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LETTER FROM THE PACIFIC.

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Ox oakd iLOor or «u St. Mart*, Hamo* or Ant, JiUnd of Upolu, NgvUfator't Group, Jane 25th, 1861

When Lieutenant Wilkes visited this Island some yean ago, he framed a code of laws for the Native*, parts of which have since become a dead letter. The Captain proposed to the chiefs that they should revise this code of laws, and make such alterations as might be found necessary. He Invited all the principal Chiefs on board the ship for this purpose and to induce them to come told them that he would exercise the crew at general quarters, and show them how we fought. esterday they csrne off, decked in their finest robes of "lapa." We immediately beat to quarter?, and exercised the crew to their infinite delight.

this was all over, they went into the cabin and commenced revising their laws. They were engaged in this until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at which time they had finished up their work, and were about to leave, when the Captain told them that he would be under the disagreeable necessity of detaining two of them as hostages for the delivery on board the ship of the Tongo Chief. He selected for this purpose the principal Chief of this Island whose name is Apie, and a chief of the Island of Savia by the name of Morea, and told the others that they were at liberty to go on shore, and that he would give them until 12 o'clock on next Friday to bring in the fugitive Chief. They were all much astonished at this mode of proceedure, and one of them made a very sharp and pointed speech, in which he expressed his surprise thai christian men, who sent out missionaries to teach them, should lay a plot to trap them on board with the intention of retaining thein as prisoners for the offences of a man whose acts they could not prevent. The Captain replied in a calm and quiet tone, rogretling the neoessity which had compelled him to adopt measures which might seem harsh to them, and alluding to the enormity of the crime told them, that as an oflicer. it was his duty to take such steps as would most speedily secure the apprehension of, and bring to justice, the murderer. The Chief said no more in reply, but they all desired to be detained with those aolected. This the Captain would not of course consent to, as he wanted them to go on shore and exert their influence in having the murderor caught. So thoy were sent ashore.

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As soon as the Chiefs went on shore there was a general excitement. Vfco could see the natives running to and fro in every direction. At last they assembled on the beach and held a council, and we seen a boot shove oflT unarmed by Natives which stood in the direction of Savia. We afterwards learned that it was sent to demand the murderer and bring him to us. All the canoes are "tabooed," or in othor words prohibited in coming ofT to the ship wilhout fruit and vegetables. So they have taken advantage of the only means in their power to retaliate, and have failed in that for we go on shore every day to bathe and after enjoying that luxury cruise around among thehuis and buy as many provisions as we want, and take them on board in our boats* This little difficulty has not detained us from going on shore as usual, for we know that the natives stand too much in awe of the ship to attempt any violence towards any of the officers. The relatives and friends of the two Chiefs whom we have on board come off every day to tee them, each one bringing with him a basket of fruit, fish, lobster* &o., which constitutes enough provision to feed twenty men. We asked the Chiefs why all their friends continued to bring the same quantity of food every day, when they saw that there was a great deal more than was necessary. They replied that it waa not beoause they thought the would need anything while on board, but to atteat the ainoerity of their friendship with what feelings their visits were made

A large canoe came around from the east end of the Island, day before yesterday* loaded wan fruit and vegetable* for the ship. Before coming along side, they landed on the beach to coramunK cate with some of their friends, and not knowing of the "taboo" they attempted to shove off towards the ship. but. before they could do so. they were surrounded by other Natives and beaten unmercifully and oaMed "pigs," which is the most opprobious epithet whmh can he used towards these people, and oonveys an insult which can only be wiped out with blood. The luckless boat's crew started back to their part of the Island in high 4*4* gten. swearing vengeance against the inhabitants of this port, who now expect ihe arrival of a war party from the eeet end. If they must come I hop* they will arrive before our departure, for I ahould like to witness the fight. This hat Wen a very dull ''Fourth" to us. We fired a salute of twentyooe guns at Meridian ia honor of the day, and that was all to remind as that it was the glorious adversary of our nation's independence. .* JULY 1 1TH.

