The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 June 1849 — Page 1

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%M»tks after the receipt of iha fim numb«r.- Two •poujMAMV Firr*Currsif peid wkbin ibe jrear: ptod THXKZ DOLLARSif p*YIO«Dt be delayed uotil tbe fear expires.

No paper diseonttaaod until *11 Arrearage* «ar» paid, unleas at tbe option of the publisher. A failure tcr notify a dlscdntlnuance at the end of the year,,will be considered anew engagement.

AowTisuctjm inserted three times at. One Dollar per iquare, (11 lines a square,) and to be continued at ihe raW df Twenty-five Cents per ,a$altre. UiileSB the number of inseruons is marked on the mantneript when handed iu, it will be cpathined till ordered out, and charged accordingly,

Liberal deductions wilJ be maae for adYertistt^ mrtha columa, half aAumi^or qaartefcolirmi also, for yearly, half yearly, or qu&rteriy adveriiMng.

OTOstage must be paid to inmre attention.

O E A

auuut tjUKei.' *".'": I

was a bettuteous lady richly drcas'i* Around her neck are chains of jewels rare *'-'7* A velvet mantle sttrdttds lier snowy breast, t*»'"*

And a young child is sdftly riambering ihere. In her bwn arms beneath that glowing sun. She bears him onward to the greenwood tree Is tbe dun beith, thou fair and thought leas one,

Toe place whets ah earl's son sltould cradled be Lullaby!

Though prdod eftrt be father tOmy childi Yet on the awyd my precious babe shall lie Let tbe winds Iw Mm with their mttrrrturs wild,

And loss the green boughs ttpWard to tbe sky Well knows that earl how long my spirit pined I loved a forester, glad, botd, and lree, And had 1 wedded as my heart inclined,

My child were cradled 'neath the greenwood tree. Lullaby!.

I can dream drcama that comfort my despair II can make vision* |f a dlfferfeiH home, ./Such'as we hoped in other,days migitt be There no proud earl's unwelcome Iwotsteps come,

There, All«n Percy, 1 am stl'e with thee! Lullaby!

Thou art mine own—111 bear thee where I li«ts, Far from the dull tower and donjon keep A,nd with apeasant's heart, sit down and weep. "Thy glittering broider'd robe, my precious otic, €hang'd for a sIHijile t'dvering shall be

Ana will dream th*e Altatt Percy's son, And think poor Allan guftrds thy sleep with rae. Lullaby!

THE TWO DOLLARS.

SILVER DOLLAR.

And thls ia tlien the rival I've heard of slate, With icirtely form, or a feature You may excite pjty—but heVcr my hate, .,.

You little diminutive creature.

^nd dare you to enter tbe contest with me, And put in your pulirf pretensions ^To aspire "the tllmlglity dollnr" to bei

With a noble Of my dimensions

Don't you knew that the woritiia niuch tiveh to Aiid appearance in et'«r a Rfutton, (show, And think you they'd aiy portly futures forego

For such contfmptlble—"button f" -4| «oU Ooi.tAH' Hold, hdld» tiot let srtjjer or jealonsyitta# »The good ffeeliiUt

we

owe to each other—

A\ tbe haaard of life I'lI "keep you at par,** And do you look. Oil me as & brother.

Ottr cdlOr, 'tis trite, rttl«h( the kindred fortttl, And yet look abroad on the hntlon lk not "tile pure blood of the HewsriV oft bid *tn a tewhy Mitelgamarioti.

And believe nte 'tis not my intention to rul* Or be found with the social DeniocrScj'^ .. And while you keep them as you ha(re, In *^a

Leave to me our famed Aristocracy.

Remember already wi'h jreeturasof dust We are held as the source of all evil, (must, Then wheH We chance meet, is we oftentimee

Lett be soeia), and kindly, and civil.

4..U -4K SLMTTILUS' TDVFA»« di Morecottftant than the evmnag star ns Which milder beams aboveThat diadem—oh! dearer far

A eister'agen^elovaJ

Brighter than tW»^#^t#in the roee, Then Natorelfsmile more gay-«*-1 A living fount which e*er flowet s'i mu

Warmed hy love's pur*ray.^

yDLJim-'-wo. 4i

Slumber still, my innocent—mine own,' While I call back the dreams of other day*T~ In the deep forest I feel less alone.

Than whed with those whose splendors meet my gixe..\- ,rV'\ nmm Fear not! my arm shall bear thee safely back 1 need no squire, no page with bended knee, 1*0 bear my baby through the wild wood track,.

