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- One day aa Zachariah Hodgson wit g oing to hia daily avocaiions after ' he Phased fine large codfish. k ho:ne; ub di' . rectiom to nave coue - r v ticular nod of evoking prescribe, the (good . woman well knew that, whether she bmledit or made chowder, her husbamTwould scoldher when be came home. ' But abe resolved to please him once, if possihh and therefore cooked por tion" of it in several d.fferent ways. She, also, with some difficulty procured an amphibioua animal : from tlie brook back of the house, and plumped it into the pot. In doe time her but band came borne, v.sorne covered diabes were placed on the table, and with a frowning, fault-finding look, the moody man commenced ihe conversation: . - Well, wife, did you jet the fish I bought-' ' Yej ray dear-" . ' , t 'i should like to know how you have cooked it I will bet any thing that you have spoiled it for my eating. i (Taking off the sover.) I Ihti't so. : What in creation possessed you to fry it 1 J would as, lief eat a boiled frog. Why my dear, I thought you loved it beat fried.' v . , Yon didn't think tny such thing. You knew better I never loved fried fish why didn't you boil it !' My dear, the last time we had freh fish, you know I boiled it, and you laid you liked jl beat fried. But I have boiled some also. . Co Bavin, she lifted a cover, and lo ! the shnql- der of the cod nicely boiled, u neatly deposited 111 a dish, the atht of which would have made an epicure rejoice, but which only added to the il&narure of her husband. s" : A pretrydiah this ? exclaimed he. Boiled fih! chips and porridge ! If you had not been one of the must stupid of womankind, you would have made it into a chowder ! 4 His patient wife, with a smile, immediately placed a tureen before him coutaining an excel- 1 . My dear, sid she, I was resolved to please you, there is your favorite dish. Favorite dish indeed,' grumbled the disoom fitted husband. I dare say it is an unpalatable, wihy washy mess. I woald rather have-a boil ed frog than the whole of it. This was a common expression of his and had been anticipated by hi wife, who, as soon as the preference was expressed, uncovered a large dish ' near her husband, and there was a large Bull frog, of portentous dimensions and puenaciou? aspect, stretched out at full length ! - Zachariah sprung from his chair, not a ltUle frightened at ine unexpeciea apparition. My dear,' said his wife, in a kind, entreating n I k will lonrrtli li -a In II a L 0 1 IIWJ JUU Will .UJ' ' " a dinner.' Zachariah con Id not stand this. His surly mood was finally overcome, and he burst into a hearty laugh, lie acknowledged that his wife was right and he was wrong ; and declared that ahe should never again have occasion to read him such another lesson ; ami he was as good as his word. A PIG IN THE SOUP. A correspondent of the N. Y. Evangelist tells the amusing anecdote which follows : One beautiful day we were sailing briskly, not far from the Straits of. Gibraka. All the pas. sanger 3 were well that day and in remarkably fine spirits. Our appetites were in a very active conditionand we looked forward to dinner with a most unintellectual eagerness. The time came and we went to the table, delighted with the pros pect before us. In the centre was an immense tureen of soup, and its contents sent up to refresh ing odor. We were soon seated, and preparing n iurtil-1 nf if ir'isn kfaa tnr tha arnsi'tiliitn of such earthly good the skylight above the ta bid bad been left opon for the sake of ventilation. Unfortunately at the same moment, some of the live stock of the ship were exercising upon the deck, and one of the number, i stout liule pig, making a mis-step dropped plump into our soup! Imagine the scene. The poor animal had nev er been taught the usages of polite society, and seemed by no means disposed to relish this in troduction. His sudden appearance sent the al ready full contents in every direction. Not a face or a dress was left nnvitited Our captain being nearest, received the fullest share ; and you can judge his figure, when I tell you that not tinly were streams of the liquid coursing down his face, but that his full whiskers were well garnished with the bits of potato, &c., with which the aoup was filled. The most ridiculous object however, was the unwilling occaion of this scene. His hot berth did not seem at all to his taste. He plunged and turned, making the mol extraordina ry sound that ever issued from the lips of any of his race; and before any of us recovered enough to aid lira, he was out of the tub ! True to hie nature, he was no sooner free than he began to indemnify himself for his external application, by feasting on the fragments scattered profusely a round. And we laugbed of course, though not without a degree of vexation, at our loss.0 The table was cleared we went off to wah oor fa ces, and the next day the pig made our dinner for ca in another shape. Anecdote. A few yeara since, an aged cler gyman in a New England town, speaking of the oleranity attached to the ministerial office, said that during the whole terra of forty or fifty years that be had officiated there, his gravity had never but once been disturbed in tke pulpit. On that occasion, while engaged in hie discourse, he no ticed a man directly in front of him, leaning over the railing of the gallery with something in"hie hand, which he soon discovered to be a huge quid of tobacco, just taken from his mouth. . Directly below 'eat a man. who wm in the constant habit of sleeping at meeting, with his bead thrown back and mouth wide