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TERNS OF TUB " AMEB1CAHV'
If. B. MASSER, 1 1 Pviuhui am
. JOSEPH EISELY, S Paoraisreas.
M. B. JIJSSKJl, editor,
Offiet in Centre' Alley, initt fear of H. 3iw
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REMOVAL
JOHN. H. PU11D Y,
RESPECTFULLY informs his Mends and
V customers, that he has remoed his stork tf
goads to the Stone House, on Maikel square, form
erly occupieJby Mr. Wrn. Dewart, vrhrra he will
be happy to errve hia old customers and the pub
lic generally, on ssgood lerme, and at aa low pri
eca aa can be h.id elsewhere.
A large assortment of Groceries, Dry Gooda.
end IJiieensware, const nntly on hand.
June 87th, 18 46. if.
Tin anil Shecl-Iron Wnrc
MANUrACTORY.
8BLII780SOTB, PBNN'A,
THE subscriber repeclfully informs the pnblic
thsl he hs commenced the mnnufscture of
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware,
in all ita various branches, at Nclinsgrove. Hi
ware ia not nn'y made of the best materials, but is
put together in a suhstsntial and workmanlike man
her, dilfcring in thia respect from much of the waic
sold, wl ich is made up in a huny for that purp.ve.
An excellent sfsnrtmt-nt will bo kept on hand at all
timis, which will be edd on the moat ressonsMe
terms. ANDREW S. WLNGEKT.
Selinsgrne, May Ifith, 1846. if.
VHOLSALE E.3SETAIL
HAT & CAT WAREHOUSE,
l'o. 304. Marltt Sfrrrt, nhnvr 9th, South ride,
PHILADELPHIA,
fit THE suhscrit ere respectfully call the alien
JaQ tion of their friends and de.lere to their large
end well assortrd strk of lla's and Cie of every
SUN BURY AMERICAN.
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL. . .
Abaelote suiescenee In the decisions of the majority, the iul principle of Republic, from which there ia no appeal bat to force, the vital principle and Immedisteparent of despotism. Jsvrsnsow.
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AM UNPUBLISHED ANBCDOTR.
Although Bonaparte wasnnt perfect, yet hie
feulte were those nf nature noble and gener
ous, and rarely, if ever, merged into vices. I
knew him at that eg when the passions habi
tually govern the reason as ith tyranny, and I
can well attest that l.o alwayi overmastered
hia.
The seriousness of Bwsparte wae eo remark
able, that it called forth more than once the
bantering of his young companion; but he
was not of a character either to submit lo rude
ness, or become piqued at a well intentinned
joko ; but if they in their mini) o'erstepeed the
prescribed bounds, his calm and dignified look
coon recalled them to order; thus the young
lieutenant never allowed himself to be made
the butt of their raillery i and tliote much older
than he was, and of a much more elevated ela
tion, would cringe before the cold dignity of
hia look.
B-ina parte was fond of literature and science
and his favorite authors were those of the most
reflective and philosophic, and when he wished
to give himsell up to dream of imagination, he
read Ossian, Tie would certainly have read
Byron with tlolipht. lie particularly disliked
ail species of affectation. Me expressed his
description, will ad,iptel f r the ai ring 'racle. Ue
in mn.ln of (lie best materia and bv the mist
perienced workmen, tl-y feclconfid.nl to give utii j opinion briefly and intrepidly; even his love
letters were short, and said a great deal in a
tersil satisfaction to nil wno may isvor mem wmi
a trial, as they nftVr to si II s low as anv house in
the city. BAR PALO IT At BLYNN.
. Philadelphia. Jnu.try 3. I 4G !
P I A N 0 S.
rpHE SUUSCRIPER lias been appointed suent,
I for tbe side.f roNRAD MEYEH'H CEL
i:nitTEI) PREMIUM ROSE WOOD PI
ANOS, at this plnra. The- Pianos have a plain,
ii;ssive ami In auiit'ul exterior fm't-h, and, for depth
ai'd twecltirMt ,f tone, and fli'gince uf workman
hip, are not snrpo.si'd by any in the United Stales.
