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Hinbnry, Northumberland to. Pa. Saturday, Sept. 5, IS4C.
Vol. C o. 5Q.-M hole No, tO
A WIDOW FOH TIIK FIFTH T.MK. , cnrnprn,e lirr far lPr trioI( 8cnt h )isbl,n(,
Tim Boston Alius translates the following ! of the first clnss, a yntwp, rich and Undsnme
baronet, and quite famous on the? turf.
story from o late French paper:
There has recently arrived in Paris a young
English Inly, already the) willow of her fifth
husband. This remarkable chance, this uncom
mon eerie of widow hoods is the more extraor
dinary that the. lady in question hns not yet
reached hcr25th year. The hintory n( her sever
nl marriages is so strange both 8sa w hole and in
its particulars, that we should hardly dare to re
late them, if the world hnd not already given
credit to them. The saloons of the English,
almost the only ones to remain open in the sea
son of'penerol desertion, dispute for the honor
of this young widow, and from them we derive
the following narrative of her conjugal adven
tures. Mm. wssVint quite 10 years old when
-he contracted her first marriage at (Iretna
Green. This matrimonial locality is sufficient
evidence thnt it was a purely sentimental union.
... .. , . , i
etZilh r;:io soTof OILCLOTHS Two rival disputed -or l,r young affections;
nni 2 foet to 24 feet wide, very cheap, f.ir rooms. one was favored by her family, the other by
alls, te ; aUn. Mttii(rs, Floor t loihs. Runs t,ot- herself. The latter, of course, was the success
m anil K l.arpets, ct." , Ac, witn a noun as
vtmen't ol'InRraM t5.np.ts fio-n 25 to fit) cents.
nd Stair and Entry "CuriH-hi from 12 to 60 ots.
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AI.KXAXDKli li. 1IICKKV.
RUN K MAKER,
IVo. 150 CliPNiiut Mn t l,
PHILADELPHIA.
(fMERE all kititls il lent erliunk'', valises anil
' carpet bas. of oveiy tyle and p.itioin are
imf rlu e I. in the ! t manner and from the l't
'enal. and so'd at the .iivi-ii r .to.
h lid lp" ii, July Mtli. Irtlft. ly.
Itil one. In order lo set aside all obstacles, our
two young people had recourse to an elopement
and put in requisition the famous blacksmith,
who unites enamored English couples, at a mo
ment's warning, and without asking the con
sent of their relatives. The nuptial benedic
tion had but just been pronounced, when the
unsuccessful rival appeared. He had followed
the fugitives with a'l the speed hia gold could
obtain from llio postillions; but the lugitives
had a wholo night' start of him ; and the rival
wag only able to arrive just soon enough to be
two hours Ion lute.
You have had a UFclesa chase my dearsir,'
said the bridegroom, happy ami proud ol his etic
cess, 'for wo are already married.'
'It may be soreplied the other; btil I have,
at least, romo in lime to be revenged.'
In accepting this challenge, the bridegroom
requested that the meeting might be postponed
to the next day, but his jealous rival would not
consent to afford him this gratification. They
must repair at once to the spot, with the first se
conds they could meet ; the duel was fought
wiili pistols, nnd the bridegroom, struck liy a
ball in tho forehead, fell, never to rise again.
S.i Mrs. became a widow two hours af
ter the culehral inn of her first marriage. This
adventure made so much talk, and led To so
many sen nd.i Ions rumors, that a second rtinr
r'ngentily could alluy them. Decides, the young
widow hnd known so little of married lif", that
he very naturally desired to continue the chap
tcr from the interesting print where il was so
unfortunately broken oil. This time, it: order
to efface as much as possible the consequences
ot her first fault, for which she had been so se
verely punit-'hod, Mrs. submitted to the
wishes of her parents in tho choice of her se
cond liu.hnd. They uivle for her a reason
able clinic, selrcting a man of mature years,
and nlTering .'very p isib!e gunranlee. J le was
an old retired tnerclinnt, possessing a l.irge fur-
He hud
no pr.ssion for cards, but nn the other linnd, he
gnve himself up with unrestrained ardor to
horse racing, and in his rxercise he made life
of his purse nnd his own person, staking large
sums in he's, and risking himself with his horses
in disputing for the prize in stecplo chases.
