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<3% lifeJftttoftlj Ill” 11. STYLES HELL. Terms of Kiitsrri|>Wou. TUB Mr.iiAi i) is printed op u large imperial sheet, with new type, at per year, in ad vance, or $4 at the expiration of the year.— j No subscription received for a less term than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. ” Ilntes of’ Letters of Citation, .... S3OO Notice to Debtors and Creditors, (40 days) 3 50 Four Months’ Notices, - - - - 4 00 Sales of Personal Property, by Executors, Administrators,or Guardians, - 395 •Sales of Lands or Negroes, by do. - * 475 Application for Letters of Dismission, - <OO Other A lverlissiiiciita,sl-00 for l*2lines first inser tion, and 50 cents (per Pilines) for each continuance, or space occupied equal to I*2 lines brevier type. Rule and figure work always double price. Advertisements should always have the desired number of insertions marked upon them when hand ed in, otherwise they will be published till forbid and charged accordingly. pr* Notice of the sale of Land and Negroes by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, must be published sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of Personal Property, in like manner, must be published forty days previous to the sale. Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate, must be published forty days. Notice that Application wiU bfe made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Negroes, mutt be published four months. Notice, that Application will he made for Letters ot Administration, must be published thirty days, und of Letters of Dismission, six months. State of <;•(>.—Liberty County. BY Elijah Baker, Clerk of the Court of Ordina ry for said county. James Dorsey, and Sarah Smylie, have applied for letters of administration of the goods and chat tels, rights and credits, that were of Archibald Smy lie, late of said coua’y, deceased. These are therefor*’, to cite and admonish all and i singular, the kindred and creditor* of the said de ceased, to file their objections, (if any there be) in my office at Hinesville, on or before the first Monday, in May next, otherwise the said letters may be granted as applied for. Given under my hand and seal at Hinesville, in said county, this fourth day of .March, in the year JL. S. of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty nine, and in the sixty third year of American Inde pendence. pa 9 E. BAKER, C. C. O. L C. Oeorgin -Camdpi County. ■**/■ HEREAS, Joseph Thomas, applies for lei ff tersof administration of the%oods, chattels, rights, anti credit* of I)yman Darrow, late of suiil county, deceased. These aro"thereforc,tocite and admonish, all and singular, the kindred and creditors of trie said de ceased, to file their objections (if any they have) in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary at Jefferson, within the time prescribed hy law, other wise the said Joseph Thotnas may obtain the letters applied for Given under the hand and seal of the clerk at 1., S. said Court, this sixth day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, up 9 JOHN BAILEY, C. C. O. C. C. Fifty Dollars Reward. RANAIVAY from the subscriber in Hamburg on theßßth, February, his negro man THOMAS, he is nbnot 2H vears of nee. five feet 10 inches high, dark complected, and pleasant countenance. He is a blacksmith by trade, and has doubtless procured free papers from some person, and bits gone to work at that business cither in South Carolina or Georgia. He is in all probability lurking ajtout Savannah, as I understand he engaged in the steamboat “7 borne,’ —When he left, lie itad on a red flannel shirt, black sattinet pantaloons, and new broadcloth coat ami new le aver hat. Any (terson delivering said negro to me, or will lodge him in any safe jail so that I can get him, shall receive the above reward. U. f.. TOWSON. Jun. Hamburg S. C. March 24th, 1839—ap 2-3 m GEORGIA LUMBER CO.VI’P. fIAIIK subscribers, Agents of said company, -M- offer to contract for delivery at Darien,or elsewhere, of hard Pine lumber of the best quality, sawed to any dimensions that may be required, and at low prices. They will have on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup ply of lumber of various sizes. WOODBURY & STACKPOLB. Darien, Jan. 22,1839. 