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Tarhorough, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Saturday, August 12, 1837-
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Miscellaneous
PARODY.
ji Ode: The Fog-Enters.
Tune: Pauco vescor.
In Paradise down east,
When Adam began his labors,
What d'ye think was the feast
Of the jolly old dad 8c his neighbors!
I Snug in the leaves,
I A dish of Fog
Was Adam's prog
$ And ditto Eve's.
wasn't feasting, piping, harping,
i That roused them fron their beds,
No: they breakfasted on gaping,
And then they scratched their heads,
I Twas no alarming
Squabble and sputter
I For bread and butter.
i Wast'nt it charming?
Oh! happy lads and lasses 1
j On fog they daintily dined,
Good Lord, the very asses,
i. How they snuff 'd tip the east wind!
As if they'd pull
I The sky down, puffing,
I Sniffing and snuffing
I Their bellies full.
Would nature thus have smiled,
i H.id Eden's pigs been roasted?
Wouldn't Paradise have spoil d
At the smell of smok'd & toasted?
Sure 'twould have been
Funny to see,
As I conceive.
Grandmother Eve
Sweeten her tea
With Hollands gin.
Had Adam ate stewed mutton,
Instead of keeping fast,
(I'll bet you ?. leather button.
ne d not been so tough as to last,
As he did it .appears,
Alive and awake,
If there's no mistake,
Nine hundred years.
j I warrant you he was wiser,
And tatter too, forsooth,
Than the hungriest gormandizer
lhat ever chewed with a tooth.
No colic to vex
S His .stomach stout;
Nor rheumatics nor gout,
i And his eyes held out
j Without any specs.
1 1 hen how marvellously pat
Is the question I propose yr.
If th' old gentleman grew so fat
On the fog of Nova Scotia,
Is the man who swells
Your stomach with litter,
Fat, bilious and bitter,
Enough to split a
Bomb-sheltto fritter,
The right sort of critter
For our HO I ELS!
LATER FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship Utica, at New
York, brings Havre papers to the
24:h, and Paris to the 23d June.
The Journal dti Havre of the
3d, quotes an article from a Pa
ris paper, which it does not name,
stating that the Mexican govern
ment has applied to that of France
to mediate between the Mexican
public and our own, respecting
existing matters of difference;
and especially the revolt of the
Texans.
The opposition papers have
a great deal to say about the new
conspiracy against the life of the
Ki(1g The ministerial journals
trpat it as mere matter of moon
shine. Fearful disasters occurred in the
Champ de Mars, at the military
ete and sham fight given there in
honor of the recent nuptials of
he Duke of Orleans. This ea
sily will recall very forcibly the
atal occurrence aj the wedding
of Maria Antoinette, by the giving
way of a scaffolding at the place
Louis Quinze.
Some 300,000 spectators were
assembled in the Champ de Mars,
to witness the military spectacle.
The Champ de Mars is a vast en
closure, surrounded by a ditch,
the entrance to which is only thro'
farce iron gateways. The cen
tre is a low open plain, rising from
which the ground has a gradual
and gentle slope, until it attains
the level of the surrounding
streets. The open space is with
out trees, the slope and elevation
are shaded with very fine ones.
On this slope and elevation, and
among the trees, were collected
300,000 persons, while the troops
manoeuvred below and went thro'
a sham fight. During this, some
of the rockets and other fiie
works, taking a wrong direction,
wounded some of the spectators,!
and in one part of the field, two
men fell from a tree and werej
killed on the spot. It was not,!
however, till the breaking up ofi
the spectacle, about hall past 10
o'clock, that the main catastrophe
ensued. The crowd, anxious to
disperse, rushed to the gatest At
first the exit was easy and regular,
but soon as the mass from behind
pressed impatiently on, the jam
became terrific alarm seized up
on the crowd; men, women, and
children, littering frightful cries,
were trampled under foot; and
for more than a quarter of an
hour, especially at the gale of the
Military School, this horrible
scene was continued, and the
crowd finally got out only by
passing over the bodies of the
dead and wounded.
Twenty-four persons, 12 men
and 12 women, were killed on the
spot, two women, carried to their
homes, expired almost immediate
ly, and there were more than one
hundred and fifty wounded! of
whom 40 very ttriously. It is fear
ed that in addition to this list, oth
ers at the lower end of the enclo
sure, and in passing out at the
bridge of Jena, may have been
precipitated into the Seine, as
there had been many inquiries for
persons missing, who are neither
among the wounded nor the dead.
