Betting on Klcctlnns.
Oiip of the most dangerous and deplorable
vila with which tins republic is afflicted, is the
general practice of betting on election ; and,
perhaps, it has nver raged more extensively
than during the present political campaign.
Asan evidence of this, wo subjoin on extract
from the N. V. Sun :
We Icnrn," says thntjournnl "tint at one
of our first hotels, sum were depoaitcd with
the proprietors in various amounts to 39,000
on the general issue of the electii)n,ond a mer
chant of responsibility, on hearing that a person
had expressed a willingness to bet a largo sum
on the result, left word that if he was a respon
sible person, and entered into bonds not to evade
payment by law ! should it go agiinst him, he
was ready to sign the bet for $WO,(K10. A for
tune; an amount which few can earn in twenty
years' hard labor, hazarded on a single game of
chance t No, say the parties, it is not ehnnce
it is not haznrd ; we Anew hjw it will go.
Itut how can it ho fully known, until the bal
lot boxes are opened ! We speak within bounds
when we eny that $500,000 have been staked
on Pennsylvania ; and in subscriptions of mo
ney, voluntary gifts, assessments, loss of time,
w hich is money, and bets on the Presidential e
lection, it will cost the people of this country,
within bounds, seven millions of dollars
when the legitimate outlay should only be a few
thousand dollars for contingent expenses. If
gentlemen bet a hat, or a coat, or a pair of
gloves on the issue, although wrong in itself, it
will injure neither party ; but to see citizens
with memorandum books in hand, tuking up
bets like jockeys on a race course, we feci that
great indignity is being offered to the purity
of our elections. The danger is obviously ap
parent to the safety of the elective franchise.
When men bet large amounts on the result of
an election, they are very much inclined to ex
pend another sum, not in an honorable way,
to carry their point and secure their bets. Then
comes bribery and corruption then fraud and
violence ; and finally an overthrow of our liber
ties." It appears to us that every thinking man, as
the moment of excitement passes away, will be
ready to admit the justice of the remarks above
quoted; and it would be a matter of rejoicing
if, from this time forth, all such would sternly
set their faces against a practice so fraught
with evil. Never make a bet ; and least of all
never suffer yourselves to risk sums of money
upon the result of a political contest, as if it
were en a par with a horse race or a cock fight.
A Historical Fact. By reference to a mip
of Delaware, it will be seen that the boundary
betweon that state and this is of a semicircular
form, aa if drawn with mathematical accuracy.
Ths Germantown Telegraph soya it was to
drawn. William Penn presented to his daugh
ter Lctitiaa circuit, of which New Castle was
the centre, of fifteen miles round, w hich he
called Letitia Manor ; and it is that which
gives the singular appearance to the boundary
line; it was originally designed to be a portion
of Pennsylvania.
Hermitage Tomd. The editor of th De
troit Free Press, who recently made an excur
sion to the residence af Gen. Jackson, thus
describes the family vault :
'One of the most interesting scenes about
the Hermitage, and one eminently characteris
tic of its distinguished occupant, is the monu
ment erected by Gen. Jackson in his garden
to the memory of his deceased wife. The
whole, from top to base, is built of marble.
First, there is a vault of circular form, twelve
or fifteen feet in diameter. In the centre stands
pedestal of square hewn marble, six or eight
feet high, and the whole is surmounted and
sheltered by a marble roof. In the vault, on
one side of the pedestal, are the remains of
his wife, covered with a marble slab, on which
is engraved a sublime description of her worth
and virtues. On the other side is a place pre
pared for his own remains, which is also cover
ed with a marble slab, and on which there is
yet no inscription."
