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f f The ahViAti ; mr# *ir perked aid twirled,
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The lord can show von b<>w,
R itWb'-n ctw'a^yof ilna iinfT,
The'running builder Irore
litt iiootri Ur mi i he, alt” nrvrutd not lake,
Noe did the reive* Wore.
A in! n Jinn Ihr inti” nriiMUt
Wilh neither fijrirl>• nor guiU;
Hid <uld. ll nt her pretty |dan.
H-r rvtm<r ptnc had built ;
With here nud tit’ rr- plume tnspnrr,
Alrout her own-Tlylit form,
yfilwtn, inlanl WiHi mndo
A lining hoA litirl wnnrt.
litn do you thinly|ht- tends* brood
Sha f-tidied there unit fed,
VVitrd prOti'ivr wlifn they und‘TUxed
The nlili Shstfth'ir Iw’d t
Dr) you t*st rote
Os higW puw<r |wih wd,
li.ittnunility knew [hoy p*j>ed noil grew
Within jtliilver best t
MR. CLAY,
The following In iv copy of the letter from
Mn. t't w, jeud in the ll.irfMmrg Convention
tin fljuturdny lust:
A ‘Hutu, November 81), lS8i).
CJrriTl i mkn : ‘Hie ptiMie nop whlrh tins
boon in ado of my itnme, in eunncethm wilh
tlio olhi nos Prendetit of the United Hlntrs,
filmtsited the nthtlve’ n* I trust it will form the
Mpolnsfy. for this ripie. I address it to you,
bemuse our eomtnob residence in (he same
Htate inm-ar* to ut’tvin render you tint most
appropriate reposifOry ami organ of whit I
wish imw lo say. , a
Tllii.eortvenlfoii Harrisburg lo designate
r imltiJllfes (iftlie Opposition lo the prosy lit led
rr it Vd m ini ,li at inn. liir llm office* of Picsitleiil
ami Vice President of I lit) Ultlk'il Slates, baa
!>< cti roeommended, anil the propriety of it
lias !>u< ti generally coit'-utred m by all who
list ree us to tie’ neei ssity of a ctmnu*’ in
tlm (ienerul Vlmmisinunm. H nppunred
11 m in be the beat, if not the only print!
rubbt im tliod of reconciling mid uniting
fhogiv w ho, cuiucidmg in lint guncral prin
ciple, enti'itamcd different vinfvs'us to the
iiiowluitablo eniulidatcs fur those l|jg>U office*,
* inn] I have fiectirdlnpty fn quently expressed,
and now repeat (he expression ol iliy I'uiiur’
turn of ilie eypeiln uey of an dnUie and emdt
ai uiajuieerctiOC ill tile ll'emmilflldutlolis of
thy Convention.
ftl the fiieigi lime,, appeal* dlieelly tuttj III”
directly tinee been made til me by a highly
lesprrtible CithVi'iijfrm 1 1 old bn in i’ctnisy Ivu
ntw. and by private Individuals, to derlmr Rie
iiu! my consent to the it'ae iif my hinne, upon
llie grunnd lliat a distumnisiieil ettfieti of (tie
Htnte ol tltilo Is lire lirsl cbtnee ol the Opposi’
tion m Pennsylvania, and utility opinion ol that
roiiverttion would la-'more likely to conciliate
general siipfairt llf mi I should. I lone been
also addift-sed l>y various respeetntile mid In
telligent citizens ol New \ ork, directly and
indireetly, me to deeliue the
contest in behalf of another eminent eiii/en,
wWi has been distinguished in both the miUUi
l y nod civil m rvtee of lilt l ulled Slates.
Whilst l iuio been thus urgently but res
pectfully npproacht’d, numerous private, citi
zens and public nun-tings and convention#,in
\ arimis*|-uirttr‘offhe Dinted States (one of tlm-e
convention*, indeed, in Pcutisylvnnhi itself)
have done me the tumor lo express their cou
liden -e in me, Hiidito imimatu ibetr wishes
that 1 miglit lie the omdidafc pf the Oppositicm
for ibeollico of Chief Magistrate.
It is perfeitly mamfest that 1 emiuol com
ply vvitli all liu-se .cimthvyng opmiotis and
wishes,’ uor, 1 nppreticuif, with any ont> of
them, vv iihout ilisuhligiiig the others.
1 ndrr these emhhirissiug eiieumstanees. I
have iliotighl it ludnl ndvimibld to h ave the
Convention ot Harrisburg the fia e selertion of
cuudidales as being tlie assembly to which, hy
eommmi eoiisenl, that important duty has been
referred. Hepresaniinß, oti'li probably will,
nil pints of tile ruilod Stales, bringing logelli
cr the fadings and views of till, mid eoinpair
iiu: mid weighie"#t'kal tarliiniiation which
n will dw*from evm 7 “fwta#, it will be
moat tom*’ tent to make a nomnfWogj (tccep
table tflffne great majority of its constituents.
That ilvv.ll Is faithful to the.high trust cohli
jll to its judgement and patuutism, tuuiuol be
pmoiitgid and Inning a full view of the whole
ground, it Will he more likely to make a se
lection agree able to ihe great party of the Op
posiiiou tlifin any s+perate eouv nition could do j
liowcver enlightened mid patriotic it mnv Is 1 . J
If the IVnnsylvmna convention, to vv tin li I
havse mat nllotii and, be right in supposing that
the dialingaistmdiittr.cn vv burn it prefers would
tic more likely to be successful than any other.
