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I am also, xMr. President, most thankful for
the opportunity of gazing on a spectacle like
this, on the delicate and beautiful fruits and
flowers before us, and on their introduction on
an occasion like this. All our associations of
beauty and taste are blended rfith flowers. They
are our earliest tokens of affection and regard.
They adorn the bridal brow at the wedding—
they are woven in garlands around the head of
the conqueror—they are strewn on the coffins of
the dead. And here is another of their most
grateful and beautiful uses —ornamenting the
table at a festival, enlivening the scene and en
chanting the eye.
In that “ Central Flowery Land” this is the
case at all festivals—flowers there adorn the ta
ble and meet the eye in every direction on all
festal occasions. But they are not there accom
panied by what we here enjoy’ Here alone—
here and in Christian lands—woman enchants
and beautifies with her presence the festive
scene. Woman—our equal—shall I not say
our moral superior. It is only here that such a
scene can gladden the human eye. I regard
this exhibition as a striking proof of the point
which education and intellectual refinement
have reached in our country—that we have got
beyond mere utility, and ceasing to inquire
how far it is compatible with beauty, have found
that the beautiful is of itsell useful. We have
learned to admire art—to appreciate painting
and sculpture—and to look upon fruits and
flowers as models of delicacy and beauty. And
although it is said Massachusetts produces no
thmg but the ice of her lakes and the granite of ,
her hills, yet we know that she also produces
then free-hearted, high-minded, noble-purposed
men and women—the fairest and best. They '
are also the beautiful growth of our land. It is j
here that we have the best proof of the intellects .
al and moral elevation to which our favored 1
State has ascended. And I trust that hereafter, '
men—natives of our soil, born, bred, living t
here, enjoying the bracing air, the high privi
leges, and more than all, the high principles and ;
inspirations after all good things which we so ‘
highly prize, may be, as now, the indigenous t
product of the soil of Massachusetts. r
An Intellectual Prodigy.
The following article, taken from the western
Episcopalian, published at Gambier, Ohio, is
from the pen oi Rev. George Dennison, former-,
iy Professor of Mathematics in Kenyon Col
tege, and now-ittesident of
haps yon have seen in the papers of the day
mention made of a child in this vicinity of most
astonishing intellectual ability. Being on a
visit to my father, I yesterday went to see this
child, and verily believe him to surpass anything
of the kind on record in the history of man, and
to open a door by whieh we are permitted for a
time to see something of what our minds are,
and what they can become when this natural
body shall have been exchanged tor the spiritu
al.
This child’s name is T. H. Safford, Jr.; he is
now nine years and six months of age, of small
stature, and pallid countenance; his little arms
not much larger than my two fingers; be is of
noble carriage, frank, and yet not forward. His
eye is his most remarkable feature, being very
large and very bright, and when excited rolls in
its socket with an almost spasmodic force, while
his little hand is thrown over them both in such
away as to indicate pain. lam told that there
is scarcely anything in the circle of sciences
with which this child is not acquainted. His.
tory, and particularly natural history, is his fa
vorite. 1 examined him, however, in nothing
but mathematics and astronomy. His father
and myself were old Sunday-school scholars to
gether, and every opportunity was given me to
test the child thoroughly.
I will proceed to give some account of a long
examination. While tht child was not yet
come in from the field, where, with his little
sister, he was gone to gather wild berries, 1
examined a manuscript for 1846, all of which
this child has wrought out alone; much oi it, in
cluding one of the eclipses, before witnesses with
whom I am acquainted. Abouttweivedayshave
already been spent by an adult in copying in a
fair hand the almost illegible writing oi his tiny
fingers. We were examining the projection of
the eclipses which he himselt had made and
subsequently calculated when he came in. I
told him of the blind student in Kenyon College,
who was studying the Differential and Integral
Calculus. He seemed much pleased, and said
he did not think he could have done that without
sight. X then asked him of the projection which
lay before us; he immediately commenced a
full explanation, and I felt, as his infant hand
rapidly ran over the diagram, and I listened to
his child-like expressions, as if 1 were in the
presence ot some superior being. In some in
stances I puzzled him, but never did he appear
freliul; and when I told him anything he did
not already know, he always repaid it with a
smile.
I asked him if two equal circles cut each other
to the extent of 1-12 their diameter, what area
would be thus cut away ?
Quicker than I could think, he said "the
144th part.” I then asked him, if'3-12, or digits,
were thus cut, and he instantly said "1-16.” 1
asked him how he knew, and he said "3-12«
1-4, and 1-4 squared is 1-16.” I asked him why
he square ' it? He said, "it is so in a semi
circle and ii ust be so in a circle.” I then told
him the rule of homologous sides, and he smiled
and said he understood it. I then asked him if
be? and he instantly replied "20; wouldn’t it?
Yes I” I then said, suppose the legs were 8 and
16, then what? In halt a minute, and without
a pencil, he replied, “17.8885.” I then asked
him why he carried this last to three decimals
when he had carried the otherto four? Hesaid
the other waseasier, and tried to tell why it was so.
I asked him if he could carry that to any fur
ther decimals witha pencil? He said he thought
he could, and taking the pencil, in, say three
minutes, returned the following: “16.552944-
149.” I believe there is an error in about the
7th decimal, although neither of us went over it
again to find it. He could have detected it quick
as thought had he tried.
1 asked him the product of 1-14X7.654? He
instantly replied 1-1308. I asked him the square
root of 5? He instantly replied 2 236067, say
ing he had a “lot” of them in his memory and
did not have to cast them.
I gavehim,the followingquestions: The square
of 465? He said “216225.” The cube of 26?
He answered 17576. 1 asked him if I might
try him on the 4th power? He said yes, if I
would not go beyond two figures. I asked him
the fourth power of 75. His eye whirled, and
he sprang like an arrow to the door, hung by
one hand to the door post, and came, in say
three-fourths of a minute, and replied, "thirty
one millions six hundred and forty thousand six
hundred and twenty-five, (31,640,625.) His fa
ther asked him to verity that with a pencil ?
He replied, “it is just as well to take the cube
ot 75 from the book and multiply it by 75, and
75 is 3-4 of 100, add two ciphers, multiply by 3
and divide by 4;” all of which was done as
quickly as I have written it, and with the same
result as before. I asked him what were the
factors ot 7640? He instantly said “40X191
or 20X382, or 2X3820, or 5X1528.” I asked
him the factors ot the decimals 0.7854? He
immediately said, it is not regular, it will take
a double factor 1.1X1.7X0.6X07;” which as
1 wrote down I omitted the points before the 6
and 7, and he instantly took the pencil and made
them himselt.
As he had performed all these in his head, I
was desirous of knowing what his process was.
I therefore gave him a sum of four figures to be
multiplied by another of four figures, on the
slate. He took the first figure and run it through
as we do from right to left, and then wrote the
second line back again from left to right, and so
on. He did not multiply one figure of the mul
tiplicand by itself, but always two; e. g. in the
case I gave him the multiplicand was 5642, and
the left hand figure ot the multiplier was 3, and
instead of saying 3 times 2 are 6. and setting it
under the 2, he said 3 times 56 is 168, which he
wrote in its proper place, but recorded it 169,
because the next figure being 4 he knew there
roust be one to carry; he then said 3 times 42 is
126, and the one having already been recorded,
he wrote the 26 at the right of the ether, thus,
16926. Bls calculations entirely outstrip the
capability of his pencil to record them.
1 tried to make his parents feel that he was a
treasure lent. The mother evidently felt it so,
but the lather seemed unwilling to yield the
fond beliefthat he might become as wonderful a
man as he surely is a child. At all events, I
cannot but feel as isl have seen something ot
what we yet may be when mortality shall have
been swallowed up of life.
GEORGE DENNISON.
Royaltan, Vermont, August 2,1845.
Bank Note Lyric. —The Commercial Bank
of Albany a few days since received one ot its
own notes with the following endorsement on
the back of it:
Bank notes, ills said, once gold guineas defied
To swim in the torrent of trade's swelling tide ;
But ore they arrived at the opposite bank,
The notes loudly cried, •- help! cash-us !we sink
That paper should sink, and that guineas should swim 1
™ a V appeal to some folks a ridiculous whim ■
But ere they condemn, let them hear this suggestion—
In pun making, gravity's out of the questiof
Forgetfulness.—A writer in the Boston
Atlas relates the following:—A Connecticut
lady, who was in the habit of always leaving
something or other behind her, whenever she
went on a journey, was not long since promised
by her husband the present of a handsome shawl
if on the occasion of her leaving home the next
day, she carried everything she wanted with
her. The lady of course exerted herself to the
utmost, and the pair set off towards the place
of their destination. Theyhadnot proceeded a
mile, however, when the lady exhibited symp
toms, of fidgetiness, as usual, and on her hus
band’s inquiring as to the cause, she exclaimed
in a fright, “Goodness gracious! I forgot the
baby." So the shawl was lost forthat time.
Rvm and its Results.—The Albany Knick
erbocker says: “It is stated that the present
disGleries in the United States ia
10,400; the number of gallons of distilled li
quors, distilled annually, is 41,502,607, which
if sold at 20 cents per gallon, would produce
88,000,000 ; 4,000,000 of quarrels; half a mil
lion of assaults and batteries; one hundred
thousand thefts; eight hundred suicides, and
about one hundred murders.
Qlljronidc anir Sentinel.
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Georgia Rail Road Stock.—A sale of the
stock of this company was made last week at
90 dollars per share, cash.
Commerce and Free Trade.
The National Magazine, one of the ablest
commercial periodicals of the age, declares its
interminable dissent to the free trade doctrine,
that commerce if left alone, will regulate itself. It
insists that “a protected industry and a flourish
ing commerce are inseparable;” that, “acting
in harmony, they exhibit a national strength
which nothing can weaken, a substantial pros
perity which nothing can diminish;” and that,
in “sustaining asthey do the truest interests of
th* country, they ar* the best security for the
maintenance of its honor and independence.”
