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R. ’ .le, Ua.
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i. Avi-KINS A CO.
PROPRIETORS:
as >: vrjNci , g»:o. \V. Summers,
( Kv‘:»LHT Y. lia.iKlS,
*enitv.hvnd' 1. XHTTH SortlSi
_ ~ :OEiS FOB SALE.
* . 1 , ..::md to my Cotton Es
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• d vvf Dcceiic or next.
f : . , . . ...... twenty ir.us north
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■ ; .a o T. o Negroes
a i uv x Uc sold t e «:v<U or ;t# rqttiv*
i wiii Ik .'iid tor one third cash, the
vuvl ..'tain..nr.', duj in and one two
w MARK K. COCKRIUL
JTICE.
I" - *HI ’ -to sell, rt*nt or lease,
*. } -'*l ''Vll.t.K HOTEL, in Louis
' • ' - 1 • ‘ ' J ' v l i ‘ l the lirst day of Jan
. t . ' -‘sit. i U'A.-e. u.h»u very
.hi. F. SfdJTH.
XI ,> t :. \ ;. AN AND FLORIST,
. lUi A i- :U- l< (»• T T. TOBIN Telfair
O .. v. t .U.ly announces to the la
. ~uIG. ’ *j AnHamburg and Uie
f choice
oua r.tiv » «*n ! ..i o:. -I uai\A PI.ANTS, to suit our
.■s cl>*u; : ; which are the Golden
L.vs . < i.i* .i _ ... I.cavc*! Arbor V : *a’. and rua
». i*_i , > I*4* 1. vu‘l -..-I ‘od fer C« meter.e*
: ..V ,j t .. aoo.s whoh he trill true to
• ,n os 121' IT TREES. OKA PE ;
VIN :; S : I.AV ; v ; I,,'JsTS BILBoUS
BOO*•*>, i m tut s. a •*.. 4- c .
X r btrti .... v.: i.»g their Gardens
; v * ; - -o’ ■ • ■*• A:\picasegivemeaeall,
a " ' * l ' ": a ' - Ts -* : * '>vd wku thoroughly turner
ocl7-dlw<few4t
i HUC X .>1 SURGERY.
i ,ii . ii prepared accoxn
1 r - l -‘ - • ‘ - Ui such patiex&to
u<? • v ’ ..t «i Surgical operatiou.- or treat- I
. ; :.at th«-ir Servants will !
LAND AGENCY.
'T'isv . . ;.* •*. :t Ls .Is hi Georgia v.ould do j
1 .. , .:h ;t rih , ashei* Agent fortbe j
fv. if IT - : ,nr* ito give the owners i
...if. . ci ;i *. ir* the State. He will also i
xuil. on all Lands ccnaigced to his j
- - • ir t iot
Exa*_: ...iigvilue 5 *‘ “ !
Sellingt ........ ». . v 3 per cepi
Alio.-. .-tTi to meat Prist-on, Web-,
ster oOi!ul>, Ga., wi i uiee*. with prompt attention.
iel»-wtf J A MUSS
I'kmritk & .i-entind.
ij
Extract* from How. >;slwrnr*l EvsreUS Alhnuy
Oration.
The T’sks of AsTßc>!f.»MiraL
\V;.y should w« w. hto (obtain tm-knowle/?:•;?
What, i«i tliorc to exp': -I -.aii -of
r,v>r:t-y iu ti*e erection of ofmervator oh, ai d in fur
ol-hiijg th *m with costly ;-:.d in the
auppo t of the men of science employed in making,
d --ceding #and recording, for huccernive gei»era
tor -, thebe minute obeenratkma of the heavenly
liee ?
In an exclusively scientific treatTK»*nt of this sub
ject, an inquiry into it<s utilitarian relations would
be superfluous— <r, : n wearisome. J'ut •>n an wa
nion ilktha pres-nt, you will not j • r .apr, think it
out of j.lace if I briefly answer U-f! question, what is
tic* !>: of an ob rvatory, and what benelit may be
expected from the operations of sue h an establish
ment in a covernunitT like ours !
Ist. I;, the first place, then, we derive from the
observations of the heavenly bodies, which are
made at an obscr. ntory, our only adequate rneaaur*-
« f time, and our only means of comparing the time
of o.:e y.lace with the time of mother Our artificial
time keeper*—clocks, watches and chrono eeb rs—
however ingeniously contrived, and admirably fa
bricated, are but a rai scrip*, ho to s y, of the celes
r al motions, and w aid be of no value without the
leans "f regulating them by observation. It is
impossible for in o, under any circnmetancee, to
<r. ape the inriperfection of ail machinery, the
work, of human hands; and tlie moment we re
move w ith our time keeper east or west, it fads us.
It will keep home time alone, like the fond travel
ler who leaves his behind him The artificial
iu'drument is of incalculable utility, but must
it -e’t be regulated by the eternal clockwork of the
skies.
Tics single consideration is sufficient to show how
'xwipletely the daily besineaa of life is affected and
controlled by the heavenly bodei*. It in they, and
not our mainsprings—our expansion balances and
our comix-i:nation pendulums—which give us our
time. Te reverse the lines of Pope—
’Tin with our watches ru* cur hide:.nents —
None go just alike, but each believe his own.
But for all the kindreds and tribes and tongues of
men—each uj»on their <*wn meridian—from the Arc
tic pole to the equater, and from the equator to the
Antarctic pole, the eternal sun strikes twelve at
now, and the glorious constellation-', far up in the
everlasting-leTfrics of the skies, chime twelve at
midnight—tw* !ve for the pale student over his
flickering lamp-twelve amid the flaming glories of
Orion’s belt it he crosses the meridian at that faded
hour—twelve by the weary couch of languishing hu
manity, tw in the star paved courts of the em
pyrean ; twelve lor the heaving tides of the ocean;
twelve for the weary arm of labor : twelve for the
toiliiifp brain; twelve for the washing, waking, bro
ken hefat ; twelve for the meteor v hmb blazes a
moiiiv-itt end expires; twelve for the comes whose
period is measured by "‘.nUtriea; twelve for every
t übstantiuL every imaginary thing which exists in
the c use, the in ellect or the fancy, and which the
speech or thought of man, at the given meridian, re
fers to the lapse of time.
Not only do v/e resort to the observation of the
heavenly bodies for tb means of regulating and rec
tifying our c.'oeks, but the great divisions of day
and month and year are derived from the same
source. By the constitution of our nature the ele
ments of our existence ate closely connected with
the celestial times. Partly by his physical organi
zation, partly by the experience of the nu t. from the
dawn cl creation, man as he is, and the times and
seasons of the heavenly bodies are part and parcel
of one system. The first great division of lime, the
day night (nychthemervm) for which we have no pre
cise synonym in our language, with its primal alter
nation of waking and sleeping, of labor and rest, is
a vkul condition ot the existence .of such a creature
as man. The revolution of the year, with its vari
ous incidents of summer and winter, and eecddime
«ml harvest, is not leas involved in all our social,
material und moral progress. It is true that at the
[roles and on the equator the effects of these revolu
tion? are variously modified or wholly disappear,
but a? the necessary cousequ nee human life is
extinguished ot the poles, and on the equator ut
laiiis only a languid or feverish development.—
Ti.hv i u ies only in which U»og,eut motions and
cardinal positions of the earth en-iiai.v wi influ
ence exhibit mau in the harmonious expansion, of his
powers. The lunar period which lies at the founda
tion of the month, is less vitally connected with hu
man existence ami development; but it is proved
by the experience or« v-ry age and race to be emi
n. ntly conducive to the progi‘e«# of civilization and
culture.
But indispensable na are these heavenly
snu sos time to our life and progress, and obvious
ns arc the phenomena on which they rest, yet ow
ing to th:• circumstances that, in the economy of na
ture, the day, the month, and the year are not ex
actly commensurable, some of the most difficult
questions iiipwtVud astronomy are those by which
♦in accurate division l. f fjneff applicable to the va
rious useH of life, is derived iron, t y.t .observation of
the heavenly bodies. 1 have no d*>ubi that, to the
Supreme Intelligence which created and rules the
universe, there is a harmony hidd a to us in tiie
numerical relation to each olh'*r ot days, months,
and ye«r*~-but in our ignorance of that harmony,
iheir practic«.i a..justment to each other is a work of
difficulty. The great embarrassment which attend
ed the reformation of the eaiondaf, gfter the error of
Mio Julian period had, iu the lajw*?* or
rcaeheil ten (or rather twelve) days, sufficiently 11-
lusirates tins rein irk. it is most true that scientific
difficuitUv did not. lbrm the chief obstacle. Having
b< on proposed wilder the auspice* of the Roman
Pontiff, the Protestant world, for a century and
more, i ejected the new style, it va-i in various
nlaces the subject of controversy, collision and
fdoodshed. (Stem’s “ Himmelskurde,” p. 7‘2,) —
I, was not adopted in England liil nearly two cen
turies after its introduction at Rome; uud on the
country of Struve and the Pulkova equatorial they
persist at the present day in adding eleven minutes
Hi td twelve seconds to the length of the tropical
year.
•j l. The second great practical use of an astro
noi>deal observatory is connected with ffio science
of geography. The first page of the history or our
continent declares the truth. Profound meditation
on the spericity of the earth was one of the main
reasons which l*-d Columbus to undertake his mo*
meiitous voyage, and his thorougli acquaintance
with the astronomical science of that day was, in
hi? own judgment, what enabled him to overcome
the almost in numerable obstaeh>j which attended
ila prosecution. (Humboldt, “Hintoire u.o Geo
graptie/’ &c. Tom. J, p. 17.) In return, I find that
Copernicus, in the very commencement of his im
mortal work, (“I)e Revolutionibus orbium ctcles
tlum,” tol. 2) appeals to the discovery ot America
an iH'iupieling the demonstration of the sphericity
of Ihe earth. Much of our knowledge of Ihe figure,
sice, density and portion of the earth us a member
5)1 the solar system i? derived from this science, and
it furnishes us with the means or performing the
most important operations of practical geography.
Latitude and longitude, which lie nt the busis of nil
descriptive geography, are determined by observa
tiou. No map deserves the name, on which the po
siiion, or important points lms not been astronomi
cally determined. Some even of our most impor
tant political and administrative arrangements de
pend upon the co-operation of this science. Among
these 1 may mention the land systt-m of the United
States, and the determination of the boundaries of
tl o count y. 1 believe that till it was done by the
Federal Government a uniform system of mathe
matical survey had never in any country been a i
plied to an extensive territory. Large grants and
sales of public land took place before the revolution,
and in the iuterval between the peace and the
adoption of the constitution ; but the limits of these
grants aud saiev, were ascertained by sensible ob
joets, by trees, streames, rocks, hills, and by refer
ence to i yacent portions of territory previously
surveyed. The uncertainty of boundaries thus de
fined was a ne\ ei failing source of litigation.—
Lf\rge tracts of land in the western country granted
by Virginia, under this old system of rpecial and
local survey, were covered with conflicting claims,
and the eontrove eits to which they gave rise form
ed no small part of the business of the Federal
Court, after its organization. Hut the adoption of
the present land system brought order out of chaos.
1 :e entire public domain is now scientific ally sur
veyed before it is offered for sale; it is laid off into
ri nges, townships, sectioueand smaller divisions
with unerring accuracy, resting on the foundation
of base and meridian lines; and 1 have been in
formed that under this system scarce a esse of ccn
testfcd location aud boundary has ever presented it
self in court. The general laud office contains maps
and plans, in which every quarter section of the
public land is laid down with mathematical precis
ion. The superficcs of half a continent is thus
transferred iu mi nature to the bureaus at Wash
iugnui, while the local laud offices contain trans
cripu* of these plans, copies of which are furnished
to the individual purchaser. When we consider
the tide ot population annually flowing into the
public domain, and the immense importance of its
efficient andj economical administration, the util
ity of this application of astronomy will be duly
estimated.
I will here venture to repeat an anecdote which l
hcird lately from a son of the late Hon. Timothy
Pickering. Mr. Octavius Pickering, on behalf of
his father had applied to Mr. David Putuaui. ot Ma
rietta, to act as his legal adviser, with respect to cer
tain land claims in the Virginia militry di>trict, iu
the State of Ohio. Mr. Putnam declined the agen
iv. He had had much to do with business of that
kind aud found it beset with endless litigai: u. “1
have never." he adds, ‘'succeeded but m a single
c&se, and that was a location and survey made by
General Washington before the revolution, aud
i am not acquainted wiili any surveys except those
made by him, but what have been litigated. r *
At this moment a most important survey of the
coast of the United Stales is m progress —«u opera
tion of the utmost consequence iu reference to the
commerce, navigation, and hydrography of the
country. The entire work. I need scarce say. is
one of practical astronomy. The scientific estab
lishment which we this day inaugurate, is looked io
for important co-operation in this great undertaking,
and will no doubt contribute efficiently to its prose
cution.
Astronomical observation furnishes by far the
beat means of defining the boundaries of States,
especially when the liues are ot great length aud run
through unsettled countries. Natural indications
hke rivers and mountains, however distinct iu ap
pearance. ate in practice subject to unavoidable
error. By the treaty of 1783 a boundary was estab
lished between the United States and Great Britain,
depending chiefly on the course of rivers and high
lands dividing the waters which flow into tie Atlan
tic ocean from those which flow into the St. Law
rence. It took twenty years to find out which river
was the true Si. Croix, that being the starting point.
