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.j lt . for it’ tvu f nnnot now rejoice in j ; v i„g God for our portion, where is i- meetness for ;i world in which God !!'to be all in all, for ever and for ever ? ’j fHies Bible Thoughts. — - ■ r ‘WMMMMnnwMnnai ‘liitora’ ffrprtmnit. \VM. C. RICHARDS, Editor. D H. JACQUES. Associate Editor. CJjnrlrstnn, #. jaTURDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1850. ON THE NORTH ; jrjjoM THE EDITOR’S POCKET BOOK. chapter v. I hasty exit from the City—Speed on the Hudson River Rail-Way—Tunnels—Sig nll Flans —A Suggestion—Successful En terprise —“ Cold Spring''—A brother found The ‘ Highlands' ’— West Point Foundry Excursion to “ lYest Point"—Memorials of the Mexican War—The “Stars” the Stripes” \i the wane ot a sultry day, we hurried to ( ht Chambers-street Station of the Hudson Kiver Rad-Way, and reached it just in season to spring upon the last car of the live o’clock Express tiain, as it was already in motion. 80 Hasty iiad been our resolve upon on excursion 10 “ West Point ” before the closing of the Annual Examination at the Military Academy, that we had no time to pack even a carpet-bag; but hkc Dickens’ “ wonderful traveller” in the ■Household Wolds,” we went without ‘* a change,” and felt all the pleasure of an unex pected jaunt. ft took us half an hour to reach the upper “Station” and get the separate cars in one train and aiiuched to an engine, but this done, our onward flight was rapid and exhili ratmg Along tin- bank of the noble Hudson, we ru-hed with a speed that mocked the pro cess of the steamers, formerly miracles of swiltnes.-, but now left hopelessly behind by the rapid car,” foreseen by the poet Dryden.— Vccustomed as we were to rail way travel, we felt, notwithstanding, a little nervousness as we dashed at tlie rate ol thirty miles an hour around roeky dirts, which thrust their jagged amis almost into our faces, or dashed into the profound darkness ol’ a tunnel, as if we had suddenly sunk into tile earth, the wild din of I,or headlong progress still further suggesting the roar ot the elements in the chaotic bosom II mother Earth 1 it is almost impossible to converse with another while in motion upon the rail-way, *o incessant and stunning are the echoes of the thundering wheels from the rocks on one or hoth sides. At very brief intervals men or boys are stationed with white Hags, winch they wave until the train has shot by. This is to assure the engineer that “all is right,” I a precaution but lor which many accidents must inevitably result from the great speed at which the train moves, and which, considering ihe almost constant curvature of the track, is Out little inferior to the rate of the English rail win trains If the English custom of sowing gi. within and without the rails were to be adopted, it would greatly enhance the comfort of summer travel, by the avoidance of the dust which now almost chokes the traveller. When the Hudson River rail-way was pro jected, there were many doubts as to the wisdom ot the enterprise. While yet incomplete, how ever, and opened for only half its entire length, ,t is so protitable that its stock is held at a gen erous premium. The travel upon it is immense, ‘.he rates scarcely exceeding those of the steam sou i- at average fares. The charge is a little over one cent per mile! The trains stop only a minute at each station, and perform their time almo-t to the fraction of a minute. When shall we have great speed and low fares upon oui Southern rail-ways ? At T o’clock, the conductor announced to us die ‘• Cold Spring ” station, more than fifty miles truin the city, and there we stayed our flight, li’ ping to meet in the very pretty village of that name, our brother, who was somewhere in “ the Highlands,” with his easel and his portfolio. In less than five minutes, we surprised him I it his inn, upon the very margin of the river, sud received “ a highland welcome,” not ex iting tlie good fare, which we suppose to nave constituted an essential part of the re nowned reception! After we had supped, there remained still an hour of twilight, and we sallied out with a I thud friend, to take a bird's eye view of the I v uiage and the West Point Foundry, upon its I southern verge. 1 here is not. upon the river, a more beautiful I situation, than that of Cold Spring. It is the I Kt; ni the Highland. The village slopes from I ,l - height to the river, immediately opposite Iw lamous Crow’s Nest, the first lofty peak of hie Highland group. Upon its northern border ‘die lofty “ Bull’s head,” and just beyond dial the wild “ Break -neek,” distinguished by I the contused heaping of its rocky masses, from 10 summit. Across tlie river from this I point is “ Butter Hill,” a name probably derived I horn the resemblance which this round peak I hear-; to a lump of butter, fresh moulded for the ‘'■euktast table ! These hills seem to shut the I in and give it the appearance of a moun- I tain-loch. 1 he West Point Foundry is one of the most extensive of its kind in this country. It em- I c-oys over live hundred men, and performs aea.iy all the heavy forging for New York and ‘icinitj Castings of more than forty tons ‘o -l.t haw been produced here, and shafts have ” ’■u wrought exceeding fifteen tons in weight! t-oiti Spring was the birth-place of the gal •utA Colonel Duncan, whose memory is cher <shed by his countrymen. n 1 .. *’ ’ ‘lept soundly at our “ highland inn,” and 1 an duly breakfast, set out for West Point, ‘’'’ miles below us on the opposite side of the Our light boat, propelled by a single -u.roi oars, >kimmed ihe placid waters of the 80n > in the clear depths of which were the majestic forms of Crow Nest and ,li mountain