Carolina Watchman

              w •"' tu mm vatiluw i "'' , „ r i'oi i paynhls in j ,, p id i i ,, ivnno two l)..liais i»i ■ ' ,; fui ibe firsl.nniiascls ■ iii iii « loll coui le ■ lei i-lib . ao.lv ll el.y ihe year eposl paid the carolina watchman cotapnralive iv i fin ' ,„'. — the table at large shows iii , »• light of a lord i dif l i-nt w i seasoned lha quality uf char-cual each will make and nlher valuable information founded on experiments it assumes as a stand-rd lhe sholbitrk j j bruner cliinr ty proprietor i ... 1 llll.l.lls ( new series dotiin.ahnbtnnritvujai'b i ra rtarrhon ( volume ix—number47 salisbury n c thursday march 31 18/53 the soldier's story i „ ii,ring h d lha duke of ... ,. . „ us alier llie french innl re jj'il h i'urlugttl and badajo had lal i....i l.iv.-i airly over ihe i ,, ihe i ii ti i division win ordered • hi ' -,„ nfilir-li lung leagues inrlher nu|rj lull «""•" " i,in " "'•' i '-'" i *" , h , northern hanks ol ihe gin-diana a , comp a„ies ol nur reglmenl udvanred lo oc ii ,,„' which ihe preach bad jual abun ml tuwl \\, inul ii i'd'k miirch over a scorched and m i couniry which had already been ia j,,|i.l ill im ''"" ll1 lll,vl " supplied nt wilh iimi -; h win oiany dii)s since we i^.rd the creak ol lhe comml.sar wag ll»*l l "'''" "" wf . * 1 "" 1 v"inm..ns y ( , was no reason lo eipeci moeh in ill vil l,j\m ime nuw ordered lu the french tii had jinl marched oul would ol corse bra helped ihein elves lo whiiicvcr was porta ue and must have previously pretty well drain jibe place we made a search however mnf ihai possibly something inigbl have unconcealed from ihem by lhe peasants ml we actually soon discovered several houa tt where skin f ine bad been secreied a ktldier fir j lake il alier hoi berviee of fatigue l iliiiiks ul much beyond ihe qomforl ul igkili res ; and i lively own lhal uui null parly loon caused a aad scene ol conlu i ii ry lioii-e and hovel was searched and gmyapoor fellow who bad conlriveti lo hide iklml kill ul wine from his enemies was ... io ihandon ii lo his allies you oii.hi kllbs rnniwea nn all sides running away m e wiih a morsel of loud nlhers wiih a skin if wine in i li ie arms and follnwed by lhe me aces and staggering slops of ibe weary und llldiiinken soldiers " vet nu .'" was lhe cry ill every purl if lhe tillage n english soldier sir may . , ii nlhs logeiher in a lorelgn irani and hoe a pri.le in not knowing how ina-h lor any ; bul liquor i was no heller man lhe ml •• yino i quiero ! vino said 1 lo a poor , . uveil ragged native who was stealing i mid hiding something under bis lorn cloak iiim vou beggaily scuundiel i give me vi id said |. vino mil nen .'" he cried as he broke from jg'ui|i and mii ci tj ii kly and fearfully away iwasnol veit drunk — i bad nol hud above lilf my qauiiiiy — and i pursued him up a urtel bi he was the heeler ; anil i should lite loil him had i nol made a sodden turn iiiicnm u|i"ii linn in u forsaken alley where i supposed ihe poor ihing dwell 1 seized him by ihe collar he was small lad spare ami he trembled under my giipe lal mil he held ins own and only wrapped his iluk ihe clnsei lo his properly " ft'ilo quart linn .'" said ij give me tillo .'" " hilda nada lengo he repealed i had already diawn my bayooel i am liliainrd sir lo bay dial we used lo do lhal io terrify llie poor wretches and make ihem is sooner give ns iheir liquor a 1 held him iho collar wiih one hand i poinled lhe bay atl ui ins breast wiih die other and i again tried vino .'" " hino no lengo .' — m'/io rs .' — and he spoke k words with such a look of iruih and earn illness ihai had i nol fancied i could irace ilmuoh ihe folds of ins cloak the ver shape of ' small wine skin i should have believed him lying rascal said i so yoo woii'l give » ih liquor 1 then ihe dry earlh shall dunk i and i struck ihe pnini uf my bayonet deep ! i'"ihal which he was huggipg lo his hreasl oh sir il was nol wine lhal iri.-kled ib.wn ii as blood warm blood ! — and a piteous lil waul like a chill across my heart ! the ianiard opened his cloak ; he pointer lo ll wounded child nnd his eye a*ked me i"ii»r lhan wind could have done monster i "» you salistled ? i a sabered in n moment i fell upon my liess beside ihe infant and 1 iiied lo slniinch *« blood yes ih poor fellow underaiood ihe b he saw and he accepted my anguish '"* we joined in our bflnrli lo save ihe liule wm oh ii was ino late ! tbe liuls buy had laalened his small clain bknda t i a finger of each i us ho al as alternately ; and seemed lo ask '■*" ftnin his lailn-r and his murderer lhal pwln.