The following is a rerommendstinn from Oihl
1i.th, t celihiutej nifo tiu r, and birosflf a mail
uucuter :
A CARD.
Iliviao had the plfs-ure of trying the excel
lent Pimo Fortes manfarturcd by Mr. Meyer, and
rihibited at the last exhibition of the Frbiiklin In
stitme, I feel it due to the true merit of the maker
to I'eclate that thesi instruments are quite rqual
and in some rrsiwct evrn superior, to all the Pi
. ... . i -r t.-.. ....1
ano r ort,e, I suw at me c (111.111 01 uuu..c, VUu
.tiirinn a oi.iiirn nf two vrr at Psris.
Thes- Pianos will be -o t at the mnufacturer's
lowest Philadelphia prices, if not snmeihing lower,
l'rrsona are teijuested to call and examine for
lli tnsf Ire-, st tlie rrpidence of the f ubcnher.
Punbury. Mv I7JW1S. H.B. MASSER.
C'oijuierfetters'
DEATH BLOW.
niie pu! lie w ill pl-ase observe that no Brsndrelh
Pills ae genuine, unless the box haa three h
! i ts upon if, (the toji, the aii'e and the bottom)
-i,ih contuitm.B a fjc-smiilt signature of my hand
writing, thus It. 11b txnr.TH, M. D. These la.
I'-l-nte enj-r.ivcd on steel, beautifully designed,
and done at an expense of over f 2,000. Therefore
it will be seen that the only thing necessary to pro
cure the medicine in is purity, is to' obeerve thete
lat'fls.
Remember th" op, the side, and the bottom.
The following rci.pective persons are duly authori
l t d, and hold
CERTIFICATES CP AGENCY
For the sale of Brendrtth't Vegetable Universal
Mis.
Northumberland rnuntv : Milton Mackry &
Chamheihn. Wunbury II. B. M.iser. M'Etena
ville Ireland & Meixidl. Northumlieiland -Win.
Forsyth, (leoraetown J. &. 1. Walla.
Union County New Uerlin Bogar & Win
ter. Sclinegrove George Cundimn. Miildle
tuirg Inc Srni'.h. Beavrrtown -David Huhler.
Adamkburg Wm. J. May. MiRIiiiabnig Menach
At Ray. Haitlctnn Dsmel Long. Freehurg
O. St F. C. Moyer. I.ewinburg Walla St Green.
Columbia county : Danville E. B. Reynold
Ac Co. Berwick iSliuman & Uittenhouse. Cat
twifla ('. G. Brobts. Blootnsburg John R.
Moyer. Jeiaey Town -Levi Bisel. Washington
RobU McCay. Lime.tone Ballii t Mtinch.
Observe that each Agent haa an Engravid Cer
tificate of Agency, containing a representation ol
Ur BRANDRETH'S Manufactory at Ring King,
and upon which will also be seen exact copies of
the neto labels now used upon the Brandreth Fill
ISoxet.
Philadelphia, office No. 8, North 8th street
B. BRANDRETH, M. D.
June 24th 1843.
CITY FURNITURE AUCTION,
AXTO PBJVATB SALES BOOMS,
Ntw. 29 and 31 North Third Street,
Near the Cite Hotel.
PHILADELPHIA.
CC. MACKEY, Auctioneer, respectfully in-
sites lbs stteotion of persons desirous of pur
chasing Furniture, lo hia exten.ive Hales Rooms,
(both public and Private.) for every description of
Household Furniture, whirs can be obtained at all
times, a Urgs ssaortment nf fsshionsble and well
manufactured Cabinet Furniture, Beds, Mattrssses,
At., at very reduced prices, for cash.
OT Kales by Auction, twice a week.
May 37th. 1843. ly
tieorge J. Weaver,
BOPE MAKER & SHIP CHANDLER.
No. 13 AW A Water Street, fhiladelpKia.
