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THE WEEKLY MOUNTAIN DEMOdM VOLUME IX. { the mountain democrat. PUBI.ISHKD EVERY RATIRDAY MORNING, BY OILWIOK8 A J ANU AB V. ». W. m*K», W ' *• UA*T TKRMH —ikamablv IK *i.vi«CF-Om> Y« - ar. 0-S; Sl« Mouth*, #>; Tkrw Mouth*. $ I «**; On* Month '|>ayal»lc to the Car rier), IRoewt*; Bias** Copter, I*S c. ot*. ADVERTISIKtA—One Square. of R»Hne.«, flr«t invert loo. ••‘I; I .I a ■■buQucot loinrttirr f 1 M; Bu«ine«* Card**. «»f 10 liuc* T? y»*r. t»: "«>■(« Card*. of 10 line. ..r I****, thrae month*. A liberal discount will 1* mode o« the above rate* fWe yearly and quarterly adverti*emeiu» which exceed woe square. JOB PRINTING.—Ow OBlce 1» replete with all the modern liprff*l M,, m' for the rsat. cm*at ari* ■»rm execution of •very at vie vf PRIXriNO.eurha* H«mk«, Painphle*.. Brief*. Poetcve. Handbill*. Circular*. B»llTicket*. Prowron.mei.Cer- U5cate* of Muck or Depovit. BUlheod*. ( heck*, Koccipi*, Cerda, Lebela. ete.. in ploio or fancy colored iuka. j EH TICKS BLANKS. —Aflldavlto. lodcrtakin** and Writ* of AuochmewV the new law. forwent thi. OfBre: Blow, ■tank Declaration* of Home-Umd. the n«<i convenient form i (IM J«at prtntod. o complete form of MIM.KM Alao. a beautifully executed MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. *t 9 lAHKR Xo.lTmWaahlBWtoti.tfwi oproette Moeuire a Ovorlnieuiic'. i»tbe ooIt authorized A vent for the MOOT AIN DEMOCRAT. Iw the (ft; of San Francisco. All order, for the Paper or AdveriUln* left with him will he promptly at leaded to. W J. c. KERI.KY I* authorized to receive money* doe thi* Oflce. for aebvcrip(i<4>« adtertDiog. etc. W T CURBS 1* the auth.-rired Aral <*f the DEMOCRAT at ' Order* for the paper. adverting. or for Jot. woekTiefl with him will he promptly attended to. r-uAS. P- JACKSON I* the authorized Agent of the MlJl N YAlS DEMOCRAT at F.l l»orado. Order* left with him will be promptly attended to. H J. BIDLKMAN l« «ur authorized arent at Sacramento.— All order* for advertising etc . left with him will renrhe im mediate attention. A. BADLAM. Jr.. 1* onr auth-rif-l aeent at Saeraro* ot© an t will protny tly forward adtrrtlenifni. h*ude«l him for u*. COL. L. B. HOPKINS i* our authorized ageut at Aurora. Mono County. A. H. L. DIAS la agent for the DxM<>ea»T at Virginia City. Nevada Territory. Ofllre, on Coloma Street. professional Cartis, IZtr. M. K. pHKAkm. Hi I.Tikk. SHEARER A MeINTIRE. ATTORNEY! 1 AND COI'XMXLOR* AT-I.AW, Office—Sorth .id. of P1»t» (PlHircrvllle. [tiuvUlf J j. g i- -»• EASTMAN A WILLIAMS. attornkys-atIiAW, pUrrrTillr »n.l (ieonfttown, El Dor»ito County, Cnl OFFICE!* Dou,l».V Block (up fctoir*PUccrvitle, »„d on Mnln A., lioorpr'own. lioviyl O. D. HALL, O. YALE. VUwtrrltU, Sin FraneUm, Practice I.»k in ill the Couru of t'ub. Officca. *1 Cirwm and Virginia City. je.YU-tf JOHN HC MB, 01 »COS«. HUME A SLOSS. ATTORXEYS - A T - I. A W, Office in City Block, I‘Urervllle. Will practice l.i* in llie ( uurl. of 1.1 liorado and , adjoimurCountiei—iu the Supreme Court, mud tf Court! of I'tata Territory. «‘ l9 A. A. VAN OUELDER, attorn kv - at - i. aw. Placereillc, El Dorado County. California. OFFICE, corner Coli.nia and Mam Sin et.. tf 8. W. SANDERSON, ATTORNEV- A T - I. A W. Office, in Dougin.!' Bud Unit tup .'lair<i. Main Ptreel, I’lacerv.lie. If a. ral ui.K. CARR A PALMER, ATTORNF.V» - A T - I. A W . Fill practice la» in all tt.r 'niirri of El Dorado and .iljoininjrCtointlr*. Office In Dougln-V Building (up iUlr.l, Main at.. Placer! tile. ii.i2.nf F. H. HARMON. NOTARY Prill.lC AMI COM EY tNCEII. Deed!. Mortgngc. Ac . correctly witlen lid ac knowledge! Di potilioin taken Note* pr-le.led. ftftre —H »rk rnnm, (tip Muir*' in 0“««e!**A lliii** » ■ Building. Mam alreet. ne»l the Cary llmlae. E. B. CARSON. NOTARY PEIII.IC AND < ONVEVANCER Office— In the Court-H"U!i. with County Recorder. Will proteal Note!, draw ln.d., M r'lr P-.w -era .f Attorney at d MoMI>TE t D I'Ei I.AIIATIoNS. • with neatneaa and .li.palch, the no .1 ri aa .nnlde i term.. jan.Vtf M. K. SHEARER, NOTARY Pflll.lt'. <XF.ce, at Kraldenre. Maui etreet. three door! a hoi e Bedford A.emle, riaeen ille. aillO H. K. STOWE. NOTARY Pl'lll.lf AND CONVEYANCER, I'nhintowii. El liorado County. CHAS. F. IRWIN, NOTARY pmuc, In arid for El O . rado County—Office al Diamond au-.-J Spring.. if t iti a. JfiHX l'"oU, DRS. COOKE Sl TITUS, PIITf*!CIAN.** AND SURGEONS, Office. (»ip«tr»lr-,> *v*-r H-nryA Itye’. Store. .vli 'in iig the Telegraph Offlcr. ••p|n»*ite the Cury auBl Mali* street. 8m Boohs, Stationers, IZtr. T. C. NUGENT, DEALKK IX BOOKS, PTATIONERY, CUTLERY, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, ETC., City Block, Main itreet, dccH3m PI.ACKKVIU.E. fill IS, / *rt tint! the S. If Al i'onur of Main Strert PLiCEMVILLK, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Havana Cigar*, Tobacco, Book*, Sta tionery, Cutlery, Playing Card*, Yankee Notion*, Fruit*, <>reen And Dried, Nut* and C andle*, it *ah FEA.icisco pricks. Also,receives by every Btearrer the latest Atlantic and European Newspapers, Mugasines amt Period!* cal*, and all the WEEKLY CALIFORNIA NEWSPA PERS and MAGAZINES. novj.l-.bn S. SILBEKSTEU, DEALEa IM ROOKS, STATIONERY, CUTLERY, Toys, Tobacco, Cigars, Fruit, Nuts, Candies, etc., etc.. Main atreet, oppoaite the Cary House, do!9] PLACEEVIU.E. [3m Wf M. BRADSHAW & CO., MAIN STREET, PLACKRIVLLE, Wholesale and Retail Dealer* In -ffixTy BOOKS, stationery, JflHEir Fancy Oosdi, Cutlery, Meerschaum Pipes, Tobacco, Cigars, Candies, Fruits, etc., etc., •Have just received the largest and heat *eleeted atock of Gouda in their line of buaiuesa ever brought 4o this market. Thlr friends, and the public In general, are respect stilly invited to call and examine. They are also receiving, per every Steamer from flew York, the latest Publications. nov9-8»n W. 91. BRADSHAW A CO. HAVE OPXXKD A bhaxtoh: store I* (JPPKR PAACIRYILLK^ Opposite'Messrs. Howlett k Burnham's. They have a well selected stork of STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS, SCHOOL BOOKS, MISCELLAN EOUS WORKS: also, a large variety of FANCY GOODS, CUTLERY, choicest brands of CIGARS and TOBACCO, FRUITS, CANDIES, etc., which they of fer for sale at the lowest Cash prices. riovl7-8m PJLAZA BOOK STORE, PLACERVILLE, Has just received a splendid assortment of Standard and Miscellaneous Works, STATIONERY, SCHOOL BOOKS, oirr Book*, albums, cctlert, TOYS, GOLD PK!