peers. In twenty minutes, we -i.ued on the beach of West Point, in the face “great guns” which, upon the day pre- I ■ made the hills reverberate with ten tliou "“d echoes, as they discharged heavy balls at a placed upon the shore, across an inland II hot the river. A sentinel, with his musket, 1 the shore, but demanded no pass-word. ■ ‘ii tin huge dirt's of smooth rock which 4111 the ramparts of this military station, are ur W in huge letters, some of them three feet 1 kmgth, the names of Mexico, Palo Alto, toca de la Palma, and other significant r m. with equally significant dates attached to On further investigations, we found other memorials of the triumph of our raS;n Mexico. These inscriptions are more “ l ' !ul l ° us than they would be, we fancy, to oxiean soldier, who might by chance visit Point! ‘M; mounted the hill to the beautiful plateau I 1 ' 41 “ilich the Academy and its belongings f ‘cted. [t is indeed a delightful place, and e P green of its embosoming foliage lent “ more vivid hues to the “Stars and Stripes,” lh y floated out from the summit of the “ ld ‘ng3. One of our party remarked upon 1 4 Edition of a star only for each new State, ’ “ ea another replied that “ the glory of the stars belonged to every State, but the glory of the stripes belonged only to the ‘ old thirteen.’” Another “ Chapter” is due to a just com memoration of what we saw and heard at West Point. MOULTRIE. The ever memorable Twenty-Eighth of June —a day pregnant with memories of perilous times and glorious deeds—a day on which the humble walls of the old log-fort of O'Sullivan were made an altar on which Patriotism laid its costly sacrifice of noble blood, was appropri ately celebrated, on the Island, and near the ancient battle ground, on Friday of last week. A procession, composed of citizens of Moul trieville and Charleston, and escorted by that fine corps, the Moultrie Guards and a de tachment of the United States troops, marched to tne Moultrie House, where, after appropriate religious exercises by Rev. Mr. Hyatt, an oration was delivered hv Gen. Wm. E. Maitin. The Moultrieville Association afterwards partook of a public dinner, which is spoken of as being a scene of high festivity and enjoyment. We did not have the pleasure of listening to Gen. Martin’s oration, but it is mentioned in the highest terms of praise by those who heard it. The Moultrie Guards, whose anniversary occurs on this glorious battle-day, and who e guest we had the honour to be, also partook of a public repast. Their table was loaded with all the luxuries which our unrivalled market affords; but the dinner was sufficiently praised in its reception and we need not dwell on that point. The rude hall in which the table was spread was decorated with much taste. Appro priate mottoes met the eye a*, each extremity of the hall. After the material luxuries had been disposed of, in a manner quite satisfactory to those en gaged in their discussion, an intellectual banquet was quickly prepared and partaken of with no less zest. Patriotism, eloquence and wit were mingled most harmoniously. The spirit-stirring sentiment alternated with the sparkling jeu d'esprit, and songs were not wanting to give variety to the entertaintuient. Among those who distinguished themselves by their bon mots and witty and playful retorts, Colonel A. O. Andrews, Rev. Mr. Cox, and our friend, J. J. Pope, Esq., were conspicuous. Our limits will not allow us to report, even in outline, any of the speeches made on the occasion, though some of them were full of eloquence and patriotism. Tlie regular toasts have been published in the daily papers and we will not give them here, hut we cannot refrain from copying a few of the volunteers: By Col. Andrews— The Young Men of Ca rolina : If they would maintain and perpetuate the high standard of our State, they must lay the foundations of their own characters broad and deep, and qualify themselves for performing nil the duties which she may require in peace and in war, bravely, magnanimously and skil fully. By J. J. Pope,Esq.— Revolution: The resort of freemen under oppression—the terror only of slaves. By Daniel Wayne— John C. Calhoun: The pure and incorruptible patriot—his memory is embalmed in our heart of hearts. By Rev. Mr. Cox— The Ladies: God bless them, and bless us with them. By Thomas Y. Simons, Jr.— The Moultrie Guards and the Washington Light Infantry, Rifle Corps of the 16 th Regiment: May they know no rivalry save that of warm and gener ous feeling. By D. H. Jacques— The Moultrie Guards: May they ever prove as true to the Palmetto as the Palmetto proved to their namesake in the days of the old log-fort. By W. G. Vardell— The Spirit of June 28, ’76: Let that spirit which tyranny could not enthrall—that unity of spirit which character ized the men of that day, now pervade our na tional councils—then shall justice triumph and our glorious Constitution, unvioiated, uncom promised,be transmitted to an admiring posterity. The Southern Iflterary Gazette had the honour to be mentioned in a toast, for which, in behalf of Editors, Publishers and Printers, we hereby tender our thanks. We responded by giving the following: The Citizen Soldiery and the Press. —May the latter ever be found ready to contend for the rights of our country in an intellectual warfare, as the former on the battle-field. It is perhaps generally knoyn that the Moul trie Guards were organized on Temperance principles, and that the sparkling champagne is forever banished from their festive board. This will account for the extraordinary fact that no one was “laid under the table” during the whole performance 1 But though the spirit of the wine bottle was excluded, there was no lack of