Where Allan Percy used to roam with me. Lullaby .. r.,f

Here I can sit, and while the fresh wind blows, Waving the ringlets of thy shining hair, Giving thy check a deeper tinge of rose,

®\Ve were much amused with a little boy upon whom his mother was inflicting personal chastisement—"£ive me twoor ihree kicks more mother-*-1 «ron"t mffklr can bohave well yet."

V«mpf the ^ptrti Life'efirt divine Bequeathed us from above, „(j, t31ad ofR'ring at f?rctlon'a shrine—

A wstertilvrtly lovwl mT

S S A N E O S ry^ff11'!1^'! "n"n4'wrai SHiu.p OAR Anotiiwi.—U said tbat vnttan tlve Umperpf A^nsnis w*s p«s&> log through the baths it Route otT «n» opcA^mn. he snw a voteroti. who had fought with him, rubbing himself tfW bathing. *gnio««. one o( Uie^olumas.—' The onhperpr wh.v h§ Itpd not boy to, do thUr Arvd being tol^ »h»t he was poor ordered him ih« means of paying oue. On hut o«xt visit he mvf at evorv Colun\n aa o*d f»an rubbing Mmseir, and on making tho same inquiry he revived the $*me reply. His jrcjoinrfer, howeve^r^ not %hnY tftey exptusted: Ur he«H^ "W»ri, ^itte^enl at there N miHy of ybu» sKnakl advise you to rub one another.** Auguag ~i here taughi ih»« (tound wisdom ^e them not Repent! oft the caprice of ptti^n, bttt to help one toother. L&ienHJie American.

THE DISCONTENTED HUSBAND. *m, 4*fw By A no m^r deaf,'' said Charles Bfilwood to hit wife, "come set by me, while I read this beautiful piece in your tna^aezine this week." •if^ls it something very interesting?'* said rs. Halwood.f!ulf^? ,isf) ^0h, very, itrdeed it is written our flew authoress, Alice Carlisle, of whom every one is speaking in such high terms. I wonder who she can be?

No one knows, and she seems determined to keep herself in security." •:& Perhaps she has special r,e&sot>s for stt doing," said Mrs. Halwood. **I suppose she hds, replied her husband, "but I should think one of her brilliant talents, and one, t6ti, who receives so much applause from the public in getteral, would be proud to make herself known. But I will read to you ber production in this number.','

Halwood felt disappointed and pained he sat for a few moments humming a short tune and throwing down the book, arose and wended his wrty to his office. "How stupid,'* he muttered, as he walked along, "not to seethe beauty of auoh a production as that. Oh that Alice Carlisle was my wife Then could be aJiappy man—then there Would be & Congeniality of jboughl and feeling."

He eotered his office, but his thoughts were Hoi thbrd. tried to dissipate his feelings, by looking over and ar: ranging his papers but still his mind would wander upon the fair authoress, and then he would compare what his irtfnginaiion pictured her to be. with his wife, and lie felt rmye dissatisfied than ever. He matte every enquiry and took every measure that prudence tfeould admit to ascertain who she^vas,r but to no purpose

Time frore on, hut brought no relief to this mind of Charles Halwood. Sihce that day of which we have spoken, ,h8 never mentioned Alice Carlisle to his wife, or spoke of her writings, but he had Prtgerly devoured every articlo of hers that appeared. He spent but little Hrtte itt Home, and appeared reserved and silent iri his wife's presence.

At length he brok# through all restraint and resolved to address her by her fictitious name through the'medium of the post office. Accordingly he penned short note speaking of lifer tjAlehtS as a writer, expressing strong desire to become acquainted vith her, and ending by beyectng her to grant him an intcrvidw. He dropped his note in the post office* and anxiously awaited a reply' nor did he wait long, for he soon received the following dotd: f'Mr. UALWOOD—bear

Sin

I receiv­

ed your note of this morn, and am very grateful for the complimentary manner in which vou have spokt-n »»f mv wri-

Aft you^larneuJy request an }h-

jiervibw, if you will itt «Gven o'clock thiK ^ve,,wAlk in M—n strtfet, you t^ili mee^ lady in a Qutlker grtrh turp and walk. ith her. rtnd you xyill have the pleasnrfe conversing witit Alice Ctirlisfe."

