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About News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1843)
MEWS & PLMTERS’ GAZETTE. 1. . COTTINtt, Editor. No. 46.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. TEK M S : Published weekly at Three Dollars per annum it paid at the time ft! subscribing; or Three Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi ration of six months. N -Taper to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. • IDs LeilerSpon business, must be postpaid, to insure attention. No communication shall be published, unless we are made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Seventy-Jive Cents; and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-live per cent, to these who advertise by the year. Advertisements not limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators arid Guardians, are required by law , to be advertised, in a public Gazette,, sixty days previous tg the day of sale. The sales of Personal Property must be adver fisodin like manner, forty days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will bp made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne groes, must bo published for four months— notice that application will be made for Letters of Administration, must bo published thirty days; and Letters of Dismission, six months. Mail Arrangements. POST OFFICE, ‘ } Washington, Ga., January, 1843. $ AUGUSTA MAIL. ‘ ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M. CLOSES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 12, M. MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL. ARRIVES. Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at. 8, A. M. CLOSES.. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CAROLINA MAIL. ARRIVES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11, A. M. CLOSES. I Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6, A. M. LEXINGTON MAIL. ARRIVES. Tuesday and Saturday, at 2, P. M. CLOSES. Monday and Friday, at 0, A. M. ELBERTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Thursdav, at 8, P. M. j Thursday, at 8, P. M. LINCOLNTON MAIL. ARRIVES. CLOSES. Friday, at 12, M. ] Friday, at 12, M. OOTTING &, BUTLEK, ATTORMES, TTAVE taken an OFFICE in the tear of 1.1 Willis & Hester’s Store. January, 1843. 28 candlesToandles ! 0 boxes best Sperm Candles, at, 3.') cts. per ib. 11l “ Hull & Sons best Patent Candles, at l 7 cents per pound, just received and for sale by HEARD & BROTHER. .1 une 1,1843, 40 Sugar asad Oof fee. OHhds. best New-Orleans Sugar at 8 cts. per pound, 2 llhds. 3.1 quality do. at 7 cents per lb. 3,000 lbs. Rip add Java Coffee, at 13.1 cents. J,OOO “ Refined Loaf Sugar, at 121 “ 1,000 “ best Steam-refined Sugar at 141, cents, . Just received and for sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 Coach Making* TTUIE Subscriber having procured tiie servi ces of Mr. N. Long, is now prepared to do any kind of work in the above business. CdT” Repairing of every Description, done at the shortest notice, and on the inos reasonable terms. ANDREW H. CALDWELL. June 8,1843. 4t 41 ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep tember next, before the Court-House door in Appling county, agreeably to an order of the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a Court of Ordinary, one Tract of Land, con- j tabling four hundred and ninety Acres, in the j fourth District, number four hundred and eighty three (483,) of Appling county. Sold as a part j of the Lands belonging to the Estate of George Wyche, deceased. Terms will be made known on the day of sale, this 29th day of June, 1843. AGATIIA WYCHE, Adm’x.with the will annexed, on the Real Estate of George Wyche, deceased. July 6. m2m 45 1710 UR months after.date, application will be - made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the Estate of John S. Higginbotham, deceas ed, late of Elbert county, this 26th April, 1843. JOHN G. HIGGINBOTHAM, \ A , . JOSEPH SEWELL, ( Adm rfa May 4, 1843. m4m 36 JS'OUR months after date, application will be 1 made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Ordi nary, for leave to sell all the Real Estate of John S. Walton’s minors, lying in said county. I. T. IRVIN, Guardian. June 15,1843. in4m 42 FOUR months after date, application will be made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting for Ordinary pur poses, for leave to sell part of the Negroes be longing, to the Estate of Abuer Wellborn, late of rri county, deceased. NICHOLAS WYLIE, Executor. .Tune 22,1843. m4m 43 BOOTS AND SHOES. 