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Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03
A Pleasant bed.fellOw

was awakened last night by VIC.
lent storm of thunder and lightning. and
wind and ram, Hard dreaming as was,
| had sense enough left TO feel something
moving in the bed, and by the light from
flash of Lightning. to my unspeaIsablo
horror saw, crawling over the matrass.
a cobra de capello. (,he most venon,ous of
serpents.) He reared his head wheG he
care to my body, and slowly crawIed on
to my legs; and, as there was nothing
over me but thin Gotten sheet, could
distir city feel the cold, clammy body of
the venomous reptile through the sheet.
The heat fmy body seemed agreeable
to the monster, as he coiled himself up
there. lay dead still. knew my life
depended upon my remaining mo,ionless;
for, had moved at all, ne would have
instantly bitten me. After which, could
not have lived many minutes. A cold
sweat run in stream down my back |
was in an agony Of terror. Home and
friends, and all that was dear to me, rush.
ed to the memory; my whole life passed
in review before me. saw no way of
escape, and considered my doomed as
sealed; every fash Of lightning showed
me my bedfelow in all his loathesome.
ness. Well, there the reptile lay, but
how long heaven knows, to me the time
appeared interminable. When ! had lain
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03

ia one position about three hours, my legs
became sore and stiff from having been
kept so long motioness; and al this time,
| gave an involuntary shudder, which at
trac,ed the notice of the reptile. He
raised his head abou. foot high, thrust
out his forked tongue, and looked around
him, as if for some living object 10 prey
upon. Inow thought it was all over with
me. | prayed mentally (for dared not
move my lips for fear of attracting no.
tice) for the forgiveness ofrny sins, when.
Heaven be praised I! the reptile unfoIded
his coils, and crawled slowly away from
off my limbs on to the bed, down BY the
bed post to the floor, and then left me-
1t has been said tina; poverty makes a
man acquainted with STANCE bed-Gellows,
it might be added, so does wandering in
foreign climes.-A Journal Of Wan
derer,
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03
Prayer.

a Doctor Of Divinity told me not long
since that the improved state OF metorolo.
gy would soon make men cease to pray
for rain, because il would teach them
that the laws Of storms were as fixed as
those Of The tides. Thus said he is sci
ence continually narrowing the limits of
special providence and enlarging those OF
Gene al Law A Doctor of Divinity he!
Like Socrates of the cloud thus dethro-
ming providence 10 seat General Law at
the head of affairs? Did he not know
that all things act by General Laws, and
yet that even the fall Of a sparrow TO the
ground is not without our Fathers act
Why if a man pray for holier heart, or
a healthier body, or for flux tide in three
hours after the ebb, he prays for just as
great miracle in one case as in the 9TH
er. Each Of these things is under the
control of fixed law, vet that law is
only the way in which God acts, and
God is free. s
Hesitate then if you please about the
wisdom Of a petition, and pray not for
rain on your potatoes, when it would rust
your neighbours wheat. Bat never hest
tate TO pray, because you distrust Gods
power. Ii is not likely he will make the
sun rise at midnight, but he can do i: as
easily as he can strengthen you in temp
tation. But to grant the one petition
would create infinite confusion in the
world, the other only blessing. The lat
ter you will pray for with confidence and
therefore receive. So would |, were my
child to fall in The fire, where ] could not
reach it, pray tina, it might not be burned,
pray with as much faith as should pray
for its purity when surrounded by wicked
companions. That is but an atheist pray
which burst not pray for what 1t far cies
that Infinite power alone can give.-Chr.
REGISTER, E, mp.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03
POETRY ".
From the Knick erbocker,
A Legal Ballad.