England then having made the extraordinary dis
covery that the Bay of Fuudy is not a part of the
Atlantic Ocean, forty veal's more were passed in the
unsuccessful attempt to re-create the highlands,
which this strange theory had annihilated ; andjust
as the two countries were on the verge of a war
the controversy was settled by compromise. Had
the boundary been accurately deecnbed by lines of
latitude and longitude, no dispute could have arisen.
No dispute arose as to the boundary between the
United States and Spain. and her successor, Mexico,
where it runs through the untrodden deserts and
over pathless mountains along tue !2d degree of
latitude. The identity of rivers may be disputed,
as iu tEe case of the St. Croix : the course of moun
tain chain* is too broad for a dividing line ; the di
vision of streams, a® experience has shown, is un
certain; but a degree of latitude is written on the
heavenly sphere, and nothing but an observation is
required to read the record.
But scientific elements, Uke sharp instruments,
must be hQpdiad with scientific accuracy. Apart
1 of our boundary between the British provinces ran
upon the forty fifth degree of latitude ; lin d about
forty years ago, an expensive fortress was commen
ced by the government of the United St&tes at
Souse's Point on Lake Champlain, on a spot intend
ed to be just within our limits. When a line came
to be more carefully surveyed, the fortress turned
out to be on the wrong side of the line; we had been
building an expensive fortification for our neighbor.
But in the general compromises of the treaty of
j Washington by the Webeter and Ashburton treaty
iu 184'.’, the fortress was left within our limits.
| Errors still more serious had nearly resulted a few
year* since iu a war with Mexico. By the treaty of
) Gaudalupe Hidalgo, in 1848, the boundary ime be
tween -.he United. States and that country was in
pa • described ty reference to the town of Ei Paso,
aa laid down on a ape iiic map of the United States,
of which a copy was appended to the treaty. Thi a
boundary was to be surveyed aud run by a joint
J commission of men of science. It soon appeared
j that err. rs of two or three degrees existed in tne pro
jection of the map. Its lines ot latitude and longi
tude did not conform to the. topography of the re
gion; so that it became impossible to execute the
text o: ths treaty The famous Manilla Valley was
a part t the r\ .tooi*! ground ai d tire mm jpf ten
millions of dollar- paidl<» the Mexican gov rumen?
f.»r that and for an additional strip of territory on
the southwest w: fie einart n oney which exj» uied
the inaccuracy of the map ; the nece«ary result,
perhaps, of tbe w.iot of good materials f r itscru
struction.
It became my official duty to leave London, a few
yeare ago, n> apply to the British gov rumen: J r
an authentic state! :ent of their olarru U»juri?dicti« n
z H
October. ISiU. wa a to me fren tue *»r- ijn ♦ ‘
fire, a* sfi'ording the de-ir* d informal n. 1 ! •<
number ol the G iette contained the pro< arculiviis
issued by th»* Lieut. Governor f N /• yd. ‘*.n
larsuanoc-of the icetructi ••.<* lie received from the
Marquin ofXoruianby, of 1•r 31 j j
pal h- i '.lilies of State,” a--crt;ny Nyv Z< *unu.
and declarirg them to extend fro::. T .‘; four o -
gree- thirty ininnte* north, to forty- -, v- u dcgre«-s
ten minu?#*3 south latitude.” It is nearcely ipees-.;
ry to Bay that south latitude was ir.t nd«-1 iu botu
iru*tarx*» s. This error of sixty r.iae d-gi cf fati
tud- , which would have extended the claim pf
lir.:.iA*li jurisdiction over tiie vr'iole lireadth ot tir.
Pacific. ij/id apparently tstcape i the notice ot that
government.
It would beeajfy to multiply illustrations m proof
of the great practical importance of accurate fccien
tific designations drawn from astronomical obeer
vaUons. in various n-latioue connected with bound
aries, surveys, and other geograj/liicftl purposes, but
I must hasten to
3d. A third important department, in which the
service.- rendered by astronomy are equally conspic
uous. I refer :«• ? k.‘ commerce and navigation. I !
is mainly owing to the results of astrom inical ob
servation that modern commerce has attained such
a vh.it expansion compared with tha r of t’.e ancient
world. 1 have already reminded you that accurate
ideas in this respect contributed materially to the
conception in the mind of Colnmbus of bis immor
tal enterjiri.se, and to the practical su'M'ess wit!?
which it was conducted. It was malnjyhw in
the use of ».- ; rojiomieal instruments, impel feet a.“
they were, which en abled him. in spite of the be
wildering vari iiiou of the compass, to find lii3 way
across the ocean.
With the progress of the true system of the uni
verse toward general adoption, the problem of find
ing the longitude at sea presented itself. a This was
the avowed object of the foundation of the observa
tory at Greenwich, [Grant's Physical Astronomy,
p. 460) and no one subject has received more of the
attention of astronomers than those investigations
of the lunar theory on which the requisite tables of
the navigator are founded. The pathways of the
ocean are marked out in the sky above. The eter
nal lights of the heavens are the only Pharos whose
beams never fail, which* no tempest c m shake from
its foundation. Within my rtco ;* cti n, i* was
deemed a necessary qualification for the master and
the mate of a merchant ship, and even for a prime
hand, to be able to “work lunar,’’ as it was called.
The improvements in the chronometer have in prac
tice, to a great extent, superseded this laborious
operation, but observation remains, arid unques
tioimbly will forever remain, the only dependence
for ascertaining the ship's time, and deducing the
longitudp from the comparison of that time with the
chronometer.
it m y perhaps be thought that a troni.nicnl sci
ence is brought already to such ÜBUde of pert ction
that nothing in *re is to be desired, or at l ast that
nothing more ib attainable,in reference to such prac
tical applications na 1 have described. This, how
ever, is an idea which generous minds will reject,
in this as in every other department of human
knowledge. In astronomy, as iu everything else,
the discoveries already made, theoretical or practi
cal, instead of exhausting the s orpnuyig a
limit, to ita advancement, do but furniai the means
and iiutruitfgpfs of further progress. I have no
doubt we on iiu of discoveries and in
volitions iu every department, aa brilliant as any
that have evei been made; tint there are new
truths, new facts ready to start into recognition on
every side ; anti it seems to me there never was an
age srnce tlie dawn of time when men ought to bo
less dispose d to rest satisfied with the progress al
roipjy made tli'in the age in which •* live; for
there navat uw an age moredi tingulshod for inge
nious research, for novel regqUcnd bt'ld generaliza
tion.
That no further improvement is desirable in the
means and methods of ascertaining the ship’s (lace
at sea, no ouo, I think, will from experience, be dis
posed to assort. Tiie lust time I crossed the Atlan
tic I walked the qu.-.tter-deck with the officer in
charge of the noble vessel, on one occasion, when
we Wij*x> 41 i.. ing along before a leading breeze, and
under a head of strain, starless sky at
midnight, at. (he rato certainly b*. t«,i cv' eleven
miles uu hour. There is something sublime, but ap
proaching the terrible, in such a scene —the rayless
gloom—the midnight chill —the awful sw. il ct the
deep—the dismal moan of tfio wind through the rig
ging..-the a I but volcanic fires within the hold i
the ship , i know an occasion in ordinary
hi*-!. • : A., • • : -oei ly i•'
hopeless dependence on irrational beyond its
own control. I asked iny companion how nearly
he could determine the ship’s place at sea und*t fii
vorable circumstances. Theorelically, he answer
ed, I think withiu i mil** : practically and usually,
within three or four. My next question was, h*w
do you ihiuk we may be to Cape Race, that
tlange/oWa l»*,a4la’id that pushes ila iron-bound un
lighted hast ions from <hg Jgo/es of Newfoundland
fur into the At antic, first land fail iotiie homeward
bound Ann rican vessel ? We must, said he, by our
lust observations and reckoning, b” within three oi
four miles of Cap* Race. A comparison of these
two remarks, under the circumstances in which u e
were placed at the moment, brought my mind to ti
coneitisk,,; ff’at it is greatly to be wished that the
means should be dU.gr/ercd of finding the shipv
place n ore accurately, or tnat navigators would
give Cape Race a little wider berth. Bat Ido not
remembt.-r that the steam packets between
England and America was ever lost on that formida
ble point.
Il appears In nje by no means unlikely that, with
the impruvemeo* power, and of th
means of ascertaining the ship’s time with exact
ness, as great an advance beyond the present state
of art and science in finding a shin’s place tit sea
may take place, as was effected by the invention
ol tiie reflecting quadrant, the calculation of lunar
tables, and the improved construction of chronome
ters.
r »TfIJftTVCr.t is Bussed.”
Go! dead Hummer, o'er ine away;
Autumn at her vespers n«»w will kneel anti pray;
Sun-lit vapors op the mountain tray :
Red grows the round moon—Summer goes away.
Go! deAd Summer, the birds will care;
They will follow on the soft sea air,
While the South wind sighs a low prayer,
And iho scented pine leaves thy r.hrou I prepare
Go ! ilcnd Summer; go, to come again ,
All things rise blit madness and pain;
New green grass shall flicker on the pla n
Only a lost life comes not again.
The dead Summer never can return:
In its a«hes no rod embers burn:
Over it \ ainly the tired soul may yearn ;
It is dead, wept, buried—how van it return i
Physical Aspect of Man. —An examination of
20,000 infants at: the Matemite, in Paris, gives f>r
the weight of the new burn fij lbs ; the same mean
value obtain: for the city of Brussels. For about a
week after birth this weight undergoes an actual
diminution, owing to the tissue destruction which is
sues through the establishment of respiration, and
which for a time exceeds the gain from nutrition
For the same age, the male infant is heavier than
the female, but this difference gradually diminishes,
ami at 12 years their weight is ‘sensibly the same.—
Three years later, at the period of puberty, the
weight is one-ha.f of what it is finally to be, when
full development is revealed.
The maximum weight eventually attained, is a
lit tie more than twenty times that at birth, ibis hold
ing good for both sexes; but since the new born
feinale weighs less than the standard, and the new
born male more, the weight of the adult male is 137
lbs., and of the adult female 121 lbs. The mean
weight of a man irrespective of his period of life, is
about 107 lbs., and of a woman nearly 94 lbs. The
mean weight of a human being, without reference
either to age or sex, is a out 90 lbs.
M. Quetelet, to whom we are indebted for the
above statistics, os the result of his researches, states
that comm unties seem to be under the influence of
unchangeable laws, ns much as the individual “In
communities, man commits the same number of mur
ders each year, aud does it with the same weapons.
We might enumerate, beforehand, how many indi
vidual* vill imbue their hands in the blood of their
kind, how many will forge, how many poison, very
v. ■ ft-,ui >. id, how many
births and deaths will take place.”
John Randolph’s Rebuke to his Negroes.—
Returning to Roanoke after a long absence, John
Randolph discovered that the negroes had been very
negligent. The barns were empty, and there was
nothing to eat. lit; determined to assemble the ne
groes and give them u ta’k. “ Ladies and gentle
men,” said he, “ I appear before you with great dif
fidence on the present occasion ; perhaps, ladies uud
gentlemen, you feel as deeply as I do, for after in
specting the barns, I cannot find any evidence of
your industry during my absence. \Vhat is to be
done ? We have nothing to eat, and to avoid star
vation, one of us must necessarily runaway. Now,
ladies and gentlemen, I have a proposition to make,
which is this : that as one of us must run away, we
had better compromise the difficulty, and butli of
us ran away together.”
Professor Henry on Acoustics. —Professor
Henry states that while t;. pri.eipleg of sound have
beeu studied with care for half a century, these
principles have but rarely been applied tv the con
struction cf rooms intended for public purposes.
What is wanted is a combination of scientific knowl
edge, the results of careful investigation, t i. the
highest practical skill in determining the question
of the application of acoustic principles to public
buildings becomes necessary to institute experi
ments. In experimenting on practical acoustic it is.
according to Prof. Henry, necessary to place the
speaker opposite a wall, and to note the distance at
which he ceases to take cognizance of the reflection
of the sound of his voice. A wall lined with thin
board will produce a reflection loud but short. A
steel wail will produce the highest degree of reasou
nnce: so will a wall of glass. The principles of
acoustics thus laid down have been applied with
success in the construction of the new lecture i\ o:n
in the Smithsonian Institute.— Xationai Intelligen
cer.
The Highest Mountain in the VVori d. —The
peincipal topic of conversation at Calcutta is the
discoverv of the highest mountain in the world. At
the meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, on the
6th of August, Major ThuiHier announced that C •!.
Waugh, Su veyor General of L ain, had comple
ted his computations of the positions and e!eva
rious of the Himalayas. The result was to
depose the mountain Ranchijinga (from its throne
as the highest point on the earth’s surface. That
distinction belongs for the present to a p.« ak 10u
miles from K&ncinjinga,anc between that mountain
and Kaumaudoo. This peak ascertained to be
2*9,002 feet above the sea level; Kanchinjinga is 25,-
156 feet: aud Dew&iigirl. the mountain which
“school geographies” persist in calling the highest
mountain iu the known world, is only 26,826 ft -L —
The mountain has no name intelligible to < ivilized
men, and Col. Waugh has therefore ventured to de
nominate it “Mount Everest'* after a former sur
veyor generaL
Causer Names. —We beard of a fa idly in Detroit,
whose sons were named One Stickney. Two sriok-
Dtv. Three Stickney. and whose daughters were
named First Sticknev. Second S ickuey, and so on.
