TERMS OF TI I R AM En I C AV"
11. B. M ASSER, I rcs"iisa,iR ai
JOSEPH eiSEI.Y. S Poritoiis.
M. B. JHJISSKH, editor.
Qjjitein Centre Alley, in the rear nf If. Mae
tr More.
THE ' AM &"RlCAiV,rSi published every Salnr
day at TWO DOLLARS per itnnum to be
fiatil half yearly in advance. No paper discontin
ued till ait arrearaires are paid.
No subscription received for tea period than
tx oth. All communication or letter on
business relating to the office, to insure attention,
must be TOST PAID.
W. XX. THOMPSON,
iasiiioiiniie
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
MKn STMtRT, 8vnaitMT,
r"I.HANKFPL for part favor, bee leave lo in
m. form h i friend and the public generally, (hat
be ha just returned from the city with new and
fashionable lasts, an t a full aaeortmentnfI.ia.hl
colored, Bronxe, Dlack Kid, and a!l other kind
of Morocco for Gentlemen, I.adiea and I'hiMren's
wear; and he assures all who mf M"or him with
their cuxtoin, that I hoy may rely ir.in having their
w.nk done in the nvst substantial and fashionable
inanner, and at verv low price.
He alphas a full aortment of low priced work,
elected by himself, which hn will sell lower than
cr offered in ihi place, vii 8
Men's Shoes. as low us f 1 ,00
Knra Slout Boots, " S.00
Guod Lace Itnota for Women, 14 1,00
M' union' Slip. " 60
Children's Shoe-. 25
Sole Leather, Morocco, Ac, for sale low.
August 22J. 1840. plHif
Boot & Shoe
ESTABLISHMENT.
DANIEL DIIUCKEMILLEU,
hie Old Etlubtifhmcnt, in Market Street,
S unhurt,
(orPOSITK THE RISO MOM HOTEL,)
RETURNS his thank for paal fivors, and re
spectfully informs his friends and the puMic
generally, that he continue lo manufacture to or
der, in the neatest and later! style,
CHEAP HOOTS AXU SHOES,
warranted i f tlie best materid, and made by the
most exprib'nred workmen, lie nlso keeps on
timid a general assortment of fashionable Boots for
g mUmen, together wivh a Urge t.x-lt of fiahion
able (fliwfn'.lMij', la.'ii-s' and child en's Shoes,
II of which hiie been m dc under his own imme
diate insrmciion, nd are of the best material and
woikmtnxhip, which he will sell low for cash.
In a billion lo the above, he haa just r. ceived
from l'hilaib lihi a large and extensive supply of
Bitot, Shoes, Ac. nf all description, whfch he lo
offer fur cs4i, cheaper than ever lietore offered in
litis place. He respectfully invitra hia old custo
mers, and others, to call and examine for them
i Ive.
Repairing done with neatness and despatch.
Sunlmry, Annuel IRih, 1840.
PIANOS.
IlHE SUBSCRIBER hs been appointed aaent,
forth sale of CONRAD MEYER'S CEL
BURATED PREMIUM ROSE WOOD IM
.OS, at this place. These Pianos have a plain.
iiMwivt! ami Iwauiiful exterior fmi-h. and, for depth
kin sweetness of lone, and elegance of workman
ihip, are not surpassed by any in the United Stale.
I'tie folio iiiR ia a rerommendation fmm Cari
Diets, cchbi'tted performer, and himself a man
lLctuter: A CAI5D.
llsrmo had the pleasure ot trying the excel
enl Piano Fortea uianfactured by Mr. Meyer, and
i!iilitcl at the last exhibition of the Fr.nklin fn
Aimie, feel it due lo the true merit of the maker
o ileclarc thai these instrument are quite equal'
ind in some respects even superior, to all the Pi
nto Fortes, I saw at the capiul of EuiOie, and
Juring a sojourn of two years at Paris.
These Pisikm will be so'd at the manufacturer's
owes! Philadelphia prices, if not someihing lower.
I'rrsons are requested to call and examine for
hrniM'We, at the residence of ihe subscriber.