spirit of another and a better kind—a spirit of social hilarity and fraternal feeling, and we have seldom seen a more jovial company. When the Moultrie Guards celebrate their next anniversary, (do you take the hint, gentle men ?) “ may we be there to see.” * A REMINGTON BRIDGE. The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser gives a long and interesting account of the testing of the Remington Bridge at that place. The Bridge has been constructed, at the expense of Mr. Remington, across a deep ravine which has intercepted the thoroughfare between the city and its wharf and rail-way station. Its span is four hundred and thirty-six feet —the longest span, it is said, of any wooden bridge in the world. The Advertiser gives the following description of its construction: “ Without pretending to give anything like a description of this wonderful specimen of archi tectural invention and skill, we would simply remark, that the supporters of this immense structure, except at and near the abutments, are nothing more than two layers of inch or inch and a quarter ordinary pine plank, eight or ten inches wide and eighteen or twenty teet long, securely fastened together by means of a cer tain glue, (also the invention of Mr. Reming ton,) and sheet iron firmly nailed on where tlie extremities meet. These pieces, thus fastened together, are extended longitudinally from one abutment to the other, to each of which it is firmly and securely attached by means of large iron bolts. Side by side are these longitudinal supporters, laid until they form a platform some eight or ten feet wide, across which plank is to he laid for the floor way upon which to travel. The abutments, of course, are constructed ol the stoutest material, skillfully put together. The longitudinal supporters at the abutments are some tour or five inches thick, gradually diminishing in thickness until they reach the distance ot some forty or fifty feet from the abutments, where they assume the thickness ol inch plank, as before mentioned.” The testing of the structure was a scene of uncommon interest. It was witnessed by an immense crowd of spectators, most of whom were entirely incredulous in regard to its suc cess. It appeared so frail that every one was curious and anxious to see whether it was capa ble of sustaining itself in the air. We give the closing paragraph of the Advertiser’s article: “ Prop after prop was cut and knocked away, and as the few last were, one by one, being re moved, the eager crowd gathered closer and closer around the bridge—the scene was in tensely interesting. As the span gradually widened, disparaging remarks ceased the doubting began to speak up as if the thing would do—the incredulous stood aghast.— Finally, the last prop was cut from under, and with fi long vibration it remained suspended in the air. The unbelievers approached it some thing after the manner of the frogs in the fable of Log.” It holds its own weight, but will it admit of any other l It was soon tested; one, and then another and another in quick succession iollowed, and soon the whole crowd was on it, passing to and fro; giving perhaps as severe a test in the way of weight as it will ever be subjected to.” We trust that the people of our city will soon witness an equally triumphant testing of a similar structure. The Remington Bridge is no longer an experiment. It is a fixed fact. * SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE. (Pnr (feiji (Cnlninn. The World's Industrial Exhibition. A Central Committee for the United States has been appointed at Washington to promote the objects of the great Industrial Festival and Fair, to be held in London in 1851. The co operation of all parts of the countiy will be invoked to make the American portion of the exhibition worthy of our country. Copies of the correspondence between the British Min ister and the Department of State, in relation to this matter, having been laid before the Na tional Institute, that body, in accordance with the suggestions of the Department, have taken active measures in furtherance of the great movement. The Committee consists of twenty gentlemen, at the head of whom is the Vice President. An Executive Committee, to carry out the views of the General Committee, con sisting of the following gentlemen, has been appointed: Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter R. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Kennedy, Esq., and Capt. Charles Wilkes. Associations, committees, or individuals, de siring to make propositions or receive informa tion, are requested to address Joseph C. G. Kennedy, Secretary of the Executive Commit tee, Washington, D. C. The British Consul in Charleston, George Mathew', Esq., will receive communications iroin parties disposed to exhibit Produce, Ma chinery, or other specimens of American in dustry and art. * American Aristocracy. Mr. Bristed, in his letter to Horace Mann, gives the results of his observations on the sub ject of Aristocracy in this country, in the fol lowing terms: “ I do not mean to say that there is no aris tocracy in the country—that is to say, no set or sets of men who use their own so as to abuse their neighbours, who infringe upon other peo ple’s rights, and exercise a tyranny over other people’s amusements and occupations. There is a sufficiency of such aristocracy among us ; so Jar as my observation has extended, it is composed chiefly of the following classes: Ist, Omnibus drivers; 2d, Hotel keepers ; 3d, News paper editors; sth, Blackguards and rowdies generally, such as the people who stormed the Opera House and drove Maeready out of New York.” Confession. * A young man who was about being married, presented himself to the priest for confession. As he appeared rather embarrassed and did not seem to know how to proceed to enumerate his errors: “ Come,” said the father kindly. “ do you ever tell falsehoods?” “ Father, I am not a lawyer,” proudly re plied the young man. “ Did you ever steal ?’’ “ Father, I am not a merchant.” “ You have not committed murder ?” “ I am a physician,” conscienciously replied the penitent, casting down his eyes. * Death of Dr. Tydiman. We learn w’ith regret that Dr. Philip Tydi man, an old and respected citizen of this State, died in Aberdeen, Scotland, on the 11th ult. He had but lately left this country fora tour in Europe, and had visited London and Edinburgh and arrived at Aberdeen, where he became ill, and notwithstanding the best medical aid and the kind attentions of friends, he died. Dr. Tydiman was a public spirited, generous and philanthropic citizen, a liberal patron of the fine arts, and an especial benefactor of his Ger man fellow'-citizens. His loss is deeply felt. * Dr. Webster—Table Rock. The telegraph, which we are sorry to say is notorious for hoaxes, reported to our daily papers, under date of June 30th, the follow'ing rather suspicious looking items : “ Dr. Webster has written a letter to the Governor of Massachusetts, in which he con fesses the killing of Dr. Parkman, but says that the act was not with a murderous intent, and prays for a commutation of punishment. *• Table Rock, at Niagara Falls, fell to-day, with a tremendous crash. A carriage contain ing six persons was passing over at the time. Those in the carriage escaped—the carriage itself went over with the rock.” The Dark Corner. Our correspondents have been so dilatory about sending in answers to the Enigmas, Charades, &c., w'hich we have giyen them in the last two numbers of the Gazette, that we shall omit that department rhis week. In the mean time we call for “Light tor the Dark Corner.” * jtfrtrnpnlitflii 3*l nttrrs. Madame Bishop’s Concert, —We had the pleasure of hearing Madame Bishop and Signor Bochsa, at their musical entertainment, at Hibernian Hall, on the evening of the 27th ult. We do not wonder at the enthusiasm with w'hich they were greeted everywhere in Mexico. Madame Bishop sings and acts with a grace and a power which move and captivate every one. But she needs not our praise, and it is unnecessary to describe, if we had the power adequately to do so, the performance of one so well known and so universally admired. She was rapturously applauded. Signor Bochsa’s performance on the harp is truly w'onderful. His touch is the touch of genius, and the har mony which follows it is such harmony as genius alone can cause to gush forth from any instrument. The Hall was crowded with the beauty and fashion of Charleston. The elegant and fine toned piano used on the occasion was kindly loaned by Mr. Oates. * Fires — lncendiaries —On Wednesday night, the 26th ult., there were tw'o attempts to set fire. The first was made on the premises of Mr. Anger, near the corner of Anson and Wentworth streets, by placing combustible ma terials on one of the sills of the piazza. The flame w'as discovered by a slave and soon ex tinguished The other attempt, also unsuccess ful, was made in Charlotte-street, on the Neek. On Thursday evening, the 27th ult., a box of matches, a bottle of turpentine, and a large bag of paper, were discovered on the premises of Mr. John Malone, King-street. They were evidently intended for incendiary purposes. On Saturday morning, the 29th ult., about half-past three o’clock, Mr. Kenefeck’s Drug Store, No. 13 (Queen-street, was discovered to be on fire. The flames were arrested, by the prompt and efficient action of the firemen, be fore the building was entirely consumed. Mr. Kenefeck lost his entire stock of drugs and medicines. He had an insurance of SBOO, which, however, will not cover the loss. On Saturday night, there were several alarms of fire. There can be no doubt but that we have in our midst a gang of incendiaries of the most reckless and daring kind ; and prompt and energetic measures should be taken to guard the property of our citizens and capture the villains who are perpetrating such outrages. * Extension of Manufacturing Capital.— At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Charleston Manufacturing Company, (says the News.) on the 28th ult., it was determined to enlarge their capital from SIOO,OOO to $500,000, and to erect another structure, capable of work ing 15,000 spindles, in the immediate vicinity of their present factory in Hampstead. General James has subscribed one half of the additional capital. Wood Engraving. —See advertisement of N. Orr in another column (Our 3Snnk (Tahir. Lectures on Art and Poems. By Washington All ston. Edited by Richard Henry Dana, Ja. New Vork: Baker & Scribner. 1850. The acknowledged genius and wide-spread fame of Aliston, the Artist and Poet, will en sure for this volume a cordial greeting when ever art and poetry are appreciated. It de serves a more extended notice than our limits will permit us to give it here. We shall be compelled to hint at, rather than fully express, our thought concerning it. The Lectures on Art, with which the volume opens, form, in our estimation, the most valu able contribution to the department of our lite rature to which they belong, tlial has ever been made. They develope, with a rlearness and force peculiar to their author, and calculated to carry conviction to every mind, anew philoso phy of art—a philosophy founded on Intuition, as the ground of perception and taste. Mr. Aliston assumes that what is universally felt to be true, is true. He asserts boldly what others have only admitted timidly, if at all, viz: “That