4110 s•s , t . at. 441111ry I ,„-. • ik • ; " - • 4 ' - 1 :c . • mow. yOL. X.--NO. 22.1 A DVRTISEEM ENTS SHERIFF CANDIDATES. SIEUEUIFF %SLATY . (EORGE W. M'CLELLAN Returns his sincere than4s to his friends and the public in general, foli placing him on the returns with the present arid former Sheriff, and again offers once more na n candidate for the Office of Sheriff, At the ensuing Election. Should he be honored with their confidence in placing him in that office, no exertion on his part shall ho wanting to a faithful discharge of the duties of that important trust. March 19, 1839. to-51 %MAXIM F To the Free and Independent Voters of Adams County. FELLOW CITIZENS: Through kind persuasions from many of my friends, I have been induced to ofillr myselfas a candidate for the Office of Sheriff; at 1119 ensuing Election, and respectfully solicit your votes. And should Ibe so for• twist° as to receive vnnr confidence, h 7: be ing electod to that Aloe, I pledge myself to discharge the duties of the office with fideli• ty and impartiality. FREDERICK DIEHL. Franklin township, te-51 Mardi 19,1839. S FOR PROTHONOTARY To the Vreemen oY atxams C`, ouilty . FELLOW CITIZENS I offer myself to your consideration for the office of PROTEIONOTARY, at tho ensuing election—should I be so for tunate as to receive n majority of your votes, I pledge myself to discharge the du ties to the best of my ability. JOEL B. DANNER. Gettysbu r!*, Juno 24,14439. tf-13 A CARD. FRIENDS having announced my name to the Voters of Adorns county for the Office of Register and Recorder, I would take the liberty respectfully to offer Myself n candidate (*Or the Office of Pro thonittitT ; and solicit the'suffMges of the public. AMOS' MAGINLY. Fairfield, April,2; to-I FOR REGISTER & RECORDER. To' the Independent =Voters of Adams County. . FEL LO W—CITIZENS : I offer myself to your consideration, st the ensuing General Election. na n can didate for the offices of Register 4. Record. er : And pledge myself, if elected, to dia. charge the duties of those offices with fi- delity and promptitude. JACOB LEFEVER. to-51 March 19, 1839 To the voters o 1 aanms ou - nty. FELLOW CITIZENS: a ff . Offer myself to your consideration as a m• candidate for the offices of Register and Recorder, at the ensuing election. Having, from practical experience acqut red a perfect knowledge of the dutieb of thew) offices,l hope if elected, to be able to do the business promptly, correctly and to person. The Publlea Humble Servant, INILLIANI KING. Gettysburg, Feb. 26, 1939. te-49 FOR CLERK OF THE COURTS To the Voters of Adams County. FELLOW CITIZENS : I oiler myself to your consider ntion ns a candidate fur Clerk of the Courts, nt the ensuing election, being well acquaint ed with the business of said offices, I shall endeavor to discharge the duties thereof with fidelity. S. R. RUSSELL. Gettysburg, July 23, 18:39. tf-17 To jhe Independent Voters of adorns County. FELLOW CITIZENS : 1 offer myself' to your cnesideration as n candidate for the Office of Clerks of the several Courts at the next General Election. Should Ibe so fortunate as to be elected, 1 pledge myself to discharge the duties of the Office faithfully. THOMAS M'CiIEARY. Straban Township, July :30. 18—te LAW NOTXCM. o. s'Azmn, W ILL practice Law in the several 'Courts of Adams County—office in Cliambersburg Street, one door west of Mr. Buehler's Store. eitittyeburg, April 30,1Q:11X I } Office of the Star & Banner: L'hambersburg Street, a feu' doors West o the Court-Horse. 1. 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A reasonable deduction will be made to those who advertise by the year. am told, that before tatting tip his resi dence in the wild spot, he had several times pitched his tent in the wilderness, and tarri ed (or a few years, till civilization and the settlements overtook him, and thickened a round him, to such a degree as to become inconvenient and troublesome, when he would "put up stakes" and push farther in to the woods. The place where he now ides is an unincorporated nitwit:hip of wild land,and beingsumewhat diffieult 0! access, except by corning up the pond (runt &bee, a distanee of about n dozen miles, uncle Pete has lived for something Idle ten seers in a condition of tolerably satisfactory indepen dence. He raises some provisions on