Suiihury, May 17. 1S45. H. B. MASSE R.
C'ouiiterl"eltcrii
DEATH BLOW.
T,he puhlie will please observe that no Brandicth
Pill are genuine, unlesa the box haa three la
els upon it, (the top, the si.'e and the bottom)
ki h containing a fie- sunlit signature ol my nana
vtiling. Ihu B. Bihth, M. D These la.
ie. are engraved on ateel, leaulifnlly designed,
md done at an expense of over f 2.000. Therefore
t w ill be seen thai lh only thing necessary to pro
!-c the medicine in it purity, is to observe the
sUls.
Remember the top, the side, and the bottom
riie following respective persons are dulv auihori
lrlj td teM
CERTIFICATES OP AGENCY
For the sale of brandreth's Vegetable Vniverta!
rut.
Nnrthumhedaml county I Milton Mackey &
'rumhcilin. Sunbury H. B. Maaaer. M'Ewena-
.ille Iielandflr, Meixetl. IWthumliciland Wra,
.'orsyth. Georgetown J. & J. Wall.
Union i.iurity : New Berlin Bogar A Win.
ir. Welinsxrove Oeorge Uuiidium. Midille
Mire lease Vmttb. BeavoTlown David lluhler.
Adanwburg Win. J. Msy. MitflinshuiR Mcnsch
& Ray. Hartli-mn Diniel L'n. Frvoburf
Ls & F. C. Mover, Ijewiaburg Well & Oreen.
I'otunibia cnuuty Danville E. U. Reynolds
V Co. Berwick Miuman fc Ritteubouan. Cat
.ira G. Brobl. BliMinnburj John R.
Mover. Jelsey Town levi Hiiu-I, Washington
Kol. McCay. !.imtlone Balbe h. MsNbic.h.
Observe ibat each Agent haa an Engraved Cer
tificate of A Rene v, containing a representation ol
ir BRANDUE'f H'S Manufaciry at Sing Sing,
and upon which will also be seen exact copies of
the new labcU nuto used upon the Brandrcth I' ill
liuXf.
Pbiladilibi, office No. . Noth 8ihlreet.
B. BRANURETH.M.D.
June 34th ln.
tirorgc J. Weaver,
BOrB MAKER & SUIT CXXANDLEB.
No. 1 3 North Water Street, Vltitadtlpkitt.
VA4 constantly on hand, a rnerl assort
I I ment of Cordage, Heine Twine, &e., its
'UrM lhpc, f'ihing Ropea, White Ropea, Manil
la Rope, Tow Line for Canal Boata. Also, a
complete asaortmerit of Seine Twine, Ac, such as
Iltuip Hbad and Herring Twhie.Best Patent till
v., VmA, l!iion Shad and Herring Twine, Shoe
Tbreada, Ac. Ac. AIo, Bed Cords, Plough Line,
li.lrr Trace. Cotton and Linen Cariiel Chains,
Ac. all of which he will dispoaeof on raonhle
term.
PhiUletphia, November ia, HH-ly.
MOLA8SES. J b. 6il quality Sugar House
Molawea, only 12) cents r quart also, a
i.Tiili n ariicl ot yellow Molaaaea lor baking, oo
! Hi cents rer quail for sale si the slor of
'ju. 13, 1146. HL.NRY MAbR.
SUNBl!Jm AMEffiKDAN.
Absolute acquiescence in the decision, of the
By M anner & Elsclr.
LtTKitrnun tub dhakos.
Another Letter from Nanta Anna II m Deter
mination to Advance on Gim. Taylor again
Mexican OlTicer Killtil IliaCharrrp, against
Mexican Traitor The MiuMchuae lit and
Virginia Regiment Exchange Prisoners
Gen. Tay'or'f Intention to Advance to San
I.Mia Potosi Preservation of the llodiei of
Officer, &e. &c.
The schooner Lone Star, Capt. Minor, arrived
on the 2d inat. from the month of the Rio Grande,
having tailed on the 25th, one day after the Te
legraph. The Picayune of the 3d inat. hat no
letter by tbit arrival, but are indebted to Capt.