open. Tbt man in the gallery was engaged in raising and lowering his band, and taking an exact observation, till at last hav ing got it right, he let fall the quid of tobacco and it fell plump into the mouth of tie sleeper below ! The whole scent was s indescribably ludicrous that for the first and lasl time in the pulpit, an in. Voluntary smile forced itself upon the countenance tf the preacher. The unexpected intrusion of so unpalatable a morsel awdte h sleeper, and he never was known to indulge in the practice after war1.. ; . ; . - "i A FcxtrAi. isstkad or a Bridal Cexeho Mr. Mias Nancy Bailey. f Merrimac, formerly employed in the tactpriea. uere, vmued Nashua VI m - a I a? IL . - iuitwueK, lor me purcur ucr weaaing dress, bonnet, and bridal cake, &cv, preparatory fur hor marriage on Wedueaday next. She had crnnple ted ber purchases and was on her way to the de pot Saturday evening, wnen me care left. Sh therefore returned to the house of a friend, Mrs. AIRehell, on Canal vtrect, near the Jackson Cor noratton. About half past three on Sundav af. t a moon, at she sat -at the window, sbe.threw on both bands, exclaiming v ny, tnere's Mr. Drew! k .t- rA . t i A". name pi me young niau-u wooai sne was 1 be 'married, and who is' a resident of Concord. v)-Mra. M. went to another window, but no waa in aightt ; At lhi moment a crash f 5 J Ll,d her attention to Miee Bailey whn had -fallen forward airainat the window HI U'hi llDl,y ?1,ed nJ he was placed upon , twogatpa sh lay a corpse. ' t.-u , ln hriJesroomvCooics, it will be to oV,'i r-ve- who,n had hoped so soon to call wife A-iA .n--. v V4aw- Mi cm i la!teq p. A GENTLE REPROOF. rV - - T - v? - - - r - - VHfn '-TRAITORS. For he purpos of shuwirfg what sort of trai tors Whigs are, we copy an admirable extract rum the cJpeeehpf Lieut. Col. Moitaisoif at the Taylor meeting in New York oo the 2U ulu Col. Mwaa at the Battle of Buena Viata,and was layorably policed by General TYtoa iu bis official report, forgallant conduct:-;. I have, since my return to -this country,. lis tened with deep and painful regret to charges which I regret to say that I heard but a short iim mrrn nn tftm floor of Congress, that lht ma- jorityof that great aud patriotic party the Whigs are traitors are guilty pi moral treason, be cause they dare to believe and to say that this war, in which we are engaged, was brought on by the imprudence of the leaders of the party in power, and because they think that it has been prosecuted beyond that point which the safety and security of the country demand; but, gentle men, when the tocsin of alarm warsounded that the country was in danger that the aid of her sons was needed Where then were Ihe Whigs! In the words of an eloauent man one of the most eloquent to be found in the States of this Union lying beyond the Alle?hanies one who is . . . ... loved in Ihe Western country from whence I come, all flew to the standard of their country; and in the forward ranks, willing to eire their lives for their rnnntrv wpre the WHIGS And upon the occasion of ihe Battle of Buena Vista, all of yuu have doubtless heafd and read of the twelve hundred men who were ten as mo inents of three regiments which had held the front in position, and hd fought all day and I say it with all proper modesty, that of those three regiments, two were from my own State, Illinois, and the other one was the gallant and lamented M'Kee'-, of Kentucky but these three regi ments reJuced to a fragment of twelve hundred. three-quarters of an hour, before sundown on that awful day, when they advanced to make that last and blody assault, with the gallant Uar din of Illinois, and McKee, who are now gone--who led ihem ! What do I ho records say ! Who led ihose fragments of three regiments into the field ! They vere led by six field aficers. And of the six field officers five icereoflhai traitorous band of WMss. (Loud cheers) And of those fee Whizs who led those men, three sealed their devotion to meir country wun ineir oiuou. rCheers ) Hardin, McKee and Clay, all fell on that field, and the two remaining were Col. Bis sel and myself. There were six field officers of the six, jlc were Whigs and one a Democrat, and yet the Whigs who have sacrificed their lives so freely in this war are stigmatized as trai tors. Does not the blood of the young and gal lant Henry Clay, who gave his life tohiscountry on that bloody field, rise in judgment against the vile accusations against his honest sire ? (Cheers ) Docs not the spirit of the gallant Lincoln re buke the assailants? f that gallant Lincoln, who after having so much distinguished himself at Palo Alto and Resaca, o fie red his life a sacri fice on the altar of his country at Buena Vista ? An unnecessary sacrifice, too for he thought the day was lost, and when one of the volunteer regiments had been broken and he saw the men flying from the fid which he thought was lost, he rushed to the head of the retreating rrgimeBt and rallied them again to the attack, threw him self into the thickest of the fight, resolved not to see the dishonor of his country, and there he was stricken dwu. I saw him when in the agonies of death, with his right hand clenched on his breast and his left hand extended, and with his eyea scowling on the enemies of his country, his last breath passed away And yet the father of that man is called a traitor. (Cheers.) These are the evidences of treason which the Whig patty presents to the nation. (Cheers.) LOSS OF THE STEAMBOAT WAYNE. We regret to be compelled to state, that the steam boat Wuyne, owned by our enterprising townsmen, the Messrs. Dibble, as