his cultivated acres, and procures some game from the woods ; and when these sources lad, he takes his honk and line, and Lees out to some of the ponds or streams in the neighborhood. arid returns with a load of trout & other varieties of fieny the tribe. For calico, tea, and tobacco, and other 'bought en' articles of use or luxury, he goes rio ts and then to Schee with n canoe loud of shin gles and clap-boards, which are his regular articles of export. But civilized life is a gain treading upon the heels of uncle Pete. The towns around him are becoming thick ly settled, and though there is but one relies! family in the township with him, yet the visits of proprietors and proprietors' Agents are becoming so frequent, and thev east such scrutinizing glances open sundry pine stumps which they ecensienallv find nh the premises, that uncle Pet.. grows ressleSs and uneasy. He feels that he Is ratherc.rowd ed upon, and sometimes talks 01 selling nut. It was in the autumn al Ono I first visited this wild spot, and first saw and , board any thing of uncle Pete. Sionpingat the house of an old man, another pioneer' of the frontier settlers, some six or eight miles from this port, I heard the old man remark, while conversing with another—" un de Pete's had a squabble with a hear lately, haint he? I at once felt a curiosity to learn the blast - Tv thiA 'squabble,' and accord ingly made seine inquiries, in answer to; which 1 learnt the general outline of die sto ry,hind subsequently obtained the deteils and the filling up from uncle Pete himself'. Eileanip2ll,Cla. I It was a bright and color eu,nmer's morn t he quiet pond was .1 coping in the sun- Anxious to enjoy season of recreation we k W; aside our duties fur a day or two, sim re bldet: shine' harmless and beatitioful ; and avers surrounding of jest ,n 1 / 1 1ILIre lookedod lovely our musket and after taking our place, in the ' uGuards" took up our march for Petersburg ( rind inv it mg. There is something in the Springs) on the morning of Tly.irsday last; ou e%ct of fi ne landscape, viewed under hi our arriving near town, our company was met by verable circumstances, which may he corn theinred to music—"it has charms ill soothe Peter burg commande d by Cam Bonner and escorted to the se a t o f cr ica nipment,the savage breast Even uncle Pete felt The ' , Guards" being the first comp a ny on ih e lts influence, as he sat on a little bench by ground from a dist ance we bad the plca,:ur, athe side of his cottage yawning.and looking tendering a welcome to our neighbors, the BerlinlistlesslY across the still waters, and fidlow- i Macfurlano,& Oxford Guards under timing the outline of forest trees, mtit) to command of Capt. Camp, troth of which arri v e d mountain. that hung below the watery hori the followine day as an escort to the ..indepe n d ee tzon, as well dofined,as clear and distinc<end Grays" of Daltimore, commanded by Capt. La er.even with more softness than those .which The Grays are said to be ono of the best discipli- were Inhering above. While he gazed Ire tied companies that city can produce—and with was seized with a desire for an aquatic ex our limit, d knowleko of military tactics we cor-cursion. Ho called his youngest bey, a lad eially add our testimony in their •favor, for we bout n dozen years old, and told him to get the hooks and lines,and they would go round the point to the mouth at Shippond stream, and try for trout. The apparatus was soon in readiness and they jumped into his little log canoe and paddled off upon the lake. .We had'ut got but little ways round the said uncle Pete, 'and I was setting in the stern, paddling along at n moderate jog. and little Pete was setting in the bow; and by and by be called out to me, and save he, 'O, father, what great black critter is that swimming oft here towards us 7" I looked round towai de the shore, and there was the tarnelest great overgrown bear that ever I seed in all my life, swimming right tow:lids us. If he had been weighed, I helievi, he would a weighed every pound of four hund red." IV. All Lettersand Communications addressed to the Editor by mail must be post-paid, or they will not be attended to THE GARLAND e tyr. , , ..r--...-.7 ./. ~ , : /... .i.z.t.