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All Lettorsand Communications addressed to tho Editor by mail mustba post-paid, or they will not bo attonded.to. , . THE GARLAND. —"With sweetest flowers enriched From various gardens cull'd with care." VCR THE STAR AND REPUBLICAN BANNER THIS. HEMLOCK TREE. UT MU6. LYDIA JANE PIERSON. This Hemlock tree—this Hemlock trop, With foliage thick and dark; It has a lesson boy, for thee, Which I would have thee mark. See here, within its sheltering breast Secure from every storm, The Aedoleo's fledglings safely rest, Rock'd in their cradle warm. The helpless things have nought•to fear • Within this quiet home; No prowling foe can seize them hero, Hero no fierce vulture come. But when their wings ere plum'd and strong They'll fly the native bower, And pour their souls in tender song, To every blushing flower. The Hemlock will be lonely then, And many a plaintive sigh ilI whisper solitude and pain, To winds that wand... Iw At morn, no dear familiar hymn Shall mingle with tho beanei' That sparkle on her leaflets dire, Iu joy's delicious streams. No vesper song at close of day Shall thrill her pensive breast, And with the sunlight melt.away, In holy peace and rest. But when the dark Scree. thunder shover Rides flashing on the gale, Bellowing out with sfoinay povv ° r Cold rain,,and rattling hail, Then, with dreop'd head and ruffled plume, And low_and broken strain, The wounded bird perchance will come Back to her breast again. Bea'st thou no emblem hero my boyl • Is not this Hemlock tree A type of her whose hope and joy la centred all in theel Her bosom is thy shelter now— A dear and quiet place— Where thou 'may'st hide from every woe And bathe in love and peace; But when young manhood's Gres shall burn In heart, in eye, and vein, And the strong limb, and spirit spurn Evan affection's chain, I know that thou wilt wander forth Whore hope shall point the way, To snek a paradise on' earth, Where heavenly beings stay. Where streams of thrilling rapture flow 'Meath love's immortal bow're; Whore laurel crowns profusely grow, With honor's richest flow'rs. Thy home will be deserted then, And loneliness, and fears, Will hang in clouds of grief and pain Around my waning years. And many a vainly yearning caro Will follow on thy track; And many a fond and fervent prayer Will ask the wanderer back. While thou art ranging wide and free, Pursuing wealth and fame; Hardly remembering in thy glee Thine anxious mother's name. The boy she nurs'd, the boy she loves, To whom her heart is grown, Forgets while joyously he roves, That she will weep alone. But when affliction wrings flirt:cart, When sickness bonds thy frame; When falsehood strikes thee with hat dart, Or vilifies thy name; When disappointment's bitter cup Sheds anguish through thy soul; And even the silvery tones of hopo Confess despair's control: When thou halt prov'd the promise vain That lur'd thy feet to rove, How gladly wouldst thou greet again Home, with its changeless love. Ah, boy! when all the summer flow're -Clintll wittier Intl deeny— Wlv , n from-the grove and blosom'd hovers The verdure - Pill!' uway— The dii mtnck, green end shadowy e lm, A-safe retreat will prove; „. And murk me, boy! thriiggh good and ill, 8 CC II IS 1 MUTLIMIL ' S LUVE. EUlllloooll3,TrklAloo REVOLUTIONARY TALE. The last rays of the setting sun, ore he hastened to dip his disk in the ocean, still lingered in the beautiful valley where young capt. M. was stationed with his gallant com• pony. Invited by the peculiar, charms of a May landscape, he left his tent to indulge his taste for an evening ramble. As he passed his soldiers, he gaily asked them if every thing was ready for the morrow's engagement? 'As ready pa our hearts,' was the united reply. A pround smile played over his fine featureS, 'as ho said, "to mor row will prove both our courage and our hearts;" and hastening his steps, he soon was lost to their admiring gaze. Perhaps my - reader feels his curiosity a little excited with respect to the character of my young :hero, and if he will forgive the digression, I. can easily gratify it. Charles M. was the only son of it respect able merchant in the, village ot Hartford, now a flourishingcity. Handsome in his person, and accomplished in . his manners, his presence was always agreeable; of n happy disposition, 'arta cultivated mind, blended 'with a refined and elegant taste, his conversation was not only interesting, but fascinating. With all these perfections, still Charles M. was not quite a perfect being. lie pnesessed one fault, (so cammon indeed that it is little noticed,) a thought- less propensity to trifle with woman's heart. We may well imagine that Charles M. wall his various accomplishments and this single folly, was a dangerous person in female so ciety. Many a young hoart fluttered at his approach, and many a fair hand had he pressed to his lips, ere hie own heart felt the poisoned arrow, with which he had so long and carelessly sported. But the time had come—and he was Caught in his owu snare; while she, the beautiful and innocent being who had engrossed his whole titfec tions,wws lost to hjm forever. So he thought this night, and as, he reviewed hia past life,, he felt that he. deserved his fate. 