.Vl xSk,' " " . T """" - - t , ' ': x'l5! ) A A A. 1 A I H v .- -. Hl(. 'NT J The whole art op Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. VOL 7. STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1847. No. 43. TERMS Two dollars per annum in advance Two dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not "paid before the end or the vcar, Two dollars and a half. Those who lcceive their papers by a carrier or stage drivers employed by the proprie tors, will be charged 37 1-2 cents, per year, extra. No papers discontinued until all arrearages are pmd, except at the option of the Editor. .. IT? Advertisements not exceeding one square (sirtccn linc) will be inserted three weeks for one dollar: twenty-five cents f ir every subsequent insertion : larger ones in proportion. A liberal discount will be made to year y advertisers. ID All letters addressed to the Editor mu.-,tbe post-paid. JOB PRINTING. H.ivin- a cencral assortment of large, elegant, plain and oina "nieiital Type. care prepared to execute every ards, Circulars, Bill Heads, Notes. Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c Trintcd with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms, AT THE OFFICE OF THE Jeffersonian Republican. WJWIOJ I III IM I u mJM The Battle of Buemt Vista. From the New-Orleans Delta, March 27. j We had the pleasure of an interview yesterday . with Major Coffee, of the Army, who brought over . Gen. Taylor's dispatches. This gallant officer t -i son of ihe distinguished General who fought so : bravely on the Plains of Chalmette, and in various J other battles, by the side of the illustrious Jackson , acted as the Aid of Gen. Taylor in the bloody ; fight at Buena Yista. We are greatly indebted to : him for many particulars of this hard-fought bat- j tie- I Gen. Taylor had fallen in love, at first sight, with the position at which he nnauy maue ms stand at Buena Vista. His move toward Agua N'ueva was merely a ruse to decoy the enemy into ihe field which he had selected for his battle-, ground. As soon as McCulloch's men, who were ; a. invaluable as scouts, mlormed him oi aanta An-. nas approach to Agua Nueva, Gen. Taylor qui- su,orcj tUe enemy w10 were sabbing him with Lieutenant Crittenden's reply, which we have al etly broke up his camp and fell back to his first- lheir bayonets Tlle vetera Captain William S. ready given" Gen. Taylor never surrenders V Jove Uuena Vista. 1 his position was aamiraoiy . chosen. It was at the foot of a mountain, or ra- ther of two mountains, between which ran the road ' through a narrow valley. On his right there was , a deen ravine, which orotected that flank more ef- U...tl.. U... l,lf .nnlmnnln nMllrl liofn ! ivuauy man nan uu.ui iuucuia uul" , done. The left of Gen. Taylors line rested on - the base of a mountain. The road in the center was entrenched and defended by a strong battery. n lrnnt the orround was uneven DrOKen into mils 0 .ma deep ravines wen aaaptea to me moue oi fighting suited to our volunteers, and by its pecul-' mwitiAf riinriMtinrr inn rit cii t?j ni Ti no ft i n rrrpai in. . ai!T --b s Jk,..w..v . , J 1 n, f 1 . " . ' "n I 7. ri 1 inn- nwr thp riKlnnt hills. At Ihpir annpnr.inro ' " -Tr r: rl 1 the volunteers raised a great shout, and gave three a. iiicui suuuuanu 14 a. o uubb 1 0 , tiemendous cheers. Their engineers and officers . . . i j j j - Miinnn nhniit ti not thorn intn nncitiniT lint lhp na. lure of the ground did not favor the undertaking : 0 1 I and it was too late 'in the day before the big gui:3 w began to open. The enemy had with them thirty-two cannon, mostly of large calibre. Their up very briskly, and apparently so little execution tn our ranks pfincJftprprt npppsearv In rptnrn cannon were therefore silent the whole of the 21st. ! . i.:iij .,.i ,i,i .t . r' ijUt uui iuu uii cu auu imiuiiucu nciu uic caiuul ui " the casualities sustained by our army on the 2 1st. During the day an officer approached our lines with a flag of truce, and requested to be shown to Gen. Taylor. The brave old man was sitting quietly on his old white charge with his leg over the pommel of the saddle, watching the movements of the enemy, when the Mexican officer was pre sented. In a very courteous and graceful man ner the officer stated that " he had been sent by his Excellency Gen. Santa Anna, to his Excel lency Gen. Taylor, to