Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-29


A SCENE OF WRETcHEDNEss.-The
Literary Emporium" is it appears, not
wholly exempt from the scenes of wretch
edness and poverty with which some of
the more luxurious cities Of the new world
abound. The attention of two of the
police officers were recently directed to a
miserable hovel, at the corner of Ann and
Clark streets, which is thus described in
the Post:
On entering the upper loft of the house,
one of the most revolving sights in nature
met their eyes. In one miserable room,
through which the winds had free course
by an hundred apertures, were eight for
lorn human objects, herding together like
swine. One man was rolled up in an old
horse blanket, and there he lay upon the
foor-necessity compelled him to seek
shelter in the rags, for the blanket alone
covered his body. In another corner was
mother, half drunk by her side was a
can Of rum, and she was sucking an in.
fant---the babe clinging to its filthy parent,
who was completely Supplied from the ef-
fects of drink. Upon bundle Of shaw
ings and dirty rags, spread out upon the
floor, lay two men and two women, in a
most beastly state of intoxication, almost
in state of nudity, and filthy in the ex.
IRENE. Two or three little children were
creeping about the floor, playing with the
almost unconscious bodies of the misera-
Bile parents. There was no fire in the
room, and scarcely a crust of bread.
The wretched inmates, il appeared, had
not tasted food for three days. One of
the little children being Below stairs, at
tracted pasSer, and he gave her a shilling
in charity-the money was seized by the
mother, and the can of rum which lay by
her side, when Mr.. Porter went in, was
bought with It. Messrs. Shute and Por.
ter brought away as many of the inmates
as their wretched situation would allow Of,
and Yesterday morning they were sent to
I the police court. Their names are John
RihilI, Barney Dorrety, Bsi get Dorrety,
and an infant eighteen months old, and
Daniel O'Dorrety. They were all senI
to the house of correction.
The new clerk Of the House Of Rep
Eresentatives seems to be particularly un.
fortunate in his pronunciation of the
names Of the members. There are seve.
raj who were christened JagseS-but Mr..
GARLAND, Virginia fashion, calls upon
! them to answer to Jeems. The following
Enoticeof anotheFof his blunders is from
the correspondent Of the Philadelphia En-
. Iuairef ap ifth
When the call had been completed, the
Hon. John Chamberssof Kentucky, rose
and said that h. did not rise % ask to b
excused, or TO assign any reason.--tte nae
Eyoted but now he rose TO protest agalDs
/ the manner, IN which the clerk pronounc
/ ed his name. My name, sir, is JohE
Chambers, no: Chambers as the clerk pro
/. nounced Il. III these days Of party tyran
| ~ and despotisfl, when we are gagged
. there may be one poor privileges LEFT.
! have d name, and ] have, as yet, 2 TIgn
to claim It's proper pronunciation. 1na
! poor privilege. believe. has not YET pee
7 wrested from me, and now INFORM g
& clerk, that shall not recognise the nam
4 Of Chambers, and will nog respond tor.
3 Loud peals af laughter 'ne clsrh
Y Mr. Garland who IS . very modest MAJ
1 blushed % q his EYES. ard all oYeI, : g
! GLIDING boots spurs and niartlng an
q was evidently very much embarrassed.
Y vas with difficulty, that the Speaker coul
maintain bis wonted and accustomed gEs
4 vity.
s. tIE IS We undel
4 Stand that t lady, 10 put heI ii
q Iihe nsl instead q her letter, and 81
II spn1oed e have iscog tIe rissa
ID when she vas ksa whether sle
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