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MAISON D'EDÜCAIIOS
JP mur et /«ran Brmoitrlln.
—DIRIGEE PAR M'M. VAN NOOTEN—
Transportée à Plaquemine, Paroisse d'Iberville
La., sera ouverte pour la réception de Pen
sionnaires et <F externes le 10 Février, prochain.
MADAME VAN NOOTEN ayant accom
pli son voyage en Europe, et complété se%
arrangemens pour attacher d'une manière per
manente à sa maison des professeurs dignes de
sa confiance et de celle des parens, s'empresse
d'en informer ses amis et le public.
Les parens et les tuteurs sont respcctueue
ment invités à visiter la localité vaste et spaci
euse des lieux où, à la demande dps principaux
habitans de Plaquemine, l'institution a été
transportée.
De plus amples informations sojp^ contenues
dans le prospectus de • rétablissement qui se
trouve à l'académie même et ch«?z les libraires
la N. Orleans, ou pourront être obtennes en
«'adressant aux soussignés:
Plaquemine. New Orleans.
Mr. W. E. Edwards , Le Rev. Dr. Neville,
Le Dr. Ch. Clement , Mr. A. Hennen,
Mr. Z enon L abauve, " J. R obb,
" h. C. Cammack,
f cv 6 " Feed. Fret.
Pour prévenir a l'avenirtoute eireur par rapport
à ses conditions, Madame Van Nooten s'est déci
dée à les publier comme ci-dessous
PENSIONNAIRES.
Pension et instruction générale en
Francais et en Anglais, $2« per m.
Piano, f ''
Chint, , . «
Le dessin et la peinture, ® t
Danse, 3 mois de Panuée, « *
rj[TESNEg '» '
Instruction générale en Français et en
Anglais (selon l'âge et les progrès
des feléves,) $10. *8 et $6 per m
N. b. On donnera des vacances de quinze joui*
an mois de Julliet, et pendant les fctes de Noel.—
Les pensionnaires ce pendant, pourront rester à
'établissement, si les parens le désirent. \n\n ©
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SENTINEL.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
PLAQUEMINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE, LA., SEPTEMBER 28, 1850.
VOLUME III.—NO. 8.
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Longley, Littlejohn Sc. Co.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
NO. 66 MAGAZINE STREET,
(Corner of Natchez,) New Orleans.
lfew Cr ©ods--j¥cw Goods.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
E. A. TILER,
39 Camp street,
Is now daily receiving additions lo
his well selected slock, consisting
of FINE WATCHES of the best make, in Gold
and silver cases; rich MANTEL CLOCKS and
VASES; Gold, Guard, Fob", snd Vest Chains;
Seals, Keys and Chain Oranmetits; Gold Pencils
and Pens; Thimbles, Buckles, new patterns of
Bracelets, Pins, Ear Rings and Necklaces; a beau
tiful assortment of Diamond Rings, Pins, Ear Rings
and Studs; Silvei and silver plated Ware; Silver
Card Cases, SnufT Boxes, &c.; Gold, silver, shell
and steel Spectacles, with glasses to snit all eyes;
Paper Machie; Fancy Goods, Fine Peifumery—to
gether with a great variety of other articles too nu
merous to mention. Strangers visiting the city
are invited to call and examine his goods, any of
which will be sold at very low prices. ocIO ly
C. ». BU S CE,
PttBJfÊtMTM Mt.tr ST ORB,
9 Canal st., New Orleans.
Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, Trunks, &c. of every
variety—Panama Hats.
0*The latest fashions always on ha d.
Particular Hats made to order. oc 10 If
This consignment dry goods
HOUSE is constantly receiving from the
northern cities heavy shipments of Goods, which
are often ordeied to be sold forthwith without re
gard to original cost, aud will therefoie be offered
cheaper by from 25 to 30 per cent than the same
description can be sold at any other establishment.
