Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-16

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& January l, 1859.
TIN Early.-aHow" said father 10 his son the
er morr;nr is that you are asleep yet, and it IS
.a,o bonrs since sunrise. "Well" answered the
6ar. how can help il if the sun rises before day.
Ns proof of rfspectabiing--A young woman
boacbt before the Boston police, alleged in defence
4 her respectabI6ly that she was acquainted with
N the lawyers in New York" She was instantly
committed for six months.
The march Of Temperance is on,rurd.-AD the
saekrepers in the town Of Bristol, Pennsylvania
AVE unedly determined 10 sell no more ardent
,Drils after O'Clock atnight.
The n. o. Times says that the story ola duel
beaeen Judge Saunders and Captain Delabosau
uah Bowie knives was hoax. Judge 5. re-
cyed a challange from Captain D., but declined.
Doing Busiaess.--The Petersburg (Va.) In
elseucer says the railroad thence to the Roam
obe, has made more money and killed more peo-
be than any other in the u States
Which is preferable, 10 be kicked by gentle
man, or caressed by blackguard
A commission merchant was accused, by an
acquaintance, Of having made improper adrances
nu young lady, to which he replied, Oh no, my
dear fellow, her credit is not good enough to JUS
diy any adrances.'
petition is before the Legislature Of Missouri,
praying for tho incorporation Of company, with
capital Of million of dollars, for the erection
d bridge over the Mississippi at ST. Louis. II
= Is stupcndous enterprise, and is said TO be en-
Mey feasible. Il is proposed to build it with
thirty piers, each containing 5000 perches Of SO
lid rock.
THE TALLEsT YET.-There is man in Yer.
mont who is so tall, that whenever il rains he gets
bis hat wet quarter Of an hour before the rail-
reaches any one else.
Loagcritp.--ln a small town Of Massachu
sets, Of only 1000 inhabitants, there are hirtee,
persons living, Of the old Bunker Hill breed
whose average age is over 50,
The exploring elpedition.- learn by tn
barque Leopard, arrived at this port last night
that the United States South Sea Exploring Elk
petition, sailed from Rio Janciro IN the 9th Jan
ary for the Pacific The officers and men wer
in good health, and sanguine in their enterprises
The U. s. frigate Independence, com. Nlcho
son, was lying in the port Of Rio Janciro.
NJ O. Bee.
Along Yarn. The longest yarn ever spu
now manufacturing at the ropcry Of Messl
Hsggie, at Goteshead. This rope, when inishe
will be $500 yards in length, extending near
three miles. An invitation has been given to a
thoso strangers to inspect il, in the course ofspl
ming, who have taste for long and tough yarns
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Ledge
dating Baltimore, Feb. 18th, says An occu
renee took place in this city which has throw
the whole fashionable world INTO commoiio
Lieut.. Wallis, Of the Navy, has committed 81
eide by taking corrosive sublimate, because
had been rejected by Miss --, daughter
one Of the most wealthy gentlemen Of this eli
Ar Wallis died on Sunday night.
The Legislature Of Kentucky will probably {
loun about this time. So says the Hopklnsvi
Gazette- The Southern Bank Bill has pass
both It's branches in the Senate by the Ii. Y
Vernor's casting vote.
The wife Of Col, Woodruff, one Of the Anne
cans executed for invading Canada, was so ov
come by the particulars Of her husbands dea
mat she took 10 her bed and died from grief.
Three Of the negroes that murdered their m
'er Ten. Bull, Of s. Carolina, have confessed
Increase Of The Wesi.--A few years sin
Alton on the Mississippi river in Illinois, wa
wilderness The number OF arrivals OF steH
ooaIs at that port during the past season, IT
'he lolh March to the 18th December, was
thousand and ninety-four.
The Iowa Territorial Gazette Of January
published at Burlington, says that the receipts
Inc land Office in that place within the four 7
eedlng days amounted 10 between forty-fye
MY thousand dollars.
"A fatal occurrence took place at tavern,
alllerstown, Pa, on the 9Th inst. A man OF
name Of Sweeney, labolcr on the railroad,
Came rlotous and attempted TO pull Mr. Wea
he bar-keeper, out Of the BAT; whereupon v
fel drew pistol and shot him. He died
Gays afterwards.
Va the night Of the 10Th Mr. Fox clerk
steamboat from Cincinnati, while going from
o. Charles Theatre TO his boat, at the N
SaFl' was knocked down and robbed.
The N. 0. Sun OF the 12th says: "The
ateport that white man was murdered BY q
g,o' on Sunday night, in Washington So
laey quaneled at cards, as Ihe story goes"
Murder An individual name Antoine
go' was stabbed near the Ponchartrain rail-
near n. O., on the 10Th, so badly, that he live
ssaort time. The perpeiraior ofthe. deed, a
@ao fellow, was taken on the llth.
The Manchester Miss. Wing states 4
valuable Gold Mine has been discovered i
vicinity Of that place. The ore il represents
being vers rich
Il Is said TINT in Egypt melons grow an
an hour; 50 tina, when one day old one will
measure 241nehes 10 circumference.