'Once,' said he to himself. 'the pleasing serenity, of an evening like this would have stole o'er my heart, waken - rag its every feeling to the vividness of•joy and happiness. Now I find myself an 'isolated being in this .heau unmindfully of tho charms of Nature, or the smiles of friendship. I have now no other wish than to offer up my wea• ry life en the shrine of my country. He was interrupted in this -soliloquy by the sound o( footsteps--and raising his eyes, tho•figore of a youth, babited in the dress.of ono- V' 1 m i . arched brow was shadedlivitka-pritiriiiton of light, flaxen curls, his parted , lips seemed endeavoring to say something they "dare not utter, and his largo , blue eyes for a moment meeting hie, then found their native rest ing place, while his whole countenance ;glowed with ingenuous modesty. • Never before had captain M. seen a youth whose form was so deeply interesting, and neverbefore was his curiosity en intense to dis cover its object. Capt. M. was the first to break silence. 'Beautiful boy,' said ho, as the truth flashed upon his mind, 'what would you here? The eal of war will to morrow be heard in this peaceful valley, and the groans of the dying swell far o'er the silence of yonder lake, while -savage yells may echo and reecho from tho stir. rounding woods ; chilling our sternest hearts with horror.-. Even now, you tremble like the aspen leaf; how then will you feel when description becomes reality? I know my country calls loudly for help, but not on those who have hardly escaped from the wing of a mother.. Return to a mother's smile, and •vhen manhood has stamped its impress on thy fair young brow, and 'your arm is nerved with strength,' and directed by prudence, thou we wilt give you a joyful and honest welcome.' The eye of the yciuth beamed brightly as he thus spoke with a firm voice in reply.— feel not fear. I wish to enter as a volun teer the company of capt. M. and can you refuse the aid our country implores at this critical moment? • I know my arm is weak, but the remembrance of what brought me here, will strengthen it in the hour of trial.' 'Then be it so,' said capt. M. and taking the arm of the youth,he proceeded in silence to his tent. Meanwhile his thoughtp were not unemployed; for as he gazed upon the boy's innocent face. feelings that had slum. bered now glowed in his breast. With such a companion, he felt that ho might yet be happy. will,' thought ho, 'teach him how to udvoid the snares of the wcirld, and strengthen his mind in knowledge and vit.. tue, till I learn his young heart' to beat in unision with my own: I will give him 'eon fidence, and he will yield ma.his sympathy in return.' As they entered his tent, he said'You are too young to mingle 'with my soldiers; this tent is - mine, hut from henceforth it is also yours.' The youth spoke not his thanks; but his eloquent coun tenance told more than wordsCOuld express. There was, no sleep in the valley that night, and long ere the approach of the King of Day, capt. 111. and his company were on there way to join another band of .troops stationed at a little distance. As he anticipated, they found the British ready for an engagement, confident of victory from their superior numbers, and the Americans, from the justice of their cause, firmly trust ing that the all powerful Being who had thus far supported, them would not now abandon them in their greatest need. The sun had not climbed the highest heaven ere the martial drum beat heavily,at,d the shrill bugle's notes fearfully announced the coffi n% battle. 'My country and little ones,' G. wzmniNGEroil 130727,11, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR. cc The liberty to know, to utter, and to argue, Avely, fa above all other liberties.”—Mu..Ton. eauttiqraani4masa24.2Q4o wraskazooax e zia),Dartz °3e 9 aaAtacb trembled on tho lips of the Americans, as ' they implored the bentsion of heaven to rest upon them. The next moment their bosoms whore calm as the peaceful lake, and their stern features glowed with more than mor tal courage. To paint the horrors of the ensuing conflict, is a task to which I can- not bring my feelings: I therefore leave the scene entirely to the imagination' of my readers. The unknown youth was seep to fall in the,first outset, and wt. M. felt that he should not die unrevenged. Vic tory at length declared for the Americansi. but not till the ground on both sides was crimsoned with human blood. The scene was now changed. Where lately raged the fury of battle, a death-like stillness reigned uninterrupted, saved by the stifled groan of the dying or the silent trend of one in search of a fallen friend. Capt. M. with a thrilling, heart gazed anxiously. upon the scene now before him, and soon detected, by the moons pale beams, the ob. ject of his search in the apparently lifeless body .of the interesting stranger. Though the sleep of death sat upon his features the warrn.blood of life lingered in his veins, and no mark of violence could he found upon his person. He raised him in his arms, and had scarcely resusciated him from his long stvnon of terror, when his cap fell from his head, and at the same moment, the names of Charles and Frances were unconciously uttered. It was no illusion of fancy. Char les M. was in the presence of Frances Ware the being whom he loved, & tvho he thought was long since married to another! 