Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-02-16

III taken prisoners at the late en-
ga cement, W. ordered ont yesterday
4 shot. 1tir pleas for mercy were
v 4 in yaia.-gd.
A correspondent Of the Lexington
Ky.) Observer, writing from Cumber-
land Fort, says that the value Of the
horses, mules hogs, beef cattle, and
sheep which has passed that place, dur
ing the year, 1888, for the Southern
market, is estimated at one million Sc
ven hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars.
To kiss ladies' hands after their lips,
as some do, is like little boys, who after
they eat the apple fall to the parinss.
Coop FnEIGnT.-The freight list Of
the Garrick, at New York, from Liver
pool, amounts to So, 200. or about SIG,
900. She is said to have the largest
and most valuable cargo Of British
manufactures ever brought to this coun-
try. Her invoices are estimated at
more than million of dollars.
OH,o.-A resolution, approving the
Sub-Treasury plan, recommended by
the National Administration, has pass
cd the House Of Representatives Of the
Ohio Legislature by vote Of thirty
six to twenty-cight. twas said to be
strictly a party vote.
"ToU MUSTN'T SMOKE HERE SIR" said
the captain Of a North River steamboat
TO a man who was smoking among the
ladies' on the quarter deck. Mustn't,
hey!-why notl' replied he, opening
his capacious mouth and allowing the
smoke lazily to escape. didn't you
see the sign, all gentlemen are reques
| ted not to smoke abaft the engineer
Bless your soul, thae don't mean me-
Tam not a gcntleman--not bit OF it.
You can't make gentleman Of me no
how you can fix it. So saying, he suck.
cd away, and took the responsibility
A WIr.-A man that has once got
his character up for wit is always
sure ola laugh, say what he may. He
may utter as much nonsense as he plea
SEES, and all will pass current. No one
stops toquestion the coin of a rich man;
but poor devil cannot pass elf either
Joke or a guinea, without its being
examined on both sides-Wit and coin
are always doubted with tlrcadbare
coat.
MADAME CELEsrE realized the hand
some cum Of three thousand dollars in
twelve nights at Boston. She closed
an engagement at the fremont on the
lea. She was to have appeared on
the Monday following, at the National,
in a new piece called the "Child q
Air."
A young AMBROSE at political fes-
Itival, gave the following toast:
sTHE LADIES' We admire them, be-
cause of their bcauty-respcct them,
because Of their virtue--adorc them,
because of their intclligence-and love
them, because zoe can'thelp IT,
A bill has been intoduced to pro.
hibit branches of the banks Of 9th
er States from being established in
Ohio. This is intended, it is Said. to
keep out an intended branch ofthe
Bank of the United States Of Pennsyl-
vania.-Logispille .AdD.
FATAL KIss.-Not long since, wo.
man in North Carolina, shot her hus.
band through the head for kissing an.
other.--SuN.
No Sir; it was for not kissing herself
There is woman living at Lowell
aged So, who is cutting new set o.
teeth.--SUN.
There is man living here, aged So
doing the same. He is dentist.
In the New York Legislature, on the
7th inst, resolution was offered by
Mr.. Sawyer, declaring the Atherton
slavery resolutions, Of Congress. to be
a gross violation Of the fedelal constitu-
ton, and that they ought to be imme-
diately rescinded. Laid on the table;
sixty-eight members in favor Of the re-
solution.-So much for abolition and
whigery; they go hand and hand.
New YoRK.--A bill repeating the
the small bill law of This State has pas
Sod both houses of the legislature by
tremendous majoritics.
Jusr SENT1MENT.-'The best part Of
the population Of country, are the