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, / • <f 4U m a ' THE GEORGIA AND jllJ VE Iv 11. PR1SCL. —P UBLISI1ED \\ EEKL Y- Editor &, P r o p r i e t o SERIES—YOL. I. NO. 49. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1845. WHOLE NUMBER 986.' JBIEGRAP2I dl.-aisr UBLZC. . puulISIIED EVERY T17BSDAY MORNING 1 by o. h: prince,- T THREE dollars per annum. JX VA R1ABL YI X A D VA X CB nVBRWSE MBNTS- nre inserteil ot 5*1 OO per (or tUe first insertion, and 30 cents pel square for ode lo those who adver- a«r* ^MoasbUdeducti „ -f LANDS, by Administrators. Execn- Mlasrdians. are required by law. to be held on the From the iV. Y. Evening Mirror. WiM.IS’jl IiETTliR.t I'UOJl I.O.MJO.V. KUM It Kit VIII. The Italian Opera—Madam* Castellan in “Cost Fan tutte” —Rita Uorio—JuliajUrisi—Drambilla, &c. My dear Morris—Four or five of the first singers of the world, in one cast of a “ benefit night,” at the opera, and the four first dancing women of the world in the ballet that accom panies it, are (tn the heaven of theatrical star ring) like a star-light evening lit exclusively with moons. I am a little doubtful as to the interest which general readers feel in tit scrip- ,a*bv 'he >e» r ‘‘lyN.H. • - tfuirduns , - . . « P TaciiUy in tl,e month, lhe “ oor *° r,en *” e fit* 1 * iliroe in tlie afternoon, at the Court-house, in i; c w * , ^-tS?ho° land u situated. Notice of these turns of common operas and ballets but 11.0 ex- | • ,b f c roiut be given in a public gazette SIXTY DAYS pre- j iraordinary combination ofcelebriiics in I burs- j £**, to the day of e»le. . ; day; night’s entertainments at the Queen’s nf NEGROKo mint be made at n public nuetton ,, . r . ^crir..Tut-sd»y of the month, between the oattal h.ur» I Theatre, makes it worthy, perhaps, of all at- | ■'? |e »t the piece of public sale, in the county where the | tempt to “photograph ’ ws impression with some j j Particularity. Juba Grisi, Castellan, ttita • Bo- j cers i„ Uds“pos'dc quatre” *lmwT each”," a iTL,? in one of the public gazette, of this thr.te.niid »t tho j ruj , kossi Lacct.t, nnu Jrambtila were the (e- “public” of admirers wno prefer her style to da^r of* he C-«*how* I male singers. Lahlacbe, (father amiI son) Ma- t(iat of the olhers, though Labile Gnthn seems jLt.ee forprevious to t’hed*y of *ale. rio. Murium were l.te mare singers. 1 lie dan- | to me only a more vioierit copy of Cerit". I . _c “’■* seuses were Taghom, Cento, Lucile G rah it, i had never seen this last limned prodigy till and Carlotta Grisi ! ! To those who know n ty present visit lo England, and 1 must say stage values, the very reading of these names I But, I have filled ay much paper as the Government will take to Liverpool Tor a slid ing, anti only half niy'ftVfttrtng’s amusement is I described ! The ballet by the four stars must make the beginning of another leiler. Yours faithfully, N. P. Willis. NUMBER IX. The four Gmidessea of die Dance. My dear Morris—It was the benefit ofCar- lottu Gr>si, (to continue the description com menced in my hist letter,) and it needed two, at least, of the three wonders of the Dance who appeared with her, to show Iter peculiarities in adequate contrast. Very little distinction is commonly made, in criticism, as to the styles ot dancing on the stage—the degree of excel lence only being dwelt upon. Yet the four dan The correspondent of the Albany (Ga.) | whose 'bosoms l,he mimic rainbows Courier gives the following description of the falls of Tallulah: Creditors of an esiato must be b«' m*d«»«Coorl^f Or- .;,* 7 for Ware to ,cll LAND, mu.i be publiahed for llSlfca^Wtel” 3 w mailt tie (ntMtsjied FOUR MONTHS, before any order absolute aball be * > Crtk*\o**\for letters of".Administration, most be publish- J til'd v das*—for dismission from administration. month- ” Juntki—t'oT dismission from Guardianship, forty ^VdlU for the foreclosure or Mortgage must tie published fgrfour momlht—for establishing Inst pnpers./or ttetauiptm three.month*—for compelling titles from Kiecutnf* or Administrators, where a Bond hns been given v‘v deceased, the full * v oce of three montht. ; pnhlicsiinns wilt always lie eontmued according to these, As treat requirements,unless otherwise ordered. REMITTANCES RY MAIL.—‘A postmastermny en- .eta money i" * 'eller to die publisher of a newspaper, to suhscrintion of a third person and frank the letter if iiim, by himself."—Amo* Kendo//. P. M. <7. POETRY. MY NATIVE HOME. hX a. it. mbzk, esq. Land of the Sooth!—imperial land!— llow proud iby mountains rise-, How sweet llty scenes on every band: How fair thy covering skies! But not fur this.—oil, not for thee, I love thy held* to room; Thou Its, a dearer spell to me, Thou art my native home! Tliv rivers ro'l their liquid wealth, Unequalled to the sea; Thy liilla and valleys bloom with health, And green with verdure be! But tint I'orMiv proud ocean streams. Not forlhiue azure dome; Sweet, sunny South!