Constantly on band a large supply of Plantation
Goods—Blankets, Kerseys, Linseys, Osnahurgs,
Sheetings, Shillings, Towellings, Table Damasks,
Dinpeis. Linens, &c. Dress Goods of every style.
Sltks, satins. Cashmeres, Merinoes, De Laines,
Alpaccss, Plaids, Bareges, Muslins, Gingham, and
Prints. Visites, Mantillas aud shawls, Parasols
and Umbrellas. Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Laces,
Capes, Collars, Bonnets, and every description of
Diy Goods, both of Foreign and Domestic Manu
facture.
In connection with this establishment are exten
sive wholesale rooms, which should be visited by
every Merchant and Trader before making his
purchases. An additional advantage to the bnyer
is, that the lowest price is invariably asked at first,
and no deviation made.
KING S WHITE PALACE,
72 Gravier street, New Orleans. je8 ly
PiftM Fortes and music.
The subscriber would resfectfully
inform his friends and the public that
be hason hand and on the way. PIA
' NO .FORTES from the factories of
Pleyle & Co. and Favre &Co., Paris; Hallet, Da
vis & Co., Boston; A. H. Gale & Co., James G ro
ves te in and Nuns& Clark, New York. All these
instruments aie made expressly for this climate; ma
ny of them are of the new patent of Charles Horst,
]g49—the Double Iron Frame. These Pianos will
stand in tune longer and have more power and
richer tone than any other instruments. Also, su
perior GUITARS. VIOLINS, FLUTES, &c.
SHEET MUSIC —Constantly receiving from
the publishers as soon as published.
He would respectfully inform the friends of Mr.
Chaa. Horst, that he has ar/anged with that gentle»
man to take charge of the Musical Department of
I- his stole.
ETAILorders from the country promptly attend
i to. e . A. T yler,
ed I
ocIO ly
39 Camp st.
m
Fron Gor. Tacker.
For the benefit of suffering humanity, as well as
an net of justice to Dr. SAMUEL GILBERT, I
make the following statement:—That in June last
I had a small tumor upon my face, rather between
my nose and cheek, which gradually increased dar
ing the past summer in size and extent; on acconn
of which I consulted several truly eminent physi
cians, under whose treatment I received no benefit.
In the latter part of last January I visited New Or
leans. In the space of seven days, bofore reaching
the city, the tumor had greatly enlarged, and the
iaiammation increased to an alarming extent; so
much so, that from the inner corner of my eye to
die end of my nose, and out to my cheek bone, be
came literally a lump of putrid flesh; The disease
ted also made its appearance on tbe oppqafe side
.. of my nose. In this condition I presentedmyself
to Dr. Samuel Gilbert, not knowing with what dis»
ease I was afflicted. Dr.- Gilbert promptly pro
p' Bounced it an-eating Cancer of the most virulent
jT? ■ character. I put myself under his treatment. He
; extracted the tumor without the use of the knife,
" and in four weeks my face was well, as I then and
still believe. T. M. TUCKER.
New Orleana, March 13,1850.
DTDr. Gilbert's office is No. 72 Magazine st:
To the Public.
I wish to bear testimony to Dr. GILBERT'8
skill, through yoiir valuable and truly independent
paper. I was sorely afflicted with hereditary can
cel; the disease killed my lather, who had the best
moditsl aid in the country. Tlie disease made its
appearance on my upper eyelids, and continued to
spread and pain me severely, until I well nigh lost
my sight; I could scarcely discern a horse from a
man across the street Having <(ften heard of Dr.
Gilbert'a success in the treatment of such cases, I
left the State of Pennsylvania and came to New
Orieaiw—was pnt under treatment—and, 1 am
happy to say, soon cured, and no sign of the dis
ease left, and my right perfectly restored. This day
I leave for home. - A. C. CORWINE.
To editors Crescent.
