Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 48, Vevay, Switzerland County, 5 November 1840 — Page 3

VEVAY TIMES AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEMOCRAT.

[From the Health Journal, Deathfrom tight Lacing.

Dreadful Earthquake.

Sale of the Amisind.

From the St, Auguttine Herald,

Executor’s Notice.

In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court, this famous vessel, together with her cargo, was on Thursday last, sold by auction, under the direction of the marshal of tho district, at the Custom House in this ctry. An appraisal was had of tho vessel and cargo when the goods were first landed. Wc understand that the appraisal was about G,G00 dollars, and that tho gross sales will amount within 4 or 500 dollars of that sum.

Imporont Prosecution of the War.

Mr* Editor.—1 have seen and am much pleas* ed with your paper, and doubt not it will do much good. I hope for it aa extensive circulation. in one of the laic numbers you call for

St, Pelertbnrgh, Sept. 11.—The Abeille du Noid, of yesterday, published the following let* ter from Tiflia, August 13: *‘Ydu have doubt* less, heard of the dreadful earthquake of Mount Ararat, which has totally destroyed the town of Makttclicman, damaging all Iho buildings at Ertvan, and devastated the tiro districts of Sharour and Souraiate, in Armenia. All the villages in those districts hive been destroyed. The earth is.rcnt in such a manner, that all the cotton and rice plantations have perished for want of water, liul the most awful erent has taken place in the neighborhood of Mount Ararat.. A considerable mass was loosened from the mountain, and destroyed every thing in its way for the distance of seven worsts, nearly five English miles. Among others, the great village of Akhouli, has had the fate of Herculaneum and Pompeii. About 1,000 inhabitants were buried under heaps of rocks, A thick fluid, which afterwards became a river, ran from iho interior of the mountain, wbith was opened, and following the same direction, swept over the ruins, and carried with it the corpses of tho unfortunate inhabitants of Akhouli, the dead animals, dec. The shock continued to be felt every day in the above mentioned districts, and entirely laid them waste: then the shock became less frequent. Ararat is not yet quiet; the day before yesterday I was awakened by two violent subterranean commotions. —Journal de St, Petert~ burgh, Sepl.ll

We are happy to announce that the Secretary of war has requested tho Navy Department to order Iho Commander of (he West India squadron, to provide for the protectection of Key West and the Florida Keys generally. And also to send out boat expeditions into the bays and inlett of the coast, to cut oflTany parlies of Indians who may be hovering about the shores.

NOTICE is hereby given that ihe undenigned has taken out letters testamentary on the estate of Jonah Stow, deceased, late of Cotton townsbip r SiriucrIand county, Indiana. All persons indebted to said estate mil please make payment, and those haring claims against the same arc requested to present them, duty authenticated, for settlement. The said estate it supposed to be solvent, UZIAL STOW, Exeevhr,

facts, whether communicated in elegant language -or not. 1 have reccnllyJearned one to which 1 gave all possible publicity, and have told in almost every circle of tho young in which 1 have since found myself. Two weeks since while on a visit to the house of a respectable, long experienced physician in one of the southern boundary towns in New Hampshire, he gave me in substance, the following account as near as 1 can recollect.

Tiio vessel was valued by ibo appraisers at 900 dollars and sold for only 245 dollars. She ts of some 50 or 60 tons bun ben, built in Cuba, and said to be old. Her sails are all worn to shreds, and a large expenditure would be necessary to render her sea-wonhy. The cargo consisted principally of assorted goods, calculated for the Spanish market, a large proportion of them, were Get man linen goods, invoiced listadoes and platillas; moat of these were more or less damaged, and some of them very, much so. It was rumored that she had on board a large amount of valuable silk goods. With the exception of four or five dozen gauze, half a dozen flag, and one piece of Canton handkerchiefs,'she had no silk goods on board. The remaining dry goods were low priced British prints and ginghams, a lew pieces linen drills, bed ticking, cotton handkerchiefs, muslins, threads, dec, Many of,the, cases had been broken open by the negroes, and several hundred yards of the linen goods were cut up into pieces of from one to ten yards. There were also one or two cases partly filled with toys, and one; or more with saddles and saddlers lrimming»r-a quantity of sole'leather and calf skins, and about two hundred boxes of vermicelli —of. the. latter article many of the boxes had been broken open and their contents scattered about, and among the others sad havoc had been made by mice. ■ One hundred and - forty boxes of that; which was in the beat condition eold for four and a quarter‘cents the pound, c About 80 boxes Of castile soap sold at between nine and ten cents the pound. The sole leather, of which there were about sixty sides, sold at from sixteen to tweniy. and a half cents per pound; and of; the'remaining articles of cargo, consisting of one or two; cases of looking glasses, a'small invoice of glass, and crockery ware, &c., wo are told thatthey sold for about their true value under the circumstances. A lot of castings designed for mills sold at $3 12| per cwl. . ■

