Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-13

sales slow 20 rs Dollars fnaner Dn nuen's ayIes ana
.acS o The quality Of Monte veo light, but no. NOR. than
,s W DC oo'aned, Douboons % Dollars each Flour
was scarce at Balm aud Pernambuco al Our las, aas iS
cons;Jsnh S aNai u was thought would reduce the price
our market. ' comparison win
Accounts from Valparaiso and Linn, mr.. 40, ,,.o.,.
'''' I" iS d 10 dollars ON board by retail '
pkoOF THAT a MAN is DEAD.
"a suoscuoer TO one OF the eastern papers, n few
years ago, being sadly in arrears for the snme nro
ised the editor, II his life was spared 70 ccr,np Sa
nc would, without fail discharge his biIl-Tbe dnv
passed anu the bill was not paid. The natural CON.
I',,o s Siore was that the was dcad-ab-
soiutey defunct. Proceeding on this conclusion tho
edor IN his next paper, placed the name of tho a.
hhqueht under ms obituary head with the atten;np
circumstances OF the time and place Prettv soo1
~ ',' announcement, the subject of it appeared
u Tue ed:tor; not with the pale and CHASTITY counte
nance usually ascribed to apparitons hut with f,c
as red as scarlet Neither did it, like other nnnori-
lions wat to be first spoken 10, but broke silence
w!uh what the devil, sir, did Won mean bv publ;sb
ing my DEATH" "Why, sir. the Same Tho; Isl
when publish the death Of any other person. viz: IN
let inc wor'u Know that you were dead" swell
out III be c-s--d if am dead!" mot dead!
then IL your own fault, for you told me YOU would
positively pay your bill by such day. if YOU lived t;lI
that tiine.-Thc day is past, the bill is not paid and
you posiveiy must be dead for will not believe tha,
you would forfeit your word, no." 81 sec YOU
have got round me. Mr. Editor; but say no moro
about it, here's the money And. barkoc yon v.o,.
Just contradict my death next week will vou5"
~ certainly, sir, just to please you-thougb unor
my WORD cant help thinking you died at the time
specified, and that you have merely como bncl IN nav
this Dill, on account of your friendship for me-"
fnE TEA TnADE.-The Chamber of Conm,rco
oi fhiladcphla on the list inst. adopted memorial
10 congress praying reduction Of the DUTY upon
teas upon the 3st of March, 1882 which neriod
they say VIII allow of time for the close of stocks
now on hand, and for importations already in nro
SIesS' without serious loss to those interested-
rnI, Il
Tor, as no change IN duties take place without
lnconvenlences, SO those inconveniences are multi
pled IN proportion to the frequency with which the
periods be made to occur"
The memoriasts further prav Conrress H., ,,
consideration OF cxpediency, of interest and of ms
tee, to act upon this important question durinG is
present session, and relieve those interested from
suspense, II possible more injurious IN the end tL,n
were even the entire reduction forthwith to fall nm
on them and the question thus to be finally scttcf
Ihey also state that justice requires that the re-
ducllon on tea and coffee should be simultaneous.
LAUGHING.
DO love good, sound sonorous lauplr one that
rings merrhy end strongly upon the atmosphere like
thc explosion OF n fieldpicce.-There are some men
that never laugh; almost shy of them for thew
cannot be honest Laughing acts upon the mind
IKE an easy trotng horse upon the body; causes all
the gross hurnors and undigestcd heavy idnas IN
set town and pass Oft is very easy mat
ter TO tell mans disposition by his iaugh and
nave strong idea of carrying the theory into oporo
ton, against that of Gall and Spurzheim ;pvisl
shrewd, good-hearted fellow will laugh heartily and
iouaiy' with meaning, however, Of genuine humor
On the contrary, thick headed stod peniIls allow.
MS mcTrment vent II perfect Bray This we detest
ana were we supreme in authority, we would
condemn such fellows to wear cap and bells a
slingy' rDiseriy genius laughs short and quick and
seems covctous OF his merrlment; his laugh sounds
like north wester through gimlet hole A satir
list teldom laughs outright; it would expose him to
,idcuc' ne restraints 1t when hard pressed, and al
lows It's force to curl up his lips like corkscrow
This is the worst of ali laughs and man who in
dulges in it ought to be put upon the treadmil
When you sec man surrounded by n crowd and
laughing very often, you may safely sware that he is
Jeremy Ddier or politician canvassing for Office
One of your surly gruf old fellows always LAUGHS
as ifthrough speaking trumpet. Our old acauaint.
ancc, the Duke Of Limbs, is of that class his ony
intimate friend is bull dog and in their manners
they bear strong affinity Tho Dukes laugh forms
a fine bass to his dogs countertenor. The ladies
(dear crentures) all laugh key, and, therefore
we arc put at loss to know how to Distinguish
their dispositions in their bursts of merrmen One
thing is certain, VIC had rather hear pretty girl
laugh than the finest piece Of music, played by the
most accomplished master upon earth. Hadn't Won,
a NEW PROPOSITION.-T boWboelno Com.
pier contains grave proposition to ccdc the coun
ties OF Brooke and Ohio, IN Virginia, 20 MARYLAND or
PennsyIvonia. The editor thinks that their inhn BIZ
tanis would prefer annexation TO MARYLAND and
lntmatcs tlat ftho isolated condition of those coun-
es should De urged as an objection, there is nothing
10 hinder tho coun les of Preston, Monongalia Ty.
lcr, and so much Of Harrison and Wood as the OK
tension OF the southern line of Preston TO the Obi
shiVcr would cut of, being included in the irons
ter. BY such accession saws tho Compiler. Worv.
land would have an outlet to the Ohio as well as
on the Atlantic and he hopes his suggestions will rc-
ceivc the serious consideration of the people Of Vir-
gina and Maryland gcncally
EXPEDITIoN-FoR LIBERIA.
The ine new brig Montgomery, owner. John Hanson of
bv he
70 convey cmgranis to LberaShe accommodate com
iotably about 80 passengers All who would obtain pa,
sage in this vessel should be in Norfolk before the 0
OF April Applications for passage behalf Of free persons
OF color, or those liberated with IN
Aea, should he made Immediately Secretary of tho
Society, Washington, or to j. ~ y Ialrobe, Esq l,amore
John McPhal, Norfolk, Lewis Modar or VIM g. Tviey Of
Fredcncktown, Md, William NJ Blackboard Frecricksburr
Va, Benjamin Brand Richmond, Va, VIM NJ Atkinson Pc
ball, GIeensboro, ~ G., Caleb Mhie Pcrnnnans C