The Woodstock age. [volume], April 10, 1845, Image 2

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brokc old Cockaluruiu'sscouiSo, and
ii I'm goingto wasto my brontli about liiui.
So ihc sooncr yon convict liim, tbc sooncr
wcsh II gct tlio drinks. Mi.zlc!'
The Court waa lield in a largo llirec-slo-ry
building, nnd sucli oltlic jurors as hup
uned to be nsk'cp, were firouacd by a np
011 tbeakillet from old Coon Teu k (as
tlio SherilYwas called,) nnd tho jury was
fnrthwith condiicted to mi upper room in
the building, whcre tlicy werc lcl't todelib
eratu upnn ihc cvidcnco fornud agninst tho
pusouer, wlio, if conviclcd, would havu n
ehance to sludy tlio science of cracking
granito or pudding stone, in the Pcnitcn
ti.iry. The room w.iscouvcniently small
the day was waim and a phin dcal-table
,,. tlm middlc of tho floor, was the
onlv
hln. nrticle of fumiture in tlii'
npnrt-
mnnt.
'I'lir. ilrmr was OC KCti 111)011 HiC
uutside, and tho jurors wcre leii to inem
scl v cs
'finiitlcimeii.' obsorved tlio (orcman,
'your opinion, if yoii plnasc.
'Gnilty,' rojoiued a dark-visagod-man,
who seemcd totalk with his scowling cyc
brows. 'Ditto,' cxclaimcd n. second, who was
tircd with tho trial, which had ulrcady oe
cupted tlirec quurlcrs ol'an hour. lJesidcs,
ho was thirsly.
'1 say, gnilty,' addoi! a small tnan in a
Inw crowncd hat, who had mado a wuger
on the result.
'Yes, guilty,' remarkcd threo others.
A glittcring-cycd Fretiohuian quietly rc
marked tliat, 'dare vash in disnedder vorld
two kinc of poor; God'n poor and Poor
Devilsh and,' (in his opinion) 'dish fel
ler was belongiug to de lattcr clash.
JJo conaidcrod dat he vas not so guilty as
lic mightbc!' Anothcr Frcnchman iigrced
with him.
An Irislunnn, a burly fellow, thought
tliat, 'be the powcrs! tho chap looked bad
cuoucb, sure! ut whcre was the good in
cnniiiidiiiL' about his L'uilt. upon ihc ayi-
f thnt r.oek-cved "iiitlcinaii who
swaro ho saw the blows givin'? How
could tho twistcd, blear-eycd divil scc at
nlH It was the very raison ho thought him
lunocent.
'Woll il's mv firm opinion, gentle-
men,' observcd a swarthy Yankt.c, 'ihat it
sarvcd tho old fellow right. llo owcs mc
thiec-nnd-niiteneiicc yet, for mutton I left
nt iiU limis( fmir months .120. I say the
prisnner is innoccnt.'
And so do 1.'
'And I.'
Tho inrcmnn acrrccd with tho two last
Afior r.nnsiilorablo arL'uins.'. one of thc
jurors knocked upon tho door.
'Let us out, 'Coon.'
'Uavc you agrccd!'
N0 and wot's nioie, vc shant.'
KiiT'
'Onnn the door!'
'No vou don't. It's an'm ordcrs. 'Sqiiire
aays you can'tcome it. You'vo got to agrco
or stnv tboro!'
'Oh.hcll! Dtitconsidcr, 'Coon. Therc's
- t i 1
nover a drop ot aiiytlnng nerc 10 urnik
nni u-n'vn Iipp.ii licro an hour! Wo ca'nl
ngree. Open the door!'
"'Cnn't do it.'
'OfTicer, open the door,' bawled ano'her
l) d if do. till you ajjrcc.'
' IVill you open the doorl' cnquired thc
first.
'No.
"nion d ino if I don't knock it ofl the
hiiigos.
'You will?'
I wi and wlicn I do gct out, jtist yoii
look 'sharp al'tcr fhi't tigly mug ol yours
that's ali.
'U'ell.hnld on till I scc ibo 'Squirc.'
The Court was inlbrnicd ihat fhe Ju.y
r.nuld not n'rrce
Kecp thein llicrc till ihoy do, then, 'was
all he had for i sply.
Vmi p.nn't come out.' said 'Coon on his
rcturn.
Well, givcus adrink, then.1
'Not a iniii; lill vou agrce.'
Ilirn ivns a fix! NosC9 WCrC COUlliCl
,.;., n.,,1 llin rnullll wn SIV .'lllll !UX
In thc hascmcnt storv of the building
in which the Jury wcre holdiug ibeir de-
liberations, was kcpt a very passaulo rcs
inunud. There was no law thoic affai.ist
the salo of spiritons liquors cenerally, of
whiskcv, parlieularly. The kcepur of the
Itcfrcctory, at ihis jitncturc, sunning him
self upon the door-stc). One of the twelvc
had dtspovcrcd him, whilc cndcavoring to
find somo way to escapc from tho back
wmdow.
The haudkerchicfs of tho company wcrc
imincdiatcly put in rcquisition, and a port
of party-colored chain was sccn issuing
from the upper windoiv, at the lowcr cnd
of which was nltachod a huge wolverinc
cap. It was passcd down direclly in
front of thc mrtinwt's facc. Ile sprang
to his fect, and by dint of cct tain signs,
ilmlattnr was mnde to undurstand tliat
Miquor and fixins for twelvc' was desircd,
A larjje flagon of real old Monoiigahcla
n small jug of watcr a supply of Virginia
Ilabanas' and a bunch of Lucifers wcre
depositcd in tlio cap, and our worthy jury
inon werc soon 'in dover!'