The three elder children of another family were
n*meii Joseph, And. and Another, and it -is beeu
supposed that should they have any in re, they
might have named them Also, Moreover. Neverthe
less, and Notwithstanding. Another family actually
named their child Finis, supposing it was their la-t.
but they happened afterward to have a daughter
and tw«" sons, whom they called Addenda. Appen
dix. and 'supplement Another parent set *u to
perpetuate tr*e twelve apostles, and named the fifth
child Acts. A man in Pennsylvania called his
second son James Also, and the third William Like
wise.
Shakespeare's Skeleton —ln Memphis, the
other day, a countryman stood gazing in a window
where two skeletons hang suspended—one being
that of a man. the other a bov. A stranger coming
up— "
“Wh**Be sketeton is that 1" asked the country
man. pointing to the larger.
“ That is Si akespeair V said the stran^
“ And whos.3 is that V[ eountinued the*country
man. pointing to the smaller?
“ That isShnkespe ire’s, too,’’ answered the wag
“ How can it be ?”
“ Why, that’? him when he was a boy.” was the
rejoiuder.
“O’ I ne vert ught of that.”
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1856.
From 1 Wordt.”.
A Cure for Lanai.
It was ten in the morning, and I had j st risen,
when Dr. Elliot enter.-a my aparimei.t. “Ah’
Doctor,” said I, in a feeble voice, “you i -ee before
you a poor young man who is fits, going to the grave.
1 am s iirounded by every tiling that wealt .can pur
efcege, but at twenty five years of age, have lost all
ser.se enjoyment. My existence is a b den, and
I only desire’death I have consulted the most emi
nent pn\siciaiis in London, bvt they can c j nothing
for me ”
“They were ryid.” replied the Doct»>r. abruptly.
“Then must I die ?”
-Yes. undoubtedly, when you are eighty years
old.’
•.Heavens! do you know a remedy?”
“Be!: aps, perhaps Let me see, Sir Tho nas, hav..
you abused the pie cures which youth ai d fortune
have procured ft*r y u?"
“I have used them, but never abused them.”
“What are your firs*, thoughts upon awaking.'’
“Vague and uudelined.”
‘•Have you ever oeen iu love ?”
“Alas! 1 Love no strength to love or hate.”
“Do you like the theatre V
“It i= a bore.”
“Do you like the pleasures of the table ? ’
“I have no appetite.”
“Do you enjoy the beauties of the nature ? '
“1 only see clouds and shadows.'
“You me very sick, but not incurable ”
“Do you believe it V
*‘l know it : but you must make a great sacri
fice.”
“What u that V
“You mus' renounce your country, your freiuds
and the use of your fortune. You muM forget that
you are Sir Thomas Wentworth, and the in;n;' n,-e
wealth you possess. You must go to Switzerland,
taking with you a hundred guinea.-* to buy some
goats and a little cabin. Y'ou must live there for a
year, breathing the pare mountain air, an ! laboring
with the sweat of your brow to gain an existence,
which all tiie diamonds of the Indies cannot pur
chase.”
“i'oti forget, I cannot travel —J. have no
strength.”
*lt w ill return. There exists in society a class of
men among whom your malady is extremely rare.
1 hess are :he poor, in their ranks you must min
gle. Depart, then, as soon as possible. Return in
a year, and you will return cured. There is but one
plank between you and shipwreck; renounce it, and
you are a dead man. ’
So saying, he took life hat, and politely wishing
me a pleasant journey, departed.
I deliberated upon his udvice, and concluded to
follow it. Ju my steward I gave instructions con
cerning my dffitkw', and t[ie noxtUuy embarked from
Dover, without acquainting ‘a person with the object
of my journey or my destiua.ion.
I support rd the fatigue of travelling better than I
anticipated, although f gave up ajl hopes of ever
looking upon my country or ki dred again.
After a journey of throe weeks the snowy sum
mits of tin* Alps rose before me. At this tight, I
was seized wit a a profound sadness, and I felt sure
that Ishould never leave them alive. I arrived at
Berne in a dejection of spirits* and remained there
two days to make my arrangements, and dually de
cided upon the valley of Lauterbrunn for my habi
tation. I rose at six. took a guide and began my
■
were not in harmony Tjrith my physical strength,
and what to others Would have b'eo . a t iUiCe of un
bounded pleasure, was to me a .»u:n ring. We stop
ped for the night, in the valley of Gi iudelwold, and
in the morning, for the first time in many months, I
had a good appetite.
At sunset I arrived at my destination, and enter
ing the first house. I asked the hospitality of the in
mates, which was cheerfully accoiued me. In the
morning, I assumed ashepuerd’s dress, and leu the
friendly roof, qot£o enjoy the charms of nature, but
to indulge in my own laid‘refiect?pn y .
I had taken but a few steps when I heard the
sound of music, and the village rapidly filled with
people to attend divine service. The crowd pro
ceeded to wards the church, and awaited the en
trance of the pastor, a venerable man inspiring re
spect and esteem. Hardly were the services con
cluded, when the tiutes ami hautboys were heard
anew, and a young man and woman knelt before the
a tar to receive Ike mptir.i benediction. Happiness
and gayety shone in all face-. Tglanced towards
the seat occupied by the young girls of the village,
and observed one with her eyes fixed upon me.—
Her beauty was more delicate and noble than that
ot her companions, and occasionally a tear v u!d
su ul lrom beneath her eyelashes. Her sadness
gave her an additional charm in my eyes. “Like
me, she is unhappy, ’’ 1 said, “but happiness will
soon smile upoifl.e;*, yhiic vyitlj n.e death only will
put an end to my misery, l ”
Next followed a ball, and two hundred young
people danced merrily to the sound of the same in
struments that we had heard iu the church. Seeing
a strange young shepherd reclining in the shade of
an ancient pine, some of the dunc< rs approached
and invited me to join in their amusement; but I
declined, and ili.., qbrrdoncd me to my own re
flections. The young girt with wnoae beauty I
had been so struck was not. among the gay throng ;
she had disappeared immediately upon leaving the
church.
After the rustic ball, the girls, baud in hand, sing
ing gaily as they wen r. advanced to the foot of a
high hiU, whose summit was covered with ice. Ali
at once the started and rushed full speed up the slip
• ■ ;
ascending to Heaven. Lr.t w .iafc was my terror
when they began to dercand in the same rapid and
perilous manner. With gv . ■ speed they cam*
springing down thedecli. ty. tl.c -r hair unbound and
11 aiiiig m the wind, while their lov-rsat the bast
of the hill, with their arms ex .mled, receiver! them
with innumerable kisses.
“Happy shepherds!" I exclaimed, “howl envy
ycu!”
Upon arriving at the house I learned that iny
guide had purchased for me a flock of a dozen goal J ,
ami a little cabin upon one of the neighboring
mountains. This transaction hrd consumed almost
ail my money, and if I wished t»live, I must la
b r like my new companions, no richer than any of
them
My dwelling was neat, ana Imnisheci with gvery
thing ne. cssary for comfort; ab -j cch, a table, and a
bed, a little hard to be sure, but soft enough for the
robust limbs of a tired shepherd.
My first few days were frightful. The isolation
in which I lived, the coarse fare, to which I was un
accustomed, the violent exercise in following my
goats over steep rocks and precipices, all combined
to drive me to despair. Soon I had not strength to
leav my cabin ; a burning fever consumed me,
and my senses were lost in delirium. J remained
r< u cays hovering between life and death. Some
times believing myself in my own country, some
times on a deseit island, pursuing phantoms that
lied before me. Sometimes I seemed lo see at my
bedside the young girl whom 1 met at church, but
her sweet face was soon obliterated.
Finally, after a lei h irgio sleep my reason returned.
1 inquired, “Where am IV' A voice replied, “110
is saved!" 1 opened my eyes and perceived tv/o
f -males, one ot middle age who had uttered the ex
clamation ; but Mi.'; other, fresh as spring, and beau*
tful as a new-born flower, gazed at mem silence.—
“These are the two angels,” I said, in my own lam
guage, “that have saved my life.” My words they
could not understand, but my sentiment I am s-re
they did.
Marie and Laura, as they were called in the val
ley, were beloved by all the inhabitants of Lauter
biunn. They delighted in good deeds, and often
cliraedihe mountains lo carry assistance to sick cot
tagers. Their dwelling was not far from mine, and
us soon U 3 they learned of my illness they hastened
to tend upon me. Thanks to their care, I recover
ed, and became a frequent visiter at their cottage.
Gratitude made it a dqty, and love made it a ncces-
sky.
I applied myself diligently to the study of their
language, and, with Me.: ie and Maura for instruc
tors, J soon acquired great proficiency in it, and
could c onverse freely with the shepherds upon the
m untnins. Obliged, like them to earn my own
living, 1 soon began to value my hard-earned neces
saries, and to forget the existence of luxuries. After
a hard day's work, I thoroughly enjoyed iny eve
ning meat of coarse bread and goat's milk. My
sleep was peaceful, and visions of Maura danced
through my dreams.
I supposed that Marie and Maura w re natives of
Lauterbnmn. They wore the costumes and spoke
the language of the country ; but I could not but,
observe a marked difference between the r manners
and those of the simple Swiss shepherdess. The
latter possessed a charming naturalness, and at the
same tune an air of rusticity. Marie and I <aura
possessed the same naturalness, but a high bred
refinement and cuiti ration was mingled with if.—
They were calculated to adorn any station, however
exalted.
la the meantime, activity and the pure air of the
mountains accomplished miracles in my behalf. I
could climb the steepest rocks, and the most slip
pery paths. I pursued the chamois into almost in
accessible retreats, and leaping a frightful chasm
was a mere amusement. After being so feeble, I
rejoiced iu my strength, and acquired a wonderful
vitality and energy.
Ore day I reached the summit of the Seheideg,
and contemplated the vast scene around me—
high rocks, steep precipices, and apparently bot
tomless abysses; while far, far beneath me, lay,
in miniature, the smiling valleys of Lruiterbnim
and Grindeiwold. A few light clouds hovered
above the horizon, and looked like floating moun
tains.
I was lost in admiration at the glorious scene,
v. hen suddenly a terrible noise like thunder rever
berated through the mountains. This fear.. I sound
increased, and a thousand echoes repeated it. I,
safely out of the reach of the avalanches, began to
descend with great rapidity, when I heard pierc
ing cry, and saw upon a neighboring eminence a
young woman atretcliing her arms imploringly to
wards me. I flew towards her, and received the
unfortunate girl fainting iu my arms. I bore her
from the dangerous spot. On<* moment more, and I
should have been too late. It was Maura, and no
other than Maura, whom I had rescued irom death.
I felt myself endowed with a new strength, and car
ried her in my arms without perceiving the weight
of my precious burthen. 1 dashed down the moun
tain with the agility of a chamois, never stopping to
breathe, until I readied the dwelling cf Marie.
Maura, tempted by the serenity of the atmos
phere, Lad ventured upon the mountains to col
lect some plants, and was surp.iised by the ava
lanche in the midst of her occupation. Alter this
day I arsiued the entire charge of Marie and
Maura. On Sundays and fete days I escorted them
to the village, and joined iu the dance with the
young people upon th. green. These were the
happiest moments of life, for I asked of Heaven
no greater felicity than that of seeing Laura every*
dav.
In the meantime my year of exile had nearly ex
pired. My health was entirely re-established, and to
my expectations of death had succeeded all the hope
of friendship and love. I thought of my fr ends at
home, but could not decide to leave a country to
which I was indebted for the"greatest ot all benefits
health, and besides, how could I abandon L .ura?—
I could more easily have renounced life.
The principal events ot our existence nr * inde
pendent of our will. Our designs are at tit- mercy
of circumstances, like a leaf at the sport of the wind.
1 entered one evening the evtt«ge of my neighbors,
and found them both in tears, Marie weeping in the
arms of Laura, and saying—
‘*o! my daughter, what will become of ns ?
where shall we take refuge / If I were alone
I could drag through the few days remaining to me,
l at cannot see yon suffer."
-Do m t despair, my dear mother," said Laura -.
*1 am well, and can work and support us both until
that happy day shah come, whic-a will restore ns to
our country and rights. Be consoled then, an i do not
be unhappy about my welfare.’'
The scene made deep an impression upon
me, that I was uo longer master of mvsclf, and
entreated them to acquaint me with their misfor
tunes, and I would shed my last drop of blood in
their cause.
Laura burst into tears and exclaimed, "S on we
must part forever."
“ Forever, Laura ? ah ! I would rather die a
hundred times. No, I will only abandon you with
life.’
"It is necessary ." she continued ; ‘‘Heaven and
man have decided, and we must separate. We arc
compelled to fly from the peaceful country, where I
confess it before God, you are the only person here
I regret leaving. ’
At these words I fell upon my k*>ees before her. and
pressing her hand to my lips, exclaimed, not know
ing what I said, ‘‘Laura, I will follow you every
where—your destiny shall be mine. I here swear
to love you eternally.'’
“ Stop,’ said Marie, stepping between us, “ Tom,
my daughter can never be yours. The rank our
family occupied iu France forbids it. Would to
Heaven we hud been born in this smiling valley,
where the same fortune, the same education would
have made us equal. But it is not so. Laura is
t. e daughter of the Count de Blanvilie. The blood
which hows in her veins is illustrious. She cannot
dish c:' .. by cliyi'sg herself to a po«»r ahsplierd.—
ML&ibrtnu att-.n-iant upon a terrible revolution
have expatriated us t and deprived rs of our estate.
