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POETRY.
(/4>r.'/s Ll.ity Min nine Neus]
What is Life?
Wk»i iLife ? G-> ask a other
W eepiug o or her childrens graves,
When they all succeed each other,
Side by aide like pttuy waves.
What is Life ’ (io ask the orphan
When < (' all h>s friends bereft.
Ar host mds beside the coffin
Mour ‘.ug o'er the fragment left.
What isl.ife? Go ask of friendship,
When it sheds a silent tear.
Pointing out a mourn ul conscript,
l>e th isshroud.d oua bur.
What is Life : Go ask the fever.
With a thousand sioiiuu slain,
Ask if death is sated ever,
W’ailo a life on earth remains
What is Life ? But comf rts fading.
Years of grief and paintul sorrow,
While to day tho heart is lading,
Bring tears to weep to morrow. c x.
Savannah, Itth Nov , 1854.
W nnMirr~ . «ara»ij=tw*a.wv»-
MISCELLANEOUS.
(Fn.ru r'l- Difroil -li/i'rrliSf, Oct. 31 )
Doestioks Sees the Spirit Rappers.
SI.VEMY Hundred and O-k Narrow Srs
New YoiiK'City.—Being satisfied with the or
dinary commots-place things of e cry day life,
and having heard a great deal about the myst---
rious communications telegraphed to this our ig
norant sphere, by wise amt benignant spin's i.-i
bliss, through the ihg< -ill ' medium of old chans
washstands and card-tables, we three (who bad
met ag.ii.i) determir ed to . nt ourselves in com
munication w.th the next w.-ii-i, to find out, it
[ cssib e, <ur c unces ot a •vv..table reception
v Len b i ice s >r plea lie c * us in that direc-
Up Broadway till we c..me to an illuminated
tlree corneied transparency, (which made Bull
Dogae smack his lips and say ‘oysteis,’) which
li.forme.i us '. wilt,in a large ass. rtment ol
S| iri.e cl e-ery dv.-eriptiou were constantly in
attendance iea.,v loauswt-r inquiries, or to run
on e, rands -> in,- spirit wor 11, and I, ring the guoat
oi ,:.., b.dv'.s I'elunct relatives to that classic
spot, . it c ... .ersalioi.ul pin poses, all f-.r the mod
erate marge ol twenty. ti«e cents. (Damphool,
who had be-'ii t’'.*-;e Delore, n .1 that these ‘Ueii
icate Ariel-"" were the spirits ol departed news
boys, woo are thrown ".it oi their legitimate bu
siness. and sT.ve to ger an holiest living by do
ing tin se rigutee. -| ei.ny j ibs )
E .ie.ed the room win. becoming iravity and
overt. ..long awe. (‘would foozles in white neck
cloth st -I no c >i.,.rs. a returned Californian in
ar. li.dic.i blanker t.v o peak-no ed old maids, a
good looking .-.. h..iv witn Lttle boy. our own
sacred trio and the “medium,"’ composed the
■.vr.-i-c < the assembled multitude. I’lie" medi
um a..i-<-s.i,d was a vinegar-eoiuplexioned wo
man, very ruby nose, mouth the exact shape oi
asou. d ii-dr to a violin, who wore given specta
cles and petticoats oi equivocal purity.
I’be furniture consisted of several chairs, a
minor, no carpet, a small stand, a large dimrm
table, and in one corner ot the room a bedstead,
washstand sud bookcase, with writing desk on
top. After some remarks by the medium, we
formed the magic circle, by sitting close togeth
er and putting our hands on the table. Bull
Doggo took a big drink before he laid his pon
derous fist by the side of the others. Alter a
short length of time the table began to shaHe iis
riedetty legs, to flap its leaves alter the rnanrn-r
of wings, and to utter ominous squaks from its
crazy old joints. Pretty soon ‘‘knock” under
Damphool’s hand; he trembled and turned pale,
but on the whole, stood his ground like a man.—
Knock, Zcnoc.t in my immediate vicinity—looked
under the table, but could’nt see anybody—
knock, knock, knock, KNOCK, directly under
Bui I Dogge’s elbow.
He, trightened, jumped from his seat and pre- I
pared to run, sensrble to the last, he took a drink. .
felt better—reverently took off his hat. and said I
“ hang it”—and resumed his .eat. Knocking s
became general—medium said the spirits were i
ready to answer questions—asked it any spirit , >
would talk to me—yes. Come along. I remark- j <
ed—noisy spirit announced its advent by a se- |
ries or knocks, which would have done honor to i i
two penny-postmen ‘‘rolled into one.” Asked I |
who it was—ghost of my unde—(never had an i..
uncle) inquired it he was happy—tolerably. j
What are you about ? principal occupations are i
hunting wild bees, catching cat-fish, chopping i
pine ’umber, and making hickory whipstocks.
How’s your wife’—sober,just at present. Do ■
you have good liquor up there ?— yes. (very em- I
phaticalty.J What is your comparative situa- s
tion ?—am in the second sphere; hope soon to ;
get promoted into the third, where they only ; <
work six hours a day, and have apple dumplins j
every day lor dinner—good bye—wile wants me s
to co oe and spank the baby. One of the old I
foozles no v wanted to talk—spirit was gratified '
by toe remains ot his maternal grandmother, who i
hammered out in a series of forcible laps the i
gratifying intelligence that she was very well i
contented, and spent the most of her time drink- <
ing green tea a id singing Yankee Doodle. i
Damphool now toot courage, and sung out for ; ‘
his falter to come and talk to him—(when the j,
old gentleman was alive, he was “one of em”— i
on demand, the lather came—interesting con- ! i
versatioa —old man in trouble—lost all his money j
betting on a horse race, and had ju-t pawned his ■
?9at a pda spare shirt to get money to set him-1
sell up in business again, as a popcorn rneichant
(Damphool sunk down exhausted, and bor
rowed tne brandy bottle.)
Disconsolate widow gets a communication
from her h sband that he is a great deal bapp’er
now than formerly—don’t want to come back
to her no thank you—would rather not. Old
maid inquires if husbands are plenty—to her
great joy is informed that the prospect is good.
