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relation to Ireland, which seem to be assuming ra.

relation to Ireland, which seem to be assuming ra
Their a serious aspect.
Great preparations are making here for the CO.
Iteration of the l7th. President Tyler and cabi-
net have signiiied their in;oation TO be present.
Mr.. Webster delivers the Grafton The Histori-
cal Society celebrated their second centennial an
niversary last Monday. ]. Q. Adams delivered a
most learned and able oraiion.-The Education
Society held their anniversary yesterday. This
is anniversary week in Boston.-Mr. Gushing
has decided on sailing on the nh, the day of the
celebration, when the bells will be ringing, cam
mons firing, aud all rejoicing. How this will read
abroad! If Gushing is not YankccShcn III
be shot"
Wehster's new views of commercial treaty
are making all sorts of commotion. Some laugh,
others curse, and few old coons wipe their eyes
and say Clay is dead, boo-hoo-hoo, Daniel of
old was cast into the lions den and came out un.
harmed, and some think the second Daniel will
escape from the wing log cabin with like success.
But have very different opinion of the two
gentlemen. The first Daniel was doubtless a
holy man. But would not vouch for the Sc
coad's morals. Truly yours, ALMA.
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: 1ft Biis and Ddinfes.- soup
was once regarded in Europe as deli
cious dish. In some parts Of the West
midas and South America, the guano, a
Species Of lizard, is devoured with much
gusto, and we can testify that j, is we'll
favored Wand. The hunters of North
America rejoice when they can feast OIL a
bui'alo's hump, moses muller, a
bears paw, or a beavers tail. Birds
nests are considered edible luxuries, and
command enormous prices in China;
where also dogs and cats are ordinary
food and il is affirmed by DR.. Solander
and Sir. Joseph Banks, that dogs flesh
is remarkably sweet and delicious. A.
Rome, camel's heels were the choices.
tit bit for an epicure's tooth. Whales
tongues ranked among the deicacies feas-
ted on in the middle century by Europe
ans. The Cailre eats his lion for food,
and the traveller Bruce, among them, ate
his lion steak with great relish. AT Rio
Janeiro, an ordinary dish is monkey
pie; and the head of the ape is left to
appear above the crust for ornament, in
the style of the feet in cur pigeon pie.
Boston Journal.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-23
From the Richmond Enquirer.
WYE IA BAGATEa.E.E.
4 NelU Wig Son 9.


"The above cut represents Henry Clay as h
actually was in his early hoyhood-a mill hoy
riding to mill, almost literally in his shirt tall
a scape grace. in the way of truancy--stoppln
to fling at every squirrel or old hare that come
across hint may be- to get down 10 take
round at boxing with some neighborlng urchi
always overstaying his time at mill, and prob
ably getting birched for it when he got home, an
put supperlessto bed Richmond Wiig, Apt I
Young Harry Clay to the mill has gone,
by the roadside you'll find him,
The corn bag, white, he is perched upon,
And his shirt tail streams behind him.
cold buck-hare," said the noble lad,
"Snce nobody now sees me,
One fling at thee I'll have, by dad =
Th9 birch aud willow tease me-"
Old cotton tail like a bolt has lawn,
-, Young Harry stands contounded;
2, Tor Ball is OIL, down the road has gone,
= The meal bag lies now grounded.
Now Tommy Smith doth ride this way,
With whortIebcrry basket
OF whom our doughty Harry Clay
Thus petulanuy asked;
"You ticky scamp, with cross-cycd face,
My horse you let go by you;
Get down, you dirty cant-o-gracc,
And letyou muster try YOU
When whortleberries all are ripe
In Old Hanovorcounty
If t'wards man, your nose you wipe,
BY dads. he'll quickly mount ye.
So Tommy Smith, chock full of fight,
Like bucks in rafting season,
On Harry leaped poor breechless wight,
And seized him by the weasaud.
Young Harry came of second best
AS oft since has beiided--
SO, of bis horse, lie went in quest;
And then TO get cowhded.
Wherefore we all, my brother wings,
Our President will make him;
For these and various other rigs,
The Locos, damned shall take him.
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Proceeding. of she Democratic conrcn,iou