Uc ought to he utpnitmtcd, mid undoubtedly,
frit that ri'-vson v will t> nominated tiy the llttr
lubuig lonvciMion should it entonain the
same opinion.
With a just and proper sense of the high
honor of being voluntarily called In tho ofiiee
of President of the. t inted Stales by a great,
free and enlightened people, and profoundly
grateful to those of tuy fellow citizens who
are desirous to seeing me placed in lliat exal
ted .and reyponsiblt: station,l must, nev
crthelr s say. in entire truth and sincerity,
lliat if the deliberations of the Convention
shall lead them to the choice of another as
the candidal <I*of the opposition, fur from
feeling any discontent, the nomination will
have my best wishes, and receive my- cordial
support.
And, gentlemen, 1 hope that you my friends,
•und neighbors, w ill excuse the liberty 1 take
in expressing 10 you mv anxious desire that,
discarding ail attachment or partiality to me.
and guided sotelv by the motive of rescuin'!
our country from tlw dangers whi -h now en
compass it, trtnt will heartily unite in Ute s
lection of that citizen, although tt should not
be me. who may appear to be most likely. In
his election, to bring about sahitary change
in the administration of Urn lienerai Oovern
uient—a change without w hich we shall be
mocked by the forms, and strip! of the substan- j
lialbcitefits of free institutions.
Pram the tenor of this note, I scarcely need
observe that you are at perfect hbertv to make
such use of It as in jour discretion may seem’
proneh
I am, w ith high respect, your friend,
HENRY CLAY.
To Governor Thomas Mktcm.pr, <en. I.r.s-
Ltc C"var.. and the other Delegates from Ken
tucky to the Harrisburg convention.
j AV'W th’ V [f Orlrunt /‘iru /Mils. j
Pm*’ t: Lotus Nai-i.i.*os H”v.o-*r ri j~A
| tfh ‘tUirig chitrsctcr Hfolt thd that
hnv•- #mb uvoi'-d to palm ihmtuti Hi ton ijpt/if
the good, easy, ghllhlc peoplo ot tlieso l U and
I Kt*ti*. we (poi. upon tlioi indiviile and wli<>Tatc-
Ijr •'ln on” us Prince Loui* N.ij ■ eon Uona
[ parte, as the greati-Ht. PoU'igd bathers, gen
j iletnatt’s tigr rs, dancing inaslem and the like,
i vv bra Uo>y run away Nun thutr ow u coauiry
■ arid pounne upon u. Mom iMpire to olid
htgltet title than that of l<md or Count ; but
tins fellow must needs I tea prince at on et\ sud
claim relationship to the greatest penefti) the
world has produced, He is a prince, ,|i>d no
mistake (lie Prince of Humbugs.
Ills arrival was duty mmwnod in some of
( the pajiers, and aeverui iudieroiw
have stnrt beuf told to his detrimeul ■, isulihe’
i ls st wc have htaril, nod which shows him up
( at once hi his true colors, ,wc are about in rc-
I late
Some two or Ibr’ c yi arssooeo u mdividu
at nnnu-d Stroll jc< pi a small tpor*- on lb* le'.-
vee. While engaged in bimipesa tbtre be
run npn bill amounting lo tipwiirds of ViOU
at the clothing store of one imrmerclmnls who
is -dill iii huamosM. Shortly tifter this.—Stroll
took it into his lo ad to tltult from the city,
leaving his account lot clothing um.eUled.
Years passed on, nrtd as nothing was heard of
tlm runaway, the whole affair wag forgotten.
A f> vv dayotsince it was formerly announ
ced—name jme a||d nil—(hat ihe “illustrious
pj-ijico” had arrived in ourcitv j aiidotirfiieiid
Khi mercbnit, with hundreds of otlitrs, saw j
mid believed llm report. Alt Were anxious to
sui prince Lout* Napoleon lfonap.irtr.
A day or tvt-o’ iifier the merchant, who had
been taken in bv Mrolt, was ‘ shining’’ about
trying to raise before the closihg of the
banks. In his pi regrinatioier wbo ahould lm
stumble upon hut Jus old friend Stroll, prom
funding as large ns life, and dlessidl‘jto kill.”’
II- re is it diancd ilmugltt the merchant, for
luislng a -mall part of the amount J have to
make up to day, and he immediately suoguut:
“I Any, stroll.”
* ‘VI
The dignified nnd stately person jnoved on
vviihout turning hi* he&d either to the right
hand or the left.
‘ Hallo! stroll,” continued (hi merchant.
No answer.
‘ book here, Stroll, how arc you ? Clad to
sec yrtli,” said ihe njcrelmitt, w ho lor this time
hod gained his long lost Customer, and laid
one hand upon his shoulder. Turning stiffly
round, the fellow uttered in good Bngliili, and
with the greatest nonchalance,
“Stroll my iinuie is not Ulrull, ir.”
“The devil it isn't.”
, “No, sir.”
“Well,” continued nnr friend, “it used to be
whirl you came to my.store miafdjtrphlelotha
on ci edit, uml b still go on my hooka.”
“1 enn’l help Unit. My name is not Stroll.”