Vessels will be kept on coast to cut off any chances of communication, by which supplies may ho furnished them from abroad. Two entire and fresh regiments of the United States troops are already ordered to Florida. The Governor is authorized -o raise two hundred horsemen, to those t aJrcsdy in the field, which will make Ibe mounted force under Gen. Read I,SIX) strong, . Tho Governor is also authorised to raise 500 foot for the same brigade. . Physicians when required are to be received as surgeons to tho volunteers, tinder the rules which govern in the regular service. . .An.officer is appointed for Middle and another for East Florida, to examine the accounts of expenditures of the volunteer, service for.the past season. - ••

Nor. 5,1S40.

Administratrix’ Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has taken outlettch of administration on (tie estate of John Cline, deceased, late of York totrnrtiip, Switzerland county, Indiana* Alt persons indebted to said estate will please make payment, and those hating claims against tbe same are requested to file them in the Clerk's office, duly authenticated,-for adjust-, meat. Said estate is supposed to be insolvent* SARAH ChINB, Adm'x.

. Ho was called a week or two previous to visita young female, I think, over twenty years of age, who was distressingly ill of a complaint of the lungs, laboring under great difficulty of breathing, and which his discrimination led him at once to impute to a tong continued practice of tight lacing—a practice which. is slaying its thousands and tens of thousands in our enlightened land. There was, in his opinion, an adhesion of the lungs to the chest, and a consequent in* flamation which had proceeded to such a height that death was inevitable. Little or nothing could be done. The poor girl, after a very few days of acute suffering, felt a victim to—(what ■ball 1 sayl I am unwilling to wound the feelings of her friends; —her own lolly and vanity. It could not be suicide, because no such result was contemplated, though the deed was done by her own hand. Wc can call i( by no softer name than self-slaughter, for such even an external examination of ihe body proved it to have been. Tho slioul Irr blades were bound to be literally Upped one over '.he oilier; tho false ribs had been so comp re-:; ed that a space of only about an inch and a half remained between them; nod so great was the curvature of the r pi no, which had been gilded in by the cords of death, that after the corpse was Util out for interment, two pillows were put under the arch thereby firmed, while the shoulders rested on the board. She was a large, healthy person, ami was ignorantly led by the desire to please, to sacrifice her life at the shrine of fashion, and the prevail, ng false idcas.of beamy of form.—She was said to be of amiable disposition, and correct moral habits, otherwise. . '

Nov. 5, 1940.

Administratrix’ Sale.

THE undersigned, administratr&of (lie estate of John Ctino, deceased, late of York Township, Switzerland county, Indiana, -wilt expose to public sale, to the highest'bidder, at tbe late residence of the deceased, in the aforesaid township, on Saturday tbeSSth day of November, 1840, all the persona) property ofisaid decedent, consisting of Corn in tbe field, Cattle, Farming Utensils, Household and Kitchen Furnititrc, &c, &c.' The terms of sale wilt bo the same niital iiv indi cates. ■ Sale to take place at II o'clock, A, M. on said day. / . SARAH CLINE,-di/mV. Nor. 5,1846.

Mr. Pbinsett is using his utmost exertions to render the efforts of the Governor of the Territory,.Genera)'Read, and the other officers in command, effective in protecting the settlements from depredations, and expelling the Indians from their lurking places.

Singular Case of SoviSAMDUidSM.—A man, every way respectable in his station as a work* inv jeweller, lived with an only child, a daughter, inquioi and comfort, putting aside all his earnings beyond that which was applied to housIiold expenses, in order to apply her dot when she would be married to a man in her own elation; but for some time, soma months he had observed that he was robbed, that articles entrusted to him to alter, that gold given to him for the purpose of manufacturing into jewelry, vanished between the night and the morning. The poor man bore this for some months; but after having disbursed all that he had laid aside forhia daughter’s portion, in replacing articles of which he became convinced that the child had robbed Mm. he steeled his heart against her protestationsofinnoccnce, and drove her from hia presence. On the following Hay he again missed an object of value, which she could not have purloined. The second night he broke a wine glass on the table of his bedroom, and having gathered the largo fragments, retired to bed. Towards day-break lie woke up, tormented by a pain in his foot, when he found that he had in it a piece of broken glass. This proved that he must hare been standing upon the table, and he then remounted it, and was convinced that he was himself a sleepwalker, and that ho had : judged his child unjustly, as he found hid behind a cornice in the roof,.immediately above the table, alt the jewels and trinkets which he had lost. It ts needless to add with what affection he again sought his child, or with what tenderness he restored her to that place in his bosom which she had never forfeited,—Pam Paper,