-h it wa lil-)ond the power of one uf 1mb in (.;»,. pi clringe ii ihe pour child's : eiianr.e showed lhal il bad lew minutes lo "'"■ somelli it lay so still i tl ghl lhe ipanii was over ; when a alighi cuovulsion i agitate it frame and a momentary pres "'-' ils liulo hands w,,.,id give ihe gasping rai,o,i vain rayol hope ■'"'> may believe sir that an old soldier who en a le lo keep his own life al lhe raoreyc and iwo ol his lis who red out many a weary day in a camp '""•<' i allei a h,,i enjjai-eii — mosl have look mi death wiihool an unnecessa • c rn | have smneiirnes wished lor il "'"'■ [ ; und olien h-li thankful when in poor , '"" l,1 l t'otnude have been released hy il km i have seen lhe dealh blow dealt * kf n iis elteci have i n so insiaol lhal the "' a bl i has been split and ibe *" have ceased ,„ ,„..„_ „!,,!,. l!;l . .,,, akol ndbailth wissiill upon ihe cl k when has remained upon ihu lips uf my bro ""'' idler even alter h hud i.llen „ corps i r»»-m ■ j.uiii bui oh i iir.wb.i i all lliii l 1 "'"' l i ufli-re a i watch i bb slowly lu.ni iho wound winch i had mysell , u wantonly inflicied ia iho br_e.il of a l "' 1 • liniocepi child i li wu by mistake b accident dh ye | i know ll i know it wall ; and da uml nl«hi i have driven lo lor gel lhal hour bol ii la of no use ihe cruel recollection „ e ver leavea m mind lhal pile oo wall i ever in my ear i the lather's ag ony will follow me id ihe grave cheap far the hud.nn iti v r rail : road wilh a rapilal ilnck ol f 12.000.000 im ] can led ihroogh pantsoghra irom lie open j ing wiih lhe exception of some lew winter | ' ' s hi lhe run „| one ceoi uer mile the harlem railroad doei lhe same unci bold roads eipeci lo sustain iheinselvees in doing a large bueiiieai upon small prufiii to show lhal ihe j idea i-i a fauaible one ihe following calculation has been made of lhe comparative cost of car rying a large and small number ol passengers i '• the oosl ol running a passenger iroin wiih l " 1 '* i gerea hundied miles is esl i : " w.inil ihereccipi fori p „„,« l '"" '""' l ull c » per mile is l(j0 neil | income 873 the additional cost ol ihe iraln | wilh eighty iwo passenger woold be mil ihe m 11 f running another ear orlwo dollars making 9 while lhe receipts al one and a qoarler rente pei mile one half of ihe above rales would be 8102 .".(). leaving a nell income nl 873.50 in like manner ihe o,si of a liain well hundred and iweni passengers is shown io be onl will and lhe receipts al one per rl per mile would be 8120 leaving a lell income i 889 li billows in.in ihese hgu-es lhal if low hues increase ihe iravel in llie relative i i 1 "" 1 " 11 es lied a redoclion ol tare lo ihe \ minimum amouul would nol diminish ihe nell receipts probate of ueeos we publish by request llie acl p.'issed ' bj tlie litsi general assembly ill relalion to llie probate ol deeds a follows i chute cxxxiii an act authorizing lhe piobate of all h.rds and bill of sale requiring reg i istrai ion before lhe clerks of the courts ol pleas innl c^uarter sessions at any time lit it enacted by the g e,-,il assembly of tin slut of norlh cmul , ,,„. un i it u in r in , iiaeli il by hit authority of lite same thai her alter the clerks ol lhe several courts of pleas and quarter sessions by themselves or iheir deputies shall have authority in their respective counties to take the probate or acknowledgment of all deed bills of sale marriage contracts required hy law to be registered al any lime in as lull a manner as iheir respec tive courts can or may do provided how rri-r that lliis act shall not apply to llie pn.liale nl leeds executed by /< inrs rineit read three limes and raiilied in gen eral asspmblv this 20tb day of novem ber a 1 1853 ] where the corn come fiom — an en glish paper says il is proved by ihe re turns of ihe foreign corn irade in ihe last few years that a change is taking place in ll.e principle sources of the supply of ' food the united states and ihe bdiic are no longer by any means our largest producers their yearly surplus falls short ol our yearly wauls and ll is irom llie fertile districts and fine rivers of eas lem europe thai we now draw our great esi and mosl inexhaustible supply in 1811 when the total imports of wheal in ihis kingdom were 2.400.000 quarters on ly 880.000 quarters or about one-tenth came from russia turkey or the medi terranean in 18 lhe total import of wheal exclusive