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THE OREGON AHGUS, i . -. , rUIUmiKO IVaV MTUIUAT MoaSIKO, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. fERVS-Tht Aaous uiVJea furniehed at Tr Dollars and Fifty Ctnts n,r annum, ii .mieanet, la tinglt auliHtibirsThrti Dalian tack la cluhi of Ian at am ejletin adrntiet Watn thi money ia not paid in admtirt, I'our A Daltura mtt It tharged if p,ud within aix .- maul hi, a ad fin datlurs at Iht and i,f tht fear. Of" Tea DiUurtfiir aix moiithtNa tubtcrip- , liana rtetind fur a Ittt period, f&T No piper diteontinued until all arrertrigea art paid, nilit at I hi option of thr puhlhher. CoarUMp and Mulrluiony. I'. C, IT ... r , , ,. COUKTWir. Fairest nf earth ! if thou will hear my von , Lai allhy feel I swcnr lu lav thee ever! And by thin kino up-.u lliy riidiunt blow, ' PraniiM nflWiiun which no limu uliull surer ; , .Ami iur, which e'er ahull b.irn n br (flit us now, To be clingullitd never, di-nretii never I ' .Wilt thou thut uuughty, lluit.-iiiig limi-t re-ign 1 Catherine ! my own sweet Kulo I will tlwu Lc mine 7 -Thou tht It Intra pearls to deck Ihv raven Imlr i'i Thou ihult hnvii ill tliln world ol ouia van brinj ; And we will live in solitude, iwr euro . Fur aught save each oilier. Wo will flinj ' Away nil sorrow Kdmi h.ill be ihcrv : - Aud Ihuu uliull be my queen, lid I thy king I Slill 0"y and il ill relucluiilT Swcelhvurt, any, a When hall wo mouurchs uel ami when (lie tiny 7 '"' MATMUOIT. Now, Mm. Prim-le. cues fur nil, I ray, I will not such extra vngunce allow! Hills upon bill, and lurgnr every day, ' ' 1 I Enough to drive a mini lo drink, I vow ! ' Bonnela, gloves, frippery, and t-u.-h uuy, slay, 7 Tears, Mm, Triune, will not gull me now. I any I won't allow leu pounds a week 1 can't afford it, madam do not speuk ! fa wedding you, I thought I had a treasure) I And myself uicut iniecralily mistnkun ! Yon rise at ten, then ieml the d iy iu pleasure ; in fait, my confidence, ia tightly timkeu. We! wlmt'a that u;ruur? Tina, iimd iin, ii my leisure ; " "Sufficient uoiao the slumbering dead to Wukeu ! leek retirement, nu.l find a not; Ceiifouud thaw children, but I'll make litem qulul ! - - - - -j Alexis ST.'JlAnnx A Piivmoi.ogical Cvmosity. Many of our reuik'N will rc MctHbor a series of experiments, published 1)JT Dr., Beaumont, of the United States Army, about twenty years ago, on tlie physiology o digestion, in which he was aided materially i'V a person mimed Alexin .St.' Martin, a Cana liuii voyageur. This man had been wilnndetl, it will be remem bered, by the ueeiilentul discharge of a gun loaded with buckshot; one of which, enter ing the lung from behind, traversed it and anierged at the stomach, leaving nn open !hg which could never be united ugui'i.'.- UIK' through which Dr. IJi'iitiinoiil was ennb.'i'd ft trituesa the whole process of digestion, and to wake the scries of experiments with whiek hie Daatc hi honorably connected. , -'Uflii jeuiNg made by the bullet was about dlirec tmrilts of an inch in diumctcr, tnndltieWiiiack van torn by the h ad in rouclnia manner that healing by naturul or urtlkial proecM was iuj)ffiibK ' : I)t. Ueaumont tried to effect a cure ly "kcepiDg Sti Murtiu -witltout food firf two (days, but witlwnt the desirad vSu-t The jgotitric juice secreted lry tlie mucous uicm liruae of tlienkitnaeh would ovt allow the reunion of the Ioth wat!s nf lliat organ. The conetneiiee has been naturul a fis tula or opening tirora the stooirrh so that if St. Murtiu do:s not "keep a compress to Iho aperture iu drinking water or ffwallow Stig anything due, the whole conteiitsof the storaach will pnM out thmiigh that Opcu niig. ; Through this ojiening comes out a small part of the stomach, that is, the in ner coat, which shows it.s different nppcar nccs thick or , swollen when under the work f digiwtion,' and thinner when the adigestiwn is ow.r. i 1 In 1855, St. Martin was in New York city on his way to Europe, under the aus pices of Dr. Bunting, of Montreal, to rnn Uc the savans of the Old World to wit ness the experiments. : Mr. St. Martin was then a littk' over" lift y years of age, of a spare frame, but apparently capable of cou iidcral)!e 'endurance. He was ia excellent bodily health, and h id much vivacity of laauuer. His early life was spent upon the frontier, and since leaving tho employ of Dr. "TJeaunibnl he married and has resided at Montrtal. 