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ALBANY PATRIOT.
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“WISDOM—JUSTICE—MODERATION.”
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ALBANY, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER % 1846.
NO. 30;
THE ALBANY PATRIOT,
H PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BY
NELSON TIFT A SETH N. BOUGHTON,
Editorsr and Proprietors.
charge because the enemy were extend-1 EARLY MARRIAGES. I A SAFE RULE,
ing their lines and weakening their centre. | Cautious heads may preach prudence J The only safe rule ol action for a po-
Bonaparte saw at once the reason of his! on this subject, and foreboding ones de- laical party is strictly to adhere to regular
delay, ami struck with admiration at his piel poverty and care, with many other nominations. The man who bolts from
behavior, soon alter rode up to him, and | objections, but still do we advocate the a nomination because the nominee is per-
■ n ..I'd L„L 11* 1 • I n f n ...l.. : 4 11 I . . . . 1
POETRY.
Rl ttlAL OF Till: VOLI ATFsKR.
With slow nml mraunml treat! wo bore
Our cnmnirh* to hi* renting place,
On Santiago’* barren chore,
AnJ Htrrow *«t on every face—
For he the young and stout of frame
And (carles* heart had fallen low,
Wkhot a rhanco for battle fame
Before* hi* arm could reach the foe.
Wo thought liow noon a kindred fate,
A lingering and unhonorpd death,
The boldest soldier might await,
That life hung trembling on each breath ;
And liurhcd wa* even* lip, the wild—
So lately lound with mirthful speech—
As, heavily, tile after file,
Moved onward o’er the sandy beach.
From the St. Louis Republican. J bleeding side; one of the \ irgin weeping
MEXICO AND THE INVASION. nnd the others we could not’dislinmiish
Camp Cbockett, Aug. 29, 1840. j «»*rough tin? grates, where we were obliged
As nothing of peculiar interest bus trana-P^P ,I V . , , , as, ,.l •
pired in on? camp since my last, I willj. The principal mnter.al of these ed.fict*
mnke mention of some subjects which ! 14 and a kyjil of cement, uhicn in us*
have proved worthy of,twice on our march mouldering condition, although hard, has
through ihe country; nml, among these, •>>« appearance ol old lava. The sills ct
1 know ofnone more striking lhan the ves- • «“ door ways and the cans of many or
tiges which now remain of the early Span- «h«*. P'H“rs. a® "‘ 11 Jo P r P° 3 !*' arft
ish settlements. white marble, of ponderous dimension.—
On tlie 14th, as our long train was mov-j A strong evidence of most extensive la-
ing tliniugli the entirely unsettled conn- ( MM 1,1 “f establishment of these missions
try Imrdering on the San Antonio river, J* ,a I*® I° u nd m the canals which have
most unexpectedly onr attention was at- been dug to irrigate with the .waters ol
traded to some venerable looking ruins ,'he ^ an Antonio river, large tracts ofcoun-
iu the distance, which proved to be the try. extending over leagues of land. Irt
bare black walls of the. now desolate and ' some places tins plan of irrigation seems
doomed oily of Goliad. This stands on "* »''*'«•'« ,||M| "> '•’ rmer venrs the drought
the west bank of the rivpt, in a bend, the rendered agriculture and homculture un-
sliape of a crescent. The town rile i, ! available without such artificial aid, and
elevated and commanding, so us to give.» proves, loo, as wel as d.ies the cnmple-
. , - oil . . i , - ..... safety of that folheruinsavenctablcappearancelbmugbj''" n of such vast public. edifices, thmthe
lor it embrace* all the hues ol the ram-, Let early attachments then, tie cncour-; party consists in maintaing its organiza-1 the surrounding chamgngne country. The! labor of large numbers of the nborigines
bow variously blended and combined ; all aged. The young man that lias chosen a ,j„ D ; That organizati >n can only lie pre- J immediate cause of its abamloinrnt and \ ,nus > llave been employed by the mission-
