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Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
HOW THEY GET SUBSCRIBERS
OUT WEST.

We have heard Of all sorts OF contrivances
for obtaining subscribers for newspapers,
but a friend Of ours gives us the following
anecdote, as a matter tact, which we con-
slider a novel way ot increasing a subscrip-
ton list, at all evenis:-L0uisuiiie Courier.
A new daily paper was started some
years ago, in a city no, thousand miles
from DIT. The proprietors found it
'.hard sleding" at first, and were' obliged
TO resort to the customs of those ''diggins"
of employing an agent TO prowl around
among the Hoosiers and Wolverines. TO
r,.,llecs names, and obtain the TN. The
agent was known as The ''stout bullying
cuss'' of the - Gazcte--and his chief
recommendations were first rate qualihca-
tions for drinking, and much better for
fighting.
John entered Il bar-room one day, where
he me, brawny looking fellow demolish-
ing ''brandy smasher," whom he imme-
diateIy Joined al the bari
:.l'll take mine HOT" says John:
The liquor was swallowed, and the
stranger paid the bill.
"Suhscribe to the - Gazette, sir?,
"No," brawled the oher.
No" inquired John, why uotl''
"Oh, d--n your Gazette"
"Will you be kind enough to say that
again, iriend!'' cooIly replied John.
'Say it! yes; d-n your Gazette.
"Tiil yon subscribe for the Gazeite!"
'sAlEi Not by dam sight. 1t is ;he
meanest print in town.
SIS whai?''
.'Ies''- continued the stranger, and the
next minute he was sprawling on the shop
hoor, John coming down on top. John
gave him another ''leeler," and then asked
hirn il he would subscribe for the -
GaZeuel"
No, wont-
"W hack, whack came the blows, thick
er and faster, John insisting that the poor
devil should subscribe, as condition Of
getting up again alive. The sufferer hnal-
ly gave in.
Let me up, say
"Wni you subscribed"
Yes"
And pay in adgance!'
"Ies."
John let him up---too!i his five dollars,
wroto Il receipt and co9ily waltsed out OF
the shop. with ~ gaess friend you'll like
the - Gazette
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
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SHARP PRACrICE.-A country corres-
pondent Of the Concordia, La, Intelligent
Ger, gives lie following sketch Of his meth
ID q treating the fcvers of his vicinity
"Thc wast fever we j. got here Il the
OHremi1eHf; It's purify tight, cause it's apt
70 hang on long, but il aint noihin like ekal
10 that dicgesiiye fever that Iha dies ov over
in them bills.
ia in gineral, mostly, uses il UP in a
couple Nv days; | gin romick in the fust
place, then halt an hour after that, FIVE
Or ten grains Or "Old Sampson that's
the short name we've got here fur cdi-
omy. Well, then, when the case looks
right, | Civ about wine glass full of lie
and the next day, The nigger is filten for
gHeaiae-and The day after, he kin walk
into the pork and make his hoe hy-iis sill
dom has em ia longer than tells you on
sometimes in The very beginnin of the
attack b!eeds, but il won't do, strangerl
When hie eyes TOOK big and glossy, old
Samson in i've grain doses every hall en-
hour fur about five hours is Just the thing
tina is more people killed by bleedin at
the wrong time, than tha is by old death
hissc!t."
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