3w Justices Court for I SUB. A COURT, for the 271 t District, wilt be holden at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the 4th Monday of each month—to wit Monday 28th January, 1839. Monday 25th February, “ Monday 25th March, “ Monday 22d April, . “ Monday 27th May, “ Monday 21th June, Monday 22d July, Monday 2bih August, “ Monday 23d September, “ Monday 28lh October, “ Monduy 25th November, “ Monday 23d Decetnlter, £< A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term after the first. NELSON W. CARPENTER, Justice of the Peace for 271st, District, Darien, January 29st, 1839. \>tv Spring Goods. THE SUBSCRIBERS are just receiving per brig Amelia Strong, a large and fashionable nssertmenlof SPRING AND M ini lilt GOODS, Among which are Victoria black Summer Cloth; do brown do do do green: do do plaid white drill, rib bed cord; diagoniul and striped Goods for pants; sa tin Valencia, marseiles, plain and figured Velvets, for vestings. Together with a large and fine assortment of ready made CLOTHING, suitable for the coming season, which they are prepared to sell on the most reasonable, terms at the old stand of N. THOMAS & SON. N. B. Alt persons indebted to the firm of N. Tho mas & Son, by nois or account, are requested to bear in mind, that the time is fast approaching, when they will be called on for a settlement of the same—and it is to be hoped that they will not be put off by pro mises, but on the contrary be ready with cash in hand to pay up, as the cash is much wanted by N. THOMAS & SON. The smallest sums thankfully received. mlt 12-6 t N. T. & S. Oglethorpe House. THE Public is respectfully informed TiifW that this eslablishmenlcontinuesun j*JjJHder the direction of the Subscriber, ■who hopes, by unremitted exertions to merit a continuance of the patronage he is grateful for having heretofore received. The house is large, airy, anil convenient, with spacious piazzas on every side—the charges will be comm'-nsurate to the times. The prevailing sea breezesand pure air, render this perhaps the healthiest and most comfortable Summer residence in the State—salt water baths may be had a short distance from the house—also good stabling for horses. R. *V. HOLMAN. Brunswick, April 27th, 1839. NEW GOODS. SUBSCRIBER is just opening a fresh us | JL sortimnilof select ; Consisting of thr following articles, viz : Irish Sheet ings; Irish Linens; Linen Cambric 1 Mkfs; Russia & Scotch Diapers; Curtain do; Bird Eye do; Linen I Table Covers; Corded Skirts; English and American j Prints; French Muslins; Picnic Gloves; Fancy and Satin Scarfs; Gauze Shawls; Spun Silk Hose; block and white half hose do; Cotton do; Footings, Edg ings, and Insertings; Cat) Ribbons; Linen tint! Cot ton Mosquito; Nettings; Marseilles Vesting; striped Lasitngs; Linen Drills, and Georgia Nankeens, for Gentlemen's Pantaloons. Together with n variety of j other articles, all of which will be sold cheap for cash. Ladies’ and Gentlemen, arc respectfully invited to call and examine for themselves, nth 19 H. W HUDNALL. DDBOY STEAM SAW MILL. WILL keep on hand a large supply of I,EMBER of all descriptions. Cargoes j will be sawed to order. Five wharves are at tached to the Mill, and the Lumber will be de | livered within reach of the vessel loading. Apply to P. R. YONGE ft SONS, Agents, Darien, January 22,1830. NEW SPUING A SUim:i* GOODS. i lIE SUBSCRIBERS have received in addition to their stock a variety of SPRING & SUMMER I GOODS, amongst which are French l’uinted Muslins Light Prints Cheek'd, Cambric and Swiss Muslins Black Gro tie Swiss Silks Furniture Dimity Linen Sheetings Table Diapers Byrdseye and Russia do Cotton Fringes Irish Linen Dress Shawls and Scarfs Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs Parasols and Umbrellas Corded Skirts Silk Kid and Lisle Gloves Silk and Cotton Hosiery Ladies’ Corsets Georgia Nankeens Drillings, Vestings, fie. &c. Which are offered on the uttual terms by J. & S. 11. ROKENBAUGH. Darien, March 20, 