*B, VIOUBB, OCITABS, ACCORDKONB, MtJIC BOOKS, ROMAN STRINGS, BTC., 810., Selected expressly for the Country Trade, and selling At greatly reduced rates. Also, AGENTS For Sacramento Union, Alta California, Bulletin Mirror, etc. NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS Kept constantly on hand, and sold unusually low. jao* ta HERNANDEZ A ANDERSON. Hotels, Restaurants, !£tc. THE CAHY HOUSE, MAI* KTRBfcT, Pl.t (TOY ILK. CARY A CULLEN....PROPRIETORS, w. m. caet. ja». w. cru.iv. deeTtf ORLEANS HOTEL, ,Corner of Main and Sacramento streets, PLACERVILLE. H. T. PLANT, having leaned the above named wopttlar Hotel, is now prepared to accommodate erinanent or transient lioarders in a style equal to that of any house in the County. No pains will be spared to render the ORLEANS atill more deserv ing of public support than heretofore ; and the proprietor, with confidence, anticipates a lil»eral share of public patronage. hot 17-3 m ST. GEORGE HOTEL. J. R. UARDENBF.RGH k J. U. I)A YTJS, Proprietors. Fourth Street, between J and K, Jan4tf Bacramxxto. NATIONAL. RESTAURANT MAIM !»TfcrET, SKIT (VM-H To TIIK OASIS HALOON, & PLACERVILLE. HIE undersigned r« s|*ectfnllj f9k c* rvllle and the public g-neral _ ly, that he has taken the above • nani»-d house and renovated and re furnished it m the be*t style. lam prepared at all times, day or night, to accoimuoda’e those who may favor me with their patronag, with the vary bc«t of everything the market affords, prepared in any desired style. Oysters, Chicken*, Turkey* 4 Came of all kinds served t« order. t*r Krait,*-*.*!*! Pastry of all kinds constantly on hand. A share of patronage is respectfully soli cited. JOHN MILLER. IlarerviUe, November I s , 3m 4 HOPE AND NEPTUNE RESTAURANT, On the Tlaia, Placenille. The above popular Place of Resort has been le*f«d by the undersigned,' and thoroughly renovated and refitted. Every Delicacy of the Season r«n,Unity an band. Mail. .rrtr.l «t lb. thortnt U..IK-. A .bare of patronage aolicited. act’A i 3 m JOHN 31ABCOVICII. ADRIATIC EXCHANGE, Main street, third door above tin- Cary House. The onder-igned re-|wrt fuily informs hi- friends the public generally.that he is keeui’df.hi- EXCHANGE on th** European Resiaurant Style, an 1 is prepared to furnish Meals et all Hours, Day or Night, And to arcomm»*date HOARDERS AND DlWikltf The Saloon is kept open all night. dT; PETER FOX. I'OSTOITIIE E\(IIA»IE, OVER THE POSTOFFICK. ON THE PLAZA, PLACERVILLE. M. BOROWSKY PROPRIETOR. Best of Liquors. Wines, Cigars, &c., AI W ATS ON II tXI*. FRESH OYSTERS, EVERY STYLE jantj [ro* w. .ii. noMin i:, \V II O L E SALK [l. i<iii <> r I><■ a 1 (.* v. Plata. Mam street, PUcertiiK*. Sample Room in Cary House ItuihLng. j»ti4 IIENRV RADJKSKY, DRALEti IN Clears, Tobacco and Fruit, Cary House, .. Flaccrvillr. REST HAVANA (TCiAID* V* » CENTS decTJ * l*lm joiiv l. kco., (Formerly of Vautme & Co Main street,! Would infirm their old friends, the traveling public, ami the column tiity in general, that they have commenced •uut,in the new and ele gantly arranged room in the CAHY liOt’SK HI 'II.DING. Main stieet. I’lacerville. H AIRDRESSING AND HARD EKING, by the mo.t skillful professors in tlie toiiMtrial art HOT. (Oil) WDSIIOWKU BAT lib, attached to the Kstahlishinent. WIGS, TOI'I’KKS, etr., made to order. Patronage is resnertfullv invited. .IoIIN 1.. I‘EBKLIK. dec7-3ra LEO IIEKNATHOWITZ. •v .T'.V hupiuess on their own are* CARY IIOISi: RAT lIS ! JOHN L. PEBELIE A CO. Respectfully announce to the ladies and gentlemen of M acereill** that, having enlarged tin ir estab lishment, and procured all the necessary apparatus, they are prepared to accommodate them with g*n uine RUBSIAN STEAM BATHS! GALVANIC BATHS ! IRON AND SULFHCR BATHS! As well as HOT, COLD AND SHOWER PATHS! At the following Prices : Russian Steam Baths One Dollar. Galvanic Baths One Dollar. Iron and Sulpher Baths One Dollar. Hot, Cold and Shower Baths Fifty Cents. Entrance to Bath-, through the Cary House. {CTA Private Entrance for ladies. no2tf W. L. MARPLE A CO., HOUSE. SION AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS, Blasters and Paper-Hangers. CARRIAGES, Runners. Flag,, Transparendes.Re* g.ilias. fcc„ Painted at prices to ,uit the time.. WIA DOW G LASS. Juat Received and for Bile, CHEAP FOR CASH, 10,000 Feet of Window Glass, All sices, from SxUl to 80x40, Alao, PUTTY, and u) kinds of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, Smalt*. Turpentine, Brushes, Gilt Moulding,Gold Leaf, Bronse, %c. fW Order- from the country, for work or mu terlal, promptly attended to. 3V. L. MARPLE A CO., a 7 Main at., near Stony Point, Placerville. MILLINERY AND DRESS-MAKINO. m Branch of Mrs. A. E. Irwin’s i Store, San Francisco, I MRS. IRWIN, of Ban Francisco, having es tablished a branch of her MILIN’ERY AND DKKSS-MAKING Kitsbiiihra-nt in this cltv (next door to Nachman’s Hardware store, Main Street) where she has opened a splendid assortmen of MILLINERY GOODS 2 OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, respectfully Invites the Ladies to call and examine her goods and fashions. All kinds of Millinery and Dress-Making doue with dispatch and at low prices. nov2in3 A. A. VAN VOORHIES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALKK IN ALL KINDS OP SADDLES, HARNE Bridles, Whips, Bpurs, Leggins Brushes, Combs, Collars, Sin .ches, Horse Sheets and Blank ets, etc. _ Together with a iarge and complete assort LEATHER. CALF-SKINS, S FINDINGS, SHOEMAKERS’ K! Leather Preservative, Ac., Ac., all of which la -at Sacramento Prices. Now Iron Fire-Proof Block, decSl) Malo itreet, Placerville. “OUR COUNTRY, ALWAYS RIGHT; RUT, RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1862. Like Diana's kiss, unasked, unsought Love gives itself, but is not bought; Nor voice, uor sound betrays Its deep, impassioned ga/e. It comes, the beautiful, the free, The crown of all humanity— In silence and aloue To seek the elected one. Death of Gen. Sam llounton. It is reported from the- South that Gen. Sam Houston is dead. The report may or may not he true. That it is comet, however, seems more probable, as it comes through two different sources. Gen. Houston was horn at Lexington, Virginia, March 2nd, 17113, and was 08 years oht last March. He was of Scotch descent. His father served as Brigade Inspector in the Revolutionary War. He died in 18"7, and the mother of General Houston, with lo r six sons, took lip her restderree in Kant Trtmtwr, near the Cherokee count!y : and Sam, not then 18 years