„., Rweetent flowergenrich'il , From various gardenecull'd with care." I'll be a Child no snore I .aw one in the morn of life, A glad and gleesome thing, Whit little knew of worldly strife, And thus I heard him sing : °l'll throw this useless toy aside, I'll turn n fresh lent" ; PH gaily storm life's lucid tide, And be n child no more." I now one in the morn of life, Joy lit his large, da-k eye, With lofty hopes his soul was rife, And thus I heard him cry : "I've won a high and noble name, And glittering, golden store. I've early trod the path of fame, And um a child no more." I Envy one in life's cheer:esfi eye, With furrows on his brow, And thus I beard that old man grieve (Methinks I hear him now :) “My childheod's hours were bright and fair, My manhood sorrow wore : Could I . blot out my ago of care, pu ril i stird n in Oriel trgr e ig. 111 u., oy num' ley; it is n Literary paper and neutral in politic' We wish it success. have seldom if ever met with a c unpiny of met whove conduct and notion so nearly comported with but views of actual military'vervi , .e. Thy gentlemanly manners and disposition of Captui Law, his officers and men, could not fail to wi the esteem of all with whom they mingled ittr ring their brief sojourn together; long may the remember with pleasure their social visit to th; torshure encamptment. There was in all fire companies of Volunteer in attendance, several more were expected, ht unforeseen circumstances pro. toiled their pre tome. On Saturday morning the tents were strut down and each of 11w companies -dispersed wit. the usual good feeling which prevailed througho their meeting. To the citizen's of Petersburg generally, a the committee of arrangement particularly, mu raise d -far Ih.!'"' ""^.7"7- Uncle Peter and the Bear. SEIM. SMITH, the author of the original "Jack Downing Letters," it appears has la• ken up his residence in New, York, and fol lows the profession of writing for the !item ry periodicals. The Southern Literary Messenger has an article from his pen,with the above caption. After an introductory description of the beauty of the scenery in the interior of Maine, ha says : You observe a few acres of cultivate I land on the interval between the Wilson stream and base of the granite mountain on which we aro standing; and there, close by the margin of the river, you see a small,low house. In that house there lives, arid has lived for some ten years past, an old man by the name of Peter Brown. fie is often de signated, in that vicinity, by the familiar ap pellation of Uncle Pete. Nothing, howev. er, could be more appropriate that his, true name, so accurately and forcibly does the sign represent the thing signified; for mote 'vigorous, athletic, and brawny old man, you will not find one in a thousand. He must be over seventy years of age, for his lung thin locks are silvery white, and though he has one or Ave children in their minority still with him, he has numerous suns and daughters who have reached the middle'age ot life, and gone abroad into the world with fismiltes of their owii. The old ROBERT S. I°./IXTOJW, EDITOR .11.1"1, PROPRIETOR. evawtrinvartaaa teviewatur avattPaut s/ atao9). man is lull six feet in height, and stands as straight as an arrow. He is neither deci dedly fleshy, nor lean ; but stout, bony and muscular. From his natural constitution and habits of life ho evidently possesses great strength, and is capable of enduring great krdships. He has for many years been a Mit of pioneer to the frontier settlers in the interior of Maine, always keeping:a little in advance of them, preferring to livis alone in the woods, where, unsliticklON the re straints of society or the statute, he can feel that he is "Monarch of all that ho surreys, And—lord of the fowl and the brute." I never examined uncle Pete's head phre nelegically, and cannot say whether his or gnu of mai velliiiirmess wits of extra size or not. The reader must therefore, be con tent with such evidence as we have with re gard to the weight of the bear ; and that rests solely on uncle Pete's word and judg ment. He always stood to it, the would weigh four hundred pounda. "And the tarnal critter," said uncle Pe te, "was pulling right towards us as fast as ho could t.witn. I'd been so careless in co ming away, that I only took one small pad dle with me, and that wasn't a very good one, and the old canoe was rather heavy ; so I