M. de liianville was massacred before my eyes, and
I escaped from France —not that I cared for my
own life, but to save my daughter fr in ihe axe of
the executioner. I believed that in this r*-tired part
of Switzerland, I bad secured a peaceful retreat,
where the storm could no longer break upon ns: but
I was d.'< eived. A decree from the BepshAc *
B* me c »: »mands r;!i French emigrai.-ts t • q : : t
Sw'ffzerlaii-i. end allows . m bui
another asylum. Alas! in what pari of t J .*vorii
can we fii.aa - belter from our perserufcorn r
I appr. »ached her respt e* - fly and :
*' TL- poor Tom is not worthy c f bting the fcu’-
baud of Laura, but whatever may the place of
your us» do not forget one who ' i.l neve:
forget
1 left tiie cottage not trusting to look again at
Laura. The next monii; gat sunrise I - r ed fi r
Berne, where business detained me for two s
IminednitHy up-.n my return I called atthe c- .ge
of ?*L.dame de Blanviilc, to renew my off -rs of as
sistance and to say farewell.
Laura Licked pile and sad, but h r mo' ncr greet
.ed me with a face radiant with joy, and s <owed mo
a letter just re* -ived from Borne. It Was as fol
lows :
31 an me—A man to whom you have un.-onsyious
iv rendered a most import.:.at s rvice, has just '••* -
come apprised of your cruel situation I*, nit him
to offer you an asylum in .his country. Depart at
oik* j so: London ; inquln* i liere for th. ivsid act; of
Sir Thomas Wentworth. lli> L* us: is at your ser
vice, aud you will there re*-five every attention
and respect that a son can offer the de*r M of pa
rents. I am, Madame, Very r pecifu' : 'y,
Tho.mas \Yentworth.
“It is from Heaven, v cr’ed Madame de B* tnville
“How could I ever doubt the goodfe s.-< <*f provi
dence. I have tried in vain to recall that Sir Tho
mas We at worth, but I am i re this is the first time
I ever heard his name. There is something very
extraordinary ab.*ut it. '.Yhat do you ti.i.ik of *i,
Tom ? W hat do you advise us. to uo ?”
“If yon would Madame, to tnk 1 counsel
froth a shepherd, yoji will ape*. ,»i the o.ffer from Sir
Thomas Wentwonh. Oircu:! ; r*ane.es ;.?•* prensing
and rc qinred. i[e can have no motive for deceiving
you. aud I believe him an honest run- ; and an
honest man always regards Li* promises.”
“But we do not know him.”
“When you see him you may recognize him, and
if you have forgotten the service you have rendered
him, it is very plain that he has not.”
During this sesne I glanced at Laura. She did
not partake cf the joy of her mother, but was wrap
ped in melancholy. I approached hui\ ai d taking
her hand, said—■
“Oh. Laura, how happy is Sir Thomas: he can of
fer you an asylum und console you.”
“Consoleme! ah, Tom, tiie demh of r<y father
and our ceaarution are inisfvrtiiu/s for w! :-?h I can
ney jv bp consoled.-i
Tiio u xi day Liadamo de hianvn e iy.id Laura
left the valley. The infant of tly Ddcpa /iire was
the signal for miue. Wo took different roau s.-
They dared not puss through France, biff made a
( Ireuitous tour through Germany arid IL-ih u-.i. I,
not fearing the axe of the executioner, aiui desi
rous of returning as soon as possible, p - se l di
rectly through France, and vras soon in Englai d,
aud awaiting with an indescribable impati .■nee tho
ir.ozpcpt vhen \ could vycloonqe the two l-eiuga so
dear tq me.
One mon.liigi was alone in my Horary, thinking*
of Laura, and bitterly ivg retting that I had ever lost
sight of her, when my servent anuoui.ctrd the arri
val of two strangers.
When I entered the drawing-room, Madam© and
Madamoiselle de Blanvilla approached me wish
grace and dignity. The eyes of Laura w. re mod
estly cash down, but I noticed traces of deep sad
sad ness upon her brow. H r mother's a :;k*ty wf
mind, my cLm'g; = of cb-tu no, 41: ! the ]u.;uri«*.: by
which I was surrounded, all prevented her reeogni
.< . She pk( 1 ill 1 hands i
had received from Berne. 1 took it u:.d p./eteudod
to read it.
“Yes Madam, it is I who offer you an asylii*n.~
My house, ray fortune, my life, all that l possess is
yours. I promised y u the respect, the attention of
a son for the most tender of parciffs. 1 will keep
my wor ', cvcv your daivhter s'-on'd refuse to
unite her fate Vo that 01 Vat. f -or eiuq.nci d ffouj. ’
At these words a vivid liusli mantled up ,% n the
cheeks of lhe young girl. She raised her aotoni- iitd
eyes and cried :
“Good God! it is Torn! Tom himself'”
Her surprise, that of Madame de Bhiuville, and
niy transports of joy, prevent me from describing
the scene tLat ensued. I can euly leave it to tiie
iipagin .l Jon of l! re.'.dt:*.
In h few days 1/ ma bgcomp i ady VV ntworlh,
and for ti tree yaara I have b • o »!.-* hv.ppi* vof hus
baud?. Everything is blight v bout n e,; . i.i-ur
is BudUi:g, and every d y 1 t:.: * k He.\v.-\for hav
ing pm- cd an ex stance so filled with charms.
To Ur. J int lam indebted fer ail iny ielicity.—
Whh agi 1 able duties and pleasures my whole time
is oecupb .. and l have not experienved a moment
Ls dmnii-since my a *iau i«*r.; u*r l»*vi!„: rlai;d,
An Extraordinary Man*.—Jas. McDonald was
recently brought before ihe mayor of CUari-.b-m.). on
the chiirge of intruding himself in tie? hou.-'e of Dr.
I*okchi:it. at the corner of Church and Cumberland
streets, and refusing to go out when requested. He
stated that !»«■ was sick and went there to see the
JD .re-tor, and lq get some medjoii;o, »<i.d L ' . as sep
posodtliat he Way \v -der the mil'mice of 'qr.or at
the time. When asjeed what he had to say in e?:pla
nation of Lis conduct, he resdied that ho had muclilo
say, and proceeded to give a brief account id his
life and travels, from which we gather* d the follow
ing particulars: _ .
He has been a musician, but is m
Was born in the city of Glasgow, in September,
1719, and served in the ware of Napoleon. He*join
ed the army i ISO!, and served under J« sepn Bo
■ ■
ii.i, Suhimco and Tdifario. Was at the bat Jo of
Brandywine, whefe lie was wounded m th-- hip, and
had his leg broken. He was also at th.e battle at
■ 1<
battle oi Cowpen3 : and killed the man that wounded
him. Io \v; r s {den at LljP battle of Jjon# I hand,
White Plains, btoney Point, King's Bridge, Trenton,
Princeton and Camden. Was also at L r *;:in ton,
where he was wounded, Concord and Bui !;< i B
where lie raw Gen. Warren die in tie arms of old
Putnam, lie knew Gen. Jackson and was intimate
with hi o, and has a son now living near Nashville,
who is 80 years of age.
ile gels twenty dollars a month ns pension, being
a pensioner for both the Revolutionary war, and
the war of 1812. He has been residing in Boston
since 1826, and is now on his way a great gran
da ughtev who is 34 years old, to live with him, and
rake care of him in his old age. Her name is Eli
Z ibcth Murray, and is a widow with two children.
Ho is still stout and robut for his age, and can walk
twenty-live miles a day. iTo still limy* from the
effects of a wound received at Lundays Lane. Ho
nd still retains his sight in Ids
right eye, the only one be bar, and never wore spec
tables. He was married in Pennsylvania 1769,
and had two eoi> and five dantliers, two of whom
are still living, a son and a daughter. The survh ing
daughter is residing in Milwr.ukie, Wisconsin, and
has been married three times, ■ id has a large fami
ly. lie says he has taken an occasional soldier's
drink all his life, but never to exe ss. lie enjoys
hen
\ *ars o' hr. His body and lim 8 1 ave bi m muti
lated with live or more severe wounds, the one in
the left leg causing him to limp yet, ii being some
three inches shorter than his right one. Such is the
story of an old soldier, and most extraordinary man,
os we hud it from his own mouth.— CJtas. Mercury
Earthquake at Sorrento, Oct. 12.—The fol
lowing account of an earthquake at Sorrento is
given by a correspondent:—“A few hours ago we
experienced two shocks of«■ arthquuke more severe
than have been feit in these regions tor several
years. A few minutes after two o’clock, A. M.,1
was awakened by a sensation as if my bed were
about to elide out of the window in front of me. —
From previous experience 1 ii striiT-y became aware
of wliat was talking place, and lost no time in col
lecting my family in the doorways of the sleeping
rooms, which are supported by very thick walls.
Tne oscillations continue lia ryihmical intervals of
I
After a state of (quiescence—it might have been
three minutes ~ the house began to lfitl confusedly,
and then composed itself into another series of pen
dulum like oscillations, in a direction from east
to west, more prolonged than the former. I no
ticed that I could count, with moderate haste,
three for the advance movement, and three for the
return.
These were repeated five times, and accompa
nied by a rushing noise, as of a brewing storm and
an underground rumbling Ike distant thunder. In
doors the sounds resembled the straining timbers
of a ship in a gale. The moon was shinin r. s t ne
-I}’, and tiio column of white vapor wa-• i.-suu.g lio n
the summit of Vesuvius e.huly as usual, but the
hurried prayers and sobbing ejaculations of the
peasants in a neighboring P-jcfere and the frighten
ed baying of the watchdogs in the orange gardens,
gave evidence of the ter: or which had just passed
over the plain of Sorrento. By some the visitation
had been expected. The weather had been very
sultry for several days, and a peculiarly dense and
ill-smelling fog had obscured the bay. The general
alarm was very great, and most of the iuh-ibitants
of Sorrento rushed into the streets aid open spaces
I have not heard tu t damage was done to any of
the houses.''
Curious Habits of THg .Mackerel.— The habits
of these fish are very peculiar. And although they
have been taken in Immense numbers f.»r three
quarters of a century, their habits are not under
stood. They often move n immense bodies, .pa-
filling the ocean for mik‘3 in extent. They
are found near the surface. Sometimes they will
take the book with the greatest eagerness ; atoth r
times not a mackerel will bite for days, although
millions of them are visible iu the water. When
they .are in the mood for taking the bait, ten, twen
ty and even thirty barrels are taken by a sing! vta
sel in a few hours. They usually bite most freely
soon after sunrise in the morning, and towards sun
set in the evening. They will cease to bite about
the same iirne, as if they were actuated by a com
mon impulse. They are easily frightened, and will
then descend into deep water. It has often hap
pened that a fleet of vessels lying off the Cape : say
a mile or two from shore in the midst of a shoal of
mackerel, and taking them rapidiy upon tLclr deck-,
when the firing of a gun, or the olast of a rock
would send every mackerel fathoms deep into the
water, as suddenly as though they had been con
verted into to many pigs ot lean, ari l perhaps it
would be some hours before they wouid reappear.
They are caught most abundantly near the siiore.
ana very rarely out ot sight of land.
The Mexican Priesthood. — President Conion
the most important and sweeping reform tw-r un
dertaken iu Mexico, in secularizing the Catholic
Church, and dispossessing i: of some of it-* ill-gotten
treasures. The difficulties which have obstructed
the progress of that State, hitherto, are to be attribu
ted mainly to the overwhelming power of the
church. The governments which were rot pk a -ii.g
to the priests, had no stability. \\ here there were
two parties contending for the supremacy, which
ever the church inclined to, succeeded. The hier
archy is o v -r w helming-
The arch-bishop has nine bishops under him, ali
having cathedrals and chapters, except the Prelate
of Sonora —w ith 185 prebendaries and cq*v>nrie«,
1,200 parishes, and a regular a;.d secular clergy,
amounting to 10,00® p-:
minion. Oftheregular ciergy, J. 500 reside in the
capital, and the or ers of the Dominicans, Francis
cans. Carmelites, and Mercedari&ns possess 150 con
vents. T! e salary of the archbishop is *130,000 per
annum : tuat of the bishop of Puebla we,- sloo,o**o.
The remaining bishops receive altogether about
$200,000 more. The Sig ;or Lendo de Tegada, who
is now at the head of the finances, asserts that the
real property of the clergy is of the value of from
two hundred and sis yto three hundred millions of
dollars.
In the City oi Mexico, containing five thousand
houses, worth eighty millions of dollars, the church
owns one half, and the income Las been estimated
by the minister ai twenty millions of dollars. Waddy
Thompeoß, our former minister at Mexico, was of
the opinion that oue-quartei of the whole country
be■: iLged to the priests. The quantity of gold, sil
ver and jewels in the churc h is great enough to pay
ine whole foreign and domestic debt. A single
balustrade, about three hundred feet long, in the
cathedral of the capital, is supposed to be worth a
million of dollars.
Christianity in Tckket.- -Since tne publication
of the new toleration law in Turkey one hundred
and six Christian churches have been repaired or
constructed. The Sultan alone contributed' SS,(MX)
to one building. In fact, every thing h dose by him
and his government to conciliate his subject* in this
respect.
A Most Fntnfnt Alfeir.