100 pr. Kip peg’d. Brogans, at.sl to 1 12.1 cts. 100 “ Calf, Lasting, and Morocco Gaiter Shoes, from $2 to 2 50 cts. per pair, a tine ar ticle, and made to order. 15 dozen Indies’ Kid Slippers and fancy Chine Buskins at SI to 1 25. Ladies’ Calf and Kid walking Shoes, ■ Children’s Brogans and Slippers, of nearly every variety. Just received and for sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1, 1843. 40 Georgia Nankeens, 100 pieces Georgia Nankeens, at SI 121 cents a piece. J ust received and for sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 Molasses, &c. 15 barrels New-Orleans Molasses, Cider and White-wine Vinegar, Ginger, Pepper, and Allspice, Weeding Iloes, Scythe Blades, Collins’ Axes, Trace Chains, In Store and tor sale low for Cash, by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843.’ 40 Bleached Sheetings* A superior article, of 12-4 Sea-Island, “ “ “ “ 12-4 Linen Sheetings at 871 cents per yard. For sale by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1, 1843. 40 Nails! Nails! 25 kegs Nails just received, and for sale at 7 cents per pound by the keg. HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 Sheetings and Shirtings. 12 hales Brown Sheetings and Shirtings, just received and for sale at 5 to 10 cts. per yard, bv HEARD & BROTHER. June 1, 1843. 40 lEL-Vd'S, 20 cases latest style Hats, co .-isl.ing of black fasionable Fur, Silk and Cm .-.mere, Black and white Broad-brim Hats, r , received and will be sold at 25 per cent, below the ordinary prices, by HEARD & BROTHER. June 1,1843. 40 3i * ADMINISTRATOR’S S i,E. XAT ILL be : ...ion die first Tuesday in Sep. ” tember next, before the Court-House as in Washington, Waxes <•• tm . , between the gai hours < sale, To . .Howto; . i ooorty, One Negro Girl named Eft} abou years old, sold as property i. leceased, for die p-mvo. i- o- . . -said deceased, by order of tin • r ;• e i- Inferior Court oi W-iues county, u. ...••ir.g tor Ordinary purpose.- Teime made known ■ the and ,of sale. FELIX G. HENDERSON, Adtn’r. de bonis non. June 29, 1834. 44 ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. VI/ - ILL be sold on the first Tuesday rr Set - * • tember next, before the Court-llouEe door in Cuthbert, Randolph county, a Lot of Land know’ll by number (131) one hundred and thir ty-one, in the (8) eighth District of said county, as the property ot Janies Sutley, late of said comity, deceased. Sold for the purpose of a di vi-.on, and by to: order of the Honorable the In ferior Court of Randolph county JOHN M. CHRISTIAN, Adm’r. Randolph co. June 22, 1843. 9t 43 GEORGIA, \ To Thomas O’Kelly and his Elbert county. $ wife Elizabeth O’Kelly, Thom as J. Sandidge, Richard S. Sandidgc, Albert G. Sandidge, John Q. A. Sandidge, Louisa A. Pace, Elizabeth Jane Pace, and Martha Pace, heirs at law and distributees of the Estate of Claborn Sandidge, deceased, late of Elbert county, you are hereby notified that we intend to apply to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, on the first Monday in November next, „r an order and to divide die Negroes belonging to . ■: Estate ol Claborn Sandidge, deceased. JAMES M. SANDIDGE, J. , , ANDREW J SANDIDGE, ij Aam rs June 22,1843. m4m 43 ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE. WILL be sold on the first. Tuesday in Sep * * tember next, before the Court-House door in Elbert county, agreeable to an order of the In ferior Court of Elbert county, when silting as a Court of Ordinary, the one-fourth part of an un divided Tract of Land; containing four hundred i and seventy-eight Acres, in Elbert county, ad joining lands of William Penn, and others, and one Negro woman by the name of Fanny. Sold ; as the property of the Estate of George Wyche, deceased. Terms will be made known on the day of sale, this 29th of June, 1843. AGATHA WYCHE, Adm’x. on the Perishable Property, and Adm’x. with the will annexed on the Real Estate of George Wyche, deceased. JulA6. m2in 45 months.after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell a part of the Land and Negroes ‘belonging to the Estate of William Hughes, deceased, late of said countv. BARNARD H. HUGHES, Ex’r. June 22,1843. m4m 43 f’tOUll months after date, application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell the Real Estate be longing to Mary Hughes, deceased, late of said county. BARNARD H. HUGHES, Adm’r. June 22,1843. m4m 43 mm EXECUTED AT THIS © iF ¥ 0 © tE, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORN INC. WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) JULY I*l, 181!). . JKf*t?Ust!cotMF. From the New-Orleans .Tropic. BILLY FANE’S ESCAPE FROM HANGING. Many years ago, during the administra tion of Gov. Poindexter in the State of Mis sissippi, there resided in the northern part of that State, a good natured honest sort of a fellow, by the name of William Fane,or as he was familiarly called, Billy Fane. Billy was fond of whiskey, and when under its potent and debasing influence, some times became annoying to those about him. It happened on a bright summer’s dav in the month of August, that Billy found him self in the store of Joshua pettingale & co who found Bill)’ exceedingly noisy and troublesome, and forthwith tumbled him out of the door into the highway. He reel ed to tho shade of a neighboring tree, and i stretched himself at full length on the green | tun, and soon was fast asleep. Dinner- ‘ lime came and Petiirtgale & Cos. left the store for their dwelling, after slightly fas toning the door. In the mean time Billy! awoke, a good deal sobered bv his long nap in the open air, and entertained serious! thoughts of proceeding homeward, when he discovered his hat was missing. To go to the store, try the door, and after finding it i fast, with gentle force urgin’; it open, to pick his hat from the floor, put it on, and straight way start home, was the work of a very few moments. Now, when the worthy ven dors of various commodities returned to I hoir ware house, they were astonished to find the door unfastened and ajar. They looked to the lank shelves to see if any of their wares and merchandise was missing; they sought the slumbering Billy, he had fled. The flight of poor Billy was confir mation strong that he was the culprit, and in less than no time a constable was des patched with a warrant from Justice Noo dlebury, for his immediate arrest. The constable found Billy quietly at work on bis little strip of land, and informing him of 1 his business, bade him follow on to the dom- j ieii of the worthy magistrate. Mr. Justice i of the Peace, Noodlebury, was one of your sedate, good natured, benevolent, and very honest men, but was not half as well ac quainted with the taw as the late Judge of ihc Criminal Court of Mississippi, and when Billy was ushered into his presence he was seated in a:, -id fashioned arm-chair, with writing mat- : .-als, and a bound volume con fining the laws of the State before him.— ‘t here was no counsel on either side.— Messrs. P-’ttiu ait- & Cos. told their story, which we i ’•oboiaied by several wit uesses, tv c ; m saw Billy’s forcible tut v ;i! their.-.. •*. and then Billy told fits’ nt- - own main straight forward “ay ■ties had been heard, the ‘■ .ed ioiig and tlioughtfullv. i t'*- -> - j clear me, and Billy Fane was a.. -’ ‘iy guilty of burglary ! The Squire put mHoles on his nose, and turn ing to the !. . relative to the case, to his horror fbun.i the punishment was death, and not knowing there was any such thing as a trial by jury, after some preliminary re marks proceeded to sentence Billy to he hung on a certain day. Billy of course re monstrated, but the Justice told him that, though he believed ho had spoken the truth in relation to the ali'air, yet by the letter of the law he was guilty of burglary, and the penalty of the law was death to any person convicted thereof. There were no jails in that portion of the Sla.te at that time, and Billy returned to his home with a sorrowing heart. The caress es of his wife and the innocent prattle ofthe Juvenile Fanes failed to rouse him from the deep dejection of spirits he had fallen into. lie knew on!)’ that on a certain day he had got to go and be hung, and that caus ed him exceeding disquietude. He strove to labor in his field for a day or two, but the horror of his situation rendered him power less. The day fixed on for his execution j drew on apace, and Billy’s anxiety of mind i was horrible. Unable any longer to hear | up under the thoughts that oppressed him, | he went to the magistrate to 1< arri if any i thing could possibly be done to save his j ! neck from the halter. The Squire condo!