Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-17

GREAr NATURAL CuRIosITY.-Pro-
lessor Emmons in his report on geolo-
ry of the northern counties of New
York, thus describes the appearance OF
a great curiosity in that State: "The
Notch, about FIVE miles from the iron
works at Newcomb, is, next to the falls
of Niagara, the greatest curiosity IN
the State, and is well worth the visit
from, the lovers of magnificent scene
nv. Il is an immense gorge Of chasm,
furnishing passage through these high
mountains. On one side precipice
of solid rocks rises perpendicularly by
measurement, from 1000 to 1900 feet,
and on the other side steep mountain
attains an elevation Of 5000 feet-the
north branch of the Hudson and the
south branch of The Ausable both rise
| in this gorge, the former flowing south,
the latter north, the two being so near
to eac!, other at the sources, that du-
tring freshets their waters mingle.-
/ Even the fragments of rock, says the
professor, lying in this notch,. are won
derful for size: one measured Al feet
wide, and s5 high; it is quadrangular
/ in form, and will weigh about 5000
tons, and is only one among hundreds
of the same size. tits from facts like
. these that we learn what mighty forces
have operated in former times here.
PRoor THAT A MAN Is DEAD.-A
subscriber to one of the eastern pa
pers, few years ago, being sadly n
, arrears for the same, promised the ed
, itor, that if his life was spared to.a Ger
tain day, he would, without fail, dis
charge the bill. The day passed and
!, the bill was not paid. The natural
, conclusion, therefore was, that the man
: was Enthusiastically defunct. Pro-
= ceeding on this conclusion, the editor,
: in his next paper, placed the name OF
: the delinquent under his obituary head i.
: with the attending circumstance OF
time and place. Pretty soon after this
;, announcement, the subject of it APP
: reared to the editor-not with the pale
; CHASTITY .countenance usually ascribed
:, to apparitions-but with face as red
as scarlet. Neither did it, like other
:, tapparitions, wait to be first spoken to,
J, but broke silence with-"What the
: devil, sir, do you mean by publishing
my death?'' "Why, sir, the same
, that mean when ! publish the death
+ Of any other person, viz: to let the
; world know that you were dead. =
!, "Well, kbut I'll be c--s-d if | am
dead" Not dead! then it's your own
!, own fault, for you told me you would
, positively pay your bill by such a day,
If YOU lived till that time. The day
!, is past, the bill is not paid. and you
, positively must be dead-for / do not
believe you would forfeit your word
20 no!' 81 see you have got round
me, Mr.. Editor--but say no more a.
bout there's the money. And har-
kee, you wsg, just contradict my death
next week, will you?" 30 certainly.
sir, just to please you-though upon
my word I cant help thinking you d.
ed atthet time specified and merely come
back to pay this bill, on account of
your friendship for me-"
/ We find in the Boston Post the fol-
lowing excellent hit at that political
cowardicc and time serving, which is
the vice of modern politicians. In the
late legislature of Massachusetts, were
two parties; one forrail roads, the 9TH
er for stage coaches. The Post says
that the Speaker, not wishing to COM
nit himself to either, walked home, a
distance of about $50 miles.
"Speaker Rockwell has arrived at
home after tedious walk, and refuses
to commit himself in favor Of either
the rail road or stage coach principle.
He says the roads are very dusty, and
he should have swallowed glass Of
beer during his journey, had he known
exactly how his constituents were up
on the temperance question"
Emigrnting Cherohees.-The fol-
] owing information respecting the re-
moval TO the west Of a portion Of the
j Cherokee Indians is taken from the
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