The Arkansas advocate., 1834-08-08
and things inGeneraI.


 MT. CLAYTON. of Del. having been ex- cused from serving on the Post Office com mittee, Mr. Southard was elected to tili the vacancy. The committee are to meet du- ring the recess, on the 18th September.
 Very rich coal mines have been discover ed in Greece; the working ofthem has been commenced. T,wc oe tho beds c.f the the coal are near Cape Sunium, and the other in the vicinity of Gastini.
 The Legislature of Connecticut has pass ed an act at recent session, abolishing all Lotteries in that State.
 Some time ago, President Jackson pre- sented acollection ofinsects to Princeton College. Lately in tie Senate, Mir. M'kean observed that he was surrounded by rep tiles. Upon these circumstances IS found ed the following toast.
 ''President Jackson, l.. l.. D: As he sent his Iaseets to Princeton College, so may he send his Reptiles to Botany Bay.n
 A little unbreeched fellow, the idol of his mother and plague of his father, went to the postoffice and inquired if there was a letter for his drampa2 "For whomln in- quired the post master. "For drampa.o an- swered the little fellow. "W ell, what is your grandpapa's name2" "Why dranmama calls him Josh.o "Well, what does your grandfather call her!'' s'He says, oh thun- der Bets, do keep yeas elsel. still fer onee.n The postmaster, baffled by the urehin's simplicity, dismissed him with the request that he would return home and ask his dran- nama her name.
 Kitchen Cabinet Literature. Have you eyer read Lord Ryroaa's caatelas2 said a Jackson man; I think him vastly iatellecti- cal, but too coausudl.
 Whats that mans name! said he on an- other occasion. will not tell you, was the reply. Never mind, said he, know the utensils initals]
 Did you hear the salute, said he, fired from the crauat corvette off the Batteryi No, was the answer; know ot no one who has burst his neckcloth.
 At the fracas at the Bowery Theatre, an eminent restaurant came forward on the stage and attempted to quell the disorder.-. Gentlemen, said he, what Is 1t you wishl thousand voices burst out simultaneous ly from the boxes, recognizing their old ac- quaintance of the restaurateur, Calf's Head! Lamb Peas Beet Steak! RoastBeef, rare! Brandy in large glass! Extra Bread &c. &c. &c. delivered with peculiar twang of the eating house. Oh said he, goodnatured- y, Sink the shop! Gentlemen, if this Is the way you encourage native talent Pm off and withdrew, considering himself done jrown.-.N. |. Star.
 FoUNDLINGs.-Within the last three days, two sssweet little cherubs'' have been snugly deposited within the precincts of two stables in this city, but whether in the hope that their brains would be kicked out by the tour-legged tenants, CT otherwise, we can not say. The first of the two infants, was deposited in stable in Henry street. and was therefore named Henry Street. The second was genteelly dressed, and placed behind the door of stable, l3 Crosby street; the stable boy, whose name was ! William, and who, but few minutes before, had gone into the loft to throw down some hay, was astonished, on coming down, to see the child in a basket He took it to the aims house, and as the stable ran from Crosby street to Broadway, the child, at the joint suggestion of Messrs. Lownds and Hopkins, was named William Broadway Crosby.-N. Y. Transcript.
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 l A REMARKABLE TRAIN OF OCcURREN- cEs.-Three ofthe most important events connected with the transient state of human existence. were brought under notice at the hotel in Thirsk, last Thursday, in the fol- lowing singular order. Three carrages ar rived there for the night, the first of which contained dead body, the second new married couple, and the third lady, who in the course of a few hours after her arrival, presented her lord with I daughter, the first pledge of their afection.- German paper.
 The anniversary of the declaration of fnde- pendence was celeabrated in Litchfield, Conn. by games of cricket, in whichthe mar ried men entered the list against the bache- lors. Three games were played, and the bachelors were completely victorious. After this trial of skill, the contending parties ad- Iiourned to the Church, to hear discourse upon the subject of African Colonization.
 THE HAIR DREssERs of Halifax have got up acquisition, which has been most numerously and respectfully signed, for the suppression of shaving in shops on the Sabbath day. The constables have there- fore issued notice that after the expiration of the present month all offenders in this respect will be proceeded against according to law.