April 1ft, I860. jvl
Thompson dfc Nixon's
No. 19 Ciir sheet, New Orleans,
jl57 vair sheet, x1ew
ETKeep constantly on hand a large and superi
«tock of Seasonable Clothing and Gentlemen's
■siiJiinf fînmlfi. Cflmnrisiiiv all tk* noiitMt At vies
or
janly
fié. o. »Dftnr. i» J- grass
ZASATIIf & CO.,
general, dealers,
No. 304
Poydras Street, New Orleans. mb91y
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EDUCATION, &C.
THE NEW ORLEANS
FEMALE SEMINARY,
—DIRECTED BY MRS. VAN NOOTEN—
Transferred to PLAQUEMINE, Parish
Ibertille, La., will be open for the recep
tion of Boarders and Day Scholars on
the 10 th February, prox.
MRS. VAN NOOTEN, having returned
from Europe, and completed her arrange
ments for attaching permanently to her insti
tution teachers in every way competent and ac
complished, respectfully solicits patronage for
her establishment. Parents and guardians are
requested to visit the spacious and commodious
buildings, to which, at the request of several
of the gentlemen referred to below, the insti
tution has been removed.
For further information, Mrs. Van Nooten
begs leave to refer to her Prospectus, (to bo
found at the Institute and at the principal book
stores in New Orleans,) or to the following
gentlemen :
In Plaquemine. It New Orleans.
W. E. E dwards, Esq., Rev. D. N eville,
Dr. Cit. C lement , A lfred H ennen, Esq.,
Z enon L abauve, Esq., J ames R obb, Esq.,
H. C. C ammack. Esq.,
feb6 F red. F ret, Esq.
Mrs. Van Nooten hastens to contradict the
report which has been spread, that she does
not receive young children. Pupils of every
age are received at the Seminary.
To avoid any futur»' misrepresentations in regard
to her tcrtins, Mrs. Van Nooten has concluded to
publish the same, as following—
BOARDERS,
Payable Qunitcrly in Advance.
For board and general instruction in
English and French, and all the ne*
cessary branches, including needle
and fancy work, «5-0 per in.
Music,
Staging,
Drawing and Painting.
Dancing, three months in the year,
Washing.
dat scholars.
General Instruction fki English, French,
and all necessary blanches, including
needle and fancy work, (according to
the age of the pupils,) $10, $8 and $6 per m:
N. B. Vacations ol two weeks each will be gi
ven in July and during the fete days. Boarders
may remain if desired.
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NOTICE.
fT>HE undersigned, having purchased the en
I tire interest of Bisselyfe Sehlatre in the
store hitherto kept by them at the Indian Vil
lage, the establishment will hereafter be cœ.
ducted by himself. He wishes to asy to his
friends on Grand River, Atchafalaya, Bayou Pi
geon and Indian Village, that he willI havei al
ways for sale every variety of Goods whieh
they may want, and at the lowest pri ces.
se!2 THEODORE JOHNSTON.
BI88ELL A 8CHLATBE,
Grocers, and Dealers in Western Produce.
PERSONS in want of any thing in onr line
will please call and examine our goods and
prices.
Plaquemine, March 30,1850. ap3 ly
BIEHLEB BROTHERS,
pfercKnnt Tailors,
TTTTOULD respectfully inform the citizens of
W Plaquemine and vicinity, that they have
established themselves on Main street, in the
house immediately above the residence of the
late Mr. Beck. Determined to do work at mo
derate prices, and in a punctual and faithful
manner, they hope to receive a liberal share of
public patronage. They keep constantly on
hand fine patterns of goods lo suit all seasons
of the year. my 15
New Wheat Floor.
CCHOUTEAU'S Brand, St Louis, in barrels
j and half bands, So r sale for cash only.
jyS7 BIS8ELL & SCHLATRE.
min summ,
published every saturday,
By William P. Bradbarn.
Office on Main street.
TERMS OE THE SENTINEL.
