johnson State Central Committee, und who, u
few weeks since. published a regular hill of sale '
and transfer of nil Join. son men tind Johnson in- !
terests in Pennsylvania, to Muitin Ynn Pinen. 1
submitted a series of resolutions, in which are j
embodied many curious things. The- first rcso- j
lotion pays u merited Compliment to James P.n
clunan, and says, ' his claims are not cancelled m"-M miscellaneous poems. mcnming ins 1. ai
but only postponed." The second resolution ''"P1'0' IVnocrn-o, Couiu?, mid the most beautiful
argues because 'Maitin Yuu I'.uren fell w ith his nioniMlies.
party in 1MU," they should give him another The lh-v. Mr. Sibthrope. who left the F.pisco
chance in is 1 1. AVe should have olTered, hud we , palian Churchill Knirland. to join the Roman
iF- rii L.n a' iH, uu innr i- iii mi 1 111 a i esuiii i ;i 111 it .
. 1
lolluu's: '-.As Hie ttrtrt ti ll u itli Mttrtti. ntt ,
I ......--.... I .1 : . ...I... :
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lliiren i IS 10. (not us Martin t an Pun n fell
..... . , . . . , ., I
won me panj. which unpiopeiiy ascrines I lie
( r7.cto Ihe rflrt.) therefore it is unwise uml im- 1
j jKilitic to incur that r i.-k again in IS I I." Anolln r ;
. , .' ' ;
' of the resolutions favors a ' judcthUi tarilf,"
i , J j
111 in.- .imi ii. ill. .! lis a -.r ii.-i 1-.llll oil
1 i
! all nrticles without distinction, nnd at the Noilh i
' means a discriminating duty, and which in fact, '
; means anything. Th
I-. ., . . . .
'n-sid -nt ulso rend n h t-
' ter from Mr. Yan Pnren. to a meeting held at
Shoceo Springs, in relation to the tarilf, entirely
' overlooking Mr. Ynn I'tiren's more recent nnd
1 graphic letter to Mr. P.itchie. of the Kichinon l
I'.nipiirer, which runs a follows:
Ai.iiwv. Feb. is. is 13.
'My Ur.'.n Sit: : I thank m kindly r your
.. it - - -
irien.iiv ieu-r. i it we at Mnnii:. mui aw i
wiiiri: in siT. tin to cm-hiss w i.i:iiiii:ii iusr- missionary of the Free Church of Scotland, who
I'lioivw nix uk i pik TAtiiiK a-ti- l.vsr si.ssmv, as ! arrived a few days ago.
wi i.i. in i:i si-i: r in tiis ruin no: Po wuieii j . . , , " , ' , , ,.
lTiirniM.i l. it..itsi,i I m Ill goo I time. ' " ,,!'t"' Xhiit ' he M"Ss rs. Ha r pers ha ve .1 is
von will have my views in r-sp'-ct to that and posed of their edition of ten thousand of the first
other subjects before the public. In the mean . numb -r of the Pictorial liible. and that th.- le-
t line, iieiicve me to li. veiy sincerely, your
friend and obedient servant.
j MAR I IX VAN RURFX."
The most s nihle resolution ntfen-d was the
following, by Henry lYtrik'ii.
lirtilviil. As tlie sense of this meeting, that
I the existing TarilF nothing more or cs than mi!'.
! licientlv nrot "cts the manufacturing, mining, ag-
rii'uitnral mid laboring interests of Pennsylva
nia ; and that lor Us passage, we ar" mainly 111-
d dited to the Hon. .I.M-'S lil'CIIAN" AN", and
fr its H-rm.nienry we mnt rely chi. lU- on his
, well known consistency nun uncnangaine ue o-
tion to his native slate an I its ital interests."
James I'm banal!. Gen. Ca-s. or Col. Johnson,
could easily carry Pennsylvania, but Mr. Van
Rnren. we predict, never will.
Z'y Among the items of news brought over
by the steamer Prittania. we find the following.
