The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-05-30

you've no idee how tickled J. oe 10 see
you,n IL guess you cant he no more TICK
leder than 1 be !'f answered Nancy.
Count Non,losier, at Paris, asking
Pozzo di Borgo how his friend Talleyrand
did, received the following ePigram'c an
swer ell lait de son esprit tout ce "a II
vent--et son corps tout ce qu'il Peu'.
The Seminoies. We unde rstand, says
the Floridian Of the Cd instant, that
Gen Clinch has allowed the Seminoles un-
Ill next November, to prepare Tor their re-
moyal to the west, at which time It is ex-
pected that large portion OF The trIpe
will De in readiness TO emlgrate.
Hon. Soloman Lincon Of bingham,
has received and accepted an invitation to
deliver an Grafton before the Phlherme-
nian Sociely of Brown University, on the
day proceeding the next commencement
Penalty fer Poisoning WeH-A man
by the name of Ryal Draper has been re-
Gently tried at Utica and sentenced to
three monlhs imprisonment and fine OF
fifteen dollars, for throwing dead cat IN
to a neighbours well.
The venerable and Rev. Dr.. Emmons
the oldest divine, we believe, IN the
United S,ates--is among the distinguish
ed vsters of our city during this aniver-
sary week. He is we believe, upwards Of
ninety years Of age, and appears remark
ably well.-.N. Y. Com .7du.
A Madagascar Prayer.-In Flacourts
History of this Island, the following sub
lime prayer is said to be in use amongst
The aboriginees there go Eternal
have mercy upon me, because am pass
ing away-O Infinite because am but
speck-O Most Mighty ! because !
am weal-O Source OF Life because
draw nigh to the grave-O Omniscient
because am in darkness . All boun-
teous because l am poor-O All suili-
cent ! because am nothing"
u. S. Circuit ComI.-The trial of John
Brown, George 'Felso, Joseph Riley,
George Hamilton, H. F. Talmadge, Dan
iel Gilman, John Coplin, and E. S. Or
ter, part of the crew of the ship Gen.
Pike, for revolving from duty on lhe 10Th
of Jan. 1895, was commenced yesterday
before Judges Story and Davis. W. L.
Bradford, for the defence. The Gen.
Pike, belonging to New Bedford, was fit,
ted out from that place for two seasons
for an East Cape expidetion, with orders
not to return until 220O .bbls. oil had been
obtained. On the Odd August, after be-
ing out four months, the Captain died, and
the command was taken by Capt. Adams,
brother of the deceased. On the 10Th
January, the termination Of :he first sea-
son, a paper was presented to the Captain,
signed by the prisoners, the purport ol
which was, that they refused to 90 any
further duty on board, and in consequence
of which the Capt. was obliged to change
his course and return home. The prlnci-
pal grounds taken in the defence were,
ihs, as the prisoners had not directly re-
fused to do duty, and no violence had
beee used by them, revolt was not com
m,ted. The trial terminated at half past
. O'Clock. Tire case was given to the
Jury, who shortly after returned with
verdict of Guilty. Boston Cen,inel.
GooD.-A gentleman informs Us, says
the New York Mercantile Advertiser
that during the celebration at Newport
II. [. in honor of the election OF a Wing
Senator, some boys set fire to ia, bar
rel, and while it was burning, a spectacle
said "take care boys, or yru'll burn VI
The town" 4" Never mind the town,
snid the boys, " we hare sared The coun
try"
MAGIsTERIAL IGYoRANsE. One Of Crom
wells followers, who filled the importan
station Of an Irish Justice, at the perio'
of 1861, having occasion to write th'
word usage" contrlved to spel! it with
out using a single letter Of the origna
word his improved photography wa
d" uo,rs;tch." When some remarks were
made on similar feats, lie averred that no
body could spell with pens made from |
RI rish geese
An UYFEATnERED BRED. An ol
maid, residing in village near Norfolk
England, has taken it into her head tha
she is an old hen, and all the efforts {
. her friends cannot drive it out OF her cror
> Having given over trying 10 persuade he
to the contrary, she has made her nest i
an old clothes basket, where, at the I" las
advices," she was sitting upon The Dutc
; cheeses, in all the confidence Of mcuba
ton. 1t is quite possible that the goo
dame may be what she thinks herself, bu
we should be inclined to consider her a
old goose.
, A QUAKER REMEDY Mr.. Sergean
in giving n Temperance Lecture to tn
Bostonlans few evenings since, relate
the following anecdole
"A moderate drinking landlord, on
3 who gave to almost every customer VIII
G C ..oL..rnio drin |,