1 The opening in the stomach has had iio' Injurious effect upon his health, nor hus.it prevented hira from pursuing ac tive aud aevcrc labor. Indeed, it is possi ble that his daily knowledge of the effect of food upon the stomach utay have prevented him from abusing this important orgau for the rrratifiention of mouieutarv taste. Ho 0 ; is a man of simple taste's in his diet, and, it ia'gaid, drinks uo ardent spirits. -'"iT'-Mst In New York, several experi ments were pc.iacd With Mr. St. Martin .in presence of some oi the most eminent physicians of the city. . The brt was that of mtrodneiiig the thermometer Into vLe stomach through the opening, from which iU tcmpernturo was ascertained to be 101 deg. Fahrenheit. Dr. Bunting next intrcj dnoed into the stomach the gum elastic ca theter, and extracted nearly an ounce and half of gastric juice. The third experi ment, consisted . in causing the patient to drink two tumblers of water, which was immediately afterward poured out through thewiflce into a basin held by Dr. Bunt frig." ' In regard to the time consumed in the dieestion of various foods, Dr. B. ob- awVed that the carrot would consume be- t.Tjrtfire and six hours, while rare roast beef : would thoroaghly digest in au hour uif 1 r..lrj.J butter would notdi- au uuu. t at all. bnt float tt'wut in the stomach, 1 - - Lobster was comparatively r; "'."'f; tion. i Upon the aiiphcatioD of the gastrc juice to a piece of purple tissue paper, the plor at ooce faded. Tho patieut's health bad'Wft Wfv.rnilv cuceUent, ha.ing, Ws reeoterV from' the OfU dtectt flf tl f . n ironnd, upporte4 a.iarga vumr daily labor.' pr. Deauaiont ascfrtaiaed the difft-rcDce mm -A Weekly Jfew8i)ni)cr, devoted Vor.. IV. betweou natural aud artificial digestiou by a very simple und beautiful experiment. Iio took (rom tho cnipty stoinneh, at an enrly iinur In the inoniing, two ounces gn.',tric Juice, which ho divided into two equal purlH, and placed hi separate vials, In each of which he placed a given quantity of roast beef. , The ono was placed iu a fund bath at 09 degrees, mid tho other in the opi'ii air at 39 degrees. Ho likewise put the same quantity of meat Into a like portion of clear water, and intermixed a similar portion with gastric juice, previous ly extracted, of the temperature of the air. Tho meat in tho fresh gastric juice, placed iu tho warm bath, proceeded toward diges tion as if contained in the stomach, and was finally wholly digested by the addition of a further quantity of 'gastric juice. Tiiut contained iu the water was simply macerated, and that la the gastric juice having a low tcmpcruturo was effected but slightly. ' ::.! The series of experiments instituted by Dr. Beaumont to uscertain the time retir ed to digit the various articles of food, are familiar to medical and scientific men. Boiled rice was found to requiro only one hour to digest, and pork Gve hours, these two being tiie extremes. These experi ments, also, as a general rule, confirmed the opinion previously entertained, thut far inaceous vegetables urc more easily digest ed than succulent and wild game, and the meat of full-grown animals than those which are young. Another very important law of digestion developed, was, that fluids, like soups and broths, require to have their nutritious par ticles converted into a solid substanco be fore they can be acted upon by he gastric juice; the cousequence is, thut all such ali ments are lcrs adapted for weak stomachs than more solid food. Occasionally St. ilartin's temper, although usually placid, bcct.'e violently ruffled. The effect upon tho diV-stivc process was instantaneous and decided. Digestion