Little boy asks if, when he gets into the other
world, he can have a long tail coat—mother tells
him to shut up—small boy whimpers, and says
that tie always Am worn a short jacket, and he I
expects when he gets to Heaven, he’ll be bob
tail Angel.
Dampbool’s attention to the bottle has re-as
su.nd his spirits, (he is easily affected by brandy
—one gla:s makes him w nt to treat all his
friends; when he has two bumpers in him he
owns a great deal of real estate, and glass No. 3
makes him rich enough to buy the Custom House,
and be now ventures another inquiry of his rela
tive, who shuts him up, telling him as soon as he
gel- sober enough to tell Maiden Lane from a
light-house, to go and go to bed.
Went at it myself ; inquired all sorts of things
from all kinds of spirits, “black spirits ar.d
white, red spirits and gray.” Result as follower
By- ms of thumps knocks raps and spiritual
kic" I learned that Sampson and Hercules have
go;.-, into partnership in the millinery business.
Julius Ctesar is peddling apples acid molasses
candy, Tom Paine and Jack Sheppard keep a
billiard table. Noah is running a canal boat.
Xerxes^and Othello are driving opposition sta
ges. George 3d has set up a caravan, and is
waiting impatiently for Kossuth and Barnum to
come and go halves. Dow, Junior, Is boss of a
Methodist camp meeting.
Napoleon spends most of histime playing pen
ny ‘‘ante” with the three graces. Benedict
/Arnold has opened a large bier saloon, and left a
vacancy for S. A Douglas, (white man ) John
Bunyan is clown in a circus. John Calvin. Dr.
Johnson, Syksey, Plutarch, Rob Roy, Davy
Jones, Gen Jackson, and Damphool’s grandfa
ther are about establishing a travelling theatre,
having borrowed the capital, (two per cent, a
month) —they open with ‘ How to pay the
Rent.” Dr. Johnson in a fancy dance; to con
clude with “ I he Widow’s Victim,” the princi
pal part by Mr. Pickwick. Jo Smith has i ought
out the de-il, and is going to convert Topbet in
to a Mormon Paradise. Sbakspeare has pro
gressed m his new play . s far as the fourth net,
w here he has got the hero sevi’n miles and a ball
up in a balloon, while the disconsolate heroine
is hanging by her hair to a limbovei a preCipice,
question is how Ide heroic lover shad get i.owr,
and rescue t.is ladv-love before her hair breaks,
or her bead pulls off.
Spirits now began to come without invitation,
like Paddies to a wake. Soul ol an Aiderman
called lor clam soup and bread and butter. Ghost
of a i ews boy sung out for the Charleston Courier.
All that was left ol a Bowery fireman wanted to
know it Forty had sot her butt fixed, and a now
inch and a hall nozzle. Ghostol Marmion want
ed a dish ol soft crabs anil called out after the old
fashion, to charge it to Stanley. Medium had by
this time lost all control over ghostly company.
Spirits of waiters, soldiers, tailors, (Damphool
trem’ led.) babies, saloon keep- :... dancers, ac
tors, widows, circus riders, in lact all varieties of
obstreperous, began to play the devil with things
g nera ly, the dining table jumped up. turned
two somersets, and landed with one leg in the
widow’s lap, one in Damphool’s mouth, annthe
other two on the toes of the sanctimonious look
j ing individuals opposite ; the washstand exhibi
ted strong symptoms ot a desire to dance the
! Jenny Lmd polka on Bull Dogge’s head; the
I bookcase beat time with extraordinary vigor,
1 and made faces at the company generally , our
j walking canes, and umbrellas promenaded round
| the room in c. uples, without the slightest, regard
Ito corns or pother pedal vegetables: while the
[ badstead in the corner was extemporizing a c miic
song with a vigorous accompaniment on the
Heap dish, the wash bowl, and other bedroom
| crockery.
I Bull Oogge here made a ruch for the door, and
dashed wildly down Broadway, pursued, as he
I avers to this day, by thespiri". of un Irishman
| with a pickaxe,a handsaw and a ghostly wtnt I
I barrow. Concluding I had seen <no igti, 1 took
■ Damphool, and B. D’s. bottle, (empty, or he
| would never have left it,) and went home t-.i’i-
I fi< i! that “there are more thing" in heaven ar.d
I earth than are dreamed oi,” except by lying
; “mediums,”so called, who. too lazy Io wmk
andtoocowardlytogetanhonor. b e living by.
s'- aiing. adopt this m -thud to sponge their bie--.d
and butter out of those whom God, in his mys
terious wisdom, has seen fit to send on e.mh
•v ek enepgh to believe their nliolic ravi. gs.
Disgusted, by still yours,
Q. K. PuILANUSR DoESTtCKS, P. B.
(From the Albany Register. N'V 6 )
Being Gut—A Right-Hander Badly Invested.
“ I nank y ou, I don’t care if 1 do,”‘saiu a lu.-i
young man, with a large pies*ed hr.ck m his
hat as he surged up to the Indian that stands in
trout ot Van Cott’s to: acco store in Broadway
with a bunch of cast iron ci ars in his fi-i-d
'Til take one, I smoke sometimes.” and h*
reached out tp take the proffered weed, but Hit
Indian wouldn’t give it up He hung on to’the
cigars like grim death “ Look here, old copper
he -.d, said the fast young man, ‘‘ none ol tha-.no
tne< su;or tiaveilcis, or there’ll be a muss, you
and. I‘il tall out. ‘sunel ody’il get - punch in tr:
head.” The Iridian said nevi, a word, but held
on to thee ist iron cigars. He was calm, digni
fied, unmoved, as an lauan should be, looking
his assailant straight in «he lace, and no muse e
moving a single nair. “Yes! yes! Look al me
o.d teatnerhead—l’m one <4 ’em I’m round, I’m
lull weight, potato measuie, heaped up,” and be
placed liimsell in a p situ..:, ttirew back hiscoat,
and squared off for a fight.
