Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-08-17
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ten days, and which was warranted TO ira
vel fifteen miles an hour. Ii is said thai
he has expended upwards Of f3G,900 ii
his experiments for the completion Of this
machine.
FROM TAMPICo. BY the arrival Of tho
schooner Lone, yesterday, from Tampi 20
we have been informed that General BUS
tamenie had Jeff Tompico, for the capital
leaving General Arista in command
TaDpIco, with about 700 men. Ii will b,
remembered that the schooner Lone was
seized by the centralists: the captain hac
to buy his own vessel from them for 1000
dollars.
The Grand Jury Of Ashborough, N. c..
presented Henry Clay as suitable can
didatc for the presidency. This was very
proper. 1t is the duty Of that body to pre-.
sent all kinds Of nesances, misdcmenors
and crimcs.--Ncw Albany Argus.
Louis PHILLIPrE.--The correspondent
Of the New York Evening Star, writing
under date of Paris, July J. 1889, saws
"Parls, in fact, is now garrison, and lit
lie more. The poor king! pity him. lie
does not venture out except with a heavy
escort of troops. AT che Tulleries, st.
Cloud, Versailles and Ncuilly, no one is
admitted if HE be there or expected. And,
nine years ago, THIS was the popular "Ci-
,izen King" He lives in the mids, Of
alarms.
The enthusiastic respect with which
Mr.. Van Buren, is every where received
in his triumphal passage thro' his native
state, is gall and NORWOOD TO the opposi-
ton. Such an ctieryescence of popular
feeling was not expected, and 1t is natur-
al that the lederalsis should attempt to
throw ridicule upon the circumstances of
his reception whenever they have not in
fuencc to diminish their effects or prevent
their occurrence.--Louisidnian.
The federal party in Georgia have de-
ternlned TO run Governor Troup for the |
presidency. a desperate and ludicrous cf-
tort TO divert the electoral votes of that
state from the democratic candidate. 1t
10 well ascertained that there is not fede
raj strength or number in that state sufii.
clent to get an electoral cket either for
Tor Harrison or Clay.-i6.
"Guess you'll get used up" as the boy
said to the stick Of candy.
The ambitious deceive themselves when
they propose an end TO their ambition; for
that end, when attained, becomes n means.
tac chief mlslortunes that belal us in
lite, ran be traced to some vices or follics
which We have committed.
: i, you .oull make sober man drunk
a!d, give lnm wife that will scold him
every ime he GENES home.
Aaoa lady says: "Somc young people
tank thet natrimony is something uncom-
monty extiuctlficatious, but la! it's nothing
when you get used to it,"
A SoLEMN FAcr.-thc poorest Of all
household goods are indolent females. Irl
wife knows nothing Of domestic duties
beyond the parlor or tho boudoir. she is
a dangerous partner in these times of be-
enmary uncertainty. So says the Boston
Times.
-iBsENcE OF MIND.--A sexton in Boston
wrung the parsons nose instead Of the
bell.
Afterwards, instead Of tolling tho bell.
as he should have done, he went and told
l.!
@IMpLrcrTY.-A gentleman recently
travelling in the country, called out to |
BOY where does this road go to my lad2"I
wen, don't know where it goes, but it's |
ai"ays here when come along"
WORTHY OF ATTENTIoN.-P Persons struck |
by lightning, if deprived Of their senses.
and discovered before they recover ANNA
ten, should Immediately have one or two
buckets Of cold water dashed upon them.
People who have been considered dead.
have frequently been restored by this cx-
pedient.
PARIcrDE.-William Pcarcc, of Frank
I'm county, New York, has been convicted
Of tho murder Of his father, and sentenced
to be hung on the I'd day Of September
next. The father and son were in the
woods choPpng, when dispute arose,
which terminated thus fatally, bv a blow
N the breast with sharp axe. The pri-
soner is not II years old.
we 90 not remember of having seen
neatcr toast this year, than the following.
sent BY Gen. G. T. Winthrop to the East
Arlington celebration:
IN ARrIN VAN BUREN-He has return
81 70 MS native State after an absence of
THaEE years. His native State will re-
turn to him after an absence Of only TWO