Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-09

ITEMS.
LANCE MAIL CoHrRAcrs.-The Cincinnati
Gazette states that the firm Of Neil, Moore & Co.
are very large mail contractors, and, with the
branch under D. Tallmadge, cover over sir hnn-
dred and t,rcnty Thousand miles of mail service per
annum, in the States Of Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA, New
York and Misunderstanding 29O teams and
drivers. The capital employed by the Company
in their stage business is estimated at about $780,
QUO, and their annual expenses at about $500, 000
A printing office has been established in the
Thames tunnel, London, where small paper is
printed. 1t is not usual for printers TO be low
in the world; we frequently see them exalted to
the third story, but we have never before heard
OF newspaper being printed under the bed Of a
river.
A man in London has contrived method al
propelling balloons, which is likely to prove en-
tirely successful. The continuance is an Arch
imedian screw, made of oiled silk; by turning
which the balloon is carried thro' the air with
great velocity.
John Randolph once said of Henry Clay-"He
Is talented and corrupt, he is corrupt and talent
ed; he stinks and he shines, he shines and he
e~', AA~s :" '~eeeu HioN ACiCi oy MOoniSHt.
Profitable trip-The Hibernia had freight
list OF t., co., having 200 packages ofgoods and
some specie. The receipts for this ship from
freight and passengers are fully $4,000.
According to recent decision Of the French
Minister Of War, no officer of the Army shall in
future obtain permission to marry, unless the per-
son to whom he is to be united should possess a
revenue Of at least $4,000 per annum.
The Legislature of Michigan has passed law
making Seduction Penitentiary offence. The
term of imprisonment is limited TO five years.
HENRY CLAy.-Jefferson, the father Of Amer
lean Democracy, the true American System, has
given this as his opinion of the man whom the
Wings are proud to call their Leader
che is merely a splendid orator, without any
valuable knowledge from experience or study, or
any determined public principle, founded on pol-
ical science either practical or THEORETICAL
Register, vol. 80, p. 81.
PRESIDENT TYLER AND GEN. Jacksonville
Washington correspondent Of the Ohio Statesman
writes; that President Tyler has despatched a
parchment copy of the act refunding General
Jackson's fine to the venerable hero at the Her.
mitage, with letter Of congratulatlon, the whole
Theoretically sealed in tin case.
New Boots.
These boots were never made for me,
They are too short BY half
Iwant them long enough, dye see,
To cover all the calf.
"Wait, SIR" said Last, with stifled laugh,
$40 alter them III try;
But il they cover all the calf,
They must be fire feet high"
Dr.. Watts.-It was 80 natural for DR.. Watts,
when child, to speak in rhyme, that even when
he wished to avoid it, he could not His father
was displeased at this propensity. and threatened
to whip him if he did not leave off making verses
One day when he was about 10 put his threat
into execution, the child burst out into tears,
and on his knees, said,
sPray father, do some pity take,
And will no more verses makeo
Mount Etna.--the number of lives lost in
consequence Of the late eruption is stated at 49,
Most Of the victims were foreigners, (includins
many Englishmen,) who were attracted to the
spot by curiosity, to witness this phenomenon OF
nature. The damage done to the fields, vine
yards, and cattle, is estimated at million and .
half Of ducats.
A company has just been formed in Boston
with capital of one million dollars, for the
manufacture Of Moasseliaes.
The Virginia Assembly is composed of men,
bers of the following occupations: There are
Farmers u; Merchants Al; Lawyers &c; Doc
tors IL; Mechanics 4; Printer !; Surveyor i; Gen.
tleman ]; Clerk !: Total l34.
The last and most classical name given to
wood-sawyers is b-dividers Of woods
Awitty fellow once was asked,
ssPray where DIVE take your tea?s
ssMy friend where else do you suppose,
Butto my mouth" said he.
Here's an extract from a negro song. The
verse is as much to the point as any thing we've
seen lately:
nebbsr kissed white gal,
l hope nebber will;
You hab to be sGdelicate,
You nebber get your fill.
burdened by about three feet Of snow upon a
level, and well packed by gentle rains and W arm
suns On the hills west il is well sscocked ap''
for the Northampton (Mass.) Coar.
The Mississippi Legislature has passed bill
reducing the salary Of nearly everv officer in the
State. More fruits Of democratic legislation.
The Kentucky Yeoman says: "The wing
political Missionaries apper to be travelling in
droves, as do the buffaloes at the far west.
The news Of the death Of Prince Albert's ia :
ther. IL Prince o. SAKE Coburg Gotha, was re
ceived in L. .,don on the afternoon Of the Sd Feb
ruary.
Sir Francis Burdih ,isd at his residence in
London, on the 23d ult., a. his lady having died
but few days before, they wee buried together,
on the goth. Sir Francis would n e completed
his 7ath year had he lived 4S hours To- ger tie
came into Parliament in 1896, and his meh. o.v IS
connected with almost every important era N
British politics in the present century.
The Bread Fruit.
A friend from the Society Islands, has present.
ed tosus specimen Of the celebrated Bread Fruit
of that climate: Liza
ssThat tree, which, in unfolding stores,
The staff Of life spontaneous ponrs,
And to those southern islands Yields
The produce Of our labored fields"
The bread tree is one Of the most valuable pro-
auctions of the fertile islands in the Pacific
There are about fifty varieties oft. Nproduces
three or four crops annually, and is seldom with
out ripe fruit upon its branches. tgrows spon-
taneously and furnishes the principal food for
the natives The fruit is eaten cooked or green,
aud is sometimes fermented and beaten into
kind Of paste. The tree furnishes valuable
timber for the canoes, houses, and furniture Of
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