All the time the Indian said never a wotd,
looked without the least alarm nnwinkirigly
straight into the lace rd the lasi, young man, still
noldiug otit the cigars tn a might y friendly sort
ol way Ihe y.iuug man was plucky and just
in a condition to resent any sort of insult, or no
suit oi insult at all. He was ready to “go in,”
but tne calmness and imp-rturbabilitv ol the In
dian rather cowed him and he was disposed io
re -, on the mat er. “ i’ll take one,” said he,
‘ certainly ; I said so before. I frieze to a good
cigar, Cm one ot the smokers.
My father was one of the smokers, he was;
one ot the old sort, arid I’m edition number two,
revised and corrected with notes, author’s hatid
w-c.tiiig on the title page,and copyright secured
Yet, Iff take one. All right, old red skin,///
rake one.” But the Indian said not a word, all
(he time looking straight in the face of the fast
young man and holding on to the cigars. “Look
here, old gimbiet-eve, I’m getting riled—my I
back’s coming up, and you and I’ll have a turn i
—smell oi that old copperhead, and he t nust his I
fist under the nose of the cast iron Indian, who !
said not a word, moved not a muscle, but kept I
| right on, looking straight into the face of the fast
i young man, as it not caring a fig for his threats, |
j or taking in at all the odor of his fist.
| “Very well,” said tne fast young man, ‘ I’m j
1 agreable, I’m around, look to your ugly mug, old ;
' pumpkin-head,” and he let go a right-hander,
i square against the nose of the cast iron Indian,
I who never moved an inch, nor stirred a muscle,
looking with calm, unchanged dignity, as before
in the face of his enemy.
“ Hallo,” cried the fast young man, in utter be
wilderment, as he reeled back half way across
the side-walk, with the blood dripping from his
skinned knuckles Hallo! here’s ago, here’s
an eye-opener, here’s a thmg to hunt for round a
earner. I’m satisfied, old iron-face,/am. Enough
.said between gentlemen.” Just then be caught
sight of the tomahawk and scalping knife in the
belt of the savage, and his hair began to rise.—
The Iridian seemed to be making up his mind to I
use them. “ Hold ou,” cried the fast your.g man, I
as he dodged round the awning post. “ Hold I
on, none of that, I’ll apologise, 1 squat, knock un- !
der. “ Hold on I say,” he continued, as the In- j
dian seemed to scowl with peculiar fierceness.—
“ Hold on. Very well, I’m off, I’ve business
| down the street, people at home waiting tor me,
i can’t stay,” and he bolted like a quarter horse
down Broadway, and his cry of “ hold on,” died
* away as he vanished beyond the lamp lights up
' Columbia street.
Aunt Becky at Saratoga.
We are *ri7r7‘“‘: to one of our citizens. j,;*t fa
turned from his summer wanderings, for the fol
lowing anecdote of Aunt Becky, the intelligent
and faithful servant ot Mr. C., of this city :
Last summer, she attended her master and
family on their visit to the north ; they remain
ed for a considerable time at Saratov, and whilst I
there, formed quite sociable and Iriendly rela
tions with Mr. 8., a Baptist minister, and his
wile. It was the constant custom of Mr and
Mrs B. to have family Worship in thi ir : 'ioin,
morning and evening ; and Aunt Becky asked
and obtained permission to enjoy it with them
Very soon Mrs. B’s. mind became burdened on
accountof Becky’s remaining in slavery,and she
resolved to speak to her on the subject. Mr. B.
opposed this, lor, said he, we are friendly with
her master and mistress; he though not ot the
Christian faith, yet freely permits his servant to
worship with as, he must, therefore, be a kind
and good man. His opposition only deferred the
matter, for .Mrs. B’s. conscience was burdened
and she must relieve it. She finally commenced
with Aunt Becky’s master, candidly telling hirn
in advance, that she intended to persuade Aunt
Becky to quit his service and become tree. Mr.
C. at cnee gave her full permission to do so, and
added, moreover, that as all herarguments would
certainly fail, sbe might add to them, the further
inducement, that he would give his bond to pay
Becky a life annuity, of three hUTidred dollars, it
she chose to remain at the north.
With this permission and promise, Mrs. B.
proceeded to ner ta k. Becky listened calmly to
ber statement and persuasions, and then, com
pletely astonished her, by asking if she thought
she was acting like a Christian.
Why not, says Mrs. B ’
Because, says Becky, yoe are intimate and
Iriendly wrth Missus, and yet trying to persuade
her servant to leave her.
Bit Mrs. B. could not bare to see an intelli
gent creature as Becky was in slavery, and
tiiougbtshe wasdeing right. Becky did’nt think
so; she was better off wt’b her master; she was
kindly treated, was well provided lor, had as
much freedom as she wanted, would rather live
at the South, and as for such free niggers as she
had seen at the North, ehe couldn’t associate
with them any how.
Mrs. 8., seeing that her arguments had failed,
then ventured to try the effect of the annuity, so
she told Becky that if she would stay at the
nori h she should have three hundred dollars a
year tor her support.
Becky wanted to know where the money was
to come from. Mrs. B. assured her that it was
already provided for.
But Becky must know who had provided it.—
Upon being told that her master had faithfully
promised to give his bond lor it, she bluntly told
Mrs. B. that he was only making fun of her, for,
raid she, master knows I wouldn’t leave his chil
dren for three thousand dollars.
Upon this, Mrs B. abandoned the contest,anil
cand'dly tfonfessed to the company that her el
' it completely failed; she also good hutnoredly
told all that Becky had said to her, but insisting
that this case is only an exception to the rule of
slavery, she still holds herself ready forany othei
case of conscience which may present itself.
We freely admit that, this case is an exception,
in one respect. That is, in the fitness of the
subj-ct for freedom. There are very few ol the;
colored race who are so intelligent, so capable ol
providing tor themselves, are in any way so fit
ted tor freedom, as Becky is. If, therefore, Ibe
philanthropists will continue their efforts to im
prove upon the Jamaica failure, their next expe
riment ot the effect of freedom upon the colored
race should be firstj’airly tiied upon such ol them
as she is. If it fail with these, (as private ac
counts from Liberia seem to fnrbclej-we may :
then venture to hope that even fanaticism may I
become content to leave the mass of duller slaves I
to the care and protection of their owners. — I
CAarteston Standard.
Biography of Sir John Franklin.