THE P0LITENEss or TIE AMERICAN
By the way, talking OF manners--do you
know il, good pcoPie!--are you, in particu-
lar, aware Of the fact, fair ladyl--that there
are no men upon The face Of the earth, so
truly polite and considerate--to woman
especially-as the Americana Travel the
world over, anl you will sec nothing ~ all
approaching to it. Among US alone is il
that man yields every precedence 70 wo-
man, ana thinks that he has no claim TO
accommodation, until every daughter Of
Eve j. comfortably disposed Of. John Bull
sits doggcdly sliIl---he has paid-he came
iirst-he plants himself on his reserved
rights: Ln jcHHe FrnHre, she does the
same, and is, il possible, more rude and sell
iish than Monsieur Rosbif. Neither will
abate one jot Of privilege but the Amer
ican--"lor lady, sirl''--and up he springs,
eyca 10 the loss of his dinner or to the
danger Of ride-oulside-in a pclting
rain. Indeed we have thus known him. This
unpublished American, as Europe says-we
have thus known him, and for a woman,
too, that he never saw before or heard Of
altcr-iO sit out in the storm, and 10 lie. in
consequence, long weeks Of pain and fever,
struggling with death. The widest chiv-
airy could not 90 further in this respect
Than the daily practice of The American,
whether be be Of high or low degree; and
il should he woman's care, both on the
score VI policy and of gratitude, % encour-
age Jonathan 10 persevere in line of con-
duct which il 10 greatly to her advantage,
while il distinguishes him above all other
people. And this is best accomplished, as
above limited, IN never suffering an atIen-
tion-however trifling-io pass without is
appropriate acknowledgment. "BuckrIm
Ifig.diiy and haughtiness Of de-
meanour-which receives all such homage
~ d right, demanding nothing in return,
may. perhaps. tend 70 render jonathan as
selfish A. the Frsi Of the world.
Nea's Gazette.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

Pharaoh, OR FARo.-Al!uding to fare
and iar-''iar is foul and foul is fair''-
we are reminded OF something else. 1t
appears that John-hopelu!- been to
New Orleans, TO sell goods for his father
somewhere up the river. Now i. SO hap
pened that John-being what is called
.hopelul;" which means a lad of whom no
sort of hope can reasonably be entertain
ed-had been much amused in New Or
leans; and TO be amused as he was, is a
thing that costs money. The patcrnal
cash suffered some,'' in the course OF the
operation.
''John, says the father, notes falling due
and payments coming round, 81 wish you'd
settle up. Where's that money!"
'Sa.e. lather--very safe"
"Good boy-but safe wherel"
sin bank flther-saie in bank"
'Good again--but what's the name of
The bankl'
''Namel oh, yes-I remember now
the money is in that New Orleans bank
with the Scripture name 10 it,"
IA bank with Scripture name 10 id
never heard of such a thing--whai bank
what namei"
at was the Faro Bank, father. Isn't
Pharaoh Scripture namel"
John had been in the hands Of the Egyp-
tans.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

THE ''ORGAN" GRINDER.-Thc Rich
mond Wing, after alluding to the trim
ming" of the ''Napoleoa" Of the WISHING
ton Union, gives our venerable 'Nesior
an unanswerable thrust, in the following
terms:
"Nothing can be more perplexing than
our old neghbor's position as TO the sub
treasury" If he supports it (and ii is cer-
tain to be up and prominent next session.
he will be overwhelmed with quotations
the most direct, numerous. and unqualified
against it from the Enquirer of 1897, pro-
wing either that he was false then or false
now"
4 shot like that would blow any common,
every day manager, completely out of wa
ter; but the reicran has become so accus-
toned to having unwelcome truths pressed
home upon him, that he will scarcely vince
at this new turn Of the screw. Besides,
when he is fairly cornered, completely, tee
totally used up he has only to fall back up
on his reserved rights, in the shape of or
FENDED DIGNITY, and like the ostrich,
which buries its head in the sand, he fan
cies himself invulnerable. He has invent
ed more games than Chunkey ever dreamt
of in all his philosophy. Dignity, to him.
is what action is to the orator-the all in
all. If his intellectual capac ty could be-
come commensurate with his dignity, he
would be the mental colossus of the age.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