found, do the best I could, the bear would swim faster than I could paddle. but I thought I could keep him off well enough, if he should set out to meddle with ,is, so I turned the boat and paddled a little towards him, I thought that would make him turn and go off: But the old savages kept Swim ming right towards us, and come up clpEe to the side of the canoe, and began to open his mouth, and show a great ugly set of teeth as ever you see. He came up so near that I hit him a lick over the head with the paddle and split it in two. At that he come right at the boat fiercer than ever, and put his paw right up to ono side of it. I sprung into the" middle of the boat, and bore on 'to ther side of it, for I knew if! din't,ho would upset it in a minute; &I I thought I would'nt CO. FE A DLES 8 AND FREE. 4.JU _ - like very well to have a grapple with him in the water. So while I was keeping the ha lance of the boat, the rscnlly old vermin pokes up t tother paw and begins to crawl up. lurtitliNi go to fight him off, for then we should all go into the water together.— So I had to hold still and see the great black nigger crawl clear up into the boat. He got in pretty near the stern, and I stood a bout the middle. .As soon as ho got fairly in, he•looked round to me, and then he rear ed right up on to his hind legs and walked towards time as straight as a man. He WILI as tall as! was, and looked as big as n clev er young ox. I stood facing of him, and while I was thinking how it was best to give battle to him, he marched straight up to me, and put one paw on my right shoulder, and 'tether on my left. Thinks I, this is bein' a little bit too sociable for a stranger; and I was jest again to tell him hands off, when his weight pressing against me made me step back n little and my heel ketched against something in the boat, and I fell flat I on my hick in the bottom' of the boat, and the hear eh lop of me. I3y this time thought fowlers was getting worse & worse, and it was lime for me to look about myself. I twisted one way and 'tother,aud we begun to have censiderable ofa squabble ; but the old bear had a Itogr:ther the advantage of me, and I could'ilt seen) to do much, I tried to get held of my jack knife, but I could'nt get it out arm/ pocket, all I could do. The old boar (Inn.; seem to he willing to wait to give toe I:nrplov nt nil ; for in p minute I felt him Irving to stielt his huge tucks i•ito my hrely ad ; jest as a buy digs - his teeth in. I In the side as great tipple. Thinks I this'll never do ; tio metlting must be -done pretty quick. I made it terrible twist, and thawed legs up tinder him, and got so I could gOe a push with my feet, nod my fumes & hands, then ail at once, I fetched an ever lasting spring,aLd I , ow I did it I don't know. but somehew or other the old bear went o verboard, and plunged headforemnst into the watur. I was on my feet as quick as a steebtrap. The old hear come up to the top of the wster and snorted, and looked up 4t, we a minute; but I believe I fairly skeer ed him out of it. lie tipned a bent & swum for the chose nod I paddled for home.— When k get, to the house, I told my wife we 'd h ave some potatoes for dinner, and let the hell go.". an affair between A whaling 2. , tarin and a military Oineer. PUrb/INI fulme of my renders may have heard of the duel between old Captain Lot/ et!, of New Bea ird, nod the English officer Demerara• it has been variously related f but i the ifrily true ThtSloll s A as follows:- 1 Captain-Zacartah Lovett, after baviner per I to. , trd several whaling voyages to the Pa cific. found himself in command of a small I brig belonging to New York on n voyag,e . to Demerara fie was a warthv man—and a good spermen of a Yankee sailor—his hen rt was full of the milk of human kindness but he possessed a noble spirit—and would neither give nor take an insult. 