A shock L'i- 1 Kit given to our entire coraniunity
bvthe arierapt of Dr. E. T. Tayh*r, President cf the
Manu . fftr- :v and Mechanics' 8.*,:.k of t is city, to
commit * < de, nod by oircumsTances connected
ff Dr. T., while at At
.;nt •, was :• und to be at h: h state of mental
d; range .; .3;?. and affcr-rienian of this city started
••*ll ‘* wit a him to bring !.i 1 home. Finding
the Doctor iu such a state cf ; hv.i as to make it dan
gt-r. •••sl'»r h : m to rt-*nin ce.i-liv v-'-pom*, ho took
bom him a pistol or two, and sup;> ‘, Jd that by vigi
lant atteulivn he rouM be arre.-t* *i in the aUempt 10
c«»i..mil: an; r.irti act. Hut iu I*l- ca s were a
.dsort ni<?-.:* v fr :n p Iff TayL rroquest
vd the gtnt :*. •. wLy w m \ ; vEing wiih him to
P ■’>:* him a ‘a/lieof Wolfs k hurq p», w hich anolh m
party «t gemlemen Lear thwn .. t re nrii.g ; and
at:• • don to fl 3 re.
quest, Dr. TY.yLu* dre w a ? -.all sword from a sword
c ine and thrust it into his own side in tho immedi
ate regi *r cf the Imari! He w, simmedi itely taken
in charge by physicians on the oars, und was car
ried to Atlanta.
This report reached 11 ?> 011 Su- d . v morning—the
iv 1 Sati r
day night—an i, besides the very g neral sympathy
y
tliis ccunuuniiy, pnblir 1 port. Tuid appriffieiision at
<'•.<•o c- ?m€ctJi. the uath r will, the affairs cf the
B ink .v er which he presided. 1 r was gm-rally un
derstor-d 1 Lai pecuniary ffitiicq’.u* a had produced
the state of mind which lei him f tha commission
of the .-hocking act, an 1 it was but natural that the
p*. ■ vnind .-i. mH cor.- oca ti.e effdirs of the Bank
with the cos ?s Prcsirifiit. G?t Friday and Satur
day there had been an n w. y iffrliag mat iVested in
reter into tin affaire of the Bank; many notes
had been t;resci;U-d for payment; and yesterday
m«*raii crowd gathered in front of tl;e Bank, and
had ti.e d* r- been opened the nni would have been
continued. But Mr. I'audn. the pqsj»ier ia absent
at the Noriii, nni the i.errmmh.g officers did not
• ’pen the office. The inference, therefore, is, that
]>r. Tayh r’s financial difficulties and those of the
Bank are connected. We do not think that it lias
my I *geam mnt < f uot< in circulatim—indeed it
has aiways been ' istrusted to such an extent as to
deprive it of general oonfidenoe. 1 ?4 ti e present
unknown cor.di i-*n of its . d ie-, we would advise
the note holders not to submit to mygo . i sacrifice
on the biiis, bpt to hold them till wc'have more light
on the Biibieor,
Dr. Taylor was brought to the house of a relative
near this c-ity yesterday merning, in a critical condi
tion. For him and f t Lis -a nily f!?e sympathies cf
univer
sally esteemed as a high-minded, honorable and n*eu
tlenirnly laan, and no one thiak; c.f bupating to him
any frau lulejit < r dtnho*u.-t dt gnr, wl: itevn* may
be ihe fiiaiocial d’tli ‘U .e sin which ho is involved,
‘ r tie c * f the ivA'.i-. ii.-.-i; with wlffcii he is connect
ed.—Columbus Enquirer, Atk imt.
Richmond in nv a \ Days.—Tuo Rational In
ti'Uig 'ur.cr sr.ys tha; Mr. r,u old c'.'izen
«*i IficLißoud, \'a , ht;s v. riffpu a vc’. V,*,e reph te with
I'crsou ; .l t.'iccdjit* rekff.h'g Iho * !*t inlt ibiiouts of I
Kk-h . o»:d, as w H us with descripiious of its vari- |
• *us localities. T* * ictidd.its if the town, malt*
and female, white and b!. t k, in the good old tiroes
when Judge Marshal! ?radg.d through tht* streets
on a mark**- morning “*,\ hha j» .iir of fowls era bas
kei of *gg i?i 1 *.dv. lion the ‘‘chief r. u*.\ e for
Wii’tcr c\ 01. ings' j liini • ntnoii ff;c ti : ’ : .d'r s”
wu • l\)w .1 t • u:;d wbc»* SyCuiidt and
D-bC'.’-q ri igu* gupi t-m • r,:nong'the colored
ari.ttoor;»cy of the day-all \< b. cre us in these
aketcLi s. Aprr p-sofi- o I iff -1 c! i*s L- an anecdote
of an old m gio “ ..ho, when ;. keel by his young niis
liv s why he did not attend church us formerly,’*
r * li; d “That when ii; could i.*y Mr. Wickmau’u
Bob and Judge Marshall’s Jack he like lo j in .s idj/ but
now Ik* m v«*r knew who he -ot by, so he staid at
Lome.” Such in the ‘ffnv-garioiV- equfil.iy’' of our
liegonerute tie. s has been Ihe dAeriovqtiop of even
colored sU'iy l
“The L.rgo and ugly block of brick buildings
< reeled by Col. Ilaryey in Cqroy slice-, pe.;p* the
he.id of the brri.i, hdvu now any Ring but a
literary aspect, but th- y were cnee Hniter's Acade
tny,i\Uvl tiie pf .n'.on of the bio«k doubled in size to
at coxm* bite that extensiv c ts- ::,bd.dimcnt.. Halier
was a Swiss or German m.B-u nlurcr, who had, with
ittle lei imj
pose on tin.* •'.iiinuiiity ; buthe c.Vi had judgment
to . ...... thes
was Monsieur isEat!.er of Col. Fremont,
ofi’aci/.c and war ike c. h-brity.”
Met \r. Ai.i ..iinium. —I will be inte
resting to both cjinnn ieial and scientific men to
1* a that in Jug** last Mcssis. E. Hid nod Ruhr, a
D?mi. h house in this city, sent out their brig Son*
. .
i;ff L.iw.o to" on ike we 4 coast of (ffvenland, for
the purpose j,f liritiging back minerals, up 4 espe
cial! v cryolllo, i* i itu; obtedniog of winch peculiar
privileges ; ad at different tunes been granted by
tiie King o Denmark lo • *oi\ i lual and associatetl
miners ; and that Messrs. Hald«ScCo. avereceived
intelligence from Messrs. C. F. l'hstgen aud Co., to
whom the brig was consigned at Copenhagen, us
her : :fe arrival in t Lot city on t];e fflut of Septem
ber, after a voyage of only twelve days, (the short
est on record, with a full load of cryolite. This is
th first cargo of ryolito rcci-ived from Greenland,
which i j tiie only country where, as yet, it has been
found. It is a mineral, composed, wo believe, of
sodium, aluminium, and florinc ; but f!?o results of
• .'-i ‘
4i.de grille ; of Ra ? L;. Las r»,u , v Dy
which c. in minium i .\y be obtaineil from cryolite, so
i. •• ;•» affordi ttw low a price pt.-i ounc«; or. silver ;
end, since an oi’ucc of the former has four times the
vain of an ounce of the latter, it will of course give
us aniekof plate of the s;tm< size so niudi cheap
er ;tl e fourth the price Besi <
metal and crystals of soda, a < lay is obtainable
which will be valuable to calico , »;■ -era as a sub
.fii’ute f.>r acono ound of ahi-u and . ugar of lead.
iMa.d br ./*';• [Kay,and) Guardian.
Battle Bki u kun two Z»!k> .. ■ n War Stjeam
i —}t will 1: • remembered tlirff. v/p published, a
i w day.; ngv), an account of liio Mexican war
>!eamer Democrat, being run off from Vera Cruz
by her or.\i'; her subsequent’y appea ring at the
port of Coal z:icoah f .oB und l-> o.’.iy carrying off the
Colluotor tit-thatplace, togeihe* with the customs
specie in his hands; and t!io departure of the
other Mexican war steamer Guerrero, from Ve
ra Cruz, iu search of the mutineers and their ves
sel.
A passenger on the schooner Joven Maria, which
vessel arrived here <-n Wednesday, from Tampico
via Carnpeacby, with specie, relates that when they
arrived at the latter port the Democrat was there
wail! ; the return of a b eat lhat had been sent
ashore wiih the Co .ri *cor l( or collector. Un the de
parture ?•'the Jown Maria fyonj Cnmpcachy, the
Bte;r ■ Democrat started to sea, apparently in pur
suit ■ tls- schooner, but not far out of the latter met
the Gaerrero, still in search “i ff o Dem'ic.rat. They
encountered, and as the . cl.ooiicv sped on her way
from the scene, her crew coulu distinctly perceive
the two vessels engaged in deadly Coiiffict—see
ing the t j'*.;:Ling o(’ ihe guns and hearing thei* ro
p rt. ‘
The next arnva’ uoin Camp&aehy or \ era Cruz
will doubtle-.s bring us i*oW3 of the i-sue of the fight
between the mutineers and their former com
rades.
The Democrat, while* at Coatz&coalcos, fired into
and sunk a Mexican war st amer, n mie unknown,
formerly the American steamer Ben Franklin.—Pi
cayune.
An Extraordi: akv Kcssiax Regiment.— The
Pavlofsky, or the Regiment us Paul, presents an ap
pearance which would 1 • grotesque if it were not
impeding. All the men—pray do not laugh—have
cocked no os. Every soldier with a uez reirouzec ,
who h of proper height, h .sent to the regiment,
which was formed by Paul in one of Ins eccentric
freaks, and a very determined pug is eligible if it be
accompanied by sunken eyes ai d liigh check bones.
But more than this. Tir* men, clean shaven, like
all Russian soldiers, except on the lip, wear their
moustaches bin Led upwards towards the ears,
which gives them a strange and savage aspect.—
Tiiis bizarre aud ferocious npp *urance is increased
by the shape of their head-dress, which is like a
sugar loaf with one side cut a-.v.vy—an angular sec
tion of a cone, with the round side to the front—
On this side the shako, or whatever it is,
consists of a Live a plate: at the back it is
it is of a bright red cloth. From the top there is a
curious tuft, orpompen, sticking out liorizonally, co
as to be parallel v.f.li the lower part of the wearer’s
nose. The brass front is religiou <ly preserved should
it have been pierced by a ball, and is worn only by
deserving soldiers. Some ox l«.m have been perfo
rated in two, three, or four places in the days cf
Catherine IT, and in Si; campaign, where
the regiment greatly distinguished itself, and on the
under pari of each plate is engraved the name of
the soldier who wore it when t:,♦* onrll came in such
unpleasant proximity to him. Should one of those
plates be worn out with age its form is scrupulously
imitated, and the hole renewed with the greatest
car.*. The regiment when at th a march past always
carries bayonets at charge. Altogether the look of
these four thou, and and odd men, all of whom are
over six feet, is very novel and striking, and if they
are half as ugly in the light as they are on parade,
they must prove moat formidable antagonists. They
are dressed like the other regiments of the Guard,
with the exception of the helmet. —Moscow Corres
pondent of the Tim's.
Siamese Fku*t.- .—A correspondent of the Peuu
fylvauia Inquirer, writing fr< «:i on board the Uni
ted Stat-.s steamer San <l. • to, at Hong Kong,
thus describes the principal fruits -he met with
during the stay of the \ - liu the Siamese wa
ters :
Siam produces the finest i. ;oftbcEastin pro
fusion. The pine-apple, t . -.ngoateir, the baua
mi, the mua/o, the hvi> u, the c coa nar, the dhu
rien, the rainbotan, and several others whose names
1 have forgotten, abound in great plenty and are of
the finest quality. The mango-stein is the most de
liciou •; its refined delicacy of flavor is unsurpassed.
For beauty of appearance, when opened, it is unri
valled. An outer shell encloses five or seven pits
cf a snow-white color, which forma a beautiful con
trast with the rich red of the shell. It may be em
■ l is •>1
large size and disgusting odor, that of sulphuretted
hydrogen. It is of a rich creamy consistence, but
tue odor is so repulsive that only long perseverance
can make one appreciate and like it, and when once
the aversion is conqeurod the desire for it becomes a
strong passion. The Malay will undergo any priva
tion, suffer any loss, give any sum of money, part
with houses, wife, children, and all that man holds
most dear, to gratify his appetite for this fruit. The
fruit is not good until the tree producing it is about
twenty years old ; and although they might be much
increased in number by planting, y« i they are loth
to take the trouble to do it. Each tree produces but
five or six dhuriens. No man in tne East plants
acorns that oaks may grow for posterity.
A Hearty Laugh. —After all, what a capital
kindly, honest, j.*iiy, glorious good thing a laugh is!
What a tonic! YYLnt a dig*, srer’ What a febri
fuge! What an exor. i>er of evil spirits! BetL r
ti na a walk before b. cakfast, or nap after after din
ner. How it shuts the month of inal ee and ope mi
the brow of kindness! Whether :t discovers the
gums of infancy or age, the grinders of folly or the
} aria of beauty ; whether it racks the side.- aud de
forms the com tenance of vulgarity, or dimples tbe
visage or moistens the eye of refinen -nt —in a’l its
phases and on ali faces contorting, throwing the hu
man form into the happy snaking ai d quaking of
idiotcy aud turning the human countenance into
something appropriate to Billy Buttons’ transforma
tion—Under every circumstance end everywhere, a
laugh is a glorious thing. Like “a thing of beauty”
it is “a joy forever.” There is no remorse in it.—
It leaves no sting— except in sides and that goes off.