The worst part as to character,
remains yet to be told. We trans
late literally:
"In the midst of this scene of
desolation there were men who
seemed to take a ferocious delight
in augmenting the tumult: they
snatched their jewels and orna
ments from the women, tore off
their clothes, and perpetrated the
grossest insults upon them. Wo
men were seen lying on the earth
bleeding U senseless, upom whom
these wretches were still wreaking
their enormities."
Censure is cast upon the police
for not having so disposed their
forces as to prevent the possibility
of such a press upon the gates,
and especially for having omitted
the usual expedient on such occa
sions, of throwing flying bridges
over the ditch surrounding the
enclosure, so as to multiply the
outlets.
When, next morning, these oc
currences were made known to the
Royal Family, the King immedi
ately countermanded the great
fete at the Hotel de Ville, which
the city of Paris was to give that
evening; and notwithstanding the
earnest entreaties of the munici
pality that he would consent to
the fete going on, lest rumors
more unfavorable than the truth
should be propagated in the pro
vinces, the King was inexorable,
and the Duke of Orleans himself
went to the Hotel de Ville, to as
sure the municipality that the
Royal Family could not, in the
presence of such a calamity, even
seem to partake of a public rejoi
cing. The fete was accordingly
postponed until the 19th of June.
In the Chamber of Deputies on
he 15th, the President announced
'he earnest wish of the Duke of
Orleans, that the disaster at the
fete of the preceding night should
not be made the foundation of an
additional pecuniary charge to the
city of Paris the municipal coun
cil having declared its intention to
provide for the families of the vic
tims, he. and his determination
to take upon himself this duty and
benevolence. Thi information
was received with prolonged and
unanimous plaudits by the Cham
bers England and Hanover, A
mong the important political chan
ges arising from the decease of the
late King of England, the disseve
ration of the Continental domin
ions of the British crown from the
rule of the present sovereign is not
the least remarkable. In conse
quence of the salique law prevail
ing in the kingdom of Hanover,
the empire of Victoria I. does not
extend to that country, and the
rights and duties of its monarchy,
have already devolved on the
Duke of Cumberland. That inti
mate connection which has pre
vailed between Great Britain and
Hanover since the accession of
George I. has uow, for the first
time, ceased, and all the probabi
lities are against the return of both
nations under the same head. It
is only in case of the Queen's dy
ing without issue, that the union
would again take place. Ernest
I. of Hanover would then become
King of Great Britain, though the
authority of the young Queen
could not, in any case, extend
again to Hanover, the son of the
King being legal heir to thai
throne. The Duke of Cumber
land, now Ernest of Hanover, is
the first king of that country inde
pendent of a foreign power; and it
is not a little remarkable that,
while, as a subject of England,
he took the oath of allegiance to
the Queen, he may, in the inte
rests of his new .ibjecls, be in a
condition to declare war against
Great Britain at some future pe
riod. In taking that oath he lias
followed the example of George
II. who, when his father was Elec
tor of Hanovert and he, heir, as
second in succession to the throne
of England, came to England, to
be created Duke of Cambridge,
and to swear allegiance as a Brit
ish subject, to Queen Anne.
Gazette.
New Theory oj the Universe.
Mr. B. Letnoiu, of Stark county,
Ohio, has propounded in ihe Mas
sillon Gazette a theory which dif
fers in toto from those of Newton
and Copernicus. He contends
that the earlh does not go over or
around the sun in any manner
whatever; but that instead of this,
it has a centre of its own outside
of the sun round which it revolves,
producing the various seasons.
JV. Y. Star.
Washington Monument. The
fund for erecting this Monument
amounted to $12,698 63, on the
4th of July, 1837.
Life in New York. The fol
lowing day-break glimpse at the
principal thoroughfare, is from
the pen of the Editor of the Star.
A walk in Broadway at four o'
clock in the morning, exhibits
some reminiscences of a night's
debauch in a large city. The
string of loafers reposing on
stoops and cellar doors is nearly
as large as a band of Lazzaroni.