The last item in regard to the sale of wives.
Wttld appear altogether impiobable. did we not j
know that such occurrences are frequently no
ticed in the Fnglish sipeis. Such scenes, of
course, are generally confined to the lowest ir- :
ders of society :
"Another threat has been made to shoot the
(iueen the ninn was mad. I
Mar-hull Reitrain! hud arrived in France from
this country. j
I'.-parlero was to lenve Ixindon fir Rmssels.
The French nnd fiigli.-h paMrs have been
cxclmled from Rome, in eonseiiienee.il' the ul- 1
lacks they have lately contained on his holiness, j
the Pope.
roiirierism is making great and rapid pro-
j press m Germany
, - A riler bus been received by one house in
j , m()nn fnr .,- ,, vvut)....) r,
("lima, mid every hand in 1 union is ill aciiv.
employment.
Solomon & Co. have tho only contract to cut
... i . . i ri
a canal llirniigu tue isinoius oi rami urn.
Jano'S Isranker s .'Xlenivt- Fttonr works in
ii i i .i i ...n.
Liverpool have been burnt clown. Jx)ss ss.tMl -
mi,
Wives, with halters round their neckscon-
tinuetobesoldinKoglaodatoircfhillincein.lt.:
. . - i- ;
R:mi-. tio oFSrvvTott SrR A'UF. We learn
from the Providence Journal, that the Hon. Wil. ,
lism Sprugue has resigned his seat in the Senate ;
of the Uniteil States, in conseipience of the Mid-
I den und melancholy deceiise of his brother nnd j
I partner in business, the late Amasa Spragne, I'.sij.
J Tiik Powk.r or J. ST. i E if hik IV: n r. TO
i Disi ii r.iiK fkovi Pi!si It has been divided by ,
j the Supreme Court nf Pennsylvania, that a com
mitting magistrate bus twiwer to admit a defen
dant to bail at any time liefore conviction, not
withstanding he may have finally committed the
licensed. This decision is in opposition to prac
tice which has hitherto prevailed. It came up
on a writ of error from Montgomery county,
and th" opinion was delivered on the Kith int. .
Klalrmrltt of lle lol msstf r Cirltrral.
The I'ostuiaster eiieral sent to the U. S. Sen
ate, on Thursday last, a statement of the various
matters which pused thloughthe sit ollice of
the United States, during the month of October
..... ...,,.,,:,.,,,. ,.,r ,i, ...... r i,a., ilreon.
j The lollov. ing is ail abstiact if the statement and
1 estimate:
I t)i Toio:R. The Yi:ar.
Xuiiiher of letters sub- '
ject to postage, ?.n?o.ofj ot.O'n.-Vil
Xnmbei ol free letters, Sai.ljll 3 01 S.C.'l'J
Xiimber of drop letters
for delivery, ti,.'l 1,0JC,'i0 I
Regular Newspapers
aubject to rnifctage, 3,(l-.'7T'J Ort.t'O, .')'
Free, 5l7,70 ".lt'.l.l-'O
Occiisionul or irregular, .i 1 s , T 0 C.'.'it.llJ
Pamphlets and maga
zines, periodical, 131. Ml 1 'l '"
Ihi. not periodical, .M.svi ifi.'.,0.16
From a stuteuicnt traiisinittcd to the Senate
with the above, it appear thut there w ere mailed
nt the City Post Ollice in Washington, for three
wecksduring the sen-ion of Congress, in Apul,
lStn. l.j.i.lll free letters, and l.Ml.'JtS J'reo
document", wcielnnj 'j:,'.. '.'70 pound,
BISCEIUM.
Kitltnrlal, ( nndiniril and flrlrrtl.
The new York Tribune says 'TVrsico can re
ceive VJO, 000 for two statues to adorn theCupi
tol. that un American arti.-t would have better
made for half the sum."