1839. t?o~Parfaeralip Notice. THE SUBSCRIBERS have formed a Co-partner ship in the city of Darien, for the side of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard Ware, &c. &c. under the style of N. J M. Caldcr & Cos. N M. CALDER, JOHN HUGHEY, n. j. McDonald. Darien, Feb. sth, 1829. mh 2G-2m No lift*. ALL persons indebted to the subscribers by note or account, will please settle the same forinwith. CALDER & HUGHEY. Darien, Feb. sth, 1859. mh 2(>-2m Notin'. THE SUBSCRIBERS woul 1 inform the citizens of Darien, ami its vicinity, that they will carry on the HOUSE CARPENTERING BUSINESS, in all its branches, building or repairing. All contructs promptly attended to. N B. They also contract now, for buildings to be finished next winter. mh 36 S. D. &. J. P WOODBURY. $25 Rewind. ESCAPED on the 18th inst. from my custody, WILLIAM GREEN, under sen- i tcticc of imprisonment in the Jail of Mrln- ; tosh County, for harboring a slave. The said William Green is about forty years of age, fair complexion, and has a wild express ion of countenance, lie resides on the Honey Gall Creek, a Branch of the Alata maha, in Glynn County, and is well known in and about that neighborhood as a notori ous cattle thief. The above reward will be paid on delive ry of said Green to myself, at my residence, or to my deputy at Brunswick. JOHN FRANKLIN, ap 30 SheriffG. Cos. Fresh Raisins, Aur. BOXES FRESH RAISINS—AIso, TT Preserved Ginger Scott’s assorted Pickles in Jars Fresh Sweet Oil, and ■Superior liriperiui and Young Hyson Tea. Just received and for sale by feb 26 J. &. S. H. ROKENBAUGH. Darien Hank Bills. BILLS on thealiove Banks taken by the subscri ber for DRY GOODS—consisting of French, English and American Prints; Silk Lawns; Cha 1 lie’s Puramatta Cloth, (anew article for gentlemen’s Summer Coats, &cA; 5-4, 4-4, 3-4 bleached and j brown Sheetings and Shirtings; Georgia Nankeens; white Jeans; coloured Drillings; Damask Table Dia per; Birds Eye Diaper; Vestings; Bear Duck; Ho siery, dtc. &c. Also, for Groc ries, Hard ware, Cut lery, Hats, Shoes, Iron, or any other articles I may have for sale. My assortment is now good. SAMUEL M. STREET, ap Bth Broad street, (Vivian’s Range.) Notice. A LL Persons having claims against the Estate A of WILLIAM A. DUNHAM, late of M’ln tosh county, deceased, are requested to hand in their claims duly attested—arid all those indebted, are likewise desired to make immediate payment to the subscriber. CHARLES WEST, Executor. Darien, April 9th, 1839. Brought to Jail, ON the 11th inst. a n--ro named ABRAHAM, says he belongs to Mr. Potter, of .Savannah. He is about 5 feet 6 inches in height, dark complex ion, says his age is 23. BENJAMIN GROOMES, Jailor, MTutosh County. Darien. April 10th, 1839. DUNBAR MOREL, Attorney at Law, Brunswick, Geo. OFFERS his professional services to the pu’ lie. He will practice in the Courts of the Eastern District, and attend strictly to any business entrusted to his charge. _ £i P Gentrri Agency. THE undersigned renews the offer to his friends and the public, in the transaction of a GENERAL AGENCY in this place. He will attend to the re newal of all notes, &c., that may be e trusted to his care, in the Central Bank, for the customary fee of One Dollar for each renewal; also, to the taking out and forwarding Grants, for Fifty Cents each. Uj” Letters enclosingmoney and Notes (post paid) will meet with prompt attention. JOHN R. ANDERSON. Milledgeville, Jan. 8,1839. ~9*>m iramriroGs “ OF every deserption executed at the of fice of THE DARIEN HERALD. DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1839. UNEXAMPLED MAMMOTH SCHEME !!! The following details of a Sciieml of a Lottery, to be drawn in Decent ber next, warrant! us in declar ing it to be UNPARALLELED in the history of Lotteries. Prizes to the amount Have never before itEEN offered to the public. It is true, there are ma ny blanks, but on the other band, the extremely low charge. ofsltO per Ticket —the Value and Number of the Capitals, and the. revival of the good old cus tom of warranting that every prize shall be drawn and sold, will, we are sure, give universal satisfac tion, and especially to the Six Hundred Prize Hol ders. To those disposed to adventure we recommend early application beingmndeto us for tickets—when the prizes are all sold, blanks onlv remain—the first buyers have the best chance. We, therefore, em phatically say— DELAY NOT ! but at once re mil und /m>i3-mil to us your orders, which shall always receive our immediate attention. Letters to be ad dressed, and applications to be made to SYLVESTER & CO., 15( Broadway, New York, fdr Observe the Number, 15b. *700,000 !! ! $500,000!! $25,000! 