TfAN constantly O band, a general assort-
aasot of Cordage, 8slna.Twinee.eVe, via:
TsrM Ropes, Fishing Ropes, White Ropes, Msnil
la Ropes, Tow Lines for Csnal Boats. Also, a
complete assortment of Berne Twines. Ac, such as
Heap Shad and Hsrring Twine, Best Patent CiH
Net Twine, Cotton Shad and Herring Twine, Slue
Threads, ate fuc Also. Bed Cords, Plough Lines,
H after, Trace, Cotton and Linen Carpet Chains,
Ac, ait of which he wall o repass ef twaeoaeble
torsas.
Pbllsdslphis, November H, 181J -ly. .
few words, but these words were so energetic,
that they contained as many thoughts in one
line, as others would convey in a whole page.
Bonaparte was a dreamer, and of a very ro
malic turnofmind. I have seen him remain
immoveable for a considerable portion of lime,
with his eyes raised to heaven, at tho close of a
beauteous and quiet Italian evening; and this
man, so determined, w hose mind was occupied
with prrnt, darinp, and noble projects this
wonderful man wasyet alive to all the most in
tense delicacy of affection ! and I have seen
him in after ytara, each nigh, 'ere he retired
to rest, place the picture of his wife under his
pillow, and even to the last year of his life he
preserved this sentimental disposition , and
when he was L'mprror, I have hrard him avow
that his heart throbbed with emotion, whenever
he ktw rushing through the trees, the white
folds of a female's dre.-s.
Often have I seen him stop in soma corner
of the park ol Malrcawon, to listen to the bell
of riiieil ; and thia man, whom they have dared
to accuse of being but a comedian in relinious
matters tins msn abominated tnlulelity or
scepticism on any point, and despised a woman
tkorouphly, who had pot intense religious frel
ings. He used to say Italian ladies had at
least this advantage over the French, that thi y
no sooner erred than they repen'ed ; snd that
they really felt the remorse which a French
woman only knows through romances or thea
trical representations.
'A woman without remorse,' I have heard
band was of a rery high family, and sacrificed
all lo marry her, for the girl'a virtuo was stron
ger than hia inducements to err. The fsthcr
is since desd, and the mothe r is indefatigable
in preserving the girl upright and pure ; and
truly she haa taken the best means with me,
her confidence. The other evening, after hav
ing sent the girl away, she said to me, 'Bona
parte, you love my daughtor, NaddiV 1 in
swered not ; and she repeated the question, 'Do
you not love Naddi !' Then you must not come
again here, or if you do, you must swesr to me
upon your sword, which baa achieved great
nnd noble actions snd I shall believe you j
that you will reapect my child, and not induce
her to take any step that would subvert the les
sons of morality and wisdom which I have
toiled te impress upon her. She haa nothing lo
depend upon but the labour of my hands, as her
own are aa yet nnakilled in industry. And I
have aworn to her father, whose early death was
caused by his love for me, and the cruel aliena
tion nf hia father, that I would at least insure
him this dowry, thsl his daughter should bit ss
pure and irreproachable aa her mother was;
and that, although her position wss humble, her
virtue should be unblemished. And t tell you
this, moreover, that if she forge's Ihoso lessons
so dearly purchased, I shall not forget my Ita
lian stiletto : therefore, do not try thn girl be
yond her strength. And as it is my duty to re
move her from danger, you must, therefore, ei
ther absent yourself, or swear solemnly, aa I
shall dictate to you.'
'I have sworn,' continued Bonaparte ; and,
in fact, I no longer wish to see Naddi; (no
longer seek her, but hsve endeavored to avoid
all contact with her in theabrencenfher mother.
But I am miserable snd unhappy.'
For several daya Bonaparte was full of care
and sadness. At length he jsked what I thought
of marrying solely for love. ,
'That all depends upon cirrustsnees,' I re
plied; 'if a man haa no ambition, it is a hapoy
destiny ; but he who haa ambition, such as you
possess, should never make a love match ; for
by that step he cuts away the ladder by which
he ran alone ascend to any height.'
