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.if For ths Palladium. TO A DEI A BTED FKIKXO. Fsro-tlies-wslr. departed spiritl V,o4 tm the bate . L Mor than all ths stores of sarth, .. EiorasJ lit is llsavrs. "f roubles mow, ah:ll ns'er sait, War pswn af sickness sver, Fat Uwni hl iiiiMie thy boine, tha aky, , And I"""" uv"rAngels ara thy eontpsnisas there. High M that holy place, ' Where noogbt but holiness and love, - Aad happiiieaa, tre trace. ' Tia is an known iu that bright adhere. And sorrow cometh not, $iot paaaiose to district ths soul, " " Wbich are a mortals lot. , Thaa fare-thee-welf, departed one, ' far Jod ta thee hdth gir'n, far more than af? the) wealth of earth, ', '- A bam with Him in Heaven. , ., From tha Independence Expositor. aaprtanC from Califvruin. The following letter, received by Mr.Z. Leonard, of onr county, cii be relied upon, eoncrrutag tha traa state of ufftira now emitting in CilIfaraia, aa tha writer ia a man of well known Veracity, and baa beew for a number ui years, a resident of thia county: 8ah Fbasciscp, U.C., Oct. 3-J. lt-H. be Sib: I take this, the earliest opportunity, to inform you ol my arrival here. I f.iun I California ia another revolution, not of blood, bat of gold. If I abould attempt to give you aay thing like a traa account of the condition of thia country at the present time, I would f..il, for I have mo language to exprriH, uor descriptive powers to drlinaute its trim condition; if I bad, you would lank fjitli to believe. We arrisstf st ths gold mine on Weaver' cra b, a branch of Ilia American fork of Hie vjacrumeiito, here my fjuiily ia at thia time., after a tilom tedious, and perilous journey of live nioiilln an. I Use daya; but, th-.uk I'rovid nre, witli'.ut. I cm or Injury. Providence) hrv guided an I directed my eMiw, and kind fortune . h.ia taken me by the kauii al every alep. I , losl but one unini.il on the route. I brought every apecica of property I atarted with, which ia worth rnor her, in gold thaw all I ever was worth put together, in alt my life. I enld, when I ImJed in the mines, tin' wagon 1 nought of OUharn, uu I lliree yoke ol aeu, for ftUJd iu gold, uu.J wia "lloreJ 1;!JJ for the other w.igou and oxen, but I woiil i not ' aell it; it ia worth aa imi'-h to me aa a etenrnhoat ia to it owner on the .Missouri river. I have given it to young Nottingham, who drove out feraie, on tlw li.ilvea; he haul from thn Kutliracadue.a tuwu laid out at Suttrr'a t'urt, forty iinlea from fhe tuiuea, uu I the had of n ivij; iIi.mi at thia time; the road ia better than iIik ro.nl from Lviiiigtou to I iidc pence nee; he luiiUfroui thirty to forty him. Iml.aii't tli prirc vi.rif.s from t wen-I ty ta thirty d..ll;.ra r MM) .onii.la. na thuf, Uc j elaara f.f l,....Blf ov.r tifty dollars pr day ; tima IS HMkitiK a triu frmil four Id ait d.iy. I xo!d alT all my hurars-tlirea t ., U, lli cum- ! - . . . . , . . ... fiimi price fur fmrnr ami tmifi-a vurien from $I)H) t f lM) et hrad, a reml many M at tli Litter , price; tiw grnt danixiid ia for traiiortiiiF ro- j viaiui.a and Inula. I "oi l the ilol I liou'lil of liaury Childa tor i2H0, mid the belt for $;.'. in I IJold. I Imve been in the country moiiic Hirer ! wnaka. Bird hJVB ruiaed the tio of f Vtiht in il.l. Tsa urioea quoted ubuve, you will feel diKuoped j to doubt, nut bring urcuntoiiied to audi IhIi ri- j cea, hot tUy ar nothiti(j. 1,rt inn give yun uu j idaa af ilia pricea of proviaiom, clothing, vVc, i at Iba iiiinea. Hour $11 to SHrtl per hundrrd lba;beef 40c to l per lb ; buc.... Ii h..1 lo nr Hi? a.,..r 7rw clTe. f.lln ; le;. r.lln t,i iU iKi... r....li; it ..:.i..-.n mililll: l prr iu; R.iKr, jc; oner, ira ji.c mi, boi 6: ahoea i.i. kle.l t.ork Jj0 ir bar- ',

I; theaa ara Uio mine ri-e. The company is composed of mechanics' while so lingering she became overwhelmNew Irl ma give you some account of tlieae I fiirmurs,'who will turn their attention i ed in the descending fluid, and formed mines. Their are acuttered ovrr on n-a of from I . . i . 'im.:I.l j. r r ,i .

