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w i, inqul*H Fate or a Distinouibhed M4M—We fihd, in the North Arkansas, • ■napr paper pablkhed in Birtwville, Ark., A bonnowcatloti stirring aomeringulnr am! not fOhorotH known fact* concerning the mys terious doatli ofCupt. George M. Lewis, one of jho two persons employed by the U. S. Government to conduct the eelebrutod Ex pedition of Lewie Sc Clark, in exploring the region Woat oftho Rocky Mountains. The writer ia at present a teacher in tho Cherokee Nation, and says that ho is personally ac quainted with tho circumstances which lie relates. Tho Expedition, consisting of sev- enty or eighty persons, under tho guidance of Lewis Sc Clark, was commenced in 1803, or 1S04, and completed in about three years. The writer says that tho remains of Cnpt. Lewis are "deposited in the southwest, cor ner of Maury county, Tennessee, near Grin der’s old stand, on the Natchez trace, where Lawrence, Maury and Hickman counties corner together.’’ He visited the grave in 1838, found it almost concealed by branches, without a stone or monument of any kind, and aaveral miles from any house. An old tavern stand known as Grinder’s, onco stood near by, but was long since burned. The writer gives the following narrative of the in cidents attending tho death of Capt. Lewis, as he received them from Mrs. Grinder, the landlady of tiio house where he died in so atange a manner She said that Mr, Lewis was on liis way to the-city of Washington, accompanied by a Mr. Pyrna, and a servant belonging to Maj. Neely. One evening, a little before sundown, Mr. Lewis called at her house and asked for lodgings. Mr. Grinder not being at home, she hesitated to take him in. Mr. Lewis informed her that two other men would be along presently, who also wished to spend the night at her house, nnd as ihcyj were all civil men, he did not think there would be any impropriety in giving them ac commodations for the night. Mr. Lewis dis mounted, fastened his horse, took a scat by the side oftho house, and appeared quite so ciable. In a few minutes, Mr. Pyrua and the servant rode up, and seeing Mr. Lewis, they also dismounted, and put up their hor ses. About dark two or three oilier men rode up and called for lodging. Mr. Lewis immediately drew a brace of pistols, stepped towards them nnd challenged them to fight a duel. They not liking this salutation, rode on to the next house, five miles. This alarm ed Mrs. Grinder. Supper, however, was ready in a few minutes. Mr. Lewis ate but little. in a deep study, and several times cxcluimcd "If they do prove anything on me, they will have to do it by letter.” Supper being over, and Mrs. Grinder seeing that Mr. Lewis was mentally deranged, requested Mr. Pyr na to get bis pistols from him. Mr. P. re plied, "he has nonnimunition, and if he does any mischiefit will be to himself, and not to you or any body else.” In a short time all retired to bed ; the travellers in one room, as Mrs. G. thought, and she and her children tin another. Two or three hours before day, Mrs. G. was alarmed by the report of a pis tol, and quickly after two other reports in the i room where the travellers were. At the re port of the third, she heard some fall and ex claim, "O Lord! Congress relieve me!”— In a few minutes she heard some person at the door of the room where she lay. She ■ inquired, "Who is there ?” Mr. Lewis spoke -and said, "Dear madam, be so good as, to vgive me a little water.” Being nfrnid to o- pen the door, she did not give him any.— Presently she heard him full, and soon after, looking through a crack in the wall, she saw him scrambling across the road on his hands and knees. After daylight, Mr. Pyrna and the ser vant made their appearance, and it appear- they had not slept in the house, but in the •table. Mr. P. had on the clothes Mr. L. wore when they came to Mrs. Grinder’s the evening before, nnd Mr. L.’s gold watch in his pocket. Mrs. G. asked jiim what he was doing with Mr. L.’s clothes on. Mr. P. re plied, "He gave them to me.” Mr. P. and the servant then searched for Mr. L., found -himand brought him to the house, and tho’ -he had on a full suit of clothes, they were old and tattered, but not the same he had on the iREWAae, To ike Senate, and - Home of Representatives: I transmit herewith copies of despatches rccoiv. ed from our Minister at Mexico, sinco'.llio com mencement of your present session, which claim, from their importance, and i doubt not will receive, your calm and deliberate consideration. Tile ex traordinary and highly offensive language which tho Mexican Government has thought proper to employ in reply to tho remonstrance of the Execu tive, through M'. Shannon, nguinst tho renewal of tho war with Texas while the question ol umiexu- tnin was ponding bel'oro Congress and the People, nnd also, tho proposed timnuorof conducting that war, will not fail to arrest your attention. Such remonstrancus, urged in ns unfriendly spir it to Mexico, was culled for by considerations of an imperative character, having relation ns well to the peace of this country nnd honor of this Govern ment us to the cause ol humanity and civilization. Texas had entered into the Treaty of Annexation upon (liu invitations of the Executive ; and when for that act, site was threatened with a renewal of the war on the part of Mexico, she naturally look ed to this Government to interpose its efforts to ward oirthe threatened blow. But one course was left iltu Executive, acting within the limits of its constitutional competency, and that was to protest in respectful, hut at tho same lime strong and de cided terms against it. The war thus threatened to be renewed was promulgated by edicts and de crees, which ordered, on the part of the Mexican military, tho desolation, of whole tracts of country, nnd the destruction, without discrimination, of all ages, sexes, and conditions of existence Over the manner of conducting