Even a single u: participated laugh is a great affair
to wit ness. But it iaseM*an single. It U more in
fectious than scarlet fever. You cannot gravely
ccntemplete a laugh. If there is one laughter, and
one wiiness there are forwith two laughers. Ana
soon. The convulsion h propagated like sound
What . thing it is when it becomes epidemic.—
Dublin University Magazine.
Chinese Street Artist.—Bayrrd Taylor, in re
lating his experience in China, says that he ear a
man seated on the pavement, holding in his hand a
white porcelain t ie, about a foot square. This he
overspread with a deep blue color, from a sponge
dipped in a thin paste of indigo, end ask d us to
name a flower. I suggested the lotus. He extend
ed Lis forefinger*—most remarkable forefinger,
crooked, flexible as an elephant’s trunk, and as
sharp as if the end had been whittled off—gave three
or four quick dashes across the tile, and in tea se
conds or lees, io! there was the flower, exquisitely
drawn and shaded, its snowy cup hamriug in the
midst of its long, swaving leaves. Three more
strokes, aud a white fcird, with spreading wings,
hovered over it; two mare, and a dog stood beside
it. The rapidity and precision of the forefinger
seemed almost miraculous. He covered tbe tile
with new layers of colors, and flower after flower
was dashed out of the blue ground.
Nrws—By the* Vbo nt Nt?iv Veil;,
By the arrival of tLo British steamer Yko, at
New York from Havre,the Commercial Advertiser
has tiles of Havre papers to the 19th of October,
inclusive.
Ti:e Vigo left Havre r.t 2 o’clock on the afternoon
ot the 19th, and up to the 25th made an excellent
run, having accomplished nibre than half the pas
sage. On and since the 25th, she has had a series of
heavy gales trom \V estward and Northwest, \\ f h a
heavy head sea. No date, 140 miles fom Sandy
ll< ok, passed barque Heart', standing to the East
ward.
France. —The Journal de Francfort believes tint
t Pari* Conference will rc-assemble not later than
the 15th of November.
Ihe Moaiteur Ik-lge published a convention addi
tional to f Mat which was concluded between Bel
gium and France on the 22d. of November, 1834, for
th * reciprocal extradition of m die factors. The addi
tional convention has been ratified by the contrsct
ing parties, and the ratifications were exchanged at
Brussels on the 11th of October. We notice the lo’
lowing provision: “An attempt against the persons
ot membt isofa foreign sovereign or against the
persons of members of his family, shall lmt be con
sidered a political offence, wheu*that attempt shah
coLsH-ute the act-either of murder, or of assassina
tion, or ot poisoning.
Paris Bourse Oct. 18.—The Bourse is in an in
to; riitient-state,and the downward movement of
to day succeeds an upward movement to-mot row. —
Yesterday stocks and bills were offered ; to day bu
siness commenced with a demand which caused n
sensible rise, but afterwards cffcio were made im
merous enough to che: kthe upward movement, and
the c! se has been rather dull. The i per cents, on
time were quoted at 91.25, and the 3 per cents varied
from 67.29 to 67.05, closing at <l7.ls—an advance of
35 cents over yesterday’s prices.
Spain. —The Gazette do Madrid publiehe the de
crees relative to the retirement of the late Ministry,
mid the installation of the new. The resignation ?, of
the former Ministers and the nomination of tho in ,v
President of the Council are countersigned by M.
Collado, Minister of Public Works; tho deV eer.
which appoint tlie other Ajinktevs sre countersigned
by Marshal >|arv;n>. The Queen declares, as is
usuaj in Spain on such occasions, that she is “well
satisfied with the distinguished and extraordinary
services, the zeal, the intelligence and the devotion
of Marshal O’Donnell,” all which dees not prevent
the said Marshall from announcing his intention to
make a foreign tour. General Du lee retires to San
tander under pretext of ill-health.
Mnrah&el Narvaez pursue* 1 . bin worn with ardor.
The Governor* of provinces a e removed iu mass,
and replaced by others belonging to the old conse -
vative party The former mode of government in
the Qm cn's house, leaving her entire freedom, is
re-established. All the former immunilies and an :
clout privileges reserved to the anfi la the
ql \voiqeu, gs they existed he
fore ;!.«• (C.v!. - Y' •• Law- '**. ■ \\
Finally, the additional clause lo tho constitution of
1845, recently sanctioned by Queen Isabel, has been
revoked.
Naples. —The Gazette Autrichien ie asserts that
tho King of Naples has urged the Cabinet of St Pe
tersburg, Vienna and Berlin lo conclude iu favor of
tiie integrity of the Kingdom of the Two Siciks, a
treaty analogous to that which France, V »gkg,J ui.fi
Austria signed the 15th of Arril \n fi.vfir V.f the in
tegrity of the Qttoipun Turnpike.
th* ia,io3t udviecs from Naples, Oct. 13, state
that the preparations for defence were redouble *.
Thu King wits expected there. No modification i f
the Ministry had taken place. The public funds
had experienced some fluctuations and remained at
Fk if.
Two si locks of Earthquakes were felt on th«
12th.
All eyes are jfoed qpon the fleets of the Western
Powers. The Toulpn §eufmetlo of October lfith,
fiunor.nc.ee lint the squadron of Admiral frehoimvt
is still iu the roads, wheve it awaits orfie; g
A dispatch from Marseilles, October lwth, says :
“It is believed that the English squadron Ins
gone to Malta. The French squadron is ready
to go. Four Sardinian Ships are also ready at
Genoa.”
Tin* Semaphore of Marseilles, Oct. 17th, contains
the transmission of sailing orders to the English
squadron. It says : “We have received letters
from Ajaccio of the 13th. They pil’or;v. that an
English airivcu on the previous evening
from Marseilles, bringing despatches from Ad
miral Dundas, and that the Admiral issued orders
to sail on the morning of the 13tU. Two si earn
frigates put to se t at 10 o’clock iu the morning,
and the rest of the squadron sailed iu the even
ing. The directions taken by the squadron is un
known.
Tanner by tne l'nna<l;au #
The telegraphic despatch from Quebec announc
ing tho avrivnt of the sor.-w stcam.-hip Canadian,
mentioned that England and Franco lmd suspen
ded diploVmitio relations witli Naples. Tliis move
ment was thus announced in the Fans Moni
teur:
Peace having been concluded, the first care of
the Congress ot Paris was to insure qo deviating
from it. YVitli thiq object thp pienipoumi juries iu
vesfigatod the limits of disturbance that still existed
in Europe, and they especially directed their atten
tion to the condition of Italy,‘'Greece and Belgium.
The Court of Naples alone has haughtily ivjc"ted
t!io advice of France and England, though oiar l
in the most friendly mfifiner. Thy mcattqres of ri
gor and oocrpipn adopted fov a long time past, ns
the means of administration by the government of
the t wo Sicilies, continue lo agitate and compromise
the continuance of good order in Europe, under a
conviction of the danger of puch a state of things,
France and England had hoped to obviate them
by prudent advice given at an opportune time.
The government of the Two Sicilies,ciosiug its eyes
to ali evidence, resolved to persist in its fatal
course.
The ill-reception accorded to our legitimate ob.- r
vations, the insulting doubt thrown over the purity
of our intentions, the offensive kngqago eppos d t.»
oar salutary counsels, aiid finally an obstingt re
fusal, c.ulii notallow the longer coni inuance of ami
cable relations. This suspension of official interr
course in no sense constitutes fi’iy intervention in
internal affairs, an<| still lesu any act of hostility ;
nevertheless, for the security of the subjects, and
tho two Governments being possibly compromised—
tho latter, to provide against such a contingency,
have combined their squadrons, but have not sent
their ships into Neapolitan waters. In order no! to
give room for erroneous interpretations this simple
measure of eventual protection, which has no char
acter or menace, cannot, moreover, be considered
any s upport of encourage-me nt to those who seek
to shako the throne of the King of tho Two Sicilies.
There is some ambiguity in the closing sentences
of the above extract, owing probably io its being
imperieclly telegraphed. Tho fact of the suspen
sion of negotiations, however, is clear enough.
The Principalities. —Some doubt appears lo
have existed in the public mind \, \\. n tli3 Canadian
left rcsDrctmg the tn.th of the report previously
given timt Austria, on the summons of France, hud
commenced the evacuation of the Prmcipnlftii
There was a report, also, that the Bombay Com
mission, appointed to define the Russian frontier on {
Moldovm, lmd been dissolved without accom]>lish
ing the work. This report was not generally be- !
Moved.
Miscellaneous. —Persia is said to have solicit' d
the mediation of France in her difficulty with Eng
land.
There was a repetition of the report ol a Ministe
rial and financial crisis at Constantinople. The
sending of troops to Montenegro lmd been discon
tinued.
The former Ministry had been re installed in Den
mark, as the latest advices indicated would be the
case.
Peppermint. —Some may think this a very inrig
niCeHiit article to cultivate, and yet them are simm
er things attended to in the line of agriculture which
yield great, returns. The oil and essence of pepper- i
mint ti-re important articles of commerce, and the |
growth and distillation of the plant may be made I
very profitable.
.J. Bradly, of Lyons, N. Y., communicates to the j
Rural New Yorker the results of his cultivation of
a few acres cf peppermint ground in 185-1. He
planted the roots in October, in drills marked out
two feet apart., and covered the same by a small
horse plough. The ground was summer fallowed
and in gooct order—soil, u mixture of sand gravel
and city.
Reckoning his labor at a dollar per day, the whole
cost of ploughing the land, setting the roots, hoeing
the plants, harvesting the -crop, and dritilling the
wlni.e, (at 37£ cts. per pound,) amounted tos 33.75.
He obtained 133$ pounds ofthe oil, which he sold for
$3.75 per pound, amounting to $500.02. Thus he
obtained pay for his own labor at the ordinary wa
ges, aud $390.87 nett profit besides.
The cost for successive years, of course, must be
much less than the planting year, and consequently
the profit comparatively greater.
Discoveries of the Present Century. —Some
of the most wonderful results of human intellect Inn;
been witnessed in the last fifty years. It is remark
able how the mind of the world has run into scien
tific investigation, and what, achievements it has ef
fected in that abort period. Fulton launched the
first steamboat in 1807, now there are 3000 steam
boats traversing the waters of America only. In
1825 the first railroad was put in operation iu Mas
sachusetts. In 1800 there was not a single railroad
in the world. In the United States alone there are
now 18,7‘.)7 miles of railroad, costing $285,000,000 to
build, and about 22,000 miles of railroad in Europe.
The electric telegraph had its beginning in 1845.
The electric magnet was discovered in 1812, and
electrotyping is a still later invention. Hoe's print
ing press, capable of printing 20,000 copies an hour,
is a very recent discovery. Gas light was unknown
in 1800; now every city and town of any preten *e
is lighted with gas, and we have the announcement
of a still greater discovery, by which light, heat,
motive power, may all be produced from water,
with scarcely any cost. Daguerre communicated to
the world his beautiful invention in 1839. Gun cot
ton and chloroform are discoveries but a few years
old. Astronomy has added a number of new planets
to the solar system. What M ill the next half cen
tury accomplish ? We may look for still greater
discoveries ; for the intellect of man is awake, ex
ploring every mine of knowledge and searching for
useful information in every department of art and
industry.
Directions to Sportsmen on the Manage
ment of Firearms.— l. In carrying a gnu over
the shoulder on full cock, be careful not to point tbe
muzzle at the gamekeeper’s toes, for fear of blow
ing his brains out.
2. Gunpowder should be carried in a flask, or if
loose in the pocket, should not be mixed with match
es. As a rule no sportsman ought to smoke.
3. Before blowing down one barrel of a gun, it
is advisable to see that the other is not loaded. To
ascertain this look inside, and let off a cap with
your toe.
4. Tbe practice of drying powder over the fire in
a frying pan, should be discouraged. Many acci
dents have resulted from it.
5. Always shut the eyes before firing.
6. Never carry a loaded gun at fu!l cock hori
zontally, when a' friend is walking before you, un
less you are sure of the thickne.-,* of bis conturoya.
7. If a bird should rise between two sportsmen in
a direct line, both ought not to fire at once.
8. If a crack should be observed in your barrel,
tie it firmly round with a bit of string, for fear oi
accidents.— Diogenes. _
“Louder !”—A man lately went to the Post Of
fice, and putting his mouth up to the delivery box
cried out, ‘‘Louder!” The clerk supposing Ihe man
to be deaf, and that he was making a request of him
to speak louder so that he could hear, asked hirn in
a very loud tone the name of the person for whom
he wanted the letter.
“Louder! ’ cri< dthe man.
“Whatname?” yelled the clerk.
“Louder!” aguin bawled the man who now sup
posed the clerk to be deaf.
The clerk took a long breath, and with a!! his
might again bawled out in the man’s face the same
question, “ What name?’' This was done in so loud
a tone that the echo seemed to return from the far
off bills.
The man started back in alarm, shouting to the
very top of his big iuog3 :
“Louder, sir. Louder! I told you Louder ! my
name is nothing else !”
‘‘Oh, ah ! oh, ho!’’ said the clerk, “your name is
Louder, eh! Didn’t think of that ; here's your let
ter: Mr. Louder, here’s your letter.”—Washing
ton j 'Star.
