TiHlJB NOIRTM BAIKUILI1K1IAK
C0rrcsponeace of tjhp CmrqUnian.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 26.
Dear Bayne: The subject of construc
tive mileage paid to Senators has been
much discussed by the press of this and
other places; its being so discussed at this
particular period arises from the circum
stance that the accounts f Ihe secretary
of the Senate for the late extra session
having lately been up fur final action before,
the first Comptroller of the Treasury, Mr
Whittesey. He, in passing on them,
struck out and would not allow this mile
age tor that session, which amounts to
forty thousand dollar. This places the
secretary oi the Senate in rather an awk
ward fix; it has always heretofore beenal
low eel
The construction of the law in relation
to the matter governs both parties in their
action. The law is as follows: -fc.ach
w.... ii.ill h entitled to eight dollars
fur every twenty miles estimated distance
by the moat usual route fretii his home to
the seat of Congress at the commence
ment and end of every session of Congress;
and every meeting of the Heitafe in the reces
of Congress. Senators construe the law
and say they are legally entitled to the
mileage, notwithstanding they never leave
the city. This construction is based on
the indiciud words. Mr W. we under
stand, has a very able paper on the subject
in support of his decision. We suspect
be is guided by some general law reflat
ing the payment of money from the Trea
sury, only for value received, " Habor
actually performed, ami journeys actually
made." We do not believe honorable Sen
ators will refund to the secretary of the
Senate, consequently the matter must be j
brought before the senate lor action.
Another subject much discussed. Is the !
treaty said to nave been made by our Min
ister, MrSquVer, resident in Central Ame
rica. By this treaty, the United States
have become possessed of the Island Tigre,
lvi::g somewhere on the Pacific coast- By
the same, she- has also certain rights and
privikes (said to be very itnjiortaiil) grant
ed mi tiie mainland and in the harbors.
Sle fctjuier, alias i3rothcr Jonathan, has
uver-reached John Bull this time. By this
we learn that we become possessed of the
Pacific end of the Nicaragua route across
the Isthmus. England's claim to the
Mo&quito country gives her possession of
the front door; the United States, by her
treat', should it be ratified, has the back
door; so that we are on a pretty equal
footing now in relation to the Nicaragua
question.
A very interesting and patriotic corres
pondence passed between Senator Foote of
Miss., and Representative Clingman of N.
C, in this city last week, on the slavery
question. Senator Mangum of N. C,
was prevented by indisposition from ex
pressing his views on the same subject; j
but he intends doing so at length, when j
his health will permit. We see it stated i
that senator Foote has a bill "in progress I
fur the settlement of the whole subject, j
We hope and pray it may be settled, and
that speedily ; not that we apprehend any
serious consequence, as we do not believe
those demajjoguea who are making so many
threats in relation to the Union, will, if
they should bring it to an issue between
the people, be supported.
Our citizens were much gratified on Sa
turday, on being permitted to take a look
through the interior of the new Capitol.
There has been a general overhauling go
inn oh for some months on this building
and its enclosures so that it presents the
appearance of a new building. Every
thing has been done in the best manner,
and the halls of Congress look elegant.
An important movement has just gone
into ofieration Tor the accommodation of our j
people: we have had two new lines (16
omni busses) added to our former line of
coaches which run between the Navy Yard
and Georgetown, a distance of about 3
miles, at the reduced fare of a ftp (6J cts).
It was formerly double that amount.
The delightful weather we have had for
soaie time still continuesthe heat of the
sun at noon is almost disagreeable. Large
uumbers of Congressmen arrive daily.
CABOL1NUS.
IN ADVANCE. We perceive that " the
Heroic Age" fois written President Taylor's
Annual Message for him. It ia of course full of
wit and funny naying; but i too long for ua
to publish. We give the opening and the close.
as follows
Providence
fire broke out
Awful Calamity at
nf Ins of hfe A
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, in the
mansion of iMrs. Anna Jenkins, Benefit
street, Providence, Rhode Island, which
t A.I.nA ivtic 4ktftllr flue! ttfaVil WltW
lfl Si Snun lime waa wianj
as touows: ,nate and of the House of all the valuable furniture; and we regret to
Gentlemen fJtnaU anU 1 J ,carn that M rs Jenkins and her daughter
f-The above is my own composition.