A Siirkwu Yankee. The New York Sun
relates the following anecdote of a shrewd Yan
kee :
'Some time ago the steamboats running be
tween thiscity and Hartford carried passengers
for !?"2,50, and charged nothing extra fur berths,
excepting on Saturday nights, when an addi
tional half dollar was demanded for this accom
modation. A live Yankee took passage at
Hartford on Saturday afternoon, paying the ti
bial sum oftwo and a hull' dollars for his ticket ;
and at an early hour in the evening he was ob
served silting in the cabin, with big bock against
p post, fast asleep. Ho continued in this posi
tion until twi Ue o'clock, when he awoke, stretch
ed himself, gave a yawn, pulled off his boots
and "turned in" to the best berth he could find.
As he had not taken possession of it until Sun
day morning he of course, had no "extras" to
pay ; and as he had been "broken of his rest"
in the early pnrt of the night, he was, of court,
justifiable in making up for lost time in the
morning. So he noo.ed away until ten o'clock,
much to the dissatisfaction of the chambermaid,
and then look hi departure, telling the f
ta'm he had "never made a halt a dollar so easy
afore in all his born days. "
ArrLR Rreah. A Frenchman has succeed' d
in making bread. one thir l pressed apple, and
two thirds flour.
Two young men were heard raying. Hill.
Who ii Jas K. Tolk Sam Ho is n eminent
' lawyer. No; I'll be darned ifheaint a hrick
maksr, for he hat ud up all the CAry in Ken
Mi ky.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, .Vt 10, 1841.
I W. ,.WKil, Ksq., at Ms Heal A'
latt and font tHKee, ,y. 59 I'hte Strut, Vht
tadetphia, is avthmlzul la art as .Is rut, aid
reerld for ult monies due this fflir, for sub
strijitlon or advert tshis;
Jtlso. ot his Oru-eAtt. 1C0 .Vih Street,
.Mtr lVAt.
E7" Littf.li.'s I.iviNn Auk. The last num
ber of this excellent periodical is filled, as usual,
i withacreat variety of useful and cntrrtaitiins?
maner, exiracteu noin me u-i nnmn.u
the age.
7- Saiiiiaiu. The Heading Kail Road Com
pany have resolved to discontinue travelling on
the Sabbath on the road, after tho expiration of
this month.
K7CivrrMi"lim.K Hoax. The Danville De
mocrat ofFiiday, the Rth inst., contained n state
ment of a great fire that occurred in this place on
the day previous, in which it was said that the
whole block of buildings, ftoin the State House
comer to the store of H. TV Masser, was con
sumed. The lire, it was said, originated in the
kitchen of Mr. Wharton's Hotel. It is needless
to say that the whole was a base fabrication, and
that there was no grounds, whatever, for such a
report. The editor of the "Democrat" hassince
informed us that Washington Gcarhart, a boy of
abaut 14, from this place, brought the report to
Danville, and after repeated questions by a num
ber of persons, and with a knowledge that it
would be published, insisted upon the truth of the
story. The editor was, of course, very indig
nant on account of the imposture practised upon
himself and the public, and felt determined, if
the law would reach the case, to have it enforced.
Of all the species of lying, we know of none
more base and contemptible, and which deserves
severer punishment.
. . ,r i la nl
Mr. ro-Ik-the Tariff.
Now, as the election of James K. Tolk is con
ceded, there have already been numerous predic
tions, foreboding ruin and disaster to the coun
try. We know there are many of our olitical
opponents who sincerely thought, and still think,
that on Mr. Clay's election depended the pros
perity of the people. That his defeat would
bring with it ruin and destruction to all our great
manufacturing interests. Such reasoning is al
together premature, ami calculated to do no good.
Mr. Polk, it is true, has not been so closely iden
tified with the manufacturing interests as Mr.
Clay, but it must be recollected that he has been
sustained, and nobly sustained in this State, un
der many adverse circumstances, with full con
fidence that he would sustain the manufacturing
as well as other intcrestsof the state, according
to the promise every where made by big own
personal and influential friends. Mr. Polk is a
man of high character and spotless integrity.
He therefore, cannot, and we think will not.
basely betray those who have placed their confi
dence in him. He will recollect that without
Pennsylvania he could never have been elected.