of flour was al.mit 8 300,000 quarters nf which 1,700.0110 ipiar ers came iroin lhe ports of lhc.se coun tries and taking the whole import of corn ai 8.1-0.000 quarters ihe supply from the easl was 8350.000 quarters of hns quanthy a i irge proportion is shipped at galelz and ituaila and olber tin kisli pons which are ibe natural chan nels lor ihe abundant produce ol hunga ry and ol lhe fertile provinces south ol ih danube elt\pi also sen us ill i85 - . no less than 27o ono quarters in i i:t vessels m mongredien points oul lhat ibis lar„e and increasing trade is almost exclusive ly in lhe hands of greek merchaiiis es tablished in i'.n land will i ranch houses in ibe levatn and lhal the ingenuity and perseverance of llie greeks are displayed 10 an extraordinary degree by llie manner in winch ihey have contrived in aboul thir'y years to found and retain ibis ex tensive eiiininerce the iieek lirms in england amounl to ahoui 200 and lhe yearly amounl ol iheii transactions in ihe gram hade alone is computed bl no less than liinr millions then business is con dueled with lhe ilinnsl diligence anil ex aclness and even in this country the greeks successfully compete with lhe tra ders in corn trom all pans of i lie world 1/i odd settlement — al st louis last w.ek a young lady was proseouird be fore k-ipnre thread way for obtaining 8187 worth ol goods from a young mer chanl under false pretences when the hllil opened lhe ind appeared owned „,,. and willing offered herself lor pay the merchant liked ber and accepted ihe legal tender winch wa ratified by the magistrate mu.\i;v an unlawful weapon the memphis eagle nnd enquirer has ibe following ; rather a curious and at the snme lime serious affair ooourred in ibis city a few nights since i circumstances ot which as detailed lo us are as follows " a genileman from lhe couniry a plan ler if we remember rightly came iii on a business visit bringing with him his teams laden with cotton and oilier produce and three negroes h ls business required him lo remain some three days before he could leave for home he lefl ins learns he bluff in charge ol the negroes but fearing lhal llie latter might run away or he sto len lie concluded in order to provide against such a mislbrliine lo remain wilh ihem on the bluff during the night in the daytime he circulated through lhe ci ty attending to other affairs and ii was while thus engaged lhat be as we sop pose attracted atieniion of some ol ihe 7 ////. dealers hereabouts who discovered lhal he was pretty well supplied in the money hue ami iresh from lhe country would make a cu.siomer with whom ihey mighl speculate successfully and wilh profit accordingly iheir plan was arrang ed and on the iiiiul night of the couniry mail's stay on the bluff.he was called up on about 12 o'clock by three men who introduced ihemselves as policemen of llie cily they were armed wilh clubs pistols and oilier weapons and iheir dress was more ol lhe military lhan ol any olli ; er style they lold llie lodger on llie bluff lhal he was suspected of having violated certain of the cily ordinances and the ohjecl of their visit was lo arrest him i believing ihem to 1 men in authority he quietly surrendered himself and obey ed the command lo follow the pre tended police then conducted iheir hum hie prisoner io a room — lhe whereabouts i be cannot now lell — and there was pul upon i rial before one whom he thoughl auihoiized lo try him a great mnny charges against him were read over and a great many questions were asked htm in an authoritative manner by the man who acted the part of judge finally he was brought to answer the charge ol which lie was deemed most guiliy thai ol carrying unlawful weapons and iu oi lier to arrive directly at lhe gui ll or inno oence of ihe prisonor upon his charge he was ordered lo be searched which was performed by the three who had arrested bun ills hat tlie pockets ol bis coat and vest and his boots were closely exainin ed hut no weapons deemed unlawful by lhe court were discovered not withstand ing a bowie knife and pistols were among the articles found thus lar in llie search his pantaloons were then examined and 1 in lhe pockets was found a purse contain ing sim in gold which was handed over 10 the judge who very cooly and deliber atelv pronounced it a dangerous an un i lawful weapon and being such it was taken liom lhe prisoner and i e tabled in possession of the court ll being lhe pri : sutler's first offence of the kind and plead