Ttie reported discovery of the remains of this
iUustrious navigator—whatever doubts may be
thrown upon the credibility of the narrative—
furnishes a suitable occasion for collecting the
scanty details ot his biography, which have thus
far b-.-en communicated to the public. Sir Joklij,
Franklin was born in 1786, and would accor- 1
dingly have be«u 68 years of age had he surviv- ■
*il to the present ime. His native plage '■
Spil-by, n small town in Lincolnshire, in the I
v.c,..'.tv the North Sea. From Li.- earl:
years he I e'reyed a certain boldness ol" dispo-i
turn and love of adventure. His fa'her endear.- r
e-I to cine him ol" bis si a-f-jiirg propensities, b ;
P ii- itlir . him to try the experiment Iff a voy
age to Lisbon io a trading vessel But this oid l ,
pio tucid rhe opposite eifi-ct IL was confirmed
ii. l;-st.-s's lor the ocean, and - . -jui-t hothesatis
i-it until he had pr. cured the consent of hi
arhi'i .<> his entering fl.e navy. He obfidfied a
, . ; !shi,>m-•:-’s variant in his t hirteenth year
lis iii>t servic; was in the trig-ite I‘olyphe’mc,
where he was uisti.-, -.u'.shed for his youthful cou
rage and energy . 1! was in the battle of Co
i.ts n.’.gtm in 1801, a .il two years after accom
panied his relative, ('apt. Flinders, on a voyage
,>t discovery t» the South Sea. during which he
wasstHpwiecked on tl-.e coast of New Holland.
A t a subsequent period, he was in tho Dellero
plion if tin- battieot Trafalgar. In 1814.1ie was
, lientenarit ii. the Bedford, which brought th
allied monarchs to England. He was concerned
in the attack o:: New Orhans, where he gainer
credit by his bravery and skill. In IS 18, he com
manded the brie Trent in the Polar expedition
under C.-ptain Bu han. Alter the failure of the
-arch for the north-west passage by Captain
Ross, he received th-> commission in 1819, to ui.-
dert'kean expHtiti" ; by laud Horn HiMoOn ■
Bay to the rnou'n of the Cdppirr Mine River, in
conjunction with Richardson and Bach,
opeiate with Captain Parry, who waste via,!
'he region by water. O.i this expedition hi
tollowed the coast as tar as Cape Turnagairi, 68
deg. 30 mm. north latitude, and after incredibl
nardshipvhaving been once rescued fr m death
uy the Indians, tie returned to Eng'and in 1822 j
He was promoted to the rank ot Post Captain, I
and three years alter undertook a second expedi
tion tothe Polar Sea. visi'mg the coast between
Vlackei'Zie river an.i the (‘.ppur Mine river.]
By the middle oi August, 1827, he had reached !
lhe seventeenth itegree ot laiitude, and the one
hundred and fiitietb degieeol longitude, but was
compelled o return by ihe early setting in of ex-
Heme cold weattier. In recognition of his merits
on this expedition, he received the order ot
Knighthood Irom George the Fourth.
In 1836 be commanded a ship of the line in
the Mediterranean, and af.'erw ard was appointed
Governor of Van Diemen’s Lund, from w hich
post he was recalled m March, 1813. Return
ing to England in the spring of 1843 he was en
trusted with the command ot the fatal expedition
m which his life has (alien a sacrifice, l lie two
vessels Erebus and Terror, in which the younger
Ross Lad accomplished his expedition to the
South Pole, were selected for the voyage; and
two distinguised officers, Captains Crozier and
Fitzjimes, were appointed as his companions.
I’be expedition sailed on the 19tb of May, 1845,
arrived at the Whale Fish Islands 09 (Uai 4th oi
July, and was seeii for the lait tiri'w in 'MAilvilh'
Bay, on the 26th of" that month. It was not
until after the return oi Capt. Ross in 1849, who
had been sent in search ot the missing naviga
tors, that general anxiety was lelt for their safety,
In 1850 an Expedition was fitted out by Lady
Franklin, and another by the British Govern
ment to seek the lost vessels. About the same
time, our townsman, Mr. Henry Grinnell, dis
patched the two ships Advance and Rescue for
the the same purpose. The unsuccessful result
of these expeditions is well known. During the
past year a large fleet was sent cut by the British
Government, to make renewed search for Sir
John Franklin. Mr. Grinnell also dispatched
the Advance, under the command of Dr. Kane,
on a similar errand. But all in vain. Before
the announcement of the recent intelligence no
further hope was cherished that the lives of the
brave explorers had been preserved Their
names were some time since stricken from the ,
Admiralty list,and orders issued for the recall of j
the expeditions.—A’. Y. Tribune.
Shocking and Startling Confessions.— j
The Philadelphia Inquirer of the Sih inst., fur-I
pishes the following additional particulars re-1
lating to the awful crimes of Pamela Myers.
We gave in yesterday’s Inquirer an account!
oi in-arrest ot" Pamela Myers, at Mr. Thomas |
Rice's house, on the Nicetown Lane, in the i
twenty-third ward, charged with having very!
mysteriously made way with a number of her j
children. We have been informed that she has I
voluntarily conies ed to the officers that she had,
at different times, within the past six jears,
given birth to six children, which had either died
about the time of their birth, or had been mur
dered by their mother! These children, which
were ail illegitimate, were the result of inter
course with different men, and to make the af
fair still more shocking, the uncle ot the misera
ble woman, a man named Snyder, is charged
with the paternity of two cl' them. Snyder is I
now in prison. He is a married man. He is
also accused of having been accessory in the
murder of some of the children. Pamela, after
her arrest, made a lull confession of h?r crimes,
she first child to which she gave birth, wat
borin in the entry other uncle’s house. Thg
mother had the small pox at the time, and thfe
child took it and died soon after. She was de
tected, however, a day or two before it's death,
in an attempt to suffocate it. The second child
was choked by its mother after its birth, arid
was thrown by her into the cesspool, fropa
j whence it was afterwards taken by the uncle,
placed in a box, and buried in the yard attached
to the house. The third child was bom in an
open field, and was, the miserable mother says,
stillborn. The fourth was born alive, and was
choked by the parent, and disposed of in the
same manner as the second. Oi the filth child
we have no inlormation ; and the sixth, which
was born five or six days since, the mother says
was still born. Other parties allege that it was
thrown into a pig pen, and devoured by the
hogs I Ou Sunday afternoon the wretched
woman had an interview with the Mayor, and
was committed by him to prison to await a fur
ther examination. The lollowing is the sub
stance of her admissions, made to the Mayor-
One ot tbe children was buried in the church
yard, and one in the yard, in a box ; my uncle
and the people buried it in the box; they got >’
outot the piivy ol the yellow house opposite to
where 1 lived ; I had dropped it into the privy ;
all I stated to Mr. Seed was correct. Two of
the chddren were born alive, and 1 choked them to
death. The lastone was not horn alive; it was
born in the field, and I left it there.
