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| DIVISION AND COMPUTATION OF TIME.-lt was n
ill several centuries after the introduction OF Chris-
,anity that the present mode Of beginning the day
, midnish first came into use. The early Christian,
began their Sabbath Saturday at six o'clock in the
evening, and terminated it at the same hour Sun
rno rwclv4 parfs and The night into four watches
II is, however uncertain whether the ancienis began
The day with sunrise or with the st appearance OF
light the east The four watches ofthe night con
sisted, each, of three hours in length The Jews
employed watchnen for the sole purpose of watching
the stars by the Rising, altitude and dsappear nee
OF which they calculated the lapse of time. The an
Gent Romans announced each watch by the sound of
/ trumpet
The Italians follow a mode of CT mputine time diff
ierent from that IN use in any other part Of the world
The Italian hours instead Of being regulated by tn.
coming OF the sun TO the meridian, depend on the
hour Of yespers, sunset The close of the day il
considered TO take place half hour after sunset
from which time the hou counted straight on
from one TO twenty four without being divided into
twelve. The Mahometans count twelve hours from
sunrise 10 sunset whether the night be short or long
consequently, their night hours in winter are much
longer than III sc Of summer The Chinese division
OF the day IS very simple the twenty four hours are
divided into twelve parts, which, instead Of being
numbered, ar, named. The Hindoos divide the day
INTO Tour watches, and the night into the same num-
Der, the day always extending from sunrise to sunset
The Hindoos measure out and mark the hours in a
curious manner. They provide thin metal Gun.
through the bottom Of which a small hole is drilled
The cup swims on the surface of vessel of water
untll The water running gradually through the hole
mis- ihe cup, which then sinks A gong IS hung up
near e vessel to be struck at the expiration of each
hour, which Is known by the sinking of the Gun the
gong IS usually loud enough for whole village and
serves the purpose Of church clock
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RELEASE or JOE SMrH.--Tbe St Louis Republ-
can of the I'd instant, says -" we're informed BY
gentleman from up the river who arrived here YES
'erdsy morning, that Joe Smith, tbeJprophet, had
been liberated or rescued by his legion. The boat he
was brought back on, touched at Quincy on her road
back TO Nsuvoo having Joe safe and sound on board
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The COLUMBIA GOT orr IN sArEry.-By last n;0b,,.
eastern mail we received the Boston Times of We'd
nesday, which contains the following paragraph rela.
tive TO the steamer Columbia.
The schooner Lagrange, Captain Allen, arrived a,
TINS port last evening, reports that she saw large
steamer standing for Halifax, 80 miles T. Of Halifax.
on "wednesday afternoon last This was probably
the Columbia.
We gather the above from the New Exchange
Reading X ON books--BaR. Clipper.
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NEw YoRx TAxEs.--Tbc Comptroller of New
York asks for the sum Of 2i77 900 to carry on the
city Government The tax thus proposed to be laid,
is one hundred and forty thousand dollars more than
was laid last year.
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Pcctfully, your obcdicnt servant,
A. i. CUNNINGHAM.
WASHINGTON, July 10, Is43.