When HnlWood had road the ndte. he laid it on the inbte. and for a moment hia better judgment told him that he had already proceeded too far in this nfiair, lind conscltmee whirpereil. "Better sit with yaw Vhfe this eve. \Vhonv yoti Hrtve sworn to protect." But to did not list to the vole® of conscience: nn oppop. tnnity o^sred to gratif\- his desire, and he rewrived wx improvft it. He had taken the first step from the path of ree* limde. and w«s eaatef going forward than backward. length «4md. irttd Hal* wood watted with prttiene* for the htitilP' tt* arrive for him to go fbtih to meet the Quakeress, for stich he believed her to b^. He ha*!1spent Ktts ev^nit^h, lelie, at lim o&cc* and being whotly tutao q«ai»ted with, ihe inhabit*nu of the street chosen foe their meeling, he felt Ho fear of be!n^ recognised by any one' dtsrfng \h% fntertflew. at th*t ft wwiW he known to his wife. He wrapped HiiitMftf in hiacloak^and drawing his b«t.cl*diy oyer his forehead, proceeded with hasty s.tejv* towards M—— sue* dimly wwfl1

steps towards M——. sueet. It was lighted, and there lielng none but dwe^Hng hotises in it, there were hot few pttsstag back and fonlt. ile Had walked up and down the street a few timesf still no one appeared that he could recognize as the olyect of bis search. anf he began to think he was the object of some trick, when suddenly turning around, he observed a figure be-

During the first year of Mr. Hafwood's m&irriage life he had lived very happily but when the novelty had worn off. and he siIW his wife from day to day wearing thSb same quiet smile, fchd preserving the same mocfesty of demeanor, he began to feel a sort of ennui when in her society. Instead of trying to throw off that kind of restraint felt by both, by spertding his leisure moments frith his wife, studying her character of mind, he devoted the most of them to reading the various periodicals of the day with which his tdble was loaded. He had become very much interested, of late, With a new Authoress who had suddenly made her appearance in the literary world, under the name of Alice Carlisle, and who had become very popular in the public prints, but still kept herftamG incogi

When ildlWood hrtd finished reading, he exclaimed, "Is not that beautiful? How pur'6 and elevtrted the thought! Do ybu not think she is a fitte writer, Mary "Why,"yes, pretty good," replied Mrs. Halwood, with seeming indifference, and turning away, busied herself with a book before lier/j .J

fore him, wearing the close Quaker bonnet dnd cloak/ He approached her, and was sortfewlfat surprised that she Immediately recognizedr hitn, although he was an entire stranger to himself.

He joined ih her walk and entered into conversation^ 'V*1 He frankly cohfesseato her nis sltuatfofi itt Hffe —having told her of the unhtrppiness he experiertced from having a companion who was riot possessed of a mind congenial with his own, then spoke in glowing terms of the beauties of her productions, upon which he had isb long dwelt, ancf bitterly lamented that he had hot fouha such an ohe with whom to spend his days. The lady seemed somewhat agitated, and rather silent at first, diid appeared inclined to keep her face hidderi in her hat, so as riot to give Halwood a viiew of it. After some hesitation, she told him that she loved him in secret—that he possessed the warmest affections of her hearts—that ere he led his bride to the altar, she had looked upon Hirri as the being above all others with whom she wished to be united— and thdt it was love of him alone that made her whAt she was, A writer. Halwood listened to her with hreathlesS Silence busy thoughts rari over the associations of his former years, but among all acquaintances he could select none to whom he could apply the character of the lady before him. He caught sight of hfer face as they passed a street liimp. There was a striking familiar look in it, but h6 could recollect none possessed of so much sweetness and beauty. True, he hdd only a hasty glance, yet in that one look, he thought he discovered marks of a noble mind. He found the object for which he had so oftert sighed, and resolved to secure it while withih his grasp. He proposed that she should leave the city with him—go to a distant city—there become his wife, and then sail to a foreign land where they could dwell together in obcttrity, and enjoy each other's society undisturbed!,

At first she appeared shocked at such a proposal, and spoke of his wife, whom he would leave behind him broken hearted also the disgrace with which he would be looked upon by the world at large. But Halwood was eloquent in overcoming every obstacle she could present lr hfc rerilained as he was he must be miserable and said his Wife could not be more unhappy to leave her forever, than to feel daily that although he acted the part of a husband his heart was far from her. He finally succeeded in gaining her consent to his proposals: on (fthditlonft that She should not reveal her true name tintll they should arrive dt the first stopping place. Htiiwood promised to graht ahy request, if she shbuld accede to his wish. She dtlength agreed to meet hirci ilt tbe steamboat landing in W—st., one week from tHtkt liight and take the night boat for P,—duritig which time to insure secrecy, they should have no coniutunicaiion whatever. Having made all necessary arrangements, they parted—Palwood to his office, and Alice to her home.