11 bite this little brig Cinderella lay nt. anchor in Demerara river, Capt. Lovett l o ne afternoon entered a Coffee house where he met n friend—and they amused thernsel ' yes by knocking the balls : about in a billi ard room. Soon after, and heloce the game was half finished—some English mil itary officers entered, one of whom, Capt. Higbee, stepped up to Captain Lovett, who was arrayed in a very, not to say ordinary costume,& with n bullying air demanded the table, as himself and brother officers wish• ed to play a match. Cr.pt. Lovett gave the red coated gentle man a stern took, but replied with courtecy that he and his friend had engaged the table and would play out their game, alter which if the gentlemen wished to play, it was at their service. "But we can't wait," said Capt. BL'bee in an insolent tone. "You must wait," coolly replied Captain Lovett. "But we shall do no such thing"exclaim - ell the surly Briton—"we came here to play billiards—and have no idea of being disap pointed by a couple of fellows who hard ly know a mace from n cue, or a ball from n pocket. It will take you all the afternoon to finish the game—so clear out Capt. Lovett and his friend played on. "Come," continued the on-er, enough of this—marker place the balls." Saying which, with n most impudent air, he seized one of the halls which Capt. Lovett's oppo nents had just driven into the pocket, and caught up another one which was near him. The matter was growing serious. Capt. Lovett's eve flashed fire—for although he had mingled a good deal among quakers, and respected that moral sect for their hu mility and quiet demeanor, he was no non resistant man himself. He dropped his cue, and doubled up n fist of portenlious size. "Put those balls upon the table, you scoun drel," exclaimed he imperatively, "and leave the room." " , Who do you calla scoundrel, you Yan kee blackguard? Do you know you are talking to one of his majesty's officers? Take that for your impertinence," at the same time suiting the action to the word, & giving Captain Lovott a smart rap across the shoulder with his cue. But in an instant he received a blow on his forehead 'exactly where the Phrenologists locate the organ Eventuality —which would have felled an ox and submissively acknowledged the fa vor 1w measuring his length upon the floor! His brother officers, who were with hiin, had the good sense to see that Bighee was to blame—and although they. looked rather black at the Yankees,they wisely foreboro to molest there further—but assisted the stun ned bully to another room, where, by the help of some restoratives, he soon recovered his senses. His rage and mortification at the result of the rencontre,knew no bounds, and with many a bitter oath he declared he would have satisfaction. Before Capt. Lovett tell the coffee-house, a billet was handed him by Lieut. James, which proved to be a challenge—a poremp• tory challenge from Capt. Bigbne, in which it was insisted that arrangements should be made for en early meeting, that ho might have an opportunity to wash off the affront he had received, in Capt. Lovett's heart's blood. Capt. Lovett smiled when he saw such manifestations of Christian spirit. "Tell Capt. Bighee," said he, "that I will not baulk him. lie shall have the opportunity ho so earnestly seeks. Although not a fighting man, I am familiar with the duel laws—and if he will be to-morrow morning on the hank of the Green canal, near the South Quay, rather a secluded spot,he shall have satisfiiction to his heart's content." Lieut. James bowed politely, and with drew. Capt. Lovett went on board the Cin derella soon after—and ordered his mate, Mr. Sterbuck, also a veteran whale-hunter, to select the two best harpoons, have them 'nicely ground and fitted—as an opportunity might ofibr on the morrow, of striking a porpoise. Mr. Starbuck obeyed his supe rior officer with alacrity, although he won• de red not a little wliV Capt. Lovett expected to find porpoises in Demricara river. The next morning, as soon as all hands were called, Cupt. Lovett ordered the boat to he manned, and requested Mr. Starbuck to take the two harpoons, to ench of which some eight or ten fathoms of rattling stuff were attacheil,ried accompany him on shore. In few moments the boat reached the South Quay, where Cap:. Lovett was mot by save ral of his countrymen,who bed been attrac ted to the spot by the rumor of the duel, as well as several merchants and other inhabi tants of the place. They one and all re monmtrated with Capt. Lovett for his folly in consenting to fight the English military bully, who was represented us a poetised du ellist—an expert swordsman, and an unri valled marksman with a pistol, being sure of his man at twelve paces. Capt. Lovett, however, did not show the least