“ ' •••-* '• desolation is to be found in the history ol I,r y priests and llteir associate* in the
the Texan revolution. The inhuman XV< JL,
murder of Fanning and his men at this' The date of the completion of these re
place bv Tirpa, under the order of Santaj spec-jive edifies range along from the he-
Annn, made it necessary for the inhabi-, gtoning t° the middle of the lust century,
| mnls and Mexican arinv at Golind to lly ; "hicli makes some of them more and
in terror before the avengers, and on a some id them less than one hundred j’ears
dark and terrible night, thev lied in lies- oW 5 an<l nlthoujih they do not boast of a
pair, expecting never again to be able to! vp, 7 remote antiquity, the desolation of
...... , „ stand before the Texan fi.rccs at this I ' v ar and the corroding nature or this clri
as death, bending over the cradle ol m- much true anil rational enjoyment, hut it [ now settled the whole of this exlraordi- ; . Kl j Ilt> They applied the torch to their' mato upon buildings, ns Well as the rapid
fancy, and die couch of nlfli* lion ; sec' is also productive of much practical givul.! nary family id’ three brothers, the sons of; f nv|) dwellings ami Jeli a heap of snv'til- growth of wood and vegetation peculiar to
| hearts united by mutual nffeelion re. ip- j It is often observed ilmt such a young(a saddler—the other being the Chiel ,| er itig ruins w 1 — l .t-r .1 : e
; locally sustaining each other through long, man is foolish to cel married at his age, j Judge of Exchequer here, with the same
' years of trial mid suffering ; see, in short, as lie cannot afiiird it. This is, in geuer- amount of salary. It is a singular rise
be itwruti ai Line iioiiar lor me nr*i insertion, and. . j i* i# * » _ ... , - . . . . « lr y a j —o —j
Fifty ceiiis for each continuance. Advertisements I ®** oa< * "** Marshals. . was a warm advochte in Its favor. Were ihus bolting the election of a personal
not Wine the number of insertions spccihed, will - _ nn ,„ , r, < ’ a ' y ''"‘rriages generally encouraged a- enemy mav he defeated, but, in the de
ls-published until forbid. | GODS WOULD. mong us, much of the vice und wicked- feat of that oersonnl enemv. the party
.rMotVJd'oua^Tam ; fi Jlgt‘Jnd'm Tc^Ji’ et '"im 7°^ M wbUrb U "° W ^ also ^defeated, and' some great
advertised in a public gazette, sixty days previous to |^ , ' i lo a L j 1 a ex, almost unavoidable. .and important measure for the benefit of
thedsy of sale. ] tent, properly termed a vale ol tears, | The attachment ofnian to the gentler the country thereby lost. Besides, the
The sales of Personal Property must be advertised | VO I ««HBtJ!,lully sympathise in those sick- ; sex is perfectly natural, and when virtu- ! K / t0 defeats an eUction bit babintr lo-dou.
be published, forty days. j wlnctiare too caininouly drawled out Idulgence ; it ennobles our nature, lilts it some other man lo-morrtnc- He who would
Notice that application will Ik- made to the Court j ,ro,n the pulpit, lor the world is the work-, above the ordinary level, imparling to it claim (or himself or his friend the benefit
^^ir.7cdw«k?v^~uPm • N> ‘ frW ’ mU, t | !"T ,3h ?r^ G | K ' ! r' 1 ;'' '* correspiiiiden 1 - : a loftier and Utter character. Experi- „f party organization, must see to it that
Al-.nilily Adi'eriisenK-nts.Onv Dollar per square } U ' a, |' ru| —fnrpnss.ngd.-srrip- ence testifies lo the improvement it pro- he himielf d<u-s not destroy that orgaill-
•• * l ? l V mountains and valleys* hills ami { <lucpg in us; true love ever improves our jzatinn. The safety and prosperity of
plains, rivulHs, rivers, lukes, oceans; its filings und principles by raising tbem nhe country depend on the success of the
infinitely diversified forms and colors ;<—: almve a selfish sphere of aeiinn. Democratic party. The safely of
fur each insertion.
JT All Letter* on hu*ine*« mn«t be po.«r paid.