Z. Washington, 1. U- J
OPKNINO.
Acain the inclination of the north pole,
over the left, has brought our ocean-bound
republic to ihe line of zero, and killed off
the auimalculae of nature. The seasons
have followed each, other like porpoises in
the wake of a mackerel catcher, and au
tumn, the nut-brown maiden with her
brows bound with golden and red leaves,
has had a narrow squeak of it to escape the
terrific charge of blustering winter in his
fear-nought, with his pockets full ot hoar
frot, and his Jivjse glittering with icicles.
The harvests have been abundant. The
heart of the husbandman rejoices. Plenty
cocks up her heels belore the cottage tore,
n.wl Luxury takes something hot from a
silver porringer, in a wainscotted parlor,
hung round w ith French mirrors, and floor
ed with Wilton rags. Cere exalts her
horn, bursting with fruits and flowers;
and Enterprise, on a short shirt, breaks
for the back settlements with a toot shod
with lightning, and a face as sharp as a
shingle. The llypoborean bear sleeps in
his hollow tree, sucking his paws for break
fast and growling for supper, and the wild
geese have gone squawking to the South,
in the shape of a harrow, pretty tolerably
cold and remarkably hungry.
The school-boy no longer plays truant in
the woods, hunting lor pawpaws and chest
nuts, and the spotted tree-toad sings
treble no more to the double bass of the
bullfrog in the slashes. Pistareens now
nass for twenty-five cents, and dimes are
..."'. . r c i ..
! received as levys irom Uie nay oi runuy
to the bar of Tompiker.
1 While such blessings surround us, and
while the prevalent, which we never cared
a tig for on our own account, but only on
account of those who came after us, has
subsided, it behooves us as a nation of
Christians, without regard to party, to re
turn thanks for mercies received, and, like
the poor boy in the work-house, to humbly
ask for more. Composed by Perfect
Bliss, A. D. C.
perished in the flames. 1 he lelnale ser
vants and three other inmates escaped
the former escaned by means ot.a lightning
rod, and the others by means of a ladder.
The voungest Miss Jenkins led her moth
er to the roof, and descended the ladder,
expecting that her mother was following
her; but it is supposed that she fell back,
suffocated by the smoke. The eldest
daughter was not seen, and probably was
suffocated in her bed-room- Two partial
ly consumed bodies were subsequently
found, which doubtless w ere those of the
mother and daughter. Mrs Jenkins, was
worth, it is supposed, over a million of dol
lars, and was remarkably charitable. She
belonged to the Society of Friends, and
frequently visited Europe, to attend- the
meetings of its members.
A Bolu Hunter. A gentleman by the
r r i e - -ma r Imntir in ine low it ui
vruv vi hiusi uiisuiar instances oi crime i . --
ARREST EXTRAORDINARY.
l.t w i.-.. -.i .. u.. iw.- . Uackson. YN. II.V ahout 10 days since.
ed at Astoria, Long Island, a few miles j bavin occasion to go through the woods
from New York. with his little son, took his gun suppos-
In May last, a diabolical attempt was t ing they might see something worth
made to destroy the lives of Thomas War- firing at. Having gone on some ways,
ner, Esq. and his family at Brooklyn, by ' they saw signs of a bear and on looking
what is called "an infernal machine",' viz: j about discovered a monstrous she bear
a small tin box filled with combustible coiled away. Meserve had no lead for
Mexican Boundary Resignation of
Major Emory. The New Orleans Cres
cent contains a letter dated San Diego;
Oct. 4, which after stating the fact that
Col. Weller had been superceded by Col
Fremont, says:
Major Emory, I learn, has sent in his
resignation to the department; he preferred
leaving a profession in which he has distin
guished himself and won honor, to serving
under one who, it is natural to suppose, en
tertains for him no friendly feelings. It is to
be regretted that in the prosecution of this
boundary such a state of things should
exist among the officers appointed to pros
ecute the work.