—I cling to thee; 'J huu an my native home! I've stood beneath Italia’s clime, Beloved othide ami song; On Helvyn’s hills, proud and suhliinr, Where nstars'* w. n >ers rimin''. By Teiope's classic sunlit streams, Where God* of old, did roam; But ne'er have found so fair u laud As thou my native home! And thou hast prouder glories too, Thau nature ever gave; Peace shed* o'er tliee. her genial dew, And freedoms pininna wave; Fair science flint:* her pearls mound, Religion lift* her dome. These, these nalnrllM. to my heart; My own. loved native home! And “heaven's heat gift to man'’ ii thine, G.al Ideas thy rosy gins!— Like sylvan flowers, they sweetly shine; Their hearts are puie a* pearls! And gl are and goodness circle them, Where'er llmir foots.e;i* rosin. How can I then, whilst iovir.j them, Not love my ualive home! Land of the South!—imperial land!— Then here's a health lo thee, Lougas thy mountain harriers aland, May'at aiiou be blessed am! free! hlavdark disaenaion’a banner ne’er Wave o’er lliy fertile innui; But aliouid it come there’s one will die, To save bis native home! THE OCEAN BURIAL. LT AMELIA. The soft azure rim of the blue bending shies Engirdles the low sleeping sea, Alt thud mother bend* o'er itte sweet folded eye* Of the infant asleep on her knee; And the ripples lie round, with their edges all curl’d lulu small wrest 1 ** of transparent snow. For there brood* a deep hush on the broad uteau world. As deep a* the quiet below. And a veisel beeves to on tiie eelm, crescent seas, With her beautiful pennant and spars. Aad her snowy white sails that, alone with the breeze, Lie asleep with the clouds and the stars; While from her broad deck a low murmuring Sows, As of sorrowing spirits in prayer; For an angel oflivaven bath touched with repose The soul of the mauliesl there. Tli* t*sr drept lie thick in tho merry dark eye Of the sailor boy swinging aloft. For he ponders the wavs where bis comrade must lie, Till his heart with its musing* i* rot't, Aad, looking away where, by distance made diin, The sky and the ocean seem blent, lie sighs for the hearta that are pining for him, Whose life like a drop was spent. And then, while rich floods of the moon’* blessed light, Roll down the blue pathway of heaven. While the murmur of waters, the sad funeral rite Is heard on the stillness of even, While sadly and slowly the mariners crowd Round the form of the lost and the brave. And gather him up in hit simple white shroud,' And lower hint duwn to the wavo. And soft through the shadowy waters alone The lorm of the voung sailor goes, Where the hush of the Sabbath £>r ever is thrown' O’er the hnw ami the lap of repose, While the stars, all disturb’d from their soft mirror’d sleep, ■ As the lonely one sinks to hie grave, how nestle away on the breast of the deep. Till they slumber along with the wave. Boil soft o’er the sleeper, ob, boundless abyss! That hath sunk in thy motionless brenst, Xnd’lM'ihe pale lorinrest as tranquil tn this As the soul on the sea of the blest; Forealm a» n thought in the bosom untold , Thro' yenocean of starlight an I blue, Thesnirit willflont in l.is shallop of gold, As calm and asbeuulitul too. iui soffly, blue ocean ! we know thou art bright With the glittering gems of the sea, _ oat what is the pearl or the ruby’s pale light To the treasure bequeath'd unto thee! For the pale human form that now sleepeth akno Was beloved by the fond and the ir ie. Aad long will the hearts of the loving make moan— Roll softly, thou ocean of blue I HOFF.—BT R. r. SMITH. Hope in tba young lic.iri springetb. As flowers in the infant year: Hope in the young hvnrl aingetb. As birds w lie.i tiie flowers appear, Hope in the old heart diet!),- As wither those early flowers; Hope from the old* heart flieib, As the birds front wimry bowers. But Spring will revive the flower, And the birds return to sing; And Death will renew Hope's powet In the old heart withering. A SCOLD.—Pahodi'. She never nuld her peace, ill humor, like a harsh catarrh, * red on her Awl | in one “bill of the pljy,” woulJ send a sigh across tho Atluitiic. 1 was curious to see our favorite Castellan on the stage, for, in New York we had only an oppoilunity of admiring her in concerts.— Site was to play the part of Folridigli in the opera u[‘•Cosifati tutte” (so all women do.) Tho opera is Mozart’s, but ir q uite takes tin’s composer out of tho solemn uich in which we commonly view him. lo see to what nonsense ho married his delicious music. Two sisters are betrothed to two officers, and the first scene opens with Labianchu’s laughing at the young men’s belief, lliat lltcir sweethearts will be const int lo them. A bet of a Bdntlred se-1 quins is laid by tho old philosopher, that ho will prove them lo bo no betier than all other women—ready, that is lo say, for the newest coiner. To decide the bet, tne two lovers pre tend to be ordered off to. the wars, take a heart-rendering Lave of the.’r lady loves, and return immediately in disguise, each one making love to the other's mistress.