inn,, inni. ,.. . ...... aarlh. Tha average ftalcnl.itii.it for the amount af persona eajrugnd by men of aurior ji. i(jneiil, inrliiJu.r luJiai., Alrxicuua, runaway ksi-i tors, dii.al.led aolilier.-, I'uiiuui-era from III, iImikIa, nml nil kimla of meii an. I rni.ii'.ter, ro set down at $16 per day, though ymi cm hire no man far that amount; you r.;.n lure a'.me in.-n for er nioutli, but not No. I. They will not think of Irsa tlt .it from $101) $U0 to '$."( K), $0(1 and Kin per !.)', uml two men h ive l.tk.-u fratn one hole forty pound in two il iy; Huh ii tha most I bxv heard nf. There arts new I i ravcries being nude every day, and lod only kaawa where it will end. Gold i notliin n.re lliouglit of th.tn dirt. There ia no credit a.ske.l ar Jivet, the trnnanrlion lire all b.ied upon gohl. 1 do not like thia country I do not like lite clnii.itr, and more than ul I I ubboraud deles! the aocieljr; I never expect to aow a aee.i or plant grain in thia country. I expect to continue in the mines, myaelf and famil r. each one doing liia beat, until wc all get a auiti.-iency to live u independently, wl.irh will not be Ion;;. My Mitt alrla can make from 5 to 05 dollar per day waaliing gold iu ans. aoon a we get ready, I eiHrct loaliip nt thia port for Jackson county. Mo., where I expect to anend the balance of my daya in peace ami qiiietiic. and the enjaymenl of family and fnen.la, where, of all placea, I most delight t be. .My avrrnge income thia winter will V about 150 dollars (-r fiav, and if 1 ahonld atrike a enn l lend it will be a great deal more. The larpe majority of persona who have done well here iu the imura, juJ all have done ao that have tried, are piling l trk to ll.eSlatea to live, at lt nine out of ten ) YsM.kjaw Jams M. Ilarlie; he has just boaght m Msxitn rsnch, for which he lint puid in grid twelvs thouraud dollara for the stock and ln.nl. averaging the aloes, at $o0 per bead, and it is thought that he has nia.le ul least twelve thousand dollara in the operation, which makea him stand monarch of $J I.DOO; but this ia nothing;. Jaseo Beasly is said to be worth $ 111, 010. liorsrnor Bngga has made an independent fortune for all liia children. You know Uryant, a car w ie. (.;' ii, m r v r w n tiv it i. ...u.( penter, who nastl to work for r.bet.ezrr 1'ixon ks haa dug oat mora gold in the lat sis months ' 1 . . 1 . . ... man a mule can pack. I have no snare tima l ft to tell you the the half I want to. Old Cant. Sutler has reptsd out his Fort to merchauts, lavrn keaper, grocery keepers, vVc, at the rate of fifty thousand dollara per year, beaidea there are floating atores at the landing in launches, brig. Ac. I lis amount ol traile atone at tins place, 1 avppoarif to be at 'feaat $IO.TM)0 per day, and in said by msrehants of Near York and New Orleans ta b sonal to t'.oaa places nt thia time in money transactions. Aa eld cousin Hugh Hey Irs nead is say in his preaching, "It is good fur us wa ara hers." It waa here that I found tny olJ friend, Julian Martin. 1 found him as we parted a troe friend and ha has been of great servirs to me hers; he has picked op several thoonand this season; lis ia too rich to dig tut ia a considerable trae'er in tha . saiaeat sails aturta al $30, aerappira at $100. speaks tha lauguaCe fluently, dances at the fandangoes, and stands No. 1 among the Mexi cans, wnicn M a great deal iu Una country. . Mr. Z-, I always believed I waa born the child f destiny, and that I never waa to ha aubaervisat to tha wealth powsr.ar tlictatioa af any man. and my belief ia now realized. 1 al wayadrteatad Um. idea of making money by low. pitiful, sneaking advanUgrs-Hkhal principle; sever had a lacs ia this breast. The above account and Jeacrintion of matiara th'Bi wn' seem stranga to you; but, sir, if he 1 1 era Divine Revelations or th sacred truths sf Holy Writ, you can believs this statesent. From yon? friend, Jkc. M. T. McCLELLEX. aCTLouia Napoleon requires alt his servants to trad church on Sunday . Fin wool ia tha saatciu niarketa haaadran. cod from 5 to 10 cents per pound. ,

The California Emigrants. A letter from Independence to the St. Loui Republican dated the 6th inst. says: At this time every State in the Union, excepting Delaware and Texas, is represented at this place by a delegation of emigrants to California, and by reports from those who have arrived, the number will be greatly increased from each quar-

ter. The various companies, as fast as they can complete their outfits, are going into camp, and accustoming themselves to the duty pertaining thereto previous to leaving the settlements. Could the wives and sweethearts of many of them see the awkwardness displayed in their new avocations, both in the culinary and laundry departments—for the late rains and muddy condition of the roads has caused considerable briskness in the latter—they would almost he induced to forsake the luxuries of a life at home, and accompany them on their far distant journey to the land of promise. However, practice will make perfect, and by the time they return, should such be their providence, much domestic handiwork, heretofore irksome, can be performed with greater avidity. The character of the emigrants, generally, excites remarks from all. The greater portion are intelligent, sober and industrious men of families, while even the single and younger portion, unusual to be found in such expeditions, possess traits of character for morality and virtue, promising in the extreme. Joy beams from the face of all, as they meet tiieir fellow travellers at this great starting point, and as a reverend old gentleman remarked to me to day, "a great load had been taken from his heart since he had seen the various companies; he could now travel in peace and security among any of them. without being compelled to hear blasphemous language or witness scenes of de-

hatichery, for," said he, "1 expected to! with the matter, they would have every find the great majority composed of adif- - one think that she was at once transformferent class." This is a general expres-' ed into a column of very fine-grained sion, and all are agreeably disappointed. ' beautifully white salt, about five feet or a Of course there are exceptions, but they ! few inches more in height, and in circumare very few. , ference that of a common sir-d woman of