of age, hut a youth of splendid ap pearance, lull six fc-.t in height, dashed into the Cherokee country among the In dians, and resided there three years. He was a topted as a son by a Cherokee Chief, Oolootcka, who was proud of him as a hunter and a brave of dashing appearance and proud mien. In 1811, he returned ■to hie family and opened a private school, in which he was sucee-sful. In 1813 he enliste-. in the artnv as a common soldier, was so-n promoted to tlientlice of Kiisign, fought the Indians under Gen. Jackson, and at the hntllc of ihe great la nd of the Tallapoosa lie received an arrow in his thigh and two title halls in the shoulder. His bravery in this action attracted the notice of Gen. Jackson, and from that time tin y were warm friends, Gen. Jack son sending for him on his dying bed, Gen. Houston hurrying on from Texas; hut tiie Ileio and Statesmen had gone to the better land before his fiiend arrived. After the peace in 1815, Get!. Houston j was promoted to a Lieutenancy, and shortly after underwent a painful surgical operation, w hich nearly cost him his life, for the purpose of removing the title halls trnm his shoulder. In IM7, hr was ap point* d an Indian agent to carry out the treaty with the Chernkees. In 1818 he resigned his eomiiiission in the army, and repaired to Nashville to study law. In lßl'.t he was appointed a Hislrict Attor ney and m»e to distinction at tile liar. He was also appointed Adjutant General of Tennessee, ami in 1821 a Major General of the Militia. In 1823 he was elected a Hi-presontative to t 'ongress, and re-eleetcd in Tfi2s liv an almost unanimous vote. In 1827, he was elected Governor <>f Ten- j nessee by a majority id 12,'J"U. He was very popular, ami had no opponent in the ' I.cgisiatuie elect'd at the same time. Ihning the time he was Governor ofj Telito ssee. one ol those iiieidclits occurred which have checkered his life with ro maiiee. lii January, 18211, lie was mar ri. I. Toe next iijoroiiig lifter the Ill'll'- riage, he an i hi-- wife by mutual consent, agreed to separate. The <h ri»ion was iell to toe wif", tit-ii. Hoiisloii as mil.g her that they would live till death should pint them, on the most friendly l mi-, ami the world should h. no wiser for any proposition that had been made in rela tion to the matt' r, unle»s his wif should ilei ide otln rwise. talmlv ai d in the kii di st spirit, sin- said, "It is best for votir li 'ppin ss at.'i for mine that we .sliouhi part. 1 ' T in- tietieral was o| the same opinion, and tin-agreement was at once made that the sepal ritioli siiouid take plaee, and ibmigli the two were not to meet alter the separation, they should ever cherish the most Irii-ndty teclings towards viii'li "It. r. Gen. Houston at onee eotnmenced ptcpatalinus to ahunilnii his nllieia! | ..sitioii tm.l leave !• i'in s»ee. In Api il In - preparations w ere completed. He n sjgin.l f. I - ollice .as linvernor .-I the* State, and with a well selleted library, j tie n paired to the Glierokee country and presented himself to t I tlooteka, wbo innl I nmerlv tel pled him as his »on, and who was tiu.\ tie principal t'liief tin*.tribe, j lloU't. li was well ti e. iv >1 by the tribe, the nid Chief, at li’st sight, eiiihraeing I hill! in the ni"-t atlieii Hate manner ; anil 1 hy a -p. eial d. elec of tin- Cliief-, he was . 1 tililr .1 to all tile privileges ol the tribe. A hut. I'm nisin d w ith tin- riehest «d fin s, was »et apart lor his own u-e. Here he studii d tie- law books, and for divt rsioit read »tieb oilier volumes as he had brought with him. A> M"Ui as tid'. Houston departed from j Tennessee, extravagant stories and cal umnies wire circulated with regard vo. bint. ||,- was charged with having abus ed l.is wile, and Iter relations tbr, atone I to visit him w ith summary punishment, lint a> soul, as these stories gained rur retiey, bis wile met them with an emphat ic denial, assuring Iter friends that Gen. Houston had treated Iter with the great est kindness, and that his conduct bad been lliaiked in all their relations with the most tender regard for her feelings, and tin- highest considerations of honor; that, indeed, it was upon her own decis ion they bad agreed to separate weeks previously. This silenced the calumnies, and hy none was he more cordially re ceived, on his return to Tennessee, than hv his w ife's immediate relatives. Kver after lie spoke ot litis lady with ullcclion and tender regard, and site never failed to speak of him in tlie most respectful terms, and to aw ard to him the merit of great kindness of heart and the most hon orable characteristics of a pure hearted gentleman. \\ e believe that she did not survive many years. Gen. Houston remained three years among tlie Indians, when, in 1532, he repaired to Washington to represent to Government the great wrongs and frauds’ that were practiced on the Indian tribes by Government agents and other w hite people. An investigation was ordered, and live agents were removed. 1 his man ly and humane course of conduct on tlie part of Gen. Houston, brought upon him the violence of the nest of office-holders whose corruptions lie had exposed, and he was greatly abused. \\. It. Stanhury, of Ohio, a member of tho House of Rep resentatives, charged Houston, upon the ffonr of the House, with un attempt to procure a fraudulent contract to supply Indian rations. This calumny so roused the feelings of Houston that he determin ed to settle the affair with Stanhury in his own way. Meeting hint upon Pennsyl vania Avenue, Houston knocked him down, inflicting very severe personal in jury upon him. For this lie was arraign ed before tlie bar of tlie House for con tempt of its dignity and rights in heating one of its members. Houston was per mitted to defend his own case, and he made a most eloquent and effective speech. The sympathy of the House was with him, hut as a matter of precedent the House could not fail to order the Speaker to reprimand Houston. This the Speaker did, almost every sentence of his remarks being an eulogium upon Houston or n justification of his course. It was in fact a high compliment rather than a repri mand to Houston, being a reprimand only in the baro. declaration, lloustqn was LOVE. also tried in the courts for the assault, and fined fire hundred dollars and costs. President Jackson remitted the fine. The House appointed a committee with Stan bury as chairman, to investigate the charge of attempted fraud by