— The fair, ones prove, inconstant, s'gn agree ments of marriage with the new comers, and when the plot is discovered, q ;icily change back again, and marry as is first agreed upon —the bet lost—out all offences must expedi tiously forgiven and forgotten ? Fancy M«»- z *rt ready to write ii s'* Iieq iie.it” after put ting music to such a slander on the sex ! 1 did not recognise Castt llun wl en she first came from the side-scene, she is so clitinued in Iter appearance. Her outer shell of plump slugglsimess is eniiiely removed, and she is j hold thin midspiriiiieLe-lookiug, as if tiie re moval of fl -sit had d scloscd the spirituality.— She is sum 'wltat less beaut fui about tho neck mid shoulders, much mure beautiful in counte nance mid iiciioti. Still, though site plays with expression and grace, she lacks one qua! ity of an ac ross—that capuhil.ty of inconstan cy i.t herself, without which it cannot be rep resented in stage character. Never was tiny- lliinir utote ctinviiwi. tjly Li “->«c.st than L'L^.;. d.gii s first refusals to hs:ea to a new I over— never was anything more iil-don« and palpa bly against the g^mo, than her } idling at Inst to the lover’s persuasions. Any body in the theatre would hive insured Madame Castellan to have (off the stage) no idea that woman cou'd ever do such a tiling. Madame Rita Bo no, ou tiie contrary, who represented the oth er betrothed sisier, played tne yielding much belter than the refusing. , Castilian has not sung in all the capitals of Europe without improving as a singer. She has filled up the devices in her throat, so to speak, mid in listening to her now, you do not come to those places where tne ear is caught mid left wondering for a note or t-.vo, as if some thing, was there that requited nothing Cith er by tlm composer or s.tiger. Those ex quisite descents into tiie lower bill most eu- j yable Heaven of the contralto, for which cas tellan was so invut'iably applauded in our coun try, 1 old with great effect lust night, and indeed, the and coco seemed eager to applaud her whenever there was an opportunity. One thing we lost hyv her appearing only in con certs—lici smile—which finds its way some how to the ear, for her voice sounded sweeter after seeing it. Rita Bnriu is discour tg ngly plain aud coarse, and I need not describe her singing. Bram- billa is a handsome woman and n second rate singer. Rossi Caccia 1 described in a for mer letter, and liked her no better last night. Liibluuche you know all about, except, perhaps, that he is grown so moiistrously large that Ii s stomach makes any part that he rep resents comical. He must bo wholly unfit for tragic opera. Mario and Morntni arc fine singers, hot poor after Rubini. But Julia Gtisi seems lo have missed the way to grow old, and quite forgotten that her voice should by this time stop mellowing anti improving. Till site discovers those two ob- siinato oversights.—till she lets tho last ten years make their mark, and dismiss the deli cious fulness that seems more at home than ev er in her throat of pliable ivory, there is none but secondary admiration for any other singer in the world. It fatally impoverishes the richness of Castellau’s voice, ami it makes trash of most other memory of operatic singing to have listened, since, to a single air from the calm lips of this beautiful Empress of music.— Julia Grisi does the most difficult acting and singing in the same way that a curl of smoke manages to be graceful. There is a queenly ly ease—a voluptuous abandonment of her own i ifallibility, which take away all nervousness in the looker on—all apprehension in the ear of the listener. The preservation ofher person is that itsn mere dancer, 1 think her the finest in the world. She is, m the first place, a fault less masterpiece of nature, with a bust like a sculptor's model, limbs gracefully full and ta per, most symmetrical proportion throughout, and a face of unfiiigtied sixteen. Her eyes one full of timid modesty when slto curtsies to the applause of her aud'ence, and, ft Per the most powerful efforts, she breathes as calmly and quietly as if she had but walked across llte stage to be applauded. Her little, short, regular teeth, full ftps and compact forehead, express the vigor which characterizes Iter style, and that style is the perfection of a beautiful peasantgitl, simple as a new blown butter-cup. (She is an exemplary wife, by the way, though j Falls of Tallulah, Habersham-Co., ) July 15th, 1845. j Messrs. Tift a Bougu tom ;—As 1 write principally for the benefit of those who may be seeking health and recreation bv travel, and who are not disposed to underrate the wonders and beauties of their own State, it would be an unjuirdonabloomissinn if I were losay nothing of these wonderful Falls. Much has been said, and written about the passage which the Poto mac has forced thro’ the mountains at Harper’s Ferry; and Mr. Jefferson, in his Notes o t Virginia, has gone so far as to say that it is worth <i voyage across the Atlantic to see it; and yet, if I may be allowed to judue, that scene is scarcely worthy of