SAWrNG.—A sawyer, after sawing with a
very dull saw, exclaimed, “Ol all the saws 1
ever saw saw, I never saw a saw sow us tbat
saw saws.”
I i {From the Charleston Courier, 13tA met. |
The Regatta.
Had it been possible for the energetic mem
, tiers pt 'he South Carolina Regatta Club to have
selected a day calculated to attract large numbers
I to view the sports so liberally provided by them
it would have been difficult to have found one
’ better adapted for the purpose than yesterday
| An unmistakable black frost, having occufied rhe
previous night, a bracing influence was imparted
i to the atmosphere, which, contributed a certain
j buoyancy of spirits to our citizens, inducing them.
1 tor the occason, to leave their business and seek
: some spot from whence they could observe all
that was passing in our harbor. Consequently,
at an early hour,crowds were assembled in vari
OUS places, arid the harbor was covered with craft
ot all sizes, filled with spectators eager to enjoy
the amusements in store for them.
At a quarter before eleven o’clock, precisely,
the booming of the Cutter’s gun gave notice that
the first race for the day— tor sailboats, for a
prize of sloo—as about to take place, and al
J el. n another gun started the contending par
| “the yacht Evelyn, 7 tons,entered by Hugh
I E. Vincent, Esq , and the sloop boat Pet, 6 tons,
I entered by F. N. Bonneau, E-q. The start was
teffected after one tack, and was a remarkably
1 pretty one—no bungling whatsoever having
<taken place—and indicated that tbe club had
thoroughly become acquainted with the’r duties,
and were determined mat no contretemps whatso
ever should occur to mar the sports of the day
The wind, which was from the northwest,
blew pretty stiflly. at the sart was dead alt.
1 and was regarded as affording a good opportunity
I ‘> test the men's of tho respective boats. From
the • taitl ; , : '-I .Cl G. VV. C: ff. 1.
i ar.<?’??red efi" I (.<_• Bat'.i'iv—to Cummins' Point
| >3.11,1', tin- ‘auce isabout tour and a halt notes
in a dii -C; I: and it v. .is fir t rounded by the
Evelyn, both boats having as much sail as they
1 ,'.ii',. v,-ell carry, arid thu re-alt ot the race being
v lydoubifut. On the sccorat tack, however,
■to.i rounding the buoy, the Pet carried away
her j'b sheet, ar'J lost some time necessarily in
reeving a new or e, which 01 coarse, materially
effected her ch rnce of success. Both boats beat
very prettily up against tbe wind and tide, the
E'elyn eventuil y passing tin- Judges first, hav
ing run the distance in one hour and forty-five
rnmetes, and won tbe race by 3 minutes and 52
seconds, which time, however, after deducting
1 he difference in tonnage, was reduced to 1 minute
and 22 seconds.
The Evelyn n a beautifully built boat and
well d serves her laurels. The Pct, also, uot
withsianding she was entered at a very late hour
to make up a race, and was not exactly in sail
ing tiim, bad many admirers, mid it is the opin
ion <i good judges that bid not her jib sheet been
carried away she would have wen.
Tue excitement attending this interesting race
having somewhat subsided, at two o’clock the
Sunny South, 48 feet, canoe, 8 oars, entered by
J. Harniltou Cquper, Esq , of Georgia, and the
Ht'iaid, 46 feel 6 iiicnes, canoe. 12 oars, entered
!.-y 'fhomas Bailey, Esq., of Edisto, appeared at
tteSreamer prepared to start in the first class
race for row boats lor a prize 01 SSOO,- Isaac R.
Wilson, Jr. E=q ; of St. Paul’s having, in conse
quence ol the roughness of tbe sea, withdrawn
Younger Sister, the 10 oared canoe, 15 feet, en
tered by him.
Although the sailing match had created tome
! .--nsation, this race was rt gaided with fargr-’u’er
I interest, it having been reduced to a match be-
I ween Georgia and South Carolina; and, con
| trary tothe expectations ot the majority of the
: .'pec' itor-:, the Herald, steered by C. Bailey,Esq.
—who steered the Tariff, on a former occasion—
after a Well-contested and spirited race, came in
two lengths ahead, having run the distance in
minutes and twenty-six seconds, and retriev
ing the laurels of South Carolina. Georgia, how
ever, nobly did her duty, and Mr. Couper’s de
feat reflects no discredit whatsoever on bis boat
or crew. It is the fortune of war. and the con
quered bows gracefully to the decision. Wecor
uially wish him better success in his race to-day.
The last race of the day was for Third Class
Row Boats, prize S2OO, and was contested by
tbe Susan Clark, 40 feet, canoe, 8 oars, entered
by Ephraim William Clark, Esq., of James Is
land, ar.d the Josephine, 40 feet, plank, 8 oars,
entered by Wm. R. Webb, Esq , ol Charleston.
The Susan Clark was the winner by 8 lengths,
and performed the distance in seven minutes and
forty-four seconds. The defeat ot the Josephine ■
is to be attributed, however, to the fact that the i
c:gw ejfjaged to row in her did not make their i
and Mr. Webb was compelled to
ro4keshift with a promiscuous crew. She is a
finely built-boat and well manned, is capable of
doing service—indeed one ol our Georgia friends
thought so much of her as to remark that he be
lieved were she in his hands he could win a
blight reputation for her.
