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By EDGAR SNOWDEN._
T ERMS.
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The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE for the coun
try is printed on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Sftturusy*
All advertisements appear in both papers, and
are inserted at the usual rates.
The Floating Salute.—The steamboat Ohio,
with the miniature Constitution frigate, arrived
here this morning, agreeably to arrangement,
and after saluting the city, proceeded to the foot
of Canal street, where the frigate was received
by a procession and carried through various
streets, as specified in the programma, to Ma
sonic Hall. It was then elevated upon a plat
form prepared for its reception some 20 or 30
feet from the ground, immediately in front of
The Hall, where it still remains. The cruise or
theiittie frigate is represented to have been eve
ry way prosperous. She was every where re
ceived with the most enthusiastic greetings, and
in many places responded to by salutes ofaitil
lery. the following is an account of her recep
tion at Albany, taken from the Albany Evening
Journal:—xV. Y. Jour, of Com.
This has been a day of joy and enthusiasm.
The triumph in Ohio was nobly achieved and
has been gloriously celebrated. New York and
Albany have mingled their congratulations up
on an occasion so grateful to each and to both.
The Whig spirit of till our citizens has been fill
ed with high and patriotic emotions. We have
hailed the victory in that Q,ueen of the \V est,
Otiio, as the harbinger of a still more decisive
victory in our own Empiie State.
At day-break this morning, the steamboat
Ohio, Captain Bartholomew, was discovered
abreast of the city, gaily decorated with the Em
blems of Victory and Liberty, and bringing the
beautiful WHIG FRIGATE CONSTITUTION,
with her banners afloat, and manned by her gal
lant Crew, many of whom were with Hull a«id
Decatur in their glorious Victories over the
Guerriere and Java.
At 9 o’clock the Albany Committee went on
board the Ohio, amid the cheers of the multi
tude which thronged the Docks.
At 10 the Frigate landed, when the Heavens
again reverberated with animating shouts. A
Procession, under the direction of Col. Groes
beck, formed immediately and escorted the
Frigate through our principal streets to the City
Hall, where S. DeWitt Bloodgood, Esq. on be
halfof the Albany Committee, gave a hearty,
enthusiastic and eloquent VV F.LCOME 10
OUR NEW-YORK FRIENDS, which was re
plied to. on behalf of the Ncw-York Commit
tee, by Mr Daniel Seymour, Esq. in terms alike
warm, eloquent and exciting. Mr. Wells, of
•tv New-York Committee, was also called for
• •id addressed the meeting w ith great point and
••»wer.
During these interchanges of patriotic joy, the
.» «te poim*4 her broadsides in honor
:ne occasion, and the thousands whothrong
. ,| ? ,h Hall, filled the air with the most anlma
»n»g elvers.
Ag ain the Procesion formed and escorted the
k mgate through State, South Pearl and Lydius
erects, to the Ohio.
O i no former occasion have we witnessed
• spectacle more joyous and grateful to pa
triotism. On no occasion have we witnessed
such demonstrations of DEVOTION TO THE
CONSTITUTION. Our streets were alive
with fkeemex—men in whose bosoms the N\ big
fii*»s are daily burning higher and brighter. All
was joy and enthusiasm, tempered by order and
sobriety.
We learn that the progress of the Ohio, up
the Hudson was a perpetual triumph. The en
tire banks, on either side of the river, were vo
cal with congratulatory acclamations. Every
village extended its warm welcome—every
c tnnon uttered its jov, and every hill kindled its
beacon fire. From New York to Albany every
uncollared Elector, with united and determined
zeal, has pledged his best efforts, in the coming
conflict, to redeem bis much wronged and long
enslaved state, from Van Buren’s Regency and
Marcy’s Mortgage.
Extract of a.letter from New York, dated
October 31.
We were never in better spirits than now, re
garding the coming Election, and are preparing
for the “ glorious three days” of next week with
ardour. Look at our Vigilance Committee in
the 7lh Ward—Noah almost swears he will not
publish it, such is its length. We are in a con
stant slate of excitement, raising liberty poles,
and getting up Ward meetings, &c. To-night
we look for Hoffman and King in the 7th Ward.