BY JOHN G. SAKE.
An attorney was taking turn"
In shabby habliments drest;
His coat was shockingly worn,
And the rust had invested his vest.
His breeches had suffered breach,
HIS linen and worsted were worse
He had scarce a>whole crown in his hat,
And not half-a-crown in his purse.
And thus as he wandered along,
A cherries and comfortless elf,
He sought for relief in a song,
Or comp!ainingly talked to himself:
"Most unfortunate man that am.
NY only client is Grief;
The case is, I've no case at all,
And in brief, have mere had brief
"The professions already so full
Of lawyers 50 full of profession,
That modest young man like myself
Can't make the smallest impression.
"Thcy grant Tn, acquainted with grants
Can devise devise or plea,
Can make good deed in fee simple
But can't get the simplest 'fee.'
{" I've waited, and waited in vain,
Expecting an opening to find,
Where an honest young lawyer might gain
Some reward for the toll Of his mind"
While thus he was wandering along,
His eye accidentally fell
On a very deep hole in the ground,
And he sigh'd to himself 1t is ,reu ?"
To curb his emotion he sat
On the curb-stone the space of a minute,
Then cried. F" here's an opening at last ~
And in less than jiffy was in it,
Next day twelve citizens came,'
The IS coroner's quest" to attend
To the end that it might be determined
How that man had determined his end.
The man was lawyer, it seems"
Said the foreman. who 'open'd' of course;
" A lawyer alas !" sigh'd another,
'' He undoubtedly died OF remorse :"
A third said 6" he knew the deceased
An attorney, well versed in the laws;
And Is to the cause of his death,
Twas no doubt for the want of a cause"
The " coroners" at length gave verdict.
Which finally settled the matter; [cause
That the young man was drown-ded. be-
He could not keep his head above water"
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03
Mormon News.

The last Nauvoo neighbor says that
the hand of fellowship has been with.
drawn from Elders Rigdon, James En-
mitt, and Zachariah Wilson. The
Warsaw Signal says it was rumored that
on Saturday week last, nineteen of the
leading Mormons were 'jected from the
church, among them were named John
A. Forge and Emma Smith. The tenn
pie is still going ahead, the third tier of
windows being ready to receive their
caps. Above them is to be belt ofcoarse
stone, and then six feet Of plain stone
work will finish the walls.
The Signal says that twenty-five Nor
mon families have left Bear Creek. Ia
king iih them several horses valued at
500 and many head of cattle which they
had stolen they had gone to Nauvoo.
The Mormons were also leaving Morley's
settlement.
Serious dissensions are said 10 exist ia
the Church. Rigdon has abo 400 fol-
lowers who admit his claim to the lead
ership, and deny The right of the twelve
TO govern. OF this number are Edward
Hawlev and Robert Price.
John P. Green, Marshall Of Nauvoo,
died last week.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Texas.
The Natchitoches Chronicle Of the 9Th
inst. confirms the report that President
Houston has arrived at the scene Of the
recent disorders in eastern Texas. He
called out the militia of Sabine and ST.
Augustine Counties, and had succeeded
in capturing Walter Norman. The lead.
er Of the REGULATORS" This individual
was Immediately put on trial on several
indictments for treason & murder. The
report that a pitched battle had taken
place between the rival factions is also
confined. Sixty or eighty persons are
said to have been killed. The Chronicle
states that such has been the turbulent
and violent conduct of these lawless
bands for a year or two that society on
the frontier was completely disorganized,
and the adjoining parishes Of Louisiana
kept also in state of alarm. Among the
outrages committed it is reported that the
Regulators pursued one of their victims
INTO the Parish og De Soto, aud murder.
ed him Within few miles Of Mansfield.
IN. Y. Tribune.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-10-03
Mr.. Choate's speech,

On Annexation, Delivered before the
Wing Young Mems Clay Club of
Boston.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24
THE GREAT WALL OF cHINA-B. C. GA