I was interrupted in my writing, day before yes* terday, by boat arriving from Savin informiag us that the Cheif who had been tent to that island had failed in securing the Toogo Chief* and that the Chief of Savia had him secreted in on* of the interior villages. The Captain immediately ordered the Launch lobe fitted ont with her twelve pound howitxar and idso the first and second oottero—the three boats WKttaing thirty-nine men armed wit*

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muskets, pistols and cutlasses. The First Lieu tenant was assigned the comnfand of the boats with permission to choose bis own officers. Mr. Biddle our Third Lieutenant and Mid'n Ward were chosen for the first cutter, and command of the second was given to me with Mid'n Lodge of Indiana. I bad with me twelve men besides Mr. Lodge, all armed to the teelb. The First Lieutenant took charge of the Launch. What we were going to do we did not know, but tnought that a squall was evidently brewing from the manner in which we arrived. We started from the ship on the morning of the 7th inst. at 4 o'clock. We took with us Mr. Pritchard the American Consul and two Kamakas who acted as pilots. The Island of Savia to which we steered is situated about forty miles to the west* ard of this, and is the largest of the group. .The first half of our passage was pleasant. We bad a nice little breeze to which we spread our sails and ran off before the wind at a merry rate. The latter part of it was not so agreeable. The wind died away perfectly calm, obliging us to get out our oars and pull the rest of the way, while the sun came out hot enough to scorch an African. We arrived off the entrance of the harbor of Sappaparee about half-past 1 o'clock, and stood in for the village of that name. The harbor is a beautiful one, very spacious and well protected by reefs all around but it has one great defect it is so shallow that the smsllest vessels cannot go inside. There were some places that our boats could scarcely pass over. Standing in we presented quite a formidable appearance. The Launch led with her twelve pounder, a brass gun, in her bows, and the first and second cutters followed in a line. As we approached the beach the Natives assembled down upon it and gazed on ns with wonder and astonishment, but to our surprise none of them were armed. We anchored the three boats about twenty yards from the beach, and the First Lieutenant, Mr. Biddle and I went on shore to call on the Missionaries. A messenger was sent to the principal Chief of the Island whose name is Maliateaur.— This Chief, and in fact all the Chiefs, as soon as they heard that we were coming started for a little village about three miles from this one. The message sent waa a request to meet us in council.— Whilat wo were seated in the house of a Missionary regaling ourselves with some fruit which was brought out for us, messengers or heralds arrived wilh an answer from the Chief. They were six irf number—venerable looking men, from forty to sixty years of age—dressed in their Island costume, which is merely a short skirt of grass or leaves woven upon a string and tied around the waist.— They seated themselves quietly and gravely upon the floor cross-legged and in the form of a half circle, tho eldest and most hideous who proved to be the spokesman of the party being seated in the middle. Each one carried in his hand a brush to koep of tho flics, that soemed to swarm very thickly about their persons, which is similar to those used in blacksmith shops to keep the flies off of horses whilst undergoing the operation of shoeing, only it is somewhat smaller, and instead of being made of horse hair, the fibres of cocoa nut bark form its material. They waited patiently until our First Lieutenant intimated his readiness to hear what th«y had to say, when the organ of their number struck up and talked for about three-quarters of an hour without stopping. In his speech he made use of the most violent gesticulations, and now and then his voice raised to the highest pitch with short and abrupt terminations. I concluded from his manner that he was threatening us with war to the knife, and I was so impressed with that idea, that my hand involuntarily stole towards the hilt of my sword to resist any sudden attack but to my astonishment, when the specch was translated to us by the Consul, it was of the most peaceable and friendly character and, what was most singulaPigf *H, the translation of it did not occupy over two minutes and was expressed in English in a very few words. They are certainly the most tedious rascals I ever listened to. The purport of tHeir message waa an excuse for not having apprehended the man. whom we demanded of them, and not being able at the time to produce him. They said, that, the grand oounoil which had been held on the Island of Upolu some years ago (when the exploring expedition was among the Islands) for the purpose of making laws, by which they were to be governed and held responsible for by the whites, was, it was true, attended by some of their Chiefs, and that they agreed to all the laws which were then made, but, AsA it was an old custom among them that no law or regulation made on one Island could be considered binding on the inhabitants of any other, and therefore tho Whit* Ma*'* Lews did not extend over any other Island than that on which they were made and agreed to. They also said, that the Tongo Chief was wandering about from one village on the Island to another, and that he was two day's journey from that place that the Island was divided into different districts, and that no one Chief had authority out of his own district that there would have to be a grand meeting of the principal Chiefs on the Island before the murderer oould be delivered op, and before this could take place some seven or eight days must elapse. They wished the First Lieutenant to make known to them the object of trie visit, and what he wanted the Chief* to do, promising that a council wooW be called as soon as possible to deliberate on his demands, and suggested that in the meantime he had better depart, as it would he too kmg for as to wait for an answer. The Firbt Lieutenant told the messengers that he bad nothing to do with their laws and regulatiooa, bat that his business there waa to meet the principal Chiefs and have a friendly talk with them wad read them a letter from the Captain thai as for entering into a discussion with them (the messengers) he had no inclination to do so. They were no* of sufficient ©onseqoence to moot with hiso in ooonci!. He most see the Chisft foe that purpose he came to the Island, and if they mm atraid te none to the