We do not expect to attend to any business
until after next week.
To the Editor of the New York American.
Trenton, Oct. 30, 1834.
A joint meeting of both houses of the Legis- j
lature of New Jersey was held this day, for the \
appointment of State and County officers, when
the following State officers were appointed, viz:
Peter D. Vroom. (Jackson,) re-elected Gover
nor without opposition.
Garret D. Wall, (Jackson,) elected United
States Senator, from 4th March next, vice The
odore Frelinghuysen, (4\ hig.) 35 votes to 28.
Gabriel Ford, (Whig,) re-elected Associate
Judge of the Supreme Court without opposition.
The County officers, such as Clerks, Surro
gates, Judges of the Peace, &c. whose commis
sions were about expiring, were re-appointed,
if Jackson, and new ones added thereto; but if
Whig, they were superseded, or their appoint
ments postponed, by a party vote, 35 to 2S.
Trial of Lieut. Babbitt.—This officer, it is
well known, has been upon his trial before a
Court Martial at the Navy Yark at Charlestown,
upon charges made against him by Captain Jes
se D. Elliott, commander of the yard. The tri
al closed yesterday. His defence, which was
conducted by Charles G. Loring, Esq , is said
to have been a most masterly effort. We are
happ> to learn that a copv of all the proceed
ings has been taken which will be laid before the
public after the decision of the Court is made
known. So lively is the interest felt by our citi
' zens in this matter, that it is said a purse of five
mud red dollars has been made up and will be
tendered to Lieut. B. to enable him to defray the
pynen.ses incident to the investigation; txpens
cs which, cannot fall- short of half his annual
compensation.— Boston Atlas.
Mudie says, “ Birds never sing in sorrow.
They scream when in fear or in pain, and those
that are in the habit of watching have a peculiar
warning cry: but there is tins much of charm in
the songs of birds, independently of their music,
jbat they are always songsjof pleasure.”
Getting Spilt.—Yesterday, about fifteen large j
axen were driven on board one of the steam
ferry boats at Market street, with a view of be
ing taken across the river. While they were
cogitating upon their new mode of locomotion,
one of the animals broke the bar at the side of
the boat, and fell overboard. The situation 01
the luckless animal excited the sympathies of
his fellow travellers, who incontinently rushed
over the side of the boat and shared his wate
ry accommodations. Twelve of the noble fel
lows turned their faces tow’ards the island which
they soon reached, and three were drawn up at
the slip. The question of freight, we suppose,,
will be left to some court of admiralty.
U. S. Gazette.
The increase of W ool in the United States
for the last two or three years, has been estima
ted at the rate of 20 per cent per annum. The J
amount of Wool raised last year and brought
into market, was about sixty millions of
pounds—this year it is probably seventy-five
millions, and next year it will be ninety. Eng
land produces lbO millions pounds annually,
and as all her grazing lands are taken up, she
cannot be expected to produce much more.
She imports on an average 20 millions from Ger
many, and 10 from Spain.
The United States then, at the present rate of
increase, will soon take the lead in amount and
verv probably in quality, and with so vast a ter
ritory adapted for sheep grazing will become
the great wool market of the world.
Moore's Price Current.
From Guayaquil.—A letter to a mercantile
house in this city, dated at Guayaquil, August
17th, says—“ This place unfortunately has been
the theatre of revolution and civil war, for
some months past; and to add to these dreadful
calamities, a pestilence, during the rainy sea
son, of an alarming extent; but we rejoice to
say the war is over, and the city is restored to
its wonted health. Commerce begins to revive.”
N. Y. Com.
From Lisbon.— C’apt. Manson, of the Barque
Leonidas, from Lisbon, states that every thing
was quiet on the 19th September. Don Pe
dro’s affairs in this world were nearly wound
up. He was in the last stage of dropsy, and
his death is daily expected.—JV. Y. Amer.