6 prizes of $20,000 ! ! 2 prizes of $15,000 ! ! 3 prizes of SIO,OOO ! Grand Real Estate and Bank Stock LOTTERY. Os Property situated in New Orleans. 3Lj‘ The richest and most magnificent Scheme ever presented to the public, in this or any other coun try. TICKETS ONLY (iso, Authorized by an Ast of the Legislative Assembly of Florida, and under the Directions of the Com missioners, acting tinder the same. TO BE DRAWN AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. December Ist, 1839 SCHMIDT & HAMILTON, Managers. * SY LVKSI.ER & CO., 150 Broadway. New York, Sole Agents. NO COMBINATION NUMBERS ! 1 ! 100,000 tickets front No. 1 upwards, in succession, The deeds of the Property and the Stock transferred in trust to the Commissioners appointed by the said act of the Legislature of Florida, for the secu rity of the Prize Holders. SPLENDID SCHEME! ! ! 1 Prize—The Arcade—2B(l feet, 5 inches, 4 lines, on Magazine street; 101 feet, 11 inches, on Natchez street; 126 feet, 6 inches, on Gravier st. Rented at about $37,000 per an num. Dollars Valued at 700,000 1 Prize—City Hotel—l f,-2 fl oh Com mon street, IJO feet. 6 inches, on Camp st. Rented at $25,000 — Valued at 500,000 1 Prize—Dwelling House (adjoining the Arcade) No. 10, 24 ft. 7 inches front on Nulchez st. Rented at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) No. 18,23 ft front on Natchez st. It tiled at sl2oo—Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade) No. 20, 23 feet front on Natchez st. Rented at sl2oo—Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto--No. 23, North enst corner of B. sin Custom-house, street; 40 feet front on Basin, and 40 feet on Franklin st. by 127 ft. deep in Custom-house st. Rented at slsoo—Valued at 20,000 1 Prize Ditto No. 2d South west corner of Basin & Custom house street; 32 feet, 7 inches on Basin 32 feet, 7 inches on Franklin, 127 feet, 10 1-2 inches deep in front of Custom house street. Rented at slsoo—Valued at 20,000 1 Prize—Ditto—No. 339, 24 feet, 8 inches on Royal street, hy 127 ft. 11 inches deep. Rented at SI4OO. Valued ut 15,000 1 Prize—2so shares Canal Bank Stock, SIOO each 25,000 I Ditto—2oo ditto Com do, do do 20,000 1 Ditto—lso ditto Mechanics’ and Traders’ do do 15,000 1 Ditto—loo do City Bank do do 10,000 1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000 1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000 1 Ditto—so do Exchange Rank do do 5,000 1 Ditto—so do do do do do 5,000 j 1 Ditto—2s do Gas Light Bank do do 2,500 1 Ditto—2s do do do do do do 2,500 1 Ditto—ls do Mechanics’ & Tra ders’ do do 1,500 1 Ditto—ls do do do do do 1,500 20 Ditto each 10 shares of the Louis iana State Bank, SIOO each, each Prize SIOOO 20,000 10 Ditto each 2 shares of SIOO each, each Prize S2OO, of the Gas Light Bank 2,000 200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO, of the Bank of Louisiana 20,000 200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO of the New Orleans Bank 20,000 150 Ditto Each 1 share of SIOO of the Union Bank of Florida 15,000 0000 Prizes. $1,900,000 TICKETS S2O —NO SHARES The whole ofthe Tickets with their Numbers, as also those containing the Prizes will lie examined and sealed hy the Commissioners appointed under the Act, previously to their being put into the wheels. One wheel will contain the whole of the Numbers the other will contain the Six Hundred Prizes, and the first COO Numbers that shall be drawn out. will be entitled to such Prize as may be drawn to its num ber, and the fortunate holders of such Prizes will have such property transferred to them immediately after the drawing, unincumbered, and