she was. nearing the wharf on the Trent, nearly opposite the Devereux build ings, about half past 7 o'clock on Thursday evening lost, accidentally took fire, and before the flames could be arrested, was destroyed. We learn that the Wayne had just returned from a trip to Smith field, aud bad on board among other freight, a nam- "ber of casks of spirits of turpentine. In passing be tween a vessel and pne of the wharves, one of the casks struck against the vessel and waa stove. The spirits ran upon the deck of the steamboat and over her side,and at the moment when the cask was store, one of the hands was in the act of throwing over board the fire, which caught the spirits flouting on the surface of the water, and in an. instant commu nicated to the boat The flames unread with crreat rapidity, and as the surest means of securing the saiety or tbe passengers on board, the boat was ran along side the wharf. The alarm was instantly giv en, and everjf exertion made to extinguish the fire, bat all to little purpose, until the boat and most of her contents were consumed. Tbe Wayne had been insured for $4000. Bat the policy we learn expired some time last month, and had not been renewed. The-boat may be re garded as a total loss, with the exception of some of the machinery, which was mach damaged. Nearly all her freight amounting probably to abont $1500 was destroyed. Dr. John A. Moots, who had a few days preriously removed from Hookerton, Greens Co., to Newbern, had on board his Library, Medi cine, Furniture, dce amounting in all to about $1000, all of which was destroyed. The balance of her freight, consisting mostly in value of spirits of Turpentine to the amount of 3 or $400, belonging to the Messrs. Stevenson, of Newbern and W. K. Lane, Esq., of Wayne, was also lost. Mr. B. Berlinger of this place had also on board small quantity of dry goods, to the amount of about $150. These were also lost. We hear of no other loss to any conside rable amount- , The Messrs. Dibble we learn, with their usual energy and enterprise, have decided to replace the Wayne, by a larger and better boat NereBemian. u I cannot doubt," said General Taylor, in bis letter to the Secretary of War of October 4 th, 1845, .... . . 1 ' . I T 1 TkM v . -it . -nai mc seiiiciucui, ntm iviexico; wm oe greatly facilitated and hastened by our taking possession at once of one or two suitable points at or near the (Ilio Urande) river' The above is from the Wilmington Journal, where it is inserted just under the Editor's pro- testation that " he never, so far as he knows, has wil.mgly misrepresented friend or foe." ' Trust- ing that this remark is make in good faith, we call the attention of the Editor to the letter of Gen. Taylor House Document No. 19(5, page 04, 1st session xoin Uongress.J which he evidently had not before him when he wrote the above, where be will and as follows : "It is with great deference that I make any sug. gcation on topics which may become matter of deli cate negotiation ; but if bur government, in settling me question oi oounaary, mates tbe line Otthe Kio Grande an ultimatum, I cannot doubt that the set tlement vill be greatly facilitated and hastened bv our taking possession at once of one or two suitable points on or quite near that river." ' ' ' l ' 'I.L T now we asa me journal, u u is not a misrep- . - m a' y mentation oi.uen. layior to take one half (fa sentence from Vw letter, and publish it. without the other half which explains and qualifies it! And if this be net a willing misrepresentation. we caii upon me Editor to do the General jnst ice Fayetletxlle pbserter. A Striking PBKoicTioN.-MrEdwin Williams. t tnc o,,Psmen s Manual, gave a Biographica sketch ff Mr Adams! in whirS vrtirrI ihi. na eage. The cent i strikingly coincidental with the prediction. The subject of this memoir is now m his seventy-ninth year, and although his ee.,d!",;?od hJ'8 na, oice somewhat abated, ii 5t,,-LfoTI !! h,i P01 in h Public service, where, like. the Earl ofCha.hain.it may be ex pectsd his mortaL career may finally close " rom the Anson Argtuv mr ninnPR BelieVtn. rut T fnlWtA that a Bore. UB sallied rep- nUtion among the nations of the earth, Is of mort Importance to ns than any acquisition that the i wide world can furnish. i?fr 3P? Uacd States Senate, Jan. 1SA, JS48. :;y MavEnrroa: v ' !i , ,I When in the lapse of years, Carolina ahall point with pride to the sons who shine liVe jewels in her, civic diadem, like the Roman matron, she. will num. ber amoag her treasures the name of BaDot. j , If theuthority of Holy writ, wh,e Sublime tenets declare that righteousness exaluth a nation be worthy of any weight in i national affairs : U the principleJ inculcited and acted upon by th. il ustrn ous Washington be not numbered am.ng the things that were ifthe eternal princ pies of ustiee sboul irovern nations as well a Individuals, then the lofty SsUiJnUken y the Senator, despite th ifrownsef plwer or vil It ambition, shall remain forever ,m nhle. Truly. I think, does he represent h w slefof a lartion of he people of North Car ol na, when besays, I feel the rtrongertcnviction that the people of my own State do not desira any .77 h fnre. I for one, though mo ving in an humble sphere, repudiate the idea of con qmSt and annexation. We have had enough of it; and had the warning which was heard from the lips ef the eloquent, the patriotic Cut, been heeded, this . - f .nnnnMt and annexation (which originated from Mr. Pelk, and burst from his head like Minerva from the brain of Jeve) would have fell still born at its birth." - t... i. v- iiinniAn tw.n erer. i A is Leviathan of conquest may yet be hooked snd laid side by side with the partition of unhappy Poland in the world's museum. r .k aa hi when men of exalted talents, v..