Thesc articles bcing at length disposnd
of Imwcvcr, a proposilion was made tliat
the gcntlcnien 'agrcc to disngrce,' but it
fuiiiid no favor. "Otlicr proposilions wcrc
mado ano leject'cd. It was finally agreed
upon tliat a game ol draughts sliould bc
played by two of tho oppouents, the witi
ner to dcclare thc verdict!
Tho umpircs wcrc selectcd, and nfter
rollecting thc rcquisilciiumber of pcunics,
the forni of 'a board' was chnlkr.d nnon thc
lloor, and thc champions applicd them
relvcs to the game, forgctliug cntirely
what was thc migcr Thc indiflerent, in
the tncan timc, cnjoyod a cal-nap, brouglit
ou by tho unitod infiiiencc of faligue and
thc whiskcy. Tho gsmc was briof, liow
rvcr, and the 'nmjs' won!
. 'Open thc door 'Coon.'
. 'Ilavc'y'ou-agrecd?'
, Ycs.'
i Tho Jury returncd'tn tho courl room.
" ,'iWoll,' observcd thc Judgtf, 'yon'vo a
grccd? , ii thought I'd bring youMo it!'
.lfjnilty'. or. not Guilty?' cnquircd the
Clerk.. ) i-
.'.jTut itrtiirtii and tho nrisoncr was
diHcliargfidi-'til, . : .
Aftcr tliat, who will vcnturo thc asscr
tinn that.thciejs.np.justicc in tho Courts
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EC93IOII
mfMidntl. For inv nnrl. 1'vo no dotibt
ItOiWANCHlN RUL LIFU.
Tlio Cabotvillc Chrouiclc gives tho do
tails of a very prctty roniauce, with a right
fittiug uoiiclusioii.wbiuh cnuiu lo a dcnouu
mcnt in tliat villagc lnst wcck.
Jt Bcomslhat Boniowhcro iu a noiglibor
ing villagc livcd a wcallhy citizcn who
had, ns auch oit'rens are very apt tohave,
an ouly daughtor who was both lovablo
and loving. Tho fnther, which is quite
natural again, bad desigus of his owu for
his datiglitcr's niatrinionial settlement, cn
tirely iguoraut tliat she, liko a scns-
iblo giil, had nlroaiiy givcu ncr neart, wiiu
thc promiso of lier hand in good limc.lo a
worthy and iud ustrioos tnechauic, When
ho becamo awaro of this last circiiinstancc,
howcvcr, his ragc kncw no hounds, and
when thc young mechanio called to ask
tho fathcr to ratify the choico thc daugh
tcr had r.iade, he was without ceremony
kickcd out of doors. Tho lovely girl took
thc rudc ojcctment of her lovcr from hor
father's door somewliat to hcart, nut ncr
grief was of tliat, uiiohtrusivc sort which
seemcd to indicatc a consciousncss ofhav-
inir
"Loveil not wisoly yot ton woll;
and when assurcd by her fnther tliat lie
"had selectcd a husband for hcr, rich and
aflluent," worthy of hcrsclf and lier station
in sncieu. sho assumed an indifference
which savorcd iriuch of rcsiimation to thc
nf nnrcnt.il authontv. 1 hat
iiiulit. howcvcr. n nlnn was laul lor lier
elonement with tho voun" mochanic, which
plan was linally lrustraten oy ino vigiiancc
aud mananeuient nf the father; and at a
. i - .. . .i i
ato hour of thc night in which she
nvnnr. inil to lmvo resiirncd hcrsell to tlio
cmbraces of her bosom's loid, her fathcr
told her ihat she would leavc liome to visit
distaut rclativc enrly the next uiorning
Mnriiitur (iamp. nnd thc stai'o with it, nnd
sho soon found hcrsclf scated for an cighty
milcs' ride without any opportunity ol r.n
intcfview with lier lovcr. 11c, howcvcr,
was no fool iu thc play. IIc saw his nhi-
nnccdna sho rodc away, and guessing the
occasion laid his plans accordingly. With
flect horsc he rcnched thc lirst "-toppinp
ihc stnrre. and when tliai
i - D .
came up, he was rcaiiy to rcceive ins iiiuy
lovc with open arms. She, nothiug loatb,
li.fitlinr.nld nccominodations of the stae
for thc bcttcr oucs of lier lovcr, and tlio
in'.iin nrncreded with all haste to C.tbot-
dle, wheio they werc maue onc iien.
JSvsomo iiicans the father had got an
carly inkling tliat thc lovers wcrc somchow
outwitting him, and, in compaay with his
over. startcd iu nursuil. Ihc pursucr
and pursiied had an inlerview at the Ilotcl
iu Cnboiville, whcic tlie new rnatic nriuc
exprcsscd heistlf highly dcliglitcd in
having an opportunity to give her fathcr
and lovcr a furmal iiitroductioii to her s
liuntl. It is said thc formcr rctircd from
thc iutcrviow somewliat chopfallen and
chargrincd.anil probably bettcr satisficd
tliat H is a dillicult mattcr to circumvcnt a
dctcrmincd womau, be she wifc or maid:
"I'orif sho will, sho will, you mny (liioni! on t,
And ifslio wonl.slio wont.ntnl lliere san cnu on i.