S ubscription :—Five Dollars per annum, invariably in ad
vancc. No subscription taken for a less period than one
year.
A dvertising :—One Dollar per square, ( 10 linesor less) will
hecliarged for the first, and Fifty Cents forevery inser
tion thereafter. All advertisements not specified asto
number^of insertions, will be published until forbid, and
charged accordingly. In both languages,charged double
^Announcements for office $10, to be paid invariably in
advance.
PLAQUEMINE:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1850.
IT Sir Robert Peel, in his will, left full and
specific directions for the early publication of
his political memoirs; and ordered that the pro
fits arising from the publication, be given to
some public institution for the education of the
working classes.
The Washington Refcblic .—Mr. John O.
Sargent in his address to the patrons of the
Republic on resuming the editorial change of
that journal, says.—"With regard to the fu
ture conduct of the Republic, we have only to
say that it will pursue the course marked out
in its original prospectus, and that it is our pur
pose tobring to it such editorial aid as shall ren
der it a not unworthy exponent of Whig princi
ples and the policy of a Whig administration."
XT The freesoilers seem to be determined to
carry out in all ways their destructive purposes.
On Sunday week, says the Republic, the beau
tifully sculptured stone presented by the State
of South Carolina for the Washington Monu
ment, was wantonly defaced by some miscreant
The stone is adorned by the coat of arms of
that State. The heads were broken off the
male and female figures, and the trump of fame,
held by an angel above the figures, was like
wise destroyed.
A Good Suggestion .—Nearly every officer
returned from the Mexican war has had a
sword presented to him for his gallantry, the
money being contributed generally by good
natured friends, aided, in some instances, by
the recipients of the present. One of the jour
nals proposes now to present each volunteer
private with an axe and a hoe, and show them
where they can be used to the best advantage.
Society, we think, would be much better bene
fitted by adopting this suggestion.
SO'The New York Mirror says that it is un
derstood that the chambermaid of the Irving
House, who had agreed to supply the "young
bloods" with Jenny L'nd locks, at the rate
of five dollars a hair, is about to have an ad
junction put upon her operations by Barnum,
as he claims "all the proceeds."
BTThe "higher law," says the N. Y. Mirror,
is supposed among the b'hoys of New York,
city to be the Tom Hyer law. And it adds, there
is more truth than poetry *in the supposition.
OTThe total number of marriages solemn
ized in England and Wales in 1848 is 138,238.
Of this number, those who signed the marriage
register with marks is 105,937, namely, 43,166
men and 62,771 women—showing only the
small number of 32,293 who could write their
names.
0*A politician out west in his "platform,"
declares that he is in "favor of the next war."
Seeing how many great men were made by the
last war, we think that it is a very good princi
ple.
ST The Cleavland Plaindealer of the 2d inst
says: The Garrisonians are holding a Con
vention in this city. We stepped into their
meeting this morning. Henry C. Wright was
holding forth to some two dozen listeners.
He is a peace man—a non-resistant ; yet from
his mouth fell this language of blood and blas
phemy:
"Were I," said he, "a fugitive from slavery,
I should not hesitate to plunge a knife into the
heart of my pursuer, no, not if that pursaer
were an angel from Heaven ! Nay, I go fur
ther—wire that being you call a God in pur
suit oi me, before I would suffer him to drag me
back to servitude, I would plunge a dagger
into his heart!"
Texas .—This thorough Democratic State,
exhibited rather a hostile desire, not long sine«,
to show off some of her bombastical pluck,
and has got her back up quite considerably.
Well, her action was very bad—almost amount
ing to a tempest in a teapot! Think of it.
Five thousand men to fight overcome, and
destroy the whole available force of the other
twenty-nine States ! *Hiis she might probably
have done, although she is unable to suppress
the Indian depredations, murders, &c., within
her own borders. Who isn't afraid?
IT The ladies aie tbe only true Union party.
They aw all for the Union—^to a man !