Houston. After a patient hearing the committee found that nothing appeared to sustain the charge. In December, 1832, Gen. Houston went to Texas with a few friends. The revo lution there had just commenced, and Houston was elected a delegate to the Convention called to frame a Constitu tion for the new State, which met in April, 1833. In this Convention he was the leading mind. In 1835 the war with Mexico had broken out in earnest, and lloui>t»n was elected a General. Soon after he was chosen Commander-in-chief of the Texan army. He had great diffi culties to overcome. FcCv men, poorly armed and badly provided for. Hut he met tlie obstacles with great firmness. He procured two cannon at Cincinnati, and organized his small army as well as he could. Atosl <>i mem had Titles, pistols, ami bowie-knives', and blood bad but lit tle terror for them They enjoyed hard service, and lighting was a delightful pas time to most of them. On Houston's birthday, in 1830, March 2nd, Texas was declared free from Mexico, and an inde pendent nation. About this time the fort of the Alamo, commanded by Col. Travis wus capturi d by ibe Mexicans, and the entire garrison of one hundred and eighty-five men, were most inhumanly put io death by Santa Anna’s minions. This roused a terrible spirit of revenge throughout Texas. Quickly following this, March 20th, Col. Fannin's command of live hundred men was also captured by the Mexicans, alter a siege of two days. Gen. Urren, the Mexican in command, agreed with Fannin, on his surrender, that his linn should lie well treated and sent to the United States. Hut Mexican treachery and cruel barbarism soon man fested itself. On thc27lltu! March, three hundred and fifty-seven of Fannin’s men were shut! This horrible murder roused the previously exasperated Texans to a pitch of trenzv. Hut another blow still, as if to crush them to the earth, was pending. Santa Anna, with sixteen hun dred nun, marched upon the Texan capi tal, Harrisburg, and burnt the town. — lie then niarced iip’on New Washington, upon the Sail Jacinto. Here he was met by Gen. Houston, April 21st, who bad gathered 783 men. He bad bis two 0-pound Cincinnati can non, which was his entire artillery force. The l.tjmi Mexicans were regular and long trained troops. Houston’s 783 men were undisciplined volunteers. Here, and be tween these forces, occurred the battle which decided the late of Texas. Tile battle opened by charges of grape and eannister from the Mexicans' cannon.— Houston led his gallant men to the charge with the cry of “remember the Alamo!’’ " Heinemher Goliad !" ami terrible was their revenge for those inhuman butche ries. The Mexicans were sheltered by intrenchim-iits. Over these Houston led bis men, bis ankle being shattered bv a ball as lie came up to the works. A vol ley bom the lilies of the Inave Texans l.'ii-l mane a Mexican low hut the Texas lilies had no bayonets! Pistols came next, and then the bloody bowie-knife I This did a slashing work in avenging” the Alamo” ami “ Goliad.” In a lew moments tiS'J swarthy M> xicans bodies lav dead in the wm ks of their own defence ; 208 were wounded and disabled, the rest tried to run away, hut were stopped and taken prisoners. The Texans lost only Skilled, and 25 wounded. These liguies show the terrible wmk o! tlie deadly bowie-knife in the huinls of brave and determined men. What swill ami awful retribution was this upon tlie barbarous cruelties of the Mexicans! The next day. President San ta Anna himself, disguised as a common soluicr, ncs caught crawling in the prai rie grass, and carried before Gen. Hous ton. l iu- Texan soldiers and officers in sisted upon killing him at once, Imt Gen. Houston interposed and saved him. most • keenly rebuking him for bis cruellies in ma.-s'icreing the 1 exau pri-ouers. Atr.-a tv was subseipn oily made with Santa Anna, ami Texan independence acknowl edge.!. Houston was elected President of the new Republic, ami inaugurated October 22, 1830. Santa Anna was liberated, and sent to Washington. Negotiations were opened for the annexation of Texas to the Fluted States, and peace and order were established. Houston’s Presidential term 'expired in December, 1838. He was then elected to Congress, tlie Constitution for bidding that any person should hold two exiculive terms in succession. Hut in 1841 he was again elected President of Texas, in 1845 Texas was admitted as one of the United States. Houston and Husk were elected Senators. Houston remained in the Senate until March, Till, lbD'.t, when he went home, having been superseded. He was, however, elected Governor of Texas that Fall, hut being a Union man was deposed by the Secession Convention of last Winter, his constitu tional term of otliee not expiring till De cember of this year. The U. S. Govern ment, it is understood, protl'ered him men and means with which to sustain his po sition as the constitutional Executive of tlie State. Hut lie declined to make tile issue, declaring that it would deluge Tex as in blood, and that he felt more inclined to bow to tlie decision of tlie Slate, with w I lose destiny lie felt that lie was bound, and whose fortunes lie preferred to follow —a State whose crushing troubles and brilliant prosperity lie had shared, and whose history was indeed in good part, Ills own. So tire old General and hero retired, anil became,* and we ap prehend a melancholy £,iectutor of the awful conflict which is shaking as by an earthquake the great and proud Nation he loved so well. In another place, in the order of dates, wo intended to have spoken of his second marriage, hut us it did not lit in well there, we will add it here. This incident in his life was as romantic as many oth ers which have marked tlie astonishing; career of this remarkable mail. In 1841, soon after be was chosen President of Texas the second time, he visited the States, and among other places, Mobile. He was icceived by old friends and by tlie people generally, with great cordiality. One evening lie was urged to attend a fashionable ball. He had no heurt in it, hut to please liis friends he went. There lie was introduced to many of the ludies of Mobile, und finally to a young lady of 24 years of age, of high accomplishments and tine personal appearance. With this lady he was peculiarly impressed, and conversed with her for a time in the hall room. The next day he called upon her, and offered himself ir. marriage, saying that his ollieial