TUB B ITT EH END
In view of the teeming past, we can but
congratulate the world upou our election,
and the triumnhant manner in which we
have been sustained by the people at the
State elections. Everything has gone one
way, like the flock of "sheep following a
sage wether into a turnip field; and if noth
ing else has transpired to crown us with
imperishable glory, the fact that our ac
tions have made the United States unani
mous against us will be amply sufficient
The present rejoices at it, and posterity
we have no doubt, will follow in the wake
of its illustrious predecessors.
With a firm determination to do nothing,
and to leave the legislative branches to do
everythingreposing a generous confi
dence in everybody, and trusting to nobody
we plank ourselves upon our former glo-
- f - 1 1 I
ry, anu Dia uenance to a snouiuer-suoiien,
sin-begotten, shin-spavined, and ring
boned, streaked world. Composed by J
S. of the U. S- S.
Given at the repose of glory, in the year
one ot the Heroic Age.
ZACHARIAH WASHINGTON.
By his Excellency's command:
The Pbemier
The Climax Cappac Colonel James
Watson Webb, the editor of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, has been during the
last week, on the visit to this cityj and re
port states that he left with the commission
ot Charge to Vienna in his pocket. It was
stated, and generally believed, that when
Colonel Webb's name was -submitted to
General Taylor for the Madrid inissiou, he
said he knew Col. Webb's history well,
and (hat he would make no such appoint
ment. What has induced the President to
alter his dicision. we leave the public t
conjecture. We have noticed that the
Courier and Enquirer has recently contain
ed articles praising and complimenting ex
governor Seward ot New York, written in
a very different spirit from that which was
formerly exhibited by that journal towards
the abolition senator from New York. We
presume that it is uot anticipated that Col.
Webb s nomination will be sustained by a
dozen members of die Senate; if by so
many. Rut we believe that, under the
r-t b t-rved in such cases, he will, not-
"itntidmg hi certain rejection by the
o. .iate, receive the outfit and a year's sal
ary. That will be reward enough for his
services, considering hi disinterested
pledge not to ask otfice from General Tay
lors administration. W ashington Union.
It is rumored that Col. Fremont has
found weightier reasons than gold, for
pitching his tent in California. Some
months ago he sent a lot of valuable emer
alds to New York city, and placed them
H the hands of a lapidary, for the purpose
of being cut. They were said to come
from Fremont, and it is now hinted that a
large number of similar emeralds, coming
from tiie same source, are undergoing the
same pruce Col. Fremont l as possibly
found Ihe &?oosit from whence the
Montefcuroas derived their magnificent
emerald.
Yea us. Neither rouge, artificial ring
lets, nor all the resources of the toilet, can
retard the relentless progress ot that terri
ble foe to beauty, lime. But every
one must have noticed how lightly his hand
sets upon some, how heavily Uj on others.
Whenever you see in an old person a
smooth, unwrinkled forehead, a clear eye,
and a pleasing, cheerful expression,
be sure her life has been passed in that
comparative tranquility of mind, which
depends less upon outward vicissitudes
than internal peace of mind. A good
conscience is the greatest preservative ot
beauty. Whenever you see pinched-up
features, full of lines, and thin, curling
lips, you may judge of petty passions, envy
and ambition, which have worn out their
owner. High and noble thoughts leave
behind them noble and beautiful traces
meatless of thought and selfishness of feel
ing league with Time to unite age and
ugliness together. Fresh air, pure, simple
tood, and exercise, mental and bodily,
with an elevated ambition, will confer on
the gieatest age a dignified beauty, in
which youth is deficient. There are many
men and women, at sixty, younger in
appearance and feeling than others at
forty. Scientific American.