A Good Story.
The following story we extract from a letter
to the Alabama Journal, by J. J. Hooper:
Old Col. Ö , of the Mobile District, was
one of the most singular characters known in
Alabama. He was testy and eccentric, but pos
sessed many fine qualities which were tully
appreciated by the people of his district. Many
of his freaks are fresh in the memory of the
"old uns," of Mobile—and all of them will tell
you, that the Col. though hard to beat, was
once taken in by a couple of legal tyros.
It seems that Col. D—— had had a misun
derstanding with the gentlemen alluded to, and
was not on speakjpg terms with them, although
all of the three were professionally riding the
circuit pretty mûch together. The young
ones, being well aware of the Colonel's irasci
ble nature, determined as they left one of the
courts for another, to have some sport at his
expense by the way. They accordingly got
about half an hour's start in leaving, and pre
sently they arrived at a broad dark stream that
looked as if it might be a dozen feet deep, but
which in reality was hardly more than as many
inches. Crossing it, they alighted, pulling off
their coats and boots, and sat down quietly to
watch for the old Tartar.
Jogging along, at length up came the old
fellow. He looked first at the youngsters,
who were gravely drawing on their coats and
boots, as if they had just had a swim—and then
he looked at the creek that rolled before him
like a fluent, translucent star. The Col. was
awfully puzzled.
"Is this— creek swimming ?" he growled,
after a pause of some moments. ,*$.
No reply was made—the young men simply
mounted their horses, and rode off some little
tance, and stopped to watch our hero.
Phe Colonel slowly divested himself of
boots, coat pantaloons and drawers. Then he
remounted with a punch of inordinate size,
rather inadequate legs, a face like a withered
apple, and a brown wig, there is no doubt he
made and interesting picture as he bestrode his
steed, with the "breeze holding gentle dal
liance" with the extremities of his only gar
ment.
Slowly and cautiously did the gentleman
and his horse take the creek. Half a length—
and the water was not fetlock deep. Here the
horse stopped to drink. A length and a half
—and the stream no deeper ! Thirty feet far
ther, and a decided shoaling ?
Here Col. IV— reigned up. "There must,"
said he, "be a h —1 of a swift deep channel be
tween this and the bank—see how the water
runs! We will have to dash through !"
A sharp lash made thejiorse spring over the
"watery waste and an^^r carried the horse
and rider safely to the^^posite bank. The
creek was nowhere more than a foot deep.
A wild yell from the "young uns" announc
ed fheir appreciation of the sport as they gal
loped away.
"I'll catch you, you rascal !" was ground
out between Col. D 's teeth, and away lie
galloped in hot pursuit muttering dreadful
vengeance on his t'oe.
On on, they sped—pursuer and pursued!
The youngster laughed, yelled, and screamed
—the Col. swore with mighty emphasis, while
his shirt flowed and crackled in the wind, like
a loose flying gib.
On, on—and the pursued reached a farm
house on the road side. Their passing start
led a flock of geese from a fence corner, which
as the Colonel dashed up, met with outspread
wings, elongated necks and hisses dire. His
£orse swerved suddenly, and the Colonel in a
moment was on the ground in a most unro
mantic heap, with his brown wig by his side,
aid his bundle of clothes scattered around !
Tbe white headed children of the house
came out first and took a distant view of the
monster—as it seemed to them—and then re
turned to report progress. After a little the
father of the family came, and the affair being
explained, assisted the Colonel in making his
toilette; the Colonel swearing and the coun
tryman laughing, all the while. Dressed and
remounted, our hero started*off with a woful
phiz, and was soon out of sight.
