Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-18
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The Kingston Herald states that RIIian
Morrison, convicted Of entciug soldiers TO de-
sert, failing 10 pay his fine Of 80 pounds. vas
publicly whipped, received 30 lashes, and is 10 be
imprisoned SIX months.
A village without bIacksmih's shop should
be very moral and innocent, Cor in il there can
be neither RE nor .torgsrg.-Book
High heeed boots and strut. Is. to my minds
eve. the painest sigh-b board in the world. hung IN
out capitals" Chambers in the attic TO let. In
qu're at the ailor's."
4 few miles from Derby, England short
time since, two brothers Of respectable family.
married two sisters. third brother, feeling dis
appointed that there was not another sister, CON
soled himself by taking the mother to wife.
4 touch abore ihe Iulgar.--" Shall | help
You to some more Of the pudding, mss" said
londlady to a travelling boarding school miss. at
the dinner table. The young lady, wishing 10
tonsh the natives. replied" BY no manner OF
means, madam-I have already INDUCED the calls
OF appetite until my suihciency entirely salisli.
edh--PhiL SPIRIT Of he Times.
Spirited Ediior.--The printer of a western
paper apologlses for lack Of original matter, by
stating that its editor had been three weeks
drunk Boston Post.
One Of CUT exchanges, speaking Of some
"mysterlous circumstance" says he Is "very
much gussted TO account for them" As il is
too, western paper. the editor Of ii must be the
one alluded to by the post Philadelphia Public
| Ledger.
| The following is the best definition Of a loafet
we have yctse
person who bess all the tobacco he uses
--- knows more people than is acquainted with
Min when be meets them--ollsn looking at his
borrowed watch TO see the time, and takes the
paper SIX months and then ,ramps.'
Philadelphia Commerce largo ships
with heavy lreghts arrived at Philadelphia from
Liverpool within the twenty -four hours proceed.
ing Friday. They all sailed between March 5,h
and Sth.
an Fools Doy.A correspondent Of the Mo
bile Advertiser. observes III you have any Gu
rjosil, to know the origin Of All Fools Day, re.
fer 70 the 9TH chapter aud 10Th verse Of the book
81 Ruth
Farce ofAajiL--A Sexton attended coayen,
ton Of his political associates IN town in New
II tmpshre, lately, and when the convention ad.
ionrned instead Of gong home with his brother
delegates commenced bloring The light, out.
Captain NJ, who lately arrived nj Boston, when
gong up to the whai, ordered nm Ir.hmas te
throw over the buoy; and after going below
few minutes, be called to The Irshluan, and asked
; hun il he had thrown over The buoyl "No,n SAID
he, "iodeed an | could nd catch the bon. bui
, Qpeefips, ie. No c,ninss 1T Last yes',
Connecticut, the Federal majority was 1867,
and this year the Democrats baye reduced II 10
1887, how long will il take 10 finish up Whiggs-
~ 10 that state
I a prcpo spirit--Th, Legislature Of Missls"
ippl have passed bill which relieves all revola-
llonary soldiers from taxation, and allows them
one hundred doiars per annum from the Stale
/ Treasury.
a prise tor The ladies' The Iowa Nows says
, The bachelors Of nu Buqus s give premium
Of husband o the Miss who first makes her ap.
0 peofance in that place dressed 10 sllk Of her own
) manufacture.
/ Men who think least generally talk most, Just,
! as frogs cease when person brugsn light tie
: the water side.
DR.. Lctlsomo ascribcs health and wealth 10
water, happiness to small beer, and all diseases
and crane 10 ardent splrits.
Beauty and brains were given 10 woman 10 as.
y ssl and set oil zach other. The former Is neyet-
! lhelcss generally cherished at the expense Of tho
p latter; md although designed 70 be the short ly-
q Cd ard least important Of the two manages TO
eat up her colleague ere sho dies herself.
The Tunnel through the Meghany Mountains,
! whichls the most difficult part OF the work III tho
Great Champlan and Ohio Canal, is COW nearly
!, half way excavlled. When completed, it vii
- be three thousand feet in leue'h, about $50 fee
below the highest point Of the mountain lhrougl
which II passes, and 1t has 10 be cut he Nhol,
distance, through solid rock
* Wonderful, iftrut.--A London paper says
y that an IVORY turner 10 hat city has just made he
ID fortune III a very singular manner. In saving Il
o, two the tooth Of an elephant he found in the cen
Of ire Of il large diamond, for which he has al
ready been offered 100000, lover 360'0oo)
~ Mr.. Webster arrived IN n. York on Thursday
-, to lon IN the wbig glorlhcoion IS heh he antcI
- pated At the result OF the election The commit
[" tee who invited him to make congra,ulator
20 speech, must have felt Aat-Bosto Post
al. a .Naiional Charocisrslic. Gen Hamilton
~. al a public dinner in Texas, declared that tho Al
Of nlo.Saxon racc are essentially "a dsH pawn
DO. people, This may be true 10 general, but ther
IS are some unfortunate exceptions within The scop
ON Of onr experience, thai render rather backwar
! about asserting TO the proposition IN toll.
70 The Biggest Toad in The Ppddie.-In NJ
Riyes recent manifesto to the people Of Vugl
il. the personal pronoun 81" is said Ito occuA l
lad less than one hundred and itesniy-sigk time
and Rochester ~. Y, paper.
What extreme modesty, also, appears in d
ios conclusion OF Mr.. Rlves' address, where
~ AYERS. that If he falls, liberty aud truth will ii