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rRINTBD AND PUBLISHED EVERT gATBltfiAY, II II. REED & 8. T. HOSMER. WTiwMtTOrMujMinMMiBirrrMiiii n v,")?L'""ifwiitiNnn A HEAL BAR GAIN !!!,, ... THE subscriber offers for sale thefollowing valuable , landed and hydraulic property viz: 600 acreBof land situated on Green Creek in the township of York, Lucas County. Ohio, in the midst of which is an excellent site, for hydraulic pover with a head of 15 feet, at which point crosses three public roads viz. a state road running from Maumee City into the state of Indiana, a county road from Prov idence to Adrian, a ridge road from Detroit to Fort Defiance. In short, the natural advan tages of said point must be acknowledged not to be exceeded by any in the Maumee valley ai regards a centre of business &tc. situated sit is in the midst of a rich, productive and rapidly growing country, acknowledged by all to be far the best part of said county. A town plat on tho premises at the above point is contemplated on a ridge descending gradually towards the stream, with several excellent springs of water in the same. To suit tho pur chaser he will sell the above water privilege only, or with any quantity of land from 100 to 800 acres. Terms of payment made easy, i For further information enquire of the sub scriber on the premises, " B.G.LEWIS. Dec. 8, 1838.' ! 3m6 NEW ESTABLISHMENT. ' COPPER SMITH Tin plate and Sheet Iron Worker. Lathnm T. Tew, would inform the inhabitants of Maumee and Vicinity, that ho has taken a shop qverHackley &. Wol- cotts store, where he will manufacture to or der all kinds of Copper Tin and Sheet Iron ware, such as Stills & Worms, Hatters ket tles, Wash kettles .Glue kettles, Wash hand ba. sons, Steam pipes kc., and will keep constant ly on hand a general assortment of I in ware, He would give notice, that he makes the patent House pump, for bringing water into the Hou ses, lie solicits a share of public patronage. Maumee City, Oct. SO. ' 29tf. GARDEN SEEDS. . A GEN ERAL assortment of Garden Seeds XJL for 1 839, for sale by the subscriber, whole sale or retail. Hones can he had by venders to sell on commission. These seeds were grown the present year, and have been put up with groat care; their vitality, and the correct ness of thoir names are guarantied. ' Also, a few hundred Fruit Trees, Rhubarb, or pie plant roots, Asparngus roots, Sage roots &c. for sale at the Waterville Garden, i. L. EASTWOOI). ' Waterville, Dec. SO, 1839. 89m6 KNIVES & FORKS, pocket knives, ra zors, scissors and lancets, for sale hv G. II. NITCHlE.tk Co. y, jan 5 .. Brick Hotel NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!! ALL persons indebted to the firm of O. Williams i Co., or to D. St. Clair, are requested to call forthwith and make immedi ate settlement, as they are determined to have their' books closed. They hope this call will net be neglected. ' nov. 15. ; 39 CHEAP FOR CASH. G"& W. RICHARDSON, would res a pectfully inform the inhabitants of this city and vicinity that they are now receiving their .Fall and Winter assortment of goods which will be sold as cheap as the cheapest for cash or country produce. Maumee City, Oct. 13, 1839. 88 RICE, for sale by , ... G. II. NITCIIIE b CO. , jan 5 ' Brick Hotel. CAH1NET TRIMMINGS. Mahogany, rose-wood and maple Knobs, by the gross, dozen or sett, for sale by C. A. LAMB, ' Nov. 3. ' rear of Commercial block. F RENCH BED POSTS.--1 50 setl s French bed posts, for sale cheap, by - (J. A.. JjAiVJIJ, Nov. 3. : ,j rear of Commercial block. 17 A setts Table Legs, for sale by V C. A. LAMB, 1 ' Nov. 3. ' "" ' rear of Commercial block. AN assortment of Cabinet Work, of all kinds and prices, for sale by - ; ; , ; , -' -, C. A. LAMB, .' i . Nov. 3. ..;. v .;, , rear of Commercial block. IfV key, a. superior article, just received I f f 1 1 f J C 1 U.. t -ct ; ; r W. Ji3AJti., jPerrysburg, June 16. - ': . . . ltf ICKLED LOBSTERS just received by nov. 24. G. 6S. W. KIUHAIIDSUJN. BLACK White U Red Currant Gooseber ry, Rasberry, Strawberry and other Jel ies and Jams at G. U W. RICHARDSON. PEPPER,'pimento, cassia, cloves, nutmegs, and ginger, for Bale by nov. 3. ALLEN & GIBBONS. . !,- 1.0 xr a v ... ..,.11 - k k;KnBf V UlJV " " vf villi yJ Hill UlgllWUI ihui- J ket price in Cash orGoods, for any quan tity of Beeswax delivered at our Store from this time until spring. . Nov. 24, ; . - G.