without any Deduction ! JjT Editors of every Paper in the United States, in the West Indies, in Canada, and other of the British Provinces are requested to insert the above, as a standing advertisement, until the Ist, of December next, and to send their account to us, together with a paper containing the advertisement. SYLVESTER & CO., 156 Broadway, N. Y. May 21,1839. until Dec. 1. FORGET TIIEEI NEVER I . Forget thee 1 Never! Memory’s thrilling power Before me wakes the shadows ofthe past, Unbid, the spectre forms around me lower Their voices deepen, ns the trumpet blast, Calling unnumbered legions to the charge— And the upspringing fountain that before me Pours forth o’er my crushed spirit its sweet stream, Is tinged by gloomy thoughts, that hover o’er me, \ exing my sottl e’en as a troubled dream, When sleep broods deeply o’er us; and at large Roves the freed soul, above the damps and gloom 1 hat chain us here as in a living tomb. Forget t life I Never! Once thy sunny smile Was ull my heaven of hope, and love, and joy ; Changing, alas! too soon—the serpent vile Stole to my Eden, and with traitorous wile, All its bright glories with n breath destroyed ! Lonely 1 wandered o’er the raging sea— -1 sought the tented plain, the Imttle’s din, To lose in busy scenes all thoughts of thee— Blit the dark vision fades not jfor within Remembrance ill my inmost spirit stirs; And when gay pageantries arc flouting round And thrilling music pours her sweetest sound* I’liy ringing tones still unforgotten rise, And mingle with their sweetesj, melodies ! * I hear thee in the night breeze! when the foam Bears my light shallop farthest from thy home I Still in the joyous dance thy form appears, In ail the loveliness of former years— Hence! Phantom! //cnee! O how tfty spirit craves One. deep, deep draught of Lethe’s chilling waves! That boon-denied, why should I pant for gain, For fame, for glory, since their joys are vain I Ambition,lovcl uye, all that earth can give, If ’nnd the ruins of the past I live Mudly enthralled, when shall my soul be free, And in forgetfulness lose sight of thee 1 When lose the torturing hope, the anguished fear, All the remembrance that assuils me herd When ’ncath yon moss grown sod 1 slumber, lone, 4 nd busy memory leuves her ancient throne— Then ahull sweet peace, at length, assert her reign, And the sad spirit endless joy uttain ! NORTHERN IIARP. THE SPELLS OF HOME. There blend the tics that strengthen Our lieu its in hours of grief, The silver links that lengthen joys visit w hen most brief! 1 hen, dost thou sigh of pleasure? „ O! ao notv3mv roairil ” v But seek that hidden tguasure At home, dear home. K By Lhc%h green light in the wbody glade, On the banks of moss where thy childhood play’d; By the waving tree through which thine eye First look’d in lov#to the summer sky; By the dewy gleam, by the very breath Os the primrose-tufts in the grass beneath, Upon thy heart there is laid a spell— Holy and precious—oh! guard it \\fell l By the sleepy ripple of the stream, Which hath lull’ll thee into many a dream; By the shiver of the ivy-leaves, To the wind of morn ut thy cascmcnt-eavcs; By the bees’ deep murmur in the limes, By the music of the Spanish chimes; By every sound of thy native shade, Stronger and dearer the spell is made. By the gathering round the winter hearth, W.icri twilight call’d unto household mirth, By the fairy tale or the legend old In that ring of happy faces told; By the quiet hours when hearts unite In the parting prayer, and the kind “good night;” By the smiling eye nnd the loving tone, Over thy life nas the spell been thrown. And bless that gift!