The Post Office Committee.—We understand
that the Post Office Committee of the Senate,
charged with the duty of making further inves
tigations in regard to the unparalleled corrup
tions of the Post Office Department, under
tne administration of Jackson, Kendall, Barry,
Cobbett & Co., is about to hold a session in
this city. Apartments for that purpose, have
been taken at the American Hotel, and Mr.
Ewing, of Ohio, has arrived. The committe, we
are informed, are to assemble on Tuesday.
New York Com.
Speaking of old Mr. Parsons reminds us of a
story. When he first engaged in navigation,
he kept a ship chandlery and grocery at the
head of Hancock’s wharf, (it’s Boston we are
speaking of) and had fitted out three schooners
loaded with American produce for the West In
dies, which, with his stock in store, constituted
all his property. For fitting out these vessels
he became considerably in debt, and as they
had been long absent without being heard from,
it was supposed they were lost. The tradesmen
found it inconvenient to wait longer for their
pay, and were at length clamorous. Mr. P.,
whose cash was expended, dealt out most of his
goods to his creditors. There was one black
smith, however, to whom he was considerably
in the arrears, but who never mentioned to him
the subject of his debt. Mr. P. called upon, and
told him if he ever expected to be paid, to come
and receive his quota of goods, as it would
soon be too late. “Never mind that,” said
Y'ulcar., “ I am not worried, if you are not.”—
A short time afterwards, one cold winter morn
ing, Mr. P. was roused from his slumbers by a
loud knocking at his door, and on popping his
head out of the window, he saw his friend of
the bellows. “Mr. Parsons,” said he, “I be
lieve that is one of your schooners just this side
of the castle.” lie lost no time in throwing on
his clothes and repairing to the wharf, and to
his joy found the blacksmith’s suspicions cor
rect. She had arrived with a return cargo of
gold and silver, having sold all her produce at a
great profit. In less than forty-eight hours the
other two arrived under similar circumstances.
This was the foundation of the great fortune
which he afterwards accumulated. It is need
less to say that the blacksmith was paid to his
heart’s content—and, more than that, on the re
turn of each annual thanksgiving, till the end of
Mr. P.’s life, his family was presented with a
box of raisins and a barrel of flour. Such was
the character of that eminent merchant, Ebe
nezer Parsons.—New York Com. Adp.
An Arrival extraordinary.—On board the brig
YYril!iam Tell, arrived yesterday from Tangiers,
is a large male lion, and two jet black stud
horses, presented by the Emperor of Morocco
to the Government of the United States, in 1833,
through our Consul, Mr. Leib. The YY’illiam
Tell has also on board some rams, from the
plains of Zellah, at the north foot of the A*tlas
Mountains. From the cross of this breed the
merino sheep is said to have proceeded.
N. Y. Cuur.
Disgraceful.—We understand that a mob,
led on by several individuals, amopg whom
were seen three or four persons who aspire to
be leading tories in this city, proceeded down
Fifth street last night, between 10 and 11 o’clock,
to the house of Wiliam Pillman, an honest and
worthy Irish citizen, which they entered, and
committed a scries of the most disgraceful out
rages upon his person and property. Several
persons in the house at the time—and among
them a large number of our Irish citizens—were
knocked down with bludgeons and were obliged
to fly in order to preserve their lives. It ap
pears that the object of the mob was to punish
Mr. Pillman for consenting to have a public
meeting held at his house of our Irish fellow
citizens friendly to the Whig cause. A large
and enthusiastic meeting w as in pursuance of
the previous notice, held there in the former part
of the evening, which seems to have caused
this outrage.— Troy (A7. Y.) Whig.
Judge Durall of the Supreme Court.—In our
last we copied an article from the New York
Commercial, which stated that it was the inten
tion of Judge Duvall to resign his seat upon the
bench of the Supreme Court of the United
States. This report is confirmed by a gentle
man who has recently conversed with the judge
upon the subject. The reasons assigned for
this act are his advanced age and the infirmi
ties consequent thereon—particularly a partial
deafness, which much impairs his usefulness,
and, in some measure, disqualifies him for a
proper discharge ol his judicial functions.