the phases of mind and opinion whieh come to us through intuition, are as real as those which reach us through the understanding.” His genius grasps the great law of universal analogy, seen through which many a mystery, 100 opaque for our dull mental vision to otherwise penetrate, becomes as transparent as ether. He sees that there is a correspondence between body and spirit—in fact, that there is through out the universe a general harmonious relation of parts to other parts and to the whole, that the mind intuitively perceives this and univer sally desires to realize that harmony and unity, in art, as in nature. Through this instinctive feeling, purer and stronger in some than in others, but never entirely lacking, we perceive the existence or detect the absence of the har monious relation between the forms of art and the thought—the spirit intended to be embodied in them, of w'hich we have spoken. We have thus given, imperfectly we fear, the key-note ot the lectures. We cannot proceed to speak of them in detail, or even to give an exhaustive analysis of them. We cannot too strongly commend the work to artists and men of taste and thought. The reader will find in it nothing crude, hasty and unfinished. Careful thought and study are manifest on every page. Mr. Aliston was no reproducer of other men’s thoughts. Every thing he wrote is fresh, origi nal, and full of the intense life of genius. Mr. Aliston was as truly a poet as a painter, as all who have read “ The Sylphs ol the Season,” “ The Paint King,” and the Angel and the Nightingale,” will at once admit. The same freshness of thought and purity of style pervade the poems as the lectures. We copy, in closing, the following Sonnet, as it is illus trative of the Art-Philosophy embodied in the author’s lectures. * ART. O Art, higli gift of Heaven! how oft defamed When seeming praised! To most a craft that fits. By dead, prescriptive Rule, the scattered bits Os gathered knowledge; even so misnamed By some who would invoke thee; hut not so By him, —the noble Tuscan,* —who gave birth To forms unseen of man, unknown to Earth, Now living habitants; he felt tlie glow Os thy revealing touch, that brought to view The invisible Idea; and he knew, E’en by his inward sense, its form was true: ’Twas life to life responding,—highest truth! So, through Elisha’s faith, the Hebrew Youth Beheld the thin blue air to fiery chariots grow. *Michael Angelo. Map of Minnesota, with a Topographical Accompani ment. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwaite & Cos. 1850. The public attention has been of late so much directed to the territory of Minnesota, the “ New England of the West,” (as it has been significantly termed,) that a correct map and guide book for that region cannot fail to be acceptable to all who are contemplating emi gration thither, or to the traveller who follows the course of “ the Star of Empire.” The map embraces all the organized counties, and is beautifully executed. Minnesota contains over a million of acres, and lies nearly in the centre of the North American continent, being almost equally dis tant from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and nearly so from Hudson’s Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The Indian orthography of the name is Min-nee-so-tah, signifying cloudy water, from the greyish waters of the St. Peter’s River, which flows through the territory. It is a fertile and salubrious country, and a year ago its civilized population numbered 5000, a number unquestionably more than doubled by immigration and natural increase within the past year. The Indian population of Minne sota is estimated at 27,000 principally Sioux and Chippeways, with some Mennomies and Winnebagoes. They are peaceable and oblig ing to the settlers. Land warrants, securing to the holder 160 acres of good land, near the principal towns and rivers, can be obtained for $125. The Government is in treaty with the Sioux for a vast tract of rich country, west of the Missississippi, which will open an attractive field for immigrants. The public lands are held at $1.25 per acre. Liberal provision has been made for educational purposes, each town ship having a grant of two sections, embracing in all 1280 acres, for the establishment of a common school lund. This is twice the appro priation in any other State or Territory, arid speaks well for the future of Minnesota. The distance from Charleston to Saint Paul, the chief city of the new Territory, by New York and Chicago, is 2300 miles. It can be performed in nine days, at a total expense ol from SSO to S7O dollars. By way of Balti more and the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the distance from Charleston is about 2800 miles, and the time occupied eleven days. Ten yeats hence, Minnesota will be crowded by a large and prosperous population, realizing the wealth which its numerous and diversified resources already promise to the industrious emigrant. nPAEEIE TON AnOETOAON. The Acts or the Apostles: according to the Text of Augustus Hahn, with Notes and a Lexicon, forthe use of Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminaries. By John L. Owen, D. D. New York: Leavitt Si Cos, 1850. This edition of the Acts of the Apostles is an exact reprint from Dr. Robinson’s edition of Hahn's Novum Testamentum Grace. The Editor informs us that his great object in pre paring it, was to secure, if possible, the intro duction of a portion of the Greek Testament into the prescribed and regular course of clas sical study in our academies and colleges. As a specimen of typography, the work before us will compare favourably with any work of the kind w,th which we are acquainted. The Greek type is remarkably clear and beautiful. It is of the kind called the Porsonian, and was imported for use on this and kindred works. The work is neatly and strongly bound, and is in every way well adapted to the use of stu dents. Its appearanne is highly creditable to its enterprising publishers. * An Introduction to the Water Cure. By Thomas L. Nichols, M. D. New York: Fowlers & Wells. 