inquire, in the most respect ful manner, what he Gen. Taylor was waiting for." From the silence of General Taylor's bat teries, and the quiet manner in which he received Santa Anna's terrific cannonading, the Mexican supposed he was asking a very pertinent question, to which, however, old Rough and Ready gave the very pertinent reply that "he was only waiting for Gen. Santa Anna to surrender.31 The Mexican returned hastily to his lines. This message proved to be a ruse to ascertain where Gen. Taylor's po sition was, for after the return of the Mexican of ficer to his own ranks the whole 'Mexican battery seemed to open upon Gen. Taylor's position, and the balls flew over and about him like hail. Ut terly indifferent to the perils of his situation, there sat the old chief, on his conspicuous white horse, peering through his spy glass at the long lines of Mexican troops that could baseent a. great dis tance on the march. The persuasion ..of Jus -aids could not induce him to abandon his. favorable point for xbseryaiion, nor give up his did white Jioise. To the, juggflstip,n. of his staff- that old whitey was rather i.too conspicuous aucharger for ihe commander, h'eireplid4'that4he old fellow 'had' missed the fun at--Monterey; 'on account of a sore Joot, and he .ns determined he should, have his frluue this time." At sunrise on the 22d February the battle be gun in earnest. The Mexicans were drawn out in immense numbers. The dark columns of in fantry extended as far as the eye could reach, and the cavalry seemed to cover the whole view with their lines. At intervals between the infantry, their big guns, strongly-protected by a large artil lery force, kept up an incessant cannonade against our lines. Their forces wore soon in motion. Our artillery was thrown forward to meet thern, protected by the volunteers. Gen. Wool led ihe main body in person, and was seen everywhere rallying and encouraging the volunteers. The two armies were soon engaged in hot conflict. The broken nature of the ground divided the for ces, so that litead of one general engagement the regiments were compelled in a great measure to light on their own hook. Our officers were al ways in the advance, leading their troops hence ' the great mortality among them In this general Uncicc, one oi our small regiments ol 400 men, would be attacked by a whole Mexican brigade of several thousand.' Thus the Kentucky Infantry was attacked at the foot of a hill, in a deep ravine, by an immense force of the enemy. A. large num- bcr of the officers was killed here among them was Col. McKee, who fell badly wounded, and was immediately dispatched by the enemy, who pierced him with their bayonets as he lay on the ground Lieut. Col. Clay was shot through the thigh, and being unable to walk, was taken up and carried some distance by some of his men, but ()wing tQ he steepness of tl)e xl0 men jncing h very difficult to carry him, and the enemy in grc;u uumbers pressng upon thern) tiie .gauant Lieutenant Colonel begged them to leave him and take car(J of themselvcs Forced to leave him on the fieU the t SQQn f lh- nobl J S3 0cer Jie was yinn. on jlis back fiahtino- with his of the same regiment, at the head of his ' compaayf wilh three stahvart sons who fought at , j , b ,vmmdtlti but stiii continued lhe fightj umil he ,yas overcome wilh the ioss 0f : I . ... in the meant me. the Ind ana br oade. who were jr,. nt j iOM,i ; unrna ,kq anam,r' ! wu.,,.. uix'.i "'""S" ..iw seized wUh a panic and displaying some hesila. j tion Assistant Adj.t General Lincoln rushed l0 r -. xntir iroui, anu wiuie upuraiuiiig ineni ior lueir nnwarJice ,vas sho, scverai baiis ,jass;n(r throuah hs body ' I;J juslke tQ lhs brgade should bj ; ... - ... . j stated, that they subsequently rallied, and fully re-: ,mi !,rT rnnniniw.n 1 ' .IppmPfl tlioir rpnnlnJifin lie ihp mnct rrnllnnt onrl WWW W W k. UM4W1 - UliUlU UliU effective fighting. ! or- t Pol TTrri; a Tl;n;c;c Un.,A , , , , ... cr.mo cttrlo onrl ihoofiirrl.t I't-nnture'l i-Ui i;l-r UUli it-V till. JlllllUIOIUUa 111 1C1 V IIUIIU- J ' . . . . , , ,. , , , : lions. Their intrepid Colonel fell wounded, and ! j experienced the fate of Colonels McKee and Clay, 1 . 