'True, true,' he said, 'I wss two days with
out seeing her. The third she wrote to me,
praying that 1 would go see her, as she wss
very ill very ill. Well, I went.'
I like not speaking of myself,' he rrntinued,
"snd sbove all, on those aubjecta which draw us
into our childhood, but I feel the want of a con
fidante, as at this psrticular moment I feel ra
ther miserable.
'When I called upon Naddi, the widow was
not at home, so that I had all the dangerof a
ttt a tete to go through with a girl madly at
tached to me. For a considerable time I kept
at the other end of the apartment, replyinj
briefly to her charminp and innocent railery;
but suddenly she began to weep, and reproach
me for my indifference. I endeavoured to con
sole bet, and. in my excitement, I promised
him say, 'is but a sad and miserable conquest.' j everthing. even to devote my life to her happi-
Amongst the many, many traits which I could
recite in order to prove this great man's exal
ted potions of female delicacy, I shall confine
myself to one which crime immediately under
my own observation.
When he wss st Toulon he was a lieuten
ant, and I wss a step below him ; we were ex
tremely attached to each other, and he made
me his confidant in many matters, but particu
larly hia love affairs.
You,' he has often saiJ to me, 'if your for
tune was nisde, would devote yourselt exclu
sively to the fair aex ; you would be their slave
they might lead you like an infant ; whereas
although I revere and love them, yet 1 know
their organization sufficiently well, not to si
low myself to be ruled exclusively by them.
Besides,' he continued, striking his hand upon
hia brow. 'I have here anmthing that occupies
me above all things el.se.'
Bonsparte was however, of that organ!,
tion to feel peculiarly the power of won.an.
One evening he stopped before ine, sud said
with peculiar gravity of voice.
'Louis, I am in love.'
In love,' I repeated.
'Yes, and deeply in love, too, with a little girl
who lives in a small house bvliind the ramparts
She haa nothing but tier beauty, which is most
linking, ciho possesses, besides, a fine mind,
full of intelligence, and I have passed hours
listening to ber, and looking with intense admi
ration at her soft and witching brown eyes, and
her round and graceful form ; and above all, she I
tsa the moat exquisite hands and feet 1 aver
saw.
And she doubtless loves yon ?'
1'es, she does, sr Ita'.ians only can love;
for she is t Florentine;' she loves without mea
sure, without reason, anc without affectation;
not as high-horn women love, for they first prac
tice their lender glances in a mirror, in order
to assure themselves that they are irreeistable.'
She would be charming mistress for you,'
aid l.laoghing. . ,.
No, truly,' be replied, 'this girl baa mother
who has immense power over me. Her hue
ness : when Naddi, rising fro-n her seat with
dignity, laid her hand upon the hilt of my sword
emphatically exclaimed, 'swear by that, that
you will make me your wife.' A cold shuiider
passed through my frame ; the bright snd stn
bitous rJresmsofmy whole life passed vividly
before my eyes ; I ssw my madnens, and hap
pily had strength enough to be honest, and I
answered her 1 could not swesr.
These devils of women,' continued the young
Napoleon, 'stop at nothing when they once love.
Notwithstsnding my refusal, she continued her
endearments, but quickly disengaging herself,
I had cnursge 1 1 ruFh from her presence. A
few atepifrnrn the house I encountered her mi
lker, to whom I related all. She thanked me
with gratitude, and entreated of me never to
see Naddi again. 'I know,' she continued, 'that
I am dooming my poor child to misery ; but 1
cannot help it, if the remains here, sho will
die : but if I could return to Florence, the jour
ney, and the new scenesshe would encounter
micht effect her cure.
'If you prove to me,' I said, 'that you really
approve of ny conduct, and esteem ino a friend
you will secept from me whsl will enable you
to return to Florence. But you must not tell
Naddi to chase me altogether Ironi her heart
Oh ! Louis, if you hsd seen how she grasped
my hand, and looked her tearful thanks. Thia
morning I have borrowed without knowing bow
I shall be able to repay it.'