It is stilted hy those w ho profess to know, that
the Rending Railroad will have cot, when com-
pleted, 8,000.000, or M),oiin per mile with dou
ble tiack.
A gentleman who visited the President on
New Year's day. hud his pockets picked ofStO.
We m.r-t pay for luxuries.
The fast hank in America, was established by
the Legislature of South Carolina, in 1711. It
issued .C1M.II0U in bills of trust, which were lent
out at interest.
Milton at the age of twenty, bud written bis
.1 I : 1 a I ... .1 . 1 j 1
i u( iioi ics. nns rci ii i iicii in i ne mac" ii 11111 vwicnrn
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. if! t,.ri.,l so since he left home, that his old -ft
,-reilitois would not know him.
I he name hv which Sir niter Scott tiaeil to
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address the poet Hogg, was tlie more enpliniiniiis
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one ot the f.rimter.
Pv the recent census returns of Ohio and Ki
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ii i oii. -,ii- iikii i ii- ir -.ii.- in in.- imiii'-i
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Mate .S-.'I.'I IS white male inhabitants, ntnl in the
latter 13 I.70H. I
A J.:ilt- Anr: child wa lat-d v horn in !
Toronto. 1'. C.. with three ey-s. h.-iving two hall"
I an inch apart, on the right side of the fare.
Three thousand dollars have been raised al-
rea lv in New York citv. hv lr. Cinminghani. a
maud for th" work is very great.
There is u society at Mobile, called th"
Co'vb llions,'" whose sole duty consists in hav
ing a jollification on Xew Year's eve.
The small pox is raging with much severity
in many of th" western v ill.ige.; of Wiscon-in.
A Michigan paper estimates thf emigration in
to that State, the Mst season, at JO.U00.
A West -i n po. t compar -s b.ve to a ' hat with
out a top, out in a thunder storm."
Th -re are 'J', pupils at Dickiii-on College, Car
lisle. Pa.
P'pe-'a''ng. There are 117 miles of water
pipe in Philadelphia nil. I its suburbs.
Roses from Italy Were first planted in F.ngland
about l.lj.l. und were consecrated as presents
from the Pope, and placed over confessionals ns i
symbols of secrecy about 15."'. ll -nc" the
phrase originated ot un l'-r tie" rose." to imply
secrecy.
There are about four thousand men engaged in
the lumbering business in the State of Maine.
They are employed eight months in the year.
A writer in Silliman's Journal, says that about
t.-u years since, a tortoise was taken in th Sound
of Xew London. Conn., which weighed about 700
pounds. The shell was nearly livefe- t lone.
The Rritish ship Provinciali-t." which re
cently arrived at Xew Orleans from I.on loud -rrv.
brought among other articles, several tons of Po
tatoes. Turnips. Currotsaud Onions alo. k--g
of Herrings and Salmon, and a few bales of li i.-h
Moss.
lu J. Wi, Sir Humphrey Oilhert made a voyagi;
In Aiiitii ii. and perished. .luring a storm, in at-
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, tempting to return m the Siniirrel. a bark ol only
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The Cranberry is cultivated extensively in
Michigan und North Fast'-m Indiana. About
two thousand barrels were exported from D -tioit
la-t year, and huge ipuiutities arc sold in Cincin
nati. Ax IxrttiF.NT t tui: Loss of Tin: Snrriiuni
ss. The St. Louis Organ mentions the follow,
ing incident, occurring on board the Sh pherd -ss.
Among the passengers was a lad, alwuit fouiteen
years of nge, named Casely or Casey, front
Shelby County, Ky. When Ihe boat began to
sink
his first movement was to drug a younger
liy, who was asleep, from state-room, an I
carry n.m on in- upper .i -c. ivu.ie ,e cunin
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w as fast Idling with water. On the upper deck ,
sion had been h it ahno.-t nuked and without a
protector. The young hero caught th -m up.
tripped himself ol the mo-t o his clothing, which
hewiapp d urouu.l lie in. and took one und.-r
each aim. and commenced breathing iijx.il their
faces, altci nat-ly fioni one loth- other. II--staid
upon the wreck wilh oth'ls of the u-sen-Cers
until taken nil" by one of ihe boats from this
city, with his infants still under his arms, alive
and well, and he still engaged in frequently
breathing iqion their faces. Those children
should be taught to lisp their deliverer's name
among their earliest words."'