It says:
Commerce is a human institution, and, like
all other sublunary pursuits, must be subject to
human laws. It is a contradiction in terms to
speak of any institution that will regulate itsell;
and, as it appears to us, more so of commerce
than ot any other. Its very existence pre-sup-
and, as is very well known, fflSSWaUons have
separate and varied customs, manners, laws
and regulations. Inhabiting different climates,
and possessing in infinite variety the physical
gilts of nature and the power and means of pros
perity and happiness from intellectual endow
ment and its improvement,nations, like individu
als, have separate interests, which they are bound
to cultivate in the manner most to their individual
advantage. While we do not deny that a com
mercial harmony may be brought from out of
these various interests, we must unequivocally
declare our conviction that this can only be the
result not only of laws and regulations, but also
ot experience, to test their value and fitness;
and if we do not deceive ourselves we shall
show that the history of commerce, from its
earliest period, proves incontestably that upon
no subject has the human mind been more
brought into action; none has been the cause
of more legislation; and, to the present hour,
the necessity of every effort of the highest intel
ligence is required to investigate the manifold
relations brought about by the commercial in
terests of a country—more indeed than is neces
sary for any other pursuit in which a communi
ty may be engaged.
•**' * * *
Where is imperial Rome? Where Venice?
Pisa? Genoa? Where are Lubeck, Rostock,
Wismar, and other Hanse Towns? once the
mistresses of the seas! Where are Spain and
Portugal? the discoverers of the passage to
India by the Cape of Good Hope, and the first
settlers of the New World!
These questions answer themselves. Their
prosperity and glory have departed, because
they had no stable foundation in their domestic
industry, but were the mere distributors of the
treasures of others.
“Pittsburgh,” says the Chronicle of that
city, “ has risen from her ashes; and where so
lately all was desolation, now activity and
bustle and the hum of business are seen and
heard.” The editor of the Chronicle says that
he counted a few days ago two hundred and
eight warehouses, dwellings and manufactu
ring establishments re-built and re-occupied
since the great conflagration. In addition to
this number there are about five hundred build
ings in different stages of progress, from the
laying the foundations to the putting on of the
last finishing touches ot the painter’s brush.
Among the buildings nearly completed are two
hotels of the largest class, and a large number
of splendid warehouses on Wood, Market and
Water streets. “We wish,” remarks the
Chronicle, “that the kind hearted friends in all
parts of the country, who so generously came
to our assistance, could pass through the burnt
district and see the great work which they have
aided us to accomplish. Our city re-built is
- --.wnne monument that our gratitude -
can erect to their generosity.”
Fire.—A Fire broke out, on Saturday eve
ning last, says the Charleston Courier of yester
day, about half past nine o’clock, in the tene
ment building situate on the east side of King,
just below Wentworlh-sireet, and occupied by
Mr. John Thompson, seedsman, and by Mr.
Charles Pemble, as a dry goods store. The
progress of the flames was soon arrested by the
timely exertions of our efficient fire department,
but the stocks of goods in both stores have been
very much injured, both by the fire and the con
tinued stream of water poured into the building
from the engines. Mr. Pemble was insured for
$3,500 in the Hartford Agency of this city, and
Mr. Thompson «2,000 in the same office. The
fire originated in the tenement occupied by Mr.
Pemble, but from what cause we have been
unable to learn.
Progress of Population in New York.—
1 here has been received at Albany returns of
the new census from 298 wards and towns of
New York, the aggregate ot which is 1,277,-
101; which is an increase of 145,789 since 1840
in the same places. These returns include the
several agricultural districts in the western
counties, which have decreased in population
during the past five years. They embrace
about one-third of the wards and towns in the
State. A proportionate increase in the remain
der of the State, says the New York True Sun,
would give a population of 2,Boo,ooo—which
is 200,000 more than was anticipated; not
withstanding the insinuation of one of our
Cincinnati contemporaries that we would find
ourselvesdisappointed in our earlier expecta
tion. .
New-York Cotton Market.—The Tribune
ot the 2d inst., P. M., says:—The active de
mand for cotton still continues, and the sales to
day are fully 3000 bales at full prices. The
market is well sustained, and has a tendency
to advance. Holders are not pressing their
stocks on the market, and only sell when full
rates are offered. The news by the Cambria is
looked for to-morrow, and some of the transac
tions lately have been in anticipation of more
favorable accounts.
Thf. Mormons.—We learn, says the St.
Louis American ot the26tb ult., that the Mor
mons have returned to Nauvoo, from their en
campment near Warsaw; and that the “ old set
tlers,” who fled from Warsaw, have returned.
The excitement in the neighboring counties is
intense. The Governor has issued proclama
tions urging the people to quell the disturbances.
Some of the counties are raising troops, whilst
others are holding meetings and resolving to ex
terminate the Mormons.
Another account says: Information from
Warsaw, Illinois, up to the 24th ult., states that
peace reigned throughout Hancock county.
The citizens of Warsaw, who fled for safety on
the approach of the Mormons, had returned.
The citizens of Keokuk were, at the last ac
counts, raising a company ot men to drive the
Mormons from Sugar Creek settlement, in Lee
county, lowa. The citizens of Fort Madison
were determined to prevent the return ot the
Mormons who had left Augusta, lowa Territo
ry, for the purpose of aiding their brethren in
Hancock county.
Firefroof Roofing —The New York Cou
rier says that a great improvement in roofing
has lately been effected, which is well worthy
of the attention of builders, owners and insu
rance companies. The roofs alluded to have
the advantage of being proof against Jire, water
amt rust. The material used is the patent
galvanized tinned plate, with which the new
houses of Parliament and many other public
edifices in England are covered. It has also
been used in N. York upon Grace Church and
many of the finest private edifices there, and has
been found superior to any other material. The
galvanized plates are greatly superior to com
mon tin or iron in point ot durability, and are
guaranteed to stand in good order for many
i years. The addition of the fireproof feature,
however, is recent. This is effected by putting
a thick layer of cement between the plank and
the metal—thus making it impossible for fire
falling upon the roof to ignite the timbers.
i The Abolitionists of Massachusetts, at their
‘ Convention held at the Tremont Temple in
Boston, on Tuesday, nominated Samuel S.
‘ Bewail, as their candidate for Governor, and
Elihu Burritt, the “Learned Blacksmith,” for
, Lieut. Governor.
Late and Interesting from Bhchvs Ayres.
By the ship Brutus, Capt. Adams, we have
Buenos Ayres papers to July 26th, and a letter
of Aug. 2d, as follows:
Buenos Ayres, 2d August, 1845.
The negotiations of the English and French
Ministers Plenipotentiary had a very abrupt
termination on the 31st July, by the two Lega
tions receiving their passports. Consequently
all diplomatic intercourse has ceased.
The step that led to this result, was the de
mand on the part of the Ministers that the
Argentine army be withdrawn from the territory
of the Republic ot the Uruguay. As this de
mand was made without any guarantee on the
part of the Ministers of the withdrawal of the
French underarms in Montevideo, and virtu
ally sustaining the present government in Mon
tevideo, which is entirely French and English,
there being only 211 native citizens underarms
against the Argentine Government, —the Ar
gentine Governmant replied that they could not
withdraw the army ; that the entire Republic
was quite in possession ot the legal President;
and that a Congress, according to the constitu
tion, would assemble at the Buceo on the Ist
August; that the 211 men under arms in Mon
tevideo, could not be balanced with 14,113 men
under arms under their legal President:
The great majority of the citizens of the
Republic are in favor of, and have taken arms
under, General Oribe, the legal President; and
it is most unjust that to please a parcel of
English and French speculators, the two
Ministers insist upon establishing their Gover
nment. An immediate blockade of this port is
now ended.
A daily dg^and
the returns Of the Argentine Con- j
federation arms, of |
d'AS.-.;.- rd ■.■-.e ’LL "8., Mr.'
Brent, has protested agaiasrftw' frtrefierence ot
the European nations in the politics ot American
Republics.
Yours in haste, A. C.
The British Packet contains a notice from
Capt. Hotham, of the Br. steamer Gorgan, of
fering to British residents at B. A. the means
of embarkation, should they desire it.
Capt. A. says business at B. A. was at a
stand; the paper currency was depreciated,—a
silver dollar being worth from sl3 to ®l6 paper,
and a doubloon S2OB to $250. *
Capt. A. mentions a report that the dispute
was likely to be adjusted, but saying nothing
could be depended on. The above letter is of
the very latest date, and from an intelligent
source, but intimates no expectation of an ar
rangement.
The B. A. government were pressing men in
the country. It was reported that on some farms
all the mules were taken, and the cattle suffered
to roam at large. Produce had risen in value
and but little was offered for sale.— Jour. Com.
From British Guiana.— We have received a
file of the Georgetown Gazette to the 4th insr.
The period since our last advices had not
been productive of events of much importance,
if we except the prevalence of an epidemic
disorder, which has appeared in the shape of
fever, mixed with pulmonary attacks, and has
carried off several invalids. Those who have
suffered from it describe it as being accompa
nied with severe pains in the joints and head,
with sickness of stomach, loss of appetite, and
violent colds. There are few who have not
been troubled more or less with colds; but were
this epidemic has attacked persons with se
verity, it seems to have assumed the type of
cholera, or some other sort of plague, in a
mitigated form. The present time of the year
is usually attended with considerable insalu
brity in the colony.
Great solicitation is felt in consequence of
the non-arrival of Hill-Coolies from the East.
Unless extensive measures of immediate im
migration are taken, it is thought impossible to
place society on a wholesome and satisfactory
footing. Several small vessels had arrived with
Portuguese emigrants from the island of Ma
deira, but the supply of labor falls very far
short of the demand.— lbid.
From the Charleston Patriot.