duties called him immedi ately hack to Texas, and tliut if accepted he desired that the marriage should take place at once. She asked for three days time for consideration and advice. At tlie expiration of the three days she ac cepted his offer, and they were married at once, nnd proceeded to Texan. She wax a pleasant nnd lovely lady, having livcu just one half of the numljer of years that the General had at the time of their mar riage ; hut the union proved a most happy one. He idolized his wife, and often de clared that he was never so happy as when at home with her and his little family ; indeed, I'ie was ever excessively polite and Hliable to the ladies. Several children— four we believe —are the fruits of the un ion. One of them is a son. now 18 years of age, Sam Houston, Jr., a young man of hiirh promise. He is a soldier in the Con federate army. The others, we believe, are daughters. One of Gen. Houston's peculiarities was manifested in regnrd to liis baptismal name. With the name Samuel he seemed to be disgusted. Hut “ Sam,” which was his unabridged name, he considered euphonious and most ngree able. Gen. Houston had a kind heart, and he was honest. He was ambitious and vain to a considerable degree. His coat was usually cut after the pattern of that worn by Washingfyo in the hitter part of bis life. His vest, too, wns of the Washingtonian style on some occasions; at others be wore a vest made of a cat amount's hide, fun animal which he him self slaved), hair outside, with u long mil itary cloak. On his fingers were massive signet and gold rings. He wore, in cold weather, a rich and large Indian blanket, ornamented with the gaudy barbaric col ors so loved by the Indians. Tall in stat ure, of large frame, and erect, be present ed a commanding personal appearance. In intellect lie was not a remarkably great man, but he bad a good share of the per ceptive qualities, discriminated witli con siderable accuracy, and his judgment was generally good. . lie was rather cautious than rash, and linn in the maintenance of a cause lie believed to be right. One of liis characteristics was shown in the per sistency with which lie shielded Santa Anna during the several months that he was a prisoner, whilst the Congress, the army, and most of the people, demanded that lie should be pot to death, in retalin. lion for the shocking massacres he bad sanctioned at the Alamo and Goliad. Hut Houston declared that if their prisoner had acted a barbarous part, Texas should not; but that the young Nation should stand before the world as a civilized, hu mane, magnanimous puwer, nnd that her good name should not he disgraced by taking the life of a helpless prisoner of war. In the face of the opposition of almost the entire State, Houston sustained liis posi tion, and shielded the prisoner. With a life of adventure anil of romance that have attached to few men in the his tory of our Nation, Houston has passed down to tlie dark valley with an unblem ished character, with as few faults, per haps, as can be laid at the door of any man who lias acted so prominent a part amid thrilling scenes. Those persons who have ever been made personally acquaint ed with this remarkable man, will agree with us that bis form and features, and peculiar traits < f character in conversa tion and in manners, will never be effaced from their memories. We presume that lie leaves liis family in comfortable pecu niary circumstances, ns the Texas Legisla ture, some years ago, presented to him 50,000 acres of valuable land.— Hartford Timm. Tiie Diamond Makkkt. —The Diamond mines are well guarded everywhere, but sometimes thefts take place undiscovered ; and sometimes even the most cunning bi ding places are found out—as when a ne gro stole a diamond weighing two carats and hid >t in the corner of liis eye ; hut was detected. If any one is suspected i f theft, lie is taken to a solitary rooiu.locked up, and given powerful emetics; for the most common place of concealment is the stomach, and the management only does what the negro himself would do a few hours later to obtain possession of the gem. But, notwithstanding all these precautions, and uotwitstauding that all stones weighing more than two carats be long to royally, (referring ai least, to the mines of Goleonda, the richest and most celebrated in tlie world,) yet several gems of ten, and even twenty carats, have made their way into market and found purcha sers, in spite of risk and law. If a slave finds a stone weighing 17J carats, lie is a freeman on the spot. The mines are sci entifically worked, and gems are no longer got by flinging beefsteaks down inaccess ible precipices, for vultures nnd eagles to bring up again, with a fringe of diamonds adhering to them ; which wns tlie manner in which they were secured in mythical times, in accordance with the assertion of philosophers nnd Siuliad the Sailor.— Diamonds and gold have always had a strange connection, and in Brazil are found in close union. In some parts uf the country, gold can be picked up in the streets after a shower of rain, and dia monds have been found entangled in the roots of vcgitnblcs, and in the crops of chickens. Diamonds are supposed to grow and ripen in the mines; thus rock crystal, which is found in tlie same kind of matrix, is called the “ unripe,” Uia mond the “ ripe" gem ; and Madame de Barrera tells a curious story, quoted from Mr. Man e, of a negro who found a mag nificent bit of “ unripe diamond,” weigh ing near a pound, and which for its lustre and purity was taken for the real tiling. It was only when Mr. Mawe scratched the surface with a real diamond, that it was found to be nothing hut u very perfect hit of rock crystal, and worth only a handful of pence instead of a king’s rev enue.— Temjde Bar Magazine. - «♦♦♦ ► Sorxn Doctkine.