Fortune had not thus fur a fleeted his finances
(lis profits and losses were nearly balanced;
but he was less successful ns a rider than be
was in his bets. His own person was less fa
vored than his purse. When he rode himself
he was more often thrown olT his hore than
able to alight of his own accord. So far from
being discouraged, these falls rather stimulated
to endeavor to do bettor ; and this noble per
severance had already cost him several to.eih as
well as nn arm and some ribs broken. His
family nnd friends hoped that marringe would
make him a little more prudent ; and for a short
time ho abstained from appearing on the turf,
in order to devote himself entirely to bis wife;
but at soon as he became used to this peaceful
felicity, his former passion returned, and he
thought lie could unite the pleasures of hymen
and the roce course. Several of tho best riders
in England had engaged in a contest, at the
Newmarket races ; he joined them, mounted
his fleetest horse, darted forward in the race,
and fell, this time disastrously, that he was
left dead on the spot.
The unfortunate sportsman had appointed
his wife sole heiress of all his property, but his
will contained several errors of form, which
made it of doubtful efiect. One of the relatives
of the deceased disputed the will ; the case was
brought before the tribunals, and being ably
managed against her was threatening Mrs.
with new ruin, wl.cn her adversary himself pro
posed to stop their suit, and to unite their in
terests by marriage. This was the most pru
dent course , the lovely widow adop'ed it and
changing her name for the filth time, became
the wife of a rich landed proprietor, who passed
for the most intrepid fox hunter in Northumber
land. The marriage had hardly been conclud
ed six months before the fifth husband, while
hunting, was so imprudent as lo leap a ditch
with a loaded musket in his hand, which was
accidentally discharged, when he received the
whole contents in his breast. His death was
instantaneous.
cmicIi are the cvctits which constitute the
conjugal rareer of Mrs. , and it is in con
sequence of tlrese catastrophes that idie is a wi
llow tortlie fifth lime, in the very morning of
her life. Uut that whrcli must scrm the rtran
gert ofall is, thai after thus having gained, or
rather Inst, in the lottery of v Mowhoud, she still
persists in pursuirg a chance which has sn far
been obslinntely noairtist her Tho persever-
ance of this widow may be explained nn sever
' ul ground. In the first place, having in each
: instance been married io short a time, she has
had knowledge (Tunly the bright dnysofmar
' ringe, the honey moon ; and baa seen nnly the
tune, honorably acquired. This was not probn. ( bright fiile ; ho has never seen the reverse of
lily the happiness dreamed of by a soul so poo- '
tical and so enamoured; but then Mrs. '
adapted herself to her new situation, and had
not yet encountered those hollow deception
SlIlKiKUT'S IWIT.NT
riLSHIlTG- 1LACHI1TE.
Ill.'i Machine his mw been looted by more
than thirty families in this neighborhood, and
i given entire satisfaction. It is so iiilo in its
strortioli, that it cannot got out of order. Il
ilium no iron M 'U-t, and no -ptiiiBsor rollers to
out of repiir. Ii will do twice as much wh-
. I- I . 1. I ... 1 1 . V. ...... nn. I .... . ,.f I... t' f
, Willi lo nil nnu me nii'i it,. i -. cii i r i i i i
i . .i .i ,i. mr..i.r i , nnd bitter deceit of li!e, before her husband
l ite in vi nl Mil, mxl wli il i nt grcaier in.pi'r-
co.it com Ihii lit le over half u much as othor found it noci'saarry to attend to some business
iliing uiuclunc. which required his presence on the continent.
I'bo sub riU-r ha iho exclusive right fir Nor- .. . ,. , . . . . , , .
mi s ii.ii i h lie loll alone, and in crossing tho channel, l ie
r..l....l..n.l 1 ..ion I .t i-oriiiinr. I OlIlllllOl I. till ' '
no and CliuKiil counties. Pce of single mi
fti. 11. It. M.tE.
The following reitifirale ' fiom a few of those
. ilm.i m!i.iio in use.