That the people of Pennsylvania are almost u
naiiirnous in favor of a tan If, affording protection
to their manufactories, That it was with a firm
had been assured by himself and his friends,
that they gave him their suppoit. To betray
them now would be worse than Arnold's Trea
son. These we know to be the feelings of al
most the entire democracy of this section of the
State, and we might say ofthe whole State. The
four counties of Northumberland, Columbia,
Schuylkill and Lurerne, gave him a majority of
4,681. These counties possess almost bound
less wealth in their coal and iron, and are, there
fore, deeply interested in the tariff. They have
given this large vote under the most positive as
surance that their great interests would be pro- j
tected, and woe be to the man who should at- ;
tempt to betray them. Rut we have already
stated that Mr. Polk is a man of high character
and standing, and should not rashly be judged
or suspected of betraying those who had gener
ously supported him. Should he do so, we w ill
be among the first to denounce him.
T7"DamL Wehsti.r, a few days since, at
tended a large political meeting at Fanetnl Hall,
Huston, lie acknowledged that the wlous had
lost their game, but requested them to keep up
their courage and remain true to their principles.
Mr. Webster plainly intimated that Pennsylva
nia and New York had been cai ried mainly by
theaid of foreign votes, and expressed his deter
mination to go in for a reform him! revision ofthe
naturalization laws at once. He was loudly
cheered by the meeting. Mr. Webster will pro
bably become the candidate ofthe Native Ame
ricans, although Oeii. Scott is already in the
field, as the candidate selected by some of the
members of that paity.
C7 The Abolition vote in New York exceeds
1 ',0(10, in Ohio it isubout 10,000, in Massachusetts
i nearly 11,000, and in Pennsylvania 3, 'O.i. J lie
Aboljtionists holJ the balance of power in the
! first three States, which cast 71 electoral votes,
and come near it in our own.
U7 The following was handed to us by a
young lady. Alter the excitement of the elec
tion has subsided, it will probably be a relief to
lesoit to solutions of problems of this kind
Before a circle let appear
Twice twenty-five, and five in rear ;
One filth of eight affix, and then
You'll quickly find what conquer men
ELECTION liKTUllXS.
PRESlDExfmT ELECTION
Pennsylvania Official.
The Democratic Union says : We have com
piled, from variout sources, the nffitial vote for
President in every county of tho State, except
M'Kean, where we give the reported majority.
A comparison with the returns made to the De
partment of State proves their correctness. It
will be observed that the whole vote cast in the
State is, 32, 109
Whole vote in IS in, . . 2S7,93
Increase in four years, 40,41.'!
Assuming the reported majority in M'Kean to
be correct, the majority for POLK and DALLAS
in IV misytrania isprcisely
IS 10. Uli.