Frederick (Md.) Herald.
Fire.—We regret to learn that the extensive
stable belonging to Mr. Benjamin Blackford,
near Luray.Page counly, (Va.) was consumed
by fire on Tuesday night last, and 16 or 17 v
luable work horses, with all their geanng an
other appurtenances, perished in the names.-—
The loss to that estimable and enterprizing gen
tleman, occasioned by this sad calamity, mus
be very heavy, particularly in the present situa
tion of his business; his extensive works at Isa
bella furnace being in a full operation, and his
new works in Powell’s Fort nearly ready to go
into blast. The value of the property consum
ed is estimated at two thousand dollars, exclu- ]
sive of the building. The night was calm, and
but for that fortunate circumstance, much
other property would doubtless have been des
troyed.—Sentinel of the I alley.
La Fayette's Correspondence— The extensive
correspondence of La Fayette will probably be
published. It w ill doubtless present a great va
riety of pleasing and instructive reading. >V e
are not disposed to think that any new devel
opements in American affairs will be made by
the publication. The indefatigable assiduity of
Mr. Sparks in hunting materials for his edition
of Washington’s works, and his life of Gover
neur Morris, induces us to believe that he has
patiently examined the La Fayette collection,
and selected whatever might illustrate any pro
minent event in our early history. The numer
ous letters addressed by Mr. Jefferson to La
Fayette, have also been published; nut we De
believe that a rich stock remains. It will pre
sent many details of the origin and progress of
the first great French Revolution, which cannot
(ail to be interesting. Probably no politician of
any age or country ever maintained such a va
ried correspondence as that of Lafayette must
have been. He was on the stage of active life
more than 50 years; and bore a prominent part
in two of the most important revolutions re
corded in history. Ilis sphere of action lay at
points widely diverse from each other; and tie
was alike the associate and coadjutor of the
greatest actors in Europe and America. The
time at which he lived, was prolific of great
men; probably more so than any other period.
It embraced the days of Chatham, Burke,
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Fox, the
younger Pitt, Mirabeau, Necker, and all the
most distinguished living names. He was
brought into contact, directly or remotely, w ith
all of them; and for long periods of time. We
would thus expect a rich entertainment from
the promised work; while we trust that his
friends will makesuch a selection as will confirm
the affection of his ancient associates, and keep
down the host of vampires that delight to haunt
the grave of eminent men.—Norfolk Heacon.
Halleck.—We give below a pretty poem from
this writer. In common with Dwight Bryant,
Percival. and Brainerd, he uttered his first notes
on the banks of the Connecticut. !t is said that
liberty has built her abode in mountains, and
places inaccessible by the votaries of sloth and
pleasure; and it would seem that poesy haunts
the stream that flows through vales crowned
with fertility and smiling with beauty. We
have seen most of the fine views of American
scenery from the Roanoke to the Ohio, and from
the Ohio to the St. Lawrence; but we confess
that the prospect of the valley of the Connecti
cut from the summit of Mount Holyoke, excels
them all. And we do not wonder that the sweet
est flowers of poesy are gathered from the banks
of such a stream.
Among the poets of our country, Halleck
holds a distinguished rank. Mr, Randolph paid
a fine compliment to his genius. He caused a
copy of “ Fanny,” one of Halleck’s productions,
to be splendidly bound, with the intention, on
his first visit to England, of presenting it to the
lady whose conversation might please him most.
Wt* need scarcely say to those who knew the li
terary taste of Mr. Randolph, that Miss Edge
worth obtained the prize. “ Marco Bozzaris,”
and “Alnwick Castle”—“the Percy’s cradle
and their grave,” would adorn the literature of
any nation.
Halleck has not attained his fortieth year, a
period of life when Dr. Johnson had scarcely
begun his literary career; and we sincerely hope
that he will bequeath to his country a richer le
gacy than he has yet bestowed upon her.
Norfolk Beacon.