Elertro Magnclk Tclcgrriph.-Thc Elec
tro Magnctic Telegraph between this city
and Washington is now a brnnch of ihe
iIail seivicc, and undcr the control ol the
Gencral Post Officc Dcpartmcnt. I'rof.
Morse, his Assiftatit Siincriutciidanls,
Ilenry J. Itogcrs and Alfrcd Vail, Esqrs.
and all others in any way connccted with
thcTclegrnph, had the oath of officc ad
miutstcicd to tbcm at Washington on
lMonday. Wc lcarn that rooms havc beon
prociired in the Post Oflicc bulding in
lh'13 city for thc Telegraph OPxcc at this
cnd of thc line, which will bc opcucd as
soon as Ihc wircs can bc cxtcndcd from thc
Railrond Depol in Pratt strcct. Wc havc
bcen fovorcd with thc following extraci
from thc ordcrs of the Postmaster Gencral
toProf. Morse, which will fully e.plain
the plan lo be pursticd hcrcaftcr:
l''or thc Iransmissioi: of cach dcspa'ch
thcie shall bepaid in advaucc, at thcolliec
from which it is scnt by the applioant, onc
qua.-lcrof onc cetit for cach tclegraphic
chnr.icicr or leller.
'(Jpon tho ipc.eption of a despatch at
eilhcr Officc it shall bc ihc duly of thc ofl
icers to havc the snmo trauslattd iu a fair
hand writing, carcfully cnvellopcd and
sealcd, and the niaguotic cliaiaclcrs immc
diately destroycd, and to placc thc despatch
in tho hnnds of thepiinny post for delivcry,
who shall bc eutillcd to ihc saine conipen
sntion as for thc dclivery ol lctlers transmit
ted now by mail.
'It is fnrther ordcrcd thnt thc said Su
pcrin'cndcnt nnd Assistants iu no casc
comniunicatc to, or permit to ha seon by
any pcrson thc contcr.ts of any despatch
nxncnt t'io nidividual or uidividuals to
whom it mny he addresscu.'
rri. rr: ir. il.U Pln, io l
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Thc ofikc in this City is to bc undcr llic
suncrinlcndenceofMr Rogers, nnd the one
in Washington tiniicr tlie inpiingcmcni oi
Mr Vail.
Wchave bcen informcd, on rcliablc au-
thorily, that books will be opcucd in a fcw
daysi'iiNcw York, Philadclphia, Wash-
iiidton and J5n timorc lor suuscri ntions to
thc stock ol a Company for thc construc
tion ofa linc of Morsc's Magnctic 'l clc
graph hctwccn Ualtiniorc and New York
with Amos Kendall at its head.
liall. Amcrican.
Lo'ur from China. Tho Swccdish ship
Zenobia, Capt. Ileckinnn, arrived at New
York,2Slli, left Ilong Kong on tlie ltli
Dccrmber. Our previous dates wcre to
llic 12th.
Thc Rcgistcr of tho 10th mcntions thc
airival at Macao of threo mcn.part of thc
cicwofthc brig Ilannah, the attack on
which by a piratica! junk has bcen dcscrbcd
at largc in our columns. Thc chicf niatc
wassupposcd to havc bcen drowncd. After
lcaving thc Ilannah tne piratcs attackcd
auothcr vcsscl, but tho lattcr, bcing well
armcd. hcat tlicm ofT.
Thc Mnrnuis dc Ferricrc. secrotary of
thc Frcnch lcgation, left Macao on tho
Ifith of Deccmbcr for Paris via llnmbay,
with thc trcaty riogotiutcd by M. Lagrcncc,
for rntification. i
Tho Roval Scnatc of Nlacao has givcn
notice that thc tariffof 1813 will ccaso on
tho lst of April, 1815, wlicn a new tariff
will go into opcration; also that vessels cn
terirt'fr thc harbor will hcrcaftcr piy fivc
mncc per ton anclloragc.
Thero wajrr.uch sickness ai Koolongsoo.
Lieut. Grccnc, of tho Hritish sloop of war
I'lovcr, had dicd, nttd sovcral ofilccrs wcrc
iucapablc of duty.
Thcrc was a furious tempest at iManill i
ou tho night of Novomber l llb, in which
scvcral vessels wcre loat; the town of Nuc
va Caccrcs silstaiucd liiuclt diunngo, tnost
of tho liouscs bcing dcslroyod, iucludiiig
that of thc govcnor, who had a nnrrow cs
cape for his life. Jn the town ofTnyobas
morcthan 800 houscs wcro destroycd, and
thc rice crops werc ruiiicd.
Thc following paragraphs fiom T3ombay
papcrs aro givon in thc Rcgistcr:
A foarful accident occurrtd nt Indorc
on the Mth of Doccmbcr. Sevcral thou
snnds nf Brahmins had bcen assemblcd nt
the palace. to rcceive rifts at the festiv.il ol
Giinputtec. They wcro simujtancous de-
scending n stairensc in crowds, wlicn llic
structuicgave wny, and in thc rush and
crnsh which ensucd, onc nunurcd nnu
ninctv-four livcs wcre lost.
On tho 2d of Novcmbcr, Tankeewall, a
small town on tne rivcr unmuin, was
stormcd bya column of about 200 babonns,
who I'ssailcd tho natives with grent leroci
ty,biting and pelting with sticksand stoncs
iu thcir dariii-' ntlotnpt lo carry olt what
provisions they could lind in thc villagc.