inclination to hack out; but, or, the contrary, seemed more eager for the engagement; "I'll give that quarrelsome fellow a lesson," said he, "which will,be of service to him; & which he will never forgot, as long as his name is Bighee." The challenger with his head ornament ed with a large patch to cover the impres sion left by the Yankee knuckles, and his eyes chm!y twinkling with anger and mortification through two huge, lived cles; accompanied, by his second,stion made his appeari*e; Be: -was followeny a ser vriiit with a pistol case, and an assortment ofawords. He bowed stiffly to Capt. Lov ett—and Lieitt. James approaching the Yankee, asking him if he was willing . to light with swords-- , lf so,' said he, believe we can suit you. We have brought. with us the small sword, a neat,gentlemenly wea pon—the cut and thrust, good in a melee,& which will answer indlfferently well in a du el--and the broad sword or cutl ass, which is often preferred by those who are deficient in skill in the use of arms. My friend,Cap. rain Bigbee, is equally export with either. You have only to choose. As the challen ged party, you have an undoubted right to select your arms. 4 "01 that privilege I am well aware," re• plied Capt. Lovett, "and mean to avail my self of it. I shall not. fight with swords." "I expected as much," resumed Lieut. James, "and have brought with me a beau laid pair of duelling pistols, with long bar rels, rifle bores, and hair triggers. What distance shall I measure off?" "Eight paces." "Only eight pun'!" cried Lieut. James, a little surpriesed. "0, very well"—and he measured it off, and placed his man at his post. Then advancing to Capt. Lovett, ho presented him with a pistol. "I do not fight with pistols!" "Not fight with pistols—after having re fused to fight with swords? What brought you here then ?" "efo fight !" shouted Lovett in a thunder ing voice, which made the British officer start. "1 am the challenged party, and have a right to choose my weapons, accord ing to the laws of the due/10, all the world over—and you may rely upon it I shall not . select weapons with which my antagonist has been practising all his life. Such a pro ceeding on my part, is not only not required by the rules of honor, which utter all, is a mere chimera, but would be contrary to all the dictates of common sense. No—l shall fight with the weapons of honorable war• fare, with which I have over been accus tomed. Swords and pistols . indeed I" "But, my &fir sir," cried the astonished Lieutenant, "we must proceed according to rule in this business. W hat weapons have you fixed upon ?" And in fancy's eye he beheld before him a huge blunderbuss, load- . ed with buck shot. ' , Captain Lovett said nothing—but beck oned to ill r. Starbuck, who approached him with great alacrity, bearing the two har poons. lie seized ono of the formidable weapons, and thrust it into the hands of Bigbee,. who seemed absolutely paralized with astonishment. "My weapon," said he, "is the javelin— such as the Grecian and Roman knights of ten fought with in olden times—a weapon which no man who cl.allenges another, can reluse to fight with at tne present day, un less he possesses a mean and craven spirit." Thus saying, he took the station which had been assigned him, nt eight paces dw• [ ZiO: 490. taut from his siortlei antagonist. lie coot.. ly bared his sinewy arm--grasped the har poon, and placed himself in on attitude. •'I'II bet," said ha , casting a triumphant look upon his friends, "a Smoked herring against a sperm whale, that I'll drive the harpoon through that fellow's midriff" the first throw, and will finish him without the aid of the lance. Mr. Starbuck," fiercely continued Captain Lovett, in a loud and rough voice, such as is seldom heard, ex cepting nn board a Nantucket whaling ves sel, when a shoal of whales is in sight, "Stand by to haul that fellow in !" The mato grasped the end of the line, his eyes beaming with as much expectation and delight, as if he was steering a boat en to nn eighty barrel whale, while Captain Lov ett poised his harpoon with both hands, keenly eyed the British Captain— -shouted in a tremendous voice, 'Now FOR r,' and drew back his arm as in the act of throwing the fatal iron ! • The Englishman was a brave man•-which la not always the case with bullies—and he had