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OWR COUNTRY-OCR COUNTRY'S INTERESTS AND OUR COUNTRY'S FRIENDS. BY C. l CLAKKSOiV. BItOOKVLLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1S41K VOL. XVII XO. 38.

THE TIMES.

WEBSTER AJTU CAI.IIOI'X.

We have had on hand, for several days, the aDle apartments ana every con venience ana la- , . ... , ., , ,t itr . . , cility for preparing the "feea." The floors of following letters, descnbing Messrs. Webster lhe tab,e are mo?eab9 piankf beneath which and Calhoun "at home." They will be read every fall are deposited large quantities of with interest and satisfaction, by all, who feel "muck," or loam, which is removed in the that in the character of the statesmen of the j f Prjn& making lhe richest manure for dressing land. country, is involved the character of the conn- j Mr Webster ha9 lhe Uooded calli0 in

try itself. nnicl WtMrr Jlanihflcld. Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette. Revkrk House, Boston, July 24, 1849

There is a portion of the Commonwealth of' Alderney breed, often called the cottage cow in Massachusetts which juts out into the ocean, England, admirable for quantity and quality of not unlike a boot in shape, as delineated on , milk, but they are tender and require great care maps. This portion of the "Old Bay State" j and good living. He thiuks the Ayrshire and has enduring historical associations a clebrity j selections from native stock a good cross, of as broadcast as the universality of the Yaukee which j saw beautiful specimens. He has a nation; for it was upon this spot of earth that cow of the mixed breed, which this year and the Puritanical seed was tirst sown, and, altho' the last, in the height of the season gave fiftya dry and sandy soil, it took root, and produced two pounds of milk, per day, equal to twentyend is producing an abundant harvest of hardy, ' six quarts; she is milked three times dailyenergetic, enterprising Yankees. Here are j His farm is principally cultivated by oxen, Rirnstable, Plymouth, Duxbury, Marshfield, and for this use he regards nothing equal to the Cape Cod and Plymouth Rock; places and lo- j Devonshire or, what is much the same, the calities notable in American history, as the first j New England breed. He says the finest work-landing-place of our Puritan progenitors, and as ' ing oxen are the dark red, found in Worcester the dwelling-places of those heroic men and j county, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, women who planted, nurtured, and defended ni9'lops are of Ule t Dreedf and ha has a the American "liberty tree. , laei of lhe Mak breed niueteell years oW. W ithin the limits of this ''first settlement, Xhis bree1 js clos-and e buiU T, hve and within a few miles of "Plymouth kock, , gmaU leads and short noses fatu.n wel and

in me miusi o. mis -peculiar people, are me ( Farm and Home of Daniel Webster As there is no American citizen now living who has contributed more largely to the imperishable glery and distinction of our country no one whose intellectual superiority is so universally acknowledged at home and abroad whose name and fame are destined to be pre-eminent and enduring, so long as and wherever constitutional liberty exists whose forensic, senatorial and popular speeches and orations will be read and admired as long and wherever the English language is read and spoken I have supposed a brief description of the home of Daniel Webster would be acceptable to your readers particularly, and to the public generally. The "farm" and dwelling place of Mr. Webster is situated in the southeast part of the town of Marshfield, bounded on the east by the ocean, and contains fifteen hundred acres of land. A goodly portion of this 1500 acres is "light, pour land," naturally, but made productive by frequeul and expensive manuring; another goodly portion is "marsh land," producing excellent grass; another portion is wood laud, native and planted; and still another portion is very "fine land," having a rich soil, and producing abundantly. As a whole this farm, in location, variety of soil and surface, beauty of landscape, its superior condition in agricultural improvements, buildings, fences, and general husbandry its splendid prospects "o'er sea and land" its daily invigorating and rejuvenating ocean breezes its cod-fishing, brook trouting and game hunting its tortuous, undulating foot and bridle-paths, ami extended gravel carriage-roads its quiet retirement from the world's "noise and confusion," and yet' within two hours access of the great eastern mart of trade and commerce; all these, with other attractive beauties and advantages of improvement and location, render the farm and home of Daniel Webster, as a whole, the most desirable, delightful and valuable estate and resi dence in the country The first purchase of Mr. Webster, made i

some twelve or fifteen years ago, consisted of elms, sassafras, and trees from the west and only two hundred acres including his present ' southwest, such as white oak, buckeye, Amerimansion house since greatly enlarged and im- I can lime, redbud, &c, &.C. His repeated efforts proved. Subsequently, and from year to yar, to raise live oaks have entirely failed, he added to his acres by purchasing the adjoin- Mr Webster's uniform habit is to rise at 4 ing farms, until his estate, now exceeds fifteen .clock ln u,e morning attend to his correshundred acres, including the lands and venera- pondellce &c. breakfast at 8 o'clock, then

blc residence o governor v insiow, or colonial notoriety. me extensive marsiies or -sau . raeaaows," witn tneir oeauniu isianasot snruooery, resemo e mosi eiriKing.y in appearance and beauty me siroiung praines oi in. w est, .

witn uieir isianus o. umuer. c pou .arm , He i(J fond of nunling and fishing, and has also is a prominent elevation, from which an an abuudant8Upn y of fastsailin g barges .boats, extensive view is had of the ocean, and the sur- codfigh ,. (rout rods and appUrtenance9 rounding country, including Plymouth, Dux- j d c; and in these manly and healbury, Marshfield, &c. On this elevation Mr. ! . g he indul!res.