- W. RICHARDSON. o ; MORE BORDER TROUBLES. BEING under the necessity of leaving Mau mee City in the course of a month or six weeks, I take the earliest possible opportune1 y of informing (ill whom it may concern, that I have on hand a good assortment of Clocks and Watches, Jewelry, he, which may be pur chased very cheap for the ready. . , ' -'I have also a Shep and Furniture, with a good stock of, tools and materials, which I am anxious to dispose of 0 a Brother Chip. . The shop is situated in the most central and busi ness part of the city.. For a good workman, with a moderate capital, 1 Deueve it to oe ine best situation in the state. ; Those indebted to me are requested to call immediately and settle. ' But my creditors, n$a wart. ." . J. J. BANGS. . -''.Maomea City, Feb. 9' ' 45t9 FARM, TO RENT. Several first rate Farms for rent, if applied for Soon.- ' Likewise a quantity of un improved fands. - . ' JOHN E. HUNT.-. Maumee city," April 8, 1837 ';' 2tf -c-fTANTED old copper, brass, pouter an , YV . lead in exchange for copper, tin and "sheet iron wire. LATHAM .TV TEW. Maumee, Oct. 27, V ,30tf ':AfCV'"t mens thickboots, a superior ar lUUticle, made expressly for this market, just received, and for sale low for cash, corner of Broadway and Conant streets. - dec. 15. - . : A CARY ill ,T-:i I j. ki v.tt.ro'S -. I ' Volume II. --IV0. 49. MIAMI HOTEL TO LET. rk THIS new and spacious House would be rented to a good tenant who ilL would furnish it, at a low rent, for a yearor term of years. It is situated nearer the main steamboat landings of Maumee City and the great ferry across the river, than any other large establishment of the kind, and where the travel through the black Bwamp may be most conveniently accommodated, no Hotel in this region of country offers greater inducements to a good tenant.- Its plan and arrangements are superior to any on the Maumee river.- Enquire of nov. 24. , J. W. SCOTT. JEFFERSON HOUSE. Erie btrket, Maumee City, Ohio. rpHE subscriber respectfully informs the JL public that he hasleased this eligible es tablishment, and put it in complete order for the reception of boarders, travellers and visi tors. It is a beautiful situation, in the most pleasant partof said city, and the subscriber flatters himself that his attention to the ac commodation and comforts of his guests will ensure to him aliberalshare of public patron age. ' . The furniture of the House is new, and the apartments are in good order. 1'he stable is largo and commodious, and will be attended by careful servants. ROBERT GOWER. april 21. . . .. 55tf AMERICAN HOUSE FOR RENT. THIS new and commodious building is now completed, and will be leased for a term of years on advantageous terms. The Amer ican is one of the best locations fur a Hotel in the city, being convenient to the steamboot landings, and about the centre of the city. En quire of O. WILLIAMS k Co. . nov. 17. S3 N. RATIIBUN. EGS leave to inform his friends and the it J public, that he has resumed the Profes sion of the Law, hasopened an office, opposite the brick store of Smith U Crowell, on Wol cott street, in .Vlaumee city, where he intends to practice as an .Attorney, Counsellor, and Solicitor, in all the courts of Law and Equity in the state of Ohio. His JusticcsOfliceiskeptin the same build ing, and is open at. all proper hours. . Ack nowledgements of all kind of instruments ta ken, and allkinds of conveyancing, done here with neatness and despatch. Oct. 7. , . 27tf TALI AN SPRING WHEAT & DUT- TON CORN. . V ,v, THE subscriber hns on hand a quantity of Italian Spring Wheat, the real genuine article, raised from seed purchased of the im porter nimsen seiectcu witn great care, espe cially for seed. Those who wish to purchase for sowing will do well to apply soon. . Also, true Dutton Corn selected for seedv . II. REED. Waterville, Dec. 1, 1838. 85tf LUMBER. . n'EJ flfin feet seasoned white wood, 1 inch IU,UUU boarri( 2 inch plank, 1 and U inch Flooring, Siding. 3 by 4, 4 by 4, 4 by 5, 2 by 5, 2 by 6 and 2 bv 8 Joist, A Iso, ., ' ' 75,000 sawed Laths for sale at the corner of Kingsbury and Front-street, bv BOYNTON & GANNETT. Aug. 11. l8tf STONE WARE---Churns from 2 to 6 gallons; Jars and pots from 1 to 4 galls.; Jugs 'from a quart to 3 galls.; Pitchers of 1 and 2 galls.; milk crocks; stove pipe crocks, for sale by nov. 24. . BOYNTON U GANNETT. DANIEL F. COOK Attorney and Counsellor at Law, office over JusticeConant's UetroitBtreet. Maumee City, Sept. 1. , 22tf- , ASTRAL LAMPS A new, cheap and beautiful article, forsale by. - i . j, VV. W1SWKJ..L.,.. June 9 . ,. Commercial Buildings. SPOONS German silver Tea and Table Snnnnn. hpnnfifnl nrtir.le.'eheaner and e- qually handsome with silver, for sale by TEA .KETTLES Sheet iron Tda Kittles, a new Article, for sale by - tXT 1KrTOTlTl?T T R EADY made clothing for sale low for cash at tne jviarengo casn store. . 