Thc inlubitants mado a stout counter as'
sault with cutlass and niuskct. moro dcud
lv wcnnons tlinn tho monkeys could com-
mand. In a rtinning contcst, ncnrly 100
werc caplurcd, nnd sincc sold; scveral nrc
hcrc, cnd sccm hy tneir autics to navo ai
ready forgotlhc old causo ol thcir capliv-
ity.
THE AGE.
WOODSTOCK, VEKJION'T :
T II 11 11 S I) A V 13 V E x 1 . U, APBIL.10, S!5.
THE VOODSTOC!( AGE,
is rrr.i.i.snr.i)
Evcry Thnrsday Evcning, at Wooilslock, VI
elmstiu:i:t, orrosiTi: the wj.ya'.
T K 11 M S .
Scnt liy r.iall.uno ycur, nt tlio I'niiuiicnrcnicnt ofllic vrl-
' ' ' Ai.Rii
iiiiii;, - -
Atlhc ovplratlon nl yl iiionllis, - - 1,7.1
AI llioi'pirnll(in (irilu'vnliiuic, - - 2.(10
AIUt tlie eiiirnllon ol ihc vulunic, i!,.10
Villnirn mli.crilicrs. i!.W)
iNci impi'r Is n'lit itnlesi palil fnr in nilrnnrc, or npcm ihc
Sunrmit "I pKjincnt I y Kime rupcin-il)l" -i icni Kikivmi
lo llic 1'iilillklii'r, nnil no p.ipiT ilicniithiui.(l i'.ccpt at
(niildii. mitil all iirrcir.'iics aiu imiil.
Alliiilvcrliicmciita inu.it bo iniJ lur In uJvaiirc, iinlcn
tonio ri'hpiMisllilc pii-M'ii cuuruiilicrt llic; pnv li' Hirlr ln
MTIion Thc nuiiilicr tiniiM'itlnns slmiilil iu nll cn-ci Iw
hpcclficd hj iheuilvcrlUcr, or they will hc ln-crtcU imlll
lurmu.
IIUSINISCMIDS
Arc Inmtnl nl S2,00 n jcnr fur nnbcrihciy, and nl $3,00
lur iion buhnliniicrs.
CITVAfinNCV.
V. n. Ialmcii, nl New lor-, Nu 30, Ann Strrel,
" .'oiioii.iN'o, 12, Stnlc Sirc cl,
" I'lttMilnliin, No. .17, l'inc fiirccl,
" llaltimorc,. M. cor. riiilt.4-C'alvcrUtn.
n nnlliori.(i to nrucnrc, lorttiii'il iiinl rollict ti.iy lur nil
vcrtl-cnu'iitn nnil tulciiiMioiw Iu "Tin: Wnoi.sTiith
Aou." uiiAnuid 0. i:ahi.man
$1,00! $2,001! $2,50!!
Ifyou don't pay up bij ihc timc thc vol.
cxnircs, you will hnvc $2,00 inslcad of
$l,50,to pay nnd ifyou do not pay t
aflcr tho vol. cxpircs$2,50 is tlio woid.
Scc tcrms. 20G-tf.
Thc ':tinkling 15r.ix ofllic armcd and
watidei ing curavan" ol Middlebury Pink
cycs, to boirow a phrase from D'lsracli,
makcs most mclanclioly inusic o'.cr Ihe
cclcbrntion of a fuw Dcmocrats held on
llic dth of iMarch. willn'n tho n'cciuls of
his dominions and iu and about llic rcgion
of 'Tei.ipcrapcc Tca Pii'-tics" and Piuk
cyc Covcrnors. Now, saving the bcttcr
judgmont of thc albrcsaid Democi als, wc
think tlicy arc ultogclher bchind the
timcs. Inslcad of irettinir toscthe and
making somewliat tncrry ovcr tho inau
guration of the candidato of thcir party
thcv sliould luvc bcen in )nvesti'ating
thcir nciglihors pantries, closcts. &,c. &c
if hapily tlicy might discovcr whethcr
all llio cating, dtiiiking, kc. &c. that
was going on was conductcd according lo
thcir notioiis.
This altcndinj: to iiour otm busincsi is
ultogcllicf stalc and unpiofitah'c, gcnlle
tnen,Libcials ofMiddlcbury.nnd wc hcart
ily hope you will abandon it ut thc cailiest
opportunity.
llliode J-titud ElcclioH. ClnrlcsJuck
son, tlio Uorr cnndiuato lor uoveinor nas
bEiitcnrcnnct'. fAl2ei-itKj"l bv about 125
votes, nnd Es. Governor Arnold (Dorr
has ousled IIou. E. R. Potter (Algcrinc
fiom tho eastcrn conarcssional Uis
tricl. Thc contcst has bcen for llic un
condilional libcialion of Dorr, and thc
result is "lor'ous. i he Lccislaturc it is
said, is not in fnvorof Libcralion, but
no
mattcr: tho ba is pow in molion
and thc pcoplc having ncliicvcd a glori
ous liiumpli in thc clcction ofa Governor
will soon 'fir,' llic Lcgislaturc
"Tho ballad of tho LadyAnn,"pub
lishcd in last wcck's Al'o sliould havo
bcen crcdilcd to tho ncn of our fricntl
JoiinG. Saxh, Esq., of St. Ibans.
Thc numbcr of thc last
Ako shou1
havc bcen 255 inslcad of 25G, as tho
print was madc lo sny.
nn
Why is a fiisluonnblc lady liko a ngul
cconomist? Bccause sho mnkcs a creat
bustlc about n littlo waist (wastc.)
