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NEW GOODS.
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tcr supply ol Goods, embracing a general as
sortment of - w
Shoes and Boots, Hats and Caps: Hard Ware ami
vviuiery, crocKery and til,i?s V are, Wines and
Liquor's, Groceries of all kinds, Patent Madicincs.
Paints and Dye StmTs, Hatters materials, &c..c.
The Stock is very heavy, Merchants are invited tt
call and examine for themselves. South Carolina
money will be taken al par if paid when the
fiooclg arc bought,
G. B7 ATKINS,
Oct. 2G 1839. 35tf. Foot Hay-Mount
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LAFAYETTE HOTEL.
Vayettcvillc, XortU Carolina.
TW 111 S ESTABLISHMENT will be open after
Ja the 1st of August, under the management
and direction ol the Su(scriber. The House has
been thoroughly repaired, and will, in a few days
be well furnished; and every effort will be made to
rentier it worthy ol patronage.
EDWARD YARCROUGH.
.lugusl 3, 1839. 23-tf
fCyThe Augusta Ciironiqle (weekly,) Raleigh
Reister and Standard, Wilmington Advertiser,
Greensborough Patriot, Salisbury Watchman, and
Cheraw Gazette will insert the above three months
and forward their accounts to the subscriber.
, E. Y.
THE FOLLOWING
BLANKS!
Kept constantly on hand
AND' FOR SAI.E AT THE
CAiox.xrczAXT ernes :
CHECKS, on Bank of the State, and Cape
1' ear nk.
PROSECU riON ROXDS, Snpr. Ct
iNIARRI AGE LICENSES
VEND I EXPO., constables levy
COMMISSIONS to take depositions in cqui-
t v, ami Snpr. court.
AP"P E A R A N C E BONDS
WRITS, Superior and Co. Ct.
C A. SA. Snpr. :t.
INDICTMENTS for A3Vav, and Assault
Of Valuable Xiands.
Gk Y Virtue of a Deed of the Court of Equity I
jlfor the. County of Cumbei land at Spring-Term
1811. 1 wdl exiiose tor sale at t lie Court, iiouse in
Elizabetbtown, Bladen county, on the first Monday
Aiicust next, all tlie interest ol Stephen Hoi
lincswnrtli, doe'd., in the Mill and Lands ly in and
bein" in the Counties of Sampson,Bladen, and Cum
berland, and known as the Mallet Mills. 1 he sev
eral tracts of land attached to the Mills, are suppos
ed to contain niteen thousand acres. I be lands are
well timbered and the M ill situate on a never fail
inir Stream (viz. Black River) and affords a good
opportunity for those who are disposed to embark in
such business. The interest of said Hollingsworth
is one-third of the same. fs
A credit ofsix and twelve months will be jrivewl
the purchaser, on jrivinr Bond with approved Se
eurit)', for the amount of the purchase money.
AKUU U A. t.AJlrj,
Clerk and Master.
June IG'h, 1811. 121-tds
STEAM
Feather Renovator,
WE would respectfully inform the Citizens
of this place that we have a Steam Feather
Renovator now in operation here, and are prepared
to accommodate all persons who may want their
ueas steamea.
iCp Price for Renovating ; two dollars lor beds
that weigh not more than 40 lbs., and 5 cts. a pound
tor all over 40.
Any person brinirinir more than one bed can have
th m Renovated for SI 75 apiece.
J ayetteviiie. July, 1C4I.
The work is done entirely by the operation of
bteam, no hre coming near the leathers, and no
possibility ot scorching or otherwise injuring them.
By this operation all Moths are destroyed and re
moved, without loss or waste ol b eathers. On the
contrary the bulk is very much increased (often as
much as one-half) nothing being removed but
small particles ol dust, &c. They are also cleansed
and nurified from all disagreeable smell that often
attends t eathers, to the destruction o health, and
are entirely cleansed and dried, and have the ap
pearance and essential qualities of new t eatrrers.
Wc would invite all who prefer sltepinj; on pure
and soft beds, to try the Steam Feather Renovator.
All persons are invited to call and oee the machine
in operation- and be convinced of its utility. This
operation of Feather Renovating is universally
approved ot wherever it. has been introduced.