Robert Josselyn, of the Mar*hall Gunn!*, Mi*«ie»
Volunteer*, former editor of t!ie Holly Springs
Guard, and known to faino a* the author of home
very sweet p
lines on the
died soon after the arrival of tlie volunteers at the heauiy« in this much abused world ol ours, tun* luipj ^
itrnzos Santiago. Wo find tliem in n fate number ttiiiugrc all th.it the bigot and the cynical. tie nml persuasive arts, t»» lead him in tlie j Judgeship of the Supreme Court of Bom-
of the New Orleans Jefferaunian where they origin- philosopher miiy say to the contrary.— right path. An honorable attachment lit- I hay, with a salary of XS.OUl) sterling per
ally appeared. |S«*e, for instance, maternal love, “strong 1 tween tlie sexes is a source not only oflyear. Upon this he mills: “Thus are
I Minn l| ill litlllt; as lilt* Hlllliur Ol MUIlf - , ... .... • t •’ , . .. _ , . . . , , .... I
t poetry, furnishes the following touching '»< " hell it is sciiltllalinp with its millions; the present tune. He finds in her one ] ter-wruer mentions that n brother of Ma- t
lie burial of one of his comrades, who “Fstars ! And there is much of moral | who will participate i-i each hope lor fa- |j»r General Pollock, the hero of Afighan-1,
slier tlie arrival of the volunteer* at tlie Itenuty, in this much abused world ol ours. ‘ lure hnppiness, who will nid hv her gen- ! istan, has been elevaleil lo tho Chief:
I amidst the darker nspeets of human life j nl, n mistake, ns llie money lint youngiCir one family, and for men who were
on which gloomy theologians are wont lo; men would probably spend in worse than destitute of all interest, save that "which
! dwell, there are transpiring ti thousand useless amusements—perhaps at I lie ga- : was created by their commanding al-ili-
i scenes to engage the approving notice of; tiling ti hie or over the drinking cup—| ties and pmveihinl aminhility.”
nil-seeing Heaven. Yes, this is a beau- j would now be devoted to n linlv and just j
jlilul world.— llec. (1. Rogeir. j purpose. And further than this, lie would
, be kept (rain thr
vicious and unholy as- ve,ia > Upper Cnlilornin, that! Mr. Larkin,
IMPORTANCE OF SYSTEM. I sis-intions incident to a lifi> of dissipation, 1 Consul nl
lering ruins where their once beautiful ^ 1 ' 3 region, give them the appearance of
(own had fu» long stood, (ho abode* of civ | very ancient mm3.
ilizrd society and p-aerful happiness— J r do Elate Unit, speaking of
1 liev snatched the gold and silver from jj u , Santa Fe Expedition, says: “ Thus
(heir a,tars, and hid adieu to thu holv ! i(| ,he short space of fifty .lavs, a corps 0 r
church where, tor a century, the faitldul S(linn hundreds of men, composed of con-
liad worshipped in uninterrupied security, j ecr ;., 1s llr)( | vo unleers, traversed a des-
Jnhn Armstrong writes fro... New Hel-1 , ■ MW,rt> -.r f - ""l"? ,,f ,1, i,rl y 9U0 . mil '’ 3 ’ il . 1 w »*ich they
tlie
j system. He may lulwrr from Horning till
evening— he inny he so weary at night
from excessive toil its to he almost rrodv
If mi individual would accomplish any j, v ,| ie charms ofn happy home.
| thing worthy ol particular notice he must j ——
; lie systematic. He must have a lime fin A CONSCIENTIOUS DOG.