A hcavy piccc of oidnancc has bcen
dug up in Philadclpia, six fcct bclow thc
surfacc.
Morc of thc brig Somcra. The Su
pi cmo Court of New York havo rcccntly
madc a decision rclativc to llio Somcrs
mutiny, tlio purport of which was that
Cnptnin Slidcll McKcnzio had no light
ful authority to tic thc boys up in thc
sneks or bngs, when ho supposed thoy
wcrc cithcr conccrncd in or sympnthizcd
wilh thc mutiny.
CIIHSU1RE ROAD.
Wc lcarn that tho subscription -to this
stocl." is making good hcndway. Kccno
has alrcady subscrihcd ovcr onc bundrcd
nnd tliirty thoilsand dollars, and will ndd
sonic twcnty thousand morc. It i con
fidontly belicvcd tho work w ill be cont
mcnccd tho prcscnt Fcason
A SMASII IN BARNARD.
On Snturday ovcning last thcro was a
argo collcction of tho pcoplc of Barnard,
tho old Univorsnlist Mcclinghouso to
lcur nn Exporimcntnl Lcctnro on Profes-
or Morsc's Tolegraph, Galvnuism, Eloc
tricity &c. &c, fiom Collins Wight,
rofessor of Nrturnl Scienco. Tho liouso
0110 of tho old I'ashioned kind, with gal-
i 1 .1 ...!
orios upon inreo siucs; ovur uiu uuihu.
u Imd bcen n floor crcctcd lor llic
urposc of holding rt solcct school, lcc-
turcs, &.c. Aller thc closo ol tlio icciuro
lurc was a rush to tho ccnlcr ot tlie
l'OOni, WltCll llio liuur jjmu
argo part of tho audicncc, tho wholo ap-
mralus of I'rot. Wiglit, noor anu au
werc prccipitatcd on to thc floor bcncalh.
'ho old gullery rcmained firni nnd was
fillcd mostly with lodics. Tho lighta wcro
inbtanlly ostinguished in tlio crash, and
tho fiight was so grert that mony who
wcic loft aticniptcd to cscnpo from tho
wiudows abovc. Two poisons succccdcd
iu tH attcmpt with no othcr injury savo
nklcs. Thcrc could not havc
beon lcss than ti hundicd nnd twcnty fivc
or thirfy pcrsons w'no fcll through in tho
sninsh: one boy in 'he fall was thrown
htough a window to tho ground in thc
n l I '.1 . !..! T..i
rcnr Ot tlio liouso whiioui myny. uiu
what is most rcmaikahlc of nil is,
no livcs wcro lost, and no pcrson was sc-
riously injuicd. Thc injuiy consistcd
mostly in epi-iiMicd limbs scrntchcd faces,
bruiscs, lorn cloths, and &c. &c.
Thclossto Piof. Wiglit, is probably
about tieo humlral dutuirs. IJis new
and bcnutiful apparalus for cxpcrimenting
was almost cntiiolv dcstioyco.
Tho accident was so stlddeii ihat somo
supposing it n prri oi nie pct lormancc,
crclahncd "woll I wondcr what hc's go
ing to do no.t,' "is thcrc any lightning
on mo?" "ihat larncl gas3 1id3 blowed
cm allup!" onc fellow who l.iy sprawl-
nt the bottom of thc liCop sung out,
"well, he g;vc us ah-ll ofa shock that
time!" Ihc I'gliis ueuir nn on tne ta-
b'e wilh tho nppara'us v.ent down with
thc rest, lcaving thc liouso iu total darlc-
ucss about fivc minutes, and the snapping
of timbcrs, tho loud voiccs of thc men, thc
sercaming of womcn, calling for thcir
uisbands, w'.vcs, brolbcrs, sislcrs, and
childt'cii, thc brcakiug of glass and spat
tcring oflamp oil and v;tiol ovcr thc facc3
and clothcs of thoso who wcnt down, was
nything bul ngrcnblc music to thc cars
of onc who was iu thc SMASII.
CiiCAi-PosTAor.. Thc N. Y. Ilorald's
corrcsnondcnt asserls that Mio Iion. Cavc
Johnson has becorno a convcrt to tho
chcop poslago sysicm. llo oxpiesscs
lis opinion that llio new ralcs will not on.
ly disaopo'nt the opponcntsoftho chaugc,
but will also cxceed 'he c.;pcctations of
ils fricnds vcy sliorily. Thc law, how
cvcr, is very dclpc'ivc,nn(i nccus amcnu
mont, which it may icceive at llio next
scssion of Congress. Mr J. is maluug
senrchina inves'igations into llic wbolc of
thcP. O. Dcpaiinicnt and its cxpendi
turcs, and grcat icfonns will takc placc.
A P.'rrnn.N Mi.mstuii. Thc pjoston
Post says Ihat ouo of tho mnst dcvotcd
clcr'rvniaii in thnt ciiv is tho llci'. Sibus-
I'wn Slrccler. As an cvidcncc of his sym-
patby with his sociofy it is statcd that for
twcnty-one ycars he has mis.sed thcir sta
tcd wcckly confcrci ccmceting but twice.