—ln a sermon deliver ed by Rev. Dr. Bellows, of New York, before the Western Unitarian Conference, is the following paragraph : “ For my part, I say it in all solemnity, I have lived to become sincerely suspi cious of the piety of those who do not love pleasure in any form. I cannot trust a man who never laughs ; that is always sedate; that has no apparent outlet lor those actual springs of sportiveness ami gavety that lire perennial in tlie human soul. I know that nature has revenge on such violence. I expect to find secret vices, malignant sins, or horrid crimes springing up in this hot-bed of confined air and imprisoned space ; and, therefore, it gives me a sincere moral gratification, anywhere and in any community, to see innocent pleasure and popular amuse ments resist the religious bigotry that frowns so unwisely upon them. Any thing is better than that durk, dead, unso cial life—prey to ennui nnd morbid ex citement—which results from unmitigated puritanism, whose second crop is usually unbridled license and infamous folly.” - ■ - ♦♦♦-»• ■■ An old Greek philosopher once said, “ When I was a child, I thought I knew all things; now that I am an old man, I discover that 1 am as ignorant as a child.” A late writer says : “ Time does take tlie buckram out of a man, and tlie self sufficiency with which ive begin life leaves us as we advance into the deeper waters of existence.” Fulßtlßf * The following remarkable ghost story, or well gotten up hoax, originally appeared in Dickens’ paper. All the Year Hound, and was in a subsequent number of the same periodical, luhy vouched for by the artist himself: Some few years ago a well known artist received a commission from Lady F. to paint a portrait of her husband. It was .settled that he should execute the com mission at F. Ilall, in the country, be cause his engagements were too many to permit his entering upon a work till the Loudon season should be over. As he happened to be on terms of intimate ac quaintance with the employers, the ar rangement was satisfactory to all concern ed, and on the 13th of September, he set out in good heart to perform his engage ment. • lie took the train for the station nearest F. Hall, and found himself, when lirst starting, alone in a carriage. His solitude did not however, continue long. At the lirst station out of London, a young lady entered the carriage -took the corner . opposite him. She was very delicate look ing, with a remarkably blending of sweet- ‘ ness and sadness in her countenance, which diil not fail to attract the notice of a man of observation and sensibility. For some time neither uttered a syllable. Hut at length the gentleman made the remarks usual under such circumstances, on the weather and the country, and the ice be ing broken they entered into conversation. They spoke of painting. The urtist was much surprised by the intimate knowl edge the young lady seemed to have of himself ami his doings, lie was quite cer tain that he hud never seen her before. His surprise was by no means lessened when she suddenly "inquired if he could make, from recollection, the likeness of a person whom he hail seen only once, or at most twice ? lie was hesitating what ,lo reply when she added : “ Do you think, for example, that you could paint me from recollection?” He replied that he was not quite sure, but perhaps he could. •• Well,” she replied, “ look at me again ; you may iiave to take a likeness of me.” He complied with this odd request, and she asked rather eagerly : “ Now do you think yon could ?" “ I think so," he replied, “ but I can not say certain.” At this moment the train stopped. The young lady arose ,froin her seat, and smiled in a friendly manner on the paint er, and bade him good-bye, adding, as she quitted the carriage, “We shall meet again soon.” The train rattled olf, and Mr. 11., the artist, was left to his own re flections. The station was reached in due time, and Lady F.’s carriage was there to meet the expected guest. It carried Him to the place of his destination, one of the “ stately homes of England,” after a pleas ant drive, and deposited him at the hall door, where his host and hostess were standing to receive him. A kind greet ing passed, and he was shown a room, for the dinner hour was close at hand. Having completed his toilette and de scended to the drawing room, Mr. 11. was much surprised, and much pleased to see, seated on one of the ottomans, his young companion of the railroad carriage. She sat by his side at dinner, spoke to him two or three times, mixed in the geneal con versation, ami seemed perfectly at home. Mr. 11. had no doubt of her being an inti mate friend of his hostess. The evening passed away pleasantly. The conversa tion turned a good-deal upon the fine aits in general, and on painting in particular, and Mr. 11. was entreated to show some ol tin- sketches he had brought down with him Irom London. He readily procured them, and the young lady was much in - ten sli d by them. At a late hour the party broke up, and retired to their several apartments. Next morning early, Mr. 11. was tempt ed by the bright sunshine to leave his room and stroll out into the park. The drawing room opened into the garden ; passing it, lie enquired of a servant who was busy arranging the furniture, wheth er the young lady had come down yet? “What young lady, sir?” asked the man, with an appearance of surprise. “ The young lady who dined here last night.” “No young lady dined here Inst night, sir,” replied the man, looking fixedly at him. The painter said no more, thinking within himself that the servant was either very stupid or iiad a very bad memory. So, leaving tiie room, he sauntered out into the park. lie was returning to the house, when his host met him, and the usual morning salutations passed between them. " Your fair young friend lias left you ?” observed this artist. “What young friend?” inquired the lord of the manor. "The young lady who dined here last night," returned Mr. 11. “ 1 cannot imagine to whom you refer,” replied the gentleman very greatly sur prised. “ Did not a young lady dine and spend the evening here yesterday ?” persisted Mr. 11., who in turn began to wonder. “ No,” replied his host; “ most certain ly not. There was no one at the table hut yourself, my lady, nnd I.” The subject was never reverted to after this occasion, yet our artist never could bring himself to believe that lie was labor ing under a delusion. If the whole were a dream, it was a dream in two parts. As surely as tiie young lady had been his companion in tiie railway carriage, so surely had she sat beside hint at the din ner table. Yet she did not come again and everybody in tiie house except him self, appeared to be ignorant of her ex istence. He finished the portrait on which be was engaged, and returned to London. For two whole years he followed up his profession, growing in reputation and working hard. Yet he never all the while forgot a single lineament ill tiie young face of his fellow traveler, lie had no clue by which to discover whence she had come, or who she was. He