4 inrl m'oc 1-iliofl in. ilia otinmv rim hm.'nT.n hCn " . J . ' hr hiri Li1lnrl rmo t Ihia paiviH ir miofAo - v-itl ;ardly a pistol, which he fired while lying on the ground. ! Col "Yell led, the foremost man, a charne of his i i j ter doinS hard duty as skirmishers, were ordered j into line to receive a charee of cavalrv. which thev o - t t -.i .1 .... . -n i . .i aia wiin ineir rnies, aeuvennsr at ine same nme a most destructive file among the crowded col- umns of cavalry. The enemy were completely ' repulsed. The distinguished command this gallant regiment, Colonel Jefferson Da- j vis, was badly wounded, an escopette ball havintr! entered his foot and passed out of his leg. lie1 was, however, doing well when last heard from. ' The chivalrous Colonel McClung was prevented! from doing his share of the brave deeds of this j brilliant fight, by tiie grievous wound received at j the battle of Monterey, which still confines him to! his bed, and from which it is feared by his best friends he will never recover. Colonel Humphrey Marshall's splendid regi ment of Kentucky cavalry were impatient for an opportunity of showing their mettle and avenging lhe capture ol lheir brethren, then in the hands of the enemy. They were soon favored with the de sired opportunity, by the approach of a force of more than 2000 lancers and hussars, who gallant ly charged them. The Kenluckians stood their ground with immovable steadiness, and receiving the enenmy with a fire from their carbines, charged in the most gallant style through the, column on the right, and wheeling, fell on their left, dispers ing and killing a great many of them. A like charge tvas made by Col. May, at the head of a squadron of dragoons, and one .of Arkansas caval ry, against a large body of the enemy's cavaliy, with like results. During the engagement on the right, 'anla An na, seeing that General Taylor's force was not well protected oh the left flank, sent a large force of cavalry aidund'that point, and outflanking Tay lor succeeded in throwing 2000 meh into his rear. ;J3ut .-.Gen. 4J!ay,lor immediately senV-Capt. lira's, ithliisxariiMery fire, thouoh kept ' mounted volunteers against a large body ol Ian- me uauie were connaed to lien w ooi, wno nooiy, " ducter delighted. to save a large sum of money i i. . m itt. r ii" i i . ii iiiui itmMP inn boinn r limn r i f nfiiinrni iriru i well manned did cers and was killed by a lance, which entered his justified the confidence of his commander and bro-1 ". -'-y uigmier iu ; 8ecre!ed in a chest, quietly submiitod ; the pa wen nwiineu, uju r,r r . .u i... .. , . 1 But the kin" himself went not to the war. but .V . thnt it "ic nnt , "louiu aim ioru on one siue oi nis lace uiur-veierun, uy uie mosi aciive, zeaious, erncieui , " . , , . , . , sengers were too nanny io get ou wiiu wno e LUUl 11 WaSllUll J . rommnod o t hnmp v rt 1 1 ti rr n fl 1 1 rl n k I n tr a n fl ma- .. - 1 1 J . . thoh- firp Dnr The Mississippians, the heroes of Monterey, af- and gallant conduct. Throughout the whole ac-f . . . , . i i- skins, and the women thanked their spoilorr ded in cutting them off from the main body. Lieut. Crittenden was dispatched, with a flag of truce, to demand the immediate surrender of this force. The Mexican officer, pretending not to un derstand the character of his mission, insisted that he should be blindfolded, according to the rules of war, and thus had the Lieutenant canied into the camp of Santa Anna himself. This was a ruse to get time to extricate the Mexican cavalry from their dangerous position, and pending this truce they were all drawn off by a different road from that by which they had gained this position. Lieutenant Ciittenden was conducted blindfol ded to the tent of the Mexican General-in-Chief, which he found a long distance from the scene of action, and which he thought the safest place he had been in during the whole day. As ho ap proached Santa Anna's tent he was greeted with a most tremendons flourish of trumpets, which . might have been heard a mile off, but produced no ! very great terror in the mind of the Kentuckian. His blind was taken off, and he found himself in the presence of the famous Mexican Chief, sur rounded by a brilliant staff of bedizened, gilded, and moustached officers. Santan Anna apologized to the Lieutenant for the act of his officers, in hav ing him blindfolded, saying, that so far from hav ing any desire to conceal his situation, he was de sirous of exhibiting to General Taylor the utter folly of resisting so powerful