1t was with the view OF securing his empire against
future attacks from these formidable tribes, that
Chehwangte undertook the completion Of the Great
Wall, supendous work. surprising the most won
deriul efforts Of human labor in other countries and
upon which twenty centuries have exerted but little
effect. The largest Of the pyramids of Egypt con-
tains but small portion Of matter in this wall the
solid contents Of which-not including the project.
ing mass Of stone az brick which alone contains as
much masonry as all I.ondon-are supposed TO ex-
coed IN bulk the materials Of all the dwelling houses
in England and Scotland. The yasiness of the mass
may be better appreciated ,idering that it Is
more than sufficient TO surround he circumference OF
the earth, on two Of lis great circles with two walls
each SIX feet high aud two feet thick. Walls
had been already erected by some Of the petty
princes IN the north to exclude the barbarans
IRON their states. Abiut a century back, the
provinces ofChih-le Shen-se and Shan-se formed the
three Kingdoms Of Tsin, Chaou ADD Yen, which
adJolned modern Mongolia To protect his terri
torres from the Toork and other tribes on the Dor
ders, the king Of fsin built wall from the north OF
Lin-tsouoo, at the western extremity Of shan-se IL
the Hwang no, north Of Yengan foo The prince OF
Chaou also constructed a wall from the IIwang no Ia
the present frontiers Of Chih-le The king Of Yen
continued the wall from the north of Seuen-hwa-foo
to Leaou-tung.
The emperor directed his general, Mung-teen
who had completed the campaign against the Heung
noos, TO survey the walls built by these princes
tV"p''U uioUfsnu 10 continue TINS great Dsfftf
from kea-yuh-kwan TO the place where, At a subse
quent period, Wung-hae low was built, on the shore
OF the Eastern Sea, space Of about fifteen hundred
miles, over deep valleys and mountains Of great Gle
yation The foundations OF this prodigous work
laid IN the early part Of this year. Enormous num-
bers Of en-, some say millions, being third OF the
inhabitants OF certain age, collected from all
parts OF the empire and sci to work on the structure
Its superintendent was entrusted 10 Mungs,een who
had under him army Of 100000 men. Vessels
laden with iron sunk at the seashore. where the
wall began, TO make buttress Tor IT. Large archie.
were built TOT the passage Of rivers along the wall
at certain distances were forts for gsrrsons gates
were made at convenient places for traffic, passage
Of troops, 6c and its width was so great that in
some parts, seven horsemen could walk abreast al
the top OF the all. The work completed in the
short space Of ten years in the second year of the
usurpalion OF Pa-waDg In 205); 80 that neither
Che-hwangie nor any Of his had the satisfaction
Of seeing Ibis great undertaking accomplished -
Thornions History Of China.
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HE VITAL ADVANTAGE or DEfECT Mons.
Beriot, being an eyewitness OF an Indian battle
caught the general spirit Of the ARRAY, and as he af
forwards said Of himself, " fought like famished
lion" when, unluckily, his pistol snapped in the
face Of a Sioux warrior who struck him blow that
ielled him to the earth Stepping lightly over the
orm OF his PROSTATE foe, The savage grasped knife
IN his right hand, and sezing the luckless French.
mans hair with his left was about to scalp him
when the knife dropped from his hand and he stood
for momen, petrifed with astonrshment and horror.
The whole head Of hair his left hand, and the
whlte man sat grinnng before him, with smooth
and shaver crown! Letting fall what he believed
to be the scalp of some devil in human shape.
The ahrghted Sioux fled from the spot while
Beriot, replacing bis wig, muttered haf aloud
Braro, ma bonnie pauque je ts dos mile remerei-
msils ~
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LIABILITY OF HusBANp.-Lan< p, J,ou-,,,,
ms was an acton, tried in the Court OF F,,L,.,..
on monday, at the instance Of a MILNE, a. e..
gaze street against corresponding clerk an IN. 49,.
OF hothscN I'D, for aS2 los Cd for millinery s,,,..
to hls wife from May TO December last.
me delivery Of the goods, and the rea.on,hr, r..
OF me charges were distinctly proved. bu, !, cam,
"pueu on oenau OF the defendant, that he was opl,
nao'e ior hec's'sries for his wife and family AM MI
pr any o'her debts which her e1trsvagant ~ hin, a.
uO'u us we 10 incur, will eat his knowledee ..
I !" suppor' OF the defence, there was ,.-
uonee Hat Tue defendant and his family I,d . .
smell house at Horn-ey, KEEP, two erm,jss 49,, -,
and that his locomo ~ clerk st Robsrh,l,i- ~
exceed iSoo per sDnum. 1t appeared, howsvsr a. b.
"rs' fonmongsr had an income of about fioo , o.
se,ued on tor Tor her separate use Tho hui' = .
"hNh the action wac brought contained oh.to.s . .
ven nc" bo' nets. and nine cleaned and sI,.r.J
si-o charge OF forty-threo pairs of LiJ 49, a.
a'so appeared, from The evidence of Mr. RI.
mipet aud dressmsker in the neipbborbood =, :,
mMuns lane, that she had supplied The ded,n.
s ,n,e Nhe with goods between May and Novenh..
go, 20 .ne amount OF ECO which had since bs,
- ~, uo'.nosn'' ihe>defenJsnt now pad IL
sum. 'of any gfeaef
Inc Chief Baron told the Jury that b,.b,.d,.
lniy liable for goods furnished 10 his wiz Or, no.
apu.nor'y vas given expressly, or was 10 Re NIL,
'usPs jury would be warranted in imrly;1,i ,l,
VIC, Hing with her husband was autbo,iN r..
n :" oroer necessary clothing for herself "a Obi.
was ior the jury to say, however N ,,,,.
en vonnen and foriy-thre PAL of rloves ,,,,,
per,ou OF seven months could be consdsrcd 80,
T 10, ,ne VIE OF clerk with G3O0 per annum.
ins Jury, without MINUTES hcsiistion rc,,,n,,
VERDICT Tor the defendant English paper.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