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house let them appoint a place of meeting within a reasonable distance, and signify a time when they would meet him, and be would go and see them. The messengers departed and aoon after returned with an answer that Maliateaur and some of the other principal Chiefs would meet the First Lieutenant at 9 o'clock, on the morning of the next day, at the Missionaries house. We then strolled about the village until sunset, when we went on board of our boats. Whilst on shore 1 bought a war club and spear. The war club is a regular old bruiser, and looks as though it had smashed skulls in its day. It figured in the grand fight, a description of which I have given you in the first part of this letter. We took our supperon board the boats, and smoked cigars until it was late enough to turn in.

I did not go on ebore the next morning to wltnen the conncil, aa Mr. Biddle had to acoompaay the l»t Lieutenant, and I, aa third in command, had to look after the boats, and be ready, In caae the natives showed any hostile intentions, to go to the aaslstance of those ashore. I was much more amused on beard the boats (ban I ahould have betn on shore. We were anchored about thirty yards from the beach in about five feet water. So that the nativea who had no canoes waded out to us, bringing fruit, shells, war clubs, spears, and in fact every thing that they could lay their hands on, to trade with us for tobacco, knives, pipes, and such other articles as we bad. Money seemed to be of no value to them. A small piece of tobacco would buy from them as much as a half dollar would. The whole population seemed to be around us, old and youtag of both sexes. Those who were not tall enough to wade, with their heads above water, swam off, and some little fellows not more than seven or eight yea^pof age, wore swimming about the boats all day apparently as much at home as though they were on land, and not betraying, at any time, the least fatigue. Among the motley crew that surrounded us were eight or nine of the most beautiful girls I ever saw. They looked more like sea nymphs than Indian maidens, and appeared to be as happy as larks, smimming and diving around the boats, making the air ring with their merry laugh. I amused myself for some time in throwing pieces of tobacco among them to see them dive after it, and their pretty faces and hearty laughter won from the men a great deal of it I thought that a number of old women who were alongside with cocoa nuts, &c., to exchange fc$ tobacco, when they saw thaw girls reaping such a harvest must have sighed for their departed beauty. »'f

The females of these people are very pretty. They have the most beautiful eyes I have erer seen,—they are large, black, and as brilliant as diamonds. But they begin to lose their beauty after the age of twenty-five and gradually grow ugly until they become hideous. Whilo I was amusing myself with the natives, the council broke up, and the 1st Lieut, came down to the wharf and made signal for a boat I Bent him the 2d cutter, which returned in a few minutes, and instead of the Ltautennnl a big chief stepped out of her into the launch,' iierc I was, and saluted me with their customary salutation, "Calapha," which signifies in English "How do you d«." He looked around and appeared very much astonished at the size of the "war canoe." I offered him a cigar and wo sat down and had a smoke together. He was a fine looking fellow about six feet high, and well built. Instead of the grass shirt which is usually worn, he had around his waist a fine piece of white cloth, or "tapa", beautifully worked. This, with a shell necklace and a wreath of shells around his forehead, composed his dress. He told me iu tolerable good English that he was the son of tho old chief Maliateaur, deceased, who is the brother of the present chief. He evinced a good deal of prido in telling me this news, and he has reason to be proud, for he is a descendant of the greatest chief of this group of Hands.