Persons can, by sending their beds early in the
morning, get them the same day, and ready for im
mediate use, as the Feathers are. completely drietf
beti.rc putting them back in the tick.- '...f'--"'
It might be supposed bv some Ujfrthe"good ef
feet of theopcratitm would be only temporary, but
this supposition is wholly groundless, for the rea
son that when the Feathers" are thoroughly cleans
ed from all jspirrious tind obnoxious matter, it is
certainlyreasonable to suppose that they will re
J rttiajr their enlivened and improved state. The
"Tprinciple has been in operation now for about two
years at the iNorih, where it has met with entire ap
probation, and is now spreading through the Soulh
ern States with applause and success.
Persons disposed to try the Renovator, may send
us a bed, of any. tlescrjp.! ion they have, from the best
and newest, to the oldestanu poorest, provided they
are either uoose or JJuclc 1- earners, and unless per
fect satisfaction is iiven, no charge "will be made
Where any person has as many as four or five
beds done, they can, if they wish, receive a surplus
of Feathers sufficient for an extra bed, so greatly is
the quantity increased by the operation !
THE PROPRIETORS.
and Ratti-rv. (
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d Sni). Ct.
CERTIFICATES, Clk. Co. Ct.
JURY TICKETS
ORDERS to (ivcr-CTS of Roads
P AS TARDY l'.ONDS
TAX RECEIPTS
W I I'N ESS T I C Iv ETS
EJEC l'MEN I S
PATROL NOTICES
LETTERS of AOMINISTRA I ION Bonds
Deeds, common,
Slieritf's Deeds,
Constables Ca. 8:i. Bonds,
Do Delivery do
Appe il Botuls,
Kqnify Subpoenas,
Superior Court Fi.
County Court Jei.
vive juelirnient.
County Court Subpoenas,
Superior Court W;u TJ.nts,
Bonds for CoTrtl. Apprentices.
Gardner and 31clvcthaii,
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
n n AVE now on hand, and for Sale at vdpy Ro
U-M. duced frices.
4 Carriages, J
b rJarouclies,
4 Buggies,
3 liuggy vigs, j
4 Sulkies, r
8 Spring Wagons and
3 Chain Wagons.
Also, a ervaaro-e assortment of
work which we are daily finishing.
Also A general assortment of
Vn.
to re-
A NEW SCHOOL.
r V Mondavthe5t.h of October, the subscribe!
HV will open in this town, a school for boys,
where the various branches of English and Chissiral
v;ll lie t.iiii'dit. The chame (or Tuition
....II lx- tu 25. pit term, for all ensured m CIussi-
-il studios and the higher branches of English, or
nerannum. For the ordinary branches of En-
cfndies the chiirirc will be S'S '25 per term,
?...:.. ;, .11 i!:isi3 to be paid in advance, and no
,.l..,.t r, reived f.r less than a term. The year
will commence on the 5th of October, and close
..iiW. Aiunst. wkh no intervening vacation ex-
No dednc-
pecial
cent an occasional rei ess ot a f- w days. No de
v. dl l,. made for absence unless by sp
..,rron...it. Ilavinil taken a commodious house,
i7U ,.rrU,T will accommodate a number of board
ri .tiiiJii per annum, includinff lodin"-, room.
iuel andliMs. SIMEON COLTON.
Fav.-ttcvill. August 13, 1840. 7o-ti
Favettevilie Observer and Wilmington Ad-
A r rtiser will please eopyjbnrjd
JlTl. 1. S T O N K S.
reillK Subscriber navini recently opened a nc
H . .; : .,,-..r,nr.-l iii Inrm.-h
J3L quarrv ot supermi i i -
any number'of Stones, either at the liarry or at the
2u,re of C. J. Orrcll, Fayettcville. The quality o
ihc Aoore county Stones is so well known as not
to need description, and the Subscriber will war
rant all stones sold by him. If they should not
prove to be good, another pair will be furnished
without charge. The price is lower than hercto-
10pcrons wishing to purchase, can apply in . per
son or by letter addressed to Carthage, Aloorc
.county, N. C. with d-riP11;0-.
Moore Crunty, April 90,1 S-tf.
Loco Foco
FRICTION MATCHES.
'm Ai GROSS, HOLMES' Improved Fric
PVV tion Matches, just received, and tor
8a"le by the Gross or Dozen a superior -e'e, and
-,oV.t-rl ApdIv tO JAAlEb M.Uill.M-.
" Tcoant supply of the above kept on hand, and
will be sold low, to sell again.
FayctteviHo. September o, lb 10 f 21
MOUNTAIN BUTTER.