4 ;,:.. A. VAIN , V UU11J51. July 6, 1839 . . ;,, 14tf CANDIICS, a general asortment for sale at the Marengo cash store. . . - .i . A. VAN VOORST. July 6, 1838. . .i 14tf . s ON CONSIGNMENT. , , pf bbls. Flour, also 100 pairs thick boots tJJ and brogaps, manufactured by Sheffield, of Huron. . C. A. WILLIAMS. Nov. 3. J.:::, . ' Sftf LAST CALL, SAVE GREETING! ALL persons having unsettled accounts with the subscribers are requested to coll and have them adjusted, and all indebted must make payment previous to the 15th of January next, if they wish to save costs.' ian 5 UOYWTON & GAIN IN IS IT, - "-y": ; CORN MILL. ' THE subscribers have placed a run of stones in the Steam Engine Shop on Tnppan street, where they can now grind any kind of gram tbat does not require bolting, at short notice. . WUl-iCUTT St SI'tiUUliNS. Jan. 26." " ' 43tf fLOTUING, such as coats, jackets, vests, pants., cotton and flannel shirts, flannel draws kc.,for Bale by ! - t: . U. H. NlTCJiHS S CU. jan 5 . .; '' !?- :'' - Brick Hotel. LINEN and cloth table spreads, for sale by ; G.'H. NITCHIE & Co. jan '5 ' . I ' Brick'Hotel. LATCHES.Handles, Locks, Butts, Screws, Hammers Hatchets, broad and narrow Axes Wrenches be. ; :,; : Oct. 13. ' JO;, b W. RICHARDSON. : a.;; r,;!u-ii r,j jtdiit.tt fe-i-J.-. t,. MAUBIEE CITV, OHIO, , POETRY. ACCOUNT CURRENT. ' ' ' ' Woman Dn. O the woe that woman brings! Source of sorrow, grief and pain! , , All our evils have their springs In. the first of female train. Eve, by eating, led poor Adam v Outof Eden, and estray; - ' ... Look for sorrow still, where madam, Port and proud, directs the way. , Courtship is a slavibh pleasure, Soothing coquettish train; Wedded what! thy mighty creature,, . ' , Doomed to drag a golden chain. , 1 Noisy clack and constant bawling, . Discord and domestic strife; Empty cupboard, children bawling,1 ocoiuing woman matte a wire. ' Gaudy dress and haugh'y oarnacre, Love's fond balance fled and gone; . These, the bitttr fruits of marriage! He that's wise willlet alone! ' ;. ' ,. . Contra Cr. O! what joys from woman spring, ' . Source of bhssund purest peace; -Eden could not comfort bring, Till fair woman showed her face. When she came, good honest Adam Clasp'd the gift with open arms; Ho left Eden for'his madam, .' So our parent prized her charms. Courtship thrills tho soul with pleasure! Virtue's blush on beauty's cheek; Happy prelude to n treasure Kings have left their crowns to seek! Lovely looks and constnnt courting, Sweet' ning all the toils of life: Cheerful children, harmless sporting, ' Lovely woman made it wife! Modest dress and gentle carriage, Love triumphant on his throne; ' . ; These the blissful fruits of marriage, ' None but fools would live alone. MISCELLANEOUS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 1687 VSX After Ihe expedition conducted bv La Salle to colonize Louisiana in 1687, the results of which have been stated, no further attempt of the kind was made until 1699. During the In terval a constant communication was kept up betw een Canada and the settlement in Illinois. Accessions were continually made to Cahokia and Kaskaskia; but no new settlements were formed with the exception of certain planta tions that were put under cultivation on a fer tile tract, between these two villages, called Prairie du Rochor. . The attention of the French, however, was not withdrawn from l his newly explored regionj and in 1099 an expe dition sailed from Pocheford, Under the com mand of Lemoine d:f bbervil'o, a Canadian na val officer of reputation, destined to the mouth of the Mississippi. Ho was the first to enter the river by sea; he examined the country by its mouth, and laid the foundation of the first colony at the head of a small bay named Biloxi within the present limits of the State of Missis sippi. The Spaniards who had long before established colonics in Florida at St. Augus tine and neighboring points, having just form ed a settlement at Pensacola, protested against the occupation of what they . claimed as their own Territory, by the French. Their oppo-, sition, however, appears to have been ineffec tual, form 1702 the French occupied anew post oa Mobile river, still nearer tho Pensa cola. " But little attention was paid to agriculture by the