- 1 A U - nf nnrtv. da Violence to their own moral sense, prostitute their high attainments in the service of that "Bliud ambition which quite mistakes her road, And downward pores for that which shines above, the evidence of high moral worth evinced by the no ble stand taken by Mr. Badger, is exceedingly re freshing. ' . Methinfcs I hear North Carolina exclaa to her son "High worth is elevated place 'tis more, It makes the plice stand candidate for thee ; ' Makes more than monarchs makes an honest man. Though no exchequer it commands, 'tis wealth, And though it wears no ribbon, 'tis renown." Anson. ALBERT GALLATIN AND HENRY CLAY. A Beactifcl Ikcidejit. The Hon.'HKxaT Cult, many years ago, daring a warm debate in the Senate, used words which of fended Mr. Gaixatiw, and the two have nearly ev er since been separated. Mr. Civ, however, since his late arrival in New York, paid Mr. Gaixati a visit7 having previously sent a friend to Mr. Gxlla Tt.f . to know if a visit from him would be agreeable. The Express, neticing the visit, says : Mr. Clay felt it his duty thus to express a wish, to renew his acquaintance with an ancient colleague in the public service, notwithstanding the aliena tion naturally created by some harsh remarks that Mr. Clay made concerning him in the Senate, many years since, during the heat of debate and now, to renew this acquaintance more than ever, because from -their respective ages, this was probably the last time that they should meet this side the grave. A venerable age is admonishing both of them, that their time on earth is not for many years, Mr. Clay, with the generous enthusiasm inherent in hyi very nature, resolved, it seems, so soon -as he arrived in the City, to discharge, as one of his earliest and most plaasing duties, that of an apology to Mr. Gal latin for the severity of remarks, provoked during the unguarded heat of a warm debate. We have no right to speak of the interesting de tails of that delightful reuuion of old friends who had for a while been anhappily estranged but the imagination can easily draw the glorious picture of two sages and renowned statesmen coming together, the one frankly to confess and to ask pardon for an error. It was indeed a spectacle worthy of the gods and no man can describe, even if imxginatitn can picture it. The lesson it teaches us all is, never to hesitate to ask forgiveness, when we are convinced of an error for if such a proud and lefty will as that of Henry Clav can thus bend itself in obedience to a duty, who ever should hesitate to follow so il- ostnous an example i DUELLING IN VIRGINIA. The following are the sections of the amended law on the subject of duelling, as it passed the House of Delegates on Monday, which refer to the subject of the oath to be. taken by all persons holding office under the State. It will be seen that it will operate as an act of amnesty to all who may have incurred the penalty before the passage of the new law : u No person shall be capable of holding or being elected to any post of profit, trust or emolument, civ il or military, legislative, executive or judicial,' Un der the gorernment of this commonwealth, who shall fight a. duel, or send or accept a challenge to fight a duel, the probable issue of which may be the death of either party, or wuo snail oe a second to either party, or shall in any manner aid or assist in such duel, or who shall be knowingly the bearer of such challenge or acceptance. " Every person who snail be elected or appointed to any post, such as is described in the preceding section, shall, before be enters upon the duties of his offiee, swear that he has not foaght a dnel, nor seat or accepted a challenge to fight a duel, tbe , v, - i. : l i i .. prooaoic issue ot wmsu uigub na Deen toe death of either party, nor been a second to either party ; nor in any manner aids'! or asssisted in such duel, nor been knowingly the bearer of sach chal lenge or acceptance, since the passage of this act, and that he will not be so engage! or concerned, direct ly or indirectly, in or about any such duel, daring nis conunaance in omec." 1 ; 1 DRUMMOND'S CANDLE MACHINE. The most ingenious as well aa the most utilitarian machine of the present age, is the u Patent Candle Maker," one of waich was shown us yesterday by the patentees, Messrs. H. T. Myers Sc Co., of 35 Perdido street. The following description of this labor-saving, aa well as money saving machine, which we cut from a western paper, will gire the reader some idea of its utility : u It is a candlestick, which, by .simply turning the bottom, moulds and wicks a candle out of any com mon greaae. The whole machine is so simple, and yet of such vast utility, that we are surprised it had not been discovered a century ago. .The base of the candlestick forms a chamber, in which works a spi ral screw, and through this screw the wick passes oat at the tep of the candlestick, the upper section of which forms the mould. The grease, lard or tal lowin short, any fat matter gathered about a kitch en, which will burn has but to be poured into the lower chamber of the candlestick, and, by turning the base. with your hand, you can form a candle, with a dry wick, which will burn like sperm. ' The length of the candle you can regulate to Vour own taste, by simply taking turn more or less." . It is the purpose of the proprietors to establish a manufactory of the articli lthl. city, ; Tr will bi SunSLffi thl riS'T"" frou1 