Firkins (assorted.) Some
vcrv superior, atprices from
to 16 cents per pounu i
IjlliC. 1V1C lU-"-"
5
for sale by
ov.24, 1810.
j: X E C
T-ir-.n r II
UTED W 1 T H ft'" -1J vu
At this Office.
Valuable Property
..JOE SALEa
THE SUBSCRIBER, contemplating a removal
to the south-west, offers for sale, atlns residence, on
tho tilth i, f August, next, his valuable Plantation,
Ivinir ot both sides of Puppy Creek , about 14 miles
west ot 1 a veiieviue, cotuauiinii, "tiro.
ALSO, a plantation about one mile distant trom
the above, near Ci Rockfidi, and adjoining the
land n cently owned by Win. Oarmaii, contaming
400 acres.
ALSO, 200 acres of uncultivated Land, m the im
mediate neighborhood.
:rOn the said creek are one or two gooo" sites
"lor mills, and all the above land is well timbered.
Persons disposed to purchase are mviteu to can
and examine the premisos beforehand, as the sub
scriber tlatteis himself that llo-ir value may be more
iiit I v estim-tted in this way than by a description.
J . ... .w .i A j . .. r
i ELlMS: one-halt to he paia on rue isi nav oi
November, next, and a cr dit of two years will
be iriven for the other halt, the purchaser giving
bond with approved security.
ON THE SAME DAY, his Stock of all kinds,
coasisliii" of Cattle, Sheep, and lln?s, tec., sc.
ARCLliB.VLW COLUUHOUjN.
July 17, IS 4 1 125--21
Blank Warrants,
Stale ond Civil, with and w ithout judgments, just
, ... s i i 'iT
printed alio" lor sale at the Carolinian wince, wnere
nil kbid.sof Blanks are kept for sale. "Will our
riends give. us a cill ?
PIANO FORTES.
GOOD Assortment of Piano Fortes may con
stantly be found for sale at the Female bemi-
i t- r i'-TI- 1 o f 0. CPU
ltary. li.nqilire oi me r ui.v n .il.o hi i i-.i.j-
INARY, or of Cot. S. T.HAWLhl.
Fayettevi!le;Aov.30 1S.TJ. 40 ti.
JAMES SUN Hi Y,
Criinmcr mul Harness Maker.
EGS leave to inform the public, that he is pre-
Pparcd to do all kinds of CARltlAGETRlM-
MING and HARNESS JM AlvliNG, in shorttirne;
and on the most reasonable terms for those who may
favor hiin with a call.
He has now on hand and for sale at reduced
prices;
i'.i.v;ui, Ki-Mssaml Silver-mounted
Carriage Harness,
Gig and Sid key ditto, ditto,
Bufifgv ' ditto, ditto,
Japan Gig and Carry-all ditto,
Ivory-mounted Trotting Whips,
Gig and Wagon Whips,
Wagon Bridies and Collars,
Riding Whips and Spurs,
Saddle Bags,
Bridles and Martingales,
Coach Lace and Morocco,
Knobs and Tacks,
3- Gig ami Barouche Tops, and second
hand carriages, &c, Repaired on the most reasona
ble terms, and at short notice.
Orders thankfully received and promptly attended
to. .
All work done by me repaired without charge
if it fail by fair usae in a reasonable length of
time.
Fayettevilfe, April 27, 1S4I. 114-lf
H BARRELS CUT HERRING.
JLP 15 Barrels Whole Herring-
j 0 Half Barrels Shad. Being expected by
thc Henrietta Line
J. & J. KYLE
HAVE just received by the last
arrivals from the North, a large and
general assortment of '
DRY GOODS.
Jlmong, which arc
1S78 Pieces Calico; 150 Pieces Printed Lawn;
Ginghams ; Plain Muslins ; Bishop Lawns ; Irish
Lim n ; Lawns & Diapers ; Linen Cambric Il'kfs.
31 to G-4 ; Brown Yind Bleached Domestics ; Black
and Colored Silks; Bombazines; Linen Drilling;
Rawan Cassimere ; Kentucky Jeans ; Blue, Black
and Colored Cloths, and Cassimercs ; Sattinets ;
Carpets, In?rain and Cotton ; with many other ar
ticles, alt ot winch were purchased by the package
at the late auction sales, and will be out-red very
cheap for cash, or on timeto runctual customers.