Explosion on the Jackson and Vicksburgh
Rail Road, and Loss of Life .—The Natchez
Courier has dispatches from Vicksburgh, by
which it appears that the locomotive engine,
America, drawing the morning train to Jackson,
blew up on its way out, on the morning of the
16th, about three miles from Vicksburg, killing
four men and injuring another so severely tfcat
it was expected he would die. The accident
occurred at a quarter past seven o'clock.—
There were five persons on the engine, viz :
Dennis McCarmel, engineer, Thos. W. Adrian,
bridge superintendent and two negro firemen,
belonging to tbe* rail road company—all of
whom were killed ; and—McMarray, copper
smith in the machine shop, who was badly
wounded, and having inhaled the steam was
not expected to recover.— True Delta, 21s< inst.
The Battle . of Idstedt .—The following
return of killed, wounded and prisoners made
at Idstedt has been reported from the Holstein
head quarters:
Killed—22 officers, 2 surgeons, 38 non-com
missioned officers and 476 privates. Wounded
in pur own hospitals—31 officers, 73 non-com
missioned officers and 687 privates; wounded in
the Danish hospitals—14 officers, 50 non-com
missioned officers and 346 privates. Prisoners
—lOofficers, 18 surgeons, 57 non-commission
ed officers and 1003 privates; making a total
loss of 77 officers 20 surgeons, 207 non-com
missioned officers and 2,514 privates, or 2,838
persons hors de combat.
A Lang Sentence. —"So furious," says the
Limerick Examiner, "do some of the Toiy jour
nals still feel at th« defeat of their nominee in
Mayo, that one of tbem opens a resoundingly
abusive article against the priests, in a burst of
a sentence of fall thirty-six lines long, without
of course, a single full stop in it We never
saw the like of it before Mit t wice, and then
Lord Brougham spoke a speech it) a passion,
and an editor wrote an article when he
confoundedly drank."
Fugitive Slave Bill.
This bill, as it passed the Senate, contains,
in substance, the following provisions:
1. For the appointment of commissioners
by the United States Courts in the States and
Territories, who sa duty it shall be to hear the
demands and grant certificates to the claimants
of fugitive slaves for their apprehension.
2. Commissioners shall appoint assistants
to execute their duties in the counties, and shall
all of them have Jfctwer to summon the posse
comitatus to their aid.
3. Testimony of claimant or agent to be
prima facie evidence against the fugitives,
whose evidence is not to be taken; and upon
a hearing before any magistrate, justice of the
peace, U. S. Judge, commissioner or assistant
upon the testimony of the claimant or agent,
the fugitive is to be delivered up.
4. Persons hindering the execution of the
law to be fined $500 and imprisoned six
months, and on conviction of trial of having
caused the escape of a fugitive to be fined
~ 1,900, subject to recovery by law.
5: Prescribes the fees to marshals, and de
puties, and clerks of the U. S. Courts, &c., &c.,
for their services under this act.
6. Additional persons provided for to assist,
if necessary, in the reclamation and transpor
tation to his master of a fugitive, and their com
pensation defined.
7. It is provided that a certificate shall be
given from one State or Territory for the pur
suit of a fugitive, and his recapture in another
State or Territory.
8. It is provided that vvlren a marshal or
his deputies permit the escape of a fugitive
from their possessions, they shall be amenable
to the value of the slave; and for default of
duty in his capture, amenable to a fine of
$1000.
It will be noticed tliat the bill differs from
the act of 1793 in the important particular that
instead of leaving the enforcement of the con
stitutional provision concerning the reclama
tion of fugitives from labor to the State au
thorities, it commits the execution of the law
to the hands of commissioners appointed under
the authority of the United States.
EP The Washington Union exults in the fol
lowing strain over the passage of the several
bills relating to slavery :
"Again, we congratulate our countrymen on
the prostration of the accursed Wilmot Pro
viso. It is now doubly doomed, and by the
the strong voise of a strong people. It was
condemned in the case of New Mexico; it is
condemned in the case of Utah. Let every pat
riot agree to hiss it off the stage as a monster
which ought never to have been tolerated a
moment If we gain nothing else by this fiery
ordeal through which we have passed, ft is the
overthrow of a monster which had liked to
prove to our country worse than "gorgons,
hydras, and chimeras dire."
