New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-24

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TIE HrA1o.-This extraordinary substance IS
found IN enonno0s quantities on the islands ad-
accent 10 the coast Of Peru II Is SAID to possess.
II. highly and almost incredibly concentrated
form, all the properties OF the very best and rich
est manure. II IS pungent IN the extreme. and,
If used IN large quantities, burns. and destroys
vegetation. while IN smaller proportions II 7lvles
and gives extraordinary rapldltc 10 growth
Much discussion has ARISEN as 10 ais nature, but
the generally received opinion Is that it Is birds
dung In some places it lies from 80 10 100 feet
in depth feathers and egg-shelis are frequently
found deeply buried in it. 40 less than l0,00O
tons have been shipped to England, during the
last fifteen months, as manure il was used ior
this purpose By the indians long before the Con
quest, and without it the valley OF Peru would DC
almost desoIate. Would IL not be worth the
while Of the captains Of our whaling vessels TO
brnr home a few barrels OF tins substance by way
OF experiment Ii may prove very profitable
source OF speculation Nantucket inquirer.
TYPnrs FFvER--It cannot De too widely
known that nitrous acid gas possesses the proper
" Of DESTROYING the contag;on Of the typhus te
yer. and certainly preventing is spread " the
following simple method the gas may be pro
cured at triHine expense Place little salt
petrc in saucer, and pour on II as much oil OF
vitrioI as viii Just cover 1t; q copious discharge
OF acid gas will instantly take place. the quantity
of which may be regulated BY lcssenIng or M
creasing the quantity Of the ingredients,
TIE CHocTAws.-Wc learn through the Nat
chitoches Herald that the Choctaws have raised
$4,000 to build a college for the education OF
their youth The Choctaw nation numbers -
900 sous. They have a press which last year
printed more than three millions pages OF books
and pamphlets.
TIE GREArEsr Lo.D ENT1EELY.--T'Ie Illinois
left Yesterday afternoon for Chicago with the
largest load Of passengers and freight ever 'aken
by any vessel on these waters Her passengers
would number al least 100. So literally crowded
was she that Capt Blake refused 10 take another
person on board Detroit Adv. loth.
FInF.-Be,wcen | and y ocloc, On Saturday
morning. the stables in the rear Of the houses oc
cupied by Hon. c. A. Wickliile ana John H. sui
Ivan Esq were destroyed by fire. Notwithstand
ing the proximity of the dwellings and several
frame tcnemcns, they escaped the flames with
little or no damage. MadlSonlan.
ExrEplrIous TRAvELIHG.--Passcngers from
Baltimore and Washington City arrived here last
evening on the steamer Mail, IN days and II
hours, including stoppagcs. st. Louis Repub.
II We learn that the Hon. s. Brecse came
very near being shot by his brohern-law, in
BeIlyc. on Saturday last The difficulty grew
out of the ill-trcatment Of Breeses wlics sister by
her husband st. Louis Republican.
WHY'S AND WnENs.-Why is pig in parlor
like house on fire Because the sooner IT s
put ont the better. When is lady like trout
When she takes fg dat brngs-trri 10 tie bank
Why is the sun like a good loaf Because II 5
light when it rises. Why is bird greedy crca-
ture 2 Because i, never eats less than peck.
Why is a temperance medal like an umbrella
Because it keeps You drv. When is fowls neck
like a bell When it 5 rung for dinner. Why
is mt a boy like a pretty bonnet Because one
becomes woman, the other do Mt. Why Is
killing bees like confession Because you un
buzz 'em. Punch
TIE Usr OF \ NlusrAcnc-We copy the fol
lowing from Biaclwood's Magazine - lherels
am atfecta,ion, among the vulgar clever, OF wear
ing the muStache, which they clip end cut n IA
IQady&e Tins is useful as aiordng ready
means OF distinguishing between man OF talent
and an ass The former, trusting TO his head,
4, Il ,itsl,t
the latter, whose strength hes altogether IN His
hair, exhausts the power of Macassar in endeavor
ing to make himself look as muchlikc an ourang-
outang rs possible"
SMART Boy Why on earth do MT You get
up earlier, my son said an ANXIOUS father TO
| his sluggard boy do ntvou see the flowers
even spring out of Their beds at the early dawn
= Yes, father, said the boy. sec they do, and
| would do The same II had as dirty bed as
they have
CouNr D'OasAY.-Ths distinguished noble.
man has disappeared from society. 1t was first
gwen out that he had gone on q visit 70 noble
friend in Durham, bat it has been asccrtained that
hehas actually LEI, LIycrpoolin ! packet ship ior
New York.
TrMrgRANcE ToASr--. Revolutionary armies
and cold water armies: the one drove thered Coats
from our land, the other the rcd HossS
-..a~. To WESTERN \ TRAN ERS-'The
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--S--,- PesI,>y an,s Rllroad and CauaIs Is now
the perfect order unning though Ieulayiy three
DAYS nd alt with all the 10 secure
acrr~r FARE Only NlN!E DOLLARS: -,
nhsr5 information IN isoa 70 he !c ;nag f OBJ