Also. On hand, Anker Bolting Cloths, at about
one halt the former price,
June 25, 1841. 122-tl
W
Jim y
veueraCed lor tbese Deoents, ana oegan a sni,
or dynasty that lasted 350 years."
This account would suit very well to IbQ
character of Nirnrod the founder of the - first
monarchy after the flood, whom we are muc h
inciinea io tninn the vninese nistorian point
out, instead of any king before the era of the
flood of JNoah. rf
If the central region of Asia, may have
been exempted from that flood, we may then
safely inquire whether other parts of the globe
may not also have beenexempt ; where men
and animals were preserved ; and thus the
account of the JVik, in which, as related by
Moses, both men and animals were saved,
is completely overturned. But the universal
traditions of all nations, contradict this, while
the earth, ' every where shows signs of the
operations of the waters, in agreement with
this universal tradition. If such a flood, never
took place, which rushed over the earth with
extraordinary violence, how, it may be en
quired, are there found in Siberia, in north
latitude 60 and 70 deg. great masses of the
bones of the elephant and rhinoceros ani
mals of the hot regions of the equator. ' From
this it is evident that the flood which wafted
the bodies of those animals, rolled exactly
In
all parts of the earth, even on the highest re
gions and mountains, are found oceanic re
mains. Whales have been found in the
mountains of Greenland, and also in other
parts, as in America, far from the ocean.
It is said that the history of China gives an
account of the state of mankind before the
flood of Yuti, or Noah, and represents thetn
as having been happy, ruled by benevolent
monarchs, who took nothing and qave much;
the world submitted to their virtues and good
laws ; they wore no crowns, but long hair ;
never made war, and put no oue to. death.
But this is also contrary to the account of
Moses ; who says the earth before the Hood
was corrupt before God, and was filled with
violence. But they carry their description of
CoacljMaker's rriaterials kept
constant! v on hand and tor sale.
BTBOrt ravish ins te buy, would do well to call
and examine their work, as thev feel confident they over all China and the Hindoo regions.
can maJiemeir worn as well, ana sen n as low as
it can be had from any lcgular Northern Establish
ment. All work made and sold by them is warranted 12
months, and will be repaired without charge, if
they fail by bad workmanship or materials.
Repairing neatly executed at short notice, and on
reasonable terms.
Orders thankfully received, and promptly attend
ed to.
Fayetteville, July 24, 1841. 56-tf.
BOARDING HOUSE.
Mrs. ATX BROWN
OULD Respectfully inform the pubVic, and
especially her friends in the adjoining coun
ties ol feampson and llobeson, that sue
willtake boarders by the day, week,
month or year, transient or permanent.
rn 1 l I I I
IO inose wno Know ner, sue wipes , r- - .
h ni. rWnmm,,in inn. ntn the happiness of men so high, as to repre-
, , -.ii
others she will or.ly say, her exertions shall be to sent peneci narmony as naving exisiea oe-
sive satisiaction. tween men ana animals : wnen men uvea on
Iler residence is on Gillespie street, at the Mum-1 roots and the fruits of the earth : that they did
lord Mouse. 1 he stages arrive and depart, .imme
diately opposite her door.
Fayetteville, May 8, 1841. 115-tf
VS)I The Observer will copy the above ono week,
and send the account to this office.
m Asia, as in America, ibes of men have
also been thus designated, ami called after
the various animals of t!jx? woods. The Snake
Indians are well knowii to the western explo
rers ia America as"""also many other tribes,
who are named Rafter various wild amtr.nls.
And the circumstance of their city being built
at a place Trrspth ere were many serpent?,
shows tha-?fuMtn to point to the same time
and place' spoken of on page 1 1, where the
Chinese Dstorians, Liu-yti and IjO-pi say
the serpents Avere driven together by the v. a
ters, aJL&e flood of Pclcg, where, according
to tyZapotecas, the city of Snakes, or Coat
laitfwas built.
isTMauy of the first nations were called after
lerpents, a.s the Hiviies, the Ophiies, the
L.ihiops, or Ltiuopiuns, Basohdians, &c.
all derived, it is likely, from circumstances
variously relating to the abunJanco of ser
pents iti those times, aud abounding at cer
tain places more than others. Even the ad
oration and worship of that torriblo reptile ob
tained nmotn; many nation.-;, Lette ;ia well
as after the Christian era.