ing ignorance ol lhe law by which he had beers tried he was dismissed from cuslo dy without suffering any olher penally than merely the loss of the unlawful weapon he has since been on the look oul for the counterfeit officers who trolled him through as we have above slated l.ut has not yet succeeded in finding them a gunpowder plot — we learn from the la*i roanoke beacon that on lost sun day jusi hefore service in the presbyteri an church a stick of wood about lo be cast into lhe stove was discovered to have in lhe end of it a pine plug it excited suspicion and upon examination it was found lhat a charge of powder bad been placed in ihe wood and concealed in lhe manner described thc villain had not been discovered teeth set on edge all acid food and dunks medicines and tooth washes and powders are very injurious to lhe leelh if t tooth is put iu vinegar lemon juice or tartaric acid in a few bonis lhe en amel will be completely destroyed so lhal il can be removed by the finger nail as if it were chalk most people have expe rienced what is commonly called teeth set on edge the explanation of it is the acid ol the fruit lhat had been eaten has so softened lhe enamel of the looih lhat lhe leasl pressure is fell by lhe exceeding ly small nerves which pervade lhe thin membrane which connects the enamel and iln bony part ofthe tooth such an effect cannot he produced withoul injuring lhe enamel true it will become hard again when the acid is removed by ibe fluids ol llie moulh justus an eggshell lhal has been softened ill ibis way be comes hard again by being put into the water when the ellecl of sour fruit on ihe leelh subsides ihey led as wellasev cr but ih«y are nol as well and lhe oft elier it is repealed llie sooner the ill.-as irous consequences are manifested win owns it a letter has ben lying in ihe sou hi boston sub porl office for some days postmarked new york and directed lo the liand.orrifsi yiil in south boston no personal application has yet he ii made lor il though il has been sent for vein i times the postmaster reserves the privilege of judging as io ihe respec tive merits of anv claimants thai may ftp pear — uti.tluu jour mil lilst cuminu hume glad words i tht waieri dash upon lha prow of ibe gallant vessel she stands on the ! deck aud ihu winds woo her ringlell as she looks uoiio.ely im her headlands at home lu ihougiii ihere ai wiiim kisses on liar lies soli hands on her temples many aims press her ; lo u throbbing bean and one voice sweeter ibuii ull the rem whisper ' my child i coining home pull lo bursting in ber young hi'aii und she seeks ihu caliiu to give her joy vein in blessed tears coining home ! the best room is set npnrl lor bis chamber again and again have loving hand folded away ihe curtain and shook mil ibe snowy drapery the vases are hlled eve ry day wilh iresh flowers and every evening tremulous loving voices whisper " lie will he here ;,, morrow perhaps al each meal ihe lame i set with scrupuluu rare the newly embroidered slippers ihe rich dressing gown ihe study cup lhal he will like su well ure all pai aded i ■ meet his eye i'hc sindein hi olher i he could leap the water ami lly like a bird home though he lias seen all ihe splendor ol olden lime there is bul one s|,,,t ihai lills ins heart und lhal epol he will soon reach •• sweet h e coming home i whal sees the sun browned ailor in ih daikiug walei ! lie , m lles i there are picture ihere of a blue eyed babe and its mother he knows that even now his young wile sing lhe sweet cradle song : ' tor 1 know that the angels will brimr him lo me lie sees her wulchlllg flam lhe collage door she feela lhe heal ul her hearl iu the poise ol his own when a familial footfall touches only ihe threshold of memory the bronzed sailor loves bis home as no ea gle whose wings seeking olluess lhe hacks of the air loves besl bis mountain e ry his ireasures aie ihere cuming home sadly the worn califot nian folds his arms and sinks back upon ins levered pillow ai io him is his yellow gold ! oh lor one smile uf kindred ! bul lhal may hoi he i.ighlly they tread hy his bedside watch ihe dim eye moisten the parched lips a pleasant face bends over him — a much palm genii pushing back ihe mni>l hair and a la inly voice « hispers " cheer up my l'i ieud we'ie in poll you ure going home the iiim falls from ilie sick man eye — home is il near can he be mosl iheie a ibuii sends lhe blood circling ihrougll ins limbs what i shall be see ihose dear eyes before iho