—it hath gentle might, A guardian power and a guiding light! It hath led the freeman forth to stand In the mountain battles of his land ; It hath brought the wuriderer o’er the seas, To die on the hills of his own fresh breeze; And hack to the gates of his father’s hull, It hath won the weeping prodigal. Yes! when thy heart in its pride would stray, From the loves of its guileless youth away; When the sullying breath of the world would come O’er the flowers it brought from its childhood’s home; Think thou again of the woody glade, And the sound by the rustling ivy made; Think of the tree at thy parent’s door, Arid the kindly spell shall have power onccmore ! Jokes among the Indians. —The fol lowing anecdote is related in the Travels of the Missionaries in Southern Africa:— On one occasion, while the missionaries were at dinner in their town tent, some of the native chiefs and their wives being present, one of them seeing Mr. Read help himself to u little cayenne pepper, its red color attracted his attention, and he asked for some of it. On getting the cayenne, he instantly threw a quantity of it on his tongue, but on feeling its pungency he shut his eyes, clapped his hands upon his mouth, and holding down his head, endeavored manfully to conceal his pain. When he was able to look up, he slyly touched Mr. ReaJ with his foot, to intimate that he should say nothing, but gave the same dose to the others present. Another chief next got some, who also felt its powers, but understanding the joke, as soon as he was able to speak, be asked for some for his wife; and thus it went around to the great diversion of all after wards. We have known the same trick plaved upon each other by the stern chiefs ofthe Nortlt American Indians, with mus tard, of which each took a spoonful, when dining at a white man’s table; but, though the pungent condiment caused the big tear to roil down their cheeks, they scorned to show that they felt pain, until it had gone round, and then they smiled at each other with taciturn gravity. — London Paper. The Black Death of the Fourteenth Century. —Our renders, we think, cannot luil of being entertained hy the translations which we give them from a curious and highly valuable work, giving minute and authentic particulars of that terrible pesti lence, which spread desolation over the earth, and which, it is believed, destroyed one-fourth ofthe population of the whole world, visiting England with such peculiar severity, that, it has been asserted that thrcc fourths of the whole people perished. Cairo lost daily, when the plague was raging with its greatest violence, from 10 to 15,000; being ns many as, in modern times, great plagues have carried off during their whole course. In China, more than thirteen millions are said to have died, and this in correspondence with the cerlainly exaggerated accounts from the rest of Asia. India was depopulated. Tartary, the Tar tar kingdom of Kuptschack, Mesopotamia, Syria, Armenia, were covered with dead bodies—the Curds fled in vain to the mountains, lit Caruinaniu and Ccsarca, none were left alive. On the roads, in the camps, in the caravansaries, unburied bod ies alone were seen. In Aleppo, 500 died daily ; 22,000 people, nnd most of the ani mals were carried off in Gaza, within six weeks. Cyprus lost almost all its inhabit ants; and ships without crews, were often seen in the Mediterranean; as afterwards in the North Sea, driving about, and spread ing the plague wherever they went on shore. It was reported to Pope Clement, at Avig ‘non, tliat throughout the Enst, probably, with the exception of China, 23,840,000 people had fallen victims to the plague. Merchants, whose earnings and posses sions were unbounded, coldly and willingly renounced every particle of their earthly goods. They carried their treasures to monasteries, and churches, and laid them at the foot of the altar; but gold had no charms for the monks, for it brought them death. They shut their gates; yet still it wus cast to them over the convent walls. People would brook no impediment to the last pious work to which they were driven hy despuir. When the plague ceased, men thought they were lingering amid the dead, soappttlliug was the living aspectof the sur vivors in consequence of the anxiety they had undergone, and the unavoidable infec tion ofthe air. Many other cities present ed a similar appearance; and it is ascertain eiF-that a great number of small country towns aud villages, which have been esti mated, #ud not too highly, at 200,000, were bereft of all their inhabitants. In many places in France, not more than two out of twenty of the inhabitants were left alive, and the capital felt the fury of the plague, alike iti the palace and the cot. The church-yards, were soon unable to contain the dead, and many houses, left without inhabitants, fell to ruins. In Avignon, the Pope found it necessary to consecrate the Rhone, that bodies might be thrown into the river without delay, as .the church-yards would no longer hold them; so likewise in all populous cities, extraordinary measures were adopted in order speedily to dispose of the dead.