the top of which the "stripes and stars" can be seen proudly waving, from a great distance at sea, and from several miles inland. Thnnmnsioii-liouse is Hlarri. comfortable anrl imposing wooden structure, situated on an ele- i vation as regards the lands towards the sea, but in a lovely semicnlar valley as regards the Jands towards the West. A circular avenue, linod with U-.01 trimmed hedges and ornamantal trees, leads to the house; iu front is an exteu- ' sive lawn, adorned with flower beds, clusters of , evergreens, shrubs and forest tre. In close; proximity are two beautiful lakes, or "ponds," only a few rods apart, the one fresh and the othersalt water, where may be seen useful and ' ornamental water fowls of alt sorts and sizes. : 1 he garden, consisting ot several acres, is high Iv and tastefully cultivated, producing every : variety of fruits and vegetables in abundance, j l he carriage nouses, stables, barns and sheds lrriaiiiuig iu uib inausiuii nuuso are suusian- , tially built and "finished off with more conyemeuces and appropriateness man any build-; lags ot tr.e Riua i nave oeiore seen, i no . "chickery" is very large, filled with every variety of domestic fowls, having "elegant apartments" suited to their habits and climate. Attached to the mansion house, and communicating with it, U the library, of singular architectural beauty, filled with statuary, painting; and one of the most extensive collections of valuable books that can be found in any private library in the Union. The "office" is in the garden, quite concealed amidst locusts, catalpa, chestnut, and willow trees and flowering shrubs; here, his splendid law library, Congres sional documents, &.C-, are deposited and syste maticallv arranged. In speaking of his library, Mr. Webster remarked: "I only wonder how I found money r to purchase so maay books." He r . r t. has a large number of octavo volumes of En glish Reports, that cost twelve dollars a volume. The general character of his library is, history, classical books, standard books in poetry and prose, miscellaneous literature, treatises on pnblic law. collections of treaties, American history, law and politics. I noticed all the vol-

umet of parliamentary debates, copy ot ine j English Statutes at Large, volumes of the Euglish Annual Register from its commencement ; Wrwtnslng Brmkfnat. in 1759, all the English political writers of dis- j )own in Aroostook couuty, Maiue, a Scotchtinction,encycopedias,dicUouaries in all lan- : ma and a Iriahman happened to be journey"S?88 '- ". ti -i ' i---k.-fhrnnirh tlm mnHt interminable for

1 he mansion nouse, wnicn i nave saia was a '"is0""1 large and imposing structure, is painted white, est of that region, and by some mishap had lost with a piazza quite around it, aud is tiiuished (ber way and bad wandered about in a wanlZUT'mr' COmhai0g Bering condition for a while when they fortuAnother prominent object which belongs to nately came across a miserable hovel which was the mansion bouse or rather "villa," I have deserted save by a lone chicken. As this poor omitted to mention; it is a venerable and ma- b; . WMth ony thing eatable to be obtained, iestic elm, aSout eighty years old, standing so . , . . , , . , j r.,,.n. near the house that some of its branches rest they eagerly despatched and prepared it for sup upon the roof. Its shape is perfectly symme- per. When laid before them, Tat concluded trical, and its huge outstretching branches (the that it was insufficient for the support of both extremities reaching the ground) form a beau- .. ,f BnJ gawney, and therefore made a protiful circular arbor. The majestic propoitious . . ... unij T" i .v..i....,t ...H ..r nosiliou to his companiou lhat they should

Jl III IS Clillf UIIU UIC WCt.J .va w uuuwo VI the arbor formed bv the overhaiiirine branches, may be appreciated" by stating lhat the diameter of this arbor is exactly ninety leel. tucli are . f .1. . . I - a J . f - . a. i i; ... . ii.. ...j interest ... am. ....meu.ave.y cuuB.,uu 10 u.o mansion house. 1 will mention a fw things noticeable elsewhere on the farm. I saw eight capacious barns IllirU U! irj'tClt'faa ouu ;iaia. ready harvested. A vhort oistance from Uie mansion House are mo mrm uuusrs ior ine v oik men, ar.rt tlie nrns, suua, aoi?., vc. 'or

stables for the cows extensive Eheds to protect the voung cattle from the frost of winter hog ! houses and "pig-pens," with the most comfort-