Ddritlg thfe following week, Halwood buried himself in arranging his affairs, which were in a very good condition. He withdrew bis money from the bank, made a writing and plrtced it among his papers* should he not return, in which he gave liis wife all this property-hb left behind, which was sufficient to give her a handsome support. He told Mrs. Halwood and his acquaintances, that his business railed him to a distant city, and that he would be under the necessity of remaining for a few months at least, and requested his wife to arrange his wardrobe accordingly. ...

Tho importuut evening came round. The tithe hild been shorter to Halwood than he anticipated. Having all things in readiness, hd took a hasty leave of his wife, sprang in his carriage at the door and soon found llimsfelfat the steamboat landing. His fair companion hild hot yet made her appearance, was now 8 o'clock in the evening—half an hour and the boat would start. He waited twenty minutes between hope and fear, when a cab stopped near whewe he wds standing, and frpm it issued the little Quakeress, dressed in the same neat, plain style, closely veiled. Htilwood stepped forward .gave her a cordial greetducted heron board to thd tojf lad

and conc ies, cabin. She then requested him to leave her till thsy should arrive at their destined port he reluctantly did so as he had promised to grant all requests she should make.

Halwood retired to his state room, but not to rest, Now that he was left to himself, and had time for reflection, he found that although his wishes Were in some degree grHtilted, he t^ras fdr Qrpm beirfg happy. He trttsd closehis dyes iniftfeep,but a calm quiet face would stand by his side, *nd look upon him with entreating sadness. It was that of his wife whofU he pictured at home. long*nd £ad, He thought of the kindnesft with which she htfd al#ttys supplied ilis Wants—the solicitude which sho seemed to feel in ail* that concerned him, and more than once be wished himself by her side to ask forgiveness. He fried,'hoitever, to dissipate such thoogfets end feelings* bf thinking upon Alice Carlisle* #bo was now to reveal herself to hint on the morro*, And ,ihe hours seemed like so many weeks-such was the anxious state of his mind-

Morn iit length came, and its first ray of light was a welcome visitor to the sleepless eybs of Charles Halwood. lie rose, and tfretft on deek: The sail spires of the city of P— were just itt sight and when the suh Had risen ilboye the horiioii, tH8y neared the Whdrf, Halwood sooght Alice, and taking 4 carriage, drove to tbe City Hotel. Now they were alove, and the time had arrived

11 sat ioif tf 18»« a Iter ttrr, fl 11 Mi iil c, ra I to s, «c t,

when he w£s to behold the object he had so long wished for. Halwood stood iri breathless dftxtety he longed antf yet feared to see her unveil herself. She slowly raised her hands loosed her bonnet and cloak, together with some smoothly-combed hair, threw frbm fter-and. kind reader, fas own wife stood before him I Halwood was thunderstruck. He stood for & moment pirdfyzed. 0utirig this one hiomept. the past, as quick as lightning passed through hts mind every thing was explained as he rushed forward exclaiming, "Forgive! oh, forgive!" And—but wc will l'edve the"m tothemselves, and just say that the next iTddt took Halwood t6 His torn., wiser man.1

The Lion's Leap, nsm ftlda

csi Once when I was travelling in Ne-maqua-Land, I observed a spot which was imprinted with at least twenty spoors of the liori's paw and as 1 pointed them out a Neniaqud chief told me that the lion had beert practising his |edp. On demanding an iexplanation. he sdi^,ifa lion sprang at an anirridl dnd missed it by lenping short, he would always go back to where he sprang from dnd practice the leap so as to be successful on another occasion and he then related tq me the following anecdote stating that he wds dn eye witness to the incident. I wds passing netfr the er)d of a craggy hill, from which jutted out a smooth rock, ot from some ten to twelve feet high, when 1 perceived a number of zebras galloping rqund it, which they were obliged to do, as tbe rock was quite steep, lioh wds creeping totvards the rock to catch the ma|e zebra which brought up the rear of the Herd. The lion sprang and missed his mark he fell short, with only his head over the edge of the rock, and the zebra galloped dtody, switching his tail in the air. Although the object of his pursuit was gone, the Uon tried to leap on the rock a second and third time, till he succeeded. During this, two more lions came up and joined the first lion. They seemed to be tdlking for they roared a great dedl to each other and then the first lion led them around the rock again. He then made another grand leap, to show what he and they must do another time. The chief added, that they were evidently talking to each other, although they talked loud enoughj odt I thought it was as well to be off, or tHey might have some talk about me.—Capl. Marrynfs Scenes in Africa.