Minor for a ropy of the Matamora Flag of 2 Mb.
7V His Errtltrrtri J). Unmnn Aifume.
Aavrt Nt'KVA, Feb. 20, 1817.
My Dear Friend The hurry in which I wrote
my last letter prevented m from sending you a
copy of my despatch to the Government and the
general order issued to the troops on the field of
battle, I now tend it, and suppose the triumph of
our arm haa been celebrated in your town. The
want of supplies, together with the dysentery,
which broke out in the army, compelled me to
listen to the opinions of the general and chiefs ol
the army, and regulate my operation according
ly. They unanimous!) determined that the ar
my ought to fall back on points where supplies
might be had. I have therefore determined to
retire by way of Cedral, Vanegasand Matehuata,
where t can establish hospital for the wounded,
who amount to more than 400, and also for the
sick ; after which I will return and seek the ene
my, provided the government furnishes the lie-
ceesary resources.
I have informed the government to this effect
nnder the present date. I here take occasion to
itate, as all the world should know it, that the
treason of a native Mexican prevented me from
gaining a complete victory over nur invaders.
A aoldier from the regiment of curassiers, a na
tive of Saltillo, deserted from F.ncarnacion and
informed General Wool of my approach. Gen.
Wool precipitately struck hi camp, abandoning
a part of hia train and tome provisions, and oc
cupied the impregnable position of Angostura,
which it waa impossible to reduce, notwithstand
ing the great advantage gained by our troops,
who took five of their positrons, three stands of
colors and at many pieces of artillery. God ami
Liberty! Santa Anna.
The compeniea f Capt. Webster and Felt, nf
the Massachusetts regiment, bad arrived at Ma-
tamoraa ; the former waa stationed in the Plaza,
the other in Fort Paredes. In Capt. Webster's
company not a man was on the aick liat, and be
lost not a man on the voyage. The Flag speaks
warmly of the appearance of the men.
The two F-dgecombe companies of North Car
olina volunteers left Matamora for ("amarco on
the 20th ult., where they would await the arriv
al of the rest of the regiment.
Three companiet of the Virginia regiment
went up the river past Matamoras, on the 21st,
to Camargo.
A difficulty occurred in Comb'a billiard room
at Matamoras, on the 17th ult., between II O.
De la Rote and Mr. Mulligan, when the former
wat instantly shot through the head.
Gen. Taylor, it ia thought, will advance on
San Lui Pototi to soon as the reinforcement
called for arrivet.
The regiment of Louisiana volunteere, it i
confidently believed, will have an opportunity to
distinguish themselves, at they will be directed
to open the communication between Tampico
which must necessarily be the bate of operation
and San Luis Tototi.
The bodiet of the officers who fell in the bat
tle of Buena Vista have been placed by their
friends in coffins, in which pulverized charcoal
wat introduced, the eoflint placed, temporarily,
in vaults at Saltillo, until removed to their late
hornet, w hich will probably be done a soon a
the communication between Sallillo and Camar
go ia opened.
Exchange nf Pi riaonrra. Major Borland, Ma
jor Gainet, Captain Castiut M. City, and their
commands, numbering about eighty-two men,
who have been prisoners ill the Castle of Perote,
wer to be delivered up at Vera Crux.
Captain Heady, from Louisville, of the Ken
tucky rrgiment, with eighteen men, were to be
restored to Gen. Taylor' encampment.
Ritcti'isnioN roa Taoort. We understand,
tayt the Picayune of the Jd inst., received by
the "oveiland express" that General Brooke re
ceived a despatch fiom the War Department, on
the 1st inst., leaving it to his discretion to mu
ter into service several regimentt of volunteers
to join Gen. Ttylor. This order was issued from
the department upon the receipt ef Col. Curtis'
requisition at Washington. It ia fuither under
stood that inasmuch as the crisit ia past to meet
which tha requiaition wat mode. Gen. Brook
will wait further ordera from the department be
fore acting in the premises.