Gr)eral Wortji. ia which TSf "Presse, hie concurrence with the hL7mLTnPr0V,he inente are Wohi Gener'JTa',?r,s- WesupposeGen. Worth desire, to be considered a candidate for heomination of the Baltimore Convention in ten-?,!BC.ndUrj "'"aP1 t fire the Tnrpen tine Distilleries of Mr. Rai, and Mr.D.W Da- VIS. in ihm iiHnl r w:i:i. . ' " LJA C 7J . . u'jay wsi ine nrst was extia guished without damage, but the Utter w. destrov- UaL i5 f "ltlX f'W tf ivum STATE CONVENTION ' The' full details of the proceedings of this body, 'which will be found on bur 8Mt'pageilhnJw the reader of iwhat was done by that bddy. A remark or twoi opon the proceedings; emd a word to our Whig friends, will b'fta place r- - In view of the real or supposed diversity or sec tional interests, that every Sute. Convention nee ;: r:i- ra'nrdnia.' and the number of names as Fwsmaai ii vf(- - suitable candidates for the office of Governor, th hd been previously suggeted, it is gnuijwgw find, that tbe proceedings of the Convention were marked by a oeble spirit of concession, and re-' mn nrm unanimity of action.' Mr. Manlt. it will be noticcds wasy onaniinously nominated. Tis is as it should be, and we hail k..kinir nf certain succeas. It is hard- li aa a ! iim. . . . ly necessary t say. that all that is requisite to elect a . W n'g vioernur in mq wm v"'" " is a spirit of union among the party, and a can didate whose ability commands .the confidence of the people,? and whose social qualities and affable manners and deportment, take hold at once upon the: popular feeling and affection. Such a man from all we know or have heard of the nominee, is Chaki.es Manlt- We cannot doubt therr. that the sppeal of the Convention to the Whig of the Old Nnh Slate, will meet with a hearty respond For whilst the con diiion of our country more than ever calls upon ..... n.ipinti Whior to come uo to the mark. and do his whole duty, the popular feeling upon the new issues thaj the Mexican war and the general course of the administration have raised, give every encouragement to expect a signal victory. SewUernian. . Canthdate for Governor No person could have bsehynnre suitably nominated candidate for Governor lan Charles Manly. Eq. We do not say this to the disparagement of any of the other distinguished gentlemen, whoee names were be fore the Convention, for any one of them would have borne the Whig banner triumphantly through tbe approaching campaign; but Mr Manly u nites in himself, thne qualities of the head and heart, which eminently qualify him for the post. His pleasant affability, and peculiar blandnes attract your attention and win your esteem, the first time ym are thrown in company with him. We venture the assertion that there is not a Dem ocratic member of the Senate or Commons of the last Legislature, who has heard of this nomina tion, but has immediately given up their chances to elect a Governor as hopeless: he was one of the clerks of the last session at Raleigh, and while they know he has talent, they cannot for get his irresistible winntngness of manner. With such a man and Whigs who know their duty and will perform it, success next August is certain, defeat impossible. Charlotte Journal. A KiONArriN-o Cask. On Friday lat, a man whoe name U supposed ! bs Elitsha Kirkman, ar rived here by the way of the Rail Road, briugiag with him a black boy 14 or 15 years of age, whom he represented to be his slave. The next day he sold the boy. for $325, to Mr R. H. Grant, of this town, giving the uual warrantee title to him, hod signing the bill of sate John Parker Soon after the purchase was made and a check for the amount had been given, Mr Grant questioned the boy aa to where he cams from ic. when the boy declared he was free.tud gave this account of himself: That his name is Edward Bailey, and is a native of Guilford County, in this Slate, where his father, whose name is Samuel Bailey, and who is a bricklayer by trade now lives. That the County Court or Guilford, some 4 or 5 months since, bound him until 21 years or age to one Alvin or Alva Kirkman. That the man who brought him he:e is the brother of the man to whom b waa bound, and that he bought his (the boy's) time from his brother with two horses and fw dollais in mouey. j That after he got him into possess ion, he brought him down the country, travelliug with a horse-wagon, pretending thai he was going to the sea-shore to get a load of oysters. That after they struck the Rail Road, somfwh-re near Rocky, Aiouni, mraman uireatenea nis lile it be said other wise than that he was his slave, and leaving the wag on, they came on here in the cars, Kirkman selling him as slave mentioned After hearing this statement, Mr. Grant went in pursuit of Kirkman, and demanded to have the check which h had given him for the boy returned. He returned it readily. Mr G. then got a process for his apprehension. He was arrested as he was going on board one ol the Charleston Steamers, to take pas sage on her, and committed to jail- He now acknowl edges that the boy is free. On Monday, he was ex amined before Justices Nichols and Peden, and in default of bail, "Was remanded to jail, to stand a trial before the Superior Court for New Hanover county. Willmington Chronicle. FORMATION OF HAIL. Professor Stevelley, at a meeting of the British Association, read a paper on meteorological pheno mena in which he attempted to account for the for mation of Hail, by supposing it must be formed, when after the fall of some rain, a sudden and ex tensive vacuum being caused, the quantity of caloric abstracted was so large as, to cause the rest of the drops to