New England. His milch cows are mostly of the Ayrshire breed, regarding them as a race of pood milkera. hunltfiv miff hnrdv. ml good milkers, healthy and hardy, enduring the j New England winters, and living and thriving : on pastures "none of the best." He has the make excelent pork. Qf this breed he furnish es largely each year, to New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. I saw ten pigs of this breed, and of the same litter, that will now average 200 pounds each, and will average this Fall, he says, not less than 400 pounds each. He has large fields of corn, potatoes, turnips, beets, beans and grain; his corn and potato fields the finest, by far, I have seen this year. He has a potato field of twelve acres, from which he expects to take 2,000 bushels for market, that will realize to him two thousand dollars. He has a field of corn of about twenty acres, manured entirely with kelp, which is very "stout," and.promising. Kelp is a submarine weed, which is thrown upou the sea-beach in winrows, during the upheavings of the ocean. This is gathered and spread upon the land, ma king an excellent manure. Large quantities of fish were also taken from the sea and spread upon the land for manure. It is thus by continuous hard labor, and the practical application of the most thorough knowledge of farming, that Mr. Webster has made his extensive estate productive. His whole farm is in admirable condition, fences durable and in excellent repair no weeds, brushes, briars, or thistles, anywhere visible his gates, roads, barns, sheds, &c, in perfect order and repair a place for every thing and every thing in its proper place and all under the personal direction and supervision of Mr. Webster himself. He is emphatically the farmer of Marshfield, the farmer of New England. That which Mr. Webster seemed to regard with the greatest pride and satisfaction, was his planted forests. He has now growing over one hundred thousand forest trees, which he has raised himself, mostly from the seed. A beau tiful forest of many acres, covering a gentle elevation, in view from his house, is from his own planting, and another wide belt of forest trees of various kinds, extending half a mile to pro tect his mansion from the cold northeast winds, s also of his planting. There are oaks, pines, horse -chestnuts, chestnuts, catalpas, locusts, rjde and waIk over his exten8je farm, direct d 8Uperintend the work dine at 3 o'clock and then devole liingef t0 lne entertainment of hs fanlil d frienda unlil about 10 o'clock, at whjch hour and eneraiy earlier, he retires. Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire, January 18, 1782, and is, of course, now in the sixty-eighth year of his age; yet he has the physical stiength and activity of most n,en at the g of fifty- Indeed there is not, I believe, a man now living who has done as much Intellectual labor, and is nowcapable of as much in a given time; and few men of his age, of any profession or calling, are as physically vigorous, or capable of enduring as much bodiexercise and labor, I have thus mentioned some of the prominent objects and thincs of interest connected with the home of Daniel Webster; but to be appreclated in all their beauty and worth, Ihey must be visited and seen. It is certainly a matter of extreme gratification to his friends and admirers (and who does not admire bis pre-eminent abilities, and feel grateful for his great and invaluable public services) to hud him surrounded Willi all inecomiorts alio SUDSianuai elegancies so fitting his age, his position and his worth Mr Webster has but one child living-Mr. Fletcher Webster who has a verv fine country rasidence, overlooking the sea, adjoining his father 8 estate, and about one mile distant from the mansion house. A daughter and son, Mrs. Appleton and Capt. Edward Webster, died within the past year; and I cannet refrain mentioning an affecting incident in this connexion aud conclusion. Having spent 1 he day in riding and walking over the farm, we returned for dinner, and just as we were eutering the honse, Mr. Webster remarked there was one thing more he wanted to show ni. I followed on the piazza to the front ! of. the nou.se5 he there pointed at two beautitul trees, tne earm arouna meirroow yei iresn. i " 1 "r. Bald " ar lwo w"epinz eims i oll ihrnn 'hrntlinr nnrl ister." The tears gushed from his eyes, and without another word he suddenly left me. I required no explanation, for I had known the brother and sister. OTSEGO. Calhoun "at home," will be given in our ' next.l l - snare their chicken uutil the next morning, anJ ti, oue who had the most pleasant dream should cjlicken which was sgreed to by the II' m, , , :n CJWnv trthl his srnir 'l su an? iiiuiuiuv . a- t - - - '. dreaiu--aud lie tliouclii angeis wero ..rawing auu hi. wj,i b o u: . i.raven iu a basket, and was never before . - iife. lipon concluding his dream, happy in life. I'pon concluding hi. dream, t exclaimed, "Och, sure and hy Jabers.I saw goin., and thought you wouldn't come t at 1 yOU j

A Kiddle. IT MACAULAY. Cut off my head, and singular I am;

Cut off my tail, and plural I appear; Cut off my head and tail, and strange to say, " And while my body's left, yet nought Is there, What is ray head cut off? a sounding sea What is my severed trilT a flowing river, Within whose depths my whole doth play. And parent of sweet sounds is mute forever. Answer to OTncnnlnr'i. Kiddle. ar a lady or va., ekilled is solving mysteries. My head you'll find a letter C, And my body a naught, or O, My tail, or end, the letter D, Now, place them rightly in a row, And Cod's the thing they'll surely spell; A fish of savory taste and smell, Some part of which 'tis strange to tell Is called "sweet sounds," tho' salted well. Take C from Cod, And 'twill be od; (odd's singular,) Take off the D, And you will see The plural term of Co., That's often used on signs you know; Then, if both letters you efface, Why only "nought is there" in place. My meaning further to unfold, A simple truth is to be told, C sounds like sea, ('a sounding sea,') And D like Dee, ('the flowing Dee." Heme. Home should be a retreat from the busy cares and anxieties of life. Its harmony should never be disturbed by the notes of the world's discord its purity should never be tainted by the breath of the impure, and its holy altar should receive no sacrifice but that of the purest love. In it should sound no unkind word no frown should darken the hours of its inmates no storm should gather in the summer heaven of the bright eyes of its worshippers. If once harsh words are uttered in home's sacred retreat if storms hang there their dark clouds and spend their fury if love's golden altar be dimmed by the offering of an impure sacrifice, who can tell how long it will be ere the voice of strife and discontent will be heard in furious anger over the ruined shrine ef domestic love? How sacredly should husband and wife guard the en trance to their domestic palace, to see that no thing improper enter there. Each should strive to keep alive iu the other's heart the flame of pure devotion by the same nice attentions and careful words, that produced admiration and love before the nuptial knot was tied. Were the same care taken, there would be no stricken wives to pine all day over unkind words and chilling looks nor would so many husbands, driven from home, seek the company of the wild and gay, and too frequently the impure, for enjoyment during the hours that should be spent in sweet communion around their own hearth. Avoid the first unkind look or anprv word, and the altar of domestic love shall never crumble beneath time's touch, nor shall affec tion's flowers ever wither beneath the poisoned blasts of strife or hate, but they shall be as fresh to scatter upon your grave as they were when they made your bridal wreath. Rev.G. B.Jocelyn. Maswnry and I'riii pern nee By reference to the proceedings of the 'Grand r.Kn.i I .j-.-m.. r " "6 ..ii., . it will be Been that this institution has taken high and correct grounds upon the subject of temperance. The grand Secretary in his report holds the following language: "The standard of Temperance erected by the Grand Lodge, that

of total abstinence from all that intoxicates, is ' and left to her meditations. On account ol presstrictly adhered to by all our Lodges." The J sing business, the hen was forgotten until the

resolution of the Grand Lodge is to this effect: "Resolved, By the Grand Lodge, that we recommend to the subordinate Lodges throughout . . the State, the propriety of discountenancing, both by precept and example, the use of spirituous liquors as a beverage by Masons." This is correct ground. Its use "as a beverage" must he done awav with bv all societies and commuI nities, that would keep up with the age in which : we live, lue time has gone by, wnen it was fashionable to have the side-tables of all who j . - . i i i: .-!! .,Aj made pretentions to good breeding, well covered with liquors. The time has passed when the various benevolent societies of our day will permitthe members to trequem tne piace wnere is vended the poisonous draft. Men, societies and communities are waking up on this subject, and we trust tne dav is not lar aisiani wueu iotkl abstinence from all that intoxicates shall be leaHino- idea In all affiliations Mav the dav a leading idea In all attilia ion. Ma ina a come, when the clear, cool water as it gushes up from the earth, or sings in its pebbly Channel, shall be the only beverage man shall drink. Rev. G. B. Jocelyn. U'kr ahonld we frnr to Dirt