The Fur CoMrANY's SroREs.-A great deal +,
heard at the east about the stores, in st. Lou, Of
the American Fur Company. short descripton
Of them may not be amiss The present are two
large, hre-proof structures, recently built but " h
one door of connection, which, in case of fire. ma,
be closed up with double iron shutters fittng ar
tight in the wall SO that one building NAV burn an
the other remain cool as an ice-celIar Spaciou,
vaults and cellars constructed of native rock range
beneath the front warehouse, and Offices of convent
extend under the sidewalk of the street having
subterranean let-of cut through the solid rock to
the river. Through this runs the superdux of rain
from the roofs, after the ciserns are supplied and
thus high state of cleanliness is constantly presel,
ed. Upon the first floor, ranging level with the
street, the directors rooms, and clerks offices
together with an immense iron paitment imbedued
IN brick, with vents in the wall for heat 10 escale
and sitting upon a solid foundation of stone Htna
might belch lava upon it, and the books would be
safe Above that IS an extensive room running the
whole length of the building where huge bales OF bap
kets, furs, boxes Of hardware and other necessare
of the trade stored. The floors above are
divided into various wholesale and retail stores some
exclusively for traders, Others for Indians The large
trader Is led TO one store the poor trapper to anoher
ana Tue ihdian 10 another There is no great subtle
aId ki required IN mansein well the complicated
Pecuharities of the three The rear warehouse pr,.
sents the appearance Of an immense factory. A
great number Of men are constantly in active en,n
sorting and arranging skins, packing, pressing, aud
outing them away in bales; machine being used IN
'he operation OF pressing similar in principle though
smaller OF course than q New Orleans cotton Dr.ss
Our sketch is by no means a complete one but
may give those at distance slight idea of The ex
lenslVe way IN which the company carry on their on
eratons-St Louis RepeiAt
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

THE MoaMoN TEMPLE.-One Of the editors Of the
ST. Louis Reyeille, having lately visited Nauvoo,
thus speaks of the new Mormon temple:
The system upon which this temple has been
building is the exaction of labor every tenth day
from every who cannot purcha.e his exemption
from the task with money 1t will be, if ever fin
ished, very imposing looking editce. 1t stands in
high and Commanding position, prominent object,
rivetng the strangers eye at once, and, upon near
inspection, the style of architecture is found to be
more than commonly attractive, from its singIlarity
Ii is like nothing else and, unless we may be al
lowed TO designate it the .Morplonc order, GER
tainy has name at all. The stone is of excellent
quality, quarried in the neghborhood, and very good
mechanics have been at work upon it. The massive
caps of The columns are already carved from huge
blocks, showing gigantic round human face like
the broad full moon. The columns made to rest
upon crescent moons, sculptured on the face Of the
stone, resting with the horns down, and with profile
of eyes, nose and mouth upon the inner curve. What
idea this is meant TO convey we could not learn,
though the impression irresistible that the church
IS built up upon moonShine.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