freeze into ice balls as they form. This principle, he said, .had been strangely overlooked, although, since the days of Sir John Leslie, every person was familiar with experiments on a small scale illustrative of it. He also said, that the inter esting mine of Chemnitz, in Hungary, afforded an experimental exhibition of the formation of Hail on a magnificent scale In that mine the drainage of water is raised by an engine, in which' common air is violently compressed in a large cast-iron vessel While the air is in a state of high compression, a workman desires a visitor to hold his hat before a cock which he turns ; the compressed air, as it rush es out over the surface of the water within, brinzs out some with it, which is froxen into ice bolts by the cold generated by the air as it expands; and these shoot through the hat to the no small annoyance of one party, but to the infinite amusement of the oth er. . . MANUFACTURES. The advantages of establishiag Manufactures in a town, is clearly exhibited by the example of New arkj N. J, which in 1826, had only a population of 8,017 inhabitants, now its population amtunta to a bout 30,000. . ' And why is it, that Manufactures tend to the im provement of the condition and to the prosperity of a village ? It is because it calls in" to active service the dormant capital, and increases the value of the raw material, by making it up into something more val uable, and givea employment te mors productive la bor. How much is annually lost to the public from the want of thus actively employing its capabilities ? How much work might not oir now quiet water powers, or our as yet onmoving steam powers have effected, if they had only been put into motion? What might not our now idle population have ae complished, if they had only known how and where to apdv their enerries? In ercrv on.mn.:- a ; '. J Ik would be of great advantage to have all its capabil ities for action brought out and employed, and all its energies properly applied and directed.'. It would tend to the increase of its . wealth, its power and its importance. 'AN EPITAPH IMPROVED.- ? In an English church yard, some years age, there was an epitaph on an elderly spinster, altered from a hacknied epitaph on a wife... It was as follows : "She was but words sre wanting to say what: Think what a womjsn should Be, and she was thai.9 Within a few weeks of the erection of the stone, some satirical sinner annexed, in characters nearly as enduring as the original, the following lines i u A woman should be both a wife and mother ' But Sarah Jones was neither one nor t'other' Human frailty is no excuse for criminal iramor He that arms hi intent.with virtne is invincible. A soft snswer turneth away wrath, bur grievous Words stir up snger. , . lo Biston: where a suit had .been orougru to re cover damages- for au Valuatls cow,, which- Ihe pfaintiar had put " to winter? with the defendant. The plaintiff averred that Ihef defendant did not provide suitable food and wateft uitable4tmeg tor the cow, and in consequence f hiav jneglect she sickened and dieu,-, Tk fnilarinr lucid testimrinr was, given by the doctor whQ. waa. called to administer to the cow It excited In the 3our t unusual interest, and we give n iwwcri .-- I am sixty rears old and" live in Seituate I am' a cow doctor I have followed "the bualness . fen vears 1 doctor sheep.hogs and horn ed critters I never read no books on critters I look to the busmess' natral.' I doctor in Seit uate. Hanover, Hagson. and all about. Mr. Mavnard and Mr. Litchfield came to me about this case I told 'em to give a pint and a half of caster jle, and if they had none of that, to eive her a pint of lamp lie. or a pound of hog's lard I went down to see her Friday afore she died I gave her a" dose of thorough stalk tea, strong and injections. I thought if I cou'd start her idees up a little and jog nature she would get a longShe revived up and I left her I went down agin Sunday. morning about half past ten o clock and found her dead aa a Iterrin I was mightly struck up We skinned her and snaked her out on th snow I then split her open and examined her She had what I called the overflow of the gall and stoppage, and a calf in her which I should any would weigh ninety or a hundred weight lhere was as much as five buckets of water in her calf bag, and none in her bladder. I opened her paunch, and found I should say a bushel bas ket full of fox-grass hay, and nothing else. 1 found a peck more in her mainfold, all matted to gether and dried on I believe that eating that fox-grass hay gave her the stoppage, and no ile or medicine could start it.' My neighbors use this fox-grass hay. It will do for young critters that browse, but I don't believe there was ever taller enough made by using it to grease a musquito's bill I never see any critter eat it growing, but hVo often seen grasshoppers running away from it for their life. I had some spirits with me when I examined tbe cow. but as she did not need it I trxk a dose myself.' Whether from the deficiency in the above ev idence or the inability of the jury toappreciate it n all its force, they were unable t agree, 'and after being out some hours and six to six, they came in to court, and were discharged. . Used Up Politician The following sketch of a "Used up Politician" is from the pen of the late Joseph C. Neal : Peter Brush was in a dilapi dated condition out at elbows, out at knees, out at pockets, and out of spirits, and out in the street n 44 out and outer" in every respect. He sat upon the curb-stone, leaning his head upon his hand, his elbow being placed upon a