QUIErUs FoR CRoss BABIEs-By
this We do mt mean knocking their brains
ont against the bed post, nor any thing Of
The sort. Nor do we mean giving them
pareEoric, Days elixir, Dalby's carmna-
tive; black drop or any poison. The only
requisite 70 quiet the squalling, sqnealing,
miserable little wretch Of baby. is that L
shall possess nose. In the midst OF IFS
screaming, press your finger gently and
repeatedly across the cartilage Of that use.
fil organ, and in less than two minutes ID
viii be asleep The eastern paper from
whence this important discovery l. derived
says in one minute, but We allow two, to
prevent any disappointment.
English paper.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
The JEsurrs ~ BrLeruM.-The Lon,

The JEsUTTs IN BELGIUM.-The Lon,
don Times contains a communication from
Bruges, Belgium, stating that the Jesuits
not only exist, but donineer, throughout
that country. All the priests and bishops
are under their influence, rs well as the
colleges and schools, with very few excep-
tons Catholics may believe, generally,
that the Pope is inialliable, and the Court
oi Rome Independent; they are subservi-
ent 10 the Jesuits. That arfful body Of
men, practising individually the most extra
ordinary self denial, have al their disposal
Immense wealth, Of which England already
ieels The influence. A thousand schemes
are put in motion, trivial in appearance.
tending to one point. Scarcely an Office
or place can be obtained but BY the inter-
venilon Of the Bishops. In The stagnant
ana impoverished condition of this country,
The Church alone seems 10 thrive. Large
sums are obtained by the clergy, and every
where spent in building and embelIishing
churches, and seminaries for priests. In
The time of the Dutch King there were
about ID converts; now 453, containing
probably 25.OO0 idle, vagabond monks and
nuns. @
vi. 1hiers says, Give me the Jesuits,
and ! will guarantee you Voliaire.'-
They bred mischief throughout Europe a
century ago, and are in "a ii0ssA of bring
ing the Christian r-ligiGn. ~ a--ly .sla-
question ID Germany and in France, but
into contempt.
The enlightened men Of Belgium are
disguised and dissatisfied, and predict a
change which may give Leopold reason to
recall his ill,iudged praise OF the Jesuits.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

BLAsPHEMY AND IT. PUNIsHMEvr.-On
Sunday evening an awful thunder storm
accompanied by delugc Of rain visited
Nottingham and neighhnrhoad. The tower
part Of the town was flooded. Women
and children, half naked and frantic. m a.
cd up ihe,s,cps Of their wrclcsed abodes
into the streets, and were vx-hcd bacl,
again by The strength ol' The flood, and ia
was only by The eKcriioas ~ the mta. AMI
the night police ia particular. that many
lives were saved. Terrible as have been
the effects of the storm 10 The town is con
sequences are more dirriiil, iii possible in
the country. We have seen parties from
Bridgiord Carlton. ThuEahon. Lentnn.
and other places. and alI state that ihr cf,
iccts Of the hurricane arc terrible indeed.
Barns and other farm-baiiding in great
numbers have been ovcrhrUwn. the wheat
and barley crops are battered down, and
hay in great quantities has been washed
away; but we have not yet heard of any
accident of fatal nature. Amongst the
parties who sought shelter from thc pi!ilc w
storm in the Milton's head public house,
on the Derby road, was 4 man 20 years III
age. named Alfcrd Greenwood, lacemakcr.
This young man employed himself fir some
time in ridiculing .he fears Of The compl-
ny. His conduct, at frs, characterised by
extreme leviiy, degeneratcd into profanity.
He used the name of the Deity in most
awful manner, and with bitter oaihs cx-
pressed a wish that ihunderboalt might
come upon them and strike the company
Bind. Then raising himself and looking
through the sfylighi over the room in which
they were sitting, with prolane gestures he
was delying the electric fluid and ill., effects,
when a vivid flash of iorlled lightning en-
tered he room, and The next moment he
was lying speeches. on The ground. He
was taken up by the trembling observers
none of whom were hurt, and was placed
on couch: for some time they thought him
dead; but Mr.. Darby, surgeon, having bed
him. in about an hour scnsibiliiy returned.
The first expression be used on recovering
bis speech was, Sod forgive me- The
man still remains blind, and has this morn
ing been removed to the General Hospital.
London League, July l6.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
fhai mon cndn-e.