And yet tbia tnao, without fortune, almost
in want, soon commanded the whole army, and
' was seated upon throne, which raised hiiu
even above the rank of the Emperor. 1 have
since occasionally spoken lo bim of Naddi.
'Ah V be has said u poo these occasions, 'that
was one of the trueat and slrongeal lovee 1 have
ever felt ; but then I was a poor lieutenant.'
, I find it difficult to atop my sell on this eub-
ject, for I would lain continue to speak ot y
hero of that man whose mind wae eo grano
and yet eo simple who understood every thing
in t word, and saw all around him in glance,
Still he bad b'.s dreamy hours, and sleepless
night, but he quickly aroused himself, and te
came more strong a.'d moro active, ru-snima-ting
Europe by hie examplo, and embelliahing
Paris that Psris of which he wss so proud; snd
Istiguing whole repiments with his indefatiga
bio exertion, only leaping of hia horse to msrk
down the new victories which he had achieved
over his enemies. Yet the tnorsl is a painful
one what is fame and glory 1 Belinda.
From the Baltimore American.
Iran (Meilsflsa.
My late reading results in some information
which I will put down whilst 1 yet have leisure.
A London letter of the 19:h November reports
extensive sales of all sorts of British Iron st pri
ces that were not previously obtainable. The
Iwdon and York Railway Co. had appeared in
the market as buyers of rails lo the extent of
70,000 tons, and various other orders hsd been
in the market for foreign as well as home ac
count, which has had the e fleet of csusing the
iron masters to decline entering into contracts
at previous rstes. It was therefore confidently
anticipated that a very important advance will
take place upon this article before the close of
the year some refused under 11.
A Liverpool letter of the same date (ISth)
says orders are now in the market for about
100,000 tons nf tails to be given out before the
l,it January, 1947, which is nearly three months
of the make of Great Britain. This quantity,
added to the extensive orders on hsnd, in pro
cess of execution, make the iron masters very
independent, and no reduction can be rcatotia
b'y expected. The demand for Iron for other
purposes is rather increasing, and a good deal
has lately been done in Boiler Iron snd best
Bar Iron. Those who defer, orJering undei
the expectation that a reduction in price may
take place in a short period, will most probably
bu disappoint, d. The market is in a healthy
slste Cold Blast Tig No. 1. jCo lOt
At the lste meeting of the British Aseocia
tion at Southampton a paper was read on the
consumption of coal and the probable duration
of the coal fields. The consumption is calcu
lated at 12,500.000 tons annually. The ex
tent of the coal fields 5.200 square miles at the
average of 20,000,000 of tons to the square mile,
from which it is deduced that the coal fields of
England contain an ample supply for at least
1500 years.
At the same meeting th'ro was presented an
elaborato report on Iron. I notice the qua-iti-ty'inade
in different years in England, Wales
and Scotlnnd ;
In 17H3. 61,800 tons; 1700, 125,070 tons;
1S06, 2A3.20C tons; 1823. 42 OoOlons ; 13M.
M.-I17 tons; 18:$G, 1.000.000 tons; 1640,
,313.400 tons; 142, 1,016,129 ton.
The crest increase after 1S30 is attributed
o hot blast, snd the decline in 1942 is accoun
eU for by the commercial depression.
Since 1S40 nearly all the iacrease in the fa
brick of iron has been in Scotland ; the product
f Scotland having been doubled since 1840.
being now 520,000 tons per annum.
The strongest fact given in this report t that
only 917,500 tons of Iron were made in Eng
land, which is 238,000 tone Jess than the pro
uction of 18-10.