AT n meeting of delegates from the sew
eral counties composing the fourth con-
gressonal district Of the state Of Illinois,
held at Juliet, on the 18th day Of May,
lS43. for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate to be supported by the demo-
cratic party, TO represent said district in
congress.
Lorenzo Leland, of La Sale county,
was called 10 the chair, and Albert Dodd,
of Mclean county, appointed secretary
pro TEN.
Voted, That the counties be called
over in alphabetical order, and that the
credentials of delegates be presented to
the chairman, whereupon credentials from
all the counties were presented, excep,
the counties Of Champaign and Vermill.
ion; and the following named persons
appeared to have received credentials as
delegates.
Boone county-B. T, Lawrence, J. l.. Loop,
w. 4. Burgess.
Bureau county d G. Salisbury, n. Rackcy,
| ~. ~
Cook county-A. Garrett, w. b. Snowhook
II. T. Dckey, a. GetzIcr, \. Dyer, w. b. Egan
! T. &. Sherman, fl. w. Clark, j. j. Everett J
| Hill, Lot Whicomb, II. j.. Stewart
De Kali county--C. S. Cotton, A. Hayden
NJ. NJ. Mack.
Du Page county,. Hatch, J. NJ. Warren, T.
Hubbard $. d. Pierce, X, N. Murray.
Grunjy county,. Maloy, b. McGra,h.
Iroquois county---C. Gardner J. Courtwright
j. Thomas
Kane. coubty-W. B. West, J Marlett T. L
Dodge, NJ. w. Fletcher, p. J. DurcheI, Il. Il
Harvey, Doct. Hale.
4 Kendall county--W. Stowel, S. B. Craw, f!
w. Chapman, a. Rogers.
i Lake county, Brackcn, \. Patterson, X
Murphy,J. Landergan.
La Sale county--H. G. Cotton, r. Morgan
G. 4. Southworih, A. Woodruff, L. Leland, w
Munson, l.. Kimball, II. p. Woodwonh, VIM
Byrne.
Livingston coun,y--A Mcmillan, A. Fellows
Mclean county--,John Moore, j. s. Ebersol
A. w. Scogin, J. Iiise, L. Kari, NJ l.. Coyili
| w. p. Brown, A. DoJd.
/ Mciienry county--W. NJ. Jackson, A. J. Hay
ward ]. II. Johnson, II. VI. Wait.
/ VIII county-W Adams, w. f. Little, r
Lonegan, N. iIawley, J. Miller, II. Blanchard
d. Bloom, G. G.. Van Horn NJ. Murphy, NJ
Pearson.
i j. Mckay and A. b.. Wynkoop ais,
presented credentials, and claimed to b
entitled to seats in the convention as dele
gates from Lake county.
Voted, 'rha, the counties be called owe
in like order and the members of an,
delegation not full, have liberty TO GIL va
cancies.
Resolved, Tha. committee Of FIVE b.
! appointed by the chair, TO investigate an
+. decide upon the claims'of the two sets @
; delegates from Lake county.
The following gentlemen were appoir
' ,ed-Messrs A. X. Dodge, John Moore
d Henry G.. Cotton, NJ. w. Fletcher an
. ID. G.. Salisbury.
], Resolved, I'ha. committee Of ,e
\ persons b. appointed by the chair ,
y nominate officers for the Organization /
r. y,sha, conSptIoN fsuponahe folbwiQ
ApnAn sss POINTED
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JOHN MOORE, Pfcs't
Wm. ByRNE, : v;co p,os,,
DR.. HALE, s
II. 4. DIcKnY, ! Secretaries
w. +. BURGESS,

Uiativeness. head of the snap
ping-turtle will bite severely, many days
after it is severed from the body. 1t will
not die (as the popular faith enormously
teaches us that The tail Of a small snake
will do) sat sunset" | was once dining
upon a delightful dish of soup, made from
the body Of one Of these reptiles, when
my favoritc vairr-spaniel commenced
bowling most piteousIy in the yard, and
a servant rushed into the dining room
pale with fright, exclaiming. "Oh Mr.,
-CGsar's mad - A glance from the
window convinced me that there was
too much ''meihod in his madness" to be
syniptoma,ic Of hydrophobia; and going
out, used every endeavor TO seize him,
and examine into the cause Of his suffer
ings but in vain. Tossing his head III
the air, and then thrusting his muzz!e
violently against the ground, he cayeered
many times most fnriously around the
yard, yelling, and GLIDING me ut cyery
turn. At length, the race was suddenly
arrested With his feet thrown forward
his nose Significantly pointed to spot on
the ground Immediately before him, ant
an expression Of counlenaucc in which
bowildermen. and-puin ware rapidly CIV
ing way 10 = knowing but very doggsl
t1ok q sssislssll6 AZ s,ccd uAssiaulsS1
a Il
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Boone, Cotton, of De kalb, Hatch, of
Du Page, West, Of Kane, Little, Of viii,
Covill, of Mclean, Morgan, of La Sale,
Stowel, of Kendall, and Gardneg, of
Iroquois.
Adjourned until 2 o clock, P. NJ.
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MOL.