war, Mexico possesses no exclusive control. She has no right to violate at pleasure the principles which an ett lightened civilization has laid down for the conduct of nations at war ; and thereby retrograde to a pe riod of barbarism which, happily for me world, has long since passed away. All nations are interest ed in enforcing an observance of those principles, and lite United States, the oldest of tho American Republics, and the nearest of the civilized powers to the theatre on which these enormities were pro pose.d to bo unacted, could nut quietly conlent them solves to witness such ti stale of tilings. They had through the Executive, on another occ sion, nnd as was believed with the approbation of the whole country, remonstrn'ed against outrages similar, hut evert less inhuman, than those which by her new edicts and decress she has threatened to perpetrate, and of wltich the late inhuman massacre nt Tobus. co was hut lite precursor, Tito bloody uud inhuman murder of Fnnnin and ' his companions, equalled only in snvnge- barbarity by tbcusngus of the untutored Indian tribes, prov ed how little confidence could be placed on the tno3t solemn stipulations of her Generals, while tho fate of others who became her captives in war many of whom, no longer able to sustain the fa tigues nnd privations of long journeys, were shot down by the way .side, while their companions who lie would stop eating, and sit as if < 8U " i . v * d l ' vt ‘ ro * ub i“ cl r| mor « - 1 - - - painful than death—had left an tndellihlo slain on the pago of civilization. Tho Executive, with the evidence of an intention on tho part of Mexico to renew scenes so revolting to humanity, could do no loss than renew remonstrances formerly urged. For fulfilling duties so imperative, Mexico has thought proper, through her accredited organs, lie cause she lias had represented to her tiio inhumani ty of such proceeding, to indulge in language tin known to the courtesy of diplomatic intercourse, and offensive in tho highest degree to this Govern meet and People. Not - has she offended in this only. She has not only violated existing conventions between the two countries,by arbitrary and unjust decrees against our trade nnd intercourse, but withholds instalments of debt, due to our citizens, which she solemnly pledg ed herself to pay, under circumstances which aru fully explained by the accompanying letter from Mr. Green, our Secretary of Legation. And when our Minister Ims invited the attention of her Gov. eminent to wrongs committed by her local authori ties, not only on the property hut on tho persons of our fellow citizens, engaged in prosecuting fair and honest pursuits, she bus added insult to injury, by not even deigning, for months together, to return an answer to his representations. Still further to manifest tier unfriendly feeling towards (lie United Stales, she lias issued decrees expelling from some of her provinces American citizens engaged in the peaceful pursuits of life, and now denies to those our citizens prosecuting lite VVhulu Fishery on the Northwest coast oftho Pacific, the privilege which has, through all lime, heretofore been uccorded to them, of exchanging goods of a small amount in valuo at her ports in California for supplies iudis pciisable to their health and comfort. Nor will it escape tlie observation of Congress, thul in conducting a correspondence with the Minis ter of the United States, who cannot, and dues not, know any distinction between the geographical sec lions of tho Union, charges wholly unfounded are made nguinst particular States, und un appeal tc others for aid and protection against suppusud wrongs. In this same connection, sectional preju- fnundud in deception aiitf fulsebood. nnd tuperl n duced by unjust und iniquitous motives. While Texas was •dependency of Mtixieb, the United Stales opened negotiations w ith, the latter powor for the cession of her then acknowledged territory, und oow ihut Tuxus is Independent of Mexico, and hat maintained u separate existence, for uino years —during which limo she has been received into the family of nuliuns, und is represented by uccred. ited embassadors at muoy of the principal Courts of Europe—and when it lias become obvious to tiie whole world I hat she is forever lost to Mexico, the United Stutos is charged with deception and false hood io all relating to the past, and condemnatory accusations are made against Stutes which have hud no special uguncy in tiie manor, because the Exec utive of the whole Union has negotiated with fret) and independent Texas upon a matter of vital im. penance to tho interest of both countries. Ami alter nine years of unavailing war, Mexico now an nounces her intention, through her secretary of For. eign Affairs, never tu consent to tiie Independence of Texas, or to abandon tho effort tu reconquer that Republic. Site thus announces n perpetual claim, which at the end of u century will iuruish as pluu- sible a ground for discontent against any unlioii, which at the cud of that time may enter into tt trea ty with Texas, us site possesses at this moment aguinsl the United Stutes. Tiio lapse of time cats add nothing to her title tu independence. A course of conduct such us lias buen described, on the part of Mexico, in violation of uil friendly feeling, and of the courtesy wltich should charac terize the intercourse bet wood ilia nations of tiie earth, might well justify tiie United States in a re sort to any ineusare to vindicate their nniiunul h in. or; but, actuated by a sincere desire to preservo the gonernl peace, and in view of the present con dition of Mexico, the Executive resting upon its in - logrily, and not fearing but that tiio judgment of tho world will duly nppruciute its motives, nbsluin from recommending to Congress a resort to meas ures of redress, and contents itself with re.urging upon that body prompt mid immediate action on tiie subject of annexation-.