In tlie vicinity are camped two small companies: one from White county, Indiana, composed of Wm. Orr, L. M. Burns, S. E. Burns, Dr. H. B.. Russel. and P. S. Russel; and one from Henry county , In-

diana, composed of J. B. Harris. J. Fout,

L. Laughlin, and R. Hutchinson. Each company has a tent, wagon, oxen and other necessaries for an outfit. Their object is to dig gold. In the same vicinity a company of 35 men, of fine appearance and bearing from Wayne county, Indiana, are in camp and ready to move. They are provided witli seven wagons, six tents, nine months' provisions, and mules and cattle sufficient to make the trip. They are organized and governed by a constitution and by-laws. The result of their labors is to be divided case any of the company shall die, then his widow or other lawful heir is to receive the share he would have received had he lived. to the most profitable employment. Their prime object however, is to dig for gold.— They are composed as follows: Wm. V. Davis, President; A. T. Knode. recording Secretary; W. Williams, corresponding secretary; Thomas Williams, treasurer; and Messrs. Robert Hueston, Henry Miller, A. Cunningham, Adam Nates, Willets Starr, Peter Boothe, J. N. Puntney, J. Echtenock, R. Cochran, Wm. McAfee, Wm. Duck. Charles Trisa, J. .M. Fitch. B. Manifold, N. Baldridge. A. Saunders, Sam'l McMurry, Wm. S. Porter, Wm. F. Koch, Sam'l Pifer, Jacob Weaver, Geo.

W. Heeler, C Rathbun. I'noch Myers, L. l and talk with them on the subject. This ' Don Meek, A. McDowell. II A. Eohelbar- j end of the sea is very shallow, and its wager, and II. J. Shaumbrie, of Wayne co..j ters more dense, more salt than when Ind.; and Messrs Geo. Xeese and Sam l j thy are of a greater depth; here it is from Xeese. of Champaigne co., Ohio. one to five feet in depth. Wc now leave Indiana had also an additional compa-' this 'Pillar ofSalt.' and return to our boats. ! nv in the field, hailing from Grant co. ! richly laden with specimens from it. We

They are organized into messes of five, each mess being provided with a wagon, tent and other necessary equipments. It is composed of Messrs. Wm. Harlan, Levi Hummer, John Hummer, Edmond Brown, Josiah Draper, Thomas St. John, Jesse Swift, M. Cleveland, John St. John, Royal Webster, Peter Stout, Thomas Pratt, David Hite, Anthony Inman, L. McCormick, Andrew Patterson, Joshua Hersey, H. Hendricks, Wm. Hendricks, Jonathan Dubois, C. Morehead, Barney Luger, J. W. Hurlburt, and Benjamin Stout. Some of the boys have seen the elephant, and intend returning; others are already en route for home. Some have attempted to whip the "tiger," but instead, have been fleeced of their all, and unable to obtain an outfit. This place affords ev- ery facility for gambling, and the unsuspecting, before they are aware of it, are drawn into the meshes laid to entrap them, where they are soon relieved of their funds. ----- Slaves for California. The Washington I'ra is informed that several parties of slaves .have been sent out from the South for California, and that individuals as well as companies, from that section are taking slaves with them; one company passed through Washington the other dav with eight or ten slaves. Arrangement's are in progress in this country for the esta blishment of a press in California, to advocate the pro-slavery side of the Terri torial question. The Era also states that Mr. Crane, a Southern gentleman, recently editor of the Richmond, Va.. Southerner, is about to establish a paper in California that will dispute every inch of ground against the introduction of slavery in that territory; and being a Southern" man, he can derive his arguments from experience. Cin. Atlas. 1 K7"A Yankee down east has invented what he calls "gold grease," for the use of gold hunters, i tie operator is to grease himself well. lay down on the top of a hill and then roll to the bottom. The gold and ("nothing else," will stick to him. Price ?10perbox.

From the National Intel lige ucer. The Pillar of Sail IaK' Wife.

It was verv latelv mentioned in this na-! per that there might be seen, in the librarv of Conrzress. a specimen of rock salt in the Dead Sea. fancifully called Lot's

Wife. For an account of this curiosity, , ig their spunk" when trifling annoyances i but, "the course of true love never did and objects of interest in Palestine and crosses them, is productive of a vast run smooth," and the youthful lovers difthe remote Kast, we are indebted to a amount of heart burning, bickeiing, and j fered and separated. The lady's original work about to be published by Carpy &: spleen. jname was Donelson: She afterwards Mart, of Philadelphia, entitled, "4 Ibarra- i -Many a quarrel has arisen in early life j married a man named Roberts, who proved tire of the late Erpedition to the Dead j and cast a shade of bitterness even over ; to be a profligate, a brute, a drunkard, and Sea. frmn a D'mru bit one of the Party. ! the grave of one of the parlies, which had ! a tyrant. He was in the habit of beating