Tim report attnbuts this fsct to the work
men the number of these skilled and properly
rained being su limited that they make do
mands for an enorinoue and disproportionate in
creeie of wages on the first appesranee of pros
perity, and thus the cosi of production has more
than kept poet with the rise in pricet. The
supply of material is abundant, and sinco tho
discovery of the Black Band ore in Scotland, and
the Black Band in Wales and the Rider in
Stanhope, the ore is considered without limit,
but ihe difficulty arises in the supply of labour.
t being hopeless to stimulate t!ie exertions of
those already employed. They Rre naturahy
ready enough to exact hioh rules of wages when
the demand for their labour becomes more ur
gent, but succeeding in this, they prefer tn ob
tain the same amount of earnings, with hioh
rates of wages, to the securin? of greater gsins
by the exertion of even the same amount ol toil,
so that s grester urgt ney on the demand may
be, and frequently is, accompanied by lessen
ed production.
It now sppeara thai but for Scotland the pro
duct of Iron would have Ween wholly inadequate.
In lft14 Fig Iron wss sold in Glasgow for
2 5. exactly $10 a ton, and they say they
can make it fur that when labor is down-
I have also met with a calculation whiclfre-
sults in this. That tl will lake five years to
overtake the RailRoud demand , thsl until then
the demand will exceed the ni,-y ; butst that
period the great linn of Road will be filled up
that after that period the demand with fall
of! and the prices go down. . j .
t.ate from the Army.
The stesmship McKim arrived at New Or
leans on the 20th, from the Brazos, bringing
dates to the 16th, and embracing news from
Monterey two davs later than before received.
Among tho passengers were twelve officers and
sixty-one si.rk and discharged volunteers. The
stesmship Virginin left Brazos on the 15th for
Tampico, wi'h Lieut. Col. Park and six compa
nies of the Alabama regiment of volunteers.
The steombost Cincinnati and the V. 3. pro
peller Jsmea Cage, left on the 16th. Gen.
Shields ami staff, and Capt. Shelby's company
nf Alabama Voltintners, all bound to Tampico.
The U. S. eteamboit Gophe.r wsa wrecked on
the 13 h Ptitsidij of Tampico bar. The pilot
boat Ariel was ali lost, and several vessels
were blown out to scs.
Two Regiments of Indians Volunteers snd
Capt Taylor's battt-rv hsd left Monterey for
Ssltillo to j u'n Gen. Worth. Gn. Twigg'sdi
vision was on its march for Victoria. Briga
dier Gen Hamer hml died at Monterey of in.
flamation of the bowels alter but two dsy's ill
.ness. Gen. Du'ler still continues in coiumsnd
of Monterey. Col. Taylor had arrived at Mata
moras with despatches from Gen. Patterson.
Major Arthur came pnsaenger in the McKim.
He brings depitclies from Gen. Tsylor. On
the 8;h.9th snd 10th, Gen. Taylor wsa to move
in column 'or Victoria with about 1500 men
No further demonstrstion would be made to-
wsrJs Sin Luis Potoei until orders from govern'
ment were received. Gen. Taylor had impri
eoned the Alcalde of Monterey, hie son, snd se
vral others for furnishing money and horses lo
lesrrters from the Americsn army. Gen. Wool
wss at Fsrra. one hundred miles north of Ch
hnahoa with 1000 men, and Gd. Riley was at
Monte Morales with a similar force. Gen,
Pelton wsa to move for Victoria on the 14th,
Santn Anna lmd sent a detachmnnt of 2000 men
to destroy all the water tanks between SahUlo
and Potosi.
A Faie Aijirw. Col. King tells the folbw
ing anecdote, relative to one of hia marches in
South America!
On paasing through the woods of Berita, oar
advance guard suddenly came in, stating that
from a noiso ahead, they were cure that body
4 .
of men must bo approaching. Their report led j on tne revolving woeeis oi me carriage
Tit rot Tat. The editor ef the Albany
Herald says that he once knew a widow who
cutout hrown daughter in the good graces
of her lover, and married him herself.' To ob
tain revenge for thia snean, unmotherly trick,
lh datiglaw at her csp for, the young man's
father, (of whom he was the only heir,) and
aeluslly married him, and hsd children, lo Ihe
infinite aunoysnce of the other parties. This
occuried in Onondaga county.
me to suppose that the enemy hsd anticipated
our moverm-nte, snd were coming la meet us.