Count its. Y. II. liar. Polk,
Adorns, 1023 21.13 191
Allegheny, 4073 7020 .1713
Armstrong, 1711 1 .'00 10-3
Heaver, 1710 3143 2172
Bedford, 2110 2010 29-0
Reiks, 742") 352 K571
Hocks, 41 470.1 5J51
Bradford, 244 2031 350
Butler, 104 211H) 2112
Carbon, 003
Crawford, 2TK8 2109 3334
Chester, 42 .1013 .r:V0
Columbia, 229 1325 3370
Ciinihrrland, 200.1 2700 3155
Cambria, 020 HI1 1123
Centre, 2212 1447 2125
Clinton, 019 037 KM
Clearfield, HV2 499 74
Clnrion, 1300 CH lKl
Dauphin, 217 3101 2101
Delaware, 1333 2031 1100
Elk, 12S
F.rio, 20C1 3030 2220
Fayette, 3(t:5 2755 3120
Franklin, 292 350 3298
Greene, 2910 1350 2314
Huntingdon, 2200 320 2573
Indiana, 1209 1953 14H
Jefferson, 592 470 731
Juniata, 1013 900 1200
Luzerne, 4110 2774 3950
Lancaster, .1172 9073 .1913
libation, 1102 2:t00 1791
I-high, 2151 2405 211
Lycoming, 211 1504 2020
Montgomery, 409 41 WW .1.190
Mercer. 2W0 3219 209
Monroe, 1117 315 ltH5
Mifflin, 1209 1220 1519
McKean, 270 203 129
t Northampton, 3M 240 370
Northumberland, 217 1351 2110
Perry, 1970 1072 2321
j Phila. Co. 13:03 1010 1312
I Phila. city, 4771 7055 .1309
! Pike, .121 135 709
Potter, 303 10 .V4
Somerset, 705 2501 1035
Schuylkill, 214 1-1 3104
Susi'iehanna, 2923 1500 2097
j Tioga, 1721 95 2193
Union, 15H 2123 1705
; Venn n go, 1275 .15 1377
Waxhinglon, Will 4117 3973
Wayne, 11 075 1507
Warren, 929 H27 1119
Westmoreland, 4701 277 497
Wyoming, H99
i York, 432 3792 5071
2009
P03
1 153
2792
31 17
4(X)0
4-02
3'233
2217
531
2030
0070
1738
3092
9!0
100
7-8
551
811
323
2090
101
3021
20-1
3901
HIS
400
2200
.191
1080
20!r9
10295
2ftl0
2553
2012
4191
240
414
151
inaj.
2770
1517
1370
13972
9317
151
210
2i.00
2571
102
1109
27-
900
372
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2072
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4237
143070 114919 107245 10003
113070 100-03
313 0,3-2
Majorities.
New Yoaa. The I'.inpire State has gone for
Polk by a majority ofabout (5.000. Silas Wright
has been elected Oovernor by a majority of a
bout 10.000.
VimiiMA. The '-Old Dominion" has given
Polk a majority of over 1,000, being an increase
ofabout 3, son over Van Ruren's vote in 110.
Maryland has given her electoral vote for
! Clay by a majority ol'3,23
for Oovernor, was .11".
i , . - .
Harrison s inaionty, in
J w
lSIO.was 1,770.
Connectk i T has also gone, as usual, for the
whigs. Clay's majority. 3,:MV.
jority in 1 10, was (5,.3'il.
Harrison's ma-
Riioiik Isi.ano This is the only state in the
I'uiun which has given an increased whig vote
ince II0. Clay's majority is 3, .103. Harri
son's majority, in I 10, was 11)77. Clay's in
crease over llurritoii, .'21.
Klntitkv This State, the home of Mr.
Clay, has gone lor him by a majority of aliout
Mn mi. an. The returns from this State show
that this young giant of the West has given a ma
jority of between 1,000 ami (5,0(10 I'm Polk.
Sorru Carolina. This State has gone al
most unanimous for the democrats. The elec
tors for President, in this Slate, aie elected by
the Legislature. The result of the recent elec-
I ,; .j,;,, s;t.,,p fr Congressmen and members
ofthe State Legislature, is as follows
Democrats. Whigs.
Senate, 42 00
House, 12 1 (M)
too
CO
ItiO dem. maj on it. ballot
Ofthe Congressional delegation tho democrats
have elected tho whole.
Ohio This State has gone for Henry Clav
by a majority of about 7,000. This it the only
large State that Mr. Clay hat got.
. i i . ..'
, Nomu Caiiou. "Old Rip'' it seems has 1
not yet quite waked up. Clay's ma jority in this
State is about t.fMMi. Whig majority in IS 13 for
Oovernor was 3,1, 13. I
New Jtssr.r. This State has given her vote
to Clay by a majority of 78.1. Harrisonhad 2,;il7.
Georgia. This was considered one of the
doubtful States. She has given her electoral
vote for Polk, by about l,SU0. Harrison's ma
jority in IS 10 was 8,.'II0.
ImiiIana. This State, which was also one of the
doubtful, has gone for Polk, by a small majority.