"The important week is now closed. As we
write we hear a feu-de-joie of one hundred guns
firing by the delighted citizens of our metropo
lis. This Sabbath day let us approach the sa
cred altars of that God who has taken our fath.
ers and ourselves under His protection, pour
fourth our thanks for the blessings He has
showered upon our country, and for the dan
gers which we have escaped, and pledge to
each other "our lives, our fortunes, and our
sacred honor," to preserve the Rights and the
Union of the States "by a firm adherence to
justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and
virtue, and by a frequent recurrence to funda
mental principles."*
* The memorable words of the Virginia Bills
of Rights.
Canal Navigation by Steam .—A miniature
steamboat, forty-four fnehes long, was exhibited
on the canal in Washington on Monday after
noon, the 2d inst. The Republic says :
It has been patented by the inventor, Mr. Al
exander Bond, of Philadelphia. So far as an
experiment upon so small a scale can testéhe
principle, we should pronounce this invention
successful. The boat is propelled by a scull
most ingeniously contrived beneath the stern,
and from which no wash is apparent This last
item is important as the invention has been
made with reference to canal navigation. We
are informed that a boat forty feet long, made
after this model, is in use upon the Delaware,
and that one sixty feet long is now being made
for use upon the Rappahannock. On th e latter
the machinery will occupy twenty feet., having
forty feet clear; yet the draft will be but twen
ty-four inches weil loaded. It was asserted
yesterday that this little model could run five
miles an hour, and that larger ones would great
ly exceed this rate.
The Intelligencer says that this model was
propelled across the Washington Canal, where
it is one hundred feet wide, in forty-three sec
onds; causing, however, some ripple at her head»
and that a previous trial, on the Schuylkill, she
went one hundred and five yards in fifty-one
seconds.
Will Saltpetre Explode .—An answer to
this long mooted question may perhaps be
found in the following paragraph, which is ta
ken from an English paper :
The ship Elizabeth. Anislie has been des
troyed by fire at Cunsingmoon, in India. She
was laden with cotton, saltpetre, and opium.
A cask of spirits first caught fire, and almost
immediately afterwards 1300 bags of s alpêtr e
went off like a shell, blowing the side ofnKe
vessel, cotton bales, opium chests, and other
articles, high in the air."
Singular Stncn >e. —In Litchfield, N. H., a
Mr. Lyons committed suicide by hanging him
self, after digging his grave, purchasing his cof
fin, and it is supposed, lying in it after night in
his grave clothes, with a portion of laudanum
in his stomach, that instead of acting fatally,
only made him sleep.
An Ocean Bound Republic.— Our Destiny.
The Washinton Union of the 11th, thus brief
ly, but beautifully, notices the first appenran
ances, in (he Senate of the United States, oft he
Senators from the new State of California :
The public were interested yesterday by a
new and remarkable event The two Sena
tors from the new State of California appeared
in the Senate of the United States, and took
their seats. For the first tiino the representa
tives from the shores of the Pacific unite with
those of the Atlantic under the auspices of one
common government. The United States*of
America, originally but the good "old thirteen
States, have extended their empire to the west
ern ocean, and the Senators of the thirty-first
State of the Union now take their seats along
side of their brethren. The American eagle
thus wings his way from one region to another.
Four years ago he extended his flight to Texas;
and now, so rapid are his movements and so
vigorous in his wing, that he dips his talons in
the waves of the Pacific. What an exalted
destiny lies before us.
A Large Family—A Challenge to Ken
tucky .—We had the pleasnre of being present
on Monday last, at a family gathering in the
town of Gilford, which exceeded all that we
have ever seen, even at a New England Thanks
giving. The patriarch of this numerous race
was Mr. James Davis, a soldier of the Revola
tion; now 85 years old. His wife, who is past
eighty, retains the vivacity and cheerfulness of
middle age, and on this occasion moved among
her descendants with the sprightliness of one
of lier grand-children. There were present at
the tea-table, seven children, seven children-in
law, thirty grand-children, ten grand-children
in-law, and eleven great-grand children—in all,
sixty-five.