Settling a Bill.

Four sharpers having treated themselves to a sumptuous dinner at thf Hotel Montreuil, and being destitute of money, were at a loss how to pay for it, and.finally hit upori the following plan

They called the waiter, and asked for the .bill. One thrust his hand into his pocket, as if to draw his purse the second prevented him. decltirihg he would pay the third did the same. The fourth forbade the waiter taking any money from either of them, but all three persisted. As neither of them would yield, one said "The best way to decide it. is to blindfold the waiter, and whoever he first catches shall pay the bill."

This, proposition was accepted, and while the waiter wds groping his way around the room, they slipped out of the house one after nnother. The master hearing an unusual noise, stepped into the apdrttneiit, and was violently seized. .'i

4,By

my faith, I have caught you!

You must pay the reckoning or forfeit your honor, and your carcass. ,I Will not let go till I feel thefrdrtcs."

GARDENING.—No

one can be truly

said to live who has not a garden.— None but those who have enjoyed it can apprccinte the satisfaction—the luxury —of sitting down to a table spread with the fruit ot one's own planting and culture. A imrich of radishes, a few heads of lettuce—taken from the garden a summer's nforning for breakfast, or a mess of ffreen peas or sweet corn, is quite a different affhir from the same article brought in Idrge quanties from market in a dying conditioH td be put away for use. And a plate of strawberries or raspberries toso none of their peculiar fldvor by passihg directly from the border to the cream, without being jolted about .in baskets until they have lost all form and comeliness. And yet, how many in the smaller cities and villages of our country, possessing every facility for ri good garden, either through indolence Or igiiorrtnce, are deprived of this source of comfoit. |U

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SfeLP*APPRECIATION.—An Irish laborer plunged into the river and hdtlled out a gentleman who was accidentally drowning the gentleman rewarded Pdt with a six-pence. wild the dripping mis^r, sgtiirfg Pat's doubtful pause, "ain't you satisfied, do you think yod ought to have more i" "Oobl" answered the poor fellow looking hard, dt the one he had rescued, "I think I wret o*dr-pitid!"

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wish the lam* hdd tbe privilege of voting," said a politician the other day.

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1* Why,* said a bystander, "do you thidk your party would gain strength thereby!" a••?:!«& fj ::*«i "Not particularly that bdt lt ^ould be interesting to electioneer With them.*' ,, *m»~wjM .ajjuit-.

Cooftbt said Women, so amisole tit them selves, are never so amiable fli when tbey are useful and for beauty, tbougn inea may (all in k»ve with girls at play, there is nothing to make them stand to their love like seeing them at work"

€*irard College*

From the Editorial Correspondence of tht New Orleans Bulletin. PmLAPELPrtlA, Aptil 30.

I went to-day to visit the Girdrd College, which Is at length completed. It is decidedly the finest and most splendid .building in the United States, aend &r superior to the Capitol at Washington. The building itself covers one acre of ground, and the walls, floors, stairs, and roof are'all of white marble, agreeably to the will of the founder. It is surrounded on all the four sides by*most magnificent white marble columik, of the CotihiHian. order the diameter of ihem is sevnn feel, aiid they are fifty-six feet high, exclusive of the base, (the latter nine feet in diameter.) Thecapitafs, which are most splendidly and elaborately carvecl, are thirteen feet high.— The colonnade, as you walk oh the platform of it* has a most imposing and splendid appedriince—mere sothdn arty thing of the kind I have ever seen., I'hte roof is a real curiosity,and, with the exception of the cathedral of Milan, is the otil-V btiilding I have ever seen or read of thdt is eixclusiveiy of mrirble. Tiife slabs are -all of uniform size, and are about four feet square and three inches thick, overlapping on each other, as they descend towards the exterior, about nine inches. The joints are in a straight line trdm the apex to the ertves, and aFe well joined and cemented1 but, iii order to render them perfectly water-proof, they are again covered by narrow strips of marble, fiirte or teti inches wide, and about three inches thick at the sides, risirtg to four or five inches thickness in the centre, and they dlso overlay effich other six or eight inches. Ir walking over the roof, which is sufficiently fiat to ertdble yoti to do so ttiihroUt incottvehience, not a joint of dny kind is visibly except the butt joints, where each slab of marble overldps the next one lower down oh tile roof All the rooms throughout the three storiies of thebuilding have solid ceilings, and floors of thick masonry on ground arches, and from the top bf the arches of the upper tier of rooms brick walls are run up to the roof, nt such short intervals, that the .edge of euch roof slab, and of course the joints between them, comos upon the centre of one of these walls and makes the whole perfectly solid and immovables The mditl building is used only as school and recitation roQiris, library, chtipel, and refectory. Thelre are four Idrge white nidrble ,buildirigs. two on either side of the building, aftd dt a suitably distdtlce, which are appropriated as dormitories for the orphans, residences of the president, professors, &c.? iThe grounds attached comprise forty-five acres, and the whole space is enclosed with a substantial stone wall full sixteen feet high. The number of orphans at present is upwards of tWo hundred. There has been a great, and ho doubt an untlece expenditure of money oh this bu but, as it Is how finished, we hope the benevolent intentions ot' its founder will be fully realized