1850. As an introduction simply, this little treatise is just the thing to place in the hands of the enquirer, who desires to investigate the claims of the Water Cure to the confidence of the public. It is calculated to awaken an interest in the subject, and lead to the perusal of larger and more complete works. Mr. Nichols writes with clearness and force, and manifests a candid and truth-loving spirit. * •Six Months in the Gold Mines : From a Journal of Three \ ears Residence in Upper and Lower California. By E. Gould Buffum, Lieutenant First Regiment New York Volunteers. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. 1850. Were w*e to devote to a notice of each “Cali fornia book” that we receive, the space in our columns which it, individually, seems to claim, w r e might almost fill our paper w r ith such notices, so rapidly are such works multiplied. We can only speak of them in very general terms. Lieut. Buffum, being in California at the time the Gold Fever broke out, was an early victim. He gives his experience in a very lively and pleasing style, and the reader gathers a great deal of useful information from his book. The fact that he has resided in Cali fornia three years and understands the language and is familiar with the manners and customs of the country, gives his narrative a value not possessed by those written by transient visitors. We submit the follow’ing extracts for the con sideration of those who have an itching to be come gold-diggers: “ I would advise all who are in good posi tions at home to remain there. The labour and hardships consequent upon the life of a gold digger, are of the most severe and arduous nature. Prying and breaking up huge rocks, shovelling dirt, washing it with w r et teet all day, and sleeping on the damp ground at night, w'ith nothing above but a thin covering of can vas, or it leaky log roof, are not by any means agreeable to one who has been accustomed to the civili/.ed life of cities. I hesitate not to say, that the labour of gold-digging is unequalled by any other in the world m severity. It combines within itself the various arts of canal digging, ditching, laying stone walls, ploughing, and hoeing potatoes— and adding to this a file in the wilds of the mountains, living upon poor provisions, con tinually exposed to the burning rays of the sun or the heavy dews of night, and the occu pation becomes anything but a pleasant one. “ Never come without money, as gold is not to be found in the streets of San Francisco. “ It (California) is as yet an unpromising re gion lor w'hat are called the‘learned profes sions,’ and I would advise no more ‘of that ilk’ to wend this way. The country is already overrun with young lawyers and doctors, who are too feeble physically to succeed as gold diggers. and seek in vain for tees.” We consider this excellent advice. Our read ers can judge of it for themselves. * Supplement to Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces of North America. By Henry W. Herbert. New York; Stringer & Townsend. 1850. The design of the author in the publication of this Supplement, is to correct some errors which occur in his previous work, and to furnish additional information on various points con nected with the subject. Mr. Herbert informs us that he intended to insert some information concerning the sea-fish of the South, but was disappointed in obtaining specimens which a friend in this city had promised to send him. He adds six or seven varieties of Salmonidce, found in the rivers which flow into the Pacific, and several new Northern fish. * Hand Book of Mediaeval Geography and History. By William Putz. Translated from the German by R. B. Paul. New York: D. Appleton Si Cos. 1850. Geography and History are very happily combined in this work, which is admirably adapted to the use of schools. It commences with the migrations of the Germans and the dissolution of the Roman Empire, and closes with the discovery of America, embracing a period about which too little isgenerally known. It is as full as a manuel of the kind can well be, and may be relied upon for strict fidelity. * The Golden Sands of Mexico. A Moral and Reli. gious Tale. True Riches, or the Reward of Self. Sacrifice. Philadelphia: Lindsay & BlakUton* 1830. The two stories embraced in this volume are from the pens of unknow’n writers, but give evidence of considerable power and literary experience. Tlie lesson inculcated in both is that the unscrupulous pursuit of wealth is dis tructive of moral purity, domestic happiness, and often life itself. They are worthy of the most unreserved commendation. * History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Notes by the Rev. H. H. Milman. Anew edition. In six vols. Vol. V. Boston: Phillips. Sampson Si Cos. 1850. One more volume will complete the set, and give the public entire the best edition of this standard history ever published in this coun try, at a price so moderate as to place it within the reach of persons of small means. The sixth and last volume will soon appear. * Dictionary ofMechanics and Engine Wore. Oliver Byrne. Editor. New York: D. Appleton & Cos. 1850. We have received No. 8 of this exceedingly valuable work. We can only renew our oft repeated recommendations of this publication. The talent and learning of the editor, and the enterprise and