In smelling about for dinner, lie, had en-
countered the ampuiated head Of the .ur-
tie upon which VIC had been making our
repast, and had been instantly caught in
The trap. There lay the head, discovered
from tue trunk more than twenty-four
hours previous; and in tue vice-like jaws
'lAas seen the end of the dogs nose
Completely bitten otT.-Phil literary
91e
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The Comet did grace the Sm.--Such
is the report of M. Arago, from Paris, in
a measure confirming the calculations of
the Philadelphia observaIory-which say
the comet was in contact with the sun on
the Odd February. The Philadelphia In
quirei of this moruing publishes ransia-
ton by Mr.. w. b. Hill, of Arago's no.
tee of the recent comet. Itappears, ac-
cordng TO the French astronomers, that
the comet only just grazed the sun, and
in the London Times of the l4th Of
April, Encke states that he has found All
impossible orbit, viz :--one in which the
comet would have to strike the sun in a
direction passing one third Of the way to
the centre. Putting all the authorities
together, it would seem clear that the
comet either hi the sun or grazed It's sur
face. Either event is strange enough.
"Truih is sometimes stranger than ic.
ton. "-.Ne'gark Daily .AdU.
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Mind your P.'s and Q.'s!-T'hc ORR
gin of this phrase is thus accounted for !:
1t was formerly the custom in ale houses.
to keep the "day book" on the wall, or
behind tho door of the bar, and the land
lord, 10 distinguish the pints from the
quarts, put their initial letters at the heap
of every mans account, Hence the,
phrase "mind your p's and Q'sWy At
this day il has more serious application,
and tavern keepers are more chary Of al
lowing their customers to run up scores,
seeing that the law has put it'out Of his
power TO collect, beyond a certain sum, a
debt so contracted. This IS wise pro.
vision, and here we close this paragraph
with friendly caution to all topers to
mind their P's and Q's.-.Ve,o York
Mercury.
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UNy Reiort. minister Of the
town of Abby, Massachusetts, by l
strange confederation of events, becaf
somewhat unpopular among bis peoH
and they, 10 show their spaaES.at a Md
meeting elected him lAs4e.
gentleman elect happcningfJ So pres
rose and addressed the moderator
"Sir, ] was chosen some years agi
pastor OF ,lis flock, but as'I-e-lock |
turned to swine, think tIis change on
Office exceedingly appropriaiF. ! viii
enGeavor to seexr aSrofaing 10 The best
Of my ahililasstss
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AFTERNOON SESSION,

The committee appointed TO nominate
officers for the convention, reported as
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-23

"neuben, what rpon earth did you
tread on that cats tail for !" Cox &
wanted 10 hear her squat aad show her.
teeth. MOTHER "Did yen love I h: 4
astonishing how much smarter ns- s5'ls2 \.
dren are than any other people; ~ Y Is
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-06-23

McoSaring Ausic "A weull-be wag.
.greeu in the trade. went into tailor's
shop, where . solemn looking Yankee
youth was cutting out clothes.
"lla,s YOU any jewsharpsr said the
new iledged aspirants 10 wit.
"No" replied the Yankee tailor boy,,
but we can lake iscraeasure Of yoar
moutk and make you 6ner
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26
Public sioc!. G1chanGe, june "a.
Commercial and s.oney Matters.