an army as he had under his command. To which the Lieutenant replied, that his simple message was to demand his Santa Anna's immediate surrender to Gener al Taylor. When this extraordinary demand was translated to the Mexican, he raised his hands and eyebrows in utter astonishment at the temerity and presumption of such a message, and replied, that he would expect Gen. Taylor to surrender in an hour, or he would destroy all his forces. termineted the interview, and the battle recom- menced, and was continued until night. Santa Anna took three small pieces of our ar- tillery, which, under Lieutenant O'Brien, had been nnctPrl ton fnr in rwlu,,,., m h mmm,! hv nr in. '... 1 It -I 1.1 1 iamry. in mo gunners were snot down, ana . when the puiis were caniiifed there was nut asol. i dier left to man them. One of these pieces was an old Texan G-pounder, which, during the Tex- t,.1.,.; i,j A utiuiuuuii, uau uuuu -uuu cauluuuu aiu:iy the Mexican ranks. As to the flasrs he boasts havng takenj lhey are very probabiy mere com i i i t , i pany marKers, wiucti were dropped on tiie Held ntlH n lin i J in m int A flv i.aiio ir:c 1?,. and flicked 1111 lV tllR Valifint AIpvifr.TIlS. Ifi: I I J - 1x11 jja- cellency of the War Department, to whom Santa . . ....... ...ww nvpuvug ..... . " .w.uv Annn hn sent t iPQf. irnnh pc vv nn rfnn it ip il- . j .1 . . 11 SfirP V C 1SD nnnill t Pfl 1 n 1 llP S17P. t pvt nrp. a nf 1 hpa 11 1 V r., . . , . , of these standards. Mexican pride is easilv satis- Tied when such feeble mementoes of their prowess . ... anfl vn nr as thpsP pnns:n p tlipm 1ir cn inn iii'innc - B. - a f PlPHI All the officers on our side, in this hard-fou battle, distinguished themselves. The detail tion he was constantly engaged in the disposition of our forces, and in rallvinff them to the onset. - a t. - i ... i i .. .. - i n . n was a miracie mat ne escaped tue i lictc-iivinc balls which thinned the ranks he was marshalling, There was but one complaint made against him. Brigadier Gen. Lane, also showed himself,to be a brave and capable officer. Although wounded early in the action, he kept his horse until it closed, ! and never for a moment left his post. The old General-in-Chief remained at his origi- nal and much exposed position, superintending the battle and narrowly watching its events. An escopette ball passed through his overcoat that same old brown, so familiar to all the officers and men who have ever been und.er his command, and which has seen several campaigns in Plorida, in Texas, and in Mexico. On the night of the 22d, both armies drew off from the field of battle. Our men were engaged all night in bringing in the wounded and taking care of them; the Mexicans as well as their own men- There were, however, but few of our men found on the field wounded. They were, to use Santa Anna's significant words, .in his despatch, " all dead," the cowardly miscreants having killed every man whom they overtook wounded and help less on the field. With like turpitude and treach ery, they left their own dead unburied and their wounded uncared for, on the field where lhey fell. The latter were carried. to Saltillo in our own wagons ; the former were buried by the Alcalde, under the orders of Gen Taylor. A-"number of officers were taken-prisoners, and an exchange was effected, by which all our men who are now in their hands were released Cas sius M. Clay's party are understood now to be in the City of Mexico. ' Among- the killed "and- tfotjritkMl-of!ihe -Mex ate, three geucial officers and twenty colonels and commanders of battallions. Gen. Minon, it appears has not as yet realized the brillant career of which he considered his cap ture of Maj. Borland an earnest. He was or dered by Santa Anna 10 attack and carry Sai lillo during the engagement at Buena Visla. With this 'object, he made a demonstration against the town wilh two thousand cavalry. Lieut. Shover, with sixty men and two small pieces of artillery went ouMo meet the valiant General, and at one discharge of his cannon, sent him and his large force to the right-about in double quick time. In concluding our necessarily imperfect sketch of the few details of the brilliant deeds of American valor performed at Buena Visla details gathered froth a hasty conversation, we musi bo allowed to express our satisfaction to find that the anticipations