stepping s rone. Mr. Brush had for some time been silent, absorbed in deep thought, which he relieved at intervals by spitting through bis teeth, forlornly into the gutter. At length, heaving a deep sigh, he spoke : They used to tell me put not.your trust in princes and I hav'irt. None of Vra ever wanted to borrow nothing of me, and I never see any of i hem to borrow notbingof them. Princes ! pooh ! Put not yngr trust in Politicioners ! ThemVrny sentiments. There s no two mediums about that. Have'nt I been serving my country, this five years like a patriot ; going to meetings and huz ruing my daylights out and getting as blue as bla zes; hav'nt I blocked windows, got licked fifty times, carried I don't no how many black eyes, and broken inses for the pood of the country and the purity of legal rights, and all for what ? Why. for nix. If any good has come out of it, the country has put the whole of it in ber pocket, and swindled 'me out of my earnings. I can get no office, Republics is ungrateful . I didn't want no reward for my .service. I only want to be took good care of, and have nothing to do. Being took care of, was the main thing. ,RepablFcs is un grateful. I'm swagged if they aint ! I loved my country, and I wanted an office I didn't care what, jo it was fat and easy. I wanted to take' care of my country, and I want my country to take care of me. Head work is the tradeTm for talking, that's my line., Talking in the oyster cellars, in the bar rooms, anywhere. I can talk all day. only stopping for meals and to wet tny whistle. But parties is all alike. I've been on all sides tried 'em and I know none of 'em gave me anything, and I've a great mind lb knock off and call it half a day. A correspondent of one of the papers thns des cribes the coffin which encloses the remains of Mr. Aaams: The inside coffin is" composed of lead unusual ly thick, with a glass in the upper part. This is encased in one of mahogany, one inch thickwith hinge top; the inside lined with white satin, out side covered with best silk velvet, trimmed at the bottom with rich silver lace, and around the top with heavy silver fringe. The bead and breast of the deceased are plainly to be seen. The coffin is mounted with heavy silver bandies : on the top, an elegant silver plate in the shape of a heart, decorated with a spread eagle, bears the following incription ; JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, ' Born, An Inhabitant of Massachusetts, July II, 1767. Died. A Citizen of the United States, In the Capitol of Washington, February 23, 1848, ' . t Having served his Country for half a century, And Enjoyed its highest honors. j Anicdote or Gem. Taylor. Calling on the Commanding General, soon after our recovery to ascertain the chances of transportation, he re marked after some pleasant conversation, that he was perfectly deluged with letters, and that ftinch of his time was occupied in making" replies -4 And, Sir, said General Taylor, smiling as he handed us two letters, to abow you the diversity of subjects to which I am called upon to respond you may look at these, One of them waa froni a bey 14 years of age, giving a sort of history of himself and family; and desiring to enlist ia the service, he had written to the General; to ask his advice on the subject ! The other was from an Irish woman, who wanted to know, if her son Mike wis killed, aa she had not heard from him since the late battles ! We feel sure that such letters would not have received attention at Washington, .but both of tbera were answered by the General, carrying out the maxim,' that noining is Beneatn the attention of a great man ; and we JefL him impressed with the great good. nes of bis heart' Pix ad the Steam Engine -.The fol lowing which we find in tbe Boston Bee. ie canital. ' if the editors have any more of the same sort" left we hope. they will Mmrthemaipng. 71, ; s An lrisnman, a day or two since, who had been often and profitably employed as a stevf dore was observed intently gazing af a steam engine, that was whizzing Haway st-av swft rate doing his work for him, and lifting the cotton out from the bold of a ship quicker than you can say "Jack Robinson' pat looked till his anger was pretty well up. and then shaking his fist at the " tirnel critter.' he exclaimed- - ' Choog, choog choog, spet, spet, stame it, and b bothered, ye ould child o'Satan, that ye are t Ye may dn the Work o'twenty-five fellers ye liny take the bread out iv an honest Irishman's mouth hot, by the powersi now, ye cen roft old blazer, mind that, will ye f imporunt article of colture in thif section of S. v a.-.'' V'TM. ntiarttit v IthinrtPii frriari , h;- . i lQt the erop of itf46; amounted" to 30,000 buiUi What last year crop wilt be we cannot tell !' the whole haa not yet come into market. The is a large portion' of land in this section well ad ted to thia article; and as this it the season? planting, our; planters should, ut In a larweseJ ingM As ye4 but few nnderstafld fully hi p": management. If planted on high land, the atnh ble ehould always be ploughed np in the fall Mi erwise the succeeding crops are injured hl'tc wormTheJbest lands for ats judicious dhl are however the swamp and'savanah lands ,1 where the lands can be .overflowed with L, low price at which this article has sold this te"' son, some may be discouraged, hut thev k.n remember that the general depression of trad! and business in this section has had its effect a ' on rice. Hereafter it will do better, but even it present rites, we judge it is a profitable crop, CtAV. MEETING IN ALBANY. A utay meetings very nuineronsly