-*| ; ed with him, commisserated his hard fate, ; and expressed deep sorrow that the stern j mandate ofthe law required a sacrifice so j great; but there was the law, and he, its ; sworn administrator, could do nothing but see its requirements fulfilled. Squire Noo .dlebury could devise no way to save Billy, unless on a fair representation of the case being made to the Governor he should in terpose the executive clemency and pardon him. Accordingly he made a fair state ment of the case, vouching for Billy’s*hon esty, and, regretting the necessity that had compelled him to pass the sentence of death on him, begged his Excellency to pardon him. The next day saw Billy Fane mounted on a stout gelding, making his way with all convenient speed to the capitol, some four days’ ride distant, to endeavor to procure a pardon from the Governor. Arrived at the Governor’s house, Billy entered, found his excellency at home, and with great humili i ty handed him Squire Noodlebury’s letter. ! The Governor read it attentively, and with 1 great difficulty suppressed the rising mirth i which the ludicrousness of the affair pro i voked. Excusing himself for a moment, Old Poins” retired to a shaded near his mansion, and rolling on the ground gave vent to a loud & continuous volley of cachinations that could no longer be sup pressed, and when he was able to resume his gravity and usual dignity of demeanor. L fa. returned to the anxious culprit and wrote him an unconditional pardon; and after writing a note to the worthy Squire, inform ing him of the fact that every citizen accu sed of crime was entitled to a trial by a jury of his peers, handed them both to Billy, and I scnt him on his homeward course, rejoicing in his narrow escape from hanging. THUNDER STORMS. As we are often visited by these storms, which are usually of great severity, and seldom pass over without some damage to life and property, the following facts rela ting to them, will be read with interest by the ( who have never before had them, and will serve to refresh the memories of those who ■ tudi. 1 these principles in their phi losophy. The distance of a thunder storm and con sequently the danger is not difficult to as- ! j certain. As light travels at the rate of a j bon; 66,320 leagues or very nearly 200,000 ! i miles in one second of time, its effects may j considered as instantaneous within any ] moderate distance. Sound on the contra | iy, is transmitted only at the rate of 1,142 j fee', in p. second. By accurately observing, therefore, the time which intervenes between the flash of lightning,,nnd the beginning of the noise of the thunder which follows it, a very accu rate calculation may be made of its dis tance, viz : when von observe the lightning, i and ten seconds elapse before you hear the thunder, you are two miles out of danger; if five seconds elapse between, one mile out of danger ; but if you only distinguish one second to elapse between the lightning and thunder then you may estimate yourself only 1,142 feet from the dangerous fluid, and the nearer to the light you hear the thunder within one second you may count yourself in danger. By having a knowl edge of these tilings there is no better means of removing apprehensions. Jfthe thunder rambles seven seconds, ! you must be aware that the electric fluid lias passed through space from the atmos ! pltere to the earth, a distance of nearly one j mile and a half. j Sometimes the fluid skips from obe cloud ! to another before it comes to the earth.— There is no danger to be apprehended from the thunder, but that it operates as a warn ing when well calculated. Thunder is one of the consequences re sulting from lightning, and lightning ap pears to be occasioned by the combustion j of some of the inflamable particles of the; air ; or, according to more recent opinions, of a condensation of eeria! matter condu cing to electricity, by which, in either case, a vacuum is created. The surrounding atoms which remain uninfluenced by this charge, being forced together by the whole weight of the atmosphere, greatly constrict each other ; but their elastic nature causes them immediately to expand, and by this enlargement their sonorous property is ac quired. A centrifugal force being thus es tablished, it acts in all directions alike; but as the circle extends, its propulsive power becomes gradually diminished, till at last its pressure is no longer felt, nor sound created. The rumbling noise of