comparison, with tlm vast gortfo which the Ta’lulah has t-rn through the mountains at litis place. Gould 1 impress upon your mind a true picture of these stupendous works of ualure, you would, I fear, set it down as a I reveller's story, and deduct at least one-half. I am happy, however, to hav ing it in my power to refer you to Gen. Bms- hane, who is well acquainted with lltc locality', for confirmation of all I ntay say. The Tallu lah is a small river of the size of Kincltafoona, mid uniting with the Chatooga, a few miles be low the Falls, they make the Tugalo. The mind is overwhelmed in contemplating the im mense channel which this, comparatively small, stream lias worn in enduring granite,’ thro’ the unchrotticled ages of the past. This channel is not ‘ess than three miles in length, and in width and depth, ranges from five hundred to fifteen hundred fee11 - The Falls have receded e, like l Tiie beauty, truth, and power of the abovq water-sprites in’the gayest attire. | ex’ruct should come home to. every man, and The Kettle, ns it is cal ed, is another object j t<> the mechanic especially*! It is so true in re- which is worthy'of a passing notice. It is excavation in tiie solid gmniie. in the shape of a hatter’s keltic, eight or ten feet in diameter, of unknown depth, highly polished, and looks, indeed like n woik of aft. It is located at the summit of the fall, where the stream,' by its ae- ce’eraled motion, is preparing for its mighty leap ; and a portion of it" being driven into the Kittle, gives it the appearance of a real caul dron, in a state of furious eb.pJliti.in. Others of the same form, hut of logs dimensions, may be seen in other t arts of the chasm, in situations- which do not prevent their exploration. An attentive examination of the several finished and unfinished specimens, coi.tainit g voupded pebbles <fcc., will leave no doubt on Hie ini ni <>1 the observer, that tltev have been fixed v a ted by lie mechanic especially, ard to these females who move in the circles ot show and fashion, that ihey are “admired hut not respected.; desired but not esteemed.”— All men wild wish their wives," daughters, and sisters to Heme’ reverse of this, to command res pect father than admiration, to awaken rSteern rather than desire, should on all occasions teach them to despise the meanness and loathe the cot rtip’ion Which, as u pillar, suji) ort and sustain tho dome of fashion, and without which meatiness and corruption it could nol slat’d for a moment, but.would topple to. the g.rounti- Agoin,"itsometimes happens that those, who either from a want of wealth br inclination, oj both, do not mingle in the muddy current of s r et fashion, are yet deeply injured in their, domestic telat'ons bv those that do. Under she retains her maiden name of CetZ-living i ‘ Z the °‘ l, ’ e moun,am ba, . ner * a quiet life, off the stage, as Madame St.Leom) j Y e,0 ' ,U) d,,uh ’> ™"ch greater m times Taglioni’s style, on the contrary, is well I " t 1T® 8 ?" 1 ' , La< 1 >km f l ° known ,o bo siiigu'aily patrician and ladv-like. ! "°. rk . t .'" S r,ver l,aS a,rei ' 11 ? ‘•ccomphslied, the gyratory motion" of s md, -ii-avel and small j ht-se circumstances, we have onrdoubts of those stones in the eddies of this impetuous torrent. | who are thus injured) appealing to court and A dark aperture, i t the form of a tloo-, ot one of these inaccessible cliffs, is another object of attention. Wc are instructed by legendary history, that it is tne doorway to the realms of his Satanic Majesty; and is called, in vulgar phraseology, the Uevtl’s Den. It is far hey ond the reach of impertinent curiosity, and Old Scratch could no where have found an inlet to his dread abodes, which would be more secure from the inroads of m irtul enemies, it he lias litem and fears them ; for ii is certain that man in the flesh will never cross his threshold. Tho shutter has been thrown away, and the door stands forever open. There may* he something significant in this; hut, let not sinners he de- g'-lting pecuniary damages, hut to man’s last, best friend—the means which God aral nature furnishes—and one that never deserts him.— With this he can invoke the laws which defend the honor of his name, and offer up to thorn a pious and acceptable liballrin in the Llood of the offender.—Balt. Republican. The Balance of Ptnoa Defined by a. Frenchman.—Two men—one of whom had the physical outlines of an Englishmen, and the other of whom was certainly an American, —were yesterday engaged in a set to on the ( Levee. A crowd had collected, around them. After a few passes the American put in a “In terred from visiting thu place, on account cf j cer ’ to his opponent, which brought h m to the the proximity of the infernal regions, lor I can assure them, on tiie authority of our cicerone, that his majesty is never at home. Respectfully yours, * * * There is digniu iu her grace, dignity in her j incomparison, which is left for it * ° ^ j t *°» tmie it vvouiii seem, is near at hand, when these toiling waters, that have known nei ther sleep nor sabbath"since creation’s dawn, most energetic bnunduigs across the stage.