“Wlmt is it, then? vVliiti is it noil) ?”
“.Vly name,'*’ said the other, drawing liirhself
up, dropping Ihe Kugtih, nnd pulthig
iiiii<*lt ot a French accent ns he eouM mast, i
“My name, Naril, is Prince I,ortis Na|i|. on
Bonaparte.”
“lamia Napoleon wlmt ?
“Bonaparte, sare.”
“W lo w !” cjnetilulkd the merchant with as
tonishment. “Prince, eh l Wlieu did that
happen ! when did you make that extensive
raise?”
“Make dnt raise, sare / hnppen to nre ? By
(Jar it nevare happen, lie came tome natu
rally. I has always been PrineA Louis Nupo
h.'on Bonaparte.”
“The duee. you have. Well, Pm glad to
hear it,” said the merchant, extending Ins
hand, “1 hope you are v ery well, Prince Lotus
Napoleon Bonaparte, and left tlie folks nil well
at home.”
“Stroll, for it was he nil the while, took his
ertMlitoi'* hand and shook it cordially, arid the
latter thinking it a good joke, nnd that the
Prince, ns he called himself) “war uut of
his head,” suffered him to depart without
saying a \vorJabout tho SSJU6/
Thu fact i:r, Sttolf i* inure fotd than knave
which is seldom the ease will*counterfeit for
eign dignitaries. Ho is suitering unatir a mo
nomania, and really fancies himself n ‘member
ot the Bonaparte family. As we Have not
heard <jf liim lor a day or two, Ihe prbbaluluy
is that lie has 101 l the city to play his tricks
else vv hero.
.1 (four ’Coo t. I’m a gone’Coon, implies
“I am distressed -nr nulled Vor lost. 1 onto
asked the origin of up*,- expressum, and was
very gravely told as follows:
“There is a Captain Marl ill Scott in tile U
n i ted Sunt sanity who is a re markable shut with
a title. He was raised, I believe, in Vermont,
Ills fame was so considerable thrdltgh ! t;
State, that even the animals W ere aware of it.
He went out one morning w ith Ills jiile, and
spy ing n raccoon upon the upper bt jtuebes of
a logit tree, brought his gun up to his sdmul
tier, when the raccoon pcrceiv mg it, raised Ins
paw font parley. ‘1 Iteg vtmrpsn'tloermisler.’
said the raccoon, very poHt*frr®mit may I
“ask of you if your htSuie is Scoit ?’
“ ‘Yes ’ replied the Captain.
” ‘Martin Scoll ?’ eontmtieJ the raccoon.
“ Yes,’ replied the captain.
“'Captain Marlin Scott 7’ still continued
(he unimul.
” Yes replied the captain, ‘captain Martin
Scott.’
” tlti ! then.’ s\ V s tlm aniniHl. 1 may just ns
well comedown, for Pam a gone ‘coon."’
Slf m,fir M, , .Vkendde, author of tho
Pleasures of linaeimittnu, was a butcher until
twenty one. and first took to study (V.uu being
confined to bis room tiy a wound produced by
a fall of the cleaver: Marshal Ney “as the soil
oin cooper: Uoger shermau, Allan Cunniug
bnm and Piilttrd, were shoemakers in early
Site ; sir NYilliant Uorsebpll was a tiler boy :
Franklin a printer’s devil; Fergnrson then
slronomer, c shepherd, until twelve years of
age; Belt. Johnson was a bricklayer, nnd
James Monroe the sou of a brick layer ; (Jen.
Knox was a book binder, (Jen. Green a black
smith and Urn. Monjmi a wagoner ; Burns
was a plow man. Hogg a she.pnrd, Bloomfield a
farmer's boy. l'ntzor a sivriio cutter, and I'rub
be and lv ats npollioc.nas ; Sir \Vut. Black
stone was a sou of a silk .mercer, aud a pos
thumous child.
Canal and Rirrr tinairotihu. —l.akc Uric
and the Erie Canal are again open, and large
quantities of produce 6r, rn mute from Cleave
land, Uuffa’uw and other places along tlie line.
The weather has for the last week been very
mild mi l a good deal of rain fell. Tips will
aid narig|tiOtt very much, and if another frost
does not appear for a few* days, the stock of
flour in this market wiiftte mnch increased.
From the tar AVcst the accounts were different.
The Illinois river ts completely closed, and
the Missouri is entirely tmnavigable from the
immense fields of floating ire. The Mississippi
may soon eteso, as the weather in the upper
vicinity was very cold.
At Brockville, Indiana, the ihenunometcr
stood w two degrees below zero on the tiath.
ultimo.
One thousand barrels of Flour was lately of
fered in Zanesville, Oitu\ t faro dollars and
oeafitty-fire cento per barrel, and no purchas
ers found a( that price. Ai Massillon. Ohio,
wheat is selling at 50 cents per bushel, and
dull at that.
Flour is selling at Mobile at from *7 50 to
p 8 per barrel.