A ri-'crriiALtt to a Gin. 1'avi.ox We learn
from the Boston Times, that a number of gen
tlemen in that city have determined to puichase
the highly trained borte Bucephalus," belong
ing to Sands, Lent & co , and present him to Gen,
Taylor.
Five Was.-The United Etatet have been
engaged in Ave war during their national exit
tenee, via: The Revolution, the last war with
Great Britain, tha war with Tripoli, the Florida
war, and th Mcxiraa war, and in all of them wt
have coma off victorious and conquering.
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
majority, ,he tital principle of Republic, from which
Sunburr Xorlhumb?rlnnd to.
T-.pr...rl.,.B(llln..(l,,
The Pennsylvania volunteer have already
idiown the ardor and daring of true aoldii-r. A
letter in the Washington Union, from Wr
Cruz, apeak of their conduct in the field, and
tdmwa I mw they may be depended upon. On
Pillow' brigade, while assist injj to invest tho
town, came in collision with tho enemy. The
latter fled to the chappareL
They were hotly pursued by thi hriirade, tint
General leadinp, encouraging and cheering hi
fi.rce with the moat commendable trallootry.
The passage of thi ravine, no thickly covered
with chapparef, narrow and winding, waa pret
ty sharply contested by the enemy, w ho occu
pied a strong position in an extensive ruin on
the other aide, called "Hacienda Malekrnn ;"
and, although some five hundred strong, he soon
fled, as before the wind, to a Inrgc and spncimi
building on the het'clit beyond, used by the
Mexican a a magazine. General Pillow wn
now in pneiwMiun nf n important point, a font
hold, where he cmild rally and refrcr-h hi men
fir further pursuit. With the let Tennemee
regiment he user mlrd the hill intervening be
tween the rnin and the magazine, carrying the
latter placo with littlo or no difficulty. The
magazine, at the time it waa taken, contained
from one to two hundred bomb-shell snd a quan
tity nf eignat rockete.
The enemy, who had now been driven from
hill to hill, and from stronghold to stronghold
by General Pillow, fled across the valley, along
which run the railroad into the denae thicket
beyond, and reorganized to aome extent, under
cover of the chnpparel, to dispute the' pactnge
ol our troop to the height! beyond, which over
look and command the city, on which height
a large force of Mexican cavalry and infantry
had been parading for hour in a spirit of defi
ance. A considerable force nf the enemy had
also taken position acrosa Ihe railroad, where
our forces would probably pas on their way to
the height.
Leaving the first Tenneec recimcnt, under
command of Colonel Campbell, in poeseasionnf
the magaeino. Genera! Pillow, at the head
of the eecoml Tenncseeo regiment under
Colonel llatkell, and the 1st Pennsylvania re
giment, under Colonel Wyncoop, descended to
the railroad, driving that portion of the enemy
who had taken possession of'it toward the city,
nd then bearing off to the left through the
chapparel and towards the height. A briek
fire was soot, opened on both shies ; but the im
petuosity of the American troop wa perfectly
irresistible and overwhelming; officer and
men, rank and file vying with each other for
the advance. All on loot, (for no horse could
hold a fixitine there,) Ihey ascended a steep at
n angle not fee than fvrty.fivc degree, with
lie sand knee-dorp at every step, drawing
theineelvea up by Ihe root and brtiKhwood and
briart that covered Ihe ground all the while
keeping up an active fire upon the retreating
enemy, isaining Hie summit ol the height.
tho Mexican force there was found lo be about
HUH). They attempted In make a eland. He.
neral Pillow's command charged upon them,
and put them again to flight. They ran of!
briskly, and were as brii-kly pursued, until the
frowning batteries of the city reminded their
pursuer that no order had yet been given to
prcecd Airlher; so they relumed lo the sum
mit to survey the surrounding country, and wit
ness a beautiful sunset behind the lofty peak of
snow-clad Orizava.
Gen. rVtirr') HAi-rrttiNtt Thais i said to be
the moot formidable ever used. Our howitt.-rs,
which are to form the battery, will carry their
storm of shell three quarter ol a mile further
than any guns in th Castle can do. The chief
.f Ihe ordnance department says, according to
lie correspondent of Ihe Baltimore Son, that
ho department ha an accurate (irscription of
every gun in the Castle, and knows it calibre,
and where and whn it was made. Ot course,
ur howitzer were made ot larger calibre than
any in the Castle. Our land battery will be
varlly more lonniJable than that of the flee.