The Bloom of Age. A good woman
uever grows old. Years may pass over
her head, but if benevolence and virtue
dwell in her heart, she is as cheerful as
when the spring of life first opened to her
view. Wheu we look upon a good woman
we never think of her age; she looks as
charming as when the rote of youth bloom
ed on her cheek That rose has not faded
yet; it will never fade. In her family she
is the lite and delight. In her- neighbor
hood she is the friend and benefactor. In
the church, the devout worshipper and
exemplary christian. Who does not love
and respect the woman who has passed
her days in acts of kindness and mercy;
who has been the friend of man and God;
whose whole life has been a scene of kind
ness and love, a devotion to truth and re
ligion? We repeat such a woman cannot
grow old. She, will always be fresh and
buoyant in sp.rits, and active in humble
deeds of mercy and benevolence. If the
young lady desires to retain the bloom
and beauty of youth, let her love truth and
virtue;' and to the close of life she will re
tain those feelings which now make life
appear a garden of sweets, ever fresh and
ever new.
Balloon Ascension. Mons. Xardall,
says the Charleston Courier of Wednes
day, made a second ascension in his Bal
loon, from Mount Pleasant, which was
witnessed by a large concourse of persons,
who were drawn together by the novelty
of the scene. The process ot inflation
having been completed, shortly after four
o'clock, the Balloon, with the fearless
iEronaut, suspended with his head down
wards and a lighted segar in his mouth,
gradually ascended to a great height, mov
ins: in a south easterly direction. We
team that the Balloon and its occupant
landed safely on Sullivan's Island, and in
the vicinity of what is known as the Curlew
ground.
Indiana eloquence. At the recent pre
sentation of a flag from the ladies of Cass
county, (Indiana, to the democrats of Pu
laski, the orator of the occasion is reported
to have made a speech, of which the fol
lowing is a part:
Fellow Citizens: Not alone in. our dis
trict is democracy with its head and ears
erect like a geese, but the whole world is
on lire with locotocoistn, which is eight and
a half per cent, worse than Millerisni. In
France, where the very bricks of the hu
man sidewalk were down-trodden and
herring-boned by the cunning of whigery,
they now glory in being free I France! glo
rious France! where celestial soups are
distiled from discarded boot-soles, and the
epigrastrum is titivated by the fragracity
of frogs stuffed with garlic, is now a free
republic MrG. tanned himself Ger
many feels the shock to the bottom of her
beet-vats; anu me cry oi ireeuom, rousing
the coiled-up sausauges of Bologua, encom-
passes Itlay with the links ot liberty; 1 he
time of despots is come! The dinner-bell
ot tyranny nas rung the oppressors to their
last meal! Hencelorth and lorever our
ancestors snatched the burning brand ot
regeneration from the hands of timid pos
terity, and planted it deep in the bowels of
the future! Let it grow.
But the end is not yet, (the end of his
speech The sirocco of a inonied desola
tion sheds its crocodile tears over the infu
riated instincts of toothless wretchedness
throughout all England, and the cry among
iter thirsty anu tniuieweu minions is lor
Gin! g'in! and no work. This is the
watchword, that, even while I speak to you,
rings in the ears of Queen Victoria, and
causes her to falter in her fruitful career.
The despot of Prussia turns Prussian-blue
at his fate, and Austria gaps in dismay at
the howl that tells of the approaching
knife that is raised to wrench her apart at
the hinges.
And is there no room to reform in free
America? Can all do as they like? May
some of us do nothing? Have we. any lib
erty of conscience? Fellow-citizens.' I hope
the news from Pulaski will sweep the va
grant act and other black laws .from Indi
ana I do! Gentlemen, take this flag! fair
hands wrought it, and bold hands carried
it! Cherish it in your heart of hearts and
should I ever die, my proudest wish
would be, to be interred in the meanest
puddle in Pulaski.