KuiiUny. Aug. 84, 184 J. In her misfortunes she mturaly looked a- tid herself of this surname, by triumphing mer
. .Ve, tire subscriber, certify that we have now , ()(), fof con(!0,jn w,ic, j By ,,jng but dif- Cut her five widowhoods have somewhat
ZXZS 'ZVtl I Heull to procure li, a young widow, w ho united j cooled the ardor uf her English admirers. Even
ost excellent iiivomioii. That, in Wa-hing, i to her own personal charms those of a very con- e boldest expcriuuce a sort td suporMilums
'ill save more than one half tho usual labor. j -Merai,e friune. Among thoso attentive to ! terror f they fear lest they should meet the tale
,1 it doe. not retire more than one third .he , f,Vored a young amUhowy yon.h, full "Hheir predecessors. M.S.- bus realised
al qnanliiy of o.p and water ; snJ thai there , 3 a j 3 ,
rubbiiiK, and consequently, little or no wear- of g.aco and wit, who seemed to her tu unito j how much courage is necessary for sny ono lo
t tearing! -Th.it it knocks off no buttons, and j i illlt would beet cmisulo her for the loss of venture to marry her, and she bus therefore
ihe finest clothes, such collar, lacos, luck, , , , , , ., , ,
&o . may t. washed In a ve-y .hint lime " husband. As soon a, the necessary delays
wutthe loai injury, and in fict without any I were over the reign ol tho third husband coin
aron. wear and tear, whatever. We ihorrforo I Mpneed, under the most favorable auspices.
Ml.iliy reonmmei... m.. ouri.ionoa.nu ,. , , ... MMmencenlent .eemed likelv
the medal ; she his never experienced the dis
appointment of destroyed illusions; her hus
bands have, never caused her any twill' ring, ex
cept by their deoth ; even the gatneatrr him
self was so amiable end eti kind, that, in Fpile
i fall his faults, his loS was bitterly regretted.
And then, as people have bocoine confused
by the many dillerent names which Mrs.
steamboat wos overtaken by a tempest and dash- j has home, they have nirknarnvd her Mrs. Ulnc-
rd upon the riarks id the coost. This shipwreck ' beard, in cruel reference to conjugal niis'ur
made Mrs. a widow for the second time, ' tunes. It is very natural she should wish to
lie, a a moat Useful and labor saving machine,
C HA HI. EN W.IHSUINS,
A. JORUAN.
;na. WEAVER.
CHS. PEE AHA NTS,
tilDEON MARKI.E,
Hon. UEO. WELKER,
iienj. hendricks,
Gideon leisenrino.
m's HoTfct, (formerly Tremonl House, No.
10 Chesnut alieet,) Philadelphia, 8eitembor
1st, 1844.
have used ShugerVs Patent Washing Machine
iy houte upwards of eight month, and do not
ate lo lay that I deem it one of ibe most use
!iid valuable labor-saving machines ever inven
I formerly kept two women continually oo
ed in waabiug, who now do as much in two
i as thry then did in one week. There is no
or tear in washing, and il requires not mora
one-third Ihe usual quantity oi aosp. 1 have
a number of other machines in my family, but
is so decidedly superior lo every thing else, and
tile liable to get out of lepair, that I would not
it bout one if they aboubl cost ton times the
. ihey are sold for. DANIEL HERR.
llAX Sr.r.l-The highest pries will h
given for f'lal Beed. ,,,, '
Jg. 9, 1115 HENRY MA85ER.
I tu mar Ihe hnppiness of the union ; but soon,
I even while devoted to his wife, the husband
: liegan to display vices beneath his graceful ex
i terior. (laming was his ruling passion, and he
gave himself up to it with so much ardor that
I in short time he had dissipated the rest of
hisown patrimony and the whole fortune of his
wife. Then, no longer able to endure hi shame
and remorse, he shot himself.