One fellow, this morning lay stiff
and streiched out, to all appear
ance dead, and had attracted a
few sympathising spectators, who
were pinching and shaking him
with the benevolent motive of as
certaining whether he had taken
his final nap. He shook the pop
pies from his eyes, however,
grumbling at being thus early dis
turbed, and in a few minutes was
holding a caucus with several oth
er loafers who had been also un
ceremoniously awakened. "1 ne
ver seed such hard hearted folks'
said he; "bekase they must gel up
early and work, they wonrt allow
a gentleman wot has been settin'
up with the sick all night to lake
a mouthful of 6leepinthe moru
in Then there is them ere gra
nite sloops; they calls 'em an im
provement; a body can't pick out
a soft spot to sleep on; no more
wooden stoop as used to be. I
hate such improvement! If we
sleeps in the Park on the wet
grass, we gets the rheumatiz; and
if we lays on the benches of the
Battery, some wagabone picks our
pockets." So saying, lie search
ed his pockets and discovered the
stump of a segar. which he put in-
to his mouth, and walked off with sissij pi, relates the following cha
a lordly air and a preai swagger, ractei istic anecdote, which he
gays is undoubtedly the lruth4 A
Living on small Means A j chief, by the uaine of Glover, in
correspondent of the Salem G;iz-j some gush of passion, happened
ette gives the following as the sub- to slay another Indian. The in
stance of Dr. Alcott's last v;.: k: variable penalty for killing among
"For breakfast, eat two cents these primitive beings is death,
worth of dried apples, without i and that punishment is, by iheir
drink. For dinner, drink a quart custom, to be indicted by the
of water, to swell the apples, j nearest friends of the deceasedi
Take lea with a friend." These had met together with the
Cellars Wave your cellars
cleaned; taking care to remove all
vegetable offal of every descrip
tion; when thus cleansed, purify
the walls by white-washing, and
the floor by sprinkling lime over
it. In making your whitewash
slack tlie lime in your cellar, so
that it may receive the purifying
effect of the gasses which fly off.
A". Y. Farmer.
Animal Magnetism. Our friend
of the Providence Journal indi
cates an unusual degree of lenisy
tovraids animal magnetizers. We
all know the influence of the ima
gination of implicit faith of
unbounded superstition. W'e see
it in the actual, almost marvellous,
cute of diseases, by mind acting
on matter. The Journal says,
Mons. Poyen is a clumsy perform
er, and adds:
"It is said that there are about I
one hundred individuals in this ' line, the largest ever built in Anie
city and vicinity, who have been j rica, was launched at Puiladel
brotight under the magnetic influ-j phia, in fine style. An immense
ence; and some of these whilst in i concourse of spectators were pre
that state, have made strange and , seut. . She is of 3000 tons bur-
startling revelations respecting then; length of keel lf5 feet, 6
'the heavens above, the earth be- j inches; draft of water 25 feet, and
neath, and the waters, under the is calculated to mount 13G guns,
earth.' Many of them are pa- It is said that ihe largest ship in
tients, persons of standing and ir- the world is the Mahmoud. The
reproachable reputation in the ! Turks have her now in actual ser
communities where ihey reside; vice. Her burthen is 3,934 tons,
persons who do not, like Mons. nearly 1,000 more than the Penn
Poyen, lecture for hire, and of sylvania. This Leviathan is 223
course do not subject themselves feet on the lower gun deck
to the suspicion so often entertain- draught of water 27 feet 9 inches.
ed of him, that he is influenced in
his observations and manipula- Forgery. Edward Weed, son
lions by the hope of pecuniary of the Rev. Mr. Weed, ol rhila
gain." jdelphia, was arrested on Friday,
We assure him we are open to ! on the charge of offering at the
conviction, but impregnable to j Manufacturers' and Mechanics'
every species of mummery and Bank of that city, a check for
humbug. Is it possible to con- $966, forged on Messrs. Philips
ceive that magnetisers have donefo Bussier, his former employers,
what they profess, and the light of i While under examination before
these revelations are still hid un -
der a bushel? A Y. Star.
Forerunner of Famine. A
western paper gives the following,
as the supper of one of the hardy
settlers in Easton. It is no lon
ger a mystery why flour and oth
er articles of provision continue
so scarce in the west
"Sixteen cups of coffee, three
fip loaves of bread, a tolerable si
zed fried shad, the largest portion
of a four pound steak, a saucer of
beets, two large pickles, together
with butter, sail, he. and all for
twenty-five cents! Really the way
he kept eating was nobody's busi
ness but ihe landlord's.
Female Heroism. A child hav
ing fallen into a well at Washing
ton, Wayne county, Indiana, 17
feel deep, and the water of which
at the bottom was 18 inches deep,
Mrs. Bond ? neighboring woman,
descended and rescued the suffer
er. The Richmond (hid.) Palla
dium, says:
'When halfway up, she found
it difficult to gain the summit,
when a number of lemales held a
young girl down, and thus drew
the adventurer, and her charge,
up in safety. The child was re
stored to life. Such art underta
king as this, deserves more com
mendation, than all the honors
that can be derived from fame
or wealth."
