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NEW HEBDOMADAIS.

1.-THE ExposrToR." is the title Of q now
weekly periodical established q, New York;
"a weekly journal Of Foreign and Domestic
Intelligence. Literature, Science and the
Fine Arts" II is published and edited BY
LOUIS FITZGERALD TAsrsTRo. (mon dieu.
what name y foreign gentleman Of
cultivated taste and great literary talents.
The work is chiefly Of a literary character.
To rerieo new books is ore Of the main
intentions which the editor had formed for
il. and constitutes i,s principal character.
The editor is not Influenced by prejudice,
but speaks his mind freely and canddly on
different subjects. I. is published in very
good style and occupies i2 pages, in the
quarto form. Terms, four dollars a year,
or five dollars, payable half-yearly in ad.
vance.
THE CoRsArR" has at last made ts
appearance. It cannot as long as good
taste survives, fail 10 succeed. It's editors
nre N. P. Willis and DR. Porter. Mr.
Willis is well known in the Literary
world as author of 'Inklings of Adventure
'Pencillings by the way 'Melane, and
other Poems &c. Dr.. Porter is the gen.
tleman to whom the Letters from under
Bridge by Mr.. Willis were addressed.
Three numbers have been issued. The
editors cay in the Prospectus:-'As the
pirdtical laws Of copyright secures TO
them, free Of expense. the labors Of Bull
WEIR. 'Bnz,' and others, with tho whole
army of foreign writer's. they cannot at
present offer anything for American pro-
ductions "They see their way very
clearly without crowding upon the track
Of any weekly periodical, and sustaining
from moro particular professions they take
leave to assure their friends, that ;f the
harvest Of event. wit, genius, and poetry,
fail not over the world, they can hardly
fail to furnish them with an agreeable pa.
per- The terms are five dollars a year.
payable in advance. The Corsair' is pub.
lished every Saturday las is the Exposit.
orr in the qnarto form, 10 pages. 1t 10
"a Gazette of Literature, Art, Dramatic
Criticism, Fashion and novelty"
The NEW YoRK LITERARY GAZETTE"
is another lately established periodical.
Though not so rich in ltery matter as the
'Expostor' and 'C"rsair, yet it possesses
considerable merit. lis editor JAMES
ALDRrcH shows great deal Of taste in
his selections. Terms, four dollars per
anrum.
We think these three periodicals arc
deserving patronage, and sincerely hope
they will all meet with success. The Amer.
lean public are too liberal and generous TO
suffer these valuable periodicals to die.
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DURtIAM'S REPORT.

We are indebted to the polileness Of our
friend PERAULr, for copies ofthe London
Tunes aud Herald containing at leng b
Lord Durhnm's report on the Canada qnes.
tion- synopsis of which will be found in
another column. This document is draw
up with singular ability, and our peculiar
relation to the subject under discussion
renders 1t Of no little little interest to the
American people though its great length
will doubtless prevent its publ cation in
any American newspaper. We will how
ever give copious extracts hereafter. In
The meantime it may be examined at the
reading room.
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Quebec, and our Jail, are strong places.
The one was made to keep tho Poop lie out.
the other to keep loafers in but neither has
thus far answered It's design. Wolfe took
The former from the French, and how often
has q Frenchman battered down the wa lie
OF the latter! Immortality. like n mantle,
rests on him, who, with bomb and bal,cring
ram, and serrlcd column, siormed Quebec;
and why forget the humble Ioofer, who,
single and alone, " hast shook these prison
walls"
On Friday night last, Margaret Dupau,
charged with sundry misdemesnors, re
solved that her time was too precious to be
wasted in dleness. and, suting the action
to the word, literally walked through one
side Of Chittenden County jail, and made
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Executive Department.
7 4 4 4

The subject to which the following nr,i
Gle relates is one of vast importance to the
people of the northern part of his s,ate.--
Cannot some of the wealthy citizens of
Burlington take some measure TO induce
the next Legislature to CO operate with
Maine and New Hampshire o, this sub
jec,? We hope they will.--LmoiNe Stale
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Books ore the most discreet II all friends
they visit Us without Intrusion, and tho
often rudely laid aside, arc as prompt 10
serve as ever.
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trea surers,