— 1 he impression she makes is a modest one— die professional language of her petticoats be ing entirety overawed and silenced by the un- cutucicusuess and self-respect in her couute- natice. O'race is tho leading theme of Taglio- t»i, and in this quality of tiie dance she has nev er been equalled. But 1 have described her to you very tolly in other letters. Carlotta Grisi d Ifers from Tag’iuni aud Ce- riio as ciiaiiipague u fi’ rs fro n still wines.— She dances with a sparkle. What Jules Jan- uin is, among Fteneli writers, and Tom Moore, among English poets—what boat lightning is (probably) among thumjei’s more sober sisters, u id yvlta’, in our paper-opins coutprv, nobody ventures to b.*, i t anythin)*—th ,t is Carlotta Grisi amoitg'dancers. Besides, heiue admira ble, she is wholly peculiar. There is meaning j and espicglerin iu her movement bus ties pew- | er and grace. The p rims of iter toes fling off a vibration whenever they are thrown out, which affects one like wit. Sue s ems to he graceful and ugiio to please yon, hut with a su- , ll .il, of fl... .....I O il. ..1,1011 MltJ vent to, lo please Iterseif, when the grace is comple ted. Though site is quite ns much applauded as the othci'3, v* Itile dancing, there is an under tone of laughter audible throughout the house, and 1 think, on me whoie, s to gives more pleas- utelo the audience titan Iter sister figurantes. At the same time she is quite t.ie plainest *>1 llte four. Ilt-.r neck and shoulders are unfurnished, and I presume Ma', by daylight, she is freck led mid red-haired. TliflUga' full of most wilt- mug misclti, vonstu-ss, her ieatines are common and liomeiy—one of litost faces of which wc can trll remember hundreds—wmch nobody NEW ROUTE FOR OCEAN STEAMERS. ! The Washington Daily Union, of the 16th j inst„ says; I We understand that, under the authority . - , . . - - ! granted by an act of the last C ingress to the nay te-t from their labors; and yet, from : £* ost Office Depart meat, to employ steamers to their inappreciable progress, it wtll he many c ,'- ,, )0 w European ports, a proposi- thousands of years, before the stream can pur sue its wav with a quiet pace, a noiseless step and a placid bosom, through the immense via- ‘ duet which it will have m«de. The unreflect ing will tleny that this little stream has perfor med so great a work, and will j >in in opinion with our cicerone, that Gjuil made it so at the beginning; but he, who has studied over so linle the Antiquities of the Earth, wiil not doubt it. Time is all What is required for its accompli Jimrai; and the evidence is cumula tive and incontrovertible, that our planet pos sesses a much higher antiquity titan is usually ascribed to it. Standing upon these heavy b.titk menls of nature, one cannot contemplate these profound depths—the soaring vultures witeeli g in lazy circles far. far beneath his feet, w ithout feel rig uncommon emotions. 1 vasltlmuelitft. - .. «- omnipotence, ifititmutle, eternity,” crowd upon him nud oppress the soul with their greatness. The mind is led hack, through the mighty cycles of eternity, to that undi-fitied era, when, *‘nt the beghm ng, God created the Hea vens and the earth.” The great' revolutions tion lias been submitted to the Postmaster Gen eral to take another route than the usual one by, the way of Newfoundland, &c. We do not profess to be acquainted w.lh the subject, and cannot undertake to recom iicnJ the new propo sition for the permanent adoption of the post of- \ fice; hut it certainly appears lo us worthy of 1 consideration and of experiment. The nrgu- j meats by which it is supported uro ingenious; : and the source from which it emanates is of the I most respectable character. It is possible that i it may be found, upon the whole the safest and j best route for general navigation from America to Europe. The proposition submitted to the Postmaster General is to have two steamers employed, for the pres* nt, between the ports of New York or Norfolk, and Lisbon. The alleged advanta- gon of Boioe-img tiie port of Lisbon are various and- importau', with respect both lo the ra pidity and security of tiie passage. They are— 1st.’ That it is the nearest and most direct, frequented, western European port. 2-J. In case ot'disasier, seeme lmrhois are of- which our glob* has undergone, from the hour [ f ert .j' without deviation ofcourse.at the Azores, in which it first fe t the Creative Energy, the dreadful agents which have keen nt work tear ing aiul scattering its crust in endless confusion, scooping out its ocean beds, upheaving its mountains and continents, an 1 anon, burying its forests, together with countless myriads of living things, from the minutest insect up lothe ,T *i i colossal Mastodon, the Megathiuium. and the but the owed* would suppose lo Juve any need - t . in !f . ,, = , c . oi beauty. Lu'cilc Gralin is n tall, pretty Get man girl, a..d tiioug i allowed to bo worthy of ranking with tho outer three, lias no peculiar character istics. There is liit’e to describe in llte pas de quulre ill which the four tip-toe goddesses dance together, it is rather n troubled show titan otherwise, the eyas being very much embar rassed to know which ore to look at most atten tively. tjmneof the Groupings were never be fore equalled, ol course, as, commonly, there is but one star in tae duster, and the,rest are common figurantes. Homage to Taglioni seemed to have been tiie contriver’s principal idea, and it wasdoubtless as beautifully paid as was ever done to a goddess on Olympus. The four danced singly, after the grouping was over and each one, it seemed to me, had boquets enough showered upon her Go have required a cart to carry home. Those who have seen tnese four dancers in one ballet are congratula ted, as, it is said, the l.ke lessee of the Opera, has tried, this year, the experiment of unlimit ed outlay, and the Londoners have had all the marvels of Europe accordingly—singers and dancers, in single eiiieriaitiments. An opera so calereJ Jbr, is Certain!/ an immense luxury, and it would make almost any capital habitable. The difficulty is to do without if, when one has once drugged his evenings with it. Taglioni is bent on going to America, they say, but repudiation has so frightened her, that site wants security before she goes.— While she is waiting fur it, Time is rnakiug sad havoc in her speculating capital. Your's faithfully, N. P. WILLIS. Mars, Saturn, and Venus.—The planet Mars will attain its nearest approach to die earth ott the 21st of this month, nt which time it will he little less titan fifty millions of milts distant. So near an approach of Mars to oar planet, a New York p tpar says, occurs but once iu seventeen years ; and its appearance is now more brilliant than it has beeu since singular. And 1 do not think it is by care of 1Q28. It now rises in tiie southeast about her own, for I have often supped in her compa ny, and seen that she ate anil drank with the dangerous thoughtlessness of ah Italian contadi- nu. As far ns her heart goes, (if she has one) her life has been somewhat turbulent. If there is any secret it* her immutability, more than a good constitution ond natural genius, it is, I fancy, in her “taking no thought for the mot- j *tar of evening* Venus vow ”—saving thereby, the making of many a wrinkle. A night or two ago, when she and Brambilla were singing their most ravishing duett of Dolce confvrlo almisr.ro,” a cut run across (he singe and interrupted them, eight in the evening, and ntay he distinguished by its remarkably bright a ini d< ep-red color.— About fifteen degrees westward is seen the planet Saturn ; while iu the opposite quarter of the Heavens, over the horizon yet glowing with the fires of the expiring sun, hangs sus- letnled, brilliant with soli and silvery light, tiie ng tongs: s! *uh n .-mir Dleat-ejred on. «:likc He,-me unu,', l,er W a witch. stamped and ; teniy, during which Grisi stood for a minute or two perfectly unconscious of observation. 1 was sitiiiu: very near the footlights, and I could not but remark the infantine play of her lips over the small withe teeth while she was laughing, and the dimpletl hand that hung beside Iter, looking like a girl’s of sixteen tuei e than like a Woman’s of forty. Dry Goods.—The first sale of domestic and staple goods, was held on Wednesday, by Messrs. Wilmerding, Priest & Mount, and was well attended botlt by city and country pur chasers. In almost every species oi goods fair prices were realized, and in domestics there was a trifling rise.—X. 1. Courier. An Ohio editor, in recording the career of a mad dog, s tvs : “We are grieved lo say that the rabid animal before lie could he killo.l, seriously bit Dr. Hogg and several other dogs.” Saurian, deep within its bowels; the creation of .Man, flirt deluge of Noah, and the great fiery cataclysm which, in the dim future, it is yet to feel, that shall renovate, purify and prepare it for the habitation of celestial beings; those, all,* in gigantic outlines, pass in review before the awe-struck an'd bewildered fancy. Such re flections chasten and subdue the proud spirit of man. What is he ? His life is “as the vapor that endureih for a little s -ason—lheti vanish- eth away.” How insignificant does' ho feel amidst tnese stupendous winks of Deity! ** The lips That mtiy forget God in the crowd,cannot forget Him here, Where fie has built His own glory, in the wilderness.” There nru two points in the vicinity of the Falls, where llte descent into tins frightful chasm is piacticuble, and, with a little precau tion, entirely free of danger, even to ladies. Inconsiderable as the Falls appear when seen from the dizzy heights above, they will well repay the labor aud hazard necessary to obtain a nearer view. They are five in num ber, but only two of litem are worthy of notice, the remaining three sinking into insignificance aniidst tho •surrounuitig magnificence. The