Mississippi Democrat., 1845-11-19

out this American land and Europe, that
during the religious career Of my two bro.
theirs who were murdered in Carthage
jail, none of me Impurities eristcd that
have crept into the church since their
deaths.
Mr.. james G. Brney, the abolition can.
didate for the Presidency, has suffered from
succession Of paralytic attacks,
The Oxford ard Cambridge Review saws
that six onths trial has fully proved the
value Of the Protestant Sisters Of Mercy,
an order similar TO the Catholic Sisters Of
Charity, connected with the Episcopal
Church in London, and hopes soon to see
them in every town in Eng land.
1t is estimated that the quantity Of TO-
bacco annually consumed in Great Britain,
if worked into pig tail, would reach three
times round the world.
In Mexico, it is said, thore are $500
secular clergy, f,7O0 monks, and 1000
nuns, owning properly valued at one hum
dred millions Of dollars. s4..
Died. recently, at St. Louis, Capt. John
Nelson, aged so. Besides being a hero Of
the revolution, he was Captain Of the first
steamboat on the Missouri.
The wife Of laboring man who had
gone to Philadelphia 10 seek work, gave
birth to child on the sidewalk of the street
on the 9Th ult. ,5a.4 asgtaa VA
Commodore Elliott, we learn, is expect
ed to survive only from day to day. He
is at his place in Chester CO. Pa. @
SHORT PRAYERS. "A soldier before tho
battle Of Blenheim, offered the following
PRAYER" OH God! if there be God,
save my soul, if have soul.n As con-
else and comprehensive was the prayer Of
pious soldier" Oh! Lord, it in the hour
of battle forget thee, do not thou forget
me-" .I..
TARr-Some one thought to excite ad-
miration at poem delivered before
Lyceum, by remarking that the author
was only fourteen years Of age when he
wrote it. !" ! should have thought he was
much younger" said a savage critic
The N. Y. True Sun says that several
deaths have occurred 10 that city by rapid
consumption, not expected in the patient
until few days before, The lungs arc
found entirely destroyed.
AMERIoAl TaA.--Some farmers have
succeeded in cultivating the Chinese lea
plant in Virginia.
voney E. Howard, late prominent
citizen Of Mississippi, has been elected TO
the Legislature Of Texas, from the county
Of Bexar. Mr.. Howard will soon reach
the highest honors in his new home,
"Pop.the question" bonnets are all the
rage in the eastern cities. 1t is only re-
q1isite 10 sec one of these bonnets on
young lady, 10 know that she is in market.
W1scoNsIN.--There will be democra-
tic majority of So in the Legislative coun,
Gil Just elected.
Gen. Felix Huston, of Natchez, propo4
ses publishing memoir ''on tho defence,
Of the Southwest" No man in the South
is more capable of performing such task
than Gen. Huston.
Napoleon said that handsome woman
pleases the eye, but good woman pleases
the heart. The one is a jewel, the other
a treasure.
| Mississippi AGAINST THE WORLD "a
lady in Marion county has given birth lo
eight children, four pair Of twins the OLD
est of which are not yet four years O
age, to-wit: twins in '42, '43, IA and 40
six girls and 1.-TWO boys, all living, and IN
ga perfect state of salubrity." Where's
Texas now? aa m9
lii rumored that r. M. Saunders, OF
4 N. G. will be sent Minister 10 Spaln.--
We hope Washington Irving will not 10
recalled. W
| The Chancellor has refused 10 dissolve
the injunction sued out TO restrain me
| booksellers from daying the proceeds Of
the sale of his hook to Mackenzie. IA
PENNsYLvANIA According to the PHI
ladlphia Inquirer, the newly elected Lo-
gisature will stand-Senate, lS demo,
{ Gratis, native, and IA wings; House Of
Assembly, 6s democrats, 81 wings.
The Poston Post thus depicts late lra'
. gical occurrence in that city:
aBig dog-fat, short man-sldewalNI
fremont street, 12 o'clock--dog runs PEI
, tween short mans lcgs--fat man falls' az
!, Juliet did when very young, on his face
gets up, curses the dog -eye erybody laue,ss
dog laughs himself. Beautiful instinct
:, Lou1srANA.--On the 3D. inst, the senss
Of the people was taken upon the ralinca'
1 ton or rejection Of the new Constitution
1t has been adopted by an overwhelming
< majority. M
= An editor at dinner being asked y "
: would have some pudding, rePlled,--"oN
|, ing 10 a crowd OF other matter, am un'