Edited by Kdward P. .Montague." We j quote from the Diary the following des- j cripfion : "Wednesday, April 2G, 1813. This! morn in" we were examining the hills of . Usdom, and seeking the ever memorable Pillar of Salt,' which marks the judg mentof God upon Lot's wife. On pulling round the shores of the sea, we saw an iunnen.tr column, rounded and turretcninoii ii(tini tail" r w t w tr crttiTri .ontir 1 1 m v fci ""m v. 1-..?, . This, we were told by our Arabs was the I pillar of salt in which Lot's wife was en- ' casel at the overthrow of Sodom. With some difficulty wo landed here, and our esteemed commander and Dr. Anderson obtained specimens from it, and Mr. Dale took a sketch of it. Our boat's crew lan ded also, and their curiosity was gratified by their gathering specimens, some from its summit and others from its base. It was measured and found to be GO feet in height, and 40 in circumference. We j cannot suooose that Lot's wife was a per-! son so large that her dimensions equalled those of this column. Many think that the statue of Lot's wife was equal to the pillar of salt which the Bible speaks of. Let that pillar be where it may, and whatever may be its size, they will not probably credit that this is tlie pillar. Their preconceived notions having much to do the nineteenth cen turv. Hut be that as it may. no two minds have nerhans. formed ! exactly the same opinion on this matter j who visited this spot. But here we are. j a mull, I tliia iiiunpiwn r,.ln-i,, on, I wo ! of crystalization. It is in in the Bil . question, n the vicinity which is pointed out J Bible in relation to the matter in ! and it appears to be the only one

of its kind here. And the Arabs of the Spunky people may depend upon it, district, to whom this pillar is pointed out. !,f,at ,hl3 "r,1y proper way to show their declare it to be Lot's wife, the identical ! Pnk is to war with incessant activity, pillar of salt to which the Bibl has refer- ' against all the bitterness, hatred, peevishence; the tradition having been handed j ,,ess indecorum, discourteous language, down from each generation to their chil- j an! undignified demeanor in every possi-

dren. as the Americans will hand down to j succeeding generations tli3 tradition of '. L-r-'o 1 1 ;n fAm.in .'.a n,..n 1 ' own m. n ion of tho m-.ttor -i. t int l.ot' : wife having lingered beliind, in dhobedi- . " " . . ... nite m .nc i-amct-i cuuiiiiiii .i I of ( 'rodgiven in order to ensure her safety that ; tr t. nP,i0,rw !.. . . . me niwuci ui luuiiuaiiu.i ui mis r.naui X I1IUI V VIMUIIIIIf mi t- . tHIULVI I . J - . '

bv common, by natural causes, it is but, "' .....u. uuSi. ..ui iu right to suppose that others might be found ibe the very day one is married. It is not of a similar description. One is scarce- at m" husband, though, dear good man as lv able to abandon the idea that it stands he h! 1 vexed beyond endurance

here as a lasting memorial of Liod's let; ishing a most deliberate act of disobedience, committed at a time when he was ! about to show distinguishing regard for the very person. We carefully brought away our specimens, intending to show them to our friends in America, when we ' shall have the good fortune to arrive there; cross the sea, and obtain more soundings nri r..ir u.:.v V hail nparlv rarlto.t fKo : opposite side when a new danger assailed ; us. We had braved all the dangers on the j i... l. ;n i :. . i i. . : jiiiiiau, ... 113 lltrciiu ClllA t.ii n UflllltS.I and the neculiar storm, or. tl, IWI S. i .. I .. : r .u .1 ; ... . 1 . . 1 lowmcnmanis suojeci visits us. I he fearful scorching sirocco rages around, the the threatening suffocation and blindness, and causing almost insupportable thirst. The fiery atmosphere seems as though it would doom us to the very fate of the unfortunate citizens who now lie engulped below our boats; but we fearlessly pull away, until, coming to a place called "Meserah.' we land amidst the raging heat and there encamp for the night." 1 - 1 . ,. . ... .... America an Aristocracy. The following is what J. G. Saxo says of our American would-be aristocrats. It is pretty good in itself, but its chief merit consists in its truth: Of all tho notable things on earth. The queerest one is pride of birth Among our fierce domocracie!" A bridge across a hundred years, Without a prop to save it from sneers, Not even a couple of rotten peers; A tiling for laughter, fleers, and jeers, Is American Aristocracy! English and Irish, French and Spanish, Urrman, Italian, Dutch and Danish, Crossing their veins nntil they vanish In one conglomeration! So subtile a tangle of blood, indeed, No Heraldry Harvey will ever succeed, Iu findiug the circulation. Depend upon it, my snobbish friend, Your family thread you cau't ascend. V ithoul good reason to apprehend You may find it waxed at the other end By some plebian vocation! Or worse than that, your boasted lino May and ia a loop of stronger twine That plagued some worthy relation. IIoaehold Orders. Rachel, go and comb your hair, Betsy, stop your laughing there! Kate, make hasto and wash the dishes. And Susan, mend your fathers pantaloons! Sammy, run and feed the hogs, Jim, go out and bring some logs! I'll whip you John, you know I will, II you don't stop kicking Bill!

Richmond, Wayne Connty, Indiana, Hay 2,

This is getting to be a very popular word, quite as much as that good old Eni ghsh word, "bamboozle, which Senator i Benton sanctioned last season. The necessity which some people feel of "showits origin in an innocent mistake on one part and a determination to "show spunk" on he other. 'I willlet you know I've gotsome spunk" said a dunned landlord to his creditor, one 'lay, on acknowledging tlie receipt of a uun. now uhI lie ao it: lie cursed, raved, swore, and blackguarded, paid his

bill, and tlien, to spite his impatient ere-1 deprived of his wife's society; whereupon, a: . i ' i.t.tuJi.-., :..r 1 .!.. :c i .1:1 t....