colony of Biloxi or Mobile. The colo nists depended chiefly on the mother country tor supplies ot provisions. Their principle ob ject was the prosecution of the fur trade and a search fur the precious metals. . Accordingly they aimed only to establish a convenient depot in which to store the expected profits of tho chase and the mines in readiness to be shipped for distant markets. .No sooner, therefore was a footing gamed by the colonists- at Mo bile than expeditions were despatched up the Mississippi to trade with the natives and as certain the mineral wealth of the country. , In an expedition of this kind, undertaken in 1705, the French for the first time entered the Missouri river and ascended it as far as the mouth of the Kanzas, the point where the western boundary line of the state of'Missouri now crosses the river. The natives, with whom they had interviews, cheerfully engaged in trade with them; and they found tho traffic in furs, highly profitable, though they now here obtained the precious metals, in suiicient quantities to remunerate them for thesearcli. It may here be observed, that the French tra ders have always been more fortunate in their intercourse with the Indians than-, those of any other nation, i .'. v The footing thus gained by the French at the mouth of the river was of decided advan tage to the settlements in Upper Louisiana or Illinois, it opened to them a direct avenue to the ocean and greatly facilitated their commu nication with France. i But these settlements soon began to experience new obstacles to their progress. The Wars in Europe now de manded all their attention, and resources of men and money could not bo obtained for car rying on the projected enterprises in Louisia na, and they accordingly languished for sever al years. During this period, too, the Span iards neglected- no opportunity, which occur ed, to molest their enemies. - But little "pro gress, therefore, was made by any of the set; tlements about this time. Those of Illinois kept on the even tenor of their way; their reli ance forsuhsislance being on the cultivation of the soil. While those ot the mouth of the ri ver, depending upon supplies from abroad, were at times extremely, destitute. This state of things, however, turned their attention, trom necessity, to agriculture, and put them in a condition, afterwards, to be more inde pendent of external assistance. - Most of these settlers, however, being people of rank, and the leading men: military characters, they were inclined to labor' on the soil with their own hands, but procured slaves for the pur pose, and assigned the labors of the field almost exclusively to them.1 4 - ' ; :,. ' Hitherto the affairs of Louisiana had' been managed by Officers of his appointment, in the name of the king. '- At length he, finding his SATUKDAY MARCH 9, 1839. attention entirely engrossed, by the wars, in Europe, yet anxious to keep the Mississippi Valley out of the hands of the enemies, the Spaniards, made a grant of the whole territory in I7i2 by letters patent to Antoine de Crpzat. Crozat was a man of great influence,' and amassed a fortune of 40,000,000 livres in the Indian trade. This grant Secured to him the exclusive right of commerce with the colony for 16 years, and all the profits accruing from the mines and minerals he should discover with the exception of one fifth of the gold and sil ver, which was reserved to the king. The great wealth and credit of this gentle man, and the important services he had ren dered the crown, were sure pledges of his abi lity and exertions; and it was confidently ex pected that he would speedily revive thedrooy ping prospects of the colony. Another mo tive also prompted to this grant. Those who had been entrusted with authority in the pro vince were more or less at variation with each other and it required some steady and energet ic hand to' heal the disorders and restore harmony and consort of action among them, i M. De la Motte was the first governor ap pointed under the grant. He arrived in the colony and entered upon his official duties in 1713. A census taken at that time gave a population of but 400 permanent residents. Tne number wasconsidernbly increased by emigrants who came with the governor. The prevailing inducement with them was the hope of obtaining wealth from the supposed mine ral treasurers of the country and from trade with the natives. Accordingly all their altera tion was directed to this-one object, and all their exertions bent on accomplishing