cessary liluirig

It is worth a journey to the north to see it, and I can appreciate the saying of a gentleman of this city who was remarkable for his skepticism on almost every suhjdet. One day a friend arguing iVith him got oiit of till pdtiencc, and testily exclaimed, "In the name of Heaven, what do you believe in, or do you believe any thing?" "Yes, I believe in Grecian architecture." He had recently visited the college. Let any mdrt walk tinder the colonnades of this building, and cast his eyes up and on either side, and ho, must indeed be a skeptic if he does not believe in it

In one of the vestibules below is a full length statue in marble of Mr. Gi» rard, and it is not only an admirable likeness of him, but an excellent general resemblance for he is carved in "his very habit as he lived,'*'one of his recently worn suits, including a pair of old-fashioned round-toed boots, having been sent out to Italy, before the statue was executed, for the information and government of the uri'ist. It is one of the niost quaint pieces of statuary I evet* have se n, and the resemblance in featurds, person, position and dress is so true and excellent that ii almost makes one laugh who formerly knew him, and can cdll him distinctly to remembrance. His long body-codt, e?ttehding down behind below the biend of the knefd dtid the edges of the flap below the breast of the coat standing off froth his thighs, and that edge as well ds the tail of the coat inhere it hangs clear from the person carved do#tt to the thickness of cldth, gives most unique appearance to this piece of sculpture..: The face, which IK very distinctly in my recollection, is an excellent likeness, and his closed eye, (which he lost. I believe, in early life.) with its dlosed lids, gives the well remembered expressioii of his face*

"Atr. Gfuzilefost, I have discovered a new drink for you suppose you try a little." "Well, I dori't c^re if I do. (Drinks) "It hasn't got a bad taste to it it is wHdt they Call water. I recollect drinking sortie #heri was a Idd."

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There Is a marl Elpwn Edst, rather facetious chap, whose name is New.— He named bis first qhild Something, as it rtf» soiffeihing ffe#: His ti«sft child was cKri&ifened Nottffag, it tteihg no­

MricBscn 4—pie correct definition of this ifrord, as given by the .Cihcin'rfsti Despatch, is semi-transpane»t water, or water IWH entirely clear. The Indian name of the falls of St. Anthony, is Mcno ha-Ua, or tlio laughing waiors.

S 1 a

Sagacity of fi

We

have in our day see ii,many a

tough story of the sagacity of tHe canine race, but we are about to tell orte that will l^at anything of the kind we have, ever seen or heard., What is better, the incident is true, having actually occurred in a neighboring, cit^y. Ii was related to us by a man ot unimpeachable veracity who knew th% dog.— Should this meet the eye of the gentleman who related it to Us,, ko will affirm it. He was a member of Gov.. Briggs council last year, and is as modest ana unassuming ds the goy.e^r jt^plf. Bdt to oiif story «,»»*«•.i:v*T^'