imui, wL-ni .u iiiiuiiiLT iiuuu i'J uuy ins iii uvi . uuvi tjiiu tiiiiir: iiiuiir: iua uinn t i 1 ' 1 - r ; g' ds. This was "showing spunk" the ; proper or popular way. j Aiercnanis sometimes gel severely tried tllo til, ill rrl illrton nr liaai-tl.iociiAji! C a ! . " e .u .1 s v iiiw lUVUilLHjJj Ul llcai irailLJ Ul ,U3 iwiici. suinu ui uiciii sacruicc ineir pri?- t sonal interest, their dignity of character, ! .1...;- t t i-r ,k I next twenty four hours, merely to show j . J ? J l'ir spunk. Because their customers are reckless, undecided, or heartless they will degrade themselves to a still lower level, by displaying spleen and fretful reproach, Farmers often goto law on disputed ;landmatks merely to "show their spunk" uiiu uiev iieimer may oe quite rigiu, auu i though "the amount in dispute be not five I dollars, they will sometimes spend five j hundred dollars each in law, and never 1.1 -:.i . u. Af ,..,;.. i.. r-,...t.! ! This last is not a very rare case. Many an individual wishing to show the jvorld that thev "are not to be trod ilium." will only show that they are unfit even to tread upon, owing to their having so mean a spirit, as "spunk." So we have seen married people pass years in continual recriminating antagonism merely because both were spunky. and neither would yield a tot. Their home was a perfect hell and their children grew up in strife. Flirtation and impullfllCe Oil her nart. aild vice and nrofliTa?V : n !ot conjugal life and the very prime of life 1 w changed to a long and tedious inter-; val ot discordant existence and an mis because each wanted to show their spunk. lle 'ape; y so doing tney win soon tl,at gentle words will come cheaper ViVnl navbetter thon anv other, and that . .1 .t '

true peace oi mind, worm more man ail;""-

the necessary consequence of be-. 1 ..I. ,.,.! 1 ,1 : r,.. ing "real gentlemen andladies."-Roston ; Investigator. . KissiiigT at Wedding. W Ti-. -- - i . itr. i-jiiuor, &tr: 1 nerewitfi send a bit;tv wcuuing case. i am tn a verv I bad . a ... l,.i..,Ae I c..aA waa aa.KlaU A.t.Ua a A jlast evening. That vile practice! Would ! vou believe it? A hundred and fifty kisses! oi an sorts ana irom old ana young, from male and female! Faugh! could any bride endure all that and preserve her temper? Such a charge of snutT! such showers ot tobacco smoke! No poor man, covered with vermin, was ever more drenched If this fashion of the whole company kissing the bride must be followed, in the name of all that's decent, let old grand-daddies burn out their pipes before they poke them under your nose. Only think of a poor creature standing up an hour and a half after the blessed f II s is a knot was tied only to be noozled over by ine masculine genuer in the neighborhood! Only think of a delicate, modest fe,ma,e standing like a target, the object of all the lioshots of a lame corns of 3 . then I thought I should have 1 qJ ( droDoed down with ftiriif di .. 1 .- : : zc . .l .i.:.f vuiv iiiiaiuc, 11 yim piease, tne cuiei , person of the group, me, Dorothy DafTodil, ! at the right hand of my dear spouse, a j crowd of men, like a swarm of flics around ! a cup ot molasses, all nressin" torward. and makinjruntheirlins rndv for a smack J and then, one after another poking their i snout in mv verv fac. nnrl me winim mv face every minute, to appear a litde de- I cent. I pitied my husband poor man, to be obliged to stand and look as silly as a fool, and see his own wife gummed over. I wish in mv ar.nl he ronld ham knocker! i down half a dozen of his own unadulterated friends, instead of being restrained bv the rules of etiquette. But, Mr. Editor, afW all mV .ifTV.rincr- and vexations, hprp. lam alive, and I prav Heaven 1 never! mav be married aain,"till the custom of ! w v "o ' kissing the bride bv the wholsale is done ! ae) away. Mahoning (O ) Index. If ew mode of Washing. A Mr. Tibbits advertises in the Mobile papers that he has made a discovery of a chemical nature, by which a large washing of clothes, say fire hundred pieces may be done by one person, in tveenty-Jite minutes, without any machine, or any rubbing, and without injury to the clothes. The editor of the Register says, that the experiment was tested at the American Hotel in that city, i presence of a number of persons, and with the most complete success: and adds that a knowledge of the ingredients employed in preparing the water, enables him to say that their use can work not the slightest injury to the clothing. Taking the Back Tsack. We learn from yesterday's Louisville Democrat that several of the emigrants that left Evansville, Ind.. for California, have returned home, perfectly satisfied with gold digging.

1849.

Mxs. Andrew Jackson There is Rjmnnre Ecen among Statesmen. Mrs. Jackson, when she married the General, was .Mrs. Roberts, and her husband was still living. She had in her giilish days been the object of the General's idolatry; his wife, and of otherwise treating her with great brutality. This lamentable state being made known to Gen. Jackson, he one day called at Roberts' house, took her away, and placed her in a position away, here she would escape the fiend like conduct of her husband. Roberts com - nUmoil tln ha ... a in'.,,mA ti,l f. . . . I 1 .1 . - i ' v. diet. iiiui(.u, iaii, nc litis iuiui mcu niui, n uiu iiui cr vj u 1 1. l . in j vwlii'.a u:; iJirw.TL, k. sequently, he submitted to divorce, and General Jackson married the lady. aits, jacitson was a gooa anu very pious IL'm 1 it It lint Avnnnfl in tIi, Illtintr s!ia Airs. jac-Kson was a good anu very pious 1... :ti;. . t nuiiiuii -rvaal,.wluaV llllt'l .t r .1 ..j