it. Ex peditions wee sent iA various directions through the country to traffic in furs and search forjold and silver. Tbe trade with the na tives was gonerally profitable, but the search for mineral riches was fruitless. Prairie Beacon. THE GRAND DUKE AND THE JEW. A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. The following singular story, which was current among tne liiifflish residents in t Petersburg!!, at the coronation of the present Cmperor of Russia, has been narrated to us by a person newly arrived from that part of the,ontinenl. , In the early part of the year 1326, an Eng lish gentleman, Irom Akmelchtin the Crime an, having occasion to travel to France on bu siness of importance, directed his course by way of Warsaw, in Poland. About, an hour after his arrival in that city, he quitted the ta vern in which he had been taking a refresh ment, to take a walk through the streets. While sauntering in front of one of the public buildings, he met with an elderly gentleman of a grave aspect and courteous demeanor. After mutual exchange of civilities, they got into conversation, during which, with the char acteristic , trankness ot an Englishman, he told the stranger who he was, where from, and whither he was going. The other, in the most friendly manner invited him to share the hospitalities of his house, till such time as he found it convenient to resume his lournev nd ding, with a smile, that it was nut improbable that he might visit the Crimea himself in the course of that year, when, perhaps, he might require a similar return: tho invitation was accepted, and he was conducted to a splendid mansion, elegant without and commodious within. Unbounded liberality on the part of the Pole, produced unbounded confidence on the partof the Englishman. 1 he latter had a small box of jewels of great value, which lie had carried about hie person from the time of his leaving home hnding that mode ot conveyance both hazardous and inconvenient in a to'vn, he re quested his munificent host to deposit it in a place ot security till he should be ready to go sway. At the expiration of three days, he prepared for his departure, and in asking for his box, how was he amazed when the old gentleman, with a countennnce exhibiting the utmost surprise roplied, 'What box!" " Why, the small box of jewels which I gave you to keep for me!'! "My dear sir, you must surely be mistaken; I never, really, saw, ot heard of such a box." The Englishman was petrified. After recovering himself a little, he requested he would call his wife, she having been present when he received it. She came, and on being questioned, answered in exact unison with her husband expressedtho same surprise and benevolently endeavored to persuade her dis tracted guest that it was a mere hallucination. With mingled feelings of horror, astonishment and despair, he walked nut ot the house and went to the tavern at which he had put up du ring his arrival in Warsaw. There he rela ted his mysterious story, and learned that his iniquitous host was the richest Jew in Poland. He was advised, without delay, to state the cate to the Grand Duke, who fortunately hap pened at that time to be in Warsaw. . - He accordingly-waited upon him, and with little Ceremony was admitted to an audience. He briefly laid down his case, and Constan tino, ".with a greedy ear devoured up his dis course." Constantino expressed his astonish ment told him he knew the .Jew, having had extensive money transactions with him that he had always been respectable, and of an un blemished character, " However;" he added, "I will use every legitimate means to unveil the mystery."., So saying, he called . on some gentlemen who were todine with him that day, and despatched a messenger with a note to the Jew, requesting his presence. , Aaron obeyed the summons. ''Have you no recollection of having received a box of jewels from the hand ot this gentleman?" said the Duke. " Never, my Lord,'' was the reply." Strange, indeed. Are you perfectly conscious,'' turn ing to4he Eiiglinliman, "that you gave. the box as stated! ' Quite certain,, my Lord," Then addressing himself to the Jew ''This is a very singular case, and 1 feel it my duty to use singular means to ascertain the truth; is your wife at . hornet" '" Yes, my Lord." "Then," continued Constantine,1 "here is a sheet of paper, and here is a pen;' proceed to write a note to' your wife in such terms aa I shall dictate." Aaron lifted the pen: "Now;" said the second Solomon, commence by