A life spent in sin in gratifying one's evil shadow was not included in the bargain. The passions in neglecting God and his holy ordi- dispute at last grew so warm that it got to blows, nance In violating solemn words-in wasting ' and finai,y gave rise to an action at law." Af- . .. nrie. . , . time, and using its precious hours all Tor self, ter having said so mucb. Demosthenes continued throw a veil of darkness around the tomb, and the defence of his client; but the auditors, whose .1 k..rt lr-.rU o mitr it. A life ;;.:.,. i. k.i .,:. . .,ml,r .n-

. i in uu niuvuui .,wu...v devoted to God in denying ouraelf of all evil in acknowledging the holy laws in living at the foot of the cross and realizing the efficacy of IU ehed blood in "redeeming the time," and i- 1. 1- r r . n i. i. .i,nn ralianeA living me oi ibiui uiiun. about the otherwise dreary tomb, that the christian feels no terrors as its icy chill begins to

steal over him, for from the cross of Jesus beams a preference for discussing small nd contemptsuch holy light, that his closing eyes catch .be 8ubjecla( to great and important ones, he glimpees of the realms of endless day, thus ena- wag ,.l0 djSpUle on the shadow of an ass." ui: k:m I. l,falr f.irih in ahnuta of hnlv. tri- I

mnh.n, .nrl ntorous iov. Such fear not to' die. None but the unpardoned dread to enter the darkness of the grave none but the unbe lieving fear to face the eternal judge. Rev. G.B. Jocelyn. Fit! nt .Tlitatisou. Madison, September 7. A destructive fire broke out at 3 P. M. this afternoon iu the commission house of T.J-God man & Sous, oa the Levee, spreading to the adjoining houses of Caleb Woodburn, ana jouu nouse. u. . --- & Company, destroying the buildings s m - " n.irn. aV. I oniMDV. aeSirOVinE iiio uuiiumts , ,.,. The lots buu . , , j- . i ig heavy, but it is principally coverea oy insu 1 ranca in the Lexington and Madison offices. in the Lexington and Madison offices. ; T tUolen is prevailing in the country eight r nine miles west of Covington. Some twen -

Death ( lion. Amos tjine. I It is but seldom it falls to our lotto record the decease of an old citizen, but we feel im- '

pressed with the fact that the enterprising pio- ' neers of Indiana are rapidly passing awav. But a few years more and all will be gone. On the ! !2dinst , at 9 o'clock P. M., the Hon. Amos 1 I ane, one of the oldest citizens of our city, closed his mortal career, after a few days illness, j in the 7 1st year of his age. Mr. Lane was born in the southern part of the State of N. York, March 1st, 1779. Left in early life to his own energy and resources he immarried to her who still survives and mourns i

proved his miiid by private study and in 1606 :"B gilt ot eloquence, he is charged with being naoiy arose, ana stood in a respectful attitude, wlncli Ihey upheld against fearlul oJ.is had fal " lifT IK, runt rTkup I .T ....L. ..J l.n.. 1 i . 1 t .i . . i .. m. I liin nn.t r.-'ditinl'mi Tl.. ...

was admitted to the practice of Law, in Ocdens-1 " " ; wnusi ne iea meir morning cevotious. l lie re- ' v , ,.,wr v.ru.i!, oi wis . .... o . ci i , f 1 esty in those who condemn him on such grounds ki.. ,:i,, , . . . , , . ., circumstances which led lo the uuforluuate and burgh, in his native State. Shortly after he was Df which thev should be ashamed. Inability to : buke m'eht 'th great PMy ad.mu.ster- expected rfsult cauaol . asceruilled fro'

his death, and removed to Boone county, Ky., J lc"ectua deficiency. Some of the greatest men them regard the prayers that are offered as the where he pursued the practice of his profession W hJn b"X 'Vf"1 'V,"" ! du,' Pli"ly f t ministry, just as Prea h- . .o. . torical powets. V ashingten, rranklin, Adm-1 . . , ., . . . with ability and success. In 1SH he removed gou, and a host of other distinguished iudividu- . ,nC ,s' anJ lh ow n duty 18 " to Lawrenceburgh, Indiana, where he resided ' als, failed to shine as orators, but were recog-; respectfully. We have rejected the practice auntil his death. Mr. Lane had an active spirit I ni.zed b' maukind as amongst the best and ablest dopted by some churches of audible responses,

and qualifications of more than an ordinary ,i ., character, and was selected by the people to serve iu the first Legislature which met under j the State Constitution. He continued to serve ; . . .. , i r i in this capacity for a number of sessions, and a ; part of the time, in the responsible position of j Speaker of the House; subse..L'.: . he acted I for U.ia i ; many f jrs as Prosecuting Attorney for Judicial Circuit, where he distinguished himself . both as an able Lawyer, and persevering and eloquent Advocate. He afterwards served the people of this Congressional District, two terms, in the Congress of the United States. With his services at Washington city, with but one or two exceptions, Mr. Lane closed his political life. Though he ever continued to feel a lively interest in the prosperity of his country, and especially for his adopted State, yet he coufiued himself during his latter years, to the business of his profession, and to his private affairs. He had lived to see all his children grown, and prospering in life, and in the revival of religion with which this city was favored during the last winter he connected himself with the Methodist E. Church. He wag frequently seen during the progress of that meeting bowed as an humble penitent at the altar of prayer with the scores who there sought salvation in the Lord Jesus ! Christ Ha continued to profess his desire for j a pieparation for a better inheritance, and was attentive on the means of the church until within a few days of his death. May the blessings of the Almighty Father rest upon his widow, now also stricken iu years, and bring her and her children to the promised land. Lawrenceburgh Reg. The Patcut Deceptive IIcu'n ?ir.l. This is one ces of the age down east poultry into the speedy and liberal laying of

of the most ingenious conlrivan- l0e8.' ,l,en qee them through ase.ve. Add

..... , , j 10 six quarts oi juice an equal quantity ot w tue ; and is the invention of a regular ,.: ' k... ,; ', i.J.. , '.i ,.... .