matter, the lid of which being opened, a
terrific explosion ensued carrying away j
part of the room and hurling the window J
into the street ; while Mr Warner and his
family, narrowly escaped destruction. A (
reward of R10QO being offered for the ;
discovery of the. perpetrators, a police j
officer has ever since been secretly engage j
ed in ferreting them out, and at last has
succeeded. A mail named Samuel Drury
and his son have been arrested and com
mitted for trial. The father was living on
a farm of his own worth $15,000, is pro
prietor of the Mediant's Bank at Canan
dagua, N. Y. is worth 80,000 ; and had
been regarded by his neighbors as an hon
est upright man,
The officer had employed two notorious
rogues to engage JJrury in a conversation
on the subject, at a place where what he
said could be overheard by witnesses, in
this conversation Drury admitted that he
had constructed the machine and sent his
son disguised as a Spanish negro to Mr
Warner's house with it ; that he had used
his best efforts to destroy Mr Warner and
his family with it, and regretted exceeding
ly his want of success. He also urged the
individuals with whom he was conversing,
to make a similar attempt.
On this information a warrant was issued
for his arrest and that ot his son. On
searching his house were found, two large
boxes ot gold watches, two boxes contain
ing valuable watch works, a small box ot
diamonds and emeralds, a trunk of silver
plate, a box of watch-springs, and a variety
of other things in the watch-making line,
evidently the result of several depredations;
about 15,000 worth in all ; also a large
nress for coining a number of doubloons,
dollars, and Haytien money, squares of
;l ass for altering bank notes, tancy type
for inserting letters, chemical stuff' for
erasing ink, punches for making dies, and
other articles of a similar character.-
Fayetteville Observer
his sun lamer than natridze shot, but
nothing daunted, (after opening his pocket
knife and giving it to the lad to stand ready
in the rear.) he peppered away into Bruin's i
face. Ihe old woman didn7t like the
treament, but Meserve loaded and save
her another dose when the bear starting
to ru
her back
her over
monstrous beast, and so fat she Could hard
ly waddle. It was a smart feat, and one
in which there was no small danger.
Melancholy Suicide. -Miss Mary
Hughes, a daughter of Mr Lloyd Hughes,
of Ritchietown, near Wheeling, Va. com
mitted suicide on the 16th inst., by throw-
ins herself from the Brideport bridge into
the swollen stream below. She was a
promising young lady of 17, and while
crossing the bridge with some young com
panions, when about mid way, she remark
ed, I am going to the bottom of that
river," and immediately removed her bon
net and shawl, and raised herself on the
rail ting. Her companion caught bold of
her and commenced scream in sr. but her
strength failing her, the determined girl
escaped, over the . railing, got on the pro
jecting portion t I he abutment, from
whence she made the fatal leap. After
she struck the water she floated for some
distance, and then sunk to her long, last
sleep.
Causes have been
for this tragical affair, which are, perhaps
more the result ot gossip and exaggeration
than a knowledge of the tacts.
assigned to account
Responsibility for Steamboat Disasters.
The nress of New Orleans, with great
unanimity, is calling for a close scrutiny
into the causes of the late horrible waste
of human life from the explosion of the
Louisiana We trust their voice will be
heard, ami if there are any who, by the
neglect of their proper duties, are morally
answerable for wholesale murder, that they
may be tried and punished as criminals.
We copy the following remarks from the
Commercial Bulletin.
The Late Explosion the Coro
ner. The more we hear on the subject,
the more we are convinced that the late
SOUTH VAROhmAJVative talent.
The Charleston Courier gives a discripliori ?U
many of the pecimeoj ihectaiTical kjll and
ingenuity, that were exhibited at the "Fair op
the American Institute in that city, on the 23d
and 24th ult. Among them we select the follow
ing f general interest :
A Model for an improved Four IVhvet
Car, either burthen or passenger, by George
S. Hacker, a native. The pecutiarits of
the construction of this car is, that each
wheel runs on an independent axle, awreat
protection in the event of an accident. Sphe
truck is so constructed as to turn without
friction, with the greatest ease in the short
est curves.
mm. -4-. f I l Ct 111 '11
A uivit Htn .. " - mi) S
Clock
an en-
It
chimes the quarters witu lour nammers.
strikes the hour with one movement, and
plays, with eleven balls, three tunes, name
ly : Welcome, sweet Day of Itest ,'T
"Greenland's Icy Mountains ;'' Home,
sweet Home!" The whole work is con
structed here in the city of Chailestion.