At 13 o'clock the officers came on board and tho boats were directed to be got ready for sea. My guest, the chief, was landed, and in few moments we wore pulling out of the Harbor. As soon as we got outside the reefs the 1st Lieut, gave Mr- Biddle and myself directions to make the best of our way to (he ship, and we all set sail to a stiff breeze aad started off with the speed of a race horse. My boat proved to be much the fastest sailor and I soon left the launch and 1st Cutter far behind, and was heading up finely for our Harbour, when the wind hauled directly ahead and our prospects for making a quick run to the ship were destroyed. We then stood on for the west end of Upola and anchored inside of the reef, just thirty miles from the ship, which was lying at the east end. After supper we got under way again and as the breese died away we got out the oars and pulled until eight o'clock, when we anchored off a Missionary station, for the tide to raise high enough to allow us to pass over a shoal. As it woald be three or fonr hours before the tide would rise, the 1st Lieut., Mr. Biddle and I went on shore to call on the Missionary, bnt he was not at home. A native woman, his housekeeper, invited us In, and Immediately went to work to get us some supper. A nice cup of tea, some fruit, and fine wheat bread, which one of our matrons would have been proud of, was set before us Besides this we were given an excellent pigeon pie and fruit cake. Although we had eaten but a little while before, what was here presented to as was so inviting, that we did full justice te it. While smoking our "cigars, after sapper, I received an account of the interview with Maliateaur and tho chiefs. They promised every thing that was asked of them, and that they woald aaake such laws as woald protect the whites and go ard against future aggressions. The letter of the Captain was read to tbem, ia which be made many suggestions as to the formation of tiieit laws, that they might be able to apprehend and punish all had men among them, and prevent any futnre difficulties, aad Mid them that tf they did aot deliver sp the murderer fae would have a ship of war seat oat, aad bora dowa aad destroy the village whloh harbored him. They were given to understand that wa were going to the Fejees, aad would return to Upola on oar way beck to South America. This was told them, merely fer the pwrpoee of expediting their movements in the apprehension of the murderer, for Upolu woald be very mach eat of oar way te the coast

At tills MMeoary atatioa, there is a my extensive printing office, carrried-oa entirely by the NsOivee. Wa went aN through iu la Ihe printing room them worn two targe and two small presses. There waa another room for compaeiag, sat for binding, aad one or twe for artaagiag the {Mper aad preparing it for as*. Bibles aad hymn books are the priaoipa] yiedacU of this isiilindiniist. I ksw get a little Kanaka hyas book which was given te mo a swim ma «f this place.

At midnight we retnraed te ear boats aad afata get safer way. We paBed doag np the Island inside the reef, which extends the wbeie length ef ft, aad the a«xtasor»* iagsaccoodod ia placing ear feet oaoo more apea the deck of tbe U. S. S- St. Marys. The heals were belated iaaooa after we get ahutg able, end every peeparsile* was made far tearing. Tbe CWeft wfce were detained «a bwnrd wers eeataahara- They seemed to have beeeaae fond ef the ship and left it with nteetsaee. We dM aet get ewey aatfi the Uth ieaft., aad darlag tbe twe deye Chat we wore liberated Chiefs apcart ahsscat aT their ttae on heard. Apielsa great gin laaiallser. He la afcimtteseatj yaan eld and deea nothing bet eat, drtak and aleap. Fer a asasl he eSAs faita ae asaeh as werid aaftee ftr iber wfefo

After aatiag he saaakee a pipe and ton leys down. To assist Ms dlgeatisa he gwevagy has his^wife and dsagfeters pe«nd and pandk bis body. Tbls u|iuaUaa theyeaS "ML" Tbewaaea gale week as theefh wem tnuT rtimgfr It le decidedly a luuaileee pseftattaad I efeeefct Uriah a very beneficial eee te these arhelaadaa

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Electro-Magnetism—Dr. Page.