A writer in the Pledge and S'amurd recoin-
ii. cud the I:',xlMct of Ci ll- e to keeper of pub
lic house as a suitable eubsiiiuie for intoxica
ting liquors. e make the following extract ;
"By keeping a bottle of Extract, a nip of cof
fee can be furnished as conveniently and as
quickly as a glass of grog. A quart of Lsenco
which can be had for liny cent, will mk one
hundred and fifty cup of coffee, which at a six.
pence each would amount to nfne dollar and
Ihirty-aeven and a half cents, a larger profit
we w.mld suppose tlwn ia made on anient spir
its and if introduced we have no doubt it
would soon becotno a common drink, and be
greatly useful in baniahing hated and hateful
alcohol."
When you see . young lady looking at you
do not decide she has lallen in love with you.
Perhaps alia has discovered ruin blostora on
your nose acd thinks that yet) ocg to Xn tfic
pledge.
there I. no ap,H-.l but ,o force, the yit.l principle
Ia. Sal urdaj, April it, 1S4T.
The YalUyeTIha rtla arnmtalts Valne.
A this portion of the North American Con
tinent ia at present attracting some attention,
and i an nbject of aome interest to the people
of Ihe United State, the following remark
from the N. O. Delta, with regard to its re
sources, may not come amiss.
One fact of vital importance should be kept
in mind, that the Rio del Norte i lo be a ireat
public highway, leading from the Gull of Mex
ico far tip into the interior of Ihe northern pro.
vinces of Mexico. Proin it mouth lo Camar
go, a distance by water nf 1(H) miles, it is now
at it lowest stage navigable for (mats drawing
three feet ; from Camargn to I'residn de Rio
Grande, with a very little improvement of the
"hirf," a Ihey arc called boat drawing two lo
two and half feet can run at all season. u the
year, hereby giving a water comuiiiiiicat ion of
nearly 1IKKI mile. Merchandise m hereto
fore found its way into tho rich iniieuif district?
of Chihuahua, tmanjn, and .urntera, by the
route of St. Iiotii nml Sun In P.., .y land Iran,
pnrtntinn of from l.'KHI lo 2IKNI mile. No'V,
by openinc this cimiiiiuniratmn, they are iiroiU'M
within a t-horl distance Ihe farthest off not
over LVM) mile.
Another important feature of thi valley is,
t lint it soil i peculiarly adapted to l!ie culture
of cotton, cane, and corn. Cotiim crow spon
taiiootirdv, and without rnlt ivat ion ; and the
In r In mod "Valley of Ihe Wabash" cannot pro
duce belter corn than that grown by the semi
barbarous Mexican, whose only tilotieli is a
crooked stick, and who scarcely, if ever, nae
the hoe. Now, what, lei lite ask, would it be
in the hands of an industrious and enlightened
people. It would become a paradise, compar
ed to il situation under the Mexican govern
ment. But the most important feature of the
country east of the Sierra Madre are it rich
silver, copper, lead, iron, and caul, and other
mineral. If Ihe present war should cost the
United Slate one hundred million, I predict,
from what knowledge I Save of the country,
that she would be amply and fully repaid by
the paeiioii of the district of country lying
betw een the Rio Grande and the Sierra M.nlre,
w hich heretofore habeon of little or no value
to Mexico; being continually Mihject lo the
irruplMins nf the Camanche and other ruthles
tribes, who have in a great menmire depopula
ted the country, carrying their depredation to
the immediate vicinity of their large cities of
Zacateas, Duranffo, Ac. without molestation.
One word on the subject of Ihe boundary that
is lo be: If the Uio del Norte is taken a the
line, it will require an army ol lO.tKKJ meu to
hold it inviolate from the incursions nf the dif
ferent hand of robbers, who ever have conl inn
ed to rove over thi country. But if a line com
mence near Tanipieo and follow the range ol
mountain passing Souih of Salltillti to the
Sierra Madre, the country can beheld by a small
force and at one quarter "I the expense; for all
that will be necessary, is to station a small force
al Tampico, and at the different passes of the
mountains, and they are under control.