With the last mentioned race, the sports of the
day terminated, and the crowd dispersed highly
delighted with their entertainment. We con
gratulate the members of the Club, and the Stew
ards particularly, on their arrangements, which
were most excellent, and the theme of universal
approbation. To-day some first rate sport may
be anticipated, and we trust that more of the fair
sex will grace the occasion with their presence
tan we obSf-rved yesterdsy—the coolness ol" the
atmosphere, doubtless, having had an opposite
effect on them to what it had on the sterner sex.
In a rape case before the common pleas at
Lowell, Mass . last week, criminal term, justice
Bishop presiding, B. F. Butler asked H. C. Snow,
of Groton, a witness on the stand, if he belonged to
the secret society of Know Nothings. At first
Snow denied that he did, but finally, alter con
sulting council, answered in the affirmative ;
and a long cross examination elicited further an
swers. He had been a member of the society
four or five months. Upon joining it he tockan
oath, “so help me God.” There are two degrees
in the society. Had seen at the Meetings Dr.
Norman Smith and Deacon John Pingree, two
other witnesses in the case. Refusr dto tell the
form of initiation, because it criminated him and
exposed him to punishment from the society.
Judge Bishop, said it was a startling revelation
that men took secret oaths which they regarded
as above the oaths administered in the courts.
A. M. Gage, another witness, testified that he
had belonged to the secret order but left three
months since. The kind of oath administered be
said, was like that published in tbe Boston Post
of October 25. Dr. Smith, above mentioned
admitted that he belonged to the know nothing
society, and that it exeicises a political and re
ligious influence ; a Roman Catholic cannot be
admitted, although he be an American born citi
zen, nor a P otestant if his wile be a Catholic.
Could i.ot tell the form of initiation because it
would expose hirn to punishment; and for the
same reason could not tell what office he held in
the lodge at Groton.
A Moral Lfeson for Croakers.—There is
a moral in the lollowing anecdote which is pe
culiarly applicable at the present lime:
“An accentric lawyer, named Burgess, many
years ago lived in a New England village, and
became quite famous for his ‘skeptical notion.’
Attending a town meeting, after its adjournment
he lingered among the groups of substantial
farmer deacons who composed it, and listened to
the prevailing conversation. The bad weather,
the fly, the rot, the drought and wet were dis
cussed, when some one turned to Burgess, and
asked, ‘How comes on your garden ?” I never
plant anything,’replied .Burgess, with a solemn
lace; “lam am afraid even to put a potato in
the ground.” ‘ It’s no wonder,’ groaned one
of the most eminently pious persons present,
‘ it’s no wonder, tor a man who disbelieves in re
ligion could not expect to have his labors bless
ed.’ ‘I am not afraid of failing in reward lor
iny work,’ replied Burgess; ‘ but I am afraid the
agricultural labor would make me profane. If I
planted a single potato, what woud he the result ?
Why I should get up in the morning, look about
and growl—“ Il’s going to rain, and it will ruin
my potato;” then I should in dry weather, say
“(he drought will kill my potato; then I
should be unhappy because the ‘rot’ might des
troy my potato; in fact gentlemen,” concluded
Burgess, in a solemn manner, “1 should bealraid
to do anything Unit would induce me constantly
to distrust Providence. The reproof was keen
ly felt by many present; mid for months after-
ward, the larmera with a fare ol Burgess before
their eyes, talked ol tbe blessings, rather than
he evils attending their dally In hors ”
A Nest of Soauipa.
An arrest was made in this p ace some weeks
s.nce, which bids lair to lead to the discovery ot
a precious nest ot rascals, who h ive t een prow
ling through the South—there, is no telling how
long, and with what effect—for the purpose 01
robbery and plunder.
Some three months ego, two men, calling
themselves■ -■ Williams and James T. Henry,
travelling in a buggy, stopped at the house of M"
Joel Snelson, in this cauuty, with whom they
exchanged their vehicle for one of but little
value, receiving the difference in cash , they pro
ceeded to Mr. P. Callaway’s, where they dined,
and when about to start on their journey after
dinner, one of the party, Henry, only having got
into the buggy, the horse took fright, ran off, and
dashed the vehicle to pieces, and fractured the
ankle ot Henry in a most frightful manner.—
I I‘be ii jured man was taken to the house ot Mr.
Callaway, where, for several weeks, he received
I every attention and kindness from the family.
' besides the constant care of a physician. Wil
-1 liams, ab’er remaining with him tor a week or
I two, pretended to have urgent business in Ten-
I nessee, and left, taking with him, as Henry
avers, all the money belonging tothe concern,
I and even the watch ot the latter, though ptom-
I ising to be back by the lime Henry got able to
I travel- He has not since made his appearance.
■ and Henry, having recovered sufficiently to get
i about, catne to town some four or five weeks ago
I for the purpose ot taking the cars, alleged that
’ he had rot a cent to pay eff the varirwisdebts con
fute vu ~u>u g ins couiiuerrn.ut, but wo -id sciai
the money as soon as he got home in North Ca
rolina. There being some stiong grounds lor
suspicion, he was arrested under a bail precess,
and lodged in jail, where he remains up to the
pn’-ei t time. Upon mmitment, a large bunch
of talee keys was found about his person, am!
other'actscame to light soon after that proved
him extensively connected w ith a baud of thieves
that ne now irffesting the country. Since hi.--
confinement, he has been corresponding fre
quently with one John Btmon, ol Nashville,
i't r.n for the purpose of procuring money lor
relief 'mm his present confinement. Unlortir
nately for him the money did not corrie, arid
John Benson, (who is no doubt his friend Wil
liams who accompanied him to this county ) was
arrested some days ago in Nashville, as w ill be
seen by the following paragraph from the Whig
of that city.
AxorHEa Tninz Arrested.—Two officers
have em ceeded in arresting another wholesa.e
thief, wbo e prosp.ets icr tbe Penitentiary are
extremely flattering. John Benson alias Joh 1
Riley, &c., was caught in their toils on Saturday
night. In his trunk was found between reven
and eight hundred dollars tn ..go'd and silver, a
j.oitio 1 of winch was recognized as the money
stolen from Morgan & Co. In another trunk
was found a full set of burglar’s tools, from a
wire lock pick to a horse halter. On his way to
jiil it was supposed he relieved himself ot his
portemouie, as one was found on the stairway ol
the Recorder’s office containing a SIOO South
Carolina note, counterfeit, which was also iden
tified by Morgan & Co., as among the money
stolen from them. Other papers in the port I
monie proved that it belonged to him.— Nashville
IKhig.