The New York Tribune gives tbe following account of Dr. Page's experiments with electro-mag-netic engines: "s'. -v

The great peculiarity in this application of elec-tro-magnetism is, that movement is obtained by use of attraction alone. In previous machines, use has been made of attraciion and repulsion alternately and in this way, as the well known experiments of Jacobi at St. Petersburgh demonstrated, it is impossible to arrive at any high degree of power without extravagantly increasing the ba'tery employed for the purpose in

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We were present with wieudielice of some hundreds at the Tabernacle to witness the experiments of Dr. Psge with the electro- magnetic engines he has invented. We saw there the most eminent chemist* and engineers of the city, and heard from all sides the expression of decided satisfaction.— The engines are two—one horizontal, the other rotary. The horizontal engine consists of a system The skirts shall be shortened—our women be free, of helices some fifteen or eighteen inches in diameter, arranged together so as to form a cylinder about seven feet «n length. Within this plays like

though withoot touching th. heiiocY .ad ^[ord n^MleHi Mill more r.d b, copious without frioliol «rod of soft iron thr« «nd hrif di«°h»rg« ofhlood dirty rag feet in length and of a suitable size, to which is attached a crank driving a fly-wheel. This with a slight rod attached on the outside of the cylinder, playing with the piston, and arranged so as to cut off ana let on the electric current first at one part of the cylinder and then at the other, constitutes the entire machine, and on applying the battery it is put in motion. Nothing can surpass its simplicity. With a battery of fifty pairs of ten inch plates, it "has the power of eight horses, last night a smaller battery was used and a less power evolved, but for all the purposes of experiment and pbseryation, it was equally satisfactory.

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no sort of proportion between the increase of the battery and the increase of power obtained and in fact, an engine working equal to eight horses, is something never attempted, hardly ever conceived on this system, the recent experiments of Mr. Dumont at Paris, with a view to ascertain the cost of electro-magnetic force, having been made wilh a machine of only oue-hundredth part of one horse power. Dr. Page, on the other hand, uses only attraction and having by many experiments, ascertained the relative position of the helices and the magnet in which the attraction of Ihe former upon the latter is most powerful, he had so arranged his machine as to keep tho electricity in the cylinder, or helices, constantly at the right distance ahead of the piston, or magnet, in order to draw it most powerfully in tbe direction desired. Thus, when the piston has entered ono of the helices composing what we call the cylinder, the currcnt of eleclricily is transferred to another helix still further on,

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the cylinder, when the current is cut off from the end and transferred towards the other. Thus the greatest attractive power is constantly kept in aotion in the machine-

The experiments last night with this machine consisted simply in putting it in motion with a weight of 1,165 lbs. on the fly wheel, without this weight, and with a small circular saw attached by a belt. They were all, as we said highly satisfactory, and elicited the warmest plaudits of the audience. There could not be tt douct that the power wos there—produced by electro magnetism nor that the statements of Dr. Page was correct, that, by his arrangement, instead of the force decreasing, as hitherto, in a large ratio in proportion to the battery employed, until it must soon come to a limit where it could not be augmented at all, it here increases in a lajge ralio, so that the hrger the machine tho cheaper relatively it can be driven. Thus the first condition for the use of electritity as a motive, is triumphantly realized by Dr. Page.

Very striking and beautiful were the experiments with the rotary machine. This is composed of four series of helices arranged circularly at suitable distances upon a large board. Through them plays, like a piston, a ring or wheel, composed of alternate pieces of iron and brass some two inches in diameter. When the electric current is applied the ridge revolves with astonishing swiftness, as it does not touch the helices through which it rolls, and there is no friction to check its motion. From this ring power can be obtained by a contiguous cog-wheel, with its cogs working in the outer surface of the ring. Such a wheel is seen in the machine exhibited last evening. Dr. Page is of opinion that this will prove the most useful application of his invention, as it affords a rotary motion directly. and without the intervention of a crank—-a disideratum that, in the steam engine, no inventor has yet been able economically ana successfully to atttain. Whep this machine is put in motion, beautiful flashes of light are thrown off and when tbe horizontal engine moves, evejy stroke is attended by a succession of brilliant flashes, that were almost sufficient to light the Tabernacie. A locomotive driven at night by tnis power would offer a very splendid spectacle.

Other interesting experiments were tried with helices placed vertically, and large rods or round masses of iron weighing from three to five hundred pounds, playing up and down in them with no other support than the electric attraction. The strength of this attraction was strikingly exhibited bv an iron bar held at soma distance above this central rod, in the hands of a strong man in spite of his efforts, when the current was let on upon the helices, tbe bar was instantaneously dragged down and fixed on the central rod, (which as it will be remembered in case of the engine we have called the piston. It was curious and even comical to see the bolder of die bar trying to pull it away from tbe attraction, when it was six inches from the magnet n^bne could see the force he was tugging wilh, and he seemed to be exerting his utmost strength against nothing at all.