Three successive calamities would have de
prived Mrs. of the courage to make a new
conjugal trial, had not her pecuniary matters
made il necessary to marry again. Completely
ruhted by her third husband, and with no in
heritance to look forward to, marriage was the
only resource by which she could escape the
embarrassment and misery of want There
was no time to be lost! she must make the
beat ol her advantages, and turn tot good ac
count her youth and her attractions, to accuro
the best chance thai offered. Our widow, there
fore, bestirred hsrstlf; and UaveOp aa il to
co.no to Paris. This is certainly complimentary
to the I'ari&ians.aud she will not be disupp mitej.
As wo have said, Mrs. is not yet 'Si year
old, is exquisitely hjnJsoiiie, and her Inst hus
band left her, by a will, in which no fliw can
be detected, an income ol XI '0,1)00 a year.
This is more than enough tu shut one's eyes to
the chimurical dangers of Ihe past. Mr.
would easily find in Paris a man who, in spite
of the apparent fatality, would esteem hiinselt
very hippy to become her sixth liutbund.
Tub New Editor of the Oregon Speclator
holds at once the following tilnVeaf Secretary
of the Territory, Recorder of I Ji)d Claims, Re
corder of Marriages, Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Clerk of the Criminal Court, Reviser of
the Laws; in addition to all which legal trusts
ho aeeeins to he a Doctor of Physic. A univer
sal man like this is just the thing, of course, lor
an editor.
Tall La dim. A New York paper says that
tall ladies invariably prefer abort men. An ex
change thinka this an error, and observes that
no woman objects to Hy-mtn.
Kava Rcnlla Cast.
The first practical efii.-ct of thn new TorifT
hs.i been to revive greatly the Nova Scotia con I
trnde. We notice by the shipping lists yester
lay, that an u.iaially large fleet is alrendy at
I'ictott, ard an unprecedented number of vessels
have already cleared for that part. It is stated
that some or nil the factories in this tow n are
contemplating the ue of Nova Scotn coal, which
it is beleivcd will be considerably cheaper than
anthracite. Under Iho tariff of the im
port of foreign coal tins fallen off, until but ve
ry little except that required lor the Britit-h
steamships and for blacksmith has been impor
ted, and anthracite has almost entirely super
seded foreign coal. Under the con. promise act
in the import of foreign bituminous coal,
principally from Nova Scotia, was 131.551 tons
while the consumption of anthracite coal was
only 817,059 tons, being a ful'ing ofl in two
years of nearly 60,000 tons. In 11.", the im
port of foreign was only 85,7 'E'O tons, (notwith
standing the increase in the number of IWitisli
steamships,) while the consumption 'of anthra
cite rose to 2,0-'l,G74 tons.
Tho Pictou mines belong to the estate of the
Duke ol York, the uncle of Queen Victoria,
but arc worked by several jewelers of London,
they having obtained a long leoso of them, in
liquidation of Ihe enormous debts which the
Duke's profligacy anil extravagance hnd run up
with them. The con I costs st Pictou, from $2
75 to 83 per chaldron of A'2 bnshels, the duty
after December will be 90 cents a cinldron,
and the rate of freight is now $r2,.r)0 per chal
dron, so thai a chaldron of-1'2 bushels of this
coal may now be landed hem at about Ihe same
price which a ton of IS bushel: of anthracite
costs; so that if a bushel of PiCtno coal gives
out the same amount of heat as a bushel of an
thtacite, the Pictou will be .r0 per cent. Ihe
cheapest. Has any one ever made a compari
son which can be depended upon, of the amount
of heat which the combustion of the same quan
tities of Pictou and anthracite coal will produce?
The decisions made by the scientific men to
whom our government entrusted a similar trial
in regard to the various kinds of anthracite, are
altogether fallacious, and are contradicted by
the experience of every practical engineer in
the country. KrwLuryport Ihruld.
Hope for Anthracite Coal.
The 'Journal of Commerce' publishes the fol
lowing article, which we really hope may turn
out to be true :
"A gentleman who read in our paper tho ar
ticle from the Newbury port I L-rald respecting
Nova Scotia ronl, has kindly handed us the on
nexed memorandum ol an experiment which
throws much light upon the subject, and proves
that the anthracites ol Pennsylvania are not
Mely to be so promptly superseded by the bitu
mens ol Nova Scot a, as fovou people have ins
gined. The.experhuent wus nisde in 1IM, by
the great sugar refining cnmviny of Uoston, lot
the purpr.setif direrlmg iheim.vn interests. It
was mado under th superintendence r.f the
President l the company, and Ihe burning of
each Vind nV coal was toittinued for nbout a
week. The following was the restiU. Tl'f left
hand Column indicates the quantity of creil Used,
nnd !io right hnnd column the quantify of wa
ter evaporated both in pound.