thunder is produced by that portion of the sonorous circle which strikes upon the earth whence it becomes condensed, and being intercepted in its upward course by densi* masses of vapor, it is again reflected, and this alternate motion and reverberation continue, until the interruption ceases, or | the original force is exhausted Echo is j also occasioned by reverberation from one cloud to another. ! , i , • . i r ... Abstractly speaking, there are few things, if any, in all that portion of the uni verse which is exposed to the eyes of man, so grand, so mighty in beauty, so magni ficent in splendor, as a great thunder storm. The feeble and impotent contention of man, even upon the grandest scale, is fain to bor row tiie cloudy war of the storm as images to give it grandeur. We hear of the thun der oftlie cannon, of the lightning flash of the artillery. But what is it all to th<- reality, when forth from the cloud bur 3 the deafening voice of the storm upon the ear and upon the eye bla*zes the blinding flash of the leven bolt of heaven ? Win n shall we produce lights like that, casting their splendor from one verge of heaven to the other 1- —where shali we find sounds I so magnificent, so grand, rolling along the whole vault from the zenith to the horizon ? Yet there are few persons who view a thun der storm with the same feelings; and, in deed, the difference of human character a:'--’ tried by scarcely any thing more fine, iy than by the sensations produced upon the mind by that phenomenon. There are ma ny who are terrified, and that terror may proceed from a thousand other causes than mere mental weakness. There are some who have been taught fear irremediably in their youth. There are some actually a fraid of corporeal danger. There are some scarcely afraid, but awe struck and over powered. There are others, again, who have neither fear nor awe. nor admiration, the dull fabric of worse minds is incapable jof anv fine sensation. There are some iv, ho do more, and admire the storm, hut ad : mire it simply for its grandeur : there arc others who do so likewise, but go far be yond ; who combine it with visions of bright things, who hear tongues like those of angels in the voice of the thunder, and who gaze upon the blaze of the lightning, lighted by its splendor to far fair visions’ of Almighty power and majesty. (Did you borrow this paper like a Tsne<di, or pav for it like an honest man ? * .. • ’ ! From the Portland Tribune. ■’ UNMARRIED WOMEN. Why is it there are so many females un ’ j married among us? females too of the right \ | age and all the qualifications requisite fur I the marriage state? females capable of I - ! making any reasonable matt happy ? Why is it they remain year after year in a single i state ? Surely the fault cannot be theirs. ! | I here are young men enough to give all I young women husbands, to support them j well, and help them bring up and educate j a family, if thpy would set about the affair i in right good earnest. Why don’t they do it ? They are fearful of changing their j situations, lest poverty come upon them, or j they get taken in by those who are full ol j love and smiles at present, to be cross and ! tyrannical when their objects are secured. The first objection vanishes when the true j state of the ease is known. A good wife is j j an assistance instead of an encumbrance, j j A man who can barely support himself, j leading a single life, will more than ■lmport himself and wife in the married j state. This is seen by facts of every day occurrence. The latter objection has no j foundation. Because a few men live un- | happily in the married state, it is no reason j that every one will ; and generally the - fault lies with the husband. We will Ik bound to say, if a young man strives for happiness and peace at home, he will assu redly obtain them. But if he departs from his duty, he cannot expect anything but so rrow. Let our able-bodied young men, who arc old enough to form connections, and who can work for a living, see to it that the young women are furnished with husbands. Something must be wrong, where so many of both sexes are bein<; strangers to each other—moping away existence, when they might do good and be happy. What say you, reader? will you put off duty ? Shall we preach to you in vain ? We pray’ you, as you value life and happiness, do not suf fer the voting women to live and pine in a j state