O barrels Camps' refined Syrup.
O barrels New Orleans TREACLE.
For sale by GEO. McNElLL.
Pcccmbor, ISth. . ... - -
NEW GOODS.
W. AJcINTYRE has now received a guod assort
ment of goods bought at the North, out of the latest
arrivals, and since the recent decline in the pi ice of
GOODS.
Superior Cloths; Blue, Black. Green, and
Invisible Green.
Pantaloon Stuffs ; Summer Cloths ; Gamc
beroon ; Erminnets ; Ijinen Drillin ; Vest
ings ; Common, Plain and Printed ; Shilas ;
Printed I;ains ; Jaconets.
Calicoes; Ginghams; Ribbons; Fancy
Handkerchiefs and Gloves ; Irish Ltiunens ;
Manchester Shirtinss : and Family Lone
Cloths; Ijinnen Diapers; Palm Leaf Hats ;
Hoods; Florence Braid and Straw Bonnets ;
Umbrellas and Parrasols ; Wool and Fur
Hats ; Boots and Shoes ; Crockery Ware and
Glass Ware.
Those who wish to purchase goods, are respect
fully invited to call, where they will find as many
articles, as they can expect to find in a store.
April 24, 1841. 113-3mo
HOOK BINDERY.
AT SALSM, N. O.
THE Subscriber would inform the citizens portance to some philosophers of the present
of Fayetteville, and all othes, that he is pre- ja- to be established. For if so, we see, sav
not follow hunting ; property was common,
and universal concord prevailed. From this
high wrought account of the pristine happi
ness of man, we are at once referred to the
original state of Adam in Paradise, and to
his patriarchial government after his fall and
it is likely also to that of his successors, til
men had multiplied in the earth ; so as to iorm
conflicting iuterestsj when the rapine and
L"1fflffr commeneffl. as spoken ol by Mo-
ses, - wnicn it seems grew worse a no worse,
till the flood came and took them all away.
That the central parts of Asia were not
overflown by the deluge, appears of vast im-
pared to execute ALL KINDS OF ORDERS in
nis line with neatness and despatch, warranted well
done according to the style in which it may be or
dered, Stationary works bound in Calf and Moroc
co, as may be ordered, with Spring Backs ; he
would call the attention of Ladies particularly to the
binding of MUSIC, PAINTINGS, &c, in the
most hatidsmne or plain style, also to business men,
the making and binding of account Books.
ICT-Fle proposes to receive and deliver the Books
FREE OF CARRIAGE at the Store of Messrs
they at ouce, how both men and animals were
preserved from that Hood ; and yet tbis does
not, they say, militate against the Mosaic ac
count ; for the very word ark is in the origi
nal language, theba and signifies refuge, and
is the country of Thibet. So that when Mo
ses talked about an ark, he only meant the
central part of Asia, or Thibet, in which men
'fs I i : l.. i i : t i r
C. J. &. R. M. "Orrell at Fayetteville N.C. who B"u au,u,a" .auu v.
will act as a.o-ents for him. and charge no more than I set
.0 .z 0
his regular prices at home.
DAVID CLEW ELL.
Salem, N. C. June 22, 1841 . 125-8t.
Theba, or Thibet, situated in what is called
Central Asia, and in size equal to three
fourths of the area of the United States, is in
deed the highest part of that continent, and
producesmountains higher than auy other
part ot the earth : yet Moses says, that the
LIME.
For sale by
GEO.
May 283 1 541.
McNeill.
HS-tf
Casks Thomastown Lime, for sale,
geo. McNeill.
Feb. 12, 1841. 103-tf
NOTICE.
A COMPLETE and thorough re-orsanization of
the Patrol System of the Tow n of Fayetteville
is ordered by the Magistrate of Police and Commis
sioners ofthe Town. To effect thi desired obj c',
it is necessary that every person subject to do Patrol
duty be enrolled, and a strict peiformance of duty
enforced. Therefore, this is to nolily all persons
that I shall proceed to make oat s4Tch ftoil and di
vide it into Companies ofsix. (As many Compa
nies have been formed under the old arrangement,
I feel unwilling to disturb them, and will consequent
ly afford persons composing them an opportunity
of continuing the same, if they will leave a list with
mr.) It is necessary that Companies bo ordeied out
for Night duty andSunday duty, and this arrange
ment will go into operation on the first day of July,
1841.