10 NE O0cers and Members II the Irish Repeal qssoeia-
ton Of the city Of Washington
GENTLEMEN Imbued from nv earliest inr,,ov
with deep and settled hatred to tyranny in eyery
form, and descended from a parent who suffered So
ve-ely from British aggression up TO the wear ,os
when he sought an asylum in this country have
always had my sympathies aroused when the wro,cs
OF Ireland have been the theme Of the poet The orr
tor, or the historian and whenever an effort has
been made TO aid Erin in attaining her rights nav
humble efforts and means mot always as humble ~
now were freely bestowed TO promote her oause
Even when Daniel O'ConnoIl was hurting his DENIM
cation and abuse against the character of the i'm
mortal WAsBSeTos, while his yenomous shafts were
sent unfortunately against the good and the wise
OF our country, and our character nation was as
persed by that arch demagogue, | clung to Ireland
and her freedom with all my heart, and hoped thai
the day not far distant when ireland emanc;,a
ted, disenthraled, and Free would take he .,anat
among 'he independent nations Of the earth because
believed her sons we're animated nv and f,,o
from the blight which showed forth in every action
OF OConneil. But his speech in the Corn Exchange
Dublin, OF the genuncDess Of which there is moi a
shadow OF doubt on my mind, has so completely
involved the whole Irish People In his views ,b,, nm,
less they, as Rercalcrs rcnoupce denounce and re-
pudiste OConneIl and his doctrines | shall feel tba,
10 give further sympathy aid TO that cause which
mas heretofore been dear TO my heart | would be
guny OF rRfAoHERr and TREASON TO my own coun-
try. II Is with pain that compelled 10 tale This
view OF the subject but the closing remarks of
OConnell in the speech referred to- or the ION If
May that when Ireland obtained her freedom she ,pouH
assist TO free The siaro throughout the porid. bearing
direct threat against the institutions of this country
and then The adoption Of his resolution, spreading
The Infamous document Of the AboIitiopists on the
minutes OF the Loyal Repeal Association by accla-
nation has left me no alternative; and after thank
ing you Tor the honor conferred on me by making
me your Corresponding Secretary, permit me to ten
der you my resignation Of that Office, and 10 close
my membership Repeater of the city of Wash
ington.
Entertaining for you, gentlemen, individually, the
highest respect, am your obedient servant,
A. !. CUNNINGHAM
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NORTHEAST BOUNDARY LNE.-The Bangor VIII,
and Courier contains a letter from Houltor from
which we copy the following intelligence concernn,
The survey OF the new boundary ne on our North
eastern frontier:
HoULroS, (Me) June "a, Is43.
For the last month this has been quite busy place
II having been the point de appuin for the variou.
parties OF explorers, surveyors, engineers and com
nissoners who have had business upon the frontier
oolonei fs'ccourt and his party consisting of mi
hers sapPers, soldiers, engineers and common labor
ers amounting in all TO about twenty -fve men, have
had their head quarters at Woodstock while Mr.
smith, the American Commissioner has had abou,
the same force ut this place. A large quantity OF
supplies and baggage have been sent 10 the Grand
halls upon The Saint John, which is calculated for
the man depot, and within a few days, several of
the engineers have gone there,
Coi. Es'ecourt and twelve men, and Mr.. Lally and
hve men, on the part Of the American commission.
nave started from The Monument 10 perambulalc and
re-sPot the Eastern Boundary Line until il strikes the
ST. John. Another party is following them TO clear
and cut out the road thirty feet wide and il is intend
ed, as understand, 10 erect a monument OF mason
work oil brick and stone at the starting point at the
source OF the 81 Croix, another Parks hill and
severa' more at various points upon the line.
The American Commissioner is still here am
told that the British Commissioner was ed how
soon IT was expected the line would be finished up the
81 Johns he replied in about six weeks In answer
10 tbe same question the American Commissioner said
tha' thc provisions held out they might get to the
ST Johns in the course of year. understand that
The British Commissioner proposed to start with his
party IRON the St. Johns and work south, and that
'he American party should begin at the monument,
and work north, until the parties meet This plan
was no acceded to on the part Of the American Com
missioner, Who thought it best to proceed all toge.
Their and so do up the work strong.
mere has been considerable emigration for the
last SIX months, into this place from the Province
ihe low price OF lands, the erection Of mills and the
opening OF new roais, present strong inducements
10 settlers upon the American side of the line and
nearly hity families have recently removed from the
81 Johns river into the county Of Aroostook. lam
told that the country north Of this place is filling I'D
fast. Families and young men ale moving in not
only from the Province, but from different parts Of
mane. Since the settlement OF the boundary line.
there seems t. be greater degree of security upon
The frontier and as new roads opened an ocreas-
ing emigration is anticipated
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FRoM PsRu.-IntclIigcnce has been received that
General Vvanco had received the title Of Supreme
Director. On the 23d Of March he left Cuzco for
Lima, afterwards to arrange the departments in the
South
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@Trrfrn.