night ol darkness settles down ior evei ! will his babes fold iheir amis aboul him and pres their cherry lips lo his ? whal wonder il new vigor gathers in ihul manly chesil he feels slrengih in every nerve strength lo reach home — strength lo bear ihe overwhelming juy ol meeting ibuse dear unes coming home i tlie very word are rap turous thev boui import ol everything sweet and holy in ihe dumeslic life — nay more ihey ure stamped ith ihe seal of heaven for lhe aogel say of lhe dying saint " llu is coming home l'.m'i irtunate accident professor james ii gilland met wilh a serious accident in this place on saturday inst whilst he was engaged in mr mar ty's shop giving iiim some directions about repairs lo bis carriage which came very near lakiiiff bis life it appears lhat the town nuilinriiies were having some rocks blasted which protruded themselves above lhe surface in college or depot street a few paces soulli ofthe shop and lhat llie persons engaged as aforesaid had prepar ed a match which iui it-tl logo oil lhat at the lime ibe accident occured ihey were j employed n redlining the hole willfoul having nseil sufficient precaution to des iroy the combustibility of the powder i which look lire iliiiin tlie operation ol rediilling blew the drill oul of the bauds ofthe operator which struck some of ihe limbers of the platform outside glanced into lhe shop sinking near one ol the cor j ner posts thereof fracturing iwo sbalis i ben making an acute angle hew to where messrs gilland and hany were standing struck tbe former on the side ol lhe back pai t of the bead taking oil a large por tion of the surface of the skull withoul ' fracturing it though and felled him lolhe floor where be lay for some lime to all appearance dead lie soon revived and was conveyed to mr i'eiliiin.-'s hold where ins wound was dressed by a sur geon we are pleased to stale thai hn is now i ecovcring and considni ed oul of dan ger although several persons weresland nig around lhe blaster y.'l n one else was injured ; nor did ihe rock ira-li burst charlotte whig row in an alms house a sei ions row occurred on saturday evening in the alms house at york l'a mrs hursh the stewardness hav ing made some change in ihe lodgings of a portion of the paupers sin was attack ed and severely beaten by ihem ; and one of iho mole inmates ooming in her rescue ihey turned upon him and his friend when a desperate fight ensued thirteen of ihe offenders were subs quently arrest ed and committed to jail and some thirty or forty otln-rs discharged from iheestab ; llshment tbe riot it is believed was a premeditated affair as the rioters were supplied wilh flesh out clubs sixty students of ibe medical depart mini ofthe university ol louisville ky nays nn exchange are lo be seen every sabbath morning in thc sabhaih school ol iliecbcsnui si reel presbyterian church diligently engaged in ihe study ol lhe ho ly scriptures under lhe instruction nf dis vainlell and silliman iwo ol tbe univer sity 1'rolessors i mostmiamefcl murder tbe carolina spartan of the loihinsl says tin last friday night a man by the name of hi:.niiv havner as we have heard was most inhumanly murdered near sandy ford in spartanburg dislrict ; by some person or persons yet unknown i the deceased had crossed the river en note late in the evening from laurens and camped by himself a mile or two this side oi the liver he was driving two mules wilh a small wagon and had some whiskey lo sell during the night we are nol informed what look place but very early on saturday morning he was |. mud dead near his wagon his head and face most horribly mulilaled — his | pockets rifled and one of them turned in side out his vocation was a bad one — i but high way robbery and murder was , infinitely worse we forbear lo mention further particulars ; the good people of thai section of our district will vindioate themselves by making every effort lo bring lo condign punishment lhe cruel | and hearties wretch who could commit a deed so horrible for so small a rewaid oil so lowly and helpless a subjeel the ' price of this poor man's life was a pil | j lance indeed ; as it is supposet he had j hut a few dollars yei one hearing the ; ' name and shape of a man could have the i heart lo murder him for it mr havner was from lincoln county n c and leaves we believe several sis lers who were dependent on him for sup port he bad about 850 in cash when ' i last seen and lor which it is supposed he - i was murdered he was a sober young i man about 30 years of age and had been engaged as a stiller for maj j a culd : well ol llie county above named a man named lynch and two negroes have been ! ; arrested on suspicion as it is said a knife i ■ belonging to the deceased was found on i the person of lynch — yorkville remedy horrible the n y star estimates that there are 2,200 women of ihe town in lhat j city who openly live by impure lascivious i practices and that ihere are 40.000 sew j ing women one half of whom are com 1 i.