Mr. William Blackwood, the proprietor and
publisher of the celebrated Magazine which
goes by that name, died at Edinburgh on Tues
day. He had been in a very delicate state of
health for some time past. He was considera
bly advanced in life. It is not generally known
that he was editor as well as proprietorof Black
wood’s Magazine. He was greatly assisted by
Professor Wilson. Not only were all that dis
tinguished writer’s contributions inserted, but
his recommendation or otherwise of the arti
cles of others went a great way in influencing
the decision of Blackwood. Mr. 13. correspond
ed himself with all the contributors to his Maga
zine, and by this means increased their attach
ment both to it and himself. He wras extreme
ly liberal in the remuneration he gave for con
tributions. Other publishers regulate the price
they give for articles by the length to which they
extend; but Mr. Blackwood, when he met with
an article that particularly pleased him. would
often give four times the price for it which it
would have brought if paid by the sheet—ad
ding, when authors would have expressed their
surprise at his liberality, that he never paid for
literature by the yard, as if paying for a piece
of cloth; but he wished to measure the quality
rather than the quantity. This Magazine is a !
most valuable property. Perhaps it is the most
profitable of the kind in the world. It has a
circulation of nearly 9000 copies monthly.
- !
Shocking Depravity.—At a recent session of
the Superior Court of Stokes Countv, N. Caro
lina, William Gibson, a lad about 13 years old,
was put upon his trial for the murder of his sis
ter, a child younger than himself. It seems that
on some squabble taking place between them
about cooking some food, when no one was
about the house but these two, the lad deliber
ately sharpened a case knife and cut the little
girl’s throat in such a manner that she immedi
ately died. On being charged with the act, he
acknowledged it, but at first gave different rea
sons for doing it from what he afterwards as
signed. On the trial he appeared quite uncon
cerned at what was going on, and although the
Jury acquitted him on account of a deficiency
of intellect, many thought that his apathy of
manner was the effect of vicious examples, with
which he was proven to have been familiar from
his earliest childhood. His whole associations,
it is said, have been of the most depraved char
acter, and it seemed a matter of surprise to
every one that such a state of morals, as this tri
al exposed, should exist in a civilized country.
We omitted to mention yesterday, that on
Sunday morning last we were visited, for the
first time this season, with snow for about 15
minutes. It rained during the remainder of the,
day.—Portland Adr*. 28th ult.
Fur Ihe Albany Daily Advertiser.
Mr. Editor—In perusing, the other day, Jef
ferson’s “ Notes on Virginia,” I met with some
reflections so peculiarly appropriate to the pre
sent lamentable condition of our common
country, that I could not forbear transcribing
them. He is remarking, with true philosophic
correctness, upon the defects ol the ^ irginia
Constitution, and in carrying on his argument,
he gives vent to principles that mark man now,
as fully as they did then. They are these:
“ The public money, and public liberty, intend- |
ed to have been deposited withf/irce branches J
of magistracy, but found inadvertantly to be j
in the hands of one only, will soon be discover- ,
ed to be sources of wealth and dominion to those i
who hold them; distinguished too by this tempt- ;
ing circumstance, that they are the instrument,
as well as the object of acquisition. With mo- j
ney we will get men, said Cocesar, with men w’e
get money. Nor should our assembly be delud
ed by the integrity of their own purposes, and j
conclude that these unlimited powers will nev
er be abused, because themselves are not dis
posed to abuse them. They should look forward
to a time, and that not a distant one, when a cor
ruption in this, as in the country from
derived our origin, will have seized the HEADS
OF GOVERNMENT, and be spread by them
through the body of the people; when they will
purchase the voices of the people, and make
them pay the price. Human nature is the same
on every side of the Atlantic, and will be alike
influenced by the same causes. The time to
guard against corruption and tyranny, is before
they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to
keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to
drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have
entered.”