of single misery. LIVING UPON AIR. i A queer idea has somehow got abroad ] that periodical proprietors, paper-makers, printers, pressmen, and all the multifarious viviparous, warm blooded animals connect- j ed with publishing matters, share the prop-! ertiesof the cameleon. There can he no greater mistake than this. Whatever theo ries may exist upon the subject, it is a well j ascertained fact that none of these classes of people are exempt from the ordinary laws of humanity, but are compelled, in order to preserve their vitality, to repair |’ the waste of nature from time to time with j substantial aliment. But this zoological j absurdity is not more preposterous than an- j other dogma which seems to obtain among ■ some of our delinquent agents and subscri- j bers. They seem to think that a periodical j is one of the lower order of vegetables, I which, when once planted, grows and flour- I ishes of itself, and drops its blossoms and fruits at their door without any etherise of care and culture. How such a stupid be lief cat) obtain currency among people so ‘ enlightened, we are wholly at a loss to de termine ; but we earnestly hope -luc every one of our subscribers to whom the suspi cion attaches of sharing such ..’.I 11, J j notance, will at once exonerate hims.-l sand ! prove his undoubted inlellisjcnct bv for t warding the funds, which will entri-h- us go on cheerfully, administering to his >. r.- tertainment and delight in these colu ,r . From Jessie s Gleanings in Natural Hit! ory. ! THE MOLE. -j The mole-hills which we sec* in fields and meadows are thrown up by the mole probably during its search for food. Little was known of the natural history of this animal, till a French naturalist, M. Sr. Mi iaire, published lately some interesting particulars respecting it. The mole forms several underground passages ; anil the way she proceeds in doing this is as follows: She first makes a run in various directions, by undermining the ground and unites this , and several others at one point, making | how ever, some of them larger than the oth- j ers. M. St. Hilaire says that she finishes j by arranging them with the most perfect j symmetry, plastering the sides with great j care ; and v.hen conipletid, it may bo cal led her encampment . In the centre of these works she establishes herself, and appropri ates a separate place to the reception of her } young, which is in some respects different- j ly constructed from her own. In order to render the respective habitations, which she and her young occupy not liable to be in jured by the rain, she makes them almost | even with the ground, and higher up than the runs, which,serve us drains or channels to carry off the water. She makes choice of the, place of her abode with ihe greatest care, sometimes constructing it at ihe foot of a wall, or near a hedge or a tree, where it has the less chance of being broken in.— This abode is sometimes protected by ha ving a quantity of earth thrown over it, es pecially in light soils, where I have seen a mound almost large enough to fill a wheel barrow. Sometimes, however, no earth is thrown up over the habitation. This pre caution of the mole is veiy necessary, to prevent the places sh*-has chosen for re treats for herself and r her young from being trampled in. When a mole has oc casion to make a run through a gateway, I have observed she generally carries it as near as possible to the gatepost, where it is less likely to injured. Some runs are so near the surface, that 1 have seen the .11. .6 . I*. AP• IS fi, |ri n ter. j ground crack during tie- animal’s progress jin working them. The bed for the young i is composed of the blades of w heat, w ith j which the mole forms a sort of matrass | Four hundred and two of tin m wi re roun ■| ted irt one nest, and all so fresh in their ap- I pea ranees, that they had been probably I collected by this little animal in the corn-', jof two or three days. This shows not only j her extraordinary industry, but the great j depredation she must commit. The mole is never known to work for | food near the place which she has fixed u pon for her abode. She labors to procure i it about two hours in the morning, and as j many in the evening, and then returns to j her homo or resting place, which is so con structed, that she is instantly made aware of any danger- This effect is produced by forming the upper run inn sort of circle, so ! as to communicate a vibration when any : thing passes over them. The mole then | takes alarm, and escapes by one of her safety runs. The mole is not often seen on the surface of the earth. 