Public Meeting.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citi
zens of Charleston, was held in the City Hall,
at 1 o’clock, Saturday. His Honor,the Mayor,
was called to the Chair, and B. C. Pressly, Esq.,
appointed Secretary. After the reading’ ot the
call for the meeting by the Mayor, Col. Gads
den rose, and in an able and eloquent manner,
supported the object ot the proposed connection
of Charleston with the West, by railways;
Col. G. concluded by offering the following re
solutions, which were seconded by R. Yeadon,
Esq., in an enthusiastic speech, and were unani
mously adopted:
and the Neck have witnessed with the deepest
interest the late enthusiastic movements in Ten
nessee on the construction of Railroads to con
nect with those now completed, and in progress,
in South Carolina and Georgia.
2. Resolved, That the newly projected rail
way from Nashville to Chattanooga, the termi
nus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad on
the Tennessee river; and the revival of the long
conceived project of our gifted Elliott, of a con
nection by railroad with the Mississippi at
Memphis, merit and receive a hearty response
from the citizens of South Carolina, as calcu
lated in the results to realize all the social, po
litical, and commercial consequences to this
State, once so eloquently enforced in the pro
ject of a railroad to Cincinnati.
3. Resolved, That ths citizens of South Caro
lina will continue, as they have, to co-operate
ardently with those of their sister State of Geor
gia, and now with lhese new friendly allies in
Tennessee, until all obstructions to a free, so
cial and commercial intercourse by Railways
are removed between Savannah and Charleston,
and the Mississippi at Memphis, and the Cum
betland at Nashville.
4. Resolved, That Delegates ought to be ap
pointed at this meeting to represent this section
of the State in the important interests which
will be embraced in the deliberations of the
Convention to be held at Memphis on the 12th
of November next.
5. Resolved, That we recommend that simi
lar meetings be held in each of the Districts ot
South Carolina to express the feelings of their
respective citizens on the Railroad extensions
projected, and to nominate delegates to repre
sent them at the Convention to be held at Mem
phis.
6. Resolved, That his Excellency Wm. Aiken
be particularly requested to nominate Iwo dele
gates from the State at large to represent her
interests on the leading questions which are to
form the subjects of deliberation and action at
the Memphis Convention.
7. Resolved, that the thanks of this city and
of the Neck are due, and cordially tendered to
Dr. J. Overton, of Nashville, for the zeal he has
manifested on the important project ot a rail
road to that city; and for the able and eloquent
exposition, in his address, ofthe great public
benefits to be derived from drawing closer to
gether, the harmonious ties of a people of com
mon rights, common interests and common
sympathies.
8. Resolved, That a Committee of Corres
pondence be appointed by this meeting to confer
and co-operate with the citizens of Tennessee
in all measures calculated to promote the suc
cess of the Railroads which have been pro
jected.
9. Resolved, That this meeting entertain the
same favorable views towards the recent move
ments in North Carolina, having for its object
the exiension of the South Carolina Railroad
in that direction, and that the citizens of that
State will co-operate as heartily with the citi
zens of North Carolina, as they will with those
of Tennessee and Alabama, in promoting the
success of the projected Railroad enterprize in
these States.
After the adoption of these resolutions, on
motion of the Hon. Ker Boyce, they were or
dered to be published.
The following Committees were appointed
by the Mayor, under the resolutions adopted by
the meeting.
Committee of Twenty-Jive.— His Honor, the
Mayor, Col. Gadsden, J. L. Petigru, Hon. K
Boyce, Col. J. S. Ashe, J. Adger, H. Bailey,
VV. Dearing, H. Gourdin, W. C. Gatewood,
W. Gregg, E. Sebring, C. Magwood, Col. W.
S. King, J. Bowie, Major A. Black, G. Bryce,
S. P. Ripley, A. H. Mazyek, Col. Hampton,
M. C. Mordecai, J. D. B. Deßow, W. H.
Trescott, S. Y. Tupper, and L A. Edmonston.
Comnnfteeof Thirteen.— A. Huger, Chairman;
W. G. Grayson, L. Bowie, H. R. Banks, W.
C. Gatewood, G. Cameron, J. N. Cardozo, W.
Adger, W.C. Dukes, J. K. Robinson, Dr. M.T..
Mendenhall, R.. Yeadon and M. C. Mordecai.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Peach Trade.—The New York Tri
bune says:—Of the immense amount of the
Peach busihess in New York we have already
spoken. A single orchard (the Reybolds in
Delaware) supplied us during the month of Au
gust alone with 63,334 baskets [a basket is a
short half bushel] and in September probably
more than half as many—making about 100,000
baskets from them alone. They have under
yield 1090 acres of ground, containing 117,720
trees. They send their fruit directly here by
steamboat, and are making arrangements to
supply Boston next year in the same way.
Calculating from all the facts we have been
able to gather, we estimate the quantity of
Peaches sold in New York during the present
season at say 12,000 baskets per day for forty
days— making a total 0f 480,000 baskets. This
we are certain is a small estimate. The price
has ranged from 75 cents Io S 3 per basket, and
we believe will average from SI 25 to $1 50—
making a sum not under three-quarters of a
million paid by the citizens of New York in a
season for the single article ot Peaches.
WOMAN'S! LOVE
BY A SISTER or MRS. RENANS.
Mell cannot love as women do; they may
Be all lievotedne.a, and seem to live
And breathe but in the idol's sight; may look
On all things she has touched as sanctified ;
May think other all day-dream all the night
Os her fair face and her remembered voice;
Be feverish—maddened into jealousy,
If she but have a smile that is not theirs ;
May be lured back to tenderness again
By a kind word ; may linger on her steps —
Hang on her smiles—but still they cannot love
As women de. Their love is but a dream,
A witchery -an enchantment—and it dies.
Leaving, perchance, some little lingering light
On the horizon of their thoughts, but not
The gloryand the beauty of its dawn 1
But her's— if it be dreamy.never dream
Had such reality. It doth imbue
The very essence of her life—doth tinge
Her heart, her soul, her deeds,her words—doth clothe
Its object with all radiance, and then worship
The glory it hath made ; it doth endure
As a fixed star that sets not. 'Tie her world :
Time cannot change it—it defielh lime ;
Borrow doth fail to dim it—like the fire,
That burns the brighter for some sprinkled drops,
Tears do but feed its flame. Neglect, unkindness—
They only prove its truth. Would the smooth cheek
Be pale and withered—the rich hair turn grey—
The lip he parched and fevered—the eye dim,
In the Neglected—if her love could die?
From Mrs. Child’s Letters from New-York.
Thrilling sketch.
An extraordinary incident that occurred in
the family ot the authoress, when the yellow
fever prevailed like a plague in Boston, will
powerfully interest the reader.
A Romance in Real Life.—One of my fa
ther’s brothers, residing in Boston at that time,
became a victim to the pestilence. When the
first symptoms appeared, his wife sent the chil
dren into the country, and herseif remained to
attend upon him. Her friends warned her
against such rashness. They told her it would
be death to her, and no benefit to him, for he
would soon be too ill to know who attended upon
him. These arguments made no impression on
her affectionate heart. She felt that it would be
a long life of satisfaction to her to know who
attended upon him, if Ac did not. She accord
ingly staid and watched him with unremitting
care. This, however, did not avail lo save him.
He grew worse and worse, and finally died.
Those who wept round wi'.h the death carts had
visited the chamber, and seen that the end was
near. They now came to take the body. His
wife refused to let it go. She told me she never
to accojmt for it, but though he was
there on
pßH|bd that life was not extinct. The men
I by the force of her convictions,
tfiobgn their own teason was opposed to it.
The half hour again came round, and again
was heard lhe solemn words, “Bring out your
dead.” The wife again resisted their importu
nities; but this time the men were more resa
lute. They said the duty assigned to them was
a painful one, but the health of the city required
punctual obedience to the orders they received ;
if they expected the pestilence to abate, it must
be by a prompt removal of the dead, and imme
diate fumigation of the infected apartments.
She pleaded and pleaded, and even knelt to
them in an agony of tears, continually saying,
“I am sure he is not dead.” The men repre
sented the utter absurdity of such an idea; but
finally, overcome by her tears, again departed.
With trembling haste she renewed her efforts to
restore him. She raised his head, rolled his
limbs in hot flannel, and placed hot onions on
his feet. The dreadful half hour again came
round, and found him as cold and rigid as ever.
She renewed her entreaties so desperately, that
the men began to think a little gentle force
would be necessary. They accordingly attempt
ed lo remove the body against her will ; but she
threw herself upon it and clung to it with such
frantic strength, that they could not easily loosen
her grasp. Impressed by the remarkable ener
gy of her will, they relaxed their efforts. To
all their remonstrances she answered, “If you
bury him you shall bury me with him.” At
last by dint of reasoning on the necessity of the
case, they obtained from her a promise, that, if
he showed no signs of life before they again
came round, she would make no further oppo
sition to the removal.
Having gained this respite, she hung the
watch upon the bed-post, and renewed her efforts
with redoubled zeal. She placed kegs of hot
water about him, forced brandy between his
teeth, breathed into his nostrils, and held harts
horn to his nose, but still the body lay motion
less and cold. She lonoed anxiously at the
watch; in five minutes the promised half hour
would expire, anr. those dreadful voices wculd
be heard, passing through the street. Hopeless
ness catne over her; she dropped the head she
had been sustaining; her hand trembled violent
ly; and the hartshorn she had been holding was
spilled on the pallid face. Accidentally, the
position of the head had become slightly tipped
backward, and the powerful liquid flowed into
his nostrils. Instantly there was a short quick
gasp—a struggle—his eyes opened; and when
the deathmen came again, they found him sit
ting up in the bed. He is still alive and has
njoyed unusually gtod health.
Beacon Course—American Pedestrfanlsm
again Triumphant!
