Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-17

uoih inc opppsue coast Inc fennsflVdnilns
have repaired 10 the spot in rtsiy sail boats equip
ped With small aims. The Marylanders nre in a
steam boat, furnished with cannon and shou-
ting the same balile.cry Of oysters, oyster-,n
the eombaianis from the rival shores are rosohIte-
y advancing 10 the encounter.
Nov this Is ~hal call sensible ansrrtl. In
most oflhe wars that de>alale the earth. IN, sub.
Jeei Of dispute Is alas for the folly of mankind, in
general frivolous and Valieless. New acres of
barren lerrItpIy--an imaginary rghl--sOmeihinr
oF other "a insignificant that Nhen the contest /.
decided the conquered and The conquerJ,. ar.
both losers. Liberty itself, the iasp.rer To- mar.
tisl drsda too Often proves on e,aDtv sou,.d
Fem, the coy goddess " difficult "a win uh.t
does she bestOw Ia mere naInr, mere ,,,hs,an-
hal shade But bank Of fat oysters l-son,
thing reAl-some,hing worth nIhting Er. M
doubt the conflict ~Ill he desperate one. We
envy the vlclors from the very bottom of our
stonach.-COIs@tia telescope.
EagGsh Cisrgyaea.- in his "Eng.
land" gives an anecdote nf Clergyman, WIN
was arrested on a charss4 of ssssull. lie n,n6.
ed HIMSELF b. saying that i" he was dr,in. r,r.
with female ; that the complainant passed hin.
on horseback, and repeatedly instIed b., cos,
p"nIon' ny staring under her bat wipegpupsna he
horseSh'Pped The offender Il spprartd that,
alter ho'se~ mppmg the man. the delrndant too
out card, tore IF part oil II, and banded il 10
him. lie was asked Why he gave hs c.,d, and
Answered. that :" II was To All Hd lA+ o,her an 90.
pofiUnity II requiring me- sAiisfAt ta oi = erntt..
ms'" Bat Why dad you1ear part Of II ,.F!" |
Because am IA the MINISTRY, SIR, and thouyh |
the Reverend nigh. as we'll be omitted on such |
an occasion"
| We have heard oranoiher Eagllsh Clereym.n.
who. beng engaged ia a warH controversy With a
gentleman, was told thai his black coat protected
hun. " II may be so, said the wrath, Cleica>.
- hut, II i protects nr ii shall moi you ;" nad
throwing Il on char, he gave kis opponent
thorough lhrashing.
| The Philadelphia Gazette, remarking upon
paragraph in the STR, touching the ambition Of
the Russian Auiocrat says
-" Be not alarmed. When the Polar Bear shall
take into his head 10 place paw upon the Uni
ted States, save in the way of dalllance or play
tulncss. he will ascertain that he has alive nIasto.
don to des!! With that diets daily upon whole he.
caiombs of wild csls--iSSss. moves by steam
and, when il walks towards n. enemy. does i At
so rapid pace, that the swlitest Ilg;nHng n,'sh
pant him in vain"
Inc boston DAILY Advertiser Of Monday NOR.
hlng, announces thai The associated bank, al, that
city have commemorate system Of action. m earn. {
est, w.t. a view to as speedy resumpioc Of sne.
che payments as can be effected.
w. Il. Stanton, late the Na,chez Free Ira.
der, attended a meeting of The Commissioner. 10
substantiate Head Rights. at San Auous,,ne
Texas, on the 18th ult. He writes, thai no, ,no,r
than one oul of five Of the head riuh, claim, were
substantlaed by the Commissioners; the rest
were thrown out for wan, Of proof. Lands abon,
San Augustine, as we'll as the adjacent counirv
is selling al from hvo to twenty dsars per acre
POH Gibson Correspondent
When the Great Red River Raft is r.moy-s
there will be an uninterrupted navigation above
Shreveport. on Red River, OF 1909 miles--on
The Sulphur Fork, 300 on Little River, goo on
the Blue River, 800; on the False Washita, 80 },
making 23uO miles OF naviglbIe waters above
Shreveport. through probably the finest country
on the globe.-U.
John u',,cob Astor, Is said 10 DO the purcha-
scr Of the one ,.na red thousand dollars Missouri
six per cen, State b,nds--T The sale was made nj
par with the privilege WITHIN 'shl days taking the
remainder, the amount Of Which, We do not learn
from the 81. Louis slips.-ib.
Statistics on Manufactures. capita m
vested ~ the wooleu manufacture in The Uun,u !
States, Is estimated At 100000, employing 30p.-
D0O hands. In the cotton manufacture al. 900
capital and 10000 hands,
The value Of the wouen goods manufactured )
last year, IS estimated at S36, 10000 and the
imports "i the same year at 100000.
no value OF the cotton goods manufactured
last year, is estimated at S2J,000,O0O.
no value OF the silk manufactured in the Uni. {
'ed states during he past year, is estimated nj ,
only SsoU,00O, Will" tho imports are stated a,
Szo,ol O,0tO; and this too Nhen the home man
utactured article is decidedly superior to the I'M.
ported.
Ihere are twenty-five carpet factories IN the
United States, containing $50 looms, viii, h turn.
"a OUT aSt year 100000 yards III Garnet, valu
Ell NJ 81 per yard Besides, there were unpo,t.
ca o5o,lOJ yards NJ about the same COS, per
yard.
ne Government of Span is about TO sell an
the gold and silver plate and jewels belonging 10
The converts and churches OF Madrid, 20 which
viii bn added those brought from the cathedral of
Toledo, one OF The richest Of the Peninsula A.
mons these precious relics arr to be found mus.
ter pieces from the hands Of the great godsmiths
Of the fifteenth and sixteenth cennries. and some
wrought by Benvcnuto Celln. Alonzo Cnnn, +,
Michael Angelo, and other grei artists Of more ,
m"dern date. The plate will, is said, be dis.
posed ofby weight. The manuscripts and rare
books are being rapidly carried of by agents from
England aud Germany. Il
ur' Pars tells us that when Mr.. Dunninu {
wished 10 make an extraordinary disnlnN nr aln.