proceeded, 'but instead of tho formation of healthy chyme, tho stomach contain J a ''. grud-liko sub stance, much tinged with bile, which, under the ordinary circumstances, is not to be found withiu it. The case or St. Martin is altogether a peculiar one, the like, singularly enough, not buug fouud on record. It is at the same time one of marked iutercst, not only on account of what hr.s already been con tributed by it to w knowledge of diges tion, but what wo may hereafter reasona bly expect from it It is wMthy of remark Unit St Martin's life has been a regular onu, aud tluit, con seqner.tly, tiie experiments made in ad vaiHVd years are as valuaUe as those pros ecuted .in his youth. KS--Tho whole number of Indians in Oregon ' aud Washington Territories, tus shown by the official reports, is 39,712. Of this number 21,712 aro hi Washington Territory. The tribes east of the Cascade Mountains number 12,000 persons; the tribes west of the Cascade Mountains 9,712. The Spokancs, who recently defeated Col. Steptoe aud his command, are cast of the Cascade Mountains, and number 1,100. Tho.Ncz IVrees, ul.-io eust, number, 3,300. Tiio bands on the Columbia river 1000. Tho twelve other tribes east of the Cascade Mountains range from 450 to 700 persons. The fourteen tribes west of the Cascade Mountains range from 100 to 1,700, the most numerous being the Suoquahnio and allied tribes. . i jgy The classics all tell strange and wonderful tales of the " solid men" of Rome, which put to shame the millionaires of our times. hen Cuwar was killed on the Ides of March, Anthony owed $1,000,- 000, which ho paid before the Kalends of April, out of the public money, and squan dered (according to Adams) $28,000,000. Ctcsar himself, before he set out for Spain, was in debt to the extent of $10,000,000. Lcntulns possessed $15,000,000. Claudius, a freed!.-, saved $12,000,000. Angns tus obtained frou: the testamentary dispo sitions of his friends (some people mil leave their fortuues to their sovereigns) no less ic.n ono firm Tiberius left at his W1UU f iw,vvv,v. death the euormous sum of $108,000,000, which Caligula is said to have squandered in a single year. Vespasian estimated at his accession that the money which the maintenance of the commonwealth required was $1,800,000,000. The VieksWg Whig proposes a new plan for the suppression of duelling, which, if it obtains, will now, hereafter, and forever, put an end to the burning of gun powder between gentlemen at ten paces. The arrangement proposes that when a dif ficulty occurs between two geutlemen, the matter ."hall be referred to a court of honor, .l,n Kliflll settle it or decide whether it is . a dt,t nr nnt. In COM oi me ... derldii.1? hi favor of a light, the par - C3UrX O - 5 . ,.mi 1 1 V r.-imne led to Pre Iiil one is nru, lies Iff uc iai " . r . and then the other ither tobearresiea ana iiu:s for murdr. to tho IVuiciples of JeH'ersoninn Democracy, and advocating OREGON, CITY, OREGON, SEPTEMUER 1 1, 1858. t'.ntsltok View on I lie Cuba Quralloa. All this time, if we reully wish to stop tho shtvo trade, nud are ready to sacrifice lour national Jealousies to that object, we C'llmi-n nii-itiuti nt '.... n..t .....V UIIMIHJ 1. III. VI. ..V U IllVb lllll llltll course. Tlie United States are, unfortu nately, not ubovo allowing the irregular u.se of their flag In the slave trade between Africa L"i Cuba. But they stand rather too high in tho wule of iiutious as Well as in their own esteem to permit a shtvo trade iu their own ports, CuLu once aamted, the whole trade conies to an end, and not a port will remain open where the shiver can land his wretched cargo. Spain has long since forfeited all absolute claim to our in terposition In her liehalf. 