Homan Heads on London Budqk.— The heed of the noble Sir William 'Wallace was for many months exposed from this spot. In 1471, after the defeat of the famous Falconbridge, who made an attack upon London, his head and nine others were stuck upon the bridge together, upon spears,-where they remained visible.to all comers, till the. elements and carrion crows had left nothingof tbem but the bones.: At.a later period, thbhead. of me lioue Fisher,' Bishop ' of Rochester,c.was stuck up here,' along with that of the philosopher, SirTtiaraas More. The legs of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the son ortho well known pbetof that name, were exhibited from Ibe same spi-t during the reign of Mary. Even the Mayors of London had almost as much power to kill and destroy .’as the Kings, and Queens, so reckless was the age of the life of man. In the year 1335, theMayor, one Andrew Aubrey, ordered seven skinners and fishmongers, whose only offence was rioting in the streets, aggravated by personal insult to himself, to be beheaded without form of irial. Their heads were also exposed on the bridge, and the Mayor was hot called to account for bis conduct! Jack Cade, in the hot ferver of his first successes, imitated ‘ this fine 'example, and set up Lord Saye’s head at the same place, hulc thinking bow soon bis would bear it company.—The.top of tho gale used U) be like a butcher’s shambles, covered with the heads and quarters of unhappy wretches! He nicer the German traveller, stale's that when -be'visited England; in 1093. temp, Eliza., he counted no less than 'thirty heads upon this awful gate; In an old map. of the city, published in the year preceding, die heads are represented in clusters, numerous as the grapes on a bunch.— [.VacJray’i Thames and TViiu/aner.

* THE LIFE OP Martin Van Buren^

BTHOSESDJLWSOIt, f TIME. above work is now ready fur dct!very, X and on sale, by the publisher- Subscribers: for the same, and .the community at large, can obtain them on application to'tho publisher, towhom orders from a distance will be directed.

My own mind was so impressed with the recital of this story, that I could hardly forbear weeping over the folly, and weakness, and ignorance, and wickedness of my sex. T inwardly wished for the ability to ring this case of suffering and death in the cats of every female in our land, until their voluntarily assumed '‘strait jackets,” that indicate nothing better than menial aberration in the wearers, should be voluntarily thrown a#ide. Pray, sister, lift up your renovated voice anew—labor with the utmost power of your pen against tills crying ein of enlightened Christian America, and may God Almighty bless your efforts, and enable you to turn the hearts of our erring sisters to Himself, that they may seek to please Hiu.

, They may also be had at Democratic Hall, of Messrs. Dawson & Fisher, or of the' Agent for the city, 31 r. J. 0*0. Purcell. J. W, ELY, Publisher, No. 10, Lower Market streets Cincinnaii, August 3,1840.

Getting men bt trading.— A newly mamed couple, in (tie old Bay Stale, before the revolution, commenced the world with no other patrimony (liana barrel of mm. "On thiathry determined to commence business for a living,— Accordingly (hey opened what they called a shop of store, and advertised rum for sale fit retail, bat tike wary and cautious merchants, they solemnly resolved to foreswear the credit system, and to sell not a dram but for ready money, A dram was soon sold and James had a groat for it. This was a good capital to begin upon.— The next 'day James became thirsty, and arranged with Ms wife Betty to pay her the groat, for which she dealt him out a dram; but why should not trade be reciprocated! . Why should not Belly have rights as well as James! And eo the next day she purchased a dram of her dear husband, and paid him a groat for (he same — Thus ashrewed plan of mutual exchanges having been devised, ihe.caak kept a constant circulation between James and Belly, till the barrel was empty,and both bccanmconfirmeddrunkards.

ADMINISTKATOITS NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given, that tlib undersigned has taken out letters of Administration on the estate of EzraSlawson deceased, late of Pleasant Township Switzerland County Indiana. All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to .the said estate are requested to> make immediate payment to the subscriber, and those having claims against the same will please present them duly authenticated for settlement. —said estate is supposed to be solvent. , : v ' SIMEON SLAWSONV ’ Ad nt’r. . Sept. 17th, 1840—41c. - *

Alex tco.