The Cincinnati Republican mentions the
melancholy occurrence Of the death Of a
small boy in that city who was killed by q
leopard belonging to menageric. II
seems that the lad ven,ured too nenr the
cage in which the animal was confined. and
the leopard, finding him within his reach.
with n single stroke Of the paw, severed
the iugn'ar vein, causing his death IN the
space Of ten minutes.
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There is iron enough 10 the blood Of AZ
men to make plow.sha weighing about
"a pounds.
A man in Franklin county. Ohio, has
invented pair Of walking utensils, which
he calls skippers.' by which o man can run
over the ground at ten knots an hour, for
ten hours. They are made somewhat on
the plan Of the steel spring Of q carriage.--
Cincinnati Gag.
This must be good news for the leg
tyooeuvore
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To a paper containing TIC no'e of Gen.
Scott. and The acceptance Of si' John Har
vey. Gov. Fairfield annexed his acceptance
in these words
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-07-11

20 'he events OF the lat thirty years, and
.he circumference of thirty miles, an.I from
nun learned the appealing revolution tina,
! was 'aklng place throus hout The neisbbor
ho"a; All this clearly perceived he a,tri>
outed To The boosted march of intellect mr.
| rather to the al pcrvadiog influence al s,ea.n
i1e "e"a"eh The times when The only com
hunicntion with town was by the weekly
market boat. the Formers Daughter.
~n'Eh, under the Pilotage of the worthy Ga.
oriei he9ua, brsved the perils OF the Tan.
pan Sea. Alas. Gabriel Reoua. end the
Farmers Daughter slept in peace. Two
steamboats, now splashed and ratle,i up dali
W 10 The little rural port of Tarrytown.-
ne spirit oil speculation and improv ement
"au seizeo even upon that once quiet and I'm
anhIlious lille port. The whole neipbbu,.
hood was laid out in town lots. Instead of
the little tavern below the hill, where The
farmers used to loiter on market tlays. and
indulge in cider and gingerbread, an ambi
nous hotel, with cupola and verandahs, now
crested the summit, among churches built
IN The Grecian and Golhic style, oh ow ing
the great increase OF pieiy and polite TASTE
IN The neighbor hood. As 10 Dutch dresses
and sun bonnets, they were no longer to,e.
rated, or even thought of; not a farmers
u"nghter but now went 10 town for the
fashions; nay, city miliiner had recently
SCI up IN the village, s. ho threatened to re>
form the heads Of the whole neirhhorhnod
had heard enough ] thanked my old
playmate for his intelligence, and derarted
frem The Sleepy Hollow church, with the
sad con' lotion that / had beheld The last lin.
geIipgs of The good old Dutch times in this
once favored region. II any thing were
wanting 10 co.tirm this impression il would
he the intelligence that has jus, reached me,
that bsaK is about 10 be est ablshed in the
aspiring little port jus, mentioned. The
late OF the neighborhood is therefore sealed,
see no hope Of averiing it, The golden
mean is al an end. The country is sudden
iy TO he deluged with wealth. The late
simple farmers are TO becnme hank drrec.
tors, and drink clarei and champagne; aud
their wives and daughters TO figure in French
hats and feathers; Tor French wines and
French fashions commonly keep psCe with
paper money. How Can hope that even
Sleepy Hollow can escape the genera al inun
daiion! In little while, l fear the slum.
Der Of ages will he at an end the s,rum of
the piano will succeed In The hum OF the
spinning wheel; the triIl OF The Italian one.
ria TO the nasal quaver OF lchabad Crane
and The antiquarian vi.iier 10 the Hollow in
the Petalance Of hi, disappointment, may
pronounce all that I have recorded of that
once favored region fable.
GEoFFREY CRAYaN
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Il FRENCH GAMBLER's FATE -As
we are so deeply involved in the Fart and
mystery oil play, we Cannot refrain from
recording an incident of which we were
ourselves witness a lew years since. On
our return from tour in Germany, we had
siroiled into Frsscaii one evening" r.ttsr
WIN mel hope OF meeting some acquaintance,
Than with any intention to play. Unsuc,
cess'ui IN our search, We were about To leave
ihe saloon, when we were struck by the
b'ggard ar, and disturbed look OF a Young
man WHO sat al the table, and scarce look ed
wy RON The card he was marking With pin
70 pace ms money upon The table We
"aleheh him Tor nearly an hour. during
which time he bet almost every dea, mud
nearly as constantly lost. AT length. as n
new deal was commepcioo he h., r;edl,