—By adopting that measure, tho United Stales will he io the exercise of an undoubted right; und if Mexico, not regard ing that forbearance, shall aggravate tiio injustice of her conduct by u declaration of war against ilium, upon hue head will rest all the responsibility. JOHN TYLER.' Wu.-diing'.oii .City, Dec. 19, 1844. before, „„d CugbMr. P. bed ..1,1 i that Lewis had no ammunition, Mrs. Grinder found several balls, and a considerable quan tity of powder, scattered over the floor of the room occupied by Lewis; also, a canister with several pounds in it. When Mr. Lewis was brought to the house, he opened his shirt bosom, and said to Mrs. G., "Dear Madam, look at my wounds.” She asked hitn tvhat made him do so. He replied, “If I had not done it, somebody else would.” He fre quently asked for water, which was given to , him. He was asked if he would have a doc tor sent fot, lie answered no. A messenger, however, was sent for one, but did not get j him. He attempted to cut his throat, hut was prevented. Some of the neighbors were | -called in. He frequently cried out, “Oh how hard it is to die, I am so strong.” lie, i however, soon expired. Major Neely was j sent for, und he and Mr. P. buried him, and | took possession of his effects. Mt s.G. heard that Pyrna went to Mr. Lewis’ mother, und that she accused him of murdering her son ; that he finally cut his own throat, and thus ;put an end to his existence. “I make,’’ says the writer, "no comment •OD'the-above; it is all wrapt up in mystery. I have heard that Captain Clarke, the wor thy colleague of Captain Lewis, and others who were with him in their tour, were high ly honored and lutndseinely rewarded by the Government, while Lewis was neglected, tuid that this had an effect to produce aliena tion of mind. If this be true, are there not yet some living who are acquainted with the fact?” Trial of Bishop Onuerdoivk.—We learn from one of tho morning papers that the trial will probably be brought to a close early next week, the examination of witnes ses being almost concluded. Wc do not choose to print the gossip that roaches us, purporting to be accurate accounts of the revelations made by the witnesses; but there can be ao impropriety In thus repeating what we have heard, that the "opinion” of the case by Mr. Ketehum, on behalf of tho prosecution^ was a forensic effort of remark able eloquence and force. It is said to have 'feehoneof the ablest and most effective •peoHhes ever heard in tho progress of a tri al.—N. Y. Com. Adv. Friday evening. ous and unpardonable efforts is mude to foment di visions among states of the Union, thereby to ecn bitter their peace- Mexico hus still to learn, that howevor freely we may indulge in discussion among ourselves, the American People will tolerate no interference in their domestic afl'uirs by tiny foreign Government; und in all that concerns the const; rational guarantees and tiie national honor, tiie pco pie of tiie United Slates have but one mind und one heart. Tho subject of annexation addresses itself most fortunately to every portion oftho Union. The Executive would have been unmindful of its high cst obligations, if it could havo adopted a course of policy dictated hv sectional inlersis und local feel ings. On the contrary, it was because tho ques tion was neither local nor sectional but made its ap peal to the interests of tho whole Union, nnd of ev ery Slate in the Union, that the negotiations, and fiuuily tho treuty of annexation was entered into , nnd it has afforded me no ordinary pleasure Io per ceive that so far as demonstrations have been made upon it by tho people, they liuvo proceeded from all portions of the Union. Mexico may seek to ex cite divisions amongst us, liy uttering unjust dentin ciutions against particular States, hut when site comes to know that tiie invitations ad trussed to our fellow citizens by Spain, uud afterwards by Iter self, to settle Texas were accepted by emigrants from all the Stutos; nnd ’.vltcn, in addition to this, sho refreshes her rccolloction with the fuel, that the first effurt which was made In acquire Texas, was during the administration of a distinguished citizen from an Eastern Slate, which wns nl'tenvurds re newed under ihc uuspiccs of u President front the Southwest she will uwnke to a knowledge of the futility of her present purpose of sowing dissen sions among us, or producing distractions in our Councils by attacks eithor on particular Slates or persons who are now in tho retirement of privato life. Considering tho appeal which site now makes to eminent citizens by nnmu, can site hope to cs. cape cunsuro for having ascribed to litem as well as to others, a design, us she protends now, for the first time revealed, of having originated negotiations to despoil hor by duplicity and luisuhuud, of a portion of her territory 1 Thu opinion then, as now, pro- vailed with tiio Executive, that tiie annexation of Texas to the Union was u manor of vast impur- tance. In order to acquire that territory heforo it hud assumed a position among tiio independent powers of tho earth, propositions were made to Mexico for a cession of it to the United States. Mexico saw in these proceedings at the time no cause of com plaint. She is now, when simply reminded of them, awakened to the knowledge of the fact, which she, through her Secretary of State, promulgates to tiie whole world si true, that thoso negotiations woro Surgery and Magnetism.