often marched without flinching, up to the mouth of n cannon. "'And if he had been in single combat with an adversary armed with n sword or a pike!, or evon a dagger, or a Queen's arm, ho would have borne himself manfully. Indeed, he bad already acquired an unenviable notoriety as a duel list, and had killed his man._ But the har poon was a weapon with which he was alto. gether unacquainted—and the loud and ex ulting vines of the Yankee Captain's voice sounued like a summons to his grave. And when he saW.ihe ant cart Yankee raise the polished iron—and pause ler an instant, as if concentrating all his strength to give the fatal blow, a panic terror seized him—hip limbs trernbled—.•-his features were of a gisastly pallor, and the cold sweat wood in largo drops on his forehead. He had not strength to raise his weapon—nnd when his grins opponent shouted 'Now FOR rr,' and shook his deadly spear, the British officer forgetting his vows of chivniry--•his repu tation as an•officer, and his honor as a duel. list, threw his harpoon on the ground, fairly turned his back to the enemy, and fled a frightened courser from the field, amid the jeers and jibes, and hurrahs of the mul titudes, assembled by that time on the spot. Capt. Bigbee's duellings &ye were o'er. No man would fight with him after his ad venture with the Yankee. He was over whelmed with insult,and ridicule; and soon found it advisable to change into another re giment. But his story got there before hitn—and he was soon sent to "Coventry" as a disgraced man. He was compelled, although with great reluctance, to quit the service—and it may with great truth be said, that he never forgot the lesson he had reer:?- ved from the veteran whaler, so long as his name was Big bee. Boston Mercantile Journal. SCENERY OF FLORIDA. The scenery of Florida is not at nll inter esting. He who has seen from quiet nook a graceful bend in the river bordered with orange bowers an i groves of the holly and magnolia and oak, and (truly tropical and stately) the cabbage palmetto and cocoa nut, will find in his memory recollections where with to frame a dream of the !Wines, of Mnhomet's paradise. There are "sinks," too, in Florida—places where rivers sud denly sink or vanish in the sand, or where they rush with nbnndoned plunge into dark caverns, mingling there with subterranean torrents, and gliding away through thickest gloom with many murmurings and discor; dant sounds. At some future time the poet, looking into these dark and misty caverns, may imagine, while he feels- the inspiration of horror that these melancho:y and sub tetraneous snnnds are the moans of the water genii, lamenting that the river amid whose spray they spread their wings, hqa left the cypress shades and open sunshine to wander on through the chilliness and mist and sunless Blooms of caverns, Some of these Stygian waters rise and sink with the tide, thereby indicating their connexion with the sea. Lakes, once wide and beautif,d, have sunk in a single night, leaving their beds covered with fish. Dur ing the present winter, a lake sunk thus, leaving millions of fish dancing upcin the land. Cart loads were carried offend cured by the neighboring "crackers," (squatters and herdsmen.) The remainder, putrifying, tainted the whole atmosphere for miles a round, reminding the traveller ofthe plagues of Egypt. An old lady says, 'Some young petipla think that matrimony is something uncnm• monly exiluctificatious, but la! its nothing after you get used to it• COUNTRY LADIES. The editor of the Chicago Democrat is perfectly craq . . after the country girls.— He says that most respectable ladies in the world are those engaged in making butter and cheese in the country, and the,rnost fashionable ones too.—They are always at home, polite and affable, and it a gentleman is not so homely as to frighten the cow, he is always welcome to half or the milking stool, whereon in twillight's golden hour, he can make love if he wishes. btronTArrr.—The Canal Commissioners were up the West Branch Canal this week shoo:ins; black-birds at four dollars per day.--Willsamsportßepuplican- Baron Niaregand, Auettien Minister. Could de Colobiano, (litho Minister, and M. G. Serreps of Belgium, arrived at J). trait on Sunday lam, from Chicago.
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