First use of the Gallows in the Sandwich Isl
ands.—Among the proofs of advancing civili
zation in the Sandwich Islands, the erection of
a temporary gallows may be mentioned. The
occasion is worth relating. The crime of mur
der was committed by two of the natives on the
person of a Spaniard, and merely for the sake
of the clothes he wore. They were taken im
mediately aficr and confined to the fort, whence
one of them contrived to escape. They were
at first at a loss to know what to do with the re
maining culprit, but were persuaded by the
consuls and the missionary to proceed accord
ing to European law. A gallows was in the
first instance constructed. It consisted of a
lope extended from one cocoanut tree to ano
ther, eighteen feet from the ground, and to the
centre was attached a block, through which was
run the halter by which ihe criminal was to be
drawn up by the natives.
The man was brought to trial under this gal
lows, where the chiefs and native missiona
ries were assembled. While these were delibe
rating and doubting the propriety of hanging
him, the natives, anxious, perhaps, to witness
so novel a spectacle, put the noose over his
head, and saved the judges all further trouble
on this subject by running him up. Some time
alter this, his accomplice, thinking that all wras
forgotten, ventured to return from his place of
concealment to liis home. He was, however,
apprehended, and again confined to the fort,
where he remained during our stay. As the
chiefs cannot be made to understand why two
men should suffer for the murder of one, it
seemed very probable that this man would ulti
mately be set at liberty.
MS. Journal of a Voyage.
Capital Trial.—The rnen who were accused
of the murder of Capt. Crosby, are both pro
nounced guilty by an impartial Jury—and from
the facts which were developed in the course of
the trial, not a shadow of doubt can exist of
their guilt. They will doubtless have to expi
ate their dreadful crime in the manner prescri
bed by law. They were defended with much
skill, ingenuity and eloquence, by B. B. Thatch
er and William Brigham—but the facts were too
plain, and legal ingenuity could not prevent
their conviction, the courage and presence
of mind of Peterson, the second mate, excites
admiration. Had he possessed those qualities
in a less degree, the consequences in all proba
bility would have been much more lamentable.
Jfnston Journal. ,
The Boston Adrocate.—The Editor of this pa
per is continually meddling with the affairs of
this State. Because he came among us lor his
education and a wife and then deserted what he
would perhaps call a sinking ship, he vainly
supposes that he knows all about our bu
siness. In an article in his paper of yesterday,
he is far away from the truth. In reply to his
deceptive and false remarks of yesterday we
say, the Whigs did not attempt to test their
strength in the House, in choice of a speaker.—
There are six, at least, Whig majority in the
House; we say more. Mr. Tillinghast did not
decline on account of ill health. The nomina
tion of Mr. Sprague was seconded by a Whig,
and he was chosen by Whigs, without whom he
would have received not exceeding thirty-one
votes. It was understood that there would be
no opposition to him until that nomination was j
made. The Tories have no cause for rejoicing, J
for they are not yet out of the woods, and Mr. \
Speaker is not yet elected, and that is not the
worst of it, we augur” lie will not “ be elected
Senator of the United States.”
Providence Journal.
BALLOON ASCENSION,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. ASH.
THE continued indisposition ofMr. N. J. Ash,
contracted whilst in this District, renders !
it impossible for him to fulfil his engagement
with the public, in person. Under these circum
stances Mr. HUGH F. PA RKEK, the gentleman
who recently made a most successful ascension
at Fredericksburg, has offered to repeat the ex
periment in this City, for the benefit of Mr. Ash,
with a Balloon about double the size of that us
ed on the former occasion.
The ascension, should the weather admit, will
take place from the enclosure North of the Pre
sident’s House, on SATURDAY, the 8th of No
vember, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The pro
cess ofinflation will be commenced at an hour
sufficiently early to ensure its completion at the
time named.
Tickets of admission 50 cents ; Children un
der ten years of age at half price. These will be
distributed by the committee formerly appoint
ed, and will also be for sale at the bookstores
and principal hotels in Washington and George
town. They may likewise be procured at the
gate, on the day of ascension.
The Officers of Police of this city have ten
dered their services freely, to keep order on the
occasion.
The generous sympathy expressed for Mr.