Naw Hampshire Has given Polk a majority
of about in.OOO over Clay, and about 6,500 over
whigs and abolitionists.
MAosArnrsFTTS lias given Clay a majority of
1 1,-173, over Polk. ltirny's vote was 10,sr,n.
Clay's majority over both, 3,713. The whips
have elected alt of the 10 members of Congress,
j being a gain oftwo. In the Senate the whigs
have elected all. In the House the whig majo
rity is 132.
MaIe. About 40 towns have been heard from
which shew an increased democratic vote, since
September last. The State will give Tolk at
least 0,000 majority.
Df.i.awark. This little Rtate has gone for
Clay, by a majority of about 000.
t. . .. . r ... i i. i
i i.i. i .tiis. fm- iipiuiiy hum iih iii-rn iiriiro j
horn, l tie majority lor I'olk, in the State, will
be from 5,000 to 10,000.
Tknnksskk. In fifteen counties heard from,
Polk has a gain of 1 ,07-1 votes over his own vote
in IS 43. when Jones beat him for Oovernor by a
majority ol .,.... l here are eouniies mine
State. At this rate of increase the State must
have gone for Tolk.
Lomman a. The City of New Orleans gives a
small increase for Clay.
C7" Rfttino. It has been estimated that not
less than eight or ten millions of dollars have
been bet on the recent elections in the 1". States.
This kind ofeambling is carried to a fearful ex
tent, and is fraught with consequences of grmter
evil than is generally supplied. In point of mo
rality, it is no better than gaming with cards.
dice, or horse-racing. In it consequences it is j
much more dangerous and injiiriinn. as it has a
tendency to impair the elective franchise, by a
resort to bribery, corruption, and other fraudu
lent means. It is impossible to put a stop to
this kind of political gambling by legislative en
actments. It only remains for the moral sense
of the community to discourage this vice, by
placing it, in point ol respectability, in the same
grade with other games of hazard.
rmiiinitia! Klcrlinn.
The following is probably a fair estimate nf
what the result will b
Whole number r.f electoral voles, 275
N cowary for a rhoice, 13
KC 1 1 11 MS KI.CKIVKP.
Polk, Certain.
Pennsylvania, 20
New I Isuipshire, 0
South Carolina, 9
Virginia, 17
Now York, 30
(ieorijia, 10
Michigan, .1
Indiana, 12
Clay, Certain.
Ohio,
Connecticut,
Khrste Island,
Msrylatid,
INew Jersey
North Carolina,
Kentucky,
I lelaware
Massachusetts,
23
0
1
I
II
12
3
12
Hi
Total, 121
REIT Mil TO COMR IN.
Polk claims,
Ciny Claims.
Vermont, 0
Lonisiins, 0
Twnnesse, (doubtf.) 13
Illinois,
Arkansas,
M issiiuri,
Maine,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
9
3
7
9
9
0
Totnl, 43 25 '
- - - - '
StT The following exhibits an estimate of j
. . ..til
me proimnie majorities given lo iwctsr. i oik
and Cluv, so far as heard lioio.
No. of electors. PrnUihlo maj
Polk
X. Hampshire, 0
Clay.
Polk.
10,000
0.000
0,32
Clay.
2,500
3,500
j Hhisle Island,
4
0
j onneeticut,
j New York,
Pennsylvania,
30
20
New Jersey,
m...i.....i
7
8
II
3,21 HI
in ii i , mull,
,. '
iriritiiM
4.000
17.500
100
5000
I M. farolinn.
4,000
S. Carolina,
9
10
j (Jeorgia,
Ohio,
23
12
3
7,000
11.500
300
Michiean. .1
Mnsfachust'tls,
Delaware,
Vote for ilinifi U
aIIUale
Counties.
Adams,
Itlri.rv, the Abolition
(or l'irlilenl.