'This is no place for you,' said he as he fowled her from the spot. must, learn from you this night whether the cup of happiness is again to be dashed from my lips, or rather it my sufferings have not now an end.'— They were soon seated by n cheerful fire, where she recounted her adventures, to.'..:ich I shall relate in her own words. 'Soon after my father forbid your visits at our mansion, I became more fully ac quainted with hie plane in regard to myself and found with horror, I was to be the wife of the detested Wilson. It was in vain 1 plead my dislike to his person, and our dis parity of years; his great wealth, which can celled his defects rendered my lather deaf to my arguments and he sternly bade me keep my chamber until I was cured of my obstinacy. Time seemed only to strength. en my resolution, and I was treated as a disobedient child. What heightened my distress was the news I soon received that you had joined the army, without being per mitted to bid me farewell. At length my father's patience set eit ez.lienele4=.one. affection seemed to struggle in his bosom, he toldine I must then accede to his request or quit.his house forever. I had no one to. plead for me; my amiable mother had gone to her long home, and my prayers were unheeded.. As soon as I told him 1, would never be the wife of Wilson, he took, my hand, led me to the door, at the same time slipping a purse of gold into it, end ere I had time to ask his blessing, my father's door was closed upon me. I immediately conceived the design of finding you; and, for the'furtherance of my purpose, and protec tion of my person, assumed my present ap pearance. I need not tell you what you al ready know.' 'Let us now,' added she, 'hasten to .my father, who, I am confident has ere this repented of his rashness, and will with open arms receive us' This resolution was immediately adopted and the sequel proved Frances right in her conjecture. Their nuptials were solemnized with concurrence ofall parties. At the death of their parents, Charles purchased the beautiful valley where ho first met Frances disguised as a soldier; and it is to this day their happy residence. JOHN.RANDOLPWS OPINION OF MAT• RIMONY. In his letter to a Young Re:ation, he says: —You know my opinion of female society; without it we should degenerate into brutes. This observation applies with tenfold force to young men, and those who are in the prime of manhood. For alloy a certain time of life, the literary man may make shift:(a poor one, I grant) to do without the society of ladies. To a young man nothing is so important as a spirit of next d3votion (next to his Creator) to some virtuous and amiable woman, whose image may occupy his heart and guard it from the pollution -which besets it on all sides. Nevertheless I trust that your fondness for the company of ladies may not rob you of the time which ought to bo devoted to reading and medita tion on yourprofession; and above 'all, that 'it may not acquire for you the reputation of a dangler—in itself bordering on the con tempt ible, and seriously detrimental to your professional character. A cautious old Squaretoes, who might have no:objection to omploy'such a one at the bar, would per haps be shy of introducing him as a practi tioner in his family in case ho should have a pretty daughter, or niece, or sister; al though all experience shows that of all male inhabitants the Dangler is the most harm less to the ladies, who quickly learn, with the intuitive sagacity of the sex to make a convenience of him while he serves for a butt also. Rely upon it, that to love a woman as a mistress although a delightful delirium, an intoxication far surpassing that of eham paigne, is.altogether unessential, nay, per nic loos in the choice of a wife; which a man ought to set about in his sobe'r sonses— choosing her us Mrs. Primrose did her wed- ding gown, for qualities that "wear well." I am. well persuaded, that few love match• es are happy ones.—One thing at least is true, that &matrimony has its cares, celiba• Gy has no pleasures. A. Newton, or mere scholar, may find employment in study; a man of literary taste can receive in books a powerful auxiliary; but a roan must have a bosom friend and children around him, to cherish and support the dreariness of old age. Do you remember A. V.? He could neither rend nor think; ..any wife, even a scolding one would have been a blessing to that poor old man. After all, 'suitability' it is the true foundation for marringe.