The St. Landry whig., 1845-03-27
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Dean swii says d woman may knit her stock.
ings, but not her brow; she may darn her hose,
but not her eyes; curl her hair, but not her lips;
thread her needle. but not the public streets
The Postmaster General, III the advertise.
ment for proposals for carrying the mails through
the State of New York, has almos. invariably
specified d contract for only sixdays IN the week,
thus dispensing, to . very great extern, with Sum
day service.
One Mr.. Dore ofMe., has petitionedthe Leg.
~islature of that State for pecuniary aid, alleging
that his two wives bore him only tacnty-sir chill.
dren, nineteen 8of whom remain d burthen on
his energies. The poor man petition was laid
on the table.
CoLr's SUBMARINE RATTERy. A bilpap-
propriating 100000, one.fourth 10 he expended
10 powder and balls for Mr.. Colts Submarine
Battery, Is now before the House Of Represents
tiyes. Something ofthe kind may become me-
~cessarg.
Why is the nose placed above the mouth
Tho nose has been placed BY Providence direct.
u overthe mouth, 70 pass judgment on the food;
q sort Of sanity sentinel; 1 kind Of quarantine Of
fcer. TO prevent the entrance into port Of NIL
things that are unsafe and uniting.
America could ) ii nineh undred ana thi,ty.
millions Isl people, withoutbeing so densely po-
pulated as Europe now III E8ep present ropula. 8
tion Of Europe Is about 2aS millions; ofAmerica,
DO millions; ofthe whole earth, 100 millions.
Fipe Outs and Onc Ips--A poor Yankee, on
being asked what was the nature Of bis distress
replied sttat he had 1--WE aus aud one III; I owii,
outo of moiey, and out &c clothes; oat Ut the heels,
and out at the toesi oat Of credit and sa debt
His estimated that the recent payment ofthe
interest Quo Nv Pennsylvania Oh her public debt
% English boaahoIders, will take upwards of
$4,000 y from this country.
IoRrygrcSrIoSs. Weieam from the sLight
ofthe Reef published at Key Weae; Fa., that
the United States steamer Legate, sailed from
Key West, for the Tortugas, on the 18th uIt.,
with engineers to examine that place relative TO
the Qualifications TO be built there.
MrRorHEcy. In ten years from this, rotary
steam engine and atmospheric power, will be
the only powers used for propclling boats on
our canals. The application ofthe latter will
be by exhaust pipes, the pumps to be worked by
the waste watere \ tho socks.--Gaseae Of Maach
Chunk, Pa.
! MARE YouR own CANDLES. Take two
; pounds Of alum for enpounds oftallow; dissolve
it In water before the tallow is put in, audthen
; melt the tallow in the water, with frequent stir
; ring, and 1t clarifies and hardens tho tallow 30
Q as I make d most beautiful article for winter or
Y summer use, almost as good as sperm.
The ease Of Lewis C. Levin, member Of Con
gifess elect from Philadelphia, and editor Of tho
Sun, who was. Indicted for treason by melting
the mob to acts of violence, in May last, was
disposed of in Court ofQuarter Sessions on tho
: 9th inst. Judge Jones charged that the bill did
$ not contain any thing indiciable. The Jury,
without leaving the box, rendered verdict Of
not guilty.
/ The UNICORN DIscovEaEDI A recent num-
Der of the journal Asiatique," published in
! Paris,) states that Mr.. Freshel, the profound ORR
v ~entali-t, now French Consul at Jedda, In Arabia,
Ii has Iahlished a notice or the existence of the
real Unicorn in the wilds Of Ardramantl Tho
%strariiyte beast has a singular horn attached to
/, its htad by a joint, through which ii can elevate
.e or ddbress its horn at pleasure; remarkably con-
n irm'ss g Psalms 92, 10, where it speaks Of the
q f'hoth being eaalted like the horn Of the Uai.
10 cora
The Az. ". Journal Of Commerce mentions
y two cases Of mercantile integrity which deserve
to be recorded, Two ! y,goods merchants Of
v that city, one IN Cedar and the other III Chatham
street, both of whom had Jailed some six or eight
y years since, and compromised with their cred
=. itors for about 40 or go cents on the dollar, hav.
" ing been since then doing II successful business
at the close oftlie old year waited on their cred.
itors, unexpectedly 10 them, with cheeks Tor the
wh2le deficiency, with interest, 10 one instance
n anS for one halt the deficiency, with interest, in
Nc the, other.
~ Mr.. Cave Johnson lately made a statement IL
the House Of Representatives, that many mem
m bers were In the hubit ofselling to bookseller
to tbs works distributed among them by Joint reso
To- luton. Ifthis be tree, and we have not seen !
nontradicted, il is a species Of pecnlation scarce
y less criminal and infinitely moro pitiiiIl thai
e the downright embe22lemcnts Of such men a
Mcf9uIty. We should be glad to see the state
ncnt anthorftatively denied.
urt "WnAT 4 FAILING Ofrl' In an official do
BPS curnent read by Mr.. Downs in the Convention
ID. / was set fofth that ii 1910 the number ofslaye
in New 0rleans was 22.44s, while in 1914
on. was but {, 1868. This seems to be q most rapi
lr- falling off II tile numerical strength OF our slay
rty population
= Al large company Of Emigrants will loav
Counsel Bluffs for Oregon early in May.
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