" 'VI "I.- Ml. II. I. LIII.B IV .III, 1CU , Yankee. The design is to deceive . then add cloves, allspice, and pepiter, half an

eggs, and which is accomplished by the peculiar lwo cg, " nne.y powuerea as u i.i.ckbb . , , ... ens, add four spoonfuls of salt, aud, when done, construction of the machine. At the bottom of j pour out j an earthen dish to cool. Dottle, the nest there is a kind of trap-door, which j cork and seal, and it will keep years in a warm works on a hinge, being supported by a spring: climate. t,,. , ... ii ., . ,, . ! Potato Puudinc. Take three quarters of a 1 fie moment fin prrrr ia tilacArl nn thin. Hia Iran 1

-t,t i 1 I upeun, nuu lets u iuii inrougii uuo a cusuioucu apartment prepared for its reception. The con-! - J I-, r 1 1 .i i i i sequence is that the bird just as she is prepared , , , , '. . to cackle, glances at the nestand seeing nothing in it, actually reasons nereeii into ine oaiiei inai ! she has not laid at all. resumes her position on 1 ' the nest m bones of makimr a more successful! 1 o eRortOn the first trial of this carious contrivance before the Commission of Patents, to test its virtues, a singular result was effected. A large ""ported Russian hen was located on the nest next day, when to the utter astonishmeut of the commissioner, and even the inventor himself, on . . .i - . .1 e I .1 ' - I... examining uie nesi mey iouuu nounug iu n uui a pair of claws, bill, aud a bunch of feathers; , the mystery was explamed, however, on exam - ining the chamber beneath, iu which they found half a bushel of beautiful eggs. Aurora Borealis. The sHindow of nn Am. The Greeks had a proverb which ran thus: i'Tn disiiiitn on th shadow of an ass. 1 his 1 , from an anecdote which Demosthenes .g ,o have reated t0 lhe Athenians, to ex- . . ...-.. durinlr i,is defence of a crim- . . . , beintrbut inattentively listened to. "A trave er." he said, "once went irom A,hens t0 Mejranl on B hired ass. It happened la be lhe time of the dor davs. and at noon. He was mUch exposed to the unmitigated heat of , , . ,. i . u ... ,he 8un. and not findin2 B0 much as a bush nndef wbich to take ileUer, i,e bethought himself . tQ de8Ct,nd from lhe and gellt himself under . gjladow. The owner of the donkey, who accomDallied him 0i)iected t0 .,,:,. declaring to i him that when he let the animal, the use of its lui iui.itci no iiau 1 . i vj u. ui n 1 1 v i .... . ious lo know how the judges decided on so singuar a cauge. Upon this, the orator commented severely upon their childish injustice, indeVOUrlng with attention a paltry story about an 1 i i i i .. . i. . i j-r f a as8 s auauow, wiiuo uicjr iuihcu m ucoi ti m aaU9e u which the life of a human being was involved. From lhat day, when a man showed It has been resolved by the Mayor and City j Council of Baltimore, That every man who sella a melon Shall be held and deemed a felon ; And the pigs of everv size Must evacuate their styes ; And officers must have iu oharge To catch them all if found at large; Aud lest this wise precautiou fails, The owners must not soap their tails. .Mnrrlnncnfclr Unnuliim. You are lhe very person 1 wauted," said ... - i i at a ball recentlv giveu in this neighbor- . 'toan 0flH-er of the Jth. "You must univn. 111 mi t'lin a.nv , 4 .at.,-. f ii,- lth "You nt , n r..,m I'll introduce uai.ee m. . . - you to iter. ' V refu now-she is a prettv girl, and has thirty thousand pounds. " , " Why. .really, I am not . man , my. ' "t.xcuse me, , . but you cant refuse now sne is

sVnsible Remarks. The Baltimore Clipper is a neutral paper,: conducted with ability and candor. The last

number of that paper contains the following just remarks in relation to the most infamous course pursued by a portion of the Democratic papers toward Gen. Taylor. They mut meet

the approbation of every fair-minded man, of utes for them to arise, he repeated the expreswhatever political faith he may be: .sion.Iet is pray, empa.sizin; iu his peculiar wa , Efforts are being made to ridicule Gen. Tav- l,le worJ us aud tte added, "I did not say let

J lor on account of the responses which he has r, " t"'f-"' " i me auaresses oi ins fellow citizens at various places on his journey. It is said he is nr. orf ,,, . nd l.M nnt make extemnore speeches is no evidence f in- " mc iiuuiaii race. uen. jacRson was no siual pr V J, wesson was no sphis life in the discharge of military duties ; where he had no opportunity to improve him- ! T:" '? ra,; nowever he may have cultivated , "'""""d. We look upon such objections to the ; rodent as puerile aud contemptible. Let 'lhe tree be judged by its fruit." If he be no speaKer ne may possess all the qualifications for the nt1i,l'0fn 'ie hM least, let his actions be the OOleCt Of SCrutinv. ntwl nnt lud u..j..t f ..!,. quence. oen. layior is travelling through the coun-1 try for information to see and judge for him1"" b"d ,lu WUl- rUt,'S ki"d' i ly received ever v where by men of all parties, uen. Taylor is travelling through the counwho express to him the pleasure which his nre sence affords them. He cannot but reciprocate this feeling and thank them in such terms as he eiing aim inanK lliem in such terms as he I mmaiid. Whether his style of speech lie or otherwise, is unimportant, as the sin- ! of hisdesire to serve the country faith- I can command fluent or cerity fully cannot be doubted