Nev raoM th Voi.TKirnia.--Wc received
yesterday, a letter from a gentleman attached to
Cpt TUruafd'ii company of Volligeurn, dated
Steamboat Germantown, Ohio Riv-r, April 'Id,
and that corps, a well as that of Cunt. Riddle,
i cninpmed of our own cil reus, we lay before
our reader the contents
We left Philadelphia on Friday morning,
Mnrch 37th, and arrived at llairishurg at li o'
clock in the evening. We took canal bnalaaiid
proceeded immediately on our route. Our boat
passed that containing Capt. Kiddle' Company,
and arrived some hour betore it. Without de
lay we left in the ears, and were rapidly con
veyed over the mountains, Captain Itiddle arri
ved loo la'e In accompany u, and he remained
until the nest iiioriiinp. We took the canal
boat at lohiistown at 0 o'clock in the evening,
and reached Pituhurgon Tuesday afternoon, at
2 o'clock. We were marched on hoard nf ihe
steamlioat Germahtown, iieing Ihe first com pa-
j ny thai embarked under the Irn regiment law,
i . - . , i ,. i....u
HUM IUM lir:lll'nny lllllli" ni , 1 1 1 ! ini I .
Capt. I rw inV CoinfMiiy, from (.ewistown, and
Captain Moore's Company, from Rvd'ord, here
ned Ui. Capt. Ilarnnnl was honored with
the command of Ihe detachment lo New Orleans.
It is composed of !h)0 men, all of whom are fine,
athletic men, and the officer without a sinplo
exception, gentleman in the strict sense of the
term. A better command could not possibly
have been selected. Wo left on (he following
morning at 'i o'clock, and are now at Well
ville. The men are all iu the tnj y incut of good
health, appear U be perfectly satisfied, and are
disposed lo give no unnecessary trouble. Ann
ther detachment, under command of Captain
Merric, com posed of hi drigroiis, from Balti
more, Captain Kiddle's and Captain Howard's
corps, she latter also from Baltimore, took their
departure at the same lima from Pittsburg, oo
board of the ateamboat Dominion. -Phil, IJg
Oaioia or SwKABiau. When old Salan lold
mother F.ve to give the apple to her husbtnd
she replied she " would not rive A-dam fur all
tha apples in the world.
...d immediate parent of depoti.m.-j,rM0Ir.
Vol. T--!Vo. 30 TTholc Ro, aJa
Phenomenon 1st Ihe tlaavana.
The beautiful bow or belt of while light which
spanned Ihe heavens on Wednesday evening,
after the brilliant display nf the Northern tight,
sttrscied much attention not only in thiacity,
bat in Bui timer and New York, where it was
also ob-erved, pn.vins that it muat have been at
a great height to hnve been seen at places so
distant from each other. The Baltimore Patri
ot has the following arcount of it:
Phi!. Jogrr.
Those who were not indulging last night, be
tween 10 sod 11 o'clock, in "tired nature's
sweet restorer, balmy sleep," had the pleasure
of beholding a sublime and beautiful phenome
non in the heaven. A Ittt'e alter dark, or about
R o'cl'k in Ihe evening, there appeared upon the
Northern horizon a brilliant ligh, known as the
Aurora Boreali. At first it seemed like the
reflected 1 ia? tit of a distant town or city on fire.
It eonl inued to spread and gradually ascend up
ihe sky, iinlil Ihe whole Northern horiaon was
brilliantly illuminated. At limes Ihe light was
undulating and seemed not unlike distant waves
upon i be ocean; nnon it became less brilliant,
and tl.en assumed a ruddy huge pillars like co
lumns of fire. A little before 10 o'clock, the
light gradually tneemled and formed into an
immense and beautiful bow, spanning the whole
heaven from northwest In southeast. Thesky
nns without a cloud or obstacle to obscure the
star, save thi sublime srch, which, from it
brilliancy, seemed lo throw a dimness upon
night twinkling sentinel. It presented a
kind "f serpentine appearance, and after rising
n the zenith, about H o'clock, grew dim and
gradually vanished from sight, leaving an unu
sual number of meteors, or shooting stars, track
ing their course athwart night's ebon throne.