lower one is supposed to Full fifty or sixty fuet, whilst the upper is computed at one hundred feet. There is one point only, at the summit of the latter, from which it can be seen at ad vantage; a< d it requires some co tt age, on the part of ladies nt least, to reach it. You are obliged to pass over a table or rock, polished to the smooth ness of glass by the running water, and inclining at a considerable angle to the fu rious torrent, just where it makes its fearful leap. Nourished by the humidity of the place, a few stunted shrubs and weeds have found a feeble foothold upon its surface; and in pass ing one cannot refrain from clinging to them, from tbesame instinctive impulse that leads tiie drowning man to catch at a straw; alive, at the same tune to the uncertain tenure by which his lilc is held. He is encouraged, it is true, by SCein** neither hats nor bonnets floating in the boilitti* gulf beneath; nevertheless, the hazard U sufficient to send the blood whirling through his vein*, i' 1 unison vyillt the wild tumults of wa ters a round him. It wits from this place that the illl’uteJ Hanks, by an unlucky slip, was pre- cip tab d over tho Fall into the dread abyss, and whose life was nevertheless preserved for a worse fate, as by .a miracle. Truly might he exclaim, ••There are moments of time* when the cou! it receives Whole volumes ofilu»ught,oo its unwritten leaves.” Tiie point of view sought for being gained, the spectator finds the scene greatly magnified by this near approach, and could spend hours of delight io coiiterrtplaiing, “ Tlit cataract, Like a giant wroth, rush down impetuous/' Tiie fall is not continuous, but is broken into two leaps of about equal height. Striking on the halfway step, which has a smooth lace and an outward angle, it dashes with a maddened spring, into the gulf below and against the jut ting rocks, with a fury that sends the powdered watersjihissin" away in wreathing clouds, upon j situated in the very tract and mid-voyage, where deposits of coal can be made at Fuyal, to bo taken in, if needed; and It is urged, besides, that the situation of Lis bon, from whence a railroad is to he made with all convenient dispatch to the frontier of Spain, and probably at an early fu ure day to Madrid itself, and perhaps beyond, ought to be selected as the most convenient point of rendezvous by travellers to all parts of Europe, Asia, a id Af rica; for thero are periodical departures and ar rivals of steamers lo aud from England, France, and Spain, and to and from the ports of the Meditoranean, &c , die. It is said, loo, that this increased intercourse with Portugal would necessarily give abun dance of freight, both for the outward and in ward passage, and hence revive the drooping commerce between the two com tries; which en couragement is not necessary to the long-es tablished and direct trade, which will conlinuo without iiterrupiitin, betweeu England,France, and the United Slates. Its friends allege that there is no doubt that these American steam-packets would he sub ject to no higher port charges, or other expen ses, in the port of Lisbon, than are paid by steam-packets of other nations, but that all would be treated in every respect alike. 3d. There is less, if any, danger of ire. The friends of the proposition, therefore, in fer—first, that the rna'ls will cross the Atlantic with greater speed and security at a'l seasons; then, secondly, that these mails can be distribu ted at the Lisbon General Post Office for their different destinations, to be immediately, suit forward by steamers to Gibraltar, Cadiz, the Mediteranean ports, to Smyrna, Egypt, to In dia. and thence to China;’by land to Madrid, Pa rts, nn>l other interior places of Spain, France, and beyond; and, thirdly, that tins correspon dence will reach the above-mentioned places mattv days earlier, and at a cheaper rate of postage, titan if carried from America >o Eng land or France; for, he it observed, Idlers which are mailed iu England to go'to the enu merated countries via Lisbon, where mads are regularly made up ut;d taken by Steamers to those ports. Mechanic’s Wives.—Speaking of U e mid dle t anks of life, a good writer observes : There w-e heltold woman in till her glory ; not a doll to carry sJks and jewels, not a puppet to be flattered by profane adoration ; rever ent e I to day, discarded to morrow ;' always jo-tled out of the place which nature and soci ety would assign her, by sensuality, or by con tempt; -admired but not respected: desired j hut not esteemed*; ruling by pass'oo, notaffec- : tion; imparting her weakness not lterconsian- j cy, to the sex site could exalt ; the somce and mirror of vanity ; we see Iter a wde, partaking the cares and cheerin'.* the anxiety ot a hus band, dividing his toils by her domestic dili gence, spreading cheerfulness around het, for his sake sharing the decent refinements of the world, without being vain of them, placing all her joys and happiness in the man site loves.