Montreal, Nov. I.—The Canadian ocean sta ni
ship Norte America ran aground opposite this < i ! y
to-day, while coming up the river. She was on
! deavoringto avoid another veesel at the time. No
serious damage was done.
Miss Margaret 11., eldest daughter of Gcn.Twigga.
U. S. Army, die 1 at New Orleans, 25th ult., aged
twenty-four years.
Assistant Surgeon Archibald Turner has re
esigned his commission in the United States Army.
VOL. LXX. — NEW SERIES VOL. XX. NO. Hi.
i 5 alt i/an re Klecßmi flints
The Baltimore American of Wednesday ihorning
| contains the following reporis cf the election ri
ots :
! Our city yesff. iday was made the theatre of the
j mc-st prolonged and desecrate riotieg. Armed ami
j organized associations, belonging to both political
! parties, resorted to the fi.earms with which they
• were liberally provided, and fought with ferocious
aud daiing recklessness, ludividaal eombats and
| minor affrays occuned at a number of the polls, bu t
| the m-oi selions took place in the vieiniiy of tl e
! second aud eighth ward polls. In both these riots
i a! *i • number were w muded, one at least killed
cutujiht, and it may bo presumed that many of the
injured will uard'y survive their wounds, which me
in s. : , instances of a very serious ckaraeter. Tike
parti* ul.u s and results of these disgraceful enc»rac
te’ s were with great difficulty gathered lost night,
but we give sin ii details as our reporters were able
to collerx.
Tns Riot at the Second Ward.— Dm ing the
momiug there w/v considerable ill feeling di p uyed
a' t . - second w ard polls, but up to three o’clock no
f'-*rious disturbance occurred. At that h. nr a fu
rious fight broke out, said to have originated from
a stone being thrown into the crowd .■autoundiug
the y intlow. i’i'tols were immediately drawn and
fired by both parti, s. The Democrats, headed by
George Koning, drove the Aanuuicuns liom tlio
polh and up High streck The alarm was carried
to the fotirdi ward polls, aud a strong body of Ame
rii ..ns started from there. In the viciui*y of. the se
cond wmd pel's they were met and driven back.
Further re in force merits were then received and the
war renewed. A good proportion of both parties
by this time were provided with rau&kets, win st
othirs used pistols, and others skirmished with
knives and clubs. Both parties fought with deter
mination, and in many instances exposed thom
selvi ii with the most reckless disregard of danger.
•he battle ground was spread over portions of
Fawn, S ;K’s, Exeter and High streets, and Eastern
avenue, and the spectacle presented was a terrible
ami revolting on?. As either party gained a ten
porrny a<h autagiq men v/ould be seen running with
others shooting at them ; the wounded were limp
ii!*l; •iff and being carried away by their companions,
wm!.-1 others begrimed with smoke and powder, and
in some cases covered with blood, etili kepi up the
light, now tiring singly and then again in volleys.
Iu this .*-mTouM«ri;td neighborhood the utmost degree
of (*>.*, ito.uenr ai d consternation prevailed. HLiM
itm were hastily gathered, the houses closed, and
tiie o< cupvnts in many instances sought their gar
rets aud cellars to be out of harm’s way.
The Dein-.icrats were finally overpowered, driven
away fr tii tiie polls, cpd vetreuted blill lighting
(lown Eastern gwono. In the neighborhood of the
v'uu.v way they tigain made a staid, and there a
guerilla warfare, carried on from the alleys and
street erne rs, continued for more than au hour. Os
ihe number wounded ia thisr >t it is almost iinpos
si!»!»i to give a full or correct list. They were gene
rally curried away by their friends, and even whou
tru ed, every effort was made to eqtieoq! their
iiuT.es. The folh.wiug were by ot*r re
porters :
Officer lifted, 'if the Be.lioe, was shot in the mouth
at ',ffe s« : ■'ginuing of the affray, receiving un ugly
bur uot dangerous wound.
John Anderson, American, was shot in the groin.
Attended by Ur. Cunningham. Doing well.
A man in Exeter street was shot in! he side, —bad-
ly wounded.
A man, whose name we could no* L.-gVffi was shot
iu the ibrelu id ami nu*;tally winded, lie was re
mo\cd to Eastern avouue, where ho was shot, up
Ex, tpr slryet to near Fawu, where medical atibis
tu:: J waj called. He was subreq. ently removed
jo tiie upper part of the ci.y wlyevc ho LTuitl to ro-
A *.-, : rl of abv)i;t twelve yearn, named Bridget Me
(k»iun, whose pareuti reside in Bank street, near
E-.v-ier, was siiot in the foot while * uteri, g the
house. Hi wo uud though painful is not dangerous,
A worn.:n on Eastern Avenue had au eye com
pletely dn v.*n out of the bucket, by a b;i-l filed from
the Democratic ranks.
I!. c*k ffffiun, living on President street, was shot
iu riie hitu.-., but tlo* woiy.id not. dangerous.
A v ivi !>• ,:i, v.’L'f’c n.TUio we oonhl not learn,
v.'il - . -i in the leg, but not dang i ously.
Miv. 1.-uiit, n -'ding in Caroline street, near
Eastern aveiiu-.q while standing in front nf her ie-i
--(iei-no l-eI • ived a ball in her leg producing a flesh
wound only.
James Wilson, u boy twelve years old, wur shot
in the head just behind the riidit Cqf. ffue wound
vt as not i sr ou j,
Two Cy. .. ;;i;i re old pig in Bank street, uoarCnro
line, vt re ?. :t, cue in the right eye, the ball pene
tnumg the brain, lie is mortally wounded. The
< slier was shot in the back, producing only a slight
flesh wound.
Martin 11 dey received a shot in the left ear, which
v. extracted without producing any injury.
1) •«ii *! Wlsite wits shot in tUe face, legs and ear
vvicii buck i hot, but the wounds were qll slight.
There was also a city wjytfihuiipi sjightly wounded.
The firing vqs At intervals until dark,
aud there were probably many more -wounded
whose names we could not leuru because of the ex
citeincut that prevailed.
The Riot at the Market. —Abou' d
o’**'o?k in i lie ul'U rpoon a report was brought to the
police.! t.v ;<*i ed at the eighth ward, that there wus
. ... lit >: th w.iid, and assistance Was asked
so quell it. The police etuvted, aud with them sev
eral hundred of Uio crowd assembled around the
polls, who in a few moments were tinned with mils
ketj, and accompanied by two gangs of boys*.-abb
dragging a small brass cannon on wheels. Tuey
passed along the side of the Belair market, and to
wards. Orie.Mns street. They finally rallied ou (he
eighth ward party and drove them up through the
maiketae • m-p inid by perfect Yollej/i c»l muskeiry
aid Hie oce :sioi.;,l discharge of a swivel. T'ho
iigldiug through llie market was continued with
but I'di*o in linirsion up to dark, when both parties
retired.
During the time of the battle the following persons
w. lied lo t!*e apothecary shop of Mr. Joseph
Roberta, corner of Hartford Avenue and the York
Itog l, v. !»••’ .- ihty were alt *uded to by l)r. P. J. Mc
(Jury ’ their wounds dressed, and taken home by their
friends.
l'nilip I ktgr.er, an liisbman, received a bull in
tiie back, on the left aide, just below the shoulder
b ade, which it, is thought will result totally.
Clnrlov S:ui:h, one if the Ivghth Ward party,
wa.-i all i "tiro uglt the left arm. tearing out cotisid-r
--uhle of tie- fie, !i. Uo is one of the hands in Tobacco
Warehouse, No. i.'
John Ive n-v, an Irisliman, received a bull
through his thigh and one in his hack, liudly wound
cd
j lenry Shulter was badly wounded in tho foru
head, and tho hsll could not be found.
John Mei.icr, whorca des on Constitution street,
received a bad wound in the arm.
J> Ini Ityau was slightly wounded, a ball carrying
away his toe,
A man named Willi?, residing in French street, re
cti ved a bad ill his left leg.
Win. Williams, of iiio Bth ward party, received a
spike shot from it swivel, tearing away the Husband
bone of Ids right leg below the knee.
Albert ft. Clark, residing in Exeter street, near
Near 'ity alloy, was shot near (bleans afreet, tin
ball entering Ms thigh, and rupturing the femoral
artery, lie was taken to tho drug store of hit', lb>
berks, where tho hemorrhage was checked, btiL he
dir-d while being carried to his I cine.
Kittnuel Smith, residing in Eutaw, and keeping
a dressing saloon at the Howard House, was shot
in the leg above the knee, the bone being badly bro
ken.
Ilvil ; Milch -11 received a shot hi his side aud had
the little linger of his right hand shot off.
\v: '.id is not considered dangerous.
Joseph Brown, residing in Britton street, r.c: r
Mouuuu’tit, was shot in tno knee, and ihougli pain
ful'. v is not seriously wounded.
A German where name wo could not bear, living
at No. tir" MoElderry street, was shot th-ougb the
knee. lie is badly wounded.
Samuel Jackson, living in Monument street, near
C.iy, received asiug in the thigh. His condition is
dangerous.
A b y war, also brought in wounded in the breast,
it was thought fatally. ' The above were all parties
engaged in Ihe Democratic fighting gat g from the
Bth wai'd.
Among those wounded on the side of the Ameri
can rioters in this battle wore the following :
man, was shot in Orleans street, supposed to have
lmd no part in the light, lie fell with a ball in his
right breast, just all >ve tlm nipple. At, bis retjuest
lie was taken to the truck house of the Pioneer
Hook and Badder Company, where I)r. Henry lh
Yucca die sed his wound, and expressed fears that
it, was mortal, the ball having entered his lungs.
John I-laupt was carried to his home badly wound
ed, in Caroline,near Alci'l h rry sfreof.
Callender Pattetaon, a boy, was shot through the
ann.
Thomas Bartlett war shot in the face, the ball
lodging in the baekofhis head—dangerously wound
ed. lie was taken to his residence ia Fayette street,
near Jackson square.
Washington Daly Was shot through the body, and
died in u few moments.
Norris, a boy residing at 49 Holland street,
was shot io the leg, producing a fiesli wound.
Woods, br y, living in Orleans erect, was
she - , through the chest. He is thought to bo mor
tally wounded.
Thomas Murray received a shot in the hip, receiv
ing a severe wound.
Police officer Stephens was shot in the groin, re
cciiing a painful shot, but not dangerous wound.
Nicholas Cill, living at 757, West Baltimore
street, was shot in the right eyebrow, but, not se
riously.
Samuel Miskiunis, living at No. 911, East lom
bard street, received a bait under the leftoollar bone.
His wound is considered mortal.
Columbus Johnson, living in High street, receiv
ed a ‘..a1l in the left arm, near the shoulder. The
ball was extracted, and the wound is not dan
gerous.
J >lm Hupps,living at No. 91, Jefferson street, was
shot in tho left arm n -ar tie- elbow, the ball passing
un to near the shouidr, whence it was extracted.
<; ge Benjamin, residing in Aisquith feet near
Douglass, receive 1 a ball in Hie left arm, near the
elbow, which passed down towards the wrist. The
ball could not be extracted.
Samuel Benjamin, resid ngin Douglass street near
Aisquith, received a hail in the chest whichit is sup
posed will prove inurtai.
Ti - rc were many others whose names we could
no* !«.*aru, some of whom were seriously injured.
Peter Havener was shot at Ashland Squ. ro, the
whole of his lower jaw having been torn off. It is
impossible that he can recover.
John C. Owings, a lad of about fourteen years,
living on Broadway, near Thames street, received
a alug wi 'ghing ovor two ounces and two inches
long Si his right arm, shattering the bone badly
IPs arm will have to come off.
S'au 'bury, residing at P 22 East Fayette street
wa-« shot in the side, though not dangerously.
Tbotnas McDonald, residing in Thompson street,
wr. shot in the side itnv. head. His wcuud is sup
posed to be mortal.
Jones, living in Fayette street, Broad*
Vciy. was also shot in the head and side and mortal
ly wounded.
* O ven AIcD maid, resi ling in Orleans street, re
ceived three shots in the breast, none, of which are
seri< us.
William Chambers, living at No. 33 Poppleton
street, was shot in the leg, producing a bed flesh
wound.
William Sproule. boy living in Eager street, ne?r
Broadway, was shot in the rigid lung and right hip.
He is mortally wounded.
There were others wounded, but they v trc put
in carriages by their friends aud carried home, it
was impossible to obtain their names. J
The scene in the vicinity of the Itebuv rrniket
was of the most sanguinary character throughout
the afternoon, both parties fighting with a reckless
daring worthy of a better cause. At tnm.s, one pm
t v would apparently obtain the better ot the other,
and they continued to drive each other br ;k and
forward through the market House. Aii I
was ebaen-dV those at a Uiatance to "tav.l up on
f i. ho n»Lj anti knee*, and level a musket on a bene it
at the* head of the market, facing the kde '.mi ket,
and taking aim, the flash of the musket was tol
lowed bv the full of a man, at whom he had mined
it. In his excitement he jumped on the bench mid
danced with his musket in one hand and bu bat in
the other, cheering at his success, wlieti a volley ot
balls rattled around him, and he was earned oil
wounded.