saying, " All is discovered! There is no resource lehT, but to deliver up the box. I have owned the fact in the presence of the Gmnd Duke." A tremor shook the frame of the Israelite, and the pen dropped from his fingersA-tfJut instantly recovering himself be exclaimed, "That is impossible, my Lord. That would be directly implicating myself." ' " I give you my word Whole Ao. 101. and honor," said Constnntine, ' ''in presence ot every one in he room, that what you writs shall never be used as an instrument against you, father than the effect it produces on your wife. , If you are innocent yon have nothing to fear but if you persist in not writing it, I will hold it as a proof of youf1 guilt." With a tremUing hand, the terrified Jew wrote out the nota, folded it np, and as ho was desired, senled it with his own signet. .Two officers were despatched with it to his house, and when Sarah glanced over its contents, she swooned and sunk to the ground. The box was delivered up and restored to its owner and the Jew suffered the punishment his villainy deserved.' lie was sent to Siberia. , Diamon3 cut Diamond. We have often heard ofthe long time it has takejj to decide a game at chess, when the parties were both first-rate players, or were very equally matched. Instances of t lii b kind hove occured in playing at cards, when the opposing parties were both honest. It also repeatedly occurs when it so happens that both parties are dex terous at cheating. A rather singular in stance of this kind took place in London a short tune since. , A Frenchman had become proverbial among those with whom he was in the habit of playing, for -the unerring cer tainty with which he gained from all who ven tured to play with him. At last, as might be expected, teeinir no chance of winninc everv one refused to engage in the unequal trial of f Kin. An englishman, who had heard ot the triumphs of Monsieur, expressed his readiness to enter the lists with him. The parties play ed for three hours without intermission, and at the end of that time we're, in respect to winning and loosing, much about the Bame as when they commenced. They then stopped to have a little refreshment. 'Sare,' said the Frenchman, in a sort of whisper, to a party who accompanied the Englishman, "your friend is a very clever man at the cards; deu ced clever, sar-!." 'He is a very clever fel low,' observed the Englishman. 'I sha!l try him again,' said Monsieur. As he made the observation, ho proceeded to the room in which they had been pluying, and which was fixed as the- Ecene of their future contest. He had scarcely quitted the place when the other mide h;s appearance, and observed that the French man was the most skilful player he had ever met with. The parties again met, and the cards were again produced. The game was renewed at eleven o'clock, and continued with out intermission till the next morning. At the end of that time, to the surprise ot each other, they found that they had left off just as they had begun. They were respectively the more astonished at this, as neither had before met with his equal. 'San.,' said the Frenchman, ' you are de best player I met with.' 'And you, Monsieur,' returned the other, 'are the only gentleman from whom I could gi in nothing.' . 'Indeed, pare! said Monsieur, hesitatingly. 'Sare, I'm quite surprised at your skill.' 'I'm no less so at yours, Monsieur.' 'You're de most skilf'ullest man at de cards in England. Not while you are in it. Monsieur,' replied the Englishman, with a smile. Sare, I cheated, and yet could not gain from you,' remarked the Frenchman, hurriedly and with great emphasis, feeling it impossible any longer to restrain his surprise at the cir cumstances of being unable to play a winning game wilh the Englishman. ' And, Monsieur, I did the same with you, and yet you are no loser,' remarked the other, with a corresponding energy of tone. ' The enigma was solved: both had been cheating the whole night, though each was un conscious of the dishonest practice of the oth er. And so equally matched Were they in their dexterity at cheating, that each rose from the table with the same amount of money as that with which he sat down. The cheats cordially shook hands seemingly much gratifi ed that they had at last ascertained how it was that neither could sain fiom the other. Grant's Sketch in London. Oysters kc There is food for reflection even in an oyster. To a common eve, per- naps, there seems no more in (that species of annimai man a mere agreeable