I .bs. of Coal. I.bsof Water Evaporated.
19.022 Lehigh, . . 1H.177
17 OH Heaver Meadow, . . l.'dMKUi
I-til-"i l.ickawana, . . Iti7 4:12
22 003 Sydney and Pictou, . 102,159
From which it appears that--1
lb. Li-I.iirb evaporated 9 52 1U0 lbs. water.
1 1b. Eeavi-r Meadow 9(H do.
1 lb. Lnekawnua H M do.
I lb, Sydney nnd Pictou 1 17 da
The experiment proves thut the anthracite
are worth more than double the snuio weight i f
Novo Scnlij co'il, lor generating .leani, nnd
therefore thnt Ihe difference in price, if any, is
no compensation lor the difference in value.
The superiority of the iinthracites results not
entirely, if chiefly, from the superior quantity
of heat vhich they produce; hut in part al least
from the superior facility with which the heat
of the anthracites i brought into action. The
vast quantity of smoke and gas which i emitted
Iron. bitiimiui'Us con I carries off with it a great
quantity of heat, and requires the fire lobe pla
ced at a greater distance from the Unler, by
which u larger loluinn of air is brought between
the fire and thn boiler; and as air is a non-con-doctor,
this circumstance embarrasses the heat
which remnins.
These faelsare full of importance. They sc
count in some incaure li.r the superior speed ol
American steamers over those of other nation.
We are told thai this thing has had one most
remarkable test. A steamboat Was built in Ca
nada, after the model of our South America.
Tho builder were disappointed to find, after
all, that she would run but two-thirds aa fast as
the South America. Nothing would cure the
disparity, until Ickawanna coal waa taken to
her help, and this brought up her speed lolhe
desired point of equality with the pattern lioat.
If the same change should bo i fleeted by the
introduction of Ihe same fuel to Atlantic naviga
tion, another new era would astonish the world."
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A Row A Mono the Voluntkgiis on tub Rio
GrtANPE. The Baltimore Sun publishesthn fol
lowing letter from the camp of the Baltimoru
vn'ntilcers on the llio Grinde. The turbulent
spirit which is displayed among some of the vo
lunteers will soon be cooled down when they
come regularly into the rervice.
Camp Belknap, Aug. 2, 1646.
Our bittalion is joined to onB from Ohio,
which forms a regiment, and this, in connection
with two other regiments from Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee, quartered at this same
A Chapter ofCrlrrteit
Epprn, the Murilrrrr, nunprctctl of having
killrtl his own Son, his Mother in law, and of-
so n Hrnhichy Jirovrr Since the fact has
been established beyond a shadow of n doubt,
that Eppes, who is now nl large, is guilty nf mur
dering F. A(!olphus Muir, late of Dmwiddie co.
he has aln been strongly fnspected of hnving
caused the death of several other persons in tho
same county oml among the number, his own
son, and the mother, or mother-in-law of Mrs.
Epprs, A few years since, on elderly lady
then rsn inmate, if we understand correctly, of camp, which is situated on a high blufl of land,
Eppps' hnuc was taken suddenly ill and died.
At the death of this lady, it seems, a large es
tate was likely to fall into the hnnds of EppoB,
ns gnnr-linn of his children, who were to be the
heirs nf their decensed relative. During the
brief sickness of the lndy, Eppes was known to
have administered a dose of medicine, or some
thing which he professed would give relief to
her. The dose bad been given but a short time.
when she continued to prow worse, and coon
expired. Nothing was thought at the tinrp.nl
the sudden death of -the lady her friends not
dreaming for a moment that she had been un
fairly dealt with. It is only since the develop
ments in tho lluir case, that suspicion has been
excited towards Eppm, in regard to her ihesth.