—A marvellous story of a surgicnl operation, performed in tiie case of B magnetized person, is related in lite Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tho > ditur siuies that lie «itnessed un (lie 23th of last month a most difficult operation, performed by Professor Ackley, assisted by Pro fessors Dulumcter, Kirkland, and others, before u class of students at the Cleveland Medical Cullege. Tho patient was a Dr. Shriever. from Columbiana county, Ohio, quito an elderly man. It was an operation for tumor, situated under tho lower jaw and partly in the neck, ucur tho right ear. in re ference to tho proceedings of tiio operator the Plain Denier has the following statement : “We happened in just as tiie Professor was put ting tiie knife to the skin, lie made two or three frightful gashes, seemingly cutting tho thront, and not a muscle of lite old man was ob-ervud to move. We wore astonished, and wo think the whole med ical class and even the faculty wore nut less so titan ourself. The secret was, the patient was in a mugnotic sleep. This fact of course was known by the professor, but not hy tho spectators general. !y. Thorosto.id by lite bleeding patient (not suffer er) the muguotizer, who, with tho magic of Mes- mcr, had thrown his subject into plcsaul dreams, nnd now while the knife of the hold surgeon was dashing away at his vita s, and dripping with gore et his throat, lie could say tu tiie trembling nerves “he still,” und all wus quiet. “YVliht a triumph of mind over matter was there! Tiie will of the magnelisor striking dumb even tiie living being, and making even his body the insensible subject of dissection ! No agonizing groans were heard, ns is usual with lite conscious patient, ton. lnrm and terrify lite operator; hut lie went quietly on, without basic, nnd consequently with belter of. feet. It lasted some fifteen minutes, during which lime there were frequent consultations among the psofossors, ns it proved Io bo u malignant ease.— it caused a frightful’ wound and a profusion of blood. Tiio patient was removed to another room, still un conscious of pain trail tho operation ; und when we left, lie was assuring the mngnetizer that ho felt qnito happy.” Love of Cuuntiiv.—The Abbe do Litln relates of an Indian, wlm, amid tho splendor of Paris, bo- holding a banana-tree in the “Jardin dos Piunles,” bathed it with tears, nnd seemed for a moment tu he transported to his own land. Too Ethiopian imagines that God made Ids sands and deserts, while unguis only were employed in forming the rest of tho world. Tho Maltese, insulated on u rock, distinguish their island tiy the appellation of "Tho Flower ol the Wot Id." Tiie Javanese have such un nffeclion for tho pluce oi their nativity, tintl tie advantages can in- duco them, their agricultural tribes in particular, to quit lite tombs of their father*. The Norwegians, proud of their barren sunnjl’ 1 '* inscribe upon rix dollars ; "Spirit, loyally, vnVm-, nnd whatever is honorable, let the whole worlU |earu among the rocks of Norway,” A Widow and the indebted States.—A sad enso of distress, glow ing out of tiio non payment of their obligations by the American States, is noticed in a Into number of tiio Loudon Times. The writer, who describes herself as a “Broken Heart ed English Woman,” tells her story tints: "In the evening of my days 1 was left a widow with a small sum for my support (a littlo £1,000,) wltich a kindly intended gentleman in the city ad vised me to invest iu one oftho Free State Stocks, as it would afford me a safe and moderate interest, just sufficient to keep mo from privation and want. Since January, 1841,1 have not received one far. thing of dividends, and to support a wretched exist ence, I uni (with defective sight) obliged to tnlto in u few children at Gd. per head a week, with no assistance on earth thuii such as my generous city friend has disinterestedly oxtended to me.” An Extraordinary Growth.—it is stated in the Cincinnati Chronicle, that there is iu nn Infirm, ury iu that city, u respectable young woman from Fleming county, Kentucky, who is really a giant ress. She is six feet eleven inches in height, and her person is developed io a proportionate inngiii. (tide. Her bunds, Arms, shoulders and general size all correspond.—Tiio expression of her face is pleasant, and liko other respectable country girls ; yel one is at first 3lruck with much astonishment at iter uppearuuco, Thu idea on seeing is llialof anoth er ruee of mortals, who liko Gulliver’s Brobbignngs, have lite good or bad fortune to be giants, in com parison with us common beings.— Tram. Grasshotpers at Sea.—Captnin Crocker ar rived ut Now York from Balttviu, states “that a- bout tho 20th of October, when in lat. 12 N. Ion. 38 W., a great number of grasshoppers alighted on the deck and sails of tho ship, and also on the sea. They continued hovering about the vessel for two or three conseculivo days nnd, then disappeared.— It was supposed from appearances, that there must have bee in thousands, if not millions, within the space of a few miles.—They were like tho grass, hoppers of this section of tho world, except in col. or, and different only in shade—those seen nt yu having been of a deeper red.” If you assist a man in choatlng othors, don’t bo surprised if lie clieatsyou in return. [CORRESPOltDEtlCX.OP THE CHARLESTON COURIER.) WabiiinotonDbo. 18. Some little stir was produced iu tli« Capitol, by a persons! assault od Mr. J. Q. Aduiti*. Tito old guutledinn was in his seat, and-was called out by a messenger, to meet u parson who wished to sea him at the dour of ilia Hall. Mr. Adams met the person and inquired wlint was his business. The man said, “you ore wrong, you are wrong, Mr. Adams—and 1 have come to kick you.” A blow followed this salutation, nod, when the blow was about to be repeated, Mr, Adams caught tiie man’s arm, and several persons interferred. The man who proved to bo a Capt. Songster, wns nr. rested, and Mr. Admits returned quietly to Ids seat. Mr. A. says lie never saw or heard of tiio man be- fore. Tito man is said to bo at timo?, subject to muntul aberulion, but he went very methodically Io work. In lite house to-day, Mr. Weller gave notice of n bill fertile inlroduction of Texas into lite Union. 