often thought of her but spoke to no one about her. TheiV was a mystery about the matter which imposed silence on him. It was rfld, strange, uttcily unaccountable. Mr. 11. was called by business to Can terbury. An old frind of his—whom we will call Mr. Wylde—resided there. Mr. 11. being anxious to sec him, and having but a few hours at his disposal, wrote as soon as ho reached the hotel, begging Mr. Wylde to call upon him there. At the time appointed the door of his room opened, and Mr. Wylde was’ announced, lie was a complete stranger to the artist; and the ipeeting between the two was a little awkward. It appeared, on ex planation, that Mr. U.’s friend had left Canterbury some time; that the gentle man now face to face with the artist was another Mr. Wylde; that the note intend ed for the absentee bad been given to him; and that he had obeyed the sum mons, supposing some business matter to be the cause of it The first coldness and surprise dispel led, the gentlemen entered into a more friendly conversation, for Mr. 11. had men tioned his name, and it was not a strange one to his visitor. When they had con versed a little while, Mr. Wylde asked Mr. H. whether he had ever painted, or could undertake to paint a portrait from mere description ? Mr. H. replied never. “ I ask you this strange question,” said Mr. Wylde, “ because about two years ago 1 had irdear daughter. She was tny only child, and 1 loved her very dearly. Her loss was a heavy affliction to me, and my regrets are the deeper that I have no likeness of her. You are a man of unusual genius. If you could but paint me a portrait of my child I should he very, grateful.” Mr. Wylde then described the features and appearance of bis daughter, and the color of her eyes and hair, and tried to givat an Llaa of the expression of her face. Mr. 11. listened attentively, and, feeling great sympathy with his grief, made* sketch, ile had no thought of its being like, but hoped the bereaved father might tliink so. Hut the father shook his head on seeing the sketch, and said, “ No, it was not at all like. Again the artist tried and again he failed. The features were well, hut the expression was not there; and the father turned away from it, thanking Mr. ll.for his kind endeavms, but quite hopeless of any successful result. Suddenly a thought struck the painter; lie took another sheet of paper, made a rapid and vigorous sketch, and handed it to iiis companion. Instantly a bright jook of recognition and pleasure lighted up the lather’s face, and he exclaimed, “ That is she! Surely you must have seen my child, or you never could have made so perfect a likeness." “ When did your daugiitcr die ?” in quired tlie painter. “ About two years ago; on the 13th of September. She died in the afternoon, after a few days illness.” Mr. 11. pondered, but said nothing. The image of that fairyoupg face was engraven on his memory as with a diamond’s point, and her prophetic words were now ful filled. A few weeks after, having completed a beautiful full length poitiaitof the young lady, he sent it to her father, and -the likeness was declared by all who had ever seen her to be perfect The Loaf.—Once upon a time, during a famine, a rich man invited twenty of the poorer children in town to his house, and said to them : “ In this basket there is a loaf of bread for each of you ; take it, and come back every day at this hour, until God sends us better times.” Tiie children pounced upon the basket, wrangled and fought for the bread, and each wished to get the larger loaf, and at last went away without even thanking him. l'jnncesca alone, a poor but neatly dressed little gill, stood modestly apart, and took the smallest loaf which was left in the basket, gratefully kissed the gen tleman's hand, and then went home in a quiet and becoming manner. On the fol lowing day the children were equally ill behaved, and poor Francesca this time re ceived a loaf which was scarcely half thi size of the others. But when she came home, and her sick mother cut the loaf, there fell out of it a number of bright nil veV pieces. The mother was alarmed, and said : “ Tuke back the money this instnnt, for it lias, no doubt, gut into the bread by mistake." Francesca onrried it hack, hut the be nevolent gentleman declined to receive it. “ No. no,” said he, "it ivas no mistake. I had the money baked in the smallest loaf simply as n reward for you, my child.— Always continue thus contented, peacea ble. and unassuming. The person who prefers to rest contented with the smallest loaf rather than quarrel lor the larger one, will liml blessings in her course of action still more valuable than the money which was baked in your loaf." A Tn killing Scene. —A tale of the sea, entitled “The Fair Inez," ,by Arteiuus Ward, is given to the patrons of Vanity Fair in weekly chapters. We copy from a late issue the following account of an interview between the heroine and the corsair chief. It is a true picture, ac cording to ail sensation stories: W hen Inez awoke the storm had ceased, the wild nigiit had passed, and the morn ing was bright and beautiful. The maiden looked around her. The scene was passing strange. She was lying upon a tine twenty dollar lounge, in an apartment of sumptuous elegance. “ Where am 1?” she murmured. " Safe, dear lady!” said a soft, flute like voice. “ Safe from all barm !" Inez looked up. A chivalrous looking young man, arrayed in garments of red silken velvet, thickly studded jarith dia monds of incalculable value, stood over her, a gentle smile irradiating his fascina ting, though swarthy, features. " Safe, lady,” he repeated, “ you will he the corsair’s biide!" “ I don’t see it!” said the gentle Inez. " Ila!" cried the pirate, “longest thou then for tlie laughing hillock,and bellow ing bullocks of thine own chilly clime?" “ 1 have no hesitancy in asserting that I do,” she replied. “ If gold be your desire," said the pi rate chief, taking out iiis pocket book and brandishing a ten dollar bill on tho Wau kegan bank of Illinois, “here it is.” “ Miscreant, I spurn tlie vile dross! Besides, there's ton per cent discount on it!” Thus spoke the noble Inez. A Poon Frenchman, whose wife arous ed him from sleep, with tlie cry, “ Get up, Baptiste, there is a robber in the iiouse 1" answered sensibly “Don’t let us molest him. Let him explore the house awhile, and ii he should find anything of value we will take it away from him." Philosophical Baptiste! “ Doctor, kin you tell me what’s the iptitter with my child's nose?