placed before bIm all his REMAINING rold
ana scarcely was il dune when he LOST again:
he now remained Tor some minutes moIion
'ess at length Using from his seat, lie pas
seq round The table till he reached the crou
per ch''r, and, whispering a few words in
DIS ear, vailed for an answer The nature
" '"e uemend was evident enough, for he
,mbeu'aIeiy alter returned TO his place. his
hahu 'ui' OF BILLETs DE BANoUE
for some lime after be did not bet. bu,
SAT steadily regarding the table, his ewes
following The "ratcau" Of the banker as he
raked or gave out the shining gold. A,
last, with trembling hand, he passed notf
upon Inc rouge" and losi-sno,ber. am
another quickly followed, still without any
chanse OF 'ortune--brs look at each loss be.
coming more and more fixed, and his iea
lures already as pale as death, becoming
hardened like those Of a marble statue: hi,
''0''' '"o' eye andlo Struggling hair Civ,
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Times in Michigan. --Trade in De,roi,
says the Maumee Express, goes on some.
thing alter the following fashion:
III give you seven,yfve dollars Tor ,h n!
pony.
Dune-hut sIor! VIA, kind Of funds
Black cat
Can't take.
Green ca,-Twon'l du! Blue cat-No I!
Gray ca,-D Don't like ii Yellow Cat
Won't have il then give me white Cat, and
you shall! have him. Then we won't trade
What's the news Ibis morning?
y, not much only seventeen banks lai.-
ed Yesterday.
Quite ii falling of, eh
Yes; The times must be growing better
Think so for hav'nt been sued but six
times this morning.
Iiai shows a return Of confidence, Ger.
tain!y.
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ing a terrific expression TO the otherwise
stern oomposure OF his face His neck ~ A
bare. and his hands played res,lessIy in III,
folds OF his neckcloib, which Law upon tb.
table befWe him. He lost ae ain. and lar
ger sum than beiore-at last, impatient Ms i
| were, Impatient OF the lingering torture o
h's late, he seized all the billets which re,
NAMED, and threw them ieckiessly on the
,ao'e, saving AZ The same iime-"Huii mil
'es' t"uge Rouge perd, noiT gagne, said
me banker al The same instant, iaki ing in
me money with his usual careless ard pas.
s'oniess look. a short thick laugh broke
from the young man, whose features how.
ever, never changed. He rose from The IA
me, and ieisuteiy replaced his neckclu,h -
ms PLACE was Immediately occupied by a.
! no'her, and even ourselves, although the ON
" one who bad taken nm interest IN his pro-
cerd ,ngs, soon lost sight Of him in the scene
which ensued. II having struck some of
The players that the banker I'd miscmunfed
The cards, dispute arose as TO whether the
rouge or the nnr had won fortunately. the
carus still remained on the table, and amid
considerable number Of voices, eagerly
raised on either eide, the banker proceeded
10 count them "Frenie sept rouge"
"Trente neuf nnit /" az was wrnnn
rouge has won" said he, in some as.oni.h.
red was Immediately raid over 10 them.
some OF whom took i, up, others pteferring
10 lei remain IN the table for another
Group 1t would appear that the Young
man we had been watching, preferred this
latter course, for his money remained where
The banker placed iI-and il was with n
sense OF great anxiety we waited for the
deal upon which his fate was now 10 he de.
cided. IL won-ihe money still remained
anu again won-ihe sum now upon the table
amounting 10 "a 900 francs, being rather
hove The limit Of the bank, the croupier
asked who was the owner of that sum, and
now much he proposed to bet? No answer
was gwen 10 this question, and some sur
PRISE was excited in the room. Again the
croup'er spoke, hut no explanation followed.
ana general silence in the room proclaimed
The interest that all took in so strange Il cir.
cumstabce, When suddenly a heavy crash
was heard, succeeded 10y low faint eroan
and all was still. The assembly rose. and
rushing TO the aote chamber, found the win
dow open, and on look ing ont, perceived
that the unfortunate gambler we had so
long observed had thrown himself down n
height of about fifty ieei, and law dead At
the boitom. His skull had been fractured
10 the tall, and his death mus, have been al
most instantaneous. IL was too nIain he had
believed the statement Of tie banker. aud
hurried on TO suicide, IA the only resource
left him in his misery. Had he lived nne
moment longer, lie must have learnt The
mistake and found himself the winner of
thousands
What dreadful catastrophe Such is
The gamblers late, and such the warning ,o
others who might follow in his fon,se,,s
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MISCELLANY.
SLEEPY HOLLOW