The foot race between William Jackson (the
American Deer) recently from England, and
Wm. Barlow—a youth of 18 years, native of
Williamsburg, L. 1., came off yesterday after
noon on the Beacon Course, and was attended
by a large concourse of spectators, estimated at
ncm three to four thousand. The race was lor
? 1 ’ ov ‘77"“ ml, e heat. The men appeared in
front of the stand kmd jn tlteß before 4, p. m.,
stripped lor the work, each being with
the exception ot shoes and short drawers,
reaching half way to the knee.
At the start Barlow won the inside, and after
running a short distance took the lead, keeping
about one pace ahead to the quarter, when he
began to leave his antagonist, and down the
back stretch widened the gap considerably.
Jackson, however, made good his loss ere com
ing to the stand, which he passed jest ahead in
4:50.
In the second mile Barlow soon regained his
place, but lost it again down the straight course
between the quarter and half. Rounding the
turn, he once more led the race, and came in
winner in 9:44J. Jackson giving up the con
test after passing the draw.
The result of this match greatly disappointed
the numerous friends ot Jackson,' who was de
cidedly the favorite at starling. They freely
bet 100 to 60 in his favor, and lost large sums of
money, estimated to amount to SIO,OOO. Both
parties appeared in good condition.
We heard, upon the ground, from those con
versant with such affairs, that Jackson laid out
every dollar that he could raise to come to this
country about four months since, confident of
beating any American who could be started
against him. This was the third race, as he
ran once before over the Beacon Course, beat
ing Gildersleeve and others in a ten mile race,
and once a five mile race, which he also ran.
He has at last found his match.—At. Y. True
Sun.
Robbery in the Post Office.—Drafts and
notes to the amount ot between fifteen and six
teen thousand dollars, have been extracted from
letters deposited in the Post Office in this city
by Noah Lee. the Cashier of the Exchange
Bank. It appears that they were deposited in
the Post Office on Friday evening, directed to
one of the New York Banks. They were on
several individuals in that city ; one of the
largest was on Drew, Robinson & Co. of Wall
street, which we understood was presented and
paid, and also some of the others. Two or
three ot the drafts that were required to he en
dorsed, were returned through the Post Office,
to the Cashier, which was the first intimation
he had of the robbery.— Albany Knick.
The Holy Thorn.—lt is said there still
exists a thorn in Palastine known among the
botanists by the name of Spmo. Chnsti, or
Thorn of Christ, and supposed to be the shrub
which afforded the crown worn by our Saviour
before his crucifixion. It must have been very
fit for the purpose, for it has many sharp prick
les, and well adapted to give pain; it is thought
not improbable that the enemies of the Messiah
chose it from its similarity to the plant with
which Emperors and Generals were accustom
ed to be crowned, so that there might be deri
sion, insult, and calumny meditated in the very
act of punishment.
A merchant in Richmond, Va , named James
H. Jun, has been arrested on a charge of
forgery. It is said that he procured about
SIO,OOO from the three Banks ot Richmond
with forged notes of merchants of that city and
Charlottesville. The Enquirer states that the
Banks have secured themselves, to a certain
extent, by the seizure of goods in the posses
sion of Jury.
Scraps of Curious Information.—ln Hay
den’s Dictionary of dates it is stated, on the au
thority of Hardie’s America, that Bees were
not originally natives of New England. but
were introduced frto Boston by the English in
1670, and have since spreadover the whole con
tinent.
In 1724 a woman was presented to the Czar
Peter 1., having a I eard which measured a yard
and a half in length.
There have been at least two duels fought in
England ny clergymen: and in both cases the
reverend combatants were victorious. On the
18th of June, 1783, the Rev. Mr. Allen fought
with Lloyd Dulany, and killed him. The Rev.
Mr. Hodson faught with Mr. Grady in August,
1827, when the latter was wounded.
The author of “The Crescent and the Cross”
informs us that “the Nubians made two kinds
of intoxicating drink, one called raki, and the
other boozy.” The first is perhaps a kind of
champaign, to which, rakish young men are
much addicted among ourselves; the other
must be a sleepy liquor like beer.
Too Observant.—“ Father, I heard you sav
in the railroad car yesterday, that you are in
favor of low fairs.”
“I am.”
“ I thought so, for I saw you kissing our short
servant girl this morning.”
Husbandry. —A man witq elevea daughters
was lately complaining to a friend that he found
it hard to live.
"You must husband your time,” said the
other, “and then you’ll do well enough.”
“I conlddo mucli belter,” was the reply, “if
I could husband my daughters.”
WEDNESDAY MORNIm. OCT. 8.
The Election./
Below we subjoin the offiwl vote of Rich
mond county on Monday fol Governor and
members of the Legislature, xdfch cannot fail
to be in lhe highest degree Hfeying to Gov.
Crawford and his numerouj^nds—for whe
ther successful or not, such a fldiet from the
vicinage, cannot be other thaWtiurce of heart
felt gratification to him perfiSily.
Governor. ■’**?' HtitMP’ 1 ' Total
gusto. ver’s ner’s. ’
Crawford... 560 50 50.A57 29 717
McAllister . . 409 11 23 1 8 23 471
Senator. ..
Mi'lers23 47
KErRESSNTATIVBn. .
Jenirins497 47 4-f 48 25 664
Rhodes47B 53 :. 47 21 650
Guieu 4oo 3 ; 24>- 9 23 459
Skinner 3Ro 7
J - Those in italics are
“A Georgian” hasresnmrb his “hints” and
suggestions in reference to Manufactures at
the South, in to-day's paper, the first ot which
our readers will recollectjMjkjMMjshcil some
time since in the formfrom the
North, where lhe writerflK^^Bojouruing,
making his observatior^HjgMttfe Factories
ot New England, the we are
promised al the
The Canal
case, in which it the col
lection of the Canal ■B|||fe®>e made before
his ll.nioi Judge Sb ncx’.
morrow,) at lhe
River wrs order
and rising we now
(1 itu-rtng prospect
The Charleston is the title
of a new daily paper just dtl in
i
Mr. C. has been long connoted
of Charleston, andb,rings tqihe task
perience and distinguished ability, united with
those courtesies in the conduct of the press
which contribute to render his vocation agreea
ble and the influence of the press controling and
efficient. ~
Cocntebfeit.—We have been shown a
counterfeit $5 bill on the Branch Stale Bank at
Athens, letter A., payable to T. Hancock, dated
24th July, (year torn out,) signed W. B. Bul
loch, Prest., A. Porter, Cashier. The engra
ving same as lhe genuine, bin badly executed.
The signatures are a sac simile. The bill was
much worn.
The Methodist Church, on the confines
of Virginia and Ohio, seems to be ajtheatre for
the display of any other feelings than those
which the holy religion they profess inculcates.
Such scenes enacted by those who profess lo be
lhe meek and humble followers of Christ, but
betray how little true religion is experienced by
the actors. This however is an every day oc
currence in all church dissentions, andisequally
prejudicial to the cause of religion as disgrace
ful to those engaged in them, who might well
learn examples of forbearance, forgiveness and
charity from those who never made the slighest
profession of a change of heart. We have been
led to the above remarks by the following notice
which we find io the Cincinnati Gazette:
Another Affair at Parkersburgh, Va.— The
Marietta Intelligeneergivesan account of some
recent violent movements at Parkersburgh, de
signeo to frighten awav the Rev. John Dillon,
assigned by the late Ohio Conference to that
station. Rev. A. Brown bad been stationed
there, and suggested Mr. Dillion as his suc
cessor, on the ground that although the congre
gation was about equally.jlivided on the separa
tion of the Church into North and South, yet
those who wished to remain with the Church
North, desired a preacher from Ohio.
Before Mr. Dillon came, an old board of
Trustees, some of whom had resigned, and some
had ceased to be members of the Cnurch, held
a meeting and resolved that they would not re
ceive any preacher sent from the Ohio Con
ference. Mr. Dillon arrived and was threaten
ed with a mob. On Sunday he found the doors
of the Church closed upon him, but obtained
possession, and, amidst great noise and distur
bance from a crowd of persons round the house
and in the basement, preached.
On Monday the citizens at iarge held an in
dignation meeting, when a committee ot sixty
was appointed to wait upon Mr. Dillon and
notify him that unless he left town before the
next Saturday, he woqld be forcibly removed I
Hisjdecision is not known, nor is the result.
In the mean time, Brown, theirformer preach
er, who had returned there for his family, was
threatened with a coat of tar and feathers, but
left before it was prepared. Neither of these
preachers are charged with being abolitionists,
but the people would not allow the Church to
have a preacher from Ohio.
Another Anti-Renter CoNvtCTED.---The
trial of Van Steenburgh, indicted for murder in
having been concerned in the affair in which
Sheriff Steele lost his life, while attempting to
carry into effect the provisions of the law, to
collect rents, has resulted in a verdict of Guilty.
He was defended with great ability, and the trial
is universally conceded to have been eminently
fair, candid and patient. His case was the first
on the list of those indicted for participating in
the tragedy at Andes.