.No judge of this kind of mechanism can
examine this clock without commending
the maker as a valuable acquisition to our
community,, in his line ot business, as a
clock and watchmaker.
Compound Lever Lock, by C. Y. Richard
sou &. Brother natives. We notice two.
improvements in this Lock. Fir at a com-
P' ound lever tumbler on the main bolt, which
is so sensitive, tnai me variation oi onlv
the thickness of a piece oTbank note paper,
between a false key and its own, will pre
vent the lock from being opened. Second
the slider, which is pushed out at t!ie
nother dosewhen the bear starting Town dock, made for St. Phil
he seized his knife jumped onto Chui.c, by Francis Stein. The C
ack, caught her by the head, threw j carrieg a c,me wf eleven bells, on an
ver, and cut her throat! She was a : tie w stvIebuilt horriAOntal.
explosion of the Louisiana, which resulted
in such a horrible destruction of human
life, has been one of the most crying rase s ; back of the pipe of the key, acts on a lever
and to distinguish-
King st
Toe tue Marx. The dodging of the
Republic newspaper, in its endeavors to
sustain the administration, is not relished
by the true blues of whigery. The Repub
lic said
President Taylor has never declared
war against the sub-treasury, that we have
heard. We are not aware that the whig
party desire to meddle with it."
To this the New Haven Journal thus
alludes:
There have been one or two articles
in the Washington Republic of late that
astonish us. Whigs as we are, we will
not second any such paltry twaddle and
chicanery, even if from the President him
self. What is the meaning ot the above
sentiment from the Republic? And what
is the policy in obedience to which it is
put forth ? Why the Republic, in its zeal
to carry the whig party deserts the true
whig ground of the country, and attempts
to paddle somewhere between the two
great parties, to make capital- For shame
on it! For shame" on such downright
perversion of whig doctrine, and that in
eye of the whole nation-'"
From the Whingtoa Union.
THE OSAGE INDIANS.
Washington City, I) C, I
Nov. 24, 1849. j
On the eve of our departure from XV?. h
ington, the headquarters of our Great Fa
ther, we, the delegation of Osage Indians,
through our interpreter, Mr Antyine Penn.
wish to express our great satisfaction of
the kind and generous treatment which
we have received from the hands of those
to whose favor we have been recommend
ed. We particularly wish to express out
grateful feelings towards our Great Father,
General Taylor, the President of the U
States, as well as towards Mr Orlando
Brown, the Commissioner of our affairs.
We also wish to express our grutitade to
wards his faithful chiefs, Mr Lough ry and
Mc Devereux, who have been very kind
io us in showing us every thing of interest
in this great city of the nation of our Great
Father. We have visited, under their
guidance, the public buildings of the city
the Capitol, the great Council Hall of the
people of the United States, together with
the Patent Office, the Navy Yard, the
Arsenal, and other places of interest to
the stranger from the distant West. We
never shall forget the kindness we have
received from the hands of our white breth
ren at the seat of their government. We
feel as citizens now of this nation ot our
white brethren. We hope our red breth
ren will never be ungrateful, but true and
faithful to the United States. We can
never forget the kindness of our Great Fa
ther. We hope all misery and distress
are now at an end, for the 'benefit of our
nation. We are proud to say we never
taste ardent spirits. Mrs Maher, who has
been so kind and good a mother to us while
we have been at her house, the Western
Hotel, well known to be the Indian head
quarters in Washington, will testify to that
The Capital of the United States has sur
passed all our expectations. We can nev
er forget all we have seen. Our Great
Father has shown us the greatest respect
anu uone us justice. We hope all our red
brethren will be as kindlv received as we
have been by the great nation of our white
Dreinren.
ANTYINE PENN,
Interpreter.
GEORGE WHITE HAR,
Presiding Chief of the Osage Nation.
WAR EAGLE.
his Chief Counsellor.