Parly spirit may be of service to the country a"d came west iu the spring of 17i-G. He was buttle at Hermaii.-t.idl, in which lie had many when ihdulged in moderation it may make ru-1 among the first settlers of Hamilton county, and kill,'d W0l,n,Jei, ll "ad beeu obliged to relent cautious in their course, aud careful in . A c . i i i. . . c treat lo Tallaes. Ou the Cth, at 10 a. m. L.Utheiradherencetolaw; but it should be direc- l,urc,,awd the fir ;lad 8oId J LT'"ted States Jer's army stood before Heriiansta.lt, s,x batted lo legititimate purposes, aud not criticisms i est M''it oa which he resided till his talious of the enemy, five hundred hore, and

on offhand speeches. When small objects are selected for attack, it shows that there are no important ones to assail. From the American Agrit-tilttiri.t. A few Trine far lhe Ididifw. To Pr rifv Tallow. Mix five rtarts of beef tallow with three parts of mutton tallow, in a copper or iron kettle, with half a pint of water to each pound of grease. Wheu melted, mix eight ounces of brandy, one ounce of salt of tartar, one ounce of cream of tartar, one ounce of sal ammoniac, twe ounces of pure and dry potash, with the tallow. Boil fifteen minutes, and set off to cool. When cold, take off iu cake and bleach it iu the air and dew a few days and nights. It will then be hard and white. Candles, with a fine cotton yarn wicK (six to a pound), will burn fourteen hours. 1 omato Iatchi'P. rirsl bake vour toma- ! ounce each, cinnamon quarter of an ounce, and pound of snrrar. three-nuartera of a nound of . 1 . . 1 nutter, and beat well together ; add one pound of boiled potatoes (Irish or sweet) rubbed fine j though a collander or mashed ; six eggs, the whites and yolks beat separately, and a wineI ags fuM of 'bnady and 0,e of Jine a trifle of rose water, aud cinnamon or nutmeg as much . "8 you like. 111 m i .ii r 1 r uict uread. iaKe six tao.e spooniuis oi , boled rice and OIle of butter. rub them togethj er, aud then pour in half a pint of milk ; add two eggs, and six table spoonsful of wheat flour, M all well together, and bake a little brown ; aud you will have a very good and wholesome kind of broad. SOLON. Columbia, S. C, April, 1849. Direction Tor Roiling Rir. Take one pint of rice, wash it, and put it in soak for two hours. Have ready two quarts of boiling water, with a little salt in it in a slewpan. Half an hour before you wish to use it, . . . . . . J . ... pour tno water in which the rice u soaked from , it, and, with a tablespoon, sliake tlie rice inio.tne 1 -pan fc j Retnrn llle rjce , ,lle Ktew-pau, and let it steam : for fifteen or twenty minutes, when ilwillbe ! d. nd the grams will be separate Add a little butter, and send it to the table. Ilrnth of linn. Arlnm llnnl.mnn. This diNlinfriiiitheH ritizpn of Tennessee . .. i- -i t.i ; oreai lea n s last at in resilience, near jai k-"ii, ou Thursday, tle 22nd ult He was justly distinguished in the politics of the Stale, and I ?f cul!d. ." 'VP1' stand at tl,e Bar. Nashville True Whig, 4th. The follow ing is going the round of our exchanges : "Gen. Shields will be re-elect-d to the United Stales Senate, so one of the best informed politicians informs tlie t-t. bouu .-ra. urn. , hj d ho h lrj(s ig now ei iUe qualin. calion ifcing when formerly elected." Uuiur firai, then ricn.ure. I A man who is very rich now, was very poor ; l...n Kn V liuit ot;k ttii hnnr rim onf hi4 riches, he replied, " My father taught ine, nen I If II aX UV V " V" u fc"- ... ver t0 pay tj a my work for the day was 1 finished, and never to spend my money till I i 'd U" -,f 1 l"1,1 'uJ'TZ i to do in a dav, I must do that the h ret thing, i and in ha, f au bor. After this was done I was j Howed to play with much more pleasure than ' if I had the thought of an unfinished task be- -- - i i . . - r 1 .1 l.t.:. f .1 !oro ... , ..i nl ,..,1 ii ,M i,-,m i perfectly easy to do so, it is to this habit that 1 owe my prosperity." Let every boy who reads ! go ana ao iiKewu, uu .., - lar reward Jimmy Jinks, of the Lafayette Courier, bath his bowels of compassion strongly moved for the poor piggies of Lafayette, and thus eloquently and earnestly pleadelh for one of them, a "small briudle shoat, tail bit off. swallow fork in the right ear and crop and underbit in the left: " Marshal, spare that swine ! Pray let the piggy drop ; He is a shoae of mine, And good to swig the s'op. The City Fathers sent That shoat to cheer my lot, Then, Silas, let him went. Thy dogs shall harm him not ! I.olrt nontra This famous woman. Countess of Laudsfelt, ! and now wife of Mr. Heald, has been arrested on ihecharee of bigamy, and held to bail in lhe p mu) .. .. .! I f u tinannliit n:, alert sum of 2.IKK1 pounds. Iter nusoana n. aiso . been compelled to resign his commission in the i . armv. Her first husband was named Wplain i I Tamo t --- m,. vi.mtt. The Bat I'K" a - 1 he Union Kogue ueiiiovrm nee that a Melhodist Church is about be icedat ew urieans, which ivev. J.