energy of the publishers, are worthy of the highest praise. They ought not to lack efficient support. * Shakspeare’s Works, Boston edition. Boston: Phil lips, Sampson & Cos. 1850. No. 17 of this superb edition of the great Dramatist has been received. It contains the play of “ King John,” and is illustrated with a beautiful portrait of Queen Constance. (Cnlifnrnia Struis. Fire at San Francisco. —A correspondent of the Tribune, writing from San Francisco, under date of Tuesday, May 14th, gives the follow'ing account of the dreadful conflagration W'hich lately devastated that place : An awful conflagration has laid waste the heart of tlie city, and destroyed property to the amount of nearly five millions of dollars! The fire broke out on the plaza, opposite the Custom House, at an early hour on Saturday morning, May 4, and extended with a rapidity sea cely equalled by that in Albany two years ago. There were but four engines, and the water had to be taken from the bay, at conside rable distance, and with a good deal of diffi culty. But the fire could not have been stayed by such means, even with better laeilities, from the combustible nature and proximity ol the buildings. Fortunately there was no wind at the time, though it had been blowing a gale during the night, and the flames were scarcely extinguished when it commenced again, in most admonitory gusts, from the same direction. Nearly all our hotels and caffis were destroy ed, together w'ith the gambling saloons, which openly disgraced them; and il the loss had been confined to them, there would be but little sympathy for the sufferers, even in this commu nity. With them it originated ; audit is not unlikely that some incendiary hand applied the torch, while smarting under his losses at the gaming table. That it was the work of an in cendiary, there is no doubt, having been set in several places in a building which lor some time was unoccupied. And a report prevailed in Sacramento, on the day before, that this city was already in ashes. But phoenix-like, a hundred buildings are now rising from these ashes, some of which are finished and occupied. And if you were to judge of the prosperity of the city by the business and bustle in its streets, you would never dream that such a calamity had befallen it. Enlargement of Society.—We are pleased to notice by the arrivals from sea on Saturday, the appearance of some fifty or sixty of the fairer sex in full bloom. They are from all quarters—some from Yankee-land, others from John Bull country, and quite a constellation from merry France. One Frenchman brings twenty—all,they say, beautiful. The bay was dotted by flotillas of young men, on the an nouncement of this extraordinary importation. [California paper o"The Stockton Times says that three men, in the space of two weeks, took out $30,000 from one hole, at the new diggings, four miles above Sonora, besides one lump weighing Jive pounds <Pnr tym&it snst-38iig. [Under this head we shall reply to many letters, contain ing queries or suggestions upon subjectsof general interest, instead of answering them, as heretofore, by post. This will save us time, and “time is money.” We are very j glad to receive letters from onr subscribers, and it only re i quires that the postage be paid to ensure prompt attention. | Eds.] Leroy. We can give you, just now, no in formation on the subject of your inquiry, that has not been before the public, and may have been seen by you. We know little of the na ture of the Haschich or Indian Hemp, further than we can judge of it by its curious physiolo gical and psychological effects. A correspond ent of the English Medical Times mentions a French physician who lately made some inter esting experiments with the drug. He betook himself, with about fifteen grains of the extract, to a case close by, to the habitues of which he was well known. Not more than a single grain was given to each. Some bolted it like a bolus, others smoked it; one individual merely smear ed about a quarter of a grain over his cigarette paper. About one grain was dissolved in a glass of curacoa, and this was allotted to the master of the house. His two young and handsome daughters were forbidden to taste of the drug; but the physician had evidently for gotten his scriptural history. About three quarters of an hour passed quietly over, and the curious were rapidly lapsing into incredulity, when a short laugh followed by an awful and tnost piercing shriek, issued from an inner apart ment. The youngest daughter, following tra ditional example, had tasted of the forbidden object, and was suddenly struck with delirium and hysterical movements of a very alarming appearance. Consciousness was only half obliterated, and the mind seemed to make supernatural efforts to escape from the chain about to be thrown around it. The shrieks were rapid, most violent, and of a peculiar kind. The girl felt conscious that she was raving, and earnestly entreated all around her not to con clude that she was mad, each appeal being ter minated by a heart-rending scream. Some in ternal sensation also compelled her to cry every now and then that she was dying. With great difficulty she was conveyed to bed, where the delirium continued for four hours, all her little love secrets, &e., being revealed to the aston ished auditors. As if a signal were set by this mischance, the young men of the case went off about the same moment. The effects were not, however, so violent. They were extremely varied. The individual who had smoked some hemp (half a grain) in his cigarette, was sud denly attacked by violent fits of laughter, which compelled him to roll on the floor, during which he exclaimed that something was raising