The North American gives the subjoined summary of the leading events of the history of Mexico, for the ias-l forty years. At the commencement of the present century it was under the dominion of Spain. Soon after that period, the spirit of revolt began secretly and gradually to spread among the Mexicans, and in l81l) an insurrection broke out. The leader, Hidalgo, was captured and executed. After a series of victories and defeats on the part of the insurgents, Iturbide, who had fought un the side of Spain, joined the revellers, and in 1821 proclaimed the independence of his country, He afterwards caused himself to be proclaimed Emperor, under the title of Augustin the Pint. After a bloody struggle ho was driven from the country in 162,1, and on attempting to return was arrested and shot.

Awful Calamity.

FKAIVKLIN HOUSE.. CORNER-OF MAtif AND FERRY STREETS* . ' ; .VEVAY, INDIANA;. THIS Establishment, having undergone tho--rough repairs, has been filled up at a very considerable expense by .the undersigned for the accommodation of the public, and is now ready, for (he reception of travellers and others. The Table will bo furnished with the best the conn- - try can' afford ; the Bar will at all times be Turn- - tshed wifh the choicest Liquors, and the Stables - will be plentifully supplied wiih Hay,’Corn, Oats, dec., and attended by ;careful ostlers. In' short, nothing shall be wanting on the "part of.' the proprietor to render ihe FtusKUs HocsE . a place of rest and comfort for the wearied irar-v eller, as well as others who may favor him with a call. The house is spacious and roomy,-and . situated in a central part of the town, thereby, rendering it very desirable as a boarding house? for the accommodation of business men.

We learned (he particulars, on yesterday; of one of the most heartrending calamities, that has ever occurred within the limits of Wabash county. The mother of Mr. Benj. F. Horde, of Evansville, la., his sister and two children, started from that place a couple of days since, on a visit to some friends la this State. They passed through this town on Tuesday last, on their way to their place of destination, in a fine two horse carriage, driven by a mu’atto man; they had reached the Bon pas river, which, from the late heavy rains, was awolen to an unusual height, and in attempting to reach the bridge, by the road leading close along on the edge of the river, and which wo understand, was cor* cred with water, unfortunately missed it and was precipitated over the bank into the raging ‘current, and horrible to relate, the two ladies and children were drowned, and also the two horses, the mulatto man was saved by swimiog and taking hold of a limb, until relief came to his assistance.

Transplanting.-— Tbereia riot aalirob, vine plant or tree to be found in qurfields and forests, that is not rnscopuble of a high degree ofimprovement, if taken up, late in the fall or early in the spring, properly trimmed, and-transplan-ted into good rich soil-near our dwellings.— Their change for the better soon becomes apparent. Take for instance, young - cheanul trees from the mountain, lop otfaamuch of their tops asyouleave of.tboir: roots; set them out. as your apple tree*, not deeper in the soil than they have Blood; -They have a rapid growth’, and if well preserved wilt spread 'and bear prolifically, producing a-out‘three times the size of those generally brought to market, and of better flavor. . The hickory tree will dothe same. Alt will bear grafting as well’ as the pear tree. Experiment in this lino coat but little.

How to Save tour Bacon .—It is well known that Westphalia hams are held in higher repute than any others. This excellence is said to be owing, not to anything peculiar in the pork, but to the manner of curing ,lhe hams. They are smoked in the upper stories of buildings, and the smoke, which is from oak or maple chips, is'conveyed by means of tubes, from the cellar of the building. Thus, passing through this long space, the vapor, which amoks generally holds is deposited,and the hams are perfectly dry and cool during the process. The Baltimore Cultivator says that the great defects in .smoking commonly are, the meat is placed too near the lire and Hie smoke house is too tight; it is therefore, in consequence kept too warm by the Are, and the condensation of the vapor keeps them damp.