It ws certainly a most unusual appearance, and
excited wonder and admiration with thousands
ol beholders. There were those who believed
it oininou of some dire event, perhaps the
w reck ol matter and the crush of worlds.'
Others supposed it indicative of ill auccesa iu
the chance of war. Rather a waggish kind of
philosopher at last solved the mystery, by pro
nouncing it the trail of a cannon ball that bad
bu n fired at old "Rough and Ready," and being
sent on an unholy errand, wa doomed to pass
forever on iu space, far beyond the confines of
earih.
To the true astronomer, however, the phe
nomenon shove noticed possesses no special
mystery. It was such a has been seen before,
though scarcely ever more brill antly presented.
Falrarta from !. Foreign Paper.
A flu hi in paper of the 10th of March has the
follow i up extracts :
Ileum or Mk. O'Con'vr.i.L. Mr. ()"Con-
nell, accompanied by his sons, John and Daniel,
arrived si the Marine (Intel, Hastings, on Sa
turday. Mr. O'Connvll ia evidently suffering
under great debility, and he hoar about him
undeniable proofs of having been seriously ill.
He ii reduced to a mere shadow of his formerly
portly figure. At the same time we have rea
son lo Iwlieve that no immediate danger ia ap
prehended. I In ihe contrary, hia medical at
tendant (Dr. Duke) is sanguine that the quie
tude ami salubrity of Hastings will speedily re
tore the pa i icnt to hea I :h and vigor. Brigh
ton tlarJiuH.
Ths CTATnoriiit attiikCaruihoiiiThr-
atnr We read ill the Carlsruhe G.inctto of
ihe ftd 'An account ol the I'readful fire at the
Grand Ducal Theatre. Tho fire occurred from
the ga catching ihe hangings of the Court box.
A soon as the audience part of the house waa
beginning to In- filled with tha volumes of smoke
the aUrm became general and frightful. Many
I ersous on the thiid fl-or of galleries were sti
fled. The number of dead and missing amounts.
according to I lie police returns, to 70. Some
threw themselves out of llio windows of the
fourth story; one, in attempting to do so, was
withheld 'y a young woman lo whom he wis
a flit nerd, and thus n-mair.ed suspended till the
huilding gave way, when Ihey both sank iuto
Ihe flames.
"For Ihiee days past, the persons occupied
on llio ruin ol ihetlieatre have been engaged
in taking out the dead bodies, and conveying
then, to the cemetery, where they are buried
in one large grave. They wero for tho grea
ter parts sn mutilated that they could not be
recognized.
Accrr.ling lo the inrorination which we have
received, it may bo regarded as certain that
n iol ot the victim were rufliicated, and that
they had not to uodergo death from the flame;
it is almost beyond doubt that, overpowered by
the gas, they lust all consciousness before Ihe
fire reached them, A person vho saved bin
elf by getting out of one of the wiadowato the
roof ot on adjoining bouse, states that when the
fire broke out, every body rushed towards ths
doors, but the effect of the gas was so strong
that they began lo koae their sight, and were
crowded together in a aenasless state, unable
to utter a err. A ehimnef sweener who ssved
a person in the third tier said, "all wb.o ars
now there are seated without having ten alls
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to move a limb." The remains of the unfor
tunate victim of this sad catastrophe were bu
ried on the 4th in one large green in the church
yard of the town."
SScoTi.AKn. Edinburgh, March 9. The
latest accounts from Koa shire sliow that food
rioting still prevails to a dangomua extent. A
new method of preventing the shipment of grain
ia to break open tho granaries and mix the dif
ferent kind of corn, Ac, a plan which haa twica
been resorted to in the above county. Ding
wall has hitherto been tho chief scene of distur
bance 'in that quarter, and, accordingly, 100
men of the C7th, under tho commnnd of Lieut.