him up to heaven. These fits, resembling hysteria, did not last more than ten minutes. Another individual, instead of being agitated, fell sud denly into a deep sleep, bolt upright against the wall, with the chin sunk on his chest, and the j features were in the most perfect calm. Were it not for the deep, slow inspirations, one would j have thought him defunct, for the face was j deadly pale. So profound was the sleep, that i it continued for three hours, despite the shouts i and screams of the excited bacchanals who danced around him; for, in the majority, the hemp merely produced intoxication. In all, the excitement was soon followed by an in vincible tendency to sleep; the benches were strewed with the slain, and delightful dreams, producing strange laughter, repaid the adventu rous tasters for their curiosity. * A. R. A. Accept our thanks for your favours and for your kind offer. You can best serve us by sending us some brief prose sketches of scenery and society in Florida, or something of that kind—condensed, racy and graphic. Poeti cal wares are exceedingly dull in this market. * J. W. S. We will publish your poem by and by, when we can find time to revise and correct it. Its metre and rhythm are a little de fective. * Arthur. We will investigate the matter and if we can get any new light on the subject, we will give you the benefit of it. * Master C. L. The Schoolfellow is pub- i lished on the fifteenth and not on the first of j each month, as you now seem to think. * Sigma. Your article is good, but lacks ori ginality. Never try to shine in borrowed jewels. * SBmritiM. Silk sacks are now worn by gentlemen abroad. A new paper is about to be iasued in Boston, called the Boston Punch. Grace Greenwood is about to publish a volume of poems entitled Greenwood Flowers as a companion of Greenwood Leaves. The celebrated Ivory Christ sent to this country by Mr. Lester, while Consul at Genoa, is to be sold at auction in New York ! The Cholera has re-appeared at Nash ville. There had been five deaths of it at the last accounts. A bottle of Egyptian perfume, 2000 yeare old, is preserved at the Ainwick Museum, and still retains its odor. We learn that Mr. Wm. Cooledge, of the Georgia Hotel, Griffin, Ga., has taken the Hotel at Rowland Springs. A proposition has been made in New York to employ some of the inmates of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum as telegraph operators. White barege dresses are fashionable in Paris. The flounces are narrow, but very nu merous, and are edged with coloured braid. M. de Gasparis, of the Royal Observa tory of Naples, proposes to call the new planet lately discovered by him, Parthenope. The Hippopotamus now exhibiting in Regents Park, London, seems to be a thorough vegetarian, living on porridge made of milk and Indian corn. Dr. Chevalier, of Paris, has invented a disintoxicating potion. It consists of acetate of ammonia dissolved in sugared water. It renders a drunken man immediately sober. An improvement recently adopted in the formation of bricks, is to shape them so that they dovetail with each other. By this means extraordinary strength is obtained. The Literary World criticises, rather severely, Mr. Coopers new Comedy—“Upside down, or Philosophy in Petticoats,” which has just been “ brought out ” at Burton’s Theatre, New York. The New York Evening Post says that Powers’ Statue of Eve, which was reported to be lost in the wreck of a vessel off Carthagena, it turns out was not damaged at all, and is now on its way to that city. A friend of Mr. Powers, who went to the place where it was supposed to be lost, found it safe and without a speck of injury. Gen. Paez, Ex-President of the Republic of Venezuela, is expected to arrive in New York early in the present month. His whole life has been devoted to the service of his country, to the Chief Magistracy of which he was several times elected. He is now an exile, through the machinations of his enemies, headed by that fiend in human shape, Monagas. 31m s nf tlji’ Pnt{. Texas and New Mexico. —Resistance and IFar Threatened .—The Texas papers are loud in the expression of their indignation at the course pursued by Colonel Monroe, the civil and military Governor of New Mexico, in issuing a proclamation for the holding of a convention “ for the formation of a State Go vernment, and to urge upon Congress the ad mission of that territory into the Union as a State.” The Washington Ranger says: “ This intelligence has caused considerable excitement about Austin and the whole West. Nearly every man is willing to shoulder his gnn and defend the rights of Texas at the can non’s mouth.” Dahlonega Mint. —The following statistics of the U. S. Brench Mint, at Dahlonega, for the month of May, we extract from the Ad vertiser of the 6th inst. Amount of Bullion received, - 20,793 33 “ “ coined, - 18,645 00 Half Eagles, - - - 3,060 00 Gold Dollars, ... 3,345 00 Louis Philippe. —lsaac Mickle, Esq., of Camden, New Jersey, has received a letter from Louis Philippe. ex-King of France, in which he takes occasion to deny that he ever taught school in Haddonfield, New Jersey, or ever went by any other name than that of Orleans, when in the United States. From Daracou, Cuba. —Captain Lawson, from Baraeoa, states that Mr. Bonnell, (of the firm of Bonnell & Overman,) an American merchant, had been imprisoned for two or three weeks, for having a letter from Gen. Lopez in his possession. Yellow Fever at Rio. —The fellow fever still continues to prevail at Rio, and hundreds die daily ; the shops are closed, and all business is suspended. A great many of the most dis tinguished citizens have been carried oil'. 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