1 understand that Mr. Weller Ims a new plnn which he thinks will conciliate tiie support of tho democracy. Mr. Hunt, of New York, gnvo notice of a pru. position for tho amendment of the Constitution, so ns to render tho President ineligible for ro-cleclion. There is scarcely any need of this niuumtre, (or public opinion seems already to have decided upon it. That the turiffis not to ho molifiod nt this ses sion, was plainly shown by tiie proceedings of the House to any. Tho biil introduced by Mr. Pnoe- nix,uwhig member from Now York, for tho re- mission of duties on railroad iron, in certain eases, wns again discussed, and was vehemently opposed by Mr. Foster, of Penn. Mr. Payed, of Alabama, advocated a general re duction of tlie tariff of 18 13, nnd the establishment of n revenue duly of thirty percent. He seemed to confide in the disposition of the democracy to remedy the evil, of unequal taxation; lint, if they did not, lie relied on State interposition—lor, lie said, submission was out of ilia question. Mr. Huminett, of Me,, wns in favor uf meeting thu question iu n regular way, nnd in a spirit of com promise and conciliation. He moved tu luv the bill on tho table, which was agreed Iu, yeas 155 nays 40. Titus il seems to be detenninod that the Tariff shad nut be touched in detail, and there is nn cliatic for a general revision id’ it. The Suitnto passed a bill concerning furloughs in the Navy; and also passed tho bill granting seven, ty.fivo thousand dollars to the heirs of Robert Ful ton. in Executive session, the Senate confirmed by a unanimous veto, the nomination of Gov. Vun Ness as collector of die New York Custom House. The despatches received from .Mexico by Mr. B. E. Green have not vet been communicated tu Cutt gross. There is a manifest indisposition, on tho part of Congress, to attempt much business, al this session. They adjourn at early hours, nnd seem to be in a ve ry amiable nnd pacific litnnor. 'Tiio Texas discus, sion will nut commence till after tho huiiduys. 15 days Litter train Unglund. Tiie Royal Mail Steamer Acadia, Cupt. Win Harrison, arrived al this port, this morning at 8 o'clock, having loft Liverpool on Wednesday, the 4lh insl. By this arrival wo have received our usual files of London papers, to tiie evening uf tho 3d inst., und Liverpool papers to tho morning of tho 4lh, will) lottors from our foreign correspondents. Tiie European nows genorally is not of much importance. Tim Steamer Great Western arrived at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, the 23d uil, having made tiie passage in about fourteen duys. The intelligence which she lookout of tiio probable election of Mr. Polk, as President, created extraordinary surprise nnd general regret. When the news wus made known in London, on tho 25lh ult., tiio Consol Mar- kot wus not so steady. Tho Evening Muil of the 25tlt says, “the American news received this morn- ing is considered uu the Slock Exchange, us unfa vorable ; tiio consequence of which has been a do cline in tho prices of nil English securities. Con sols are now rather heavy at 100 1 4 to 3-8 for money, and 100 3 8 to 12 for the Account. The ltuyal Mail Steamer Hibernia, Capt. Ryrie, nrrived at Liverpool, on Thursday night, the 28th uil. having ma Io the pissag.) hom Boston, inclut iru the usual detention at Hulifax, in about ten days. The news folly confirmed the previous intelligvt c of the probability of Mr. Polk’s election. ~ The Times, nnd other leading Journals, express mucli regret at this information, although a few English and French papers express gratification, us il is be lieved that tiio American Tariff'will now be modi lied, to the great benefit of foreign manufaclurers. The Liverpool Cotton Market wns depressed by die account received by the Great Western, and prices of American declined l-8d per lb, Hor Majesty, the Queen. Piince Albert, and the Royul Family, have remained at Windsor Castle, where they were residing, in tiio enjoyment of ex oellent health, at the latest dales. Their Royul Highnesses, the Duke anti Duchess jttfSuxe Coberg Gotha, nnd the Duke Ernest of Wer- tomburg and suilo, are on a visit to tho Queen and '■Vince Albert, at Windsor Castle,—Boston Alla A Yankee schoolmaster in Columbus, Miss., would write the following at a copy for his pupils, ‘All men are croatcd oqual—except niggers.' Jewish Hygiene.—From an article on mis topic in tiie Boston Medical ami Surgical Journal, writ ten by Dr. M. Clay Wnllnco, wo malm lire follow, ing extracts : Reasons why Oysters are unwholsome.—Tho iu. terdictod inhabitants of tiio waters most easily ob tained are shell.fish, which are so apt to produce diseases of tint skin, that intelligent physicians can. lion thoso who are affected with ciunnttou* diseases to guard against thorn, Tho prohibition of shell- (isli us articles of diet, among u people disposed to leprosy, is itself evidence, if them were no other reasons why they should ho avoided ; hut they are usually eaten without mastication and without a sufficient quantity of vegetable food, so ilmt they present to tho stomach too great n quantity of nu triment in too smull a compass. For producin'' wlint is culled tho stimulus of distention m tiie stomach, when supplied with aliment too nutritious, tho Laplanders, who r annul procure a sufficient quantity of vegetables, grind up tho bones of fish and other animals, and use them for bread. The injury to the lungs from too nutritious diet, iu n temperate climate, has been well expluiuod hv Leibig. Itis well known that from the occasional poisonous quality of tiie medusae on which shell- fish feed, whole families urn sometimes made dan. gerously ill, and some liuvo died. Pho New York Tritiuuo says, “Wc have au thority in which we coufido lor stating that Post- master General Wickliffo will next week recorn mend to Congress a reduction of tho rales of post ago to foe cents for all distances under fivo Iran dred miles, and ten cents for all greater distances There can bo no doubt that Congress will rondily concur though doubtful. An Incident,—At the limo of tiio disastrous ex