I immediately ordered every man to his post,
snd roriiriiiod sdvsncine. In a few minutes the
noise was distinctly beard; but bore no resem
blance lo the sound that would arise from the
movement of a body of men. There wsa no
cluttering of horse's hoofs, no distinct voice, but
a continuous Babell ke confusion of sounds, aa
if a regiment of old women were all chattering
together. Still we advanced at a alow pace;
when In! on turning a a sharp promontory, we
beheld sb nit two hundred monkeys swinging
themselves from tree to tree, twisting their long
tails around the branches, and enjoying the
most perfect freedom of speech and action. As
we came in sight however, all was suddenly as
silent ss death not a creature among them mo
ved -each several monkey stopping in bis ca
rter uffun, in the exact position in which we
discovered them. Some hung pendant by their
tads lo the branches, some lying out-stretched
upon a limb, and others, in the act of climbing
remained w ith their long arms clinging to the
tree. EicU played the part ol a doaa men Key ;
and after the first moment ol modification at ha
ving arrayed and rallied my men for such a
piece ol ridicule, I could not resist in joining in
the universal roar of laughter that followed the
d scovery. Some of the least subordinate men
levelled their pieces at the innocent creatures
lhat had produced a temporary excitement a
mong us, but I instantly ordered Hist there
should nut one of them be harmed ; and w e left
them, no doubt, congratulating Ihemselves on
their fortunate escape.'
An invention, nt n very renmrkalile chsrseter,
nothing less then a stoatti type-setter, has been
broujjut into succt soliil operation in New York
the proof o w Inch lac I ia before us in an arti
cle in Hie Sun" of that city, composed by ihe
inucliiiie. Tho editors of the ''Sun" say lhat it
ran, with the aid of two men and three buys,
put up as much matter as ten compositors can
by Ifm present system. The operator sits be.
lure two setts of keys situsted like the k ys of
a piano; his fount oily pe ia before bins, arran.'
g-d in rows; each letter or figure ia in its own
low, piled up separately ; each type has its own
key, and attached to ihe key tea lever which,
whcnlhrt key ia touched, pushes out one type
into what may be called a rail wsy trsck, where
there is an endless chain in operation tor con
veying the types into a little box, where Ihey
are received and piled up in a line. By an in
dex before him, the compositor eeee st once
when his line is completed He then slope th
mschine, gives the full line signal lo heassis
lent, who opens the box snd slides the line into
its column ol printed matter Thn asairant
then s.tjusts Ihe line, ami, rf leaded composition,
he adda a lesd, snd about ss soon aa he haa this
done, the compositor hss soother line ready for
nun. In 'set the types jump into the Compo
sing "stick" or 'box." as Ibo new tern is, aa
to t aa the compositor can touch the keva. - Ev
ery lime he louche a key he sets type. Thi
Deserters from the Army
One of the editors, of the New Orleans Tics.
yune, who wae at the capitulation of Monterey,
speaks as folio we of the deserters recognized tu
the Mexican ranks:
The deserters we ssw ourselves aa they mar
ched out in the ranks of the enemy, and more
miserable wretches to look at, or a more misera
ble company than that in which they wer
found, it would be difficult to imagine, or meet
ith in thn wide world. One fellow in particu
lar, a worthless scoundrel, named Riley, who
had deserted from Capt. Merrill's company of
the 5th Infantry, received a psssing salute from
his old comrsdessa he went out of thn city,
which he will not forget in a twelvemonth. He
had deserted from near Matamoroe early in the
spring, had succeeded in reaching the Mexican
lines, snd wss at once taken into the artillery
snd made captain of a gnn. He was a tsl!, s'e!-
wart fellow, yet utterly worthless a pniy.
quarrelsome, yet cow'd!y wretch, and his rid
dance from the company was oven a matter of
rejoicing rathr fhsn regret,
On the second dsy of the evacuation, seated
upon the first gun as its captain, came the rene
gade Riley. The deserter was ill at ease, not
withstanding his comfortable scat, ss the co
lumn passed through the throughfsns which
were lined with the Americans, but it wae not
till his eyo caught some of his old comrades
that the spirit of the wretch died within him.