we have so confi dently and so frequently expressed of tho bra very and efficiency of our volunteers, have been more than realized. Let those who have made our citizen soldiers the theme of their rjbaldry and ridicule, be forever hushed into silence by the unparalleled gallantry and glory which have consocracd in American history the bloody field of Buena Vista. The First Book of tiie Chronicles of Jonathan. From the Yankee Doodle. CHAPTER I. Now it came to pass in those days that James the First reigned over the nation of Jonathari, in the room of John, surnamed the " Capting." (Now John had not died, but had gone down to me uiu dominion auu was uuneu a.ne j t0 make him king. but the king made a de his fathers, and no man sought after him ) But j LTt2 ,hal whalover soldier silou,d wtitQ lo Mh James the King did evil exceedingly, beyond all i kinsfolk or acquaintance, should he banned on that the kings who had gone before him had done For he appointed tax gatherers who did sorely vex and trouble the people ; he also sought to root onl the makers of cotton, and linen, and woolen and iron goods, and grievously harassed the shepherds and husbandmen. Moreover, he : v.. -i , i i r . l i . mightily stirred up the hearts of the people to i .u u. t,- t . . i .i war: and thought in his heart to make the , ., , c . t .i nhilrlrpn nf his vnnnupr sistpf whose hanrls were nigh unto him, bondmen and tax-payers. I 1Nmv 11 was m 11118 w,se inal l,le K,nS caus ! VU . t . . r t i .-i upon, nnu uenoiu, wnen uiug james iookou , u Lon lho vineyard, and saw itwas a place ,0 i be desired, abounding in daikies and Creoles ,1 I in ...:.i i .i ,.:..k. , an uuuaaiwu uta wn, - . . . II l V UUII !ur &1SI Ul BU lull" UIIU WUUIU IIUi 4 . . , - . , 1 u ,,ai,u . -BrtI".ai " t ip .-inn u-nvpil vvrnih nml hln dnhpmpfl m ! sware vehemently she should fi"ht. , . I J I. 1 1 f 1 . . "'"o .-..j...-...-, 1 hen he commanded Zachariah, the captain ' ' of his host, a valiant man in whom was the ,piril (f w-8 jom l0 ,ake lhroo thousand chosen I . 1 -.. I. . 1, C UJ.. I .,u ,a u. ...u ...u .au u , , v . lhe kins straight y charged him that heshould't i,, A ,n l; u ."i . i . , I, , , i ii B fr . " . ; he shouted to his quaker gang, whilst pocket ought; dec are to the cht dren of his sister ,ha .he - fae rlch lribule themake no resistance; ,1a of, land was Jonathan a ; and I alo said the king, , Jnl have nQ usejesa shed The cQn. 1 1 Ii lfi- u f r-M r m f I rt r r r 1 l.i.rt flint r n cttrxtjlri ; lVI(eovcr fhe kin ordered Winfield, the chief; '. : ..r u :. . i..- . . uuinaui ui an 111a iiuai, iu icuau iu uia iniai , . ' . . ' ' ,hn r., ...om r w nfi. i n-ae na i....ci sheep's wool, and ltts meat "was a hasty plate ! of soup ") Moreover, Winfield w as advanced ; his eye cocked boih ways. And h.e reasoned i with himself, saying, "If i shall obey the king, then will ihe enemy open upon me in from, and the king and his company shall as sault me the back, and lhe place shall become too hot for me, and my travailings for the land a of Jonathan shall be nought. And behold, as he pondered on these things, and sipped his j,' hasty plate of soup," his spirit waxed warm within htm, and he straightway declared unto the king, he would be hanged if he would budge an inch. Then was lho king wroth, and said unto him, "The Whigs do so to me, and more also, if I dont play ihe devil with ihce for this !" Nevertheless, the word of the king prevailed not against him. But the war displeased Horace the Fourier ilo, and ho railed vehemently against the king, and cursed him in his heart, and taught the peoplo also lo hate him. Now Horace was a mighty scribe, neither regarded he the apparel of any man. Clt-APTEIt n. Now Zachariah did many mighty acts and smote the enemy hip and thigh, and took pris oners ihe captains of their host, and very much spoil, of caitlo and sheep and asses. But in process of tune, the treasury of the king wah greatly diminished; and he called unto him Robert, the Steward of his household, and said unio him, " Wherewithal will hou proi ido' for the sustenance of ihe army, and, the maidens of my household 1" And the Steward answered and said unto him : This thing wili l do, I will I'omb my hair and anoint my whiskers wiih oil, and put on a' sanctimonious air, and go unio-'the mon;y shavers of Gotham, and it shall be, when they behold. my