illusion of the boiler of tho Lucy Walker, on the Mississippi, o few weeks ago, two ladies, impelled by tho imminency of tho danger, precipitated thorn selvos into tile water. They fortunutely succeed ed in seizing the coattail of a gentleman who clung to tho wreck. Tho latter, however, was born un- lor tho star of Venus. Fearing that lie would be drawn under the water, he begged them earnestly to fri-o him from their grasp. They naturally re- I used to do so. His position admitted of little movement, und ho was compelled, despito of him - self, to support the ladies. When luckily rescued l list Parollcs did not hesitate to boast loudly of ids self denying gallantry, which impelled him to risk his own life to save two interesting Indies. His discomfiture wns very amusing when the Indies toiumuntcatcd tho Iruu slum of the case. ... r 1>r New BodfordfMs ) Buffeffn^brin2MSi£hW«uf Pl"8 i “ ri,m n B I * lrlsl Mr ’ SSSw ttowESfc. add adduce! -be following uasSSKS* as if part oftho evidence thereof.— ' “Pu g rll.ni.mexa1tedthe laity- Every mdtvffinal who has experienced the rspmra* of devotion—ev- ery bellevor/who. in lift moments of ecstnoy, had feU the assurance Of the favor of God-wns. in h.s own eyes, a consecrated person. For him. the wonderful counsels of tho Almighty had chosen a Savior; for hitn, the laws of nature hud been sus pended und controlled, tho houvotts had opened earth had quaked, tho sun had veiled his face; and Christ hud died uml had risen again: for him,pro. phetsund apostles hud revealed to the world the oracles and the will of God. Viewing himself as un olject oftho divino fuvor, nnd, in this conviction disclaiming all merit, ho prostrated liimsell in the dust before i leaven ; looking out upon mankind, how could ho hut respect liimsell', whom God lind chosen und redeemed ? He cherished hope ; Im possessed faith ; ns lie walked lire earth, Ins heart was in tiio hkies. Angels hovered round Itis path .barged to minister to Itis soul ; spirits of darkness Icu'Micd together, (1) tempt him from itis allegiance. ° Bancro/is Hist vol. 1, p. 462. The following “parallel passage" is trom Mil. enuley’s celebrated paper on Milton : “If tho puritans were unacquainted with the works of philosophers und poets, they were deeply rend iu the works of God. If their names were not found in tiie registers of heralds, they fell assured that they were recorder! in tiio Bonk of Life, If their stops were not accompanied by a splendid train of menials, legions of ministering nngels had cliurgu over them. * ’’’ Tiie very moan, cst ol* them was a being to whose fate a mysteri ous und. terrible importance belonged—nn whose slightest action the Spirits of Light and Darkness looked with anxious interest—who hud been des tined, before heaven and earth wero created, to enjoy a felicity which should continue when lieu, veu and earth should hnvo passed away. Events, which short-sighted politicians uscriled to earthly causes, had been ordained on Itis account. For hissuke the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pun oftho Evangelist, nnd the harp of tho pro- pitot. He had boon rescued, by the common deliv erer, from tiio grasp of u i common'fue. He Imd been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar iigonv. by the blood of no earthly sacrifice, it wus for him that lite sun Imd been darkened, Ilia', the rocks Imd been rent, that die dead had risen, that all nature Imd shuddered, at the sufferings ol* her expiring God I”—Mticauley’s Mis. Vol. l,p 58. English Schoolmasters.—Lord Wharnclifle, inn speech heralded in the British journals ns "im portant,” made this remark respecting BiitLh schoolmasters : — "Nothing is more deplorable than the state of education (speaking generally) of the schoolmaster who affect to pretend to tench tho people. No system of education, no efforts fur education, cun he uf much value until wc slmil he able to combinu die improvement of the moral and religious ledge of thuir pupils, as well as of their manners will) the genera! education they may imparl.” He thus indicates lite schoolmaster's position in the sliding-scale uf British society :— “in order that a schoolmaster should ho held in proper regard and respect, nnd that he should hold the rank un.i station which I havo already sit ted I think at desirable that he should hold, I am opinion, ion, that lie ought to bo provided with a suitable resi dneu a house by no means to large, so as to exalt him too much in the scnle of society ; but ho should be taken out of a collage and put into a de cent residence, which would he calculated to make thoso persons of tiie classes lower than him. seif inclined toshow a proper feeling of respect for tho schoolmaster who tenches their children.” An Ignorant Libeller.—The editor of the Boston Pilot, who Ims slandered tho greatest nnd host men of thu land, and called Ambri. cans “cowards and the sons of cowards,” by way of proof of itis capacity to form an estimate of American character and institutions, and his gener al intelligence,gravely talks iu his rabid journal of tho “Slate of Philadelphia,” and the “President of Maryland !” Tho impudent foreign ignoramus might learn profitable lessons of any school boy in tho country. Rundown with Applicants.—The locusts of Egypt were not more numerous than tho office seekers now around nnd on their way to Mr. Polk’s residence. The President elect, it is said, 1ms been compelled to abandon Ills country residence, u*d tukeupartineuls iu a hotel in Nashville, in conse quence of the great rush. Tho office seekers m Nushvillo on Tuesday, from all parts of the Union, numbered over six hundred. All waiting to sec ‘the President.’—Newark Daily Adv. Tender Mercy.—The New York Evening Mirror states that a gentleman of thul city bought a piece of p oporlv, some years ugo, for 820 000 He paid 810,000 “down,” and for several years the inleresl on the balance. Tiie mortgage lie Imd given was foreclosed, Ihe properly hoiodit for n small sum and a decree entered for the balance, which was uboti'. 