The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-08-01

Itle street, TOOK his seat ana drove OH.-
lscott was arrested, and lodged in the cal
|laboose.--In the meantime two gentle
men from Greenville arrived in pursuit Of
| the rogues. Scott and the horses were
recognized by them.-Republican.
A correspondent of the Boston Atlas of
| the 9th says
San address to the Governor, present
ed in the House of Representatives Of
New Hampshire two or three days since,
| by one of the scullions Of the locofoco
party, has this afternoon been passed, ask
ing for the removal of General JOSEPH
Low, the accomplished Adjutant General
| of this State. This Office is one held dur
i ing good behavior, and the incumbent Of
which can legally be removed only by
articles of impeachment. General Low
asked that the consideration of the sub
lject be postponed to Tuesday next--that
| he be furnished with reasons for his re-
moyal, and thus be prepared for Audience.
But the ''public good" as alleged in the
address, required his removal, that some
partisan of the administration may be paid
with the emoluments of the office; and no
delay was granted, for they had no rea-
son to give.''
The address in the New Hampshire
Legislature, for the removal of General
Low, Adjutant General, has passed by a
vote Of l47 to 80. Gen. L. was refused
a hearing--no accusation or charge Of
malpractice in Office whatever, was bro't
against him, and his only offence appears
to be, that for twenty years he has held
the Office and is Wing, and ssother men,"
as the men who introduced the address
stated ss.auanted tie Office" The same high
handed measure, it is supposed, will be
pursued towards several other officers, the
incumbents of which are Whigs.--Iuo.
Rep.
THE DANGER OF BETTISG.--Some
weeks since, a clerk of market near our
| city, looked into the butter tub of a mar
ket man, and thought he discovered a
small deficiency in the size of humps
Whereupon, he brought forth his balan-
ces, with an air of justice, and proceed
ed to weigh the whole, by parcels. Eve
ry lump was short of weight So that
thirty pounds of butter Qcss the illegal
deficiency in each lump) was confscated:
| A week or two afterwards, the clerk,
| in the faithful discharge Of his duty, stop
ped at butter tub, and tried pound in
his scales-it was correct; he tried anoth-
er, and another. at length the owner
said: ''you need not trouble yourself
you will find all Of my butter correct"
The clerk looked up, and discovered his
old friend Of the light Jumps. "Perhaps
l SHALL" said he, .sbut if am not mistak-
en-, / took thirty pounds from you, week
Isince."
sit was not from me-
SIT was-I know you"
81 will bet. five dollars you never took
thirty pounds of butter from me, al any
one time"
.sDone.'
| The money was staked--and the clerk
| told his story. It looked blue for the
countryman.
81 admit the loss Of thirty Jumps Of
butter,' said he, s'but to have been thirty
pounds, there must have been pound in
each lump. Now, either the clerk did
me injustice by coniiscating my butter for
unlawful weight, and1 may claim back
of him thirty pounds, at 25 cents per
pound, which is $3.50. or he did not take
thirty pounds, ard may claim my bet Of
five dollars" The clerk gave up the bet
Moral-Make no light Jumps Of butter
and no heavy five dollar bets,-U. s..
Gaz.