AT the Centenary Church, Richmond, Virginia. on
Tuesday the 27th June, at Q O'Clock, p. nj. by the
hev; DR., Waller, Mr. JOHN X. MARTIN, to ELI
ZABETH, youngest daughter of Mr.. Michael How.
ell, all Of Richmond.
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ID EPERTORy OF PATENT INVENTIONS,
III British "A set Of the above valuable work,
complete from January, 1897 up to December, lsf2,
for sale at very low price.
Just received, for sole by
july ~ h. TAYLOR,
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Destructive Hail SroRM.-On Saturday after
noon last, Portland, Maine, and vicinity were visited
by severe hail storm, accompanied with lightning
and thunder, which caused much damage to proper.
ty. The hail soues averaged 10 size common muskst
bucts-somc of them almos, as large as pigeons
eggs. The damage TO window glass is very great.
The Elm Hotel had about 225 panes broken the
American House 1907 in Huckler's Row some 3 or
400 were shattered, and in the Beethoven Hall,
scarcely pane is left whole Many other buildings
we're much damaged, loosing from 25 TO $50 lights.
Indeed, there are few tenants in the city that es
caped altogether 1t is supposed that on the whole.
from $4,000 to 10000 panes were broken The in
jury to the hay crop and the young fruit is likewise
considerable.
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DOMESTIC ArFLIcTIoN.-The family of William
o walton, Esq, of Philadelphia, consisting of him.
self, wife, brother, and mother were all taken sick
about two weeks since with the influenza The dis
ease in MIR. Walton assumed unusually serious as
pect and finally terminated in brain fever The next
morning, about O'Clock, Mr.. w. expired About
the same moment, Mrs. Walton, who had been worn
out with constant watching and mental anxiety, was
prematurely brought to bed with her first child.
Her ACCOMPLISHMENT was attended with great danger,
and her child was born dead. In the afternoon she
was lying in a situation which almost forbid her
friends to hope for her recovery. Her mind delir-
Gus, running upon her husband all the while her
inquiries as to how he was, and whether death had
ended his suferings, being nccssant Her mother,
who was with her. fearful of consequences refrained
from communicating TO her unfortunate daughter the
fact OF the affecting blow which had fallen upon her
Mr. Walton was young lawyer OF much promise.
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Mr.. O'CoDnell said " When we obtain our mo
raj force triumphant nil assist in rescuing the sian
tn ero y land on tn, face Of the earth"
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The LsnsIngburgh (NY) Gazette estimates the
loss by IRE on Sunday last, at eighty thousand dol
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plNNEp TO THE HON. b. HENsHAw.

DINNER TO THE HON. d. HENSHAW.
We announced several days since that The
friends Of this gentleman recently held meet
ing in Boston, TO make arrangements TO tender
him public dinner, prior TO his departure for
Washington.
The committee Of invitation, observes the
Boston Times, % who embrace within Their
numbers much Of the sterling worth and cha ac-
ter of the city, have attended to their duty and
the following correspondence sets forth The par
ticuar circums iances. Although il will not be
convenient TO Mr. Henshaw TO meet his hume
rous friends at the festive board, yet they viii
take pleasure in extending to him such personal
evidences Of their respect and esteem, as his
eaily departure will permit"
BosToN, July 9Th, 1913.
Hon. DAVID HESsHAw--Sir,--At u meeting Of
your Democratic friends holden at the Merchants
Exchange Hotel last evening" the undersigned were
appointed committee to request your acceptance o
public dinner at such time as may suit your conve
nience, previously TO your departure for Washington
to the responsible duties OF the head OF The
Navy Department.
Allow TO express the pleasure we feel in acting
as the organ of this commune alton, aud our hop,
that it may not be Inconsistent with your engage
ments 10 afford your friends this opportunity Of ex
pressing the high estimation in which they have 81
long held both your public and private character, ane
| to subscribe ourselves, very respectfully,
Your friends and lellow-c citizens,
| Chas. G. Greene Silas Pierce
A. w. Thaxter, jr Luther Hamilton
| Seth j. Thomas John Stevens
| Eben Jackson Amasa Winchester
Isaac Adams Stephen Winchester
Robert Rantou, jr. J. Shackf0rd kimball
Joseph Hall Thomas Gill
Samuel A. Allen Stephen w. Olney
F. s. Carruth Daniel Draper
Benz. ID Baxter Stephen Hoyt
| John Muzzy Wm Is. Stevens
Peter Dunbar John Banchor
I. A. Raymond George Savage
Chas. A. Macomber Orel Iow,e
George Barstow Newton Talbot
George Roberts Peter T., Homer
Josiah L.. G. AIMEE Jeremiah Colburn
Ebenezer Smith, jr. Gardner Greenleaf
Nathaniel Greene, Joel Thayer
Alfred Greenough VIM H. Burbeck
J. p. Robinson Joshua Sears
Philander Ames, Ezra Nudge,
William Sawyer Wildes p. walker
Joseph F. Boyd, Samuel 5 Lewis,
Joseph Smith, VIM. +. Harnden,
William P. Lorng, Henry Croker,
Seth Adams, Nathaniel Sweet,
Thomas J. Vinton, Elias Kinsley,
Bradford Sumner, Ezekiel Bates,
John G.. Beach, Samuel Prince,
Adams Bailey, Cornelius Driscoll,
Joseph Smith, Thos. j. Whittemore,
Abel Gushing, John r. Heard,
Geo. Alexander Smith, Timothy S. Nichols,
David Thatcher, Samuel Emmes
John p. Tarbell, Alexander Lincoln,
b. +. Hallett, John A. Boes
Geo. G. Slearns, John Mills.
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lkom The Hartford Pa:yioi and Eagis.
THE cAB(NET.