THE MCINTOSH COUNTY HERALD,,
A profitable /l/*rnzA-*.—A (leucscc |
1 1 duor ( Oiuputc* tlit tlie man who shows 1
Voltaire’s pla< o t i'eiiu y. tnakc N7,(KM)
aj < ar. It 1* visited hy 10.000 per
on, on nu nvernge., In this amount he in
eluded PJOO veritable * autograph* of the
philosopher at 20 frolics, 500 of his walk- I
irtg canes, 800 wigs, and HOfK) busts at a
franc each—made ofFerncv larrac. An ex- j
Cbedingly luWttiv* trade of this kind i ohm
carried on at Waterloo. Th# held ol battle i
is of course continually beset bv travellers
and for 20 years past, thon*and of verit.o- 1
hlo luillelH have been annually >W, which
arc said to have killed their mart each, and
arc lobe purchased for cash lit almost any
p tires. Liberal slices also of It) old table
hove men si lling for year* past, on which
it is alleged that the Prince Blucltcr ami
the Duke of Wellington sat and drank
champagne after the battle. Every visiter
is anxious to have some relict dug up from )
the famous battle-ground, or consecrated i
by the touch of the renowned leader* of
that gtenl event.
NT.W OKLLANH, Dec ti.
Bv an arrival from lVni yesterday, we
are in receipt of the Galveston Gazette to :
tlie date of the .‘loth tilt. It contains no
new* of interest. Our statement a few
iltiv* ago, contradicting the report timtCol.
Karnes had jAined the Federalist party in
Mexico is confirmed. Gob Thatch’ r had i
come in from Sun Antoni", and reposted
Col. Karnes, with hi* detachment, to lie nt i
the last account* on the Nan Salm, frvgaged
in pursuit of tbe Indians and the faithful i
disrhargo of hi* duty as ranger and gttar- ■’
dian of the frontier.
The public sale of lot* in the eitv of (ini- !
veston has hecti postponded to the 23d of \
Deceinher.
From. Mtrlamora:.. Wo are -till in *n*-
penm regarvtln'g the fate of this place. The
reiioouer Ihobleui, which arrived ltrre last .
evening, repmts that at the date of her !
ferrying the city the Federalist and Tex
iatts, inutiering about 3,000 strong, were
within nine miles of the fortifications, and
pinking ready to attack the next day. Gen
eral Canalize, the commandant of the gov
ernment forces, had about 1000 tocti ; hut,
notwithstanding, the belief was prevalent
that the insurgent* would meet with little
or no resistance.-—- ibid.
Frogt the ramurks of the Mammora*!
Gazette, mid private leti**r received trout !
tjyit place hy tha last arrival, it would ap
pear to ho the general impression there,
that tip; march of Col. Ro*s with hi* dc-;
laciimcnt across titc Hio Gramle ami his
jjmtriinn with the Federalist, was author
ized by the Tcxiatt government. The
movement is regarded a the prelude ofun
invasion of the country by n still larger
fnire, to he despatched to the assistance ‘
of the Federalists. A private letter speaks !
of tlie expected arrival of u fleet from Tex- ;
as, freighted with an invading army. The
news ha* of course, created great consider
ation. An express was despatched to the
scat of government, carrying the alarming;
tiding* which when received there will no
doubt lend to extensive preparation* on the !
part of Mexico to repel tlie attack. Ills,
expected that tlie government will itnme- j
dimely ton cent rate d* whole disposable
uhHlary force upon Matamora.s. The ter
ror of the Texiitn flag waving on the West
batik of the Rio del Norte, will rouse live
energies of the whole nation. Under tlie*
circumstances, it would not be surprised if
the wild adventure of Col. Ross should
bring about very Important results. The
Mexicans may regard the denial of having
authorized the proceeding* of Col. Ross,
ns an artifice or siriitagem in hide their par
ticipation in or Instigation of the Outrage.
In this evrnt, aclnol hostilities between the
two countries will be resumed—war will
he waged in earnest, and the struggle no
long pending be brought to a speedy issue.!
CYmseiu.axd, Mil. Dec. <l, 1830.
.1 Man Buried in a Coal Mine■ The
coal mine of Mr. Nell', near Frosthurg, fi ll
in yesterday. A miner, who was at work
at list; time, was enclosed by lb’ fallen
earth, lie dfilnirdiatehr cflTifmtvuced dig-’
“gtng out. ami persons on the outside also
began to dig in Mw*rds him. The earth
to ho removed was thirty or forty feet in
extent hut the paving, as it afterwards ap
peared, did not extend so far as to prevent
the free working of the miner. Os course ;
the utmost anxiety was felt for his fate,
which was mhch increased by tlie earth
again, falling in utihc very moment he had ,
been reached by those on tile outside. The
earth now tel! all around him, leaving him
hardly room to move : fortunately, how
ever, but little more than a foot of earth
this time shut him in from the daylight,
and tills was soon removed. The accident
occurcd at about one o’clock in tlie day,
and it was ten o’clock before the titan was
got out. The desperate energy with which |
ho wotked to rescue himself may be infer- !
rod from the fact that of thirty or forty feet
of earth to be removed, though working
at great disadvantage, he dftg through near
ly one half of it. He suffered no injury
front tlie accident. —Baltimore Patriot.
” •*
\Yomkn.— I The following is a tine pas
sage, but w o arc unable to name its author :
—"As tlie dove will clasp its wing toil*
side, and cover and conceal the arrow that
is preying on its vitals—so is the nature of
woman to hide from the world the pangs
of w minded affection. \\ ith tier tlie desire
of her heart lias failed. The groat charm
of existence is at an end. Look for her,
after a while, and you find friendship weep
ing over her untimely grave, and wonder
ing that one who but lately glowed with
all the radiance ot"health and beauty should
now be brought down to ‘datknossand the
worm.’ Aon will be told of some wintry
chili, some slight indisposition that laid
her Knv—but no ono- knows the mental
malady that previously separated her
strength and made her so easy a prey to
the spoiler.”— Phil. Can Her.