SATURDAY !. VI.
The sales todayat tn Board were to fair extent aud Ycs
generally improved Ohio Skies improved 3; Indiana l. H.
Hois /; Cry Fives ;; Delaware and Hudson J: Fanst
trust !; Canton ComPany Mohawk l. Long Island sold
alter TIE Board al 52 and that price offered for 800 s3fS
more 1t Is understood that nstameHt will De called da
ing the coming twelve months.
he bill marker IS quiet al s 81 for Sterling; 3li al
80 for Francs
the Government Loan and that Tie Secretary has already az
arrangement with the parties who to have it.
Statement Of tolls received the Collectors Office IN Az
6any during the 81 week in June, 1929:
1918. ..... $3.50 35 1872 Sj,6liIo
Excess in favor of 1913. 81 ,264 o.
amount received up 10 the 22d Of June ia the sane
ISIS; ISIS. $50 $50 20 1872. .s7s.1ss7.
Excess in favor ofl3i3. Si76l o.
Merchandise shipped 80 week in June ls8f5!t l6'
Flour arrived ... 81 g96 bb@
Wheat 3 J36 bush.
The Walstreet dealcation, 1t is now stated i. small Is
was first discovered about year since bat hushed up
promise Of reformation, which promise not kept
Boafd of Brokers.
We have received the report of the Master in Chaacery
anc ms Assistant, appointed by the Chancellor e.Ass
the Affairs OF the Newiork Life aud Trust Company no
sxam!ag party consisted Of Samuel l.. Woodruff Esp ton
John Savage aad Hon. William l.. Marcy ltdoes noray
materially from The previous report hlade By the Company
e GhtcelioF a considerable portion OF the report . aI
roeG 10 statement OF The exeG and manner Of The Ng.
faods rom JaGuary last May, the appreciation o. @ L
1Sses oil The Company In stocks owned by IT, was siV
All have beeR sold and the adgance realized with The e'e
Ton of s3o3 Si3 81 Of New York and United States o's ~,
snt Stocks aud one other exception and these have sui
ufhe. materially appreciated since May:
ind-ahaii, Tor example, then estimated al par 49,
are now worth probably l0 The amount Of L6aHs on oe
e6i326 % The which interest has pea .a I
over SIX months is S2Ss30o The amount loaaed on o9
moftgage The st OF January iss s., 9o5 d. o
that date the interest S7lo256 81 due more n'n ~
months. The interest S3l3, 10! 9S Of his amooD ~ I
been paid that The o! loans on thT -
Of January personal security was 800 ~ o Sr a
than months interest due on os@ ~
lsE Of January s22 39D Of this has been p,d o. '
class oil loans Si5Jl 81 has been paid The Whole ''
Of the ComIaB; this class of loans since 1850, "hea m
loaned sl3is 92l S37 100. Tsere afg u,
claims Of disputed character held by the ComPaG!
nay person foreclosures proceeding in hy-.s ,i
r- Of the zeal sold By the Company 500 ip
"a The probable amount 70! winch could be sold iof e
pot down 1862 97 35 showing loss Of s95 ooo ~
his estimate the property transferred by Nicoli no' cy
derrd II IS nearly all eacumoesed, bat it IS supfose
few thousand dollars viii b- realized froit. The afnohH
fdeposits in trust By the Chancellor aad suresaI, was
vas $685. 96 The amount for accumulation Is ioS, 90
50. The by indiydJal, &c Sa6s? -, Ia
The amour, for accumulation other than by the Chalcs'
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

THE Treasury NoTE RoBBERY.-John Nj.
BreedIove, one OF the persons engaged IN the rob
berry OF the Treasury Notes from the Custom
House in this CITY, and now IN the jail of the Sc
cond Municipality, yesterday made full and
unsolicited confession of the whole affair. De
duplicates Halliday directly. but says nothing OF
anv other of the individuals charged with beng
accomphces.
In his confession, Breedlove states that he took
the notes, but was first induced to think OF the
robbery and make the attempt by Halliday, VINO
said that he could extract the Ink Of the cancel
ing from the notes, so that they would pass with
ont suspicion on the closest inspection. He first
took two $500 notes and gave them to Halliday
as an experiment. On the next day Halliday
returned him one Of the notes with the INK en-
tirelv extracted, keeping the other as his share IN
the business. These two notes were exchanged
without difficulty. and 1t was then agreed that
Breedove should take the others. Accordingly
he watched for some days to see when the pack
age should be made up. and when it was made
,lp. with other bundles. to be mailed for Wash
inp,on. he took occasion, when the book-kceper
left his desk for moment, to pocket the pack
age and Immediately sought for Halliday, to
whom he gave it, meeting him IN the bar-roou OF
the Merchants Exchange. After this some time
passed before Halliday gave hun any of the notes
with the extraction made. Halliday SAID when
he gave Brcedove the second note, that he had
spoiled several Of them in the process of extrac-
ton. From time to time, during the lapse Of Sc
veral days, sundry of the notes, numbering about
ten altogether, were thus received By Breedove,
Halliday always remarking that he had ruined
several in trying to take out the ink.
Breedlove was what is known as the Duty
Bond clerk in the Custom House, and was the
only one of the persons said to be concerned IN
this base transaction who was employed there.
n O. Pic, 18th.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

Bosrox.-Ncary 700 persons arrive daily at
the great Depot, Boston, from all quarters. The
regulations are here so excellent, that thieves are
discouraged and no robbercs take place, and are
not even attempted They (the thieves are under
the necessity of leaving for New-lork, where
the absence of all regulations ensures them good
business. Boston paper.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