The following remarks, against the most re
prehensible practice ol carrying concealed wea
pons about the person, are entitled to the se
rious consideration of those to whom they may
apply:
Concealed Weapons— Unless a man has
the most perfect command of himself—sure of
it—under all possible circumstances of excite
ment and provocation—unless he is positive
that his blood can never overthrow his judg
ment, and that sick or well—drunk or sober
some men will get drunk—assailed or assailing
—his reason must always predominate over his
passions—be had better leave his bowie knife,
sword-cane, or patent revolvers at home, and
go forth into the world with nothing about him
but nature’s weapon’s—his hands—and if they
are not enough, u hy then, persaps, his legs will
answer. But, in all seriousness, you are safer
without that ugly instrument in your pocket—
you, my young friend oi fever-heat—a great
deal safer than you are with it—inasmuch as it
is better sometimes to endure insult and even
outrage, than to stand the chance, suddenly and
unexpectedly, of finding your hands imbrued in
blood and your soul laden with crime that will
embitter all your future life with remorse. In
the first place, no man can be disgraced but by
himselt—we are perfectly satisfied of that—su
perior strength may fell him to the earth—but
a disparity of muscular power is not disgrace—
and then again, admitting that the emergency
may arise when it will be proper to resort to ex
treme measures of self-defence—for we do not
deny that there are such in the best regulated
communities—still, in the proportion of a hun
dred to one, your deadly weapon is dangerous
y at hand, in moments when jt should not be
resorted to, though lb l e"Tfff l of rage will
prompt to use it. Think, therefore, we beg of
you—as yon deoosit those means of death about
your person and go forth into the turmoil of ex
istence, that happy and innocent as you are
now, the lapse of an hour may behold you a
self-condemned mnrderer—not punished by
law, perhaps—but blasted in public estimation
—accursed in your own thought—wishing, in
very agony of soul, that the victim were your
self. Not possible? But it is possible—ay,
and probable—we read of it every day—there
are hundreds of evidences that it is both possi
ble and probable; and they that rely too much
on their self-control in this particular, will find
themselves deceived. And besides, as to man
liness-courage—confidence in himself—yes, as
to honor, too—who has the highest claims to
these—the man who walks without concealed
advantages of ar;ft, hidden, secreted, out ol
sight and unsuspected?—ls there not fear in the
very fact?—lf weapons must be worn, let them
be worn legally, in the lace of the sun. Neal’s
Gazette.
Thunder in the Copper Region-—lt is
stated as a singular fact, that in the neighbor
hood of the Lake Superior Copper Mines, in
the Porcupine mountains, from a hill six miles
from La Point, comes a sound like repeated
discharges ot artillery, which, on clear days,
is heard distinctly. The Agent ofthe American
Fur Company once imagined the noise to pro
ceed from a schooner belonging to the Com
pany, in distress, and sent a boat to the rescue.
The Porcupine mountains are fifty miles from
La Point. It is supposed there must be zinc,
and other metals incorporated in the copper,
and closed up in the mountains, which give
out the sounds. The Indians have a tradition
that this sound, with which they are familiar,
is the angry voice of the Great Spirit, enraged
that the copper should be disturbed, and for
this reason, although familiar with the location
of rich beds, they retuse to reveal this know
ledge.
The transportation of coal on the Reading
Kailroad is now at the rate of one hundred
thousand tons per month. The receipts of the
Company during the weekending on the 20th
ult. were $31,535 30—an increase over the cor
responding week last year of nearly one hundred
J per cent.
For the Chronicle and. Sentinel.
No. 2.
Mb. Editor :—A capitalist having determin
ed to invest his means in a cotton factory, would,
if wise, employ a competent engineer and archi
tect to lay out his waler-courses, construct his
mills and arrange the driving machinery. Then
again let it be recollected, that every man who
can work well under lhe direction of another, is
not necessarily a workman capable of carrying
out a work successfully by himself In the em
ployment of Northern men especially, Southern
ers should keep this in view in every branch of
business, and not least in building permanent
edifices.
To avoid the necessity of making alterations,
which are always costly, a well considered plan
of each particular part of the work, including
the places for the machines, shafts, pulleys, &c.,
should be drawn, and an estimate of expenses
carefully made. It will always be sale to add
in the calculation twenty-five per cent, to the
most liberal estimate of the prices of material
and lhe quantity ot labor necessary to complete
the work. After determining to enter into the
business of manufacturing upon one’s own re
sources, the first step should be to devote a few
months to lhe study of lhe northern factories.
One possessed of a general knowledge of ma
chinery, and a certain skill in drawing, might
by industrious study in the different departments
in three months obtain a very correct idea of
what is to be done, and how it is to be done,
besides many valuable hints of the manner of
economising in small matters. It is in the dif
ference of management, in these small matters,
more than any thing else, that we may, perhaps,
look for an explanation of the unequal profits
made by differenHactories. Into all these things
an individual about engaging in the business
would inquire, but in the establishment of com
names, Lhe-w- -are- are*fe|awihj*sA*-ve potential
I voices in deciding the eharae'er of the impor/n <.i
talc* titan for
1 manner i a which factories are cahsltmeted and
managed. To such the following remarks may
be useful.
Suppose it be determined to build a factory of
five thousand spindles on a certain spot, the
heallhfulness of which renders it a safe place of
residence for laborers, lhe whole year round.
The first thing should be to ascertain whether
the quantity of water be sufficient to keep tip lhe
speed of the machinery through all seasons ol
the year. The experiment should be made at
the dryesl time.
In Lowelljihe falls are 30 and 17 feet. On the
first, twenty-five feet, and on the second sixly
feel, of water per second, affords a power suffi
cient to drive 4500 spindles, with the prepara
tion necessary to spin and weave. Where the
power is sufficient, the dead spindle is preferred,
but it is thought that for mule spinning not much
more than half the power would be required.
The mule yarn is said to be the best for fine
stuffs andprinting cloths, but the strongest yarn
being made by the throstles, they would be pre
ferred at the South.
In one of the mills al Lowell which carries
about 8,000 spindles, and uses about fifty cubic
feet ot water per second upon a thirty feet
wheel, with a fall of thirty feet, the wheel is 24
feet long, but is divided into two pans. In ano
ther the (all being 17 feet, the wheel is sixty
feet long, but is divided into three parts. The
shafts of the wheels are generally of Georgia
pine, though iron is preferred. In Lowell, the
wheels are generally directly in the centre of
the mill, though one or two have them at the
end. This leaves the lower story entire for
machinery. Inbuildinga factor)’, a saw mill
with a planing machine attached, will soon pay
tor itself, and should be near every establish
ment ot the kind.
The water power required to spin alone is
four fifths of that required to spin and weave.
These general remarks will enable one to
form an idea of the fall and quantity of water
required—the size of the wheel and the breadth
of canal required for a mill of 5000 spindles.
In my next I will give a “hint” concerning the
size and manner of building adopted at the
North generally. A GEORGIAN.
Kentucky Annual Methodist Conference.
This body adjourned on Friday night after a
session ot nine days.
But one society in the whole conference has
formally refused to adhere to the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and that is the socie
ty at Augusta, which remains identified with
the Northern branch ot the church.
During the session of conference, several
members changed their vote on the question of
adherence North or South.
The Kentucky conference dissolved all con
nection with Augusta College, reserving i's
equitable claims upon the property ot the Col
lege-
Resolutions were passed requesting the Gen
eral Conference to make the division by a line
running through Second-street in Louisville,
through Bardstown, Springfield, Jamestown,
&.C., to the Tennessee line. The upper division
will retain the title ot Kentucky Conference,
and the lower, it is supposed, will be called
“Green River Conference.”
The piace ot holding the next annual ses
sion ot the Kentucky Conference was fixed at
the eity of Covington, and the Green River
Conference, should the division take effect, at
Hopkinsville, the dates to be announced by the
Bishops alter the General Conference, which
is to be held next Maj’ in Petersburg, Va.
The numbers in the society in the Kentucky
Conference for 1844, were, whites, 39,060;
colored, 9,960; 1845, whites, 37,962; colored,
9,479; decrease, whites, 1,098; colored, 481.
A vote passed, requesting the General Confe
rence to establish the general book concern at
Louisville.— Louisville Journal.
Rothschild and Horace Vernet.—One ot
the most pungent anecdotes connected with the
fine arts which we have lor a length of time
met with attaches the name of the millionare
to that of the greatest and most original artists
of the age. In a former number a correspon
dent (it may perhaps be remembered) gave a
critical analysis of the large Painting of “The
Capture of the Smala of Abd-al-Kader,”
which has since been exhibited at the Louvre.
Amongst the other points upon which the
critic dwelt was the masterly production of a
Jew flying from the charge ot the French
amongst the jostling herds, which mad with
agon' and terror, appeared to be rushing
through the front of the painting. It seems
that immediately upon the exposition of this
noble picture the figure ofthe filing Jew be
came the principal attraction to the gallery.
Successive groups poured before it to chuckle
at what appeared a fortuitous resemblance,
until drop by drop, as such stories leak out, i s
history stole gradually into circulation, and the
reason lor which Vernet consecrated the head
ot the Roth-childs to immortal ridicule became
the most popular and interesting cancan in the
salons. It would appear that the wealthy Jew
paid a visit to the atelier of Horace, to know
whether the master would paint a portrait ol
him, the Rothschild. Vernet of course con
sented, and was asked tn name his price—
“ Three thousand francs,” answered the paint
er. And the sum was small enough, in all
conscience as to the price of a portrait by such
a master. Arago has given six or seven times
as much fora landscape by Gudin. “Non
sense,” said the Rothschild, with the true spirit
of a huckster, “you can never intend asking
three thousand for a portrait.” “No,’’ said
Vernet on reflection “it ought to be four. The
Jew tried to beat down the painter, but the only
effect his arguments had was to make Vernet
raise his price successfully to five and six
thousand francs, and the millionaire left the
alr.lier of the painter. On the succeeding day,
however, he returned to try the power of per
suasion still upon the man ot the brush.- He
had inflexible material to deal with. “This
time, Mr. Rothschild,” said Horace “ I have re
flected more maturely upon the subject, and
the price of the portrait will be twelve thou
sand francs.” The obstinacy of the painter
almost made the dealer instock and scrip mad.
He expostulated for a long time in vain. At
last Vernet said “Well, Mr. Rothschild, it you
will, I must paint your portraitlor nothing.”—
The pride of the miUumairc of course spurned
such an offer. “Impossible,” he said, “In
that case I shall not sit for my portrait.” “ Ex
cuse me,” said the master politely bowing him
out, “ but you have done so.” The opening of
’the Lourre solved the meaningof the painter’s
words, and they who laughed first at the paint
ing laughed even more when they listened to
the legend.— Morning Post.