viand, admira bly adapted to the purposes ol deglutition and esculence, but to a true philosopher, an oystor opens a wide field for contemplation. Indeed, to speok abstractly, there can be no doubt but that-the species of created existence which we term oysters, was sent into this world for some other purpose than merely to fill up a chasm in the great material universe. It does not seem rational to suppose that an animal ofsocim plicate a structuro would have sprang into be ing for no other purpose than to gratify the pa late ofthe gourmand or offer a new luxury to Uie satiated ban vivant. It would be foul slan der upon the universal oyster world to assert such a glaring absurdity. No! oysters are in telligent thinking beings, bei.igs who, from the softness of their nature, and the influence of circumstances i on their early education, seem peculiarly adapted to the cultivation of all those sympathies and emotions which form the cream of lite, and we the very essence of all j social organization. What an interesting vol ume would be the biography of an oyster! Take for instance the common oy.ter, one whose genius or ambition never elevated him to any great consequence in the eyes of his fel low oysters, who never aspired to anything be yond the capacity of an ordinary swallow, and what a new and inexhaustible fund of incident would his life afford to lovers ofthe romantic, whose appetites have been so longglutted with the soulless abortions of modern novelists! And if such would bo tho life of an ordinary oyster, what might we not expect from an ac curate and well authenticated biography of an aged and venerable one, over whose shell ten thousand tides had ebbed and flowed, whose years had been spent in all the vicissitudes of oyster lite; whose hcait had left the tender emotions which oysters, as the. poets tell us, can tcel, and whose dimensions were such Its would astonish while they tempted, the palate of a very hungry .'.individual!' Such a one have we in our minds eye, at this very moment. We think we see him before us. There he lies, in the pure and crystal palace that nature has made for him, "Boating all unconscious, in his own imaculate juiciness, like a sky spirit reposing on the spotless bosom of a Funset cloud. Such an. ovster! Sure the.gods have sent thee to reward our revireco for thy Kind red! "Come, let me bolt thee: , ' ' . "I have thee not, and yet I see thee still, Art thou not, tempting vision, sensible To tasting, as to sight? or art thou but ' An oyster of the mind; a fulse creation, P...n.l;nn c i.-.. -. a ,...: I see thee yet, in form as palpable As those which I have eaten." "'.,, O that we might write thy biography! ' 6 that there were some one to unfold what has passed within that shell of thine Shelley might have done it, but alas! his life was wasted in pursuits less enoblingto hissnecies. - His gen ius expended its powers on mere airy fantas ies of the imagination. It conversed not with; the sober realities of nature.' - ' . a But though there is none left ta write thv bi ography, Great Representative of the oyster tribe, though we can never hope to profit by thine experience, there is yet one way left by which we can testify our affection for the many virtues of thy family. We can eat them! and eat them we will, come in whatever shape they, may, fried, stowed, roasted or raw, so they 'be frexh, and we advise all our readers to do so- likewise, if they like them, for we are assured that oysters when they are food are excellent good eating. .' , , . . -. ,,, t I nere is by the way, a philosophy in the cooking of oysters, concerning which, we in tend to dilate in a tuture paper. Cmannatt Daily Sun. ' . ;:;.;;-;. A capital story is told by the Mirror about the late Charles Gilfert, which we have copied below: -' . - :,, . . , . ,:, ,., . " The quondam manager of the Bowery the atre was a peculiar fellow, and one of the most fascinating men nr his day;' At Albany he met with a Mr. I.emnir. sl-Frenchmtn. Inf whom be borrowed money until he nearly ru ined him, Leinair wts one day in a towering rage at the cause of his misfortune, and used to tell the following characteristic story of hie friend: "Monsieur Charles Gilfert, he come to Albany. He have ruin me in my business met affairet. He borrow de t argent data n.e to large amount. He go to New York, and promise to send him, right away, ver quick. But, voyex -vout, when I write to'him, he re- turn me m reipunse incontenantc, von impu dent answer, and say, I may go to the devil for look for him. . I leave Albany instantly, deter mined to have the grand personal satisfaction for the affront he put upon me. I walk" straight away from de bateau a vapevr, de steam boat. I go to my boarding-house. 