1 Indeed, by this time, we presume xhu would rather not be assisted bv us, bo the cause good or bail. Aru wo then prepared, to mako this sacri fice of mitiouul feeling for tlie sake of that philanthropy which wo aro uhvnys preaching to the world at tho point of tiie imyonet aim the mouth of the camion t We nsk no reply; we only suggest that if England chooses to regard the slave trade as the greatest of human crimes, and its ex tinction an object worth fleets, quarrels, und wars, then she may some day be culled on to prove her sincerity by acquiescing iu the only nieuus to tins end, however disa greeable. N c only wish Unit Spam could be warned in time; but warning is not for Spain. . Had sho listened to warning, she might still have stood in the first class of nations. But, as far as Spain is concerned, we mtit bow to Lord Palmerstou's author ity. Sho only regards force. Unfortu nately, with all our cruisers, we hno not the sumo leverage upon her as that iu tlie hands of our A mcriean cousins. We may vainly attempt to watch her ports end scru tinize her traffic; once they step in, they will wipo out not only tho slave trade, but Cuba itself, from the list of Spanish ini quities. London Times, July 14. Tho Spanish race in America seems to be in tho same wretched plight as the Turks in Kurope: their rulo is drawing to a close. The United States' eagle will fasten his talons in Cuba whenever the op portunity occurs, nud would have done so long ere this if (Jrcat Britain had not pro tested. The Mexican Republic is fast go ing to the dogs, and will bo sjwcdily ab sorbed in tho monster Republic; for an other cause of war has arisen which Jona llinn will speedily turn to a practical pur pose. It will be a real blessing to the cause of humanity and of progress to res cue 'one of tho fairest portions of the globe from such weuk and unscrupulous hands. The Mexicans, it is well known, hate the Americans intensely, and the northern pro vinces of Mexico are entertaining tho no tion of separating from tho parent State, and found. ug a distinct Republic; but they may spare themselves the trouble, for it is more than probable that the authorities at Washington will have a voice Iu tho affair. European Times, July 17. Ax Ocean' Tmi ix a Bai-loox. J. Stei ner, of Hiirrisburfl, Pa., proposes to cross the Atlantic In a balloon 100 feet iu diam eter. ) Ic snys in a letter to the Telegraph : " I am satisfied in my own mind that with such an apparatus I could cross the Atlan tic iu 75 hours, and the whole cost would not be more than $20,000. The balloon, net work, and valve would weigh about 2,000 pounds, and tho boat and rigging 3 tons and a half this will leave about 3 tons ascending power, for provisions, pas sengers, and bullust. It would require three good ocean navigators, and one as tronomer, be ides myself. I would suggest New York as the starting point, and am certain I would strike within 200 miles of any given distance in Europe. ! I would suggest May us the lime for making the experiment, and would mako tho attempt in 1859, if I could get the govcrnlnent or others to assist me. JSy A correspondent of tlie Cincinnati Gazette, writing from Hunterdon county, X. J., tells the following story : , " There is a goose in my neighborhood that has seen the frosts of 83 winters, owned by one Mr, Schomp. This goose, famous for its great age, has been kept by the Schomp family ever since the Revolutionary war. When the news came lo Redington township, Hunterdon county, that the war was ended, and that they were a free people, they col lected to have a general drinking jollifica tion. There being some cause for a gen eral rush into the yard, where there were four geese, three of these were killed, and the one that escaped is that which I now speak of. Two years ago she laid four eggs, which she hatched. The young fam ily are living and uoiiig well. . I was in formed by Mr. Schomp, who has owned the goose for the last fifty years, of these facts." Frazf.b Riveb East. The excitement in reference to Frazer river gold mines ex tended all over the Eastern States and Eu rope at last dates. Tlie subject had been de bated in the English Parliament, In connec tion with the establishment of a new gov ernment for the Britifh Possessions on the Pacific coast of America. . jggr According to the United States censns of 1850, there were employed, In all the States and Territorie, T19.497 males aud 225,512 females in the manufacturing jaud mechanic arts, with an aggregate cap - l:i.l r l-.o: n.lrt annnal lno ftf raw ' ;,',..,... i ,.!. nnn nnt. .nnnol nnvlnrt .nian-niu.