I
' Roiint b y or the Gkkat Wksthhx Mvii.. It
seems that the Great Western Mail from llu Ha
lo to Cleveland, which was put on the stage at
1 Fredonia, Chatauipia county, was taken from the
boot either at Northeast or West field, on Satur-
! day week. No trace of it bad been found on
Wednesday. It is rumored that an unsuccessful
attempt was made to rob the rear loot of the
stage on Monday night, between Salein and Fre
donia. The cll'ort to loosen the Uiugago wa er
ceivedbythe passengers, who gave the alarm,
and the rujuei got orl" These aie bold robbe
ries The entire content of the mail are gone
I What it contained is uf course not yet known
F mm Iht ft illimtre American.
TWEXTV-KIGIITII COXOIIKSS.
WAsuiMiTon, Monday, Jan. 22d.
SKXATK.
Mr. Hl'NTINCTO.V of Conn, presented tin
memorial of .1.70 citizens of Middletown, Conn,
praying Congress for a reduction of postage. Mr.
Huntington reminded the Senate of the interest
his constituents had in this subject, nnd express,
ed the hop-that it would receive the favorably
consideration of the Senate.
Mr. Dl.'CTIAN'AN presented a memorial from
citizens of Phibid -Iphiu, asking Congress to pur
chase tl,,. United States l'anking House. The
memorialists state that it ran ho had for SIOO.
000, and that it will cost $70,000 to repair the
present huil. lings. The momorialists also say
that the Panking building w ill not cost on third
the summit of the New York Custom House.
Mr. IV spoke favorably of the purchase f the
building, and then presented n memorial from the
son ot tli" Count d1 ( Irasse a son of ties French
Admiral, whose circii-tanees are reduce I. nnd
who a-ks Congress toaid hiin.
l'.eor. tlier- was any action upon Mr. P.."s
first memorial Mr. 11 AXXF.tiAX asked il the U.
I S. U.i uk had not been sold.
Mr. l'd'CHANAX did not know, but thought
it might have be -n bid in by the ti listers. The
Paiikiag House was for sale.
Till-: TARIFF IX YF.RMOXT.
Mr. PIIF.LPS nf Vermont presented the joint
Resolutions of his State in favor of the TiirilFus
it is. Laid unoH the table and ordered to be
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rw i un n r. sr.m n i..
Mr. MF.RRICK pn-s -nted his long exp -ct d
"I-" V""f l'h" I,r""
poses a l.irg ' reduction of the pres-nt rates of
po-tag All letters not exceeding j oz. weight
it is proposed shall p.iy ."i cents for 100 ni l -s. ami
10 cents for a-iy gi -at -r distance, and th pay for
increased weight to he in proportion.
The Hill proposes an entire eh inge in the pre
sent system of franking, und the following aie a
mong the- clauses. that th" Pr -siil-nt. Vice
Pr-sid -nts. and l'.x-Pr. siilents an I Vice IV -si-d
-iits. with the II e.i Is of Departments, uliall re
tain it. ( th r Gov. -mm 'lit functionaries invest
ed w't'i it. are required to ke-p accounts of its
exercis" by tli.-m. Mi-nib rs of Congress it is
projios.-l ,l.a!l r c -ive a liin'le I unnib -r of free
stamps fi-.i n the Po.t (:-. D.-...i I ni -nt.
X -t to this t!i most impoi taut feature of th
Rill is th-' plopoi il r -din lion of the p i-t ig 'S
upon n-wspap-rs an 1 p imphlets. Th Hill was
reel an 1 takes it- p! ! upei t!i calen.l.-r.