attended ueiu in Aioany last rnaay evening. J uhig Van .Vechten, Esti was presiding officer. a speeches were made by Messrs. G reel t. RrmrV. and several others. B,eulutions were adopted declaring a preference (of Henry Clay, but avow, tug a ucici iiuiiaiiuit lusuppuri inw nominee 01 national uonvemfoij, whoever he may be. lo this complexion we" shall a come at Ian. r " Our opponents may twit as with want of harwo.' ny now; but as soon as our nomination shall hart ' been made, they will see that1 there will be mJ' " I. 1L-r,. m , IITL: S .. . ' j, j Ur , Whisrs, united as in 1840 and 1844. We difff ' now, as to the man most likely to afFect'thegreir'V object that all have in view, the overthrow of the t existing dynasty. Let that, man be. selected, and alt these differences will vanish, and we shall give no more occasion for the excruciating wit of our neighbors of the Enquirer ana Examiner TAetr time is yet to come. They have sagaciom. Iy afoided, thus far, all controversy about men; but let them beware of the Ides of May ! -Richmond Whig. STOCK DP HATS, FOR SPRMjyGhi$&$. If. aecordance with my enstera for the j-l last sine years, I now notify the Mca- JjJ chants of Virginia and North Carolina, that my Stock for the Srama trade has bern re. ccived, comprising a large and well selected auort. ment of Russia, NtrraiA, Bxavcs and Molcscix Hats of all the various qualities. -. - . t Also Palm Lcau Leohorn, Panama as well ai t great variety of Braidcd Hats for summer waar. My stock is as large as usual, and laid in on uch terms as will warrant tba assertion that I will srllu low and on terms as accommodating as sny revular house. TV 'FRANCIS i MAJOR. Sycamore street, Petersburg, Vs. March 4, 1843. ' -.. . . .. . Qq A Tery desirable House and L,ot, in MRS. C. .A LEWIS, intending te move from the City of Raleigh, the House asd Lot ou which she resides, is offered for Sate. Those wish ing to purchase a comfortable residence on Fayettt ville Street, in one of the most eligible parts of the City, are invited to call and examine the premiss. The terms will ; be , accommodating, and possession can be given on or before the 1st of July next. A small tract of LAND, containing about 84 AetM, welt wooded, and lying four miles West of the City, b also offered f sr Sale. :v - f WM H. BATTLE. RICHARD H BATTLE, - Ex'rs of John W. Lewis. Feb. 25, 1848 - - j 15 w2m IXfJIfAWAT. fk A NEGRO MAN wastaksn op and cemmit ted to tbe Jail of Iredell Coonty, about tke 10th rlS f Jaooary last, who- says his name is MIKE that he he.loDCx to Joseph Eherrdge. of the Ceunty of: Chowan, and that h ran away, from the Over. seer, about one hundred miles West of . this, a he was carrying him Sooth west, f Said boy is abont IS or 20 years of age, tolerably Mack, and thick and heavy .set. The owner is requested , to come for ward, prove property; 1 pay charges asd take htm away, or be will be dealt with as ihm law dfrec'ts. Vf.3. MOORE, Shff Statesville, March 7. ?r. Adv; $3. , 21 4w .; SHEUfTf,8AI.EH TTTT7ILL be sold, on the 4th Monday; in March VV naxt, at the Court Bmso in WayoesvHIe for the Taxes doe thereon for tbvyear.1844, $12 44; for the year 1845, 5 26 ; and, for the year 1345, f 1 5 26 the Taxes remaining smpaid, on Sixty One Thon-and - Acres of Land ; of se soadh thereof ai will be of value sufBcient to. satisfy the Taxes and cost thereon. The said .Lands situate-oo His wator of Tuckasegee River, . Scott Creek and Cstty-fork River; ; The reputed owner of said land is Margaret liatimoreaiid'otheisC--V s i JOHN! R. AT.T.fsnV Sti.riff Jan;26,l848 - 25 Dollars Reward. MAN a way j in July ; lastf a Bejro man by th name of BUCK. He is yellow; compUxioo, about five feet six inches bigh,3 father how-legged, very quick in his movements, and, when spoken to very stow to answer, : He was. .in tbe possefwioa of Robert F. iMorris, at Hillsborough, when lie wrot away, and is very likely still in that Beigboorhoed ; jet be was rased in (Jranvillejeounty, by Mr. Black nail, ia the neighborhood oiTWinton, and may be iu that neighborhood now., The above reward will fc given for his apprehepeiopr and deliYery to me, or confinement lit auy tall so thaf I can get him. -i i;1fitfAWim;J.AMLE'rT. Mount' Tiraa;KfsntC.(Jjan;"-24.. 8 w5w ' PM6t!F6rtes,' f QTIXH E continued success which GAINES, RICH Ed & (JO. have met in the sale of their Piano Fortes, has induced them to enlarge their sup ply, and they art( now pleased to inform their fiiend. and i be pub4ic generally, that thej ; have at present oo hand: and intend keeping continually, different irtyle and patterns, of both Rm Wood and Malfoany, ry ing i prices from $210 to $500. They have tar plied a great many orders from, dulerent sections o' tbe country, snd have received from purchasers at a distance (who boogbt their Pianos without first ree ing .them,; voluntary lotters of .approval, both as to rsicfes snd ivxirrri. They would also call atten tion to their largo etoek of Books. Fancv ATicLt and Siaiionary, all of which they" sell "at Publisher' and Northern prices. They have 4lao a B ok Bis' dery attached to their establishment in which avert style of binding is execmed with durability snd neat ness Blank work of every pattern will he made to order. Music bound, Persons wanting any tbin: in their line, will find it to their advantage to Sf them a trial, as they are determined to spare no paiu in their efiorts to give entiie satisfaction ie sil tbe customers. t V-;. J "kk -JftoAWEs, Miches co. ' ' Svramora 8trect: Petersburg' Id t- 5 w n i March 11 1848. s , - S 5 t' I
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