Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-27

that when she sailed, there were two briggs
loading at Liverpool, for Galveston, Tex
as direct.
TIGHr LAcING.-The editor of the
Boston Times says that not less than
twelve girls die per week in Philadelphia
from the effect of tight lacing. How should
he know Iftrue, this beats the Distil.
lers all hollow.
The agent Of the State Bank at Ala.
bama, now at Liverpool announces the
shipment of one million of dollars iii spo
Gle, which is togo, in equal sums TO the
Branches at Decatur al Huntsville.
American College. There are at pro
sent eighty eight Colleges in tho Union
divided rather unequally among the States
Besides there are IL lawschools, 26 Med
ical, and IS divinity schools. The mum
Der of students in j ofthe law-schools, is
227 in 20 the Medical, 24S6, and in &c
of the divinity schools, 1858.
A CoMPLIMENT.-Mr Ashael Hussey
the proprietor Of the Eutaw House, Bal
timore, has been presented by the Burn:
Society, with a gold snuff box, as tokoI
Of their esteem. An appropriate inscrip
ton is on the lid; and on the bottom thu
following appropriate verse:
"Bat ye whom social pleasure charms,
Whose hearts the tide ofkindness warns
Who hold your being on the terms,
Each aid the others,
Come TO my bowl, come TO my arms,
My friends, my brothers"
EGYPT.-A letter from Alexandra says;
Foreigners daily arrive from the Rae
Sea and from Europe. The Journey
through the deserts will soon be per(or
med with all the conveniences of Europe
an travelling. A voyage from Bombay
to Trieste will shortly be aparty ofpleas
ute. This year eight hundred European
crossed the desert, and next year thei
number will probably be trebled. A reg
ular English coach line will shortly b,
established between Alexandra and Suez
In the course ofa few years the deser
will be traversed by omnibusses and wag
ons."
Adam Eskfeldt, who was appointed by
Washington, chief coiner Of The United
States mint, and continued in Office by
each successive president, has resigned
his situation.
The Engineers estimate the expense O
charging the Erie Canal, at 1913 402
1853 OF; of which $2,374 30i 80 are al
ready expended.
The Female Eye "A modern writer
gives the following enumeration ofthe ex-
preston Of a female eye. The glare, the
stare, the sheer, the invitation, the def
ancc, the denial, the consent, the glance
of love, the flush of rage, the sparkling Of
hope, the languIshment of softness, the
squirt ofsuspicion, the lustrc Of pleas
urc.
March Of Stcdm.--In 1911, there was
but ono steamboat. and that Of only II
tons burthen, floating sin solitary grand
enr,' on the waters Of Great Britain.
There are now more than 5000, many Of
which are larger than the first class Of
frigatos.
"ChangcS. -The Wings have nearly
worn out their present cognomcn. In
Delaware they call themselves American
in Pennsylvania they swear
they arc Democratic Wigs, in Indiana
they were entire system men last year,
but many Of them are now modifers.
The Ge.cr Banking system does not
seem to work we'll in Michigan. The
House of representatives Of that State,
have unanimously instructed the Commit
tee on Banks, to Inquire into the exPedi
ency of a repeal or further suspensions
Of the law.
In Turkey whenever storekeeper is
of telling a'lic, his house is
painted black to remain SO for one month.
If there were such law in force in this
what sombrc and gloomy ap-
some of our cities would pre-
sentl
The negro now in prisons at this place,
charged with committing a rape on a
young woman in Frederick
county, it is supposed will be tried before
The county court. on Thursday, (to-day. }
Il has excited considerable Interest, ow-
ng to the aggravating circumstances Of
he case. The case was removed from
Frederick county ut the request of tho
sonor.-Rockpillc Free Press.
A Now Play, written by N. P Willis is
lbout to be produced at the National The
tire, New York.
HIcn PRICE FOR CoTroN.-The New
Orleans Picayunc Of the llth inst. says;
"A crop Of Lake Cotton (La.) grown from
he Seabrook seed was yesterday sold by
Haunsel, White g. Co. for IS cents a
,ound, round" This is worth Dragging
bout VickSbWg Sentinel,