1 procure von large stick, and rush out of de y nsiun to meet him. By-and-by, bxentot, I seer him von large vay off, very remotely. 1 im mediately button up my coat vith strong deter mination, and hold my stick fierce in my handr to break his neck several times. Yen he come near, my indignation rise. He put out hie hand. I reject him. He smile, and look over his spectacles at me. I say, you von scoun drel, eoquin injamp. He smile de more, and make tin grand effort, a great trial to pacify my grande Indignation, and before he leaver me, he borrow twenty doll irs from me oncer more, by gar! A ver pleat-ant man was Mon sieur Charles Gilfert; ver. nice man to borrow t argent ma foi.'" , , ; - A Yankee and an Irishman were the other evening discussing the claims of their respect ive countries to superiority. While it was yet doubt'ul to which the victory belonged, the Irishman, pointing to the moon inquired 'What do you call that?' ' Why,' replied the Yankee, 'that is the moon te be sure.' 'Is that your moon?' said the Irishman, why, honey dear, the stars in Ireland ere bigger than that.' $ ' A Pkcui.iar Statu of' Mind. A prisoner who had just received his sentence for two-. yea-s at the Boston Municipal court, thus ad dressed the judge. a ; " I think my sentence is peculiarly and un justly severe, considering the moral turpitude of my offence. What have 1 done, more than to take fifteen dollars of another man's prop erty, when he was in a very peculiar state of mind? I do not rise, ho ever, to ask you to change my sentence, but only to express that your official and mortal career may terminate before my sentence expires; and when your career does terminate, I hope you will go where Judce Jeffey went before you, and he did'nt go to heaven by d darn'd sight." Wonderfdi. Cubiositt There is now in our village a White JYegro TFoman, whose fea tures are those ofthe African, but her skin and hair are white, the latter curly-end resemblinjr lamb's wool. Her parents are black, and re side at Mansfield, in this State. She has eve ry appearance of the African, except in the co lor of the skin and hair; and a more remarka ble freak of nature it has not been;' our lot to . witness. The thick flat nose, thicMand pout ing lips, and the features of her whole person, are boldly delineated, and . strike the beholder with astonishment in contemplating the singu lar phenomenon. The existence of such a be- s ing as a white negro, though we had often , heard of the fact, is no longer a fable, and we advise the curious to visit her at the house of Major Strohl, where she temporarily stays. Sandusky Dem. " ' ' " Gkk. Washington's Views or Internai, Improvements. I am not for discouraging the exertion of any State to draw the com merce of the WK8TKRN countrt to itsseaports. The more communications we open to it, the. closer we bind the rising wotld to our interests, and the greater strength we acquire by it. Ex- tend the inland navigation of the eastern wa triis, connect them as near as possible with those which run wbsTward open them to the Ohio open also such as extend from the Ohio towards Lake Erik; and we shall not. only draw the produce of the western settlers, but the fur trade ofthe Lakes also, to our poits -thus adding an immense increase to our ex- . ports, and binding those people to us by a chain which can never be broken," See Cor respondence by Sparlct. " i . - -'if ix: . "Mister how do you sell your sugar to day!" . "" Only twenty cents the pouni." ' Can't give it. Ml drink my coffee with out sugar, and kiss my wife for sweetening first. Good day sir." " . ' . ,' " Good day, sir.1 When you get ' tired of that kind of sweetening, please call again-" . "Perhaps lmayi" . .. , w ,T . He called the next day t , . Whew! whiz An abolition paper contains the following paragraph: - ,. " "Bail out the Atlantic with a tea-spoon pierce Leviathan's vitals with a. tooth-pick quench. Vesuvius with the contents- of a gob let then you may talk of 'wiping away the stain of slavery from our national escutcheon, by sending them to Liberia!', ,, , NApor.BON. ,A Ilion Fuonr. The New Orleans Bulletin says, speaking of this great mans '. . ' "As the world wanes the light of his gen ius wijj; stream with an increased effu' - to its end." ' ' ;