Thecompsny knew thst he wm to pas out,
and hnd stationed themselves near n barriode,
opposite to the quarters then occupied by Col.
Duncan, as the best position from whence to
give him a broadside of reproaches. "Riley ye,
desartin' tkafe, oin'r ye esVsroed of ysrsclfV
said one of hie former mes-rnstee, an I ishmin,
snd one of the best olcWs in the cop-ey.
The color entirely forsook 'Ji fee pf 1 1. n r,
nawsy. 'Whin ye dessn' hy 'MrVyr pn
smongdaceiit wht'e peoplo, ml not be 'lelpin
these bloody nogere pack off their varmin V con
tinned the speaker, his comrades keeping up a
running accompaniment of groans and hisses.
This was loo much. Ril'y jumped from tho
gnn, every limb trembling with abject fear, and
as be passed through the barriode the wretch
supported bis tottering vtiecs by placing a hand
Not
until tbe barricade was passed, and he was out
of hearing of his former comrades, did he re
mount bis gun, and even then, so utterly pros
trate were all hia faculties, he tiad scsrcely
strength to clamber upon the carrisee. Such
was one of the scenes we witnessed st the evj
costion of Monterey by the Mexicans. Othr
deserters were in the ranks of the enemy
runnaway negroes ss well but not one of them
wss as well known as was the traitor Riley, not
one of them received such a blighting shower
of contempt, auch a withering tornado of scorn.
SortD Sense. The following paragraph hsa
been going the Tounds of papers for some
weeks ;
The Upper Ten Thoiaan-1. The late cen
sus of Boston hss developed some curious fact.
There ia no "upper ten thousand" in that ci
ty, not if to keep servsnts be necesssry to the
distinction. Only three hundred snd forty fa
milies in Boston keep more than two domes
tics; snd but four thousand four hundred and
one families who keep them st all ; while fif
teen thousand seven hundred and seventy four
fsrriilies live in house hold iadependence, doing
their own we.rk entirely.
The Savannah Republican notices this inte
resting piece of information Ihus:
Ths sbove paragraph, which we copy from
an exchange paper, explains one important se
cret of Yankee prosperity. Tliey live within
themselves, and the resell is, that they not on
ly live better thin west the S iclh do, but at
one half the expense. A family, of fonr persons,
say, in B iston, has r.n st-rtnut at s!l, one ot the
same nntnherat tho South will have tome thr(
or four negro-. We have known fimilies in
Georgia who employed s.x, eieht, ten. a i1 evr
aa hijrii a fourteen negroes upon their domest e
affairs, and who, alter a", complained often f
being too ehorl of he'p ' fa fsct the comfort rf
the family is often inversely in proportion '
the number of servants employed; but the gr t
objection to our system is i s mormons cxpfi -sivenesa.
All those negroes must be fed, snl
even if they sre honest Ihey must cost nesr.v
as much ss is required toupiorl tbe whit po
tion ot Ihe family. To say nothing of the an cles
which Ihey steal and eellbtbe vary suste
nance of such a iwarm of servsnts is eufficien.
to bankrupt any msn of ordinsry means, Tbi
subject is worthy of attention and w atsovid I"
glad to have some articlee upon it froa aW
our domestic economists, f we wish to '
tske our New Englao frierj,, in thigret lac
of prosperity we kui io g rumble) bow,
tariffs and eiey it- Kabila of econornv-W.sJ
n.u.t ftie m0. 4 tboul ottelvee and 1t
lh0 .ordlj rnsoulao"'"'
wunderlul machine is called "Clay a 04 &Ur I Cfei re
berg's Steam Type Se tier." ' -w-tt
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