-, fwi.uv.,.,. """ r-" ,of manufactures, $1,013,000,000. A LiTEn.it. Ri'xawav Match. A cajiL secuted by schoolboys, and you cannot tal story is told by a Texas paper of a run- wander through a village on a summer day away nmteh that canto off in that State. ' without seeing defunct and flattened "peel It seems that a couple had resolved to get. mens of these unoffending creatures, In nmrried, notwithstanding the opposition of noeent of literature, it would bo tracing the the parents and relatives of every degree, 'cruelty of the urchins to too high a source and securing tho co-oiierutioit of a friendly to nscribe it to tho " ugly and venomous" clergyman, they all three mounted their, toud of Shukpeure, or tho yet more odious horses nud set out for a friend's mansion imagery of Milton. And yet, from the er- several miles distant, where tho rites could bo solemnized without interference. They ' nulionul poets, the Idea may have origiuat had not gono far, however, before their d, and thus been handed down from one flight was discovered, and then there was1 race of schoolboys to another. as much mounting, and racing, nud chasing j as occurred on the occasion of " Young LoehiuvarV celebruted elopement with the tog venom which really venomous reptiles Xcthcrly maiden. Tho lovers and their nrc cudowed with, there is au irritant uecre faithful pastor soon heard tho noise of np- tiou in tho glands of their skin which Is proaching pursuers and gave their horses' the spur. But nlus! their pursuers wero better mounted und gained fast upon them, It was evident that they would soon be captured, w lieu a felicitous inspiration of the maiden came to their aid. " Cau't you marry us as wo run r she shouted to tho clergyman. The idea " took," and the pas tor at once corameuced the ritual. All parties "covered themselves with glory," und just as the bride's father clutched her bridle-rein, the clergyman, pronounced them man and wife. When the old gentleman first learned what hnd been done, ho was inclined io bo furious; but being a gallant old fellow, and admiring a dashing action, hp soon concluded to forgivo tho ruunways, in consideration of the handsome aud novel manner iu which they triumphed over him. The SriniT of '76. When tho news of the full of Ticonderogn reached Exeter, John Lnngdon, who was the speaker of the Prov incial Legislature of New Hampshire, then in session, seeing tho public credit exhaust ed, and his compatriots discouraged, rose and said: "I lmvo n thousand dollars in hard money; I will pledge my phi to for three thousand more; I have seventy hogs heads of Tobn rum, which will he sold for the most it will bring. These are at the service of tho State. If we succeed in de fending our firesides and homes, I may be re munerated; if wo do not, then the property will be of no value to mo. Our friend Stark, wdio so nobly maintained the honor of our Stato at Bunker Hill, may safely be entrusted with tho honor of the enterprise, and we will check the progress of Bur goyne." It is well known that from this noble offer sprang the gallant little army of Stark's that covered itself with glory at Bennington, These were tho deeds that make our history venerable, and consecrate the llcvolutiou. The Toad at his Repast. Few of our readers most probably have ever observed the toad at his repast. It is performed with electric rapidity, nnd with more than telegraphic precision. ' The tongue is doub led back iipon itself, aud is tipped with a glutinous secretion. Tho moment the bee- tlo comes within range, the tongue is shot forth with unerring aim, and ouiek as liarht- ning the captive is withdrawn. They are invaluable in a garden, Mr. Jesse, in his gleanings, complains of gardeners destroy