Counties.
rl Jefferson,
411 Juniata,
.'IS Lehigh,
270 Lebanon,
.1 I.ii.erne,
3 Lancaster,
27 Lycoming,
(53 Montgomery,
13.1 Mercer,
1 .'I'. M'Kean,
!'. Milllin,
7 Mom oe,
0 Noi tliampton,
7 Northumberland,
2 Phila. city &Co ,
1 Potter,
0 Somerset,
5 Schuylkill,
0 Susquehanna,
1ft Tioga,
11 1'nioii,
!l Venango,
7 1 Washington,
0 Wayne,
.'1.1 Wyoming,
is Warren,
ll Westmoreland,
0 York,
Allegheny,
Aimstion,
Heaver,
Hedlord,
lierks,
I'.mks,
Itradl'ord,
Rutler.
Cr jw lord,
(luster.
Clarion,
Cai bon,
Centre,
Cambria,
Columbia,
Clinton,
Cumlierland,
Ohm field,
Dauphin,
Delaware,
F.ik,
1'rie,
Franklin,
Fayette,
2'J
0
7
J'i'J
60
(i
3
A3
2 1
IS
f.1
50U
1-1
13
17
Oieene,
t Huntingdon,
Pike,
Perry,
0
0
Indiana,
Total,
3 133
j'l'-j
2,7UO
In 110 Mr. Rimey received
Jucicase. in 4 years,
Pomucal CoMn.rxioN ok tiis U. S. Sen
ate. The Journal of Commerce thus estirnntes
the present and probable position of parties in
the U. S. Senate
Whigs. Democrats.
Hold over, 10 IS
New Senators already elected :
Missisippi, 1
Connecticut, 1
Vermont, 1
Certain to be elected from the
political complexion ofthe
Legislature already chosnn.
Maine, 1
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
New York,
New Jersey,
Pennsylvania,
Maryland,
Ohio,
Indiana,
Tennessn,
Missouri,
At Kansas,
1
(vacancy) 1
a.' 34
There is also a Senator to be elected in Vir
ginia, whose Legislature nominally contains a
Whig majority of two members; another in De
laware, and a third in Michigan. In the lat
mentioned Stute the Whigs have not the h'ast
chance. Therefere, in order t retain a m.v
I I jority in Mie Senate, they must elect the Senator
from Viicmia, ar.d the Senator from Delaware.
As to the last, the result will be known in a day
or two. The Legislature, upon w horn the elec-
tion of a C. S. Senator will devolve, was chosen
last Tuesday.
rnb-is the Whigs get both of these Senators
. ,hrre .; i,Hinc(r,.ct Democratic mojority.as
' ,i, :.., ,i, r-;...i t..i...
officio, President ofthe Senate, and has the cast
in ' vote.
F. J. Lemoyne, the abolition candidate for
(overiior in Pennsylvania, received 3,07,1 votes.
Buffalo, which gave a majority of 3 12 for liar
rison, has now given tiO for Polk.
Anti-Si.ave Farty in a Si.avk Statk. The
Liberty Party have aimreaniutinn in Virginia,
anu ai ine,u,re.ecuo.. poi.eu a cuusme.uu.e u.e
ill a lew counues.
ArroiNTMrNi ur TitK Oovkuvok. Oovernor
Porter has appointed Luther Kidder. I'.sq., late
Senator from Luzerne District, Judge of Schuyl
kill District.
Tiik Canai. Navigation. The announce
ment ofthe Harrisbnrg Argus that the naviga
tion will close on the 1,1th inst. is incorrect, as
appears by the following letter from the Collec
tor of the Columbia and Philadelphia Railway
to the Philadelphia Ledger :
'Mf.ssi:v Knrroits : In your paper of Saturday
last you copied from the Harrisbnrg Argus, that j to rent a house in that city with sufficient ae
the freight and packet boats are to be taken off eommodations for a large family. The city is
the Pennsylvania Canal, on the 10th instant, ami crowing rapidly,
that the navigation will then close. - -
This is an error, the arrangement ofthe pack- It is said that Messrs. I.ovell 5c Marshall have
et line is made to stop at that time. j already expended 11.000 dollars in the attempt to
The navigation will be left open for freiuht as i raise the wreck ofthe Missouri, nt Oibralter.
long as the weather will permit. Please notice j They still hope to be successful.
this fact. John J. Cash, Collector.