Such arc Ihc partois whosc labors arc in-
valunblc. Wc ncvcr heard this trulv cx-
ccllcnt iircacher beraling aliens. cnlistiug
iu an abolition crusndc, lecturing his
pcoplo on politics.or diving into thc fcvcrs
of tho day. Dut wheu called to thc chain-
bcrsoftho sick, tho dying and tho dcad,
lin k thoic in llic snirit of 1ns mnstcr.
IIc is an Univcrsalist.
Marnls and irti"im vi Trxas. A
Missionary in Tcxas, writing to thc Gcn
cral Asscmbly's Board, snys:
'In ciaht couiiiics arothid us, con
taininc not less than 2o,UUU souls, tiiero
is no rcgtilar Prcsbytcrian prcachcr but
mysclf. I would by no mcaii3 rcprcsent
this wholo rcgion as without llic mcans
ofcrace. Thcrc aro fcw familics, ihat
may not hc.ir prcaching stnlcdly by go
ing uvo or six milcs Irom nomc; anu j
lojoicc lo add thcrc nrc many lavgc uiu!
flourisliiiisr churchcs of othcr dcnoinina-
tions; and pcrhaps as good a statc of
tnoral3 and roligion, ns is usually found
in new countrics, wherc thc population is
so scattci'cd."
Tho Philidclphia Pcnnsylvaninn pcr-
pctratcd tho following outinge:
"It is said words huit nobody, ncvcr
thclcss Sampson jawcd a thousand Phil
istincs to death.'
Floiida.Gov. Brnnch hns issucd his
oroclamntion nniiointiiiir tho 2Gth dav
ol May lbr tho clcction of Governor,
mcmber of Congicss nnd mombcrs of thc
Lcgislaturc ofthc new Stnte of Floridn
A gcntlctnan having n horsc tliat star
tcd and brokc his wilb's ncck, n ncigh-
boring squirc told him he wishcd to buy
it lbr his wife, to ridc upon. "No,
said tln othor. "I will not sell it t;i-
tcnd lo mtirry again myself."
A singulnr marinc trumpct hns hccn in
troduccd iuto England, which, by tho
nction of comprcsscd air, givcs forth
sounds which can bo dislinctly heard for
six milcs. Il is called n TcLr.riioNn.
fXTSec advcrtiscmenl of New
Mcrchnnts in anothcr column.
Yor
THE GREAT hAKES.
Profcssor Drako of Cincinnati hns bcen
cccntly maUing somo obscrvntions upon
our inlnnd scas, and givcs tho result of
thom to tho public.
Tho chain of Iakcs cxtcnd ovcr ncnrly
cight and a liulf dcgrecs of Intiludo in
brcadth, and sixtccn dcgrcss of lougitudc
in length. Tho cxtcnt of thcir surfacc is
cstimatcd at 93,000 sqnaro milcs, nnd thc
arca of country draincd by fhem is com
pulcd at -100,000 squnro milc3. Tho rc
lativc sizcs are ns follows:
Ontario, G.300 sqnaro milcs: Erio,
9.G00; St. Clair, 3G0; Jliiron, 20,d00;
Michigan, 24,400; Supcrior, 20,000.
Thc cvcragc dcpth of water in tho dif
feicnt lakes is a question upon which
thcro is no ccrtain informatiou. Author
itics diflor. Dr Drako givcs it as follows;
St. Clair 20 fect, Erio 1)4, Ontario 5U0,
Supcrior 900, Iluroti and Michigan
1000.
In our standard worka Lako Erio is
usually stuted to havo a depth of 120 fect.
Thc dccpcst soiindings havo beon tnken
in Lako Muron. OfTSaginaw Bny, 1000
fect of lino havo bcen scnt down without
findinfc bottom.
Thc altittldo of tlicso lakcs varics stop
by Btcp from Ontario to Supcrior. Lake
Ontaria is 232 fect nbovo the tido watcr
of thc St Lawrcnce. Eiio is 333 fcet n-
bovo Ontnrio, and 505 fect abovo tido
w.itnr tn A uaiiv. Ulair 13 SIX icci
hifbcr than Erio: Iluion nnd Michigan
thirteen fcct abovc St. Clair, and
Sunorior lies 44 fect abovo thcm This
shows thc curious fact.that whilc tho sur-
fucc of Iluron is G84 fect abovo thc Jcvcl
ofthooccan, its bottom at Sagimoio llay,
is morc than 110 fcet bclow tlie samc icv
ol.
riie walcis of thcso lakcs, with tho cx-
ccntion of Erio and St Clair, nre rcmark
ilili. n-1 inir transnarcncv enu ouiiuimit.
flavor. Of Lake Iluron, Prolessor JJrauc
ascertainnd that thc water at the surfacc,
md 200 fcet nt thc samc place, lndtcnted
nrccisplv tho samc tcmncratiirc, to wit
fifty-six dcgrecs. His cxplanatios of this
lact is this: thc watcrs arc no purc inui
thc rays of thc suu mcet wilh no soliu
mattcr in supprcssion to arrcst and retuin
thc hcat.