, In 1824 a constitution was adopted, and Vittorio. was elected president and Bravo vice-pre-sident of the new [(’public. The first congress was held Jan. I, 1820, The independence of Mexico was early recognized by the Government of the United Stales, then by Great Britain, and subsequently by most of the European powers. Every thing seemed to promise prosperity when a violent party division took place. The aristocracy of the country united in a masonic society under the name of the Escocescs, and attempted to control the government. The less wealthy organized also a masonic fraternity, and bore the name of Yorknions, having obtained a charter from a masonic lodge in New York, through the agency of Mr. Poinsett. In 1523 these two parlies brought forward their candidates for the Presidency. .Pedraza, the candidate of the Escoceacs party, was successful by a majority of two voles over Ins rival Guerrero. At this crisis, Santa Ana, who bad been a military commander at Vera Cruz, espoused the cause of the defeated candidate. Civil war ensued, Pedraza fled, and Guerrero was inaugurated in April, 1629. In December of the same year, Bustamenic, the vice-presi-dent, publicly denounced the chief magistrate for abuse of bis power, and placed himself at the head of an army. He caused himself to be elected by the army to the presidency, and Guerrero was made prisoner, and in 18-11, executed. In January, 1832, Santa Ana took arms in opposition to Bustamante, and compelled him in the December following,' to qua the country. In March, 1833, Santa Ana was elected President, and Gomez Farias who was strongly opposed to the views of Santa Ana, was elected vice-president The Congress favored Farias, and at length Santa Ana appealed to the people. ) The latter was successful. A new Congress ; convened, and Fariaa was obliged to retire to ' flew Orleans. In May, 1837, Bustamante entered on the Presidency. Ho was for a short - (line superseded by Santa Ana, but was restored, and now holds the office. This sketch of the progress of events is too brief to bo very satisfactory: but our time has not allowed us to make it more complete. We leave it as it is. What to be the result of tho conflict in Mexico, time

From Todasco,—The New York Herald says; —‘•Captain Money, of,the brig Tahoka,33days from Tobacco, informa us that the whole province was in estate of the utmost confusion, and that all communication with the interior was completely cutoff. There, bad been no new battle fought, but both parties seemed to be getting desperate,’*

Horses may at all limes bo had ss above, for he accommodation of travellers. JOHN J. DUMONT. Vevay, Oct. 1, 1810. . 43lf

The bodies of one of the ladies and one of the children have bcen/ound.— JFabash Republican.

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. ' NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has taken out letters testamentary on the estate of William Greenlee, late of Switrertand county. State of Indiana. All persona indebted to said estate arc hereby notified tomak* payment to the undersigned, and those hating claims against the same, will please file them inthe Clerks office, duly authenticated, for adjustment. The estate is supposed to be solvent. JOHN CLEMMONS, £xV. 46c.

Abdication of tub Kiso of Holland. —The Amsterdam pipers announce the abdication of the King of Holland in favor of his son. It appears that his Majesty communicated to his ministers before setting out the clay before from tho Hague to tho castle of Loo. A proclamation will be issued in a few days informing his subjects of his resolution. The Handlesbad says that the King having summoned the Prince and Princess of Orange to Loo, communicated to them his intentions in tho pretence of his friend Bron Fraycl, It is believed that his Majesty has already given orders for the transmission of all tho official documents of the various official departments. He is said to have laid aside bis crown and retired to private life, for the purpose of accomplishing the union with a lady of bis court, which encountered so much opposition from his subjects when first announced some twelve months ago.

Revolutionary Army.— We find the following in an old Vermont paper: The number of regulars furnished to I the revolutionary army, were, by New England, 147,441, by the Middle Stater 56,571; by the Southern States, 56,097. U appears by the above, that New England, consisting of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut furnished more troops for the defence of the country, than the other nine states, by 3,872. The number of troops furnished by South Carolina, was 6,443; Massachusetts, 67,907; Georgia, 2,697; Connecticut, 31,939.

The only healthy corsets, says the editor of a Georgia paper, for a waist, is a husband's arm.

A man in Pennsylvania advertises his cow as “lost or mislaid.”

Dr. Kingsford of Newburyport, Mass, was tried for whipping his wife, convicted, and fined ten dollars. They bad been married four weeks.

Ocl. 22,1840,

BLANK DEEDS &. MORTGAGES* for sale otthii office.

The Profession of Agriculture. —“The profession of agriculture bears with it none ol these evils. It there lives the man who may eat his bread with a conscience at peace with man and God, it is the man wh’o has brought that bread on earth by bis own honest industry. It is cankered by no fraud; it ja wet by no tears; tiis siained with no blood. The profession of agriculture brings with it nono of those agitating passions which are fatal to piece, to satisfaction, or the enjoyment of tho common blessings of life. The profession of agriculture presents few temptations, by which health and character, and peace are sacrificed. The profession of agriculture is favorable to health and long life, to habits of industry and frugality, to temperance and self-government, to the cultivation of domestic virtues, and to the calm and delicious enjoyment of domestic pleasures in all their purity and fullness.