1 once, however, caught one, I and turned it loose on a lawn, the turf of j which was on a bed of strong gravel, and particularly hard and dry. Notvvillistan i ding tbest disadvantages, the mole con ! t rived to bury itself almost in an instant, working into the earth by means of her snout and fins (for th.-v can hardly be cal led feet) so fast, that the ground seemed to yield to her mere pressure. In order to ascertain the rate at which a mole moved, he put in practice the follow ing curious experiment:—He placed seme light sticks, with little flags at the top of them, in the run of the mole, which he had previously ascertained to be of consider able length, and along which tlr mole pas sed and re-passed four times a-day in search of food. These sticks were placed at cer tain intervals in the run, so that if the mole touched them, the . flag would instantly show it. He then introduced a horn at due extremely oftlie run, and blowing it loudly, frightened the animal ; and she went along tile run at such ;v rate, moving the flags in her passage, that Le Court and his friends, who were stationed at intervals to assist in the observation, considered that she went as fast as a horse could trot at its greatos’ speed. A DEAR BOTTLE OF WINE. The editor of the Richmond Enquirer ha received notice from a correspondent in Bremen that he has sent a bottle of the cele brated “ isvse” wine, which is 228 year old. The writer gives this account oi’ jt : “ This rare article can only he obtained at the cellar in half bottles, and then in small quantities. Until recently, it was only permitted to be used as a medicine in cases of'extreme illness. Its flavor is ex quisitely delicious, though its taste is not peculiarly rich. A thimble full is as much as is usually drunk at a time. You may rely upon its having attained to the age of 228 years, it was made about the time Pocahontas was f.-orn'. I pn.sf nt it to voti for the use and benefit of the individual Stales composing the American Union; and I flatter myself that it . ill teach them a most valuable lesson with regard to public economy. • This bottle of wine cost orientally 20 as*. By allowing two per centum for . shrinkage, ike. and six per centum 1 -I : • :r the purohase money, added to j !:. : rim al annually, aft rward bearing a , interest, \ •; make the present cost se . _-/it hundred and eighty four thousand scr-hundred and nineteen dollars and twenty etjthl cents !! ! A larger sum than the entile public debt of Virginia.— For my own gratil - uiion, 1 employed an accurate arithmetician to make a calcula tion foi in and thf at >ve is the astonishing resiflt. A single bottle of w ine worth, at prime cost, with compound legal American interest, the enormous amount t>; $7,384.- 719 23. Up to this time we have been able to tell about the largest wine story of any body ; I but our tale is done. It was in the year i 1825, when the eldest son of our lute valu j ed friend Elisha W. King came to Brook j lyn. His father, on that occasion, give s t splendid entertainin’ n:. at which as a bonne : Louche, the cork was drawn from a bottle of i wine imported by Governor Peter Stuyve sant: about the year 1660. We had the j honor of drinking a glass from that bottle, the cost of which, if we remember rightly, taking the same basis of calculation as that assumed above, was about 174,000 dollars. But we must now own beat and knock un der to father Ritchie. N. Y. Com. Advertiser. Not Bad. —May is considered an unfor tunate marrying month. A country editor says, that a girl was asked last month to unite herself in the silken tie, to a brisk chap, who named May in his proposals. — Tin ladv tenderly hinted that May was an uniui ky month for marrying. *Well make it Jun then,’hom stly replied the swain, anxious to The damsel paused a moment, In situ ed, cast oown her eyes, am : said with a blush, A\t>uld nt April do Ui well. ’ Mr. J. P. Cushing, ■ Boston, has expen ded on his celebrated ‘ mos 125 acres a’ Watertown, several ‘ ndred thousand dol lars. The house n> . building on the prem ises is estimated cost $125,000. It ■- calculated for a . inoelv residence, with Chinese verandas, windows of stained glass. &c -----r ■ [VOLUME VMlir.