The following from the K lex erbocker is
one OF tho most beautiful specimens Of IT,
Wings beautiful style. ], par, Of an ar,i.
Gle describing his return 10 The resort of his
boybood, and The scene Of some Of his most
distinguished literary Efforts. We see in il
at once, the old and kindly s,yle and senti.
meOt OF him who delighted us with the
Sketch Book. Mr.. Irving now has his
seat near Tarrytown, where Andre was Ia.
ken, ond near that Old Dutch church, hard
by where Icbabod Crane hourished in The
day o! his adventures
AS was stumbling about among these
silent yet eloquent memorials OF The dead |
came upon names familiar 10 me of those
who had paid The debt OF nature during the
long interval Of my absence Some | re-
memhered, my companions in my boy hood,
WHO bad spo-ied with me en- the very sod
under which they were now mouldering !;
others who in those days bad been the flow
er OF The yeomsnry, figuring in Sunday
hnery on The church green others, the
white haired elders Of the sanctuary once
arrayed IN asiul sancti'y around the pulpit,
and ever ready 10 rebUke the i'll timed mirth
Of the wanton STRIPPING, who, now man
sobered by years and schooIed by yicissi,
tudes, looked down pensively upon their
graves. "Our faibers," thought ], 'where
are They and the prophets do they live for
ever"
| was disturbed in my media,ions by the
noise OF troop Of idle urchins, who came
gamboling about the place where | had 81
often gsmboled. They we're checked, as |
ond my playmates have often been by the
voice of tho sexton, q man stsid in years
and demesDor. | looked wistfuIly 10 his
lace; bad l met him any where else should
probably have past him by without remark
but here ] was alive 10 The traces Of former
times, and detected 10 The demure features
OF this guardian Of the sanctuary the Turk,
,ng iIniameuts OF one Of The very playmate.
have alluded TO. We renew ed our &C,
guain'anco. He sat down beside me, or
one OF the tombsiones over which we bsd
lesped IN our juvenile sports, and we talked
together about our boyish days, and held
edIiyIng discourse on the instability Of oil
sublunary things, as iDsianced in the scene
around ns. He wos rich in historic lore, o,
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The Alexandria Gazette mentions a
rumor, in the truth Of which il pats ere
deUce, that Messrs Gilmer and Soutba,I
OF Aibemarle. will vote for Mr. R,ves
as Senator, if Mr.. r.. shall be the oppo
sltion candidate.
The Lexington "Star" has had tbe
name Of James M'Dowel!, ESQ. flying al
its mast head from its very birth as the
Democratic candidate for u. 5. Senator
and the Fincastle Democrat has also
come out for him.
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THE DYING HINDOO.

There are few things more shocking TO
European eyes, than the publicity of death
bed scenes in India, aud The apalheiicaI in
difference displayed by The Hindoos while
attending The expiring moments OF their
nearest relatives or friends. FrequeniIy
only few yards from crowded gbaui
thronged by inhabitants of some neighbor
ing village, Who are laughing, singing, and
following their ordinary occupations with
the Utmost ,gaie'y,a dying person may be
seen stretched upon chsrroy (bedsiead)
close 10 The rivers brink, surrounded by n
group Of three or ioul indiv iduais, " bo look
upon the sufferer Without the sIightes, de.
gree OF interest. AS seen as the breath has
ieh The body, The corse ia throw nI,,tn the
RIVER death being otten precipi,aed ~ stuff.
ing The mcutb and nosiiils with mud -
Strangers, attracted by some superb lotus
healing down the stream, are Disguised by
The sight OF dead body rapidly desceudipp
with the tide, The ghasliy head appearing l.
hove the surface ot the wafer. Every Hin.
doc IS anxious TO draw his last sigh IN the
banks OF Tue Ganges, or some equally Sd.
cred stream tl'wIng into lis holy waters f;
me feihIves therefore OF expiring persons
fnifi the last office Of humanity 10 The man
ner most desirab!. 10 them, 10y bringing a
uyiog friend 10 The edge OF the river, and
consis"ing The body, when The vita, shark
has fled, 10 The ba!lowed stream. The cor.e
OF rich Hind0o is burned upon funeral
p'ic but as wood is dear, The poorer elias
SEES either dispense with ii entirely, or mere
~ scorch the flesh previous TO launching j,
INTO The rIver.-Emma Roberts.
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The Augusta Geo Chronicle recon-.
tnends as speedy mode OF ending the
Florida war, that the whole territoly be
surrendered to Georgia and Alabama ::
the land east Of the Arpa'achicola to the
former, and thai ives, Of i, to tie latter.
The consequence would be. the Chton-
lcle thinks, that law would be passed
for survey and disposition Of the
lands by lottery. They would be drawn
iof in the lail mo tribe Of indians, /"
says the Chronicle. lever yet could stand
before Georgia lottery, nor could the
Seminoies! They would disappear be-
fore the Georgia land eateIsiike green
wheat field in the spring before the army
worm and, al the end oftwelve months.
from the drawing, there would not be
one Of the followers Of OceoIa and San,
Jones LETT toraise the war whoop on the
banks of the Wythlacoochee, or among
the green grass OF the everglades
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MIR. ADAMS ON pHRENoLoGY