A6h by the citizens of this District, removes all
doubt respecting the success of the present ap-j
peal, in a tangible manifestation of its sincerity.
Washington, Nov. 3, 1834.
JOB PRINTING neatly executed at this ofnee
American Antiquities— In making excava
tions in the gold region of this State, nut|unj
since, buildings regularly erected were disco,
vered under the earth. Traces have also been
met which prove that the mining business has
at some time, been followed in the same dis!
trict of country as w-ell as in North Carolina
by whom, or at what period, it is impossible
now to discover. The mounds of the west have
long been a subject of interest to the traveller
and speculation to the antiquary; but a writer
from Arkansas, in the Charleston Observer
states some facts yet more interesting. On the
banks of White River, he says, you can see the
brick foundation of houses—a few miles further
six hundred and forty acres of land areinclos!
ed by a wall, in the centre of which is a circa,
lar building—there is also in the same neigh
borhood the ruins of a city; and parallel street*
crossing each other at right angles, may ^
traced by brick foundations one mile in length
—the bricks of modern shape The whole west
is rich in objects of interest to the antiquarians
and the naturalist.
By the accounts of Mr. Flint, and other tra
vellers, say the Western papers, it appears thit
the impress of the leaves of the fruit tr«r and the
bamboo, have frequently been found in the peat
beds and fossil coal formations in the neighbor,
hood of the Ohio. Pebbles of disruption, vast
earth and sands, specimens of organic, animai,
and vegetable remains, belonging to a tropical
climate, clearly indicate some important exten
sive changes occasioned by fire or w ater, in the
whdte great valley of the Mississippi. Then the
regular w ells, the bricks, medals, the implement*
of iron and copper, buried in a soil w hich must
have been undisturbed for ages, with the alpha
betic characters written on the cliffs, plainly
show that other races of men have existed and
passed aw'ay. And what a world, says Mr,
Flint, must that have been, when the mammoth
and the megolonyx trod the plains, and mon
strous lizards, whose bones are now rescued from
the soil, and w hich must have been at least SO
feet long, reared their heads from the rivers and
lakes!—Augusta ((itu.) Transcript.
The Auctioneer.—'There is no man wliospeni
so much breath, who talks so fast, and is so la
vish of words, as the auctioneer. He repeats the
same thing over and over again, and never
grudges his labour. He is fond of smart say inp
and sudden turns in the sense; and he is witty,
at the expense of his customers. He can talk of
several different things at once, and without con
fusion. But sometimes very ludicrously mixes
up different subjects in the same sentence.
For instance, lately dropping in at a book-auc
tion, there happened to be a man who annoyed
the company and the auctioneer with a segar.
The bonk had gone up to twenty-seven centi
and a half, and the auctioneer dwelling iiponit,
cried, “And a half, and a half, and a half—
when smelling the annoyance, he shouted out,
“D—n vour segar!—and a half, and a half
twenty-seven and a half—thirty—thirty -two and
a half, and a half—kick out that man with the
segar, and a half, and a half—going, going
thirty-five, thirty-five—thirty-seven, and half
curse that segar smoke!—and a half, and a
half—I’d rather have the devil about me—andi
.half, and a half, and a half—it gives me the
phthisic—and a half, and a half—going, going
—forty,forty cents—forty-two and a half—whoa
putting brimstone on the stove?—and a hallj
and a half, and a half—1 wish I had hold of that
boy—and a half, and a half—I’d choke the ras
cal—and a half, and a half—going, going—who
says forty-five—not half the priced the book
and a half, and a half, forty-two and a half—for
ty-five—now forty-seven and a half, and a half
' —a treatise on the tooth-ache gentlemen—
who’ll give fifty cents for the tooth-ache, anda
half, and a half, forty seven and a half—look at
that boy there—and a half, ami a half— pocket
ing one of those pen-knives—and a half, and a
half—I can’t have my eves every where—and a
half, and a halffifty—fifty two and a half-kick
all the hoys out of the room—and a half, and a
half—kick ’em out, f say—and a halfand a half
going, going, gone.”—.V. V. Tran*.
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