ing them, of savagely cutting them in two with their spades. . Wo hope not. Horti culturists of such "gross ignorance" ought themselves to be c.tirpuled. Tho beauty and vigor of our flower-borders wo have long useribed, in a measure, to a select fam ily of toads, which we tenderly protect, and some of which havo now reached a patriarchal age. Mr, Jesso mentions that Mr. Knight, the eminent nurseryman, keeps a lurge number of toads in his stoves, for the purjwse of destroying the Woodlicc that infest his plants, and that they Co not seem at all affected by the heat, even wheu it reaches 130 degrees. Wo are surprised at this latter statement, which does not agree with our observation. We have observed that tho toad in very hot weather seeks shelter under foliutfe, or buries himself amongst the soft mould. In tho evening he emerges from his concealment, and no doubt then employs his protrusile tongue Mr. Buckland mentions a curious use of toads. They arc employed ns iuscctrtraps. A brigade of marauding toads are con ducted into the garden iu the evening. They make a famous supper, bnt ia the morning their entomological employer, by a gentle squeeze, compels them to disgorge their evening meal, " and in this way many curious and rare specimens of rare and mi nute nocturnal insects have been obtained." " There is just now," says Mr. Buckland, " a plague of ants in many of the London houses, which defy extermination. I strong ly recommend those who are troubled with these plagues to try whether a toad or two won't help them," Most certainly. They clean melon frames of these insects, and why should they not perform the same friendly office Ib the drawing-rooms of Lon- don citizens 7 otluog but ignorant preju- Jdice can prevent the adopting of the excel- i lent auc-pestiftn. . Ami ret th nrnAr co , i- j--- t-r'.zt anrl t W nnt a Inatkut 1 t . . , ! Toads, tuna irrpmonaL fir ra jr- the side of Truth iu every imuo.- No. 22. roneous natural history of the two great While toads arc not truly venomoiu, and lack the specific apparatus for produc- more or less Injurious. When a dog seta a toad, this glandular fluid Is squirted out, and his tongue aud lips are buraed, as with a strong acid. The metamoqihosis which frogs and toads undergo is complete and remarkable. Iu their tadpolo condition the respiration is performed by gills, and is aquatic. In their adult state their gills aro converted into true lungs, and can breathe atmos pheric air alone. Tho spawn of frogs and toads is very distinguishable. The spawn of the former Is found distributed through the whole mass of jelly, while that of the latter is soon arranged in long stringi, und generally -in double rows. LlachcooJ. Jews ax tub Savior. The London Record says: It has become a fashionable practice with modern Judaism to disown, and that iu tho strongest terms, all feeling of hostility to tho Christian religion. A letter recently appeared in ono of tho daily papers, In which the writer, a Jew, protests against the common belief that Jews must necessarily lie opponents of Christianity. He maintains that, so far from this Whig the case, tho Jews are enjoined by .their most venerated authorities highly to revcrenco tho work of Jesus Christ, who was one of tho greatest agents employed by God in prepnring the way for the coming of tho truo Messiah I AllVICB to CoXSI'MITIVB People. Dr. Hall, of tho 'Journal of Health,' says to his "consumptive friends:" "You want air, not physic, you want pure nir, not med icated air; you want nutrition, such as plenty of meat and bread will give, and they ulone; physic has no nutriment; gnspings for air cannot cure you; moukey capers iu a gymnasium cannot euro you; and stimu lants cannot cure you. If you wunt to get well, go in fur htef and outdt orair, and do not be deluded into the grnvc by adver tisements and bulliarcne certificates." JKJ- Michigan is tlie first State to inau gurate au Agricultural College. As yet it ins accommodations for only hundred stu dents. A t the commencement