every thing lio wishes to do. lie must My father had n dog of lite spaniel of the paramours; IIml he rohln-dWill-
, not only rise regularly, not only be regular | brerd, whose name was Ponto. Now j iam Weare while asleep; that he was thF
j in taking his meals—hut likewise in his i Ponto, llioiigh decidedly icnggish in one : prime mover in having the Americans
dalior, mental and physical. He must point, had always given evidence of be-! taken prisoners in 1840, and assisted
I have suited times lor attending to every I iug more religious than many of his less 1 Castro in his escape ; that lie demands
Inly. No man can be industrious without! canine neighbors. True, he would never I two dollars of emigrants lor useless pass-
turn the “other checkand ennse- ports; and that he is utterly incompetent,
quetilly, though lie had a good character ; and a Mexican besides,
with the Peace Society.he was scouted 1 . t . ~~
lo sink to the earth—but he knows noth-1 by the non-residents. But Ponto was nl-j Aauiutltj and l ct severance. I lie-most
ing hut industry. He has not accomplish i ways ’ regular nl church; nail in one in- j lls,,a ' "’"V among voting inenwlm have
ed half what lie might. True he has ex I slam e at least, gave evidence that In- "" resolution ol their own, is, first to ask
.... , , m f ,ll ‘‘! hniisled a portion of bis muscles, hut there went tin re with an idea that honesty and * ,,P 1 I, “ 3 ai , ce ’ J 1 ". 1 * billow it lor some
army as a pm n:e sol.her, ...u-kei ... hao.t, ; | iw , w | li ,.| 1 have not Ih-.-u exercised , n-ligi.m had some eetiou w itli each! " me 5 to ask °< nnoil.. r. and
he rose to he Marshal ol the Empire. I, f| , ( A ln „ v ttu ,| y „„e-l,alf his jollier. He was safe enough in this notion, j , “ m lo , *J a '» 30 " •bird J Still unsteady,
Duke of Dalmatia, and Peer ol Frame,- V( ., mlR .|, manual labor for n more h. n si dog than he never bar- i hanging. However, he assured
as lie who labors constantly without giv |ked. Ponto always walked into church ;«'>?' every change ol tins natures for th
ing himself a moment** lirne for itilellec-j with the family, though he invariably I «'«rsp. People may tell you of your be-
tnal improvement. Wlmt wonder* Eliliu took his seat on the- lower stair ol the sa I “"fi' ** ,r s,,mc peculiar occupation ol
- ’ ■ - ... . ■ - ■ i - - * - * -hie; but heed them not; whatever em
inent vou follow with perseverance
ly or ipiitr ns in.ieh at the anvil 1 was vacant. i a3 f Wuit y* wil1 1,0 I 1 ' li,r , - vou »
!«, the generality of persons who have li.l-; I ought to have remarked sooner, that j J* «'»'«* y» a r ?*»PI>ort m youth, and com-
I lowed hla-ksmitliiog lor a livelihood.— | Pmilo had hut one enemy in the world, 1 ,orl 111
I This he has liecn able to do by being svs- j nod wjui was that, hut the deacon of tlie
\\Y halted :mJ with heaving hreast,
Alwvc our lifrli*** btiri]«*n bowM
Thru laid the coM clay down to r<**t.
The toldier'* hlunkot for his shroud.
Tl»e moon shone brightly on his grave,
As hurriedly we loll the spot.
And plaintively the sounding wavo
Keened moaning for his hapless lot.
miscellaTy
MARSHAL SOULT.
11- early exhibited his womleiful cihiIiics-
ol the hour of danger.
Al the battle of Flenrus, Gen. Mareonu
Iiiornin.ina. .«r. . kv® through the wilderness, with no hu-| mi bt . ^ermmated either by ,
Monterey, is n bad elair- i in,,M '“"‘il.ilion in view, our eyes were ill- j >wnn | „r famine, and conquered a prov-
acler; that on his passage from B„ sll)n i rc* 1,-< l "> some lowering domes am lolly j n( .„ „ t so.OOO souls without, burning a
• he seduced the wife of Cnpt Combs, j ''^' b a .. bl ' !, . V y,* r,, * ,b . " ;i ^ ra ;'* priming or shedding a drop of blood.”
who died on llie coast before the arrival
eon.man.led the right whig ..nder Lef^ b|||< k4n)ilh ba , nc . | c(l ,| desk, and none but .he oldest in the j ^ 5 <
l-vre; was rou.ed nml fimed to 0,11 hack. yel vvo , U p„„*c he h:J congregation remembered when his scat; l’lovm
In los agony he sent lo Soul, for four hat- ; rtr(|r] „ r - |f |nllrb ll|e nn vil t was vacant. ! ?*>
lalidtiB, that lx* might r«-gatn his lo>( p
Mtinn.
Soult rcfiiBrJ.