—she keeps f ii pickin’ of it." ♦ “ Yes, mai m ; it’s probably an irritation of the pathetic titillation to the ophalium of the echaerian.” “There, now, that’s just what I told Becky ; but she ’lowed it was worrums.’ “Sambo, is your master a goad farmer?" “ Oh, yes, sail; massa fuss rate fanner —he make two crop in one year.” “ How is that, Sambo?” “ Why, be sell all de hay inde fall, and make money once; den in de spring be sell de hides of the Cattle dat die for want of de hay, and make twice." “My son,” said an ancient Hibernian to tlie heir of his principiea and his stick. “ take this sthick, and whenever yon aaa n fight, go in—whenever you aee a head, hit it. You may not always be right, but it is better to be sometime* wrong; than ever too late at a shindy." ) warn Tk.lMkwMlM|a tst (UnLliM U v/i uv wniow i« ** mu ■ jjg j ■ exhibited. The BevfeemwhagjMNMMV* present an exaggeratfovf eous form which cherwetevhma fhwllMHfes ' distress, liave no dwarfed dSftwß depraved their minds, that they MMt| spectacle painful to look upon. rWllr** lure of these pigmy inbaMtawte afitt*. desert rarely exceeds four feet, or flafeMf' two inches. Thieves by profession, ywr lion, without society, without any sort of common interest or government, and Mr* ing only from day to day?, and from hand to mouth, they were objects of toothing la fiiiij'u wring tribes, gven before Esrspas» hnd approached they country. The mors civilized of the Hottentots and'SaArs, waged a deadly war against thaw, ami ih: sight of one of these diminutive aavagsa is said to rouse the passions of that rase to an uncontrollable fury. Many years since, a Kafltta saw in the GovernmSU* House at Cape Town, among other de*Mß tics, a Bushman eleven yeatn of age. — With the impulse of a beast of pray ha darted upon him, and transfixed him with his aggessai. The little intelligence which the Bush men possess is displayed chiefly in robbe ry and the chase. Rivalling the antelope in fleetness, and the monkey in KtHty, they accompany their wild, half-famished, sayage dogs until they come within- bote shot of their game, or run down the ob jects of their pursuit Arrayed generally with a bow, a quiver fuH of arrows, a bat and a belt, leather sandals, a sheep’s fleece, a gourd, or the shell of an oetrfcb’s egg; , to carry water, these puny crealaree wan der over their parched and denotata ptotofe supported by a food which, ualiaa when occasionally varied by the luxuries of the chase, consists entirely of roots, bbteiefe ant-eggs, grasshoppers, mice, toads, Ho ards and snakes. They smear the arrows which they use for bunting and in war, with a poiaote" which, extracted from a bulb, and mingle# with a venow drawn from the jaws of the yellow serpent, forms a compound of the most noxious character, fur no creators was ever pierced by a dart prepared With the deadly virus, and lived. They bay* another poison more fearful in its effects, which is extracted from a caterpillar.— The agony produced by it, Dr. Livings tone says is so intense, that the parson wounded cuts himself with knives, end flies from human habitations a raving ma niac. The effect upon the lion is eqoelly terrible. He is heard mooning in distrem, becomes furious, end bites trees end'the ground in his rage. They are said to be totally void of na tural affection; “and there are ingtanoea,” adds a missionary (Mr. Rieherer) who lived for some time in their neighborhood, “of parents throwing their tender oB spring to the hungry lion who stood roar ing before their cavern, refusing to depart until some peace offering was made to him.” They shun the fees of strangers, con cealing themselves amongst rocks nod bushes, and even throwing tbemsdvee over precipices rather than fall into the hands of their enemies. But they have been known, when escape has been cutoff, to fight with the most determined resolu tion. Religion they have none. They regard the thunder a 9 the voice of an am gry demon, and they reply to it wjth curses and imprecations. Their language is inarticulate to all but themselves; and' there appears to be scarcely even a poeeh bility of either civilising or converting them. In the northeast of Natal, wlfepfe the Bushmen appear in their lowest type, they reside in holes of the earth scraped out with their nails, or rather with tbtir claws. “ They will not receive kindness," saya a close observor of their character; **wr if they dfy they onto make a return, of treachery, robbery ana murder. NoprMi ents Of caMlaac carry -cm- Sjidt/OWdehu to locate and settle, can preval upon them to relinquish their wild life, or to make aay approach toward civilization.” The only satisfactory thought connect ed with them is the belief of their graded extinction. They exist, in tbs area ntiom, an awful proof of degradation to whkfe humanity, in its gradual deterioration, can full, and an instance of physical and moral degeneracy probably unparalleled ia the world. — London Quarterly. ■■- 1 m » te A Model Di'x.—The following “ dun,”’ from the Pile County Gazette, is a model one, and we hope it produced the desired effect on the editor's de inqueot friends: All persons indebted to this office ave, requested to walk up, roll up, send up,«f any wny, so they get up, and setUs OW immediately, if not sooner. We SIW-mI prepared to furnish our paper to all wife want it \V e would prefer bonk BOfefl, gold dollars and silver quarters ia Sl change, but in the desperate language el a poverty-stricken and hoad-over-tiimi la' dent cotemporary, will take grindfeooee, wooden nutmegs, Shang hai chickens, hoop dresses, boofckfe||j brooincorn, 'lasses candy, “ some pump kins,” baby jumpers (for a friend), mddhfl tackle, hoop poles, patent medlcinefe dye stuffs, cork screws, old bacon, yownf niggers, sucking pigs, rags, boxe* aad barrels, old Clothes,'sausage meat (aXtrwH of “bark” preferred), postage a tamps, lager beer (used ip pjiji,tiug). gniW«ij hoes, pickaxes, Colt's pistols (warnMKal not to kick), tooth brushes, tenpeMM nails, pins, needles, ginger cakes, ■ fetfem tickets, or any other articles usMaflg found in a country retail store. Wafc a| aud don’t all come at once. -- : Rival to Gutta Pekcba.—At a fall meeting of the French Academy iff M ence, M. Serres gave an account ef uu Batata, a shrub which abounds to Ami and affords a juice which, he CMedSfl material for enveloping tel^fjrjMptUja^Wjg i.TTpngnMM