Hie experiments were accompanied by a lecture from Dr. Page himself, clearly explanatory of aB the peculiar principles and contrivances used in the construction of die machine. He was listened to with all the attention due to his thorough understanding of the subject, to the admirable inventions of which he is the author, aad.to a manner and bearing indicating the unassuming yet seif possessed modesty of true genius.

Dr. Page stated that though be had succeeded in generating power at a less cost than with small engines of the older kinds, he bid not y#t

A Mf talking over Mrs. Oakes Sta&b's leetare and its advocacy of wopwa's voting, tbe other evesaid, *Lal aribafSs *sot Is there any wowofth trusting viih a vote, who can't make two men, at least, rote aa she Kites.

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succeeded in reaching tho cheapness of large ones ~. s»|«rpo»a, me rtmu*. contracted mtb.bMt mod.. W«d,i.t.JMt- J* £."l'. ly remarked, this would be to demand too uracil of an invention yet in its infancy. He entertains no doabt, however, thai he shal be «Weto accomplish that also, and that tbo success lie his thus far mot with justifies die expectation. He has already dome enough to seen re a lasting feme in the history of electro-magnetism and of invention} ono mom triumph and be has established an tmmoHal memory among the great benefactors of Hfl»«isiy« the Saints aad Heroes of Scieace,

And gtaj from eight till on^, 'Twill take how long at such it ratef To spend a hundred pound?.?

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A Hibernian with a pnU as red as (he Red Lion nt

tied over a recent wound on his scalp, applied at Bowstreet at the begining of the week for a warrant, when the following dialoguo ensued:.

Magistrate—'Well Pat—for his countonance operated as a sort of figure post pointing to tho road whence he came, 'what do you want!' 'I'd be wanting a warrant, please yer honor.'

For whom?' 'Agin Barney O'Leary, please yer Reverence.' 'For what?' •For murther your grace.' .t 'Whom did he murther?' 'Divil a cratur but myself yer honor.' 'And has he murdered you?' •By my soul he has bad luck to him! lie cut a bole in my head big enough to bury his cat.'

He has'nt killed you outright, I see.' 'It's not his fault that he has'nt yer honor, for he intended it, and nothing shorter.' *1 suppose an assault warrant \viU suk your purpose.' 'Yer honor knows what's best, and I'll lake what 1 can get.' 'When did he assault you?' 'Last night that ever was your reverenco.' •Did he hit you with a stick?' 'Fore God, he did'nt yer honor, but wid a poker.' •A poker, that's a dangerous woapon.' •Divil a doubt of it.' •Where were you?' 'Where was 1!—why in bed,to be sure.' •Asleep or awake?' •As sound as a roach, yer honor.' •And whut provocation had you given him.' •Divil a provocation at all, yer honor, how could I when I was asleep?' 'What! do you mean to say that he come to your bedside and struck you in this dreadful manner without the slightest provocation? •It's the truth what you say, yer honor baring he came to his own bedside instead of mine.' •His own bedside—were you in his bed!' 'Faith you've guessed it yerhonor.' •And what brought you there?' •That's more than I can tell yor honor baring the liquor that was in mo.' •And was that all you did to provoke his anger?' 'Devil a thing else.' 'Was there any other person present?' •Not a crealure independent of his wife.' •Mis wife?' •Of course!' •Of course, and .don't you think you deserved what you got?' •Is it me?' 'Yes you.' 'Sure, it was all a mistake, yer honor 1 thought it was my own wife, and «divil a hair of her head 1 touched.' •That may be, but you must be more careful in future, and I think under the circumstances, you must be content with what you have got, for I cannot grant you a warrant.' 'Thank yer honor, but if he hits me again, it won't be for nothing.'

Exit Pat, shrugging his shoulders and evidently disappointed.

Tbe President and his Coachman. We heard the following good story a few days ago, related by one of the high dignitaries of the land—Tom Corwin—whose inimitahle manner of relating the same wo are sorry cannot bo committed to paper.