A man was saying the other day in com
part v, that he had seen a juggler place a
ladder in open ground, upou one end. and
mount it by passing through the rounds,
and stand upon the top erect. Another who
was present, said, he had no doubt of it, as
he had seen a man who had done the same
thing,.but with this addition, that w hen he
arrived at the top, he pulled the ladder up
after him !
Urxkd Upshot or wihgery*—The I
Harrisburg Convention ha* nominat'd!
Gap. llxi:HiHoa,atj>reiMnt a Clerk of the
Court ol Common l’l'-as the Federal can
-1 diqati’ for (tie next Presidency) Wlmt a
! full* about a petticoat ! Mr. IYlk* of Va.,
|is tq he. Vice President ; Mr Cur to be
Chairman #f the Committee on Public
i Lands and Mr. \Vx*tkb is to be *eut
“ some fourth of July” with an immense
: arnnr to take po**c**ion of the dispute!
territory. As lor Messrs \Vi*k, Graves,
1 Mi. Ape. A* r., they will be formed into a
body guard drapery I'm the future Presi
dent to be denominated “tlie family gar
ment.” Thi re's one difficulty, we hope,
well disposed of.— Churhston Mi rcury
St AcorsTiNE, Dec. 5.
The negro Damon, mentioned in our last
ox taken oil'by the Indians returned to this
i etfv on Sunday morning, lie state* lliat
as he was tiding through LougJSwamp nt a
brisk pace, he came suddenly upon Mr.
Woodman's wagon and thinking all was
not right, was turning his horse round when
Uv"-Indian-sprung into the road, seized his
bridle, and forced him oIF. They took him
j to tlie wagon, where one of them struck the
boy llarlolo w ilh the blit end of hi* rifle
until he appeared dead. The volunteers
were now heard coming, when the Indians
gathered up the plunder find retired with
’ the horses about one hundred yard* into the
swamp where thi;y remained, until tlie vul
-1 untrer* hndgonc off with the bodies. They
! then loaded the horse* and went north
1 about a mile then west to a point where
they had some dried meat, and turning
! south rame again upon the Picolata road,
1 and crossed it. They soon struck another
| swamp where they stopped tore up the
letters and made pouch’ * aud straps of tlie
mail hag. Resuming their jurney south
about W miles from ibis they came to the
Totnoka road, where two other Indians
i joined them and couiiuncd to Tornoka Riv
’ or, upon an island in which they had tarpau
lin li nt*, two sijuaws aud a child. On Sat
urday there was rain One of the Indians
went sbtrth to bring their friends intending
to return before long. Soon after another
Indian fell asleep and Damon on pretence
of irettiug a corn* strayed off from their fire
-wain ilie. river ami escaped- Tomofta
River is ahwrt TO™lre- south this,—Her
ald. Jfo, gs J*
To BE BEAD BV nir. Laixe*. We in
! vile the attention of our fajt readers to the
1 following ot pin noli on of the “ principal
1 causes of the decrease of marriages.” We
| regret that candor requires us to bear tes
timony to tlie fidelity of the picture sketch
ed. It however ouly exhibit* another ev
idence of tho oft repeated fact that the
preaeut generation, by pride, luxiirics.Trnd
, false delicacy, have heedlessly trampled
, under foot the excellent precepts and ex*
| ample of that Spartan band of mothers
| that flourished in the “days of old lang
xvnr.” An inordinate .thirst for wealth,
| snow, and distinction, has perhaps, entail-
Icd more misery uuon the human family’
tlmu ail thu vice* that flesh is heir to. Tlie
j softer sex, whose peculiar province it is
! lo amend the manners nd improve the
j heart, should be the pioneers in reforming
i the lollies of the day. They should con
stantly hear in mind, under every tempta
tion, “that worth makes the man, tlie w ant
j of it, the fellow.”
Principal cause- of the dencase of mar
riages. I'll telly ou why young Indies do
not go off so ,frequently as formerly. They
are nice and too proud, Ar.
I know a young lady—not very young
now indeed, who, to my certain knowledge
has refused 15 uffei ‘
One, because the gentleman could not
keep a carriage.
Another, he could not speak the French
lauguge.
A third, because he knew nothing of the
Italian operas.
A fourth, because he stooped in his shoul
ders.
A fifth, because lie had not fortune en
ough,. . ..j&alf
A *G'f!q because fee was a tradoM^au.
X sevenWf"wWo!se he
rhrwcr.
The cigth, was too bashful in compa
ny.
The ninth, because he wore spectacles.
The tenth, was a politiciari! and did not
bestow on her sufficient attention.
The eleventh could not dance, and con
sequently was a fool in our lady's opinion.
Ac. Ac. Ac. ‘
This lady’s owns fortune is as follows :
In Hank stock, £OO.OOO
In permanent bridges, 00,000,
Turnpike roades, 00.000
Insurance company, 00,000
Money at interest, 00,000
Lottery tickets, 20
To w hich, in cash, diamonds,
Ae„ may be added, 00,000
With a fortune like this, you may judge
with w hat propriety a lady rejects a trades
man, or insists on keeping a carriage.