Corpus Christi.—Capt. Trenes ofthe schr.
IFa/er Witch, which left Corpus Christi on the
18th September, reports the barque St. Andrews
from Key West arrived at Aransas on the 17th,
with United States troops. A ship and a
barque were going in when she left. Names
unknown. Nothing new had transpired and
all was quiet when the Water Witch sailed.
Very heavy rains had fallen at Aransas.—.V.
O. Bee.
Salting Meat in a few Minutes.—A pa
tent, says an exchange paper, has been secured
for salting meat in a tew minutes. The meat
is placed in an iron vessel, and the air is then
exhausted from tho vessel by an air pump, and
the brine let in from another vessel. This
again is drawn off by the air pump, and new
brine injected by a forcing pump, so that the
meat is cured in fifteen minutes. '
LAThSI FROM
Arrival of thf
STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA.
From lhe New- York Tribune.
Fifteen Days Later.
The steamship Cambria, Capt. Judkins, ar
rived at the wharf, in Boston, on Thursday, at
half-past five o’clock, P. M., in thirteen days
from Liverpool, having left that port on the 19th
ultimo at one o’clock, P. M.
The Cotton Market was active at full prices,
with a speculative feeling.
The fears entertained of a failure in crops
were dissipated by fine weather.
The mania for Railway speculation continues
unabated in England, France, and other coun
tries.
The steamship Great Britain, from this port,
arrived at Liverpool Sept. 15, at 7 o’clock, A.
M., she sailed August 30lb.
The Cambria brought 20 passengers from
Liverpool to Halifax; 79 from Liverpool to
Boston, and 9 from Halifax to Boston.
The Clueen has returned from her German
tour. She called, on her way home, at the
Chateau d’Eu, and passed a night or two under
lhe hospitable roof ot the King of the French.
The disease amongst the polatoe crop seems
to be universal; it has attacked the esculent
simultaneously in Great Britain, and on the
European as it did last year on the American
Continent. Several suggestions hate been
thrown out for remedying the evil, the most
practical ot which has’been put forth by a far
mer of Dusseldorf; be recommends harrow
ing deeply the earth in which lhe tubers are
planted. This plan, it is said, will produce
evaporation, by which the humidity caused by
the fermentation will disappear. Some dis
tricts have escaped lhe ravages of th" disease,
but the injury is too wide spread not to cause
alarm. On the European Continent the potato
~=;~7 roved, and in Holland,
Belgium, and the nornt Ol rrancr;
serious fears were entertained—so serious that
the exportation of food was rigidly prohibited,
and all duties on the importation ot it rescinded.
The present excited state of affairs in the
United States, arising out of lhe Mexican dis
pute, and the feeling which, for no wise or pa
cific purpose, has been evoked lo prevent a
speedy and latisfactory adjustmnnt of the Ore
gon question—these combined causes are said
to have determined the English Government to
increase materially their force in Canada and
the North American colonies.
The Southwark election, upon which public
attention has been fixed more or less intently
during lhe last month, has terminated in the re
turn of Sir William Moleswonh, [liberal.]—
The other candidates were Mr. Pilcher, a Con
servative, and Mr. Miall, an extreme Libera),
who edits the Nonconformist, and was formerly,
it appears, a Dissenting preacher.
“Shall Cromwell have a statue?” is a ques
tion which has been much discussed of late by
the diurnal and the weekly press.
England.
Among the ships arrived at Liverpool, we no
tice the Europe, New-York, Liverpool and Sid
dons, from New-York. The royal mail steamer
Hibernia arrived on lhe 13th ult. at 7 A.M.
The papers were forwarded to London, which
place they reached the same evening. The
Great Britain arrived on the 15th at 7 A. M.
An explosion of a most awful nature took
place in ihe Laboratory department of the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich, on the 18th ulr., by which
seven persons were killed instantaneously. The
whole cl the glass of the windows wasdestroyed
by the explosion, and the building seton fire,
and on bursting open the door a most awful
spectacle was presented ol the dreadfully
scorched bodies heaped above each other at the
back of lhe door, to which it appeared they had
rushed, but failed in opening it. The clothes ot
the deceased were literally burned off their
bodies, and their remains blackened.
Atmospheric Railway.— Experimental trips
have been made on the Croydon Atmospheric
Railway, which, with allowance for lhe fact that
everything is not yet in complete working or
der, have been verv satisfactoy. The line is five
miles long, extending from the Dartmouth arms
to Croydon. The average speed, only one en
gine being employed for the five miles, was
thirty miles an hour; the greatest velocity forty
five. A greater speed was attained on Friday.
The train passed up the viaduct across the
Brighton line, which has an incline of 1 in 50, at
the same rate as the other parts. In a report lo
the directors, Mr. Samuda, the engineer, re
marks: —“ A speed ot seventy miles per hour
has been attained with a train of six carriages,
and a speed ot thirty miles per hourwith atrain
of sixteen carriages, using only one steam en
gine over two sections of main. In a length of
five miles we have found it practicable to ob
tain a vacuum of twenty-seven inches in the
whole length, and have run trains at upwards
ofsixtv miles an hour over the five miles, with
the aid of one engine only.”
Ireland.
It was rumored that the Queen was about
to visit Cork.
The Repeal agitation has lost an able, en
thusiastic, and withal an honest champion, hy
the untimely death of Mr. Thomas Davis, the
principal editor of the Nation newspaper, who
died Sept. 16th from the effects ol a gastric
lever, with which hs was seized about ten days
previous. Mr. Davis had barely entered the
prime of life, being little over 30 years of age,
and the columns of the journal over which he
presided since its establishment bore ample
testimony to his capacity as a writer of no
ordinary ability. The Repeal Association, it
is said, have determined to honor the lamented
gentleman with a public funeral.
Mr. O’Connel is still rusticating at Darry
nane, from whence he issues his weekly mis
sives to the Repealers in Conciliation iiall.—
He is about emerging Irom his mountain home,
to attend “ monster” demonstrations in Kerry,
Mayo, and Tipperary. In the meantime, he is
exerting his powerful influence—a god-like
work—in obviating the wretched distinctions
of caste and creed, by which his country is torn ;
he wishes the Repealers to become enamoured
ofthe “Boyne water,” and the other party
tunes, which, from time immemorial, have
marked the triumph of the dominant party. —
But his advances towards good-fellowship are
far from being received in a corresponding
spirit. The Orange party will not “listen to
the voice of the charmer, charm he ever so
sweetly.”
At the very moment that the leader of the
Irish people is putting forth his power to heal
old sores, the Orange leaders are doing their
utmost to make them bleed afresh. The present
Government, with a dignified impartiality that
reflects on them the highest credit, have given
a new reading to the old version of ascenden
cy, and have superseded two or three magis
trates who figured conspicuously in the isle
Orange demonstrations, ot which the North ot
Ireland has been the scene. The Earl of
Winchelsea, whose blood is a libel on his
brains, scandalised at the independence of the
Government in this matter, has requested them
to place him in the same category; they have
done so, and served him right.
France.
Paris Sept. 16.—Mexico and the United
States have again occupied much ol the atten
tion of the Parisian journalists; but all that has
been said may be summed up thus—either that
there will be no war at all, or that, if a war, the
United States will completely ciush their puny
adversary. The recent arrivals from Mexico
have caused some little surprise, for they show
that England is desirous that peace be main
tained, whereas it was thought that she would
not only incite Mexico to hostilities, but supply
the means tor carrying them on.
Marshal Bugeaud has quitted Africa, but bis
leave-taking was so peculiarly solemn, that it
seems certain he has no intention of going back
again. He is at this moment on a visit to Mar
shal Soult, the Minister ol War, with whom
he has long been on anything but cordial terms.
The two great men, however, will no doubt
patch up their differences. Lieutenant General
de Lamoriciere has been appointed Governor
General ol Algiers during the absence of Mar
shal Bugeaud, as he is a distinguished officer,
it is not impossible that, if Bugeaud be realij
recalled, he will be his sucCTssor. It is, how
ever, said to be one of the dearest desires of
Louis Philippe to erect Algiers into a vice
royalty, and to confer it upon his son, the Due
d’Aumale; but the continental powers and
England would probably not be disposed to per
mit that.
The Due de Nemours, bis Duchesse, and the
Due d’Aumale, have just returned from a visit
to the Queen of Spain, at Pamdeluna, a town
not very far from the frontier of Spain and
Fiance. The reception of their Royal High
nesses was most enthusiastic, and the Court
did everything it could tomake their visitagtee
able. its principal entertainment was a bull
fight, iu which their Royal Highnesses had
the pleasure ot seeing bulls slain, human cre
tures trampled under foot, and horses gored to
death. Ftorn the accounts given in the official
organs, it appears that the spectacle was ot the
most disgusting and horrible kind, the arena
being strewed with the blood and entrials of
horses and bulls! But it afforded immense
satisfaction to the Spaniards; their delight,
whrn a horse got its leg broke or its bowels
lipped up, exploding in shouts of frantic en
thusiasm. A very refined and delicate amuse
ment, truly, for a young lady of sixteen !
A treaty tor the mutual extradition of crimi
nals similar to that in force between England
and the United States, has just been concluded
between France and Prussia.
■Fresh interest has been attached to the long
agitated question ofthe piercing of the Isthmus
ot Panama, by the remarks made thereupon by
the National Intelligencer ot Washington and
other journals. Alter an examination ol re
commendations by American engineers, the Pa
risian journals assure their American cotempo
rartes ihai they are mistaken in supposing that
x rance and England want to monopolize the
gigantic undeilaking, and with it the gigantic
advantages ofcutting thiough lhe neck of land
which separates ihe two oceans. America,
they say, has, both as a mmatime and a power
lul nation, an indisputable right u. be associa
ted in whatever may be undertaken by France
alone, or by France and England united, for the
accomplishment of this
It appears from a return in the Monitcur of
the state of the beet-root sugar manufactories,
that, although the number ol them is reduced 31
compared with last year, most ol those that re
main are in prosperity, and the amount of du
ties received by the Treasury has increased
nearly a million and a half of francs.