uvited lo take cliarge ot. 1

Tfce .Tliiii-u-r only lit leader in Pra jrr. It is related of the late John lireckeuridge, whilst the Chaplain to Congress, that, observing

that several members of that body kept their seats and coutiuued reading whilst he was offer'"g prayer, he one morning arose in Ui place ad said, "Let us pray." Waiting some miume pray, but let vs pray, all of is." The rebuk hllj iu direJ egVc, A of e mrmU;n , . from tl,at tune until the end of the sesion, invaea 10 ,,10it our congregation. Many of .,,,; . exprcssilJg our ajoption of ,!)e petition offered b' tlle lniuistr.r. a"d doin" 't ' feared that J but too many have with ibis rejection giveu up i also the mental concurrence which is the main 1 ,i, : 0i, , ...... ,. ... : 1 '" ' true prayer. .th a late writer m , '',e biblical Repertory, we must say that, "with j all charity we cannot help suspecting that real i uuion in the nym v( var le!l.ious asse.i.bliv. 1 1 - is c"l"'Ut'd to the very few persous; that many Christians, even of the .not lively and couscieuriMians,eveu oi tne .noat lively cious sort, only hear the prayers, tl,ad-s d that." aud that muli I Auallicr of the .lliumi I'ionn r ganr. Died, at his residence, on the Miami, near "ln,i '"' reMteuce, on me i.i.aini, near Cleves, O., September 2d, iu his S3d year, EzeLici Huna.es F-n afir ill,,... f iu-.. ,. "f , ' .tir. nugnes emigrateu Iroin U ales in death. He was the last male survivor of the early emigrants of Whitewater township. He was a man of generous feelings, kind aud liber al to the poor, and a friend to the friendless, al ways known for his probity, and uprightness in business transactions, and ever ready by liberal contributions to aid good works. Wheu Rev. J.

W. Browne, his pastor and friend, fir.-l publish- hundred wounded. The Russians, iucludiug ed the"Liberty Hall" (now Cincinnati Gazette) ll,e loss suffered by Hassford on thewh, had ou-. , . j . i . , , , , . ly 30 killed and wouude-1. he assisted in the loan of funds, and maue per- j Tllt Ualllrli of T auJ neIIn,llrtlldl sonal exertions in behalf of the enterprise; sub- bad the most dispiriting cflVcl upon the Insurscribed for the paper wheu it was first publish- gents. Many of them threw sway their anus ed, and continued it until his death. j aud sou8''1 re,fuR in t!,e wood1' others came over to the victors. Mr. Hughes was a member of the Preshyteri- j Vjeui.a aocounts, by way or Warsaw, of lhe an Church, and died in the fuil hope of salva- ( 10th, state that tho Hungarian Diet having surlion through Jesus Christ. He left a wiuow, rendered their power to Georgey, dissolved it-

four sons, and four daughters, with numerous grand children, to mourn his loss. j

I war ui PMiiiiinary id useless. Georgpy, addressing the Council of War, protested that he ims quesliou was asked IT. Alcot, residing ' had no hopes for the cause of Hungary. All ne-ir Boston. In reply, w ith good strong sense, j resistance was made to no purpose utter ruiu he declares fruits next bread, the great staple of I " "''i''1 a,U"d "j" P'S-t"" f h '!Bl. ' 1 I 1 he w.ir iiarlv. headed bv Hen-. Hnsstil i-nml

I..,.., ... .K.,1. I ,1..... ........... ..!.. k. t luii.uu bici, uui. nil j ma. .1 i.i k uu i ne lull u freely, but should be used iu a proper mauuer even iu time of cholera, they are not only useful, but tend to prevent disease. He opposes any sudden change of habits.eveu ill the use of fruit, w hen there is an epidem ic in our midst, and adds a few remarks on the proper manner of using fruits. 1. They should be always regarded as food, and eaten as such making part of our meals, not an addition to them. They should be eaten with the morning meal or at uoou never between meals, and above all, never in the evening. Remember the old saying "fruits are gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night." 2. Fruits should be perfect. Most fruits obtained iu large cities, are either unripe or partlydecayed. Iu neither of these conditions are they saf". Cooking does not make them safe. The great Creator cooks fruit best, as a general thing. 3. Certain parts of some fruil should be care fully rejected of grajies the husks aud seeks of apples and pears, .Vc, the seeds of cherries, the stone. Those having feeble stomachs, w he ther children or adults, should iu addition reject the skins, the stringy part of the orange, plum, &c. 1. Fruits and milk do not go well together, or at the same meat the xceplioiis to this rule, it any, apply to baked sweet apples, and sweet ber ries. 5. Excess in quantity bring fruits to the table and always eat them with bread aud in moderation. To those id the habit ! using fruit, and having strong digestive organs, ihey are healthy cholera or no cholera, especially when eaten with thuughlfulues to the great giver of every good and perfect gift, and without fear and trembling. PM-mtroiNilhr. A correspondent whose sad experience has been very impartially divided between Homeopathy and Allopalhy,seuds the Providence Journal the following parody on the lines which have lately gone the rounds of the papers touching these two schools of medicine: Take the open air, The more you take the better, Follow nature's laws To the very letter. Let the doctors go To the Bay of Biscay It alone the Giu, The Brandy and the Whifcy. Freely exerci", Keep your spirits cheerful. Let no dread of si'ue Make you over fearful. Eat the simplest food, Drink the pure colu water, Theu you will be well, Or at least you ought 'er. t i j Mr. J. X. l'ay, of Metamora, in this Stale, ,: .i.;pi, 1, calls a "heat-rpliiinrr." The Claims IU n.vr iitiuc a lie ami y.iiujii'I'- iuvi iiob;cct 0f the invention is to return to the furnaCe in the fresh air, all the heat contained iu . , 1 ,i .1 I . : I the escaping smoke, and all lhe heat contained iu ,be escaping steam, except so much as it :n ennti,, iu the. form of water, and to return i . , , . .1 i . 1 ,i. u...iuF unmlAiiil rmii t hi Ktt.M 111 . Willi whali... ... w.uv- " " ' ears. He has published a commuiitcaion in me v-iu. - f;a7ette, soliciting aid to bring it before thepub,c iu a practical way. Hid. Jour.