“ Alike, and is it yourself that can lie f
---thur lellin’ me how they make icccrames !”
” In truth l can—do they not bake them
in cow Id ovens, to be sure ?”
.1 Dutchman's Defence on an Indict
ment far Bigamy. —We do not know
whetharil isa new story, but certainly it is
a very ingenious defence.
“You say,” said tbe judge, “that the
squire who married you to the first wife, au
thorized you to take sixteen ? What do vou
mean by that l”
“Well,” said Hans, “he told me that l
should haf/oi/r pelter, four vorser, four
richer . four hooter—and in my cotmdrv
four dimes four always make* sirteen.
We learn from ‘The Spirit of the Times’
that bank notes on the',banks of Phila
delphia, to upwards of one millions of dol
lars, have been marked since the 6th of
October last, as having had specie deman
ded for them. A second demand, under
the law, will either bring the specie or close
the career of the recusaut institutions.
A Good Reason. —A man being called
on for subscription to evening lectures, at
a church—declined paying—cause why— j
wife gave him evening lectures at home, I
every night—gratuitously.
Glvsn Hi'praion Corar.—A •c.ion of
I the Superior Court of this County. Judge
Henry on the leiich. was held in thi* city
last week.
The cri**e of tlie Stfcte vs. R. Ijoo#*
was finally disposed of by nnolle prosrytti, j
entered hy’ the Solicitor General. The
counsel for the defendant did not assent nor j
would Umy oppose the inoliou. !• behall
of their client, they w ere carne*t in their
demand for trial, aud would have nked af
the baud* of the jury the verdict ol mali
cious prosecution. The issue i certainly
a triumphant one so far as Mr. Hooe is con
cerned.
Tho State v*. Thomas F. Ilazzard, this
cji*c was continued ow ing to the absence of
an iinporant witne##on the part of the pro*- :
erutiou.— Hrunsieick Adv. Dec. 10rA
Bank of Hamburg. —ln giving informa
tion through our paper, accuracy is our
great object. Wc made the assertion last
week that the Bank of Hamburg had sus
pended iptcie payment*; but by a letter
from the cashier, (which we still have ill
po*e*ion.) ve corrected our statement,
am! by *o doing have misled the public, and
! given that institution more credit than it de
serves. We now stale, from onr own
1 knowledge, that the Itank of Hamburg
has suspended specie payments.
Augusta Cron.
The Philadelphia Herald and Sentinel
informs us that Mr. Paulin, ami lady who
accompanied him ill his balloon excursion.
landed, ill the middle of the Delaware —
the querest place to laud on, that w c ever
heard or read 01. ,
Cramp —A bar of iron, placed across the
bed on w liifli a person sleeps, under the
inattiaw, alioul a* high from the feci as *hc
calf of the leg, is said to be an effectual
preventive. The bar may be an inch square.
In delect of a bur, a poker or anv other
iron may answer temporarily. If there be
two riiatlrcxscs, it may lie placed between
them. This remedy was strongly recom-
W
and has proved availing in ■* vast number
of cases.
Advertising is to trade what steam is to
machinery the grand propelling, go-a
head power; aud yet there arc some per
sons so blind to their own interests, as to
ponder over a cent which yields them from
a hundred to a thousand percent.
Remarkable Death. —Jasob Snyder, Jr.
was found dead in Hudson in the Slate of
New York, nnd what was singular lie was
standing erect, and held in hi* death-grasp
a bottle of whiskey, which was extricated
with difficulty- lie was a victim lo intem
perance- The coroner found hi* subject
standing, a* if in mockery of the levelling
power of the “ Hattie Imp,”
The fitlp FilEDtSlfcK, Capluiu Rand lost
iu the Gulph of Finland, had ou board a
cargo valued at £IOO,OOO, part of which was
insured in this city and Boston aud the re
mainder in Loudon.
The vessel was owned by Messrs. Good
hue A Cos ; and insured here for #16,000,
which will cover the loss.
Another Jonathan. —An old lady in the
West of England for twenty successive
years has darned stockings with the same
needle; in fact, so used was the needle lo
its work, that frequently on tlie lady's
leaving the room, it would continue to darn
without her. When the old lady died tlie
needle was found by her relatives, and for
a long time no one could thread it, nor
could they discover what obstructed she
threads, when, by microscopic observation
they observed a tear iu the eye of it!
.1 Cannon Ball was found last week, in
excavating at the corner of Svve lc and Airy
street, in iliAllorough of Norristown, sup
posed to have been discharged from ts field
pice Juriii” thcslHevolutioimiy War. The
ball is muct rusted,— llegl'rr.
M-athimoxy.—When n young tradesman in
Holland ur Germany goes a cmiriing, the first
question the young woman asks of him is:
” Are you able to pay the charges ?” That is
to soy, in English, are you abb’ to keep n wife
after you have got her? IVhat a world of
misery it would prevent if the young women
iu all countries would stick to the wisdom of
that question ‘. “Marriage is not made of
muahroons, but of good round cakes,” is one
of the pithy sayings hy which our ancestors
conveyed the same rule of prudence.