—ln Vienna, where for sometime 1200 inhabi tants died daily, the interment of corpses in the church yards and within churches was forth with prohibited, and the dead were then arranged in layers by thous ands, in six large pits outside of the city, as had already been done in Cairo and Paris. In many places, it was rumored that plague patients were buried alive, as may sometimes happen through senseless alarm and indecent haste; and thus the horror of the distressed people was every where increased. In Erfurt, after the church-yards were filled, 12,000 corpses were thrown into eleven pits; and the like might, more or less exactly, stated with respect to all the larger cities. Fu neral ceremonies, the last consolation of the survivors, were every where impracticable. N. Y. Literary Gazette. Panther Fight on Grand River. —A gen tleman of our acquaintance has lately recei ved a letter from Col R. P. Bowie, of Iber ville, containing some interesting relations. We are kindly permitted to make some extracts, after apolgizing to the waiter for publishing that to the world, which was meant only for the eye of a friend. The letter is dated Nov. 13th, 1838, and after the mention of some minor matters the Col. describes the appearance of a man he en countered in the woods lately, while on a hunting excursion, in the following words : “ I saw an old man in the woods, that has lived there three years, alone—he says he has seen no human being before, in twelve months ;an odd old fellow, who neither know the year, month, or day— when 1 found him. he was digging potatoes ; he has about six hundred head of hogs, thise, with his gun and dog, are his only companions—his heard is perfectly white, and about eight inches long—he comes nearer my idea of an old patriarch than any thing I ever saw —he was dressed in buck skin, and appeared contented.” There is doubtless a history of some in terest connected with the life of one, who at an advanced age, thus contemns the sympathies of the world.—We should like to hear the old man’s tale, under the shade of some tree, by a streamlet in the forest. The following notice of a “Panther Fight which came off; lately, on Grand River, speaks well for the powers of those enga ged in it. “Mr. Carr hearing a hog squeal about dark, took up his gun and went out to see “what was to pay.” On his arrival in the cane, he found a panther rather busy” in making up to him. He attempted to fir* his rifie, but it snapped—he then •’ the animal on the nose with barrel fell out of the stc-* panther jumped b*: seized the hoc pose of •>’ VOL. 1. NO. 2JL ted by the untoward nccidcnt, went to his house, repaired the damage of his gun and came hack to the scene, with his wife, and j a young- girl one of them having an axe, j and the other a tomahawk, j On arriving, they found the panther be hind a hunch of palmetto, where he could not be seen distinctly. Car gave up his gun to the girl—took the axe, and cut the palmetto down—at that instant the panther leaped upon him—threw him down—bit i him in the head, and was aiming his mur derous teeth at his throat, when Carr caught him by the under jaw, and held him with his hand in his mouth —Mrs Curr then mounted the panther, tomahawk in hand, and gave him several blows; a little dog. also, seizing him at the same time.