("ijcajcu iiuiitj ui me ijiavc uim mtuni tjuitj uoarstr grav siuu, ami prenv wen fashionable life; but was beloved bv her j worn; (no cravat or vest;) pantaloons of i,.lcri ,:,u ,.,m !.!...:. ,. i . .i ..' L. ...i . t

was the only being on earth who could ... - ... .. control hisiron will and fierce and iudomitable temperament. JV. Y. Alas. DEMNED Mines. to Work in the Quicksilver -Ihe quicksilver mines of ldra, I'm -liKlna 'III .nilfwX X K r.1 lriff . 1 are the most productive of the kind in the world. They were accidentally discoverin 1097, by a peasant, while receiving t he water of a sorin?? into a tub. m order i to ascertain if it was tight, lie found tlie tub so heavy that he could not move it, whinh ho n.rril.r.fl t witeheraft. hut n..r. ceiving a shining fluid at the bottom he carried some of it to a goldsmith, who .... . - - - j perceived it was quicksilver. The subterranean passages of the great mine are so extensive that it would require several hours to go through them. Tlie greatest depth is computed as 340 feet, the iensith 3000 and the breadth 1400 feet. rhe subterranean excavation consists of nine horizontal galleries, entered by six de-! seending shafts, besides a descent partly a staircase, anu partly y a la.i-ier irom tno interior oi a jarge nuuuing in ine town " Ao mines surpass these iu cleanliness. u.i.;,.ii they are wrought. All the galleries are arched, except those which arc cut through the solid rock. Precautions are used to ventilate them, yet the temperature is very high, exceeding CO degrees in some of the galleries.

The annual quantity of mercury obtain-! UlP of ,1,,,e smce lhc Ua,e of lt onSfront these mines.'is between'300,000 l,al publication detracts somewhat from d 400.000 pounds. The number of I lu importance, yet it may contain valua-

ornl .11: I illlfl rAii n 1 1 .1 '"'ners is about ,00, besides Ollttfr I living tr thn liifrl. 300 wood cutters. Owing to the high temperature j aim noxious gases, me employment ot trie j mines is extremely unhealthy. To these 'deadly caverns criminals are occasisonali I.. 1 . ' 1 .1 a uanisueii ov me Austrian government. Those who are occupied where native mercury is found, inhale small narticles

of it, and very soon lose their teeth, and 1 memories of many, as a remarkable inthe workman employed in sweeninir the ; stance of resuscitations trom a trance.

cnamoers oi conuensation, also inspire a considerable quantity of the metal, while detaching it from the sides of the condensers, and undergo a copious salivation. The miners who have been occupied several years in the furnaces, become subject to shiverings, convulsions, decrepitude and premature old age. We saw there, says Dr. Pope, a man who had not been in the mines more than half a year, so full of mercury, that put - tins a niece of brass in his mouth it im - mediately became white like silver! I ci mean, it had the same effect as if he had rubbed mercury upon it. He was so paralytic that he could not with both his hands convey a glass half full of wine to his mouth without spilling it ! The Devil Sticker of South America i. In amk..r C ,,a i i , .-- r w K.l.il.tmno i i. 1. .i.c..ijf va .i.c uu io iiBimaituus ..j .l f 1- -11 , .1 l e Indian villages in passing up t.ie great rivers, is to be lounu the uevil-sticker. 1 rsj no1 unlike the large slug of Lngland. It ,s brought into the hut in the fire-wood, or li may creeP in unperceived. It however is nt a snoncv nature, and smooth slcm. ,ccl'3 .....u.. ... edge of the rafters of the ceiling to which il adheres, it looks like a smell ball, or more properly like the slug coiled up. It is frequently known to drop from its hold without being molested, and wherever it falls it throws out from its body five or six fangs, which are batbed like a fish-hook, and into whatever material softer than brick or stone it chances to fall, these fangs enter; nor can it be removed unless by cutting the animal off, and picking the prongs out of the substance into which ' they are so firmly fastened. W hen they '-'imi .1 ...u - 1 . ,au ""J w" uapyrus iu an ur stand underneath, the consequence is dreadtul. 1 saw one man. who an nour or two before had one of these devils alight on his hand, and he was obliged to have it cut off, and the claffs and fangs removed by picking them out with the point of a needle. His hand was immoderately swelled, and very painful; but an immersion in warm oil or fat removed the pain, and restored the hand to its usual appearance. Scicide and Love. A young woman by the name of Nightingale, age 21 years, drownded herself at Quincy, Mass., a few days since. It seems that she was strongly attached to a young man residing in the town, 'but had never told her love' and the fact that he was published, and about to be married to another, led to the fatal deed. JrThe New Albany, Ind. Bulletin states, that Judge Dewev was thrown from his buggy on returning from that place to Charlestown where he resided, and had his thigh broken.