President Fillmore upon his elavation to the Presidential chair was obliged in conformity wilh the dignity of his new station, to purchase a carriage and horses—the horses were soon obtained —and Mr. Preston, of South Carolina, offered to dispose of his fine coach, wbioh was accordingly sent to the new President for his inspection

Irish Jemmy, the White House Coachman was on hand when Fillmore called at the stable to inspect it, and wishing an opinion from Jemmy, as to the fitness of the coach, asked if he thought it fine enough. 'Och it is a gooa coach your honor/ said Jemmy. •But is it good enough, Jemmy?' said the President. ft*

Jemmy with a doubtful scratch of his MMSiN: answered again in the same manner when MfeF* wanting a positive answer said, 'Jemmy do you think a second hand carriage would do for a President!' ••r# 'Och.' said Jemmy 'remember^ Jfailf honor't a tecond, hand. President, and sure it's just right!'

I a JW4, At Wf CLEAR AS Mtn.—How children ever learn any thing at our 'high seminaries,' is one of the puzzles that we can't fathom. The moment a man gets to be a 'professor,' bis language becomes so high soucding, that nobody but Webster's dictionary can keep up with him. Professor Furguson of the State Normal School thus speaks of "the reduction of Stars on the Hypothetical representation, as applied to infintissimal results/' "It was known, that if a series of ordmales be taken to denote tbe approximate formaIse of diverging axes, the corresponding abscissae will denote the respective values of the variable upon which the negative equation depends but if tinder these circumstances, infinitivimal media be substituted for the polarization of reflected vibrations, the physical hypothesis merges die elasticity of the oscillating medium in the angle of incidence, and Use so* lution resolves itself by analytical trauformation tnto a molecular equivalent, whose arithmetical mean with a subordinate maxim superposed, the rectilin

are of dynamic fluctuation, will be the calculoa of the atomic difference required.** If that isn't as clear as mud wa ahould like to know what is.—Albany Dutchman.

•My dear/Mid aa anxioos fetbei to his daughter. *1 intend that yon shall be married, but I do not intend that you shall throw yourself away on any of these worthless boys of the present day.— You must marry a man of sober and mature age what do you tinnk of a fine intelligent mature bus* band of fifty?'

Tbe timid, meek, bluo-eyed daughter lookod into Ae old man's face and with the slightest possible loach interest in her voice answered, *1 think two of twenty five would be better,.Pa/

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Important to Pork Packer#.

Tho Columbus (O.) Statesman has a brief notice of a case, decided lately by the Circuit court of the United States, sitting at Columbus whioh is of some importance to pork packers. The caso was this

The plaintiff residing in Kentucky, engaged the defendants, pork packers of Cincinnati, to purchase, cut, and pack enough to make fifteeen hundred barrels of Mess and Prime Pork, for a certain commission and other inducements. Tho hogs were bought and out and the Mess and Prime Pork mado was shiped to New Orleans, to the correspondents of the plaintiff, where it turned out to bo greatly damaged—Reclamation b^ing made on the defendants. they refused to pay, alleging that, being agents and not sellers they wore responsible only for fidelity ar.d care which had not been wanting. Tho plaintiff therefore sued. There was much evidence proving that tho hogs were cut and packed in very changeable weather that one of the plaintiffs was present during the Inst days ef the packing, and showing that ihe defendant-* look as much pains as usual with tlitsir pork. There was uiso evidence tending to prove carelessness. Judge McLean charged the Jury—

That packers for compensation are bonrid not only to ordinary diligence, but lo proportion their care and effort to the condition of weather and other circumstances, so as to save it.

He intimated, also, that it had been proved that one of the plaintiffs was presont during a portion of the packing, when the weather wan consenting to take the pork then packed, he should havo held that the fact of packing in suitable woalhcr, would of itself prove negligenco.

These legal principles will have great interest for packers and principals. They impose somewhat higher obligations on the former, than they are supposed ta have thought binding upon them.