810,000.—— Pho mortgagee not content with having his lund hack again and 810,- 000, has filed what is called a creditor’s hill, to see if he cannot find something more on which to lay his hands! This is the mercy which some credi tors exhibit. We certainly think thul tho most glorious nnd beautiful of nil creation’s work, is a pretty young woman with a neat little fuol and a very small quantity of bustle. If on nny occasion your wife should exclaim to you ; “Now tumble over tho cradle and break your neck, do !”—don’t you do it. it is said of a young lady, that sho was so movlest sho blushed through her paint. A fulse friend is like the shadow on n dial, which nppenrs in fine weather, hut vanishes ut the np. proach of a cloud. An old maid out west is so lull that her head is covered with frost the whole year round. “I’m gaining ground,” as tiio sand bar said io the ,cr. Wliy was Bcnj. Franklin the tyrant of iho ele ments? Because ho rulod thu lightnings with a rod of iron. A slight shuck of nit earthquake was fult in F runklin county, N. Y., last Tuesday evening. There is a Indy down east who let her windows get so dirty that she is obliged to break out a pane of glass to let in Iho light. J Suptnnbcr. Severs! of tl,o French recorded in tt.cir work* the existence oflr.d and even srsenic, in the human bud* j n C ®PP«, state, and this assertion has still numerous ai**"** According to thn experiments uflff. jj Flniidm, ilia assertion is not bornuuut Wcare!T ,tal ait. But the must interesting portion c,r tlii,'7 “it account of experiments performed on aiiim-t. a view to ascertain the precise artimi of the «ulLl! 11 ' 1 of poisons, and the traced which they give in a* 0 ’ 1 *''"' tem examination. These gentlemen adllunis>»J , '" , '• dog daily, lor several months, as much solnhtis !!r 1 per ns could be given without causing death or ■ injury, and then having destroyed the animal lr ,er " l “' to operate upon thu blood and all the organs i'lilL*^ minute nnd careful way. The only organ imth'i" trace of poison was found wus the liver, and eve i it was only barely percept,hie. Hcnsnnini. » they assume that tins would also ho the c” to «• -i® human system, and, if this be true, many of th ^ pnritncnls deposed to iu courts of lew have" ed in error T ‘ Growth os London.—We are apt to imagine here in the United Stales, that tho grow th of our towns and cities greatly surpass in rapidity and extent 1 iioso of any part of the old world. Smite facts about London would scent to contradict this notion. It is slated, for instance, in a recent report to the Government, that “in little more than twelve years, twelve hundred new streets have been added tu London, which is at the rate of 100 streels a year.” These 1200 new streets “contain 48,000 houses, most of them built on a large and cnirimudmus scale, and in a stylo of superior comfort,” With all this won derful incrcaso, it is said, "that tho demand for houses instead of diminishing, continues tu increase,” nnd that while in many towns uf tho interior, tho number of unoccupied houses is augmenting, “scarcely is a new street in London, finished, before almost every house in it is fully occupied.” One great reason assigned for tho rapid growth of London, is tho extraordinary facility, economy and despatch with winch people are now transported over KaI,raids terminating tliero. Owing to thi« cause "it is estimated that the daily influx of Individuals is five times greater than it wu» fitieen yeare ago.” London '• ,,0 ' v al,out forty miles ill circumference, and mun- hrm more than two inilliuus of inhabitant*. V y American. It appears, also, that same with lead and many other poisons, if , n ., of throe or four days lias elapsed between Iho i 1,1 tlm poison and the death of the an,ami, the aW ii, 1 in that time carrying the poison to the inteatine. i which it is discharged with the excretions, Americans in Russia—Most of our , (says the Philadelphia U. 8. Gazette) that our to. men, Messrs. Harrison & East wick, iuconnos, Mr. Wiliams of Baltimore, contracted withS'^!? ror of Russia, to make a large number of loco ™ engines, for Hie great railroad extending acro8iRn" r ' in Europe. These gent lenten, immediately ,!* contract was formed, went to Russia, they iJiiL wives, and their little ones, and entered upon thj charge of their important duties. We arc glad i 0 1, (and we are sure that many of our readers ttill.f ill the pleasure) that Ihe contractors arc rapidly ^ ing their engagements, and give satisfaction toibehS. contracting power. Tho following is an extractof loiter from otto of the parties. It is dated Al....".* sky, (Russia,) Oct. 3, 1814: " llW “Our work is moving on with much activity w havo more than eight hundred men employed, may imagine we have enough tu look after. Our ” terml from England is rapidly arriving, and more thu one half of all we require, until the opening of il#** vigatinn next year, is already stored at Hie tvothC I made purchases, whilst in England, of mated, amounting to over one hundred and fifty thonumi An lars. Tins you will think is rather an cxtcniivc bad ness, hut our undertaking ia a large one, and require, largo supplies, and compared with which our ra.li operations appear small indeed. Every ihins seems to indicate that wo shall be able to ciirap'e’eour work, large as it is, and that it will be profitable to us when finished. Our contract with the Gorenimat now exceeds tliroo millions of dollars, and an- noj urged to make other work fur the Government,imomi ing to nearly a million and a half more. This weahali must likely agree to do, so that we shall have enough., Funeral Ceremonies in Mexico.