We are glad to know that both of these ras
cals are in safe custody w ith a good prospect of
punishment tor their villainy.
For the inlormation of the public we state that
Henry (who, doubtless, has as many aliases as
ills friend Benson) is, apparently about 25 or 26
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height,spare built-,
withdatk hair and eyes, and weighs about 130
Ibs. Perhaps some one who has suffered from
his exploits, may recognize him from this de
scription.— IFiisAington (Gu.) Republican, 11/A
ins/.
Clark Mills—We regret to find the sub
joined poragraph in the Washinton Union of Sat
urday.
“ We are pained to hear that the establish
ment of this distinguished artist has been visit- I
ed with a calamity by which be suffers severe pe- '
cuniary loss, and which will delay the completion I
ot the great works which he had commenced—
the equestrian statues of Washington and Jack
son. Yesterday afternoon, whilst his furnace
was in full blast,tbe roof, from some unexplained
cause, took fire, and, nothwithstandinggreat ef
forts were made to save the model of the statue
of Gen. Jackson and tbe building, they were, in
an incredibly short time, destroyed by the flames.
Several casting of the statue had been taken and
placed outside of the foundry, and were saved.
The loss sustained by this fire is estimated at six
to ten thousand dollars, and the destruction of!
the model for the statue is particularly to be re- I
gretted, as it cannot be reproduced but with great I
labor and heavy expense. There was no insur- 1
a nee on the property.
“ We give place to this intelligence with sin- ,
cere regret; but, knowing the indomitable ener- I
gy of Mr. Mills as we do, we do not entertain a I
doubt that he will arise like the fabled bird ot
antiquity, and pursue his business with renewed
energy and success. He has been tried in the
furnace of affliction, but ultimately he will come
out unscathed.”
More Thieving Operations.—We are in
formed, on reliable authority, that a cheapening !
operation on the prices of country produce was
detected at the plantation of Wm. Faulk, near
Maiion, in Twiggs county, on Thursday night
last. Mr. Faulk, with some of his neighbors,
having cause to suspect a depletion of their corn
cribs in a clandestine manner, were on the
watch. Two men, with a two-horse wagon,
were encamped in the vicinity. At a proper j
hour ot the night for such operations, negroes j
were seen carrying them bags of corn, for which I
they traded, bartering in some cases Cognac !
brandy at eighty-seven and a half cents a gallon, j
tobaco, &c., at corresponding prices. On being
interrupted by the owners of the corn,they begg j
ed very hard to compromise the matter, and be I
released by receiving.A’orZk Carolina law, to tbe
satisfaction of their captors. This being refus
ed, they were safely deposited in jail at Marion,
leaving the horses and wagon, and articles ol
traffic, in their hands. The men gave their
names as Zachaiiah and Elias Garis—said that
they were from the vicinity of Macon, and
named some ol their/ncm/s in Macon, who, as
they said, would be their secuiity on bail
Their operations in country produce, are sup
posed to be a counterpart to those in Clothing. '
Boots, Shoes &c., which recently took place m
certain parts of our city, by which those articles
were afforded by theselleis at very reduced rates
while the railroads have had reason to com
plain ot paying lull prices, as theirshare in those
operations.— Macon Journal, l!'th inst.
Frost and Ice.—The first frost this :ason,
sufficient to check vegetation in thisvicinuy, oc
curred on Monday night the 13th inst. Very
thin ice was also termed in exposed situations.
--Ib.
The November Term of the Supreme Court
of Georgia, at Milledgeville, was not opened in
that city on Monday, on account of the abscence
of the three Judges of the Court. Judges Lump
kin and Staines, we regret to learn, were de
tained at home by sickness in their families,
and Judge Benning was himself too unwell to
utten4. The cases returned to this Court, are
continued to the next regular term at Milledge
ville. which will be held in May, 1835.— 1 b.
The Synod of Georgia, will convene at the
Presbyternian Church in this city at 11 o’clock
A. M., on Thursday, the 23d inst. The session
of Hopewell Presbytery adjourned from Rich
mond Bath, will be held at the same place, on
the day proceeding the opening of Synod.— lb.
A Lofty Mountain.—Mount Hood, in Or
egon, has now been ascertained, by actual mea
surement, to be full eighteen thousand three hun
dred and sixty-one feet high. This is the high
est peak on the American continent;, and one of
the highest in the world. From this peak
mountain tops five hundred miles distant aie
distinctly seen. Tne mountain is volcanic smoke
bemg seea to iszus from the aummit.
I'hk Gmekokkk Nalion—John Ross, Presi
dent of the' heiokee Nation, sent to the Na
tional Council, on the 2 1 October, his annual
message. He refers, in the opening paragraph,
to the necessity o' seeking the guidance nf tbat
Being who holds the destii.ies of nations and in
dividuals under his supreme control, and then
directs attention to the lact that during rhe past
season many portions of the country have been
visited by seveie drought. “Fruitful showers
nave been withheld; the crops have been cut
short, and it is seriously apprehended that among
portions of the people there w:P be great des
titution. and it may become necessary to devise
some mean- for their relief.” He congratulates,
them, however, that in some locations the cions
have been very abundant, affording the ho,,e that
supplies for the relief of the destitute may be
found within their own borders.
The message then pays a proper tribute to the
memory ot Thomas Foreman and Walter Adair,
two distinguished Cherokees, who have depart
ed this life within the past year, and sketches
their public services. At the time of their death
they were professors of the Christian religion.
The condition of the national finances is avert
ed to, and they are represented as being in a de
pressed state.