’S SJJ£jU. William Sparing, Francis 3.1 Innifl, and Lewis Laforge, ( In the Circuit vs. 1 Court of the UniJamca T. Pollock, Samuel (ted Stales, IsU* Pollock, & James M. Stieph- j Irid of Indiana. ard. J ‘ BY virtue of an Execution, to me directed Irom the office of the Clerk of (he Circuit Court of the U. S. District of Indiana, in favor of WiU Him Spering, Francis S. Innis and Lewis Laforge, and against James T. Pollock, SamucU Pollock and James M. Shephard, I have levied' on and will expose to public sale (or cash In hand to the highest bidder, at the State Housfr door tn the town of Indianapolis, District aforesaid, on the 21st day of November, lS40,.lhe rents and profits for 7 years of (he following described rc?.l estate, to wit: The Weal half of of the North East quarter of Section (25) in in Town (3) Range(2) (in the. District of Lands offered for sale at Cincinnati) containing HO acres more or lets—and in ease the rents and profits should not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy debt interest and costs, I shall at the same lime and place offer the fee simple right for cash in hand of the above described premises— taken as the property of one of said defendants, to satisfy this execution. Sale to bo between the hours prescribed by law, - - JESSED. BRIGHT, U.s, tVankalyDistrict la, 1 Oct. I 1840 ‘ 43c

•Lead cb sot isto Tbuptatios.’ —Three Indians in the vicinity of Green Hay became converts to the temperance cause, although previously given to put the enemy into their mouth that stole away their brains,’ Three white men formed the charitable resolution of trying their Indian sincerity* Placlngia canteen of whiskey in their path, they hid themselves in the bushes to observe the motions of the red men. The first one 'recognized his old acquaintance, with an ’ugh!’ and making a high step he passed on. The second, laughed, saying *mo know you!’ and walked round. The list ono drew his tomahawk, and dashing it to pieces, said ugh! ‘you conquer me—now I conquer you.’

SITTINGS OP THE COURTS At the Court-House m Ver ay, SuiUerland County, la. CIRCUIT COURT. 2d Monday in April, J 2d Monday in October. PROBATE COURT. 2d Monday in February, I 2d Monday in August, 2d Monday in May. | 2d Mondy in November. commissioners’ court. 1st Monday in January. 1st Monily in September. Itt Monday in March. 1st Mondy in November. 1st Monday in May-

Remedy fob tub Bots. —Half pint of vinegar, half pint soft soap, half pint of gin,* and hull pint molasses, well shaken together, and poured down while foaming. To my great surprise, the horso in five mi miles was wholly free from pain, and ate freely—the next morning I was on my journey. 1 have since recommended and given the same in perhaps fitly cases, with the same good effect; not in one instance has it failed.to effects perfect cure ISAAC LOVEJOY, Troy, Jan. 29, J840,

Core tor St a«wehiho.— Titos □ {a correspondent assures us) who suffer under tho distressing affliction of an impediment in their speech, may be effectually cured—where there is no malformation of the organs of articulation—by perseverance for throe or four months in the simple remedy of reading aloud with tho teeth closed, for at least two hours in' the course of each day. The recoromendcf of this simple process adds—“I can spoak with certainty of the utility of the remedy.— Literary OaxtUe.

tmfy can decide. It may yet bo long before ‘that nation shall settle down under good governand enjoy peace.

rocket Book Lost. LOST, on Monday last, cither in Vevay, or about a mile therefrom on the road leading to Mount Sterling, a small printed port'd w.illtt t containing about thirty dollars in bank notes. The finder will be suitably rewarded by delivering the same to the subscriber at Jacksonville, or at this office.

Vsbv Cool.— Tlie Now Orleans Sun eays a

tqin walked into the office, and not being able to subscribe for a six months subscription in ad1 tonce,.turned round and requested tho editor to lend him half a dollar, and 1(0 would (real to a jolep! ’ That was cool.

GEORGE McCULLQCH. Not. 5, 1840.

A ®£.EiE)o THE undersigned will commence an Evening School, Tor the instruction of youth, in the different branches of an English education, on Monday evening, November 8th, 1840, in the house formerly occupied by Jas. B. Lewis, Esq., as a dwelling, and immediately opposite Capt. G. O. Knox's residence, on Main Street. JOHN M. KING. . Nov. 5,1S40.