Tli* great Northern Railway which will unite
Paris with Belgium and with England, has been
adjudged to a company, at the head ol which U
M. Rothschild, Baring Brothers, and the chiefs
of other great mercantile houses ct England
anil Fiance, the English ’rather prepondeialing.
The young Prince de Montfort, nephew ol
Napoleon, has quitted Paris. The government
is understood to have given hirn orders to leave,
but a sort ol half promise was made to him that
lhe laws which exile him and all hia family
from France, shall be repealed, or at least mod
ified. His cousin, Louis Napoleon, still re
mains in the chateau ot Ham, where he has
been kept tor five years tor his attempt at an in
vasion of France.
tßpaln.
Ahuhid, Sept. 9.—On the evening of the Dili,
a number of disafleeted persons attempted to
create an insurrection. Some of the officers
and men of the Regiment of Navarre, had pre
viously been gained over, but the regiment re
mained true, and, on the word ol command,
poured a murderous tire on the assailants. An
officer was killed, anff several persons were
wounded. The troops having subsequently
sallied from the barracks, the insurgents were
put to flight and several were arrested. Madrid
then became tranquil, and still remains so.
M. Thiers, the eminent French statesman,
has arrived in Madrid, and is being feted with
all the honots.
Italy.
Rome, Sept. 4.—Our Government has adopted
a measure for the reduction of 30, 50, and 60
per cent, on cloths, cassimeres, and almost all
other articles imported into its slates. The ef
fect of the measure will, however, scarcely
benefit your American readers, for almost ail
the articles of which we have need come from
Belgium.
The Pope is in a declining state ol health.
-* l — : — wjih a cancer ill lhe nose.
Being upwards <>Teignry years wnrgep-H- +r-n.i .
likely that, with his maladies, he will long be
spared. He is a good-hearted, well-meaning,
pious man, and is personally much beloved.
Great severities towards his people have been
committed in his name, but his advisers and
not himself are responsible for them.
Germany.
Berlin, September 9. The Congress of lhe
Zollverein, at Carlsruhe, is pursuing its delib
erations. Nothing positive as to its in.entions
can yet be known; but, as 1 have said in previ
ous letters, there is no doubt it will declare in
favor of a protective policy tow ards German
manufactures, that is to say, it will not fix such
a high duty on imported articles as shall have
the effect ol preveming their sale in German
markets. One part of the Congress proposes
to put on extravagantly high duties, but the
other warmly opposes that, because, as it justly
says, it will prevent lhe manufacturers from
exerting themselves to effect improvements or
to lessen prices. Russia is in favor of a mod
erate policy—indeed she is about the most lib
eralofany in the Congress; but unfortunately
she has only one vote, like the most trumpery
principality, and her moral influence is not suf
ficient to out-weigh German obstinacy and
wrongheadedness. Two of her agents have al
ready thrown up their mission, from lhe violent
hostility which their more enlightened views
encountered. The United States have, I be
lieve, sent over an agent to negotiate, if po*i
ble, a treaty with the Zollverein, whieh shall
exempt their manufactures from lhe meditated
exclusion; but I doubt much that he will suc
ceed.
The negotiations for a treaty between this
country and Brazil have been broken ofl, Prus
sia having declared that she will not, and can
not, admit Brazilian produce, unless her own
manufactures are admitted on favorable terms
in the Brazilian markets.
The new religion is pretty much in the
same state as it was when I last noticed it.—
In some places its apostles are received with
favour, in others they are pelted and ducked.
The police of Beilin have forbidden religious
and political discussions in the cases; and
Ronge and Czerki, the two chiefs of the failh,
(by the bye, they have fallen out, and are now
abusing each other lustily;) have been forbid
ded to voyage about the kingdom.
The Mein and the Danube have at length
been united bv a canal. This great work was
designed bv Charlemagne, and has been finish
ed by the King ot Bavaria.
Belgium.
Brussels. Sept. 15.—Our crop of potatoes is
almost entirely destroyed, in most places a
third part not being worth anything, and
even in the places where the disease has made
the least ravages, only a sixth pan being pre
served. This is a terrifle calamity, potatoes
being the part of the food of the greater part ot
our population. In compliance with the general
wish of the country, ministers have issued a
royal ordinance, directing the admission ol
wheat and all kinds ot corn, together with
potatoes, &c. duty free, and forbidding the ex
portation ol such articles. The corn law pass
ed last session by the Chamber will, as a con
sequence of this ordinance, not receive the
royal assent.
The Chambers are convoked for the 16th, in
an extraordinary session.
Russia.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 4.—The Empress ol
Russia will make a lengthened slay in Italy for
the benefit of her health, which has long been
in a declining state. During her absence the
Emperor will visit different parts ot the em
pire.
A new report from the scene ot operations
in Caucasus represents the Russian army as
hiving gained some successes; but the real
truth is, that though perhaps it has really thrash
ed the mountaineers, it has gained nothing at
all.
Public opinion (if in a country where a man
dare not open his lips on public affairs public
opinion can be said to exist) has decidedly de
clared against the expedition in Caucasus and
even the army itself is against it, for there is much
suffering to be endured, little or no honour to
be gained. But the Emperor will on no ac
count give up his long-cherished object of
crushingthe Caucassians, cost what it may.
Orders have been sent by our Government to
England and the United States, for the construc
tion ot a number of steam vessels. Hopesare,
however, entertained, that before long Russia
will be perfectly independent of foreign coun
tries for supplies ol steam machinery.
Grand. Battle in Ctrcassia— Intelligence, via-
Odessa, has been received of a battle between
the Circassian forces under Schamil Bey, and
the Russian army (50,000 strong under Gene
rai Woronzoff, who attacked the town of Dargo,
the head quarters of Schamil. After five day’s
hard fighting the Circassians were obliged to
abandon the fortress to the enemy, having ex
pended all their ammunition, not, however,
without cariying off their artillery and baggage
into the mountains.
The loss on the pail of Russia is said to
amount in killed alone to 8000, among whom
are three generals and forty other officers, and
four aids de-camp of the commander in chief.
The latter, finding Ins army so much crippled,
for the number ot wounded is enormous, was
destroying the fortifications to retire to Tiflis,
to re-organiz? his force. Dargo was defended
by Schamil’s regular troops, consisting of a
corps of Dagasian Infantry, and the Russian
and Polish deserters from the Emperor’s ser
vice.
Switzerland.
Our letters from this country dwell much up
on the agitated stale of the country, but give no
details worth repeating. The people of Berne
are much excited, and it is believed that when
the harvest shall have been got in, all Switzer
land will Ire again in a slate of convulsion. Al
present the people are too much occupied to
make war upon each other, but the disposition
is not wanting.
Iron.
The iron market continues firm, and there is
a large business doing, principally tor home
consumption; the makers are well employed,
and we may look forward to the present prices
being fully maintained for some time to come.
The price ot pigs in Glasgow is £4 ss. per ton;
in Liverpool £4 12s. 6d. to £4 15s. Common
bars in Liverpool £8 10s.; hoops £lO 55.;
sheets £ll 10s.; rods£9ss. ; best refined £ll
10s. Rails are in great demand; the present
price is £ll per ton in Liverpool.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
_ LIVERPOOL, Sept. 5.
Cotton —There is some advance in the price of Cot
ton during the last ten days or a fortnight. The only
change which we made in the scale of quotations of
Friday last, was tn restore the “fair” quality of Up
lands ftom 4gd to 4A,d, from which latter price we ven
lure to mink they should not have been reduced on Fi i
day. the 22d ult. But we have now tn notice an ad
vance of nearly |d lb on the middle and lower
qualities, and Jd on the better sorts of American, Egyp
tian about |d, Bahia* a little higher, and all kinds firm
and strongly held._Of late 'peculators seem disposed
to invest, with the view of holding over for further ac
counts from the United States as toernp, &c . and it
will Bp seen that a considerable business has been done
this week on that account. Our strong resting place,
however. is the good trade and our good home prospects:
26.500 American, 26U Surat, 37(h) Egyptian, and 850 Ba
hia. have been taken oti specu'a'ion, and 1200 American
for export. The total sales of the week amount to 61,-
250 bags.
September 12.
The advance of nearly |d lb, which we no
ticed in our circular of Friday last as having been
obtained during th** previous fortnight, has been stea
dily maintained. The demand has hardly exceeded
moderation during any part of this week, and has never
been animated or lively. Occasionally, considerable
transactions have taken place on epeculation, but not
to such an extent or in such a spirit as to disturb the
even tenor of onr market. We close the week with
our quotations a* before, except the fair quality of Mo
bile, which are placed at jd lower. 11.500 American,
500 Karat. and 2000 Egyptian have been taken on specu
lation ; and 350 American, arid 100 Surat for exnnrt
Total -number of sales. 32.980 bales F
Another Report- A!though the business has not been
so extensive as last week, there has been a steady de
mand. and very full prices have been obtained for all de
scriptions. There has been taken for Speculation 11.500
Amenean, M Sural and 2000 Egypt..,? ; and for expo, 1
350 American, and 100 Sural. The total numb.” of
sales amount to 32,950 bales.
. aZKNEa—w—i—aaaw, ■ wri
1.1 .Kl. I’.snr, piemLe. Pt.
There ha. been a .Wady good bu.uie.K doing m Col
lon .ince lhe departure o! lhe laal .learner, and though
our market ha. not maurle.trd the aarne aninration a.
then characterized il, yel price- generally may be con
eidered )d lb higher. The .alee for lhe week ending
12th instant were bales, of which 14,000 bale,
were on .peculation The American descriptions sold
were 5300 Upland. alOj Id) 6 '■ 13.200 Orleans al 34® 6 ,
MOO Alabama and Mobile al 2j ® 41, and 80 See Island
at ll® 16d lb. The .alesfor the five days ending
thi. evening are estimated al 30.000 bales, of which
10,000 iireotr hpeeulalion Fair Orleans are quoted at
51, lair Mobiles st 4f. and fair Uplands at 4|d IP lb.
