The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-05

Mss Lucy HARRINGTON, formerly res.
dent in Amesbury, and daughter OF Tr.
Moses Harrington, died recently IN Cornish
\. Hampshire, under the following distress
ing circumstances. She was sick three
years and hail. and confined to her bed two
years aud five months. Several months
previous 10 her death, her right hlp was dis.
located by contraction OF the muscles,
while she was sleeping quietly III her bed.
Immediately after this event, her bones be.
pan 10 break, aud before her death, they
bad broken nineteen times or more, 10 dit.
ietent parts d her body. Al 6rsi her ribs
broke, then her collar bones, then her iower
limbs, her Jaw, and the bones Of her hands
aod feet. Their breaking was sometimes
attended with a noise, aud at others not !;
aud was always preceded and followed by
the most acute pam. The ends Of tae bro.
ken bones would sometimes for day or two
CRATE together on being moved. pom a
post mo.lem examination, net sound bone
was Iound. All we're SO solteued as 10 lie
easily cot with knife. When her bones
began to break, the muscles Of her lower
limbs SO contracted that they lay directly
across her stomsch and bowels. In tins
position She remained Until her death. Her
body was so contracted that at one time she
measured as she lay IN bed nuly two feet
aud ioar inches. Size gradually lost al!
strength in her limbs, until she could onl,
move eigntythe ends Of her fingers. Sac
Has 43 years Of aye -Amesbury Trans.
It is said that Albany owes its name TO
the beauty OF lis women and tina! II came IN
this wise. A Scotchman who had taken up
his residence where Albany now stands, be.
fore the city vas founded, was one day
Wa king On the banks Of The tIyer, wien a
sloop came 10 anchor With large number
of pretty Du.ch girls "a board. sawuey
opened his eyes, aud lifted up HE hands III
ulle as,oni,Amcnt aud admiration. A, last
be found his tongue. Ny CARTE ?" said
be, what handsome lassIes. A bonny
Ail hauny Tins was easily changed to
iiLHy, aad has been so called ever since.
and TIE ladies' have grown more beautiful
from that time 10 this.
Origin Of The trord Tailor.-ltr IS SAID
that the ullors derived their name from an
odd circumstance, as follows. Nine stout
4 fellows we're al work one day sitting cross
legged upon bench IN the shop, when au
old soic entered AID gobblcd up four at as
uauy mouth.ula Nhereat the crook 81
the Shop, defending himself with the shears
cried out-taii her tai her vixen one o.
he 8Gughted jJurs seized tEe animal by
that necessary aPPeadage, the 'alI, and
. dragged her out Of the shop Ever after
The craft were called ta,loTs, from the cir,
cumstauce Of having tailed the old SOW
/ Contempt Of Colrt.-There was an oll
/ practitioner Of law over the MOUNTAINS 10
! VIRGINIA who was a sort Of SIR O,acla "
with the magistrate or coulty cult
( Whatever he told the Court was law, the
Court decided was law. He was a psjv.
aged character Though the Court con-
s,uered Nr. Jones lntalhL!e, SONG OF the
Young attorneys used 10 venture a smlrk
nov aud then al his legal dogmas. On one
occasion, one Of them venlured so far as
not only 10 deny that what III. Jones said
vas law, but to express Somc surprise that
a should assert 1t to be SO. THIS was
downright coatsmYi" no, only Of the
Court but Of Mr.. Jones. Nhereupon Mr..
Jones so bera,cd and I'D thu lawyer,
that he called upon the Court to protect him.
" Protect youL" said the Court. You
may think yourself well of tina. the Court
does no: commit YOU p
Commit me !" exclaimed the young
lawyer for what I!
Because, replied the CouT, you put
ur. Jones in passion, aud made hIm curse
and swear before the Court
! Wecpiaa.-The talk about a person hay.
ing the power to weep On oil occasions, is
/ the height of mooushlue. I'd like to see q
man undertake 10 cry, with a pretty girl be.
side him--pockets iulI OF cash--uo corus on
bis toes-and plenty Of ice cream IN his
reach Ii he can do it al such time, he
( had better make business OF II, and GO
about crying for people at sNpenee cry.
i Sam S!ic&.
| Hon to be Chevtul.-Let q person en-,
deavor to get his mind impressed with a
lively sense Of the power Of God TO execute,
and his iaithiulness 10 perform, all he has
promised to those who fear, love, and trust
him and he has promised to direct their
paths--to supply all their need-never to
leave nor forsake them; aud though he has
not promised them an exemption from trials
and suiierings, he has promised to be with
them in their troubles to support and dc.
/ liver them and has declared that all things
without any exception, work together for
their good. Now if these things are really
/ believed and acted upon, how eau any one dc
otherwise than be cheerful
Chinese Mode of Propagating Trees
A small rope Of twisted hay or straw tilcc
with COW dung is repeatedly wound around
suitable branch Of tree. Above this :