The vacancies ia the Cabinet accustomed by me
resignation of the Hon Daniel Webster and he dealh
of the Hon. II. s. Legare have been al ed BY the ap
pointment of the Hon. Abel 7. Upshur as Secretary
of State and the Hon. John Nelson, Of Baltimore,
as Attorney General Of the United States. The post
thus rendered vacant in the Navy Department, has
been conferred on the Hon. David Henshaw, OF Mas
sachusetls. SO that the Cabinet Is once more organ
lied and il must be admitted, way ut once To re-
fleet great credit on the Chief Magistrate OF the ma
ton and upon the country ITSELF for more power
ful array OF talent than is exhibited IN this board oil
special guardians Of the Constitution now formed
was before secured, since the formation Of tue
Government
nation Of President Tyler 10 render his Adminstra-
ton strictly democratic, and TO identity himself
thoroughly with the Democracy OF the country, me
selection of such men David Henshaw, as one Of
his confidential advisers must at once sci all such
doubts at rest in the minds OF those who, from
selfish considerations have so long and steadily
| refused a public recognition Of his claims to Demo-
cratic confidence and SUPP ort.
The truth is the great body Of the Republican
party are getting to understand pretty WELL the ca'se
Of this ntoerant, unfrendly spirit exhibited towards
the President by certain ambitious, radical leaders
Had the friends OF the Administration at an early
day, organized throughout the country, and taken
their stand as an independent party, ralyng point
would have thus been presented and state OF things
produced which would have prevented these In
trguing politicians from cheating the President out
of his just deserts, by taking advantage of the fact
that he is without party and that they have the le-
yer and the party machinery in their own hands II
IS by no certain however, that even this adj
vaniage--great as we must admit il to be-s sufii-
cent to deprive the country OF the patriotic services
of John Tyler beyond the period of his present term
of office. The prospect of his receiving justice at
the hands Of the American People, is daily brighten
ing, while some of the individuals who have consider
ed his political destruction almost certain, have them
selves been headed" and beheaded, and are fast
sinking into their original nsgnifcance.
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NORTHEAST BOUNDARY LNE-The Bangor Wing
ana Courier contains letter from Houltor from
which we copy the following intelligence concerning
the survey Of the new boundary Inc on our North
eastern frontier:
, 1843-09-09
BOWLING GREEN ACADEMY.

FHE second session OF the bow
H. ling Green Academy will com
mence on Monday the 18Th Of Sept.
The course of instruction will en-
brace all the branches of a good En-
gIish education, with special attention
10 the correct use of the English
longue--the natural sciences-the
LATIN and Greek classics. and the
higher branches of Mathematics.
The vear will be divided into quar-
tiers of eleven weeks cach--eXcept-
ing the next which will continue four
teen weeks.
Terms for The coming Session.
Orthography, Reading & Wri-
ting, "a, %
Grammar, Geography, & A
rithmetic or either, coo
The Natural Sciences 100
Latin & Greek. and the higher
branches of Mathematics, $50
A pair of Artificial Globes will be
provided for those who study Geogra'
ply and Astronomy-also apparatus
to Illustrate the simple principles OF
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry.
No deduction will be made in tut
ton for absence after a scholar is en-
tered until finally withdrawn, except
in ease of sickness.
There will be a public examination at
the close of each session.
JOHN HUBBARD.
Aurnst 10Th. 1913. ti-4C
, 1843-09-09