--If the panics be suited to ono another in age, situation in life, (a man indeed may descend where all else is fitting) temper, and consti tution, these aro the ingredients of a happy marriage—or at least a convenient one— which is all that people of experience ex pea. FIRST, LOVE.—For all th , s been said and sung to its inviolable and ecclustve glo ry, first love is generally, a fast fleeting im pression of early youth. It is seldom so solully.plaeei as to he enduring; never for getting, however, that so long as it does en• dure, it is ono of the most fondly true, gen erous and sincerely devoted feelings of which human nature is capable. There are a few, a very few, highly imaginative and Inn( bidly-sensitive beings, wlwsn power of concentration in most cases owes its inten sity to its fixed singleness of aim and, ideal characters, with whom the first love is the last. There are many whose hearts have not strength to revive alter the world has chifled them with its cold lessons of too true experience, teaching how much there is-of disappointment, how little of essential truth. They love truly ie'early youth; feel raptu rously; suffer bitterly; and afterwards, rest ing with what content they can in some of the counterfeits which assume the name et !ore, never truly love any moro. To them love is a melancholy name; they are sick at heart when they think of their first affec tions. But with healthy and energetic nn- tures, it io the love of.full life, perfected life, which is the deep and passionate reality.— First love commonly fades into a sweet vi sion of memory—a gentle half oblivion of by-gooe passions, but full of tender thoughts of delicate beauty and grace and .dreamy perfeetion—vague personality and no pain . at all, if the truth were known.. If this were not the case, and if second love were not. capable of such a passionate reality, what would become of love? He would soon be, as scarce a miracle-to the unbelieving modern world; and the instances would bo as 'tow and far between' as the visits of idh tit!.ef _our. .best_friends,who_come_ _La population, hungry and athirst for the re-, vivifying presence.—Park ijenjamin. READ A PAPER 'BEFORE YOU SION IT.^'• King James I. showed his aversion to busi ness at a very early age; so much so, that ho was in the habit of singing whatever pa pers were brought to him without reading or making himself acquainted with their contents. To correct this pernicious hub. it, his ludo'. Buchanan adopted the following scheme. Ono day, when the young king was preparing to set out on a hunting excur sion, he placed before him a decument con taining a formal abdication of his kingdom. It was signed, as usual, without inquiry in to its purport. On the return of Jaines in the evening, Buchanan produced the paper and pqinted out its contents. At the sight of what ho had done, the king burst into tears. Buchanan comforted him by throw ing the document into the fire; at the same time seizing the opportunity of enlarging on the injustice which he might bo guilty of to others, as well as to himself should ho hereafter persist in so indolent and injuri riousa practice. Tun. ADVANTAGE OF DISADVANTA,OEB.--.! It is a .sad truth, says one of our liveliest writers, but we are forced to acknowledge it, in this world a man's greatest merits are in his defects. Of all possible faults, the most, precious, and that which "should be most carefully cultivated, is impudence. ft is a fortune in itself. Next comes sills. ness. If you are only a little weak in the upper story, you need not fear; you Eire a made man. You have two sons—brothers or cousins, as the case may be. One is full of courage, activity and sense, and you say, "A h, I have no fears about him—lie can take care of himself!' The other is a fool, or nearly so, helpless and silly. The ques. lion is anxiously debated, ",What can we do with Augustus? ho has not sense enough to get along in the world;" and therefore he gets a snug place under government, a commission in the army, or a fat living.— Irritability is an excellent fault. Avery irritable person is alwayb treated with at tention. So is obstinacy and brutality. A violent rage is an answer to every argu ment, a threat a sure way to obtain a favor. Impertinence, too, is very well, though dangerous at times. Luckily, insolent people possess a wonderful instinct, they manage their failing with infinite art; they know exactly as to time, place and person, when to employ it, and when, not. But rl it is of service to have faults, what a diem!. vantage to have good qualities? Dignity makes you a hundred enernies. It is better to be familiar and mean than dignified and reserved , Goodiniss of heart does not es• actly injure its owner, but it makes him contemptible. Impartiality makes a her mit of you; to be impartial is to be suspec ted. But of all virtues, that to which no mercy is shown, that which poisons all hap piness, that which is never pardoned is deli cacy—a fatul merit, which is an insult to all wtie - do not possess-it. N o.woftdeckthen, that faults abound, when they area passport to wealth, to consideration, and to happi ness I --.0 0........ TEE TAntrr.—Extract from a speech of JOHN BANKS in Congress: "I occupy my place hero as an avowed friend of domestic and American industry. I am prepared to go, in legislation, every just and reasonable length to protect the labor of our citizens against the labor of foreigners' and the influence of foreign government." "Pennsylvania, the state from which I pome, and which I have the honour to represent, in part, on this floor, has at all times been . the firm and steady friend of this protecting policy. That State looks upon this policy as being essen tial 'to her prosperity and welfare. It is to that policy that she is mainly indebted for her present highly improved condition.— That policy has contributed largely to be stow upon the people of that State the many blessings and virtuous habits of the people of that State. Her local advantages are great; her agricultural resources are inexhaustible; her mineral wealth is not in ferior to that of any State in this U n i on , That policy brings into requisition all the energies of hor industrious people. It draws largely upon all her advantages and resour ces; in so much that they cannot fail to im part to the people comforts, wealth, and in dependence, in a very high degree." SEVERE COLD IN Eoaorn.- 7 -The cold. of the last winter was unusually severe in all parts of Europe. In Bohemia and 1110. ravia nil the pohda were frozen to the bot tom. In Hungary, 50,000 horned cattle, together with groat numbers of birds and animals in•the forest, have perished. Sim ilar accounts of the severity of tho weath er aro recived from many other.parts of Hu! rope. Etto CuEnnrr.s.—lt is-well known that tho Trees of this kind, of Cherries, which are-the most valuable of any .eultiva tod in this part Of the country,. are nearly all killed by. knots formed on the small limbs; to prevent which -a person who has tried the experiment recommends those who, have treesof this kind to bore a hole with a large spike gimlet in the stem of the tree 3 or 4 feet above the ground, the hole slo• ping downwards towards the heart of tho tree, and put into the hole the size of a mid dle.c.ized Rifle Bullet of quicksitver,pllg..“l-.. the . hole- withwood, cut it of close, so that the;hark may grow over it. This will pre, vent - any . mote knots fromforminft aud the " The best ume to dolma us- in tto spring, when the,. sap is rising. The old knots should be removed.— York .Gaz. . The Montreal Herald of Saturday March 2Q i speaks of • scenes .of unparalleled vio lence and bloodshed at the election in:Ben. thior county. That paper states that a large body of Canadiami, armed with bludgeons,attacked a body of Irishmen es timated at forty, and that the encounter re sulted in the death of one Canadian and six Irish men v and - the wounding of a great number on both sides. .TILE VIOD PRESIDENCY.—Many Journ• ale we observe speak of Mr. Southard the President pro fem. of the Senate, as now Vice President: .Not so.—The office of Vice-President is vacant, and will so remain until tho next election.—.N. Y. Atnertcan. -.....004. A SUCCESSTUL Au-mgt.—M. Gliech, a German author, lately died in Vienna, lea ving a fortune ofBllo,ooo, gained.entirely by, his pen. Ile had during his life written 215 romances, each from two to five vol umes, 300 dramatic pieces, .the . rnOst which were successful.: He left an only daughter, a singer in one of the Theatres. FROM FLORIDA. 01410 E OF THE .NEWS, St. Augustine, April 1, 1841. By the arrival yesterday ot the steamer De Rosset, from Tampa Bay, we learn that Wild Cat has come in, ar,d brought his warriors with him, and has gone out• again after Sam Jones, to try and induce him to come in. A letter received herd from In officer of the army at Tampa, expresses the opinion that there will not be another gun fired by the Indians in Florida. God grant that it may prove correct; but we can scarcely rely upon it as yet. ,The shipment of from two to ttirce hundred Indians is confirmed.. • We have no further information here to inform you of. A man and his wife were striving about who should wear the breeches; in the mean- time some one knocked at the door. The good man steped out to see who was there and asked him who he wished to speak with. The, person answered he wished to speak to the master of the house. Wait said he a little time, and I will answer you, for, us yet, the case is doubtful—so stepping in, his wife and he went to it again, and she at last yielded him the victory. NQW, friend thou mayest speak with me, I am the master of the house but I could not tell thee so, before because my wife and I had not decided the controversy. MORE USE FOR BEEF3.