“ Give* tlx’m to trx%” «*xr1aimr*c1 tho in
dignant ami nmitilicd Marccau,
will h!n\v my Lrninft out. 1
and prirk’y pear up»»n (he summits, r»u ]
tlx* Fame river. This is the mission of j There have been two deaths by hydro-
St. John. Two or three miles further, phobia in Piilsgurgh. The victims were
ascending the same stream, stand the sln-t Mr. Jolid Pithard, n young nail almut 18
pendous mission of St. Joseph'. Again, 1 years ol age, who was bitten by a dog
two miles, the missionof die Conception, nine monih's ago, mid Mr. Gustnvus San-
dairC'liandler, who Was bitten 4 months
ago. A man named Sprat is also sulll'r-
ing from llie dreadful malady, und is.not
expected lo survive..
and two miles further, the city of S-'mi
Antonio am! the old mission now con
nected with the Alamo. What arc these
missions? Moss-covered ruins. Wlmt
were they ? The outposts of christiniiity
in the wilderness of the s.ivage. When
Mexico was a Spanish province, the faitli
r ■ ■
Mmtncrs.— “I’ve always, taught my
hildreu to say yet sir ami no sir." remark 1
ijfBicn wus a c*piinisn pruviui.f, mu imiii-i. i *» v i *
ill ministers of her religion conceived lhe< * ", ' •
scheme orel,ristianizing this vast portion) . 1 h «-rc ,s nothing like manners w chiK
of our continent. With a zeal nr.,I coar-,. , Ht-re Jommy, he continueile
age like that of Ignatius Loyola, they i J-m like lo go and live with this
planted the cross of the true Redeemer i8 f ■
upon the dome of these-fortified convents;
and while they taught the Indians .the
aits of agriculture, and the advantages of,
civilized life, they also sowed the seeds 1 Man arul Women Talk lo a man about*.
of their religion in his rude heart. As we i himsf ifnnd he is generally cublivuled.
have visited them with feelings of no or- That is the real way to win him, T|i%
dinnrv interest, we sup|K»se the inention only.difierence between men. ami worngn
: if their existence, being now within the i in this respect is, that most women are
1 No.”
“No uhat't
“No sir-rcc!"
I' tematie—by having tegular liouis fiir in- |eliuri
" r i telle—1 mil and physical labor. To the I the c
liurch, and our next i
nuse, perhaps some
iolihilr 1 ’ "YJ- reel I The Vrapettij of Marritd Women.— The j m ,disputed limits of our own country, vain and some men are npl. Female van,
e slimier nnr'-.in-I NtwYorkS " ,,e C " nveulion ,,ow on S a - might prove worthy the attention of tou- i tv is but a trilling and airy passion, coin-
• , Iged in forming ii new cniislitulion lor the rists nml travellers in general. We have I pared with the vast voracity of some men,'
mgi‘-
•'Who are you?” | POLITICS.
“ Whoever 1 am,” replied the i in pert u-! Many very exi-elleni
ralde soldier, “ 1 am calm, which you are I aversion lo militics
not; do not kill yourself, hot lead on your g j on . We frequently „ .
men to the charge, and you shall have the | standing, of good principle, ami »! exem- j j 1 )P oornl parson was called away lor
sayiffe, _ I nieiiis which were entitled to respect, and
“Colonel fi>rgive the past, you have |bal no nia|) , ould possibly find fault with
this day given me a lesson which 1 shall !, benJ f„ r ,|,i, Indifference. Now, we beg
'•'ever Infget. You have in feet gained thfe; l eiiv( . t„ dissent from this docl rine. We
battle.” ■ believe that every citizen of a Republic is
This is a fine illustration of Sonlt’s char-’ bound to lie a politician,
neter. Coni, collected and self-reliant,; Start unt at this assertion. We do not
'he thtnull of bailie end chaos ol defeat, I mean that a class of men who makes |K>li-
never disturbed his prrceplions or cooled | ,j c# „ lra de, and a frauduleni trade, who
his judgment. At Austerlitx he did the i get out with a determination to live out of
same thing to Napoleon. As Bonaparte j , bt p llb lj c crib, and whose politics ooit-'
gnve him the command of the centre that f re;ieating certain cant phrases
—as lie hud always done—and sIikkI with iln-r Brawn, ol Canandaigua, on Monday
closed eyes and open ears, waiting foi J afternoon, weighing 073} pounds; their
tlie first word of supplication. To the ; respective weights being 140}, 133, 104,
utter astonishment of nolauly but the j 87, 63, 40. The last two were probably
sanctimonious Ponto, tlrnt word came in nothing nr nr their growth, as they had
ilhe voice of his only enemy, the pious; the appearance of growing rapidly when
deacon ! If the big bible had fallen on j taken from the vine. They were of tlie
Ponto’s t*il. he would not have looked for: Valparaiso species.—Ontario Report.