FOREIGN NEWS. Allltlt II. Of'THtMKvtKt. ONE WEEK LATKK FKOM EUROPE.

hija-trvus Srvt liom Hungaiv-fihntit-Urii otutit.ana! Surrrnitcr puts Trium'pu ti ii tt'S'it of AM.-iri ISrm Vurim. St. Johns, Sept. 5, ll'J. The Niagara arrived at Halifax tiiis morning at G o'clock. The Kuropa arrived at Liverpool ou the '20tii ultimo. The news from tlm s-ht of war in Hungary is of the mest cisastrous kind. The Hungarians having been defeated at aii poll, Is, the cause accounts within our reach. Part of the main facts are that the Hungarians have been forced to lay down anus, and submit unconditionally to the l!u-:ians. The Vienna correspondent of the London Times, writing under dale of August lth says: "An official report of the Slh of Col. Dossier, at Ileriiianstadt, gives the particulars of what Innk nlnr in tin. (n T 'm-a.t ..f r-.. ... sinc the 4tli, when Luders was at (JallaUa After Hem's defeat ou the 3lst ult., at 'IVciienUUI" 'f !,rocni -Uefigeys, which he reached oil the dd, with a for. e of S000 nieu 8ud seventeen gnus. An auxilary corps trom Clauremburg, consisting of -i.WO foot and MM Horse and twelve guns, being at this place, thev Peeded towaros Hetinansta.:! Ilassford", WHO had 1'rell lfft U'ltll fitx h:11lMlinns nun.jalld 2M Cossacks, to protect HermansUilt had gone to Keisiirkt and LuhleiUach, here I e pa"'eu me tictory meulicMil yesterday verllie lusurgeut General Stenmll. This haviu; lieeli made known to lien. Luders bv scouts, he forei saw that IVlll would fall Unon Hassford sinl probably drive him into Wttliachia, aud take possession of Hermanstadt. Nothing lemained possession oi uermaiisiaci. iotn 10 do but ,0 rursUrt H1"' wil1' oil however, Luders coald overtake hi that '' actually leeu speed. Ilelore him he learned tl Mttulr.t .ml driveu fiom iiui position, aud after a murderous eighteen guns, occupying the neighboring heights. A considerable force had beeu left iu the city, and the remainder of lhe armv had gone iu pursuit of Hassford. A battle eusued, which ended in the complete defeat of the Magyars. The Russian cavalry put such fug -tives as attempted to resist to the sword. The euemy lost l'!00 prisouersand four tee u guns in lhe battle, aud had six hundred killed and fi e teii. A meeling, luciuding rvosKiilli, deorgev, and Hem, was fcubsequeutly held near Aarad, when it was determined to put an end to tho the leading members of the Hungarian Parlin. llle lit, had nothing left but to hasten lo Ossava. It is stated thai thev have already eutered up. on the Turkish Territory, and lhat Kossuth carried with him the insignia of the Hungarian empire. Georgey surrendered to Prince Paskiewitch under the one conditiou if condition it can l called that the Prince should intercede with the Austrian Empire for him-clf, his troops a & his country. A Vienna letter iu the ' Deulche Rebore" states the number of troops lhat surrendered with Leorgey la have been a,iKH( men, with til) guns. From a Vienna letter of the 17th, in the Kolner Z-itung, il appears that M. Kossuth intends to hold out to the last. The Kussian papers publish lhe fullowing letter from Prince Paskiewitch to his Majesty, the Czar: "Hungary is at the feet of your Imperial Majesty. '1 he Government of the Insurgents have transmitted their power to Georgey, the chief of the army of Insurgents, who makes an unconditional surrender to the Russian army. His example will be followed by the other insurgent orps. The officers whom he sen to capitulate offer to proceed with or without Au: triau Commissioners to the corps, to iuduce them lo surrender. I have lhe fortune to inform your Imperial Majesty, that Geoigey's only condition Iu tn surrender wis to he allowed to lay down hi arms to your Mapstr. As for (leorgry, I kft-p him at your Imperial Majesty's tiispus.il. Il is reported by some friends of Hui:g..ry,thal he has proved himself a traitor and had ir!ded to golden arguments of Kus. SMtlS." Kossuth's wife and family, il is Mid. had fallen into the hands of the Imperialist tioops. Iitlnnil The official record slums a continued Increase of mortality, arising from the general prevalent of the cholera. The political news is devoid of liie least interest. The same may be said of French and other Continent d news. There is nothing of sufficient importauce to warrant its being reported by Telegraph. "; out!" The Charleston, S. C-, Mercury, the organ o Calhoun, cmies out ill the following o I t l' style : "President Taylor m.iy put forth his proclamations, and use or abuse hi hih office to truckle to northern fanaticism, aud to repress any generous sympathy, or more efficient support in the shape of meu and bayonets, to aid Iu such a struggle, but his edicts will b-? in V-in. He w ill have to establish here a tyranny as despotic as lhat which exists in Cuba, before he can hinder an American citizen from going w here he pleases to figft for an oppressed peO le against their oppressors. Thousands of our gallant sons will go to that plorious island to rescue it from Spanish or uegro denomination, if called on bv the people of Cuba. Thv will not allow j this cardeii spot of lhe world this ky of the t.ull ol .Mexico tins gale 1 the .Mississippi river mure important to th south and the creat valley of the west, than all the middle Slates, aud iinrlheru to b.mt to fall under any control iuimical to their interests 'In despite of lhe Iiuffulo platform, which Mr. Welwter asserts to tie genuine wliiggery, declaring that no more slave Stales shall be added to lhe I'nion, they w ill place another star in our flag, the brightest among them all, and make il there to shine forever. The frowns of a weak and already prostrated administration the opposition of southern iraitors, in or out nf Congrefs th-? cries of northern aspirants to power by a northern predominance, or of furious faiiatics, poiseued Ijjie the ratllosiinke ill August, by their owu villain, will not avert the onward march of events. Cula will be a part of the Southern States, and of these I'uited States. " Wtiu'er shall ilare theie Ihwm tli.iUcf, Sliail nut-1 H.niilt-t tjee t face. " Well, they will So look otit all the wotld, South Carolina am riz '. What a sight of steam comes from a tea-pot ! We hops the uu won't cei?e, tq shius '.

my sell.