-|led to resort at times to similar mis 1 conduct to avoid starvation indeed lhe rev mr pease of the five points mis sion asserts that there are thousands of j widows who sustain life by needle work | t who are lorced once a month to yvalk ; ibe streets in addilion to make up lhe ' necessary means of supporting themselves j and their children instead of sending ! material aid abroad to enlighten tiie i heathen ought we not in view of such ! facts to practice the christian principle of applying charily at home for ihe remov al of this worse than heathen degradation j one of thc watchmen ! — a feller com ing home irom california had a monster rallies ake in a wicker cage who he de j posited wilh his olher plunder under bis j • bed ai chagres the room contained hi j ' ty beds hall full of drunk and sick fel ! lers during a temporary absence ol ihe ' owner the snake goi louse and the owner ' coming in and finding his ci il ler gone yells oul — '• everlaslin misery who's seen my watchman t many heads popped up from tbe berths i but nobody bad sceii the missing walch man •' what was he ole feller you're inijuiren i for 1 says a bald headed man " why my watchman : all my dosi is under my bed and 1 left a guard wilh it bill he is gone '• guard ? — was be a nigger or a while feller f no be was a california ralllesnake — nine feel ions anil tillylwo rallies on ! his tail have any of you fellers seen the eternal critter crawlin round here 1 no they hadn't but all able io get out of bed did so in a particular hurry leaving tbe ole feller and his guard sole moving occupants ol the room neqroes in rlinois.—a very rigid law has recently passed the legislature ol llli nois in pursuance ol the requirements of lhe new constitution of thai stale it provides that every negro or mulatto bond or free who shall come into the stale anil remain lell days wilh lhe evident iiilen | lion of residing therein shall be deemed 1 guilty of high misdemeanor and be lined j lift dollars ; and if lhe line is not paid forthwith he or she is to he sold at public ! auction loony person who will pay the ' fine and costs for lhe shortest lime — and j lhe purchaser shall have the right to coin ' pel lhe negro or mulatto to work for and serve oul such iim -. and if lhe offender does nol leave lhe stale within ten days from the expiration of ins servitude he or she is liable lo a second prosecution the penally being increased to one hull died dollars and soon with au addilion of fifty dollars lo lhe penally loreveiy of j tenet — the same proceedings being find 1 as to sale ns in the first case model wife — an exchange ina very eulogistic obituary of a lady says :— she ' was married twenty four years and in j all thai time never once hang d the door the i'u n l philadelphia are preparing a bloelt of mar bis lor ihu w_r.bingl.il nalional , j monument j i sheibark hiokury 4409 iuu .*■, , i is dutronwood 3391 59 :• 85 15 maplo 3068 l i no ii iii ok llirel 3115 63 i ti 10 » lillo beech 3330 os i hi l smi___w k tt°l__t r | '-" m 7 °? 18 pitch pine id04 43 i ih iii white pino 1808 43 3 it 30 lombard poplar 9774 hi 3 80 7 plelroe 3115 70 . r . is it w hilc l.di 8831 83 li 00 il black oak 3109 60 i a li scrub oak 8337 73 g 40 lli spanish oak 8449 53 i 88 13 yellow oak 9019 60 i ii h 11 i oak 3954 li i i 19 while elm 9599 68 i 98 5 swamp wh.rlloberry , 3361 73 5 iii so much tor the purchaser — and now a word t iho idler it il estimated lhat aeord of wood oonlalm when r-reen 1 1 lo ii of wator so thai a humor who brings in market a cord of green wood has no lew load for ins lea lhan anolbor who should pul no die top el ins nnl of dry while oak ibfee-qaarlereofo onrdof sea bono i pin r one ho^stieujmul iwo barrels walor drinking healths a german nobleman n paid n lull to great liiitain when ihe prisbire of drinking beallhl was ul ill height ulieievet he went dining a sis mnnllis lour he found himself obliged lo drink though ever so loth ilo must pledge his hosl und lioness 11 inuel think wilh everyone who would ha rivil lo him and wilh every ono loo who wished a convenient pretext lor hiking another glass he must drink n bumper iu honor of lhe king und queen in honor f church and slale in honor of lha army and navy how olien did ho lind him sell retiring with throbbing leinhles und hum ing cheek from tho.