R. COCHRAN, Jr., Director Patrol.
June, 29, 1S41. 123-3t
XjAIYZP Oil..
First quality WINTER pressed.
For sale by
December, 18th.
GEO. McNEILL.
POTATOES.
Tfe BUSHELS POTATOES.
geo. McNeill.
Feb. 12, 1S41. 103-tf
" LEMONS !
11 (fh B0XES Fresh Si( Lemons !
.11- v Expected by the Henrietta Line.
For sale b.y GEO. McNEILL.
Favettevilie Mav 28, 1841. 1 118 tf
From the American Antiquities.
History of China before the Flood."
The traditions preserved by many ancient flood prevailed fifteen cubits and upwards a-
nations of the earliest history of the earth and Dove the highest mountains.
mankind, before and after the great floods, Thibet is situated in latitude 30 degrees
which have desolated the globe, are highly in- north, exactly between Farther India, H in
teresting. I dostan and Siberia, where banks of the bones
Ancient China was in the eastern slopes of equatorial animals are fouud, as we have
li 1 i- .1 . . . . T f ' . t 1 I - ii f.t .1 . .i
ana oraucnes oi in mountains m vacuum j noticed; Dy which we ascertain mat me ae
Asia, the hoary Imalaya, where it is as yet
very doubtful whether the flood thoroughly
extended."
But though this is doubted, we cannot sub
set ibe to the opinion, however great our defer
ence may be for the ability and research of
those who have ventured to doubt. We leel
by far a greater deference for the statement
ot" the Hebrew author of the book of Genesis;
an historian of the highest accredited antiqui
ty. This author says plainly, that " all the
hiah hills under the whole heaven were cover
ed;" and that "fifteen cubits and upwards,
the waters prevailed ; and the mountains were
covered." But not so, if we are to believe
the above suggestion, which would leave a
very large tract of country of Central Asia
exempt from the flood of Noah.
This opinion, which contradicts the Bible
account of that flood, is founded on "the
traditional history of China, which speaks of
two great floods which desolated, but did not
overflow the land. They answer, says Mr
Rafinesque, to the two great floods of Noah
and Pelej;, recorded in the Bible. "The
latter, the flood of Peleg, or Yao, was caused,
he says, by volcanic paroxysms all over the
earth :" but ' much less fatal thau the flood
of Noah, or Yu-ti, in China," which w as no
doubt the fact.
The flood alluded to, by the above named
historians, did not, it is true, according to
their account, overflow the whole earth, but
was such as that the waters did not return to
their usual channels for a long time; "The
misery of maukind was extreme; the beasts
and serpents were very numerous ;" being
diiven together by the pursuit ot the waters,
and also "storms and cold " had greatly in
creased. Chiq-sang collected the wandering
men to unite against the wild beasts, to dress
their skins for clothing, and to weave their
fur into web3 and caps. This emptor was
uge rolled over this very Theba, the country
supposed to have been left dry at the time of
Noah's flood.
Tho Mosaic account plainly says that God
said to Noah, " make the an ark of gopher
wood."" Surely Noah did not make the cen
tral part of Aeia, called Theba or Thibet;
neither was he commanded to do so, as it
would have taken much gopher wood to have
rmed the whole, or a part ot so large a
country. But respecting the word which is
translated ark in the scriptures, it is said by
Adam Clarke to be in the original Ttbath,
and not Thvba
The word Tebath, he says, signifies tf?e,
and means no more nor less than a vessel, in
its most common acceptation, a hollow place,
capable ot contaimug persons, goods, &c
l ne idea, tneretore, mat the word ark sig
nified the central parts of Asia, called Theba
or Thibet, falls to the ground ; while the his
tory, as given by Moses, respecting the flood
I- V.L II
oi lAoan, remains unsnaKeu.
The same author has also discovered that
a race of ancient people in South America,
called the Z.apotecas, boast of being anledt
luvian in America, and to have built the city
of Coat-Ian, so named because this city was
founded at a place which swarmed with ser
pents, therefore named Snake city, or Coat
lau, built 327 years before the flood, and that
at the time of the flood, a remnant of them,
together with their king, named Pet-ela, (or
dog,) saved themselves on a mountain of the
same name, Coat-Ian.