The pub’ic schools are in a prosperous condi
tion, and theii value is every year becoming
m tie ar.d moreduly, appreciated. The siipriin
ndent report eal ten lance much lar rt aa
during the preceding year, and that i.i n,.,st oi
the schools there is a laudable ambition to make
-uch adyanc'--- as will sc.-ure t-.-.-'radaiiSsion into
the seminaries.
rheCrys*ai Palace has put on the shutters
riiu dost d sU l ', . i b ataC<> r ■ h»J ■» .ut ftt".vvtnifc
it bhouhi have been. Ihe Palace has dotif* a
great deal of good and great deal of bairn. It
doubled tbe pn.li's of < ur hotels, quadrupled the
business ol our dry goods men, but it has ruined
the stockholileix. soi:n-d our '’peculators, arnlgiv
en low spirits la> ’‘‘all-street. The Palace ha*
sunk neatly a million ot dollars. What remains
ol tbe enterprise w-dl be brought to the hammer,
and rushed <•ff at miction. Tbe building is one
of the finest in Am- rica. It cost some 8300,000,
and will probab y sell (or what old stoves do—
a cent a pound ; that i-, the iron portion wihselt
b r this; as tor the glass and other arrangern<-nts, it
is very probab e that they will go for a sr.i-g—
--just enough ri'-t to make it profitable to make &
bon tire of them, and burn them tip. Tha: the
Palace should have ended in a failure is to be re
gretted. In the way of art, it advanced the
country a whole < eutury. It has inerr-ased the
national taste, and given us a desire lor trfine
ments ot lite, that must exert a lastmgand bene
ficial effect on the republic.— New Yu>k Volsk-
Kansas Terrxtoiy.
The excitement, among the iq-nttris on the
slavery question, which awhile ecu t ateoeil
to issue m the shedding of blood, L,-s passed
away. The thirst for filthy lucre seems ‘to Lave
displaced all other feelings in the rni; ,'s < rhe
contestants. A correspondent of the Ne .v York
rimes, from Fort Levenworth, the seat ol i-ov
ernment ol the territory, writes as ollow ..: d »te
Oct 23rd.
There is not much concern d a» pres
ent on the subject of Slavery. The fact is, the
desire to get itch by speculating tn i-i'y si ares,
town lo‘s, and squatters’claims, seen o have
engrossed every other Consideration. Th,-re are
at least a dozen huge sized cities laid . . in the
Territory already. At every hotel in ‘W.stov,
Kansas, Westport, and all arc un !, the iie aiest
variety of city plots are exhibited on ad the
walls, accompanied by rival state.nerits ot the
immense natusu) advantages attachir g to each.
The Missourians, particularly, are st mut.iteil to
a paintul degree by the most extn.v igant vi
sions of terri’orial aggrandizement t hey were
very much excited a tew months si ■ • by ap; re
hensions of Northern immigration and Aeoiittois
fanaticism; but that derangemeiit ha* I? < n sup
planted by another, which it is to be hoped may
be equally harmless and , hoit lived as its pre
decessor. In all probability the greater portion
of the influence ot the civil authorities here
will be exerted against the introduction ot slave
ry.
He adds, however, there are several officers of
the Government here, and several influential
parties in Missouri, wbo will fight for Slavery
to the last. Senator Atchison, wbo resides in
Platte City, only a few miles distant; General
Strongfellow of Wirton, and other politicians
Missouri; together with Mr. Woodson
ginia, the Territorial Secretary, Judge Elmore of
Alabama, one of the Associate Judges, ai.d pro
bably Judge Lecompte, of Maryland, the Chief
Justice, who has not yet arrived, will do their
best to rally a Southern or Pro-Slavery party.
The following, by Tom Hood, is one of the
most remarkable stanzas in the language. It ;»
one of the last of “ Miss Kilmansegg and bee
Precious Leg :”
GOLD.
Gold ! gold! gold ! gold !
Bright and yellow, hard and cold,
Molten, graven, hammered, rolled,
Heavy to get and light to hold,
Hoarded, bartered, bought and sold,
Stolen, borrowed, squandered, doled,
Spurned by the young, but hugged by the old,
To the very verge of the church-yard mould ;
Price of many a crime untold ;
Gold I gold ! gold ! gold ! '
Good or bad, a thousand told,
How widely its agencies vary .
To save, to ruin, to curse, to bless,
As even its minted coin express—
New stamped with the image of good Queen Bessy,
And now of bloody Mary.
Machine Poetry.—The author of the follow
ing lines is said to be a distant relative of Alex
ander Smith, the poet. His name it probably
John. He is in a lair way to become as celebras
ted as Alexander :
Abigal Brown ;
With a bran new gown,
Went down to see her sister ;
. When Johnathan Lee.
As brisk as a Hee.
Jumped right up and kissed her.
A good old Dutchman and his frow set up till
gaping tithe, when the latter after a full stretsh
tn the above operation, said:
*1 wish I was in heben?
Hans also yawned and replied:
‘I vish I vash in the still bouse.’
The eyes 01 Sallie flew wide open as she ac
claimed:
‘I pe pound for you, you always wish yourself
in the pest place.’
Game in Virginia.—The Richmond Penny
Post says:
“We learn from all quarters of the State that
game is unusually abundant the present season..
The dry weather in the summer was very favor
able to the “partridge crop,” and, besides large
numbers of these, tnere are a plenty ct squirrels
wood-cocks, and "old hares.”. Fine times now
or the sports of the field.”
Deleterious Brandy.—At the last meeting
ot the Farmers’ Club, which is composed ol some
ot the ablest members of the American Institute,
French .brandies were the subject ol discussion.
It was shown by quotations from Flench jiur
nals that alcohol, manufactmed bum beets and
molasses, has, to a great extent, supeiceded tho
grapo brandies formerly exported to this cotm
cry, caused by the total destruction of the grape
trap. Since that time the French Government
has opened its ports for the introduction of for
eign wines and liquors, and large orders hava
been sent to this country and Holland lor a laiga
supply of whisky, or pure spirits, as o'is callerQ
lor the purpose of making it into Fiench brandy,
to supply this and other brandy drinking coun
tries.
Hogs are selling throughout east i e it essee rm
far as we can learn at 4 cents gross, we have
heard of sales made lately at this puce. though
some we believe arc asking l.igio .■ la'ts, biri
we have nut heatd of any sales made above tcW
ceats.— Da«druli;i Herald.