The sixth ward party were reinforced sir illy al
ter tiie battle commenced, by a detachment ot the
seventh ward American clubs, who brought with
them a small cannon ou wheels. The Democrats
got p -ssc.-sion of this cannon at one time, and were
about carrying it off, when it upset and the cannon
fell off the wheels. They ran off with the wheels,
and a man who attempted to pick up the cannon
was shot, arid compelled to drop it, limping oft with
a bullet in his leg
At dusk we left them still shooting at each other,
■ tviiii an nei-tcucuul hit, and hot- 1 parties anpar .. y
I iMKHileringjl tine sport.
Suveral of the police officers were also shot iu en
deavoring to quell the riot at thu commencement,
among whom wan officer Stevens, who receive 1 a
bnHia hie side, causing a serious wound.
Whilst the fight was going ou in the Belair in ri
ft. t, word was sent to too Centra' police station for
aid. U'gh C msttvble Herriug, Deputy Brashevn,
and Set - •nut Tuytnun, with a squad of twenty ir. a
rejiam-d to the scene. On arriv ng at the mr
ket they found the eights warders with a cannon
la p s:lion prepuling to lire. They a-tempt dto
titr.e p ...session ' t tlie. piece, but were mnnedi i'--!y
.uiiono .d by un infuriated crowd, armed uih
musaets.
Tin y attempted to make arrests, but were foiled
i- the number and fierceness of the assailants win
succeeded in carrying elf the cannon. Borg- ,«t
Tnyiniui pursued all Jrishmau to the lioua at t;n»
corner of Foundry and French streets, whore ho
captured two lea led muskets, both United S' i < '
arms with stained barrels. The police werui.i i
duugcroys position during this encounter, the li-.i
em hugely ontnumbetiug them and showing a !«■
tevminu'ionto sli OL them down.
I.rst night between seven and eight o’clock a
brisk encounter took place in Baltimore and 11 d!i
dny streets, but wihout, so fur as we could learn,
serious injury to any one. Who were the aggies?-
•ns it is diffieu tto say, but a small swivel wr.
brought into the. street by u party of men fn n
Uouutry Thompson’s house, and was fired sever ,1
fifties. The Americans replied with markets, an i a
rapid but brief lusdadeensued.
Shooting .1 tf'n ir nt the Fourth Ward.— At
tiie Fourth Ward Polls during the day considcrablo
noting prevailed, but except in one case without
producing serious consequences. About II o’cl ok
an Irishman, who had previously gotten into ah al
tercation and was roughly handled, ascended one of
the steps of a house opposite the polls and drew out
a doubt- barrelled pistol. Ho was immediately sue
rounded by some half a dozen persons whodisar.,.-
ed him of his weapon, I etidiw a dirk and other d--
struetivo iustruments which he hud concealed about
him. Snmo person then struck him several bUrnsy
wiiru otttucr MeCnfierty rushed tu his protect jim. —
Al tins minnout a pun 1 was tired from the crowd it,
the street, the ball from which took etfcct in ll>«
right side of the oliie r.just above tlvo hip, infliotiinr
a had lieeh wound. Oflicv r Mel utterly was remov
ed to hi.; home nod his Wound propel ly dressed
v* ; eh it is thought wifi l.f 1 prove of a very serious
nature. During the balance of the morning the \ -
ling proceeded very quietly,
Thompson, the party arrested on the charge of
fcaviugul' t officer MoOaCbrty, was discharged, it
beving been shown that lie did not die the pistol.
Shooting in the Sixth 1 t 'uni —This usually
quiet ward was d stnrbed yesterday by a distur
bance resulting in the shooting and" probable death
ot Itiehard Pryyr, President of the American Ash
land U'Ub.
T'-.o tea hanging of asupposed illegal vote led to a
difficulty in which Clmrh - Hat'rigan, a member of
the Empire Olnli, took part. H« drew and tired »
pistol, the ball from which passed through tiio wrist,
of tv young mun named Win. Bright, and thence into
the abdomen of Mr. Richard P; ycr, President of t'ui
America n Ashland Club. Bright hail h'swristoom
pu-telv shuttered, fy Air. Pryor’s injuries ale of tt.ci
most serious character. Whilst he was hoing car
lo d to bis homo ou ?v litter, the persons having him
charge were attacked by a party from tlio eighth
ward and assaulted with lu-ioks and stones. Last
night Mr. Pryor wtm some what better, and it was
hoped ho would re- nv r. ’l’he ball entered just bo
low the navel. Drs. E-lyrin S. Thomas and Miit.-n.
N Taylor I'euden.d id n all possible medical atr.-n
--tiem. Harriguu was arrested-and taken before ,lu-..
tieu Merrison, who rtpased him on SII,OOO. Win.
Byrnes President ol tin Umpire Club boooming bis
bondsman’.
AeiauU ~f« CHist* in the Eighth iVard.-A
loan named Thu;u«* Divans was driving along
i i t e vicinity e.f the eighth ward yesterday mo- 1
iog in a buggy, when he was ataikod by a nwn
her of nu n villi bricks, and to severely injio d
that lie had to be ciuritdlo tlie police otUoe. IPs
assail mt'i charged bin with cheering for an Amo.! •
can dull.
The attack was made on Mr. Divans at the conn,
of York avenue and lliithm street, by a party « f
d. spermines, lie iva* i i his Innrg yat tne time, hi .1
h;s l" j .'ul was sniowdy t in. lie was taken to the
Huddle (b.-iriot police et.iiii-ia, where his wounds
u -re -I by Dr. Rrda r-s. Mr. Edward Elliott,
who ia e.na'iM--: at the pu.np house of the water
<l* partim at, end who was in the buggy with Dr, I>.
did not. fare betier. One of las hips was broken,,
and he was otic Arise injured. None of the outlaw *
were arrested.
In ceveral of the other wards In ief fights and i»-
di idual enootuitcrs occurred, hut, solar as ouv in
foriaation goes, without very serious results,
KuaiiuN Riots in N'kvv York. —Tho Now
York Journul of LVmmorco of Tuesday afteruooo,
says :
Considerable excitement prevails in the “Bloody
Sixth” wartl. Quite a row—which bill fair ut mio
li iu to grow i 'ito a serious i iot—took place about
££ o'clock, utthe 4th poll district, No. 3 Elizabeth
street.
IVo crowds with Councilman Kerrigan und l J *t
Matthews respectively ut then* hi nils, emno in vio
-1 i,t co'dish-ti, ami u deqx rato conflict euzuod, n> -
stilting in the dienc/sion of the Mat the we crowd.—-
The latter soon rallied nod niarcliod up feu the pol.'d
again, when another disturbance took place, iu
which pistols, axes, dubs, knives and brick bats were
bei ly used. Nearly twouty pistol shots wore fired,
but so far ay could be us ti turned, no one wua da >
gcrouidy figured. Several persons Imd their h ads
out open with brick bats. ('apt. Dowling was soon
on the ground w ith a pease of men, and, in tt o
course of kali'un hour succeed' diu quelling the
row. No arrests were made.
About eleven o’clock, a man named Lawrence
Finncg u wr.s slabbed in the back with a cii: k by a
person who succeeded iu making bis escape. Tho
wound wa* a trilling one.
A telegraphic despatch reached tho Chief’s orb.
about I! i o’clock, Hinting that a riot had broken e ‘
in the ‘2l t ward, but a subsequent despatch fray s
that no serious consequences followed.
Just before going to pr«ea we hear that two men
have been shot at one of the poll districts in the Ist
ward.
A telegraphic despatch from New York, Tuesday
evening, says :
In the First Wind, tbe Wood und anti-Wood
parties eaino into collision, and a terrible fight» n
sued, in which piatoLs, knives and axes were used.
Many p raons were injured, and a great mm.b»r
of persons were diivcn from the polls. The police
inti rfered, aud succeeded iu arresting some 30 j»»-j •
80118.
Judge Whiting's friends were driven from] tbo
North Wurd polls, as wore the Republicans rd-jo.—
Tho ballet b ikes were destroyed and the stand d* •
molishod.
There wus also a serious fight in one of tbe up
town wards, and disturbances were reported in oili
er wards.
The fighting is chiefly between the purtizans and
the opponents of Fernando Wood.
Tlic Uomish l'rie»tß unit die Income Tax.
Tho following scene iH reported by the Kilkenny
(Irelaila) Journal as having been enacted in that
city Oil Friday, the lending parts being taken by
Her Majesty Vi Income Tax Commissioner aud tl»u
Rev. Mr. Fi'.ageral, parish priest of llallingarry
“Commi-siimer.—Are you the Kev. Mr, Phidp
Fitzgerald ?
“Kev. Mr. Eitzgcruld.—Yes.
“Commifteiouer.—What may be tho amount i f
your annual r» venue?
“Kev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—l don,t know. It vary-j
fio much, being one time more und another t ime
Jobs.
- “Commissioner.—Perhaps yon could guess ?
“Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—No, indeed. Any con
jecture of mine would bo quite vague and uncertain.
“Commissioner.—Why i
‘ Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—Because my revenue en
tirely depends on the voluntary offerings of tho ppo
ple, than which nothing can be more fluctuating.—
The person who may give on one occasion a
certain sum, and another occasion he may increase
or diminish it, or withhold it altogether. I never
kept an accurate acoount of t-iosj offerings, anil
never could.
‘‘Commissioner. —Rut here is a paper signed by
yfiu. stating the average amount of your revenue,
and subscribed with your name, is it not an accu*
rate estimate? _
“Kev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—no.
“Commissioner. Then why put your name
to it ?
“Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—A paper was sent me,
saying that unless I gave in some return, no
appeal would bo allowed me. I then wrote down
some amount—not that I consider, or could eon
sidcr it accurate, but to comply with tlie condition*,
aud that I might not be deprived of tho right of Op
peal.
“Commissioner.—l* this your signature ?
“Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—l’ll not tell you.
“Comtniadoner.—Why not ?
“Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—Because you have no right
whatever to take my revenues; whatever they may
bo, they are free and voluntary offerings of the peo
ple.
“Commissioner. —It is not we who seek to tax
you,but ihe Queen.
“ Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald—To me it is all the same
nr between you. I get nothing from cither of you
and owe you nothing. Yours is tho only Govern
ment in Europe tl. il givr s nothing, with one trivial
exception, to the Catholic church. You took away
what belong'd to her, and threw the Catholic clergy
for their support on the bounty of the people, and
now you are not satisfied without imposing ou us
this tax, tie collection of which will cost you more
than it, will bo worth,, and render it os odious us
tithes were s >me time ago.
“ Commissioner.—We must rule against you for
£ISM.
“ Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.—You may rule as you
like, and any amount that it pleases you, but I will
appeal to another Court and take advantage * f
every resource the law affords me ; und, if this w
not avail, you rnay then distrain and sell the men ns
of support given by the liberality of a faithful and
devoted people to it hard-working clergy, but one
penny of a tax on their voluntary offerings you will
never receive willingly from me.”
Fatal Affray.—On Tuesday evening last (elec
tion day,) about half after 3 o’clock, while ail pai •
ties comerned were anxiously lookiug ou at to
polls, and the crack of a .pistol—-'which was irmne-.t
ately succeeded by a second* was heard in the di
rection of Mr. John Scott’s confectionary. A gene
ral rush ensued by the spectators to the site of com
bat, where lo! they beheld a heart rending—a side
ning scene; there lay the body of a young man,
Marshall Ifeifiier, clasped in the cold embraces of
death. The act of shooting was committed by a
young man by the name of Albert Thomas. Air.
Thomas was badly cut in the back, and bis recove
ry is thought doubtful. We understand that they
fell out about nothing—not about politics, for both
of them were good democrats. .Whiskey, we lea» «,
had an active part in the affray, lleifner leave t
young wife and one child. —CaHville Standard.
Thi; New Process of Converting Crude
im <> Stekl.—The essential feature of this proceed
is that the inventor takes crude iron directly trcr.i
the blast furnace, and in the Incredibly short space of
30 minutes converts it into ingots of malleable iron or
fit eel of any si/. -, arid fit for the various laanipulu
lions ordinarily employed to adapt them to ail tho
material ourp •'<'« to which they are now applied
fle thus abpensea with all the in ermedi&te p:<>-
ct-?.-<■**»■-which recourse has been I.ail to produce*
ihcHame eifect within the lust seventy vetts, inclu
ding the making of iron into pigs and the refining,
puddiing and squeezing staged, with all their at
tendant labor and fuel. This achievement is mu
result of tho application to the iron, in its transition
from the blast' iornaoe to the condition of the bi
got, of a heat inconceivably intense, generated
without furnace or fuel, and Simply by blasts of cold
A Singular Flower. —Dr. Peck, an English
traveler, recently exhibited to a learned society, in
England, a singular specimen of n flowed which he
obtained in Egypt from a mummy, and for which
no place in Botany has yet been assigned. The
Doctor had it nine years, and has exhibited it a
thousand times, by dipping it into water u few min
utes, when it gradually expands or blossoms. It is,
when open, about one inch iu diameter. Its age is
unknown. It was presented to the Doctor for lu *
medicaljß-Tviccs in Egypt, by an Arab who asst ?I -
ed that he look it from the breast of a mummy, h
female high priest, aud that it was considered a
curiosity’. It has the t ppearance iu its dry state, of
a small, dry poppy head, but when expanded by
soaking in water, it resembles a beautifully radiate l
starry flower like the chrysanthemum.
The snow ou Friday was a; heavy on the West
ern (N. Y.) railroads as to br »g snow plough} into
we. Some of them were delayed in time.
The population of St. Paul, Minnesota, isn>w set
down at 10,1*0 J.