Thfe o^ner of the dog was in the habit of giving him a cem at a^ certain hour every day, and with it the dog would go to the matket house and buy his dintfer. His master Would carefully envelope the cent in a piece of paper, and the dog would go to ^he niarket-man, place the celit in his hand and await his celit's worth of niedt. The dog being a regular customed, generally got a prgtty liberal slice and went off contented. One day he went to his master at the usual hour and gave Him to Dhderstdnd that his dinner had arrived. Seeing tHd dog's uneasiness, he thought he would wait awhile whereupon the dog seized a piece of paper and bounded off in the direction of the market. On arriving dt tlie,stall at which he was regularly served, he laid his paber qdietly down and stepped fohfcard for iiis supply of meat. The market-man cut off and gave him his supply of meat. The man* stooped to pick up his money, When lo! there was nothing btM a piece of papel-. He related the circUmstaHce to the owner, who, on the next day offered the dog a cent to buy his dinner, but the dog would riot take it. Ho theri attempted to cdll the dog to the rriarfteihotise, but it was ho go, dnd fohmoiitHs he could not be made to go to the market. For the absolute truth of this story we vouch. Those who disbelieve may ask and answer this question: If a dog wjll steal, khowing the act to be a theft, why may he iiot cHeai? Both Ih our mind indicato the improvement incident to his companionship \*hh man:—Boi' ton Museum.

We have recei.ved from Charles fillet, Junior, civil engineer, a report on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge. Mr. Ellet is at present constructing this bridge across the Ohio,, which Will Hedgre'dt achievmentin bridge building. It crosses the ntiain ch^nriel of the river by a spdn nTeasiiririg 1,0i0 feet, with its flooring 9t feet aBove low water mark at oiie end and 62 at the other. It is supported by twelve iron cables, each of which is composed of 550 strands of No. 10 iron wire, so that the entire bridge will rest upon 6.600 strands of this wire, each strand being 1,380 feet long. The ends of the cables dre made secure in solid masonry of gredt weight, and pass dver high towers, upon wliich they play upon iron rollers. Mr. Ellet makes a calculation, from experiments on thestrength of wire, which shows that the bridge when built will be able to maintain a weight of 9,900,000 pounds, or 4.950 tons, which is far beyond what will ever be required for any practicdl purpose.

The spiin of litis bridge will exceed any ever yet built, and is calculated to attain a point in the beauty and strength of bridge building nevor yet attempted. The estimated cost of itR completion is $130,000.—Perrysistile Eagle,

Louis

NAPOLEON.—On

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ultimo Louis Napoleori entered upon his forty-secortd year. The event was belebrated by a grand ball at tho Elysee, about eighteen hundred persons being present. The President opened the ball with the Princess Callimaki, the wife of tho Turkish Ambassador. He WaS most particular in his attentions to the Marchioness of Londonderry. The staircases presented the appearance of a series of hanging gardens, covered with shrubs and flowers of the rarest,and most exquisite kjnds.

The AlBitrfy Everiirig Jfurhal *iys that tens of thousands of men and women in this country, young and old. arc at this momeiit Hodrdihg' up evte'ry farthing they can etirti, to pay the passdge of their friends from Ireland. Fifteen dollars will bring one person to Now York or Albany, comfortably. A Hum-, ber of deeply interesting instances have come to our knowledge, where children, separated, from their parents, brothers from sisters, are struggling with the devotion of martyrs, to procure the coveted throe pounds to bring out a dear friend. It is a sublime devotion, and siriklhgly illustrauive of the worm affections of these children of aflliction.

ttlThe Florida Argun sdy»: /•The crops are looking up again since the severe frdst., We are informed that the corti crops .never presented, at this season of the year, a more thriving^ appedrdnce: Cotton is doirtg ell. Cdne not so fair. TobacctJ is flourishing and will turn out finely.

An Irish girl applied to her overseer for leave of abccnce ori St. Patrick's day. .He informed her that Hfe did not know how to spafd hdr, is he hud no one to take her place "and sure," said she, "I must go out for ain't St. Patrick a» good a itian as the FodhH bf July?" The reason waV satisfactory arid le^f granted of course.

A robust countrymdn meeting one of ©dr bebdnoh doctors the other day, ran id hide behind asiable. Being asked the he replied: "It is so long since I have been sick, that I am actually ashamed to *Jook a physician in the face.*'

WHOLE 878

fcttjr of Rio iianeiro.