Fn.MAi.n Snr.Aiu.sr;. A corrcspondcnt
of thc Newark Da'tly Advcrtiser at Paris
clatcs tho following instaneu ot barbrr-
wn :
"At Cncn. but ashort dislaucc from
Itoucn, there is a markct, wlnllicr young
girls rcsoi t and stand hour aftcr hour with
thcir flowing hair, rich andglnssy, dcnv
itiH additional Itislrc from thc contrast
with thcir nakcd shotildcrs. 1 his is thc
rcsort of thc meiclmut barhcrs, somo ol
whom como cvcn from Englnnd. Thc
nicrehnnts pass nlong among thcm, cxatn
inc thc color, texture, cvcnnrss, and oth
cr quaiilics of thc bcautiful llcccc, hog-
glo for a sotis, and linally buy. 1 he
hair, then, alter hemg cut ns ciosciy as
possiblc to the hcad, ia woighcd and paid
lor, and thc intl "ocs nomc to prcpaic iui
anolliershea'-iiig, or pcrhaps to ptirciiasc
i hns hand wit h hcr inoncv. An Aincn-
can girl prcfers to let hcr hair turn to sil
vor on hcr own head, or if it must bc cut
off, tocnjoy thc cvop berself."
Tcxmi CoUmk Thc iuercai o
of Ihc
nrowih of Texen cottun is as follows: in
183G, 500,000 pouuds; in 1333. 1,400,-
000- iu 1C39, 2,200,000; in 1 840, -.',400,-
000: in IC12, l:000,000; and in liMo,
10,000,000 by cstimaie. This, howcvcr,
is but a small part of thc collon raiscd
thcrc. Tiicsc amounts weic Inken fiom
thc reuinsof colion imporlcd in!o New
Orlenii", cnli'lcd ho debenturc. But
much ofthc Texan cotion wcnt Ihrotigli
tho custoin housc, at New Orleans, all
passing thcrc as Amcrican cotton. A
hundrcd thousand balcs is Uic cstimatcd
cotton croi) raiscd in Tcxas in 1044.
DEATdOVTHB
VERMONT.
On Hio 21st uh. Mr Bcnjamin Btishc
d'cd at Greensboro', at thc extraoidinary
nro of nnr. hundrcd and fiicin yrari. 11c
was a nrtivo of old Swanzcy, Mass. and
fo; mcrlv l csidcd in this town. We havc
no nccount of any oersou in Vcamont at-
tnining lieyonU ltlb ycars oi agc. jkmij.
Cook, of Whitingham, dicd at ih-s agc,
iikoMrs Sprnguo, ol Clarendon, wlio
dicd in 1839. Iu Thompson's Vcrmonl,
thcrc is a Inb'o ofagcd pcrsons, which
is lcinarUaDlo lor tlio iiispioponioii uu-
twcen thc scxcs, viz:
Agc.s.
100
101
102
103
104
105
10G
Malcs.
Fcmales.
o
1
1
1
o
a
7
0
0
0
0
1
10
Walchman.
G.VMiit.r.ns. ThcSt. Louis New Ern
says: Two or tliroc professcd hlacklegs,
travclling as gcnilemcn on tho steamcr
Lnncct, on hcr icccnttrip to Cincinnati,
mangcd to draw a green countrymnn
within thcir nct and to filch from him
$100 at card-playing. Tho foct coming
to tho knowlcdgo of tho ofliccrs of thc
boat, a tnccting ol tho passcngors was
called, and thc dicc-tbrowing faro-dcal-
ing scamps called to an account. It was
csolvcd by thc mccting that tho black-
'cgs sliould rcturn tho moncy or takc a
lynching; they prcfcrrcd 'ho formcr, and
wi'h somc little licsitation rcturned to thc
countryninn his liundrcd dollars and saved
thcir backs.
"Do you think raw clams is henltliy
IJobr"
"Ycs, I do."
"Somo folks sav they Isn't."
"I don't carc what sonic folks s.iy, but
I ncvor kncw a rnw clam to complain of
bning out of hcatlh."
APP01NTMENTS BY TIIE PRES
IDENT, Ihj nnd uiitli thcadvice andconscnt nfthc Scnatc.
orncur.
CUSTOM-IIOUSE OITICERS.
Collcctors.
Ichabou Jordon, Saco, Mninc, vicrJ
Tristrnm Storer, whosc commision cxpirJ
cd.
Jamcs Osbornc, Kcnnobunk, Mo., vido
Dni'icl llomick, whoso commission ex
pircdi Willinm Jnckson, Plymouth, Mass.
Vicc J. N. Stoddard, whoso comrnission
cxpircd.
Josiah llinkly, Barnstablo, Mass.,
vico Ebcnczcr Bacon, whosu comrnission
cxpircs.
Thomas F. Caipcntcr, Providcncc, R.
i. vicc Willinm It. Watson, whoso com
rnission cxpircd,
Norris Wilcox, Now Havcn, Conn.,
vico R. It. Ilinmnn, whoso tcmporary
comrnission cxpircd.
Aliol llmitington, bng Harbor, N. Y.,
vico .Tohn II. Dayton, rojccted by tlio
Scnatc.
Thomas J. Pastcr, Ocracokc, N. G.
vico Sylvcslcr Brown, whoso commision
cxpircd.
mrvcyors.
D. F. Scamcns, Providcnco, It. I.,
vico W. P. Greono, whoso commissioti
cxpircd.
Winthrop Pickcrmg, Portsnioulh, N.
H., viee Joscph L. Lockc, rcjcclcd by
tho Scnato.
Asa Gray, Tivcrton, It. I., vicc
Gcorgc Ilowland, whoso comrnission cx
pircd. Gcorgc Brown, Pawcatuck, It. I, vico
Silas Sisson. wlio did not qtinlify.
E. F. Purdy, New York, N. Y. vico
Ilcnry C. Ahvood, whosc tcmporary com
rnission cxpircd.
John Davis. Phihidclpliia, Pa. vico
Thomas A. Cooper, whoso tcmporary
comrnission cxpircd.