The stock in this port is placed at 957,000 batea, against
The harvest ha. been so far secured in the most pro
ductive districts that though the weather has again be
oonie wet and unsettled and lhe corn markets are on
the rise again from reported damage and defective yield
of wheal, as well a. Ol the probable failure to some ex
lent ol the Potato crop, yet it is still considered that
lhe deficiency cannot be such ns lo derange the cur
rency and lhe money market in any considerable de
gree, il al all. The ditty on Wheal is now 17s per quar
ter, and an Flour 10.2) If bbl, but there is not at pre
sent any indication or probability of its going lower.
A parcel of 11X10 bbls sweet American Flour in bond
sold yesterday al 23.6 df bid forexport to Belgium,
and wheat of good quality, similar io American, is
quoted 6s lo 653 4F 7U lbs tn bond.
Aleplember 18.
Another Report. -Hince Friday last lira sales of Colton
have been large, ihe market iswell supplied, and the
trade pure hived freely; there lias also been a conside
rable busineaedone by speculators, but, at the same
lime, prices remain itriehangr-d and steady The sales
from Friday last, up to this dav inclusive, are 42,000
bags, of which 15,600 was to specnlalors. The sales
were as follows:
Friday 7.0001.600 on speculation ■
Naturday 8.0005000 “
Mondaylo,ooo4ollo ■■
Tue-day 3.0001 (XXI “
Wednesday 7.0002000 ••
Thursday 7,0001500
MoiiHtaclies.
His tawny lieard wax th’ equal grace.
Both ol hl. wisdom and his lace.— Hwhbrae.
“ What’s them ate thingsgrowingout ot your
upper lip, Mister?” asked a country Yankee
of a city coxcomb, whom he met the other
day.
“ Sir,” exclaimed the dandy, fiercely raising
his rattan, and bristling up lo lhe interrogator
“ what business i« that to you, sar ?”
“ Oh, no business ot any consequence, to speak
on,” replied the Yankee—“l just axed tor infor
mation, not being much acquainted with them
are things.”
“Well, sir,” returned the gallant, angrily,
“ what if you aint acquainted with -’em? Must
a fellow ol your cloth have the impudence to
question a gentleman of mine ?”
“Is that really your cloth, Mister, or is il lhe
tailor’s?” asked the countryman.
“ The tailor’s?”exclaimed thecoxcombfierce
_lst— 11 reJiatdoyoii titr-an by that? Doyou mean
to insinuate that I—Stream f str, I’ll not.”
Well, 1 thought as much,” returned the Yan
kee, carelessly sticking his bands into his
breeches pocket, and standing still before the
dandy, “1 thought you never intended to pay
for them.”
“What is that to you whether I pay lor
them or not? Havn’t 1 a right to manage as
I please with my own tailor—to pay him or let
it alone?”
“ Why, Mister, that depends very much on
what sort of a bargain you make. It your tai
lor agrees to let you cheat him, why that’s his
own lookout, not mine. But you havn’t told
me what you called them arc things on your
upper lip.”
“Sar, you're an impudent puppy, sar.”
“Sol heard you say. Now, father’s got a
tarrier dog—but he don’t tarry much, 1 can tell
you—he’ll kill three rats in two seconds-but as
I was saying, father, he’s got a tarrierdog, that’s
darned rough and hairy about the mouth—but,
Lord! he aint a circumstance to you. He’d
cling his tail between his legs if he was to see
yon, and cry li-ii-ti-i and run to the end of the
world without stopping. My gracious! how
like the devil you look with them are things.”
“Look! why, sar, they are all the go now.
There’s no finished gentlemen now but what
wears moustaches.”
“Mtistychers.do you call’em Well, byhoky,
they are musty and lusty too. They look very
much like the latter end of our dog's tail, when
he brushes it on the floor. Faugh I 1 wouldn’t
touch ’em no more than ”
“ Touch 'em, sar, il you offer to put a finger
on them, I'll cane you within an inch t>f your
lite. 1 will, sar.”
“What, with that are switch. Mister? I
shouldn’t mind it no more than I should an oat
straw.”
“ Well, sar, touch my moustaches and see if
you don't get it.”
“Touch your mustyches? Why, I’d as Hcve
touch two old chaws ot tohackcr, that have just
been spit out. Touch ’em indeed! Why, .
Mister, I wouldn’t touch ’em with the tongs. 1
can’t conceive, for my life, what should induce
any human critter to wear such darned nasty
looking things as them.
“Nasty looking! no you call ’em? Sar, vou
have no taste. Nasty looking indeed! Why,
sar, they arc the admiration ol the ladies.”
“Ladies, ha! ha! ha! They must have a
queer notion, any how. But there are women
who are unaccountably fond ofpuppiesanisuch
like nnimels, and I’ve seen’em fondle and kiss
’em as il they were human critteis. But, lord 1
I don't see how any woman could let her lips
come within a gun shot ofyburn. Admiration
of the ladies!”
“ Do you question whnt
“Why, Misier, I
ladies you have in lhe city here. Biitffflmßß|
I can tell you—ourcotintry gals would no inore
let you touch ’em than they would a toad—
they’re very particular what comes in contact
with their lips. But, Mister, how in the name
of hair and bristles do you eat? How do you
go to work to get the vittles into your mouth,
with them are things hanging over it, like a
hedge fence over the side ot a ditch? Do you
eat meat and sinh like I or do you live on spoon
vittles?”
“ It’s none of your business, sar, what I live
on. I hoard at seven dollars a week; and eat
what I please, sar, and drink what I please.”
“Seven dollars a week! my gracious I we git
l.oard and washing and all in the country tor a
dollar and filly cents; but 1 suppose they ask
you five dollars and a half extra for them are
i.iustychers. FaiiAl I wouldn't have ’em at
the inhle for leu tlolwi.”
“ What a fool I am to stand here talking to a
man of your cloth.”
“Thus saying, the man with the moustaches
flourished his dandy switch, wheeled about and
walked on. Ile had gone but a few steps when
the Yankee bawled <■ r -
“Hullo! mister, dm, lyou want to buy a cur
ry cmnb? I’ve got some real fine ones, with
teeth on both sides. They’re bang up 1 can
tell you.”
“Curse on your curry-combs an.l you too.”
“Don’t swear, mister—norgo off in a passion
—1 im-ant no offence in what I’ve said. But 1
must declare, von’re the darndest ugly looking
man 1 ever did see in all my life.”
Defective Teeth and Offensive Breath.
—Mrs. L. Maria Child, the celebrated author
ess, gives the following directions for the pre
vention of defective teeth and offensive breath:
Nobody need have an offensive breath. A
careful removal of substances from between
the teeth, rinsing the mouth after meals, and a
bit of charcoal held in the mouth, will always
cure a bad breath.
A lump of charcoal held in the month, two
or three times a week, and slowly chewed, has
a wonderful power to preserve the teeth Snd
purify the breath. The action is purely chem
ical. It counteracts the acid arising from a
disordered stomach, or food decaying about the
gums; and it is this acid which destroys the
teeth.
A dear friend ot ours had, when about twenty
years of age, a front tooth that turned black
gradually, crumbled, and so broke off piece
meal. By frequently chewing charcoal the
pl ogress of decay was not only arrested, but
nature set vigorously to work to restore the
breach, and Ihe crumbled portion grew agiin.
till the whole tooth was as sound as before
This I know to be a fact.
Every body knows that charcoal is an anti
putrescent, and is used in boxing up animal
or vegetable substances to keep them from de
cay. Upon the same chemical nrinciple. it
tends to preserve the teeth and sweeten the
breath.
There is nodanger in swallowing it; ot, the
contrary, small quantities have a healthful es.
lent on the inward system, particularly when
the hotly is sufleringfrom thatclass of complaints
peculiarly incident to summer. It would not
he wise to swallow it, or any gritty substance,
in large quantities, or very frequently ; but once
or twice a week a little would be salutary rather
than otherwise. A bit of charcoal as big as a
cherry merely held in llie mouth a few hours
without chewing has a good effect. At first,
most people dislike to chew it, but use soon
rendersit tar from disagreeable. Those who
are troubled with an offensive breath might
chew it very often, and swallow it but seldom.
Ii is peculiarly important to clean Mid Hns«-llje
mouth thoroughly before going to bed, otherwise '
a great deal of the destructive acid will form du
ring the night.
If these hints induce only one person to take
better care ofthe teeth, I shall be more than re
warded for the trouble ol writing. I am con
tinually pained to see young people losing their
teeth meiely for the wantot a few simple pre
cautions; and one cannot enter a stage or steam
boat without finding the atmosphere polluted
and rendered absolutely unhealthy for the lungs
to breathe, when a proper use of water and char
coal might render it as wholesome and pleasant
as a breeze from Eden.
A down-east chap, walking with a lady, ac
cidentally stumbled and fell. The lady, think
ing to commiserate his mishap, observed that
“she regretted his unlucky faux Pas.”
“I didn’t hurt my lore-paws,” replied lie “Il
was my knee.”
I'he Author of the Vestiges of Creation,
the publishers of the book assert, in the third
edition which has just been published, is the
Bev. Mr. Newman, brother ot the Oxturd Pro
fessor, but himself an anti-Pusev iie.
There lias already been shipped Irom Oswego,
N. Y., to Ohio and Michigan 5000 barrels ap
ples to supply the crop cut off there by the
frost. It is said any quantity of this fruit can
be sol I at the port mentioned, for shipment.
During the quarter ending September, 1845,
there were manufactured in Kanawha county,
Va., 682,857 bushels ot Salt.