Great Chance or Furttne.— About thirty
years since, Mr. Mobbs died at Islington, ami
left a farm in trust for his two sons, both un
der 5 years of age. They were to be well ed
ucated. The executors concealed the will,
bound the boys apprentice to the shoemakers,
and never told them of their fortune. They
have just discovered and proved the will; the
properly has thirteen splendid taverns upon
it; is iu Hox ton, Old Town ; and is worth
aj,OXl,OOO.
Fire. —We understand that the grist mill on
the Brandy-wine, about three miles from the
city of Wilmißgtoo, occupied by Mr. Cloud,
and owned by the Messrs. Dupont, was enti
rely consumed by fire on tlie evening of the
11th. inst. A quantity of grain was also de
stroyed. We learn that there was no insur
ance oil the properly. — Delaware Journal.
-I .Ycic Idea, — Umbrellical notions are
multifarious, but this, we believe, from the
! Baric Gazette, is the very last:
AVho was that man w hat sicapped um
j brellas with us one rainy day last week and
forgot to leave his’n.
Professional. —The Philadelphia Ledger
says that in 183(5 there were 3(53 practising
attoruies in that of whom only 96 had
busiuess worth more ‘than their office rent
and at least one third of these 90 enjoyed
but meagre incomes. Very inviting this
for professional aspirants.
“My son hold upyourheatl and tell me
who was the strongest Man ?”
‘•Jonah.”
“Why so ?”
“Cause the whale could - hold him after
he got him down.”
“ That’s a man—you nccd’t wear- a
night shirt any longer/’
•mmnto WANTS BETTER EVIDENCE:—
ff | wmild rrfrr the pu'ilii’ to tlir nu
llii ii i< tulpiiwrj letttr* puhhah'xl recently inline
pejn-r and in the flood .Vamnriian ri-lauve in the 1
happy u 4 btniftriitjl effect of the •riminUtration of
nolhrt lift- Pill* A Phoenix, Bitter*.
Tlw>w who perucd the letters alwee referred
to will oh-re :hat tn almost rrerv c.c they attest
the fact, that no inconvenience of any sort attends
the taking of these medicin <s, in ordinary rases, but
that the patient, without feeling their o|>rration, ia
universally left in a xtrongrr and better state of
health thau was experienced previous to being af
flicted tyithd 1.1 ease , and in all can sos acute tuffrr*
’ in 7. trreat relief is obtained in a few hours, and a
cur. IS generally cllerlrd in two or three days.
In eases of FEVER of every description, and all
i btiiou* affections it uuno- ctiry few me it* say
aught a I Iwlicve the LIFE MEDICINES are now
univemally admitted to he the most speedy and ef
fectual cure ext mu in all diseases of that rlass.
The I.irE MEDK'INES are also a most excel
! lem relief in •Reeitonsof the Li rtund Bowels, os
has be. n proved in hundreds ot’ W- here patirnis
, ha %t com** forward and wriest and that their experi
ence in fjfctng them might t>e published for the beno*
fit of oth* r In their operation in such eases, they
j restore the tone of the Stomach, ftrengt hen thedigrs
! tive organs, and invigorate the gen ral functions of
the whole body, and thus become to both sexes (for
; tliey are perfectly adapted to each) an invaluable
j means of preventing di*caa*,fmd reoturing health.
tn affect inm of the head, whether accompanied
1 with pain and giddiness, or marked by the grievous
(calamity of impaired mental energy : in palpitations
’ of the heart, flatulence, loss of appetite and strength,
and ihe multiplied symptoms ofdisordered digestion,
! THE LIFE MEDICINES will be found to {assess
th<* most salutary efficacy.
j Constitutions relaxed, weak, or decayed, in men
I or women are under the immediate influence of THE
| LIFE MEDICINES. Old emurhs, asthmas, and
i rofiMHiif** ve habits are soon relieved and speedily
I cured Poverty of blood, and emaciated limbs will
• ere long meet the happiest chanjc ; the rha 11 watery
fluid will become rich and balsamic, ar.dthe limbs
be revered with flesh, firm and l e lihy
Nervous disorders of every kind, and from what
ever cause arising:, fly before the effects of THE
LI FE MEDIC I NS, and all that train of sinkings,
anxntie, and tremours which so dreadfully aflect
the week, sedentary, and delicate, will in s short
tim *be succeeded by cheerfulness, and every pre
j sa*fe of health.
For weakness, deficiency of natural strength, and
l relaxation ofthe vessel by two frequent indulgence
of the passions, this medicuie it a safe, certain, and
j invaluable remedy?
Those w hove long resided in hot climates, and
are languid and relaxed m their whole system, runy
take THE LIFE MEDI< ‘LNEB with the happiest ef
!•< a tTpersou* tagio the Southern States
*
etc of health it ml life
Tbs folio w ing- cgmrn are among the n ost recent
1 cure* and gratefully acknowledged by the
; persons heia£t*ff :
Ca-e of Jacob C. Hunt, New Windsor, Orange
J County. N. V.—A dreadful tumor destroyed near
ly the whole of hts ! "■?, no-io and jaw. Experien
ced qiiclf relief from me use of the Lif* Medicines,
and in less than three months whs entirely cured.