the cause with a more rapid glance than |
he east upward to the pulpit. j We fixed that Chap.—\ few days ago,
He fixed bis eye a moment on the face 1 a geulieman (!) came into our sanctum
day he simply said,
“ As for you, Soult, I have only to say,
act ns you always do.”
In the heat and terror ofhaltle, an aid-
de-ramp burst in headlong gall-p into the
presence of Soult, benriug orders tlrnt be
-laiuld immediately carry the heights of
Praizcn.
“ 1 will obey the Emperor’s orders as
soon as! can,” replied the chieftain, “but
this is not the ptoper time.”
Bonaparte was-m a perfect fury at his
answer, and sent another uid-dercamp
with peremptory orders, but before he
criuld deliver them, “ tlie proper lime had
arrivc.d," aml the column of Soult was in
motion', and (he next moment its brad
was enveloped in the smoke of cannon,
abd in a few rooroenls afterward, torn and
mangled, appeared upon the crest of the
hill where it atrilgglea two hours for vie
b»ry and won it. Soult bad delsVed the
billowing implicitly certain leaders, and
crying out ut nil times to those above
them in power, give, give. We yield Hi
no one in contempt for political dema
gogues, the unprincipled band Whoso on
ly aim is to mislead by vulgar clamor ami
noisy declamation,' and who hope to rise
over talents, character, and sterling merit,
hy loud professions aud time-serving sub
serviency. But we do mean to say tbnt
no citizen of this Republic, who bus op
portunities of information, has a moral
right to refuse to take any part in political
affairs.
Slander, says Lacon, cannot make the
subjects of it cither bettefr or worse. It
may present us in a false light, or place a
likeness of us in a bad one. But we air
the same. Not so the slanderer, the slan
der that lie utters makes him worse, the
slandered newer.
of the deacon, as if to be sure of the sac-
rilige; and then with a look of pious hor
ror l shall never forget, and a step as rap-
bivr, lie passed out of the lionse and took
a bye-path acioss the field. From that
day' birth, as long as Ponto lived, be
could never lie flattered or exhorted to
enter llie church door again; and when
ever from necessity he passed on week
d»va;-jrWas'with a look thntsaid.ro all
who knew him as well as I did, “ If Dea
con Drury prays, the church may count
Ponto among, the backsliders I”
and took oif his hat, and picked up n
piece of manuscript and commenced read
ing Very closely. We reached over and
irl us the sanctity of the place would al- took a letter out of his hat, unfolded and
commenced reading it. He was so busy
(hat he did not discover how wd were pay
purest with the vast voracity of some meu,
seen only those we have mentioned and | who c'nii swallow anything mid always
one oilier, which still stands undrspniled, j crave lor more.
and in use, in the town of San Antonio; 1 —~ 1
yet we. are informed-that many others art Another Aiagnrn.—A cataract lias been
at,mdin- in ruins on these rivets. St. * discovered on tho river 5>t. Louis, where
Joseph’s about five miles below .Sail All- •* ialls ml ° ,he western extremity of Lake
tonio, on the river, is the most extensive. Superior; which-baa never been descrih-
Its grand court-yard is about two bund rail j’J' a geographer. It is said to be scc-
vnrds square. Its principal chapel is Aoe! ouriaty only to Niagara. Hie volume of
hundred and five tha t long l.v thirty i„ »f water .* verv gre-at, and the perpendir-,
width. The wing containing the cells of “>»' hu 'S hl ° rlhc fall hundred and fife
iu iiu..s is ntaiul one hundred and fifty : '} “'’’’I' _
(eel long by fifty-seven in width. The I Georgia Jppfc'.—Thc Casaville Pjotti.!»
height ol its prmeipal dome is almut < igb-| ,.,. r 0 f t |„. 7, b u | t „ says—Wc have been -
ty b-et. Its court is surrounded by ‘"d furiiislinl by our Irii-nd Judge Kenan; of.)