It has been only a few years, too, 6ince a ron of
E's was killed, ss reported at the tirrre of his
death, by Ihe accidental discharge of his gun
while he and his father, W. Dandrige Eppos,
were out hunting. Tim account of young Ep
pes' death, from the lips of his own father, being
too plnuihle nt Ihe time, no one of course sus-
peeled foul play ; but now it seems, that Ihe son
was heir to romp property which his father
wished to pet into his own possession. This
circumstance, Inken in ennnection with others,
leaves very little doubt that Eppes is the mur
derer of his own son. Nor does this end the
chapter of his crimes! He is now suspected of
having murdered a Drover who has neither
been seen nor heard from, since he was known
to have pone to Eppes house, to Collect of E.
money for a number of hogs sold. This has
been several years ago, and as a pretty good e
from which we can fee thousands of tents, and
hear thn drums beating the reville.
Yesterday, Lafayette Hands, Andrew Met-
teer, and some of our boys went over to Barita,
and returned in rather hifjh spirits. As they
were returning hofns some one gave Andrew
Metteera Catfish, which Col. Mitchell, ol Ohio,
who is Colonel of the whole briirnde, claimed as
hisown, and ordered three of his men to take it.
from him. On the men seising him, in compli
ance with the orders of their commander, Met-
feer drew a dagger and stabbed two of them.
Col. Mitchell then rushed on Mctteer with
drawn swotd and inflicted several severe pa
sires on his head, from the effects of which ho
fell bb if dead. Lafayette Hands then seized
Ihe Col., wrested his sword from him, and cha
sed him with it for some distance around Ilia
camp, until another sword was handed him,
when they had a regular sw-ord fight, lasting
Fome minutes, until the Colonel's sword broke.
and he again ran, finally escaping to hisown
qmriers. He then gave immediate orders for
his men to turn out, armed with ball cartridge
when our Captain gave similar orders and mar
ched the' Chesapeaks down to meet them.
When we arrived. Captain Stuart, who, in th
absence ol Colonel Watson, is commanding offi
cer, ordered out the battalion, and we were alL
full of fight, and I verily believe that our GOll
Baltiinoreans could have whippet the wholo
2500 Ohioatts. Dan Wells had taken dead aint
at the Colonel, and would have blown him sky
high, had it not have been for Charles Ehrman,
who stnrck his musket. The Colonel then clai
videnceof suspicion being properly attached to mct the commaT)j f w,0le brigade, and
Eppes for disposing ol the Kentucky drover,
the skeleton of a grown person was lately, with
in a week or so, we believe, found ti an ice
bouse on the farm upon which Eppes formerly
resided. Uichnmml, Vfl., KeitiMctin,
Mmwnino Iron Wurks. Wo tfo informed
that these new and extensive Works, the pro-
ordered us to our camp, which order we were
compelled lo obey.
Col. Watson was at Barita, where we Imme
diately tent after him, and on his arrival hri
started for the camp of Colonel Mitchell, to de
mand an explanation of his conduct. On hiss
arrival there, however, he was told that the
ocrtv ol Messrs. Wilkeson, Wilkes &. Co., went Colonel had started for Matarnoras to report b
into operation last week. They are located at Gen. Taylor, but Col. Watson is now after him,.
Poland, on the Mahoning river, in Ohio. This nd I do not know how the spree will end.
f. llirlir.il American ftirnave in which Pin 1-
mii hns hern mmle Willi raw bituminous coal.