-e scenes ol intrusive bos pilalily i al length bis visit drew lo a close and lo requite iu some measure lhe attentions which bad been lavished upon him be made a grand entertainment assembling ihose who bud done him honor he gathered lliein around u most sumptuous banquet and coasted ihem lo their utmost content servants entered wilh iwo enormous burns one was placed ut eucb end ; slices mere cul nnd passed around lo each gucsl — when lhe hosl rose and wilh all ruvi ly said gentlemen i give you lhe king please oal io bis honor his guests protest ed they bud dined ; ihey were jews ; ihey were already surcharged through bis too gen erous cheer uui he was inflexible leu llemen suid bo lor six months you have compelled uih lo drink at yuiaiidding ll is loo much lhal you should nor*pal nl mine i have been submissive ; why should you nol lid low my example ? you will please do honir lo your kin i you then shall bu served wilh another in honor lo ihe queen — another to lbs prosperity of lhe royal family and soon io lha cud of ibe chapter i b/t mum's lust project — a new pro ject has been suggested by barnum whicb we should like to sec tried lu a recent temperance speech made by iiim in mew york he staled lhat ihere were 7,000 grog shops in the cily will an everage custom in each of probably 10 a day he made the following oiler to the cily viz : if lhe cily would shut up all lhe groggeries and give bim ihe amount spent in all of them he would pay all lhe cily taxes amount ing lo 1.(100.000 ; send every child lo a good school ; present every family with a library of 100 good books three barrels of flour and a silk dress lo every female old or young and give every body a free ticket to his museum silk manufacture — the quantity of silk annually consumed by women and bal loons is so great that it is really astonish ing how worms and mulberry trees keep up ihe supply according lo the paris review ihere are in france no less than 120,000 looms lor silk of wbicjwtbe pro ducts amounl to three li u o ! i^an 1 1 1 m:m per annum the lahrics ol mhis yield about or nearly two thirds of ihiwsum — a moiety of ihe whole is e.vporf^^llhree fil'lhs of the exports from lyonsshi uni ted states consume the grcc.lel^^krt — competition is formidable alin.-a^hipeci ally in greal britian and ccrmnv but il was acknowledged at the greijp exhi bllion lhat lyons retained preeminence in designs and issues the 70.000 looms of lyons occupy 175 000 individuals ; one hall of these are dispersed over a radius of from twenty to twenty-five leagues the olbers are iu lhe bosom of tho cily there are three hundred munufnciuring firms embracing from four hundred and fifty to live hundred names the average earn ing ol lhe operative is 0 cents per day scientific ainericuri a california diaman it is staled lhal a diamond in ihe rough ns lar.a as a pigeon's egg bus been discovered in tunlumue county california which is t he exhibited in slock ion and san l-'rnncisco and llien brought ib new york a correspondent of ihe san i an cisc herald says it has i n carefully and scientifically lested by dr i banks a graritu ale of llie medical university of louisiana who pronounces il bey mil ull doubl lo im a diamond of very rare purity it is said lo hn linger lhan lhe crown diamond of linglund which is valued ui ten millions of dollars — this is rather loo i ugh a ran y lo believe will oul further evidence ,,( iis truth the while slave of england is the title of a national drama now being per funned at ihe broadway theatre ne\y york where ii bos a mosl successful run li is emphnticall an an iwer to 1 ni la tom's cabin now playing nl the most of ihe theatres in greal l!i iiiiiii the com parison is drawn between i l.e life ol llie while slaves of lhe english underground mines and the hupp condition of lb slaves ill lhe south in slates di wheeler the washington cor respond til of lhe new ymk express says col wheeler of ninth carolina will he llie sixth audiloi of the treasury a'l t r the l*i of april this is the office now filled by mi fnrelly ol pennsylva nia and lormerly by peter g washing ! ion the salary we believe is $ i 00