CuRiosIrY'-We learn that gentlemen of TN,
CITY, recently returned from Europe, has brou,h!
with hum canary bird, the gift Of friend. who.
distinctly sings two ars-the Hunters Chorus in Der
fr'echurtz and waltz of Beethoven This won
deriui little csn'atrce was instructed by blind
said to be beating time with its foot while s,nr.
Instances OF birds being taught few bars Of y,,
simple melody are not uncommon, but cultivation +,
ceedingy rare. '' o' "a
The Mocking bird would doubtless be n mare m,
pupil than any other. Its natural ear is CERTAIN,
quicker, and its vocal power more versatile Tlr
secret OF teaching bird to sing an air cons e.. I
payIne 'he hrst notes over and over again upon some
hs'tumen' agreeable to the bird taking care 10 ,u.
we pl'ch exactly to the learners capscity. WIZ
'hese notes are successfully Initiated the lesson mr.
cecus WIN lew following, and so on TO the end
'as' amount OF patience Is requisite TO accom- .
we OBJECT we knewa gentleman in this oity n f,,
years ago, who had thus taught bird 10 s,ng ,tr
nr'' part oil popular tune Phil american.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

EXPLOSION OF GuspowDER.--The numerous &C
cidents which have occurred by explosions in powder
mills and magazines of gunpowder, and the con
sequent loss of life, render the discovery of mode
of preventing such casualties of great impor
lance. This discovery has been made by A. M
Pobert, who has been long time engaged il
experiments In communication to the French
Academy of Sciences, he states, that u has ascer
tanned that gunpowder will not explode unless thu
grains be compact and that if the nterstices between
them be filled up with finely powdered charcoal, the
gunpouder If set fire TO, will not explode, and viii
fuse slowly When the powder is removed frou
The magazine for use, all that is necessary to
restore the explosive property is to slft it. NJ
PIobert made communication this iec
to the French Government but it does not ap
pear that his plan was put 10 the test 10 Rus
sa, however, 1t has been tried, and to-day there
received from M. Fadeiof an account Of the hume
rous essays made by him, and the other members of
Russian commission, appointed to report on dis
coyery. M. Fsdeof states tina, the trials were in
all cases successful"
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24
PARTISAN ICE.

A correspondent Of the Albany Evening Journal,
under date Paris, June 29th has the following touch
ing the weather and the ice Of the French metropo.
lis Summer is here at last, and old Sol, who has
OF late been sparing Of his rays, pours them down
in good earnest The asphslte sidewalks on the Bou.
levsrds are OF the consistency Of musb-sent,nel.
and omnibus horses are exhsusted-white p,ntaloons
are the rage, and ice is at premium. What we
have, by the way, is but mockery, for il is like
most other things Psrisian) artificial; bottles filled
with water are immersed in a ohsmioal preparation
and revolv'd until their contents CONCEALED. OF
ms one Establishment sells over six thousand bot
ties day--whst a speculation a cargo from Rocl
land Lake would be ~
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

I've New York Aurora says -" One Of the great
evils existing in this city, causing an entrance into j,
10 DE dreaded by all strangers unacquainted with the
various traps set TO catch them the employment OF
keepers Of VIGOROUSLY infamous houses of cab men
and hackdrivers. who pick up victims and carry
them to the dens of the master spirits where they are
plundered Of their ALL receiving for their services Ell
ther regular compensation share of the profits
Inc existence OF this system has long been known
out no active measures appear to have been adopted
to break tup"
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

PonT-Au-PLArTr, HArrL-By the arrival oil
the schooner Charlotte, Captain Fuller We have
news iton Pon-au-Plaue 20 the llth instant W.
learn that ii was quiet PortauP Platte but hos.lIt
lies were anticipated daily from the Hsynens The,
we're, however, well prepared to receive them. VI
the Sth July, new standard Was hoisted at P"r~au
Platte under the name of the dominican nag vi
the same day an election look place for President ant
Spapiard (whiie) was created President OF that par
of Hayii His name is not rscollected.
No accounts have reached Pon-au-Platie OF an,
| massacre of whites, as all communication between
them and other parts OF the Island is prohibited-N
Y Tribune.
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TRANSMISSION or NEWSPAPERS TO CAsApA.-Iht
following notice relative to the Transmission OF news
papers by post to Canada has been issued by the
Postmaster General
Printed newspapers, duly stamped, addressed te
any part Of Canada, and marked by the sender via
Boston, will not in future be liable to any charge fo
the conveyance by packet. They will, however, be
charged on delivery in Canada with colonial rate
of Id each paper, in addition to any United States
postage due upon them for the Transmission from
Boston to the Canadian frontier"