FEllE subscriber as agent or owner,
II has for sale the following lands.
&c. viz: one acre ground with house
and her improvements thereon. IN
the town Of Bowling Green, being
the former residence of the late Lew
is Rogers, Esqr. Improvements are a
comfortable dwelling house with two
rooms, besides kitchen, convenient
out houses, stables &c-garden and
ward well enclosed, and set with a va
riety ofchoice bearing fruit and shade
tree, well &c. This place is very
pleasantly situated, and will make a
desirable residence FOR Il small family,
and can be obtained low for cash.
Also stone house on the south side Of
the public square in Bowling Green,
with two town lots connected with 1t
of GO by 100 feet each. Frame house
on south side OF public square in Bow
ling Green, now ]occupiedas the RadI-
cal Printing O(lice-with II lot to
four, connected, as may suit the pur-
chaser. $40 acres unlmprovcd land,
3 TO 4 miles n. Westerly of Bowling
Green-8O acres unimprovcd land
four miles north west of Bowling
green, prairie and TIMBER, between
the Palmyra and Paris roads--80
acres land with IN improvement, in
the county OF Audrain, 25 miles 5.
w. of Bowling Green-196 acres
land with improvements, % miles
north of Bowling Green--2G0 acres
land, adjoining and near TO Bowling
Green, in two different tracts, 40
acres improved-also a number OF
building lots in Bowling Green, some
vacant, and others improved.
LEVI PETTlBONE.
July Goth, l343. ti--33.
, 1843-09-09
SALE OF
School Lands.

n virtue and by authority of an order Of
4 the Pike County Court, made at the
May term, lS43, and TO me directed, /
shall on Monday the 10Th day of October
next, at the Court House door in the town
OF Bowling Green, and during the term Of
the Circuit Court for said County of Pike,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder at auc-
ton, the following School Lands TO wit:
section sixteen (l6) in township fifty two
(j2). N. of r. two (2) east. Said section
will be sold in lots Of forty acres. A cred
it Of twelve months will be given, bond with
approved personal security will be required
of the purchasers, bearing interest at ten
per cent per annum from date.
WIN. PENIX, Sheriff.
August 9Th, 1913. ito.
, 1843-09-09

B,BrEs.-lt strikes US that more
fbs are told about babies than about
anv thing else in the world. we all
say they are sweet-vet every poug
wo can smell knows they are sour;
we I'll saw they are lovely; yet nine
babies in ten have no more Pte'ei'-
SONS to beauty than a pup dog we
praise their expressive eyes, yei al
babies squint; we call them niue
doves. though one makes more noise
than a colony of screech Owls; we
vow they are no trouble, yet 'hey
must be tended night and day; we
insist that they repay us ior all
II anxiety. though they take every
,nnor,uni,y Of scratching our faces
or poking their fingers into our eyes
IN Short. we make it our business to
tell the most palpable fa'sehoods a,
boot them every hour in the day
Vet. strange to say, wedlock seems &
yoi6 without them. and those who
hive Them. even while telling these
seIceyident untruths. look Just as /
thew expected people to hGIIe'e them
\. Y. True Sun.
, 1843-09-09

Uayjjagfoq Eriag.-The Paris
correspondeatnf The Washington In
,eIllgenner, speaking Of the aii'lrs Of
Snain. riveS sore particulars as 10
the health ani position of Mr.. Irving,
The Aacrican minister at Madrid
lie s..y< that direct Intelligence had
ta,n received .fan tim, and that he
..aad 50 fl~ recovered from the ma'a-
Dc with which he was contlaeI for
-~:verlI weeks. as to Re able to pass
DAVIS abroad on his feet and IN car
!iare, observing the popular excite
mpnt and the preparations f"r de-
fence. lie fiji ro:thn least aPPre-
hcnsion for himself; indeed. even ;he
British ladies looked 10 his Ao'el for
refine in case of an assault tr,m The
IRONS at The gates. The cry with
ont was'Deata 70 the Engli>h-ayacuc-
hos rs it had been on ii former rev"-
luton. Death to the Frcnchitlrd-
Soaniari>.!' The vounC queen and
her sister wo"ld gladly have pat
themselves under The shelter of the
American legation. rather than re,
main exposed in the palace rs 4 priZe
to the victors in 4 desperate street al,
fray. My informant mentions that
the Only American whom he knew to
, 1843-09-09
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the I'M
~ dersigned has obtained from the Clerk
of the County Court Of Pike county, Mo.
letters of Testament1ry, upon the Estate OF
Joseph D.-Ford deceased. bearing date the
9th day July A. d. lS43. All persons
having claims against said estate, are re-
quested 10 exhibit them in one year from
the date of said letters for allowance. or
they may be prcclnded from any teneft OF
said estate; and if such claims are not pre-
sented within three years from the date of
said letters. they will be forever barred.
GEO: CAMPBELL, Executor.
July 29th, 1913. 3w:S.