of the present term there Were but twenty-eight vacancies, while ninety-three applicants appeared and wero examined. r The New York Tribune intimates that John Tun Bureu will probably be tho Democratic eundidiite for Governor, in thai Slate, at the next election. ST The Charleston (S. C.) News de liminces John Mitchell for his impertinence and nnnoynneo in attempting to constitute himself a Jeuder of Southern opinion. S&" lit Kansas, a short t into ago, Miss Irene Raker, a girl of seventeen, married a man of seventy-fivo from admiration of one of his political speeches. Thus is a com mon saying verified " politics makes strange bed fellows." 1ST" Wo have nothing to enjoy till we have something to Impart. Of There are aoine pretty but unhappily Very eltuh women, who dou't understand the Inwe of the mad wan riynl to hamlanine liters, riuluro and cuitom wouid, no doubt, agree" in conceding to all mnlca tho right of at leant two distinct looki at every comely fitnate countenance, without any fem.de infraction of Ihe rulea of courteny or tho eiilimi'ttt nf reepeut. J he mat look n mci-wary lo define Ihe person of the individual ono meet o aa to avoid in iainin;. Any unumial allructiun discovered in a lint glance ia a nulTicient alogy for the aecond not a prolonged and impertinent tare, but an appreciating homage of tlie eyea, uch aa a alrnngcr mny inotfenaively yield to a paating iningc. It ia aalouiehing how timrnidly aeniilive tnine beautiea are lo the iligliUat demuu iration of lliia kind. When a lady walka Ihe Irecta aha leavce her iudignalian countenance at home; lie knows well enough thai the strict ia a picture gallery, where pretty tuces framed in pretty bonnela are meant to be aeen, and every body has a right to sea them. OJT Mr. Everett relates aa anecdote) of Ihe Iini.ah General Clinton, in tlie revolutonary war. who, while tiling at the Haiti ry io New York, was accustomed to lake a nap every warm day in Ilia eurmnei-house in the gurdeo attached to h e rn -dence. lie waa observed by a Yankee, who re ported through epk-a, to Waih agton, tliat Clinum cuuld easily b captured. Hamilton came into the routo while Wusliingtijn Was Consulting with Ihe messenger relauvej tu It, and aaid Iu 0 loin Blander in-chk-f : " I Jo not listen for a moment lo the siwrestiGti. for if Clinton be captured, the Brit ish Ministry will send a capable man lo lake lis place. Clmtoo a just the man wa want. fJT' Will my darling Edwla grant bis Ag- Una a hmm V 'lathers anything o eank hsr Edwia would not do fur h s sweet pet t Santa the boon, oh! dearest, aaine h ' 1 hen. love, aa we dins br ourselves to-morrow. let as, oh! let as bat roast pwk, who r'wrr of aafeandriNsr ' ' ADVKUTISINO ISATLS. One aquara (13 linea or Urn) nne interllen, fH,0t) - " ttt'u iinu'rl'i.iK, i,l0 - " three In rU"M, .i'J Each euUwiiirnt liueitiun, ,i 0 ReaannaM dtdiioiloni tu tln-ae wko eduiUe I J tli year. jon pkinti.no. Thr ranrair.Tna or Tim AIHit'H I" lurrv to Inform the (H.li'ie thai ha has jnal rri-riied a large rork nf Jul! '1 Vl'li and other nrw rut-in-j mnli rial, and will hn in ti e (j rcdy reie X o ddillmui miiird Hu ll the nqiiiipmrnta (if Ida lr tulty. llANDItll I, l'OKII IS, MANKS, cAitns, I'liitri.Aiis, i'A Mini i.u -wcdiK mid nther linde, done lo ordir, i n ahurt noi re. I.LT.r.Ahi;r Asmai. Rmnsii Ejhoba tion to tiie United States. The annual report of tho British Eni'gration Conuuia- aioners, Just publishtd, bt.it' s the total (-mi gration from the United Kingdom for tho past year to have been 12,875, low ing a moderate increase on the two preced ing yean, but still a fulling off of 120,C49 from tho nverugo of the four years from 1S51 to ISol. Tho number of emigrants who returned from the United Stain du ring the year, was 15,448, of w hom 11,154 urrived in the last half of the yti r, during the pi'ore: ! of tho commercial crisis. Lai.t year the reii.ittances from the United States by previous Irish emigrants, to enable their friends to join them, amounted lo only 593,105, while the average