CAS-SHE-GE-NE-GA.
MAN-HE-CA.CHA.
WAR-SHAIf-WA.TA.SA.
of criminal neelect that has ever yet oc- of the third d
cutved in the United Jstates. We care
not on whose toes we may tread, in ex
posing the facts of the case, and in calling j
for the most rigid investigation Those j
connected with the boat, as owners or
officers, who are innocent, should court
the inquiry ; and those who are guilty
should suiter the most severe punish
ment which existing laws can inflict .
" The duty of this investigation rests
with Coroner Spedden, and the community
at large expects and demands from him a
rigid performance of that duty.
Steamboat Explosion and Loss of Life.
New Orleans, Nov. 13. The steamer
Belle Creole burst her boilers last evening,
between this city and Mobile, killing the
engineer and several deck hands. Several
other persons were more or less injured.
There is still much excitement in rela
tion to the explosion of the Louisiana, and
the search for the bodies of the victims is
still continued. The greater proportion of
those killed by the explosion were emi
grants. Telegraphed for th Charleston Courier.
THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE
LOUISIANA.
New-Orleans, Nov. 254, 15 P. M.
The Coroner's . Inquest., held to inquire
into the causes of the death of those killed
by the explosion on board the steamer
Louisiana, have brought in a verdict that
the acit'ent occurred from the neglect or
incapacity of the Second Engineer and Cap
tain. British, Ministkh Coming. The steam
sloop Hecate was to have left Portsmouth,
England, on Saturday, the 3d inst., direct
for New York, with Sir Henry Uulwer o
board, as minister plenipotentiary to the
United States. The only sou of Sir Ed
ward Itulvrer Lytton was to sail with nis
uncle as unpaid attache.
Change of Seat of Government. The
Governor ot Louisiana "'!? issued a pro-
mation, giving notice that, after the first
day of December next, all the public and
State offices, will have heen removed to
the new Capitol, liaton Kouge. anil re
questing the attention of the several States,
Executive officers, ami others to the fact.
.
egree, thereby caiiiri"n
greater variation than in the old jlan, in
which a piece is fixed perpendic ularly to
the slider. These improvements render
the lock very secure against pick locks,
and the key almost impossible to be imi
tated .
We feel bound to speak particularly of
this Lock the owner values it at,
We are quite confident our liunk Institu
tions, have purcliased similar articles at a
much higher price from foreigners, tlut
iitt'ord no better security, and are really
uot niore valuable as mechanical speci
mens. A Case of Jewelry, Diamond, Medals,
4c, from the store of Grejrg, & Co., in
this collection there are some sprciintM)
of Diamond and Pearl Setting, ami a mag
nificent Snuff Bos, exquisite in workman-
j ship. The contents and ai -rangement of
this rich and valuable case, is worthy the
taste, that is so well kivowu to exist in.
the beautiful store in
admitted by all strangers from
Europe, visiting our , city, as one that
would be admired in the great metropolis
of London, or any other city in the world.
A'utive Silk, worked up into Scarfs,
Hose and Gloves. . This is an article that
deserves to be noticed . particularly, and
shows what might be done by . the ladies of
imr country, it" they would ony seriously
turn their attention to the raising of silk.
If only a little could be raised, by a few
individuals, the usefulness of the imploy
ment and the profit that would result tioin
it would soon manifest it .elf, and reudxc
it a very
CO- " A practical mechanic" writing in the
Standard, makes a calculation showing that T
iron lor railroads can be manufactured cheaper
: .u r. it .. ..
in iuim varonna man at the north.
rtrik ? I oiiiidiiviiionr
Coleridge, who was a very awkward
rider, was once accosted by a wag, who
remarked this peculiarity.
I say, young man, did yu meet a tail
or on the road !'
4 Yes,' replied Mr Cfwho was never
at a loss for a rejoinder,) 4I did and he
told me if 1 went on a little further that I
should meet a goose.'
Railroad Mketing in Wayne. We
had the pleasure of attending the Railroad
meeting in Waynesboro on the 21st Nov.