(Cose reported, with a wood engraving in a new’
pamphlet n rw in press J
j Cos ’o! Thos Purcell, years of ago—was
. afflicted yt-ars with swelling* in hislegs—was en
tirely cured by taking 4$ pft't in 3 week*
('.tN’ of John D.muon. Aberdeen, Ohio—rheuma
tism five veniA- is entirelv cured—liasus. and the LIFE
MEDh ‘INKS for Worths in children and found them
= a sovereign remedy.
i Casa of L \v..s Au.it.in—periodical sick headache
: —always relic led by a .small dose—now entirely
free fora it
C is- of Ad-m Ames—cared of a most inveterate
anti obstnmiedyspepsia and general,debility.
j Css of Abrih Adam*. Win or,Ohio —rheumatism,
gravel, liver affect tons, and general nervous debility,
had l**en confined seven years-—was raised from
j her bed by taking one !x>x ofpilfc arid a bottle of bit
i tecs—a most extraerdin ry cure—-ahe is now a very
healthy and robust woman-.attested by her husband
Slmbel Aihinvs
Case of Mrs. Badger, w ife of Joseph Badger—
m-arly sttnilprto nWne—result the same.
Case ofSinSi Q*odafsitf,a young unmarried wo
! man—Nubj- ct to ill health several years—a small
cource of the life Mdiemr* entirely restored hr
—is iniw hale and Iw.tlihy.
Cast of JMiss Thjyn s, daughter of Eli Thomas
—cough awl m m;*totrs of consumdtion—cured in
four weeks. Her sinter cured of a severe attack of
inflammatory rheumatism in otvsireek.
Case of S. Colvin—cured of a severe attack of
scarlet (ever in a few days by the Life Medicines.
Case of Harriett Two-good, Salma, N. W— was
in a very low stale of health a year and a half—did
not expect to rectm r Miss T. is now able to walk
about and is rapidly recovering both health and
strength.
C.t .e of B mj;tmin J. Tucker—severe case of Fe
ver and Ague—eu red in a v. rv short Spate
Directions followedstrictly.
Ca.x’ of Vino* Da fleet ion of the Liver-—af
ter trying and H torV i> mjili#-* in vain for a long time,
wav cured by the LifflW -dicincs without trouble.
Extr.uu diu of Ly mon Pratt, who whs af
'> dieted with Riiyiliisio SsJO years— effected a perfect
cun m*44 hmoM by t'o use of the Life Medicines,
“Tfonkand* of |>er on* afflicted in like manner,
have by a pidie.ious use of MOFFAT'S LIFE
PILLS nml PHOENIX BITTEBS, been restored
to the enjoyment of ah the comforts of life. The
Bitters ar*- pleasent to the taste and smell, gently as
ti inge llie fidersofilr- stomach, and give that proper
tensity whichugood digoton requires. As nothing
canb better adapted to help arid nourish the consti
tution, so there is nothing more generally ncknowl
s edged to be peculiarly etficactous in all inward was
ting*, kR* of nppe itc. indigestion, depression
spirits, trembling or shaking of the hands and
lailbs, obsunnre coughs, shortness of breath, or con
sumptive habits.
The Lit* Medicinci possess wonderful cffcncy in
all nervous disorders, fits, headaches, weaknesses,
heaviness mid low ns of spirits, dimness of si^ht,
; confused thoughts, wandering of the mind vapors
and melancholy and at! kind of hysteric complaints
j are gradually removed by their um*. In sickness of
j the stomoch. flatulencies or obstructions, the are safe
I and powerful, and as a purifier of the blood, they
| have not their equal in the world !
j For additional particulars ofibe above medicines,
j see Moffat’s “Good Samaratan;’’ a copy of which ac
■ companies the medicine ; a copy can always be od
j tained of the different Agents who have the medi
] cine for sale.
French, German, and Spanish directions can be
obtained on application at the
All postpaid letters will receive immeniate atten
tion.
Prepaired and sold by WILLIAMB. MOFFAT,
37.5 Broadway, A’ew York. A liberal deduction
niade to those who purchase to sell again.
AGENTS. —The Life Medicines may also be had
of any of the principal Druggists in every town
throughout the Unitt and Status and tb<” Canadas. Ask
for Moffat’s Life Pills.and Phoenix Bitters ; and be
sure that a sac similie of John Moffat’s signature is
upon the labelofeach bottle of Bitters or box of Pills.
ICf *These valuable medicines are for
\ sale at the Darien Herald office.
Dec. 2itlii
TO PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.—
The undersigned, agents for Lothian &-
Hagar’s TYPE FOUNDARY, New York, will
contract to supply any quantity or variety of’
Priming Type, to the Printers of North and
i South fhrolina. and Georgia, on as advanta-
I gecus terms as they can be furnished from the
manufacturers. The Type made at this es
| tabiishment is all cast by hand, and the metal
j equal, if not superior to auy in the country.
We are also agents for R. Hoe & Co’s. Ma
chine and Hand Presses, and all other articles
manufactured by them for Printers and Bind-
I ers use.
We also keep on hand, and contract, for the
regular supply of Printing Paper, of any qual
j ily or size.
Johnson & Durant’s Printing Ink, always
on hand. For sale bv
BURGUS & WALKER.
Stationer’s Hall, 85 East Bay, Charleston*
South Carolina.
COTTON BAGGING,
4 Bales good cotton bagging, just received an<L
for sale by
J A S. 11. RO KEN BAUGH-.
November 1839.