The city of Rio Janeiro presents many features of attraction to strangers, iMtd..especially from the United States. I can presertt sotiie of these, but without much regard to form ahtf connection. Rio (as it is usually qalletf) contains about 200,000 thousand inhabitants.-^-Severi-eights of these are blacks and slaves. The emperor, Don Pedro II., resides here. The town has the appearance of gfeltt age, the houses being all roofed with tiles. aHd the form of dreKltecture stirlil'dr, ahd regujated by law. The houses are liuik of stone.or,brick, and are universally painted 0'itside and inside. The streets are mostly very narrow, admitting only the passage of one carriage between the side-walks. The carriages pass only ohe way in each 3tfcet, \niis avoiding all danger of meetihg and passiiig. The stteets are swept the cleanest bf any city I have visited. Nothing is fillowed to be thrown Into tho streets—-not evfch sWeepings of the houses and shops. TH^co are no large contracts for cleaning tlib streets, bui each resident sweeps the street ih front 6f his own house.

I Wds stirprised to Teairn that tliereNv^ no national coin hi the country but copper. They have no silver or gold. The copper coin is of the denomination of one and two cent pieces—what is called a vinton and dump. Tho other currency Is that of bills, of the value of fifty cents and upwards—what they caj.l mil' reys. These bills are issued bjr thfe enjperor, and, strange to sdjr, are never redeemable. They are tdkch at tho ct&« torn house, and b£ the ciiiiens for any kind of goods or property, "they aro regarded as the very best currency.*— Even our American gold and silver is af a discount of five and ten per cent. Odr Half dollars will pass tolerably welU bdi many of the shopkeepers refuse to tuke the small coin. I went into the market yesterday, and wishing to purchase an orange, handed the woman a fivecent piece she shook her head and showed me a dump^-intiniating Uteri thkt ivas what she wanted. WlieneveriHro emperor gives out anew issue of thesb bills, they depreciato jn value.

The language spoken by the native citizens is the Portuguese. There are a few French and English merchants herfc. and four or five Americans. Those who can speak the French or Spanish Have little difficulty in being understood.

I should judge that the city was remarkably well governed. There is certainly much less crime and outrage than in New York, according to the number of inhabitants. I have been here six days and I have not seen the first citizen intoxicated. There are at present some 2.000 Americans from the States herei on their way to California, and I sea (sorry to soy it) plenty of thes$ itooxfc at a

er day,

Whbri bhe of the native citizens get drunk, they put a tin mask over his fuce, and fasten it with a pntent padlock behind. This he is obliged to wear a certain length of time. The citizens gen* erally are remarkably hotiesU-several facts in proof having tradspirod under the observation of pur ship's company. I oiiglit not perhaps to say fipiiiest—fcjr they ^o upon the principle that "all is fair id trade." They will not steal—1 nor will they keop an article thoy happeri to find, if they can discover tho owner. Theft they regard as one of tHe greatest crimes, and it is punished ti'ith' groat severity. And this, while a man is seldom convicted and hung for murder.-— They reason that one is committed iri the heat of pdssloh, dnd the other is a cool, deliberate rfct

The Roman. Catholic is the national religion, and no other is tolerated except uftdef great restrictions. The churches are numerous and very magnificent—havih'gbeen buih, most of thftm hundreds of years ago, when it was the national pride to give money fur such purposes. No description can do ju«-. tice to the splendor and magnificence of some of these edifices,. The inside of the Emperor's. Chapel, which visited yesterday, seemed almost lined with gold. Yesterday was celebrated with great splendor in commemoration of Christ's bearing the Cross. A long pro* cession took place in the evening, commencing at the Emperor's Chupel and passing through several streets to a Church. The houses through these

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Were all llllimfhated Thosein the procession were compw^d *f the highest dignitaries of Church and Slate, guarded by soldiers. Efght of the a timber have on their shdulders ih frorit, sedan. it which was enclosed by curtdin* an milage on the cross, representing the body of Christ, The sedan wus richly ornar mented with j»ure gold. The emperor followed on foot, in military dress, as one of the pall-bedViisrs—and carrying in his hand a tallow candle (1) lighted, six feet longi The same was carried by every one in' the procession The emperor* in person, fs the finest looking man I have yet seen in Rio. He is 23 years of age, stands sisi fbet and two inches in height, and is every wky finely proportioned. He*nds at the head of the Church and Sitite, and on Sunday goes directly from me church lothe the* aire! All the amusements, theatres, bull fights, &c., are open on Sunday.— Also the stores and all places of business. You 6ould not tell Sunday from any oth­

from the appearance in the streets.

And yet! am told that almost everybody breiigit**.d wit iit -timlubm -of. thm

An exchange very grave that a young man who bathing in the Missouri River, seeing a number of ladies approaching, drowned himself, from motives of ddicacyM'^l

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was rocontfa