Robert Buller, Smilhficld, Ya. rc-ap-
pointcd.
Gordon Forbc3, Yeoeomico, Va. rc-
nppoinicd.
Armnnd Lcfels, Daiien, Ga., vicc I'd
wnrd Ilnpkins rcsignrd.
John McNcil, Uoslon, Mass. Vicc Jo
sopli Grafton, rcmovcd.
Willinn II. Colc, Jr. Baltmorc, Md.
vicc Thomas Lloyd, rcmovcd.
Williain Pnrmentcr, Boston, Mass. vicc
Georgo Itohcits, whoso tcmporary com
rnission cxpircd.
LAND OFFrCEfiS.
.Tocob Judy, rcgislcr. Edwardsvillc,
III., vico A. V. .JoncS; dcccnscd.
Wm. Jackfon, lcgistcr, Chieago, 111.,
vicc E. 13. Williams, whosc icmporary
coinniission cxpii ed.
Gcofrfe Mixtcr, rcg'Slcr, Dixou, III.
vico Rcnjiimi nCliflbrd, whosc (cmpony '
comrnission cxpircd.
Willinm Wilson, rcLcivcr, Pnlcslion,
III., ii'c David McGahcy, vcsigncd.
Samuel Lcach, recoivor, (uii'cy, III.
vicc E. A. Thompson, wlioso tempoiary
coinniission c.pirrd.
Edwatd Dobyin, recoivor, St. Louis,
Mo., vicc Samucl Mcrry, wiioso comnus
siou expiicd.
Thos. B. Ivcs, icgisier,Ciciirdn, Miss.
vico Willium IJanley, Wiiosc Icmporary
comrnission cxpircd.
G. S. Gollady, icecivcr, Grcnpdn.Miss.
vicc J. II. McUoc, lesigncd.
Ilirom Sm'ih, rcgister, Champagno'e,
Ark, new ofi'cc.
A. It. Itust, rcceive'', Chnmpagiio'c,
Ark, new ofFico.
Jippoinlmcnts Itu llic J'rcfidcnt. Cus
tom Olliccrs Collcctots Augusttis ,lcn
kins, Portsmouth, N. II., vicc I.ory
Odell, rcmovcd; Chas. F. Lcslcr, New
London, Conn., vicc Geraid Carpcntcr,
rcsigncd; Joseph P. Junkins, York,
Maiuc, vico .lcremiah P)iooks, lcmovnd;
Parker McCobb, Jr., Waldoboro, Mc,
vice Geo. Allen, rcmovcd; Natliaii'cl M.
Lowncy, Bclfasi, Mc. vicc llcnj. AN'iggin
rctnoAcd; Jamcs Taylor,Wiscnssctl, Mo.
vice Moscs Shnw, lcmoved. Navcl Ofli
ccr Danicl Vruighnn, PorJsmouth, N.
II., vicc John McCliniock, rcmovcd.
OLl)ESTMANINSl"-vcy,-W.m- Co'c, J.,, J3alii-
jpuit;, imi., viuu xuu. ijioii, iuuiimuiu
Laod Ofllcnr John Dcmcnt, rccciver,
Dixou, 111., v!rc Jamcs Swon, rcmovcd.
Wc uudcistnpd tnat Gcn M'Calla, of
Kcniucky, has bcen appointed by llio
Prcsidcnt Sccoud Auditor of tlio Trca-
sury, ia Ihc placc of Wrn B. Lewis,
rcmovcd; nnd lt. II. Gillett, of New
Yoik, Rcgister o! tho Ircasury, in tho
nlace of Tliomas L. Smith, rcmovcd.
Globc.
T-ir. Gi-i.s Tlie ediior of tlio Port
land Exprcss, iu conversing upon carly
rising, spcaks thus:
"(Jp wilh you! Don,t slccp nwny this
hcnutilul moining. Mury, Ellcn, Abbv,
Phcbe, Sarah, Eliza, Caroline, Ilnnnnh,
and all thc lazy girls aiotise wako ujv,
iisc and scc thc sun shinc, nnd brush'
nwav thc dcw from thd bcautiful crass.
You not only loose thc bcst portion ofthc
day whilc you lingcr in bod, but yott dc-
press your spirits nnd contract sluggish
liabils. What ifyou arc slccpyf Jumn
out of bed--lly round slir about, and iu
a fcw momcnts you will bc as bright as
larks. Wo wouldn't givo a straw for
girls that won't gct up carly in tlie morn
ing. What aro tlicy good for? Lazy,
diimpish crcatiivcs tlicy ato not fit lbr
wivcs or companions. Our ndvico to
young mcn who are looking out for wivcs
would be ncvcr selcct n lcmnlo wlio do
zes away thc prccious morning limirs.
Sho may bc a hclp-cci, but can ncvcr bo
a hclp-nicf.
Orcgon Exiedition.A company of
cmigrants, from Illinoia and Iowa, pro
poso taki'ng tho fino of Mnrch from
Bloominglon on tho 7h instnnt for Orc
gon. Tho marching dlstnnco from Mis
souri to tho Orogon Shorc on the Pncific,
through an inhospital country, is not lcsa
than 2000 milcss, and nn nrmy could not
well accomplish it in lcss than four
months.
A Miss Susnn Yatcs was rcccntly corr
mitted tojnil at St. Louis, chnrgrd with
aiding tho cscnpe of slavcs to Cunadn
nndnhc frcb Statrs.