—The Ladyof President Santa Anna is said to havo beenanamiiklt and pious woman, deservedly rcspocled ondligbljp* ular among the people. Much of her husband’s site! cess is attributed to Iter influence with the middlemd higher classes of Mexican society. Tho foliowing i« description of tiie funeral altar placed in the Sac ed Church Cathedral at Mexico, during the solomnitieiis honor of the soul of Dona lues, deceased, wife of Sin- ta Anna. "In the main body of the churcli, nnd covering all the middle aisle, was placed a large base or square, and on tins another, smaller hut some seven trot high. Os the top of this was placed a pyramid whose summit readied nearly to the rnof of the building. At the point of the angles was placed a sphere upon which was an eagle, holding two (lags willi Ihc national colors. Four great vases occupied the angles of the first bus, in which odoriferous materials were burningduringtbe whole of the ceremony. In the front part of the hue was placed the body, un the same mournful couth whose elegance and simpleness lias already been des cribed, gu arded by four officers and by a division oi pioneers of the activo batallion. The "deceased wu clothed with a rich dress of black velvet, a white head dress, while gloves bordered with gold, two jewels,out on :ho forehead, the other on tho breast.** A short Story with a Moral.—A young Yankes had formed an attachment for a daughter of a rich old farmer, and after agreeing with “(innnio lassie,” sent to the old fellow to ask consent, and during the cere. mony, which was an awkward one for Jonathan, whit 1 tied away nt a stick. The old man watched the move ments of the knife at tho same time continued to talk upon the prospects of his future son-in-law, as he sup- posed until tho stick was dwindled down to nought He then spoke as follows“You luve fine property, you have steady habits, good enough looking, but you can’t havo my daughter! — Had you made something, no matter what, of the stick you havo whittled away, you could havo had hor; as it is you cannot, l’out property will go as the stick did, little by little until it is all gone, and your family reduced to want. I have read your true character, you have an answer.” JoM- than conveyed the unwelcome intelligence to Itisanx- ious and fair one, who alter bearing the story, burst out "a crying,” saying "you larnal fool you, why didn’t you say you’d made a litter ou’t if nothing morel Gel uul! I’ll marry the first fuller that points his eye it mo. I will, so bo-o-o. Willis admirably hits off this cant andafleclationof certain pretonded critics—fellows, who would write rhapsodically for hours upon the clmstcneis of coloring and beauties of light, Bliade, fore ground and penpee- livc, iu tho while-wash upon a board fence. give a couple of Ins sallies as samples of lite w hole: No. 1. Boy twisting a i>ig's tail.—The tm of tha picture is admirable. The pig’s foot in the foreground is capital, and the melancholly expression of liufith when enduring tho torture, is worthy Raphael. Be turn in the hoy’s arm, while giving the twill, il P 1 Imps loo much in a shadow, but tins is a trifling blera- isli. This picture was formerly in tho possession of Cardinal Lazzaruni. Price 8-’91 37. No. 2. Women selling doughnuts. Titian- »a should know this to bo one of Titian's by its chuood- scuro. Mark tho beautiful 'done brown’ appearance« ihe third doughnut ill the left corner of the basket- h is nature itself. The heel of the woman’s shoe ia * admirable keeping with the liolo in her picture wns formerly in lite palace of Prince Muwy Fuzzy, at Florence. Value 8313 12j, An Accomplished young Lady.—Modebr Her cdication is slicked off cumplolo; a nantynt** gels her up well, and she is sent back In home tower Btatnp on her,” ediealed at a tioardin-schooj. astonishes the natives round about where the oldie live, and makes ’em stare agin, she is soiroproved. plays beautiful on Ihe piano, two pieces, they crack pieces, lamed under the eye and ear ^ ter; hut there is a secret nobody knows hut her can’t play nothin’ else. She sings two or three tiio last lessons larnt to school, and Ihe fast , larn. She has two or three beautiful drawia's out is a secret here, too—the master finished 'eui M can’t do another. She speaks French beautiful, it’s fortunate she ain’t in Franco now, so that fCCI safe. Sho is a very agreeable gal, and • J pleasantly, fur she bus seen the world, olid- _ London lor a few weeks ; saw the last p'ay. * n " ^ a great deal about the theatre. She has^ been . Opera once, ami lias seen Cclesto and f » nn T ■ and heard L i Biauc and Grisi, and is a judge o nd Bingin’. She saw the Queen a horseb the park, and is a judge of ridin’ and was at > 7 Lilly Syllabub’s, and knows London Life- msh lasts a whole year. The two new pieces «* and the songs get old, and the drawings every «*) ^ seed, and the London millinery wants teuew! i^ iliu Queen has another princess, and there ^ singer at I lie Opera, and all is gone but tke jj— was odicatcd at a board*"’ sr/.mil’—Sam Sites land. IJm’roih’ctivf. Land.—How many aro 1 , j own from 300 to 500, and even mure teres o ,u which one-third, or at least one-sixth part B*. unproductive in useless brush wnod, iu . jg swamps, or in land rendered worse into P r0 . t0 ^ want of proper draining ; the owner no t? l 'f!; ,° r sie‘ tt (tsit ty i piwpur uiamtii^ i . ij; n » fin* member that for every eucli acre not Ji* thing m grast, in pasturage, in tilltg*. iiuibt'r, lie should charge himself. J* 1 * 1 ao nntU^ or thrown into tho fire or the aca. Au# r * . jjtort more common than that of supposing ' land a man has, tho greater roust be h ,f ,pjf ling that the profilenriso not from , ** fl thtlW 1 more thail from on idle mill or ship, but . |Cl p. and manner of iiuiug it; and to ind'spsw • al m ihc business of fanning that in ► , *^4 in if* bu laid down as an axiom, that money • riculturo, will yield an inverse ratioto tbe tr ^ it it applied. Thus if one hundred doll*™ » ed, and yield ten per cent, un ten bilny is that il would yield much tuort nrr" hall that area— Skinner's Address.