face, that iheif purse strings bhall relax, and they shalUreplen ish tho treasures of my lord the km. Anl the saying pleased the king well. . So Robert went unto Gotham unto the m-.v of the money changers. And he went Tnn the chief banker named Flmihean, audji aought him saying, " Lend now unto n.e ti n thousand talents of gold, and ihe king will the repaid.4' But Flintheait rolled up the whitu of his eyes and answered him, saying, A )n servant gieen, that he should do this great thing V Likewise also said all the bankers Bui when the king heard thereof, he was greatly troubled, and wist not what to do ; like wife Marcy the scribe rent his pants." Now Ritchie, surnamed the Father," was privy counsellor to the king, and ihe same wa.t a cunning man, and a plausible, "and full of 'all manner of hypocrisy, and deceit, and sened diligently his father the devil. And he crepi stealthily at midnight unto the king and suui unto him, why is the countenance of my lord the king cast down 1 Aro not all the people as grass in thy sight 1 Now. therefore, lei a tax be imposed on tea and coffee, ho shall thy treasuries be filled." And ihe king sought la do according to the word of Ritchie ; but the people murmured against him, and would nut be taxed. In those days the spirit moved Zncharialrtci write a letter to his kinsman, and il was noised abroad through all the land. And the ihin troubled the king, aud ho would have lai.l hands on Zachariah but he feared the people ; . for alj ,hc peoplo ored Zacharhih, and deJire.l a gallows fifty cubits high. So the land had rest from the sciibes and quill-drivers. ; euiu asidOariaag of si32iffIiu's3'-. . , ,. I2ja,I A rrencn robber, named Dore, once had ... , ' . . , ' , lne audacity, alone and unassisted, save hy his . J. . .... ., ' own ingenuity, to slop a di ligence fu I of pas- i J ' . . sengers. He constructed several men of straw, of the sizo of life, and quite as natural at least in lhe dark. These he invested with the need ful loggery neither fre&h nor fashionable we presume, but serving the purpose. Finally, ho o. i ,. i . - , , las,ened s,,cks intended 10 represent muskets, ' ,lhe shou,ders ?f ,he . which he post- ' " "o""11 r uuiuunu" mc msu &hon . c0nducl0r and paasenpersl sceiU! i iuiv in iii'uica wiiii lKVfiiipji urn nrms in ilium nf n ...... . . . , I IV Vt L1U1 ; lhey had falIen inl0 lhe Qw f h j ' , .J ... . . . ' "; 0 ... ) . ...wv-i.. mJ.u u b!D . r - I " ' ham uli ni nnn linnnnn 1 1 r rrw.rr.r l 1 1 r n - .n . - li if -r- ,n 1 t- , r r 1 Slpmlv nnlpppfl u mpn t n r run from ..t.-. encc,a"u rc.ma,n w "f ro ,ne-v were a"u .i,c co1" I IPfTlPfl IrnmlhP Irpmhlino nncupnnpra ihnir num. it ri .1 es. watches and iewels. " I forbid vou to fire. .. ..j, f ...V... J.U.W . ' "IIed hi a hu.'Tiane raan. and .alm0il . kjetl n,m 01,1 ot gratitude tor his sparing tiieirlives. .p. i.. i u . i .k 1 :. i I he nlundpr cnllHrtpn. inn nrtvpr tpppivpiI npr- i - - r . - mission to continue his journey, which he did at full speed, lest tho banditti should cfraiigtf their minds and forget their forbearance Dore j made his escape unmolested, leaving his straw regiment on picket by the roadside, a scare' crow, till daybreak, lo the passing traveller; ,4 The Locofocos of Pennsylvania proposeo- Put in circulation the portrait of their candidal Ir ri tr. i. ... i i' i:i.. for Governor. If lhey mean to have his like ness taken, they ought by all meausjo have it taken before lho election. " He. . has .a much pleasanter face now than he Will have aft e that interesting event. . Rats. A red herring thinly fastened6) a" string to any place whore rats usually jilakv their run will make them leave tho placeIt J.t said to bo a fact that a toad placed intahou cellar will have the effect of expulitngi.hem truders Bangor Mercury. -r & - Blitz had a bright little fbiloV on 'ilro'Jwbfi.. to assist him in ihe " experiments. j "Sir," said lho Signor, "do i iHinf fWhf put the twenty cent pieces w htV-lVMllaPllftly holds into your coal pocket.1 . "No," said lh boy, confidently. " Think noi 1" " I know vou couldn't?' said ihe little feUm with great firmness. -.i;.mKf "Why not!"' . M&tf "rCause the pockets is all iorn.outlv Since the commencement' ofctlie .AVar'fi thousand six hundred and' thirteeiVraenlrayeljebt raised in Philadelphia, anil have eonetotlirsW of operation. ralinn. - V ' ' S5?