ANECDoTE or AUDIBoN.-"An incident
which happened TO two hundred of my orig
ina. drawings, nearly put stop to my re-
searches in Ornithology. | shall relate II
merely TO show how far enihusiasnl-ior
by no other name can 1 call the persever-
Ing zeal with which 1 iabored-may enable
the observer Of nature 10 surn1unt the
most dishearlening obstacles. | left the
village oil Henderson. in Kentucky, situated
ON the banks OF the Ohio. where | resided
for several years, TO proceed to Philadelphia
on business, looked to all my drawing be-
fore my departure, placed them carefully IN
a wooden box, and give them in charge to
a relative, with the Injunction to see that
no Injury should happen 10 them. Aly alb
sence was OF several months; and when
returned, after having enjoyed the pleasures
of home tor few days, enqnirel aiier my
box, and what | was pleased to call my
treasure. The box was produced and open.
ed-but, reader, ieel for ma pair OF Nor
way rats had lasen possession OF the whole.
and had reared young family amonr the
hnawed bits OF paper, which, but i month
before, represented nearly thousand in
habi;auis OF the airl The burning heat
which instantly rushed through my BRAIN
was too great 10 be endured. without aficc-
ting the whole Of my nervous system. |
slept not for several nights, and the days
passed like days of oblivion-until The am
anal powers being recalled into action,
through the strength of my constitution.
took up my gun, my notebook, and pencils,
and went forth TO the woods as gaily as IT
nothing had happened. / felt pleased that
might now make better drawings than be-
fore; and, ere period not exceeding three
years, had elapsed, had my portfolio filed
again"
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

a Curious FINANCIAL OPERATIoN-
An instance, of the temptation afforded TO
pilfer from banks, has been recently devel-
oped in Charleston, South Carolina. The
queer story i told in the following manner,
by one OF the eastern Journals. and excites
good deal Of talk:-L. X. GG=cne.
..Thc directors Of the bank in question.
in looking over their bundles Of bills which
had been withdrawn from circulation, came
across certain packages which looked .'cu-
rious." These packages have been long
done up; some nj far back as 1885 were
sealed with the Cashiers official seal, and
signed by the old President and the old
Cashier, both now dead. On opening the
bundles, in place Of finding 100000, they
found sirpence worth Of paper, cut into
bill form, and nicely slowed into the pack.
ages This was an astounding discov-
cry, and coming as it did upon a bust
ness, active bank--upon men famous
for managing their institution in most
vigorous and energetic manner, il was the
most Overwhelming. The money is gone,
bun who has taken il il the question to be
solved.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

A DREADFUL TRAGEDY.-On the au-
thority of the sun we give the following:
~ dep!orabie occurrence at the country
residence of one of our New York mer-
chants, involving the happiness Of three
families and probably the lives of two per-
sons, has been rumored for some days
We have been able 10 collect but few au
thcniic particulars. The merchant recent.
IN returned fom Europe, aud on visiting
his country residence, had his suspicious
aroused that friend was base and a wifi.
un!lithiul. Finding them together he stab
bed the guilty pair, and would have killed
both instantly had hc not fallen inscnsible
at the moment OF striking second deadly
bow at his w.li. Both were seriously
w u ided, and the husband, glorying in the
belief that he had killed 10th, is now n
raving maniaci The wife il is believed is
not fatally wounded, but the recovery Of her
paramoIr, who is 4 merchant, is doubtful.
Both were stabbed in the region Of the
heart"
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

"What are you doing there Janel''
why, pa, I'm going TO dye my doll's 5
Pinaiore rcd-'
But what have you got to dye it With"
''Beer, pa"
''Boert who~on earth told YOU that beer
would dye rodl''
"Nhy, MI saidtlat il WIS bsertilt nal
your ncse SO red, and thought-'
.'iiere, Susan, take this child"
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