But we consider ihis tradition to relate on
ly to the first efforts at architecture after the
flood of Noah, round about the; resign of
Ararat, and on the plains of Shioar. The
very circumstance of this tribe being still de
signated by that of the Dog tribe, is an evi
dence that they originated not before the flood
as a nation, but in Ajna, since that ra ; for
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Abridgement from iUiman's Journal lor July;
by Anthrax.
GYairt Shower. Colonel Sykes dcsciibe,
before the British Association, a singular
shower of grain during a storm, March 21,
1840, at Ilagkct, iu Krltywar, a peninsula in
Iliudostan, lat. 12 N. Tho grain fell upwi
the town, and a considerable extent of country
around it. Capt. Aston, who collected a
quantity of the grain, forwarded samples of it,
which were exhibited. It di!ierel from any
variety known to the natives. lolani.--ts pro
nounced it either a spattitim or a vicia.
SSUoicer of I isiies. JVlaior Harriot witnes
sed a shower of tithes in tho Madias Presi
dency, lat. 13 N., about 70 years og.j. They
ell upon the troops during their marc h m a
violent storm, and they fui uLheJ a grateful
addition to their tations. Many similar phe
nomena have been witnessed since that period.
The river St. John, in New Brunswic k, is
as large a.s any river of the first class in Eu
rope. It discharges its groat volume ot wa
ter into ihe Bay ofJbundy, where the tides rise
higher than in any other parts of the giohe.
Sometimes the rise is from forty to sixty teet.
On such occasions the tidal wave is forced up
into the narrow parts of the river, and cause;
" a backward fall of water, against the tiaicui
current, of many feel iu height."
Fire in Steamboats. It has been proved
by repeated experiment, tint any fire origi
nating between decks, m a steamboat, can by
iustantly extinguished by closing the hatches
and letting iu a jet of steam through
a hose connected with the boiler. The ho u
used in the experiments was 2 1-2 inches ia
diameter, and lour minutes sufficed to extin
guish a fire made with 4 1-2 cwt. of tho most
combustible materials, kindled on irou plates,
placed on a bed ct -wet sand, in the cabin,
and suffered to burn until the w indows crack
ed with heat.
Jlrlesian Boring at Paris. An mlesi ui
well has been suuk iu the grounds of a slaugh
terhouse on one of the highe.st poiut3 in Pa
ris, near thr Barriere de Crenelle. At the
depth of 18iJ0 feet, aud below the thai!;, a
torrent of water spouted up about thirty feet
above the surface, which height it maintains.
The "water is very pure, and its temperatui u
attbe bottom is 83 dejrrees Farcuheit which
confirms the theory of central heat, giving 1
degree for fifty feet of descent, as usually ob
served. At the same rate, boilinn water
would be found at two miles in depth full ig
nition of rocks at ten miles and fusion at
200 miles.
The bore in this well i over 18 itx he
wide at top, and over 7 inches at bottom, and
it is lined with a metal ie tube. Thedischai-i
13 about thiee cubic yards per minute.
An Eakthquaki; in Mexico. News
from Mexico to the middle of May mentions
the occurrence of an eaithquake about two
months previous, whir h caused some damage
in the blate of San Luis. A convoy of mo
ney on its wa fioiu Zacatecas, to Saltiilo,
bad several meu aud mules and money ba" ;
buried under the ruins ef tho hou--e wheie
they had halted at night.
A Yamtaei.f. Pistovtiii . . man in Cin
cinnati says, he has disc oveied a manner of
manufacturing writing ink, which null prti fit
frauds in ianls.r
We presume, to make it effectual, the Presi
dents and Directors must Jje headed up in
hogsheads of the liquid, and left to soal; for a
week.
About these indelible inks we have a truo
story. Just alter it was stated that the Uauk
of England had bought the secret of ay in
delible ink, a very ingenious gentleman fmm
New Orleans submitted a preparation of his
own, to the Banks to this place. It w as sub
mitted to various chemical tests, aud resisted
all when the President1 oif the Bank of
Charleston dipped a small sponge in pure cis
tern water, and wiped out tbeavr iti ng com
pletely. The ink stood every thing but water.
Charleston .Mercury.
Somebody has proposed CaptaiartVirtt idgo
as a Candidate for the Presidency, til won't
do! President Partridge 1! We might as
well have president Bolts ! Names are things.
The rose by auy other name would notsmtil
as sweet. W ho would think of smelhpor a
rose called Jedtdtah Snodgrass? A goat
would hardly drink out of a branch if you caU
it a ramificalion. Chai lesion Mercury.