buildings, enough for the accommodation j Murray county, with-number oncoftliose -
of about one hundred families. large apples so peculiar to Cherokee.:
of the wings is divided into small cells | ( - ( . orgia . The Judge’s apple weigh* fit
built with great stre, gth. rim batlements | , b> , „ z-i au ,j measurea J3 j j 1;cbee c j r . ,
and tower* are covered^ with the -prickly ! ' CUII) ference, /!
pear, growing to the height of six feel a-1 ——-—— ; . j
hove the walls, and with grass and mns-' Methodism tn Great Dritain.-^J'ifC |0?^
quite wood, the common growth of the j t»l "'iinla r of Wesleymis in Gteat Britain :
country. The bells lav acoturcd nml bio-ji* 341,483 at present, being ari. increase.,
ken, some in the court-yard, and others in I «f 090 s, "‘ e '*'« number wai tak.Ml" last,
the coeobt. (year. In Ireland n decrease of SSO has :
The main front «.f the building opposite jlak*n place, but there was an increase of.
what was once the grand WHranee" is a-
dorned with a richness of architecture nml
statuary, so fur superior to unylhirigof its
class among the religious edifice, of our
country, that it strikes an American with
nwe iind admiration. Bi-tidra many
marble statutes of tull size, in an arch a-
441 on the mission stations, making a to-.-,
nil Increase throughout the year of only.;,
751 in the whitlf. of Great Britain and
Ireland. '•
ing him in his own' cofh, until we asked ! round llie entrance ate also plaster ima-
him what was it, his correspondent was S” of small d.mensions-the b.r ? e ones
wrilting him about a woman? “Whv|n-presruting the Saints nml Christ nml
look here Squire, says he. “you surely arc. ' 'rgm—the small ones in groups sur-
- • — *— rounded by Well preserved wieaths ol
Hear de lis nnd’oiher flowers, rrpresi nling
the siriktn’iifscfrn'es’th the history-of Christ
und hjs npristles. The entire exterior id
these vast buddings ns the toofs, domes,
nnd parapets, have been painted in itnUa-
lion of Mosaic work, portions of which
Alp<icca.—K flock of Alpacca sheep are not yet defeeed. In a small chapel
not reading my private letters ?” ‘'Cer
tainly, sir" said we, “you nrr reading onr
private manuscripts.” He was plagued
—begged us not to mention his name—
promised to do so no more nnd wc quit
even.—Lawrenccbnrg Scadcmist.
We cannot says Cato, control the evil
toi.gues of others, but g good life enables
ua to despite them.
No one, says Jerome, loves to tell a tale
of scandal except to bitn who loves to
hear it Learn then lo rebuke and check , ----- _ r , - _ . . .
the detracting tongue, by showing that i bear heavier fleece*, vet are more delicate statute*—one. of Jesus wilh a crown life
you do not Eaten to it with plettuj*. .; arid require a railJ climate. 'thorns and forced band’s and feet, and
have been imported and are now grazing in the Itasement, whir h i* still locketl,
in Berkshire, Mas*. Thev will lie touml stand in perseVntion,’ under the care of
more profitable than the Merino and will jhe present keepers of the-property, three'
He that is good will iufaliildy' hecoma,-
hetirr,nnd lie thnf isluul will as certainly .
Dnninc worse ; for vice, virtue iukF time
arc three thing* that never stnml still.
Tlie branch mint at Dahlnnega, Ceor-
gin coined, in the mouth of August, .7,873.
half eagles; 1,563 quarter eagle*a-j.
mounting, to. $42 622 56. It is suphofed
all out of Ampnciii) gold. . (
We are happy 1 lo.state tbnt the “ Stars '
nml Stripes'’ were, hoisted. oveF “Forf
Pulaski” yesterday, 1 iit 18: m’cW-k; hy,
Lieut. Alexander r»f tlie Topographical
Engineers. A salute of thirty*wo gunr a
wgs fired pn-the occasion, ■
An experiment is now in progress In
Connecticut, to mnnnfectura cigars byihe
sa»e machinery used U nrijifupg fins.