Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-22

himself arm me with weapDn more
worthy of me. He then PRESENTED me
with his own sabre Of ceremony, of
which the blade is of the best Da mas
Gus, the 'scabbard gold, and the ham
die ornamented with emeralds aud ru-
, bies. cannot iorbear mentioning this
fact as proof Of the Dey's gratitude
and good feeling, by which, on my
part, confess ielt very much Hatter-
ed"
The DUO de Chartres.-We have
been reminded OF circumstance pos
sessing some interest at this particular
crisis. The Duke de Charities, eldest
{, sou Of the Duke of Orleans, came, at
tended by his Aides de Camp, to see
the machine by which The Times is
printed at our Office, on the 10th or lIth
August last year. After having Curl
ousiy examined the machinery, the
young Prince was anxious to observe
the whole at work this desire being
intimated To the printer, was immedi-
ately complied with; apaper was prin-
ted, aud what should come forth for his
inspection, but the very ordonnance Of
the 9Th, appointing the ministers whose
infatuation has led to the elevation of
the father of the Duke de Chartres to
the throne of France, and which will
most probably lead to his own elevation
to the same dignity in the due course
ofsuccession. He struck us as a youth
Of fine, manly and intelligent charac-
ter, and worthy of any situation to
which he might be appointed.-Ihe
Times.
Columbus is the capital of the State
of Ohio, aud is situated OH the east
bank of the Scioto River, in the centre
OF Franklin county, and within twenty
miles of the centre OF the State. 1t
stands on a beautiful rising ground,
just below the confluence of the Whet-
stone with the Scioto. Previous to
1912 ho such town as Columbus did
exist; in February of shat year the
Ohio Legislature established the seat
OF Government on the site of ground
then designated by the name of the
High Bank" Of the Scioto, opposite
Franklintou.
The town was then surveyed and
laid out in lots. Some of the lots were
sold for more than one thousand dollars
although the native forest then shaded
the ground. The lots were 81 I-2
feet in rear, containing about a quarter
OF all acre each. The streets all cross
each other at right angles and are gen.
orally 20 l-2 feet wide. High street,
the principal avenue of business, is 100
feet wide, and Broad street 100 feet.
The centre Of the town is a square of
ten acres, designated for public build
ings and a promenade. On the south
west corner of this square stands the
State House, rs feet by SO in its dimen-
sions, a.handsome building and finished
in good style. Immediately north of
the State House stands the building
for the public State Offices, $50 feet by
as, two Otoriop high. The Federal
Court House is still further to the north,
in line with the former, and is neat
commoiious building. These are all
the public buildings yet erected on
the public square. The State Peniten,i-
airy is situated on another public square
in the south west corner of the
village on The river.
There are three hoases of public
worship Presbyterian, / methodist,
and l German lutheran; the latter is
now occupied by the Episcopal Church.
There is market and Bank in
the village; and likewise three news
| papers issued weekly.
| Columbus now contains about 2,dOO
inhabitants, and is place Of great ac-
tivity and enterprise. The National
Road when completed will pass through
this place, and is now in progress west
of the village
The country from Cincinnati to CO.
lumbus is excellent in quality, especi-
ally the valley of the Great and little
Miamis; and produces in the greatest
abundance wheat, corn, grass, &C.
And immense quantities of -four, pork
whiskey. &c. &c. are carried from il
to Cincinneti, and theuce shipped
down the river.
A Good C0W.--The NORTHAMPTON
Courier states that COW, in That town.
owned by DR.. Barrett, has given milk
and made butter after the following
schedule: she has been MIXED for the
last fortnight, every eight hours, and a,
each milking has yielded a pailful
measuring ten quarts, the weight of the
milk averaging daily do 10 pounds
Her milk has yielded, daily, 2 lbs. 5 OF
of butter, making 81 lbs. 6 OF in ID
days; from one milking alone, one
pound and six ounces were made which
will give four pounds and two ounce OF
butter in one day from one COW! The
butter was Of superior quality, and sold
for shilling per pound, while the usu.
al price in the village has been but ten