C. & P. K. Office, I'hilada., Nov. 11th, 1MI.
Main Line. The Commissioners for the sale
of stock in the Pennsylvania Canal anil Railroad
Company, agreeably to the act ofthe last Legis
lature, met at the Kxchange, Philadelphia, on
Monday last, and fixed upon the 20th of. fauna
ry, 1M.1, as the day for exposing said stock for
sale.
Nativi Born CiTtZkss In the Court of;
Chancery, New York. on Monday, Assistant Vice I
Chancellor Saudlord decided in the case of It.
, h ys j nrk UIIll jlll;a , h ,hilt a
- '
bom in this country, of alien parents, is a citi- I N-coml Advent lecturer, has app. areu in ine co
zen of the foiled Slates. The rule applies . ! lun.s of the Hostoli Post with a defence against
qually w here the parents are here temporarily
as when they tome here for a permanent resi
dence. The children of f.rreigu amUissadors are
an exception.
Oi'li-s TliAVri.i.iNn The Locomotive F.x
press which conveyed the election news from
' New York to Philadelphia, on Wednesday week,
j j,v ,n(, ('j,,,,,!,-!! and Amboy Railroad, ran (i-1
miles in one hour and fifty minutes.
The Louisville Democrat intimates that five
women of the town, dressed in male attire, vo
ted at the late election.
Mexican Ism mmi v-TheNew York papers
sav that IIOO.OOO Mexican dollars are daily ex-
j pectcd there, part of the Mexican iudemuif.ra-
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0 i Si lisii Ciuii'. The nresent vear's crop of
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sugar in Louisiana, it is estimated, will leath sale by auction of the important church prefer
ls.0,000 or 200,000 hogsheads. men', consisting ofthe advowson, the next pre-
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4! ' An F.xtf.nmvr Oi: ii nr. Mr. Pell, of Clster
. i .n i.ir ii-
v - COIIIIiy, .cvv iuia, lias nil milium i'i .nv.i, i
0 i thousand trees, bearing the Newton pippin
Mock Hiii Or.s. Some large guns for the l
S. (iovernnient have just been liuiahcd at Pitts
burg. They w eigh Jivt tons.
Mb. Van Renssllav.r, who has had a difficul
ty w ith his tenants in New York, it is said is a
bout to make his residence in Pennsylvania, in
ordei that he may bring a suit agaiust the State
of New York, in the United States Supreme
Court, to compel that State to have its laws ex
ecuted against these tenants w ho resist his right.
His place of residence, it is understood, will be
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in Hi istol.
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Health or I.ocis riiu.irrr The Revue de
Taris asserts that the health of the Kin;; is iu a
I very precarious title.
Cornstalk Si-tiao. Mr, John Deal, ol New
Harmony, Indiana, has made three hundred and
ninety-five pounds of good sugar this season from
the cornstalks that grew on three quarters of an
acre. This is at the rate of five hundred
pounds per acre. His plan is thus briefly noti
ced in the Cleveland Herald : "When the ears
begin to form they are pulled off. When the
leaves are dead, about half way up the stalk is
stripped of leaves, cut up at the root, the VP cut
off. and then ground in a sugar mill. Twenty
stalks will yield about one pound and a half, and
of this three fourths is ground sugar Mr. II.
made eighty pounds in a day, with a simple ap
paratus of his own construction. Five hundred
pounds at four cents per pounJ is $30 per acre.
It would have produced, say fifty boshols of corn
at 3.1 cents, or 12,10."