The following characteristic lette,
from Mr. "A dams is published in the Alex.
andria Gazette
WAsHINeToN. April 5, 1889.
DEAR SIR: have read with great
satisfaction your two Lectures upon the
Science OF Phrenology, which have
never been able to prevail upon myself
10 think o: as SERIOUS speculation. L
have classed it with alcby my, with Judi
ciai asttology, with AueuRy-and. a,
Cicero says that he wonders how two
roman augnIs could ever look each 9th.
CT IN the face without laughing, I have
fe't something ofthe same surprise that
two learned phrenoogists can meet with.
out the like temptation.
but, as it has been said of Bishop
Berkiey's antimateriai system, that II.
has demonstrated, be- nd all possibility
OF reintalloD, what no man III his senses
can believe. so, without your assistance.
should never have been able 10 en-.
counter the system Of thirty three or
thirty-hve faculties Of the INN ortal soul.
all clustered on the Blind side of the
head. L thank you for furnishing ME
with argumentto meet the doctors " ho,
pack up the five senses in thirty. five
parcels OF The braiu. 1 am glad that
your Lectures have been so successful
and hope that they will be Jet more so,
IN recalling the sober sense OF the MATE
RIAL philosophers OF our az to the dig.
mtg OF an IMPERrsHArLE mind.
J. q. ADAMS.
10 DIR. Thomas SewalI, WasbiDgton.
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No. 33.

here, and makes remarkable impress.
SION by his conversational powers, and
u appears is inundated with invitations
oy the learned and other institutions.
and individuals. and expresses himself
h,ghiy gratified with every thing here.
MT. Webster has not yet spoken at any
public dinner, but it is hoped that the
proper OCCASION may occur. and curiosity
TO hear him is much on the stretch. He
IS observed to attend frequently at the
houses of Parliament, and devotes time
to all such enquiry and observation a.
might be expected TO be the objects Of
attention TO so remarkable man"
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From the wi.ehes.,r Virginia..

UNPRECEDENTED WEIGHT
OF SHEEP AND WOOL.-Nessrs
Editors Since your leaders are chief
iy sgricui,urists, the foi!o ing notice
may form an Interesting itcro in the Vir.
glnian When the sheep at Spout Run
ere sbca!ed on The 18th OF May last.
a ycar'ius RAN and 1--WE Ewes were
weighed as ioiI0ws--The ram ia lbs
Ills fleece 5lbs ist eve, IG6 lbs :fleece
3 lbs 2,l eve, 10 ,bs Sd eve. 100
lbs; fsece Z lbs 9TH eve, 264 lbs
ffeece5 lbs; 5tE eve, 10a lbs her fleece
10 pounds. Only two are considered a,
oil! above the average weight of the
flock. The wool was clean washed
otherwise he fleece would have weigh
ed from u 60 J lbs; and the ewes
were IL sucking lambs. These two
| considerations taken into view. j. is be-
! Eevcd to be the greatest exhibit OF
weight Of carcass and fleece ever made
in the Uni. d States by flock Of ewes.
These sheep were raised and improved
by ny friend, MIR. THOMAS II .BuRwEIL.
OF Spout Spring, Clarke county. Va.
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BOA RIDING.

The subscriber has opened Board,
Ing House. in this place, in the large
Brick building lately occupied by John
Hull esq and is now prepared to re-
eeive and entertain all who may call OH
him. He hopes by diligent attention
to secure share of public patronage.
He pledges himself to use the most un :
t~mitting exertions TO render the stay of
his risiters pleasant.
HENRY IMBODEN.
Lexington. July /, IS39-4t
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Valuable Property
For SAFE

INTENDING to remove 10 the country
some time in October next, | will dis
pose OF the whole, or aLy part of. smy
Town property.
| will also dispose Of my SEEOP
TOOLS 81 FIXTURES, and
what TE.EyELAE | may have
on hand at that time. 4 young man
OF good principles, and who is first
rate workman, hazati nothing in say
ing might do en- excellent business in
Staunson. A residence Of thirty >two
years in the place. has satisfied me tina.
every man Of industry is properly re-
warded. WIN. YOUNG
Staunton, July 4, 1889.