CnAycrs oF LTFE.-Some curious Sta
tisiics have been collected in Geneva,
which'go NJ show that Lie Of easy op1-
lence is most con luctivc 10 length Of years,
Thus corroboraiing The opinion of m En-
glish physician, who said that the British
nobility owed 70 n freedom from care, the
advanced agc, 10 which they usually attain.
II appears that in compuiiye disease, OF
tailprs, cngraverz, clerks and others i'm
scdcn'ary cmployucgis, III die ont of cv-
cry thousand; while in persons Of easy
circumstances, the average shows but 30
in every thousand. The comparative ex-
cmPiion of gentlemen Of fortune from the
.'iII9 which flesh ~ heir tor II shown also
in the average age TO which they attain
Thus, The statistics alluded to prove that
The age Of the stone cutter averages 81
years, the sculptor a6. the miller A., the
painter Ii, the joiner 40, the butcher So
the lawyer 81, The surgeon 81, the mason
-, The gardener 60, the merchant G2, lie
Protestant clergyman 63, and the man in
easy circumstances 10. In Other wards, a
con entc1 mini j. the surest insurance On
ones life, and whether rich or poor, we
should strive for this, ii we would ~ down
to The grave 'like shock OF corn full
ripe.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
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A man by the name Of Porter Bird, hav-
ing a wife and eight small children, was
murdered in st. Francis county few days
since. We have not been informed Of the
name of The person or persons who done
the deed, or any of the circumstances con
nccted with it.-TIclena Shield.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

According TO the Catl.oiic Almanac,
there are from 100000 u 1900, 900
Catholics in The United States. They have
2r diocesses, GT5 churches, 592 other sta
tons, 572 clergTmen otherwise employed.
y ecclesias;ical establishments, 2oO cier-
ica students 23 literary institutions. ~ ie-
male aca!cm'es, AM "a charitable insii,u
lions.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

GEORGIA CorToS CRoP.-The Colun-
bus Enquirer Of the 9Th inst, says ''the
Cotton crop is in precarious state, and
there is not the slightest prospect Of an av-
erage crop in this statc.-A few days more
will seal its iaie."
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

.Pomp, why am de sun like loaf Oh
bread!'
"Cause he am round eli, Cuf'l''
"No; you glib 1t upl"
ayes, amt done nofiin else
swell den, cause It rises in dc yeast,
(east.)"
"Nigger, you been sweepin' out school
room, amt your
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

SLAvERY.-The Texan excitement has
caused great liow of ink from the pens OF
the anti. slavery party, which has been fol-
lowed by proflse expenditure of good in
dignalion on the part of the soaihrons. In
one respect we fully agree with the latter:
they say that before the abolitionists med
die with the wrongs of The black man, they
should first redress all the grievances vi n
the white slave groans under. Bu; il :
ever thus, in evil and in good,
Distance lends enchantment to the View
Men and women subscribe to missions for
the purpose of iorcing-iruths, if you please
down the throals of the kickapoos or
tne Grim Tariars, whilst they permit igno-
rance, vice and squalid poverty, to roam
free and unrestrained amid their own civil
lied community. 1t is the same with sla-
very-vicwed from the vista of anti-slavery
it appears a dreadful doom, on a nearer ap.
proach we find it stripped of It's terrors, and
to those habited to It's kindlier features, it
appears blessing instead OF a curse to the
African race. 70: the white slave there is
alas! hut little sympathy, He tolls on, deep
in mines, or amid the din and Ike Of fac
tories. He languishes for the free air Of
nature, but cannot reach 1t without sacrlh-
cling his work, which is TO him the life blood
of his existence, which his wages scarcely
keep in motion; yet we find no societies
for the amelioration of his lot, much less
do men encompass sea and land to make
but one Proselyte to opinions that are in
tended 10 set the white slave free. The
fact is. that philosophise rs we may, there
is u vast amount Of
-''ilis that men endure,
Which neither kings nor laws cause or cure
II is, however; in the power of the philan
thropg, to diminish, if not to set bounds 10
the extent Of some--anj we hold that in
these, as in many other things the old pro-
begb that charity begins a home, is 4 good
and benefcient doctrine, and one that ought
to be advocated in this question of slavery.
Let the wrongs of the white man be first
redressed, and then turn your attention 10
the Enthusiastically Mercury.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