Col. Goodman, have arrived therefrom Inver
gordon, carrying with them thirteen prisoners,
of whom eight wore females. Dr. Chalmers
has sddressed a letter to the EJinourgh news
papers, in which be earnestly solicits public at
tent ion to the extent and intensity of Highland
destitution.
fatal laanaafa Praatlcat Joke.
The annexed article from a I-omlon Maga
zine, ought to operate as a caution to practical
jokers.
Thosistorofa medical man in London, had,
in Ihe presence of two young gentlemen who
were atudying medicine with her brother, ridi
culed the weaknesa and folly by which somo
pernons are governed. She said, for her part,
sho had no superstitious fears, and had courage
for any emergency that might happen. The
young men doubted the truth of her bossting,
and one of them proposed to the other, that
merely by way of a joke they would put her
courage to the tost. In a glass case, in tho
Doctor's study, was a human akeleton. This
they removed and placed in the young lady's
bed. She retirod al the usual hour, and they
atealthily followed to listen. Some time clap
ted and no sound was beard. They were about
descending the stairs, thinking their jest had
failed and that in reality sho was as courageous
as she had boosted herself to be. Scarcely had
Ihey come to this conclusion, when their ears
wero assailed with a most appalling shriek after
which all became silent. They retired, pleas
ed with their success, and thinking of the laugh
and joke thoy should have with her in tho
morning at breakfast.
Morning came, but she did not come down as
usual : they suffered an hour to elapse, and her
brother thinking that sho might have overslept
herself, knocked for admittance, calling her by
name at the same time. No answer being re
turned, he and the young men forced her door
open, and, tad to relate, thero sat the poor g rl
playing with the bony fingers of the grim and
appalling skeleton, quite tineonciouaof the pre
sence of the intruders there the poor thing sat
a confirmed idiot for life. When she gave
that fearful shriek, her reason fled, never to re
turn. It is needless lo remark on the remorse
that attended lite lives of the two young men.
PaavociT no Mark or Gkniis. "What is
the use of thee, thou gnarled sapling!" said a
young larch tree to a young oak. '! grow
three feet in a year, thou scarcely as many in
ches: I am straight and taper as a reed, thou
stragling and twisted as a loosened with."
"And thy duration, "answered tho oak, "it soma
third part of a man' life, and I am appointed to
flourish fur a thousand years. Thou art fallen
and t-awn into paling, when thou rotesl, and art
burned after a single summer of nie are fini
shed battle ships, and I carry mariners and he
roes into unknown seas." The richer a nature,
the harder and slower its development. Two
boys were once ot a class in the Edinburg
Grammar School John ever trim, precise and
bux Walter ever slovenly, confused and dolt.
In due time John became Burlie John of Hunter
Square, and Waller became Sir Walter Scott
of the universe. The quickest and completcet
of all vegetable ia the cabbage. Th. Carlyle.
lit own Dou. The follow ing wai told by a
Jersey Dutchman ."Mine two togs ia potter
as you can't find in te world. Te little tog vot
is vite mit the black spots on him is not o pig
as te pig log mil notting but vite all over him;
teleltls tog's tail virl vonce, twice tree times,
like the smoke from mine pipe ; but the other
tog's don't vurl veil littlo mite because it vo
not cutoff long enough to vurl ; ven te little tog
park he ses how-vw-vow ; but ven te pig pull
log lute hi park ofl ho mikes boo woo-woo, I
calls him te pull log btcnuto he piles te pull
like te luyvels, ven he cotches te pull on te
nose end holds him so fast aa I can valk, te lit
tle tog jump up pebiivd lo catch bold of the
middle ent ol te tail and den he awing dat vay,
like like like vot you call vot makes the
clock go."
Tho sons of the poor die rich while the eena
efthe rich die poor. What encourascmrnt to
toil through life acquiring wealth to ruin eur
children 1 Better to go with our money as we.
! roakirip educate our sons ensure their vir-
1 tues by habits ef industry and study, sod let
J them take care ef tbenuV.vca,
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