But this is by no means the whole family.
One son-in-law, eight grand-children, seven
grand-children-in-law, and eighteen great
grand-children—thirty-four persons—were ab
sent, making ninety-nine living members of the
family. Besides these, thirteen have died—
making the whole number on the family record,
one hundred anitwclve. Of these, aighty-five
were the direct descendants of one pair. But
the most honorable fact in this patriarchal
household remains to be recorded. There is
not an old maid nor a bachelor among them !
Not only is every child married, but every
grand-child who has reached the age of twenty
six years. Is there any thing in Kentucky that
can beat this*?— New Haven Journal.
O" the following whimsical circumstances
happened some time ago in Kilkenny : "A tai
lor who was married to a very sickly woman,
got enamoured of a young girl who lived in his
neighborhood, and on certain conditions he
agreed to give her a promise, in writing, to
marry her immediately on the demise of his
wife ; in consequence of which Mr. Ship pas
sed the following curious note of hand : 'In two
days after the demise of my present wife, I
promise to mary Miss Moran or order, value
received, under fifty pounds sterling. Given
under my hand this sixteenth day of May, &c.,
J. Sullivan.' Shortly after Miss Moran receiv
ed the above note she died, leaving it endorsed
to a female friend, who also chanced to take a
fever, and died before the tailor's wife ; how
ever, on her sick bed, she also endorsed the
note, and gave it to a cousin, whom th# tailor
absolutely married, agreeably to the endorse
ment, in two days after the death of his wife,
and it is said the tailor and his wife are now
living happily in the city of Kilkenny."
An IitPosToif.— A character who has done
some considerable swindling by means of false
representations ol his mission and purpose, was
recently arrested in Boston. He has collected
money, ostensible in half of the German Chur
ches, in different parts of the country, passing
at different times by the names of Neander.Ider
and Schlegel. At Poughkeepsie he seem« to
have been most successful. He preached in
behalf of a German Baptist church at the West,
and collected several hundred dollars. On leav
ing the place, he stole a team and afterwards
sold it for sixty dollars. He is charged with
horse stealing at Manchester, N. H-, and will
lie taken there for trial. He is only 23 years
old.
The Secret .—The competition for the first
ticket for Jenny Lind's concert, was between
three patent medicine doctors, and Genin, the
hatter, each knowing that the .successful' one
would have the best advertisement all over the
Union that could be got Genin triumphed,
and the Broadway hatter's name will go alt over
the Union, linked with that of the Swedish
nightingale.
IT The deaf mute3 of New England, arc
about presenting a service of plate to two of
their early benefactors. The plate is procured
at a cost of $600, and the presentation is to
take place at Hartford, Ct., on the 26th inst.
DTln 1.681, Henry Dow was chosen Town
Clerk of Hampton, New Hampshire. Since
that time the office has been in tne family, and
held by himself and descendants 130 yeare. He
held it himself 21 years to begin with.
OT"Silence* is often an answer," says an Ara
bic proverb. How true it is, that when the
tongue of malice or anger fails to provoke a re
ply, it relnctantly sheathes itself in chagrin and
shame! In many cases no rebuke can M more
powerful than silence. There are men you can
not touch more acutely than by "letting them
alone most severely," as Theodore Hook ex
presses H, when tliey vilify you.
Four Generations oi Jail .—There is said
to be in one of the county jails in Connecticut,
a little girl, her mother, grandmother, and great
gisndmother. litre iniquity is visited upon
the ehMren unto the thlra and fourth genera
tion.
IT The cholera is again raging at Harper'«
Ferry and Pittsburg.