Gir rthich occasion we were highly delight
ed by several animated and interesting
speeches delivered by Messrs Wm. J.
Wright, C. R. Dibble, Dr. Cole, Benj. I.
Howze, Hon. Win. II. Washington, and
Geo Stevenson. Goldstysro 'Felegraph.
Poligamy. A lady from Lynn, who
has recently returned from the Mormon
settlement at the Great Salt Lake, con
firms the statement that the laws of the
community permit the men to have as many
wives as they can support the young be-
ing aoie to take care ot nve or
and the older
Lowell Journal.
twenty-five or
six only,
thirtv
THAT METEOR.-Tthe editor of the Lincoln
ton Republican give Jhe following description
of the Meteor noticed in. this paper two weeks
ago, as seen in parts of this State and South Ca
rolina: "
About 3 o'clock on Wednesday, 3 1st
ult , as we were seated at the door ot the
Court House in Lenoir, Caldwell county,
in conversation with a number of persons,
our wonder was excited by the appear
ance of a brilliant meteor. It was in a
southern direction from Lenoir, moving
swiftly eastward, approaching the earth at
about an angle of twenty or twenty-five
degrees from the plane of the earth's sur-face-
Its light which seemed whiter than
the flame of fire, almost rivalled the rays
of a cloudless sun; and the flash of the
explosion was much more brilliant than
any lightnin
Woman. When we see a neaf, pretty
giri, w ith a free, but innocent air ; with
cheeks which we can hardly help kissing,
and with a pair of heavenly blue eyes,
which seem to repose in serenity beneath
their silken lashes, we always wish that 'oe
was near a mud puddle, and that we had
to lift her over. Go away, strawberries
you ve lost your taste.
At Stykersville, on the 29th, by Mr M.
hton, Esq., Mr W. Van lluzen of
to Miss Unicorn Vun Loan of
If nilir
"O
P
epigram,' wit'
the following,
By way of a country
great diffidence 1 submit
composed curmite calatno,' on first rvit'J'
ing the above notice :
Our modern men of science
Have, oftentimes, derhired
That 'all uccoufits" of Unicorns
- Were 'bald attempts' to cozen;
But men of science must 'own up
Squire Boughton!s got one snared,
And 'fancy men' may safely bet
On a. prospective Duzeu
( If iG;i-ln Columbus. Ohio; wvprice-i
fixed and no hogs are yet slaughtered. The
Statesman estimates that there will he some
10,000 or 12.000 killed and nacked this
La:
.1
rear mere wa
season in Columbus,
double that amount. The decrease arises
from the fact that there is less pork in the
country than last fall, and this, in spite of
the odious salt tax, may bring prices up to
last year. The last Kanawha (Va.) Ke
publican says:
A literal stream of hogs is now pass
ing through Charleston from Kentucky
to Eastern Virginia. The price the dro
vers ask here- is 63 50 per hundred.
The Paris (Ky, Citisen of last Friday
says: We heard of sales of hogs on Mon
day last at St 75 gur 100 pounds gross at
4 months time and at 62. andaslo
as SI 50 cash.
g we ever witnessed. If seen
at night it would have been awfully grand,
yet sublimely beautiful. A letter Irom Halifax, dated 14th inst..
Owing probably to our great distance . states that the tears entertained that the
off, we heard nothing of the rumbling j catch of Mackerel, the pre&ent season,
noise " which is represented as having would be very short are, m a great rhea
been so terrific in .Union county, where 'sure, dissipated for that great numbers are
fell the wonderful stone now in the cabinet now making their appearance on the coast,
of Dr. Andrews, in Charlotte, attracting or striking in," as the term is, and that
the attention of the curious. We have j they are now taken, in the vicinity of
seen the stone, which seems to be a combi- Canso, in great quantities, by the vessel
nation of mineral substance, in which iron 1 remaining upon the fishing grounds, al
appears to preponderate. It weighs near ! though a Targe portion of the American
19 pounds. fishermen had previously returned home