Lard oil is made in Cincinnati in twenty-two
establishments, which manufacture an aggregate
of six hundred thousand gallons per annum,
value at fifty cents, nearly one third of a million
of dollars. The value of the stearine and other
residuum, must be at least as much more.
Orantes were the staple of Florida provineo t
isrt.1, and some trees were known to be one hun
dred and fifty years old ; but one night in the
month of February of that year, a severs frost
killed them all, since which this proAtuhW treff
has been lost.
Fahmr's Profits In middle Tennesace
you can buy as much corn as you want at 10
cents per buh-l, or 59 cenis per barrttl, anl
I dull at that. You can buy butler at 5 cent
per pound ; chickens at 12 1-2 els. per pair;
fjlie turkeyi at 25 Cts.
Tiir Oi.tMT House ii mr. I'sto. Mr.
Mauran. of 72 Wall street, Nw York, owns a
horse that is forty-two years old, he drives him
I from Staten Island, almost daily, and he rn
travel a mile in less than four minutes.
Some villains blew up the Iron Safe of Mr.
Thomas Oilpin, Merchant of Cincinnati, on thn
night of the tit h. by the application of powder
into th. k-v-hole. The Safe was demolished.
j an coll!till..ral, Jamv, done to the store, bat
)(. viai1H no 10P)..
A London directory show s a large number of
streets havini; the same name. For example,
there are3S Kins streets. 20 queen streets,
Charles streets. 21 Church streets, 23 Johu its ,
3 Water lunes, 3 Water streets, c.
The London Time contains, on an average,
eight hundred new advertisements per day. Th
F.nglish are an adveitising p 'ople they know
it pays.
The Mobile Herald states that it is imposibl
t
In 1773 the first stace coaches wre establish
ed between Philadelphia and New York, going
through in two days, with a fare of $ I for eocu
passenger.
Moiik or its l'r rr.i is. Mr. Addison Davis,
in a letter to the editor of the F.ssex County
Wahingtonian. says that twenty-six persons an:
now in the Insane Asylum at lirattlcborooxri,
Vt., in eoiisiiienci' of iiuamty produced by tin'
influence of MillerUm.
lVrrNMNU HiMsM.r.- loshna V. Hiins, the
)y4 ! the numerous tati-mciits put forth, calculated to
inllict injury upon his character. His character
as a prophet is certainly below par.
There are 13 newspapers published at pnent
in Wisconsin territory .1 whig, 0 demociat. 1
alxilitiou and 1 neutral. This speaks well for
the future piospccts ot this rich and fertiltt terri
tory. J The Autocrat of Russia has decreed the trans-
(nutation in a body of Kill, ooo Jews. He has
conceived this plan he has announced it and
) his sentence ol death must he executed. Neither
' supplication nor the interest ol Ins subjects will
1 ," uMt" !" U!l"'"d his infamous command. Thu
I will ol one nun disMses ofthe lives and for-
tunes of 1 10,0110 of his fellow creatures.
Sale or a Cm ecu Livinu. Yesterday thu
j sentation to St. Neots, Suffolk, took place at th
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Auction Mart. It was described as being worth
e yeais' purchase, alfhe sum of 8.000. The
I annual income was stated to be, alter deducting
! 13::. ('.. sd. for poor rates, Kc , 710., in ddi-
tion to w hich the glebe comprised 4 3 acres, 2
rods, and 30 perches of excellent land, with a
parnonage house. The real income derived from
the commutation, value of the glebe land, and
surplice fee was derived as follows : from
tithes, 70. 10 , glebe land 80., and surplics
fees 20., which were subject to the deductions
above staled. The living is situated about nine
miles from the market town of Bury of St. Ed
mund's and five from Stowmarket, and it known
in the immediate locality, as 'Rattlesden. The
number of acres is about 3,200, and the Rev.
James Raker, ho is 7.1 years of age, is the in
cumbent. The property was put at .00l) guin
eas, and after an animated competition, sat
knocked down at f,000 guineas London Sun.