A Visit to an Old Commxiore. During the last summer chance threw me in the vicinity of Bordentown, New Jersey, and remembering that one of the most! distinguished Commodores in the Navy i

had invited me to call on him at his farm if 1 ever cam- that way, I readily em-; braced the opportunity to do so. Ilis res-' idence or 'farm house as he calls it, is within a mile of Bordentown. on one of the loftiest banks of the Delaware, and the vipw from it is extensive and beautiful. ! Observing, as I approached the hous House. back a very commonly dressed man, towarus me, leaning over pots a grease j and tar with hand iu. 1 naturally suimoscd ' him to be a farm laborer, and' involunta- ! rilv exclaimed. "Halloo, mv oood mr,n. ' is tiie Commodore at home!" The un- . swer was Ves, and from tlie Commo- , I , I If U. . I I - i " told me, in preparing a mixture to make 'i: ...i J . . . i. . tit.,icj iiiriiscru, vruij -wat ciiUrtiiu, tts ic ins can wiict'is rim fasv. .is ue lurueu nt in u 1 i' :.iv iii ihimimiii i i i t-ri iiii - -j. - - p - - wit!i liis bland smile, I wished that an ar - j list had been there to sketch him in such a garb. His hat was of the common; i .... 1 . 1 .,t a garo. His Hat was ot the common L-li'i Ctlt . . . a r l,,Jn ... f aiian. II llil Illilll V Il II O illlll I I'lll. 1 : 1 1 I Ilk i : ...... "I 'Were of the common stick-down kind, (as I vi iir it "iiii ji neuroes can iiiem,i iui, u.-j j,, . a e ., 'e . . . ..u .1 i ii .i i iiitrv nnc in ii.tr tmur Ol sine Ol itraiutrr ! . - .ii- .11.. i ' i suppose uiacKiug never loucneu mem. j t,e furm. n0 ;a aKout .iie ordinary height, and sliirhtly inclined to corpulen-l-v iiuir, nniiMiiy saiuiy 11 huw gruwuis; I grav witl, tle fosU Ofmote than sixty j winters: complexion florid, and his whole face usually wears a smiling benevolent ::...n.. : ....:.. n,n,o.;n .. -uu Mi!t.,i;,. ii:, rcnuiauoii ns a skiiiui nava omcer is i.e. i rr ; i known to tho whole country, and the mis- I , . r .t t .i-.... ucaui uiu a'-as Hits suiiiu Mi"ill tauso IU

k.. . . i .1, .U . II 1IVII UU WU 1UIII IIUU, IUMI UI UIUUIII now it too; for history tells us that pend-! 3 , J , , ' . , , ., ., , ' .f .i-.- i 1 put on vour gloves when you take hold ing tlie last war with t.reat lintain, lie,' . : , b , . . . , -", c . i i i !of a ski let, tot or kettle handle, take a

Willi (lTir ir.'TIPl H 111 II rtMt 1 HI f IIIH IIIII.V two sloops of war. He is not a man of .. ii . !.....:., . I... ...:t.!.. ...I..... v..v.D- j " occasion requires it, a powerful pen, and ... 1 . r' . . ii is said to be master of international law, ..... . . , r; which is so important to commanders of SQUadrons. His mind appears strong. 'ud aIul vigorous, and. from his good , ,., , . i . health, elastic step, exuberant spirits, so-! . Clai but temperate habits, he will in all!,' probability ;,ve to a ripe old age. Such is uommouore v paries ciowart, ot me j . ; S. Navy, commonly called "Old Ironi ... ' it j sides." B. Heirs Wanted. We find the subjoined article in the Haliimore Sun, credited to "a Calcutta i . i a 4-t a a mt. ijournai or MMHemuer o, iuu- me ble information for somebody. N, i Com. Adv. DIED Last evening, with a malignant fever, Josiah Q. llowne, an American by birth, but tor the last twenty years a resident of this place. A story connected j with his eatlier abode among us, though ' fonzotten by some, is still fresh in tlie so common in these eastern countries, where to all appearance, the body, divested of every sign of life, has lain for days in a state of torpor, and at last been restored to animation and even health. Shortly after his arrival here, he was attacked with a violent illness, which soon resulted in apparent death. A stranger in a foreign land, he would have suffered for those attentions which the 1 kindness of relatives or friends alone ! might bestov, but for the timely assistance. of the widow Jeremv Howdon. With her characteristic philanthropy she sought out the abode of the unknown, and, with all the sympathy and kindness of christian love, supplied the place of nearer friends and soothed the last moments of the afflicted stranger. But not thus terminated his career; a story of wonder and romance follows, as . , . singular as true. 1 lie apparently uisemIt j bodied spirit had not left its clayey taber nacle, but on the morning ot the second day gave evidence of its abode still in the flesh, by signs of life too evident to be mistaken. Every means for restoration was resorted to, and successfully. lie again awoke to consciousness and gradually to returning strength. Upon his restoration he sought the "ministering angel," who had contributed to his comfort with ell of a woman's tenderness, and the friendship resulted in a few months in the offer of his hand in marriage, which was accepted, and the marriage ceremony performed by the British missionary, (Rev. Dr. Carey.) to wham the subject of this article was long and deeply attached. Six years after .. 1 n 1 .1 . L'l, this union, hersen ana ins iwo ennuren ... . .... ..... ot tins marriage were auacKeu wn mai ! prevailing scourge, the Asiatic Cholera, arul he was soon deprived of all that life depr held dear. 1 large inheritance fell to him, the accumulated wealth of Mr. Bowdon, the result of many years' industry and successful mercantile operations, with the British East India Company, in their trade with China as also with the Islands of the Indian Archipelago. This, together with i the fruits of his own industry, in an eau al ly successful commerce of fourteen years with Cochin China and biam, enabled him to amass wealth Death has, however removed him from this scene of action.! and his large inheritance awaits the claimants of his heirs in America. Hie most valuable nnpnn. are the large tracts of lands purchased from the British in the island of Ctylon, as also the extensive grounds on the borders ot the Hoogly, near Calcutta, having obtained authority ot the Mogul to purchase . .. . .... .1 T. ' . , thexc. lands at the time when the British fiist sought acquisitions in this territory, Papers have been found giving an account