Cure for intemperance and smo
king Indian rcuteness.A friend
of ours, who has had extensive
: dealings with the hidiatis of Mis-
prUoner in their charge to execute
the last sentence upon poor Glov
er. He asked one favor of his
judges before he died, and as gen
erous enemies he hoped they
would grant it as it was the last
he would ever ask of them; it was
that he might be permitted to lake
one more glass of liquor, and
smoke one more pipe of tobacco.
So small a request was readily
granted, they promised to post
pone the execution until he drank
and smoked again. Having got
them sufficiently committed to this
proposition, he gave them to un
derstand that he never intended to
do either. Such is the sacred
ness of an Indian promise that this
subterfuge has thus far saved Glo
ver's life, and this occurrence
took place ten years ago.
Salisbury Watchman.
Ship Pennsylvania. On the
18lh tilt, this splendid ship of the
the Mavor his father was present,
and the young man, it seems, was
disguised in a profusion of false
curls, which he removed before
the Court. He was committed in
default of bail for $3,000.
A. Y. Star.
Wilson's Mowing Machine be
gins to attract attention, and we
think with good cause. The first
experiment made at Flatbush, be
fore the Committee, did not turn
out quite as successful as was ex
pected, but this was satisfactorily
accounted for. Some of the
knives got loose repairs were ne
cessary the machine struck some
loose stones, and it came on to
rain; but a second and a third ex
periment, with fine weather, a
smooth field, and the machine in
good order, was entirely success-
ful. The machine with one horse
and a man can with ease cut five
acres per day, and cut close and
clean. This is an immense sav
ing of labor, particularly when it
is necessary to cut 3 our grain
quickly, and get in your crop in
threatening weather. On ihe
Western Prairies this machine will
be worth its weight in gold, as la
bor iti that region of fertile coun
try is difficult to be had, and one
man, with this machine, can cut
his grain and hay, collect it,
thresh it out, house it, and accom
plish ihe work of fire hands. Pa
lent rights for counties are sell
ing briskly. ib.
An Amphibious vihicle. A boat
lately arrived at Pittsburg with !5
tons of merchandize, which had
come by rail road and canal, and
over plain and mountav, all the
way from Philadelphia. The
boat was invented by Mr. Dough
erty, of the Reliance line, and lire
Company have Jive of ihis con
struction ihere is to be 12. They
will carry 25 tons each they are
light and strong. There is a
joint midships, proof agaiusl leak,
where the boat is divided into two
parts lo move on laud. Only five
minutes are required for this ope
ration. Transhipment is totally
superseded by this ingenious con
trivance. The inventor has a pa
tent. ib.
Melancholy A little girl aged
13, fell Thursday afternoon from
the 2d sory w indow of the house
of Mr. Harley in Front-street,
Philadelphia, and was instantly
killed. She was playing bMween
the shutters and Venetian blinds,
when the latter gave way, and she
plunged headforemost into the cel
lar below. A slight convulsive
quiver of the limbs and chest, were
the only indications the little suf
ferer exhibited of expiring life..t&
Removal of the Chickasaws-
The Memphis (Tenu.) Gazette
ays, a party of 500 of this tribe,.
presenting a handsome appear
ance, being all mounted and irr
their national costume, passed
through that place July 4th, under
Col. A. M. Upshaw, the superin
tendent. Not a single drunken
person was seen among them.
Enubby, their chief, was killed by
a white man named Jones, a short
lime previous to their removal.
Front Liberia. News for Abo'
litionists. The Philadelphia Ga
zette has received advices from
thence, which state that a I trge
town belonging to Furtorah was
suddenly seiied upon by a party
of the Big Town people, aud
eighty Victims captured and mar
ched down to Little Cape Mount,
where they were bartered lo a
Spanish slave schooner for goods.
retro Blanch alone, during the
last six months, has exported from
the Gallenas 1800 slaves, for one
of ihe cargoes of which, arrived at
Havana, he has realized $250,000.
Two other factories in the Galle
nas export about an equal num
ber that is, in all 3600 slaves in
six months from one place, or
7200 in a year equal to the
whole number of emigrants sent
out by American Colonization
Societies. Therefore the latter
efforls are, in fact, ovdy so many
nurseries for propagating slavery.
fGentlemen of the medical
profession in London are now fa-?
miliarly called "snipes," from the
unconscionable length of their bills.
Cure for the Diarrhcea. The
following is said to be a certain
cure for Diarrhcea. Il should be
cut out and preserved: "Parch
half a pint of rice until it is per
fectly brown boil it down as rice
is usually done eat it slowly,
and it will stop the most alarming
Diarhcea in a few hours."
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