— As a mother, we find the affectionate, the ar dent instructress of the children whom she has tended from their infancy; training ilttjni to thought and benevolence ; addressing them ds rational beings, preparing them to become men and women in their turn- Mechanic’s daughters make the be6t wi<>s in the world. ground, and no sooner had he done it, than a witty-faced Frenchman stepped out of the crowd, walked up to the American, and with a blow under tin; “listener” made him drop. “Fair play ! fair play !”cried the crowd. “That he fair piny, G d n !’’ said tho Frenchman, retiring from llte ring. The original assailants were now both again on their legs and again at llteir work. After some shying.and sparing, the Englishman tipp- t d the American a l.c right between his day lights, and he fell. In steps the Frenchman again, aud before the Englishman, whose part was lakett before, could say “Jack Rob inson,” he was “into him.” Fair play !” was again the cry. ‘Knock him down !”—“4'wo against one will never do !”—-‘Pull him out.”—And tiie Frenchman was pulled out. “Why, you frog-eating mounseer,” said an Irish drayman, “Why can’t you let them fight it out till the best man whips 2 Fair play is u jewel, don’t you know that, ye fur’ in fool ?” “Yes, I he after f fir plav,” said tiie French man. Butyou no comprehend : I, like Gni- not—I go for keep vp balance of power, G—d d -n !” Although he might attempt to keep tip the, balance of [tower, tho Irishman showed‘him that he could nut retain the power to buianco bisgroavity, for he instantly knocked him down. The police arrived and did the rest. Guano—(he real grit.—The St. Augustine Herald of the 5th instant says; “Why should every body run crazy after the Guano from the' Pacific when our own country can furnish a much heller article. Wherever salt water or fresh runs, there are Ja<-gebeds of alluvial depo sited, which, on ehymieal analysis, we think, will be found some ofthe most valuable compo nents which combined with olhers will form a much cheaper manure than can he imported. “If Guano, hmvevor, must be Lad, why not come to Florida;-nt-d.as long ns it fasts, we will supply it. A friend tells us that.on the Pelican Islands, of which there -are. a.-.p urn her jn.'the Tomoco River, there ai£ large dqposiles of the article—the real grit.. T.lVp Pelican and other aquatic birds of tho epast congregate there in myriads, • and afford to In? .planters a rich manure if tln-y choose lo take tt-away.— And besides this the young squab furnishes all tee oil they ueed for use in the cottgii ginning.” Kidd’s Treasure-—The N. Y. -Tribune learns that the coffer-dam, for the •^"nrpose of raising Capt. Kidd’s vessel, is now nearly com pleted, and next will,be pumped out, and the money raised ! The stockholders, it -is sup posed, will not need pumping !’ A Lucky Xcwspapcr Publisher.—A pub lisher in France says he cannot receive any more subscripit-ons for his paper, lie now Sends out 50,000 aud cannot tnatl any more.— He promises, however, that should any vacan cies occur, he will supply those who first place their names upon a.list prepared for the pur pose ! This is quite eiiCoutagmg. Extension of Morse’s Telegraph.—We learn, says the Bulttmorq Argus; that hi range-, ments have Leon made to' commence construc tin'’’ file,fme of telegraph from Baltimore to Pitiladelp lia on the 1st of October next. By the 15th of October it is expected that the. lino from Philadelphia to New York will be ready for operation. We will, no doubt, now bdve' a conn’nuons line nf telegraph from Washington to New- York pi operation b'y. the beginning ofthe ses-; sion of Congress in December, wh'eft there will be seen a complete revolution in llte ‘‘news wor d.” ] The Poor Man.—When a poor man at- ! tempts to rise—attempts to show that there is no monopoly of genius and ibat God hath giv en as free and noble a soul to the lowly as to the great—he is not only opposed by the class above hint, but envy at d scorn are but two of ten his portion among his fellows—They do not like to see. tliemseiv< s outstripped by one whom they may have reckoned no better than themselves,and instead of encouraging;, they damp his ardor, and grieve his heart with sneers, and cold (because envious) counsel.— The next class above hint love not to see a man who lias taught, to boast of but 'a noble soul, no treasures save those of mind, presuming to take his place among them, and there is one universal shout of “keep him down !” This upwards struggle which poverty-struck geni us has to endure—this struggle against preju dice, and envy, and misrepresentation, and want, bus daunted many a mind, and discour aged many a breast, and has kept muSy a man, formed to be a fght to the world in pover ty and darkness to the end ot Ins days. Be-; cause of this, many a noiile spirit has coll conk ed its own flame of brightness ; many a noble and free man of whom the world was not wor- thv, have gone "down lo the grave with all the wisdom of their souls untold—^"have died amt / made no si^tt. ^