or the rcccd iug Uu years was ubout a million staling.. SixciUR Cai-sb of Death. The nvful deutli of Madame Puhsikoff, ono of tho most charming amongst all the bevy of charming Russian ladies, who soiwt'iiHH gludden the winters of Paris, has created a terrible shock In the circles she embellished. The unhappy hidy left Paris but a short timo ago on a summer tour to Germany. While stepping from tho door of the opera house, at Ucrlin, to gain her carriage, sho let fall ono of her bracelets close to tho pavement. Stooping to pick it tip, bIic no ticed at the time, laughingly, " that one of tho horses belonging to a carriage standing at hand, had dropped his head so clo'o to her faco that he had touched her, and left a moU kiss upon her cheek." In a few days tho unfortunuto huly was taken ill with that most horriblo disease, glunders, nnd in a few duys more breathed her last, hi spite of the attendance of the first physi cians in Berlin, and every resourco to Lo obtained by wealth or by ceaseless vigil ance of friends. tor Gen. William Walker has written a letter to the Mobile Regist r, animad verting upon the courso pursued by the Government towards him. Ho declares that the Federal officers, not content with ' taking from him his rights und the property 1 ho held In Nicaragua, havo attempted to deprive him of his honor also, Ho adds, that ho regards himself ns " an humble In strument iu the hands of a Higher Power," and snys he scorns the counsel of thoso who advise submission to wrong. Accounts . from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia stato that tho feeling iu tho.-so States In favor of Walker is hicrctibing. correspondent of tho Louisville Journal, writing from Dulton, Ga., says that Nica ragua bonds havo been taken up by South ern planters to the amount of $775,000. t3r Rurey's career iu England has un cxpectedly been stopped. He hud cleared some $75,000 to $100,000 by bis horse taming secret, when suddenly Ilotttledge, the London cheap publisher, got hold of a piimphh-t published by tho horse-tamer in America, and printed it. It contains in a small compass all the tu ts of horse-turning, and the subscribers, who had bound them selves not to divulge the secret under n pen alty of $2,500, became furious, nnd Mr. Rnrcy had to relensc them from their pledge in a letter lo the Times. In this letter ho states that the pamphlet iu question is ono which ho published in Ohio somo years since, when his system was not perfect, and that nioro will be learned from his practical ; lessons in ono hour thuu from the book in a lifetime. . Gold pRonmtoN fou 1857. The pro- ' dtiction of gold In Australia for tho past year is Ret down by tho best English uu titorilies at one hundred millions of dollars. The production in other countries is esti mated as follows: California, $50,000, 000: Russia and Siberia, $20,000,000: otiier parts of tho world, $15,000,000. Totul, $200,000,000. We thus havo two hundred millions as tho gold crop of 1857, and the actual am ount is likely to be rather more than tho . estimated aggregate. At this rate, two -thousand millions of gold will bo thrown into the tnoiietury circulation of the world during tho ucxt ten years. 13T A Dahlgrcn gun which has been on trial at Castle Island, Roston harbor, burst ou the 1532d fire. Tin re had been consumed in the proof of this gnn about 15,400 pounds of powder, and tho aggre gate weight of shot and shells fired am ounts to 115,000 jioimds. Whin the pieco burst, a lurge fragment, weighing near 800 pounds wos thrown to a great bight in tho air, and fell about 300 feet hi the rear. A Cool Case. A newly-arrived John Chinaman iu Shasta, California, purchased some ice recently, and finding it very wet, laid it out to dry in the sun. On going to, look for it again, he found that it had (lis-, ntipeared, and forthwith accused the whole. Chinese neighborhood of larceny. A gen eral row was the consequence. JtfeaT Every art is U-st taught by exam-. pic: good deeds are ra-oductivs of gjooU I fncijds.