—The panther let go Carr, and gatheting the dog, retreated into the cane-brake again. Carr and his family then went home, and sent for Capt. Ives, who came over with his gun, and a line bull dog—put on a thick coat, (how cooly calculated) and repaired to the battle ground. He found the pan ther as nimble as ever, and quite enraged, for he leaped upon him so soon, that he hadn’t time to fire his gun—his trusty bull dog, however, dragged the •‘varmin’t ofi', after he had stripped Ives’ coat into tatters. Ives was afraid to shoot then, for fear of killing his dog, and had resort to a Bowie knife, with which he. dispatched him. This is the only time of late years, I have heard of the Bowie knife being used for the pur pose original intended, and for which alone it was invented. Reasoning Power in the Ant. —Kalin relates ( Travels in North America) that the Celebrated Dr. Franklin told him, that, having placed a pot containing treacle, in a Closet infested with ants, these insects found their way to it, and were feasting very heartily when he discovered them. He then shook them out, and suspended the pot by a string.from the ceiling. By chance, one ant remained, whicli after eating his fill, with some difficulty found its wav up the string, and thence reaching the ceiling, escaped by the wall to its nest. In less than halt an hour a great company of ants sallied out of their hole, climbed, the ceil ing, crept along the string into the pot, and began to cat again. This they continued until the treacle was all consumed, one swarm running up the string, while another passed down. That one ant must have communicated the situation of the pot to its comrades, and guided them to it by the only road by which it was accessible. Important from Philadelphia. —We re ceived, yesterday, via Trenton, (N. J.) our files of Philadelphia papers. The follow ing is the most important item of intelli gence we gather from them, “A lady, aged sixty has applied for a di vorce because her husband insisted on lick ing the molasses stopple every time the jug was used, a perquisite which she considered peculiarly due to herself.” Running a great risk for nothing,” as the loafer said, venhe picked the editor’s pock et, and found an iron-tooth comb, and a piece of Tennessee poetry. Wei.i.erismb improved —“We have many fiery trials to pass through,” as the fly said when he burnt off his wings in the blaze of the candle. “Ttue,” said the candle, “but you shall enjoy the light of my counten ance.” “My business requires haste,” as the cannon ball said when it took off a man’s leg. “True,” said the man, “and I am very sorry I stood in your way.” “I have raised you in the world,” as the hawk said when flying off with a chicken. “I shall neverforget you,’ replied the chick en. “You arc a base villain,” as the officer said when he arrested a thief. “Then the less you have to do with me the better,” observed the rogue. “I love you dearly,” as the cat said when playing with a mouse. “I cannot recipro cate the favor,” responded the mouse. “Let us draw together,” ns the fisherman said when pulling in a salmon. “I fear our purposes widely differ,” answered the fish. “I ask your pardon for the mistake, as the pickpocket said, when withdrawing his hand from a gentleman’s fob. “Government as the most competent to grant your re quest,” replied the gentleman. “You gave me much trouble,” as the loafer said when his teeth ached. “You give us no employ,” answered the teeth. “I am above much villainy,” as the man said when standing on the gallows. “Wc desire not your elevation,” answered the multitude. Contentment. —ln Vienna, a magnificent house was built by a nobleman, on the front of which is a stone with this inscription : “This house was erected by D , to be given to the first man who can prove that he is really contented.” One day a stranger knocked at the gate, and desired to speak with his master. “I am come,” said he, “to take possession of this house, as (find you have built it in order to bestow it upon the man who is realy content ed. Now, lam in that state, of which lam willing to make oath. You will therefore please, sir, to give me immediate possession.” The Count did not interrupt him till he had finished his speech, when he replied ; “You are quite right, sir, with respect to my inten tions, but as I do not discover the least preten tion you have to the character of a contented man, I beg you will retire. If you were quite contented , you would not. - “ Pon