MrBpER IN CHENANGo Co.-For week or
moro. reports have been current that young
man. named Mix or Mecks, employed by Titus
& Co of Homer. in tcaming -four, was murdered
in the town OF German. 1t appears that he had
been to West Greene, with load of -four and
had received two or three hundred dollars He
left that place on Saturday, the 10Th ms. and The
next morning his horses were found loose, near
Iivermorc's tavern Marks OF blood were found
in the wagon. \ large number OF inhabitants
turned out to make search for the body The
last reports affirm that t''c body was found in a
mill.pond, with palpable evidence of violence
upon it. and that two or three men had been ar
rested on suspicion of having perpetrated the hor
riblc crime. Broome Co. Republican.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

Ngw HAMpsHrRE-Th Legislature of this
State, after spirited discussion, has voted, by
1856 to 81, that no Railroad shall be constructed
within its borders until the company shall tirst
pay to each owner Of lands which they propose TO
cross whatever he shall choose to exact Tor she
privilege This barbarian act, until rePeaied'
knocks in the head all plans for any farther e5
tension Of Railroads within the limits OF Ne"
Hampshire One million of people may earnestly
desire the construction of public WORK most
vital to the interests Of all, yet one raPacious
knaye or obstinate Ounce, who owns nifty acres
of good for nothing rayine IN some mountain
gorge. has the power to say to the whole State
You shall not cross my land unless you pay me
five million dollars for it,, and the work is par
alyzed This is one Of the crotchets of the late
William Leggett, and the present Evening Post.
Surely nothing can be less Democratic or more
pernicious, than to allow one dog in the manger
thus to blight the prosperity Of whole commn-
mtg.
A bill to divide the State into four Congress
sional Districts, in obedience to the Congressional
Apportionment Act, has been killed in the House
laid on the table by l22 to SO.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

yERMoNr-The Wing State Convention meets
at Rutland on the 26,h INST "Wednesday to
nominate State Officers. Gov. Paine, having
served two years to general acceptation, declines
a reelection We sec the names of Hon.Wllliam
Slade, Hon Horace Everett and Hon. John Mat
tocks, Members of the last Congress, and Hon.
NJ Camp, present Lieut.. Governor, proposed for
the succession
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

ANOTHER Fatal ArFRAy.-A bloody rencoun.
Ter occurred at Bakers Settlement, in the parish
of West Feliciana, on Friday last, between Hun
ter Estes and William Cook. Estes shot Cook
with double. .barrcled shotgun, and he expired
in Ii minutes. At the same time Cook shot Es
les with pistol but It was not known how much
injury was sustained from the wound. Estes was
arrested
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

: SoT 50 Bap-The Philadelphia Forum gives
l.e u reason Of young John Tylers visit to China
II says he has heard that tie ocusts will eat up
eve eve'Y tning green IN the country this year." Ii
1nis De true. the whole family should leave
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

ALAEAMA-There are 35 Political journals
published in Alabama, of which 9 support Van
Buren,, II Calhoun, and Is Harry Clay. We
suppose this is pretty fair indication Of TIE po
puar sentiment.
Gen. Felix c. Mcconnell is the Loco candi-
date for Congress in the With District-strongly
Loco.
In the Montgomery District, Col. Hunter, re-
nominated by the Wings, peremptorlly Declined
and Dixon Hall, the Van Buren nominee, appears
to be out of sight Also leaving the field to Hon.
Dixon H. Lewis, Mr.. Calhoun's ponderous Lieu
tenant This should not be, as the District is
Wing The Wings are now pressing Col Wm.
S. Phillips to run, and it is hoped that he will
consent.
Gov. Fitzpatrick is likely to be reelected with
out opposition; w. r. Prickct, who was solicited
to run against him, having declined.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

70 Wanted, Agent for this payer at PROVIDENCE, K
No need apply unless be resides and acquainted IN
that city
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26
conrt Gale ndar-This Day.

ConAoS PLEssNos. 81, lo1 10, l. l. $ H. % iG-, -
fTbsse numbers il Will be perceived var! from the 1eeH
=. ,,nsr.. on Friday evening.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

JuNIUs on THE CuRRENcY.-The numerous ap-
plican,s for Jmnius on the Currency, who called
on Saturday morning before il had come in from
the binders can now be supplied.
New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-26

u The New Hampshire Patriot, Loco, speak
ing of the Presidents Pilgrimage, says: III every
place he has visited, he has been treated with UNI
form outward respect, alike remarkable for its
precseness, hollownesS and want of reality
Wherever he has been, il would seem that an ice
berg influence accompanies him, chilling, lreez-
ing and stiiening every movement of those who
approach him."