This object wus sought lobe accomplished by
Messrs W. W. &. Co., and they are entitled
to the honor of being the only ironmasters in
the Un. te I States who hnve conducted this oft-
tried and important experiment to a successful
.esuit. The iron mntle by them, hy tins pro
cess is fully equal to the best Scotch Pig be-
in? made from as pood ote, and better quality of
coal, nnd swelled in precisely the same man
ner. )kIise of a V i.nkii Dle Lady. The death
o a Mr. Margaret Grcdie is announced in the
New York pipers of the 27th ult. She arrived
in that city, from (iuruiuny, about seventy years
ago, w ith her futlier, tho brother nf tho venera
hie ienr;re Areolar ions, Esq., and at the age of
fifteen married Mr. John J. Iliell, also a Gor
man, iv I io was baker to the revolutionary
eoniini'til! nrrny. She was distinguished for
her dcvoicd attention ami kindneis to thn prisn-
j iters hiii! nick, con fined in the memorable "O'd
I Siiynr I louse ; ami at a perilous crisis in the
aff.iirs of the revolutionary party at that period,
j she proceeded to Philadelphia, by the direction
of her hiishaml, (w !in died in 179) and presen
ted General Valiinuton with 1500 guineas, as
a donation in aid of tin? great national indepen
dence. Under the sanction of her husband, she,
moreover, supplied Ihu American army will,
bread, fur ihe period of four months w ithout spy
co.npt'iiKiii.iii. Slip wa highly esteemed, thro'
her long lite, hy all who knew her, as 4 devout
Chrislaiu, nnd exemplified Hint high character
in her w hoh deportment, she ha left a large
number of descendaute probably two hun
dred. Ni.ws.'Ai-iiK. A Newspaper taken in a fam
ily ceeuik to shed a gleam ol intelligence around.
It give the children a taste for reading, it
coiiiiiiuiiii'ates all Ihu iiiiinrtunt events in the
buy world ; it is a never failing source of a
uiuseine.it, and furnishes a fund of instruction
which will never be exhausted. Every family,
however poor, if they wish tu hold a place ill
ihe rank of intelligent beings, should take at
laste one newspaper. And Hie man who, pos
sessed of property sufficient to make hunted
easy lor life, surrouuded by children eager for
knowledge, is instigated by the vile spirit of cm
pidity and neglect totuliociibe loa newspaper,
is deficient in Iho duties id parent or a pood
citizen, and is deserving of the cenaure of his
intelligent neighbcis.
Sl'GAn. A commercial computation puts the
whole production of the segar growing coun
tries uf the wi.rld, in 1S41, down at 778,000
tons, of which 200,000 tons were furnished by
Cuba alone. In the following year Cuba produ
ced only eftl.OOO ions, but the increase from o
ther sources was so grest that the total product
amounted to 769.(Ktl tons, which Was very httl
short of that in 184 1. The consumption of su
gar in the whole world is estimated at 800,000
tons, of which the United Kingdom consumes
about 250,000, I he rest of Europe 425,000, tho
United States of America, 150,000, snd Canada,
and llio other British colonics 15,000. Th
crmvthof iho Ui.ited States does not exceed.
100,000 tons, fwr about two thirds of the con
sumption, and tho deficiency is supplied by ma
ple sugar and foreign importation.
Mamru roa Fkiit Tusts. No tree ap
pears to be nu to benefitted hy animal martbres
than the peach tree. We may often observe .
that w hen it grows near a barn yard, 10 as to
reach the manure, that the growth is greater
the leaves greener, and tho fruit larger, tliaiv
when it stand on sterile g found ; and even
a general rule, fruit 0!" the same variety i fla
Ynrcd in proportion to it size; the larger, tln
fiuer, Urinomay bo very advantageously ap
plied to this tree, especially while it is email,
as well as to young tipple trees. It not only"
hasten their growth, but, by its offensivo odor,
repels the 6or r fiom the latter, and the peach
worm (A'geria) from the former. A small .
tree will bear a pint once a fortnight, and p.-r
hap more ai.cl ufteuer, I have never injured
any of my trees by this application, and conse
quently have not ascertained the amount whii 11
may boused upon them certainly large trees
will bear much more. Ameiican Quartet I f
Journal.
A Kiuiitins) Family. The Taylors ate dr uk
for fight m,'. One Zuchary Taylor flogged uy
Mexicans veiy badly some months sgo anii j.,,,.
promoted. Now we see another Zacharial .
lor has been whipping his wife in UJ tiinor-,
and got into prison by the act, and ha'j t0 ptf
one dollar to get out.
Ciceho, in his treatise on Old Age, says ll--
man i a sentinel placed on his "Jjtit by God,
great commander of lbs w or)di no( fftn fc8'
nurably leave hi, t(1J hi, n,,,
nun hum it.