Verdict for the plaintiff, $!i,76G G3. Ch&so for plaintiff C. Fox $ivl C. B. Smith for defendant. Insurance*

Tho business of underwriting appears to have its fluctuations, its prosperities and adverses, as well as transactioos in pork flour, and various commodities of trade. It is but short timo since tho failure of the Columbus Insurance Company was announced, and even since that the Ohio Mutual Insurance announces its intention to discontinue business on account of adversity. On tho, other hand we notice that two Boston Companies have recently declarod dividends, tho one filteon and the other iiO per oent. and a late number Of the Madison Courior contains a statement, show ing that the Madison Insurance Company has, in three years post, declarod dividMhln amounting in tho aggregate to over eighty thousand dollars, or an average of about twonty-seven per cent per anuni. ~Cin. Gas.

Rfi,MASKABLE RRV0Ltm0N ttf FoRTURR'S WjiKr.L-Ten or a dozen years ago Jacob G. Davies was ihe proprietor of a largo flouring njilt in Bultimorc. Jtimes O. Law was a clerk in the establishment and Mark P. Taylor was cooper.—Law, was subsequently elected Mayor of Baltimore when his term expired, ho was appointed to some office by ilie State, and his former employer was elected to the otlice he had filled. In the meantime, tho cooper, Mark P. Taylor, had wendihI his way to tho west and settled in Cincinnati and on Monday last ho was fleeted Mayor of that city. Rather a strange fortune for three men in tho same establishment but in this glorious democratic country ihtsre is no knowing what integrity, talent, and industry will accomplish. L*t none in adverse fortune bo dncouragad—Try, Try,

—Lju. Dcm., April 12. •*_,

Dodt.e.—One

of the Snonkse* was in Boston

the other day, terribly dry. Stepping into one of the crack houses, he doubled himself up like a jack knife, twi&tcd his feet round, stuck out his elbows, and presented a very painful specimen of human deformity. Raising his head just to a level with the bar, he asked in a junking voice, for a glass of brandy and water. The obsequious washer of tumblers assisted him to a snifter. Then watching his opportunity, he rose up, and Snook& stood, in all his majesty, before tho bar. "A glaw of brandy and water," said ho in a gruff voice.—The bar-man assisted him and then suddenly missed his other customer. Where'd that little fellow go to?' he enquired with some anxiety. Snooks said he guesaed he had stepped out. Tho barkeeper couldn't find him. but Snooks didn't pay but for but oTie drink.—~Na*ua Teltgraph.^'i

The Cincinnati Commercial makes mention of a venerable citizen now living in the neighborhood of that city, who being in hit) eighly-sixth year, can remember the signing of the Declaration of Independence. lie has voted at every presidential election since the organization of tho government. The Commercial saynr, fl*HUo deconded the Ohio river, and passed tho point where Cincinnati now statjds before a single tree had been felled upon the spot, and before even a thought oi our preseat power had eutered into the dreamy phantasies of prophetic speculation Think of itl One now among us—one among two hundred thousand in the busy uproar of busing* —one who rtood upon the ground where we new live before Cincinnati teas bornl We can to*co«. ly realize it but yet It Is so. The onward auuchi of impetuous civilisation has worked voades* ir this great country of ours. This old man. can yet see to read .without glasses, and poasesaed of the vigor of middle life."

The rapidity which marks Ihe gsowih. efifeta country is indeed caviling when vuo pauses to. think of it. Looking back eveu tea years gresi changes may be noticed: and if we recur to- th* beginning of tbo oreoent oetvt«ry, tho first half of which has passed away, and contemplate tbe pro* gress that hat beet» made by this country, it would almost seam lhat ages mast have elapsed to bring about suoh extraordinary results. Railroads and steam and telegraphs—to name nothing the— w'dtt have they not accomplished. Such powerful agencies in the hands of an active enterptiskig

ple are like the charms and spells of magic, aubdoing nature, annihilating space, and serving as tbe potent ministera of human will to concent rale (he elements of civilization and of wealth and powMgj^ The close of the present century—what is to that witness in the way of human attainment? The fancy that should depict anything like what the reality will bo would be regarded now as tho flighty omatJons of a vissionary mind.—Bali. American*

It is said the world's fair is to be to transferred to tbe U. States. A company hae been taan**-\ to transfer the mart attractive and valuable portion of tbe articies exhibited at the Crystal Palace to tyw York. It is also stated lhat a large boihling wiH bo made a bonded warehouse for the reception of goods from all countries and that Ihe proposed e*biUtion will be open oaitha Ifitk of April ne^t, about sit months Horn ibis date, aud connnye for a period of four fgont!*^

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