Till'. TARIFF.
Mr. F.YAX"". (rii.iirm.v.i of the Committee on
l'iii.me .) th 'it a I dress -1 th S -n it - nt length in
reply to Mr. McDuili -. an-l in defence of th great
principles of the existing Turin which ha I b-eit
a-sailed hy the Senator from South Carolina. Mr.
l"vail spoke until thr-e o'clock, wli 'ii, ut th
silgg -sti-m of Mr. Rates, he gave way ton motion.
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Mr. AI.l.l'.X of Ohio, that the Senate go into
Fx lit I e S- ssion. Air. A. said that it was lie
c essary that th-Senate act iihui some Hitters to
day wlrch coul I not b- considered at any other
tine.
A It r .-oni tlm sp nt in Fxecutive s-ssion
the iliiois Weie op.-n -d and the Senate adjourned.
P. S. Th" Senate, it is said, of n c-itainty,
will rej -ct th" iio'ii'iiation of Mr. Poit i r.r. as Sec
ret irv of War. Th-Committee having charg
nf the noiii'nation have rport -d against him.
This iiom inution may not he act-d u;on to-day.
lli)!-F. OF RF.PRF.SF.X TAT1VF.S.
It h -ing th ' order of the Hons to receive m
morijls cv vv alternate Motilay, memorials
were received to-dav.
Mr. GI DDIXGS ol'OY-n pr 'iite.l a memorial
fioni X"W York, praying Congr s that if 'I'exas
t..int.t t. i umi .V ,.-1 to tb . Ciiio'i .il1:it:l lilietit
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, b" annex-d to X -w ork an 1 th I mon.
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Mr. DRMiitM.F. r.iis-d th ipistnn ot re-
ception upon tiiis memorial and moved to lay it
upon the table. Fifty-nix voted in favor of this
motion and fifty in th- iiegutive. This wjs the
s -cond vote, und no ipiorum were present. A
iplorum w ere found at tie" third li ial. and tie mo
tion to leceive was laid i.nu. th- table.
Oth'-r memorials were received and several
w ere assign-. I hack t- in mh t" pockets under
the : J.'ith Rule."
FRF.F.TRAD1.
Mr. RIIF.T T presented the reinon-tranc; of
th-- Ftce Trade Association of Xew York, asking
Congress to ren-il ull ban r-strieting the priu-
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sent mankind as a trading animal, and as such
,,istill.,msi1(.( ,r. ., oth-, animals.
Trade it is
.id, .-hoiibl be entirely fiee. A part of the re.
i moii-train e wss rea l, when objeclious were ma.lt!
j t(, ,,,;,, j , j(j 1,-n-vt li.
j -j k,. house voted to b ur it. and it was read at
I ,., i, i,v ,., C,.rk. It was a veiy long mper
: y,,,.",,,.,.,,,.,! the House .-..me time,
j w RIIIITT moved the ininting of the ivip-r.
and that it be ret -l ied to the Committee of Ways
and M mih.
Ohj M-tiieis were in id to th Printing.
Mr. RUl'.TT moved il, . Pi.-vi-ius t 'u -tiou.
Iut 'I'! in "iiber voting in tlie udim.itive. Mr.
JOli.VSOX iave notice that he intended to de
bate the proo,itioii. nnd the wholo snhjecl,
therefore, bad to lie over.
Mr. I'LACK of Oeorgia presented a letter sent
hi in by a citizen of Florida asking that the terri
tory of Florida may be permitted to elect a Go
vernor of themselves in place of the piesent in
cumbent. Objection were male to receive a
letter as a petition, but alter debato it was recei
ved and referred to tho Committee on Territo
ries. Mr THOM ASSOX of Ky. presented a memo
rial from a citizen of the West, who thinks he ha
discov ered an improvement by w hich Snags may
le more easily raised.
I'OSTAOFS
Numerous mrnioaial were received during
llr day for reducing the rate of Postage tout
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