Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-05

Ex-President jackson was born March IS. I
1857, and Is now seventy years Of age. Both
the surviving ex-Presidents were born the sauFv
year-Ib.
A GOOD EIFE.-A preacher, in funeral sermon
on lady, after summing upher good qualities. ad-
ded, shat she always reached her husband his hat
when he called for 1t, without muitering"
(Bostoa Tines.
ArItU.-la using tbs g. p,esson, which habit hiss
rendered trivial few persons rcceect its zeal origin
aud meaning, and That IN prOnouncing ii they Ie-
commend their friends Disa--,o the protection Of
God.
NoSpERFV- RAPiDITY.-The Eden locomotive
engine on the Carlisle and Newcastle railway, ON
Saturday last performed the distance from Milton
to Carlisle twelve mics in ten minutes, being 4,
the wonderful speed OF seventy two miles houIl
/ y].--lf was an old bachelor. would make
every exerton IN my power 10 get married, and
II failed, would by rope hang myself. II
was young lady, would not be seen spinning
street yarns every day, ogglng this young fellow
nodding at another, aud giving sweet smiles 10 q
third--sometmes, having three holes IN one stock
ing, and two in another.
Dreadfh'--The Schenectada Reflector says
that the editor Of the Ncwburs Journal is so hand
some, that he is forced to disguise himself. and
carry club TO keep the woman eli. What
heart-rendIng misiorunes Well, we homcly men,
certainly have great reason to rejoce.-Rep.
Neurological observations on the month of June
in the present year show that, impaired with the
same month N Ordinary years. the quantity Of rain
which has fallen has been unusually great, and the
temperature OF the atmosphere uncOmmony cool
The result has been perfect freshness of verdure at
time when, generally speaking, the summers sun
has parched vegetation, and most lux drian growth
| promising rich returns for the husbandmanS toll.
| There is much comfort to be derived from the re-
Election, that in the midst OF hard times Nature is
unfolding with bounuiul hand her rich stores, and
holds out the certainty of freedom from the suffering
consequent from s;nted haryests.
Want Of Evidence. There is pleasant an
ecdote told Of the late reverend Judge Pt***s,
who was no less known for the integrity of his le-
sal decisions, than for his court witicisms. The
crew Of a vessel brought into his court complaint
alleging the EMBELLISHMENTS ofthe provisions
laid in for the voyage, and claiming damage for
this misusage. One Of the evidences in support
of the charge was an apparently moudy sea bis.
cult. The "openng" counsel produced this dur
ing his exordium, and it was handed incidentally
to the judge. The cause proceeded IN due FORM
and wien the defendants counsel was proceed
ing it'll the citation Of proofs TO sustain his eli
ents cause, the mouldy biscuit was not to be
iound-great reliance was placed on this;---it had
however unaccountaby disappeared; at !ensh
one OF the jurymen reminded the cour"-' ne mad
handed ii to the Judge, who il I'ttie by llt-
lie, as the cause had proc-oued, mad lnadyer MY
eaten it uD--thc b. arly laugh was lrrepressble,
and il Were needless perhaps TO add, the com
pI,;"dnts were ioiled in tie prosecution; evidently
a spite acton against their captain and owners.
Pousoas Daily advertiser.
! Suspicious FcilowS. nder this head we pub.
| lshed ast week an account Of boat which was
seen coming out of Barnogal, the crew Of which
were English, and had u considerable number of
soveleigns and some trunks on board. We now
learn that British vessel arrived in the lower bay
Of Mobile, the latter pat Of April, from Liverpool
(thc name of which, and Of her captain, our infor-
mant does not now recollect.) The captain went
up to the city to about trcights and on his re-
turn he found his vessel had been robbed Of about
ten or twelve hundred dollars, Gin sovereigns) his
clothing, and nautical Instruments, and the crew
were all gone, with his boat and sails. The mate
was among the number. he had been several years
with the same captain, and was a man in whom
implicit confidence was placed. This is no doubt
the same boats crew, which came up along the
coast, putting in occasionally for supplies, and
telling such stories as suited their purpose to es-
cape detection.
We have heard nothing of the above boat since
last week, andthere lsmo doubt the crew landed
on one of the islands, and are now in or about
the city. We arc unable to give any description
Of them, by which they may be known.
Morning paper.