—In rigiami t tlie) are not only making sugar, dm., out of beets, but paper out of the refuse. Why is a young goat asleep, like a dan gerous Bleacher of aocietyl Because he ie a /0d-capping. UPLIICOZTII J'At)Q 814,4 He DIED A CIIRINTIAN.—The Natii,na I lntelligencer of yesterday says: "It is known that,,for many years, Gm eral LlA.nntsoN had become daily more and more impressed with religions feelings, always treating serious things seriously; and showing himself mindful ()fills future accountability. A member of his family has stated that, for many , months past he ; has never omitted the reading of the Scrip.' tures every night before retiring to resti however harrassed by company, or worn down by fatigue. On Monday, the third day of his indisposition, and before he felt himself in any particular danger, he de clared to those around him that ho had long been deeply impressed with' the truths of , the Christian Religion, and regretted that he had not' connected himself with the church as a communicant." The connections of General Harrison. present in the Executive Mansion at the tune of ht 3 disease, were Mrs. William Harrison, (son's widow,) Mrs. Taylor, of Richmo►id, (niece,) Mr. D. 0. Coupeland, (nephew,) Henry Harrison, of Va. (grand nephew.) Findlay Harrison of Ohio, (grand son. The .Salary of the Post Master General is $O,OOO that of the Assistant Postmasters General, 82,500—r0f the chief Clerk,s2ooo —of the Auditor of the Post Office,B3,ooo of his chief Clerk, $2,000. LAW ScnooLs.—The Law School - of Harvard University under the charge of . Mr. Justice Story, has 120 students. That : of Yale College, 45—Dickinson College at. Carlisle, Pa. 23. William nod Mary Col lege, Williamsburg, Va. 36. University of Virginia, 72. Tran.sylvania University, Lexington, Ky., 71. cincirinatt Collc- e, 25. ' I ' AIPETIADICE IN 13ALT11101!E.--7The cold Iyater, societies of _Baltimore tornied a .pro cession on Monday,. in which upwards 10,000 members joined. -•••••• A PASSIONATE GIRL.— M IRS Margaret Sullivan, of New York, took an ounce ,of arsenic a few days ago, because her sister did not cut a dress to suit her. GERMAN GIRL--AFFECTING INCIDENT.; young girl, n German djgcl e jaltyva.t. fecting.--She was engaged to be married to a young man of Philadelphia who for: reasons best known e• Intention of abalido - ning . hoi. On receiving the infor mation,she became the child ofsprrow and despair for ten days, when reason left its seat, and she became an awful maniac, un ceasingly calling on her lever to "come to, her." On the evening of,her dentp,pfie.or 'dered" her "wedding garment te, be preen ied saying thai'she "wished to be dressed in white," and that she "was to be married at ten o'clock," the precise time of bersle: parture to a world of spirits! COST OF TUE TROUBLE IN CANADA.-. In the British House of Commons a short time since, the fallowing returns were or. dered on the Motion of Mr. Hunie:-4in7 der diflerent heads, of the manner . in. whick the several sums voted fori he insurrection in Canada, viz., in 1838, £500,000; in 18. 39, 4647,000; and *in 1840, £554,000, .a mounting, in three years, to .C 1,700,000, wore expended. SUCCESSFUL EXPEUMENT.--Lieut. Hun ter, of the U. S. Navy, has sucCePeded in the application of steam power ter iiiiviga 7 ting canals and nattonal vessels on a new plan. An experiment has been made in Norfolk Harbor which was highly success-, The moving power by the ingenieuS construction of the vessel is said to.be pro tected from the effect of Paixhan. Or, any other shot. SACRIFICE OF LIFE TO SAVE ANOTHER. —A son of the Rev. James S. Wood, of LeWistown Mifflin county, PennsylVanin last week accidently fell into a creek and was drowning, when a colored.boy named Alexander Cunningham plunged in and succeeded in bringing the child to the shore He was himself, however so much exhaus ted with his efforts, that ho sunk, and when recovered was a corpse. SCARCITY or LADIES. —According to official accounts, the population of St. Pe tersburg, at the end of 1440, was 470,202, of whom, however, only 132,490 wore fe males. Massachusetts boasts of the 'oppo site. She has almost four marriageable young damsels to one of the other sex' who want a wife. CLEANING WINDOW BLINDS.—SOap or strong soap suds will destroy green paint more readily than other colors; the lie has the same effect en od paints that it has with grease. I. have seen many painted rooms soiled by the careless Ease, .or, ignorance, of wash-women, in the,application of soap pr strong soap water; %Ori it doi.B not destroy the paint, it mayeffect the lustre. Awrur. OccunitENcc.--4 few nights since,.We learn, .twolve negroes belonging to the Rev. Wesley Adains Jetirson county; Florida, were burnt to &father- They were nli.in one biditting, luid it is supposed were sitiE , cated, endered:lo - as they gave no alarm, and when the doorswere opened uttered net p gross. The building was entirely deritroyed.
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