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oi his early life, and stating his wiaheai ia relation to his estate, and forwarded to the American Consul at Liverpool, Editor in Liverpool of America, nill do well to Copy this article, that through ' .... At - l the publicity of the press, his foreign rel atives may bo apprised of his death and their inheritance. , , Letter to roniKry tairls. Mrs. Swisshehn. in a late number of the Saturday Visiter, has the following , jett,r fo count ;rjs ghe taks ..right lout" to them:! You know I saul that I couM quilt al ' T ? ,3Sl aS ," 01 , 1 l?r ! ,s2 1 take care of my hand. OnU half would not be caught putting a glove on to sweep, or hoe. or weed in the garden, be.t -..I. :. ..I I l I. :e . i . i. i r i a- ir wanted to be fine ladies. If you see any . . , .11 one taking care ot her hands or careful tn . 1 vcftr & sun-uonnct to t reserve tier com ! Di.v:on vou sav she is "iroud and stuck j Vut it is vou who 'are nroud too . , .. . , ' . ' , , proud to think you require any care td ii..i. v 1 : . . . look nice. 1 ou have an idea vou iook : . 11 t. , ; We enug a rny ra e ! yourself as rough and cc So just mnkrt and coars? as over yoil fan'i y way .'"S in epen en . c hnnil ,Trrt ae fclitl mill l.rrl aa it v ouf ...... . T K1"' oil , , - , . . held a plow and swung a sevthe, ana when . . ii i e I vou take a needle vou can scarcely feel it : r . . There fare many things which women ought to do. which require their hands to be soft . I lit A . - . . .i. 'JP so' n ord V"1 J eJ .n" I uU . , !? W , " tir n Jnir f ! ,r' "eraeii a pair oi "- "I4un, niin mc jnuum uci-oicmi m , no mits, t- let the fingers get hard. ""S" v""v" '.vr' . ... , , . , ?re s . u' WZIZ at the wrist to make them stay on. K , A 1 eiotit to Keep your nanus trom neing seared nnd hardened. When you wash i clothes or dishes, do not have water sr. t . . r i ... i , . (hot a-t to fed unpleasant. Many girl ,, , . . , . ' .v .,, ... . scald their hands until thev can put them . , , .. ' 0.. 'i. u.j. 1,110 llirr nimoM oo u,.s cue,, n u, ! are unw 10 us. "lP " e .r .? . 1 ne-v (are not so good to noiu a oaoy or ureas . C . ....... . . " ",,;",," I linvn on I ,an" co,intrv eirla who, at sixteen, had . -. . i,i.,, ..,i , " a 71 a Z "At six tneir taces wouin iook hkc a runnrt bag that had hung six weeks in tho cliimney corner. One reason of this is, they do not wear a bonnet to protect them from the sun. Another reason is, the habit they have of baking their faces before a wood fire. I have seen women stand before a great roasting fira and cook, until I thought their brains were as well stewed as the chickens; and they would get so used to it they would make no attempt to shield their heads from the heat. Nay, they would sit down in the evening and bake their faces by the hour; and this is one of the reasons why American women grow old, withered and wrinkled, fifteen years before their time. But another and the greatest reason is, your diet. People in this country live too well, and eat too much hot bread and meat. Country people usually eat richer food than those who live in the cities, and that is a reason why with all their fresh atr, their average ago Is little greater than that of city folks. Thousands of beautiful blooming country girls make old, sallow-faced women of themselvea before they are thirty, by drinking coffee, smoking tobacco, and eating hot bread. They shorten their lives by these practices about as much as city ladies with their fashionable follies. I do not know what you think about it, girls, but I think it is about as much of a sin for women la got old, brown, withered faces, by eating too much, as it is for men to get red noses by drinking too much. Very few people think it a disgrace to have a bilious fever: but I would just as leave the doctor would tell me that I was drunk as that I was ! bilious. The one would come from drink ing too much, the other from eating too much; and where is the difference? All this is a very serious matter, for it affects health and life; and the reason why I talk about your complexion in speaking of it, is, that every body loves to look well whether they will acknowledge it or not. Now people cannot look well unless they are well; and no one can be well very long who does not try to take care of herself. The woman who roasts her head at the fire, disorders her blood, brings on headaches, injures her health, and makes her face look like a piece of leather; when she swallows hot coffee, hot bread, greasy victuals and strong pickles, she destroys her stomach, rots her teeth, shortens her life, and makes herself too ugly for any use, except scaring the crows ofTthe corn. J.G.S. The Richmond Whig of .Tuesday says, the severe frost yesterday morning, baa, we presume, wholly destroyed the fruit crop. Il is doubtful whether there will be a peach in Virginia this year. Probably' some of the apples may have escaped. Two men, discharged by the Lawrence and Manchester Railroad Company, Mass, last week sought revenge by exploding a magazine of forty six kegs of powder which blew the building to atoms, and one 'of the incendiaries with it. -Ihe other j was badly scorched.. : . su ;r, 1 Plank Road The Lafayette ' Daily Journal savs the capital stock of the La'-' i fayette and Crawforrjgville Plank Road j (50,00 has been taken . " '' j ...... V a.2 j . A bill has just passed the legialature of New York requiring each county -clerk throughout the State to subscribe for .and ! nresenre the files of two newaeaaers. to j be printed, we presume, witbt.1 their rw - ; pective counties. -