"Umbrellas are like the fleeing hours Of
youth-when gone they never come back
like the dew on the mcuniain--the sum
mer-iried river--the spray OF. the fountain
they are gone and forever.'
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10
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PaRrsrAN LADIES SwIMMTSG Barn.
The Paris Correspondent Of the Bos on
Atlas thus describes new amusement tor
The fair of tha, city.
Those initiated into the mysteries Of the
Partisan beau monde never express aston
ishmeni at the changing vagaries of its fair
rulers; Int lii5e the sailor. who wa blown
up by the accidental explosion Of some gun
11vficr under The baOsli of a coniuror, M no
nal already made him disbelieve his sen.
scs-wonder what on earth viii come next.
Last simmer thc queens ui love and bean
" paironizriihe turf. wore hats and spurs,
tailed horses, kept their "bits Of blood -
anl might wv seen every iiir afternoon gall
opiug over the enyirons, at "killing
plcr.' This year they have adLcR f1 fhc
iraier, and jhc fashionable rendezvous Just
nov. is a magnificent swimming bath,
ml0rrd near ihr Hotel Lambert, ana un-
der The patronage of coterie, headed by
the Prince Czart0rvska. TX consists of
tlrr long bargrs. anchored around square
space, with q bottom Of wood work. which
cln bc raised IN THE surface in moment.
IN case Of accident. ! he drawing and
ira s5fnE rooms are richly carpeied, the fur
niturc III Ut tie latest style. rare paintings
deck the walls, natural flowers shed deli
cinns perfume. nni 4 restaurant provides
coiiaiions 70 refresh the aqiitable nymphs
after their labnurs A swimming master,
with siI assistants, hair drcsscrs. and a
troop Of other attendants. are attached 10
lhe establishment. and clad in green livery.
with mermaid on the button.
Washington telegraph., 1845-09-10

Fort Pulaski, at the entrance Of the port oil
Savannah, has already cost So0O,OO0, and Is not
half finished.
American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-04
SALES AT THE. BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
FRIDAY, January Sd.
Correspondence of the U. S. Gazette


There was full attendance of merchants son
change day. but very little business was me-
there appears be better spirit in the markets, and
it is probable that next week there will be more actv
ity. The sales of Cotton reach ESQ bales. Uplands,
very ordinary to middlng, 4a5c fair to good fair and
good, 5sa5s and &c; Mobiles, Louisiana, &C., ordna-
ry middlng, nomnaly, 4sa5ac; fair to good fair 81
a6!c; good and fine Ease; Tennessee and Alabamas,
4ta5.c per lb
Nothing was done in Flour, Ashes, or Provisions,
worthy of special notice-prices unchanged. 1000
bushels Virginia Oats sold at &c. Several cargoes of
Southern Corn have been received, which were sold
previous to arrival; so bbs Whskey common bbs)
sold at 4ac. GrOcers are Inactive although the wea-
ther is fine, clear and warm.
A slight improvement has taken place in Stocks,
and there is less disposition manifested press sales
Exchanges steady at your last quotations.
Sales at Stock ExchaIge-S5o00 U. States 6's ut
ia; QUO do SIS at 1885,; $1,000 Penn SIS $50 10
81 600 do. r.; 10000 Ohio Us at 96l; 10000 do
20 at 81; 275 shares Canton Co. at 43ia4d.
Second Board--25 shares Canton 43i
Prices at Public Stock Exchange-Sl000 Ohio 6's,
slO 96l 1000 Penn. SIS at 72 $50 Canton at 43la45.